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MAGALANG, Pampanga-- Mayor Malu Paras-Lacson said that air conditioning

units and other appliances which were observed during the raid of a remote piggery-shabu laboratory in Barangay San Ildefonso (formerly Balitucan) here on Wednesday last week has mysteriously vanished.

All appliances missing in piggery-shabu compound

AFTERMATH OF PDEA MAGALANG DRUG RAID

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CLARK FREEPORT – A tip from an informant of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) started a two-month surveillance of a

Mayor narrates behind the scene story in underground shabu lab raid

two-hectare piggery farm in a remote village near the northeastern foot of Mt. Arayat.

During the media fo-rum “Balitaan” organized by the Capampangan in Media, Inc. (CAMI) in co-

operation with the Clark Development Corp. (CDC) at the Bale Bal-ita here on Friday, Ma-galang, Pampanga May-or Malu Paras-Lacson narrated details on how authorities were able

to uncover the well-hid-den underground shabu laboratory used as a re-search and development facility of the illegal drugs syndicate which was ca-pable of producing 30 to

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ANGELES CITY –Mayor Edgar-do Pamintuan is making sure that the cracked road along Don Juico Avenue will be repaired as soon as possible.

This was announced by the mayor’s communications offi cer,

Angeles City LGU statement on cracked cement along Clark perimeter road

Jose “Jay” Pelayo IV, on Monday.Pelayo said that the city mayor

has called the attention of former CDC president and now Depart-ment of Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade regarding a portion of cracked road along Don Juico

A GUARD patrols the area where workers are rushing to repair the damage on the Clark perimeter road caused by the adjacent excavation works at the Green Frontier of Capilion on Monday. P!"#" $% A&!'(% M)*)$)#

Avenue as soon as Pamintuan saw the photo on FB last August 31, 2016. At around 8:15PM on that evening, Secretary Tugade made an acknowledgement to the mayor’s report.

THE Clark Development Cor-poration (CDC) on Friday an-nounced that it has ordered the stoppage of excavation works at the Green Frontier project of Capilion.

This is primarily due to safety considerations brought about by the road cracks along Don Juico

CDC statement on the road cracks along Don Juico AvenueAvenue, Barangay Malabanias, Angeles City. Safety of residents and motorists is of utmost impor-tance to CDC.

The stoppage will be in eff ect until CDC is assured that the ad-jacent road will not suff er further damage attributable to the exca-vation and that technical experts

from both CDC and Capilion are now looking into the matter.

At the same time, CDC has ordered Capilion to conduct thorough assessment of dam-age and immediate repairs of cracks.

It has commenced with re-

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CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga- A total of 154 Chinese nationals were arrested over the weekend by agents of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in a rented space used for online gambling at the Dong Wang annex building in this freeport.

Agents of the BI Intelligence Division and Ange-les City cops , led by Police Senior Superintendent Sidney Villafl or, raided the rented unit based on a mission order from Immigration Commissioner Jai-me Morente.

BI offi cials here said the raid order was based on weeks of “intensive intelligence surveillance” of the third and fourth fl oors of the building used for online gambling operations.

“The sustained eff ort to weed out illegal aliens

159 overstaying Chinese nationals nabbed for

illegal gambling at Clark

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CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO---Pampanga Vice Governor Dennis “Del-ta” Pineda has directed a police offi cial to warn all chiefs of police in the province’s 19 towns and two cities not to transact with a so-called police asset who used a police station and personnel in an alleged extortion racket preying on fuel distributors.

Vice Governor Pi-neda gave the order to Supt. Joyce Patrick San-galang, provincial po-lice deputy director, after Sangalang confi rmed to the Sangguniang Pan-lalawigan in a hearing that a man identifi ed as Jerry Villanueva is “not in the roster of confi dential agents of the PPO [Pam-panga police offi ce].”

The provincial legisla-tive board held the hear-

Delta warns vs ‘police asset’ in

alleged extort raping on Friday, September 9, in response to a com-plaint fi led by business-man Rogelio Yangco.

Board Members Rosve Henson and Ana-nias Canlas, chairs of the committees on pub-lic safety and justice, re-spectively, conducted the hearing.

In his letter-affi davit dated August 5, 2016, Yangco told the vice gov-ernor that Villanueva did the following actions:

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ANGELES CITY – Opposi-tion Councilor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. advised the city council’s majority bloc to “stick to the issue” and always put the welfare of the public fi rst before their “other agenda.”

Lazatin was reacting to the statement of Councilor Edgar-do Pamintuan, Jr. last Septem-ber 10, chiding the former for bringing up to the media the

Lazatin to colleagues: Shut up and put welfare of public fi rstmajority bloc’s disapproval of his proposed resolution, ask-ing the Department of Public Works and Highways to fund the rehabilitation and repair of the Porac-Angeles traffi c lights in Barangay Cutcut.

“It is my right to bring the matter to the media because the people, who elected us, have the right to know what I am doing and what the majori-

ANGELES CITY - Councilor Edgardo DG Pamintuan, Jr. yesterday lambasted Coun-cilor Carmelo Lazatin Jr’s proposed ordinances and resolutions as “out-of-this-world”, and urged the soph-omore local lawmaker to “study pa more so that your proposals will not look mere propaganda.”

Pamintuan Jr. said that among Lazatin Jr’s propos-als is an ordinance mandat-ing collections from the pub-lic market and part of the 20% development in the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) to be used for other purposes.

“We all know that our public markets are classi-fi ed as economic enterprises hence the income cannot be used for purposes other than funding its operations. We all know that there are national guidelines in the use of the 20% development fund. In

Pamintuan Jr to Lazatin Jr: Study pa morefi ling his proposals, Councilor Lazatin Jr. ignored these le-gal measures. Or is he merely ignorant about these laws?”, Pamintuan Jr. said.

He also said that Lazatin Jr. fi led proposed ordinances seeking to measure the nu-tritutional value of food being served in school canteens and banning junk food.

“Councilor Lazatin Jr. cop-ied the proposed law of for-mer Senator Lito Lapid. This bill never saw the light of day in Congress and was even branded as one of the top 20 crazy proposals and bobo bill in the internet. It would be a shame if the City Council of Angeles will seriously consid-er this proposal. On his other proposed measure, I am sure that the parents and the stu-dents themselves know what is junk food and what is not,” Pamintuan said.

The councilor son and

namesake of Angeles City Mayor and League of Cities of the Philippines National President Edgardo Pamintu-an also cautioned the me-dia against publishing press releases from Lazatin Jr’s camp.

“They can write all the press releases they want but I am requesting our me-dia friends to be discernful. Filing a questionable mea-sure is one thing and getting it published in newspapers is another. Pero huwag naman yung nagmumukha tayong katawa-tawa at walang alam sa batas at mga pamban-sang regulasyon. Sabi nga doon sa spot.ph site, ‘there are laws that have us cheer-ing on the lawmaker who fi led it and there are laws that make us laugh out loud or cringe in shame.’,” Pamintu-an Jr said.

–Press release

ty bloc is doing. We owe to the people,” Lazatin said.

Lazatin also lectured the majority bloc “to not forget that media is our partner in pub-lic service. They are the best conduit to our people. As our partner, we must always in-volve them.”

Lazatin said what he fi led was a simple resolution that “could address the worsening

traffi c condition in the city. If the majority bloc is really sin-cere in their sworn duties why not just support or co-sponsor my resolution? I don’t know what is their agenda for block-ing my resolution?”

Lazatin said the majori-ty bloc is reasoning out that the resolution is “just my sen-timents, to which I agree, but my sentiments represent the same sentiment of a hundreds or even thousands of people who on a daily basis pass by the Porac-Angeles road.”

The majority bloc, accord-ing the Lazatin, has many times rejected his resolution by asking him to lay it on the table.

Councilor Pamintuan at one time even asked the City Council staff to not include my resolution in the regular ses-sion’s other matters agenda.

“They asked me to lay on the table my resolution on the employees salary employees. On the second time I fi led it, Councilor Pamintuan, as the acting majority fl oor leader that time, did not include in the other matters agenda,” Laza-tin said.

The majority bloc also asked Lazatin to lay on the table the resolution on traffi c lights rehabilitation but he re-fused.

“This is a matter of public interest and welfare. It is very wrong to reason out that we passed a similar resolution three weeks ago that is why there is no need to pass a new one. My resolution is being coursed through my brother,

Jonjon, who happened to be the Congressman of our dis-trict,” Lazatin said.

“Two heads are always bet-ter than one. It’s the same, in this case, two or several initia-tives are better that one. Para naman ito sa publiko na bumo-to sa atin,” Lazatin said.

He also advised the ma-jority bloc to also report to the people their proposed resolu-tions and ordinances instead of assailing him “for media mileage.”

“Ang Presidente nga o ang Mayor iannounce pa lang ver-bally ang plano nilang pro-grama, may press release na eh. E tayo pa po na may ini-hain ng black and white sa Konseho,” Lazatin said.

“And besides, I will not wait until my proposed ordinance will be approved before I re-port it. E paano may maaprove sa ordinansa natin e, hindi naman kino-committee hear-ing ng majority bloc,” Lazatin said.

For instance, Lazatin said, my proposed ordinance on free tuition in City College of Angeles, I fi led that last term. Pero hindi nila hinearing. I re-fi lled it two months ago, hang-gang ngayon wala pa ding hearing.”

Councilor Pamintuan is the chairman of the Committee on Education last council and this council.

“May I asked now? Sino sa amin ang ginagawa ang traba-ho at sino sa atin ang may hid-den agenda? Malayo pa ang pulitika. Trabaho po muna,” Lazatin said. –Press release

THE LOCAL government here has given recognitions to the top corporations and individ-uals that have paid the high-est business and real property taxes for 2015, “helping boost this city’s economy.”

The giving of honors was held during the recognition of top taxpayers and stakehold-ers day last September 6 at the Heroes Hall.

A total of 68 awards and 10 special citations were given to the city’s top taxpayers.

The top real property award is won by San Miguel Brewery Inc., followed by SM Prime Holdings Inc., San Miguel Beverage Packaging Special-ist Inc., San Miguel Yamamu-ra Packaging Corporation, and Robinson’s Land Corporation.

The top business taxpay-ers are PMFTC Inc., UNAHCO Feeds Inc., Coca-Cola FEM-SA Philippines, Inc., Mega Asia Bottling Corporation, San Miguel Brewery Inc; [Whole-saler, Dealer, Distributor Cate-gory] United Laboratories Inc., Zuellig Pharma Corporation, Toyota San Fernando Inc., Optimized Customer Solu-tion, Inc., Emperador Distill-ers, Inc.; [Retailers Category] Super Value Inc. (SM Super-market - SM city Pampanga), Star Appliances Center, Inc., Kareila Management Corpora-tion (S&R), Waltermart Super-market Inc., Mandurriao Star, Inc. (Department Store - SM Downtown).

For Contractors Category, winners are Manila North Toll-ways Corporation, Coca-Co-la FEMSA Philippines, Inc., Ajinomoto Philippines Cor-poration, The Red Systems

City of San Fernando’s top taxpayers laudedCompany Inc., Union Galvast-eel Corporation. For Services Category: SM Prime Holdings Inc., Robinson’s Incorporated “Department Store”, Solana-land Development Inc., Pueb-lo De Oro Development Cor-poration, Pasudeco Develop-ment Corporation.

For Banking and Financial Institutions: BPI Family Bank- San Agustin Branch, Sun Life Of Canada (Philippines), Inc., The Philippine American Life & General Insurance Co., Sun-life Grepa Financial, Inc., and Philippine Savings Bank.

Single Proprietors were also awarded including Josefi -na t. Siy (“A.A Saver’s mart”), Edgardo Chua (“King’s Lum-ber And Hardware”), Rico s. Urquico (“Rsu Rattan Fur-niture”), Gary Laurence Pa-tawaran (“La Corona Ready Mix Concrete”), Dennis Rive-ra (D.D. Rivera Construction & Trading).

San Fernando Elec-tric Light & Power Company (Sfelapco) was hailed as the top franchise taxpayer.

The city also recognized top taxpayers from the New Public Market and Old Public Market.

Top baragay community taxpayers award was also giv-en to Calulut, Telebastagan, and Sindalan. While the ba-rangays with the highest RPT collections are Quebiawan, San Jose, and Dolores.

Special citations were awarded to Pampanga Cham-ber of Commerce (PAM-CHAM), Philippine Institute of Certifi ed Public Accountants (PICPA) Pampanga Chapter, Bureau of Local Government

Finance - Department of Fi-nance (BLGF-DOF) Region III, and Land Bank Of The Philip-pines - San Fernando Branch, Mayor Edwin D. Santiago, City DILG offi cer Engr. Jose Algy Canlas, NEDA ARD Agus-tin Mendoza, Eugenio Loza-

no, and City Assesor Joey De Leon.

In an interview, Mayor San-tiago thanked the private sec-tor for helping the city gov-ernment in steering econom-ic growth and development in the city.

“Your diligence in paying your obligation makes the city what is now today. The reality is that tax is the lifeblood of the government, without tax, the government cannot run” said Mayor Santiago.

–CSFP-CIO

Mayor Edwin D. Santiago awards the token of recognition to San Miguel Brewery Business Aff airs & Communication Offi cer Francis Sison during the recognition of top taxpayers and stakeholders day last September 6 at the Heroes Hall. With them are (L-R) City Assessor Joey De Leon, BLPD Chief Joseph Garcia, Vice Mayor Jimmy Lazatin, Councilors BJ Lagman & Redentor Halili, and City Treasurer Mary Ann Bautista.

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The Hanjin shipbuilding facility at the Subic Bay Freeport.

Redondo Peninsula shipyard in this freeport after Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd., reputedly the world’s seventh largest shipping line, fi led for bankruptcy protection in the United States last Friday.

Accordingly, the Ko-rean shipping line was left bankrupt when cred-itor-banks rejected its debt-restructuring plan.

Lately, Hanjin Group, which is its parent com-pany, has announced it will put up $90 million to bail out the shipping line.

Garcia pointed out that the shipbuilding fi rm Hanjin in this freeport and the bankrupt compa-ny Hanjin Shipping are two separate entities.

“HHIC-Phil is not re-lated to Hanjin Shipping, so there is no need to worry,” he said, pointing out that the Subic ship-builder has separated from the Hanjin Group in 2005.

Earlier, HHIC-Phil Managing Director for External Trade Yoo Hoan Jo also said that the Subic shipbuilding fi rm remains fi nancially healthy and stable.

No need to worry, Garcia assures Hanjin-Subic workers“Despite what is hap-

pening in the shipping industry, orders for con-tainer ships are still com-ing,” Jo said in a state-ment. He said the new orders include three Ul-tra Large Container Ves-sels (ULCVs) that will have the capacity to car-ry 20,600 20-foot equiv-alent unit (TEU) contain-ers in one hauling.

The HHIC-Phil offi cial added that the new proj-ects “would likely mean additional workers for the completion of these three ULCVs.”

Jo said that “the tried and tested Filipino work-ers at the Subic ship-yard” has helped Hanjin deliver 91 vessels since it started full operation at the Redondo Peninsula in 2008.

He added that the company has delivered 16 vessels last year and has numerous orders this year, including the three ULCVs.

Jo also said that the Subic shipbuilder now has 35,000 direct and indirect employees working on various op-erations at HHIC-Phil’s Subic facility.

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SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chair-man Roberto Garcia has assured workers of Subic shipbuilder Han-

jin Heavy Industries and Construction-Philippines (HHIC-Phil) that their company is not aff ected by the problem besetting Hanjin Shipping Corpo-ration.

“I think that the Han-

jin workers in Subic have nothing to worry about because the fi nancial woes aff ecting Hanjin Shipping has no impact on Subic,” Garcia said.

“They can rest as-sured that the Hanjin

company in Subic is a separate entity and the one here is very stable,” Garcia added.

The Subic offi cial is-sued the statement fol-lowing inquiries from workers at HHIC-Phil’s

LAHUG CITY, Cebu – Converge ICT, a provider of world-class ICT prod-ucts and personalized services to customers in the Philippines, was re-cently inducted as one of the newest members of the Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Founda-tion, Inc. (SEIPI) during the organization’s 125th general membership meeting held at the Wa-terfront Hotel here.

Converge Chief Op-erating Offi cer Jesus Romero attended the said event as a repre-sentative of the com-pany. He said that both Converge ICT and SEIPI aim to contribute innova-tions in order to uplift the electronics industry and be at par with the global setting.

“We are honored to be a member of such a respected and relevant association,” Romero said. “We are anxious to extend to the mem-bers the benefi ts of fi ber technology that will help boost their productivity and improve operational effi ciency,” he added.

Among the topics dis-cussed during the event were the policies, ac-tions, investments and innovations of the mem-ber companies as well as the reforms and ser-vices for the semicon-ductor and electronics industry.

Converge ICT to power-up Semiconductor and Electronics Industries with pure fi ber technology

As the leading inno-vator of pure fi ber cable and telecommunications technology, Converge ICT improves the oper-ational effi ciency of the electronics industry with its array of fi ber-powered products and services.

It has laid more than 6,700 kilometers of fi -ber optics cables (FOC) beneath the ground na-tionwide using the latest micro-trenching tech-nology. This makes for Converge ICT to deliver symmetrical connection among its subscribers.

These cables are composed of thin fi bers known as fi ber optics made of lightweight, du-rable, and non-fl amma-ble materials that are less susceptible to cor-rosion. Copper cables, a conventional material for telephone and internet lines, corrode that leads to downtime or the sud-den interruption in the fl ow of data.

Romero noted that “as pure-fi ber technolo-gy exhibits these capa-bilities, we also intend to power up the semicon-ductor and electronics industry, especially our co-SEIPI member insti-tutions, with fi ber-pow-ered infrastructure and application based solu-tions and services.”

The company has al-ready connected its pure fi ber-powered capabili-ties to cities in the metro

like San Juan, Las Pinas, Manila, Quezon City, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Makati, Pasig, Taguig, the CAMANAVA Area, Pasay, and Muntinlupa, as well as in Central Lu-zon including Olongapo, Angeles City in Pampan-ga and Tarlac.

Meanwhile, Con-verge ICT is among SEI-PI’s 285 members that are from both private and public institutions all throughout the coun-try. As the country’s fore-most association of for-eign and domestic semi-conductor and electron-ics manufacturers, it ad-vocates quality, produc-tivity, and innovation in the electronics industry by encouraging network-ing and sharing of infor-mation among its mem-bers.

The semiconductor and electronics industry is the biggest contribu-tor to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). As of the fi rst quarter of 2016, it accounted for $6.63 billion from $6.34 billion in the same period last year.

Converge ICT be-longs to the telecommu-nication electronics sec-tor. This sector posted the largest share in the electronics industry ex-port with $221 million, a 149.5 percent increase as compared to $88.48 million in the previous year. –Press release

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China syndromeSIX CHINESE nationals were nabbed Wednesday last week in a raid by drug enforcement and police operative at a piggery farm in Magalang, Pampanga fronting for a shabu laboratory.

For the record, all raided shabu laboratories and warehouses hereabouts have uniformly yielded, aside from the methamphetamine, Chinese nationals.

Twenty-fi ve female Chinese nationals were among 154 foreigners arrested last Friday for allegedly operating on-line games at the Clark Freeport in a raid conducted by immigration agents and the Angeles City police.

For the record, illegal aliens routinely picked up in sporadic raids at the Freeport are usually Chinese.

Fisherfolk of Zambales continue to languish in deprivation and want over their failure to fi sh at the Bajo de Masinloc, aka Scarborough Shoal, which is closely guarded by the Chinese.

At the ASEAN Summit Wednesday last week, China was taken to task over its “illegal” island building in the South China Sea, after the Philippines produced evidence it said showed fresh construction activity at Scarborough Shoal.

Just out of that summit on Friday, in Indonesia, President Rodrigo Duterte was all praise to China for its “generosity” to the Philippines rising out of its pledge to help in the drug war.

“What am I supposed to do? China helped to build rehab (centers). They’re bringing materials. Only China is helping us,” Duterte said.

Furthered the President: “Next year there will be (rehabilitation centers). We’re preparing it now. China is helping us. I would like to thank China for being so generous.”

Yes, it was the same President Duterte that, not too long ago, accused the Chinese as overlords of the drug menace in the country, even challenging media to go to China to fi nd them there.

What gives now, Mister President?A case of Sino-phobia turning to Sino-

philia? Or just your old aktibista self still subscribing

to the Maoist dictum “In the long run, China will win”?

Wapelo!

What wrong?DO NOT hesitate to attack me, criticize me, if I do wrong in my job.

Did we hear you right, President Duterte?

I am not at liberty to be angry at anybody. It is your sworn duty to ask questions. It is also my obligation to my people for the money spent in this trip and for all the things that cost the Filipino, I have to make an offi cial report. Wala akong galit sa inyo (I am not angry with you).

Is that really you speaking, President Duterte?

Every time you press that button in your camera, you record history of this country kaya importante kayo (that’s why you are important),

Aww, really, really, President Duterte, are your arrival statements in Davao City for real?

Why, but a day before, in Indonesia, you accused the media of “spinning stories several times over” and excising relevant facts and telling lies to crucify you.

For whatever reason, the things you say, they (the media) can spin stories several times over. If they are after you, they would — I said — make it appear to be the worst of you. Kaya ako, bantay sa press (So I watch out the press). They can spin. They will spin everything to make you bad.”

And now you’re telling the media not to hesitate to attack you?

Of course, there is the condition to your dare – if I do wrong in my job. And that takes the whole cake, icing and crumbs unspared, so to speak.

So, President Duterte, when were you ever wrong in your job?

Not when you proff ered the shame list of politicians, judges and policemen you said are involved in illegal drugs, notwithstanding that a number of those in the list were long dead.

Not when you threatened the Supreme Court with martial law, even if you may have misread that the 1987 Constitution provides that the declaration of martial law can be scrutinized and reviewed by the High Court, to wit: “The Supreme Court may review, in an appropriate proceeding fi led by any citizen, the suffi ciency of the factual basis of the proclamation of martial law or the suspension of the privilege of the writ or the extension thereof, and must promulgate its decision thereon within thirty days from its fi ling. (Article VIII, Section 18).

Not in your execution of the war against drugs, no matter the number of bodies falling like fl ies, human rights issues be damned.

That’s why I said, ‘[W]hat crime against humanity?’ In the fi rst place, I’d like to be frank with you, are they (drug users) humans? What is your defi nition of a human being? Tell me.

There, precisely, what human rights have they who are not humans. So right, you are.

Not when you accused the United Nations of having done nothing for this country, despite the hard facts to the contrary – from the health services of WHO to the nutrition interventions of the WFP, from the UNDP Recovery Program in the immediate wake of the Yolanda devastation to the FAO support for fi shery and agriculture rehabilitation – all in billions of the almighty $.

So take us out of your organization. You have done nothing. Where were you here the last time? Never. Except to criticize. When have you done a good deed to my country?

No, President Duterte, you were never wrong in shoving that to the face of UN.

Why, even in the matter of that pu…ina directed at President Obama, you did not do anything wrong.

You can review the tapes. I did not say [pu…ina]. May sinabi ako, pero (I said something, but) not in relation to Obama. I said, ‘Do not disrespect me. Son of a whore, we will be wallowing in the muds like pigs if you do that.’ That’s what I said.

To whomever, matters not. Just as you never said pu…ina to the Pope. Maybe, not even tarantado to Ban Ki Moon. You did not say it, President Duterte, so what, how, why, and where can be any wrong there?

So, what is there to attack? To criticize, about one who has done nothing wrong in his job? Indeed, about President Duterte who can do no wrong?

To still engage in criticism then will be nothing less than “spinning stories several times over.” That ain’t no journalism, not even of the yellowest kind.

Yeah, President Duterte is right. As always. Oh, ye god!

ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1896, 13 Filipinos, the “13 martyrs” of Cavite were executed by Spanish authorities at Plaza de Armas near Fort of San Fe-lipe, Cavite City, for joining the Katipunan revolution.

With reports of impend-ing plot against the govern-ment, the Spaniards reacted swiftly and harshly resulting in the mass execution of the “13 martyrs”.

The “13 martyrs”, ages ranging from 31 to 64 years, were rounded up, jailed, and tortured and sentenced to die by fi ring squad to cow the peo-ple to submission.

Ten of them were masons, including:

Mariano Inocencio, 64, a rich proprietor; Jose Lallana, 54, a tailor, former Corporal in

the Spanish Army and a Span-ish Mason; Eugenio Cabezas, 41, a watchmaker and mem-ber of the Katipunan; Maximo Gregorio, 40, a clerk of the Cavite Arsenal; Hugo Perez, 40, a physician and member of the Katipunan; Severino Lapi-dario, 38, Chief Warden of the Provincial Jail and member of the Katipunan; Alfonso de Oc-ampo, 36, a Spanish mestizo and member of the Katipunan; Luis Aguado, 33, employee of the Cavite Arsenal; Victoriano Luciano, 32, a pharmacist and poet; and Feliciano Cabuco, 31, an employee of the Navy Hospital in Cavite.

The three non-masons were:

Francisco Osorio, 36, a Chinese mestizo and contrac-tor; Antonio de San Agustin,

35, a surgeon and business-man; and Agapito Concio, 33, a teacher, musician and paint-er.

However, the deaths of the 13 martyrs, along with many others in the provinces who joined the revolution, fueled the revolution leading to June 12, 1898, with General Emilio Aguinaldo’s proclamation of Philippine Independence.

In memory of the 13 mar-tyrs, in 1906, a monument was erected at the place where they were executed. Their families reinterred their re-mains at the foot of the mon-ument.

The capital of Cavite was also renamed Trece Martires in their honor and its 13 villag-es were named for each of the martyrs.

The 13 martyrs of Cavite are executed by Spanish authorities

More often than not, a hero’s most epic battle is the one you never see; it’s the battle that goes on within him or herself. –Kevin Smith

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Napag-uusapanLangFelix M. Garcia

(Ang tula na sinulat ng aking panganay na anak ang atin munang bigyan daan sa’ting isyu ngayon na may kaugnayan sa kasalukuyang problema ng bayan. At katulad din ng inyong abang-lingkod ay walang pangimi rin kung bumatikos sa gawang masama nitong di mabusog sa kaban ng bayang sa utang ay lubog)

Layunin at Pagkakaisa

GAWIN MO man yata ang lahat ng tamâ

para sa bayan mong pinaka-mumutyâ

marami pa rin ang dito tutuligsâ

na nagiging sagwil sa pinipithayâ.

Panahon pa man ng Kastila at Hapon

may mga taksil ng nabubuhay noon

mga makapiling alipin at kampon

ng mga dayuhang pinapanginoon.

Kamandag ng mga naging makapilî

tila naisalin sa kanilang lahî

sila yaong taong maitim ang budhî

na sa ating bansa naghaharing urî.

Sila yaong mga tiwaling opisyal

na sangkot sa drogang ipinagbabawal,

taong sumira sa malinis na dangal

nitong ating bayang pinakamamahal.

Mga pulitikong hindi na nagsasawâ

sa pangungulimbat sa yaman ng bansâ,

kung saan sanhi ng pagpapakasasâ

lalong dumami ang mga maralitâ.

Paano uunlad itong bayan natin

kung magkasalungat ang mga layunin?

At kung sa tuwina ay tutuligsain

ang tama’t mahusay na mga gawain.

Ating Inangbayang sakbibi ng dusa

dahil sa talamak ang bawal na droga,

ang problemang ito’y lalong sisidhi pa

kung hindi kikilos at magkakaisa.

Huwag hahayaang tayo ay magapî

ng mga angkan ng mga makapilî

pagkat kung sila ang dito’y maghaharî

pawang kasamaan ang mamamayanî.

Droga ang sisira sa kinabukasan

at isip ng ating mga kabataan,

ang pagsupo kapag hindi naagapan

bansa’y lalamunin nitong kadiliman.

Tayo’y makiisa , sa pakikibaka

ng pamahalaan sa salot na droga

kung may mga tulak mang itinutumba

isipin na lamang na sila’y nakarma.

Sa isang layunin para magtagumpay

dapat sa pagkilos ay maging masikhay,

kung kinakailangang kumitil ng buhay

gawin makamit lang ang mithiing tunay.

Puksain ang salot na mga demonyo

na nagsipag-ahon buhat sa impyerno,

sila ay di dapat mabuhay sa mundo

kasama ng mga mabubuting tao…

Vhelle V. GarciaSeptember 12, 2016

United Arab Emirates

PORAC, Pampanga – Philip-pine Councilors’ League-Pam-panga president, Fritzie Da-vid-Dizon and her brother, Vice Mayor Dexter David, are keeping their late parent’s tra-dition in public service.

The siblings led the gift-giv-ing and feeding programs at the SAUP Project in Barangay Cangatba, here recently.

The project is done year-ly on September 8 during the birthday of their late father, for-mer three-term mayor Roy Da-vid.

The vice mayor and later his sister kept and nurtured their father’s tradition after the former mayor died on August 8, 2002.

The Davids thanked Gov. Lilia “Nanay Baby” Pineda and her son, Vice Gov. Den-nis “Delta” Pineda, for help-ing them make the celebration “more meaningful” by provid-ing the food and gifts for the people at SAUP.

“We do it to honor my father and mother. Our parents’ ded-ication to public service is im-mense,” said Councilor Dizon.

Davids of Porac keep family tradition in public service

The siblings’ mother is the late former acting governor and provincial board member Edna De Ausen David. Dizon replaced her mother as board member in 2011 after she passed away earlier that year.

The late David patriarch was a former town council-or before he was appointed mayor in 1986 shortly after the EDSA People’s Power Revo-lution.

Residents of SAUP ex-pressed their gratitude to the David family for giving them a “lasting gift” recalling that the late mayor and his wife gave them 1.5 hectares of land in Cangatba where they now live. There are now some 250 families living in SAUP locat-ed in front of the David family’s estate in Cangatba.

“The Davids did not only give it. They legally turned it over to us,” said the residents.

“Their kindness and com-mitment to public service are overwhelming. They inherited the generous ways of their late parents,” they added.

Vice Mayor David said: “It

was the mission of my father to spread his blessings by giv-ing lands to the people.”

David said his other sib-lings– Tristan, Arpie and Glenn Roy – are “one in keeping the family’s tradition” in public ser-vice, notably for this town’s residents.

The David family had do-nated several hectares of lands to poor and homeless residents not just in Porac but at nearby Sta. Rita town and in Bataan province.

Fr. Rolando “Bogs” Morale-ja, parish priest of St. Cath-erine Church, celebrated the Holy Mass at the SAUP chapel before the gift-giving and feed-ing program.

Moraleja said the property where the public high school in Barangay San Basilio, Sta. Rita town is standing was do-nated by the Davids. The late mayor is a native of San Basil-io.

Moraleja said there are four SAUP Projects in Porac. The lands on the four projects are owned by the Davids. -Porac Information Group

Board Member Fritzie David-Dizon (center) and her brother, Vice Mayor Dexter David (right), at the gift-giving program in SAUP Project, Barangay Cangatba, Porac on September 8. P!"#" +"-/#(&% "0 L(" V1'')+)/'"&

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Sept.8 (PIA) -- Toyota Pampanga donated Php500,000 for the construc-tion of Bahay Pag-asa, a refor-mation center for drug surren-derees, inside the Police Re-gional Offi ce Headquarters in Camp Olivas.

“I have high hopes that we will achieve positive chang-es in our communities even though our mission is still a work in progress. I look for-

Toyota Pampanga donates P500K for construction of Bahay Pag-asa

ward to standing here with you upon the successful comple-tion of this project, and cut-ting the ribbon with you in the soonest time possible,” Po-lice Regional Director Aaron Aquino said during Monday’s groundbreaking ceremony.

For his part, Police Direc-tor General Ronald Dela Rosa not only thanked the benefac-tor for their donation but also encouraged other members of the community to be as

supportive in their all-out war against illegal drugs.

“This is the current prob-lem of Philippine National Po-lice. Although we have pro-foundly expressed that drug rehabilitation is no longer part of the mandate of the organi-zation, we are being pounded because we started the prob-lem by waging an all-out war against drug use and abuse,” Dela Rosa said. – Jean Ricelle A. Aquino/CLJD/JRAA-PIA 3

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 54MACABEBE, PAMPANGA

IN RE: PETITION FOR THE CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF CRISTOBAL PANGANIBAN BENGCO UNDER LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY NO. 94-103, more specifi cally:

(a) To correct the entry appearing in Box No. 1 – Name: from Cristobal Montalbo Panganiban to CRISTOBAL PANGANIBAN BENGCO;

(b) To correct the entry appearing in Box No. 13 – Name of Father: from Demetrio Cuyugan Bengco to DEMETRIO CUYUGAN BENGCO, JR. and;

(c) To cancel the registered Affi davit of Legitimation therein.

CRISTOBAL PANGANIBAN BENGCO, Petitioner,

-versus- SPEC. PROC. NO. 16-0872(M)

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF SAN SIMON, PAMPANGA, PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY (formerly “NSO”), DEMETRIO C. BENGCO, JR., AND ALL OTHER PERSONS WHO MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF CRISTOBAL PANGANIBAN BENGCO, Respondents.

x---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xORDER

This is a verifi ed petition for correction of entries fi led by petitioner in his Certifi cate of Live Birth under Local Civil Registry No. 94-103.

Pursuant to Section 4, Rule 108 of the Rules of Court, let the petition be set for hearing on October 14, 2016 at 10:30 in the morning before this Court located at the Hall of Justice, Macabebe, Pampanga.

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

Let a copy of this order and the petition be served upon the Offi ce of the Solicitor General (OSG), public respondents Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and the Local Civil Registrar (LCR) of San Simon, Pampanga; and private respondents Demetrio C. Bengco, Jr. and Marilyn P. Bengco.

SO ORDERED.Macabebe, Pampanga, August 15, 2016.

LUCINA ALPEZ-DAYAON Presiding Judge

Punto! Central Luzon: August 29, September 5 & 12, 2016

Republic of the PhilippinesREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 45City of San Fernando, Pampanga

IN RE: PETITION FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE MINOR KEANU VINCENT NARANJA, FC SP. PROC NO. 653SPOUSES HILARIO D. HUBILLA and ROWENA VILLEGAS-HUBILLA, Petitioner,

x-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xORDER

This is a verifi ed petition for the adoption of the minor Keanu Vincent Naranja fi led by Spouses Hilario D. Hubilla and Rowena Villegas-Hubilla, on July 29, 2016.

The court fi nds the petition and its attachments to be suffi cient in form and substance, and sets the same for hearing on October 17, 2016 at 8:30 in the morning.

The court directs the petitioners to cause this order to be published before the date of hearing at least once a week for three (3) successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Pampanga, at their expense.

The court likewise directs Mr. Marcelino L. Santos, social worker at the Offi ce of the Clerk of Court, to: (1) prepare and submit child and home study reports before the hearing, if the same have not been attached to the petition; (2) conduct counselling sessions with the biological parents on the matter of adoption of the adoptee and submit her report before the date of hearing; and (3) appear at the hearing.

The court orders the petitioners to appear and present the prospective adoptee to the court on the date of the hearing. It likewise directs them to comply strictly with the Judicial Affi davit Rule and reminds them of the consequences of non-compliance.

Furnish the petitioners, the Offi ce of the Solicitor General, the Offi ce of the City Prosecutor, the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Social Worker Marcelino Santos, and the biological mother of the adoptee, with a copy of this Order.

SO ORDERED.City of San Fernando, Pampanga, August 10, 2016.

ROBERT ALEXANDER R. MALIG Presiding Judge

PUNTO! Central Luzon: September 5, 12 & 19, 2016

Blocked Yangco’s tank-er truck at 2 a.m. of Au-gust 3 as it traversed the MacArthur Highway in Barangay Dolores, held the tanker at the Ma-balacat police station, threatened to trump up a case for hijacking fuel, demanded P100,000 for the release of the tanker and accepted P50,000 in the presence of the chief of police of Mabalacat City, Chief Insp. Gil Do-mingo, inside the latter’s offi ce.

Villanueva was ab-sent in the hearing de-spite the board’s request to the Mabalacat City po-lice to make him attend the hearing.

In a separate letter-af-fi davit, Yangco’s driver Arsenio Belleza Jr. said Villanueva ordered a po-liceman to detain him for over 13 hours at the po-lice station. Belleza said a policeman took the key of truck. He said that al-though his boss gave Vil-lanueva P50,000, Yang-co’s tanker truck was emptied of 20,000 liters of gasoline estimated at P50,000 at an emission training center located three kilometers from the police station. The truck’s bumper was also damaged when Yangco recovered it at 8 p.m. of August 4.

“Ang hindi tama rito ay ginamit ang ating ka-pulisan, pati na ang is-tasyon ng pulis, sa ma-ling gawain gaya ng si-nasabi ni Mr. Yangco na

Delta warns vs ‘police asset’...F!"# $%&' 1

pangingikil (What is not right here is that our po-licemen, including a po-lice station, were used in a wrongdoing such as what Mr. Yangco called as extortion),” Vice Gov-ernor Pineda said toward the end of the hearing.

“We need to pro-tect our police person-nel from being used in wrongdoings,” the vice governor added.

Supt. Ruel Cagape, who replaced Chief In-spector Gil Domingo af-ter the latter’s relief over alleged drug links, said Villanueva is “not part of the Mabalacat City po-lice force.”

Cagape said the ap-prehension of Yangco’s truck was not in the blot-ter of the police.

Domingo confi rmed knowing Villanueva. Asked by the vice gov-ernor who was Villanue-va’s boss, Domingo said it was Senior Supt. Ro-dolfo Recomono, Pam-panga provincial director.

Domingo also con-fi rmed seeing Villanue-va and Yangco talking in his offi ce but said he did not know what they were talking about because the two men were speak-ing in Kapampangan, which he said he did not understand since he was

Tagalog. Domingo broke into

tears during the hearing as he defended himself from allegations of ex-tortion and illegal drugs protection.

Yangco told the board he would make Domin-go a witness in a case against Villanueva.

The board is holding a second hearing to de-termine the extent of the racket and to hear the side of Villanueva and Recomono.

Vice Governor Pine-da also requested police protection for Yangco and Belleza. –VG/Pam-panga PIO

Businessman Rogelio Yangco (left) thanks Vice Gov. Dennis Pineda for helping him in his case against a police asset who allegedly extorted money and took P500,000-worth of gasoline before releasing his tanker truck last Aug. 3.

Lacson, in a fo-rum with the Capam-pangans in Media, Inc. (CAMI) on Friday, said she ordered an inven-tory of all items in the raided two-hectare pig-gery which was found to be mere front for a sha-bu research and devel-opment laboratory oper-

All appliances missing in piggery-shabu...F!"# $%&' 1 ated by seven Chinese

nationals.Elements of the Phil-

ippine Drug Enforce-ment Agency (PDEA) and Central Luzon po-lice swooped down on the piggery Wednes-day morning, along with media folk who had ob-served air conditioning units and other appli-ances, including LED

television sets in the underground labora-tory and in a residen-tial building within the premises.

“I ordered the inven-tory after the PDEA left since I wanted that ev-erything would remain intact there and the lo-cal government would not be accused of any-thing irregular. Our in-

ventory showed, how-ever, that the air condi-tioning units and other appliances initially ob-served in the area are not there anymore,” she said.

Lacson said, howev-er, that 4,038 pigs were accounted for, although 10 of them have already died since the Wednes-day raid.

and undocumented for-eign nationals contin-ues to gain ground with the help of our partners in law enforcement and the community,” Morente said in a statement.

The arrested Chinese nationals are up for de-

159 overstaying...F!"# $%&' 1 portation as illegal aliens

and for engaging in ille-gal online activities. The foreigners were detained at the BI offi ce here amid plans to deport them within this week.

The foreigners entered the country as tourists via the Clark International Air-port. –Ding Cervantes

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of ROSITA CANLAS LAWINGCO

who died intestate on May 22, 1991 at Angeles University Foundation Medical Center executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights of her estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 4, Block 6, of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-97370, being a portion of Lot 5, described on plan (LRC) Psd-92474, LRC (GLRO) Cad Rec. No. 124), situated in the Bo. of Balibago, Angeles City, Is. of Luzon and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 50536, before Notary Public Rodolfo S. Uyengco as per Doc No. 1290, Page No. 106, Book No. XLVII, Series of 2016.

Punto! Central Luzon: September 5, 12 & 19, 2016

A 55-inch LED TV is showing a Chinese movie during the PDEA raid. Mayor Lacson reported that all appliances in the compound, including this one, are now missing.

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SpotlightRey Pineda

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGIONCity of San Fernando (P)

Offi ce of the Clerk of Court & Ex-Offi cio Sheriff

HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND,Mortgagee,

~ versus ~ EJF No. 97-16 Punto Central LuzonKATHLEEN ANNMARIE Y. CASTRO,

Mortgagor/s.x--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALEUpon extra judicial petition for sale under Act 3135/1508, fi led by HOME

DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND, mortgagee, with address at Suburbia Commercial Center, Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, against KATHLEEN ANNMARIE Y. CASTRO, residing at 6th Ave., Brgy. Saguin, Villa Julita Subd., City of San Fernando, Pampanga, to satisfy mortgage indebtedness which as of January 30, 2015 amounts to SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTEEN and 90/100 (Php783,816.90) PESOS, excluding penalties, charges, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the sheriff will sell at public auction on September 22, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter at the lobby of the REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Bldg., Capitol Compound, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, to the highest bidder for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency, the foregoing properties with all the improvements, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 689820-R“A parcel of land (Lot 53, Blk. 67 of the cons., subd., plan Pcs-

03-015720, being a portion of lots 3008-P-4, 3008-P-5, 3008-P-7, Psd-141126, Lot 3008-P-6-A Lot 3008-P-6-B and Lot 3008-P-6-C, Lot 3008-P-6-D, Lot 3008-P-6-E, Lot 3008-P-6-F, Lot 3008-P-6-G, and Lot 3008-P-6-H, Psd-03-159018, L.R.C. Rec. No. ), situated in Brgy. Calibutbut, Mun. of Bac., Prov. of Pamp. x x x containing an area of TWENTY SIX (26) Square Meters, more or less. x x x”

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

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said, it shall be held on September 29, 2016, without further notice.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, August 15, 2016.

RODRIGO P. DEL ROSARIO, JR. Sheriff -IVCopy furnished:(1) Home Development Mutual Fund, Suburbia Commercial Center, Maimpis, City of San Fernando (P);(2) Kathleen Annmarie Y. Castro, 6th Ave., Brgy. Saguin, Villa Julita Subd., City of San Fernando (P);(3) Punto Central Luzon

PUNTO! Central Luzon: August 29, September 5 & 12, 2016

NOTICE OF SELF-ADJUDICATIONNotice is hereby given that RAQUEL CUNANAN TUAZON, of legal

age, Filipino, married, resident of Lot 5, Block 5, Resettlement, EPZA Pulung Cacutud, Angeles City and only child and sole heir of VIRGINIA SOLIMAN CUNANAN who died intestate on October 27, 2014 in Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Self-Adjudication of her estate, more particularly described as a certain House & Lot located at Block 5, Lot 5, EPZA Pulung Cacutud, Angeles City, before Notary Public Eric V. Mendoza as per Doc No. 2238, Page No. 17, Book No. 71, Series of 2016.

Punto! Central Luzon: August 29, September 5 & 12, 2016

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 60ANGELES CITY

HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (PAG-IBIG), Mortgagee, FC CASE NO. 2016-1329

-versus- For: Extra-Judicial Foreclosure under R.A. 3135 as amended

LUIS JR. D. MANALILI, Mortgagor.

x------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xNOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

Upon Extra-Judicial Petition for Sale under Art. 3135, as amended fi led by the above-named Mortgagee against the mortgagor Luis Jr. D. Manalili with address at #4064 Leen St., Nepo Subd., Cutcut, Angeles City in order to satisfy the mortgagee debt which as of February 15, 2016 amount to NINE HUNDRED SIXTY THREE THOUSAND SEVENTEEN PESOS and 88/100 (P963,017.88) Philippine Currency, including of penalties and other charges incurred at the fi ling of this foreclosure aside from expenses of collection and other charges allowed by law, the undersigned Sheriff IV hereby gives notice and announces that on September 21, 2016 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning at the Municipal Trial Court of Porac, Pampanga will sell at public auction in cash and in Philippine Currency, the following parcel of land with all existing improvements and future improvements thereon, to wit;

T.C.T. NO. 042-2011016575A parcel of land (Lot 16, Block 50 of the cons.-subd., plan Pcs-03-

016464, being a portion of the cons. lots 159-A-2-B-3 & 159-A-2-B-4, Psd-03-165481, LRC Rec. No. 372), situated in the Bo. of Manibaug, Mun. of Porac, Prov. of Pamp, Island of Luzon bounded on the SW., along line 1-2 by Lot 14, on the NW., along line 2-3 by Road Lot 52, on the NE., along line 3-4 by Lot 18, Blk. 50, and on the SE., along line 4-1 by Lot 15, Block 50, all of the Cons-Subd. Plan. Beginning at a pt. marked “1” on plan being N. 33, Deg. 35’W., 713.13 M. from BBM No. 45, Porac, Cad. Thence N. 55 Deg. 50’W., 01’W., 9.00 M. to Pt. 2; Thence N. 34 Deg. 59’E., 8.00 M. to Pt. 3; Thence S. 55 Deg. 01’E., 9.00 M. to Pt. 4, Thence S. 34 Deg. 59’W., 8.00 M. to the Pt. of beginning, containing an area of Seventy Two (72) Square Meters.

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

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on September 28, 2016 at the same time and place without further notice.

Angeles City, August 15, 2016.

PEPITO G. PAMINTUANCopy furnished: Sheriff IV

Home Development Mutual FundPetron Mega Plaza #358 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City

Luis Jr. D. Manalili#4046 Leen St., Nepo Subd., Cutcut, Angeles City

PUNTO! Central Luzon: September 5, 12 & 19, 2016

Kris Aquino bids goodbyeto ABS-CBN and welcomes

APT Entertainment“AS MUCH as I wanted to believe I was a pillar of the network, everybody is dispensable,” says Kris Aquino about leaving ABS-CBN, which had been her home network for 20 years.

After so many weeks of keeping mum about the issue, Kris fi nally spoke about moving out of ABS-CBN.In her three-part post on her instagram account, the Queen of all media talks about why she opted to leave

ABS-CBN.Kris, in her fi rst post, explained what happened after her sojourn in Hawaii, which immediately followed

the defunct of her show Kris TV.“We were set to renew our contract February 2016, it was a generous, less demanding agreement but at

that time there was a threat to my life we needed to take seriously, I had to regain my health, and I needed time for my family & me.

“We didn’t sign then, I went to Hawaii, came back to campaign, then left again.Our agreement was we’d talk when I got back.“That is the risk of taking time for yourself- when you come back there’s no guarantee that a space will be

held for you.“We spoke in July but there was no defi nite show & no assured time frame of my return on air.“I perfectly understood- as much as I wanted to believe I was a pillar of the network, everybody is

dispensable.“And I say that with no bitterness- just HONESTY.“So to all of you saying please don’t leave- it wasn’t a choice that was just mine to make. I take my share

of the responsibility.“And I say that w/ so much gratitude in my heart.”Kris did not make mention if she’s transferring to other networks, however she insinuated that she’ll be a

part of APT Entertainment.APT Entertainment is the production house owned by Mr. Tony Tuviera, producer of Eat Bulaga, Calle

Siete, and co-producer of Sunday Pinasaya.The above mentioned programs are aired on GMA network, needless to say where Kris is moving in.In her second post, Kris tells how she and Mr. Tuviera got connected.According to Kris, her manager Boy Abunda, talked to Mr. Tuviera fi rst, this is regarding the plans of

having programs in digital platform. The 45-year old TVhost-actress said,“I know you miss my #foodtrips & my #cooking #recipes #roadtrips

& #travel...“But maybe my guardian angel in heaven (could it have been you,

Mom?) was working overtime & what was an attempt at something new & experimental, evolved into a vision & a presentation that

felt perfect for who I am now & for our TV collaboration.”“Mr. T actually remembered coming to our home in Times

Street in 1986 to meet my Mom to produce a show for me when I was 15 years old. 30 years after- dumating na ang TAMANG PANAHON

The third part of her post is bidding goodbye to her home network.

“This is the 1st & last I shall say about this chapter of my life.

“You deserved the true story & I gave you my truth, so that we may all move forward...

“So here’s a shoutout of THANK YOU to the Kapamilya Network ABS-CBN for all that was, and

here’s a shoutout of THANK YOU to my new APT family for all that will be.

“And most of all my THANK YOU to all of you for allowing me to just be me.”

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ARCI MUÑOZ stressed that her boyfriend Badi del Rosario is not jealous of Jericho Rosales.

This is beside the sizzling love scenes of Arci and Jericho in their newest soap titled “Magpahanggang Wakas”.

With my work naman, hindi niya ako pinapakialaman.

“Alam niyang trabaho lang talaga, and kilala naman niya si Echo [Jericho’s moniker].”

Badi is the son of Brunei Prince Jefri Bolkiah and the lead vocalist of pinoy

band Mr. Bones and The Boneyard Circus.Is Badi the jealous type of boyfriend?“Hindi naman. Supportive naman yun.”“Siya ang una kong sinabihan nung nalaman kong

makakatrabaho ko si Echo.“Sabi niya, ‘Oh, that’s good. Say hi na lang. Send

my regards to [Jericho].”Meanwhile, Arci talks about her intimate scenes

with Echo.“I’m very comfortable with Echo, maganda yung

eksena, e.”“Besides everytime na may love scene kami,

he would always say na,’o, ano ito0 ha, trabaho lang’”

“I don’t think magkakaron kami ng problema ni Echo sa mga gagawin naming love scenes.

“Sa tagal na ni Echo sa industriya at sa dami na ng naka-love scen niya, I’m sure alam na alam na niya kung paano aalagaan ang kanyang leading lady.

“Basta, kami alam naming kung anuman ang ipagawa ng direktor sa amin, their all for the soap and nothing more, nothing less.” she stresses.Arci Muñoz

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CLARK FREEPORT -- “A run to promote health through innovative con-cept.”

This was Color Ma-nila Run’s objective during its holding last Sunday at the Parade Grounds here in partner-ship with the Clark De-velopment Corp. (CDC) Tourism and Promotions Department.

As early as 4:30 am, some 2,200 runners started gathering and preparing for the starting gun set at 5:45am.

Clark turns colorful at Color Manila Run

“We we’re surprised with the 2,200 partici-pants because we only had 1,000 original tar-get,” said Charmaine Aguilar, marketing exec-utive of the event.

The said fun run had three categories: 10k, 5k and 3k categories.

The 2,200 partici-pants came from Pam-panga, Bulacan, Manila and as far as Laguna to join the fun run.

During the fun run, the runners literally went wild as colorful powders

were thrown at them as they navigate through diff erent obstacle cours-es put up by the organiz-ers.

Aguilar said they were overwhelmed with the active participation of the mostly Kapampan-gan runners.

There will be another fun run event here which is a “black light party” set on December 3 for those who missed the fun. - Je-rome Casupanan, Jush Balilo, Kimberly Robin-son /SPCF OJT

COLOR MANILA Challenge 2016 Pampanga (Clark Leg) wows participants during the “color fun run” held at the Parade Grounds early morning Sunday.

Photo shows Offi ce of the Senior Citizen’s Aff air (OSCA) City of San Fernando President Juan Castro (right), Reynaldo Nacpil, Soledad Samia, Diane Diamse and OSCA Secretary Basillia Simeo.

LOLOS AND LOLAS were feted at SM Pam-panga and SM San Fernando Downtown with Grand Parent’s Fair located at Annex 2 between Red Rib-bon and Starbucks and Ground Level in front of

the Supermarket respec-tively.

Grandparents had a weekend bash from September 9 to 11 with a taste of native kakanin or ‘rice cakes’ made from the old secret recipe of our lolos and lolas.

Diff erent varieties of Suman like kamote, kanin malagkit, and Bulagta with toppings of latik, Putong Puti , home-made Atsara, Chicharon and Relle-nong Bangus were also served.

SM Supermalls fete Lolos and Lolas at Grandparents’ Day celebration

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Republic of the PhilippinesOffi ce of the Civil RegistrarPROVINCE OF PAMPANGA

Municipality of Sta. Ana

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

In compliance with Section 5 of RA 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that RODANTE A. CARREON has fi led with this offi ce a petition for change of fi rst name from RODANTE MARI to RODANTE in the certifi cate of live birth of RODANTE A. CARREON who was born on 12 May 1967 at Sta. Ana, Pampanga and whose parents are Rolando Carreon and Alice Angeles.

Any person adversely aff ected by said petition may fi le his written opposition with this offi ce not later than September 21, 2016.

SHEILAH MARIE M. ABADES Municipal Civil Registrar

Punto! Central Luzon: September 5 & 12, 2016

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of FEDERICO C. CASTRO and

ROSARIO G. CASTRO who died intestate on October 23, 1976 and November 20, 1986, respectively, both in Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights of their estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 5, Block 8 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-48978, being a portion of lot 630-A-2, Psd-15855, (LRC) GLRO Rec. No. 124) with existing improvements, situated in the Barrio of Cutcut, City of Angeles, Island of Luzon and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 38580 of the Registry of Deeds of Angeles City, before Notary Public Eric V. Mendoza as per Doc No. 2146, Page No. 103, Book No. 70, Series of 2016.

Punto! Central Luzon: September 12, 19 & 26, 2016

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medial measures on the damaged portion of said road like soil stabiliza-tion through jet grouting.

Extensive repair in-cluding reblocking would have to be under-taken in order to restore

CDC statement on the road cracks...its condition. Capilion is now also conducting 24/7 backfi lling of some portions of the excavat-ed area. It will also con-struct intermediate re-tention walls of the af-fected portions of the excavated area.

CDC is now assisting

local authorities in traffi c fl ow that may be imped-ed by repairs along Don Juico Avenue. Some in-conveniences may be experienced in the af-fected area for which CDC asks the public for apologies.

Rest assured that

CDC continues to bal-ance its development initiatives with matters of public safety. Accord-ingly, CDC is encourag-ing all concerned and stakeholders to help in monitoring the develop-ment of its projects.

–CDC CommDep

The following day (September 1) around 7:13 in the morning, Tu-gade sent a forward-ed message from CDC OIC Noel Manankil who wrote: “Good morning

Angeles City LGU statement...F!"# $%&' 1 po sir, pinapa-rush na

po namin yung pag seal nung mga cracks sa daan at kausap na po namin yung mga engi-neers ng Capillion.”

Pelayo added: “We hope that this clears the issue as to the lack of

interest in bringing the matter to whoever was responsible for the dam-age and repair.”

On a separate mes-sage, Pelayo forward-ed the offi cial statement of CDC on road cracks along Don Juico Avenue.

Mayor Pamintuan also sent a copy of the same to the vice may-or and city councilors to keep them updated as the local government continues to monitor the promise of CDC.

–Angeles CIO

100 kilos of shabu per week when it was bust-ed.

Lacson said the warehouse seemed to have a building permit but defi nitely not the un-derground laboratory be-cause only Chinese na-tionals were allowed to get inside.

“Somehow I am hap-py with happened be-cause we have no ca-pacity to detect that,” she rued.

The mayor said Den-nis Letran, the registered owner of the property, has fi ve other pigger-ies in Magalang which he sub-leases to others. The piggery farm which had an underground shabu laboratory was leased to a certain Jay Wong who applied for a business permit, accord-ing to the mayor.

She said Letran is not from Magalang and had earlier “questioned my decision on the closure order of his farm which he elevated to the lo-cal chief executive that is why his operations are still continuing up to now.”

Lacson said based on PDEA informants, the place was under surveil-lance for two months.

She said a PDEA agent applied as a help-er in the piggery and was hired. The undercover agent was described as “retireable age” so for two months, the agent worked there as hog feeder and carry sacks of feeds. But he really got overworked because he is not used to doing manual labor, she re-counted.

“So he called PDEA and started complaining and he said he will resign if the raid will not happen soon so that sparked the raid which was already

Mayor narrates behind the scene story in underground shabu...F!"# $%&' 1 ripe for execution,” Lac-

son narrated.Lacson said a reli-

able indicator of the ille-gal shabu laboratory was the piggery’s electrici-ty consumption which ballooned from only P13,000 to P30,000 and then hiked to a stagger-ing P90,000 in the last three months respec-tively. “And they even have a back-up genera-tor because according to PDEA, a laboratory facil-ity cannot operate with-out suffi cient and stable electric power supply be-cause they have dryers, centrifuge, hydrogenator and even air condition-ing.”

The mayor said the Pampanga Electric Co-operative will render a report on their electric consumption.

But two weeks be-fore the raid, there was already a complaint from farmers in the area be-fore the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) because their crops (palay) are dying, she said. “The farmers are complain-ing,” she added.

The effl uents coming from the laboratory is re-ally dangerous to crops and they were left won-dering why only the area surrounding the piggery was damaged, she said.

“So they conducted a public hearing last week and that Susan Wang (alias Ate) appeared be-fore the body. So they were interrogated by the councilors that’s why they scheduled an ocu-lar inspection this week by the committee on en-vironment,” Lacson said.

“So at 8:30 am on that day, the committee went there but they were not bringing any order be-cause they felt that they can come in anytime since they are municipal councilors but they were denied entry and left,”

she added.One hour later, the

PDEA raiding team came in, the mayor said. She added that the commit-tee was assisted by San Ildefonso Barangay Cap-tain Marcial Alfaro.

Lacson said they saw the facility for the fi rst time after the raid. The underground shabu lab-oratory was a rectangu-lar room, kitchen type lab complete with a fi ltration system and air condition-ing; there was fi nished shabu, there was lique-fi ed shabu for drying, glass apparatus and oth-er equipment.

“We believed they are ready for big production because they already reached the right formula because we saw several huge containers there,” she said.

The registered owner, Jay Wong, has a 2014, 2015 and 2016 business permits which meant he was operating for two years now, she said.

Lacson said PDEA NCR director Wilkins Vil-lanueva told her the lab-oratory is more of a re-search and development facility and the Chinese chemist must be trying to fi nd a direct formula on how to produce high grade shabu.

Lacson said accord-ing to Villanueva, there are fi ve groups in the syndicate composed of the recruitment group who were in charge of bringing in Chinese na-tionals; the R&D; the manufacturer; marketing group; and the retail and distribution system.

Meanwhile, in the light of the illegal drugs raid, Lacson said the local government unit (LGU) will now create an Inspection Team with representatives from the Department of Agricul-ture (DA) for the farms and livestock, Depart-ment of Health (DOH) for health issues, Bu-

reau of Fire Protection, Assessors Offi ce, Busi-ness Permit and Licens-ing Offi ce (BPLO), May-or’s Offi ce, SB, municipal Environment and Natural Resources Offi ce (MEN-RO), Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Man-agement Offi ce (MDRR-MO), and the Philippine National Police (PNP).

“We need this so that we can see personal-ly the permittees,” she said.

“It is our obligation when we issue a permit that we know who the permitee is,” she added. “The Inspection Team will conduct regular and spot checks of all busi-ness establishments,” she said.

Livestock problemLacson said she is

now faced with a prob-lem of livestock in the piggery after the raid that total 4,038 heads where 2,145 are piglets, 857 growers, 660 fi nishers, 359 sows and 17 boars.

She said there are 12

Pinoy workers all from the Visayas who still did not received their sala-ries since last week. The mayor said she talked to the farm workers to con-tinue with their work and promised to pay them double from the pro-ceeds of the sale of the livestock.

Lacson said she con-sulted Gov. Lilia “Nanay Baby” Pineda who ad-vised her to seek legal opinion.

She said she sought legal opinions from three lawyers but they all have dissent ting opinions on what to do with the live-stock. Even the offi ce of the DILG provincial offi ce seemed to be at a lost on what to do, she said.

Finally, she said it was established that the livestock is “not proof of the crime” and therefore can now be disposed be-cause it threatens pub-lic health with a mortality rate of 10 pigs per day.

She said she had ob-tained certifi cations from

the Municipal Health Of-fi ce and a report from DA as to the danger to public health and status of the livestock.

Lacson said she in-vited representatives from the DA to witness the sale of the livestock. Otherwise, she said, she is contemplating of dis-persing the piglets to residents of the baran-gay to help them in their livelihood.

Meanwhile, the three children of the Wang couple, Alvin and Su-san, and two other chil-dren were turned over to the Municipal Social Welfare and Develop-ment (MSWD) who took them to Haven in Baran-gay San Vicente, Ma-galang which is a house for abused and battered wives and children. The Wang children: a girl age 13, a boy 12, and a girl 11 years old; and two other boys age 10 and 9 from another parent were also brought to the doctor for medical examinations.

Mayor Malou Paras-Lacson gestures as she narrates behind-the-scene details of the events leading to the underground shabu laboratory raid in Magalang last week. P!"#" +"-/#(&% "0 B"/3 M(*(&(&

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