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CLARK FREEPORT -- “We will never forget this day and we will never forget Marcos’

crimes against Filipinos.”

Militants will never forget Marcos crimes vs. peopleAmid SC verdict on Libingan

Widus president-CEO Daesik Han (center) leads groundbreaking rites for Marriott in Clark along with Marriott International’s director for hotel development Baldwin Chua and senior director for asset management for Asia Paciic Rohit Singh and offi cials of the design, architectural and construction fi rms that will build the hotel. P !"! $% B!&' L()*!&

CLARK FREEPORT – Groundwork offi cially started Thursday for the construction of the fi rst 5-Star hotel in Pampan-ga, possibly the whole of Central Luzon – The Marriott in Clark.

The offi cial corner-stone-laying and ground-breaking rites, led by president-CEO Daesik Han of Widus Interna-tional Leisure Inc., own-er of Widus Casino Hotel here; Marriott Interna-tional’s director for ho-tel development Baldwin Chua and senior director for asset management for Asia-Pacifi c Rohit Singh sealed the part-nership between the ho-tel industry prime mov-

THE MARRIOTT IN CLARK

Execs break ground for CL’s fi rst 5-Star hotel

ers here.The new Marriott

in Clark will locate in a 6,000-square meter area within the WILI com-plex. Comprising 260n well-appointed rooms, the hotel’s 16-storey tower is “sophistical-ly designed to serve the millennial and high-end market.”

“We are raising the hospitality bar to a new level,” Han said during the simple groundbreak-ing ceremony. “Today’s milestone brings us one step closer to opening the new infrastructure venture with Marriott that will better serve the local and international com-

NOW OPEN. Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan leads test ride on the newly-constructed P10-M Abacan Loop in Barangay Balibago which is designed to decongest the heavy traffi c fl ow experienced on both ends of the Abacan Bridge. With him are Acting Vice Mayor Jericho Aguas (2nd from R), City Councilors Edgardo Pamintuan Jr (2nd from L). and Alexander Indiongco (3rd from R), and city’s traffi c czar Danilo Concepcion (right most).

Photo courtesy of AC-CIO

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ANGELES CITY- The new Aba-can loop at the north end of the Abacan Bridge was inaugurat-ed here on Wednesday as part of the city government’s plan to ease traffi c, particularly in the business district of Balibago.

Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan also announced during the in-

AS NEW ABACAN LOOP OPENS TO MOTORISTS

EdPam announces more plans to ease AC traffi cauguration that a fl yover across the Pulung Maragul roundabout near Marquee Mall is also being planned to decongest the area which becomes a virtual parking lot during rush hour traffi c to the consternation of motorists and the commuting public. Once com-pleted, the mayor said, the fl yover will connect Pandan Road to Ma-galang Road.

Pamintuan said he is also planning to widen the two-lane Pandan Bridge which acts as a bottleneck after the road has been widened to a four-lane highway.

Another ambitious road proj-ect announced by Pamintuan is the planned highway from the North Luzon Expressway exit in

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This was how the mil-itant Kilusang Magbu-bukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) reacted to the decision of the Supreme Court pav-ing the way for the burial of the remains of the late former Pres. Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.

“Today is a dark day in history as nine Su-preme Court Justices opted to throw away all the sacrifi ces and hard-ships endured by Filipi-nos and the entire nation during the terror years of Marcos’ martial rule,”

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ANGELES CITY- A non-government organi-zation whose main task is to help people hit by disasters condemned yesterday the alleged continuing harassment

NGO decries harassmentby military

HELPING DISASTER VICTIMS

by the military, prevent-ing them from giving out relief goods to folk dis-placed by the recent Ty-phoon Lawin in Nueva Vizcaya.

The Alay Bayan-Lu-son Inc. (ABI), whose ex-ecutive director Willem Geertman, a German was killed at their offi ce here in 2012 alleged-ly by the police, said threats apparently from the Army’s 7th Infantry Division had prompted them to cancel relief dis-tribution to the Bungkalot

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Dazzle into a fun and exciting Christmas as Santa and his reindeer friends invite you for a fun-fi lled snap a shot moment at SM City Marilao’s Christmas Village!

Bring the whole family and let the kids have A BEARY MERRY CHRISTMAS at SM City Olongapo.

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CABANATUAN CITY - Kasa-ma ang mga opisyales ng iba’t ibang ahensiya ng pama-halaan, pormal na inilunsad ng SM City Cabanatuan ang pamaskong proyekto nito na nagbibigay kasiyahan sa mga kabataan na tinawag na San-ta’s Gifts of Joy.

Ayon kay Carolyn Del Ro-sario, assistant mall manager ng SM City Cabanatuan, ang paglulunsaid na isinagawa sa 4L, Roof Park nitong na-karaang Linggo ay dinaluhan nina Miko Vergara, anak ni Cabanatuan City Mayor Julius Cesar Vergara; Department of Trade and Industry provin-cial director Brigida Pili, at Ca-banatuan City Social Welfare and Development (CSWD) chief Helen Bagasao.

Kasama naman ni Del Ro-sario mula sa pamunuan ng SM sina regional manager Cesar Bondoc, mall manager Mark Carlo Herrera, at mar-keting senior manager Jeff rey Suarez.

Nasa 30 kabataan na iti-nala ng CSWD ang kaagad na pinagkalooban ng rega-lo ngunit inaasahan na tata-as ito ng mula 600 hanggang 800 kabataan sa kabuuan ng proyekto, ayon kay Del Rosa-rio. Sinabi ng SM offi cial na tuloy-tuloy rin ang kanilang Bears of Joy kung saan kala-hok ang lahat. Nilalagyan ani-ya ng pangalan ng costumer na bumili ang bear kaya’t batid ng ng recipient of ng tumang-gap nito kung kanino nanggal-ing.

“Yung nag-donate ay may-roon po silang pangalan so kapag ibinigay po namin ito sa mga bata ay alam nila kung sino yung nagbigay sa kanila,” paliwanang ni Del Rosario.

“For 2016 Christmas sea-son,” aniya, “ ganun pa rin po the joy of giving the spirit of Christmas should be celebrat-ed with our families, yun ang importante,” sabi pa niya.

Bago ang paglulunsad Roof Park ay isinagawa ang pormal na ribbon-cutting ng Christmas train.

“We launched the Christ-mas train at the upper ground level of SM City Cabanatuan. The train symbolizes the jour-ney of SM City Cabanatuan to give happiness especially to the kids and to the families who are visiting the mall,” pali-wanag ni Del Rosario.

SM City Baliwag unveiled its very fi rst 20ft Snow Castle Centrepiece at the mall atrium last November 6, 2016 Sunday. The Frozen be like castle stunned shoppers and guests upon blasting their confetti and drop-off hun-dreds of balloons.

The highlight of this event was the children from Brgy. Camachin Dona Remedios Trinidad (DRT), Bulacan. Around fi fty indigenous children to-gether with their guardians were invit-ed to attend the momentous event. SM City Baliwag in cooperation with AFP San Rafael Bulacan assisted the Du-magat guests upon entering the mall. It has been said that it is their fi rst time to go to SM.

The mall prepared a whole day tour for them. They had their free lunch, experienced to play at Toms World, learned with some arts and crafts activ-ity, mall tour and of course to attend the biggest event of the year, the Christ-mas Centrepiece Launch.

The Dumagat also receive Bears of Joy given by Mr. Santa Claus, SM City Baliwag Mall Manager Arch. An-drew G. Cristobal, Asst. Mall Manag-er Rodora S. Tolentino, Arch. Apple De Leon Building Admin Manager and Ms. Weng Martin HR Manager.

A 27 meter ice attraction was also launched at the mall atrium to wel-come families. They will feel the magic of white Christmas and the thrill of ice skating in the “Snow Castle”, a mobile ice skating rink measuring 100 square meters. –SM Baliwag

SM City Baliwag treat for X’mas

Santa’s Gifts of Joy, binuksan na sa SM City Cabanatuan

Christmas just popped out at SM Megacenter Cabanatuan. The ALL WRAPPED UP FOR CHRISTMAS is an interactive display wherein children can touch the yuletide balls and get inside the box for some happy photos.

Usher into the season of all things merry and bright! Finally, the much awaited Christmas centerpiece of SM City Tarlac has been unveiled! Visit The Beats of Christmas centerpiece at the mall atrium which showcases a giant drummer boy, a lighted grand piano staircase and a beautifully crafted rotating ballerina! A perfect spot for your holiday photo ops with your families and friends is here!

Hop on at the SM City Cabanatuan’s Christmas Express Train and celebrate with us in this season of all things merry! Visit the Christmas Express Train at the upper ground level.

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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The provincial government offi cials with Second District Rep. Gloria Macapagal Ar-royo are now on the process of fi nalizing the provincial executive legislative agenda (ELA) - their “social contract with the Kapampangans” which contain and converge the development thrusts and priorities of the local chief ex-ecutive and the members of the Sangguniang Panlalaw-igan.

During the ELA meeting headed by acting Governor Dennis ‘Delta’ Pineda and observed by the former Pres-ident, the Capitol department heads identifi ed issues and concerns in the administra-tive, economic and social sector that need to be ad-dressed for the next three years.

Acting Governor Delta said there is a need to syn-chronize the plans that would impact on the way the exec-utive and the legislative bod-ies relate to each other to eff ectively deliver the basic services to the people whom we pledged to serve.

“With these, they have also identifi ed the priority programs and projects that would address the identifi ed problems during the ELA,” acting Governor Delta said.

The acting governor said the provincial ELA contains the Capitol’s committed pro-grams, projects and activ-ities for the delivery of ba-sic services needed by the Cabalen.

Joel Mapiles, provincial information offi cer (PIO) said the ELA of the local govern-ment units (LGUs) are open to public scrutiny to promote transparency and account-ability among local offi cials.

He said the through the ELA, the people could en-sure checks and balances between the legislative and the executive branches of the local government unit.

“The Sangguniang Pan-lalawigan’s oversight com-mittee is tasked to monitor and follow up the approved programs, projects and ac-tivities outlined in the ELA. While on the part of the ex-ecutive department, it should have a project monitoring committee to monitor the implementation of projects aside from the annual ac-complishment report of the governor through her state of the province, address,” the PIO added.

The fi nalization of the pro-vincial ELA held at the Exec-utive House was also attend-ed by Provincial Administra-tor Atty. Andres S. Pangilinan Jr, Acting Vice-Governor Fer-dinand Labung, Board Mem-bers Rosve Henson, Ananias Canlas Jr, Nelson Calara, Pol Balingit, Gerome Tubig, Arthur Salalila, Benny Joc-son, Cherry Manalo and Olga Frances David Dizon, Capitol department heads, and rep-resentatives from the Depart-ment of Interior and Local Government (DILG). –Liezel Cayanan/Pampanga PIO

Pampanga execs fi nalize 3-year executive-legislative agenda

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Opinion

“Do not go gentleinto that good night,Rage, rage against

the dying of the light.”

Blind sideWE SHOULD have seen this coming.

As early as the presidential campaign, Rodrigo Duterte already declared he would allow the burial of the long dead Ferdinand E. Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, if he won.

And he was voted into offi ce with that funerary agendum a priority in his immediate to-do list. Maybe not by a majority, but just as convincingly.

President Duterte has never wavered in that position, proff ering various grounds on which he stands: from familial connections – his father being a member of the pre-martial law Marcos Cabinet, to his sense of gratitude particularly to Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos for her role in his victory – didn’t he, at one time, say the Marcos fi rstborn was a top campaign fi nancier?

As fi rm, if not even fi rmer ground, is Duterte’s unshakeable faith in the greatness of Marcos as a Filipino, and his worthiness to be buried at the national cemetery for heroes being not only a soldier but moreso a President, fully subscribing to all the laws and regulations prescribed for interment therein. Why, did not Duterte himself dictate the Department of National Defense to lay the groundwork for Marcos’ burial, even as that was challenged by anti-Marcos groups?

The law – Duterte earlier reminded the Supreme Court – not emotions must make the sole basis for its ruling.

Thus, it came to pass that Marcos by a 9-5-1 decision of the High Court gets to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.

Instant was the resbak – “Marcos is no hero” and “Marcos Traydor sa Bayan” protest rallies at UP, Ateneo, Quezon Memorial, in the cities of Baguio, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, and yes, Davao.

Onli in da Pilipins. That a “reviled dictator” ousted by his own people will now be buried in hallowed grounds exclusive to the nation’s heroes!

As elsewhere, tyrants get their right dues – Fascist Italy’s Benito Mussolini shot, trampled upon and hung upside down with mistress Clara Petacci; Romania’s strongman Nicolai Ceausescu and wife Elena shot by fi ring squad; Iraq’s Saddam Hussein hanged; Libya’s Moammar Qaddafi impaled then shot.

Yeah, only in the Philippines that an abominable despot gets accorded with heroism.

Along that same vein, only in this country too that failed coup plotters get elected to offi ce. Or have we forgotten the couple of coup pals still holding on to their Senate seats after losing in the last vice presidential race?

As elsewhere, these types of renegades get death either by hanging or fi ring squad too. Or at the least, long sentences of hard labor.

Which, if only from these two instances, the

global normal becomes but an aberration to us. We should have seen this coming.School textbooks glossed over the excesses

of Marcos’ martial rule, with outlandish claims of the infrastructure development it brought about, of rice suffi ciency and even exportation, of poverty eradication. Absent absolutely human rights violations.

The historical revisionism spread in social media of martial law as one golden age of the republic, of the full fl owering of the culture and the arts, of the Imeldifi c’s “the good, the true and the beautiful,” of a socio-economic development paradigm which, had it not been for the EDSA Uno interference, would have certainly made the Philippines as great, if not even greater than Singapore.

We should have seen where all that could be leading.

With Marcos Jr. almost winning – he still believes he is the real winner – the vice presidential race. An undisputable show of a nationwide political mass base there.

We should have seen this coming.The Supreme Court’s fl ip-fl opping

consistency in its decisions – from the tax cases of one of the country’s richest tycoons to the cityhood status of a score of municipalities.

Easy then for the SC to fi nd no contradiction between its over 20 decisions naming Marcos a dictator and recognizing the human rights violations his regime infl icted upon the Filipino people and in its latest decision to honor him with a hero’s burial. Dictator-hero is no oxymoron. It is simply moronic.

Ayayay, as idiotic as that Chief Justice at the height of the dictatorship reducing himself to umbrella man of Imelda the Beautiful. Come to think of it, the SC has a slavish tradition with the Marcoses, no?

Indeed, we saw all these coming. So we did our ritual sporadic whimpering.

With the inevitability of the moment already at hand. Our proclivity for the eleventh hour ever pushing the worst in us.

Nunquam iterum. Never again. So, we now wail. So, we now weep.

Never again? Nay. It shall ever be all over again. And again. And again. And again.

Santayana in paraphrase now: Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to an even worse dictatorship.

No, we do not simply forget our past. We reformat it. And all the more are we damned.

Yes, the change promised to come is nut. We still laugh. Even as the joke is on us.

ON NOVEMBER 12, 1979, Mimilanie “Melanie” Laurel Marquez won the Miss Inter-national beauty pageant held in Tokyo, Japan.

Born on July 16, 1964, Marquez won the prestigious beauty contest at the age of 15. She is one of four Filipino women who have so far held the Miss International crown since the beauty contest be-gan in 1960.

The other three are, Gem-ma Guerrero Cruz Arane-

ta, who won the title in Long Beach, California in 1964; Au-rora McKenny Pijuan in Osa-ka, Japan in 1970; and Pre-cious Lara Quigaman, also in Tokyo in 2005.

Gain of fame drove Mar-quez in joining the internation-al beauty contest. She eventu-ally pursued a career in fash-ion print, ramp modeling, and television acting.

Other prestigious titles she has won include: Face of the 1980’s winner in New York in

1985, fi rst runner-up in the Su-permodel competition in 1986, and touted as the Most Glam-orous Woman in Italy, also in 1986.

She was also adjudged and voted as the “Most Beau-tiful Miss International Winner” in 2000.

Marquez earned a Bache-lor of Science degree in Busi-ness Administration (cum laude) from the International Academy of Management and Economics in November 2006.

Mimilanie Laurel Marquez wins the Miss International beauty pageant held in Tokyo, Japan

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Napag-uusapanLangFelix M. Garcia

Ing Salitang Kapampangan

MAKABA na muring aldo ing milabasA e ku mirinan panaun sumulatArtikulu dikil king salitang sukatGambulan at sesen banting e mapanat.

Mupin darala na ning kaku mitungulSalitang aliwa a e ku keragul,‘Taglish’ ya kelualan a laman ing kolumA keni mitutuk mantinyan kung medium.

At antining agiang kapampanganan keMisan king pabulan ining kaku mibieEspasyo a sukat talnan masalese,E bawal, ini pa ing kanakung ibie:

Salukuyan keti king Pampanga ngeniAting adua o atlung Istasyun TV,A nu’ ring talapamalita da retiGaril la menasa king sariling Sabi.

At dakal a mali ing Kapampangan daNung inya imbes king iti magambul ya,Mekad lalu yamung keng burak mibaraAt mate uli ning antiting sistema.

Kasi pin nung pane salitang e ustuIng karen parating daramdaman tamu,E kaya’ing kaulian niti bandang sepuYa’na pin man itang yan matda neng pihu?

Pasintabi karing TalapamalitaDing istasyun TV (at maki-upaya)Ing sana kanaku, iti e ra ikamuaUling ala namang matsura kung nasa.

Nu’ne itang aku bilang kapatad yuKeng Media buri kung idake kekayu,Ing nung makananung itamak keng ustuItang e makatud a pamangamanu.

Antimo pin ken ing salitang ‘ulaga’ A madalas deti ipagkamali ra’ngPresyo ing katumbas a kabaldugan na,Yan king Sabing English, iti ‘importance’ ya.

At ing makatud a Salitang katumbas,‘Alaga’ – a nung keng English, ing katumbasNa pin niti ‘amount’ – at e ing ‘importance’A kabaldugan ning ‘ulaga’, kapatad.

Ing ‘liban’ madalas deng ipagkamali,Ding keng CNN, a mekad ing buriNa niting ipasyag salitang ‘subali’,O ‘puera pa’, inya tutulid ke mali.

Kasi, ing tune na pin pung kabalduganNing ‘liban’ – ‘pinasok’ keng Katagalugan;At keng Sabing ‘English’ iti – ‘entered’ neman,Makanyan ta’lang keng ustu tuturuanan.

Ding amanung ‘saka, ampo, at’ o ‘ampon’,Den keng English, ilang ausan dang ‘conjunction’; Pero ing ‘at’ kumpara keng Sabing ‘ampon(g),Usually diff ers with on certain occasions.

(Example:“Nandin, nanu la ring ikua mung memaduas?”“Tilapia, kanduli ‘at’ mapilan pantat”“Nanung inulam mung mengan nanding abak?”“Pritung tuyu ‘ampon’ paksing talimusak”)

Lagyung tau, lugal, oras ‘at’ panahunKaren ing ‘ampon’ e masanting ‘conjunction;Bista’t malyari lang ‘pangatnig,’ panyuglungIng kamaulyan na – e lunto manayun.

Nung minamayap yu ‘ampon’ e ikamuaKayabe keng Media, Talapamalita,Makasadya kaming magprisintang kusaSumaup manulip ban magluid ing nasa!

UNCOLLECTED GARBAGE. Opposition Councilor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. visits the temporary stalls of the wet section of the Pampang Public Market.

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ANGELES CITY—Opposi-tion Councilor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. today (November 10, 2016) requested Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan to provide all utilities needed by the relo-cated wet section vendors in Pampang Public Market.

In a letter to Pamintuan, Lazatin said the wet section vendors sought his help to provide them with adequate electric and water supplies.

“So far the city government has provided electric supply to the vendors’ temporary stalls but it is not enough, causing it to overload,” Lazatin wrote.

Further, Lazatin said, “wa-ter source has not been pro-vided by the city government.”

“Since there is no water supply, the vendors are wor-ried about their temporary stalls’ cleanliness and tidi-ness,” he added.

“The wet section vendors have promised to cooperate with the programs of the city government, however, I be-lieve that, we, as city admin-istrators, must provide them with necessary utilities at the soonest possible time to help them with their day to day op-erations,” Lazatin said.

The vendors visited Laza-tin in his private offi ce last No-vember 9, where they raised their concerns and sought his help.

The wet section vendors were relocated by the city gov-ernment early this month at the market’s parking space to give way for the market’s ren-ovation.

The vendors also said that the City Engineer’s Offi ce has yet to post the stall plan for temporary stalls in the Pam-pang Market Offi ce, which has agreed upon during the meet-ing last October 24, 2016.

The vendors added that other vendors, who are not in-cluded in the master list, are allegedly occupying stalls sim-ilar in sizes to what they are occupying.

“Nuong nandoon po kami sa dati naming puwesto iyan pong ‘magbubuntok’ ay mas maliit ang puwesto sa amin.

Lazatin asks EdPam to provide utilities for market vendors

Ngayonpare-pareho kami,” one of the vendors’ com-plained.

Lazatin requested that Mayor Pamintuan hold a meet-ing with all the vendors and their offi cers “to once and for all discuss the vendors con-cerns and apprehensions” at the soonest possible time.

“Para sa akin, mas maka-bubuti kung diretso makausap ng mga vendors si Mayor Pa-mintuan dahil sigurado aak-siyunan agad niMayor iyan,” Lazatin said.

Lazatin visited the tem-porary stalls of wet section

market today (November 10, 2016) to personally see their situation.

Afterwards, Lazatin went to the offi ce of the Angeles City Water District General Manag-er Reynaldo Liwanag to fol-low up the installation of water connection to the wet sections temporary stalls.

He also visited the offi ce of City Engineer Don Dizon in City Hall to follow up the post-ing of stall plans.

Lazatin also asked Dizon to regularly conduct drainage clean up at the wet section temporary stalls. –PR

AUSSIES CARE. Offi cers of the Australian Retired Service League in Angeles City David Shine, Graham Crispin, Peter van Huisstede, Chris Weeks and Catherine turnover two chairs to handicapped children as part of its charity work in the local community. C!&"+/$0"12 3 !"!

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

GUAGUA, PAMPANGA

GUAGUA SAVERS BANK, INC., Mortgagee, -versus- FREM CASE NO. G-16-2355

JANE S. SERANO, Mortgagor.

x------------------------------------------xNOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

WHEREAS, upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure under Act 3135 as Amended by Act 4118, fi led by GUAGUA SAVERS BANK, INC., mortgagee, with address at Sto. Cristo, Guagua, Pampanga, against Jane S. Serano, mortgagors, of Margarita Street, Pilar Village, San Isidro, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of September 16, 2016, amounts to ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SIXTY ONE PESOS AND 79/100 (Php1,368,361.79) Philippine currency, including Attorney’s fees and other charges, plus the expense of the foreclosure, the Clerk of Court & Ex-Offi cio Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, San Matias, Guagua, Pampanga thru Sheriff Serafi n M. Serrano, Jr., will sell at public auction on 18th day of November 2016 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the entrance of the Offi ce of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court of San Matias, Guagua, Pampanga to the highest bidder in cash and in Philippine currency the herein below described property with all existing improvements thereon, to wit;

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 042-2014002459A parcel of land (Lot No. 5606, Cad-376-D, ), situated in the Bo.

of San Nicolas, Mun. of Guagua, Prov. of Pamp. Bounded on the NW., Along line 1-2 by Provincial Road; on the NE., along line 2-3 by lot 5607, Cad-376-D; on the SE., along line 3-4 by Betis River; and on the SW., along line 4-1 by lot 5605, Cad-376-D. Containing an area of x x x x x Six Hundred Forty Seven (647) Square Meters. (including all improvements existing thereon and w/c may hereinafter be constructed).

The Notice of Extra-Judicial Sale will be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Pampanga and Angeles City once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks and will be posted in three (3) conspicuous public places prior to the date of sale for the information of the public in general and of the interested parties in particular.

Prospective bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title of the above-described property and the encumbrances existing thereon, if any there be.

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 25, 2016 also at 10:00 o’clock in the morning and at the same place mentioned above without further notice.

Guagua, Pampanga, October 18, 2016. NORMITA R. MERCADO

OIC-Clerk of Court & Ex-Offi cio Sheriff

SERAFIN M. SERRANO Sheriff IVCopy furnished:The ManagerGuagua Savers Bank, Inc.Sto. Cristo, Guagua, Pampanga

Jane S. SeranoMargarita Street, Pilar VillageSan Isidro, City of San Fernando, Pampanga

PUNTO! Central Luzon: October 27, November 3 & 10, 2016

KMP said in a statement.It lamented that “Su-

preme Court Justices Velasco, Leonardo-De Castro, Peralta, Ber-samin, Del Castillo, Pe-rez, Brion, Perlas-Bern-abe and Mendoza opted to betray the nation who fought hard to uphold and restore democracy

Militants will never forget Marcos crimes...in the country.”

Condemning the de-cision, the KMP stressed that “Marcos is not a hero.”

“He orchestrated the PD 27 which perpetu-ated the landlessness of farmers that contin-ue until today. He or-dered the killing of thou-sands of farmers, work-ers and activists who

fought against the dicta-torship. He trampled on the country’s democracy and press freedom. He plundered the national coff ers and enriched his family and cronies who all landlords and bureau-crat capitalists,” the KMP statement said.

KMP said “there is no moving on from the grave social injustices, human

rights abuses, decades of poverty, unemploy-ment and exploitation that spawned during the Marcos regime.”

It warned that “the SC ruling will never heal the wounds of the past. It will only convince farmers and the broad masses to struggle hard to achieve genuine change, democ-racy and justice.”

Barangay Pulung Mar-agul that will go all the way to Friendship pla-za at the so called Ko-rean town bypassing the heavily congested Gue-co Avenue which con-nects to the busy MacAr-thur Highway.

The planned high-way will have two bridg-es and once completed will become an alternate route to the Clark Free-port and Clark Interna-tional Airport, the mayor added.

Additional two-lane bridges parallel to the existing bridges in Ba-rangay Anunas and Pu-lung Cacutud are also in

EdPam announces more plans to ease...F��� ���! 1 the design to decongest

choke points in the said villages, he said.

Pamintuan said this is in preparation for the infl ux of tourists and vis-itors should the Clark International Airport in-tensify its operations as a “twin airport” to Ninoy Aquino International Air-port (NAIA).

“Above all these en-gineering interventions, we urge the public to co-operate and be part of the solutions by simply obeying traffi c rules and regulations,” said the mayor.

Meanwhile, the loop, situated under the Ab-acan Bridge, costs the city government P10

million. It described as one of the priority infra-structure projects of the current administration which was stated under Pamintuan’s eight-point platform of governance - the Contract with the An-geleños (CWA).

It is designed to de-congest the heavy traf-fi c fl ow of vehicles expe-rienced on both ends of the Abacan Bridge.

The Offi ce of the City Engineer kicked-off the construction of the Ab-acan Loop in July 2015 but was temporarily sus-pended to properly ad-dress legal issues on land ownership and road right of way.

Pamintuan was

joined by president-CEO Alexander Cauguiran of the Clark Internation-al Airport Corporation and acting Vice May-or Jericho Aguas during the blessing and formal opening of the loop.

Also present during the ceremony are the members of the city council, the 33 village chiefs of the city, mem-bers of the Councilmen’s League of Angeles City (CLAC), members of the Angeles City Traffi c Man-agement Board, offi cers of Robinsons Mall, PNP offi cials, department heads and employees from the city government and representatives from the private sector.

tribal folk in Barangays Pelaway, Lipuga and Cawayan all in Alfonso Castañeda, Nueva Viz-caya in the last week of October.

In a statement, ABI condemned the military for “its continuing vilifi -cation, harassment and surveillance of our or-ganization and its activi-ties.”

“We take particular exception the AFP’s 7th Infantry Division’s deter-mined intent to malign

NGO decries harassment by militaryF��� ���! 1 ABI. It has at the very

least delayed our work to distribute much-needed humanitarian aid to af-fected community mem-bers including indige-nous peoples hit by Ty-phoon Lawin in Nueva Vizcaya. It has furthered the agony of the already suff ering victims in our area of services,] the group said.

The group recalled that “in 2012, our ex-ecutive director Willem Geertman was killed by armed men who barged into our offi ce in Pam-

panga.” “We fi rmly believe

they were military agents and the assassination was part of the past Aqui-no government’s Oplan Bayanihan,” it said.

It also noted that “pri-or to that, the AFP had been accusing Geert-man and our organiza-tion of being fronts of

the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and sympathizers of the New People’s Army (NPA). “

“We have repeatedly denied these allegations

yet the AFP continues to malign our organization,” the statement lamented.

The statement said soldiers from the 7th ID have been harassing its members on the phone, as well as by spying and surveillance of members by the military.

“We strongly urge the government to scrap Oplan Bayanihan and stop the vilifi cation cam-paign against ABI and other development orga-nizations,” the statement said.

–Ding Cervantes

munities. We are very excited with the pros-pects of this develop-ment and to the growth it can bring to the tourism industry and the overall economy of Clark.”

WILI has one of the biggest investments in the Clark Freeport.

Han said that the new establishment aims to

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local manpower along-side sourcing supplies and service requirements from local businesses.

For his part, Chua hailed the strong part-nership between WILI and Renaissance Hotel International Corp. Ltd., the company behind the successful international chain of Marriott Hotels.

In a press statement,

the Marriott in Clark is described as “an epito-me of opulence” as “the latest and most innova-tive hotel within the Wi-dus complex, a fi nal cap to its vision of being the preferred one-stop lei-sure destination.”

Clark’s will be only the third Marriott-brand-ed hotel in the Philip-pines after that in Manila and Cebu.

The $70-million prop-erty will feature the usu-al Marriott facilities such as Goji kitchen and bar, great room, pool bar, ex-ecutive lounge, ballroom and meeting venues, according to the press statement.

Construction is ex-pected to be complet-ed by the fi rst or second quarter of 2018. – Bong Z. Lacson with PR

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of ROBERT BRUCE SHEPARD

who died intestate on August 5, 2014 in Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement of his estate, more particularly described as a motor vehicle, to wit:

MAKE : HYUNDAI SUVMOTOR NO. : D4RBU493979SERIAL/CHASSIS NO. : KMSH81XBCU19429PLATE NO. : RLP 854

before Notary Public Orlando R. Pangilinan as per Doc No. 390, Page No. 38, Book No. LIV, Series of 2016.

Punto! Central Luzon: October 27, November 3 & 10, 2016

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of INOCENCIA M. DEL MANDO

who died intestate on October 21, 2013 in Mabalacat, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale of her estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 16, Blk. 67 of the consolidation subdivision plan, Pcs-035409-005501, being a portion of the consolidated Lots 142-B, Psd-03-041949, Lot 140-B-3, Psd-03-041946, Lot 140-A-1, Psd-035409-057498 & Lot 140-A-2-A, Psd-035409-058146 LRC Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of Mauaque & Sapang Biabas, Municipality of Mabalacat, Province of Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2013001247, before Notary Public Renato C. Payumo as per Doc No. 30, Page No. 07, Book No. I, Series of 2014.

Punto! Central Luzon: October 27, November 3 & 10, 2016

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of TERESITA AGUSTIN NICDAO

who died intestate on October 23, 2015 in Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement of her estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 4, Block 9 of the subdivision plan Psd-50346, being a portion of Lot 99-C described on plan Swo-7750, L.R.C. Record No. 124) with improvements thereon, situated in the Barrio of Balibago, Municipality of Angeles, Province of Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 51377 of the Registry of Deeds for the City of Angeles, before Notary Public Anthonie K. Langit as per Doc No. 831, Page No. 18, Book No. XXIX, Series of 2016.

Punto! Central Luzon: November 10, 17 & 24, 2016

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ARAYAT. Pampanga - The mayor and the vice may-or of Cabiao, Nueva Ecija survived last Wednesday an ambush by still unidentifi ed suspects along the national highway in Barangay Tabuan here.

A report from the Pampanga police said Mayor Ramil Rivera and Vice Mayor Angelito de la Cruz were unhurt, but the latter’s driver Regalado Agao

NE town mayor, vice mayor survive ambush in Arayatsustained gunshot wounds in the back and remained yesterday in a local hospital for treatment.

The report said the two local offi cials were in a convoy of three vehicles on their way to Angeles City when they were fi red at by unidentifi ed men at about 11:30 a.m. last Wednesday.

The suspects who had positioned themselves in grassy areas between the highway for the ambush later escaped in a black car towards Nueva Ecija af-

ter the ambush. Probers found several bullet holes in the car of

the vice mayor but could not immediately say what arms were used for the ambush.

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURTANGELES CITY

HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND, Mortgagee, FC CASE NO. 2016-1381

-versus- Extra-Judicial Foreclosure of Real Estate Mortgage under

RUDY A. MUSNI, Act 3135, as amended Mortgagors.

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

Upon extra judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended fi led by the above-named Mortgagee against the Mortgagors, RUDY A. MUSNI with residence and postal address at # 1053 B. St., Lourdes Sur East, Angeles City, Pampanga, to satisfy the total obligation secured by mortgage which as of May 31, 2016 amounts to FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY SEVEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FIFTY TWO PESOS & 98/100 (Php 587,952.98) Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest, and penalty charges, the undersigned Sheriff IV will sell at public auction on November 28, 2016 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the Offi ce of the Municipal Trial Court of Porac, Province of 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. 042-2010008855A PARCEL OF LAND (LOT 46, BLOCK 32 OF THE

CONS. SUBD. PLAN PCS-03-015961, BEING A PORTION OF THE CONS. OF LOT 159-A-2-B-1, LOT 159-A-2-B-2, & LOT 159-A-2-B-5, PSD-03-164481, LRC REC. NO. 372) SITUATED IN THE BRGY. OF MANIBAUG, MUN. OF PORAC, PROV. OF PAM., IS. OF LUZON. XXXXXX CONTAINING AN AREA OF FORTY FIVE (45) SQUARE METERS.

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

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 December 6 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning without further notice.

Angeles City, October 4, 2016.

FLORIAN P. BANABANA Sheriff IV Contact No. 09979810567Copy furnished:Home Development Mutual FundSuburbia Commercial Complex,Mc. Arthur Highway, Maimpis,City of San Fernando (P)

RUDY A. MUSNI#1053 B. AQUINO ST.,LOURDES SUR EASTANGELES CITY, PAMPANGA

PUNTO! Central Luzon: October 27, November 3 & 10, 2016

Republic of the PhilippinesRegional Trial Court

THIRD JUDICIAL REGIONCity of San Fernando (P)

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK,Petitioner-Mortgagee, EJF No. 185-16

(Punto Central Luzon) ~ versus ~ Extra-Judicial Foreclosure of Real Estate Mortgage underSPOUSES KENNEDY L. VILLA JUAN Act 3135, as amended by Act 4118AND AIRENE Q. VILLA JUAN,

Respondents-Mortgagor.x-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALEUpon Extra-Judicial Petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended, fi led

by the PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, Petitioner-Mortgagee, with principal address at PNB Financial Center, Pres. Diosdadao Macapagal Boulevard, Pasay City, against SPOUSES KENNEDY L. VILLA JUAN AND AIRENE Q. VILLA JUAN, Respondents-Mortgagor, with residence at #3 Gloria Townhouse, 12th Avenue, Unisite Subdivision, Del Pilar, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of August 15, 2016, amounted to THREE MILLION SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY PESOS AND 25/100 ONLY (Php. 3,006,270.25) Philippine Currency, excluding penalties, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned Deputy Sheriff will sell at public auction on December 15, 2016, at 9:00 A.M. or soon thereafter at the Main Lobby of the Regional Trial Court - City of San Fernando, at the Capitol Compound, Pampanga, to the highest bidder/s for CASH or MANAGER’S CHEQUE and in Philippine Currency, the following property/ies with all the improvements thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 042-2013004205“A PARCEL OF LAND (LOT 13, BLK. 4, OF THE CONS.-

SUBD. PLAN PCS-03-001560, BEING A PORTION OF THE CONS. OF LOTS 3575-B-3, PSD-03-017315, LOT 3575, SAN FDO., CAD., LRC. REC. NO. ) SITUATED IN THE BO. OF DOLORES, MUN. OF SAN FDO., PROV. OF PAMP. BOUNDED ON THE SE., ALONG LINE 1-2 BY LOT 14, BLK. 4; ON THE SW., ALONG LINE 2-3 BY RD. LOT 11; ON THE NW., ALONG LINE 3-4 BY LOT 12, BLK. 4, ALL OF THE CONS.-SUBD. PLAN; ON THE NE., ALONG LINE 4-1 BY LOT 2575 SAN FDO. CAD. X X X CONTAINING AN AREA OF TWO HUNDRED FORTY (240) SQUARE METERS. X X X DATE OF THE ORIG. SURVEY MARCH 1915 – APRIL 1916 AND THAT OF THE SUBD. SURVEY, SEPT. 1-30, 1987, AND WAS APPROVED ON DEC. 17, 1987. x x x

Prospective buyers/bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title to the said property and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

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

In the event that the Public Auction should not take place on the said, it shall be held on December 22, 2016, at the same time and place without further notice.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, November 7, 2016.

GENEROSO YULO FERNANDEZ Sheriff in-Charge

cc: PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK SPOUSES KENNEDY L. VILLA JUAN PNB Financial Center, Pres. Diosdadao AND AIRENE Q. VILLA JUAN Macapagal Boulevard, Pasay City #3 Gloria Townhouse, 12th Avenue, Unisite Subdivision, Del Pilar, City of San Fernando, Pampanga and

Lot 13/Blk. 4 St. Timothy St., Dom inic Corinthian, Dolores, City of San Fernando, Pampanga 2000

PUNTO! Central Luzon: November 10, 17 & 24, 2016

Solenn Heussaff endorses La LolaIT’S A DAY of fun and learning for princesses in training ages 4-12 as they learn Regal How-tos (how to sit like a lady; how to walk, sit, and stand with confi dence; how to make proper introductions) Royal Etiquette (saying hello and goodbye; saying please and thank you), and Banquet Manners (use eating utensils properly and table manners).

Paulie Antoine, founder of Etiquette de Manille Training will be the girls’ Headmistress. A graduate and trainor at the John Robert Powers International, she is an Image and Etiquette Archon and a Teacher at Center for Aesthetic Studies and Moderne Culinaire Academ.

Participants also get to enjoy some sweets and drinks at a high tea party, receive certifi cates, join photo ops, and will then be presented in a Princess Parade at the concourse area.

To join the Princess Academy, present a single receipt of Php1,500 from the SM Kids and Children’s Accessories and Character Shop Departments in SM Makati and your girl will be entitled to join this royal event. Participatns must be in their princess costumes during the event.

SM Accessories and SM Kids Fashion is seeking for your kind support with Princess Academy activities. They are requesting for your help in inviting and promoting this event to the provincial media and to invite VIP guest. This is for girls ages 4 to 12.

Last week SM Superstore held the First Ever Princess Academy training course at the Event Center of SM City Pampanga. A lot of you ladies dressed in their fabulous gowns participated.

Present as guest were:City of San Fernando Councilor Harvey Quiwa, daughter Allyza Nicole Quiwa, and grandma Mrs. Ellie Amurao

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CHURRERIA LA LOLA is now spreading churro happiness at “The Culinary Center of the Philippines” with it newest branch at SM City Pampanga. Adding to its roster of 14 branches, La Lola is now

ready to serve hot & fresh churros to all foodies of Central Luzon. With fl avors that will excite all ages, you shoudn’t miss out on the well-loved tradiitonal treat that la Lola made into an epic snack-time rock star.

Very recently, La Lola’s endorser actress/vj Solenn Heussaff graced the event at Laq Lola located at the annex ground level of SM City Pampanga. Together with Mr. Dani Aliaga, Marketing Director, Mr. Sergi Rostoll, Managing Director and Mr. Uri Singla, Business Director.

La Lola is a locally grown concept, serving the best authentic Spanish churros. Our churro is a work of art and is made with love. La Lola’s mission is to make high-

quality churros accessible to everyone, with the belief that our off erings will bring chocolatey smiles for happy tummies

and happy soul. La Lola only uses premium ingredients that are sourced locally, branded and made especially for la Lola:100%

olive oil, premium house chocolate and authentic Spanish dough. We take pride that 80% of our products are made from scratch. All our

Churrerias are equipped and trained to produce fresh churros, xuxos, dips, sauces and drinks.

As a Churreria, a store specializing in churros, we off er exciting churro variations that are designed as an awesome treat perfect for sharing. Our famous Clasicos, the tradit6ional churros, are best eaten hot & fresh upon order and perfect with a hot chocolate dip, with the following choices: Dark chocolate, Signature Chocolate & Matcha. another favourite is the Choco Churros, your loved churros covered in fl avoured chocolate and chilled just right to preserve its fl avor and freshness. Which

comes in exciting fl avours of Dark Chocolate, White Chocolate, Matcha & Butterscotch. Mix and Match your favourite choco churros fl avours in a

cone or take it stuff ed with choice of Nutella, Speculoos, Dulce De leche & Banana Nutella. A more exciting twist to the regular churros, our Churro

Ice Cream Sandwiches, artisanal gelato sandwiched between two churros swirls with choice of Vanilla, Dark Chocolate and matcha ice cream. La Lola

also off ers savory options:Perrito Caliente, churro bun with chistorra Pops, xuxo bites tossed in parmesan, basil, & garlic. As for drinks, La Lola serves coff ee as

good as our churros, with option of hot or iced, enjoy espresso, Double espresso, Americano, Macchiato, Cafe con Leche, Capuccino and Mocha. Iced and hot teas

are also available.La Lola will always keep you coming back for more!

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SPEAKING of Solenn, when asked if she still considers doing provocative roles...“Yes, of course! My marriage won’t stop me from doing roles which is required of

me to do.Is her husband businessman Nico Bolzico supportive of her showbiz career?“Yeah! in fact he post pictures of me in his Instagram account. “We don’t argue about my showbiz plans, although we talk about it.

Solenn Heussaff

HOLA, PAMPANGA! The Solenn Heusaff pushes churros at La Lola SM City

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THE REGIONAL directors of the De-partment of Tourism from Luzon to the Visayas and Mindanao are converging in Clark to open the three-day North Philippines (NorthPhil) Travel and Tourism Expo today (Nov. 11)

This was announced by DOT Cen-tral Luzon Director Ronnie P. Tiotuico, hailing his peers in Central and West-ern Visayas and Zamboanga Penin-sula for coming over to the NorthPhil Expo to express and show unity and cooperation among the regions in pro-moting inter- and intra-regional travel.

“We will have DOT Directors Hel-en Catalbas of Region 6 (Western Visayas), Judy Gabato of Region 7 (Central Visayas) and Mary June Bu-gante of Region 9 (Zamboanga Pen-insula) joining Directors Venus Marie Tan of CAR (Cordillera Administrative Region) Martin Valera of Region 1 (Ilo-candia), Virgilio Maguigad of Region 2 (Cagayan Valley), Rebecca Labit of Region IV-A (mainland Southern Taga-log) and, of course, myself for Region 3 (Central Luzon) to open the North-Phil Expo and set an example of an integrated tourism product and brand development campaign,” Tiotuico pointed out.

Tiotuico is referring to the launch of the “Seven Days in Central Luzon” program at the NorthPhil Expo, where each of the region’s seven provinces and two special economic zones will be showcased and promoted collec-tively according to their unique individ-ual strengths.

“Thus, practically using accessibility as a thematic handle, we will show how tourists, whether foreign or domestic, can enjoy surfi ng in Aurora, agri-tour-ism in Nueva Ecija, heritage culture and arts in Bulacan, culinary journey in Pampanga, pilgrimage in Tarlac, ad-venture in Bataan, beach and nature in Zambales, and MICE (meetings, in-centive travel, conventions and exhib-its) events in Clark and Subic, all in just seven days,” Tiotuico explained, stressing:

“That’s one entire region in just one week! It means promoting seven provincial brands and two economic zones as the essential components of a regional umbrella brand, yet creating a unifi ed brand image through visual association and integration.”

He said the launch of the 7-day tour package was also designed to show how all the other regions could

DoT’s regional execs converging in Clark to open NorthPhil expo

conceptualize theirs by identifying the unique primary strengths of their com-ponent provinces to constitute a re-gional brand identity and an eff ective value proposition.

“Nonetheless, this process of brand integration involves not just a DOT-led marketing and promotion but also a de-mand-driven product development on the ground, or in the community level, with the tourism industry itself as a ma-jor driving force,” Tiotuico added.

He cited as example the active in-volvement of the Association of the Tourism Organizations of Central Lu-zon (ATOCEL) in the Seven Days cam-paign.

“The ATOCEL has actually de-signed tour packages involving the seven provinces to showcase the ac-cessibility and the diversity of the re-gion in terms of tourism products, ac-tivities and experiences,” Tiotuico ex-plained.

“We in Central Luzon will be pleased to help other regions learn from our own failures and success in arriving at this strategic development tack. One les-son is the fact that dreaming big must start with something that we already have in order to get things moving. In our specifi c case, it’s accessibility via land, air and sea through the transport infra that we happen to have,” Tiotuico said, referring to the NLEX and SCTEX of the Manila North Tollways Corpora-tion and Metro Pacifi c Tollways Corp., Clark Green City project of the Bases Conversion Development Authority, Clark International Airport of the Clark Development Corporation, and the Subic Freeport of the Subic Bay Met-ropolitan Authority, all supporting the NorthPhil Expo as both exhibitors and sponsors.

Also supporting the expo are the provinces of Aurora, Bataan, Pampan-ga, Zambales and Angeles City, and the Tourism Infrastructure and Enter-prise Zone Authority, with Cebu Pacif-ic as airline partner, and Punto Central Luzon and Business Mirror as media partners.

The expo gathers all tourism indus-try sectors under one roof, featuring colorful exhibits and off ering business opportunities, sales discounts and ex-citing consumer marketing activities that include cultural presentations, competitions, prizes and raffl e draws, and arts and crafts demonstration, among many others. –Press release

Launch set for ‘Seven Daysin Central Luzon’ tour package

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ANGELES CITY – It’s a full house at the premiere night of the Kapampan-gan independent movie “Area” held on Wednes-day at the Cinema 3 of Robinsons Place Ange-les here.

Kapampangans lined up to see the rated R-18 (restricted to 18 years old and above) movie but still were shocked by its gutter language, fron-tal nudity and steaming sex scenes.

However, an appre-ciative audience gave a resounding applause at the end of the movie.

Written by Ferdinand Lapuz and screenplay by Robby Tantingco, Area’s story line depicts the re-al-life situation of prosti-tutes in a place popularly

‘Area’ earns raves, shocks audienceknown by male custom-ers as “Area” in Baran-gays Sta. Teresita and Pampang here which has earned notoriety for its open practice of en-gaging in sexual inter-course in exchange of payment or prostitution that is openly practiced as if it’s a part of every-day life.

Directed by Lou-ie Ignacio, the movie is played with the religious undertones of the sa-credness of Holy Thurs-day and Good Friday in the background while the sinful practice of prosti-tution is openly played out as a matter of course which makes it oxymo-ronic.

Top billed by talent-ed actress Ai-ai Delas Alas and stars Kapam-pangan actor Allen Di-

zon as well as a host of local Kapampangan ac-tors and actresses led by Kapampangan poet lau-reates Eufrocinia Pena and Francisco Guinto as well as the versatile Ce-cille Yumul, the movie has won the Special Jury Prize at the Eurasia In-ternational Film Festival in Kazakhstan.

Baby Go, producer of the fi lm under BG Pro-ductions, said close to P5 million was spent in the production of the movie. Go, an independent fi lm producer, said Area was done in a month and is the third movie she pro-duced with director Igna-cio and the 12th fi lm un-der her company.

Area is now showing at Cinema 3 of Robin-sons Place Angeles until November 15.

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESDepartment of Transportation and

CommunicationsLAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING

AND REGULATORY BOARDRegional Offi ce No. III

City of San Fernando, Pampanga

Application for Approval of Sale and Transfer of a Certifi cate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ service.

JOSELITO D. GUINTO Applicant-Vendor

CASE NO. RFRO-III-2016-01245Ref. Case No. RFRO-III-2010-01095

LUISITO C. PAYAWAL Applicant-Vendee

x-------------------------------------------------------xNOTICE OF HEARING

Applicant is a grantee of a Certifi cate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ Service issued under case No. RFRO-III-2010-01095 for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: ARAYAT-ANGELES CITY via MAGALANG and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit, which Certifi cate is valid up to September 13, 2019. In the Application fi led on August 12, 2016. Applicant-Vendee requests authority for the approval of sale and transfer of said Certifi cate in her favor including the unit authorized therein.

NOTICE is hereby given that this Application will be heard by this Board on November 29, 2016 at 9:00 A.M. at its Offi ce at the above address.

Applicant-vendee is hereby ordered to publish this Notice at least TEN (10) days before the above date of hearing once in a newspaper of general circulation in REGION III.

Parties opposed to the granting of the Application must fi le their written oppositions supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date, copy of the same be furnished to the applicant, and may if they so desire appear on the said date and time.

This application will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of the records of this case submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary evidence for the judicious resolution of the same.

WITNESS the Honorable Atty. ZONA RUSSET M. TAMAYO, Regional Director this 19th day of August 2016 in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.

Atty. THERESA B. MAGTOTO Attorney IV

Punto! Central Luzon: November 10 , 2016

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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Finan-cial assistance for qualifi ed Grade 10 completers who wish to enroll in non-DepEd Senior High School (SHS) has been assured by the Department of Education (DepEd).

This developed amid reports claim-ing that the voucher program will cease to accommodate recipients in school year 2017-2018.

The DepEd has maintained that the granting of fi nancial assistance is In line with its commitment to provide quality education for all as contained in its circular issued on October 28.

Department Order No. 66, series of 2016 (DO 66, s. 2016) aims to pro-vide clear and detailed guidelines in the implementing processes related to the application for vouchers from prequalifi cation to redemption. DepEd also opened the SHS voucher program (VP) online application on November 2, 2016.

“We will continue cooperation with the private sectors and private com-munities, as well as with bilateral and multi-lateral institutions. Hindi natin sila maiiwasan dahil malaking contri-bution ang magagawa nila. Pero tayo ang magsasabi kung anong gusto na-tin. We will cooperate with them,” Edu-cation Secretary Leonor Magtolis Bri-ones stated as she marked her fi rst 100 days last month.

According to the DepEd, the SHS VP aims to uphold the rights of stu-dents to a quality basic education, en-able students’ choice, enhance the di-versity of senior high schools, and to ease the fi nancial impact on higher ed-ucational institutions that might experi-ence reduced in enrolment during the fi rst few years of the SHS implemen-tation.

In the Department’s 2017 budget of more than P550 billion, P23 billion is allotted to SHS VP, while the rest is for public sector education—still the top-most priority of the Department, it add-ed.

The DepEd statement also said all Grade 10 students in the current school year are eligible for SHS VP. These Grade 10 completers are sub-divided into automatically qualifi ed stu-dents and voucher applicants (VA). Ap-

DepEd assures SHS vouchers for Grade 11 in 2017plications are free of charge, and may be done manually (Deadline: January 13, 2017) or online (Deadline: Febru-ary 10, 2017).

The Private Education Assistance Committee (PEAC) shall process all submitted applications and forward the results to DepEd for approval. All automatically qualifi ed students and VAs who meet the qualifi cation criteria are considered QVRs, which shall be tagged in the DepEd Learner Informa-tion System (LIS).

VAs who do not qualify will not re-ceive voucher subsidy. Applications with false information or incomplete after the deadline are grounds for dis-qualifi cation.

Under the Department Order, the applicable voucher amount depends largely on the location, type, and fees of the non-DepEd SHS where the QVR wishes to enroll. The category of the QVR also aff ects the voucher amount. The values allotted represent the max-imum payment a non-DepEd SHS pro-vider shall be paid per voucher program benefi ciary (VPB) per school year.

Vouchers shall be redeemed in the fi rst semester of the school year imme-diately after Grade 10 completion by enrolling in a non-DepEd school. The voucher covers two years of the recip-ient’s stay in SHS, regardless of the number of years it takes the student to fi nish SHS.

In September 2016, DepEd has started disbursing payments for the voucher program on billings received for the fi rst semester of school year 2016-2017. As of October 2016, about P380 million worth of voucher subsi-dies have been already released to participating schools. Currently, anoth-er P1.4 billion worth of voucher assis-tance are being processed, the DepEd said.

The comprehensive application procedure under the Department Or-der No. 66, series 2016, or the Detailed Guidelines on the Applications for the Senior High School Voucher Program, is available online at http://www.deped.gov.ph/ orders/do-66-s-2016.

More information on the vouch-er applications can also be found at the Online Voucher Application Portal (OVAP) website http://ovap.deped.gov. ph.

SEAL OF EXCELLENT SERVICE. Lubao Mayor Mylyn Pineda-Cayabyab and Vice Mayor Robertito Diaz show the Seal of Good Local Governance marker conferred to the municipality by the Department of Interior and Local Government for the local government unit’s outstanding performance in the delivery of basic service and sound fi nancial management. P !"! )!0+"1*% !6 A7$1+" B. L()(&7(71

CLARK FREEPORT— One of the world’s top avi-onics system developers from the United States catering to various aircraft manufacturers in the world is now operating inside this Freeport.

Performance Software Philippines Corporation, with a primary business to develop critical software for the aerospace and medical industries, signed a lease agreement with Clark Development Corpo-ration (CDC) last June.

Performance Software President Scott Ziebarth said the fi rm specializes in developing real-time embedded avionics systems and full life cycle cer-tifi able software solutions used in specifi c airborne systems.

The fi rm is also experienced in developing sys-tems in accordance with other safety-critical avion-ics guidelines and standards, including Boeing and other types of aircraft.

The fi rm’s head offi ce is located in Arizona, USA, and with satellite offi ces in Tampa Bay, Clear-water, Grand Rapids, New Orleans, and Wauke-sha, all in the US.

During his interview over ‘Clark in Action,’ CDC’s public aff airs program, Ziebarth said his fi rm is among the most experienced software de-velopers in the aerospace and avionics programs.

He said some of the Filipino software engineers now working in Clark were previously sent to the US for training, while experienced engineers from the US continuously train and develop local engi-neers in the avionics software development.

At present, the fi rm has 13 Filipino software en-gineers and is expected to increase his employees early next year, Ziebarth said. –CDC CommDep

Avionics system developer from US now operating in Clark

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SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The construction of a manufacturing facility for a $10-million project to produce branded shoes for export is now in prog-ress in this free port.

Datian Subic Shoes, Inc. is building its own plant in a 42,800-square meter area at Phase II of the Subic Bay Gateway Park here.

The fi rm will produce branded vulcanized shoes for export and is expected to generate ad-ditional jobs for commu-nities around the Free-port.

The company has committed to employ

about 400 workers initial-ly, its full operations ex-pected after 3 to 5 years of steady growth will generate about 2,500 employees.

Datian Subic presi-dent Vincent Chen said that like its parent com-pany, D&T Shoes, the Subic company will be producing shoes under global brands such as Keds, Converse, Sperry, and Vans for the Ameri-can market, as well as Hugo Boss and Dr. Mar-tens for the European market.

Chen said that Datian Subic Shoes “is actually patterned after its par-ent company with plen-ty of lines for stitching,

and has its own rubber compounding, outsoles molding, insoles and arches sponging, rubber gluing and foxing opera-tions.

These local opera-tions will ensure an av-erage production of at least 350,000 pairs of shoes per month, Chen also noted.

The company offi -cial added that consid-ering the necessary ad-justments on the project components, develop-ment schedule, and ar-rival of equipment and construction materials, the company is anticipat-ing to commence its op-erations on or before the second quarter of 2017.

Shoe manufacturer putting up $10-million Subic plant

BALANGA CITY -- The bishop of the Diocese of Balanga on Wednesday urged Filipinos to “work on something that will not separate one from another” with the de-cision of the Supreme Court allowing the buri-al at the Libingan ng mga Bayani of the late President Ferdinand Marcos.

“Let us work for some-thing which will unite us rather than separate us

from one another,” Bish-op Ruperto Santos said.

He asked everyone to instill mutual respect and to practice utmost tolerance.

The Bataan prelate also requested for more prayers. “Let us pray even more fervently for our country and people,” Santos said.

The Balanga diocese administers to Catholics in 11 towns and a city in the province.

Meanwhile, some farmers said that former President Marcos helped them with waterpumps and diesel engines to produce irrigation water from shallow tube wells. They also recounted how the Marcos admin-istration provided them with free palay seeds and fertilizers.

“The Supreme Court has ruled. Let us respect its decision,” the farmers said. –Ernie Esconde

Bishop calls for unity

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