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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - Central Luzon regainedfoothold as the country’s

“rice granary” as it proved to be138 percent self-sufficient in thestaple cereal despite the severefloods the region experienced lastyear.

Central Luzon now 138%self-sufficient in rice

PHL’S RICE GRANARY AGAIN

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BY MALOU DUNGOG

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Subicwill again host prestigious interna-tional regattas this year when theSubic Bay to Boracay Race kicksoff here in February and the Com-modore’s Cup promises to wowspectators and sailors alike in April.

The Subic Bay to Boracay Race,which is followed by the BoracayCup Regatta, will be held on Feb-ruary 15-22. The two races are joint-ly organized by the Saturday After-noon Gentlemen Sailing (SAGS)group based at The Lighthouse Ma- PAGE 6 PLEASE

Int’l regattas return to Subic Bayrina Resort here and the BoracayCup Organizing Committee.

Organizers said the Subic Bayto Boracay Race and the BoracayCup Regatta are acclaimed asamong the best sailing competitionsin Asia today. Both attract GrandPrix yachts and top-notch local andforeign sailors vying for the presti-gious “Asian Yachtsman of theYear” and “Yacht of the Year” titles.

The Subic Bay to Boracay Raceis a gruelling 210-nautical mile In-ternational Sailing Federation(ISAF) category 3 offshore race. It

BY JOEY PAVIA

CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO – Nearly half of thePampanga’s P1.7-billionbudget for 2013 will go toeducation, health and ag-riculture.

Education, health, agri get bulkof Pampanga’s P1.7-B budget

This, according to Se-nior Board Member Cri-sostomo Garbo, chair ofthe provincial board’s com-mittee on finance and ap-propriations.

“Based on the currentbudget, the Pineda admin-

istration is gearing to-wards investing heavily onwhat’s important for Pam-panga,” said Garbo, dis-closing that 20 percent ofthe budget is allotted foreducation, 15 percent for

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HEALTH CONCERN. Gov. Lilia Pineda monitors facilities and services atthe Porac District Hospital with Engr. Noli Pangan and Engr. Wilfredo Manaliliof the Provincial Engineering Office, Dr. Romulo Lacson and Board MemberFritzie David-Dizon. PHOTO BY RIC GONZALES

BY ASHLEY MANABAT

MABALACAT CITY— Apopular tourist destinationas well as a venue for stu-dents on field trips, camp-ings and retreats has con-tinuously defied a closureorder from the sanggu- PAGE 6 PLEASE

Paradise Ranchdefies city council

closure orderniang panglunsod (SP) forits failure to pay businesstax since February lastyear.

The SP, in a unani-mously approved resolu-tion dated Nov. 29, 2012,urged Mayor Marino “Bok-

Sailors master the wind during theSubic Bay to Boracay Race last year.PHOTO BY MALOU DUNGOG

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Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Labor and Employment

NATIONAL LABOR RELATION COMMISSIONRegional Arbitration Branch No. IIICity of San Fernando, Pampanga

RODOLFO P. DE LEON Complainants,

-versus- NLRC CASE NO. RAB-III-04-6966-96

ZAXXON PHIL., INC.,AND PERICO V. JAO, Respondents,

x————————————————————xNOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE ON REAL PROPERTY

WHEREAS, by virtue of the 4th ALIAS Writ of Execution and inaccordance with Rule 39 Section 18 of the New Rules of Court of thePhilippines, issued in the above-entitled case dated 24 October 2011,by the Honorable MARIANO L. BACTIN. Acting Executive LaborArbiter of this Office, ordering the undersigned sheriff to seize the goodsand the chattels of the respondents and cause to be made effective in theamount of Php 537,942.22 and execution fees in the amount of Php2,710.00 and deposit fees in the amount of Php 3,020.00, PhilippineCurrency together with interest and expenses of the sale incurred withthe NLRC Manual on Execution of Judgement.

NOW THREFORE the undersigned sheriff hereby announce that onFebruary 15, 2013 at exactly 10:30 a.m or soon thereafter at theSheriffs Office, 4th Floor, ASCORP Building, Mc Arthur Hi-way,Dolores, City of San Fernando, Pampanga he will sell at PublicAuction for cash, the herein described Real Properties of respondentslocated at Angeles City to satisfy said order of execution, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. T-52945“ A percel of Land (Lot No. 145 of the Cadastral

Survey of Angeles). With all buildings and improvements,except those herein expressly noted as belonging toother persons, situated in the Municipality of Angeles. Xx x x containing and area of TWO HUNDRED TWENTYFOUR THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY ONESQUARE METERS (224,331) more of less. X x x

FURTHER, by virtue of said 3rd Alias Writ of Execution and inaccordance with the Rules of Court of the Philippines, all rights, title,interest and participation of respondents are levied upon by the undersignedon March 19, 2007.

This Notice of Sheriffs Sale was published to PUNTO CENTRALLUZON a newspaper with general circulation in Luzon and in the Provinceof Pampanga for two (2) consecutive weeks starting January 22 and 29,2013

LIKEWISE, this Notice of Sheriffs Sale will be posted in three (3)public places in the Province of Pampanga for the information of allconcerned.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, January 15, 2013.

BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSION:

NUMERIANO S. REYES Sheriff II

N.BProspective bidders/buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate

for themselves the above-described Real Properties ofrespondents.

Copy furnished:THE RESPONDENTSTHE REGISTRY OF DEEDS of Angeles CityTHE COMPLAINANTSALL CONCERNED

Punto! Central Luzon: January 23, 30 & February 6, 2013

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For Devant 50"Smart 3D Internet TV:For every P500 single oraccumulated purchasewithin the promo periodfrom the SM Store, SMSupermarket, or from anyparticipating mall estab-lishment entitles shop-per to one raffle coupon.Raffle draw is on Febru-ary 17, 2013, 9:45 pm atthe 4th level of SM CityOlongapo.

Avail of the three-hourexclusive to SM Advan-tage, Prestige, and BDORewards cardholders dur-ing the first day, February15 from 9 a.m. to 12 nn.and get an additional 10percent off on all items atthe SM Store, SM Appli-ance Center, Ace Ex-press and Watsons.

Customer has to fill-inhis/her complete name,address, contact numberand affix their signatureon the raffle stub, anddrop the raffle entries atthe designated drop box-es inside the mall where

purchase was made.Winners will be noti-

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Avail of these excitingpromos and enjoy shop-ping at SM City Olonga-po’s 3-Day Sale on Feb-ruary 15–17, 2013.

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BY DING CERVANTES

CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO — Environment au-thorities here expressedalarm over the proliferationof an invasive species ofturtle that now threatensCentral Luzon’s local fishpopulation and otheraquatic animals.

The Department of En-vironment and Natural Re-sources (DENR) here saida growing population of theinvasive Chinese softshellturtle, scientifically namedPelodiscus sinensis hasprompted it to create atask force to look into theanimal’s distribution, feed-ing habits and reproductivecharacteristics.

Maximo Dichoso, ex-ecutive director of theDENR in Central Luzon,said his office receivedcomplaints from fishpondowners and operatorsabout the turtle preying onlocal fish species, andbangus and tilapia finger-lings in fishponds.

“The Chinese softshellturtle has been classifiedas an invasive alien spe-

Turtle invasion threatens fish population in CLcies (IAS) introduced inthe country in the ‘90s,” heexplained, even as hewarned the public againstpropagating or raising theanimal as pet.

He stressed that thereptile is considered “athreat to local biodiversityand a pest in the multi-million fish industry ofPampanga, Bulacan andBataan.”

“Fishermen and fish-pond owners from thetowns of Arayat, Candaba,San Luis, Minalin, Maca-bebe and Apalit in Pam-panga likened the turtlemenace to the ‘golden ku-hol’ that wreaked havoc onrice farms during the ‘80s,”said Arthur Salazar, dep-uty DENR director for pro-tected areas, wildlife andcoastal zone manage-ment service (PAWC-ZMS).

As this developed, theDENR ordered a team ofbiologists and conserva-tion experts to conduct asix-month study to deter-mine the impact of thesoftshell turtle on the en-vironment and the local

fishing industry of the af-fected provinces, and toidentify wildlife manage-ment interventions from theDENR.

“We want to determinethe rate of reproduction ofthis turtle species andcome up with a regionalpolicy on the allowablequota for its collection ei-ther for food or export,”Dichoso explained, notingthat some private individu-als have expressed willing-ness to “harvest” the tur-tles for export.

He said strong marketdemand for turtle meat inChina and other Asiancountries will open a high-ly lucrative and viable busi-ness opportunity amongwildlife collectors in theaffected provinces.

“While the reptile pos-es a threat to local biodi-versity, there is also aneed to regulate its collec-tion and trade to avoid un-necessary competitionamong individuals issuedwith Wildlife Special UsePermit, and to ensure asustainable turtle popula-tion without affecting thelocal fish industry,” Dicho-so also said.

He said that in Pam-panga alone, three individ-uals have been issued per-mits to collect a combined36,820 heads of live turtlesthis year, or about 30,700kilos of turtle meat. Lastyear, 349,170 heads of liveturtles, or 236,250 kilos ofturtle meat were also har-vested.

He said the DENR“welcomes information

that would shed light onthe range and behavior ofthe reptile and urged thepublic to contact the near-est DENR office if there aresightings of the animal orif nesting sites are found.”

The Chinese softshellturtle, according to theFood and Agriculture Or-ganization (FAO) of theUnited Nations (UN), isfound in several countries,including China, Taiwan,Vietnam, Japan and Rus-sia where it is considereda native “delicacy” andmade into turtle soup. InJapan, turtle meat isstewed with noodles andserved as a winter delica-cy.

A long history of theturtle being used as foodin most Asian countrieswhere it was introducedmade it difficult to deter-mine the extent of the rep-

tile’s native range, al-though it is known to in-habit brackish water, riv-ers, lakes, ponds, canalsand creeks with slow cur-rents.

The Chinese softshellturtle is carnivorous andaggressive, preferring toforage at night to feed onfish, crustaceans, mol-lusks and insects.

The DENR is closelymonitoring at least 15 in-vasive alien species of flo-ra and fauna that are in-vading Philippine forestsand lakes, including thehighly aggressive Maticaplant, known as “Buyo-buyo”, that has reportedlyinvaded banana and cas-sava plantations in thecountry.

A flowering shrub na-tive to South America,“Buyo-buyo” has beenfound to suppress the nat-

ural regeneration of for-ests, and to colonize va-cant agricultural areas andgaps in forest areas.

Also in the IASwatchlist of the DENR isthe African bullfrog and Af-rican snail that feed onnative wildlife species andunsustainably compete fornutrients and habitat withthe local varieties.

Earlier, DENR Secre-tary Ramon Pajelaunched the four-yearproject “Removing Barri-ers to Invasive SpeciesManagement in the Pro-duction and ProtectionForests in SoutheastAsia” funded by the UNEnvironment Programmeand the Global Environ-mental Facility to shieldthe country’s forest eco-system and agriculturalareas from the threats ofinvasive alien species.

Chinese softshell turtle

BY MALOU DUNGOG

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT –USS Stockdale (DDG-106), anArleigh Burke-class guidedmissile destroyer, arrived inSubic Bay on Tuesday, Febru-ary 5 for a routine port visit.

This stop in Subic willpermit the Stockdale to replen-ish supplies as well as offerits crew an opportunity for restand relaxation.

“Visiting Subic Bay pro-vides us with a great opportu-nity to continue the long-termrelationship between thePhilippines and the UnitedStates and that is very impor-

US destroyer docks in Subictant to us,” said Cdr. LexWalker, Commanding Officer,USS Stockdale.

Cdr. Walker also spokeabout the diversity of his crew.“We have quite a few Filipino –American Sailors among ourcrew, and I hope that the citi-zens of the Philippines can lookat our ship and see that theirpeople and their culture are wellrepresented and respected inthe U.S. Navy,” said Walker.

Fifteen Filipino-Americanssail aboard the USS Stockdale,among them Sailors with familyties to Baguio City, Manila,Marikina City, Orion, OlongapoCity, Quezon City, and Santa

Monica. Some, like Geno C.Uy (GSM2) and Ryan Angeles(AM2), were born in thePhilippines and immigrated tothe U.S. in recent years.Others, including Joel Marsi-gian (AM2) and Dean Rivera-Villanueva (ADAN), were bornin the United States but stillhave relatives in the Philip-pines. Many of the Stock-dale’s Sailors plan to visitfamily while in port.

This will be the Stockdale’sfirst visit to the Philippines. The visit is part of the ship’snine month deployment to theWestern Pacific that began inJanuary 2013.

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THE PHILIPPINES’ largest national flag carrier, CebuPacific (PSE:CEB) won the Best Social Media Cam-paign for its Juan for Fun Backpacker Challenge, andBest Print Ad for its “Betcha Buy Bali Now” ad, duringthe Budgie$ and Travel Awards 2013 last January 31.

The Budgie$ and Travel Awards 2013 was one ofthe highlights of the 2013 Low-Cost Airlines World AsiaPacific Conference held at the Marina Bay Sands inSingapore last week.

CEB won Low-Cost Carrier (LCC) of the Year andLCC CEO of the Year in 2012, and Friendliest LCC ofthe Year in 2011.

“Our social networking platforms and print ads con-tinue to show just how fun traveling can be with CebuPacific. We are proud to represent the Philippines andits vibrant aviation industry in this year’s conference,which gathered LCCs in the Asia-Pacific region,” saidCEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.

As of February 4, 2013, CEB has over 823,000 fansand over 441,000 fans on its official Facebook and Twit-ter pages respectively. Its Youtube.com/CebuPacific-Air channel also has over 1 million views.

With these awards, CEB holds a select domesticand international seat sale from February 4 to 6, 2013or until seats last.

For travel from February 15 to April 3, 2013, pas-sengers can buy seats from P288 to P688 to selectdomestic destinations from Manila, including Bacolod,Boracay, Cagayan de Oro, Coron, Davao, Dumaguete,Puerto Princesa and Tagbilaran.

Guests traveling from Clark to Hong Kong, Macauor Singapore can also buy P699 seats, for travel fromFebruary 15 to June 30, 2013.

Other international routes are also on sale as lowas P899, for travel from March 15 to June 30, 2013.This includes all international flights from Cebu and Iloi-lo.

Seat sale fares are exclusive of check-in baggageallowance, taxes, fuel surcharges and admin fees.

For bookings and inquiries, guests can go towww.cebupacificair.com, or call the reservation hotlines(02) 7020-888 or (032) 230-8888. The latest seat sales

CEB bags Best SocialMedia Campaign andBest Print Ad Awards

and promos can also be found on CEB’s official Twitterand Facebook pages.

CEB operates the most extensive network in thePhilippines with 32 domestic destinations and hubs inManila, Cebu, Clark, Iloilo, Kalibo and Davao. It offers21 international destinations, namely Bangkok, Bali,Beijing, Brunei, Busan, Dubai, Guangzhou, Hanoi, HoChi Minh, Hong Kong, Incheon (Seoul), Jakarta, Kota

Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Macau, Osaka, Shanghai,Siem Reap, Singapore, Taipei and Xiamen.

CEB currently operates 10 Airbus A319, 24 AirbusA320 and 8 ATR 72-500 aircraft. Its fleet of 42 aircraft isone of the most modern aircraft fleets in the world. Be-tween 2013 and 2021, Cebu Pacific will take delivery of18 more Airbus A320 and 30 Airbus A321neo aircraftorders.

BY ARMAND M. GALANG

CABIAO, Nueva Ecija -The municipal governmentspearheaded on Tuesdaya multi-sectoral effort toclean a lake which onceserved as source of liveli-hood for residents.

Mayor Gloria Crespo-Congco, a champion ofthe good governancewatchdog Kaya Natin!,said the drive to save Na-bao Lake, a 39-kilometerlake in the villages of Sta.Rita and San Carlos, wasthe main theme of thetown’s third “Paistima KaFestival” that startedTuesday and will run untilSaturday.

The festival also high-lights activities such aswalk-for-a-cause, celebra-tion of the Holy Mass, ex-hibits and booths for localproducts and heritage,dart competition, talentsand sport competition andsearch for Binibining Ca-biao on the first day.

There will be massdemonstrations for both

public and private schools,love and care month, ha-rana festival, poster-mak-ing contest, tree plantingactivity, Lutong Kabya-wenyo Cookfest, Serena-ta ng Bayan, float compe-tition, drum and lyre com-petetion and exhibition,Gabi ng Parangal for Out-standing Kabyawenyosand launching of the “TaasNoo Ako ay KabyawenyoMarch,” street dancingcompetition, Gabi ngPagkakaisa at Pasasala-mat and grand fireworksdisplay on the succeedingdays.

Congco said that Na-bao Lake has been thesource of livelihood for theirforefathers, aside from be-ing a tourist attraction site.

“Ibalik ang Nabao sapagiging isang muntingparaiso, isang kayamananng bayang Cabiao at isangnapakagandang tanawinpara sa aming lahat lalonglalo na sa mga kabataan,”the lady chief executivesaid.

“It used to be a fishing

ground for the people ofCabiao but has been ne-glected for long,” she add-ed. Congco initiated thecleaning of the lake on thelast part of her first nine-year stint as mayor butwas apparently forgottenagain during the last ad-ministration.

“Nilagyan namin ito ngmaraming isda para mag-ing palaisdaan ng bayanng Cabiao at nung umalisako ay medyo na-kakalungkot, naibalik nanaman sa dating anyokaya ngayon ang layuninko ay ulitin namin yungginawa namin before,” shestressed.

She called on resi-dents, including womenand children to participatein the continuous effort tomaintain and promote thehealthy status of the lake.

“Gawin natin itongpasyalan at magbigay ngmas malalim na pagbubuk-lod ng bawat isang anakng Cabiao ang lawa naparaiso mula sa Pangi-noon,” Congco said.

Cabiao festival hassaving lake for theme

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Losing to win“IS SUFFERING a defeat good for a political person? The run foroffice is a short run, and the loser is not likely to find comfort in talkabout the long run. But can rejection at the polls be fairly presentedas what condolence-bearers sardonically call ‘a character-buildingexperience’?”

William Safire’s rumination in his The First Dissident subtitledThe Book of Job in Today’s Politics led me to my very own withthe political persons we’ve come to observe, if not to know, real upclose and personal.

Much as I authored his proto-bio, I had no information if OcaRodriguez ever thumbed through the Book of Job after his failedre-election bid in the 3rd district congressional derby in 1992. Muchof what I heard was that he retired to his farm in Maliwalu with hisfavourite books – Machiavelli’s and Sun Tzu’s tomes I would sopresume to include – for consolation and comfort to take him throughhis Joban experience.

Renewed, reinvigorated from that humiliatingloss, his character re-forged in the crucible of theMount Pinatubo devastations, Oca retook hiscongressional post in 1995 and has not lookedback at defeat since: re-electing in 1998 and 2001,winning the mayorship of the City of San Fernandoin 2004, 2007 and 2010. And now poised to returnto the House, but not if incumbent Dong Gonzalescould help it.

Tarzan Lazatin lost in his very try for an electivepost – mayor of Angeles City in 1980. Though notexactly a long shot in the 1st district congressionalcontest in 1987 – he was the beatific Cory’schoice, after all – Tarzan managed to squeakthrough victory – by a plurality of less than ahundred votes against his closest rival, if now-selective memory still serves right.

Like Oca – it could very well be lord of thejungle in Telabastagan that served as template –Tarzan has tasted only triumph since: three-termcongressman, three-term city mayor, back toCongress in 2010, seeking the city mayorshipanew this 2013.

In contrast to the two, Rimpy Bondoc breezedthrough his very first election as 4th districtrepresentative, in 1998. Veritably no sweat washis re-election in 2001 – unopposed.

The ease with which Rimpy achieved hisvictories and the consequential arrogance ofsuccess, could have confluenced to his undoing.Thus, his sorry defeat in the gubernatorial race of2004.

Losing an election early in political career isdeemed constructive. As Safire says, “atherapeutic trouncing introduces a little realhumility into candidates who must at least professhumility.”

That could well serve Rimpy the lesson he – itis generally thought – most needed to learn,moreso to earn, in his comeback bid in 2013.

And then, there’s Boking Morales.Deemed the “sure winner” in the Mabalacat

mayoralty contest of 1992 – what with aformidable war chest, the support of thecontending Lakas-NUCD and LDP parties – hehad Fidel Ramos on stage at his opening salvoand rival Ramon Mitra in his miting de avance,the INC bloc vote, not to mention his youthfulappeal and on-stage bombast – Boking lost tothe very unassuming, even self-effacing, Dr.Catalino Domingo.

Humbled at the polls, bourgeois Bokingattuned, if not immersed, himself in the ethos ofthe rural poor who comprised a clear majority ofthe Mabalacat constituency. Handily winning in1995, he has not vacated the mayor’s seat since.Notwithstanding his Comelec-decisioned defeatin 1998. Notwithstanding the mandated three-termlimitation. And with a patsy for a rival, Boking iscocksure of getting re-elected anew this May.

What Safire called the “law of political return”applied well to Oca, Tarzan and Boking, all of themingrained with the “comeback quality.”

“Defeat, if it does not destroy them, tempersleaders. After reaching deep within for internalresources, they can rightly claim to have grownas a result of what the voters have taught them.In the art of comeback, one lesson is not to insistthat voters admit they were wrong last time, evenif their choice of candidates turned out to be ineptor corrupt in office. On the contrary, the putativecomebacker should compliment the electorate onhaving been right in spotting his own shortcomingsin policy or personality or presentation, whichhave been corrected – with no compromise ofprinciple, of course. Last time losers should assertwith pride that they have learned enough tobecome next time’s winners.” So Safire says.

Else, they stop running altogether. And stoplosing forever.

Oca’s valedictory“TAYO AY narito upang ipagdiwang at ipagpasalamat angkaunlaran sa Syudad San Fernando na ating naipundarat naitaguyod nitong nakaraang isang dekada atdalawang taon.

Kaya nga ang tema ng Kaganapan 2013: ‘SangDosenang Taong Kasiyahan, ‘Sang Dosenang TaongKaunlaran.’ Sa loob ng panahong ito, inilunsad natin angating komunidad bilang isang bagong syudad, at inarugaupang maging maunlad at mapayapa. Sa pamamagitanng ating sama-samang pagsisikap, determinasyon,kasipagan, at sa tulong at kalinga ng Poong Maykapal,tayong mga Fernandino ay matagumpay na naiangatang kalagayan at antas ng ating pamumuhay.

Salamat sa inyong pagpupunyagi, ang ating SyudadSan Fernando ngayon ay itinuturing na isang huwaran.Kung noong araw ay dinadaan-daanan lamang ang atingbayan ng mga naglalakbay patungo sa ibang lugar saLuzon, ngayon ay binibigyan na ng malaking pansin atpinag-aaralan kung anong halimbawa sa pamamahalaang maaaring tularan at kung ano’ng mga negosyo atindustriya ang maaaring itatag dito.

Salamat sa inyo, mga kababayan kong Fernandino,at sa lahat ng mga nakiisa sa ating simulain namagkaroon ng malinis at masigasig an pangungubyerno- isang pamahalaang nakatuon sa maliwanag nadireksyon tungo sa progreso, may tiwala sa kakayahanng mga mamamayan, at may pinagkaisang hangarinpara sa kapakanan ng nakararami. At dahil nanindigantayo sa ating kakayahan - Magsilbi Tamu! Yes We Can!- handa tayo ngayon sa anumang hamon atnalalampasan natin ang anumang balakid tungo samasaganang kabuhayan.

Tayo ngayon ay lalong handa para abutin ang atingmithiin na ang Syudad San Fernando ay magingGateway to North Philippines, Regional Center of CentralLuzon at Champion of Good Urban Governance sasusunod na tatlong taon, at maging isang GlobalGateway sa 2020, at tanghaling isang natatanging Habitatof Human Excellence sa taong 2030.

Kaya huwag nating sayangin ang lahat ng ating mganakamit. Kung may umaakit sa inyo patungo sa ibanglandas, lalo na iyong madilim na landas, isipin na langninyo na tayo ay nakararanas na ng ginhawa atkatiwasayan sa ating komunidad dahil tayo aynagpupursigi sa Tuwid na Daan. Sa ating naipunlang uring pangungubyerno rito sa San Fernando, tayo aymaaaring magtagumpay din sa pagpapalago ngekonomiya at antas ng kabuhayan sa ating karatig bayansa lalawigan ng Pampanga.

Nung keni San Fernando magsilbi tamu - atmigtagumpe tamu — lalu na king aliwang lugar ningPampanga. Magsilbi tamu! Luid ya ing Syudad SanFernando! Luid ya ing Kapampangan!”

So delivered Mayor Oscar S. Rodriguez his last stateof the city address before a multi-sectoral assembly atHeroes Hall, climaxing San Fernando’s 12th cityhoodanniversary.

A valedictory to the city, a salutatory to the third district.Cong Dong Gonzales, beware!

ON THIS DAY in 1952, after along illness, King George VI ofGreat Britain and Northern Ire-land dies in his sleep at theroyal estate at Sandringham.

Princess Elizabeth, the old-est of the king's two daughtersand next in line to succeedhim, was in Kenya at the timeof her father's death; she wascrowned Queen Elizabeth II onJune 2, 1953, at age 27.

King George VI, the secondson of King George V, ascend-ed to the throne in 1936 afterhis older brother, King EdwardVIII, voluntarily abdicated tomarry American divorcee Wal-lis Simpson.

During World War II ,George worked to rally the spir-its of the British people by tour-ing war zones, making a se-ries of morale-boosting radiobroadcasts (for which he over-came a speech impediment)and shunning the safety of thecountryside to remain with hiswife in bomb-damaged Buck-ingham Palace.

The king's health deteriorat-ed in 1949, but he continuedto perform state duties until hisdeath in 1952.

Queen Elizabeth, born onApril 21, 1926, and known toher family as Lil ibet, wasgroomed as a girl to succeedher father.

She married a distant cous-in, Philip Mountbatten, on No-vember 20, 1947, at London'sWestminster Abbey.

The first of Elizabeth's fourchildren, Prince Charles, wasborn in 1948.

From the start of her reign,Elizabeth understood the val-ue of public relations and al-lowed her 1953 coronation tobe televised, despite objec-tions from Prime Minister Win-ston Churchill and others whofelt it would cheapen the cere-mony.

Elizabeth, the 40th Britishmonarch since William theConqueror, has worked hard ather royal duties and become apopular figure around the world.

In 2003, she celebrated 50years on the throne, only thefifth British monarch to do so.

The queen's reign, howev-er, has not been without con-troversy.

She was seen as cold andout-of-touch following the 1996divorce of her son, PrinceCharles, and Princess Diana,and again after Diana's 1997death in a car crash.

Additionally, the role inmodern times of the monarchy,which is largely ceremonial,has come into question as Brit-ish taxpayers have complainedabout covering the royal fami-ly's travel expenses and palaceupkeep.

Still, the royals are effectiveworld ambassadors for Britainand a huge tourism draw.

Today, the queen, an avidhorsewoman and Corgi dog lov-er, is one of the world's wealth-iest women, with extensivereal-estate holdings and art andjewelry collections.

Source: www.history.com

TODAY IN HISTORY

Elizabeth becomes queen

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Napag-uusapanlangNi Felix M. Garcia

Dolyar at ngmonopolyo

LUMAKAS ang piso ng kontra sa dolyarNgunit ang epekto ba ay naramdaman?Ang ekonomiya natin umangat dawAyon sa sektor d’yan ng mangangalakal.

Kung totoong ito nga ay umaangat,Ang ibig sabihin tayo’y umuunlad;Ngunit wari bagang hindi nagagalakYaong nasa abroad ang asawa’t anak.

Lubhang malaki nga kasi ang epektoNitong pagbaba ng palitan sa piso;Sa mga migrante na nagtatrabahoSa labas ng bansa, sakit yan ng ulo.

Sa dahilang sila ay mapipilitangMagdagdag padala tuwing katapusan,Sapagkat kung hindi nila daragdaganAy kukulangin ng panggastos sa bahay.

Hindi bale sana kung maibabalikSa dating halaga ang presyo ng langis,At pati na ating basic commoditiesNa lubhang kailangan ng consuming public.

Noong ang piso ay biglang bumulusokPababa, kay daming mga naghikahos;Eh, bakit nga hindi? Ang bilihin halosDumoble ang presyo’t lumaki ang gastos.

Pero bakit ngayong piso ay lumakasWalang pagbabago yatang nagaganap?Lalo na sa hanay nitong mahihirapNa di maka-ahon sa pagkakalusak.

Nakapagtatakang hindi maibalikSa dating presyo ang produkto ng langs,Gayong one dollar kung ito’y ipalitSa Philippine peso ay biglang lumiit.Natatandaan ko sa ganyang palitan,Ang per liter of crude oil ay disiyotso langAt ang katumbas ng piso kontra dolyarAy singkwenta pesos base sa datos n’yan.

Maging sa kuryente tumaas ang singilNang biglang humina itong piso natin;Ang dahilan nila: upang padaluyinAng kuryente – langis ang kakailanganin.

Ipagpalagay nang ang isang barilesNg crude oil sa Dubai ay treynta dolyares,Sa palitan ngayon lalakas ang raketNg Petron at ng Shell, ng Mobil at Caltex.

Papaanong yan ay di ko masasabiDolyar ang pambayad kung sila’y bibili,Kung kaya’t ang tubo ay higit sa dobleNitong masisibang mga oil company.

Tataas ang dolyar, piso ay hihina,Mga mahihirap ang laging kawawa;Yaong mayayaman na nagpapasasaAng siyang naghahari’t bulsa’y tumataba;

At patuloy naman ang nakararamiNa ‘hand to mouth’ lamang ang kita parati,Sa araw-araw na lalo pang pagtindiNg kahirapan, habang sina si Tan at Sy

At iba pang halos kanila ng lahatAng yaman ay gustong solohin ang bawatNegosyo – kung kaya pati maglalapagNa kakarampot ang kita’y umiiyak;

Dala na rin nitong sila ay nawalanNg parukyano sa pangyayaring yanNa ang ating mga pamilihang bayanAy parang pinatay na n’yan ng lubusan!

Vhelle V. GarciaAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

February 3, 2013

RegardingHenry

Henrylito D. Tacio

The best milkfor babies

“THE SOLE truly universal food for the entire human species.” Thatwas how Dr. Hiroshi Nakajima, former director-general of the WorldHealth Organization (WHO), described breast milk.

The WHO, along with two other United Nations agencies – theInternational Labor Organization (ILO) and UN Children’s Fund(UNICEF) – said that the breast-feeding rate among mothers in thePhilippines has significantly increased.

The three UN agencies cited recent figures released by theFood and Nutrition Research Institute showing breast-feeding ratesto have increased from 36 percent in 2008 to 47 percent in 2011. Inaddition, the initiation of breast-feeding within one hour of deliveryalso rose to 52 percent in 2011 from 32 percent in 2008.

Some years back, the national breast-feeding rate was only 16percent. Experts believe the low rate was due to advertisementmade by the formula milk industry. It reportedly spent billions ofpesos to promote its products through ads in televisions, radios,and newspapers.

“Advertising is the main way that bigcorporations convince mothers who can breastfeed that the bottle is best,” writes Father ShayCullen, of Preda Center, in his column. “It becameso effective that breast-feeding dropped andmortality rates for children one to two years oldvastly increased.”

A global study showed the Philippines – with82,000 annual deaths – as one of the countriesaccounting for 90 percent of deaths among thoseunder five years old. The study also disclosedthat only 16 percent of 4- to 5-month-old babieswere breastfed exclusively while 30 percent wereformula fed.

Most formula milk ads contain “false medicalclaims,” to quote the words of Dr. Nicholas Alipui,then UNICEF country representative.Emphasizing “the vast difference” between breastmilk and baby formula, he explained that milk frommothers had superior quality and containednutrients and antibodies that would help raisechildren with strong immune systems.

“Breast milk is a living substance that isimpossible to duplicate or replicate in industry....No technology is capable of replicating orduplicating mother’s milk. That’s a fact. Any claimto the contrary is a lie,” Dr. Alipui pointed out.

By breast-feeding her baby, a mother can savemoney. Filipino mothers spend 21.5 billion pesosa year on infant formula. That’s about 2000 pesosa month per child, according to UNICEF.

As the best source of nutrition for babies,breast milk has been proven many times over thatbreast milk has components that help protect thechild against infection and disease. Dr. Nakajimasaid breast milk, until recently, has served as “avital link for nutrition and survival across the entire

span of human existence, nurturing the newborn,the infant, and the young child during the mostvulnerable years, all the while providing a powerfulsource of protection from infectious disease.”

Breast milk, the United Nations health agencyexplains, is more than a simple collection ofnutrients. It contains all the essential nutrientslike protein, fats, vitamins, minerals, enzymes,and sugars, in exact proportion. It meets theneeds of the growing infant at every stage.

For thousands of years, in all continents,babies have been breastfed for simple reason:mother’s milk is natural. “It comes ready-prepared,pure, warm, does not require mixing or sterilizationand above all it is free. It is a living substance,”says one physician.

“Mother’s milk is a living substance of greatbiological complexity that not only provides uniqueprotection against disease, but also stimulatesthe baby’s own immune system,” the WHO pointsout.

The WHO recommends exclusivebreastfeeding for the first six months of life, afterwhich “infants should receive nutritionally adequateand safe complementary foods while breastfeedingcontinues for up to two years of age or beyond.”

The American Academy of Pediatrics pointedout the importance of breastfeeding. It said:“Extensive research using improved epidemiologicmethods and modern laboratory techniquesdocuments diverse and compelling advantages forinfants, mothers, families, and society frombreastfeeding and use of human milk for infantfeeding. These advantages include health,nutritional, immunologic, developmental,psychologic, social, economic, and environmentalbenefits.”

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFFTARLAC CITY

FILE NO. 2497

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135/1508, as amended,

filed by ST. MICHAEL RURAL BANK with principal office at G/F HerminiaBldg. Espinosa St., corner Rizal St., Tarlac City against ROCHELL O.RANARA of Brgy. Care, Tarlac City to satisfy the mortgage indebtednesswhich as of October 31, 2012 amount/s to TWO HUNDRED SEVENTHOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY ONE & 44/100 (P207,231.44),PESOS, Philippine Currency, excluding interests, attorney’s fees andother expenses such as expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned or hisduly authorized Deputy will SELL at public auction on March 5, 2013, at10:00 o’clock in the morning, or soon thereafter, at the main entrance ofthe Tarlac Court Building, Regional Trial Court, Tarlac City, to the highestbidder, for CASH, Philippine Currency, the following described property/ies, together with all its existing improvements, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 428109A parcel of land (Lot 3840-M of the subd.plan, Psd-03-

030916 being a portion of lot 3840 Tarlac Cad.; LRC Rec.No.__), situated in the Bo. ofTibag, Mun. ofTarlac, Prov. ofTarlac. Bounded on the SW., along line 1-2 by Lot 3840-L; onthe NW., along line 2-3 by lot 3840-B; on the NE., along line 3-4 by lot 3840-O along line 4-1 by lot 3840-N, all of the subd.plan. Beginning at a point marked “1” on plan xxx containingan area of FIVE HUNDRED (500) Square Meters.

Prospective bidders/buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate forthemselves the title/s and its encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

In the event the public auction should not take place of the said dateit shall be held on March 8, 2013, without further notices.

Tarlac City, January 17, 2013

ATTY. SHALANE T. GO-PALOMAR Provincial Sheriff

JULIUS G. GUIANG, SR.COPY FURNISHED: SHERIFF IV

1. ATTY. ELISEO L. MARTINEZ2NDFlr. Cervantes Bldg.,F. Tañedo St., Tarlac City

2. MS. ROCHELL O. RANARABrgy. Care,Tarlac City

PUNTO! Central Luzon: February 6, 13 & 20, 2013

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO (P)OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT

& EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND,Mortgagee,

EJF No. 282-12-versus- Punto Central Luzon

DAVID R. ARMAS married toFLORDELIZA C. ARMAS,

Mortgagors.x———————————————————————x

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE(Real Estate Mortgage under Act 3135, as amended)

Upon extra judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended filedby HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND, mortgagee, with addressat Suburbia Commercial Center, Maimpis, City of San Fernando,Pampanga, against DAVID R. ARMAS married to FLORDELIZA C.ARMAS, mortgagors, residing at No. 528 Pag-Asa Subdivision, Tuktuk,Guiguinto, Bulacan, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as ofAugust 15, 2012, amounts to ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED SIXTYNINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY FOUR and 85/100(Php1.269,784.85) PESOS, exclusive of interests, penalties, and othercharges, the undersigned Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff and/or herduly authorized Deputy Sheriff will sell at public auction on February 12,2013, from 9:01 AM to 12:00 NN and from 1:00 PM to 3:59 PM at themain entrance of the Regional Trial Court Building, City of San Fernando(P), to the highest bidder for CASH or MANAGER’S CHECK and inPhilippine Currency, the foregoing properties with all the improvementsthereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. 607455-R“A parcel of land (Lot 12, blk. 8, of the cons.-subd. Plan,

Pcs-03-011855, being a portion of consolidated lots 1, Pcs-03-010506, lot 1, Pcs-03-011271, lot 132, Pcs-03-000027, lot 133-B-1, lot 133-B-3 & lot 133-B-5, all of Psd-03-123813, LRC Rec.No.), situated in the Bo. ofPanipuan&Malino, Mun. of San Fdo.,Prov. of Pamp. xxx containing an area of FIFTY (50) SquareMeters. xxx”

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the abovestated time and date.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the saiddate, it shall be held on FEBRUARY 19, 2013, without further notice.

Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title hereinabove-described and encumbrances thereon, if there be any.

City of San Fernando (P), January 8, 2013.

ATTY. JOSELEA Y. FLORIA-BALLETA Clerk of Court VI & Ex-Officio Sheriff

RODRIGO P. DEL ROSARIO, JR. Sheriff IV

Copy furnished:1. HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND, Suburbia Commercial

Center, Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga2. DAVID R. ARMAS married to FLORDELIZA C. ARMAS, No. 528

Pag-asa Subdivision, Tuktuk, Guiguinto, Bulacan3. Punto, Central Luzon

PUNTO! Central Luzon: January 23, 30 & February 6, 2013.

“For the two croppingseasons, Central Luzonwas able to produce3,220,607 metric tons ofrice out of the 675,781hectares area harvested,for an average yield of 4.77metric tons per hectare,”Department of Agriculture(DA) regional executivedirector Andrew Villacortasaid.

The Aquino adminis-tration is expecting the

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Central Luzon now 138% self-sufficient...entire country to be self-sufficient in rice by thisyear.

Villacorta said “produc-tion in 2012 was 23 per-cent higher than 2011’s2,616,083 metric tons con-tributing 18 percent to thenational production in sup-port to the Food StapleSelf-Sufficiency Program.”

He attributed high pro-duction to ”immediate re-covery from natural disas-ters and growth in produc-tion through the conver-

gence of climate changeadaptation measures ofnational government agen-cies and local governmentunits.”

Villarcorta also notedthat yellow and white cornproduction increased at210,469 metric tons withan average yield of 5.20metric tons per hectare in2012. This, he said,was 11.66 percent higherthan the 188,494 metrictons in the previous year.

This, as cassava pro-

duction reached 45,875metric tons with an aver-age yield of 16.25 metrictons per hectare Thiswas 268 percent higherthan the 12,454 metrictons produced in 2011, healso said.

“This high corn produc-tion was achieved throughthe provision of farm ma-chineries and postharvestfacilities and support to ir-rigation, education, train-ings and research” Villacor-ta disclosed.

will start at noon on Feb-ruary 16 and will take be-tween 17-40 hours, de-pending on the size of theboat and the sea and windconditions in the route.

On the other hand, theBoracay Cup Regatta isexpected to provide sailorswith four glorious days ofwindward-leeward racesand offshore races aroundthe beautiful and exoticisland of Boracay fromFebruary 18 to 22.

Overall winners in eachclass (racing, cruiser rac-ing, and cruising class) ofthe combined Subic Bayto Boracay Race and theBoracay Cup Regatta se-ries will bring home an

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Int’l regattas return to Subic Bayimpressive handcraftedsolid brass trophy de-signed by Ferdinand Cac-nio, a multi-awarded visu-al Filipino artist, whichwas officially commis-sioned by the provincialgovernment of Aklan.

Last year’s overall win-ner of the combined regat-tas was Filipino business-man Ray Ordoveza onKarakoa. To give Ray a runfor his money in this year’sforeseen tight race areformer Yachtsmen of theYear Frank Pong on Jelik,Sam Chan on Free Fireand Neil Pryde on Hi-Fi.

Veterans and multi-ti-tled Geoff Hill on Antipo-des, Judes Echauz on hisnew boat Centennial II,Martin Tanco on Centen-

nial III and Jonathan Ma-honey on Zanzibar com-plete a formidable list ofveterans to battle for thetop division.

Subic Bay Metropoli-tan Authority (SBMA)Chairman Roberto Garciasaid the two races boostSubic’s claim as one of thebest sports tourism venuein Southeast Asia today.

“Undoubtedly, Subic isnow ranked as among thepremier sporting places inthe world frequented bytop-caliber athletes. Thesetwo regattas continue toput Subic on the sailingmap, so these are verywelcome events for theSBMA,” he added.

The Subic Bay to Bo-racay Race and the Bora-

cay Cup Regatta are orga-nized in conjunction withthe Subic Bay Metropoli-tan Authority, The Light-house Marina Resort, themunicipal government ofMalay, the PhilippineCoast Guard, the provin-cial government of Aklan,and Watercraft VenturesCorp. under the auspicesof the Philippine SailingAssociation.

The competitions aresupported by Subic BayInternational Terminal Cor-poration (SBITC), StandardInsurance Company Inc.,Cebu Pacific, San MiguelCorporation, Tanduay,Recreational Outdoor eX-change (R.O.X.) and theSubic Bay Freeport Cham-ber of Commerce.

ing” Morales to “closedown the operation” ofParadise Ranch, a natureand conservation park lo-cated in Sitio Monikayo,Barangay Calumpang, oneof the 27 barangays of thiscity.

The Philippine Chil-dren’s Fund of America(PCFA) which operatesParadise Ranch represent-ed by Erik Gomez andpark administrator RomanD. Goce cited an on-

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Paradise Ranch defies city council...going boundary disputebetween this city and themunicipality of Bamban,Tarlac. As a result, theynow pay their businesspermit to the Municipalityof Bamban.

However, the SP notedthat Paradise Ranch hasreligiously paid its busi-ness permit to this newly-converted component citysince it started its opera-tions in 2007 until 2011.

The SP said that de-spite repeated notices,Paradise Ranch has not

paid its business permit tothe city since February 28,2012.

As if to underscore thatParadise Ranch is withinthe territorial jurisdiction ofBamban, a satellite officeof the Provincial Govern-ment of Tarlac has beenput up in the park whicheven include an Office ofTarlac Governor Vic Yap.Signboards were also putup declaring the site aspart of Tarlac.

Meanwhile, Mayor Mo-rales said he is still ex-

hausting all diplomatic ef-forts to make ParadiseRanch comply with thelaw. He said he is set totalk to Gomez and Goceand iron out any differenc-es they have with the citygovernment. Morales saidhe is also appealing toGov. Yap to respect thestatus quo since theboundary dispute betweenPampanga and Tarlac,specifically the bound-aries involving Mabalacatand Bamban, has not beenresolved.

health, and 10 percent toagriculture development.

Garbo gave credit tothe “sound fiscal manage-ment” instituted by Gov.Lilia G. Pineda and provin-cial administrator Atty.Andres Pangilinan Jr. forthe “steady” yearly in-crease of the provincialbudget since 2011. Healso cited Vice Gov.Joseller Guiao and the oth-er board members for“working cohesively as ateam” in bringing about a“rationalized and service-oriented” budgeting pro-cess.

The veteran boardmember disclosed that the

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Education, health, agri get bulk of...Pineda administrationstarted with P1.2-billionbudget, increasing to P1.4billion last year.

“The good collection inlocal taxes, notably in thequarry industry, allowed usto raise our budget for thegreater benefits of our peo-ple,” said Garbo .

Until January 2013, thetotal quarry revenues col-lected under the Pinedaadministration reachedP675,997,500, well on itsway to record the highest-ever collection in the lucra-tive industry in a span ofthree years.

PrioritiesThird District Board

Member Trina Dizon said

women and children will“greatly benefit” from thepriority projects of Pine-da.

“When kids can go toschool and families havesomething on the table toeat, they will be produc-tive members of the com-munity. They only needsome help when they getseriously sick and ourhospitals are reliable,”said Dizon.

Garbo said “betweenP600 million to P700 mil-lion” had been allotted forhealth projects sincePineda became governorin July 2010.

Pineda, in her speechduring a gathering of farm-ers in Lubao town,

stressed that agriculturewill be given even higherpriority in 2013.

The governor is imple-menting the PampangaAgriculture ModernizationProgram designed to im-prove the yield of farmersand fisherfolk until 2016.

To open up further ed-ucation opportunities forthe Kapampangan youth,Pineda earlier signed amemorandum of agree-ment with the Don Hono-rio Ventura TechnicalState University for the es-tablishment of a satellitecampus in Sto. Tomastown which the provincialgovernment will provide P3million annually for its op-erations.

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Erich Gonzales maygusto rin kaya kay

Coco Martin?TANGGAPIN kaya ng publiko ang bagong tambalang Coco-Erich sa “Juan dela Cruz?"

Sobrang sumikat ang Walang Hanggan tandem nina Coco at Julia Monteskaya may mga taong alinlangan kung ganun din katanggap ng masa kayErich para kay Coco.

“I think so,” mismong si Coco nagsalita. “Hindi naman puwedeng kami ulini Julia kasi we also have a movie together, “A Moment in Time”, na Valentineoffering ng Star Cinema. Si Erich, nakapareha ko na before in the movie ‘Noy’at okay naman ang reception sa’min ng tao. This time, I’m sure magugustuhandin ng tao ang tambalan namin kasi andaming kilig moments dito na nakakatuwatalaga. Si Erich kasi rito, matapang, suplada. Ako naman, Batang Quiapo nanaka-enkwentro niya. First meeting namin, nainis siya sa’kin. E, si Erich,napakagandang babae. Ako mismo, tinitingnan ko lang siya, kinikilig ako talagasa kanya.”

Nililigawan ba niya si Erich? “Nagparamdam ako sa kanya noon, peronabigo ako, e,” sagot niyang nakatawa.

Erich butts in at this point. “E kasi, siya naman, dinadaan ang lahat sa biro. Hindi mo alam kung ano 'yungtotoo, seryoso at kung ano yung hindi. Parang nanloloko lang siya.”

But what if Coco becomes more serious in wooing her this time? “May boyfriend na po akong non-showbiz.At saka, pareho kaming ayaw ng karelasyong taga-showbiz.”

“Ngayon, gusto ko na!” says Coco.But he was already busted before. “Hindi naman sa na-busted ako. Noong makita ko lang na tagilid ako, ako

na kusang umiwas. Pero sa ngayon, hindi pa naman tapos ang laban. Mahaba pang ipagsasama namin dito sa‘Juan de la Cruz’ dahil hanggang June daw ito tatakbo sa ere.”

What can Erich say about this? “Abangan nyo na lang kami as Juan and Rosario in ‘Juan de la Cruz’. Ibangklase talaga ang love story namin dito.”

Won’t her boyfriend get jealous of Coco? “Ay, hindi po. Very supportive siya sa career ko. Hindi siya seloso.”

Senator Bong Revilla ipinagmamalaki sa mundo ang IndioNAINIP ang mga fans ni Senator Bong Revilla sa

tagal bago dumating ang character niya sa Indiong GMA 7. “Before I appeared on the show,

everywhere I go, people would tell me: Kailanka ba lalabas sa ‘Indio,’ inaabangan ka na

namin,” sabi niya. “That’s when I realizedna ang lakas talaga ng impact ng ‘Indio’sa publiko, kaya hindi talaga konagsisising ginawa ko ito kahitnapakahirap at napakamagastos niyang

gawin. I’d really like to thank GMA7for giving me their trust to star in a

project that’s definitely the mostimportant and expensiveproduction any local networkhas ventured into.”

Siya pala mismo angnamili ng direktor para sanaturang epicserye. “Atngayon, kitang-kitang hindikami nagkamali ng desisyong

kunin siya kasi he’sdoing an excellent job at

t a l a g a n gmaipagmamalaki naminang show. He’s very goodin storytelling. Talagangmahahatak ang

attention mo infollowing the

story of the

boy who’shalf-human

and half-diwatakaya may

superpowers siya.He uses these powers

in the various fight scenesna action-packed ang

pagkakagawa. At sa laki pa ngcasting ng ‘Indio’, impressive na. The

best Kapuso talents are in the series. Saleading ladies ko lang, wala na kong itulak-kabigin sa ganda’t husay nina JennylynMercado, Rhian Ramos and MaxeneMagalona.”Ngayong linggo, mamamatayang charater ni Maxene Magalona, asRosa, Indio’s first love, sa kamay niMichael de Mesa as Juancho, whosedaughter Jennylyn as Esperanza sees itbut chooses to keep quiet about it. Bongas Indio wants to avenge the death of hisbeloved but Rhian as Diwata Magayonwarns her that he’ll commit a mistake.

Marami pang kaganapan sa istorya atkontrabida naman si Jackielou Blanco nasiyang lalason sa kaisipan ni Juancho paramaging kaaway si Indio.Erich Gonzales

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