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Gov’t employee shot
dead in Pampanga
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APRIL 29, 2014
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HARVEST FESTIVAL. Happy farmers pose with their crops before selling them to prospective buyers during the recent harvest festival in Sitio Duhok Purok 1 Brgy. Bancal Botolan, Zambales. In photo are
SM Foundation AVP for Livelihood and Outreach Program Cristie Angeles(2nd row, 6th from left); VP for Operations Bien Mateo (1st row, 5th from left); SM Olongapo Asst. Mall Manager Bong Garcia (1st row, 4th from
left); and SM Supermarket Store Manager Romel Escasa (1st row, 2nd from left). --SMOL PHOTO
CGMA wants carnapping
as non-bailable offense
Capitol allocates
P10-M for Philhealth’s
Point-of-Care
BY JENNA LUMBANG-PARUNGAO
PORAC, Pampanga – Gov. Lilia Pineda allocated a P10-million budget for the
Philhealth enrolment of lower income sectors, who were not included in the list of
the National Household Targeting System
for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR).
Pineda said some people, who are
among the poor, expressed disappointments why they were not given Philhlealth
capitol allocates...pagE 7
JOB FAIR. Of the 1,484 applicants who registered during the Clark Freeport Jobs Fair held at the SM City Clark
on Thursday, 254 were hired on the spot and 702 are in the
final interview phase by 41 business firms which joined the
jobs fair. The job fair was spearheaded by Clark Investors
and Locators Association (CILA) and Clark Development
Corporation, in cooperation with the Department of Labor
and Employment (DOLE) and SM and Public Employment
Service Office (PESO). CDC-EAD PHOTO
By Marna Dagumboy-del Rosario
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Second District Rep. Gloria Maca-
pagal-Arroyo has filed House Bill 312 to declare carnapping as a
non-bailable offense. carnapping...pagE 7
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Gitnang Luzon
APRIL 29, 2014
Gov’t employee shot dead in Pampanga
by Rudy J. Abular
CAMP OLIVAS – Police are
now looking into the death of
a civilian employee here who
was gunned down Saturday by
riding-in-tandem criminals in
Barangay Sto. Nino, City of San
Fernando.
Police Regional Office-3 director Chief Supt. Raul D. Petrasanta identified the victim
as Henry Tayag Simpauco, 47
and a resident of 1st St. PNR
Compound, Sitio 6 in Barangay
Sta. Nino.
Simpauco,
a
non-uniformed personnel assigned
at the Regional Logistic and
Research Development Division of PRO-3, died of multiple
bullet wounds in the different
parts of his body.
He was sitting on a wooden
chair while resting at the garage of their ancestral house
when two suspects emerged
from nowhere and repeatedly
shot him at close range.
The suspects who were
wearing white t-shirts immediately fled aboard an unlicensed
red-black motorcycle after the
shooting, leaving behind the
lifeless body of the victim.
Jimmy Simpauco, elder
brother of the victim, denounced the senseless killing
of his brother and asked the
shot dead... Page 7
Man nabbed in
dawn buy-bust
By Joselito Salazar Jr.
CAMP OLIVAS PAMPANGA – Police
authorities nabbed a 33-year-old man during an early morning buy bust operation in
Mexico town.
Police identified the suspect as Bradley
Macasaquit , a resident of Cacutud in Arayat
town.
Mexico police conducted the buy-bust
operation at NHA- Pandacaqui, Mexico town
where Macasaquit was nabbed around 4am.
Confiscated from the suspect were two
sachets containing shabu and a P500 marked
money used in the operation.
The suspect will face a case of violation of
Sec 5 and 11 of Art 2 of RA 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
MOTHER’S
CARE.
Gov. Lilia Pineda
plays with a
baby during her
visit in Porac for
a Philhealth card
distribution.
--JOSEPH MENESES
Lion’s Club-SF launches
adopt-a-tree project
By Froilan E. Magtoto
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- The Lion’s Club
International Cabalen San
Fernando launched Monday
an “Adopt a Tree” project as
it unveils the organization’s
marker along the megadike
here.
The launching was attended by Peter Holtz-kathan, President of the Lion’s
Club Wiesbaden Nerobers,
Germany; Belinda Cuerpo,
District Governor of Lion’s
District 301 D2; Remigio
Pangan, President of Lion’s
Cabalen San Fernando for
2013-14; Cabalen San Fernando Lion’s Past President
Atty Elmo Ocampo. “Jun”
Dizon Jr., cabinet secretary
of District 301 D2 and other
officers and members of the
lion’s Club.
The civic organization
planted more than 1,000
fruit and non-fruit bearing
trees in July last year along
LION’S CLUB-SF... Page 7
DQ opens at SM
Downtown today
BY Charlene A.
Cayabyab
CITY OF SAN
FERNANDO
-Dairy Queen (DQ),
the largest ice cream
chain in the world,
will open its newest
branch today at the
SM City San Fer-
nando
Downtown
(SMSFD).
DQ will open
its cart at SMSFD’s
ground level.
“There is no right
time for a Dairy
Queen treat because
anytime is the right
time, just for the fun
DQ OPENS... Page 9
139 farmers benefit
in SM Foundation’s
‘Kabalikat sa
Kabuhayan’ project
ZAMBALES -- A total of 139 farmers from
Botolan, Zambales graduated recently in SM
Foundation’s “Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan” Farmers
Training Program through SM City Olongapo in
partnership with Harbest Agribusiness Corporation in cooperation with Botolan Municipal Agriculture Office, Zambales Provincial government
and Department of Social Welfare and Development Office.
The three-month training course that commenced last January aimed to provide a sustainable livelihood program to marginalized farmers, with once a week session, which entails both
classroom briefings on technology and actual
field application.
SM Foundation provided the scholarship
fund for teaching paraphernalia, food and planting implements while Harbest provided the technical support and trainors on high technology
farming. The DSWD, on the other hand, taught
the participants on capability building and money management.
ADOPT-A-TREE. Lion’s Club launches their adopt-a-tree project at CSFP. In photo are Peter Holtz-kathan (3rd from right)of Lion’s Club
During the graduation ceremony, SM FounWiebaden Nerobers of Germany; Benilda Cuerpo (3rd from left) of the Lion’s District 301 D2; Remgio Pangan (extreme right) of the Cabalen San dation Inc. Asst. Vice President Cristie Angeles
Fernando Lion’s Club and other officers of the organization as they unveil a marker along the megadike in the City of San Fernando.
--JOSELITO SALAZAR JR.
139 FARMERS... Page 7
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Gitnang Luzon
APRIL 29, 2014
CSF hosts
Isuzu 4x4
Drive Series
BUSINESS 3
Mariveles SB moves to ensure efficient
transport service of commuters
By Marna Dagumboy-del Rosario
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO --- In a bid to
attract business and investment in this city,
Mayor Edwin D. Santiago over the weekend
warmly welcomed the Isuzu Philippines for the
kick-off ceremony of Isuzu D-Max 4x4 Drive
Series.
“It is a privilege for the city to host the
first of five legs of the off-road challenge in the
country. I extend the appreciation of Fernandinos, especially those who are inclined to 4x4
driving, to the Isuzu Corporation for this investor confidence in the city as being the most
business-friendly city,” Santiago said.
The President of Isuzu Philippines Corporation Nobuo Izumina, for his part, thanked
the Santiago for being very accommodating of
the off-road challenge that was open April 25
to 27 to all Fernandinos willing to test drive the
latest D-Max model.
During the event Santiago led the ceremonial drive, along with Izumina, Izusu Executive
Vice President Takashi Tomita and INTECO
President Raymond Jarina, over the challenge
area that covered a 49-degree incline drive.
Present also at the event was the active
member and past President of Pampanga OffRoaders Club (PORCI) Engr. Marni Castro Jr.
The Isuzu D-max 4x4 Drive Series will also
take place in Cebu on May 9 to 11, Bacolod on
May 2 to 25, Cagayan de Oro on June 6 to 8
and Davao on June 20 to 22, 2014.
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EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT
OF ESTATE WITH WAIVER
OF RIGHTS
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
THIS AGREEMENT, executed by and between:
We, ROSALINA G. MANALASTAS, MOSES
CARLO G. MANALASTAS, LOUIE GENE G. MANALASTAS, KING NAZARETH G. MANALASTAS and
WINDEL G. MANALASTAS, all of legal ages, Filipinos
and residents of Salu, Porac, Pampanga;
WITNESSETH:
1. That the above-named parties are the wife and
children and sole heirs of the late EDWIN SUNGLAO
MANALASTAS, who died on January 27, 2014 at
San Jose, Floridablanca, Pampanga;
2. That said deceased EDWIN SUNGLAO MANALASTAS died intestate, without Testament and without leaving any debts whatsoever;
3. That as a consequence of his death EDWIN
SUNGLAO MANALASTAS, as a depositor of the
Metrobank, Bel-Air branch, Kalayaan Ave, Makati City;
4. That being the wife and children of the late EDWIN SUNGLAO MANALASTAS, we are his legitimate heirs and beneficiaries and that we have the
right over the said deposit;
5. That pursuant to Rule 74, Sec 1 of the Revised
Rules of Court of the Philippines, and both being
with full capacity to contract, we do hereby adjudicate unto ourselves the said bank account, in equal
shares.
6. That We, MOSES CARLO G. MANALASTAS,
LOUIE GENE G. MANALASTAS, KING NAZARETH
G. MANALASTAS and WINDEL G. MANALASTAS,
for our part, do hereby WAIVE and RENOUNCE,
all our rights, interest and participation in the said
Bank Accounts in favor of our mother, ROSALINA
G. MANALASTAS.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereto affixed
our signatures this 14th day of February 2014 at
Floridablanca, Pampanga.
(Headline Gitnang Luzon: April 15, 22 & 29, 2014)
CONCERNS. Mariveles Vice Mayor Turing Isip attends to the concern of a barangay captain at the town hall on Monday. --butch gunio
By Butch Gunio
MARIVELES, Bataan
-- With the plight of hundreds of commuters in this
industrial town in mind,
the Mariveles Sangguniang
Bayan immediately acted
following the enforcement
of the order prohibiting
the operation of buses plying the Balanga-Mariveles
route, of which franchises
were either recalled or
not renewed by the Land
Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LT-
FRB).
A 2013 LTFRB order
implements the phasing
out of passenger buses and
mini buses whch are 15
years old above.
Around half of the about
260 units of bus and minibuses plying the BalangaMariveles route were affected.
Vice Mayor Turing Isip
and SB chairman of the
committee on transportation Angel Sunga recently
led a consultation meeting with the operators and
drivers of buses and minibuses in Mariveles to discuss the situation.
Provincial Board Member Peping Villapando,
chairman of the committee
on transportation, also attended the consultation.
Isip and Sunga urged
bus operators and drivers
to ensure the continued
transport service of commuters despite the drastic
reduction in number of
plying buses.
Hundreds of commuters, mostly workers of lo-
cators inside the Freeport
Area of Bataan, travel daily
to and from Mariveles.
“We have already adopted a resolution to help the
displaced buses at least
during the transition period,” Sunga pointed out.
The municipal councilor
also revealed the plan to
talk to concerned officials
of Orion and Limay regarding the plight of commuters since buses playing
Balanga-Mariveles route
also pass through the two
towns. •
CDC, CILA job fair
4,000 careers up for
hires 254 applicants
By Charlene A.
Cayabyab
CLARK
FREEPORT -- About
254 applicants were
hired
on-the-spot
during the job fair
initiated by Clark
Development Corporation (CDC) and
Clark Investors and
Locators Association
(CILA).
Out of the 1, 484
applicants
during
the “Clark Freeport
Job Fair” at the SM
City Clark (SMCK),
254 applicants were
immediately hired.
Aside from the
hired
individuals,
reports from CDC’s
External Affairs Department (EAD) said
that 702 of the applicants will undergo in
the final interview
job fair... Page 9
Republic of the Philippines
Local Civil Registry Office
Province: PAMPANGA
City/Municipality: ARAYAT
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
In compliance with the publication requirement
and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No.
2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No.1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A.
10172), notice is hereby served to the public that
CHONA PAGUIO LACANLALE has filed with this
Office, a petition for correction of entry of sex from
“Male” to “Female” in the Certificate of live
Birth of CHONA PAGUIO LACANLALE born on
JULY 14, 1991 at ARAYAT, Pampanga and
whose parents are MARLON LACANLALE and
ROSALINDA PAGUIO.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
file his/her written opposition with this office not
later than two weeks upon publication.
(Sgd) GRETA P. DE ALA
Municipal Civil Registrar
HEADLINE Gitnang Luzon: April 22 & 29, 2014
grabs in Labor Day
Job Fairs in Bulacan
MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan
-- Around 4,000 overseas and
local careers will be up for grabs
during the 112th Labor Day Job
Fairs in Bulacan that will be
held in SM malls in Baliwag and
Marilao.
“Vacancies include managers,
supervisors, customer service
representatives, sales clerks,
office clerks, production workers, machine operators, service
workers, engineers, administrative assistants, cooks, waiters,
construction workers, plumbers
and factory workers,” Eloi Mercado of the Department of Labor
and Employment (DOLE) Provincial Office disclosed.
Over 90 companies have confirmed their participation to the
job fairs wherein 25 are overseas-based.
“We urge jobseekers to bring
multiple copies of their resumés, certificates of employment,
transcript of records, clearance,
photos, and other pertinent preemployment documents needed
by employers. Before going to
the site, we advise them to preregister at www.Phil-Job.net,”
Mercado added.
Apart from offering careers,
government agencies such as Social Security System, National
Bureau of Investigation, Department of Foreign Affairs, PhilHealth and Philippine Statistics
Authority will be present in the
venues to render their services
to applicants and residents.
Carrying the theme “Sa Sipag, Tiyaga at Talino, Buong
Mundo Saludo sa Manggagawang Pilipino,” other Labor Day
employment fest sites in Central Luzon include SM malls in
Pampanga, Clark, San Fernando
downtown, Tarlac and Olongapo;
SM Mega Center in Cabanatuan
City; Camp Servillano Aquino in
Tarlac; capitol grounds in Baler,
Aurora; and President Ramon
Magsaysay Sports Complex in
Candelaria, Zambales.
A similar activity will also
take place in the provincial capitol compound in Cabanatuan
City on May 2, Bataan People’s
Center in Balanga City on May 6,
and Talavera municipal gymnasium in Nueva Ecija on May 12.
(PR) •
4 OPINION
Headline
Gitnang Luzon
APRIL 29, 2014
EDITORIAL
Laboring on Labor Day
BECAUSE it’s Labor Day on Wednesday,
most offices will be on holiday, its workers
on a one-day break. But really, is there a
“holiday” for most workers?
Labor Day is meant to be a holiday for
workers to “reflect” on their lives as, well,
workers. But see, there will be workers at
work on May 1. There will be workers who
will get ready for work, workers who will
be stuck in traffic on a work day. In short,
there will be work on this no-work day.
Precisely... they will be laboring on the labor of their lives during Labor Day.
Don’t get us wrong, because there is
nothing wrong with working on Labor
Day. There are just industries who don’t
really follow the country’s holidays because these businesses need to work
day-in, day-out, 24/7.
Lucky for those who can kick back and
relax during this day and spend time with
their families. A good movie, an outing, or
just sleeping all day would be more than
welcome.
But what does it really mean to work
for the average Filipino? It means working eight hours a day, five or six days a
week, to put food on the table. It means,
for some, working two jobs because their
kids are going to college. It means working overtime, because every cent counts,
so long as they can support a sick parent,
sibling, or child.
Will there be enough set aside for the future? Not much, that is why Filipinos keep
working even beyond retirement age. And
then when they retire, they can use their
benefits to pay off debts incurred while
they were still mere workers.
Such is the labor of life of our dear workers, such is the hard work they put in for
their families.
So on May 1, Labor Day, let us honor the
Filipino workers who have helped uplift
the country’s economy and have helped
make this country a better place to live in.
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Hey, not so fast!
T
HIS is not to question the good assistance using PDAF and budget
intention of Councilor Maricel insertions but the “pork” remains a
Morales of Angeles City and hot issue and the usual P60-milllion
other local officials in calling for the per district is still in limbo. I can
creation of the lone district for their agree better with the suggestion of
city, but I really think this adds more Mayor Boking for a public consultaburden to the current representa- tion to be be held “if only to appease
tive of the 1st District of Pampanga, the public and let them feel that they
Rep. Yeng Guiao, who still has to pass are part of the process.” Seriously I
his much-needed twin bills on Clark really thought it was a longline bait
within the remaining session days of for the term-beleaguered mayor to
the present Congress.
grab as an option for 2016.
Good if these two
But the bait could only be
substance bills will be
good as far as Congresspassed before any newly
man Yeng could pass the
filed bill such as one on
district creation, but if
not we would have an
intervening, no, a distractive bill to be seen by
many as purely political
pie cutting.
“A win-win situation,”
according to Magalang
Mayor Romulo Pecson
as earlier reported. But
seriously who will be the Leny Manalo
winners?
“To benefit
required bill.
Mabalacat City in terms
Now did I miss out on
of delivery of services,” Mabalacat what Angeles City Mayor Ed PaMayor Marino “Boking” Morales was mintuan had to say? A lone district
quoted as reacting. Coming from of Angeles City will cramp the traMabalacat City, I can always agree ditional congressional title holders
on every call to improve services in fighting it out within the city voters.
the city, but this is more the respon- Their recent defeat from a city outsibility of the city chief executive. sider enjoying the support of the curCongressmen could provide financial rent Angeles City mayor was surely to
gut feel
them an eye opener. So if Mabalacat
City and Magalang were happy to
note the bigger chance of having one
of their constituents getting elected
to Congress once the Angeles City
voters were removed from the equation, will that make Mayor Ed happy,
too? I say yes, if indeed he has the
support of his constituents for doing
good as city’s chief executive no matter how smaller the battle field his
political opposition will just have to
maneuver as a result of the proposed
lone district. Was the lady Councilor
Morales aware of that or does she
know something we don’t?
Why raise Clark as an
issue in the proposal for
the lone district? It is the
timing. While it may be
good timing for politicians
it is bad timing for our desire for development. The
importance of Clark as an
alternative gateway and
investment hub is steadily
being eaten up by more aggressive interests proposing other
sites. Congressman Yeng’s twin bills
on Clark remain the strongest effort
to match them. If he will not be able
to pass these twin bills then passing
a less urgent bill on political accommodation would not look so good an
accomplishment in his first stint in
Congress. And definitely not good
for the province.•
“ Why raise Clark as an issue
in the proposal for the lone
district? It is the timing.
While it may be good timing
for politicians it is bad timing
for our desire for develop-
I am the legal wife
B
EFORE I was not keen on
watching heavy drama on television. I would rather turn the
channel where I might learn or gain
information, instead of focusing on
the lead actor’s sufferings. I abhor
waiting for the character to learn
the truth. Twisting the story is what
I hate most. And of course, the long
line of commercials; I loathe it when
most of the time it is consumed by
product endorsements instead of the
storyline.
The long stares
made by the characters just to keep
the audience’s eyes
glued on their television sets and
the ignorance of
the main characters make me fall
on my seat, cursing
and screaming because of their stupidity. But now, things are different.
Ever since my mother in-law decided
to stay with us for the time being, I
could not literally watch my favorite
channels. One channel dominates
our screen from 6 pm to 10 pm. I
have no choice but to watch every
teleserye with her. My perspective
has changed with a drastic twist. I
no longer find the heavy dramas a
bummer and to my amusement, I
find myself hooked, and patiently
waiting for the next scene to unfold.
The “ Legal Wife” is worth the
wait. Every scene is a revelation -- a
take, yet can we blame or even stop
two people from falling in love at
the wrong time and place? It is not
our business to meddle but given the
conventional circumstances, we find
it on the wrong track to a perfect relationship.
People will get hurt and
eventually will lead to arguments and again they
are back to square one. The
husband will choose to go
back to his wife, if she still
wants him and will try to
work things out. The mistress will wait again for a
knight in shining armor
to save her and give her a
castle where she will reign
supreme.
I agree, no one is perfect. That there is no such
ELLEZ J. DAVIO
thing as perfect marriage.
That happy endings exist
it. It could happen in
real life. We have heard of stories of only in our fantasies. But it is not an
husbands having illicit affairs and excuse to do such act that will ultiwomen who chose to get involved mately ruin the trust and respect of
with married men and wives be- each partner.
Before jumping to the ocean of
ing blamed for being imperfect. But
no one except the persons involved temptation, try to analyze things
know the reasons for such indiscre- first and weigh all the consequences.
Legal remedies are available if the
tion.
In our society, we always judge relationship had gone sour. A family
the philandering husband and the is always a family no matter what.
As for me, I am the legal wife,
mistress for being a home-wrecker,
We condemn them like criminals whoever tries to oust me in my posiwho committed a felony by having tion will suffer the ultimate punishan illegal affair. We know that from ment. So beware. I might bite you to
the beginning such affair is a mis- pieces.•
jaw dropping episode for every wife
and mistress as well as for the husband. I could not control my excitement for the confrontation between
the wife and the mistress. But we
are bound on the whims of the writers of the story as they continue to
give us heartbreaking
spectacles, for us not to
miss the next episode.
The story is fictional in
nature, yet somehow
a lot of us can relate to
“The ‘Legal Wife’ is worth the
wait. Every scene is a revelation
-- a jaw dropping episode for
every wife and mistress as well
We
as for the husband.” Now
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APRIL 29, 2014
Kung Bakit Naging Santo si Karol Wojtyla
“I plead with you-never, ever give up on
hope, never doubt, never
tire, and never become
discouraged.
Be
not
afraid.”
― Pope John Paul II: In My
Own Words
KAGAYA
ng
ipinaaalala sa atin
ng mga manunulat ng kanyang
buhay, si Karol
Wojtyla ay nagka-isip at nagkaedad sa isa sa mga
pina kamadilim
na panahon ng
ika-dalawampung
siglo. Noong siya
at 19 na taong gulang at katatapos
lamang sa karera
sa
unibersidad,
ang mga Nazis ay
pumalaot sa kanyang bayan sa Poland at nagsabog ng katatakutan at lagim sa kinagisnan
niyang bansa. Sabi nga ng isa
sa kanyang mga manunulat,
“Almost immediately, the
conquerors decapitated Polish society, killing the intelligentsia outright or sending
them to concentration camps.
All distinctive forms of Polish culture were cruelly suppressed, and the church was
actively persecuted.”
Ngunit hindi nagpasindak
ang isang Karol Wojtyla kundi nagpamalas ito ng katapangan ng isang bayani sa
pamamagitan ng pagsama
nito sa isang “underground
seminary” na pinatatakbo ng
isang Cardinal ng Krakow at
siya rin ay nagbuo ng isang
kumpanya ng mga manlilingkod na nagpanatili ng
panitikang Polish at maging
ang teatro nito. Marami sa
kanyang mga kasamahan sa
pagpupunyaging ito ay na-
aresto at ang iba’y mga napatay. Nakalulungkot ngunit
napalitan agad ng kalupitang
Komunista ang paghahari
ng kahayupan ng mga Nazi
sa Poland, at ngayon, si Fr.
Wojtyla ay napilitang magpamalas ulit ng lakas ng loob.
Sa harap ng mga pananakot,
mga manunulat, “John Paul
II was standing athwart the
Communist
establishment
and speaking for God, freedom, and human rights. In
doing so, he proved himself
one of the most courageous
figures of the twentieth century”.
Hindi matututulan
ninoman na si
Karol
Wojtyla
ay isang nilalang na taglay
ang masidhing
pagpapahalaga
sa katarungan
na lampas pa
sa bahagdan ng
kabayanihan. Sa
kabuoan ng kanyang
pagiging
Towards
Santo Papa, si
the Light
Juan Paulo II ay
nag-iisang pinaABEL SOTO
ka-dalubhasa at
walang-humpay
mga maling paratang at mga na tinig para sa karapatang
pangungutya, at mga banta pantao sa pandaigdiga ng enng kaparusahan, ginawa niya tablado! Sa mukha ng tinataang kanyang mga tungkulin wag na “postmodern relativbilang pari at humubog ng ism” at “indifferentism”, ang
mga kabataan sa dakilang Santong Papang ito ay pumaiespirituwalidad ng Katolisis- lan lang at nangingibabaw sa
mo at tradisyong teyolohikal. kagalingan ng tradisyongMaging noong siya’y nag- politikal ng “Enlightenment”
ing Obispo, si Karol Wojtyla ay inilagom niya ito sa klasiay palaging naisasa-ilalim sa kal ng antroplihiyang Kristimga pagmamatyag at pag- yano. At ang naging resulta
subaybay sa lahat ng paraan nito ay ang isang matibay na
(bawat telepono ay naka- pagtatanggol sa karapatan sa
tap, bawat kuwartoniya ay buhay, sa kalayaan, sa edu“bugged”, at bawat sandal kasyon, sa pagpapahayag, at
niya bilang Obispo at sinu- higit sa lahat, ang kalayaan
sundan), at patuloy siyang sa pagpili ng relihiyon. Higit
pinigilan at hinarangan ng sa kanino pa mang mga permga Komunistang opisyal sa sonalidad na political sa kanlahat ng paraang alam nila. luran o sa katimogan, si Juan
Subalit nagpatuloy siya sa Paulo II ay mas di hamak na
kabila ng lahat ng mga bal- nakapaghikayat at nakagawa
akid at mga pagsubok na ito. ng adbokasiya para sa husAt bilang isang Santo Papa, tisya!
siya ay pumalaot sa tiyan ng
Hindi maaaring kalimuhalimaw, at kagaya ng pagla- tang banggitin ang “maglarawan ng isa sa kanyang
TOWARDS THE LIGHT... Page 7
“Namayani ang mga
Santo hindi para sa mga
sarili lamang nila, ngunit
para sa simbahan o sa
Santa Iglesia. Sila ay mga
huwaran o modelo ng
tagapamagitan para sa
ating nandito pa sa mundong ibabaw at naglalakbay bilang simbahan.”
The Hard Times
W
HEN you are finally ing at no certain point of the
granted with that clo- day. Tears would just start runsure you have always ning down my face. I couldn’t
wanted, what happens next? even swallow what I eat -- I’d
Do we really find serenity when throw up every time, my stomwe finally hear those farewell ach was upset for the entire
words? Or do we just cut old week. I couldn’t think right.
wounds to the open? Where ex- My mind was clouded with
actly are we supposed to begin sorrow. All of a sudden I was
when all the pains we thought recalling what happened to us
we have pulled through comes and why it ended. I needed
back
again?
answers, so I run through
How do we
that journal I kept for quite
recover from
hear tbreak
just after being restored?
The
past
weeks
have
been so difficult.
For
goodness
sake it’s been
years, where
have all these
Pen Talks
h e a r t a c h e s Aubrey F. Sembrano
coming from?
Out of noawhile now -- and for the
where, his memories were longest time, in the most unexback and so the pains were. I pected way, I felt loved again.
thought I have outlived those As I went through every page
unrequited questions, why are of that journal I was swooning
they suddenly boggling my and smiling again and I didn’t
mind again? If it’s true that want to stop -- for a moment
time heals and that in time we the pain was abated.
are going to understand that all
It was unbelievable how
things are headed toward hap- old feelings could come back
pily ever after, where the hell and hurt you even worse. All
did I arrive?
I wanted was to stop the pain
Like an epidemic disease it and I kept thinking and thinkcaught me off guard. I was cry- ing how to ease the hurting. I
was devastated. My depression was eating all of me.
“Wala na akong gustong
gawin, wala na akong gusting marating. I was afraid
because I wasn’t afraid to
lose everything anymore. I
felt how it feels to become a
man who has nothing to lose.
I was grieving but, I didn’t
know what it was for and I
think that is the most painful
thing in the world to mourn
over something
you don’t even
understand. It
is hard crying
when you are in
complete darkness when you
can’t figure out
which part is
painful, when
you can’t determine what the
tears are for. I had
to liberate myself.
I was certain I would breakdown should I stay like this
for one more day- and then… I
asked him back and... I heard
what I needed to -- and now I
couldn’t contain the tears but
at least I knew what the bereavement was all about. At
least now I am crying not out of
ignorance but because I finally
understand why things had to
end that way. At least now I understand why I have to finally
give up and when you start to
“ It was unbelievable how
old feelings could come back
and hurt you even worse.
All I wanted was to stop the
pain and I kept thinking and
thinking how to ease the
hurting. I was devastated.”
OPINION 5
Dog meat and
other delicacies
W
ITH the state visit of the most powerful president in
the world, Barack Obama, here’s a trivia which I find
worth writing about: The first black American President tried eating dog meat when he was
in Indonesia several years ago.
President Obama, in his memoir entitled “Dreams from my Father”, recalled
how his Indonesian stepfather taught
him how to eat exotic foods, including
dog meat.
It may be taboo for anyone who is
not Filipino and for animal welfare advocates to eat dog meat, but I find it interesting to note that many Filipinos, especially those living in Baguio City and
other towns in the north like to eat the
meat of what we consider as “man’s best Alvin H. Arceo
friend.”
In Pampanga, there are many who
enjoy eating dog meat cooked ala caldereta or estofado. It is taken either as a viand when eating rice, as pulutan (finger
food) during drinking sprees or simply
as ordinary meat eaten just like other
meat dishes.
It is perhaps the fact that many Kapampangans like to eat dog meat that
they earned the title“dugong aso”, even
comparing their loyalty to their masters
as one of the traits of the natives of Pampanga.
Kapampangans are even branded as
matatapang, just like dogs who growl
when threatened and bite when insinuated.
Nevertheless, dogs are known for
their faithfulness to their masters, no
matter what.
Up in the north meanwhile, dogs are
slaughtered in numbers, a fact that animal welfare authorities and advocates
abhor. While there is a law in the country that protects the welfare of animals
including dogs, there are still Filipinos
who kill the animal for its meat or for
selling in some public markets.
We can from time to time, witness on the news how government authorities apprehend dog meat traders who are intercepted on the road or sometimes even caught in the act of
slaughtering the animals.
Dog meat is said to be an aphrodisiac, maybe the reason why
many tough guys eat the meat before an undertaking.
I have once tasted the meat to merely give way to the insistence of a buddy and I felt my body literally heating up. It’s perhaps how it was cooked (with chili) or the meat itself that gave
me the feeling of a warm body.
Kapampangans have a fondness for exotic foods. Who
wouldn’t eat the lowly kamaru (crickets) that are cooked and
eaten crunchy?
Some eat farm mice and is a favorite delicacy especially in
far-flung barangays. Some eat wild birds that are not ordinary
for daily meals. Others eat barag (giant lizards) and snakes of
various species. Well, they are not called exotic delicacies if they
are only ordinary.
Another favorite delicacy in the province is the frog, stuffed
with ground pork on its belly and complemented with special
herbs and spices. These are just among the many of the favorite
dishes that Filipinos especially Kapampangans would enjoy.
Happy eating.
As of this
writing
“ It is perhaps the fact
that many
Kapampangans like to
eat dog meat
that they
earned the
title“dugong
aso”, even
comparing
their loyalty
to their masters as one of
the traits of
the natives of
Pampanga.”
***
This writer welcomes other views, comments, and reactions.
You may send your message at 0918-5734634.•
understand things you have to
give yourself enough time to
grieve over it.
I was just there in the park,
weeping, I couldn’t even utter a
word. I was in the state of denial; I just wanted to cry because
it was painful. It finally dawned
on me that we are not getting
back together anymore, after 4
long years of waiting I couldn’t
believe it’s officially over but
how do we stop loving someone
we keep seeing ourselves growing old with? When you finally
understand why you should
stop, how do you do it? How do
we shift from loving that person to not caring at all? How
I wish there’s a push button
where everything would stop
right away when you finally
hear it from them that it’s over.
There was anger I can’t
deny. How could someone be
so heartless, how can someone totally wreck you when all
you ever wanted was to keep
them. It’s so hard to trust that
something beautiful could still
come out of this pains and I
was praying that I would learn
to forgive their decisions. Then
I realized maybe the very reason I was never truly healed
is because I never let go of my
own plans. I never really let the
PEN TALKS... Page 7
6 SHOWBIZ
tom rodriguez
carla abellana
Headline
Gitnang Luzon
APRIL 29, 2014
Tom Rodriguez, di
papatulan si Carla Abellana
I
Isabel Oli malapit
nang pakasalan
ni John Prats
Mukhang hindi na mapipigilang matuloy na nga sa simbahan ang
relasyong John Prats at Isabel Oli. Mismong ang aktor na
ang nagsabi nang matanong siya ng ilang entertainment press sa presscon ng Pinoy Big Brother All In.
Malapit na malapit na raw maganap ang wedding
proposal niya para sa girlfriend. Ayon pa kay
John, looking forward na nga siya sa araw ng
kanyang proposal at excited na raw siya. Pero
ayaw magbigay ng detalye ni John tungkol dito
dahil siyempre, mawawala na ang surprise. Ayon
pa sa host ng PBB All In, siguradong-sigurado na
siya na si Isabel na ang babaeng ihaharap niya sa
dambana. In fact, ini-imagine na niya ang gagawing proposal sa girlfriend na luluhod siya para sabihing “will you marry me” at pagkatapos ay paghahandaan na raw nila ang kasal at pagkatapos ay ang
pagkakaroon ng anak. Maging si Isabel nang makausap namin recently ay nagsabi ring nararamdaman
din daw niya na si John na ang “the one.” “Mararamdaman mo naman ’yun, eh,” she said. Say
din ni John, kakaiba raw ang nararamdaman niya ngayon kay Isabel kaysa sa mga
dati niyang nakarelasyon. Pero ang sabi
ni Isabel ay hindi pa raw sila puwedeng
pakasal this year or kahit next year dahil may mga kontrata pa raw na napirmahan lalo na on John’s part. Pero base
naman sa mga statements ni John,
parang this year na magaganap ang
proposal. Well, wala naman siyang
sinabing date kung kelan pero
basta say niya, mangyayari raw
talaga ‘yun sa takdang panahon at malapit na raw iyon.•
NABOT ng maraming
suwerte si Tom Rodriguez
pagkatapos
niyang magbida, kasama
sina Dennis Trillo at Carla
Abellana sa My Husband’s
Lover. Kumpara kay Dennis, sobrang rami ng
mga projects ni Tom
sa ngayon.
He has a new
movie, “So It’s You,”
with Carla Abellana,
and a new TV show,
“Nino,” with Katrina
Halili.
It’s
good
he’s
tapped to play the
lead role in the coming Cinemalaya entry, “The Janitor,”
but shooting has yet to
start. “In ‘Niño’, I’m just
playing a guest role. Hindi
kami mag-aabot ng magiging anak ko, si Miguel Tanfelix, who plays the title
role. But Popoy says I’ll
have a new soap in May.”
In “So It’s You,” Tom plays
a shoemaker with a funny
name, Gorio Acuyong. He
has just been dumped by
his partner, Bangs Garcia,
for another man, Manuel
Chua. They’re not married
but they have a love child,
Mark Justin Alvarez, who
happens to be mute. Then
he meets Carla, who’s been
jilted by her groom, JC de
Vera, right on their wedding day. Carla then tries
to use him to get JC back.
“Carla and I enjoyed shooting this movie kasi it’s very
light,” he says. “Tawanan
lang kami nang
tawanan. Unlike sa ‘My Husband’s
Lover’
na puro conflict
at iyakan. Masaya ang movie,
talagang
feel
good siya, and it
helps na dati ng
maganda
ang
rapport namin
ni Carla.” His
swimming pool
scene in the trailer where
he’s shown in trunks is
getting positive feedback.
“Actually, nahihiya akong
gawin ‘yun noong una
kasi I just got back then
from my vacation in the
States after we had our ‘My
Husband’s Lover’ concert
there. Habang nandun ako,
I ate a lot, pati chocolates,
so I gained weight and I
felt ang laki ng tiyan ko. E,
pinag-trunks ako ni Direk
Jun Lana, so sige, di ginawa ko. But I’ve trimmed
down since then kasi nagpe-prepare ako ngayon for
the Bench fashion show in
September na us models,
rarampa kami in our underwear.” Is it true he and
GF K-la Rivera, a theatre
actress he met when they
were paired in ‘Aladdin’
at Meralco Theatre, have
broken up? “Yes. It’s our
mutual decision. She has
signed up with GMA7 and
we’re both so busy, lalo na
ako, ang dami ko talagang
trabaho and obligations na
very time consuming. So
we decided to focus muna
on our work.” It was reported that Carla got drunk in a
bar when she broke up with
Geoff Eigenmann and she
called him up to fetch her.
“It’s not true. No such thing
ever happened. I think may
effort to link Carla and I
kasi pareho kaming unattached ngayon to help promote our movie. But ayaw
naming pilitin. It’s possible
na maging kami, but not
now. We don’t want to be
accused na gumigimik lang
kami for the sake of ‘So It’s
You’. The movie can stand
on its own merits kasi
maganda talaga ang pagkakasulat at pagkakadirek sa
kanya ni Direk Jun Lana.
First time ko to work with
him and I had fun. Magaling siya and we’re all proud
of our movie.”•
john prats
& isabel oli
ic mendoza
No sex change for IC Mendoza
(Wala ring artificial insemination)
Hindi intresado si IC Mendoza sa pagpapa-sex change.
Okay lang sa kanya ang mag-cross dressing dahil ginagawa niya raw ito dati, pero hanggang du’n lang. “Ano, feeling
ko, sex change is not for me,” say niya nang makausap namin siya sa Little Miss Earth Philippines Preliminaries kung
saan ay siya ang tumatayong head ng publicity and promotions
along with Miss Teen Earth Philippines. Hindi rin daw niya feel sa
ngayon ang magkaroon ng anak. “Sa ngayon, hindi ko pa sure if kids
are for me pero kung gusto ng partner ko, sige, why not? Pero sa ngayon,
hindi ko pa siya iniisip. May iba kasi na pwede silang mag-adopt kahit
walang partner. Ako, feeling ko, kailangan ko pa ng konting push,” he said.
Pero keri ba niya ang magkaroon ng sariling anak sa isang girl? “Hindi rin.
Una, ayoko ng artificial insemination,” natatawa niyang say. Gaganapin
ang grand pageant night ng The Miss Teen Earth and Little Miss Earth
Philippines on May 27 at SM Mall of Asia Arena. Mapapanood naman
sa GMA-7 ang delayed telecast nito on June 8.
Headline
Gitnang Luzon
APRIL 29, 2014
carnapping from Page 1
According to the Pampanga
representative, there is a need to
amend Section 14 of Republic Act
No. 6539, otherwise known as the
Anti-Carnapping Act of 1972, because of the rampant carnapping
incidents not only in the province
but the country as well.
The carnap incidents, Arroyo
said, are believed to be perpetuated by organized crime groups.
These groups use carnapped vehicles in committing other crimes
such as bank robberies, murder,
kidnapping and even terrorist activities.
“The sense of security one feels
inside his or her vehicle is now severely undermined,” Arroyo said.
dq opens from Page 2
According to the former president, the existing laws penalizing carnapping are not enough
to address the rising incidence of
crimes.
She noted that under the country’s laws, carnapping is considered as only a less serious offense,
which allows the accused or perpetrator to post bail.
“This constitutional right to
post bail enables perpetrators to
commit carnapping repeatedly
since they are entitled to post bail
during trial and pendency of the
case with the courts,” Mrs. Arroyo
pointed out.
HB 312, which Arroyo filed with
son Camarines Sur Rep. Diosdado
Macapagal Arroyo, increases the
penalty of imprisonment for the
crime of carnapping from 14 years
and eight months and not more
than 17 years and eight months
to not less than 20 years and one
day and not more than 30 years
when the carnapping is committed
without violence or intimidation of
persons.
When carnapping is committed by means of violence against or
intimidation of any person or force
upon things, imprisonment shall
be increased from 17 years and
four months and not more than 30
years to 30 years and one day and
not more than 40 years, according
to the measure.•
CAPITOL ALLOCATES from Page 1
cards under the NHTS-PR of the Department of Social
Welfare and Development (DSWD).
The governor assured them that the provincial
government will sponsor their Philhealth membership
after the Sangguniang Panlalawigan approved the requested budget.
This is the counterpart of the Capitol in the pointof-care enrolment program of Philhealth, which targets non-members belonging to indigents not listed in
NHTS-PR.
“For those less fortunate cabalen who are not enrolled in Philhealth, don’t be sad because the capi-
tol will shoulder the payment for your membership,”
Pineda announced.
Meanwhile, Pampanga has recorded the highest
rate of Philhealth registration in Central Luzon according to the Philippine Health Insurance Inc.
It was reported that of all seven provinces in the region, Pampanga recorded a registration of 83 percent
of its population or 2,070,078 individuals.
Further, the province achieved 208 percent increase in the coverage of healthcare insurance for the
NHTS-PR beneficiaries, with 152, 510 indigents served
in 2014.•
shot dead from Page 2
police for the early solution of the
case.
The two were living separately
in Pampanga after their mother
migrated to the United States along
with their youngest brother Sonny
and sister Sally 20 years ago.
A SOCO (scene of the crime operatives) team from the Regional
Crime Laboratory Office-3 led by
Inspector Maria Elvira Bautista
processed the crime scene and recovered six spent shells, two fired
bullets, two deformed slugs, a bullet and metal fragment from a cal.
45 pistol.
The body of the victim was
brought to Paralaya Funeral and
Woodcraft in Bulaon Ressetlement
Area, City of San Fernando for au-
topsy.
Probers have secured footages
from CCTV installed at nearby
Pampanga provincial capitol and
Heroes Hall of the city government.
The said footages will help investigators from identifying the
two suspects in the killing of Simpauco. •
139 farmers
to the place more frequently.
The Lion’s Clubs of Wiesbaden
Nerobers and Cabalen San Fernando
are sister organizations, said HoltzKathan.
While Cuerpo said this is the
club’s share in the mitigation of the
effects of climate change, adding
that it is also an environmental project of Lion’s.
Pangan explained this project is
to protect the dike from erosion as
the trees will strengthen the soil.
Pangan said the project is cooperation with the City of San Fernando headed by Mayor Edwin Santiago. Pangan said the club is urging
each member to adopt a tree and
take care of them.
“We will sustain the project,”
said Pangan, adding, “we will take
care of the trees.”
It will not be a ningas-cogon activity, said Pangan.•
ously producing harvest even after
graduation. The vast area of Sitio
Duhok, Brgy Bancal in Botolan is
suitable for the project because of
its fertile soil and effective irrigation system.
“Malaking tulong po ang pagsasanay na ito sa amin, gayun din sa
aming pamumuhay, inaangat ninyo
ang antas ng aming pamumuhay,”
remarked Corazon Reyes, one of the
trainees.
“Natutunan ko po na hindi lang
pala basta-basta ang pagtatanim,
may mga makabagong pamamaraan na rin na ginagawa upang
makamit ang masaganang ani,
salamat sa SM Foundation sa oportunidad
na binigay nila,” said trainee Alvin
Baluyot.
Botolan Mayor Doris Maniquiz
lauded the efforts of SM companies
in helping alleviate the economic
condition of farmers through introduction of a new farming technology.
Through SM Foundation’s KSK
training program, more and more
farmers are equipped with modern
agri technology. To date, this is the
62nd batch of farmers since it started last 2007 in Bacolod City.
The farmers underwent training
on seed culture and propagation,
irrigation, fertilizer application,
pruning, and safe farming among
other skills.(PR) •
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expressed her gratitude to the local
folks of Botolan.
“Nakakatuwa kasi unti-unti
mabubuksan ang isipan na dapat
pangalagaan ang kalikasan at sa
pag aalaga nito magbibigay ng mas
maraming pagkain sa kanila at the
same time combined with modern
technology magkakaroon sila ng
mas sustainable na pagkakakitaan,” she said.
After the harvest festival and
graduation, farmers had the chance
to sell their produce in the mall at a
discounted price.
SM Foundation helps to alleviate the lives of farmers by continuRepublic of the Philippines
OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL
CIVIL REGISTRAR
Municipality of Macabebe
Province of Pampanga
pen talks from Page 5
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that MAYA JEANNA
SUING BAUTISTA has filed with this Office a Petition
for Change of First Name from “JENNA” to “MAYA
JEANNA” in the Birth Certificate of JENNA G. SUING
who was born on April 23, 1965 at Macabebe, Pampanga and whose parents are Simeon Suing and Maria
Garcia.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may file
his/her written opposition with this office not later than
two weeks upon publication.
(Sgd) MR. MICHELLE Y. YABUT
Municipal Civil Registrar
HEADLINE Gitnang Luzon: April 23 & 29, 2014
of it,” Scarlet Pagdanganan, public relations officer at
SMSFD, said.
The Dairy Queen System has over 6,000 restaurants around the world. It has been known to be the
pioneer of soft-serve ice cream.
One of DQ’s bestseller it is “Blizzard” which is
served upside down -- or it’s free.
“It thuds almost like a dare, but it’s an honest-togoodness offer and when you see it happen, it is really
fascinating and very entertaining,” DQ said in a statement adding that, “For those few seconds, it seems to
resist gravity, since not a single drop escapes from the
inverted cup of rich creamy goodness.”
What makes the “Blizzard” treats of Dairy Queen
outstanding is the variety of sweet delights that are
mixed in with the vanilla ice cream base, such as bits of
premium cookies, cheesecakes, brownies, strawberry
and chocolates.
One of the most popular “Blizzard” flavor is the
“Oreo Cookie.”
“How can anyone go wrong with Oreos? The unique
rich smooth, soft served with your favorite cookies and
fruits add up to one enticing taste sensation,” DQ said.
Other yummy “Blizzard flavors include M&Ms, banana split, strawberry banana, chocolate chips, brownie temptation, caramel cashew, tropical fruit and nuts
among others.
The famous “Dilly Bar” and its signature look, a
unique twirl design or the “dilly” will also be available
at the DQ cart, as well as the DQ Sandwich.
“Your thirst this summer will also satisfied as DQ
will be also serving classic shakes in variety famed and
original flavors such as vanilla, double cocoa fudge,
strawberry, strawberry banana, chocolate and caramel,” Pagdanganan said. •
job fair from Page 3
from the locators who joined the fair.
About 41 firms based inside the Freeport joined
the job fair.
The job fair was held in cooperation with the regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), SM City Clark and Public Employment
Service Office (PESO).
CDC recently said that there are more than 74,000
employees from various companies inside Clark. •
towards the light from Page 5
lion’s club - sf from Page 2
the megadike and its slope in Barangay Del Rosario this city stretching
up to the boundary in Porac Town.
It is about one kilometer long,
Pangan said.
Holtlz-Kathan said, “I’m excited
to be back again as I see the tree, under my name, I planted last December 30, 2013.”
Holzt vowed to donate more assorted seedlings to be planted in the
area as he added that he will return
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divine providence to do his
will because I kept insisting
what I want to happen- to
end up with him. Maybe the
reason I have to go through
all of this again is because I
never fully trusted Him the
first time. This battle is too
much and it’s frightening but
then I remind myself that
even Jesus was afraid, wasn’t
he? Even Jesus prayed to be
spared from pain but it was
only when he surrendered
that God’s plan was accompl
ished.
***
The coming days are go-
ing to be hard. I know because I have been there before and just the thought that
I’m back at one numbs me.
It’s so scary out there, it’s
hard to imagine how could
we possibly survive the coming months when you could
hardly make it through the
night and I think that’s what
every broken people’s biggest fear. We are afraid that
the pain will never mend, but
it will. Of course we are not
going to be fine right away so
let’s take battles one day at a
time.
Let’s struggle to be happy
today.•
isterial biography” ni Juan Paulo II na isinulat ni
George Weigel na minarapat niyang pamagatan ng
“Witness to Hope”, sa pagkakabit ng isang “theological virtue” kay Karol Wojtyla. Noong Oktubre
ng taong 1978, ang bagong halal na Santo Papa Juan
Paulo II ay nagbigay ng kaniyang unang talumpati
sa punong-punong St. Peter’s Square, at ang taong
ito na nakasaksi sa pinakamadilim na bahagi ng
kasaysayan ng ikadalawampung siglo, at nagkaroon masidhing karanasan sa kalupitan at kahinaan ng sangkatauhan, ay nangusap ng pagulit-ulit
sa eksortasyong ito: “Huwag kayong mangamba!”
(Be not afraid!) At dahil dito ay naisulat din ng isa
pang manunulat ng dakilang Santo Papang ito ang
tungkol dito, “There was, of course, absolutely no
political or cultural warrant for that exhortation,
no purely natural justification for it. It could come
only from a man whose heart was filled with the
supernatural sense that the Holy Spirit is the Lord
of history.”
Panghuli, kung itinatanong ng marami kung si
Karol Wojtyla ay nagtataglay ng pinaka-dakila sa
lahat ng mga theological virtues upang maging
karapat-dapat siyang tanghaling Santo ng Santa
Iglesia Katollika, ang pinaka-dakila ring pagpapatunay na aking mababanggit ay ang isang nakapangingilabot na pangyayari na naganap sa isang
selda sa isang bilangguan sa Roma noong Disyembre ng taong 1983.Dinalaw ni Juan Paulo II si Mehmet Ali Agca, ang taong isang taon at kalahati pa
lamang ang naklilipas ay bumaril sa kanya ng ilang
ulit, at kinausap siya ng Santo Papang ito, niyakap,
at pinatawad niya ang nagtangka sa kanyang buhay. Ang pag-ibig ay hindi lamang damdamin o
sentimyento. Ito ay ang tinawag ni Santo Tomas de
Aquino na isang gawain ng kalooban na parating
nagnanais na kabutihan sa kapwa… maging sino pa
man ang “kapwang” ito. Kung kaya’t ang pinakadakilang unit pinakamahirap na pagsubok ng pagmamahal ay ang pag-ibig sa ating mga kaaway, yaong mga taong hindi magnanais ng kabutihan para
sa atin. Nagawa bang ipamalas ni Juan Paulo II ang
pag-ibig sa paraan ng kadakilaan at kabayanihan?
Pinatawad niya ang taong nagtangkang pumatay sa
kanya; wala ng argumento pang kailangan upang
patunayan at mapunan ng pinaka-tamang kasagutan ang tanong na iyon.
Namayani ang mga Santo hindi para sa mga
sarili lamang nila, ngunit para sa simbahan o sa
Santa Iglesia. Sila ay mga huwaran o modelo ng
tagapamagitan para sa ating nandito pa sa mundong ibabaw at naglalakbay bilang simbahan.
Makapagpapasalamat lamang tayo sa Diyos sa pagkat biniyayaan niya tayo ng dalawa pang mga kaibigan sa langit: sina Santo Juan XXIII at ang dakilang Santo na si Juan Paulo II.
Ora pro nobis!•
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VOLUME II • NO. 215 • APRIL 29, 2014 • TUESDAY
Subic Ay! Festival 2014
Celebrating the town’s fast-paced economic boom
By rey garcia
SUBIC, Zambales – This once lowly fishing town celebrated its great transformation to becoming the country’s shipbuilding capital with fast-paced economic
and development growth during a week-long festival called Subic Ay!
Subic is a first-class municipality in
the province of Zambales, located along
the northern coast of Subic Bay with a
population of more than 90,000 and
still growing with first-class income
classification.
Like neighboring Olongapo City
and Iba, the provincial capital, Subic,
is also a fastgrowing municipality and
expected to become a component city
very soon.
Youthful town Mayor Jay Khonghun said the Subic Ay! Festival is also a
thanksgiving celebration of the bountiful blessings that the town is getting,
thereby creating progress and growth in
the local economy.
“Tara na, Tayo na, Subic City now
na!, Subic town folks declared during the opening ceremonies graced
by Zambales Governor Jun Ebdane
and Zambales 1st district Rep. Jeffrey
Khonghun.
The celebration kicked on Monday
April 21 with a motorcade, photo exhibit, barangay product exhibit, DepEd’s
Festival of Talents, Subic Got Talent
2014 and Ms Gay 2014.
On April 22, the festival featured the
amazing Dog Show at the Asinan Poblacion Covered Court followed by cooking
contest, basketball exhibition games and
the Grand Ballroom and Balikbayan Night.
On its 3rd day, the festival started
early at 6am with the thrilling Banca
Race participated by local fishermen
and was followed by a medical and
laro ng lahi Pala Sebo dental mission along with Operation
sining at Kultura
Tuli for youngsters. In the evening, a
Cultural Night was presented as part of
the festival.
Last Thursday, the celebration
started at 5am with Fun Run starting
from Sta. Elena Subdivision to Asinan
Plaza Café followed with Zumba Dance
Exercise party and fun-filled Laro Ng
Lahi sports competition featuring original Pinoy games like Pala Sebo, patintero and alike. In the evening, the search
for Ginoo at Binibining Subic was held
in the jampacked Subic Park.
On Friday, the festival was held at
night with Subic Mardi Gras featuring
Pasiklaband (battle of the bands) and
live band shows with celebrities, Bikini
Open and the comical Bilbiling Subic
featuring fat-bellied contestants.
On day 6, Subic Ay! Festival offered
a mass wedding ceremony, float competition organized by the Subic Business
Association followed by variety show
and awesome fireworks display at 10pm.
On the last day April 27, a thanksgiving mass was held at St. James
Church at 6am followed by Karakol
Exhibit and Street Dancing competition, Cosplay, singing contest and dance
showdown also held at Subic park.
Subic is host to two largest shipyards
in the country, the Hanjin Shipbuilding
facilities and Keppel’s Shipyard with
combined number of workers of up to
30,000 highly skilled ship craftsmen.
Subic bids to become a city may be realized sooner than it was expected. Happy
Fiesta! •
fun run
subic ay
Dental and medical mission
ballroom and balibayan night
photo exhibit
Miss Gay contest
dog show