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MARCH 19, 2014
WEDNESDAY
T H E M O S T W ID E LY D I S T R IB U T E D L O C A L NE W S PA P E R IN C E N T R A L L U Z O N
GONE BUT NOT
FORGOTTEN.
The Holy Mass for the
late Rolando “Roy”
Imperial was held at the
historic San Guillermo Parish Church
in Bacolor, Pampanga
on Tuesday. Other
photo shows Gov. Lilia
Pineda (center) holding
the youngest son of
Imperial – Roland II –
just before her former
consultant-adviser
was laid to rest at the
nearby Bacolor Public
cemetery. Joining them
are Board Member Cris
Garbo and Veronica,
wife of Imperial, and
her children Rohjee,
Marielle and Roy
Louise.
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BACOLOR, PAMPANGA – Gov. Lilia
Pineda and the provincial board (PB)
cited the contributions of the governor’s former adviser
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MANILA -- The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved
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BY MARNA DAGUMBOY-DEL ROSARIO
last week by the high court’s Third Division against the CA ruling.
This, as the ANC news channel reported Tuesday night that more people, including residents of San Mateo
PETTITION...PAGE 6
and consultant whose
remains were laid
to rest at the public cemetery here on
Tuesday.
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represented by Board
Members Rosve HenIMPERIAL...PAGE 6
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Gitnang Luzon
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CLEAR DIRECTION. City of San Fernando Mayor Edwin D. Santiago exhorts City Government department heads to remain aligned with the direction his administration has taken towards good
governance. The Executive Conference, held March 18 at the City Hall, was meant to determine variances in the performance and budgets of LGU’s working unit. ---CSFP-CIO
2 men killed in
shooting incident
BY RUDY J. ABULAR
CAMP OLIVAS, PAMPANGA – Police
are looking into the death of two persons who
were killed Monday in separate shooting incidents in Pampanga and Olongapo City.
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Barangay Capalangan, Apalit, Pampanga
and Lando de Ocampo, 39, married and
residing at Purok 1, Manggahan, Barangay
Tipo, Dinalupihan, Bataan.
Petrasanta said Villanueva was on his
way home when waylaid by armed suspects
along the provincial road of Barangay Caduang Tete in Apalit, Pampanga at around 6:30
pm.
On the other hand, De Ocampo was sitting in front of their house when a lone gunman arrived and shot him with a handgun of
unknown caliber.
Both victims sustained multiple bullet
wounds in different parts of their bodies and
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Malacanan
congratulates
Bar passers
MANILA — Malacanang congratulated the
1,174 new lawyers who passed the 2013 Bar exam,
PCOO Sec. Herminio Coloma Jr. said yesterday.
Nielson Pangan from University of the Philippines (UP) topped the bar examination with a rating of 85.8.
Aside from Pangan, 4 other UP bar examinees
landed in the top 10 of the 2013 bar examination.
Mark Xavier D. Oyales of UP and Diana Louie
BAR PASSERS... PAGE 6
Deranged mom
kills own kids
CAMP OLIVAS, PAMPANGA – A deranged
mother stabbed to death and then torched her
four children inside their home in Barangay Iba,
Meycauayan City, Bulacan on Monday.
Police said 37-year-old Marie Dexter Darlucio was “not in her right mind” when she killed
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Masantol receives P1-M from
DILG water supply program
BY CHARLENE A. CAYABYAB
300 families from the coastal barangays
of Puti and San Agustin.
DILG provincial director Myrvi
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO --The
Department of the Interior and Local Apostol-Fabia awarded the check to
Government in Central Luzon (DILG Mayor Danilo Guintu.
In her message, Fabia encouraged
3) recently awarded Masantol town P1
million for the betterment of its water the local government unit to continue
its efforts towards the betterment of the
service.
The funding was part of DILG’s Sa- lives of its constituents.
She said that the municipality of Magana at Ligtas na Tubig para sa Lahat
santol is the second recipient of Salintu(Salintubig) program.
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Meanwhile, Mayor Guintu extended
his appreciation to DILG for the grant
they have received. He stressed the importance of the program in providing
adequate water supply facilities and services as well as in having a clean and safe
water to the community particularly the
constituents in the coastal area.
The Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) has allocated P1.7
million as counterpart fund to the proJUDP‡
THANK YOU PAMPANGA! Gov. Lilia Pineda receives the plaque of appreciation from Bohol Third District Rep. Arthur Yap and Chief of Staff
Atty. Fe Pioguinto for the support extended by the provincial government through Vice Gov. Dennis Pineda who led the capitol’s Operation Tulong
sa Biktima ng Bagyong Yolanda. --JUN JASO
PAMD cites Capitol for OFW welfare concern
BY BEA JEANNEL A. DELOS REYES
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The
Provincial Government of Pampanga was recognized by the Pampanga
Archdiocesan Migrants’ Desk (PAMD)
last Friday due to its tireless effort and
dedication in ensuring the welfare of
Kapampangan OFWs and their families.
“We at PAMD and the Provincial
Government of Pampanga under the
Pineda Administration have always
been good partners in taking good care
of our fellow Kapampangans abroad,”
said PAMD chairperson Nelson Pastor
Ajos.
Relative to this, a day before the
PAMD awarding ceremony, the Provincial Government of Pampanga
through its Pampanga Action Center
for OFW Concerns (PACOC) participated in a job fair led by PAMD and the
Pampanga Interagency Council for Migrant Concerns (PIAMCO) that catered
to Kapampangan migrants’ relatives.
According to Elaiza Muñoz, PACOC
chief, Governor Pineda does not only
settle on keeping the migrants safe.
“Like a true mother, Governor
Pineda is concerned with the relatives,
especially the children of Kapampangan OFWs. This is why PACOC tries
its best to cater to their needs and to
work hand-in-hand with private sector groups that share the same ideals,”
says Muñoz.
Recently, Governor Pineda announced that there are now 93,800
Kapampangan overseas workers.
Muñoz stated that in order to keep
track of our fellowmen abroad and to
give support to their loved ones here in
the province, PACOC is currently completing the OFW organizations in all
the municipalities and cities of Pampanga.
As of this year, there are only two
municipalities and one city that are not
yet done with the formulation of the
said organization.
She added, “Aside from this, we offer livelihood programs to these municipality OFW organizations where
WKH PHPEHUV DQG RI¿FHUV RI WKH RUganization undergo skills training.
Through this, we hope to improve the
lives of our fellowmen abroad and that
their hard work would not be put to
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TRIBUTE
The Real Score on Quantitative
Restrictions on Rice
EDITOR”S NOTE: Rolando “Roy” Imperial, who died
on March 12 when his last column for Headline Gitnang Luzon was published, managed to finish his
last article despite experiencing chest pains and fever. Imperial was able to email it at around 3 p.m.
on March 11. He sent it quite late considering the
deadline was 1 p.m. It was still published because
the newspaper needed one more column.Roy, rest
in peace.)
RA 8178, otherwise known as the Agriculture Tariffication Act, removed the country’s quantitative restriction (QRs) on agricultural products under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade or GATT Uruguay
Round of negotiations. All QRs on agriculture sector
were eliminated except for “rice”.
The Philippines successfully negotiated to maintain its QRs on rice being a primary agricultural product. The World Trade Organization (WTO) granted the
10-year “Special Treatment” to the Philippines for
being a developing country which was extended until
June 30, 2012. The QR imposes a 40-percent duty on
rice entering the country under the Minimum Access
Volume (MAV) of 350,000 metric tons.
Last year, the Department of Agriculture (DA) and
the National Food Authority (NFA) sought the opinion
of the Department of Justice whether the Philippine
Government can continue to impose quantitative restrictions on rice imports. “The DOJ has yet to issue a
definitive legal opinion”.
The Philippines filed another extension on its QR
on rice until 2017 after its expiration in 2012.
It is very important to note that rice shipments are
being held by the Bureau of Customs in several ports
due to lack of import permits. The Office of the Solicitor General noted that the seized rice imports were
illegal. The Supreme Court also allowed the bureau
to seize rice imports without permits from the NFA.
However, some importers managed to secure temporary injuction orders from courts in Manila, Davao and
Batangas.
Importers insist that NFA can no longer restrict rice
importation because its power to implement quantitative restrictions or volume limits had expired in June 2012.
Legal experts also viewed that the Philippine Government should honor and implement the effect of
the expiration of the prescribed period.
But ordinary farmers in the Philippines are praying and hoping that our negotiators can convince WTO
for the extension of the implementation of the QRs up
to 2017. Cost of production for rice has tremendously
increased.
While the Department of Agriculture is expecting a bumper harvest this dry cropping season
especially in Central Luzon, the DOJ and the country’s economic managers should come up with a
win-win solution in order to protect our small farmers and other stakeholders in the rice industry.
One of the members of the Philippine Negotiating Panel at the WTO is a true-blooded Kampampangan, Undersecretary Siegfredo Serrano of Magalang,
Pampanga. Other Kapampangans of the Department
of Agriculture serving as Agricultural Attaché abroad
are Joy Javelosa and Pit Lacquian based in Washington
and Brussels, respectively.
Flashback: The first Head of the Department of Agriculture and Manufacturing appointed by President
Emilio Aguinaldo was Jose Alejandrino of Arayat, PamQBOHB
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AGKAKAPENG kasama ko
kagabi hanggang hatinggabi ang
isang kaibigang abogado, isang
manunulat, at isang madre. May dalang
pahayagan ang isa sa amin. At dala ko
naman ang laptop ko dahil galing ako sa
isang okasyon kung saan naimbitihan
akong magsalita ng isang kapwa guro
na dati kong kasamahan sa hanapbuhay
tungkol sa pagsusulat ng tulang Capampangan.
Napag-usapan ang isang mainit na
usapin ngayon na hindi lamang umaani
ng sapat na atensiyon
mula sa lokal na bahagdan
kundi maging sa pambansang bahagdan. Lalo na sa
MEDIA. Malaking halaga
rin kasi ang usaping ito.
Napakamahal. Makapagpapatayo ka na nga ng isa
o dalawang komunidad sa
halaga ng usaping ito e.
Napunta ang usapan
naming magkakaibigan
sa salitang PATAS at sa
mga prinsipyo o teoryang gumagabay,
sumasalamin, at pumapanday dito. At
hindi pa kami masyadong nakalalayo sa
pinag-uusapan namin, humirit na kaagad ang kaibigan kong madre ng, “Gusto
ko isulat mo ang usapan nating ito. Hindi bukas, kundi pagkatapos mismo ng
pag-uusap natin. Babasahin na namin.”
Nangako ako at tinupad ko ang pangakong iyon. Kung kaya’t ang artikulo kong
ito ay naisulat ko ng magkakasama kaming magkakaibigan.
Heto ‘yon.
na ipinakikipaglaban mo. Ngunit ang
tanong ay pinaniniwalaan mo ba talaga
ang akusasyon mong ito laban sa isang
institusyon o sa isang itinuturing ng
estado, na ‘di hamak na mas matagal
ng nakikipagbuno kaysa sa ‘yo sa pinili
mong propesyon, sa iba’t ibang hamon at
mga pagsubok ng propesyong pinili naman ng mga ina-akusahan mo? O marahil, kagaya mo rin (marahil), ay dahil
lamang sa hanapbuhay
mong bumubuhay sa ‘yo
ang siyang dahilan mo
Balitang Pulis, makinis o matulis? (Part 1)
ang kailangang isa-alang-alang at ang
dapat na maging tunay, tama, at makatotohanang pamantayan at sukatan ng
pagiging patas? Ang kaliwanagan lang
ba ng ligalidad at ng batas? Ang kaliwanagan lang ba ng moralidad? O kapwa
dapat isa-alang-alang ang dalawa?
***
Kung humihingi ang isang tao ng
isang patas na laban, marapat
lamang at makatuwiran na alam
niya ang tunay na ibig sabihin
ng hinihingi niya, hindi lamang
sa isang kaliwanagan, kundi
maging sa lahat ng posibleng aspeto nito. Kung hindi patas ang
tingin ng isang tao sa pagbabalita ng MEDIA, patas din bang
maituturing ang paratangan
niya silang lahat ng nasa MEDIA? Ang paglalahat na ginawa
niya sa isang pagpaparatang ay
TOWARDS
nagpapakita na mismo ng isang
THE LIGHT
malabo niyang perspektibo at
ABEL SOTO
paniniwala sa isang bagay na
hinihingi niyang ibigay nila sa
kung bakit mo kinukulaban na pinasok niya. Nasaan
westiyon at negatibong
pinararatangan ang mga taong ginaga- ang patas doon? Parang mas madaling
wa rin lamang nila ang kanilang trabaho humingi na lang siya ng patatas kaysa
ayon na rin sa mga dikta nito? Hindi nga sa patas na laban kung hindi rin lang
lang marahil na kagayang-kagaya ng naman pala niya alam ang hinihingi
mga motibo at dahilan mo ang sa mga niyang “patas”, at na siya mismo mo ay
hindi niya ito naibibigay ng naaayon at
pinararatangan mo?
Madali kasi ang magparatang. Mas nararapat sa mga pinararatangan nimahirap lang talagang tanggapin ang yang hindi patas.
Sa kaliwanagan ng batas, mahirap
mga katotohanang sumasampal sa mga
paratang ng isang tao, dahil siya mis- nga marahil ang makamit ang patas
mo na nagpaparatang ay hindi totoong na laban, ngunit hindi lang naman ang
kumbinsido sa mga paratang niya. Traba- batas at ligalidad ang tanging basehan
ho lang sa kaniya ito, walang personalan. ng isang patas na pahayag, ng isang paAt sana, trabaho lang din talaga, wala na tas na gawain, kundi saklaw din ng tinarin naman sanang pagpaparatang…dahil tawag na batas ng moralidad at makatoalam naman niya sa pagkatao niya kung tohanang prinsipyo at mabuting motibo
ano ba talaga ang totoo…na mas mataas ang isang patas na laban.
ang katotohanang pinanghahawakan ng
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mga pinararatangan niya kaysa sa katotoMarahil para sa isang alagad ng lihanang napilitan lamang siyang marahil
na tanggapin ito, dahil ito ang hinihingi at galidad at disipulo ng batas ay alam na
idinidikta ng hanapbuhay na bumubuhay alam na niya dapat ang katotohanang
sa kaniya…na siya rin naman ang gumus- nabanggit ko sa artikulong ito. Marahil
lang naman…
to at pumili nito.
Hindi pa naman kasi tapos ang laban e. May pagkakataon pa siya at ang
***
Kailan ba talaga patas ang patas? Ano ipinaglalaban niya na makuha ang hininga ba talaga ang ibig sabihin nito? At hingi nilang patas na laban. Malay nila,
ayon kanino o ayon sa anong teorya ang makuha nila ang hinihingi nilang ito kadapat na maging mga basehan ng pagig- pag naipanalo nila ang laban na pareho
ing patas? Patas pa bang matatawag ang naman nilang ginustong pasukin. Wala
isang gawain na ang tanging nagbubun- pa naman talagang makapagsasabi sa
sod lamang sa gawaing ito ay ang dikta tunay na kahihinatnan ng laban e, dahil
ng hanapabuhay na siyang bumubuhay sa isang patas na laban, kahit ang desa ‘yo? (Hindi propesyon ang hanapbu- hado ay maaarin pa ring manalo…basta
hay at hindi rin hanapbuhay ang prope- ba malinaw sa kanila ang tunay na kasyon!) Gaano nga ba dapat kalalim o kal- hulugan at mga dapat na maging tunay
awak ang maging sukatan ng pagiging na batayan ng salitang “PATAS”…
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patas? Ilan o ano-anong kaliwanagan ba
“Kailan ba talaga patas ang
patas? Ano nga ba talaga ang
ibig sabihin nito? At ayon kanino o ayon sa anong teorya ang
dapat na maging mga basehan
ng pagiging patas?”
***
Depende nga siguro sa librong nabasa
mo o sa mga paniniwala mong hinubog
at pinanday na ng iyong mga samu’t saring karanasan sa buhay ang siyang magiging personal mong pamantayan at
sukatan ng mga prinsipyong ilalaban mo
ng patayan. Ngunit ang mga tanong ay
ang mga sumusunod: Para saan ba talaga o para kanino ba talaga ang mga gagawin o ginagawa mong pakikipaglaban sa
mga prinsipyo at mga paniniwala mong
ito? Ano ba talaga (‘yong mas malalim
kaysa sa rason lang ng pera at hanapbuhay) ang layunin mo sa mga ginagawa
mong mga pakikipaglaban? Kadalasan
kasi ay nasa mga motibo at mga layunin
ng ating mga ginagawa ang nagiging tapat at makabuluhang sukatan ng ating
mga pakikibaka at mga pakikidigmang
pinipili nating kaharapin sa buhay.
Halimbawa (halimbawa lang po ito,
kung kaya’t huwag masyadong seryosohin):
Matapang mong sasabihin na hindi tapat o patas ang mga naiuulat ng
MEDIA tungkol sa isang tao o usapin
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HEADLINE
HEADLINE
March 19, 2003
On this day in 2003, the United States, along
with coalition forces primarily from the United
Kingdom, initiates war on Iraq. Just after explosions began to rock Baghdad, Iraq’s capital, U.S.
President George W. Bush announced in a televised address, “At this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to
defend the world from grave danger.” President
Bush and his advisors built much of their case for
war on the idea that Iraq, under dictator Saddam
Hussein, possessed or was in the process of building weapons of mass destruction.
Hostilities began about 90 minutes after the
U.S.-imposed deadline for Saddam Hussein to
leave Iraq or face war passed. The first targets,
which Bush said were “of military importance,”
were hit with Tomahawk cruise missiles from
U.S. fighter-bombers and warships stationed in
the Persian Gulf. In response to the attacks, Re-
public of Iraq radio in Baghdad announced, “the
evil ones, the enemies of God, the homeland and
humanity, have committed the stupidity of aggression against our homeland and people.”
Though Saddam Hussein had declared in early March 2003 that, “it is without doubt that the
faithful will be victorious against aggression,”
he went into hiding soon after the American
invasion, speaking to his people only through an
occasional audiotape. Coalition forces were able
to topple his regime and capture Iraq’s major
cities in just three weeks, sustaining few casualties. President Bush declared the end of major
combat operations on May 1, 2003. Despite the
defeat of conventional military forces in Iraq, an
insurgency has continued an intense guerrilla
war in the nation in the years since military victory was announced, resulting in thousands of
coalition military, insurgent and civilian deaths.
After an intense manhunt, U.S. soldiers found
Saddam Hussein hiding in a six-to-eight-foot
deep hole, nine miles outside his hometown of
Tikrit. He did not resist and was uninjured during the arrest. A soldier at the scene described
him as “a man resigned to his fate.” Hussein was
arrested and began trial for crimes against his
people, including mass killings, in October 2005.
In June 2004, the provisional government
in place since soon after Saddam’s ouster transferred power to the Iraqi Interim Government.
In January 2005, the Iraqi people elected a
275-member Iraqi National Assembly. A new
constitution for the country was ratified that
October. On November 6, 2006, Saddam Hussein
was found guilty of crimes against humanity and
sentenced to death by hanging. After an unsuccessful appeal, he was executed on December
30, 2006.
No weapons of mass destruction were found
in Iraq. --HISTORY
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ongratulations kay Chief Superintendent Raul Petrasanta.
Bah! Ipinagmalaki niya ang accomplishment ng kanyang kapulisan
sa Pampanga dahil sa pagkakumpiska ng isang kahon na may lulang
droga na nagkakahalaga ng mahigit
isang daang milyong piso at cash na
P300,000 sa isang buy-bust operation
na nangyari sa
Woodridge Subdivision, The Lakeshore sa bayan ng
Mexico noong Nobyembre 29.
All of a sudden,
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iyan
Ha!), Petrang Kabayo, naloko na,
sa halip na bigyang ng komendasyon ang mga
raiding pulis, bigla silang tinanggal
sa puwesto at kinasuhan. Pangunahing tinanggal ay si Senior Superintendent Oscar Albayalde, ang hepe
ng kapulisan sa Pampanga. Ang masakit nabalitaan lang ni Pareng Oca
ang kanyang relieve order sa media at
hindi man lang siya binigyan di umano ng pagkakataon na magpaliwanag
ng kanyang Boss na si Petrasanta.
Bakit naman? Ang dahilan ay ang
doktrina ng Command Responsibility. Meron daw anyang lapses o mali
sa operasyon ng mga pulis na sumalakay sa isang bahay sa The Lakeshore
na pawang tauhan ni Albayalde.
Eh kung doktrina nga iyan ng
Command Responsibility, sino ba
ang boss ni Oca, hindi ba si Raul Petrasanta? Buri mu kanyan pati y Petrasanta marelieve eh. Ala kung sasabyan makanyan, Petrang Kabayo.
Ano ba ang lumabas sa imbestigasyon ni Petrasanta sa pamamagitan ng kanyang “handpicked” na
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si Superintendent David Allauigan,
na siyang hepe ng Regional Intelligence Division. Batay sa pinalawig
na imbestigasyon ni Allauigan, “there
exists an alleged misappropriation
or misdeclaration of actual evidence
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operating
team,”
salaysay ng mga security guards na
wala naman anya noong nakuha ang
box. Si Kapitan Ernesto Esguerra ng
Nueva Victoria, bayan ng Mexico naman anya ay mayroon namang resibo
na iyon lang ang nakuhang box.
Para kay Petrasanta sa pamamagitan ni Allauigan, tila yata kapani-paniwala ang mga pahayag
ng mga testigo at mga suspect
kaysa sa pahayag ni Albayalde.
Albayalde, et al versus Allauigan. Palakpakan, sundan ang
susunod na kabanata.
Ang mga kinasuhang kriminal ni Allauigan sa tanggapan
ng Provincial Prosecutor sa
City of San Fernando Chief
noong Marso 11 ay sina Supt.
Rodney Raymund Baloyo, dating hepe ng Pampanga IntelOLJHQFH %UDQFK 3,% 6HQLRU
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umanong maling pagtataya o maling dahil sa paglabag sa Section 27 ng
deklarasyon ng mga aktual na ebiden- Article II ng R.A. 9165.
siya na nakumpiska ng grupo ng mga
Iyan ang balitang pulis, makipulis,”batay anya sa pahayag ng mga nis o matulis? Kayo ang kumilaguardiya at Punong Barangay kung saan tis.
nangyari ang pagkumpiska ng droga.
Kung totoo ang pangyayari batay
Ayon sa pinalawig na imbesti- sa naging pagkilos ni Petrasanta na
gasyon ni Allauigan, dalawang kahon papanagutin ang kapulisan na nakaat isang suit case ang kinumpiska ng EDVHVD3DPSDQJD3URYLQFLDO2I¿FH
mga pulis. Hindi naman ito tugma sa alam na kaya ni Petrasanta ang nangpahayag ni Albayalde na isang kahon yayari sa kanyang bakuran particuat halagang P300,000 ang nakuha lar sa ginagawa di umano, di umano
mula kina Ding Wenkun, 30, isang na pamemera o pangingikil ng PNP
foreign national at Roel Luage Cabag, Regional Special Operations Group
na arestado sa naturang operasyon.
(RSOG) sa mga nahuhuling ilegal na
Kaya ano pa ang sagot ni Pareng pangangalakal ng kurudo at Diesel.
Oca Albayalde? Ang kasong ikinaso Milyunan din daw diyan. Iyan ang
sa kanyang mga tauhan na tauhan ating tatalakayin sa susunod ninyong
din ni Petrasanta sa ilalim ng doc- pagsubaybay
trine of Command Responsibility ay
Kung may reaksyon, mag-email sa
base lamang sa “unsubscribed” na MRHOH\#\DKRRFRP‡
“Eh kung doktrina nga iyan ng
Command Responsibility, sino
ba ang boss ni Oca, hindi ba si
Raul Petrasanta? Buri mu kanyan pati y Petrasanta marelieve
eh. Ala kung sasabyan makanyan, Petrang Kabayo.”
PITIK
BULAG
TEACHER’S CORNER
Do special projects help?
by Juanita S. Calara
ONE way to break the monotony of
studying and tests are special projects
which teachers assign every once in a
while.
These special projects indeed
help students focus not just on their
academics, but also on activities that
would harness their creative side.
Projects could either be artwork, or
research-based, depending on the subject.
But some special projects don’t have
to be based on the subject. They can be
adapted to the abilities and interests of
students and this would depend on the
teachers.
Letting students have the freedom
to choose their special project is also
one way of reaching out to them, making them feel “unrestricted”.
They can be about history, music,
literature, art, whatever the students
fancy. Allow them to direct their research to those subjects. This will be an
opportunity to go beyond the standards set by the teacher.
Also, this will allow them to feel in
control of their education, at their own
pace. The final outcome will be their
masterpiece, an artwork they can call
their own.
***
The author is Teacher III from the
Puti Elementary School, Masantol,
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Factors that affect Academic Performance of the Learner
by Laisa S. Serrano
THERE are different factors that affect
the performance of the child. Different
studies were conducted to show what really affect the pupils’ performance. It is
believed that factors such as malnutrition,
lack of motivation in home spousal violence, single parents as well as impoverished home environment affect negatively
development of intellectual ability.
This means that children from low
socio-economic backgrounds tend to be
below or just about the average in their intellectual development particularly when
this phenomenon is assessed in terms of
scores or tests. It has also been observed
that even specific talents such as high
musical, artist, mechanical, mathematical
aptitude are influenced by environment
including home background.
Thus it is easier for the child of a renowned musician to exhibit high musical
aptitude early in life through his interac-
tion with musical instruments or generated interest in music due to his home
environment that it is for a child from a
family where no one is interested in music
of any form.
The social and the economic components of socio-economic status in other
words may have distinct and separate influences on educational outcomes while
both components are important, social
factors such as parent’s educational attainment have been found to be more
significant than economic factors such as
a family capacity to purchase goods and
services.
In explaining different educational
outcomes, it is argued that families where
the parents are advantaged socially,
educationally and economically foster
a higher level of psychological support
for their children through environments
that encourage the development of skills
necessary for success at school. Family
structure is one of the factors that affect
the academic performance of students in
secondary schools. It affects them in a lot
of ways such as lack of appropriate role
model especially for males.
Buckingham 1999, Rich 2000 said “the
nature of parent-child relationships in
families may cause emotional and behavioural problems for the child” and (Machin
1993) also said that “the influence of family structure has been found to be only
weakly associated with educational attainment”.
Parents have less time to spend with
their children in supervising their school
work and maintaining appropriate levels
of discipline and there is increased responsibilities to children such as children’s
roles in domestic duties which impede the
time available for school work and these is
TEACHER’S CORNER...PAGE 6
Of Balloons and Tourism
A
LL is set for the balloons as preparations for the
said event is now in full swing.
Yesterday’s banner story of this paper proves
that the festival is up and ready to host some 100,000
expected tourists and visitors of the Philippine International Balloon Festival 2014 that is slated to be
held from April 10 to 13 at a tourism estate in Prado
Siongco, Lubao, Pampanga.
The event was used to be held at Clark until the announcement of its organizers
that they lack the time to prepare for it. As a result of the
announcement, many were
disappointed especially those
enthusiasts of “everything
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Lubao can.
Since its inception in 1994,
it has drawn crowds from all
over the Pampanga including
those from other provinces in
the region and Metro Manila.
The festival showcases hot
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a number of kites in differ- ALVIN H. ARCEO
ent sizes and shapes, cultural
presentations, car shows, food
showcases, shops and boutiques and other tourism activities.
Of course, the safety and
security of the participants,
organizers, tourists and other
visitors of the event is one of
the primordial concerns of the
provincial government, thus it
is making sure that the festival will be a success not only
in terms of the numbers who
are coming but also in terms of
the maintenance of peace and
order during its duration.
The balloon fest will be
held at the open grounds, thus
those coming will be exposed
to the summer heat and other
environmental elements. To
address the same, medical
doctors, nurses and paramedics shall likewise be assigned
to be on standby at the activity’s site.
Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pineda prioritizes safety,
aside from the enjoyment of those who are coming.
She was quoted that safety during the Philippine International Balloon Festival 2014 is paramount.
The Pampanga police represented by Supt. Bernard
Perez, commander of the Provincial Public Safety Of¿FHKDVPDQLIHVWHGLWVUHDGLQHVVWRSURYLGHVHFXULW\
during the event. Foreign and local tourists need not
worry as the event will be secured properly by members of the police unit.
We expect that the festival will become a major
tourism event in the province not only at Clark.
AS OF THIS
WRITING
“Pampanga
Gov. Lilia Pineda
prioritizes safety,
aside from the
enjoyment of
those who are
coming. She
was quoted that
safety during the
Philippine International Balloon
Festival 2014 is
paramount.”
***
Tourism is a fast-growing industry in Pampanga.
Despite its lack of beaches and shorelines, it has a
number of luxurious resorts and swimming pools to
see. It has numerous hotels and casinos that will entertain local and foreign tourists alike.
For its natural wonders, the Mt. Arayat National
Park is now being completed and rehabilitated. The
mountains of Nabuclod in Floridablanca, where fabulous landscapesnof grazing lands, picnic grounds, a
zipline among others are now frequently visited.
Pampanga has several malls not only for people to
shop but also to enjoy facilities, amusement and entertainment centers inside them.
One famous tourist destination of the province
is the San Guillermo Church in Bacolor, Pampanga
where devotees and even historical tourists and visitors of the province go to. It gained more fame when it
was made the setting of a telenovela years ago, featuring Jesus Christ nailed on the cross as “Bro”.
Clark, although situated in Angeles City, a highly
urbanized city in the province, has a lot to offer also
such as casinos, theme parks, duty-free shops, a museum, picnic grounds, activity areas and many others.
Pampanga has many festivals too, the famous of
which includes the Ibon-Ebon Festival, the Giant lantern, the Sinukuan, the Duman and Binulo, the caragan, the sabuaga and many more.
It may sound a cliché, but it’s more fun in Pampanga indeed. This can be proven by a number of my
friends from other regions who have already paid the
province a visit.
***
This writer welcomes other views, comments,
and reactions. You may send your message at 0918‡
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POSTHUMOUS AWARD. Gov. Lilia Pineda presents to Veronica Imperial the resolution of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan recognizing the
contribution of her late husband Roy Imperial to the provincial government. Also in photo are Board Member Rosve Henson, former Board Members
Trina Dizon and Monina Laus and Imperial’s children-- Rohjee, Marielle, Markiel, Rolando Jr., Roy Louise and Rolando II. --JUN JASO
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According to DBM, P74 million
has already been released for the project to cover the fund requirements for
FYs 2013 and 2014. The releases were
charged against the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for both years.
“The Philippines is a very typhoonprone country and we’ll need a good
deal of support in implementing our
disaster risk reduction initiatives.
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government and its aid arm for joining us in our bid to build durable and
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the Administration’s goal of ramp-
ing up our disaster risk preparedness
to avert calamity-related crises and
ensure the sustainability of our drive
for inclusive growth,” the Budget chief
added.
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also accommodated within the budget
of DPWH upon approval of Congress.
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tion of the petitions.
This came after the Department of
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petitions challenging the Court of Appeals (CA) ruling.
The SC last week issued a temporary
restraining order (TRO) against the CA
ruling quashing the warrant of arrest
against Lee who was charged in connection with the P6.6. billion housing scam
involving thousands of Xevera housing units in Mabalacat City and Bacolor
town in Pampanga.
The SC’s order came after the CA
failed to rule on the petition of Lee’s
camp to nullify the warrant of arrest issued by a Pampanga court.
The TRO effectively validates the
detention of Lee, who is detained at the
Pampanga provincial jail.
Lee, the president of the Globe Asiatique Realty Holdings Corp, is facing
syndicated estafa charges for the alleged use of ghost borrowers to obtain
P6.6 billion loans from Pag-IBIG Fund
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Manuel Elijah J. (University of Cebu)83.80% 7th Place: Suyat, Katrine Paula
V. (San Beda College - Manila)-83.75%
8th Place: Tiu, Jr., Michael T. (University
of the Philippines)-83.70% 9th Place:
Fulgueras, Marjorie Ivory S. (Ateneo de
Manila University)-83.65%
10th Place: Arnesto, Cyril G. (University of the Philippines)-83.60% Brion
said the 2013 Bar Exam passing rate was
lowered to 73%.
The Bar exams were held on four
Sundays last October at the University
of Santo Tomas (UST). Passers will take
their oath on April 28 at the Philippine
International Convention Center (PICC),
according to Supreme Court Associate
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is also another factor that contributes to student performance. The environment in which
students live or are brought up also influence
their academic performance. It should be noted
however that some students from low socialeconomic backgrounds may be higher academic achievers while others from high socialeconomic backgrounds may be low achievers
because some of them abuse the opportunities. It is believed that what a child eats, how
and where he lives greatly affect his physical
development. A child’s success or failure to a
considerable extent may depend on the type of
environment he/she lives.
The educational background of parents
also influences and affects the academic performance of students. In other words students
whose parents have high educational standards perform very well because their parents
were so concerned and conscious about their
children’s academic performance since they
have gone through these process. They also
encouraged and motivated them to work very
hard so that they can emulate them and even
have higher educational standard than them,
they also create time to check their books and
provide additional help to them through extra
moral lesson while students from low or non –
educational background might not know the
effect of it, in some instance those with low
educational background might encourage their
children in that they misused their opportunity
during time and will not want that to happen
to their children.
PETITION FROM PAGE 1
town, Rizal who bought houses at a subdivision developed by Lee, complained
to the National Bureau of Investigation
(NBI). They said they had found out that
their respective properties were also
owned by other people.
The CA ruling also ordered a Pampanga trial court to halt its proceedings
against Lee.
Lee’s legal team said the TRO “effectively suspended Lee’s constitutional
right to liberty.”
According to Lee’s lawyers, they will
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Wilwayco of Ateneo de Manila University both got a rating of 85.45% and
landed second place while 3rd Place:
Ortea, Rudy V. (University of Batangas)-84.20% 4th Place: Mopia, Eden
Catherine B. (University of the Philippines)-84.05% 5th Place: Mercado-Gephart, Tercel Maria G. (University of San
Carlos)-83.90% 6th Place: Sarausad,
TEACHER’S CORNER FROM PAGE 5
mostly common with extended family.
According to a research in the US it has found
that socio-economic status influences educational attainment (Portes and Maclead 1996)
said that “the school context tends to affect the
strength of the relationship between socioeconomic status and educational outcomes”
(Buckingham 2000). It also said “students from
independent private schools are also more likely to achieve higher end of school scores.” Studies have shown and found out that students
that attend private schools are academically
sound than students from public schools because they have good qualified teachers, good
infrastructures and conducive environment in
the school although these factors are indirectly
linked to the effect of socio – economic status
on the academic performance of the students.
The environment which surrounds a child
***
The author is Teacher III of the Maquiapo
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son and Cris Garbo gave the family of the
late Rolando “Roy” Imperial a posthumous
award shortly after the Holy Mass at the
San Guillermo Parish Church here.
Pineda and her son, Vice Gov. Dennis
“Delta” Pineda signed the plaque of appreciation posthumously presented to Imperial, an agricultural engineering graduate
at the Araneta University.
“In grateful recognition for his love and
support to his job and in due recognition
for his outstanding performance as public
consultant of the province of Pampanga
in the field of Agriculture whose expertise
and selfless efforts enabled the province to
achieve optimum results in its food production and security program thus promoting
the general welfare of the people,” said the
recognition.
For her part, Pineda said “Imperial never left me and he will still give me sound
advices beneficial to the people.”
Imperial was 53 when he died last
March 12 after suffering from a cardiac arrest.
Imperial occupied high posts at the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Presidential Management Staff.
Former DA secretary and now Bohol
Rep. Arthur Yap visited the wake of Imperial on Monday night. He was accompanied
by Pineda.
Imperial was the only the male among
the four siblings. His sisters are Amelita,
Mariann and Leng Leng.
He was a native of Sta. Rita, Pampanga
and Aurora province.
Bacolor’s social welfare chief Veronica
Imperial, wife of the late former former DA
executive director of the North Luzon agribusiness quadrangle, and Imperial have six
children — Rohjee, Marielle, Markiel, Rolando Jr., Roy Louise and Rolando II . His
youngest Rolando II is only 6.
Among those who paid their respects to
imperial were Northern Luzon Command
(Nolcom) commander Lt. Gen. Gregorio
Pio Catapang, Angeles City Mayor Edgardo
Pamintuan, Mabalacat City Mayor Marino
Morales and former Board Members Monina Laus, Trina Tiglao-Dizon and Olga
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out.
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was no sign of struggle from the victims when
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lay beside each other when they were found by
authorities inside the house. A kitchen knife
was found beside them.
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against her in court. Doctors who examined
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NOTICE OF DEATH
Public is hereby notified that QUIRINO
PANGILINAN LOPEZ, male, Filipino citizen,
of Kalangitan, Cut-Cut II Capas, Tarlac died
on November 01, 2013 at the age of 85, at
the Kalangitan, Cut-Cut II Capas, Tarlac, as
certified by the Certificate of Death with Registry No. 2013-409, issued by Bienvenida C.
Cabenzon, M.D., Municipal Civil Registrar
of Capas, Tarlac.
(Headline Gitnang Luzon; March 12,19 & 26 , 2014)
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ships, over 120 tenant commands, and more than
35,000 sailors, soldiers, Department of Defense
civilian employees and contractors. About 5 percent of all civilian jobs in the county are militaryrelated, and 15,000 businesses in San Diego
County rely on Department of Defense contracts.
The place offered vast opportunities to Filipino base workers who were able to regain what
were lost with the US bases withdrawal in Subic
and the rest was history.
But several others opted to stay and took the
challenge to become employees of Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) which administered
the conversion of the former Subic Naval Base
into a progressive Freeport zone similar to Hong
Kong. Subic is now a success story in terms in
military base conversion with 90,000 freeport
workers and annual income of about P10 billion
in tax revenues.
One of them is Ranny Magno, the SBMA Fire
department chief, who steered his department to
fame by making his group as one of the country’s
multi-awarded search and rescue teams comSRVHGPRVWO\RIIRUPHU86EDVH¿UH¿JKWHUV/DVW
year, the SBMA bagged the most-coveted Kalasag
Award as outstanding rescue group.
Today after 22 years, these former base workers will be reunited in a week-long Grand Reunion
celebration from March 16 to 22 which culminated with a Sunday mass at the San Roque chapel
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with SBMA employees, a program dedicated for
them was held highlighted by the groundbreaking and ceremonial lowering of time-capsule for
the construction of a Filipino-American former
base workers commemorative marker, designed
by Arch. Tony Karl Balde.
“This marker symbolizes our dedication to the
outstanding partnership between American and
Filipino employees in making Subic as the best
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Federation of Filipino Civilian Employees Association (FFCEA) president Roberto Flores said.
Flores added that the reunion aimed also at
encouraging some former base workers to consider Subic as their retirement place as it now offers
high quality standard of living. “We want them to
be back and spend the rest of their time in this
place we all called home.”
Reunion organizers Ernie Tawatao said that
on Tuesday, a photo exhibit entitled “Subic Then
and Now” was opened at Harbor Point Ayala Mall
featuring historical pictures of the former US Naval Base. The photo exhibit was opened by SBMA
Director and Olongapo City First Lady Cynthia
Paulino who was joined by Maribi Garcia, wife
of SBMA Chairman Roberto Garcia, and former
base employee Betty Fielder.
On Friday, a grand parade will be held starting from Olongapo to Remy Field Sports Arena in
Subic Freeport with a whole-day program of “oldies but goodies” song and dance presentations,
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The program will also include a recognition
of the exemplary achievements of former base
workers such as the Unit Commendation Award
for former US Public Works Center employees
for “humanitarian, outstanding people-to-people
program and technical expertise provided in the
rescue operations conducted in Cabanatuan City
during the July 1991 earthquake.”
“The rescue operation has earned the highest
esteem of the nation to all employees of the US Facility in general, PWC in particular, and strengthened Fil-Am relations,” the organizers said.
The former base workers also welcomed new
86 $PEDVVDGRU 3KLOLS *ROGEHUJ GXULQJ KLV RI¿cial visit to Subic Bay Freeport, recently. The reunion is also part of the Balik Gapo’, Balik Saya”
tourism campaign of Olongapo City to invite former residents to visit the city for a vacation this
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FOR SMARTPHONES & TABLETS!
A
GREE kami kay business unit
head Direk Ruel S. Bayani nang
sabihin na baligtad na raw ngayon ang panahon dahil ang mga batang
artista na ang mas magagaling kaysa sa matatandang artista sa bakuran
ng ABS-CBN.
“Baligtad na nga ang
problema sa ABS-CBN,
ang gagaling ng mga bata.
’Yung mga matatanda nga
ang nanganganib,” say
ni Direk Ruel sa farewell
presscon ng Annaliza.
Sa Annaliza na nga
lang, pagkakagaling ng
mga child star sa pangunguna ng bidang si Andrea
Brillantes, pati na rin ang
kanyang kontrabida at talagang nakikipagpatalbugan sila ng kahusayan
sa mga matatanda.
“’Yun and obserbasyon ko. Hindi
ang mga bata ang dapat i-push (kungdi
ang matatanda). We were talking nga
nina Kaye Abad sa dressing room, we
were talking how brilliant these ABSCBN child stars are.
“Ito lang recently, Diyos ko, napanood ko ang pilot ng Ikaw Lamang,
nanginig ako sa husay ng mga
bata,” dagdag pa ng direktor/
BUH.
Sa kanyang pananaw, ito
ay dahil talagang nakikita sa
mga bata ang pagiging raw ng
mga ito.
“’Yung pagiging pure ng
utak nila, allows them to stay
in character and stay organic.
Tapos ’yung mga matatanda,
palibhasa maraming iniisip,
maraming destruction, ang
daming hang-ups kaya sila
ang nagmumukhang affected,” he said.
Dagdag pa niya, kung pagtatabitabihin daw niya ang magagaling na
child stars ng ABS-CBN at ang mga
matatanda, mas marami raw problema
sa huli.
“Ang message ko sa lahat ng artista namin, watch and learn sa mga
bata. They’re not only very good actors,
they’re also well-behaved on the set,
they’re also very professional. So, it’s
a wake-up call for everybody na kung
plano mong maging pahirap sa buhay,
eh, you’re ready to be replaced by these
kids in no time.
“It’s a matter of two years, binata na
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sila. So para sa akin, I have nothing but
fondness para sa child actors na ito ng
ABS-CBN,” sey pa ni Direk.
Sa statement niyang ito ay natanong
tuloy si Direk Ruel kung nagkaproblema
ba kay Patrick Garcia kaya tsinugi ito sa
serye pero say ng ABS-CBN executive,
wala silang naging problema sa aktor and
from the beginning ay talagang mamamatay daw ang karakter nito sa script.
Na-extend pa nga raw ang karakter
ni Patrick at dapat ay noong November
pa ito natsugi.
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naman ni Andrea ay ang Hawak Kamay with Piolo Pascual, Iza Calzado,
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Kristoffer Martin getting very close to Kim Rodriguez
KRISTOFFER
MARTIN &
KIM RODRIGUEZ
LUMALIM nang husto
ang pagkakaibigan
nina Kristoffer Martin at Kim Rodriguez
sa pangalawa nilang
pagsasama sa Paraiso
Ko’y Ikaw. Nandoon na
sila sa stage na nagsasabihan na sila ng
problema.
Pagdating nga lang
sa pagkakaroon nila
ng relasyon, depensa
ng young actor, “Ibang
usapan na ’yon! Ha! Ha!
Ha! Na-realize ko ’yon!
Ha! Ha! Ha!”
Bukod sa pag-aartista, gusto pasukin ni
Tuntun (tawag sa kanya)
ang mundo ng musika.
Nagku-compose kasi
siya ng kanta ngayon.
“For now kasi, nasa
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Siyempre gusto kong
ikutin lahat as much as
I can, ’di ba? Pero kung
idi-disregard natin ang
art, gusto kong pasukin
ang business,” saad ng
young actor.
May munting T-shirt
business silang itinayo
nga classmates niya
sa San Beda. Naging
business-minded kasi
dahil sa kurso niyang
Entrepreneurship sa
San Beda College.
“Mula nang bumalik ako sa school, ang
perception ko sa buhay,
sobrang nag-iba na,”
katwiran ni Kristoffer.
Kahit hirap sa
pag-arte at pag-aaral,
sinunod niya ang
payo ng daddy niya na
balikan ang pag-aaral
para magkaroon ng fall
back.
“Naba-balance ko na
ngayon ang dalawa kasi
gusto ko parehas, eh.
Unlike before na acting
lang ang concentration ko!” dahilan pa ni
Tuntun.
Magtatapos na ang
Paraiso Ko’y Ikaw after
three weeks kaya matututukan lalo ni KristofIHUDQJSDJDDUDO‡
Aljur Abrenica trying to find the meaning of his existence
BIRTHDAY na birthday ni Aljur
Abrenica pero hiwalay sila ni Kylie Pdilla. “Magbabakasyon kasi
siya sa mommy niya at mga kapatid sa Australia,” he says. “Noon pa
niya sinabi sa’kin na after matapos
ang ‘Adarna’, gusto niyang magbakasyon. Siempre, mami-miss ko
siya, pero puwede naman kaming
magtawagan at mag-Skype.”
Aljur is very happy for the positive feedback for his new telefantasya, “Kambal Sirena,” where he
plays Kevin, owner of an ocean
theme park where he trains dolphins. He’s often seen shirtless and
he says this is not really new to him.
“Kasi sa ‘Machete’ at ‘Amaya’, wala
rin akong suot na pang-itaas.”
He’s a good friend of Ai Ai de las
Alas, who said she’s so impressed
when she saw Aljur’s shirtless photos for “Kambal Sirena.” Ai Ai is in
their rival show, “Dyesebel.” What
can he say if and when their two
shows are pitted against each other?
“E, wala naman kaming magagawa
kung pagtatapatin ang aming shows.
Basta kami sa ‘Kambal Sirena’, we’ll
do our best para hindi bumitaw sa
panonood sa amin ang viewers.”
It’s very noticeable that Aljur
now has a deeper spiritually and
this is evident when you talk to him.
+LVQHZIRXQGVSLULWXDOLW\ZDVLQÀXenced by his Starstruck batchmate
Jan Manual when they did “Prinsesa ng Buhay Ko” together and they
did Bible readings. At 24, he says
he’s looking for his purpose in life.
“With the Lord’s guidance, I am
seeking kung ano ba talaga ang purpose sa buhay na ito. Lahat naman
tayo, ‘yun ang question, di ba? Ano
ba ang purpose natin sa buhay?”
So how does he intend to celebrate his birthday? “Monday ‘yun
at may taping kami. If I’m given the
chance, I want to spend it alone, doing some travelling. Pa-drive-drive
lang habang nag-iisip. Gusto ko,
mas tumindi ang faith naming lahat ng family ko kay Lord so that we
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NEWS
92/80(,,‡12‡MARCH 19, 2014 ‡WEDNESDAY
JOB WELL DONE. Batiawan Barangay Captain Joey Lawag (right) is congratulated by Chief Insp. Oras Mina, Subic town police chief, after the successful
holding of a peace and order seminar for barangay tanods at Subic’s biggest village in terms of land area. Joining them are Association of Barangay Councils (ABC)
President Osias Huerta , Subic Barangay Affairs Officer Ariel Apostol and members of the local police and Batiawan village officers and cops. --PHOTO BY JOEY PAVIA
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by a very huge crowd composed of students, employees, local and foreign
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municipality known for its bountiful Park fronting the Virgen Sto. Rosario
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This municipality for the past years
Festival (crabs and prawn fest), matched
with colorful street dancing as part has been holding the festival as thanksof the celebration of the town’s 117th giving to the gods for the bountiful harvest of crabs and prawns that contributes
founding anniversary last Friday.
Orani is known as the “seafood capi- largely to the town’s coffers as well as to
the income of many residents here, comtal of Bataan.”
Mayor Benjamin ‘Benjie’ Serrano Jr. SRVHG PRVWO\ RI ¿VKHUIRON DQG IDUPHUV
It is a daily routine every morning
formally opened the festival, attended
FESTIVE MOOD. Colorful costumes dominate the recent Sugpo Festival 2014 in Orani, Bataan. --PHOTO BY MHIKE CIGARAL
and afternoon at the Orani Fishport that
it is teeming with traders from many
parts of Bataan, Central Luzon and even
Metro Manila -- haggling for the two
much sought-after marine products either for local consumption or for export.
The street dancers wore alimango
and sugpo-inspired costumes and presented different means of catching
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is also featured for placing prawns and
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AFTER 22 YEARS
Former
US base
workers
reunite
BY REY GARCIA
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT
– When the Americans left
in 1992, tens of thousands of
Filipino base workers lost not
only their jobs but all were
faced with uncertainties
about their future and sadly,
a grim picture of shattered
dreams.
Most of them struggled to
bring its feet back on ground
but have nonetheless proved
that there was indeed life after the US bases.
Many of them decided
to pack their bags and leave
Olongapo City as they availed
of the Special Immigrant Visa
offered by the US Embassy
for former US base workers
and families considered and
recognized as US Federal
government employees and
dependents, respectively.
San
Diego-California,
USA has become their destination as the place offered
job opportunities related
to special skills obtained as
base workers particularly
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as the Ship Repair Facility
(SRF), Naval Supply Depot,
Public Works Group (PWG),
Navy Exchange, and even,
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Just like Olongapo, the
economy of San Diego is
largely dependent on presence of US military being the
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in the world.
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