www.punto.com.ph P 10.00 Central V 14 P N 16 unto! M - S+ F, 15 - 20, 2021 PANANAW NG MALAYANG PILIPINO! Luzon WITH METRO CLARK LGUS Lavarias Bonifacio CDC gears up for AC council hearing on Covid vax rollout Chevalier School LARK FREEPORT – The Clark Development Corp. in coordination pushes sans archbishop with the Metro Clark Advisory Council is gearing up for the Covid-19 B, J"*)) T. M)*'*+ Cvaccination rollout in this freeport. P*/& 6 3#&*7& ANGELES CITY – The absence of the archbish- op of San Fernando did not prevent the sanggu- niang panlungsod here from pushing through with its Tuesday hearing on the “educational stability” of beleaguered Chevalier School (CS). Committee on education chair councilor Jo- seph Alfi e Bonifacio said Archbishop Florentino Lavarias “respectfully asked to be excused” in a letter he sent the SP last Feb. 11 P*/& 11 3#&*7& House okays bill updating Contractors’ License Law VALUING EDUCATION. CDC chairman Atty. Edgardo D. Pamintuan (3rd from left) with CITY OF SAN FERNAN- Converge ICT Solutions Inc. CEO Dennis Anthony Uy (3rd from right) lead the distribution of DO -- The House of Rep- e-learning tablets and Large Format Displays to Aeta students under the CDC-OB Montessori resentatives on Monday Aeta Pagsasarili Family Care Center. Also present during the event are (from left to right) CDC approved on third and fi - VP for Administration and Finance Engr. Mariza Mandocdoc, CDC director Gen. Emmanuel nal reading a bill updat- Salamat, Converge ICT Solutions Inc. chairman Jose P. De Jesus, and CDC director Nestor ing RA 4566 or the Con- Villaroman, Jr. P!"#" $"%&#'( "* CDC- CD tractors’ License Law which was passed in 1965 yet. House Bill No. 7808, according to its princi- Converge, CDC donate e-learning pal author and sponsor Pampanga 3rd District Rep. Aurelio D. Gonza- materials to Aeta students les, Jr., is geared to pro- mote the growth of the Gonzales CLARK FREEPORT --The Con- Converge ICT Chief Executive distribution of 60 learning tablets contracting business verge ICT Solutions Inc. in part- Offi cer Dennis Anthony H. Uy to- and nine Large Format Displays and the upgrading of its ing the amount of appli- nership with Clark Development gether with Converge ICT Chair- (LFDs) to the selected Aeta stu- construction capability cation fees which have Corporation (CDC) turned-over man Jose P. De Jesus, CDC Chair- dents. both in public and pri- remained unadjusted to today, February 17, 2021 some man Atty. Edgardo Pamintuan, The said materials will be vate sectors. infl ation since 1965, and electronic learning materials to CDC President and CEO Manuel used by the students to effi cient- The update of RA amending the license re- Aeta students under the CDC- R. Gaerlan, CDC Director Nestor ly continue their education via 4566, as amended, man- newal to make it easier OB Montessori Pagsasarili Fami- Villaroman, Jr, and CDC Director e-learning module even amidst dated the raising or im- and more fl exible. ly Care Program. Gen. Emmanuel Salamat led the P*/& 6 3#&*7& position of fi nes for viola- “The construction in- tions of the law, increas- P*/& 6 3#&*7& Obstacle-in-a-Box at SM City Olongapo Central DESPITE ALL the lim- active lifestyle communi- obstacle racing, as well itations that CoviD-19 ty group managed to ex- as the Asia OCR. The has caused the past ecute its plans and pro- objective is to introduce months, the Pilipinas grams by collaborating Obstacle Sports, OS Fit- Obstacle Sports Feder- with the local govern- ness and Cross-training ation (POSF), the gov- ment of Olongapo and benefi ts to all sports en- erning sports associa- SM City Olongapo Cen- thusiasts and sustain- tion for Obstacle Sports / tral. ability for a more vibrant Obstacle Course Racing POSF is a member and active community. in the Philippines, and of the World Obstacle The two groups will Obsztacle Sports Team, Course Racing (OCR), be conducting free ob- an Olongapo City based the international body for P*/& 6 3#&*7& Tarlac-Aliaga stretch of CLLEx opens May 15 TARLAC CITY -- A stretch of ongoing construction. the Central Luzon Link Ex- DPWH Undersecretary for pressway (CLLEx) between Unifi ed Project Management this city and Aliaga, Nueva Offi ce Operations Emil Sadain Ecija will be open to motorists disclosed that the 4.10-kilo- by May 15. meter Tarlac Section and the Public Works and High- 6.40-kilometer Rio Chico Riv- ways Secretary Mark Villar er Bridge Section including said that within 90 days, the the 1.5-kilometer Rio Chico 18-kilometer section from the Viaduct were already com- connection of the Subic-Clark- pleted. Tarlac Expressway and Tar- At 78.46 percent comple- lac-Pangasinan-La Union Ex- tion is the 9.20-kilometer Alia- pressway in Balingcanaway, ga Section, while the 10.30-ki- Tarlac City up to Aliaga Inter- lometer Cabanatuan Sec- change in Nueva Ecija will be tion is 85.04 percent accom- “substantially completed.” plished, Sadain added. The four-lane, 30-kilome- The P11.811-billion ex- ter Phase 1 of CLLEx will cut pressway project is part of travel time between Tarlac City the administration’s Build, and Cabanatuan City from 70 Build, Build program focused minutes to just 20 minutes. on developing the provinc- “We are seeing a quality es through connective infra- infrastructure that will benefi t structure that will not only cut around 11,200 motorists and down travel time but also help commuters daily and ease farmers from the Philippines’ traffi c at Daang Maharlika rice granary in delivering their Highway about to be delivered crops to markets in Central Lu- Public Works Secretary Mark Villar inspects the ongoing construction at Phase 1 of the by the Duterte administration,” zon and Metro Manila. --Carlo Central Luzon Link Expressway. P!"#" $"%&#'( "* DPWH said Villar who inspected the Lorenzo J. Datu/PIA-3 Probe sought on blasts 45 couples tie the knot in in NE town embroiled post-V-Day mass wedding in mayoralty row B! E%)* E-/%&* B! A"#$%& M. G$'$%( SAMAL, Bataan – For- ty-fi ve couples ex- JAEN, Nueva Ecija - Sitting Mayor Antonio Pospe- changed “I do’s” in a ro Esquivel on Monday pressed for a full-dressed post-Valentine’s Day investigation on the series of explosions and gre- mass wedding at a cov- nade throwing here amid the continuing political ered court here Tuesday, controversy. minus the customary In an interview at the town hall, Esquivel said kiss-the-bride as precau- he personally requested some offi cials from the tion against the spread of National Bureau of Investigation and regional and the coronavirus disease. provincial offi ces of Philippine National Police to Mayor Aida Macalin- conduct an independent investigation on the inci- ao offi ciated in the “Kas- alang Bayan” that coin- dents. th “Ano ba ang dahilan? Pinagugulo ba nila ang cided with her 58 birth- bayan ng Jaen?” Esquivel asked, saying he was day. puzzled on the motive behind the grenade throw- She patiently guid- ing on the house of his rival, Comelec-reinstated ed the couples from the Mayor Sylvia Austria and the explosion at the back exchange of marriage Mayor Aida Macalinao offi ciates in the mass wedding. of the municipal public market recently. vows, wearing of rings, P!"#" + E&,/' E($",0' “Sa isang mayor na katulad ko na nanunungku- blessing by the godpar- lan, ang pangunahing layunin natin ay ang katahi- ents, to the signing of the any problem as one. dine Roman said, stand- they will succumb to it or mikan at kaunlaran,” he said. marriage contract. “Ito ay kasinghala- ing as sponsor to all the fi ght for their love.” In a statement last week, PNP chief Gen. De- The oldest joining ga rin ng mga kasalan 45 couples. “Make the choice of bold Sinas said the Feb. 9 explosion “has all the the marriage bandwag- noong nakaraang taon “Sana ay matutunan love kagaya ng ginawa indications of political motive apparently related to on were a 70-year-old kahit wala na ang cake, ninyo ang mahahalag- nating mga Pilipino sa the contested mayoral seat.” groom and his 50-year- alak, tugtugan, at mga ang leksyon na ibinigay labanang pandemya. We “This is already the second incident of this na- old bride. The young- palamuti dahil sa gitna ng pandemyang ito sa chose to face the chal- ture – with striking similarities to the fi rst incident of est were a 23-year-old ng pagdiriwang na ito buhay nating mga Pilipi- lenges, hinarap natin explosion and power blackout on Dec. 20, 2020,” man tying the knot with a ay ang pagmamahalan. no na sa gitna ng pag- ito, nagmalasakit tayo, Sinas said. 21-year-old girl. At napatunayan nating subok at paghihirap ay nagtulungan at nagma- “Incidentally, in both explosions, post-blast in- Some have been liv- lahat kahit na nagdaan titibay lalo kayo sa pag- halan,” the solon said. vestigation shows similarities in the bomb signa- ing-in together for years ang napakalaking unos mamahalan sa isa’t isa,” Macalinao and Ro- ture and components used in the construction of and have already chil- sa ating bansa ay patu- she continued. man, aside from giving both IEDs, indicating the possibility that it may be dren. loy ang buhay at patuloy Roman said that chal- gifts to the couples, ser- the handiwork of the same suspect,” he added. Macalinao told them ang pagmamahalan na- lenges in life are expect- enaded them with the to love one another with- tin sa isa’t isa,” Bataan ed to come but much song “Pangako ko sa Sinas urged the camps of Esquivel and Austria st to keep their respective political supporters under out condition and face 1 District Rep.