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We stand with the Church

For I fi nd no pleasure in the death of anyone… (Ezekiel 18:32)

BELOVED People of GodWe, your bishops, are deeply concerned due to

many deaths and killings in the campaign against prohibited drugs. This traffi c in illegal drugs needs to be stopped and overcome. But the solution does not lie in the killing of suspected drug users and pushers. We are concerned not only for those who have been killed. The situation of the families of those killed is also cause for concern. Their lives have only become worse. An additional cause of concern is the reign of terror in many places of the poor. Many are killed not because of drugs. Those who kill them are not brought to account. An even greater cause of concern is the indiff erence of many to this kind of wrong. It is considered as normal, and, even worse, something that (according to them) needs to be done.

We are one with many of our countrymen who want change. But change must be guided by truth and justice.

We stand for some basic teachings. These teachings are rooted in our being human, our being Filipino, and our being Christian.

1. The life of every person comes from God. It is he who gives it, and it is he alone who can take it

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IN GRIEF. Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan expresses his “deepest sorrow and condolences” to Mrs.Choi, widow of Jee Ick-Joo during memorial service at Camp Crame where the Korean businessman was murdered after his abduction from his home in Angeles City.

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ANGELES CITY – The ongoing Senate hearing on the Jack Lam case should include Atty. Arthur P. Tugade who was described as “the missing link” by the Pinoy Gumising Ka Movement (PGKM).

Tugade is the ‘missing link’In Jack Lam case

E-JEEP. Gov. Lilia G. Pineda is briefed on the proposed electronic-jeepney plan for the Clark Freeport by SM executives Bien Mateo Supermalls VP for operations, Junias Eusebio, SM regional operations manager, and Andrea Madlambayan, SM Clark manager. P!"#" '+ B"2$ L&-,"2

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CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO -- A massacre of the poor, not a war against il-legal drugs.

This was how the militant Akbayan organi-zation described Pres. Duterte’s campaign against illegal drugs, even as it “welcomed” the pastoral letter of the Catholic Bishops Confer-ence of the Philippines (CBCP) against extra ju-dicial killings.

It noted that while most of the 7,000 peo-ple killed in the govern-ment’s war against drugs were poor, “big time suspects like Peter Lim score a meeting with the President and is able to fl y out of the country un-detected.”

“Corrupt cops report-

No war vs drugs but a massacre of the poor

ed to have used the drug campaign as a pretext to extort money from busi-nessmen are penalized with push ups,” it noted.

Akbayan said Dute-rte’s campaign “is not a war on drugs – a war connotes that the oppo-nent has the organized ability to engage the gov-ernment in combat.”

“But no, there are only 7,000 poor people lying dead on the streets. That is not a war – that is a massacre,” it stressed.

Akbayan described the CBCP pastoral letter as “a necessary develop-ment that should help re-mind the public that kill-ing is not a solution to the country’s problems.”

It also lamented that “an entire ethnic minori-ty – Moros, are insulted

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ANGELES CITY – De-spite news of rogue po-licemen from this city continuously hogging the headlines for vari-ous high profi le crimi-nal off enses, criminolo-gy students of Systems Plus College Foundation (SPCF) here picked on

CLARK FREEPORT -- Over two decades since this former US military base was established as economic zone, the state-owned Clark De-velopment Corp. (CDC)

WITH LEASE CONTRACTS EXPIRING

New master dev’t plan for Clark afoot

has announced the for-mulation of a new Mas-ter Development Plan (MDP) for this freeport, with an eye for “a new business landscape.”

CDC president and

CEO Noel Manankil said that “many of CDC’s 25-year contracts or lease agreements signed with locators since CDC was established in 1993 will

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NOT YET COPS BUT ALREADY ABUSIVE

Criminology studes pick fi ght with jazz bar patrons

patrons of a jazz bar ear-ly Friday night accusing them of “tiger looks.”

The incident that hap-pened past 7 p.m. sur-prised patrons who were seated behind the group who in turn were seat-ed in front of the stage where the “Kapamu Jazz

Band” was playing.The SPCF criminol-

ogy students, who were wearing polo shirts with name plates and em-blazoned with “criminol-ogy” at their backs and their school logo in front, stood up and confronted

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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - Left-leaning organizations have lamented Pres. Dute-rte’s lifting of ceasefi re, but have urged the continuation of peace talks between the Phil-ippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).

In separate statements, the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) and the Pam-bansang Lakas ng Mamamal-akaya ng Pilipinas (Pamal-akaya) stressed the need for peace to pave the way for the uplift of Filipinos from poverty.

“The continuation of the peace negotiations is in the best interest of farmers who are pressing for genuine land reform, land distribution and

Leftist groups lament scrapping of ceasefi re, urge continued talks

real change under the Duterte administration,” KMP said.

This, even as Pamalakaya noted that “poverty, landless-ness, hunger, injustice and gross human rights violations among the marginalized sec-tor are the compelling reasons why there is an urgent need to attain the just and lasting peace in the country.”

KMP chairman Joseph Canlas said “farmers want the peace negotiations to contin-ue. We want the peace talks to help address the problem of land monopoly, landlessness of farmers, unemployment and to realize the equitable distri-bution of social wealth.”

“The peace negotiation is a separate and distinct track of struggle to press for signifi cant pro-people reforms. While the

New People’s Army and Pres-ident Duterte announced the termination of the unilateral in-terim ceasefi res, it should not hinder the continuation of the talks that is gaining relevant developments with regard to discussions on the Compre-hensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms (CAS-ER) particularly agrarian re-form and rural development,” Canlas said.

He cited an “outcome of third round of the peace talks in Rome that the government, in principle, acquiesced to free land distribution to farmers and farm workers. That alone, is a milestone with regard to pushing for socio-economic reforms and enough grounds to continue the talks.”

For his part, KMP Southern

Mindanao leader Pedro Arna-do said that “for us farmers, a just peace means food for our families, education for our children and recognition of our right to the land we till.”

“We call for the continu-ation of the peace talks and compliance to the Compre-hensive Agreement on Re-spect for Human Rights and International Law (CAHRIHL) to avoid rights violations of ci-vilians,” said Arnado who also noted that at least 20 farmers and national minorities were killed during the ceasefi re pe-riod.

“Historically, it is the peas-ant masses that have made the ultimate sacrifi ces to achieve peace. The cost of peace is too expensive, farmers have paid it with their lives,” Arnado

added. At the same time,

Pamapalakaya chairman Fer-nando Hicap expressed dis-appointment over Pres. Dute-rte’s “arbitrary decision to end the ongoing peace negotia-tion with the NDFP which now tackles the Comprehensive Agreement on Socio-Econom-ic Reforms (CASER).”

In a statement, Pamal-akaya said “genuine peace could not be achieved with-in the negotiating table if the Philippine government will continue to obey the dictates of those anti-peace high rank-ing government offi cials and military generals who work hand in glove to sabotage the peace. Hence, true peace lies within the hands of the Filipino people through their struggle.”

GRANT. Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan receives a P2-M check from DTI-R3 director Elenita Ordonio during the special fl ag raising ceremony held at the Ospital ning Angeles. Joining them in the turnover rites are the city councilors headed by Vice Mayor Bryan Matthew Nepomuceno (4th from R), City Treasurer Juliet Quinsaat (2nd from R), Kuliat Foundation Inc. president Marco Nepomuceno (left), and Gender and Development offi cer Purita David (2nd from L). P!"#" -"3%#*,+ "( AC-CIO

ANGELES CITY- Mayor Edgardo Pa-mintuan, on Monday, formally received a check woth P 2 million from the De-partment of Trade and Industries- Re-gion 3 (DTI-R3) for the establishment of this city’s One Town, One Product (OTOP) Store Express.

The amount refl ects the approved application of the city government in 2016 from the DTI’s menu of projects granted under its Bottom-up Budgeting (BuB) Program.

“The primary intention of the OTOP

AC gets P2-M from DTI’s BuB programStore Express is to showcase the best products of Angeles City that are mar-ketable both to locals and tourists,” said DTI-R3 Director Elenita Ordonio.

Back in 2015, the city government of Angeles applied for its fi rst grant un-der the DTI’s “Yamang Pinoy” program to conduct various training programs intended to benefi t start-up and exist-ing city entrepreneurs and enterprises.

Mayor Pamintuan said that the amount will further support the trade and marketing campaign of Angeles

City.“This budget allocation from the DTI

will really give our city a boost in terms of the promotion of our locally pro-duced goods,” said Mayor Pamintuan.

“The soon-to-be established OTOP Store Express will also be a better ven-ue for us to campaign for the city’s mar-keting potentials as it will house and showcase nothing but the best prod-ucts of Angeles City,” Mayor Pamintu-an added.

With its accessibility to prospective

markets and relative infrastructures, the city’s Museo ning Angeles is seen to house the said OTOP Store Express.

Also present during the turnover ceremonies are Vice Mayor Bryan Mat-thew Nepomuceno, Councilors Amos Rivera, Alexander Indiongco, Jericho Aguas, Dan Lacson, Joseph Ponce, City Treasurer Juliet Quinsaat, Gender and Development Offi cer Purita David, and the President of Kuliat Foundation Incorporated, Marco Nepomuceno.

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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – More jail offi cers are needed to beef-up the personnel of the Bureau of Jail Manage-ment and Penology (BJMP) in Region for its operations.

“Applicants for our Jail Of-fi cer 1 positions must be Fili-

BJMP 3 in need of jail offi cerspino citizens aged 21-30 years old who are holders of a bach-elor’s degree, of good mor-al character, and must have passed the neuro-psychiatric evaluation, medical examina-tion, and drug test,” BJMP Re-gional Director Chief Supt. Ro-meo Ogoy said.

Applicants must have a

height of at least 1.62m for males and 1.57m for females and must weigh not more or less than 5 kilograms from the standard weight correspond-ing to his/her height, age, and gender.

“A waiver for age and height requirements shall au-tomatically be granted to ap-

plicants belonging to cultural communities,” Ogoy added.

Applicants must have also not been dishonorably dis-charged from previous em-ployment nor have been con-victed by fi nal judgment of an off ense or crime involving mor-al turpitude.

“Those who are interested

and qualifi ed may visit our Admin Offi ce at the BJMP Regional Offi ce in the Re-gional Government Center, Maimpis, City of San Fernan-do,” Ogoy said.

They may also con-tact (045) 455-3901 or 09274120978 for more infor-mation.

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CLARK FREEPORT – It’s yet another point for the pro-peo-ple scoreboard of Pres. Dute-rte.

Over 22,400 clients have already been served by the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) One-Stop Processing Center (OSPC) the President established here four months ago, the Central Luzon offi ce of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) re-ported here yesterday.

“The existence of the OPSC at Clark Polytechnic compound was able to cut down time for complying with government requirements, making it convenient for our OFW-clients, especially those fl ying from the Clark Interna-tional Airport,” DOLE regional director Ana Dione said.

She cited records say-ing that from Sept. 12, 2016 to Jan. 31, 2017, DOLE-at-tached Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), Overseas Work-ers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Technical Educa-tion and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and Pro-fessional Regulation Commis-sion (PRC) served 4,716 cli-ents over the period.

The total included 2,328 OFWs who availed them-selves of POEA’s documenta-tion of workers-on-leave oth-erwise known as Balik Mang-gagawa Program, she said.

Dione said 1,087 OFWs had either registered or re-

OFW one-stop shop at Clark scoring well for Duterte

newed their OWWA member-ships while 906 clients were served under TESDA’s Train-ing Assistance and Scholar-ship Program and were pro-vided assistance in getting various registrations.

This is on top of 395 clients who were able to have their professional licenses issued or renewed by the PRC within an hour, she added.

“Aside from DOLE-at-tached agencies, partner agencies also housed at the OSPC have contributed in fast-tracking their respective

services benefi ting around 17,730 clients during the same period,” she also said.

Dione also noted that the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. processed membership registrations of 6,671 clients while the Home Mutual Devel-opment Fund processed the membership and screening of loyalty cards for 6,002 clients.

Also, the National Bureau of Investigation issued clear-ance certifi cates to 3,095 cli-ents.

Social Security System, for its part, assisted 1,036 clients

on registration and member-ship data amendment, accep-tance of benefi t or loan claim applications, and contribution or loan status verifi cation.

Dione also said the Tour-ism Infrastructure and Enter-prise Zone Authority, Maritime Industry Authority, Commis-sion on Higher Education, and Bureau of Immigration provid-ed their respective services to 856 clients.

“We are very thankful for the very positive feedback we’ve received so far. This will boost the morale of every

personnel, irrespective of their agencies, manning our OFW OPSC,” Dione added.

“But we also recognize that we have areas of concerns that need to be addressed as we cannot entirely please ev-erybody. We do apologize for any inconvenience our clients may have experienced. The people who man this Cen-ter are also human and could sometimes fall short, but rest assured, we are always work-ing on improving the way we do things to serve our clients better,” Dione added.

THUMBS UP. Gov. Lilia G. Pineda joins in the exhilaration of the successful launch of a mulberry plantation for tea production at the Pampanga State Agricultural University with the delegation of the proponent Kuwanasato Co. headed by Han Somin, Pines International Academy CEO Brian Park and PSAU president Honorio Soriano Jr.

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back. Not even the government has a right to kill life because it is only God’s steward and not the owner of life.

2. The opportunity to change is never lost in every person. This is because God is merciful, as our Holy Father Pope Francis repeatedly teaches. We just fi nished celebrating the Jubilee Year of Mercy, and the World Apostolic Congress on Mercy. These events deepened our awareness that the Lord Jesus Christ off ered his own life for sinners, to redeem them and give them a new future.

3. To destroy one’s own life and the life of another, is a grave sin and does evil to society. The use of drugs is a sign that a person no longer values his own life, and endangers the lives of others. We must all work together to solve the drug problem and work for the rehabilitation of drug addicts.

4. Every person has a right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. Society has ways and processes to catch, prove guilty and punish perpetrators of crimes. This process must be followed, especially by agents of the law.

5. Any action that harms another (seriously) is a grave sin. To push drugs is a grave sin as is killing (except in self-defense). We cannot correct a wrong by doing another wrong. A good purpose is not a justifi cation for using evil means. It is good to remove the drug problem, but to kill in order to achieve this is also wrong.

6. The deep root of the drug problem and criminality is the poverty of the majority, the destruction of the family and corruption in society. The step we have to take is to overcome poverty, especially through the giving of permanent work and suffi cient wages to workers. Let us strengthen and carry forward the unity and love of the family members. Let us not allow any law that destroys the unity of families. We must also give priority to reforming rogue policemen and corrupt judges. The excessively slow adjudication of court cases is one big reason for the spread of criminality. Often it is the poor who suff er from this system. We also call upon elected politicians to serve the common good of the people and not their own interests.

7. To consent and to keep silent in front of evil is to be an accomplice to it. If we neglect the drug addicts and pushers, we have become part of the drug problem. If we consent or allow the killing of suspected drug addicts, we shall also be responsible for their deaths.

We in the Church will continue to speak against evil even as we acknowledge and repent of our own shortcomings. We will do this even if it will bring persecution upon us because we are all brothers and sisters responsible for each other. We will help drug addicts so that they may be healed and start a new life. We will stand in solidarity and care for those left behind by those who have been killed and for the victims of drug addicts. Let us renew our eff orts to strengthen families.

Those of us who are leaders in the Church should strive to push forward or continue programs that will uplift the poor, like livelihood, education and health programs. Above all we will live up to — we all will live up to — becoming a Church of the Poor.

Let us not allow fear to reign and keep us silent. Let us put into practice not only our native inner strength but the strength that comes from our Christian faith. Our Lord Jesus promised us: “You will have affl iction in this world, but take courage, I have overcome the world” (Jn. 16:33).

“What will separate us from the love of Christ? Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword? No, in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly through him who loved us.” (Rom. 8:35,37) Yes, indeed, “For the Spirit that is in you is more powerful than the spirit in those who belong in the world.” (1 Jn. 4:4)

As we commemorate the 100th year of the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima, let us respond to her call for prayer and repentance for the peace of our communities and of our country shrouded in the darkness of vice and death.

Mary, Mother of Perpetual Help, Pray for us.

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines,January 30, 2017

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Murder, we writeO, ANGELES din ito.

TV Patrol’s Noli de Castro introduced thus his Kabayan Special Patrol clip on the still unresolved June 2015 gruesome killing of bank teller Tania Camille Dee allegedly by her estranged husband Fidel Shieldon Arcenas inside posh Sta. Maria Subd. in Barangay Balibago.

De Castro’s overtone slashing further at the city’s tattered image, coming in the wake of a slew of news on the twists and turns rising out of Jee Ick-Joo’s abduction and subsequent execution by police elements.

No more queries of “Where’s the mayor?” now, what with the Honorable Edgardo Pamintuan having had his solemn presence impacted – on national television yet – beside a fuming General Bato de la Rosa punishing the city’s kidnap cops last week with push-ups.

And, offi cially, personally, sincerely expressing his deepest condolences to Jee’s widow in memorial services at Camp Crame Monday.

The question du jour is: What is happening to the city? As I gathered from not a few caff einated heads at the Starbukcks, Krispy Kreme and Coff ee Bean and Tea Leaf I frequented.

No, it does not take the mayor to answer that question. I can very well do that. As I did, indeed, with my coff ee confederates, thus: What is happening to the city now that has not happened to it before?

The killing of a Korean?We listed fi ve fatalities in some previous

column: Her Tae Suk, 65, shot dead while walking with three other Koreans toward Prism Hotel in Clarkview Avenue on Feb. 19, 2014; Park Youn Jae, 60, owner of Royal Hotel in Barangay Cutcut, shot dead inside his offi ce at the Koreatown along Friendship Highway here on Sept. 17, 2015; two males and one female with gunshot wounds in the head dumped at the FVR megadike on Oct. 12, 2016.

Murder – being victims of it – is far from exclusive to Koreans in the city.

Much as the terror that gripped Koreatown in the wake of Jee’s kidnap-murder, fear engulfed the Australian community in July 2008 when, in a span of three weeks, one Tylar Hammond, 64, was found hogtied and stabbed inside his residence in Balibago; tourist Keith Joseph Cook, 68, was killed in the city’s entertainment district; and one Raymund Arthur Kelly, 56, was seriously injured after being shot at point blank range by motorcycle-riding robbers.

As with the Koreans now, the Australians then feared they had become specifi c targets of criminal gangs in the city.

The single attack on foreigners in the city

with the most number of casualties remains the killing of three US servicemen and one Filipino mistaken for an American by NPA partisans in separate places on October 27, 1987. As fresh as the blood spilled on that day, a recall of the names of the victims: A1C Stephen Faust, SSgt. Randy Davis, Sgt. Herculeano Mangente, and furniture maker Joseph Porter – all shot dead as “targets of opportunity.”

The “city of friendship,” as Angeles was hailed during the mayorship of Blueboy Nepomuceno, quickly morphed into “murder capital” with – sound the dirges now – sisig queen Aling Lucing, businessman Arwin Ting, trader and disc jockey Heherson Punzalan, apl.de.ap half-brother Joven Pineda Deala, Angeles City oldtimer American national George Lavalley, Barangay Pulung Maragul chairman Edilberto Cayanan, American tourist Jerry Melton, former Barangay Malabanas chairman Thelmo Lalic, to name just the high-profi le victims.

Much earlier, there was the so-called “festival of death” in May-June 1988 chronicled by the Angeles Sun where some 40 individuals were murdered – the city engineer Filomeno Bonifacio, human rights lawyer Ramon Cura, medical practitioner Pat Santiago, a number of policemen and militants killed in a war of attrition between urban partisans and right-wing vigilantes; the common criminals pouncing on a whole family of seven, a couple and their three house helps, a jeepney driver, a retiree, the ordinary folk.

It took no less than then-Rep. Carmelo F. Lazatin, noting how the resurgence of violence in Angeles had reached alarming proportions, to call on the military and civilian authorities – and sit down with them – to craft “pre-emptive actions” to confront the deteriorating peace and order situation.

Murder, we wrote about then. Murder, we write about now.

Aye, what is happening to Angeles City now that has not happened to it before?

Why, even the city police corps is – now as then – the bumbling, inept, idiotic Keystone Cops of silent-movie Hollywood. Or, in the local parlance, the pulis patola and the pulis pansitancombined.

With the few exceptions rising to the challenges of “tokhang for ransom” or pushing up to extortion and thievery.

ON FEBRUARY 7, 1986, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) conducted the presidential and vice-presiden-tial “snap” elections with in-cumbent President Ferdinand E. Marcos and former Senate President and Foreign Minis-ter Arturo M. Tolentino running against the tandem of Mrs. Corazon C. Aquino and former Senator Salvador H. Laurel.

Mrs. Aquino, the opposition candidate for the presidency, was the widow of former Sena-

tor Benigno S. Aquino Jr., who was assassinated at the Ma-nila International Airport upon his return on August 21, 1983 from a three-year self-exile in the United States.

The then Marcos-con-trolled Batasang Pambansa proclaimed Marcos and To-lentino as winners in the pres-idential and vice-presidential race.

However, the opposition members refused to accept the poll results which they

claimed as fraudulent.Mrs. Aquino and other op-

position leaders called for na-tionwide protests and civil dis-obedience against Marcos. The Filipino people, including church leaders, heeded her call and rallied behind her.

These series of events eventually led to the ousting of Marcos and the installation of Mrs. Aquino as the country’s 11th President on February 25, 1986 through the People Power Revolution.

The Comelec conducts presidentialand vice-presidential ‘snap’ elections

The world is governed more by appearances than realities, so that it is fully as necessary to seem to know something as to know it. –Daniel Webster

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Halo-haloDing Cervantes

OpinionNapag-uusapanLangFelix M. Garcia

Over and over, Garabandal

OVER AND OVER I write about the spectacular apparitions of the Blessed Mother in Garabandal, Spain from 1961 to 1965. The seers were children then – Conchita, Mari Loli, Jacinta and Mari Cruz. All of them later married and continued to live exemplary lives, although Mari Loli passed on in 2009 after having accepted the Blessed Mother’s suggestion to be a “victim soul” for others.

Garabandal was the fi rst apparition that deeply touched me. I fi rst encountered it in a small bookstore in San Fernando, piled up among books for sale. The book itself looked unattractive, as it comprised of cheap bookpaper with a faded cover and an unfamiliar title. Why I picked it I don’t know, but when I browsed through the pages I decided it was worth the read. And so started my career in Marian writing through the next decades.

Why Garabandal? For the powerful manifestations of the supernatural during the apparitions and for Padre Pio and Pope Paul VI’s belief in its authenticity. And yes, for the three serious prophecies it relays to mankind: the Warning, the Miracle and, conditionally, the Chastisement. These three, I strongly believe as many followers of Garabandal do, belong to our times.

Perhaps this year, perhaps next year, the Warning will take place. Let me therefore share with you interviews of Conchita, often referred to as the main seer, on the Warning. The interviews were done in various years, starting 1965.

Q. Will the Warning be a visible thing or an interior thing or both?

A. The Warning is a thing that comes directly from God and will be visible throughout the entire world, in whatever place anyone might be.

Q. Will the Warning reveal personal sins to every person in the world and to persons of all faiths, including atheists?

A. Yes, the Warning will be like a revelation of our sins – as como si revelase nuestros pecados, and it will be seen and experienced by believers and non-believers and people of any religion whatsoever.

Q. Is it true that the Warning will cause many people to remember the dead?

A. The Warning is like a purifi cation for the Miracle. And it is a sort of a catastrophe. It will make us think of the dead, that is, we would prefer to be dead than to experience the Warning.

Q. Will the Warning be recognized by the world as a direct sign from God?

A. Certainly - claro, and for this reason I believe it is impossible that the world could be so hardened as not to change.

In October, 1968:Q. We have heard that some say the

Warning may be a natural phenomenon butwill be used by God to speak to mankind. Is

this true?A. The Warning is something supernatural

and will not be explained by science. It will be seen and felt.

Q. Conchita, can you explain the statement that during the Warning we will know ourselves and the sins we have committed?

A. The Warning will be a correction of the conscience of the world.

Q. What about the many people who do not know Christ; how will they understand the Warning?

A. For those who do not know Christ (non-Christian) they will believe it is a Warning from God.

In 1973:Q. What will occur on the day of the Warning?A. The most important thing about that

day is that everyone in the whole world will see a sign, a grace, or a punishment within themselves — in other words a Warning. They will fi nd themselves all alone in the world no matter where they are at the time, alone with their conscience right before God. They will then see all their sins and what their sins have caused.

Q. Will all feel it at the same time?A. Yes, at the same time.Q. How long will it last, a half hour, an hour?A. I really don’t know. I think that fi ve minutes

would be an adequate time.

Q. How will we feel it?A. We will all feel it diff erently because it

will depend on our conscience. The Warning will be very personal; therefore, we will all react diff erently to it. The most important thing will be to recognize our own sins and the bad consequences of them. You will have a diff erent view of the Warning than me because your sins are diff erent from mine.

Q. Will something happen to me because of my sins? I mean will physical harm come upon me as a result of them?

A. No, unless it’s something that results from the shock, for example, a heart attack.

Q. So then it will bring no physical harm but will consist of facing God alone with my sins. How about the good things; will I see them also?

A. No. This will be only a Warning to see what you have done with your sins. It will be like a purifi cation before the Miracle to see if with the Warning and Miracle we (meaning the whole world) will be converted.

Q. So this Warning can occur any day now?A. Yes, but I don’t know the date when it will

occur.In February, 1977:Q. When did you learn about the Warning

and from whom?A. The only thing that I remember well is that

it was the Virgin who told me of it.Q. Would you repeat for us what you know

about the Warning?A. What I remember now is that the Virgin

told me that before the Miracle God will be sending us a Warning so as to purify us or prepare us to see the Miracle and in this way we may draw enough grace to change our lives toward God. She told me what the Warning will consist of but not the date. I am not able to say what it consists of but I am able to say what it will be like, more or less. It is a phenomenon which will be seen and felt in all the world and everywhere; I have always given as an example that of two stars that collide. This phenomenon will not cause physical damage, but it will horrify us because at that very moment we will see our souls and the harm we have done. It will be as though we were in agony but we will not die by its eff ects but perhaps we will die of fright or shock to see ourselves. May the Virgin forgive me if I do not explain it the way it is, but I am trying to tell you ... after knowing what the Warning will be like that day.

Q. Did you ‘see ‘or ‘hear ‘about the Warning?A. The Virgin told me of its coming.Q. If the Warning only lasts a short time, will

the world remember it as coming from God or will it only appear to have been a dream or an illusion?

A. I have never said that the Warning will be a short moment. What I have said is that even if it were a moment it will be very impressive and terrible. No one will have doubts of it being from God, and of its not being human. I, who know what it is, am very much afraid of that day.

Q. Many years ago, you told us the event of the Warning begins with the letter “A.” Since Our Lady never told you not to reveal it, can you now mention it?

A. She did not forbid it, but I don’t know why I haven’t said it and I don’t feel as though I should say it now.

Q. You once said to Fr. Marcelino Andreu, (When you see the Warning you will know we have opened up the end of time. “ Can you explain what you meant by this?

A. The Virgin told us that the Warning and Miracle will be the last warnings or public spectaculars that God will give us. This is why I believe that after them we will be near the end of time.

Q. Do you have any words of advice for the people in order that they might prepare for this event?

A. We must always be prepared for our

Damay patiang malinis

PANG-‘BELIEVE It or Not’ na ni Mr. Ripleyitong dito ngayon sa’tin nangyayari,kung saan di lang sa hanay ng PNPang sangkot sa isyung gawang di mabuti

Kundi pati na rin ang ilang tauhanng ating NBI, na tila direktangmay partisipasyon sa ‘kidnap for ransom’sa isang negosyanteng Korean national

Na dinukot mula sa Angeles cityat pagkatapos ay diyan sa Camp Cramedinala mismo ng pulis na nasabiat pansamantalang dito dinetine

Subalit sa hindi malinaw na ulatat/o pangyayari na ating nakalap, nitong bandang huli na lamang lumabassa ‘news report’ itong iba pang naganap

Na binigay na nga ang kanilang hilingsa kapamilya n’yan pero pinatay dinng isang SPO 3 Sta. Isabel,(na napabalitang pinaka-‘mastermind’)

Ng nasabing mga alagad ng batas,na sila ang sukat mangalaga dapatsa konstitusyon ng Inang Pilipinaspero sila itong unang lumalabag

Pagdating sa puntong ang takbo ng isipay pangsarili ang lubos nananaig,kaya’t ang hantungan ay di sa matuwid,kundi sa masama’t di kanais-nais

At sa maka-hayop na kaisipan dinlaging nakatutok ang puso’t damdamin,kung saan ang tuksong di kayang pigilinang namamayani anhin mang supilin. Kasi ang anumang nakasayan nang kahit sinuman ay di na n’yan bastamakayang kontrolin ang sarili niyalalo’t pagdating sa alindog ng pera.

Kung saan pati ang may kwarta na’t lahatay nagagawa pa nilang mangulimbatsa kaban ng bayan sa paraang sikwatsukdang ang dangal ay mabaon sa lusak.

Kaya naman dala na rin kadalasannitong ang dulot n’yan ay kapangyarihan,di na kakaunti ang nagnasang yumamansa kahit na anong klase ng paraan

Gaya na lang nitong ating ‘subject’ ngayonna hayan, kundi man lahat nakakulongpero saan sa akala kaya n’yan hahantongang kanilang kaso na ‘kidnap for ransom?’

Ipagpalagay ng lahat ay absuwelto(dahil magaling ang mga abogadona makukuha r’yan ng mga damuho)pero saan pa yan posibleng patungo

Kundi sa kawalan ng pagkakitaano ng disenteng trabahong mapasukan, pagkat ang magkarun ng kasong tulad n’yanay tunay naman ding pinangingilagan.

Kaya saan pa yan posibleng pulutinkundi sa ika nga ay sa kangkungan dinhanggang sa tuluyang mabuwal sa dilimkung walang magkusang sila ay sagipin?!

souls in peace and not tie ourselves down so much to this world. Instead, we must think very often that we are here to go to heaven and to be saints.

Q. It (the Warning) is not going to hurt you?A. No. To me, it’s like two stars... that crash and make a lot of

noise and a lot of light but they don’t fall... It’s something that’s not going to hurt us but we’re going to see it. In that moment, we’re going to see our conscience. You’re going to see everything wrong that you’re doing.

Q. You ‘re going to see everything wrong that you are doing?A. Yes. And you’re going to see the good that you’re not

doing. (To be continued)

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NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of JUAN C. PANGILINAN JR. who

died intestate on November 4, 2015 in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga executed a Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement with Deed of Donation of his estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 9, Block 2 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-2626, being a portion of Lot 2255-A-2-G described on plan (LRC) Cad. Rec. No. 145 of the Cadastral Survey of San Fernando), situated in the Bo. of San Juan and Sto. Nino, Mun. of San Fernando, Prov. of Pamp. and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 138356-R issued by the Registry of Deeds for the Province of Pampanga, before Notary Public Bona Carmela Bien as per Doc No. 3, Page No. 2, Book No. 1, Series of 2017.

Punto! Central Luzon: February 6, 13 & 20, 2017

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

GUAGUA, PAMPANGA

RURAL BANK OF PORAC (PAMP), INC.,Represented by its PresidentLourdes Connie C. Tayag Petitioner/Mortgagee, FREM CASE NO. G-16-2361 -versus- For: Extra-Judicial Foreclosure

SPOUSES MANUELITO R. CERENAAND LINA M. CERENA Respondents/Mortgagors,

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

Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure fi led by Rural Bank of Porac (Pamp.), Inc. represented by Lourdes Connie C. Tayag, mortgagee with principal offi ce at Sto. Rosario St. Angeles City, against Spouses Manuelito R. Cerena and Lina M. Cerena, residents of Purok 2, Sta. Monica, Floridablanca, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of November 25, 2016 amounts to FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY FOUR PESOS & 17/100 (P 537,734.17) Philippine currency, and other obligation that may become due and demandable plus the expenses of the foreclosure, the Clerk of Court & Ex-Offi cio Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Guagua, Pampanga thru Sheriff Hernando M. Panganiban, will sell at public auction on March 3, 2017 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning at the Municipal Trial Court of Floridablanca, Pampanga to the highest bidder, for cash in Philippine currency, the herein described real property with all its existing improvements, to wit;

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 617493-RA parcel of land (Lot 6 Blk. 4 of the subd. plan Psd-03-

047947, being a portion of Lot 18-E, (LRC) Psd-180526, LRC Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of Sta. Monica, Mun. of Floridablanca, Prov. of Pampanga. Bounded on the NE., along line 1-2 by Lot 5 Blk. 4; on the SE., along line 2-3 by Rd. Lot 2; on the SW., along line 3-4 by Lot 7; and on the NW., along line 4-1 by Lot 3, both of Blk. 4, all of the subd. plan. Beg. at a pt. marked “1” on plan, being S. 52 deg. 38’W., 3112.00 m. from BLLM # 1, Floridablanca Cad.; thence S. 38 deg. 14’ E., 20.00 m. to pt. 2; thence S. 51 deg. 46’W., 20.00 m. to pt. 3; thence N. 38 deg. 14’W., 20.00 m. to pt. 4; thence N. 51 deg. 46’E., 20.00 m. to the pt. of beg.; containing an area of FOUR HUNDRED (400) Square Meters.

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

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

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

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on March 10, 2017 at the same time and place without further notice.

Guagua, Pampanga, January 31, 2017.

NORMITA R. MERCADOOIC-Clerk of Court & Ex-Offi cio Sheriff

Hernando M. Panganiban Sheriff IV Copy furnished:Lourdes Connie C. TayagRural Bank of Porac (Pamp.), Inc.Sto. Rosario St. Angeles City

Spouses Manuelito R. Cerenaand Lina M. CerenaPurok 2, Sta. Monica,Floridablanca, Pampanga

PUNTO! Central Luzon: February 6, 13 & 20, 2017

The PGKM point-ed out that Tugade was Clark Development Corp. (CDC) president and CEO for more than three years beginning with his appointment on December 18, 2012 un-til his resignation on April 26, 2016.

Tugade, now sec-retary of transportation should be included in the Senate investigation,

Tugade is the ‘missing link’said PGKM chair Ruper-to Cruz here over-the-weekend.

According to Cruz, Tugade should not feign innocence in the Jack Lam case involving ille-gal online gaming, hu-man traffi cking and brib-ery at the Fontana Lei-sure Parks and Casi-no because he was at the helm of CDC during Lam’s heyday.

There are even re-ports that one of Tu-

gade’s children reported-ly got married at Fontana with Lam as one of the godfathers.

“He knows more than anybody in Clark that is why he should be inves-tigated to check his liabil-ity, if any, since he is the former CDC president and CEO and Fontana is a locator in Clark,” Cruz pointed out.

“There was a rush of Chinese nationals in Clark and he did not

know about it?” asked Cruz. “All foreigners wanting to work in Clark and applying for permits pass though the CDC,” he said.

“The Senate inves-tigation should not be closed until Tugade is investigated otherwise everything is just a “mo-ro-moro” if the real cul-prits will not be exposed and held liable,” he add-ed.

Tugade should not be

spared from this hearing, he said.

UndesirableCruz also said Lam

should be considered as an “undesirable alien” in-stead of allowing him to come back and pay back taxes to the government even if it runs in billions. “Economic sabotage should be punishable with capital punishment,” he pointed out.

The PGKM said the two BI associate com-missioners that fi gured in the multi-million-pesos bribery scandal should not only be dismissed but be placed behind bars and disbarred and their licenses revoked.

Meanwhile, Cruz said Justice Secretary Vitalia-

no Aguirre’s fi ve-month stint at the CDC legal department should also be uncovered thorough-ly so that no stone is left unturned in the investi-gation. “He must know about Fontana’s illegal activities,” he said.

Cruz also said Dennis Uy, president of Converge ICT, the internet provider of Fontana Leisure Parks and Casino should also be included in the Senate investigation.

“The internet provid-er surely had knowledge of the illegal online gam-bling uncovered at Fon-tana,” Cruz said. “Hence the need for Uy to be subjected to the probe.”

The Senate hearing will resume on February 9.

with deployment of err-ing cops to Mindanao. Clearly, this so-called war on drugs divides Fil-ipinos into two camps – those who can curry fa-vour with justice, and

No war vs drugs but a massacre...F�� ! 1 those who cannot.”

Akbayan said “the CBCP’s stance on EJKs should help the pub-lic reclaim a democratic space to refl ect on the human and long-term cost of this violence. With the church speak-

ing out and exercising its moral suasion, may we inspire communities and families to speak out, so the public can gain an insight into the very real stories behind the num-bers.”

“We call on the CBCP

to also extend support to victims of EJKs and the witnesses who may be willing to step forward to bring perpetrators to jus-tice. Akbayan intends to support the church in this particular eff ort all the way,” it also said.

expire by 2018.”“Several lease con-

tracts of pioneer locators signed during the forma-tive years of CDC are set to expire in the next few years. The plan will also complement President Duterte’s infrastructure development thrust for Central Luzon” the CDC said in a statement yes-terday.

“Anticipating these expirations, CDC is pre-paring the new MDP for the main freeport to make it more market-

New master dev’t plan for Clark afootF�� ! 1 able, eff ective, viable,

and in harmony with cur-rent and planned devel-opments, including the Clark International Air-port and Clark Green City development,” Manankil said.

He said “the new MDP aims to optimize the development po-tentials of Clark without compromising the eco-nomic, environmental and social integrity of the Main (Freeport) Zone with the surrounding ar-eas.”

“The new MDP would also incorporate a con-

comitant business plan that will leverage on the potentials of Clark to in-corporate environment friendly, smart and re-silient ‘green initiatives’ and fortify the Freeport’s status as a modern in-dustrial estate and pre-mier service and logis-tics hub in the region” Manankil also said.

He said the MDP “will provide a fresh take on the most strategic ap-proach for further de-velopment of the Free-port zone in accordance with the government’s new mantra ‘Build, Build,

Build’ whose goal is to usher in the Golden Age of Infrastructure in the Philippines.”

The MDP will also include a total integrat-ed master plan for the Subic-Clark Corridor (CFZ, Clark Civil Avia-tion complex, Clark Spe-cial Economic Zone, and Clark Green City), the proposed North Lu-zon Railways project, Manila-Clark Airport Ex-press Railway, and the 60-kilometer railway that will connect Clark and Subic, he added.

–Ding Cervantes

the group seated behind them.

The group behind them, composed of Clark International Airport Corp. vice president for admin and fi nance Lau-ro Ortile, a known jazz enthusiast; Clark Devel-opment Corp. purchas-ing department manager Rod Deang and his son who were regular pa-trons of the bar, and an-other companion were, surprised by the sudden turn of events.

“Tinalakad la ngan mebigla kami maka pus-tu la (They all stood up and surprised us as they took a fi ghting stance),” said Deang.

One surnamed Pant-ig from the criminolo-gy students confronted Deang’s son. The com-motion momentarily got everybody’s attention.

But responding ba-rangay tanods inter-vened and the incident was without further inci-dent. Some of them even apologized for causing trouble, said Deang.

As soon as the stu-dents left, everything went back to normal oth-er than a few whispers of the temerity of the SPCF criminology students to cause an altercation wearing their uniforms while others decried their

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rude manner saying they are not fi t to become po-licemen or law enforcers: “E la pa man pulis, abu-sadu na la.”

But soon after, two of the students came back and started taunting the group again.

This time the tanods confronted the two stu-dents who ran away and took shelter at the SPCF school building locat-ed around 300 meters away.

A certain Engr. Ernes-to Del Rosario who intro-duced himself as head of security of SPCF con-fronted the tanods and the group who followed

the two students to the SPCF campus.

Del Rosario said the students will be sanc-tioned for their acts. “They will be sanctioned but if you want to fi le a complaint you go to the police,” he said.

Del Rosario refused to have the students photographed saying it was his duty to protect them because one of them is a minor.

One of the pursuing tanods Enrique Ladines said he was informed that the students start-ed drinking mid-after-noon and were able to consume several “long

neck” bottles of a popu-lar brand of local brandy.

Patrons of the bar said the group was re-questing disco music and when they’re re-quests were not granted insisted on singing ala karaoke.

Meanwhile, Marcelo Montano SPCF dean of the School of Criminolo-gy and Criminal Justice, said on Tuesday that he still had to talk to the stu-dents before he will is-sue any statement.

As of press time, SPCF has yet to issue a statement on the inci-dent involving their stu-dents.–Ashley Manabat

Engr. Del Rosario extends his arm as he tries to block photos from being taken after criminology students of SPCF pick a fi ght with customers of a jazz bar earlier. P!"#" '+ A,!5*+ M&2&'&#

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF MINOR CHILD, MILDRED RIVERA ANGELES, WHO SHALL BE KNOWN AS MILDRED ANGELES MERZA,

R-ANG-16-02508-SPALICE A. MERZA, Petitioner.

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

In the verifi ed Amended Petition dated 10 November, 2016, petitioner through counsel, Atty. Mercy Diane G.C. Rosario-Akia, prays that after due notice, publication, and hearing, a Decree of Adoption be issued in accordance with Republic Act 8552 and the Resolution of the Supreme Court in A.M. No. 02-6-02-SC, for the minor child, Mildred Rivera Angeles, to be declared, for all intents and purposes, the child of the petitioner; and for her to use the surname of herein petitioner as her own surname and thereafter, shall be known as Mildred Angeles Merza.

It appearing to be suffi cient in form and substance, the petition is set for hearing on March 3, 2017 at 8:30 in the morning to be conducted at Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos Hall of Justice, Pulung Maragul, Angeles City at which date, time, and place, the petitioner shall appear and prove her petition. All persons interested in the petition are enjoined to appear and show cause why, if any they have, the petition should not be granted.

The petitioner, at her expense is ordered to cause the publication of this Order before the date of hearing for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Pampanga and Angeles City.

Furnish copy hereof the petitioner, her counsel, the Solicitor General, Philippine Statistics Authority, the City Prosecutor’s Offi ce of Angeles City, the City Civil Registrar of Mabalacat City, and Danilo M. Angeles and Mary Lou R. Angeles, the biological parents of the adoptee.

Likewise, the petitioner is directed to forthwith furnish the Offi ce of the Solicitor General and the Offi ce of the City Prosecutor of Angeles City with a copy of the petition and annexes thereto and to submit within ten (10) days from receipt hereof proof of compliance herewith.

SO ORDERED.Angeles City, Philippines, 16 December 2016.

JESUSA MYLENE C. SUBA-ISIPAssisting Judge

Cc: Atty. Mercy Diane Rosario-Akia Petitioner Offi ce of the Solicitor General Biological Parent PSA OCP LCR, A.C. Publisher

Punto! Central Luzon: January 23, 30 & February 6, 2017

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of SUSANA A. AMADOR who

died intestate on March 14, 2014 in Rocka Village, Tabang, Plaridel, Bulacan executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement of her estate, more particularly described as parcels of land, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-20078Lot 5, Blk. 22 of the subd. plan, Psd-03-046294, being a portion

of Lot 4, Psu-101871 and Lot 3-B-2-D, Psd-03-036151, LRC Rec. No. , situated in the Bo. of Tabang, Mun. of Plaridel, Prov. of Bulacan. xxx xxx;

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-21128Lot 3, Blk. 22 of the subd. plan, Psd-03-046294, being a portion

of Lot 4, Psu-101871 and Lot 3-B-2-D, Psd-03-036151, LRC Rec. No. , situated in the Bo. of Tabang, Mun. of Plaridel, Prov. of Bulacan. xxx xxx;

before Notary Public Cenon J. Navarro as per Doc No. 258, Page No. 53, Book No. I, Series of 2017.

Punto! Central Luzon: February 6, 13 & 20, 2017

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESSUPREME COURT

REGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

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

HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND, Petitioner-Mortgagee, E.J.F. No. 235-16 ~ versus ~ Real Estate Mortgage under Act 3135 as amended by Act 4118ELAINE J. TORNO marriedto EDUARDO E. TORNO, Respondent-Mortgagor.

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

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135/1508 fi led by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND, petitioner/mortgagee, with its postal address at Suburbia Commercial Center, Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, against ELAINE J. TORNO married to EDUARDO E. TORNO, respondents/mortgagors, with residence and postal address at 294 Gail St., Nepo Subd., Angeles City to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of January 29, 2016 amounts to ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED ELEVEN and 79/100 PESOS (Php1,255,311.79) excluding penalties, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned duly authorized deputy sheriff will sell at public auction on March 07, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter at the main entrance of the Regional Trial Court, Capitol Compound, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, to the highest bidder for CASH or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following property with all improvements, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 704822-R“ x x x A parcel of land (Lot 8, Block 37, of the cons.-subd.

plan Pcs-03-015720, being a portion of Lots 3008-P-4, 3008-P-5, 3008-P-7, Psd-141126; 3008-P-6-A, 3008-P-6-B, 3008-P-6-C, 3008-P-6-D, 3008-P-6-E, 3008-P-6-F, 3008-P-6-G, 3008-P-6-H, Psd-03-159018, LRC Rec. No. 151), situated in the Brgy. of Calibutbut, Mun. of Bacolor, Prov. of Pamp., Island of Luzon x x x containing an area of FORTY FIVE SQUARE METERS & FIFTY SQUARE DECIMETERS (45.50), more or less. x x x”

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

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on March 14, 2017, without further notice.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, January 30, 2017.

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

cc: 1. HOME DEVT. MUTUAL FUND 2. ELAINE J. TORNO m/t EDUARDO E. TORNO 3. PUNTO CENTRAL LUZON

PUNTO! Central Luzon: February 6, 13 & 20 , 2017

Is Kris Aquino doing aproject with GMA network?

IT’S BEEN almost fi ve months since Kris was spotted having a meeting with APT Entertainment’s President and CEO Tony Tuviera and his son director Mike Tuviera.

What did they really talk about during that meetingAccording to a very reliable source. Mr. Tuviera revealed what he and his son discussed with the Queen

of All Media.He narrated, “[Kris] texted me, she wanted to sit down.“I didn’t know anything what we would talk about. Sinama ko lang yung anak ko, si Mike [Tuviera, director].“We sat down. She said, ‘I want to get into digital. I think the future really is digital.’‘Tapos sabi niya, ‘I want to be there fi rst.’ So, sabi namin, ‘Okay.’“Then, she said, ‘It’s about time that we start to own also what I’m doing.’“Kasi, sa digital nga naman, siya ‘yong ganun.“Then, she said, I can help you with some of the sponsors. Ganun lang nagsimula.“Yun lang, doon nagsimula.”A month after that meeting, Kris hinted that she would start taping for a new project. For this reason, some

people believed that Kris would have a TV show that would be produced by APT Entertainment.In fact, many believed she would replace Calle Siete, which was about to end at that time. This show had

the timeslot before Eat Bulaga! Unfortunately, it did not happen. Instead, management decided to give the slot to Trops, a daytime

teleserye featuring Eat Bulaga!’s “That’s My Bae” fi nalists.According to APT’s big boss, they really wanted to put Kris on that timeslot prior to Eat Bulaga! However, he said, “Kaya lang nag-aano kami na something new muna.“Right now kasi, hindi pa namin malaman kung paano siya ibabalik.“Paano kaya kung ibabalik siya? Kasi, a lot of people are really looking for her.”Tuviera added that they did not want to give Kris a show with the same format as her previous programs.“Kaso baka mamaya, kung ibinalik mo siya sa the same thing that’s showing before, ang hirap naman.

Siguro iba naman,” he said.He also stressed, “I’ll be very honest, kasi baka magkamali. [Kung sakali] tatama sa akin at sa kanya, ang

bigat naman nun.”As of now, Tuviera said his group is still conceptualizing for the right kind of show for the TV comeback of

the former ABS-CBN actress. Mr. Tuviera clarifi ed that there’s still no concrete agreement for APT Entertainment to manage Kris’s

showbiz career.As of now, the group’s tie up with Kris is for her digital ventures only.“Actually, wala pa rin naman kaming pirmahan sa management.“Eventually, sabi namin, kung magkakasundo, that’s the only time. But we should draw the line,” he ended.

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GMA News reporter Mark Zambrano is Aicelle Santos’s current beau.“Masaya po, masaya naman po,” referring to her 10-month old relationship with Mark.Aicelle is one of Eat Bulaga’s host, and admits that wedding plans are now being talked about.“Napag-uusapan naman po, pero pag-uusap pa lang,”Will it be this year?“Hindi pa po.Isn’t she worried with Mark’s kind of job?“Hindi, kasi ang beat niya naman talaga sports, so

madalang naman talaga siyang padala sa malalayong lugar, sa mga delikadong lugar.

“Pero nagkakataon din naman, nagkakataon din.“E, ganun talaga, part ng trabaho.”Their relationship started on Instagram. Now

that they have lots of followers, isn’t she jealous of Mark’s female followers?

“Hindi ko nga alam yun. “Nalaman ko lang nung kami na.“Sabi ko, ‘Aba, heartthrob ka pala, hindi ko

alam!’“Niloloko ko lang siyang ganun tapos

ngingiti lang siya.”Is Mark the jealous type?“Marami ang nagtatanong sa amin niyan,

e. “Wala pa kasing pagkakaton na

dumarating sa amin na ganun.”“Tsaka wala naman po rason para

magselos kami sa isa’t isa.Aicelle is soon to do a soap

with GMA-7 titled “Impostora” “Mabait po ako dito bilang

si Deedee, kaibigan ni Nymfa (played by Kris Bernal).

“Di tulad nung huli kong role sa Buena Familia, talagang kontrabida ako dun.

“Actually kasama ko po si Kylie Padilla, dun. Ngayon nga she’s preggy!So, I’m really happy for her. Knowing Kylie,e, free spirited yung taong yon.

Aicelle’s contract with GMA expires this year, is she renewing her contract with the Kapuso network?

“Nasa proseso naman ng pag-uusap, hindi pa rin kami nag-uusap about it.

“Pag-usapan pa po namin.”

SpotlightArci Pineda

Aicelle Santos

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESOFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT


ANGELES CITY

HDMF (PAG-IBIG FUND),Mortgagee, FC CASE NO. 2016-1459

-versus- Extrajudicial Foreclosure of Real Estate Mortgage underTYRONE G. REYES, Act 3135 as amended by Act No. 4118Mortgagor,

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

Upon extra judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended, fi led by the above-named Mortgagee against the Mortgagor TYRONE G. REYES, with residence and postal address at No. 319 Mc Arthur Hiway, Angeles City, Pampanga to satisfy the mortgage debt which as of May 31, 2016 amounts to ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FORTY TWO PESOS AND 91/100 (Php.1,189,242.91) Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest and penalty charges, thereafter, the undersigned Sheriff IV will sell at public auction on March 9, 2017 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at Municipal Trial Court of Mabalacat, Mabalacat, Pampanga to the highest bidder, for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency, the following parcel of land with all the improvements existing thereon, to wit:

TCT NO. -174198-“A parcel of land (Lot 67, Block 6. of the cons-subd. plan, Pcs-

03-016531, being a portion of cons. of Lot 5 & 6, Pcs-03-000950, Lot 546-A (LRC) Psd-217854, Lot 544-B-2-A-3, Psd-03-169696, Lot 4-D Psd-03-170954, LRC Rec. No. ), situated in the Barangay of Tabun, Municipality of Mabalacat, Province of Pampanga, Island of Luzon. Bounded on the SW., along line 1-2 by Lot 65, Block 6; on the NW., along line 2-3 by Rd. Lot 18; on the NE., along line 3-4 by Lot 69, Block 6; and on the SE., along line 4-1 by Lot 68, Block 6; all of the subd. plan. x x x… Containing an area of THIRTY FIVE SQUARE METERS (35), more or less. x x x”

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

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

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on March 16, 2017 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning without further notice.

Angeles City, January 19, 2017.GLENN P. CARLOS

Sheriff IV Copy furnished:

ATTY. JOSEPH P. QUIBOLOYDepartment Manager IIIHDMF (Pag-Ibig Fund)Suburbia Commercial Center,Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga

TYRONE G. REYESNo. 319 Mc Arthur Hiway,Angeles City, Pampanga

PUNTO! Central Luzon: January 23, 30 & February 6, 2017

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESDepartment of Transportation and

CommunicationsLAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING

AND REGULATORY BOARDRegional Offi ce No. III

City of San Fernando, Pampanga

Application for Extension of Validity of aCertifi cate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ service.

CASE NO. RFRO-III-2003-01155EDUARDO M. CALMA Applicant x----------------------------------------------------------x

NOTICE OF HEARINGApplicant is a grantee of a Certifi cate of

Public Convenience to operate a PUJ Service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: ARAYAT-SM (Clark) via MAGALANG, NLEX, DAU EXIT and vice versa with the use of one (1) unit/s, which certifi cate is valid up to October 14, 2013. In the application fi led on October 14, 2013. Applicant request for the Extension of Validity of said Certifi cate with the use of the same number of unit authorized.

NOTICE is hereby given that this Application will be heard by this Board on March 14, 2017 at 9:00 A.M. at its Offi ce at the above address.

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

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

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

WITNESS the Honorable Atty. ZONA RUSSET M. TAMAYO, Regional Director this 23rd day of December 2016 in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Atty. THERESA B. MAGTOTO Attorney IV

PUNTO! Central Luzon: February 6, 2017






CASE NO. RFRO-III-2006-01295GODOFREDO NUCUP Applicant x------------------------------------------------------------x

NOTICE OF HEARINGApplicant is a grantee of a Certifi cate of

Public Convenience to operate a PUJ Service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: ARAYAT-CITY OF SAN FERNANDO PAMPANGA via STA. ANA, MEXICO and vice versa with the use of one (1) unit/s, which certifi cate is valid up to December 19, 2016. In the application fi led on December 15, 2016. Applicant request for the Extension of Validity of said Certifi cate with the use of the same number of unit authorized.

NOTICE is hereby given that this Application will be heard by this Board on March 14, 2017 at 9:00 A.M. at its Offi ce at the above address.




WITNESS the Honorable Atty. ZONA RUSSET M. TAMAYO, Regional Director this 21st day of December 2016 in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.

Atty. THERESA B. MAGTOTO Attorney IV







CASE NO. RFRO-III-2011-00432CRISTINA D. SIGUA Applicant

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

Applicant is a grantee of a Certifi cate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ Service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: ANGELES CITY-MABALACAT and vice versa with the use of one (1) unit/s, which certifi cate is valid up to November 26, 2016. In the application fi led on November 17, 2016. Applicant request for the Extension of Validity of said Certifi cate with the use of the same number of unit authorized.

NOTICE is hereby given that this Application will be heard by this Board on February 28, 2017 at 9:00 A.M. at its Offi ce at the above address.




WITNESS the Honorable Atty. ZONA RUSSET M. TAMAYO, Regional Director this 18th day of November 2016 in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.

Atty. THERESA B. MAGTOTO Attorney IV






Application for Certifi cate of Public Convenience to operate a TH Freight Truckservice.

CASE NO. III 2015-00973SEA JET INTERNATIONAL FORWARDERS INC. Unit Essel Park Bldg., Telabastagan, City of San Fernando, Pampanga /Applicant x----------------------------------------------------------x

SECOND NOTICE OF HEARINGApplicant requests authority for the issuance

of a Certifi cate of Public Convenience to operate a TH Freight Truck service within CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA and from said place to any point of the PHILIPPINES accessible to motor vehicle traffi c and versa with the use one (1) unit.

NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on February 28, 2017 at 9:00 A.M at its offi ce at the above address.

Applicant is hereby ordered to publish this Notice at least TEN (10) days before the above date of hearing once in a newspaper of general circulation in PHILIPPINES.

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

This application will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of the records and the documentary evidence submitted by the parties unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional evidence.

WITNESS the Honorable Atty. MARTIN B. DELGRA III, Chairman this 18th day of November 2016 in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.

Atty. ZONA RUSSET M. TAMAYO Regional Director






Application for Approval of Sale and Transfer of a Certifi cate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ service.

CASE NO. RFRO-III-2016-01248Ref. Case No. RFRO-III-2004-01160

EDGARDO S. PINEDA Applicant-Vendor ARTHUR C. CALMA Applicant-Vendee

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

Applicant is a grantee of a Certifi cate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ Service issued under case No. RFRO-III-2004-01160 for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: ARAYAT-SM (Clark) via MAGALANG, NLEX, DAU EXIT and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit, which Certifi cate is valid up to May 16, 2016. In the Application fi led on May 12, 2016. Applicant-Vendee requests authority for the approval of sale and transfer of said Certifi cate in her favor including the unit authorized therein.

NOTICE is hereby given that this Application will be heard by this Board on March 13, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. at its Offi ce at the above address.

Applicant-vendee is hereby ordered to publish this Notice at least TEN (10) days before the above date of hearing once in a newspaper of general circulation in REGION III.



WITNESS the Honorable Atty. ZONA RUSSET M. TAMAYO, Regional Director this 12th day of December 2016 in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.

JE-JESUS D. SISON Hearing Offi cer


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CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO -- Small fi sherfolk have urged the Duter-te administration to sus-pend the boat registra-tion requirement for fi sh-ermen and their fi shing

DUTERTE URGED

Suspend fi shing boat, fi sherfolk registrationsboats with a capacity of three gross tons (GT) and below amid their worsening poverty.

In a statement yes-terday the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mam-amalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) called for the suspension of the provision in the amended Fisheries Code of 1998 or Republic Act 10654 which requires the Boat Registration (BoatR) and Fisherfolk Registra-tion (FishR) which it de-plored as “another bur-den for small fi sherfolk who barely earn enough to sustain their families’

daily expenses.” This, even as Pamal-

akaya said it will hold “nationally coordinated protest” on the 19th anni-versary of the Fisheries Code of 1998 on Febru-ary 24 to “call for the ab-rogation of the said law and push for a new and genuine fi sheries reform law that will truly be for the interest of the small fi sherfolk.

The Bureau of Fish-eries and Aquatic Re-sources (BFAR) said the BoatR was designed to fast-track and complete the nationwide fi shing vessels registration with

capacity of three GT and below while the FishR aims to register fi sherfolk in the country to come up with a national database system.

Pamalakaya said un-der the BoatR and FishR, fi sherfolk are supposed to annually register their fi shing boats and gears and even themselves with their respective mu-nicipal government with corresponding fees.

Pamalakaya chair-man Fernando Hicap, who is a fi sherman in Rosario, Cavite said he has paid at least P5,000 for the registration of his

Hicap also noted that the registration scheme is prone to corruption among local government and even offi cials.

“Local government units are empowered to impose exorbitant fees and regressive taxation in accordance with the Fisheries Code. Even before the registration scheme, fi sherfolk were already paying diff erent taxes and fees and it has become the milking cow and money mak-ing scheme of some lo-cal and national govern-ment offi cials,” he not-ed.

fi shing boat and other gears for this year.

“This registration scheme is ridiculous and absurd. Why would the government require the fi sherfolk and even their fi shing gears to get reg-istered? Fishing sector is the poorest in the coun-try; they bear the brunt of commercial fi shing prolif-eration and the decreas-ing income due to de-creasing fi sh catch in the municipal fi shing waters. What they need is con-crete government sup-port and aid, not another hefty fees and taxes,” Hi-cap said.

THE PHILIPPINES’ leading carrier, Cebu Pacifi c Air (PSE: CEB), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Cebgo, re-ceived its third ATR 72-600 High Capacity air-craft last Friday, Febru-ary 3, 2017. This aircraft is the fi rst ATR 72-600 delivered for this year, bringing the airline’s total fl eet to 58.

This brand-new ATR 72-600 will be utilized for the two new routes CEB will be launching this February 15, 2017: Ma-nila to Masbate and Ma-nila to Tablas.

“We are glad to

CEB receives its 3rd ATR 72-600 aircrafttake delivery of another brand-new ATR 72-600, especially since this is the fi rst to have the tita-nium seats from Expli-seat installed. This air-craft therefore combines reduced seat costs while optimizing comfort for passengers,” said Al-exander Lao, President and CEO of Cebgo.

“Furthermore, this latest order allows us to fulfi ll our commitment in increasing inter-island connectivity, while off er-ing our unbeatable low fares through this air-craft’s fuel effi ciency,” added Lao.

Along with the two new routes mentioned above, CEB will also be launching two more routes from North-ern Mindanao. Starting March 15, 2017, our val-ued guests will be able to fl y from Cagayan de Oro to Bacolod and Tagbilar-

an, and vice versa.Today, CEB operates

one of the youngest and most modern aircraft fl eets in the world with an average age of 4.92 years.

This new ATR 72-600 will be used to support CEB’s expansion plans in the archipelago, now servicing to 37 domestic destinations fl ying out of six strategically-placed hubs in Manila, Cebu, Clark, Iloilo, Kalibo and Davao. CEB also off ers

fl ights to 29 internation-al destinations, cover-ing an extensive network that spans Asia, Austra-lia, the Middle East, and USA.

CEB now operates a 58-strong fl eet com-prised of four Airbus A319, 36 Airbus A320, seven Airbus A330, eight ATR 72-500, and three ATR 72-600 aircraft. Be-tween 2017 and 2021, CEB expects delivery of one more brand-new Airbus A330, 32 Airbus

A321neo, and 13 ATR 72-600 aircraft.

For bookings and in-quiries, guests can vis-it www.cebupacifi cair.com or call the reserva-tion hotlines (+632)7020-888 or (+6332)230-8888. The latest seat sales can be found on CEB’s of-fi cial Twitter (@Cebu-Pacifi cAir) and Face-book pages.

Guests may also download the Cebu Pa-cifi c offi cial mobile app on the App Store and Google Play.

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CLARK FREEPORT ZONE - With his extensive experience in several hospitality prop-erties in diff erent parts of the world, Quest Hotel and Con-ference Center - Clark’s new-est addition to the team brings a distinct pedigree of culinary dynamism as the hotel aims to relaunch its food & beverage outlets to greater heights.

Frank Wagner from Ger-many brings more than a de-cade of experience to Quest Clark’s already stellar fray of talents.

“We are very much pleased to welcome Frank to the team, and we have no doubt that his talents, as well as his leader-ship skills, will enhance the guest’s overall dining experi-ence in the hotel” says Gener-al Manager Mike Jawad.

In his new position, Frank will be in charge for the day to day operation of the en-tire Food and Beverage area, which includes all-day buf-fet restaurant Café Mequeni, Charley’s Bar, room service and banquet operations for events and weddings.

“I like to call myself the man in the background. I make

Quest Hotel welcomes new F&B directorsure that everything is run-ning smoothly and support my managers in every aspect.” Frank says.

He adds that they are cur-rently working on new menus and promotions, and consid-ers the relaunch of the ho-tel with the upcoming execu-tive lounge, lobby lounge, re-designed Café Mequeni and banquet services altogether very important.

At the age of 8, young Frank knew that the hotel busi-ness was the industry he had to be a part of.

“Sometimes, my dad took us on business trips with him, and we had to stay in hotels. I was fascinated with it and it never changed.” he said. “So, when I had the chance, I im-mediately started working for hotels. In college, while I was studying hotel management, I chose to work the night shift so that I could increase my knowledge about the industry.”

Frank then left Germany for a career in the Middle East, which catapulted him into sev-eral challenging responsibili-ties, such as being restaurant supervisor in a major hotel

chain in Qatar, as well as man-aging the food & beverage outlets of Al Faisalah Hotel, a leading luxury and business hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

In Kuwait, he was then as-signed as the Assistant F&B Manager at the Sheraton Ku-wait Hotel and Towers, where he was in charge of 13 restau-rants, 2 room service facilities and 3 lounges, consisting of over 400 associates.

When asked about his ex-perience in the Philippines, he shares that it is indeed his fi rst time working in the coun-

try, and in Asia, as a matter of fact. But it wasn’t his fi rst time working with Filipinos.

“The last 8 years I spent in diff erent countries in the Middle East. During that time I worked together with lots of Filipinos.” Frank said

He adds that Filipinos truly have the heart for this industry, saying that the sense of hospi-tality already within them.

“An important part of be-ing successful in this industry is off ering up warm service -- and Filipinos are exactly that. They are sincere, warm and inviting, and this refl ects in our service to the guests.” Frank explains. He is now living here in the Philippines and married to a Filipina.

New challenges& new beginningsFrank says the most in-

teresting challenge he has in Quest Hotel is to turn the old property into something mod-ern. He says he plans to open up new F&B areas to off er to guests amazing experiences that will make them want to stay and keep coming back for more.

He shares that the only way to overcome challenges in the profession is to continu-ously work as a team.

“A team is only as strong as the weakest link. That’s why I always try to create teams which work like the gears of a clock. If every member of the F&B staff harmonizes like these gears, we can expect to succeed and elevate our cli-ent’s experience about the ho-tel.”

Quest Hotel and Confer-ence Center - Clark is locat-ed in Mimosa Drive, Mimo-sa Leisure Estate, in Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga. It is host to 303 rooms, an all-day buff et restaurant named Café Mequeni and Charley’s Bar, which serves unique liq-uid concoctions and cocktails. Soon to open is an executive lounge and other facilities.

For bookings and reserva-tions, call (045) 599 8000 or +63 998 587 8158. Visit clark.questhotels.com for direct booking perks and discounts. You can also follow Quest Ho-tel’s social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and Insta-gram. –Press release

Wagner

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PORAC, Pampanga – Gov. Lilia Pineda and former pres-ident 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo led Friday the opening and blessing of the fi rst deep-well pump and health and hygiene facilities in the Aeta upland community of Sitio Pidpid, Sapang Uwak here.

The facilities, costing about P175,000, was a joint project of the Holy Angel University (HAU) and Kkottongnae Uni-versity (KU) in Korea under the auspices of the Academy Partnership Program of the Korea International Cooper-ation Agency (KOICA), an in-ternational overseas develop-ment agency under the Minis-try of Foreign Aff airs of Korea.

KU dean for planning and director of Catholic Global Ed-ucation Dr. Eun-MI Yang said that aside from undertaking research activities, the project also aims to “study the health and hygiene levels and needs of the Aeta community in Sitio Pidpid and create and imple-ment a health education pro-

1st time for Aetas in remote sitioto have water, health facilities

Funded by Koreans, local university

gram for them.”Pineda thanked Yang, Ro-

berto Tantingco, vice-presi-dent for student services and aff airs of HAU, and other HAU offi cials for the project that will benefi t some 75 Aeta families or 300 individuals in the sitio.

She said the provincial government “acknowledged the initiatives of HAU and KU in advocating the cause of the Aeta community in Sitio Pid-pid.”

“It’s my fi rst time to visit this community. From now on, the provincial government will help our Korean partners to provide the needs of the Aetas in Sitio Pidpid,” the governor said.

Meanwhile, Arroyo an-nounced that the land titles of Aetas in this town are already available in the National Com-mission for Indigenous People (NCIP).

She said she had fi led a bill in the Congress to amend the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA law) to give IPs the right to subdivide the mother title based on what is appropriate and convenient for them.

Gov. Lilia G. Pineda and 2nd District Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo try their hands at a water pump. Joining them are BM Fritzi David-Dizon and HAU’s Robby Tantingco.

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PILAR, Bataan -- This municipality is ready to implement a rehabilitation program of water systems in four vil-lages with a budget of P16.4 million, the mayor announced Monday.

Mayor Alice Pizarro said included in the project are existing but old and poor water systems in Liyang, Nag-waling, Alauli and Del Rosario, some of the town’s biggest barangays with around 3,000 households.

Pilar, a third class municipality, has 19 barangays with total house-holds of 9,000. It is the site of Mount Samat where celebrations of Araw ng Kagitingan are held every April 9.

Funding for the rehabilitation that Pizarro expected to be released soon comes from the Bottoms Up Budget-ing of the Department of Interior and Local Government.

The mayor said former Senate President Manuel Villar has shown interest in investing in the town’s wa-ter utilities that will need around P40 million.

“But this is still under study and will take some time so we have to think of how to solve the water re-quirements of the aff ected villages in due time,” Pizarro said.

The Villars have built the Vista Mall in Balanga City, almost at the boundary between the city and Pilar.

Water system up for P16.4M rehab

BAGAC, Bataan – The provincial gov-ernment of Bataan on Monday extended its Pamaskong Handog, completing here its distribution of gift packs to 120,000 families in 11 towns and one city.

Marlyn Tigas, provincial chief of the Department of Social Welfare and De-velopment, led the distribution of a gift pack each to 1,300 families in Bagac town composed of benefi ciaries of gov-ernment’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program.

Aside from members of 4Ps, ben-efi ciaries of the gift-giving project of Gov. Albert Garcia were senior citi-

zens, people with disabilities, farmers, fi shermen and other sectors belonging to the poor, she said.

Canned goods and noodles were among those in the gift packs.

Tigas said they started handing the gift packs last December but were not able to fi nish the distribution so extend-ed it until February. “Benefi ciaries from Bagac are our last batch,” she said.

The social welfare offi cer said the young Garcia continued the project be-gan by his late father Enrique Garcia while then governor years ago.

–Ernie Esconde

Pamaskong Handog extended, 120,000 families benefi ted

PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • FEBRUARY 6 - 8, 2017 • MONDAY - WEDNESDAY

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HOME DEVELOPMENTMUTUAL FUND, Petitioner-Mortgagee, EJF No. 243-16 ~ versus ~ Real Estate Mortgage under Act 3135 as amended by Act 4118ISRAEL S. MICLAT, Respondent-Mortgagor.

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

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135/1508 fi led by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND, petitioner-mortgagee, with its postal address at Suburbia Commercial Center, Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, against ISRAEL S. MICLAT, respondent-mortgagor, residing at 81 Fernandino Street, San Nicolas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of August 31, 2015 amounts to EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY SEVEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE and 34/100 PESOS (Php 827,755.34) excluding penalties, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned duly authorized deputy sheriff will sell at public auction on FEBRUARY 23, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter at the main entrance of the Regional Trial Court, Capitol Compound, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, to the highest bidder for CASH or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following property with all improvements, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 694319-R..IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that certain land situated in

the MUN. OF BACOLOR, PROV. OF PAMPANGA bounded and described as follows:A parcel of land (Lot 43, Blk. 43 of the cons. subd. plan, Pcs-03-015720, being a portion of Lots 3008-P-4, 3008-P-5, 3008-P-7, Psd-141126; 3008-P-6-A, to 3008-P-6-H, LRC Rec. No. 151), situated in Brgy. Calibutbut, Mun. of Bacolor, Prov. of Pamp., Is. of Luzon x x x containing an area of FORTY FIVE SQUARE METERS & FIFTY SQUARE DECIMETERS (45.50) more or less. x x x”




LYNDON L. ISIPSheriff IV / RTC-)CC, CSF(P)

cc: 1. HOME DEVT. MUTUAL FUND 2. ISRAEL S. MICLAT 3. PUNTO CENTRAL LUZON

PUNTO! Central Luzon: January 30, February 6 & 13, 2017




HOME DEVELOPMENTMUTUAL FUND, Petitioner-Mortgagee, EJF No. 281-16 ~ versus ~ Real Estate Mortgage under Act 3135 as amended by Act 4118ARMIE B. PUNZALAN, Respondent-Mortgagor.

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

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135/1508 fi led by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND, petitioner-mortgagee, with its postal address at Suburbia Commercial Center, Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, against ARMIE B. PUNZALAN, respondent-mortgagor, residing at 3085 P. Tablante Street, Pulung Bulu, Angeles City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of February 26, 2016 amounts to NINE HUNDRED FORTY FOUR THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY and 85/100 PESOS (Php 944,780.85) excluding penalties, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned duly authorized deputy sheriff will sell at public auction on FEBRUARY 23, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter at the main entrance of the Regional Trial Court, Capitol Compound, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, to the highest bidder for CASH or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following property with all improvements, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 677242-R..IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that certain land situated in

the MUN. OF BACOLOR, PROV. OF PAMPANGA bounded and described as follows:A parcel of land (Lot 28, Blk. 52 of the cons. subd. plan, Pcs-03-015720, being a portion of Lots 3008-P-4, 3008-P-5, 3008-P-7, Psd-141126; 3008-P-6-A, to 3008-P-6-H, LRC Rec. No. 151), situated in Brgy. Calibutbut, Mun. of Bacolor, Prov. of Pamp., Is. of Luzon x x x containing an area of FORTY FIVE SQUARE METERS & FIFTY SQUARE DECIMETERS (45.50) more or less. x x x”




LYNDON L. ISIPSheriff IV / RTC-OCC, CSF(P)

cc: 1. HOME DEVT. MUTUAL FUND 2. ARMIE B. PUNZALAN 3. PUNTO CENTRAL LUZON



BRANCH 48CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA

PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF MINOR JERAMIEL IBAÑEZ SORIANO BEARING REGISTRY NO. 2010-13046 REPRESENTED BY HIS MOTHER JOCELYN MANESE,

JOCELYN MANESE Petitioner, - versus - SP. PROC. CASE NO. 5813

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF THE CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, THE NATIONAL STATISTICIAN (formerly CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL), and MANNY SORIANO SORIANO, Respondents.

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A verifi ed petition having been fi led by the herein petitioner, Jocelyn Manese dated January 6, 2017, praying that after notice and hearing, an Order be issued directing the respondents City Civil Registrar of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga and National Statistician to correct the Certifi cate of Live Birth of petitioner’s minor child Jeramiel Ibañez Soriano bearing Registry No. 2010-13046 the following:

a. father’s name from Manny Boy R. Soriano to Manny S. Soriano;b. middle name from Ibañez to Manese; andc. mother’s name from Jocelyn Ibañez to Jocelyn Manese;Finding the petition to be suffi cient in form and substance, notice is hereby

given that the same will be heard by this Court on April 24, 2017 at 11:00 o’clock in the morning, inviting all persons interested therein to show cause, if any, why the aforesaid petition should not be granted.

Let this Order be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Pampanga, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, at the expense of the petitioner.

Furnish copies of this Order, together with the copy of the petition and its annexes the Offi ce of the City Civil Registrar of San Fernando, Pampanga, the National Statistician (former Civil Registrar General), Philippine Statistics Authority (formerly National Statistics Offi ce), Edsa Cor. Times St., West Triangle, Quezon City 1104, and the Offi ce of the Solicitor General at 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City.

Likewise, let copies of this Order be furnished the Offi ce of the Provincial Prosecutor of Pampanga, petitioner Jocelyn Manese, counsel for the petitioner, Manny Soriano Soriano and the Offi ce of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, City of San Fernando, Pampanga.

SO ORDERED.City of San Fernando, Pampanga, January 19, 2017.

CHRISTINE MARIE C. CAPULE Presiding Judge


Republic of the PhilippinesOffi ce of the Civil RegistrarPROVINCE OF PAMPANGA

Municipality of Sta. Ana

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), notice is hereby served to the public that MICHAEL P. MACAPINLAC has fi led with this offi ce a petition for correction of gender from FEMALE to MALE in the certifi cate of live birth of MICHAEL P. MACAPINLAC who was born on 27 February 1980 at Sta. Ana, Pampanga and whose parents are Fidelberto Macapinlac and Leonila Panganiban.

Any person adversely aff ected by said petition may fi le his written opposition with this offi ce not later than February 22, 2016.

SHEILAH MARIE M. ABADES Municipal Civil Registrar

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In compliance with Section 5 of RA 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that ANITA M. MANSILUNGAN has fi led with this offi ce a petition for change of fi rst name from ANITA CONSTANCIA to ANITA in the certifi cate of live birth of ANITA M. MANSILUNGAN who was born on January 28, 1962 at Sta. Ana, Pampanga and whose parents are Ignacio S. Mansilungan and Consalacion S. Martin.







In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), notice is hereby served to the public that NOLY D. ONDEVILLA has fi led with this offi ce a petition for correction of gender from FEMALE to MALE in the certifi cate of live birth of NOLY D. ONDEVILLA who was born on 12 November 1994 at Sta. Ana, Pampanga and whose parents are Norlito Ondevilla and Aurea Dalaquit.







In compliance with Section 5 of RA 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that LEILA D. GAMBOA has fi led with this offi ce a petition for change of fi rst name from MARIA LIELA to LEILA in the certifi cate of live birth of LEILA D. GAMBOA who was born on May 01, 1958 at Sta. Ana, Pampanga and whose parents are Ponciano M. Gamboa and Natividad Dizon.




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ANGELES CITY - The Anakpawis Partylist ap-pealed yesterday to Pres. Duterte to recon-sider his decision to scrap peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), as it noted that the negotiations had al-ready “attained signifi -cant goals” such as free distribution of land.

In a statement, Anak-pawis Rep. Ariel Casilao

noted that “the prelimi-nary meeting of the Re-ciprocal Working Com-mittee on the Socio-Eco-nomic Reforms Agenda (RWC-SER) of both pan-els had already agreed upon on in principle the free distribution of land for farmers under the working draft of Com-prehensive Agreement on Socio-Economic Re-forms (CASER).”

“The suspension or termination of the peace talks will benefi t the elite

few hacienderos and compradors such as the Cojuangcos of Tarlac and Lorenzos who own Lapanday in Mindan-ao, and is detrimental to millions of farmers who are long been demand-ing genuine land reform in the country,” Casilao said.

Casilao is a vice-chairperson of the House Committee on Agrarian Reform and author of House Bill No. 555 or Genuine Agrarian

Reform Bill (GARB) that pushes for free distribu-tion of land to farmers.

“Peace talks between the government and NDFP should address the root causes of the armed confl ict and not narrow itself into sign-ing a bilateral ceasefi re agreement,” he said, as he also called for the im-mediate pull-out of the military from farmers’ communities across the country.

Casilao noted that

“since the fi rst ceasefi re declaration by the Presi-dent in July and through the talks in August, the AFP continued its mili-tary operations under the guise of law enforcement and humanitarian opera-tions, committing various forms of human rights abuses against farmers.”

“Units under the AFP operated heavily in Min-danao, Abra, Masbate, Camarines Sur, North-ern Samar, Quezon, Tarlac and other prov-inces. They usually oc-cupied farmers commu-nities and even the 18 schools established by Lumad communities in Sultan Kudarat. A preg-nant woman was killed by para-military groups in Bukidnon in July while the president’s fi rst dec-laration of ceasefi re was still in eff ect,” he said.

“We remind President Duterte that he himself promised the resump-tion of the talks as ear-ly as January and again in May, together with the vow to release political prisoners, and in Feb-ruary, he promised rural development for the ben-efi t of the farmers during a presidential forum or-ganized by farmers in UP Diliman campus,” he also said.

Anakpawis asks Duterte to reconsider peace talks“The farmers’ de-

mand across the country is land and peace, a stop to human rights abus-es and fulfi llment of their rights to land through free distribution,” he add-ed.

Casilao lamented that “the very reason that our society is at a sorry state is that basic and funda-mental reforms were not realized and worse, are being opposed, devel-oped countries have long ago completed agrari-an reform and establish-ment of their national in-dustries, while we are yet to fulfi ll the demo-cratic state where farm-ers authentically own the lands they till.”

He stressed that “genuine agrarian re-form and rural develop-ment are the solution to chronic poverty, lack of livelihood and unemploy-ment.”

“Monopoly control of the few rich over vast tracks of land is a main factor why poor sectors swarm the urban cen-ters in search for jobs and sources of income. Moreover, agrarian re-form is commonly the foundation of any indus-try, majorly the manu-facturing sector,” he also noted.

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