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Vol 13 No 52 www.punto.com.ph P 10.00 Libel vs. Punto ed, Central V 13 P N 52 unto! writer dismissed M - S+ A 24 - 29, 2020 PANANAW NG MALAYANG PILIPINO! Luzon GUAGUA, Pampanga – A libel case fi led by a po- liceman against the editor and a writer of Punto, along with the news source, was provisionally dis- FORMER SF PRELATE missed Aug. 12 with copies of the order only re- leased Aug. 25. Regional Trial Court Branch 52 Judge Jonel S. Mercado ordered the dismissal as the private complainant, SPO3 Jimmy Santos, was absent in three consecutive dates for hearing on July 29, Archbishop Oscar Aug. 5, and Aug. 12, 2020. The court order said that Public Prosecutor Marlyds L. Estardo-Teodoro manifested that this was the third time that the private complainant was absent and that she was amenable to a provision- al dismissal of the case. Santos, then assigned with the Guagua police Cruz passes away station, fi led in October 2015 a complaint at the Offi ce of the Provincial Prosecutor of Pampan- B8 B"), Z. L*;.") ga against Punto editor Caesar “Bong” Lacson, writer Diosdado “Ding” Cervantes, and Eduardo P*,& 6 7#&*.& ITY OF SAN FERNANDO – “Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz of Lingayen-Dagupan died today at 6:45 a.m. at the Cardinal Santos Chospital due to a lingering illness.” So announced Wednesday on Twitter the CBCP News, the news service of Catholic Bishops’ Confer- AC Covid-19 ence of the Philippines. It did not say the prelate’s illness. He was 85. Ordained to the priesthood on Feb. 10, 1962, Cruz received his episcopal ordination on May 3, 1976. A Canon lawyer, he was CBCP president from fatalities reach 14 1995 to 1999, also serving as Lingayen-Dagupan archbishop from 1991 to 2009, where he retired. ANGELES CITY -- Cruz also served as the third bishop and second The city government archbishop of San Fernando from May 22, 1978 to has recorded a to- Oct. 24, 1988 succeeding Archbishop Emilio Cin- tal of 14 deaths from ense. He was in turn succeeded by now Archbishop the coronavirus dis- Emeritus Paciano B. Aniceto. Cruz ease as of August 24. P*,& 6 7#&*.& The city health offi ce said the fatalities were registered: three each in barangays Anunas, Lourdes Sur, and San- to Cristo; two each in barangays Cuayan and Lourdes North West; and one each in barangays Lazatin Agapito Del Rosario, Claro M. Recto, Margot, of the coronavirus. Ninoy Aquino, Salapun- Lazatin has likewise di- gan, San Nicolas, and rected the city police Sapalibutad. and other city govern- According to the ment offi ces to intensify CHO, of the total number the screening of people of 247 Covid-19 cases in coming in and out of the the city to date, 143 are city. active, 135 transmitted This, even as the inside Angeles City and mayor lauded the ef- eight acquired outside forts and sacrifi ces of the city. the city’s frontline work- Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” ers, whom he called Lazatin Jr. recently or- “modern-day heroes.” dered a ban on all so- If only to walk his talk, cial gatherings including Lazatin ordered the im- birthday parties, wedding mediate release of the and other social events frontliners’ hazard pay. to prevent the spread –Angeles CIO COVID-19 IN ‘GAPO CONTINUOUS DECLOGGING ACTIVITIES. Mayor Edwin “EdSa” Santiago and city engineer Anele David inspect declogging of drainage canals along MacArthur Highway in Barangay Maimpis, City of San Fernando. C #! 20-day-old girl, 4 other Mayor EdSa inspects CSF major waterways kids among 15 new cases B8 J"=))8 R&'#*)>" girl and a 36-year-old fe- MAYOR EDWIN “EdSa” Santia- ing. City in the drainage declogging male. All are reported to go led the inspection of some of According to Santiago, these operation. The barangay suf- OLONGAPO CITY----A be asymptomatic and in the major waterways in the City activities, which are done all-year- fered from several fl ashfl oods in 20-day-old baby girl was stable condition. of San Fernando on August 25, round, aimed to ensure that the the past years. among the 15 news cas- Three cases were 2020. city’s waterways are free fl owing. David also explained that the es of the coronavirus dis- recorded in Barangay Together with City Engineer “All-year-round ang clearing at problem at the Pau Creek in Ba- ease here raising the to- West Tapinac who were Anele David and other personnel desilting activities natin na nagsisi- rangay Pandaras was the thick tal to 142 as of Tuesday. close contacts of a pre- from Department of Public Works mula ng Enero hanggang Disyem- water lilies clogging the water- This was reported by vious Covid-19 positive and Highways (DPWH), Santia- bre. Sinisiguro natin na ang mga way which drains the San Fer- city inter-agency task patient: all females aged go inspected two areas, including daluyan natin ng tubig ay maayos nando River. force chair Mayor Rolen 20, 44, and 16. Two of the drainage canals in Barangay kaya natin sila sinuri upang mat- “Major outpour ng San Fer- Paulino, Jr. who added them have anosmia and Maimpis and Pau Creek in Ba- ingnan at maalis ang mga posi- nando River ang Pau Creek kaya that nine persons recov- one is having cough but rangay Pandaras. bleng pagbabara dito, katulad ng kapag hindi natin nalinis ito o ered while one passed all are in stable condi- Clearing, declogging and basura,” he said. natanggal ang water lilies, mag- away last Monday. tion. desilting activities continued in David, meanwhile, explained babara at maiipon ang tubig ka- The infant patient is It was the same sto- the said areas as these are con- that the Maimpis area was just one pag dumating ang mga malalak- from Barangay Kalaklan ry for three cases in Ba- sidered “critical areas” in fl ood- of the other priority areas of the P*,& 6 7#&*.& which also registered two rangay Sta. Rita, three other cases: a 5-year-old P*,& 6 7#&*.& 23 bagong gumaling sa Covid-19 sa Bataan N• E•••• E••!•"• Kabilang sa mga bagong tatlo mula sa Dinalupihan, da- os na babae, kapwa mula sa sa Abucay, Dinalupihan at naka-rekober ay anim na ka- lawa sa Balanga City at isa sa sa Abucay, 5-anyos, 2-any- Limay. LUNGSOD ng Balanga – Da- bataan. Ang mga ito ay isang Samal. os at 4-anyos na mga lala- Ang bilang ng mga akti- lawampu’t tatlo ang mga ba- 14-anyos at 17-anyos, pare- Samantala, tumaas sa 726 ki, 13-anyos na babae, la- bong kaso ay 238 habang gong naka-rekober sa coro- hong babae mula sa Dinalupi- ang bilang ng mga kumpira- hat mula sa Balanga City at nananatiling 16 ang mga na- navirus disease kaya uma- han; 12-anyos at 14-anyos na dong kaso ng Covid-19 nang 9-anyos na lalaki mula sa Di- sawi na. kyat na sa 472 ang kabuuang lalaki at 16-anyos at 17-any- magkaroon ng karagdagang nalupihan. Mula sa 12,153 na su- bilang ng mga gumaling na sa os na babae, lahat mula sa 18 bago. Ang iba pa ay anim mula mailalim sa Covid-19 test, Bataan, batay sa bagong ulat Mariveles. Ang pito sa 18 ay mga sa Balanga City na ang isa ay 11,290 ang mga nagnegatibo ngayong Miyerkules ni Gov. Ang iba pang bagong gum- kabataan na kinabibilangan overseas Filipino worker, dal- at 137 ang naghihintay pa ng Albert Garcia. aling ay 11 mula sa Mariveles, ng isang 11-anyos at 3-any- awa mula sa Morong, at tig-ii- resulta. Faith healer: Alagaw gamot sa Covid-19 PILAR, Bataan -- Nanawa- buhay niya at huwag ng pa- gan nitong Martes sa Pangu- ghirapin,” samo raw niya sa long Duterte ang isang faith Panginoon. healer dito na tingnan ang Patuloy, aniya, ang buto ng alagaw bilang ma- kanyang pagrorosaryo. Naki- bisang gamot sa coronavirus kiusap daw siya sa Panginoon disease na aniya’y subok na na kahit wala siyang karapa- niya at ipinabatid sa kanya ng tan na siya ay magwawalis Panginoong Hesukristo. dahil napakarami ng nakaka- Ayon kay Alicia Rosas Te- limot at tumatalikod sa Diyos, jada, 66, ng Barangay Diwa, na hinayaan at ang paniniwa- ang buto na tinatawag niyang la sa Panginoon ay itinabi at itlog ng alagaw na berde ang walang kinilala. kulay ay pwedeng gawing Humiling daw siya sa tabletas, capsule, injection, at Panginoon ng ilulunas sa ep- maaaring maging vaccine. idemya ngunit hindi siya sina- “Ang gusto ko lang got ng dalawang araw kaya ay maparating sa ka- patuloy siyang nagritwal at sa galang-galang na Pangulo pangatlong beses ay sinagot ang makatulong kami, makat- na siya. ulong ako sa kanila at makat- “Anak, hindi kita matang- ulong naman sila sa kalaha- gihan. Bago ako sumagot sa tan para ang epidemya na iyo ay pinag-usapan muna yan ay masugpo,” sabi ng namin kung ibibigay nga at faith healer. magbibigay nga. Pagbibigyan Sinabi ni Tejada na siya’y kita, bibigyan kita,” sabi raw nabahala noong dumating ng Panginoong Hesuskristo ang epidemya sa bansa at na- sa kanya. pakarami ng namamatay ma- Ang binabanggit niyang pa-bata at matanda at hang- nag-usap na nagbigay ng gang ibang bansa at kabuuan kaalaman niya sa panggaga- ng mundo ay apektado na. mot ay ang Panginoong Diy- Nakipag-usap umano siya os, Panginoong Hesukristo, at sa Panginoong Diyos, naki- Mahal na Birhen. pagtipan at nagriritwal siya Noong oras daw ding iyon, gabi-gabi na ibinibigay niya inilagay ng Panginoon sa pal- ang mga problema ng tao, ib- ad niya na kinilala niyang inabahagi at ipinararating niya bunga ng alagaw.
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