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Volume 8
Number 69
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March 30 - April 4, 2015
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PANANAW NG MALAYANG PILIPINO!
CIA way off
pax target
By Bong Z. Lacson
GOOD FRIDAY Tradition. Images in lighted decorated carros are assembled at the parish
church patios preparatory to the procession around the community. Photo by Bong Lacson
CLARK FREEPORT – Passenger numbers continue
to fall at the Clark International Airport here, the optimism of the Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC)
notwithstanding.
While CIAC is eyeing a 150 percent increase
in passenger volume in the next two years, benchmarked from its 1.2 million passengers in 2013, the
actual numbers are “far, far from encouraging” according to a CIAC source who requested for anonymity for lack of authority to speak to media.
Citing reports from the Bureau of Immigration,
the source said the first two months of 2015 showed
a “continuous downtrend” in passenger volume at
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AC has unbloody options
for Holy Week pilgrims
By Ding Cervantes
Call it
kalabaw
A
NGELES CITY – Not more than
20 kilometers from actual
crucifixions in Barangay
San Pedro Cutud in nearby City of
San Fernando on Good Friday, this
city offers unbloody options for
pilgrims on Holy Week.
By Elmo Roque
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Panata at
Panalangin
set at Marquee
By Ashley Manabat
ANGELES CITY – To
highlight the solemn observance of the Holy
Week, a stage production will offer a glimpse of
the various practices of
the Kapampangan faith
and sacrifices through a
fusion of visual arts, music, drama and dance on
Black Saturday (April 4)
at 5 p.m, at the Marquee
Mall promenade area
here.
“Panata at Panalangin,” a project of Bale
Balayan and the Sinukwan Center for the Arts,
is an hour-long presentation of a spiritual journey
through culture and the
arts, according to director Peter De Vera.
“This is not just an
entertainment but what
they are performing is a
real “panata” (sacrifice)
already,” he added.
“This meaningful prePage 14 please
LA PIETA. A centerpiece image in the traditional Good Friday
processions in Pampanga parishes. Photo by Bong Lacson
SCIENCE CITY OF
MUÑOZ – Carabao
or buffalo? What’s the
difference?
Farmers generally referred to the native breed as carabao,
while buffalo meant
the purebred and
crossbred.
In the burgeoning
carabao-based industries in the country, the
public is also treated
with the name gatas
ng kalabaw (carabao’s
milk) and gatas ng
buffalo (buffalo’s milk)
and karne ng kalabaw
(carabao’s meat) and
karne ng buffalo (buffalo’s meat) offerings.
“There’s really confusion about this animal as we go on with
our carabao development program,” said
Dr. Arnel del Barrio,
executive director of
the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC)
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Death March “patriotic runners” wave Philippine, American and Japanese flags as they commemorate the infamous 97-kilometer march that
started in Mariveles, Bataan during World War II. File Photo from Safer Run of San Fernando
‘Patriotic runners’ to mark anew infamous Death March
By Ding Cervantes
CLARK FREEPORT - The oldest and longest relay-run honoring heroes of the infamous Bataan
Death March will brave the summer heat anew
this April 8 and 9, this time with more participants.
Ed Paez, founder of the Safer Runners of San
Fernando which started the Araw ng Kagitingan
Ultra Marathon with only 29 members way back
in 1986, said the march will start as usual at Kilometer Post 0 marker in Mariveles, Bataan where
the actual Death March actually started.
“We started as a group of 29 in 1986 with only
a dump truck supporting us for water and food,
courtesy of the late Pampanga Gov. Bren Guiao,”
Paez recalled. The initial participants were called
“patriotic runners,” a tag that has remained.
Paez recalled that initially, the patriotic runners
covered the 97-kilometer stretch via the actual
Death March route through Limay, Orion, Pilar,
Balanga City, Abucay, Samal, Orani, a part of Dinalupihan in Bataan and then stayed overnight in
Lubao, Pampanga and on through Guagua and
Bacolor towns towards the finish line in San Fernando.
Historically, the march ended at the railway in
San Fernando where the marchers were herded
into trains and taken to a concentration camp at
O’Donnell in Capas, Tarlac.
Paez said, however, that with growing sup-
port from both government and private sectors,
his group decided that from San Fernando, they
would take their support vehicles to Camp O’Donnell for closing rites. The Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) has cited Paez’s group for
holding the annual run as a tribute to World War II
veterans.
The Bataan Death March was initiated by occupying Japanese forces on April 9, 1942, involving some 60,000 to 80,000 Filipino and American
prisoners of war after the three-month Battle of
Bataan during World War II.
Some 2,500 to 10,000 Filipino and 100 to 650
American prisoners of war died before they could
reach their destination at Camp O’Donnell.
Hardin ni Balagtas unveiled
Punto! Central Luzon • March 30 - April 4, 2015 • Monday - Saturday
By Ernie Esconde
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ORION, Bataan- The municipal government here unveiled
Monday the Hardin ni Balagtas in memory of the great Filipino poet and orator Francisco
Balagtas Baltazar.
Orion Mayor Antonio Raymundo said the opening of
the cultural park in barangay
Wawa coincides with the 227th
birthday of the poet on April 2.
“May research na ginawa
ang Komisyon sa Wikang Pilipino (KWP) na nagsasabing
tuwing gagawa ng sulatin si
Balagtas, pumupunta siya sa
tabi ng dagat,” the mayor answered when asked why the
monument was built near the
sea.
Balagtas, author of many
literary materpieces, one of
them Florante at Laura, lived
in Barangay Lati, village before Wawa-Pag-asa.
Born
in Bigaa, Bulacan on April 2,
1788, he stayed in Orion, then
known as Udyong from 1840
to February 20, 1862 when he
died at age 74.
“Mas pinili ni Balagtas sa
Orion manirahan at dito nakapag-asawa. May tatlo siyang
apo na na ang dalawa naging mayor ng Orion at ang isa
pari,” Raymundo said.
Fr. Primitivo Baltazar became a parish priest of Orion
while Luis and Jose Baltazar
were the first and 13th mayor
of the town, respectively.
The poet married Juana
Tiambeng, a local beauty, in
1842 and had 11 children.
Raymundo said Senator
Bam Aquino and KWP chairman Virgilio Almario will grace
the unveiling. An encampment
of a big number of youth in
Central Luzon and from Zamboanga City, sponsored by
Senator Aquino, follows the
next day at the Orion Elementary School, he said.
Isagani de Leon, Human
Resource Management Officer of Orion, said a building at the side of the “Hardin
ni Balagtas” will be known as
Balagtas Library and Museum
that will serve as repository of
various memorabilia and liter-
ary works of the great poet.
He said that the project was
in accordance with specifications of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.
De Leon said that historical
records showed that Balagtas
worked as escribano or the
equivalent of secretary in the
Catholic church in Orion and
as clerk of court in Balanga.
The poet was born with surname Balagtas but changed
it to Baltazar after a Spanish
governor-general ordered Filipinos to adopt Hispanic and
native names from a masterlist, history records revealed.
By Armand M. Galang
during the recent farmers’ forum here among some members of NOAT who also engaged in the business of importing onions, including the
Kapisanaman ng Samahan ng
mga Magsisibuyas sa Nueva
Ecija (Kasamne) and the Bagong Sigla Credit Cooperative
(BSCC).
Mayor Allan Gamilla said
Kasamne got 30 permits to
import yellow granex while
BSCC had 76. The mayor also
expressed dismay hat two
farmers’ cooperatives, namely
BSCC and the Magsasaka ng
Barangay Vega Producer Cooperative (MBVPC) have engaged in onion importation.
The local government has
been constantly monitoring
the onion situation throughout
the municipality even without
going to personal inspection of
cold storage here and nearby
areas, the mayor stressed.
Alejandro also lamented
that Gov. Aurelio Umali fought
for the inclusion of local agriculture officials during series
of for a more than a year to to
make sure the province’s onion growers were properly represented.
Such effort, he said, resulted in the inclusion of provincial agriculturist Serafin Santos and municipal agriculturist Lucena Ceña of this town,
among others. Santos and
Ceña have never been invited
for a meeting since, Abesamis
said.
While Abesamis merely questioned the propriety of
NOAT members making importation, a town official joined
farmers in pressing for its abolition.
Ecija farmers, execs press
for abolition of onion body
BONGABON, Nueva Ecija
– Farmers and local officials
here have pressed for the abolition of National Onion Action
Team (NOAT), a special body
created by the Department of
Agriculture (DA) supposedly
to protect onion growers amid
issues of unabated smuggling
and over importation, upon
learning that recent importation of bulbs were made by its
own members.
NOAT supposedly conducts assessment on the onion stock position and recommend to the Bureau of Plant
Industry (BPI) the volume of
allowable import in a certain
period of time.
But provincial administrator Alejandro Abesamis noted
an apparent conflict of interest
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Punto! Central Luzon • March 30 - April 4, 2015 • Monday - Saturday
Polio victims take centerstage in TESDA graduation
Nueva Ecija...
By Armand M. Galang
Punto! Central Luzon • March 30 - April 4, 2015 • Monday - Saturday
CABANATUAN CITY - Jay-Ar
Rotaquio, a polio victim from
Barangay Ibuna, Dingalan, Aurora, got a standing ovation on
a full-packed Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (NEUST) gymnasium
here as soon as he stepped
on stage to receive his certificate and job starter kit from
the Technology Education and
Skills Development Authority
(TESDA).
Walking by his hands and
feet, Rotaquio who trained in
massage therapy from an extension office in his hometown
of Dingalan of a Nueva Ecija-based training center, was
one of the 2,623 graduates of
Special Training for Employment Program (STEP) and
Technology-VocationalEducation and Training (TVET)
programs in Nueva Ecija on
Thursday.
“Gusto kong matuto ng
maraming bagay,” Rotaquio
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said as he expressed hope
that the training which he took
for 18 days of taking bus-ride
on TESDA’s P60 a day allowance will give him opportunity
to earn better. Still single, Rotaquio is living with his parents
and three other family members.
He said he had acknowledged his limitations as a
person with disability, having
been struck by polio since he
was two years old, but would
never confine himself to being
unproductive.
Before his TESDA training,
Rotaquio worked in a sash factory of a relative in Dingalan.
“Pero ngayon ko lang po
naranasan ang ganitong pakirandam na talagang nakapag-training ako sa isang
bagay na gagawin ko,” he
said.
TESDA Dir. Gen. Joel Villanueva said his office has
instituted a tracking mechanism to make sure that trained
PWDs like Rotaquio will land a
job.
“Napakarami na po nating programs na nabigyan ng ayuda at de-kalidad na training program ang ating mga kababayang PWDs,” Villanueva said.
He lauded Rotaquio and asked him not to
give up his aspirations.
STEP and TVET are big ticket skills program
of TESDA with at least P159.76-million fund in
three Central Luzon provinces alone. These include Nueva Ecija with P69.65 million for 9,528
scholars; Bulacan, P58.24 million for 7,952
scholars and Tarlac, P31.86 million for 3,954
scholars.
The amount is part of P3.2-billion fund for
scholarship program, including the P2-billion training for work program, P500 million for
STEP, P200 million for Private Education Financial Assistance and P500-million grassroot
participatory budgeting program, Villanueva explained.
Rotaquio receives certificate and job
starter kits from Joel Villanueva.
...Bulacan
Ni Rommel Ramos
NORZAGARAY,
Bulacan
----Nagsipagtapos na ang libo-libong mga estudyante ng
Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA) ang kanilang Special Training for Employment Program
(STEP) scholars mula sa anim
na probinsya sa Central Luzon.
Ang mga commencement
exercises ay magkakahiwalay na ginanap sa Zambales
Sports Complex gym sa bayan
ng Iba, Bataan People’s Center sa Balanga City, at Lubao
municipal gym sa Pampanga.
Sa Bulacan ay ginanap
naman sa Bulacan Agricultural State College gym sa San
Ildefonso, sa Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology-Sumacab campus gym
sa Cabanatuan City, at Central
Luzon Doctors’ Hospital-Educational Institution gym sa Tarlac City.
Isa sa nagtapos sa Bulacan ay si Kim John Magaling,
may sakit na polio at residente
ng Hagonoy Bulacan.
Kahit na hirap sa paglalakad ay umakyat ng entablado
si Magaling gamit ang tungkod
na apat ang paa habang inaalalayan ng mga kasama. Siya
ang napili na magbigay ng talumpati sa graduation rites.
Kahit hirap sa pagsasalita ay sinabi ni Magaling sa
kanyang talumpati ang pagpapasalamat sa scholarship
na kanyang nagamit. Naging
bahagyang emosyonal pa si
Magaling habang ibinibigay
ang kanyang talumpati.
Gagamitin daw niya ang
kaniyang natutunan sa TESDA
para matulungan ang kanyang
pamilya sa kabuhayan.
Ipinakita ni Magaling na
hindi sagabal ang kapansanan
sa kabilang ng kaniyang sakit.
Isa lamang si Magaling sa
mga nagtapos na binigyan ng
mga paunang kagamitan ng
TESDA gaya ng welding machines, sewing machines at
iba pa. Ito ang gagamitin nila
sa kanilang pagsisimula ng
hanapbuhay matapos ang piniling kurso sa TESDA.
Ayon kay TESDA head
Joel Villanueva, ang STEP ay
isang community-based training program na tumutukoy at
magsasanay sa isang technical skills ng mga Filipinos para
sa kanilang kabuhayan.
Layunin daw nito na matulungan ang mga indigent
youth na may edad 15 pataas
na pawang mga walang kabuhayan o hanapbuhay.
Kasama sa mga kursong
ibinigay ay ang welding, electronics, dressmaking, bread
and pastry production, electrical installation and maintenance, basic haircutting, basic
facial make-up, automotive,
and small engine repair and
servicing na tinapos sa loob
ng 12 hanggang 33 araw.
Ang bawat STEP scholar
ay nakatanggap ng skills training, free competency assessment para maging TESDA certified, training allowance ng
P60 per training day, free seminar para sa basic entrepreneurship, at starter tool kits.
Mula pa noong 2014 ay
nasa 10,000 indigents na sa
buong rehiyon ang nabiyaan
ng nasabing programa.
Peppers 21 opens at Widus Hotel and Casino
By Ashley Manabat
Entrance to culinary delight.
Photos By Bong Lacson
Angus Prime rib-eye steak
Punto! Central Luzon • March 30 - April 4, 2015 • Monday - Saturday
PRIME CUT. Sous Chef James Vanhut shows 21-day dry-aged Certified Angus Prime beef.
CLARK FREEPORT – The first fine dining steak
restaurant north of Manila, Peppers 21 at Widus
Hotel and Casino,, finally opened its doors to the
public Tuesday.
“It’s lifestyle dining at its best,” assured Widus
GM Alfred Reyes.
“Customers can expect something different because what we offer here is only available in fivestar hotels and fine dining steak houses in Manila
and abroad,” said Reyes.
Executive Chef Johnny Rodriguez said Peppers
21, located at the rooftop of the hotel, offers 21-day,
dry-aged beef as well as certified Angus beef prime.
He explained that dry-aged steaks undergo a
process where “its natural enzymes allow the beef
to tenderize while developing an intensified and
concentrated flavor resulting to that uniquely brown
beefy roasted taste.”
“That’s the whole point of the restaurant,” he
added.
Sous Chef James Vanhut said the beef is stored
in a dry chiller for 21 days where it forms a crust
from the outside layer which protects the meat inside. The beef is kept with a constant temperature of 0 to 3 degrees as it needs to be stored near
freezing temperature.
“After 21 days, we cut then trim the outer crust,”
he said.
Reyes said the beef is imported from the US and
Australia. “What we are using is basically certified
Angus beef prime cut. Other restaurants here offer
only certified Angus but not prime,” he added.
The restaurant has limited seats which lends a
sense of exclusivity to it, he said.
For romantic couples, Reyes said, there is an
exclusive area in the restaurant that is “ideal for
those who would like to propose to their girlfriends.”
Corporate accounts or those who would come
in groups, birthdays or private dining could also be
accommodated in two exclusive 20-person seating
capacity rooms.
Reyes assured that even if it is fine dining there
is no dress code. “This is simply because we are a
casino hotel,” he said.
Reyes said the restaurant is offering a 50 percent promotional discount until April 30.
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Rival of Paniqui mayor ‘defying’ Comelec order
By Ding Cervantes
ANGELES CITY- The rival of presidential cousin Paniqui, Tarlac Mayor Miguel Rivilla has
continued to defy an en
banc order of the Commission on Elections
(Comelec) ousting him
from his brief mayoral
stint.
Rommel David of
the Nationalist People’s
Coalition (NPC) has issued a memoranda to
the department heads
of Paniqui insisting the
Comelec order was “defective” and had “no
force and effect.”
David, however, left
the Paniqui town hall
last month after the
Comelec en banc decision was served him last
March 13.
The Comelec said its
decision favoring Rivilla was “final and executory” and ordered David to “cease and desist from performing the
duties and functions of
mayor and to vacate the
said office”.
David was installed
mayor last year after
a Regional Trial Court
judge Agapito Loagan
reversed two earlier rulings of another judge in
the same court scrapping his electoral protest against Rivilla in the
2013 mayoral polls.
This was what the
Comelec
en
banc
scrapped with finality
last month.
Amid the en banc
verdict of the Comelec,
David issued last March
26 a memo to Paniqui
police chief Supt. Salvador Destura saying
“I am still the legitimate
and recognized mayor
of Paniqui and all transactions for and in behalf
of Paniqui should still be
approved by me”.
David also issued
more memos on the
same day addressed
to municipal human resources officer Zoilo Briones, municipal accountant Alelyn Paragas,
and muncipal treasurer
Ruby Fronda. His memo
instructed the three to
“to prepare all the necessary documents, including
disbursement
of funds for the salaries
and wages of all officials
and employees.”
“Refusal to perform
the functions of your
office, or your position
constitute to the dereliction (sic) of your duties punishable under
the Revised Penal Code
and other pertinent laws,
rules and regulations,”
also said David’s memo.
In a text message
Rivilla
said,
“David
continues to defy the
Comelec and the Department of Interior
and Local Government
which have clearly recognized me as the legitimate and true mayor of
Paniqui.”
Rivilla also said, “we
are consulting our lawyers and will file the
appropriate
charges
(against David and others)”.
Rivilla
had
announced plans to run for
Congress in Tarlac’s first
district, where his uncle
Rep. Henry Cojuangco, now on his last term,
plans to field his son
Tarlac Vice Gov. Kit Cojuangco as his replacement.
Earlier, Rivilla openly
named his uncle Henry
as behind the electoral
case against him.
Punto! Central Luzon • March 30 - April 4, 2015 • Monday - Saturday
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
THIRD JUDICIAL REGION
Angeles City
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Philippine Savings Bank,
FC Case No. 2015-1150
Mortgagee,
Extrajudicial Foreclosure of
-versus-
Real Estate Mortgage under Act
3135 as amended by Act 4118
Harizza V. Orquia Mortgagor.
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NOTICE OF Sheriff’s SALE
Upon extra judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended, filed
by Mortgagee Philippine Savings Bank with principal office address at
PSBank Center, 777 Paseo de Roxas corner Sedeno St., Makati City against
the mortgagor Harizza V. Orquia, with residence and postal address at
Blk. 5, Lot 3, Maria Clara St., Essel Park Subd., Telebastagan, San Fernando,
Pampanga and/or #1596 Jesus St., Pulungbulu, Angeles City to satisfy the
mortgage debt which as of February 9, 2015 amounts to Ten Million Seven
Hundred Fifty Two Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty One Pesos
and 18/100 (P10,752,861.18) Philippine currency, including interest thereon,
penalties, attorney’s fee and other charges in connection with this foreclosure,
the undersigned Sheriff IV will sell at public auction on April 15, 2015 at
10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the Office of the Clerk
of Court, Regional Trial Court, located at the G/F Hall of Justice Bldg.,
Pulung Maragul, Angeles City, Pampanga to the highest bidder, for cash or
manager’s check and in Philippine Currency, the following parcel of land with all
the improvements existing thereon, to wit;
EARTH HOUR. Angeles City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan lights up candles formed in the
Earth Hour logo after the switch-off at the SM City Clark with Asst. Mall Manager Andrea
Madlangbayan and environmentalist Cecil Yumul. Contributed photo
Republic of the Philippines
Regional Trial Court
Third Judicial Region
Branch 49
Guagua, Pampanga
In RE: cancellation of entry in the record
of Live birth of Carol Grace Cruz y Nucup,
SpL. Proc. No. G-15-2562
Carol Grace Joy Cruz y Nucup,
Petitioner,
-versus-
Harizza V. Orquia
Blk. 5, Lot 3, Maria Clara St.,
Essel Park Subd., Telebastagan,
San Fernando, Pampanga
And/or #1596 Jesus St., Pulungbulu,
Angeles City, Pampanga
Civil Registrar of the Municipality of
Lubao, Pampanga and all persons/entities
who/which may be affected thereby,
Respondents.
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Order
On 04 March 2015, petitioner through counsel, Atty. Redentor S. Tuazon,
filed the instant petition praying that after due notice, publication and hearing,
an Order be issued directing the cancellation of the birth certificate of Carol
Grace Cruz y Nucup with Registry No. 88-617 from the Record of Live Birth
of the Local Civil Registry of the Municipality of Lubao, Pampanga.
Wherefore, finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance,
the court hereby:
(1) Sets the case for hearing on 19 May 2015 at 8:30 in the morning;
(2) Orders petitioner to serve within seventy-two (72) hours from receipt
hereof copies of the petition and its annexes to the Office of the
Solicitor General of the Philippines at 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi
Village, Makati City; the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor, City of
San Fernando, Pampanga; and the Local Civil registrar of Lubao,
Pampanga; and the Civil Registrar General (NSO), Manila, and to
submit compliance thereof;
(3) Directs the Civil Registrar and any person having or claiming any
interest under the entries whose cancellation is sought to file a
written opposition to show cause, if any, why the petition should not
be granted within fifteen (15) days from notice of the petition, or from
the last date of publication of such notice;
(4) Orders all persons interested in this petition to appear on said date
and time before this court; and
(5) Directs the Office of the Solicitor General to enter its appearance in
this case for the State, together with the deputation to the Office of
the Provincial Prosecutor of Pampanga within seventy-two (72) hours
from receipt hereof.
Further, the petitioner, at her expense, is ordered to cause the publication
of this Order before the date of hearing for three (3) consecutive weeks in a
newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Pampanga in accordance
with P.D. 1072.
Furnish copy hereof the petitioner, her counsel, the Solicitor General, the
Provincial Prosecutor of Pampanga, the Civil Registrar General (NSO), Manila
and the Local Civil Registrar of Lubao, Pampanga.
So Ordered.
Guagua, Pampanga, 11 March 2015.
Jesusa Mylene C. Suba-Isip
Presiding Judge
PUNTO! Central Luzon: March 18, 25 & April 1, 2015
Punto! Central Luzon: March 20, 27 & April 3, 2015
TCT NO. 045-2014001140
“A parcel of land (Lot 3, Block 5, of the subdivision plan, (LRC)
Psd-60415, being a portion of Lot 1 described on plan (LRC) Psd57235, LRC (GLRO) Rec. No. 8714), situated in the City of Angeles.
Bounded on the NE., Points 2-3 by Road Lot 4; the SE., Points 3-4 by
Lot 3; on the SW., Points 4-1 by Lot 1 (open space); and on the NW.,
Points 1-2 by Lot 2, all of the Block 5 of the Subdivision plan. x x x x
x x x containing an area of Five Hundred and Thirty Six (536)
Square Meters, more or less x x x.”
All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated
time and date.
In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it
shall be held on April 22, 2015 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning without further
notice.
Angeles City, March 11, 2015.
Glenn P. Carlos
Sheriff IV
Copy furnished:
Atty. Faina E. Pilar-Chuanico
4th Fl. PSBank Center
777 Paseo de Roxas, cor. Sedeno St.,
Makati City
Philippine Savings Bank
PSBank Center, 777 Paseo de Roxas
Corner Sedeno St.,
Makati City
Kanluran ng armas noon,
Banal na Bundok ngayon
Ni Rommel Ramos
SAN MIGUEL, Bulacan ---- Ngayong Semana Santa, ay inaasahang daragsa ang mga pilgrims sa ibatibang mga pilgrimage site sa bansa.
Sa bayang ito ay makikita ang pinakabagong pilgrimage site na kung tawagin ay Banal na Bundok,
dahil na rin sa ndok dahil sa ito daw ay mapaghimala
at nakakapag-pagaling ng mga sakit.
May mga pagkakataong nagtitipon-tipon daw ang
malalaking kawan ng mga ibon sa ituktok ng bundok
na nagbabadya ng paghihimala sa sinumang naroon
na nananalangin at humihiling ng tulong.
Minsan na itong naging bahagi ng kublihan ng
mga rebolusyunaryong Pilipino mahigit 100 taon na
ang nakakaraan, ngunit ngayon, itinuturing itong lugar ng dalanginan at tinawag na ngang Banal na
Bundok.
Ang Banal na Bundok ay dinarayo kapag araw pa
lamang ng Lunes Santo kung saan nagsasagawa na
ang mga namamanata ng prusisyon, misa at station
of the cross.
Ito ay isang burol na may taas na mahigit 100
piye na matatagpuan sa paanan ng kabundukan ng
Biak-na-Bato National Park sa Sitio Balingkupang,
Barangay Biak-na-Bato sa silangang bahagi ng
bayang ito.
Sa paanan ng Banal na Bundok ay ang malapad
na parang na maaring paradahan ng mga sasakyan
at ang ibang bahagi nito ay maari ding pagtayuan ng
mga tent ng mga nais manatili doon ng magdamang
sa panahon ng paggunita sa Mahal na Araw.
Mula sa ibaba ay matatanaw ang 25-talampakang krus sa tuktok ng Banal na Bundok katabi ang
isang adoration chapel.
Madaling akyatin ang tuktok dahil sa may
kongkretong hagdanan na may gabay na ang gilid
ay natataniman ng mga halamang namumulaklak at
mga palmera bukod pa sa mga larawang nakakuwadro na nagpapakita ng mga pangyayari sa tinaguriing istasyon sa krus ng Panginoong Hesus.
Sa ibaba ng hagdan ay mga mga rebulto at kandelario na maaring pagtusukan ng kandila habang
nananalangin.
Kamangha-mangha naman ang mga tanawin
mula sa tuktok ng Banal na Bundok.
San Fernando,
all set for
Maleldo 2015
Cebu Pacific core
net income surges
77% to P 3.3B
The Philippines’ leading carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB), reported a core net income
of P 3.3 billion, up 77% compared to the previous year, on the back of notable improvement
in both revenues and operating expenses.
Total revenues grew 27% to P52 billion,
driven by sustained demand for air travel and
entry to new markets such as Japan, Middle
East and Australia. CEB carried 16.9 million
passengers in 2014, 17.5% more than the 14.4
million passengers flown in 2013.
Ancillary revenue likewise grew 29% to
P8.7 billion; while cargo revenues grew 20% to
P3.1 billion.
CEB posted Operating Income of P4.2 billion, 73% higher than previous year, supported by improvement in fuel prices. However,
with this decline in fuel prices CEB posted fuel
hedging losses of P2.3 billion. CEB’s Net Income posted at P853 million, up 67% from the
previous year.
For bookings and inquiries, passengers can
visit www.cebupacificair.com or call the CEB
reservation hotlines (+632)702-0888 (Manila)
or (+6332)230-8888 (Cebu). They may also
download the Cebu Pacific official mobile app
on the App Store.
The latest seat sales can also be found on
CEB’s official Twitter (@CebuPacificAir) and
Facebook pages.
Punto! Central Luzon • March 30 - April 4, 2015 • Monday - Saturday
The City Government of San Fernando together with the Executive Committee on Maleldo 2015 held on Monday a press conference
regarding the observance of Holy Week in the
city.
This was attended by Mayor Edwin D. Santiago, Vice Mayor Jimmy T. Lazatin, Chairperson of Maleldo 2015, Councilor Harvey Quiwa
and other members of the executive committee.
The city showed that they are all prepared
for the annual staging of Maleldo during Maundy Thursday and Good Friday of Holy Week.
According to Maleldo 2015 Chairperson,
Councilor Harvey Quiwa, Maleldo has already
been a long tradition among Fernandinos and
the activities here such as the famous Via Crucis or the re-enactment of Christ’s Crucifixion is
the reason why many tourists are being attracted to our city.
Quiwa also added that three barangays
namely Barangay Sta. Lucia, San Pedro Cutud
and San Juan will be participating in the Via
Crucis that will be attended and watched by
residents and tourists.
The Via Crucis will be played by penitents
led by Ruben Enaje who is doing this for more
than 25 years now, and will be nailed to the
cross on Good Friday.
Via Crucis started staging in 1955 and was
performed during Holy Week but only in 1962
when the city witnessed the first actual nailing
of the cross by a penitent during the play.
The first person to be nailed to the cross
was Artemio Anoza who volunteered himself to
be nailed on the cross, since then the tradition
of nailing to the cross has been passed down
from generation.
The activity will be attended by residents,
local city folks and tourists, and for their safety,
the city have asked support from all the barangays to atleast have five volunteers that will act
as patrols during the activity for the assurance
of peace and order.
For his part, Mayor EdSa encouraged Fernandinos to support and join in the observance
of the Maleldo tradition for this is a time to reflect and pray.
Aside from the famous re-enactment, tourists may also attend the city’s Visita Iglesia and
visit different churches within the city on Maundy Thursday.
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O pinion
Editorial
acaesar.blogspot.com
Zona Libre
Bong Z. Lacson
Second rate copycat
ON SATURDAY, this popped up in my email:
Mar 28 at 1:36 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MARCH 27, 2015
ANGELES CITY- INFORMATION OFFICE
AC local artists to create new arts hub
Punto! Central Luzon • March 30 - April 4, 2015 • Monday - Saturday
For God so loved the
world, that he gave his
only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in
him should not perish,
but have everlasting life.
John 3:16
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With the whole
Christendom,
We remember.
We celebrate.
We believe.
LLL Trimedia Coordinators, Inc.
Publisher
General Manager
Editor
Marketing Manager
Layout
Circulation
Atty. Gener C. Endona
Caesar “Bong” Lacson
Joanna Niña V. Cordero
Dondie B. Ventura
Jojo Manalo/Lacson Macapagal
Business & Editorial office at Unit B Essel Commercial Center,
McArthur Highway, Telabastagan, City of San Fernando
Tel. No. (45) 625•0244 Cel. No. 0917•481•1416
puntogitnangluzon@yahoo.com or marketing@punto.com.ph
http://www.punto.com.ph
ANGELES CITY – Local artists in this city join
hands to rehabilitate a two-decade abandoned
building and turn it into a new arts hub in the
heritage district.
The old CSSI building at 1246 Miranda
Street is designed to be an eco-friendly
contemporary arts hub that will serve as a
venue for arts practitioners in Pampanga and
a nesting ground to harness young potential
artists in the city.
Leading the charge is John Jurado, director
of Teatro Angeleno, who is on a mission to
create this hub called the “Arts and Garden
Museum”.
“We desire to create experiences through
our works. Thus, we envision more of
these productions, speaking engagements,
workshops, art collaboration talks and exhibits
happening here.” Jurado said.
A stage production from Teatro Angeleno,
“Ang Paglilitis ni Mang Serapio” will be staged
at the Arts & Garden Museum on April 1 & 2 in
time with the Lenten season.
According to Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan, the
initiative of the local artists on the rehabilitation
and transformation of the building is in line
with the local government’s goal of providing
venues where people can appreciate the arts
and at the same time, budding artists will have
a stage to hone their skills and talents – and
this is manifest by the five new parks found
across the city.
“There is a continuous need for community
development and education in the city that
are necessary for a progressive society and
I applaud this coterie of local artists on their
initiative” the mayor said.
Kevin Montalbo
Writer | City Information Office
0922 508 7454 | 322 7230 (193) | angelescity.
gov.ph
ON SUNDAY, March 29, 2015, I read this in the
online edition of Sun-Star Pampanga:
Local artists to create new arts hub
By Ferth Vandensteen Manaysay
Saturday, March 28, 2015
ANGELES CITY -- Local artists in this city
have joined hands to rehabilitate a two-decade
abandoned building and turn it into a new arts
hub in the heritage district.
The old CSSI building at 1246 Miranda
Street is designed to be an eco-friendly
contemporary arts hub that will serve as a
venue for arts practitioners in Pampanga and
a nesting ground to harness young potential
artists in the city.
Leading the charge is John Jurado, director
of Teatro Angeleno, who is on a mission to
create this hub called the “Arts and Garden
Museum”.
“We desire to create experiences through
our works. Thus, we envision more of
these productions, speaking engagements,
workshops, art collaboration talks and exhibits
happening here,” Jurado said.
A stage production from Teatro Angeleno,
“Ang Paglilitis ni Mang Serapio” will be staged
at the Arts and Garden Museum on April 1 and
2 in time for the Lenten season.
According to Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan, the
initiative of the local artists on the rehabilitation
and transformation of the building is in line
with the local government’s goal of providing
venues where people can appreciate the arts
and at the same time, budding artists will have
a stage to hone their skills and talents – and
this is manifested by the five new parks found
across the city.
“There is a continuous need for community
development and education in the city that
are necessary for a progressive society and
I applaud this coterie of local artists on their
initiative,” the mayor said.
THE press release from the City Information
Office sourced Kevin Montalvo makes a
perfect copy – but for the removal of “AC” in
the slug – of the Sun-Star Pampanga story
bylined Ferth Vandensteen Manaysay which
also appeared on Page2 of its print edition for
the day.
Instantly find a red flag there.
Rearing its ugly head anew is plagiarism
– that which is defined in dictionaries as the
“wrongful appropriation,” “close imitation,” or
“purloining and publication” of another author’s
“language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions,”
and the representation of them as one’s own
original work.
Simply because it is “only” a press release
issued by a government agency is no license
for any reporter/correspondent to appropriate it
as his own by affixing his byline thereat.
While local editors generally give leeway
to their news writers using press releases,
this still carries some responsibility on the part
of the latter to do his own fact-checking, and
subsequent rewriting of the story, truly making
it as his own.
Press releases published en toto are
taglined as such with their source. At least that
is what we do here in Punto. That is accepted
standard, and ethical, practice.
Far from this single instance at issue
here, local newsmen appropriating press
releases – usually from the Clark Development
Corp., Clark International Airport Corp., the
information offices of the Capitol and the cities
of San Fernando and Angeles – as their own
has apparently become the norm, rather than
the exception.
It gives an indication to what depths local
journalism has sunk. It provides proof to the
ineptness, incompetence and indolence of
many in the local media. Which reminds us
of what once-journalist Gov. Bren Z. Guiao
observed during his watch at the Capitol:
“Pepasalwan da lang baguk, meging reporter
na la (They were just sent on an errand to buy
shrimp paste, they already became reporters.)”
Further birthing the “medya-media” mutation in
the genus of local media.
As we have always held in our over 40
years of media practice, plagiarism is plain
and simple stealing. The scale and scope of
what is thieved make the difference between
pilferage and plunder. A sentence, a paragraph
copied verbatim and passed on as one’s own
comprises the former, a whole body of work
– feature, essay, research paper, speech,
critique, etc. – the latter.
Still, and all, a violation of the Commandment
“Thou shalt not steal.” And “Thou shalt not covet
thy neighbor’s goods” too.
That’s something worth pondering this Holy
Week for us in the local media – plagiarists,
pretenders, professionals and purists alike.
It’s not the things we do in life that
we regret on our death bed, it is the
things we do not. –Randy Pausch
O pinion
Halo-halo
Ding Cervantes
Felix M. Garcia
She through whom Jesus asked to save dying Russian leader Joseph Stalin,
reputed to be one of the most murderous dictators.
sufferings of Jesus.
Carloni had on many instances assented to
the offer of Jesus to suffer pains in behalf of
people who were in their last agonies.
In the early weeks of 1953, Stalin was
already dying. Then, Jesus asked Fr. Campana
to ask Carloni if she would be willing to suffer
pain for three hours to save the soul of Stalin, to
which she, as usual, said yes.
And so Carloni suffered immense pain for
three hours as witnessed by Fr. Campana who
was so moved as to even shout, “Enough.”
But Fr. Campana said that Stalin himself
rejected the grace offered him by virtue of
Carloni’s suffering. Indeed, Blessed Elena
Aiello, another Italian mystic, was granted
a vision of hell in which she saw the soul of
Stalin, as well as horrible spaces there for his
followers.
Carloni also accepted sufferings for
reasons lesser than Stalin. At one time, she
took on the pain of Cardinal Stepinac whose
blood circulation ailment in his leg would have
prevented him from going to the mountains to
visit a group of the faithful amid persecution.
Carloni was also reported to have been
gifted with the charisma of bilocation. In 1963,
she bilocated to the bedside of Pope John XXIII
as he lay dying.
On May 13, 1981, when Pope John Paul II
was shot, Carloni, in bilocation, went to see
him at 8 p.m. up to 1 a.m. at the hospital as was
put on record by Fr. Campana.
After much suffering, Carloni died from a
peritonitis on January 17, 1983.
Starting this Holy Week, we, too, can suffer
for others. Silently, in the way of Carloni. In the
way of saints. Poor catch spikes fish price
By Ernie Esconde
BALANGA CITY – Bataan fishermen have blamed the presence of big jellyfish and “salabay” in their fishing grounds
along Manila Bay for their poor
catch and the increase in price
of fish here.
Levy Dionisio, fisherman
engaged in smoked fish business, said big jellyfish called
“dikya” and salabay greatly
affected fishermen. “Walang
mahuli namamalakaya. Makati ang dikya at kapag napasok
ito at ang salabay, lumolobo at
nasisira ang lambat,” he said.
“Lahat ng isdang huli sa
Manila Bay tumaas ang presyo,” Dionisio added.
“Dati kuha ko P70 isang
kilo ngayon P80 na dahil wala
raw mahuli,” said Malou dela
Cruz, vendor at the Balanga City Public Market selling
fish, one locally known as “alakaak.”
The price of “tunsoy,” “Salinas” and other fish made into
“tuyo” and “tinapa” increased
by P10 a kilo effective last
Thursday.
“Humihina ang pangingis-
da kapag Mahal na Araw
na parang sumasabay sa
paghihirap ng Panginoon.
Masyadong makati ang dikya
at mahirap mangisda kapag
meron nito,” fisherman Reynaldo dela Fuente said.
“Salabay naman ay nagtataboy ng isda,” said another
fisherman, Alberto dela Torre.
“Kahit
maraming
isda
pero may dikya, hindi pwedeng ibagsak ang lambat dahil makati ito. Kapag napuno
naman ng salabay ang lambat, bibigat at masisira ito,”
other fishermen said.
(Kaugne ning panaun ning Semana Santa, iting poesia a makiadle matapat a kasalpantayanan ya pamung yampang ning
maluka yung talasuyu para king malugud yung pamamasa)
Insanu karela ing
mas mikasala?
Y Pablo at Pedro a parehung kosyang
Apiyagkatan da ing simba lang miagnan,
Misan a Domingung panaun ning tamnan
At magpakati lang danum ding keraklan.
Bayu la miras king plaza na ning balen
Makaba-kaba ya dalan dang baleben;
At king patio mismu ali la miras den
Nung e la mamaltang karing pilapil ken.
Ing pamituki rang mabilis panlakad,
Biglang mipayasdal, anti waring sebat;
Uling amatan do’ libutad ning dayat
Ding asan a dakal a karin lalatuat!
“Itu at bulig” ngana nining Pedro,
“Nung e to’ kuanan den masayang lang pihu;”
“Aba” ngana namang mekibat ning Pablo,
“E ta’ gagawan yan, mimua ya ing Guinu!”
“Ika nung ala kang balak taglus samba,
Aku, malaus ku at malakwan na ka,”
Ngana nining Pablo kang Pedro’ng abe na,
Nyang sabyan ning tauli ing magpalakwan ya.
Malagua’t salita, melaus ya’ing metung
At melakwan nemang king dayat dinulung,
Kaybat nang leko ing baru na’t pantalun
Nining mayagap a e mig-urung-sulung.
Ini namang Pablo a keta melaus
Banting makasimba king balen, tinagus,
E ya mipaindatun at e mamin a lub
Ing pamangadi na, manga-urut-urut!
Kasi agyang atyu kilub ning pisamban
Ala king misa ing kayang kaisipan,
Nu’ne atyu karing asan a kelangyan
At king kayabe nang kusang migpalakwan.
Ini namang Pedro kabang manasan ya
Ing milyaring iti…isip-isipan na,
A nung baket rugu e ya mekasimba
Pasari da mu ring asan a ikit da.
“Guinu ku pu” ngana, “ikayu nang bala
King kelan tetagan a depat kung kusa;
Ikayu na sanang balang manupaya,
Nung kasalanan man ing kakung agawa”.
King milyaring iti a kusang depat da
Di Pedro at Pablo ing bage antita,
Para mo kekayu… nung atulan ta’la,
INSANU KARELA ING MAS MIKASALA?
Punto! Central Luzon • March 30 - April 4, 2015 • Monday - Saturday
This Holy Week, take it from
Maria Teresa Carloni. Maria who?
Carloni was an Italian mystic, born to an
aristocratic family in 1919, died saintly in 1983. Her early years were spent away from the
Church, disenchanted as she had been with
many priests whose lives she noted to be far
from being exemplary.
I chose to feature her as Holy Week nears,
because she lived the meaning of Jesus Christ’s
suffering and death on the cross. She, too,
assented to Jesus’ offer for her to bear physical
pain and mental anguish for the salvation of
others of lesser spiritual fibre. She said, yes,
and the rest is a story of a mystic that almost
levelled the mysticism of Padre Pio.
In her younger years, she worked as a nurse,
assisting the needy in Rome during World War
II. At age 32, her heart began to lean anew to
the Church and decided to go to confession
and came across Fr. Cristoforo Campana who
then became her spiritual director. In 1951, Carloni, with the support of Fr.
Campana, made a vow of perpetual virginity.
She began a more spiritual life.
While working for poor children at a
foundation in Milano, she began to hear an
inner voice. Eventually, Fr. Campana himself
also began to hear the same voice which was
later found to be that of Jesus Christ.
At times, Jesus would relay his message
to Carloni via Fr. Campana. Such was the
message on whether Carloni would like to
share in Jesus’ sufferings on the cross, to which
she said, yes.
Thus on Good Friday of 1952, Carloni, as
witnessed by Fr. Campana, suffered the pains
of Jesus on the cross. At another time, then
Pope Pius XII was beside her bed at the papal
Castel Gandolfo as she again experienced the
Napaguusapan
Lang
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Republic of the Philippines
Province of Pampanga
City of San Fernando
OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD
EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 86TH REGULAR SESSION OF THE 5TH SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD
OF THE CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA HELD AT THE CITY SESSION HALL, HEROES’ HALL,
MAGDALENA SUBD., BARANGAY SAN JUAN, CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA ON THE 11TH DAY OF
MARCH 2015
PRESENT:
Hon. JAIME. T. LAZATIN ………………………….…....
Hon. ANGELICA O. HIZON ……………………………. Hon. RALPH DANIEL M. HENSON …………….……..
Hon. BENEDICT JASPER SIMON R. LAGMAN……....
Hon. AYZEL MARI-GRACE N. MACALINO…….….....
Hon. NELSON G. LINGAT ……………………….……..
Hon. JOSELITO R. OCAMPO ……………………….…
Hon. HARVEY A. QUIWA ……………………………....
Hon. CELESTINO S. DIZON…………………………….
Hon. JACKLYN RACHELLE G. CALIMLIM.………….
Hon. ANGEL M. WIJANGCO ……………….…….......... Presiding Officer
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member (LBC Pres.)
ON LEAVE: Hon. NOEL T. TULABUT …………..…… Member
ABSENT: NONE
ORDINANCE NO. 2015-006
Authors/Sponsors:
Punto! Central Luzon • March 30 - April 4, 2015 • Monday - Saturday
Hon. Angel M. Wijangco
Hon. Celestino S. Dizon
Hon. Noel T. Tulabut
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AN ORDINANCE MANDATING ALL PUNONG BARANGAYS IN THE CITY OF SAN FERNANDO TO PROHIBIT
INFORMAL SETTLING AND PUTTING UP OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ON BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
LANDS WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS AND SUMMARILY EVICT ALL PERSONS ENGAGED
IN ANY CONSTRUCTION WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT FROM THE REGISTERED LAND
OWNER AND BUILDING PERMIT FROM THE CITY GOVERNMENT
EXPLANATORY NOTE
WHEREAS, the City of San Fernando, being a component city continues to be one of the fast progressing cities in the Region in terms
of its economic activities and employment opportunities;
WHEREAS, it is inevitable that the City of San Fernando will become a highly urbanized city and it is anticipated that influx of
migrants seeking for livelihood and employment opportunities shall be of major concern relative to their tenurial security;
WHEREAS, in view of these anticipated developments, the incessant nefarious activities of professional squatters and squatting
syndicates, constructions of illegal structures in both public and private lands in the barangay may continue to proliferate to the great prejudice,
damage, and disadvantage of the registered landowners and legitimate barangay inhabitants;
WHEREAS, for profit or gain or taking advantage of the absence or tolerance of the landowner, there are unscrupulous persons
who, despite having their own house and lot or already occupying a certain parcel of land, are willfully and deliberately constructing illegal
structures in any vacant lot/s found within the barangay to lease or sell to innocent person/s either for dwelling or business purposes;
WHEREAS, as a consequence thereof, the registered landowner of the illegally occupied property is being deprived of his/her right to
peacefully utilize, possess, and enjoy the same., however, in spite of that, they are still the ones shouldering the burden of religiously paying
the required real property taxes;
WHEREAS, the construction of illegal structures in the barangay likewise adversely affect the legitimate occupants therein as their
space for barangay facilities and other services such as the health center, school building, sports complex, multi-purpose hall, and the like
gradually decline or totally diminishes;
WHEREAS, as person in authority and primary responsible in the maintenance of peace and order, and in protecting public and private
interest, the Punong Barangay and members of the Sangguniang Barangay should spearhead the eradication or curtailment of the construction
of illegal structures, the same being a clear violation of the National Building Code and other pertinent laws;
WHEREAS, Sections 16 of R.A. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, explicitly provides that: “ Every
local government unit exercise the powers expressly granted, those necessarily implied there from, as well as powers necessary, appropriate,
or incidental for its efficient and effective governance, and those which are essential to the promotion of the general welfare”;
WHEREAS, Section 27, Article VII of Republic Act No. 7279, otherwise known as the Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992,
likewise states that:
“Sec.27. Action Against Professional Squatters and Squatting Syndicates.- The local government units, in cooperation with the
Philippine National Police, the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP), and the PCUP-accredited urban poor
organization in the area, shall adopt measures to identify and effectively curtail the nefarious and illegal activities of professional
squatters and squatting syndicates, as herein defined. Any person or group identified as such shall be SUMMARILY EVICTED
and their dwelling or structures DEMOLISHED, and shall be disqualified to avail of the benefits of the Program. ” (Underlining
supplied)
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga in session
assembled, that:
ARTICLE I
Title, Scope & Policy
Section 1. Title - This Ordinance shall be known as: “The Anti-Squatting Ordinance of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga”
Section 2. Scope - This Ordinance shall find application only within the territorial jurisdiction of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.
Section 3. Declaration of Policy – It shall be the policy of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga to discourage informal settling and
the construction of illegal structures particularly along railroad tracks, encroachment on road shoulders, and right of ways along danger zone,
river banks, creeks, esteros, and similar water tributaries that greatly contribute to the degradation of the environment; to optimize the use and
productivity of government lands and urban resources; to initiate reforms to reduce urban dysfunctions such as traffic congestion, pollution and
disposal of garbage, particularly those that adversely affect public health, safety and ecology; protect private citizens particularly registered
land owners; and penalize barangay officials and land owners that tolerate syndicated and or professional squatting in the city.
SECTION 4. Definition of Terms – As used in this ordinance, the following terms shall mean:
a.Consultation - refers to the constitutionally mandated process whereby the public on their own or through people’s organizations,
is provided an opportunity to be heard and to participate in the decision-making process on matters involving the protection and
promotion of its legitimate collective interests, which shall include appropriate documentation and feedback mechanisms;
c.Hotline – a direct telephone/mobile line set up for a specific purpose, especially for use in emergencies to facilitate immediate
communication;
d. On-going construction – refers to the actual, present, and new construction of structure herein defined. It does not include the
renovation or repair of the structure already constructed or finished prior to the affectivity of this ordinance;
e. Professional squatters - refer to individuals or groups who occupy lands without the express consent of the landowner and who
have sufficient income for legitimate housing; the term shall also apply to persons who have previously been awarded home lots
or housing units by the Government but who sold, leased or transferred the same to settle illegally in the same place or in another
urban area, and non-bona fide occupants and intruders of lands reserved for socialized housing; the term shall also apply to
individuals or groups who simply rent land and housing from professional squatters or squatting syndicates;
f. “Punong Barangay” – refers to the local chief executive defined under the Local Government Code of 1991;
g. Registered Landowner – refers to the owner of the land whose name appears in the land title registered in the appropriate Registry
of Deeds;
h. Resettlement areas - refers to areas identified by the appropriate national agency or by the local government unit with respect to
areas within its jurisdiction, which shall be used for the relocation of the underprivileged and homeless citizens;
i. Squatting syndicates - refers to groups of persons engaged in the business of squatter housing for profit or gain;
j.“Structure” – refers to all types of building, improvement, residential unit, wall, fence, and other structure of similar character
or nature which are adhered to the soil but shall not include trees, plants and growing fruits, and other fixture that are mere
superimpositions on the land;
k. Summary Eviction – refers to eviction accomplished through a simplified legal procedure, without the formalities of a full trial;
Punto! Central Luzon • March 30 - April 4, 2015 • Monday - Saturday
b.Dwelling- refers to a self-contained unit of accommodation used by one or more households as a home, such as house, apartment,
mobile home, houseboat or other substantial structure.
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ARTICLE II
Prohibited Acts
Section 5. Prohibited Acts - Under this Ordinance, the local government unit of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga prohibits and
penalizes the following acts:
1. Professional Squatting and Squatting Syndicates. – The City Government of San Fernando, Pampanga, thru its Task Force in
cooperation with the Philippine National Police, the Presidential Commission for the Urban and Poor (PCUP), and the PCUP-accredited
urban poor organization in the area, shall adopt measures to identify and effectively curtail the nefarious and illegal activities of professional
squatters and squatting syndicates, as herein defined.
Any person or group identified as such shall be summarily evicted and their dwellings or structures demolished, and shall be disqualified
to avail of the benefits for legitimate relocations. A public official who tolerates or abets the commission of the abovementioned acts shall be
dealt with in accordance with existing laws.
ARTICLE III
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ORDINANCE
Section 6. Composition of Task Force on Illegal Structures and Informal Settlers
Chairman Co-Chairman Vice Chairman Members
Punto! Central Luzon • March 30 - April 4, 2015 • Monday - Saturday
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City Mayor
Association of Barangay Captains President
Chairman, Committee on Barangay Affairs
Chairman, Committee on Planning, Zoning Housing and Land Use Utilization and Informal Settlers
Chairman, Committee on Peace Order, Public Safety
Chairman, Committee on Public Works
Local Housing and Settlement Division
City Planning Office
City Social Welfare and Development
City Engineers Office
City Legal Office
City Registrar Office
City Assessor’s Office
Philippine National Police
Association of Barangay Kagawad President
Department of Public Works and Highways
City of San Fernando Water District
San Fernando Electric Lights Corporation
Accredited Urban Poor Organization
Section 7. Mandate of Punong Barangays and Task Force on Illegal Structures and Informal Settlers - All Punong Barangays
and Task Force on Illegal Structures and Informal Settlers of the City of San Fernando are hereby mandated to prohibit informal settling
and putting up of illegal structures along public and privately owned lots and summarily evict all persons engaged in any construction of
any structure within the territorial jurisdiction of the City of San Fernando, without the express consent of the registered landowner and the
necessary building permit from the city government and to demolish such structure as necessary pursuant to Republic Act No. 7279.
Section 8. Self - Demolition and Removal of Valuable Things – Upon discovery or receipt of the report of the on-going construction,
the owner of the structure shall be notified in writing of said violation by the Punong Barangay concerned and the City Engineer, and to
immediately advice the owner of the illegal structure being built to dismantle it, on his own and to vacate the premises and bring with him all
his valuable, materials and debris within three (3) days from receipt of notice.
Section 9. Summary Eviction and Demolition – In case of non-compliance with the provisions of the immediately preceding paragraph,
summary eviction and demolition shall be executed jointly by the barangay concerned and the Task Force on Illegal Structures and Informal
Settlers of the city government without need of a court order subject however, to the following conditions:
a) The construction of structure is on-going or newly constructed;
b) All persons taking part in the summary eviction or demolition must wear proper identification during the period of demolition;
c) A number of Barangay Public Safety Officer (BPSO) and police officer from the nearest police station shall be deployed in the area
to maintain peace and order, and to observe proper disturbance control procedure;
d) Eviction or demolition may be executed only during regular office hours from Mondays to Fridays and during good weather; and
e) No heavy equipment shall be used for the demolition, except for structures that are permanent and made of concrete materials;
Section 10. Confiscation of Materials – Construction materials of the demolished structure shall be confiscated in favor of the
barangay should the owner thereof fails to claim the same within a period of three (3) days after the conduct of demolition.
Section 11. Joint Activity Report – The Punong Barangay concerned and the City Engineer shall submit a Joint Activity Report to the
Office of the City Mayor, briefly stating the vital information and the circumstances surrounding the demolition.
Section 12. Assistance from other Departments and Offices of the City – The Punong Barangay concerned and the Task Force
on Illegal Structures and Informal Settlers with the assistance of other Departments/Offices under the City Government for the purpose of
carrying out the provisions of this Ordinance.
ARTICLE IV
PENALTIES
Section 13. For purposes of this Ordinance, any and all violation of this Ordinance shall be meted the following fines and penalties:
1.
For Squatters, whether professional or not, or members of squatting syndicates shall be imposed the fine not less than Five
thousand pesos (P5,000.00) or penalty of one (1) year imprisonment or both, at the discretion of the court.
2.
For Barangay Officials who directly or indirectly permitted professional or neophytes or members of squatting syndicates
to occupy public or privately owned lands within their territorial or administrative jurisdiction shall be given administrative
sanctions as provided for in the Administrative Code of 1987, R.A. 6713 otherwise known as the Code of Conduct and Ethical
Standards for Public Officials and Employees; R.A. 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act; R.A. 7279 or the Urban
Development and Housing Act of 1992, after the observance of substantive and procedural due process rendered by the court.
3.
For registered landowners, juridical personalities/public utilities i.e. City of San Fernando Water District and San Fernando
Electric Light and Power Co. (SFELAPCO) through their officers who directly or indirectly permitted professional or
neophytes or members of squatting syndicates to occupy privately owned lands or allowed availment of public utility services
such as electricity and water supply within their territorial or administrative jurisdiction shall be penalized in accordance with
existing laws after the observance of substantive and procedural due process rendered by the court.
ARTICLE V
Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 15. Effectivity Clause – This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its publication for three consecutive issues in
any newspaper of general circulation in the province of Pampanga, the posting of the same in the City’s 35 barangays and other conspicuous
places in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.
ADOPTED this 11th day of March 2015.
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I hereby certify to the correctness of the foregoing Ordinance adopted by the 5th Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of San Fernando,
Pampanga during its 86th Regular Session held on March 11, 2015.
ATTESTED TO BE DULY ADOPTED:
Hon. JAIME T. LAZATIN
City Vice-Mayor & Presiding Officer
APPROVED:
Hon. EDWIN D. SANTIAGO
City Mayor
March 20, 2015
Date
AVELINA M. LACANILAO-LAGMAN
Secretary to the Sanggunian
Punto! Central Luzon • March 30 - April 4, 2015 • Monday - Saturday
Section 13. Separability Clause – If any provisions or part of this Ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder or the
provisions not otherwise affected shall remain valid and in effect.
Section 14. Repealing Clause – All local laws, executive orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with this Ordinance
are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
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Cabalen opens at SM City Pampanga
Cabalen, which literally
translates to a fellow Capampangan, is a group of casual fine dining restaurants known
for authentic Capampangan
dishes and different Filipino
specialties, originating from
Pampanga. This province is
known to food connoisseurs
as the seat of sumptuous
food and delicacies while the
Capampangans are widely
known as people with good
taste and innate cooking talent. These factors contributed to the eventual birth of
Cabalen, the Capampangan
specialty restaurants.
Cabalen family started
in 1974 in San Fernando,
Pampanga as a small Bahay
Pasalubong
Restaurant
selling specialty food dishes,
then grew into a restaurant
called «Ituro Mo, Iluto Ko». In
1986, the first Cabalen Eatall-you-Can, Eat-all-you-Want
Restaurant was opened in
West Avenue, Quezon City
that ushered the expansion to
more outlets. Gradually it became the most popular buffet
restaurant in the Philippines.
Just recently, Cabalen
opened its 16th branch at SM
City Pampanga with its modern interior concept store. With
its affordable all-Filipino buffet
for only P298+VAT per head
for adults while P166.88 per
head for kids, one will surely
come out happy and satisfied.
Visit Cabalen SM City Pampanga located at Annex 2 near
Pampanga Fitness Club and
The Event Center. –SMPP
Cabalen Vice President Ian Tiongson (2nd from right) with Store Managers Weng
Reyes and Moses David with the staff poses at Cabalen SM City Pampanga branch.
AC has unbloody options for Holy Week pilgrims
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Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan said the City
Tourism Office has linedup many activities in
partnership with the socio-civic, performing arts
and the religious sector.
He cited Sinukwan
Kapampangan’s
“Panata at Panalangin:
A
Spiritual
Journey
through Culture and the
Arts” which features a
mixed-media art exhibit
and dance performances depicting the religious
practices of the Kapampangan region.
On its fourth year,
the presentation will be
staged daily from March
30 to April 4 at MarQuee
Park under the direction
of award-winning choreographer Peter de Vera.
A holy week recollection with the theme
“Thinking of the Poor,
Feeling for the Poor
and Caring for the Poor”
will be spearheaded by
the Holy Rosary Parish
Church (HRPC) from
March 30 to April 1, he
also said.
“The
recollection-cum-sharing
will
feature key speakers including Fr. Rocky Evangelista of Tuloy Foundation, Peter de Vera of
Bale-Balayan Museum
for the Poor, and veter-
an journalist Kara David
with her advocacy Project Malasakit,” Pamintuan said.
On April 1, this city’s
Holy Rosary Parish
Council will hold the “Dalan ning Krus” or Stations of the Cross at 4
p.m.
“The Mass of the
Lord’s Supper and the
Bisita Iglesia: Veneration
of the Blessed Sacrament are set on April 2 at
CIA way off pax target
Punto! Central Luzon • March 30 - April 4, 2015 • Monday - Saturday
From page 1
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the CIA, with a total of
34,569 for January, reduced to 28,239 in February.
The same period last
year showed passenger
numbers at “much higher” 40,437 and 34,075.
Of the airlines servicing international routes,
Cebu Pacific Air topped
passenger volume with
7,123 in January, though
decreasing to 5,767 in
February. Its sister airline, Tigerair Philippines
coming in second with
7,071 and 6,563 for the
same period.
Jin Air is third with
5,249 and 3,890. Followed by Qatar Airways,
which registered the
smallest dip – from 4,990
in January to 4,899 in
February.
Asiana is fifth at
4,944 and 3,411. Dragon
air registered 1,853 and
836.
With least passenger
volume is AirAsia Malaysia Berhad with 1,649
and 1,419.
The figures were
crosschecked with those
of the Department of
Tourism Region 3 office
and matched.
“With 28 flights per
week for CebPac and 48
for Tigerair, these understandably top passenger
volume,” said the source,
lamenting how AirAsia
“lost its ground when it
left Clark in 2013.”
In 2013, the CIA managed to achieve a passenger volume of 1.2 million, despite the suspension of flights of Emirates
Airlinea and Philippines
AirAsia and AirAsia Malaysia Berhad.
It was in 2012 that the
CIA achieved its highest
passenger volume at 1.3
million.
In 2014, it managed a
“measly” 877,757.
Of late, the CIAC said
it would “focus greater
efforts” to attract more
passengers to use the
CIA instead of the Ninoy
Aquino International Airport.
“Clark has its own
catchment area which I
think needs to be tapped
in order as to attract more
passengers to come to
the airport,” said CIAC
President-CEO Emigdio
Tanjuatco III.
“Based on studies,
there are at least 1.5 million passengers coming
from Regions 1, 2, 3 and
the northern part of the
National Capital Region
who would rather go to
NAIA for the reason that
they are not aware that
there is the Clark International Airport,” Tanjuatco explained.
The CIAC has since
undertaken
marketing
missions in Northern Luzon and established passenger lounges in transport hubs at malls.
Initiatives
which
business and advocacy groups here however
dubbed as “patchwork
that could hardly raise
passenger volume art
Clark a notch.”
It is generally believed here that for Clark
airport to “thrive” what is
needed is a policy statement by the Aquino administration
declaring
the CIA as premier international gateway, and
the infrastructure that
goes along with that declaration.
“Sadly, that is something that will be too taxing to the mind of this
Aquino ‘maldaministration’,” said a businessman.
Panata at Panalangin set at Marquee
From page 1
sentation is our traditional way of giving importance to our religious
beliefs,” De Vera said
during the joint press
conference of the Angeles City Tourism Office
(ACTO) and the National
Commission for Culture
and the Arts (NCCA) at
the Marquee Mall here
on Monday.
“Ito
ay
paulit-ulit
nating ginagawa dahil
naniniwala tayo na ito ay
isang magandang halimbawa na pwedi nating
maiambag hindi lamang
sa society but to the
whole world (We keep
on doing this because
we believe that this is a
good example that we
can contribute not only to
society but to the whole
world),” said ACTO officer Richard Daenos.
Dance rally
Meanwhile,
the
1st “Yugyugan Para sa
Kultura ng Bayan” which
is meant as a dance rally for the promotion of
cultural heritage and its
preservation, is set on
April 29 in celebration of
the International Day of
Dance.
The NCCA, led by its
chairman, Prof. Felipe M.
De Leon Jr. and OIC ex-
ecutive director Adelina
M. Suemith, will spearhead the event with dance
rallies in various locations
like Pampanga, Baguio,
Cebu, Iloilo, Cagayan De
Oro, Batangas and Rizal
Park in Manila.
De Vera said all
dancers including Zumba dancers, alliance of
choreographers, schools
and
dance
companies here will now have
chance to not only showcase their dancing skills
but to lend their passion
to the promotion of culture and the arts.
De Vera, National Committee on Dance
(NCD) vice chair, also
said the dance venue for
this city is in front of the
Museo Ning Angeles at
Plaza Anghel.
Dancers in at least
10 or 12 other sites in
the Philippines will be
performing “Ako ay Pilipino” simultaneously at
6 p.m. with other dancers around the world, De
Vera said.
The NCD choreographed two to three figures to some 100 performers that will perform
uniform
movements
during the countdown to
the Yugyugan, he said.
NCD’s Josefina Guillen is in charge of the national committee.
the Holy Rosary Parish
Church,” the city tourism
office also announced.
The tourism office
said “Jesus’ sacrifices and martyrdom will
again be remembered
as Lourdes Northwest
Barangay Council and
Jason Pabalan’s Uyat
Artista stage a two-part
theatrical re-enactment
of the Last Supper and
the Crucifixion of Christ
with Siete Palabras or
the Seven Last Words
on April 2 and 3.”
“All are invited as
Angeleños pay homage to the Holy Cross
where Jesus was crucified through the solemn
Veneration of the Cross
and the Good Friday
Procession on April 3 at
the Holy Rosary Parish
Church,” the tourism office added.
Culminating the city’s
week-long Lenten observance is the parish’s
Easter Vigil, Easter Procession and the traditional “Salubong” which
celebrates Christ’s resurrection and His symbolic reunion with the
Blessed Virgin Mary, it
also said.
The tourism office
also noted that a predawn procession is slated on April 4 from 8 p.m.
to 10:30 p.m. on Easter
Sunday.
Pamintuan stressed
“the need to keep these
religious
observances
amidst the city’s growth
and modernization.”
“This is yet another
opportunity for our citizens to preserve and
promote our intangible
heritage and that is by
safeguarding our traditions and religious practices,” he added.
Call it kalabaw
From page 1
during a briefing-media-public forum here
Friday. “We discussed
about it last night and
we agreed to promote
only one name, kalabaw
for the Tagalog term and
carabao for the English
name,” he added.
He referred to an executive meeting of the
directors of the regional centers and other key
officials of the agency.
They gathered for the
observance of the agency’s 22nd founding anniversary last Friday.
For centuries, the
name of this animal that
prevailed in the country
in English was “carabao”
and for its Tagalog term,
“kalabaw”. The confusion, however, came
about as the Philippine
Carabao Act of 1992
came into effect and the
PCC started promoting
the Carabao Development Program (CDP).
The program bannered the upgrading of
the breed of the native
carabao, which is of the
swamp-type, thru the infusion of the breed of
the riverine-type, which
of dairy-meat-type. This
saw the appearance in
the hands of the farmers
of the hulking, dark-colored and curled-horned
riverine type animal.
That’s when the farmers started referring to
the native carabao as
“kalabaw” and the riverine-type as “buffalo”.
PCC’s published description of this animal
indicated that the water
buffalo is classified into
African buffalo and water buffalo. The African
buffalo has one species
while the Asian buffalo
has three, one of which
is the Philippine pride,
the Tamaraw, which is
endemic to Mindoro Island.
Of the Asian buffalo, the Indian wild buffalo has been domesticated and found its way in
many Asian countries,
including the Philippines.
It was of two types, the
swamp-buffalo which is
generally known for its
draft power abilities and
the riverine-type which is
of the milk-meat-type.
The buffalo that was
brought to the Philippines was given by the
local as “carabao”which
could be from the Malaysian and Indonesian
name “kerbau” for the
animal whose adopted Visayan or Cebuano
term was “kerbau”.
Notice of Extrajudicial Settlement
Punto! Central Luzon: March 27, April 3 & 10, 2015
Notice of Extrajudicial Settlement
Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Roberto C. Pangilinan
who died intestate on April 1, 2013 in Mabalacat City, Pampanga executed an
Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale of his estate, more particularly
described as parcels of land, to wit:
Transfer Certificate of Title No. 559275-R
(Registry of Deeds of San Fernando, Pampanga now Registry of Deeds Angeles City)
Lot 12, Block 11 of the cons-subd. plan Pcs-03-000868 being
a portion of cons. of Lots 624-A to 624-B, Psd-60999 & Lot 228,
Mabt. Cad. L.R.C. Rec. No. ) situated in Mun. of Mabalacat, Prov.
of Pampanga;
Transfer Certificate of Title No. 559276-R
(Registry of Deeds of San Fernando, Pampanga now Registry of Deeds Angeles City)
Lot 13, Block 11 of the cons-subd. plan Pcs-03-000868 being
a portion of cons. of Lots 624-A to 624-B, Psd-60999 & Lot 228,
Mabt. Cad. L.R.C. Rec. No. ) situated in Mun. of Mabalacat, Prov.
of Pampanga;
Transfer Certificate of Title No. 559273-R
Lot 1, Block 12 of the cons-subd. plan Pcs-03-000868 being
a portion of cons. of Lots 624-A to 624-B, Psd-60999 & Lot 228,
Mabt. Cad. L.R.C. Rec. No. ) situated in Mun. of Mabalacat, Prov.
of Pampanga;
Transfer Certificate of Title No. 559274-R
Lot 2, Block 08 of the cons-subd. plan Pcs-03-000868 being
a portion of cons. of Lots 624-A to 624-B, Psd-60999 & Lot 228,
Mabt. Cad. L.R.C. Rec. No. ) situated in Mun. of Mabalacat, Prov.
of Pampanga;
Transfer Certificate of Title No. 569376-R
Lot 2, Block 07 of the cons-subd. plan Pcs-03-000868 being
a portion of cons. of Lots 624-A to 624-B, Psd-60999 & Lot 228,
Mabt. Cad. L.R.C. Rec. No. ) situated in Mun. of Mabalacat, Prov.
of Pampanga;
before Notary Public Renato C. Payumo as per Doc No. 243, Page No. 66, Book
No. I, Series of 2015.
Punto! Central Luzon: March 20, 27 & April 3, 2015
Republic of the Philippines
Regional Trial Court
Third Judicial Region
Branch 60
Angeles City
In the Matter of Petition for the
Correction of Entries in the Marriage
Contract between Lemuel C. Capiendo
and Marlene M. Cortez,
Sp. Proc. No. 9181
Spouses Lemuel C. Capiendo and
Marilyn Cortez Capiendo also known as
“Lyn” Cortez Capiendo,
Petitioners,
-versusthe Local Civil Registrar of Angeles City
and The Civil Registrar General of the
Philippines,
Respondents.
x-----------------------------------------x
Order
On 9 February 2015, petitioner through counsel, Atty. Allan N. Ladislao filed
a verified second amended petition praying that after due notice, publication and
hearing, an Order be issued directing the Local Civil Registrar of Angeles City to
correct the entries in the Marriage Contract of Lemuel C. Capiendo and Marlene
M. Cortez pertaining to the name of Marilyn Cortez Capiendo which appears
as “Marlene” instead of “Marilyn”, the date of birth of petitioner Marilyn which
appears as “March 5, 1965” instead of “April 7, 1965”; the name of father of
petitioner Lemuel C. Capiendo appears as “Benz Capiendo” instead of “Benj
Albert Capiendo”; there appears an illegible entry in the nationality of the father
of petitioner Lemuel C. Capiendo but same should be “American”; the name of
mother of petitioner Lemuel C. Capiendo appears as “Naty C. Capiendo” but
the same should be “Not Applicable or N/A”; and, the nationality of mother of
petitioner Lemuel C. Capiendo appears as “Filipino” but the same should be
“Not Applicable or N/A”.
Wherefore, finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance,
the Court hereby: (a) sets the case for hearing on May 21, 2015 at 9:00 o’clock
in the morning; (b) orders petitioner (1) to serve within seventy-two (72) hours
from receipt hereof copies of the petition and its annexes to the Office of the
Solicitor General of the Philippines at 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati
City, Office of the City Prosecutor, Angeles City and Local Civil Registrar of
Angeles City; (c) orders all persons interested in this petition to appear on said
date and time before this court, Regional Trial Court, Branch 60, Angeles City
and to show cause, if any, why the petition should not be granted; (d) directs
the Solicitor General to enter his appearance in this case for the State, within
seventy-two (72) hours from receipt of this Order; and € directs the Branch
Clerk of Court to furnish copies hereof the petitioner, her counsel, the Solicitor
General, the Civil Registrar of Angeles City, the City Prosecutor, Angeles City
and the Civil Registrar General of the Philippines, Philippine Statistics Authority,
Quezon City.
Further, the petitioner at her expense, is hereby ordered to cause the
publication of this Order in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province
of Pampanga and Angeles City in accordance with P.D. 1702 before the date of
hearing for three (3) consecutive weeks.
So Ordered.
Angeles City, Philippines, 12 March 2015.
Eda P. Dizon-Era
Presiding Judge
cc:
Office of the Solicitor General – 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City
Office of the City Prosecutor – Angeles City
Philippine Statistics Authority – Quezon City
Local Civil registrar – Angeles City
Atty. Allan N. Ladislao – Rm. 3 Japitana Bldg., Champaca St., San Vicente, Tarlac
Sps. Lemuel & Marilyn C. Capiendo – No. 4442 San Rafael Homecite, Tarlac City
Punto! Central Luzon: March 20, 27 & April 3, 2015
The Gossipmiller
Cesar Pambid
Aljur, balik sa gustong
layasang network
WE wonder kung ano na ang nangyari sa kaso ng Kapuso young actor na si Aljur Abrenica na kanyang
isinampa laban sa kanyang home studio ngayong balik siya sa kanyang pinaglilingkurang TV network.
Kung desidido talaga si Aljur na igalang at ipagpatuloy ang kanyang pagiging Kapuso actor, he should
make amends with his GMA bosses and at the same time drop the case he filed against the TV network.
Isang taon halos ang sinayang ni Aljur matapos siyang magsampa ng kaso at aminin man niya o hindi ay
nag-suffer ang kanyang career.
Kung tutuusin, nangangailangan ng malalaking lead actor ang GMA and he was already in that direction
nang siya’y magrebelde against the TV network na nakatuklas at nag-build-up sa kanya.
Gov. Vi tinatarayan si Angel Locsin
GOV. Vilma Santos finally had her long delayed story conference for the yet untitled movie she’s doing with
Angel Locsin, produced by Star Cinema. In the story, she plays a rich woman who’s suffering from an infirmity
and Angel is assigned to be her caregiver. Playing her son is Xian Lim, because her own real life son, Luis
Manzano, refused to do the movie on grounds that their personal lives might be affected adversely when they
all work together in one project.
“Maraming scenes na tinatarayan ko si Angel kasi mayaman ‘yung character ko rito, medyo mayabang
and authoritative,” says Gov. Vi. “But this is not very heavy drama. It’s about relationships, pero mas light lang
ito but marami ring touching scenes.”
The movie will start shooting in April and is slated to be released later this year. We’re sure Gov Vi’s fans
are very pleased and will eagerly anticipate its release as she didn’t have any new movie last year. Her
last film was the Cinemalaya indie flick “Ekstra, The Bit Player”, that won her several best actress awards,
including an international award from Dhaka International Filmfest.
Earlier, it was announced that Inang Olive Lamasan will be directing the film, but now, the director is officially
Joyce Bernal. We asked Inang why she decided to give the project to Joyce and she said
she is really sad to give it up but she will be studying abroad for a few months so
she has t o
sacrifice and won’t be able to do the project.
“Siyempre, we have to work around the
availability of Gov. Vi kasi sobrang busy siya,”
says Inang Olive. “I’d really like to direct her
again after we did ‘In My Life’, kaya lang, yung
months na available siya, wala naman ako at
nasa America so I have no choice but to give
it up. Okay naman sa lahat na si Joyce Bernal
ang magiging kapalit ko.
We know Gov. Vi and Angel will be in good
hands with her as the director of this big film
project.”
What will she do in the U.S.? “ABSCBN kasi will soon be putting up our own
sound stages. As one of their executives, I’m
assigned to study the set up of the various
sound stages that they have in the big studios
in California para magamit naman natin
dito sa Pilipinas.”
To Inang Olive, have a safe and truly
productive trip in the U.S.
Coco Martin sunudsunuran kay direk
Angel Locsin
TINITIYAK ni Direk Henry Quitain,
creative head at direktor ng ABS-CBN na
magugustuhan ng mga tao ang pelikulang
You’re My Boss nina Coco Martin at Toni
Gonzaga.
Narinig namin siyang nagkukuwento about the
movie dahil napanood na niya ito in advance at aliw
na aliw daw siya sa pelikula. Maganda rin daw ito at
bilib siya sa chemistry nina Coco at Toni na first time
lang nagsama sa pelikula.
Hanga din si Direk Henry sa husay ng direktor
ng You’re My Boss na si Antoinette Jadaone na siya
ring nagdirek ng blockbuster movie nina Angelica
Panganiban at JM de Guzman na That Thing Called
Tadhana.
Nang makausap namin si Direk Antoinette recently,
inamin niyang hindi isang “hugot movie” ang You’re
My Boss. Konti lang daw ang mga hugot lines dito.
“I’m sure mag-i-enjoy sila sa pelikula kasi iba
naman ito do’n sa huli kong ginawa. Magugustuhan
nila ang characters nina Coco at Toni. Kakaibang
Coco rin ang mapapanood dito ng tao,” sey pa ng
direktor.
Aminado naman si Coco na nahirapan siyang
gumawa ng romcom movie na katulad ng You’re My
Boss pero sobrang na-challenge daw siya rito kaya
ipinaubaya niya ang lahat kay Direk Antoinette.
“Lahat ng sinabi sa akin ni Direk, ginagawa
ko, sinusunod ko dahil alam ko naman para yon
sa ikagaganda ng pelikula namin. Si Toni kasi,
sanay na siyang mag-romcom, eh, kaya wala nang
effort sa kanya. Kumbaga, sa akin ’yung pressure.
Pero masaya naman ako sa mga naririnig kong
feedback,” pahayag naman ni Coco.
Bago mag-Holy Week, kung saan-saang mall
nagpunta sina Toni at Coco para i-promote ang
pelikula na showing na sa Sabado (April 4).
Napakasipag ng dalawang mag-promote at wish
namin na maging monster hit talaga ang pelikula.
Punto! Central Luzon • March 30 - April 4, 2015 • Monday - Saturday
Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Pablo S. Castro and
Petrocinia C. Castro who died intestate on March 30, 1987 and May 19,
1993, respectively, executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver
of Rights of their estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot
5-A, of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-165828, being a portion of Lot 5, Block
3, Psd-62173, LRC Cad. Rec. No. 124) with improvements existing thereon,
situated in the Barrio of Pulungbulu, City of Angeles and covered by Transfer
Certificate of Title No. 73868, before Notary Public Rogelio T. Reyes as per Doc
No. 413, Page No. 83, Book No. 217, Series of 2015.
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SM malls lead in Earth Hour switch-off
A shadow dance for nature culminated SM City Tarlac’s Earth Hour
2015 celebration.
SM City Olongapo Asst. Mall Manager Bong Garcia with Councilor
Eduardo Piano, Ms. Philippines Earth 2013 Angelee Delos Reyes and
Boy Scouts of the Phils. Olongapo Chapter’s Dong Roque during the
switch off.
Punto! Central Luzon • March 30 - April 4, 2015 • Monday - Saturday
Giant Lampara takes centerstage at SM San Fernando with Vice Mayor
Jimmy Lazatin, Mall Manager Lana Erroba, CENRO Head Anele David,
Tourism Officer Yolly Quizon, Mutya Ning San Fernando Patricia Taluzig
and Mutya Ning Kapampangan Angelique Manto.
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LED-lit dancers glow
in the dark at SM
City Pampanga.