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ANGELES CITY – “Yes, therewas massive cheating… butafter the elections while the

former mayor was still in his post.”

Cheating in Angeles,but after the elections

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Thus said MayorEdgardo “Ed” Pamintuanas he assailed formerMayor Francis “Blueboy”turned the tables on thelatter on charges of elec-tion irregularities in thecity.

This developed as theCommission on Elections(Comelec) second divisionstopped the recount ofvotes as it discovered mas-

sive tampering, mainlydouble shading, resultingin the spoilage of ballots.

In a press conference,Pamintuan said “so far fourboxes have been openedand there is an indicationthat cheating has indeedoccurred.”

“But the cheating hasapparently occurred afterthe elections, during and

ANGELES CITY – “A com-plete defiance against the gov-ernor who wanted to put anend to the decades-old prob-lem on hog farms in Porac.”

Thus said the Pinoy Gu-mising Ka Movement (PGKM)as it lambasted Board Mem-ber Nestor Tolentino for creat-ing a monitoring team withoutthem and the “real affected res-idents.” Tolentino is the San-gunniang Panglalawigan (SP)

BM’s move defies Gov’s order to end Porac pollution problemchairman of the committee onenvironment.

Sonny Dobles, PGKM en-vironment desk chief, allegedthat the monitoring team creat-ed by Tolentino would pave theway for the issuance of munic-ipal business permits to at least12 prominent piggeries inBarangays Sta. Cruz and Mani-baug-Paralaya, Porac.

“We are criticizing the mon-itoring team because it was cre-

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Tolentino asks for ‘more patience’

ated without the PGKM’sknowledge. The real complain-ants from the Kruzada KontraAmoy (KKA) are also not includ-

ed so how can we accept theintegrity of the team?” saidDobles.

“The monitoring team will not

give a fair assessment and itwill eventually move for thegranting of permits,” he add-

fication of villages in Porac wherethe at least 12 prominent pigger-ies are located.

Tolentino, chairman of thesangguniang panlalawigan com-

mittee on environment, said“from what I heard, the reclas-sification is coming soon.”

“This,” he added,”would

BY DING CERVANTES

CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO - The Department ofLabor and Employment(DOLE) said yesterday itconsiders as “urgent” theP90 daily wage hike peti-tion of the labor sector inCentral Luzon amid lateststatistics showing anabrupt inflation rate spikein the region since lastMarch.

In an interview withPunto, DOLE regional di-rector Leopoldo de Jesusnoted studies of the re-

P90 minimum wagehike for CL workersan ‘urgent concern’

Pamintuan lambasts Nepomuceno. PHOTO BY BONG LACSON PAGE 8 PLEASE

gional office of the Depart-ment of Trade and Indus-try (DTI) indicating that theinflation rate of 2.67 per-cent only last Marchjacked up to 4.4 percentthis month. Inflation raterefers to the percentageincrease in the price ofgoods and services.

De Jesus said thatwhile the last wage in-crease in Central Luzontook effect only last No-vember which was twoyears following the lastpay hike in 2008, another

BY ARMAND M. GALANG

RIZAL, Nueva Ecija —Irene Ducusin, a house-wife, was just startingher morning choreswhen a burst of gunfirefrom the vacant lot some20 meters away fromher residence broughther running for cover inSition Kaipilan, Pobla-cion West here at about7 a.m. Friday.

Ducusin initiallywent inside her housebut still fearing for life,proceeded to their con-crete toilet.

“Noon lang ako na-karinig ng ganunkaraming putok, sari-saring tunog,” Ducusinsaid.

After the exchangeof fire, Ducusin said,she saw two green plat-ed cars with people ly-ing dead on open doorsand military and policepersonnel checking thearea.

The area was agrassy land along a dry-ing river surrounded by

Eight‘Huks’killed

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PULILAN, Bulacan—Sa bukidman o kalsada, katulong ngmga magsasaka ang kalabawsa pagahahanap-buhay.

Ito ay muling napatunayansa pagsasagawa ng taunangKneeling Carabao Festival sabayang ito noong Mayo 14 kungsaan ay mahigit sa 450 kala-baw ang ipinarada at lumuhod.

Ayon sa mga opisyal ng tur-ismo, ang nasabing bilang angpinakamaraming kalabaw nainilahok sa nasabing pagdiri-wang ng piyesta ni San IsidroLabrador, ang patron ng mgamagsasaka.

Ngunit ayon sa mga luma-hok na magsasaka tulad ni Ar-mando Espiritu Sr., maypagkakataon na libo-libong kal-abaw ang inilahok sa pagpara-da, kaya’t matapos ang pagdi-riwang ay hindi madaanan angkalsada sa dami ng naiwangdumi ng kalabaw.

Katulad sa mga nagdangtaon, dinumog ng libo-libong taoang pagdiriwang noong Saba-do.

Marami sa kanila ay nasagilid ng kalsada, ang iba ay na-kadungaw sa mga bintana, atang iba ay umakyat pa sa mgabakod at bubong ng bahay.

Ngunit hindi lamang sila bas-ta nanood sa pagdiriwang, sahalip, inilabas ang kanilang mgacamera at cellular phone upangkunan ng larawan ang mga hay-op na katulong sa bukid.

Ilan sa mga kalabaw na ipi-narada ay binihisan pa, saman-talang ang iba ay humila ngmga karitong dinisenyuhan ngibat-ibang kumpanya bilangbahagi ng kanilang promosyon.

Halos 100 ding karitong hilang mga kalabaw ang ipinarada,at bawat isa sa mga kalabaw

Kalabaw: Sa bukid o kalsada, katulong sa hanapbuhay ng magsasaka

Muling naging sentro ng atraksyon ang mga lumuluhod na kalabaw sa Pulilan, Bulacannoong Sabado sa pagdiriwang ng piyesta ni San Isidro Labrador. Sa paglahok ng mgamagsasaka sa parada, ay naaarkila ang kanilang kalabaw kaya’t kahit sa kalsada aykumikita ang mga ito na karaniwang sa bukid makikita. KUHA NI DINO BALABO

na humila doon ay binayaranng kumpanya na nagsagawa ngpromosyon ng kanilang produk-to o serbisyo.

Isa si Celerino Caluag, 66 samga magsasakang may ala-gang kalabaw na inarkila ngkumpanya.

Bukod sa matitikas ang kan-yang tatlong kalabaw, pinintura-han pa ang mga ito ng kulayberde sa paglahok sa parada,kaya’t lalo itong naging agawpansin.

Inamin ni Caluag na nagbay-ad sa kaniya ang East WestSeeds Company mula sa bay-an ng San Rafael upang mag-amit ang kanyang mga alaga.

Ngunit hindi niya inihayag

ang halaga, sa halip ay nakan-giting sinabina “konti lang, pam-bili lang ng darak.”

Ikinuwento rin niya na kungsaan-saan siya nakararatingdahil sa naaarkila ang kanyangtatlong lumuluhod na kalabaw.

“Noong nakaraang buwan,nasa Clark sa Pampanga kamidahil pinaluhod ang mga kala-baw ko sa pagsalubong sa mgabisitang foreigner,” ani Caluagna mas kilala sa tawag na KaCeling.

Maging sa taunang pagdiri-wang ng Araw ng Kalayaan natinatampukan ng parada sa Lu-neta ay naaarkila ang mga kal-abaw ni Ka Celing.

Ang totoo, mula pa sa pana-

hon ng lolo ni Ka Celing aynaaarkila na ang kanilang ala-gang kalabaw.

“Tradisyon na ito sa amingpamilya,” aniya at sinabing ka-hit hind imaarkila ang kanyangmga alaga ay lumalahok siyasa taunang parada bilangpasasalamat sa Diyos.

Kabilang sa pasasalamatniya ay ang biyaya sa ani atpanalangin para sa magandangani sa susunod na taon.

Nais pang ipagpatuloy ni KaCeling ang tradisyon ng kan-yang pamilya, ngunit sinabiniya na iba ang hilig sa kasa-lukuyan ng kanyang mga anak.

“Maipagpapatuloy pa angpagsasaka dahil kahit babae

ngayon pwedeng mamahala sabukid, pero hindi nila hilig itongpagsali sa mga parada ng kal-abaw,” ani Ka Celing.

Ang parada ng mga kalabaway nagsimula alas-2 ng haponnoong Sabado, kaya’t nagtiis sailalim ng masanting na init ngaraw ang mga kalahok na mgamagsasaka at kalabaw, at mag-ing mga manonood.

Ilan sa kanila ay napilitangbuhusan ng tubig ang alagangkalabaw upang makatighaw sainit ng panahon.

Samantalang ang iba aynagdasal na umulan.

Hindi naman sila nabigo da-hil pagkatapos na pagkataposng parada bandang alas 4:30ng hapon ay biglang bumuhosang malakas na ulan, na ayonsa mga residente ay noon la-mang nangyari sa mahabangkasaysayan ng taunang para-da.

Dahil dito, agad ding nagsi-pasok sa mga bahay ang mgamanonood sa gilid ng kalsada,at sa kanilang paglisan ay na-tambad ang mga basurang nai-wan sa gilid ng kalsada.

Ayon sa mga opisyal ng tur-ismo sa lalawigan at sa bayanng Pulilan, magsasagawa silang paglilinis sa kalsada.

Ngunit ang pahayag na itoay hindi sapat dahil malinaw nahindi bahagi ng kanilang progra-ma at mga pagpaplano sa pag-sasagawa ng piyesta ang kalin-isan na noon pang Hulyo ay sin-imulan ni Gob. Alvarado bilangpangunanghing kampanya ngkanyang administrasyon.

Dahil sa pagpapaalala sakampanya ni Alvarado, nanga-ko ang mga opisyal ng turismona gagawin nilang bahagi angkampanya sa kalinisan sa ba-wat pag-oorganisa ng mgapiyesta.

MAJOR HOMES INC., a property development compa-ny under the Major Holdings Group, recently launcheda middle-market residential project in the emerging first-class municipality of Mabalacat in Pampanga. Raven-na is nestled on prime residential area, strategicallylocated along Magalang-Mabalacat road near TIPCOplant. It is highly accessible, located less than 2 kmsaway from North Luzon Expressway and convenientlysituated near gasoline stations, churches, schools andother commercial centers. Inspired from Ravenna, a cityin Northern Italy famous for its mosaic art, this 4-hect-are residential community will feature mosaic art incommon areas and Italian-inspired amenities such asclubhouse, swimming pool, basketball court, functionhalls, perimeter fence and round-the-clock security.

Ravenna will offer 30- to 55-square meter house andlots with choices ranging from single attached units,duplex houses, two-storey and loft-type townhouses.With modern architecture design, most house modelscome with 2-bedrooms at the second floor and a laun-dry area, carports, living/dining areas and kitchen atthe ground floor.

The event started with the blessing of the new salesoffice. It was followed by a groundbreaking ceremonyled by Major Holdings Inc. Chairman Atty. Mario A. Oretaand Major Homes Inc. President, Quinto Oreta, wholater on unveiled the Ravenna site development planmodel to brokers, sales agents and prospective buy-ers. Also present during the event were some mem-bers of Mabalacat’s Sanguniang Bayan and BarangayOfficials.

For more information and inquiries about Ravenna,please visit their website, www.major-homes.com or youmay call (+632) 889-4663. You may also follow themon Facebook and Twitter.

Major Holdings Group, the umbrella company ofMajor Homes Inc. has been in operation since 1985,but it was only in mid-2007 that business operationswere re-aligned in order to give focus to Major Homes.Specializing in providing affordable housing outsideMetro Manila, Major Homes’ unique selling propositionlies in its heritage in construction. It boasts more than30 years of development experience, ranging from lightto medium density residential projects, heavy infrastruc-ture such as roads, bridges and waterways and world –class, iconic landmarks, it ensures that quality is nev-er compromised.

Major Homes, Inc. launches newest project in Pampanga

Ravenna sales office blessing, shown here areMHI EVP Gilberto Garcia and MHI PresidentQuinto Oreta.

Capsule-laying with Major Holdings GroupChairman Atty. Mario Oreta and MHI PresidentQuinto Oreta.

Ravenna house and lot buyers were able to bringhome instant gifts.

MHI Sales Head Tzarina Saldana with Ravennabuyers.

Major Holdings Group Chairman Atty. Mario A.Oreta and MHI President Quinto Oreta during theunveiling of the Ravenna site development plan.

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESSUPREME COURT

REGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGIONCity of San Fernando (P)

Office of the Clerk of Court& Ex-Officio Sheriff

PEACOCK FINANCING CORPORATIONMortgagee,

E.J.F. No. 56-11 REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER

-versus- ACT 3135 AS AMENDED BY ACT 4118

SPS. ROMMEL B. DUE and PERRCY D. DUE,Mortgagors,

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

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended filedby PEACOCK FINANCING CORPORATION, mortgagee, with officeaddress at Caranglaan District, Dagupan City, against SPS. ROMEL B.DUE and PERRCY D. DUE, mortgagors, with residence addresses atBo. Plazang Luma, Arayat, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgageindebtedness which as of JANUARY 21, 2011 amounts to TWOHUNDRED SIXTY SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTYTHREE and 80/100 PESOS (Php 267, 483. 80 ) exclusive of otherinterest and other charges, the undersigned Clerk of Court & Ex- OfficioSheriff and/or LYNDON L. ISIP, duly auhorized Sheriff IV will sell at publicauction on May 17, 2011 from 9:01 A.M. to 12:00 N.N. and from 1:00P.M. to 3:59 P.M. at the main entrance of the Regional Trial CourtBuilding, City of San Fernando (P), to the highest bidder for CASH orMANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following propertywith all the improvements thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 706820-R“A parcel of land ( Lot 3648-H-7 of the subd. plan Psd-03-

125219, being a portion of lot 3648-H (LRA) Psd-372185, LRC.Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of Manga, Poblacion, San JuanBaño, Mun. of Arayat, Prov. of Pamp. x x x containing an areaof SEVENTY TWO (72) Square Meters. x x x “

All sealed bids must be submitted to undersigned on the abovestated time and date.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date,it shall be held on May 24, 2011, without further notice.

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

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, April 11, 2011.

ATTY. JOSELEA YRAOLA FLORIA LYNDON L. ISIP Clerk of Court VI Sheriff IV & Ex-Officio Sheriff

cc: 1. PEACOCK FINANCING CORPORATION 2. SPS. ROMEL & PERRCY DUE3. PUNTO CENTRAL LUZON

PUNTO! Central Luzon: May 2, 9 & 16, 2011

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTWITH WAIVER AND ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS

Notice is hereby given that the heirs of LEONORA E. BAUTISTA whodied intestate executed an Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver andAssignment of Rights of her estate more particularly described as a parcelof land situated in the Municipality of Arayat, Province of Pampanga,covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 132226-R with an area of94,401 square meters.

Punto! Central Luzon: May 2, 9 & 16, 2011

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 54MACABEBE, PAMPANGA

IN RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTIONOF ENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVEBIRTH OF EPIFANIA DIZON y NUQUI

EPIFANIA N. DIZON,Petitioner, SPEC. PROC. NO. 11-0729 (M)

-versus-

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OFMASANTOL, PAMPANGA AND THECIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL OFTHE PHILIPPINES,

Respondents.x———————————————————x

ORDERThis is a verified petition filed by petitioner, through counsel, praying

that after due notice, publication, and hearing, judgment be renderedordering the Local Civil Registrar of Masantol, Pampanga and the CivilRegistrar General of the Philippines to correct petitioner’s date of birthfrom “July 12, 1952” to “ July 12, 1950” in her Certificate of Live Birth.

Pursuant to Sec. 4, Rule 108 of the Rules of Court, let this petition beset for hearing on June 3, 2011 at 8:30 in the morning before this Courtlocated at the Hall of Justice, Macabebe, Pampanga.

All persons interested in the petition may appear at the aforesaid dateof hearing and show cause, if any, why this petition should not begranted. Let this order be published in a newspaper of general circulationin the Province of Pampanga for three (3) consecutive weeks at theexpense of the petitioner.

Let a copy of this order and the petition be served upon the Office ofthe Solicitor General, 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, theNational Statistics Office (NSO), and the Office of the Local Civil Registrar(LCR) of Masantol, Pampanga.

SO ORDERED.Macabebe, Pampanga. March 30, 2011.

LUCINA ALPEZ-DAYAON Presiding Judge

PUNTO! Central Luzon: May 9, 16 & 23, 2011

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTWITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS

Notice is hereby given that the heirs of ARTEMIO ILAO who diedintestate on February 2, 2007 in 1076 Mayflower St., Ninoy Aquino,Angeles City executed an Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights ofher estate more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 12-A of thesubdivision plan Psd-03-027389, being a portion of Lot 12, Block 26-A,(LRC) Pcs-1077, L.R.C. Rec. No.__) with existing improvements, situatedin the City of Angeles and covered by TCT No. 81808.

Punto! Central Luzon: May 17, 24 & 31, 2010

ed.Tolentino included

Joyce Velasco of the KKAin the monitoring team.

Dobles said “the oldwomen of KKA” shouldhave been included. Headded that they “are theones wishing to breathefresh air again before theydie.”

It could be recalledthat Gov. Lilia “Baby”Pineda asked Porac May-or Condradito De La Cruznot to issue permits to

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BM’s move defies Gov’s order...hog farms “as long asthere are complaints.”

Barangay CaptainsAndrian Carreon of Mani-baug-Paralaya and BongSicat of Sta. Cruz earliertook the cue from Pineda,refusing to grant permitsto the piggeries in their vil-lages.

The PGKM said sincethe creation of the moni-toring team “some of thepiggeries began to abuseagain.”

“It smells terribleagain, especially at nighttime. The flies are aplen-

ty all over the placeagain,” said Dobles, asthey blamed the piggeriesin Porac for the foul odor.

Dobles urged the gov-ernor to put “ecologicallyintelligent official.”

“If the committeechairman was just usingcommon sense, how willhe allow the creation of amonitoring team withoutthe real complainants,”said Dobles.

The PGKM also ques-tioned the timing of thecreation of the monitoringteam because it was

done when Pineda was onan official leave in theUSA last month.

The PGKM stressedthat they are not againstfood production and pig-geries “as long as they fol-low environmental laws.”

“They still use primitiveways in handling thewaste at their farms. Theyhave earned a lot after allthese years and howcome they don’twant toput up the required facili-ties in their respective hogfarm,” said Dobles.

–Joey Pavia

make the piggeries trans-fer to other areas.”

Tolentino said his ap-peal for “more patience” isalso directed to other res-idents who have beencomplaining for years overthe foul smell allegedlycoming from the pigger-ies.

Tolentino asks for ‘more patience’FROM PAGE 1 Tolentino said the non-

inclusion of the PGKM inthe monitoring teamformed to check on thepiggeries was not deliber-ate. He said he was ex-pecting that the SP sec-retariat to inform thePGKM and other partiesabout the recent meetingswhen the team wasformed.

“We have been doing alot and we leave the invit-ing to the SP secretary.But rest assured that wewelcome all sectors, es-pecially the PGKM,” saidTolentino.

The first-term boardmember disclosed thatJoyce Velasco of the Kilu-san Kontra Amoy (KKA)was present when the

team was formed.“Velasco was there

that’s why she was includ-ed. I was looking for thePGKM but they were notthere during meetings,”said Tolentino.

He assured the publicthat the team he hadformed would be “fair andwill give honest assess-ment.” –Joey Pavia

ternational Airport in Clark.Tourists and travelers willcome and go but we willhave to keep them satis-fied in order for them tokeep coming back, Pam-intuan said.

Right now, we havemore than 30,000 inboundair passengers disembark-ing via Clark terminal on amonthly basis. Ninety per-cent (90%) of this numberis bound to enter the cityof tourism and entertain-ment before ever resumingtheir trip to their point ofdestination. Thus, we haveto keep the industry well

Transport sector to get boost...FROM PAGE 10 oriented on how not to dis-

satisfy customers. Other-wise, we will lose them toour neighboring destina-tions, Pamintuan furthersaid

We have to make surethat the efforts exerted byChichos Luciano of CIACand Benny Ricafort of CDCdo not come to naught.The freeport zone has be-come the magnet for tour-ists while Angeles Citybecomes the playgroundfor these visitors. Dir. Tio-tuico is set to coordinatewith the new CDC presi-dent, Mr. Felipe Remollo,on the need for a betterquality of service for tour-

ists.Tiotuico said the Cen-

tral Luzon region getsmore than 600,000 do-mestics visitors with over50% of this number find-ing their way into Clark andSubic. We have such alarge number of warm bod-ies to please and to make

sure they come back.That’s why we need toimprove our services totourists.

With the appointmentof a new and full-time citytourism officer, Ms. AnnaPineda, it is certain thatthe industry is well on itsway to becoming a winner.

CLARK FREEPORT —SoutheastAsian Airlines (Seair) will com-mence daily flights via Clark-Macau-Clark on May 27, 2011 at the Dios-dado Macapagal International Airport(DMIA).

Clark International Airport Corpo-ration (CIAC) President and CEOVictor Jose I. Luciano said “A strongmessage of the continuing interestto connect Clark to its Asian neigh-bors, as well as the growing confi-dence in Clark as viable alternateairport to Manila.”

“It will also bolster tourism, aswe promote the region to Chinesetourists, for us to get a slice of the50 million Chinese that travelled over-seas last year,” Luciano said.

He said “we want to see moreChinese tourists come to Clark sim-ilar to Koreans who started as golf-ers and ended up as investors in theClark Freeport Zone and encom-passing areas.”

Seair is a pioneering airline atClark that established in 1995 andstarted operations in August 1995.It is the second oldest airline in thecountry next to Philippines Airlines(PAL).

Seair also serves 3 internation-al routes Hong Kong, and Singaporeand beginning May 27, 2011 it willfly to Macau from DMIA. Seair alsoserves domestic operations at DMIA

PRESS RELEASE

Seair to start Clark-Macau run

via Clark-Caticlan to the world fa-mous Boracay Beach Island Re-sort in the Visayas.

Seair also flies domestic opera-tions in Manila, Batanes, Tablas(Romblon) and Cebu. As of March2011, seair has a fleet of two A319-132 aircrafts which were leased toTiger Airways of Singapore and fiveDornier 328-100 aircrafts.

Seair in partnership with Sin-gapore based Tiger Airways started

the Clark-Singapore-Clark on De-cember 16, 2010 which signaledtheir expansion at DMIA. The airlinealso flies via Clark-Hong Kong thatstarted in February 2011.

Seair and Tiger Airways forged aMarketing deal that will promotetourists destinations in Clark and therest of the Philippines by providinginternational flights in the South EastAsian Region. For flight bookings logon to www.seair.com.

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LUNGSOD NG MALO-LOS —Tutol ang ibat-ibang grupo, kasama naang simbahan sa pag-tatayo ng naglalakihangsanitary landfill (SLF) saBulacan.

Ito ay dahil saposibleng hindi lamangbasura ng kalakhang May-nila ang itambak sa mgaito, kundi maging ang na-kalalasong basura mulasa ibayong dagat.

Tiniyak naman ni Gob.Wilhelmino Alvarado nawalang dapat ipangambaang mga Bulajkenyo mag-ing ang simbahan dahil saipinatutupad nila kasamaang Department of Envi-ronment and Natural Re-sources (DENR) ang Re-public Act 9003 o ang Eco-logical Solid Waste Man-agement Act.

Ayon kay Gian Mari-ano, education officer ngCenter for Environmentand Development Studies(CEDS), parang kabutengnagsulputan sa lalawiganang mga higanteng SLFsa nagdaang limang taonsa kabila ng pagtutol ngmga mamamayan.

Kabilang dito ay angmay 100-ektaryang WasteCustodian ManagementSLF sa bayan ng Norza-garay na isinara mataposbigyan ng category fourenvironmental compliancecertificate (ECC) ng Envi-ronmental ManagementBureau (EMB) sa GitnangLuzon.

Kasunod nito ay ang40-ektaryang V.G. PuyatSLF sa Barangay Minuy-an, Lungsod ng San Josedel Monte; ang 45-ektary-ang Salambao SLF sabaybayin ng Obando; atang 100-ektaryang Inter-national CleanvironmentSystems Corp. SLF namatatagpuan sa Baran-gay Sapang Bulak sa bu-lubunduking bayan ngDonya Remedios Trinidad.

Sa isang talakayangisinagawa sa Club RoyalResort sa lungsod na itonoong Biyernes, Mayo 13,sinabi ni Mariano na salaki ng mga nasabingSLF, hindi maiiwasangisipin na posibleng tamba-

Landfill saBulacan

tinututulankan din ito ng basura mulasa ibayong dagat.

“Hindi imposible namaging mga nakakala-song basura sa abroad aymapunta din sa mga land-fill na yan, lalo pa ngay-ong nalagdaan na ang Ja-pan-Philippines EconomicPartnership Agreement(JPEPA),” ani Mariano naiginiit na kamakailan la-mang ay may nasabat saPort Area na basurangnagmula sa Japan.

Binanggit din niya angipinagmamalaking kasun-duang nilagdaan ng VGPGroup of Companies saLand Bank of the Philip-pines (LBP) para sa Cer-tified Emission Reduc-tions (CERs) mula salandfill gas collection ngVGPSLF.

“Ibig sabihin niyan aymas maraming basura angitatambak sa VGP dahilkailangan nilang mas ma-raming basura paramakapag-produce ngmethane. Kung kailangannila ng mas maraming ba-sura, hindi lang sa Mayni-la ang ia-accommodatenila, baka pati sa abroad,”ani Mariano.

Ipinaliwanag niya na sakasalukuyan, ang VGP aymay kapasidad na tumang-gap ng 3,000 toneladangbasura bawat araw; sa-mantalang ang nakukulek-tang basura sa kalakhangMaynila ay hindi paumaabot sa 50 porsyentong may 8,000 tonelada ngbasura mula sa mga lung-sod nito araw-araw.

“It is true, there is mon-ey in garbage and themore garbage, the moremoney there is, but wehave also to think ourenvironment,”aniya.

Iginiit pa niya na sakonstruksyon pa lamangng VGP ay marami naitong batas na nilabag.

Inayunan naman ito niAbogado Gloen Palubon,ang kalihim ng CEDS, atisa ring director ng Integrat-ed Bar of the Philippines(IBP) Bulacan Chapter.

Ayon kay Palubon,agad na itinayo angVGPSLF samantalangang gamit ng lupang pina-tayuan nito ay hindi panaililipat ng klasipikasyon.

THE SOCIAL SecuritySystem (SSS) has start-ed consultation meetingswith labor organizations,employer’s groups andother stakeholders onplans to update the currentpension structure of theSSS.

SSS President andChief Executive OfficerEmilio S. de Quiros, Jr.said the call for higher pen-sions and more meaning-ful benefits for Filipinoworkers would require con-siderable changes in SSSstructure, including an in-crease in contribution.

“The SSS operate onthe principle of forced sav-ings and cross-subsidy toenable workers to accu-mulate savings for retire-ment, “ de Quiros said.“But the present systemhas impediments thathinder the workers fromsaving more.”

The SSS is planning toincrease SSS’ contributionrate, which is currently

pegged at 10.4% of themonthly salary credit(MSC), to 11%. The 0.6%increase would be equallydivided between employerand employee’s share to7.37% and 3.63%, re-spectively.

This translate to onlyP6.00 per month for theminimum MSC of P1,000and P90.00 per month forthe maximum MSC ofP15,000 with the employ-ee and employer equallypaying P3.00 and 45.00for the minimum and max-imum MSC,respectively.

Aside from the contri-bution rate, the SSS alsoplans to increase theMSC, the ceiling thatserves as basis for contri-bution payments, fromP15,000 to P20,000. Suchincrease is seen to length-en the SSS fund life byseven (7) years, from 2039to 2046 according to SSS’actuarial study.

De Quiros said the in-crease would allow the

SSS to grant a 10-percentacross- the-board in-crease in pension, P500one-time grant to pension-ers and higher computedbenefits for active mem-bers.

The SSS last icreasedits contribution rate in 2007by 1% that eventually in-creased the SSS fund lifeby eight (8) years, fromactuarial valuation report.

“If the SSS does notstart to make small ad-justment now, the timewill come when it will beforced to increase contri-butions today will get pen-sions in the future,”hesaid.

The SSS is scheduleto meet with other labororganizations such as theTrade Union Congress ofthe Philippines (TUCP),Coalition of Labor Agenda(CLA), Federation of FreeWorkers (FFW), Employ-ers Confederation of phil-ippines (ECOP) and Fed-eration of Philippine Indus-

tries (FPI) within the monthof April.

THE SOCIAL SecuritySystem (SSS)said morethan 270,000 employerswith an estimated work-force of seven millionwould benefit from thaagency’s six-month am-nesty program on loanpenalties, which startedon January 3, a top officialsaid.

SSS President andChief Executive OfficerEmilio de Quiros Jr. said54 percent or nearly150,000

Of the total delinquentemployers, including largecorporations employingthousands of workers,have offices in The Nation-al Capital Region.

“Many employers ne-glect their duty to remitmonthly loan amortiza-tions of employees, sothey are still identified asdelinquent even if their con-tribution payments are up-to-date,” he said .

SSS loan amnesty to benefit 270,000 employers

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Copped outSATURDAY MORNING robbers hit a cargotruck in Mexico town.

Obviously not satisfied with their measlyloot of “P7,000 to P10,000 cash,” theystruck at a gasoline station in BarangayTelabastagan, City of San Fernando wherethey fled with a more substantial P100,000.

Supt. Wilson Santos VI, Mexico policechief, reported that the suspects were ridinga white Nissan Urvan with no plate number.

So what happened to the “No Plate, NoTravel” policy supposed to be strictlyimplemented by the PNP? Law-abidingcitizens are routinely flagged downand ticketed for violation of this.Thieves, on the other hand,apparently get away with it.

While at this, may we also ask City of SanFernando police chief, Supt. LuisitoMagnaye, whatever happened to his vowlast May 2, on his formal installation:“Titingnan at susugpuin natin itong sunod-sunod na nakawan, plus iyung riding in-tandem na bumibiktima ng ating mgakababayan dito.”

The day after, used car dealer RaulMallari, owner and manager of K2M AutoSales was gunned down at his very shop inbroad daylight.

Susugpuin? Sir, puru bukol na kayo sasunud-sunod na krimen sa lungsod.”

It is no different in Angeles City: new chiefof police – Senior Supt. RodolfoRecomono; increase in crimes – killings.

On May 7, Barangay Amsic kagawadJovito Canda and his friend Rene Gutierrezwere shot to death during a drinking spree.

Canda, police said, was “active in lawenforcement, with a passion for collaringdrug pushers and wanted persons.”

The suspects are still unknown.Recomono created a task force to go afterthem. Case closed.

Puliiiissss!

‘Gloom istheir game’

“MOST JOURNALISTS are restless voyeurs who see the warts onthe world, th imperfections in people and places. The sane scenethat is much of life, the great portion of the planet unmarked bymadness does not lure them like riots and raids, crumblingcountries, sinking ships, bankers banished to Rio and burningBuddhist nuns – gloom is their game, the spectacle their passion,normality their nemesis.”

Thus opens Gay Talese’s The Kingdom and the Power, thestory of the venerable institution that is The New York Times,published in 1969. Talese is no anti-press critic. He is a journalisthimself, having worked for the Times itself.

The rest of Talese’s opener which tells much of what makes ajournalist follows:

“Journalists travel in packs with transferabletension and they can only guess to what extenttheir presence in large numbers ignites anincident, turns people on. For press conferencesand cameras and microphones have become suchan integral part of the happening of our time thatnobody today knows whether people make newsor news makes people – General Ky in Vietnam,feeling no doubt more potent after his sixthmagazine-cover story, challenges Red China; afterpolice in New York raided the headquarters ofyoung hoodlums, it was discovered that some gangleaders keep scrapbooks; in Baltimore, a day afterthe Huntly-Brinkley Report mentioned that the cityhad survived the summer without a race riot, therewas a race riot. When the press is absent,politicians have been known to cancel theirspeeches, civil rights marchers to postpone theirparades, alarmists to withhold their direpredictions. The troops at the Berlin Wall, largelyignored since Vietnam stole the headlines,coexist casually, watching the girls go by.

“News, if unreported, has no impact. It mightas well not have happened at all. Thus thejournalist is the important ally of the ambitious,he is lamplighter for stars. He is invited to parties,is courted and complimented, has easy accessto unlisted telephone numbers and so many levels

of life. He may send to America a provocative storyof poverty in Africa, of tribal threats and turmoil –and then he may go for a swim in theambassador’s pool. A journalist will sometimesmistakenly assume that it is his charm, not hisusefulness, that gains such privilege; but mostjournalists are realistic men not fooled by thegame. They use as well as they are used. Stillthey are restless. Their work, instantly published,is almost as instantly forgotten, and they mustendlessly search for something new, must stayalive with bylines and not be scooped, mustnurture the insatiable appetites of newspapersand networks, the commercial cravings for newfaces, fashions, fads, feuds; they must not worrywhen news seems to be happening because theyare there, nor must they ponder the possibilitythat everything they have witnessed and writtenin their lifetime may someday occupy only a fewlines in the plastic textbooks of the twenty-firstcentury.

“And so each day, undaunted by history,plugged into the “instant,” journalist of every creed,quality, and quirk report the news of the world asthey see it, hear it, believe it, understand it.”

(Reprinted from the first anniversary issue of TheAngeles Sun, August 1989)

IN LOS ANGELES, California,police surround a home inCompton where the leaders ofthe terrorist group known as theSymbionese Liberation Army(SLA) are hiding out. The SLAhad kidnapped Patricia Hearst,of the fabulously wealthy Hearstfamily publishing empire,months earlier, earning headlinesacross the country. Police foundthe house in Compton when alocal mother reported that herkids had seen a bunch of peo-ple playing with an arsenal ofautomatic weapons in the livingroom of the home.

The LAPD's 500-man siegeon the Compton home was onlythe latest event in a short, butexceedingly bizarre, episode.The SLA was a small group ofviolent radicals who quicklymade their way to national prom-inence, far out of proportion totheir actual influence. They be-gan by killing Oakland's super-intendent of schools in late 1973but really burst into society'sconsciousness when they kid-napped Hearst the following Feb-ruary.

Months later, the SLA re-leased a tape on which Hearstsaid that she was changing hername to Tania and joining theSLA. Shortly thereafter, a sur-veillance camera in a bankcaught Hearst carrying a ma-chine gun during an SLA robbery.In another incident, SLA mem-ber General Teko was caughttrying to shoplift from a sportinggoods store, but escaped whenHearst sprayed the front of thebuilding with machine gun fire.

Although law enforcementofficials began talking about theSLA as if they were a well-es-tablished paramilitary terroristorganization, the SLA had onlya handful of members, most ofwho were disaffected middleclass youths.

On May 17, Los Angelespolice shot an estimated 1,200rounds of ammunition into thetiny Compton home as six SLAmembers shot back. Teargascontainers thrown into the hide-out started a fire, but the SLArefused to surrender. Autopsyresults showed that they contin-ued to fire back even as smoke

and flames were searing theirlungs; they clearly chose sui-cide and martyrdom over jail.Randolph Hearst, Patty's father,remarked that the massive at-tack had turned "dingbats intomartyrs." The raid left six SLAmembers dead, including lead-er Donald DeFreeze, also knownas Cinque. Patty Hearst was notinside the home at the time. Shewas not found until September1975.

Patty Hearst was put on trialfor armed robbery and convict-ed, despite her claim that shehad been coerced, through re-peated rape, isolation, and brain-washing, into joining the SLA.Prosecutors believed that sheactually orchestrated her ownkidnapping because of her priorinvolvement with one of the SLAmembers. Despite any real proofof this theory, she was convict-ed and sent to prison. PresidentCarter commuted Hearst's sen-tence after she had served al-most two years. Hearst waspardoned by President Clintonin January 2001.

Source: www.history.com

LAPD raid leavessix SLA members dead

TODAY IN HISTORY

To obtain a man's opinion of you, make him mad.–Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809 - 1894)

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Napag-uusapanlangNi Felix M. Garcia

Sa ‘populationexplosion’posibleng

humantong(KARUGTONG NG SINUNDANG ISYU)

ANONG MASAMA kung tayo ay magkontrolSa paraang gaya ng isinusulongNg pamahalaan, at kung saan itong‘RH bill’ ang siyang posibleng solusyon?

Upang mapigil ang paglobo ng biglaNitong populasyon sa paraang tama?Kaysa ya’y ating ipagwalang-bahalaAt bukas ay maging problema ng bansa

Ang sobrang dami ng ating populasyon,Sa loob lamang ng mga sampung taon;Na tiyakang aabot ng daang milyonPag’ di nabigyan ng agarang solusyon.

Kaya marapat lang na magiging matatagAng ating Pangulo sa kung anong dapatNitong maging ‘stand’ sa napakabigatNa isyung nasabi na kinakaharap

Ng kanyang tanggapan sa kasalukuyan,Kung saan ang panig ng pamahalaanAt ng Simbahan ang nakataya bilangHinggil sa ‘RH bill’ – ang pagpipilian.

Na tinututulan nga partikular naNg mga Obispo at ka-Parihan pa,(Sa dahilang ito ay labag talagaSa banal na utos ng Santa Iglesia?)

Pero katulad nga ng ating nasabi,Di kaya lalo ng kasalanan patiSa kautusan ng ating ‘Most Almighty’Ang tayo ay lubhang sumobra sa dami?

At hindi na natin kayang pakaininAng sobrang dami ng mga anak natin,Na kinakailangan ding papag-aralinUpang di lumaking mangmang at inutil

Sa puntong naturan, di ko ninanaisSabihang mali ang alin pa mang panig,Pero kung kami ang siyang magsusulitNg aming pananaw – wala ng hihigit

Sa marapat gawin, at publiko ang siyangPosibleng higit na mapupulsuhan,Kung ang panukala ng pamahalaanO ang sa Simbahan ang dapat pagkinggan.

Sapagkat maliban sa pulso ng bayanAy wala na tayong mapapanaliganNa magbibigay ng tamang kasagutanSa kahit anumang usaping pambayan.

Ngayong sa ‘survey’ ay napakalinaw naItong ‘RH bill’ ay tanggap po ng Masa,Anong ikatakot sa banta ng ibaNa iuurong niyan ang suporta nila

Kay P-Noy, kung itong mas nakararamiAy pabor sa bill na gustong isantabiNg ating Simbahan sa puntong nasabi,Na may himig nga ng pagbabanta pati.

Aywan ng lamang kung ang Pangulong NoynoyAy ganap ang tatag upang ang ganitongBanta ng umano’y lubos na pag-urongNg suporta nila’y kaya n’yang i-‘turndown’

Pero, kaysa naman nga itong ‘RH bill’Ang ilaglag nito’t di bigyan ng pansin,Kung kami ang siyang muling tatanungin:Boses ng marami ang marapat dinggin!

RegardingHenry

Henrylito D. Tacio

On becominga leader

WHEN GOD saw the misery of His people in Egypt, he askedMoses to lead them out of the clutch of Pharaoh. “I am sendingyou to Pharaoh to bring my people out of Egypt,” God told Moses.

At first, Moses declined. “Who am I?” he asked. But Godinsisted, “Lead my people.” And that was what terrified Moses. Tolead the people out of Egypt and he never had any experienced atall. If you were in his place, what would be your reaction?

“A leader,” says Dr. John C. Maxwell, the leading authority onleadership, “is one who knows the way, goes the way and showsthe way.”

Leonard Ravenhill in The Last Days Newsletter, shares the storyof a group of tourists who were visiting a picturesque village. Asthey walked by an old man sitting beside a fence, one tourist askedin a patronizing way, “Were any great men born in this village?”

The old man looked at the tourist who inquired and told himbluntly: “Nope, only babies.” In other words, leadership is developed,not discovered. The truly “born leader” will always emerge; but, tostay on top, natural leadership characteristics must be developed.

So, what are some of the traits that a leadermust develop? First and foremost, he must havea character. A scorpion, being a poor swimmer,asked a turtle to carry him on his back across ariver. “Are you mad?” exclaimed the turtle. “You’llsting me while I’m swimming and I’ll drown.”

“My dear turtle,” laughed the scorpion, “if I wereto sting you, you would drown and I would godown with you. Now, where is the logic in that?”The turtle agreed, “You’re right. Hop in.”

The scorpion climbed aboard and halfwayacross the river the scorpion gave the turtle amighty sting. As they both sank to the bottom,the turtle resignedly said, “Do you mind if I askyou something? You said there’d be no logic inyour stinging me. Why did you do it?”

“It has nothing to do with logic,” the drowningscorpion sadly replied. “It’s just my character.”

“Nearly all men can withstand adversity. If youtruly want to test a man’s character, give himpower,” said Abraham Lincoln. Character is whatyou do in the dark, D.L. Moody notes. And “thereis no substitute for character,” reminds Robert A.Cook. “You can buy brains, but you cannot buycharacter.”

Integrity is the second trait a leader mustalways possess. If what you say and what youdo are the same, then you are a man of integrity.As Max Depree points out: “Integrity in all thingsprecedes all else. The open demonstration ofintegrity is essential; followers must bewholeheartedly convinced of their leader’sintegrity. For leaders who live a public life,perceptions become a fact of life.”

“Whoever is careless with the truth in smallmatters cannot be trusted with the importantmatters,” said Albert Einstein. The ultimate testof leaders’ credibility is whether they do what theysay. Most politicians are not good leadersbecause they lack this specific trait of a goodleader. After all, what they say is not what theydo.

“No one achieves and sustains successwithout discipline,” Dr. John C. Maxwell once said.And that includes being a leader. As BertrandRussell puts it, “Nothing of importance is everachieved without discipline. I feel myselfsometimes not wholly in sympathy with somemodern educational theorists, because I think thatthey underestimate the part that discipline plays.But the discipline you have in your life should beone determined by your own desires and yourown needs, not put upon you by society orauthority.”

You may be talented, wealthy and famous,but without discipline, you are nothing. As author

H. Jackson Brown Jr. reiterated, “Talent withoutdiscipline is like an octopus on roller skates.There’s plenty of movement, but you never knowif it’s going to be forward, backwards, orsideways.”

A good leader should also have the ability toinfluence others. “The key to successfulleadership today is influence, not authority,”Kenneth Blanchard said. John Maxwell himselfagrees: “Leadership is influence.”

John D. Rockefeller was known for his amazingbusiness success, but he had a greater reputationamong those who knew him as being a man whomotivated his people. He had a sincereappreciation for others and was willing to acceptfailure if an honest attempt had been made atsuccess.

When one of his partners, Edward T. Bedford,failed in a business venture, which costRockefeller’s company a million dollars,Rockefeller responded with a statement that hasbecome classic in business lore. He didn’tcriticize Bedford because he knew he had donehis best. He did, however, call Bedford to his office.

“I think it is honorable that you were able tosalvage 60 percent of the money you invested inthe South American venture,” Rockefeller toldBedford. “That’s not bad; in fact, it’s splendid. Wedon’t always do as well as that upstairs.”

A good leader is also good in motivating othersrather than manipulating them. In his book,Something to Smile About, Zig Ziglar gives us athought-provoking comparison on both words:“Motivation occurs when you persuade others totake an action in their own best interests. Thingssuch as people preparing their homework,accepting responsibility for their performance, andfinishing their education are the results ofmotivation.”

On the other hand, “manipulation is persuadingothers to take an action that is primarily for yourbenefit,” Ziglar explains. “Things such as sellingan inferior product at an inflated price and workingpeople overtime with no extra pay are examplesof manipulation.”

Walter Stevenson once pointed out: “Ifleadership is an art, then leaders are the artists,organizations are the easel, people are the canvas,ideas are the pigment, values are the frame, andvision is the thing that's hung up at the gallery--the final outcome that's so magical it tempts theaudience to forget the messy process by whichthe result is fashioned, and lures them into a stateof awe.”

For comments, write me at henrytacio@gmail.com

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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGABRANCH XLVIII

PETITION FOR CORRECTION OFENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE OFLIVE BIRTH OF VIRGILIO V. PINEDA, JR..

VICTORIA V. PINEDA, forand in behalf of the minor,VIRGILIO V. PINEDA, JR.,

Petitioner, SP. PROC. NO. 5399

-versus-

THE NATIONAL STATISTICSOFFICE AND THE OFFICE OF THECITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA,

Respondents.x————————————————————————x

ORDERA verified petition having been filed by the herein petitioner Victoria

V. Pineda, praying that after proper notice and hearing, an order beissued directing respondent National Statistics Office to make the followingcorrections in Virgilio V. Pineda, Jr.’s Certificate of Live Birth:

1) that the entry as to the total number of children born alive bechanged from 1 to 4;

2) that the entry as to the number of children still living includingthis birth be changed from 1 to 4; and

3) that the entry as to the birth order ( live births and total deathsincluding deaths including this delivery ) be changed from firstto fourth, and

4) that the entry as to the date and place of marriage of hisparents be cancelled;

and respondent Office of the City Civil Registrar, City of San Fernando,Pampanga, to make the following correction in Virgilio V. Pineda, Jr.’sCertificate of Registration, to wit: as to the date and place of marriage ofhis parents be cancelled.

Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, Notice ishereby given that the same will be heard by this court on May 27, 2011at 8:30 in the morning, inviting all persons interested therein to showcause, if any, why the aforesaid petition should not be granted.

Let this Order be published in a newspaper of general circulation inthe Province of Pampanga, once a week for three (3) consecutiveweeks, at the expense of the petitioner.

Furnish copies of this Order together with the copy of the petitionand its annexes the City Civil Registrar of San Fernando, Pampangaand the Office of the Civil Registrar General (NSO) Edsa cor., Timas St.,West Triangle, Quezon City.

SO ORDERED.City of San Fernando, Pampanga, April 11, 2011.

SERAFIN B. DAVID Judge

PUNTO! Central Luzon: May 2, 9 & 16, 2011

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 55MACABEBE, PAMPANGA

IN RE: PETITION FOR THECORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THECERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OFJERAMIE SANTOS y FORMANES

JERAMIE SANTOS y FORMANES.Petitioner,

SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS NO. 11-0731(M)

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF SANSIMON, PAMPANGA AND THE CIVILREGISTRAR GENERAL OF THEPHILIPPINES

Respondents.x—————————————————————————x

ORDEROn March 23, 2011, the petitioner filed the verified petition, of even

date, praying that respondents Local Civil Registrar of San Simon,Pampanga, and Civil Registrar General, National Statistics Office, QuezonCity, be ordered to (a) correct the entries under “Sex” (Item No. 4) from“Male” to “Female;” and (b) indicate the “Date of Marriage” of parents as“September 20, 1982” on her Certificate of Live Birth on file in saidoffices.

Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, this courthereby (a) sets this case for hearing on the petition on May 27, 2011 at11:30 in the morning at the Session Hall of the Regional TrialCourt, Branch 55, Macabebe, Pampanga; (b) orders the petitioner(i)to cause the publication of this Order once a week for three (3) consecutiveweeks in an accredited newspaper of general circulation in the provinceof Pampanga at her own expense; (ii) to serve within twenty-four (24)hours from receipt of this Order, copies of the petition and its annexes tothe Office of the Solicitor General of the Philippines, the Office of theProvincial Prosecutor, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, the Local CivilRegistrar of San Simon, Pampanga, and the Civil Registrar General ofthe Philippines; and (iii) to show proof of said service to this court on saiddate and time of hearing; (c) orders all persons interested in the petitionto appear before this court on said date and time of hearing and to showcause, if any, why the petition should not be granted; (d) orders thiscourt’s OIC – Branch Clerk of Court to furnish copies of this Order to thepetitioner, her counsel, the Office of the Solicitor General, the Office of theProvincial Prosecutor of Pampanga; the Local Civil Registrar of SanSimon, Pampanga, the Civil Registrar General of the Philippines; and theOffice of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Macabebe, Pampanga;and (e) directs the Office of the Solicitor General to enter its appearancein this proceedings within twenty-four (24) hours from receipt of thisOrder.

SO ORDERED.Macabebe, Pampanga, March 25, 2011.

MA. JOSEPHINE M. ROSARIO-MERCADO Judge

PUNTO! Central Luzon: May 2, 9 & 16, 2011

within the 46 days thatformer Mayor Francis Ne-pomuceno was still in of-fice after his defeat,” saida visibly-irked Pamintuan.

The Comelec’s seconddivision earlier ordered therecount of votes involving37 priority precincts deter-mined by Nepomuceno inconnection with the elec-toral protest he filed a fewdays after the elections.

Pamintuan said thathe was informed by CityAdministrator Atty. Den-nis Albert Pamintuan, whowas at Comelec yester-day, that the recount washalted due to “massivetampering, mainly doubleshading, or shading ofboth my name and Nepo-muceno’s, resulting inspoilage of the ballots.”He added that “only theballots which favoured Ne-pomuceno were notspoiled.”

Pamintuan said that inBarangay Malabanias, oneof the contested pre-cincts, his votes of 479

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Cheating in Angeles, but after...was shaved after the tam-pering, resulting to only 95votes during the recount.He added that Nepo-muceno’s orginal votes of180 votes increased to195.

“But worse,” Pamintu-an added,”388 ballotswere voided mainly due todouble-shading when only10 were originally spoiled.”

Pamintuan said thetrend on the four other bal-lot boxes have the samepattern.

The officer- in-charge ofthe revision has reported-ly suggested to go insteadto the compact flash cards(CFCs) used by the PCOSmachines, to which theNepomuceno camp ob-jected, said Pamintuan.The CFCs contain the im-age of the orginal ballotsused during the elections.

“Of course, Nepo-muceno also alleged thatthe CFCs have been pre-programmed and config-ured to favour me. This isa charge that is technical-ly impossible. It is acharge that actually ques-

tions the entire automat-ed elections, which wereotherwise hailed as themost efficient systemused so far, resulting inthe speediest and mostpeaceful Philippine elec-tions ever,” said Pamintu-an.

“Further, Nepomucenois questioning and puttingto doubt the entire resultsof the last national elec-tions, including the elec-tion of the President andall others who won,” add-ed Pamintuan.

The mayor also as-sailed Nepomuceno forquestioning the integrity“of all the teachers whoserved during the elec-tions, and even his ownpoll watchers – none ofwhom raised any case ofirregularity during the elec-tions.” He added that eventhe Parish Pastoral Coun-cil for Responsible Voting(PPCRV) has in fact at-tested that no irregularitieswere committed during theelections.

“Very clearly, this is ahare-brained operation. It’s

crude and a product of nin-compoops and ninnieswho thought they couldoverturn the entire system,and thwart the true will ofthe people. These simple-tons refuse to admit thatthey have been rejected bythe people and decisivelytrounced in the elections,”said Pamintuan

“They were still in pow-er 46 days after the elec-tions, meaning all the bal-lot boxes were still in theircustody. They were alsothe ones who identified thesupposed questionableprecincts – the precinctswhich they have tamperedprecisely,” added Pamin-tuan. “I repeat, after theopening of the four ballotboxes, there were indica-tions of cheating whichhappened after the elec-tions, and the cheatingwas against me.”

Pamintuan urged theComelec to dig deeper inthe case and expose andprosecute the cheats. Heassured his constituentsof continued service at thecity hall.

wage hike has become an“urgent concern.”

The last increase inthe region provided for aP24 hike in the daily min-imum wage of workers inthe region, including theintegration of the workers’old P10 cost-of-living al-lowance (COLA) into thebasic pay and the grant-ing of fresh P14 COLA.The original demand ofworkers in the regionthen, however, was P75.

De Jesus said theTrade Union Congress ofthe Philippines (TUCP)representatives in CentralLuzon had filed recentlythe P90 minimum wageincrease amid the rise ofbasic goods and servicesin the region.

He said the increasein inflation rate could beconsidered an “interven-

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P90 minimum wage hike for CL workers...ing factor” that could jus-tify wage hike, as the lawprovides that ordinarily,minimum wage increaseis allowable only after ayear since the last wagehike.

“We now consider thewage increase issue asan urgent concern,” hesaid.

De Jesus, however,declined to comment onthe reaction of the man-agement sector to theproposed P90 wage hike.“We are on the planningstage and we are still de-liberating,” he said.

He said public hear-ings in various parts ofCentral Luzon have al-ready been slated for at-tendance of both laborand management sectors,together with representa-tives from concerned gov-ernment agencies.

De Jesus said that by

June, any adjustments onpossible wage hike couldalready be firmed up andannounced.

At present, workers inCentral Luzon provinces,except Aurora, who workin non-agricultural firmswith assets of more thanP30 million get a mini-mum pay of P316 per day,while those in firms withless than P30 million as-sets get P308.50.

Agricultural workers inplantations get P286 dai-ly and non-plantationworkers, P270. Thoseemployed in hospitalswith more than 20-bed ca-pacity receive P307, whilethose in smaller hospitalsget P292.

Workers in retail es-tablishments with 16 ormore workers are entitledto P305, with those in re-tail with less than 16 per-sonnel get P291. Handi-

craft and cottage industryworkers are entitled toP270 minimum wage.

In Aurora province,rates have always beendifferent from the rest ofCentral Luzon. Non-agri-cultural workers get P265daily minimum, while ag-ricultural workers receiveP230. Those in retail andservice establishmentsget P187 daily.

The Regional TripartiteWage and ProductivityBoard (RTWPB) here saidthat any wage increasewould be based on eightworking hours per day,while workers who are“paid by results, includingthose paid on piecework,takay, pakyaw or task ba-sis shall be entitled to re-ceive the prescribed in-crease per eight hours aday, or a proportion there-of for working less thaneight hours.”

rugged terrains.The military said the

eight occupants of oneToyota Corolla (UGN-659)and one Mitsubishi Lanc-er (TNN-891) were mem-bers of the rebel groupHukbong Mapagpalaya ngBayan (HMB) who camefrom as far as Batangasallegedly to rob the pay-roll money of an undis-closed private company inAurora province.

Col. Felicito Trinidad,

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Eight ‘Huks’ killedcommander of the Philip-pine Army’s 702nd Bri-gade, said the operationwas conducted by com-posite forces from theArmy and the Nueva Ecijapolice provincial office(NEPPO) originally to ap-prehend the suspectsbased on intelligence re-ports of their presence.

“But they opened fireon the team,” he said,prompting governmentforces to fire back.

Recovered from thecrime scene were five .38

revolvers, one .9mm pistoland two hand grenades.

Trinidad said they haveyet to ascertain if the sus-pects were still active inHMB or have turned to tomere banditry.

Supt. Edgard Okubo,head of the PNP’s provin-cial public safety compa-ny (PPSC) said no rela-tives of the suspects haveso far surfaced to identifythem.

He identified three ofthem only by the aliasesKa Cesar, Ka Jeffrey and

Ka Ric.Police said the group

was in the area while wait-ing for an opportunity toexecute the robbery.

Trinidad said the groupwas also tagged in extor-tion activities perpetratedon fishpond operators inPampanga and adjoiningprovinces.

Ducusin said residentshave noticed strangerspeople frequenting thearea days before the en-counter. But they ignoredtheir presence.

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TheGossip-millerby Cesar Pambid

Matanda na si Ai Ai Delas Alas(di na uubra kay Aljur Abrenica)

AT 47 YEARS OLD, hindi na puwedeng sabihing exciting pa ang edad ng aktresat komedyanteng si Ai Ai Delas Alas. Siya naman mismo ay umaaming iba naang timpla ng kanyang katawan dahil nga umeedad na siya. Inspite her agethough, Ai Ai remains to be on top dahil nga kinikilala siyang isa sa mga‘pinakamaganda’ sa showbiz.

Did you know, Ai Ai is now endorsing some anti-aging products. Isa ito samga dahilan kung bakit obvious na matanda na nga si Ai Ai. Why should someonena fresh pa ay kailangang gamiting personalidad upang i-promtoe ang isangproduktong pipigil sa pagtanda.

Perfect na perfect ang edad ng komedyante kasi nga, nasa kanyang mid-crisis na ito at kasalukuyang kinakikitaan na ng mga senyales ng pagiging matandana.

Ang iba pang dahilan kung bakit matanda na nga ang arrive ni |Ai |Ai DelasAlas? In stark contrast nga kasi ang agwat ng edad nila ni Aljur Abrenica na na-link sa kanya. Paradigm of youth ang dating ni Aljur gayung si Ai Ai naman ay likewhat we are saying is already 47 years old. Although, di nga naman true na mayrelasyon sila at ang lahat ay bunga lang ng pilit na pagli-link upang ‘pabatain’ angimage ni Ai Ai, the fact remains obvious. Na talagang choreographed yung pagli-link sa dalawa upang matakpan nga ang fact na tumanda na talaga si Ai Ai.

And I must say na successful ang attempt ng grupo ni Ai Ai dahil nga ayan si AiAi ngayon, kahit matanda na ay kinakikitaan pa rin ng kakaibang kinang only because, lumalabas na yung isangbatang gaya ni Aljur Abrenica can still be mesmerized with Ai Ai’s beauty.

Lalabas nga namang kahit may edad na ang komedyante, may kabataang na-e-excite pa rin sa kagandahan niya.Pero teka, di kaya nainsulto si Ai Ai na unang pagkataong nagkita sila ni Ai Ai, bitbit pa ng una ang real life girlfriend

niyang si Kylie Padilla? Yes, lumantad na sina Aljur at Kylie na kuntodo holding hands pa nang dumating na sabay saconcert ni Sam Milby kailan lang. Nagkataong naroon din si Ai Ai, kaya at last the two already met.

Pero naniniwala ba kayong nagkataon lang yun?Hahaha!Tiyak na tiyak, kumilos ang mga tsutsuwa ni Ai Ai upang kahit pilit ay mag-meet na’ng dalawa. Di ba noon pa sila nag-a-attempt na gawin ito pero in the end kahit

nagtagumpay silang ipa-meet ang dalawa, may Kylie Padilla na naging sagabal sa grand plan nila.Ngayon siguro, na-realize na ng kampo ni Ai Ai na di puwedeng maganap yung kino-choreo nilang fake romance para kina Ai Ai at Aljur.Kaya ngayon, magsitigil na kayo sa inyong makamandag na ilusyong makahahagip ng ng bata ang may edad n’yo ng alaga.Hahaha!

Rufa Mae Quinto tinanggap na ang kapalarang di makahanap ng lalaking magpapakasal sa kanyaSA MARAMING interview, laging sinasabi ni Rufa Mae na nahihirapan siyang humanap ng lalaking totohanin at magpapakasalsa kanya.

Naudlot nga kasi yung sinasabi niyang kasal nila ng kanyang BF pero aniya, magkaibigan pa rin ang turingan nila sa ngayon.Ang mysterious guy raw kasing ito ang itinuturing niyang espesyal sa buhay niya. Kumbaga, nirerespeto niya ng lalaki at

siya pa rin, dahil nga may pinagsamahan naman sila.“Una sa lahat, yung hindi natuloy, siguro may mga bagay na hindi para sa… kung ano yung nagaganap sa iba, hindi para

sayo. So I think hindi pa para sa akin ang kasal, di ba? So ayoko naman pinilit kasi ang dami namang pwedeng gawin,” sabi pani ruifa Mae..

Paliwang pa niya, “Well, siguro, bukod sa you never know what’s gonna happen tomorrow, isa din sa na-realize ko na angbuhay hindi yan parang career or business na plano nyo e ganito, ganun na ang mangyayari.”

Rufa Mae said she and her boyfriend are still friends.“Hindi ko pa naman binalik yung singsing, so there’s still hope, syempre. Nag-uusap pa kami,” sabi pa niya..Masaya naman daw siya kahit single pa siya sa ngayon. She is being linked to Fabio Ide, pero giit ni Rufa Mae, friends lang

Lea Salonga papasok nasa daigdig ng pulitika?

WE AGREE 100 per cent sa ilang opinion na tila nagbabalak siLea Salonga na pasukin ang daigdig ng pulitika. At a time, namedyo nawawala ang kinang ng kanyang pangalan, ibang laranganna’ng pinagtutuunan ni Lea?

Ayon sa opinion, tila nga sa pulitika papunta ang ginagawangayon ni Lea Salonga. Una na yung kanyang mga twitter postsespecially yung campaign niya against Willie Revillame na pinag-usapan naman. Sa true, bida’ng naging labas ni Lea sa ginawaniyang bashing kay Willie Revillame.

Ngayon naman ay ang kanyang kampanya sa ReproductiveHealth churva. Kuntodo salita pa ang anak ni Ligaya Salonga napuwede siyang maging ambassadress ng government sa campaignna ito.

These and more, can easily lead to a government position inthe future.

Pero teka, magustuhan naman kayang publiko si Salonga?Makaya kaya niyang itago sa publiko yung kanyang kasungitanna sa personal hindi naman ganoon kaganda ang kanyang pag-uugali?

Well, puwede naming magbago ang isangtao. Kung inaakalani Lea na kailangan siya ng sambayanan for good governance,sumulong siya. But at first she must change attitude for the better.You see, showbiz attitudes are a big no no to politics. Kailangandito may angkin kang kabaitan at hindi yung puro kayabanganattitude.

Alam n’yo bang ano ang isang motto ni Lea Salonga nasupposedly at turo ng nanay niya. “Lea Salonga will never get tothe level of the masses. Ang masa ang dapat tumaas ng antaspara maabot nila si

Lea Salonga.”In short di raw bababa si Lea sa kanayng pedestal at wala

yang going down to the masses ek ek.Can you beat that?

Out-of-townresort dinadayoERASE PLACENTA andother beauty productsmanufacturers turns in toresort business at dito aytagumpay na naman siya.

Mr. Louie Gamboaappropriately appropriateuses yung linya nila whichsays ‘a piece of paradise onearth.’ Ang tinututukoy nilais the UK Resort andLeisure Park na nasa Sta.Cruz in San Simon,Pampanga. This is a vastResort withch operates atideal para sa mga out-of-town clients. Napakalapitlang sa Maynila ng lugar nakumpleto sa maramingamenities and we assurethe public na perfecthideaway ang lugar kunggustong makapagbakasyonkahit na sa sa maiksingpanahon lang.

Meron po silang threeswimming pools na talaganaming may heater. Saraptalagang maglunoy sa tubig.Meron din silang open resto,at isang park na puwedengmag-horseback riding,rapelling, at iba ibang sportactivities. Meron din pongbeauty center where youcan avail of perfect massageand spa. Mura pang halaganila na tiyak na maa-affordng masa.

And when completed,meron din silang lagoonwhere one can indulge inseveral water activities.

If anyone is interestedyou can just phone in forreservation, 4101824,09236595787 and09233899525.

daw sila ng Brazilian actor.“So walang choice kundi positivity pa rin, harapin ang dapat harapin. Ang importante,

ayoko na po nung kung ano anong ispekulasyon. Marami pang nadadamay, which is walanaman dapat sisihin. Kaya lang po yung katotohanan lang ngayon, sa akin, e siguro itotalaga ang destiny ko for now, alam mo yung tinanggap ko kaya ako Masaya.”

Hindi ba siya naiinggit sa mga kasamahan at kaedad niyang ikinasal na?“Hindi ako naiinggit. Kanya-kanya tayo ng pupuntahan di ba, andudun lang ako sa level na

bahala na Diyos kung ano plano Niya for me, di ba? Kumbaga, ayoko na pilitin ang mga bagay-bagay. Kung hindi uukol, hindi bubukol,”may halong birong sabi pa niya..

Sa career na lang daw siya naka-focus sa ngayon.“Well sabi ko nga nung huling nag-usap kami, ganito. Basta sa ngayon, career na muna ako. I’m back to myself… Pero kung

maayos naman sya, maayos naman ako, hindi kami magkakasakitan ng bongga, e habang buhay kaming magkakaroon ng relationship,di ba? Kasi bakit hindi? E kumbaga siya yung first fiance ko talaga, di ba? So importanteng importante talaga sya sa akin,” pagwawakaspa niya.

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THE TRAVEL and tourism industry willsoon join forces in putting law and orderin the tricycle transport sector to helpboost tourism in the light of a growingpopulation of local and foreign tourists inClark and Angeles City.

This was announced by Regional Di-rector Ronaldo Tiotuico of the Departmentof Tourism – Region III in a press state-ment issued recently.

Tiotuico said that the stakeholderscommunity in Clark led by Mr. DennisWright of Global Gateway Logistics Citytogether with Local Government of Ange-les City thru the Angeles City TourismOffice, Clark Development Corporationthru Clark Tourism Promotions Office,

Transport sector to get boost from tourism stakeholdersClark Investors and Locators Association,Greater Clark Visitors Bureau, Localbarangay council (Balibago / AngelesCity) and the Philippine National Police– Angeles City will soon partner with thetourism regional office in the overall ef-fort to enhance the quality of service inthe transport sector by conducting ori-entation program for the more than 300tricycle drivers in Balibago area on howto become tourist-friendly and service-oriented in their profession. A one-dayworkshop for each association (TODA)will be conducted this year each on howto keep customers satisfied with empha-sis on work ethics and work behavior.This year’s target is to provide orienta-

tion to at least five (5) tricycle drivers as-sociation with a combined membershipof about 300 drivers.

Mr. Wright of Global City pledged tosupport the project of tourism stakehold-ers by providing materials for the improve-ment of TODA terminals in Balibago andto provide uniforms for the drivers. Eachterminal will be provided with a billboardcontaining the authorized fare rate withdestinations. Advocacy stickers like“Clark is It!” or “A Tourist is a Friend” willbe printed and posted on each tricyclefor prominence. If possible, each driverwill be identifiable thru an ID. At the endof each workshop, participants will bemade to sign a memorandum of commit-

ment to keep customers always satis-fied. A code of ethics for all associationswill be crafted for all drivers to abide by.The local barangay council will monitorthe implementation of the program usingthe local PNP as support organizationtogether with the Angeles City TourismOffice. CDC Tourism Office will ensurethe cooperation of stakeholders in Clarkin making this project a success.

For his part, Mayor Ed Pamintuanstressed the importance of giving atten-tion to the quality of service being offeredby these frontliners now that tourism andtravel in the city is vastly growing withthe presence of Diosdado Macapagal In-

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