Villar breaks ground www.punto.com.ph P 10.00 for multiple facilities at Central V 12 P N 75 unto! Bulacan military camp T - S+ J 27 - 29, 2019 PANANAW NG MALAYANG PILIPINO! Luzon SAN MIGUEL, Bulacan manding General Lt. - Numerous infrastruc- Gen. Macairog S. Alber- tures facilities will soon to and 1st Scout Rang- rise at Camp Tecson in er Regiment command- San Miguel, Bulacan as er Brig. Gen. William N. DPWH Secretary Mark Gonzales in the laying of Villar led the ground- time capsule to offi cially breaking ceremony for signal the start of con- the multiple projects at struction activities. the First Scout Rangers Villar said that the Regiment Headquarters multi-facility project will in the said town earlier include a Clubhouse, today. Multi-purpose building Villar was assisted and a 20-door transient by Philippine Army Com- P*/& 6 3#&*4& GROUNDBREAKING. DPWH Sec. Mark Villar, Philippine Army commanding general Lt. Gen. Macairog S. Alberto, DPWH-3 regional director Roseller Tolentino, Bulacan 2nd DEO head Ramiro Cruz and 1st Scout Ranger Regiment commander Brig. Gen. William N. Gonzales lead yesterday’s groundbreaking ceremony at Camp Tecson. C "! Moving nat’l gov’t offi ces to NCC ‘makes lot of sense’ MM decongestion, ease of doing business cited B8 D:,/ C&(;*,+&4 LARK FREEPORT – Convenience of transacting Cwith government and decongestion of Metro Manila have been identifi ed by Finance Sec. Carlos Dominguez III as among the top benefi ts of the National Government Administrative Center (NGAC) now nearing completion at the New Clark City within this freeport in Capas, Tarlac. P*/& 6 3#&*4& NCC GOING HIGH-TECH Gov. Pineda shows the Certifi cate of Ancestral Domain Title, which SGMA took care of in July 2009, to BCDA personnel. Also in the photo are Lubao Mayor and incoming 2nd District board member Mylyn Pineda-Cayabyab and board member Fritzie David-Dizon. Driverless cars P !"! $!%&"'( !* J%+ J,(!/P,-.,+0, PIO for SEA Games B8 A4)#&8 M,*'*+ in time for the coming SGMA, Gov to BCDA: Give back IP land South East Asian (SEA) CLARK FREEPORT Games in December. LUBAO – Speaker of the House ancestral domain of the Indige- natin ito,” Gov. Pineda told Engr. ZONE – The Bases Con- BCDA president-CEO Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and nous Peoples (IP) in Barangay In- Joshua Bingcang, BCDA Senior version and Develop- Vince Dizon said the Governor Lilia ‘Nanay’ Pine- araro, Porac town. Vice President for Business De- ment Authority (BCDA) BCDA will be signing a da have appealed to the Bases “Maging malambot naman velopment. has announced it will memorandum of agree- Conversion and Development kayo sa mga Katutubo natin. The Certifi cate of Ancestral engage the services of ment with an American Authority (BCDA) to return the Magtulungan tayo para maayos P*/& 6 3#&*4& driverless cars at the company for the driver- New Clark City (NCC) P*/& 6 3#&*4& TRIBUTE. PamCham, MACCII and CILA offi cials present the posthumous resolutions of recognition for PamCham chairman Levy P. Laus to the Laus family led by matriarch Tess Laus during PamCham’s 63rd GMM at the LausGroup Event Centre on Tuesday. C "! Laus given posthumous recognition B• A••••• M!•"•# Rafael Maniago. from the ashes of an epic di- nando Chamber into a provin- local MSMEs grow into global- Laus widow Tess received saster, PamCham chairman cial chamber. He accepted my ly competitive enterprises.” CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – the honor during PamCham’s Jess Nicdao said. proposal with the condition that Meanwhile, MACCII and Three major business groups 63rd general membership “Priming countryside busi- I will be his vice president and CILA highlighted Laus’s accom- in the region honored on Tues- meeting at the LausGroup ness became our dictum. I will help him put together and plishment of setting standards day the late Levy P. Laus, for- Event Center here. And our direction was to establish a credible business of corporate social responsibil- mer chairman-CEO of the The posthumous reso- unite the business communi- organization led by prominent ity through his exemplary civ- Laus Group of Companies lutions of recognition cited ty of Pampanga into a single and advocacy-driven busi- ic advocacies that benefi tted who met his untimely death Laus’s visionary leadership voice, to advocate for a busi- nessmen and businesswom- the business community; for last April 25 in a chopper crash and mentorship of PamCham ness-friendly local environ- en in Pampanga. The past 15 fostering and enabling a busi- in Bulacan. that eff ectively led to fulfi lling ment and promote Pampanga years saw PamCham grow ness climate for foreign and lo- The Pampanga Chamber its mission of priming country- as a viable investment desti- and evolve into the infl uential cal investments that harnessed of Commerce and Industry, side development. nation,” he added. provincial chamber it is now, Clark Freeport’s economic po- Inc. (PamCham), joined by “His sage leadership made “As PamCham moves for- thanks to the wise guidance of tential; and for demonstrating the Metro Angeles Chamber of it a privilege to be a member ward sans the vital presence our dear chairman emeritus.” values that will forever inspire Commerce and Industry, Inc. of the board. Every month, we of our beloved chairman emer- He added: “In his absence, the community. (MACCII) and the Clark Inves- were witness to his perceptive itus, all of us in the board of di- PamCham is bereft of a pre- In response, Laus Group tors and Locators Association insights, acute sense of appro- rectors commit to continuing scient and charismatic lead- of Companies chair and CEO (CILA), gave Laus posthu- priateness and keen discern- the work he had so perspica- er. We will miss his quick-wit, Lisette Laus-Velasco thanked mous recognition for his role in ment of the best way to push ciously laid out for us. We will perceptive wisdom and enter- the groups and all who have rallying this capital city and the forward advocacies that will be unwavering in this commit- prising intellect in the board. paid tribute to his late father. province of Pampanga toward promote and protect the inter- ment and we are very confi - But we are confi dent that a de- “On behalf of the family, I the development and priming ests and welfare of business,” dent that we will be successful cade and a half of his coun- would like to thank PamCham, of Central Luzon’s countryside the resolution said. because he will still be with us sel as chairman of the board MACCII and CILA and all those progress. It can be recalled that 15 in spirit,” he declared. prepared us enough to stay who have recognized my fa- The honor was contained years ago, PamCham as- For his part, PamCham the course and keep pursuing ther. It’s been heartwarming to in three separate resolutions sumed the role of the provin- president Rene Romero said: advocacies that will fulfi ll our hear the stories and how our from the business groups as cial chamber with the mission “A decade and a half ago, I ap- sworn mission to promote de- father has touched your lives. well as mementos, including to rebuild, rehabilitate and re- proached him to consider the velopment in the countryside Maraming salamat po sa in- a charcoal portrait by Maestro store Pampanga’s economy conversion of then San Fer- and capacitate our homegrown yong lahat,” she said. RELIGIOSITY BEYOND REVELRY Locals, tourists join ‘Pagsa-San Juan’ B• A$%•!& M. G•••!' to keep a warm relationship among family members as the ALIAGA, Nueva Ecija - A Nue- faith teaches. va Ecija bishop urged the faith- “Hangad natin ang kapa- ful to live the faith amid the yapaan, hangad natin na na seemingly foolish wearing of may katarungan, may pagka- vines or dried banana leaves kaisa. Pero walang mangya- as townsfolk and tourists cel- yari dito hanggat hindi sinisi- ebrate “Pagsa-San Juan,” a mulan sa tahanan,” the bishop festivity in the honor of St. stressed. John The Baptist in Barangay “Let us not wait for a ba- Bibiclat here Monday. rangay kapitan, for the mayor, Bisjop Sofronio Bancud of congressman, governor, sen- the Diocese of Cabanatuan, ators or the president, each who offi ciated the Mass, main- on of us, bawat isa sa atin ay tained Pagsa-San Juan is be- hinirang ng Diyos para sa pag- yond cultural and tourist at- papalaganap ng kapayapaan. traction. Simulan po natin,” he said. Bancud said that people Monday’s celebration practicing “Taong Putik” may marked the 75th year of Pag- be ridiculed by some non-dev- sa-San Juan. otees. Incoming Vice Mayor Er- “Pero kung ikaw ay may win Javaluyad, himself a dev- pananampalatayang buhay na otee, said townsfolk take Pag- nakaugat sa pag-ibig ng Diy- sa-San Juan too deeply. “Ka- os ikaw ay may kakayanang kaiba ang Taong Putik da- makatugon at pagtitiwala na hil nag-iisa lang yata ito sa sa Diyos lamang nagmumula buong mundo. Karamihan ay ang ating lakas,” he said. basaan,” he said. Like St. John, he said, the He added this is also the faithful should stand by humil- way people thank God for all PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • JUNE 27 - 29, 2019 • THURSDAY - SATURDAY ity. He also urged devotees the blessings they receive. 2 The Big Bad Wolf Book Sale goes to Pampanga B• A••••• M!•"•# Ng said the AR books are perfect for readers who wish CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- to see their beloved children’s For the fi rst time, the biggest books come to life and tinker book sale in the world is com- with their imagination and cre- ing to this capital city in July.