P12-M for illegal loggers - Punto Central Luzon Newspaperpunto.com.ph/data/pdf/vol2no237.pdfmula ang Ebola Reston virus na nadiskubre sa mga baboy sa bayan ng Pandi, ngunit sinabi

VOLUME 2NUMBER 237THURSDAYMARCH 12, 2009

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BY DING CERVANTES

CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga- It’sa chance to see the moon’s craters,Jupiter with its rings, and even UFO’sthrough astronomical telescopes.

Philippine astronomers in variousparts of the country will bring out their

powerful telescopes tothe streets and allowthe public to usethem to observe

night skies as

Astronomy to spill over sidewalks In 100-hour commemoration of Galileo in RP this April

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part of the country’s commitment to par-ticipate in the worldwide “100 hours ofastronomy” (100 HA) from April 2 to 5.

In an interview with Punto, Dr. Cyn-thia Celebre, chief of the Space Sci-ence and Astronomy Section of thePhilippine Atmospheric, Geophysicaland Astronomical Services Administra-tion (PAGASA), said at least 13 astro-nomical societies nationwide will par-ticipate in the project launched by theUnited Nations Education-

BY TONETTE T. OREJAS

CLARK FREEPORT – Theinformation technology-business processing

outsourcing industry in thecountry is expected to grow by 20to 25 percent this year and canhire as much as 80,000 to 90,000workers from the provincesincluding Pampanga, the chair ofthe Commission on Informationand Communication Technologysaid.

IT-BPO industry to grow 25%90,000 jobs expected inPampanga, 9 areas

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NU ROMMEL RAMOS

MALOLOS CITY – Mayposibilidad na ang EbolaReston virus sa mgababoy na nilipol sa bayanng Pandi ay nagmula samga paniki, ayon sa isangmataas na health official.

Ayon kay Dr. Eric Tay-ag ng National Epidemiol-ogy Center ng Departmentof Health (DOH), hindi pa

Ebola Reston virus pwedeng nagmula sa panikinila tiyak kung saan nag-mula ang Ebola Restonvirus na nadiskubre samga baboy sa bayan ngPandi, ngunit sinabi niyana may posibilidad na nag-mula ito sa paniki.

Ang hindi nakakahawa-hang Ebola Reston virusay isang uri ng filo virus nakaraniwan sa mga unggoylamang natatagpuan, atang pagkakadiskubre nito

sa mga baboy noong na-karaang taon ay ang kau-na-unahang insidentengnaitala sa mundo.

Ayon sa mga dalub-hasa, ang Ebola Restonvirus ay “kapamilya” ngkinatatakutang Ebola virusna natagpuan sa mgaunggoy sa Zaire, Sudan,Cote I’Voire sa IvoryCoast, at sa Bundibugyo

BY JOEY PAVIA

CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO – Rene Romero, pres-ident of the PampangaChamber of Commerceand Industry (PamCham),said he wants a win-windecision on the zonal eval-uation of Real PropertyTaxes here.

“What we want is a win-win decision on the zonalevaluation and not a one-sided thing for the tradersin the province,” he said.

“We will agree to in-creases but not too much

PamCham wants win-winsolution on zonal valuation

Teves to visit Pampanga for revisions

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amid the global economicslowdown. The plannedexorbitant rise of zonalvaluation is anti-develop-ment and not friendly tobusinesses,” Romero add-ed.

The zonal valuation isused to determine theReal Property Tax of land-owners.

Romero disclosed thatPamCham Chairman LevyLaus and City of SanFernando Mayor OscarRodriguez had met withDepartment of Finance

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BY ARMAND M. GALANG

GEN. TINIO, Nueva Ecija– The provincial govern-ment of Nueva Ecija hasoffered financial support tohundreds of families alleg-edly involved in illegal log-

Nueva Ecija gov’t allotsP12-M for illegal loggers

FOR REAL?

ging activities in a bid tostop the trade.

In a dialogue held hererecently, Gov. AurelioUmali and Mayor VirgilioBote of this town vowed toallot some P12 million in

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SARAP NG LECHON. Pinangunahan ni Bulacan Governor Joselito Mendoza (kaliwa) ang mgaopisyal sa pagkain ng lechon kaugnay ng kanilang pagpapasalamat sa pagtatapos ng problemasa Ebola Reston virus, at pagnanais na ipakitang ligtas kumain ng baboy. Ayon kay Dr. EricTayag ng Department of Health may posibilidad na nagmula sa paniki ang Ebola Reston virus nanadiskubre sa mga baboy sa Pandi, Bulacan. KUHA NI ROMMEL RAMOS

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government funds for al-leged illegal loggers.

Each family will be giv-en P2,000 per month untila long-term livelihood pro-gram is implemented,sources said.

The dialogue was ar-ranged by the Departmentof Environment and Natu-ral Resources (DENR) whohas been fighting illegallogging activities in the vi-cinity of Dona RemediosTrinidad-Sierra MadreMountain Range for over adecade.

Dr. Rafael Otic, provin-

cial environment and nat-ural resources officer, saidthe agency itself providedfinancial support for liveli-hood programs.

Antonio Principe,DENR executive directorfor Central Luzon, saidfunds for the forestry andlivelihood programs wouldcome from the three-yearUpland Development Pro-gram (UDP) of the DENRthat would tap illegal log-gers either as tree plant-ers, nursery workers, oreven forest guards in for-est plantations.

He said roughly 150hectares of forestlands in

the town will be farmed outamong identified illegal log-gers there for their familiesto work on through con-tracts with the DENR.

Principe said this wouldbe implemented while theprovincial government iscrafting a strategic masterplan that would lay downthe “development roadmap” for Nueva Ecija.These include long-termemployment programs andalternative livelihood for lo-cal residents and identifiedtimber poachers operatinginside forest areas.

Of the total 600 hect-ares targeted for refores-

tation in Nueva Ecija, 450hectares shall beploughed back among oth-er areas considered as il-legal logging “hotspots”such as the towns ofGabaldon, Carranglan,Pantabangan, Bongabon,and Laur.

Principe said at least750 people from these il-legal logging “hotspots”stand to benefit from theprogram. They shall behired either as “green col-lar” workers or “bantaygubat” forest guards toassist government in itsreforestation and climatechange mitigation thrusts.

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Nueva Ecija gov’t allots P12-M...

kung saan ito ay nagingsanhi ng hemorrhagic fe-ver sa mga biktima nito.

Ayon kay Tayag, mak-ikipag-ugnayan sila ngay-on sa Department of Envi-ronment and Natural Re-sources (DENR) para sapagsasagawa ng surveil-lance sa lahat ng uri ngpaniki..

“We suspect that thevirus came from fruit batsbut that is not definite yet,”aniya.

Sinabi niya na ang ka-nilang hinala ay batay narin sa pag-aaral ng mga

dalubhasa na nakatuklasna may Ebola Reston virussa mga paniki sa Afrika.

Hinggil naman sa kungpaano nahawa ang mgatao sa ebola reston aywalang ibinigay na pali-wanag si Tayag.

Ngunit sa kanyangpowerpoint presentationay nakasaad na posiblengnagmula ang virus sa mgapaniki at nahawa ang mgababoy, at posibleng naha-wa naman ng mga tao sapamamagitan ng pagkainng karne o kaya ay sahandling ng mga karne samga matadero.

Kaugnay nito, pinan-

gunahan ni Gob. JoselitoMendoza ang pagkain nglechong baboy kahaponbilang pagpapasalamat atnatapos na ang problemasa Ebola Reston virus salalawigan at upang pa-tunayang ligtas kainin angkarneng baboy mula saBulacan.

“Kahit naman noongmeron pang case ng Ebo-la Reston virus ay safekumain ng karnengbaboy,” ani Mendoza.

Nagpahayag din siyang pag-asa na makaka-bangon na sa mga susun-od na araw ang industriyang pag-aalaga ng baboy

sa Bulacan, at sinabingtutulungan ang mga mali-lilit na nagsisipag-alaga obackyard hog raisers nanasalanta mula panoong2007.

Sinabi naman ni Dr.Joy Gomez, ang provincialhealth officer ng Bulacanat provincial spokespersonsa Ebola Reston virus namatagumpay ang depop-ulation ng mga baboy saPandi.

Gayunpaman sinabiniya na magsasagawa silang mga konsultasyon sanasabing bayan upangmawala ang takot ng mgatao.

Ebola Reston virus pwedeng nagmula...FROM PAGE 1

(DOF) Sec. MargaritoTeves on Tuesday tostress the need to stop theimplementation of the newtax valuation that will in-crease taxes by at least700 percent.

“Businessmen nowhave support from MayorOca and other officials.The DOF and Bureau ofInternal Revenue had de-cided a moratorium until

April 15,” he said.Teves, local officials,

BIR executives and busi-nessmen will meet at theLaus-owned Carworld of-fice here on Monday at10:00 a.m. to discuss therevision for the zonal valu-ation.

At the regular sessionof the Sangguniang Pan-lalawigan (SP) on Tues-day, the SP approved aresolution urging the inclu-sion of three board mem-

bers in the panel taskedto draw up the zonal valu-ation for Pampanga. Theyare Board Members TarsHalili, Ric Yabut and JQQuiambao.

“We must be helpingthem resolve the contro-versial issue as electiveofficials. The zonal valua-tion is counter-productiveand untimely and exorbi-tant that will surely affectthe development in Pam-panga, ” said Halili.

He added that “to ad-dress the concern of ourconstituents, we wouldlike to suspend the revisedimplementation of the re-vised zonal devaluation.”

In 2006, realtors inPampanga have alsoasked the Bureau of Inter-nal Revenue to immediate-ly stop the implementa-tion of a new zonal valua-tion and conduct a publichearing first on the said taxorder.

PamCham wants win-win solution...FROM PAGE 1

NI ERNIE B. ESCONDE

MORONG, Bataan- Wari’y umaawit ang mga alonhabang naglalaro sa malawak na bahagi ng SouthChina Sea malapit sa mga kulay abong pinong bu-hangin ng tila walang katapusang dalampasigan ngmga beach resorts sa Morong, Bataan.

Mahigit sa isang dosenang pribadong beach re-sorts ang mapagpipiliang dayuhin sa Morong kabi-lang na ang Juness Beach Resort, East-West BeachResort at Manager’s Place na halos magkakatabi saBarangay Nagbalayong.

JUNESS BEACH RESORTAng entrance fee dito ay P150 sa matatanda at

P100 para sa mga batang tatlo hanggang 12 taonggulang. Maraming picnic huts na ang bayad ay mulaP300 hanggang P500 samantalang ang mga cabanaay mula P1,000 hanggang P1,500.

Maraming mapagpipiliang kwartong tulugan na fullyair-conditioned na available for P2,200 hanggangP3,500 good for four persons na ang check-in timeay alas-2 ng hapon hanggang alas-12 ng tanghalikinabukasan.

Matapos maglunoy sa dagat o mag-boating sahalagang P100 per person, wari’y nanghahalina angswimming pool. May billiard table na ang bayad ayP200 per hour at sa mahiligin sa pag-awit, mayvideoke na magagamit P1,000 overnight.

EAST-WEST BEACH RESORTAng entrance fee sa isa sa pinakamatagal nang

beach resorts sa Morong ay P120 bata o matanda.May walong rest houses dito good for 6 – 10 personssa halagang P3,500 hanggang P4,000.

May 40 open cottages/huts na ang bayad ayP1,000 – P1,500. Ayon kay Gerry Santos, may-aring resort, maraming showers at comfort rooms saresort na dinarayo ng mga tao kung weekends atsummer time.

Mapapansin ang volleyball net sa mismong dalam-pasigan na ang tunog ng mga alon ay tila nag-aan-yaya.

MANAGER’S PLACESa maraming beach resorts sa Morong, namu-

mukod-tangi ang resort na ito na walang entrancefee. By special accommodation at makakapasok langdito kung uupa ang bisita sa alin man sa walongkwarto at dalawang function rooms.

Ang mga kwarto ritong air-conditioned ay avail-able sa halagang P3,000 – P3,500 good for 5 per-sons. Nakakaakit at magaan sa paningin ang nativerooms na ang mga dingding ay may mga dekorasy-ong gawa sa sawali.

May dalawang malaking kusina kung saan pwe-deng magluto ang mga bisita. Available din ang mgaopen hut sa harap ng malawak na dalampasigan.naang huni ng mga alon ay tila musika sa pandinig. Sadaanan palagos sa buhanginan ay umaakit sa mgabata ang maliit na matsing sa puno.

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THE Blas F. Ople (BFO)Policy Center warned of anincrease in welfare casesinvolving human traffickingvictims abroad unless var-ious government agenciesand the media put up aunited front against thetrafficking of women andchildren even as it citedgains by the Bureau ofImmigration (BI) in the pre-vention of this crime.

At a recent forum ofthe Liga ng mga Brod-kaster sa Pilipinas, formerlabor undersecretary Sus-an V. Ople, now presidentof the BFO Policy Center,said trafficking syndicateshave become more ag-gressive in efforts to luremore victims to exploit-ative work abroad.

According to Ople,daughter of the former sen-ator and labor secretary,recruitment starts at thelocal communities partic-ularly in slum areas andremote barangays wherejobless Filipinos have be-come an easy prey.

“More has to be doneto stop human traffickingsyndicates from infiltratingmore households,” theOFW advocate stressed.Prevention efforts are vitalbecause once the traf-ficked victims leave thecountry, they would be atthe mercy of the syndicateand foreign employers.

“Their passports andmobile phones will be con-fiscated and all the prom-ised benefits shall turn todust. Our embassy or con-

sulate abroad must seekthe help of community vol-unteers and the police ofthe host country to rescuetrafficked victims. Thistakes a great deal of time,effort and resources. Andso, in the war against hu-man trafficking, preventionis really important,” Oplesaid.

She cited gains by theBI in the prevention side ofthe campaign against ille-gal recruitment and humantrafficking as a positivesign that reforms are un-derway in the said agen-cy.

“Our immigrationagents serve as the peo-ple’s sentry against illegalaliens and to prevent traf-ficked victims from leavingthe country. It is criticallyimportant that they carryout this mandate withpride, integrity and honor.Otherwise, unscrupulousrecruiters and traffickingsyndicates will continue todeploy more victims.”

Since January, thisyear, the BI has tightenedits controls over departingOFWs with the intent ofenforcing governmentrules in the deployment ofFilipinos overseas and put-ting a stop to human traf-ficking and illegal recruit-ment.

In the first week of Feb-ruary, the BI put on holdthe departure of about 300OFWs for dubious and in-complete deployment doc-uments.

Libanan has also or-

dered the immediate in-vestigation of two of itsDiosdado Macapagal Inter-national Airport (DMIA)Immigration Officers fol-lowing a formal complaintfiled by two human traffick-ing victims aided by theBFO Center.

Earlier, Libanan ex-plained the immigrationbureau has put in placenecessary measures andsystems to put in checkthe activities of illegal re-cruiters at the airports.“The immigration is the lastline of defense against il-legal recruitment and hu-man trafficking,” he added.

He is vice chairman ofthe task force to combathuman trafficking and ille-gal recruitment headed byVice President Noli deCastro.

Meanwhile, the BI hasplaced on its hold depar-ture list embattled Com-missioner Jesus EnriqueMartinez of the Securitiesand Exchange Commis-sion (SEC).

Libanan issued the di-rective banning Martinezfrom leaving the countryon orders of Justice Sec-retary Raul Gonzalez whoissued a hold departureorder (HDO) against theSEC official.

In his directive, Liban-an ordered immigration of-ficers at the Ninoy AquinoInternational Airport (NAIA)and other airports and sub-ports to prevent Martinez’sdeparture if he is seen leav-ing the country.

Prevention holds key to waragainst human traffickingBOTOLAN, Zambales – A farmer

listed as one of the most wantedhere was arrested Sunday eveningby police authorities for allegedlyraping Anne (not real name) some-time in December 2008. A warrantof Arrest was issued by the courtlast February 17.

Chief Inspector RegelioPeñones Jr., provincial officer ofthe Zambales Criminal Investiga-tion and Detection Team (ZCIDT),identified the suspect as Espe-

redion Ignacio, 33 and residentof Barangay Moras of this town.

Report showed that about 7p.m., led by SPO2 Victor Degol-lado of ZCIDT and operatives ofthe Provincial Intelligence Branch(PIB) of Zambales nabbed thesuspect in his residence by vir-tue of Warrant of Arrest issuedby Judge Consuelo Amog-Bocarof RTC, Branch 71 of Iba, Zam-bales for three counts rape.

–Johnny Reblando

Farmer charged of rape

IMPACT AWARD. Architect Nestor S. Mangio proudly shows the Impact Award hereceived from talk show host Marissa Del Mar in her public affairs program Up Closeand Personal last March 2 at the Blue Leaf, The Fort. The award recognizes individualand entities from various sectors of society who helped shape the country’sdevelopment and the people and provide service for the common good. With them isSec. Eduardo Ermita.

LUNGSOD NG ANGELES – Ang National Union of Journalists inthe Philippines (NUJP) Bulacan Chapter at Central Luzon PressCouncil (CLPC) Bulacan chapter ay nakipag-ugnayan sa BulacanState University upang magsagawa ng isang forum o talakayanhinggil sa panukalang right of reply.

Ang talakayan ay pansamantalang itinakda sa Marso 20 ala-una ng hapon hanggang alas-4 ng hapon.

Ayon kay Dino Balabo, tagapangulo ng NUJP-Bulacan chapterat interim chairman ng CLPC, ang talakayan ay inaasahang dad-aluhan ng mga kinatawan mula sa ibat-ibang pahayagang pampa-mantasan sa Gitnang Luzon ang nasabing talakayan.

Layunin ng talakayan ang maipaliwanag sa mga mamamahay-ag sa bawat pamantasan (campus journalist), maging sa kanilangmga taga-payong guro (advisers) at mga school officials ang epe-kto ng panukalang right of reply na tinututulan ng mga mamama-hayag at ilang mga kongresista. –Joey Aguilar

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Viva Vic Yap!IMPRESSIVE ALREADY even in its near-complete stage is the Tarlac Sports andRecreational Park (TSRP) in San Jose town.

So awed were the 40 plus journalists whotrooped to the site last week that, almost tothe man, they hailed the TSRP as the best,indeed, the first of its kind in Central Luzon,and arguably in the rest of the regions northof Manila.

Outside its “first class” athletic facilitiesalready in place, the TSRP is still wide enough– what with 60 hectares in total area – formotocross, BMX bike challenges, jogging,trekking and picnics, its undulating sprawlmost ideal for the myriad physical activities,as well as recreation.

And then, there is the majestic grandstand– designed by Gov. Vic Yap himself – thatseems to soar to the heavens, very symbolicof Tarlac’s determination to take its rightfulshare of premiership in regional development.

“We should get an impression that Tarlacis not just open spaces and mountains. Thereis more to it,” Yap says.

Indeed, there is more to Tarlac.There is Yap, for one. Whose selfless

dedication and dogged commitment to thedevelopment of his province accrue individends most beneficial to his constituents.

“If only Tarlac is blessed with P300 milliona year from our natural resources, we wouldmost certainly have more projects of thismagnitude and greater impact on the lives ofthe Tarlaquenos,” Yap wishes.

P300 million a year? Ay, that’s the quarryincome of Pampanga. Yes, and look at theBren Z. Guiao Convention Center and SportsComplex!

Cong Bren must be turning in his grave forthe provincial government taking liberty withhis name, aye, indeed taking his name in vain,by appending it on a now most dilapidatedfacility. Yeah, the same facility Guiaoconstructed circa 1989-1990 and proudlyhailed as the then best sports complex in thecountry, hosting the Palarong Pambansa in1990.

If only to bring back the province to its oldsporting glory, Pampanga needs a Vic Yap.

Viva Governor Vic!

Agyu Tamu!AtbpEdgardo “EDPAM”

Pamintuan

TOGETHER with Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) EVP/COO Alexander Cauguiran, Undersecretary Danilo de AustriaConsumido and Director Leonardo Kirk Galanza of the Office ofExternal Affairs, Office of the President, I embarked on a missionto the U. S. of A last 25 February to meet with leaders of theFilipino-American communities in New York, Chicago, and LosAngeles with a mission to bring the good news that the Philippineeconomy remains resilient amid the global economic slowdownand to brief them on the country’s economic performance in theface of the global crisis, on the on-going development of keyinfrastructure projects and on the conversion of Clark and Subicfrom military to civilian uses for sustainable economic development,and ultimately, to obtain their understanding and continuing supportfor the government’s social and economic program.

Una naming binisita ang mga kababayan natin sa east coast(New York at Chicago), at ngayon naman ay sa west coast (SanFrancisco at Los Angeles). Ang balik namin sa Pinas ay sa a-quince nitong Marso.

Missionnot impossible

In all our meetings, we tell our kababayansone simple story. The Philippines is no longerthe “sick man” of Asia. It used to be that whenAmerica sneezes, the Philippines sufferspneumonia. But now, as the US, Japan and manyother countries slide deeper into recession, thePhilippines is still registering respectableeconomic growth. And this is all because of thesound economic policy decisions and economicfundamentals that were wisely made by thepresent Arroyo administration coupled with full-blast development of key infrastructure projectsall over the country’s various super regions,particularly in the Luzon Urban Beltway SuperRegion, to implement the important economicpolicy decisions made.

We made powerpoint presentations of theinfrastructure projects consisting of road andhighway networks, rail systems, airports andseaports connecting and interconnecting, as along thread of ribbons, the production andindustrial enclaves of Southern Luzon to thecommercial and consumption centers of Metro-Manila, and to the rest of the world through thefreeports of Clark and Subic, which are presentlybeing developed as an International MegaLogistics Hub Project to serve as the country’smain gateway to the Asia Pacific Region.

In the course of our presentation, ourkababayans frankly asked questions and weanswered just as frankly. Face-to-face discussionsand free exchanges of information, opinions andsuggestions interspaced our presentation—all thisdone in the spirit of open-mindedness, of wantingto clarify issues and concerns, of honest andsincere sharing of information and ideas, for abetter understanding of the true social andeconomic conditions obtaining in our countrytoday.

And do you know what? Our kababayans hereenjoyed the frank and open exchanges. Theywere very much pleased to know na ok namanpala ang kalagayan sa ating bansa at ok din namanpala ang pagpapalakad ng gobyerno sa ilalim ngadministrasyong Arroyo. I will quote here the fulltext of a letter we received from Romy Sager, whowrites a regular column in the Philippine Weeklyhere, as a sample of how our mission was receivedby our kababayans in the US:

Dear Mr. Cauguiran,Below is part of the weekly column I am

contributing to Philippine Weekly for March 6,2009. This is part of personal observation duringlast Monday’s (March 2, 2009) conference withFilipino community media hosted by the PhilippineConsulate General in Chicago.

If you have reaction or further comment, pleaselet me know so I can include it in next week’sissue.

More power to Sec. Pamintuan and your groupfor the candid and honest presentation of yourside of the story.

p.s. took a chance of sending this via the emailin your business card.

Sincerely,

Romy Sager

[email protected]

It was a healthy departure from the usual andpredictable counter-propaganda fromMalacanang’s emissaries when they openly andcandidly admit right at the outset that they arenot going to counter or negate the “barrage” ofvicious and negative media against PresidentGloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

The idea is not to be confrontational but tosoften the impact by showcasing the positive, theeconomic and infrastructure projects, thepartnership with the Filipino people to collectivelykeep the country afloat and competitive.

From literature, PowerPoint presentation,newspaper and broadcast stories, there aregenuine and tangible reasons to be confident andoptimistic against the deluge of biased storieson corruption, violence and other political garbage.

Purely from patriotism and a hint of emotion,this space shares the view that PGMA’sgovernance has made a tremendous dent in ourcountry’s economic and political landscape. Thepositive dwarfs the negative but the politicalopposition peddles the reverse scenario.

Hail to the Chief is Hell to Chief or Failed Chiefin the eyes of anti-Gloria.

Our readers have probably noted long beforethat this space has been critical of Pres. Gloria’sadministration. That is from an outsider, wayoutside and way too distant, looking in. Ourcriticism was mostly based on what we read andbelieve to know from the Internet. Rarely havewe been personally enhanced and informed bya group the likes of a roadshow entourageheaded by Secretary Edgardo Pamintuan of theOffice of the President/External Affairs andChairman of the Subic-Clark Alliance forDevelopment Council.

There is no substitute for personal andinteractive. The internet does not offer and onecannot read sincerity from body language. Thereis no measure of sincerity and conviction bylooking directly at the eyes of Sec. Pamintuan.None of that on the Internet and the global TVfeed from ABS-CBN and the GMA TV network.Simply, overseas Filipinos are deprived ofsincerity and credibility of the news gathered fromthe luxury of technology.

This space is not yet completely convincedbut sincerely applaud Sec. Pamintuan and histeam’s effort to give us importance, come tous and tell us in no sugar-coated terms … “here… take it or leave it but this is what we havedone, what we are doing and promise to do inthe remaining months of Pres. Macapagal-Arroyo’s presidency!” It is an “in-your-face”campaign to offer Malacanang’s side of thestory, a “mano-a’mano” approach to informationdissemination.

Cheers to Sec. Pamintuan, AlexanderCauguiran, Director/Executive Vice President andChief Operating Officer of Clark InternationalAirport Corporation and Undersecretary Danilo deAustria Consumido of the Office of the PresidentExternal Affairs and the other members of the“road show” for braving the frigid weather of NewYork and Chicago to tell us the unappreciatedand misinterpreted side of the story.

Come back soon and more often!

What we initially thought was a missionimpossible was NOT that pala. Nang sinubukannamin, AGYU TAMU pala talaga.

PIG-BRAINED. A lobotomy maybe of acute necessity for the localgovernment of Porac with the reality of the Pandi piggeries in Bulacanvirtually wiped out in the government’s efforts to contain the EbolaReston virus.

Tuesday’s Punto! provided the brief of the syndrome thus:“Kabuhayan sa Pandi, kasamang namatay sa ginawangdepopulation (Livelihood in Pandi died along with the depopulation(of its piggeries).”

Continued the Punto! diagnosis yesterday: “400 litro ngdisinfectant gagamitin sa paglilinis ng babuyang may Ebola (400liters of disinfectant to be used in cleaning piggeries infected withEbola).”

The clean-up drive will take all of one week to destroy whateverremains of the virus in the piggeries after their 6,210 pigs wereculled, burned and buried.

Earlier, the Bureau of Animal Industry was reported to havedecreed that the affected piggeries could not be operational withinsix months at the least.

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Within that period the BAI will keep so-calledsentinel pigs at the piggeries to serve as…well,guinea pigs, for testing if the Ebola Reston virusremained.

A related story also in yesterday’s Punto!: “Bayadsa babuyang may Ebola naantala (Indemnificationof Ebola-affected piggeries delayed)”

“We don’t have indemnity funds available atthe moment, so we should work hard to haveindemnity funds.” No money.

So spake Dr. Romeo Manalili, regionalveterinarian, on his office’s abject lack of funds topay for the 6,210 pigs destroyed.

Sordid realities all that can just as easily occuranywhere where there are piggeries. As they didin Pandi.

Porac, specifically Barangays Sta. Cruz andManibaug Paralaya, with large-scale piggeries ismost susceptible to what we could very well callthe “Pandi Syndrome.”

For a number of years now, residents of thetwo mentioned barangays and the nearby areasof Angeles City have been complaining of thestench emanating from these piggeries.

Not a few – including special children at aschool run by Catholic nuns in Barangay Siñura– have pointed to the piggeries as the cause oftheir respiratory and skin ailments.

This contention we shall never tire of repeatingwhenever the issue of the Porac piggeries is taken.As a study made on piggeries in Majayjay, Lagunadetermined: “Animal wastes are carriers ofdiseases (Delgado, et al., 1999). Some of thecomponents of pig waste that have direct adverseeffects on human health are pathogens, nitrates,and hydrogen sulfide.

“Pathogens can contaminate water and causegastrointestinal diseases. These microorganismsare 10 to 100 times more concentrated in hogwaste than in human waste, which is diluted withwater in sewage treatment plants.”

Still, in the face of such clear and presentdanger to the people, in the din of complaints,and protest actions too, the local government ofPorac has done nothing constructive to alleviatethe sufferings of its constituencies.

When the Ebola Reston virus case arose inPandi, the least expected of the Porac LGU wasto express some concerns too over the piggeriesin its midst. It met the issue with its characteristicindifference.

When the Pinoy Gumising Ka Movement calledon government agencies, particularly the Healthand Agriculture departments to initiate a thoroughinspection of the Porac piggeries, if only to assurethe people that they are safe from the EbolaReston virus, this was what Porac Mayor RogerSantos had to say: “No comment.”

While not a few of those suffering from thestench of the piggeries have raised that million-peso question about some scratch-my-back-I’ll-scratch-yours mutuality between the piggeries andthe Porac LGU, I would still want to give them –the mayor, the sangguniang bayan, and thebarangay chairmen – some benefit of the doubt.

Perhaps, their continuous exposure to somepublicly unknown benefits accruing from thestench of the piggeries could have addled theirbrains, no, could have morphed their brain massinto hog mass.

Utak-babi, as my favorite pulkero (butcher)says. Good only for batsui.

Napag-uusapanlangNi Felix M. Garcia

Kumusta ka balennung ing serbisyo

alang kamasalesen?NANAN ta’la man pung alben tunggal-tunggalDening kekatamung ngeni manungkulan,Manibat na babo angga kalalamanKeraklan kareti e mo’ ayasahan!

Karas keng ngara pin serbisyong pambalenPablasang nanan ta’ la mang paka-lawen,Ing pansarili yang mangibabo karenInia ing problema lalung daragul ken!

Partikular karing lokal a opisyalA mas kapad da pa ing papasyal-pasyal,Kesa king obra a nu’tala inalalYa ing arapan da at e’ing pane lulual.

Ing tutu, keng biling parati lang ‘absent’,Ding keraklan karing atyu keng ‘government’,Ding memalen o ring karelang ‘constituents’A’yanti itamu ding ken ‘disappointed’!

Makanano potang oras a kailanganDing kabalen deti ita’ning kasaupanA sukat dang ibie e ro darasan manKaring opisina ra ken ding keraklan.

Antimo ing isyung kekatang sinulatNakadua na inggil king taung maniawadKasaupan para king megrabe nang anakBan king ospital sa’ adala neng agad.

Kasu, uli na pin nitang malagad paKeng kildap kaleldo ing panlub da ketaDing menasa karen karing tanggapan daAla keng disan ken metung man karela;

Subali mu pin king Gobernador ruguA keta migkalub agiang magkanu mu;Puera pa king iti kang Luchie re tiruBan king PCSO indorsu ne pamu..

Mupin, king bili na ning paniad nang saupNing kalulung indu a’yalang agauk,Nung anti pu kanian kabagal a kimutIng prosesu, lalto la pung makalunus;

Ding anti kareting alang pilisunanNune ing ngara pin financial assistance,Ning gobyernu, dapot uling ala no’mangPriming pondu para king bage anti yan,

Angga mu king deti mipapanuru laNung ninu ing sukat lapitan talaga;Pauli na ning den ala lang programaA makarikil king bage antimo ita?

Pero nung ding atyu ken king KapitolyoMiusig la sang’ mayap keng pamangubyernu,Alang sangkan banting ing siglawe tamuE mirinan pansin agiang makananu;

A nung nu’ posibleng mayan dang agawaIng mag-‘allocate’ la agiang ditak mu sa’Para karing public hospital ken, KakaBa’lang ating puntan detang alang-ala!

Kesa naman ketang makalele la kenDing abling BALAS at ibat keng STL,O ba’t e ta’la pa karing ospital denIbie maging pondu ban magamit la ren?

Asisiguru yung nung e la mataginDing mesabing perang pekasinup yu pin,E la malaso ren o kaya mabatingPotang ding mamalit mataram lang gunting?

ON THIS DAY in 1930, Indian in-dependence leader MohandasGandhi begins a defiant marchto the sea in protest of the Brit-ish monopoly on salt, his bold-est act of civil disobedience yetagainst British rule in India.

Britain's Salt Acts prohibitedIndians from collecting or sell-ing salt, a staple in the Indiandiet. Citizens were forced to buythe vital mineral from the British,who, in addition to exercising amonopoly over the manufactureand sale of salt, also exerted aheavy salt tax. Although India'spoor suffered most under the tax,Indians required salt. Defyingthe Salt Acts, Gandhi reasoned,would be an ingeniously simpleway for many Indians to break aBritish law nonviolently. He de-clared resistance to British saltpolicies to be the unifying themefor his new campaign of satya-graha, or mass civil disobedi-ence.

On March 12, Gandhi set outfrom Sabarmati with 78 followerson a 241-mile march to the coast-al town of Dandi on the ArabianSea. There, Gandhi and his sup-porters were to defy British poli-

cy by making salt from seawa-ter. All along the way, Gandhiaddressed large crowds, and witheach passing day an increasingnumber of people joined the saltsatyagraha. By the time theyreached Dandi on April 5, Gan-dhi was at the head of a crowd oftens of thousands. Gandhi spokeand led prayers and early thenext morning walked down to thesea to make salt.

He had planned to work thesalt flats on the beach, encrust-ed with crystallized sea salt atevery high tide, but the police hadforestalled him by crushing thesalt deposits into the mud. Nev-ertheless, Gandhi reached downand picked up a small lump ofnatural salt out of the mud--andBritish law had been defied. AtDandi, thousands more followedhis lead, and in the coastal cit-ies of Bombay and Karachi, Indi-an nationalists led crowds of cit-izens in making salt. Civil disobe-dience broke out all across In-dia, soon involving millions of In-dians, and British authorities ar-rested more than 60,000 people.Gandhi himself was arrested onMay 5, but the satyagraha con-

tinued without him.On May 21, the poet Saroji-

ni Naidu led 2,500 marchers onthe Dharasana Salt Works,some 150 miles north of Bom-bay. Several hundred British-ledIndian policemen met them andviciously beat the peaceful dem-onstrators. The incident, record-ed by American journalist WebbMiller, prompted an internation-al outcry against British policyin India.

In January 1931, Gandhi wasreleased from prison. He later metwith Lord Irwin, the viceroy of In-dia, and agreed to call off thesatyagraha in exchange for anequal negotiating role at a Lon-don conference on India's future.In August, Gandhi traveled to theconference as the sole represen-tative of the nationalist IndianNational Congress. The meetingwas a disappointment, but Brit-ish leaders had acknowledgedhim as a force they could notsuppress or ignore.

India's independence was fi-nally granted in August 1947.Gandhi was assassinated by aHindu extremist less than sixmonths later.

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TheGossip-millerby Cesar Pambid

ANG PANANATILI niya bilang talent ng GMA-7 ang best birthday gift na natanggap ni JC de Vera sa bisperas ng kanyang 23rdbirthday noong Lunes ng gabi, March 9. Part-owner si JC ng Barrakz bar and restaurant sa Tomas Morato, Quezon City, kaya ditoginanap ang kanyang birthday celebration.

March 10, ang mismong kaarawan ng young actor.Abot hanggang tenga ang ngiti ni JC dahil sa magandang balita na natanggap niya mula sa kanyang manager na si Annabelle

Rama, na hindi siya aalis sa GMA Network at isang afternoon drama show ang gagawin niya sa nabanggit na network.Bilang suporta kay JC, dumating sa kanyang asalto party ang mag-asawang Annabelle at Eddie Gutierrez, at ang kanilang mga

anak na sina Ruffa at Raymond. Naroroon din ang Regal Entertainment producer na si Mrs. Lily Monteverde, ang mga magulang niJC, at ang non-showbiz friends ng aktor.

Ikinuwento ni JC na ang pananatili niya sa GMA-7 ang best birthday gift na natanggap niya.Araw at gabi raw niyang ipinagdarasal na malutas ang kanyang problema. Pero hindi nawala ang pagdududa sa kanya na baka

hindi maging maganda ang resulta ng pakikipag-usap ng manager niya kay Atty. Felipe Gozon, ang President at COO ng GMANetwork.

Para kay JC, timing na timing para sa kanyang 23rd birthday ang magandang pangyayari. Kahit hindi siya sigurado sa kalalabasanng meeting, nagdesisyon si JC na ituloy ang kanyang birthday party.

“Actually, last night lang ako nag-invite. Nag-decide na ituloy natin itong party. Nag-invite na lang ako ng konting friends. Hindi kotalaga ine-expect na ganito karami [ang darating ] kaya... they love me!” natatawang sabi niya.

Ayon kay JC, para siyang natanggalan ng tinik. Matinding kaligayahan ang kanyangnararamdaman kaya talagang may dahilan para mag-celebrate siya.

“Thankful ako siyempre, kumpleto talaga lahat ng mga tao na nasa likod ko. Naisang buwan akong ganito, na lahat ng mga tao na nasa likod ko, talagang sinuportahannila ako,” saad niya.

Kapuso artist pa rin si JC De Vera

Inamin ni JC na iniyakan nito ang problema dahil mahal niya ang kanyang trabaho, mahal niya ang pag-arte, atmahal niya ang pagbibigay ng tuwa sa mga tao.

“Siyempre, worth it...worth it ang pag-iyak ko. Aminado naman ako . Siyempre, bata pa ako, hindi naman akomatanda. Hindi naman siya [pag-iyak] nakakabawas sa pagkalalake.

“Hindi siya simpleng problema. Kapag nawala itong work ko, parang mag-iiba na talaga ang buhay ko. So,napakalaking pagbabago, if ever mawalan ako ng work.

“Yung puso ko talaga, nasa GMA. Sila yung nag-build up sa akin. Sila yung gumawa ng pangalan ko. Hindi ako siJC ngayon kung hindi dahil sa GMA. I think kailangan ko talagang magpasalamat sa kanila dahil, siyempre, sila yunggumawa sa akin... Talagang yung puso ko nasa kanila,” pahayag ni JC.

Naayos man ang kanyang problema,walang plano si JC na makialam sa hidwaan ng manager niya at ng GMA ladyexecutive na si Wilma Galvante.

“Ayoko na lang magsalita tungkol doon, kasi alam naman nating lahat na hindi ko naman talaga gulo ito. Nasa gitnalamang ako ng lahat. Na sa lahat ng nangyari, nagiging midlle man lamang ako.

“For the past one month na nag-aantay ako na magkaroon ng trabaho, yun ang ipinagpe-pray ko na sana magkaayospa rin sila. Sana, maayos lahat ang mga pinag-awayan nila. Sa tingin ko ha, personally, hindi ko talaga kailanganggumawa ng malaking effort [na pagbatiin sina Annabelle at Ms. Wilma] dahil alam naman kasi lahat ng tao na mahal kolang talaga ang trabaho ko.

“Gusto ko lang umarte. Gusto ko lang magpakita ng kung ano ang meron ako. Sa tingin ko, hindi ko kailanganggumawa ng effort, kasi parang wala naman talaga akong ginagawa kasi. Wala talaga akong ginagawang masama.”

Nadamay sa isyu ang mga GMA-7 lady executives na inakusahan na nagpasok kay JC sa kuwarto ni Ms.Wilma noong umiyak ang aktor sa story conference ng Obra (na SRO Cinema Serye na ang titulo).

Sa joint emergency presscon nina Annabelle at JC sa Max’s restaurant sa Roces Avenue, QuezonCity, noong March 5, ipinahayag ni JC ang kanyang pagkadismaya dahil lumabas sa mga newspaperang kuwento tungkol sa kanyang pag-iyak.

Ito ang pahayag noon ni JC:“Siguro naman, hindi kabawasan sa pagkalalake ang pag-iyak. Pumasok ako sa room na

ito, ayokong makasagasa ng kahit na sino kasi hindi naman talaga ako ganoon na tao. Nanagne-namedrop. Na isisisi ko ang lahat ng mga nangyari sa mga tao na nakapaligid sa akin.

“Sa sobrang frustrated ko ng araw na ‘yon, kinausap ako ng lahat ng boss [GMA 7].Excited ako na mag-work, excited ako na umarte... Doon ako nakilala, sa ginawa ko saObra. So ine-expect ko na maganda ang show na ito. So, naghalo-halo na. Sobrangano...sobrang depressed na ako...

“Kinausap ako ng lahat, parang kino-comfort lang ako ng mga tao sa paligid ko, taposdinala nila ako sa room ni Ma’am Wilma na wala naman akong sinabi. So, nagugulat na langako sa mga lumalabas. Yung pag-iyak-iyak na ‘yon. Hindi ko alam, pati ‘yon idinadamay nilasa usapan, e, kung alam naman nila ang totoong nangyari.

“Hindi nila kailangang isama ‘yon. Parang pati ba yun, gagawan n’yo pa ng kuwento?”lahad n JC.

Hindi nagbanggit ng pangalan si JC, pero obvious na ang mga lady executive ng GMA-7ang kanyang tinutukoy.

Dahil sa pahayag niya sa emergency presscon, itinanong kay JC sa birthday partynito ang message niya para sa mga tao na nagdala sa kanya sa loob ng kuwarto ni Ma’amWilma.

“Ako pa rin si JC. Ako pa rin yung JC na nakilala nila. Na malaki ang respeto sakanila. Ako pa rin yung JC na babati sa kanila. Na ako pa rin yung JC na parang walangnangyaring problema.

“Thankful pa rin naman ako sa kanila dahil naintindihan nila ang side ko. Hinditalaga sila nagalit sa akin. Yun din kasi ang na-feel ko. Naging very thankful ako dahilnaging mabait pa rin sila sa akin,” pagwawakas ni JC.

GMA 7 CEO announces all’s well betweenWilma Galvante and Annabelle Rama

NARITO ang kabuuan ng GMA-7 statement na in-e-mail ng kanilang corporate PRsa media:

“Atty. Felipe Gozon together with Annette Gozon Abrogar met with Ms.Annabelle Rama regarding the issue of the contract of JC de Vera.

“In the meeting, Atty. Gozon explained to Ms. Rama that the option torenew JC de Vera’s contract was with the Network.

“Ms. Rama understood and said that JC de Vera wants to stay in GMAlong term and he just wants to be assured of GMA’s support for his career.

“Atty. Gozon told Ms. Rama that JC de Vera had the support of thestation in the past and that there has been no change in this support.

“Ms. Rama agreed to accept the roles that will be assigned to JC by theNetwork.

“As previously planned, JC will soon be appearing in a sinenovela in GMA’ssinenovela timeslot.

“Atty. Gozon explained to Annabelle Rama that in the issue of casting talents,if there are any concerns from the talents themselves or their managers, theycan always reason out with the Network and the Network will listen to whatthey have to say.

“The final decision, however, shall always rest with the Network. Ms. Ramaagreed with Atty. Gozon’s point.

“With regard to Ms. Rama’s allegations againt Ms. Galvante, SVP ofGMA Network, Atty. Gozon told Ms. Rama that he cannot stop Ms. Galvanteif she decides to file a case against Annabelle Rama in her personalcapacity.

“He asked Ms. Rama to try to refrain from further speaking aboutthese issues.

“He also told Ms. Rama that he would similarly request Ms. Galvanteto do the same.”

JC de Vera

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESDepartment of Transportation and

CommunicationsLAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING

AND REGULATORY BOARDRegional Office No. III

City of San Fernando, Pampanga

Application for Approval of Sale andTransfer of a Certificate of PublicConvenience to operate a PUJ Service withExtension of Validity

CASE NO.RFRO-III-2003-01979

CONSTANCIO C. CRUZApplicant-Vendor

CONCEPCION P. TARUCApplicant-Vendee

x————————————————xNOTICE OF HEARING

Application-vendor is a grantee of aCertificate of Public Convenience to operate aPUJ Service issued under Case No. RFRO-III-2003-01979 for the transportation ofpassengers and vice versa on the route:GROTTO (SJDM) – SAPANG PALAY viaMINUYAN (Bulacan) and vice versa with theuse of one (1) unit which certificate is valid upto November 3, 2008. In the Application filedon March 4, 2009, Applicant-Vendees requestauthority for the Approval of Sale and Transferof said Certificate and extend the validity ofsame in her favor including the unit authorizedtherein.

NOTICE is hereby given that thisApplication will be heard by this Board on March17, 2009 at 9:00 A.M at the above address.

Applicant-vendee is hereby ordered topublish this Notice at least TEN (10) days beforethe above date of hearing once in a weeklynewspaper of general circulation in REGION III.

Parties opposed to the granting of theApplication must file their written oppositionssupported by documentary evidence on orbefore the above date, copy of the same befurnished to the applicant, and may if they sodesire appear on the said date and time.

This application will be acted upon bythis Board on the basis of the records of thiscase submitted by the parties, unless theBoard deems it necessary to receive additionaldocumentary evidence for the judiciousresolution of the same.

WITNESS the Honorable Atty. ROBERTD. PEIG, Regional Director, this 4th day ofMarch 2009, in the City of San Fernando,Pampanga.

Atty. JONATHAN V. JAVATE Attorney IV

Punto! Central Luzon: March 12, 2009





Application for Approval of Sale andTransfer of a Certificate of PublicConvenience to operate a PUJ Service withExtension of Validity


EMANO SANTOSApplicant-Vendor

ALEXANDER C. ESTACIOApplicant-Vendee


Application-vendor is a grantee of aCertificate of Public Convenience to operate aPUJ Service issued under Case No. RFRO-III-2003-03092 for the transportation ofpassengers and vice versa on the route:MARISOL – PAMPANG (Angeles City) andvice versa with the use of one (1) unit whichcertificate is valid up to December 22, 2008.In the Application filed on March 4, 2009,Applicant-Vendees request authority for theApproval of Sale and Transfer of said Certificateand extend the validity of same in her favorincluding the unit authorized therein.


Applicant-vendee is hereby ordered topublish this Notice at least TEN (10) days beforethe above date of hearing once in a weeklynewspaper of general circulation in REGIONIII.










Application for Extension of Validity of aCertificate of Public Convenience toOperate a PUJ service.


RUFINO MAULLONApplicant.

x—————————————————xNOTICE OF HEARING

Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate ofPublic Convenience to operate a PUJ Servicefor the transportation of passengers and freighton the route: BALANGA – BRGY.BINUKAWAN (Parang, Bagac, Bataan) andvice versa with the use of one (1) unit, whichCertificate is valid up to April 18, 2009. In theapplication filed on March 4, 2009, applicantrequests for Extension of Validity of saidCertificate with the use of the same number ofunit authorized.


Applicant is hereby ordered to publishthis Notice at least FIVE (5) days before theabove date of hearing once in a dailynewspaper of general circulation in REGIONIII.



WITNESS the Honorable Atty. ROBERTD. PEIG, Regional Director, this 4th day ofMarch 2009 in the City of San Fernando,Pampanga.







Application for Approval of Sale andTransferof a Certificate of Public Convenience tooperatea PUJ Service.


SEVERINO DE GUZMANApplicant-Vendor

ARAMNDO DE GUZMANApplicant-Vendee


Application-vendor is a grantee of aCertificate of Public Convenience to operate aPUJ Service issued under Case No. RFRO-III-2001-01319 for the transportation ofpassengers and vice versa on the route:ANGAT – MEYCAUAYAN via BALIUAG(Bulacan) and vice versa with the use of one(1) unit which certificate is valid up to October4, 2011. In the Application filed on March 6,2009, Applicant-Vendees request authority forthe Approval of Sale and Transfer of saidCertificate and extend the validity of same inher favor including the unit authorized therein.












Application for Extension of Validity of aCertificate of Public Convenience toOperate a PUJ service.


TOMAS C. ESPIRITUApplicant.

x—————————————————xNOTICE OF HEARING

Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate ofPublic Convenience to operate a PUJ Servicefor the transportation of passengers and freighton the route: ANGELES CITY –CONCEPCION via TINABANG and vice versawith the use of two (2) units, which Certificateis valid up to October 4, 2008. In theapplication filed on March 4, 2009, applicantrequests for Extension of Validity of saidCertificate with the use of the same number ofunit authorized..


Applicant is hereby ordered to publishthis Notice at least FIVE (5) days before theabove date of hearing once in a dailynewspaper of general circulation in REGIONIII.



WITNESS the Honorable Atty. ROBERTD. PEIG, Regional Director, this 4th day ofMarch 2009 in the City of San Fernando,Pampanga.







Application for Approval of Sale andTransferof a Certificate of Public Convenience tooperatea PUJ Service.


WILLIAM M. TORRESApplicant-Vendor

SPS. FABIAN & FE SIMBILLOApplicant-Vendee


Application-vendor is a grantee of aCertificate of Public Convenience to operate aPUJ Service issued under Case No. RFRO-III-2002-01233 for the transportation ofpassengers and vice versa on the route:CHECKPOINT – HOLY ANGEL – HIGHWAY(Angeles City) and vice versa with the use ofone (1) unit which certificate is valid up to July10, 2012. In the Application filed on March 4,2009, Applicant-Vendees request authority forthe Approval of Sale and Transfer of saidCertificate and extend the validity of same inher favor including the unit authorized therein.








REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESRegional Trial Court

THIRD JUDICIAL REGIONOFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT

& EX-OFFICIO SHERIFFGuagua, Pampanga

HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUALFUND (HDMF)

Mortgagee,-versus- FREM CASE No. G-09-1824

CESAR C. ROSARIO married toFE C. ROSARIO,

Mortgagors.x—————————————————————————————x

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALEUpon Extra-Judicial Petition for Sale under Act 3135 as amended,

filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (Pag-Ibig), withprincipal office address at Suburbia Commercial Center, McArthurHighway, Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, against CESARC. ROSARIO married to FE C. ROSARIO, with postal address at 410th

Clark Air Base 2009, Angles City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtednesswhich as of August 15, 2008 amounts to FIVE HUNDRED TENTHOUSAND TWENTY TWO & 77/100 (Php 510,022.77) PESOSPhilippine Currency, inclusive of interest and penalty charges thereonand likewise the mortgagor/s shall pay the mortgagee attorney’s feesequivalent to TEN (10%) PERCENT of the total indebtedness plus theexpenses of the foreclosure, the Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff ofthe Regional Trial Court, Guagua, Pampanga thru Sheriff FLORENCIOS. RAZON will sell at public auction ON THE 29TH OF April 2009 at10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the courtroom, MunicipalTrial Court of Floridablanca, Pampanga to the highest bidder/s for CASHor Manager’s Check and in Philippine Currency, the following propertywith all the improvements thereon, to wit;

TRASFER CERTIFICARE OF TITILE NO. 554541-R“A parcel of land (Lot 1-C-1-B-5-J of the subd. Plan Psd-

03-132049, being a portion of Lot 1-C-1-B-5-I, Psd-03-129918,LRC Rec. No.), situated in the Bo. Of Santol (San Jose now),Mun. of F’blanca, Prov. of Pamp. Bounded on the SE., alongline 1-2 by Lot 1-C-1-B-5-I of the subd. Plan; on the SW., alongline 2-3 by Rd. Lot 1-c-1-B-10, Psd-03-129918; on the NW.,along line 3-4 by Lot 1-C-1-B-5-K of the subd. Plan; and on theNE., along line 4-1 by Lot 1-B Psd-33668. Containing an areaof FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY (420) Square Meters more orless x x x.

This NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE will be posted for a period oftwenty (20) days in three (3) conspicuous public places in themunicipality where the subject property is located at Floridablanca,Pampanga where the sale should take place, and likewise a copy willbe published for the same period in the PUNTO Central Luzon, anewspaper of general circulation in the Province of Pampanga, once aweek for three (3) consecutive weeks before the date of auction sale.

Prospective buyers/bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate forthemselves the title of the said property and encumbrances thereon, ifany therebe.

All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressedto this office must be submitted to the undersigned on or before theabove stated date and hour at which time all sealed bids thus submittedshall be opened.

In the event that the Public Auction should not take place on thesaid date, it shall be held on May 06, 2009 also at 10:00 o’clock in themorning and at the same place mentioned above without further notice.

Guagua, Pampanga, March 09, 2009

LORD FRANCIS D. MUSNI Ex-Officio Sheriff

FLORENCIO S. RAZON Sheriff IV

Punto! Central Luzon: March 12, 19 & 26, 2009

CICT Secretary RayAnthony Roxas-Chua IIIsaid the 2009 growth fore-cast is based on the “veryrapid growth” the sectorexhibited in 2008 when itended grossing $6 billionin revenues and 372,000new jobs.

“We also expect it togrow despite the global fi-nancial crisis because ofthe many initiatives under-taken by government likesubsidies for training, ca-reer caravans, making ofassessment tools tostreamline the recruitmentprocess and promotion ofthe 10 ‘Next Wave Cities,”Chua told reporters in apress briefing held afterPresident

Macapagal-Arroyo mether Cabinet at the CyberCity Teleservices in Clarkon Tuesday.

Cyber City presidentJonathan Rosenberg saidthat for th is quarteralone, the companyneeds 500 more call cen-ter agents.

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IT-BPO industry to grow 25%CICT Commissioner

Monchito Ibrahim said thecommission’s key mes-sages in the Cabinetmeeting include the coun-try’s rise as second to In-dia, outside of Canada, inthe IT-BPO market.

“We have put the Phil-ippines in the global IT-BPO map in the last 12months,” Ibrahim said, re-ferring to the inclusion ofthe Iloilo and Davao citiesin the top 31 IT cities byKTMG. Toulons, on theother hand, ranked Cebunumber one.

In 2007, the NationalOutsourcing Associationof UK RP named the Phil-ippine the most outstand-ing IT destination. Thecountry was a finalist in2006 and 2008 in that se-lection, he said. “Hopeful-ly, it’s attainable becausethe industry is growing.The

Philippines had madea name for itself,” Chuasaid, referring to the 20-25-percent growth in 2009.That is 10 percent less ofthe 35-percent growth ex-

perienced by the sector in2008.

In the Cabinet meeting,the CICT raised the needfor policy changes in termsof legislating anti-cybercrime law against attackson digital infrastructure aswell as data privacy law.

Ibrahim also said uni-versity curricula should bere-engineered to adoptservice science and man-agement. Settling in NextWave Cities—Laguna,Cavite, Bacolod, Davao,Iloilo, Pampanga Central(Clark-Angeles City-Maba-lacat), Bulacan Sentraland

Bulacan South, Ca-gayan de Oro and Lipa—offer lower operationscosts, enabling the play-ers to bring the jobswhere the people are,Chua said.

Salaries for voice-based agents ranged fromP12,000 to P15,000monthly, according to Ibra-him. Pay for software de-velopment, engineeringand legal services fetcheshigher salaries.

JOBS ONJUNE 12 RITES

As the IT-BPO indus-try is primed as a key jobgenerator, the national gov-ernment committed to cre-ating more employment.Secretary Silvestro Bellosaid the June 12 Indepen-dence Day rites this yearwill culminate in the givingby President Macapagal-Arroyo of 50,000 certifi-cate of employment toworkers displaced by theglobal financial crisis.

Presidential spokes-person Cerge Remondesaid that on top of the500,000 jobs to be creat-ed by the Department ofPublic Works and High-ways through employmentin public infrastructureprojects, governmentagencies plan to hire180,000 more for emer-gency jobs. Wages for thesix-month employmentwill be sourced from out ofthe P7-billion savings inbelt-tightening measures,Remonde said.

“There are enoughjobs,” he said.

al, Scientific and CulturalOrganization (UNESCO)and the International As-tronomical Union (IAU).

She said 147 countrieswill be participating in the100 HA. The participationof the Philippines, she not-ed, would be based onProclamation No. 1630signed by Pres. Arroyo onSept. 29 last year, com-mitting the Philippines tothe observation of 2009 asthe International Year ofAstronomy and to theholding of the 100 HA fromApril 2 to 5.

Dr. Armando Lee, na-tional organizer of “side-walk astronomers” for the100 HA, said the projectwill commemorate the 400years of Galileo’s use ofthe telescopes in astron-omy. He said the eventwill be the first to be everto mark Galileo as “the firstreal astronomer” and hisuse of the telescope in

astronomy.“We will train our tele-

scopes on Jupiter and themoon whose craters couldbe visible as we expectclear skies especially inthe Philippines during thespan of the 100 HA,” hesaid. Venus, however, isexpected to be too far inthe horizon by then.

Celebre said one of thekey goals of 100 HA is tohave as many people aspossible look through atelescope as Galileo didfor the first time 400 yearsago.

Thus, she said that 10-inch Galileo telescopesfrom Japan are now avail-able in the market and in-formation on where theycould be bought, at aboutUS$10 each, could be pro-vided by her office.

Celebre said that whilethe objective of the 100 HAis to commemorate Gali-leo, it is also meant toarouse interest of the pub-lic, especially the youth,

in astronomy.It could also be a

chance for those interest-ed in UFO’s or unidentifiedflying objects to scour theskies for one, she added.

“We really should beopen minded and be sci-entific in our approach toUFO’s,” she said, notingthat her office has a unitwhich specializes in UFOstudies.

Celebre said that inManila, two powerful tele-scopes from PAGASA willmade accessible to thepublic at the Mall of Asiaand at Sulaiman Park inMalate.

Telescopes for the pub-lic will also be available atthe Rizal Technological

Institute in MadaluyongCity, the only school in thecountry offering a coursecombining engineeringand astronomy, she noted.

The Astronomers’League of the Philippines(ALP) and other astronom-ical societies will alsosponsor “sidewalk astron-omy” in Cebu, PuertoPrincesa, Cagayan deOro, Davao and Legaspicites.

Lee said that whileVenus is expected to betoo far on the horizonduring the span of the100 HA, te lescopescould reveal Saturn withits rings cutting acrossthe middle, or the cratersof the moon.

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MALOLOS CITY – Lumalabo ang posibilidad na muling maupobilang punong lalawigan ng Bulacan si dating Gob. Roberto Pagdan-ganan dahil sa pagkaantala ng kanyang isinampang protesta.

Gayunpaman, sinabi ni Pagdanganan na umaasa siya na mabibi-gyang katarungan pa rin ang kanyang pagkatalo sa 2007 guberna-torial election sa Bulacan

Ayon kay incumbent Gov. Joselito Mendoza, matatagalan pabago madesisyunan ang protesta laban sa kanya ni Pagdanganandahil sa hinakot ang mga balota sa Bulacan na nasa tanggapan ngCommission on Election sa Maynila patungo sa Senate ElectoralTribunal.

“Malabo ang sinasabi niyang muling pag-upo dahil sa naipit ngelection protest ni Pimentel kay Migz Zubiri yung mga balota saBulacan at ipinadadala sa Senate Electoral Tribunal,” ani Mendo-za sa Punto nang siya ay makapanayam nitong Martes.

Iginiit din ni Mendoza na wala siyang pangamba na matatang-gal sa puwesto sanhi ng protestang isinampa ni Pagdangananmatapos ang halalan noong 2007.

“Kung matatanggal ako, tiyak na mainit ang ulo ko, pero naki-kita mo naman ngayon, wala akong sakit ng ulo at pangamba,” aniMendoza.

Hinggil naman sa pahayag ni Pagdanganan na lumamang siyang may 80,000 boto laban kay Mendoza, sinabi ng governor na“bakit hindi siya lalamang ay doon siya sa mga bayan na iyonnanalo, eh, hindi pa nabibilang yung mga boto sa mga bayangnanalo ako.

Para naman kay Pagdanganan, umaasa siya na lilitaw din angkatotohanan hinggil sa nasabing halalan.

“Nagdadasal pa rin ako na lumitaw ang totoo dahil malinawyung mga ebidensya na dinaya ako, kaya’t lumamang ako ngmuling bilangin ang boto sa 10 bayang iprinotesta ko,” ani Pagdan-ganan sa Punto kahapon.

Hinggil naman sa mga pagkaantala sa kanyang protesta, sina-bi ng dating gobernador na tanggap na niya iyon.

“Nalulungkot din ako, pero tanggap ko naman na may mgadelay sa mga legal process dahil may mga prosesong dapatpagdaanan,” aniya.

Matatandaan na noong nakaraang Enero, sinabi ni Pagdanga-nan na malamang makabalik siya sa dating posisyon ngayongbuwan ng Marso.

Binanggit rin niya na na nong Disyembre ay sunod-sunod namosyon ang isinampa ng kampo ni Mendoza sa Comelec upangmaantala ang kanyang election protest.

Bilang isang ehukutibo ng Unilever noong 1986, si Pagdangan-an ay itinalagang gobernador ng Bulacan matapos ang Edsa Rev-olution, at nanungkulan hanggang 1998, kung kailan siya ay ku-mandidatong Senador ngunit natalo.

Muli siyang kumandidatong senador noong 2001, ngunit hindisiya pinalad.

Noong 2007, tinangka niyang magbalik sa Bulacan at nakaha-rap si Mendoza na isang dating kapitan ng Barangay at nakababa-tang kapatid ni dating Gob. Josie Dela Cruz na pumalit kay Pagdan-ganan noong 1998.

Subalit tinalo ng dating kapitan ang dating gobernador ngmaikapon si Mendoza ng botong 364,566, kumpara sa botongnaipon ni Pagdanganan na 348,834 o kalamangang boto na 15,732.

Sa kabila nito, hindi pa rin sumuko si Pagdanganan at noongHunyo 1, 2007 ay isinampa niya ang kanyang election protest saComelec laban kay Mendoza na tinagurian ng marami na “hulingbaraha ni Obet.”

Protesta ni Obetlaban kay Jon-jonnaantala ng kaso

ni Migz Zubiri

THREE ROSES. The birthday celebrator with her mother and their friend, HelenTuazon.

Angeles City Councilor Maricle“Marang” Morales’ birthday party

CHARITY. CouncilorMarang Morales withSister Ma. AllessandrinaCasas of the Duyan niMaria Children’s Home inAngeles City.

BOKING AND SON.Mayor Marino“Boking” Morales andhis U.S. based sonMark Vincent smilefor the camera duringthe birthdaycelebration ofAngeles CityCouncilor Maricel“Marang” Morales,herself a niece of themayor, last Saturday.PHOTOS BY JOEY PAVIA

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