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ANGELES CITY – MayorEdgardo Pamintuan reitera-ted yesterday that there

were no “anomalous projects”implemented by the city govern-ment which are being monitoredand checked by the City ProjectMonitoring Committee (CPMC) ofthe Local Development Council(LDC).

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No anomaly in city projectsEDPAM SAYS

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BUSTOS, Bulacan—Isa pang damang nakatakdang itayo sa Bulacanbilang karagdagan sa apat namatatandang dam, kung saan aytatlo naman ang nakatakdang kum-punihin. PAGE 2 PLEASE

Bagong dam itatayo, 3 kukumpunihinBustos dam

Ang konstruksyon ng bagiongdam at pagkukumpuni sa iba pa aygagastusan ng natipid na pondo nggobyerno sa P5.7-bilyon inihandapara sa rehabilitasyon ng AngatDam sa bayan ng Norzagaray.

Ayon kay Gob. Wilhelmino Al-varado, ang bagong dam ay itatayo

sa kahabaaan ng Bayabas Riversa bulubunduking bayan ng Don-ya Remedios Trinidad.

Ang nasabing ilog ay dumadal-oy sa Ilog Angat at ang tubig aynasasalob ng Bustos Dam sa pagi-tan ng bayang ito at ng bayan ng

BY DING CERVANTES

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - With as-sertion that its mangoes are the world’ssweetest, Zambales will hold its 13thMango Festival alongside the 15th Na-tional Mango Congress it will host inthe capital town of Iba from March 19 to24.

Tel Mora, head of the Zambales Tour-ism and Investment Promotion Office,said the coming festival would be “moreeventful in the history of the festival” as PAGE 6 PLEASE

Zambales to hold13th Mango fest

Colorful dancers in previous Mango festival.

it will involve the entire province.“All 13 towns in Zambales will dress

up the fronts of their homes with mangoas theme. We call it ‘Parayawan’ andwe expect thousands of tourists to visitall the towns because of this,” Mora said.

She said “Gov. Hermogenes EbdaneJr., with Vice Gov. Ramon Lacbain, offi-cials and the people of Zambales arehoping that the Zambales Mango Festi-val will eventually level up as a nationalevent along with the Panagbenga of Ba-

CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO - An activist lawmakerhas appealed to his Housecolleagues “to take a briefrespite from the electioncampaign and call a spe- PAGE 6 PLEASE

Solon urges House colleaguesto intervene in Sabah issue

cial session that would dis-cuss the ongoing political,military and diplomatic cri-sis arising from the verycomplicated and disturbingsituation in Sabah.”

Anakpawis party listRep. Rafael Mariano urgedhis peers to “do our joband contribute in resolvingthe Sabah crisis.”

“The House of Repre-

sentatives should notstand somewhere in onecorner and act like payingspectator in a boxingmatch because this will

MALOLOS—Dapat nangipagbawal ang mga fieldtrip.

Ito ang posisyon ngFederation of Parents,Teachers and CommunityAssociation (PTCA) saBulacan matapos ang isi-nagawang pagdinig sasangguniang panlalawigannoong Lunes.

Kinabukasan, pi-nagtibay naman ng SP

Total bansa field trip

hinilingang isang indefinite mora-torium na nagbabawal sapagsasagawa ng mga fieldtrip ng mga mag-aaral salalawigan, bilang paghah-anda sa pagbuo ng ordin-ansa na magtatakda ngpamantayan at regulasy-on sa pagsasagawa ngkatulad na gawain.

Ang desisyong ito ngSP ay naganap halos

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Pamintuan issued thestatement following a let-ter-complaint made bybroadcaster Medardo‘Mhed’ David to the Officeof the President in Mala-cañang alleging that thefindings of the CPMC re-ported certain infrastruc-ture projects of the citygovernment as “overpriced,poorly planned and poorlyconstructed.”

The mayor received aPamintuan

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tan na ng mga kongkretongpader ang rubber gates ng damna pumipigil sa pagdaloy ngtubig.

Ang ikatlong dam na kuku-mpunihin sa lalawigan ay matat-agpuan sa bayan ng SanMiguel.Ito ay ang Bulo Dam nanasira sa panahon ng pananala-sa ng Bagyong Pedring noong2011 na naging sanhi ng pa-glubog ng maraming barangaysa nasabing bayan.

Sa pahayag ng punong la-lawigan, sinabi niya na ipagpa-patuloy ang malawakang reha-bilitasyon ng Bulo Dam sa ta-ong ito. Ito ay matapos masim-ulan ang inisyal na bahagi ngrehabilitasyon noong nakaraangtaon.

Batay naman sa naunangpahayag ni Antonio Nangel, angadministrador ng NIA, ang unangbahagi ng rehabilitasyon sa na-sabhing dam ay ang pagpapala-lim sa mga kailugan sa ibabanito.

Bukod sa pagpapakumpunisa mga dam na gagastusan ngmatitipid sa Angat Dam, sinabini Alvarado na maging ang utangng National Power Corporationsa mga magsasakang Bulak-enyo ay maaaring mabayaranna rin.

Umaasa rin siya na maaringmabigyan din ang Kapitolyo ngP50 milyon para sa pagpapaun-lad ng Disaster Risk ReductionManagement Office.

Matatandaan na sa panan-alasa ng El Niño noong 1997,ipinagkaloob ng mga magsasa-kang Bulakenyo ang alokasyongtubig nila sa irigasyon upangmagamit ng kalakhang Maynilana noon ay pinadadaluyan ngMetropolitan Waterworks andSewerage System (MWSS).

Ang pagpayag ng mga mag-sasaka ay may kaugnayan sapangako sa kanila na babaya-ran ng gobyerno ang naging pin-sala sa kanila ng El Niño.

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San Rafael.Batay sa pahayag ni Alvara-

do, ang Bayabas Dam na unangipinanukala noong huling baha-gi ng dekada 90 ay magsisilbingpamigil baha kapag tag-ulan.

Kung tag-araw naman, angtubig na maititinggal sa Baya-bas Dam ay maaaring padaluy-in sa Bustos Dam upang mag-ing karagdagan sa pagpapatu-big sa may 26,000 ektaryangbukirin sa Bulacan at Pampan-

ga.Bukod rito,maaari ding mag-

tayo ng hydropower plant saBayabas Dam upang makalikhang kuryente.

Hindi pa inihayag ni Alvara-do ang halaga na gugugulin sakonstruksyon ng Bayabas Dam,ngunit inihayag niya na ito aymagmumula sa matitipid ngpamahalaan sa rehabilitasyon ngAngat Dam.

“They said it is luck, but theSupreme Court affirmed the con-tract of Korean Water to man-

age the National Power Corpo-ration power plant in Angat Damand they will assume at least halfof the cost of the rehabilitationof the dam,” sabi ng gobernador.

Ito’y nangangahulugan namahigit sa P2 bilyon ang mati-tipid ng pamahalaan sa P5.7 bi-lyon inihanda para sa AngatDam.

Kaugnay nito, inihayag din niAlvarado na maisusubasta na saMayo ang pagpapakumpuni saBustos Dam.

Ang Bustos Dam ay ang iti-

nuturing na longest rubber gatedam sa Asya.

Ngunit batay sa pahayag niInhinyero Felix Robles noongnakaraang taon, ang mga rub-ber gates ng Bustos Dam aymarurupok na dahil patapos naang ‘life span’ nito.

Nagbabala si Robles na kai-langang mapalitan agad angmga rubber gates ng dam up-ang makaiwas sa posibleng tra-hedyang ihahatid nito.

Ngunit ayon kay Alvarado,malaki ang posibilidad na pali-

BOODLE FIGHT. Pampanga 1st District Rep. Carmelo “Tarzan” Lazatin joins villageofficials and residents of Barangay Sto. Domingo in a ‘boodle fight’ along with TeamLazatin member Max Sangil, Kagawads Jose Liscano, Jr. and Oliver Chaneco.

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sisilbing basura.Kabilang sa mga eco-friendly

campaign materials na inilunsaday ang eco-cloth, biodegradableplastic at recycled cardboard.

Bukod dito, ang pinturanggagamitin sa mga nasabingcampaign materials ay lead-freepaint na itinataguyod ng UnitedNations.

Ang mga halimbawa ng eco-friendly campaign materials ayipinakita ni Mayor Christian Na-tividad ng lungsod sa mgamamamahayag kasunod angpangakong iyon ang gagamitin ngmga kasama niyang kandidatong Liberal Party sa lungsod.

“Gusto naming mag-set ngtrend sa mga kandidato na eco-friendly materials ang gamitin sakampanya para maging makaka-likasan ang halalan,” sabi niNatividad.

Iginiit pa niya na sa paggamitng mga nasabing materyales aymapatutunayan ng sinumangkandidato na sila ay tunay nanagmamahal sa kalikasan atnais proteksyunan ito.

Ito ay dahil na rin sa tuwinghalalan, maraming kandidatoang nangangampanya para sakalikasan ngunit ang gamit namateryales sa mga poster aytarpaulin.

“Sa totoo lang, kaming mgakandidato ang karaniwang viola-tor ng batas pangkalikasan,pero ngayon may option na,pagkakataon na patunayan namakakalikasan nga tayo,” sabing alkalde.

Idinagdag pa niya na “sana

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MALOLOS—Inaasahang higitna magiging makakalikasan ang

kampanya ng mga kandidato salungsod na ito sa nalalapit nahalalan hindi lang sa salita, kundisa gawa.

Ito ay dahil sa paglulunsadng eco-friendly campaign mate-rials na magsisilbing kapalit ngmga tarpaulin at plastic na nag-

ay gayahin din ito ng iba pangmga kandidato hindi lang sa lo-cal kundi sa national positions.”

Ang pagsusulong ni Natividadsa eco-friendly campaign mate-rials ay kaugnay ng pinagtibayna First Malolos Green Covenantna nilagdaan ng mga tagapam-uno ng mga Liga ng Alkalde saLungsod at Bayan at mgaGobernador sa bansa noongnakaraang Setyembre sa Bara-soain Church.

Ayon kay Natividad, mataposmalagdaan ang Green Covenantna naisumite na sa Kongreso atUnited Nations, ay pinag-isipanna nila kung paano makasusun-od sa itinatakda nito.

“Naisip ko na mawawalan ngsilbi ang Green Covenant kungkami mismo na nagsulong aylalabag, kaya naghanap kami ngeco-firendly campaign materi-als,” aniya.

Sa kanyang pakikipag-ug-nayan kay Dondon Hornedo ngED Enterprises, nakita nila naang mga eco-cloth na ginagamitsa mga eco-shopping bags aymaaaring ipangpalit sa mga tar-paulin.

Ayon kay Hornedo, masmura ang eco-cloth kaysa tar-paulin ng halos apat na beses.

Ang isang yarda ng eco-clothna may sukat na apat hangganganim na square feet ay nagka-kahalaga lamang ng P22 saman-talang ang isang square foot ngtarpaulin ay P13.

Ang mga eco-cloth aymabibili ng maramihan sa Divi-soria.

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BY GEORGE HUBIERNA

CAMP MACABULOS, Tarlac City – Twenty five personswere arrested in the act of playing “sakla” by joint ele-ments of the Tarlac Criminal Investigation and Detec-tion Team and the local police station in BarangayAbogado, Paniqui town Wednesday night.

CIDT provincial officer Chief Inspector Rogarth B.Campo identified two of the suspects as Michael Cay-ago, sakla card dealer, 41, of Purok 2, Brgy Abogadoand Jose Lacayanga, cashier, 31, of Poblacion Norteof the said place.

The confiscated evidence included one Playing ta-ble, two decks of Spanish playing cards; four pieces ofManila paper and cash in different denominations allamounting to P3,575.

Campo said that the aggressive intensified campaignin stopping all forms of illegal gambling is in line withthe directive from Interior and Local Government Sec.Mar Roxas and PNP chief Alan L.M. Purisima.

He disclosed that the new PNP-CIDG director, ChiefSupt. Frank Uyami Jr. has ordered a massive campaignin curbing illegal gambling in the country.

SPO4 Felizardo Laygo said that the arrested per-sons failed to present any permits but they revealedthe name of the financier of sakla as a certain RomySantiago known as “Tisoy” of Legaspi Street, Baran-gay Poblacion Sur, Paniqui.

Laygo said that the arrested suspects are tempo-rarily detained here and criminal charges for violation ofPD 1602 as amended by RA 9287 (Prescribing StifferPenalties on Illegal Gambling) were prepared before theTarlac Prosecutor’s Office.

Meanwhile, joint operatives of the Provincial SpecialOperation Group (PSOG) led by Insp. Pascual de losReyes and Paniqui town police chief Supt. Miguel Guz-man nabbed three persons at a wake for reportedly op-erating illegal gambling late Thursday night.

Reyes identified the arrested persons as Larry Nera,44, the alleged sakla maintainer; Sarah May Palanca,36, and Marlyn Garlan, 35, all residents of BarangayMatalapitap, Paniqui, Tarlac.

Confiscated from them were a deck of Spanish play-ing cards; one playing board; one improvised marker andcash amounting to P680 in different denomination.

‘Sakla’ players nabbedin Paniqui town

BY ERNIE B. ESCONDE

ORANI, Bataan- Someresidents on Tuesday ex-pressed opposition to theconstruction by the De-partment of Environmentand Natural Resources ofa viewing deck on an areacarved out of a mountainin the upland village of Talain Orani, Bataan.

They argued that theinfrastructure would dis-tract the full view of Mt.Natib and portions of theBataan National Park(BNP).

The residents who re-fused to be named saidDENR should instead dis-courage the building ofhigh concrete structuresalong the mountain range.“Kung gusto lamang namakita ang kabuuan ngbundok, maaari namangumakyat sa mataas nabahagi nito at hindi na kai-langan pang magpagawang viewing deck,” they

Viewdeck on Bataanmountain opposed

said.A check on Wednes-

day at the provincial officeof DENR in Pilar, Bataanshowed that the projectwas cancelled and studiesare being made where toplace the viewing deck butdefinitely not in Sitio Binu-tas mountain area in Talawhere it was proposed.

“Binutas is a potentialtourism area where moun-tain climbers and hikerspass so DENR thought ofputting-up a viewing deckas monitoring station andwhere the caldera of Mt.Natib and big portions ofBNP can be fully viewed,”forester Ed Kabigting, new-ly-assigned BNP Protect-ed Area Superintendent(PASu) said.

He added that the win-ning contractor has justbegun digging in the areabut encountered someproblems and decided notto go on with the project.“Hindi ko masabi kung

may harassment ba o anopero ang pakiusap ng con-tractor na kung maaari ili-pat na sa ibang lugar,”Kabigting said.

The PASu said DENRfunded the two-storeyviewing deck for some P1million.

The place was calledBinutas, some seven kilo-meters uphill from Tala,because a companycarved a road out of themountain for its geo-ther-mal exploration project.

Visitors in the area canscan the mountain rangesof Mt. Natib and theBataan National Park andfeel and hear the soundslike whistles of blowingwinds.

Kabigting said theBataan National Park iscomposed of 18,335 hect-ares extending from thetowns of Hermosa, Orani,Samal, Abucay, Bagacand Morong and the Cityof Balanga.

NI JOHNNY R. REBLANDO

OLONGAPO CITY – Pinaghahanap nang pulisya ang isang tindero ng isdamatapos itong tumakas makaraang bar-ilin ang isang janitor sa loob ng SBMA.

Kinilala ng pulisya ang suspek na siRico Colico, 47, tindero ng isda at resi-dente ng Block 24, Waterdam Road,Barangay Gordon Heights ng nasabinglungsod.

Sa imbestigasyon ng pulisya, nagtun-go ang suspek sa bahay ng biktimang siFeliciano Espinosa, 39, isang janitor saSBMA at kabarangay ng suspek para ko-

Janitor, binaril ngtindero ng isda

mprontahin, subalit paglabas ng bahayng biktima, sinalubong ito ng magkaka-sunod na putok ng baril.

Ang biktima ay sumasailalim sa op-erasyon sa James Gordon MemorialHospital bunga ng mga tinamong tamasa likurang bahagi ng katawan at kanangmukha mula sa kalibre .38 baril.

Sa isinagawang imbestigasyon ngscene of crime operatives, nakarekoberng dalawang slug ng bala sa pinangyari-han ng insidente.

Nagpapatuloy naman ang isinasa-gawang follow up operation ng pulisyasa agarang ikadarakip ng suspek.

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Pagtatangisa Pilipina

ANG DALAGANG Pilipina, parang tala sa umagaKung tanawin ay nakaliligayaMay ningning na tangi at dakilang gandaMaging sa ugali, maging kumilos

mayumi, mahinhin, mabini ang lahat ng ayosMalinis ang puso maging sa pag-irog

may tibay at tining ng loob

Bulaklak na tanging marilag,ang bango ay humahalimuyak

Sa mundo’y dakilang panghiyas,pang-aliw sa pusong may hirap.

Batis ng ligaya at galak,hantungan ng madlang pangarap.

Iyan ang dalagang Pilipina, karapat-dapatsa isang tunay na pagsinta.

Isang pag-aalay sa pagdiriwang ng Pandaigdigang Buwanng Kababaihan ang klasikong komposisyon ni J. Santos naisinatitik ni Jose Corazon de Jesus.

Mabuhay ang Pilipina!

NO CONCEIT, absolutely, of some prophetic sense here.But apparently as relevant today as the day it was written five

years ago is this piece on our beloved Apu Ceto, on the occasionof his 71st birthday.

Saturday, March 9, marks his 76th, entering the second year ofhis supposedly mandated retirement. Sans papal acquiescence,Apu Ceto continues being his best sermon to his flock.

Our good shepherd“IF WE really pray together, (we would discern that) one cannotmonopolize truth. Truth begins in the heart, the sanctuary of ourconscience.”

Thus spoke the Most Reverend Paciano B. Aniceto, archbishopof San Fernando, at the thanksgiving Mass in celebration of his71st birthday on Sunday.

He could well be speaking of that sector of society that hasarrogated unto itself all possession of truth. But, no, the archbishop’ssermon encompasses all the faithful, their individual politicsundistinguished.

In the presence of Her Excellency, PresidentGloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the Reverend GovernorEddie T. Panlilio, Congressman Dong Gonzales,City of San Fernando Mayor Oscar Rodriguez,and a host of other politicians and local leaderswho were allowed through the stringent securitymeasures imposed by the Presidential SecurityGuard at the Mother of Good Counsel Seminary,Apu Ceto shone as the shepherd truly worthy ofhis flock.

To Apu Ceto, there never are black sheep. Hehas faith in the goodness inherent in anyone, evenamong those who have gone astray. I should know,I was once Apu Ceto’s most prodigal child,converted by his faith in his God and his belief inme, notwithstanding my frailties.

“We need to purify and change. If we followthat process, we will have a peaceful and justsociety with integrity. You should watch and praythat you don’t fall into temptation.”

The temptation of corruptive power – for thosein government, that which deny the people of theirright to live with human dignity. Apu Ceto maywell have meant.

“Our country is at a crossroad. We are a dividedpeople, eternally quarrelling, bickering. Somemedia contribute to this. We are falling into thepit.” Apu Ceto warns.

But instead of taking his flock to the streets ofprotests to foment greater divisions, Apu Ceto,pointed them to the way that he has alwaysembraced:

“We are asking the Lord to permeate everystrata of society. Families and leaders should workso there is a holistic approach in the search for areal, authentic, common good, for the progressand development of our people.”

Ora et labora. Pray and work. Christian life atits most essential.

“Let us pray together, discern together so thatwe could know the will of God for the Filipinopeople.”

Apu Ceto laid down anew, the very ground uponwhich sprang the Catholic Bishops Conferenceof the Philippines pastoral statement on truth.That which, Apu Ceto lamented, made theshepherds “unpopular.”

He cautioned those that found cause forimpatience, if not disbelief, in the pastoralstatement: “The Church is a sign of contradictionbut it comes from a position of strength becausethe center of evangelization is Jesus.”

Oh, how conveniently have we Christiansforgotten the very paradox of our faith: of spiritualstrength in human weakness, of the triumph inthe Cross, of being born in dying.

“We have to give the precise mission of theChurch, we do not respond to external pushesonly. Intrinsic in its nature and mission, theChurch must define society, not society definingus.”

Apu Ceto has spoken. Most eloquently. Now,were the more loquacious – and mediaphilic – ofour churchmen as discerning as him...

RegardingHenry

Henrylito D. Tacio

“IT’S BECAUSE at the time youare sick, you are already highrisk. You are susceptible to allkinds of infection.”

That was what Dr. JosephineVillafuerte, chief of Davao CityHealth Office (CHO), said asquoted in “Sun.Star Davao” re-port written by Arianne Caryl N.Casas.

The doctor was talking aboutpneumonia, the infection thatcaused the death of ChristianBrando, the troubled eldest sonof the late famed actor MarlonBrando. For two consecutiveyears, pneumonia is the num-ber one among the top 10 lead-ing causes of mortality in thecity.

The CHO said that from2011 to 2012, pneumonia is theleading cause of death in thecountry’s largest city. This isalarming since pneumoniaranked fourth as the top caus-es of mortality in the city from2006 to 2010.

Every year, pneumoniacosts the Philippine Health In-surance Corp. (PhilHealth) atleast P2 billion annually, ac-cording to Dr. Anna Lisa T. OngLim, a pediatrics professor atthe University of the Philippines– College of Medicine.

In a news conference, Dr.Lim said pneumonia is one ofthe top five leading causes ofmortality in the country. It is oneof the diseases caused by“Streptococcus pneumonia” orpneumococcus, a type of bac-teria that is also responsible formeningitis, sinusitis, and bron-chitis.

“Pneumonia is an infectionof the small air sacs of the lungs(called alveoli) and the tissuesaround them,” notes “The Mer-ck Manual of Medical Informa-tion.” “It is not a single illnessbut rather many different ones,each caused by a different mi-croscopic organism –whether itis a bacteria, virus, or fungus.”

Usually, pneumonia startsafter organisms are inhaled intothe lungs, but sometimes theinfection is carried to the lungsby the bloodstream or it mi-grates to the lungs directly froma nearby infection.

According to the Mayo Clin-ic, pneumonia often mimics theflu, beginning with a cough anda fever, so you may not realizeyou have a more serious condi-tion.

WebMd, published byHealthwise Incorporated, sayssymptoms of pneumonia caused

by bacteria usually come onquickly. They may include:cough (you will likely cough upmucus from your lungs; mucusmay be rusty or green or tingedwith blood), fever, fast breathingand feeling short of breath, andshaking and “teeth-chattering”chills (may happen only one timeor many times).

Other symptoms includechest pain (often feels worsewhen you cough or breathe in),fast heartbeat, feeling very tiredor feeling very weak, nauseaand vomiting, and diarrhea.When the symptoms are mild,the doctors call it as “walkingpneumonia.”

Older adults, however, mayhave different, fewer, or mildersymptoms. They may not havea fever. Or they may have acough but not bring up mucus.The main sign of pneumonia inolder adults may be a changein how well they think. Confu-sion or delirium is common.

“Symptoms caused by vi-ruses are the same as thosecaused by bacteria,” WebMdstates. “But they may come onslowly and often are not as ob-vious or as bad.”

Dr. Villafuerte advised peopleto undergo a medical checkup

immediately. “When you havedifficulty of breathing with coughand fever, have yourself admit-ted in a hospital,” she urged. “Youdon’t treat it as if it’s an ordinarycough because you might al-ready have pneumonia.”

“A doctor or nurse checksfor pneumonia by listening to thechest with a stethoscope,” theMerck manual says. “In mostcases, the diagnosis of pneu-monia is confirmed with a chestx-ray.”

A report released by “Reu-ters” said that doctors maymiss some cases of pneumo-nia if they rely solely on theirpatient’s medical history andsymptoms without also takingx-rays.

Dutch researchers, who pub-lished their findings in the “Eu-ropean Respiratory Journal,”found that of 140 patients whohad their pneumonia diagnosedby x-ray, doctors init iallythought only 41 of them had thesevere lung infection.

“That’s worse than flipping acoin,” said Dr. Richard Watkins,who was not involved in thestudy but has researched howdoctors diagnose pneumonia. “Ithink that’s an argument fordoing chest x-rays.”

Pneumonia often clears upin 2 to 3 weeks. But olderadults, babies, and people withother diseases can becomevery ill. They may need to be inthe hospital.

You can also lower yourchances of getting pneumoniaby staying away from peoplewho have the flu, colds, mea-sles, or chickenpox. You mayget pneumonia after you haveone of these illnesses. Washyour hands often. This helpsprevent the spread of virusesand bacteria that may causepneumonia.

Pneumonia:Top killer

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Napag-uusapanlangNi Felix M. Garcia

Dong tagilidkay Oca

Base sa nakalap nating impormasyonSa pamamagitan ng mga tinanong,Na kung ang araw ng halalan ay ngayonAy sino kina Mayor Oca at Cong Dong

Ang ninanais na maging KongresistaNg taga 3rd District dito sa Pampanga,Higit na marami ang nagsabing silaAy pabor dito sa talagang subok na

At sadyang ang taglay nitong kakayahanPara sa posisyong pagka-KinatawanAy tunay naman ding di matatawaranDala nitong siya’y sa batas maalam

Kung saan kumpara sa isa ay angatSa kualipikasyon bilang mambabatasAng kilala’t bantog na ‘World Class City Dad’At Pangulong ‘League of Cities’ sa Pinas.

Samantalang ito kanyang katunggaliSa posisyong siya ang may hawak datiAy sa‘public works’ lang at iba pang uriNg kasanayan yan puedeng mamalagi.

Dito ko sinasabing di mabuting taoItong si Dong upang di natin iboto,Kundi bagkus sa di pagtanaw po nitoNg utang na loob kay Ginang Arroyo

Na kanyang iniwan sa ere, nang si MamAy maipit sa iba’t-ibang kaso riyan;At d’yan natin siya lubos na pintasanBilang respetadong tao’t kaibigan

Ng mga Arroyo’t saka Macapagal,Na nagtalusiran ang bumaligtad yan;Kasabay halos ng pagkaka-ospitalNitong nagdala kay Dong sa katanyagan

Upang makilala pati na sa labasNg bansa, at halos panganay na anakNg Pangulo nitong bansang PilipinasAng turing kay Dong ng iba pang kaanak).

At di pa man umiwas ng makasuhanAng ating butihing 3rd District Congressman,Kung kaya marahil gumawa ng ganyanNa matatawag na grabeng kataksilan?

Humigit-kumulang, sa puntong nasabiAy isang bagay na di kapuri-puriKay Dong Gonzales ang ganyang pangyayari,Na maari niyang ikatalo pati

Sa ambisyon nitong muling mahahalalSa ‘3rd District of Pampanga as Congressman’Kung saan si Oca Rodriguez ang siyangTanging katunggali na makakalaban

Na inaasahang si Mayor RodriguezAng sa eleksyon yan itong mananaigDahilan na rin sa subok na sa linisAt paghawak si Ocang ‘public office’

Dala narin nitong naging karanasanNi Rodriguez bilang dating Congressman,Liban sa tunay namang maaasahanSi Mayor pagdating sa isyung pambayan

Seselan naka mu ngara ring aliwaNunge me pa buri ing anti kangOca;Pablasang bukud king asne kaganaka,Keng pamagsilbi na pilmi kang tumula!

Halo-haloBy Ding Cervantes

‘Danger ofdarkness now

covering world’PLEASE PRAY to the Holy Spirit for wise discernment in dealingwith prophecies in our times. There are too many modern-dayprophets and some of them seem to be outside the realm of thesupernatural.

Now, let me share messages purportedly conveyed by theBlessed Virgin Mary to Patsy Soto, reputed to be a pious womanwho has the gift of bilocation, levitation and reading of minds andsouls.

Message given by the Blessed Mother on February 16, 2013 at4:30 a.m.:

“My dear children, the days grow shorter beforethe peace of my Jesus settles over the earth. Thatis why I come to you out of His love for Hiscreation. My little ones, pray without ceasing.Pray with a desire to please your living God, whoallows me to come to you for such a long time. Iam always as close as your heart, where I desireto stay out of Motherly love for you. Thank you.”

Message given Sat. Feb. 23, 2013 at 7:40 a.m.:“My dear children, I can only urge you to more

prayer and fasting to combat these critical times.Pray for your Church during a time of importantchange. Each of you, my little ones, is anecessary part of your faith, imparting aresponsibility to be obedient to the teaching andguidance in all things. Now, more than ever, youare needed to pray and fast. I am with you always.Thank you.”

Message given at 11:10 a.m. Sat. March 2,2013 at home:

“My dear children, my heart is filled with hopefor my little ones, who understand the need forfasting and prayer in order to bring holy leadershipto the Church of my Jesus. Hear me with yourhearts as I ask these things of you. You cannotfully comprehend the danger of darkness now

covering your world. I call you with love, mychildren. Listen to me. Thank you.”

Over in Medjugorje, the Blessed Mother alsogave her monthly message to Mirjana last March2:

“Dear children; Anew, in a motherly way, I amcalling you not to be of a hard heart. Do not shutyour eyes to the warnings which the HeavenlyFather sends to you out of love. Do you love Himabove all else? Do you repent for having oftenforgotten that the Heavenly Father, out of His greatlove, sent His Son to redeem us by the Cross?Do you repent for not having accepted themessage? My children, do not resist the love ofmy Son. Do not resist hope and peace. Alongwith your prayers and fasting, by His Cross, mySon will cast away the darkness that wants tosurround you and come to rule over you. He willgive you the strength for a new life. Living itaccording to my Son, you will be a blessing anda hope to all those sinners who wander in thedarkness of sin. My children, keep vigil. I, as amother, am keeping vigil with you. I am especiallypraying and watching over those whom my Soncalled to be light-bearers and carriers of hope foryou – for your shepherds. Thank you.”

Humor is a rubber sword - it allows you to makea point without drawing blood. –Mary Hirsch

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NOTICE OF LOSSNotice is hereby given that SHINYA KIKUCHI, of legal age, Japanese,

married and with residence at Blk. 28 Lot 2 Phase 1 San Isidro HeightsSubd., San Isidro, Cabuyao, Laguna has executed an Affidavit of Loss ofhis Immigration Card No. F000181310 which he lost in Balibago, AngelesCity at around 3:00 A.M. of November 3, 2012.

Punto! Central Luzon: March 5, 8 & 11, 2013

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTWITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS

Notice is hereby given that the heirs of JOSE B. VALLO who diedintestate on November 6, 2012 in Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga executed anExtrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights of his estate more particularlydescribed as a parcel of land (Lot 2 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-63259, being a portion of Lot 5-D-2, described on plan (LRC) Psd-62665,LRC Cad. Rec. No. 132) situated in the Bo. of Dau, Municipality of Mabalacat,Province of Pampanga and covered by TCT No. 176132-R of the Registryof Deeds of Pampanga.

Punto! Central Luzon: March 8, 2013

NOTICE OF LOSSNotice is hereby given that JAEHEE CHO, of legal age, Korean,

married and with residence at 23-27 5th St., Villasol Subd., Brgy. Anunas,Angeles City has executed an Affidavit of Loss of his Alien Certificate ofRegistration issued by the Bureau of Immigration which he lost sometimein February 18, 2012.

Punto! Central Luzon: March 8 & 15, 2013

letter from the MalacañangLegal Affairs Office, datedFebruary 7, 2013, and wasasked to provide neces-sary comments regardingthe allegations.

In his reply and con-trary to the claim of David,

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No anomaly in city projectsPamintuan stressed thatthere were no irregularprojects reported by theCPMC.

“The committee, whichis very active from its cre-ation up to now, present-ed its observations includ-ing perceptions of some ofits members during one

formal sessions of theLDC last year. These ob-servations were properlyanswered and clarified dur-ing the said meeting,” themayor said.

Pamintuan created andactivated the CPMC in 2011as part of the policy of hisadministration to ensure

transparency, a major com-ponent of his program forgood governance.

“I am surprised why thealleged observations of theCPMC are now being usedagainst me and my ad-ministration when it is aknown fact that the saidcommittee reports to me

through the City Planningand Development Office,and is directly adminis-tered by the Office of theMayor,” Pamintuan statedin his explanation.

Further, Pamintuannoted the following in hisreply:

• The alleged “poorplanning” for the projectsin Barangays Amsic andAnunas was a baselessperception as the projectsunderwent the requiredprocess of identification bythe concerned offices ofthe city government andapproval of the LDC;

• There was no addi-tional cost incurred by thecity government involvedon the alleged variance rel-ative to the road construc-tion at Angeles-MagalangRoad;

• On the Office of thecity’s Persons with Dis-abilities Office (PWDO)not being “PWD friendly.”The city government wasvery transparent with re-gard to the construction ofthe said office. Since theconstruction of the officewas under warranty, thecontractor was notified toinstall the necessary facil-ities such as ramps, handrailings, etc immediately;

• On the allegation of“perceived overpricing” ofthe Legislative Building.The building is about 85percent complete. It was

the past administrationwhich determined thecosts of the project. Inother words the project,which we inherited from thepast administration, is stillunfinished. We cannotsee any basis how the al-leged overpricing occurredon a project that is yet tobe completed;

• On the issue of therestrooms at the PampangPublic Market: the amountallotted for the repair of theeight (8) restrooms totaledP600,000 or P75,000 perrestroom. It must be con-sidered that these are pub-lic restrooms and the gov-ernment can only regulate,not prohibit, the use ofthese restrooms. Public re-strooms as they are, theywere constructed for thefree use of the public andwe cannot be picky as towho should or could usethem. As such, daily usewill definitely affect thephysical appearance of therestrooms.

“We believe that theletter of Mr. David, who isa very close associate ofCongressman Carmelo‘Tarzan’ Lazatin, my polit-ical opponent this comingMay elections, is bereft oftruth and nothing but apolitical move to destroymy credibility as the in-cumbent city mayor,” Pa-mintuan stressed in hisletter. –Team Agyu Tamu

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE JUDGEANGELES CITY

ATTY. ELFREN P. HIPOLITO, JR.,Application No. 2013-408

Petitioner,

ATTY. JOAN MARIE UY-QUIAMBAO, Application No. 2013-409Petitioner,

x————————————————————————xNOTICE OF HEARINGS

Notice is hereby given that summary hearings on the petitions fornotarial commission of:

ATTY. ELFREN P. HIPOLITO, JR.

ATTY. JOAN MARIE UY-QUIAMBAO

will be held on March 20, 2013 at the Regional Trial Cour, Branch 57,Hall of Justice, PulungMaragul, Angeles City at 9:00 a.m..Any personwho has any cause or reason to object to the grant of the petitions mayfile a verified written opposition thereto, received by the undersignedbefore the date of the summary hearings.

Angeles City, March 4, 2013.

OMAR T. VIOLAExecutive Judge

Punto! Central Luzon: March 8, 2013

guio City and Ati-atihan ofAklan.”

She said the six-dayfestival will also feature“sports events, authenticcultural presentations andunique talent showcase.”

“The first day of cele-bration will feature ‘PINA-KA LGU Booth Show-case’ which will highlightthe best in different mu-nicipality. Trade fairs andexhibits will also be open,

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Zambales to hold 13th Mango festoffering this province dis-tinct product—from driedmangoes, mango wines,mango tart, mango jam,mango candies as well assouvenir items,” shestressed.

Mora said the 15thNational Mango Congressitself will be held March 20to be attended by stake-holders in the country’smango industry. “Partici-pants will witness enthral-ling street and civic pa-rade, float competitions,

street dancing competi-tions, and cultural presen-tations.”

The festival will alsohighlight the search forMango Master Chef andmango wine mixing andbartending competitionwinners. It will also featurethe annual ‘ZAMBA TuklasTalento 2013’, the searchfor best water bonsai, andthe holding of the grandparade and invitationaldancing competition inIba.

Mora said the last dayof the festival will highlight“sports-tourism such assand sculpturing competi-tion and lifesaving mangoolympics in the serenebeaches of the province.”

“We will also be danc-ing to the rhythm of theInter-town drum and lyrecompetition in the morningfollowed by astonishingperformances of ‘ZAMBASummer Saya VarietyShow’ in the evening,” sheadded.

send the entire nation infatal default,” he said.

Mariano said that “aslawmakers we should dowhat we can do to avert thelooming mass slaughter offorces identified with theRoyal Sultanate of Suluand the red carpet harass-ment of more than 800,000Filipinos in Sabah by theMalaysian authorities.”

He appealed to House

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Solon urges House colleagues...Speaker Feliciano Bel-monte to “call a specialsession next week anddiscuss the situation fac-ing the 200 members ofthe Royal Sultanate andthe rest of the nearly onemillion Filipinos in the hot-ly contested territory.”

Mariano also said theoccasion that would call forspecial session of Con-gress before the HolyWeek break could “formu-late resolutions including

the official revival of thecountry’s claim on Sabahin aid of legislation.”

He said Congress isalso “in the best positionto identify possible diplo-matic and legal remediesavailable for the Philippinegovernment to keep thefamily and other membersof the Royal Sultanate ofSulu safe and the resump-tion of diplomatic talks andnegotiations on issuessurrounding Sabah.”

“Congress should getinto the picture and helpprevent the loomingslaughter of many Filipi-nos in Sabah including themen of the Royal Sultan-ate of Sulu by Malaysianarmed forces,” he said.

He said “Pres. Aquinoshould have explored alldiplomatic venues to con-vince the Kirams and the200 Filipinos to pursuenegotiations.”

–Ding Cervantes

isang buwan mataposmasawi sa isang aksidentesa Tanay, Rizal ang dala-wang mag-aaral ng HolySpirit Academy-Malolos(HSAM) noong Pebrero 8.

Ayon kay Felix Tiong-son Jr., tagapangulo ngPTCA sa Bulacan, mata-gal nang inirereklamo ngmga magulang ang malak-ing halaga na sinisingil ngmga paaralan sa mgamag-aaral kaugnay ngpagsasagawa ng field trip.

Batay sa mga impor-masyong naipon ngPTCA, ang halagang sinis-ingil sa bawat mag-aaralsa pampubliko at priba-dong paaralang elementa-rya hanggang sekundaryaay nasa pagitan ng P800hanggang P1,500.

“Ang totoo po niyan,ipinangungutang lamangng maraming magulang,lalo na yung nasa publicschools ang pambayad safield trip ng kanilang anak,”ani Tiongson.

Bukod sa malakinggastos sa halos taunangpagsasagawa ng field trip,hindi rin nauubos ang pan-gamba ng mga magulangkapag sumama sa fieldtrip ang mga anak nila.

“Hindi po kasi naminalam kung ano mangya-yari sa kanila kaya pag-alis pa lang sa bahay aynagdadasal na kami.

Ang pangambang itoay hindi lingid kina Dr.Romeo Alip, at AmancioVillameyor,ang divisionsuperintendent ng DepEd-

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Total ban sa field trip hinilingBulacan at supervisor ngMalolos City Schools Di-vision, ayon sa pagkaka-sunod.

Ayon kay Alip, kapagnagpahatid ng pagpa-paalam sa kanya ang mgapunong guro ay nagda-dasal na siya na makauwing maayos ang lahat ngkalahok sa field trip.

Ang pangamba ng mgamagulang at ng mga taga-pamuno ng DepEd sa Bu-lacan at lungsod na ito aymay batayan.

Matatandaan na bagonaaksidente sina Rio Bi-anca Ramirez at PamelaEnriquez ng HSAM saTanay, Rizal ay napabali-ta rin ang aksidenteng ki-nasangkutan sa Enchant-ed Kingdom ng mga mag-aaral ng Lipana NationalHigh School sa Guiguintomay limang taon na angnakakaraan.

Sa nasabing insidente,nakasakay sa isang pop-ular na ride ang mga mag-aaral nang tumigil angmakina nito at ilang orasang lumipas bago nakaba-ba ang mga mag-aaralmula sa Guiguinto.

Ayon kay Tiongson,samantalang kinukunsid-era ng SP ang pagtatakdang mga regulasyon sa fieldtrip, mas makabubutingipatigil na iyon ng tuluyan.

Inayunan din ito ng ibapang opisyal ng PTCA tu-lad nina Melissa Fernan-dez ng San Rafael at JunLopez ng Bulakan..

Binanggit din nila angmalaking halagang sinis-ingil ng mga paaralan, par-

tikular na sa mga priba-dong paaralan.

Binigyang diin din ito niDr. Roberto Ramirez, angtiyuhin ni Rio Bianca.

Batay sa pagtaya niRamirez, kung ang bawatmag-aaral ay sinisingil ngP1,000 at ang bilang nglumahok ay 300, lumala-bas na umaabot saP300,000 ang nasisingil.

Ang nasabing halagaay ikunumpara ni Ramirezsa halaga na ibabayad samga bus na ayon sa kan-ya ay nasa pagitan la-mang ng P20,000 hang-gang P30,000.

Bukod dito, ibinulgar niRamirez na may mga pri-badong paaralan na sum-isingil ng bayad sa fieldtrip bago pa magsimulaang klase, kasabay ngpaniningil sa matrikula.

Ito ay ikinagulat ninaAlip at mga bokal na sinaMichael Fermin, FelixOple, Ayee Ople at RamonPosadas.

Ayon kay Alip, na-kapagtataka ang paninigilng maaga sa field trip da-hil hindi pa natutukoy angpupuntahan ay may hala-ga nang sinisingil.

“It’s either they over-charge the parents or shortchange them,” ani Alip.

Para naman sa ama niRio Bianca na si Reynal-do, dapat lamang itigil angpagsasagawa ng taunangfield trip.

Sinabi niya dapat angdumalo lamang sa field tripay ang mga nasa ikatlo oika-apat na taon sasekundarya.

Bukod dito, sinabi niReynaldo na dapat palitanang pangalang field tripdahilang huling tatlongletra nito na “RIP” aymaaaring mangahuluganng “rest in peace.”

Samantala, pinagtibayng SP ang isang resolusy-on noong Martes na nag-tatakda ng indefinite mor-atorium sa mga field trip.

Ayon kay Bokal Fer-min, pansamantalang ititigilang mga field trip sa lalawi-gan ng Bulacan hangganghindi napagtitibay ang ini-hahanda nilang ordinansahinggil dito.

Sa pagsasagawa ngisang pagdinig noongLunes, nagpahayag ngpagkadimsaya sina BokalFelix at Ayee Ople na sakabila ng DepEd Order No.52 na nagtatakda ng mgapamanatayan sa field tripay hindi ito nasusunod ngmga paaralan.

“Dapat siguro, basahinmuna yung DepEd Order,at itigil muna yang mgafield trip,” ani Bokal FelixOple.

Para naman kay Dr.Mariano De Jesus, paborsiya sa moratorium at sakatunayan ay nagtakda nasiya nito sa Bulacan StateUniversity.

Bilang pangulo ng pam-antasan, nilinaw din ni DeJesus na may mga kursona di mapipigilan ang fieldtrip katulad ng engineering,architecture at tourism.

Nilinaw ni De Jesus nabahagi ng mga nasabingkurso ang pagsasagawang field trip. –Dino Balabo

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TheGossip-millerby Cesar Pambid

Dingdong Dantes rejoices over MarianRivera's winning Best Actress Award

(Pero nalulungkot sa reklamo sa kanya ni Governor ER Ejercito)MORE THAN ANYBODY, si Dingdong Dantes ang masayang-masaya sa pagkakapanalo ng girlfriend na si Marian Rivera bilang bestdrama actress for Amaya sa nakaraang Golden Screen TV Awards.

Nanalo nga rin ang aktor that night sa best reality competition TV host para sa Protégé: The Battle for the Big Artista Break pero masexcited siya sa natanggap na award ng GF since ito ang first acting award ng aktres.

“Kasi alam ko kung gaano niya kagusto ’yun, eh. Gustung-gusto talaga niya (na manalo ng acting award). Tinanong ko nga kungumiyak, eh. Feeling ko nga bibigay, eh,” say ni Dingdong.

Nag-celebrate raw sila ni Marian last Saturday night pero madalian lang dahil kailangan niyang matulog nang maaga for PartyPilipinas kinabukasan.

“Nagpunta lang kami du’n sa favorite naming Spanish restaurant. Diyan lang,” say pa ng aktor.Still on awards, kamakailan ay nagbigay ng pahayag si Laguna Governor ER Ejercito tungkol sa pagkakatalo niya ng dalawang

beses sa Metro Manila Film Festival bilang best actor at natataon namang si Dingdong ang lagi niyang mahigpit na kalaban at dalawangbeses na siyang tinatalo nito -- una ay noong 2011 for Dalaw at ito ngang 2012 for One More Try.

Si Gov. ER naman ay Asiong Salonga ang entry nu’ng 2011 at El Presidente naman nitong 2012.Sa mga pahayag ni Gov. ER, halatang medyo dinadamdam pa rin niya ang pagkakatalo.Aniya pa, dapat kumuha ng credible judges ang MMFF, kaya naman hiningan namin ng reaksyon si Dingdong.“Alam n’yo, siguro, ang MMFF ang dapat natin din tanungin sa reaksyon nila riyan. If I were part of the MMFF committee, I will be

hurt definitely.“But I don’t think I’m in a position to say anything because I’m just a recipient of the award. If you ask questions, I think you have to

address it straight to them.”Pero nirerespeto raw niya ang damdamin at opinyon ng nakatunggaling aktor-pulitiko.“At least, honest siya, ’di ba? ’Yun lang naman ’yun. Siguro, kung ako rin nasa posisyon niya, eh, hindi rin siguro ako matutuwa totally. But kaya nga, siguro, if there

are issues like that, I’m pretty sure, he knows kung sino ang dapat kausapin and then again, that’s his opinion, let’s all respect it,” say ng aktor.Pero siya, personally, kapag natatalo siya sa award-giving bodies, ano ang nararamdaman niya?“Ano po, better try again, better luck next time. And magandang lesson din para sa akin kapag may nangyayaring ganu’n dahil parang sinasabi rin sa ’yo na siguro,

‘try harder next time.’“Pero para sa akin, siguro, maihahambing ko ito du’n sa (best actor) nomination ko sa Asian TV Awards (for Stairway to

Heaven).“Alam n’yo, matalu-manalo, ’yung the fact na na-nominate ka -- hindi po kasi lahat nano-nominate sa dami ng

gumagawa ng pelikula, ng TV shows, hindi rin naman po lahat -- kaya the fact talaga na mabigyan ka lang ngcitation, malaking bagay na sa akin ’yun,” saad ni Dingdong.

“I will always be grateful for things like that with or without getting it. But siyempre, iba talaga if you get it. Ibatalaga.”

Remake ng hit series nina Kristine Hermosaat Jericho Rosales kinokontra ni Oyo Boy

UNANG HIT noon nina Kristine Hermosa at Jericho Rosales ang Pangako Sa Yo. At dahil uso ang remake,ayan at balak muling gagawin ng ABS ang serye. Natural, kasama sina Jericho at Kristin,e but this time mgaparents na sila ng mga bida.

Binigyan ng payo ni Oyo Sotto ang asawang si Kristine Hermosa na ipagpaliban ang paggawa ngremake ng Pangako sa ’Yo na nagpatingkad sa loveteam nila ni Jericho Rosales.

Eh, ang problema, lalabas na silang magulang ni Echo sa murang gulang kaya hindi muna niya tinanggapang pagbabalik ng asawa sa showbiz.

“Hayaan na lang niya na iniwan nila ’yung show na solid sa puso nila, ng mga tao, hanggangngayon ’yung solid sa Instagram sa Malaysia, ‘We love Kristine and Jericho!’” katwiran ni Oyo nangmakausap ng press sa presscon ng sitcom nila ng daddy niya na si Vic Sotto, ang Vampire angDaddy Ko.

So, siya ang pumigil sa asawa na gawin ’yon?“Hindi naman. Napag-usapan lang namin ni Tin. Sabi ko, parang hindi maganda. Bakit kayo

’yung ginawang nanay at tatay? Sabihin mo sa kanila, hindi maganda. Pasado ka pa namannang walang anak, eh,” paliwanag ng aktor.

“Pero ako, ayoko! Nanay ang role niya, eh,” dagdag niya.Hindi naman daw niya pinipigilan si Kristine na magtrabaho.“Alam ko kasi, may gagawin siyang webisodes. Alam ko, parang sequel ng Immortal.

Ninety percent sure na ’yon. Kasi nakapag-training na siya kasi medyo action-action anggagawin niya,” saad ng anak ni Bossing Vic.

Choice rin daw kasi ng asawa na kung magkakaroon siya ng soap, twice a week langang taping dahil mas gusto niyang may time siya sa family niya.

“Nami-miss din niya ang showbiz. Marami rin kasing nagtu-tweet sa kanya, eh. Pleasecome back on TV na. Mostly Malaysians ang namimilit, eh. ‘Please take care of her!’Ginaganu’n ako, eh. Sabi ko, oo naman! Sinasagot ko ’yung iba na Malaysians,” kuwentoni Oyo.

Bilang ina, hands-on daw si Tintin sa pagpapaligo sa mga bata na nasaksihan niyanu’ng nawalan sila ng kasambahay. Hindi ba siya maarte?

“’Yung hitsura niya sa TV, ’yung mga taong hindi niya nakakasama, maski ako, sinasabiko sa kanya na nu’ng first time kong nakasama siya, intimdidated ako! Parang sosyal.Mahirap pakisamahan.

“Oo! Sinabi ko sa kanya. Parang mas maarte pa nga ako sa kanya, eh! Hahaha! Perohindi talaga. Iba talaga si Tin sa bahay. Very hands-on!” pahayag ni Oyo sa kabutihan ng asawa bilangina.

Eh, pagdating sa daddy niya na open na sa relasyon kay Pauleen Luna, ano ang feeling niya?“’Yung respeto kay daddy, nandoon ’yon. Hindi puwedeng mawala ang respect,” diin ni Oyo kahit wala

pang chance na makasama nila sa isang okasyon ang girlfriend ng ama.

Leading lady sa bagong sitcom...Korean starlet namumuro kay Vic Sotto?

BALIK-SITCOM sa“Vampire ang Daddy Ko,” si Bossing vic Sotto.“This is different from my past sitcoms so I’m excited,” sabi niya. “Biro mo, ang anak kong si Oyo

ang gaganap na ama ko, so natatawa kami tuwing tatawagin ko siyang Daddy. E, before, ako lagi angama niya. First time ko ring kasama in a sitcom ang child wonder ngayong si Ryza Mae Dizon.”

Kumusta na sila ni Pauleen Luna? “Okay, wala namang problema.”Pia Guanio then was his leading lady in “Full Haus.” Didn’t he consider Pauleen to be his

partner in “Vampire ang Daddy Ko” instead of Korean DJ Jin Ri Park? “Sa drama series 'yunnakalinya, hindi sa comedy. May bago nga siyang drama (“Unforgettable”). Koreana anghinanap nila rito kasi nga, for a change, maraming Koreans dito at mahilig ang tao sa Kpop. Tinesting nila si Jin Ri at okay namang lumabas kaya siyang kinuha.”

Jin Ri says it’s an honor to be acting with Vic for her first acting job. “He’s very nice.Everyone on the set is very kind to me so I’m enjoying acting now kahit kokonti langang alam kong Tagalog.”

Would he fall for Jin Ri? “Hindi ako mahilig sa sabay-sabay, ano? Ever since,paisa-isa lang ako.”

Would he be willing to be paired with Pauleen in a TV show or a movie later on?“Depende sa concept. Ako kasi, kailangang mauna ‘yung magandang konseptobago ang casting. Pero sa ‘Vampire Kong Daddy Muna’ tayo tumutok kasishowing na ‘yan sa Saturday. I guarantee everyone they’ll have a good timekasi very entertaining ang show namin.”

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