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SC orders release of GMA from detentionCITY OF SAN FERNANDO – By late afternoon Tuesday, former president and now Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Ar-royo (2nd district, Pampanga) should be home in her residence after the Supreme Court (SC) by a vote of 11-4

junked the plunder case filed by the Aquino government against her.

Atty. Raul Lambino said he got the information around noontime on Tues-day that the SC has voted 11-4 in favor of the granting of demurrer to evidence

they filed beating the charge of plun-der regarding the alleged misuse of the P366-million intelligence funds of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).

Lambino, Arroyo’s legal counsel

and one of her legal advisers, said they filed a demurrer before the San-diganbayan First Division over the al-leged misuse of the PCSO funds.

A demurrer is a written plea for the Page 6 please

By Ashley Manabat

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Forty-four insurgents belonging to the New

People’s Army and its breakaway faction Rebolusyonaryong Hukbo ng Bayan who earlier surrendered to the Philippine Army upon the prodding of their former comrade-in-arms who is now a mayor were presented to Gov. Lilia “Nanay Baby” Pineda on Monday.

DISARMED. A rebel turns over his M-16 rifle to PRO-3 director Chief Supt. Aaron Aquino with VG Dennis Pineda, Gov. Lilia G. Pineda, 69th IB commander Lt. Col. Ramil Anoyo and Pampanga police director Senior Supt. Rodolfo Recomono Jr. welcoming him back to the fold of the law.

Photo by Bong Lacson

44 Reds surrender, yield arms to gov’t

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By Ding Cervantes

CLARK FREEPORT - It was prospective Senate President Sen. Aquili-no “Koko” PImental that recommended to Pres. Duterte the appointment of former Angeles City councilor Dr. Irineo Al-varez, now a consultant to the multi-billion-peso Midori tourism project

BIzMAN OPENS uP

‘CDC endorsement from Koko’which he initiated here, as president-CEO of the state firm Clark Devel-opment Corp. (CDC) that runs this freeport.

In a forum with the Capampangans in Me-dia, Inc. (CAMI) here, Al-varez said Pimentel had informed him of the en-dorsement to the post vacated by Arthur Tu-gade whom Duterte ap-

pointed as secretary of the Department of Trans-portation.

“I am honored that he (Pimentel) believes in me, but I will not push it further. There will be others equally qualified. If that (appointment) will come, it will,” Alvaro said.

So far, Duterte has yet to consider Pimen-tel’s recommendation.

The president was the candidate of Pimentel’s PDP-Laban in last May’s presidential polls.

Alvaro said that if Duterte appoints him to head the CDC, “who am I to say no?”

Alvaro said, howev-er, that he had heard of a shortlist of four per-sons, including himself,

Page 6 please Alvaro

By Bong Z. Lacson

CITY OF SAN FER-NANDO -- “The ques-tion is not if the Clark is a feasible airport to use. It is the best option. The question here is a matter of po-litical will.”

Thus, said 3rd District Rep. Aure-lio “Dong” Gonzales over the weekend in the wake of a meeting with the leaders of the Advocacy for Dual Air-port Authority (Adapt) who are pushing for the development of the Clark International Airport (CIA) as major international gateway in a ”twinning system” with the Ninoy Aquino International Airport

DONG SAYS

Political will to push CIA dev’t

Gonzales

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Notice is hereby given that this child was left to the custody of Spouses Ernest Javier and Edith C. Cayanan Javier on October 10, 2010 at No. 63 Sto. Cristo, Guagua, Pampanga by her mother Rizza Y. Raytos. Since then up to present, the child has been under the care and custody of the said SPOUSES ERNEST JAVIER AND EDITH C. CAYANAN JAVIER.

The child was named ELYSA MAE C. JAVIER. She is now being considered for adoption by Spouses

Ernest Javier and Edith Javier. Any information that may lead to the parents or relatives

of the child would be appreciated.Any interested person may call Spouses Javier at 0929-

359-7559.

Punto! Central Luzon: July 11, 18 & 25

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The provincial government of Pampanga has collected P35,720,000 from the quarry industry for the month of June alone.

Records from the Provin-cial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PG-ENRO) showed that the June collec-tion is higher compared to the P29,620,000 collection on the same month last year.

According to PG-ENRO

Pampanga quarry collection hits P35-M in JuneChief Arthur Punsalan, the col-lection for the month of June this year is the highest month-ly collection in the history of the quarry industry.

Based on Sangguniang Panlalawigan Ordinance, the provincial government is enti-tled to collect P400 per truck-load; P150 of which goes to sand tax and the other P250 will be charged as administra-tive fee.

Since 2010 until June

2016, the provincial govern-ment recorded 4,489,662.5 truckloads for six years. With these, it has collected a to-tal of P1,795,865,000 anddi-vided into an administrative fee of P1,122,415,625 and P673,449,375 sand tax.

According to PG-ENRO Chief Arthur Punsalan, 40 per-cent of P673,449,375 sand tax are given to the barangay, 30 percent to the municipality and the remaining 30 percent goes

to the provincial government.The revenues came

from the aggregated sum of the quarry collec-tion-P1,795,865,000 plus de-rivatives such as weighing scale fees-P107,739,000; accreditation of motor vehi-cles-31,887,445; and quarry fees from sand and gravel per-mits-4,914,628.79.

Since Gov. Lilia ‘Nan-ay’ Pineda assumed her post as governor of Pampanga

in 2010, the provincial gov-ernment has collected a total of P1,940,406,073.79 in the quarry industry including regu-latory fees.

Punsalan added that the provincial government will continue to pursue transpar-ent and effective collection as the funds collected are be-ing used for its programs on health, education, and infra-structure among others. – Lie-zel Cayanan/Pampanga PIO

By Ashley Manabat

MABALACAT CITY—A P1,500 social pension from the national government was given to 575 poor senior citizens here on Tuesday.

City Social Welfare and Development (CSWD) Offi-cer IV Charlo Costales ex-plained that the recipients were identified through the National Household Target-ing System for Poverty Re-duction (NHTS-PR).

The NHTS-PR is a da-tabase of poor households who are potential beneficia-ries of social protection pro-grams from the government.

Based on Republic Act No. 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2003, underprivileged elders are entitled to receive P500 monthly pension which is given every quarter of the year for a total of P1,500 per quarter.

“Ang national govern-ment pa rin ang nag-iiden-tify ng mga mabibigyan ng soc-pen dito sa Mabalacat

Poor seniors get P1,500 pensionCity. Ang CSWD naman ag nagva-validate kung buhay pa ang mga identified seniors na ito (The national govern-ment identifies the beneficia-ries. The CSWD, in turn, val-idates if the beneficiaries are still alive),” Costales said.

Office of the Senior Cit-izen’s Affairs (OSCA) head Rizalino Tuazon appealed to the city government for addi-tional funding that will be used for social concerns of some elderlies in this city.

There are around 14,000 poor senior citizens in this city.

“Dahil dakal la reng lalapit at manyad saup keng OSCA, megrequest ku keng budget tamu keng (Because there are a lot of elderlies com-ing and asking for help from the OSCA, I have request-ed for additional budget from the) Gender and Develop-ment(GAD) to grant P600,000 for 200 selected seniors who shall receive P500 for six months, and if approved will take effect this month,” he said.

Mayor Marino “Boking”

Morales vowed to allocate P5 million for the construc-tion of a 500-square meter senior citizens’ center which will be located in Barangay Mabiga.

“Ing gagawan mi keng OSCA, dede-list mila reng individuals na manikwa ng sustentu fom SSS/GSIS or patse atin wrong spelling kareng lagyu da, gagawa kaming certificate of correc-tion. The problem with the master list is ali ya ma-uup-date kaya lately mahigit lang 90 reng e midinan although makakayabe la keng listah-an What we do in OSCA is we delist all individuals that are already getting pension from the SSS/GSIS or when there is a wrong spelling in their names we make a cer-tificate of correction),” he added.

“Disabled, sickly, frail, no permanent source of income and no regular support from anyone in the family are the priorities to be the beneficia-ries of the social pension,” Tuazon said.

Seniors swamp government workers processing their pension. Contributed photo

By Armand M. galang

CABANATUAN CITY – A ranking member of the city council was charged of al-legedly murdering a business-man from this city over al-leged altercation on parking in a subdivision here recently.

Charged before the City Prosecutor’s Office under in-formation sheet 16-G-00958

City dad accused of murderdated July 13, 2016 filed by a certain Gina de la Cruz, part-ner of victim Christopher Libu-nao, 54, was Eduardo Jose Joson VII, resident of Del Pilar St. this city who got the high-est vote among the sanggu-niang panlungsod winners in the May 9 elections.

In her complaint, De la Cruz identified Joson as the one who supposedly fired a

gun at Libunao a few meters away from her at about 5:40 p.m. on July 10, 2016.

She, however, only real-ized it was Joson after being presented pictures of possible suspects, that included Joson and his associates, on July 13.

Joson, 34, however, vehe-mently denied the allegations saying he was sick and inside

his house when the incident occurred. He said he only learned about the incident from some people who were talking about it.

De la Cruz alleged his part-ner got irritated at a silver gray Innova parked in front of their gate on Block 21, Lot 1, AGL Heights, Barangay Caalibang-bangan here at around 5 p.m.

“Kanino bang sasakyan ito? Pakitanggal nyo nga dito. Para kayong makahari,” De la Cruz quoted the victim as shouting which, she said, was answered by an unidentified person: “Sandali lang”.

The van, she said, was driven away by “unidentified men” after 30 minutes.

“I then noticed respondent Joson and a certain Marcelino “Tatang” Ferry talking outside a neighbor’s house,” De la Cruz said in the affidavit. She alleged she then saw Joson “walking toward our house” until he (Joson) allegedly punched Libunao successive-ly.

Joson, she added, then dragged Libunao out of his house and allegedly pointed a gun on his head.

Dela Cruz said she begged for mercy but to no avail.

Libunao was rushed to Premiere Medical Center here but was declared dead on ar-rival due to gunshot wounds in the head and chest.

Police reported that Libun-ao “was shot with the use of short firearm by an unidenti-fied male person as a result of a heated parking altercation.”

Cleofe Lubunao, the vic-tim’s sister, said De la Cruz indeed failed to immediately name Joson during initial in-vestigation but was able to come up with description that fit Joson.

Joson, meanwhile, said he could not even think of killing or ordering to kill a person ow-ing to his ow experience as a son whose father died in an ambush.

“Unang una po ako’y na-saktan dahil ako naman po ay inosente,” Joson said. “Hindi ko kayang pumatay o mag-papatay. Walong taon pa lang po ako, namatayan po ako ng aking ama dahil sa karahasan kaya po ako never po na su-mang-ayon sa violence kasi po alam ko po yung hirap ng mawalan po ng ama,” Joson said.

His father, Eduardo ‘Dan-ding’ Joson then vice mayor of this city, was killed in an am-bush in 1990.

Joson, 34, who is popular in this city as a regular bas-ketball team player, said he never maintained security es-corts.

“Ako po, kaya ko pong tumingin sa mata mismo ng buong pamilya Libunao na ako po ay wala kinalaman. Kahit po yung witness, kaya ko pong tumingin sa mata niya (at) sabihin po na ako ay walang kinalaman sa pangya-yari,” he said.

As this developed, the Vol-unteers Against Crime and Corruption expressed support to the victim’s family.

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By Ding Cervantes

CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO - The National His-torical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) has retrieved from a mu-seum in Baler, Aurora the vintage car of Com-monwealth Pres. Manuel Quezon, which the prov-ince borrowed for dis-play.

“We intend to include the car in the display of the planned Presidential Car Museum at the Que-zon City Memorial Cir-cle,” the NHCP said.

Quezon had used a 1937 Chrysler Airflow as official car.

The province of Auro-ra had borrowed the car for its local museum, as the province was once part of Quezon province named after the Com-monwealth president. Aurora was named after the former president’s wife, Dona Aurora Ara-gon Quezon.

Apart from Quezon’s car, the planned muse-um will have in its collec-tion cars used by former presidents of the Philip-pines.

“Quezon’s car would undergo conservation treatment prior to its in-clusion in the display,” the NHCP said.

Quezon’s car taken from AuroraTo join presidential cars for QC museum

NHCP temporarily houses the most com-plete collection of pres-idential limousines in a private warehouse in Pampanga before the vehicles are transferred to their new home at the Quezon City Circle, where a brand new Pres-idential Car Museum will rise.

The cars in the ware-house currently have the presidential cars used by Presidents Emilio Agu-inaldo, Jose P. Laurel, Elpidio Quirino, Ramon Magsaysay, Ferdinand Marcos, Corazon Aqui-no, Fidel V. Ramos, Jo-seph Estrada, and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

The cars of Quezon and Manuel Roxas will be joining the pack, soon after they are restored.

However, the collec-tion is missing the cars of Presidents Carlos P. Garcia, Sergio Osmeña, and Diosdado Macapa-gal.

Motoring journalist Iñigo Roces helps the NHCP in this project.

Aguinaldo had used a Packard limousine (1924 model) acquired after his presidency because Aguinaldo used a horse carriage in 1898.

The vehicles also in-clude Magsaysay’s Jeep

Disaster PrePareDness. Junior High School students execute Moving and Lifting techniques during the 1st CSF Junior DRRM Capability Assessment held July 18 at the Heroes Hall as part of the observance of National Disaster Consciousness Month.

Contributed photo

he had used when he was defense secretary and a Cadillac he used as president. The Jeep was once owned by Gen. Douglas MacArthur.

The planned muse-um will also have the customized Lincoln

Town Car or Continental of former Pres. Marcos, as well as a Mercedes Benz.

It will also feature a rare Rolls Royce Phan-tom 5 used by former First Lady Imelda Mar-cos.

Though he is known to be closely linked to the Americans, it was Marcos who introduced European brands like Mercedes-Benz to Mala-cañang.

The less showy Mer-cedes-Benz S-Class

cars used by former presidents Cory Aquino and Ramos will also be on display.

The armored S-Guard series of Estrada is up for display, along with a stretch limousine S600 Pullman of Arroyo.

By Ashley Manabat

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The old-est archdiocesan Catholic university in Asia is now the first recipient of an ISO 9001:2015 Management System Cer-tificate among educational institutions in Central Luzon.

The certification was issued to the University of the Assumption (UA) by the QAS International on July 14 after the university’s administration systems have been assessed and found com-pliant to international quality standards.

ISO 9001:2015 is the latest among the standards released by the Interna-tional Organization for Standardization which is based on eight principles: cli-ent focus, leadership, involvement of people, process approach, systemat-ic approach to management, continual improvement, factual approach to de-cision making, and mutually beneficial supplier relations.

For the last 50 years, UA continues to be faithful to its mission of deliver-ing quality Catholic education, said UA president Fr. Joselito Henson.

Being ISO 9001:2015 certified is proof that our students are assured of an outstanding education backed up with processes that comply with inter-national standards, he stressed.

“The certification speaks well of the quality standards that we implement in the university,” he said. “Because our processes and systems follow interna-tionally accepted standards, we are ex-tremely confident that UA can deliver quality education.”

Lead auditor Albert Montano re-ported that UA “has established and maintained its management system in line with the requirements of the stan-dard and demonstrated the ability of the system to systematically achieve agreed requirements within the scope of the organizations’ policy and objec-tives.”

UA is now ISO 9001:2015 certifiedISO is an international agency com-

posed of national standard bodies from more than 160 countries. It brings to-gether experts who develop consen-sus-based and market relevant inter-national standards that support inno-vation and provide solutions to global challenges.

ISO has over 21,000 standards. In the ISO 9000 series, ISO 9001 which sets the international standard for qual-ity management system (QMS) is the most popular. It is being used by var-ious organizations to demonstrate the ability of organizations to consistent-ly provide products and services that meet customer and regulatory require-ments.

The current version of ISO 9001:2015 was released in September 2015. It is based on a number of qual-ity management principles including a strong customer focus, the motivation and implication of top management, the process approach and continual improvement.

The ISO 9001:2015 certification is a recognition of the collective efforts of the UA community to make its process-es more efficient and effective in pro-viding quality education, Henson said.

“We are very proud of our UA com-munity who has been very coopera-tive and supportive in attaining our ISO 9001:2015 certification,” said Khriselle Castillo, Director for Quality Manage-ment and Head of the ISO Committee. “This shows our commitment to provid-ing quality service to our students,” she added.

Meanwhile, the entire UA communi-ty celebrated this new feat. In a post on its Facebook page, the UA Central Stu-dent Council (UACSC) called the ISO 9001:2015 certification a “giant leap” for the university. Within 24 hours, the post was shared by 260 persons – stu-dents, alumni, parents and employees – and liked on their respective walls.

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Opinion

Name game replayKERK, CORK, creek airport what?

Asked the erudite Ding Cervantes in his story on the Clark airport’s international code of CRK. A matter of phonetics there.

Over the weekend, Pampanga’s re-minted 3rd District Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales said he would file a bill in the House seeking to change the name of Clark International Airport to Diosdado Macapagal International Airport.

To give due recognition to the first Kapampangan ever to become President of the Philippines. A matter of honor there.

Ay, ay ay, here we go again. In this seemingly never ending name with what we have always referred to in this paper as plainly CIA – Clark International Airport.

Yeah, the periodic comings and goings of these moves to rechristen the CIA makes us seemed trapped in a time warp. Here’s what appeared here on March 3, 2014 headlined Clark ain’t it.

CLARK INTERNATIONAL Airport. The name made its debut in Executive Order No. 192 issued by President Fidel Ramos on July 27, 1994 creating the Clark International Airport Corp.

In 2001, during the incumbency of Dr. Emmanuel Y. Angeles, the Clark Development Corp. Board passed Resolution No. 07-08 stating thus:

“RESOLVED THAT, Management’s recommendation to rename Clark International Airport to Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in honor of the late President Diosdado Macapagal, be APPROVED, as it is hereby APPROVED, subject to required legislation.”

However, Angeles’ board and all succeeding boards through his successors at the CDC – Tony Ng, Levy Laus, and Benny Ricafort – all failed to effect the required legislation for the DMIA.

But the airport carried the name DMIA just the same.

On October 14, 2011, the CIAC Board approved Resolution No. SM-10-05, Series of 2011 that:

“RESOLVED THAT, the restoration of the name ‘Clark International Airport (CIA)’ to refer to the Clark Aviation Complex within the Clark Freeport Zone to enhance its international acceptance and to preserve its historical significance, be APPROVED, as it is hereby APPROVED.

“RESOLVED FURTHER THAT, Terminal 1 will be named as DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL TERMINAL (DMT) in recognition of the legacy of former President Diosdado P. Macapagal as the first Kapampangan to become the (sic) President of the Republic of the Philippines.”

Rationalized CIAC President-CEO Victor Jose Luciano then: “We will project Clark as Clark, including its history.”

Yeah, whatever he meant, given that Clark – previously known as Fort Stotsenberg – was named after Major Harold Clark of the US Army Signal Corps who died in a seaplane crash in Panama Canal in 1919. Come to think of it now: Naming Clark after the aviation pioneer showed some American prescience of what the future holds for the place.

“We made a survey among pilots and other players in the aviation industry. The Clark International Airport or Diosdado Macapagal International Airport went by three letters and these are CRK,” Luciano said then, referring to the code of the International Air Transport Association for Clark.

The inspired and spirited defense for the DMIA by the eloquent Alexander Cauguiran, once CIAC EVP, failed to turn the tide against the CIA. (See “Name game” March 6, 2012 at a.caesar.blogspot.com)

So it was – still is – CIA. Until Pampanga 1st District Rep. Joseller “Yeng” Guiao raised the yellow banner and cried Cory Aquino International Airport for Clark.

Identity crisisNow, what can we make out of this name

game? Still in search of a permanent name after some

twenty years, the airport in Clark already makes a pathological case of identity crisis.

The psychologist who coined IC – in humans, Erik Erikson called that stage of psychosocial development where IC may breed as “Identity

Cohesion versus Role Confusion.” A condition verily as endemic in the corporate

body of the airport in Clark. So, what really is the role of the Clark airport in

the life of the nation? Pawned to the Almighty Dollar in its American

past, the Clark airport served as forward base to imperialist designs, to American hegemony – to quote the militant activists of the period. A role it served to the fullest in the Vietnam War.

Another role designed for Clark to suit the American purpose was being an alternative landing site for the space shuttle program, the very reason for the construction of its second runway.

With the Americans gone and after the ashes of Mount Pinatubo were cleared, Clark assumed the role of “economic engine” for the development of the devastated areas in Central Luzon and catalyst for that of Northern Luzon.

As stated above, in 1994, President Ramos defined Clark in his Executive Order 174 as “future site of a Philippine premier international airport.”

Twenty years hence, that future has never come any nearer.

At times Clark serves as alternative airport whenever the Ninoy Aquino International Airport is buffeted by strong winds and heavy rains or when its instrument panels, radar or landing lights get to their regular dysfunctional modes.

Also as the go-to airport for Taiwan and Hong Kong aircraft when those cities are lashed by super storms.

The coming of the low-cost carriers – AirAsia Phil. and Zest Air, merged and now gone; Tiger and Cebu Pacific, now joined and still around – assumed another role for Clark – that of being an LCC hub. Notwithstanding the early basing of legacy carrier Aseana, and the subsequent coming of Emirates and Qatar. Indeed, premium in the agenda of the CIAC is the completion of the low-cost terminal.

With constricted traffic – both air and ground – at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the Clark airport primed itself anew as premier international gateway for the country.

But the Metro Manila-nesting imperial dragons would have none of that, preferring to pop up one proposed site – Bulacan for Ramon Ang, after another – reclaim land around Sangley Point announced by Cavite’s Abaya brothers of DOTC’s Joseph Emilio land Philippine Reclamation Authority’s Peter Anthony, as replacement for NAIA.

A Consuelo de bobo role for Clark is to serve as “twin” to NAIA. Naturally the lesser of the twins left with the latak or leftover, with firstborn Manila by right getting the premium flights for the choicest destinations.

No matter though, NAIA-Clark twinning has become the buzzword for Pampanga’s business elite and political leaders. To their learned judgment, the best possible scenario to push for the Clark airport.

Cory AirportEven but a cursory consideration will find this

as the tipping point of Congressman Guiao’s proposal of a Cory Aquino International Airport for Clark.

With the Manila airport named after his martyred father and the Clark airport for his sainted mother, what stronger impetus can move the son, BS Aquino III, to engage himself in their twinned development.

Cry bootlicker, as the Pinoy Gumising Ka Movement did.

Still, Guiao can find ready justification for his act in the exigency, if not the expediency, of the moment. Thoroughly Machiavellian, though it may be.

An unsettling thought from the inspired genius of Dik Pascual, Philippine Star columnist and supremo of Capampangan in Media Inc., to cap this piece: No twinning of Ninoy in Manila and Cory in Clark but conjugating…er, coupling. And with their son BS presiding, it’s political dynasty taken to the air there.

Whoa!

DiversionEIGHT COMMERCIAL flights were diverted to the Clark International Airport this Monday.

Sudden repairs at the runway of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport was fingered as the cause of the diversion of two flights of Air Philippines, two flights of Philippine Airlines, two Zest Air flights, and two Cebu Pacific flights.

Again, the CIA proved its worth as alternate to the NAIA. As it has likewise proven its capacity as go-to airport in times of calamities, as during the recent onslaught of Typhoon Nepartak in Taiwan where a number of planes took shelter here.

So Clark advocates have cause to celebrate anew in the feasibility of CIA as premier international gateway! All these diversions being the latest vindication of their long held belief.

So President Duterte’s contemplation of transferring domestic flights to the CIA from NAIA need to be implemented pronto!

Not so fast, though. The airport in Clark is perfect, no question

about it. “The best option,” as Pampanga 3rd District Rep. Aurelio Gonzales put it.

The access – by land – to Clark is a total negation of that airport perfection. As it is now, gridlocks are a regular feature of all roads leading to the Freeport. The experimental traffic scheme by the Angeles City government at the Friendship Area giving little, if any, relief.

Time for the government – at both local and national levels – to give this a most serious think.

Yeah, start with the Clark Development Corp. making a full disclosure of that now year-old traffic study it commissioned from UP.

Death tollA TOTAL of 49 “drug personalities” were killed while 445 persons were arrested in actual anti-drug operations from July 1 to July 13 in Central Luzon.

This, according to Chief Supt. Aaron Aquino, Police Regional Office-3 (PRO3) director, in line with the “stern implementation” of the PNP’s anti-illegal drug campaign dubbed “Double Barrel.” As in the more-lethal type of shotgun, he did not say though.

And the death toll is expected to rise even higher. Until when?

Only the Devil surely knows.

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Napag-uusapanLangFelix M. Garcia

(Unsolicited contributions here are unedited, unabridged, as is.Errors in grammar, syntax, etc, solely the writer’s. -- Editor)

Mandatory drug tests is being suggested’

KUNG pati‘users’ ng ipinagbabawalna droga at ibang bagay na iligalay kinakailangang matukoy kung sadyangadik na nga at ang isip di na normal

O nalason na ang mga utak nilang mapaminsalang shabu’t marijuana,mas makabubuting hulihin din silaat sa ‘rehab centers’ ikulong lahat na.

Para di lumala ang pagkagumon n’yansa lintik na drogang salot ng lipunan;Na hayan at mga gahamang opisyalng gobyerno mismo ang tila kapural

At nagkakamal ng bunton ng salapihabang taongbayan ang sa gawang maling mga yan ang nagpapagamit lagipara lang mabuhay sa kitang kakaunti.

Tulad na lang nitong mga nagtutulakng shabu at saka ibang ‘illegal drugs’,Batid na ang panganib na kaakibatng ganyan, ano’t di magawang umiwas?

Ya’y posibleng sanhi na rin ng kawalanng pagkakitaan sa paraang legal,Dala nitong gusto man nilang mamuhaySa tulo ng pawis, walang mapasukan.

At kung palarin man silang makahanap,pinakamatagal na ang ‘3 to 5 months’na ipagtrabaho nitong nagsisikapbuhaying marangal ang asawa’t anak.

Kasi nang dahil sa walang ‘security of tenure’ ang lahat, ga’no man kasilbiang isang ‘worker’ ay ‘casual’ yan parati,kaya mas malimit silang mabakanti.

At kung saan bago pa yan makakitang trabaho uli, dilat na ang matang pamilya nito kaya saan na siyasa akala natin susuong kumbaga?

Kundi sa anumang pagkakakitaanna kung saan kahit itaya ang buhayay walang pangimi niyang isusugal,huwag lang sa gutom ang kaanak mamatay!

Kung saan nang dahil sa nakaka-adikang shabu na siyang pinakamabilis,pagkaperaan ng mga maliliit,maraming ‘jobless’ ang diyan kumakapit.

At dahil sa puntong ang rehimeng Aquinoang tila posibleng nagkulang siguro,kaya naman hayan lumobo ng hustoang problema bago pa bumaba ito.

At kung hindi dahil kay Pangulong Digongay baka sa loob lang ng isang taonumpisa ngayon ay wala na sigurongdi adik sa droga sa “Bureau of Prison”

At maging sa ibang ahensya’t tanggapanng ating gobyerno walang katiyakan,na di pa rin lulong ang ilang opisyalsa lintik na shabu, na nakabubuwang.

At this juncture may we respectfully suggestsTo all our current government officers,Particularly to our dear President,That any suspect must undergo a drug tests?!

NUMERICAL rating or grades are considered as evidences for pupils to determine the sta-tus of their academic perfor-mance for varying level of ex-cellent, very satisfactory, sat-isfactory, good, fair and poor. But how many among these pupils know how are they giv-en such grade after every ex-erted effort for every activity inside and outside the class-room.

The use of rubric as an assessment tool is both ben-eficial to teachers and pu-pils. Since cards are lay down on how each activity is given grade, the objectivity and fair-ness is obvious, allowing pu-pils to find out what area need-ed to be strengthened.

The use of rubric in the elementary education

Peer evaluation could also be developed using ru-bric where it helps monitor the progress of performance among pupils.

Most of the teachers today utilize an assessment tool in order to give fairly what the pu-pil deserve. Teachers use ru-bric as a scoring guide in mak-ing evaluation of pupils per-formances, with this tool, the pupils are provided with clear criteria of what they need to do in each of the requirement and how they are going to go on with the activity as instructed by the teacher. Rubric is giv-en before hand to the pupils so they could study well the differ-ent criteria.

A teacher should at least

consider the elements while composing the rubric to make the rating effective. This way, Teachers themselves can eas-ily determine what could be given to the pupils referring to the descriptors or phrases that would categorize the perfor-mance level of every pupil.

With the help of rubric, sub-jective method of ranking of the pupils performances could now immersed allowing the clear flow of objectivity where it basically allows the teachers complicated tasks of grading to a more simplified matters of giving ratings.

By ROWENA G. PEREZ T-IIIMEXICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Mexico South DistrictMexico, Pampanga

LIKE ALL journeys, let me be-gin with a caveat. If you come here expecting to hear age-old wisdom on the hows, the whys, and the whats in solving the menacing conundrum or crises where children commit theft, robbery, murder and ho-micide, rape and molestation, I have to admit you might be in for a disappointment. In some countries these children are called juvenile delinquents. In the Philippines, we prefer the term children in conflict with the law or CICL.

Off hand, let me note that while I was crystallizing the thoughts, the ideas, the con-cepts, the paradigms that would constitute the composi-tion of this thought paper, I re-alized I have more questions than I have answers. I assure you though that this is not a simple case of derelictions of an assigned duty.

Given the reflective and critical-thinking trainings af-forded by my discipline, I am, just like many academicians more often than not are per-plexed by the growing issues and concerns on and about children in conflict with the law. Thus, given the immen-sity of conundrum, this usual-ly gives way to academicians’ propensity for reflections and more reflections. Ironically, leading to more questions, and more questions. But, this is not to say that I also, like many others amongst us, de-mand quick-fixed solutions. Indeed, I really wish there are easy and convenient solutions at hand.

My second caveat: I am not a lawyer by profession. My degrees are in psycholo-gy and sociology. Not surpris-ingly therefore, I will look at ju-venile delinquency or the chil-dren in conflict with the law in the lens of these social scienc-es. Unlike lawyers, I may have

A thousand mile journey or what do we do when children

rape and kill other children(Part I)

By Ricado A. Clores, MS

(This thought paper was read in a seminar titled “Children in Conflict with the law: Comparative Experiences Between the Philippines and Indonesia”. The seminar was attended by local public officials, parents, faculty members, students of graduate and Law schools of Psychology and Law. The seminar was spearheaded by Soegijapranata Catholic University and was held in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia on May 18, 2016).

clients but my presence is far from litigation or any legal bat-tles. But like the lawyers, I am equally, as I am forced to reck-on with the stories of these children and their families and their kampongs or community, compelled to reflect on what constitute “justice” to victims and perpetrators.

So, I reiterate, I come this morning bearing and carrying more questions than solutions.

Offhand, let me locate and in way introduce myself, so you may have some under-standing where I am coming from with my bag of questions. I am teaching at the tertiary level of the De La Salle Uni-versity—Dasmariñas, Cavite Philippines. Inside my univer-sity, we actually have a reha-bilitation or restitution center for children in conflict with the law. The place is aptly called Bahay-Pag-asa or House of Hope. About 200 meters from the gate of the university where I teach, there are also several public rehabilitation centers for at-risk youth including sexual-ly abused children, street chil-dren and yes, children in con-flict with the law. Dasmariñas City, where my school is locat-ed, currently holds the notori-ous status of having the most number of children in conflict with the law in the entire prov-ince of Cavite. And as a mem-ber of the academic communi-ty, we want to know the whys behind the lives of these chil-dren.

In a way, these rehabilita-tion centers for at-risk youth are recipients of our school’s services. I am one of those members of the academic community who are attempt-ing to get involved in these centers, despite our notorious-ly busy schedules.

With your kind indulgence, let me share to you one of the many stories of these children

in conflict with the law that I encounter. The title of this sto-ry, if you may, is “Buryong” or loosely translated in English: Desperate.

Robert (not his real name), 15 years old, literally died in the hands of another child. There was nothing particularly unusual to that Sunday morn-ing when the tragic incident happened, except, of course to the fact that unlike the oth-er children inside this DSWD-run rehabilitation center, Rob-ert and Michael (not his real name), 16 year old, had no visitors.

Nobody cares. Ultimate-ly, nobody loves them. These are the most painful post-er-like messages plastered in the hearts of these children. These are the hanging swords that these young minds en-dured, almost every Sunday while serving their time in the rehabilitation. Some of the children are visited by family and kins, one way or the other. A handful, where Robert and Michael belong, shares a dif-ferent experience. Their family members, as often is the case, could not afford the transpor-tation fare to go to the center. Michael’s and Robert’s par-ents are that poor they could not afford the fare ride to visit their child.

The feeling of not be-ing loved, abandoned and left alone is, to some extent, universal. The feeling is not unique, or even true only to Robert and Michael. We all know this feeling. The feeling annihilates all reason for exis-tence. The feeling is like losing the very ground upon which you stand. The feeling is a dagger-like pain pierced into your heart, leaving you in gri-mace, while slowly snapping the oxygen off you.

To be continued

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From page 1Republic of the Philippines

OFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRARProvince of Pampanga

Mabalacat CityRA Form 10.1

NOTICE TO THE PUBLICIn compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the

public that RAQUEL D. BASILIO-OBENA has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from RACHEAL to RAQUEL in the Certificate of Live Birth of RACHEAL BASILIO who was born on February 22, 1969 at Mabalacat, Pampanga and whose parents are Felix Basilio and Rosalina De Guzman.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than seven (7) days after the completion of the publication period.

VICTOR TERRY A. MEDINA City Civil RegistrarPunto! Central Luzon: July 13 & 20, 2016

NOTICE OF REvOCATION OFSPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:WHEREAS, LUCINA T. MICLAT, Filipino, of legal age, and with residence

and postal address at Block 14 Lot 14 St. Orly Homes, Calibutbut, Bacolor, Pampanga, by a Special Power of Attorney made and executed in Mexico, Pampanga on December 7, 2015 before Notary Public ATTY. GENER C. ENDONA of Mexico, Pampanga and registered as Document No. 405; Page No. 82, Book No. 53; Series of 2015 in his notarial register, did name, constitute and appoint LGTM Corporation a duly organized and registered corporation under the Philippine laws, through its president TEODORO N. CAMACHO IV with principal address at Unit 1002 Antel Global Corporate Center Building, Julia Vargas Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City, as my true and lawful ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, for the purpose and with powers mentioned in said instrument;

WHEREAS, the said public instrument or Power of Attorney, was never registered with the Register of Deeds for the Province of Pampanga;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, LUCINA T. MICLAT, by virtue of these presents hereby REVOKE, ANNUL and VOID the said power of attorney and all powers and authority therein or thereby given or granted or intended to be given to said LGTM Corporation, through its president TEODORO N. CAMACHO IV;

FURTHER, I, LUCINA T. MICLAT, hereby revoke all Special Power of Attorney that I may have executed before the date of this Deed with respect to my property registered under Transfer Certificate of Title Nos. 042-2016001032 to 042-2016001482 of the Register of Deeds for the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my signature, this 13th day of July, 2016 at Mexico, Pampanga, Philippines.

(SGD) LUCINA T. MICLAT Principal

Punto! Central Luzon: July 18, 25 & August 1, 2016

being considered for the CDC top post, but that he could remember only two, including a certain “Gen. Primero” and cur-rent CDC vice president for finance Noel Manan-kil.

A source from the CDC, who asked not to be quoted, said Transport Sec. Tugade is backing Manankil, who was his finance vice president

‘CDC endorsement from Koko’during his three-year stint in the CDC. Tugade was a classmate of Dute-rte in their law course in San Beda college. While former Pres. Aquino ap-pointed him to the CDC, Tugade resigned last April to support the can-didacy of Duterte in the May elections.

Alvaro said that last April, he had divested himself of involvement as head of the BB In-ternational which has

already finished the P2.5-billion Midori Hotel and Casino here and will invest some P12 billion for a full tourism project in the coming years. The move was seen as in an-ticipation of his appoint-ment to the CDC.

CIACMeanwhile, sourc-

es within the Clark In-ternational Airport Corp. (CIAC) said that current CIAC president-CEO

Emigdio Tanjuatco III is likely to be reappoint-ed with former CIAC vice president Alex Cau-guiran to be reinstalled to his former post at the air-port. During the Aquino administration, the CIAC was removed from the jurisdiction of the Bas-es Conversion Develop-ment Authority (BCDA) and placed under the Department of Trans-portation now headed by Tugade.

(NAIA). Also present in the

meeting were 1st District Rep. Carmelo “Jonjon” Lazatin, Tarlac 3rd Dis-trict Rep. Noel Villanue-va and Mabalacat City Mayor Marino Morales.

Gonzales said he has given his full support to the Adapt initiative, rec-ognizing the “opportuni-ties opened not only to Pampanga and Central Luzon but also to

Northern Luzon with the full utilization of Clark as premier gate-way.”

“It follows then that the Clark airport issue is not for the Pampan-ga legislators to champi-on alone but for all our peers from all areas to be impacted by the air-

Political will to push CIA dev’tFrom page 1 port’s full operational-

ization,” Gonzales said, committing himself to “network with the Cen-tral and Northern Luzon blocs in the House.”

“Our concerted effort in the House, with the support of the local gov-ernment units, the busi-ness sector and the ad-vocacy groups will cata-lyze into that political will that will give the stron-gest push for the devel-opment of the Clark air-port,” Gonzales said.

He noted that the added motivation, “even for our counterparts, es-pecially in Metro Ma-nila,” to support a House initiative on Clark is “the decongestion of both air and land traffic at NAIA, and by extension EDSA.”

Gonzales has ex-

pressed optimism over Clark becoming premier gateway in a dual air-port scheme with NAIA, citing the “positive pro-nouncements” of Pres-ident Duterte regarding the use of Clark as hub for domestic flights.

“All we need is to make the proper repre-sentation, with the prop-er development plans,” Gonzales said.

DMIA againAs this developed,

Gonzales said he would introduce a bill in the House of Representa-tives changing the name of Clark International Airport back to Diosda-do Macapagal Interna-tional Airport (DMIA).

“This will help in re-branding and providing a Kapampangan identity

for the airport,” Gonza-les said.

The Clark airport was renamed the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport by the Clark De-velopment Corp. Board of Directors at the time of former President Glo-ria Macapagal-Arroyo.

By a resolution of the Clark International Air-port Corp., it was revert-ed to Clark Internation-al Airport during the in-cumbency of President Aquino.

In 2013, then 1st Dis-trict Rep. Joseller Guiao filed a bill renaming Clark to Cory C. Aquino Airport.

Airlines though have always referred to the Clark airport as CRK, its international code with the International Air Transport Association.

dismissal of a case.The First Division de-

nied Arroyo’s demurrer in 2015, prompting her

SC orders release of GMA from detentionFrom page 1 camp to elevate the case

to the SC.“In effect, the dis-

missal of the case is a result of the acquittal of the president regarding

that case that caused her detention for almost six years,” Lambino said in a TV interview Tuesday.

“This is the only case confronting GMA and we

hope that by tonight af-ter all the rules and reg-ulations on the release were done by the SC, the PNP can process the release papers and she

will be able to go home to her residence this af-ternoon,” Lambino said.

He said the former president is happy and is looking forward to going home.

Meanwhile, Mayor Marino “Boking” Morales said “justice has pre-vailed” and Arroyo’s ac-quittal is “a vindication.”

“This is good for our

country especially Pam-panga and the second district which she rep-resents,” the mayor add-ed.

Arroyo has been in hospital detention at the Veteran’s Memorial Hos-pital in Quezon City after she was ordered arrest-ed by former Secretary of Justice Leila De Lima.

–Ashley Manabat

Dubbed the “Santa Ana 44,” the former communist rebels said they were con-vinced by Santa Ana Mayor Norberto “Ka Ros” Gamboa to surrender and return to the fold of the law.

“Hinikayat natin silang magbagong buhay (We con-vinced them to turn over a new leaf),” said Gamboa who add-ed that he also assured them of financial assistance to start a livelihood.

For her part, the governor said: “Napaka-importante kasi na magkakaroon sila ng (It is also important that they will have) peace of mind.”

“Ipakita natin na kailangan natin silang asikasuhin para yung iba pang natitira ay su-murender na rin (We should show that we need to take care of them so that those who are still underground can be convinced to surrender),” the governor added.

“Napakalaking bagay ang ginawa ni Mayor Gamboa na naging example. Yung dati nil-ang kasama naging kumander siya pero ngayon mayor na siya (It is really a big thing that Mayor Gamboa did by be-ing an example to his former colleagues as a former rebel commander and now a may-or),” Pineda said.

Before he became may-

44 Reds surrender, yield arms to gov’tFrom page 1 or in the just concluded May

9 national elections, Gamboa was a rebel since the 1980s and surrendered in 1990.

But he said he took up arms again in Arayat town “to protect themselves” after their leader, Isidro Torres alias Ka Rema of San Agustin Norte Arayat, was gunned down by their own organization.

In 2004, he said he sur-rendered to then Lt. Colonel Ricardo R. Visaya who was commander of the Army’s 69th Infantry Battalion based in this province and now AFP chief of staff.

“Bisa ke pung mag balik lub keng gobyerno kasi di pamilya nakeng tau. Buri mi-nang dinan kalayaan ing sarili mi (We want to go back to the government because we have our families. We want to free ourselves),” said Jeanette Ma-caquit, one of those who sur-rendered.

Mario Mallari alias Ka Aryung said he was a reb-el since the 1980s but upon the prodding of his brother-in-arms Gamboa, he surren-dered.

The same is true for Fran-cisco Roxas alias Ka Ador.

Arayat Mayor Emmanuel “Bin” Alejandrino, former su-premo of the Hukbong Ma-pagpalaya ng Bayan, ex-horted the rebel-returnees to “raise the level of their strug-

gle in the fight against pover-ty in the arena of peace” citing his “transformation” from in-surgent leader to government official.

The 25 NPA and 19 RHB rebels earlier surrendered to

the Philippine Army and yield-ed various weapons, accord-ing to Major Ericson Bulosan of the AFP Civil Relations Ser-vice.

They were later presented to Gov. Pineda and the Police

Regional Office 3 led by its di-rector, Chief Supt. Aaron Aqui-no, and officers of the AFP’s 7th Infantry Division led by Lt. Col. Ramil Anoyo of the 69th IB. at the Executive Room of the Provincial Capitol here.

WeLCOMe BaCK. Rebels celebrate with raised fists -- symbolic of support to the Duterte administration -- their return to mainstream society with (L-R) Sta. Ana Mayor Ross Gamboa, Pampanga police head Senior Supt. Rodolfo Recomono Jr., PRO-3 director Chief Supt. Aaron Aquino, Gov. Lilia Pineda, VG Dennis Pineda and Arayat Mayor Bon Alejandrino. The two mayors are former rebel leaders themselves.

Photo by Bong Lacson

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Spotlightrey Pineda

Science ofAltered Perception

at SM City PampangaSCIENCE of Altered Perception is the newest attraction at SM City Pampanga. SOAP is open Mondays to Sundays, from 10:00am to 9:00pm. Published rate is at 190 pesos for walk-ins.

This exhibit brings out the wonders of science, technology, and art through its unique fusion of amazing 3D art displays, optical illusions, and eye-boggling tricks.

All these entertaining facilities teach us about vision, perception, the human brain and science so it will be easier to perceive why our eyes see things which our brain cannot understand.

Trick Arts - Trick art is jump in’ into a painting and give it a new whole twist. A total of 45 Arts and 1 center piece.

Gadgets Station - 20 Interactive gadgets are featured at the Science of Altered Perception.

Lilac Chaser - It illustrates Troxler fading, complementary colors, negative after-effects, and is capable of showing colors outside the display gamut.

Ruben Vase Illusion - The illusion generally presents the viewer with a psychological selection of two interpretations of each of which is valid.

Café Wall Illusion - The Café Wall Illusion has helped neuropsychologists study the way in which visual information is processed by the brain

Jastrow Illusion - The Jastrow Illusion is a size illusion where two curved shapes of identical measurements are placed next to each other. The Ebbinghaus Illusion (sometimes called the “Titchener Illusion”) is an optical illusion of relative size perception. Two circles of identical size are placed near to each other and one is surrounded by large circles while the other is surrounded by small circles; the first central circle then appear smaller than the second central circle.

Busy Body - Due to persistence of vision, viewers looking in through the passing slits see each other picture on the strip seem to be suddenly replaced by the next in sequence

Floating Cube - The illusion is based on the hollowed face. The illusion relies on the fact that we are reconstructing a 3D word from a 2D representation on a screen.

YES or NO - This is an optical illusion images which exploit graphical similarities and other properties of visual system interpretation between two or more distinct image forms.

Pendulum Wave - Sometimes just witnessing a physics demonstration can inspire students to look more deeply into conceptual nature of the demonstration and strengthen their critical thinking skills. The Pendulum Wave is a device that provides such experience.

3D Crossed Eyed - Photography has an inherent limitation in the camera typically capture images that have an illusion of three dimensional depth.

Animated illusion - This works the other way around. You can make the “brainthinksomething” is moving even when it’s not.

Hollow-Face illusion - The Hollow-Face illusion is an optical illusion in which the perception of a concave mask of a face appears as a normal convex face. This illusion reveals the significant role of prior experience, and thus hypotheses or expectations, in the perceptual process.

Mirage - Two types of images exist in nature: real and virtual. A real image is one in which light rays actually come from the image. In a virtual image, they appear to come from the reflected image.

Head on a Table - This optical illusion uses mirrors to create the effect that you have lost your head. When you view this exhibit from a frontal perspective, without anyone standing behind the table, it appears to simply be a room with a table up against the back wall.

Checker Illusion - The squares marked A and B are the same shade of gray. The visual system needs to determine the color of objects in the world.

True Mirror - People have different reactions to seeing themselves for the first time in a True Mirror. Some prefer the image they see, others do not.

Production : The Illusion Dance Station - With the use of green screen and the Chroma effect, visitors can experience this Illusion Dance Station. Visitors can visualize a new out of this world set up even just at a green screen. Visitors will also task to wear a costume for an added illusion dance effect.

Mystery Images (cognitive, literal and Paradox images) - A portion of SOAP is full with different mystery images. These are photos that are characterized by visually perceived images that differ from objective reality. The information gathered by the eye is processed in the brain to give a perception that does not suit with physical measurement of the stimulus source.

q q qFORMER actor now Quezon City Congressman Alfred Vargas was stunned upon waking up and checking his phone with 50 text messages and a lot of missed calls mostly coming from media men.

All of them wanted to get his side because of the viral video of Secretary Leila de Lima that spread in the social media during her birthday party together with alleged convicted drug lord Herbert Colangco.

Congressman Alfred’s name was dragged because the camp of Sec de Lima said that it was Alfred who was in the video seated beside her and not Colangco.

The Fifth District of Quezon City aired hi side through a public statement. (as published)Here is Cong Alfred’s statement titled:“Alfred Vargas Wrongly Identified as Ampang

Dolangco in De Lima Video”:A video showing Senator Leila De Lima singing at her birthday party has gone viral

because a voice in the background is narrating that the senator was singing a song for one of her alleged protected big time drug lords, Herbert ‘Ampang’ Colangco.

At the background, however, is not Ampang Colangco but 5th District-Quezon City Representative Alfred Vargas.

Vargas, who was part of the Liberal Party slate in the May 2016 elections, was celebrating the senator’s birthday that day upon the invitation of Senator De Lima.

“I was at Senator Leila De Lima’s birthday party last year at the DOJ quadrangle as guest,” says Vargas.

“I just want to make it clear that it was me in the video and not Mr. Colangco.“I had sore eyes at that time so I had to wear sunglasses and could not properly shake

hands with everybody.“It’s a simple case of mistaken identity, perhaps because the video was blurred,” said

Vargas.“Let’s just be careful in making big assumptions like this and be more discerning in

forwarding videos that come from unknown sources.”

CLARK FREEPORT ZONE - Apart from providing a superb golfing experience, Mimosa Golf Course in Filinvest Mimosa is also set to give players and visi-tors a distinctive dining encounter just next to the greens & fairways of the world class golf course.

The Veranda, Mimosa Golf Course’s renowned restaurant, is now in partnership with Crav-ings, one of the country’s premier restaurant and catering services. Well-known to create sumptu-ous, mouthwatering desserts & dishes, exciting fusion dishes, and signature, home-grown Fili-pino food, Cravings brings a dif-ferent flavor to the rustic feel of The Veranda. This partnership will surely bring good news to the taste buds of avid golfers and walk-ins looking for a hefty meal at a very affordable price.

According to Chef Sau Del Rosario, restaurant consultant, Cravings will offer time-honored, home-cooked style meals as well as a diverse selection of interna-tional dishes for those looking for something different.

“We’re currently undergoing the process of ‘menu engineer-ing’ where we are building a very dynamic list of dishes that can change depending on the mood, weather, season or even the type of clientele we’re having.” said Del Rosario.

Chef Sau Del Rosario is a multi-awarded chef and is cur-rently the Culinary Director of Center for Culinary Arts, Manila.

Cravings is constantly in touch with the market trend in Clark that now caters to many Koreans. Chef Michael Cheng, a top Chef from Korea, will offer authentic Korean dishes to visi-tors and avid diners of The Ve-randa. Cheng is part of the di-verse set of chefs who belong to Cravings’ current culinary team.

“Customers will be delighted to hear that our chefs are com-mitted to infuse different cultures with our offerings. Apart from our signature Filipino dishes, we also aim to serve European, Ameri-can and other Asian selections.

Cravings in Mimosa also ca-ters to banquet events like wed-dings, birthdays, debuts, corpo-rate meetings and other social events. It is open not only to play-ers, but to walk-in clients as well.

The Cravings Group of Com-panies owns and runs sever-al branches of the Cravings Restaurant brand as well as C2 Classic Cuisine, The Coffee Beanery, Lombardi’s, and Wick-ed by Cravings, among others. The group also opened the coun-

Mimosa Golf and Cravings: Cooking up a delicious partnership

try’s very first culinary school, the Center for Culinary Arts (CCA) Manila, and further ventured into the Asian School for Hospitality Arts (ASHA).

The Mimosa Golf Course, which reopened mid-June, is set to complement the new Quest Hotel and Conference Center - Clark Pampanga, a four-star property which will open in Au-gust.

For more information, please contact Krisha Simeon, Golf Sales Executive at 0916-582-3849 or email se1@mimosagolf.com. For hotel inquiries, you may contact Sales and Marketing De-partment at +63 45 599-800, +63 916 582 3849 or +63 943 292 2075.

You can also visit the golf course website at mimosagolf.com and the hotel’s website at clark.questhotels.com. (QHCP - PR & MarComm)

Consultant Chef Sau Del Rosario

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MOst COMPetitiVe City. Local officials led by Mayor Edwin Santiago and Vice Mayor Jimmy Lazatin along with department heads in the City of San Fernando are all smiles after bagging the 2nd Overall Most Competitive City award in the 4th Regional Competitiveness Summit held July 14 at the PICC. Contributed photo

THE CITY of San Fernan-do was once again named as Most Competitive City by the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) during the 4th Regional Competitiveness Summit held July 14 at the Philippine International Con-vention Center.

Out of 110 compo-nent cities who vied for this year’s Cities and Municipal-ities Competitiveness Index

San Fernando named most competitive city anew(CMCI) Awards, San Fernan-do ranked 2nd in the Overall Most Competitive City cate-gory.

All 1,389 competing Local Government Units, divided into four categories namely 3rd-6th Class Municipalities; 1st-2nd Class Municipalities; Component Cities; and High-ly Urbanized Cities, were also measured into three conver-gent pillars including Econom-

ic Dynamism, Government Ef-ficiency and Infrastructure.

Under the component city category, the city ranked 4th in the Economic Dynamism pillar and landed 8th and 6th in the Government Efficiency and Infrastructure pillar, re-spectively.

In an interview, Mayor Edwin ‘EdSa’ Santiago said these recognitions are results of the Local Government’s

collective efforts in improving the quality of life for Fernan-dinos through transparent, ef-fective governance.

“Our city prioritizes educa-tion and boosts employment by growing businesses be-cause we want every Fernan-dino to reach his fullest po-tentials and be globally com-petitive as well,” Mayor EdSa added.

More than the recogni-

tion, Santiago furthered that he considers the awards as inspirations to further ‘aim for excellence’ and target a more progressive City of San Fer-nando.

In partnership with the De-partment of Trade and Indus-try, the NCC launched CMCI in 2013 with the aim to advance the country’s competitiveness through public-private sector collaboration. –CSFP-CIO

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NOTICE OF ExTRAjuDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that VIRGILLO HERRERA, Filipino, of legal

age, widower, resident of Barangay Capaya II, Angeles City and only heir of MANUELA A. HERRERA who died intestate on December 16, 2006 in Angeles City executed an Affidavit of Self-Adjudication with Deed of Absolute Sale of her estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 12, Block 5 of the consolidation-subdivision plan (LRA) Pcs-33246 approved as a non-subdivision project, being a portion of the consolidation of Lots 74-F-4-A-3-B, 74-F-4-A-3-C, 74-F-4-A-3-D, Psd-03-025673; L.R.C. Cad. Record No. 124), situated in the Barrio of Capaya, City of Angeles before Notary Public Reymon E. Fabros as per Doc No. 473, Page No. 20, Book No. X, Series of 2016.Punto! Central Luzon: July 4, 11 & 18, 2016

NOTICE OF ExTRAjuDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of CARIDAD T. MESINA who died

intestate on May 4, 2004 at JBL MRH, San Fernando, Pampanga, executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights of her estate, more particularly described as a House and Lot situated in Blk. 70 Lot 04, 38th St., Phase I, Madapdap Resettlement, Mabalacat City, Pampanga which was awarded to her by Mt. Pinatubo Commission as evidenced by ENTRY PASS with Control No. C5650 issued on April 16, 1997, before Notary Public Edgardo M. Vitug as per Doc No. 454, Page No. 91, Book No. XXXIV, Series of 2016.Punto! Central Luzon: July 4, 11 & 18, 2016

Republic of the PhilippinesDEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM

ADJUDICATION BOARDREGION III

OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIALAGRARIAN REFORM ADJUDICATOR

2nd Flr. R&E Bldg., Del PilarCity of San Fernando, Pampanga

IN RE: PETITION FOR CANCELLATION OF EMANCIPATION PATENT (EP) NO. A-033471 WITH TRANSFER CERTIFICATE TITLE (TCT) NO. 282 REGISTERED UNDER THE NAME OF ERNESTO CORONEL,

HEIRS OF PONCIANO CORONEL herein duly represented by their Atty-in-Fact, GINA CORONEL-GARCIA,

Petitioners, -versus- CANC. CASE NO. 0304-0007-2014

HEIRS OF ERNESTO F. CORONEL, JOSEPHINE CORONEL-MAMANTA, JULIETA NUCUM CORONEL and all persons claiming rights under them, THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM (DAR) AND REGISTER OF DEEDS (ROD) OF PAMPANGA, Respondents.x------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x

NOTICE TO COMMENTMS. EDEN B. PONIO Register of DeedsPARPO, DARPO – Pampanga Capitol CompoundDel Pilar, City of San Fernando, City of San Fernando, PampangaPampanga

Heirs of Ernesto F. Coronel Atty. Edgardo VitugJosephine Coronel-Mamanta Counsel for the Private RespondentsJulieta Nucum Coronel 2/F H & P Bldg., Dolores,and all persons claiming rights San Fernando, Pampangaunder themSitio Urquico, MatatalahibTarlac City, Tarlac

Sirs/Madame:Notice is hereby given that Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. 282/

Emancipation Patent (EP) No. A-033471 registered in the name of Ernesto F. Coronel is the subject of a cancellation case before the Office of the Secretary and is docketed as CANC case No. 0304-0007-2014. The Amended Petition which was filed on September 15, 2014 is undergoing case build-up before this Office pursuant to Administrative Order (A.O.) No. 6 Series of 2011 as amended by Administrative Order (A.O.) 7, Series of 2014. Being the heirs of the holder of TCT No. 282/EP No. A-033471 you are hereby given (15) days from receipt hereof to file your Comment to the Amended Petition dated September 15, 2014 considering that a possible decision of the Secretary on this case may result in the cancellation of your title.

To ensure that due process is properly afforded to the parties, you are directed to submit your Comment, copy furnished the opposing party, to the Office of the Provincial Adjudicator, Department of Agrarian Reform, 2/F R & E Bldg., Del Pilar, City of san Fernando, Pampanga.

Moreover, notices will be posted in the landholding and on the bulletin board of the Barangay Hall where the subject landholding is located.

The opposing party may file a reply to the comment within fifteen (15) days from receipt thereof without the need of an Order from the OSEC.

Finally, the Sheriff is directed to personally serve upon you a copy of the Notice together with the Petition and annexes and submit a report explaining in detail the mode of service used, the identity and the circumstances of the parties who received the same.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, June 28, 2016.

Very truly yours, NOEL L. PAREL

Provincial Adjudicatorcc:Heirs of Ponciano Coronel, namely Rosa S. Coronel, Ramil S. Coronel, Rowena C. Lagamayo, Wilma C. Pedronan, Emily C. Palafox, Ponciano S. Coronel Jr., Rep. by their Atty-in-Fact Gina Coronel-GarciaPetitionersBarangay San Felipe, San Fernando City, Pampanga

Punto! Central Luzon: July 4, 11 & 18, 2016

NOTICE OF ExTRAjuDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of JULIAN B. BACANI and

AURELIA B. BACANI who died intestate on May 16, 2016 and March 9, 2015, respectively, both in the City San Fernando, Pampanga executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement of their estate, more particularly described as a Two (2) Bank Accounts with Chinabank, City of San Fernando, Pampanga with Account Nos. PHP 1773704726 and PHP 1770064919 under Account Name Julian B. Bacani, before Notary Public Rogelio T. Reyes as per Doc No. 165, Page No. 33, Book No. 263, Series of 2016.Punto! Central Luzon: July 4, 11 & 18, 2016

NOTICE OF ExTRAjuDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of RAMON CALAGuAS LOPEz

who died intestate on May 30, 2016 in Angeles City executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights of his estate, more particularly described as Savings Account No. 9016-042-086 with an available balance of Php120,036.59 with Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC), Angeles City Branch before Notary Public Reymon E. Fabros as per Doc No. 563, Page No. 38, Book No. X, Series of 2016.Punto! Central Luzon: July 4, 11 & 18, 2016

Republic of the PhilippinesREGIONAL TRIAL COuRTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 45City of San Fernando, Pampanga

IN RE: PETITION FOR THE ADOPTION and for the CHANGE OF NAME of MINOR, NIMFA BOROMEO to MARIA ADELINE FRANCESCA BOROMEO,

FC SP. PROC NO. 646SPOUSES JOHN R. VALLADO and MARIA CONCHITA C. VALLADO, Petitioners,x-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x

ORDERA verified petition for the adoption of minor Nimfa Boromeo, and change

of name from Nimfa Boromeo to Maria Adeline Francesca Boromeo, was filed by petitioners Spouses John R. Vallado and Maria Conchita C. Vallado on June 6, 2016.

The court finds the petition and its attachments to be sufficient in form and substance.

Section 12, paragraph 4, of A.M. No. 02-6-02-SC, or the Rule on Adoption, provides:

“Section 12. Order of Hearing. – If the petition and attachments are sufficient in form and substance, the court shall issue and order, which shall contain the following:

xxx xxx;(4) the date and place of hearing which shall be set within six (6)

months from the date of the issuance of the order and shall direct that a copy thereof be published before the date of the hearing at least once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the province or city where the court is situated; Provided, that in case of application for change of name, the date set for hearing shall not be within four (4) months after the last publication of the notice not within thirty (30) days prior to an election.” (underscoring supplied.)WHEREFORE, the court sets the petition for hearing on December 12,

2016 at 8:30 in the morning.The court directs the petitioners to cause this Order to be published before

the date of hearing at least once a week for three (3) successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Pampanga, at their expense.

The court likewise directs Mr. Marcelino L. Santos, Social Worker at the Office of the Clerk of Court, to: (1) prepare and submit child and home study reports before the hearing; (2) conduct counselling sessions with the biological parents on the matter of adoption of the adoptee and submit his report before the date of hearing; and (3) appear at the hearing.

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

Furnish the petitioners, the Solicitor General, the Office of the City Prosecutor, the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Social Worker Marcelino L. Santos, and the biological parents of the adoptee (if whereabouts known), with a copy of this Order.

SO ORDERED.City of San Fernando, Pampanga, July 8, 2016.

ROBERT ALEXANDER R. MALIG Presiding Judge

PUNTO! Central Luzon: July 18, 25 & August 1, 2016

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFFCITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA

BALIKATAN PROPERTYHOLDINGS, INC.,

Mortgagee, EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE 70-16

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RENATO S. CASTANEDA, Mortgagor/s.

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

WHEREAS, upon Extra-Judicial Petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended by the Act 4118, filed by BALIKATAN PROPERTY HOLDINGS, INC., mortgagee, with principal office address at 22nd Flr. RCBC Savings Bank Corporate Center 26th and 25th Streets, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City against RENATO S. CASTANEDA, mortgagor, with postal address at 114 T. Claudio St., Angeles City, and/or Lot 3, Blk. 12 Ph. 2, Mountainview Village, Brgy. Gatiawin, Arayat, Pampanga to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of October 12, 2015, amounts to TWO HUNDRED THIRTY SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY PESOS (PHP236,250.00) Philippine currency, as principal, plus the stipulated interest, penalty charges and Attorney’s Fees and other necessary expenses, the undersigned authorized Sheriff IV, will sell at public auction on August 11, 2016 at 10:00 in the morning or soon thereafter at the Regional Trial Court, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, to the highest bidder in CASH or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine currency the herein-below described real property with all the existing improvements thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 2969-R. P.REGISTRY OF DEEDS FOR THE PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA

A parcel of land (Lot 3, Blk. 12 of the cons. & subd. plan Pcs-035402-005149, being a portion of the consolidated of lot 1, 3, 5, 7, & 9, Blk. 12, Pcs-03-003449, LRC Rec. No.), situated in the Bo. of Gatiawin, Mun. of Arayat, Prov. of Pamp. Bounded on the NE., along line 1-2 by lot 4, Blk. 12 of the cons. & subd. plan; on the SE., along line 1-2 by lot 4, Blk. 12 of the cons. & subd. plan; on the SE., along line 2-3 by lot 4, Blk. 12, Pcs-03-003449; on the SW., along line 3-4 by lot 2, Blk. 12, of the cons. & subd. plan; and on the NW., alone line 4-1 by Rd. Lot 9, Pcs-03-003449. x x x containing an area of ONE HuNdREd FORty FIvE SQuARE MEtERS (133) more or less. x x x

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

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on August 18, 2016 at 10:00 in the morning and at the same place mentioned above without further notice.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, July 4, 2016.

MICHAEL B. MANANSALA Sheriff IV (Regional Trial Court-42)Copy furnished:BaLiKaTan ProPerTy HoLdings, inC.22nd and 23rd Flr., RCBC Savings Bank Corporate Center26th 25th Streets, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City

RENATO S. CASTANEDA, 114 T. Claudio St., Angeles City, and/or Lot 3, Blk. 12 Ph. 2, Mountainview Village, Brgy. Gatiawin, Arayat, Pampanga

PUNTO! Central Luzon: July 18, 25 & August 1, 2016

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 54MACABEBE, PAMPANGA

IN RE: PETITION FOR CANCELLATION OF THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF ROWENA C. GONZALES under Local Civil Registrar No. 609-1979, PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF ROWENA C. GONZALES, under Registry No. 8600525, PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE OF THE SPOUSES ROMEO A. PUNO, JR. AND ROWENA C. GONZALES, under Registry No. 2004-421

ROWENA C. GONZALES-PUNO,Petitioner,

-versus- SPEC. PROC. NO. 16-0866(M)

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MACABEBE, PAMPANGA, THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MASANTOL, PAMPANGA AND THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL, Respondents.

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

This is a verified petition filed by the petitioner praying that after due notice, publication, and hearing, judgment be rendered directing the respondents: (a) to cancel petitioner’s Certificate of Live Birth correct petitioner’s Certificate of Live Birth with Local Civil Registrar No. 609-1979 and (b) to correct petitioner’s Certificate of Live Birth with Registry No. 8600525 and Certificate of Marriage as to the maiden name of petitioner’s mother from “CANALIS” to “CANALES.”

Pursuant to Section 4 Rule 108 of the Rules of Court, let the petition be set for hearing on September 2, 2016 at 11:00 in the morning before this Court located at the Hall of Justice, Macabebe, Pampanga.

All persons interested in the petition may appear at the aforesaid date of hearing and show cause, if any, why the petition should not be granted. Let this order be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Pampanga for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

Let a copy of this order and the petition be served upon the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), public respondents Civil Registrar General of the Philippines and the Local Civil Registrars (LCRS) of Macabebe and Masantol, Pampanga.

SO ORDERED.Macabebe, Pampanga, June 28, 2016.

LUCINA ALPEZ-DAYAON Presiding Judge

Punto! Central Luzon: July 18, 25 & August 1, 2016

NOTICE OF ExTRAjuDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of NORLANDO jIMENEz DIzON

and MYRNA RIvERA DIzON who both died intestate on May 18, 1979 in Dolores, Mabalacat, Pampanga executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement of their estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 9, Block 22-A of the consolidation-subdivision plan (LRC) Pcs-1077, being a portion of the consolidation of Blocks 21-27 & 30-32 and Road Lots 12-22, Psd-49971, and Block 10, Psd-46477, LRC (GLRO) Cad Rec. No. 124) with existing improvements, situated in the Municipality of Angeles, Province of Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 47291, before Vice Consul Carlyn A. Monastrial as per Service No. 16770, O.R. No. 3504 Doc No. 7056, Page No. 2, Book No. XXXVI, Series of 2016.Punto! Central Luzon: July 4, 11 & 18, 2016

NOTICE OF ExTRAjuDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that AGNESITA T. CABIGON, Filipino, of legal

age, married, resident of 219 Garcia St., Brgy. Capaya 2, Angeles City and only heir of NENITA TOLENTINO CRuz who died intestate on December 4, 2006 in Angeles City executed an Affidavit of Self-Adjudication of her estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 18, Blk. 1 of the cons. subd. plan (LRA) Pcs-33254, approved as a non-subdivision project, being a portion of Lots 74-F-4-A-3-F, 74-F-4-A-3-G, Psd-03-025673, LRC Rec. No. 124), situated in the Barrio of Capaya, City of Angeles before Notary Public Eric V. Mendoza as per Doc No. 1929, Page No. 61, Book No. 70, Series of 2016.Punto! Central Luzon: July 4, 11 & 18, 2016

NOTICE OF ExTRAjuDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of SOPRIANO M. SOLIMAN who

died intestate on June 15, 1989 executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights of his estate, more particularly described as parcels of land situated in Telapayong, Arayat, Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title Nos. 234, 5846, 5847 and 5848 and registered at the Registry of Deeds of Pampanga, containing an aggregate area of Thirty Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Eight (39,758) square meters, more or less, before Notary Public Daniel Ben M. Custodio as per Doc No. 716, Page No. 40, Book No. II, Series of 2016.Punto! Central Luzon: July 4, 11 & 18, 2016

NOTICE OF ExTRAjuDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of MARk kELLER ENGEL,

American Citizen, who died intestate on June 10, 2016 at Angeles University Foundation Medical Center, Angeles City executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights of his estate, more particularly described as parcels of land, to wit:

Transfer Certificate of Title No. 118382 - Angeles CityLot 2 of the consolidation and subdivision plan Pcs-03-000774,

being a portion of Lots 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 and 48, Block 6, (LRC) Pcs-1824, L.R.C. Rec. No. ), situated in the Barrio of Santol, Municipality of Angeles, Province of Pampanga;

Transfer Certificate of Title No. 127742Lot 2-B of the subdivision plan Psd-03-030552, being a portion

of Lot 2, Block 16, (L.R.C. Psd- ) situated in the Barrio of Malabañas, Angeles City;

before Notary Public Joan Marie Uy-Quiambao as per Doc No. 795, Page No. 30, Book No. V, Series of 2016.Punto! Central Luzon: July 11, 18 & 25, 2016

NOTICE OF ExTRAjuDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that JUANITA D. FLORES, of legal age, Filipino,

single and sole heir of DOMINADOR FLORES and ELENA DAYRIT-FLORES who died intestate on July 28, 1987 and October 18, 1987, respectively, both in Mabalacat, Pampanga executed an Affidavit of Self-Adjudication of their estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 7, Blk. 26, Psd-10196) situated in Mamatitang, Mabalacat, Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 219813-R, before Notary Public Jackson Visda Yabut as per Doc No. 976, Page No. 97, Book No. XCI, Series of 2016.Punto! Central Luzon: August 13, 20 & 27, 2014

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By Ding Cervantes

CLARK FREEPORT - Twenty-eight in-ternational and domestic flights were diverted Monday to the Clark Interna-tional Airport here amid runway repairs at the Ninoy Aquino International Air-port in Manila.

“Clark’s regular flights remained smooth and unaffected by the diverted flights,” said Clark International Airport Corp. (CAIAC) president-CEO Emigdio Tanjuatco III.

The NAIA runway was opened to

CIA smooth operations unaffected by 28 flights diverted from NAIA

aircraft at about 10:45 p.m. Monday, but eight NAIA-bound aircraft were still here yesterday morning for refueling, said CIAC spokesman Rendy Isip.

Various foreign and local carriers started arriving at Clark Airport at about 9 a.m. Monday after Civil Aviation Au-thority of the Philippines (CAAP) in Ma-nila issued a Notice to Airmen (Notam) to the CAAP Clark Tower on the diver-sion of flights to pave the way for the repair of a cracked portion of NAIA run-way.

Isip said “Several air carriers waited

A Philippine Airlines ground staff calls the attention of passengers of their airlines for the bus that would take them to Metro Manila from their diverted flight at the Clark International Airport. Photos courtesy of CiaC-Corporate Communications Department

for the repair of the NAIA runway while others had allowed their passengers to disembark at Clark and be transported by bus to Manila.”

Isip said Tanjuatco III personal-ly handled the situation at the airport which hosts several international and domestic flights of its own.

Tanjuatco stressed that normal op-erations of the Clark airport were not disrupted by the flight diversions from NAIA.

“All regular flights were not affected, no cancellation and delay,” he said.

Tanjuatco said “we understand the predicament of the passengers, we did our best to provide them all they need-ed.”

The diverted flights were those of Airphil, Philippine Airlines, AirAsia Zest, Cebu Pacific, Air Juan, Asian Aerospace, Emirates, Saudia Airlines, Etihad, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airline, and Oman Air.

The Clark airport has two parallel runways each 3.2 kilometers long and could accommodate the world’s largest aircraft.