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(Talumpati ni Gov. Lilila “Baby” Pineda sa kaniyang in- agurasyon noong Hunyo 30, 2010 sa Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center) ‘Magtrabaho tayo A ATING mga congresista, Carmelo “Tarzan” Lazatin, SGloria Macapagal Arroyo, Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales, at Ana York Bondoc, sa ating bise bilang 1 pamilya’ gobernador Joseller Yeng Guiao, sa mga board members, mga mayor ng bawat bayan, bise mayor at mga konsehal, sa kanilang mga pamilya at sa ating mga minamahal na kalalawigan isang magandang hapon ng bagong simula sa ating sa ating lahat. PAGE 7 PLEASE

‘GHOST EMPLOYEES’ UNDER BLUEBOY 108 workers take care of 100 pigs

BY JOEY P AVIA volving the propagation and disbursement of 100 ANGELES CITY – At piglets, which Mayor least 108 job order (JOs) Edgardo “Ed” Pamintuan employees were hired by said “many of them are former mayor Francis ghost employees.” “Blueboy” Nepomuceno “100 piglets are being for a project in 2010 in- PAGE 8 PLEASE

ALL SMILES. Rep. Arroyo and Gov. Pineda during their inauguration in the City of San Fernando. PHOTO COURTESY OF R IC GONZALES AGYU TAMU! To rise yet again (Inaugural speech of Mayor Edgardo D. Pamintuan on July 1, 2010 at the Angeles City Hall) MULA SA AKING PUSO, na siyudad ng Angeles. me just thank you all. sa ngalan ng aking mga Ang aking tagumpay ay Maraming-maraming sala- mahal sa buhay, nais kong inyong tagumpay! mat po sa inyong lahat. magpasalamat sa inyong There are so many in- The overwhelming vic- lahat – sa inyong muling dividuals and groups whom tory you have given me is pagpapahayag ng pag- I wish to thank. most humbling. The mar- suporta sa akin, upang But in order that I will gin of victory, according to BAPTISM OF FIRE. Pamintuan at his first-ever face-off with the local muling pamunuan at pan- not commit the injustice of local political pundits, has media as Angeles City mayor. Beside him is Vice Mayor Vicky Vega- gasiwaan ang ating mahal missing some names, let PAGE 6 PLEASE Cabigting. PHOTO BY J OEY PAVIA Tetangco-Yap murders still unsolved ‰ But probers find another fatal bullet

BY D ING CERVANTES “We hired experts from Ford who removed the carpets and ANGELES CITY – Still without seat covers. This enabled any suspect exactly a month Scene of the Crime Operations today since the murder of a (SOCO) probers to recover an- brother of Bangko Sentral ng other slug of M16 embedded in Pilipinas (BSP) governor and two the seat where victim Guinto was others here, the police task force seated,” he said. When found, tasked to solve the case has the body of Guinto was crouched backtracked its probe to the day on the floor of the vehicle’s back BIG, HAPPY FAMILY. Morales takes oath before Judge Balderama. With the mayor of the crime to find yet another compartment. are members of his family, including wife Niña Manipon and Dau Barangay Captain M-16 bullet that killed one of the “My theory is that that bullet Atlas Morales. PHOTO COURTESY OF R IC GONZALES victims. was the one that killed Guinto,” Senior Supt. Wendy Rosar- Rosario said. io, head of Task Force Tetang- Rosario lamented that de- co-Yap, told Punto that despite spite a reward of P400,000 of- ‘More classrooms in testimonies from 25 persons fered by the police to anyone queried by the police, probers who had information that could have yet to identify suspects in identify the suspects in the kill- the killing of Rena Tetangco, ing, “there has been no signifi- Mabalacat’ –Boking brother of BSP governor Aman- cant development” in the case. do Tetangco, businessman Flo- “Twenty five individuals were rencio Yap and Yap’s aide Den- invited (by the police) and they BY JOEY PAVIA nents, including his won daugh- Edwil Carillo, president of nis Guinto. Their bullet riddled voluntarily gave their state- ter Marjorie Morales-Sambo. the Association of Barangay bodies were found inside Yap’s ments. But their statements MABALACAT, Pampanga – “Politics is over and we need Secretaries of Mabalacat Ford Expedition van abandoned have not pointed to any suspect,” “More classrooms and better to do our respective job,” added (ABSM), said he and 26 mem- on a vacant lot in Barangay Pam- he said. health service for the people.” Morales. bers urged Morales to continue panga here last June 2. Among those who had given Thus said Mayor Marino The 59-year-old mayor dis- the development and progress In a text message, Rosario statements were former Bacol- “Boking” Morales in his inaugu- closed that he will work hand in in the first class municipality. said he ordered his men to back or Mayor Romeo Dungca and ral speech on Thursday at the hand with Gov. Lilia “Baby” Pine- “Many good developments, track their investigation to the former provincial board member jampacked covered court of Xe- da to improve the health care especially infrastructure day of murder by asking person- Dinan Labung., The victims were vera-Mabalacat North here. service in the first class munici- projects, in the town. Several nel from Ford car company to on their way to play poker with Morales disclosed that he pality. new businesses as well,” said scrutinize the Expedition van in them at Kinbg’s Poker and will construct a new three-sto- Morales vowed to provide Carillo, secretary of San Fran- the hope that this would yield Sports Club here, but they were rey building at the Mabalacat “necessary hospital equip- cisco Barangay Captain Mar- more physical evidence. killed on their way. Community College (MCC) in ments” at the Mabalacat District celino “Boy” Cruz. Barangay Dolores, the first-ever Hospital (MDH) which is now But some residents who at- public college in the province run under construction. tended the inauguration urged by a local government unit Morales acknowledged his Morales to clamp down on (LGU). supporters for giving him “a con- crimes affecting the growth and Ecija officials take “I want to prove to you that vincing win.” He also thanked his progress here. They were re- you were not wrong in making family, including his wife Nina ferring to the series of unsolved me win again,” said Morales. He Manipon who stood beside him robberies and murders cases won via landslide in the recent as Judge Magdalena Balderama in Barangays Dau, Sta Ines oath before Corona elections against three oppo- administered his oath-taking. and San Francisco. BY ARMAND GALANG in Nueva Ecija, Umali said he would also take oath before an CABANATUAN CITY – Unlike in executive official and a legislator. neighboring provinces, the oath “This is not an inaugural be- taking rites of Nueva Ecija’s top cause this is not my first,” Umali officials lacked funfare and par- said. ty. He added that he was sworn This as re-elected Gov. Au- into office by some officials of relio Umali, along with his wife, the three branches during his first reelected Rep. Czarina Umali of term. the 3rd district, Vice Gov. Gay “In 2007, I also took my oath Padiernos and Board Member before then-Chief Justice Rey- Anthony Umali took their oath nato Puno,” he said. before Supreme Court Chief Jus- Most of the local officials tice Renato Corona at the Su- who won in the nation’s first au- preme Court (SC) on Wednes- tomated elections took their day. oath before municipal and re- Umali said he chose Corona gional trial court judges, it was to administer his oath to mani- learned. fest “respect to the judiciary” Padiernos said they are plan- which is one of the three branch- ning a mass oath-taking with es of the government. But back other provincial officials. Metro Clark area cited as ICT Center of Excellence CLARK FREEPORT – Stake- (DTI) conferred the award to holders of the Metro Clark area Clark Development Corporation are expecting more Business (CDC) President Benigno N. Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Ricafort during the 2010 Recog- Information and Communica- nition Night of the Top Ten Next tions Technology-related invest- Wave Cities held June 22 at the ments to be poured into the pe- Cebu Sports Club Ballroom. riphery of the Clark Freeport af- Ricafort said the awards night ter it was cited with the ICT Cen- is the culmination of a year-long ter of Excellence award. process of screening and re- The Business Process As- search spearheaded by BPAP, sociation of the Philippines the country’s leading association (BPAP), Commission on Infor- of ICT contemporaries led by its mation and Communications president, Oscar Sanez, CICT - Technology (CICT), and the De- the cyber services group of the

PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • JULY 2 - 3, 2010 • FRIDAY - SATURDAY 2 - 3, 2010 • FRIDAY LUZON • JULY CENTRAL PUNTO! partment of Trade and Industry PAGE 8 PLEASE 2 CIAC board asks Ombudsman to probe scrap scandal at DMIA

BY D ING CERVANTES the demolished buildings were worth some P33.5 million, amid CLARK FREEPORT – The a claim from an “intermediary” board of directors of the Clark of the Aetas that only P13 mil- International Airport Corp. (CIAC) lion went to the tribal folk. approved yesterday a resolution Luciano, who authorized the urging the Office of the Ombuds- demolition of 17 unused build- man to probe the demolition of ings here, claimed the fact-find- 17 buildings within the Clark avi- ing committee “did not follow due ation complex. process” before it came out with CIAC chairman Nestor Man- its final report submitted to the gio also said in an interview here CIAC board. that the resolution also asked for Earlier, scrap dealer Josie a probe on the allegedly miss- Gomez, who acted as interme- ing P20 million raised from the diary between Aetas led by chief- buildings’ scraps purportedly tain Oscar Dizon and buyers of meant for donations to Aeta trib- scrap, said she raised P9.5 mil- al folk. lion from the sale of scraps from The board also issued a res- only 11 buildings. olution asking CIAC president She claimed to have used and chief executive officer Vic- P4.5 million of this amount for a tor Jose Luciano to go on leave day care center construction and during the investigation to be jetmatic pumps in Aeta villages conducted by the Ombudsman. in Bamban Tarlac, while the rest “He told me, however, that he she gave in cash to Aetas on had already filed his resignation installment basis since the dem- addressed to Pres. Aquino,” olitions started last year. said Mangio, while noting that Gomez said that even earli- HAPPY HOST. CIAC President and CEO Luciano (right) enjoys a conversation with Luciano’s resignation could not er, she sold scraps worth P3.5 members of a Hong Kong travel agency group (seated) which recently toured Clark and affect the pending Ombudsman million from two other buildings Subic Freeports during a farewell dinner at the Holiday Inn-Clark. With him are CIAC probe. for the benefit of a group of Aetas marketing manager Sammy Daswani and Noemi Garcia, Clark Development Corp. tourism Mangio said that the Om- under Oscar Rivera, head of the and promotions office manager. PHOTO BY J OEY PAVIA budsman could file a case be- Bamban Aeta Tribal Association fore the Sandiganbayan should (BATA). Rivera, however, insist- its fact-finding team confirm al- ed he got only P15,000 and 100 was already demolished and value” and were “economically cies with funds from the general leged anomalies in the demoli- sacks of rice from her. had a buyer of scraps. He said repairable.” appropriations. He, however, tion controversy. Another supposed beneficia- he got only P50,000 from the Despite this, however, the admitted that COA rulings might Earlier, the CIAC board’s fact ry was Aeta Catalino Saplala deal. CIAC board admitted that the have been violated. finding committee came out who requested Malacanang for The CIAC committee report “matrix” of the CIAC on the pow- He also said that the Man- with a recommendation to “at the the use of two of the unused also noted that Luciano failed to ers of Luciano to donate is si- gio committee’s estimate of the very least a reprimand” Luciano buildings. give “complete accounting of all lent on limitations on donations. value of the scrap materials was over the controversies on the He said, however, that he the proceeds of the sale of the Luciano insisted he did not largely “guesswork” and that he demolished buildings. was surprised when told by one 17 buildings demolished.” It violate the circular of the DBM did not have any idea of their Mangio cited contractors as Roger from the CIAC that the also noted that the demolished on donations which, he noted, worth when he approved the estimating that the scraps from two buildings he requested for buildings still had “commercial covers only government agen- demolitions. Skeletons belong to Filipinos, not Japanese soldiers

MABALACAT, Pampanga – The and was one of the founders of Japanese embassy has de- the Kamikaze shrine in his town bunked reports that skeletons where the Kamikaze suicide of Filipinos dug up from local squad of the Japanese imperial graves are being passed off as forces was founded during the remains of Japanese soldiers last war. who died in the Philippines dur- Nakamura expressed doubt ing World War II. on the authenticity of some In a letter to Punto, Motohi- 7,000 skeletons already report- ko Kato, minister and deputy edly forwarded by the group to chief of mission of the Japanese Japan’s Ministry of Health, La- embassy, also said that the Jap- bour and Welfare. anese government is not pay- But Kato said that “in our Alvarado, his wife Marivic and members of their family at the governor’s inauguration ing for the remains of the Japa- understanding, Kuentai, whose at the Bulacan Capitol. PHOTO BY DINO BALABO nese soldiers, contrary to re- activities are under the guidance ports that a Tokyo based syn- of the Japanese government, dicate has been paying P1,000 has never bought the collected IN FIRST 100-DAYS per set of skeletons from Filipi- bones.” no graves. “The Ministry of Health, La- “For the collected remains bor and Welfare of Japan has of Japanese soldiers in the Phil- requested Kuentai, a non prof- Alvarado vows to crush ippines, we respect the legal it organization to assist the gov- procedure in the Philippines,” ernment of Japan for the retriev- Kato said, noting that officials al of bones in the Philippines in corruption at Bulacan capitol from the National Museum have the Japanese fiscal year 2009 been actively participating in and 2010, from April 2009 to locating and identifying remains March 2010,” Kato said. est places in the world in 2007, “I will crush corruption in the BY D INO BALABO of Japanese soldiers. Kato stressed that “the Jap- and urged all local officials in the provincial government in my Kato was reacting to an al- anese government has under- MALOLOS CITY—Bulacan province to practice austerity first 100-days in office,” Alvara- legation of Japanese business- taken the verification of bones governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvara- measures by stopping all politi- do said in Filipino during his man Koji Nakamura who in- in the most careful manner in do vowed to crush corruption in cally inclined projects. inaugural speech. formed Mabalacat, Pampanga close cooperation with the Phil- the provincial government and Alvarado also assured that no His pronouncement was tourism officer Guy Hilbero that ippine government.” stop all destructive mining af- provincial government employee cheered by thousands of Bu- a group he identified as Ken Tai “Please note that the proce- ter he took oath yesterday at will be remove yet but since he lakenyos who witnessed his has allegedly been purchasing dures have been developed as the capitol gymnasium here. has been the vice governor of the oath office as the 31st gover- skeletons, including those be- a result of various collected re- He also vowed to rehabili- province for three years, he not- nor of Bulacan since General longing to deceased Filipinos, mains from collectors or infor- tate the Marilao-Meycauayan- ed that he knows who really Gregorio Del Pilar was appoint- for P‘1,000 per set. mants (are) duly notarized. Obando River which has been work for the benefit of the Bu- ed civil and military governor of Hilbero is known for promot- Comments or advices are re- included in the list of 30 dirti- lakenyos. PAGE 8 PLEASE

ing Philippine-Japan friendship PAGE 8 PLEASE - SATURDAY 2 - 3, 2010 • FRIDAY LUZON • JULY CENTRAL PUNTO! 3 Editorial OpinionOpinion Green, indeed, is SM BLUE IS the color of SM. From its iconic logo to its Inaugural bytes magnificent edifices. ”WE OBSERVE today not a victory of party, but a celebration of Green, however, is the core value of SM. freedom—symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning—signifying Environmentalism as much preached as practiced in renewal, as well as change… all the SM malls. …For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all Beyond sheer corporate social responsibility, the forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still care for the environment is a culture long inhered in at issue around the globe—the belief that the rights of man come SM. not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God… It was SM that introduce the regular recycling fair … Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and at its malls, where still usable scraps, from paper and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans—born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by cardboard to plastics, overused tires and discarded a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage—and unwilling batteries, and some other junk, are taken in exchange to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this Nation has always been committed, and to which we are for some cash from dealers. acaesar.blogspot.com SM it was too that pioneered the no-plastic-bag- committed today at home and around the world. Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we day at its supermarkets and department store, and shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support came out with the usable shopping bag, so artfully Zona Libre any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the designed by foremost artist Baldemor. Yeah, good Bong Z. Lacson success of liberty… enough for even the most discriminating fashionista Soaring eloquence. Stirring rhetorics. Lofty opportunities that it affords to us. to tote. ideals. John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address has Under the Commonwealth, our life may not be The annual Earth Hour – when for an hour all lights long served as a benchmark, nay, the very one of ease and comfort, but rather of hardship are turned off to save energy, to lessen the fossil-fuel template of presidential inaugural speeches. and sacrifice. We shall face the problems which Thus, the unabashed paraphrase of it by Bill lie in our path, sparing neither time nor effort in impact on Mother Earth – is ever one defining Clinton:Today we celebrate the mystery of solving them. We shall build a government that moment at SM. American renewal… will be just, honest, efficient, and strong so that Now, in the wake of the success of the Green Film …Today, a generation raised in the shadows the foundations of the coming Republic may be Festival simultaneously held in 32 malls last Feburary of the Cold War assumes new responsibilities in firm and enduring — a government, indeed, that a world warmed by the sunshine of freedom but must satisfy not only the passing needs of the 10, SM is expanding its green campaign among threatened still by ancient hatreds and new hour but also the exacting demands of the future. students, aiming to reach out to at least one million plagues... We do not have to tear down the existing students by December 2010. …Today, we do more than celebrate America; institutions in order to give way to a statelier The SM Supermalls 2010 Green Film Festival runs we rededicate ourselves to the very idea of structure. There will be no violent changes from America. the established order of things, except such as the academic circuit with eye-opening documentary An idea born in revolution and renewed through may be absolutely necessary to carry into effect films that picture the true state of the environment. Free two centuries of challenge. An idea tempered by the innovations contemplated by the of charge, but of course. the knowledge that, but for fate, we—the fortunate Constitution… and the unfortunate—might have been each other. …In the enormous task of fully preparing To run every third Monday and Tuesday of the An idea ennobled by the faith that our nation can ourselves for independence we shall be beset with month, from June till December, the festival aims to summon from its myriad diversity the deepest serious difficulties, but we will resolutely march promote sustainability among the youth and the measure of unity. An idea infused with the forward. I appeal to your patriotism and summon community and is a part of the “SM Cares” program conviction that America’s long heroic journey must your nobility of heart so that we may, united in the go forever upward… common endeavor, once more dedicate ourselves for the environment. Thus, Barack Obama’s rise to the challenge to the realization of our national destiny. I face In Pampanga, SM City Pampanga and SM City of greatness: …At these moments, America has the future with hope and fortitude, certain that God Clark in cooperation with the Department of carried on not simply because of the skill or vision never abandons a people who ever follows His Education’s Adopt-a-School Program have partnered of those in high office, but because we the people unerring and guiding Hand. May He give me light, have remained faithful to the ideals of our strength, and courage evermore that I may not in this endeavor for the youth’s awareness on forebears, and true to our founding documents. falter in the hour of service to my people! pressing environmental issues. So it has been. So it must be with this Thus the Great Ferdinand Edralin Marcos’ SM reported that on the first screening month at generation of Americans.… Mandate of Greatness in his first inaugural: SM City Pampanga, some 900 students from That we are in the midst of crisis is now well …This nation can be great again. This I have understood. Our nation is at war, against a far- said over and over. This is my article of faith, and Dominican High School, ICT High School, City reaching network of violence and hatred. Our Divine Providence has willed that you and I can College, Basic Thoughts, Northville Integrated High economy is badly weakened, a consequence of now translate this faith into deeds. School, San Lorenzo Ruiz Center of Studies and greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, I have repeatedly told you: each generation but also our collective failure to make hard choices writes its own history. Our forbears have written Schools and St. Scholastica’s Academy watched the and prepare the nation for a new age… theirs. With fortitude and excellence we must environmental films that included State of the Planet, …Today I say to you that the challenges we write ours. Planet Earth, and The 11th Hour. face are real. They are serious and they are many. We must renew the vision of greatness for Another 400 students from J.F. Kuzma and They will not be met easily or in a short span of our country. time. But know this, America, they will be met… This is a vision of our people rising above the Angeles City National High School viewed the films …On this day, we gather because we have routine to face formidable challenge and at SM City Clark. chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over overcome them. It means the rigorous pursuit of A green youth for a greener world, SM’s initiatives conflict and discord… excellence… are a hedge for the future of Mother Earth. On this day, we come to proclaim an end to …It is our people bravely determining our own the petty grievances and false promises, the future. For to make the future is the supreme act recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far of freedom. too long have strangled our politics… This is a vision that all of you share for our As eloquent were Philippine presidential country’s future. It is a vision, which can, and inaugural addresses. should, engage the energies of the nation. This Thus, Manuel Luis Quezon’s at the time of vision must touch the deeper layers of national the Philippine Commonwealth era: The event vitality and energy. which is now taking place in our midst transcends We must awaken the hero inherent in every in importance the mere induction into office of man. your Chief Executive. We are bringing into being We must harness the wills and the hearts of EDGAR V. MOVIDO a new nation. We are seeing the fruition of our all our people. We must find the secret chords, Founder age-old striving for liberty. We are witnessing the which turn ordinary men into heroes, mediocre LLL Trimedia Coordinators final stage in the fulfillment of the noblest fighters into champions. Publisher undertaking ever attempted by any nation in its Not one hero alone do I ask from you – but dealing with a subject people. And how well this many; nay all, I ask all of you to be heroes of our General Manager Atty. Gener C. Endona task has been performed is attested to by the nation. Editor Joey R. Aguilar blessing which from fourteen million people goes Offering all our efforts to our Creator, we must Editorial Consultant Caesar “Bong” Lacson to America in this solemn hour… derive ourselves to be great again… Marketing Manager Joanna Niña V. Cordero As we enter the threshold of independent Lofty ideals. Stirring rhetorics. Soaring Administrative Staff Ma. Teresa U. Villanueva nationhood, let us pause for a moment to pay eloquence. And then, just last Wednesday… Layout Dondie B. Ventura tribute to the memory of Rizal and Bonifacio and Walang lamangan, walang padrino, at walang Circulation Gilbert Mendoza all the heroes of our sacred cause in grateful pagnanakaw. Walang wang-wang, walang counter- Business & Editorial office at Unit B Essel Commercial Center, acknowledgment of their patriotic devotion and flow, walang tong. McArthur Highway, Telabastagan, City of San Fernando supreme sacrifice. Fellow countrymen: The Thus was President Benigno Simeon Aquino Tel. No. (45) 636•6327 Cel. No. 0917•481•1416 government which we are inaugurating today is III, doing his best impersonation of President e-mail address: [email protected] only a means to an end. It is an instrumentality Joseph Ejercito Estrada’s “Walang kama-kamag- pdf file at http://www.punto.com.ph placed in our hands to prepare ourselves fully for anak. Walang kumpa-kumpare.” the responsibilities of complete independence. It Was it the erudite Inquirer columnist Conrado Punto! Central Luzon is a proud member of is essential that this last step be taken with full de Quiroz who said something like “from the

PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • JULY 2 - 3, 2010 • FRIDAY - SATURDAY 2 - 3, 2010 • FRIDAY LUZON • JULY CENTRAL PUNTO! The Philippine Press Institute consciousness of its significance and the great sublime to the paralytic”? 4 OpinionOpinion Napag- Deciphering uusapan marriage lang Ni Felix M. Garcia OKAY, God initiated the first marriage and sanctified it! The Holy Bible stated that so: “For this reason, a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh” (Genesis 2:24). In these days of crass materialism, some people marry for Utang ng City Hall prestige or wealth. But, generally, a lot of people tie the nuptial knot because of love. “The need to love and be loved is the simplest of all human wants,” says Charles Galloway. “Man needs love like ang pamana kay he needs the sun and the rain. He perishes without it. His basic longing is to be the object of love and to be able to give love. No Edpam ni Blueboy? other need is quite so significant to his nature.” Love is blind, William Shakespeare said so. “But marriage restores its sight,” Samuel Lichtenberg added. To Beverly Nichols, KUNG ‘millions of pesos’ ang iniwang utang Regarding marriage “is a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry Ng ‘outgoing mayor’ kay Ed Pamintuan, and the remaining chapters in prose.” Nangangahulugan na ang pinalitan Is this the reason why Filipinos are marrying less and less? Ay naging bulagsak sa pera ng bayan Henry The website of the National Statistics Officer reported that in 2003, some 593,553 got married. Three years, the registered marriages O kumbaga sa isang ama ng tahanan Henrylito D. Tacio went down to 492,666. Ay baka may bisyong di dapat tularan Kung kaya nabaon sa pagkaka-utang Whatever happened? “Marriage is an alliance let her think she’s having her own way. And Ang dati ay sagana sa kabuhayan? entered into by a man who can’t sleep with the second, let her have it.” window shut, and a woman who can’t sleep with Marriage counselor James C. Dobson offers Di ko sinasabing di naging mabuti the window open,” George Bernard Shaw said. this advice: “Don’t marry the person you think you Ang pamalakad ng butihing Alkalde, Rita Rudner agreed: “I love being married. It’s so can live with; marry only the individual you think Pero di malayong mali ang diskarte great to find that one special person you want to you can’t live without.” In 19966’s The Second Ng ex-mayor kaya ganyan ang nangyari. annoy for the rest of your life.” Neurotic’s Notebook, Mignon McLaughlin wrote: During courtship, the lovers are at their best. “A successful marriage requires falling in love ‘Allocated’ na ang lahat ng bayarin But once they get married, it’s another story. It many times, always with the same person.” Ng city hall para sa isang ‘fiscal year,’ means trouble. “Marriage is the alliance of two More advices. “What counts in making a happy Kasama r’yan pati na ang ‘electric bill’ people, one of whom never remembers birthdays marriage is not so much how compatible you are, At iba pa nitong legal na gastusin; and the other never forgets them,” Ogden Nash but how you deal with incompatibility,” George said. Levinger pointed out. Jerry McCant believes “you Gaya ng para sa serbisyo publiko, Experience is the best teacher, so they say. can never be happily married to another until you Partikular na ang sahod ng empleado; “I never knew what real happiness was until I got get a divorce from yourself. Successful marriage Kaya’t papaanong nagkautang ito married,” Max Kauffman revealed. “And by then it demands a certain death to self.” was too late.” He probably didn’t heed the words Remember the movie War of the Roses? Ng ‘millions’ gayong may ‘budget’ para rito? of Hollywood actress Zsa Zsa Gabor: “A man in Marriage should not be that way. Listen to the love is incomplete until he has married. Then he’s advice of Ogden Nash: “To keep your marriage At di lamang yata utang sa kuryente finished.” brimming, with love in the loving cup: Whenever Itong hinayaan din nilang lumaki, A man won’t have so much fun anymore. “Do you’re wrong, admit it; whenever you’re right, shut Kundi maging sa tapunan nila pati you know what it means to come home at night up.” Ng basura’y tila mas lalong malaki! to a woman who’ll give you a little love, a little “Chains do not hold a marriage together,” affection, a little tenderness?” Henny Youngman French actress Simone Signoret bared. “It is At kung saan bunsod ng di pagbabayad asked. “It means you’re in the wrong house, that’s threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew Ni Blueboy, sa naging atraso ng siyudad, what it means.” people together through the years.” Doug Larson Umabot sa puntong isinara’t sukat Women have different views about men. is even more direct: “More marriages might survive Ang Kalangitan Landfill sa Capas, Tarlac Humorist Helen Rowland thinks: “Before marriage, if the partners realized that sometimes the better a man declares that he would lay down his life to comes after the worse.” Para mapilitan ang ‘city government’ serve you; after marriage, he won’t even lay down In United States and other industrialized Upang bayaran ang sitenta milyones his newspaper to talk to you.” countries, divorce is defined as the past tense of Na pagkaka-utang ng siyudad Angeles Katharine Hepburn thundered: “If you want to marriage. “In every marriage more than a week Sa tapunan nga ng bagay na ‘unwanted’. sacrifice the admiration of many men for the old, there are grounds for divorce,” Robert criticism of one, go ahead, get married!” To which Anderson wrote in Solitaire and Double Solitaire. At tumataginting na daang milyones Barbra Streisand wondered, “Why does a woman “The trick is to find, and continue to find, grounds Ang posibleng maging utang ng Angeles work ten years to change a man’s habits and then for marriage.” Kung di pumasok sa eksena si Ka Ed complain that he’s not the man she married?” Finding happiness in marriage? Go ahead! “All At si Blueboy itong nakapag-’reelect’ (Trivia: The two Hollywood actresses tied winning marriages are happy,” Raymond Hull declared. the Best Actress Oscar in 1968 when Hepburn “It’s the living together afterward that causes all Pagkat di malayong lalong mababaon was handpicked for her tour de force performance the trouble.” Nathaniel Hawthorne has this idea: Sa utang ang siyudad sa kamay ni Blueboy in The Lion In Winter and Streisand for her film “What a happy and holy fashion it is that those Kung siya’y nabigyan pa ng pagkakataon debut in Funny Girl.) who love one another should rest on the same Na maupong muli bilang isang Mayor. Ideas of husbands and wives differ when it pillow.” comes to their spouse. “Women hope men will Despite all the differences, the troubles, and change after marriage but they don’t; men hope the pain of marriage, people still get married. Dahil imbes proyektong pagkakitaan women won’t change but they do.” That was what George MacDonald one simple reason: “One of Ng siyudad ang bigyan ng prayoridad n’yan Bettina Arndt wrote in 1986’s Private Lives. the good things that come of a true marriage is Ay baka pamuling magpapatayo yan Fortunately, there are marriages made in that there is one face on which changes come Ng kung anong hindi pakikinabangan; heaven. “Success in marriage does not come without your seeing them; or rather there is one merely through finding the right mate, but through face which you can still see the same, through Na kagaya nitong aniya’y Sports Complex being the right mate.” So said Barnett R. Brickner. all the shadows which years have gathered upon Na inaakala niyang magpapanhik “I have learned that only two things are it.” Ng kuwarta sa kabang-bayan ng Angeles, necessary to keep one’s wife happy,” American Gayong inutang lang din nila ang ‘budget’ president Lyndon B. Johnson disclosed. “First, For comments, write me at [email protected] Na ang halaga ay halos isang bilyon Para ipatayo ang kagaya nitong Proyektong baka ni isang daang milyon Ay di kikitain n’yan sa sampung taon;

Kaya suma-total, baka ni interes Ng halagang yan ay hindi maibalik, Sa kabang-bayan ng ‘City of the Angels’ Sakali’t matuloy man ang Sports Complex.

Di po ba malaking kahihiyan itong Pati serbisyo ng kuryente’y maputol, Pero haya’t pinangutang ang city hall Ng halos bilyones para sa proyektong

Magarbo at wala namang katiyakan Na mababawi ang halagang naturan; Gayong may utang na marapat bayaran Sa AEC at sa ‘landfill’ na naturan? PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • JULY 2 - 3, 2010 • FRIDAY - SATURDAY 2 - 3, 2010 • FRIDAY LUZON • JULY CENTRAL PUNTO! 5 To rise yet again

FROM PAGE 1 the shock value of the find- streams by reviewing and ings that we unearthed. strictly implementing the been the biggest so far in Certainly, these find- provisions of our city tax the recent history of may- ings would make good code. oral contests in Angeles sound bites and head- We shall immediately City. I interpret this victory lines, but I choose to be do a systems audit to de- as an expression not only magnanimous at this termine the efficiency of of confidence on me, but point. However, magna- our revenue generation on your desire for change nimity ends where justice measures. Also, we need and better governance for should begin to prevail. to improve and automate our beloved city. WHAT IS IMPORTANT our financial and revenue My only wish is that at this point, my friends, generation systems, you continue to support is how we start all over which we can only do so if and guide me and my again. our budgetary capabilities team, to be able to con- Ang higit na mahalaga allow it. My position on front the enormous chal- po ay kung papaano natin this matter, however, is lenges that we now face; harapin at iigpawan ang firm – automate or bust. to be able to prevail over mga hamong ito. Ang da- Nakakalungkot pong these challenges and pat pagtuunan ng pansin malaman na talung-talo bring our city back to its ay kung papaano natin pa tayo ng San Fernando, feet, and to finally breach ibalik ang sigla ng ating Pampanga – na kabago- the threshold to become mahal na syudad – sa bago lang pong maging one of the country’s pre- ekonomya nito, sa laran- siyudad – sa paglikom ng mier cities. My friends, I gan ng pagbibigay serbi- buwis. cannot do this alone, with- syo, sa pangangalaga sa SECOND, we need to out your help. kapaligiran at kulutra, at sa reorganize, to trim off the Angeles City First Lady Miniang Pamintuan (R) with celebrities Gino Padilla I recall that when I first marami pang iba. fat and the blubber of the and Maui Taylor at the Mayor’s office. Both artists performed during the aspired, and succeeded, to During the campaign, city bureaucracy that Tigtigan, Terakan at the City Hall compound after the inauguration of be the mayor of the city in Team “Agyu Tamu” pre- caused it to plod heavily Mayor Pamintuan. PHOTO BY J OEY PAVIA 1991, I was fully aware of sented to you a covenant in delivering the much the great difficulties that I — a Contract with Ange- needed services to our had to face. Out city then lenos — an 8-point pro- people. Would you be- taryo kaugnay sa nasab- facilities for at least a development. We shall set was in a state of severe gram that outlines the pri- lieve, the city maintains ing proyekto. month at very minimal cost up a Youth Bureau under devastation, a desolate orities of my administra- about 3,000 job order em- Sasabihin ko na lang to the city, just to rid our the Office of the Mayor, and ruined city buried in tion from the short-term, ployees, some of whom sa inyo ang reaksyon ng city of the garbage and the which shall work to devel- ash and lahar from the medium-term to the end of are paid up to P900 a day. kaibigan ko at dating kon- stink. I am happy to report op and harness the ener- wrath of Mount Pinatubo, my term. I believe that it At an average pay of sehal Alex Cauguiran nang that many responded to gies of the youth to pro- one of the most violent vol- was because of the pro- P6,000 a month, these nakita namin ang detalye our plea. duction and creative en- canic eruptions in the world gram, more than the per- JOs alone cost the city ng programang “Women in For a more permanent deavors. in recent history. The mem- sonal charisma of my government a whooping Agriculture.” solution to the problem, 3. Upgrading of the fa- ories of that devastation are team, that you elected us P21 million a month in “Diyos ko po…!” sigaw and as a matter of policy, cilities and expansion of still fresh among all of us, to office. I am assuring payroll, over and above the ni Alex. my administration shall the capabilities of the Os- and I need not recall the you that we shall imple- salaries of regular, con- Other items that I no- foster collective responsi- pital Ning Angeles. In my horror and the anxiety that ment and stay the course tractual and casual em- ticed in the 2010 city bud- bility among our commu- recent trips to the United we all had to go through of the program that we ployees of city hall. get are allocations of P5 nities, households and States, I have touched during those times. committed to. I want a lean, mean and million for the Office of the business establishments base with Filipino-Ameri- The important thing, The Contract with An- highly professional admin- Mayor and P2 million each on waste disposal. Our can groups and personali- and this we should always gelenos cover the follow- istration. Most of these for the City Administrator battle cry shall be: “Basur- ties who are just too will- relive and relish, was that ing program areas: educa- JOs would have to go, and the city information ang nakakalat, responsi- ing to help with regards to we prevailed. Our battle tion, good governance, many of them are “ghost officer for the purchase of bilidad nating lahat.” We health services, and provi- cry then was Agyu Tamu! environment, the econo- employees” anyway. And vehicles. Ironically, the shall enlist the participa- sion of health and hospi- And we did just that. We my and poverty alleviation, those who are found to former administration do- tion of the communities, tal facilities, at no cost to have risen from the ashes, social services delivery, have perpetrated and ben- nated and gave away 27 individual households and the city government. like the Phoenix bird. And transparency in policy and efited from this crude way almost brand new vehicles business establishments Prominent among we proceeded to outper- physical improvement of of fleecing the city coffers to a few barangay captains on the issue of waste dis- them is a cabalen, Mr. form all the previous public markets, peace and would also have to go. and even an NGO group, posal. George Samson, presi- records of our city, when order and capability-build- THIRD, we need to ra- right after the May 10 elec- If your recall the “Pala dent and CEO of the World Pinatubo has not yet ing and upgrading of our tionalize our priorities and tions. I do not like to be- mo, Buhay ko” project that Medical Relief based in erupted and when the barangays. streamline the programs of lieve that this was a delib- we undertook during the Michigan. Mr. Samson has American air force base To be able to do all this, the city government. My erate attempt to disable eruption of Mt. Pinatubo, brought into the country was still at Clark. there are certain realities transition team, even with- the incoming administra- we shall summon the spirit about $180 million worth of WHEN I ASPIRED – and they say, reality out the cooperation of the tion. We are now resort- that drove us then, and medicines and health AGAIN as mayor of Ange- bites – that we have to non-existent transition ing to legal remedies to harness it again to collec- equipment since 1993. les City last May 10 – an immediately tackle during team of the outgoing ad- retrieve these assets. tively resolve our problems, Mr. Samson, who is a aspiration you have over- the first 100 days of our ministration, has discov- Now the FOURTH including that of garbage friend, recently visited An- whelmingly supported – I administration. We need to ered startling redundan- thing that we must do im- disposal. geles and toured ONA. knew that I shall again be swallow bitter pills, to cies in the programs im- mediately is to implement We shall institute dis- Immediately, he adopted facing difficult challenges. purge out the toxins from plemented by the previous and deliver basic services cipline on waste disposal, the expansion and mod- I knew that the city was in our system. administration. There are to our people, notwith- and reward those who ad- ernization of ONA as a dire straits, and it was pre- FIRST in the order, city many programs that we standing the mess we here to such discipline. personal project, which cisely because of these hall needs to tighten its have to do away with. have to fix up. Traffic management is has won the support of his challenges that I answered belt. Tightening our belts Allow me to cite an The first thing that we also one area which we organization. Before the to our people’s clamor for is a “term of endearment,” example, just for you to shall immediately do start- must focus on immediate- end of this year, I shall go change and better gover- the softest metaphor that realize the importance of ing today, July 1, is to clear ly. to the United States to nance. Thus, I can now I could use to illustrate the these three points, and I the mountain of garbage The chaos in the personally receive the first assure you that electrical condition of our city cof- promise not to comment that has been irresponsi- streets must be reined. I batch of hospital equip- power will not be cut off in fers. The city treasury is on it. I just would like to bly dumped at the Pam- have already enlisted the ment that Mr. Samson has city hall again. practically empty. state the facts. pang compound of the help of experts who shall arranged for us. Noong ako po ay ku- We have inherited a The previous adminis- Department of Public Ser- give their services for free 4. We shall aggres- mandidato, sa tingin ko po debt amounting to P812 tration implemented a pro- vices (DPS), which is very to the city, to be able to sively cultivate and devel- ay alam ko na ang mga million representing a loan gram called “Women in near the city public mar- rationalize and improve our op a business-friendly en- problema ng ating siyudad from the Philippine Veter- Agriculture.” The program ket and a hospital, and traffic systems. vironment for the city, par- – at noon pa man ay pi- ans’ Bank. had a budget of P10 mil- may cause the spread of CONSISTENT WITH ticularly among tourism naghandaan ko na ang Of this, P600 million lion a year. Under the pro- diseases. We all know my covenant with the An- oriented investments and mga hakbanging dapat was supposedly for the gram, training and semi- that the previous adminis- gelenos, I shall also focus establishments. Tourism kong gawin. construction of a sports nars were supposedly un- tration owes about P63 on the following: appears to be the indus- But my friends, when I complex, a project whose dertaken. Also, 100 piglets million in garbage dispos- 1. To work on estab- try for Angeles City that we won and when I cut short propriety we have ques- were dispersed to 100 al fees, which constrained lishing Angeles City as the must build on. But we the euphoria of my com- tioned. And to think that women beneficiaries. To the sanitary landfill and “Education Capital for Cen- need to improve on the rades in the campaign and this does not include the administer the program, hauling operators to stop tral Luzon.” We already image of our city as a tour- ordered them to buckle P47 million for unpaid gar- the following job order their services. As a result, have a good number of ist destination. In relation down to work; when we bage fees and the P18 employees were hired: 20 garbage is strewn all over. education institutions in to this, we shall radically started to look at the facts, million that we owe to An- administrative assistants, In this regard, we have our city. transform the otherwise figures and documents geles Electric Corp. 25 farm technicians, 25 negotiated with the landfill We shall aim for the honky-tonk district of that my transition team In this regard, we need assistant farm techni- operators, and they establishment of the Ange- Fields Avenue into a more dug up — because the to improve on our revenue cians, 23 farm workers, agreed to resume servic- les City College, which wholesome tourism area. former administration generation and collection and 15 utility drivers – for es starting today, as we shall offer specialized We are also in the formed rather late its coun- and curb graft and corrup- a total of 108 people. work on solutions to the courses and degrees that midst of consultations with terpart transition team to tion related to the collec- Now, if we compute the huge debts incurred by the shall respond to the pro- model and successful lo- ensure smooth turn-over — tion of taxes and levies, cost per piglet vis-à-vis the city. I have also personal- fessional needs of the cal governments with end that was when the reality without passing the bur- total budget of P10 million, ly appealed to the good emerging mega-logistics in view of putting together about the true state of our den to our people in the that would mean that each sense of responsible and hub within the Clark-Sub- the “best practices” of city began to sink in. And form of increased and new of the 100 piglets dis- civic-minded citizens and ic Corridor. these LGUs in the areas we were shocked. taxes. persed cost P100,000. business establishments 2. Active engagement of social services delivery, My friends, a lesser I have ordered for the Gaya ng nasabi ko, that own dump trucks to with the youth as partners efficiency in tax collection

PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • JULY 2 - 3, 2010 • FRIDAY - SATURDAY 2 - 3, 2010 • FRIDAY LUZON • JULY CENTRAL PUNTO! politician would dwell on identification of revenue ayaw kong magkomen- allow us the use of their to good governance and NEXT PAGE PLEASE 6 ‘Magtrabaho tayo bilang 1 pamilya’

FROM PAGE 1 kanilang pag-aaral at lawigan kaya’t sa atin nating opisyal kundi ha- at sa bawat Kapampan- ating lahat. kalusugan. pong magsasaka sisikap- mon sa lahat ng Kapam- gan, ang tagumpay po ng Mabuhay po ang Una gusto kong ip- Limang araw po bago in po nating matugunan pangan na magtulungan ating administrasyon ay bagong Pangulong Beni- aabot ang pagbati sa la- ang ating panunumpa ay at matulungan sila sa abot at gampanan ang nasa kamay ng bawat isa gno “Noynoy” Aquino III, hat ng mga bagong halal nabigyan ako ng ng ating makakaya upang tungkulin ng bawat isa. sa atin. mabuhay po ang Pam- nating mga opisyal ng la- pagkakataon kasama si mapaunlad ang pagsasa- Malaki po ang tiwala Muli po isang magan- panga at mabuhay tay- lawigan, distrito at bayan Bise Gobernador Yeng ka. ko sa bawat isa sa inyo dang bagong simula sa ong lahat. ng Pampanga. Guiao upang makipag- Napakarami pa po ng Gusto ko ring ipaabot usap sa mga negosyante mga plano ko para sa sa lahat ng aking mga ng Pampanga, at doon po pag-unlad ng ating lalawi- kalalawigan ang taos pu- ay hiningi namin ang ka- gan subalit hindi ko po ito song pasasalamat sa ti- nilang suporta sa aking kakayaning mag-isa, wala na ipinagkaloob nin- administrasyon upang kaya’t hinihingi ko po ang yo na pamunuhan ang mapalago ang ekonomiya suporta ng bawat isa sa ating lalawigan sa susun- ng ating lalawigan. inyo. od na tatlong taon. Ang makapagbigay ng Sa mga empleyado Bagamat wala akong karagdagang hanapbu- ng ating kapitolyo, degree sa kolehiyo na hay upang unti-unting sana’y tulungan nyo ako maipagmamalaki sa la- maibsan ang kahirapan, na makapagbigay ng ma- hat subalit ako’y isinilang kayat ngayon ay hinihin- gandang serbisyo sa sa isang simpleng pami- gi ko ang kooperasyon ating mga mamamayan, lya dito sa lalawigan ng ng ating mga namumuno magtrabaho po tayo bi- Pampanga at naglingkod simula sa ating mga lang isang pamilya na sa mahabang panahon barangay captain na sana may kooperasyon at bilang mayor at board ay magkaroon tayo ng malasakit sa bawat isa. member nakita ko ang impormasyon ng bawat Sa ating mga kasa- tunay na kalagayan ng nasasakupan ninyo at mahan sa pamamahayag ating mga kalalawigan. malaman natin kung sa lalo na sa ating local me- Sa panahon na nawa- paanong paraan natin dia batid kong malaki ang la ako sa mundo ng poli- sila matutulungan at maiaambag ninyo sa tika sa nakalipas na tat- mapagsisilbihan. tagumpay ng ating ad- long taon ipinagpatuloy Hihikayatin natin ang ministrasyon sana’y tu- ko ang pagsisilbi sa mga negosyante sa ating lungan nyo akong maipa- ating mga kababayan lalo lalawigan, subalit ang pa- batid sa lahat ang tamang na sa mga maysakit at mumuhunan ay lalago la- impormasyon sa ating dahil doon, nakita ko ang mang kung meron tayong mga kalalawigan at tunay nilang kalagayan tahimik at payapang la- maipakilala sa buong kayat naipangako ko sa lawigan kayat sa tulong bansa at sa buong mun- All out support for 2nd District Rep. Arroyo are members of her family aking sarili na pag nabig- ng ating PNP o kapulisan do ang kagandahan ng (L-R): Rep. Dato Arroyo, Luli and former First Gentleman Mike Arroyo. yan ako ng pagkakataon ay bibigyan natin ng Pampanga. PHOTO BY J OEY PAVIA at ngayon nga ay naibig- pansin ang peace and or- Sa mga namumuno ay na, isa sa mga pag- der dito sa ating lalawi- ng bawat sector ng uukulan ko ng pansin ang gan. pananampalataya sana larangan ng kalusugan sa Sa nakalipas na mga po’y patuloy nyo akong ating lalawigan. taon ay nakita po natin gabayan at bigyan ng Sa aking paniwala ang pag-unlad ng ating espiritual na lakas upang ang isang kaunlaran ay mga tulay at kalsada na laging pagkaisahin ang nagsisimula sa isang nagbigay ng malaking ating mga nasasakupan. malusog na mamamay- daan ng pag-unlad sa Sa ating mga barangay an. Pipilitin nating matu- ating lalawigan kaya’t officials, bagamat nalal- gunan ang pangangailan- gusto po nating ipaabot apit na ang susunod nin- gan ng ating mga kala- ang pasasalamat sa ating yong halalan, sana’y wag lawigang maysakit kayat dating Pangulong Gloria muna nating pagtuunan asahan po ang pagtutok Macapagal Arroyo at sa ng pansin ang pamumu- ko sa mga pampublikong ating mga kongresista at litika, tulungan muna nin- pagamutan natin. mga alkalde. yo ako sa pagsisimula ng Maliban sa kalusugan Umaasa po ako na ating administrasyon, gusto ko ring pagtuunan higit na uunlad ngayon kailangan ko kayo upang ng pansin ang edukasy- ang ating lalawigan sa maging daan na mailapit on lalo na ang mga ka- tulong niya at ng iba nat- ko ang serbisyo ng kapi- bataan na gustong ing mga kongresista at tolyo sa bawat barangay, makapag-aral subalit wa- mga negosyante. Alam bigyan po natin ng taos lang kakayahan na tus- ko rin pong tayo’y tutu- pusong serbisyo ang tusan ang pangangailan- lungan ng ating bagong ating mga kabarangay. gan. Pangulo Benigno Simeon Sa ating dating Bibigyan natin ng “Noynoy” Aquino III Gobernador Eddie Panlil- pansin ang ating mga pagkat kaisa po nya tayo io, sana po ay maibaha- pampublikong paaralan sa adhikain nyang paan- gi pa rin ninyo ang supor- kayat asahan po ninyo gatin ang bayan. Tiyak ta sa aking administrasy- na personal akong bibisi- ko pong ipagpapatuloy ni on at maraming salamat ta sa mga susunod na Pangulong Noynoy ang po sa serbisyong ibinigay araw sa ating mga pagsuporta sa ating la- ninyo sa ating kalalawi- paaralan upang makita lawigan kayat hinihingi ko gan. ang tunay nilang kalagay- rin po na sana’y suportah- Ang susunod na tat- an, hindi lamang sa mga an natin ang kanyang pa- long taon ay isang malak- silid aralan nila kundi pati mumuno bilang presi- ing hamon tungo sa pag- Vice Gov. Yeng Guiao at the press conference shortly after the mass ang kanilang silid aklatan dente ng ating bansa. unlad ng Pampanga, ha- inauguration at the the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center. With him are at mga palikuran na Ang Pampanga po ay mon po hindi lamang para Gov. Pineda (center) and Senior Board Member Edna David. malaki ang epekto sa 70% na agrikultural na la- sa akin at sa mga halal PHOTO COURTESY OF R IC G ONZALES and revenue generation, noong kampanya na pag- son for us not to benefit advocacy by me and many development infrastructure Muli po, sa kaibuturan among many other areas. aari ko daw po. from these opportunities. prominent Angelenos, is and facilities. ng aking puso, maraming Their inputs have given Baka po kayo ma-tres- I have to salute our now being realized. A few Kailangan po maging salamat po sa inyong mul- us a fair idea on how to passing dahil wala po cabalen, former President days ago, we inaugurated handa tayo, mga kasama, ing pagtitiwala sa akin. Sa implement our programs, akong ibang bahay kundi Gloria Macapagal Arroyo the new passenger tubes hindi sa muling pagsabog aking mga nakatunggali, based on the prevailing and yaong nasa Villa Angelina for laying down the founda- of the DMIA terminal. Many ng bulkan at paglisan n iniaalay ko ang aking ka- unique environment and at yaong tinitirhan ng ak- tions from where we could giant local and internation- gating mamamayan, kun- may ng pakikipagkasundo conditions of Angeles City. ing mga anak sa Quezon anchor the long-term devel- al companies are now di sa pagsabog ng mga at pakikipagtulungan. Nais ko rin pong sig- City.) opment of Angeles City. rushing to propose to de- oportunidad, sa pag-us- Sana po ay magtulungan uraduhin sa ating WHILE THERE ARE Her vision of a mega-logis- velop the DMIA to be, final- bong at pagyabong ng tayong lahat. mamamayan, lalo na sa many challenges, there tics hub within the Clark- ly, the premier internation- kaunlaran at kasaganaan. Ano man po ngayon mga ordinaryong Angele- are also enormous oppor- Subic Corridor is now com- al gateway of the country. Bagama’t sa ngayon ang ating mga problema, nos, na ang inyong mayor tunities before us. If we ing to fruition, and I am very The NLEx, the SCTEx, ay kailangan muna nating basta’t sama-sama tayo ay maaari ninyong stay together, if we set happy and honored to have the Northrail are all travers- magsakripisyo, kailangan ay kaya nating lutasin at makausap, makikita at aside our animosities, if been part of its develop- ing and going towards An- muna natin ng walang lagpasan ang mga ito. makakadaupang-palad 24/ we cut off the shackles ment stages as chair of the geles City, making the humpay na pagpupursigi, Kayang-kaya nating 7, wika nga. that bound us to excessive Subic-Clark Development movement of people and nagsisimula nang mag- ibangon muli, at dalhin sa Hindi-hindi po tayo politicking, if we focus well Alliance Council and as de- logistics to and from and inat ang silahis ng kaun- kaunlaran ang Angeles magtatago sa inyo. Ang enough, if we harden our velopment champion of the other development and laran at pag-asa, at sa il- City. Abe-abe, saup-saup! buong city hall, at maging resolve to again bring Urban Luzon Beltway su- growth areas in Central ang sandali ay mamu- Mabuhay ang mamamay- ang aking tahanan, ay bu- back our beloved city to its per region. Luzon and Mega Manila a mukadkad na. an ng Angeles City! Sa- kas sa inyo. (Huwag lang feet, if we are able to tran- The development of the lot faster and easier. We Samahan po ninyo bay-sabay nating isigaw po ninyo ako hanapin scend our difficulties – as Diosdado Macapagal Inter- foresee a boom in the im- ako. Kailangan ko po — Agyu tamu! Agyu tamu! doon sa mga magagarang we have done in the past national Airport, which has mediate future, if only we kayo. Kailangan kayo ng Agyu tamu! Maraming

bahay daw na sinabi nila crises – there is no rea- been an object of a fierce sustain and nurture these Angeles City. salamat po! - SATURDAY 2 - 3, 2010 • FRIDAY LUZON • JULY CENTRAL PUNTO! 7 Gordon: Palaganapin 108 workers take care of 100 pigs FROM PAGE 1 transactions and anoma- In the WAP project, At least P7.5 million lies in the previous admin- 25 farm technicians, 25, would be used to pay the ang blood donation directly taken cared of by istration headed by Nepo- assistant farm techni- JOs employed for the LUNGSOD NG OLONGAPO – Bilang paggunita sa 50 farm technicians. muceno. cians, 20 administrative WAP project. Some taunang “Blood Donor’s Month” ay hinikayat ni May- How special are these Pamintuan disclosed assistants, 23 farms P1.55 million would be or James ‘’Bong” Gordon, Jr. ang mga Olongapeños pigs as there are more that Nepomuceno had al- workers and 15 utility used to buy 100 piglets, na suportahan at makilahok sa Philippine National human beings used in the legedly maintained about workers and drivers were supplies and materials Red Cross (PNRC) sa layunin nitong palaganapin ang project than the animals?” 3,000 ghost employ- employed for one year and the training and sem- “blood donation” sa lungsod. said Pamintuan in an in- ees, including those at the beginning in January 1, inar for the JOs and the “This year’s ‘Blood Donor’s Month’ will again be terview on Thursday. Women in Agriculture Pro- 2010, according to the intended beneficiaries. celebrated on a national scale to create wider aware- “Heads will roll,” he gram (WAP) which had a program of work approved In the same document, ness of the need for safe blood transfusion and the said when asked by report- budget of P10 million de- by Nepomuceno and pre- P1 million or 10 percent of importance of blood donation,” pahayag ni Mayor ers in a press conference rived from the funds of the pared by his ally, former the total budget would be Gordon kaugnay sa selebrasyon ng “Blood Donor’s on Thursday about his Gender and Development Councilor Agapito “Pitong” used as contingency Month” sa buwan ng Hunyo na may temang “Young plan on alleged illegal office (GAD). Del Rosario. funds. Donor’s, New Blood for the World”. Kaugnay sa nito, isang motorcade ang na- katakdang ganapin sa ika-14 ng Hulyo, 7:30 ng um- aga sa Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC)-Olon- Metro Clark area cited as ICT Center... gapo City Chapter office, Old Hospital Road, East Tapinac. Ang motorcade ay pangungunahan ng PNRC FROM PAGE 2 vision of becoming the pre- (MCICTC) and soon after cators employing close to Olongapo staff, volunteers and support groups buhat ferred investment destina- chaired the newly-estab- 60,000 workers in various sa Olongapo City at Subic Bay Freeport Zone DTI, represented by Com- tion for IT and IT-enabled lished National ICT Con- industries. The ICT sec- (SBMA). missioner Monchito Ibra- industries in the ASEAN federation of the Philip- tor accounts for an equiv- Samantala, highlight rin ng selebrasyon ay ang him and Secretary Ray region” Ricafort said. pines (NICP) which is alent of US$113Million in “mass blood donation” sa ika-16 ng Hulyo sa Olon- Anthony Roxas-Chua re- This is the second time composed of some 33 ICT value of BPO exported gapo City Convention Center (OCCC). Ang mga su- spectively. that the Clark Freeport and Councils nationwide. services originating from musunod ay ang mga maaaring maging blood do- With the award, the its peripheral communities The MCICTC is com- Metro Clark in 2009. nors: 1.) Age: 18 to 59 years old; 2.) Weight: 50 kilos Metro Clark area has been were cited by the three posed of key stakeholders Aside from the Metro or 110 pounds; 3.) Blood pressure: 110/70-130/90, at categorized as a prime in- award-giving agencies. In from various industries: Clark area, Metro Cebu 4.) Must have a minimum of six hours sleep. vestment destination for ICT December 2008, the Clark BPO firms, software, tele- was likewise cited with the Sa pag-aaral ng mga health experts, ang blood and BPO investments. All Freeport, along with Ange- com, real estate, business Center of Excellence donation ay nagbibigay ng maraming health benefits the essential components les City, the Municipality of chambers, the academe, award. Ricafort said Metro kabilang na rito ang pag-aalis ng mga sobrang “iron” for sustainable BPO and Mabalacat and its barangay, and government sectors Clark and Metro Cebu are na maaaring maging sanhi ng “free radical formation” ICT operations are present Dau, were cited as one of like the CDC, DTI, and now considered at par with sa katawan. in this zone/vicinity. the country’s top 10 hosts National Economic and Metro Manila as the lead- “We owe this Center of for Information Technology Development Authority. ing ICT investment centers Excellence Award to the (IT) and BPO industries. In its ICT sector alone, in the country. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES unwavering support of our The following year, Cy- Ricafort said the Clark For 2010, the Top 10 REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Metro Clark stakeholders ber City Teleservices, Inc. Freeport boasts of 11,172 Next Wave Cities are THIRD JUDICIAL REGION and to the men and wom- Senior Executive Vice employees with 43 inves- Davao, Sta. Rosa, Bacolod, BRANCH 60 en who have worked hard President George D. So- tor firms. He also noted Iloilo, Metro Cavite, Lipa, ANGELES CITY to promote and develop rio, Sr. formed the Metro that the Clark Freeport as Cagayan de Oro, Malolos, Clark towards attaining its Clark ICT Council a whole has over 400 lo- Baguio and Dumaguete. IN THE MATTER OF CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF MARVIN CLARK BAYKER ATIENZA,

SPS. MARIO C. ATIENZA AND MA. Alvarado vows to crush corruption... CONSUELO D. BAYKER – ATIENZA HEREIN REPRESENTED BY THEIR FROM PAGE 3 he said in vernacular. pondo. We must invest able that some local may- ATTORNEY – IN – FACT, SOFIA BAYKER Alvarado also vowed to more on our people,’ he ors in the province were JIMENEZ, the province in 1898. lead the rehabilitation of said. conspicuously absent yes- Petitioners Bulakenyo’s cheer the Marilao-Meycauayan- With regards to the terday as they joined the came in the light of alle- Obando River which has feared dismissal of capitol oath taking ceremony last -versus- SP. PROC. CASE NO. 8203 gations of misuse of pro- been included in the “dirty employees, he said that no Friday led by former Gov- vincial funds by previous 30” or list of 30 dirtiest one will be dismissed yet. ernor Joselito Mendoza THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF administrations and alle- places in the world in However, he said that who has been elected as MABALACAT, PAMPANGA AND gations that high officials 2007. he knows who really congressman of the third NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE, SPS. WILSON in the provincial govern- He said that the inclu- worked for the benefit of the district of Bulacan. ATIENZA AND MARIA ATIENZA AND SPS. ELIAS A. BAYKER (DECEASED) AND ment have been benefiting sion of the Marilao-Mey- Bulakenyos, compared to It was also observed CARMELITA D. BAYKER, from their positions. cauayan-Obando Rivers in those who worked to ben- that Mendoza’s party- Respondents. The new governor also the “Dirty 30” is a symbol efit someone politically. mates in the Sangguniang x—————————————————————————————x vowed to stop all destruc- of misgovernnance, mis- A former mayor of Panlalawigan did not par- AMENDED ORDER tive mining in the province administration and lack of Hagonoy town for 12 ticipate in yesterday’s In the verified Amended Petition for Correction of Entries in the Birth saying that he will move concern to the environ- years, Alvarado served as mass oath taking. Certificate of Marvin Clark Bayker Atienza filed by the Spouses Mario heaven and earth. ment and communities congressman of the first There are also towns in C. Atienza and Ma. Consuelo D. Bayker – Atienza through their He said that he will surrounding it. district of Bulacan from the province which com- representative Sofia Bayker – Jimenez, they pray that after publication asked national govern- With regards to local 1998-2007. pletely ignored the mass and hearing, judgment be rendered directing the Local Civil Registrar of ment agencies to tempo- governance finance, he In 2007, he was elect- oath taking as only one of Mabalacat, Pampanga and the National Statistics Office to correct the urged all local government ed Vice Governor, and de- their elected councilors Birth Certificate of their minor son Marvin Clark Bayker Atienza, so that rarily withdraw permits giv- the entry under Date and Place of Marriage of Parents would read as en to all mining operators units in the province from feated former Bulacan took part in the event. not married. in the province until such the city and municipal lev- Governor Josie dela Cruz This is particularly true The Amended Petition, being sufficient in form and substance, is time they have reviewed it. el to barangay levels to by more than 40,000 for the towns of Bocaue hereby given due course. The Court sets the hearing of said “Environment protec- practice austerity mea- votes in the historic 2010 and Marilao. Amended Petition on July 29, 2010 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at tion is a key ingredient not sures. automated elections. After the mass oath Session Hall of this Court, Hall of Justice, Pulung Maragul, Angeles only in agriculture and food “Tigilan muna natin ang Yesterday, Alvarado taking, Alvarado walked to City, after this Order shall have been published in a newspaper of production, but by our so- mga proyektong pasikat took oath of office along the provincial capitol build- general circulation in the Province of Pampanga and Angeles City, ciety as well and we need upang sa mga proyektong with some local officials of ing then to the governor’s once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the to correct the mistakes higit na makikinabang ang the province. office with his supporters petitioners. that had been done before,” Bulakenyo magamit ang However, it was notice- in tow. Notice is hereby given that anyone who objects to the Petition should file on or before the date of hearing his/her opposition thereto with a statement of his/her ground therefore. Serve copies hereof, together with copies of the Amended Petition and its annexes, upon Office of the Solicitor General at 134 Skeletons belong to Filipinos... Amorsolo Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City; Civil Registrar General, National Statistics Office at Edsa cor. Quezon Avenue City; FROM PAGE 3 amine the remains.” lic that the Japanese gov- important observances in Office of the City Prosecutor of Angeles City; and Office of the Local “Thereafter the nation- ernment received the co- Japan. During Bon cere- Civil Registrar of Mabalacat, Pampanga. quested as necessary al museum representative operation of the National mony, family members Furnish Atty. Ronaldo P. Duro and the petitioners with copies of from local residents living issues a certification rec- Museum in searching for return to their parental this Order. in the area for a long ognizing the collected re- the remains of Japanese homes to honor all spirits SO ORDERED. Angeles City, Philippines, June 4, 2010 time,” he said. mains as Japanese sol- soldiers in the country,” he of the dead who are be- Kato said that after diers’ remains. Finally we added. lieved to return to their OFELIA TUAZON PINTO such procedures, “autho- send the said remains At this time of the homes at that time. Presiding Judge rized representatives from back to Japan with the year, the Japanese peo- Japanese people are the national museum certification,” he added. ple are preparing for their known to remember and Punto! Central Luzon: June 25, July 2 and 9, 2010 which is under the Office He stressed that “the annual ancestral ceremo- venerate their ancestors of the President of the Japanese government has ny called Bon held either through purification rituals Philippines, and mem- never bought the collect- in July or August which, that take place from the NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT bers or representatives of ed remains from anyone.” along with the New Year’s seventh to the hundredth Notice is hereby given that LETICIA OMYAN-FELDT, heir of WILLIAM NELSON FELDT who died intestate on November 13, 2009 in Angeles the Japanese government “It should be recog- celebration, is considered year anniversary of their City, executed an Extrajudicial Settlement invoking the provision of Section missions review and ex- nized by the Filipino pub- to be one of the two most death. –Ding Cervantes 1, Rule 74 of the Rules of Court and hereby adjudicate unto herself his entire estate more particularly described as monies and deposits in the Security Bank, Balibago Branch and Bank of Commerce, Balibago Branch.

PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • JULY 2 - 3, 2010 • FRIDAY - SATURDAY 2 - 3, 2010 • FRIDAY LUZON • JULY CENTRAL PUNTO! Punto! Central Luzon: June 25, July 2 & 9, 2010 8 Korina Sanchez, Noli De Castro out na sa ABS-CBN OUT NA MUNA si Korina Sanchez at Noli De Castro sa ABS–CBN. Mukhang doble-malas ang inabot ni Korina dahil nga natalo ang mister niyang si Mar Roxas sa vice presidency at ngayon nga, nawalan pa siya ng trabaho. Hindi rin daw kukunin si Noli Boy ngayong political lame duck na siya. Humarap sa entertainment press ang head ng News and Current Affairs ng ABS-CBN na si Maria Ressa kasama ang kanyang mga news anchors sa TV Patrol at Bandila sa isang presscon na ginanap last Monday. Ang nasabing presscon ay para sa malaking pagbabago sa naturang dalawang news programs ng network kasabay ng pagpapalit ng dating administrasyon. Aside from Ressa, naroroon sina Julius Babao, Karen Davila, Alex Santos, Henry Omaga-Diaz, Bernadette Sembrano, supervising producer Cheryl Favila and Director, Multi-Platform Strategy, Program Development and Customer Satisfaction na si Anna Rodriguez. The Hindi nakarating si Ted Failon dahil may family emergency raw ito at si Ces Drillon na kasalukuyang may istoryang kino-cover. Sa nasabing presscon ay napakaraming katanungan ang nasagot at mga isyung nabigyan ng linaw. Isa na rito ay ang tanong ng bayan na kung babalik pa ba si Korina Sanchez ngayong tapos na ang eleksyon. Gossip- “A good rule of thumb for us is exactly what happens in government when you run for office. You campaign, and you either don’t get the office or you resign in the process. There’s a one-year rule. I think it’s a good rule for us to take on because in the campaign, while Korina herself did not run for office, she also campaigned. It will be hard to think that she will be able to say miller reports on Vice President Binay. So a one-year break and we’ll assess again,” paliwanag ni Ms. Ressa. Natanong din kung totoo ba ang tsismis na babalik na rin si Kabayang Noli de Castro at say ng lady executive, “Let me put by Cesar Pambid it this way. I’m very, very happy with the anchors that we have. They work very hard to give you the news. So at this point in time, I don’t see our news anchors changing.” REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Isa sa mahalagang nabigyan ng linaw ng News and Current Affairs team ay ang akusasyong Aquino REGIONAL TRIAL COURT station ang ABS-CBN at biased daw sa pagre-report during the campaign. THIRD JUDICIAL REGION “We are not an Aquino station, at least, the news,” paglilinaw ni Ms. Ressa. “People have said we’re biased, and I always answer back, ‘Bias is in the eyes of the beholder.’ An independent monitoring group, BRANCH 49 the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, analyzed all of the news programs of GMA-7 and ABS- GUAGUA, PAMPANGA CBN during elections and they came out with a study that showed that ABS-CBN had no bias in their coverage. IN THE MATTER OF THE CORRECTION “I don’t think the way we report the news will change in the administration. We are in many instances, OF ENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE harder than any of our competition, because, we, even internally, we really try to push aside vested OF LIVE BIRTH OF LEONY MACASPAC- CRUZ, interests. Our goal is to serve the Filipino people the best way possible and that means telling them the Petitioner, way it is even if it’s hurtful to us.” Napag-usapan din ang reklamo ni Willie Revillame na biased ang news department pati na rin ang – versus – SP. PROC. NO. 10-2316 komento minsan ni Kris na ang mga taga-news ay evil people dahil na rin sa ipinakita nila ang footages ni Baby James na nagsasalita ng “Villar”. THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OF “Willie Revillame was campaigning for a candidate, perhaps they weren’t happy with the way we were LUBAO, PAMPANGA AND THE reporting on it. Our goal is not to make them happy, our goal is to tell the truth. So on that day, we ran OFFICE OF THE CIVIL REGISTRAR Willie saying that we are biased, that same report, we also ran Kris saying that we’re evil people,” GENERAL (National Statistics Office), pahayag pa ng lady executive na bahagyang natawa sa huling sinabi. Respondents. Tungkol naman sa isyung may malaking utang na loob daw ang may-ari ng ABS-CBN (Lopez’) sa mga x————————————————————x Aquino, ani Ms. Ressa, “Look at our reports, look at our reporters. We’re not the ones, we have no utang ORDER On May 17, 2010, petitioner, through counsel, Atty. Edgardo M. na loob. Ako as a reporter, as a journalist, I have no utang na loob to anyone except the people I write Vitug, filed the instant petition praying that after due notice, publication reports for.” and hearing, an Order be issued directing the Local Civil Registrar of Nagsimula na ang malaking pagbabago sa TV Patrol sa tulong ng makabagong augmented reality at Lubao, Pampanga to make the necessary correction/cancellation on touch screen technologies na unang ginamit sa matagumpay na Halalan 2010 election coverage noong the record of birth of petitioner relative to the entry of her sex or gender Mayo 10. and the same be changed from Male to Female. Sa Bandila naman, malaking pagbabago rin ang ihahatid ng late night newscast kasama ang anchors WHEREFORE, finding the petition to be sufficient in form and na sina Henry Omaga Diaz at Ces Orena Drilon. Mas malalim na pagbusisi ang hatid ng programa sa mga substance, the Court hereby: paksa tulad ng consumerism na iuulat ni Alvin Elchico at malalim na talakayan tungkol sa pulitika na (a) sets the case for hearing on August 24, 2010 at 1:30 o’clock ihahatid ni Lynda Jumilla. in the afternoon; (b) orders petitioner (1) to serve within seventy – two (72) hours from receipt hereof copies of the petition and its annexes to the Office Sa relasyon kay John Lloyd Cruz… of the Solicitor General of the Philippines at 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, Office of the Provincial Prosecutor, City of San “Kung saan masaya si Shaina, masaya na rin ako!” Fernando, Pampanga; and the Local Civil Registrar of Lubao, –VINA MORALES Pampanga; and (2) to show proof of said service to this Court; (c) orders all persons interested in this petition: (1) to appear on said date and time before this Court – Regional Trial Court, Branch 49, NAGSALITA NA si Vina Morales tungkol sa love affair ng kapatid niyang si Shaina Magdayao at John Guagua, pampanga; (2) to show case, if any, why the petition should Lloyd Cruz. not be granted; Ito yung pag-amin ni John Lloyd sa relasyon nila ni Shaina sa The Buzz, pero ’di niya napanood kaya (d) orders the Solicitor General to enter his appearance in this ayaw mag-comment. “I just heard it from other people at nirerespeto ko ang sinabi niya. Thankful ako case for the State seventy-two (72) hours from receipt of this Order; dahil bilang kapatid, gusto ko lang happy si Shaina.” (e) orders the Officer-In-Charge of this Court to furnish copies of Kanino mas masaya si Shaina kina John Lloyd at John Prats? this Order to the petitioner, her counsel, the Solicitor General, the Local “Hindi ako makakasagot niyan, si Shaina ang makakasagot n’yan, basta kung saan siya masaya. Registrar of Lubao, Pampanga, the Provincial Prosecutor of Siya na lang ang kausapin nyo.” Pampanga, the Civil Registrar General of the Philippines and the At yung tungkol Ruffa, wala raw rason para maapektuhan ang friendship nila ni Ruffa Gutierrez na National Statistics Office who are given fifteen (15) days from notice of kumare niya at welcome itong pumunta sa Ystilo pati si John Lloyd. the petition or from the last date of publication of such notice, within which to file their comment/opposition thereto, if any. And speaking of Ystilo, Further, let the petitioner at her expense, publish this order before Ang co-owners na sina Vina Morales at bayaw na si Frederico Moreno ang nag-welcome kay Geoff the date of hearing for three (3) consecutive weeks in newspaper of Eigenmann as the newest and male endorser ng Ystilo Salon na after 10 years of operation, may more general circulation in the Province of Pampanga in accordance with than 30 branches na. Balak nilang palaguin pa ang salon business nila and who knows, after ilang P.D. 1072. Likewise, the petitioner is directed to pay the amount of years, madagdagan ang endorsers nilang sina Pilita Corrales, Shaina Magdayao at Geoff. Dream ni Vina Five Hundred (Php500.00) Pesos to the Office of the Provincial na magkaroon sila ng international branches. Prosecutor, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, as appearance fee of Sabi ni Vina, company decision ang pagkuha kay Geoff as their male endorser at ’di isyu kung Kapuso the Public Prosecutor and through whose office the Solicitor General ito at si Vina ay Kapamilya. “Naniniwala kami kay Geoff and its easy to dress him up at nakita n’yo shall be represented in the proceedings, and to show proof to the naman sa AVP,” pagmamalaki ni Vina. Court of such payment made on or before the scheduled hearing. SO ORDERED. Guagua, Pampanga. May 25, 2010 MMFF official entries inihayag na

JESUSA MYLENE C. SUBA – ISIP INIHAYAG NA sa Club Filipino ng MMFF Selection Committee ang walong pelikula na official entry sa Presiding Judge darating na Metro Manila Film Festival sa December. Ang mga pelikulang nakapasok sa walong official entry ng MMFF ay ang mga sumusunod: 1) Ang Punto! Central Luzon: June 25, July 2 and 9, 2010 Agimat Ni Enteng na unang pagsasamahan nina Vic Sotto at Bong Revilla at ipoprodyus ng GMA Films, M-Zet, APT, OctoArts at Imus Productions. NOTICE OF ADOPTION 2) Ang Tanging Ina Mo Rin (Last Na ‘To!) na pagbibidahan ni Ai-Ai delas Alas under Star Cinema, 3) Dalaw ng Cine Media, 4) Father Jejemon ng RVQ Productions na pagbibidahan ni Dolphy. 5) Rosario ng Cine Mabuhay, 6) RPG na isang animation film ng Star Cinema, 7) Shake, Rattle & Roll ng Regal Films na isang all-star-cast movie at Super Inday and The Magic Bibe na pagbibidahan ni Marian Rivera. Sa dami ng producers ng Ang Agimat ni Enteng, tiyak na hindi basta-bastang pelikula ang gagawin nila. Exciting din ang pagsasama na ito nina Vic at Bong sa isang pelikula. Sigurado kaming si Wenn Deramas na gumawa ng Tanging Ina series ang magdidirek ng Tanging Ina (Last Na ‘To!) at tiyak na ibubuhos din niya lahat ng powers para maging bonggacious ito. Hindi rin dapat isnabin ang Shake, Rattle & Roll ni Mother Lily at ang Super Inday ni Marian. I’m sure, di rin sila magpapatalbog! Exciting ang line-up this year, kaya tiyak panalo ang moviegoers, huh! May napili ring pang 9th slot ang Selection Committee ng MMFF at ito ay ang pelikulang Ana Salamangka ng Regality Entertainment. Mapapasama lang bilang official entry ng 2010 MMFF ang naturang pelikula kung magkaroon ng aberya sa walo nilang napili. Notice is hereby given that BASTI, whose picture appears herein, was Ang criteria for the selection of the 8th official entries are story, creativity, wrting excellence, innovation abandoned by his mother sometime on October 2007 and that Teresita Dela Rosa, 60 years old, married and a resident of Essel Park Subdivision, and thematic value na ang equivalent ay 40%. Dapat ay meron ding commercial viability na 50% ang Telabastagan, City of San Fernando wishes to adopt said abandoned equivalent at dapat may Filipino cultural and/or historial value na 10% ang equivalent with an overall total child. of 100% Ayon sa chairman ng MMFF Selection Committee, matindi nilang pinagdebatehan ang 12 pelikulang Punto! Central Luzon: July 2, 2010 nag-submit ng kanilang script bago nila napili ang Top 8. - SATURDAY 2 - 3, 2010 • FRIDAY LUZON • JULY CENTRAL PUNTO! 9 GMA’S NEW TITLE: ‘President-congresswoman’

BY DING CERVANTES Arroyo. swearing in ceremonies for heard her being introduced Arturo behind her. She last to be sworn into office. This seems to be the provincial victors in the last earlier as president-con- said in an interview that Master of ceremonies CITY OF SAN FERNAN- new title for former Pres. May 10 polls. gresswoman, I thought it her gown was not new. Rosve Henson announced DO – President-congress- Arroyo by dint of informal “I had wondered how to most appropriate,” said The program started Pineda’s oath taking as the woman Gloria Macapagal- consensus here during the address her, but when I newly installed Gov. Lilia with a Mass officiated by “main event” which, unlike Pineda in her inaugural San Fernando Archbishop the swearing in of Mrs. Ar- speech after Supreme Paciano Aniceto and 14 royo, was also ushered in Court Associate Justice other Kapampangan by a band music that Antonio Eduardo Nachura priests. In his homily, An- played the score “Can’t administered their oaths at iceto urged political lead- Take My Eyes Out of You.” the Bren Z. Guiao Conven- ers to shelve aside parti- Mrs. Arroyo smiled al- tion Center here last sanship and personal most throughout the Wednesday. agenda and unite for the swearing in ceremonies Reelected Rep. Aurelio progress of the country. that also installed the new- Gonzalez of this province’s Mrs. Arroyo still had to ly elected congressmen third district was the first have her lunch, together from three other Pampan- to introduce Mrs. Arroyo with some 2,000 others in ga districts, board mem- as president-congress- the convention center, at bers of municipal and city woman. From thereon, the the time she was sworn councils, town and city former president, who into office. Packed lunch- mayors and, provincial turned over her post to es consisting of fried board members. Pres. Benigno Aquino III in chicken, pancit, and rice In her speech, Pineda ceremonies at the Quirino were served after her oath. vowed to focus on health Grandstand earlier in the Luli, Mrs. Arroyo’s and education, even as he morning, had been ad- youngest child, said she thanked her predecessor dressed president-con- was relieved that her former Gov. Eddie Panlilio gressman for the duration mother is no longer presi- for the latter’s accomplish- of the oath-taking rites. dent when asked by Pun- ments in Pampanga. Mrs. Arroyo is the first to how she felt. Pineda also expressed president in Philippine his- Despite her apparent hopes that Pres. Aquino tory to become a member double stature, Mrs. Ar- will continue to help Pam- of the House of Represen- royo played second fiddle panga, while she appealed tatives after her term. to Gov. Pineda who, for the to her constituents in the Thus, the issue on how to finale of the finale of the province to support the address her became a co- entire program, was the Aquino administration. nundrum for many, some of whom suggested that she be addressed as “president” as a matter of courtesy to her, while oth- ers batted for her to be sim- ply addressed as con- gresswoman in formal cer- emonies. Yesterday’s consen- sus, although informal, should resolve the issue, said reelected Candaba Mayor Jerry Pelayo. Arriving at the conven- tion center at 12 noon, Mrs. Arroyo, who was wearing a butterfly-sleeved pina gown, took her oath at about 2 p.m. with her husband Miguel Arroyo and their children Mikey, Arroyo with her loyal ally Mayor Pamintuan at

PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • JULY 2 - 3, 2010 • FRIDAY - SATURDAY 2 - 3, 2010 • FRIDAY LUZON • JULY CENTRAL PUNTO! Dato and Luli and brother the mass oath-taking. PHOTO BY JOEY PAVIA 10