Vol 7 No 22.pmd
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Vol 7 No 22.pmd
P 8.00 VOLUME 7 NUMBER 22 FRI - SAT JULY 26 - 27, 2013 AC creek rehab project launched KMP cites ‘conspiracy’ in Luisita distribution BY BONG Z. LACSON BY DING CERVANTES ANGELES CITY – “We CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said yesterday that the petition filed recently by Hacienda Luisita farm workers before the Supreme Court was “essentially to stop the conspiracy between the President’s family, the Cojuangcos of Tarlac, and the Department of Agrarian Reform in circumventing land distribution in the hacienda.” The KMP clarified this in reaction to a statement of Agrarian Reform Sec. Virgilio Delos Reyes that need to do it. We want to do it. And we are not simply pressured by the Supreme Court mandamus (to do it).” So said Auxiliary Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of the Sapang Balen Rehabilitation Project (SBRP) launched Wednesday by the city government and “private sector stakeholders” at the Holy Rosary Parish Hall here. The high court in 2011 ordered national government agencies to start the clean-up of Manila Bay in re- SAVING A RIVER. Mayor pep-talks, bishop takes notes. PAGE 14 PLEASE PHOTO BY BONG LACSON Team Tapang sweeps PCL polls CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Two-term Porac Councilor Michael Tapang pulled his team to victory in the Pampanga Councilors League (PCL) elections held Wednesday at the Heroes Hall here, winning 11 of the 15 positions at stake. Tapang won the presidency of the league with 90 votes to incumbent Dein Henson’s 69. Neophyte Councilor Mary Claire Therese “Bembong” Balgan, daughter of the Macabebe mayor, finished last for the top post with 51 votes. Tapang’s vice presidential candidate, Cesar Lagman of San Luis bested Porac Councilor Meynard Lapid, son of the former goverPAGE 14 PLEASE the case would only “prolong the agony of qualified beneficiaries.” “The petition filed by the Alyansa ng mga Manggagawang Bukid sa Asyenda Luisita (Ambala) before the high court to stop the “tambiolo” or raffle draw system of allocating lots and the forcible and coercive signing of promissory notes called Application to Purchase and Farmers Undertaking (APFU) was basically against a conspiracy,” KMP said. KMP Secretary General Antonio Flores stressed that the move is ”against the continuing social injusPAGE 14 PLEASE TRIUMPHANT. PCL winners led by Tapang whoop it up. PHOTO COURTESY OF RIC GONZALES BALIBAGO WATERWORKS AT 55 Continuing efficient service, safe water supply to thousands BY DING CERVANTES ANGELES CITY- The Balibago Waterworks System, Inc. (BWSI) Group of Companies marks this month its 55th year, with assurance of a continuing efficient and safe water supply for a growing number of consumers now spread out far beyond the limits of this city’s commercial Barangay Balibago. “When the new investment group bought BWSI from the original founders in 1998, they didn’t realize that much of the Philippines outside of Metro Manila was in dire need of water. As the new management team began to efficiently oper- ate the one and only franchise in Barangay Balibago, they were approached by local government officials from various municipalities in Luzon asking BWSI to invest in water systems for their constituents. We invested in a franchise here and a franchise there, and gradually we expanded our coverage,” said BWSI Deputy Managing Director Criselle Alejandro. She noted BWSI now has 39 franchises spread in 12 provinces, including Pampanga, Bulacan, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Pangasinan, Aurora, Benguet, Laguna, Batangas, Iloilo and Bohol. “The company, through its seven subsidiaries, now provides Level 3 water supply and distribution systems to more than 700,000 people in the Philippines. This expansion has also translated into employment for more than 600 Filipinos all over the country,” Alejandro said. In its franchise covering this city and neighboring Mabalacat, BSWI has noted 100 percent coverage, with a customer base that grew from 7,000 to over 15,000. It has already established 14 wells in the area and has been replacing asbestos cement pipes and corroded galvanized iron pipes with high density polyethelene (HDPE), on top of the SWAK. Mutya ng Pilipinas 2012 title holder Ms Camille Guevarra shows her version of the SWAK pose together with the FIESTA Communities Customer Relations Coordinators and Project Officers. installation of a “well water filtration system.” Noting how BWSI has expanded to other towns in the country, Mary Ann Vicentina, BWSI administrative and organizational development manager, said “majority of the new municipalities we have served in the past 15 years were truly in need of a dependable and sustainable Level 3 water distribution system to bail them out of their economic challenges.” “The lack of a good water supply in these municipalities resulted in low economic returns and investment activities. We pride ourselves to have largely contributed in the rebound of the ailing economies of third to fifth class municipalities that we continue to happily serve,” she said. This, even as Alejandro noted that ”BWSI is not in the water business as a business. From our shareholders down to our employees, we are passionate about this noble vision of bringing water to Filipinos everywhere and aligning with the Millennium Development Goal of halving the population without access to clean, healthy and potable water.” She was referring to the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goal for a decent, healthier lives for billions of people, specifically the target of cutting in half by 2015 the world population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation. “The remarkable growth in both service coverage areas, population served and company assets can only be attributed to the charismatic leadership of past and present leaders who made sure we stayed focused and were consistently guided by our core philosophy ‘to promote growth and development in the communities we serve by providing quality basic services,” Alejandro said. She stressed that “our presence as a dependable water utility service provider triggered a chain of developments including but not limited to the mushrooming growth of residential and commercial areas developed into urbanized subdivisions from barren rural areas that used to just lie idle and unproductive. More factories in the food and beverage, furniture and garment manufacturing industries were supported with steady dependable supply of water, thus escalating economic development to unprecedented heights.” “We are the partner of every municipality that we serve. We have a commitment to these municipalities to assist them in their growth and development from sleepy, rural towns to dynamic, communities with small but bustling economies. When we ensure a dependable water supply, local government officials can focus their efforts at attracting investors who provide employment opportunities and thereby uplift the lives of the residents in the area,” she added. Alejandro also said “BWSI will continue to grow and find solutions to the most water-challenged communities as it strengthens its position as the biggest private provincial water service provider in the country.” PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • JULY 26 - 27, 2013 • FRIDAY - SATURDAY Operation tourists in uniform CebPac inks lease 2 OLONGAPO CITY—Mayor Rolen C. Paulino has forged a joint project with Roberto V. Garcia, chairman and administrator of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) to ensure a “wholesome” short visit experience of US Navy and Marine servicemen allowed to spend their liberty time in this city and at the Subic Bay Freeport. Aside from ensuring the safety and protection of the visitors, Paulino vowed to seek the cooperation of local businessmen not to take advantage of the influx these servicemen by overcharging them when they patronize their establishments. Garcia for his part said he will not oppose the granting of liberty area to include Olongapo thereby allowing the foreign servicemen tourists to sample real Filipino hospitality outside the former US Naval base secured area. Paulino admitted that the major concerned expressed by outgoing US Ambassador Harry Thomas Jr., when he sought an audience with the incoming city mayor was the protection of US Paulino servicemen while out in the city. Thomas admitted that there will be increase visitations of US Naval vessels and personnel in the coming months and Washington wanted to find out if the new Olongapo City government welcomes the influx of their soldiers. Olongapo as former host of the US Seventh Fleet prior to the end of the US bases agreement in 1992 was the liberty haven. Paulino said movements of the tourists will be limited to the city’s main streets, Magsaysay Drive, Gordon Avenue, and Rizal Avenue after sunsets, but during day time, they can visit the commercial areas at downtown Bajac-Bajac district. Recently Paulino ordered the round-up of mendicants in the city by the local DSWD unit and warned parents of the minor children that they will held accountable if they will be found wondering at unholy hours. Paulino also vowed to clear the City of drug pushers and assured that there will be a no left up drug campaign to be launched once the new police director of his choice will be assigned to the city. Olongapo must not fail in its tourists in uniform project because of the economic benefits it will contribute, since Olongapo is now facing serious economic and financial dilemma due to the huge billions indebtedness left by the former city leadership of Bong Gordon Jr. –Willie E. Capulong THINK GREEN agreements for 5 , th 6 A330 aircraft th THE PHILIPPINES’ largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific Air (PSE: CEB) recently signed operating lease agreements on two brand-new Airbus A330-300 aircraft with Intrepid Aviation, a USbased commercial aircraft lessor to passenger and freight airline operators worldwide. CEB’s additional Airbus A330-300 aircraft will be delivered from 2014 to 2015, and will be powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 772B engines. By 2015, CEB will operate a total of six brandnew Airbus A330-300 aircraft. CEB earlier announced it will launch its long-haul operations with direct daily Manila-Dubai services on October 7, 2013. The Airbus A330-300 aircraft will allow it to fly to farther destinations, beyond the range of CEB’s Airbus A320 fleet. “With our A330 fleet strengthened by this lease agreement, we will continue exploring other regions we can serve, such as the Middle East, Australia, parts of Europe and the US. These additional wide-body aircraft will allow us to offer Cebu Pacific’s trademark lowest fares to even more passengers,” said CEB General Manager for the Long-Haul Division Alex Reyes. Since its inception in 1996, CEB has flown over 75 million passengers. It also posted a good track record in stimulating short-haul travel of passengers around Asia, with an 11% system-wide passenger growth in 2012. CEB currently offers 22 international destinations, namely Bali, Bangkok, Beijing, Brunei, Busan, Dubai, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, Incheon (Seoul), Jakarta, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Macau, Osaka, Phuket, Shanghai, Siem Reap, Singapore, Taipei and Xiamen. It also operates the most extensive network in the Philippines with 34 domestic destinations and hubs in Manila, Cebu, Clark, Kalibo, Iloilo and Davao. FOR TAX EVASION BIR closes construction supply company MALOLOS CITY—The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Wednesday shut down a construction supply company in Bocaue town for P10-Million tax evasion case. Owned by Binleng Lu Bonamy, the Sun City Construction Supply and Smiley Hardware located at Barangay Wakas was padlocked by a BIR special investigation division from Caloocan City. Gerardo Florendo, BIR Region 5 director said that since opening the establishment, Bonamy has not paid taxes including the value added tax estimated at P10 million and income tax returns. Florendo said that based on their surveillance, Bonamy has been using unregistered and unauthorized receipts. He also disclosed that Bonamy’s establishment has been operating only with a permit from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the mayor’s office of Bocaue town. The establishment was shut down for violations of Sections 237 and 264 of the 1997 National Revenue Code that require issuance of receipts or sales commercial invoice; and failure to issue receipts or commercial invoice, respectively. The BIR also warned other businessmen who are not issuing receipts on their business transactions. They stressed that BIR has accredited a number of printing press who will print official receipts of business establishments. PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • JULY 26 - 27, 2013 • FRIDAY - SATURDAY ROMMEL RAMOS & DINO BALABO 3 Call for justice mounts over slay of Filipino nurse in US BY DING CERVANTES ANGELES CITY - Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan appealed yesterday to the Philippine Embassy in the US to coordinate with the Memphis, Tennessee police to facilitate the probe for the fatal shooting last Saturday of a Kapampangan nurse by a still unidentified suspect in Cordova in the state. Pamintuan said that victim Erano Santos, 33, was shot dead last Saturday afternoon by the suspect, apparently a car theft who later fled in the victim’s car, a silver 2013 Honda Civic sedan. Santos was left lying in a pool of his blood on the parking area where he lived at Stonebridge Crossing Apartments in Cordova. Ian Flora Ocampo, a friend of the victim, said Santos was a total orphan whose only sibling is a minor who lives with an aunt in Barangay Lourdes Sur here. He said Santos was a former “clinical instructor” at the Holy Angel University’s College of Nursing in this city and migrated to the US in May last year. ABC News quoted Memphis police as saying that the stolen vehicle still had to be found, as it cited witnesses as telling in- vestigators that “Santos was seen fighting with an unknown suspect before he was shot and his vehicle was taken.” Pamintuan also asked the Philippine Embassy in the US to extend help to the distant relatives and friends of Santos who reportedly haven’t raised enough funds to shoulder the victim’s funeral expenses. The relatives and friends also did not have enough resources to bring Santos’ body back to this city for proper burial, the mayor noted. Pamintuan asked Philippine Embassy officials and US police authorities in Tennessee to ensure that “the culprit is caught and justice in served.” The victim’s former stu- dent Ralph Karlwin Gaspar said he and his classmates were shocked by the news of the death of their former teacher. He said friends and students of Santos have been flooding social networks with calls for justice on the case. Santos was a graduate of Angeles University Foundation’s College of Nursing. NOTICE OF SELF ADJUDICATION Notice is hereby given that EDWIN T. BUNGAY, of legal age, widower, Filipino with postal address in Colgante, Apalit, Pampanga is the lawful husband and heir of VILMA G. GARAIS who died intestate on February 12, 2012 in Manila executed an Affidavit of Self Adjudication of her estate more particularly described as Savings Account No. 1083-04029-4 with RCBC Savings Bank amounting to P102,318.86. Punto! Central Luzon: July 19, 26 & August 2, 2013 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT THIRD JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF GUAGUA, PAMPANGA HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND, Mortgagee, -versus- FREM Case No. G-13-2144 PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • JULY 26 - 27, 2013 • FRIDAY - SATURDAY TITO NICDAO GARCIA, Mortgagor, x-----------------x NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE WHEREAS, upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND, mortgagee, with principal office address at Petron Mega Plaza 358 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue, Makati City, and with branch office address at Suburbia Commercial Center, Mc Arthur Highway, Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, against mortgagor, TITO NICDAO GARCIA, with postal address at San Gabriel, Macabebe 2018, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness mentioned which as of June 15, 2013 amounts to NINETY TWO THOUSANDS SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY TWO PESOS AND 29/100 (Php92,792..29) Philippine currency, inclusive of interest and penalty charges, Attorney’s fees equivalent to Ten (10%) percent of the total indebtedness plus the expenses of foreclosure, the Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Guagua, Pampanga thru Sheriff SERAFIN M. SERRANO, JR. will sell at public auction on 13thday of August 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the entrance of the Hall of Justice, Regional Trial Court, Guagua, 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: 4 TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 300020-R A parcel of land (Lot 12, Blk. 1 of the subd., Plan Psd03-032937, being a portion of lot 18-B, Psd-03-006692, LRC Rec.No.), situated in the Bo of Natividad Mun. of Guagua, Prov. of Pampanga. Bounded on the SW. along line 1-2 by lot 11, Blk. 1 of the subd. plan; on the NW., along line 2-3 by lot 1677; on the NE.,, along line 3-4 by lot 1679, both of Guagua Cad; on the SE., along line 4-5 by lot 13, Blk. 1; along line 51 by Road lot 2 both of the subd. plan. Containing an area of x x x x One Hundred Sixty Two (162) Square meters more or less. The Notice of Extra-Judicial Sale will be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Pampanga and Angeles City once a week 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-described 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 August 20, 2013, also at 10:00 o’clock in the morning and the same place mentioned above without further notice. Guagua, Pampanga, July 8, 2013. Copy furnished: Home Development Mutual Fund Suburbia Commercial Center, Mc Arthur Highway, Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga SERAFIN M. SERRANO, JR. Sheriff IV TITO NICDAO GARCIA San Gabriel, Macabebe, Pampanga Punto! Central Luzon: July 26, August 2 & 9, 2013 ATTENTION! NAPOLCOM Management and Audit Team conducts annual inspection of Gerona Police Station. From left, P/INSP- II Jesus Bambao (back to camera), P/INSP- IV Eddie Mar H. Porquirino, PSupt Ponciano Zafra (Gerona Chief of Police) and MESPO SPO4 Joel Gamboa. Not in photo are Remedios Dizon (LEEO-III) and Cleofe Bungay (LEEO-II) and Atty. Manuel L. Pontanal (head of NAPOLCOM Inspecting team). PHOTO BY GEORGE HUBIERNA Bro rapes 3 sisters BY GEORGE HUBIERNA GERONA, TARLAC – “He could had been a devil re-incarnate”. So said a neighbor after learning the arrest of Jonathan Manayan, 21 , of Barangay Apsayan who was reported to have raped his three sisters recently, including his 8year old sibling Maria, not her real name. According to Supt Ponciano Zafra, Gerona Chief of Police, Maria was accompanied by her mother when they reported the alleged incident. During the investigation, the mother told police that before Maria’s sexual abuse, her two other children were also sexually molested by Manayan. The mother, however, refused to file a separate complaint and “begged not to include in her sworn statement the alleged rape incident of her two other children by her son”. Zafra immediately led the arrest of Manayan right after the investigation and charged him for statutory rape in relation to R.A. 7610. Police officer incharge, PO3 Levy Santos, said Manayan is now detained without right to post bail. Manayan’s neighbor who requested anonymity said, “Demonyo ang taong ‘yan, di pa nakuntento sa dalawang kapatid niyang babae. Pati kapatid niyang musmos pinag-parausan din niya”. In the police-assisted medico-legal examination of Maria, the grade 3 pupil was found to have multi-abrasions in her private part “proving sexual abuse”. In a separate interview, Barangay Kagawad Joel Salazar disclosed, “noong nakaraang taon umabot na sa amin ang balitang ni-rape daw ni Jonathan ang dalawa niyang kapatid, ‘yung isa 17 years old at ‘yung isa 3rd year high school. Pero ayaw magsampa ng demanda ang nanay nila”. “Dapat sa taong ‘yan, bitayin na nang huwag na siyang pamarisan at baka dumami pa ang kalahi niya,” the neighbor lamented. “Mukhang lahi ng pamilya nila ang pagiging rap- ist dahil sa dami ng kaso ng mga panghahalay sa mga kapamilya nilang babae,” the neighbor commented. According to PO3 Ernesto Campo Jr, Gerona police Investigation head , two other Manayans were previously arrested also for charges of rape. One is now serving his 30-year sentence at the National Bilibid Prisons. Pedro Manayan, a paternal grandfather of Jonathan, was apprehended in 2003 and was convicted in 2007 for raping a relative. In 2011, Allan Manayan Labasan was also arrested for rape complaints filed by three kin. Labasan reportedly died of “bangungot” while in prison. No. 1 Most Wanted Person arestado SAN NARCISO, Zambales – Bumagsak sa kamay ng mga tauhan ng Zambales PNP ang No. 1 Most Wanted Person sa lalawigan ng Pangasinan at Zambales sa patuloy na kampanya ng kapulisan laban sa mga wanted criminals. Kinilala ni Chief Inspector Nelson Dela Cruz, hepe ng San Narciso Municipal Police Station, ang suspek na si Edward Radona, 38, magsasaka ng Barangay Gayusan, Agno, Pangasinan at kasalukuyang naninirahan sa Barangay Maloma, San Felipe, Zambales. Ang suspek ay dinakip ng pulisya sa Barangay Libertad, San Narciso, Zambales sa bisa ng Alias Warrant of Arrest na ipinalabas ni Judge Elpidio Abella ng RTC, Branch 55, Alaminos City, Pangasi- nan sa kasong paglabag sa Article 266-A (2) in relation to RA 7610 ng walang kakulang piyansa. Batay sa imbestigasyon ng pulisya si Radona umano ang pangunahing suspek sa pagpatay kay Agno, Pangasinan Mayor Arthur Cabantac. Ayon sa ulat si Radona ay kabilang sa Nueva Ecija group na ang modus operandi ay maglikida ng mga pulitiko at ginagawang taguan ang Zambales. Nasa talaan din ng No.1 Most Wanted Person si Radona sa Region 1 sa kasong murder at matagal ng target ng PNP Intelligence group sa Camp Crame. Ang suspek ay nasa custody na ng San Narciso Municipal Police Station. –Johnny R. Reblando Festive Flair Ning Cordero WITH THE diversity of food products in the market these days, whether fresh, preserved or ready-to-eat, we really need to be guarded for many health reasons and chemical-free consumption. Going organic gives a better choice, mainly because it’s a food, animal or any product processed, grown, or produced without additives, coloring, synthetic chemicals, radiation or genetic manipulation. This is why many are going “gaga” with organic, but, unfortunately here, availability in the market is scant, there’s a need or demand but no enough supply or convenient place to buy. Thanks to Robinsons Mall and AdCentral Media Production, in partnership with Region 3 Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Agricul- Ribbon cutting ceremony led by DA Chief Agriculturist Orlino A. Mercado, DOT Director Ronnie Tiotuico, Robinsons Group Property Manager Jodee Pineda-Arroyo, Robinsons Starmills Operations Manager Oliver Gadia, DFA San Fernando Branch Head Arturo V. Romma and AdCentral Edna Eufemio. Going organic ture (DA) and Department of Tourism (DOT), for launching the Central Luzon Organic Market in Robinsons Starmills. With the merging of three powerful government agencies and private sectors, a strong community affair was established, selling the best organic products like unpolished rice, rice wine & coffee, virgin coconut oil, ginger tea, preserved fruits from Nueva Ecija, herbal plants, spicy papaya vinegar, goat’s milk from Tarlac, soy products from Arayat and Mabalacat City, veggie cookies & puto, mushrooms from Angeles City, organic livestock, eggs, spices, herbal plants, massage oils and beauty products from other parts of Pampanga. Asked if how did she came about with this brilliant concept, “I started organizing weekend organic market last December 2012 in Angeles City, solely for Pampanga sellers only, and later Robinsons in partnership with DOT, DTI and DA and I came up with the Central Luzon Organic Market because we know we have a lot of producers in the area, they just need support , venue to sell and sustain their business, we really need to help these small entrepreneurs for they are giving us healthy alternatives, making our body healthy and life better”, reveals Edna Eufemio of AdCentral. There’s really nothing akin to chatting with the sellers, learning the trade, supporting homegrown producers and buying farm-fresh products that you will bring home, cook and serve with a delightful taste of organic meal to your loved ones. “They thought organic products are expensive, actually it’s not, because with all the health benefits and nutrients we are getting from it, compared to commercialized products in the market, organic is much cheaper and healthier, like this tofu I’m selling, processed by using real soy beans, you can taste its texture and richness, when you fry the moisture and tenderness inside the tofu remain the same”, adds Nutrisoy owner Edilberto Lapuz. Even the favorite and hardworking regional director of DOT has a lot to share, “Personally I’m a user of organic products, in fact, I started eating Gynura (medicinal pant), as in crunching the fresh leaves and amazingly it made a lot of difference in my health condition like my blood pressure and cholesterol went down”, adds DOT Regional Director Ronnie Tiotuico. Now, Central Luzon Organic Market is becoming an attraction in the neighborhood and “out-oftowners” for its variety of organic products. Visit the next market day on August 2 - 4 , August 30 - September 1 at Robinsons Abacan Balibago and August 16 - 18 Robinsons Starmills. For details call 0917-8265145. PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • JULY 26 - 27, 2013 • FRIDAY - SATURDAY Love to hear from you please write me Facebook@Joanna Nina V. Cordero, Instagram@thefestiveflair, Twitter@NingCordero, Tumblr@thefestiveflair.tumblr.com 5 O BUMAHA CA PA PU Lubuging bayan sa Bulacan binansagan NI DINO BALABO LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS— Kung ang Kalakhang Maynila ay may Camava na kinabibilangan ng mga lungsod ng Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas at Valenzuela na madalas sagasaan ng pagbaha, mayroon ding grupo ng mga bayan at lungsod sa Bulacan na laging binabaha. Ngunit hindi lang isang klase ng pagbaha ang nananalasa sa lalawigan, sa halip ay halos lahat ng klase. Ang mga grupo ng mga bayan at lungsod na laging binabaha sa Bulacan ay tinatawag na “O BuMaHa Ca Pa Pu Mame BoMaBa GuiMi.” Ito ay ang pinagsama-samang unang mga letra ng pangalan ng mga bayan ng Obando, Bulakan, Lungsod ng Malolos, Hagonoy, Calumpit, Pulilan, Marilao, Lungsod ng Meycauayan, Bocaue, Sta. Maria, Balagtas, Guiguinto at San Miguel. Sa kabuuan, umabot sa 12 bayan at dalawang lungsod sa 21 bayan at tatlong lungsod sa lalawigan ang laging sinasagasaan ng baha. Hindi pa kasama rito ang mga bayan ng Plaridel at Bustos na sa dalawang nagdaang taon ay nakaranas ng pagbaha na isinisisi ng mga magsasaka sa konstruksyon ng BalagtasBustos by-pass road. Ang pinagsama-samang pangalan ng mga binabahang bayan sa lalawigan ay unang nabuo ng mamamahayag na ito may limang taon na ang nakakaraan. Ngunit iyon ay limitado lamang sa “O Bumaha Ca Pa Pu” o mga bayan ng Obando, Bulakan, Malolos, Hagonoy, Calumpit, Paombong at Pulilan. Sa paglipas ng mga taon, nagdagdagan ang bilang ng mga bayan sa grupo na nagpapahiwatig na higit na lumalawak ang bahagi ng lalawigan na apektado ng ibat-ibang uri ng pagbaha. Kabilang sa mga uri ng baha ng nagpapalubog sa mga barangay sa iba-ibang bayan at lungsod sa Bulacan ay ang bahang HIGH TIDE LANG. Hindi baha na hatid ng bagyo at ulan ang nagpalubog sa bahay na ito sa Barangay Pugad sa bayan ng Hagonoy, Bulacan. Sa halip ay high tide o pagtaas ng tubig mula sa dagat na pinalulubha ng land subsidence of paglubog ng lupa. Mapapansin na halos umabot na sa ikalawang palapag ng bahay ang tubig na hatid ng high tide. Kuha ni Dino Balabo hatid ng bagyo, flash flood o biglaang pagbaha, back flood, high tide at bahang sanhi ng malakas na ulan at pinalulubha ng mga baradong daluyan ng tubig tulad ng mga kanal. Ang bahang hatid ng bagyo ay karaniwang tinatampukan ng unti-unting pag-apaw ng tubig sa kailugan at pinalulubha ng pagpapatapon ng tubig mula sa mga dam tulad ng Angat, Ipo, at Bustos Dam. Apektado nito ang ilang barangay sa bayan ng Bustos, Baliwag, Pulilan at Plaridel na matatagpuan sa gilid ng Ilog Angat. Ngunit mas apektado mga bayan ng Calumpit at Hagonoy na noong 2011 at 2012 at kapwa lumubog. Sa mga biglaang pagbaha, apektado ang mga bayan ng San Miguel, Santa Maria, Bocaue at Balagtas, maging ang bahagi ng Marilao at Lungsod ng Meycauayan. Sa back flood na nagmumula sa mga lalawigan ng Aurora, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija at Pampanga, apektado ang mga bayan ng Hagonoy, Calumpit Pulilan at ilang bahagi ng Baliwag, San Rafael, San Ildefonso at San Miguel. Ang back flood ay karaniwang nananalasa lima hanggang pitong araw matapos ang may isang linggong pag-ulan sa silangang bahagi ng Gitnang Luzon. Sa high tide, ang karaniwang apektado ay ang mga bayang matatagpuan sa baybayin ng Manila Bay tulad ng Obando, Bulakan, Malolos, Hagonoy, Paombong, Marilao, Lungsod ng Meycauayan at ilang bahagi ng Bocaue. Ayon sa mga dalubhasa, ang epekto ng high tide at pinalulubha pa ng land subsidence o paglubog ng lupa sa baybayin ng Manila Bay. Batay pag-aaral nina Dr. Kelvin Rodolfo at Dr. Fernando Siringan, ang land subsidence ay hatid ng over water extraction of sobrang paghugot ng tubig mula sa ilalim ng lupa. Ipinaliwanag naman ni Hilton Hernando ng Pampanga River Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (PRFFWC) na ang high tide o pagtaas ng tubig sa karagatan ay hatid ng pagkalusaw ng niyebe sa malalamig na bansa. Bukod sa mga nabanggit na uri ng baha, nakakaapekto din sa mga bayan at lungsod sa la- lawigan ang pagbahang hatid ng malakas na ulan ngunit pinalulubha ng mga baradong kanal at iba pag daluyan ng tubig. Kabilang sa mga bayang apektado ay ang bayan ng Guiguinto, Plaridel, Bustos, Bocaye, Balagtas at iba pa. Ang kalagayang ito higit na natampok sa pananalasa ng bahang hatid ng malakas na ulang hatid ng hanging habagat noong nakaraang taon kung kailan, ang mga lugar na dati ay di lumulubog at lumubog sa tubig baha. Ilan sa mga lugar na ito ay ang bahagi ng Balagtas, Bustos at Plaridel kung saan ay nasalanta ang mga pananim na palay. Ayon kay Marangal Ruiz, municipal agriculture officer ng Balagtas, sinisisi ng kanyang kababayang magsasaka ang konstruksyon ng Balagtas-Plaridel-Bustos by-pass road. Ito ay dahil sa napigil ng nasabing by-pass road ang daloy ng tubig dahil sa kapos sa mga box culvert ang by-pass road. Ayon kay Ruiz, “pag-tagulan, sobra-sobra ang tubig sa amin, pero wala naman kaming mapagtapunan, pag tag-araw, wala namang tubig.” Binanggit din niya na ilang bahagi ng bayan ng Balagtas ay naaapektuhan na rin ng high tide. Bilang tugon naman sa epekto ng pagbaha, pinaplano ng mga pamahalaang lokal sa lalawigan ang pagpapahukay sa kailugan. Ayon kay Mayor Ambrosio Cruz ng Guiguinto, kailangang muling mapalalim ang mga kailugan upang may madaluyan ang tubig ulan. Inayunan din iyon ni Gob. Wilhelmino Alvarado na una nang nagpahayag ng panawagan sa Department of Public Works and Highways na buhayin ang Pampanga River Control System upang pangunahan angpamamahala sa kailugan at mga daluyang tubig hindi lamang sa Bulacan kundi sa buong Gitnang Luzon. PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • JULY 26 - 27, 2013 • FRIDAY - SATURDAY WEDDING DESTINATION: PAMPANGA YEAR 5 6 The GRANDEST Bridal Fair in Central Luzon! ASSISTANCE DISTRIBUTION. Gov. Lilia Pineda distributes financial assistance amounting to P10,000 to the 41 displaced informal settlers residing along the Arnedo Dike in Cupang Arayat section.lso with her are Arayat Mayor Emmanuel "Bon" Alejandrino, Vice-Mayor Monching Changcoco, and Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer Elizabeth Baybayan. PHOTO COURTESY OF JUN JASO, PIO PAMPANGA WEDDING DESTINATION: PAMPANGA YEAR 5 – The GRANDEST Bridal Fair to happen in Central Luzon, will take place on July 26-28, 2013 at the New Event Centre of SM City Clark. The fair aims to promote the region’s best wedding suppliers and Pampanga as an excellent wedding destination north of Metro Manila. Now on its fifth year, the event is organized by Events and Concepts by Voltaire Zalamea, one of the most sought-after wedding and event planner in the region and a member of the prestigious Philippine Association of Wedding Planners (PAWP). The fair brings together the biggest names in the wedding industry. Event stylists, makeup artists, gown designers, caterers, photographers, videographers, entertainment artists, jewelry suppliers, lights and sound providers, cake makers, photo booth suppliers, invitation designers and printers along with honeymoon travel agents, and some very surprising vendors come together for three days armed with discounts and superb services. Wedding Destination: Pampanga Bridal Fair has made a name for itself as one of the events that soon-to-weds look forward to. This year became bigger as it gathered more than 70 of the best wedding suppliers in Pampanga. The event is supported by Clarkisit.com, Wedding Essentials Magazine- the bestselling bridal magazine in the country; Weddings @ Work (www.weddingsatwork.com – the most comprehensive wedding website in the Philippines; JCI Angeles City Culiat, Manila North Tollways Corporation, North Luzon Expressway, Angeles City Tourism Office and PUNTO! Central Luzon. 7 PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • JULY 26 - 27, 2013 • FRIDAY - SATURDAY Editorial Ejaculating prematurely PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • JULY 26 - 27, 2013 • FRIDAY - SATURDAY “SAAN KAYO kumukuha ng kapal ng mukha? (Where do you get your gall)).” So asked President BS Aquino in his SONA, referencing the Bureau of Customs for abetting the smuggling of goods, drugs, guns, and anything of value into the country’s ports. “If you can’t do your job, you do not deserve to remain in office.” So the President lashed at the concerned officials. Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon took not a second more, after the SONA, immediately offering Aquino his resignation. As immediately, Biazon said, the President assured him of his continued confidence in him. “Ruffy, we both know the difficulties in the agency you are trying to reform. My confidence in you remains the same.” So Aquino reportedly texted Biazon. A day after the SONA, it was the turn of Customs Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence Danilo Lim to resign from his post. Said the former Army general in a statement: “I congratulate the President on a well-received State of the Nation Address. As a member of his official family, I am privy to the truths that ring out in his speech and am profoundly moved. It is in this spirit that I tendered my resignation as Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence of the Bureau of Customs.” And then there is Customs Deputy Commissioner for Internal Administration Group Juan Lorenzo Tañada who said he submitted his resignation in the form of a text message to Biazon on Tuesday afternoon. “I was able to watch the SONA. And as a good soldier, I deemed it best to follow what Commissioner Biazon did as a courtesy to the President and to give him a free reign to determine whether or not we still enjoy his confidence and if he still believes that we are fit [to carry] out our duties as deputy commissioners,” Tañada said in a press briefing on Wednesday. Biazon proffered his resignation and the President veritably backed off. Lim and Tañada tendered their resignation and the President has not taken any action on them. So what is all that kapal ng mukha rant? Nothing more than premature ejaculation? And what is all there to all these resignations? Nothing more than farcical moro-moro. Make them irrevocable, guys. Then we will believe they’re for real. 8 LLL Trimedia Coordinators, Inc. Publisher General Manager Editor Marketing Manager Advertising Officer Layout Circulation Atty. Gener C. Endona Caesar “Bong” Lacson Joanna Niña V. Cordero Karl Jason S. Manaloto Dondie B. Ventura Jojo Manalo/Lacson Macapagal EDGAR V. MOVIDO Founder Business & Editorial office at Unit B Essel Commercial Center, McArthur Highway, Telabastagan, City of San Fernando Tel. No. (45) 625•0244 Cel. No. 0917•481•1416 puntogitnangluzon@yahoo.com or marketing@punto.com.ph http://www.punto.com.ph Punto! Central Luzon is a proud member of The Philippine Press Institute ON WEDNESDAY was launched the Sapang Balen Rehabilitation Project of the city government aimed to “promote broader publicprivate partnership to implement a sustained effort to free the waterway from solid and wastewater pollution.” I deemed it not only right and proper but even providential that this latest environmental intervention took off from the Holy Rosary Parish Hall. After all, it was here that the Sapang Balen initiative was born. From – of all things – an imprecation. As I wrote here on August 28, 2009: Bishop Ambo’s curse acaesar.blogspot.com Zona Libre Bong Z. Lacson SUSMARYOSEP, how could so religious a man, a bishop at that, go down to the level of the street punk? What do you mean, I asked Manang Uriang, our laundrywoman. There. She pointed to the banner headline of the Punto! I was holding: Bishop: Curse polluters.No, San Fernando Auxiliary Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, better known as Bishop Ambo, did not spew any expletive – no damning hijo de pu__, not even a harmless taksyapo could ever emanate from his holy lips, even as he declared a curse on those who pollute the Sapang Balen creek that runs through the heart of Angeles City. This is a curse of a kind totally different from your everyday ‘dana or ‘tang ‘na. This one is an execration, a sumpa, righteous one at that coming from a person of moral authority, inflicted upon people in grave error, if not sin. Consequent to this curse is the castigo…not simply de obispo – coming as it does from a bishop, but de dios, the bishop being a man of God. Says Bishop Ambo in his blog hrpsac.blogspot.com: “As a Filipino, I believe in sumpa (which) are very much part of Filipino culture and tradition. Usually pronounced by someone in retribution for an extreme act of disrespect or wrongdoing, a curse is believed to be effective especially when pronounced by a person of authority such as one’s elders or by a priest.” And “to Kapampangans who are well known for their legendary love and respect for the clergy, being the object of a priest’s sumpa is a fearsome prospect.” Yes, our old folk still shudder in remembering the sumpa cast by Spanish friars on the pueblo of Masico prior to their execution by the Filipino revolutionaries. Or that cast by a dying priest on Mabalacat. Bishop Ambo’s curse is totally removed too from the spell, magic or witchcraft that is also attributed to a curse. Hence, there was no incantation, but matter of fact statements with Bishop Ambo saying: ”Magmula sa araw na ito, binibigyan ko ng sumpa ang Sapang Balen. Sinuman ang lalapastangan nito ay magiging malas sa buhay. (From this day on, I am putting a curse on Sapang Balen. Whoever dares to show disrespect to it will be unlucky in life). This, over a portable sound system as he walked along the banks of the creek, his blog showed. So how did the people take the bishop’s curse? “Gasps and whispers from onlookers and passersby” were heard by the bishop, his blog reported. “Then, a handful of residents living near the river joined his group and hastily picked up some trash lying in heaps along the riverbank.” Posed the blog: “Why would a Bishop go to this extent to help revive a waterway?” Answered Bishop Ambo: “The river has life and anyone who dumps garbage without compunction is killing it slowly. Laws and ordinances do not seem to work at all; people just ignore these. Let us see how they will react to a curse from a bishop.” No eternal damnation though is carried in Bishop Ambo’s curse. He himself provided “an easy way out.” “Kung gusto ninyong pagsisihan ang inyong ginawang paglapastangan, mangumpisal kayo at ang tanging parusang ibibigay ko sa inyo ay magpulot kayo ng dalawang sako ng basura mula sa ilog. (If you want to make amends for the sin you committed, just confess to me. For your penance I will ask you to collect two sacks of trash from the river),” the blog quoted the bishop as saying. So Bishop Ambo cursed polluters of Sapang Balen creek. Ah, how the people of Barangays Sta. Cruz and Manibaug-Paralaya in Porac and those of Cutcut in Angeles City could only wish Bishop Ambo would cast a malediction on the piggeries and poultry farms that have long been the very scourge of their existence. Ah, how they could only wish Bishop Ambo’s curse would provide no way out of eternal perdition for their tormentors. That is but their just desserts, our beloved Among Ambo. AND THEN on October 3, 2011, our front page carried what could have been a follow-up, albeit a distant one, of our column above – Bishop Ambo hails EdPam for Sapang Balen clean-up with the sub-head Curse on polluters of creeks still on ANGELES CITY – “A dream come true.” Thus hailed the Most Rev. Pablo Virgilio S. David, auxiliary bishop of San Fernando, of Lingap ku king balen, Malinis a Sapang Balen, the program to clean the city’s principal waterway as well as other creeks and rivers here. Initiated by Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan, the clean-up drive started last Saturday with scores of students, city employees, civic groups and individual volunteers clearing with their bare hands, rakes, shovels and other implements the Sapang Balen and Abacan creeks of wastes. It will be undertaken every first Saturday of the month “until the waterways are restored to their pristine nature.” “When we started cleaning Sapang Balen some years back, we were told by the city government (under then-Mayor Francis Nepomuceno) that they would support us. No, we told them, we are the one’s supporting you,” David recalled in his inspirational message to the group. “Now that has come to pass, the city government of Mayor Pamintuan leading, all of us supporting (the clean-up drive).” The prelate likewise reminded the people along the riverbanks of the curse he placed on those who would continue to pollute the Sapang Balen creek. “The river is a creation of God, and like all his creations is good and beautiful. To pollute it is a desecration of God’s work,” David said. “Misumpa la ding magdinat king Sapang Balen (Cursed shall be those who shall dump wastes on the creek).” The clean-up campaign, David continued, finds greater relevance amid the slew of calamities besieging the country. “The destructive flooding we are now experiencing is caused, to a great part, by the wastes we throw in rivers, making them constricted,” the bishop said, at the same time warning that there shall come a time when “we cannot anymore dig wells for our water and will have to drink from the rivers, hence the need to clean them.” The environmental advocacy of David extends to the campaign against polluting piggery and poultry farms in Barangays Sta. Cruz and Manibaug in Porac town and in Barangay Cutcut here. Last year, David joined a massive marchrally initiated by the Pinoy Gumsiing Ka Movement against the hog farms before the Porac town hall and lashed at the local government unit for reneging on their mandate to serve the well-being of their constituents with the continued operations of the polluting farms… I have been working for a call center in Clarkfield for almost six months. My work starts at 10:00 p.m. and ends at 6:00 a.m the following day. Lately, I have been experiencing dizzy spells after two hours into my work schedule. I have also lost weight since starting with my work. I have a gut feel that these may be related to my night shift work schedule. Can I demand from my employer that I be transferred to a different work schedule? Gina of Brgy. Sto. Rosario, Angeles City Dear Gina, Let us answer your question with R.A. 10151 or the Night Workers Act in mind considering that your work schedule fits the definition of a night worker under said law, that is, working from the period of 10:00 p.m to 6:00 a.m. the following day. You have not mentioned in your letter that you have sought any medical check-up regarding what you have been experiencing. It is helpful for you to know that the Night Workers Act gives you the right to request from your employer a free health assessment and receive advice on how to avoid health problems associated with your work. You may request this health assessment a) before taking up an assignment as a night worker, b) at regular intervals during such an assignment c) and if you experience health problems during such an assignment which are not caused by factors other than the performance of night work. Availing of this free health assessment is crucial in determining your fitness to work on a night shift. After you have availed of this free health assessment and you are certified as unfit for night work, due to health reasons, you shall be transferred, whenever practicable, to a similar job for which you are fit to work and should be to a THE IBP PAMPANGA CHAPTER similar or equivalent position and in good faith. LEGAL AID CORNER The Night Workers Act further requires that if such transfer to a similar job is not practicable or the worker is unable to Send your letters to Legal Aid Corner render night work for a continuous period of not less than to ibp_pamp@yahoo.com six (6) months upon certification of a competent public health authority, the worker shall be granted the same benefits as other workers who are unable to work due to illness. This simply means that your sickness will be treated as an authorized cause for your termination but will require that you be given separation pay equivalent to one (1) month salary or one-half (1/2) month salary for every year of service, whichever is higher. If the findings of your health assessment is only temporary unfitness for night work for a period of less than six (6) months you are given the same protection against dismissal or notice of dismissal as other workers who are prevented from working for reasons of health, meaning your employer shall not terminate you but shall ask you to take a leave. You shall be reinstated to your former position immediately upon the restoration of your normal health. Your letter does not mention that your company also has a day shift for its call center agents. If there is one in your company and you are certified as not fit for night work, your employer must transfer you to a similar job with a day schedule. However, if your company has no day shift schedule and you are certified as not fit for night work, this will be a ground for your termination subject to proper separation pay which I previously mentioned. Thank you for reaching out to IBP Pampanga regrading your legal problem and we hope you can better perform your work in the coming days. Inyong Batas Pinaliwanag Sincerely, ATTY. SOCRATES A. PADUA (Atty. Socrates A. Padua is the P.R.O of the IBP Pampanga Chapter and the Officer-in-Charge of the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) City of San Fernando, Pampanga District Office.) Ni Felix M. Garcia Batu-bato sa langit, ang tamaan huwag magalit (KARUGTONG NG SINUNDANG ISYU) SA MADALING sabi, matapos ang tatlong Bista lang sa isang matagal ng kasong Ipinaglaban ng ama sa husgadong Bumilang na r’yan ng di lang sampung taon Ay matagumpay niyang naipanalo Kung kaya masayang binalita nito Sa ama – pag-uwi galing sa Husgado, Pero ang sagot ng isa ay ganito: “Anak, alam mo ba kung papano kita Napatapos sa’yong ginustong karera? Yan ay dahilan sa kliyente kong mapera Na minadali mo ang asunto niya!” Aba’y kung ganito ba naman ang klase Ng abogado ang makalap mo bale Upang pahawakan mo ng kahit simple At pambarangay lang na kaso ay grabe Ang kapal ng mukha kung gumawa siya Ng pagkakitaan sa kliyente niya; Yan ay masahol pa sa klase ng linta Na naglipana sa Senado’t Kamara. At sa iba’t-ibang sangay ng gobyerno, Kung saan kabilang sa naturang punto Ang judicial system sa panahong ito Na nabibili ng masalaping tao? Kung kaya nga’t itong ating Court of Justice Ay nabahiran ng katawagang pangit Sa iba, gaya ng madalas marinig Natin na ang bansag ay ‘Court of Just Tiis?’ Papano nga kasi, tulad na lang nitong Nabanggit sa ating artikulo ngayon, Na kung saan mga mapera lang itong Puedeng tumagal sa ganyang usad pagong Na uri ng kalakarang umiiral Sa ‘ting mga chambers of justice kung minsan, Kung kaya nga’t anong tanging maasahan Ng walang madukot kundi ‘sorry’ na lang? Kung kaya nga’t kahit hindi nagkasala Itong inihabla ng isang makuwarta Ay tiyakang pagkakulong sa tuwina Ang hantungan nito sa ganyang sistema. Di ko ninanasang sa puntong naturan Ay batikusin ang kinauukulan, Kundi ang atin ay paalala lamang Upang maituwid ang di karampatan At ang tinuran ng inyong abang lingkod Ay panggising lamang sa tutulog-tulog Nating di ko sinasabing ‘hoodlums-in-robes’ Kundi mga tamad na Huwes sa ‘trial court’. Na ang ‘court of justice’ na dapat manguna Upang ang kaso ay agad maresolba Ay d’yan inaabot ng siyam-siyam lagi na, Kaya ano pa bang maasahan tuwina? Ng kapos palad na salat sa salapi Kundi ng tiyakang pagkatalo lagi? Ya’y katotohanang di maitatangi Sa panahong ito ng ganitong uri! PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • JULY 26 - 27, 2013 • FRIDAY - SATURDAY Dear IBP Pampanga, Napaguusapan lang 9 AC gov’t receives P1M cash transfer from PhilHealth PHILHEALTH CASH TRANSFER. Mayor Pamintuan receives the P1 million premium contribution payment from PhilHealth Region III Branch Manager Torres for the benefit packages extended by accredited health units in the city. Joining them are the members of the Angeles City Local Health Board. PHOTO COURTESY OF ANGELES CIO Trending and branding at Ateneo business forum PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • JULY 26 - 27, 2013 • FRIDAY - SATURDAY BY ASHLEY MANABAT 10 ANGELES CITY – The second Clark Business Forum conceptualized by 19 graduate school students and their professor from the Ateneo Graduate School of Business (AGSB)Clark was held on Wednesday at The Pavilion of the Mansfield Residences here lending a relaxed and conducive atmosphere to the business seminar. Two noted personalities in the AGSB took turns in speaking before an audience of mostly young managers and entrepreneurs who came garbed in the latest fashion flair. With the program title: “Finding and Branding the Right Business For You,” there was no dull moment in the well-attended affair. First to speak was Professor Enrique M. Soriano III who was introduced by Winky Salvador as faculty chairman, Marketing Cluster AGSB ; turnaround advisor, Asia and Eastern Europe; adviser to Philippine taipans; and author of countless books on managing family businesses. But many are familiar with Soriano as the former CEO of the Belo Medical Group, Inc. which has at least seven clinics all over Metro Manila and owned by celebrity doctor Vicky Belo. However, Soriano clarified that he resigned to venture into his present undertakings eight months before the Vicky BeloHayden Kho-Kristina Halili sex scandal broke out which elicited laughs from the mostly yuppie audience. Soriano spoke on “Trending Business In Asia.” During his discourse, he stressed the need for companies to be different in order to stand out. He narrated how Belo clinics treat their client-patients in a different way as compared with other health and wellness clinics. He said there is no waiting time at Belo. The moment the patient comes in everything is calibrated. Piolo Pascual sitting next to you on the couch or the magazines that are displayed on the rack which are all updated, clean and new and not the magazines that looked like they were raped, is all part of the plan, Soriano said. An assistant will take down the client’s concerns. The next speaker was Dean Albert L. Buenviaje who was introduced by George Tamayo. Buenviaje, dean of the AGSB and executive director of the Ateneo-Regis MBA Program, talked on “Branding.” He explained why branding is important citing how the McDonalds and Starbucks became healthy brands because they grew with the changing times. Brands that do not grow with the changing times like Wendy’s and Cindy’s are no longer around, he said. Professor Frankie Villanueva, who made the welcome remarks, is the professor of the 19 AGSB-Clark students who conceptualized the forum. The forum was done in cooperation with the Metro Angeles Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (MACCII) and sponsored by Nepo Mall, PS Bank, HausLand, Smart, San Miguel Corp. and media sponsors Punto! Central Luzon and 105.5 FM among others. Prof. Soriano delivers his lecture on branding of products. PHOTO COURTESY OF RIC GONZALES ANGELES CITY - A cash amount of P1 million was recently handed to Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan by the PhilHealth Insurance Corporation (PHIC) in payment for the primary care benefit package offered by accredited health units in this city. PhilHealth Region III Branch Manager Arsenia Torres, said that the payment is intended for more than 4,000 enrollees in the city which are identified under the National Household Targeting System (NHTS) and are under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4P’s) of the national government. “Angeles City has a very good track record as far as PhilHealth is concerned. It gives its constituents the assurance that they are well protected by the program,” said Torres. Torres added that, compared to previous administrations, Pamintuan yielded the most number of enrollees covered by the insurance benefit. This is because, apart from the families identified by the NHTS, the mayor enrolled a total of 21,000 Angeleño families during his first term. For accredited health provid- ers, particularly the Ospital ning Angeles (ONA), a premium contribution of P36 million has already been paid by the PHIC for the two-year effectivity of the membership. In the 2013 midyear report, PHIC already recorded a P31 million premium contribution for the hospital which, according to Torres, could expand and increase as the year ends. Pamintuan said that this is a good manifestation of a city which places the healthcare of its constituents as an utmost priority. He then asked the PHIC to expand the insurance coverage to accommodate more Angeleños in the coming years, further stating that “health is necessary for economic growth”. “We need to look into the immediate needs of the Angeleños while we are still yearning for a stable and progressive economy for our country,” said Pamintuan. “Nowadays, aside from education, health and social services should also be a focus for the people to feel that they are being cared about by their government,” he added. MK before the jam. PHOTO COURTESY OF CINDY NAVAL TREEVOLUTION to save Mother Earth CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – A group of local musicians known collectively as Musikerong Kapampangan (MK) held another concert last weekend that aimed to raise more awareness for the environment. Dubbed “TREEVOLUTION,” the concert was the fourth held at the Kalinangan Gallery in Barangay Telabastagan here to prevent what the organizers described as “a recurrence of the massacre of trees along the McArthur Highway in the city.” MK’s Adik’s Band, Bagong Tribo, Blitzkrieg, Grassroots, Luid MK, Marcos Cronies Conspiracy, Organiks, Phompet’s Band, Pulp Fiction, Ten Club, Tibuan, Toxic Twins and Ysagani Ybarra rocked the audience with their hits. The concert is organized by the Save the Trees Coalition (STC), a group of environmentalists, musicians, artists and students in Pampanga. The event is held annually every third Saturday of July where the public is enjoined to partake. It can be recalled that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) cut down 34 decades-old trees in 2010 and more than 100 in 2009 to give way to its road expansion project. Environmentalists led by the STC said most of the trees that were cut were 50 to 100 years old. The doomed tees have been marked with ‘X’ but the coalition repainted them with human figures to give them a “human form.” In another development, STC front-liner Cecille Yumul said coalition lawyer Atty. Francisco Yabut is now coordinating with officials of the University of Sto. Tomas in Manila who earlier asked for help on how to stop the plan to cut down 400 trees near the centuries-old university. Meanwhile, mural paintings depicting environmental sentiments continue to draw attention in a nearby art exhibit. The paintings were designed by the Art Association of the Philippines (AAP) Angeles City Chapter led by its Board of Director Don Reich de Dios. He was assisted by members Edgar Nucum, Philip Datu, Edu Perreras, Eliseo Perreras, Eric Perreras and Poy Acero. 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There are currently three PIAA silicone wipers distributed in the Philippines: Forza Hybrid, Silicone Tech iFlat and Silencio X-TRM Silicone Wipers. Prices start at P2,000 per piece and available at Roadstar Enterprises (Fort Global City, Alabang); Sny Customs in C3 Q.C. PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • JULY 26 - 27, 2013 • FRIDAY - SATURDAY WHEEL GALLERY, the exclusive distributors of Black Rhino truck wheels and Nitto Tires recently held an offroad trail drive to highlight the features of Black Rhino and the capability of their newest off road tire, the Saffiro Maxtrac. With Off road specialist Beeboy Bargas of Landcraft Inc. as the trail leader, a customized Toyota FJ, an old school Land Cruiser LC71, a Fortuner 4x4 and a red Hi-Lux 4x4 pick-up supplied by Toyota Motors Philippines (TMP) snaked their way through 11 FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS CebPac launches bigger Juan for Fun Backpacker Challenge PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • JULY 26 - 27, 2013 • FRIDAY - SATURDAY BIGGER PRIZES and more exciting adventures await young explorers in the Cebu Pacific Juan for Fun Backpacker Challenge, now on its second year. Once again, the Philippines’ leading lowcost carrier will bring daring students with an insatiable thirst for adventure and a knack for budget travel on the ultimate allexpenses paid backpacking trip around the country. Cebu Pacific representatives will tour different colleges and universities all over the Philippines this July in search of funloving students who want to join the Juan for Fun Backpacker Challenge. The contest is open to college and university students who are 17 to 23 years old and residing in the Philippines. To join, interested participants must form a team with three members and upload a short video to www.juanforfun.com. The audition video should answer the question “Why should we send your team to a fun adventure?” Deadline of application is July 29, 2013. The five teams with the best and most creative 12 audition videos will be chosen to explore six of the best destinations in the country from August 27 to September 2. During the week-long backpacking challenge, the teams will be tasked to have as many fun and adventurous experiences and discoveries within a given travel allowance. They should also complete the special fun challenges prepared by Cebu Pacific in each destination to earn extra points and win additional prizes. At the end of the challenge, the team with the most number of experiences and the least amount of total expenses will win the competition, based on these criteria: Fun Activities (50%) and Budget Friendliness (50%). The team will win 12 round-trip tickets to any short-haul international or domestic destination, plus a three-day, two-night Philippine tour package for three, courtesy of the Department of Tourism. Each member of the team will also receive Samsung Galaxy tablets, Wenger watches, Sun Cellular pocket wifi and broadband wireless kits. The Juan for Fun Backpacker Challenge 2013 is co-presented by Sun Broadband Wireless and the Department of Tourism, with the support of Wenger, the official travel gear of the Juan for Fun backpackers, and Canon. “This will be a bigger Juan for Fun Backpacker Challenge, so we encourage student teams to send in their most creative and fun audition videos, for the opportunity to travel all over the country, and represent their schools. It will be a celebration of travel and adventure, so if you’re up for it, go to www.juanforfun.com now,” said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog. Do you have what it takes to be named the ultimate backpacker team? Then join the Cebu Pacific Juan for Fun Backpacker Challenge Year 2. Visit its official website, www.juanforfun.com, for the complete contest mechanics, plus backpacking adventure stories and tips from popular travel bloggers. To stay up to date on their exciting promos and events, follow Cebu Pacific’s official Facebook and Twitter pages. 13 PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • JULY 26 - 27, 2013 • FRIDAY - SATURDAY AC river rehab project launched FROM PAGE 1 sponse to a case filed by concerned citizens. In that order, the Department of the Interior and Local Government was enjoined to direct all local government units in Metro Manila, Rizal, Laguna, Cavite, Bulacan, Pampanga and Bataan to inspect all factories, commercial establishments, and private homes along the banks of the major river systems in their respective areas of jurisdiction. Rivers in the mentioned areas flow to Manila Bay. More than a response to that directive, Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan said the SBRP intends “to promote broader public-private partnership to implement a sustained effort to free the Sapang Balen Creek from solid and wastewater pollution.” Sapang Balen runs through the heart of the city down to San Fernando and the southern towns of Pampanga all the way to Manila Bay. Initiatives from the local parish to clean the creek were taken up by the city government with the assumption to office of Pamintuan. (See related article in Zona Libre on page 4). River revival It was David, in May 2009, that served as convenor to the organization of the parish-based Sagip Sapang Balen Movement (SSBM) intended “to revive the dying river which used to be a haven for aquatic creatures and a beautiful sight to behold for many Angeles folk of old.” The SSBM thereafter initiated clean-up of the creek mostly undertaken by parish volunteers led by the bishop himself who even cast a curse on the polluters of Sapang Balen. David said they also engaged the services of private firms to check on the waters of the creek which showed “heavy pollution” with both domestic and industrial wastes. The bishop pointed to the city slaughterhouse and a meat processing plant as “heavy contributors” to the pollution of Sapang Balen. In 2010, then new Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan initiated the revitalization of city government efforts to clean Sapang Balen. Partnering with the SSBM, Pamintuan launched in October 2010 clean-up activities undertaken by volunteers from different sectors on the creek as well as in other city waterways every first Saturday of the month. The bishop though admitted that the clean-up drive failed for being a “janitorial approach.” “So, we, who are not from these barangays, cleaned the creek while the residents there merely watched us, even ridiculed and taunted us,” David lamented. “And they went on with their polluting ways.” He cited as “most significant” the objective of the SBRP to “promote the spirit of environmental stewardship and shared responsibility in protecting our waterway.” “It is the member of the community that must be at the spearhead of the project,” David said. “Their participation is not a matter of them helping us, but us helping them.” Village chiefs dared The bishop cited the pivotal role of barangay chairmen in mobilizing their constituents to the “stewardship mindset.” “The problem is that many barangay chairmen don’t lead but are rather led,” David said, “afraid of losing votes.” With the barangay elections coming, “magkakasubukan na (you will be tried and tested),” he declared, even as he warned that the parish has already registered itself with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Curia Sancti Rosarii, and therefore can institute legal proceedings against erring barangay leaders. “There are barangay chairmen who, in exasperation, asked to be sued. This is so they can tell their constituents that they are forced to do what is unpalatable to them,” David said. “Now, if you want to be sued, just tell us.” “A strong political will” was Pamintuan’s response to the challenge of the bishop. “Kahit batang magtatapon ng basura ay dadamputin at papanagutin ang kanyang mga magulang (Even children will be apprehended and their parents made to answer for their violation of the law),” the mayor vowed. The launch was highlighted by a workshop among the barangay chairmen, non-governmental organizations, government agencies, civic and business groups, and fraternities with an action plan for Sapang Balen as output. KMP cites ‘conspiracy’ in Luisita... PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • JULY 26 - 27, 2013 • FRIDAY - SATURDAY FROM PAGE 1 14 tice, deception, and oppression imposed by Aquino’s DAR and the Cojuangcos on Hacienda Luisita farmers.” Flores accused the DAR of “bastardizing and sabotaging the process of land distribution” of the sugar plantation. “Since Day One, the DAR has corrupted the process of Hacienda Luisita’s distribution,” he said. “As instrument of the Cojuangcos, the DAR itself bloated the number of beneficiaries by including Cojuangco loyalists, decreased the size of lands to be distributed, and intentionally disregarded the farm workers’ demand for collective ownership. And worst, after deceiving them with a “tambiolo,” the farm workers are being made to swear, in the presence of more than 200 state security forces, to pay for the lands that they already own. All these blatant maneuvers serve the Cojuangcos’ interests,” Flores said. The KMP maintained that “Hacienda Luisita should be distributed for free and beyond the bounds of the sham Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)”, as it insisted that “the farm workers are already owners of the more than 6,000hectare lands that represents their 33.3 percent share in Hacienda Luisita, Inc. under the defunct stock distribution option scheme.” Flores also said ”this is also the reason why the Supreme Court ordered Hacienda Luisita, Inc. to pay the farm workers a total amount of P1.3 billion because the Cojuangcos illegally sold and profited from the sale of the lands owned by the farm workers.” He also said that “the outright disregard of the farm workers’ demand for collective ownership would pave the way for the reconcentration of lands at the hands of the Cojuangcos.” “At the same time, in parceling Hacienda Luisita into small lots, Delos Reyes only preserved the backward, disorganized, and small-scale production that favors big landlords like the Cojuangcos,” Flores also said. He warned that “The DAR’s actions in Hacienda Luisita are all designed to fail. Just like what transpired in other plantations in the country that were allegedly distributed like Hacienda Looc, Hacienda Roxas, Hacienda Zobel, all in Batangas; and the vast of estates of Eduardo ‘Danding’ Cojuangco Jr. in Negros Island, among others.” This, even as the KMP also assailed Delos Reyes’s alleged arrogance for his statement that he himself would argue against the KMP’s petition before Supreme Court. “He is bragging about defending their maneuvers in court when he can’t even face Hacienda Luisita farm workers in a dialogue or even coordinate with them in the distribution process, and disregarded the farm workers’ demands,” Flores said. Flores said that Delos Reyes should also be held accountable in the case of Hacienda Luisita. “He will definitely have a day in court,” he added. Team Tapang sweeps PCL polls FROM PAGE 1 nor and senator, and Romancel Santos. Lagman had 85 votes to Lapid’s 62 and Santos’ 51. Mediaman John Susi of Lubao – also with the Tapang Team – beat the City of San Fernando’s Angie Hizon. Elected business manager is Mabalacat City’s Dwight Morales, son of the city mayor. Winning treasurer Jeffrey Luriz, auditor Charina Sombillo and public relations officer Jedalyn Dalusung, and director Arthur Mangune were not in the team Tapang presented to media a week ago. All the other elected directors, namely Rey Lapid, Ronnie Capulong, Angel David, Roan Reyes, Renato Gopez, Jocelyn Ong, and Ferdinand Velasco belong to Team Tapang. In a post-proclamation statement, Tapang called for “unity and the renewal of friendship” among all those who ran in the PCL elections. “This is not about Mike Tapang or his team. This is all about the councillors of Pampanga, how they can make their impact collectively in the lives of the Kapampangans,” Tapang said. Tapang anchored his campaign for the PCL presidency on a “covenant” with his peers. The covenant covers the holding of monthly meetings of the PCL officers at the provincial board and a regular quarterly meeting of all members; the donation of his salary as ex-officio member of the provincial board to the PCL funds; assurance of benefits to PCL members like hospitalization, death, professional and financial assistance, as well as development programs in parliamentary procedures. Tapang also promised to put a PCL website online to ensure transparency and accountability in the activities of the league as well as accessibility for their constituents, the media and their colleagues. Tapang reiterated his vow of stepping down from the presidency if he would not make good on the covenant he signed with his team. “Kung ano po ang ipinangako namin gagawin REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT THIRD JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF GUAGUA, PAMPANGA HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND, Mortgagee, -versus- FREM Case No. G-13-2138 TERESITA MALLARI married to RESTITUTO M. MALLARI Mortgagor, x-----------------x NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE WHEREAS, upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND, mortgagee, with principal office address at Petron Mega Plaza 358 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue, Makati City, and with branch office address at Suburbia Commercial Center, Mc Arthur Highway, Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, against mortgagor, TERESITA MALLARI married to RESTITUTO M. MALLARI, with postal address at Paguiruan, Floridablanca, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness mentioned which as of June 15, 2013 amounts to TWO HUNDRED FIFTY FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FORTEEN PESOS AND 46/100 (Php254,214.46) Philippine currency, inclusive of interest and penalty charges, Attorney’s fees equivalent to Ten (10%) percent of the total indebtedness plus the expenses of foreclosure, the Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Guagua, Pampanga thru Sheriff ELISA C. MORALES will sell at public auction on 13th day of August 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the entrance of the Hall of Justice, Regional Trial CourtSan Matias, Guagua, 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. 261272-R A parcel of land (Lot 2, Block. 1 of the subd., Plan LRC Psd-9962, being a portion of lot 3, described on plan Psu55833, (GLRO) Rec. No. 32808), situated in the Bo. of Pulungmasle, Mun. of Guagua, Province of Pampanga.Bounded on the NE., pts. 5 to 1 lot 1; on the SE., pts. 1 to 2 by lot 4, both of Block 1; on the SW., and NW., pts. 2 to 4 and 4 to 5, respectively by Road lot 2. all of the subd. plan. Containing an area of Two Hundred Ninety Five (295) Square meters more or less. The Notice of Extra-Judicial Sale will be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Pampanga and Angeles City once a week 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-described 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 August 20, 2013, also at 10:00 o’clock in the morning and the same place mentioned above without further notice. Guagua, Pampanga, July 5, 2013. ELISA C. MORALES Sheriff IV Copy furnished: Home Development Mutual Fund Suburbia Commercial Center, Mc Arthur Highway, Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga Lolita s. Tanchico married to Emmanuel A. Tanchico Jacinto St. Pilar Village, San Fernando, Pampanga Punto! Central Luzon: July 26, August 2 & 9, 2013 NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH ABSOLUTE SALE Notice is hereby given that the heirs of EFREN QUIAMBAO and ERLINDA S. QUIAMBAO who died intestate on June 11, 2013 and May 15, 2012, respectively, in California, USA executed an Extrajudicial Settlement with Absolute Sale of their estate more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 4, Blk 54 of the subd. plan (LRC) Psd 93371 (Sheet 3) being a portion of Blk 34-A-3 described on plan (LRC) Psd 64836 (LRC) GLRO Cad Rec No. 124) situated in the District of Cutcut, City of Angeles, Island of Luzon and covered by TCT No. 68363. Punto! Central Luzon: July 19, 26 & August 2, 2013 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to the Administrative Order No. 1 Series 0f 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10171), notice is hereby served to the public that FERNANDO TAYAG GOZUN has filed with this Office a petition for correction of entry in the date of birth from April 3, 1973 to March 14, 1973 in the Certificate of Live Birth of FERNANDO TAYAG GOZUN who was born in Anao, Mexico, Pampanga and whose parents are JUANITA C. TAYAG and LAMBERTO C. GOZUN. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than August 2, 2013. (SGD) ROSANA AGUAS Municipal Civil Registrar Punto! Central Luzon: July 19 & 26, 2013 po namin. Kung hindi ko po magawa ito, ako’y bababa sa pwesto at ang vice president po ang uupo bilang pangulo (Whatever we promised will do. If I fail to do this I will step down from the presidency and the vice president will take over),” Tapang said at the time he presented his team to the media. And repeated this to media after his election. – Bong Z. Lacson Ogie Alcasid pinakawalan na ng GMA 7 by Cesar Pambid Solenn Heusaff pinagnanasaan ni Kean Cipriano NOW it can be told kung sino ang biggest crush ng band soloist and now a most in demand performer on tv and in the movies na si Kean Cipriano, si Solenn Heussaff daw. Well, we wonder how Solenn would react sa pronouncement na ito ni Kean, considering that Solenn is a Kapuso, while Kean is a Kapamilya na ngayon. Once upon a time, if you recall, solid Kapatid si Kean. And over there, na-link naman siya kina Danita Paner, isang Kapatid din, at Alex Gonzaga, dating Kapatid na ngayon ay Kapamilya na rin tulad ni Kean. By the way, Kean, he is featured in a full-length role with Kim Chiu and Xian Lim in Star Cinema’s soon-to-bereleased flick, Bakit Hindi Ka Crush ng Crush Mo? He plays the suitor (before Xian) of Kim, when she was still an “ugly duckling.” Riot ang mga eksena nila, lalo pa nga when, in some scenes, Kim begged for Kean to take her back. In Bakit Hindi… kasi, clinging vine si Kim at naïve. Which is obviously not Kean’s type of girl in the movie. In person, though, he describes Kim as the opposite of her role in Bakit Hindi … In fact, may pagka-sophisticated pa nga raw ito at frank to a certain extent. But one thing daw which he cannot deny about Kim, she has evolved into a woman. Wala na nga namang trace of the chinita Nini si Kim, na associated sa kanya during her Pinoy Big Brother(PBB) days. Does this mean Kean is attracted to Kim? “Oo naman,” ang kanyang sagot. “But I doubt kung magkaka-crush siya sa akin, if I tell her may crush ako sa kanya.” O, Kim, what’s your take on this, ’ika nga? Kim promised na next time na umibig siya, meaning, ’di lang magka-crush, she will make sure na ’di na siya luluha. Common knowledge na labis niyang dinamdam ang breakup nila ni Gerald Anderson, who, obviously, is her first love. But what apparently hurt her more at talagang iniyakan niya ay nang maging sina Gerald at Maja Salvador, who happened (past tense na, ha?) to be her best friend. Naging shoulder to cry on pa nga raw ni Kim si Maja nu’ng bago pa lamang sila naghiwalay ni Gerald. Well, those are things of the past now, ani Kim. She has moved on bagama’t obvious na hanggang ngayon, ’di pa niya matanggap na muli silang maging friends ni Maja. Solenn Heusaff Regine Velasquez napikon sa mga bashers ni Ogie Alcasid HINDI mapigilang mapikon ni Regine Velasquez-Alcasid sa mga komento ng isa niyang follower sa Instagram last Sunday. Nagkomento kasi ito ng hindi maganda tungkol sa asawang si Ogie Alcasid. Ang mga nasabing komento ng follower na nakagalit kay Regine ay ang mga sumusunod: “’Wag kang lilipat kung ayaw mong mawalan ka ng fans!”; “@ogiealcasid, wag mong isama si Regine sa TV5. Malaos kna, wag lang siya!”; “@ogiealcasid, kahit hindi ka namin gusto kay Regine, tinanggap ka nami! Wag mo siya isama sa 5! Kung malalaos ka ikaw na lang!’ Para kay Regine, masyadong personal ang atake kaya naman hindi siya nakapagpigil at sumagot siya nang bonggang-bongga. Heto ang sagot ng Asia’s Songbird: “Lastly hmmmmm hindi ko alam close pala tayo na kailangan mong tanggapin ang asawa ko. “Actually hindi ko masyadong naiintindihan kung bakit parang magugunaw na ang mondo kung lilipat ako?? “Ah mawalang galang na po pero BUHAY KO PO ITO. “At sino ba kasi ang nagsabi na lilipat ako ha? May alam kaba na hindi ko alam?? Nakausap mo ba si MVP o si Mr. Gozon o si Gabby Lopez kaya?? “Nakita nyo ba ako sa tv na nagsabing I’m moving?? Paki-explain. “Malaki po ang pasasalamat ko sa inyong lahat sa patuloy ninyong pag suporta sa akin,? but as you can see i don't appreciate being told what to do or being patronized. O ha, ingles yan ha? “At higit sa lahat matutuwa ba ako na iniinsulto nyo ang asawa ko?? Kung ikaw ako matutuwa ka ba? “Masyado naman po yatang personal na ang atake. Trabaho lang po ito wala pong personalan. “Again taos po sa puso ko ang pasasalamat ko sa inyong lahat na sumuporta sa akin.? “At day, bago ko i consider ang feelings mo try mo rin kaya i-consider ang feelings ko o ng asawa ko pag iniinsulto mo sya ha, try lang, payong Kapatid lang O Kapamilya O Kapuso.” Pero humingi rin naman ng dispensa si Regine sa aniya’y “madamdamin” niyang post. “Pasensya na po kayo sa madamdamin kong las post. I don't understand why some of you would always blame my husband for anything and everything gooooooosh? “Ang bait bait po ng asawa ko he doesn't deserve all that. Sa totoo lang po mawalang galang na po uli pero sobra na po akong na wiwirdohan bakit po parang Diyos ang turing nyo sa mga artista hindi po kami Diyos tao lang po kami. “Hindi po masamang humanga ako man ay isa ring tagahanga. Pero para po sakin isa lang ang karapat dapat na sinasamba at hinahangaan... Jesus gave his life for all of us, he and only he deserves to be praised,” post pa ni Regine. 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CENTRAL LUZON • JULY 26 - 27, 2013 • FRIDAY - SATURDAY The Gossipmiller KUMPIRMADONG aalis na nga ng GMA-7 si Ogie Alcasid at ang kumpirmasyon ay nanggaling na mismo sa Kapuso network. Sa press statement na ipinadala ng GMA-7 corporate communications mula sa consultant nitong si Butch Raquel, mukhang maluwag naman sa puso nilang tinanggap ang pag-alis ni Ogie. They even thanked him for being a part of GMA-7 sa loob ng dalawang dekada. Narito ang kabuuan ng press statement: "As Ogie Alcasid moves on to explore new grounds, GMA Network, his home for almost two decades, wishes him all the best. We thank him for being a part of the network's success all these years. “His achievements as a singer, songwriter, comedian, host and actor make Ogie the icon that he is now. And the Kapuso network is proud to have been with him throughout this journey." As we go to press, may panayam na ring lumabas si Ogie kung saan ay inamin niyang may offer ang TV5 at bagama’t hindi pa raw siya pumipirma sa Kapatid channel, mukhang doon na raw siya papunta. Ayon pa sa report, maayos na nagpaalam si Ogie sa GMA-7 executives. 15 16 PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • JULY 26 - 27, 2013 • FRIDAY - SATURDAY