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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - Afive-member delegationfrom the Compact for

Peaceful and DemocraticElections- International ObserversMission (Compact-IOM) assignedto this province will seekinterviews with Pres. Arroyo andher ally gubernatorial candidateLilia Pineda on the day before theMay 10 elections.

FOR INPUTS ON FREE, PEACEFUL POLLS

Foreign observers totalk to PGMA, Pineda

SO WHAT CAN THEY DO? Cutcut Barangay Capt. Robin Nepomucenoand son Atty. Bryan, a city council candidate, are simply told thestink and stench come from their own backyard.

THOU SHALT NOT ELECT THEM. Pig lovers all, so it is said, sittingofficials of Porac town from the mayor to the vice mayor to thecouncilors are not deserving of the people’s vote.

PHOTOS BY BONG LACSON

FINALLY, Pampanga Pro-vincial Administrator Atty.Vivian T. Dabu has filedwith the Office of the Dep-uty Ombudsman for Lu-zon complaints of theft ofminerals, obstruction ofjustice, graft and corruptpractices, and violation oftax ordinances againstApalit town Mayor OscarTetangco Jr. PAGE 8 PLEASE

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Dabu files raps vs. Apalit mayor, othersIt took more than a

year for the complaints tobe filed, according toDabu, because of the ne-gotiations for settlementdone by Tetangco andcompany. However, Dabuadded, they never actedupon the requirementscalled for prior to any pos-sible settlement and in-stead, committed more vi-

olations.It was learned that the

complaint against Tetang-co also included as re-spondent Apalit Council-or Cesar Sigua and sev-eral John Does whose vi-olations, according to thecomplaint filed by Dabufall under Section 102,R.A. 7942, violation of taxordinance no.1, s-1992

and 1, s-1993, PD 1829and section 3.e of the anti-graft and corrupt practic-es.

The problem startedon January 14, 2009 whenDabu, along with policeofficers and members ofthe quarry monitoringteam witnessed for them-selves the illegal quarry-

Compact-IOM secre-tariat officer Arnold Tar-robago said the five inter-national delegates will beamong the 27 foreign ob-

servers to arrive in thecountry on May 6 to wit-ness the conduct of theelections.

NI JOEY AGUILAR

LUNGSOD NG ANGE-LES – Inamin ni senatori-able Joey De Venecia namahihirapan siyang mana-lo sa Pampanga lalonglalo na sa distrito kungsaan humahabol si Presi-dent Gloria Macapagal Ar-royo.

Sa isang press confer-ence na ginanap kama-kailan sa Coffee Academysa barangay Balibagodito, sinabi niya na

De Venecianaglatag ngplataporma

sa Pampanga‘Computer sa bawat pamilyangPilipino’

PAGE 6 PLEASE De Venecia

BY JOEY PAVIA

ANGELES CITY – “Ev-ery Angeleño will haveaccess to quality healthcare services.”

Thus said Lakas-Kampi-CMD mayoraltybet Edgardo D. Pamin-tuan after receiving re-ports from local folk thatmost of them, especial-ly women and children,do not receive even ba-sic health services fromthe city government.

Pamintuan said thathe will upgrade the Os-pital Ning Angeles byproviding enough medi-cal supplies, and theprovision or purchase ofequipment such as CTScan and dialysis ma-chines.

“We will deliver gen-uine medical services toour people with suffi-cient supply of medi-cines to benefit thepoor,” Pamintuan said.

EdPam vows33 ‘botikas’to aid poor

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Pamintuan

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BY JOEY PAVIA

PUERTO PRINCESA – Some 300 bikers joined the PalawanFun Ride on Sunday as organizers focused on the protectionof the environment and the endangered Batac tribe.

Ruby Rose “Besie” Rustia, president of the Global Link-ages for the Filipino Youth Inc. (GLFYI), described as “highlysuccessful” the fun ride graced by Mayor Edward Hagedorn,Sen. Manuel “Lito” Lapid and his son Mark Lapid, generalmanager of the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA).

The GLFYI and the Puerto Princesa Mountain BikingSociety (PPMBA) led by Judge Jose Bayani Usman orga-nized the fun run to help save the dwindling Batac tribe num-bering to only about 300 today.

Usman said they had observed the sad plight of the Batacwhen they visit them during their regular biking activity as agroup.

“They have lesser chance to survive due to poor healthconditions and diminishing areas where they get their food ,”said Usman.

“We want to help them in any we can before it’s too late,”he added.

The organizers will give portions of the earning to the Batactribe. They will give more water pumps and help the childrenget the proper vaccinations.

Usman and Dennis Rustia, also of the PPMBA, also plant-ed hundreds of trees at the watershed here.

“Next year, we make sure the trees we planted will grow,”said Usman as he and Rustia vowed to make a “bigger” funride next year.

Dr. Thomas Guest, an American professor at the Univer-sity of Guam, said he will bring his fellow bikers in the nextPalawan Fun Run.

“I was impressed. It’s pretty good for a first time event,”said Guest, who was not able to join fun ride due to leg injury.

Rustia of Guagua, Pampanga said she will invite “morebikers” from Central Luzon next year.

Organizers thanked their major sponsors, including theDepartment of Tourism, PTA, Zest Air and Turrisimo GardenHotel here and the Pampanga-based Creative Travel and Tours.

successful

PalawanFun Ride

START. SEN. Lapid (left) and his son Meynard (right) lead the ceremonial start of thePalawan Fun Ride on Sunday.

LUCKY BOY. Organizers led by the Rustiacouple pose with 12-year-old RichardAbubakar who won the P50,000 worthmountain bike which is the first prize in funride’s raffle. PHOTOS BY JOEY PAVIA

Planting trees are (L-R) Dennis Rustia, Ariel,Geraldine Pilapil and Judge Usman.

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Help save the environmentSM CALL ON EARTH DAY

SM SUPERMALLS joinedthe Earth Day celebrationlast April 22 with activitiesencouraging both shop-pers and employees tochoose their own pledge ofcommitment to help savethe environment.

This year’s Earth Dayevent highlighted the 10Million Movement orga-nized by the Departmentof Environment and Natu-ral Resources and theEarth Day Network in part-nership with SM. All SMmalls made its own pock-et events following thetheme “Hamon sa Pana-hon: Climate Change,Sampung Milyong Solusy-on (Kilos Na NgayonNa!).”

SM City Clark stageda One Com One Worldcampaign which is short

SM City Pampanga employees and guests Exuperio Lipayon (left) andCecil Yumul (center) show off their reusable shoppings bags.

for “One Commitment OfMany can make One Win-ning Opportunity to Re-store the Lives of ourDwelling.”

During the Earth Dayprogram, SM employeesled by its Human Resourc-es Department made theirvows to kick off and sus-tain personal recycling ef-forts through selling theirrecyclables to the month-ly Trash to Cash Recy-cling Market.

The proceeds of SMClark’s One Com OneWorld project will be usedin buying seedlings thatwill be donated to the De-partment of Environmentand Natural Resources. Itwill culminate in a tree-planting activity in time forEarth Day 2011.

Employees of SM City

Pampanga, meanwhile,took the lead in promotingthe use of green or reus-able shopping bags togeth-er with its guest, broad-caster and environmental-ist Ms. Cecil Yumul of theSave the Trees Founda-tion. They were also joinedby Mr. Exuferio Lipayonfrom the DENR - Environ-mental Management Bu-reau for the culmination ofthe 10 Million Movement inthe mall.

SM Pampanga shop-pers, business partnersand employees alsosigned personal pledges atthe Earth Day FreedomWall. The customers werelikewise given the chanceto have a free screening ofclimate change documen-tary films State of the Plan-et and Planet Earth.

BY ERNIE B. ESCONDE

BALANGA CITY – This component city on Mondaymidnight crowned the fairest and most talented fromamong 10 lovely ladies in the closing of the yearly“Mutya ng Balanga” pageant held at the Plaza Mayorde Balanga.

Candidate No. 6, Ann Barbara Lohfink of BarangayCupang Proper, was crowned “Mutya ng Balanga 2010”.She is 16 years old and just graduated from high school.She answered brilliantly a question about the environ-ment that she said should be protected and cared for.

The candidates coming from different barangays inthe city were in stunning costumes as they joined aproduction number and introduced themselves to thebig audience. In swimsuits and later in long gowns,they presented themselves on the beautifully-adornedstage.

It was not only a night of fashion display but of songsand dances. Physical appearance was not only judgedbut the following segment was a test of wit for the mostlyteenaged girls.

After the elimination round, the remaining five weresubjected to different questions. “Kahit isa lang angboto ko sa milyong-milyong boto mahalaga ito, everyvote counts,” a candidate answered when asked whather vote in the coming elections means to her.

Balanga City Mayor Joet Garcia with wife Isabelcrowned the new “Mutya”. “May all of you experiencewhat it means to be Mutya ng Balanga,” the mayor toldthe candidates at the start of the program.

‘Mutya ngBalanga’crowned

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O p i n i o nO p i n i o nBOKYA. NADA. Zero. Zilch.

Utterly abysmal was the non-performance of 4th District Rep.Anna York Puyat Bondoc-Sagum, in the district as in the House,for the past six years.

Not a single bill she authored – did she ever? – was enactedinto law. Her best, and only, privilege speech in the august halls ofCongress was declaring “Present!” at the attendance call.

An odious comparison: The two-termer Bondoc-Sagum layinga big fat rotten egg in terms of legislation vis-à-vis the first termer3rd District Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales conceiving and birthingthe mini-Marshall Plan that is the billion-peso Bacolor RehabiltationLaw. Most odious comparison indeed.

In the district, Bondoc-Sagum’s promise of two reliable districthospitals finding non-fulfillment in the “Mona Lisa state” of the SanLuis and Macabebe district hospitals. State of dilapidation bringingto mind the refrain of that Mona Lisa song, “…they just lie there,and they die there…” meant for their poor patients.

Rene disses Anna

In the district too, overpriced but short-deliveredand “under-specificationed” infrastructure projectsmonopolized by one EDSA Construction,reportedly owned by an uncle of Bondoc-Sagum’shusband, and one Sambo Construction, ownedby a purported veterinarian, and husband of amayoralty candidate fighting her own father. Yeah,that same Sambo in the news lately threateningwith libel a loyal factotum of his father-in-law forsaying he – Sambo – is swamped with a torrentof estafa cases.

An ingrate! So is Bondoc-Sagum likened tothe asp that bit the hand that fed it in herdeclaration of her intent to contest the HouseSpeakership against the President from whom shegot the largesse of development, with whom shetravelled the world.

So discoursed congressional candidate ReneMaglanque, with the closing exhortation: End thedepression and stagnation of the fourth districtwrought by the Bondoc-Sagum doldrums. Bringin the fresh air of change, of true development, ofprogress.

A former assistant secretary at the Departmentof Transportation and Communications,Maglanque has a clear-cut mission for the fourthdistrict: a final solution to the perennial floodingthat will, at the same time, engender greaterproductivity, and for the nation: a total overhaul ofthe procurement law, to make it air-tight againstcorruption.

An engineer by training and a builder byprofession, Maglanque has in his heart a billcreating the Pampanga River DevelopmentAuthority that will oversee the management ofthe province’s main water channel that covers

flood control, the provision of irrigation water allyear-round, the river’s utilization in eco-tourismas well as in transportation. Think river cruisesand water festivals there. A long-term goal is thedevelopment of the Pampanga River as analternative source of drinking water for MetroManila. A most brilliant idea there, given thisseason of El Niño.

Maglanque says: “Even Masantol andMacabebe, hometown of Mrs. Bondoc-Sagum willfinally be free from floods and instant inundationafter a brief rain, when a massive watermanagement and development program has beenset in place.”

Yeah, for all her six years in the House,Bondoc-Sagum has not spared her owntownmates from destructive floods, notedMaglanque.

“Look at how her posters emphasize herdoctora persona with that stethoscope danglingfrom her shoulder. Puro prop lang yan. She maybe a doctor but she has yet to treat even just onepatient in the whole fourth district,” sneeredMaglanque.

So what has Bondoc-Sagum to say of hertwice-beaten rival?

“Gusto niyang dagdagan ko pa ang lamangkong 80,000 boto sa kanya noong 2007. (He’dlike me to increase my margin of over 80,000votes in 2007).”

Unperturbed, even oozing with confidence,Maglanque says Bondoc-Sagum is in for a “bigsurprise” this time around.

“Let her to her delusions. The political equationhas totally changed,” said the persistentcontender.

It ain’t over“GILBERT TEODORO may be lagging behind nationally,but in HAU he’s been the leading candidate for threemonths now.”

So said Robby Tantingco, assistant vice president forstudent services and affairs of Holy Angel University, thebiggest private university in Central Luzon.

Tantingco was reacting to the results of the surveyconducted April 14 and 20 on HAU students andemployees where out of the 1,081 respondents, 615 saidthey would vote for Teodoro.

Leading presidentiable Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino IIIwas a distant second with 253 votes, followed by MannyVillar (105 votes), Richard Gordon (72 votes), EddieVillanueva (20 votes), Nicanor Perlas (8 votes), andJoseph Estrada (6 votes). No one voted for JambyMadrigal.

The ranking of presidential candidates, Tantingconoted, was exactly the same as in the first HAU mockelections held in January. This, even as Teodoro widenedhis lead over Aquino, who in turn also widened his leadover Villar.

“It shows that our students don’t have the bandwagonmentality. They vote for the one they consider the bestcandidate, even if they know he will lose,” Tantingco said.

No losing there, we beg to disagree with Tantingco.Though a microcosm, the HAU vote is reflective of

the voice, nay, choice of the studentry of the wholecountry. Given the consistency of Teodoro as mockelections topper in other campuses in the country – fromMetro Manila to Cebu, from Nueva Ecija to Davao, fromIlocos to Cagayan de Oro.

With the enlightened youth going for an enlightenedchoice, it really ain’t over yet. Or have we forgotten that itis the youth that comprise the biggest block of voters inthe country?

Angeles’ prideREJOICE, ANGELES City!

The first ever Kapampangan bestowed the Order ofLakandula Award, Grand Cross Rank of Bayani is anAngeleno.

For his outstanding contribution to nation-building inhis various capacities as a former Cabinet secretary,Edgardo “EdPam” Pamintuan was conferred by no lessthan President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo one of thehighest honors the Republic could give to a citizen whohas dedicated his life to public service and thus serve asan example to his countrymen.

“I am offering to and sharing this award with my fellowAngeleños who have always supported me... This is astrong testimony that even if I was not here during mystint as Cabinet secretary, I was doing a lot for AngelesCity and the country.” So Pamintuan dedicated the honorsto the people he is now committed to serve as localexecutive.

Could the choice for Angeles City mayor be any clearerthan that?

I’m telling you, things are getting out of hand. Or maybe I’mdiscovering that things were never in my hands.

Real Live Preacher, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, August 2, 2003

You cannot live a perfect day without doing something forsomeone who will never be able to repay you.

John Wooden

Nobody can tell you if what you're doing is good, meaningful orworthwhile. The more compelling the path, the more lonely it is.

Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 5, 08-22-04

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O p i n i o nO p i n i o nNapag-uusapanlangNi Felix M. Garcia

DIOSDADO P.MACAPAGAL,

Bayani at Lakan ningAmanung Sisuan

(KASUGLUNG NING MILABAS A ISYU)

At nung atin la mangBubusbus kanitang ya pang makalukluk,

Ya’ytang king RCA,A nung nu’re yata dimanda na kabud;

Abias ning gubyernu,Gewa nang otsenta sentimus ing salup,

King agia mang iti,Inangkat da reting migit nang mamaesus;

Nanung metulid na?Burian ku pa nganang king sukulan lungub,

Kesa king akit kong’Ding kakung memalen mate la king danup!

Bilang Presidente,Tungkulan ku ngana itang magdesisyun,

Dikil king nanu mangBage mangailangan malaguang solusyun;

Bakit e ku yutusIbenta nang mura ning Administrasyun,

Ngening ding memalenAtilu reti king gipit a situasyun?

Nung para mu kaku,Ipamie ku namu – ngana pang tinuglung,

Nung yang karampatanA sukat kung gawan antimong peka-pun!

Angga na king mirasAt mepupus ganap ing kayang tungkulan,

E ya meging “corrupt”Ing lagyung DIOSDADO PANGAN MACAPAGAL!!!

At waman ala yangManhattan at Mansion o pera Switzerland,

Ala nemang sukatPikarine king bie, karin at kenu man;

Malyari neng yatnangAlang ditmang musing ing mamu nang kanuan,

Pablasang balu na,Ing meging tapat ya king Indung Balayan!

Malagad lang binaKeti babo yatu ding anti kareti,

A e mengibaboIng kislap ding pilak king bie nang mapuri;

Inia naman, oyanMayayakit lubus king panaun ngeni,

Atin yang melakuanMalino leyenda bilang Presidenti;

A binang malautNung ikumpara king kayang meging suli,

Uling y Cong Dadong,Kabaligtaran ne ning supling nang iti.

Iti makuyad yangTalambie ning meging marangal nang anak,

Ning balen tang’ tibuan,A sale ning santing, ning leguan at tindag;

Yan king kapilan manKeti Kapampangan larawan yang maslag,

A e na mabatingA kislap nung wari keng Tala ning Munag;

Modelo yang sukatTaluntunan king bie ing dalan nang dilpak,

Ban bukas, makaduaAtin pang anti ya a lunsut king labuad!!!

SENATOR Richard Gordon, presidential bet of Bagong Bayan Partyfired a shotgun aimed at his rivals. But is obvious that much of thefire is aimed at Noy Noy Aquino apart from the Social WeatherStation which he sued in court.

It is also very clear that Senator Gordon is a traditional politicians(trapo and not a tadpole as my barber calls all trapos) having beenmayor senator and a cabinet officials all appointive positionspolitical rewards.

The problem with some trapos is they all know of the country’sproblems. They also know all the solutions. However, many of thesetrapos get tripped on their way to their offices (na tisod lang) andthey forgot the problems and the solutions. Besides, I hope SenatorGordon agrees with me that saying and doing are two differentthings as the saying also goes. He said much but I hope he reallymeant all.

Senator Gordon is not in favor of manual count as a backupsolution of the Comelec and incase of failure of the countingmachines. At this point in time what would Senator Gordon askthe Comelec to do?

Gordon’s politicalshotgun blast

TheBottomline

Hector P. Soto

In that very long interview on television withTin Tin and Julius Babao Saturday morning,Senator Gordon denied that he is arrogant assome people say. He said he is aggressive andnot arrogant. Indeed, one maybe aggressivewithout being arrogant, and it could be the otherway around.

Aggressive also and arrogant.How i wished I have taped the whole interview.

There is too much to believe what Gordon said.Even with Gordon’s know it all, he needs a

miracle to win the country’s presidency. Politicalmiracles in these country are not made in heavenbut by the powers that be - the people.

Acting Justice Secretary Alberto Agra is

amenable to life style check amidst allegation thathe was bribed in his decision over the case of twomembers of the Ampatuan clan. Agra is not stupid.Amen

My heart felt condolence to the family of

Fred Panopio who passed away a few days

back. I know Fred as the young boy who reallyhad a passion for singing. He organized thefirst group combancheros most of them hisfriends of his age. He was then in his earlyteens.

Fred was not recognized as the best singer inthe family. His older brother Isagani and Guillermowere then the family’s recognized singers. Butthe yoodle craze cropped up, Fred was the bestin the Panopio family. That really started it all.Fame, yes, but not wealth. He never earned muchin his singing career.

May his soul rest in peace.

Do not be surprise if some other religious sectswill try to match the much vaunted INC block vote.

Will it be too late for Gibo to come within the

circle of the two leading presidential candidates?

As the election date comes closer much ofthe flak is on Villar. Let us find out if there will bemore next week.

ON APRIL 28, 1967, boxingchampion Muhammad Ali refus-es to be inducted into the U.S.Army and is immediatelystripped of his heavyweight title.Ali, a Muslim, cited religious rea-sons for his decision to forgomilitary service.

Born Cassius Marcellus Clay,Jr., in Louisville, Kentucky, onJanuary 14, 1942, the futurethree-time world champ changedhis name to Muhammad Ali in1964 after converting to Islam. Hescored a gold medal at the 1960Olympic Games in Rome andmade his professional boxingdebut against Tunney Husaker onOctober 29, 1960, winning thebout in six rounds. On February25, 1964, he defeated the heavi-ly favored bruiser Sonny Listonin six rounds to become heavy-weight champ.

On April 28, 1967, with theUnited States at war in Vietnam,Ali refused to be inducted into

Muhammad Ali refuses Army inductionTODAY IN HISTORY

ON APRIL 28, 1945, "Il Duce,"Benito Mussolini, and his mis-tress, Clara Petacci, are shot byItalian partisans who had cap-tured the couple as they at-tempted to flee to Switzerland.

The 61-year-old deposedformer dictator of Italy was es-tablished by his German alliesas the figurehead of a puppetgovernment in northern Italy dur-ing the German occupation to-ward the close of the war. As theAllies fought their way up the Ital-

Benito Mussolini executedian peninsula, defeat of the Axispowers all but certain, Mussoli-ni considered his options. Notwanting to fall into the hands ofeither the British or the Ameri-cans, and knowing that the com-munist partisans, who had beenfighting the remnants of rovingItalian fascist soldiers and thugsin the north, would try him as awar criminal, he settled on es-cape to a neutral country.

He and his mistress made itto the Swiss border, only to dis-

cover that the guards hadcrossed over to the partisan side.Knowing they would not let himpass, he disguised himself in aLuftwaffe coat and helmet, hop-ing to slip into Austria with someGerman soldiers. His subterfugeproved incompetent, and he andPetacci were discovered by par-tisans and shot, their bodies thentransported by truck to Milan,where they were hung upsidedown and displayed publicly forrevilement by the masses.

the armed forces, saying “I ain’tgot no quarrel with those Viet-cong.” On June 20, 1967, Ali wasconvicted of draft evasion, sen-tenced to five years in prison,fined $10,000 and banned fromboxing for three years. He stayedout of prison as his case wasappealed and returned to the ringon October 26, 1970, knockingout Jerry Quarry in Atlanta in thethird round. On March 8, 1971,Ali fought Joe Frazier in the“Fight of the Century” and lostafter 15 rounds, the first loss ofhis professional boxing career.On June 28 of that same year,the U.S. Supreme Court over-turned his conviction for evadingthe draft.

At a January 24, 1974, re-match at New York City’s Mad-ison Square Garden, Ali defeat-ed Frazier by decision in 12rounds. On October 30 of thatsame year, an underdog Ali be-sted George Forman and re-

claimed his heavyweight cham-pion belt at the hugely hyped“Rumble in the Jungle” in Kin-shasa, Zaire, with a knockout inthe eighth round. On October 1,1975, Ali met Joe Frazier for athird time at the “Thrilla in Ma-nila” in the Philippines and de-feated him in 14 rounds. On Feb-ruary 15, 1978, Ali lost the titleto Leon Spinks in a 15-roundsplit decision. However, sevenmonths later, on September 15,Ali won it back. In June 1979,Ali announced he was retiringfrom boxing. He returned to thering on October 2, 1980, andfought heavyweight champ Lar-ry Holmes, who knocked himout in the 11th round. After los-ing to Trevor Berbick on Decem-ber 11, 1981, Ali left the ring forthe final time, with a 56-5 record.He is the only fighter to beheavyweight champion threetimes. In 1984, it was revealedAli had Parkinson’s disease.

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIOSHERIFF

GUAGUA, PAMPANGA

NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGEFINANCE CORPORATION (NHMFC),

Mortgagee,

-versus- Frem Case No. G-10-1885

AMADO F. MIGUEL marriedto SUSAN M. MIGUEL

Mortgagor/s,x—————————————————x

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

amended by Act 4118 file by NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCECORPORATION (NHMFC), mortgagee, with postal address at 104Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, against mortgagor/s AMADOF. MIGUEL married to SUSAN M. MIGUEL with postal address atFatima Homes Lot 13 Blk. 2 Solib, Floridablanca, Pampanga / Solib ,Floridablanca, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtednessmentioned which as of February 28, 2010 amounts to TWO HUNDREDFORTY EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY ONE PESOS AND11/100 (P248,261.11) and other obligations that may become due anddemandable, plus the expenses of foreclosure, the Clerk of Court & Ex-officio Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Guagua, Pampanga thru SheriffSerafin M. Serrano, Jr. will sell at public auction on May 26, 2010 at10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the Municipal TrialCourt of Floridablanca, Pampanga to the highest bidder in Cash and inPhilippine Currency the here-in-below described real property with allexisting improvements thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 275577-RA parcel of land (Lot 13, of the consolidation and subd.

plan Pcs-03-001857, being a portion of the consolidated lots6,7,8,9,10,11,12 and 14, all of Block 2, Psd-03-021198, L.R.C.Rec. No.) situated in the Bo. of Solib, Mun. of Floridablanca,Province of Pampanga. Bounded on the NW., along line 1-2by lot 13; along line 2-3 by lot 15; both of Block 2, Psd-03-021198, on the NE., along line 3-4 by lot 14, of the consolidationand subd., plan; on the SE., along lines 4-5-6 by Road lot 2,Psd-03-021198; on the SW., along line 6-1 by lot 12, of theconsolidation and subd., plan. Containing an area of ONEHUNDRED FIFTY TWO (152) Square Meters, more or less.

The Notice of sheriff’s Sale will be published in a newspaper ofgeneral circulation in Pampanga and Angeles City for three (3)consecutive weeks and will be posted in three (3) conspicuous publicplaces prior to the date of sale for the information of the public in generaland of the interested parties in particular.

Prospective bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate forthemselves the tit le of the above-describes property and theencumbrances existing thereon if any there be.

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

In the event the public auction should not take place on the saiddate, it shall be held on June 02, 2010 also at 10:00 o’clock in themorning and at the same place mentioned above without further notice.

Guagua, pampanga, April 26, 2010

NORMITA R. MERCADOOIC-Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff

SERAFIN M. SERRANO, JR. Sheriff IV

Copy furnished:Atty. Nestor A. FormaranCounsel for (NHMFC)7/Filomena Building104 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village,Makati City

Amado F. Miguel married toSusan M. MiguelFatima Homes Lot 13 Blk. 2 Solib,Floridablanca, Pampanga /Solib, Floridablanca, Pampanga.

Punto! Central Luzon: April 28, May 5 and 12, 2010

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of RODOLFO I. VELASQUEZ

who died intestate on November 10, 2009 in Dau, Mabalacat, Pampangaexecuted an Extrajudicial Settlement of his estate more particularly describedas Philippine Peso Time Deposit Account No. 045-1-04503242-2, PhilippinePeso Time Savings Account No. 3045-188907, and a parcel of landcovered by TCT No. 462193 situated in Duquit, Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga.

Punto! Central Luzon: April 14, 21 & 28, 2010

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTWITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS

Notice is hereby given that the heirs of SONYA M. TANGLAO whodied intestate on August 27, 2009 in Angeles University Foundation MedicalCenter, Angeles City executed an Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver ofRights of her estate more particularly described as Banco de Oro, City ofSan Fernando Branch Pampanga with Account No. 3751-03833-9 underCertificate of 5 Year Fixed Rate Time Deposit and a Dollar Account at Bancode Oro Unibank, City of San Fernando Branch Pampanga under DollarSavings Account No. 5750120172.

Punto! Central Luzon: April 28, May 5 & 12, 2010

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESSUPREME COURT

REGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO (P)

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT& EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

TRANSCEND LOANS, INC.,Plaintiff, CIVIL CASE No. 13651

-versus- REGIONAL TRIAL COURTBRANCH 48, City of San Fernando (P)

SPS. ARWIN SIMBILLOand AGNES SIMBILLO,Defendants.

x—————————————————————————xNOTICE OF SALE ON EXECUTION

OF REAL PROPERTYWHEREAS, by virtue of the Writ of Execution issued in the above-

entitled case on the 15th day of February 2010, by HON. SERAFIN B.DAVID, Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 48, City ofSan Fernando (P), thru Atty. Apollo J. Umadhay, Clerk of Court VI, forthe recovery of the sum of:

1. Php500,000.00 which is the principal amount of the moneyloaned and received by the defendants from the plaintiff and theinterest on the principal obligation of Php500,000.00 at the rateof five (5%) per month as interest and penalty commencingfrom the date of default in paying their obligation on November18, 2008 until fully paid;

2. The amount of Php20,000.00 as attorney’s fees;3. Litigation expenses in the amount of Php20,000,00;4. Docket fees, sheriff’s fees and bond included in the amount of

Php81,619.75:

levy was made by the undersigned Deputy Sheriff IV on March 09,2010, thru the Register of Deeds of City of San Fernando (P), on therights, interest and participation of the above-named defendants, in thereal property more particularly described as follows:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. 681296-R“A parcel of land (Lot 3, Blk. 14 of the subd. plan Psd-03-

018817, being a portion of lot 603, Cad. 72, Mexico Cad.L.R.C. Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of San Jose Matulid,Mun. of Mexico, Province of Pampanga. x x x containing anarea of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150), Square Meters. x x x”

NOW THEREFORE, by virtue of the Writ of Execution and inaccordance with Rule 39, Section 19 of Rules of Court, the undersignedDeputy Sheriff IV, will sell on public auction to the highest bidder for cashand in Philippine Currency, on May 12, 2010 at 9:01 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.at the main entrance, Regional Trial Court, City of San Fernando,Pampanga, the rights, interests and participation of above-namedaccused, in the above-described real property in order to satisfy saidWrit of Execution, together with interests, costs, sheriff’s fees and theexpenses of the sale.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, April 12, 2010.

FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF:

(SGD) LYNDON L. ISIP Deputy Sheriff IV

CC:1. TRANSCEND LOANS, INC.2. SPS. ARWIN SIMBILLO AND AGNES SIMBILLO

PUNTO! Central Luzon: April 21 & 28, 2010

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ing activities done by Tet-angco’s men, reported asearly as December 2008,in Barangay Lourdes, Mi-nalin town, which is anarea not permitted forquarrying.

The drivers, whenflagged down, could notproduce any documentthat would prove their ac-tivities to be legal, i.e. ac-creditation, hauling passor sticker. It was alsolearned from the driversthat the materials extract-ed in the area would bebrought as filling materi-als to Provence, a subdi-vision in Malolos City,Bulacan which is ownedby Camella Communities.

It was on this samedate, Dabu said, that Tet-angco, along with plain-clothesmen, some ofwhom were armed,blocked their way. “I re-minded him that whatthey were doing is illegal,asked him to submit alldocumentary require-ments and to stop quar-rying activities in themeantime, to which heverbally agreed.” ButDabu added, she laterlearned that Tetangco pre-vented the apprehendedtruck drivers from bringingthe dump trucks to thecapitol compound for pro-cessing, but instead di-rected them to proceedwhere they were original-ly supposed to bring theirextracted materials.

Sigua and four othermunicipal councilors, in ameeting on the same day,were also reminded oftheir violations and wereasked to secure a quarrypermit and have thetrucks accredited beforenegotiations for a settle-ment could begin. Dabuclaimed that these verbalinstructions were notheeded by those con-cerned and instead, pro-ceeded with their illegalquarrying activities.

After nearly a month,on February 10, 2009,Dabu and members of thequarry monitoring teamtraveled to the same quar-ry site and to another onein Sampaga, Apalit where

they were allegedly ha-rassed by Sigua and mem-bers of the Apalit police.

Meantime, Dabu,along with the quarry mon-itoring team, claimed tohave gotten in touch withthe people at Provence inMalolos City who con-firmed that the contract fortheir filling materials wasawarded to Tetangco.Dabu and company alsonotified Camella Commu-nities, the developer ofProvence, of the notice ofviolation sent to Tetangcoas well as their compa-ny’s liability in continuingto accept filling materialsfrom the latter.

In Dabu’s affidavit, an-other case of harassmentwas done on May 15, 2009when four dump truckswithout any proper docu-mentation were intercept-ed by the quarry monitor-ing team along MacArthurHighway, Sto. Domingo,Minalin. Sigua reportedlyharassed the team to re-lease the trucks, but whenthis did not work, Tetang-co himself arrived and in-structed the truck driversto proceed to their desti-nation. This he did, Dabuemphasized, despite thepresence of police officersfrom Minalin and knowingthat Dabu was monitoringthe developments via thetelephone.

From this time on, asthe affidavit of complaintfiled by Dabu stated, Tet-angco and companystopped the illegal quar-rying activities and re-sumed on February 16,2010. From this day on-wards, Dabu claimed, Tet-angco’s group did thehauling and delivery of atleast 200 dump truck-loads of earth filling ma-terials on a daily basis,again to Provence Subdi-vision, in Malolos City andthe Highview Hills Subdi-vison in Apalit.

To this day, Dabustated, Tetangco and co-horts’ illegal quarryingactivities continue, alsothe harassment beingdone to members of thequarry monitoring team.

“The members of thequarry monitoring teamfear for their safety while

doing the work they aremandated to do and aredemoralized because ofthe blatant disregard forthe law by Tetangco,

Sigua and company”,which is also allegedly onereason which promptedDabu to file the complaintagainst them.

She also said that theyhave all the evidences,complete with witnessesand photos of the afore-mentioned happenings,

that would prove thestrength of her caseagainst the culprits.

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NI ROMMEL RAMOS

MALOLOS CITY—Muntik nangmaabo ang tanggapan ng Com-mission on Elections (Comelec)sa bayan ng Obando matapossunugin ito ng dalawang hindinakilalang lalaki noong Lunes nggabi.

Kaugnay nito, tiniyak ngpanglalawigang tanggapan ngComelec na walang epekto itosa halalan sa Mayo dahil maymga kopya sila ng nasunog atnabasang dokumento tulad ngcertified voters list (CVL), vot-ers registration report (VRR), atmga sample ballots para saisasagawang mock elections.

Ayon kay Supt. Absalom Zi-pagan, provincial fire marshal ngBulacan, nagsimula ang sunogbandang alas 11:15 nong Lunesng gabi at naapula nila itomakalipas ang 30 minuto.

Tinatayang aabot lamang saP5,000 ang halaga ng nasunog,ngunit nadamay ang mga kopyang CVL, VRR, at mga sampleballots.

Ayon kay Senior Supt.Fernando Villanueva, acting pro-vincial police director ng Bula-can, dalawang hindi pa nakikila-lang lalaki na nakasakay saisang motorsiklo ang nagsimu-la ng sunog.

Sinabi niya na pagkababa sa

Comelec office sinunogmotorsiklo, sinindihan ng dala-wa suspek ang pinto ng tangga-pan gamit ang lighter fluid,pagkatapos ay agad na tunali-lis.

Iginiit naman si AbogadoSabino Mejarito, ang electionsupervisor sa lalawigan na wa-lang epekto sa darating na hala-lan ang insidente.

Tiniyak niya na na magigingmaayos ang halalan sa Obandosa kabila ng sunog dahil maymga kopya sila ng mga nasunogat nabasang dokumentong gag-amitin sa halalan.

Inayunan naman ito ni EdwinSantos, isa sa mga kandidatongalkalde ng Obando na nagsab-ing mayroon din silang kopya ngCVL.

Dahil dito, nanawagan siyasa mga botante ng Obando namakipag-ugnayan sa kanilangmga campaign headquartersupang makita at makumpirmakung saang presinto sila bobotosa halalan.

Nagpahayag din si Santos atmga residente ng Obando naisang talunang kandidato angnasa likod ng sunog dahil sapagtatangka nito na masabota-he ang halalan sa nasabing bay-an.

Sa kasalukuyan , si Santosaya ng nangungunang kandida-to bilang alkalde sa Obando.

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The outcome of the in-terviews will be used fortheir report on the conductof the May 10 elections andtheir recommendations toensure free and peacefulelections in the country inthe future, he said.

Tarrobago said the rec-ommendations will be sub-mitted to the United Na-tions, the members of thediplomatic corps, the Com-mission on Elections(Comelec), the PhilippineCongress and different civ-il society groups in thePhilippines and other coun-tries.

Tarrobago noted thatforeign observers fromCompact-IOM were also inthe country in 2007 andlater also made recommen-dations.

In the coming elections,Pampanga, Nueva Ecija,Maguindanao, Negros andPasig City were chosen asdestinations for the interna-tional observers.

In this province, five ofthe foreign observers planto meet with Pres. Arroyowho is running for Congressin the second district andher ally Lakas-Kampi-CMDparty’s Pineda whose gu-bernatorial candidacy ismade controversial by herhusband Rodolfo “Bong”Pineda’s being oncetagged as a big-time gam-bling lord.

The observers also planto interview reelectionistLiberal Party Gov. EddiePanlilio, Sen. Lito Lapid,journalist Randy David whohad initially planned to chal-

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Foreign observers to talk to PGMA, Pinedalenge the President’s con-gressional bid but backedout later, and LP’s AdonisSimpao who is runningagainst Mrs. Arroyo.

Tarrobago said, howev-er, that the list of inter-viewees is not yet final.

He identified the mem-bers of the delegation as-signed to Pampanga asPaul Lempens, a memberof parliament representingthe Dutch Socialist Partyin the Netherlands; ErnaAndriyani, an officer of theYouth wing of Indonesia’sPartai Perserikatan Rakyat(People’s Union Party) orPPR; Hannah Horeis, amember ofthe Philippinenburo, an in-formation and solidaritycenter of Germany’s AsiaHouse; David Marshel Pa-kinathan, an officer of theYouth wing of the Demo-cratic Action Party (DAP)of Malaysia, and; Jim Hed-dle, a democratic electionsadvocate and independentfilmmaker based in SanFrancisco in the UnitedStates.

The five are expected toarrive at the ArchdiocesanSocial Action Center ofPampanga (Sacop) head-quarters here on May 8 andimmediately buckle downto work by meeting withlocal Comelec, police, andParish Pastoral Council forResponsible Voting(PPCRV) officials on thesame day.

Tarrobago said that onMay 9, they would want tomeet with the Presidentand the other Kapampan-gan candidates for the elec-tions the following day.

He said that on elec-tions day on May 10, theforeign observers wouldroam Pampanga to moni-tor the conduct of the pollsin “key Pampanga munici-palities and cities.” Theywill stay on up to May 11to observe the provincialcanvassing.

Tarrobago said that onMay 12, all the 27 foreignobservers deployed in vari-ous parts of the country willpool their assessment ofthe conduct of the electionsand write their report up toMay 13. On May 14, theyare expected to announcetheir observations and rec-ommendations in a pressconference in Manila andthen meet with the diplo-matic corps.

In 2007, the automationof the coming electionswas one of the recommen-dations of Compact-IOM.

Its other recommenda-tions included:

- separation of nationaland local elections begin-ning with the national elec-tions for President, Senateand House of Representa-tives in 2010 followed byprovincial, city and munici-pal elections the year af-ter;

- development of guide-lines to reduce electoralexpenses and increasetransparency and ac-countability of electoralfunding;

- freeing all polling sta-tions from threat, intimida-tion and interference fromany public or private forc-es;

- development by theComelec of a publicly avail-

able transparent standardsand guidelines for the loca-tion and size of precinctsand locations of polling sta-tions;

- additional proceduresto ensure the privacy of cit-izens ballots;

- clear guidelines for theconduct of elections inelection hotspots and ar-eas of concern.

- enforcement by theComelec of all electorallaws.

- separation of the judi-cial and administrative func-tions of the Comelec andthe establishment of a newindependent court to set-tle disputes over electoralconduct in a timely and in-dependent manner;

- improvement by theComelec of its administra-tive efficiency;

- development and de-livery of a comprehensivevoter education and infor-mation program;

- additional funding tocivil society organizationsfor voter education, pollwatching, capacity-buildingand training of volunteers.

- maintainance by theComelec of an accurateand complete list of regis-tered voters at all times;

- recognition ofComelec identificationcards as a primary meansof identification and entitle-ment of citizens to casttheir vote, and;

- assurance that theArmed Forces should benon partisan and imple-ment strict guidelines re-garding activities duringelections strictly accordingto its mandate.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIOSHERIFF

GUAGUA, PAMPANGA

NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGEFINANCE CORPORATION (NHMFC),

Mortgagee,

-versus- Frem Case No. G-10-1879

CRISTILINO C. MURAO marriedto ALICIA B. MURAO

Mortgagor/s,x—————————————————x

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

amended by Act 4118 file by NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCECORPORATION (NHMFC), mortgagee, with postal address at 104Amorsolo St., Legaspi Vil lage, Makati City, against mortgagor/sCRISTILINO C. MURAO married to ALICIA B. MURAO with postaladdress at Fatima Homes Lot 11 Blk. 2 Solib, Floridablanca, Pampanga/ Basa Air Basse, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtednessmentioned which as of February 28, 2010 amounts to TWO HUNDREDFORTY EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY ONE PESOS AND11/100 (P248,261.11) and other obligations that may become due anddemandable, plus the expenses of foreclosure, the Clerk of Court & Ex-officio Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Guagua, Pampanga thru SheriffSerafin M. Serrano, Jr. will sell at public auction on May 26, 2010 at10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the Municipal TrialCourt of Floridablanca, Pampanga to the highest bidder in Cash and inPhilippine Currency the here-in-below described real property with allexisting improvements thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 275578-RA parcel of land (Lot 11, of the consolidation and subd.

plan Pcs-03-001857, being a portion of Lot the consolidatedlots, 6,7,8,9,10,11,12 and 14, all of Block 2, Psd-03-021198L.R.C. Rec. No.) situated in the Bo. of Solib, Mun. ofFloridablanca, province of Pampanga. Bounded on the NW.,along line 1-2 by lot 13, Block 2, Psd-03-021198; on the NE.,along lone 2-3 by lot 12 of the cons.-subd., plan; on the SE.,along line 3-4-5 by Road lot 1, Psd-03-021198; on the SW.,along line 5-6 by lot 9; on the NW., along line 6-1 by lot 10, bothof the consolidation and subd. plan. Containing an area of ONEHUNDRED FIFTY TWO (152) Square Meters, more or less.

The Notice of sheriff’s Sale will be published in a newspaper ofgeneral circulation in Pampanga and Angeles City for three (3)consecutive weeks and will be posted in three (3) conspicuous publicplaces prior to the date of sale for the information of the public in generaland of the interested parties in particular.

Prospective bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate forthemselves the tit le of the above-describes property and theencumbrances existing thereon if any there be.

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

In the event the public auction should not take place on the saiddate, it shall be held on June 02, 2010 also at 10:00 o’clock in themorning and at the same place mentioned above without further notice.

Guagua, pampanga, April 26, 2010

NORMITA R. MERCADOOIC-Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff

SERAFIN M. SERRANO, JR. Sheriff IV

Copy furnished:Atty. Nestor A. FormaranCounsel for (NHMFC)7/Filomena Building104 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village,Makati City

Cristilino C. Murao married toAlicia B. MuraoFatima Homes Lot 11 Blk. 2 Solib,Floridablanca, Pampanga / Basa Air BASe, Pampanga

Punto! Central Luzon: April 28, May 5 and 12, 2010

bagama’t mahihirapan siy-ang ligawan ang mgacabalen ng pangulo,makakakuha pa rin umanosiya ng sapat na boto saibang mga distrito dito saPampanga at sa ibangprobinsya sa Gitnang Lu-zon .

Sa katunayan aniya,maging ang pamilyaMacapagal, sa pangungu-na ni dating Vice Gov. Cie-lo Macapagal-Salgado, ayinindorso ang kanyangkandidatura.

Naglatag din si DeVenecia ng kanyang mgaplataporma na tumututoksa agrikultura, informationtechnology, programa parasa mga nais magtayo ngnegosyo at pagpapalawakng call center industry sabansa upang mas mad-aming mga Pilipino angmagkaroon ng dekalidadna trabaho at mataas ang

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De Venecia naglatag ng plataporma...tinatanggap nilang sahod.

Pangarap umano niJoey na magkaroon anginternet connection atcomputer ang bawat pam-ilya sa bansa dahil itoumano ang magbibigay ngtrabaho sa maraming mgamahihirap na mga Pilipino.

“Tila mahirap gawinpero pwede kapag supor-tado ng national budget atlong term financing,”aniya.

Si De Venecia din angnagtayo ng unang callcenter sa bansa noong1997.

Sa ngayon ay mahigitsa 650,000 na ang nag-tatrabaho sa ibat ibangmga call centers sa buongbansa kasama na angmga nasa Clark Freeport.

Bagama’t madamingmga programa para samga OFWs, sinabi niya namas magiging mabutikung madaming mga Pili-pino ang magkakaroon ng

trabaho sa sariling bansa.Ang call center industryaniya ang isang sagot ditodahil kaya nitong mag-pasahod ng P10,000hanggang P20,000 o higitpa sa bawa’t empleyadokada buwan.

Ipinagmalaki din niyaang kanyang ama na sidating Speaker of theHouse Jose De Venecia nasiya namang nagumpisang dollar remittance pro-gram. Milyun-milyong mgaPilipino din umano angnagkaroon ng trabaho saMiddle East, Europe atAfrica ng dahil sa mga pro-gramang pang-OFW ngkanyang ama.

Bilang isang datingOFW, sinabi niya na isasiya sa tumulong sakaniyang ama sa pagsu-lat ng mga batas kagayang income tax exemptionat dual citizenship para samga OFWs.

“Ako po ay nag-ump-

isa bilang isang OFW saKuwait at Iraq hanggangsumabog ang putukan saIraq war noong 1981,”aniya.

Sa larangan naman ngagrikultura, isusulongumano niya ang pagbibig-ay ng sapat na benepisyopara sa mga magsasaka– pabahay, librengedukasyon sa kanilangmga anak at iba pang mgaprogramang pang-sakah-an.

Masuwerte umano angmga taga-Gitnang Luzonat mga nasa Mindanaodahil sa malawak ang mgalupaing sakahan dito nasiyang dapat na bigyangpansin ng pamahalaan.

Food security ang pan-gunahin dahil dapatmagkaroon ng sapat napagkain ang mga Pilipino,ani Joey. “Kung maaari ayhindi na tayo nag-iimportpa ng bigas sa ibang ban-sa. ”

He earlier announcedthat concerned groups inthe United States of Amer-ica vowed to donate state-of-the-art medical equip-ment once he wins themayoralty post.

Pamintuan also saidthat he will establish thefirst Public Dialysis Cen-ter and the Animal BiteCenter to augment the

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EdPam vows 33 ‘botikas’ to aid poormedical needs of thecity.

He added that all 33barangays will have “Boti-ka ng Barangay” to ensureaccess to cheaper medi-cines to the poor.

“These medical pro-grams will benefit all of thepoor and under privilegedAngeleños who have longbeen denied genuine med-ical service,” he said.

Pamintuan also said

he will transform this cityto a “Gender-ResponsiveCity” through the passageof the Gender Develop-ment Code of Angeles Cityincluding the launching ofgender-sensitivity trainingsfor city, barangay and pub-lic school officials.

He said that therewould be a project calledthe “Most Gender-Respon-sive Barangay Awards” torecognize the efforts of

barangays in improvingthe medical health servic-es for the people.

Pamintuan also vowedto implement the manda-tory allocation of at leastone percent of the city’sannual Internal RevenueAllocation from the nation-al government to benefitthe senior citizens in thecity, adding that it will haveits own Senior CitizensDay.

BY JOHNNY R. REBLANDO

CASTILLEJOS, Zambales—After four years of hid-ing from the police, he was finally locked up in jail.

Elements of the Provincial Public Safety Man-agement Company, 2nd & 3RD Maneuver Platoon ar-rested the No. 1 “Top Most Wanted Person” in thismunicipality, Sunday morning,

Chief Inspector Arnel Dial, identified the suspectas Edgardo Galang Custodio, 27, single, driver andresident of Purok 3, Barangay Mangan Vaca, Sub-ic, Zambales.

Report said that at about 10 in the morning, thesuspect was flagged down along Nagbunga Road,Barangay Nagbunga, San Marcelino, Zambales onboard a tricycle on his way to a family gathering tohis in-laws in Barangay Rabanes, San Marcelino,Zambales.

The police said Custodio was convicted for thethree counts of rape under Republic Act 7610 byJudge Renato J. Dilag of RTC B-73 Olongapo Cityon Sept. 21, 2006.

A warrant of arrest for murder was also issuedagainst Custodio by Judge Clodualdo M. Monta ofRTC B-75 Olongapo City on July 16, 2007.

Custodio is now temporarily detained at theCastillejos Municipal Police Station.

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TheGossip-millerby Cesar Pambid

magkasama, marami kami. Ewan ko kung bakit kami ang na-link. Nakakaloka, sa totoo lang.”Rayver himself cleared Cristine and says he’s sorry that she’s being dragged into the stories about him and

Sarah. “Nakakalungkot nga na may iba pang taong na-involved na wala namang kasalanan,” dagdag nito.

Pamamakla ng dyowa okey lang sa beauty queenNOON PA naman pinagtsitsismisan yung maraming bading na ka-affair si Marco Alcaraz. From Cebu, where hehails, maraming bakla raw ang nagging tulay nito parang maging showbiz citizen. Kumbaga, lagging bading angsinasabing naging dahilan kung bakit nagkapangalan si Marco Alcaraz.

True kaya?Marco never admitted this pero alam pala ng kanyang present love na si Lara Quigaman ang lahat. Na

tanggap nitong may mga nag-alagang bading sa dyowa niya. Tutala naman siguro, siya naman ay tunay nababae na kayang ibigay ang mas makaliligayang pangangailangan ni Marco.

Hindi kaya?Confident about the love she found with boyfriend Marco Alcaraz, beauty queen Precious Lara Quigaman

admitted that Marco had a relationship with a gay person in the past but remained optimistic that it could neveraffect whatever they have now.

True daw talagang di siya apektado.Dala kaya ito ng pagiging liberal ni Lara Quigaman kaya tanggap niyang may mga bading sa buhay ni Marco

Alcaraz?

Young actress maagang naging sugar mommy?KILALA NYO ba’ng young star na maagang naging sugar mommy? Yes, kailan lang, inutangan daw siya ngkanyang BF na band member ng malaking halaga pero after that, conspicuously, iniwasan na siya nito. Hayagandaw siyang dinedma ng boyfriend na halatang umiwas dahil takot na masingil ng young actress na lover niya.

Aba, sayang naman talaga yung malaking halaga na nadugas sa kanya ng BF na member ng isang banda.Hindi kaya lihim na lumuluha si young actress dahil nadenggoy siya nito.

Clue? Kontrabida’ng dating ng young star kaya di maiwasang itanong kung tatarayan ba niya ang bandmember kapag nasukol niya?

Samantala, kung makarating kaya sa ibang chikas ng band member, di kaya siya iwasan na ng mga ito. Yousee, tsik boy ang member ng banda na BF ng GF ng ay ano ba itits, ayun, may clue na kung siniks siya.

Isa pang clue. Hindi kaya parte ng Quezon City nakatira ang young sta? I mean, sa Congressional Avenue namalapit sa Balintawak at Project 8 kung saan merong simbahan ng Iglesia Ni Kristo? Saan na nga ba ito?

Bakit di puwedeng maging friendssina Cristine at Jennylyn?

NOW THE truth is out. Hindi nga pala puwedeng maging magkaibigan kahit na kailan sina Jennylyn Mercado at Cristine Reyes.Masyado na kasing dumami ang mga pinagdaanan nila as far as competition is concerned kaya kahit ipinakikita nilang sila’y beso-besosa ilang pagkakataon, plastikan lang yun talaga.

Did you know na si Cristine pala’ng una ni Mark Herras bago sila naging magsyota ni Jennylyn. Kumbaga, naagaw lang pala niJennylyn si Mark kay Cristine.

Sa simula pa lang talaga, magkaribal na sila. Naging syota lang ni Jennylyn si Mark nang mag-beak lang sila ni Cristine.Take note!It appears that Cristine Reyes and Jennylyn Mercado are fated to be rivals on both personal and professional terms.Now, Jennylyn is romantically linked with Dennis Trillo after his split with Cristine.Although Jennylyn says there is no commitment between her and Dennis, why is Cristine avoiding Jennylyn? Can they ever be

friends?And speaking of Cristine, recently nanggulo na naman siya sa relasyon nina Rayver Cruz at Sarah GeronimoTrue kaya na nagkaroon ng affair sina Cristine at Rayver sa kanilang Boracay episode sa ASAP? It’s said the reason why Sarah’s

dad confronted Rayver at the “ASAP” backstage is because he’s a two-timer.True din ba na si Cristine ang dahilan ng break up nina Sarah at Rayver?Expectedly, Cristine vehemently denies this. “Never naging kami ni Ravyer,” sabi niya. “Bakit ba lahat na lang nili-link sa akin? He’s

a friend. Hindi na ba ako puwedeng magkaroon ng male friends na di ili-link sa’kin. Wala rin akong kinalaman kung nag—break man silani Sarah.’Yung sa Boracay, nagkasama kami ni Rayver sa rehearsal para sa musical number sa show. Pero hindi lang kami ang

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tinued support from the inves-tors, 175 contracts were formal-ized last year of which 71 arenew connoting confidence in theexisting business climate insideClark Freeport Zone.

During the 17th anniversarycelebrations of CDC, Ricafortsaid that among the biggest con-tracts in terms of investment in-clude a diverse mixture of loca-tors from difference countries,among which are HLD ClarkSteel Co., Inc. (China); Commu-nity Gaming and AmusementNetwork Inc. (Philippines), Aus-tralian International Training andManagement Group Pty. Ltd(Australian), and Siccion Hold-ings, Inc. (Philippines) to namea few.

With these new investors,total committed investmentswould amount to more than P5.9billion with a minimum employ-ment commitment of 2,700 fortheir first year of operations,Ricafort said.

A new agreement was alsosigned in March with a foreignsemi-conductor firm that wouldinvest some P22 billion for thenext five years, Ricafort said.

Although 2009 was a chal-lenging year for the Freeport,employment momentarilydropped to 55,000 during the firstquarter of the year but in the lat-ter part, employment grew by 6percent to a new record high of58,023 jobs at year’s end and inJanuary 2010, the state-ownedfirm reached a record-breaking58,777 employees.

The improved employmentactivities is expected to be sus-tained when new contracts startoperations this year with a po-tential of some 5,000 new work-ers once the big projects com-

GMA’s sound policies helped Clark buck economic turmoilmence.

CDC, according to Ricafort,also granted permits to 12 loca-tors to construct additional build-ings to accommodate their ex-pansion programs as a result ofimproved business climate inClark.

Add the development of theNext Frontier in the mix and theslogan ‘Clark is it!’ becomesincreasingly clear and moremeaningful.

And all these in the midst ofthe dreaded financial crisis!

The Freeport also continuesto attract investors and visitorsalike through extensive market-ing and tourism promotions. TheHot Air Balloon Festival aloneattracted more than 100,000 vis-itors for the duration of the event.

The variety of activities suchas the Dog Show, the 100 kmNorth Face Trail run, and theHorse Fest have not only madeCDC a haven for investors butworld-class tourist destinationas well, affording various stake-holders of the economic bountyas a consequence thereof.

To be sure, the Clark Free-port Zone did not remain un-scathed from the fallout as a re-sult of the global financial crisis.But investors’ confidence inCDC’s management of the Free-port and its ability to weather thestorm never waned, but ratherspawned more investments andthereafter more employment.

So while ‘teen’ years wouldbe described as a period of un-certainty, indecision, and mis-giving, CDC at 17 has taken fullcontrol of shaping its destiny byremaining steadfast in the pur-suit of its mission and vision - aclear indication of more 17’s tocome.

CLARK FREEPORT— ClarkDevelopment Corp. has benefit-ed from the economic programsof President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo despite the global eco-nomic turmoil last year as thestate-owned firm bucked theodds and turned the crisis intoan investments and developmentopportunities.

Although many companies inthe country either drastically cutdown on production and man-power or shut down outright, onlyfew companies at the Clark Free-port were affected by the crisisbecause of the sound manage-ment policies and decisions, andthe institution of economic pro-grams established by President

Arroyo.The economic programs of

President Arroyo gave foreignand local investors, not only inClark, but also in the entire coun-try, the confidence in doing busi-ness in the Philippines, CDCPresident Benigno N. Ricafortsaid.

With President Arroyo’s con-

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