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ROLL OUT THE BARREL. Munich-based Oktoberfest band Anton Show whips up the fun at the prescon for Clark Marriott’s Oktoberfest, the freeport’s fi rst-ever, slated on Oct. 11-12. See story on page 8. P!"#" $% B"&' L()*"&

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ANGELES CITY- The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) has issued fi ve

proposals to resolve the crisis being faced by the country’s rice farmers, even as it accused the government of lying to extenuate the crisis.

KMP hits gov’t ‘lies’ on rice crisis, issues 5 solutions

account photos of houses whose roofs were blown off by the winds that residents described as “howling.”

Mendiola also report-ed that in other parts of this city, trees fell on cars while parked motorcycles were felled on their side by strong winds.

Freak weather damages homes in Mabalacat, pelts Clark with ice

Mabalacat City folk posted photos of the outcome of the freak weather that hit their city Thursday afternoon, including damaged roofs and felled motorcycles.

MABALACAT CITY -- Dark-ness covered this city at about 2 p.m. last Thursday and brought with it howl-ing winds, heavy downpour, lightning bursts, and even hailstorm in parts of the Clark Freeport.

Barangay Poblacion chairman Elmer Mendio-la posted in his Facebook

CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO -- Two sister compa-nies led by business mo-gul Henry Sy Jr. are set to invest P7 billion Pam-panga as well as P3 bil-lion in Zamboanga for cement plants.

The Pampanga plant would be more expen-sive because it would in-clude prototypes as the fi rm was perfecting its technology.

The Big Boss Ce-ment, Inc. (BBCI), the

Henry Sy Jr. fi rms to invest P7-B for cement plants in Pampanga

country’s newest cement player using a unique en-vironment-friendly pro-cess, and its sister com-pany which was not im-mediately named would build a total of four “ce-ment lines” in Pampanga and two in Zamboanga del Norte, the fi rm said in a report.

BBCI president Gil-bert Cruz said the two fi rms are owned by shareholders led by

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CLARK FREEPORT – A Philippine High School for Sports (PHSS) will soon rise at the New Clark City (NCC).

The Bases Conver-sion and Development Authority (BCDA) an-nounced the establish-ment of the PHSS in a press statement here Thursday.

“The New Clark City will soon become the home of future champi-on athletes as senators push for the creation of a Philippine High School

Phl High School for Sports to rise at New Clark City

for Sports within the ris-ing metropolis,” the BCDA said.

NCC, a project of the BCDA, is the site of the upcoming 30th South-east Asian (SEA) Games in November where world-class sports facili-ties have been built.

Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, said the Philippine High School for Sports will “unleash the potential of young Filipinos who have

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which prohibits the possession or removal of articles subject to excise tax without payment of tax. Excise tax is a duty on manufactured goods which is levied at the moment of manu-facture, rather than at sale.

The BIR offi cial added that the lack of stamps meant the fi rm was not paying the prop-er tax for each pack that was manufactured and sold.

At the same time, the Qiu representative at the facility was not able to present a copy of the fi rm’s Certifi cate of Reg-istration and Tax Exemption (CRTE). Eisma said this was a violation of an SBMA require-ment to display the CRTE in company facilities.

A check with the SBMA Business and Investment

SBMA padlocks cigarette maker for tax evasionGroup indicated that Qiu To-bacco was issued a CRTE on December 5 last year. The permit was good until May 31, 2021.

Eisma said, however, that because of its failure to pay excise taxes, the company will be closed until further notice from the BIR.

The SBMA chief also re-iterated that it was the agen-cy’s mandate to ensure that all companies inside the Subic Bay Freeport Zone are paying their taxes properly.

She added that if a compa-ny complies with the law and the rules and regulations of the agency, the SBMA will pro-tect that company. “If not, we will prosecute to the full extent of the law,” Eisma said.

SBMA chair and administrator Wilma T. Eisma and BIR Region 3 director Ed Tolentino (left) through an interpreter question the caretaker of the Qiu Tobacco Industrial Co. Ltd. Corp. (right) during inspection of the fi rm’s cigarette-manufacturing facility.

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DINALUPIHAN, Bataan -- Health authorities on Tuesday reported the hospitalization of a four-year-old boy from this town of suspected diphthe-ria disease pending labora-tory result from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Alabang, Muntinlu-pa.

Vice Mayor Renato Ma-tawaran said the patient was brought to the Dinalupihan District Hospital last Saturday but immediately transferred to the San Lazaro Hospital in Manila.

Matawaran, a physician, said the boy complained of sore throat, cough and fever and weak body and that the initial diagnosis of the attend-ing doctor at the Dinalupihan hospital was acute tonsil phar-yngitis and ruled out diphthe-ria.

But the doctor later thought that the boy was suff ering from diphtheria after fi nding exudates in his throat and ton-sil and checked that the boy’s vaccination record was not clear, the vice mayor said.

“Ang conclusion ng duktor defaulter ang bata sa vaccine dahil nakakuha lang ng dala-wang injection sa diphtheria kaya naisip niya na diphtheria ito. Ini-manage initially at agad ini-refer sa San Lazaro Hospi-tal,” Matawaran said.

He said that in San Laza-ro Hospital, the doctors got the same impression so they gave the boy management on diph-theria and got samples for cul-

ture and sensitivity for trans-mittal to RITM.

In Dinalupihan, Matawaran said they undertook various protective measures so that in case the patient was affl icted with a communicable disease, the infection will not spread.

He said that the fi rst thing that they did was to identify the primary contacts like the im-mediate members of the fam-ily with the boy in the house, day care students he mingled with, and personnel of the Di-nalupihan District Hospital.

“Binigyan namin sila ng prophylactic treatment of erythromycin na recommend-ed ng DOH. Ini-quarantine namin sila for two days at mi-nonitor ang occurrence ng symptoms na related sa diph-theria and other respiratory symptoms. Nilinis namin ang mga facilities na napuntahan ng bata to prevent an outbreak just in case na diphtheria nga ito,” Matawaran said.

The vice mayor said there was no need for massive vac-cination because the children in Dinalupihan have high vac-cination rate.

“Gumawa rin kami ng rap-id coverage assessment. Nag house-to-house ang mga health personnel at in-identi-fy nila ang mga bata na com-pletely o incompletely vacci-nated at mga defaulters. Sa mga defaulters right there and then nagbigay kami ng boost-er dose ng vaccine,” he said.

When asked what he would advise parents, Ma-tawaran said “pagma-maintain ng cleanliness and hygiene.

Suspected diphtheria case reportedImportante yan. Of course, kung may nararamdaman ka, ang bata ng symptoms, anti-mano dalhin sa ating mga ru-ral health physicians para mat-ingnan ng mga duktor.”

Dr. Lahaina Bulaong, rural health physician, said she has talked with parents of the pa-tient who said that the boy was in good condition.

“Ang working diagnosis sa San Lazaro ay pneumonia to rule out ang diphtheria kasi hinihintay ang fi nal na diag-nosis which is PCR at culture and sensitivity. Kung okay na ang result at maging negative, baka raw makauwi na ang bata bukas, Wednesday, kasi initially nabigyan naman ang bata ng anti-toxin na gamot kung diphtheria man kasabay ng pneumonia. So more or less, okay naman ang well-be-ing ng pasyente,” she said.

“Right now, check natin ang mga vaccination history ng mga bata. Dapat kasi three vaccinations,” Bulaong said.

Dr. Johna Pauline Mandac, municipal health offi cer, said they have a good vaccination rate in Dinalupihan placed at 75 percent.

“Hindi kami nalalayo sa target namin although we are still intensifying eff orts to make sure na vaccinated lahat, fully immunized ang mga children by the age of 1 at kasama din ang mga lectures sa barangay levels at schools para intensify ang importance ng vaccination sa pediatric population,” the MHO said. “There is no rea-son na mag-worry ang mga parents natin sa Dinalupihan.”

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SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) closed down a cigarette manufacturer in this freeport for tax evasion amidst a crackdown on com-panies here that fail to pay ap-propriate taxes and follow gov-ernment regulations.

SBMA chair and adminis-trator Wilma T. Eisma iden-tifi ed the company as Qiu Tobacco Industrial Co. Ltd.

Corp., which is engaged in the transshipment, packaging and repacking of tobacco products.

Eisma and Bureau of Inter-nal Revenue (BIR) Region 3 director Ed Tolentino led a joint SBMA-BIR team on Friday in inspecting the facilities of six cigarette manufacturers at the Gateway Park here to fl ush out those involved in the circu-lation of untaxed and fake cig-arette products in the country.

During the inspection, it was found out that Qiu Tobac-

co, which produces cigarette brands like Belmont, Navy, and D&B, did not have excise tax stamps on their soft packs.

A Chinese national who was caretaker at the facili-ty said the cigarette brands were sold outside the country. But the joint SBMA-BIR team noted that the cigarettes had markings indicating they were intended for Philippine market.

Tolentino said this was a vi-olation of Sec. 263 of the Na-tional Internal Revenue Code,

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PULILAN, Bulacan --- Nasa mahigit 1,000 baboy ang sum-alang sa culling at inilibing matapos magpositibo sa Af-rican swine fever (ASF) ang mga ito barangay ng Tabon at Inaon.

Ang mga baboy na kinuha mula sa backyard raisers ng dalawang nabanggit na baran-gay ay inilibing naman sa Ba-rangay Longos.

Ayon kay Leovigildo Gar-cia, municipal planning offi -cer ng Pulilan, 800 na baboy na ang ibinaon nitong Martes at nasa 200 naman noong Mi-yerkules.

Ipinaliwanag niya na pina-palo ng tubo sa ulo ang mga baboy bago ilibing para wala ng dugo na kakalat pa saka ihuhulog sa 10 talampakan na

1-K baboy sumalang sa culling matapos magpositibo sa ASF

hukay gamit ang backhoe at tatabunan ng lupa at tatakpan ng apog para hindi na kumalat pa ang virus at maiwasang mangamoy.

Ayon naman kay Mayor Martiz Ochoa-Montejo, pan-gamba niya na hanggang 19 na barangay sa Pulilan ay maaaring tinamaan na rin ng ASF.

Nanawagan siya sa mga backyard hog raisers sa kanil-ang lugar na makipagtulungan sa kanila upang maging maay-os ang isasagawang culling.

Aniya, mula sa Kapitolyo ang atas na i-culling na ang mga baboy sa kanilang bayan.

Samantala, magbabayad ang Department of Agriculture ng P3,000 kada baboy ngunit sa ngayon ay hindi pa nababa-yaran ang mga hog raisers na kinuhanan ng mga baboy.

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PEÑARANDA, Nueva Ecija - Nagkasundo ang may may-ari ng 43 piggery at poultry farm sa bayang ito na gumawa ng inisyatibo kontra sa pesteng langaw.

Sa pagpupulong nitong Martes ay pinagtibay ng sa-mahan na pinamumunuan ni retired Army Gen. Romeo To-lentino na kumuha ng eksper-to upang tulungan ang mga miyembro na puksain ang lan-gaw sa kanilang mga negosyo.

Sa gitna ito ng babala ni Mayor Joey Ramos na hin-di ire-renew ng munisipyo ang business permit ng sinu-mang hindi makasusunod sa sanitary requirement hang-gang katapusan ng Disyembre 2019.

Batay kasi sa pagsusuri ng munisipyo, may ilang poultry farm ang sobrang dami ang-langaw at nakakaperwisyo sa mga residente. Atas ng umii-ral na protocol na hindi dapat

lalampas sa 150 langaw ang pwedeng dumapo sa fl y trap sa loob ng 10 minuto. Ngunit umabot ito sa 180 sa isang poultry farm.

Sabi ni Tolentino, marapat lamang na isaalang-alang din ng mga negosyante ang kapa-kanan ng mga residente.

Lumalabas rin na may mga poultry farm na walang mortal-ity pit o lagayan ng mga nama-matay na manok sa nasabing bayan. Mahalaga raw ito dahil ang mga manok na ibinabaon lamang sa hukay ay posibleng makaapekto sa tubig o ground water.

Mayroon ding hindi naka renew ng sanitation permit.

Kumbinsido naman si mu-nicipal administrator Benja-min Abes, Jr. na susundin ng bawat poultry owner ang kasunduan.

“Ang maganda nito sila na mismo ang magpu-police sa kanilang rank at magrere-komenda kung alin ang dapat ipasara,” sabi ni Abes.

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ABOITIZ Power Corporation was recently named as among the Philippines’ most out-standing companies, based on a poll conducted by fi nan-cial publication Asiamoney.

The listed company stood out from the rest of the coun-try’s energy fi rms, according to the “Asia’s Outstanding Companies Poll,” the results of which were released last September 25, 2019.

“The Asiamoney Asia’s Outstanding Companies Poll is designed to acknowledge the listed companies that have excelled in areas such as fi -nancial performance, man-agement team excellence, IR (investor relations) activities, and CSR (corporate social re-sponsibility) initiatives,” Asia-money Executive Editor Alex Pang said.

Pang added that more than 800 fund managers, buy-side analysts, bankers, and research analysts participat-ed in the voting, which con-cluded last July 12. A total of 4,004 votes were cast for pub-licly listed companies across 12 Asian markets. Aboitiz-Power joins over 150 others in the region as being the most outstanding in their respective sectors.

“We are happy that our team’s eff orts were noticed by our partners and stakeholders leading to this recognition by Asiamoney. This encourag-es us to strive even more as we lock in on reaching our tar-gets while advancing the inter-ests of our shareholders, team members, and stakeholders,” AboitizPower President and

Asiamoney: AboitizPower most outstanding energy company in PH

Chief Executive Offi cer Erra-mon I. Aboitiz said.

“This serves as a challenge for the organization to contin-ue striving for excellence so that we can truly be worthy of this recognition. We thank the Asiamoney poll-takers for choosing us in this category and dedicate this win to all our hardworking team members across the country,” Aboitiz-Power Chief Operating Offi cer Emmanuel V. Rubio said.

AboitizPower runs its busi-ness holistically, putting hard work into operations and keep-ing an eye on fi nancial perfor-mance while also making sure it leaves a positive impact on its communities and maintains harmonious relationships with its stakeholders.

For 2018, AboitizPower re-corded a net income of Php 21.7 billion, six percent high-er than the Php 20.4 billion re-corded in the year before. The company was able to sustain its growth with the entry of capacities from its baseload power plant in Pagbilao and hydro plant in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, as well as its eff orts to continuously improve the availability and reliability of its generation assets.

The company is currently on track to meet its 4,000 MW net attributable capacity tar-get by 2020 while continuous-ly expanding its portfolio of re-newable energy power plants under its Cleanergy brand.

AboitizPower also launched its fi rst foray into the international market, with AboitizPower International re-cently acquiring the 39.4 MW

Dam Nai Wind Power in Ninh Thuan, Vietnam.

CSR and investor relations are also key elements in the company’s commitment to ad-vancing business and com-munities. Enriching the quality of life of its host and neighbor-ing localities through its CSR programs and the utilization of the ER 1-94 fund help achieve this.

About AboitizPowerAboitizPower is the hold-

ing company for the Aboitiz Group’s investments in power generation, distribution, and retail electricity services. It ad-vances business and commu-nities by providing reliable and ample power supply at a rea-sonable and competitive price, and with the least adverse ef-fects on the environment and host communities.

The company is one of the largest power producers in the Philippines with a bal-anced portfolio of assets lo-cated across the country. It is a major producer of Cleaner-gy, its brand for clean and re-newable energy with several hydroelectric, geothermal and solar power generation facili-ties. It also has thermal pow-er plants in its generation port-folio to support the baseload and peak energy demands of the country.

The company also owns distribution utilities that oper-ate in high-growth areas in Lu-zon, Visayas, and Mindanao, including the second and third largest private utilities in the country.

–Press release

STEADY GROWTH. By end-2019, AboitizPower’s capacity is set to grow to a total of about 3,459.4 MW with TVI baseload power plant in Toledo City, Cebu (above) and GNPower Dinginin Plant Unit 1 in Mariveles, Bataan. C"&#-/$,#01 2!"#"

LAST-MINUTE ar-rangements for fl ights, or an urgent concern regarding travel plans can become a worry for travel-ers. Often, airline passengers want immediate answers to give them some peace of mind or assurance with regards to their fl ights. And as more people fl y, the d e -mand for fast and convenient cus-tomer service will increase. Air-lines are turning to technology to give them the ability to instantly respond to passengers’ queries, or lead them to the right steps to take to address their concerns.

Meet Charlie: the chatbot of leading Philippine carrier Cebu Pacifi c. Introduced in January 2019, Charlie was taught to re-spond to a multitude of custom-er concerns. Imbued with a pos-itive personality, he is always eager to lend a helping hand to travelers fl ying with Cebu Pacif-ic.

“We’ve always talked about being an enabler of fun and ac-cessible travels, and as part of our thrust to enhance customer experience with the airline, we created Charlie,” said Candice Iyog, Vice President for Market-ing and Customer Experience at Cebu Pacifi c, “As we offi cially launch our chatbot, we hope to off er convenience and helpful information within our travelers’ fi ngertips.”

Charlie can assist both fi rst-time and seasoned travelers on the entirety of their trav-el journey. Just message him via the Cebu Pacifi c website, or through the carrier’s offi cial Facebook page, and he can assist in checking in for fl ights, and even provide the itinerary or boarding passes.

Charlie is also knowledgeable with Cebu Pacifi c promos, so seat sale hunters and jetsetters can simply ask him any question they may have regarding this.

More than that, Charlie is online 24/7 to provide answers to frequently asked questions about booking and require-ments needed before the fl ight. Charlie may also lead you to relevant information about other off erings such as premium seat selections, infl ight meals, and baggage allowance.

Chatting with Charlie is as simple as chatting with a friend. You can type in your query in English one at a time; or you can choose from a variety of suggested topic options when you open the chat box.

Since Charlie was launched early this year, the chatbot has engaged with over 393,000 Cebu Pacifi c passengers. Charlie was able to address majority of their concerns and queries—garnering positive feedback from passengers.

“Charlie still has a long way to go in terms of learning – just like any chatbot. Rest assured, we are continuously working on expanding Charlie’s knowledge in order to pro-vide our passengers with the best customer experience pos-sible,” added Iyog.

Say “Hi!” to Charlie via the offi cial Cebu Pacifi c Facebook page or website, www.cebupacifi cair.com.

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Visit Avocadoria stalls in branch-es at SM City Pampanga located at the Ground Level near The Event Center and at SM City Telabasta-gan located at the 2nd level in front of Miniso.

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Sorry, Gen. Clement, that

is not how democracy works

HARDLY HAS he warmed his seat than AFP chief of staff Lt. Gen. Noel Clement would dictate how media should do our work.

Worse, he appears to justify targeting media for red-tagging, the practice of openly accusing persons or organizations of supporting or belonging to the communist rebel movement without presenting concrete evidence, on the basis of what he alleges to be “bias,” which he explains thus: “alleged violations of security forces are being highlighted vis-a-vis those being done by threat groups.”

We are sorry, General Sir, but that is not how the democracy you are sworn to defend works.

In that democracy, it is media’s - red-tagged or otherwise - duty to ensure that all opinions and points of view, even those that may seem disagreeable, even repulsive, are accorded equal opportunity to be heard in the free marketplace of ideas.

Just as it is the duty of those sworn to uphold the rule of law and the rights and liberties of the people to protect and ensure the marketplace of ideas remains free, corollary to which, it would also be incumbent on them to protect media organizations and journalists from being vilifi ed and threatened for doing their jobs.

In that democracy, it is media’s duty to highlight any failure by those sworn to uphold the rule of law and protect the citizenry to uphold their bounden duty.

If we were to submit to Gen. Clement’s wishes, then we should not have reported on the brutal death of a promising young man in the country’s premier military academy at the hands of those who should have been his comrades.

So no, General Sir, we cannot, we will not acquiesce to your wish for that would be to betray not only the tenets of our profession but our duty to serve the people’s sacred right to know.

(Statement of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, Sept. 27, 2019)

Filial responsibility“…THEY WHO protected the weakness of our infancy, are entitled to our protection in the infi rmity of their age; they who by sustenance and education have enabled their off spring to prosper, ought in return to be supported by that off spring, in case they stand in need of assistance.”

So, Sen. Panfi lo “Ping” Lacson – no relation to this writer – opened his explanatory note to Senate Bill No. 29 with that fi lial responsibility writ from the Commentaries on the Laws of England (1813).

The bill, to be known as “Parents Welfare Act of 2019,” obligates children to provide necessary support to aging, sick, and incapacitated parents. Failure to do so – for three consecutive months without justifi able cause – carries a penalty of imprisonment for one to six months or a fi ne of P100,000.

Further: “Whoever, having the care or protection of a parent in need of support, leaves such parent in any place with the intention of wholly abandoning the latter shall be punished with imprisonment of six years to 10 years and a fi ne of not less than P300,000.”

The bill thereby empowers old and sickly parents to fi le a petition for support before the court and ask for the issuance of a support order against their children who failed or refused to provide for their needs.

In such cases, the Public Attorney’s Offi ce will provide legal representation to the parents and no court fees would be assessed. So, the bill mandates.

The establishment of “Old Age Homes” for the elderly, sick, or incapacitated parents in every province and highly urbanized city is also provided for in the bill.

“Filial responsibility statutes or the rules mandating children to provide support to their parents existed for over thousands of years…” furthered Lacson’s notes, breezing through early third century A.D. in Roman society, the ethical standards in medieval Europe, the statutes enacted by the English Parliament in 1597, the Code of Napoleon and the 19th century civil codes it spawned in Europe and Latin America, among others.

Solid arguments all in the making of sound

judgments. And all too exclusively secular.I could only speculate on the good

senator’s total adherence to the inviolability of the separation of Church and State as probable explanation why he purposively did not ground SB No. 29 on what we – believers in God – hold as the greatest foundation of, indeed, the fountainhead whence sprang fi lial responsibility: Honor thy father and thy mother.

Yes, the Fourth of the fi re-inscribed divine decrees on the tablets Moses brought down from Sinai that ordained for the old folks a niche second only to God’s in the hierarchy of human respect and devotion.

Belief – understanding as well – holds that the fi rst three commandments invoke of God-man relationship, and the rest deal in human-to-human, with honoring the elders as primus inter pares.

Honor thy father and thy mother. The fi rst commandment that has a promise added: “so that all may go well with you, and you may live a long time in the land.”

So, the Apostle Paul wrote to the Ephesians. So, it was written in Exodus 20:12. The reward of life for those who obey.

Else, be damned. As the Fourth carries too an injunction: “God’s curse on anyone who dishonors his father or mother.”

So, it was proscribed in Deuteronomy 27:16.And it cannot be any more forthright than

in Sirach 3:12-16: “O son, help your father in his old age, and do not grieve him as long as he lives; even if he is lacking in understanding, show forbearance; in all your strength do not despise him…Whoever forsakes his father is like a blasphemer, and whoever angers his mother is cursed by the Lord.”

Truly, suff used with reward and punishment, God’s law suffi ces. Now, were humans only respectful and obedient…

THE City of San Fernan-do hosted the fi rst day of the week-long Elderly Filipino Week celebration of the De-partment of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 3 on October 1, 2019 at Heroes Hall.

The program was partic-ipated by more than 600 se-nior citizen members of seven province-based Federation of Senior Citizens Associations of the Philippines.

According to Susan Her-nandez, DSWD 3 Social Wel-fare Offi cer II and Social Pen-sion Program Regional Fo-cal Person, the program was supported by Proclamation No. 470, s. 1994 which states that an Elderly Filipino Week should be observed every fi rst week of October.

Hernandez said that the celebration is annually held to give honor and recognition to the contributions of senior citi-zens to the society.

CSF hosts regional Elderly Filipino Week kick-off

“Ang Oktubre ay naka-laan para sa mga nakatatan-da nating kababayan upang bigyan nang pagpapahalaga at pagpupugay ang kanilang mga naging kontribusyon sa ating lipunan,” she said. High-lights of the celebration were the “Walk for Life,” orientation on diff erent elderly programs being implemented by sever-al government agencies, tal-ent presentations from diff er-ent groups, games, and raffl e draws.

Meanwhile, nine individu-als, comprised of government offi cials and agency leaders, were granted the Service Ex-cellence Award from the Na-tional Anti-Poverty Commis-sion for greatly contributing to the welfare of the elderlies.

Mayor Edwin “EdSa” San-tiago, in his speech presented by City Administrator Atty. At-lee Viray, said that he only had one word to say for the senior citizens.

“Sabi nga ng isang tanyag na kasabihan ‘Ang hindi lum-ingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paro-roonan.’ Sa tuwing naririnig ko ang kasabihang ito, isang sal-ita ang aking naaalala. Ito ang ‘pasasalamat’. Pasasalamat sa mga tao na naging bahagi ng kung sino at saan man ako ngayon. At kayo po iyon, kay-ong mga lolo’t lola na laging nakaantabay sa amin magmu-la nang kami’y musmos pa la-mang,” he said.

Hernandez also left a mes-sage to the city government, extending their gratitude for the city’ hosting if this year’s Elderly Filipino Week celebra-tion.

“Napakalaki ng pasas-alamat namin sa City Govern-ment of San Fernando, lalo na kay Mayor Santiago dahil nag-ing maganda, komportable, at maayos ang programa para sa ating mga senior citizens,” she expressed. –CSFP-CIO

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Halo-haloDing Cervantes

OpinionNapag-uusapanLangFelix M. Garcia

Don’t believe inHeaven? Read this

OF COURSE, money can really be attractive. It can mean a lot of things: a big house, a new car, luxury travels, latest smart phones and other gadgets, even impunity from the law. But one can always pray for grace so as not to be beholden to it. Yet it will still be a bit of rough sailing dropping the urge to become, as Lady Gaga would have it, material.

Some saints, rather, all of them, have advised looking far into the future. They have stressed the brevity of earthly life and the eternity of what comes next as inspiration to fl ee from worldliness, in the same way that some not-so-saintly espouse the expression “life is short” to promote hedonism for as long as the body lasts.

It is, however, true that seriously considering our continuing existence beyond the grave helps us to become more spiritual. Afterall, who on earth will not die? Loved ones have crossed the veil and so have friends and other strangers whose names and photos we see displayed at the frontages of funeral facilities.

The more pleasant side of the consideration is contemplation of Heaven, based on the accounts of those who were privileged to experience it and then went back to their bodies to give account of Heaven’s reality.

Consider, for instance, Don Piper, author of 90 Minutes In Heaven based on his life and death experience in 1989.

Piper was on his way home from a conference when his car was crushed by a semi-truck that crossed into his lane. Medical personnel said he died instantly. And that’s when he saw Heaven, before infusing into his body anew. He wrote:

“Looming just over the heads of the loved ones who had come to greet me stood an awesome gate interrupting a wall that faded out of sight in both directions. It struck me that the actual entrance was small in comparison to the massive gate itself. I stared, but I couldn’t see the end of the walls in either direction … The gate wasn’t made of pearls, but was pearlescent – perhaps iridescent … To me it looked as if someone had spread pearl icing on a cake. The gate glowed and shimmered.

“I paused just outside the gate, and I could see inside. It was like a city with paved streets. To my amazement, they had been constructed of literal gold. If you imagine a street paved with gold bricks, that’s as close as I can come to describing what lay inside the gate. Everything I saw was bright – the brightest colors my eyes had ever beheld – so powerful that no earthly human could take in this brilliance.

“It was the most beautiful and pleasant sound I’ve ever heard … I felt awestruck, wanting only to listen … It seemed like I was part of the music – and it played in and through my body … I felt embraced by the sounds … As I became aware of the joyous sounds and melodies that fi lled the air … I felt as if the heavenly concert permeated every part of my being … I call it music, but it diff ered from anything I had ever heard or ever expect to hear on the earth. The melodies of praise fi lled the atmosphere … the praise was unending … Praise was everywhere, and all of it was musical, yet comprised of melodies and tones I’d never experienced before.”

Four-year old Colton Borpo, whose father wrote the book titled Heaven is Real, also had seen Heaven after he died briefl y from an illness. He said: “Heaven is not scary – ever! There is no sun, but it never gets dark in heaven because the light of God is so bright. No one ever cries or is afraid in heaven. No one ever gets sad or mad. Everyone is happy there!”

Of course, we can’t lose track of the heavenly experiences of the still living (on earth) visionaries of Medjugorje which I had already written about frequently.

In early October of 1981, visionaries Vicka and Jakov were taken physically by the Blessed Mother to Heaven and here is what she said later:

“I was wondering how many days we would be traveling (to get to heaven), and whether we would go through the sky or the ground. Our Lady took my right hand and Jakov’s

left hand and took us with her. We saw the ceiling opening, giving us just enough space to go through, and within the wink of an eye, we found ourselves in heaven. Heaven is one huge endless space. It has a brilliant light which does not leave it. There is a special kind of life that does not exist on the earth at all. We saw people dressed in pink, yellow, and gray gowns. Nobody was older than 33 years old. They were walking, praying, and singing, and there were small angels circling around. We saw people praying and singing, together in groups, but we could not understand what they were saying. It must have been some heavenly language. We experienced a special indescribable joy. Our Lady told us to have a good look at how overjoyed all those who were in heaven were. It was a special kind of joy that cannot be experienced on the earth. Everything is defi nitely so much more beautiful. When you are entering heaven, you experience an enormous feeling of separation from this life and enter a special new life.”

Visionary Geraldine from Australia had a very similar experience in November of 1989.

“Many things had been going wrong … I needed my grandmother who had partly raised me and was missing her very much. I needed advice, and I was still grieving for her (she had died in 1982). With tears streaming down my face, I was thinking of how we used to talk – and of her loving ways – my heart breaking as I wished she was still here.

“Then, to my surprise, I heard a woman’s voice speaking inside of me clearly. She said, ‘I am your Blessed Mother. I am speaking to you from within. Your earthly mother is not here with you right now so I have come to comfort you during your trials. However, your other mother (grandmother) is here with Me. Would you like to speak to her?’ At that moment I thought I was losing my mind … but yet … I felt peaceful and calm and very comforted and loved by this voice. So, I said, ‘Yes, I would.

“The next thing I knew, somehow, I was fl ying in spirit through the sky. By my left side was an Angel guiding me, and I felt it was my Guardian Angel – and it was nighttime. I saw in the distance a city. As we approached this city, it was like a warm and peaceful Sunday afternoon because there was a holiness about it. I saw white stone houses with fl at roofs and park bench seats outside. There were people sitting on the seats. As we got closer, I recognized some of the people. My grandmother was sitting on the right side and my (deceased) sister, Karen, opposite her. My grandmother looked younger, and there was a beautiful glow about her. I could see she was looking forward to my being with her.

“Then I found myself looking towards my sister. It was like looking through a camera as the focus moved from place to place. My sister looked about thirty years old now; she was twelve years old when she had died. Yet, her features were the same. She was beaming and so happy and smiling. She said, ‘I have someone very, very special here who is really looking forward to meeting you. Don’t worry, I am looking after her for you.’ At that moment my view shifted down to see that she was holding the hand of a little girl about nine years old. She had long hair tied back in a ponytail, and she wore a plain gray dress. I didn’t know who she was.

“Then my sister said, ‘This is Geraldine Margaret.’ At that moment I nearly fainted with shock. I felt the hair stand up on the back of my head, and I felt hot, then cold, as I realized it was the little baby I had miscarried nine years earlier, and it was a girl. I was going to call her Margaret Geraldine after my grandmother, but instead, they called her after me. Then this

Atse, e pa waripu malaut ini?MISAN tinuki ku karing kabaryu mi

A mamie ‘installment’ kasangkapan ngeni;

Aus da ‘canvassing,’ at lalaku ra iti

Keng mialiwang lugal a malaut keti.

At aku pin agyang e ku sadiang obra

Ing anti kaniting klasing pamagtinda,

Mepilit ku uling mitagun kanita

Kulipak man ala kung laman a bulsa.

Medyu malaut ing lugal ming pintalan

Bayu ra ke kildas king putut a dalan,

A nu’ kami ngana ning lider mi bilang

Manaluk panindang ibie ming baldugan.

Malaut-laut na ing kakung belebe

Keng kasasalangi karing bale-bale,

Manaluk baldugan… ing pakibat pane

“Sir, ala kami pung balung pamayad, eh!”

Angga king ikwa kung menikal magdala

Karing panaluk kung batya’t kaserola;

Intasang metung man ala kung abenta

Nung e ku dimalas inyang aldo ita?

(Ing kalakaran keng pamamye baldugan

Agpang keng balu ku, ing ‘down payment’ bilang

Ya ing para keka, inya pagpilitan

Den ing makabenta ba’lang manakitan.

Ke’ mekatagmu kang puru balasubas

A nganing kasebyan masulit mamayad,

Aliwa ikang magasgas a tsinelas

Keng singilan karas na ning takdang oras.

Nu’ne ing kolektor, inya ring magtinda

O ‘canvasser,’ deti e ra na problema,

Ing e la mamayad ding apakuanan da

At nu’ ing masambut ing kapitalista).

Pero, sumangid n’yan intasa ping aku,

Ala kung abenta rugo agyang nanu,

King panindang ibat nandin kakargan ku

Kilub na ning migit limang kilometru?

Wayni pa ing sisti king kaku merapat

Nung e ku talagang sobra kadimalas,

Obat kabud niamu mengalukguk sukat

Ing atyan ku, inagkat na kung magbawas.

Uli ning talagang maybug nang mibulus,

Migpampan na ku mu lele na ning bakud;

“Mama,” nganing keta dindam ku na kabud

“Ot agyang bagya mu e yu pu linaut?”

Pekibat ku… “Atse ibat ku Tulauc,

ini wari rugu e pa pu malaut?!”

At keta marapal na ku mung ginulut

(keng sobrang dine ku) …makaruku buntuk).

experience ended. As I came out of the room, my husband said, ‘What’s the matter?’ as he could see by the look on my face that something had happened.

“I cried continuously at the thought of having a daughter and not knowing her. Again, I was so upset – not knowing what to make of all this. Again, I heard this beautiful, soft, loving woman’s voice: ‘Do not be sad at what you have seen. Rejoice, rejoice, for your Father in Heaven has given you a wonderful gift.’ I stopped crying and was comforted, feeling a great peace.”

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F�� ! 1

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of CRISPIN BATE CRUZ who

died intestate on January 1, 2019 in Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement on his estate, more particularly described as parcels of land, to wit:

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2016004527Registry of Deeds of Angeles City

Lot 7, Block 10 of the subd. plan (LRC) Psd-98698, being a portion of Lot 856-B described on plan Psd-10229, LRC Cad. Rec. No. 124, situated in the Bo. of Santol, City of Angeles;









Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 040-2016032950Registry of Deeds of Meycauayan, Bulacan

Lot 21, Block 3 of the cons-subd. plan (LRC) Pcs-11371, being a portion of the cons. of Lots 3685-B, (LRC) Psd-3491, 3686, 3691 & 4198 Lolomboy Est. and Lots 3698-A to E, (LRC) Psd-3032 amd. LRC (GLRO) Rec. No. 8509, situated in the Bo. of Moson, Mun. of San Jose del Monte, Province of Bulacan;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 040-2016032951Registry of Deeds of Meycauayan, Bulacan

Lot 23, Block 3 of the cons-subd. plan (LRC) Pcs-11371, being a portion of the cons. of Lots 3685-B, (LRC) Psd-3491, 3686, 3691 & 4198 Lolomboy Est. and Lots 3698-A to E, (LRC) Psd-3032 amd. LRC (GLRO) Rec. No. 8509, situated in the Bo. of Moson, Mun. of San Jose del Monte, Province of Bulacan;

before Notary Public Cyril Victor N. Bermudo as per Doc No. 324, Page No. 12, Book No. XLI, Series of 2019.

Punto! Central Luzon: September 19, 26 & October 3, 2019

Republic of the PhilippinesDEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM

ADJUDICATION BOARDREGION III

OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL AGRARIANREFORM ADJUDICATOR2nd Flr. R & E Bldg., Del Pilar

City of San Fernando, Pampanga

PETITION FOR VALUATION OF THE LANDHOLDING UNDER COMPULSORY ACQUISITION

PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM OFFICER (PARPO) Petitioner, -versus- DARAB CASE NO. 670-P’2019 LBP Claim No. 003-C9-1018-008SPS. JOAQUIN CANLAS AND LETICIA OCAMPO, AND LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES (LBP) Respondents.

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You are hereby summoned and directed to fi le your Reply/Answer to the Notice of Valuation and Acquisition dated November 19, 2018 issued by the petitioner, PARPO Eden B. Ponio, which is now fi led before this Offi ce for the conduct of summary administrative proceedings for the determination of just compensation pursuant to Section I, Rule VII of the DARAB Revised Rules of Procedure within fi fteen (15) days after service of this summons upon you. Copy of the Notice of Valuation and other pertinent documents may be obtained from the Offi ce of the Provincial Agrarian Reform Adjudicator at 2nd Flr., R&E Bldg., Millet Arcade, Del Pilar, City of San Fernando, Pampanga. You are likewise directed to attend the hearing of this case on November 12, 2019 at 1:30 PM.

Failure to fi le your answer/reply within the time fi xed shall be interpreted as a waiver on your part to submit the required reply/answer and the case will be deemed submitted for decision on the basis of the pleadings and evidence on record.

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The KMP, the Nation-al Federation of Peas-ant Women (Amihan), and land reform advo-cates, in a symbolic act, dumped recently some rice hull or “ipa” outside the Department of Ag-riculture (DA) building in Quezon City “to de-nounce the empty solu-tions of the agency in addressing the woes of farmers particularly the plummeting prices of pa-lay and other agricultural produce.”

“The DA is lying

KMP hits gov’t ‘lies’ on rice crisis, issues 5 solutionsabout the latest aver-age farm gate prices of palay. Wala pong P23 na palay. Ang average pa rin ay P10 hanggang P12. They are still P6 to P7 per kilo in many ar-eas. In Camarines Sur, a top rice producing prov-ince in Bicol, the prevail-ing prices of palay is still at P7 per kilo. Mas ma-hal pa ang darak na P20 kada kilo,” KMP said in a statement.

The groups asked Agriculture Sec. William Dar to “face the farm-ers in a dialogue so the stakeholders in the rice

industry, especially pa-lay farmers, can thresh out and lay down their concrete proposals to the Department of Agri-culture.”

“Puro salita at bo-ladas itong DA sa mga solusyon at pangako nito sa magsasaka. Napaka-laki ng sinasabing pondo na para sa mga magsa-saka mula sa Rice Com-petitiveness Enhance-ment Fund pero walang katiyakan kung mar-aramdaman man lang ito ng mga magbubukid. Kadalasan ay nalulustay at nauuwi sa korapsyon

ang pondo na dapat ay para sa mga magbu-bukid,” said Danilo Ra-mos, chairperson of KMP. He added that the P2.5-billion fund from RCEF that DA said it will roll out will not be used for palay procurement.

The militant groups issued in common fi ve proposals for the gov-ernment so as to resolve the rice crisis faced by rice farmers. They are as follows.

1. Buy the palay pro-duced by farmers at P20 per kilo NFA support price with incentives for

drying, delivery fee and cooperative develop-ment;

2. The NFA must pro-cure at least 10 percent of the total palay pro-duction for this cropping season;

3. Approve and re-lease the P15-billion supplemental budget to the NFA for the urgent procurement of at least 750,000 metric tons of palay from local farmers at the farmgate price of P20 per kilo;

4. Urgent, suffi cient subsidy and support for production includ-ing seeds, mechanical

dryers, drying facilities, farm tools, farm inputs and other needs for rice production; and

5. Overall, the gov-ernment must rescind its rice importation policies, suspend for the time be-ing the RA 11203, and eventually repeal this law that has severely damaged the situation of rice farmers, consumers, and stakeholders in the rice industry.

KMP said it is lead-ing the month-long farm-er-led activities and ac-tions for the October Peasant Month in time for the harvest season.

In Clark, employees posted on Facebook videos of ice, about an inch in diameter, pelting the ground and a near-by building. The freak weather was also report-ed to have caused pow-er outages at the Maba-lacat city hall and other

Freak weather damages...F�� ! 1 areas.

At the Clark Interna-tional Airport, operations were briefl y suspended amid zero visibility, said an employee who asked not to be named for lack of authority.

The freak weather, however, last only about fi ve minutes.

“It’s terrifying because

it came so suddenly and powerfully. This is the kind of weather that can catch us off guard be-cause it seemed unpre-dictable,” said local writ-er Minerva Zamora who was on her way home from Clark when dark-ness descended and the wind began to howl.

–Ding Cervantes

BBCI chairman Henry Sy Jr.

Cruz said each line has a capacity of one million bags of cement a month and BBCI has already completed two lines in Pampanga with two more lines to be fi n-

Henry Sy Jr. fi rms to invest P7-B...F�� ! 1 ished by the fi rst quar-

ter next year for a total capacity of four million bags.

He said the comple-tion of the second line in Pampanga now allows the fi rm to off er bulk ce-ment and launch two bulk cement products that would cater to the

ready-mix concrete mar-ket as well as for precast applications

In Zamboanga, the fi rst production line would be around No-vember at a cost of P1.5 billion. Another P1.5 bil-lion would be shelved for the next line.

Cruz said they are

also planning to put up more plants in areas such as General Santos, Negros, and Iloilo with the aim of reaching a to-tal capacity of 12 million bags in fi ve years.

–Ding Cervantes

shown early potential of excelling in sports for a sports-related career.”

During her co-spon-sorship speech, Sen. Pia Cayetano showed pho-tos of the NCC sports facilities, which include an Athletics Stadium, Aquatics Center, and the Athletes’ Village.

“New Clark City is a sustainable city that will house our athletes for the SEA Games. And this is also where this sports school will be built. It is envisioned that the stu-dents will have access to vocational, sports and academic tracks so that each of them can still fulfi ll their own dreams,” Cayetano said.

Phl High School for Sports to rise...F�� ! 1 The lady senator, a

triathlete and former na-tional athlete, has run laps inside the Athletics Stadium and has also tested the Aquatics Cen-ter competition pool.

The Athletics Sta-dium is a 20,000-seat-er, world-class Olympics stadium with a nine-lane 400-meter track and fi eld oval, and a six-lane warm up track.

The Aquatics Center is a 2,000-seater, world-class arena built with a 10-lane Olympic size swimming pool, a div-ing pool with inland div-ing training facility, and a warm-up training pool.

The Athletes’ Village is made of 525 furnished units that can accommo-date up to 1,500 occu-

pants. It is complete with training and fi tness facil-ities.

Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go, a co-spon-sor and chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports, said the PHSS will provide scholarship grants so that gifted young athletes will have access to quality educa-tion that puts equal em-phasis on core subjects, and physical education and sports development.

“With the creation of the Philippine High School for Sports in very close proximity to world-class facilities...our stu-dent-athletes can enjoy a level of training which is at par with the best in the world,” Go said.

“This type of training

and education can cat-apult our student-ath-letes to illustrious ca-reers in sports, wheth-er as athletes, coaches, managers, or any other sports-related profes-sion,” he added.

The BCDA said it shares the senators’ en-thusiasm to pursue the establishment of a ded-icated high school for sports.

BCDA president-CEO Vince Dizon said the BCDA will allot three hectares inside the NCC for the said purpose.

“BCDA strongly sup-ports the proposal of our senators. This will greatly benefi t the next genera-tion of athletes and uplift the standards of Philip-pine sports,” said Dizon.

Disabilities,” it said.But the CHR noted

that “while these frame-works provide protec-tions, older persons con-tinue to face key chal-lenges: Filipino senior citizens are still chal-lenged with limitations and discriminations in their everyday life, whether it is lack of ac-cess to facilities or op-portunities.”

CHR lauds Tarlac solon...F�� ! 10 The bill seeks to give

senior citizens the fol-lowing rights in addition to those provided under existing laws:

(a) to avail of protec-tion and legal assistance from the Public Attor-ney’s Offi ce of the De-partment of Justice or any public legal assis-tance offi ce,

(b) support services from the Department of Social Welfare and De-velopment and the con-

cerned local government unit,

(c) legal remedies provided under the Fam-ily Code, and

(d) to be entitled to actual, compensatory, moral and exemplary damages, among others.

Section 6 of the pro-posed measure also tasks the DSWD and the Department of Health to provide senior citizens who are victims of abuse temporary shelter, coun-

seling, rehabilitation ser-vices and livelihood as-sistance, among others.

The bill further man-dates local government units to respond to a call or request for assistance of the victims. Also, the Philippine National Po-lice will establish guide-lines and procedures in responding to calls and requests related to acts of violence committed against senior citizens under the bill.

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SpotlightArci Pineda

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of Spouses AGATON PAYUMO

and MARIA GALURA who died intestate on September 12, 1988 in Sta. Mesa Heights, Quezon City and April 29, 1978 in Sto. Tomas, Pampanga, respectively, executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights on their estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot No. 125 of the Cadastral Survey of San Simon) situated in the Barrios of San Isidro and Sto. Domingo, Municipality of San Simon, Province of Pampanga and covered by Decree No. 714647, before Notary Public Maximo M. Fajardo Jr. as per Doc No. 514, Page No. 104, Book No. XC, Series of 2019.


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of Spouses AGATON PAYUMO

and MARIA GALURA who died intestate on September 12, 1988 in Sta. Mesa Heights, Quezon City and April 29, 1978 in Sto. Tomas, Pampanga, respectively, executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights on their estate, more particularly described as parcels of land, to wit:

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. RT-514 (T-8140)Lot No. 671 of the Cadastral Survey of San Fernando, with all

buildings and improvements, except those herein expressly noted as belonging to other persons, situated in the Mun. of San Fdo., Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 12443Lot No. 673 of the Cadastral Survey of San Fernando, with all

buildings and improvements, except those herein expressly noted as belonging to other persons, situated in the Mun. of San Fdo., Prov. of Pampanga;

before Notary Public Maximo M. Fajardo Jr. as per Doc No. 513, Page No. 104, Book No. XC, Series of 2019.


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of LAMBERTO T. BERMUDO who

died intestate on September 20, 2014 in Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Special Power of Attorney on his estate, more particularly described as parcels of land, to wit:

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2012001001Register of Deeds for Angeles City

Lot 6-A of the subdivision plan Psd-03-149205, being a portion of Block 6, Psd-52364 L.R.C. Rec. No. , situated in the Barrio of Sto. Cristo, City of Angeles;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2012000999Register of Deeds for Angeles City

Lot No. 40, Block No. 39 of the subdivision plan Psd-3066, being a portion of Lot No. 590 of the Cadastral Survey of Angeles City, G.L.R.O. Cad. Record No. 124, situated in the Barrio of Lourdes, City of Angeles;

before Notary Public Anthonie K. Langit as per Doc No. 2120, Page No. 44, Book No. XXXIV, Series of 2017.


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of SAMUEL CORTEZ and FELISA

SIGUA who died intestate on April 11, 1992 and June 26, 2007, respectively, in Arayat, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Absolute Sale on their estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 27 of the cons.-subd. plan (LRC) Pcs-2471, being a portion of the consolidation of Lots 3746, 3747, 3748 & 3749, Arayat Cadastre & Lot 1-J, Psd-26192 & Lot 2, Psu-46798, LRC Cad. Rec. No. 1277) situated in the Bo. of Gatiawin, Mun. of Arayat, Prov. of Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 35668-R, before Notary Public Amado L. Santos as per Doc No. 218, Page No. 45, Book No. 229, Series of 2019.


REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURTANGELES CITY

CROWN BANK, INC., Mortgagee,

FC CASE NO. 2019-2044-versus- Under Act No. 3135,

as amendedMARITES B. COBRADILLA married toJULIUS COBRADILLA, Mortgagor.

x-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xNOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

Upon extra judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended, fi led by the mortgagee CROWN BANK, INC., with address at San Vicente Apalit, Pampanga, against the mortgagor MARITES B. COBRADILLA married to JULIUS COBRADILLA with postal address at Blk. 13, Lot 20-A Joseph St., Villa Portobello, Duquit, Mabalacat City, Pampanga to satisfy the total obligation secured by a Mortgage Contract which as of July 23, 2019 has already reached the total amount of PESOS: FIVE HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTEEN PESOS AND 24/100 (Php510,417.24), Philippine Currency, the undersigned Sheriff will sell at public auction on November 6, 2019 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter, at the Offi ce of the Municipal Trial Court, located at City Hall of Mabalacat City, Pampanga, to the highest bidder, for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency, the following parcel of land with all the improvements existing thereon, to wit:

TCT NO. 045-2017002030LOT No. 20-A PLAN No. PSD-03-195611PORTION OF: BLOCK 15 PSD-03-117864LOCATION: BARANGAY OF DAU, MUNICIPALITY OF

MABALACAT, PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA, ISLAND OF LUZON.

OWNER SPOUSES JULIUS COBRADILLA, BOTH OF LEGAL AGE, FILIPINOS

ADDRESS: MARK JOSEPH ST., VILLA PORTOBELLO, DUQUIT, MABALACAT CITY, PAMPANGA

AREA: SIXTY SQUARE METERS (60), MORE OR LESS

Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the above-described property for their own protection.

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 date, it shall be held on November 13, 2019 at said time and place without further notice.

Angeles City, September 9, 2019.

FLORIAN P. BANABANA Sheriff Contact No. 09064064161

PUNTO! Central Luzon: October 3, 10 & 17, 2019

Jasmine Curtis-Smith talks about GMA’s newest soap ‘Descendants of the Sun’

JASMINE CURTIS-SMITH describes the ongoing production of GMA-7’s remake of the hit Korean TV drama, Descendants of the Sun (DOTS), in which she plays a major role.

“So far so good.“Nakakapag-ipon na kami,” she said, referring to the scenes that they have shot, “para pag ready nang

um-ere, kasado at pulido na.”One of those scenes shows her character, military doctor Moira Defensor, meeting Rocco Nacino’s

character, Sgt. Diego Ramos, at the hospital where the drama’s story begins.Jasmine and Rocco take on the roles originally played by Korean actors Kim Ji-won (as Yoon Myung-ju)

and Jin Goo (as Master Sergeant Seo Dae-young).Descendants of the Sun fi rst aired in Korea from February to April 2016 and later shown in other countries,

including the Philippines through the Kapuso network.In the story, Myung-ju orders Dae-young to pretend that they’re dating and tell about it to Captain Yoo Si-

jin (played by Song Joong-ki), the commanding offi cer of the Special Forces unit that Dae-young belongs to.It turns out that Myung-ju’s father, who’s a general and the commander of the Special Forces unit, wants

her to end up with Si-jin, who’s not her type.Myung-ju and Dae-young end up being friends and eventually falling in love with each other. But because

of fraternization rules and the general’s disapproval of their relationship, Dae-young decides to stay away from Myung-ju. After a long time, they meet again in the hospital.

Jasmine recalled feeling anxious while fi lming that hospital scene.“Medyo nakakanerbiyos siyang gawin,” she admitted. “Siyempre because there are parts in the story na

talagang required naming gawin and huwag baguhin talaga.”She added that she and Rocco were then just starting to make a connection as co-stars, and they knew

that the chemistry between their Korean counterparts was a big factor in making DOTS a huge success.“Happy ako na nalampasan na namin ’yong fi rst na ’yon,” the actress pointed out. “Now it’s to maintain na

lang with Rocco. So, I’m happy and excited, and very, very nervous.”Jasmine noted that GMA-7’s version aims to be a faithful retelling of the original while incorporating some

Filipino elements.“Minsan, mahirap din ’yon ma-accept ng fans, di ba, because gusto natin ’yong version na tayo,” she said.

“Pero we also have to consider na may mga tao na hindi pa napapanood ang serye na ’to, baka hindi sila maka-relate.

“So gagawin nating medyo localized lang ’yong mga bagay na ’yon para madali ma-capture ng mga hindi pa nakakapanood ng series na ito ’yong message, ’yong mismong story.”

She also doesn’t see any problem in adapting the South Korea-North Korea confl ict that’s tackled in the original Descendants of the Sun.

“Meron tayong mga gano’n dito,” she said, alluding to the armed and civil confl icts present in some parts of the Philippines.

“Medyo hindi lang siya gano’n ka-extreme kumpara do’n sa North and South Korea na pag-aaway, but meron din tayo dito na mga nangyari na or nangyayari pa rin.

“Siguro ’yon ang i-incorporate nila para mas ma-localize siya o maintindihan nila ang pag-aaway. May mga ganyang themes dito.”

But Jasmine’s unsure, though, if they will also shoot some scenes abroad, just like what the original Korean production did in Greece.

“Wala yata,” she said, grinning. “I wish. I think pinag-iisipan nila. Pero hindi namin alam kasi kung meron ba o wala. Sa ngayon kasi wala pang nababanggit sa amin, e. Do’n pa lang kami sa kampo-kampo.”

But, yes, she watched the whole series—and she loved it!“Kinilig ako sa kanila pareho kasi sobrang magkaiba ang love story nila,” she said, referring to the two

pairs of lovers in DOTS.She went on talking further about the love story of Moira/Myung-ju and Diego/Dae-young: “Pigil, pakipot

sila na ang sarap pag-untugin. Parang mag-best friends na muntik nang the-one-that-got-away sa isa’t isa. Ako din, do’n ako na-hook.”

In playing Moira, she said she’s not straying away from Ji-won’s portrayal of Myung-ju.“To be honest, not so much,” she admitted. “As much as possible, ’yon lang ang hiniling sa akin. I don’t

know if it will change mismo sa story, but in terms of character portrayal, sabi sa akin ni Direk Dom [Dominic Zapata] na sana, stick to the original character para ando’n pa rin ang energy niya.

“Alam mo ’yon, nagpapaka-strong pero deep down, marupok pala siya pag dating kay Diego, di ba? Exactly, nagku-kunwaring ayaw. So ’yon lang ang hiniling ni Direk sa akin.”

In preparing for the military-medical drama, Jasmine underwent what she called “minimal” training, and enumerated some subjects she’s learned, such as “baril-baril, posture, technical assistance, mga saludo, pa’no magsalita sa senior mo.”

She explained, “Kasi mas linya ako sa medical military. ’Yong mga boys talaga kasi sila ’yong Special Forces. Though may mga eksena na papasali nila si Moira.

“Very minimal pa din ang action niya kasi in the original, halos wala naman. So ayaw din nila masyadong baguhin ang gano’ng image ni Moira, so that faithful pa din kami.”

DOTS Philippines has no airing date yet because, as Jasmine pointed out, no actress is on board yet to play the female lead role of Dr. Maxine Kang, whose name in the original Korean drama is Dr. Kang Mo-yeon (played by Song Hye-kyo).

The male lead role of Captain Lucas Manalo (Captain Yoo Si-jin aka Big Boss in the original) is played by Dingdong Dantes.

Jennylyn Mercado has been long rumored to be taking on the role of Dr. Maxine Kang, but no word yet from her camp or GMA-7. The Kapuso prime artist recently wrapped up her drama series, Love You Two, which aired its fi nale on September 13, 2019.

“Wala pa kasing confi rmation, kung confi rmed na si Jennylyn,” Jasmine said. “Other than that, lahat na kumpleto. Si Dr. Kang na lang talaga ang missing link.”

She observed that the delay in Dr. Kang’s arrival on the set has helped her and her leading man work on their scenes.

“I think ang ginagawa nila, kumambyo muna,” she said on the production’s strategy.“Kami muna ni Rocco ang focus para if ever, pag dating ni Dr. Kang, konti na lang din ang shoot namin.“Sila naman ang priority. Hard work niyo naman. Habang waiting kami kay Dr. Kang, kami ang nagtrabaho.”Jasmine is also thankful that she was able to fi nish making three movies before DOTS gets an airing date.First off is the romantic fl ick, Cara X Jagger, opposite fellow Kapuso star, Ruru Madrid, which will open in

cinemas this November 6.Next, she shares the big screen with another Kapuso star, Glaiza de Castro, in the upcoming sci-fi thriller,

Midnight in the Perfect World.Then there’s Culion, a movie set in the leper colony found in Palawan, that Ricky Lee wrote and Alvin

Yapan directed.“Sana makapasok kami sa Metro Manila Film Festival,” Jasmine said of the dramatic vehicle that also

stars Iza Calzado and Meryll Soriano.In the near future, Jasmine sees herself going back to theater, which she last experienced in 2015 via

#NoFilter, a collection of monologues staged by Sandbox Collective.“Hopefully I can do again, maybe after Descendants, I’ll have time for it,” she said. “Kasi si Sandbox is

really active at the moment. Fingers crossed, they’ll have a material for me.”

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CLARK FREEPORT -- The fi rst and only authentic Ger-man Oktoberfest in this free-port is all set at the Clark Mar-riott Hotel here at 6 p.m. on October 11-12.

‘Oktoberfest 2019’’ the German Beer Festival, will be the fi rst festival of this kind that will be held in this freeport.

Goeran Soelter, Clark Mar-riott Hotel general manager, said the festival promises two exciting nights where festival goers, foreign and local, can experience a taste of Germa-ny.

Soelter, a German national, said eff orts have been made to make the festival as authen-tic as possible, patterned the original Bavarian celebration.

He said festival goers will be treated with free-fl owing Weihenstephan beer, one of the fi nest German wheat beers, and will be provided their fi lls of German food.

Weihenstephan is the old-est brewery in the world dat-ing back to a thousand years

Clark Marriott Hotel holds fi rst ever Oktoberfestto the time of the Benedictine monks.

Munich-based Oktoberfest band that performs in all over Asia, Anton Show, will also take over the fun and enter-tainment.

During the press confer-ence on Wednesday, Anton Show performed the original Oktoberfest theme and made everybody dance.

Tickets to the festival are priced at P2,500 which also comes with complimentary German beer mugs and oth-er freebies. The hotel will raffl e off overnight stays and dining gift certifi cates.

“It is basically bringing one part of Germany to Clark that our guests and the Kapampan-gan can enjoy,” said Soelter.

“German Oktoberfest is truly worth experiencing fi rst. We hope to continue bring-ing more fi rsts to our valued guests, partners, and even our associates,” he added.

Clark Marriott Hotel is the fi rst and only international-ly branded 5-star hotel in this freeport.

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CLARK FREEPORT — The Philippine Business Coalition for Women Empowerment (PBCWE) in partnership with the Philippine Women’s Eco-nomic Network (PhilWEN) and Insular Life (InLife) hosted a free fi nancial literacy work-shop at Quest Hotel and Con-ference Center here Thursday last week.

Entitled: “Shaping HER Fu-ture: The Sheroes runway to fi nancial freedom,” the work-shop aims to empower more

Filipino women and expand their access to risk manage-ment solutions and invest-ment opportunities on fi nancial management as well as pro-vide network access to busi-ness partners.

The Sheroes Movement is a campaign to help shape women’s future via a person-al fi nancial forum through PB-CWE.

The workshop is open for women and also men to pro-vide them with basic fi nan-cial management tools that will focus on fi nancial values,

Guest speakers seated at the center PBCWE executive director Julia Abad, PBCWE program manager Amor Curaming, InLife SVP Raoul Littaua, Joy Gonzales, PHILWEN chairperson and PBCWE co-chairperson Aurora Geotina Garcia pose with the participants and other guests.

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Women empowerment through fi nancial literacyspending habits and cash fl ow analysis.

Amor Curaming, PBCWE program manager said, “It is specifi cally designed for wom-en but it is also for men be-cause they have women in their lives.”

Raoul Littaua, InLife senior vice president and head of Agency Distribution Group, is also a fi rm believer of gender equality.

Stressing his notion that most women are “more fi rm when it comes to fi nances,” Littaua said, “most Filipinas

are careful spenders who pri-oritize their families although none is usually allocated for savings.”

The workshop was con-ducted by InLife fi nancial ad-visor Margelle Detera as she expounded and helped the participants to identify emo-tional money traps and avoid defi cits, achieve a healthy cash fl ow through minimizing bad debts and creating a bud-get.

A free fi nancial consulta-tion was also conducted after the program to all participants

who attended the event.PhilWEN is a consortium

of six women’s groups repre-senting a broad section of in-dustries where women partic-ipate by advocating the eco-nomic empowerment of wom-en through initiatives.

InLife is the fi rst and largest Filipino life insurance compa-ny and the only mutual compa-ny in the Philippines.

PBCWE is the sole li-censed partner of the Eco-nomic Dividends for Gender Equality (EDGE) in the Philip-pines.

ANGELES CITY – Pampanga First District Rep. Carmelo ‘Jon’ Lazatin II has recognized the hard work and ef-fort of public school teachers here.

He bared this during the National Teachers’ Month celebration of Division of Angeles City led by Schools Division Superintendent Leilanie Cunanan and Asst. Schools Division Superintendent

Cong Lazatin lauds AC teachersMaria Celina Vega.

“I highly appreciate your everyday sacrifi ces for our students. Instead of staying home, taking care of your own family, you dedicate your lives to our learning institutions,” he said.

The Pamp. First District Rep. said that without their valuable impact to the stu-dents, they will not learn to be productive

members of society.According to him, he and his brother

Angeles City Mayor Carmelo ‘Pogi’ Laza-tin Jr. will work as a team to utilize the educational programs to the community.

He then vowed that he will continue to support the learning institutions here, especially in terms of scholarships and infrastructure development.

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PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM OFFICER, (PARPO) Petitioner, -versus- LVC NO. 656-P’2016 LBP Claim No. 03-CA-14-0002CARLOS SANDICO AND LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES Respondents.

x---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xSUMMONS AND NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE

Hrs. of Carlos Sandico Jr.c/o Ms. Loreta Pascual

Lawton Tower 4-A, Essence EastForbes Condominium, Fort Bonifacio,

Global City Taguig, M.M.

You are hereby summoned and directed to fi le your Reply/Answer to the Notice of Valuation and Acquisition dated September 14, 2015 issued by the petitioner, PARPO Eden B. Ponio, which is now fi led before this Offi ce for the conduct of summary administrative proceedings for the determination of just compensation pursuant to Section I, Rule VII of the DARAB Revised Rules of Procedure within fi fteen (15) days after service of this summons upon you. Copy of the Notice of Valuation and other pertinent documents may be obtained from the Offi ce of the Provincial Agrarian Reform Adjudicator at 2nd Flr., R&E Bldg., Millet Arcade, Del Pilar, City of San Fernando, Pampanga. You are likewise directed to attend the hearing of this case on November 12, 2019 at 1:30 PM.










PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM OFFICER (PARPO) Petitioner, -versus- LVC NO. 660-P’2016 LBP CLAIM NO. 003-C9-1015-0069ERNESTO DELA PAZ m/t VIRGINIA DAVID, REMEDIOS P. LIRIOS m/t SEGUNDINO LIRIOS and LEONILA P. HERNANDEZ m/t CELESTINO HERNANDEZ Respondents.

x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xSUMMONS AND NOTICE OF HEARING

Leonila Hernandez m/tCelestino Hernandez

150 4th St., Countryside VillageBarangay Sta. Lucia, Pasig 1608

You are hereby summoned and directed to fi le your Reply/Answer to the Notice of Valuation and Acquisition dated December 7, 2015 issued by the petitioner, PARPO Eden B. Ponio, which is now fi led before this Offi ce for the conduct of summary administrative proceedings for the determination of just compensation pursuant to Section I, Rule VII of the DARAB Revised Rules of Procedure within fi fteen (15) days after service of this summons upon you. Copy of the Notice of Valuation and other pertinent documents may be obtained from the Offi ce of the Provincial Agrarian Reform Adjudicator at 2nd Flr., R&E Bldg., Millet Arcade, Del Pilar, City of San Fernando, Pampanga. You are likewise directed to attend the hearing of this case on November 12, 2019 at 1:30 PM.










PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM OFFICER, (PARPO) Petitioner, -versus- LVC NO. 646-P’2015 LBP Claim No. 03-CA-14-0001CARLOS SANDICO JR., CONSOLACION LIM, CORAZON S. ARCEO, JOSE G. ARCEO, LORETA S. PASCUAL AND LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES (LBP), Respondents.

x--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xSUMMONS AND NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE

Hrs. of Carlos Sandico Jr.Liberty Hotel, Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga

You are hereby summoned and directed to fi le your Reply/Answer to the Notice of Valuation and Acquisition dated July 18, 2014 issued by the petitioner, PARPO Eden B. Ponio, which is now fi led before this Offi ce for the conduct of summary administrative proceedings for the determination of just compensation pursuant to Section I, Rule VII of the DARAB Revised Rules of Procedure within fi fteen (15) days after service of this summons upon you. Copy of the Notice of Valuation and other pertinent documents may be obtained from the Offi ce of the Provincial Agrarian Reform Adjudicator at 2nd Flr., R&E Bldg., Millet Arcade, Del Pilar, City of San Fernando, Pampanga. You are likewise directed to attend the hearing of this case on November 12, 2019 at 1:30 PM.





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CLARK FREEPORT – For many parents, playschool is an opportunity to allow their children to learn and develop their abilities with social inter-action.

Happy Headstart is the fi rst playschool and play gym area in this freeport designed to help children build their cogni-tive skills, creativity, and con-fi dence through a high-quali-ty program that is tailor fi t for their learning ability.

Conveniently located at West Aeropark in the Clark Global City (CGC) here, Hap-py Headstart off ers unique classes specifi cally designed for little children.

Chie Angeles, Happy Headstart proprietor, said she wants to give the kids a good foundation to start their school experience with fun and stimu-lating ways to learn by discov-ery through progressive learn-ing method.

“We want to give the kids a good foundation. We want to give them the notion that school isn’t scary or boring, (in-stead) we want to give them a recollection that school is hap-

Happy Headstart playschool now in Clarkpy and exciting,” Angeles said.

With three programs that is suited to every child’s early learning stage, Happy Head-start provides carefully struc-tured learning opportunities.

Teeny Tykes is a program for 14-22-month-old young toddlers to help develop their visual, auditory, tactile, motor, socio-economic and language skills.

Play and Learn is for tod-dlers aged 2-3 years old to help them build creativity, confi dence and friendships through themed play activities integrated through music and movement, sensory play, and art and motor activities.

Path to School Readiness is for preschoolers aged 3-4 years old that is focused on pre-writing, pre-math and liter-acy allowing them to feel the atmosphere of a classroom activity at their own pace.

Angeles said Happy Head-start off ers children a time to learn and play at the same time while developing their so-cial and emotional readiness in order to thrive by the time they step into Kindergarten.

Happy Headstart CGC is currently on its soft opening of-

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fering 10 percent discount for the month of October.

Happy Headstart also has a branch at level 3, Marquee

Mall, Angeles City and a pre-paratory school at Villa Do-lores also in Angeles City.

Classes start on October

10 with morning and afternoon sessions. Visit their Facebook page for more information, up-dates and announcements.

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IBA, Zambales - Three fi shermen illegally trans-porting aquarium fi shes were nabbed by joint ele-ments of Zambales PNP and 302nd Maritime Po-lice on a checkpoint in Barangay Malimanga, Candelaria town.

In his report to new-ly installed chief of Re-gional Maritime Unit 3 Police Col. Joseph Javi-er, Police Maj. Virgilio Carodan, head of 302nd Maritime Police Station, identifi ed those arrested

3 nabbed for illegal aquarium fi sh tradeas George Borja y Ola-so, 52, of Barangay Sta. Lucia, Masinloc; Verdie Lorenzo y Prado, 40, of Barangay San lorenzo, Masinloc; and Terencio Coral y Salinguhay, 55, of Barangay Lipay, Sta Cruz, all in Zambales.

Confi scated from the suspects were 3,800 pieces of ornamental exotic fi shes on board a passenger-type jeepney.

Carodan said some of the aquarium fi sh-es confi scated were re-leased at the shoreline

in Barangay Libertador, Candelaria town wit-nessed by barangay of-fi cials, representatives of the fi sheries and aquat-ic resources manage-ment council and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Zambales.

Other confi scated aquarium fi shes were brought to BFAR Region-al Offi ce for examination.

Arrested suspects were facing charges for violation of Fisheries Ad-ministrative Order No. 233.

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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – A musical featuring a day in the life of a modern teenage girl will be staged at the Villa Magdalena Convention Center in Maca-bebe, Pampanga on October 5 and 6.

“Sikat na Si Kat” the musical is the story of a girl in the age of the superfi cial world of social media. Lost in chasing the trend, an unimagined incident chang-es her world forever.

It was learned that the production design ele-ments of the play are all recycled materials from the props, costume and set design.

The musical play was conceptualized and direct-ed by fi lm/advertising/theatre director Carl Angelo Ruiz and its production designed by Kapampangan crafter and artist, Mikai Tuazon.

The cast and staff of the play are all members of the Ministry on Liturgy of the Holy Family Parish, Colgante, Apalit - altar servers, choir, lector and com-mentators – who went through a four-month long theatre drama workshop under the supervision of the play’s director.

“Ang palabas na ito ay isang magandang tugon sa tawag ng ating panahon kung saan sa social me-dia halos umiikot ang araw ng maraming mga tao, lalo na ang kabataan,” said Ruiz.

The project was initiated by Rev. Fr. Norman Vitug and produced by the Parish Pastoral Council of the Holy Family Parish and Colgante, Apalit, Pampanga in cooperation with the Archdiocese of San Fernan-do to fund the year-long project for the less fortunate brothers and sisters.

‘Sikat na Si Kat’ the musical live

in Macabebe

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CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO -- The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has lauded the Anti-El-der Abuse Act, authored by Tarlac 2nd District Rep. Victor Yap, which makes it illegal to infl ict physical, psychological or emotional, and fi nan-cial harm on those who are aged 60 or more.

The CHR was react-ing to the passage of House Bill 7030 on third reading, amid estimates that there are about 7 million Filipinos aged 60

CHR lauds Tarlac solon, Anti-Elder

Abuse Actand over in the country and estimates that this would grow to 19.6 mil-lion by 2040, as a result of the lower fertility and lower mortality rates.

The bill was authored and pushed by Yap with-out objections or absten-tions form 176 lawmak-ers in the Lower House.

In a statement, the CHR said that “As we celebrate the Interna-tional Day for Older Per-sons, we express our deepest gratitude and appreciation for our el-ders whilst keeping in mind that they are pillars of strength, wisdom, and custodians of tradition.”

“Traditionally, the rights of the elderly have been overlooked. How-ever, in recent years, there has been a recent shift towards conven-tions-based inclusivity with the inclusion of the rights of older persons in human rights instru-ments, such as Univer-sal Declaration of Hu-man Rights, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with

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