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BY ASHLEY MANABAT

ANGELES CITY – So where’s its P7.2-billion funding?

PGKM: Clark Green Cityis plain publicity stunt

Casanova

The Clark Green City (CGC) is nothing but “plain publicity stunt” of the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) to hide its inade-quacies and failures.

Thus, said the Pinoy Gumising Ka Movement (PGKM), an advocacy group calling for the full and immediate develop-ment of the Clark Inter-national Airport (CIA), after reports came out that the BCDA would not spend for the develop-

LEASE AGREEMENT. CDC Pres/CEO Arthur Tugade (2nd left) shakes hand with CargoHaus Inc. chairman, Alberto Lina (2nd right) after the signing of the lease agreement that will put up the fi rst container yard at the eco-zone held at the CDC Boardroom, Clark Freeport Zone, Aug. 15, 2014. Also in photo are BCDA President Arnel Paciano Casanova (left) and CargoHaus President Rudy Fulo (right) applauding the success of the contract. CDC-PRD

BY DING CERVANTES

CLARK FREEPORT-- A three-hectare container depot has been opened in this freeport to decongest the Port of Manila and other ports in Northern and Central Luzon. It is the fi rst con-

Clark depot to easeMM traffi c by 10%

tainer yard to be built in an eco-nomic zone in the country.

The depot is expected to ease traffi c in Metro Manila by 10 per-cent by accommodating contain-er trucks here instead of adding to traffi c volume in the metropolis.

Clark Development Corp.

(CDC) President-CEO Arthur Tugade said the depot could accommodate empty container vans congesting the Port of Ma-nila. It is located near the Clark International Airport.

The operation of the con-PAGE 8 PLEASE

ANGELES CITY – “Where is the P6 billion?”

This is now the ques-tion of the Pinoy Gu-mising Ka Movement (PGKM) after Rep. Jo-seller “Yeng” Guiao an-nounced over the week-end that only P1.2 billion is in the national budget for the development of the Clark International Airport (CIA).

The PGKM noted that

Guiao scored for confusing reports

the Department of Trans-portation and Communi-cations (DOTC) has earli-er announced that a new budget terminal building will be constructed at the CIA for P7.2 billion.

The PGKM even cit-ed previously as an “amazing coincidence” the Clark Green City (CGC) project and the Clark budget terminal for

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MAGALANG, Pampan-ga – Gov. Lilia Pineda and the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday launched at the district hospi-tal here an informa-tion technology-based system designed to streamline and improve the management and services of the 10 dis-trict hospitals and one provincial hospital in Pampanga.

One Pampanga Health System launched Pineda and DOH re-

gional offi ce licensing of-fi cer Julie Reyes led the launching of the Hospital Operations and Manage-ment Information Sys-tem (HOMIS) at the Dr. Andres Soriano District Hospital (DASDH) here.

Pineda thanked the DOH for providing the software for the HOMIS. The hardware of the new system dubbed “One Pampanga Health Sys-

tem” will allow the pro-vincial government to monitor the day-to-day operations of the DAS-DH and later the other hospitals when HOMIS is installed.

Pineda said that the HOMIS will allow her and the health offi cers of the province to look into the operations of the 11 Pam-panga government-run hospitals from the com-puter base at the Capitol.

“It will allow us to bet-ter serve our people. It will be effi cient, fast and reliable,” said Pi-neda. She added that the HOMIS will also al-low them to have basis and records in address-ing the complaints of pa-tients and their relatives.

“We will have all the records of the patients once admitted,” she add-ed.

The governor was

welcomed at the launch-ing rites by Magalang Mayor Romulo Pecson.

Pineda warned hos-pital offi cials and work-ers that they will be dis-missed and slapped with serious sanctions once found guilty of not prop-erly putting the informa-tion and data about their patients.

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CANDABA, Pampanga- A 33-year-old shabu-user was arrest-ed yesterday by the local police for the rape and murder of his 12-year-old niece in Barangay Barit in this town.

Pampanga police director Senior Supt. Marlon Madrid iden-tifi ed the suspect as Jovany Edrino of Purok 4 in this town, who was arrested when he showed up last Monday in the wake of his niece Rochelle Velasquez, 12, in the latter’s home in Barit.

The heavily bruised body of the victim was found in an idle lot in the barangay after she was raped last Aug. 15. The child’s head was bashed, the police noted.

In his report to Madrid, Candaba police chief Supt. Criscente Tiguelo said a special team he formed to on the case had con-cluded that Edrino was the probable suspect in the gruesome crime. Witnesses testifi ed that the suspect was the last person to be seen with the child last Aug. 15.

Without knowing he was already identifi ed as the culprit, En-drino showed up at the wake of his victim at about 8 p.m. last Monday and was immediately arrested by the police.

The suspect was brought to the residence of Barangay Barit Chair Guillermo Mangalus and in the presence of the victim’s relatives, tearfully admitted to the crime. Police later found in the possession of the suspect one sachet of shabu.

Uncle attends wake of rapedniece, gets arrested as suspect

OUTSTANDING PEACEKEEPERS. Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan (3rd from left) and Barangay Captain Bonet Santos (4th from left) present a plaque given by the Department of Interior and Local Government Region III, which cites Barangay Pulungbulu as the 1st-runner-up of the 2014 Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives Awards, Highly Urbanized Cities Category held August 14 at Widus Hotel, Clarkfi eld, Pampanga. Joining them are Councilor Maricel Morales (4th from right) and the rest of Pulungbulu’s Barangay Council. PHOTO COURTESY FO ANGELES CIO

BY ERNIE ESCONDE

MARIVELES, Bataan- Two security guards of the gov-ernment arsenal died while their two co-passengers were in critical condition when the car they were riding in collid-ed with an incoming oil tanker along the Roman Superhigh-way in Alas-Asin here Tuesday morning.

Senior Supt. Flynn Dong-bo, Bataan police director, identifi ed the fatalities as Ray-land Macapulay, 36, car driv-er and front seat passenger

OIL TANKER-CAR COLLISION

2 dead, 2 in critical conditionGerry Orilla, 50, both securi-ty guards at the arsenal of the Department of National De-fense, Lamao, Limay, Bataan.

In critical condition and confi ned at the Maheseco Hospital in Mariveles are Ra-chel Samong, 25 and Rich-ard Penafl or, both from Limay. They were at the back seat of the car which front portion was a total wreck.

The oil tanker driven by Domingo Danozo, 59, of Mt. View, Mariveles incurred dam-ages at the front bumper.

“Sinalubong ako ng ko-

tseng nakabangga ko. Nagu-lat ako kung bakit ako biglang sinalubong, kinuha linya ko,” Danozo said.

Danozo and his truck help-er were not hurt.

“Umiwas ako kaya kinabig ko sa rampa sasakyan ko pero inabot pa rin kami ng kotse,” the tanker driver said.

The oil tanker was bound for an oil terminal in Alas-Asin while the car was heading to-wards Limay when the acci-dent happened. Dongbo said the Mariveles police was still in the process of investigation.

NI ARMAND M. GALANG

CABANATUAN CITY – Uma-abot sa 5,000 ang mga di-re-histradong baril sa Nueva Ecija, at marami sa mga ito ay posibleng nasa kamay ng private armed groups at gru-pong kriminal, ayon sa Phil-ippine National Police (PNP).

Inihayag ni Senior Supt. Crizaldo Nieves, director ng Nueva Ecija police provin-cial offi ce (NEPPO), ang bil-ang na ito ng mga loose fi re-arms ay ikalimang bahagi ng kabuuang bilang ng lisensi-yadong baril sa lalawigan na nasa 20,000.

Ngunit mas mababa na ito ng kalahati kumpara sa 10,000 baril noong 2013.

5,000 baril sa NE hindi rehistrado

Sinabi ni Nieves na ang 5,000 armas ay kumaka-tawan sa hindi muling-na-rehistro matapos mapaso ang mga dokumento sa iba’t ibang kadahilanan, kabilang na rito ang pagkamatay ng orihinal na nagmamay-ari.

“Essentially, when you don’t renew your gun license, then your fi rearm is consid-ered loose also,” ani Nieves.

Gayunman, ibinalita ni Nieves na ang Nueva Ecija ang nakapagtala ng pinaka-maraming naitalang armas mula Enero hanggang Di-syembre 2013 sa ilalim ng Oplan Bilang Boga at Oplan Katok sa pitong probinsiya ng Gitnang Luzon.

Sa naturang panahon,

NI JOHNNY R. REBLANDO

IBA, Zambales – Kabuuang 28 mangingisda na kinabib-ilangan ng apat na menor de edad ang dinakip ng mga tau-han ng PNP Maritime at Bu-reau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), Region lll sa isinagawang joint seaborne operation sa West Philippine Sea dahil sa talamak na dy-namite fi shing na siyang sum-isira sa mga fi sh aggregating device (FAD) o payao na nasa karagatan ng babayin ng Zam-bales.

Ang nasabing operasyon ay batay sa reklamo ng West-ern Luzon Payao Fishermen’s Association (WLPFA) kay Zambales Provincial Fishery Offi cer, Reynaldo Reologio na kinakailangan masugpo ang laganap na dynamite fi shing sa nasabing lugar.

Sa ulat na nakarating sa tanggapan ni Senior Supt. Nepumoceno Magno Maquera Corpus, Jr., chief ng Region-al Maritime Unit 3, ang mga mangingisda ay huli sa aktong naghahango ng isdang huli sa dinamita ng team na pina-munuan ni Senior Inspector Rey Cacacho sa payao num-ber RV 345 sa may layong 38.9 nautical miles west off Masinloc, Zambales habang sakay ang mga ito ng un-marked fi shing boat.

Kinilala ang mga suspek na sina boat captain Nestor Onion Pasaylo, boat mechan-ic Erick Abadilla Conception, Renato Onion Abong, Rolan-do Villamas Limboc, Gilbert Medina Sampay, Rogelio Du-lay Abong, JM Canete, Ger-ald Ebanada Montano, Cris-

tian Tampis Morales, Alfredo Mahilom Hila, Rodel Monte-rolla Capillan, Salde Devilla Pineda, Renato Militar Vella, Crisanto Goacha Cruz, Mar-vin John Abin Bautista, Er-nesto Legres Mahinay, Pedro Codesal Catapang, Condra-do Boy Sumalinog, Mark Ja-son Del Rosario Mananquil, Noel Ochia Recto, Darwin Bo-caling Sanchez, Wilbert Su-magang Abong, Nico Salazar Palicarpio, Jeric Biel Tangco and Jerry Biel Tangco, pawing residente ng Barangay Wawa, Nasugbu, Batangas. Huli din ang apat na menor de edad.

Nakuha sa pag-iingat ng mga suspek ang anim na bote ng dinamita, mga isda na huli sa dinamita at ibat-ibang fi sh-ing paraphernalia.

Ang 24 na suspek ay detinido sa Zambales Provin-cial Jail at ipinagahrap na sa kasong paglabag sa RA 8550 na lalong kilala sa Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998, sa-mantalang ang apat na menor de edad ay nasa custody ng Provincial Social Welfare Of-fi ce sa bayan ng Iba, Zam-bales.

Kaugnay nito, pinagkaloo-ban ni Senior Supt. Corpus ng “Medalya ng Kasanayan” sina Senior Inspector Rey Caca-cho, Inspector Leoncio Alcan-tara Jr., SPO3 Fermin Lagas-ca III, SPO1 Jennifer Pagad-uan, PO3 Mariel Cuizon, PO2 Manolito Carbonel Jr, PO1 John Michael Marqueda at PO1 Alvin G Ambre.

Binigyan din ng “Medalya ng Papuri” sina SPO3 Roger Francisco at labing-isang (11) PNCOs sa kanilang adminis-trative at operational support.

28 huli sa dynamite fi shing

dagdag ng opisyal, ang NEP-PO ay nakapagsagawa ng 186 operasyon na nagresul-ta sa pagkasamsam ng 273 assorted fi rearms, 94 sa mga ito ay high-powered. Naka-sasamsam din ang mga oto-ridad ng 19 fragmentation grenades at samu’t saring ar-mas.

Ayon kay Nieves, 92 tao ang naaresto at 140 kaso naman ang naisampa sa hu-kuman kaugnay ng pagtugis sa mga iligal na baril.

Sa ilalim ng Oplan Katok, ang mga pulis ay nagsasaga-wa ng house-to-house cam-paign sa lahat ng mga may ari ng baril upang paalalah-anan sila sa pagre-rehistro ng kanilang armas.

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THE AMBIANCE. A tropical oasis in a concrete jungle of roads, walls and houses that make the Northwoods Resi-dential Estates in San Isidro, the City of San Fernando.

A profusion of green – tow-ering bamboos of the yellow Japanese, black, even Bud-dha belly varieties, swaying, whistling to the breeze; myriad bromeliads and anthuriums, budding, fl owering; ferns and orchids, even a fruiting banana – cool to the eyes, fragrant to the nose, presaging the taste of things to come.

The Food. Ambrosia! Olym-pus would have approved. Monday (Aug. 9) lunch com-menced with freshly baked basil bread – straight from the oven, with smoked salmon – with just the hint of spiciness, and infused olio. Followed – perfectly timed – by mixed green salad tossed in raspber-ry vinaigrette topped with hon-ey-roasted walnut. Sinful de-light, even for a vegetarian.

Come the main course: Herb-roasted chicken – ten-der, juicy, made even tastier with mushroom cream sauce. Letchon liempo – crispy, crackling skin, with three sauc-es – sweet, spicy, tangy – not to choose from but to delight in all. USDA-certifi ed Angus prime rib au jus – the piece de resistance – medium rare, or well done, it really does not matter, equally succulent, soft, superb! And there is one more – devilled shrimps, sweet-soury, all spicy.

Short intervals between servings allow the palate to fully savor each entrée, for a much satisfying culinary expe-rience.

A dessert of banatella pie, perfect sweetness even for a diabetic, washed down by healthy, healthy rosemary cit-rus spritzer. Truly, divine!

The Chef. Very young – only 23 – smilingly charming Vincent Garcia, by his own ad-mission, in a continuing pro-cess of learning, cooking, tast-ing, discovering innovating; never resting on the laurels he has been showered with by both picky gourmets or indis-criminating gourmands alike.

The Restaurateur. Leonar-do Manabat, Jr., doctor by pro-fession, gastroenterologist by specialization, environmental-ist by passion. That explains the fusion that birthed the Rainforest Kichene.

-- Bong Z. Lacson

Garden of gustatory delightsRAINFOREST KICHENE

Manabat Garcia

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BY ERNIE ESCONDE

BALANGA City - The bishop of Bata-an on Friday expressed strong oppo-sition to Charter Change and the term extension of President Aquino say-ing it is not “daang matuwid” and only self-serving.

“If PNoy will push through with his

Bishop opposes Cha-cha, PNoy’s term extensionplan of Charter Change with his par-tymates (constituting themselves) as a constitutional assembly, the Diocese of Balanga will do something,” Bishop Ruperto C. Santos said.

Santos has not revealed yet what action they will take but emphasized that they will surely oppose it. Un-der the diocese are Catholics from 11

towns and one city in the province.He said that meanwhile they will

continue to pray for the President and his allies “to see the light.”

“They want to preserve their polit-ical careers and personal ambition,” the prelate said.

Santos said the President and his political allies should instead attend to

many pressing issues in the country like high prices and scarcity of basic commodities, high crime rate and pre-vailing poverty.

“No to Charter Change. It is not af-ter the welfare of the country but for their personal interest and only for their political party’s benefi t,” the bish-op said.

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ANGELES CITY – High school alum-ni of the Holy Angel University plant-ed some 100 mahogany tree seed-lings in Barangay Pampang here over the weekend.

Mel Bernatia, Holy Angel Alum-ni Association president, said the tree-planting activity is their partici-pation in the One Million Tree (1MT) project of the city government.

“We aim to have at least two events of this kind yearly. Our fi rst was last June 29 at Sitio Target in Ba-

rangay Sapangbato,” Bernatia said.The HAU alumni were joined by

the Pampanga barangay offi cials led by Chairman Louis de Luna in the ac-tivity that started at 6:30 in the morn-ing.

Karlo David of the 1MT task force expressed the city government’s ap-preciation for the HAU alumni, hailing the importance of volunteerism in the greening of the city.

–Geraldyn Bronia andCrystal Pagobo – OJT-SPCF

HAU alumni plant trees

CITY OF SAN FER-NANDO – Rep. Oscar “Oca” Rodriguez (3rd District-Pampanga) on Friday lauded the 11-year-old daughter of the Lubao mayor for her victories in international

Oca lauds Lubao mayor’s daughterFor winning two golf tournaments in US

golf tournaments at Cal-ifornia, USA last month.

Rodriguez, who vis-ited Gov. Lilia Pineda at the Capitol, disclosed that he is planning to fi le a resolution before the House of Representa-

tives to honor Annyka Chanel Pineda-Cayab-yab, grand winner of the Future Champions of Golf International ju-nior championships at the Riverwalk Golf and Club in San Diego, Cal-

ifornia, USA. She best-ed 20 players from sev-en countries to rule the tournament formerly known as the San Diego Junior Masters.

“I am just getting more information be-fore I fi le to resolution. I am sure Gov. Pineda is proud and happy,” said Rodriguez.

“It’s indeed a great feat in the international sports arena,” he add-

ed. Pineda-Cayabyab

is the granddaughter of Gov. Pineda and her husband businessman Rodolfo “Bong” Pine-da. She is the daughter of Lubao Mayor Mylyn Pineda-Cayabyab and former basketball player Archen Cayabyab, who played for the Adamson University and in the de-funct Philippine Basket-ball League (PBL).

Pineda-Cayabyab also ruled last July the Veritas World Junior Golf Tournament. She built a 14-stroke lead two days before the end of the tournament.

Pineda-Cayaby-ab vastly improved her game and started win-ning tournaments in the country and abroad af-ter veteran coach Nor-man Sto. Domingo was tapped to coach her.

PAMPANGA’S PRIDE. Young golf sensation Annyka Chanel Pineda-Cayabyab with her mother, Lubao Mayor Mylyn Pineda-Cayabyab.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

BALANGA CITY, BATA-AN—The Department of Public Works and High-ways (DPWH) Bataan 2nd District Engineering Offi ce (DEO) announced the completion of fi ve (5) road repair and rehabil-itation projects in their area of jurisdiction.

A total of P33.74-mil-lion was allotted to com-plete these road mainte-nance projects through-out the fi rst half of 2014.

These projects were the preventive main-tenance along Balan-ga-Poblacion Road here worth P9.72-mil-lion; preventive mainte-nance along Bagac-Po-blacion Road ,P8.85-mil-lion; road upgrading of 5th street chainage 303-chainage 366 in Mariveles, P1.32-mil-lion; rehabilitation and reconstruction of dam-aged paved along JCT. Layac Balanga-Marive-les Port Road in Mariv-eles, P1.66-million; and

5 Balanga road rehab projects completed

preventive maintenance along Lamao DMD For-estry Road in Limay, P12.18-million.

With these new de-velopments in his ju-risdiction covering the towns of Bagac, Balanga City, Limay, Mariveles, Orion and Pilar, District Engineer Reynaldo Ven-turina said that the mo-toring public had been relieved of traffi c con-gestion.

“We can see that the effect of our road proj-ects somehow improved the travel condition of our daily motorists. I am hop-ing that in the next days, months or even years to come, the effect of these projects will render long term benefi t to road us-ers,” said DE Venturina.

Bataan has earned the reputation of being a tourism prospect with its historical landmarks like the fl aming sword and Dambana ng Kagitin-gan of Pilar, the surren-

der site marker in Balan-ga, the Fil-Jap friendship tower in Bagac and the zero-kilometer marker in Mariveles.

Nature-lovers also visits Bataan for its beautiful terrain which is perfect for outdoor ad-ventures like Marukdok, Ambon-ambon and Lim-utan falls in Bagac, Ka-put Trail in Orion, Sta. Monica Trail in Mariveles and Abu-Abu trail in Ba-langa.

“In connection with the booming eco-tourism of Bataan, the DPWH is putting its effort in cre-ating and maintaining quality roads that will lead tourists in the prov-ince. This is part of the pact between DPWH and Department of Tour-ism under the 5 Conver-gence Program of the national government that includes the tourism in-frastructure,” DE Venturi-na concluded.

–DPWH 3 PRO

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Festive FlairNing Cordero

WHILE it is true growing num-ber of chef-driven restaurants are budding inside Clark, whether global fusion or lo-cal taste, but one modest and cheery restaurant is eminent by serving the diverse fl are and bursting Mexican fl avors in a Filipino-friendly taste, Span-glish – coined by combining two words (culinary creations): Spanish (Mexican) and En-glish (Texan-American).

Owner Chef Rob shared that his mother’s delicious dishes and love for food in-spired him into being a restau-rateur, “I don’t have technical background or degree when it comes to culinary it’s just that my mom loves to cook, I got her passion for cooking and eventually developed my own skills especially during my stay in the U.S. where I have to live independently and cook for myself,” he equipped.

Like other fl ourishing food entrepreneurs, Spanglish started out by joining food ba-zaar like that of Cocina Cen-trale in Marquee Mall Angeles City, a food stall selling burrito and carrying a different name, Paburrito. It was a brilliant move, while testing the water in the local scene, he found a

Mexican feast at Spanglishniche and together with wife Katrina they opened the thriv-ing Spanglish in Clark January of this year.

Since then, good com-ments and reviews from satis-fi ed customers have exuded a gravitational pull for food lov-ers as one Mexican restaurant they absolutely must visit. Now it is building scores of return-ing guests and regulars. “Our customers are fi fty percent lo-cal and fi fty percent foreign-ers, most of them are return-ing guests, sometimes they eat lunch and then dinner the same day, they say they would cheer up every time they pass by the Pavilion Mall and see a lot of guests inside Spanglish, its really heartwarming and in-spiring when I hear such com-ments,” he added.

Chef Rob transcends the dining experience from com-fort food to superb Mexican feast. He makes sure each dish is tasteful and consistent. He is very keen in serving the Mexican-authenticity-but-Fil-ipino-friendly-taste by using fi nest ingredients and staples like cilantro, cumin, avoca-do and chili, even the tortillas, dips and sauces are made from scratch, and by creating

an appetizing dish served on a colorful food assembly.

There is something for everyone in the Spanglish’s menu, great taste begins with delicious starters - nachos su-preme, hard-shell and soft ta-cos, all time favorite fi llers - wet and dry burritos, quesa-dilla and fajita, and spread of side dishes - Mexican rice, guacamole and more.

One that really stands out in the menu is a unique dish called Pacquitos, a perfect blend of Jalapenos and cream cheese paste rolled like a crunchy spring roll comes with a “berry like” red-jelly sauce (but its berry- free according to Chef Rob). A new addition in the menu, actually a custom-ers’ request, is Chimichanga served with three small tortillas stuffed with beans, cheese and meat cloaked with guacamo-le, pico de gallo and signature sauce. For sweet treat, never mind the calories, must try the irresistible and “fi rst in Pam-panga” Spanglish’s Speculoos Cookie Butter Triple Thick Milk Shake, made almost of pure ice cream blended with cook-ie butter, a 1.5 pint ice cream can only make 2 milk shakes, that’s how creamy and silky.

“I want to create a small town diner thing, just a friendly atmosphere, feasting on Mexi-can food, like a meeting place that felt like an extension of home. In Spanglish we prom-ise great food, fair price, big as in large serving and excellent customer service, customer satisfaction is always our pri-

ority here” Chef Rob shared.Spanglish is located at

Pavilion Mall, M. A. Rox-as Highway, Clark Freeport Zone, (045) 286-1281, 0917-5823514, opens at 11:30 am from Tuesday to Sunday (closed on Monday), will of-fer free delivery inside Clark soon.

Love to hear from you please write me ningcordero20@gmail.com, instagram@thefestivefl air.

Chef RobChef Rob

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TODAY IN PHILIPPINE HISTORYTODAY IN PHILIPPINE HISTORYSource: www.kahimyang.infoSource: www.kahimyang.info

4 YEARS, 9 months.

Since Nov. 23, 2009,the day 52 Filipinos,

34 of whom media workers, were slaughtered in theworst single incident of

media killings in all the world, in all of history.

4 years. 9 months.And still counting.

How long shall we remain weepingfor the victims?

How long shall we keep on crying

for justice?

God Almighty is CEO of CDCPRESS RELEASE from the “Clark Development Corporation/A member of the BCDA Group” dated 18 August 2014, as is:

Tourist arrivals highduring 1st sem of ‘14 in Clark

CLARK FREEPORT—Despite suspension of hot air balloon festival this year, tourist arrivals in this Freeport has reached more than 750,000 in the fi rst half of 2014, said Clark Development Corporation.

In the Mid-Year Report, the Tourism Promotions Offi ce of CDC said that a total of 757,144 visited Clark in the fi rst semester of the year of which some 414,197 were billeted in major hotels here.

The TPO reported to CDC President and CEO Arthur P. Tugade that with the arrival of guests and visitors in Clark hotel occupancy increased by 46 percent compared with the same period last year…

PRESS RELEASE from the “Clark Development Corporation/A Member of the BCDA group” dated 19 August 2014, as is:

‘Dramatic increase’ in2014 Clark tourist arrivals

CLARK FREEPORT ZONE --- The Tourism Promotions Offi ce (TPO) of the Clark Development Corporation (CDC) said Tuesday there has been a dramatic rise in tourist arrivals this year, attributing most of it to some high impact and well attended events such as the MICE Conference and various sports activities.

In her report to CDC president/CEO Arthur Tugade, TPO manager Noemi Garcia said that Clark tourist visitors both domestic and international increased to 947, 227 from January to June this year, higher by 19.65 percent from the 791,599 arrivals recorded in the same period of 2013.

Garcia’s report also indicated that 568,904 of the total arrivals had been accommodated in various hotels inside the Freeport…

“The occupancy rate was impressive as it increased by almost 60 percent from last year’s 283,632 for the same period,’’ she explained…

In just one, single day, tourist arrivals at Clark for the fi rst semester of 2014 rose from 757,144 to 947,227. A helluva difference of 190,083 camera-toting, money-splurging, fun-seeking bodies there.

WOW! That’s no “dramatic increase.” That’s an other-worldly supercalifragilisticexpialidocious miracle! Making kid’s play of the Christ’s own multiplication of fi ve loaves and two fi sh to feed “only” 5,000 men, not counting women and children. No mere tilapia and pandesal but people multiplied here, sans cloning. Aye, aye,

“Go forth and multiply,” so God told Eve and Adam. Aye, aye, tourists went forth to Clark, and instantly multiplied.

As things of this nature are attributable only to God, then CDC has God Himself – all Persons in Him: Father, Son and Holy Ghost – for President-CEO. Logic melding with faith there.

Read on and believe. CDC’s Tourism Promotions Offi ce reported

in the August 18 PR that of the 757,144 arrivals, a total of 414,197 were billeted in major hotels at the freeport, bringing the occupancy rate to 46 percent.

CDC’s Tourism Promotions Offi ce reported in the August 19 PR that of the 947,227 arrivals, a total of 568, 904 were accommodated in various hotels inside the freeport, raising the occupancy rate to 60 percent.

Again, that’s a difference of 154,707 hotel guests and 14 percent in occupancy rate. Aren’t we witnessing here the dawn of a new Creation?

Furthered the PR of August 19: The TPO report said the remarkable increase

this year also attributed to massive promotions via liaising, high travel fairs participation, networking and distributions of promotional materials and improved data collection on tourism statistics.

A total of 137,760 day visitors, 78,636 events and 59,124 educational tours has been recorded in the fi rst half. Airport arrivals, on the other hand, were pegged at 240,563.

WOW to the highest Heavens now! Note the immediately above paragraph: In only the fi rst half of 2014, in only six months, in all of only 181 days, Clark successfully hosted 78,636 events and 59,124 educational tours!

That’s 434.45 events a day! That’s 326.65 educational tours a day!

Truly, specifi c acts of divine creation at the CDC there. As in God making the heavens and the earth and all that is in it in six days.

Yeah, it could only be that God – Father, Son and Holy Ghost – is President-CEO of CDC. No mere mortal can transcend human fi niteness and wield such acts of omnipotence. Yes, only God. Only the One God.

Or is there something devilishly wrong here?Some simple human error that assumed –

in the mind of this blind CDC believer – divine dimensions?

Yeah, like lousy reporting. Asus, asus, asus. Truly, to err is human. And to multiply divine?

ON AUGUST 21, 1983, for-mer Senator Benigno “Ninoy” S. Aquino Jr. was assassinat-ed at the Manila International Airport upon returning home from a three-year self-exile in the United States.

The murder sparked a se-ries of protests from an en-raged nation that culminated in the February 22-25, 1986 EDSA People Power Revolt, forcing then President Ferdi-nand E. Marcos to fl ee to Ha-waii.

The widow of the murdered former lawmaker, Mrs. Cora-zon C. Aquino, eventually was installed as the country’s 11th and fi rst woman president.

Born on November 27, 1932 in Concepcion, Tar-lac, Ninoy earned the mon-icker “Wonder Boy” of Philip-pine politics for his achieve-

ments as the youngest mayor of Concepcion, Tarlac at age 22, youngest vice-governor of Tarlac at age 27, young-est governor at age 29, and youngest elected senator of the Republic at age 34.

When President Marcos placed the entire country un-der martial rule on September 21, 1972 and suspended the writ of habeas corpus, Ninoy was among the many critics of the Marcos administration to be arrested and impris-oned.

Aquino suffered a heart at-tack while in jail and was sent to the United States where he underwent an open-heart surgery in 1980. After spend-ing three years in self-exile, living with his family in New-ton, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, Ninoy decided to

come back to the Philippines in 1983 at the expense of en-dangering his life.

Despite a heavy contin-gent of 1,200 military and police personnel and three armed bodyguards assigned to protect him, he was shot fa-tally in the head as he was es-corted off the airplane at the then Manila International Air-port.

In his honor, the Manila International Airport was re-named Ninoy Aquino Interna-tional Airport (NAIA).

On February 25, 2004, the Philippine Congress has en-acted Republic Act No. 9256, declaring August 21 of every year, the anniversary of his death, as “Ninoy Aquino Day,” an annual public holiday.

Several monuments have also been built in his honor.

Ninoy Aquino is assassinated

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Napag-uusapanLangFelix M. Garcia

‘A nice moveto combat

illegal drugs’ ANG PDEA Summit na ginanap sa Clarknitong ilang araw na nakalilipas,sa pamumuno ng pinakamasipagnating gobernador – (na ‘Nanay’ ng lahat

ng Kabalen) – at ni Director GeneralCacdac ng PDEA’y mahalagang bagayna marapat bigyan natin ng matamangpansin ang lahat ng ibinahagi riyan

Ng mga Alkalde sa Unang Distrito at ni Congressman Yeng – kabilang na mismosi Judge Omar Viola ng RTC rito;At ibang bisita ay mapuri mo

Sa kanilang naging pahayag sa ‘Summit’hinggil sa paglala’t dulot na panganibng shabu – kapagka di nagkapit-bisigang lahat upang yan ay masugpong pilit

Kung saan ang bawat isang mamamayanay dapat tumulong sa pamahalaan,sa pamamagitan ng simpleng paraanna ma-itimbre sa kinauukulan

Ang anumang bagay na kaduda-dudana mapapansin n’yan sa barangay nila;At yan ay iriport natin sa pulisya,NBI, CIDG at/o iba pa.

Para manmanan at magawan kaagadng kung aksyon na karapat-dapat,Upang ang iligal nilang aktibidaddi makapinsala sa’ting komunidad.

Ang suhestyong dapat o kinakailangangalamin muna ng nagpapa-renta riyanng apartment at/o puestong paupahanang nagnanais na umupa sa lugar

Ay isang mabisang ‘anti-campaign’ paramaiwasan natin ang may maka-upasa ating barangay, na salbahe palaat mayrung ‘criminal record’ sa pulisya.

Kaya para maging ligtas sa panganibo anong bagay na di kanais-nais,Ano’t hindi yan ang patakarang pilitnating ipairal at sunding mahigpit?

Kung saan ang bawat gustong mangupahanyy kinakailangang munang ipaalamsa tanggapan mismo ng Punong Barangay,para sa masusing pagkakakilanlan

At kung saan sila ay marapat natinghingan ng patunay kung saan yan datingnanirahan, at may kaukulan mandingmga papeles na sa NBI galing.

Nang sa gayon bago makapangupahanang sinumang dayo sa ating barangay ay determinado tayong di kriminal ang gustong tumira sa’ting pamayanan.

At upang pati na ating mga anakay mailayo sa bisyong illegal drugs,kinakailangan din nating magpatupadsa bayan-bayan ng mga ‘curfew hours’

Partikular para sa menor de edad,na s’yang kadalasan ay minamagdamagsa nakararaming mga ‘computer shop’na walang tiyak na pagsasarang oras.

Dala na rin nitong walang pumupunasa mga yan kahit na inu-umaga;Kung kaya nga’t uma-abuso ang iba?Na aywan kung sila ay nagsasara pa!

BY ASHLEY MANABAT

BACOLOR, Pampanga – While in most parts of the country grass is grown as live-stock feeds, here in Pampan-ga, farmers are sowing grass to fuel a revolutionary move towards renewable energy.

The Napier grass, originally grown for forage, is now being developed under the auspices of Mayor Jomar O. Hizon as fuel in a power plant.

During a recent meeting with GE, Hizon said “it was by coincidence that we met Mr. West Stewart (managing director of Advanced Ener-gy Technologies) who told us about how this type of grass can also be used in a power plant.”

The mayor said the “Super Napier Grass” or Pakchong from Thailand has “higher crude protein than other vari-eties that is why we’re interest-ed in it.”

Hizon explained the far-reaching benefi ts of the project since his family owns Pampanga’s Best, a premier meat processing plant located in the nearby City of San Fer-nando.

“Everything needed is on-hand. Our processed meat factory, Pampanga’s Best, needs lower cost electrici-ty. We have enough land to plant Napier grass in my town and this project will be able to augment people’s livelihood,” the mayor said after signing a memorandum of agreement (MOA) recently with Stewart and Jocot de Dios, chief exec-utive of GE Philippines, to for-malize the building of a power plant that uses Super Napier Grass as its fuel for the project with Pampanga’s Best.

Power cropFor his part, West dis-

cussed the process that turns grass into green energy ex-plaining that with the tech-nology, 60 hectares of Super Napier Grass would yield one megawatt of power 24 hours a day enough to power 10,000 100-watt light bulbs for 24 hours.

“The way we are going to do it is to gasify Super Napi-er Grass using GE’s integrat-ed biomass gasifi cation solu-tion which is an upgrade of tra-

Renewable energyplant set in Bacolor

GE technology makes grass a greener source of gas

ditional (gasifi er) technology,” West explained.

“We take the crop, cook it at ultra-high heat, and process the syngas that comes out. This product is good, pure gas that fuels a GE Jenbacher re-ciprocating engine, one of the world’s most effi cient power generators. Every part of the grass is utilized—it is used as fuel for power,” he added.

“By-products include bio-char, along with the ash, can go back to the farmers to be used on the land. The elec-tricity generated by the gasifi -er power plant project will be clean-burning. This indeed will be the fi rst of its kind in the country,” West said.

This can be the answer to areas in the Philippines that are experiencing power short-ages, he said.

“The Philippines is a very appropriate place for a project such as this, where we have farmers in one community, and a power plant a few kilo-meters away that can provide up to perhaps 10 megawatts. They can sell the power local-ly for power or sell it regionally through the National Grid. This will help solve critical supply problems throughout the is-land electric grids in areas such as Mindanao,” West ex-plained.

He also said there will be similar projects in Bukidnon and Negros, and they are ex-pecting the Pampanga project to be operational in less than a year’s time.

Alternatives for public and private entitiesGE is at the forefront of

fi nding solutions for renewable

energy.Today, it is a leading pro-

vider of wind turbines, solar power inverters and gas en-gines for waste to energy proj-ects globally.

“With the technology trans-fer we are formalizing with Mayor Hizon, we have here an ideal situation where the end user is able to grow the feed-stock and fuel needed to gen-erate power for their own use in their food processing facilities. This can be replicated in oth-er areas in the country. We be-lieve that in an island grid such as ours, and in a land where feedstock for biomass gasifi ca-tion can grow well, the oppor-tunities will be signifi cant,” said John Alcordo, GE’s regional general manager for distribut-ed power in the ASEAN.

Alcordo said projects like this will also help fuel the country towards the coming ASEAN Integration in 2015.

“Many times, it is all about the feedstock and sourcing this reliable and at the most cost-effective point,” he ex-plains.

“Having more of these type of projects spread across the region will drive business to develop feedstock with higher yield and lower cost in various sites, giving these power gen-eration projects more options to choose fuel from. This in turn will have a positive ripple effect, creating more employ-ment, more investment oppor-tunities while reducing the cost of power in many areas all at the same time,” he said.

Alcordo also talks about the role of GE in promoting clean energy in countries such as the Philippines, and why more LGUs and private enti-ties should look into alterna-tive.

“As technology providers, we are able to guide our cus-tomers on a number of areas related to these projects—from equipment confi guration, operations and maintenance and equipment fi nancing. Tapping into renewable ener-gy has been proven time and again in many circumstanc-es to not only be good for the environment, but benefi cial to the business itself from a cost standpoint. It is too signifi cant an opportunity to be ignored,” Alcordo said.

HizonHizon

NI JOHNNY R. REBLANDO

SUBIC, Zambales – Apat katao ang dinakip ng mga tauhan ng Subic PNP nang kanilang salakayin ang hinihi-nalang pugad ng mga pushers at drug users sa Sitio Tahimik sa bayang ito kamakalawa ng umaga.

Kinilala ni Chief Inspector

Oriano Mina, hepe ng Subic Police, ang mga suspek na sina Glenn Beriones, 42, ng Barangay Ilwas; Romar Agoja, 24, Mario Austria pawang mga taga San Marcelino, Zam-bales; at Ricky Viado, 24, ng Barangay San Agustin, Cas-tillejos, Zambales.

Ang mga suspek ay huli sa aktong sumisinghot ng shabu

nang isagawa ng pulisya ang pagsalakay kung saan nare-kober sa pag-iingat ng mga ito ang may tatlong transpar-ent plastic sachet ng shabu na nagkakahalaga ng P1,500 at ibat-ibang drug paraphernalia.

Ang mga suspek ay detini-do sa Subic PNP detention cell at sinampahan na ng ka-song paglabag sa RA 9165.

4 huli sa droga sa Zambales

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FROM PAGE 1

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of JOSEPHINE KENDEL-

MACARAYO who died intestate on August 2, 2005 executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale of her estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 25, Block 14 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-97252, being a portion of Lot 4, described on plan (LRC) Psd-92474, LRC (GLRO) Cad. Rec. No. 124) with existing improvements, situated in the Barrio of Balibago, City of Angeles, Island of Luzon and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 64888 of the Registry o9f deeds of Angeles, before Notary Public Arnel S. Santos as per Doc No. 558, Page No. 97, Book No. XXIV, Series of 2014.Punto! Central Luzon: August 15, 22 & 29, 2014

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESTHIRD JUDICIAL REGIONREGIONAL TRIAL COURT

BRANCH 61ANGELES CITY

IN RE: ADOPTION OF THE MINOR MARK NOAH T. SALDAVIA,

SPEC. PROC. NO. 9152SPOUSES SHERYL T. REESE AND THOMAS LOUIS REESES,

Petitioners.x-----------------------------------------x

ORDERIn this petition seeking to adopt the minor, Mark Noah T.

Saldavia, the petitioners alleged that Thomas Louis Reese is an American citizen and petitioner Sheryl Taripe Reese is a Filipino citizen. They are of legal age and residents of 13-7-D Doolittle Street, Hensonville, Malabanias, Angeles City. Thay got married on October 19, 2013 but up to the present they have not been able to bear a child. However, petitioner Sheryl T. Reese has a full blooded sister by the name of Lorna Taripe who is married to Noel L. Saldavia and they have a son, Mark Noah T. Saldavia, who is a relative within the fourth civil dregree by consanguinity of petitioner Sheryl and by affi nity of Thomas Louis Reese. On December 2011, while the son was two (2) years old, his mother Lorna Taripe Saldavia, died of Acute Leukemia in Zamboanga City. But before she died, Lorna entrusted Mark to Sheryl. Likewise, the son’s father, Noel Saldavia, also opted to leave the child Mark Noah to Sheryl, hence, it has been Sheryl who rears the child since then. Thomas Reese even before he married Sheryl was already providing Mark Noah’s and Sheryl’s basic needs since April 2012. On October 19, 2013, the petitioners got married and the minor Mark Noah has been in their joint care and custody since then. The child is at an extremely sensitive stage in his growing years and needs a stable and harmonious and family environment for him to live as a productive member of society. In view hereof, they decided to adopt the child as they can provide and are presently providing all his needs to become such a productive member of society.

As to their qualifi cation to adopt, they are qualifi ed to adopt. They are in possession of full legal capacity and legal rights, are of good moral character and have not been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude. As proof they have clearances from the barangay, the Municipal and Regional Trial Courts, the Offi ce of the Public Prosecutor and the Police Offi ce. Thomas Reese has clearance from the Superior and Juvenile Court of Warren County, Warrenton, Georgia, U.S.A. They are physically fi t and emotionally and capable to care for Mark Noah as shown by their medical certifi cate and psychological assessment. They are fi nancially capable to support the child. Thomas is employed as contract specialist by the United States Air Force and is currently detailed in Japan but comes every month to the Philippines to be with Sheryl and Mark Noah to ensure that the needs of the child are met. They have gone through pre-adoption counseling and a series of interviews and home study assessment by the RTC Court Social Worker and they have been found qualifi ed to adopt the child. Likewise, Mark Noah’s father had undergone pre-adoption counseling and has given his express consent to this adoption. The granting of the adoption will redound to the benefi t and interest of the child as it will give him several opportunities to fi nish his studies including his migrating to the U.S.A. and eventually gets employment there.

In prayer, the petitioners pray that after due publication, notice, and hearing, judgment be rendered adjudging the minor Mark Noah T. Saldavia, for all legal intents and purpose, the legitimate child of the petitioner Thomas Louis Reese and Sheryl T. Reese by virtue of this adoption and his name shall be changed from Mark Noah T. Saldavia to Mark Noah Taripe Reese and the child be freed from all legal obligations of obedience and maintenance from his surviving biological parent.

Attached to this petition is the home and child study report.This court fi nds the petition suffi cient in form and in

substance and therefore sets this petition for hearing on October 29, 2014 at 1:30 in the afternoon on which date and hour any person who may have an interest or affected by this petition is ordered to appear and signify his/her opposition thereto.

Let this Order be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Pampanga and Angeles City selected by raffl e under the supervision of the Executive Judge.

Any person who may have an interest or affected by this petition is given fi fteen (15) days from the last publication of this Order to fi le his/her answer and/or opposition thereto.

Furnish copies hereof to the Offi ce of the Hon. Solicitor General, Offi ce of the Registrar General, National Statistics Offi ce, the Local DSWD, the Offi ce of the City Prosecutor, Angeles City, the biological parents of the child, the petitioners and their counsel.

SO ORDERED.Angeles City, Philippines, August 7, 2014.

BERNARDITA GABITAN-ERUMJudge

Punto! Central Luzon: August 20, 27 & September 3, 2014

ment of the envisioned CGC but instead start bidding out contracts covering its long-term lease and development without cost to the gov-ernment.

The PGKM noted: “First there was an an-nouncement of P7.2 bil-lion funding for the CGC. Now the government won’t even spend any-thing but would only auc-tion it to investors.”

“What should we be-lieve?” asked PGKM chair Ruperto Cruz. “What results are we expecting here when (BCDA President-CEO Arnel Paciano) Casa-nova has less than two years left in offi ce?”

“This only proves that the BCDA is bankrupt of ideas,” Cruz said.

Cruz noted that Ca-sanova much earlier said the CGC was up for ap-proval at the National Economic and Devel-opment Authority which serves as a clearing house for impact gov-ernment projects that required immense fund-ing, be it from the gov-ernment or local and in-ternational funding agen-cies.

“Why should the Green City need the ap-

PGKM: Clark Green City is plain publicity stuntproval of NEDA when the government won’t spend a single centavo for its development? It’s clear-ly a publicity stunt,” said Cruz.

Addressing Casa-nova, Cruz said: “You have been in your posi-tions in government for so long since the start of the Aquino adminis-tration, and yet you have nothing to show. Why is it only now that you are moving for the develop-ment of the sub-zone?”

This, even as he twit-ted Casanova for his al-leged indifference in the development of the Clark airport as premier inter-national gateway, which he said is pivotal to any development in the Clark Freeport, “the sub-zone where the CGC is planned included.”

Cruz said the CGC, “even in the unlikelihood that it really does take shape,” is “destined to be a white elephant like the Expo Pilipino,” because the key to attracting in-vestors is the airport.

“Everything is now dependent on the (Clark) airport because with-out it, no one will come,” Cruz said.

The PGKM has said that the Clark airport will be a magnet for invest-ments if it is fully devel-

oped into an internation-al airport that could ac-commodate at least 50 million passengers an-nually.

SangleyThe PGKM also

questioned the P436 bil-lion estimated cost to construct the new Sang-ley airport in Cavite City.

Cruz said if only a fraction of the money will be allocated to the railway system connect-ing Clark and the Ni-noy Aquino Internation-al Airport (NAIA) in Ma-nila, then the problem of congestion in the latter would have been dra-matically solved.

“It’s cheaper, doable and can be done in much lesser time,” Cruz said, noting the enthusiasm of MVP (Manny Pangilinan) to put up the railway alongside the North Lu-zon Expressway which belongs to his business conglomerate.

Pangilinan has said that all he waited for is a “clear-cut policy on Clark” from the govern-ment.

“If P10 billion is giv-en to the Clark airport for the development of its peripherals, the railway system will certainly be actualized,” said Cruz.

“But the problem

with (Transportation and Communications Secre-tary Joseph Emilio) Aba-ya is his eyes are closed and his ears are closed to the feasibility and effi -cacy of the Clark airport as premier internation-al gateway,” Cruz said. “Blinded and deafened as he is by personal, vested interest owing to his Caviteno bias.”

ColaycoMeanwhile, Cruz said

“if the only reason for the Green City is to duplicate the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) as Casanova is saying, why not just tap Rufo Colayco?”

He said Colayco, be-ing the architect of the BGC and the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx), would do more to develop the CGC proj-ect.

Colayco, a fund man-ager, is former president and CEO of the Clark De-velopment Corp. (CDC) under former president Estrada in 1998 and the BCDA from 2002 to 2004. He is now the gen-eral manager of the Met-ro Clark Waste Manage-ment Corp. which holds offi ce at the nearby Clark Freeport.

Colayco braintrust-ed the so-called “Subic-Clark synergy” that ef-

fected the construction of the 94-kilometer SC-TEx and worked for its approval at the NEDA and is also credited as the architect of BGC in Taguig City during his stint at the helm of

BCDA.“At least, Colayco

has proven his worth in translating the dynamics of development into ac-tual results most bene-fi cial to government and people,” Cruz said.

having exactly the same P7.2 billion funding for a total of P14.4 billion.

“Is this for real?” the PGKM then asked.

Guiao has announced that “the construction of the (Clark airport) termi-nal, which will increase our passenger capaci-ty to 10 to 15 million an-nually, has been includ-ed in the 2015 budget to the tune of P1.2 billion.” And thanked , along with President

The neophyte solon explained that “it will to-tal to about P7.2 billion but it is a very good start to be able to appropriate P1.2 billion for one year which is good enough

Guiao scored for confusing reportsFROM PAGE 1 as a start.” And promptly

thanked President Aqui-no and Transportation and Communications Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya “for supporting Clark.”

But PGKM chair Ru-perto Cruz said Guiao is confusing the Kapam-pangans. Cruz noted that the President and Abaya have less than two years left in offi ce and even if only half of the total amount is appropriated, it still falls short of the de-sired result of a new bud-get terminal building.

“This only proves that Abaya has no plans of developing the Clark air-port because of his pref-erence for Sangley in his own backyard,” said

Cruz. “It is the same with the tourism sector who never lifted a fi nger to develop the airport.”

Cruz also said Guiao has no reason to thank Abaya if his heart is for the Kapampangans.

“Why thank Abaya when he is the one try-ing to derail the devel-opment of Clark?” Cruz asked.

RallyMeanwhile, Cruz said

the PGKM will soon be mobilizing a rally in pro-test of the planned Cap-ilion project of the Clark Development Corp. (CDC) and the “con-tinuing sabotage” of the Clark airport.

In May, the Singa-

pore-based Capilion Corp. Pte. Ltd. has com-mitted to invest P7 billion for the long-term lease and development of a three-hectare lot near the old main gate at the Clark Freeport or across the SM City Clark.

“Is this an expansion of the road or is it an-other commercial estab-lishment that will enjoy tax-free and import priv-ileges to the detriment of local businesses?” Cruz asked.

The CDC has yet to confi rm if the Capilion project will enjoy tax-free and import privileges or will be treated like SM which pays taxes to the local government unit.

–Ashley Manabat

tainer yard came into effect last Friday, after the signing of the lease agreement between Tu-gade and CargoHaus Inc. Chairman Alberto Lina and President Rudy Fulo.

“This is the fi rst con-tainer yard ever in an eco-zone, and this is the fi rst time in the his-tory of CDC that we will be addressing issues on clogged ports and traffi c

Clark depot to ease MM traffi c by 10%FROM PAGE 1 congestion apart from

settling the concerns of our locators,’’ said Tu-gade.

“I thank CargoHaus for allowing me to per-form for CDC and for Clark. I cannot be proud enough of this,’’ he add-ed.

He said the lease deal “mandates the use of the freeport proper-ty near the airport as storage house of empty containers shipped from Subic to Metro Manila,

Southern, Central and Northern Luzon or vice versa.”

The agreement also states specifi c routes to trailers transporting the empty vans to avoid traffi c along MacArthur Highway or other nation-al highways, he added.

Lina said “the remov-al of 20- to 40-footer containers off the road by bringing them direct-ly to Clark will also ease traffi c in Metro Manila by 10 per cent. It will also double the savings of importers from Clark to Manila, Bulacan and oth-er Luzon areas as they do not have pay much for gas, parking and car-go fees.”

At the same time,

Bases Conversion De-velopment Authority (BCDA) President Ar-nel Paciano Casanova hailed the strengthened partnership between CDC and CargoHaus through the lease agree-ment, as he called on others to follow suit.

“We at BCDA take pride that our family in Clark is doing well in up-lifting our economy. You have seen how Clark has grown so fast and achieve a historical tar-get that is not known be-fore. Hopefully others will follow suit,’’ Casano-va said.

CDC is a member of the BCDA group, a prime mover of national devel-opment.THINK GREEN

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NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of SPOUSES RICARDO SR. L.

LISING and EUFROCINIA R. LISING who died instestate on February 24, 2014 and November 11, 2008, respectively, both in San Fernando, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Absolute Sale of their estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 4, Blk. 8. of the subd. plan Psd-03-004644, being a portion of Lot 2508-B-1, Psd-03-004275, LRC Rec. No. ) situated in the Bo. of Anao, Mun. of Mexico, Province of Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 400988-R, before Notary Public Gener C. Endona as per Doc No. 256, Page 33, Book 48, Series of 2014.

Punto! Central Luzon: August 8, 15 & 22, 2014

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of DANILO C. GUTIERREZ who

died intestate on May 14, 2012 in Mabalacat City, Pampanga executed an Extrajudicial Settlement of his Tricycle and more particularly described as follows:

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committee on health, said “after we improved the facilities and equip-ment of our hospitals, we are now improving the systems of operations.”

He disclosed that during the fi rst few years of the two-term governor, the provincial govern-ment released at least

P300 million for the operations and im-provement of the hos-pitals. But now, Garbo added, “We will only release at least P150 million for the same purpose because we are instituting various improvements and aided by the point of care program and the government health in-

surances.” Dr. Mar Jaoquico, Pro-

vincial Health Offi cer 2 (PHO 2), said the HOMIS will be installed next at the Diosdado P. Macapa-gal Memorial Hospital (DP-MMH) in Guagua. He add-ed that the province will be able to install the HOMIS in all the hospitals until early next year.

But Pineda said she

One Pampanga Health System launched FROM PAGE 1 wants the HOMIS to be

installed in all the hospi-tals within the year.

Dr. Danilo Naguit, head of the DASDH, said “the system is now work-ing at the hospital but the staffers are continuously training.” He added that each staff has his own user name and pass-word for the HOMIS.

– PIO Pampanga

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BY ERNIE ESCONDE

BAGAC, Bataan- The Philippine National Po-lice scored in its anti-ille-gal logging campaign in this municipality.

Local police on Mon-day reported the dis-covery and confi scation of lumber hidden below sea water in Paysawan, a remote village of this mountain town adjacent

Police fi nd lumber hidden underwater

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to the West Philip-pines Sea.

PO3 Jeffrey Pal-ad, Bagac police chief investigator, said per-sonnel of the pro-vincial offi ce of the Department of Envi-ronment and Natu-ral Resources scaled the lumber with total volume of 800 board feet and identifi ed the wood as mala-baya-

bas, hard timber species.Police have intensifi ed

the drive against illegal cut-ting of trees in Bagac per directive of Mayor Ramil del Rosario, municipal ad-ministrator Nicanor Anche-ta said.

Palad said a police pa-trol scanning the area for il-legal cutting of trees at fi rst did not see the abandoned lumber then being high tide.

“Nang mag-low tide kina-

bukasan doon lang nila nakita ang mga kahoy,” Palad said.

Still unknown own-ers apparently planned to haul the lumber during the low tide but were thwarted when the police patrol came earlier and stood watch, the chief in-vestigator said.

Palad said the lum-ber will be turned-over to DENR.

WINNERS. Angeles University Foundation BSBA Management and Entrepreneurship students and their coach/adviser Dr. Jean Paolo G. Lacap (center) emerge 1st Runner-Up in the 1st Le Maste National Social Entrepreneurship Plan Competition held in Cagayan De Oro from August 16-17, 2014. The winning team is composed of (l-r) Lheo Roden Untal, John Kenneth C. Ayson, Taehyun Kim, and Christian Jason Gonzales. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

NI ERNIE ESCONDE

ORANI, Bataan- Maraming maipagmamalaking Ba-taeno sa iba’t-ibang larangan at nabibilang na rito ang isang tricycle driver na mula sa Kaparangan sa bayang ito.

Sa isang pangkaraniwang manggagawa, malaki na rin kung tutuusin ang halagang P57,195 subalit hindi nasilaw ang tricycle driver na si Joselito “Joel” Garcia na pag-imbutan ito. Sa halip, ibinalik niya ang perang ito ng buong-buo sa tunay na may-ari.

Sa harap ng manager ng Philippine National Bank sa Orani, iniabot ni Garcia ang pera sa tuwang-tu-wang empleyado ng branch ng Fundline Finance Corp. sa nabanggit na bayan.

Ilang araw ang nakakaraan, nawala ang koleksi-yon ng empleyado ng FFC sa tapat ng Philippine National Bank na lingid sa kanyang kaalaman ay maaaring nahulog mula sa kanyang motorcycle ser-vice unit.

Mabuti na lamang at ang nakapulot ay ang 45-ta-ong-gulang na si Garcia na hindi naman bago sa paggawa ng kabutihan sa kapwa.

Noong Marso 14, 1997 sa Orani Day, pinaran-galan si Garcia na isa sa mga Outstanding Citizens ng Orani bilang pagkilala sa kanyang kabutihang loob at katapatan sa pagsasauli ng naiwang wallet na naglalaman ng dolyar at yen sa kanyang tricycle.

Tunay na magandang halimbawa siya sa kanyang mga kapwa tricycle drivers na ipinagmamalaki naman ng kanyang asawang si Ann Jocelyn, isang elemen-tary school teacher at mga anak na sina Anjolito, 22 at Ann Jelene, 16.

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BALANGA City – The Bataan bishop on Tuesday is-sued a diocesan pastoral letter in strong opposition to the revival or rehabilitation of the mothballed Bata-an Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) in Morong town.

Bishop Ruperto C. Santos of the Diocese of Ba-langa said he has asked all priests in 11 towns and one city to read the letter and for eight diocesan schools in the province to post in their bulletin boards and give copies to students.

“Hindi po kami panig, hindi po kami sang-ayon. Laban po tayo sa anomang isipin o balakin sa reha-bilitation ng nuclear power plant,” the prelate said.

Some groups are pushing for the rehabilitation of BNPP as solution to the impending power crisis.

Santos does not buy it. “Naniniwala kami na may-roon pang mga bagay o enerhiya mula sa hangin (wind), o mula sa tubig (hydro) o mula sa araw (so-lar) na maaring pag-aralan, subukan o gawin.”

Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Da-gupan while bishop of the Diocese of Balanga issued a pastoral letter in 2009 about the threat of BNPP to life, livelihood and environment.

“Walang ligtas, walang maganda, walang pag-un-lad sa BNPP sapagka’t ito’y isang mabigat na pan-ganib,” read in part Villegas’ pastoral letter.

Santos said the diocese has spoken that BNPP was not right, not good and the decision against it will not change.

“Higit na mahalaga sa amin ang buhay kaysa sa tubo, o pera mula sa murang kuryente o para lamang sa pansariling pangangailangan ng katawan,” the bishop said.

He said that by no means should the BNPP be revived. “Ayaw naming tuluyang masira ang aming dagat at malason ang mga lamang-dagat ganoon din ang lupa at lahat ng pinanggagalingan ng aming ikinabubuhay,” Santos said.

The prelate was of the fi rm belief that BNPP will pose danger to life.

“Ang Diyosesis ng Balanga ay nagsalita na at magsasalita pang muli. Ang Diyosesis ng Balanga ay kumilos noon, at kikilos pa rin ngayon. Tutol po kami. Tigilan na po. Tama na po!,” said Santos who is also CBCP’s Episcopal chairman for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People. –Ernie Esconde

Bishop issues pastoral letter vs. nuke plant revival

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