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P 8.00 VOLUME 3 NUMBER 227 WED - THU APRIL 28 - 29, 2010 FOR INPUTS ON FREE, PEACEFUL POLLS Pamintuan Foreign observers to talk to PGMA, Pineda EdPam vows 33 ‘botikas’ to aid poor BY DING CERVANTES C ITY OF SAN FERNANDO - A five-member delegation from the Compact for Peaceful and Democratic Elections- International Observers Mission (Compact-IOM) assigned to this province will seek interviews with Pres. Arroyo and her ally gubernatorial candidate Lilia Pineda on the day before the May 10 elections. BY JOEY PAVIA ANGELES CITY – “Every Angeleño will have access to quality health care services.” Thus said LakasKampi-CMD mayoralty bet Edgardo D. Pamintuan after receiving reports from local folk that most of them, especially women and children, do not receive even basic health services from the city government. Pamintuan said that he will upgrade the Ospital Ning Angeles by providing enough medical supplies, and the provision or purchase of equipment such as CT Scan and dialysis machines. “We will deliver genuine medical services to our people with sufficient supply of medicines to benefit the poor,” Pamintuan said. PAGE 8 PLEASE SO WHAT CAN THEY DO? Cutcut Barangay Capt. Robin Nepomuceno and son Atty. Bryan, a city council candidate, are simply told the stink and stench come from their own backyard. THOU SHALT NOT ELECT THEM. Pig lovers all, so it is said, sitting officials of Porac town from the mayor to the vice mayor to the councilors are not deserving of the people’s vote. PHOTOS BY BONG LACSON Dabu files raps vs. Apalit mayor, others FINALLY, Pampanga Provincial Administrator Atty. Vivian T. Dabu has filed with the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon complaints of theft of minerals, obstruction of justice, graft and corrupt practices, and violation of tax ordinances against Apalit town Mayor Oscar Tetangco Jr. It took more than a year for the complaints to be filed, according to Dabu, because of the negotiations for settlement done by Tetangco and company. However, Dabu added, they never acted upon the requirements called for prior to any possible settlement and instead, committed more vi- olations. It was learned that the complaint against Tetangco also included as respondent Apalit Councilor Cesar Sigua and several John Does whose violations, according to the complaint filed by Dabu fall under Section 102, R.A. 7942, violation of tax ordinance no.1, s-1992 and 1, s-1993, PD 1829 and section 3.e of the antigraft and corrupt practices. The problem started on January 14, 2009 when Dabu, along with police officers and members of the quarry monitoring team witnessed for themselves the illegal quarryPAGE 6 PLEASE Compact-IOM secretariat officer Arnold Tarrobago said the five international delegates will be among the 27 foreign ob- servers to arrive in the country on May 6 to witness the conduct of the elections. PAGE 8 PLEASE De Venecia naglatag ng plataporma sa Pampanga ‘Computer sa bawat pamilyang Pilipino’ NI JOEY AGUILAR LUNGSOD NG ANGELES – Inamin ni senatoriable Joey De Venecia na mahihirapan siyang manalo sa Pampanga lalong lalo na sa distrito kung saan humahabol si President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Sa isang press conference na ginanap kamakailan sa Coffee Academy sa barangay Balibago dito, sinabi niya na PAGE 8 PLEASE De Venecia Palawan Fun Ride successful BY JOEY PAVIA PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • APRIL 28 - 29, 2010 • WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY PUERTO PRINCESA – Some 300 bikers joined the Palawan Fun Ride on Sunday as organizers focused on the protection of the environment and the endangered Batac tribe. Ruby Rose “Besie” Rustia, president of the Global Linkages for the Filipino Youth Inc. (GLFYI), described as “highly successful” the fun ride graced by Mayor Edward Hagedorn, Sen. Manuel “Lito” Lapid and his son Mark Lapid, general manager of the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA). The GLFYI and the Puerto Princesa Mountain Biking Society (PPMBA) led by Judge Jose Bayani Usman organized the fun run to help save the dwindling Batac tribe numbering to only about 300 today. Usman said they had observed the sad plight of the Batac when they visit them during their regular biking activity as a group. “They have lesser chance to survive due to poor health conditions and diminishing areas where they get their food ,” said Usman. “We want to help them in any we can before it’s too late,” he added. The organizers will give portions of the earning to the Batac tribe. They will give more water pumps and help the children get the proper vaccinations. Usman and Dennis Rustia, also of the PPMBA, also planted hundreds of trees at the watershed here. “Next year, we make sure the trees we planted will grow,” said Usman as he and Rustia vowed to make a “bigger” fun ride next year. Dr. Thomas Guest, an American professor at the University of Guam, said he will bring his fellow bikers in the next Palawan Fun Run. “I was impressed. It’s pretty good for a first time event,” said Guest, who was not able to join fun ride due to leg injury. Rustia of Guagua, Pampanga said she will invite “more bikers” from Central Luzon next year. Organizers thanked their major sponsors, including the Department of Tourism, PTA, Zest Air and Turrisimo Garden Hotel here and the Pampanga-based Creative Travel and Tours. 2 START. SEN. Lapid (left) and his son Meynard (right) lead the ceremonial start of the Palawan Fun Ride on Sunday. LUCKY BOY. Organizers led by the Rustia couple pose with 12-year-old Richard Abubakar who won the P50,000 worth mountain bike which is the first prize in fun ride’s raffle. PHOTOS BY JOEY PAVIA Planting trees are (L-R) Dennis Rustia, Ariel, Geraldine Pilapil and Judge Usman. SM City Pampanga employees and guests Exuperio Lipayon (left) and Cecil Yumul (center) show off their reusable shoppings bags. SM CALL ON EARTH DAY Help save the environment for “One Commitment Of Many can make One Winning Opportunity to Restore the Lives of our Dwelling.” During the Earth Day program, SM employees led by its Human Resources Department made their vows to kick off and sustain personal recycling efforts through selling their recyclables to the monthly Trash to Cash Recycling Market. The proceeds of SM Clark’s One Com One World project will be used in buying seedlings that will be donated to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. It will culminate in a treeplanting activity in time for Earth Day 2011. Employees of SM City Pampanga, meanwhile, took the lead in promoting the use of green or reusable shopping bags together with its guest, broadcaster and environmentalist Ms. Cecil Yumul of the Save the Trees Foundation. They were also joined by Mr. Exuferio Lipayon from the DENR - Environmental Management Bureau for the culmination of the 10 Million Movement in the mall. SM Pampanga shoppers, business partners and employees also signed personal pledges at the Earth Day Freedom Wall. The customers were likewise given the chance to have a free screening of climate change documentary films State of the Planet and Planet Earth. ‘Mutya ng Balanga’ crowned BY ERNIE B. ESCONDE BALANGA CITY – This component city on Monday midnight crowned the fairest and most talented from among 10 lovely ladies in the closing of the yearly “Mutya ng Balanga” pageant held at the Plaza Mayor de Balanga. Candidate No. 6, Ann Barbara Lohfink of Barangay Cupang Proper, was crowned “Mutya ng Balanga 2010”. She is 16 years old and just graduated from high school. She answered brilliantly a question about the environment that she said should be protected and cared for. The candidates coming from different barangays in the city were in stunning costumes as they joined a production number and introduced themselves to the big audience. In swimsuits and later in long gowns, they presented themselves on the beautifully-adorned stage. It was not only a night of fashion display but of songs and dances. Physical appearance was not only judged but the following segment was a test of wit for the mostly teenaged girls. After the elimination round, the remaining five were subjected to different questions. “Kahit isa lang ang boto ko sa milyong-milyong boto mahalaga ito, every vote counts,” a candidate answered when asked what her vote in the coming elections means to her. Balanga City Mayor Joet Garcia with wife Isabel crowned the new “Mutya”. “May all of you experience what it means to be Mutya ng Balanga,” the mayor told the candidates at the start of the program. Cebu Pacific Ad PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • APRIL 28 - 29, 2010 • WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY SM SUPERMALLS joined the Earth Day celebration last April 22 with activities encouraging both shoppers and employees to choose their own pledge of commitment to help save the environment. This year’s Earth Day event highlighted the 10 Million Movement organized by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Earth Day Network in partnership with SM. All SM malls made its own pocket events following the theme “Hamon sa Panahon: Climate Change, Sampung Milyong Solusyon (Kilos Na Ngayon Na!).” SM City Clark staged a One Com One World campaign which is short 3 Editorial Opinion It ain’t over “GILBERT TEODORO may be lagging behind nationally, but in HAU he’s been the leading candidate for three months now.” So said Robby Tantingco, assistant vice president for student services and affairs of Holy Angel University, the biggest private university in Central Luzon. Tantingco was reacting to the results of the survey conducted April 14 and 20 on HAU students and employees where out of the 1,081 respondents, 615 said they would vote for Teodoro. Leading presidentiable Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III was a distant second with 253 votes, followed by Manny Villar (105 votes), Richard Gordon (72 votes), Eddie Villanueva (20 votes), Nicanor Perlas (8 votes), and Joseph Estrada (6 votes). No one voted for Jamby Madrigal. The ranking of presidential candidates, Tantingco noted, was exactly the same as in the first HAU mock elections held in January. This, even as Teodoro widened his lead over Aquino, who in turn also widened his lead over Villar. “It shows that our students don’t have the bandwagon mentality. They vote for the one they consider the best candidate, even if they know he will lose,” Tantingco said. No losing there, we beg to disagree with Tantingco. Though a microcosm, the HAU vote is reflective of the voice, nay, choice of the studentry of the whole country. Given the consistency of Teodoro as mock elections topper in other campuses in the country – from Metro Manila to Cebu, from Nueva Ecija to Davao, from Ilocos to Cagayan de Oro. With the enlightened youth going for an enlightened choice, it really ain’t over yet. Or have we forgotten that it is the youth that comprise the biggest block of voters in the country? PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • APRIL 28 - 29, 2010 • WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY Angeles’ pride 4 REJOICE, ANGELES City! The first ever Kapampangan bestowed the Order of Lakandula Award, Grand Cross Rank of Bayani is an Angeleno. For his outstanding contribution to nation-building in his various capacities as a former Cabinet secretary, Edgardo “EdPam” Pamintuan was conferred by no less than President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo one of the highest honors the Republic could give to a citizen who has dedicated his life to public service and thus serve as an example to his countrymen. “I am offering to and sharing this award with my fellow Angeleños who have always supported me... This is a strong testimony that even if I was not here during my stint as Cabinet secretary, I was doing a lot for Angeles City and the country.” So Pamintuan dedicated the honors to the people he is now committed to serve as local executive. Could the choice for Angeles City mayor be any clearer than that? Rene disses Anna acaesar.blogspot.com Zona Libre Bong Z. Lacson BOKYA. NADA. Zero. Zilch. Utterly abysmal was the non-performance of 4th District Rep. Anna York Puyat Bondoc-Sagum, in the district as in the House, for the past six years. Not a single bill she authored – did she ever? – was enacted into law. Her best, and only, privilege speech in the august halls of Congress was declaring “Present!” at the attendance call. An odious comparison: The two-termer Bondoc-Sagum laying a big fat rotten egg in terms of legislation vis-à-vis the first termer 3rd District Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales conceiving and birthing the mini-Marshall Plan that is the billion-peso Bacolor Rehabiltation Law. Most odious comparison indeed. In the district, Bondoc-Sagum’s promise of two reliable district hospitals finding non-fulfillment in the “Mona Lisa state” of the San Luis and Macabebe district hospitals. State of dilapidation bringing to mind the refrain of that Mona Lisa song, “…they just lie there, and they die there…” meant for their poor patients. In the district too, overpriced but short-delivered and “under-specificationed” infrastructure projects monopolized by one EDSA Construction, reportedly owned by an uncle of Bondoc-Sagum’s husband, and one Sambo Construction, owned by a purported veterinarian, and husband of a mayoralty candidate fighting her own father. Yeah, that same Sambo in the news lately threatening with libel a loyal factotum of his father-in-law for saying he – Sambo – is swamped with a torrent of estafa cases. An ingrate! So is Bondoc-Sagum likened to the asp that bit the hand that fed it in her declaration of her intent to contest the House Speakership against the President from whom she got the largesse of development, with whom she travelled the world. So discoursed congressional candidate Rene Maglanque, with the closing exhortation: End the depression and stagnation of the fourth district wrought by the Bondoc-Sagum doldrums. Bring in the fresh air of change, of true development, of progress. A former assistant secretary at the Department of Transportation and Communications, Maglanque has a clear-cut mission for the fourth district: a final solution to the perennial flooding that will, at the same time, engender greater productivity, and for the nation: a total overhaul of the procurement law, to make it air-tight against corruption. An engineer by training and a builder by profession, Maglanque has in his heart a bill creating the Pampanga River Development Authority that will oversee the management of the province’s main water channel that covers flood control, the provision of irrigation water all year-round, the river’s utilization in eco-tourism as well as in transportation. Think river cruises and water festivals there. A long-term goal is the development of the Pampanga River as an alternative source of drinking water for Metro Manila. A most brilliant idea there, given this season of El Niño. Maglanque says: “Even Masantol and Macabebe, hometown of Mrs. Bondoc-Sagum will finally be free from floods and instant inundation after a brief rain, when a massive water management and development program has been set in place.” Yeah, for all her six years in the House, Bondoc-Sagum has not spared her own townmates from destructive floods, noted Maglanque. “Look at how her posters emphasize her doctora persona with that stethoscope dangling from her shoulder. Puro prop lang yan. She may be a doctor but she has yet to treat even just one patient in the whole fourth district,” sneered Maglanque. So what has Bondoc-Sagum to say of her twice-beaten rival? “Gusto niyang dagdagan ko pa ang lamang kong 80,000 boto sa kanya noong 2007. (He’d like me to increase my margin of over 80,000 votes in 2007).” Unperturbed, even oozing with confidence, Maglanque says Bondoc-Sagum is in for a “big surprise” this time around. “Let her to her delusions. The political equation has totally changed,” said the persistent contender. I’m telling you, things are getting out of hand. Or maybe I’m discovering that things were never in my hands. Real Live Preacher, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, August 2, 2003 You cannot live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. John Wooden Nobody can tell you if what you're doing is good, meaningful or worthwhile. The more compelling the path, the more lonely it is. Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 5, 08-22-04 EDGAR V. MOVIDO Founder LLL Trimedia Coordinators Publisher General Manager Atty. Gener C. Endona Editor Joey R. Aguilar Editorial Consultant Caesar “Bong” Lacson Marketing Manager Joanna Niña V. Cordero Administrative Staff Ma. Teresa U. Villanueva Layout Dondie B. Ventura Circulation Gilbert Mendoza Business & Editorial office at Unit B Essel Commercial Center, McArthur Highway, Telabastagan, City of San Fernando Tel. No. (45) 636•6327 Cel. No. 0917•481•1416 e-mail address: puntogitnangluzon@yahoo.com pdf file at http://www.punto.com.ph Punto! Central Luzon is a proud member of The Philippine Press Institute Gordon’s political shotgun blast The Bottomline Hector P. Soto SENATOR Richard Gordon, presidential bet of Bagong Bayan Party fired a shotgun aimed at his rivals. But is obvious that much of the fire is aimed at Noy Noy Aquino apart from the Social Weather Station which he sued in court. It is also very clear that Senator Gordon is a traditional politicians (trapo and not a tadpole as my barber calls all trapos) having been mayor senator and a cabinet officials all appointive positions political rewards. The problem with some trapos is they all know of the country’s problems. They also know all the solutions. However, many of these trapos get tripped on their way to their offices (na tisod lang) and they forgot the problems and the solutions. Besides, I hope Senator Gordon agrees with me that saying and doing are two different things as the saying also goes. He said much but I hope he really meant all. Senator Gordon is not in favor of manual count as a backup solution of the Comelec and incase of failure of the counting machines. At this point in time what would Senator Gordon ask the Comelec to do? In that very long interview on television with Tin Tin and Julius Babao Saturday morning, Senator Gordon denied that he is arrogant as some people say. He said he is aggressive and not arrogant. Indeed, one maybe aggressive without being arrogant, and it could be the other way around. Aggressive also and arrogant. How i wished I have taped the whole interview. There is too much to believe what Gordon said. Even with Gordon’s know it all, he needs a miracle to win the country’s presidency. Political miracles in these country are not made in heaven but by the powers that be - the people. Acting Justice Secretary Alberto Agra is amenable to life style check amidst allegation that he was bribed in his decision over the case of two members of the Ampatuan clan. Agra is not stupid. Amen My heart felt condolence to the family of Fred Panopio who passed away a few days back. I know Fred as the young boy who really had a passion for singing. He organized the first group combancheros most of them his friends of his age. He was then in his early teens. Fred was not recognized as the best singer in the family. His older brother Isagani and Guillermo were then the family’s recognized singers. But the yoodle craze cropped up, Fred was the best in the Panopio family. That really started it all. Fame, yes, but not wealth. He never earned much in his singing career. May his soul rest in peace. Do not be surprise if some other religious sects will try to match the much vaunted INC block vote. Will it be too late for Gibo to come within the circle of the two leading presidential candidates? As the election date comes closer much of the flak is on Villar. Let us find out if there will be more next week. TODAY IN HISTORY Muhammad Ali refuses Army induction ON APRIL 28, 1967, boxing champion Muhammad Ali refuses to be inducted into the U.S. Army and is immediately stripped of his heavyweight title. Ali, a Muslim, cited religious reasons for his decision to forgo military service. Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., in Louisville, Kentucky, on January 14, 1942, the future three-time world champ changed his name to Muhammad Ali in 1964 after converting to Islam. He scored a gold medal at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome and made his professional boxing debut against Tunney Husaker on October 29, 1960, winning the bout in six rounds. On February 25, 1964, he defeated the heavily favored bruiser Sonny Liston in six rounds to become heavyweight champ. On April 28, 1967, with the United States at war in Vietnam, Ali refused to be inducted into the armed forces, saying “I ain’t got no quarrel with those Vietcong.” On June 20, 1967, Ali was convicted of draft evasion, sentenced to five years in prison, fined $10,000 and banned from boxing for three years. He stayed out of prison as his case was appealed and returned to the ring on October 26, 1970, knocking out Jerry Quarry in Atlanta in the third round. On March 8, 1971, Ali fought Joe Frazier in the “Fight of the Century” and lost after 15 rounds, the first loss of his professional boxing career. On June 28 of that same year, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned his conviction for evading the draft. At a January 24, 1974, rematch at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, Ali defeated Frazier by decision in 12 rounds. On October 30 of that same year, an underdog Ali bested George Forman and re- claimed his heavyweight champion belt at the hugely hyped “Rumble in the Jungle” in Kinshasa, Zaire, with a knockout in the eighth round. On October 1, 1975, Ali met Joe Frazier for a third time at the “Thrilla in Manila” in the Philippines and defeated him in 14 rounds. On February 15, 1978, Ali lost the title to Leon Spinks in a 15-round split decision. However, seven months later, on September 15, Ali won it back. In June 1979, Ali announced he was retiring from boxing. He returned to the ring on October 2, 1980, and fought heavyweight champ Larry Holmes, who knocked him out in the 11th round. After losing to Trevor Berbick on December 11, 1981, Ali left the ring for the final time, with a 56-5 record. He is the only fighter to be heavyweight champion three times. In 1984, it was revealed Ali had Parkinson’s disease. Benito Mussolini executed ON APRIL 28, 1945, "Il Duce," Benito Mussolini, and his mistress, Clara Petacci, are shot by Italian partisans who had captured the couple as they attempted to flee to Switzerland. The 61-year-old deposed former dictator of Italy was established by his German allies as the figurehead of a puppet government in northern Italy during the German occupation toward the close of the war. As the Allies fought their way up the Ital- ian peninsula, defeat of the Axis powers all but certain, Mussolini considered his options. Not wanting to fall into the hands of either the British or the Americans, and knowing that the communist partisans, who had been fighting the remnants of roving Italian fascist soldiers and thugs in the north, would try him as a war criminal, he settled on escape to a neutral country. He and his mistress made it to the Swiss border, only to dis- cover that the guards had crossed over to the partisan side. Knowing they would not let him pass, he disguised himself in a Luftwaffe coat and helmet, hoping to slip into Austria with some German soldiers. His subterfuge proved incompetent, and he and Petacci were discovered by partisans and shot, their bodies then transported by truck to Milan, where they were hung upside down and displayed publicly for revilement by the masses. Napaguusapan lang Ni Felix M. Garcia DIOSDADO P. MACAPAGAL, Bayani at Lakan ning Amanung Sisuan (KASUGLUNG NING MILABAS A ISYU) At nung atin la mang Bubusbus kanitang ya pang makalukluk, Ya’ytang king RCA, A nung nu’re yata dimanda na kabud; Abias ning gubyernu, Gewa nang otsenta sentimus ing salup, King agia mang iti, Inangkat da reting migit nang mamaesus; Nanung metulid na? Burian ku pa nganang king sukulan lungub, Kesa king akit kong’ Ding kakung memalen mate la king danup! Bilang Presidente, Tungkulan ku ngana itang magdesisyun, Dikil king nanu mang Bage mangailangan malaguang solusyun; Bakit e ku yutus Ibenta nang mura ning Administrasyun, Ngening ding memalen Atilu reti king gipit a situasyun? Nung para mu kaku, Ipamie ku namu – ngana pang tinuglung, Nung yang karampatan A sukat kung gawan antimong peka-pun! Angga na king miras At mepupus ganap ing kayang tungkulan, E ya meging “corrupt” Ing lagyung DIOSDADO PANGAN MACAPAGAL!!! At waman ala yang Manhattan at Mansion o pera Switzerland, Ala nemang sukat Pikarine king bie, karin at kenu man; Malyari neng yatnang Alang ditmang musing ing mamu nang kanuan, Pablasang balu na, Ing meging tapat ya king Indung Balayan! Malagad lang bina Keti babo yatu ding anti kareti, A e mengibabo Ing kislap ding pilak king bie nang mapuri; Inia naman, oyan Mayayakit lubus king panaun ngeni, Atin yang melakuan Malino leyenda bilang Presidenti; A binang malaut Nung ikumpara king kayang meging suli, Uling y Cong Dadong, Kabaligtaran ne ning supling nang iti. Iti makuyad yang Talambie ning meging marangal nang anak, Ning balen tang’ tibuan, A sale ning santing, ning leguan at tindag; Yan king kapilan man Keti Kapampangan larawan yang maslag, A e na mabating A kislap nung wari keng Tala ning Munag; Modelo yang sukat Taluntunan king bie ing dalan nang dilpak, Ban bukas, makadua Atin pang anti ya a lunsut king labuad!!! PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • APRIL 28 - 29, 2010 • WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY Opinion 5 Dabu files raps vs. Apalit mayor, others FROM PAGE 1 PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • APRIL 28 - 29, 2010 • WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY ing activities done by Tetangco’s men, reported as early as December 2008, in Barangay Lourdes, Minalin town, which is an area not permitted for quarrying. The drivers, when flagged down, could not produce any document that would prove their activities to be legal, i.e. accreditation, hauling pass or sticker. It was also learned from the drivers that the materials extracted in the area would be brought as filling materials to Provence, a subdivision in Malolos City, Bulacan which is owned by Camella Communities. It was on this same date, Dabu said, that Tetangco, along with plainclothesmen, some of whom were armed, blocked their way. “I reminded him that what they were doing is illegal, asked him to submit all documentary requirements and to stop quarrying activities in the meantime, to which he verbally agreed.” But Dabu added, she later learned that Tetangco prevented the apprehended truck drivers from bringing the dump trucks to the capitol compound for processing, but instead directed them to proceed where they were originally supposed to bring their extracted materials. Sigua and four other municipal councilors, in a meeting on the same day, were also reminded of their violations and were asked to secure a quarry permit and have the trucks accredited before negotiations for a settlement could begin. Dabu claimed that these verbal instructions were not heeded by those concerned and instead, proceeded with their illegal quarrying activities. After nearly a month, on February 10, 2009, Dabu and members of the quarry monitoring team traveled to the same quarry site and to another one in Sampaga, Apalit where 6 they were allegedly harassed by Sigua and members of the Apalit police. Meantime, Dabu, along with the quarry monitoring team, claimed to have gotten in touch with the people at Provence in Malolos City who confirmed that the contract for their filling materials was awarded to Tetangco. Dabu and company also notified Camella Communities, the developer of Provence, of the notice of violation sent to Tetangco as well as their company’s liability in continuing to accept filling materials from the latter. In Dabu’s affidavit, another case of harassment was done on May 15, 2009 when four dump trucks without any proper documentation were intercepted by the quarry monitoring team along MacArthur Highway, Sto. Domingo, Minalin. Sigua reportedly harassed the team to release the trucks, but when this did not work, Tetangco himself arrived and instructed the truck drivers to proceed to their destination. This he did, Dabu emphasized, despite the presence of police officers from Minalin and knowing that Dabu was monitoring the developments via the telephone. From this time on, as the affidavit of complaint filed by Dabu stated, Tetangco and company stopped the illegal quarrying activities and resumed on February 16, 2010. From this day onwards, Dabu claimed, Tetangco’s group did the hauling and delivery of at least 200 dump truckloads of earth filling materials on a daily basis, again to Provence Subdivision, in Malolos City and the Highview Hills Subdivison in Apalit. To this day, Dabu stated, Tetangco and cohorts’ illegal quarrying activities continue, also the harassment being done to members of the quarry monitoring team. “The members of the quarry monitoring team fear for their safety while doing the work they are mandated to do and are demoralized because of the blatant disregard for the law by Tetangco, Sigua and company”, which is also allegedly one reason which prompted Dabu to file the complaint against them. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL COURT THIRD JUDICIAL REGION CITY OF SAN FERNANDO (P) OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF TRANSCEND LOANS, INC., Plaintiff, CIVIL CASE No. 13651 -versusREGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH 48, City of San Fernando (P) SPS. ARWIN SIMBILLO and AGNES SIMBILLO, Defendants. x—————————————————————————x NOTICE OF SALE ON EXECUTION OF REAL PROPERTY WHEREAS, by virtue of the Writ of Execution issued in the aboveentitled case on the 15 th day of February 2010, by HON. SERAFIN B. DAVID, Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 48, City of San Fernando (P), thru Atty. Apollo J. Umadhay, Clerk of Court VI, for the recovery of the sum of: 1. 2. 3. 4. Php500,000.00 which is the principal amount of the money loaned and received by the defendants from the plaintiff and the interest on the principal obligation of Php500,000.00 at the rate of five (5%) per month as interest and penalty commencing from the date of default in paying their obligation on November 18, 2008 until fully paid; The amount of Php20,000.00 as attorney’s fees; Litigation expenses in the amount of Php20,000,00; Docket fees, sheriff’s fees and bond included in the amount of Php81,619.75: levy was made by the undersigned Deputy Sheriff IV on March 09, 2010, thru the Register of Deeds of City of San Fernando (P), on the rights, interest and participation of the above-named defendants, in the real property more particularly described as follows: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. 681296-R “A parcel of land (Lot 3, Blk. 14 of the subd. plan Psd-03018817, being a portion of lot 603, Cad. 72, Mexico Cad. L.R.C. Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of San Jose Matulid, Mun. of Mexico, Province of Pampanga. x x x containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150), Square Meters. x x x” NOW THEREFORE, by virtue of the Writ of Execution and in accordance with Rule 39, Section 19 of Rules of Court, the undersigned Deputy Sheriff IV, will sell on public auction to the highest bidder for cash and in Philippine Currency, on May 12, 2010 at 9:01 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. at the main entrance, Regional Trial Court, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, the rights, interests and participation of above-named accused, in the above-described real property in order to satisfy said Writ of Execution, together with interests, costs, sheriff’s fees and the expenses of the sale. City of San Fernando, Pampanga, April 12, 2010. FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF: (SGD) LYNDON L. ISIP Deputy Sheriff IV CC: 1. TRANSCEND LOANS, INC. 2. SPS. ARWIN SIMBILLO AND AGNES SIMBILLO PUNTO! Central Luzon: April 21 & 28, 2010 She also said that they have all the evidences, complete with witnesses and photos of the aforementioned happenings, that would prove the strength of her case against the culprits. –Pampanga Capitol Press Release NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that the heirs of RODOLFO I. VELASQUEZ who died intestate on November 10, 2009 in Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga executed an Extrajudicial Settlement of his estate more particularly described as Philippine Peso Time Deposit Account No. 045-1-04503242-2, Philippine Peso Time Savings Account No. 3045-188907, and a parcel of land covered by TCT No. 462193 situated in Duquit, Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga. Punto! Central Luzon: April 14, 21 & 28, 2010 NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS Notice is hereby given that the heirs of SONYA M. TANGLAO who died intestate on August 27, 2009 in Angeles University Foundation Medical Center, Angeles City executed an Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights of her estate more particularly described as Banco de Oro, City of San Fernando Branch Pampanga with Account No. 3751-03833-9 under Certificate of 5 Year Fixed Rate Time Deposit and a Dollar Account at Banco de Oro Unibank, City of San Fernando Branch Pampanga under Dollar Savings Account No. 5750120172. Punto! Central Luzon: April 28, May 5 & 12, 2010 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT THIRD JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF GUAGUA, PAMPANGA NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION (NHMFC), Mortgagee, -versus- Frem Case No. G-10-1885 AMADO F. MIGUEL married to SUSAN M. MIGUEL Mortgagor/s, x—————————————————x NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE WHEREAS, upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 file by NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION (NHMFC), mortgagee, with postal address at 104 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, against mortgagor/s AMADO F. MIGUEL married to SUSAN M. MIGUEL with postal address at Fatima Homes Lot 13 Blk. 2 Solib, Floridablanca, Pampanga / Solib , Floridablanca, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness mentioned which as of February 28, 2010 amounts to TWO HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY ONE PESOS AND 11/100 (P248,261.11) and other obligations that may become due and demandable, plus the expenses of foreclosure, the Clerk of Court & Exofficio Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Guagua, Pampanga thru Sheriff Serafin M. Serrano, Jr. will sell at public auction on May 26, 2010 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the Municipal Trial Court of Floridablanca, Pampanga to the highest bidder in Cash and in Philippine Currency the here-in-below described real property with all existing improvements thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 275577-R A parcel of land (Lot 13, of the consolidation and subd. plan Pcs-03-001857, being a portion of the consolidated lots 6,7,8,9,10,11,12 and 14, all of Block 2, Psd-03-021198, L.R.C. Rec. No.) situated in the Bo. of Solib, Mun. of Floridablanca, Province of Pampanga. Bounded on the NW., along line 1-2 by lot 13; along line 2-3 by lot 15; both of Block 2, Psd-03021198, on the NE., along line 3-4 by lot 14, of the consolidation and subd., plan; on the SE., along lines 4-5-6 by Road lot 2, Psd-03-021198; on the SW., along line 6-1 by lot 12, of the consolidation and subd., plan. Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY TWO (152) Square Meters, more or less. The Notice of sheriff’s Sale will be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Pampanga and Angeles City for three (3) consecutive weeks and will be posted in three (3) conspicuous public places prior to the date of sale for the information of the public in general and of the interested parties in particular. Prospective bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title of the above-describes property and the encumbrances existing thereon if any there be. All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the abovestated time and date. In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on June 02, 2010 also at 10:00 o’clock in the morning and at the same place mentioned above without further notice. Guagua, pampanga, April 26, 2010 NORMITA R. MERCADO OIC-Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff SERAFIN M. SERRANO, JR. Sheriff IV Copy furnished: Atty. Nestor A. Formaran Counsel for (NHMFC) 7/Filomena Building 104 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City Amado F. Miguel married to Susan M. Miguel Fatima Homes Lot 13 Blk. 2 Solib, Floridablanca, Pampanga / Solib, Floridablanca, Pampanga. Punto! Central Luzon: April 28, May 5 and 12, 2010 Comelec office sinunog NI ROMMEL RAMOS MALOLOS CITY—Muntik nang maabo ang tanggapan ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) sa bayan ng Obando matapos sunugin ito ng dalawang hindi nakilalang lalaki noong Lunes ng gabi. Kaugnay nito, tiniyak ng panglalawigang tanggapan ng Comelec na walang epekto ito sa halalan sa Mayo dahil may mga kopya sila ng nasunog at nabasang dokumento tulad ng certified voters list (CVL), voters registration report (VRR), at mga sample ballots para sa isasagawang mock elections. Ayon kay Supt. Absalom Zipagan, provincial fire marshal ng Bulacan, nagsimula ang sunog bandang alas 11:15 nong Lunes ng gabi at naapula nila ito makalipas ang 30 minuto. Tinatayang aabot lamang sa P5,000 ang halaga ng nasunog, ngunit nadamay ang mga kopya ng CVL, VRR, at mga sample ballots. Ayon kay Senior Supt. Fernando Villanueva, acting provincial police director ng Bulacan, dalawang hindi pa nakikilalang lalaki na nakasakay sa isang motorsiklo ang nagsimula ng sunog. Sinabi niya na pagkababa sa motorsiklo, sinindihan ng dalawa suspek ang pinto ng tanggapan gamit ang lighter fluid, pagkatapos ay agad na tunalilis. Iginiit naman si Abogado Sabino Mejarito, ang election supervisor sa lalawigan na walang epekto sa darating na halalan ang insidente. Tiniyak niya na na magiging maayos ang halalan sa Obando sa kabila ng sunog dahil may mga kopya sila ng mga nasunog at nabasang dokumentong gagamitin sa halalan. Inayunan naman ito ni Edwin Santos, isa sa mga kandidatong alkalde ng Obando na nagsabing mayroon din silang kopya ng CVL. Dahil dito, nanawagan siya sa mga botante ng Obando na makipag-ugnayan sa kanilang mga campaign headquarters upang makita at makumpirma kung saang presinto sila boboto sa halalan. Nagpahayag din si Santos at mga residente ng Obando na isang talunang kandidato ang nasa likod ng sunog dahil sa pagtatangka nito na masabotahe ang halalan sa nasabing bayan. Sa kasalukuyan , si Santos aya ng nangungunang kandidato bilang alkalde sa Obando. PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • APRIL 28 - 29, 2010 • WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY VOTE WISELY 7 ‘Most wanted’ nabbed Foreign observers to talk to PGMA, Pineda BY JOHNNY R. REBLANDO FROM PAGE 1 CASTILLEJOS, Zambales—After four years of hiding from the police, he was finally locked up in jail. Elements of the Provincial Public Safety Management Company, 2nd & 3RD Maneuver Platoon arrested the No. 1 “Top Most Wanted Person” in this municipality, Sunday morning, Chief Inspector Arnel Dial, identified the suspect as Edgardo Galang Custodio, 27, single, driver and resident of Purok 3, Barangay Mangan Vaca, Subic, Zambales. Report said that at about 10 in the morning, the suspect was flagged down along Nagbunga Road, Barangay Nagbunga, San Marcelino, Zambales on board a tricycle on his way to a family gathering to his in-laws in Barangay Rabanes, San Marcelino, Zambales. The police said Custodio was convicted for the three counts of rape under Republic Act 7610 by Judge Renato J. Dilag of RTC B-73 Olongapo City on Sept. 21, 2006. A warrant of arrest for murder was also issued against Custodio by Judge Clodualdo M. Monta of RTC B-75 Olongapo City on July 16, 2007. Custodio is now temporarily detained at the Castillejos Municipal Police Station. The outcome of the interviews will be used for their report on the conduct of the May 10 elections and their recommendations to ensure free and peaceful elections in the country in the future, he said. Tarrobago said the recommendations will be submitted to the United Nations, the members of the diplomatic corps, the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the Philippine Congress and different civil society groups in the Philippines and other countries. Tarrobago noted that foreign observers from Compact-IOM were also in the country in 2007 and later also made recommendations. In the coming elections, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Maguindanao, Negros and Pasig City were chosen as destinations for the international observers. In this province, five of the foreign observers plan to meet with Pres. Arroyo who is running for Congress in the second district and her ally Lakas-Kampi-CMD party’s Pineda whose gubernatorial candidacy is made controversial by her husband Rodolfo “Bong” Pineda’s being once tagged as a big-time gambling lord. The observers also plan to interview reelectionist Liberal Party Gov. Eddie Panlilio, Sen. Lito Lapid, journalist Randy David who had initially planned to chal- REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT THIRD JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF GUAGUA, PAMPANGA NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION (NHMFC), Mortgagee, -versus- Frem Case No. G-10-1879 PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • APRIL 28 - 29, 2010 • WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY CRISTILINO C. MURAO married to ALICIA B. MURAO Mortgagor/s, x—————————————————x NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE WHEREAS, upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 file by NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION (NHMFC), mortgagee, with postal address at 104 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, against mortgagor/s CRISTILINO C. MURAO married to ALICIA B. MURAO with postal address at Fatima Homes Lot 11 Blk. 2 Solib, Floridablanca, Pampanga / Basa Air Basse, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness mentioned which as of February 28, 2010 amounts to TWO HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY ONE PESOS AND 11/100 (P248,261.11) and other obligations that may become due and demandable, plus the expenses of foreclosure, the Clerk of Court & Exofficio Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Guagua, Pampanga thru Sheriff Serafin M. Serrano, Jr. will sell at public auction on May 26, 2010 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the Municipal Trial Court of Floridablanca, Pampanga to the highest bidder in Cash and in Philippine Currency the here-in-below described real property with all existing improvements thereon, to wit: 8 TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 275578-R A parcel of land (Lot 11, of the consolidation and subd. plan Pcs-03-001857, being a portion of Lot the consolidated lots, 6,7,8,9,10,11,12 and 14, all of Block 2, Psd-03-021198 L.R.C. Rec. No.) situated in the Bo. of Solib, Mun. of Floridablanca, province of Pampanga. Bounded on the NW., along line 1-2 by lot 13, Block 2, Psd-03-021198; on the NE., along lone 2-3 by lot 12 of the cons.-subd., plan; on the SE., along line 3-4-5 by Road lot 1, Psd-03-021198; on the SW., along line 5-6 by lot 9; on the NW., along line 6-1 by lot 10, both of the consolidation and subd. plan. Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY TWO (152) Square Meters, more or less. The Notice of sheriff’s Sale will be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Pampanga and Angeles City for three (3) consecutive weeks and will be posted in three (3) conspicuous public places prior to the date of sale for the information of the public in general and of the interested parties in particular. Prospective bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title of the above-describes property and the encumbrances existing thereon if any there be. All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the abovestated time and date. In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on June 02, 2010 also at 10:00 o’clock in the morning and at the same place mentioned above without further notice. Guagua, pampanga, April 26, 2010 NORMITA R. MERCADO OIC-Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff SERAFIN M. SERRANO, JR. Sheriff IV Copy furnished: Atty. Nestor A. Formaran Counsel for (NHMFC) 7/Filomena Building 104 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City Cristilino C. Murao married to Alicia B. Murao Fatima Homes Lot 11 Blk. 2 Solib, Floridablanca, Pampanga / Basa Air BASe, Pampanga Punto! Central Luzon: April 28, May 5 and 12, 2010 lenge the President’s congressional bid but backed out later, and LP’s Adonis Simpao who is running against Mrs. Arroyo. Tarrobago said, however, that the list of interviewees is not yet final. He identified the members of the delegation assigned to Pampanga as Paul Lempens, a member of parliament representing the Dutch Socialist Party in the Netherlands; Erna Andriyani, an officer of the Youth wing of Indonesia’s Partai Perserikatan Rakyat (People’s Union Party) or PPR; Hannah Horeis, a member of the Philippinenburo, an information and solidarity center of Germany’s Asia House; David Marshel Pakinathan, an officer of the Youth wing of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) of Malaysia, and; Jim Heddle, a democratic elections advocate and independent filmmaker based in San Francisco in the United States. The five are expected to arrive at the Archdiocesan Social Action Center of Pampanga (Sacop) headquarters here on May 8 and immediately buckle down to work by meeting with local Comelec, police, and Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) officials on the same day. Tarrobago said that on May 9, they would want to meet with the President and the other Kapampangan candidates for the elections the following day. He said that on elections day on May 10, the foreign observers would roam Pampanga to monitor the conduct of the polls in “key Pampanga municipalities and cities.” They will stay on up to May 11 to observe the provincial canvassing. Tarrobago said that on May 12, all the 27 foreign observers deployed in various parts of the country will pool their assessment of the conduct of the elections and write their report up to May 13. On May 14, they are expected to announce their observations and recommendations in a press conference in Manila and then meet with the diplomatic corps. In 2007, the automation of the coming elections was one of the recommendations of Compact-IOM. Its other recommendations included: - separation of national and local elections beginning with the national elections for President, Senate and House of Representatives in 2010 followed by provincial, city and municipal elections the year after; - development of guidelines to reduce electoral expenses and increase transparency and accountability of electoral funding; - freeing all polling stations from threat, intimidation and interference from any public or private forces; - development by the Comelec of a publicly avail- able transparent standards and guidelines for the location and size of precincts and locations of polling stations; - additional procedures to ensure the privacy of citizens ballots; - clear guidelines for the conduct of elections in election hotspots and areas of concern. - enforcement by the Comelec of all electoral laws. - separation of the judicial and administrative functions of the Comelec and the establishment of a new independent court to settle disputes over electoral conduct in a timely and independent manner; - improvement by the Comelec of its administrative efficiency; - development and delivery of a comprehensive voter education and information program; - additional funding to civil society organizations for voter education, poll watching, capacity-building and training of volunteers. - maintainance by the Comelec of an accurate and complete list of registered voters at all times; - recognition of Comelec identification cards as a primary means of identification and entitlement of citizens to cast their vote, and; - assurance that the Armed Forces should be non partisan and implement strict guidelines regarding activities during elections strictly according to its mandate. De Venecia naglatag ng plataporma... FROM PAGE 1 bagama’t mahihirapan siyang ligawan ang mga cabalen ng pangulo, makakakuha pa rin umano siya ng sapat na boto sa ibang mga distrito dito sa Pampanga at sa ibang probinsya sa Gitnang Luzon . Sa katunayan aniya, maging ang pamilya Macapagal, sa pangunguna ni dating Vice Gov. Cielo Macapagal-Salgado, ay inindorso ang kanyang kandidatura. Naglatag din si De Venecia ng kanyang mga plataporma na tumututok sa agrikultura, information technology, programa para sa mga nais magtayo ng negosyo at pagpapalawak ng call center industry sa bansa upang mas madaming mga Pilipino ang magkaroon ng dekalidad na trabaho at mataas ang tinatanggap nilang sahod. Pangarap umano ni Joey na magkaroon ang internet connection at computer ang bawat pamilya sa bansa dahil ito umano ang magbibigay ng trabaho sa maraming mga mahihirap na mga Pilipino. “Tila mahirap gawin pero pwede kapag suportado ng national budget at long term financing,” aniya. Si De Venecia din ang nagtayo ng unang call center sa bansa noong 1997. Sa ngayon ay mahigit sa 650,000 na ang nagtatrabaho sa ibat ibang mga call centers sa buong bansa kasama na ang mga nasa Clark Freeport. Bagama’t madaming mga programa para sa mga OFWs, sinabi niya na mas magiging mabuti kung madaming mga Pilipino ang magkakaroon ng trabaho sa sariling bansa. Ang call center industry aniya ang isang sagot dito dahil kaya nitong magpasahod ng P10,000 hanggang P20,000 o higit pa sa bawa’t empleyado kada buwan. Ipinagmalaki din niya ang kanyang ama na si dating Speaker of the House Jose De Venecia na siya namang nagumpisa ng dollar remittance program. Milyun-milyong mga Pilipino din umano ang nagkaroon ng trabaho sa Middle East, Europe at Africa ng dahil sa mga programang pang-OFW ng kanyang ama. Bilang isang dating OFW, sinabi niya na isa siya sa tumulong sa kaniyang ama sa pagsulat ng mga batas kagaya ng income tax exemption at dual citizenship para sa mga OFWs. “Ako po ay nag-ump- isa bilang isang OFW sa Kuwait at Iraq hanggang sumabog ang putukan sa Iraq war noong 1981,” aniya. Sa larangan naman ng agrikultura, isusulong umano niya ang pagbibigay ng sapat na benepisyo para sa mga magsasaka – pabahay, libreng edukasyon sa kanilang mga anak at iba pang mga programang pang-sakahan. Masuwerte umano ang mga taga-Gitnang Luzon at mga nasa Mindanao dahil sa malawak ang mga lupaing sakahan dito na siyang dapat na bigyang pansin ng pamahalaan. Food security ang pangunahin dahil dapat magkaroon ng sapat na pagkain ang mga Pilipino, ani Joey. “Kung maaari ay hindi na tayo nag-iimport pa ng bigas sa ibang bansa. ” EdPam vows 33 ‘botikas’ to aid poor FROM PAGE 1 He earlier announced that concerned groups in the United States of America vowed to donate stateof-the-art medical equipment once he wins the mayoralty post. Pamintuan also said that he will establish the first Public Dialysis Center and the Animal Bite Center to augment the medical needs of the city. He added that all 33 barangays will have “Botika ng Barangay” to ensure access to cheaper medicines to the poor. “These medical programs will benefit all of the poor and under privileged Angeleños who have long been denied genuine medical service,” he said. Pamintuan also said he will transform this city to a “Gender-Responsive City” through the passage of the Gender Development Code of Angeles City including the launching of gender-sensitivity trainings for city, barangay and public school officials. He said that there would be a project called the “Most Gender-Responsive Barangay Awards” to recognize the efforts of barangays in improving the medical health services for the people. Pamintuan also vowed to implement the mandatory allocation of at least one percent of the city’s annual Internal Revenue Allocation from the national government to benefit the senior citizens in the city, adding that it will have its own Senior Citizens Day. Bakit di puwedeng maging friends sina Cristine at Jennylyn? The Gossipmiller by Cesar Pambid NOW THE truth is out. Hindi nga pala puwedeng maging magkaibigan kahit na kailan sina Jennylyn Mercado at Cristine Reyes. Masyado na kasing dumami ang mga pinagdaanan nila as far as competition is concerned kaya kahit ipinakikita nilang sila’y beso-beso sa ilang pagkakataon, plastikan lang yun talaga. Did you know na si Cristine pala’ng una ni Mark Herras bago sila naging magsyota ni Jennylyn. Kumbaga, naagaw lang pala ni Jennylyn si Mark kay Cristine. Sa simula pa lang talaga, magkaribal na sila. Naging syota lang ni Jennylyn si Mark nang mag-beak lang sila ni Cristine. Take note! It appears that Cristine Reyes and Jennylyn Mercado are fated to be rivals on both personal and professional terms. Now, Jennylyn is romantically linked with Dennis Trillo after his split with Cristine. Although Jennylyn says there is no commitment between her and Dennis, why is Cristine avoiding Jennylyn? Can they ever be friends? And speaking of Cristine, recently nanggulo na naman siya sa relasyon nina Rayver Cruz at Sarah Geronimo True kaya na nagkaroon ng affair sina Cristine at Rayver sa kanilang Boracay episode sa ASAP? It’s said the reason why Sarah’s dad confronted Rayver at the “ASAP” backstage is because he’s a two-timer. True din ba na si Cristine ang dahilan ng break up nina Sarah at Rayver? Expectedly, Cristine vehemently denies this. “Never naging kami ni Ravyer,” sabi niya. “Bakit ba lahat na lang nili-link sa akin? He’s a friend. Hindi na ba ako puwedeng magkaroon ng male friends na di ili-link sa’kin. Wala rin akong kinalaman kung nag—break man sila ni Sarah.’Yung sa Boracay, nagkasama kami ni Rayver sa rehearsal para sa musical number sa show. Pero hindi lang kami ang magkasama, marami kami. Ewan ko kung bakit kami ang na-link. Nakakaloka, sa totoo lang.” Rayver himself cleared Cristine and says he’s sorry that she’s being dragged into the stories about him and Sarah. “Nakakalungkot nga na may iba pang taong na-involved na wala namang kasalanan,” dagdag nito. Pamamakla ng dyowa okey lang sa beauty queen THE LOSERS (PG13) 1115FS • 1130MF • 125 • 320 • 515 • 710 845LFS • 900LMF • 1035END THE BACK UP PLAN (PG13) 1220FS • 1235MF • 240 • 445 • 650 835LFS • 900LMF • 1045END CLASH OF THE TITANS 3D (PG13) 1220FS • 1235MF • 245 • 455 640LFS • 705LMF • 850END BAKAL BOYS (PG13) 135FS • 145MF • 335 • 525 • 715 845LFS • 900LMF • 1030END NOON PA naman pinagtsitsismisan yung maraming bading na ka-affair si Marco Alcaraz. From Cebu, where he hails, maraming bakla raw ang nagging tulay nito parang maging showbiz citizen. Kumbaga, lagging bading ang sinasabing naging dahilan kung bakit nagkapangalan si Marco Alcaraz. True kaya? Marco never admitted this pero alam pala ng kanyang present love na si Lara Quigaman ang lahat. Na tanggap nitong may mga nag-alagang bading sa dyowa niya. Tutala naman siguro, siya naman ay tunay na babae na kayang ibigay ang mas makaliligayang pangangailangan ni Marco. Hindi kaya? Confident about the love she found with boyfriend Marco Alcaraz, beauty queen Precious Lara Quigaman admitted that Marco had a relationship with a gay person in the past but remained optimistic that it could never affect whatever they have now. True daw talagang di siya apektado. Dala kaya ito ng pagiging liberal ni Lara Quigaman kaya tanggap niyang may mga bading sa buhay ni Marco Alcaraz? Young actress maagang naging sugar mommy? KILALA NYO ba’ng young star na maagang naging sugar mommy? Yes, kailan lang, inutangan daw siya ng kanyang BF na band member ng malaking halaga pero after that, conspicuously, iniwasan na siya nito. Hayagan daw siyang dinedma ng boyfriend na halatang umiwas dahil takot na masingil ng young actress na lover niya. Aba, sayang naman talaga yung malaking halaga na nadugas sa kanya ng BF na member ng isang banda. Hindi kaya lihim na lumuluha si young actress dahil nadenggoy siya nito. Clue? Kontrabida’ng dating ng young star kaya di maiwasang itanong kung tatarayan ba niya ang band member kapag nasukol niya? Samantala, kung makarating kaya sa ibang chikas ng band member, di kaya siya iwasan na ng mga ito. You see, tsik boy ang member ng banda na BF ng GF ng ay ano ba itits, ayun, may clue na kung siniks siya. Isa pang clue. Hindi kaya parte ng Quezon City nakatira ang young sta? I mean, sa Congressional Avenue na malapit sa Balintawak at Project 8 kung saan merong simbahan ng Iglesia Ni Kristo? Saan na nga ba ito? WORKING GIRLS (PG13) 1020FS • 1030MF • 1240 • 245 • 450 • 655 848LFS • 900LMF • 1053END BABE, I LOVE YOU (PG13) THE BACK UP PLAN (PG13) 1200FS • 1220MF • 230 • 440 • 650 835LFS • 900LMF • 1045END CLASH OF THE TITANS 3D (PG13) 1100FS • 1115MF • 120 • 315 • 510 • 705 845LFS • 900LMF • 1040END BAKAL BOYS (PG13) 1200FS • 1215MF • 200 • 345 • 530 700LFS • 715LMF • 845END THE LOSERS (PG13) 1220FS • 1240MF • 245 • 450 • 655 835LFS • 900LMF • 1035END BABE, I LOVE YOU (PG13) 1050FS • 1100MF • 100 • 300 • 500 • 700 845LFS • 900LMF • 1045END WORKING GIRLS (PG13) 1050FS • 1100MF • 100 • 300 • 500 • 700 855LFS • 900LMF • 1055END Cristine Reyes Jennylyn Mercado PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • APRIL 28 - 29, 2010 • WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY 115FS • 125MF • 320 • 515 • 710 850LFS • 900LMF • 1040END 9 GMA’s sound policies helped Clark buck economic turmoil PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • APRIL 28 - 29, 2010 • WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY CLARK FREEPORT— Clark Development Corp. has benefited from the economic programs of President Gloria MacapagalArroyo despite the global economic turmoil last year as the state-owned firm bucked the odds and turned the crisis into an investments and development opportunities. 10 Although many companies in the country either drastically cut down on production and manpower or shut down outright, only few companies at the Clark Freeport were affected by the crisis because of the sound management policies and decisions, and the institution of economic programs established by President Arroyo. The economic programs of President Arroyo gave foreign and local investors, not only in Clark, but also in the entire country, the confidence in doing business in the Philippines, CDC President Benigno N. Ricafort said. With President Arroyo’s con- tinued support from the investors, 175 contracts were formalized last year of which 71 are new connoting confidence in the existing business climate inside Clark Freeport Zone. During the 17th anniversary celebrations of CDC, Ricafort said that among the biggest contracts in terms of investment include a diverse mixture of locators from difference countries, among which are HLD Clark Steel Co., Inc. (China); Community Gaming and Amusement Network Inc. (Philippines), Australian International Training and Management Group Pty. Ltd (Australian), and Siccion Holdings, Inc. (Philippines) to name a few. With these new investors, total committed investments would amount to more than P5.9 billion with a minimum employment commitment of 2,700 for their first year of operations, Ricafort said. A new agreement was also signed in March with a foreign semi-conductor firm that would invest some P22 billion for the next five years, Ricafort said. Although 2009 was a challenging year for the Freeport, employment momentarily dropped to 55,000 during the first quarter of the year but in the latter part, employment grew by 6 percent to a new record high of 58,023 jobs at year’s end and in January 2010, the state-owned firm reached a record-breaking 58,777 employees. The improved employment activities is expected to be sustained when new contracts start operations this year with a potential of some 5,000 new workers once the big projects com- mence. CDC, according to Ricafort, also granted permits to 12 locators to construct additional buildings to accommodate their expansion programs as a result of improved business climate in Clark. Add the development of the Next Frontier in the mix and the slogan ‘Clark is it!’ becomes increasingly clear and more meaningful. And all these in the midst of the dreaded financial crisis! The Freeport also continues to attract investors and visitors alike through extensive marketing and tourism promotions. The Hot Air Balloon Festival alone attracted more than 100,000 visitors for the duration of the event. The variety of activities such as the Dog Show, the 100 km North Face Trail run, and the Horse Fest have not only made CDC a haven for investors but world-class tourist destination as well, affording various stakeholders of the economic bounty as a consequence thereof. To be sure, the Clark Freeport Zone did not remain unscathed from the fallout as a result of the global financial crisis. But investors’ confidence in CDC’s management of the Freeport and its ability to weather the storm never waned, but rather spawned more investments and thereafter more employment. So while ‘teen’ years would be described as a period of uncertainty, indecision, and misgiving, CDC at 17 has taken full control of shaping its destiny by remaining steadfast in the pursuit of its mission and vision - a clear indication of more 17’s to come. THINK GREEN