VOLUME 6NUMBER 60FRI - SATOCTOBER 26 - 27, 2012

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BY BONG Z. LACSON

CLARK FREEPORT – So whatwas former Pampanga Gov.Eddie T. Panlilio doing at the

presidential table in Wednesday’sRegional Peace and Order Councilmeeting at the Oxford Hotel here?

‘Righteous’ Roxas shames GovPanlilio given ‘place of honor’ in LGU-police meet

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Fr. Arnie Serrano offers the Mass at the necrological services for the late Pampanga BoardMember Tars Halili at the Capitol on Thursday. In attendance are Board Member Fritzie David-Dizon, Gov. Lilia Pineda, Vice Gov. Yeng Guiao, former Board Member Rosve Henson and BoardMember Monz Laus. PHOTO BY JOEY PAVIA

BY JOEY PAVIA

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO –Thunderous applause capped theeulogies for the late 1st DistrictBoard Member Tarcicio “Tars DC”Halili during the necrological ser-vice at the Capitol on Thursday.

The applause was requested byBulacan Board Member Michael

HALILI HAILED

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BM gets highest rewardin thunderous applause

Fermin, secretary general of theProvincial Board Members Leagueof the Philippines (PBLMP)- CentralLuzon, describing it as the “highestaward” for Halili, the oldest memberof the provincial board at 67 yearswho was primarily remembered asa “humble official” by his colleagues.

“Halili regarded public office asa public trust to promote the com-

mon good. He left a deeper senseof legacy as a faithful public ser-vant and friend,” said the PBMLPresolution read by Fermin.

Gov. Lilia Pineda, in her eulo-gy, said the relatives and friendsof Halili “seemed sad” but theyshould not be, because he “is nowresting” from public service.”

STA. RITA, Pampanga –Magnolia, San Miguel Cor-poration’s (SMC) icecream company foundedin 1925, launched onWednesday here its “Bestof the Philippines” prod-ucts, tapping Pampanga’s

Magnolia taps Pampanga’s rare ricefor ‘best’ of Philippine ice creams

rare and expensive ricelocally known as “duman.”

Mayo Alcon, assistantvice president and gener-al manager of MagnoliaInc., said they are produc-ing at least 20,000 gallonsof Pampanga Pinipig ice

cream products “to bringthe Best of the Philippinesto the Filipino tables.” Headded that their new prod-uct made of red-huskedglutinous rice is now avail-able in the market until

(L-R) Magnolia AVP Mayo Alcon, Gov. Lilia Pineda, Mayor Yolly Pineda andMayor Jun Tetangco show the Pampanga pinipig products after the MOAsigning. Joining them are Board Members Trina Dizon, Monz Laus and FritzieDavid-Dizon and local duman farmers and producers.

Photo by Joey Pavia

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ANGELES CITY- The re-gion’s biggest and mostanticipated two-day an-nual street party, theTigtigan Terakan KingDalan (TTKD), is set towelcome visitors fromall over the country cel-ebrat ing the two de-cades of Angeleños’ ‘tri- PAGE 10 PLEASE

AC stages 20th‘Tigtigan Terakan

King Dalan’umph over tragedy’.

“More than a night offood, dance, and music,TTKD is a celebrationthat takes pride to the in-domitable spirit of eachAngeleños to rise fromthe destruction wroughtby Mount Pinatubo,” said

BY MALOU DUNGOG

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT— Two government collec-tion agencies in this freeport have reported a com-bined surplus of P95.34million last month afterposting a total collectionof P760.14 million.

According to their pe-riodical reports, the Bu-

Customs, BIR postP95.34-M surplus

reau of Customs (BoC)here collected a total ofP677.18 million in Sep-tember while the Bureau ofInternal Revenue (BIR)came up with P82.96 mil-lion.

The combined BOCand BIR tallies represent-ed a 14.34 per cent sur-plus over the total collec-

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AWARDS ON GOOD GOVERNANCE. Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan and Vice Mayor Vicky Vega Cabigting receive the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH)marker from DILG Secretary Manuel "Mar" Roxas on Wednesday at Oxford Hotel, Clark Freeport Zone. Angeles City is also a recipient of theprestigious Gawad Pamana ng Lahi Award and the Local Governance Performance Management System (LGPMS) Top Performing LGU Award. Joiningthem are From left: Councilors Edu Pamintuan and Maricel "Marang" Morales, City Administrator Atty. Dennis Albert Pamintuan, Councilors JerichoAguas and Alex Indiongco, DILG RD3 Florida Dijan, DILG Usec. Austere Panadero, DILG City Director Myrvi Apostol-Fabia and Angeles City Chief ofStaff Alex Cauguiran. Photo courtesy of Angeles CIO

ANGELES CITY -- City AdministratorDennis Albert Pamintuan yesterday calledon the camp of Congressman TarzanLazatin to stop misreading and misinter-preting the Commission on Audit (COA)observations on city hall operations.

“For lack of anything to say, Lazatinand his ilk are already nitpicking. TheCOA observations they are citing withregards to petty cash use are indeed verypetty. We would not be winning awardsfrom the Department of Interior and Lo-cal Government (DILG) if there is any ad-verse report from COA,” he said.

The Angeles City government has beenawarded four more awards yesterday byDILG Secretary Mar Roxas for good gov-ernance, transparency and efficiency.

He challenged the Lazatin camp toalso present the COA findings on the useof the Congressman’s pork barrel fundsas well.

Petty cash use charge vs EdPam is petty“As far as we know, which we shall

reveal in due time, the COA and Ombuds-man findings on Lazatin’s pork barrel useare not only very adverse. There havebeen numerous cases filed against himbefore the Sandigangbayan,” he said.

According to him, what Lazatin citedwas not even a COA report. It is a anAudit Observation Memoranda (AOM)regularly issued by COA for comments.An AOM may likewise be issued to noti-fy the agency head and/or other officialsconcerned relative to the findings, obser-vations, other deficiencies noted whichrequire comments or reply within a rea-sonable time.

“Lazatin, through IC Calaguas, keepssaying we use petty cash not only for fuel,but also for food, and reportedly paid P4.2million worth of food and meals in 2011using petty cash,” said Pamintuan. He saidsuch would have been disallowed by COA.

He said each office unit at city hall isallowed only P1,000 of petty case at anygiven time. “At that amount, how can itbe possible to pay P4.2 million even ifour offices replenish their P1,000 pettycash every day, which is not possible,”he added.

“Because Lazatin has been in publicoffice for 25 years, and Calaguas hasbeen his aide for a long time, sometimesexercising more power than Lazatin him-self, they both know that reimbursementsare a normal practice in government.There are times when government offi-cials and employees are forced to usepersonal funds for emergency and urgentexpenses, which they later reimbursefrom official funds,” Pamintuan explained.

He said reimbursements follow strictprocedures before they are granted.

Pamintuan also denied the city gov-ernment owes P2.5 million from a gas

station. “Desperation is written all overthe faces of Lazatin and his people thatthey are throwing accusations left andright everyday through media, as if me-dia is the main arena of political battle.We challenge them to go down to thepeople, not just summon and pay off lead-ers, and present their platform,” he said.

He added that what Calaguas present-ed as a platform for Lazatin is just ridingon and imitating Mayor Pamintuan’s ac-complishments.

“They are deceiving the people bypromising them that they will provide freecollege education and medical services,yet will cut down tax collections. Wherewill they get the subsidies? From theirown pockets? From casino winnings?They probably are hallucinating or sim-ply consider the Angelenos as simple-tons and ninnies,” Pamintuan said.

–Team Agyu Tamu Media

ANGELES CITY, Pampan-ga – The camp of Pampan-ga First District Represen-tative Carmelo “Tarzan”

COA report shows city gov’tviolating spending rules

Lazatin on October 25 hitthe administration of May-or Edgardo Pamintuan forusing the City’s petty cash

funds on non-petty expens-es in violation of Commis-sion on Audit (COA) Rulesand Regulations.

For the year 2011, theCity Government spent atotal of P9,666,543.19 fromtheir petty cash funds to

pay for various expenses,including P111,700 for Pub-lication, P164,793.63 forSpare Parts, P92,304.70for Honoraria, andP1,804,493.13 for Miscel-laneous Expenses, theCOA Audit Report shows.

Also included in theexpenses are Meals andSnacks amounting toP4,269,397.31, Gasolineamounting toP1,417,740.77, Suppliesand Materials amounting toP1,398,694.69, Repairand Maintenance for mo-tor vehicles amounting toP263,198.96, and Rentalexpenses for materials (ta-bles, etc.) amounting toP144,300.

COA Circular No. 97-002 dated February 10,1997 states that all pay-ments must be made bycheck and only paymentsin small amounts may bemade by cash through thepetty cash fund in theamount not exceedingP1,000.

In Section 7.6 of theAudit Report, COA noted“that personnel of differentoffices had purchasedgoods and services incash although theamounts and nature there-of were not petty.”

The COA Audit Report

also stated that upon fur-ther review of the transac-tions, it was revealed thatthe use of petty cashfunds was justified by theBids and Awards Commit-tee (BAC) by saying thatthe requests for the itemswere immediate. However,in Section 7.7 of the re-port, COA noted that “thereimbursements on thesubject purchases did nothave the BAC Resolutionsrecommending the alter-native mode of procure-ment and approved by thelocal chief executive, con-trary to the requirementsof the Revised Implement-ing Rules and Regulations(IRR) of Republic Act (RA)9184”.

In Section 7.8, COAfurther stated that “therewas no assurance that theCity obtained the most ad-vantageous price for thesaid procurement”.

The Lazatin camp hasalso hit the administrationof Mayor Pamintuan for al-leged bankruptcy, statingthat the City has a nega-tive cash position ofP11,945,575.92 and in-curred debts to ShanghaiRestaurant and MagtotoPetron Station.

–Team LazatinMedia Bureau

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thrice weekly flights from Bacolod to Cagayan deOro, and direct four times weekly flights from Iloiloto General Santos. On October 26, 2012, the air-line will also launch thrice weekly Iloilo to PuertoPrincesa flights.

Both services from Iloilo will utilize an A319 air-craft, while the Bacolod-Cagayan de Oro servicewill utilize an ATR 72-500 aircraft.

“CEB launched a total of 10 domestic routesfrom August to October, greatly increasing connec-tivity within the Philippines and enabling even moreFilipinos to travel by air. These three routes signifyour commitment to increase accessibility to andfrom the Western Visayas region,” said CEB VPfor Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.

Iloilo, in particular, will be designated as one ofCEB’s operational hubs on November 8, 2012, whenthe airline launches direct flights from Iloilo to HongKong and Singapore. These will be the first inter-national flights out of the Iloilo airport.

CEB also launched direct Kalibo (Boracay) –Davao and Iloilo-Tacloban services last August andOctober, respectively.

To further promote travel with its trademark lowfares, CEB announced a seat sale on all bus andferry domestic routes as low as P188, and all in-ternational destinations as low as P688. Sale peri-od is from October 25 to 28, 2012, for travel fromNovember 15, 2012 until March 31, 2013.

Domestic and international fares are exclusiveof check-in baggage, fuel surcharge and country-specific taxes.

For bookings and inquiries, guests can go towww.cebupacificair.com, or call the reservation hot-lines (02) 7020-888 or (032) 230-8888. The latestseat sales can also be found on CEB’s official Twit-ter and Facebook pages.

In its 16th year of operations, CEB had flownover 65 million passengers. It provides access tothe most extensive network in the Philppines, with32 domestic and 19 international destinations. Theairline also remains a pioneer in the Philippine avi-ation industry by being the first to offer web check-in, self check-in, e-ticketing, and Lite Fares.

Between 2012 and 2021, CEB will take deliveryof 20 more Airbus A320 and 30 Airbus A321neo air-craft orders. It is slated to begin long-haul servic-es in the 3rd quarter of 2013, with the arrival of 4Airbus A330 aircraft from 2013 to 2014.

CEB launches 3 more domestic routes from West VisayasTHE PHILIPPINES’ largest national flag carrier,Cebu Pacific Air (PSE:CEB) continues its domes-tic expansion in the 2nd half of 2012, with three

new domestic routes launched from Western Visa-yas.

Last October 25, 2012, CEB launched direct

Cebu Pacific Ad

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BY DING CERVANTES

CLARK FREEPORT - Interiorand Local Governments Sec.Mar Roxas said here that thegovernment is saving aboutP30,000 per firearm in its pur-chase of at least 66,000 pistolsfor the country’s police force.

In press conferenceWednesday, Roxas said thebulk purchase lowered the costof the pistol which otherwisewould cost from P45,000 toP50,000.

This would mean that the to-tal cost of the pistols could beabout P997.9 million, someP200 million less that the bud-get allocation of about P1.198-billion.

The purchased pistols,whose first delivery of 59,904pieces is expected this Decem-ber and January, cost the gov-ernment only from P16,000 toP17,000 each.

“We will have savings ofroughly P30,000 per sidearmand the big savings can be usedfor training and other neededequipment,” Roxas said.

The PNP-Technical WorkingGroup (TWG) said the total de-livery period for the firearms is

ROXAS SAYS

Bulk purchase saves gov’t some P30,000 per firearm570 days, with the first trancheof 12,000 units to be deliveredwithin 150 days after the noticeto proceed is awarded.

The arms are to be providedby Trust Trade in joint venturewith Glock, the supplier of the 9mm Glock 17 Generation 4.

Roxas said the PNP followedthe provisions of Republic Act9184 in the pistol deal, whichwas considered the biggest sin-gle firearm procurement so far.

This, even as Roxas direct-ed police in Central Luzon toscrutinize why the crime rate inthe region has plunged by 44.8percent so far this year, com-pared to last year’s.

While expressing elation overthe drop in the number crimesin the region, Roxas expressedthe need to know the exact rea-sons for the decreased number.

He noted some areas in theregion where crime rate rosedespite better ratio between po-lice and population amid otherareas where the rate went downdespite lack of police personnel.

Knowing the factors that af-fected crime rate, he said, wouldenable police forces to even im-prove their crime-fighting capa-bilities.

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1 MILLIONTH PASSENGER. Clark International Airport Corp. President and CEO Victor Jose Luciano (3rd from left)welcomes Rose Navarro (with child), 28, of Sapang Palay, San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan who was greeted withmuch fanfare after she was recorded as the 1-millionth passenger of the Clark International Airport on October 24.Navarro arrived via Philippines AirAsia flight PQ 7306 before noon following a vacation in Hong Kong with hercompanion Eddie Wasserberger and their daughter Andrea, 2. Joining Luciano and Navarro are (L-R) Central LuzonRegional Tourism Director Ronaldo Tiotuico, Philippines AirAsia CEO Maan Hontiveros, CIAC Vice-President for AirportOperations and Management Group Reynaldo Catacutan and Clark Development Corporation Chairman and Officer-in-Charge Eduardo Oban Jr. Navarro was awarded two return flights from Clark to Singapore by Philippines AirAsia CEOHontiveros as well as accomodations to the Holiday Inn Clark and the Remington Hotel at the Resorts World in Manila.The Clark airport breached for the first time the 1-million passenger mark in a single year following the operation ofmore flights by airlines operating at the Clark International Airport. Next month, the Clark Airport is expected towelcome it's landmark 5-millionth passenger. PHOTO COURTESY OF CIAC

BY MALOU DUNGOG

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT —Travelers planning to passthrough or stay in this free portfor the All Saints Day break canexpect a comfortable and con-venient ride along the North Lu-zon Expressway (NLEx) andthe Subic-Clark- Tarlac Ex-pressway (SCTEx).

This was the assurance giv-en by Subic Bay MetropolitanAuthority (SBMA) ChairmanRoberto Garcia after the man-agement of NLEx and SCTExannounced new innovations atthe said expressways to maketravel safe and expedient forthousands of commuters ex-pected to go home to their re-spective hometowns.

Garcia said the SBMA isdoing its share to make the “Un-das” a worry-free holiday fortravelers to Subic. These mea-sures include the establish-ment of information booths andwater stations along the mainthoroughfares of the Freeport,and the deployment of medicaland emergency responseteams, as well as police pa-trols on 24/7 duty from Octo-ber 31 to November 4.

Garcia also noted that theSBMA efforts to guarantee safeand convenient travel to andfrom the Subic Bay Freeportare being complemented by theTollways Management Corpo-ration (TMC), which managesboth NLEx and SCTEx.

In a separate media inter-view, Buboy Valles, senior cor-porate communications man-ager of TMC, said that with theintroduction of new technologyon traffic management, motor-ists and passengers are goingto enjoy their vacation in Sub-ic and other destinations inNorthern Luzon.

Valles said that amongthese innovations are an inten-sified traffic management sys-tem in both expressways, theNLEx real-time advisory sys-tem, the North Luzon Integrat-ed Guide and Travel AdvisorySystem (NLigtas), the use ofLakbay Norte Pass, and theinstallation of additional high-definition closed circuit televi-sion (HD-CCTV) units.

He explained that throughInternet connectivity using cel-lular phones and laptop com-puters, motorists can get traf-fic updates in any part of theexpressways in real time.

Meanwhile, by using theLakbay Norte Pass, the pre-paid toll cards available for allClass-1 vehicles, motoristswill no longer need to paycash, thus speeding up trans-actions in toll plazas during theAll Saints Day break.

At the same time, moreHD-CCTV and IP-CCTV unitsalong the highways will covermore areas, thus making emer-gency response easier.

Val les estimates thataround 185,000 vehicles willenter NLEx and SCTEx duringthis year’s Undas, with trafficprojected to be heavier on Oc-tober 31 and on November 3and 4.

The estimated number ofvehicles using the express-ways is said to be 10-15%higher than last year’s esti-mate of vehicles using theNLEx and SCTEx.

Subic Bayarea readyfor ‘Undas’

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Thy eldersHONOR THY father and thy mother.

The fourth of the fire-inscribed divine decrees onthe tablets Moses brought down from Sinai ordainedfor the old folks a niche second only to God’s in thehierarchy of human respect and devotion.

Last time I looked, the first three still invoked ofGod-man relationship – “I am the Lord thy God, thoushalt have no strange gods before me; Thou shalt nottake the name of the Lord thy God in vain; Thous shaltkeep holy the Sabbath day.” And the rest, man-to-man,with honoring thy elders as primus inter pares.

That primacy God decreed on the elders, theiroffspring trampled with impunity.

Hear how your friendly jeepney driver addressesjust about every sexagenarian passenger a mostdisrespectful and thoroughly politically-incorrect“Baby” or “Junior.”

Witness how drugstore despatsadoras dismisswith dispatch senior citizens’ prescriptions with theoverly practiced stock reply of “Out of stock.” Or howwaitresses sour up when senior citizens cards areplaced alongside Ninoys to pay for the food tab. Inthese, Republic Acts 7432, 7876 and 9994 bedamned!

Honoring thy elders has become sheer lip service,celebrated less in true devotion than in crasscommercialization – read: three-day sale events forMothers’ Day, Fathers’ Day and Grandparents’ Dayat SM City, Robinsons, and Nepo malls.

It was then a cause for celebration that somesemblance of sense, if not sanity, was put in the causeof honoring the elderly.

Gov. Lilia G. Pineda did the senior citizens proudin leading the province celebrate their day, themed“Nakatatanda: Sa Bisa ng RA 9994 May Dangal,Nagkakaisa, Buhay ay Gumiginhawa” and cappedby Pampanga’s over-a-century men and women. This,just the celebratory part of the province’s support forthe elders in their care and hospitalization.

For this, every Kapampangan’s Nanay has beentruy blessed. Go, read the Book.

“Honor thy father and thy mother,” the firstcommandment that has a promise added: “so that allmay go well with you, and you may live a long time inthe land.” So the Apostle Paul wrote to the Ephesians.So it was written in Exodus 20:12.

Else, be damned.The fourth commandment carries too an injunction:

“God’s curse on anyone who dishonors his father ormother.” So it was proscribed in Deuteronomy 27:16.

So it shall be, Elderly Month celebration or not.

TWENTY YEARS! Has it been that long since Tigtigan, TerakanKeng Dalan came to being and stirred Angeles City’s re-borningfrom the volcanic ashes?

Twenty years, turning full circle from Mayor EdPam’s sowingthe seeds to Mayor EdPam’s reaping – and sharing – the fruits ofthe city’s toils and privations.

Here’s a lookback, written in 2008 yet.

Defining festivalWITH THE Abacan River back to its placid state, Angeles Citystirred to life anew. Edgardo Pamintuan, with an overwhelmingmandate as elected mayor, electrified his constituents with theclarion call Agyu Tamu (We Can!) to inspire confidence that thecity could rise, phoenix-like, from the volcanic ashes.

Pamintuan was inspire by a few intrepid city entrepreneurs whorefused “to heed the voice of reason” and stayed put in the city torehabilitate their factories and revive their productivity, foremost ofwhom was Ruperto Cruz who resumed his manufacture and exportof high-end furniture within 45 days after the eruption.

To jumpstart the local economy, Pamintuanand his confidant, the activist AlexanderCauguiran, hit the buttons that sparked the city’svibrancy – the entertainment industry.

Thus was birthed Tigtigan, Terakan KengDalan, street dancing and music in the Mardi Grasmold. The whole stretch of MacArthur Highway inBarangay Balibago was closed to traffic. The stripshone bright again in a kaleidoscope of lights.Bands on a makeshift stage on the highway itselfplayed all types of music, from country to rock,rhythm and blues to OPM. Restaurants set theirtables on the sidewalks. Food was aplenty. Beerflowed like – in the spirit of the times – lahar.Thousands rocked and rolled in a celebration ofrenewal, of rebirth.

The shroud of grief over the Pinatubo tragedyhad been lifted – in Angeles City.

THAT WAS the capping piece sub-titled Happy

days of the chapterLahar! in our book Pinatubo:Triumph of the Kapampangan Spirit.

Tigtigan, Terakan Keng Dalan marked adefining moment in the deathly struggle andultimate victory of the Angeleno over thedevastations of the Mt. Pinatubo eruptions.

Much similar to Bacolod City’s MasskaraFestival which signature smiles defined that city’srise from the hardships that came in the wake ofthe collapse of the sugar industry in the ‘80s, if Ihave my chronology right.

That Tigtigan, Terakan Keng Dalan becamethe signature festival of Angeles City was atestament to its lasting impact the psyche of thecity residents, and a recognition of its prime valueto their survival as a people.

So at its staging in the last weekend ofOctober since 1992,Tigtigan, Terakan KengDalan serves as a look-back to the nights of fearand anxieties, to the days of hope and strugglesuntil the rebirthing of the city now soaring in thefirmament of economic development. Truly acause for celebration.

Thus it came to pass, year in, year out fromthe city hall tenure of Ed Pamintuan to the reignof Carmelo Lazatin, better known as Tarzan – acity pulling all stops in gay abandon, in gloriouscelebration of Tigtigan, Terakan Keng Dalan.

Until Blueboy Nepomuceno came around.“Octoberrific Weeks” cries the Angeles City

hall collateral in the local dailies, itemizing allactivities of Twin Fiesta ’08 for a month-longcelebration.

Yes, Blueboy’s fiesta for Angeles is,unarguably, the city’s grandest ever. Moreactivities running the gamut of socio-politico-economic concerns, with a heavy – and heady –dose of the cultural and, but naturally, thereligious.

Sadly, Tigtigan, Terakan Keng Dalan is foundnowhere in the scheduled activities. In itstraditional date and place, appear “Angeles City– City of Friendship STREET JAM & PARTY ‘O8,”a most brilliantly banal, most expressedlyunimaginative substitute for a most cherishedfestivity. Pray, tell, what is so terrific with anAngeles fiesta celebration devoid of its signaturefestival?

So, what’s in a name, some city hall minionmight ask? Like the Bard’s rose, will not a streetparty by any other name rock and roll as lively?

No. Not with Tigtigan, Terakan Keng Dalan.For this street party is imbued with history. Ofcourage and grit in a time of chaos. Of hope anddetermination in a period of despair. Of the verysoul of the Angeleno in triumph.

Sad, so sad for a people who have absolutelyno sense of history.

We are reminded of what the people ofMasantol are wont to say:”Tigtig at turak a lingo-lingo keng dalan, ing aske ding dakal amanungkulan.” Translation? Some surfeit ofstupid leaders this nation suffers from.

AND NOW its back to TTKD, in all its fun, in

all its history, in all its glory.

ONE WORD which is a constantstock in today’s street lingo is“pokpok.”

It is the brand name given tosome free-wheeling girls by idlerswho love colorful language.

Whoever invented this pictur-esque and often times humorous-ly ribald label must be skilled inthe science of linguistics.

It is the single word which,though not used in polite compa-ny and the well-bred, describesthe girl suspect.

Pokpok beats its famousAmerican equivalent “bitch” withits onomatopoeic impact and di-rectness.

It has the candidness andnotoriety of “kotong,” another Pi-noy brand name which is ascribedto men in uniform or to certainbureaucrats.

“Bitch” of course is a femaledog and the word has plural mean-ings depending on its usage.

We wonder, therefore, who be-tween the Pinoy pokpok and theAmerican bitch is promiscuous. Iguess this can be settled by a hor-monal emission test, somethingsimilar to the LTO’s vehicle regis-tration procedure.

Periodically at least one or twocolorful words are added to the Pi-noy vocabulary. In recent decadesthe word “put” was the vogue ingovernment circles. Recently “tong-pats and “bukol” were added.

Via TV-radio and newspapers aword or a phrase would gain publiccurrency. The most lasting and all-time favorite is the cuss phrase “P-- - - g ina mo.”

The Philippine courts had de-termined that this expletive, de-

pending on the circumstances itwas uttered, is libelous. It is themother of all expletives.

“Pokpok” has not yet figured injudicial litigations even if it is defa-matory by implication. But it killsby its connotation.

There is always a way to beatthe law. This word is the best ex-ample to slander someone and getaway from being impleaded in court.

I suspect pokpok was derivedfrom the Kapampangan “pukpuk”(meaning to strike). In fact drink-ers often refer to their bed anticsas “pukpukan.”

The guy who invented this word

C O M M E

‘PokBY RAM M

The test of our progress is not whether we admuch; it is whether we provide enough for thos

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Napag-uusapanlangNi Felix M. Garcia

Kailanganna talagang

ibalik angparusang bitay

NGAYONG kahit saan mang dako ng bansa,Partikular na sa kalakhang Maynila,Ay di maikakaila ang paglobong biglaNg kriminilidad… gaya halimbawa

Ng ‘carjacking,’ at kung saan ang biktimaAy walang awa ring pinapatay nilaMatapos agawin ang sasakyan niya,Mahalagang gamit at salaping dala

At iba pang krimen na patuloy pa ringNagaganap sa kapaligiran natin,Tulad ng panghohol-dap sa malalakingGrocery, bangko at mga PUV rin;

Kung saan kailan lang ay isang matandaAng namatay nang siya ay tumalong biglaSa sinasakyan nang sila’y holdapin ngaSanhi ng takot at saka pagkabigla.

Liban sa iba pang araw-araw na langAy laman lagi ng mga pahayagan,At kung saan ang kapural kadalasanNg panghoholdap ay pulis pa kung minsan.

O kung di man pulis ay itong madalasMagpakilala sa gawang panghulidapAy otoridad kung sila’y magpanggap,Kaya nagagawa niyan ng walang hirap

Ang harangin basta ang kahit na sinoSa kung anong klaseng gimik o estiloGaya kung ito ay ‘check point’ diumano,Kaya natural lang hihintuhan nito.

At dito na sisimulang molestahinNg mga hayupak na kampon ng dilimAng biktima hanggang sapilitang kuninNila ang kotse n’yan matapos patayin!

Sa puntong yan liban sa muling ibalikNg pamahalaan o ng ‘Court of Justice’Ang parusang bitay diyan sa Bilibid,‘Never’ na ang krimen ay basta liliit.

O mababawasan ang pagsirit tuwinaNg kriminalidad dahilan na rin saMahatulan man ng ‘life sentence’ kumbagaAng isang salarin ay di mangangamba

Na makulong yan ng matagal sa Munti,Sanhi na rin nitong ya’y napakadaliDin namang sa Laya makabalik muliBasta’t may sapat siyang hawak na salapi.

Kung saan gaano man sila kasamaAt isinusuka na halos ng madla,Nang dahil sa sila ay may kasangga ngaNa maimpluwensya – lahat bale wala!

At paglabas n’yan sa kulungan, posiblengHigit pa sa dating pagiging salarinAt asal hayop na masamang gawainAy pamuli’t-muli pa rin n’yang gagawin!

Kasi, nang dahil sa kawalan ng takotSa batas nitong wala na rin yatang Diyos,Yan animo’y pumatay lang ng manokSa biktima oras na ito’y pumiyok.

Pero kung bitay ang pinaka-capitalNa parusa, saka ‘no bail for heinous crimes,’Ya’y makagawa pa ba ng kahayupanHanggang sa ito ay tuluyang mabitay?!

Thrilla inPampanga

IT IS a return bout. For the third time, “Among Ed” meets “NanayBaby” to fight for the title, Governor of Pampanga. They first clashedsix years ago when, Fr. Ed T. Panlilio threw his capped tonsuredhead into the ring against the then politician-business woman withsuccessful entrepreneurial ventures, Ms. Lilia G. Pineda. The goodpriest, backed by the so called religious sectors, the civil societyand the “holier-than-thou” mentality, had to go against the advice ofhis archbishop, the well-loved and respected, “Apung Ceto” whohad to suspend him from his priestly duties. The fight wascomplicated by the incumbent governor, Mark Lapid, the son ofSenator Lito Lapid better known as “Leon Guerrero” of cine fame,who provided the third corner in the fight.

In what was to be considered as a major upset, Among Ed wonby a narrow margin over Nanay Baby and the young Mark. This winwas contested and as usual, with only a few months left in histhree year term, Among Ed was declared to have lost to NanayBaby. Ms. Pineda was gracious enough to let the priest finish histerm. Let it be or “eya gagad” for the power. She wanted to proveher win to be convincing in the next elections.

CeterisParibusRomeo N. Dyoco, Jr.

When they clashed for the second time, Ms.Pineda did prove her point. She won the electionsclearly and convincingly. Off course, there wasthe usual grumbling about vote buying and othertypes of cheating. But then, most everybodyconsidered the win to be a “fait accompli.” Andthe now Governor Baby Pineda plowed into herwork with much energy and commitment towardsbringing development to Pampanga. She also hadto contend with providing leadership and addressthe problems brought about by the typhoons andfloods which wracked the province. While herfirst year in office was during the remaining yearof President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, an allyand a townmate from Lubao, ensuring accessand support, her last two years were now andwill be during President Noy Noy Aquino’s term.At least President Noy P. is a Kapampangan.

However, with both protagonists having hadthe opportunity to serve as Pampanga Governor,the bases for comparing and contrasting theirpersonal and professional qualifications,competences and delivery of results are nowavailable as our terms of reference for a choice.While I would like to think that I have competencein economics and management and teach andprovide consultancy in these areas, politics hasalways escaped my area of experience andacomplishment.

Therefore, let me share with you the beliefsand recommendations of Lee Iacocca from hisbook, “ Where Have All The Leaders Gone?”Iacocca saved the Chrysler Corporation fromfinancial ruin, oversaw the restoration of theStatue of Liberty and Ellis Island and foundedthe Iacocca Institute of leadership at LehighUniversity. He has known more leadersworldwide- nine US presidents, many heads ofstate and CEOs of top corporations and authored

number one bestsellers, Iococca: AnAutobiography and Talking Straight.

Iococca lists “Nine Cs of Leadership”:CURIOSITY – listen even to people outside hisyes circle and voraciously search forinformation; CREATIVITY – think outside thebox; COMMUNICATION – facing reality anftelling the truth; CHARACTER – knowing thedifference between right and wrong and havingthe guts to do the right thing; COURAGE – takinga correct position even if it will cost you;CONVICTION – passion to want to get thingsdone; CHARISMA – ability to inspire and betrusted; COMPETENCE – know what you aredoing and surround yourself with people whoknow what they are doing; and COMMONSENSE-being reality based. All of these aretested in times of crises. And likewise, thesemust be forged and operational most particularlyduring normal times in order to achieve thevision- mission for the best of times and preparefor the worst of times.

How do we decide the third match-up? Insome corporations, we utilize the balancedscorecard or a performance evaluationinstrument to determine historical performanceand find out who gets promoted or fired. Evenbasketball players in the NBA or PBA arestatistically rated. The same approach is utilizedfor recruitment, particularly for managerial talent.Why do we not do this in the political world?Maybe it is because our leaders do not providethe correct example. Look at the senatoriallineups presented to us by both parties. Theseare the perfect examples of political dynasties,cronyism, COOs (child of owners) and retreadsavailable. It seems that the “daan matuwid” doesnot walk the talk. The real “thrilla” may really begone.

under scrutiny had a degree of cre-ativity and great humor. Certainlyhe possessed special knowledgeof the female psyche. You cannotfind this word in the best works Bal-agtas and Crissot, foremost poetsand dramatists of their time.

I have been asked, but alwaysfailed, to come up with a credibledefinition of “pokpok.”

How could I when I would noteven know a pokpok when I meetone. What I know is that a pokpokhas less notoriety repute than a“puta”.

The first arrives to that statusbecause of romance, for the fun of

it, and bare necessity. Her rewardcomes by the way of recompenseakin to a conditional cash transfer(CCT). The “prosti” is there chief-ly for survival – as a form of liveli-hood. Call it a labor of love.

Most often the pokpok girl hasa breeding place in school cam-puses.

A girl known for having had mul-tiple love partners is also called apokpok. It is generic name foryoung students, and adult womentoo, who have a nasty reputationas “playgirls.” The “cougar” is def-initely not a pokpok, she is a pred-ator.

It is said that there here are twotypes of girls. Good girls go toheaven, bad girls go everywhere.

A pokpok is not necessarily aputa, but one cannot be puta with-out being a pokpok. The first holds

a degree equivalent to 2nd gradeCivil Service eligibility. The sec-ond has a CESO (career execu-tive service) grade.

I admire a pokpok for her loy-alty. She often stays loyal to herlover, be he a dirty old man or“basta driver, sweet lover.”

The puta has no loyalty. Theonly person who can be identi-fied or has similar traits with heris the politician.

At times the pokpok is moredependable and loyal than a po-litico in the sense that when sheis bought she stays bought. Thepolitico, when already bought,keeps selling his loyalty.

I suspect this is one reasonwhy some agencies want to le-galize prostitution. It’s the bestway to keep loyalty out of the old-est pukpukan here and elsewhere.

N T A R Y

pok’MERCADO

dd more to the abundance of those who havese who have too little. –Franklin D. Roosevelt

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ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY SCHOOL. Students of St. Scholastica'sAcademy in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga are taught early onproper waste disposal. This photo was taken at the school's canteenwhere the importance of proper waste segregation is emphasized,thus, children do not only help in maintaining the cleanliness but alsohelp in generating income from proper waste disposal.

PHOTO BY GENER ENDONA

tion target of P664.8 mil-lion for September.

The reports alsoshowed that BIR slightlysurpassed its September2012 goal by 1.21 per centor P988,870, as well asthe September 2011 col-lection of P72 million by15.22 per cent or P10.96million.

Still, BIR’s Septembercollection is among theagency’s lowest monthlyrevenue record this year,which is topped by its Aprilcollection amounting toP139.43 million. The BIRrecorded its biggest sur-plus in March when it ex-ceeded its P111.52-millioncollection goal by 22.38per cent.

The BIR also said ithas surpassed its collec-tion goal in six out of thenine months of the firstthree quarters this year.

Meanwhile, BoC-Subicreported a collection in-crease of 16.19 per centover its September target.This meant an actual sur-plus of P94.35 million overthis year’s September tar-get.

The BOC-Subic’sP677.18-million collectionthis year fell short by 1.56per cent, or P10.73 million,when compared to theP687.91-million take in thesame period last year.

According to BoCrecords, its August collec-tion, so far, is the biggestmonthly tally since Janu-ary this year. It also repre-sented the biggest com-parative difference of 87.81per cent, or P319.7 million,when placed against thecollection record in thesame period last year.

In terms of collectiontargets, the BoC recordedits biggest deficit so far inJuly when its collection fell

46.75 per cent short of itsP604.13 million target. Itsbiggest surplus, on theother hand, was in Augustwhen its collection was26.05 per cent more thanits P542.46-million target.

BoC data also showedthat the Port of Subic wasamong the small ports thatposted some surplus evenwhen the BOC here fellshort of its target in Sep-tember.

In fact, BoC-Port ofSubic topped the nation-wide collection perfor-mance for two months in arow by posting the biggestsurplus of P141.33 millionin August and P94.35 mil-lion in September.

From January to Sep-tember, the Subic BayFreeport already contribut-ed to the national treasurya total of P5.78 billion, withP4.81 billion from the BoCand P966.49 million fromthe BIR.

Customs, BIR post P95.34-MFROM PAGE 1

supplies last.Alcon said Magnolia

had also earlier launched“best food products” of oth-er provinces and cities inits “our own” promotions,namely, Guimaras, man-go; Batangas, tablea; Ba-guio City, ube; Laguna,macapuno; and Davao,durian.

Alcon, Magnolia brandmanager Pinky Custodio,Sta. Rita Mayor YolandaPineda and PampangaGov. Lilia Pineda signed amemorandum of agree-ment in the municipal hallhere witnessed by BoardMembers Monina Laus,Trina Dizon, Olga Frances“Fritzie” Dizon and Salva-dor Dimson, GuaguaCouncilor Tonton Torresand Apalit Mayor OscarTetangco Jr.

BRING OUT THE BEST“Of course, we are

proud,” said Mayor Pine-da, who invited duman-pro-ducing farmers and mak-ers from Barangays Sto.Monica and San Agustin.

The two-term mayorsaid the entry of Magnolia“further improved the im-age of their town as busi-ness and tourism haven.”It is home to the Sta. Ritade Cascia church built inthe late 1800’s and oldSpanish houses shown inseveral Filipino movies.

More importantly, she

Magnolia taps Pampanga’s rare rice...FROM PAGE 1 added, “it will bring in

much needed income andeconomic activity for farm-ers and the town.”

Gov. Pineda, whoproudly announces in pub-lic speaking that her latefather Sisenando Garciawas a farmer in their na-tive Lubao town, said “thisis a manifestation of Ca-pampangan’s preferenceto quality than quantityand good working attitudejust to bring out the bestin anything.”

“We will not just sup-port the duman productionbut the improvement of theold tradition,” she added.

“The parties agree totie-up for Magnolia’s bestof the Philippines collec-tions in the last semesterof 2012, wherein Magno-lia shall feature in its 1.5-liter ice cream tubs for itslimited edition ice creamflavor, Pampanga’s fa-mous pinipig, the nameand logo/seal of Pampan-ga and the governor’s of-fice, as well as images ofselected tourist spots,sightseeing attractions,and pinipig production inPampanga,” said the MOAcollectively drafted by Cus-todio and governor’s con-sultant-adviser Roy Impe-rial, former regional tech-nical director of theDepartment of Agriculture,Region III.

Imperial said the MOAwas endorsed and ap-proved by the Provincial

legal department and Pro-vincial Administrator Atty.Andres “Jun” Pangilinan.

LONG HOURS TOPREPARE

Imperial, a native ofSta. Rita, said “timing iscrucial” in the productionof duman – known as pin-ipig in Tagalog-speakingareas in the country. Headded that at least 30farmers in the two villag-es, most of whom arefrom Sta. Monica, have towait for “amiam” – or“Christmas breeze” arrivingin the last quarter of theyear – before the plantingof the seeds produced bylocal farmers for over 60years. It’s commonlyplanted in September andharvested in the middle ofNovember.

“It’s more in keepingthe tradition passed by ourgrandfathers to our par-ents and then to us, whichwe shall pass on to ourchildren,” said MarilouGueco of Sta. Monica inthe dialect.

“Many do not want toplant rice andmoreso prepare dumanbecause it takes longhours and the processesare meticulous,” said Gue-co. She added that theystart at 4 a.m. and finishthe following day at about3 a.m. when preparing du-man after harvest.

“If we got it wrong, wecould just make the im-

properly cooked duman assuman and kalamay (Fili-pino desserts made of riceproducts),” said Gueco.She said one can of du-man – or more than onekilo – cost at as much asP2,500.

Imperial said the “tra-dition of planting rice usedfor duman production is anold Spanish tradition.”

Imperial urged the Phil-ippine Rice Research In-stitute (PhilRice) to pro-duce the seeds which cre-ate the specific variety ofrice used for duman pro-duction.

He said that based onearlier reports of the DA,Sta. Rita “is the only du-man-producing town inNorth and Central Luzon.”

Magnolia officials saidthey had tried and testedthe same duman productsof at least three areas inthe country but “Pampan-ga’s creations are the bestand most delicious.”

“We could not namethe other towns, ofcourse,” said Alcon in ajest.

Magnolia is a Philippinebrand of ice cream exten-sively sold in the countryand it has markets in Thai-land, United States ofAmerica, Malaysia andSingapore.

Magnolia is a divisionof SMC, one of the largestfood and beverage con-glomerates in Asia.

–Joey Pavia

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURTANGELES CITY

BALIKATAN PROPERTYHOLDINGS, INC.,

Mortgagee, EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSUREOF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE

- versus - UNDER ACT 3135. AS AMENDED

SPS. JOSE GIL T. DAVID F.C. CASE NO. 2012-854and EDEN N. DAVID,

Mortgagors.x————————————————————————x

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended

filed by the Mortgagee, BALIKATAN PROPERTY HOLDINGS, INC., withprincipal office at the 24th Floor, BPI Buendia Center, Sen. Gil J. PuyatAve., Makati City, against the mortgagors, Sps. JOSE GIL T. DAVID andEDEN N. DAVID, with known addresses at #443 San Nicolas 1, Magalang,Pampanga and Lot 7, Blk. 2-A, Dahlia St., Palmera Homes-Angeles City,Bo. Santo Domingo, Angeles City, Pampanga, in order to satisfy themortgage debts which as of September 04, 2012 amounts to FOURHUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED PESOS (P480,100),Philippine Currency, principal including interests, charges and expensesallowed by law, the undersigned Sheriff IV hereby gives notice andannounces that on November 14, 2012 at 10 o’clock in the morning at theOffice of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Angeles City, located atthe Ground Floor of the Hall of Justice Bldg., Brgy. PulungMaragul,Angeles City, will sell at public auction for CASH and in PhilippineCurrency, the following parcel of land with all existing and futureimprovements thereon, to wit:

TCT NO. 95482“ A parcel of land (Lot 7, Block 2-A of the consolidation and

subdivision plan, Pcs-03-003209, being a portion of theconsolidated Lots 7, 8 and 9, Block 6-A, Lots 1 to 18, Block 6-B; Lots 1 to 4, Block 6-C; Lots 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19,Block 10; Lots 1 & 2, Block 11; Lots 1 to 35, Block 12; Lots 1to 13, Block 13; Lots 1 to 19, Block 14; Lots 3 to 4, Block 15 andRoad Lots 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 21, Easements 3, 3-A, 3-B, and 4, all of Portion of Pcs-03-001076, L.R.C. Rec. No.), situated in the Barrio of Sto. Domingo, City of Angeles. Boundedon the NW., along line 1-2 by Road Lot 9; on the NE., along line2-3 by Lot 6, Block 2-A, both of the consolidation and subdivisionplan; on the SE., along line 3-4 by Lot 10, Block 10, Pcs-03-001076 an on the SW., along line 4-1 by Lot 8, Block 2-A, of theconsolidation and subdivision plan. xxx containing an area ofONE HUNDRED FORTY (140) SQUARE METERS. xxx”

Prospective buyers/bidders may investigate for themselves theabove-mentioned parcels of land for their information and protection

In the event the public auction should not take place on the saiddate, it shall be held on November 21, 2012 at the same time and placewithout further notice.

Angeles City, September 17, 2012

JOSE GLENN V. ROSARIOCopy Furnished: Sheriff IV

ATTY. DIANNE RUTH B. AQUINO-DE SAGUNCounsel for the MortgageeBalikatan Property Holdings, Inc.24th Floor, BPI Biuendia CenterSen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City

Mr. CARLO S. MARASIGAN8th Floor, BDO Plaza, Paseo De Roxas Ave.,Makati City

Sps. JOSE GIL T. DAVID andEDEN N. DAVIDMortgagors# 443 San Nicolas 1, Magalang, Pampanga-and at-

Lot 7, Bl;k. 2-A, Dahlia St., Palmera HomesAngeles City, Bo. Snto Domingo,Angeles City

PALMERA HOMES, INC.(Originating Institution)# 827 {Palmera Center Bldg.Aurora Blvd., Cubao, Quezon City

PUNTO! Central Luzon: October 26, November 2 & 9, 2012

OVER a hundred employees fromthe mall administration, DepartmentStore and Hypermarket in SM CityBaliwag and SM City Marilao willtake part in the annual bloodlettingevent to mark the onset of the gift-giving season.

Dubbed, “Dugo kong Alay,Dagdag Buhay”, the activity is insupport of the Voluntary BloodDonation Program spearheadedby the Department of Health’sPhilippine Blood Center (PBC)

and the Philippine National RedCross (PNRC) in collaboration withSM Foundation Inc. (SMFI) andSM’s Medical Services Division.

On October 30, the SM CityBaliwag workforce will take part intheir blood drive share which will beheld at the Department Store Train-ing room. Meanwhile, volunteer em-ployees from SM City Marilao willlikewise conduct their bloodlettingactivity on November 4.

Prior to the blood extraction, vol-

unteers will undergo a medical in-terview, physical check-up andblood tests to qualify as a donor. Alecture on blood awareness, itsfunction as well as the health ben-efits of donating blood will then fol-low. Successful donors will also re-ceive a PNRC Blood Donor Card.

The blood donation program isa joint effort of SMFI, PBC andPNRC in ensuring a sufficient bloodsupply in public hospitals acrossthe country.

SM employees kick off holidayseason with blood drive

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MALOLOS CITY—TheTollways ManagementCorporations (TMC) is nowimplementing a real timetravel advisory for the ex-pressways north of Manila,saying it’s the first of itskind in the country.

The travel advisory isavailable online onwww.tollways.net.ph andcan be viewed on desktopcomputers or mobile gad-gets like smartphones andad IPads.

“This is one of two in-novations we are imple-menting in time for theHalloween weekend,” saidBenigno Valles, TMC se-nior manager for corporatecommunications.

The other innovation isthe Lakbay Norte Passwhich will ensure faster

Real time traffic updates for NLEx, SCTEx now available onlinetransactions on toll pla-za’s as motorists will nothave to pay cash for tollfee.

Valles said that bothinnovations were designedfor the motorists’ comfortespecially those who willtravel to provinces north ofManila before and after theAll Saints day weekend.

Like in the past, theTMC which operates theNorth Luzon Expressway(NLEx) and the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway(SCTEx) is expecting a 15to 20 percent increase intraffic volume on both ex-pressways before and af-ter the Halloween break.

Records show that av-erage daily traffic volumealong the NLEX is at least155,000 vehicles. It is ex-pected to climb to about200,000.

Valles said that with thenew innovations, motoristscan plan their travel.

He added, “if they mon-itored that traffic flow alongNLEx is slow, they canstop and rest for the mean-time at gas stations alongthe expressway.”

Updated every minute,the TMC website accord-ing to Valles not onlyshows traffic conditions onreal time basis and realtime travel time from onetoll plaza to another. It alsoprovides advisory in caseof accidents or road re-pairs.

He said that it can alsobe accessed using smart-phones with internet con-nection, but he also ad-vised drivers to have a nav-igator to read the adviso-ries for them while driving.

With regards to the

Lakbay Norte passlaunched last week, hesaid that it can be usedfrom October 31 to Novem-ber 4 by motorists drivingClass 1 vehicle cars andpassenger vans.

A magnetic swipecard, the Lakbay NortePass is a prepaid toll cardavailable to Class 1 vehi-cles going to Dau, Tarlacand Subic and those trav-elling back to Manila.

However, Valles saidthat Lakbay Norte Passhas only one way valuewith specific areas for use.

The one way trip tollvalue of the prepaid cardsare as follows, P218 forvehicles traveling NLExBalintawak/Mindanao Ave-nue to Dau or vice versa;P322.for NLEx Balintawak/Mindanao Avenue to Tar-lac or vice versa and P408

for NLEx Balintawak/Min-danao Avenue to Subic orvice versa .

Lanes dedicated toLakbay Norte Pass hold-ers are located at theBalintawak, Mindanao Av-enue, Dau, Bocaue Tarlacand Subic toll gates.

The Lakbay NortePass can be bought at the

NLEx Customer ServiceCenters in Balintawak,Valenzuela, Bocaue, Ta-bang and San Fernandoand Shell stations in A.Bonifacio, Mindanao Ave-nue, Barangay Bahay Toroand Santolan, QuezonCity, Buendia, Makati andat the SBMA Tipo TotalGas station.

BY GEORGE HUBIERNA

CLARKFIELD —Gov. Victor ArenoYap and two town mayors receivedthe Gawad Pamana ng Lahi awardfrom Interior and Local GovernmentSecretary Mar Roxas in a programheld at the Oxford Hotel hereWednesday morning.

The two municipalities cited wereAnao and Gerona while Camiling,Paniqui and Moncada towns re-ceived their Performance ChallengeFund (PCF) checks.

Sangguniang Panlalawiganmember and President of Liga ngmga Barangay John Patrick Agus-tin received an Incentive Award forBarangay Poblacion 1 along withBarangay Bacabac chairmanMelchor Labisa both from Camilingtown. The award is for their outstand-ing contributions to attain the objec-tives of Katarungang Pambarangay.

Mayor Noel Villanueva wasawarded for the “Sagana at Ligtasna Tubig Para sa Lahat (Salintubig)”for the municipality of Concepcionwhile Local Governance Perfor-mance Management System(LGPMS) certificate of recognitionwas handed to Paniqui and SanClemente. The “Salintubig” programis designed to provide water supplysystems for the 455 waterless mu-

Yap, 2 Tarlac LGUs awardedGawad Pamana ng Lahi

nicipalities, waterless barangays,health centers, and waterless reset-tlement sites; and enhance the ca-pacity of the LGUs’ water serviceproviders in the planning, implemen-tation, and operation of water sup-ply facilities while the LGPMS is anonline self-assessment manage-ment and development tool that en-ables provincial, city and municipalgovernments to determine their ca-pabilities and limitations in the de-livery of basic services.”

The Seal of Good HousekeepingSGH is given to local governmentunits (LGU) that have excelled in the

areas of planning, budgeting, reve-nue mobilization, financial manage-ment and budget execution, pro-curement and resource mobilization.

LGU recipients of the merit haveobtained a “no adverse report” fromthe Commission on Audit, whichmeans that they have complied withall the requirements of the govern-ment’s auditing agency.

Gawad Pamana ng Lahi isawarded to LGUs for reason of ex-emplary performance in administra-tive governance, social governance,economic governance and environ-mental governance.

This yearly award is also an in-strument to scale-up the valuing ofaccountability, transparency andinvolvement to local administrationand development.

In his speech, Roxas said thatgood governance is the key toprogress adding that through goodgovernance, the economy will bebetter, there will be more investors,prices of basic goods will be lowerand there will be stability for ourconstituents.

He encouraged local chief ex-ecutives and sanggunian membersin Central Luzon to have in them thevalue of good governance at all timesas it is something they owe to thevoters who placed them in power.

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NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTWITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

Notice is hereby given that the heirs of RUFINO CASTRO who diedintestate on December 31, 2004 in Concepcion, Tarlac executed anExtrajudicial Settlement with Deed of Absolute Sale of his estate moreparticularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 12, Blk. 4of the subdivisionplan (LRC) Psd-31467, being a portion of Blk. 7 described on plan Psd-52147, LRC Cad. Rec. No. 124) situated in the Bo. of Pandan, City ofAngeles and covered by TCT No. 104105.

Punto! Central Luzon: October 19, 26 & November 2, 2012

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO (P)

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT& EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

EF NO.169 -12PUNTO CENTRAL LUZON

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALEUpon extra-judicial petition or sale under Act 3135 as amended filed

by BALIKATAN PROPERTY HOLDINGS, INC., with its office address at24th Floor, BPI Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati Cityagainst SPS. JOSELITO B. MARIANO & SHIERLY MARIANO, withresidence and postal address at Quebiawan, San Fernand, Pampangato satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of June 26, 2012 amountsto FOUR HUNDRED FORTY THREE THOUSAND & 00/100 (Php 443,000.00) PESOS excluding penalties, charges, attorney’s fees andexpenses of foreclosure, the undersigned Ex-Officio Sheriff and/or herduly authorized Sheriff IV will sell at public auction on November 8, 2012at 10:00 a.m. or soon thereafter ( from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ), at themain entrance of the RTC Bldg., City of San Fernando, Pampanga, tothe highest bidder for CASH/or Manager’s Check and in PhilippineCurrency, the following property/ies with all the improvements thereon,to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 26411-RA parcel of land (Lot 147, BLK. 6 of the subd. plan, Psd-03-

001045, being a portion of Lot 3237-C, described on plan (LRC)Psd-7193, L.R.C. Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. ofQuebiawan,Mun. of San Fdo. Prov. Of Pampanga.xxx containing an areaof THREE HUNDRED (300) SQUARE METERS. xxx

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

“ In the event the public auction should not take place on the saiddate, it shall be held on NOVEMBER 15, 2011 without further notice.”

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

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, October3, 2012.

REMIGIO L. DICHOSO ATTY. JOSELEA Y. FLORIA-BALLETA Sheriff IV Clerk of Court VI & Ex-Officio Sheriff

cc: BALIKATAN PROPERTY HOLDINGS INC.24thloor, BPI Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City

SPS. JOSELITO & SHIERLY MARIANOQuebiawan, San Fernando, Pampanga, andLot 147, Blk. 6, E. Santos, St., Quebiawan, San Fernando, Pampanga

PUNTO! Central Luzon: October 12, 19 & 26, 2012

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of PIUS PETER METRY who

died intestate on July 12, 2011 in Victoria, Australia executed an ExtrajudicialSettlement of his estate more particularly described as one-half share onthe conjugal assets consisting of two ALFM Mutual Funds at Bank of thePhilippine Islands (Angeles-Nepo Mart Branch), to wit: ALFM Growth Fundunder Account No. 0733-4030-12 (MF Acct. No. 336578); and ALFM PesoBond Fund under Account No. 0733-4030-12 (MF Acct. No. 336578).

Punto! Central Luzon: October 26, November 2 & 9, 2012

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of BIENVENIDO G. REYES who

died intestate on July 28, 2003 in Angeles City executed an ExtrajudicialSettlement of his estate more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot9-A of the subd. plan (LRC) Psd-220717, being a portion of Lot 9, Blk. 8(LRC) Psd-27625, LRC Cad. Rec. No. 8714) situated in the Bo. ofTelabastagan, City of San Fernando, Prov. of Pampanga and covered byTCT No. 228397-R of the Registry of Deeds of Pampanga.

Punto! Central Luzon: October 26, November 2 & 9, 2012

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 65Tarlac City

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITIONFOR THE CORRECTION OF ENTRYIN THE DATE OF MARRIAGE OFPARENTS APPEARING IN THECERIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OFSHEM DOMINIQUE E. PELASOL

MIKE GERMINA PELASOL,Petitioner

–versus– SPEC. PROC. NO. 4929

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAROF TARLAC CITY,

Respondent.x——————————————————————————————x

O R D E RBefore the Court is a verified petition filed by the petitioner through

counsel, praying that after due notice, publication and hearing, an Orderbe issued correcting the record of birth of herein Petitioner’s son ShemDominique E. Pelasol and by ordering the Local Civil Registrar of Tarlac,Tarlac, now Tarlac City, and the Civil Registrar General/chief of theNational Statistics Office, to make the necessary correction in the Certificateof Live Birth of Shem Dominique E. Pelasol with Registry No. 2000-1107by changing/correcting the entry as to the date of marriage of his parentsfrom April 19, 2000 to April 25, 2000.

Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the hearingof the same is set on November 13, 2012 at 8:30 o’clock in the morningat which date, time and place, all interested person may come and showcause, if there be any why the petition should not be granted.

Let this Order be published at the expense of the petitioner once aweek for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulationin the Province of Tarlac, Philippines.

Further, let copies of this petition be furnished to the Office of theSolicitor General, National Statistics Office, Office of the Local CivilRegistrar of Tarlac City, and Office of the provincial Prosecutor.

SO ORDEREDTarlac City, October 8, 2012

MA. MAGDALENA A. BALDERAMA J U D G E

PUNTO! Central Luzon: October 26 November 2 & 9, 2012

“I am one of those whobelieve in the leadership ofAmong Ed,” came the re-ply of Interior and LocalGovernment SecretaryMar Roxas who askedPanlilio to join him at theplace of honor, a seataway from him.

Roxas is LP presidenton-leave while Panlilio isofficial LP candidate forgovernor of Pampanga in2013.

“If this is not early cam-paigning by Roxas, wedon’t know what it is,” saida couple of Pampangamayors who requestedthey not be identified “elsesuffer the full measure ofvindictiveness of the Aqui-no regime.”

They added thoughthat it would take morethan Roxas, “even morethan President Aquino andthe whole LP” to makePanlilio “win even only halfof Nanay’s votes in 2013.”

“An in-your-face insulton Gov. (Lilia) Pineda,” said

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‘Righteous’ Roxas shames Govveteran radio broadcasterDiosdado Pangilinan, whowas at the RPOC meetingto cover the event.

“Among [Ed] has nopersonality whatsoever tobe at that event in the firstplace. What was he doingthere?” asked Pangilinan.“Binastos niya ang mgagobernador nang paupuinnya si Among sa presiden-tial table, habang ang mgaelected governors natin aynakaupo lamang kasamaang audience.”

Pineda was seatedwith Governors Victor Yapof Tarlac and Aurelio Umaliof Nueva Ecija along withother local officials and po-lice officers facing the ta-ble where Roxas, Panlilioand DILG regional directorFlorida Dijan were seated.

“As if the mere pres-ence of Panlilio were notenough to humiliate Gov.Pineda, Roxas reproachedthe police for the alleged“prevalence of jueteng” inthe province,” said Pang-ilinan. “This, right after thegovernor reported on the

close coordination of thepolice and local govern-ments that brought downthe number of crimes inPampanga.”

Roxas told police andlocal officials: “My ‘mys-tery shoppers,’ who arecivilians, placed bets onjueteng and I have thepieces of paper to showthat jueteng is still beingplayed here.”

When Senior Supt.R’Win Pagkalinawan,Pampanga police director,denied reports that juetengcontinued to be played inthe province, Roxassnapped: “I’m giving you achance to review yourdata.”

“I’m giving you onemonth (to eradicatejueteng),” Roxas reported-ly told Pagkalinawan.“Kapag bumalik ako atmeron pa, mas paniniwa-laan ko ang mystery shop-per ko.”

To Chief Supt. Edgar-do Ladao, Central Luzonpolice director, who tried tomake a distinction be-

tween the government-sanctioned small town lot-tery (STL) and jueteng,Roxas cut him short with:“It is not for you to say whatis legal or not.”

“As Roxas’ mysteryshopper reportedly placedhis alleged jueteng bet inthe City of San Fernando,he should have addressedhis agitated ripostes toMayor Oscar Rodriguez,”said Pangilinan. “But then,he would not do that asRodriguez is LP standardbearer in the city and thethird district and everybodyin the LP is as righteousas their president.”

Pangilinan said Roxaslacks respect to the elect-ed officials of the region,while he himself was mere-ly appointed to the posi-tion after former DILG sec-retary Jesse Robredopassed away.

“Ang ganitong klasengtao na walang respeto ayhindi dapat binoboto.Paano pa kaya kung mag-ing presidente pa siya?,”Pangilinan said.

“We are still servingand we do our best to serveall people 24 hours a day.But sadly, there are stillhurting and harsh words(against us),” said Pinedawho sometimes reports forwork as early 5 a.m. andends her work late at nightalmost six times a weeksince she became gover-nor in 2010.

Pineda said “amongthe members of the board,it was Tars Halili who didnot give me trouble.” Shesaid Halili, a three-termboard member who filedhis certificate of candida-cy for Mabalacat Citycouncilor last October, didnot ask anything for him-self but for his projects andhis constituents in Mabal-acat City and Magalang.

Pineda disclosed thatHalili gave her lanzones

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BM gets highest reward...from Thailand when theylast met at the Capitol onMonday. She shared thelanzones with 2nd DistrictBoard Member OlgaFrances David-Dizon, whocried along with 3rd DistrictBoard Member Trina Dizonwhile listening to the eulo-gies of the governor and 1st

District Board MemberCris Garbo.

Pineda said that it wasthe first time on October 22that Halili “kissed and em-braced me tightly” before heleft to attend a caucus inBarangay Sta. Maria, Ma-balacat where he sufferedcardiac arrest at about 7p.m on that same day.

Garbo said “there weretimes Board Member TarsHalili and I had misunder-standing but it was all partof work.”

“Sometimes Cong Tarstold me I am young andtoo frank. But he never got

angry with me during ourmisunderstandings. Hewas a kind man,” saidGarbo in the dialect.

Garbo said he had pre-pared a speech but decid-ed not to use it becausehe could vividly rememberwhat happened last Mon-day. He said Halili hadtalked to him after the com-mittee hearing and ses-sion which lasted for atleast six hours.

Garbo said Halili hadasked him to tell the gov-ernor not to forget fundingfor his projects, notablyhis scholars. He alsoasked Garbo to remindPineda to include himamong the city councilorsthey will support for the2013 elections.

It was when Garbospoke about Halili’ schol-ars that that the second-termer board membercried hard.

Councilor ChristianHalili, nephew of the latepolitician-real estate bro-ker, said he had consid-ered Halili as “my secondfather.” He attended theservices with Vice MayorNoel Castro.

Vice Gov. JosellerGuaio also gave an eulo-gy, citing the instancewhen Halili stuck with himwhen they were criticizingthe poor quarry collectionsbetween 2004 to 2007 dur-ing both their first terms.

Halili’s two sisters –Conching Halili and busi-nesswoman Nora Halili-Lao – attended the necro-logical service which start-ed with a Mass officiatedby Fr. Arnie Serrano.

Halili is survived by hiswife Lucia and three chil-dren: Alvin Joy, Allan Jayand Aileen Joyce, who isone of the volunteer doc-tors of Pineda.

Mayor Edgardo Pamintu-an who is also the chair-man for this year’s Fi-estang Kuliat committee.

The TTKD 2012 will beheld on October 26 and27 along the stretch ofthe McArthur Highway atthe city’s finest Baliba-go business district.

More than a hundredthousand of party-loversand entertainment-seek-ers are expected to troopthe world-class night-long festivity.

“Last year was abreakthrough becausewe have recorded al-most 60,000 and we are

expect ing more thisyear,” said Pamintuan.

Zones are being setfor major sponsors likeSan Miguel Brewery andGinebra San Miguel fortheir night entertainmentline-ups. Globe Tele-coms, Smart Communi-cations, and Sun Cellu-lar also have their ownbooths where one canenjoy games and pro-mos.

Celebrities, comedi-ans, local bands likeGary and the Saint St.,Rocks Teddy, GeneralLuna Band, Itchywormsand other surprise ap-pearances are also ex-pected on the two-day

anniversary celebration.Tickets for the TTKD

are priced at 100 pesosand are available at thebooths situated at thegates near Puregold,Marlim Mansions andSumpan.

The city will also im-plement a traffic re-rout-ing scheme (posted onTTKD’s Facebook Pagefor reference) to makeway for the festival.

McArthur Highway,including the Mon TangAvenue (Service Road),from Flores St. (Sumpan/7-11) to Rivera Lim St.(Puregold/BPI), will beclosed to all vehiclesstarting at 10:00 am on

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AC stages 20th ‘Tigtigan Terakan...’Friday, October 26,2012.

Regular t raf f icscheme will resume onSunday, October 28 at6:00 am.

“Expect nights of funand amusement,” saidPamintuan as he invitesthe nation to visit theTigtigan Terakan KingDalan 2012.

“TTKD is our way ofremembering our earlyand latest victories- thatwe, Angeleños, havestood firm for what isright and just against dis-tractions that broughtnothing but confusion,”the mayor added.

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TheGossip-millerby Cesar Pambid

Okey lang kay DerekRamsay na balewalain

siya ng DosHalatang mabigat sa kalooban ni Derek Ramsay ang diumano’y pagbabawal

ng ABS-CBN na banggitin ang pangalan niya sa tuwing nagpo-promote ng ASecret Affair si Anne Curtis sa It’s Showtime.

Ang nasabing pelikula ay pinagsasamahan ng dalawa under Viva Filmskung saan ay kasama rin si Andi Eigenmann na talent din ng ABS-CBN.

Of course, hinihinalang may kinalaman ang naturang “pagbabawal” sa nagingpaglipat ni Derek sa TV5 recently.

Sa presscon ng A Secret Affair last Monday night, bagama’t nakangiti,makikita kay Derek na medyo apektado siya sa issue.

“You know what? Ako, hindi ko na pinapansin ’yun, okay lang sa akintalaga, eh,” seryoso niyang sabi, “like I said kanina, I’m sure they have theirreason.

“’Yung sinasabi nga na may secret reason daw (ang ABS-CBN), bakit,kung may secret, ’di sa akin na lang. Why don’t they just go after me?Madaming nadadamay, eh.”

May idea ba siya kung sino ang nagbabawal?“I really don’t care. Ako, I have a lot of respect for ABS-CBN, hindi ko na makakalimutan ang ginawa sa akin

ng ABS-CBN with regards to my career. Kung ano ang ginawa ng Star Cinema sa akin with regards to my career.I give them that respect.

“So, for me, ayoko nang mawala ’yun, eh. ’Yung mga ganito, hindi ko na... (pinapansin).”Galit ba siya?“No, I’m just disappointed, upset a little bit. ’Coz, I mean, I’m working hard. I’m giving everything to this

project. And I never disrespected ABS-CBN and I want that to be out there, I never disrespected, I never lied toABS-CBN and they know that. And I don’t think ABS-CBN would deny that because I was honest and open toyou guys, to them, for eight months.

“I don’t know why they keep saying ’yung nasa tsismis na bigla ko silang iniwan. Ang tagal pinag-usapan ’to,eight months, pamilya ko, sila, I remember sitting down and ako mismo, sa akin nanggaling, matamaan manako ng kidlat ngayon, sinabi ko sa kanila, ‘teka muna, guys, I am considering moving’ and I gave them my list ofreasons.

“Sinabi ko rin kay Mr. Gabby Lopez, and Mr. Gabby Lopez was very, very nice by saying, sinabi pa nga niyasa akin na he respects what I said to him, he even respects my father, ang ganda nga ng e-mail ni Mr. Lopez sadaddy ko which nu’ng binasa ko, I respect Mr. Lopez for that. Binigyan niya ako ng respeto, binigyan niya ngrespeto ang dad ko.”

Ang alam daw niya ay umalis siya nang walang bad blood kaya hindi rin daw niya alam ngayon kung saannanggagaling ang lahat ng isyu.

“If it’s coming from them, ayokong isipin. Ako, basta ang paningin ko sa ABS-CBN… siyempre, nasasaktanako, pero I have respect for them, so, I leave it at that. Ayokong magkaroon ng mas malaking gulo.

“Basta ako, nasa TV5 ako and I’m very happy with my decision and ’yun na ’yun, tapos na ’yun.”Ano naman sa tingin niya ang “secret reason” ng ABS-CBN?“Guys, kung may nagawa akong masama sa ABS-CBN, Lord, parusahan n’yo ako kasi wala akong ginawang

masama sa kanila. Alam nila ’yun,” seryoso pa ring sabi ng aktor.Nalulungkot lang daw siya na nadadamay pa ang mga katrabaho niya na wala namang kinalaman sa desisyong

ginawa niya.“Nadadamay pa sila. This is Direk Nuel (Naval)’s first movie and he works for ABS-CBN at nadadamay pa, so,

ano’ng sasabihin ko, nahihiya ako,” parang maiiyak nang sabi ni Derek.Gayunpaman, na-touch daw siya kay Anne na sinabi pa rin ang name niya sa It’s Showtime.“Even though Anne wasn’t allowed to say my name, she did. So, that’s the friendship Anne and I have. I never

asked her to do that, that’s what makes it even more heartwarming that you know, she stood up for me,” he said.Sumaya naman ang aktor nang mapag-usapan ang kanyang upcoming show sa TV5 na The Amazing Race

Philippines at say niya, sobrang excited na siya sa pagsisimula nito.Samantala, showing na sa Oct. 24 ang A Secret Affair at kasama rin dito sina Jaclyn Jose, Joel Torre and

Jackie Lou Blanco.

Away-bati…Aktres tuluyan nang nakipaghiwalay kay mister

HIWALAY-BATI si Karel Marquez sa asawa niyang si Armand Go. They broke up two years ago while she wasdoing “Babaeng Hampaslupa” with TV 5, pero muling nagbati pagkatapos nun. Sa ngayon, hiwalay na namansila. Ayon kay Karel, this is already for good.

“We tried to give it another chance, pero wala talaga, e,” she says. “I’d rather be a single mom.”They have two kids, Kailey Adriana, 3 years old, and Kyler Armand, 2, both of whom are under her custody.

Her contract with TV5 has expired and Karel’s manager, Annabelle Rama, found work for her at GMA-7, “Yesterday’sBride”, where she plays villain to Lovi Poe and Rocco Nacino.

“Bale balikbayan ako sa GMA-7. My last show before I got married was with them, ‘Zaido, Pulis Pangkalawakan’.For ‘Yesterday’s Bride’, I joined the workshop with the cast at first scene na pinagawa sa’kin, apihin ko si Loviand later, akitin ko si Rocco. I guess nagawa ko naman nang maayos kasi they were pleased sa acting ko. Verychallenging ang role ko in this new soap dahil bipolar ako na grabe ang mood swings.”

She wants to do more character roles. “Yun ang mas nagtatagal, di ba? Like Cherie Gil and Jean Garcia, upto now, sunod-sunod ang work nila kasi they can do any kind of role assigned to them.”

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