VOLUME 3NUMBER 81WEDNESDAYAUGUST 12, 2009

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BY ANSELMO ROQUE

SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ - EightKorean volunteers, all of them universi-ty students, taught for one month inter-net and information technology and Ko-rean language and culture to studentsof the Central Luzon State University(CLSU) here.

Called Korea Internet Volunteers(KIV), they were organized, financed,and sent by the Korea Agency for Digi-

Korean volunteers teachIT in CLSU for a month

Korean volunteers who taught information technology and Koreanlanguage and culture pose with their students of the Central LuzonState University.

tal Opportunity and Promotion (KADO),a subsidiary of the Ministry of PublicServices and Security of Korea.

Min-Young (Ruby) Kwak, one of thevolunteers, said the four female membersof the group comprised the WAV (we arevolunteers) Team while male membersthe Itching Team taught advanced Mi-crosoft office, basic/advanced photoshop,the Korean language and culture.

The other team concentrated in net-

BY PUNTO I-TEAM

BACOLOR, Pampanga – APampanga board memberwho is being bruited about

as the probable running mate ofSen. Lito Lapid in 2010 has beenaccused of rape by a high schoolstudent.

Rape raps filed vs. BM 16-year-old victim is pregnant

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In a sworn statementsubmitted at the Office ofthe City Prosecutor, Cityof San Fernando, Marian(not her real name), 16, ofthis town, accused Pam-panga 3rd District BoardMember Johnny “JQ” Qui-ambao of raping her on atleast two occasions whichresulted to her pregnancy.

Marian said sheworked as a waitress at alocal restaurant here

Quiambao

BY TONETTE T. OREJAS

GUAGUA, Pampanga –With 311 elected sworn inas members on Mondayhere, Pampanga is “99.5percent” the bailiwick ofthe newly merged partyLakas-Kampi-CMD, Sec-ond District Rep. JuanMiguel Arroyo said.

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Mikey: Pampanga is99.5% Lakas-CMD-Kampi

panga and Central Luzon,referred to the Lakas-Ka-mpi-CMD as the “higan-teng partido (giant party)”in his speech as he wel-comed the presence ofPresident Macapagal-Ar-royo, the chair of the par-ty, to the gym of BarangaySan Antonio here.

It was the President’s22nd visit in Pampanga

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BY JOEY PAVIA

ANGELES CITY – Offi-cials of the Angeles CityPampang Public MarketAssociation (ACPPMA)denounced the imple-mentation of the P30 in-crease for slaughter-house service fee, alsoknown as “Matansa.”

Lorenzo Medina,

NO MEAT AT PAMPANG MARKET

president of the ACCPP-MA-meat section, said his200 members should notshoulder the upgrading ofthe slaughterhousepegged at P5 million.

The Dealco Farms Inc.,a private firm owned by theAlcoreza family, used tocollect P50 matansa feeand now collects P80.

“Dealco as an investor

should be responsible inupgrading the slaughter-house and its facilities atits own expense,” saidthe ACPPMVA in a letterto Mayor Francis “Blue-boy” Nepomuceno andCity Administrator MarkAllen Sison.

Medina, his fellow of-ficials and members yes-

Angeles meat vendorsdenounce P30 fee hike

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STOP IT. Vice Mayor Cabigting (right) consults Medina on the P30slaughterhouse service fee increase complained by Pampang vendors.With them are Councilors Morales, Sangil and Maniago.

PHOTO BY JOEY PAVIA

BY DING CERVANTES

CITY OF SANFERNANDO – Gov. Ed-die Panlilio told theCommission on Elec-tions (Comelec) yester-day that he is too poorto comply with the pollbody’s order for him tocome out with 43 “revi-sors” for the 21 “revisioncommittees” needed forthe recount of 2007votes cast for governorin this province.

In his motion for re-consideration (MR) ad-dressed to theComelec, Panlilio la-mented the failure of thepoll body to afford him“the opportunity to beheard on the matter con-sidering his financialcapability.”

This, he said, “is tan-tamount to grave abuseof discretion amountingto lack or excess of ju-risdiction and makesthe aforesaid Order con-trary to law and a patentnullity.”

The order recount

GOV TELLSCOMELEC:

‘Too poorto complywith order’

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CLARK FREEPORT – Twogovernment agencies and abusiness group signed aMemorandum of Agreement(MOA) that aims to boostcommunity projects thatwould provide livelihoodopportunities dubbed “YouthEntrepreneurship SupportProject (YES)”.

The MOA was signedrecently by representativesfrom the Department ofLabor and Employment(DOLE), Department ofTrade and Industries (DTI),and the Philippine Council ofStudents in Intrapreneurship(PCSI) in Makati City.

Undersecretary of Work-ers’ Welfare Social Protec-tion (WWSP) LourdesTransmonte representedDOLE while Undersecretaryfor Regional OperationsDevelopment Group (RODG)Merly Cruz represented DTI.On the other hand, CyberCity Teleservices SeniorExecutive Vice PresidentGeorge D. Sorio representedthe PCSI.

An ongoing programspearheaded by DOLE, theYES program empowersthe youth through entre-preneurial skills develop-ment. YES aims to reduceunemployment by creatingviable and sustainablelivelihood opportunities forthe youth.

Gov’t agencies, groupink pact for youthlivelihood project

PGMA is briefed by (L to R) Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, Zambales ProvincialSocial Welfare Officer Hermaprodita Llamas and Governor Amor Deloso on the number ofevacuees in Upper San Juan during her visit to Botolan, Zambales yesterday to checkon the devastation brought about by Typhoon Kiko. PHOTO BY JOHNNY R. REBLANDO

DOLE partnered with DTIand PCSI to maximizeresult on establishing jobsand opportunities for theyouth.

Sorio, who is also PCSIchair, said “PCSI providesthe youth opportunities andneeded support to start abusiness. By starting abusiness, the youth cancreate jobs. By creatingjobs, the youth can providelivelihood, which in turn,stimulates economic devel-opment.”

DTI promotes and devel-ops Micro Small and Medi-um Scale Enterprises toensure a focused approachtowards entrepreneurshipdevelopment while PCSI’srecords of support to entre-preneurship programs for theyouth are beyond reproach,Sorio added.

Cruz said DOLE, beingthe lead agency, will providefunds for the project. TheDTI, on the other hand, willprovide technical assistanceby offering business consul-tancy, provision of trainorsfor skill and entrepreneurialtrainings, product develop-ment and marketing assis-tance.

The PCSI, she added,will facilitate the identifica-tion, screening and organi-zation of youth beneficia-ries.

BY TONETTE T. OREJAS

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO –Zambales Gov. Amor Delososaid he has requested Presi-dent Macapagal-Arroyo to helpraise P175 million for therestoration of the Bucao Dike,saying that without it, it is “notadvisable to stay” in Botolantown after last Thursday’sflashflood in 10 villages thathas displaced almost 7,000families

Deloso said the President,after an inspection on Monday,committed to help scout forfunds.

According to him, MsArroyo immediately orderedthe National Housing Agencyto proceed with a “massivelow-cost housing” for 4,000families.

The units will cost P70,000each, but the terms of pay-ment or ownership were notyet clear.

Deloso said the newsettlement will be located in anupland area called Mayambanin Barangay San Juan.

“It is seen to be risky livingin lower Botolan now becausethe (Bucao) river has changedcourse. The water flowsthrough the villages instead ofthe regular channel. [Thewater] carried mud from theslopes [of Mt. Pinatubo]” thegovernor explained.

The Bucao River is wherethe Balin-Baquero and Baqui-lan Rivers drain from Mt.Pinatubo to the South ChinaSea.

Gov seeks GMA’s help for dike in Botolan

GET YOUR shopping groove thismonth as SM City Baliwag holdsits 3-day sale from August 14 to16.

Be fashionably cash-savvyas you take advantage of superbdeals from retail shops from 50percent off on great items.

Enjoy dining with the wholefamily and avail of exciting dis-counts and promos from partic-ipating food establishments.Freebie fans will surely be de-lighted as cotton candies, pop-corn and even face paintingtreats will be given during thethree-day weekend sale. A sin-

SM City Baliwag to hold3-Day Sale this August

gle receipt from any of the SMFoodcourt establishments enti-tles a customer for the freebieof the day.

For the raffle promo, threeYamaha Step Motorcycles andthree Devant LCD television setswill be given away. The raffle drawwill be held on August 16, Sun-day, 8:30 p.m. at the mall’s Atri-um.

A total of 30 Samsungphones with a Call-All postpaidline - PLDT’s newest wirelessservice, are up for grabs at theSM Department Store raffle pro-mo. For every P500 worth of sin-

BY ARMAND GALANG

CABANATUAN CITY – Howlarge is the number ofFilipinos longing for freemedical assistance?

This is the question thePhilippine Charity Sweep-stakes Office (PCSO) wouldanswer when it pursues itsaim of making a world recordfor biggest single-day medialmission on September 8.

The plan was disclosedby PCSO Chairman SergioValencia as the govern-ment’s lottery arm launcheda series of medical missioncalled “Kaibigan ng PCSO”for Nueva Ecija over theweekend.

Valencia said the PCSOeyes to break into theGuinness Book of WorldRecords by earmarking ahuge amount of P700-million for medicines alone.The medical mission will beheld simultaneously in all ofthe country’s 42,000barangays on Sept. 28,coinciding with the agency’s75th anniversary, accordingto Valencia.

“We hope to land in theGuinness Book of WorldRecords for having the mostnumber of participants inthis medical mission,” hesaid, adding the PCSO willtap volunteer doctors and

PCSO to set record onbiggest medical mission

nurses as well as localgovernment units, BoyScouts, Lions Club, thePhilippine Army, the Philip-pine Navy and other con-cerned sectors in theundertaking.

He said barangays inmajor municipalities wouldbe clustered for the medicalmission, particularly in areaswhere the PCSO maintainsprovincial district offices.

Valencia, along withPCSO directors Jose TarucV and Raymundo Roqueroand other agency officials,kicked off the PCSO caravanin Nueva Ecija and launchedthe “Kaibigan sa PCSO”program to reach out to themarginalized members ofsociety who need qualitymedical assistance.

Meanwhile, Taruc, a sonof the seasoned broadcasterJoe Taruc, said the PCSOthrough its Gapan City-based Provincial DistrictOffice (PDO) has beenextending medical supportto Novo Ecijanos.

The services, he said,has been intensified asPCSO recorded dramaticincrease in revenue.

The two-day caravan,which ended Monday, washighlighted by a series ofpress conferences, medicaland dental missions.

The Philippine Institute ofVolcanology and Seismology(Phivolcs) has yet to issue itsadvisory related to the volumeof pyroclastic deposits left onthe Zambales side of theslopes after the 1991 erup-tions.

In 2000, the Phivolcs andthe Department of PublicWorks and Highways made acanal on the three-km crater-lake of the volcano to releasethe water that had impoundedthere and prevent it fromtriggering an avalanche of laharon rainy months towardBotolan.

Alfredo Tolentino, director ofthe Department of PublicWorks and Highways, saidthere is no allotment yet forthe repair of the Bucao Dike,which he said was just madeof soil.

Strong currents at theheight of Typhoon Kiko burstthrough the dike, destroyingone kilometer of it.

Tolentino said the DPWHwas in the meantime doing afootbridge along the nationalhighway in Barangay Caraeland in three weeks, a steelbridge, to connect the northernand southern towns of zam-bales and normalize the trafficthere.

Zambales is another routeto Pangasinan. With thehighway damaged, motoristshave to resort to using theMacArthur Highway (ManilaNorth Road) via Tarlac to get tonorthern Zambales andPangasinan.

gle or accumulated purchasequalifies a customer to one raf-fle entry. An additional 10 per-cent discount will also be givento all SM Advantage card hold-ers from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. onAugust 14.

To provide entertainment formall enthusiasts, Starstruck’sfirst ultimate female survivor Jen-nylyn Mercado will perform herOPM hits on August 14, 11 a.m.at the Event Center.

Mark your calendars andhead to SM City Baliwag thisAugust for that much-awaitedshopping experience.

BY JOEY PAVIA

MABALACAT – A tourismcouncil has been formed tohighlight the prime destinationsin this first class municipalityand the Clark Freeport.

Mayor Marino “Boking” Mo-rales, in a copy of the execu-tive order obtained by Puntoyesterday, said the council willinitiate and prioritize tourismdevelopmental programs andprojects. He is the chairman ofthe Municipal Tourism Council(MTC).

Boking forms tourism council To promote Clark, Mabalacat

Morales recently spoke atthe regional meeting of theboard members league of Cen-tral Luzon and urged its mem-bers to “enjoy the vast whole-some activities in our town andClark.”

The board members are ledby his townmate, First DistrictBoard Member Tars Halili.

Morales also asked the pro-vincial legislators “to work handin hand to promote tourism” inthe region.

“The creation and organiza-tion of the council is also meant

to direct the municipality in en-hancing and exploring the po-tential of the town in becominga tourist destination in the nearfuture,” said Morales in the or-der. He added that “Mabalacatis now at the crossroads intourism development as it isstrategically exposed to region-al counterparts with it availableinfrastructure in place.

Mabalacat Water DistrictChairman of the Board DengPangilinan is the vice chairmanof the MTC. The members areveteran journalists Bong Lac-son, Ashley Manabat and Mu-nicipal Tourism Officer Guy Hil-bero.

MARKETING MAN. Mayor Morales (2nd from left) shows the plaque of recognitiongiven by Region III boar members officials led by its chairman, Halili (3rd from left).With the are (L-R) Board Members Orlando Miranda, Shierwin Taay, Jay Castro andZaldy Matias. PHOTO BY JOEY PAVIA

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of the late Sps. Geraldo N. Tanglao and Virginia

B. Tanglao who died intestate on April 23, 2009 and April 12, 1992, respectively executedan Extrajudicial Settlement of their estate more particularly described as a parcel of landsituated in Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga and covered by TCT No. 516750-R.

Punto! Central Luzon: August 12, 19 & 26, 2009

BY JOHNNY R. REBLANDO

OLONGAPO CITY – An allegeddrug pusher listed on the Phil-ippine National Police’s drugwatch was arrested in a buy-bust operation in BarangayEast Bajac-Bajc, here on Mon-day evening, police said.

Suspect was identified asRamil Bonus, 42, resident ofNo. 2372 Rizal Avenue, this

Drug pusher nabbed in Olongapocity.

Bonus was arrested atabout 9:00 p.m. while sellingshabu to police assets worthP500 led by Chief Insp. Ju-lius Caesar Domingo of theCity Intelligence Unit of theOlongapo PNP, Insp. JuliusJavier of City Anti-Illegal DrugSpecial Operat ion Team(CAIDSOT) and Chief Inspec-tor Rogelio Peñones, Jr., of

Zambales Criminal Investiga-t ion and Detect ion Team(ZCIDT).

Recovered from suspect’spossession were marked-mon-ey and five pieces of transpar-ent plastic sachet containingsuspected shabu.

Suspect was detained atZCIDT detention cell facingcharges violation of Section 5,Article ll of RA 9165.

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A national treasureLAST MONDAY, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyoconferred the Presidential Medal of Merit onPampanga artist Willy Layug in “recognition of hiscontribution in preserving church heritage throughsculpture.”

The honor, long overdue, is nonetheless but aformalization of the highest esteem the people ofPampanga and the rest of the country have longaccorded him, so manifest in the critical acclaimLayug has been enjoying from even internationalconnoisseurs of art.

Born and bred among the finest woodcarvers ofBetis, the artist shot up to prominence with hisextraordinary work on the preservation, as well asrestoration of the Betis Church to its premier place inechelon of ecclesiastical art.

No less than National Artist Napoleon Abueva haspaid tribute to Layug’s art as “bordering on clearrealism with precise and accurate detail.”

“He is able to capture the likeness of things andpeople so powerfully that he is able to create suchmoving works of art,” so hailed Abueva of theKapampangan artist.

Here’s one more national treasure we are mostproud of.

Luid ca, Willy Layug!

Tour bugTHE TRAVEL bug has bitten Mabalacat Mayor Marino“Boking” Morales. And his town is the better for it.

Morales – a marketing whiz before he enteredpolitics – is into the selling of Mabalacat as a touristdestination.

“There is increased tourism traffic at Clark andMabalacat has a lot to offer. All it needs is somemarketing savvy,” Morales said as prime motivationfor his crafting the Mabalacat Tourism Council.

Mabalacat attractions Morales cited includedthose in Clark – a bigger portion of it sitting in thetown – such as the Capt. Colin Kelly monument, theGoddess of Peace Shrine atop Lily Hill, the golfcourses and the resorts.

Historians and war-buffs find an instant spot at theKamikaze Monument marking the first airfield of theJapanese suicide pilots that wrpought havoc on Alliedships in World War II.

For the nature trippers, there is Haduan Falls bythe foot of the Pinatubo mountain ranges.

As ever, to the President does Morales give thecredit: “We would like to thank our president, GloriaMacapagal-Arroyo, for implementing variousinfrastructure projects in Central Luzon. These wouldboost economic development not only in the regionbut in the entire Luzon island.” All auguring well forMabalacat as a tourist destination.

PAMPANGA IS “99.5 percent” the bailiwick of the newly mergedLakas-CMD-Kampi Party.

So enthused 2nd District Rep. Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo as311 elected officials at all levels took their oath of office as membersof the administration party last Monday before a beaming PresidentGloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

“Higanteng partido (giant party),” Mikey’s enthusiasm could notbe contained, notwithstanding the conspicuous absence from theoath-taking rites of notable Pampanga political leaders SenatorLito Lapid, his son former Gov. Mark Lapid, Vice Gov. Yeng Guiao,governor-in-waiting Lilia “Nanay Baby” Pineda, and 4th District Rep.Anna York Bondoc-Sagum.

Their very absence may well tell a story totally different fromMikey’s.

For now though, let us indulge Mikey’s fancySo what’s with the “99.5 percent”?

Party lines

Said Mikey: “That 0 .5 percent, we can dowithout that person. But he’s free to join us.”You’re a dummy if you did not know whom Mikeyreferred to there.

“This is a party of politicians and sectors,”Mikey said. A potent combination in winningelections there, he did not have to say.

And to the President, the devotion of the sonand the obeisance of a vassal:

“We believe you…We love you. These are thegenerals of your army that will ensure the votesfor your presidential anointee.”

Even as he admitted to some “squabbles “within the ranks, Mikey affirmed that local officialshave “united for GMA.”

In union there is strength, hence there’s Unioncement. Popped the corn there.

In union there is strength, hence that GMA-sealed unity among elected officials shall sealadministration victory in 2010. Maybe, even somepremiership for a member of parliament fromPampanga’s 2nd District thereafter.

But that is going ahead of the story.Watching Monday’s oath-taking event and

reading accounts of it pricked my sense of déjàvu: some trip down memory lane with all feelingof dread and none of nostalgia.

It’s the Marcos era there all over again.“Higanteng partido” was the Kilusan Bagong

Lipunan (KBL), the lone monolith built upon the

remains of the Liberal Party (LP) and theNacionalista Party (NP). Yes, Viring, we oncehad a two-party system here, just like in theStates. Patterned after the States’, as a matterof fact: the LP, a poor clone of the DemocraticParty; the NP a third-rate trying hard Grand OldParty copycat, to paraphrase Sharon there.Cuneta, the megastar that is, not the Israeli hawkAriel.

Not only 99.5 percent but all of 100 percentwas the whole Philippines a KBL bailiwick, allsemblance of opposition – no matter how rag-tag– losing either the elections or life itself. A case inpoint: the 1978 Batasan elections in Metro Manilawhere Ninoy Aquino was soundly beaten by oneunknown septuagenarian named Floro.

More than “we believe you…we love you,” itwas “we adore you…we glorify you” then, totalobeisance to the Great Ferdinand and theBeautiful Imelda being the order of the day.

Yet, for all the power, the kingdom and theglory of Marcos’ KBL, it took but a widow in yellowto end its reign, it took but a simple housewife tosweep it to history’s dustbin.

Déjà vu, nay, some karmic cycle ominoushere?

For all the power and the glory of the Lakas-CMD-Kampi, it will take but a simple suspendedpriest to demolish its invincibility.

God forbid! I abhor to even think about it.

Napag-uusapanlangNi Felix M. Garcia

Panukala niCity CouncilorAlex F. Patio,

napapanahon!MAGANDA at sadyang taga sa panahonAng panukala ng butihing Councilor,Na si Alex Patio, sa isinusulongNitong aniya’y pinaka-best na solusyon;

Upang maibsan ang isinasangkalanNilang “heavy traffic,” pagpasok ng Tabang,Patungo ng Tarlac, bunsod ng anila’yLubhang makipot na ang matandang daan,

Ng McArthur Hiway – kaya luluwanganNg DPWH ang kalsadang yan,Magmula parte ng probinsyang BulakanHanggang Tarlac City kung kinakailangan.

(Pero matapos makagawa ang buwisitNg kapinsalaan sa ating paligid,Saka lang sinabing ang naturang projectAy wala pa palang nakalaang badyet?

Na nagkakahalaga yata po yan halos,Ng anila’y “Seven Hundred Million Pesos;”Kaya’t perwisyo lang itong idunulotNg kagawarang yan sa premyadong lungsod;

Nang halos maubos ang mga akasyaNa pinayagang ipapatay ni Atienza,Ng di man lang nito lubos kinunsultaAng alkalde ng San Fernando, Pampanga).

At di nakaisip ng ibang solusyonItong aywan kung anong klaseng direktorNg DPWH sa ating rehiyon,Na basta na lamang yata umaaksyon.

Buti pang di hamak itong si CouncilorAlex F. Patio ay nakaisip nitongIsang epektibo at napapanahongProyektong pamalit sa daang McArthur;

Upang maibsan d’yan ang ‘traffic congestion’Nang walang anumang isasakripisyongIstraktura’t libu-libong punongkahoy,Partikular na ang residente roon.

Na posibleng maging ‘hazard’ sa kanilaAng McArthur Hiway kapag bumilis paAng dating patakbo r’yan ng motorista,KayaMahalagang bagay na kinakailangangUnahin natin ang kagalingang bayanKasama na riyan ang likas nating yaman,Na kagaya nitong panukala po r’yan

Ng konsehal ng San Fernando, Pampanga;Kung saan imbes ang matandang kalsadaNg McArthur itong ipagawa aniya,Ay ‘service road along NLEX ‘ ang pangontra!

Kung saan bukod sa ya’y di mapanganibSa kalusugan ng mga malalapitNa “residence area” na nakapaligidSa McArthur Hiway – may ibang “benefit;”

Na maaring pakinabangan ng di langMga negosyante na mabibiyaanNg mas epektibo’t saka mabilisangUgnayan para sa kalakalan po n’yan.

(May karugtong)

CastigadorJohnny Reblando

NAPABAYAAN nga ba o sadyang ginawa ng mga opisyal ngbayan at lalawigan ang mga rescuers mula sa PNP-SAF,Philippine Coast Guard, Navy, Army, SBMA at OlongapoCity Rescue Team na tumulong sa rescue operation para ilikasang mga residenteng biktima ng pagbaha sa Botolan,Zambales.

Batay sa nasaksihan ng CASTIGADOR sa hirap na dinanasng mga rescuers, wala man lamang dumamay na mga local naopisyal at napabayaan ang mga ito.

Panahon ngkalamidad,

hinahaluan ngpamumulitika

Sa madaling salita ni tubig na siyang dapatpamatid uhaw ng mga rescuers ay wala manlamang naka-ala-ala sa kanila. Sa pagtulong sakanilang mga kababayan hindi nag-aalmusal angmga rescue team ay nakababad na sila sa tubigat wala man lamang umaalok sa kanila na mag-amusal, habang ang ilan naman lokal na opisyaay nasa evacuation center at panay ang pa-POGIsa mga inilikas na residente na biktima ng pag-baha.

Ganyan kagagaling ang mga local na opisyalng Zambales? Inuuna at ginagamit na angkalamidad sa pamumulitika dahil sa nalalapit na2009 election.

Sabagay hindi lang mga pulitiko ang gumawaniyan, may grupo ng isang organisasyon saOlongapo City na ginawang PICNIC GROUNDang kahabaan ng National Highway sa BarangayCarael, doon nagkunan ng LITRATO para maymasabing may naitulong sa mga biktima ngkalamidad at doon na sila kumain.

Sinabi ng isang pulis sa CASTIGADOR maymga dala silang mga RELIEF GOODS naipamimigay sa mga evacuees at pilit naipinatatawid sa kabilang ibayo kung saannakikita naman ng mga ito na sira ang kalsada,samantalang dinaanan na nila ang BOCAO atPORAC evacuation center kung saan pwedeng

ipamigay yung kanilang dalang relief goods o dikaya’y ipamigay doon sa mga pasaherongstranded na nakapila sa pagka-haba-haba paramakatawid sa pamamagitan ng pagsakay saRUBBER BOAT makauwi lang sa kanilang mgabahay.

Ang labis din aniya na nakapagtataka nungdumating sa nasabing lugar ang mga ito kontodomga naka-BLINGKER ang kanilang mgasinasakyan na tila ba ang dating mga VIP’s nabasta na lamang ibinalagbag sa kalsada angkanilang mga sasakyan.

Ganyan sila kagagaling. Knock, knock,who’s there? Ito po sila. Sabi pa nga ng naka-usap kong pulis, ang titibay nila ayaw ko ngganyan!!!

Kilala na po ninyo siguro ang mga ito? Dahilsa kagagawan ng iilan, may nadadamay,kawawa naman!

Mabuti naman may ginintuang puso mula sahanay ng PNP, ang ZAMBALES CRIMINALINVESTIGATION AND DETECTION TEAM sapamumuno ni Chief Inspector RogelioPeñones, Jr., ng makita nito ang hirap ng mgaPNP rescuers ay nagpadala ito ng tubig at biscuitpara may makain.

MABUHAY ka sir! Sana tularan ito ng iba.TULONG muna kasi, bago pa POGI.

RECENTLY, the Asian edition ofReader’s Digest featured a pro-file of Manny Pacquiao, the cur-rent World Boxing Council Light-weight Champion. Jim Plouffe,my editor-in-chief, asked himabout his childhood (which hespent in poverty in General San-tos City), how he reached to thetop (he turned professional whenhe was only 16!), and what hewould do once he leaves the ringfor good (will he become a politi-cian?).

Although training and boxingtake so much of his time, he stillfinds time to be with his family,relax, and study (he is a regularstudent at the Notre Dame of Da-diangas University). When hewas asked how he manages histime, Manny replied, “The mostimportant thing is discipline. Toget your dream you need disci-pline.”

It’s not enough to dream. Evenif you dream big and work hard,and if you have no discipline inwhatever you do, you are boundto fail. “No one achieves and sus-tains success without discipline,”wrote New York Times bestsell-ing author John C. Maxwell.

Regarding HenryBY HENRYLITO D. TACIO

What we need is discipline!(COURTESY OF MABUHAY NEWS)

Manage your time well. Dothings that will advance your ca-reer instead of doing those that willdestroy it. If there are jobs to bedone, do them according to whatyou have planned. Accept workswhich you can do and once in awhile act on those assignmentswhich are impossible (but you surecan do them!). But recognize thefact that you are not super human.Don’t accept anything unless youwill have time to do them. Assessyourself before committing any-thing.

In all you do, remember to ob-serve discipline. “Nothing of impor-tance is ever achieved without dis-cipline,” Bertrand Russell says. “Ifeel myself sometimes not whollyin sympathy with some moderneducational theorists, because Ithink that they underestimate thepart that discipline plays. But thediscipline you have in your lifeshould be one determined by yourown desires and your own needs,not put upon you by society orauthority.”

“Sa ikauunlad ng bayan, displi-na ang kailangan.” This was oneof the most often-quoted lines dur-ing the New Society initiated bythen president Ferdinand E. Mar-cos. Literally, it means that if wehave to make our country to moveforward to greater heights, we needdiscipline.

If only Filipinos at that time fol-lowed that mantra, the Philippineswould have been along with Sin-gapore now in terms of progress.During a leadership conference,Singaporean Prime Minister LeeKuan Yew shared how he built hiscountry from nothing to where it istoday. “A showcase of Asia with-out poverty, without the overcrowd-ing, or space,” observed one au-thor.

To think of, barely a generationago, Singapore was far worse thanmany of its peers. When Lee KuanYew first started to lead Singapore,he asked his think tank to visitneighboring Asian countries likethe Philippines, Indonesia, Viet-nam, Laos, and Cambodia, and fig-

ure out what they don’t have.When his people returned, theygave him a unanimous observation:they lacked discipline. So to differ-entiate Singapore from its neigh-bors, he decided to build his coun-try on discipline.

In a speech delivered during agraduation at the Silliman Univer-sity in Dumaguete, Menardo G.Jimenez, explained to the new grad-uates what discipline is really allabout: “This meant that if Singaporepromised something to its people,to its foreign investors, and to oth-er countries, it will be fulfilled. Adisciplined country and a disci-plined people – that’s what he builtSingapore on.”

Do you think Filipinos are dis-ciplined people? Allow me give youmy own experience. It happenedin 2000 when I went to the UnitedStates for the first time. While atthe Ninoy Aquino International Air-port, I was surprised to see pas-sengers (mostly foreigners) form-ing a queue while boarding.

It was a different story when I

returned home. We were at theDetroit airport and there were somany passengers, mostly Filipinosand balikbayans. When it wastime for boarding, all passengersrushed towards the two attendantscollecting the tickets. “Sir, we areboarding only those from 51 to 65,”the attendant explained. “Andyours is 24C.” The male passen-ger replied, “But I came here first.So, allow me to board first then!”There were others joined the band-wagon. It was a total chaos.

We were still in the UnitedStates but I was reminded of thescene that happened to me whileboarding from Davao to Manila.Passengers were rude, unmanage-able, drastic, and without disci-pline. I don’t want to be nasty here,but can we act in a civilized man-ner when we are not in our owncountry?

If we can’t be a well-disciplinedcountry, can each of us acquireself-discipline? Frederick theGreat of Prussia was walking onthe outskirts of Berlin when he

encountered a very old man pro-ceeding in the opposite direction.“Who are you?” asked Frederick.

“I am the king,” the old manreplied. Frederick laughed whenhe heard the answer. “If you area king, over what kingdom do youreign?” Proudly, the old man re-plied, “Over myself.” This illus-tration reminds me of the clas-sic Jack Paar line, “Looking back,my life seems to be one longobstacle course, with me as thechief obstacle.” In order words,if you lack discipline, you maybe your worst problem!

I have known a lot of peoplewho have great talents but nevergo far. The reason: they lackself-discipline. Author H. Jack-son Brown Jr. once pointed out,“Talent without discipline is likean octopus on roller skates.There’s plenty of movement, butyou never know if it’s going to beforward, backwards, or side-ways.”

Four-time Oscar winnerKatharine Hepburn said it blunt-ly, “Without discipline, there’s nolife at all.”

For comments, write me athenrytacio@gmail.com

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TheGossip-millerby Cesar Pambid

NOTICE OF LOSSNotice is hereby given that BRUCE GORDON, of legal age, British, singleand with postal address at 7500 A. Bonifacio Ave. cor. J. Tinsay St.,Clark Freeport, Pampanga executed an AFFIDAVIT OF LOSS of hisALIEN CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION CARD with serial number000 159 264, issued by the Bureau of Immigration at Manila.

Punto! Central Luzon: August 12 & 19, 2009

Republic of the PhilippinesOFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR

Province of PampangaMunicipality of Mabalacat

NOTICE OF PUBLICATIONIn compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby

served to the public that ARCHIE JOHN LOUIE ELACION YU has filedwith this Office a petition for change of first name from ARCHIE JOHNLOUIE YU to ARCHIE JOHN LOUIE in the birth certificate of ARCHIEJOHN LOUIE YU ELACION YU who was born on November 27, 1977at Mabalacat, Pampanga and whose parents are Arthur Yu and LouisianaElacion.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/herwritten opposition with this Office not later than July 31, 2009

VICTOR TERRY A. MEDINA Municipal Civil Registrar

Punto! Central Luzon: August 5 & 12, 2009

PAGPAPA-SEXY na raw ang tatahaking landas ng career ni Jackie Rice. Mula sa isang sweet Starstuck Avenger, heto na nga si JackieRice at handa nang magpakita ng flesh sa kanyang mga proyekto. Who would ever think na ang isang innocent- looking na gaya niJackie ay finally, magtampisaw sa showbiz na halos nakabilad ang magandang katawan.

Inumpisahan ni Jackie ang lahat sa isang men’s magazine. At dito na nga umingay ang kanyang pangalan that’s why she got theidea na tuluyan nang magpa-sexy.

May tsikang siya umano ang napipisil gumanap sa remake ng Pinakamagandang Hayop Sa Balat ng Lupa, na unang ginampanannina Gloria Diaz at sinundan ni Ruffa Gutierrez.

“Balita lang po ‘yun at sana nga totoo,” depensa agad ni Jackie.If ever na matuloy ang remake ng naturang movie ay type niyang maging leading man either kina Dingdong Dantes at Richard

Gutierrez.Kung hindi naman daw uubra ang dalawa dahil sa sobrang hectic ng schedule ng mga ito ay puwede na rin daw si Dennis Trillo.Magmula nang maging ganap na dalaga ay naging palaban na si Jackie.Hindi kaya dahil nagrerebelde ito nang magkahiwalay sila ng boyfriend?“Hindi naman po. Nasa tamang edad na po para tumanggap ng mature roles. Hindi naman po puwede laging pa-cute na lang ang

gagawin ko sa TV or movie kung may offer. Nakapag-move on na ako at sana ganoon din siya (ang boyfriend na taga-showbiz din),” saypa ni Jackie.

Psychic namumulitika?MALAS DAW para sa bansang Pilipinas ang pagkakaron ng presidenteng dating senador.

Ito ang buod ng sinabi ni Danny Cinco, isang magaling at nirerespetongveteran psychic sa showbiz. Aniya sa kanyang press release at ginawang pa-glilinaw sa ipinatawag niyang press conference na ginanap sa Dulcinea noongLunes ng hapon, masyado siyang binabagabag ng kanyang latest vibration natalagang ikinagulat ng mga imbitadong press.

Sang-ayon kay Cinco, nakita niya sa kanyang bolang kristal na magpapat-uloy ang kamalasan at kahirapan ng Pilipinas kung isa na namang senadorang mananalong presidente sa 2010 national elections.

“Nakikita ko ang isang malungkot na senaryo kapag senador na naman angating magiging pangulo, lalong maghihirap ang ating mga kababayan at magka-watak-watak lalo ang ating bansa, dadalawin tayo ng malakas na bagyo atmaraming kalamidad at magiging grabe ang peace and order situation ng atingbansa,” ani Cinco.

Isa pa ring batayan sa prediksyon ni Cinco ay ang numero ‘6’ na numerodaw ng demonyo. Maliwanag daw ang kamalasang sasapitin ng bansadahil anim daw ang senador na nag-aagawan sa posisyong presidenteng bansa.

“Maramig ang magugutom, dahil higit na mas marami angmawawalan ng trabaho sa ating populasyon,” hirit pa nito.

Sa kasaysayan ng pulitika sa Pilipinas, lalong maramiang naahirap sa pamamahala sa mga dating senador nasina Marcos, Erap Estrada at Gloria Arroyo. Naging ma-ganda lang daw ang takbo ng bansa natin sa panahonnina Cory at Fidel Ramos na kapuwa hindi naging sena-dor bago naluklok sa panguluhan.

Ito raw ang vibration niya na bumabagabag sa kanyakung kaya napilitan siyang magpatawag ng presscon up-ang magbigy ng babala sa taumbayan.

Like we say, matagal nang psychic si Danny Cinco atsa mga panahong nagdaan, marami siyang nahulaang im-portanteng pangyayari sa ating bansa. Kumbaga, pagdatingsa batting average, matas ang marka ng psychic na ito.

“Isa pa, matagal na rin naman tayong di nagkikita, kayasiguro, very fitting naman itong presscon bilangreunionnatin,”sabi pa ni Danny Cinco.

Pero alam ba ninyong inulan ng mga katanungan si Cincomula sa mga reporter na may tonong nagdududa sila sa tunayna dahilan kung bakit nagsalita sa press si Cinco. Iniisipng ilan na may hawak na pulitikong hindi pa nagingsenador si Cinco at ito ay paraaan upang i-endorsoniya ito. “Mali po, hindi totoo yan. Malinis po angaking hangarin, talagang binabagabag ako kung kayaisiniwalat ko lang sa inyo ang aking nararamdaman.”

Anyway, naniniwala ba kayo kay Danny na tala-gang mamalasin ang bansa kapag senador na na-man ang mananalong presidente sa 2010 eelctions?

Take note, Many Villar, Mar Roxas, Jamby Mad-rigal, Erap Estrada, Noli de Castro.

Sino na nga ba ang pang-anim?At sino naman kina Ed “Among”

Panlilio, Bayani Fernando, Joe DeVenecia at Gilberto Teodoro angmanok ni Danny Cinco?

PMPC join sacelebrity bazaar

MARKAHAN ang inyong mga kalendaryosa August 14 at 15 para sa pinakamalaki atpinakamaningning na celebrity bazaar na pangungunah-an ng mga sikat na bida ng teleseryeng Only You at kasalirin ang Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC). Makikisala-muha sina Angel Locsin, Diether Ocampo at Sam Milby sanasabing 2-Day celebrity bazaar mula 9am hanggang 10pmsa PDA Hall, Lopez Drive ( sa tapat ng ABS-CBN FoundationBuilding)

Maraming mapagpipiliang mga kagamitan mula sa in-yong mga paboritong bituin pati mga vintage movie post-ers, props at iba pang mga Only You collectors item nagarantisadong dudumugin ng mga tagahanga nito ha-bang papalapit na ang pagtatapos ng matagumpay nateleserye!

Bukod sa kaligayahan sa pamimili at malalakingdiskwento, makakatulong pa kayo sa ating mga ka-puspalad na kababayan.

Ang naturang Celebrity Bazaar ay for the ben-efits ng K.I.D.S. Foundation (Kabataang InyongDapat Suportahan), isang non-profit, non-politi-cal at non-sectarian organization na itinatagni Diether Ocampo na siya ring tumatayongpresidente nito.Bukod sa PMPC, magkaka-roon rin ng special booths ang iba pangmga celebrities. Mahigit 70 stalls angpuwedeng pagpilian para makapamili.

Jackie Rice ‘pinakamagandang hayop’?

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where she met CouncilorVoltaire “Bong” San Pedrowho worked as public re-lations officer to Lapidwhen he was governor.

It was San Pedro, Mar-ian said, that introducedQuiambao to her in a res-taurant in Angeles Citysometime in October2008.

“Nagkikita po kami atnaging palagay na din poako sa kanya (Quiambao)at kadalasan ay su-masama na ako sa kan-ya kasama si Noemi naaking kaibigan, Bong sapamamasyal sa Subic,

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Rape raps filed vs. BMsa kanilang bahay, atminsan sa Mall of Asia atGreenhills. Na madalasnya po akong abutan ngpera sa halagang P1,500at niregaluhan nya akong cellphone. At madalasna po nya akong i-text.Hanggang ako na lang poang kanyang niyaya sapamamasyal,” Mariansaid.

It was in November andDecember 2008 that Qui-ambao asked her for adate “at huwag sasabihinkay Noemi” and broughther to Victoria Court in theCity of San Fernando.

There, Marian said:“Pinilit nya po ako na tum-

abi sa kanya at agad nyapo akong pinaghahalikan”and Quiambao succeededin forcing himself upon her,Marian said, adding thatQuiambao promised togive her what she wantedso long as no one wouldknow what happened be-tween them.

In April 2009, Mariansaid Quiambao took her,along with her friendNoemi, to a hotel in Ange-les City. She said theyengaged in sex inside thebathroom while her friendNoemi lay in bed.

“Pagkalabas po naminng hotel ay nagbigay posiya sa amin ng tig-

P1,750. Sinabi din niNoemi na ako ay buntis.Kaya nagbigay po uli siyang P2,000 na pampa-check up ko. Agad poakong bumili ng pregnan-cy test kit at nakita ko pona positive po ang resul-ta,” Marian said.

Quiambao continuedtexting and sending hermoney even when they didnot see each other, Mari-an said. “Sinabi niya rin saakin na kung manganga-nak daw ako ay sa Caloo-can para maiwasan angtsismis.”

It was on June 26, 2009that she last saw Quiam-bao who gave her P4,000

for her check up in Caloo-can and handed her a newcellphone, Marian said.

“Buhat noon ay hindiko na siya makontak. Athindi na rin po siya nag-bigay ng panggastos parasa aking pagbubuntis. Atnalaman ko na nasa Chi-na pala siya ngayon.”

A medico-legal OB-Gyne test on Marian re-vealed she was pregnant.“A single live fetus in vari-able lie of about 18 weeksand four days,” it said.

Punto tried but failed tocall Quiambao who wasreportedly in China as ofpress time.

since February. It was alsoher 20th visit to the sec-ond district and the fourthin Guagua.

According to the con-gressman, Fourth DistrictRep. Anna York Bondoc is“to join our political party,”adding that the solon’shusband, San Luis MayorJay Sagum was amongthose taking the oath thatday. Bondoc is a memberof the Nationalist People’sCoalition.

In an apparent dig atGov. Eddie Panlilio, Rep-resentative Arroyo said:“That .5 percent, we cando without that person.But he’s free to join us.”

Panlilio was not invited

to the event. His closestrival in the 2007 guberna-torial race, former Provin-cial Board Member LiliaPineda did not also cometo the mass oath-taking.

Lubao Mayor DennisPineda said his motherwas busy with medicalmissions.

Vice Gov. JosellerGuiao was abroad for aprofessional basketballcoaching engagement.

Sen. Manuel “Lito”Lapid and his son, formerPampanga Gov. MarkLapid, were absent in theevent.

“This is a party of poli-ticians and sectors,’ Rep-resentative Arroyo said.

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Mikey: Pampanga is 99.5% Lakas...

working, flash maker, andalso the Korean languageand culture. Both heldclasses from 10 a.m. to 5p.m. from Monday to Fri-day. During Saturdaysthey conducted culturalevents which includedcooking Korean foods andshowing Korean arts andcrafts, origami, and Kore-an traditional fans, andKorean movies.

Ruby said that in 2001,KADO initiated Korea In-ternet Volunteers underthree missions: to reducethe information gap be-tween Korea and the restof the world, and amongcountries; to share theknowledge of IT and know-how on building IT infra-structure that Korea hasaccumulated over theyears; and to promote thelevel development of theworld by introducing devel-oping countries the sameIT opportunities as the restof the world.

So far, over 3,000KIV’s have been sent over50 countries in the worldto teach IT, she added.

Ruby said each year,approximately 300 short-term KIV’s are sent to over50 different countries thatare at the beginning stageof IT. These are countriesin Asia, CIS, East Europe,Middle East, South Ameri-ca, and Africa. Kazakh-stan, Nepal, Thailand, Rus-sia, Nigeria, Romania, andthe Philippines. They arebeing sent to various gov-ernment agencies, publicOrganizations, universitiesand high schools, non-profitorganizations, and more.

There are long-termvolunteers also, whoserves for one-year. Ap-proximately 100 long-termvolunteers are sent abroadeach year, she said.

KADO sponsors KIVon every aspect. It recruits

new volunteers every year;recruit foreign organiza-tions where KIV’s can besent to; instruct the se-lected volunteers on therules and regulations of theKIV project, oversees thehealth and safety of thevolunteers while they areon service; serves as a li-aison between foreign or-ganizations and volun-teers, and finances thevolunteering expenses.

The expenses are forthe plane tickets, soft-wares, latest laptop com-puters and digital camer-as which are donated tothe institutions upon leav-ing, uniforms, a budget forroom and board and activ-ity of the volunteers duringtheir stay in the foreign in-stitution. focus on theirmission to spread the IT,build good relations withthe partnering institution,and promote KADO’s KIVproject.

The KIV’s curriculumincludes three main cate-gories: IT Lessons, IT-Ko-rea Promotion, and Cultur-al exchange.

This summer, sevengroups were assigned tothe different entities in thecountry. In CLSU, the vol-unteers were placed underDr. Theody Sayco, direc-tor of the CLSU Informa-tion System Institute.

The WAV team mem-bers, aside from Ruby whorecently graduated fromVanderbilt University inNashville, TN, U.S.A. withdegrees in Economicsand Pre-medicine and anincoming freshman in amedical school, Mi-SolKim of Soongsil Universi-ty in Seoul, Jun-Hee Choof ChungAng University,and So-Young Kim ofChungAng University.

The other members ofthe team are Sung-WonLee, Jae-Ho Chang, Won-Jo Lee, and Seoung-EunLee.

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generals of your army thatwill the votes for your pres-idential anointee,” he said,addressing the President.

The solon admitted thatsquabbles had hit theranks but local officialshave “united for GMA (thePresident’s initials).”

Executive secretaryEduardo Ermita, presidentof the Lakas-Kampi-CMD,administered the oath ofmembership to which theofficials committed to liveout a “centrist-humanistideology.”

In an interview, Ermitasaid the mass oath-takingin Pampanga signaled thestart of similar events in thecountry in the next weeks.

Ermita said he expect-ed local officials from oth-

er parties to make an “ex-odus” to the Lakas-Kam-pi-CMD.

Gabriel Claudio, presi-dential adviser for politicalaffairs and the party’s sec-retary-general, said thecurrent strength of the La-kas-Kampi-CMD now,which he estimated at 70percent in the local level—will “deliver the victory” forthe party’s ticket in 2010.

The official candidatesfor national positions haveyet to be named.

Claudio said a sepa-rate committee has beencreated to address localconflicts between originalLakas and Kampi mem-bers in the runup to the2010 national and localelections.

terday planned to stage arally at the regular sessionof the city council chairedby Vice Mayor VickyVega-Cabigting.

However, members ofthe majority failed to at-tend and Cabigting insteadled a public consultation totackle the complaint of themarket vendors at the big-gest market this city.

Councilor Jay Sangilsaid he urged Nepo-muceno to suspend theimposition of the increasepending the review by thecity council of the contractof lease entered into bycity government with Deal-co.

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Angeles meat vendors denounce P30...come of some 500 ven-dors, butchers and theirfamilies at these hardtimes. Consider the wel-fare of the majority of thepeople and not the few,”said Sangil.

“Makonsensiya nakoman,” added Sangil.

SUSPENDEDSison said the mayor

had suspended for twoweeks the implementationof the increase imposedby Dealco.

He said they had metwith Medina and marketofficials about the suspen-sion of the fee in a meet-ing on Monday. He addedthat “Dealco and the ven-dors should meet halfway.”

“It’s not that we are jus-tifying the increase asked

by Dealco. But we imposethe lowest fee in the en-tire Central Luzon despitethe P30 increase,” saidSison.

He added that Dealcocould impose increase on“facility fee” as providedunder the contract of leaseratified by the city councilin 2007.

Sison said Dealco hadinfused P5 million in up-grading the slaughter-house in Barangay Pam-pang. He added that Deal-co would want to get backtheir investment.

Medina, for his part,denied that Sison had toldthem about the suspen-sion of the increase.

“They didn’t say any-thing to us during themeeting with Sison,” said

Medina.Medina, in the same

letter to Nepomuceno,said “the facilities arepoor,” and so the qualityof meat that we sell to thepublic suffers, that ourmeat looks like doubledead than fresh…”

Medina said “not justpig meat, but beef are notbeing sold since lastweek.”

Cabigting, for her part,echoed the sentiments ofthe vendors, saying “Deal-co should not let the hard-working people to sufferthe firm’s financial prob-lem.”

Councilors MaricelMorales and Ben Mania-go vowed to help the ven-dors to stop the “exorbi-tant and unfair increase.”

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was ordered soon afterthe 2007 polls by the sec-ond division of theComelec. A temporary re-straining order (TRO)against it was finally lift-ed by the Supreme Courtlast July 28.

The recount order wasan offshoot of the elector-al protest filed by provin-cial board member LiliaPineda who lost to Panlil-io by 1,147 votes in thelast gubernatorial polls.Pineda was candidate ofthe administration Kaba-likat ng Mamamayang Pil-ipino (Kampi) while Panlil-io, a priest under suspen-sion, was independent.

Last Aug. 4, Panlilioreceived an order fromComelec asking him tosubmit the names of onesupervising, 21 regular,and 21 alternate revisorsfor the 21 revision com-mittees before this August11.

The order said the re-count will start on Aug. 13at the Electoral ContestsAdjudication Department(Ecad) of the Comelec inManila.

Pineda was also askedto comply with such re-quirement for her part.

The Comelec also re-quired “the parties (Panlil-io and Pineda) to submittheir typewritten objec-tions every Monday from

the start of the revision andfor their revisors to sign theRevision Report within sev-en days from completionof the revision.”

It stressed that “failureto comply herewith shallconstitute waiver of thedefaulting parties’ right tosubmit the said objectionsand to sign the reports.”

“Parties may post twowatchers each per shift ona twenty-four hour basis,”the Comelec added.

Panlilio told theComelec that while its or-der would be “convenientand can easily and quick-ly be complied” by Pine-da, it would be “absolute-ly disadvantageous andcannot be complied with

by protestee.”“Unlike protestant

Pineda, protestee Panliliois not in any position anddoes not have the financialcapability and resources,to produce the millions ofpesos that will be neededto comply with the afore-said Order of the Honor-able Commission, “ saidPanlilio’s MR filed in hisbehalf by his legal coun-sels Ernesto Francisco,Sixto Brillantes,and PedroQuadra.

“Protestee Panlilio waslikewise not afforded thechance to air his side onwhether or not he canraise the millions of pesosthat will be needed,” theMR also said.

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al awards making it a multiawarded hotel in its class.

The hotel is located only 90kms. North of Manila and is nes-tled within the 175 hectare Mi-mosa Leisure Estate surround-ed by century old Mimosa trees.

The newly renovated rooms,suites and villas offer refreshingand relaxed options. All guestrooms have modern amenitiesand furnishings. Broadband in-ternet access is also available.

The New Mequeni Restau-rant now offers the ultimate din-ing experience with its new openlive kitchen concept, the first inPampanga, is complete withAsian and Western stations.The well- loved Mequeni Restau-rant now evolves as the finest andmost innovative dining experi-ence in the region.

Indulge in the Rodizio RoofTop Grill Restaurant located onthe 7th floor offering Brazilianbarbecue spit roasts compli-mented with Mongolian barbe-cue or savor its selection of cer-tified Angus Beef steaks anddelectable ala carte menu spe-cialties.

Relish in Rodizio’s walk inwine cellar for the perfect ac-companiment for your Rodizioexperience.

Copa’s Bar, a Cuban inspiredbar is the ideal place for a relax-ing pre dinner aperitif, nightcapor just chatting with friends. Co-pa’s Bar boasts a wide selec-tion of Cuban andPhilippine Tabacalera cigars,wines, cocktails, extensive localand international snacks includ-ing gourmet pizzas, pork carni-tas tacos & Thai chicken satesto name a few. Daily “HappyHour” drink specials from 12.00noon to 2.00pm and from 5.30pm– 7.30pm. A must see is theCopa’s “Wall of Fame” Cigar Afi-cionados of international and lo-cal residents.

Hotel facilities include freeform swimming pool, fitness inn,game room and the fully super-vised kids inn. Other options in-clude the Coco Spa for therapeu-tic treatments, golf at the worldClass Mimosa Golf and Coun-try Club, a 36 hole champion-ship course designed by the re-nowned golf architects of Nel-son, Wright & Hayworth and theCasino Filipino Mimosa.

Shopping enthusiast get toenjoy the duty free shops locat-ed inside the Freeport Zone orSM City Clark located five min-utes away from the hotel.

For inquiries and reserva-tions, please call (02) 845 1888or (045) 599 8000 or visit thewebsite: www.holiday-inn.com/clark

Holiday Inn Clark, the only int’l deluxe hotel in Central LuzonTHE Department of Tourism(DOT) has officially granted Hol-iday Inn Clark as a Deluxe Classhotel, the first in Central Luzon.It was previously accredited as

a First Class hotel.Holiday Inn Clark in 1996

stood as one of the first land-marks in Clark right after thedevastating Mt. Pinatubo erup-

tion. It was accorded Triple“AAA” accreditation by the DOT,which is the highest rating for theresort category.

In 2003 , the hotel catering

primarily to corporate and lei-sure clientele was categorizedas First Class Hotel. The hotelthrough the years has receivednumerous local and internation-