VOLUME 4NUMBER 34WED - THUAUGUST 4 - 5, 2010

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BY DING CERVANTES

ANGELES CITY – Manifesting no hint of remorse, the suspectedserial killer of three foreigners and six others in this city lastmonth pleaded not guilty during his arraignment last Monday at

the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 58 here.

‘Not guilty’ Alleged serial killer shows no remorse

Suspected serial killer Mark Dizon shows no remorse ashe denies allegations of multiple murders, carnapping,and theft during his arraignment at a court in AngelesCity. It took court personnel Carolina Manalang 10minutes to read all the charges, each of which Dizondenied. PHOTO BY DING CERVANTES

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ANGELES CITY – A Regional Trial Court (RTC)judge here has ordered speedy but fair trialof suspected serial killer Mark Dizon as he cit-ed the “seriousness and international impact”of the case.

During the arraignment of Dizon at his sala

Iturralde wants prosecutionto finish case by September

the other day, RTC Branch 58 judge PhilbertIturralde told prosecutor Allan Pasamonte topresent at least two witnesses each pre-trialstarting Aug.9. He asked Pasamonte to finishthe presentation of all his witnesses by Sep-

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BY ERNIE B. ESCONDE

DINALUPIHAN, Bataan– Pres. Aquino hasasked the Department ofAgriculture to produceenough rice for the coun-try’s needs in threeyears, time to put a stopto rice importation,Usec. Joel Rudinas saidFriday.

However, Rudinassaid the target still de-pends on weather condi-tions, citing threat of cli-mate change like ty-

DA asked toproduce enoughrice in 3 years

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P-Noy: Time to stop importationphoons and other envi-ronmental problems.Another concern hementioned dealt on real-ities and capabilities ofthe agricultural sector.

He said the agricul-tural sector has to becalibrated for farmers toproduce more.

Rudinas added thatthe president wanted tohave a very sustainableagri-business activity forsmall farmers.

P-Noy, he said, has

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Ryan de Leon, 27, job-less, received on Monday P100,000 cash from aDutchman for finding the latter’s Buddha necklace.

“I kept my word that I will give a reward ofP100,000 to whoever finds my necklace,” ErickJansen of The Netherlands said.

Jansen said his Buddha necklace was snatchedfrom him Sunday evening at the busy road in baran-gay Ibayo, here.

The snatchers apparently threw the necklaceat a grassy portion of the road near the ricefieldwhen they saw that the foreigner and some peoplewere running after them.

The foreigner gave P50,000 in advance and theremaining P50,000 to be completed on Friday.

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Dutchman rewardsPinoy for findingBuddha necklace

NI ROMMEL RAMOS

SAN MIGUEL, Bulacan– Isang guro ng SanMiguel North CentralSchool dito ang inirerek-lamo dahil sa umano’ypananakit nito sa kan-yang mga estudyante.

Isa sa mga estudyan-teng nagrereklamo anghumarap sa Punto Cen-tral Luzon at isinalaysayang kanyang karanasansa kanyang guro na na-kilalang si Crispin Bali-no.

Ayon sa grade 6 pu-pil na itinago sa panga-

Teacher nirereklamodahil sa pananakit

ng estudyantelang Erwin Burlo, nagha-harutan silang mgamagkaklase sa oras ngrecess noong nakaraangMartes. Ngunit may nag-sumbong umano sa na-sabing teacher ng ka-nilang ginagawang haru-tan kayat ipinatawag silanito.

Nang tanunginumano ng guro kung sinoang mga magugulo aylumapit siya sa mgaestudyante. Doonumano’y sinuntok niyasa braso ang isa sa mgaito, sinikmuraan, pinitsa-

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Pasamonte to present 16 witnesses vs. Dizon

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“Tumulong lang ako sa pa-ghahanap dahil sinabi ng asa-wa ni Mr. Jansen na napakahal-aga ng necklace sa kanyangasawa kaya nang makita ko sadamuhan ay agad kong ibinigaysa kanya,” said the 27 year-oldDe Leon who was living with hisparents near the road where thesnatching took place.

Jansen said that at about8:00 p.m., he was walking withhis wife at the road towards thepassenger terminal after eating

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Dutchman rewards...at a fast food chain in Balanga.Suddenly, two men came frombehind and hit him on the neckand then snatched the necklacehe was wearing.

“It was given to me by a monkin Thailand and has been in mypossession for more than 10years. It is very important to me,priceless, that I can’t sleep with-out it,” he said.

The foreigner arrived in thecountry three weeks ago andhas been staying with his wifein Orani town in Bataan.

–Ernie Esconde

BY JOEY PAVIA

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO –Gov. Lilia “Baby” Pineda yester-day pushed for the segregationof waste as the effective solu-tion on the province-wide gar-bage problem

This, she said, derails herpriority project on health care.

In her speech at the SolidWaste Management and Disas-ter Awareness Program at theCapitol’s Benigno Hall, Pinedasaid the segregation of garbage“beginning at home” would be the“best solution.”

She invited barangay leadersfrom the province’s first andfourth districts at the meetingcalled on a short notice to im-mediately address the problemon solid waste.

“I have noticed that it’s notenough that I fix our hospitalsand improve their services. Wemust first deal with the garbagemess which affects people’shealth,” said Pineda in the dia-lect.

The first-term governor urgedmayors and barangay captainsto cooperate in the solid wastemanagement program of the pro-vincial government anchored onwaste segregation and use ofMaterial Recovery Facility

Segregate waste at source – GovPineda asks LGUsto cooperate

PRO-ACTIVE. Gov. Pineda urges barangay leaders to help the provincial government in solving the problem ongarbage. PHOTO COURTESY OF RIC GONZALES

(MRF).Pineda asked the Local Gov-

ernment Units (LGUs) andbarangay councils to allot a por-tion of their funds for the wastemanagement project in the prov-ince.

“This is not just the project ofthe province but the municipali-ties and barangays as well. They

must give their share to ensureits success,” said Pineda.

Candaba Mayor Jerry Pel-ayo, Pampanga Mayors League(PML) president, echoed thesentiments of Pineda. He saidthe segregation of waste “wouldbe the solution against the gar-bage problem.”

Pelayo urged PML members

to “help the governor win thewar.”

Armando Garcia, presidentand general manager of MetroClark Waste Management Corp.(MCWMC), attended the meet-ing of Pineda with barangay cap-tains. His sanitary landfill is astate-of-the-art final waste facil-ity using German technology.

Pineda said the segregationof waste would allow the provin-cial government to save millionsof pesos in the hauling and trans-fer of garbage.

Board Member Nestor Tolen-tino, chairman of the committeeon environment, urged the may-ors and village officials to helpsolve “this big problem.”

ASIA’S third-largest low cost carrier, Cebu Pacific (CEB) puts Jakar-ta and select Visayas and Mindanao destinations on seat sale aslow as P499 to encourage passengers to maximize the airline’sextensive network in the country. The seat sale is from August 3-5,2010, for travel from September 1 to October 31, 2010.

Those going from Manila and Cebu to Bacolod, and Cebu toCagayan de Oro, Clark, Davao, Dumaguete, Iloilo, Surigao and Taclo-ban and vice versa can avail of the ‘Go Lite’ seat sale fare of P499.

Another low-fare offering is the P699 ‘Go Lite’ seat sale fare forCebu to Butuan, Caticlan, Dipolog, General Santos, Legazpi, Ozam-iz, Pagadian, Puerto Princesa, Siargao and Zamboanga flights.

Passengers can also avail of the P1,999 ‘Go Lite’ seat sale farefrom Manila to Jakarta, which is 50% less than the lowest possibleyear-round fare for that route. Those with check-in luggage will justadd P100 upon booking.

“CEB has the existing extensive network in the Philippines tomake traveling convenient for passengers. Those who wish to gofrom Cebu to key destinations in Visayas and Mindanao can do soon board our flights, on the lowest, year-round fares,” CEB VP forMarketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.

“We have made it more accessible for guests to book with us.They can do so via www.cebupacificair.com, through hotlines (02) 7020-888 or (032) 230-8888, or through CEB partner banks,” she added.

Fun tour packages are available at http://funtours.cebupacificair.com, while the latest seat sale updates canbe found at cebupacificair on Twitter and Facebook Fan Page.

Based on Civil Aeronautics Board data, CEB overtook PhilippineAirline’s passenger numbers in the first quarter of 2010, making itthe Philippine’s largest airline. It currently flies to 33 domestic and14 international destinations. CEB will begin flying to Brunei on Au-gust 21, and to Beijing on September 5, 2010.

FOR SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER TRAVEL

CEB offers Jakarta, Visayas,Mindanao seats as low as P499

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BRING THE kids to school, goto work, shop, read a novel, tendthe garden, unwind, get a spa,attend birthday party, and try outthe new hammock. Your to-dolist may look a little different thanat other times, but one thing re-mains the same: you need to getthe best food at Marquee Mall.

Recognized as the premiereshopping haven, Marquee is alsovery famous for hosting the bestselection of dining options thatvary from fast food, food choic-es, specialty food, family restau-rants, bars/cocktail lounges, finedining to unique kapampanganflavors.

Last July 31, Marquee cele-brated the second signatureevent of Ayala Malls entitled “A.M. TOP - Top Food Picks “. Itis a centralized food campaignof Ayala Malls, created to high-light the mall dining concepts,select and promote the crème

Marquee best dining destination in north

FestiveFlairBy Ning V. Cordero

de la crème food merchants andfurther establish Marquee as thecertified best dining destinationin North.

It was a tough competitionamong the sixteen participatingrestaurants namely Pizza Hut,KFC, The Old Spaghetti House,Classic Savory, Ikabud Pagka-ing Pinoy, Starbucks, Red Kimo-no, Xtremely Xpresso, Sizzlin’Pepper Steak, Pancake House,Yellow Cab, Blackbeard Sea-food Island, Nathaniel’s, Susie’sCuisine, Kabigting’s Halo Haloand Bale Sisigan. All challeng-ers had the chance to whip outtwo dishes from any or all sevencategories- appetizer, soup, sal-ad, fish or seafood, main course(red or white meat), dessert andcoffee or cocktail.

It was even tougher whenfood council – Christine Nunagof Hundredpoundfoodie, ChefChris Locher of C’Italian Dining

and Chef Rex Soriano formersous chef of Nobu restaurant inNew York and HRM consultantat Holy Angel University, begunto judge and made their person-al critics on all entrees accord-ing to taste, presentation/platingand originality/ x-factor.

The judging is fair enoughbecause it was not only patternedfor food gurus’ decision but alsoopen for regular customers. In-terested customers may simplycast their vote online from July31 to August 15, 2010 and willhave the chance to be one of fivewinners of 5,ooo worth of gift cer-tificate to a restaurant of choiceand invitation to the Visual FoodJourney exhibit opening with sam-pling and loot bag treats.

A lot of surprises are in storefor all participating restaurantsincluding an exposure in thesoon to launch dining guide orfood directory of Marquee which

will be distributed in all areasof North Luzon. Top Food Pickswinners will have a special fea-ture in the dining guide and withdistinction of Top Food Pickslogo near the restaurant name.Also, winners will have a spe-cial participation in the VisualFood Exhibit which will beopened this August and a freespecial feature in Appetite mag-azine.

What a “tummy-full” way tocelebrate the best food in Mar-quee, it’s not only an excitingTop Food Picks but also a funfilled family time at SundownFood Market. It is a weekendmarket that will be launchedthis August and will showcasefarm fresh fruits and vegeta-bles, organic items and ofcourse special offers from Mar-quee’s very own food tenants.

For online voting please visitwww.ayalamalls-top.com.

Chef Rex Soriano, Chef Chris Locher andChristine Nunag evaluates KFC (R-L)

TOSH Thai Crunch Salad

The Old Spaghetti House (TOSH) Low Carb TacoJudges at TOSH

Classic Savory ShanghaiRolls

BY ERNIE B. ESCONDE

DINALUPIHAN, Bataan –The Department of Agri-culture on Fridaylaunched the soil conser-vation guided farm in amountain village here as“show window” for soil andwater technologies in a bidto create awareness onthe continuing degrada-tion of natural resourcesin the country.

Joel Rudinas, under-secretary for field opera-tions of DA, said that theguided farms or sloppingtechnology provides up-land farmers the bestfarming practices withouthastening land degrada-tion.

He said that two thirdsof the total land area inthe country or about 20million hectares are up-lands or slopping lands.

Rudinas also saidthat eight million hectaresof these lands can beused for agriculture butthere is a need for a man-agement technique.

He voiced his concernthat with the shortage ofagricultural lands in thelowland, more farmers aregoing to the uplands.

“Ang nakakatakot gal-ing sila sa lowland nadala-dala ang teknolohiyana hindi angkop sa eco-system o environment saupland kaya ang nangya-

BEST FARMING PRACTICES

yari nagkakaroon ng ma-raming problema tulad nglow productivity at envi-ronmental disasters gayang landslides, excesswater run off at pagkasirang lupain na nararanasanna natin dahil sa malingpaggamit ng uplands foragriculture,” Rudinassaid.

He also said that landdegradation has becomea serious problem notonly in the Philippines butin many countries thathave land and water con-fl icts because of thethreat of climate change.

Rudinas added thatthe common source ofwater for agriculture andpower is water run offsfrom the uplands broughtby the rains that has tobe preserved and protect-ed.

DA Region 3 Execu-tive Director RedentorGatus, Bureau of Soilsand Water ManagementDirector Silvino Tejada,Provincial AgriculturistImelda Inieto, Rudinasand students of theBataan Peninsula StateUniversity planted seed-lings of trees during thelaunching of soil conser-vation guided farm inbarangay Payangan.

They were assisted by47 members of the Pay-angan Indigenous Farm-

Soil conservation guided farm launched in Bataan

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TOSH buffet of appetizing dishesSinful Savory PandanFiesta Salad

Savory Guamas Choice steamed fishin garlic with noodle

Cebu Pacific Ad

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Zona LibreBong Z. Lacson

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EDGAR V. MOVIDOFounder

Bristeel Overseas Ventures Inc.You care cordially invited to the

Investor’s Presentation – Manifestation for DMIA T2“Undertaking to develop the DMIA existing Terminal 1,

Major Expansion (7MPPA) Project througha joint venture agreement with CIAC”

Presented by BriSteel Overseas Ventures Inc.in coordination with

The Pampanga Media Groupon Friday, August 6, 2010 at Eight Thirsty in the morning

at the Acacia Ballroom, Holiday Inn Clark,Clark Special Economic Zone, Pampanga

RSVP: Cecil Carreon 0915-643-9925.

SO READ the invitation I got my hands on over the weekend.An ordinary, innocent enough invitation with some tongue-in-

cheek – “Eight Thirsty” – thrown in for effect, perhaps mostinadvertently. At first glance.

A most disturbing proposition on second look:at the prime movers of the event – “Presentedby BriSteel Overseas Ventures Inc. incoordination with The Pampanga Media Group.”

So who comprise this media group? So everymediaman worth his name in ink could rightfullydenounce them for dragging the profession tothe level of paid hacks.

By coordinating the presentation of themanifestation for investment of a private foreignconsortium, this “Pampanga Media Group” isactually doing advertising, if not engaging in directmarketing job for that investor. Which isanathema to journalism praxis. Media is in thebusiness to report news, not to market productsor companies.

There is a clear breach of media ethics here.This “Pampanga Media Group” indeed deservesdamnation.

By clearly taking the side of BristeelOverseas Ventures – okay let’s just use theacronym BOVI for brevity, how can this mediagroup still adhere to fairness, to objectivity, toaccuracy with the other proposals to develop theDMIA terminal and other expansion projects atthe Clark airport?

For instance, there is the all-Filipino Philco-Aero consortium of business titans – San MiguelCorp. among them; telecom-energy-media-inframagnate Manny V. Pangilinan a-joining – whichproposal is said to be much superior to theMalaysian BOVI’s. That is if insiders at the ClarkInternational Airport Corp. are to be believed.

Our CIAC moles said Philco-Aero’s proposalincludes giving CIAC a share in terminal feesand other airport revenues which were not in theBOVI proposal.

“The color of their money is not so green:they are financially incapable to develop DMIA.They don’t have any landmark experience indeveloping airports and they have no financialproposal for the 200-hectare area they want todevelop.” So they said of BOVI.

My curiosity stirred, I surfed the web for BOVI.The nearest I got to was a “Bristeel CorporationSdn. Bhd. (182455D)” profiled as “Design, roll-forming, fabrication and installation of steel trussroofing system and contract of roofing works.”Nothing on airport development. Sheer latero wefound there.

Rummaging through my file of local storieson BOVI, I got to this statement from one WilliamChee, “authorized representative of BOV” thatsaid: “…among its consortium members includeMalaysian Resources Corp. Bhd. (MRCB) AndMalaysian Airport Holdings Bhd. (MAHB).”

A check in the web again disclosed that trueto Chee’s statements, MRCB is indeed one ofthe largest property development and investmentcompanies in Malaysia which concerns included“residential, tourism, commercial, industrial andmulti-modal transportation hubs and projectsworldwide.” Yes, true too that the award-winninglandmark project Kuala Lumpur Sentral – “a citywithin a city” around Malaysia’s largest transithub was its own creation.

Chee was also correct with MAHB being “awholly-owned government firm mandated todevelop, operate and manage all airport facilitiesin Malaysia including the newly-built $ 3.5 billionKuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in asprawling 10,000-hectare complex in Sepangdistrict.”

However as to BOVI being part of eitherMRCB or MAHB is something that could not bedetermined in the web. A check of bothcompanies’ subsidiaries or consortia did notshow any BOVI.

No, this is in no way a disparagement ofBOVI. It is a simple statement of a fact, intriguedas I was with the utter contempt for ethics bythat “Pampanga Media Group.”

Tidak boleh lah. No can do. To tell it inBahasa Malaysia. No can do in using the localmedia to advance whatever interest BOVI wantsto pursue at the DMIA.

And a word of caution too to BOVI: Awas.Beware of the “media” you deal with.

Already the Pampanga Press Club, throughits president, Perry Pangan, has disownedanything to do with BOVI, contrary to what waswritten in good friend Ram Mercado’s well-readcolumn.

Our Society of Pampanga Columnists hasnothing to do with BOVI.

The prolific Ashley Manabat, chair of theNational Union of Journalists of the Philippines-Pampanga Chapter has denounced any mediagroup engaged in endorsing BOVI or any privatecompany pursuing business interests as “grosslyunethical.”

The Central Luzon Media Association, theAngeles City Press and Radio Club and thePampanga Tri-Media Association have alldisowned even the slightest connection withBOVI.

So who are these “Pampanga Media Group”?A creation of BOVI itself to get some leverage

in its negotiations with CIAC, given the currentproblems of CIAC with the media? That’s onewily ploy.

Name names. Boleh lah?

Restored trust“OUR TOURISTS and expats who have found ahaven in Angeles City can rest assured that weare not sleeping on the job. We are encouragingthe local police to continue this stellar performanceand resolve other unsolved crimes.”

Thus spake Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan as hebestowed commendations at city policemen whohave distinguished themselves in the solution ofcrimes in the city, notably those cases involvingthe murder of expatriates.

It was incumbent upon Pamintuan to allay thefears of the foreign community, given the primacyof Angeles City in the list of preferred retirementareas.

Expats come to Angeles City to retire and enjoythe remaining years of their lives. Not to shortenthem with violent deaths. As simple as that.

With the arrest and the subsequent filing ofcharges against the lone suspect in the series ofkillings of expats and their partners, a collectivesigh of relief in the whole community was heaved.

The credibility of the city police – reachingabyssmal depths at the time of the Nepomucenomaladministration – now elevated to new heights.And Pamintuan basking in the glory of greaterpublic trust and confidence.

Yes, continue the sterling performance, Sirs.

Media matter“WE ARE happy with what had transpired and weare grateful to all of you in the media, the citygovernment of Angeles led by Mayor Pamintuanand the city police.”

So Serena Mitchell, daughter of Albert Mitchell,expressed her gratitude to those who helped inthe fast resolution of her father’s murder with thearrest of suspect Mark Dizon y Zamora.

The wide dissemination of the suspect’s picturesin the local newspapers, and television, theintensive news coverage of the cases, the radiocommentaries constricted the suspect’s world, soto speak, and all contributed to his early arrest.

Yes, media do matter. And care.

O p i n i o nO p i n i o nMedia sell-out

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGIONMACABEBE, PAMPANGA

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURTAND EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

RURAL BANK OF SASMUAN(PAMPANGA), INC.,

Mortgagee,-versus- EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE

CASE NO. 10-0303(M)REMIGIO T. FLORES,For himself and as attorney-in-factof AMALIA T. FLORES,

Mortgagors.x———————————————————x

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act. No. 3135/1508 filed

by Rural Bank of Sasmuan (Pampanga), Inc., with principal office addressat Sasmuan, Pampanga against Remigio T. Flores, for himself and asattorney-in-fact of Amalia T. Flores, registered owners of TransferCertificate of Title No. 495020-R and with postal address at No. 122 SitioBitas, Macabebe, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness whichas of June 15, 2010 amounts to THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY EIGHTTHOUSAND NINETY FOUR AND 05/100 (PhP388,094.05) PESOS,Philippine Currency, inclusive of penalty and 25% legal charges butexclusive of cost of foreclosure, incidental expenses and other chargesaccruing after the said date, the undersigned will sell at public auction onAugust 20, 2010 at 10:00 in the morning, at the Office of the Clerk ofCourt, Regional Trial Court, Macabebe, Pampanga, to the highest bidder,for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency, the followingproperty with all its improvements, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 495020-RA parcel of land (Lot 1531-N-1, of the subd. plan, Psd-03-

112696, being a portion of lot 1531-N, Psd-03-093411, L.R.C.Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of san Vicente, Mun. of Apalit,Prov. of Pamp. Bounded on the SW., along line 1-2 by lot 1531-P (Road Lot 4.00m. wide), on the NW., along line 2-3 by lot1531-M, both of Psd-03-093411, on the NE., along line 3-4 bylot 1530, Apalit Cad., and on the SE., along line 4-1 by lot 1531-N-2, of the subd. plan. Beginning at a pt. marked “I” on plan,being S.42 deg. 36’W., 168.33m. from BBM No. 7, Apalit Cad.thence N. 48 deg. 05’W., 13.89m to pt. 2; thence N. 41 deg.54’E., 36.61m. to pt. 3; thence S. 43 deg. 03’E., 13.95m. to pt.4; thence S. 41 deg. 54’W., 35.39m. to the pt. of beginning,containing an area of FIVE HUNDRED SQUARE (500) SQUAREMETERS, more or less. x x x

Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the abovedescribed 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 saiddate, it shall be held on August 25, 2010 at the said time and placewithout further notice.

Macabebe, Pampanga, July 9, 2010.

PABLITO G. CLEMENTE, JR. Sheriff IV

ATTY. LEILA MAE H. MACAPINLAC-ESTABILLO OIC- Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Sheriff

Copy furnished:Atty. Federico S. Tolentino Jr.Counsel for the MortgageeGuagua, Pampanga

Lorna A. RegalaRural Bank of Sasmuan (Pampanga), Inc.Sasmuan, Pampanga

Remigio T. Flores and Amalia T. Flores#122 Sitio Bitas, Macabebe2018 Pampanga

PUNTO! Central Luzon: July 21, 28 & August 4, 2010

ers Cooperative in planting treeseedlings in the 3.2 hectare-slopping land. Inieto said thearea will serve as a “show win-dow” for the project but will beincreased to more than 42hectares.

Aside from forest trees, alsopresently planted in the Payan-gan project are bananas, pine-apple and root crops like sweetpotato. Grasses, branches oftrees are piled like dikes alongrows of pineapples to serve aswater barrier.

Meanwhile, Mayor JoelPayumo lauded the project inbarangay Payangan that usedto be inhabited by Aetas. Butnow, it has become home tomany lowlanders mostly fromthe Bicol region. Dinalupihan isthe only land-locked town inBataan,

Rep. Herminia Roman ofBataan’s First District urged ev-ery one to help in protecting theenvironment.

Soil...FROM PAGE 3

BY MALOU DUNGOG

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The Sub-ic Bay Metropolitan Authority(SBMA) has become one of thefounding members of the AsianCruise Terminals Association(ACTA), a newly-formed group con-ceptualized to provide a unified mar-keting platform for the cruise shipindustry in the Asian region.

SBMA administrator Armand Ar-reza said that the SBMA is the onlyfounding member from the Philip-pines, thereby giving it a great op-portunity to build a solid businessnetwork with ACTA member-coun-tries like China, Singapore, Taiwan,Japan, Korea, Sri Lanka and India.

“Joining ACTA is a strategic movefor the SBMA, as we are targetingthe major players in the industry tomake Subic part of their cruise itin-erary,” Arreza said. “Once Subic hasbeen established as the next cruiseship playground, the economic im-pact will trickle down to local busi-nesses in terms of providing supplies,fuel, food, and even manpower.”

Among the cruise lines that mayinclude Subic in their itinerary un-der the ACTA platform are Star Cruis-

es, Royal Carribean, Silver Seas,and Costa Crocere.

“These are all known as key play-ers in the industry,” Arreza noted.

The SBMA’s membership inACTA would also enable the SubicBay Freeport to develop a differenttourist market niche, said SBMAdeputy administrator for businessRaul Marcelo.

Marcelo, along with SBMA mari-time investment department headRonnie Yambao, was recently in Sin-gapore for the organizational meet-ing of ACTA, a non-profit organiza-tion that was the brainchild of theSingapore Cruise Centre Pte Ltd.(SCCPL).

Marcelo said that after the SB-MA’s presentation on what the SubicBay Freeport has to offer, SCCPL vicepresident Ivan Ng expressed confi-dence that Subic would pass the stan-dards for a cruise ship destination.

“With the port infrastructure, deepnatural harbor, support facilities, se-curity, and tourist attractions, I amnow convinced—and this strength-ens the business case for Subic—that indeed, it is ready to play a keyrole in the cruise ship industry,” Ngwas quoted as saying.

“We are glad that SBMA will beone of the founding members ofACTA, as we have only chosen oneport in the Philippines and that isSubic Bay Freeport,” Ng added.

Marcelo said that joining themeeting also allowed the SBMAgroup to benchmark from the SC-CPL, which handles about nine mil-lion passengers annually.

“It’s learning from the best of thebest in terms of passenger handling,formulating waterfront developmentplans to integrate with the passen-ger terminal, technology, marketingactivities and maintaining the momen-tum of the cruise ship market growth,”Marcelo described the experience.

ACTA, which is set to belaunched in January next year, isprimarily expected to provide mem-bers with a platform for regional co-operation in terminal development,operations and management.

It was also formed to promote themembers’ cruise terminals interna-tionally, expectedly resulting in aninfluential alliance leading to theemergence of a captivating Asiacruise playground; and to help im-prove the standards of the Asiacruise industry.

SBMA joins Asian cruise organization

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NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of FERNANDO MANUNTAG

and ROSALINA M. MANUNTAG who died intestate on January 27, 2000and August 26, 1993, both at the City of San Fernando, Pampanga executedan Extrajudicial Settlement of their estate more particularly described as aparcel of land (Lot 9 of the consolidation-subdivision plan Bcs-03-000076(OLT), being a portion of lots 3652 & 3643, San Fernando Cadastre L.R.C.Rec. No. ___) situated in the Barrio of Del Carmen, Municipality of SanFernando, Province of Pampanga and covered by TCT No. 1911Emancipation Patent No. A-094409.

Punto! Central Luzon: July 20, 28 & August 4, 2010

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT/EX-OFFICIO SHERIFFGUAGUA, PAMPANGA

NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGEFINANCE CORPORATION

Mortgagee,versus FREM. G-10-1899

FERNANDO D. DEGOLLADO marriedTO MARIA M. DEGOLLADO,

Mortgagor,x———————————————————————x

NOTICE OF EXTRA JUDICIAL SALEUNDER ACT 3115 AS AMENDED BY ACT 4118

WHEREAS, upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3115 asamended by the Act 4118, filed by NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGEFINANCE CORPORATION (NHMFC), mortgagee, with principal addressat 104 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, against FERNANDOD. DEGOLLADO married to MARIA M. DEGOLLADO, mortgagor, withresidence and postal address at L5, Blk8, Pasville Park Subd., PulungMasle, Guagua, Pampanga/Basa Air Base, Floridablanca, Pampanga,to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of June 30, 2010, amountsto THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND SEVENTY PESOS AND 03/100(P300,070.03) and other obligation that may become due anddemandable, plus the expenses of foreclosures, the Clerk of Court &Ex-Officio Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Guagua, Pampanga, thruSheriff EDRALIN F. MEDINA, will sell at public auction on September23, 2010 at 10:00 on the morning or soon thereafter at the entrance of theHall of Justice San Matias, Guagua, Pampanga, to the highest bidder inCash and in Philippine Currency the herein-below described propertywith all the existing improvements thereon, to wit;

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 255762-RA parcel of land (Lot 5, Blk. 8, of the subd. plan Psd-03-

017563, being a portion of Lot 3, Psd -03-008228. L.R.C. Rec.No. ) situated in the Bo. of Pulung Masle, Mun. of Guagua,Prov. of Pamp., Bounded on the NW., along line 1-2 by Lot 4;on the NE., along line 2-3 by lot 2; along line 3-4 by Lot 1, allof Blk. 8; on the SE., along line 4-5 by Rd. Lot 2; on the SW.,along line 5-1 by Lot 6, Blk. 8, all of the subd plan. x x x x xx x containing an area of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY FOUR (254)square meters.

This NOTICE OF EXTRA JUDICIAL SALE will be published by anewspaper of general circulation in the province of Pampanga andAngeles City for Three (3) consecutive weeks and posted in three (3)conspicuous places prior to the date of sale for the information of thepublic in general and of the interested parties in particular.

Prospected bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselvesthe title of the above-described property and the encumbrances existingthereon, if any thereby.

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 saiddate, it shall be held on September 30, 2010, also at 10:00 in themorning and at the same place mentioned above without further notice.

Guagua, Pampanga, August 2, 2010.

NORMITA R. MERCADOOIC-Clerk of Court/Ex-Officio Sheriff

EDRALIN F. MEDINASheriff IV

Copy furnished:Atty. Dante Q. RizadaLegal CounselNATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION7TH Flr. Filomena Bldg., 104 Amorsolo St.,Legaspi Village, Makati City

Fernando D. DegoladoL5, Blk 8, Pasville Park Subd.,Pulung Masle, Guagua, Pampanga

Basa Air Base, Floridablanca, Pampanga

PUNTO! Central Luzon: August 4, 11 & 18, 2010

“Not guilty,” suspectMark Dizon, 28, confident-ly said as five charges ofmurder, one count of car-napping and three countsof robbery were read tohim by court personnelCarolina Manalang beforeRTC Judge Philbert Iturral-de.

Government prosecu-tor Allan Pasamonte saidhe will present no lessthan 16 witnesses in thecases against Dizon, a

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‘Not guilty’computer technician andreflexologist who had be-friended his victims.

The carnapping andone theft charge datedback in 2003, for which awarrant of arrest was is-sued against Dizon in2005.

Court personnel tookabout ten minutes readingall the charges againsthim, as he answered “notguilty” to each one.

Court personnel Caro-lina Manalang read aloudaccusations that Dizon

had the “intent to kill will-fully, treacherously, feloni-ously and with evident pre-meditation” five of the vic-tims, the last set of a se-ries of three murders at-tributed to him last July.

Ten black-uniformedarmed escorts from theBureau of Jail Manage-ment and Penology(BJMP) escorted Dizonfrom the Angeles districtjail to the court. While heseemed to avoid mediacamera, he seemed con-fident in denying the

charges against him.Iturralde assigned a

lawyer from the Public At-torney’s Office (PAO) toact as Dizon’s counsel af-ter the suspect’s lawyerfailed to show up. Dizonalso had no relativesamong those in the courtroom.

Dizon was handcuffedall throughout the arraign-ment. He wore a yellow T-shirt marked with the logoof the local jail at theback, fashionably torndenims, an original Crocs

sandals and an expensive-looking watch.

Dizon was arrested inSan Fernando, La Unionlast July 27. He was latercharged with the murder ofretired US air force MSgt.Albert Mitchell, 70, and hermother Janet, 53, andtheir househelps IsabelFajardo, Marissa Prado,and Yulberto Catli in theirhome in HensonvilleCourt subdivision inBarangay Malabanias lastJuly 22.

Meanwhile, Iturraldejunked a proposal, appar-ently from the prosecution,to bar the media from cov-ering the case in court,saying that “this case isopen to the public andmedia is part of that pub-lic.”

The judge also cited aruling of the SupremeCourt providing speedy tri-al of serious cases involv-ing foreigners as victims,while at the same timeassuring Dizon of fair trial.

tember.Pasamonte said he

would present at least 16witnesses, including fourin the carnapping and rob-bery cases filed againstDizon way back in 2003.

Another 12 witnesseswill also be presented inthe multiple murder andtheft cases related to thekilling of five persons:Retired US air force MSgt. Albert Mitchell, 70, andher mother Janet, 53, andtheir househelps IsabelFajardo, Marissa Prado,and Yulberto Catli in theirhome in HensonvilleCourt subdivision inBarangay Malabanias inthis city last July 22.

Meanwhile, Dizonpleaded not guilty during

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Iturralde wants prosecution to...the arraignment where alawyer from the Public At-torney’s Office represent-ed him after his privatelawyers did not show up.

Iturralde set specialhearings on Dizon’s caseduring mornings startingAug. 9 so that the prose-cution would finish its jobby next month.

This, even as MayorEdgardo Pamintuanturned over the P100,000reward to the local citi-zens’ anti crime group vol-unteer Rey Malig for hisrole in the arrest of Dizonin San Fernando, LaUnion.

The mayor handed outthe cash reward to Maligduring the morning flag cer-emony on Monday at CampTomas Pepito in BarangaySto. Domingo here.

The amount was re-portedly raised by the lo-cal expatriate community,but Pamintuan did not citeany name.

Pamintuan said Malighad convinced Dizon’sparents to arrange for ameeting in La Union, onthe pretext that the sus-pect was to be introducedby his father to communistrebels.

This was after Dizonwas reported to have toldhis father on the phone thathe would rather join rebelsin the mountains ratherthan surrender to the po-lice.

During a press confer-ence a day after Dizon’scapture, Malig said Dizonexpressed fears he wouldbe killed by cops.

City police chief Senior

Supt. Danny Bautista saidthat evidences are beingcompiled so that Dizoncould also be charged withthe murder of South Afri-can national Geoffrey Al-lan Bennun, 60, and hislive-in partner, Abegail He-lina, 20, whose decom-posing bodies were foundinside their house at Oa-sis Hotel and Villas in Clar-kville Compound in Baran-gay Anunas here last July12.

He said Dizon is alsothe suspect in the murderslast July 16 ofBritish James Bolton Por-ter, 51, and his live-in part-ner, Melissa Madarang,22, in their house at 4-11ANicolas St. in Sta. Mariasubdivision in BarangayBalibago here.

–Ding Cervantes

directed the Agriculturedepartment under Sec.Proceso Alcala to fix in-vestment, marketing anddistribution chain so thattransaction costs of farm-ers like the delivery andutilization of inputs, use oftechnology will result tobigger production.

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DA asked to produce enough rice...The president also

wants to minimize losseson post harvest, then, theproduce to be brought toconsolidation centerswhere wholesalers canmeet with the wholesaleproducers or wholesalesuppliers.

“Ang end result nitogaganahan ang magsasa-ka to produce, adopt and

invest in production-en-hancing technology dahilkumikita siya na nais ni P-Noy na mangyari sa mgarural areas o productioncenters,” Rudinas said.

He also said that iffarmers always incur loss-es in their production, theywill lose interest as if theyare maltreated.

The DA official also

said that if farmers areencouraged, “there will bestability in the agriculturalsector and ensure foodsecurity and supply of ag-ricultural products.”

Rudinas was guestduring the launching of thesoil conservation guidedfarm and tree planting inPayangan, a mountainhere.

rahan sa damit, isinaldaksa silya at saka tinadya-kan.

Dahil dito ay nagtamong pasa sa braso angnagrereklamong estudy-ante.

Samantalang naluluhaat galit na galit naman angina ng bata na si PerlitaLureano dahil sa sinapit nganak sa kamay ng guro.

Aniya, masakit para sakanila ang pangyayari da-hil maging sila mismongmga magulang ng bata ayhindi pinatitikim ng ga-noong klaseng pagmamal-trato ang bata.

Ngunit ang mas masa-kit pa aniya, ng magtungosila sa eskwelahan upangmagreklamo sa tanggapanng punong guro na siPlacido Carlos ay pinag-salitaan pa umano silanito ng masasakit.

Teacher nirereklamo dahil sa pananakit...FROM PAGE 1 Ayon umano sa princi-

pal, ang ginawa ng guro sabata ay bahagi lamang ngpagdidisiplina at hindi nadapat magsumbong pakahit kanino at wala dingmangyayari sa reklamonito.

Ayon naman kayMelvin Santos, kapitan ngbaranggay Camias, apatna mga magulang na ngestudyante ng nasabingpaaralan ang dumulog sakanilang tanggapan dahilsa pananakit ni Balino.

At isa sa mga ito ay siMico Laureano na kanilangsinamahan sa ospital up-ang masuri. Nang luma-bas sa resulta ng medicolegal ay nagtamo ito ngHematoma sa magkabi-lang braso na ang pinag-mulan aniya ay ang panu-nuntok.

Matapos maka-panayam sina Laureanoat Santos ay sinamahan

ito ng Punto sa tanggapanni Carlos upang kuhaninang panig ng eskwelahankung saan nasaksihanang pagtatalo ng mga ito.

Tumangging magbigayng pahayag sa harap ngcamera si Carlos at waladin aniya sa kanilang es-kwelahan ang inirereklam-ong guro dahil sa umano’ymay nilakad ito sa ibangbayan.

Galit na binalingan dinni Carlos ang Punto at sin-abing hindi na dapat binibi-gyang pansin ang reklam-ong ito sapagkat aniya’ymaliit na bagay lamangito.

Aniya, hanap-buhayang ginagawa ng media.

Giit pa ng principalkung nagkamali ang kan-yang guro sa pananakit aypagsasabihan na lamangniya ito upang hindi na ul-itin ang ginawa sa mgaestudyante.

Ngunit hindi na rinumano dapat na pinalala-ki pa ng mag-inang Laure-ano ang usapin dahil samaliit na bagay lamangito.

Kinompronta ni Laure-ano ang principal at sinab-ing hindi tamang magingsiyang magulang ng ba-tang nasaktan ay pag-sasalitaan nito ngmasasakit at tuturuan pang kanyang gagawin.

Ngunit galit na sagotng principal ay “gusto mobang bayaran kita ngisang libo?”

Matapos ang kom-prontasyon ay desidido parin ang mga Laureano nasampahan ng kaso anggurong nanakit at ang prin-cipal ng paaralan.

Ayon sa ina ng bata,dapat na mabigyan ng aralang mga ito upang hindi namaulit ang pananakit saiba pang mga estudyante.

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TheGossip-millerby Cesar Pambid

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 54MACABEBE, PAMPANGA

IN RE: PETITION FOR THE CORRECTION OFENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVEBIRTH OF RAYMUNDO M. DAYAO, JR.

RAYMUNDO M. DAYAO, JR.,Petitioner,

-versus- SPEC. PROC. NO. 10-0701(M)

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OFMASANTOL, PAMPANGA, ANDTHE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERALOF THE PHILIPPINES,

Respondents,X———————————————————————X

ORDERThis is a verified petition filed by petitioner praying that after due

notice, publication and hearing, judgment be rendered directing therespondents to cause the correction in petitioner’s Certificate of LiveBirth, the following erroneous entries, to wit: a) first name of petitioner’smother from “Marivis” to “ Marivic”; (b) petitioner’s gender from “femaleto “male”; (c) place of marriage of petitioner’s parents from “Masantol,Pampanga” to “Gapan, Nueva Ecija”; and (d) date of marriage ofpetitioner’s parents from “January 26, 1986” to “December 14, 1985”

Pursuant to Section 4, Rule 108 of the Rules of Court, let this petitionbe set for hearing on September 28, 2010 at 11:00 o’clock in the morningbefore this Court located at the Hall of Justice, Macabebe, Pampanga.

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

Let a copy of this order and the said petition be served upon theOffice of the Solicitor General (OSG), at 134 Amorsolo St., LegaspiVillage, Makati City,

The Civil Registrar General of the National Statistics Office (NSO),at the Office of the Local Civil Registrar (LCR) of Masantol, Pampanga.

SO ORDERED.Macabebe, Pampanga, July 19, 2010.

LUCINA ALPEZ-DAYAON Presiding Judge

PUNTO! Central Luzon: July 28, August 4 & 11, 2010

NGAYONG magdadalawa na ang mga anak nina dating Pampanga Governor Mark Lapid at Tanya Garcia, natuloy na rin sa wakasang kasal Friday, July 30, sa naganap ang civil wedding nila sa Marissa Hall sa Porac, Pampanga. Mismong ang mayor ng Poracna si Codralito dela Cruz ang nagkasal sa kanila.

Ayon kay Mark, annulled na ang kasal nila ni Yuri Park, ang Korenang pinakasalan niya na kung saan may isang anak sila.Present ang mga magulang ng bride na sina Mr. and Mrs. Patrick and Cristina Lyttle, and groom na sina Senator Lito Lapid and

Marissa, at iba pang kamag-anak at ilang malalapit na kaibigan.Civil wedding muna ang naisip ng mga bagong kasal dahil nasa ikaanim na buwan na si Tanya sa kanyang pagbubuntis sa

ikalawa nilang anak. Bago raw ito manganak ay gusto ni Mark na Lapid na ang apelyido ng dinadala ni Tanya. May isa na silanganak, si Mischa Amidala, na two years old na at ipinanganak ni Tanya sa Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ayon kay Tanya, simpleng civil wedding lang naman daw talaga ang gusto niya.“Natuwa naman ako kasi nga isang special occasion ito para sa amin ni Mark and tama lang na i-share namin ito with our

relatives. Sina Mommy Marissa at ang mommy ko ang naging punong-abala sa lahat kaya I am so surprised. Pati si Mark, natuwasa naging preparations kasi ang bilis na nagawa.”

Ayon pa kay Mark, matagal na raw niyang gustong matuloy ang kasal nila ni Tanya. Dapat ay ngayong taon ang churchwedding nila, pero biglang nabuntis ulit si Tanya. Kaya civil wedding muna ang ginawa nila at sa April 2011 na ang kanilang churchwedding.

“Tuloy iyon at nasa planning stage na,” ngiti ni Mark. “Gusto ni Tanya na after niyang manganak, magpapa-sexy siya para

Ex-Governor Mark Lapidmarries Tanya Garcia

maganda naman daw siya sa wedding day namin. Nakaplano naman na lahat talaga pero na-move langnamin.”

Dagdag pa ni Mark na kaya nila ginawa na ang civil wedding ay para matapos na ang mga tsismis nabaka wala raw siyang balak pakasalan si Tanya. Last year ng a kasi ay nakuha na ni Mark ang annulmentniya sa unang asawang si Yuri Park.

“Naawa kasi ako kay Tanya... Siya yung nagiging target ng mga intriga parati sa relasyon namin. Perobilib naman ako kay Tanya kasi kinakaya niya ang mga sinasabi ng maraming tao sa kanya. Bilib ako sapatience at pagiging matatag niya sa samahan namin.

“Kaya ngayon siguro ay matatapos na ang mga pintas nila kay Tanya kasi nga, legally, Mrs. Mark Lapidna siya. Kahit na civil wedding pa lang ito, it’s still official. Sana ay wala na silang masabing hindi magandasa misis ko.”

Di raw nakikipagkumpetensya sa Eat Bulaga…

“Lahat po kami ay nagpapasaya langng tao!” –ROBIN PADILLA

HALATANG masaya si Robin ngayong mga panaong ito. Mas lalo rin siyang gumuguwapo at ang hinuha ngang lahat ay dahil maligaya naman siya kay Mariel Rodriguez na siya nga niyang bagong pag-ibig gnayon.Dagdag pa rin siyempore sa kaligayahan ni Robin ang Pilipinas Win Na Win na umeere ngayon regularlykapag tanghali sa ABS-CBN.

Hindi maikakailang in love nga ngayon ang action kay Mariel Rodriguez.Ano ba ang pakiramdam na may bagong show at may “bagong girlfriend”?“Ay, wala pa po! Wala pa po...lahat po ng mga balitang ‘yan, e, masyado pang mabibilis ang mga

pangyayari,” nakangiting pagtanggi ni Robin tungkol sa kanila ni Mariel.Bakit madalas na silang makitang magkasama ni Mariel sa labas? Gaya na lamang nung makita raw sila

sa Rockwell sa may Makati City?“Siyempre naman. Hindi naman na kami... Una, ako, hindi na kami bata. Kailangan maipakita ko sa

kanya kung ano ang mga dala-dala akong bagahe. Marami akong bagahe. Nakikita naman niya yun. Alamnaman niya na meron akong foundation. Meron akong mga anak. Alam niyang lahat yun. Dapat alam niyanglahat yun,” paliwanag ni Robin.

Hindi maitatago ang pagka-in love ni Robin kay Mariel dahil habang ini-interview siya ng press ay panaypa rin ang sulyap niya sa TV host-actress.

Ano naman ang reaksiyon ni Mariel do’n sa sinasabi niyang mga “baggage” niya?“Okey naman...okey naman siya,” nakangiting sagot ni Robin.Ano ang term of endearment niya kay Mariel?“Mariel...wala pa. Kahit naman tanungin n’yo siya, hindi ko siya binibigla. Ano lang naman diyan,

importante, masaya kami. Tanda ko na para makipagbiglaan pa.”Ano naman ang reaksiyon ni Robin sa sinabi ng co-host nila sa Pilipinas, Win Na Win! na si Kris Aquino

na “in love” sila ni Mariel?“E, siguro, nakikita lang ni Kris na masaya kami,” sagot niya. “Ganoon naman, e. Marami namang

depinisyon ang love. Siguro ngayon, hindi yung love na kami. Gusto ko lang siyang palaging nakikita. Hindinaman siya maramot.”

Hindi naman itinanggi ni Robin na malaking bagay sa kanya na kasama niya si Mariel sa Pilipinas, WinNa Win!, na pumalit sa Wowowee, sa importanteng television noontime programming. Malaking dahilan ngaraw si Mariel kaya niya tinanggap ang bagong show.

Ngayong naghu-host na rin ng noontime show si Robin, ano naman ang masasabi niya sa pagkakatapatnila ng Eat Bulaga!, ang noontime show ng GMA-7, na 31 years nang umeere sa telebisyon? Matatandaangkalilipat lang muli ni Robin mula sa Kapuso (GMA-7) network papuntang Kapamilya (ABS-CBN) network. Atalam ng buong bansa ang maigting na rivalry ng dalawang estasyon na parehong nagki-claim na sila angNo. 1 ngayon.

“Ay, naku, tayo po ay naririto para magpasaya lamang ng mga tao. Ako po, tagahanga po tayo ng mgainstitusyon. Ako ay naniniwala na dapat, hindi lang ABS, hindi lang GMA, ang may mga programang ganito.Pati ibang istayon dapat magkaroon pa ng ibang ganito para tuloy-tuloy ang paghahatid at pagbibigay natinng kaligayahan sa mga tao,” madiplomasyang saad ni Robin.

Isang nagladlad, isang nagpa-sex change!HAYAGANG pinangalanan sa isang internet site na ang di umano’y sexual preference ngayon ni RaymondBagatsing. Narito poang full detail;s mulasa alwiwan Avenue and which was wirteen by a certain Chloe.

Super lakas ang alingasngas sa apat na sulok ng showbiz ang tungkol sa tuluyan nang pagladlad ngaction/drama actor na si RAYMOND BAGATSING. Wala na raw itong pangingiming nagsusuot babae sastates. Matatandaang isa siya sa mga aktor na malakas ang dating dahil sa kanyang kakisigan atgaling sa pag-arte. Marami rin siyang nilabasang pelikula na nakitaan talaga ng kanyang pagka-henyo. Ikinasal siya kay Lara Fabregas na nauwi rin sa hiwalayan at makaraan nun ay nanirahan na ito saabroad. Ginagawa pa itong blind item pero ilang taon na rin ang nakalilipas na matunog ang kanyangpagiging bading.

So there!Heto pa’ng isa,na tungkol naman sa di umano’y pagpa-sex change ni |Rustom Padilla aka Bebe

Gandanghari.By now, tiyak na nakarating na kay Bebe Gandanghari ang balita na gustong-gusto nina Zoren Legaspi

at Carmina Villarroel na mag-guest siya sa Love ni Mister, Love ni Misis.Hindi sumusuko ang staff ng bagong morning show nina Zoren at Carmina. Ginagawa nila ang lahat para

ma-contact si Bebe.May mga nakapagsabi sa kanila na nasa Amerika raw si Bebe pero hindi ito kumpirmado.Tulad ng staff ng Love ni Mister, Love ni Misis, nagkaroon kami ng interes na malaman ang nangyayari

sa alter ego ni Rustom Padilla dahil sa isang message na naka-post sa kanyang Facebook account.Isang FB friend ni Bebe ang nag-comment na matagal na siyang walang naririnig na balita tungkol kay

Bebe, maliban sa isyu na recuperating from surgery ang dating asawa ni Carmina.Ano ang katotohanan sa surgery issue kay Bebe? Kung totoo man na sumailalim siya sa operasyon,

anong klase na procedure ang kanyang pinagdaanan?Kailangan nang magpakita ni Bebe sa publiko para malaman ang mga bagong pangyayari sa kanyang

buhay.O di ba?

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 65Tarlac City

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FORCORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THECERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OFGRACE A. GAMOSO

SPEC. PROC. NO. 4657GRACE A. GAMOSO

Petitioner.x—————————————————————x

ORDERBefore the court is a verified petition filed by the petitioner through

counsel, praying that after due notice, publication and hearing a judgmentbe rendered directing the National Statistics Office, Quezon City to correctthe birth year of the petitioner appearing on her Certificate of Live BirthNo. 103 on file thereat from 1965 to 1968

Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the hearingof the same is set on September 3, 2010 at 9:00 o’clock in the morningat which date, time and place, all interested person may come andshow cause, if there be any why the petition should not be granted.

Let copies of this petition be furnished the Office of the SolicitorGeneral, National Statistics Office, Office of the Local Civil Registrar ofTarlac City and Victoria, Tarlac respectively, and Office of the CityProsecutor.

Let copies of this Order be likewise published at the expense of thePetitioner once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaperof general circulation in the Province of Tarlac, Philippines.

SO ORDERED.Tarlac City, July 20, 2010.

CESAR L. AGANONActing Presiding Judge

PUNTO! Central Luzon: August 4, 11 & 18, 2010

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BY ERNIE B. ESCONDE

ABUCAY, Bataan – Joint opera-tives of various police and mili-tary units in Bataan on Thurs-day arrested a suspected high-ranking officer of the CommunistParty of the Philippines/NewPeople’s Army in barangaySalian, Abucay, Bataan.

Senior Supt. Arnold Gunna-cao, Bataan police director, saidJohnny Caragay alias DaniloCaragay alias Joker, 45, ofSalian was apprehended basedon a warrant of arrest issued foralleged frustrated homicide.

Suspect was allegedly list-ed under the police Order ofBattle as No. 36 of CPP/NPAoperating in the Bataan-Pam-panga area as Iskwad Lider ofTeresera.

Gunnacao said that investi-gations revealed that suspectwas among the local communistterrorists responsible to theburning of a passenger bus ofthe Bataan Transit Corporationat 8:30 p.m. of November 10,2005 along Sityo Pinagpatayanin barangay Calaylayan, here.

Police said that Caragay hasalso a pending murder case forthe allegedly killing of Sgt. Mar-

Suspected NPA leader nabbed in Bataan-Pampanga areacial Francisco of the 24th Infan-try Battalion of the PhilippineArmy based in Camacho, Bal-anga City.

Suspect admitted he waswith five other persons whoburned a passenger bus.“Naatasan lang” was his shortreply on why they burned thebus.

He also admitted to being amember of the CPP/NPA asIskwad Lider of Tres from 2005to 2008. He claimed, however,that he has returned to the foldsof the law in 2008.

“Kasapi ako ng CPP/NPAsimula 2005 ngunit nagbalik-loobako sa gobyerno noong 2008 atmasaya ako dahil nakapiling kona ang pamilya ko may isangtaon na,” Caragay said.

Intelligence Officer SPO2Danilo Nazareno said Chief Insp.Allan Macapagal, provincial in-telligence branch chief, led unitsthat participated in the arrest ofCaragay. Joint operatives camefrom the Provincial IntelligenceBranch, the Regional Intelli-gence Office3, Police Investiga-tion and Detection ManagementBranch, Abucay municipal po-lice station and the 7th MilitaryIntelligence Bureau.

GREENING. Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan takes the first step - plant a sapling at theAngeles City Police Office - in the journey to a million trees he committed hisadministration to undertake to nurture mother earth. PHOTO COURTESY OF ARNEL DE JESUS

A CRACKDOWN on illegal log-ging activities that began earlypart of this year yielded 1,000cubic meters of assorted forestproducts worth P12.5-million,authorities from the Departmentof Environment and Natural Re-sources (DENR) here an-nounced recently.

The confiscations came inthe wake of renewed calls to endillegal logging operations in iden-tified environmental hotspots inthe region, said Executive Direc-tor Ricardo Calderon of the re-gional DENR office in CentralLuzon.

He said 16 illegal loggerswere jailed since 2005 while 67others have been charged for vi-olating forestry laws in variouslocal courts in the region.

Section 68 of P.D. 705 statesthat any person who shall cut,collect, gather or remove timberor other forest products from anyforest land, or timber from alien-able or disposable public land orfrom private land without any au-thority, or possess timber or oth-er forest products without legaldocuments, shall be punishedfor the crime of theft with penal-ties imposed under Articles 309and 310 of the Revised PenalCode.

Under the Revised PenalCode, an illegal logger faces aminimum sentence of two yearsimprisonment and up to a max-imum jail term of 20 years forseized forest products worthmore than P22,000.

As this developed, at least200 forest protection officers andrangers have been mobilized tomaintain a strong presence in“hotspot” areas while 16 DENRcheckpoints have been placedon red alert to monitor and inter-cept the movement of contra-band forest products, especial-ly those coming from the SierraMadre mountains of Nueva Viz-caya, Quirino, and Quezon prov-inces. –RPAO

Renewed forestprotectioncampaignnets P12M