VOLUME 4NUMBER 107WED - THUFEBRUARY 16 - 17, 2011

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Abattoir fails testson effluents –Ambo

BY JOEY PAVIA

ANGELES CITY – Theslaughterhouse here run bya private firm failed the

standards set by the Departmentof Environment and NaturalResources (DENR), San FernandoAuxiliary Bishop Pablo Virgilio“Ambo” David said on Tuesday.

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Edpam: ‘I will close it’

CLARK FREEPORT –The Yokohama TirePhilippines Inc. (YTPI)here will hire at least3,000 more workersas it launched a six-year expansion pro-gram worth $340 mil-lion.

This was disclosedby the YTPI officials inthe signing of thememorandum ofagreement (MOA) withthe Clark DevelopmentCorp. (CDC) officialsled by President andCEO Benigno Ricafortat the Holiday Inn hereon Saturday.

YTPI Presidentand CEO TakayukiHayama said they willprioritize the hiring oflocal residents and Fil-ipinos in high posi-tions at the tire man-ufacturing firm. Headded that two mem-bers of the YTPI board– Juanito Arona andAngelina Casasola –are from the country.

Establ ished atClark by the Japan-based Yokohoma Rub-ber Company Limited(YRCL) in 1996, theYTPI has some 2,000workers and an invest-ment amounting to$240 million. It willhave a total invest-ment of $600 millionand some 5,000 work-force by 2017.

Ricafort said thathe was “happy” thatthe expansion benefit-ing Clark and Pampan-

Yokohamato hire 3Kworkers

FAILED. Environmentalist Sonny Dobles points at stinking, rust-coloredfoamy effluents coming out of a pipe at the Angeles City Slaughterhouseand draining into Sapang Balen creek. PHOTO BY BONG LACSONPAGE 6 PLEASE

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – FourthDistrict Board Member Ric Yabut yes-terday said the open dumpsite in Baran-gay Lara here “was one of the biggestdumps in Pampanga.”

In a phone interview, Yabut said hebased his assessment on the powerpoint presentation presented by Com-munity Environment and Natural Re-sources Office (CENRO) chief Art Pun-zalan during a meeting last week at thecapitol initiated by Board MemberNestor Tolentino, chairman of the com-mittee on environment. Yabut is the vicechairman of Tolentino, also of the fourthdistrict.

Yabut said he made a disclosure toPunto about the open dumpsite “not for

‘Lara dumpsite oneof the biggest’ – BM

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politics but for his task as public official.”“The election is still far and I just want

to tell the truth based on the report. Be-sides, I passed by near the dumpsite inLara when I travel along the FVR mega-dike,” Yabut said.

He also said that he is not singlingout Rodriguez “as there are severaldumps in the province.”

Yabut added that “it’s a province-wideproblem” considering Pampanga is oneof the top garbage producers in the coun-try among provinces.

The second-term board member dis-closed that several piles of garbage hadbeen thrown near the new public marketin this component city.

HABITAT. Scavengers and dogs find their source of living among thenon-segregated waste at the open dumpsite in Barangay Lara, City ofSan Fernando. PHOTO BY BONG LACSON

BY DING CERVANTES

ANGELES CITY – It wasa big Valentines’ Day haulfor combined military andpolice team, as they cor-nered last Monday a topleader of the central com-mittee of the CommunistParty of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in a safehouse inVillar Aurea in Barangay PAGE 6 PLEASE

Top CPP-NPAleader nabbedon hearts day

Subic in Baliuag, Bulacan.In a report, the Armed

Forces Northern LuzonCommand (Nolcom) iden-tified the leader as AlanJazmines who it describedas “a member of the Ex-ecutive Committee andPolitical Bureau of theCPP/NPA’s Central Com-mittee”.

Nolcom said

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BY DING CERVANTES

ANGELES CITY – Citing soar-ing number of cellphone-relatedvehicular accidents, Tarlac 2nddistrict Rep. Susan Yap hasappealed to her colleagues tofully back her bill that makesusing cellphones while driving acriminal act.

Unlike similar bills imposinglower penalties for offenders,Yap’s House Bill No. 318 impos-es a fine ranging from P3,000 toP10,000 or imprisonment of notmore than a year.

Yap bill: No texting, calling while drivingShe cited a report of the Phil-

ippines Global Road SafetyPartnership (PGRSP) and thePhilippine National Police (PNP)showing that cell phone-relatedaccidents significantly increasedfrom 70 cases in 2008 to 491 in2009.

“The data translates to anincrease of 601percent in roadaccidents involving motoristsusing cellular phones while driv-ing,” she said.

She noted that “while cellu-lar phones have become an in-tegral part of our business and

personal lives, the alarming fig-ures on cell phone-related acci-dents has transformed this tech-nological gadget into a danger-ous device.”

Yap said her proposal wouldmake criminals of drivers whouse their cellphones, either bytexting or voice calling, whilethey are driving. “Under the pro-posed measure, drivers will bepulled over by traffic enforcers ifcaught calling or texting whiledriving,” she added.

Yap stressed that “the dan-ger is not only to the lives and

limbs of the general driving pub-lic but also to the innocent pe-destrians.”

“The early passage of the billcan save a lot of lives and prop-erties and everyone shall bene-fit from the safety of our roadsagain,” Yap said.

Yap said that “although theState recognizes the vital role ofcommunication and informationin nation-building, it puts premi-um on the life and safety of thecitizens by regulating the use ofcommunication gadgets.”

Her proposal remains pend-ing with the Committee onTransportation.

Similar bills were filed in the

last Congress, but these wereovertaken by the May electionslast year. The past bills, howev-er, imposed a fine of only P500for a violator.

Studies have also shown thatcellphone use while driving in-creases to four times the risk ofaccidents that also endangerspedestrians.

Records from the Metropoli-tan Manila Development Author-ity (MMDA) metropolitan safetyunit showed that there were30,001 vehicular accidents in themetropolis during the first half of2007 and “a number of thesemay be attributed to the use ofmobile phones while driving.”

Violators to be tagged as criminals

CAMILING, Tarlac – In an bidto free first districtTarlaquenos from variousdiseases, the provincialgovernment of Tarlac andpresidential sister andshowbiz personality KristinaBernadette “Kris” Aquinoconducted free vaccinationhere last February 12.

Hundreds of seniorcitizens, children and infants,and women benefited fromvarious vaccinations. Theactivity is part of the advancebirthday celebration “gift” ofKris to the people of the firstdistrict. February 14 is thenatal day of Kris.

Dubbed “Sagip Buhay –Libreng Bakuna alay ni Kris”,the free medical care wasalso supported by GlaxoSmith-Kline pharmaceuticalcompany. The provincialgovernment provided anti-fluvaccines for the seniorcitizens and vowed tocontinue the cervicalimmunization for women.

In her speech, theyoungest sibling of PresidentBenigno “Noynoy” Aquino IIIthanked Governor Victor Yapand the provincial governmentof Tarlac for the support.

“Salamat kay Gov. Vic,ang bago kong best friendngayon sa suporta,” Kris saidand thanked his uncle, firstdistrict Rep. HenryCojuangco.

Kris, dubbed in showbusiness as the queen of allmedia, arrived with her son,Bimby.

“Sa susunod pongvaccination, gagawin natin sasecond district para namankay [Congresswoman] Susan[Yap],” she announced.

Other politicalpersonalities present wereRep. Susan Yap and JeciLapus of the second and thirddistricts respectively, MayorNeil Agustin and Vice MayorErlon Agustin and thismunicipality’s SangguniangBayan, Board Members Noeldela Cruz, John PatrickAgustin and Tito Razalan, andMayors Dennis Go of Gerona,Iluminado Pobre of Mayantocand Roseller Toledo of SanClemente.

After the vaccination, Krisand her entourage went to theMonastery and Eco TourismPark in Lubigan, San Jose.

– PIO Media Affairs.

PGT, Krishold free

vaccination

BY DINO BALABO

MALOLOS CITY – TheBulacan provincial govern-ment is targeting at least300,000 dogs for its mas-sive free vaccination thisyear after 19 persons diedof rabies last year.

Bulacan is also givingaway free anti-rabies vac-cines to victims of animalbite in an attempt to pre-vent new cases of deathsdue to rabies.

Dr. Voltaire Basinang,acting provincial veterinaryofficer of Bulacan, said theDepartment of Agriculturein Central Luzon has pro-vided 16 personnel to aug-

Bulacan gov’t to vaccinate 300K dogs Also teaches responsible pet ownership

ment their anti-rabies vac-cinating teams in reachingtheir target.

He said that there areat least 300,000 dogs inthe province that need tobe vaccinated within theyear.

“Our initial target is tovaccinate at least 80 per-cent of the total estimat-ed dog population in theprovince, but it could bemore,” Basinang said.

He added that the freevaccination program cameafter the province regis-tered the highest numberof rabies related deaths inthe country last year with19 confirmed victims

based on the Departmentof Health (DEOH) report.

At present, he saidthat they have vaccinatedover 6,000 dogs in thetowns of Bustos, Baliuag,Pandi, Guiguinto, andCalumpit.

“We are looking for-ward to completing vacci-nation at San Jose DelMonte City this week, thenwe will proceed to othertowns which are includedin our priority critical ar-eas,” he said.

Other priority criticalareas are San Rafael,San Miguel, MeycauayanCity, Malolos City, San Il-defonso, Norzagaray, Don-

ya Remedios Trinidad,Marilao, Bocaue, Pulilan,Sta. Maria, Paombiongand Plaridel.

Basinang also said thatthose towns and citieswere included in the prior-ity and critical areas dueto confirmed reports of ra-bies.

“The best way to stoprabies is to stop it atsource by vaccinatingdogs,” he said noting thatevery dosage of vaccine isgood for a year.

Basinang also calledfor further support from lo-cal officials and dog own-ers in order to fast tracktheir mission.

“We need local officials’support by disseminatinginformation to their constit-

uents; and for the downowners to keep their dogsand bath them a day be-fore we come to theirplace because it usuallytakes longer to vaccinatedogs if the owners stillhave to catch their pet,” hesaid.

While conducting vac-cinations, Basinang saidthat they are also distrib-uting leaflets to local resi-dents on responsible petownership.

“It’s just a simple re-minder that they shouldtreat their pets as part oftheir family, because ifthey will not take care oftheir pets and let them loseroaming around, it be-comes a nuisance to thecommunity,” Basinang

said.Earlier, the provincial

health office announcedgiving away free anti-ra-bies vaccines to victims ofanimal bite.

Dr. Joycelyn Gomez ofthe provincial public healthoffice said that increasingnumber of human deathsdue to rabies can betraced to lack of treat-ment.

She said that many vic-tims of animal bite took itfor granted at first, andthen they usually consultlocal albularyo or tawaks.

“They must consult im-mediately with health pro-fessional because rabiesis a serious disease andcan cause death, a pain-ful death,” Gomez said.

STUDY. Third District Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales proudly poses with his scholars from City ofSan Fernando and Bacolor during the solon's awarding of some P1.3 million worth of collegescholarships on Sunday. PHOTO BY JOEY PAVIA

BY ARMAND GALANG

CABANATUAN CITY – AP22.5-million state-of-the-art center for farmers,named after senator andPresidential patriarch Be-nigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr.,was built to provide train-ing access for agriculturalstakeholders here, a rank-ing irrigation official saidTuesday.

The two-storey Berni-gno Aquino Jr. Farmers’Training Center was estab-lished inside the NationalIrrigation Administration-Upper Pampanga River In-tegrated Irrigation System(NIA-UPRIIS) in this city.

NIA-UPRIIS Opera-tions Manager Engr. Rey-naldo Puno said the facili-ty has nine rooms andthree suites. It can accom-modate 70 farmers at a

P22.5M Ninoy Centerfor farmers built in Ecija

time.The structure used to

house the office of theCommission on Audit wascovered by an advice ofallotment of the NIA cen-tral office funded throughthe UPRIIS’ project sav-ings.

Puno said farmers canhold live-in trainings andseminars for up to threedays. He said that the fa-cility will be replicated inRegion 1 where NIA region-al director John Celestewill put up a similar train-ing center.

Puno said that asidefrom farmers, other stake-holders may use the cen-ter . “This way, income willalso be generated by theNIA-UPRIIS,” he added.

Nueva Ecija is primari-ly a rice-producing prov-ince.

NI ERNIE B. ESCONDE

LIMAY, Bataan – “Masaya po,” sagot ngbagong kasal na katutubong Aeta nangtanungin kung ano ang nararamdamannila matapos ikasal sa “binihisang” LimaySports Complex dito dalawang araw bagosumapit ang Araw ng mga Puso.

Sina Jomar, 43 at Ofelia de Villa, 40,ng Kinaragan, isang Aeta Settlement saLimay, ay isa sa 87 pares ng mgamagsing-irog na ikinasal sa handog napre-Valentine mass wedding ni MayorLilvir Roque sa pakikipagtulungan ngMunicipal Civil Registrar sa ilalim ni Thel-ma Ratonel.

Nakailang ulit at pinakamatagal anghalik na iginawad ni Jomar sa kanyangasawa sa portion na “kiss the bride” ha-bang kalong ng asawa ang kanilang bun-song sanggol.

Ang mag-asawang Aeta tulad ngibang ikinasal ay matagal ng nagsasa-ma sa iisang bubong ng walang bendi-syon ng kasal. Ang mga De Villa ay 21taong nagsasama na at may pitong anakat isang apo.

Marami umanong nag-apply na ma-pabilang sa kasalang-bayan subalit nag-ing mahigpit ang mga nangasiwa upangmatiyak na walang unang asawang pi-nakasalan ang mga lumahok.

Kailangang kumuha ng “No Marriage”certificate sa National Census and Sta-tistics Office ang mga nag-aaply, sabi niRatonel.

Libre ang marriage license, pagkuhang “No Marriage” certificate, cake at pag-kain. Binigyan pa ni Roque ng tig-iisangkabang bigas at Biblia ang bawat bagong

87 pares na magsing-irog ikinasal sa Limaykasal.

Si Gov. Enrique Garcia naman na tu-mayo bilang isa sa mga ninong ng lahatng kalahok ay nag-abot ng sobre sa ba-wat bagong kasal.

Bukod sa sari-sariling mga ninong atninang, tumayong ninong at ninang angmag-asawang Mayor Roque at mag-asawang Garcia.

“Magsama kayo ng matapat hang-gang kamatayan at huwag kalilimutanglumapit sa Diyos sa anumang suliranin

at pagsubok,” payo ni Garcia.Matapos ang suotan ng singsing,

idineklara ni Roque na legal ng mag-asa-wa ang 87 pares habang masayang nag-palakpakan ang lahat sa loob ng LimaySports complex na may magandang de-korasyon para sa espesyal na okasyon.

Sumunod ang subuan ng cake athalikan pa rin sa hagikgikan ng mgabagong mag-asawa, ninang, ninong atmga bisita.

Nauna rito, lumakad ang bawat mag-

sing-irog sa ilalim ng balloon-decked naarko na ang daang patungo sa stage aynalalatagan ng alpombra. Halos lahatnaka-gown ang mga babae at ang mgalalaki naman kung hindi man barong Ta-galog ay pormal naman ang suot.

Nangako si Mayor Roque na maykasunod na kasalang-bayan pang ma-gaganap upang aniya’y matulungangmaging legal ang pagsasama ng mganaglilive-in na ayon sa datos ni Ratonelay marami pa.

LOVINGNANAY. Abouquet offlowers ispresentedto asurprisedGovernorLilia“NanayBaby”Pineda onValentine’sDay afterthe flagceremonyat theCapitol.PHOTOCOURTESY OFJUN JASO,PAMPANGAPIO

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Asus, sanitationA MOST fitting and proper, nay, the perfect, choice.

That is the City of San Fernando as pilot area forsome sanitation project called “Access Sanitation”for short, which stands for “Accelerating City-to-CityExchange for Sustainable Sanitation”

“Achieving habitable cities.” So goes the programobjective, according to city health officer Dr. EloisaAquino, adding that Access Sanitation is . “focusedon environmental protection, particularly sanitation.”But of course, Madame. The project moniker is adead giveaway of its intent.

Mayor Oscar S. Rodriguez, Sun-Star Pampangareported has “expressed appreciation in (sic) thelatest environmental protection initiative.

“A serious manifestation of our efforts to addressthe problem on environmental degradation, safe waterand environmental protection as a whole.” SoPampanga’s only daily newspaper quoted Rodriguezas saying.

We cannot help but completely, unconditionallyagree with the statement of the mayor there. Giventhe serious manifestation of the smoking, stinking,vermin infested open dumpsite in Barangay Larawhich very existence he effortlessly denies.

Access sanitation. Asus. Asus. Asus.

Access to healthSPEAKING OF access, that is the ordinary Filipino’saccess to delivery of services, once-and-future MayorReynaldo B. Aquino was recently honored as MostOutstanding Alumnus of the University of theAssumption specifically for that.

Three time mayor of San Fernando, the first citymayor at that, and one-term representative ofPampanga’s third district, it was Aquino’s personaas president-CEO of the Philippine Health InsuranceCorporation (PhilHealth) that reportedly clinched theaward for him. This, not to make light of hiscontribution as mayor in saving the city from thedevastations wrought by the eruption of MountPinatubo and the lahar rampages.

Under Aquino’s watch, so it is affirmed, PhilHealthhas been resuscitated into full financial health,becoming one of the very few government-owned and–controlled corporations independent of subsidiesfrom the national government.

More importantly, Aquino – so ‘tis averred – haseffected greater access to hospitalization and otherhealth services, including faster payment-refundschemes, for the poor.

Yeah, the Doctor is In…the running in 2013?

Napag-uusapanlangNi Felix M. Garcia

‘Character check isbeing suggested’

SA PANAHONG ito kung saan ang lahatNa ng uri yata ng kriminalidadAy laganap na sa buong Pilipinas,Ano sa palagay n’yo ang nararapat?

Gawin ng sinuman na may malasakitSa ‘ting pamayanan na ngayon ay tigibNg kawalang kaayusan sa paligidDala ng kung anong di kanais-nais

Na insidente ng iba’t-ibang krimen,Gaya ng ‘snatching,’ kung saan ‘in tandem’Na nakasakay sa isang ‘motor cycle’Ang nakararaming batikang‘snatcher’

Kung umatake sa ‘prospective victim’ niyanNang biglaan, habang naglalakad po yan;Saka hahablutin ang ‘handbag’ na tanganNitong minalas na kawawang ‘pedestrian’

Yan ay isa lang sa ‘modus operandi’Ng mga kawatan, na kung saan patiSimpleng bagay lang na walang ga’nong silbiAy ninanakaw n’yan upang ipagbili.

Pero ang higit na nakaka-alarmaAy itong ‘carjacking’ na lubhang grabe naSa puntong pati ang kawawang biktimaAy pinapatay n’yan at sinusunog pa!

Gaya ng ginawa kay EvangelistaLozano at ibang mga ‘car dealers’ pa;Kung saan posibleng pati ang pagrampaKay Roy Lacanilao ay gawa rin nila

Na anak ng dating mayor ng Apalit,Ayon sa hinala r’yan ng ‘authorities’Sa di matukoy na motibo kung bakitAng mag-ama’y magkasunod iniligpit.

Sa puntong naturan, ngayo’t natuklasanNa ng kapulisan o ating NBI,Ang ‘hideout’ nitong mga hinihinalang‘Carjackers,’ at may gawa ng pamamaslang

Ay dito lang pala sa Pampanga mismoAt nangungupahan lamang ang damuhoSa Greenville, na isang ‘subdivision’ dito,Sa kilalang lungsod diyan ng San Fernando

Yan ay isang bagay na kailangan natingTapunan marahil ng matamang pansin,Partikular na ng mga halal mandingBarangay officials na dapat tumingin

Sa kung anong mga kalakarang dapatSa nasasakupan sukat ipatupad;Gaya halimbawa: kung mayrung mapadpadO bagong salta ay hingan ng marapat

Na pagkakilanlan o anumang ‘clearance’Bago tanggapin yan para mangupahanSa kanilang lugar, subdivision man yanO sa ano pa mang pupuedeng tirahan

At hingan din natin sila ng litratoUpang ang tunay po nilang pagkataoAt ibang bagay pang puedeng irehistroAy maitala sa ‘logbook’ natin mismo

Kasama na pati r’yan ang pagmamanmanSa kilos at galaw ng nasasakupan,Partikular na sa bagong nangupahanNa ni walang kamag-anak sa ‘ting lugar

(May karugtong)

SO WHAT else is new?That is the bitter lamentations and raging recriminations after

each edition of the hot air balloon festival, the single biggest tourismevent in Clark: indeed, the very reason for the freeport’s being. Thatis if we go by the sickening obeisance the Clark Development Corp.pays to one Capt. Joi Roa, the ballooned impresario.

Raged one matron: “Ano ba ang hot air balloon na yan? Pinapilaang mga tao dun ng 4 a.m., tapos nung nakalipad na lahat angballoon ng 7 a.m., saka sinabi na walang ma-accommodate. Mgapamangkin ko galing pa ng Australia, Numbers 8 and 9 sila saballoon ride list, pinigil. Inuna ang VIPs. Hindi na nakasakay, walaman lang refund. Sayang, nagastos pa kami sa hotel. Wala namangnangyari. Lumalabas, habol lang ng organizers yung P150 entranceat P50 parking fees. Pinagkakaperahan lang ang tao.”

The lamentation of that matron was but one of the text messageswe received from disgusted, dismayed, enraged hot air balloonfestival goers. And there were others who made SM City Clark’scoffeeshops the sounding boards for their similar rants at the justconcluded fest.

Up and away

And again, workers in the garment factoriesand duty free shops, call center agents, staff ofhotels and casinos, down to the constructioncrews in various sites at the Freeport uniformlycomplained of getting to work late for the durationof the festival. And with that, a cut in their pay forthe day.

“Peste, hindi festival, sa hanay ng mgamanggagawa sa Clark ang hot air balloon na yan.”So damned a sewer.

And again too, local media cried“Discrimination!”

Manila-based reporters sported special presscards and bracelets marked “VIP” which entitledthem to a special tent where food and drinks wereserved.

The local mediamen had only puny press cardsthat prevented them access to the special tent.(Served you right for being thick-skulledmasochists. Roa himself proclaimed, two yearsago pa: “I don’t need the local media.” So whystill bother covering his festival, only to be gripinglater?)

Even photographers from the CDC public affairsdepartment were themselves given the evil eyewhen they tried to enter the special tent.

So these people – festival patrons, Clarkworkers, the local media – and a lot more arecomplaining?

So what?Roa has staged his spectacular show and his

principal partner, Benny Ricafort of CDC is all agog,in the afterglow of what to him is one more grandaccomplishment of his CDC presidency.

If Ricafort could not the least be bothered byquestions over the (im)propriety, if not patentillegality, of the unliquidated and thereforeunaudited P3.5-million subsidy the CDC doles out

to Roa year after year for the hot air balloonfestival, why should he give the least of his attentionto these gripes?

So the P3.5-million subsidy, in Ricarfort’s ownwords, is “to finance the design services andproduction costs of promotions and for the medialaunch.”

So to PR – promotions and press relations,we presume – the P3.5 million was intended.So to PR it went. Presumably so, PR being onehallmark of the Ricafort CDC incumbency. Why,only in December last year, a CDC directorannounced to a group of mediamen that the CDCBoard had approved the CDC’s “special PRbudget.” Which, both promotion and ad agenciesand media entities have yet to feel up to thistime.

In the light of the Senate hearings on corruptionin the Armed Forces of the Philippines, of thecurrency of “pabaon” to retiring chiefs of staff, wemay have to consider – no matter the seemingludicrousness – a totally different meaning to PRhere.

Already, we are hearing from within and outsideCDC of PR taking the meaning of Pabaon kayRicafort. Complete with a vision of Ricafort on aloaded hot air balloon, singing “up, up and awayin my beautiful balloon…”

No, I don’t like to even entertain so maliciousa thought, For Christ’s sake, Ricafort is a goodman. See how many amputees he has made towalk again with prosthetics. See how manyngongo and bungi he has made to smile againthrough cleft palate surgeries. See what has hedone for the Clark Freeport.

So what has he done to the Freeport?Yeah, I could only join in singing – off-key and

all – “up, up and away…”

RegardingHenry

Henrylito D. Tacio

LIKE ITS neighboring Asian countries, the Philippines is a regionof mouth-watering delights. Consider the following: lechon (roastedwhole pig or chicken), sinigang (chicken, pork or beef soup usuallyprepared with tamarind and other ingredients), dinuguan (pork bloodstew) and adobo. Among these delectable meals, adobo best fitsthe title, “The National Dish” along with mango, milkfish (bangus),and carabao as other iconic symbols of the country.

One Filipino food writer wrote: “Aside from the fact that adobois well-loved by Filipinos, the dish also makes use of many of ourlocal ingredients giving adobo the distinct Filipino flavor. We cangive credit to the pure cane vinegar for the adobo’s rich sour tasteand to the locally-produced soy sauce for its savory and salty feel.Sitaw or kangkong can also be added for healthier alternative. Forspicier versions of adobo, adding siling labuyo and recado enhancesthe over-all zest of the meal.”

Adobo:The Philippines’

national dish

Indeed, there’s no other Filipino dish that cancompete with adobo in terms of versatility andvariety. Mixing vinegar, soy sauce and spices witheither chicken, pork, fish, kangkong, or sitawwould yield to different varieties of the famousFilipino dish.

There are many ways to cook adobo. To namea few: adobo sa gata, adobong matamis, adobongtuyo, adobong masabaw, adobo sulipan, adobosa pinya, and adobo sa kalamansi. Adobo canalso fill the pandesal, siopao, and puto, be madeinto adobo flakes, be poured evenly into pizzas,and be mixed with spaghetti. And if those are notenough, local food companies have recently comeup with adobo sauce and adobo spread.

“There are as many recipes for adobo as thereare Philippine islands,” noted New York Timesfood columnist Sam Sifton. “If you could devoteyour life to traveling through (the more than 7,000islands) asking questions about food, you woulddiscover a different recipe for adobo on each one.”

In his column, Sifton wrote: “There is great funto be had in asking Filipinos how to make adobo,particularly when they are in groups. Filipinocooking is an evolutionary masterpiece, a cuisinethat includes Chinese, Spanish, American andindigenous island influences, all rolled into one.But where for one Filipino the most importantaspect of the dish is Spanish, for another it isChinese, or both, or neither.”

Adobo is the result of the eclectic influences,both regional and historical, that come togetherin many Filipino dishes. “Philippine cookingprobably reflects history more than a nationalcuisine,” says Cecilia Florencio, a nutritionprofessor at the University of the Philippines.

Or to quote one local saying: Philippine foodwas prepared by Malay settlers, spiced by theChinese, stewed by the Spanish andhamburgerized by the Americans. Adobo is allbut the last.

From the northernmost stretch of islands ofBatanes to the vinta-dependent islets of Tawi-Tawi,adobo is a staple cuisine along with other regionalfavorites like the papaitan for the Ilocanos,pinikpikan for the Ifugaos, the Bicol Express forthe Bicolanos, and the kinilaw for Visayans. Nowonder, the first thing most Filipinos who havebeen abroad request when they come home isadobo.

Adobo is prepared in regions of Latin Americaand Spain, but the cooking process is indigenousto the Philippines. According to historical records,when the Spanish invaded the Philippines in thelate 16th century through Mexico City, they foundan indigenous cooking process that involvedstewing with vinegar. They referred to this methodas “adobo.” Over time, dishes prepared in thismanner came to be known by this name as well.

Sifton even mention the history in his column.He pointed out: “The journalist and food historian

Raymond Sokolov has made the point that theingredients for adobo were present in thePhilippines before (Ferdinand) Magellan — onlythe name, which comes from a Spanish word forsauce, came later. ‘Lexical imperialism,’ he calledthis process.”

But the main thing about adobo is that it iscook differently. Sifton wrote: “Husbands arguewith wives about adobo. Friends shoot each otherdirty looks about the necessity of includingcoconut milk or soy sauce in the recipe. Thereare disputations over the kind of vinegar to use,over the use of sugar, over the inclusion of garlicand how much of it. Some use chicken exclusivelyin the dish, others pork, some a combination ofthe two.”

For those who have not tried adobo yet, thewords of Yan Susanto, an occasional online writer,is an eye-opener: “The flavor of this exquisitecuisine will certainly be liked by anyone who hastasted it the first time; they will even be asking formore after the first bite. The spicy flavor of thetenderized chicken and/or pork is so irresistibleand the aroma will soothe your sense of smelland tease your taste buds.”

Now are you ready to cook your own adobo?Here’s one classic recipe whose estimatedcooking time is about 50 minutes. What youneed are the following: one-half kilo of pork cut incubes and one-half kilo of chicken and cut intopieces, one head minced garlic, one-half dicedyellow onion, one-half cup soy sauce, one cupvinegar, two cups of water, one teaspoon paprika,five bay leaves, four tablespoons of cooking oil orolive oil, two tablespoons cornstarch, and salt andpepper to taste.

To cook adobo, follow these instructions: In abig sauce pan or wok, heat two tablespoons of oilthen sauté the minced garlic and onions. Addthe pork and chicken to the pan. Add two cups ofwater, one-fourth cup of soy sauce, vinegar,paprika and the bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Coverand simmer for 30 minutes or when meat is tender.

Remove the pork and chicken from the saucepan and on another pan, heat cooking oil and brownthe pork and chicken for a few minutes. Mix thebrowned pork and chicken back to the sauce andadd cornstarch dissolved in water to thicken. Addsalt and/or pepper. Bring to a boil then simmerfor an additional five minutes. Serve hot with theadobo gravy.

“Adobo is usually served with rice, the staplefood of the Filipinos,” wrote Susanto. “But mostof the foreigners who visit the Philippines preferto eat it just as it is because of its taste. In fact,most of the visitors in the country look for such agreat cuisine while enjoying their Philippinevacation. The good thing is, hotels in thePhilippines often serve adobo during breakfast asan appetizer.”

Adobo, anyone?

ON THIS DAY, the BataanPeninsula in the Philippines isoccupied by American troops,almost three years after thedevastating and infamousBataan Death March.

On April 3, 1942, the Japa-nese infantry staged a major of-fensive against Allied troops inBataan, the peninsula guardingManila Bay of the Philippine Is-lands.

The invasion of the Japa-nese 14th Army, led by Gen.Masaharu Homma, had alreadyforced Gen. Douglas Mac-Arthur's troops from Manila, thePhilippine capital, into Bataan.By March, after MacArthur hadleft for Australia on PresidentRoosevelt's orders and was re-placed by Maj. Gen. Edward P.King Jr., the American LuzonForce and its Filipino allieswere half-starved and sufferingfrom malnutrition, malaria, beri-beri, dysentery, and hookworm.

Homma, helped by rein-forcements and an increase in

artillery and aircraft activity,took advantage of the U.S. andFilipinos' weakened conditionto launch another major offen-sive, which resulted in AdmiralKing's surrender on April 9.

The largest contingent ofU.S. soldiers ever to surrenderwas taken captive by the Japa-nese. The prisoners, both Fili-pino and American, were at onceled 55 miles from Mariveles, onthe southern end of the BataanPeninsula, to San Fernando.

The torturous journey be-came known as the "BataanDeath March." At least 600Americans and 5,000 Filipinosdied because of the extremebrutality of their captors, whostarved, beat, kicked, and bay-oneted those too weak to walk.

Survivors were taken by railfrom San Fernando to prisonerof war camps, where another16,000 Filipinos and at least1,000 Americans died from dis-ease, mistreatment, and star-vation.

America avenged its defeatin the Philippines generally,and Bataan specifically, withthe invasion of Leyte Island inOctober 1944.

General MacArthur, who in1942 had famously promised toreturn to the Philippines, madegood on his word. With thehelp of the U.S. Navy, whichsucceeded in destroying theJapanese fleet and left Japa-nese garrisons on the Philip-pine Islands without reinforce-ments, the Army defeated ad-amantine Japanese resis-tance.

In January 1945, MacArthurwas given control of all Ameri-can land forces in the Pacific.On January 9, 1945, U.S. forc-es sealed off the Bataan Pen-insula in the north; on Febru-ary 16, the 8th Army occupiedthe southern tip of Bataan, asMacArthur drew closer to Ma-nila and the complete recap-ture of the Philippines.

Source: www.history.com

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TheGossip-millerby Cesar Pambid

SI MEGA talaga, di marunong magdala ng pagkamega. Patol nang patol kahit na anong walang kuwentang isyu. And most ofall, kinakanya niya’ng lahat ng isyu.

Sobrang insecure?Tama si Hayden Koh when he said, kung gusto mong kaaway na papatulan ka, try him,. Halos lahat daw kasi picks him up

pag may gustong gumimik.Gaya nga ni Mega who even went to the extent na ibinulgar na dati raw, panay ang text ni Hayden sa anak niya. This was

the time yata na na-link si KC kay Hayden.The height di ba, gisingin pa ang natutulog na isyu.At heto ka, may pronouncement pa siyang ayaw niyang ma-associate ang pangalan nila kay Hayden.At ano yung kesyo lahi ng Arellano at Cuneta ang anak niya?The nerve!At tama ka,Hayden, continue with your acts of humility, para lumabas na mayabang ang mga kabangga mo.Hahaha!And speaking of Hayden, puwede nang i-segue kay Joel Cruz ng Afficionado. Mapagpatol daw ang taong ito na lahat na lang

ng isyu, inaari niya. But this topic is not about him. I am more concerned sa kanyang Charice Pempengco ek bilang endorser.Milyones daw ang binayad niya kay Charice pero tila walang epekto. For how can someone like Charice bring back yungmilyones ni Joel? Na dahil si si Charice ang endorser, magkakandarapa ang publiko upang bumili ng perfume ni Joel.

Touchy si Mega, straightforward si Hayden,gimikero si Joel, walang utang na loob si Charice!

(Tuloy ang ligaya sa Eat Bulaga!)

Baron Geisler isinusuka na ng dati niyang direktorNAGBIGAY NG reaksyon ang director na si Malu Sevilla tungkol sa ngayon ay rehabilitation program niBaron Geisler. Ayon sa direktor ay mabuti naman daw kung ganu’n.

Matatandaang si Direk Malou ang direktor ng Noah kung saan nangyari ang kontrobersyal na insidenteinvolving Baron and Cherry Pie Picache na nagresulta sa pagkakatanggal ng aktor sa serye at sa pagba-ban sa kanya ng PAMI na makatrabaho ang mga hina-handle na artista ng mga managers na miyembronito.

Ayon kay Direk Malou, ang pagpasok ni Baron sa rehab ay makakabuti para sa aktor at ipinagdadasaldaw niya ang tuluyang paggaling nito.

Humingi naman daw ng apology sa kanya si Baron dahil sa nangyari pero hindi na niya nasagot padahil pinoproseso pa raw niya ang nangyari.

Pero kung si Direk Malou ang tatanungin, ayaw na raw muna niyang makatrabaho si Baron kahit palumabas na ito ng rehab.

“Kasi he grew up with me, eh. So, I’m thinking na baka there’s a tendency that he’ll do it again kasialam niya, ako ’yun, eh, I keep forgiving him all the time. Baka ibang direktor na lang, kasi sa akin, bakawala na siyang respeto.”

Si Direk Malou ang nagsimula kay Baron dahil siya ang direktor ng Tabing Ilog noon na as we all knoway isa sa matatagumpay na programa ng ABS-CBN.

Pero hindi naman daw niya sinasabing ayaw na niyang makatrabaho forever si Baron.“Ayaw ko muna sa ngayon, hangga’t hindi niya siguro naaayos ang sarili niya. Sabi ko nga, siguro, iba

munang direktor ang dapat. Kasi, jaded na, eh, dinaanan ko na lahat ’yan sa kanya, nung Tabing Ilogdays, so baka hindi rin tama ’yung handling ko sa kanya,” pahayag pa ng direktora.

Rufa Mae Quinto nalaos na, di pa tuloy ang kasal kay Mr. MMISMONG SI Rufa Mae Quinto ang nag-reveal sa “Showbiz Central” na di na tuloy yung kasal ni pinan-galandakan niya noon sa isang loier na itinago niya sa bansag na Mr M, ang misteryosong lalaki na alamnaman ng marami kung sino.

“Di na tuloy,” sabi niya.. “Tanggap ko nang may mga bagay na nangyayari sa iba pero hindi siguro parasa’kin. Ayoko namang pilitin. What can I say? I don’t know how to explain it.”

What went wrong“It’s just that you don’t know what’s gonna happen tomorrow,” sangga pa Rufa Mae. “Hindi porke

pinlano mo, ganun ang mangyayari. Pero hindi kami magkaaway, hindi ko ibinalik ang ring na bigay niyasa’kin, at nag-uusap pa rin kami.”

Puwede pang magkabalikan? “Yes, but as of now, I am single again. Pero ito yung pinakamasaya kosa mga panahong naging single ako. Iniisip ko na lang, ito siguro ang destiny ko: ang magpasaya ng tao.So I’m back to myself, career muna ako.”

Her former BFs include Jay Manalo, Rudy Hatfield and Erick Santos. Since Rufa Mae has been verycandid about what happened to her lovelife.

Nga pala, dami ng nakapansin na palaos na siRufa Mae. She has not been in circulation lately at parang ngayon palang siya nagbabalik sa limelight.

Although, cold pa ang publiko sa kanya, it is hoped na muling kikinang ang kanyang pangalan.Knowing naman kung gaano kagimikera ang babaing ito, makakaisip siya ng paraan para pag-usapan

siyang muli.Why not reveal the identity of Mr. M?

True pala…Jhake Vargas pinatalsik nina Barbie Forteza

at Joshua Dionisio sa isang teleserye ng Siyete!MAGANDA NAMAN ang paliwanag ni Kuya Germs tungkol sa ngayon ay mayabong na career ni JhakeVargas kahit na nga nawala noon sa eksena si Jhake Vargas sa isang teleserye ng Siyete. Hindi madiret-sa ni Kuya Germs pero halos aminin na niya talagang originally ay kasali si Jhake sa Pilyang Kerubinpero tinanggal na lang ito sa last minute at ayon sa mga nakarating sa kanya, sina Barbie at Joshua atang kampo nila ang may kagagawan.

“Pero kilala naman ninyo ako, ayoko ng kontrobersya. Kung hindi para doon si Jhake tinanggap namin.Nangako naman ang GMA 7 na hindi nila pababayaan si Jhake at tinutupad nil;a yun. Bini-build up nilabilang solo star si Jhake at nakikita ko ang bunga noon. Baka nga blessing-in-disguise na hindi na siyanasali dun sa telerserye dahil nga kahit paano nakikilala siya bilang siya. Hindi na niya kinailangangmakigulo sa love team nina Joshua at Barbie,” paliwanag pa ni Kuya Germs.

Bakit daw hindi na pumirma ng kontrata si Jhake sa Artist Center?“Ako nga rin mismo, walang kontrata sa kanila, but I remained loyal sa maraming taon. Hindi ko sila

iniwan sa gitna ng laban. More or less, ganun din si Jhake, hindi niya iiwan ang GMA 7. Mananatili siyangloyal sa kanila,” pagwawakas pa ni Kuya Germs.

So there!

NOTICE OF SELF-ADJUDICATIONNotice is hereby given that Ryan Peñafort Dizon Montales, resident of

Block 14 Lot 26 Greenville Subdivision, Brgy. San Jose, City of SanFernando, Pampanga and heir of the late PEÑAFORT JABAL MONTALESwho died intestate on April 26, 2008 at V.L. Makabali Memorial HospitalInc., City of San Fernando, Pampanga executed an Affidavit of Self-Adjudication of his Time Deposit with the Philippine National Bank, MarinduqueBranch with Account No. 3008267400000017.

Punto! Central Luzon: February 16, 23 & March 2, 2011

“Based on the aboveresults, the BiochemicalOxygen Demand (BOD)and Chemical OxygenDemand (COD) of the ef-fluents sample exceededthe DAO No. 35, NPI,Class C Standards,” saida report on water qualitymonitoring recently sub-mitted to the Sagip Sapa-ng Balen EnvironmentalAdvocacy Group (SS-BEAG).

“These parameters

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Abattoir fails tests on effluents –Ambomeasured the amount ofoxygen required to stabi-lize the contaminants inthe water. Therefore, thehigher the BOD and theCOD results, the higherthe pollutants in the wa-ter,” said the report of theCRL environmental corpo-ration based at the ClarkFreeport.

The CRL conductedthe test from the watersamples taken by theSSBEAG from the slaugh-terhouse in BarangayPampang here operated

by Dealco Farms Inc.(DFI) on November 25.

Results showed thatthe waste water sample isnon-conforming with theBOD and COD standardsof the Dao No. 35, NPI,Class C and therefore re-quires further treatmentprior to discharge, said thereport.

“Regular monitoring ofthe water is recommend-ed to ensure the efficien-cy of the treatment pro-cess applied in the com-pliance to the DENR re-

quirement,” added theCLR report which is set tobe submitted to MayorEdgardo “Ed” Pamintuanthis week.

In a phone interview,Pamintuan said he wouldorder the closure of theDFI “once really proven vi-olating the environmentallaws.”

“I am just waiting forthe report as told to meearlier by Bishop Ambo,”he added.

The mayor and Davidrecently forged an alliance

ga came at his time asCDC president and CEO.

He added that it wasa “collective effort” by theCDC officials and boardin convincing firms to ex-pand operations.

In his speech, YRCIDirector and ManagingCorporate Office Hiko-mitsu Noji said tire plant

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Yokohama to hire 3K workersexpansions are “specialoccasions because theyare fruits of hardwork.”

He was the YTPIpresident and CEO be-fore being replaced byHayama last year.

President Benigno“Noynoy” Aquino was in-vited to grace the MOAsigning but instead senta message.

“Ventures like these

sustain the momentumof our public-private-part-nerships program and ul-timately, rebound to thebenefit of our citizens.

I am grateful for yourcontinued support of ouradministration’s agendaand your trust in the Phil-ippines’ business poten-tial,” said Aquino.

Ricafort signed theMOA with Taganubo

Nagumo, representativeof the YRCL.

The YTPI said it pro-duces seven million tiresyearly since it started itsoperations.

It plans to operate thenew tire plant – the firstof its six-year expansionprogram by 2013. It add-ed that it will be fully op-erational in 2014.

–Joey Pavia

Jazmines’s arrest wasbased on 13 warrants is-sued by Judge RodolfoGarduque of RTC Branch63, Calauag, Quezon formurder and Branch 59 inLucena City for rebellion.

Jazmines was reportedto have insisted that hisarrest was irregular as heclaimed being under thecoverage of the JASIG orthe Joint Agreement onSecurity and ImmunityGuarantee as member ofthe Communist Party ofthe Philippines/NationalDemocratic Front/NewPeople’s Army (CNN) ne-gotiating panel.

But Nolcom command-er Lt. Gen. GaudencioPangilinan said “the role ofthe AFP/PNP as appre-

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Top CPP-NPA leader nabbed on hearts dayhending authorities is toimplement the law and ar-rest those with warrants ofarrest.”

However, Pangilinansaid that he will leave tohigher authorities the finaldecision on this matter, ashe insisted that the arrestof the suspect was basedon criminal charges.

Also known as Ka Dex,Tomas and Arthur in theunderground movement,Jazmines’ was arrested onValentines day by mem-bers of the Bulacan police,the 702nd Infantry Brigadeand other military opera-tives who said theytracked down the rebelbased in information fromlocal folk.

Pangilinan said “therule of law and respect forhuman rights was strictly

observed during the con-duct of arrest.”

“While this may beseen as an operation be-fore the implementation ofthe Suspension of Offen-sive Military Operations(SOMO) as agreed prior tothe peace talks, the appre-hending authorities

strongly believe that no vi-olation was committed onthe said agreement sincethis is not a military oper-ation but a police opera-tion wherein the AFPtroops were just calledupon to complement thearresting PNP unit,” henoted.

In a text message atabout 3:00 p.m. to this re-porter on Monday, MayorOscar Rodriguez said:“Nag-apply na daw ng per-mit ang biosphere (the bio-sphere firm already ap-plied for business permit).He was referring to theUnited Kingdom-basedbiosphere developertasked to handle solidwaste management at thealleged open dumpsite inLara.

Rodriguez earlierblamed the Spectrum BlueSteel Corporation and itspartner, TGEG, for not op-erating the biosphereproject supposedly lastyear.

Rodriguez denied thatthere was open dumpsitein Lara, saying it’s a “re-sidual waste area.”

‘Lara dumpsite...’FROM PAGE 1 Punto tried to call Ro-

driguez at his cellphoneyesterday for his com-ments but it was turnedoff.

In a text message yes-terday morning, City Ad-ministrator Fer Caylaosaid Rodriguez was at-tending an affair of thePhilippine Navy in Manila.

A three-term mayor,Rodriguez is the presidentof the league of city may-ors in the country.

The biosphere gasifica-tion facility will help the cityin eliminating its problemswith wastes and energysince the technology con-verts solid wastes intoclean green energy, saidthe city government in astatement.

Rodriguez said the bio-sphere is expected to op-erate this year.

–Joey Pavia

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT& EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

GUAGUA, PAMPANGA

NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGEFINANCE CORPORATION (NHMFC),

Mortgagee,-versus- Frem Case No. G-11- 1961

CARLITO P. OROLFO married toERLINDA OROLFO.

Mortgagor/s,x—————————————————————————x

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALEWHEREAS, upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as

amended by Act 4118 filed by NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCECORPORATION (NHMFC), mortgagee, with postal address at 104Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, against mortgagor/s CARLITOP. OROLFO married to ERLINDA OROLFO with postal address at L 3 B1 Pasville Park Subd., Pulungmasle, Guagua, Pampanga/ Basa AirBase, Floridablanca, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtednessmentioned which as of November 30, 2010 amounts to ONE HUNDREDSEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY TWO PESOSAND 39/100 (P175,752.39) Philippine currency, and other obligations thatmay become due and demandable, plus the expenses of foreclosure, theClerk of Court & Ex-officio Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Guagua,Pampanga thru Sheriff Serafin M. Serrano, Jr. will sell at public auction on14th day of March, 2011 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafterat the entrance of the Hall of Justice, Regional Trial Court, Guagua,Pampanga to the highest bidder in Cash and in Philippine Currency thehere-in-below described real property with all existing improvementsthereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 255809-RA parcel of land ( Lot 3, Blk. 1 of the subd., plan Psd-03-

017563, being a portion of Lot 3, Psd-03-008228, LRC Rec.No.), situated in the Bo. Of Pulung Masle, Mun. Of Guagua,Prov. of Pamp. Bounded on the NE., along line 1-2 by Lot 4,Blk. 1 of the subd. plan; on the SE., along line 2-3 by Lot 5, Psd-03-008228 on the SW., along line 3-4 by Lot 2, Blk 1; on theNW., along line 4-1 by Road. Lot 1, both of the subd. plan. x xx x x Containing an area of TWO HUNDREDSIXTY (260) SquareMeters.

The Notice of Extra-Judicial Sale will be published in a newspaperof general circulation in the Province of Pampanga and Angeles City forthree (3) consecutive weeks and will be posted in three(3) conspicuouspublic places prior to the date of sale for the information of the public ingeneral and of the interested parties in particular.

Prospective bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselvesthe title of the above-described property and the encumbrances existingthereon if any there be.

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above –stated time and date.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date,it shall be held on March 21, 2011 also at 10:00 o’clock in the morning andat the same place mentioned above without further notice.

Guagua, Pampanga, February 02, 2011.

NORMITA R. MERCADOOIC- Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff

SERAFIN M. SERRANO, JR. Sheriff IV

PUNTO! Central Luzon: February 16, 23 & March 2, 2011

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

City of San Fernando, Pampanga

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT& EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

EF NO. 340-10 PUNTO C.L..

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended filed

by BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC. with its principal office addressat 24th Floor, BPI Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue Makati Cityagainst SPS. TOMAS L. TADEO and ALBERTA P. TADEO, with residenceand postal address at San Isidro, Cabanatuan City, and Lot 6, Ph. II,Dona Salome St., Lourdes Heights Subd. Bo. Del Rosario, San FernandoCity, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as ofDecember 15, 2009 amounts to FOUR HUNDRED FORTY EIGHTTHOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (Php 448, 250.00) Pesos excludingpenalties, charges, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, theundersigned Ex-Oficio Sheriff and/or her duly authorized Sheriff IV willsell at public auction on March 8, 2011 from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 N.N. and1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the main entrance of the RTC Bldg., City ofSan Fernando, Pampanga, to the highest bidder for CASH/or Manager’sCheck and in Philippines Currency, the following property with all theimprovement thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 342287-RA parcel of land ( Lot 6 of the cons. & subd. plan, Pcs.-035416-

004367, being a portion of Consolidated Lots 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23,25, Blk. 11, Pcs-03-002487, L.R.C. Rec. No. ) situated in the Bos.Of Del Rosario & Sindalan, Mun. of San Fdo., Prov. of Pamp. x xx containing an area ONE HUNDRED TWENTY NINE (129) SquareMeters.

“ 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 saiddate, it shall be held on March 15, 2011 without further notice.”

“ Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title hereinabove described and encumbrances therein, if any there be.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, January 30, 2011.

CcTOMAS & ALBERTA TADEO CARMELITO D. CATAJANSan Isidro, Cabanatuan City and Sheriff IVLot 6, Ph. II, Dona Salome St., Lourdes Heights Subd.Bo. Del Rosario, San Fernando City, Pampanga,

BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC. ATTY. JOSELEA Y. FLORIA24th Floor, BPI Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Clerk Of Court VIAvenue Makati City & Ex-Oficio Sheriff

PUNTO! Central Luzon: February 16, 23 & March 2, 2011

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURT THIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURTANGELES CITY

BDO LEASING AND FINANCE, INC.,Mortgagee, F.C. CASE NO. 2011-642

-versus- Extra-Judicial Foreclosure of REMunder Act. No. 3135 as amended

SPS. REYNALDO L. PINEDA ANDCHARMAINE G. PINEDAdoing business under the tradename/style “C’ ITALIAN DINING HALL”

Mortgagors,x——————————————————————————x

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALEUpon extra judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended

filed by the above-named Mortgagee against the Mortgagor, SPS.REYNALDO L. PINEDA AND CHARMAINE G. PINEDA doingbusiness under the trade name/style “C’ ITALIAN DINING HALL”with residence and postal address at # 12-13 Karina lane, ParadiseMansions, Angeles City and # 1210 Don Juico Avenue, Malabanias,Angeles City to satisfy the outstanding mortgaged debt which as ofDecember 30, 2010 amounts to TWENTY-SIX MILLION SIX HUNDREDSEVENTY ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINETY SIX PESOSAND FIVE CENTAVOS (P26,671,596.05) Philippine Currency,principal inclusive of penalty charges but exclusive of attorney’s fee,the expenses incurred in the filling of this foreclosure and other expensesand charges allowed by law, the undersigned Sheriff IV will sell atpublic auction on March 16, 2011 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning orsoon thereafter at the Regional Trial Court, Office of the Clerk ofCourt, located at 2nd Floor, Hall of Justice Building, PulungMaragul, Angeles City to the highest bidder for Cash and in PhilippineCurrency, the following parcels of land with all the improvements existingthereon, to wit:

T.C.T. NO. – 186349A parcel of land (Lot 2, Block 5 of the subd. plan (LRC)

Psd-23701, Sheet 1, being a portion of Lot 1-A-7 (LRC) Psd-22965, LRC Cad. Rec. No. 124), situated in the Barrio ofSantol, Municipality of Angeles, Province of Pampanga, Islandof Luzon. Bounded on the NE., points 2 to 3 by Road Lot 1; onthe SE., points 3 to 4 by Lot 3, Block 5; on the SW., points 4 to1 by Lot 11, Block 5, and on the NW., points 1 to 2 by Lot 1,Block 5, all of the subdivision plan. x x x containing an areaof ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FOUR (1,134) SQUARE METERS, more or less x x x

Prospective buyers/bidders may investigate for themselves theabove mentioned parcel/s of land for their information and protection.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the saiddate, it shall be held on March 23, 2011, at the same time and placewithout further notice.

Angeles City, February 9, 2011.

ELOY J. GADIASheriff IV

Copy Furnished:SPS. REYNALDO L. PINEDA#22-13 Karina Lane, Paradise Mansions,Angeles City and or

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PUNTO! Central Luzon: February 16, 23 & March 2, 2011

in the management of sol-id waste and the preser-vation of major river chan-nels in the city, includingthe Sapang Balen Creek,which is affected by thepollutants allegedly re-leased by DFI.

For his part, David saidhe and Pamintuan hadbeen used as “fronts anddisplay” during the bless-ing of the P2 million wastewater facility of the DFIlast August.

“Dealco thought mygroup would simply restafter praising them for final-ly building a water treat-ment required by theDENR. What the firm didn’tknow is that the SSBEAGwould continue monitoringthem,” David said.

The Alocoreza family-owned DFI won the con-tract to operate the slaugh-terhouse in 2007 during the

term of former Mayor Fran-cis “Blueboy” Nepo-muceno.

Joyce Alcoreza, DFIexecutive vice president,failed to reply for her com-ments. She gave her cell-phone number to Puntoduring the blessing of thewater treatment facility.However, she does not re-ply to calls and SMS textmessages since then.

Meanwhile, a pregnantwoman who lives near theslaughterhouse said “wesmell something bad mostof the time and it comesfrom the slaughterhouse.”

“The slaughterhousereleases pink-colored wa-ter which bubbles as itgoes out at the back por-tion of the place,” addedthe woman who was inter-viewed on Saturday duringan inspection led by theSSBEAG.

I dare say no!Knowing Charice na sobrang damot, I even doubt kung mabanbanggit niya casually ang produkto ni Joel Cruz.Maling tao si Charice to endorse a product. Una, hindi naman siya madalas ditto sa atin so if ever na banggitin man niya ang produkto walang epekto talaga.At si Charice, walang utang na loob. Parang nakalimutan na niyang sa ABS siya nagging Charice Pempengco. Na effort talaga ng network yung maraming

gimik para finally makarating siya sa Oprah gimik nila. Had it not been for ABS walang Charice na bibigyan ng standing ovation ang GMA 7.Take note of that, Charice! Magpasalamat ka naman kahit paano sa istasyong gumawa sa you.Samantala, tama lang pala na di na mabahala ang Eat Bulaga at magkampanya pa against the new noontime show of ABS. As it is, giba ang bagong show

ng ABS judging sa rating at komento ng maraming press people.

THINK GREEN I have seen a peaceful expression turn to anger as fast as a whip cracks, and so thelook on the face might mean less than what it seems to be. –Erica Eisdorfer,

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CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO – The provincial gov-ernment has facilitated therepatriation of the remainsof three Overseas FilipinoWorkers (OFWs) who diedrecently in three separateincidents in Kuwait andKingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Pampanga ActionCenter for Overseas Filipi-no Workers Concerns(PACOC) disclosed thatthe remains of JosephGaudencio S. Canilao, anative of Masantol townwho died in a vehicularaccident in Kuwait lastJanuary 12 was repatriat-ed and brought to his res-idence in barangay SanIsidro in San Simon lastFebruary 1.

Gov. Lilia “Baby” Pine-da created the PACOC tooversee the welfare ofOFWs and their families.

Michael M. Roque, an-other OFW from barangaySta. Cruz in Lubao whodied in a trailer accidentwhile on official duty in Riy-adh, Saudi Arabia lastDecember 21 was broughthome on January 27.

Ronaldo L.Bondoc’sremains, another OFWfrom Barangay Lagundi,Mexico who died due toheart attack in Gizan alsoin Saudi Arabia last Octo-ber 7, were repatriated lastFebruary 4.

Karen Dale, PACOC

DIED OF ACCIDENT, HEART ATTACK

PACOC brings home 3 OFWsadministrative assistant III,made this report as shestated that the action cen-ter is in close coordinationwith the Department ofForeign Affairs (DFA) andthe Overseas WorkersWelfare Administration(OWWA) headed by Re-gional Director SocorroCastro.

She acknowledgedthat the speedy repatria-tion of Canilao’s remainswas made possiblethrough the efforts of con-cerned government agen-cies and the utmost coop-eration of his employers.

“His remains were re-patriated in less than onemonth only,” Dale said.

At present, Dale ex-plained that the actioncenter follows-up the pro-vision of benefits due thedeparted OFWs from theOWWA.

Pineda, according toPACOC Head Maria ElizaRey M. Muñoz, providedfinancial help to the fami-lies of the deceasedOFWs.

She added that the pro-vincial government,through the PACOC, sentits formal condolences tothe bereaved families ofthe three dead OFWs.

Earlier, the action cen-ter also facilitated the re-patriation of two OFWSfrom Riyadh in the King-dom of Saudi Arabia to theirhometown in Lubao town.