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ANGELES CITY- League of City Mayors of the Philippines (LCMP) president and this

city’s Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan said here the barangay elections this October will not happen and that the government would then name offi cers-in-charge in barangays.

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No barangay polls in Oct, OICs to be named

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CLARK FREEPORT – It ends with Alexander S. Cauguiran.

That is the aspiration of for-mer mayor, former congressman Carmelo “Tarzan” F. Lazatin to retake the Angeles City mayor-ship anew.

Lazatin said he considered returning to politics “to put a stop to the corruption in the (current)

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LAZATIN X 3. Councilor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr. and 1st District Rep. Carmelo “Jonjon” Lazatin II in all-out support for their father former mayor Carmelo “Tarzan” Lazatin.

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city government.”“Kasi karumal-dumal ing ega-

naganang pamangawan da reng kekatang opisyal (Because every-thing that our offi cials are doing is gross),” he said. “If we love Ange-les, we should make a stand.”

“Pagawa kang malating build-ing, kailangan mamye kapamu (If you construct even a small build-ing, you fi rst have to give them something),” he lamented.

However, Lazatin said he will not run for mayor anymore if Alex Cauguiran is in the running. “Nung y Pareng Alex ing tagal, eku tagal. Magaling yang masya-du y Pareng Alex (If Pareng Alex is in the running I will not run. Pareng Alex is too good),” he re-marked.

Cauguiran currently sits as president-CEO of the Clark Inter-

MABALACAT CITY -- The city government en-gineer here has defi ed an order of newly-as-sumed Mayor Crisosto-mo Garbo to report to work with two miss-

Mab’t eng’r defi es 24-hour deadline to show up with missing computersGhost employees uncovered

ing computers alleged-ly containing records of infrastructure projects of the local government since 2014.

In a text to Punto yesterday morning (July

20), Garbo said engi-neer Ronald Canlapan had not complied with his 24-hour ultimatum is-sued last Monday.

Earlier in the News@Hues forum of the Pam-panga Press Club at Park Inn by Radisson

Clark, Garbo also said he has ordered a probe of ghost casual and job order (JO) employees under his disqualifi ed predecessor Mayor Ma-rino Morales, as he not-ed that after his order for

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CLARK FREEPORT – Newly-installed Mabala-cat City Mayor Crisosto-mo C. Garbo has hit the ground running with health services as his main focus.

Garbo, who is bare-ly three weeks in of-fi ce, said he has already completed his medical specialists’ team which include two general sur-geons, two orthopedic surgeons, two ophthal-mologists, a nephrolo-gists who also caters di-alysis patients, and an oncologist for cancer pa-tients.

Garbo bares plans for Mabalaqueños

Garbo, who fi nished a degree in medicine, said the sangguniang panlungsod has allotted P10 million for hospital

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ANGELES CITY- The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said yesterday farmers na-tionwide are “preparing for the worst” in the sec-ond year of the Duterte administration.

“We have seen a pre-view of the worst things to come. We know what to do – we fi ght and de-fend our rights, now and always,” KMP said in a statement yesterday.

Newly elected KMP chairman Danilo Ramos

Amid 2nd Duterte SONA, farmers brace for ‘worst’

said “things are taking a turn for the worse under Duterte.”

“His fi rst year was marked with unfulfi lled promises, promotion of neoliberal policies and militarism. His decla-ration of Martial Law in Mindanao is enough rea-son for people to mobi-lize and protest his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 24,” he said.

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READING DAY. SM Olongapo assistant mall manager Ana Lorraine Azucena opens the National Children’s Book Reading Day celebration at the mall with the participation of New Asinan Elementary School students and teachers. –SMOL

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SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — All appears quiet at the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) in the past few days, as of-fi cials and employees alike await Malacañang decision on the leadership row that pitted its head of agency against its chief executive offi cer.

Workers at the Subic agen-cy said on Monday that they have no inkling on who is go-ing to stay as top offi cial after business locators and con-cerned local government units called for President Duterte’s intervention to settle the issue.

“Between chairman Martin Diño and administrator Wil-

SBMA awaiting Palace verdict on leadership issuema Eisma, we still don’t know who’s going to be chosen by President Digong,” said a fe-male utility worker at Bldg. 229, the agency’s main offi ce along the Waterfront Road here.

“But of course, we want somebody who can manage the SBMA well and really has malasakit for the Subic Free-port, and one who can relate with foreign investors and rep-resent Subic with dignity and pride,” said the employee who asked not to be named.

Still, the management of the SBMA, which prides itself for the high morale and excel-lent work ethic of its employ-ees, said that the agency is

going through its businesses and services as usual.

“We are all awaiting the President’s verdict, whatev-er it will be, but that doesn’t mean the world has stopped revolving over here,” said ad-ministrator Eisma, a lawyer who started with the SBMA as a volunteer in 1992. “Our em-ployees continue to work hard; we in the management like-wise continue to work hard, and it’s a busy schedule for ev-erybody on the ground.”

Eisma herself had been to Taiwan the other week to make a pitch for the Philippine government at the Philippine Investment Promotion Plan (PIPP) Investment Roadshow

in Taipei and Taichung City.“Despite the leadership is-

sue here, the SBMA has, in fact, been doing well,” Eisma said. “So well, perhaps, that even chairman Diño, who has been criticizing the SBMA and describing it as on the verge of fi nancial collapse, had late-ly announced to the media our accomplishments in terms of revenue, investments, jobs, exports, and other economic indicators.”

Eisma also said that de-spite the uncertainty of retain-ing her SBMA post, she has faith that whatever President Duterte’s decision will be, it would be for the best of the Subic agency.

“If it’s chairman Diño who’d be chosen, then I’ll gladly go quietly into the night, so to speak, because after all I’m just here to serve Subic, which is my home and the home of my fellow volunteers,” she said.

“On the other hand, if Pres-ident Duterte chooses me to stay, then he can be sure that I’d give the best of what I learned and experienced in the private sector to bring the SBMA and the Subic Freeport to their rightful place as cat-alysts of economic develop-ment and inclusive growth in the community,” Eisma added.

The leadership tussle be-

tween Diño and Eisma, who are both Duterte appointees, started last May when Diño is-sued Administrative Order No. 01-2017, which interfered and encroached upon the duties of the Administrator and CEO, as well as on the board’s over-sight functions.

Diño had also quarreled with the OIC-administrator that Malacañang had appointed before Eisma.

The SBMA confl ict sparked an investigation by the House of Representative on Execu-tive Order No. 340, which sep-arated the position and func-tions of the SBMA chairman from that of the SBMA admin-istrator, who was originally the sole appointee under Republic Act 7227, or the Bases Con-version and Development Act of 1992.

Lately, business locators in Subic had asked Malacañang to intervene, and called for the appointment of a capable ad-ministrator-chairman to lead the SBMA.

Before this, seven lo-cal government executives around the Subic Bay Free-port had expressed support to Eisma in the ongoing leader-ship tussle and decried Diño for making “a series of inap-propriate, unfi tting, baseless and disruptive actions” that adversely aff ected the SBMA.

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PALAYAN CITY - Crime inci-dents in Nueva Ecija have de-creased by 5.5 percent from January to mid-June this year, a ranking police offi cial said.

Supt. Angel Bondoc, dep-uty director for operations of the Nueva Ecija police provin-cial offi ce (NEPPO) said police have recorded 978 crime inci-dents as against the 1,036 in-cidents in the same period of last year.

Bondoc made the report amid the province’s relentless drive against illegal drugs in response to President Duter-te’s all-out drug war.

Of the crimes reported, Bondoc, said theft was the highest at 231, followed by physical injuries with 230 and

Crime down in NErobbery, 200. Carnapping was placed at 134; rape, 90; mur-der, 81 and homicide, 12.

Cabanatuan City, the most urban locality in Nueva Ecija, had the highest number of in-cidents, followed by San Jose City and the municipality of Ta-lavera, police reported.

Police observed that theft usually happen in the after-noon in unattended apart-ments and subdivisions.

Senior Supt. Antonio Yar-ra, provincial police director, said theft incidents may be ris-ing because drug pushers who can no longer continue in their illicit trade are “doing every-thing to get money.”

But police, he said, will not take them sitting down as measures are being done to address such crimes.

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OLONGAPO CITY - A former policeman and two cohorts were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Barret-to here. .

Station 6 OIC commander Senior Inspector Era Llenado Torre identifi ed the suspects as Arsenio Segundo y Geta-lado, 38, former policeman assigned at IG/NCRPO and presently residing at Purok 2, Burgos Ramon, Isabela; Ed-gar Gapasin y Gulaton, 43, of Purok 4, San Isidro, Subic, Zambales, and Herriet Sundig y De Vera, 27, of Catbangin, San Fernando, La Union.

The suspects were caught selling shabu worth P200 to a

police poseur-buyer.Police said that upon their

arrest, Segundo introduced himself as a member of PNP, assigned at IG/NCRPO, but recovered from him were three heat-sealed transpar-ent plastic sachets containing suspected shabu amounting to P600, one seven-inch knife, and one expired PNP ID.

Recovered from Gapasin were three transparent plastic sachets containing suspect-ed shabu with street value of P600, and one stainless ice pick tucked on his waist along with the P200 buy-bust money.

The suspects were all locked up in jail facing charges for violation of RA 9165 before the City Prosecutor’s Offi ce.

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LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS --- Nagsanib puwersa ang mga bayan ng Malolos, Calumpit, Paombong, Hagonoy, Bu-lakan, Obando sa Bulacan kasama ang Masantol at Ma-cabebe sa Pampanga para sa rehabilitasyon ng kailugan para labanan ang papalalang problema sa pagbaha.

Matatandaan na ka-makailan lamang ay inirerekla-mo na ng mga residente sa Hagonoy at maging Masantol ang papatinding problema ng pagbaha kahit wala pang nar-

8 BAYAN SA PAMPANGA, BULACAN

Sanib-puwersa kontra pagbahaaranasang malakas na bagyo.

Dahil dito ay binuo ng mga alkalde sa naturang mga bayan ang Alyansa ng mga Baybaying Bayan ng Bulacan at Pampanga, at lumagda sa isang memorandum of agree-ment para sa sabayang reha-bilitasyon ng mga kailugan sa kani-kanilang mga bayan para maiwasan ang pagbaha at cli-mate change.

Ayon kay Malolos City May-or Christian Natividad, kasama sa gagawing fl ood control pro-gram ay ang pagkakaroon ng mga palaisdaan at pagtatanim ng mga bakawan na nagsisil-

bing proteksyon sa malalaking alon at pag-aalis ng mga infor-mal settlers sa kahabaan ng kailugan.

Kasama din ang dredging at pag-aalis ng mga basura sa mga ilog na naging sanhi ng siltation.

Inaasahan na ang pagbuo ng programang ito ay siyang magiging tugon laban sa mga pagbaha sa lalawigan lalo na kapag may malalakas na bagyo at pagpapakawala ng tubig mula sa mga dam na nagpapa-lubog sa walong nabanggit na mga bayan gaya ng bagyong Pedring noong 2013.

CLARK, PAMPANGA – Park Inn by Radisson Clark is proud to announce that it has been recognized by the TripAdvisor® community with the 2017 Certifi cate of Excellence.

This accolade, which honors hospitality ex-cellence, is accorded to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding travelers’ re-views on TripAdvisor, and is extended to qual-ifying businesses worldwide.

“Being recognized with TripAdvisor Certif-icate of Excellence in just more than a year in operation is a true source of pride for the team at Park Inn by Radisson Clark. We would like to thank our valued guests for the

Park Inn by Radisson Clark TripAdvisor Certifi cate of Excellence Award

great reviews on TripAdvisor,” said Zeny Alca-ntara, general manager, Park Inn by Radisson Clark. “The accolade is a remarkable vote of confi dence to our business and our continued commitment to excellence by bringing color to life”

The Certifi cate of Excellence takes into account quality, quantity and timeliness of re-views submitted by travelers on TripAdvisor over a 12-month period. To qualify, a business must maintain an overall TripAdvisor bubble rating of at least four out of fi ve, have a mini-mum number of reviews and must have been listed on TripAdvisor for at least 12 months.

PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • JULY 20 - 22, 2017 • THURSDAY - SATURDAY

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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – A four-lane, 16-kilometer toll road on the west lateral FVR Megadike will soon be constructed at a cost of P1 billion.

The road project is seen to de-congest the busy Manibaug-Sta. Cruz Road as well as the San Fer-nando-Angeles Road, according to its main proponent former Porac mu-nicipal councilor and Philippine Mu-nicipal Councilors League-Pampan-ga Chapter president Mike Tapang.

COMING SOON

P1-B 4-lane road on west lateral megadikeThe project will be undertaken by

public-private partnership (PPP) with Chinese investor Inquina Develop-ment Corp., he said.

On Monday, Tapang presented to Gov. Lilia G. Pineda the plans for the project which only requires a resolu-tion coming from the provincial gov-ernment that the project is feasible and viable.

Tapang said the road, once com-pleted, will be passable to all types of vehicles. It will start from Porac town and connect to the Gapan-San Fer-

nando-Olongapo Road, a distance of 16 kilometers.

Vehicles coming from Subic can either pass though the Porac exit of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac expressway (SCTEx) and into the planned toll road leading to Bacolor instead of go-ing all the way to Clark.

The road project has already been endorsed by 2nd District Rep. Glo-ria Macapagal-Arroyo, according to Tapang.

The project will include engineer-ing intervention on the megadike as

well as site development, with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) as the sole au-thority over the road right-of-way, he added.

Tapang said he completed the concept paper of the project in 2010 as municipal councilor and president of the Pampanga Quarry Truckers Association.

But as early as 2008 during the time of Gov. Ed Panlilio, Tapang al-ready made the proposal but was heavily criticized for it.

Capt. Sam Avila (R), Cebu Pacifi c vice president of fl ight operations, shows Cebu Pacifi c pilots the features of the iPad Electronic Flight Bag (EFB), which will digitize fl ight charts, maps and other information pilots need to have in-fl ight. The carrier began rolling out the iPad EFBs to Cebgo ATR pilots last week and expects to distribute the devices to CEB Airbus pilots in the coming weeks.

LEADING Philippine air-line Cebu Pacifi c Air (PSE: CEB) has started to roll-out 5th Generation iPad devic-es for its pilots, as it begins to invest in paperless cock-pit technology. The iPad will contain the pilots’ Electronic Flight Bags (EFB), an infor-mation management device that will helps fl ight crews perform tasks necessary to fl y and navigate an aircraft.

CEB has started to equip pilots of its ATR aircraft fl eet with the iPad EFBs last week. The ATRs are fl own under CEB subsidiary Cebgo and are mainly used for inter-is-land routes across the Phil-ippines. An initial 70 pilots were equipped with the iPad EFBs, with the carrier target-ing to equip all 120 ATR pilots by July 13, 2017.

On the other hand, anoth-er 700 CEB pilots, or those fl ying the Airbus fl eet, will be equipped with the iPad EFBs over the next few weeks. The investment in the iPad EFBs forms part of the PHP24 Billion capital expenditure (CAPEX) earmarked by CEB for 2017.

“CEB operates one of the world’s youngest fl eet of ATR 72-600 aircraft, which is

Cebu Pacifi c moves towards paperless cockpitCebgo pilots equipped with iPads for EFBs

probably the most technologi-cally advanced turbo-prop cur-rently in commercial service. To complement the ATR, our investment in the iPad EFB aligns with our goal of opera-tional excellence through the introduction of systems that enhance safety and effi cien-cy in fl ight operations. With the EFB iPad, aircraft perfor-mance software and aeronau-tical charts are readily avail-able, fl ight plans are constant-ly updated, and aircraft docu-mentation and procedures are easily accessed; this is import-ant when time critical deci-sions need to be made and ex-ecuted in the fl ight deck,” said Capt. Sam Avila, Cebu Pacifi c Vice President for Flight Oper-ations.

“iPad EFBs will also help us reduce our environmental footprint and manage our op-erational costs. Traditional-ly, fl ight manuals, charts, and other documentation used by pilots are all on paper— these paper documents weigh any-where from 30 to 50 pounds. Going paperless will reduce our cumulative aircraft fuel burn, and consequently our carbon emissions.”

The iPad EFBs display a variety of aviation data such

as weather patterns, maps and charts; and perform ba-sic calculations like fuel con-sumption. These are also en-hanced with navigation and situational awareness capa-bilities to simplify prepara-tion and in-fl ight procedures, which are critical during times of high congestion or poor visibility. Moreover, CEB’s iPad EFBs come with a dock-ing system that allow for seamless and fast synching and downloading of data to multiple devices.

Initial estimates indicate that CEB would save an es-timated 50,000 sheets of pa-per per year from the full im-plementation and use of the iPad EFBs. Added to the re-duced weight of hard copy manuals in the cockpit, this would translate to a 17 ton reduction in Carbon (CO2) emissions and a fi ve (5) ton cut in fuel consumption.

CEB and Cebgo fl y to 37 domestic and 26 internation-al destinations, with over 104 routes spanning Asia, Aus-tralia, the Middle East, and USA. The CEB network oper-ates fl ights out of six strategi-cally placed hubs in the Phil-ippines: Clark, Davao, Kali-bo, Cebu, Iloilo and Manila.

ANGELES CITY - The city government led by Mayor Ed-gardo Pamintuan has formally inaugurated the Angeles City Agyu Tamu Emergency and Disaster Command Center (ACATEDCC), Wednesday at the City Hall.

The P70-M ACATEDCC serves as an integrated de-partment of coordinating bod-ies on matters of public safe-ty, emergency response, and law enforcement. It is powered with the latest technologies from the leaders in informa-tion and telecommunications equipment and services, Hua-wei and Converge ICT Solu-tions.

According to Mayor Pa-mintuan, the facility is the fi rst of its kind in the province, if not the region, that is designed to monitor real-time activities in the vicinity, particularly the streets of Angeles City.

Housed inside the for-mer Sangguniang Panlung-sod Session Hall, Pamintuan sees the ACATEDCC as an additional aid in furthering the city’s programs on traffi c man-agement, disaster mitigation, and crime reduction.

“This command center aims to help ease the Peace and Order situation of the city which will suppress, solve, and reduce criminal activities, monitor the traffi c conditions, and give quick response to emergencies and disasters,” said Mayor Pamintuan.

ACATEDCC is equipped with the latest technologies in surveillance as it features more than 87 high-defi nition closed circuit television (HD-CCTV) cameras with facial recognition technology, night vision capabilities, zoom-in and zoom-out features, and other modern technical speci-fi cations that can provide clear visuals even in low light con-ditions.

The command post also utilizes an intelligent video analytic software which al-lows the local government to closely monitor movements in main road networks, intersec-tions, entries and exits to the city, highly populated areas like schools, business centers, religious centers, public mar-kets, government buildings, and the heritage district on a 24/7 basis.

AC opens new, state-of-the-art

command centerNot less than 20 well-

trained personnel, IT special-ists, and technical administra-tors are assigned to man the command center through shift-ing.

Dennis Uy, Chief Execu-tive Offi cer of Converge ICT Solutions, who was born and raised in Angeles City stated that the project is his way of paying back and sharing his resources and expertise to the people of Angeles. Uy prom-ised further that he will, in the near future, connect all the 33 barangays to the internet and will roll down new facilities to provide faster but cheaper in-ternet service.

“This is my way of giving back to the city. I pledge my full support to Mayor Pamintu-an in making Angeles the next “Smart City” in the country through the use of the best technology from Converge,” Uy said.

In his capabilities as the National President of the League of Cities of the Philip-pines (LCP), Mayor Pamintu-an wants the project to be rep-licated throughout the coun-try as he urged neighboring towns and cities to also build their own command center.

“We should not discount public safety and order espe-cially now that we are expe-riencing security crisis. If this would be imitated by the cities, the country will have a stron-ger and effi cient method in solving and preventing crimes and misconduct.

Among those who attend-ed the inauguration were Clark Development Corpora-tion Chairman Jose De Jesus, Clark International Airport Cor-poration Chairman Alexander Cauguiran, PRO-3 RD PC-Supt. Aaron Aquino, Mayors Oscar Malapitan of Caloocan, Cris Garbo of Mabalacat City, Nestor Alvarez of Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija; Ambro-cio Cruz of Guiguinto, Bulacan; Jopet Inton of Hermosa, Bata-an and Rolen Paulino of Olon-gapo City. Huawei Technology Phil. President Jacky Gao also graced the occasion. The in-auguration was capped with a tour of the facility led by Pa-mintuan and Dennis Uy, with an actual simulation exercise organized by the Angeles City Police Offi ce. –Angeles CIO

PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • JULY 20 - 22, 2017 • THURSDAY - SATURDAY

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Opinion

Lest we forget…

It has been 7 years

and 8 months since

the Ampatuan Massacre.

Still, NO JUSTICE

to the 58 victims,

32 of them media workers.

Full circleENTERTAINING, TO say the least of SunStar-Pampanga’s banner story of the Arayat local government unit seriously considering to fi le libel raps against ABS-CBN rising out of the network’s primetime series FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano.

“Ipinapakita nila na kuta kami ng mga terorista, na ang Mt. Arayat ay kuta ng mga terorista. Hindi lang dito sa Pilipinas, pati sa ibang bansa pinapalabas ang ‘Ang Probinsyano’ kaya ‘yung mga kababayan namin tumatawag sa amin (The (show) is depicting our town as a terrorists’ lair, that Mt. Arayat is a haven of terrorists. The show is aired not just in the Philippines but outside of the country that is why a lot of our townmates are calling us),” so was Mayor Emmanuel “Bon” Alejandrino quoted in the SSP story.

Recent episodes of the show dealt with a fi ctional terror group nesting in Mt. Arayat which, Alejandrino said, portrayed his town as a “haven or breeding ground for terrorists and hoodlums.”

This, the mayor lamented, “smeared the reputation of Arayat as a wholesome and peaceful town,” and negated his administration’s strides in erasing “the stigma of Arayat as home of terrorists.”

The sangguniang bayan earlier passed a resolution condemning FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano for its “reckless portrayal of the town” that “has caused not only the local government unit in a state of distress but also the Provincial Government of Pampanga.”

Alejandrino thus slammed former Pampanga governors Lito and Mark Lapid, making their showbiz comeback after disastrous losses in the last polls as protagonists in the series: the father as chief, the son as foot soldier of the terror group.

Raged Alejandrino at the Lapids: “Wala silang malasakit sa bayan namin at sa buong Pampanga. Sana sila mismo kinontra nila dahil dati silang nanungkulan dito at dapat alam nila ang totoong sitwasyon dito at kung ano ang magiging epekto ng palabas sa bayan namin (They have the least concern for our town and for the whole of Pampanga. They themselves should have opposed (the bad portrayal of Arayat) as they once served here and are supposed to know the real situation and how the show will aff ect our town).”

De-LapidationNo karmic cycle maybe, but full circle

certainly have gone the Lapids, as well as Alejandrino, here.

The dilapidation of Pampanga by the infamous quarry scam in the nine years of

the Bida ng Masa and the single term of his hijo at the Capitol, whereby the provincial coff ers dwindled even as private estates and mansions with fl eets of luxurious vehicles escalated in Porac, came to a full stop with the de-Lapidation of the province in 2007, at the ascendancy of the Reverend Governor, Eddie T. Panlilio, who, in his very fi rst day in offi ce collected P1 million in quarry revenues. Defi nitively impacting there the graft and corruption in the Lapids’ collection of P115.6 million in 11 years. Do your math now: all it takes is three months and 11 days for Among Ed to equal the Lapids’ 11-year quarry (non)performance.

Returning to their showbiz home ground, albeit on the aptly named idiot box, Lapid and son – if we take Alejandrino’s drift – are back devastating Pampanga anew. The image of peace and prosperity of Pampanga shattered by that nationally televised and internationally beamed, if only fi ctional, terrorist lair in Mt. Arayat.

For Alejandrino, the real has come all too reel. Of art imitating life, all too perversely.

It was not in the fastness of the mountains that I interviewed the then-supremo of the Hukbong Mapagpalaya ng Bayan in the 1980s, but Mt. Arayat historically stood as the sanctuary of revolutionaries.

And Alejandrino was engaged in a revolution, his HMB though outsized, out-popularized, and out-propagandized by its splinter group the New People’s Army.

But no terror group was his – being masa-based rather than massacring, mostly agri-engaged, socially-grounded, even constructing village chapels, resorting to the gun “only in the pursuit of justice for the people.”

(How did I know? I had full access to the supremo. So, that when Alejandrino was presented to the media after his capture by the then-provincial PC commander Col. EQ Fernandez, I was promptly taken in for interrogation soon as he acknowledged my presence.)

Come to think of it now, more than the smear on his town and Pampanga, what drew the ire of Alejandrino against FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano is its utter perversion of the part Mt. Arayat has played in our history.

The redoubt of revolutionary movements degraded into a terrorist lair! Sheer sacrilege.

ON JULY 20, 1826, Margari-ta Roxas de Ayala, one of the Philippines’ greatest business-women, and founder of La Concordia College, was born in San Miguel, Manila.

She was the eldest child of Domingo Roxas founder of Casa Roxas, and Maria Sat-urnina Ubaldo, a Spaniard. During her early life she suf-fered great indignity and in-justice when her father was incarcerated three times. The Spanish colonial authorities suspected that her father was a sympathizer of the Filipino cause.

Don Domingo one of the earliest industrialists of the Philippines, was an advocate for liberal reforms. He died in prison in 1843.

Assuming control of her fa-ther’s company, Margarita ac-quired her vast wealth as she diversifi ed into real estate, mining, and alcohol produc-tion.

She was married to her fa-ther’s partner Don Antonio de Ayala, a Spaniard from the Basque region of Alava de Ayala, Spain. Don Antonio de Ayala was one of the fi rst di-rectors of Banco Español-Fil-ipino de Isabel II currently known as Bank of the Philip-pine Islands.

Margarita Roxas de Ayala became the foremost philan-thropist of her time, donating her own summer residence called La Concordia in San-ta Ana, Manila in 1868 to the Colegio de la Concordia which

survives to this day as La Con-cordia College.

The school upon her in-struction was staff ed by a Spanish order of nuns, the Sis-ters of Charity, and dedicated to educating and giving schol-arships to marginalized wom-en.

She died on November 1, 1869 at age 43 leaving Don Antonio to run the company until his death in 1876. They had three daughters. The fi rst daughter Carmen Roxas de Ayala would marry her cousin Don Pedro Pablo Roxas and their daughter Margarita Rox-as de Ayala y Roxas would later marry Eduardo Soriano. They would become the par-ents of San Miguel Corporation industrialist Andres Soriano.

Margarita Roxas de Ayala is born in San Miguel, Manila

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Pass It ForwardDon Allan Dinio

OpinionNapag-uusapanLangFelix M. Garcia

Alin ngakaya talaga?

TALIWAS sa isyu na sinundan nitona kaugnay ng balitang diumanoay ang Kinatawan ng bawat distritoang may ‘power’ para pumili kung sino

Sa nalalapit na pagpiling gagawin na maging ‘OIC barangay chair’ natin,sakali’t ang plano ng ating butihingPangulo ang siyang dapat pairalin

Kung saan ang mga ‘incumbent’ Kapitansa lahat ng bayan sa’ting kapuluanay ibababa na sa panunungkulanmatapos ang ‘terms of offi ce’ ng mga ‘yan

At imbes ‘barangay election’ ang dapatganapin, gaya ng mga nakalipasay ‘by appointment’ na ang ipatutupadkasama pati na ang mga Kagawad

Iyan ayon sa’ting bagong impormasyonna nakalap d’yan sa loob ng ConventionCenter ng Kingsborough ay hindi totoongang mauupo ay ‘appointees’ ng Solon Kundi manggagaling umano sa kampomismo nitong ating mahal na Panguloang posible niyang atasan siguropara maghanap ng kanyang ipupuesto.

Kung saan di lamang syempre basta na langi-‘appoint’ nito ang magiging Kapitan,Kagawad at iba pang manunungkulan,kundi daraan sa prosesong maselan.

Kung saan maaring malaman kung sinong maaatasang pumili ng taona karapatdapat ilagay sa puesto,makikila sa kabarangay mismo.

At dahilan na rin sa ‘by appointment’ naitong pagpili sa marapat talagana maging Kapitan at makakasama,burado nang tiyak ang lumang sistema

Na kung saan itong mga malalakingpamilya lamang ang ika nga’y palagingpanalo laban sa kahit na doblihinang bilang di sapat ‘for uncontested win’

Kaya suma total, syempre parating ‘won’ang mga maykaya lamang o madatongitong madalas ay tuwing tatlong taonang halihinan sa iisang posisyon.

Pero kagaya riyan ng gustong mangyarisa ‘barangay level’ ni Digong Duterte,na ang mauupo ay pawang ‘appointee,’yan sa ganang atin mas makabubuti.

Kaya maaring masabing taliwaso kabaligtaran sa sinundang labasng isinulat ko ‘coz it turns out may nota Cong nor an LGU can possibly act’.

Since no one according to reliable sourceHas so far been given a power to appointA barangay captain or any other postBut, except one who may be a President’s choice.

Kaya, kayong sabi ay mga ‘appointees’ni Cong, mag-obserba muna at makinigsa ‘reliable news’ sa ating paligidbago maniwala sa anumang tsismis. Dahilan na rin sa higit na maugongang isyu na dili’t iba ang PangulongDigong ang tutungo sa lahat ng rehiyonpara mag-‘assign’ ng dapat makatulong?!

The wealth behind... loose change, barya, kusing-kusing...LOOSE CHANGE, barya, kusing-kusing...who really likes them? Not you! The beggars and street kids? Are you crazy!!! “PANAGKASAN da ka o ibuga dala keka”, so please don’t do it!

But let’s fi gure this out and the math without a calculator. Ready... Kusing-kusing... ing pisasabyan - one way to make good profi ts most of the Fastfoods keti, McDo, Jollibee, Burger King, Chow King and many more - edala bibye deng sukli mu.

Diyos me... One thousand P.50 centavos is P500 and in 30 days that is P15,000 (in 12 months that is almost P200,000 based on 1,000 customers a day - that’s almost half a MILLION - pag twice the number of customers nila a day) - pure profi ts and no tax!!! Nasaan ang BIR dito? This is a lot of untax money!

Eto subukan mo, if your bill is P110.30 try to give the cashier P110 only then leave quickly. Lucky you if she won’t call the Security Guard on you. Guard! Buisit!!!

SM is the only one in this country that will give you loose change...mga bago pa yung .25 centavos nila! “Sukli ku, Koya!”

Miparayu tamu king pisasabyan keni, but truly amazing. Reng magpalimos naman dinan mong barya nuko PANAGKASANAN daka!!! Baka ibato pa sa iyo ito!

Some years ago, after arriving at the Manila International Airport, a young boy about the age of 7, kept bugging me and asking for money. So I told my nephew to give him some change.

My nephew did and gave him a fi ve-peso coin. To my shock, the boy threw the coin infront of me. I guess he was mad and was expecting more than fi ve pesos or dollar bills since I was one of the arriving Balikbayans at that time.

Logic should dictate to Central Bank of the Philippines not to make or circulate these coins. I bet you, none of the employees of Central Bank have “barya o kusing-kusing” in their pockets!

On the other hand, why don’t these fast foods round up their prices to the nearest peso amount - nung P57.40 ya gawan deng P58.00, nung P159.60 ya, gawan da niya mung P160.00 eda ca rin suklian!!!

The obvious reason behind it is to make it look like that you are buying their food cheaper but not really. If they do that, at least there’s no magic in their mathematical calculations when they give you the receipt not matching your change because they minus the loose change, of course - they keep it.

Hello, Store Managers of Fast Foods, you don’t have to be a rocket scientist or a college grad to fi gure that!

“Boss, eme cacalingwan ing SUKLI cu, sali cung calesa next year!!!” Security! “Hindi binigay yung sukli ko!”

PAANO BA ang tamang pag-didisiplina sa mgabata kung ito ay nasapaaralan o nasa-bahay. ? Ano ang narararapat gawin ng isang guro magulang kapag ang isang bata ay nag-kamali.?

Ang mga katanungang ito ay pang-araw na pang-araw na nagaganap o nararanasan ng isang guro kung pano ang gagawin na narararapat sa ba-tas at makataong pagdidisipli-na sa mga bata.

May mga tamang paraan kung paano ang tinatawag na positibong pagdidsiplinana may kaakibat na responsibli-dad bilang magulang o pan-galawang magulang sa mga bata.

Ano ang kaibahan ng paru-sa sa disiplina? – Ang paru-sa ay tungkol sa pagpigil ng mga bata sa pamamagitan ng takot. - Angdisiplina ay tungkol sa pagkatuto ng mga bata na magkaroon ng saril-ing paniningdigan at respe-to sa sarili. Natututuhan ng mga bata ang bawa’t kilos ay nagkakaroon nang apekto sa kapwa kaya kailangang isipin mabuti bago gumawa ng mga pasiya.

Ang mabuting disiplina ay hindi tungkol sa pananampal, pamamalo,panghahampas,o

Responsableng pagdidisiplina sa mga mag-aaral

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kahit anong uring parusang pisikal. Paano ang disipli-na sa Paaralan? - Lahat ng paaralan ay may kaniya kani-yang batas na kailangang sun-din ng mag-aaral, empleyado at bisita. - Kung hindi mo alam ang mga batas na ito, alamin sa inyong paaralan. Kung ma-hirap unawain, huminging tu-long upang ito’y mapaliwanag sa iyo at iyong anak. – Merong konsekwensiya ang hindi pagsunod ng mag-aaral sa mga batas na ito. – Kapag ang isang mag-aaral ay lumabag sa mga seryoso ng batas kat-ulad ng pakikipag-away,”bul-lying”, o pagdala ng armas sa paaralan, ang konsekwensiya ay mas mahigpit. –

Ang pag-disiplina sa paaralan ay hindi kailanman tungkol sa pananampal o pa-nanakit ng bata..Ano ang ibang paraan sa parusang pisi-kal? – Magbigay ng maikling “timeout” o oras na mapag-isa hanggang sa ang bata ay mapanatag. Pagkatapos, bi-gyan ng oras para pag-usa-pan at lutasin ang problema. – Tanggalin ang mga pag-babawal katulad halimbawang pagkaila sa mga gawaing ika-sasaya ng bata.

Ang pagkilala o pagtaguyod sa positibong pagdidisiplina ay

kinakailangan upang mapabu-ti ang kalagayan ng mag-aaral sa loob ng paaralan.

Ang pagkilala sa kamalian ng hindi nilalapatan ng pisikal na parusa ay makabubuti.Hin-di ang paglapat ng kaparusah-an ang solusyon kundi ang pa-guusap at pagtatama sa mali ang kinakailangan.

Tignan ang palagi kung na ang makabubuti sa pagbata, kung paano niya mapapay-abong an gang kanyang sa-rili. Pagkatapos ng pagkilala sa kamalian ay hindi pweding lapatan ng pananakit.

Hindi lamang pisikal ng bata ang maaring masaktan kundi nang kanyang kalooban n magdudulot ng negatibong resulta sa buong pagkakata-on ng bata. Hindi nation ito ninanais, bilang magulang o pangalawang magulang, kail-angan ang pang-unawa, pagk-ilala sa bata , at ito ay kaakibat na responsibilidad

Ang Positibong pagdi-disiplina ay magbubunga ng positibong resulta. Hindi kailanman magbubunga ng magan daang pananakit ng pisikal at pananankit ng kaloo-ban.

JULIET Y. NUQUIT"%#&"' III

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(Unsolicited contributions here are unedited, unabridged, as is.Errors in grammar, syntax, etc, solely the writer’s. -- Editor)

It is as hard to see one’s self as to look backwards without turning around. –Henry David Thoreau

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CLARK FREEPORT -- Clark Development Corp. (CDC) chairman Jose de Jesus said he told CDC president-CEO Noel Manakil, who went on leave after Pres. Dute-rte linked him to anoma-lies, to report to work af-ter he was cleared of the allegations.

De Jesus said an in-vestigative team, led by Bases Conversion Development Authori-

MANANKIL ‘UNBLEMISHED’

Probe team clears CDC prexy tagged by Duterte in anomalies

ty (BCDA) chairman Vi-cencio Dizon, cleared Manankil of reports that he had tried to bilk P2 million each from inves-tors in this freeport.

“I received last Mon-day the letter from the in-vestigating team clearing Noel from any wrongdo-ing. Last Tuesday, I told him to report to work, so he went back to work Tuesday afternoon,” De Jesus told Punto.

De Jesus described Manakil as “unblem-

ished” and “an asset to the CDC.” He noted that apart from CDC employ-ees who came out with a statement attesting to the integrity and hones-ty of Manankil, at least eight investors also in-dividually came out with statements denying alle-gations against him.

Manakil rose from the ranks as an ordinary em-ployee of the CDC since the state fi rm was estab-lished in 1994 in this for-mer US air force base.

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BALANGA CITY -- The Catholic Bishops Con-ference of the Philip-pines’ Episcopal Com-mission on Migrants and Itinerant People (CBCP-ECMI) has ex-pressed full support to the issuance of I-DOLE to overseas Filipino workers.

“We recommend to our OFWs to avail them-selves of it. We appre-ciate the caring eff orts and concerns of the De-

partment of Labor and Employment to give the best for our overseas workers,” said Bishop Ruperto Santos, CB-CP-ECMI chair.

“And it is very good that it will be freely giv-en,” the Bataan prelate added.

He said that I-DOLE is benefi cial and would lessen the burdens of OFWs of long lines, trav-el time and bureaucra-cy in securing Overseas Employment Certifi cates (OEC).

Santos said I-DOLE that will eventually re-place OEC will give add-ed assistance and com-fort to Filipino workers abroad. He said it could be used in transactions with the Social Security System, Pag-IBIG and PhilHealth.

“If it could serve as their passport in their transactions with gov-ernment agencies, it is truly very useful and helpful to the OFWs. We endorse it,” the bishop said.

Bishops support I-DOLE

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NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of ANGELINA G. SOTTO who died

intestate on September 17, 2016 in Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Partition of her estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 17, Block 42 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-176795, being a portion of Lot 1 (LRC) Pcs-15135, LRC Cad. Rec. No. 132), situated in the Barrio of Dau, Mun. of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 202304-R, before Notary Public Maximo M. Fajardo Jr. as per Doc No. 513, Page No. 104, Book No. XLVII, Series of 2017.

Punto! Central Luzon: July 6, 13 & 20, 2017

Republic of the PhilippinesDEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE

AND DEVELOPMENTField Offi ce I

Quezon Avenue,City of San Fernando, La Union

PANAWAGAN

Tinatawagan ng pansin ang mga magualang o kamag-anak ng batang lalake na pinangalanang JUAN CARLO CAASI TINIO, tinatayang 1 araw na gulang noong siya ay iniwan sa harapan ng bahay nina IAN CARLO LORENZO TINIO sa Barangay Paralaya, Arayat, Pampanga noong ika-28 ng Disyembre 2008.

Mangyari po lamang na makipag-ugnayan kay G. CHRISTIAN B. BUDUAN, Social Welfare Offi ce II, DSWD Field Offi ce I Satellite Offi ce-Dagupan City, Duque Bldg., Burgos St., Dagupan City, Pangasinan o tumawag sa telepono bilang (075) 529-2275.

(SGD.) CHRISTIAN B. BUDUAN Social Welfare Offi cer II

Punto! Central Luzon: July 6, 13 & 20, 2017

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of ENRICO FELICIANO SANTOS

who died intestate on April 6, 2011 and LUCIA VALENCIA SANTOS who died intestate onApril 13, 2006, both in the City of San Fernando Pampanga, executed a Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement with Partition of their estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 6-F of the subdivision plan Psd-03-025083, being a portion of Blk. 1 & 5, Psd-03-022793, LRC Rec. No. ) with existing improvements thereon, situated in Dolores, City of San Fernando, Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 359203-R, before Notary Public Gener C. Endona as per Doc No. 372, Page No. 76, Book No. 56, Series of 2017.

Punto! Central Luzon: July 13, 20 & 27, 2017

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of REBECCA C. CUNANAN who

died intestate on May 29, 2013 in Sta. Lucia, City of San Fernando, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale of her estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 7 of the cons-subd plan Pcs-03-011735 being a portion of cons of lots 1, 2, 4, 6 & 8 Blk. 13 Pcs-035416-004583, LRC Rec. No. ) with existing improvements thereon, situated in the Bo. of Lara, Mun. of San Fdo., Prov. of Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 528778-R, before Notary Public Rogelio T. Reyes as per Doc No. 278, Page No. 56, Book No. 226, Series of 2016.

Punto! Central Luzon: July 20, 27 & August 3, 2017

ERRATUMIn the Notice of Hearing of Applicant Solita B. Yalung in our July 13-15,

2017 issue, JE-JESUS D. SISON, Hearing Offi cer should be Atty. THERESA B. MAGTOTO, Attorney IV and not as earlier published.

Punto! Central Luzon: July 20, 2017

national Airport Corp. but has expressed his ambi-tion to be city mayor.

When asked if he has any running mate in mind, Lazatin said “dakal la reng vice kasi panenayan dakung mate patse sinambut ku (there are a lot of vice (may-ors) because they will just wait for me to die if I win),” he quipped.

Lazatin made the an-nouncement during the media forum News@Hues organized by the Pampanga Press Club in cooperation with Park Inn Hotel by Radisson Clark at the SM City

Tarzan won’t fi ght Alex for mayorshipF#$% &'*+ 1 Clark complex here on

Tuesday.At 83 years old, Laza-

tin said he has already opted to retire from poli-tics. But nobody is lifting a fi nger to combat what he said is the massive corruption at city hall that is why he is forced to run for mayor.

“Buri ku mag-retire naku pero itang akakit tamung malilyari ngeni keng kasalukuyan mayor a pamangawan da deng kayang minions siguro mapilitan kung tagal pero nung ing tagal pasibayu maka saup yang talaga keng balen enaku tagal (I really wanted to retire. But from the way I look

at what is happening in the present mayor and the things that his min-ions are doing, I will be forced to run again but again if the one running is a good and can really help the city I won’t run),” Lazatin said.

Ghost employeesIn a July 10 press re-

lease, Lazatin has ac-cused the city govern-ment of massive corrup-tion especially with the hiring of alleged “ghost employees” which num-ber at least 7,000.

Lazatin said during his stint as a three-term mayor of the city from 1998 to 2007, the city

government had already started using automat-ed teller machine (ATM) card to its employees to collect their salaries.

However, Laza-tin said it was stopped when Francis “Blueboy” Nepomuceno became mayor of the city in 2007 and the old practice of giving cash for salaries was again followed until now.

Lazatin said despite

make Pres. Duterte ac-countable for his unful-fi lled promises. We will continue to assert genu-ine land reform, free land distribution and the lifting of Martial Law. We will continue to defend our democratic rights in the face of Duterte’s all-out war.”

“Instead of serious-ly addressing the Peo-ple’s Agenda that was presented to his admin-

Amid 2nd Duterte SONA, farmers brace...F#$% &'*+ 1 istration last year, Dute-

rte allowed his econom-ic managers to come up with ‘Dutertenomics’ that essentially perpetuates pro-foreign and pro-busi-ness neoliberal poli-cies.,” he said.

Ramos also noted that “the people’s clamor for genuine land reform and national industrial-ization fell on deaf ears.”

He also lamented that “the peace negotia-tions that are supposed to come up with a Com-

prehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms (CASER) were stalled and not gaining any headway due to the GRP’s dogged determi-nation to force a cease-fi re and lack of sincerity in the peace process.”

“The GRP should do its task and cooperate with the NDFP in accel-erating the peace talks and the CASER. But it seems that what the GRP have accomplished so far is to delay talks

and disagree with many of the pro-people pro-posals forwarded by the NDFP,” he said.

“Although the GRP peace panel agreed in principle to free land dis-tribution, farmers know that we can only realize this through our strug-gle and assertion. Dis-mantling land monopo-ly is the fi rst key step in achieving genuine land reform and rural devel-opment,” Ramos added.

–Ding Cervantes

bill assistance and P15 million to cater to the health needs of his poor-est constituents classi-fi ed as category A,B,C and with the last two cat-egories getting 100 per-cent free hospitalization.

He said there are now four Rural Health Units in the city to cater to the health needs of Mabalaqueños.

The mayor said gen-eral surgery patients can come on Mondays for consultation and then be scheduled for surgeries on Wednesdays or Fri-days.

Garbo said he also created a central phar-macy near the mayor’s offi ce and allotted an ini-tial P20 million for it.

He said the local gov-ernment unit will sign a memorandum of con-tract on July 21 with the San Rafael Medi-cal Center, Garcia Med-ical Center, The Medi-cal City-Clark and AUF Medical Center hospitals for the patients’ hospital-

Garbo bares plans for MabalaqueñosF#$% &'*+ 1 ization.

“Gusto ko yung mga kababayan natin ma-feel nila yung services na kailangan (I want my constituents to feel the services that they real-ly need),” he said during the media forum “News @ Hues” organized by the Pampanga Press Club in cooperation with Park Inn Hotel by Radis-son Clark at the SM City Clark complex here on Tuesday.

Garbo said he also came up with a program of free burial services and assistance in the amount of P15,000 for the indigents after the city council approved a P15 million budget.

Garbo said his main focus after health is edu-cation, peace and order and traffi c.

The mayor also an-nounced that the road widening from Baran-gay Tabun to Barangay Lakandula in Mabalacat City will be a showcase for the city.

“All electric posts will be relocated or moved

out and spaghetti wires will also be removed or bundled together,” he said.

Garbo said some P80 million was allocat-ed for street lighting on the said highway “so that Mabalaqueños can feel that their community is now a city.”

The road lights will be bright enough so that even when motorists turn off their headlights at night they can still see the road, Garbo added.

The mayor said they are now in transi-tion from the past ad-ministration with former Comelec assistant re-gional director Atty. Em-manuel Ignacio as head of his transition team.

He disclosed that the former administra-tion of Boking Morales left some P725 million in the city coff ers for the remaining months of the year from the total bud-get of P1.325 billion.

Out of the P725 mil-lion, some P375 million is already allotted for the salaries, wages and

benefi ts of the city em-ployees, he said and the remaining P400 million will be appropriated for various projects of the city.

He said there is also a remaining 20 percent development fund and fi ve percent fund for the City Disaster Risk Re-duction and Manage-ment Offi ce (CDRRMO).

Garbo said newly is-sued business permits and even mayor’s per-mits will no longer have the mayor’s picture as practiced in the past ad-ministration.

“In my inaugural speech, I already in-structed the removal of all posters and banners especially the ones with pictures of politicians,” he said.

Meanwhile, the in-ventory of all personnel in the city government’s 19 departments and di-visions including perma-nent and casual employ-ees as well as job orders (JOs) have resulted in a massive overhaul.

–Ashley Manabat

all of them to report to work, only 310 of them showed up.

“Records showed 446 casual and 1,008 JO personnel, but it seems only 310 of them actually report to work. Each of those on record receive salaries ranging from P7,000 to P13,000 monthly or about P120 million a year,” Garbo

Mab’t eng’r defi es 24-hour deadline to show up with missing...F#$% &'*+ 1 said.

In a decision last May, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) disqualifi ed Morales for exceeding three succes-sive term limit allowed by law, and ordered Gar-bo installed as mayor for getting the second highest votes during the 2016 mayoral elections here.

Garbo said that when he assumed post last

July 2, he ordered an au-dit of government fi nanc-es and records. “In fair-ness to (Morales), the city government still had P725 million in its cof-fers,” he said.

But he noted that when he asked for re-cords on completed and ongoing infrastruc-ture projects since 2014, Canlapan just vanished and that personnel in the engineering department

reported that the engi-neer had carted off two computers which con-tained details on infra-structure projects since 2014.

A source from the ac-counting offi ce said Can-lapan never provided his offi ce copies of the en-gineering projects. “He always kept the records to himself,” the source said.

“I found some checks

issued by the treasury offi ce to contractors, but details on the infrastruc-ture projects were in the missing computers,” Garbo noted.

Garbo debunked re-ported rift between him and the city council, not-ing the council has ap-proved his proposal to realign budgets to fund his proposal to provide funds for free hospital-ization and funeral ex-

penses to the poor up to December this year.

“We now have P10 million for burial assis-tance, P15 million aid for those hospitalized even in private institutions. We already have coor-dinated with San Rafa-el Hospital, Garcia Hos-pital, Angeles Universi-ty Foundation Medical Center and The Medical City for this,” he said.

–Ding Cervantes

an annual budget of P1.7 billion, “ala lang agaga-wa (they have not done anything).”

He said “what they have are ghost employ-ees which number to about 7,000 that is why he feels sorry for the Angelenos because the benefi ts and services that is due to them are not being delivered.”

Meanwhile, Laza-tin said he will start his

comeback by running for barangay captain in the coming barangay elec-tions even if he gets only 80 percent. “That will be a big thing,” he said.

Lazatin’s two sons, Angeles City Councilor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin and 1st District Rep. Jon-jon Lazatin, who fl anked him during the forum, both said they will sup-port the political plans of their father 100 percent.

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CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO--A Singapore-based fi rm is set invest at least P500 million worth of equipment and technol-ogy for a cancer treat-ment and management center in the capital city of Pampanga.

TE Asia Healthcare Partners (TE Asia) has collaborated with Mount Grace Hospital Inc. and Mother Teresa of Calcut-ta Medical Center (MTC-MC) to establish the fi rst state-of-the-art cancer center in Central Luzon.

The parties formal-ized the partnership with the contract signing at the MTCMC audio-visu-al room on Wednesday, July 19.

Rhais Gamboa, MTCMC Chief Executive Offi cer, said the cancer center will be housed in a P150-million four-storey building to be built within the next 10 months.

The cancer center will be operational by July next year.

For the equipment alone, TE Asia is infus-ing at least half a billion

Singapore fi rm invests P500-M for cancer center in Pampanga

CANCER CENTER. Offi cers of TE Asia, Mother Teresa of Calcutta Medical Center and Mount Grace Hospital Inc. sign the contract for the establishment of a modern cancer center in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Leading the ceremonies are (from left, seated) MGHI Chief Executive Offi cer Carlos Ejercito, MTCMC CEO Rhais Gamboa and Director Vilma Caluag, TE Asia CEO Eng Aik Meng and Director Gavin Kanan. P!"#" $% B"&' L()*"&

pesos, to cater to three branches of cancer treatment and manage-ment--chemotherapy, ra-diotherapy (brackyther-apy, tomotherapy and positron emission to-mography scan) and surgery.

While MCTMC has already invested in its own tomotherapy center, the partnership will bring in additional equipment such as linear accelera-tor, a cutting-edge tech-nology for tomotherapy.

Tomotherapy or he-lical tomotherapy (HT), according to Wikipedia, is a type of radiation therapy in which the ra-diation is delivered slice-by-slice.

Gamboa said the en-try of TE Asia in the Phil-ippine medical industry is “somewhat a vote of confi dence to the coun-try’s economy.”

TE Asia was estab-lished in 2014 to address the explosive growth in healthcare services de-mand in Asia.

It has investment partnerships in Hong

Kong, Indonesia and Vietnam, according to Eng Aik Meng, TE Asia Chief Executive Offi cer.

Eng said the Philip-pines has “excessive de-mand but limited supply of treatment centers for cancer.”

Aside from the funds to be infused for the

center, Filipino partners MTCMC and MGHI ex-pect to capitalize on the access to knowledge and technology that the partnership off ers.

Gamboa said their group can benchmark TE Asia’s best practic-es in their other opera-tions in Asia to provide

the best health care services for the Filipi-nos, most especially to Kapampangans.

Vilma Caluag, MTC-MC founder and currect board of directors mem-ber, said the cancer cen-ter off ers convenient access for residents of Pampanga and even the

entire North Luzon. “Those who are

seeking the best treat-ment for cancer need not suff er the inconve-nience of traveling to Metro Manila. We will be glad to serve them here at MTCMC,” Calu-ag said.

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CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO – Kapampangans are in for a surprise as the SM City Pampanga Appliance Center opens to the public on July 26 not only with its new look but also with exclusive and fi rst available items for sale at promotional prices.

A members’ only sale will also be held on July28 for SM Prestige, SM Smac and BDO Re-wards cardholders.

According to Mye Ocampo, senior market-ing manager of SM Ap-pliance Center, custom-ers can avail themselves of discounts of up to 40 percent for cash buyers and 30 percent on credit on opening day.

Ocampo said vintage style Brikk appliances like retro designed re-frigerators, microwave ovens and electric fans will be sold exclusively at the store.

The Samsung 82-inch 4K Ultra HD TV will also be available at the store at a promotional price, she said.

On July 26 only, Oca-mpo said speaker maker Sonos will be conduct-ing a demo of their state-of-the-art products. “It’s a home speaker sys-tem that you can stream the music via wi-fi and switch to diff erent speak-

New look, exclusive items at SM Pampanga

Appliance Centerers that you scattered around your home,” she explained. However, Oc-ampo said the brand will not be available at the store until next month.

For installment buy-ers without credit cards, Ocampo said fi nancing companies like Home Credit and Aeon will be available.

Ocampo said with Aeon there’s a promo “no cash out” for se-lected appliances while Home Credit will have a “zero interest promo” until July 31 after paying a down payment of 20 percent.

“The customers can choose what fi nancing plans they would like to apply. They only need to present two valid IDs with one them govern-ment issued, proof of address and proof of in-come,” she said.

Ocampo said the store was renovated with its new look be-cause Kapampangans are special to SM Ap-pliance Center to give them a warm welcome as when it fi rst opened its doors in 2000.

Since that time, it has become part of the lives of many Kapampangans as it brought gracious living, as well as com-fort, convenience and great family entertain-ment to many homes, she noted.

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NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of TEDDY TANGLAO TUAZON

who died intestate on March 28, 2017 in Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Special Power of Attorney of his estate, more particularly described as a Savings Deposit Account with Bank of Philippine Islands, Angeles-Sto. Rosario Branch with a present balance of SIXTY NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED TWO PESOS AND FOURTEEN CENTAVOS (Php 69,702.14), before Notary Public Carlo Eduardo D. Evangelista as per Doc No. 441, Page No. 24, Book No. IV, Series of 2017.

Punto! Central Luzon: July 6, 13 & 20, 2017

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of BIENVENIDO E. DAVID who

died intestate on June 7, 2017 at Dr. Amando L. Garcia Medical Center Inc., Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement of his estate, more particularly described as parcels of land, to wit:

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 139198Lot 11, Block 6 of the subdivision plan PSD-03-028713, being a

portion of Lot 86-B-3-B-9, PSD-03-006412 LRC Rec. No. ,situated in the Barrio of Pandan, Angeles City;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 56729Lot 44, Block 1 of the subdivision plan (LRC) PSD-29328, being

a portion of Lot 86-B-2-S-6 of Plan (LRC) Psd-21322 LRC Rec. No. 124, situated in the Barrio of Pandan, Angeles City;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 47156Department of Agrarian Reform Emancipation Patent No.

00773508, covering a parcel of agricultural land, situated in Barangay Paludpud, Municipality of La Paz, Province of Tarlac, Island of Luzon;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 47168Department of Agrarian Reform Emancipation Patent No.

00773522, covering a parcel of agricultural land, situated in Barangay Paludpud, Municipality of La Paz, Province of Tarlac, Island of Luzon;

before Notary Public Bryan Matthew C. Nepomuceno as per Doc No. 3123, Page No. 57, Book No. XXI, Series of 2017.

Punto! Central Luzon: July 13, 20 & 27, 2017

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of BIENVENIDO E. DAVID who

died intestate on June 7, 2017 at Dr. Amando L. Garcia Medical Center Inc., Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement of his estate, more particularly described as Bank Accounts, to wit:

BANK/BRANCH

Type of Account

Account No./SA

Available Balance

As of Date

China Bank Joint Account with Jan

Owen David Salvador

127002002548 6,500.00 November 21, 2016

China Bank 127000000388 106,533.47 March 28, 2017

China Bank Savings Account

370-014581-9 226,008.41 June 2, 2017

before Notary Public Bryan Matthew C. Nepomuceno as per Doc No. 3122, Page No. 57, Book No. XXI, Series of 2017.

Punto! Central Luzon: July 13, 20 & 27, 2017

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of SPS. SATURNINO YUMUL and

CRISTINA BIGOL who died intestate on April 19, 2006 and March 22, 2005 respectively, both in Dau, Mabalacat City, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement of their estate, more particularly described as parcels of land, to wit:

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2016002955Lot 5-A of Plan Psd-03-192347, being a portion of Lot 5, Psd-

03-028135 (OLT), situated in Brgy. Bical, Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2016002956Lot 5-B of Plan Psd-03-192347, being a portion of Lot 5, Psd-

03-028135 (OLT), situated in Brgy. Bical, Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2016002957Lot 5-C of Plan Psd-03-192347, being a portion of Lot 5, Psd-

03-028135 (OLT), situated in Brgy. Bical, Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2016002958Lot 5-D of Plan Psd-03-192347, being a portion of Lot 5, Psd-

03-028135 (OLT), situated in Brgy. Bical, Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2016002960Lot 5-F of Plan Psd-03-192347, being a portion of Lot 5, Psd-

03-028135 (OLT), situated in Brgy. Bical, Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2016002961Lot 5-G of Plan Psd-03-192347, being a portion of Lot 5, Psd-

03-028135 (OLT), situated in Brgy. Bical, Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2016002962Lot 5-H of Plan Psd-03-192347, being a portion of Lot 5, Psd-

03-028135 (OLT), situated in Brgy. Bical, Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2016002963Lot 5-I of Plan Psd-03-192347, being a portion of Lot 5, Psd-

03-028135 (OLT), situated in Brgy. Bical, Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2016002964Lot 5-J of Plan Psd-03-192347, being a portion of Lot 5, Psd-

03-028135 (OLT), situated in Brgy. Bical, Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2016002965Lot 5-K of Plan Psd-03-192347, being a portion of Lot 5, Psd-

03-028135 (OLT), situated in Brgy. Bical, Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2016002966Lot 5-L of Plan Psd-03-192347, being a portion of Lot 5, Psd-

03-028135 (OLT), situated in Brgy. Bical, Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2016002967Lot 5-M (ROAD) of Plan Psd-03-192347, being a portion of

Lot 5, Psd-03-028135 (OLT), situated in Brgy. Bical, Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

before Notary Public Reydon P. Canlas as per Doc No. 580, Page No. 93, Book No. 65, Series of 2017.

Punto! Central Luzon: July 20, 27 & August 3, 2017

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

GUAGUA, PAMPANGA

RURAL BANK OF HERMOSA(BATAAN), INC., Mortgagee, -versus- FREM Case No. G-17-2388

SPS. ANNABELLE A MEDINA andCARLOS B. MEDINA, JR. Mortgagors.

x------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xNOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

WHEREAS, UPON EXTRA-JUDICIAL PETITION FOR SALE UNDER Act 3135 as amended, fi led by the RURAL BANK OF HERMOSA (BATAAN) INC., mortgagee, with principal offi ce address at Rural Bank of Hermosa (Bataan) Inc. Plaza Burgos St., Hermosa Bataan, against mortgagors, SPS. ANNABELLE A. MEDINA married to CARLOS B. MEDINA, JR., with a postal address at 138 Don Jose St. Paguiruan, Floridablanca, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of June 30, 2017, amounts to ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (Php1,100,000.00). Philippine currency, including interest, penalty charges and Atty’s fees, plus the expenses of foreclosure, the Clerk of Court & Ex-Offi cio Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Guagua, Pampanga, thru Sheriff Rodelito B. Mercado will sell at public auction on 16th day of August 2017 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the entrance of the Municipal Trial Court of Floridablanca, Pampanga to the highest bidder in cash and in Philippine currency the herein-below described real property with all existing improvements thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 042-2015005647A parcel of land (Lot 32-C Plan No. Psd-03-214145, portion of

Lot 32, Psd-03-092210; situated in the Bo. of Paguiruan, Municipality of Floridablanca, Pampanga, Island of Luzon. Bounded on the SE., along line 1-2 by Lot 32-B, Psd-03-214145; on the SW., along line 2-3 by Lot 33, Psd-03-092210 (AR); on the NW., along line 3-4 by Lot 92, Psd-03-092210 (AR); on the NE., along line 4-5 by Lot 91, Psd-03-092210 (AR); and on the SE., along line 5-1 by Lot 32-A, Psd-03-214145 xxx xxx xxx. Containing an area of TWO THOUSAND (2,000) Square Meters more or less.

The Notice of Extra-Judicial Sale will be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Pampanga and Angeles City once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks and will be posted in three (3) conspicuous public places prior to the date of sale for the information of the public in general and of the interested parties in particular.

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

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

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on August 23, 2017 also at 10:00 o’clock in the morning and at the same place mentioned above without further notice.

Guagua, Pampanga, July 12, 2017.

RODELITO B. MERCADO Sheriff IV Copy furnished:

Gilmore P. GuillermoRural Bank of Hermosa (Bataan) Inc.,Plaza Hermosa, Bataan

Sps. Annabelle A. Medina & Carlos B. Medina, Jr.138 Dona Jose St. Paguiruan, Floridablanca, Pampanga

PUNTO! Central Luzon: July 20, 27 & August 3, 2017

Speaking during the launching of this city’s state-of-the-art emer-gency and disaster com-mand center at city hall last Wednesday, Pa-mintuan assured his au-dience, including Cen-tral Luzon police director Chief Supt. Aaron Aqui-no, other LCMP mayors, and local government of-fi cials, that there would not be barangay elec-tions this October.

He noted that while there is yet no law al-lowing the mere appoint-ment of local offi cials, the plan is for the Depart-ment of Interior and Lo-

No barangay polls in Oct, OICs...F"#$ %'*+ 1 cal Government (DILG)

to merely name offi -cers-in-charge in baran-gays nationwide.

“It is to be expected that the DILG would con-sult with mayors and oth-er offi cials in regard to the competence of barangay offi cials who could be re-tained as OICs,” he said.

Last May, Senate Ma-jority Leader Vicente Sot-to III fi led a bill postponing the barangay and sanggu-niang kabataan (SK) elec-tions to October 2018.

A pending bill at the House of Representa-tives, meanwhile, seeks to reset the barangay elections to May 2020.

Sotto fi led Senate Bill

1469 on May 23 to post-pone the said elections from the fourth Monday of October this year to the fourth Monday of Oc-tober next year.

The senator said the proposal was an “answer to the appeal of Presi-dent Duterte.”

Duterte earlier al-leged that 40 percent of all barangay captains are involved in illegal drugs. He said he was consid-ering appointing baran-gay captains, instead of pushing through with the elections.

“In answer to the ap-peal of President Duter-te, this measure postpon-ing the October 2017 Ba-

rangay Elections is being proposed. In this way, the investigation and valida-tion for the possible link to illegal drugs of the 40 percent of the barangay captains nationwide shall not be hampered,” Sotto said.

“And the further res-olution of this problem would lead to the better implementation and ac-complishment of the gov-ernment programs as these barangay captains are the primary enforcers of the same,” he added.

Under the proposal, the term of offi ce of in-cumbent barangay and SK offi cials shall be ex-tended.

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ANGELES CITY- A to-tal of 14 prosecution and at least 31 defense witnesses will take the stand in the kidnap-slay case of Korean national Jee Ick Joo as the trial of suspects starts on Sept. 7 at Branch 58 of the Re-gional Trial Court (RTC) in this city.

Suspects Supt. Ra-phael Dumlao, SPO3 Ricky Santa Isabel, SPO4 Roy Villegas, Ge-rardo Santiago and Jer-ry Omlang appeared Wednesday for their pre-trial before Judge Iri-neo Pangilinan.

Jee Ick Joo kidnap-slay trial starts Sept. 742 witnesses to take stand

Asked by senior state prosecutor Juan Pedro Navera on their role in the homicide, kidnap and catnapping charges fi led before the court, their counsels asserted “lack of knowledge.”

Navera told the court he would present 14 wit-nesses in the case while defense counsels told the court they would present 20 witnesses for Sta. Isabel, fi ve for Dum-lao, four for Villegas, and two for Santiago.

Pangilinan deferred the pre-trial of Omlang because his lawyer was reportedly sick. He set the fi rst trial of

the other suspects on Sept. 7 which would be Omlang’s pre-trial.

Dumlao, who used to be head of the PNP An-ti-Illegal Drugs Group, and Santa Isabel ar-rived separately and were seated far apart on the court room benches. While Santa Isabel and Villegas wore thick bullet proof vests, Dumlao did not.

Also present during the pre-trial was the vic-tim’s wife Choi Kyung Jin who wore black dress and black hat. Three oth-er Koreans, reported-ly from the South Kore-an embassy, were also present. Choi was ob-served to have briefl y cast a cold stare at Dum-lao seated at her back during a lull in court pro-ceedings.

Marisa Morquicho, Jee’s newly-hired house help who was abduct-ed with Jee but later re-leased, was also present and wore dark glasses and a bandana covering her head and parts of her face.

Morquicho had tagged Santa Isabel as the one who had ab-ducted Jee. Santa Isa-bel, however, claimed it

was Dumlao who actu-ally killed the Korean in Camp Crame.

Jee was abducted from his home in Friend-ship Plaza Subdivision in this city on October 18 last year and later killed inside Camp Cra-me in Quezon City. His remains were later cre-mated at the Green fu-neral homes owned by Santiago.

PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • JULY 20 - 22, 2017 • THURSDAY - SATURDAY

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