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MAY 9, 2013
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ENGR. ALEX F. PATIO
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nominee
Widespread
blackout hits
Central Luzon
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO--A widespread blackout on
Wednesday hit some parts of
Central Luzon after an emergency shutdown was imposed
on at least two generating plants
due to power shortage.
Lilibeth Gaydowen, National
Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) communications
officer, said the two generating
power plants suffered a shortage of 3,700 megawatts as of
2:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
“We could not immediately
determine what specific areas
have been affected but reports
from the field said the power
outage is widespread,” she said.
Reports have it the power cut
in Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan
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PEACE AND ORDER MEET. Gov. Lilia Pineda and senatorial candidate Jamby Madrigal receive warm welcome from the barangay officials
during the peace and order meeting on election preparation. Also in photo are Provincial Administrator Atty. Andres Pangilinan, Jr. and Mabalacat
City Mayor Marino “Boking” Morales. --Photo by GVJJR
PNR catches up on delay
HUDCC resumes
homelots award
By Marna Dagumboy-del Rosario
FLORIDABLANCA, Pampanga-- The Philippine National Railway (PNR)
catches up after almost 2 years of delay of the disposition through sale of homelots
to legitimate beneficiaries of socialized housing project along PNR non-core Carmen
Line property within the municipalities of Guagua, Lubao and Floridablanca.
Sto. Tomas
mayor ex-ally
arrested for
gun possession
STO. TOMAS, Pampanga-Former municipal administrator and now staunch supporter
of mayoralty candidate Romeo
Ronquillo was arrested for illegal possession of firearms on
Tuesday night in an alleged attempt to buy votes in Northville
12, Barangay San Vicente here.
Rodelio Garcia, of Dalaquitan, San Matias, was arrested
after the police found a .45 caliber AMT under the driver’s
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Lubao golf phenom swings to form for Philip Morris cup
By Joey Pavia
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO– Annyka Pineda-Cayabyab, who competed and fared
well in junior golf competi-
tions for girls in the United
States, is training hard for
the upcoming
inaugural
Phillip Morris Golf Foundation Junior Masters Series set
at the Alabang Country Club
on May 21 to May 24.
Annyka, the 9-year-old
daughter of Lubao Mayor
Mylyn Pineda-Cayabyab and
granddaughter of Pampanga
Gov. Lilia Pineda, emerged
as the top winner in the Class
D North Luzon qualifiers
of the Camp John Hay Golf
Course in Baguio City last
week.
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MAY 9, 2013
Ejica, 66 CL towns in Comelec watchlist
By Joey Pavia
& Froilan Magtoto
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
– The province of Nueva Ejica
and at least 66 towns and cities in Central Luzon are being
closely watched by the police
and the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) as they
stepped up efforts to limit the
number of election related violence and fraud five days before
the May 13 polls.
In a press conference here
on Wednesday, hosted by the
Philippine Information Agency
(PIA), Police Regional Office
Deputy Regional Director for
Operations Senior Supt. Moro
Virgilio M. Lazo disclosed that
Nueva Ejica topped the list of
areas being closely monitored
with 23 towns or cities where
violence and fraud could escalate in connection with elec-
tions.
Lazo said they have recorded nine election related
violence, the latest of which is
the murder of a mayoralty candidate in San Jose town, Tarlac
on Monday.
Police identified the victim
as Burgos, San Jose Barangay
Captain Rudy Abella, 65, who
died on the spot due to multiple
gunshot wounds in different
parts of his body. At least two
unidentified men reportedly
killed one of the two mayoralty
bets in San Jose.
Lazo said that in Pampanga, at least nine cities
and towns are being closely
watched, including Mexico
and Arayat towns. The others
provinces in Region III and the
number of areas being watched
are: Aurora, 2; Bataan, 5; Bulacan, 11; Zambales, 2; and,
Tarlac, 13.
Atty. Rafael Olaño, Comelec regional director, said his
office “is ready” with the assistance of the police and the
Nueva Ecija-based 7th Infantry Division of the Philippine
Army (PA) headed by Major
Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr.
Olaño said there are a total
of 3,756 candidates in the region vying for some 1,400 positions.
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Police Round-Up
Korean dies in Orion accident
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga--A Korean national
died when he was ran over by a commuter van
the other day in Orion, Bataan.
The Korean was identified as Choe Byeonghak, 56, and presently an employee of Bumjin
Phils. Construction Inc.
According to investigation, the victim has just
came out of the PMJ Hotel located at Roman
Highway, Barangay Puting Buhangin, Orion,
Bataan at about 9:30 p.m. and while crossing the
Highway in front of the said hotel a white Toyota
Hi-Ace Commuter Van bumped him.
The van, registered under the name of Dwight
Roxas of St. Francis Subdivision in Barangay Kitang 1, Limay, Bataan, was driven by Neal Grant
Roxas, 22, also a resident of Barangay Kitang,
police said.
The victim was rushed to the St. Michael Hospital in Orion where he was pronounced dead on
arrival.
The body of Byeonghak was brought to Pangilinan Funeral Homes in Angeles City by a fellow
Korean.
The driver is in the custody of the Orion Police
office for proper disposition. • (FEM)
80-year old man killed
in Mexico road mishap
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga--An octogenarian
was killed Tuesday after he was hit by a speeding motorcycle while crossing a barangay road in
Mexico, Pampanga.
Police identified the victim as GervacioMarlangawe, 83, of Barangay Balas of the said town.
According to police investigation, the victim
was crossing the barangay road in Balas about
8:30 a.m. when a black Honda Wave motorcycle
driven by Alvin Cruz, 33, a store merchandiser
of Barangay Sta. Cruz, Magalang, Pampanga,
bumped him.
As a result, Marlangawe sustained injuries in
the different parts of the body.
The victim was rushed to the Mexico Community Hospital and later transferred to the Jose B.
Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital in the City of
San Fernando where he died while undergoing
treatment.
Cruz is presently under the custody of the
Mexico Police Station. • (FEM)
Cops arrest man for
illegal guns in Mariveles
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga--Police authorities
arrested a man and confiscated several assorted
firearms and ammunitions the other day in a raid
in Mariveles, Bataan.
Arrested was Adonis Fandalian in his residence at Barangay Cabcaben, Mariveles, Bataan
at about 4p.m.
The raid was covered by a search warrant
issued by Judge Richard Paradeza of the RTC
Branch 72 of Olongapo City against Fandalian.
The raid, police said, resulted in the confiscation of one Armscorcaliber 22 rifle, one cal 45
pistol, one double-pipe shotgun marked USA,two
homemade shotguns (Sumpak), and several assorted ammos.
Police said the raid was witnessed by Barangay kagawad Enrique Ruiz and TanodArtemioSarsoza of Cabcaben.
Fandalian, together with the confiscated items,
was brought to the Regional Intelligence Division
Office for documentation and disposition.
The suspect will be charged with two counts of
Illegal Possession of Firearms and Ammunitions,
police said. • (FEM)
READY FOR ‘D DAY’. Comelec Regional Director Atty. Rafael Olaño answers questions from journalists in a press conference hosted by the PIA
Central Luzon on Wednesday. Joining him are (L-R) Senior Supt. Moro Virgilio M. Lazo, DOE’s Efren Balaoing and Major Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr.
- -PHOTO BY LEO VILLACARLOS
DOST, CHED award 10 Soldiers cited for foiling
top scholars in C. Luzon armed ‘extortionists’
By Joelyn G. Baluyut
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO–
The Department of Science and
Technology (DOST) and Commission on Higher Education
(CHED) Region 3 awarded Monday 10 of its 66 scholars who
graduated with Latin honors this
year.
Among the scholars were
Edgar Allan Corpus, from Wesleyan
University-Philippines;
Jack Jon-jon Marcos, and Mary
Joyce Yambao from Bulacan
State University; Ren Zedec Santos, Holy Angel University; and
John Patrick Serrano, Tarlac
State University, who all graduated Magna CumLaude.
Also, Richard Bitualia,
and Haren Valencia, both from
Bataan Peninsula State University; Jeanesse Lumibao, Central
Luzon State University; Maelyn
Reselva, Wesleyan UniversityPhilippines; and R-jay Tamsi,
Pampanga Agricultural College,
all Cum Laude.
They each received a DOST
medal and cash incentives
awarded by DOST Assistant Regional Director for Finance and
Administrative Services Belen
Garcia, and CHED Regional Director Virginia Akiate.
One of the scholars, Jack
Jon-jon Marcos, in an interview,
said that being one of the scholars of the department became
a big help for their family since
they are two siblings studying in
college.
“I’ve been a scholar of DOST
for three and a half years, this
is for seven semesters. They are
covering my tuition fee, allowance, and books each semester,”
Marcos explained.
The 20-year old scholar
graduated with a degree of BS
Mathematics.
As plans for his future employment, he is considering to
work in the government. “I wanted to work in the government if
given the chance, and this is to
extend my services to the general public, it’s like paying back
now,” he added. •
FORT MAGSAYSAY, Nueva Ecija--Army
chief Lieutenant General Noel Coballes recently
conferred medals to eight troops from the 56thInfantry Battalion (56IB) based in Bulacan for successfully neutralizing armed extortionists.
Award of Military Merit Medal (Interim) was
conferred to 2nd Lt. Daryl Glenn Secong, 2nd Lt.
Joel Romano III, Cpl. Danilo Viray Jr., Cpl. Romy
Siddayao, and Pfc. Jerry Palicas.
Moreover 1st Lt. Eric Phil Estrada and 1st Lt.
Dheryl Pacleb received the Military Merit Medal
while Cpl. Jerry Masalonga was bestowed with the
Award of the Military Commendation Medal.
“The personnel were commended for their acts
of heroism involving risk of life, meritorious and
valuable achievements, and highly commendable
and exemplary performance of duty during the
conduct of operations that led to the zero-casualty neutralization of eleven members of the New
People’s Army and the confiscation of nine highpowered firearms, four hand grenades, including
22 assorted magazines and 307 assorted live ammunitions, and a Mitsubishi Delica van as well as
subversive documents at Sitio Sapang Linao, Brgy.
Kabayunan, Doña Remedios Trinidad last April
26,” said Coballes.
“With these achievements, subject officers and
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‘Golden’ fiesta awaits Fernandinos
By Marna Dagumboy-del Rosario
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO--The City Government
led by Mayor Oscar S. Rodriguez has launched various
activities this month for Pyestang Fernandino 2013 culminating on the May 31 city
fiesta.
Observing the Feast of
the City’s Patron, Saint Ferdinand, the city announced the
schedule of activities for the
month-long celebration with
the theme “Gintung Pakamalan, King Piyesta Kikilala-
nan.”
“We are here to celebrate
the City’s shining glory,” fiesta
chairperson Michelle Ong
said at the launch during the
Monday flag raising ceremony.
“We use ‘gold’ as a symbolism of San Fernando’s
awards and successes; San
Fernando is gold!” Ong added.
Following
the
fiesta
launch was the press presentation of the official candidates for the Lakan and Mutya
ning San Fernando. As one of
the highlights of the fiesta cel-
ebration, this year’s pageant
on May 29 features 13 pairs of
talented youngsters from different barangays of the city.
Aside from the annual activities, local signer-comedian Jojit “Ara Muna” Villareal
also invited all Fernandinos to
come and witness the variety
show and the City’s own “lookalike” contest on May 28.
Jen Bonifacio, chairperson of this year’s Flores de
Mayo scheduled on May 25,
revealed that Miss Universe
1st Runner-Up Janine Tugonon will be the City’s Reina
Elena. “She [Tugonon] is our
special guest and I’m sure a
lot of people will be delighted
to see her,” Bonifacio said.
“Truly, we celebrate the
Feast of Saint Ferdinand
with unity and with the great
participation of every Ferdinando, the City Government,
the City Council, and most
especially the generous selfsacrificing man, who is Mayor
Oscar S. Rodriguez,” Ong
stressed.
Other activities for this
year’s Pyestang Fernandino
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MAY 9, 2013
GMA lauded for projects
in Guagua barangay
By Marna Dagumboy-del Rosario
GUA GUA ,
Pampan g a
--Residents of barangay San Agustin
here are deeply grateful for the projects that Cong. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has given them over the years.
San Agustin Barangay Chairman
Rodolfo Ocampo said Arroyo, who
is running for re-election, has given
his barangay lined canals and road
improvement projects even while she
was serving as the country’s President.
He cited the cemented road and
the deep lined canal fronting the Sta.
Clara Monastery as among the projects given by then Pres. MacapagalArroyo.
Ocampo said the area used to be
flooded for weeks until the canal was
built to hasten the draining of flood
waters.
He further said his people have expressed their appreciation for the projects “in their own simple ways” and
pointed to a simple signboard of used
plywood tacked to a tree beside the
mouth of the lined canal thanking the
congresswoman in Kapampangan.
Ocampo said Arroyo’s Sapang
Maragul Diversion Channel, technically called Pinatubo Hazard Urgent
Mitigation Project 3 Contract Package
4, which passes through his barangay, has been helpful in controlling
floodwaters not only in his barangay
but throughout Guagua, particularly
the Betis area.
In his barangay, however, lined
canals and elevated roads are equally
important in flood control so that the
flood waters in low-lying parts will
subside more speedily.
To help in the town’s flood control measures, Ocampo further said
his constituents have been strictly
observing proper waste management
and segregation, proof of which are
the awards the barangay has won for
waste management.
San Agustin has a well-maintained materials recovery facility
(MRF) and sustains a livelihood project recycling plastic bottles and bags
into bags and decorative items.
The most recent project donated
by congresswoman Arroyo to the barangays are a small lined canal, the
expansion of a footbridge at the San
Nicolas 1-San Agustin border and
the repair of the barangay’s garbage
truck.
Both footbridge and lined canal
have simple signboards thanking the
congresswoman. •
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Union deplores CDC statement
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
CLARK FREEPORT
--A labor union from
the Clark Development
Corporation (CDC) has
lambasted the management’s stand on their
collective
bargaining agreement (CBA).
In a statement, the
Association of CDC Supervisory
Personnel
(ACSP) said the management’s statement is
“uncalled for and brings
bad taste” because CBA
is mandated by the Labor Code of the Philippines and is enshrined
in the Constitution.
Earlier, the CDC
management
has
branded ACSP’s accusations as “unjust, unwarranted, unreasonable
and very selfish.”
“We also deplore the
statement of CDC President Arthur Tugade that
CDC has been generous
to (its) employees,” Victor Barbieto, president
of the ACSP said.
“How can CDC be
generous when employees are negotiating their
salaries every five years
through CBA?” Barbieto asked adding that,
“That’s why unions were
formed in CDC because
never in the history of
CDC that management
has been generous to its
employees.”
“We do not enjoy
excessive and unwarranted salaries, allowances and other perks,
unlike managers, assisUNION Page 6
Angara calls
for bigger
budget for
tuition subsidy
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO--Team Pnoy
senatorial bet Edgardo “Sonny” Angara yesterday urged the government to provide additional
budget to the Department of Education (DepEd)
so that more high school students in Grade 7 in
private schools can avail themselves of tuition
subsidy..
For School Year 2013-2014, DepEd officials
said they have increased by 24 percent the number of slots for Grade 7 students who are entitled
to tuition subsidy in private schools.
The DepEd said that 310,709 slots have been
allotted for tuition subsidy for school year 20132014 under the Education Service Contracting
(ESC) scheme. Last year, 250,896 students benefitted from the tuition subsidy.
The ESC is a scheme under the Government
Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private
Education (GASTPE) wherein the government
subsidizes the tuition of students who enroll in
private schools because public secondary schools
cannot accommodate them anymore.
The program is jointly implemented by
DepEd and the Fund for Assistance to Private
Education (FAPE).
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Pamintuan wants
Tarzan disqualified
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
ANGELES CITY-The camp of Mayor
Edgardo Pamintuan
is set to file a disqualification case against
his rival during the
2013 midterm elections.
Lawyer Alberto
Pamintuan III, the
mayor’s son, said they
will file the disqualification case against
Pampanga First District Representative
and mayoral bet Carmelo “Tarzan” Lazatin for violating some
provisions of the Omnibus Election Code.
According to the
younger Pamintuan,
Lazatin’s camp were
documented to be
engaging in massive
vote-buying activities
and making donations, which are both
illegal during the
election period.
During a press
briefing on Wednesday, the Pamintuan
camp showed a video
footage depicting vote
buying at the Lazatin
camp headquarters in
disqualified Page 9
CONFERMENT. Angeles University Foundation conferred upon successful businesswoman and farming advocate Dr. Milagros T. Ong-How
an honorary degree in Humanities in recognition of her philanthropy and contributions to agriculture in Angeles City. The conferment was led by
AUF President Atty. Joseph Emmanuel L. Angeles (left) and AUF Chancellor Dr. Emmanuel Y. Angeles last May 4. - -Contributed photo
Party condemns Tarlac mayoral bet’s killing
By Rudy J. Abular
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga--The
Lakas-Christian and Muslim Democrat Party condemned “in the strongest
terms the brutality, insensitivity and
barbaric murder” of mayoral candidate
Rudy Abella in San Jose, Tarlac.
Lakas-CMD party chairman
Senator Bong Revilla Jr. and party
president Rep. Martin Romualdez also
condemned those behind “this unconscionable, undemocratic and cowardly
act.”
“In the heart of the President’s
province and in the midst of our
struggle for clean, peaceful and honest elections, we remember our partymate Rudy Abella as one of the loyal
and faithful members of our party who
withstood all political adversities and
stood beside our gubernatorial candidate, Pearl Pacada, despite extreme
political pressure,” Revilla and Romuladez said in a joint statement released
to the media shortly after the assassination of Abella.
Abella was shot to death by two unidentified armed men during a political
rally of Lakas-CMD Party in Sitio Sta.
Cruz, San Jose, Tarlac at around 5 p.m.
last Monday.
Police said Abella was waiting
for his turn to talk when the suspects
armed with 45 and 9mm cal. pistols
approached and shot him five times at
close range, hitting him in the chest
and abdomen.
After the shooting the gunmen
joined their three companions who
served as lookouts before fleeing
aboard two motorcycles.
Police Regional Office 3 director
Chief Supt. Edgardo T. Ladao has directed the Tarlac Police Office headed
by Senior Supt. Alfred Corpuz to conduct a thorough investigation of the
case to identify the killers of Abella.
Ladao was fuming mad upon
learning of the incident saying the local police were very lax in their security
preparation against any attacks of local
candidates in Tarlac.
Investigators theorized that Abella
was reportedly killed by communist
rebels. Abella was reportedly very active in combating communist insurgents before he retired from the police
service a decade ago.
Police also said that a certain
Marites Sigua, 35, married, was hit by
a stray bullet. Both victims were taken
to Central Luzon Doctor’s Hospital
where Abella was pronounced dead on
arrival.
“Abella has been a strong advocate for peace, and good government.
As a former barangay chairman, he
knew the consequences and struggles
of public service, stood behind his
constituents and fought against political monopolies and money. He was a
strong contender for mayor of San Jose
so much that his killers made sure he is
out of race,” Revilla said.
The statement said the latest incident marks the growing number of harassment and violence against LakasCMD.
“Regardless, we remain steadfast
in our commitment to the Filipino people to fight against the oppressive and
strive towards our shared goals of genuine democracy and people empowerment. We will not be cowered,” Revilla
and Romualdez further said.
At the time of his death, Abella was
the chairman of Barangay Burgos and
current president of San Jose AssociaPARTY CONDEMS Page 9
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Gitnang Luzon
MAY 9, 2013
EDITORIAL
Money ban:
Off-line decision
The Commission on Elections has taken a bold and unprecedented step in its effort to ward off possible vote-buying
for the upcoming May 13 elections--a ban from withdrawing
amounts exceeding P100,000 from any bank or financial institution, without any “valid reason.”
The ban, that took effect yesterday until May 13, also
banned the “possession, transportation and/or carrying of
cash” more than P500,000.
The only ones exempted to carry cash more than
P500,000 are farmers, merchants and other “persons similarly situated” who travel to and from Metro Manila or other
business destinations provided they could prove their transactions that enabled them to accumulate the amount that exceeded half a million pesos or any other currency equivalent
to the amount.
Comelec Resolution No. 9688 “resolved to prohibit the
withdrawal of cash, encashment of checks and conversion
of any monetary instrument into cash from May 8 to 13, 2013
exceeding P100,000 or its equivalent in any foreign currency.”
Businessmen, now, have to wait until the election is over
before they could go back to their normal operations. Who
would want to carry on doing business without any assurance that they will not be arrested anytime only because they
did not aswer questions properly?
Problem is the announcement came in too late that those
who have pending cheques to fund might not be able to beat
their deadline in funding their cheques for fear of being arrested while transporting money and failing to answer queries about what the money is for.
But, even if they do answer the questions about their
transaction, this new Comelec move defeats the purpose of
the Bank Secrecy Law that protects bank depositors from
kidnapping and other crimes.
Before this money ban, many Filipinos never thought that
the Comelec was that powerful that it could go to the extent
of making business transactions in the country tedious and
risky during the election period.
The Commission, indeed, is taking the elections quite
seriously (and almost rabidly) that that it failed to look at the
consequences of their actions.
This is one short-term action that does not have any promising results because politicians have been buying votes for
so long that they have already withdrawn the money they
need many days ago.
The Comelec money ban is a one-shot deal. Politicians
would know better in the next elections to withdraw early the
logistics before the money ban takes effect anew.
Nice try!
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Sure win for Cong Oca
The congressional derby in
Pampanga’s Third District has obviously shifted in favor of Mayor Oca
Rodriguez of the City of San Fernando.
What had been a lopsided contest
paced by incumbent congressman,
Dong Gonzales late last year has become an apparent walk to victory for
Mayor Oca--or should I say Cong Oca.
As if designed by fate for Cong Oca
to hold anew the congressional seat,
all important factors in winning in
the congressional election (the aces if
it were a card game) have all come his
way and the camp of the incumbent
congressman did not know what hit
them.
Who could ever dispute the strong
connection of Cong Oca to President
Benigno Simeon Aquino III at this
point? Fact is Cong Oca is the strongest link of Pampanga to Malacanang
and is our only hope to corner big
ticket projects from the national government.
Rodriguez as congressman will
be the best conduit of projects from
Malacanang, over and above the other
initiatives he could provide the district from his pork barrel.
Governor Lilia Pineda, who does
not belong to Rodriguez’s Liberal Party, has recognized this “connection”
and convinced her own local party,
Kambilan, to push for Cong Oca’s candidacy thinking the latter will be the
key to resolving Pampanga’s old-time
problem of flooding.
Pineda has become Cong Oca’s
biggest campaigner who is not failing
to drumbeat support for his congressional bid in every Kambilan sortie
the governor attends.
come-backing congressman.
The avid campaigning of Pineda
INC voters in the district that covfor Cong Oca, coupled with the
ers the City of San Fersorties of the Liberal Party, has
nando and the towns
created a bandwagon of supof Arayat, Sta. Ana,
port for Rodriguez.
Mexico and Bacolor
Though they are not parnumber to at least
tymates, Cong Oca said he is
15,000-strong. When
thankful for Pineda’s support.
they vote, INC memWhy not? Results of political
bers strictly follow the
surveys have tilted favorably
decision their leaders
for him since the governor
came up with after a
started talking about the mayseries of comparative
or in various forums, reportsurveys,
interviews
edly even in towns outside of
and character investithe Third District.
gations on the candiThe surveys tipped todates.
wards Oca, demolishing GonThe INC anointzales’ lead the latter enjoyed for Ambet Lacanlale
ment also comes with
a short time at the opening of
its own bandwagon efthe campaign. The trend will
fect, swaying the votes
likely to go on with nary a week
of “undecided” resibefore the election.
dents.
The biggest setback in GonMembers of the
zales’ campaign is in his homeSociety of Pampanga
town where all candidates for
Columnists agree that
mayor are supporting the canRodriguez
looked
didacy of Rodriguez. Mayoral
much younger and
stalwart Alex Tumang, brother
fresher when he met
of incumbent mayor Teddy
with us on Tuesday.
Tumang are rooting for RodHe was a picture of
riguez, so it is with Vice Mayor
satisfaction and conRoy Manalastas and Liberal
fidence.
Negative
Party candidate Albert Dela
talks about his health
Cruz.
were obviously plain
Only the known remaining
rumors as he looked
bailiwick of the incumbent conhealthier amid the
gressman, Mexico has even become rigors of campaign, a stark contrast
a toss-up for the congressional race. to the much younger Gonzales who
But, Cong Oca’s luck does not end looked frail when I last saw him.
here. One of the biggest factors to vicThe way is see it, Rodriguez is givtory--the Iglesia Ni Cristo bloc vote-- ing Gonzales a run for his money. And
has been reportedly committed to the I am not writing figuratively here. •
Upper Cut
“The surveys
tipped towards
Oca, demolishing Gonzales’
lead the latter
enjoyed for a
short time at
the opening of
the campaign. ”
Knock, knock
“Candidates may or may not be aware of it but they whose faces are on the
ground can be considered as litter. ”
I am a homebody who misses
writing and who has decided to pick
I left a long time ago.
HOMEBUDDY up where
I wrote as the Homebuddy for
Dottie F. Lacson
Pampanga’s oldest newspaper The
Voice nearly twenty years before but
stopped when the call to work sounded. For a long time I remained in absentia until a friend gladly accommodated my request to write for his paper as the Homebuddy again. That was
a short stint though.
Again, the writing bug has bitten me and its bite has become such a persistent itch that I thought of coming out of
hiatus. So here I am, a homebody who wants to be your homebuddy. May you and I be friends.
For a start, let me work on my green advocacy by inviting
every buddy to help cool down our super-hot Mother Earth
while national and local campaigns heat up. (Candidates must
be really feverish this time, elections being just around the corner.)
How? Read (if you want to) the leaflets, posters and other
campaign materials that come your way, to help you in choosing whom to vote. Then recycle them as scrap paper for grocery
lists or phone messages, or use them as cabinet and drawer
liners (right side down). Or perhaps bring them to market as
wrappers for the items you would be buying.
I remember the days when market vendors wrapped veggies, meat and even salt, in old newspapers (fish came in bahomebuddy Page 9
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MAY 9, 2013
KBA
Magbalawe
Aleesus Manarang
“Ing gelingan da
ring mesabing
mamyalung
mepansin lalu
anyang bangitan
da ring anchor
ning pialung ing
“Kapampangan
connection”
anyang mekashoot yang bola i
Abueva.”
Kabang manalbe ku keng
metung a pialung basketbol
ning PBA, e ku apigilan ing
makuswelu. Bakit ngamo? O
kasi naman, deng milalaban a
team ila deng grupung PBA All
Stars at Gilas Pilipinas.
Deng adwang mesabing
team deng papakit karing piling mangaliksing mamyalung
basketbol. Ila deng lalto mong
pekamagaling keng pialung a
iti ning bola.
Ing Gilas Pilipinas, penimunan na lang coach Chot
Reyes kabang deng all star
selection naman telanan nong
Luigi Trillo ning Alaska.
Ing pialung tutu yang
makayama uli ning iti e ya
keyakitan e masanting panugali o marinat a kimut karing
basketbolista. At ing tula at
eksaytment da ring tau meramdam karing gulisakan at
palakpakan da reti.
Pero igit pa kaniti ing ikit
mi ikeng manalbe mu karing balang bale. Iti uli ning
balu da ring manalbe keti na
deng milalaban a team kayabe la ring pambatu tamung
Kapampangan. Keng Gilas
alimbawa, meyakit la sikan
deti keng maragul dang saup
dng kabalen a Gary David at
Japeth Aguilar na parewung
mamayalung ning Globalport
Batang Pier. I David ing mekagawang 17 puntus (kadwa ya
keng team mate nang i Fonacier a 18 a puntus) ning mesabing team at 5 puntus naman
ing inambag nang Aguilar.
Kabang ing PBA All Stars naman atilu di Calvin Abueva at
Arwind Santos. I Abueva na
metung pa mung rookie ning
Alaska megpapakit ya naman
liksi ketang ligligan slum dunk
kabang i Santos ning Petron
Blaze ing metung karing migdala keng pialung ning All
Stars keng iskor a 27 puntus.
Ing gelingan da ring mesabing mamyalung mepansin
lalu anyang bangitan da ring
anchor ning pialung ing “Kapampangan connection” anyang meka-shoot yang bola
i Abueva. Bage na makatas
karangalan karing tau keti Kapampangan.
Metung pang mengidagdag pakuswelu bayu pa man ing
pialung da reti ing pamanyambut nang Cris Tiu keng 3-point
shootout nung nu simbut
nala dng mangagaling keng
3 points anti di Niño Canaleta, JVee Casio, Marcio Lassiter, Mark Macapagal, Willie
Miller, Josh Urbiztondo at ing
MVP a James Yap.
Ing mesabing pialung dng
adwang team menatad yang
masanting a alimbawa nung
makananu yang apasanting ing laban keng malinis a
paralan. Uli ning pagalingan
mu ing pamilaban at ala nang
aliwa pang linto ketang mesabing palabas. Patwasan la mu
keng iskor at anyang tawli memye ya pang kabag salu karing
team Gilas uli ning bigla lang
melakwan pero ketang kalarakan ning “never say die spirit”
sukat ba namang mitabla ya pa
ing laban keng pinal a iskor a
124 all.
Meyari ya ing pialung
na e mu deng keng PBA deng
makatiman, nunge pati deng
menalbe karing TV da ring
balang pibalebaleng mailig
keng pialung basketbol--deng
masaya at kuntentu keng meging resulta ning metung a alimbawa ning patas a pialung
o laban.
I-shoot mu ne abe! •
Sino ang (mas) tunay na baliw?
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and
expecting different results.” – Albert Einstein
“Insanity in individuals is something rare--but in groups,
parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.”
– Friedrich Nietzsche
“We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered
minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.”
--Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Ilang araw na lang at halalan na naman. Naturalmente,
marami ang nagtatanong kung sino nga ba ang iboboto nila
sa iba’t ibang puwestong pinaglalabanan ng kandidato natin
mula senador hanggang sa konsehal…kabilang na ako sa
mga nagtatanong pa rin ng tanong na ito.
May ilang mga kaibigan ang nagtanong din sa akin
kung sino daw ba ang mga iboboto ko.
Sa mga senador, hindi pa kumpleto ang listahan ko ngunit mahigit sa kalahati na ang siguradong iboboto ko. Para
naman sa kongreso, wala. Para sa gobernador, meron na at
ganoon din sa bise gobernador. Sa mga bokal (board members), ayaw ko na munang pag-isipan sa ngayon. Sa mayor,
wala. Sa bise-mayor, pinag-iisipan ko pa ring mabuti. Sa
mga konsehal, nakakahiya mang aminin, pero nakakatamad pag-isipan ang mga iboboto ko sa puwestong ito.
May isang kaibigan ang nagsabi sa akin na mas nahihirapan siya kaysa dati sa pamimili ng mga iboboto niya para
sa darating na halalan sa halos lahat ng puwestong paglalabanan sa Mayo 13. Mabilis naman akong sumagot ng, “Hindi ka nag-iisa sa paghihirap mong ‘yan.”
Tinanong ko siya kung bakit nahihirapan siya sa pamimili sa mga iboboto niya. Ang sagot niya: Karamihan kasi
sa mga kandidato natin ngayon, hindi pasado sa mga panukatan ko para sa isang matino at mapagkakatiwalaang pulitiko. Sabi ko naman: Baka naman kasi masyadong mataas
ang mga panukatan mo para sa tinutukoy mong matino at
mapagkakatiwalaang pulitiko kung kaya’t nahihirapan kang
makapamili ng mga iboboto mo. At heto ulit ang tugon niya:
Bakit, do we deserve anything less than the “matino at mapagkakatiwalaang pulitiko” in our society today?
“Matino” and “mapagkakatiwalaan” are relative. My
friend understands that. Then what should be the yardstick
to use in choosing the right candidates to vote for this coming election? This is the million dollar question every Filipino is faced today.
Marami kasi ang maaaring ibigay na kahulugan sa salita
o sa pamantayang “matino” at gayon din sa salitang “mapagkakatiwalaan.” Depende ito sa kung sino ang magbibigay ng
kahulugan o kung kanino nanggagaling ang kahulugan ng
dalawang pamantayang iyan: “matino” at “mapagkakatiwalaan.”
Tiwala at tiwali. Magka-away na mga salita. Mapagkakatiwalaan at mapagkakatiwalian. Hindi rin mahirap
maintindihan ang dalawang iyan. Sana nga lang ay huwag
nating hayaan magkasama ang mga
pulitikong nagtataglay ng mga katangiang iyan. Alam naman kasi natin
kung alin sa dalawang panukatang
iyan ang dapat maging pamantayan
natin sa pamimili ng mga iboboto
nating kandidato.
Nanay at tatay. Magkaibangmagkaiba rin. Abogado at inhinyero, Towards
gano’n din. Negosyante at abogado. the Light
Inhinyero at nagosyante. Abogado
at negosyante. Coach at negosyante. ABEL SOTO
Doktor at inhinyero. Basketbolista,
negosyante, abogado. Ekonomista at “Kapag nanalo
abogado. At iba-iba pang hindi magang mga dapat
kakatugmang pamimilian.
Lahat naman ng mga pinamina matalo at
milian nating iboboto dito sa ating
natalo naman
lalawigan ay may mga kani-kaniyang mga narating na sa buhay
ang mga dapat
sa kani-kaniyang mga larangang
manalo, isa
pinili nilang pasukin. Ang tanong
nga lang ngayon ay ito: Kung sila ba
lang ang ibig
ang iboboto natin (ulit o sa unang
pagkakataon), may mararating kaya
sabihin nito.”
ang ating bayan sa isang tunguhing
hindi maiiwan ang kapakanan ng
taong-bayan?
“Sinong dakila? Sino ang tunay na baliw? Sinong mapalad? Sinong tinatawag na hangal? Yaon bang isinilang na
ang pag-iisip ‘di lubos, o husto ang isip, ngunit sa pag-ibig ay
kapos?”
Kinanta niyo pa siguro, ‘no?
Tiyak na alam naman ninyo kung saang kanta galing
ang mga tanong na naisulat ko sa itaas. Maaari din ninyong
paghugutan ng pagmumuni para sa mga pamantayan na gagamitin ninyo sa pamimili ng inyong mga iboboto sa darating na halalan.
Dakila. Baliw. Mapalad. Hangal. ‘Di lubos ang pag-iisip.
Husto ang isip. Pag-ibig. Kapos.
Mga salita na hindi lamang naaangkop na katangian
ng mga dapat at hindi dapat na ihalal na kandidato, kundi
angkop din katangian ng mga posibleng uri o klase ng mga
botante mayroon tayo sa ating lipunan.
Kapag nanalo ang mga dapat na matalo at natalo naman
ang mga dapat manalo, isa lang ang ibig sabihin nito. Alam
na natin kung sino ang mga mas tunay na baliw sa ating lipunang ginagalawan…
…at magpapalakpakan ang mga baliw dahil naisahan na
naman at nalinlang muli ang mga mas baliw habang samasama silang nag-aawitan at nagsasayawan sa awitin ng…
“Sinong dakila? Sino ang tunay na baliw? Sinong mapalad? Sinong tinatawag na hangal? Yaon bang isinilang na
ang pag-iisip ‘di lubos, o husto ang isip, ngunit sa pag-ibig ay
kapos?” •
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A whole week dedicated
to all Moms
(Part 2)
To salute all Mothers in the whole world,
here under is a collection of inspirational
quotes made by famous
people and celebrities in
honoring their Mothers.
I hope our celebration of
Mother’s Day on Sunday
would mark a special
place in our hearts, for
what we are we all owe it
to our Mother.
“God could not be
everywhere and therefor He made mothers” ELLEZ J. DAVIO
--Rudyard Kipling
“Mama was my
greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love
and fearlessness. If love
is sweet as a flower, then
my mother is the sweet
flower of love” -- Stevie
Wonder
“My mother is a
walking miracle” -- Leonardo de Carpio
“When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has
to think twice, once for herself and once for her
child.” -- Sophia Loren
“An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest”
-- Spanish Proverb.
“A mother understands what a child does not
say” -- Jewish Proverb
“When it comes to love, Mom is the word.”
--Unknown
“No influence is so powerful as that of a
mother.” -- Sarah Josepha Hale
“Mother is the bank where we deposit all our
hurts and worries” --Unknown
“The best medicine in the world is a mother’s
kiss.” --Anonymous
“I hope they are still making women like my
Momma. She always told me the right thing to
Now We
Know!
“An ounce
of mother is
worth a ton of
priest”
now we know! Page 6
Cunanan continues
murder spree
May 9, 1997
The body of William Reese, 45, a cemetery caretaker, is found
in rural Pennsville, New Jersey, on May 9, 1997. He had been shot
in the head with a Golden Saber .38-caliber bullet. Police soon determined that the killer was Andrew Cunanan, a 27-year-old man
already wanted for three murders. It appeared that Cunanan had
killed Reese in the process of stealing his Chevrolet pick-up.
Cunanan spent most of his adult life as the kept companion of
wealthy older men, living a very expensive lifestyle in San Diego,
California, that was far beyond his own means. In April 1997, Cunanan told his friends that he was moving to San Francisco. However, he actually bought a one-way ticket to Minnesota after begging
his credit card company to extend his credit limit.
In Minnesota, Cunanan met up with David Madson, whom he
had briefly dated in the past. Apparently, Cunanan went there in an
attempt to continue the relationship. On April 27, Jeffrey Trail, an acquaintance of both Cunanan and Madson, met the two at Madson’s
apartment, but the details of what happened there are still unknown.
Authorities know only that Cunanan killed Trail with a hammer and
then went to East Rush Lake, where he killed Madson two days
later with one shot to the head.
Cunanan then took Madson’s jeep and drove to Chicago where
he found his next victim: 72-year-old millionaire Lee Miglin. Miglin
was bound by duct tape, stabbed with gardening shears, and then
killed when Cunanan cut his throat with a saw. Cunanan then drove
east to New Jersey in Miglin’s Lexus, where he killed Reese and
escaped with his car.
A massive manhunt ensued when the FBI placed Cunanan on its
Ten Most Wanted List. The press ran with the story, and Cunanan
was featured multiple times on television’s America’s Most Wanted.
Police believe that Cunanan spent a few days in New York City’s
Greenwich Village before driving south to Miami, where on July 15,
he killed famous fashion designer Gianni Versace outside his South
Beach mansion
On July 23, Fernando Carreira, the caretaker of a houseboat in
Miami, found an intruder on the boat and called police. Apparently
sensing his capture, Cunanan shot himself in the head, but police,
unaware, engaged in a five-hour standoff with the already dead
killer.
No solid motive for Cunanan’s murders has emerged, although
rumors abound that he was HIV positive and sought to take revenge
for his condition. In the end, Cunanan lived up to his high school
classmate’s billing as the student “most likely not to be forgotten.”-HISTORY
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DISQUALIFIED from Page 3
Barangay Telebastagan.
The video was taken by an asset of the
Partido Abe Kapampangan (PAK), Mayor
Pamintuan’s local political party.
The same video showed Hotel Stotsenberg buses and jeepneys hauling voters
from various parts of Angeles City and then
brought to Lazatin’s headquarters. It also
showed clerks handing out two envelopes to
an unseen payee.
The IDs and payrolls also clearly showed
the names of the payees as well as their barangay handlers and coordinators.
Pamintuan said the video will form part
of their evidence for the disqualification
case against Lazatin.
“Aside from the video, we have many
testimonies attesting to the pay-offs. We
will also look into the complicity of the barangay officials whose names appeared in
the payrolls, as well as Hotel Stotsenberg for
allowing its vehicles to be used in electoral
fraud,” lawyer Pamintuan said.
Under the Omnibus Election Code, votebuying is prohibited. Anyone who will be
found violating the provision of the election
law can be penalized with up to six years in
prison. Violators shall also likewise be deprived of the right to vote and be disqualified from holding public office.
Aside from such violations, some residents of Barangay Capaya Dos allegedly attacked “Bantay Boto” volunteers who tried
to dissuade folks from selling their votes.
Several of the “Bantay Boto” volunteers,
mostly members of the Guardians, were
hurt. They pointed out a barangay kagawad
as the one who led their attackers, who also
tried to grab the cameras they used to document the incident.
They said they will press charges against
their attackers, particularly the unidentified
barangay official whose photo they have
taken.
Bantay Boto is a group created by PAK to
thwart any vote buying activities in the city.
Lazatin’s camp has earlier clarified that
people visiting their camp are their campaign leaders from various barangays in the
city. •
UNION from Page 3
tant vice president, vice presidents, executive
vice president, president and members of the
CDC Board of Directors,” he said.
According to Barbieto, the corporate officers and directors enjoy free staff houses with
allocation for utilities up to P10,000, free service vehicles with free gasoline and driver.
Barbieto also said that the lowest supervisory monthly salary is P30,000 and not
P41,802 as stated by the CDC management.
Also, Barbieto said the allowances that
the workers are receiving were through CBA
negotiations and “was not handed to us on a
silver platter.”
“We do not deny that we are receiving
basic salary, cost of living allowance (Cola),
personal economic relief allowance (Pera),
rice subsidy, hazard pay, housing, utilities and
transportation allowance, and communication allowance for supervisors because those
are mandated by law and negotiated through
CBA,” Barbieto said.
“Why would CDC management include
bereavement leave in their statement? Sino ba
gustong mamatayan?” He asked adding that
the leave can only be used if there will be a demise in the immediate member of the family
including mother, father, wife, son or daughter. Should there be death on the other members of family, including in-laws, an employee
has to file a regular leave of absence.
The ACSP are only given three days bereavement leave as per negotiation in the CBA.
The CBA in question was agreed upon by
the both the union and the CDC management
since March 2012.
However, the CDC management said they
are prevented by Republic Act No 10149 (Government Owned and Controlled Corporations Governance Act) and Executive Order
No 7 (Moratorium on Increase in Salaries of
Government Employees) to negotiate or grant
increases in salaries until the government is
able to develop a Compensation and Position
Classification System for GOCC’s which is expected to be out before the end of the year. •
JBL, DOH launch Cervical
Cancer Awareness Month
By Joelyn G. Baluyut
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO–Central Luzon’s regional
hospital, Jose B. Lingad (JBL)
Memorial Regional Hospital
and the Department of Health
(DOH) launched Monday the
6th Cervical Cancer Awareness
Month in the region emphasizing the importance on annual
screening of the said disease.
Cervical cancer ranks second on the most common type
of cancers afflicting women,
following breast cancer. In the
country, about 12 Filipinas die
due to cervical cancer each day-about 250,000 deaths per year.
Dr. Carol Narra, DOH-Central Office Program Manager
on National Center for Disease
Prevention and Control, disclosed that for six years, their
department has been doing
the free screenings for Filipino
women aged 21 and above.
“These include Pap smear
and visual inspection using
acetic acid or VIA,” she ex-
plained.
Dr. Agnes Gaddi of JBL
said that in their hospital, they
have an approximate 200 cases
of cervical cancer annually.
“What we need to do is to
prevent this life-threatening
disease as early as possible
through screenings. We already have the cure but let us
not be complacent about it,
rather we should have regular
check-up for early detection of
this disease,” she explained.
About 80 to 90 percent of
cervical cancer is acquired by
sexual transmission.
“The keys to prevent cervical cancer are through safe sex,
regular screenings, and vaccination,” Gaddi added.
Fifty-eight DOH-retained
hospitals will be offering this
screenings for the whole month
of May. In Central Luzon alone,
two have been identified – JBL
in Pampanga, and the Bataan
General Hospital. Interested
people may visit the said hospitals every Friday. ●
NOW WE KNOW! from Page 5
do. She always told me to have pride in myself, she said a good name
is better than money” -- Joe Loius
“A mother is she who can take place of all others” -- Cardinal
Mermillod
“Mother is the name of God in the lips and hearts of children”
--William Thackeray
“Nobody knows of the works it makes. To keep the home together. Nobody knows of the steps it takes. Nobody knows-but Mother”
--Anonymous
“No matter how old a mother is, she watches her middle-aged
children signs for improvement” -- Florida Scott-Maxwell
“Anyone who does not miss the past, never had a mother”
--Gregory Nun
“Of all the rights of a women, the greatest is to be a mother.”
-- Lin Yutang
“The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which
you will always find forgiveness.” -- Honore de Balzac
“Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.” -- Oprah
Winfrey
“A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else.”
--Princess Diana
“I would trade everything except my Mom.” -- Me •
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Headline
Gitnang Luzon
MAY 9, 2013
Mas piniling pakisamahan ang mga bading???
Paulo Avelino nilayasan
na si LJ Reyes at anak
pinagtulungang
Tuluyan na palang handler,
nilayasan ni Paulo Avelino i-harrass nina Paulo at
si LJ Reyes at ang nag-ii- handler ang kawawang resang anak nila. Could this porter.
Paulo was discovbe the reason
ered in GMA7’s Starkung
bakit
ayaw ni Paulo Central Buzz Struck 4 while LJ was
recruited from Starna maungkat
Noel Montes
struck 2. They have a
sa
kanyang
love son, Ethan Akio,
interview ang
who’s now with LJ vistungkol
sa
iting her mom who lives
anak.
in New York. No one
In one inpredicted that their
terview, tinalmarriage would last,
akan ng isang
especially when Paulo
TV reporter
moved to ABS-CBN.
si Paulo dahil
Sobrang controverbinura
nito
ang laman ng tape inter- sial si Paulo at kasama nito
view niya gayung simpleng ang pagiging over-hated ng
tanong lang naman tungkol media after the bad joke
sa anak niya ang tanong. he cracked at the Enpress
Kasama ang mataray na Golden Screen Awards for
SHOWBIZ 7
PAULO
AVELINO
& LJ REYES
TV late last year, which
alienated many members of
the press.
Di bale sana kung magaling siyang aktor, ang
sama ng akting niya, sa tagal na niya sa industrya, di
pa siya marunong umarte.
Paulo was embarrassingly inept in his drunken
scene. And you’d really
wonder why Lovi and Jennylyn Mercado are fighting
over him when he’s so bland
and boring.
Pero alam n’yo bang
kapag bading ang galing
niyang makisama? Di ba
na-link na siya kung kanikaninong bading. Mahirap
nga lang tukuyin kung nagpapakama ba siya sa mga
bading na kaibigan niya.
Bela Padilla di pa ready pakasal
HIGIT na na-appreciate ni Bela Padilla ang regalong Popcorn media
player ng boyfriend na si Neil Arce
nu’ng birthday niya last Friday.
Mahilig kasi siyang manood
ng movie kaya naman nilamanan ’yon ng boyfriend ng 92 movies na lahat ay paborito niya.
“Niregaluhan niya ako dati
ng bag. Hindi ko ginagamit ’yon.
Shades, hindi ko ginagamit.
Hahaha! So, sabi niya, napansin niya, ’pag sinusuot, ayaw ko.
“Tapos mas natuwa ako nang
niregaluhan niya ako nito, tapos ’yung Polaroid, ’yun siguro
ang pinakanagustuhan ko. Mas
natutuwa kasi ako ’pag gadgets
kesa sa mga bag,” chika ni Bela
nang bisitahin ng press sa taping ng kanyang Love & Lies.
“Parang media player po siya
na Popcorn ang tawag. Nilagay
niya 92 na…’yung lahat ng favorites
ko, pinili niya. Nu’ng isang araw,
nanonood ako ng Beauty and the
Beast. Puro cartoon ang pinanonod
ko nu’ng isang araw na wala akong
trabaho. Nakakalima na ako, hahaha!” dagdag ng aktres.
Aminado si Bela na very happy
siya sa relasyon niya kay Neil. Dumadalaw ang boyfriend sa taping.
Biro nga niya, “May call time
na rin siya, hahaha!”
Kapag ngarag na sa pagda-drive
para umuwi, si Neil ang pumupunta
sa set dala ang sasakyan at driver at
pinagmamaneho niya ang aktres.
“Kasi ako ang nagda-drive sa
sarili ko. I don’t have a driver right
now dito sa show na ito. So, minsan, ’pag sobrang puyat na ako,
dadalhin niya ang car niya and
driver. Siya na lang ang magdadrive sa bahay ko.
“Bawas stress sa akin kasi ang
hirap mag-drive pauwi. Minsan,
last location namin, JE Camp (sa
Tanay). Ang layu-layo! Nakakatakot! Ako ang nag-drive papunta
roon, sa Tanay,” kuwento niya.
Dinadalhan ba siya ng ice cream?
“Hindi! Hahaha! Diet ako! Ayokong magpadala ng ice cream. Pero
may pinadala siya sa akin, calamansi sherbet. I liked it! Masarap
kasi wala siyang cream. Hindi bawal sa diet,” saad ni Bela.
Niyayaya na ba siyang pakasal?
“Hindi! Grabe naman! Agadagad?” rason niya.
Paano ’pag nagyaya siya ng
kasal?
“Hindi ko alam. Sobrang bata
ko pa. Marami pa akong gustong
gawin. Roles na gustong gawin.
Nag-i-enjoy ako sa action. Sana sa
next roles ko, may action. Dream ko
pang magkaroon ng marami pang
billboards sa EDSA. Too early. I’m
still too young,” katwiran ni Bela.
Vice Ganda walang political endorsement
BELA
PADILLA
Isa si Vice Ganda sa masarap interbyuhing artista dahil hindi siya
natatakot ihayag ang sariling pananaw at opinyon sa kahit na anong
bagay o kahit sinong tao. Ramdam
mo rin na sa tuwing sasagot siya sa
mga katanungang ipinupukol sa
kanya, sinasagot niya ito as honestly as he could na sinisingitan niya
pa rin ng pagpapatawa paminsanminsan.
Tulad na lamang sa presscon
ng forthcoming major concert na
I-Vice Ganda Mo ’Ko sa Araneta
held last Monday night, lahat
ng tanong ay sinagot niya nang
walang kaartehan.
Asked kung may inendorso ba siyang politiko ngayong
eleksyon, aniya, wala. Marami raw nag-attempt pero hindi siya pumayag.
Nang tanungin kung bakit,
say niya, “Hindi ko naman kasi
sila iboboto, eh.”
Tawanan tuloy!
“Hindi, promise. Kahit
last time, noong presidential
elections, ’yung kumukuha
sa akin, hindi ko naman ibuboto.
Sabi ko, ‘ano ’to, gaguhan? Hindi
naman kita ibuboto.’
“Kung mag-e-endorse ako, kunyari, kinuha akong endorser ng
isang politiko, sige, papayag ako.
Sige, ilabas mo ako, sasabihin ko na
sa buong mundo na ibuboto kita.
“Pero kung manloloko ako,
hindi na.”
Bagama’t wala raw siyang ineendorse, siyempre ay boboto naman siya. Itu-tweet na lang daw
niya kung sinu-sino ang napili niya
at parang anim nga lang daw ang
mga ito.
Sa rami ng trabaho at ginagawa sa araw-araw, ayon kay Vice, nire-reward niya ang sarili everyday
after ng work.
“’Yung mga simpleng paglabaslabas sa gabi. Napapagalitan na
nga ako, kasi gimik daw ako nang
gimik.
“Sabi ko, hindi ko puwedeng
tanggalin ’yan kasi mabubuwisit
ako sa buhay ko ’pag ’di na ako gumimik.
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informally
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6. Japanese restaurant
35.
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4. Electrode-related
56. Honduran seaport
31. Deteriorate
vegetable
57. Er -__ (he says): Ger.
Melodic
subject
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roller
result
5. March or7.Roach
59. Gnawed: It.
36. Programming code for
8. Restaurant with waffles and
37. Greeting
to Hitler
6. Nothing's
opposite
60. Like a printing press
Web pages
such
61. Brain, in Barcelona
37. “A Boy Named Sue” writer
9. Coffin contents
39.
Ensued
7. Gershwin's
"___
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64. Actor Stephen of ‘The
Silverstein
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Nuttin'" 11. Skyward
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major,
13. Soup and sauce mix brand44. Auto44.
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46. Invitation requests
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10. Source of cold cubes
Scary Movie V
49. Confection
MTRCB Rating: R-16
11. Bugsy of crime
50. Darwin's ship
10:35 AM | 12:40 PM | 2:45 PM
| 4:50 PM | 6:55 PM | 9:00 PM
12. Grade school adhesive
51. Color lightly
13. Trusty mount
52. "Spenser for Hire" star
SM CLARK | Cinema 2
18. Sri __
SM PAMPANGA | Cinema 1
Marvel’s Iron Man 3
53. Nebraska tribe
Marvel’s Iron Man 3
MTRCB Rating: GP
22. Darn, as socks MTRCB Rating: GP
56. Piano key
10:35 AM | 1:15 PM | 3:55 PM |
11:00 AM | 1:30 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:30
6:35 PM | 9:15 PM
24. Midwest Indians PM | 9:00 PM 57. Bushels
25. Some blenders
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SM CLARK | Cinema 3
27. Test item: Abbr. SM PAMPANGA60.
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Marvel’s Iron Man 3 in 3D
MTRCB Rating: GP
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MTRCB Rating: GP
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SM PAMPANGA | Cinema 3
Dark Skies
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
12:20 PM | 2:30 PM | 4:40 PM | 6:50
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SM CLARK | Cinema 4
The Big Wedding
MTRCB Rating: R-13
11:00 AM | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
7:00 PM | 9:00 PM
SM PAMPANGA | Cinema 4
The Haunting in Connecticut
2: Ghosts of Georgia
MTRCB Rating: R-13
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SM CLARK | Cinema 5
The Bride and The Lover
MTRCB Rating: R-13
11:40 AM | 2:00 PM | 4:20 PM | 6:40
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SM PAMPANGA | Cinema 5
Scary Movie V
MTRCB Rating: R-16
12:40 PM | 2:45 PM | 4:50 PM
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SM CLARK| Cinema 6
The Haunting in Connecticut
2: Ghosts of Georgia
MTRCB Rating: R-13
12:00 PM | 2:15 PM | 4:30 PM | 6:45 PM
| 9:00 PM
SM PAMPANGA | Cinema 6
The Bride and The Lover
MTRCB Rating: R-13
11:40 AM | 2:00 PM | 4:20 PM |
6:40 PM | 9:00 PM
SM CLARK | IMAX
Marvel’s Iron Man 3 in 3D
MTRCB Rating: GP
12:15 PM | 3:20 PM | 6:20 PM |
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Robinsons Starmills | Cinema 1
Marvel’s Iron Man 3 in 3D
MTRCB Rating: GP
1:30 PM | 4:10 PM | 6:50 PM
Robinsons Starmills Cinema 4
The Bride and The Lover
MTRCB Rating: R-13
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1. Guthrie who sang “City of New Orleans”
5. Garment of ancient Greece
10. Front’s opposite
14. Reykjavik is its cap.
15. Just 45 miles of it borders Canada
16. “The Good Earth” wife
17. Non-oil painting method
19. “___ harm” (medical maxim)
20. Very, to Ozawa
21. Seek by filling out a form
23. Toll hwy.
26. Mother superior’s charge
27. Substratal water source
32. Wrecker’s service
33. Have one’s ___ the ground
34. Swearing to tell the truth, and others
38. Ovid’s way
40. ‘___ Jacques’
42. The ‘M’ in S.M.U.: Abbr.
43. Hatchling’s cry
45. Nineveh was its cap.
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because of your businesslike mannerisms. Your career should accent your own devotion to the
dreams and ideals for which you stand. Working with groups in a spirit of cooperation and communion is a natural for you. If your job or profession does not fit this category, it could be time to
rethink your options. Your ideas and images about the traditional and the environment around you
make it easy for you to work with and teach others.
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 - JAN 19)
You are highly analytical today and impulsive behavior is not without a purpose. You may perceive
how to proceed with plans and decisions about a particular professional matter. You may feel that
interruptions this afternoon are just too much and as a result decide to move in the direction of
where the interruption is moving. After a bit of time, you can encourage others to go back to work.
You could find yourself purchasing something fun at the noon break today. The afternoon is filled
with opportunities to move forward with your work in a smooth manner, no interruptions. This
evening is a pleasant time for you all around. If your love life has not been all you thought it might
be, you will work now, successfully, to make it that way.
GEMINI (MAY 21-JUN 21)
You find yourself trying to realize your ambitions amidst a sea of fuzzy dreams today. Perhaps
there is a fear of letting goit may be time to add to your education, travel, become more creative or
volunteer to help save the city streets!?! You may have ignored your more deep-rooted ideals and
dreams in the past, but now is the time to push in the direction of your dreams. Set aside some
time to really dig down and find what makes you happy and do some writing on how you might
proceed in accomplishing this state of being. Perhaps the creative side of you is in need of being
set free. If you have not laughed lately, now may be the time. Put your goals in perspective and
then go and enjoy being with friends this evening in a social atmosphere.
LEO (JUL 23 - AUG. 23)
You are very communicative today--not a little curious. Study, research and investigations of all
kinds appeal to you. You are always searching out some answer or another. Your mind is active
and you could be testing and searching for limits. There is something essential that starts or
causes something else to happen at this time. You are lightning fast when it comes to the business deal or sale today. You seem to have direct insight into what is worthwhile and worthless in
a situation. You have ways of cutting to the important parts of a situation. You seem to know what
a customer may want or need. You can make a career out of your keen organizational skills. You
may find yourself giving advice to a young person tonight.
LIBRA (SEP. 23 - OCT. 23)
This is a day you will be feeling some positive happy-dance around every move you make. With this
going for you, you can make your wishes known. You have a passion for details, a need to do just the
right thing at just the right time. This can be hard on the digestion if taken to extremes! The satisfaction of a job well done is one of your greatest incentives. This is a good day to clear away the old and
prepare for the new. Close relationships take on more importance. You are inspired to appreciate and
discover the beauty in your life. You bring about beauty in a young girl’s life, perhaps by helping with a
gift of some new clothes, shoes or fun goodies for a pet. This evening brings positive thinking, good
feelings and a chance to relax.
PISCES (FEB. 19 - MAR. 20)
You are productive and work well with others. Your inner resources and emotions are accented. Expect
a sense of support and goodwill from those around you. Perhaps you feel this is really you--how you feel
and are. You may find that you enjoy your job or the responsibility it entails more than usual. There is a
strong sense of justice and fair play today when you help someone understand and uncover the truth of a
particular problem. It could be you are in some legal battle, but you can certainly expect positive results.
There is an interest in history--the past memories bring a bit of nostalgia as the topic of conversation at the
dinner table. Consider ways to strengthen your friendships. It would be good to spend some time with a
friend tonight. Horoscopes may 2013
SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 - DEC. 21)
You may have some opinions that are important to the outcome of a situation. Be patient, changes do not
happen right away. Others will remember your intelligent contribution. You may have several interactions
with a parent or parent figure this afternoon. Real estate may be the subject of discussion throughout the
afternoon. Gathering advice and reading information may help you in making a decision with regard to
real estate. There is a sense of value and valuing that may find you lavishing affection on those near you
this evening. If you are planning a vacation in the near future, make sure you have someone cover any
business that comes in for you while you are gone. Double-check the arrangements needed for this trip.
SCORPIO (OCT. 24- NOV. 21)
This day marks a time where you should enjoy great success and attention through your profession. This
is another great time to be with others and to work in groups, perhaps in teams. Your management abilities
are in top form. In your personal life, this can be a time of getting rid of old habits and creating new patterns
that will make your life easier to navigate. It can also mean that there are great personal accomplishments-your hard work pays. You will have space and time to plan and think things through regarding these matters later today. There may also be some discussion and planning when it comes to out-of-town guests for
this coming weekend. You enjoy resting your eyes upon someone that you care about deeply.
TAURUS (APR. 20-MAY 20)
You could react to situations rather quickly today. Examine your values before coming to any
conclusions. Take time before making any major decisions today. New channels for growth and
success emerge at this time. Confidence and new proposals will come to your attention. You are
never idle and will constantly look for new ways to branch out with your talents to either volunteer
your services or create ways to increase your finances. Your enthusiasm is infectious. With your
enlarging circle of friends, now is a good time to join a club or group that is community oriented.
When you help others, there is a return on your energies. Positive things that happen now will
continue to multiply throughout this month.
VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEP.22)
You are painstaking and deliberate when it comes to sorting through ideas. You look for what is
lasting and solid, although you will spend less time than most on research. You can bring people
around to your way of thinking if you keep to the subject matter. There is much physical drive now
for whatever you need to accomplish. You could be involved in some interesting conversations
with a foreign person today. Even if you do not speak the language, you have a way of getting
your ideas and thoughts across to others. Things of a universal nature may interest you and talk of
travel may be in the air. You may be teaching a child this evening. You enjoy helping young people
and may find yourself in a volunteer group helping children.
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MAY 9, 2013
HUDCC from Page 1
Former President, now
Pampanga Second District
Representative Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, approved the
disposal of PNR noncore
properties to the bona fide
occupants through homelots
sale with Executive Order
48 she issued in October 26,
2001.
The EO gives the poor
living in the makeshift shanties and structures along
PNR non core properties the
chance to own asset to uplift
their living condition. These
noncore properties are in
Manila, as far as Baguio and
Bicol and several provinces
including Pampanga.
OnMay 25, 2010, the
PNR Board of Directors
approved the disposition
through sale of homelots to
legitimate beneficiaries.
However, a new PNR
Board of Directors changed
its position and PNR representative made verbal
pronouncement during the
March 32, 2011 meeting
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HOMEBUDDY from Page 4
of the Local Inter-Agency
Committee (LIAC) tasked of
homelots award, that PNR is
no longer keen in pursuing
the disposition of its properties for housing purposes under Executive Order 48. The
homelots disposition is put
on hold thereafter.
Pampanga
Governor
Lilia Pineda along with
Mayor Ed Guerrero (Floridablanca), Mayor Ric Rivera
(Guagua) and Mayor Mylyn
Cayabyab (Lubao) in a letter
dated April 8, 2011, appealed
to PNR General Manager
Junio Ragragio for the continuation of the sales given
the persistent clamor of their
constituents who are beneficiaries of the housing project.
In a separate letter of
July 11, 2011, Guagua Mayor
Ric Rivera requested assistance from HUDCC to
continue the beneficiary selection process in Guagua,
furnished the Municipal
Planning and Development
Coordinator (MPDC) and
Mr. Robinson Olay, President of Guagua PNR Neighborhood Association Inc.
Vice President Jejomar
Binay, Chairman of Housing and Urban Development
and Coordinating Council
(HUDCC) conveyed to PNR
Chairman of the Board Norberto Nazareno through his
letter of May 23, 2011 that a
PNR Board Resolution, putting on hold negotiations
on the sale of PNR lots “can
not supersede an Executive
Order of the President.” Further Binay stated that “the
rights already vested by law
on the CELA awardees will
remain valid and subsisting
and will have to be respected
by all concerned.”
Nazareno, in his letter
of July 18, 2011 apologized
to VP Binay for the late reply
and said that PNR hopes to
work closely with HUDCC
on matters pertaining to EO
48.
After 15 months since
the verbal pronouncement in
March 2011, the PNR issued
Office Order No. 014-2012
on June 4, 2012 creating the
PNR-HUDCC Task Force on
PNR Non-core properties
that will develop criteria for
the reclassification of the entire non-core properties under Executive Order 48 and
will evaluate the viability of
these properties for socialized housing purposes.
Basing on legal position,
Director Alvin Claridades,
HUDCC’s official representative to the Task Force, recommended that PNR non core
properties in the municipalities of Floridablanca, Guagua and Lubao Pampanga be
included in the priority list
for disposition through sale.
The process of homelots
award among housing beneficiaries along Carmen Line
continues as the LIAC resumed discussion in a meeting held in Floridablanca
joined in by stakeholders
from Lubao and Guagua on
April 18, 2013. •
STO. TOMAS from Page 1
seat of his dark blue Toyota Land
Cruiser VX (RJJ 692).
A case of violation of the Omnibus
Election Code on gun ban and illegal
possession of firearms under Republic
Act 8294 will be filed against Garcia.
In an interview, re-electionist
Mayor Lito Naguit said that on Tuesday night, while his supporters were
monitoring the alleged massive vote
buying activities in the area, Garcia’s
group was seen in the area on board
five vehicles parked at Block 1 Northville 12.
Immediately, concerned citizens
called the police station about the
presence of the five vehicles, including Garcia’s Toyota Land Cruiser, and
told authorities that the men were
armed.
Naguit said with the cooperation
of barangay officials, his camp detailed a group of supporters to moni-
tor the alleged vote buying of his political rival.
The mayor also alleged that a
group of concerned citizens reported
to his camp that the Ronquillos were
allegedly offering P1,000 to P2,000
each for every voter in the area.
“Massive na pu talaga ing pamanyali dang botu kening lugar mi anya
balang barangay mengabit kami pu
headquarters mi at karin la pakabante
deng supporters tamu kareng kalaban
a mangapang kareng botante (Vote
buying is rampant here in our town
that’s why we established headquarters in every barangay where we assign supporters to be on the look-out
against our rivals who are paying the
people for their votes),” he stressed.
He also urged his constituents to
be vigilant and report immediately
any vote buying activity in their area.
Naguit even appealed to his po-
litical opponent to let the people decide and vote for leaders according to
“what their conscience dictates.”
He said his rivals are so desperate
that they resort to vote buying.
“Itamu ngan pu bisa tamu sumerbisyu kareng tao pero paburen ta
la pung magdesisyun deng botante
nung ninu ing karapat dapat at buri
dang ilukluk kekatamu (We all want
to serve the public, but let us allow the
people to freely vote for their choice),”
he furthered.
Aside from the .45 caliber AMT, police recovered one magazine with 10
live ammunitions in Garcia’s vehicle.
Garcia was with his companions
identified as Ryan Punzalan, 29; Reynaldo Aquino, 33; June Caparas, 35;
and, Jeff Baltazar, 25. All are residents of Sto. Rosario, Hagonoy, Bulacan. ● Marna Dagumboy-del
Rosario
BLACKOUT from Page 1
and Nueva Ecija provinces started at 2:30 p.m.
However, supply was restored in Nueva Ecija and
Bataan only after an hour while power was back in Bulacan at 4:25 p.m.
In Olongapo City, power interruption started at 8
p.m. on Tuesday until 5 a.m. Wednesday. Blackout again
struck the city 8 a.m. up to posting time.
In Pampanga, the power interruption started at 2:30
p.m. and supply has yet to be brought back.
Gaydowen clarified that the power failure was not
caused by the NGCP or by distribution utilities like electric cooperatives.
“This was caused by generation deficiency which is beyond the control of NGCP,” she added. ● (PNA)
WATCHLIST from Page 2
Olaño said they had already put
in place 7,903 Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) and tested them last
Monday. He added that they have at
least one PCOS machine serving as
reserve in each municipality and city
in Region 3.
Catapang appealed for the support of the citizenry to ensure a
peaceful and honest election and
“free of more deaths and injuries.”
He added that some 2,600 Army
personnel were deployed to assist the
Philippine National Police (PNP).
For his part, Lazo said there are
10,432 PNP members in Central Luzon and 8,912 of whom were deployed
to safeguard the PCOS and ensure a
peaceful poll.
Lazo said the PNP-Region 3
topped other regions in the country
in the number of guns, ammunitions
and grenades seized in relation to
the elections which started in January 13. He said they seized 447 guns
and other deadly weapons and 393
people.
Efren Balaoing, Department of
Energy (DOE) regional director, said
they have 1,093 megawatts of reserve
energy for Luzon.
Balaoing said the “only area”
of concern for the lack of power is
at Pantabangan town, Nueva Ecija
where the electricity was cut due to
the failure of the local governmentrun electric firm to pay its debt
amounting to at least P53 million.
He said a “special concession” is
being pushed to allow the temporary
return of power on the day of the
elections on Monday. ●
ESTORTIONISTS from Page 2
include: Miss Gay Festival Queen,
Kapampangan Singing Idol, Junior Dance Contest, Cycling Caravan, Football League, Seach for
Little Miss Fernandino, Fernandinos Got Talent Year 3, and Diskwento Caravan.
A complete schedule of activities is posted in front of the City
Hall and is also available online at
www.cityofsanfernando.gov.ph. ●
VICE GANDA from Page 7
“Gusto kong pumunta sa diskohan, gusto
kong makarinig ng ingay, gusto kong sumayaw,
gusto kong uminom although hindi naman ako
alcoholic. Hindi ako pumupunta ng bar para
maglasing.
“Kailangan, pagkatapos kong magtrabaho,
bago ako umuwi, rarampa muna ako, ’yung pangkaraniwan kong ginagawa dati. ’Yun ’yung reward na binibigay ko sa sarili ko.
“Tapos binibili ko ang mga gusto kong bilhin,
kasi nga, ’di ba, nagtatrabaho tayo, sino naman
ang makikinabang nitong perang ’to kundi pamilya mo at sa ’yo, ’di ba?
“Kaya gagastusin ko. ’Pag natigok naman
ako, hindi ko napakinabangan, sayang, nagpawis
lang ako.
“At saka ’pag tinatanong nga nila ako tungkol sa pagreregalo sa dyowa, ’yung regalong ’yun,
regalo ko rin sa sarili ko. Kasi ang sarap isipin na
kaya mo na ngayong bilhin ang mga gusto mong
bilhin para sa sarili mo at para sa mga taong mahal mo. Kaya wala akong nakikitang mali du’n.”
Ang talaga lang hindi mo mapipilit si Vice sa
ngayon at i-divulge kung sino ang boyfriend niya
dahil may experience raw siya sa ex-boyfriend na
nang mabulgar sa publiko ang relasyon, pumangit na ang samahan at nagkahiwalay na sila.
“Kasi ’pag nalaman nila, pakikialaman na
ang buhay niya. Kung ako lang, okay lang. Pero
sila, hindi naman sila showbiz, so, magugulo
lang ang buhay nila. Dapat ikonsidera mo rin ang
kapakanan ng ibang tao katulad ng magulang
niya, ’yung pamilya niya, ganu’n.”
Anyway, sa May 17 na gaganapin ang third
major concert ni Vice Ganda at ayon sa box-office
star, kakaibang mga pasabog, sorpresa at gimik
ang inihanda para sa biggest comedy concert,
kabilang ang non-stop, mind-blowing production
numbers at ang never-before-seen version na tiyak na ikagugulat ng lahat.
Makakasama ni Vice sa concert sina Daniel
Padilla, Enrique Gil, Paulo Avelino, Dawn Zulueta at Ai-Ai de las Alas.
Ang I-Vice Ganda Mo ’Ko sa Araneta ay sa ilalim ng direksyon ni Bobet Vidanes at ang musical director ay si Marvin Querido.
Para sa tickets, pumunta sa Ticketnet outlets
at Smart Araneta Coliseum Box Office o kaya’y
mag-log- on sa www.ticketnet.com.ph. •
CAYABYAB from Page 1
enlisted personnel earned distinct credit and honor not
only for themselves, the 56IB, 7th Infantry Division (7ID)
and Philippine Army but also for the entire Armed Forces
of the Philippines as well,” Coballes added.
In a statement, 7ID commander Major General Gregorio Pio Catapang, Jr. said he “shares equal jubilance for the
FIESTA from Page 2
nana leaves) and we brought them home in a basket
or a bayong. There was--and still is--no problem of
disposal of this kind after use, biodegradable as they
are.
Much as you may want to, do not burn the pictures of the candidates you find undesirable. Just
put them aside and wait for your neighborhood
mangangalakal to come your way. At the rate campaign paraphernalia circulate, a lot of us will have
enough trash for cash then.
My wish is for everyone to have enough concern
to keep the environment clean always, but especially
on election day when voters will certainly be wading
their way to the polling places through cards, mini
calendars, leaflets and sample ballots. Candidates
may or may not be aware of it but they whose faces
are on the ground can be considered as litter.
Come May 14, candidates will inevitably be winners or losers. I wish that they will all have enough
humility or grace to have their own stuff removed
from walls, posts and everywhere else that bore
their mark or carried their faces. Mother Earth has
been taking more than enough litter these days.
She will have the last laugh if litter were still around
when the rains come.
Writing in support of this advocacy really revs
me up but I have to stop for now. As the saying goes,
there is a time for everything. •
success and achievement “ of one of its line units.
“I congratulate the 56IB for a job well done. Through
their hard efforts and exemplary performance of duty, the
remaining remnants of insurgency were conquered all the
more. Insurgency is indeed dead, and we are now heading
to peace, development, and prosperity,” Catapang said. ●
Cayabyab earned the right to compete in
the national finals after she won one of the two
slots disputed in the division.
Archen Cayabyab of Olongapo City, father
of the young golf champion who turns 9 years
old today, was a former player of the Philippine
Basketball League (PBL). ●
PARTY CONDEMNS from Page 3
tion of Barangay Captains.
“To the family of our partymate, our sympathy and support have always been there from the start, and will always be there specially this time
of Rudy Abella’s sudden death. We are extending our hand of compassion,
giving our unconditional support for justice that whoever perpetrators or
masterminds may have been behind his death will be put to trial and stand
before the people’s court to pay the consequences of their acts,” the two
Lakas-CMD top officials said.
It was reported that Abella’s daughter will replace him in the mayoral
race in San Jose town against incumbent mayor Jose “Penggoy” Yap Jr., elder brother of Tarlac Gov. Victor Yap. ●
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FEATURE
VOLUME I • NO. 167 • MAY 9, 2013 • THURSDAY
(Last of two parts)
Sampaguita is Pampanga’s
livelihood for life -- Pineda
Gov. Lilia Pineda
(left) and Board
Member Fritzie
David-Dizon (center) are assisted
by village chief
Elizabeth Belleza
in harvesting
Sampaguitas on
Friday morning.
By Joey Pavia &
Photos by Ric Gonzales
LUBAO, Pampanga – Gov. Lilia Pineda described the Sampaguita industry here
and in two nearby towns as Pampanga’s livelihood for life.
Pineda, who visited the Sampaguita growers in Barangay Sto.
Domingo here on May 3 with Second District Board Olga Frances
“Fritzie” David-Dizon, said she is
pushing for the “huge improvement” of the livelihood industry,
which benefited for decades residents of four villages in Lubao,
five in Floridablanca and three in
Guagua. All three towns are part
of the Second District and Lubao
is the hometown of Pineda, who
was the town’s former three-term
mayor.
“I have always been inspired
by farmers, including Sampaguita growers, who were not just able
to raise decently their families but
were able to send their children to
colleges and universities for college education,” said Pineda, who
is one of the seven children of the
late farmer Sisenando Garcia of
Sta. Cruz, Lubao.
“There were even doctors produced by the Sampaguita growers
and that’s amazing,” she added in
the dialect.
In her recent meeting with
farmers at the Lubao Gym, Pineda vowed to prioritize agriculture
in 2013. She asked the provincial
board led by Vice Gov. Joseller
Guiao to allot “more funds for
agriculture and food production.”
First District Board Member
Crisostomo Garbo, chairman of
the committee of finance and appropriation, said the “big portion”
of the some P1.7 billion budget of
Pampanga this year is allotted for
health, education and agriculture.
LUBAO ON TOP
In the summary report of the
Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA), the Sampaguita production in Lubao is at Barangays
Sto. Domingo, San Francisco,
Don Ignacio Dimson and San
Roque Dau 1st.
The total area previously established for Sampaguitas at
Pineda’s hometown is some 25
hectares, said the report of Honorio Pineda of OPA, focal person
on Sampaguita. It added that the
newly established Sampaguita
plantation in Lubao is 1.7 hectares.
Crispin Guintu, officer-incharge of OPA, disclosed that the
provincial government had distributed at least 10,230 pieces of
Sampaguita seedlings as of August 2012.
Guintu said the OPA held
training of trainors on Sampaguita production and pest management. At least 100 persons attended, he added.
Last year, the OPA gave seminars for the proper management
of pesticides and how to combat
diseases such as “white fly.”
There are at least 435 growers in Lubao and some 250,000
Sampaguitas planted.
In nearby Floridablanca, there
are 16 growers and 24 hectares
of land are used for Sampaguita
production.
The Pineda administration
distributed 7,970 pieces of Sampaguita seedlings and some
240,000 Sampaguita plants existed.
The OPA said that three villages in Guagua are into Sampaguita
production. They are Barangays
Siran, Magsaysay and Maquiapo.
But the same office has yet to give
a detailed report about the Sampaguita industry in Guagua.
For decades, San Roque Dau
1st was the top producer of Sampaguita flowers in Lubao. But Sto.
Domingo Barangay Chief Elizabeth Velleza said their village
“appeared to have overtaken San
Roque Dau 1st in terms of production volume.”
FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS
On May 5, Lubao Mayor My-
OPA’s Crispin Guintu and Honorio Pineda observe the making of Sampaguita
garlands in Barangay Sto. Domingo, Lubao. Joining them is Belleza.
COOPERATIVISM
Pineda ordered Guintu to
form cooperatives for Sampaguita growers in Pampanga.
“It will be good for them and
the aid and support can be turned
over smoothly,” said Pineda.
Pineda said she will also look
into a project that will make perfumes out of Sampaguitas.
“I was in Europe once and
they need a big and steady supply of Sampaguitas for perfume
production. But we still have to
make sure that we can supply the
demand before we accept regular
orders,” said Pineda.
For his part, OPA’s Pineda said
his office has produced a perfume
made from Sampaguitas.
“We will soon realize the
dream of the governor to help
more the farmers and maximize
their production,” he added.
Earlier, the Department of
Labor and Employment (DOLE)
regional office gave fertilizers,
sprayers and insecticides and water pumps to Sampaguita growers in Pampanga.
lyn Pineda-Cayabyab led her
people in the 2nd Sampaguita
Festival. The celebration coincided with the town’s 441st year
of Christianity.
Mayor
Pineda-Cayabyab,
daughter of Gov. Pineda, said
they recognize God’s blessing
when celebrating the festival
which was highlighted by colourful costumes worn by the
participants.
She also thanked Gov. Pineda for her all-out support to the
town’s Sampaguita industry.
Last year, the governor and
the Lubao Mayor turned over
some 4,000 Sampaguita seedlings to growers in San Roque
Dau 1st.
As a former three-term mayor of Lubao, Pineda helped the
Sampaguita industry blossom,
said David-Dizon.
“It’s déjà vu for the former
mayor. But now, as governor,
she is in a better position to
help Sampaguita farmers in our
district and there will be more
support and help coming,” said
David-Dizon. ●