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BY JOEY PAVIA

MABALACAT, Pampanga –“Cityhood approved.”

House committee ok’sMabalacat cityhood

Thus texted MayorMarino “Boking” Moralesyesterday as the House ofRepresentatives’ commit-tee on local governmentapproved House Bill 2509authored by First DistrictRep. Carmelo “Tarzan”Lazatin seeking to convertthe town into a into a “com-

ponent city to be known asMabalacat City.”

Lazatin said Moralesand his people “deservethe cityhood” as theyworked together to push forprogress in the first classtown.

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Lazatin MoralesANY DAY AT THE CAPITOL. Supplicants and aid-seekers are a regular presence by the doorof the Office of the Governor. PHOTO BY BONG LACSON

ANGELES CITY – “Elec-tion sabotage.”

Thus said City Admin-istrator Atty. Dennis AlbertPamintuan as they filedbefore the Commission onElections (Comelec) sec-ond division yesterday amotion to investigate the PAGE 7 PLEASE

EdPam team to filefraud suit vs. Nepo

alleged tampering of bal-lots discovered during therecount of votes atComelec-Manila involvingMayor Edgardo “Ed” Pam-intuan and his losing rivalin the 2010 elections,former Mayor Francis Ne-pomuceno. The recount

started last Monday andcontinued yesterday.

Atty. Pamintuan,spokesman of Mayor Pa-mintuan and one of the le-gal counsels, said they willalso file charges againstNepomuceno as the re-count of four barangays

here showed “massivetampering of votes, partic-ularly double shading ofthe names of both Pamin-tuan and Nepomuceno.”

“The recount commit-tee found out that signifi-cant number of ballots

BY DINO BALABO

BALIUAG, Bulacan—A gi-ant hat measuring twometers in diameter willhighlight the opening of theannual Buntal Hat Festivalhere today (Wednesday)in an attempt to reinvigo-rate the century-old van-ishing art of weaving buripalm leaves.

As this developed, lo-

Giant hat to highlight Baliuag’s Buntal Festcal manufacturers of bun-tal hats said that since theindustry started in 1907,demand for the producthere and abroad remainhigh.

They said they cannotmeet the volume require-ment abroad due to short-age of weavers, but theyare now counting on in-mates at the provincial jailin Malolos City to weave

and produce additionalhats.

“We will have the firstgiant buntal hat to beshowcased in the annualfestival,” said Rosie De-casa, municipal tourismofficer of this town.

The giant buntal hathas a diameter of twometers and 50 inches inheight. At least 10 peoplecan share its shade.

According to Decasa,the giant hat is equivalentto 1,000 regular sized bun-tal hat and materials usedalone amounted toP50,000.

“We are hoping thatthis will rejuvenate the van-ishing art of weaving here,”Decasa said referring tothe industry of weaving buripalms that started in this

BY DDING CERVANTES

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The police’s region-wide campaign against the growing number of crim-inals using motorcycles to commit illegal acts hasresulted in the seizure of at least 416 undocument-ed motorcycles in Central Luzon.

Central Luzon police director Chief Supt. Edgar-do Ladao said mobile checkpoints were simulta-neously put up in strategic areas in the region toflag down at random motorcycles whose driverswere asked to produce documents on their vehi-cles.

“This is part of our campaign to curb the growingnumber of crimes perpetrated by suspects usingmotorcycles,” he said.

He said the campaign, dubbed “Anti-Carnappingand Motorcycle Riding Suspects Strategy”, was in-troduced under the Police Integrated Patrol Sys-tem (PIPS) of the Anti-Criminality Action Plan whichfocused on carnappers and motorcycle riding crim-inals.

Special teams from the Regional Highway Pa-trol Group, Criminal Investigation and DetectionGroup, Regional Public Safety Battalion and their

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Police intensifydrive vs. criminals

on motorbikes

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BY JOEY PAVIA

ANGELES CITY – “If we can doit somewhere else, why not in ourown province to highlight the needto nurture the environment.”

Thus said yesterday Ruby-rose “Bessie” Cagulangan-Rus-tia, Global Linkages for the Fili-pino Youth Foundation (GLFY-FI), as she announced that allis set for the “Serenade for Na-ture,” a dinner-concert on May28 which will benefit the mas-sive tree-planting activity of theGLFYFI in Pampanga.

The concert-dinner featuringpopular singers Christian Bau-tista and Karylle will be held at

‘Green’ concert set at Clarkthe Clark Development Corp.(CDC) Parade Grounds.

Rustia said her group is tar-geting to plant some one milliontrees within the span of ten min-utes in July.

“We want to break an oldrecord in Guinness. But what’simportant is that we want to helpgenerate high awareness on thevalue of planting to fight globalwarming,” said Rustia.

Last year, the GLFYFI and thePuerto Princessa Mountain Bik-ing Society organized the Pala-wan Fun Ride with the help ofPuerto Princessa City MayorEdward Hagedorn. The event gen-erated awareness on the impor-

tance of tree-planting and fundswhich were used to help the in-digenous people in Palawan.

Last January, GLFYFI spon-sored “Inang Kalikasan: Pangal-agaan, Bantayan,” a docu-mu-sicale to raise the interest of theyouth in waste recycling andtree-planting campaigns. It wassuccessfully held for three daysat the Clark Education City andwas attended by elementary andhigh school students from Cen-tral Luzon.

Mayor Marino “Boking” Mo-rales and municipal officer JuneMagbalot are expected to gracethe kick-off ceremony in Mabal-acat on the morning of May 28.

A ceremonial tree-planting activ-ity will be held at the MabalacatCollege.

Rustia said that GLFYFIwould “only make it with the helpof various sectors,” includinggovernment agencies and privatefirms.

The Philippine Army 703rd

Brigade, 7th Division led by Col.Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. willalso participate in the massivetree-planting at the denudatedsection of Mt. Arayat.

Rustia said the tickets for theconcert-dinner cost P3,000each. Interested parties may call0922-330-0833 and 0915-914-3667.

Kotse,kinatagpuanng nakagaposna bangkayNI ERNIE B. ESCONDE

DINALUPIHAN, Bataan-Isang bangkay ng hindi pakilalang lalaki ang natag-puang nakagapos ng alam-bre ang dalawang kamay atleeg sa loob ng saradongheavily-tinted na kotse satabi ng kakahuyan sa na-tional highway sa BarangayRoosevelt dito Lunes ng tan-ghali.

Nakatihaya ang lalaki sahulihang upuan ng itim naHonda Civic na may plakangULA 714 na dinustrungkaang pintuan upang mabuk-san matapos maghinala angmga pulis dahil sa tagal ngpagkakaparada ng kotse salugal. May nagsabing alas-10 pa lamang ng gabi ngLinggo ay naroon na samadilim na bahagi ng kalsa-da ang sasakyan.

Ayon kay PO2 RolandoPublico, imbestigador ng Di-nalupihan police, walang na-kitang identification sa bikti-ma. May nakuha umanonghindi pa malamang halagang perang cash sa bulsa nitona ang sabi ng ilang baran-gay tanod ay aabot ngP20,000.

Natagpuan ang rehistrong kotse sa pangalan niCatherine Sotto ng Guagua,Pampanga. Nakikipag-ug-nayan na ang mga pulis Di-nalupihan sa mga pulisdoon, sabi ni Publico.

Dinala ang bangkay saVentura Funeral Parlor saDinalupihan. Bukod sapagkakagapos ng alambresa dalawang kamay at leeg,may sugat ito sa kanangsentido na inaalam pa ngScene of the Crime Opera-tives kung stab o gunshotwound.

May taas itong 5’5” atkatamtaman ang pangan-gatawan. Panay imported di-umano ang suot nito. Angpantalon na may waist linena 31 inches ay Levi’s nagawang Egypt. Ang damit aygawang Vietnam daw. Angbrief ay Calvin Klein saman-talang ang leather shoes nasize 7 ay stateside diumano.

LUNGSOD NG OLONGAPO —Tinatayang aabot sa milyonpisong halaga ang naabo nanglamunin ng apoy ang pinaka-matanda at sikat na restaurantat hotel sa kahabaan ng Mag-saysay Drive dito Martes ngumaga.

Sa paunang pagsisiyasat ngOlongapo City Fire Departmentnagsimula ang apoy sa ikatlongpalapag ng Kong’s Hotel andRestaurant at mabilis itong ku-malat sa buong gusali dahil itoay yari sa kahoy.

Ang sunog ay nagsimulapasado alas-9 ng umaga naumabot sa ika-4 na alarma atpinagtulung-tulungan itong apu-lahin ng mga pamatay sunog ngOlongapo City at SBMA.

Hindi naman nadamay angkatabi nitong Wimpy’s restau-rant at ang PAGCOR na nat-aranta sa pagsalba sa kanilangmga gamit.

Ayon kay City Fire Marshall,Chief Inspector Jonas Silvano,inaalam pa nila ang eksaktonghalaga ng naabong ari-arian atang pinagmulan ng sunog.

Sikat na resto sa Gapo, naabo

Binobomba ng tubig ng mga pamatay sunog ng SBMA at Olongapo City Fire Departmentang dambuhalang apoy na tumupok sa Kong’s Hotel and Restaurant sa MagsaysayDrive, Olongapo City. KUHA NI JOHNNY R. REBLANDO

NI ERNIE B. ESCONDE

PILAR, Bataan- Bumagsak sakamay ng pulisya ang mag-asawang diumano’y pusakalna drug pusher matapos angisang matagumpay na drugbuy-bust operation Lunes ngtanghali sa Barangay Alauli ngbayang ito.

Kinilala ni Senior Insp. Emeli-to dela Cruz, Pilar police chief,

Mag-asawa tiklo sa drug bustang mga suspek na sina Abdu-rakman, 31, at Norma Pacsa,31, ng Calapakuan, Subic, Zam-bales. Nakumpiska sa mag-asa-wa ang dalawang plastic sachetna naglalaman ng pinaghihina-laang shabu.

Nasakote diumano ang mag-asawa sa aktong nagbebenta ngshabu at tumatanggap ng bay-ad sa isang poseur-buyer pag-baba ng mga ito sa Alauli mula

sa bus na galing Subic. Naha-harap sa kasong paglabag saComprehensive DangerousDrugs Act ang dalawa.

Inamin ng lalaki na talagangmay dala siyang shabu na kinu-ha niya sa Subic sa halagangP5,000 ngunit ito diumano’y kau-na-unahan pa lamang beses niy-ang ginawa.

“Sinabi ko sa aking asawana maganda naman ang pa-

birthday mo sa akin,” wari’yhimutok na sabi ng babae na 31taong gulang na raw nitongLunes. Nagagalit umano siya saasawa at binabawalan niya itosa masamang gawain.

Pinasunod lamang diumanosiya ng asawa sa Bataan dahilnanghihingi siya ng pambili ngdiaper, gatas at pagkain parasa kanilang apat na anak saSubic.

MARIVELES, Bataan May 17(PIA) – To foster harmonious re-lationship between the manage-ment and workers from variouscompanies in the province, theDepartment of Labor and Em-ployment (DOLE) Region 3 helda social dialogue with presidentsof various unions here.

The dialogue, which was ini-tiated through DOLE’s Bataanfield office also served as a ven-ue for workers to share theirthoughts and insights, issuesand concerns, and their plightsin the workplace.

Some 22 union officers rep-resenting ten unions within theAuthority of the Freeport Area ofBataan (AFAB) attended the di-alogue. Representatives fromAFAB were likewise present.

DOLE 3 Regional DirectorLeopoldo B. de Jesus cited theimportance of negotiation in thelives of workers and discussedways in effective negotiation tobe able to protect the relation-ship of both management andworkers.

He reminded everyone thatin a negotiation, it is a must toassess the present situation andmake decisions based on itseffect to the future operation ofthe business.

De Jesus also reiterated theessence of communication inresolving issues in the workplaceso it doesn’t escalate into dis-putes.

Bataan Industrial PeaceCouncil (BIPC) Adviser ManuelAmbrosio, meanwhile, dis-

cussed on the impact and chal-lenges of globalization, present-ing statistics on the state ofcompanies inside the AFAB.

Some of the issues raisedduring the open forum were prob-lems arising from job contract-ing, adaptability of foreign super-visors or managers to the coun-try’s culture, mode of training,manner of terminating and re-trenchment of employees, non-remittances of SSS and otherworker’s benefits under sociallegislation, and assessmenttools used in measuring work-ers performance and productivi-ty.

The forum was facilitated byMs. Nely P. Punzalan, Head-DOLE Bataan Provincial FieldOffice. –AMV/PIA Zambales

DOLE, Bataan Freeportworkers hold dialogue

TARLAC CITY, May 18 (PIA) — Department of Trade & Indus-try (DTI), in partnership with the provincial government of Tar-lac, recently launched a program that taps local practicing de-signers in the development of micro, small and medium enter-prises (MSMEs).

DTI provincial director Agnes Ramirez explained the LocalDesigners Development Program (LDDP) seeks to transformTarlac MSMEs into globally competitive businesses and at thesame time showcase the artistry of Tarlaqueños.

Under the LDDP, hired designers are tasked to assist exist-ing MSME clients in the creation of marketable designs fortheir products using available raw materials in the locality.

They shall likewise help the enterprises put up stylish boothsduring trade fairs such as the Likha ng Central Luzon, OTOPLuzon Island Fair, National Trade Fair and Manila F.A.M.E In-ternational.

Ramirez added that chosen designers will undergo skillsenhancement training as well as excursions to neighboring prov-inces to further improve their craft. –WLB/CLJD-PIA 3

DTI-Tarlac, provincial gov’tlaunch Local DesignersDevelopment Program

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In theKnowBy Voltaire Zalamea

PHOTOS BY ROBERT CANLAS OF KQUENTORS

GOD HAS a plan for each and every one of us. He knows when itis time for us to meet the person who would be our partner in life.Take it from Jeffrey Cunanan and Winnie Pineda. These two haveno history at all. They just met by chance and love made its move.

By coincidence or fate that one of Winnie’s friends had sent hera package from Canada, that was April 21, 2007 and the bearer ofthe package was Jeffrey. When they met it was an instant connec-tion of a calm and cozy friendship. There were no fireworks tospeak of, but they had a sense that this meeting had brought them

Chance encounter ends in love...the Jeffrey Cunanan and Winnie Pineda love story

something valuable. Winnie shared, “It took about three weeks oftrying to know each other with the little time we could spend to-gether. Call it cliche but the magic of it was, from the very start wewere comfortable with each other’s company.”

But on May 10, 2007 Jeffrey had to leave for Canada again.Vacation was over and they both had to bid each other farewell.For most people that would have been that, just another beautifulmeeting that didn’t amount to anything. But Jeffrey just couldn’t letWinnie go. He used every available technological means for him toget to keep in touch with her. His determination and persistence

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Boking presentsMABALACAT CITYHOOD is up for talks at the Houseof Representatives, at the committee level, that is.

Before honorable gentlemen and ladies, andofficials of concerned agencies like the LandManagement Bureau, National Statistics Office, andBureau of Local Government Finance, Mayor Marino“Boking“ Morales will present his case for the City ofMabalacat, solidly grounded on annual income:P144 million, population: 203,307 as of2007 yet, land area: 90 percent of Clark sits inMabalacat, for one, etcetera. All surpassing therequirements to be a component city.

Now, now, if Tabuk, Kalinga; Batac, Ilocos Norte;Tayabas, Quezon; Carcar, Naga, and Bogo – all inCebu; Guihulngan, Negros Oriental; Baybay, Leyte;Borongan, Eastern Samar; Catbalogan, WesternSamar; Lamitan, Basilan; Bayugan, Agusan del Sur;Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte; Mati, Davao Oriental;El Salvador, Misamis Oriental; and Tandag, Surigaodel Sur could be declared as cities – the SupremeCourt itself sanctioning, the objections of the Leagueof Cities of the Philippines notwithstanding, so mustMabalacat be.

In this wise, Mabalacat cityhood is asgood as a done deal.

Oca explainsWITH EVEN the “smallest crimes” entered inthe police blotter, the crime rate in the City of SanFernando will be really relatively higher.

Thus explained Mayor Oscar “Oca” Rodriguez ofwhat has caused so much alarm in the capital city:the police report that from January to April this year,132 index crimes were reported in the thirddistrict of Pampanga with 116 committed in theCity of San Fernando.

Rodriguez likewise factored in population in thecrime equation: “San Fernando is the center ofactivities. We have about one million daytime population, so you expect many peoplefrom different places to be in the city.” Ergo, criminalelements too.

And the need for some shared responsibility:“We need the help of provincial officials since we’restill a component city…Let us jointly and seriouslyaddress (the high crime rate).”

Good enough explanation, Sir. But could have beenbetter: the rise in reported crimes bespeaks of thefaith of the people in their police. Theyreport crimes, they trust the police can solve them.

Ennobling labor“AND INASMUCH as most good things are produced by labor, itfollows that all such things of right belong to those whose laborhas produced them. But it has so happened in all the ages of theworld that some have labored, and others have, without labor,enjoyed a large proportion of the fruits. This is wrong and shouldnot continue. To secure to each labourer the whole product of hislabor, or as nearly as possible, is a most worthy object of any goodgovernment.”

Itaas ang sahod! Ibaba ang presyo ng petrolyo!“Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only

the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not firstexisted. Labor is the superior of capital, and deservesmuch the higher consideration. Capital has its rights, which are asworthy of protection as any other rights…A few men own capital,and that few avoid labor themselves.”

Tamad na burgis na ayaw gumawa, sa pawis ngmasa ay nagpapasasa.

“These capitalists generally act harmoniously,and in concert, to fleece the people.”

Ibagsak ang burukrata kapitalismo,ang lintang sumisipsip sa dugo ngmanggagawang PilipinoI

No! The English passages quoted above werenot lifted from the pages of Das Kapital or theCommunist Manifesto. Nor did they come fromthe fiery writings of Engels or the incendiaryspeeches of Lenin.

Would you believe, those were the very wordsof Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the US,the very bulwark of capitalism in the world?

Born poor, self-taught and an itinerant workerbefore he turned politician, Lincoln was so inuredin the nobility of labor that it became one greatpillar of his presidency.

“No men living are more worthy to be trustedthan those who toil up from poverty, none lessinclined to take or touch aught which they havenot honestly earned. Let them beware ofsurrendering a political power which they alreadypossess.”

Lincoln’s biographer, the poet Carl Sandburg,called that passage from the President’s annualmessage to Congress on December 3, 1861, as:“An extraordinary little treatise on what Lincoln

considered the basic point of the Americaneconomic and political system…A rough-hewnsketch of American society, placing the farmerand the labourer as the living and controllingelements in a government of the people.”

The emancipation of slaves that further inflamedthe Civil War and caused the holocaust, and theeventual apotheosis of Lincoln was more than anissue of race. It was also a labor issue: slavelabor.

By breaking the chains of slavery, the GreatEmancipator, freed the Blacks from indenturedlabor, and elevated them to their full humanity.

Labore, ergo sum. I labor, therefore I am.A variation on the theme of Rene Descartes. Apick on the Christian ethos that labor ennoblesthe man.

So what makes the only Christian nation in allof Asia then, with 10 percent of its populationhaving all – without labor, and 90percent having none – but with all thelabors?

A most noble country?Isulong ang pakikibaka tungo sa kalayaan at

karangalan ng manggagawang Pilipino! Mabuhayang uring anak pawis!

ON MAY 18, 1920, Karol JozefWojtyla is born in the Polishtown of Wadowice, 35 milessouthwest of Krakow. Wojtylawent on to become Pope JohnPaul II, history's most well-trav-eled pope and the first non-Ital-ian to hold the position since the16th century. After high school,the future pope enrolled at Kra-kow's Jagiellonian University,where he studied philosophy andliterature and performed in a the-ater group. During World War II,Nazis occupied Krakow andclosed the university, forcingWojtyla to seek work in a quar-ry and, later, a chemical facto-ry. By 1941, his mother, father,and only brother had all died,leaving him the sole survivingmember of his family.

Although Wojtyla had beeninvolved in the church his wholelife, it was not until 1942 that hebegan seminary training. Whenthe war ended, he returned toschool at Jagiellonian to studytheology, becoming an ordainedpriest in 1946. He went on tocomplete two doctorates andbecame a professor of moral the-ology and social ethics. On July4, 1958, at the age of 38, he wasappointed auxiliary bishop ofKrakow by Pope Pius XII. Helater became the city's archbish-op, where he spoke out for reli-gious freedom while the churchbegan the Second Vatican

Council, which would revolution-ize Catholicism. He was madea cardinal in 1967, taking on thechallenges of living and workingas a Catholic priest in commu-nist Eastern Europe. Onceasked if he feared retribution fromcommunist leaders, he replied,"I’m not afraid of them. They areafraid of me."

Wojtyla was quietly andslowly building a reputation asa powerful preacher and a manof both great intellect and cha-risma. Still, when Pope John PaulI died in 1978 after only a 34-day reign, few suspected Woj-tyla would be chosen to replacehim. But, after seven rounds ofballoting, the Sacred College ofCardinals chose the 58-year-old,and he became the first-everSlavic pope and the youngest tobe chosen in 132 years.

A conservative pontiff, JohnPaul II's papacy was marked byhis firm and unwavering opposi-tion to communism and war, aswell as abortion, contraception,capital punishment, and homo-sexual sex. He later came outagainst euthanasia, humancloning, and stem cell research.He traveled widely as pope, us-ing the eight languages he spoke(Polish, Italian, French, German,English, Spanish, Portuguese,and Latin) and his well-knownpersonal charm, to connect withthe Catholic faithful, as well as

many outside the fold.On May 13, 1981, Pope John

Paul II was shot in St. Peter'sSquare by a Turkish politicalextremist, Mehmet Ali Agca. Af-ter his release from the hospi-tal, the pope famously visited hiswould-be assassin in prison,where he had begun serving alife sentence, and personally for-gave him for his actions. Thenext year, another unsuccess-ful attempt was made on thepope's life, this time by a fanat-ical priest who opposed the re-forms of Vatican II.

Although it was not confirmedby the Vatican until 2003, manybelieve Pope John Paul II begansuffering from Parkinson's dis-ease in the early 1990s. He be-gan to develop slurred speechand had difficulty walking, thoughhe continued to keep up a phys-ically demanding travel schedule.In his final years, he was forcedto delegate many of his officialduties, but still found the strengthto speak to the faithful from awindow at the Vatican. In Febru-ary 2005, the pope was hospital-ized with complications from theflu. He died two months later.

Pope John Paul II is remem-bered for his successful effortsto end communism, as well asfor building bridges with peoplesof other faiths, and issuing theCatholic Church's first apology forits actions during World War II.

TODAY IN HISTORY

Pope John Paul II born

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Napag-uusapanlangNi Felix M. Garcia

‘Blueboy’s chanceto win, very slim’

ANO PA kaya ang posibleng ihabolNi ‘former Angeles city Mayor BlueboySa naging resulta ng ‘May 10 election,’Laban sa Alkaldeng nakaupo ngayon?

Kung saan ang naging bilang ng nakuhangBoto ni Blueboy ay 50 percent lamangHalos ng bumoto kay Mayor Pamintuan,Kaya imposibleng makahabol pa yan

Sa ‘recounting of votes’ na isinusulongNg dating Alkalde, sakali ma’t mayrungHindi naibilang o ‘margin of errors’Ang dapat sana’y para sa dating Mayor.

Na imposible rin namang mangyayariPagkat alin man sa magkabilang ‘party’Ay may kani-kanyang ‘watchers’ na sariliPara obserbahan ang bilangan pati.

Kung saan malinaw na makikita niyanAng bawat kilos ng mga nagbibilang,Kaya di pupuedeng ibigay kay EdPamAng para kay Blueboy sa puntong naturan.

O sa kanino mang ibang ‘candidate’ paAng para kay Juan pagkat may ‘watcher’ siya;Liban sa marami ring nakakakita,Kaya di maaring magmilagro basta.

Tama’t sa isang banda’y karapatang legalNg sinuman upang kanyang ipaglabanAng para sa sarili niyang kapakananKailanma’t may duda sa anumang bagay.

Pero kadalasan ang ganyang protestaAy para bagang pantakip na lang tuwinaNg ‘amor propio’ riyan (o kahihiyan ba?)Nitong ibang talunan sa pulitika!

At kung saan itong iba’y sinasabi,Kaya raw natalo ay dinaya kasi;(Bagama’t mayrun din namang pangyayari,Na nadaya itong kapos sa pambili)

Pero itong kina sir Blueboy at EdPamAy tila malayo sa katotohanan,Na nagkaroon ng anumang dayaan,Saan mang anggulo natin pakatingnan.

Una, siya itong ‘incumbent,’ at higitNa may kakayahang posibleng gumamitNg kung ano pa mang di kanais-naisNa pamamaraan sa lahat ng saglit.

At bilang ‘incumbent,’ higit kanino manSi Blueboy itong mas posibleng pakingganNg ‘Board of Canvassers’ kaysa nakalabanSakali ma’t nagkaroon ng dayaan.

At maging ang mga nasa palingkurangPambayan ng lungsod ay hindi kay EdPamIbubuhos ang suporta’t tangkilik niyan,Kung si Blueboy pa rin ang gustong ihalal.

Kaya sa puntong yan, mas makabubutiNa madaliin ang pag-resolba patiNg Comelec hinggil sa isyung nasabiUpang ang tunay at panalong Alkalde

Ng naturang siyudad ang siyang walang duda,Na mai-‘proclaim’ nang panalo talaga;(Kahit pa ma’t ubod ng liit ang tsansaNg dating Mayor sa magiging resulta).

Pagkat itong halos singkwenta por siyentoNg lamang kay Blueboy ni mayor Edgardo,Ay imposible nang mahigitan nitoSa lahat ng kanyang balwarteng presinto!

RegardingHenry

Henrylito D. Tacio

In union,there is strength

“ALL YOUR strength is in union,” Henry Wadsworth Longfellowonce said, “all your danger is in discord.”

In one of his books, bestselling author John C. Maxwell sharesthis story: Some boys were hiking in the woods one day whenthey came across part of an old abandoned railroad track stretchingoff through the trees. One of the boys jumped up onto a rail andtried walking on it. After a few steps, he lost his balance. Anotherboy soon tried the same thing, and he also fell. The others laughed.

“I bet you can’t do it either,” he barked at the others. One byone, the boys tried it, but they all failed. Even the best athlete ofthe bunch couldn’t go more than a dozen steps without stumbling.

Then two of the boys began whispering to each other, and oneof them challenged the others: “I can walk on the rail all the way tothe end, and so can he.” He pointed to his buddy.

“No, you can’t,” said one of the other boys who had tried andfailed.

“Bet you a candy bar each we can!” he answered, and the otherboys accepted.

Then each of the two boys who had issuedthe challenge hopped up onto a rail, reached outan arm, locked hands with the other, and carefullywalked the whole distance.

Maxwell ends his story with this conclusion:“As individuals, they could not meet the challenge.But working together, they easily won. The powerof collaboration is multiplication.”

United we stand, so goes a line of a song,divided we fall. No man is an island, John Donnereiterated. One is useless without the other. Thatis the reason why we have friends.

“The greatest service one can perform is to bea friend to someone,” C. Neil Strait remarked.“Friendship is not only doing something forsomeone, but it is caring for someone, which iswhat every person needs.”

With friends around, cooperation is not aproblem.

Two lively heifers were grazing in the pasture.They were tied to one another by a long rope. Thefarmer came along with two buckets of water andplaced them far enough apart so the young cowswould not fight when they wanted to take a drink.

No sooner had the farmer left than a real battlestarted. Each cow wanted to go to its bucket ofwater, but the rope was not long enough. Theytugged and pulled and fumed. Their tempers flared,their hearts pounded, they were sweating. Finally,in utter exhaustion, they both lay down to rest,now thirstier than ever before.

Then one of the heifers said to the other, “We’refighting for nothing and no one is getting any water.Why don’t we pull together, instead of pullingapart? First, let’s both go over and drink out ofmy bucket. Then we’ll come back and drink outof yours.”

So, that’s just what they did. And it workedlike a charm: both quenched their thirst. They hadlearned the lesson of cooperation.

Someone once pointed out: “We can see thatlife is a cycling phenomenon which occurs inmany forms within a single system. Nothingstands alone – no individual, species, orcommunity; no rain drop, cloud or stream; nomountain and no sea – for in a cycle each thing

in one way or another is connected with everythingelse.”

In life, we either succeed or fail. Successesoften happen to those who believe that withoutothers they won’t be able to reach the top.Success, after all, is a direct result of the effortsof the individual and the support andencouragement of another person or persons.

Many people have gone a lot farther than theythought they could because someone elsethought they could. Nathaniel Hawthorne is agood example, according to Zig Ziglar, author ofSomething to Smile About.

“(Hawthorne) was discouraged and had abroken heart when he went home to tell his wife,Sophia, that he was a failure because he had beenfired from his job in the customhouse,” Ziglar wrote.

“Upon hearing the news, she startled him withan exuberant exclamation of joy. ‘Now,’ she saidtriumphantly, ‘you can write your book!’ To that,Hawthorne responded with the question, ‘Whatare we going to live on while I am writing thisbook?’

“To his surprise and delight, she opened adrawer and drew out a substantial sum of money.‘Where did you get that?’ he asked. ‘I’ve alwaysknown you were a man of genius,’ she told him,‘and I knew that someday you would write amasterpiece, so every week, out of the moneyyou gave me for housekeeping, I saved part of it.Here’s enough to last us for a whole year.’

“From his wife’s trust, confidence, thrift, andcare planning came one of the classics ofAmerican literature – The Scarlet Letter. That storycan be repeated a few thousand times – or makethat a few million. It happens all the time.”

Give those who have helped you the propercredit – for without them, you won’t get what youlong for. Sydney J. Harris believes: “People wantto be appreciated, not impressed. They want tobe regarded as human beings, not as soundingboards for other people’s egos. They want to betreated as an end in themselves, not as a meanstoward the gratification of another’s vanity.”

For comments, write me at henrytacio@gmail.com

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 60ANGELES CITY

IN RE: PETITION FOR CANCELLATION OFANNOTATED LEGITIMATION AND THEREGISTERED AFFIDAVIT OF LEGITIMATION INTHE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF KRISHACZARINE SALINAS LUTCHIANG

GERONIMO M. LUTCHIANG,Petitioner

-Versus- SPEC. PROC. NO. 8607

KRISHA CZARINE SALINAS LUTCHIANG, NANCY L.SALINAS, NATIVIDAD LUTCHIANG, SPS. GAVINOAND ENCARNATION SALINAS, OFFICE OF THECITY CIVIL REGISTRAR OF ANGELES CITY, OFFICEOF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL, OFFICE OF THECIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL (NSO),

Respondents.x———————————————————————————————x

ORDERThis verified Petition For Cancellation of Annotated Legitimation and

the Registered Affidavit of Legitimation in the Certificate of Live Birth ofKrisha Czarine Salinas Lutchiang filed by petitioner Geronimo SalinasLutchiang which alleges, among others, that he is the biological father ofKrisha Czarine Salinas Lutchiang, born on April 3, 1991 in Angeles City.At the time when the said minor was born, her biological parents werenot yet married. However, they got married on April 21, 1991 in Porac,Pampanga, purposely to legitimate their relationship and that of the status.With the biological parents desire that their daughter will be protectedfrom public shame and ridicule of being an illegitimate child, on April 26,1991 they filed before the Office of the Civil Registrar of Angeles City anAffidavit of Paternity and Affidavit of Legitimation and the same wasregistered and annotated in the minor child’s Certificate of Live Birth.Pursuant to this said legitimation, minor child’s status was elevated fromillegitimate to legitimated and used the surname “Lutchiang” in all herlegal documents and school records.

Just recently, petitioner secured a copy of his daughter’s Certificateof Live Birth before the National Statistics Office (NSO). However, whatwas released by the NSO is the Certificate of Live of the said minorunder the name Krisha Czarine Salinas and said office refused to releasethe one registered under the name Krisha Czarine Salinas Lutchiang inview of the said legitimation for the reason that the NSO discovered fromits records that respondent mother Nancy Salinas was previously marriedto one Teofilo Anchiboy on June 16, 1980 in Quezon City, Manila and thesame is still valid and existing when she and petitioner got married.Therefore the said child cannot be legitimated as Nancy Salinas had nolegal capacity to enter into a Contract of Marriage at the time of conceptionand birth of the said child which is one of the requirements for legitimation.Petitioner cannot avail of the benefits of Republic Act 9255 an “ ActAllowing Illegitimate Children To Use Surname Of Father” unless anduntil said Annotated Legitimation and Affidavit of Cancellation be cancelled.The petitioner had acknowledged the said child as his own and herebyallows his daughter to continue using his surname “Lutchiang” pursuantto Republic Act 9255 dated February 24, 2004, allowing IllegitimateChildren To Use The Surname Of Their Father, amending for that purpose,Article 176 of Executive order No. 209, otherwise known as FamilyCode of the Philippines.

WHEREFORE, finding the verified Petition to be sufficient in formand substance, the same is hereby given due course and the Court setsthe same for hearing on June 6, 2011 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at theSession Hall of this Court, 1st Floor, Hall of Justice Building, RegionalTrial Court, Branch 60, Pulung Maragul, Angeles City, at which dateand time, any person may appear and show cause, if any, why the saidpetition shall not be granted.

Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of generalcirculation in the Province of Pampanga and Angeles City, once a weekfor three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

Likewise, let copy of this Order together with copy of the Petitionand its annexes be served upon the Office of the Solicitor General at 134Amorsolo Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City; the Civil Registrar General,National Statistics Office at Edsa cor. Quezon Avenue, Quezon City; theOffice of the City Prosecutor of Angeles City; and the Office of the LocalCivil Registrar of Mabalacat, Pampanga.

Furnish Atty. Angelea Abrea and the petitioner with copy of thisOrder.

SO ORDERED.Angeles City, Philippines, April 1, 2011.

OFELIA TUAZON PINTO Presiding Judge

PUNTO! Central Luzon: May 11, 18 & 25, 2011

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTWITH WAIVER/RENUNCIATION OF RIGHTSNotice is hereby given that the heirs of BELENCHITO L. POLICARPIO

who died intestate on September 26, 2010 in Angeles City executed anExtrajudicial Settlement with Waiver/Renunciation of Rights of his estatemore particularly described as a parcels of land namely: TCT No. 112766,Lot covered by Tax Declaration No. 96-05019-02247A, situated in theBarrio of Pulung Bulu, Angeles City; TCT No. 702492-R, Lot covered byTax Declaration No. 09-00021-03505, situated in the Bo. of Telabastagan,Mun. of San Fdo., Prov. of Pampanga; TCT No. 648232-R, Lot covered byTax Declaration No. 09-00021-00742, situated in the Bo. Telabastagan,Mun. of San Fdo., Prov. of Pampanga; TCT No. 40882, Land Improvementcovered by Tax Declaration No. 96-05019-01725R; and personal propertiesnamely: Hyundai Starex, 2002 Model with Plate No. XFA 505, Motor No.D4BH2-291823, Serial No. KMHWR81HP2U-425017, File 1312-245032;and Honda Accord, 1995 Model with Plate No. UBK-116, Motor No.PH20-3000893, Serial No. PHSV6-1B1677, File 1320-144058.

Punto! Central Luzon: May 4, 11 & 18, 2011

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESSUPREME COURT

REGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGIONCity of San Fernando (P)

Office of the Clerk of Court& Ex-Officio Sheriff

BANK OF FLORIDA, INC., (A Rural Bank),Mortgagee, E.J.F. No. 71-11

REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER-versus- ACT 3135 AS AMENDED BY ACT 4118

DANTE T. LUGTU,Mortgagor.

x—————————————————————————————xNOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended filedby BANK OF FLORIDA, INC., ( A Rural Bank ), mortgagee, withprincipal place of business address at BOF Building, Dolores, City ofSan Fernando, Pampanga, represented herein by its President/ ChiefExecutive Officer, Teresa David-Carlos, against DANTE T. LUGTU,mortgagor, with residence and postal address at No. 74, Plazang Luma,Arayat, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as ofMARCH 08, 2011 amounts to ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED SIXTYTWO THOUSAND FIFTY ONE AND 12/100 PESOS (Php 1, 362,051.12) exclusive of other interest and other charges, the undersignedClerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff and/or JULIO M. CUNANAN, dulyauthorized Sheriff IV will sell at public auction on JUNE 07, 2011 from9:01 A.M. to 12:00 N.N. and from 1:00 P.M. to 3:59 P.M. at the mainentrance 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 following property with all the improvementsthereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 648599-R“A parcel of land (Lot 41-B of the subd. plan Psd-03-

032737, being a portion of Lot 41, Psd-52779, LRC. RecNo. ), situated in the Bo. of Manga, Mun. of Arayat, Prov.of Pamp. x x x containing an area of TWO HUNDREDFIFTY FIVE (255) Square Meters. x x x “

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 June 14, 2011, without further notice.

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

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, May 02, 2011.

ATTY. JOSELEA YRAOLA FLORIA JULIO M. CUNANAN Clerk of Court VI Sheriff IV & Ex-Officio Sheriff RTC BR. 45, RTC, CSF(P)

CC: 1. BANK OF FLORIDA, INC. 2. DANTE T. LUGTU3. PUNTO CENTRAL LUZON

PUNTO! Central Luzon: May 11, 18 & 25, 2011

Republic of the PhilippinesOFFICE OF THE NOTARY PUBLIC

Angeles City

SAN BARTOLOME RURAL BANK, INC.,Mortgagee.

EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE ANDSALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE

-versus- UNDER ACT 3135, AS AMENDEDNFC CASE NO. 2011-668

SPS. ORLANDO G. QUIAMBAO andLUDY R. QUIAMBAO,

Mortgagors.x————————————————x

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER ACT 3135,AS AMENDED UNDER ACT 4118

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Real Estate Mortgageexecuted on 27 January 2000, supported by a Promissory Note datedDecember 7, 2005, by the Mortgagors, SPS. ORLANDO and LUDYQUIAMBAO, both of legal ages, Filipinos and are residents of No. 450San Manuel Subd., Brgy. San Francisco, Magalang, Pampanga, infavor of the Mortgagee, SAN BARTOLOME RURAL BANK, INC., arural banking corporation duly organized and existing under and byvirtue of the laws of the Philippines with principal business at San PedroI, Magalang, Pampanga, in order to satisfy the mortgage debt thereinwhich as of 19 January 2011, amounts to THREE HUNDRED THIRTYNINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE PESOS (PHP339,275.00), Philippine Currency, excluding interests and penalties andadditional daily interests and penalties up to the date of sale and expensesin the sale thereof, in addition, reasonable attorney’s fees and other legalexpenses all secured by this Mortgage, ATTY. ELAIAS T. TIMBOL,Notary Public for Angeles City and in the Municipality of Porac, Mabalacatand Magalang, Province of Pampanga, after having been authorized bythe Mortgagee hereby gives notice and announces that on the 13th dayof June 2011, at 10:00 o’clock in the morning at the Main Entrance,Magalang Municipal Hall Bldg., Magalang, Pampanga, will sell atpublic auction to the highest bidder for cash and in Philippine Currency,the following parcels of land with all the improvements existing thereon,to wit:

TCT NO. 411851-R- PampangaA parcel of land (lot 4, Blk, 4 of the subd., plan Psd-03-

040703, being a portion of lot 117-C-1, Psd-03-005292, LRCRec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of San Francisco, Mun. ofMagalang, Prov. of Pamp., Bounded on the NW., along line 1-2 by lot 2; on the NE., along line 2-3 by lot 3; on the SE., alongline 3-4 by lot 6, all of Blk, 4; on the SW., along line 4-1 byRoad lot 3, all of the subd., plan x x x containing an area ofONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) SQUARE METERS more orless x x x

Prospective buyers/bidders may investigate for themselves theabove-mentioned parcels of land for their information and protection.

Angeles City, 2 May 2011.

ELAIAS T. TIMBOLNotary PublicUntil December 31, 2012Commission Serial No. 2011-293/A.C.PTR No. 2222505/01-4-11/A.C.IBP No. 852839/01-28-11/ PampangaRoll No. 38535MCLE Compliance No. III-0010801/4-14-10Angeles CityPanlilio, Paras, Timbol and Panlilio Law OfficeNo. 7 Lachica Bldg., Balibago, Angeles City

COPY FURNISHED:San Bartolome Rural Bank, Inc.,Sps. Orlando and Ludy Quiambao

PUNTO! Central Luzon: May 11, 18 & 25, 2011

kept the budding friendship alive even if they were hun-dreds of miles apart. Winnie revealed, “He never gottired of sending messages thru text each & every sin-gle day that he was away. He made sure to call afterwork just to check on how my day went. He sets update for us even only thru the internet.”

It was obvious to Winnie that Jeffrey wanted morethan just a friendship. But she sincerely believed thatlong distance relationships don’t work, so she held backher blossoming feelings for Jeffrey. On his part Jeffreydid everything humanly possible to court Winnie. Dis-tance and lack of physical presence was not a deter-rent to him. He didn’t stop his attempts to woo Winnie.Then on March 31, 2008 because of his persistenceand an on-line malfunction (though Winnie said it couldhave been that she couldn’t hold out any longer), Win-nie gave Jeffrey her first yes to be officially his girlfriend.

Then on December 1, 2008 after a long 16 monthseparation, Jeffrey finally had the chance to come hometo the Philippines. His reunion with Winnie was such ahappy time for the both of them. Jeffrey pampered Win-

nie in every way possible, knowing that soon they wouldbe separated again. It was at this time that Jeffrey pes-tered Winnie for an answer to his big question. Winnieat first was quite reluctant. She kept putting him offsaying that when it feels right then he would get theanswer to his question.

But Jeffrey secretly had already decided how it wouldgo. So on December 25, 2008 they spent the whole ofChristmas day together, lunch time would be spent withJeffrey’s family and dinner time at Winnie’s. Just be-fore Winnie stepped out of the car Jeffrey held her handand asked her to stay put first. He took out a tiny boxand right there in front of our house he popped the ques-tion at her. Winnie cried but gave him her second yes,that to be his bride.

Almost immediately after they started to plan thewedding as Jeffrey would be leaving for Canada afterthree 3 months. They met me over a year before theirwedding date which was Febraury 05, 2011; this wed-ding was two years in the making and Events and Con-cepts was there for them the entire way, coordinatingeverything. They decided to have the wedding at theLord’s Transfiguration Church in L&S Subdivision athave their reception at Lewis Grand Hotel. The choiceof reception venue was mutual as both of them fell inlove with the view from the balcony of Lewis Grand.

For their suppliers, Winnie decided to contract theservices of Kquentors Creative Team for their pho-tography and videography. She had worked with themduring her sister’s wedding and was comfortable with

the way they worked. For her gown she called on Mar-lon Tuazon to bring to life their Black and white motif.For her make-up Winnie worked with Rosa Clementeto make her look beautiful that day. Invitations and oth-er paper needs she delegated to Karen Flores of OopsShop! To provide the music for both ceremony and re-ception she sought out the Ang Koro. Fireworks wereprovided by Dragon Fireworks while the event stylingwas done by Bernard Dalusung of Country Blos-soms. Bernard artistically used trees and live plants foraisle decoration instead of cut flowers.

The couple made sure to invest in the very best sup-pliers as they know that this is a once in a lifetimeevent and they want to enjoy every moment of it. Theywanted it to be stress free and that is exactly whathappened. They did away with the usual Entrance Pa-rade of the Entourage and only the flower girl, the trea-sure bearer & the bride walked down the aisle. Theyalso did away with the releasing of the dove, the throw-ing of the bridal bouquet, the garter & the weddinggames. They opted for a simple & solemn ceremonyand a fun & relax reception party where they mingledand interact with their guests.

They also thoroughly enjoyed the toast of Mr. BryanGuzman. It turned out to be the biggest WeddingSurprise. Instead of just giving the usual speech, Bry-an collaborated with six of their friends to give the cou-ple a surprise song number. The song of choice wasSUDDENLY by Olivia Newton John & Cliff Richard. Theireffort was touching and that moment was trulythe cherry on top of their wedding day.

For comments and suggestions, email us at

eventsandconcepts@yahoo.com. You may also visit ourwebsite at www.eventsandconcepts.com. Events andConcepts by Voltaire Zalamea is a proud member ofthe Philippine Association of Wedding Planners(PAWP).

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFFTarlac City

FILE NO. 2314

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

amended, filed by FIRST PROVINCIAL BANK against BERNADETTEBALBIN of Sunrise Subdivision Phase II, Maliwalo, Tarlac City to satisfythe mortgage indebtedness which as of February 28, 2011, amount/s toSEVEN HUNDRED SIXTY TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTYNINE & 38/100 (P762, 649.27), PESOS, Philippine Currency, excludinginterests, attorney’s fees and other expenses such as expenses offoreclosure, the undersigned or his duly authorized Deputy will SELL atpublic auction on JUNE 14, 2011 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning, orsoon thereafter, at the main entrance of the Tarlac Court Building, RegionalTrial Court, Tarlac City, to the highest bidder, for CASH, PhilippineCurrency, the following described property, together with its existingimprovements, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 450139A parcel of land (Lot no. 87 Blk. 10 of the cons. subd. Plan

Pcs-03-006914, being a portion of the consolidated lots 1 to 9Blk. D, lot 1 to 14 Blk. E, 1 to 24, Blk. F, 1 to 30 Blk. G, 1 to 20Blk. H, 1 to 16 Blk. J, 1 to 12 Blk. K, 1 to 10 Blk. L, 1 & 2 Blk.M and street lots 9 to 13, all of (LRC) Pcs-8366, L.R.C. Rec.No. ), situated in the Bo. of Maliwalo, Mun. of Tarlac, Provinceof Tarlac x x x containing an area of SEVENTY TWO (72)Square Meters.

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

Tarlac City, April 27, 2011.

COPY FURNISHED: ATTY. SHALANE T. GO-PALOMARAna Marie De Leon Provincial SheriffBranch ManagerFirst Provincial Bank, DANILO E. SALVADORMcArthur Highway, Ligtasan Sheriff-in-ChargeTarlac City

Bernadette De LeonSunrise Phase II, MaliwaloTarlac City

PUNTO! Central Luzon: May 4, 11 & 18, 2011

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESMUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE

PROVINCE OF PAMPANGAMUNICIPALITY OF MEXICO

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONIn compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a notice is hereby served

to the public that MARIA CARMELA MUSNI PRUDENCIADO has filedwith this Office a petition for CHANGE OF FIRST NAME from MARIACARMELA MUSNI PRUDENCIADO to CARMELA MUSNIPRUDENCIADO in the Certificate of Live Birth of MARIA CARMELAMUSNI PRUDENCIADO who was born on July 16, 1963 in Mexico,Pampanga and whose parents are LORETA MUSNI and FELIPEPRUDENCIADO.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his writtenopposition with this Office.

ROSANA AGUASCity Civil Registrar

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House committee ok’s Mabalacat cityhoodhis bill will now be forward-ed to the plenary for the2nd and 3rd reading.

“We expect it to havea smooth sailing at the Ple-nary. We are confidentthat it will be approved upto the Senate this year,”

town in 1907.She noted that in the

past, weaving buri palminto buntal hat was a cot-tage industry here and innearby towns where al-most every household hadweavers.

However, the labor-in-tensive weaving industry isnow dying due to shortageof skilled weavers.

“Time has changedalong with the priorities ofpeople. Many moved tothe cities for easier high-paying jobs, and that leftus with older workers,”Decasa said, noting there

are still some 500 weav-ers but their ages rangedfrom 35 to 60 years.

She said that thedearth in skilled weaversis the biggest threat to theindustry and possibilitiesof supplying demandsabroad.

As the proprietor ofBaliuag Buntal Hat Enter-prises, Decasa said theyhad to turn down new re-quests for buntal hats be-cause they could not meetthe demand of their regu-lar custoemrs.

“If we have more work-ers, we can meet the de-mands here and abroad,”she said noting that a

weaver can produce a bun-tal hat in two or threedays.

With the dearth inskilled workers, she saidthey are now counting onthe hats produced by 30inmates of the BulacanProvincial Jail where theyinitiated a training programlast year.

She also called on lo-cal government unites andthe Department of Educa-tion (DepEd) to assistthem in popularizing theart of weaving buntal hatagain not only to increasetheir number of weaversbut to preserve the vanish-ing art of weaving.

Giant hat to highlight...FROM PAGE 1 Earlier, local historians

cited that buntal hat weav-ing along with singkaban-making, puni art, pastillaswrapper-making and pre-served fruit carvings aresome of the indigenousarts that originated in Bu-lacan.

However, the said in-digenous arts are facingextinction due to lack ofskilled workers and art-ists.

The dearth in numberof young local artists andworkers can be traced tothe lack of priorities andadvocacy of local govern-ment units to preserve thesaid vanishing arts.

were double shaded onlyfor the mayoralty post,”said Pamintuan. “Votes forcongressman, councillorsand president were correctand intact.”

Pamintuan quotedComelec officials incharge of the recount whosaid this is the first timethey saw such a massivetampering of votes.

The Comelec yester-day made a recount of thevotes in Barangays Sapa-ng Bato, Pampang andSta. Teresita and foundout more number of strayballots largely due to dou-

ble shading compared tothe combined votes of Pa-mintuan and Nepo-muceno, said Atty. Pam-intuan.

Pamintuan won heavi-ly in the three villages butgot fewer votes than Nep-omuceno as several ofthem had been spoiled dueto the double shading.

Votes for BarangayPulung Bulo were alsocounted and only twovotes were found spoiled.

“Pulung Bulu’s voteswere intact and similar tothe votes last year whenMayor Pamintuan defeat-ed Nepomuceno in thesame village,” said Atty.

Pamintuan, who was withtheir head legal counselAtty. George Garcia andCouncilor Edu Pamintuanat Comelec office in Ma-nila.

Atty. Pamintuan dis-closed to Punto not evenone of the legal counselsand representatives of Ne-pomuceno came to theresumption of the recountyesterday.

“How’s that? They arenot at the Comelec any-more when they are theones who asked for a re-count and filed the electionprotest,’ said Atty. Pamin-tuan.

The first automated

elections was held in thecountry last year and itrequired the voter to shadehis choice among candi-dates for each post.

Earlier, Mayor Pamin-tuan accused Nepo-muceno of allegedly tam-pering with the votes whilethey were still in their cus-tody 46 days after theelection.

Pamintuan’s lead wassome 26,000 votesagainst Nepomuceno.

Punto tried but failed toget the statements of Ne-pomuceno through Coun-cilor Bryan Nepomuceno,nephew of the former may-or. –Joey Pavia

EdPam team to file fraud suit vs. NepoFROM PAGE 1

provincial counterpartshave been tasked to vig-orously implement the

Police intensify drive vs. criminals...FROM PAGE 1 campaign.

On the first campaignday last May 11, an initial289 undocumented mo-torcycles were already

seized. A total of 436 ci-tation tickets were also is-sued to violators of trafficand other regulations.

Ladao vowed to even

intensify the campaign inthe coming days to weedout criminals using motor-cycles to commit illegalacts.

FROM PAGE 1 said Lazatin.Morales thanked Ne-

gros Oriental Rep. GeorgeArnaiz, local governmentcommittee chairman, forsupporting the cityhood bill.

But he expressed the“greatest gratitude” toLazatin for his “all-out sup-port” for the bill which will

make this town “very pro-gressive.”

“Rep. Lazatin showedhe really loves Mabalacatby following it up well. It’sa most welcome develope-ment,” said the sittingmayor since 1995..

Morales said the pro-jected income of this town

will be some P500 millionthis year. It will increaseto about P800 million nextyear if the bill is approvedand becomes a law.

In his introductorymessage, Lazatin saidthis town passed the min-imum requirements set bylaw for a component city.

Records from the Bu-reau of Local GovernmentFinance certified that thistown of 27 barangays hasmet the requirements withaverage income ofP144,541,537.24 millionfor the past two consecu-

tive years and its popula-tion of 203,307 based onthe 2007 census report.

The minimum require-ments are P100 million forthe last two years in in-come and 150,000 inhab-itants for population.

BY DINO BALABO

PLARIDEL, Bulacan—A housingproject intended for church workers andvictims of Typhoon Ondoy is set to risein this town with the support of Catholiccharities here and abroad.

Father Dennis Espejo of the St.James Parish here said they will initial-ly build 250 houses in a five-hectare lotin Barangay Lumang Bayan here be-fore the end of the month.

It will be home for workers of theDiocese of Malolos including retiredpriests, and families living along riverbanks in the province whose houseswere damaged by Ondoy in 2009.

Self-sustaining housing project to rise in Bulacan“We envision a self- sustaining com-

munity,” said Espejo.He noted that about two hectares of

the total five-hectare housing develop-ment project will be devoted to differentlivelihood activities like farming.

But farming is not the only livelihoodprogram for beneficiaries of the housingproject.

Espejo said they have already start-ed training programs for pop-rice mak-ing, candle- and soap-making, and meatprocessing.

He said the absence of livelihood pro-grams is the number one problem withinthe confines of newly established hous-ing projects like the Northville villages for

some 30,000 families affected by theNortRail Project in the province.

“If we want the housing project to suc-ceed, it should have livelihood program,”he said.

According to Espejo, the construc-tion of the housing project is part of the50th anniversary of the Diocese of Malo-los that will be celebrated in March nextyear.

“This is part of the Church’s recogni-tion to hundreds of people working for thediocese, but do not own their house. It’sa gift for them,” he said.

However, he noted that even victimsof the typhoon Ondoy will be given op-portunity to relocate to the said housing

project.With regards to retiring priests, Fa-

ther Prospero Tenorio of the St. Antho-ny Parish in Hagonoy town said theycould opt to live in the said housingproject instead of staying in a villageintended for retired priests located inSan Ildefonso town.

Tenorio said that retiring priests stillwant to live with a community of peopleto continue their vocation to serve.

The housing project is supported bythe Caritas Foundation based in Aus-tralia and in the Philippines.

Espejo said that houses will be con-structed in 30 to 33 square meter lotsand will be payable in 15 years.

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Everybody should befit is the first of a handfulof mottoes he shared inmy interview of him for thisstory. There is no age bar-rier for this he said. Theolder one becomes themore weight training onewill need.

That as one ages themore the metabolismslows and with it comesthe deposition of fats par-ticularly around the beltarea. And more than it be-ing minus points in oneslooks take note:

Hypertension or highblood pressure puts one ata greater risk of having aheart attack or stroke. Eat-ing healthy, not smoking,maintaining the rightweight and regular exer-cise will help lower yournegative numbers.

I need not lay down alitany. Such informationare right on the tip of yourfingers – just use the in-ternet. But if they still fellshort of pushing you clos-er to the nearest gym fora programmed exercisehypertension and othercomplications on the cen-tral nervous system mayprod you yet.

The heart, like anymuscle gets strongerthrough exercise.Strengthen the muscles inyour arms and you can liftobjects easier. Strengthenyour heart muscle with aright exercise and it getsbetter at its job deliveringblood and oxygen in everyinch of your length. This iselementary.

Joe Ega said exerciseplus diet and rest, takeaway one and no optimumresult can be dished out –an undeniable human ki-netics philosophy. He saidit’s always advisable tohave a particular workoutregardless of age. Diet?Age needs even better di-eting.

Another human kinet-ics philosophy he sharedis that muscles grow notwhen one is working butwhen one is resting. Wow!Pardon this writer for be-ing too naive about thistoo.

Joe Ega said duringstrength and weight train-ing your body is in the burn-ing zone. By lifting weightsyou rip your muscles.With weight trainings yourbody burns more calorieseven when resting, andmore muscles equals lessbody fats.

Common statisticssay 40% of adults aged 40years and above, especial-ly women have back prob-lems. Staying at home can

only make it worst. Ofcourse slip discs, scolio-sis and other health con-ditions and limitations area different matter andshould be handled morecarefully. But a medicalcheck-up and a doctor’scertification can be anample guide for any fitnesscenter to provide the prop-er program and guidanceplus the right set of equip-ments.

There are gyms andthere are gyms – practic-ing care and scrutiny inones choice of facility can-not be over emphasized.After all not only your jointsand elbows but your wholephysical being will be theissue here, always.

Joe Ega should know.He’s been in the businessfor 32 years now. He start-ed operating the EnclaveFitness Center located atThe Enclave, Fil-AmFriendship Hi-way, Pam-pang, Angeles City in June2009.

A Singaporean by na-tionality with Indian lin-eage on the maternal side,he has set up gyms in NewZealand, Australia, Sin-gapore and even in En-gland prior to his venturein the Philippines to bringa world class fitness cen-ter in Pampanga.

Housed in the twofloors of the Enclave com-plex the gym is the mostmodern in the province andhas got a complete sys-tem of equipments thatcan address all generaland particular needs forphysical fitness.

It operates from 6AMto 10PM Monday to Sat-urday. On Sundays andother public holidays itopens at 8AM to 6PM. It’sgot 600 members now,50% of who are foreigners.It offers a host of fitnessprograms such as body-building and muscle ton-ing and sculpting, weightloss and weight gain. Italso offers aerobics anddance classes.

Members and walk invisitors can also enjoy allits amenities which includea spacious basketballcourt, badminton court,three swimming pools,and two separate saunafacilities for male and fe-male. There’s also aHealth Bar that offers anarray of health drinks in-cluding protein shakes –a concoction that worldboxing icon Manny Pac-quiao takes in regularity.

One pays the price ofefficiency – define that asquality and safety. JoeEga gave me a tour of theequipments; costing atleast half a million apiece

sparkling, oiled and revvingwell as the day they werebought.

The center prides itselfof a complete line up oftreadmills, cross trainers,cycles and full range ofstrength machines andbarbell sets from twopounds to 100 pounds toaddress every musclegroups that each clientwould want toned.

“We invest on the topof the line equipment toensure customers’ needsare met” Joe Ega said.

His treadmills model forexample can serve from alow speed of one mile perhour to 16 miles per hour.Not even world class ath-lete by any stretch ofimagination can ever hopeto outrun.

Even the Enclavegym’s lay out was wellplanned to adhere to thegym’s motto of customers’satisfaction and maxi-mum safety. For a start theaisle and between equip-ment rows are six feetwide so that on accidentsthe clients are likely toland on the flat of the car-peted floors and not bumpon the adjoining equip-ments. The television setsare never installed facingthe treadmills for the us-ers’ maximum focus, as asplit second distractioncan throw a user smackto the next machine.

The staffs here aretrained to attend to emer-gencies from first aid toCardio-pulmonary Resus-citation that run on the millfitness centers will be hardput to match. Any emer-gencies beyond first aidcan be competently han-dled by a top of the lineclinic next door. One can’tbe more forward lookingthan that.

Hygiene and sanitationare meticulously takencare of here. Joe Egadares anybody to try andlook for even a piece ofthread scattered in theplace.

The center’s air purifi-er is also top of the linemade in Germany, silent,safe and child friendly. Itcomplements the good airconditioning and ensuresa refreshing environmentamidst energy filled, calo-rie burning and muscle rip-ping activities.

Half an hour in the sau-na followed by a refresh-ing shower can cap onesroutine be them muscleripping or simply sweatingit out on the treadmills,cross trainers or cycles.Towels and toiletries arewell provided.

All customers are treat-ed equally and even the

undecided ones who justwalk in to have a goodlook of the facilities areattended to.

The personnel and staffare trained by Joe Ega him-self. So they are promptin their services, neverwithout basic courtesiesand with ready friendlysmiles.

The gym runs smoothby strict implementation ofthe rules including basicetiquettes between andamong members and oth-er clients. Towels must beuse on all equipments forfull absorption of one’ssweat and ensure maxi-mum hygiene for the nextuser. No using of cellphones within the exercisearea so as not to causeany distraction that mayresult to accidents. And soon.

How about the fees? Itgoes without saying thatwhatever you have to pullout from your wallet to en-joy the facility may seemprohibitive to many. Butthen again what’s sub-tracted in one’s resourcescan be more than equaledby the gain in one’s wellbeing, and the services areall worth it.

But one can check therequired fees for a moreaffordable packagethough. There are the stu-dent fees, and the summerpromo. Both cut a goodchunk from the prices.

Joe Ega with someother partners is set toopen another fitness cen-ter named Shape and Cur-vz, but this time in EDSAMandaluyong in MetroManila.

Shape up, shape up,shape up — it’s a mustthat exercise be ad-dressed holistically. Beststill to go programmatic,ask Joe Ega himself. Heoffers anybody to justwalk in and try the wholefacilities for two days orthree free.

Those who work outregularly in the context ofexercise plus diet and restphilosophy look a lotyounger than those whohold on tooth and nail tothe dictum of having no timeto spare for well being andphysical fitness. The gri-mace that accompaniesones effort in lifting weightstone facial muscles.

But well, Joe still havea friendly advice for thosewho can’t dispose of theconvenient alibi – chew achicklet for ten minutesdaily and exercise themore than a hundred mus-cles in ones face – butmake sure it’s sugar free.So there you go.

–Fred Villareal

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Enclave Fitness Center...

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BY JOEY PAVIA

ANGELES CITY – FirstDistrict Rep. Carmelo “Tar-zan” Lazatin yesterdaystressed the need to im-pose taxes on vehicle own-ers to ensure the mainte-nance of roads and thecreation of new ones.

Lazatin recently filedHouse Bill 4537, also

Tarzan: Vehicle user’s tax needed to maintain roadsknown as “an Act impos-ing a motor vehicle user’scharge on owners of alltypes of motor vehicles.”

“Indeed, the dispositionof monies collected fromthe implementation of thisAct had funded noteworthyprojects that are gearedtowards the maintenanceof roads and improvementof drainage, installation of

adequate and efficient traf-fic lights. These projectsdefinitely benefit road us-ers and there is a need tocollect taxes from them,”said Lazatin.

In his bill, Lazatin alsowanted to ensure that anti-pollution devices will beinstalled.

“We have to simulta-neously take care of the

roads and environment,”said the two-term solon.He also said the funds willbe used to establish roadsafety devices.

Lazatin said that 50 per-cent of the total tax collect-ed will be handled by theDepartment of Public Worksand Highways (DPWH). Itwill be called Special RoadSupport Fund.

The DPWH will use 70percent of its fund for con-creting, expansion, mainte-nance and improvement ofdrainage at national roads.

The Department ofTransportation and Com-munications, on the otherhand, will use the remain-ing 30 percent of the totaltaxes collected underLazatin’s bill. It will be used

to establish anti-pollutionand safety devices.

Lazatin said the Presi-dent will create a RoadBoard to implement theprudent and efficient man-agement and utilization ofthe special funds. It willhave seven members fromvarious government agen-cies and transport andmotorist groups.

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TheGossip-millerby Cesar Pambid

Iwa Moto dapat kastiguhin ng GMA 7 ANG PASAWAY ay pasaway ay pasaway. Yan si Iwa Moto at puwedeng sabihing di tamaang move noon ng GMA 7 na i-build up siya matapos gumawa ng maraming bawal noongaraw na bago pa lang siya sa Starstruck. Sobrang pasaway nga kasi ni Iwa na hindi paman natatapos noon ang contest sa batch nila, may lagim na itong isinabog noon.

Remember, sila ni Jackie Rice noon ay kung anong milagro ang ginawa kaya ilangpanahon ding grounded sila. Pasalamat nga sila, kahit paano, kahit na ipinakita nanila yung dark side nila noon, pinag-aksayahan pa sila ng panahon ng kanilanghome network.

Okey na, sabihin na nating nakagawa naman si Iwa ng sariling pangalan, tumataksiya sa publiko, kumbaga, nakapagpakita ng kaunting kakayahan but all in all, hindinagging maganda ang projection niya.

Kaya na sanang itago ang mga kakulitan at kapasawayan ni Iwa, pero itonghuli, sobra na, iskandalo na image na ng GMA 7 ang nakataya. Can you imaginena hitsura ng luka-lukang nagwala si Iwa in public, nagbasag ng kotse, kamuntikmagpasagasa, magsisigaw, magmumura sa gitna ng kalsada. Yes, nakunan ngmga tv camera ang ginawa ni Iwa at hindi nagging maganda ang dating nito. Itappeared, naputikan at nagurlisan ang imahe ng GMA 7 kaya dapat lang napapanagutin si Iwa sa ginawa niya.

May banta raw ang GMA 7 na suspendihin siya. O baka naman ek ek langyun, at sa banding huli, i-glorify pa siya at gawing come on na publicitymaterial para sa kanilang Andres De Saya ang lahat. You see, yan angmasamang ugali ng mga business entities, ginagamit nilang publicity

material ang mga iskandalong kinasasangkutan ng kanilang mga artista.Test case ito ngayon sa GMA 7, makikita natin kung kokondenahin nila si Iwa dahil nga sa ginawa nitong

malaking iskandalo sa loob mismo ng kanilang bakuran.Dami talagang gusot na sinuong ang babaing ito. Noong araw, may mga episodes si Iwa na paroo’t parito

sa mga gay bar, specifically sa isa sa bandang Malate area, dahil may kakuyangyangan siyang call boy sanaturang establisimiyento. Tsika ng isang regular customer sa naturang gay bar, mistulang bading daw si Iwana nakikipagkumpetensiya sa mga bading na may gusto rin sa lalaking inibig niya.

And did you know, inalagaan pa raw ni Iwa ang isang tropa ng dance group na kung saan member yung lalaki.Yes, blow out dito, blow out doon and worse, binahay daw ni Iwa ang buong tropa.

Di raw iilang beses yung encounter ni Iwa sa mga DOM na bading na sponsor din ng naturang dance group.O ayan, tiyak na marami pang sikretong nakatago si Iwa kaya dapat lang siguro na this time, kastiguhin na siya

ng GMA 7.GMA should put a stop to all these kapasawayan ng kanilang mga artista.

Galing ng In The Name Of Love…Pati bilbil at dobleng baba ni Aga Muhlach umaarte

TAMA YUNG observation namin, sa trailer pa lang ng In The Name Of Love. Na mataba si Aga, lawlawna’ng pisngi, doble ang baba, mukhang matronix na may edad na. Yes, tama kami dahil nang mapanoodnaming ang movie, it turned out, mukhang sinadya ang ganung look ni Aga dahil hinihingi ng role niya.Aga was supposed to be a father of a teenage son, problematic, nakulong ng pitong taon na iniwan ngnobya. Yes, Aga Muhlach approximated the perfect look ng isang binatang ama na nalipasan na ngpanahon. We have a feeling na sinadya nga yun to make Aga fit the role to a t.

Ang galing galling ni Aga, pati mga lawlaw niyang pisngi at dobleng baba ay umaarte. He’s sogaling na, kitang-kita kung gaano ka-pathetic ang buhay na pinagdadaanan niya in the story namadaling maiintindihan ng audience. Yes, talagang kami, nakisimpatya sa character ni Aga whofrom start to end ng movie ay talagang umarte nang tama.

Siympre, kasing galing din niya sina Angel Locsin at Jake Cuenca who also gave out their bestto compliment Aga’s best. Pati na yung mga supporting at iba pang characters palyed their partstoo well, at diyan puwedeng mapuri si Olive Lamasan na siyang direktor ng naturang pelikula.

Next year, I am sure, lalaban sa lah ng lahat ng award giving bodies ang movie na ito, at halostiyak na na’ng panalo ng movie sa mga major categories.

Best picture talaga para sa amin ang movie na ito at puwede kong sabihing in two decades,ito na talaga ang pinaka.

Kaya yung mga di pa nakapanood, go na po kayo at tinitiyak naming magugustuhan ninyoang movie na ito.

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WITNESS the fusion of fashion and music as Ayala Malls – Philippines’ premierfashion and lifestyle shopping destination brings forth the final phase in this sum-mer’s Fashion Beats.

Last May 14 , MarQuee Mall unveiled the lifestyle collection of its fashionretailers with live music from Urbandub. Surprise celebrity Hayden Kho of HaydenParis perfume also graced the runway. The kids and active wear took center stagelast May 15 with HAU Cheerleading Varsity to kick start the event and live musicfrom Franco and Phoemela Baranda taking the lead for Get Laud.

Local public figures such as Vice Mayor Vicky Vega and prominent familiesgraced the catwalk in support of the event. Manila’s esteemed Fashion choreog-rapher Jackie Aquino directed the show.

STYLE ORIGIN: Redefining Style through Fashion and Music

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FOR A LAYMAN whose gym orienta-tion is limited to seeing from the sidestreets and on glass panels and openwindows and doors bodies in sweat-soaked shirts grimacing from liftingpounds upon pounds of iron and listen-ing to human grunts and slamming ofsets of steel to other sets of steel – it’snot easy to see the difference of onesuch facility to the next.

It’s not that I don’t exercise at all.I’ve been to lung busting sports myselfin my younger days – the Robert Ja-worski Toyota basketball brand, Bra-zil’s Edson Arantes Donascimientoa.k.a. Pele type of soccer football giv-en of late the Azkal boost, Brazil’s Lai-la Barros’ transient Volleyball gamecraze – and softball.

But I never had much opportunityto lift weights save for the time when adrinking buddy back in college used hisPhysical Resistance Training back-ground to haul a few more campusmates to pump iron in her elder sis-ter’s garage. It was for us an addedopportunity to hang out and drink our-selves to a stupor. So it’s bottles uponbottles of beer that we lift and gargleon right after a modicum of workouts.

The university where I went for my

Enclave Fitness Center, not just another gym taleJournalism course has a full college ded-icated to a spectrum of comprehensiveacademic disciplines on Human Kinet-ics. But while my own college is but akilometer or two away from the HumanKinetics building, I am twice removed fromthat college’s own sets of philosophies.

But lest we be drawn to a long aca-demic discourse on human kinetics theintent here is just to strongly put forththe commonly disposed off argument thateveryone needs to keep fit, and simplythat.

Having long taken the worn off dic-tum of being too busy to exercise Rang-gersamy Ekamparam or Joe Ega forshort and General Manager of the En-clave Fitness Center near Clark FreeportZone rocked me back to the sense nowthat I’m just a few years short of my asenior citizenship.

Well, we’re not talking of just exer-cise here, but programmed and directedphysical fitness. And who but Joe Egacan best expound on it with his impos-ing over six feet height and more than200 pounds of well sculpted muscles.Besides having a degree in PhysicalEducation he is a certified Sports Nutri-tionist.

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BY JOEY PAVIA

ANGELES CITY – Thechairman of this city’s pre-mier barangay has an-nounced his plans to es-tablish a fire station justoutside the main gate ofthe Clark Freeport.

Balibago CaptainRodelio “Tony” Mamacsaid he will ask help fromAtty. Felipe Antonio Re-mollo, newly-installedClark Development Corp.(CDC) president and CEO,to build the fire station.

Mamac said the firestation would benefit “boththe city and the Freeport.”

“Clark is host to theairport and big firms andit needs lots of facilitiessuch as a fire station toensure the safety of thepeople. The city is a thriv-

ing place and more firestations are needed,” saidMamac.

The two-term villagechief expressed confi-dence in the leadership ofRemollo, former Dum-aguete City mayor and amember of the Liberal Par-ty (LP). Mamac is thechapter head of the LP inthis city.

“I am quite sure Re-mollo will succeed asCDC president. His expe-rience in public serviceand his educational back-ground will be the differ-ence,” said Mamac.

He disclosed that heis set to meet with Re-mollo this week and willdiscuss with him hisplans to push for the “har-monious existence of Bal-ibago and Clark.”

Balibago chiefseeks CDC aidto constructfire station