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DEVELOPMENT FUND. Members of the Pampanga Mayors League (PML), headed by Apalit Mayor Oscar Tetangco, Jr. show the P5-million checks from the provincial government. Gov. Lilia Pineda
distributed annual development fund to the 19 towns and two cities of the province. Also with them are Board Members Cris Garbo, Ric Yabut, Anthony Torres, Pampanga Councilors League President Mike
Tapang, Board Member Cherry Manalo and DILG Pampanga Director Myrvie Fabia. --Photo by GVJJR
Cops kill 2 robbers
in Pampanga
By Rudy J. Abular
CAMP OLIVAS--Two members of a notorious robbery-holdup gang were
killed in an encounter with policemen in front of a public market in the City
of San Fernando, Pampanga early yesterday morning. COPS KILL... pagE 9
Red Tide in Bataan Barasoain church
retrofitting sought
By Michael R. Cigaral
BALANGA CITY -- The provincial agriculturist’s office here on Tuesday announced the
shellfish ban due to red tide toxin in the whole
province of Bataan.
Provincial Agriculturist Imelda Inieto said
that based on a shellfish advisory they received
red tide... pagE 9
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
-- A group of tourism enthusiasts has called on the national
government to retrofit the historical Barasoain church in
Bulacan province.
The
Bulacan
Tourism
Convention Visitors Bureau
(BTCVB)
said
Barasoain
church needs retrofitting or
rehabilitation of its foundaRETROFITTING... pagE 9
Pineda wants
Farmers’ Day
for Aldo ning
Kapampangan
By Joey Pavia
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Pampanga
Gov. Lilia Pineda has pushed for a Farmers’
Day celebration as part of the programs lined
up for the 442th founding anniversary of Pampanga.
Pineda made the announcement during a
meeting with farmers’ groups, provincial agriculture officials and Board Members Ferdinand Labung and Rosve Henson. Labung is the
chairman of the provincial board committee
on agriculture.
Pineda said the Farmers’ Day is set on December 4.
FARMERS’ DAY... pagE 9
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PASSENGER TERMINAL. With the recent arrival of Emirates Airways and Qatar Airways, passengers coming from different regions in the country prefer flying through the Clark International
Airport because of its brand new International Passenger Terminal Building, accessibility and hassle-free travel. --PHOTOS COURTESY OF CIAC-CCO
Rabies kills
Mabalacat vendor
By Joey Pavia
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – A 52-yearold vendor from Mabalacat City, Pampanga died
of rabies at the San Lazaro Hospital in Manila
on Wednesday and the
provincial health officers
applied preventive measures to at least 26 of her
housemates who could
have been contaminated
with the deadly virus.
Dr. Marcelo Jaochico,
provincial health officer
2, said those who came in
contact with Lapurizima
Marimla Agad of Barangay Calumpang, Mabalacat City were taken and
assessed at the Diosdado
P. Macapagal Memorial
Hospital (DPMMH) for
proper management to
prevent possible contamination with rabies.
Gov. Lilia Pineda
ordered Jaochico to facilitate the referral and
management of those
who came in contact
with Agad. The vaccination will be shouldered
by Pineda.
Agad, who sold ice
candy and buco (coconut) juice at her house,
was reportedly bitten by
a dog when she visited
her relatives in La Paz,
Tarlac last May.
Angelina
Agad,
daughter of the victim,
said her mother relied on
“quack doctors” after she
was bitten by the animal.
She added that Agad was
brought to the district
hospitals in Mabalacat
City and Magalang but
her case was serious and
required the services of
the doctors at San Lazaro Hospital in Manila.
Jaochico said that
those bitten by dogs and
cats should immediately
wash the wounds with
water and soap. He added that they should not
suck or incise the wounds
suffered from the bite.
Maria Imelda Ignacio, provincial health
officer 1, said those bitten by animals should
be immediately brought
to rural health units in
their respective areas.
She added that the RHU
personnel will render
first aid measures, particularly in cleaning the
wound.
Ignacio said the victims would be then taken
to the district hospitals
operated by province. •
GGLC hosts first half
marathon in Clark
a select orphanage in Angeles City are at stake. Each participants will
funded only by donations and indi- receive a finisher’s technical t-shirt,
CLARK FREEPORT -- The Glob- vidual sponsorships. This is part of finisher’s medal, race bib, timing
al Gateway Logistics City (GGLC) GGLC’s corporate social responsi- chip and loot bag.
will host the very first and the big- bility programs aimed at giving back
To know more about the run, visit
gest GGLC Aerotropolis Half Mara- to the society,” said Pradhan.
http://www.clarkisit.cok/aerotropothon on January 19, 2014.
Organized by Hubble Multisport lishakfmarathon. As an early bird
Aimed to promote Clark as a pre- in partnership with GGLC, this aims promo (until November 30, 2013)
miere sports destination and to pro- to be the premier running event in registratiom fees for 21km, 10km,
vide assistance to local orphanage, Central Luzon by utilizing SCTEx 5km, and 3km are as follows; P950,
the biggest running event dubbed in the course which allows partici- P650, P550, and P400, respectively.
as “SCTEx Challenge: Run Beyond pants to enjoy the scenic view of the
The regular rated (December 1 to 31,
Your Limits” will start at the GGLC country’s longest expressway, giving 2013) registration fees for 21km, 10km,
grounds extending to the Subic- them unique and unforgettable run- 5km, and 3km are as follows; P1,000,
Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx).
ning experience.
P700, P600, and P450, respectively.
An estimated 2,000 participants
“The marathon course is someFor inquiries please contact
will join the marathon composed of thing to look forward to. A portion +63920-9616758 or email at hubbl3 kilometers (km), 5km, 10km and of the SCTEx will be closed to traffic emultisport@gmail.com. •
21km distances.
so runners can experience
According to Peregrine and a full view of the expressGGLC Vice President for Sales and way -- a rare opportunity
Marketing Jeff Pradhan, “Global for runners. We will also
Gateway Logistics City aims to have pacers for all levels
showcase Clark as a premiere sports for the half marathon and
ABUCAY, Bataan -- The radio group
venue through our first Aerotropolis entertainment stations all
Regional Emergency Assistance ComHalf Marathon, similarly promoting along the route which gives
munications Team (REACT) in Central
camaraderie among sports enthu- a fun and exciting running
Luzon aims to reactivate defunct membersiasts of all ages in the Philippines environment,” Race Direcgroups and expand membership to furespecially in the Metro Clark com- tor and Hubble Representher help the country in times of disasters.
munity.”
tative Jumbo Tayag said.
Architect Nick Rubiano, past group
Pradhan added that the AerThere will be water staleader of REACT Central Luzon and curotropolis Half Marathon which is tions and designated medrently representative of the group to nastaged to start at the GGLC grounds ical booth to ensure safety
tional REACT, pointed out the recent
targets to provide assistance to a lo- of the runners. Some
earthquake that hit Bohol and Cebu has
cal orphanage in Angeles City.
P70,000 in cash prizes,
made him aware of the need to reactivate
“The marathon will also benefit medals and certificates
their defunct member-groups and expand
membership.
The 7.2-magnitude earthquake that
struck Central Visayas has left more than
200 people dead, thousands affected, and
billions of pesos in infrastructure damages.
The submitted entry should have while for the camera phone category,
In the regular meeting of REACT Cena theme of Pampanga’s heritage and P5,000 will be given to the winner,
tral Luzon here, officers of the radio group
cultural tradition which include eco- and P3,000 and P2,000, for the secagreed to the opinion of Rubiano.
tourism sites and natural wonders, ond and third prizes, respectively.
Cesar San Diego of REACT Sniper
All of the winning entries will each
material culture, annual festivals, and
(Bataan) presided the regular meeting.
receive a Sinukwan certificate, trophy,
cultural portraits.
The meeting was also attended by REACT
There are four categories in the said and a two-day cultural photo workpast national president Romeo Rosas of
competition–Professional, Enthusi- shop tour in Pampanga with free food
REACT Arayat (Pampanga).
ast, and Camera Phone. First prize and transportation.
Greg Rodis, group leader of REACT
Submission of entry is until Nowinner for the professional category
Combat, joined in the later part of the
will receive a cash prize of P10,000, vember 19 only and should be in both
meeting. He is also the Bataan Peninsula
and P7,000 and P5,000 for second print and digital format with a size
State University vice president.
not larger than 1600 pixels. A contesand third prize winners, respectively.
REACT Central Luzon is composed of
On the enthusiast category, win- tant could submit a maximum of five
communication groups Combat, Sniper,
ning entry will receive a cash prize entries and is allowed to enter in one
of P7,000, P5,000 for the second category only.
RADIO GROUP... Page 9
prize and P3,000 for the third prize;
SINUKWAN... Page 9
By Marna Dagumboy-del Rosario
Sinukwan fest stages photography contest
By Joelyn G. Baluyut
CITY OF SAN FERNANOD -- Organizers of this year’s Sinukwan Festival have set a photography contest for
budding and professional photographers in Pampanga.
Called “Sinukwanan meng Letratu”, the photo contest is themed
Immortalizing Pampanga’s Heritage
and Cultural Tradition wherein all
professional and amateur photographers who use digital single-lens reflex (DSLRs) or camera phones and
are above 18 years of age--regardless
if he’s a Kapampangan or not--could
join.
Radio group expands
for disaster response
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Gitnang Luzon
NOVEMBER 07, 2013
Mekeni gives back
to consumers
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
PORAC, Pampanga --As a way to give
back to their consumers, a world class processing plant recently
raffled off their first
batch of prizes worth
P275,000.
Mekeni Food Corpo-
ration (MFC), through
their “Mekeni Masarap
Na, May Papremyo Pa!”
promo, awarded five
consumers with P15,
000 and their partner
seller with P10,000.
Another 10 consumers
were also awarded with
P10,000 each and their
partner seller with
P5,000 each on November 4.
Winners of P15,000
each include Michelle
Mercado from Minalin,
Pampanga; Gilbert Estana from Quezon City;
Dioscara Versoza from
Quezon City; Elizabeth Dumpit from Bauang, La Union and Ma.
Christina Ramos from
Sampaloc,
Manila.
Winning partner sellers
include factory outlet,
Pebbles Store, William
Versoza, Irene Bondoc
and Jojit Ramos.
Meanwhile,
winners of P10,000 each
include Erlinda Barugsay from Dinalupihan,
BUSINESS 3
Bataan; Alona Acuna
from Marikina City;
Jherrica Rose Santos
from
Floridablanca,
Pampanga; Diosdado
Dela Cruz from Cubao,
Quezon City; Rosanna
Makalintal from Tatalon, Quezon City; Nerissa Sunga from Lubao,
MEKENI... Page 9
RAFFLE DRAW. Top officials of the Mekeni Food Corporation (MFC), including its founder Felix Garcia (sixth from left) and MFC President Pruds Garcia
(second from right), raffled off cash prizes to participating consumers nationwide. The raffle draw is part of MFC’s “Masarap Na, May Papremyo Pa” promo where
one qualifying consumer will win P1 million in the grand draw set on January 19, 2014. --CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Construction industry authority
opens Pampanga field ‘window’
ANGELES CITY -- Construction Industry Authority of the
Philippines (CIAP), an attached
agency of Department of Trade
and Industry, recently opened its
field “window” in Pampanga.
CIAP Officer-In-Charge Jesus
Motoomull said the integration
of a CIAP window at the DTI Regional Office is another milestone
in terms of bringing government
services closer to people.
“By bringing these services
to the public, we are at the same
time ensuring them of faster,
more effective and efficient access and delivery of our services,”
Motoomull expressed.
“Not only is it efficient in
terms of rendering services to
the public. It is also an effective
means of reducing cost and maximizing ease of transacting business because those who are in the
provinces do not need to travel to
Manila. This will save time and
other expenses such as fare and
accommodation,”
Motoomull
furthered.
Among the CIAP services
that will be available at the DTI
regional office include contractors licensing and registration;
dispute resolution which covers coordination support during
hearings and orientation on mediation for small claims; and conduct of performance evaluation
system as well as accreditation
seminars.
CIAP accelerates, promotes
and regulates the growth of the
construction industry.
It has four implementing arms
namely the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB),
Philippine Overseas Contractors Board (POCB), Philippine
Domestic Contractors Board
(PDCB) and the Construction Industry Arbitration Commission
(CIAC). • (PIA 3)
DTI confers
Bagwis Gold
seal to 7
stores in CL
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- Seven more stores in
Central Luzon recently received the Bagwis Gold seal
from Department of Trade
and Industry (DTI).
Honorees
were
the
branches of Savemore in
Amigo, Mega Center, and
City of San Jose--all in Nueva Ecija as well as branches
of SM Supermarket in Pampanga, San Fernando downtown, Tarlac, and Olongapo.
“The Gold seal is the topmost award level given by
the Bagwis program which
is an accolade that recognizes establishments that uphold the rights of consumers and practice responsible
business,” DTI Regional Director Judith Angeles said.
As of October this year,
the trade department has
already handed out Bagwis
Gold to a total of 162 stores
in Central Luzon since the
inception of the recognition
in 2006.
Apart from the Gold seal,
Region 3 now has 113 Bagwis Silver and 114 Bagwis
Bronze honorees.
“Under the Bagwis program, deserving stores are
awarded on a graduated
level of excellence: Bronze
for complying to Fair Trade
Laws and maintaining good
customer relations through
the establishment of a Consumer Welfare Desk; Silver
for attaining the Bronze requirements plus ensuring
effective store management/
operations and demonstrating social responsibility;
and Gold for attaining the
Silver requirements, and
in implementing some elements aligned to quality and
environmental management
systems in their operations
and meeting international
standards,” Angeles explained. • (PIA 3)
CEB boosts cargo services with Airbus A330 flights
CLARK FREEPORT -- One of the Philippines’ leading low-cost carriers, Cebu
Pacific Air offers additional cargo services
in time for the holiday season. It now accepts cargo on its Airbus A330 flights from
Manila to Dubai, Seoul and Singapore and
vice versa.
CEB recently launched direct daily
flights between Manila and Dubai, after
it took delivery of two brand-new Airbus
A330 aircraft from Toulouse, France. It
also utilizes the Airbus A330 aircraft on
a daily service between Manila and Seoul,
and one of four daily services between Manila and Singapore.
“We are proud to offer cargo services
on our wide-body aircraft, to accommodate the influx of cargo being transported
during the holiday season. Aside from
Dubai, Seoul and Singapore, Cebu Pacific
Air Cargo ships to the widest network in
the Philippines and 19 more international
destinations. It is a 24/7 airport-to-airport
cargo operation, ensuring that cargo gets
delivered quickly through our extensive
route network,” said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.
CEB Cargo will also take delivery of
additional Nordisk lightweight unit load
devices in December 2013, for efficient
and fuel-saving cargo storage in its Airbus
A330 aircraft.
CEB Cargo currently serves more than
2,000 accounts, customizing cargo products based on the clients’ domestic and
international cargo needs. Its services also
include transshipments through 15 interline global partners.
For cargo bookings on A330 flights, forCARGO SERVICES... Page 9
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Headline
Gitnang Luzon
NOVEMBER 07, 2013
EDITORIAL
Iron fist
The government should force its
will against people who are stubborn that they wouldn’t budge to
any request or order to vacate
areas which are considered high
risk especially during heavy rains.
Many residents living along the
riverbanks who are perennially
endangered by strong currents in
rivers bristle against government
requests for them to transfer to
safer grounds.
Recent rains caused water of the
Pampanga River to swell, claiming houses along the riverbanks in
Candaba town. Despite this incident, however, there are still people who would rather stay in their
homes that are sitting precariously just several feet away from the
fierce flow of water.
This week weather specialists
warned us of the incoming super
typhoon Yolanda, which threatens
to batter the country anew. We
might expect a huge volume of
rain from the heavens even as we
are bracing for strong winds that
come with this newest weather
disturbance.
It is high time for the government
to convince those in high-risk areas to seek safer grounds and,
if possible, stay away from those
places which endanger their lives,
for good.
The problem is, after the tragedies
occurred already, do we take appropriate actions. We lift a finger
only when there are already properties damaged or, sadly, lives
lost to calamities.
Even during sunny days, government officials should have the political will to prohibit settlements
near river embankments or other
places that experts have identified as high-risk areas.
Let us all act before everything is
too late.
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In the Philippine setting...
(Last part)
“Nasa atin pong mga kamay
kung tatayo tayong muli sa
pagkakahiga buhat sa suntok ng mga pulitikal na mga
iskandalo, pagtatalo at iba’t
ibang dungis panlipunan.”
T
anaw ko ang pagpatak ng ulan,
hawak ang aking bolpen at isang
blangkong papel. Nakatitig ako
sa paligid habang hinaharana ako ng
dalisay at napakagandang musika ni
Sir Joey Ayala na may pamagat na
“Walang Hanggang Paalam” na pinapatugtog ko sa desktop.
Nais ko na kasing isulat ang huling bahagi ng aking artikulo na may
pamagat na “In the Philippine setting”
pero magkakalahating oras na ako sa
pagtitig sa labas habang umuulan ay
wala pa rin akong maisulat sa aking
blangkong papel.
Blankong papel: parang niyebe sa
kaputian, walang batik, puro.
Nasa kalahating bahagi na ng kanta at tulala pa rin ako at sumasaidsid sa isipan ko ang liriko ng kanta,
“Ang pag-ibig natin ay walang hanggang paalam...at habang magkalayo,
papalapit pa rin ang puso. Kahit na
magkahiwalay, tayo’y magkasama...
sa magkabilang dulo ng mundo.”
Eksakto ang bawat salita ng kanta
upang irepresenta ang aking damdamin ngayon sa aking bansang Pilipinas, na kung saan ako ay namuhay ng
mahabang panahon.
Wala akong maisulat ngayon, at
hindi dahil sa wala akong alam na
isulat. Marahil tama ang aking mga
gurong naka-appreciate sa akin noong
kabataan ko, na nagtanim rin ng mga
kaalaman at pumukaw sa aking musmos na isipan at nagturo na abutin ko
ang aking mga pangarap. Sabi nila na,
minsan, darating sa panahon ng isang
tunay na manunulat na madedefine
siya hindi dahil sa mga isinulat nya,
Nandito po ang blangkong papel.
tulad ng malalalim at matalinhagang
salita, kundi dahil sa mga hindi niya Tayo po ang magdidikta kung mananatili tayong nakalugmok sa kahirapan,
isinulat.
Tandang tanda ko pa ang mga sali- o ililihis ang mga baluktot na gawain
tang iyon bago ang aming laban sa upang malasap ang isang magandang
regional writing contest. At hindi ko bukas na matagal nang nakalaan para
iyon maintindihan noong musmos pa sa atin. Nasa atin pong mga kamay
ako. At ngayon ko lamang ito lubos na kung tatayo tayong muli sa pagkakanaintindihan pagkatapos ng mahabang higa buhat sa suntok ng mga pulitikal
na mga iskandalo, pagtatalo at
panahon. Kaya ngayon,
iba’t ibang dungis panlipunan.
sigurado po ako.
Nasa sa atin kung ang PilipiAng ikatlong bahagi
nas na ibinaon sa libingan,
ng aking artikulo ay
dulot ng pagkitil ng mga karaisang blangkong papel.
patang pantao, ay mabubuhay
Walang nakasulat. Pamuli buhat sa pagkakahimrang “tabula rasa” na
lay na kagaya ng pagbabalik
itinuro sa amin noong
ni Lazaro. Nasa sa atin kung
high school. Malinis.
patuloy nating parurusahan
Wala.
ang ating mga kapwa Pilipino
“Bakit?” Marahil, ito
dahil sa mga personal na inang tanong. Marami na Outside
teres at pagprotekta sa ating
akong napagdaanan sa Looking In
mga yaman na nababalutan
aking buhay sa aking Mark Lendle L. Toloza
ng inggit, hidhid na kasakiedad na ito. At sa mga
man, paninirang puri at mga
nagdaang yugto ng aking buhay ay pinalasap sa akin ang mga iba’t ibang paraan ng paglapastangan
tinik ng buhay na sumugat sa aking sa karapatang pantao, o ibubuo ang
pagkatao. Pero lumalaban ako, habang isang lipunan kung saan nagiging panpinapagod ng buhay ang aking puso, tay ang lahat dahil sa pagrespeto sa
pinagpapawisan lamang ito ng apoy mga karapatan ng bawat isa. Nasasa
at lalong lumiliyab at tila nahuhulma. atin kung dahan-dahan at sama-sama
Niyayakap ko ang mga suliranin bilang tayong maghihilom para sa pagbabago
mga pagsubok at nagsimula ako ng at panibagong bukas, at ating ilalathala
panibago. Ang blangkong papel na ito sa blangkong papel na ito.
Nasa ating mga kamay. Tayo ang
ay isang pagbabago at isang panibago!
Ang pakay ko ngayon ay upang ikintal magiging akda ng ikatlong bahagi ng
sa ating isipan na hindi ako o kahit artikulong ito. Heto po ang blangkong
sino man, ang magdidikta sa mangya- papel, isusulat ko lamang ang pamagat,
yari at maglalarawan sa ating bansa. “In the Philippine setting.. (Last part)”.
Ito ay nasa ating mga kamay, bilang Bibitawan ko na ang bolpen at kayo
pangkalahatang mga Pilipino. Inumpi- na po ang bahala. Bilang mga OFWs,
sahan ko lamang po ang artikulong ito patuloy ang buhay dito sa abroad, at
upang makapanalamin sa realidad sa muli, mula sa awitin ni maestro Joey
Pilipinas at tayo po ang magtatapos. Ayala.. isang walang hanggang paalam
Naniniwala ako na ang indibidwal na sa iyo, mahal kong Pilipinas.. hanggang
persepyon ng tao sa bansa niya ay na- sa muli: “ang pag-ibig natin ay walang
kahawla sa kanyang personal na mga hanggang paalam. At habang magkaranasan at realidad; nakakahong kalayo, papalapit ang puso. Kahit na
mga panaginip, at nakabaong mga hi- magkahiwalay, tayo’y magkasama... sa
magkabilang dulo ng mundo.” •
naing.
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Gitnang Luzon
NOVEMBER 07, 2013
Instascam
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sing the popular quote “a of the advantages of Instagram,
picture can paint a thou- which is seen as something difsand words,” we can all ferent from the usual Facebook
decipher how Instagram has cap- sharing experience. Just recently,
tured the hearts of millions of so- Instagram has also made it possicial media users for the
ble for its users to share
past three years since
short video clips rather
it was launched in Octhan just uploading a
tober 2010. Unlike the
single photo.
widely used Facebook
Instagram followers
in which users can post
like me delight in being
lengthy status updates,
able to catch sight of the
create photo albums,
lavish affairs of celebriand upload videos, Inties and famous personstagram is a social mealities, and feel that we
dia site which allows its Brainwaves
become a part of their
users to share pictures Michelle Cataplives after having seen
and captions as a new Lacson
certain details of their
way of communicatpersonal interests and
ing to your “followers.”
experiences. Being able
Posting photos via Into take a glimpse of how
stagram has become a
these luminaries spend
trending habit among
their day-to-day lives
popular
celebrities
bridges the gap between
both local and interthe so-called rich and
national, and has been
famous, and the hoi polthe medium for fans
loi or the ordinary pubin getting a glimpse
lic.
of their favorite icons’
But the “Instagrameveryday lives, habits,
ming” of some famous
and preferences.
showbiz and political figures has
Since we are visually-orient- also become a scheme to keep an
ed, we prefer to see things rather eye on these personalities espethan just read, hear or imagine cially the very controversial ones.
something. Instagram users share A few days ago, Richelle Louise
almost everything, from food to Singson-Michael, daughter of forfashion, to vacations and getaways, mer Ilocos Sur Governor Chavit
bonding moments, daily routines, Singson posted photos showing
and more. Various applications her and Singson hunting for wild
like Instaframe and Picstitch ducks on her Instagram and Fawhich allow users to put several cebook accounts. The Instagram
pictures in one frame is also one photo, after going viral on the In-
“Yes, Instagram
is definitely the
hottest way of
flaunting whatever we do or
whatever we
have in life. ”
I
ternet, has earned the rage of certain environmentalists who condemned wild duck hunting which
is considered as an illegal activity
here in the Philippines.
Similarly, Jeane Napoles, the
daughter of the alleged PDAF scam
mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles,
has been publicly scorned after she
posted photos and videos showing her luxurious lifestyle in the
US. These Instagram posts show
Jeane’s designer dresses, jewel-encrusted shoes, and expensive cars.
A photo showing her in a bathtub
full of money is by far the most
reprehensible photo posted on
Jeane’s Instagram account. These
photos and videos, which have also
been widely spread in various social networking sites and internet
blogs, can be possibly used as evidences against Mrs. Napoles who
is accused of funneling lawmakers’
pork barrel funds by creating fake
NGOs and beneficiaries.
Yes, Instagram is definitely the
hottest way of flaunting whatever
we do or whatever we have in life.
But these people, (maybe they
just got excited in posting photos
or they’re just plainly reckless)
should start asking themselves
if their Instagram posts will be
for their own good. Otherwise,
they should not brag about what
they are doing if it’s illegal, or
should not brag about what they
have if it’s not really theirs in
the first place. #stupidsocialiates #spoiledbrats #dirtypolitics
#corruption #oligarchy •
Graceful exit and self respect
f you are asked to surrender
your principle for the sake
of the common good, what
would you do? Are you willing to
give up the fight or continue pursuing your goal to the extent of
being ridiculed by some people?
Or just stick to the system and let
the flow of animosity run in your
blood?
The sudden realization to the
fact that your presence is a clear
cut to a hostile environment
makes you feel anxious to get out
of the system. A graceful exit with
dignity intact
is the best
way to manifest your intentions.
I
haven’t seen
a workplace
either public or private
where
employees act
jointly for the benefit of all. There
is always someone who is a splinter in the eye. A black sheep in the
herd. He who does not fit in is the
one who is likely to be the most
headstrong or impish. He finds
fault in a manner that is detrimental to the universal belief of
determination and success. He
blocks improvement.
Greediness comes out naturally in him. He loves talking behind
your back and telling unusual stories to satisfy his personal whims.
He is an eyesore to every establishment.
Having to experience to work
in a public and private corporation makes me distinguish the
d i f fer enc e .
In a public
corporation,
people are
“The government must
conduct a self examination
improvement test every
year to all employees to
ensure their level of competency and qualification in Now We
their line of work. ” Know!
ELLEZ J. DAVIO
more
relaxed and laid back. With nothing
to do most of the time, employees tend to create a world where
a cluster of people are involved.
Gossiping is tantamount to entertainment. Minding other peoples’
business is their cup of tea. They
find enjoyment in the misery of
others.
It is not everyday that public
employees are relatively busy.
Compromise in their schedule of
work is mandatory. Either you accommodate their request or be
the wicked queen.
The government must conduct
a self examination improvement
test every year to all employees to
ensure their level of competency
and qualification in their line of
work.
I find private employment
more laborious compared to public. You need to excel in the field
of your own choice for a promise
of promotion. Your work is the
determinant factor. Attitude is
also considered. Serenity in the
office depends on how you treat
each other.
Now, going back to my question, for me, personally, I rather
choose to resign with decency.
I could not tolerate the hostile
environment. Hostility provokes
badly-behaved atmosphere. I
rather quit than to compromise
my principle. It is not my element.
Self respect is the only thing I
have in this world and I will not
bargain it for anything. •
“Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a
hopeful impulse behind it in the world, and bettered the tradition of mankind.” --Robert Louis Stevenson
Mga basura at mga
pulang plaka
K
agaya rin noong nakalipas na taon, nagkalat ang
maraming basura sa mga lansangan, sa mga
pasyalan at lalung-lalo na sa mga sementeryo
nitong nakalipas na pag-gunita sa ating mga yumao.
Animo’y wala nang pakialam ang marami nating mga
kababayan sa ating kapaligiran kung kaya’t walang
habas na pagtatapon ng kung
anu-ano ang nangyari.
Noong ako ay napasyal sa isang
himlayan, na kung saan ito ay
isang malawak na “open space”,
napagmasdan ko kung gaano liparin ng hangin ang mga plastic
bags na nagkalat sa damuhan.
Ang mga ito ay parang naglalaro
sa hangin at bahala na sila kung
saan bababa at magiging banta
sa kalikasan.
Nagkalat din ang mga “styro”
na mga plato at baso na hindi
lang nakakapangit sa magan- Ka Dencio Pacheco
dang tanawin sana ng kapaligiran kundi nakapipinsala pa
sa kalikasan.
Ang iba pang mga “nonbiodegradable” na basura naman ay itinatapon mismo sa
mga kanal o sa iba pang mga
daluyan ng tubig kung kaya’t
nagbabara ang mga ito lalo na’t
sa panahon ng tag-ulan.
Wala sanang masama sa
pag-gamit ng mga kagamitang “disposable” at “hindi-nabubulok” kung may disiplina
lang sana tayo sa pagtatapon
ng mga ito. Importante din ang mayroon sana tayong
malasakit sa ating kapaligiran lalo pa’t masyado nang
nalapastangan ito.
Isa tayong mga Pilipino sa magaling at mahilig mangutya sa mga lugar kapag ito ay marumi. Dala na rin
siguro ng ating likas na kakayahan na mag-obserba sa
mga lugar o tanawin na pinupuntahan. Ang mga malilinis at maaayos na destinasyong katulad ng mga nasa
ibang bansa ay lagi nating pinupuri at ikinamamangha. Samantalang ang maruruming mga lugar naman
ay ating kinukutya.
Gayunpaman, hindi tayo marunong tumulong sa
pagpapanatili ng kaayusan at kalinisan ng ating mismong sariling lugar. Hindi tayo marunong magmahal
sa ating kalikasan na, kung tutuusin, ang siyang nagbibigay dahilan sa atin upang mabuhay.
Isa ring nakakalungkot isipin ay, matapos nating
ikalat ang ating mga basura ay wala man lang may
malasakit na linisin ang mga ito kung kaya’t nakasisira
ito sa ating kalikasan dahil na rin sa ating sariling kagagawan.
***
Isa sa aking napansin noong nakalipas na pag-gunita sa mga yumao nating mga mahal sa buhay ay ang
paglipana ng mga “red plate vehicles” sa iba’t-ibang
mga sementeryo at mga memorial park. Ang mga “red
plate” na sasakyan, para sa mga hindi pa nakakaalam,
ay pag-aari ng pamahalan na ginagamit ng mga opisyal
nito.
Sa ating pagkakaalam, ang mga sasakyan ng pamahalaan ay pawang “para sa opisyal na gamit lamang”
na ibig sabihin ay para lamang sa mga lakad o transaksiyon ng opisinang may-ari nito.
Bilang mga “for official use only”, ika nga, ang mga
ito ay hindi dapat gamiting pang-personal na lakad lalo
pa’t kasama o sakay dito ang mga hindi naman kawani
ng ahensiya ng pamahalaan. Kung mayroon man, dapat lang sana na ito ay dahil may opisyal na lakad.
Noong nakaraang Piyesta ng mga Patay, maraming
mga “red plates vehicle” ang aking natanaw na ginamit
sa pagpunta sa mga sementeryo, sakay ang mga halata namang miyembro ng pamilya ng kung sino mang
opisyal o kawani ng gobyerno na naisyuhan ng mga
ganoong klase ng sasakyan.
Mahirap isipin na malamang ay may transaksiyon
silang opisyal sa mga sementeryo noong unang araw
ng buwang kasalukuyan dahil ito ay “pista opisyal” o
“holiday”. Ang mga nasabing sasakyan ay may mga
marka pa ngang “for official use only” sa gilid na bahagi ng mga ito.
Dapat sana ay bigyang tuon ito ng pamahalaan kagaya nang Civil Service Commission na siyang nagdidisiplina sa empleyado ng pamahalaan na hindi gumagawa ng tama.
Walang
Biro!
“Hindi tayo
marunong magmahal sa ating
kalikasan na, kung
tutuusin, ang
siyang nagbibigay
dahilan sa atin
upang mabuhay.”
walang biro!... Page 9
Gitnang Luzon
NOVEMBER 07, 2013
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for The Dark World
Thor:
PG | 2 hrs
short
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11:00 AM | 1:30 PM | 4:00 PM |
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Sholem
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65. HB’s goals
SM PAMPANGA | Cinema 1
Status: It’s Complicated
R-16 | 1 hr 50 ms
11:20 AM | 1:45 PM | 4:10 PM |
6:35 PM | 9:00 PM
SM CLARK | Cinema 1
Badges Of Fury
PG-13 | 1 hr 40 ms
12:40 PM | 2:45 PM | 4:50 PM | 6:55
PM | 9:00 PM
SM CLARK | Cinema 2
Thor: The Dark World
PG | 2 hrs
11:50 AM | 2:20 PM | 4:50 PM |
7:30 PM
LAST ISSUE ANSWERS
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Headline
SM CLARK |Cinema 6
Romeo And Juliet
PG | 2 hrs
11:00 AM | 1:30 PM | 4:00 PM
SM CLARK |IMAX Cinema
Thor: The Dark World
PG | 2 hrs
12:30 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:30 PM | 9:30 PM
SM CITY SAN FERNANDO
Downtown | Cinema 1
Status: It’s Complicated
R-16 | 1 hr 50 ms
2:00 PM | 4:20 PM | 6:40 PM | 9:00 PM
SM CLARK |d-cinema
Thor: The Dark World
PG | 2 hrs | in 3D
12:15 PM | 2:30 PM | 4:45 PM |
7:00 PM | 9:15 PM
SM CITY SAN FERNANDO
Downtown | Cinema 2
Thor: The Dark World
PG | 2 hrs
12:45 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:15 PM | 9:00 PM
SM PAMPANGA | Cinema 3
Sapi
R-13 | 1 hr 40 ms
12:20 PM | 2:30 PM | 4:40 PM | 6:50 PM
| 9:00 PM
SM CLARK |Cinema 4
Sapi
R-13 | 1 hr 40 ms
4:30 PM | 6:45 PM | 9:00 PM
SM CITY SAN FERNANDO
Sapi
R-13 | 1 hr 40 ms
12:20 PM | 2:30 PM | 4:40 PM | 6:50 PM
| 9:00 PM
SM PAMPANGA | Cinema 5
Romeo And Juliet (2013)
PG | 2 hrs
11:00 AM | 1:30 PM | 4:00 PM
SM PAMPANGA | Cinema 5
Badges Of Fury
PG-13 | 1 hr 40 ms
6:35 PM | 9:00 PM
SM CLARK |Cinema 4
Pororo: The
Racing Adventure
G | 1 hr 20 ms
11:30 AM | 1:05 PM | 2:40 PM
SM CLARK |Cinema 5
Status: It’s Complicated
R-16 | 1 hr 50 ms
11:20 AM | 1:45 PM | 4:10 PM | 6:35 PM
| 9:00 PM
SM CLARK |Cinema 6
She’s The One
GP | 1 hr 50 ms
6:35 PM | 9:00 PM
Robinsons Starmills | Cinema 4
Thor: The Dark World
PG | 2 hrs
11:30 AM | 2:00 PM | 4:30 PM | 7:00 PM
Robinsons Starmills |Cinema 1
Pororo: The Racing
Adventure
G | 1 hr 20 ms
12:30 PM | 2:20 PM | 4:10 PM | 6:00 PM
Robinsons Starmills | Cinema 4
She’s The One
GP | 1 hr 50 ms
12:30 PM | 2:50 PM
Robinsons Starmills |Cinema 2
Romeo And Juliet
PG | 2 hrs
12:30 PM | 3:00 PM
Robinsons Starmills | Cinema 5
Sapi
R-13 | 1 hr 40 ms
12:45 PM | 2:55 PM | 5:05 PM | 7:15 PM
Robinsons Starmills |Cinema 2
Pandemic Z
R-16 | 1 hr 30 ms
5:30 PM | 7:30 PM
Robinsons Starmills | Cinema 6
Thor: The Dark World
PG | 2 hrs
12:00 PM | 2:30 PM | 5:00 PM | 7:30 PM
Robinsons Starmills | Cinema 3
Status: It’s Complicated
R-16 | 1 hr 50 ms
12:30 PM | 2:50 PM | 5:10 PM | 7:30 PM
Robinsons Angeles | Cinema 1
Thor: The Dark World
PG | 2 hrs
12:40 PM | 3:10 PM | 5:35 PM | 8:00 PM
HOROSCOPE
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 - FEB. 18)
Melodramatic behavior is not like you. When you see this behavior in others, you are able to bring about some
semblance of peace and truth. Whatever has brought about some confused thinking can now be dealt with in
a mature and compassionate way. Now is the time to encourage commonsense thinking and to not give in to
the what-if way of thinking. You could be dealing with some form of law today and may find yourself comforting a relative, friend or neighbor. With little patience for red tape and superficialities, you insist on getting
right to the heart of any question and putting any difficulty behind you. Some sort of task force can be put
together to do some detective work. You will look back on this time with pride and fondness.
ARIES (MAR. 21-APR. 19)
You may have to excuse yourself from some of the interactions with co-workers today in order to get your work
accomplished. You may feel like talking a bit more than usual, happily becoming lost in conversations but this
morning would be better served in concentration and focus. There will, however, be an urge to communicate
more than usual. With your positive attitude, much can be accomplished. This afternoon is a productive time
to work in a group or team. After work you can be able to express your thoughts. You exchange information
with neighbors or siblings. Others may find you especially witty and eccentric. You are ready for big changes
and may even seek advice for ways to proceed when looking to redecorate or build an addition to your home.
CANCER (JUN 22- JUL 22)
It is you they are all writing or talking about--you are the new senior director or you will have some other big name
you always wanted. You are proud of your job and you work very hard to keep it. Make sure your boasting is only
at the end of your name or in your return address. This afternoon you may find yourself in a long line, waiting to
purchase some very much wanted concert tickets. This is a very lucky day for making decisions and finding your
way through just about any problem you may discover. A friend of yours is moving from one apartment to another
and you want to make yourself available to help make that move easier. You might enjoy his or her company in an
overnight visit. You learn easy and convenient storage ideas this evening.
SM PAMPANGA | Cinema 2
Thor: The Dark World
PG | 2 hrs | in 3D
10:40 AM | 1:15 PM | 3:50 PM | 6:25 PM
| 9:00 PM
SM PAMPANGA | Cinema 4
She’s The One
GP | 1 hr 50 ms
11:00 AM | 1:30 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:30 PM
| 9:00 PM
LAST ISSUE solution
MARQUEEMALL | Cinema 1
Battle of the Year:
The Dream Team
G | 1 hr 52 ms
1:30 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:30 PM | 9:00 PM
MARQUEEMALL | Cinema 2
Status: It’s Complicated
R-16 | 1 hr 50 ms
7:00 PM | 9:20 PM
MARQUEEMALL | Cinema 2
Romeo And Juliet
PG | 2 hrs
11:40 AM | 2:05 PM | 4:30 PM
MARQUEEMALL | Cinema 3
Thor: The Dark World
PG | 2 hrs
1:00 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 8:30 PM
MARQUEEMALL | Cinema 4
Thor: The Dark World
PG | 2 hrs
11:30 AM | 2:00 PM | 4:30 PM | 7:00 PM
| 9:30 PM
Robinsons Angeles | Cinema 2
Thor: The Dark World
PG | 2 hrs
12:00 PM | 2:30 PM | 5:00 PM | 7:30 PM
Robinsons Angeles | Cinema 3
She’s The One
GP | 1 hr 50 ms
12:30 PM | 2:50 PM | 5:10 PM | 7:30 PM
Robinsons Angeles Cinema 4
Gravity (2013)
PG | 1 hr 45 ms
1:00 PM | 3:10 PM | 5:20 PM | 7:30 PM
( Cinema schedules are subject to change without prior notice.)
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 - JAN 19)
If you are retired and wondering how to fill your hours, there is a need for your experience to be taught through
the junior colleges in your area. Just think, what you enjoyed as a hobby or a job can be taught to others. You
might even want to teach or learn the art of rendering horoscopes. It is good to pass on some of your experience to others that are just now coming into your same category of work. The loopholes and the shortcuts are
things you would be able to help others understand. Perhaps you fly a plane or are a cattle rancher. A new
animal comes into your life and may become a permanent guest. This will bring much laughter to you and
it will never break a confidence. A relaxed evening with music can provide opportunities for you to meditate.
GEMINI (MAY 21-JUN 21)
You bring a lot of mental insight to whatever you do and could help others to take a more independent approach on their life or career. You encourage others to be strong in their character and in their morals. Some
of your friends and even co-workers may seek you out for your psychological insight and understanding from
time to time. Today may be one of those days where you spend more time giving advice to others than in
achieving results from your work. You may find yourself in overtime or taking a bit of work home with you
this afternoon. Your inner resources and emotions are accented this evening when perhaps a young person
presents you with some interesting challenges. It may take a while but you will achieve positive results.
LEO (JUL 23 - AUG. 23)
You enjoy conversations with young people before your day even begins. You exchange jokes with these young
people and enjoy looking back into a more carefree time. The opportunity to use one of their jokes in order to
lighten up the mood around the workplace is a pleasure for you. Your current appreciation for just about everything may lead you to overspend while shopping this afternoon. If you are trying to stay within a budget, check
out the library close to you and look for books that talk about good buys in your area. Some people make their
living by shopping for others and finding the best products. Most libraries would carry this book, magazine or
pamphlet. Enjoy a borrowed movie or book this evening.
LIBRA (SEP. 23 - OCT. 23)
This is a good day--most any task should move along quite well. You will enjoy the noon hour with a few of your
co-workers as you help to execute some kind of a celebration for your boss or a co-worker. This afternoon brings
with it lots of work and a great deal of mental activity. Do something different this afternoon, or find some internet page that lists the entertainment in your city. Find something to do this coming weekend that you would not
normally do, perhaps a barbershop quartet, square-dance club or a boat show that may be appearing in your city.
Any one of these things will be just what is needed to bring you smiles and chuckles and that wonderful feeling of
relaxation. Tonight is good for planning and chatting with friends.
PISCES (FEB. 19 - MAR. 20)
The work you do, the way you take care of health and other obligations are important keys to your best potential now, in many respects. You have begun a routine of vitamins, exercise and a heart-healthy diet that seems
to suit you very well. There is a need for focus in this area of your life and you set up schedules and stick to it.
You may experience some very high-energy days as you begin a new routine. You will also find that energies
balance out quite nicely as time moves along. You move to complete some long-term projects that may have
become tedious or boring. You could find that you are appreciated for your ability to act and get things done. A
need to be the center of attention takes hold in your life this evening, a craving to be appreciated.
SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 - DEC. 21)
A radio station geared for children comes to your attention and you do everything to encourage the nurturing,
advancement and advertisement of the station to others. If you are in the educational business, you will do everything you can to get the word out to others. You can demonstrate great understanding and sensitivity to the needs
of others and you are in a good position to teach, guide or just enjoy the special personalities of the people around
you. Your mind is ever on communication and how you present yourself to others so that you are understood. It is
easy for you to express yourself in a crowd--you are a real smoothie. The sight of some well-needed weather puts
you in a good mood tonight; you might even cook.
SCORPIO (OCT. 24- NOV. 21)
There is a more energetic and outgoing quality to your lifestyle now. Besting others in the heat of competition
and taking on a leadership role means more to you now than in the past: second best is not good enough! Financial gain and material well-being are among the brighter prospects looming before you now, particularly
as you focus in on how much things really mean to you. There may be a tendency to emphasize the material
too much, which could lead to the feeling that the things you own, own you instead. This can be an expansive, creative and even romantic phase, a time you will look back on with pride and fondness. This is a great
time to reflect and understand your own situation. Emotions and feelings of those around you are very clear.
TAURUS (APR. 20-MAY 20)
Things are changing in your career or path and the good results depend on your own ambition and drive, which
are strong now. Communications are high this afternoon. You desire to be with friends that are stimulating and
help you to stretch beyond your usual routine. The things you have in common and the way you listen and enjoy
another person’s presence will be the staying power in these relationships. You and your friends will benefit by
entering into a project that includes some type of charity or needy mission such as toy bears for the police officers
to give to children, rocking babies in the hospital, food for the elderly, etc. Bring meaning and excitement to your
life now--in more than just one way. Good fortune and plain old luck surround you now.
VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEP.22)
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Headline
Gitnang Luzon
NOVEMBER 07, 2013
SHOWBIZ 7
Best actress sa international film festival…
Eugene Domingo parang nanalo
na rin daw sa beauty pageant
F
irst time napanood
nang buo nina Eugene Domingo at Solenn Heussaff ang
Status: It’s Complicated sa press preview kamakailan,
kaya kasabay sila
ng press na tumawa.
Pati
bloopers,
isinama ni Direk
Chris Martinez sa
movie na pinanood
din ng dalawa.
Hindi lang cleavage ang ipinakita ni Eugene, pati part ng puwet
at mga hita dahil nag-onepiece swimsuit ito.
Kuwela ’yung eksena
nila sa bedroom ni Jake
Cuenca at hindi nagpahuli
kay Solenn dahil
may lips-to-lips din
sila ni Paulo Avelino.
Sabi pala ni Eugene, closest thing
sa beauty pageant
ang panalo niyang
best actress sa Tokyo International
Film Festival para
sa pelikulang Barber’s Tale.
Ang kaibahan lang, ang
nanalo sa beauty pageant,
bansa ang dala, siya ay
pelikula.
Ibinalita rin ni Eugene
na sa second quarter ng
2014, gagawin ang stage
version ng pelikulang I Do
Bidoo Bidoo.
Naghahanap na raw si
Direk Chris ng right venue
at umaasa si Uge na makakasama niya sa stage version sina Gary Valenciano,
Zsa Zsa Padilla, Sam Concepcion, Tippy Dos Santos,
Neil Coleta at Ogie Alcasid.
After nga ng remake ng
Salawahan na naging Status: It’s Complicated, ang
remake ng Where Love
Has Gone ang susunod na
gagawin ng Regal Entertainment.
Papalitan ang title nito
dahil katunog ng upcoming Viva Films movie na
When The Love Is Gone,
na remake naman ng
Danny Zialcita movie
na Nagalit ang Buwan sa Haba ng
Gabi.
This November na raw sisimulan ng Regal ang
shooting ng movie, pero
si Lovi Poe pa lang ang
sure sa cast at gagampanan
ang role ni Snooky Serna
sa original movie.
Dalawa ang leading men
ni Lovi at isa rito si Tom
Rodriguez.•
Senator Jinggoy Estrada
pinagtripan sa Internet
M
arami ang naniwala sa kumalat na news
sa Internet na naaresto si Sen. Jinggoy
Estrada sa U.S. dahil sa pagtatangka
umano nitong magdala ng malaking pera na itinago sa loob ng kanyang dibdib.
Actually, pinagtripan lang pala ng isang website
sa internet si Senator Jinggoy.
Nagsimula ang balitang ito sa So What’s News
(SWN) website at kahit may nakalagay nang disclaimer na “So, What’s News is a SATIRICAL &
FICTIONAL news website,” marami pa ring naniwala sa balita.
May explanation din na nakalagay sa website na
ganito ang nakasaad: “Our aim is to inject humor
into everyday news to provide respite to readers
who have grown weary with mainstream news organization’s partisan, biased and depressing way
of presenting the news”.
Isa pa, kapag binasa mo naman talaga ang balita, magdadalawang-isip ka kung totoo ito dahil
imagine, may nakalagay pang “with the help of the
scalpel, they discovered bundles of money hidden
inside Estrada’s ‘muscles’ and skin, that the senator was trying to bring in to the country.”
Pero mabilis itong naging viral sa Net at ang
dami ring nagkomento at nanghusga agad sa senador.
Bandang hapon ng Nov. 4 ay naglabas na rin ng
statement si Sen. Jinggoy na walang katotohanan ang kumalat na balita.
“My staff just called me at 5 a.m. to inform me that there is an article circulating
in Facebook that I have been arrested in the
U.S. for bringing in huge amount of US$.
That is absolutely NOT TRUE.
“I’ve been seen by a number of Filipinos,
and (they) were happy to see me and even
took pics of me. That story is incredible to
say the least,” ang nakasaad sa official statement ni Sen. Jinggoy.•
Nag-react na si KC Concepcion sa ginawang pag-amin ni Paulo Avelino sa Buzz
ng Bayan last Sunday that they’re dating.
Sa kanyang Twitter account sumagot si
KC kahapon at nilinaw niyang she’s still
single.
Narito ang tweet niya: “Hi. So... I am not
dating anyone EXCLUSIVELY. At least not
yet! Just wanted to clear the air! Goodnight,
Philippines.”
Nag-post pa siya ng isa pang tweet at
inamin naman niyang nagdi-date sila ni
Paulo.
“To those asking: Yes @mepauloavelino & I enjoy each other’s company, yes we spend time, but nothing
serious right now! I am still single,”
tweet niya. •
eugene
domingo
kc
concepcion
8 FEATURE
Headline
Gitnang Luzon
NOVEMBER 07, 2013
The Embotido in
Divisoria (Mexico)
S
ince the coming holiday season entails
a celebration of ergonomic delights,
the urgency to write about food led
me to search for Kapampangan dishes
cooked by any homegrown talent. These
talented people can be found especially
in the rural areas of Pampanga where
their method of cooking is very grassroots,
something that is a heirloom practice being
passed on from generation to generation.
In Divisoria, Mexico, Pampanga that
is some five kilometers away from its town
proper, I met Atching Nancy Maniego Colis,
45 years old, who shared her special recipes
on some of the most popular dishes in the
province.
Mrs. Colis, a wife of an OFW and mother of four, has been cooking since the time
she remembers and dreams to build her
own carinderia just to practice her passion
in cooking. “Ever since I was young, I really
wanted to enter a culinary school because
I love cooking. I saw this practice from my
parents and grandparents who really love
to cook,” she narrated.
When asked about her “Maniego”
lineage in contrary to the more popular
“Maniago” surname, which are actually
very prominent in the town of Mexico, she
explained that, originally, her “Maniego”
surname was actually “Maniago” but was
only changed to the latter to avoid tease
from classmates and playmates when she
and her siblings were still young. “Since
the ‘Maniago’ has a terrible connotation in
Kapampangan (it means trusting through
horn), we were a frequent victim of bullying in school. So my older brother decided
to ask the help of some lawyers and he was
able to change our surname, which was
discriminatory,” Nancy elaborated.
When I arrived in the house of Mrs.
Colis, there were three special dishes she
prepared and wanted to share the recipes
of. One was the kilayin, the next one was
leche flan, then the peanut butter and,
lastly, the embotido.
Embotido
Colis’ ingredients in making an embotido start with buying only the meatless
and fatty part of the pork (laman pepe in
Kapampangan). She then brings it to the
wet market’s gilingan to lessen the time
in preparing it. When the ground pork is
ready, she then mixes it with carrots, celery,
white cheese, pickles, raisins, Parmesan
cheese, eggs, flour, black pepper and salt to
taste.
But unlike the typical Chorizo de
Bilbao that is added, she prepares a special additive which he herself prepares
but cannot be revealed as her precious
trade secret. She then rolls it on a foil
and then boils it to form.
“We usually create more than a hundred of these and put them in a refrigerator
because regular clients come to our house
to buy by volume,” she said.
that I really enjoyed eating for lunch. Unlike
the typical kilayin that is oily in nature,
Colis’ kilayin is tangy and she deliberately
shared her method. Her initial preparation
is the ground lungs part of the hog, which
she sautés and boils until it is crackling
(mamulutuk in Kapampangan) to eliminate
the unwanted taste that is ramish (malanam in Kapampangan).
She then adds the vinegar ingredient
as the marinade for the liver, another major
ingredient of the dish. The marinated liver
will then be ground into a grinder (gilingan) until it becomes more like a spread.
This spread will become the main zest that
makes the whole thing scrumptious. She
will themn let it boil for quite a while without stirring it in the pan until the vinegar is
absorbed by all the meat.
Leche Flan
In this recipe, Mrs. Nancy Colis admitted that her preparation is not unique to
Peanut Butter
“I only buy the native peanuts in the
market because the peanuts’ soft rind is
added to the grinder,” Colis stated as her
initial method in preparing for the peanut
butter.
She then blends it with margarine
and special creams. But unlike the typical
peanut butter commercially available in the
market, the one Colis makes can last up to
three weeks on the shelf without secreting
oil or hardening. “Customers who buy our
product are usually cooks who use it for
their kare-kare. Aside from the real taste
of the peanut I make, where there is no
artificial chemical added, the texture of it
is twice more spreadable compared to the
branded ones. This makes it the best choice
in cooking,” she proudly stated.
Kilayin
The kilayin Colis prepared is the one
other leche flan makers in Pampanga
except for the lesser use of the lemon
(dalayap). “The method in doing leche flan
is more like archetypal since the ingredients are typical eggs which you can buy
anywhere in the market. The only difference may perhaps be on the milk you are
using and amount of the sugar poured,”
admitted.
Nancy Colis explained that all the food
she makes are the food that she also eat
and prefer. “The reason why I cook is not
because I just want to earn profit out of it. I
eat what I cook. In fact, I won’t add ingredients to the dish, which I do not eat, even if it
is part of the conventional ingredient. Like
the dalayap (lemon), which you can typically find on the ingredients of leche flan,
I don’t put it because I don’t like the taste. I
cook with passion and I don’t compromise.
It just so happened that a lot of people come
to me and appreciate the taste and I am
happy for that,” she ended. •
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Gitnang Luzon
NOVEMBER 07, 2013
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SINUKWAN from Page 2
Online submission should be sent via sinukwanphotocontest@gmail.com while the
printed one should have an 8R size print
and sent via courier or personally delivered
to FLKI SINUKWAN Office, 3rd Floor, JSL
Builidng, Consunji Street, Sto. Rosario, City
of San Fernando, Pampanga.
Interested parties could visit http://www.
kuraldal.com/sinukwanan-meng-letratu.
html#/ for the complete mechanics and
guidelines. ●
RADIO GROUP from Page 2
PLANNING. Officers of various organizations, led by (seated from left) Rotary Club of Central Pampanga President Loida Velasco, Rotary
Club of Dolores President Jose Lysander “Jong” Galang and Quota International-Pampanga Chapter President Hermie Villanueva, pose for
posterity after a planning meeting for the upcoming November 21 reforestation project and medical-dental mission as part of the Annual
World Community Service together with the Mirai ni Kibou Foundation and Rotary Club of Ashikaga East in Japan. --CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
COPS KILL from Page 1
Police Regional Office 3 director,
Chief Supt. Raul D. Petrasanta, said
the slain suspects were part of the
seven-man group who robbed Cora
Sason, a vegetable dealer, at around
4:40 a.m.
Sason was with her driver Raymond de Jesus and helper identified
only as “Socsoc” aboard an Isuzu Elf
Truck (XLR-325) were a few meters
away from the public market when
the suspects on board two unlicensed
motorcycles and owner type jeep
blocked their way and announced the
holdup.
Luckily, policemen from City of
San Fernando Police Station who
were patrolling at the vicinity of the
new public market at that time spotted the suspects while they were escaping after the robbery.
The suspects, after seeing the responding policemen, engaged the lawmen in a firefight which resulted to
the death of two of their companions.
Supt. Nelson Aganon, PRO3
spokesperson, said the remaining suspects were able to escape during the
encounter bringing along with them
an undetermined amount of money
they took from the vegetable dealer.
Aganon said one of the slain suspects was identified as Ramil Jimenez
Bondoc of Barangay Sto. Cristo, Mexico, Pampanga. He said probers are
still determining the identities of
the other slain suspect including the
name of their group.
Police recovered from the crime
scene two unlicensed caliber .38 revolvers, four live bullets for the said
guns, 20 spent shells for M16 rifle and
an unregistered red Euro motorcycle.
Petrasanta commended the policemen who figured in the encounter
for their timely presence in the area
saying police visibility is a proactive
measure in deterring crimes.
The police general reiterated his
directive to all police units in Central
Luzon to continuously intensify the
conduct of police operations to preempt similar incidents as Christmas
season is nearing. •
FARMERS’ DAY from Page 1
“There are several events lined up for the founding celebration of Pampanga. But what’s important is that we have a day
for farmers,” said Pineda in the dialect.
It could be recalled that Pineda said earlier that the agriculture and food production will be one of the top priorities of
her administration.
In the activity, Pineda and Vice Gov. Dennis Pineda are set
to award outstanding farmers aged 65 years old and above.
The event will be held at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention
Center here. •
red tide from Page 1
on Tuesday from the Bureau
of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), the gathering, selling, transporting
and eating of shellfish in the
province are prohibited.
The official said that
from 54 milligrams SaxoToxin per 100 mg STx shellfish meat last Thursday, the
toxin level of samples taken
in Orani, Bataan rose to 265
mg STx per 100 mg STx.
“The BFAR advisory is
walang biro from Page 5
based on water samples that
we have gathered in the sea
waters of Orani and Samal,”
Inieto said.
The tolerable level for
shellfish to be safe for eating
is 60 mg STx.
Inieto said she has advised mayors in 11 towns
and one city of the shellfish
ban.
Green mussels or tahong,
lukan or talaba (oysters)
and other shellfish are plen-
tiful in the towns of Orani,
Samal, Abucay, Pilar, Orion,
Limay and Mariveles and
Balanga City.
“We are conducting continuous monitoring in each
town that is affected by red
tide and we have already
requested the Provincial
Health Office to announce
it in every town through the
public address system,” the
agriculturist told newsmen
here. •
Ang mga “red plate vehicles” ay binili at pinag-gagastusan ng pamahalaan. Pera
ng bayan ang ginamit dito at,
sana man lang, maging responsibilidad ng sinumang
pagkakatiwalaan ng mga ito.
***
Kung kayo po ay may
mga reaksiyon, suhestiyon
o iba pang opinion, maaari
po kayong mag email sa
myonecadence@yahoo.
com. •
MEKENI from Page 3
Pampanga; Carmina Bacala from
Candaba, Pampanga; Ma. Victoria
Capistrano from Paranaque City;
Mari Jean Pedraza from Balayan,
Batangas and Jennelyn Makalintal
from Tatalon, Quezon City. Winning
sellers include Sario Store, Alvin and
Allan Store, Janet Bagung, Heidi
Somodio, R. Makalintal Fresh Meat
Shop, Nheryfer Frozen, Dina Francisco, Aybe Store and Luz Abitan.
MFC is the very first Asian and
Philippine meat plant to have been
certified with the highest standards
in hotdog processing and marinated
meat that include tocino, beef tapa
and teriyaki. It is the first in Asia
and Philippines and the only second
firm in the world to get Food Safety
Management System (FSMS) or ISO
22000.
Recently, it was also certified as
the first Philippine meat company to
have obtained the Food Safety Sys-
tem Certification (FSSC) 22000, the
latest and integrated standard on
food safety and quality. FSSC covers many of the most comprehensive
existing food and safety standards
and program requirements because
of its full integration of ISO 22000.
“This is our way of expressing
our gratitude to the consumers, the
people, the dealers and the community,” said Prudencio Garcia, MFC
president.
In his speech, Garcia also thanked
their workers for their commitment
to come out with better products.
“We focus on the core values of
this company and that is to provide
the best products to our consumers.
We will always try to become better
with our products as we want to be
better than yesterday,” he added.
Clarita Sangcal, officer in charge
of the National Meat Inspection Service in Central Luzon, led in picking
up the winners. Also present during the raffle draw were MFC founder Felix Garcia and his other sons
Nards and Doods.
Marilou Uy, human resource
manager at MFC, said the draw on
Monday was the first monthly draw
adding that another draw is set onDecember 2. A grand raffle draw
where one consumer will win P1 million and his partner seller P500,000
is set on January 19, 2014 at the SM
Mall of Asia.
To qualify for the raffle draw, a
buyer should fill out a stub which
can be obtained in buying any MFC
product. The raffle stub should be
sent along with empty packs of Mekeni Classic Pork Tocino and Mekeni
Picnic jumbo red hotdog.
Uy said the promo was launched
on September 1 in a bid to thank
consumers who consistently patronize their products. •
Motocom (Bataan), Cabalen (Pampanga), and
Arayat (Pampanga).
The regional radio groups aim to reactivate
Batingaw (Bataan), Habagat (Olongapo), and
Malaya (Bulacan).
Officers of Police Hotline Movement Incorporated Bataan Chapter attended the meeting
and declared intention to join the radio group.
Members of new group Icarus based in
Mariveles, Bataan are set to undergo membership orientation.
REACT is also helping in communicating
accidents occurring in the roads of Bataan particularly in Roman Highway.
More than just a communication group, REACT has evolved into an active civic organization conducting relief operations to typhoon
victims, joining clean up and environmental
activities, and blood donation.
Rubiano urged members of the radio group
to keep the fire of volunteerism and continue to
help other people. • (Butch Gunio)
CARGO SERVICES from Page 3
warders and shippers may call (02)851-9660.
For domestic cargo bookings and concerns, call
(02)802-7070 or visit the Manila Cargo office
located along the Domestic Road, beside NAIA
Terminal 4. For more information regarding
cargo products and services, visit www.cebupacificaircargo.com.
CEB’s 47-strong fleet is comprised of 10 Airbus A319, 27 Airbus A320, 2 Airbus A330 and
8 ATR-72 500 aircraft. It is one of the most
modern aircraft fleets in the world. Between
2013 and 2021, Cebu Pacific will take delivery
of 15 more brand-new Airbus A320, 30 Airbus
A321neo, and 4 Airbus A330 aircraft.•
RETROFITTING from Page 1
tions.
Shane Velasco, project manager of the
BTCVB, made the statement during the first
meeting of the Bulacan tripartite tourism
council.
Velasco said the church only underwent
facelift but not retrofitting. She said the
church, along with other historical structures in Bulacan, needs complete rehabilitation especially after the 7.2-magnitude
earthquake in Bohol and Cebu where several
churches were destroyed.
Based on the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), Barasoain church has changed faces since its
construction by Agustinian priests in 1859.
Concreting of the church structure was
started in 1885 and was completed in 1889.
Since then, Velasco said, only renovations
were made to the church.
According to the Institute of Local Governance and Administration (ILGA) Director
Reynaldo Naguit, it is important to preserve
Barasoain church because it is where the
Philippine republic was born and celebrated.
BTCVB and ILGA organized the first tripartite tourism convention in Bulacan as
part of the public-private partnership program of the national government.
BTCVB is a group of private tourism
stakeholders from the academe, restaurant,
resort, travel agency and historical and cultural workers.
The group is under the North Philippines Visitors Board managed by the Manila
North Luzon Tollways.
Meanwhile, ILGA is an academic institution which serves as the “think tank” of the
Bulacan State University. It is tasked to create mechanisms for ordinary Filipinos to
benefit from the programs of the local government. ●
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