Pineda hails 'unsung heroes'

LUBENAS IN ANGELES
CITY. White paper lanterns shaped
into crosses, stars, fishes, angels and
sheep, among others, were paraded
during the Lubenas procession held in
Angeles City the other day. Lubenas, a
local name for novena, consists of street
processions held for nine straight nights
for the Missa de Gallo.
--BRUNO TIOTUICO/ACTO
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VOLUME III • NO. 132
DECEMBER 17, 2014
WEDNESDAY
Pineda hails ‘unsung heroes’
for human, community dev’t
BY ELAINE MERCADO
LUBAO, PAMPANGA — Gov.
Lilia “Nanay” Pineda lauded the efforts of some 1,225 barangay community helpers and PESO coordinators
in helping local officials in the cleanliness of their respective villages,and
bringing job opportunities closer to
the communities and families.
unsung heroes... PAGE 7
UNSUNG HEROES, TOO. Gov. Lilia ‘Nanay’ Pineda says community helpers and PESO coordinators are ‘unsung heroes’,
too aside from barangay tanods during the Barangay PESO Coordinators and Community Helpers Day held at Pineda Gym, Lubao town.
--JUN JASO
US-based NGO conducts Christmas outreach
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – About 1,000 local folks
in Silay City and neighbor areas like Bacolod City received
medical care and attention from
the World Medical Relief Inc.,
(WMRI), a Detroit-based charitable institution that has been
helping the sick and the poor for
decades now.
The medical mission, complete with free medicines and
other supplies, was organized
by the Montelibano family and
is part of the global outreach by
x’mas outreach... PAGE 7
$200-M renewable
energy project to
rise in Subic Freeport
BY RAECHELLE ANN GARCIA
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT —
A $200-M renewable energy
project, to be located inside
the 800-hectare area of the
Pastolan Ayta community ancestral domain will soon rise
in this premier Freeport zone.
In a statement, the Subic
Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) said that Ayta
tribal chieftain Conrado Fre-
nilla and Ayta elder Bonifacio
Florentino signed a memorandum of agreement with
(SBMA) Chairman Roberto
Garcia and Jobin SQM Inc.
President Nancy Tan for the
implementation of the energy
project on Mount Sta. Rita
here.
The SBMA added that Tan
also presented the Ayta leaders with a P1-million check
energy project... PAGE 7
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Headline Gitnang Luzon • december 17, 2014
Munting Tahanan gets X’mas packages from CDC
By Marna Dagumboy
-del Rosario
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE
- The state-run Clark Development Corporation (CDC) has
brought some Christmas joy
to people with special needs
at the Munting Tahanan ng
Nazareth in Mabiga, Mabala-
cat City during its second leg
of gift-giving activities this
holiday season.
Facilitated by the staff and
volunteers of the External Affairs Department (EAD) and
other departments, the group
handed out grocery items consisting of detergent soap and
powder, dish washing liquid,
shampoo, bath soap, diaper,
toothpaste, Clorox, milk products, candies and one cavan of
rice.
At least 42 children and
people with special conditions
benefited from the Christmas
packages brought by the workers of the CDC. The beneficiaries are either affected with
conditions such as attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD), autism, cerebral palsy, hydrocephalus, epilepsy,
mental retardation, blindness,
or are deaf and mute.
The gift-giving activity
forms part of the agency’s corporate social responsibility
(CSR) programs to give back to
the community and promote a
positive impact on society.
CDC EAD Manager Angelo
‘Sonny’ Lopez Jr., said the grocery packages are their humble donation to the physically
and mentally-challenged individuals to brighten their day
especially this festive season.
munting tahanan... Page 7
Pope Francis musical
wows theater goers
by Marna Dagumboy-del Rosario
P1-M DONATION. Jobin SQM President Nancy Tan presents a check worth P1 million to Ayta tribal chieftain Conrado Frenilla,
as SBMA Chairman Roberto V. Garcia looks approvingly. Jobin SQM Inc. will develop a 150-megawatt solar and wind power facility that will
be located at an area covered by the Ayta ancestral domain in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. --contributed photo
Former
poachers,
charcoal
makers get
legal jobs
in NGP
By Butch Gunio
PILAR, Bataan - Bataan Provincial Environment
and Natural Resources Officer Raul Mamac said the
implementation of the National Greening Program
(NGP) in the province has
been providing jobs to folk
here, even accommodating
former poachers and illegal
charcoal makers.
“There is no more need
for them to be involved in
illegal environmental activities because they have
now legal jobs,” the DENR
Bataan chief explained in
providing jobs to former
poachers and illegal charcoal makers.
Earlier, he warned that
there is no compromise in
their strict implementation
of environmental laws, further saying they will apprehend all violators.
“NGP also contributes
LEGAL JOBS... Page 7
Furniture, wood carving
competition set in Betis
by Marna Dagumboy
-del Rosario
GUAGUA, Pamp. - Betis
is staging its first open national competition for the
country’s wood furniture
makers and carvers as part
of its annual Dukit Festival
this month and its bid to
be a major destination for
local and foreign tourists.
Guagua Mayor Dante
G. Torres said the competition, which will be held
at the Betis Church on
December 23 to 28, will
showcase the creations of
top wood furniture makers and carvers from Paete
in Laguna, Ifugao, Isabela
and other known hubs for
top-notch artisans, including Betis, in the country.
Former Central Bank
Gov. Jaime C. Laya, National Artist Ben Cabrera,
Ilocos Governor Aimee
R. Marcos will topbill the
panel of judges for the
competition,
according
to Torres, who added that
the judging and awarding
of winners will be held on
Dec. 28 with Pampanga
Gov. Lilia Pineda and
Tourism Dept. Regional
director Ronnie Tiotuico
as special guests.
The master in ecclesiastical art, Wilfedo “Willie” Layug, is actively involved in inviting artisans
from all over the country
to join the competition,
Torres said in last Friday’s weekly media forum
at the Bale-Balita (House
of News), Clark Freeport
hosted by the Capampangan in Media, Inc. (CAMI)
in partnership with the
Clark Development Corp.
(CDC) and Social Security
System (SSS).
Besides bolstering Betis’s image as the home of
high-quality furniture and
work of arts made from
wood, Torres said the competition is also intended
to heighten the national
awareness on the importance of replanting trees
in our denuded forests and
protecting the remaining
forests in the land if only
to help dampen the impact
of climate change.
He added he was also
hoping that with this effort, Guagua’s wood furniture and woodcarving
industry would get a sufficient allocation of wood
materials once the government fully implements its
total log ban policy.
Betis has been widely
known for its woodcarving
(dukit in Pampango) and
furniture making tradition
that began even before the
arrival of the Spaniards.
The industry prospered during, and after,
the Spanish colonial period, highlighted by the
creation and production
in large number of the “sillion de fraileros” of the
friars that later became
the common “luklukan” or
chair of a family patriarch.
The opening of the
Suez Canal in the 19th century further buttressed the
high reputation of Betis in
wooden furniture and décor, with its artisans creating a full ensemble of interior decorations.•
CLARK FREEPORT -- Theater goers were
wowed by the Kapampangan-produced stage
musical “I Love Pope Francis The Musical” presented at the Holy Angel University Theater in
Angeles City last Friday.
Even members of the Capampangan in Media, Inc. (CAMI), who were invited to the show
by the production’s creator and director, Andy
Alviz, were awed by what they described as a
top-notch musical on the life of Pope Francis.
The musical, they said, has the potential of
becoming a blockbuster not only in the Philippines but overseas, as well, not only because of
its global appeal but how it was carried out by
the mostly amateur thespians of Pampanga.
Even the crowd that attended its maiden
staging on Nov. 29 at the same venue was wowed
by the theme, the 24 original songs of the musical, as well as the performance of the cast which
is a mixture of mature and young actors.
The production touched on the life of the
Pope, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, from his young days in Argentina, where
he even worked as a bouncer before entering the
priesthood, to the time when he became known
as a bishop of the street for identifying with the
poor to his rise to the papacy, and the Filipinos’
“joyful” anticipation for his visit to the country
(named San Felipe in the play) in January next
year.
According to the audience, it was this essence – the character of the Pope, the circumstances of his rise to the Vatican hierarchy and
the “surprising” manner by which he’s carrying
out his job as a leader of the more than a billion
Catholics in the world, and the people’s positive
reaction to all he what he says and does that this
stage production captured vividly - which explains the crowd’s reaction to the musical.
An excited air of anticipation, even before
the doors to the theater were opened to let the
crowd in, was clearly felt among the prospective
Pampango audience, many of whom may have
been told of the “happy experience” by those that
watched the musical’s maiden staging on Nov.
29.
“It definitely is an experience to watch this
musical on Pope Francis, and everyone in this
country, must see it, and will definitely fall in
love with it,” one media observer quipped.
Alviz had earlier told CAMI members that
he collaborated the musical with writer-lyricist
Randy del Rosario under the aegis of Teatru Kapampangan.
The duo was also behind the highly-acclaimed musicals, like Ima, Beauty Parlor, Perry
the Musical, Ciniong and Tulaok: A Lenten Musical, produced for the Pampango cultural group
ArtiSta.
Last Friday night was the gala presentation
of “I Love Pope Francis”. This will be followed by
another run on Jan. 10, 2015, also at the HAU
Theater.
Alviz said plans are now being worked out
for the musical’s presentation at the Cultural
Center of the Philippines (CCP) next year, in cooperation with Rotary International.
Bookings are also now being arranged for
the musical’s run next year in Cebu, Iloilo and
other key cities in the country and, hopefully, in
pope francis musical... Page 6
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BUSINESS3
Developers
urged to build
eco-friendly
structures
By Butch Gunio
COMMENCEMENT. Bulacan Gov. Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director
General Joel Villanueva attend the Commencement Exercise of the 2,000 TESDA students held at the Colegio de Calumpit over the week, and affirmed
their cooperation in helping the trained graduates to find local or overseas jobs. --bulacan pio photo
DILG-3 conducts seminar on potable
water supply projects for LGUs
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
CITY OF SAN FERNADO - The
Department of the Interior and Local
Government in Central Luzon (DILG3) recently conducted a seminar on the
implementation of potable water supply
projects in the region.
DILG 3 held a seminar-workshop
under the Grassroots Participatory
Planning and Budgeting Process (GPPBP) for 2014.
It was conducted in coordination
with the Office of Project Development
Services – Water Supply and Sanitation
Unit (OPDS-WSSU) and the Central Luzon WatSan Hub in Subic Bay Freeport
Zone.
The seminar was attended by 39
participants composed of DILG regional focal persons and local government
units representatives particularly municipal engineers and engineering staff
from 12 municipalities in Regions 1 and
3.
The seminar allowed participants to
acquire practical skills on the engineering design and standards in preparing
and reviewing the detailed engineering design (DED) of their water supply
systems; impart knowledge and understanding on the different phases and
aspects in the utilization, liquidation,
and reporting system for projects fund
management; and establish strategies
and draft catch-up plans for fast-tracking of project implementation.
CDD Chief Martin Porres Moral
specified that the topics to be discussed
will be beneficial in enhancing their
technical capacities to ensure the timely release of their second tranche funds
for an effective and efficient implementation of potable water supply projects.
During the simulation exercise, participants prepared a draft engineering
design including pipe layout using epanel for each proposal based on their
proposed project.
After the seminar, each LGU team
crafted their action plan for the proposed potable water supply project. The
plan included their activities starting
from the implementation phase up to
the post implementation phase along
with the corresponding time frame and
personnel in-charge for each task. •
Palace hopes that trend in ‘emergency
preparedness’ will continue
MANILA - The Palace said on
Sunday that it is hopeful that
the country’s emergency preparedness shown in the recent
onslaught of Typhoon Ruby
will continue.
“Marami po ang tumugon
doon sa panawagan ng forced
evacuation at nakiisa sa panawagan ng pamahalaan. Tila
nabubuo na ‘yung kultura ng
emergency preparedness at
sana ay lalo pang lumawak
at lumalim itong paniwalang
ito para sa kaligtasan nating
lahat,” said Communications
Secretary Herminio Coloma,
Jr., in a radio interview over
dzRB Radyo ng Bayan.
According to the National Di-
saster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)
as of Dec. 14, 6 a.m. some 33,101
families or 171,894 persons are
currently being served inside and
outside 463 evacuation centers.
NDRRMC said 18 deaths were
reported in Regions IV-A, IV-B,
VII and VIII.
“Muli po ay nagpapasala-
mat tayo at bumabati sa lahat
ng mga komunidad, sa mga
barangay, bayan, lungsod, lalawigan, at rehiyon na nagbigkisbigkis at nagkaisa sa paghahanda doon sa nakaraang banta
ng Typhoon Ruby at sana po ay
manatili itong ganitong pagkakaisa at katatagan natin,” said
Coloma. (PR)•
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BALANGA CITY – Gov. Albert
Garcia has encouraged land and
housing developers, commercial
building owners, and manufacturing firms to build structures with
environment-friendly architectural
design in response to the threat of
climate change.
The governor has instructed
Engr. Enrico Yuzon, head of provincial engineering office, to hold
regular dialogues with housing
and subdivision developers, industrial and commercial proprietors to
formulate long range development
plan that will serve as a model to
protect the ecosystem.
The governor said during an
interview that local development
planners have to exercise technical
prudence. He perceived that with
the rapid socio-economic growth,
Bataan is fast becoming an industrial hub of Central Luzon.
Yuzon disclosed, based on their
study, the surge in local economy
brought with it problems like flooding; irresponsible waste disposal of
businesses and residences; and encroachments which affect the flow
of waters to Manila Bay.
He added that the governor
wants an honest to goodness comprehensive development plan that
would strictly include environmental safeguards and other descriptive degree of insuring ecological
balance for the safety of residents. •
Limay holds
leaders’ forum
for peace and
security
By Butch Gunio
LIMAY, Bataan - Recognizing the crucial role of peace and
order in attaining progress, Mayor
Ver Roque initiated the conduct of
“Leaders’ Forum for Peace and Security” in this first class industrial
town.
The half-day forum held recently in this town’s multi-purpose hall,
aside from mayor, was attended
by Bataan PNPN Director Rhodel
Sermonia, Limay police Chief Felix
Castro, town’s policemen, officials
of 12 barangays, and leaders of concerned NGOs.
Professor Hernando Sta. Ana
served as resource speaker.
In his message, Roque urged
law enforcement sectors and NGOs
to have compassion and love for the
family and community to preserve
peace towards progress.
Yolly Paulo, provincial directress of Police Hotline Movement
Incorporated (PHMI) and resident
of Barangay Townsite, was one of
the leaders coming from NGOs who
participated in the forum.
“We can be strong and powerful
if we will act as a team,” she messaged.
PHMI, a national peace-keepleaders’ forum... Page 7
4 OPINION
Headline Gitnang Luzon • december 17, 2014
EDITORIAL
Proud to
be Kapampangan
A GROUP of Kapampangans based
in the United States came home to attend to the needs of our poor and sick
brothers and sisters in Silat City and
nearby Bacolod City.
Residents there received the needed medical attention and supplies
from a Detroit-based charitable institution World Medical Relief Inc.
According to WMRI president and
chief executive officer George Samson, the outreach program is part of
the Philippine medical missions that
have also been conducted in Luzon
and Mindanao islands for the past several years.
Imagine, folk like Samson and his
wife Sheila and son Christian George,
along with several others, decided to
come home for the Holidays to conduct
medical missions and meetings with
select local government units which are
seeking much-needed medical help.
Samson said their group exists to
help not just our fellow Filipinos, but
also other nationals who need medical care. They have also conducted an
outreach program in war-torn Somalia
in East Africa, Samson said.
During the medical mission, residents with various illnesses such
as diabetes, hypertension, respiratory problems, cholesterol and other
health problems have been given
free consultation and medicines. Also
treated were were pediatric and geriatric patients and those with dental
problems.
We should be proud that we have
kababayans who make up the WMRI
group willing to help not just their
kabalens but other people in need.
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Grassroots Participatory Budgeting Process (Part 2)
T
HE NATIONAL government ed in all two hundred seventy one
through the Department of (271) municipalities that have gradthe Interior and Local Gov- uated from or are currently impleernment wants to harmonize the menting the NCDDP.
Local government units that do
planning processes being undernot adopt the regular or Entaken for Grassroots
hanced GPB process, whichParticipatory Budgever is applicable in their
eting (GPB), National
local development planning
Community Driven
process, will not be eligible
Development
Proto participate in the GPB
gram (NCDDP), and
and NCDDP.
Local Government
There are additional defiDevelopment Plannitions of terms under the
ning through the imGrassroots
Participatory
plementation of two
Budgeting Process as folmodalities.
lows: The NCDDP refers to
The first mode
will institutionalize Pitik-Bulag the DSWD managed poverty reduction program that
the Local Poverty
Angelo Blanco
seeks to empower poor comReduction
Action
Team (LPRAT) as
a committee of the
local
development
council. This will
be referred to as the
regular GPB process
which will be implemented in all cities
and municipalities that have not munities to have better access to
yet participated in the NCDDP. In quality basic services and to particsituations wherein the local de- ipate in more inclusive local planvelopment council does not meet ning, budgeting, and implementaregularly or is not functional, the tion at the barangay level.
Civil Society Organizations
LPRAT may be constituted inde(CSOs) – include non-government
pendently from the LDC.
The second mode will integrate organizations (NGOs), People’s
the GPB program into the process- Organizations (POs), basic sector
es of the local development council. organizations, cooperatives, trade
It will also integrate barangay level unions, professional associations,
planning into the city/municipal faith-based organizations, media
level planning process. This process groups, indigenous peoples movewill be referred to as the Enhanced ments, foundations, and other citiGPB process. It will be implement- zen’s groups which are non-profit
and are formed primarily for social
and economic development to plan
and monitor government programs
and projects, engage in policy discussions, and actively participate
in collaborative activities with the
government.
Civil Society Assembly – an inclusive meeting of all CSOs, POs,
community/grassroots organizations facilitated by DILG at the municipal level, with the support of
DSWD and NAPC (where present),
to gather, analyze and share results
of poverty situation and other local poverty data in their locality,
identify strategies to address poverty and present them to the Local
Development Council or the Local
Poverty Reduction Action Team
“Local government units that do not adopt the regular or Enhanced
GPB process, whichever is applicable in their local development planning process, will not be eligible to participate in the GPB and NCDDP.”
(LPRAT), and local special bodies.
CSOs shall also be oriented on their
role in local governance and select
CSO representatives to the LPRAT.
Local Development Fund - equal
to 20% of the Internal Revenue Allotment to be used for local development projects as prescribed by
DILG-DBM JMC 2011-1.
Local Poverty Reduction Action Plan (LPRAP) – the LGU plan
which contains programs and projects collectively drawn through a
participatory process by the LGU
pitik-bulag... Page 7
Merrier Christmas for day care teachers
A
MONG the many who have
received their early Christmas gifts from the Pampanga
Capitol are the day care teachers in
the whole province, as the provincial government gave the P7,000
each as subsidy for their dedicated
service for the second half of this
year.
lll
During the “Aldo ding Day Care
Teachers” held at the Bren Z. Guiao
Convention Center, as part of the
recently concluded Pampanga Day
celebrations, it was also announced
that their monthly allowance will increase, even by just a little amount.
This is the P4.5-million allotment of
the provincial government for the
province’s day care teachers in the entire province.
lll
Our day care teachers are among the unsung
heroes in the province.
They truly deserve such
monetary benefits and an
increase in their allowances for their dedication
and commitment to teach
young children very basic learning
in Day Care Centers.
lll
Unlike other teachers who have
their regular pay, day care teachers are more on their
volunteerism
jobs
in molding young
children, beginning
with their classroom
schooling. Although
many parents can
afford to have their
kids enrolled in private toddler or preschool institutions,
many enrol their
children in day care
Alvin H. Arceo
centers to start them
young in their education.
lll
D ay care teachers perform significant roles in our society as they
provide the very basic form of education outside homes. They are the
first formal educators of the
young and the first authorities for children inside classrooms.
As of this
writing
“Our day care teachers are among the
unsung heroes in the province. They
truly deserve such monetary benefits
and an increase in their allowances for
their dedication and commitment to
teach young children very basic learning in Day Care Centers.”
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lll
While not being a teacher,
I sincerely appreciate the provincial government’s efforts,
under the tutelage of Governor Lilia “Nanay” Pineda,
in giving proper and fitting
recognition and appreciation to day care teachers for
their selfless tasks of teaching
young children.
lll
Meanwhile, during the
said celebration made for
Pampanga day care teachers,
Governor Pineda sought the
teachers’ support in the various provincial government’s
as of this writing... Page 7
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Facing the Year of the Wood Sheep
with tingling anticipation
T
HREE events or develop- where he will interact with the
ments will keep the nation survivors of Yolanda and Ruby.
busy and excited
Every faithful is hopwhile getting world ating that the Papal visit
tention in the first half
will somehow improve
of 2015 – the visit of
both government and
Pope Francis on Janunon-government supary 15 to 19, the Asia
port in the rehabilitaPacific Economic Cotion effort. The Year
operation meetings on
of the Wood Sheep ofJanuary 26 to Februfers hope.
ary 7that will start in
APEC 2015 that will
Clark, Pampanga and
be held in the country
with greater chance
will center on the folthis time, the muchlowing:
Enhancing
awaited
PacquiaoRegional
Economic
Mayweather match on Leny Manalo
Integration; Fostering
May 2 or some other
SMEs’ Participation in
date. I was about to
include the rise of Senator Grace Poe as the
upcoming presidential
bet to beat but I decided to reserve that
for reconsideration in
another column.
Things will be better in 2015, the Year
of the Wood Sheep, according to an international feng the Regional and Global Econoshui expert earlier this year, Mar- my; Investing in Human Capital
ites Allen, who surmised, “There Development; Building Sustainwill always be positive and nega- able and Resilient Communities.
tive but it’s hoping that it’s not as It is in the aspect of economic
bad as the last three years when integration that the country
the charts screwed up.”
faces big challenges. Enhancing
The Papal visit is already giv- Regional Economic Integration
ing so much hope for the Filipino would mean greater trade libpeople, especially those who are eralization. Trade liberalization
now familiar with the outspo- as experienced by the country is
ken Pope’s denunciation of cor- threatening local products esperuption and strong commitment cially agricultural crops. With
for the poor and oppressed. The the expected regional lifting of
latest estimates expect at least more tariffs, the local produc3 million people converging ers and manufacturers will be
at the Rizal Park for the visit’s at a disadvantage unless their
concluding mass on January 18. competitiveness will improve
Millions more are expected to and some sort of safety nets will
line the roads where the Papal be provided by the government
convoy will pass. However, what even just for the transition pekeen observers are waiting for is riod. The Year of the Sheep recthe Pope’s visit to Tacloban City ommends caution.
gut feel
And finally Mayweather said
yes! He is fighting Pacquiao. He
himself set the match on May 2
but with a conflict with another
major bout on that date. Though
Pacquiao’s camp still doubted
Mayweather’s latest statement as
another humbug I guess the more
important matter of money sharing and the final date are the only
things left unsettled now. It will
be the richest match in the history of boxing. After the Pope’s
plane has left for its flight back to
Rome next year this dream fight
of the century will preoccupy everyone in the country despite the
more important concerns like the
APEC. The Year
of the Sheep
promises great
time for this
writer, born in
the Year of the
Rabbit. I hope
it is not only
because of this
overdue fight.
That is the
first half of 2015. By the second
half we will know more or less
the names of those who will battle it out in the 2016 elections.
By this time we will know how
Comelec has resolved the many
issues regarding the automated voting to give the electorate
enough trust and confidence that
clean elections could be held. It
is about this time that the public
will decide who in their opinion
are guilty in the more high profile cases of corruption and other abuses of authority, decisions
that hopefully will not be swayed
by more of vote buying and frustrated by automated cheating in
the following year. The Year of
the Sheep also offers peace and
abundance. The way I see it, the
Filipino people have a lot of work
to do to get them.•
“Things will be better in 2015, the Year of the
Wood Sheep, according to an international feng
shui expert earlier this year, Marites Allen, who
surmised, ‘There will always be positive and
negative but it’s hoping that it’s not as bad as the
last three years when the charts screwed up’.”
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Dec 17, 1903: Near Kitty Hawk, North
Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright
make the first successful flight in history of a self-propelled, heavier-than-air
aircraft. Orville piloted the gasolinepowered, propeller-driven biplane, which
stayed aloft for 12 seconds and covered
120 feet on its inaugural flight.
Orville and Wilbur Wright grew up
in Dayton, Ohio, and developed an interest in aviation after learning of the glider
flights of the German engineer Otto Lilienthal in the 1890s. Unlike their older
brothers, Orville and Wilbur did not attend college, but they possessed extraordinary technical ability and a sophisticated approach to solving problems in
mechanical design. They built printing
presses and in 1892 opened a bicycle sales
and repair shop. Soon, they were building
their own bicycles, and this experience,
combined with profits from their various
businesses, allowed them to pursue actively their dream of building the world’s
first airplane.
After exhaustively researching
other engineers’ efforts to build a
OPINION 5
Parnasong
Kapampangan
Neng Capa M. Pangan
Ing bilin kang Pantat
“Junior” nganing Itu king bungsu nang Pantat
“Atin ku sang’ buring yapse keka anak;
Mupin buri ku sa’ bayu ka salabat,
Busten mu ku pamung mangamanung ditak.
Wa, balu ku agyu mu nang magsarili
Uli ning ngamu pin mangasias na ka dwi,
Pero ganakan mu, anak e pa tauli
Ban king kaisipin mu itanam ini;
Ninanu na mo’ nung bewasan mu’ing libut,
At e ka nung kenu-kenu maki-kuyug?
Ala nang muna keng e na basta kabud
‘Nagkat na kang kesyo ta’na ka tatalbug.
King panaun a’yti mialiwa nang disku
Ing makapadurut king karinan tamu;
Nung kanita palwe la’t kitang ding usu,
Ngeni mialiwa nong’ pandakap, anak ku.
Dapot sumangid ning panaral ning Tata,
Iti anti namung gewang alang kwenta,
Uling penandit mu ta’ne naman keta
Miras king nu’ re yan babawalan munta.
At kabang karin aplit alto-lumbug,
Ila ring anti yang mangasyas a buntuk,
Bigla, kabud niamu karin memalubuk
At e na misikad nanan namang kimut.
Ala na, buryan na mang takasan Pantat
Ing e na ukulan malyari at sukat,
Wayta… kamatayan ing keyang asapat
King kesyasan niting buntuk ing merapat!•
First airplane flies
heavier-than-air, controlled aircraft,
the Wright brothers wrote the U.S.
Weather Bureau inquiring about a suitable place to conduct glider tests. They
settled on Kitty Hawk, an isolated village on North Carolina’s Outer Banks,
which offered steady winds and sand
dunes from which to glide and
land softly. Their first glider,
tested in 1900, performed poorly, but a new design, tested in
1901, was more successful. Later
that year, they built a wind tunnel where they tested nearly 200
wings and airframes of different
shapes and designs. The brothers’ systematic experimentations
paid off--they flew hundreds of
successful flights in their 1902
glider at Kill Devils Hills near
Kitty Hawk. Their biplane glider featured a steering system, based on a
movable rudder, that solved the problem of controlled flight. They were now
ready for powered flight.
In Dayton, they designed a 12-horsepower internal combustion engine with
the assistance of machinist Charles Taylor and built a new aircraft to house it.
They transported their aircraft in pieces
to Kitty Hawk in the autumn of 1903,
assembled it, made a few further tests,
and on December 14 Orville made the
first attempt at powered flight. The en-
gine stalled during take-off and the plane
was damaged, and they spent three days
repairing it. Then at 10:35 a.m. on December 17, in front of five witnesses, the
aircraft ran down a monorail track and
into the air, staying aloft for 12 seconds
and flying 120 feet. The modern avia-
tion age was born. Three more tests were
made that day, with Wilbur and Orville
alternately flying the airplane. Wilbur
flew the last flight, covering 852 feet in 59
seconds.
During the next few years, the Wright
brothers further developed their airplanes
but kept a low profile about their
successes in order to secure patents and contracts for their flying
machines. By 1905, their aircraft
could perform complex maneuvers
and remain aloft for up to 39 minutes at a time. In 1908, they traveled to France and made their first
public flights, arousing widespread
public excitement. In 1909, the U.S.
Army’s Signal Corps purchased a
specially constructed plane, and the
brothers founded the Wright Company to build and market their aircraft.
Wilbur Wright died of typhoid fever in
1912; Orville lived until 1948.
The historic Wright brothers’ aircraft of 1903 is on permanent display at
the National Air and Space Museum in
Washington, D.C.--HISTORY
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siyang regalo, isa siyang
gesture of showing my
seriousness and kung baga,
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paligayahin siya on her special day,” pahayag ng aktor.
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couple para sa kanilang kasal
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Inagahan din ang
paglabas ng karakter
ni Kris dahil originally, ang first 30 percent
ng movie ay ipapakita
ang journey ni Lester
(Coco). Ngayon, lalabas
si Joy (Kris) after 1/3 of
the movie pa lang.
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to play mother role kina
Kim Chiu, Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla at
ibang teen stars ng ABSCBN. Ang pakiusap lang
niya, ’wag siyang ilalayo sa
core niya dahil hindi siya
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Sunday pa ang
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Coco Martin para mas
maganda ang “Feng Shui”.
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Star Cinema dahil late na
sila sa deadline ng MMFF,
bakit nga hindi pa nila pagandahin nang husto ang
movie.
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Lamasan at Deo Endrinal
ng Grand Finale for Feng
Shui, kaya “Direk Chito is
pulling out all the stops.”
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OBRANG tight ng
schedule ngayon nina
Dingdong Dantes at
Marian Rivera dahil bukod sa
inaasikaso nila ang preparasyon para sa kanilang kasal
sa Dec. 30 ay pareho pa silang
may Metro Manila Film Festival entries.
Si Marian ay may
“My Big Bossing”
habang si Dingong
naman ay bida at
isa sa producers ng
“Kubot: The Aswang
Chronicles” kung
saan siya ay isa rin sa
producers.
Kaya naman
say ng aktor nang
makausap namin
siya sa presscon ng
“Kubot: The Aswang
Chronicles,” after the wedding ay magpapahinga raw
muna sila.
“Pahinga muna kami.
Although hindi naman ganu’n
katagal, pero may oras kami
para mag-reflect kung ano
ang napagdaanan namin
itong buwan na ito, dahil
marami pong blessings ang
dumating itong buwan na ito.
In fact, ang pinakamalaki
pong blessing ay matatanggap
namin soon (blessing from
God), so kailangan din naming rumelaks at i-appreciate
kung ano ang buhay,” say ni
Dingdong.
Diretso honeymoon na
raw ang bakasyong ito pero
kung saan ay wala pa raw
talaga kaya hindi pa niya
maise-share.
Tulad ni Marian, agadagad din ang gusto ni Dingdong na bumuo ng baby. Wala
raw namang problema ito sa
GMA-7 management kung
saan pareho silang nakakontrata dahil ganu’n daw
kabait ang mga bossing sa
network na kanilang pinagtatrabahuhan.
When it comes naman sa
expenses sa kanilang kasal,
paulit-ulit na sinasabi ni
Marian na wala siyang gastos
kahit isang kusing dito at
talagang ang groom niya ang
may sagot ng lahat.
Ayon kay Dingdong, gusto
lang daw niyang ibigay sa
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december 17, 2014 • Headline Gitnang Luzon
unsung heroes... from Page 1
“Your volunteerism and untiring
efforts for human and community
development is worth recognizing.
You are one of the unsung heroes
of the Province of Pampanga,” the
Governor told them during the
“Aldo Ding Mangalakal” and “Aldo
ding Barangay Livelihood and Employment or PESO Coordinators”
held at Pineda Gym, this town yesterday.
As Christmas incentives, the
governor gave them P700 each for a
total amount of P857,500, and food
packs which they could use for their
“noche buena.”
The beneficiaries conveyed their
heartfelt gratitude to the provincial
government especially to Governor
pitik-bulag... from Page 4
Pineda for the early blessings they
received.
“We love you Nanay and thank
you very much for these blessings,”
the beneficiaries told the Governor.
Second District Board Member
Anthony Joseph Torres assured the
beneficiaries that the Sangguniang
Panlalawigan will actively support
all employment and job generation
activities that will be instituted by
their respective PESOs led by the
Provincial PESO.
The community helpers are
tasked to assist barangay officials
in the implementation of solid waste
management as provided by Republic Act 9002 and make money out of
the wastes they collect daily.
The Barangay PESO Coordinators are tasked to institute the
Barangay Skills Registry System
and become arms of the Municipal
PESO in job generation and employment of residents.
The Governor also asked them
to help the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency in the apprehension of human traffickers and illegal
recruiters operating in their respective communities.
Spearheading the joint activities were Provincial PESO Manager
Luningning Vergara and PSWDO
Elizabeth Baybayan and the municipal PESO coordinators led by Tony
Zaire, PESO coordinator of the City
of San Fernando.•
increase utilization of such and
promote their efficient and cost-effective commercial application. The
law was also designed to effectively
prevent or reduce harmful emissions
to protect public health and the environment.
The alternative energy project,
Garcia further said, was formally
committed during President Aquino’s state visit to China in September
2011.
The development and promotion
of renewable energy has been set as
among the priority projects of the
national government under the Investment Priorities Plan of 2012.
To carry out the Subic project,
Jobin has successfully satisfied the
requirements set by the Department
of Energy and has engaged the partnership of HydroChina International
Engineering Co., LTD. (HIECL) for a
joint venture.
HydroChina, which engages in
renewable energy development projects worldwide, operates projects in
the fields of hydropower and water
conservancy, solar and electric power, as well as ports, highways and
buildings.
Garcia said the Jobin project
will be a pioneering venture for the
establishment of renewable energy
facilities in the Subic Bay Freeport
Zone. •
John and Marilyn Hinton of Circulo
Capampangan Chicago Chapter also
joined the mission.
“We are thankful to Dr. Samson
and his team. They are busy with
their world outreach and yet they
found the time to accommodate our
request,” Montelibano said.
Samson was accompanied by
Ambassador of Health Dr. David Zarate, his wife Dr. Jinky Zarate and
some doctors from the US and Negros Occidental province. Zarate also
serves as WMRI country manager
for Philippines.
Local residents here with various
illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, respiratory problems, cholesterol and other health problems have
been given free consultation and
take home medicines. Among those
treated were also pediatric and geriatric patients and those with dental
problems.
The mercy mission of WMRI
was started in 1953 with Irene M.
Auberlin, a housewife from Detroit,
who organized and gathered her
friends to help about 400 children
who were orphaned by the Korean
War.
With her mission, she was called
“Mother Teresa of Detroit” in a tribute to her by the US Senate. She received countless awards and citations, including a recognition given
her by no less than President Ronald
Reagan at the White House.
Samson, on the other hand, has
been recognized for leading charity
work in various parts of the globe. He
is a recipient of the Most Outstanding Kapampangan Award in 2010.
He was also a finalist in the TOFIL
Awards (The Outstanding Filipino)
in 2011.
WMRI recently obtained a 4-Star
Rating from the Charity Navigator,
America’s premier evaluator of charity firms. The rating highlights WMRI’s adherence to best practices and
policies for “sound fiscal management and commitment to accountability and transparency.”•
energy project... from Page 1
representing the company’s donation to the tribe.
The proceeding was witnessed
by representatives from the National
Commission on Indigenous Peoples
(NCIP), which oversees the welfare
of native communities.
According to Garcia, Jobin SQM
Inc. intends to build a $200-million
facility here that will produce power
from clean energy sources. The facility will produce 150 megawatts of
combined solar and wind energy.
Garcia said the project is in line
with RA 9513, or the Renewable Energy Act of 2008, which aims to accelerate the exploration and development of renewable energy resources,
x’mas outreach... from Page 1
the WMRI, in coordination with the
city government of Silay.
WMRI president and chief executive officer George Samson said
the outreach is part of the Philippine
medical missions that have also been
conducted in Luzon and Mindanao
islands for the past several years.
Samson and wife Sheila and son
Christian George were part of the sixman team who flew in to the Philippines to conduct medical missions
and meetings with select local government units seeking much-needed
medical help.
“WMRI is here to help not just
our fellow Filipinos but also other
nationals who need medical care,”
Samson said.
Part of the outreach he recently
led was a mission to war-torn Somalia in East Africa.
Silay City Mayor Jose Montelibano welcomed the WMRI delegation
and expressed thanks to the group
that included some members of the
La Pieta International Prayer Group.
munting tahanan... from Page 2
“(Our) President/CEO Arthur Tugade is very much
supportive to the plight and welfare of people with
disabilities (PWDs) and the indigenous peoples (IPs).
This is just one of the many activities or projects we
do to ease their living conditions or make them happy
even for a day,” said Lopez.
Of the 42 special people inside the shelter, three
have families, 14 had been abandoned, 12 were or-
phaned or without a known parent or guardian and
another 12 were surrendered to the Department of
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) before they
were transferred at Munting Tahanan.
The oldest member of the center is a 47-year old
male from Minalin, Pampanga who is affected with
autism, while the youngest is an 8-year-old girl from
unknown origin who suffers from cerebral palsy.•
NOTICE EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE
Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late ERLINDA SAGUN-AQUINO, consisting of a real
properties described as follows: TCT No. 210505-R, Lot No. 1-K-2-A, Lot area (249, 549 sq.m.), TCT
No. 206880-R, Lot No. 1143-B, Lot area (3,344sq.m.), TCT No. 211203-R, Lot No. 1260-D, Lot area
(181sq.m.), TCT No. 198558-R, Lot No. 551, Lot area (150,230 sq.m.),all situated in Manibaug, Porac,
Pampanga, TCT No. 62628, Lot 5, Blk. 10, Lot area (300 sq.m.) situated in Angeles City, Pampanga, TCT
No. 185799, Lot No. 1986-B-1-D, Lot area (21,446 sq.m.), TCT No. 185800, Lot No. 1986-B-1-B, Lot area
(490 sq.m.), and TCT No. 191408, Lot No. 137, Lot Area (24,912 sq.m.) all situated in San Manuel, Tarlac,
Tarlac “has been the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE, among their heirs as
per Doc. No. 308; Page No. 62; Book No. 64; Series of 2014 in the Notarial Register of CONRADO T.
DANAN, Notary Public.
HGL: December 3, 10 & 17, 2014
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ERRATUM
In the Notice of ExtraJudicial Settlement of
Estate of the late ERLINDA SAGUN-AQUINO published in the December 3 and 10, 2014
issues of Headline Gitnang Luzon, the date of
publication found in the
lower left portion of the
advertisement should
have read December 3,
10 & 17, 2014 and not as
earlier published. Our
apologies for the inadvertent error.
with CSOs and other stakeholders, and which will
directly address the needs of the poor constituencies and the marginalized sectors in the city or
municipality.
Local Poverty Reduction Action Team (LPRAT)
– the group to spearhead the formulation and
monitoring of the LPRAP. The LPRAT under the
Regular or Enhanced GPB Process shall always
be composed of an equal number of government
(including the LCE) and non-government representatives. All CSO representatives should be residents of the city/municipality. The LPRAT should
also be composed of at least 40% women.
Enhanced Local Development Council – refers
to the Local Development Council (LDC) with
an expanded membership to include the regular
members of the LDC with the addition of all the
Vice-Chairs of the Barangay Development Councils who are to be elected from among the NCDDP
community volunteers.
National Poverty Reduction Action Team - the
group that shall discuss and address policy and
implementation issues and provide guidance to
the RPRATs throughout the GPB process. It shall
be chaired by DILG and composed of representatives from all GPB oversight and participating
agencies.
Parent Leaders – Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino
Program (4Ps) grantees chosen by their co-grantees/fellow parents to lead a cluster of familygrantees. Their role and function is to ensure that
grantees comply with the conditions set by the
4Ps program. They preside over meetings during
community assemblies; disseminate information
and updates, follow-up/monitor commitment and
compliance of grantees with health and education
conditions. They also act as the bridge of the community in communicating to the municipal link
assigned in the area and to other stakeholders in
the municipality or city.•
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programs including the latter’s anti-drug campaign. The governor urged the teachers to extend
their share by helping their mayors should they
have any information on any activity that is linked
to illegal substances.
lll
As grassroots workers, they can easily contribute to the provincial government’s programs and
projects, thus making them effective workers and
not merely as teachers.
lll
The provincial government is dead serious
against illegal drugs as it is intensifying its campaign against manufacturers, pushers and users.
The provincial government is nipping the bud of
illegal drugs and tapping every sector in its fight
against the abuse.
lll
As a postscript to the recent culmination of the
443rd celebration of the Aldo ning Kapampangan
(Pampanga Day) we can say that it was very successful, with most sectors - government and private - participating in the activities.
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This writer welcomes other views, comments,
and reactions. You may send your message at 09185734634.•
leaders’ forum... from Page 3
ing organization formed by former Police General
Edgar Aglipay, has an active chapter in the province.
Roque has been tapping the group in helping in
the maintenance of peace and order in this town.
Paulo said they have at least 300 volunteermembers scattered in the province, particularly in
the towns of Dinalupihan, Hermosa, Limay, and Samal. •
legal jobs... from Page 2
to poverty alleviation because jobs are being provided to
some needy and jobless folk in the province,” he said.
Mamac is pushing for the effective implementation in the
province of NGP in support to the thrust of President Aquino.
He earlier said that 8,293 hectares of land in the province were already planted in the province since 2011 in line
with the program. A hectare of land is averagely planted
with 500 seedlings.
The DENR Bataan has already identified the areas to
be planted in the province in 2015 and 2016.
Aquino issued Executive Order 26 creating NGP targeting to plant 1.5 million trees to 1.5 billion hectares of
land in the country from 2011 to 2016.•
special feature
VOLUME III • NO. 132 • DECEMBER 17, 2014
wednesday
All the Good Things About Nature
The megadike has served as the running platform for joggers during early morning.
A SECLUDED place within the outskirts of San Isidro in Santa
Rita, Pampanga is now being developed as en eco-tourism
park open for all. As a major project of the town mayor,
the idea is to make the place a haven of all things nature
can offer and at the same time, an events place where festivals and traditional concerts take place.
Aligned trees
like these
make the
ambience in
the park more
nostalgic.
Concrete
benches
were built to
accommodate
people who
want to spend
more time
viewing the
landscape.
Cottages and hanging houses
were built and soon to multiply,
as the surrounding place is being
maintained with lush and green
vegetables.
“We want to make it as a premier eco-tourism park in our area,
as it so close to nature and where
flora and fauna actually exist. You
can see bodies of water like ponds
and streams where fish are bred
and you can feel the breeze of fresh
air during morning and the golden
hour, with a panoramic view of both
mountains of Porac and Arayat, “
Mayor Yolly Miranda Pineda proudly
stated.
The park named as Santa Rita
Eco Park has been a place for the annual Duman Festival and serves as a
picnic ground for several people who
already became aware of the beauty
of the place. Now, it is being planned
by the Municipal Government to
build more facilites in order to open
it as a major tourism spot in Pampanga, where it will be a one-stop
shop for culinary tours, heritage and
pilgrimage.•
The Hanging Bale Kubu, which is a
major highlight of the Eco Park.
Cottages were built for those who want to enjoy
nature while eating lunch or minindal (snack).
Just before the sun breaks fully in the morning, an ephemeral view
of this scene is something to catch at the Eco Park.