www.punto.com.ph P 10.00 Galunggong Central V 13 P statement fries N 22 unto! T - S+ D 12 - 14, 2019 PANANAW NG MALAYANG PILIPINO! Luzon Villar anew ANGELES CITY- Sen- ate agriculture and food committee chair Cyn- thia Villar is again under fi re from farmers after she suggested refraining from eating high-priced galunggong or round scad and instead shift to vegetables. “She doesn’t even know that prices of vege- tables have also gone by as much as 60 percent since the African swine fl u (ASF) hit the country a few months ago,” Kilu- Villar sang Magbubukid ng Pil- ipinas chair Danilo Ra- ang galunggong eh di Athletic stadium in all its splendor. P !"! $!%&"'( !* B!&+ M','('( mos said in a statement ‘wag kumain ng galung- yesterday. gong diba... “Mahal na Villar, already being ang galunggong [kaya] AFTER HOSTING SEA GAMES pilloried on social me- wag kumain ng galung- dia for pushing the Rice gong...Bakit di kayo ku- Liberalization Law, was main ng gulay? Mas quoted as saying : “Ang healthy yun.” BCDA faces odds sa akin lang, kung mahal P*/& 9 5#&*7& of Olympic history SSS salary loan B8 D:;/ C&(<*;+&7 benefi ts 1.29M APAS, Tarlac -- The euphoria over hosting the 30th Southeast Asian Games is set to dissipate after its dramatic conclusion at Cthe Athletic Stadium at New Clark City here last Dec. 11. member-borrowers P*/& 6 5#&*7& THE STATE-RUN Social Security System (SSS) on Wednesday said more than 1.29 mil- lion members availed the short-term loan privi- lege of the pension fund through the SSS Salary Midori Hotel-Casino plays Santa, Loan program from January to August 2019. SSS President and Chief Executive Offi cer Aurora C. Ignacio said the pension fund dis- bursed more than P26.33 billion worth of sala- ry loans in the fi rst eight months of 2019. This wishes of thousand kids granted is 10.2 percent higher than the P23.89 billion recorded in the same period last year for more B8 J"*;; M. its annual gift-giving cel- from 50 diff erent schools general manager Vic than 1.20 million borrowers. V*#&;,:*;" ebration in line with its and benefi ciaries in An- Chan, Midori Casino The bulk of the releases went to nearly 1.16 Angels’ Dream outreach geles and Mabalacat cit- general manager Man- million employed members with a total of P24.50 CLARK FREEPORT — program. ie,s including children ny Aure, BBI Philippine billion worth of salary loans, followed by more Wishes of enthusiastic lit- Now on its fourth from the Aeta communi- Business Group general than 104,000 voluntary members with P1.49 bil- tle “angels” were granted year, Angels’ Dream ful- ty. manager Jerry Kang and lion, 12,411 Overseas Filipino Worker members Tuesday at Midori Hotel fi lled the Christmas wish- Leading the gift-giv- Midori Hotel and Casino P*/& 9 5#&*7& and Casino here through es of a thousand kids ing were Midori Hotel P*/& 9 5#&*7& BEST AND BRIGHTEST. Gov. Dennis “Delta” Pineda poses with the recipients of the 2019 Most Outstanding Kapampangan Awards: P/Maj. Ohmar Bognot, law enforcement; Leilani Samson Cunanan, education; representative of Kayla Noelle Sanchez, sports; Health Undersecretary Eric Domingo, government service; Maria Glorian Tomen, social service; Elvira Punsalan Machuca, business; actor Allen Dizon, arts; Rodico de Dios, culture; Irene Adion, agriculture; Sevillo David, science and technology; Ivan Mayrina, mass media; and Jericho Arceo, youth service. The MOKA is the culminating activity of the Pampanga Day celebrations. P !"! - B!,/ L0$(!, Mt. Samat War Memorial Cross relighted 35 couples tie B• E••• B. E!"•#• He noted that they timed the knot in the lighting with the SEAG. He PILAR, Bataan -- The tower- said that after the games, fam- ing War Memorial Cross at ilies of delegates and athletes the Shrine of Valor in historic and even the athletes them- Bataan mass Mt. Samat here was relighted selves will fi nd time to visit Tuesday evening to make it vis- some places. ible across Manila Bay during “Sa pag-ikot nila sa Clark wedding the night in time with the South- ang makikita, commercial; east Asian Games (SEAG). sa Subic nandoon ang mga B• E••• B. E!"•#• “This is another historic sports; sa Mt. Samat, history. event in Mt. Samat Shrine of Malaking bagay ang history ng ABUCAY, Bataan -- Thir- Valor. We will illuminate the Bataan at Mt. Samat sa Pilipi- ty couples of various ages, second largest memorial cross nas,” Paragas said. some living-in for 30 years, in the world in making visible He said that TIEZA has exchanged “I dos” in a sim- across Manila Bay,” said Fran- many plans for Mt. Samat like ple mass wedding Tues- cis Initorio, administrator of the the lighting of the dark road, day. Mt. Samat Flagship Tourism construction of needed infra- Municipal Judge Ro- Enterprise. structures and the putting up lando Tungol presided He said the lighting will of a locator’s site for business. over the marriage rites at help promote the heritage site Retired Brig. Gen. Resti- the Las Marianas Café to and encourage tourists to ex- tuto Aguilar, chief of Veterans couples with the youngest plore the new development in Memorial and Historical Divi- groom at 18 years old and the shrine site including the re- sion of the Philippine Veterans the oldest at 88 years old. cently launched underground Aff airs Offi ce, said he could Among the newlyweds museum augmented reality not remember until when the were Marcelino Oliveria, exhibit. cross was lighted after its con- 88, and Purisima, 62, who “The ceremonial lighting struction was completed in have been living-in for eight aims to highlight the historical 1970. years. They are childless. value of the Mt. Samat Nation- He said he was assigned Joaquin dela Cruz, 52, al Shrine in time for the visit in Bataan as an Army offi cer and Maribeth, 45, bore of delegates and tourists from and he had not seen the cross seven children without the the Southeast Asian Games lighted. benefi t of marriage for 30 participating countries,” Inito- “Very historic ang pag- years. rio said. kakataon na ito dahil naila- “Para na rin sa mga “The Mt. Samat Memorial wan uli. Ito ang alay natin sa bata,” they replied when Cross aesthetic lights will also mga nagsakripisyo dito noong asked why they decided to serve as remembrance for the panahon ng digmaan. Napak- get married only now. The people who served in World abantog ng Bataan sa kasay- groom, a tricycle driver and War II,” he added. sayan hindi lamang sa Pilipi- the bride, a storekeeper, Pocholo Paragas, chief op- nas kundi sa mundo,” Aguilar described as “masaya” of erating offi cer of the Tourism said. their feeling after being de- Infrastructure and Enterprise TIEZA record showed that clared “man and wife.” Zone Authority (TIEZA), want- the construction of the War Each couple was given ed the huge cross to be visible Memorial Cross under Presi- one-half sack of rice and anytime of the day. dent Ferdinand Marcos began other giveaways. “We want to have an icon- on April 14, 1966 and complet- The mass wedding ar- ic structure na nakikita ang ed and opened in 1970. ranged by the Municipal landmark ng Mt. Samat upa- It was made of steel and re- Registrar’s Offi ce was a ng magkaroon ng ray of hope inforced concrete fi nished with project of the municipal dahil sa matinding hirap na di- chipped granolithic marble. It government under Mayor nanas ng lugar kaya naging is 92 meters high, 27 meters Mt. Samat Memorial Cross shines as beacon of valor. Liberato Santiago. shrine,” he said. long and 5.5 meters wide. P !"! - E&,1' E($!,2' Sports Tourism Awards an inspiration PHILIPPINES’ top sports tour- Representing the destination the long standing Sports Tour- Private), City of Dumaguete Event of the Year), Marco Polo ism destinations, events, and was Noel Manankil, President ism Forum (STF) which orig- (Event Organizer of the Year Plaza Hotel (Hotel of the Year), organizers were recognized in of Clark Development Corpo- inated in Cebu in 2004 but – Government), Subic Bay – Cebu Pacifi c – Juan for Fun the prestigious 3rd Sports Tour- ration who received the award moved on as an educational Ironman (Event of the Year – (Adventure Event of the Year), ism Awards at the Grand Wing from Undersecretary Benito series on sports tourism event International), Ceres – Negros Philippine Sports Commission/ of Resorts World Manila, New- Bengzon, Jr. of the Department management supported by FC (Sports Association of the Philippine National Games port City, on November 26, of Tourism; along with Charles the Department of Tourism for Year), Resorts World Manila (Event of the Year – Domes- 2019. 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