Senator Richard J. Gordon, former Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman & adminstrator, at Nidec’s launching cer-emonies of the massive production of a new line of robot components in Subic, said the giant Japanese companys move “shows the trust and confidence of companies like Nidec in the capacity of the Filipino workers, and in our government’s consistency in our rules and regulations.” He added “we should have more companies like Nidec in Subic.” SubicBayNews photos by Iya G. Oliva

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NIDEC launches new line of robotic

parts in Subic Freeport

Nidec-Shimpo Corporation (Japan) has formally launched the mass pro-duction of a new line of robot compo-nents in its Subic Freeport plant in the Philippines. According to Nidec-Shimpo First Senior Vice President Hitoshi In-oue, Nidec Subic Philippine Corp. is ex-pected to produce speed reducers for high-precision motion control applica-tions of up to 100,000 units per month by the end of the year, and 120,000 units per month by the end of the first quarter of 2020. In the launching ceremonies on Wednesday, Inoue revealed that its Subic Plant is the only manufacturer of the entirely new product line of gear-less component parts in the world. He added that the “super silent, and with zero backlash and smooth ro-tation” Subic-made products will be exported to the United States, Germa-ny, Spain and other counttries. Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda, Senator Rich-ard Gordon, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Ad-ministrator Wilma T. Eisma, and As-sistant Secretary Rafaelita Aldaba of the Department of Trade and Industry graced the launch ceremonies. Haneda said Nidec’s expansion “demonstrates the continuing Japa-nese investor confidence in the Philip-pines’ business potential (and) shows the rigorous effort of Nidec to take ad-vantage of opportunities and take on challenges to break new ground.” He also cited the company for its skills development activities that make its workers “industry-ready and technology-capable.” Meanwhile, Gordon said Nidec’s new project “shows the trust and confidence of companies like Nidec in the capacity of the Filipino workers, and in our government’s consistency in our rules and regulations.” “We should have more compa-nies like Nidec in Subic,” he added. On the other hand, SBMA Chair-man Eisma noted that Nidec-Shimpo’s operation here “will further promote Subic’s stature in high-end manufac-turing, improve the proficiency of local workers in technology, and, of course, bolster the local economy by increas-ing exports.” Eisma also praised Nidec-Shim-po for sending local workers to Japan for training. According to Inoue, the firm had sent a total of 100 Filipino work-ers to Japan as the first batch of train-ees to learn the technology involved in producing precision motors and speed reducers. Of these, 70 had finished the course, and Nidec had again sent an-other 46 trainees for the second batch. Inoue added that Nidec intends to hire more personnel at the Subic plant on top of the 100 workers it will employ in the first year of operation. He pointed out that the Subic factory’s monthly product capacity of P120,000 units is greater than the combined capacity of Nidec’s plants in Kyoto, which was at 30,000 units in 2018, and in Ueda, which is expected to reach 50,000 units in 2019.

PNP firearms licensing caravan in Zambales

Philippine National Police conducted this week a License to Own and Possess Fire-arms Caravan at Camp Capt. Conrado D. Yap in Iba, Zambales. (Zambales Police Pro-vincial Office)

IBA, Zambales, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- Philip-pine National Police conducted this week a 'License to Own and Possess Firearms Caravan' at Camp Capt. Con-rado D. Yap in the provincial capital. “The caravan seeks to assist and extend firearms licensing services to gun holders, whether for initial reg-istration or for renewal,” Police Provin-cial Director PSSupt Felix Astrero Verbo Jr said. Republic Act 10591 otherwise known as “Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act” states that gun owners are obliged to renew licenses to possess firearms ev-ery two years. Moreover, the law states that firearms registration needs to be up-dated every four years. (PIA 3)

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LEGAL NOTICERepublic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURTThird Judicial Region

Olongapo City

Office of the Clerk of Court& Ex-Oficio Sheriff

ZAMBALES RURAL BANK,INC. (formerly Rural Bank ofCastillejos, (Z) Inc.), Mortgagee,

--versus- EJF Case No. 2018-0-29 Extra-Judicial foreclosure of real estate mortgage under Act 3135 as amended By Act 4118

SPS. SMARTH E. ADOLFO and JYRLYNJ. ADOLFO as Atty-in-fact of SPS. SANTO D. ADOLFO and FLORDELIZA E. ADOLFO, Mortgagor/s.x--------------------------------------------------x

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

Upon application of extra-judicial foreclosure for sale under Act 3135, as amended by Act 4118 filed by the mortgagee, ZAMBALES RURAL BANK, INC. (formerly Rural Bank of Castillejos, (Z) Inc., with office address at No. 6-20th St., East Bajac-Bajac, Olongapo City herein represented by CRISTINA D. JIMENEZ, VP for Operations, against SPS. SMARTH E. ADOLFO and JYRLYN J. ADOLFO as Atty-in-fact of SPS. SANTOS D. ADOLFO and FLORDELIZA E. ADOLFO with address at Nagsabong, Linasin, San Marcelino, Zambales, to sat-isfy the mortgagor indebtedness which as of October 15, 2018, amounts to THREE HUNDRED THIRTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINETY EIGHT & 11/100 (Php313,598.11) Pesos, Philippine Currency, exclu-sive of penalties, attorney’s fees, and other charges, all secured by the said mortgage and in compliance thereto, undersigned Sheriff announces that on Feb-ruary 7, 2019 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter, infront of the Municipal Circuit Trial Court, San Marcelino, Zambales, she will “sell at public auc-tion to the highest bidder and for cash, Philippine Currency, the following mortgaged property, includ-ing all improvements existing thereon, particularly described as follows:

Original Certificate of Title No. EP-0-503under Tax Declaration Nos. 009-0799 and 009-0652

Cadastral Lot No. 2238-C Csd-03-002057 (OLT)Assessor’s Lot No. 068Block No. 07Location: Linasin, San Marcelino, ZambalesClassification: Riceland Unirr.Area: FOUR THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY SIX (4,866) square metersBoundaries: North:Lot 035 South: Lot 041 & Lot 040 East: Lot 039 & 069 West: Lot 067

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on Febru-ary 13, 2019, without further notice.

Prospective bidders may investigate for themselves the papers and documents appurtenant to the herein above-described property including en-cumbrances thereon if any there be.

Olongapo City, January 4, 2019

JENIFFER G. DECANO Sheriff IV RTC-OCC Olongapo City & Zambales

Copy furnished:Ms. Cristina D. JimenezSps. Smarth E. Adolfo and Jyrlyn J. AdolfoSps. Santos D. Adolfo and Flordeliza E. Adolfo

Warning:It is absolutely prohibited to remove, deface or de-stroy this Notice of Sale on or before the date of sale, under penalty of law. *Rule 39, Sec. 15.

DoLE says Over 5K CL workers get

P160-M in claimsCITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga -- A total of 5,787 workers in Central Luzon received some PHP160 million monetary claims in 2018 through the Single Entry Ap-proach (SEnA) program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The SEnA is an inexpensive developmental me-diation program of the DOLE that aims to speed-up res-olution of various labor disputes between workers and employers. DOLE Regional Director Zenaida Angara-Campi-ta said on Friday that the total money claims accounted for a 99 percent rate in settling 2,234 of 2,250 requests for assistance (RFAs) handled by the regional and field offices. “Our settlement rate represents the largest share of RFAs settled or withdrawn while the remaining 16 RFAs were referred to the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), thus, translating to a 100 percent overall disposition rate of RFAs handled for year 2018,” Campita said in a media interview. She also said it only took an average of 3.8 days to settle thr said monetary claims, way ahead of the 30-day standard under the SEnA program. The regional and field offices, she added, are continuously improving the process cycle time in the settlement of RFAs, with some less than a week or even within the day or hour. By province, Campita noted that Bulacan record-ed the highest settlement amounting to PHP79,495,461 covering 1,068 workers, followed by Pampanga (includ-ing Clark Freeport Zone) with PHP41,200,617 covering 2,800 workers. Other provinces' settlements facilitated by the field offices are the following: Tarlac (PHP20,421,369 – 659 workers), Zambales (PHP9,217,425 – 545), Bataan (PHP5,266,274 – 412), Nueva Ecija (PHP3,612,586 – 244), and Aurora (PHP1,469,306 – 56). The regional office, through its Technical Sup-port and Services Division (Labor Relations and Labor Standards), was able to settle monetary claims amount-ing to PHP43,043 covering three workers. (PNA)

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Republic of the PhilippinesREGIONAL TRIAL COURT

Third Judicial RegionOlongapo City

OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE JUDGE

IN RE: PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT AS NOTARY PUBLIC FOR AND IN THE CITY OF OLONGAPO AND THE PROVINCE OF ZAMBALES

Notarial Commission No. 2019-02

ATTY. DEO AMOR A. DAVID Petitioner.X--------------------------------------------X

ORDER

Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the petition is hereby set for summa-ry hearing on February 15, 2019 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning.

Any person who has any cause or reason to object to the grant of the petition may file a verified written opposition thereto.

Let this order be published once in a news-paper of general circulation in the City of Olongapo and the Province of Zambales and be posted in con-spicuous places in the offices of the Executive Judge and of the Clerk of Court.

SO ORDERED.

Olongapo City, this 16th day of January 2019.

ROLINE M. GINEZ-JABALDE Executive Judge

DENR on Saving ‘Tawilis’

SAVING 'TAWILIS'. DENR Undersecretary for Strategic Communications Benny Antiporda discloses to media on seasonal closure as a temporary prohibition on fishing activities in Taal Lake fishing grounds for the breeding season of the endemic tawilis species which is endan-gered. (Photo by Saul E. Pa-a)The Department of Environment and Natural Resourc-es (DENR) will declare a preservation area for the en-demic “tawilis” fish species at the Taal Lake Protected Landscape and seasonal closure of fishing grounds, an official said Friday. In a media interview, DENR Undersecretary for Strategic Communications Benny Antiporda said the department is bent on protecting the “tawilis” from ex-tinction after the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) based in Gland, Switzerland has re-cently listed the “Sardinella tawilis” as an endangered species. Aside from imposing a closed season to give the “tawilis” time to breed, the DENR will coordinate with other agencies, such as the departments of social welfare and labor, to help fisher folk find an alternative livelihood. In a separate interview with the Philippine News Agency (PNA), Batangas’ Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) Chief Elmer Bas-cos disclosed that even before the IUCN findings, the agency and the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) have drawn up steps to preserve the “tawilis”. He said DENR 4-A (Calabarzon) and DENR-Batan-gas have set a meeting with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 4A on January 29 to discuss the issue and come up with policy recommendations. “The meeting will identify ‘tawilis’ conservation areas in the fishing grounds off the towns of Cuenca, Nicolas and Balete,” Bascos said. He added that PAMB has already passed a reso-lution recommending a closed season for the “tawilis” harvest in March and April this year. Bascos said the interagency meeting and the PAMB will also spearhead the seeding of the carp and other fish varieties in the lake to augment the livelihood of the fisher folk. “Tawilis can only be found in Taal Lake and it thrives on sulfuric waters. But the threat now is over-fishing, using active fishing gear, pollution, and the (in-troduction of) invasive species into the lake,” he added. “Sana ang mga commercial fishers ay itigil na ang paggamit ng lambat excessively sa (We hope com-mercial fishers would avoid using nets excessively at the) Taal Volcano Protected Lake and the local fisher folk will have their alternative livelihood starting Janu-ary 29 once the seasonal closure is imposed,” he said. Bascos said they will closely work with BFAR as the authority on fisheries resources although the DENR’s mandate is to issue limitations on endangered species, such as those imposed on wildlife. He also divulged that they monitor the quality of the lake water every quarter. However, with the new findings, DENR 4-A has committed to conduct an intensive monitoring of the “tawilis” population, as well as the water quality of the lake. (PNA)

Clark hosted over 500K tourists in 2018CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga -- More than 500,000 tourists visited this Freeport in 2018, according to the Clark Development Corporation (CDC). Based on the report of the CDC Tourism and Promotions Division (TPD), 509,328 tourists and guests came last year to participate in some 200 various events held here. CDC president and CEO Noel F. Manankil said on Tuesday that the activities included 43 running events that generated 49,303 tourists, three festivals with 71,221 attendees, and 14 spectators’ events with 50,094 participants. Likewise, Manankil said that some 19 biking, duathlon and triathlon activities generated 23,817 par-ticipants while 148 other events comprising the use of open spaces attracted an additional 314,893 tourists. “Accordingly, these numbers indicate an up-surge compared to the numbers of tourists in 2017 which was recorded at 284,189 generated from 115 events,” he added. Some of the major events that were held here last year were the Trinx Bikes World record event, which attempted to break the Guinness World Record for lon-gest single line of bicycle parade and was attended by 4,999 bikers from different parts of the country, and the Pinas Cup 2018 participated in by 115 football teams. Likewise, the 6th Clark Festival and reopening of the lifestyle weekend market Comercio Central that featured authentic local dishes and products, generat-ed an estimated foot traffic of 25,000 guests per day. Tourists generated by hotels and other events are not included in the reports gathered by TPD. (PNA)

BALITA SA WIKANG PINOYAROUND CENTRAL LUZON

DOLE registered 99% SENA settlement rate in C. Luzon

Pulis Zambales fun run para sa mapayapang halalan

Negosyo Centers assist 100,000 existing, potential MSMEs in CL

DOJ: Tapusin ang lahat ng anyo ng pang-aalipin, pang-aapi

Bataan in ‘Battle for Manila Bay’

Ruta ng isasagawang fun run para sa mapayapang Halalan 2019 ng Zambales Police Provincial Office sa ika-26 ng Enero. (Zambales Police Provincial Office

Binigyang diin ni Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra na may panata ang kanyang ahensya upang patuloy na ipagtanggol ang Republika at ang mga mamamayan nito. Ito ang usigin at tapusin at lahat ng anyo ng pang-aalipin at pang-aapi. Nasa sim-bahan ng Barasoain sa Malolos ang kalihim upang pangunahan ang pambansang pagdiriwang ng Ika-120 Taong Anibersaryo ng Pagpapasinaya sa Unang Republika ng Pilipinas. (PIA 3)

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IBA, Zambales -- Magsasagawa ng fun run para sa mapayapang Halalan 2019 ang Zam-bales Police Provincial Office sa Enero 26. May temang “Pulayo Tamo: Kapu-lisan at Mamamayan, Nagkakaisa tungo sa Malinis at Mapayapang Halalan!”, isasaga-wa ito sa People’s Park, Capitol Grounds. Ayon kay Police Provincial Director

PSSupt Felix Astrero Verbo Jr, sila ay nag-susulong ng HOPE o Honest, Orderly, and Peaceful Elections para sa isasagawang botohan at bilangan sa darating na Mayo. Kabilang sa mga makikilahok sa naturang fun run ang mga kandidato, kawani ng pamahalaan, civil society orga-nizations, at religious leaders. (PIA3)

PILAR, Bataan -- About 1,000 volunteers in Bataan will join the Launching of the Manila Bay Rehabilitation on January 27 in barangay Lucanin, Mariveles town. Dubbed as the “Battle for Manila Bay” the simultaneous coastal clean-up and mangrove planting shall likewise be held in barangay Tawiran in Obando, Bu-lacan; barangay Sta. Filomena in Guagua, Pampanga; Manila; and Cavite. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Provincial En-vironment and Natural Resources Office Head Raul Mamac said the coastal areas in Bataan are contributing to the water pollution that damages Manila Bay. He also revealed the directive to fully rehabilitate and preserve Ma-nila Bay came from President Rodrigo R. Duterte.

“We should be grateful because we have a president who is on-hands on environmental issues like Manila Bay and this is already proven in the Boracay re-habilitation,” he said. Mamac is also urging business owners to voluntarily demolish their establishments that were illegally built along coastal areas in the province. “We will convince business own-ers to voluntarily move their structures that crossed the easement zone in the beach or else the government will take over,” Mamac stressed. He added that one resort in Mo-rong town will voluntary demolish their structures in a bid to comply with the en-vironmental laws set by DENR. (-PIA 3)

LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS -- Tiniyak ng De-partment of Justice o DOJ na patuloy na magiging kasangkapan ang ahensya na ta-pusin ang lahat ng anyo ng pang-aalipin at palayain ang mga Pilipino sa lahat ng uri ng pang-aapi. Iyan ang naging sentro ng mensahe ni Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra nang pangunahan niya ang pambansang pagdiriwang ng Ika-120 Taong Anibersaryo ng Pagpapasinaya sa Unang Republika ng Pilipinas sa simbahan ng Barasoain. Binigyang-diin ni Guevarra na bag-ama’t 120 taon nang Republika ang Pilipi-nas, nagpapatuloy pa rin ang laban sa mga nanamantala na nagreresulta sa pag-aalipin at pang-aapi. Ang DOJ aniya ay kumikilos para ipagtanggol ang bayan. Patuloy itong ma-giging taga-usig sapagkat tungkulin nito na mabigyan ng katarungan ang mga kaba-bayang pinagtataksilan. Hinalimbawa niya rito ang mga batang nagiging biktima ng trafficking, gu-

magamit o nagagamit sa iligal na droga at iba pang uri ng iligal na gawain. Batay sa tala ng National Histor-ical Commission of the Philippines, nai-tatag ang Republika sa bisa ng Saligang Batas ng 1899 na ibinalangkas at pinag-tibay sa simbahan ng Barasoain mula Setyembre 15, 1898 hanggang Enero 21, 1899. Ang prinsipyo ng isang Repub-lika ay ang taumbayan ang nagbibigay ng kapangyarihan sa pamahalaan na makapangasiwa habang ang pamahalaan naman, ay siyang nagbibigay ng karapa-tan sa taumbayan. Kabilang sa mga ambag ng Re-publika na tinatamasa ng mga Pilipino hanggang ngayon ay ang mga karapatang sibil at pulitikal gaya ng karapatang mak-aboto o maiboto, makapag-aral, maka-pili ng relihion, magkaroon ng ari-arian, makapagpahayag ng saloobin at iba pa. (PIA 3)

Kampanya vs iligal na sigarilyoPORAC, Pampanga -- Nanawagan ang De-partment of Finance o DOF sa publiko na paigtingin ang pagbabantay laban sa iligal na pagmamanupaktura at pagbebenta ng sigarilyo. Sa kanyang mensahe sa pagwasak ng mga makina at materyales sa paggawa ng pekeng sigarilyo sa Porac, sinabi ni DOF Secretary Carlos Dominguez III na alam ng pamahalaan na marami ang iiwas sa pagba-bayad ng buwis dahil sa pagtaas ng sin tax, kaya kailangang palakasin ang pagbabantay sa mga ito. Batay sa ulat, sinabi niyang ang isang makina sa paggawa ng sigarilyo ay nakagagawa ng 20,000 sticks kada minuto na katumbas ng humigit-kumulang 9.6 mily-ong sticks sa loob ng walong oras o 480,000 pakete kada araw. Ayon kay Dominguez, sa kasalukuy-ang excise tax rate na 35 piso bawat pakete, epektibong mahaharang ang tangkang pan-

loloko sa pamahalaan na aabot ng P16.8 milyon kada araw, na kailangan para sa programang pangimprastraktura at puhu-nan para sa human capital. Idinagdag din niyang matapos nilang mahuli ang Mighty Corporation noong 2017 at mapasakamay ng Japan Tobacco, nadagdagan ng hindi bababa sa P2 bilyon ang nakokolekta nilang buwis sa kumpanya mula sa parehong dami ng produksyon. Ayon pa sa kalihim, bukod sa pag-iwas sa excise tax, inilalantad din ng mga iligal na nagmamanupaktura ng sigarilyo ang mga mamimili sa mga dagdag na pan-ganib na dulot ng unregulated products. Dahil dito tiniyak niya sa publiko patuloy na magsisikap ang mga reve-nue-generating agencies tulad ng DOF at Bureau of Internal Revenue na pigilan ang iligal na kalakalan ng tabako at pag-iwas sa buwis. (PIA 3)

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga,-- Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) accomplished in 2018 a 99 per-cent settlement rate of labor disputes in Central Luzon through its Single Entry Approach (SENA). DOLE Regional Director Zenaida Angara-Campita said the high resolution rate can be attributed to the settlement of 2,234 out of 2,250 requests for assis-tance (RFAs) which paved the way for 5,787 workers to have their monetary claims amounting to over P160 million. “The remaining 16 RFAs were referred to the National Labor Rela-tions Commission, thus, translating to a 100 percent overall disposition rate of RFAs handled for the year 2018,” Anga-ra-Campita added. Bulacan recorded the highest settlement which amounted to P79.49

million for 1,068 workers. This was followed by Pampanga with P41.20 million for 2,800 workers; Tarlac- P20.42 million for 659 workers; Zambales- P9.21 million for 545 work-ers; Nueva Ecija- P3.61 million for 244 workers; and Aurora- P1.46 million for 56 workers. In addition, the Regional Office also settled cases with claims amounting to P43,043.39 covering three workers. “Our regional and field offices continue to improve the process cycle time in the settlement of claims which averages to 3.8 days against the 30-day standard under the SENA program,” Ang-ara-Campita said. SENA is a flagship mediational program of DOLE which aims to resolve labor disputes speedily and inexpensive-ly. (PIA 3)

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, -- About 100,000 existing and potential micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) in Central Luzon were assisted by the 94 Negosyo Centers in 2018. “A significant number of these MSMEs are in Bulacan with 28,165 cli-ents assisted while Pampanga Negosyo Centers assisted 17,657 entrepreneurs,” Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Regional Director Judith P. Angeles dis-closed. Those in Nueva Ecija assisted 17,481 clients while Bataan centers served 12,777 clients. Negosyo Centers in Tarlac, on the other hand, assisted 11,499 clients while those in Zambales had 11,204 cli-ents. Aurora Negosyo Centers assisted 3,556 clients. “Aside from Business Consultan-cy and Advisory Services, other types of assistance provided to the Central Luzon MSMEs include Business Name Registra-tion (BNR) assistance and registration as Barangay Micro Business Enterprises

(BMBEs),” Angeles added. A total of 66,611 Business Names in Region 3 were registered in 2018 through the different Negosyo Centers of DTI. Bulacan remained as the prov-ince with the most number of BN regis-tered in the Negosyo Centers with 19,942 followed by Nueva Ecija with 13,512 and Pampanga with 10,616. Zambales had 8,016 BNRs while Tarlac had 7,192 and Bataan had 5,581. Aurora registered 1,752 business names. In addition, a record 2,983 enter-prises in Central Luzon were registered as BMBEs in 2018 through the Negosyo Centers in the region. “Under Republic Act No. 9178, enterprises registered under the BMBE category are provided incentives such as tax exemption from the operations of the business, minimum wage exemp-tion, priority in technical assistance from government agencies and priority in the special loan window facility of financial institutions,” Angeles furthered. (PIA 3)

Pampanga’s health programs citedCITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga -- Department of Health (DOH) cited the health programs of the province of Pampanga during the 7th Central Luzon Excellence Awards for Health (CLExAH). Second District Board Member Anthony Joseph Torres and Provincial Health Officer Marcelo Jaochico per-sonally received the Best Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit Award for 2018 for its outstanding support and significant contribution in the implementation of the Philippine Health Agenda. The province was also awarded P1 million cash incentive for its attain-ment of a malaria-free status. With this, DOH announced that Pampanga is now among the seven provinces in the country without any incidence of the disease. “In relation to the development of the local health systems, the Depart-ment of Health-Central Luzon Center

for Health Development acknowledges the local government units (LGUs) that support all the programs of the agen-cy,” DOH Assistant Secretary Maria Francia Laxamana said. Other winners from Pampanga include City of San Fernando as Best LGU Health Office Sanitation Initiative and Outstanding Contribution in the Attainment of Blood Adequacy; Maba-lacat City as recipient of Pulang Laso Excellence Award (Best LGU for Local Response Service Delivery, And Out-reach Services) and Scaling-Up Public Health Intervention for Millennium De-velopment Goals (MDGs); municipality of Porac for Scaling-Up Public Health Intervention for MDGs; and municipali-ty of Minalin for Efficient Health Sector Spending. CLEXAH is an annual awarding of DOH to LGUs and other institutions supporting and implementing health reforms. (CLJD/MJLS-PIA 3)

IN THE NAVY

SAN DIEGO. The crew of the Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Mon-soor (DDG 1001) brings the ship to life during its commissioning ceremony, Jan. 26, 2019. Michael Monsoor is the second Zumwalt-class destroyer to enter the fleet. It is the first Navy combat ship named for fallen Master-at-Arms 2nd Class (SEAL) Michael Monsoor, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions while serving in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006 U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghart

SM Bears of Joy reach Helping Hands

SAN DIEGO. James and Joseph Monsoor, brothers to Michael Monsoor, pass the long glass to the first watch during the commissioning ceremony for the guided-missile de-stroyer USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001). DDG-1001 is the second Zumwalt-class de-stroyer ship to enter the fleet. It is the first Navy combat ship named for fallen Master-at-Arms 2nd Class (SEAL) Michael Monsoor, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions while serving in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alex Millar

SAN DIEGO. The crew of the Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Mon-soor (DDG 1001) brings the ship to life during its commissioning ceremony, Jan. 26, 2019. Michael Monsoor is the second Zumwalt-class destroyer to enter the fleet. It is the first Navy combat ship named for fallen Master-at-Arms 2nd Class (SEAL) Michael Monsoor, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions while serving in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghar

SAN DIEGO. Sailors assigned to the Naval Base Coronado security department fire a 19-gun salute during the commissioning ceremony for the Zumwalt-class guided-mis-sile destroyer USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001). Michael Monsoor is the second Zum-walt-class destroyer to enter the fleet. It is the first Navy combat ship named for fallen Master-at-Arms 2nd Class (SEAL) Michael Monsoor, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions while serving in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghart

Teddy Bears symbolize humanity, love, care, philanthropy and remain to be the popular gift to children. SM City Olongapo enjoined employees and shoppers to be a philanthropist in their own way. The joint annual charity project of SM Cares and Toy Kingdom in partnership with SM Supermalls is an opportunity for mall shop-pers to give back and make other children happy by purchasing SM toy bears for only P200 , one of which will go to the customer and the other to the chosen beneficiary. This year, the Helping Hands, Healing Hearts Ministries, Inc. received the 450 pieces of toy bears as gifts from customers, Toy Kingdom and SM Supermalls. The SM Bears of Joy will continue to give smiles to kids who seldom receive gifts during Christmas. Through this endeavor many kids appreciate the presence of these bears as they symbolize companionship, gentleness and sensitivity.

Fish Prices in Bataan remains stableORANI, Bataan -- Prices of some fish sourced outside Bataan rose while those from here remained steady, vendors at the Orani public market said on Satur-day. Fish vendors cited the case of galunggong and tulingan that came from Malabon, Metro Manila. The price of galunggong rose from PHP160 a kilo to PHP180 while tulingan from PHP140 to PHP160. “Mataas daw ang kuha sa pa-kyaw (The price of fish through whole-sale is higher), a woman vendor said, noting that there were only few buyers.

Bangus coming from Bulacan was from PHP170–PHP180 a kilo from the usual PHP150. Alimango raised in Orani that previously sells at PHP300 a kilo was

down to PHP200. Palos also caught in the province remained at PHP150 per kilo. An exception was tilapia sourced from Pampanga that has a stable price of PHP100 per kilo. Other marine products raised in Orani like sugpo and alimango have steady prices. Price of small sugpo remained the same at PHP580 per kilo while small alimango caught from the sea was from PHP300–PHP400 a kilo. Alimango raised in fishponds and usually for export were sold at PHP1,200–PHP1,500 a kilo. “Tumataas ang halaga ng aliman-go kapag Chinese New Year pero bumab-alik sa dati matapos ito (The price of crab goes higher during Chinese New Year but returns to normal price after that),” one of the vendors said. (PNA)