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CLARK FREEPORT - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) allegedly “never

implemented” the government’s unilateral ceasefi re declaration amid data showing 497 ceasefi re violations since August last year.

AS PEACE TALKS RESUME

KMP cites 497 AFP ceasefi re violations

CLARK INVESTOR HAILED. “A true visionary. Builder of a world-class resort. Leader of an outstanding organization. Provider of jobs, livelihood, and even hope. Contributor to a bustling Freeport and the economy. A believer and benefactor of media.” So read the Plaque of Recognition awarded to Daesik Han, president-CEO of Widus Hotel and Casino by the Pampanga Press Club represented by president Deng Pangilinan, EVP Noel Tulabut and director Ding Cervantes. P!"#" $% B"&' L()*"&

SIX out of fourteen gorgeous and talented candidates ofMiss Ma-balacat City 2017 were hailed Best in Talent during the pre-pageant night at SM City Clark

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Miss Mabalacat City 2017 best in talent named

on Tuesday.According to Dionisio

Magbalot, pageant chair-man, this year’s theme is based on world-class concerts.

“This batch is the

most outstanding, ma-gaganda at magag-aling silang lahat kaya instead of only fi ve win-ners ay we have six of them. May nag-tie at

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CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO – Claiming the deed was done “to safeguard the general welfare of the public” and “in good faith,” two Pampanga mayors named in the graft complaint fi led last Monday by the Philip-pine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) at the Offi ce of the Ombuds-man air their side.

Mayors Maria Lourdes “Malu” Lacson of Magalang and Jose Maria “Jomar” Hizon of Bacolor, son of promi-nent businesswoman Lo-lita O. Hizon of the pop-ular Pampanga’s Best meat products, were named respondents in the 10-page graft com-plaint that stemmed from the sale of 4,038 hogs used as cover for an un-derground shabu labora-tory in Magalang town in September last year.

FACING OMBUDSMAN CASE

Mayors cite ‘public welfare’ in sale of pigs

from shabu labHizon said he was “a

buyer in good faith.”During an interview

at his residence here last Wednesday, Hizon narrated how he was informed of the desire of the local government unit of Magalang and how he tendered his bid for the sale of the live-stock.

Hizon said he was informed by somebody he identifi ed as Gilbert Deang of the LGU’s need to sell the hogs in the Je-owang (not Jay Wang as earlier reported) Piggery which fi gured earlier in a raid where an under-ground shabu labora-tory was discovered by PDEA.

Deang, according to Hizon, is the father of the classmate of his daughter at Brightwoods School and is known to be “very close” to Mayor Lacson.

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CLARK FREEPORT - Displaced workers of the Fontana Leisure Park and Casino here appealed yesterday to the government to help put normalcy back to the tourism estate, as they virtually exonerated Jack Lam from direct involve-ment in illegal online gambling.

While the state-

Displaced Fontana workers still jobless, exonerate Jack Lam

owned Clark Develop-ment Corp. (CDC) has lifted its order suspend-ing the operation of the Fontana, some 2,000 workers have yet to be summoned to go back to work.

This, even as the workers, in a statement, defended Fontana man-ager Jack Lam from di-

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CITY OF SAN FER-NANDO - Militant farm-ers said they will mark the 30th year of the in-famous Mendiola Mas-sacre on Jan. 22 under “extraordinary circum-stances, namely that Rafael Mariano, who had led the farmers who marched to Men-diola in 1987 is now agrarian reform secre-tary and that land prob-lem is now among the major agenda of peace talks between the Phil-ippine government and the National Demo-cratic Front of the Phil-ippines (NDFP).”

The Kilusang Mag-bubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said it will hold “ a series of actions leading to the 30th year of the heinous Mendiola Massacre.”

KMP chair Joseph Canlas said the “ex-traordinary circum-stances” have inspired optimism among farm-ers, but he lamented

Farmers to mark 30th year of Mendiola

Massacre

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ANGELES CITY – The 17th Sangguniang Panlungsod led by Vice Mayor Bryan Matthew Nepomuceno, has passed Or-dinance No. 403, Series of 2016 “Establishing the An-geles City Memorial Park and creating the Angeles City Me-morial offi ce under the city mayor and other related pur-poses.”

The public cemetery at Ba-rangay Sapalibutad is one of the priority projects of Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan to provide decent burial for the departed loved ones of the people of Angeles City.

“The city council is always

Angeles council passes public cemetery ordinancesupportive of the programs of the executive department un-der the offi ce of Mayor Pa-mintuan specially those proj-ects and programs that are geared towards the overall welfare of the Angeleños,” said Vice Mayor Nepomuceno.

“This pro-poor and pro-peo-ple ordinance will provide an aff ordable resting place for our people,” Nepomuceno added.

The Angeles City Memo-rial Park sits in a 1.6 hectare land. It has a state-of-the-art crematorium, chapels, colum-barium, niches, park and other fi rst class amenities.

The proposed fees and

charges for Angeles residents are: Php15,000.00 for buri-al inclusive of a headstone and use of the niche apart-ment type for seven years, Php12,000.00 for the crema-tion services inclusive of urn for the ashes, Php1,000.00 per day for the chapel services (maximum of three days), and Php1,000.00 per year for columbarium placement.

On the other hand, non-res-idents of Angeles City can only avail of the cremation services which will cost Php18,000.00.

The requirements for res-idency qualifi cations are pre-sentation of two (2) govern-

ment issued IDs and a duly signed barangay residency certifi cation with correspond-ing verifi cation and ocular vis-it from the City Social Welfare and Development (CSWDO).

This project is the fi rst and only public cemetery in Ange-les City, as the traditional buri-al place of Angeles City, the public cemetery in Brgy. Cut-cut, is owned by the Holy Ro-sary Catholic Church. It has been closed since more than 3 years ago as it has exceeded its maximum capacity and is now undergoing major recon-struction.

Mandatory discounts as

provided by law shall be con-ferred to senior citizens, per-son with disabilities, solo par-ents unless otherwise provid-ed.

The local government is now undergoing the strin-gent process required by law to obtain necessary permits, clearances and certifi cations from the Department of Health (DOH) and other national gov-ernment agencies.

The ordinance was intro-duced by Councilor Alexan-der P. Indiongco and was ap-proved by the city council and by Mayor Pamintuan on De-cember 20, 2016. –AC-CIO

THE Social Security System (SSS) acknowledged with deep appreciation the approval of House Bill 2158 by the House of Representatives. HB 2158 aims to rationalize and expand the powers and duties of the Social Security Commission (SSC).

SSC Chairman Dean Amado D. Valdez said that the approval of the bill is a laudable act from the legislators who recognized the need for con-tinuous reforms in the pension program, allowing the SSC to adopt on its own, measures and mech-anisms to better manage the pension fund.

The HB authorizes the SSC to enter into com-promise agreements to condone penalties on un-remitted monthly contributions on a case by case basis, as well as on unpaid loan amortization for short and medium term loans, without the need for approval of the President of the Philippines.

Relatedly, the HB also allows the SSC to fi x and determine from time to time the monthly sala-ry credits, schedule and rate of contributions and rate of penalty on unremitted and unpaid contri-bution and loan amortization, also without the ap-proval of the President of the Philippines.

According to Dean Valdez, as part of the pol-icy-making body of the SSS, the SSC is in better position to determine the needs of its members and the SSS as a whole. With the rationalized powers, it will make it easier for the SSC to craft policies for the benefi t of its members at the earli-est possible time without being subjected to pos-sible political issues.

“Undeniably, this bill will insulate the System from politics since the decision of the SSC – which is comprised of representatives from the employ-ers, employees, and the general public - will be based on actuarial and risk studies,” Dean Valdez added.

Dean Valdez assured SSS members and the public that despite the expansion of powers pro-vided by the bill to the SSC, they will exercise their powers and duties with due diligence, prudence and integrity.

The enhanced powers of the SSC will also ex-pand its investment capabilities to provide more benefi ts in the future such as an unemployment insurance for members.

SSS thanks Congress for bill

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LIMAY, Bataan -- Petron, San Mi-guel Corp. and the provincial gov-ernment of Bataan on Monday started their two-day medical mis-sion in two villages near the oil refi nery and the two coal power plants here.

Recipients of the free medical check-up and medicines on the fi rst day were residents in Baran-gay Alangan, those of Lamao on Tuesday, second day.

Alangan barangay captain Ter-esita Dela Rea said 1,000 villag-ers were given stubs but only 800 appeared for check-up.

“Ubo’t sipon, ang karaniwang daing ng mga tao, kabilang na ang mga bata,” she said, corroborating the common complaints of moth-ers waiting for their turn.

ASH FALL AFTERMATH

Medical missions held near coal plants, refi nery

The medical mission was held at the Petron Clinic facing the 150-megawatt coal power plant. On standby was the SMC Glob-al Power mobile clinic that has an X-ray machine and an ECG equip-ment. Medical staff said they have plenty of medicines for cough and cold.

“Ginagawa namin ito upang matugunan ang medical na pan-gangailangan sa Alangan at La-mao. Wala namang extra-ordinary dahil kapag may pangangailan-gan, agad naman kaming tumutu-gon,” said provincial health offi cer Dr. Rosanna Buccahan.

She said that they were not only attending to patients with up-per respiratory tract infection like cough and cold but to varied ill-nesses.

On the eff ect of ash fall to the

health of residents, she said that this was given attention by the De-partment of Health.

“The DOH central offi ce has collected samples of soil, wa-ter and even blood samples from some patients at the PEX site in Lamao and we are waiting for the laboratory results,” Buccahan said.

She said that there are many contributing factors why a person has upper respiratory tract infec-tion or skin rashes. “Maraming dahilan kaya hindi natin pwedeng ma-conclude na dahil ito sa ash fall. Mabuting hintayin natin ang resulta ng test,” the doctor said.

Buccahan said PHO has as-signed medical staff in the area for already two weeks, gathering data and to address the problem aired by residents on their health concern.

EDPAM AS RDC CHAIR. Angeles City Mayor Ed Pamintuan’s fi rst briefi ng as Central Luzon Regional Development Council chairman with NEDA-3 regional director Severino Santos and staff , Asia Foundation personnel, LCP executive director Atty. Gail Pamintuan, and SCADC executive director Linda Pamintuan. P!"#" )"-+#/*% "2 AC CMG

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CITY OF SAN FER-NANDO --- More than P500,000 worth of com-puters and laptops from the United States Agen-cy for International De-velopment (USAID) and the Biodiversity and Wa-tersheds Improved for Stronger Economy and Ecosystem Resilience (B+WISER) Program were received by the De-partment of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here recently to further boost and ad-vance forest protection and biodiversity conser-vation in Central Luzon under the Lawin Forest and Biodiversity Protec-tion System.

Francisco Milla, Jr., regional director of DENR-3, said the com-puters are equipped with upgraded forest and bio-diversity protection sys-tem, which is the SMART Connect software that will be used in the roll-out of the Lawin system in the region.

“This upgraded sys-tem will synchronize the data gathered from the fi eld by forest protec-tion offi cers, including threats, forest conditions and indicator species, and will be transmitted on the web or internet

server and will be acces-sible to all levels of forest law enforcement agents (i.e. national, regional, PENRO and CENRO) to ensure that DENR can respond quickly to fi eld reports of threat, ”Milla explained.

He said the system can collect data from the fi eld and share it in real time. It can also man-age and respond to real time alerts and central-ly manages SMART de-ployment at multiple sites and can integrate SMART with other sys-tem, he added.

Ricardo Calderon, di-rector of DENR-Forest Management Bureau (FMB,) said Central Lu-zon is one of the pilot re-gions for the fi eld testing of SMART Connect for Lawin forest and biodi-versity system while the other one is the Cagayan de Oro region.

“We are now mov-ing to the next level. Our forest rangers and data managers are already trained in the Lawin for-est and biodiversity pro-tection system. And at this stage, we are now providing them advance technology as their weapon to better protect and safeguard our forest and biodiversity,” he said.

It will be recalled that

last year, more than 200 forest offi cers from the DENR Region 3 under-went skill enhancement training on forest protec-tion through the applica-tion of Lawin.

This is in addition to the 2,000 forest rangers that have been trained in Lawin last year covering 18 regions in the coun-try which resulted in the patrolling of more than 6,500 kilometers of for-est areas in 170 conser-vation sites, according to the DENR.

Lawin is named af-ter the Philippine hawk eagle, which combines science-based planning, low-cost, collaborative, user friendly technology and indigenous knowl-edge to protect forest and wildlife.

It uses real-time and measurable data that al-lows environmental law enforcement agencies to act quickly.

SMART Connect for LAWIN system is be-ing supervised by the B+WISER and DENR-FMB with support from USAID.

DENR records show that Central Luzon has 942,387 hectares of for-estland which is thick-ly covered with 589,489 hectares forests (or 62% forest cover).

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Opinion

Rediscover your way back to the truth

An Open Letter to CommunicationsSecretary Martin Andanar

Dear Secretary Andanar,Greetings!We, your former colleagues, commiserate with

you as you carry out your job as Communications Secretary.

As a former news reader who no doubt valued truth in reportage and clarity in communication, we are sure it pains you to have to spin your principal’s words every time he utters something inappropriate.

However, we are saddened that you have chosen to eschew the hard work of – as your fellow communicator Sec. Ernesto Abella put it – creative imagination for the easier but utterly dishonest tack of blaming the media for accurately reporting your principal’s remarks that he may declare martial law even outside the clear justifi cations and limits set by the Constitution.

We do understand the diffi culty of trying to decipher your principal’s words preserved on video, including footage from your own RTVM. But we admit being in awe of such loyalty and dedication as yours, which would not hesitate to denounce even your very own outfi t – RTVM – for engaging in what you call “the height of journalistic irresponsibility” by accurately recording his message, to wit: “I tell you now if I have to declare martial law I will declare it … not about invasion, insurrection, not about danger…” and “I will declare martial law to preserve my nation, period. Wala akong pakialam diyan sa Supreme Court … the right to preserve one’s life and my nation, my country transcends everything else, even the limitation.”

We are sorry that you are pained by headlines that supposedly “sow panic and confusion to many.” Unfortunately, contrary to your interpretation that the mention of martial law was “only under the premises that the country has deteriorated into an utter state of rebellion and lawlessness,” these precise justifi cations laid down by the Constitution were exactly what your principal cast aside when he said a possible declaration would not be “about invasion, insurrection, not about danger.”

No, Sir, if anything, it is his words that “sow panic” and your sorry attempts at creative imagination that add to the “confusion.”

You cannot falsely accuse the profession of misreporting by peddling brazenly outrageous lies. That is so beneath you.

We do wish you well and hold on to the hope that you will fi nd your way back to the truth that doubtless was the cornerstone of your previous job.

Sincerely,THE NATIONAL DIRECTORATENational Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP)January 16, 2017

Dishonoring Don HonorioWhat’s in a name? That which we call a rose

By any other name would smell as sweet.

NO RECORD of the Honorable Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales of the 3rd District of Pampanga making the Bard’s famous quote as justifi cation in “pushing for a proposed bill” to rename the Don Honorio Ventura Technological State University (DHVTSU) to Pampanga State University (PamSU).

Neither is it to simply shorten the rather longish appellation of the esteemed institution.

We are led to believe, from what we read in a Sun-Star Pampanga story, that Gonzales’ intent is nothing short of an act of liberation. We will be quoting from the story frequently here, it being our only reference.

The paper reported Gonzales as having said that the “renaming of the university will bring about the modifi cation of restrictive provisions of Republic Act (RA) 9832 and elevate the status of this higher education institution from a technological to a comprehensive university.”

As provided in Section 3 of RA 9832, per the story, DHVTSU’s current curricular off erings are limited to “education, engineering, science and technology, arts and humanities, computer education and other programs within its areas of specialization and capabilities.”

Gonzales noted: “This restriction hinders the university in fully attaining its foremost objective of enhancing access to education by providing aff ordable but quality instruction and training to the youth of Pampanga and nearby provinces, especially those from the underprivileged sector of society.”

Freed of the restrictions, Gonzales sees the full fl owering of the university, so to speak, coming from additional courses in the liberal arts, medical and allied medical fi elds on top of those RA 9832 specifi ed. These include BS in Nursing, BS in Pharmacy, BS in Medical Technology, BS in Physical Therapy, AB Political Science, AB Philosophy, and AB Mass Communication – courses that Gonzales believes to be “responsive to the needs of both the society and industry.”

Furthered what sounded like Gonzales’ sponsoring speech for the as yet unnumbered bill: “It is foreseen that advancement into a comprehensive state university will greatly benefi t the people in its service area through upgraded instruction; enhanced access to quality education; intensifi ed knowledge-generation; modernized facilities and equipment; intensifi ed social responsibility through extension, manpower and skills development training and community outreach services.

“It will likewise help the university in realizing its aspiration of nurturing individuals who will possess the foundations for learning throughout life, the competence to engage in gainful work and be productive, and the values and abilities to coexist in prolifi c harmony with local and global communities. Most importantly, the institution shall contribute benefi cially to the government’s essential strategy to fi ght poverty and foster national competitiveness by accomplishing its mission of lifting economically and socially marginalized Filipinos out of indigence.”

Reading the Sun-Star Pampanga story, I almost rose to my feet in thunderous ovation for the Honorable Congressman. Taken to the clouds as much by the rhetorical eloquence

as by the noblest of intention, the greatest of purpose, the strongest of dedication to the patrimony of the nation inhering in the once-maligned solon...

…But, as quickly, crashing on the grounds of jaded journalism.

Pray, tell, Honorable Sir, where lies the compelling need to rename DHVTSU to PamSU, if only to modify the “restrictive provisions” of RA 9832?

Indeed, to use your very words, “to elevate the status of this higher education institution from a technological to a comprehensive university” requires – to our simple mind – not an altogether grand change of name but a simple dropping of the “technological” in DHVTSU to eff ect a Don Honorio Ventura State University.

But then, maybe, simple as our mind is, the dynamics and ramifi cations of legislation which the Honorable Congressman has long achieved mastery of are way outside the ambit of our comprehension.

Still, we discern in the Honorable Gonzales’ eloquent peroration the very negation of all his arguments for the renaming of DHVTSU to PamSU.

To re-paste: “It will likewise help the university in realizing its aspiration of nurturing individuals who will possess the foundations for learning throughout life, the competence to engage in gainful work and be productive, and the values and abilities to coexist in prolifi c harmony with local and global communities. Most importantly, the institution shall contribute benefi cially to the government’s essential strategy to fi ght poverty and foster national competitiveness by accomplishing its mission of lifting economically and socially marginalized Filipinos out of indigence.”

There, the strongest affi rmation for the status quo.

Right there, Don Honorio Ventura is brought back to life: Nurturing Lubao’s poor boy Diosdado Macapagal in the possession of the foundations of learning…the competence to engage in the gainful work of public service…and the values and abilities in a Presidency respected and admired in the global community…

Aye, Don Honorio, by the benefi cence he extended to the young Dadong contributed benefi cially to the government’s essential strategy to fi ght poverty – the express policy of the elder Macapagal administration.

And what greater accomplishment than of Don Honorio making good in his mission of lifting the economically and marginalized Dadong out of indigence, catapulting him to national prominence as president of the Republic?

To expunge Don Honorio Ventura then from the institution precisely re-named after him by the grateful President Diosdado Macapagal himself is to dishonor both men, disrespect their memory, desecrate the greatness of the life they lived.

Please reconsider, Honorable Sir.

ON JANUARY 20, 1872, the Cavite Mutiny, an uprising of military personnel at the Span-ish arsenal in Cavite, took place. This event subsequent-ly led to the execution of the Filipino priests Mariano Go-mez, Jose Burgos and Jacinto Zamora, otherwise known as GOMBURZA.

The unsuccessful mutiny

was participated in by around 200 soldiers and laborers of the Engineering and Artillery Corps who rose up after their salaries were reduced upon the order of Governor-Gener-al Rafael de Izquierdo by sub-jecting them to personal taxes, from which they were previ-ously exempt.

The uprising was used by

the Spanish colonial govern-ment to implicate and sentence to death by garrote Fathers Mariano Gómez, José Burgos and Jacinto Zamora and sev-eral other Filipino leaders.

Many scholars believe that the Cavite Mutiny of 1872 was the beginning of Filipino nation-alism which eventually led to the 1896 Philippine Revolution.

The Cavite Mutiny takes place

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Napag-uusapanLangFelix M. Garcia

‘Lacking ing GMRC’?

WALA AKONG ninanais na kampihan

kina Zubiri at Trillanes, kung saan

muntik nang humantong sa pagsusuntukan

ang kung anong isyu na pinagtalunan

At kung hindi lamang inawat marahil

ng kanilang kapwa mga senador din,

malamang umabot sa palibreng boksing

ng Senado ang siyang napanood natin

(Pero, ‘at the expense’ ng ating gobyerno

ang oras at pagod ng mga damuho,

na sinayang lang n’yan diyan sa Senado

kung saan ang lahat nadamay ng husto)

At kung saan imbes panukalang batas

itong sa plenaryo pag-usapan dapat

ay nagagamit sa walang kwentang babag

nitong animo’y sangganong mambabatas

At tulad ng dati ay itong Trillanes

ang puno’t-dulo ng mga maiinit

na argumento at sagutan sa Senate,

palibhasa’y diyan yata siya mahilig?

O nang dahil sa siya’y dating ‘leftist,’ kaya

likas na sa kanya ang pananalita

na matatalim at parang bale-wala

lamang kahit makapanakit ng kapwa?

Sana naman bilang halal na Senador

ay magawa nilang magpakahinaon

sa sarili kapag umabot sa puntong

ang nakataya ay ang sariling honor.

Ilang kapwa niya mga mambabatas

ang nakabangga na’t halos mahahayap

na mga salita rin itong lumabas

sa bibig ni Tonio kapag may kababag?

Di ko sinasabing basagulero siya

o may pagka-butangero ang tulad niya,

Pero di ba’t siya ang sa ‘Senate’ kumbaga

itong ika nga ay laging kontrabida?

Ang akusasyon niya kay Miguel Zubiri

na nandaya ito kung kaya nagwagi

laban kay Pimentel ay posibleng mali

itong si Tonio kung suriing maigi

Kasi anong kakayahan na mandaya

ni Miguel Zubiri sa kanyang akala?

Pagkat maaaring pagbibigay kusa

lang ni Migs kay Coco ang magpa-paubaya.

At kung tutuusin si Mr.Trillanes

ang posibleng higit o mas mapanganib

na uri kaysa kay Migs kung ninanais

nating ang records n’yan mahalungkat pilit.

Di lingid sa atin ang ‘Oakwood Mutiny’

kung saan kabilang si Trillanes pati

sa mga sundalong noon nagrebelde

laban sa gobyerno ‘in year 2003’?

Pasalamat siya’t di parusang bitay

ang inihatol sa kanya ng Hukuman,

Kundi’y nasa ‘6 feet below the ground’ na yan

kung ang pinairal ay Batas Militar.

Aywan lang kung bakit ang ating gobyerno

ay para bang minsa’y lubhang pasensyoso,

Kaya naman itong mga abusado,

binabale-wala pati batas nito?!

THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) re-cently inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Universiti Teknologi PETRO-NAS (UTP)—a Malaysian pri-vate university—that will allow Filipino teachers to hone their expertise in the fi eld of Pe-troleum Engineering as well as Mechanical Engineering through scholarships in mas-ters and doctorate.

In a ceremony held recent-ly at UTP in Perak, Malaysia, DOST Secretary FortunatoT. de la Peña and Science Edu-cation Institute (SEI) Director, Dr. JosetteT. Biyo, led the Phil-ippine contingent in signing the MOU with UTP’s Vice Chan-cellor Datuk Dr. Abdul Rahim Bin Hj Hashim. The MOU will allow faculty members from the Palawan State Universi-ty (PSU) and Batangas State University (BSU), the only uni-versities in the Philippines of-fering BS Petroleum Engineer-ing, to pursue graduate studies

DONE DEAL. DOST Sec. Fortunato T. de la Peña (2nd from left) and SEI Director Dr. Josette T. Biyo sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Malaysia’s Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) led by Vice Chancellor Datuk Dr. Abdul Rahim Bin Hj Hashim (2nd from right) and Associate Professor Dr. Fawnizu Azmadi B. Hussin. The partnership will allow faculties of Palawan State University and Batangas State University to hone their expertise in the fi eld of Petroleum Engineering and Energy Science.

DOST, Malaysia’s UTP to collaborate on petroleum, mechanical eng’g scholarships

in the aforementioned fi elds under the Foreign Scholar-ship Component of the Accel-erated Science and Technolo-gy Human Resource Develop-ment Program (ASTHRDP) of DOST-SEI.

De la Peña said the agree-ment is a response to the im-mediate need to build capaci-ties of BSU and PSU faculties for them to better train future petroleum engineers who will be exploring the oil and gas deposits, and other energy resources of the country, and working in other areas of the energy sector.

“They will pursue MS Pe-troleum Engineering and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engi-neering at UTP. Hopefully, af-ter four (4) years we will be able to succeed in our desire to have enhanced the skills of these scholars so that they will be more empowered to teach what they have learned to their students in their respective universities in the Philippines,”

said de la Peña.Datuk Abdul Rahim said

that while UTP rarely partners with any government agency, the collaboration with Asian countries is a very important step for Malaysia to improve its industries and become globally competitive.

“There is always something to learn from each other, espe-cially through these student and staff exchange programs,” said Datuk Abdul Rahim. “The MOU is the beginning of a more and longer relationship.”

The six scholars who will take MS in Petroleum Engi-neering and the two to avail of thePh.D in Mechanical Engi-neering will begin their classes this month. The target gradua-tion is in 2021.

“We highly appreciate the fact that our scholars will be trained in one of Malaysia’s leading science and technolo-gy institutions of higher learn-ing,” de la Peña disclosed.

–Press release

THE Clark International Air-port Corporation (CIAC) will be conducting today (Janu-ary 20) the fi rst of a series of the Clark International Airport North Philippines Roadshow 2017 in Baguio City as part of its marketing campaign to lure more passengers at the Clark International Airport (CRK) in Pampanga.

CIAC President and CEO Alexander S. Cauguiran will lead a team from the CRK Airport Operations, Market-ing Department, and Corpo-rate Communications, as well as from the airlines such as Philippine Airlines (PAL), Asi-ana Airlines, Qatar Airways, Emirates Airlines and Cathay Dragon to showcase the var-ious developments, facilities and fl ight services available

at the Clark Airport after Pres-ident Rodrigo Duterte’s direc-tive to develop the “Airport of the North” as part of the gov-ernment’s program to decon-gest Metro Manila, particular-ly the Ninoy Aquino Interna-tional Airport (NAIA).

Cauguiran said that “this is part of the program of CIAC to further promote the patron-age of CRK in its catchment areas in Central and North-ern Luzon, especially among overseas workers.”

“We need to inform our people particularly in Northern and Central Luzon that Clark Airport is the more convenient and accessible point where they can travel, specially with its ongoing improvements on its facilities and services and increasing number of fl ights

and carriers after the Duter-te administration announced that Clark Airport will be de-veloped as the next premier gateway to and from the Phil-ippines,” Cauguiran said.

The CRK North Philip-pines Roadshow will start in Baguio City, the summer capital of the country, where development updates at the CRK will be presented to var-ious groups and sectors. The event will be held at the New-town Plaza Hotel Ballroom in Baguio City.

The CIAC roadshow will also be held in Dagupan City in Pangasinan, Olongapo City in Zambales, Balanga City in Bataan, and Cabanatuan City in Nueva Ecija in the coming months.

CIAC sets roadshow in Baguio City

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NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of Spouses DIOSDADO SICAT and

CAROLINA G. SICAT who died intestate on April 19, 1994 and July 17, 2016, respectively, both in Mexico, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Power of Attorney of their estate, more particularly described as parcels of land, to wit:

Transfer Certifi cate of Title 175139-RLot 2-A of the subd. plan Psd-03-004386, being a portion of Lot

2, (LRC) Pcs-6121, L.R.C. Rec. No. ), situated in the Barrio of San Antonio, Municipality of Mexico, Province of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title 56662-RLot 1 of the consolidation subdivision plan (LRC) Pcs-6121,

being a portion of the consolidation of Lots 1437-A, 1437-B and 1431-C, described on plan Psd-20807, LRC Rec. No. ), situated in the Barrio of San Antonio, Municipality of Mexico, Province of Pampanga;

before Notary Public Gener C. Endona as per Doc No. 405, Page No. 82, Book No. 55, Series of 2016.

Punto! Central Luzon: January 12, 19 & 26, 2017

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of JUANITO C. PANLAQUI a.k.a.

JOHNNY PANLAQUI who died intestate on July 13, 2009 in San Vicente, Tarlac City executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Deed of Sale of his estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 5, Blk. 13 of the subd. plan (LRC) Psd-176795 being a portion of Lot 1, (LRC) Pcs-15135 LRC Rec. No. 132), situated in the Bo. of Dau, Mun. of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pamp. and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 279401-R, before Notary Public Jerry C. Perico as per Doc No. 1721, Page No. 15, Book No. XXXVIII, Series of 2011.

Punto! Central Luzon: January 12, 19 & 26, 2017

ERRATUMIn the Legal Notice of the Regional Trial Court, Third Judicial Region,

Branch 54, Macabebe, Pampanga, re: SPEC. PROC. NO. 16-0865(M) of our January 2, 9 & 16, 2017 issues, the petitioners should be SPOUSES KRISTIAN C. CRUZ AND FLORDELIZA S. MAGAT-CRUZ and not as earlier published.

Punto! Central Luzon: January 19, 2017

The Kilusang Magbu-bukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said these cases were “grave violations” of the Comprehensive Agree-ment on the Respect for Human Rights and In-ternational Humanitar-ian Law (CARHRIHL), one of the fi ve signifi -cant agreements signed by the Philippine govern-ment and the National Democratic Front of the

KMP cites 497 AFP ceasefi re violationsPhilippines (NDFP) for the peace talks set to re-sume in Rome.

“It is important to raise outright violations of CARHRIHL in the third round of the peace talks that will open this week in Rome, Italy. The AFP never implemented the government’s unilateral ceasefi re declaration. In fact, it continued to vio-late and disrespect the peace talks by seriously harming civilians,” said

KMP secretary general Antonio Flores.

He cited fi ndings of the Tanggol Magsasaka, a taskforce devoted to monitoring human rights violations in the country-side, that there were 497 recorded ceasefi re viola-tions committed by AFP troops and paramilitary from August to Decem-ber 2016.

In a statement, KMP also blamed the govern-ment for “rising human

rights violations” victim-izing mostly farmers in the countryside.”

It cited the task force’s data showing that in rural and indige-nous peoples communi-ties from August to De-cember last year, there were 19 extra judicial kill-ings, 414 illegal arrests, 13,734 forced evacua-tions, 18,675 cases of threat, harassment and intimidation, and 14,097 cases of use of schools,

medical, religious and other public places for military operations.

“The military have set-up camp and barracks in civilian communities in ru-ral areas. They keep on harassing and threatening farmers whom they ac-cuse as members or sup-porters of the New Peo-ple’s Army. There were no fi refi ghts but military op-erations continued in the form of surveillance, ha-rassment, encampment

in civilian communities, socio-economic projects and other dirty psy-war tactics,” Flores said.

Flores decried the government’s unilater-al ceasefi re as a farce. “The AFP has intensi-fi ed its pys-war opera-tions against the people. It even named its latest counterinsurgency plan as Oplan Kapayapaan to deceive the public into believing that they are up-holding peace,” he added.

Hizon said the mode of the sale was through a public bidding that was why he tendered his bid for P7 million. The may-or said he was informed later that he was the win-ning bidder since he was the lone bidder.

However, Hizon said he was surprised to the see the rapid deteriora-tion of the livestock most of which were sick, af-fl icted with diarrhea and coughing while many were already dead.

Shotgun treatmentSo for four days, Hi-

zon said, a veterinarian administered “shotgun

Mayors cite ‘public welfare’ in sale of pigs from shabu labF��� ���! 1 treatment” for the live-

stock. The mayor said it cost him P160,000 per day or P640,000 to treat and feed the livestock. When their condition improved, Hizon said he started withdrawing them from the farm and it took him another eight days to do that.

Hizon said he ten-dered his bid as a pri-vate businessman and not as a mayor because that’s his business.

“From what I under-stand,” he said, “the check for the sale of the hogs was already turned over to the PDEA.”

On fi rm groundFor her part, Mayor

Lacson, in text message to reporters on Monday, said: “Good day po. I did not receive any doc-ument about the case fi led by PDEA. How-ever, I stand on a fi rm ground that the cours-es of actions that were done to dispose the hogs were to safeguard the general welfare of the people.”

Lacson also said the decision rendered was “in consonance with the advice and legal opinion of the Department of In-terior and Local Govern-ments (DILG).”

Lacson refused to answer further questions on Wednesday.

But shortly after the

PDEA raid of the under-ground laboratory in Ma-galang on September 7, 2016, Lacson was the guest in the media fo-rum at the Clark Free-port where she aired the LGU’s desire to dispose of the livestock.

She said then that she was faced with a problem of livestock in the piggery after the raid that total 4,038 heads where 2,145 were pig-lets, 857 growers, 660 fi nishers, 359 sows and 17 boars.

She said there are 12 Pinoy workers all from the Visayas who still did not received their sala-ries since the week be-fore the raid.. The may-

or said she talked to the farm workers to continue with their work and prom-ised to pay them double from the proceeds of the sale of the livestock.

Lacson said she con-sulted Gov. Lilia “Nanay Baby” Pineda who ad-vised her to seek legal opinion.

She said she sought legal opinions from three lawyers but they all have dissent ting opinions on what to do with the live-stock. Even the offi ce of the DILG provincial of-fi ce seemed to be at a loss on what to do, she said.

Finally, she said it was established that the livestock was “not proof

of the crime” and there-fore can be disposed be-cause public health was threatened with a mor-tality rate of 10 pigs per day.

She said she had ob-tained certifi cations from the Municipal Health Of-fi ce and a report from Department of Agricul-ture (DA) as to the dan-ger to public health and status of the livestock.

Lacson said she in-vited representatives from the DA to witness the sale of the livestock. Otherwise, she said, she is contemplating of dis-persing the piglets to residents of the baran-gay to help them in their livelihood.

rect involvement in ille-gal online gambling op-erations which led to the closure of Fontana.

“Marami pong natu-lungan si Mr. Lam (Many of us have been helped by Mr. Lam). He knew that his operations were legitimate and in con-formity with government standards,” the state-ment said.

The workers urged Duterte to “punish those who have sinned against the law, but please spare

Displaced Fontana workers still jobless, exonerate Jack LamF��� ���! 1 the innocent workers.

We need our jobs back. We need to provide for our families, we need to survive.”

The statement noted that last Dec. 23, the Vol-unteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) fi led cases against Lam and four others for al-legedly circumventing the maximum of 40 per-cent foreign requirement for businesses in the Philippines.

The workers said that among those accused was a former top exec-

utive of Transglobal Air-ways.

They noted that in Oc-tober, 2006, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Philippine Amusement and Gam-ing Corp. (PAGCor) had fi led a case against the Transglobal Airways ex-ecutive for alleged illegal online gambling opera-tions in the vicinity of the Clark airport.

The workers urged authorities to check re-ports that apparently only the executive was involved in online gam-

bling operations which were recently raided in a facility secluded from the main casino at Fontana.

At the same time, the workers said that while the closure was lifted, Fontana has not yet ful-ly operated and that they expect full operations only after the manage-ment has settled its tax obligations with the Bu-reau of Internal Revenue (BIR).

They urged the gov-ernment to speed up de-tails requirements to be complied with by Lam so

that operations of Fon-tana could resume soon-est.

The CDC lifted the suspension of Fontana before the Christmas holidays, but workers who reported to work but operations still at stand-still.

Government agents raided an online gam-bling facility in Fontana in November last year and arrested over 1,300 Chinese nationals work-ing there. Half of the Chi-nese were found to lack proper immigration doc-uments.

Pres. Duterte lat-er ordered the arrest of Lam whom he accused of bribery and econom-ic sabotage. The alleged bribery was supposed to be for the released of the detained Chinese and was coursed through Lam’s lawyer for two deputy commissioners of the Bureau of Immigra-tion. Lam, however, had already fl ed to Macau by then.

Later, Duterte said Lam could resume op-erations in Fontana only after paying the right tax-es. –Ding Cervantes

delays in resolving the massacre case as well as in resolving the de-mands of the farmers who died in a violent dis-persal of rallyists in Men-diola three decades ago.

“After three decades, there’s still no land and no justice for farmers. No one was arrested, con-victed and punished for the massacre at Mendio-la that killed 13 farmers namely Danilo Arjona, Leopoldo Alonzo, Adelfa Aribe, Dionisio Bautista, Roberto Caylao, Vicen-te Campomanes, Ronilo Dumanico, Dante Evan-gelio, Angelito Gutierrez, Rodrigo Grampan, Bern-abe Laquindanum, Son-

Farmers to mark 30th year of Mendiola...F��� ���! 1 ny Boy Perez, and Ro-

berto Yumul,” said Can-las.

Canlas noted that “af-ter the Mendiola Mas-sacre, the administra-tion of then President Cory Aquino enacted the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL) and implemented the Com-prehensive Agrarian Re-form Program (CARP), which was judged by his-tory as a bogus land re-form program that evad-ed social justice and ac-tual land distribution to farmers.”

“The protests and ac-tions (marking the Men-diola Massacre) will in-clude the farmers’ as-sertion for the enact-ment of a new land re-

form program that seeks free land distribution to farmers. KMP is support-ing the Genuine Agrar-ian Reform Bill (GARB) that is fi led in Congress since 2007. Farmers will also expose the AFP’s continuing militarization of farmlands and peas-ant communities that resulted to rights viola-tions and extrajudicial killings. Regional peas-ants camp-outs and land occupation activities are also underway,” he said.

Canlas lamented that “seven months into the Duterte administration, we have yet to see dras-tic policies that will ad-dress the problem of the landlessness and pover-ty of our farmers.”

He noted that “the executive order on the moratorium on land use conversion is taking too long to be issued and ef-forts of Secretary Maria-no at DAR to implement pro-farmer policies are being blocked by Duter-

te’s economic managers and big landowners like the Cojuangco-Aquinos of Hacienda Luisita and the Lorenzos of Lapan-day.”

“We will highlight that genuine land reform is necessary and impera-tive to achieve change and these actions will show strong support to the third round of peace talks between the GRP and NDFP. We want to see substantial and ma-jor results from the ne-gotiations in terms of up-holding social and eco-nomic reforms,” Canlas said.

He said KMP and its allied land reform advocates and peas-ant-based organizations will launch actions at Congress, Camp Agu-inaldo, Department of Agrarian Reform this week. The culminating activity will be a protest at Mendiola on Friday, January 20.

–Ding Cervantes

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SpotlightRey Pineda

Republic of the PhilippinesRegional Trial Court

THIRD JUDICIAL REGIONCity of San Fernando (P)

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND,Petitioner-Mortgagee,

~ versus ~ Extra Judicial Foreclosure No. 290-16MARK JOSEPH V. SIOCO, (Punto Central Luzon)

Respondent-Mortgagor.x--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALEUpon Extra-Judicial Petition for Sale under Act 3135 as amended, fi led

by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND, Petitioner-Mortgagee, with postal address at Suburbia Commercial Center, Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, against MARK JOSEPH V. SIOCO, Respondent-Mortgagor, residing at 80 Bancal, Guagua, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of May 31, 2016, amounted to ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED NINETEEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTEEN PESOS & 36/100 Centavos (P1,219,215.36) Philippine Currency, excluding penalties, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned Deputy Sheriff will sell at public auction on February 16, 2017 at 9:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, at the Main Lobby of the Regional Trial Court, Capitol Compound, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, to the highest bidder/s for CASH or MANAGER’S CHEQUE and in Philippine Currency, the following property/ies with all the improvements thereon, to wit;

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 696620-R“A parcel of land (Lot 92, Blk. 56 of the cons.-subd. plan Pcs-

03-015720, being a portion of Lots 3008-P-4, 3008-P-5, 3008-P-7, Psd-141126, 3008-P-6-A to 3008-P-6-H, Psd-03-159018, L.R.C. Rec. No. 151), situated in the Bo. of Calibutbut, Mun. of Bacolor, Prov. of Pamp. x x x containing an area of FORTY FIVE SQUARE METERS & FIFTY SQUARE DECIMETERS (45.50) more or less. x x x”

Prospective buyers/bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title to the said property and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

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

In the event that the Public Auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on February 26, 2017, at the same time and place without further notice.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, 6th day of January, 2017.

ANGELITO B. DOMINGO Sheriff in-Charge

cc: HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND MARK JOSEPH V. SIOCO Suburbia Commercial Complex, Maimpis, 80 Bancal, Guagua, Pampanga City of San Fernando, Pampanga, 2000

PUNTO! Central Luzon: January 19, 26 & February 2, 2017

NOTICE OF INITIAL HEARING ON PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP

CASE# JS517246

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA

IN THE MATTER OF:

JOSH MATTHEW R. GUTIERREZ DOB 11/29/05 A MINOR CHILD

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE PETITIONER: SARAH J. PLATTEN fi led a Petition for Termination of Parent-Child Relationship with the Juvenile Court in Maricopa County regarding the above named child(ren).

TO: Gian Karlo L. Angeles and/or John Doe (a fi ctitious name), name of parent(s) whose rights are to be terminated. AN INITIAL HEARING HAS BEEN SET TO CONSIDER THE PETITION:

DATE: March 3, 2017

TIME: 9:00 AM

BEFORE: Honorable Abe

At the Maricopa County Juvenile Court located at: Durango Juvenile Court; 3131 W. Durango Street, Phoenix, AZ 85009

NOTICE: You have a right to appear as a party in this proceeding. The failure of a parent to appear at the Initial Hearing, the Pretrial Conference, the Status Conference or the Conference or the Termination Adjudication Hearing may result in a court order terminating the parent-child relationship of that parent.

Failure to appear at the Initial Hearing, Pretrial Conference, Status Conference or Termination Adjudication Hearing, without good cause, may result in a fi nding that the parent, guardian or Indian custodian has waived legal rights and is deemed to have admitted the allegations in the Petition. The hearings may go forward in the absence of the parent, guardian or Indian custodian and may result in the termination of parental rights based upon the record and evidence presented.

PUNTO! Central Luzon: January 19, 26, February 2 & 9, 2017

Republic of the PhilippinesOFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR

Province of PampangaMabalacat City

RA Form 10.1

NOTICE TO THE PUBLICIn compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to

the public that JENETTE L. SAMSON has fi led with this Offi ce a petition for Change of First Name from MA. JENETTE to JENETTE in the Certifi cate of Live Birth of MA. JENETTE LLONA SAMSON who was born on September 27, 1975 at Mabalacat, Pampanga and whose parents are Genaro C. Samson and Nenita N. Llona.

Any person adversely aff ected by said petition may fi le his/her written opposition with this offi ce not later than seven (7) days after the completion of the publication period.

VICTOR TERRY A. MEDINA City Civil Registrar

FOR THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR:

Punto! Central Luzon: January 20 & 27, 2017

Alessandra de Rossi to doa love scene with JC Santos

HOW WAS Alessandra de Rossi been convinced to do a sizzling love scene with JC Santos?It will be recalled that Alessandra has always refused to do daring scenes on TV, which is why she even

turned down her supposed villain role in Marian Rivera’s Temptation of Wife. Alessandra was eventually replaced by Glaiza de Castro.

For the fi rst time, Alessandra de Rossi did an intimate scene for the movie Sakaling Hindi Makarating with leading man JC Santos.

“Kasi noong nabasa ko yung script, yun talaga yung tinawag ko kay Ice.“Sabi ko, ‘I love it, I love it, I love it… But, wait!’“’Meron kasing scene dito na parang hindi ko maibibigay yung best ko.’“Kumbaga sa movies kasi, ayoko ng nako-compromise yung ganda ng istorya. Kung hindi kaya ng artista,

huwag mo na lang gawin.”“Sinasabi ko nung umpisa pa lang, ‘Ice, hindi ko kaya tong eksenang ito.“’So it’s either iko-conduct mo siya or maghanap ka ng artistang gagawin yung best niya or maghanap ka

ng artistang magaling lang sa scene na yun tapos the rest hindi magaling. Pero hindi ko kaya yan!’” she then ended with a laugh.

Good thing though that Direk Ice also had the same sentiments.Alessandra continued, “Sabi niya, ‘Ako din naman, hindi rin comfortable magpakita ng mga ganun.“’Naniniwala naman akong hindi siya kailangan ipakita, i-insinuate mo lang, may ganyang pangyayari

pero ipakita natin, hindi naman kailangan.”Sakaling Hindi Makarating is a 2016 CineFilipino entry that

won Second Best Picture and six other awards in the fi lm fest: Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Sound Design, Best Musical Score, and Best Actor for Pepe Herrera.

It will be shown nationwide starting February 1, 2017.JC Santos is glad that he and Alex are already

comfortable with each other.He said, “Ako, comfortable naman kami sa isa’t isa.

I respect the whole process of Alex.“Actually, hindi naman ako nahirapan talaga, hindi

ko naman naging problema.“Nagrereact pa rin naman ako ng maayos,

kailangan ko rin maging sincere. Si Direk na yung nagdrive kung papano gagawin [yung eksena].

Alex also joked, “Sabi ko lang, basta mukha ni JC yung iclose up pag sexy face na! Hindi ko kaya!”

How did Direk Ice mounted the scene without compromising Alex’s reservations?

She said, “I focused on the moments kasi it’s a very intimate scene and I really wanted it to be classy.

“Yung pag pinanuod mo, hindi ka magki-cringe, yung kikiligin ka, so I focused on the eyes, mga basang buhok.

“It’s the details that you remember if these things happen so I wanted to show that.”

Aside from Alex and JC, Sakaling Hindi Makarating is also topbilled by Pepe Herrera.

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ONCE and for all Angeline Quinto admits her relationship with co-singer Erik Santos.

“Ang sinasabi ko naman talaga sa kanila, hindi talaga kami ni Erik. Pero okey kami.

“Well, sana nga…“Napakaganda ng pamilya ni Erik,

nakapabuting tao niya. So, sana.”Is their relationship a “love-hate”

relationship?“Paano niyo nasabi?“Hindi… kasi ang mga tao lang ang

nagsasabi nun.“Kumbaga, sa kanila nanggagaling na

hindi kami okey ni Erik kapag nakitang wala kaming post together sa Instagram.

“Pero mahirap yun, kasi lahat ay ibinabase na lang sa social media, di ba?

“Hindi naman porke’t magkasama kami ngayon at bukas, kailangang may post kami.

“So, paano naman kung kami lang dalawa?”Where would this closeness lead to?“Hindi naman sa wala akong makita, yung sa

amin ni Erik.“Pero ang ipinagdarasal ko na nga lang na sana,

kung ako ay ready na, nandiyan pa rin siya.“Si Erik kasi, ready na kasi yun magkapamilya, e.“Siguro nasa tamang edad, e, ako naman, mas bata

ako sa kanya, di ba?“So, ayoko munang pumasok sa ganung sitwasyon na ang

dami ko pang kailangang unahin.“Kasi siyempre, baka mas lalong maging kumplikado, lalo na’t

babae ako, na ako rin ang inaasahan ng pamilya ko.“Ayokong magsisi sa huli na inuna ko pa yung love life ko, tapos ang

dami kong iniwanan.”Did she ever wish that in the end it will still be her and Erik?“Hindi ko masabi sa ngayon, pero...“Ayaw ko namang sabihin na ‘bahala na,’ kasi sayang.“Sana lang ano, sana kahit ano pa man ang mangyari, maging

okey pa rin kami ni Erik.”What if Erik fi nds another girl?Would it be okey for her?“Hindi yun imposible.“Ang hirap nun, pero ano ang magagawa ko?“Siguro kakayanin ko na i-let go si Erik.“Pero mahabang pag-uusap yun bago mangyari yun.”

Alessandra de Rossi

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Festive FlairNing Cordero

WE’VE ALWAYS loved the cu-linary voyage Pampanga off ers. But the real draw now is a blos-soming farm-to-table restaurant, 25 Seeds, that has made it An-geles City’s sought after food destination.

25 Seeds is an honest gastro-nomic experience where you can have farm fresh locally-sourced ingredients, simply cooked food on soulful, contemporary fl avors in an elegant heritage setting. This brilliant concept is a cre-ation of talented Pampanga-born chef and managing partner Sau del Rosario, who clearly knows how green-thumb cuisine be-comes masterful.

“The meaning of farm-to-ta-ble restaurant is we go directly to local producers and we depend on the harvest of the season, that’s why our menu changes. Actually, one of the reasons why we put up this restaurant is be-cause we want to support our lo-cal purveyors and establish good relationship with them. Also, we encourage them to grow organi-cally and sustainable, ” says hy-per local Chef Sau.

According to him when 25 Seeds opened last year it tre-mendously attracted scores of local food savvy in Pampanga particularly family. And this is ex-actly the reason of 25 Seeds ex-

On soulful foodistence to bring family together through good food and worthy conversation.

Aside from that, 25 Seeds is also fulfi lling another pur-pose by making this stunning-ly designed Dychaico ancestral house as hub for local artists, fashion designers and the like to display their creative pieces in the restaurant. Just like the re-cently launched “Gentle Strokes Editha’s Way”, a month-long (January 7- February 7) art ex-hibit showcasing 32 beautiful art work of well-loved author, culi-nary extraordinaire and now a thriving painter Editha Singian.

I used to judge a chef by the way he or she roasted a beef or baked a cheesecake. But here, it’s more about how this beef and shitake salpicao, garlic confi ts, sweet potato puree gets such complex fl avors out of these un-sung ingredients. And that’s ex-actly what makes a meal at 25 Seeds’ such a soulful revelation.

Located at the 2nd fl oor Dy-chaico Ancestral House, Baran-gay Sto. Rosario Angeles City, call 0905-2577149 for reserva-tion.

Love to hear from you please write me marketing@punto.com.ph, FB@Joanna Nina V. Corde-ro IG@ FESTIVE FLAIR by Ning V. Cordero Owners Chloe Cauguiran, Eric Rivera and Chef Sau.

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deserve nila yun,” Mag-balot said.

The winners are Kim-chie Joyce Dorado of Barangay Dau, Shanine Liriel Manalo of Sto. Rosario, Kiyomi Nagae of Tabun , Angel Kiara Candelaria of San Fran-cisco, Mherisza Gomez

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cia of Sta. Ines. For his part, May-

or Marino Morales has lauded Magbalot’s un-precedented eff orts in promoting the arts and culture of Mabalacat City.

The coronation night is set on February 10, 8:00 p.m at Xevera

Complex.Present to extend

their support and ap-plause are Board Mem-ber Benny Jocson, Mo-rales’ wife Niǹa Mani-pon, Vice Mayor Chris-tian Halili with wife Thsa Halili, , Councilors Rox Peǹa, Dan Bayani and Eddie Sotto.

–Press release

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – A Jap-anese liver transplant specialist as-sured yesterday mutual support and collaboration between the provin-cial government of Pampanga and the government of Japan in terms of health care services and other medi-cal programs.

Dr. Koichi Tanaka, a liver trans-plant specialist and a director of In-ternational Frontier Medical Support made a courtesy call to Gov. Lilia ‘Nanay’ Pineda to discuss collabora-tion plans with regard to the sharing of medical best practices.

Dr. Tanaka commended the im-proved healthcare services in Pam-panga since Governor Pineda as-sumed offi ce way back in 2010.

However, the liver specialist said he wants to be of help and also make Japan’s excellent healthcare services available to the Kapampangans.

The specialist along with his com-panions – Kozo Kikuchi, president of International Frontier Medical Sup-port, Takayuki Hiruta, president and director of Hiruta Riken Co., Ltd., Ce-cilio Lagman, Japanese coordinator, among others visited Diosdado P. Macapagal Memorial Hospital (DP-PMH) in Guagua and Ricardo Rodri-guez District Hospital annex in Bacol-or.

They were assisted by Provincial Health Offi cer Dr. Jose Antonio Ri-vera and welcomed by Dr. Eddie Po-nio, chief of DPMMH and Dr. Antonio Ong, chief of hospital of Ricardo Ro-driguez.

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Provincial Health Offi cer Jose Antonio ‘Jay’ Rivera and Diosdado P. Macapagal Memorial Hospital chief Dr. Eddie Ponio discuss the healthcare services available in DPMMH during Dr. Koichi Tanaka’s visit. P!"#" )"-+#/*% "2 J-& J(*", P(41 PIO

Japanese doc assures team up with Pampanga gov’t on health care services

of hospital shared the medical and health care services being provided by the provincial and district hospi-tals under the supervision of the pro-vincial government and how they ex-tend medical and surgical assistance particularly to the poorest of the poor patients.

While, he lauded the best eff orts of the provincial government, Tanaka said there is a big gap in the health-care system of Japan and of the Phil-ippines.

“I’m very surprised because the staff are very active and positive, however, I observed the facilities, equipment, machineries and instru-ments are very old. That is why I want to help the possible I can,” Tanaka said.

After visiting here, I will communi-cate with the doctors for the collabo-ration and cooperation with the Japa-nese side and the Philippines espe-cially this province to extend and pro-mote the quality of health care sys-tem,” Tanaka added.

Tanaka furthered he is willing to conduct trainings and education to healthcare providers in the province.

He added that he would also ne-gotiate with the Japanese govern-ment to discuss the possible support that they can give to the provincial government.

Dr. Tanaka is renowned as the pi-oneer of living-donor liver transplants. He has done more than 2,000 liver transplants in Japan and other for-eign countries. – Liezel Cayanan/Pamp PIO

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CABANATUAN CITY - January 12 ni-tong taon nang magsimulang ma-con-fi ne para sa radiation procedure sa Premiere Medical Center sa lungsod na ito sa kanyang breast cancer si Amparo Nicolas,46, ng Cauayan, Isa-bela.

Bukod daw sa bigat ng pangangail-angang pinansiyal ay ramdam ni Nico-las ang epekto ng gamutan sa kanyang emosyon.

Kaya naman nag-uumapaw ang kanyang kaligayahan nang personal siyang bisitahin ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa kanyang ward sa cancer in-stitute ng PMC nitong Miyerkules.

“Basta raw manalig lang sa Pang-inoon at makaka-survive,” kwento ni Nicolas hinggil sa sinabi sa kanya ni Duterte. Ani Nicolas, kahit paano’y gu-

Cancer patient dinalaw ni Duterte

maan ang kanyang pakiramdam sa mensahe ng pagdalaw ng pangulo.

Isa si Nicolas sa anim na cancer pa-tient sa PMC nang dumalaw si Duter-te sa Cabanatuan City bilang panauhin sa selebrasyon ng ika-20 anibersaryo ng ospital.

Dinalaw sila ng pangulo matapos magsalita sa harap ng may 800 tao, kabilang ang mga opisyal ng PMC at mga lokal na opisyal mula sa iba’t ibang bayan at lungsod ng Nueva Eci-ja.

Bukod sa mensahe ng suporta, nagbigay rin ang pangulo ng tulong pinansiyal sa mga pasyente, ayon kay Nicolas.

Samantala, nanindigan si Duterte na hindi matatapos ang mga patayan kaugnay ng kampanya ng gobyerno kontra droga hangga’t may natitirang pusher sa lansangan at druglord.

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LUNGSOD NG MALO-LOS --- Bloke-bloke ng hinihinalang marijuana ang nadiskubre ng Malo-los PNP sa ginawang fol-low-up operation mata-pos mapatay ang sinasa-bing bigtime marijuana pusher na si Rodolfo Do-lorico, alyas Ydor, sa Ba-rangay Bangkal sa lung-sod na ito.

Ayon kay Supt. Her-yl Bruno, hepe ng Malo-los PNP, mismong ang nakababatang kapatid pa ni Dolorico ang nag-suplong sa kanila na may imbakan pa ng mar-ijuana ang suspek sa in-uupahan nitong mga ba-hay.

Pusher napatay, bloke-blokeng marijuana nadiskubre sa bahay

Dahil dito ay agad na sinalakay ng PNP ang tinukoy na mga bahay kung saan nasa isa at kalahating bloke ng mar-ijuana ang nakumpis-ka sa Barangay Bagong Bayan (Sta. Isabel) at siyam na bloke ang na-kumpiska naman sa Ba-rangay Bangkal.

May kabuuang P105,000 ang halaga ng tinatayang nasa 10 at kalahating bloke ng mga nakumpiskang marijua-na.

Bukod sa mga mari-juana ay nakumpiska pa rin sa bahay ni Dolorico ang drug paraphernalia at isang sachet ng hinihi-nalang shabu.

Nasa kustodiya na

ngayon ng PNP ang mga nakumpiskang ilegal na droga bilang karagda-gan pa umanong ebiden-sya laban sa napatay na si Dolorico na ito nga ay nagtutulak ng ilegal na droga sa Malolos.

Ayon pa kay Bruno, may mga hawak na rin silang impormasyon na may mga kasama pa si Dolorico sa grupo ng mga skateboarders ang kanilang minamatyagan na mga sangkot din sa ilegal na droga.

Si Dolorico ay napa-tay ng Malolos PNP sa barangay Bangkal mata-pos umanong manlaban sa ginawang buy-bust operation ng mga otori-dad.

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LIMAY, Bataan -- One boat crew died while fi ve were rescued, leav-ing fi ve others still miss-ing from the ill-fated small vessel that burned and sank in the sea be-tween Corregidor Island in Cavite and Mariveles, Bataan, the Philippine Coast Guard reported Tuesday.

Lieutenant Victor Carlos, CG-Bataan sta-tion chief, said a fi sher-man rescued MV Virginia I captain Ronald Garcia, 54, and crew members Luis Madla, 60, Jun-Jun Manalo, 33, and Ian Ba-dayos, 22, in Mariveles waters.

The four were brought to the Marive-les CG sub-station and later turned over to the Bataan station in La-mao, Limay town where Philippine Red Cross personnel treated minor

BOAT BURNS

1 dead, 5 rescued, 5 missingwounds.

“Medyo traumatized pa sila at puyat pero OK na naman. They request-ed not to be interviewed,” Carlos said.

He said that he re-ceived a report that one still unnamed crew was saved by a fi sher-man from Batangas and turned over to the Ca-latagan (Batangas) CG sub-station.

Carlos said the boat skipper reported that a crew, Sonny Ruado, 50, died as he was too weak to survive the strong and big waves.

The fatality was left in the sea with the body tied to a fl oating empty container, he said.

“Na-consume ng apoy ang buong bar-ko bago lumubog pas-ado alas-4 ng madal-ing-araw,” the CG station commander said.

Carlos said they were still investigating

the cause of the fi re al-though the boat captain hinted that it was due to faulty electrical wiring.

“No signs of oil spill,” he said.

He said they received a distress call at 2:45 a.m. when the vessel was at the vicinity of La Monja Island in Cavite.

Three CG teams from Mariveles, Limay and Corregidor respond-ed but they were met by strong waves and asked the assistance of the main headquarters that dispatched two bigger search and rescue boats.

Carlos said the two boats continued the search for the missing crews in the Cavite and Batangas areas.

MV Virginia I was a cargo vessel made of wood known as batil. It regularly plied the route from Manila to Palawan bringing with it general cargo.

The roadshow is sup-ported by the Depart-ment of Tourism-Cordil-lera Administrative Re-gion (DOT-CAR) headed by Regional Director Ve-

CIAC sets roadshow...F��� ���! 5 nus Marie Tan who will

be among the speaker during the event. Baguio City Mayor Mauricio Do-mogan and Congress-man Mark Go and other offi cials are expected to attend the event.

The event will also be attended by CAR Travel Agencies, local govern-ment offi cials including Information Offi cers of various towns and cities in the Cordillera region.

–CIAC-PRD

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