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www.tarlacweekender.com [email protected] tarlac weekender Artist’s sketch of suspects in Bulacan town execs’ slay bared ITY OF MALOLOS, Bu- old, while the second suspect is lacan -- The artist’s sketch about 5’6’’ to 5’8” in height, of Cof the two suspects in the mur- slim built, with fair complex- der of a former vice mayor and ion, black hair, and around 38 a village chief in Pandi town years old. were released to the public by Libunao said the Special In- the Bulacan Police Provincial vestigation Task Group (SITG) Office (BPPO) Thursday. “Task Force Oca” is continu- Col. Emma Libunao, acting ously conducting exhaustive BPPO director, said witnesses investigation and operation described the first male sus- that will lead to the apprehen- SACOBIA BRIDGE - This stunning bridge (that BCDA revealed will be opened to motorists by the first pect as about 5’7” to 5’9” in sion of the suspects. quarter of this year runs across Sacobia River in Bamban. The Sacobia Bridge, measuring 894 meters long height, of medium built, with “For any information related and 29.5 meters wide with six lanes, is expected to reduce travel time to about 15 minutes from the world- brown complexion, black eyes to the suspect’s whereabouts class New Clark City and its sports hub in Tarlac to the major business districts in Metropolitan Clark in and hair, and around 33 years you may Cont. on page 2 Pampanga. Groundbreaking ceremony held Water quality improvement 846 rebels, supporters (read on in CL surrender to Army page 6) (read on

for TSU Concepcion Campus on (read 2) page in Bulacan river cited units in 2019 page 3) Millions in fines collected from RDC greenlights Capas-Botolan erring emission testing centers on (read 6) page (read on page 2) Road Project LG Komentaryo DA assures continuous Isang Palaisipan financial support to Ang Real Estate Act o mas kilalang RESA ng Pilipinas - Gabay sa mga nagbebenta agripreneurs (read on page 5) at bumibili ng mga lupa o bahay. Ayun sa batas, bawal maningil ng komisyon ang di BataanBataan towntown landfilllandfill lisinsiyadong ahente. facesfaces closureclosure overover publicpublic BASAHIN SA PAHINA 8 (read on page 6 healthhealth riskrisk Reprint

KAKAMPI MO ANG BATAS MAGKASANGGA TAYO HATAW NA KAIBIGAN • Visa ni Bato •Novel Corona Virus- Panawagan: huwag mag- Kanselado!!! HINDI BIRO!!! panic buying o hoarding

• Kelangan natin ang page 5 •Mabuhay PBGen Rhodel page 4 page 4 • • ng pangontra sa Nvirus • VFA!!! Sermonia!!! By: Atty. Batas Mauricio By: Nestor Castro By: Roldan Ramos February 2-8, 2020 2 tarlacweekender Local News Army chief lauds accomplishments of Capas Love Batangas Armor Division AMP O’DONNELL, have been instrumental Tarlac - Army Chief to the strong presence CLieutenant General Gilbert of mechanized infantry Gapay lauded Monday the units and the accom- accomplishments of Armor plishment of missions of Division (AD). the unified command,” “Despite the limitations in Gapay said during his terms of manpower, equip- visit at the AD Headquar- ment and resources, your ters in Camp O’Donnell commitment and dedication in Capas, Tarlac. Armor Division Commander Major General Robert Dauz (right) He cited the key fac- APAS, TARLAC - Having and supported by Sangguniang San Pascual, Batangas. welcomes Commanding General Lieutenant Gener- tors that will direct AD been through the same Bayan members, local busi- A total of 150 volunteers al (left) during his visit at the division’s headquarters to success namely good Ctragic experience when Mt. nesses, schools, and its Kapam- including officials, LGU in Camp, O’Donnell, Capas, Tarlac. (Gabriela Liana S. Barela/PIA 3) leadership, individual Pinatubo erupted in 1991, the pangan and non-Kapampan- employees, volunteers, rep- commitment and dedica- local government unit (LGU) gan residents. resentatives from different “Continue embodying excel- tion, and teamwork and and good leadership to this unit,” he and its locals gathered dona- It was able to gather 4 truck- religious sectors, public lence, integrity and profession- camaraderie. said. tions and help for the people of loads of medicine, food, goods, school teachers, Wellspring alism in performing your duties “The quality of lead- For the second factor, Gapay un- Batangas. water, clothes, and hygiene kits High School and Montessori to achieve the overall mission of ership we provide to our derscored that the role of each per- The CapasLove Batangas which were distributed among School of St. Nicholas assist- the Army (in particular) and the forces and units compen- sonnel is significant to the overall Relief Operations project was displaced residents of San ed in the relief operations./@ Armed Forces (in general),” the of- sates all our limitations. efficiency of the unit. initiated by local chief exec- Nicolas, Lemery and Agoncillo capasinformationoffice ficial added. Hence, I congratulate “Lastly, we always work as one utive Reynaldo L. Catacutan in three (3) evacuation sites in Gapay assumed as the 61st Com- AD Commander Major team. Without our teamwork, we manding General last December 486 rebels... General Robert Dauz for would never achieve the accom- 09985985392,” 6, 2019. /Trixie Joy B. Manalili Artist’s sketch of supects... exemplifying an orderly plishments that we have attained,” he Libunao said. from page 3 stressed. (CLJD/TJBM-PIA 3) from page 1 The victims,now we are busy doing ev- Oscar “Oca” Mar- erything we can to protect quez, 54, of Barangay Mana- the people from any she- Groundbreaking ceremony held tal and former vice mayor of nanigans the NPA might come up with, especially Pandi; and Mauro Capistra- that more and more NPA for TSU Concepcion Campus no, 56, village chief of Ba- members and their support- rangay Bagbaguin, were shot ers are returning to the folds dead in front of a restaurant of law,” Agustin said. on the Plaridel Bypass Road We are also taking extra in Barangay Bulihan, Plar- effort in our information idel last January 19. drive for the youth, as they a r e Capistrano was a broth- Cont. on page 5 er-in-law of Marquez, who was the vice mayor of Pandi DPWH Regional Office from 2013-2016 and young- 3 has been developing the contact Bulacan TOC Ho- road since 2013 through its er brother of former Mayor tline No. 09178563153 or regular fund under the Gen- Celestino Marquez. /Manny eral Appropriations Act. Plaridel MPS Hotline No. Balbin (PNA) The agency is proposing to complete the remain- ARLAC CITY - Tar- pus located at Barangay San Nicolas Legacy Project RDC greenlights Capas-Boto- ing road portion of about Tlac State University Poblacion, Concepcion, Tarlac held It is a legacy project of Munic- 36kms, on top of the already and the Local Govern- on January 28, 2020. ipal Mayor of Concepcion Hon. The additional TSU campus is a Andres D. Lacson, Municipal Vice completed 32.26km roads ment of Concepcion led including seven bridges of 9,000-square-meter lot owned by the Mayor of Concepcion Hon. Atty. lan Road Project the groundbreaking cer- LGU Concepcion. Joey L. Baluyut and the Sanggu- ALANGA CITY - Region- targets an effective and efficient 1,081.8 linear meters (lm) in total length. It would also emony for the TSU Con- niang Bayan al Development Council transport facility, reducing cepcion Extension Cam- Cont. on page 3 B(RDC) has passed a resolution travel time and cost,” Zambales construct eight additional endorsing the Capas-Botolan Provincial Planning and Devel- bridges with a cumulative Road Project of Department opment Officer Renato Romero total length of 1,612.82 lm. of Public Works and Highways said. The project costs (DPWH). Construction will take five PhP5.89-billion through The project seeks to establish years, from 2020 to 2024, and Official Development As- a direct link between the prov- will be open by 2025,” Romero sistance funding./Carmela inces of Tarlac and Zambales. It added. Jane F. Villar (CLJD/CJFV- PIA 3)

The Tarlac Weekender is published every weekend except during election season when publication is on a bi-weekly basis. The Tarlac Weekender is printed and La Fuerza published by Two Angels Publishing every weekend, with contact office address at Lot 2 Block 4, St. James Hardware and Subd., Pag-asa, Brgy. Tibag, Tarlac City. Mobile Phone No.: (0917) 506-9123 Construction Supply E-mail Address: [email protected] Website: www.tarlacweekender.com Mailing Address: P.O. Box 16 For all your plumbing Tarlac City Post Office, 2300 Publisher: Roldan P. Ramos Columnists: Editor: Sol Suarez Nestor A. Castro and electrical needs Consultant: Freddie Farres Circulation: Edgar P. Ramos Atty. Batas Mauricio Lay-out & IT Services: Mac Gayao Roldan Ramos Along F. Tanedo, Kevin Villena Clyde Sacpa Cartoonist: Levis Tarlac City, Opinions expressed by the opinion writers are their own and do not necessarily reflect the position of this paper. Call: 0995-378-1692 February 2-8, 2020 846 rebels, supporters Former Kadamay mem- Regional News tarlacweekender 3 in CL surrender to Army bers undergo solar lamp units in 2019 installation training ORT MAGSAYSAY, Nueva mentation of EO 70 which ORT MAGSAYSAY, Nue- With the whole-of-nation FEcija -- A total of 846 mem- mandated all local government Fva Ecija - About 30 former approach through Executive bers of the New People’s Army units and national government Kadamay members benefitted Order No. 70, plenty of oppor- (NPA) and their supporters in agencies to play an active role from solar lamp installation tunities have been proposed Central surrendered to in ending insurgency and work training provided by Technical and acted upon by various Philippine Army units in 2019. with Philippine National Po- Education and Skills Develop- government agencies to attain From the figure, 24 are con- lice and Armed Forces of the About 30 former Kadamay members benefitted from solar lamp ment Authority, 48th Infantry peace and development, and installation training provided by Technical Education and Skills sidered as Regular NPA mem- in bringing about Battalion (48th IB) and mu- this solar installation training bers, 21 as Milisyang Bayan, inclusive peace and sustainable Development Authority, 48th Infantry Battalion and municipal nicipal government of Pandi in is one of those. With the Phil- 228 are part of Underground development to the nation, the government of Pandi in Bulacan. (7th Infantry Division) Bulacan. ippines being a tropical coun- Mass Organizations, 157 as programs were enhanced and The five-day training held try, solar electricity should be mander Lieutenant Colonel “We only require coopera- Sangay ng Partido sa Lokalidad became highly effective. Felix Emeterio M. Valdez reit- tion from you (the people) and and 416 are mass supporters. “With more stakeholders at the Pandi Technological In- given priority as one of our sus- stitute seeks to deepen under- tainable energy resource,” 7th erated that they will continue be open to whatever oppor- “Majority of the surrenders putting in efforts to show the tunity our government, along standing of the process and Infantry Division Commander to intensify their campaign of during the 4th quarter are people, down to the baran- with our stakeholders, can of- system used in turning solar Major General Lenard T. Agus- giving the underprivileged the credited to the 69th Infantry gay level, what we have to of- fer,” he added. /Carlo Lorenzo necessary assistance and uplift Battalion in Guimba, Nueva fer, what benefits await them energy into consumable ener- tin said. J. Datu (CLJD-PIA 3) Ecija with 438 followed by 48th should they (the NPA mem- gy. For his part, 48IB Com- their living conditions. Infantry Battalion in Bulacan bers and their supporters) sur- with 222 and 84th Infantry render, more and more are tak- were gathered in 1,036 clean- marked improvement in its riv- Battalion in Carranglan, Nue- ing courage to come back, be Water quality improvement up activities. er system that was included as va Ecija with 100,” 7th Infantry with their families, and experi- He said a swimmable area in one of the world’s dirtiest riv- Division Commander Major ence peace,” Agustin furthered. Manila Bay was also declared ers. General Lenard T. Agustin said. Those who voluntarily sur- in Bulacan river cited in Aguawan Beach in Sisiman Santos said before the Manila “Of course, we credit this render to Army units are as- BANDO, Bulacan -- Water Port of Barangay Tawiran in village in Mariveles, Bataan Bay rehabilitation program was accomplishment to Executive sessed for qualification to the Oquality of Manila Bay in this town on Sunday. where the fecal coliform level launched, oyster farms togeth- Order 70 otherwise known as Enhanced Comprehensive this part of Central Luzon has Moreno said it is imperative based on DENR’s latest reading er with other fish species in the whole-of-nation approach to Local Integration Program shown marked improvement. to save the seafloors as most of was at 21, most probable num- town’s river system, were badly end local communist armed (E-CLIP) that provides finan- This was the assessment of the fish will eventually die due ber (MPN) that is way below affected because of the pollu- conflict,” Agustin added. cial assistance and livelihood the representatives of different to plastic pollution. the standard level of 100 MPN. tion. The 7ID has long implement- trainings for former rebels. government agencies led by the The Manila Bay clean-up ac- “Many have doubted us and “One year after the Battle for ed its Community Support Under E-CLIP, firearms re- Department of Environment tivities in Central Luzon were questioned our potentials to Manila Bay was launched, oys- Programs in its area of respon- muneration starts PhP12,500 and Natural Resources (DENR) simultaneously held on Sunday win this battle for Manila Bay ters, together with other fish sibility to help communities for Caliber .22 and as high as tasked to implement the man- in this town, Barangay Con- but a year after this program species, are now starting to sur- in addressing their needs and PhP214,000 for Light M60 Ma- damus of the Supreme Court to suelo in Macabebe, Pampanga; has been launched, I believe we vive and thrive in the Obando resolving the prevailing issues, chine Gun. The government rehabilitate Manila Bay. and at the Balanga Wetland and can all say we are winning this,” River system,” he said. especially those in remote and and the Army also ensure the Paquito Moreno Jr., region- Nature Park in Balanga City, Moreno said. Santos said that before, mar- depressed areas, and protect safety and security of those al executive director of the Bataan. Obando Mayor Edwin San- ginalized fisherfolk in their them from NPA exploitation. who choose to surrender. DENR-Central Luzon, was Since the launch of the Battle tos said the clean-up activity town always complained that However, with the imple- Right among the guests during the for Manila Bay last year, More- of Manila Bay in Bulacan was not enough fish were being Cont. on page 2 first anniversary of the Battle no said a total of 1.6 million ki- launched in Barangay Tawiran caught in their municipal wa- for Manila Bay held at the Fish los of wastes in Central Luzon in this town, and has shown a ters. Groundbreaking ceremony held... Cont. on page 6 from page 2 Gabaldon LGU provides assistance to rebel returnees members, TSU Board of Re- Opening a TSU Concepcion gents members Hon. Reynaldo Extension Campus was once ORT MAGSAYSAY, Nueva manding Officer LieutenantPhP2,000 as immediate assis- The military official assured L. Catacutan (Capas Mayor) a dream of the town which FEcija -- The municipal gov- Colonel Reandrew Rubio ac- tance from municipal govern- the rebels that they will be as- and Hon. Dennis Norman T. is now part of its history and ernment of Gabaldon provid- companied the surrenderees ment. Emata also promised to sessed for qualification to the Go (Tarlac 2nd District Board milestones. ed Monday assistance to three and paid a courtesy call to shoulder the baptismal of their Enhanced Comprehensive Member), and TSU President “At last, ang pangarap ng rebel returnees. Mayor Jobby Emata. children and their enrolment to Local Integration Program Dr. Myrna Q. Mallari, who are Concepcion ay matutupad na 91st Infantry Battalion Com- “Each returnee received PhilHealth,” Rubio disclosed. (E-CLIP) to receive immedi- referred to as the legacy team ate cash and sustainable live- rin,” said Vice Mayor Baluyut by former DepEd Secretary lihood assistance amounting Jesli A. Lapus who graced the in his welcome remarks. WANTED IMMEDIATELY PhP65,000. event. With the presence of the DRIVER – Male, stay-in, for company executive, with a minimum of “Those active members of According to Mayor Lacson, DepEd representatives from 5 years driving experience. Driver will be driving mostly for out of the New People’s Army (NPA) the LGU allotted 75 million the Tarlac Province Division town trips within northern and central Luzon. Starting salary: P12K/ who will lay down their arms pesos from their local funds and teachers from the neigh- month with all legal benefits and other incentives. and return to the folds of the for the construction which will boring BSANHS, Vice Mayor law can surely avail the services undergo for 10 months. Baluyut stressed that the youth of the government, specifically SALES EXECUTIVE- Male and female. Those with driver’s license the ECLIP, for them to start a The 36.5M Phase I construc- of Concepcion can now ad- tion has undergone bidding peaceful and new life,” he add- vance from secondary to quali- and can drive proficiently is preferred. Preferably single, self driven with an allotted 35M funding ed. ty tertiary education within the and motivated with ample experience in sales and marketing. Suc- for 2020. Barangays also gave cessful applicants should be willing to be assigned at Central Luzon In a statement, 7th Infantry 20% of their respective budgets municipality. Division Commander Major for the TSU Concepcion Ex- In response, President Mal- (Tarlac, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija). Starting salary: P12K/month with General Lenard Agustin said tension Campus. lari reassured that the brand of all legal benefits, generous commissions and other incentives. the Army is sincere with its ad- As a legacy project, the Con- TSU education will definitely vocacy for genuine peace and cepcion campus will help TSU be available to the future Con- COMPANY SECURITY GUARD – Male, preferably with experience development. accommodate around 500 en- cepcion campus students. “7ID will continue to provide rollees by 2021, its target year Security Guard License and actual experience as security guard. what is due to the NPA mem- The Concepcion extension is Starting salary: P12K/month with all legal benefits and other incen- of operation. the 5th TSU campus following bers who will choose to surren- tives. der and go back to mainstream the inauguration of the Capas Fulfilled dream for quality ed- Please send your detailed resume to: [email protected]. Please indi- society,” he furthered. /Carlo Cristo Rey Extension Campus ucation within Conception cate the position you are applying for. Lorenzo J. Datu (CLJD-PIA 3) in 2018. February 2-8, 2020 4 tarlacweekender Opinions A virus we have brought on ourselves that we can stop ourselves By Gab Mejia (www.manilatimes.net) A NEW decade has just begun, and thousands of citizens all over the world have already been affected by the newly dis- covered 2019 novel coronavirus (2019 nCoV), growing at an unprecedented rate that has severely impacted families and the daily lives of humanity across several continents and regions. A disease that has been proven to be lethal, having already killed more than 130 people in China, the epicenter of this threaten- ing pandemic. Hysteria and fear Editorial that have resulted in precautionary PANAWAGAN: HUWAG MAG-PANIC BUYING O HOARDING MAGKASANGGA TAYO measures being imposed in places NG PANGONTRA SA N VIRUS: May panawagan po ako sa lahat. like Hong Kong and Taiwan, where visas for the Chinese have Huwag na po muna tayong magkumahog bumili ng face masks, • Visa ni Bato Kanselado!!! been suspended and flights to and from Hubei province have vitamin C, at alcohol. Panlaban nga po ito sa Ncorona virus at iba • Kelangan natin ang VFA!!! been forcibly canceled. pang sakit na nakakahawa na umiikot sa paligid ngayon, pero pag We are living today in such interesting and difficult times, nagpa-panic buying tayo, nauubos ang stock ng mga ito sa mga By: Nestor “Paken” Castro botika o iba pang tindahan, kaya hindi tuloy makabili yung mga gutted by global atrocities and adversities, from threats of war isa ni Bato Kanselado - Ano ba naman yang US Visa na to volcanic eruptions and locust swarms. But after the many tunay na nangangailangan. Ganundin, pag may panic buying, ang pinayayaman lamang natin Vyan, ano ba naman ang importansya at saysay ng isang US diseases that have afflicted the human race, with the Ebola ay yung mga negosyateng nagho-hoard o nagtatago ng mga bagay Visa para sa isang tao? Bagamat naiintindihan ko na kung ang virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome and Middle East respi- na ito at tapos ipinagbibili sa mas mataas na presyo. Gaya noong isang Pilipino ay maraming extended family(s) sa estados unidos ratory syndrome within the last few decades, it is not just the araw ng Biyernes, Enero 31, 2020. Akalain niyong walang mabili ay kakailanganin nga naman ng US Visa ngunit kung para la- mere existence of a highly contagious virus that is deadly, but ang ating mga kababayan ng face masks, vitamin C, at alcohol sa mang makapasyal ay hindi dapat manghinayang si Senador Bato the negligence of the intertwining chain of consequences rooted kahit na anong drugstore, malaki man o maliit? sa pagkansela ng kanyang visa lalong lalo na at napakarami pa in environmental factors and heightened by cultural and geo- Uulitin ko po: delikado nga ang sakit na dala ng Ncorona virus, na ibang bansa na maaring mapuntahan. Katulad halimbawa ng political factors. pero ang buhay o kamatayan nating lahat ay sa Diyos at Tagapaglig- Africa, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan o China kung saan napakaram- tas na ang Pangalan ay Jesus nakasalalay. Kung nais na ni Jesus na ing mapupuntahan sa China lalong lalo na ngayon na mayroon Science and research have shown that the underlying cause matinding attraction sa Wuhan kung saan makikita natin ang of nCoV is directly linked to wildlife, a zoonotic infectious tayo ay kunin na sa mundong ito, wala namang magagawa ang kahit na sino, kahit pa siya pinaka-mayaman o pinakamatalinong pagtatayo ng isang gusali (major hospital) sa panahon na 10 days disease that was directly transmitted through eating wild lamang; at kung suwertihin kayo ay may libreng corona virus pa duktor. Pag ayaw pa Niya, wala namang magagawa ang sinuman animals. A globally threatening disease that only started in kayong madadampot. Kaya kung ako si Senatong este Senator para tayo patayin. Tandaan natin yan! such a minuscule scale in a local wet market in China. Though Bato ay hindi ako magtatampo sa amerika at sa halip ay kusang the Chinese are already known for such cultural and traditional loob kong isasaoli ang aking invalid o cancelled US Visa. -ooo- Sa tutuo lang ay sangayon din ako na kumuha ng visa ang mga practice of eating exotic animals like sharks, snakes and bats, DEAR ATTY. BATAS: Sa problema pa din ni Ms. Aileen ukol sa kano kapag pupunta sila sa ating bansa, yun ang sinasabing recip- what makes it sinister is not that it transcends the boundaries anak niyang menor de edad pa lamang na ayaw ng suportahan ng rocal diplomatic relations. Kung ang pinoy kelangan kumuha ng of culture, but that it has an underlying issue of illegal wildlife ama nitong nakakuha na ng ibang kabit. Sa pag-aaral ng BATAS trade. visa eh di ganun din sana sa mga Kano kapag pupunta sa atin ay (Buklod ng mga Abogadong Tagapagtaguyod ng Adhikaing Sam- kelangan rin kumuha ng visa. Humanity has already been fighting to save our dwindling bayanan) at LIGHT (Lawyers Instructed on Godliness, Humility, biodiversity in order to achieve sustainable practices, as well as and Truth), ipapayo po namin ang pagsasampa ng mga kasong #### to protect the continued coexistence of man and nature. More kriminal (RA 7610) hindi na lamang laban sa ama ng bata, kundi Kelangan natin ang VFA - Sa pagkakataon na ito ay kokon- so in understanding the environmental roots of this highly pati na sa kaniyang bagong kabit at sa mga magulang ng kabit. trahin ko ang ating mahal na Pangulong PRRD pagdating sa contagious disease — that this global atrocity should not be Sa amin pong tingin, maliwanag na ang pag-ayaw ng ama ng bata kanyang planong ikansela ang visiting forces agreement (VFA). pinned down to a mere race or nationality, as other countries na suportahan ang kaniyang anak ay bunga ng pagbibigay naman Mr President, maling mali po ang nais ninyong mangyari na niya ng suporta sa bago niyang kabit, at, batay sa paglalahad ni Ms. also practice the consumption of exotic animals in their own makansela ang VFA. Kelangan natin at Cont. on page 5 cultures. We must respect such cultural practices the same way Aileen, sa mga magulang ng kabit na sa ngayon ay malalakas pa at we do with other people’s religions and beliefs. malulusog pa naman. Sa kabit at sa kaniyang magulang napupunta ang perang dapat ay isinusuporta sa bata ng kaniyang ama (kung It is only the oppressive system of dictatorship and ignorance Ipinangako din ng Diyos ang talino sa sinumang hihingi nito wala sana itong kabit). (Santiago 1:5); ang pagkamit nila ng lahat ng kanilang kailangan of the rights of the people, unlawful practices and heightened Lumilitaw sa sitwasyong ito na nagkakarooon ng tinatawag geopolitical tensions that we should stand against, be united (Mateo 6:33); gagaling sila pag sila ay may sakit (Santiago 5:14); na conspiracy o pagsa-sabwatan ang amang ayaw magsuporta sa muli silang lalakas at sisigla (Isaias 40:31); pagpapalain sila sa against. United like the scientists, engineers and researchers kaniyang anak, at ang bago niyang kabit at ang mga magulang ng lahat ng kanilang gagawin (Deuteronomio 28:6, 12). Ang tawag ng doing their part in sharing information despite cultural dif- kabit upang pagkaitan ang bata ng suportang dapat ay kaniyang AND KNK dito ay unang antas ng kaligtasan. Ngayon, ang tanong, ferences, with the goal of unraveling the structure of the 2019 tinamasa. At hindi lang yun. May conspiracy din sa pagitan ng papaano ba tatanggapin ng isang tao ang mga ito? Manatili pong nCoV in order to develop vaccines and cures to stop the spread lalaki at ng bagong kabit at ng mga magulang ng kabit na huwag na nakasubaybay, pero ang unang hakbang ay nakasulat sa ibaba nito. of this deadly disease. ding suportahan ni lalaki ang ina ng bata, daan upang makasuhan We, as a human race, may have started this disease ourselves, din silang lahat ng paglabag sa karapatan ng babae (RA 9262). -ooo- but we too as a human race could stop this ourselves. PANALANGIN NG PAGTANGGAP KAY JESUS BILANG DIYOS -ooo- AT TAGAPAGLIGTAS, AMA, ANAK, AT ESPIRITU SANTO: KALIGTASAN SA HIRAP NG BUHAY SA DAIGDIG NA ITO, “Panginoong Jesus, tinatanggap at pinananampalatyaan kita na KAKAMPI MO ANG BATAS IPINANGAKO NG DIYOS: Sa aral ng Simbahang Anak Ng Diyos ikaw ang Diyos Ama, Anak, at Espiritu Santo na bumaba mula Kadugo Ni Kristo (AND KNK), ang sinumang tao ay may kaligtasan sa langit at tumungo sa lupa sa anyo ng tao, upang ibigay sa akin Panawagan: huwag mag-panic habang nabubuhay ito sa mundo---kaligtasan mula sa kahirapan, ang kaligtasan mula sa aking mga kasalanan. Patawarin mo ako buying o hoarding ng pangontra kaguluhan, at kabiguan sa buhay. Maraming mga bersikulo ang sa aking mga kasalanan, at isulat mo ang aking pangalan sa iyong sa Nvirus naglalaman ng pangako ng kaligtasang ito sa buhay ng tao sa Aklat ng Buhay. Isinusuko ko sa iyo ang lahat sa aking buhay, ang By: Atty. Batas Mauricio daigdig. Una dito ay ang Jeremias 29:11, kung saan ipinangako aking isip, salita, gawa, at hitsura, sa lahat ng pagkakataon. Amen.” ng Diyos na ang Kaniyang plaon para sa tao ay puro kabutihan. Mapapanghawakan ang pangakong ito dahil, ayon sa Bilang -ooo- INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: “Kung makikinig kayo sa tinig ng 23:19, ang anumang sinabi ng Diyos ay Kaniyang gagawin. Hindi TUMAWAG PO KAYO SA AMIN: Kung gusto ninyong magkaroon Diyos at susunod sa Kaniyang mga utos…itatampok niya kayo sa Siya tao na pupuwedeng magsinungaling, kaya naman kung ano ng mas matinding kaalaman kung sino ang tunay na Diyos, tumawag lahat ng mga bansa. Mapapasainyo ang lahat ng mga pagpapalang ito ang kaniyang ipinangako, yun ay Kaniyang ipagpapatotoo. Ano po kayo sa amin sa 0977 805 9058, 0918 574 0193, 0933 825 1308 o kung makikinig lamang kayo sa tinig ng Diyos at susunod sa Kaniyang ang mga pangakong ito ng Diyos? Sabi Niya, tatanggap ang tao ng sa aking Messenger account sa Facebook, “Melanio Lazo Mauricio mga utos…” (Deuteronomio 28:1-2, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya). kapangyarihan (Gawa 1:8); magagawa ng mga nanampalataya sa Jr.” Email: [email protected], [email protected]. Kaniya ang lahat ng ginawa Niya, at higit pa (Juan 14:12); sasagana Maaari din po kayong magbasa ng aming website sa AND KNK, -ooo- sila at magtatagumpay (Josue 1:8). ang andknk.ph o www.facebook.com/attybatas. HATAW NA KAIBIGAN February 2-8, 2020 When a senator’s US visa is deemed greater Commentaries tarlacweekender 5 •Novel Corona Virus- HINDI BIRO!!! than the Republic By: Antonio Contreras •Mabuhay PBGen Rhodel Sermonia!!! (www.manilatimes.net) By: Roldan Ramos DA assures continuous ll it took was for the United States to cancel Sen. Ronald abuhay PBGen Rhodel Sermonia - Mukhang nagsasagawa A“Bato” dela Rosa’s visa for all hell to break loose. At first, financial support to ng malawakang balasahan ang ating makisig at butihing Malacañang spokesman Salvador Panelo downplayed it as a MPNP Regional Director (Region 3) na si RD PBGen Rhodel Ser- non-issue. monia. Alam naman natin na, natural lamang sa isang pinuno ng As it turned out, President was so affected by agripreneurs opisina na ilagay ang kanyang mga kilala at subok na mga tau- what happened to dela Rosa that it induced him to let loose his AGALANG, Pampanga - Department of Agriculture (DA) han sa isang puwesto. Ito ay isang sistema na ginagawa maging pent-up rage against the US, something that dates as far back to Massured its continuous support to agri-entrepreneurs sa pampubliko o pribadong sector. Lalung-lalo na sa ating mga his issues with former US President Barack Obama. In retaliation through the launching of two loan programs. police and law enforcement services kung saan ang integridad, for the cancellation of dela Rosa’s visa, he lashed out at the Vis- In his keynote address during the 5th University Anniversary kapabilidad at kredibilidad ay ang ilan lamang sa mga aspeto na iting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the US. In his typical exple- of Pampanga State Agricultural University, DA Secretary William napaka-importante lalung-lalo na at nasisiguro ko na ang num- tive-laden ramblings, the President initially gave the impression Dar said the loan programs namely Kapital Access for Young ber one marching orders ng ating PNP Chief Archie Gamboa sa that it was a threat, where he gave the US one month to restore Agripreneurs (KAYA) and AgriNegosyo are meant to scale up the lahat ng mga Regional Commanders ay ang image building and dela Rosa’s visa, and failure to do so would cost the US the VFA. agri-business of farmers and fisher folks as well as encourage the enhancement ng ating mga kapulisan para sa ganoon ay manum- But later, it appeared that it was no longer a threat, but a directive young generation to engage in the sector. balik ang tiwala at kredibilidad ng ating mga kapulisan. for the appropriate agencies to begin the process of terminating Records from higher education institutions show 603, 000 stu- Base sa aking info na aking nakalap, ito daw si PBGen Sermon- the VFA. dents graduated with degrees in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, ia (PMA, Makatao Class of 1989) ay isa ring action man at hindi Senator dela Rosa must indeed be very lucky as a person for and veterinary medicine from 2014 to 2019, excluding students mag-aatubiling disiplinahan ang kanyang mga subordinates. whom the President feels a lot of warm affection. Dela Rosa must who took up short courses on those fields,” he said. be so important a person for the President, a valuable ally. Many Ang problema nga lang General SIR ay mukhang may mga il- Under the KAYA loan program, agripreneurs aged 18 to 30 are people simply couldn’t believe that dela Rosa’s US visa could ang opisyales ng PNP na tunay na kataka-taka kung paano sila offered loans in the form of working capital and fixed asset ac- be more powerful and valuable to the President than a bilater- naging opisyal in the first place?! Mayroon akong alam na isang quisition requirements for their start up or existing agribusiness. al agreement with the US which, while problematic, has also opisyal na ubod ang korap at boplaks na boplaks (TOLONGES). Each borrower may loan up to PhP500,000 which is payable for Tunay na isang malaking palaisipan kung paano siya na-promote brought many benefits, particularly to our military. But defenders of the President, and of dela Rosa, argue that it five years with zero interest rate. Aside from that, the Agricultural mula nung siya ay kapitan at ngayon ay isa na siyang Major (Ma- Credit Policy Council (ACPC) also provides mentors to assist the jor problem sigurado). O Dyos Por Santo, Mahal na Panginoon is not just about dela Rosa’s visa. The senator himself pointed out that it is about the one-sided US-Philippine relations, and of a borrowers in handling their business,” Dar said. paano bagaang (ala eh) naging opisyal ang pulis patola na ito, Meanwhile, the AgriNegosyo loan program is open to sole pro- mabuti na lang at hindi siya PNPA Graduate kung hindi sana ay President whose temper is triggered when his people are treated unfairly. prietors, partnerships, corporations, associations, and coopera- napakalaking kahihiyan sa academy ng mga kapwa PNPA. At eto tives who are planning to start or expand their business ventures. pa ang kataka-taka - ang boplaks na ito ay isang Chief of Police These rationalizations are not convincing. Our relations with China lack balance and symmetry, with the President taking up a Agripreneurs with micro or small business enterprises may ng isang bayan sa Tarlac. Kaya kapag personal kong nakausap si avail the loan up to PhP15 million as working capital under this. PD Poklay na isang Boy (PNPA Class ‘94, if I am not mis- policy of appeasement, if not of fear, towards it. Former ombuds- All they need to do is submit a business plan, government-issued taken) at si RD Sermonia ay aking isa-suggest na ipa-iskuling ng man Conchita Carpio Morales and former Cont. on page 7 ID, and loan application form to a partner lending conduit,” the at least 15 years hanggang sa magretiro na ang mokong na ito at secretary said. huwag bigyan ng command responsibility. 846 rebels, supporters in CL... He added that ACPC extends loan to farmers and fisher folks #### ...from page 2 through government and non-government financial institutions which act as lending conduits to manage the credit program, dis- Novel Corona Virus- HINDI BIRO - Huwag po natin bale- easily ensnared into the web of lies the enemy weave to trigger walahin ang corona virus. Hindi po ito biro mga kabayan at mas burse credit funds to eligible borrowers, and to monitor and col- their idealistic passions, use it to their advantage, and even use lect loans from borrowers. mainam ng mayroon tayong takot at malaking ingat sa ganitong them as child warriors,” he furthered. uri ng mga sakit kaysa sa masyadong malakas ang loob natin at A budget of PhP 1-billion each was allocated for the two loan Having successfully dismantled the Komiteng Larangang Gue- programs. (CLJD/MJSC-PIA 3) babalewalain natin ang sakit na ito na nakamamatay. rilya (KLG) Caraballo, a known NPA Guerilla Front that used to Ang isa nating dapat gawin ay palakasin natin ang ating resis- terrorize in the tri-boundaries tensiya at immune system nang sa ganoon ay kung sakali malasin of Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan tayo at tayo ay madapuan, ay ating malusutan si corona virus. and Aurora, Agustin now sees Katulad ng matagal ng kasabihan sa Ingles that an ounce of pre- the eventual downfall of KLG WANTED IMMEDIATELY vention is better than a pound of cure. Ibig sabihin ay sumuot ng Sierra Madre in Region III. / The Weekender face mask, parating mag-hugas ng kamay at mag alcohol, umiwas Carlo Lorenzo J. Datu (CL- sa mga inuubo-ubo at kapag mayroon kayong nalaman o nasus- JD-PIA-3) Group of Publica- petsahan na posibleng may ganitong sakit ay agarang ireport sa DOH. Hasta La Vista. 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Eh ng notice o abiso ang mga Kano na kung nais nilang magpatu- kung bakit kasi ang lulupit ng Pampanga Week- loy ang VFA ay magbigay sila ng mas malaki na aid at suporta ibang mga ahente na mang ender, Nueva Ecija sa ating bansa, sapagkat aking napag-alaman na napakaliit ang istir, manlinlang o manggant- Weekender and Bu- binibigay na suporta o tulong (aid) ng Amerika sa Pinas kump- so ng kanilang kapwa ahente o ara sa binibigay ng Amerika sa ibang mga bansa na hindi naman kung minsan ay mismong sell- lacan Weekender will kasing strategic na katulad ng ating bansa. er o nag bebenta o buyer ang begin circulation soon. All interested applicants are requested to Yaan lamang ang aking humble suggestion Mr. President. Pera- kanilang ginogoyo. pera lang Mr. President. 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February 2-8, 2020 6 tarlacweekender Regional/National News CBCP orders precautionary measures vs. ordered to pray the Oratio Im- to full health and humbly pray Millions in fines collected from perata starting on Sunday. that we may be spared from in- nCoV during Masses “We exhort all our parishes fection of this virus,” said the ANILA -- The Catho- of the guidelines stated in the to pray this ‘Oratio’ in all of our order which was approved by erring emission testing centers lic Bishops' Conference circular said. weekdays and Sunday Masses, CBCP president Archbishop Mof the Philippines (CBCP) on Mejia also ordered churches LARK, Pampanga -- The opacity and analysis of the gas- after Holy Communion, kneel- Romulo Valles. Wednesday ordered clergy to always ensure that the holy Department of Transpor- eous emission of a motor vehi- ing down, starting on February “As the world watches with members to implement precau- water in their stoups is clean. Ctation (DOTr) is set to remit cle in accordance with Repub- 2 (Sunday), Feast of the Presen- anxiety and vigilance the tionary measures in Masses to “Check and change regularly millions of pesos to the gov- lic Act 8749 or the Philippine tation of the Lord. In praying spread of 2019 Novel Corona help prevent the spread of the the holy water from holy water ernment’s coffers it collected as Clean Air Act. we invite ourselves with all our Virus (2019-N CoV), we turn 2019 novel coronavirus (2019- fonts and provide/install pro- fines from erring private emis- Violations committed range brothers and sisters suffering to our Loving Father in heaven nCoV). tective cloth in on the grills of sion testing centers (PETCs). from having no testing probes, from the disease brought by for protection and guidance,” In Circular No. 20-05, CBCP confessionals,” he added. The agency noted a signifi- no testing machines, to the this virus, bring up to God our it added./Ferdinand Patinio secretary-general Fr. Marvin Likewise, the faithful are ad- cant increase in fines collected non-appearance of vehicles for longing for them to be restored (PNA) Mejia said communions must vised to refrain from holding starting 2017. testing or falsification of test be placed on the hands instead hands while singing “Our Fa- For the period of January 1 results. of putting it in the mouths of ther" and shaking hands during to January 27, 2020 alone, there DOTr Secretary Arthur Tu- churchgoers. the sign of peace. were already 86 PETCs that gade said violations committed “The communion in the The CBCP added that the have been found to have com- by these testing centers endan- hand be practiced ordinarily to recommendations were ap- mitted violations. ger not just the lives of the pub- help prevent further fear from proved by their medical ex- These erring testing cen- lic, but also harm the environ- people who are reasonably cau- perts. ters have paid a sum of ment. tious about this matter,” a part Bishops and priests were also PHP9,990,000 in penalties. He warned violators that In 2019, PHP10,890,000 was their permits to operate could Water quality impv’t... “But now fishermen collected in fines for the period be revoked. from page 3 have started to catch fish of April to December from 89 “This increasing number of that are enough to feed CLEAN-UP DRIVE. Some of the volunteers from different govern- erring PETCs. violators is a clear manifesta- their families,” he added. ment agencies, non-government organizations, and youth leaders For 2017, a total of tion of their defiance to the law. Santos attributed this improvement to the residents’ awareness join in clean-up activities in the Fish Port of Barangay Tawiran, PHP90,000 in fines from three Your accreditation as emission on proper waste disposal. Obando, Bulacan on Sunday (Jan. 26, 2020). The Manila Bay PETCs was collected, while a testing center is just a privilege He said wastes were previously being dumped in the town’s wa- clean-up activities in Central Luzon were simultaneously held in total of PHP450,000 in fines given to you by the government. terways, forcing the local government unit to set up a garbage Barangay Tawiran; Barangay Consuelo in Macabebe, Pampanga; were collected from six PETCs Do not wait for us to issue sus- transfer station in Barangay Tawiran. and at the Balanga Wetland and Nature Park in Balanga City, in 2018. pension orders or revocation Santos said the town’s garbage transfer station is now being Bataan. (Photo by Manny Balbin) PETCs are authorized pri- of your permits to operate,” he eyed to be converted into a material recovery facility, where the vate facilities of the DOTr en- said. (DOTr PR) garbage will be segregated and transformed into recyclable ma- ng share na dapat natatanggap nito (I have been asking for their gaged in testing the level of terials. financial statement but what they were submitting were mere ex- Julie Daquioag, regional director of the Department of the Inte- penses without the income and they are not remitting to the mu- rior and Local Government (DILG), said their agency was tasked nicipal government its due share),” Inton said. Bataan town landfill to regularly monitor the rehabilitation efforts for the Manila Bay He said their agreement was for the municipal government to cleanup activities. dump garbage in the landfill free of charge. She confirmed that the town of Obando has been “very compli- “Noong una zero billing kami pero ngayong may violations ito, faces closure over ant” with the program and that no show-cause orders were issued may billing bigla ang munisipyo (At first, we had zero billing but to its local government units. they suddenly billed the municipal government when they were Santos attributed the diminishing garbage dumping on the found with violations).” public health risk town’s river system to the strict implementation of local ordi- The mayor said he could not understand why the company ERMOSA, Bataan -- The the local government. nances and national laws on garbage disposals. /Manny Balbin makes decisions without the consent of the municipality. Hmunicipal government “Una, unsegregated waste. (PNA) “Saan ka makakakita ng partnership na hindi ini-inform ang here issued Monday a notice Tumatanggap ito ng unseg- partner (Where will you find a partnership wherein a partner is of violation against a sanitary regated waste sa ibang bayan after magtapon ng basura,lo, ang leachate pond. Kailan- not being informed)?” landfill in one of its villages, samantalang kami dito nagpa- iko-kober ng six inches na soil gan ang leachate pond meron He said Econest did not advise them that it would allow other threatening it with closure if it pakahirap para magsegregate ang basurahan pero wala (First, chlorination. Wala pa. Nang areas outside of Bataan to dump wastes in the Hermosa landfill. will continue to pose danger to ng basura (First, unsegregated every day after dumping gar- mag-inspect ako, wala (Third, “Ang usap namin Hermosa at Bataan lang para matulungan public health. waste. It receives unsegregated bage, it should be covered with the leachate pond. The leachate ang lalawigan habang ginagawa pa ang para dito pero may Que- Mayor Antonio Joseph In- waste from other areas while we six inches of soil but they don't). pond should have chlorination zon City na at Laguna (We agreed that Hermosa and other towns ton enumerated various viola- sacrifice here segregating our Pangalawa, pangako walong but when I inspected, there was in Bataan will dump waste in the landfill while a new one is being tions allegedly committed by garbage),” he said. taon ang Cell 1 pero two years none yet)," he said. prepared for the province but now, and Laguna are Econest Waste Management Inton said that based on its pa lang puno na. Overloaded na Another thing, the mayor using the landfill).” Corp., operator of the landfill category as a sanitary landfill, Cell 1 (Second, they promised said, was that the firm con- Asked what he will do after serving the notice of violation, In- in Barangay Mambog since July the facility has to meet certain that Cell 1 will be filled in eight structed a building without ton said: “After i-serve ang notice of violation, tingnan natin com- 2017 under a private-public conditions. years but it is only two years permit and without the consent pliance nila. Pag hindi sila nag-comply, wala akong magagawa. partnership (PPP) scheme with “Una, kailangan every day and it is already full). Pangat- of the local government. Ipapatigil ko basurahan kung ito’y magpo-pose ng danger sa pub- “Wala ng respeto sa mu- lic health (After the notice of violation is served, we will see their nisipyo ng Hermosa bilang compliance. If they will not comply, I can do nothing but to stop partner sa PPP (They have no the landfill operation if it will pose a hazard to public health).” respect for the municipal gov- Orly Balean, municipal disaster risk reduction management ernment as PPP partner),” In- chief, said they served the notice because of an incident last Janu- ton said. ary 11 when a monitoring and inspection team discovered dump He also questioned why trucks with unsegregated wastes dumping in the landfill. employees of the municipal “Malinaw ang mandato ng batas na dapat segregated ang dina