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By Ashley Manabat

ANGELES CITY – A multi-billion pesos commercial center will soon rise on a

40-hectare lot at the back of the city hall here in Barangay Pulung Maragul all the way to adjacent Barangay Dau in Mabalacat City.

New CBD to rise in ACIn a statement re-

leased over-the-week-end, AC Beautiful Is-land Realty Develop-ment Corp. (ACBI) said it hopes to transform the property into a mixed-use project that could become the next central business district (CBD)

in Central Luzon.Project director Al-

exander James E. Jazmines announced that the groundbreaking ceremony will be held at noon on February 8 to signal the start of the multi-billion peso project

City Mayor Edwin D. Santiago and City Councilor BJ Lagman, who chairs the Committee on Environmental Protection, lead the annual Citywide Cleanup Day on February 1 by sweeping the sidewalks of the city. CSFP CIO Photo

On Its 15th cityhood charter anniversary, san Fernando, boast-ing its vision to become a livable city, held the annual Citywide Clean-up Day on February 1 as a kickoff activity for Kaganapan 2016.

the City Govern-ment of san Fernan-

CSF holds citywide cleanupdo, through its City En-vironment and natural Resources Office (CEN-RO), aims to make clean-liness a way of Fernandi-nos’ everyday lives.

Mayor Edwin D. san-tiago is positive that through environmental protection programs, the city government can en-

sure a better future for the Fernandino children.

the mayor advocates and envisions the public to be well-educated to-wards the importance of a greener and healthier environment.

“Reduce, reuse, and recycle. Each one of us

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AnGELEs CItY – the Pinoy Gumising Ka Movement (PGKM) said there was a “failure of bidding” of the Mimosa Leisure Estate (MLE) at the Clark Freeport Zone (CFZ) in the wake of re-ports that only one bidder

ONLY 1 BIDDEr

PGKM sees ‘midnight deal’ in Mimosa Estate bidding

that submitted the min-imum bid was declared winner by the Clark De-velopment Corp. (CDC) last month.

PGKM Chair Ruper-to Cruz alleged that the purported bidding could be part of the “midnight

deal” to wrap up the con-tract to a favored compa-ny under the guise of pri-vatization of the 201.64 hectares Mimosa estate.

Published reports last week indicated that the CDC “has awarded the contract for the devel-

opment, operation and management of the MLE to the Gotianum-led Fil-invest Group” composed of the consortium Filin-vest Development Corp. (FDC) and the Filinvest Land, Inc. (FLI).

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By Ding Cervantes

AnGELEs CItY - A Poe administration would work for the passage of the Freedom of Informa-tion (FOI) law in its first 100 days.

sen. Francis Escude-ro, vice presidential run-ning mate of sen. Grace Poe, made this assur-ance in a press confer-ence here recently, as he cited such law as one of three measures he and Poe are eyeing as top measures to curb graft and corruption in the government.

Escudero said that despite the cases filed by the Aquino govern-ment against big-time

SAYS ChIz

FOI in first 100 days of Poe gov’t

personalities, including former Pres. Gloria Ma-capagal-Arroyo and su-preme Court Chief Jus-tice Renato Corona, cor-

Poe

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GonG Xi Fa Cai! Angeles City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan with wife Herminia and Angeles University Foundation President Dr. Joseph E.L. Angeles lead the kick-off of the Chinese New Year Celebration at SM City Clark organized by the Confucius Institute at AUF. Also present are (L-R) CI-AUF Philippine Director Dr. Lourdes T. Nepomuceno, CI-AUF Chinese Director Dr. Zhang Shifang and Mr. Xu Qiantu, president of the Filipino-Chinese Amity Club-Central Luzon Chapter. The exhibit showcases photographs on China’s One Belt, One Road initiative plus live calligraphy and traditional tea-making. Contributed photo

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LUBAO, Pampanga--the local govern-ment here is slowly etching its way as a prime tourism destination now target-ing health buffs and bike enthusiasts.

On saturday, the town wel-comed bikers from all over Luzon in the first-ever Pradera Cycling Clas-sic at the Pradera Wakeboarding and Golf Country Club in Barangay Prado siongco here.

the two-day event, according to Pradera sales and Marketing head, Fatima Kokhawala, was attended by hundreds of executive bikers or career individuals and young professionals who share the same passion for the sport.

Day one was kicked-off with the holding of a 20-kilometer team tri-

Lubao eyes title as Pampanga’s cycling capitalal Race that traced a route from the wakeboarding site to the eastern in-gress of the Bypass Road in Barangay sta. Cruz here.

Close to 200 bikers took to the street and capped the race in just about 20 minutes with the team of sante Barley leading the pack to take home the first place finish among 26 teams.

team tri Delta of Pampanga, though finishing at fifth--two spaces short of a podium finish--was elated for the team’s showing in its first crack in a team competition.

Organizers have also slated a indi-vidual Criterium race within the fences of Pradera Verde, which boasts of a wide span of property housing a world-class golf course, wakeboarding facili-

ty and an annual hot-air balloon fiesta that attract thousands of local and for-eign tourists.

On the second day was a more challenging race—a Road Race—that trekked the Megadike that afforded the participants both a safe race track and a stunning view of the ones lahar-raged areas of Pampanga.

Mayor Mylyn Pineda-Cayabyab, who brought in peace-keeping and emergency response teams to the competition, hopes the event will spur a barrage of international sporting ac-tivities in their towns.

Pineda-Cayabyab said cycling is a fast-growing sporting craze which brings to one place enthusiasts from here and abroad.

she believes that their town is ca-pable of hosting bigger events such as the yearly hot-air balloon fiesta also held at Pradera.

the mayor said that since the hot-air balloon fiesta is only held once a year, there should be other sporting ac-tivities that the public can enjoy while in their town.

sporting events, she said, helps generate income to local with the tour-ists coming in to either watch or partic-ipate in the competitions.

Pradera is accessible via the Jose Abad santos Avenue and the subic-Clark-tarlac Expressway either through the Dinalupihan exit if near-by Bataan, Floridablanca exit or Porac exit. –Press release

Team Delta is ready to kick some... asphalt.Contributed photo

By Ding Cervantes

AnGELEs CItY- sen. Grace Poe dismissed her purported blood re-lations with sen. Ferdi-nand “Bongbong” Mar-cos Jr. as an “urban leg-end” devoid of any basis.

In a recent press con-ference here, Poe admit-ted being tempted to pur-sue a DnA test to once and for all settle the is-sue of her being alleged-ly the daughter of the late dictator Pres. Marcos.

“Minsan dumaplis sa isip ko ba’t di natin gawin,” she said, refer-ring to a DnA test involv-ing her colleague in the senate. “Pero ayaw ko nang manggambala ng mga tao (But I don’t want to be of bother to other people),” she added.

Only recently, a docu-ment allegedly from a fo-rensic scientist claimed that a DnA test on Bong-bong indicated he and Poe were related. the document, however, was spurious.

thanking Bongbong

Urban legend,Poe dismisses ‘blood

relations’ with Marcos

PEOPLE born in the Year of the Monkey are cheerful and ener-getic by nature and usually rep-resent flexibility. They are also known as wise, intelligent, con-fident, charismatic, loyal, inven-tive and have leadership.

As children, those born in the Year of the Monkey will usher in an inordinate amount of delight, animation, and humor into your life. Clever and oh so curious, he’s a little trickster by nature, and uses his abundant brains, charm, and improvisational sav-vy to cut every challenge down to size. And no challenge is too monumental for him.

An inventive genius with un-shakable faith in himself, the Monkey child is brimming with

bonhomie and fairly bursting with energy. An inventive genius with unshakable faith in himself, your Monkey child is a mischievous button pusher who will drive you to distraction, but he won’t fail to steal your heart in the process.

For kids and kids at heart, sM Children’s Accessories celebrates Chinese new Year with a collec-tion of cute, lovable, and hugga-ble monkey plush toys and novel-ty bags that will make school and playtime lots of fun.

Bring home hugs, joy and charm with these cute little mon-key’s, available in sM Children’s Accessories department of the sM store in Olongapo, Pampanga, Clark, san Fernando Downtown, Baliwag and Marilao.

toy Kingdom, on the hand, has amazing monkey toys that bring lots of luck and kids would love to hold, hug, and dream with. there are cuddly plush monkeys in playful colors and fun sizes, as well as bright mon-key stuffed toys that come with unique blankets perfect for warm hugs and good night sleep.

these Year of the Monkey in-spired collectibles are available at toy Kingdom Express outlets in the sM stores and toy King-dom stores in sM City Pampan-ga. say Kung Hei Fat Choi! And grab these items also available at toy Kingdom store located at 3rd floor of Lucky Chinatown Mall. Also visit www.toykingdom.ph –SMPP

Little Monkeys at SM Children’s Accessories and Toy Kingdom

for his tolerance of the issue, Poe nevertheless dismissed the rumors as being without any basis.

Rumors have it that Poe was the late pres-ident’s daughter by her aunt, movie star Rose-marie sonora, young-er sister of her adoptive mother susan Roces.

But Poe said that her aunt had never been pregnant before at any-time before she was born. she noted that at the time of her birth, her aunt had been busy at work with sampaguita Pictures, then a top pro-ducer of tagalog movies.

“It’s all urban legend,” she stressed.

this, even as Poe dismissed anew the al-legations of her critics that she would be mere-ly a factotum of her vice presidential running mate sen. Francis Es-cudero should they both win in the May elections.

“Chiz has done much but in the end, it will al-ways be my decision,” she said.

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By Ashley Manabat

PORAC, Pampanga – the country’s first ever Archery Challenge Maze is now open at the sandbox at Alviera in Barangay Hacienda Dolores here af-ter its inauguration over-the-weekend.

Dubbed Aqtiv Archery, participants are given a mission that must be com-pleted within three to five minutes in the maze depending on the mission’s level of difficulty, according to Krizia Chu-tranquilino, general manager of Oculus Archery.

Unlike target archery, participants must expect twists and turns on mov-ing targets.

For the first mission, archers will face off against monsters of the wall. they will be on the run which adds dif-ficulty to the activity. In keeping with the theme and more fun setting, par-ticipants will be wearing costumes and headgears.

tranquilino said for the recreation-al archer, it’s the next step to improv-ing their skills and enjoying archery even more at the sandbox.

themed settings will be changed over time so if you’re a court jester in this adventure, you may be a witch, a Viking or even a Hippie in the next, tranquilino said.

The Sandbox offers different ar-chery packages but first timers can try the 30-minute target archery first which includes basic lessons, equip-ment and a stationary target.

According to tranquilino, this is a pre-requisite before guests can try Aqtiv Archery, which requires basic ar-chery knowledge that has to be com-bined with agility and hand-eye coor-dination.

Archers who beat the set time for the challenge will be granted Archery Elite status and will win tokens from Oculus Archery. Every end of the

Phl’s first archery challenge maze opens at Sandbox

TEaM CD. Ceremonial shoot of Mayor Carling Dela Cruz during the recent launching of Aqtiv Archery in SandBox at the Alviera township project in Porac, Pampanga. Joining him are members of his line-up: Michelle Bengco, Councilor Daboy Enriquez, Ludi Muli and Councilor Ronie Mercado.

Photo courtesy of Leo Villacarlos

month, the top five fastest archers that completed the challenge will be show-cased.

the rate for Aqtiv Archery is at P250 per attempt on the challenge maze and a package rate of P400

which includes a 30-minute target ar-chery.

tranquilino said Alviera and Ocu-lus Archery will look into hosting tour-naments in sandbox in the future in partnership with academic and sports

institutions.Joining tranquilino at the inaugu-

ration of Aqtiv Archery were Mayor Condralito “Carling” Dela Cruz, Alviera executives led by Leo Grate, Porac of-ficials and the Chu family.

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City traffic“WE CAnnOt do everything overnight but we are doing what we can.”

said City of san Fernando Mayor Edwin santiago as he assured his constituency that the city government is “taking steps to ease traffic” vis-à-vis the influx of investments.

As it is, santiago said, the city hosts a daytime population of 1.1 million – workers from other towns, tourists and visitors included.

Why, an average shopping mall alone, santiago disclosed, “generates from 5,000 to 6,000 vehicular activity.” And the city currently hosts two sM City malls, Robinsons starmills, Waltermart, and Jenra Jumbo. With Vista Mall having also started limited operations last year.

the city expects two more sM malls along with the planned mixed township project of Megaworld Corp. near the Capitol, said santiago.

On paper, that makes already one daunting traffic nightmare.

Anticipating all these developments, santiago spoke of short- and long-term programs including road-widening, establishing alternative routes, and the construction of new roads.

that is the long and short of it. For starters, santiago can start with a study

on the stupidity of locating a bus terminal at Robinsons with a cross-over to sM City Pampanga.

By their very nature, malls are already a magnet to traffic. Throw in a terminal there and all hell will definitely break loose.

While there is nothing wrong with santiago taking on a traffic solution that is infrastructure-heavy – road construction and expansion, alternate routes, it does not start and end there.

A greater part of the solution is enforcement. Strict enforcement of traffic rules and regulations. As a matter of fact, it makes top priority.

With the way motorists – most specially truck, jeepney and tricycle drivers – flout traffic laws and regulations, the general commuting public could only wish for not just letting Digong Duterte loose but even unleashing Jason Ivler and Rolito Go on them.

Yes, Mister Mayor, the city is bound to enact and enforce traffic laws. Don’t just leave it to the Land Transportation Office. They are a big part of the problem.

Presidential becomes NanayGRACE POE has it all cut out for Pampanga.

Of the perennial problem of flooding: “Ang solusyon ay dapat magkaroon ng dam na 21,000 hectares (coverage?), dalawang catch basin, para naman ‘yong tubig galing sa matataas na lugar, pupunta do’n at hindi makakabaha sa mga distrito dito at makakatulong pa sa irigasyon.”

Yeah, the other bird hit by the same stone is the farmers’ eternal summer woe – shortage of water for irrigation. swell.

the funds to make the dam happen? What’s P20 billion from the national

government savings of P600 billion. so said she, and, even more significant, her presidency’s openness: “Kami ay bukas sa mga ganitong uri ng proyekto na mararamdaman ng mga magsasaka, ng mga residente [sa mabababang lugar].”

Why, to show that she had done her Pampanga homework assiduously well, she has even asked local government officials of right-of-way issues that could arise from the damming project and was assured there was none.

In the Clark International Airport, Poe finds a no-brainer, citing: a) five million overseas Filipino contract workers in the airport’s catchment area of Central and northern Luzon; b) the decongestion of the ninoy Aquino International Airport with the CIA’s full operationalization, if only as an alternative airport, and its consequent effect on Metro Manila traffic; c) the CIA’s extensive runways and expansive spaces; d) the trade, tourism and employment opportunities a fully operationalized CIA will effect in the region, among others.

Poe’s running mate Chiz Escudero duly – and dutifully – seconding: ”Gagamitin natin bilang hub ang Clark sa paglipad papunta sa ibat ibang parte ng bansa dahil dito walang traffic at mas mabilis kaming makakauwi sa Quezon City kaysa mag-landing kami sa NAIA na sobrang traffic at sobra pa rin ang traffic mula Pasay pabalik ng Quezon City. Kami po siguro ang magiging unang ehemplo ng paglipad at paggamit ng Clark ngayong darating na halalan at saka sa Clark wala pang Laglag Bala scheme.”

Thus, among the first priorities of a Poe presidency – a national policy declaring the CIA as one premier gateway: “Kaya nga sinasabi ko, sa aking panunungkulan sa Malacanang ang mga kuarto roon ay hindi para sa meetings lamang. Kailangan may isang kuarto dun para

sa infrastructure development kasi po ang mga programang katulad nito sa Clark, ang pagkakaroon ng railway system na konektado sa Metro Manila ay priority, sapagkat anim na taon lang ang administrasyon ng isang pangulo na gusto ko within the first year ay maumpisahan na ang implementasyon.”

All this and a complementary railway to connect subic, Clark and other cities in Central Luzon with Metro Manila!

GRACE POE has it all cut out for political leadership.

“If we aim for the development of both country and humanity, then we must have a leader who can deliver with a heart,” she told her audience of senior citizens Friday at the Benigno Aquino Hall in the Capitol grounds.

Furthered Poe of her model: “A kind of mother’s love wherein no one will be left behind. All sectors will be included in development.” not the least of which, the elderly who have given the best years of their lives for love of family and country.

“Working nanay ‘ika nga. Kayang magtrabaho at kumalinga sa pamilya ng sabay,” Poe citing the clear advantage of her gender in leadership positions, in matters of state and hearth.

And she, herself, finding the full definition in Gov. Lilia G. Pineda: “Programa para sa senior citizens, kababaihan, kabataan at maging mga katutubong Aeta dito sa Pampanga ay kanyang natututukan…Hindi naman siguro magiging unopposed si Governor Nanay kung hindi siya nagtatrabaho ng maayos at mahal ng mga Kapampangan.”

Poe could have struck there a most sympathetic chord with the Gov, hoping it gets translated into the province’s way over one million votes.

Aye, it is in molding herself in the Nanay template of governance that Poe may just make it all the way to the Palace.

Assuming, of course, the supreme Court successfully defusing the legal landmines the Commission on Elections laid out along her path.

On FEBRUARY 3, 1945, the American forces liberated nearly 4,000 prisoners of war in the University of santo to-mas (Ust) internment camp in Manila, which signaled the full American control and vic-tory over the Japanese invad-ers in the Philippines.

the month-long battle, which ended on March 3, 1945, destroyed the city and left scores of people dead. It marked General Doug-las MacArthur’s victory in the campaign of reconquest against Japanese military oc-cupation from 1942 to 1945.

the losing Japanese troops took out their anger and frustration on the civilians caught up in the crossfire,

committing multiple acts of severe brutality, later known as Manila Massacre.

For the rest of the month, the Americans and Filipino guerrillas mopped up resis-tance throughout the city.

An estimated 100,000 Fili-pino civilians were killed, both deliberately by the Japanese and from artillery and aeri-al bombardment by the U.s. military forces. About 12,000 Japanese soldiers died, most-ly sailors from the Japanese Manila Defense Force.

With Intramuros secured on March 4, 1945, Manila was officially liberated.

Before the fighting ended, MacArthur summoned a pro-visional assembly of promi-

nent Filipinos to Malacanang Palace and in their presence declared the Commonwealth of the Philippines to be per-manently reestablished.

“My country kept the faith,” he told the gathered assem-bly. “Your capital city, cruelly punished though it be, has re-gained its rightful place -- cita-del of democracy in the East.”

Hence, in memory of the victims of the war, on Feb-ruary 18, 1995, the Shrine of Freedom, also known as Memorare Manila Monument, was erected at the Plaza de santa Isabel, also known as the Plaza sinampalukan, at the corner of General Luna and Anda streets in Intra-muros.

The American forces liberate prisoners of war in Manila

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Halo-haloding Cervantes

Opinion Napag-uusapanLangFelix M. Garcia

Is Medjugorje a hoax, after all?

ARE tHE supposed Marian apparitions in Medjugorje, which allegedly started way back in 1981, a huge diabolical hoax?

I have been a huge fan of Medjugorje for many years, spreading its supposed messages at every opportunity in my daily dealings with relatives and friends. there have been websites that, by their titles alone, disparaged Medjugorje. I shunned them all, almost by instinct.

But the other day, a friend who had been to Medjugorje four times came home to tell me he would never go back and, almost pleadingly, urged me not to believe in the alleged apparitions there.

My friend said that while there were things holy in Medjugorje, such as the Masses and the Confessions, he got “bad feelings” during his last visit.

I quote my friend further: “the so-called visionaries of Medjugorje live in villas with vineyards and own second properties and maybe more. I witnessed (alleged visionary) Jakov in the hall behind st. James church ask people for money and hand around a box. I gave him nothing but some people were putting in 50 euros, etc.”

Years ago, Ivan, one of the alleged Medjugorje visionaries, was a guest at a university in Angeles City where he supposedly had an apparition before Mass. I and my mother were among the hundreds who filled up the gymnasium. the purported apparition happened before Mass, somewhere in a room near the stage, but limited to the presence of a select few, including a rich man who was known to have abandoned his wife to live with a young beauty queen. the purported apparition’s exclusivity was disconcerting, but I gave in to the thought that the man and his woman would likely emerge remorseful and changed. to this day, I have yet to hear of his conversion.

Ivan gave a talk after the Mass. I found him a bit arrogant and somewhat too self- confident of his being “visionary.” My faith in Medjugorje, however, was not shaken.

Last year, the Catholic news Agency quoted Italian media as saying that Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith “met June 24 to discuss the alleged Marian apparitions in Medjugorje, reaching the conclusion that they are inauthentic, but recognizing the site as a place of prayer.”

Vatican watcher Gianluca Barile then wrote that “for the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, in fact, the ‘apparitions’ do not have any supernatural character; therefore it is forbidden to the faithful to participate in the ‘ecstasy’ of the six ‘seers’, and the latter are prohibited from divulging the texts of the messages they supposedly receive from the Madonna.”

Barile said the negative judgement regarding the apparitions is based on inconsistent theological messages; the visionaries’ economic interests in the site; and their disobedience to the local bishop.

noted Catholic writer Malachi Martin also observed that unlike other approved and non-approved-though-quite-credible Marian manifestations, the alleged Blessed Mother always had her feet hidden by her robe and never seen.

In relation to this, Martin cited Padre Pio’s experience of an apparition of what seemed to be the Blessed Mother. But when the good padre, now a saint, looked down, he realized it was diabolical and immediately ordered it to go away in Jesus name.

Martin said Padre Pio knew the apparition was the devil in disguise because its feet were not visible. In the approved apparitions in Fatima and Lourdes, the Blessed Mother’s feet were visible, as they were in the still unapproved alleged apparitions in Garabandal, spain in the 1960’s.

this is not to assert that the visibility of the Blessed Mother’s feet is a standard parameter for judging the supernatural character of apparitions, but there’s something worth the note in this.

so would I go on promoting Medjugorje in this space? I am suspending judgement. this is one case wherein I ask readers to likewise do so and allow the Church its still pending judgement on the case.

But there are other Marian apparitions which, without doubt, can be believed without fear of being led astray, because they had the official imprimatur of the Catholic hierarchy. Apart from the already well-known apparitions in Fatima and Lourdes, we have, in modern times, the apparitions in Kibeho in Rwanda and those in Akita, Japan which are fit to satisfy even the urges of the sensationalists.

Di nga kaya benggadora?ItOnG kamakailan muling pagbisitani Grace Poe (kasama ang ka-tandem niyana si Escudero) sa AC, Pampanga,yan sa ganang akin lubhang mahalaga.

Pagkat nagkaroon ng pagkakataonang local media at Pangulo nitongAbeKa, kay Grace Poe upang maitanongitong isyu hinggil sa ‘Airport congestion’

na kasalukuyan nating dinaranassa nAIA ngayon, dahil mas madalasang aeroplano ay halos isang orasmunang nasa ere bago makalapag

sanhi nitong walang sapat na espasyosa ‘runway’ kung kaya nga’t madalas bagomakalapag itong ibang aeroplano,maghihintay muna ng bakante ito.

O mag-take off itong mga papaalispara maka-landing ng walang panganibitong sa itaas ay ilan nang besesnagpaikot-ikot para lang maging ‘safe’

Ang pag-lapag nila at kung saan baleliban sa palaging ‘late’ ang ibang biahe,Ang gastos ng ‘airline’ medyo lumalaki sa ‘aviation fuel’ na nasayang pati.

Kaya nga’t sa puntong ito sinimulannina AbeKa Pres. Alex Cauguiranat ng local media kay Poe – kung mahalalbilang Presidente kung anong plano n’yan

Hinggil sa naturang ‘congestion’ sa nAIA,at kung itong Clark ay kinokonsiderang mabait at butihing senadora, ‘as an alternative’ kung manalo siya?

Malinaw at walang pag-aalinlangangsinagot ni Poe si Ginoong Cauguiran,na itong Clark din ang ninanais niyang maging ‘next to NAIA’ kung kinakailangan?

At kung saan ayon kay Chiz Escuderongayon pa lamang ay siya at si Grace Poeay isusulong na nila sa senadoang panukalang Bill hinggil para dito.

At sa oras na ‘yon, matapos ang ilangmga katanungan na magalang namangsinagot ni Poe ay nais ko rin sanangmagtanong subali’t ako ay naunahan

ng ibang kasama hinggil kay PangulongGloria Macapagal, na ipinakulongna ng kasalukuyang AdminstrasyonGayong accused pa lang yan ng pandarambong.

Malinaw ang naging kasagutan ni Poehinggil sa tanong na kung siya’y mananalo, di kaya ang dating Pangulong Arroyolalong mawalan ng tsansang maabsuelto?

Pagkat paniwala ni susan Roces-Poeat gayon din ni Grace, na kaya natalosi “Da King” ay dahil dinaya umanong Comelec at ng kampo ni Arroyo?

At ang sagot ni Grace… humigit-kumulang,ipauubaya niya sa Hukumanang patas at walang bahid alinlanganng pagkiling nito sa panig ninuman.

At higit sa lahat tunay na hustisyaang dapat umiral ang sabi pa niya,kaya sa puntong yan ay maka-aasa tayo na si Grace Poe ay di benggadora!

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NOTICE OF ExTrAjuDICIAL SETTLEMENTnotice is hereby given that the heirs of POLICArPIO P. BANAL who died

intestate on October 2, 1985 in Angeles City, Pampanga executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial settlement with Deed of sale of his estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 3, Blk. 47 of the subd. plan (LRC) Psd-202163, being a portion of Lot 29-B (LRC) Psd-197241, LRC (GLRO) Rec. No. 11732) situated in the Bo. Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 208281-R, before Notary Public Jackson Visda Yabut as per Doc no. 1524, Page no. 22, Book no. LVII, series of 2010.Punto! Central Luzon: February 3, 10 & 17, 2016

NOTICE OF ExTrAjuDICIAL SETTLEMENTnotice is hereby given that the heirs of DALE ErWIN WYMAN who died

intestate on January 30, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial settlement with Waiver of Rights of his estate, more particularly described as Joint Savings Account No. 0735447335 in BPI Nepo, Angeles City Branch with an Available Balance of Php 557,546.81 as of March 2015, before Vice Consul Rainier J. Casis in the City of Los Angeles, California, U.s.A. as per O.R. No. 3010, Service No. 2128, Doc No. 9546, Page No. 89, Series of 2015.Punto! Central Luzon: January 27, February 3 & 10, 2016

Republic of the PhilippinesOFFICE OF tHE CItY CIVIL REGIstRAR

Mabalacat City, PampangaPublication noticeR.A. 10172

NOTICE TO THE PuBLICIn Compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG

Memorandum Circular no. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A 10172) Notice is hereby served to the public that MYrA Q. MAruCuT-GONZALES has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in the sex from MALE to FEMALE in the Certificate of Live of Birth of MYrA QuIZON MAruCuT at Mabalacat, Pampanga and whose parents are rENATO MAruCuT and ZENAIDA QuIZON.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than seven (7) days after the completion of the publication period.

VICtOR tERRY A. MEDInACItY CIVIL REGIstRAR

FOR tHE CItY CIVIL REGIstRAR:sGD. CAROLInA I. AQUInO

Administrative Assistant VIPunto! Central Luzon: January 27 & February 3, 2016

called “The Infinity.”Jazmines said the

master planner for the Infinity project is re-

New CBD to rise in ACnowned urban plan-ner and developer Feli-no “Jun” Palafox, Jr. of Palafox Associates while the principal architect is the Lichauco, Guilas, Vil-

plays a vital role in tak-ing good care of our sur-roundings,” said Mayor Edsa as he led the in-spection and cleaning of various sidewalks of the city during the drive.

“Let’s instill and make sure that we preserve our environment for our

CSF holds citywide cleanupFrom page 1 children and the future

generation,” he added.Workforce from the

LGU, together with vol-unteers from other gov-ernment agencies and private sector, participat-ed in the simultaneous early morning cleanup.

Mayor Edsa, togeth-er with Vice Mayor Jim-my Lazatin, City Coun-

cilor BJ Lagman and CENR Officer Engr. An-ele David and city hall employees, joined hands in the drive by sweeping the sidewalks.

Following the ratifica-tion of a city resolution in 2006, the city declared February 1 as the City-wide Cleanup day.

Kaganapan 2016 in-

cluded the cleanup drive in its roster of activities, which will celebrate san Fernando’s 15th city-hood charter anniversary on February 4.

some netizens also commended Mayor Ed-sa’s endeavor in including the protection of environ-ment in his governance agenda. –CSFP CIO

Filinvest said the CDC gave the notice of award for the deal through a 50-year lease agreement on January 27.

“We are very bullish about the Clark area and the prospects of Clark as an international airport hub, given the growth in this tourism corridor and the congestion experi-enced in Metro Manila airports,” FDC and FLI President Josephine Go-tianun Yap said.

the Filinvest group was the lone bidder for

PGKM sees ‘midnight deal’...From page 1 the contract. On Janu-

ary 15 it submitted a bid of P800 million, the mini-mum acceptable bid.

Earlier, FLI also inked a deal with the Bases Conversion Develop-ment Authority (BCDA), the mother company of CDC, for the joint ven-ture partnership and de-velopment of the initial 288-hectare parcel of the Clark Green City (CGC).

BCDA Presi-dent-CEO Arnel Pacia-no Casanova said the joint venture corporation would be owned 45 per-cent by BCDA and 55 percent by FLI which has

a term of 50 years re-newable for another 50 years.

Cruz said it is doubt-ful that Filinvest could pour in billions of pesos in investment for the de-velopment of 500 hect-ares of land in Clark.

Meanwhile, it can be recalled that the presi-dent of the 1,800-strong Mimosa Golf and Coun-try Club Association, Inc. (MGCCAI) has ex-pressed “deep sadness and dismay” over the CDC for barring them entry in the pre-bid con-ference of the MLE held at the CDC Boardroom

on september 30, 2015.MGCCAI President

Allan Dungao said they were denied entry into the proceedings “despite our plea to be even only mere observers, being Mimosa members.”

CDC communica-tions manager noel tu-labut told him that there were no more vacant seats inside the board room., Dungao said.

As it turned out, there was only one bidder with the minimum bid, which according to Cruz, is grossly disadvantageous to the government.

–Ashley Manabat

ruption has persisted in the government because anti-corruption mea-sures have been “institu-tionalized.”

the passage of the FOI bill would help insti-tutionalize efforts against graft and corruption, he stressed.

“We want the FOI passed into law in the first 100 days of the Poe

FOI in first 100 days of Poe gov’tFrom page 1 administration,” he said.

Escudero also stressed that need to minimize “areas of dis-cretion” in government offices. “In the Bureau of Customs, for exam-ple, shipments that ar-rive are not immediate-ly processed. the policy should be first in, first out to remove areas for cor-ruption,” he said.

He also cited the need to enforce punishment

on anyone found to be involved in government anomalies, regardless of how small the case is.

this, even as Escu-dero also dismissed crit-ics who say he would run the government for Grace Poe should they both win in the coming polls.

“that’s an insult not only to Grace but also to women,” he said, noting that Poe has proven her

“independence” on many occasions.

He noted that at least five times, Poe had turned down the invita-tion of the President him-self to run under the Lib-eral Party in this May’s elections, despite the fact that she won as sen-ator under such party.

“I don’t think even her mother (actress susan Roces) can dictate to her,” he added.

lanueva LG+V Architects and Planners. the land-scape architect is BCL Asia Landscape Archi-tects.

Jazmines explained

that the project got its name from the number 8 which is the shape of the property when viewed from above. He also said that the project is not

on the design aspect of the CCtV project, that would surely entail addi-tional cost to the govern-ment,” it noted.

ADI also reported that change in the tOR also led to “significant differ-ences in the bill of quan-tities” and that “although the number of cameras might seem the same, the breakdowns have glaring differences.”

The firm also belied the claim of MIAA author-ities that the bidding for the camera surveillance project had to be immedi-

MIAA ignores pending protests...From page 10 ately done as a measure

against the so-called “laglag bala” scandal.

“there is no imminent danger to life or property during a state of calamity to speak of,” ADI lawyer Enrico Quiambao said.

Quiambao also said that “the statement of MIAA management that it had sought the opinion of the Government Pro-curement Policy Board (GPPB) is a convenient excuse to pursue the il-legal negotiated procure-ment by showing a sem-blance of legality.”

“The court is the fi-nal arbiter on the is-

sues raised in the CCtV project, who will decide whether or not the ques-tioned alternative mode of bidding through nego-tiated procurement is in order,” he said.

Earlier, ADI filed against the MIAA bid-ding proceedings a Pe-tition for Certiorari with Application for tempo-rary Restraining Order and Writ of Preliminary Injunction before the Re-gional trial Court of Pas-ay City, Branch 119. This is on top of pending ad-ministrative and criminal complaints before the Office of the Ombuds-

man against top MIAA officials.

“What’s the rush? Why can’t MIAA Bids and Awards Committee wait for the outcome of the protest filed by AS3 and the resolution of our Petition for Certiorari be-fore the Regional tri-al Court of Pasay City?” ADI asked.

Quiambao said the rush to award the proj-ect would “only confirm our suspicion this is part of the culture of ‘paba-on’ before some of the co-terminus officials end their term of office with Pres. Aquino.”

meant to rival the near-by Marquee Mall but to complement it.

Jazmines, who was the project director of the Clark Manor Residential Estate in nearby Baran-gay Duquit, Mabalacat, said to make sure that The Infinity experience will be enjoyed by the public soon, ACBI will first develop “The Prom-enade,” a high-end des-tination that will give a unique retail and dining

experience to the public.The Infinity will house

office buildings, special-ty malls, new retail con-cepts, a one-of-a-kind dining complex, a con-vention center, a sports complex, an internation-al school, serviced apart-ments, events pavilion, and residential condos.

A road will also be constructed linking Gue-co Avenue here, where The Infinity is located, to Barangay Dau.

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PUNTO! Central Luzon: January 27, February 3 & 10, 2016

By Ernie Esconde

LIMAY, Bataan- Members of the Limay Concerned Citizens, Inc. (LICCI) on thursday feared the impending demo-lition of their houses and eviction from lands they have been occupying for decades in Barangay Lamao with the expansion program of Petron and the operation of a coal-fired power plant.

Daizy Pedranza, vice-president of the 500-strong association, said their fear rose out of the demolition last De-cember of 15 houses near the 600-MGW coal-fired power plant of the San Miguel Global Consolidated Power Corp.

the coal power plant is humming with construction activities that Der-ick Cabe of Kilusan Pambansang Demokratiko said per timeline of san Miguel, it will be operational this year.

Cabe claimed that although the house owners accepted payment, the demolition took place in the absence of due process. Owners were reportedly paid from P30,000 to P300,000, she said.

she said that per memorandum circular 134-2010 of the Department of Interior and Local Government, no demolition should be undertaken with-out relocation.

Cabe said there must be adequate and genuine consultation with the com-munity and ready relocation site as re-quired by the Urban Development and Housing Act (UDHA) and other laws.

“Kapag isa-isang kinausap, walang alam ang mga tao sa karapatan nila,” she said.

“nangangamba kami na sa nang-yaring demolition, baka maapektuhan din ang may isang libong bahay pa sa 13.6 ektaryang lupa sa PEX site,” Pe-dranza said.

Pedranza accepted the fact that they do not have titles to the lots report-edly belonging to the Philippine nation-al Oil Company (PnOC).

“ngunit hindi ito nangangahulugan na wala kaming karapatan sa tungkul-ing kilalanin, proteksiyunan at ipatupad ng estado,” she said.

“Hindi kami laban sa pag-unlad ng ekonomiya ng Limay. Ang gusto la-mang naming mangyari ay ang maay-os na pamamaraan bago i-demolish ang mga bahay,” she said.

Pedranza asked that no demoli-tion be made without ready relocation. “Bago magdemolish, dapat may maay-os na mga bahay na kumpleto ng tubig, kuryente, school, simbahan at malapit sa hanapbuhay,” she said.

Barangay Lamao Chairman Burt Reyes, however, downplayed the fear of residents: “Wala akong alam na maapektuhan na ang isang libong ba-hay at lalo na ang 13.6 ektaryang lupa. Ang alam ko 56 na kabahayan lamang na pumayag na pabayad.”

Reyes said the 56 house owners told Bataan Gov. Albert Garcia they were willing to accept payment for the demolition of their houses.

He said the governor assured the house owners that they will be given pri-ority in the planned relocation site in the province. Reyes could not be sure, how-ever, when the relocation site will start construction and where it will be built.

Villagers seek consultation, relocation before demolition

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By Ashley Manabat

AnGELEs CItY -- the MAC Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour is now avail-able at the MAC store at the Marquee Mall here which has the same pig-mentation of regular lip-sticks but the texture is in liquid form, easier to ap-ply and lasts up to eight hours.

During the product launch on January 29, MAC training Manag-er Jaycee Matias per-formed live make up demonstrations at the Event Center as well as make up appointments.

the new product uses color flex technol-ogy, which according to Matias, “is really light and flexible on your lips.”

Regular matte lip-stick has little dry part when applied on the lips but this one is very light weight, it’s like you don’t feel wearing anything on your lips and it’s not dry-ing, Matias added.

the product is perfect for people on the go and gives full coverage of lip-stick in gloss form. Retro matte is also zero mois-ture.

For those who prefer timeless glamour to all-

out flash, matte reigns supreme, said model sa-mantha .

MAC has created an innovation on this classic texture with 15 robustly saturated shades of Ret-ro Matte Liquid Lipcolour.

Whether you choose the intense fire truck red of Fashion Legacy, the vivid fuchsia of tailored to tease or the tanta-lizing nude of Lady-Be-Good, all these lipco-lours promise one thing: a big splash of color in a liquid-suede finish that transforms lips instantly and lingers which is im-possible to forget.

MAC launches Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour @ Marquee Mall

By Ernie Esconde

BALAnGA City – Bata-an Bishop Ruperto san-tos on Monday asked for the status of the termi-nal fee of P550 collected from departing Overseas Filipino Workers starting February 1, 2015.

“On account of ac-countability and trans-parency, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines-Episco-pal Committee on Mi-grants and Itinerant Peo-ple wants to know how much has been collected from our OFW and how much have been refund-

ed,” the prelate asked.santos, bishop of the

Diocese of Balanga and chair of the CBCP-EC-MI, said that it will be a year this February when the terminal fee of P550 was integrated into the purchase of airline tick-ets based on memoran-dum no. 8 of the Manila International Airport Au-thority.

Republic Act 8042 exempts OFWs from the international passenger service charge or termi-nal fee.

“It has been not-ed that OFWs have ex-treme difficulty in refund-

ing as they have to show overseas employment certificate, air fare tick-et receipt and boarding passes and especially the time constraint they have to endure,” santos said.

He asked that if there are amounts not refund-ed, what happened to the remaining balance.

“We remind our gov-ernment authorities that that money is life-blood of our migrant families, money coming from their blood, sweat and tears. It should be returned to proper and worthy own-ers, the OFWs,” he said.

Bishop seeks account of airport terminal fee collected from OFWs

By Ding Cervantes

CItY OF sAn FERnAnDO - Agricul-ture sec. Proceso Alcala has report-ed that despite calamities that visit-ed the country last year, rice harvests nationwide yielded 18 million metric tons.

During his weekend visit to var-ious towns in Bulacan, Alcala not-ed that nueva Ecija, dubbed as the country’s rice granary, remained top rice producer with 1.5 million metric tons rice harvest.

Alcala noted that Bulacan ranked among the nine top rice producers in the country, contributing 351,437 metric tons harvested from 79,297 hectares of rice lands in the province.

He said that the Us Department of Agriculture has hailed the Aquino ad-

Alcala cites 18 MT rice harvest despite disasters

ministrations’ contribution to effective food security program in the region.

this, even as Alcala assured farmers all over the country of vari-ous assistance to help them cope with the effects of dry spell expected to be wrought by El niño.

the government has put in place enough measures to ensure that the country would not run short of supply of food, he said.

He said PhilRice has already distributed to farmers hybrid seeds which are known to be resistant to drought. Farmers are also being en-couraged to simultaneously plant high value commercial crops along-side their rice plantations, he added.

“Vegetables need less watering than palay so planting them is feasi-ble,” he also said.

tHE PHILIPPInEs’ leading airline, Cebu Pa-cific Air (PSE:CEB) will hold eight recruitment fairs in Manila, Cebu and Davao between Febru-ary and October 2016, to support its expansion plans and growing fleet.

CEB recently took delivery of two brand-new Airbus A320 air-craft, equipped with lat-est technology sharklets and sporting new livery.

Its wholly owned sub-sidiary, Cebgo, will also start taking delivery of brand-new ATR 72-600 aircraft this year. Cebgo is the launch customer for the Armonia cabin, the widest cabin in the AtR turbo-prop market.

the recruitment fairs are scheduled on the fol-lowing cities and dates: Manila (Cebu Pacific Of-fice, Pasay) on February 6, April 30, June 4 and October 15; Cebu (sum-mit Circle Cebu) on Feb-ruary 20 and July 9; and Davao (Royal Mandaya Hotel) on April 16 and september 24.

Currently, positions are open for female cabin

Cebu Pacific kicks off eight recruitment fairs this February 6

Over 100 cabin crew positions available

crew only. CEB will pro-cess the applications on the same day, between 9am to 3pm. Acceptance of updated curriculum vi-tae with 2x2 photo will be until 1pm only.

Applicants must be 18-25 years old, and possess a dynamic per-sonality, height of at least 5’3” for female, weight that is proportional to height, clear complex-ion, good eyesight and a catchy smile, among others. Responsibilities include guaranteeing the safety of guests on board the aircraft, and ensuring that guests have a fun and pleasant flying expe-

rience.the detailed job de-

scriptions and qualifica-tions can also be found on www.cebupacificair.com or CEB’s page on jobstreet.com.ph.

“We are looking for fun and dynamic individ-uals to join our expand-ing Cebu Pacific family. these career opportu-nities can pave the way for unlimited travel bene-fits, competitive compen-sation packages clos-er to home, and annual performance bonuses. We encourage every-one to join us in provid-ing high-quality service all over the world,” said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.

In its 19th year of op-erations, CEB has flown over 100 million pas-sengers, and operates a network of over 60 des-tinations in Asia, Austra-lia and the Middle East. Between 2016 and 2021, CEB expects delivery of three more brand-new Airbus A320, 30 Airbus A321neo, and 16 AtR 72-600 aircraft.

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rEPuBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESSuPrEME COurT

rEGIONAL TrIAL COurTTHIrD juDICIAL rEGION

City of San Fernando, Pampanga

Office of the Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio SheriffsAn FERnAnDO RURAL BAnK, InC.Mortgagee/Petitioner, E.j.F. No. 158-15 ~ versus ~ Real Estate Mortgage under Act 3135 as Amended by Act 4118FERnAnDO s. LOPEZ,Mortgagor/Debtor.

x------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xNOTICE OF ExTrA-juDICIAL SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135/1508 filed by mortgagee/petitioner sAn FERnAnDO RURAL BAnK, InC., with principal office address at A. Consunji st., City of san Fernando, Pampanga, against mortgagor/debtor, FERnAnDO s. LOPEZ, with residence at L7 B31 Maligaya St., San Nicolas, City of san Fernando, Pampanga, to satisfy mortgage indebtedness which as of september 30, 2015 amounts to sIX HUnDRED FIFtY tHREE tHOUsAnD nInE HUnDRED tHIRtY FIVE and 18/100 PEsOs (Php 653,935.18), excluding penalties, charges and attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned authorized Sheriff IV will sell at public auction on FEBRUARY 18, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter at the Regional trial Court, Capitol Compound, City of san Fernando, Pampanga, to the highest bidder for CAsH or MAnAGER’s CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following property with all its improvements, to wit:

TrANSFEr CErTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 592623-r“It Is HEREBY CERtIFIED that certain land situated in MUn.

OF sAn FERnAnDO, PROV. OF PAMP, bounded and described as follows:

A PARCEL OF LAND (LOT 7 BLK. 31, OF ThE SUBD. PLAN PSD-80268 BEING A PORTION OF LOT 2014-S, PSD-52599, LRC GLRO REC. nO. ), situated in the Bo. Of sta. Lucia, Mun. of san Fdo., Prov. of Pampanga, x x x COntAInInG An AREA OF OnE HUnDRED ELEVEn sQUARE MEtERs AnD FIFtY sQ. DECIMEtERs. (111.50) MORE OR LEss. x x x”

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated time and date.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said, it shall be held on February 26, 2016, without further notice.

Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title herein above described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

City of san Fernando, Pampanga, January 14, 2016.

FOrTuNATO S. GAjESSheriff IV

RtC-OCC, CsF(P)

cc: 1. sAn FERnAnDO RURAL BAnK, InC. 2. FERnAnDO s. LOPEZ 3. PUntO CEntRAL LUZOn

PUNTO! Central Luzon: January 20, 29 & February 3, 2016

REPUBLIC OF tHE PHILIPPInEsrEGIONAL TrIAL COurTtHIRD JUDICIAL REGIOn

CItY OF sAn FERnAnDO, PAMPAnGAOFFICE OF THE CLErK OF COurT

& Ex-OFFICIO SHErIFFBALIKATAN PrOPErTY HOLDINGS, INC.,

Mortgagee/Assignee EjF No. 172-15 (PUntO C.L.)

~ versus ~

SPS. WILSON T. DIONESIO & jOVITA G. DIONESIO, Mortgagors.

NOTICE OF ExTrA-juDICIAL SALE(Real Estate Mortgage under Act no. 3135, as amended)

Upon extrajudicial petition for sale under Act no. 3135, as amended, filed by BALIKATAN PrOPErTY HOLDINGS, INC., mortgagee/assignee, with address at 22/F and 23/F rCBC Savings Bank Corporate Center, 26th and 25th Streets, Bonifacio South, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City 1634 against SPS. WILSON T. DIONESIO & jOVITA G. DIONESIO, mortgagors, with known addresses at Barcase Apt., San Nicolas, Pampanga and Lot 3, Blk. 3, road Lot 3, Bel Air Subd., Bo. San Nicolas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of january 27, 2015, amounts to TWO HuNDrED FIFTY TWO THOuSAND EIGHT HuNDrED FOrTY SIx PESOS and 55/100 (Php252,846.55), excluding penalties, charges, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned or his duly authorized deputy WILL SELL AT PuBLIC AuCTION on MArCH 10, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter at the lobby of the Regional trial Court Building, Capitol Compound, City of san Fernando, Pampanga, to the highest bidder for CASH or MANAGEr’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following properties with all its improvements, to wit:

TrANSFEr CErTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 331262-r“A parcel of land (Lot 3, Blk. 3 of the cons. subd. plan Pcs-03-

002511, being a portion of the consolidated lots 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 23, Blk. 19, Lot 1-27, Blk. 20, Lot 1-31, Blk. 21, Lot 1-34, Blk. 22, Lot 1-39, Blk. 23, Lot 26094, Blk. 24, Road lot 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 25 (LRC) Psd-29372 L.R.C. Cad. No. ) situated in the Bo. Of San Felipe, San Nicolas, San Matias, Mun. of San Fernando, Province of Pampanga x x x containing an area of ONe HuNdRed TWeNTy (120) Square Meters, more or less x x x.”All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated

time and date.In the event the public auction should not take place on the said, it shall be

held on MArCH 17, 2016, without further notice.City of san Fernando, Pampanga, jANuArY 13, 2016.

PAuL PATrICK DAING Sheriff IVcc:1. BALIKAtAn PROPERtY HOLDInGs, InC.2. sps. Wilson t. Dionesio & Jovita G. Dionesio (Barcase Apt., san nicolas, Pampanga and Lot 3, Blk. 3, Road Lot 3, Bel Air subd., Bo. san nicolas, City of san Fernando, Pampanga)3. PUntO C.L. (publisher)

PUNTO! Central Luzon: January 27, February 3 & 10, 2016

NOTICE OF ExTrAjuDICIAL SETTLEMENTnotice is hereby given that the heirs of BASILIO C. CABrErA who died

intestate on July 16, 2001 in Magalang, Pampanga executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial settlement with Waiver of shares of his estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 18, Block 2 of the cons-subd. plan Psd-03-003364, being a portion of cons. lot 123-B-1-A, 123-B-1-B, 123-B-1-C, 123-B-1-D, (LRC) Psd-214026 & lot (LRC) Pcs-20945, L.R.C. Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of san Francisco, Mun. of Magalang, Province of Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 322276-R, before Notary Public Jose V. Reyes as per Doc No. 928, Page No. 12, Book No. XXI, Series of 2010.Punto! Central Luzon: January 27, February 3 & 10, 2016

church’s finances could not be possible because of the process they ob-serve.

He said he treated Joel not only as his as-sistant pastor but as a brother. “Maraming beses na kasa-kasama ko sa labas dahil napa-karaming gawain dito sa UM City po na kami lang ang magkasama sa sa-sakyan at napakarami kong mga pangarap sa kanya, sinasamahan ko siya sa kanyang napa-karaming pangarap,” he added.

Pastor’s death rends NE churchBy Armand M. Galang

CABAnAtUAn CItY – the death of a young pastor, which police re-ported to be a case of suicide, rends the Meth-odist church here af-ter some of its leaders and the victim’s mother called on for a top level investigation on the inci-dent on top of a legal ac-tion recently.

Backed by at least four pastors, headed by former District superin-tendent Wilfredo Pronto of the United Method-ist Church (UMC) in this city, Adelina Fernandez decried the supposed in-action of the church pro-vincial hierarchy on the death of Joel Fernandez, 22, who was found hang-ing from the ceiling of the 4th floor of the United Methodist City temple along sanciangco st., here at about 2 pm. On Oct. 13, 2015.

Fernandez said she could not believe that her son would commit sui-cide considering that he, who was never involved in any relationship, had been inspired in a dream of rebuilding a chapel in their village Barangay Bantug this city and or-ganizing youths for the purpose of enriching the faith.

the only problem that her son had shared days before his death, Fernan-dez, said, was alleged fi-nancial issues involving church leadership.

“Ang sinasabi niya, napakarami niyang na-

tutuklasan tungkol sa pananalapi, lagi siyang kinagagalitan tuwing may meeting, lagi na lang siya, tatlo apat na pukol ng kasalanan ibinibigay sa kanya, binabawal si-yang pumunta rito sa mga kabataan niyang ipinupundar, binabawal siyang pumunta kay Ds Pronto,” Fernandez said.

“Wala siyang inido-lo kundi Iglesia Metodis-ta, wala siyang hinanap kundi masama sa Igle-sia Metodista’t mag-pas-tor sa Iglesia Metodista pero bakit doon mismo sa simbahan nangyari ‘yan,” Fernandez said, underscoring her disap-pointment that their Bish-op Rodolfo Juan alleged-ly did not initiate any in-vestigation.

“sana naman po ay magkaron ng katarun-gan yung anak ko malin-is lang ang pagkakaga-wa nila,” she said.

Pronto said Juan should have shown deeper concern by prob-ing the incident because it involved a minister and his family “belongs to the lowest strata of life.”

the family rents an P800 space in a residen-tial house in the village.

An autopsy report, according to Pronto, showed that the victim had suffered injuries oth-er than on his neck.

the nueva Ecija pro-vincial crime laborato-ry office (NEPCLO) re-ported that the “cause of death is due to asphyxia by hanging.”

On Jan. 7, Fernandez

filed murder charges, docketed No. 007-16-A-0005, against couple Revs. Gilbert Pascua and Juliet Pascua who are superiors of the two-year-pastor Joel.

Gilbert Pascua de-nied the charges: “Akin pong pinabubulaanan yon at hindi-hindi ko kayang gawin yun sa isang pastor na ako mis-mo ang kumuha upa-ng makasama ko sa ig-lesiang ito ang United Methodist City temple.”

Pascua said claims of irregularity in the

Adelina Fernandez wants the death of her son probed by church hierarchy on top of a criminal case she filed against certain church personalities. Photo by armand Galang

By johnny r. reblando

sUBIC, Zambales --- An-ti-drug operations netted a live-in couple listed no. 1 and 2 drug personali-ties in Barangay Calapa-cuan here.

Chief Inspector Leon-ardo Madrid, head of Subic PNP, identified the partners as Dyessebel De Jesus y taylar, 45, and Elias Ramirez y Mo-rales, 55, both residents of Purok 4, Barangay Calapacuan.

the suspects were nabbed selling a trans-parent plastic sachet of shabu buyer worth P500 to a police poseur-buyer.

Confiscated from them were the marked money, drug parapher-nalia and three (3) small-size heat-sealed trans-parent plastic sachet containing white crystal-line substance believed to be shabu.

Both suspects were detained at subic PnP detention cell facing charges for violation of section 5, 11, and 12, Ar-ticle ll of RA 9165.

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By Ding Cervantes

CLARK FREEPORt - Despite a court peti-tion and a formal protest against it, a P486-million camera surveillance sys-tem project at the ninoy

MIAA ignores pending protests, eyes award of P486-M NAIA projectAquino International Air-port (nAIA) is set to be awarded to an allegedly favored contractor.

In a statement yes-terday, Annex Digital Inc. (ADI), one of the bidders in the project, said the

bids and awards commit-tee (BAC) of the Manila International Airport Au-thority (MIAA) is poised to award the project to One Commerce Interna-tional Corp. (One Com-merce) under a negotiat-

ed procurement bidding. “they are hell-bent

on the proceeding with this illegal negotiated procurement despite the protest filed by Ad-vanced security solution system, Inc. (As3) on

January 22, 2016 where it paid the non-refund-able protest fee amount-ing to over P2.4 million,” the statement said.

As3, along with ADI, was initially also quali-fied to bid for the camera surveillance project.

“this not to mention the fact of the pendency of our Petition for Certio-rari with Application for temporary Restraining Order and Writ of Prelim-inary Injunction before the Regional trial Court of Pasay City, Branch 119 excluding the pen-dency of our administra-tive and criminal com-plaints before the Of-fice of the Ombudsman (against the bidding pro-cedures on the project),” ADI said.

ADI belied the claim of MIAA that two failed biddings on the project now justifies negotiat-ed procurement, as it in-sisted that only one bid-ding has so far been held since MIAA had changed the terms of reference (tOR) for the supposed second bidding last year.

“the scope and title of the project during the first bidding in August 2014 was for ‘Design, supply, Installation and Commissioning of CCtV Cameras and surveil-lance systems at nAIA Complex’ as against the title for the second bid-ding held on February 2015 wherein the word

‘design’ was deleted,” ADI said.

ADI noted “substan-tial change” in the dele-tion of the term “design” as it “removed a major aspect the integration of all systems involved to-wards one effective se-curity surveillance sys-tem.”

“For the effective functioning of the trans-mission in the security surveillance system, two major components are to be considered, namely, civil works and electrical works,” it explained, not-ing that the design as-pect is within civil works.

ADI said that without the design component, “details in measurement have to be produced by MIAA, which has no ex-perience and expertise in the said field. “

ADI warned that “”this is to the great financial advantage of the con-tractor, who would just merely supply the equip-ment and devices with-out any responsibility if the surveillance system will not function altogeth-er.”

“this will be to the prejudice of the end-user (MIAA) and the resultant waste of government funds/taxpayer’s mon-ey,” it added.

“In this scenario, there is a definite need for a change order or worse, another bidding

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