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By Ashley Manabat

CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO --- The cat is officially out of the bag. Three-term Pampanga 3rd District provincial board member Rosve V. Henson de-clared his intention to run for the mayoral post of this

capital city in the coming 2022 polls.

Henson, 62, is a vet-eran public servant who started his political career at the age of 21.

During a press con-ference here last Friday, Henson said he will run in

ANGELES CITY – The city government here on July 1 kicked off the Sabayang Patak Vita-min A and deworming campaign for kids aged 7 and below with a twist.

Two mascots named Laz and Tin – the brain-child of Mayor Carmelo ‘Pogi’ Lazatin Jr. – were

present to serve as the epitome of “Batang An-geleño malusog at ma-sigla.”

During the activity, dubbed as “Wastong Nutrisyon ang Misyon ni Mayor”, Vitamin C supplements and nutri-buns, which were donat-ed by members of the

Hotels and Restaurants Association in Pampan-ga (HARP) led by Pres-ident Fatima Orfinada, were also given to An-geleño kids via house-to-house, ensuring that safety and health proto-cols for Covid-19 were observed.

“The mascots are

also our way of convers-ing with the parents that nutritional supplements being administered and given to kids by our nu-trition scholars and health workers with the assistance of our Gen-der and Development Office are safe and for

MANILA -- The NLEX Corp. is set to jumpstart the construction of a new 2-kilometer expressway section between the ex-

isting Mindanao Avenue toll plaza and Quirino Highway in Novaliches, Quezon City within the second half of the year.

“The construction of this new P2- billion ex-pressway section will be welcome news for NLEX commuters who current-

ly face daily traffic grid-lock in the congested portions of Mindanao Avenue. Eventually, this section will be integrat-ed into the future NLEX expansion to C5 /C.P. Garcia near Katipunan Avenue. We foresee an interconnected toll-way network that will be accessible to the west, east, north, and south sides of Metro Manila,” said NLEX Corp. presi-dent and GM J. Luigi L. Bautista.

“The construction of the new section is part of the DPWH Build! Build! Build! Program and is expected to contrib-ute to the government’s

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This is what Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Laza-tin, Jr. put emphasis on in his 2nd State of the City Address when he announced the ground-breaking ceremony for the P684-million infra-structure development at the Rafael Lazatin Me-

morial Medical Center (RLMMC) and City Col-lege of Angeles (CCA) in August, which will deliver easier access to public health services and edu-cational development.

Of this P684 million is the P474 million 8-sto-

New AC looms with P684-M for dev’t of hospital, city college

ANGELES CITY – “Ini na pu ing tune Bayung Angeles! An An-geles which is far better than

when my grandfather and father first began their services.”

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END MALNUTRITION. Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. with Gender and Development Officer Mina Cabiles, and City Nutrition Office led by Donnatilla Guanzon launch “Wastong Nutrisyon ang Misyon ni Mayor” with mascots Laz & Tin. --Contributed photo

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NEW GARBAGE TRUCKS. To further strengthen the implementation of the city’s waste management program at the grassroots level, Mabalacat City Mayor Crisostomo C. Garbo has turned over 11 brand new garbage trucks to as many barangays. The T-King trucks were personally handed by the mayor to barangay officials at the city environment and natural resources office compound. --MABALACAT CIO

By Armand M. Galang

PANTABANGAN, Nue-va Ecija - The P32-mil-lion bridge constructed for an stepped up water-shed rehabilitation effort in this town and Carran-glan is now accessible to commuters, the Depart-ment of Environment

and Natural Resources reported.

DENR regional ex-ecutive director Paqui-to Moreno, Jr. said the 80-meter long Barat re-inforced concrete bridge built by his agency in col-laboration with the Ja-pan International Coop-eration Agency opened recently is “essential for

the rehabilitation of the 44,000-hectare Panta-bangan-Carranglsn Wa-tershed (PCW).”

Situated across the Barat River in Sitio Kan-lungan, Carranglan, the bridge was funded by JICA as an agroforestry support facility the 10-year Forest Land Man-

Bridge to NE reforestation site opens

Drug den dismantled, 6 arrestedBy Johnny R. Reblando

IBA, ZAMBALES – The Zambales police dismantled a drug den and arrested six suspects in a buy-bust oper-ation early morning of Tues-day here.

Report sreaching the of-fice of Zambales police di-rector Col. Romano Velayo Cardiño, said at about 12:05 a.m., the joint operatives of Iba Municipal Police Station, provincial intelligence unit and provincial drug enforce-ment unit conducted a drug buy-bust in coordination with PDEA at Gomez Compound, Purok 4, Barangay Sta. Bar-bara and arrested suspects Reynante Patano y Cudal,

50, Mark Kevin Calimlim y Payumo, 25, Romnic Go-mez, 39, Arturo Gomez y Landero, 54, and owner of the compound), Prima Su-manpil y Ventura, 44, and Ronielyn Soriano y Mose, 32, all residents of the said barangay.

Investigation revealed that Patano was a high value target and member of Bue-la Drug Group while Soriano was previously arrested for violation of RA 9165.

The arrest came after the poseur buyer bought one plastic sachet contain-ing suspected shabu from Patano, who immediately ran towards the location of the clandestine drug den af-

ter sensing that he sold ille-gal drugs to a police-poseur buyer.

Seized from the suspects were one heat-sealed trans-parent plastic sachet con-taining suspected shabu (the buy-bust item purchased from suspect) with estimated weight of 0.031grams; one P1000 bill (buy-bust money); 22 heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing suspected shabu weighing more or less 5.241 grams with estimated street value of P25,000; three of heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing suspect-ed marijuana weighing more or less 0.055 grams with street value of P3,000; used

fuel with traces of suspected shabu; different drug para-phernalia; one converted .22 Armscor pistol with no serial number; 50 pieces of .22 live ammunitions; and 26 pieces of air gun pellets.

Cardiño said, the con-stant arrest of these illegal drug personalities in the area as well as the unremitting commitment of the police to stop its proliferation, illegal drug traders will have less opportunity to propagate ille-gal drugs.

The suspects now face charges for violation of R.A.9165 Section 5, 11, 12 and 14 and Violation of 10591 (Illegal possession of Firearm and Ammunition).

Ni Ernie Esconde

LUNGSOD NG BALANGA -- Sa ulat ng provincial health office ngayong Miyerkules, nagtala ang Bataan ng apat na bagong namatay sa coro-navirus disease kaya umakyat ang kabuuang bilang ng mga nasawi sa 359.

Ang mga bagong pumanaw ay 45-anyos na lalaki mula sa Balanga City, 38-anyos na lalaki sa Marive-les, 77-anyos na babae at 71-anyos na lalaki sa Dinalupihan.

Bumaba naman sa 1,066 ang mga aktibong kaso matapos magka-roon ng 96 na bagong nakarekober na higit na marami kumpara sa nai-talang bagong kumpirmadong kaso na 42.

Mula nang magsimula ang pan-demya hanggang sa kasalukuyan, 10,821 na ang mga nagpositibo sa Covid–19 at 9,396 naman ang mga gumaling na sa lalawigan.

Kabilang sa mga bagong kumpir-madong kaso ang mula sa Dinalupi-han, 14; Balanga City, 10; Abucay, 7; Limay, 5; Mariveles, 2; Morong, 1; Orani, 1; Pilar, 1; at Samal, 1.

Ang mga bagong nakarekober ay mula sa Dinalupihan (19), Bal-anga City (19), Orion (19), Pilar (13), Orani (9), Samal (8), Limay (7) at Abucay (2).

Patuloy naman ang pagsasail-alim ng Bataan sa modified en-hanced community quarantine mula Hunyo 16 hanggang Hulyo 15, 2021 batay sa rekomendasyon ng nation-al Inter-Agency Task Force at De-partment of Health na inaprubahan ni Pangulong Duterte.

“Nauunawaan ko ang mabigat na epekto ng hakbang na ito sa ating buhay at kabuhayan ngunit kailan-gan nating sumunod upang mapig-ilan ang patuloy na pagdami ng mga dinadapuan ng nakamamatay na sakit na ito,” sabi ni Gov. Albert Gar-cia.

MABALACAT CITY — The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Pam-panga Chapter dominat-ed the 18th IBP National Convention of Lawyers with the theme “IBP doing more, better, faster amidst change and challenges” held via Zoom on June 26.

With more than 3,600 lawyers in attendance, IBP Pampanga reigned the vir-tual event by winning three major awards including the highest honor as the Hall of Fame Most Outstanding IBP Chapter.

IBP Pampanga also won the Best Practic-es Award for its “Kas-alang Bayan at Binyagan Para sa Katutubo” project which is a collaborative project with the Angeles City local government to provide birth registration for the indigenous people in the province, and the Most Outstanding Legal Aid Lawyer by one of its chapter members, Atty. Ruelan Sagun.

Sagun has been a vol-unteer legal aid lawyer of the chapter since 2017 and has consistently been among the top perform-

ers in the roster of legal aid lawyers based on the number of legal advice, dismissals and legal rep-resentation in court for le-gal aid programs. Sagun was also able to render free legal advice to 124 individuals for 2019-2021 which corresponds to al-most 30 percent of the to-tal number of individuals IBP Pampanga was able to serve with free legal advice. Sagun also holds the most number of pre-pared legal documents and counter-affidavits be-fore the National Prose-cution Service which is 45 percent of the total output of IBP Pampanga’s legal aid committee.

Sagun is also an active community legal aid ser-vice lawyer joining various legal outreach activities in barangays, schools, and malls including regular jail visitation and outreach projects in different deten-tion facilities in the prov-ince such as Pampan-ga Provincial Jail, BJMP Angeles City District Jail, BJMP Guagua, Pampan-ga District Jail, and BJMP Arayat District Jail.

The Most Outstanding Legal Aid Lawyer Award is IBP Pampanga’s third consecutive award for the same category.

IBP Tarlac was also recognized as the Most Outstanding Chapter Cat-egory B first runner-up and Most Outstanding Le-gal Aid Chapter Category B. IBP Zambales also won the Best Practices Award for its “Oplan Birth Right” project and Special Award for the “Writ of Kalikasan.”

Meanwhile, The IBP Central Luzon (IBPCL) likewise held its Region-al Convention at Carmel-ita Resort in Angeles City with the theme: “The Filipi-no Lawyer: Resilient and Competent in the time of Pandemic” on June 25.

IBPCL honored its 2019-2021 Gawad Dan-gal ng Gitnang Luzon Awardees through its seven chapter presidents and officers’ recommen-dations to their region namely: Governor’s com-mendation, IBPCL gen-eral counsel Hon. Jesus Ricardo Degala III; pres-ident Juvy Mell commen-

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Heated tobacco products reduce cigarette salesTHE INTRODUCTION of heated tobacco prod-ucts (HTPs), considered a harm reduction ap-proach, has reduced cig-arette sales in Japan by 30 percent in a span of three to four years.

“Since 2014, three heated tobacco products have been launched of-ficially nationwide in Ja-pan and these have been penetrating 25 percent [of total smoking popu-lation], and this product has been successful to reduce cigarette smok-ing in Japan so far by 30 percent in three to four years,” Dr. Kumama-ru Hiroya, a preventive physician specializing in smoking cessation, said.

Dr. Hiroya, the Vice Director of the AOI Uni-versal Hospital in Kawa-saki, said this decline in consumption was not ob-served after years of try-ing nicotine replacement therapy (NTP).

He said in contrast with NTPs such as nic-otine patches which proved ineffective in re-ducing the smoking rate in Japan, the commer-cialization of HTPs like IQOS from Philip Mor-ris International (PMI) in 2014 led to a significant decrease in cigarette sales.

HTPs are non-com-bustible alternatives to cigarettes that close-ly mimic the rituals of smoking without com-bustion process. These

electronic devices heat, instead of burn, spe-cially-designed tobac-co units to release nico-tine-containing tobacco vapor. Results of scien-tific studies show that tar and carcinogens found in tobacco smoke, caus-es the death and disease associated with smoking, and not nicotine.

In the United States, the Food and Drug Ad-ministration authorized the marketing of IQOS, the tobacco heating sys-tem of PMI, as a modi-fied risk tobacco product (MRTP) on July 7, 2020.

The FDA authorized the marketing of IQOS in the US with the infor-mation that the IQOS system heats tobacco but does not burn it, and scientific studies have shown that switching completely from conven-tional cigarettes to the IQOS system significant-ly reduces the body’s ex-posure to harmful or po-tentially harmful chemi-cals.

HTP users account for about 30 percent among Japanese male smokers and 25 percent among female smokers, while dual use of ciga-rettes and HTPs remains low at 6.9 percent among male smokers and 4.8 percent among female smokers, noted Dr. Hi-roya.

Meanwhile, the initia-tion to HTP use among

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THE NEW MOUNTAINVIEWCOURSE IS READY!

THE NEWLY-RENOVATED Back 9 of the Mountainview Course will open to the public. The caddies at Mimosa Plus Golf Course got first dibs to play in the improved course.

Nelson & Haworth led the renovation plans, in partnership with Green Dynasty, which is managing construction on all 36 holes. BGC Philbuilder, who is working on the Mountainview course, and Netforce Interna-tional, working on the Acacia Lakeview course, are the con-tractors tapped for this project.

On your play day, expect the following improvements – New visually striking course bunkers and greens. Trinity and Zeon Zoysia grass on greens and sur-rounds, which is a sustainable type of grass requiring less wa-ter and chemicals. A new Rain Bird irrigation system will also encourage a more sustainable golf course and a modernized system in managing water con-sumption.

It’s the perfect time to #DriveYourWayToClark and into the Mimosa Plus Golf’s new Mountainview Course. Book your tee time today by down-loading the Mimosa Plus Golf App or email [email protected]

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Cockroaches are natural scaven-gers (like the termites that eat dead trees in the forests). They finish up the little crumbs and scraps, the little bits and pieces of food particles and other biodegradable wastes left lying around, and which you have failed to clean up.

You see, malevolent spirits behave in more or less the same way. St. Mat-thew tells us the demons pleaded with Jesus, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.” I think the re-quest suggests that the evil spirits are also choosy with their hosts. A herd of swine is a good figurative description of the kind of environment that the de-mons find attractive. Remember, both the Jewish and Muslim cultures abhor pigs as “unclean animals.”

Even in Tagalog, we use the term “BABOY” as a metaphor for humans who are foul-mouthed, people who are quite used to filthy, corrupt, or moral-ly depraved ways. That is why we have the idiomatic expression “SANAY SA KABABUYAN” in reference to people who are habituated to a life of vulgarity, obscenity, dirty talk, indecency, abusive behavior. It is probably for the same reason why in English people who are used to sexist and misogynist language are also called “chauvinist PIGS.”

The evangelist tells us that the two demoniacs “were so savage, no-body could travel by that road.” Peo-ple avoided them. Meaning, they were experts in commanding fear by delib-erately speaking and acting in an in-timidating way. But there was someone whom they could not scare away with their threats of violence and aggres-siveness—Jesus.

In St. Mark’s version of basically the same story of exorcism, Jesus turns the tables on the demons who try to name him in order to assert power over him. Instead Jesus commands them to identify themselves. They try to intim-idate him again by saying “We are a legion of devils. There are hundreds of us inside!”

After Jesus succeeds in liberating the two men from the legions of de-mons that had possessed them, Mat-thew tells us the evil spirits got out and entered the pigs, which “rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned.”

After that, one would think the towns-people should be happy that their two possessed town mates had been spir-itually liberated. But Matthew tells us the people begged him instead to leave their district. Why? Because he is bad for their swine business. I imagine the demons lurking around and smiling and saying to themselves, “Oh good! If the Son of God is not welcome among them, it means we have enough homes to transfer to.”

You see, the practice of hygienic liv-ing is not just about our physical bod-ies and our physical homes. The pan-demic has taught us how to maintain proper hygiene so as to avoid getting infected by a malevolent virus. But we should also learn to practice spiritual hygiene if we do not want to be infected by malevolent spirits. Remember, they are like cockroaches; they know where to find a welcoming home.

(Homily Wednesday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time, 30 June 2021, Mt 8:28-34)

SOMEBODY ONCE asked me, “Bishop, if everything that God created has a purpose, can you please tell me why on earth God created cockroaches?!” (Obviously the guy did not like cockroaches. Well, who does, anyway?) My answer to him was, “I think God created them to remind you to keep your house clean.” If your home is infested with cockroaches, it could only mean you may have made it too homely for them.

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Duterte dares Pacquiao

GAYA NI Pacquiao. Salita nang salita na three times daw tayo na mas corrupt. So I am challenging him. Ituro mo ang opisina na corrupt, at ako na ang bahala.

Within one week, may gawin ako. Maglista ka, Pac-quiao, at sinasabi mong two times kaming mas corrupt. Ilista mo ‘yung mga tao at opisina. Dapat inilista mo na ‘yan noon, at ibigay mo sa akin.

Di ba ang sabi ko noon, if you come to know that is a corruption, let me know. Give me the office … Ga-noon ang dapat na ginawa mo. Wala ka namang sinabi noong all these years, puro ka praises nang praises sa akin, tapos ngayon sabihin mo corrupt.

Every administration will have a share of the prob-lem of corruption. Do not ever think that if you will win as president, na wala nang corruption dito sa Pilipinas

So, maghintay ako sa listahan mo at sa mga tao. Matagal naman tayong magkaibigan. Hanggang ka-hapon, noong isang araw ka lang nagsabi ng corrup-tion. It’s easy, really, to say. Hindi ko sinasabing walang corruption. Kaya nga ituro mo, kasi ‘yung lahat ng itin-uro ng iba, pinaalis ko na sa gobyerno.

I am challenging you or else talagang sabi nga nila, totoo, namumulitika ka lang.

If you fail to do that, I will campaign against you be-cause you are not doing your duty. Do it because if not, I will just tell the people, do not vote for Pacquiao be-cause he is a liar,”

Pacquiao accepts challenge

TINATANGGAP KO ang hamon ng Pangulong Ro-drigo Duterte. Salamat po at binigyan nyo kami ng pagkakataon na tumulong sa inyo at bigyan kayo ng mga impormasyon para kampanya kontra korapsyon.

Ang Pangulo mismo ang nagbanggit sa kanyang pahayag noong October 27, 2020 na lalong lumalakas ang korapsyon sa gobyerno. In his own words sina-bi niya na “I will concentrate the last remaining years of my term fighting corruption kasi hanggang ngayon hindi humihina, lumalakas pa lalo!” Mr. President, I feel the same way

Mawalang galang po mahal na Pangulo, nguni’t hindi ako sinungaling. May mga naging pagkakamali ako sa buhay na aking itinuwid at itinama nguni’t da-lawang bagay ang kaya kong panghawakan. Hindi ako tiwali at hindi ako sinungaling. Magsimula tayo sa DOH. Silipin at busisiin natin lahat ng mga binili mula sa rapid test kits, PPE, masks at iba pa. Handa ka ba Sec. Francisco Duque na ipakita ang kabuuan ng iy-ong ginagastos? Saan napunta ang pera na inutang natin para sa pandemya?

Nakakalungkot na sa isyu ng korapsyon kami mag-tatalo, dahil ang kailangan ng bansa ay mga lider na magtutulungan laban dito.

Reinvention is a term that has become very popular over the years and has influ-enced us in different ways. Many people see it as a battle, even an unbeatable task to un-dergo, yet, it doesn’t have to be this crucial. One may not realize we are just looking at the same picture but missed appreciating the beauty of it.

Trying to change your previous roles, ex-periences, and even work identity for some-thing completely new is not an accurate idea of reinventing oneself, instead the ulti-mate power of reinvention lies in accepting and loving everything you’ve ever done- the good, the bad, the ugly, the successes and failures.

It valves into the authentic skills, in-

sights, and expertise you have gained along the way. Creating a new personality from scratch to reinvent yourself is not necessary. The heart of reinvention is growth, without it, one cannot fulfill our fullest potential. Be-gin with a small-scale or with a huge leap of faith that will reward you in the journey.

As the best-selling author and happiness expert Grethen Rubin says what we intui-tively know: “For a happy life, it is import-ant to cultivate an atmosphere of growth-the sense that we’re learning new things, getting stronger, forging a new relationship, making things better, helping other people.”

And whatever the motivation, it’s essen-tial that we continue to grow and change in big or small ways- one day at a time.

MAKING BIG changes in our personal or professional life is most of the time tied with fear and uncertainty, especially this time of the pandemic. Not to mention the agony one undergoes along the process and the contentment denied to the person who strives for it.

By Alfredo G. De Guzman Jr • HT-I MathematicsMabalacat Community High School, Mabalacat City

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For Board Member Rosve Henson, his quest for the mayoralty of the City of San Fernando appears to be within reach. His calm and cool confidence conveys the pal-pable message of how the outcome would likely be. His is the audacity of age and wis-dom.

He’s now 61, becoming a political new-bie at the age of 21, and into his second marriage that not only has proved his alpha male quality, but his mental and physical stamina that have kept him in steady strides through the ups and downs of his political journey. Using golf parlance as metaphor, he feels good at the front nine, but gets to be more excited at the back nine. His en-thusiasm just about fills his cup to the brim. At this point in the game, he’s more forward looking and sees himself a better man from his political battles. His past isn’t only part of his political narrative but offers a fatter resume for the job he seeks.

He disagrees with the emerging notion that he likes his chances now to become mayor of the capital city of Pampanga. He goes one step further: he believes he has the better chance. In a 50-50 ball, that could mean the odds are in his favor many times over. For one thing, this time around he doesn’t have to unseat an incumbent. It’s going to be a vacant position when the term of incumbent expires. In a real sense, he has no opponents, only rivals.

He was already a very much admired local political figure when he first ran for mayor of San Fernando in 1992. He still remembers that he lost the race by only 1,000 votes. If only he had more in his pocket then, he probably would chalked up the prize. He vividly recalls that losing ex-perience not with needling regret but with buoyant nostalgia about his raw sense of idealism when he joined politics.

Idealism still fires him up to serve eager-ly as a true son of San Fernando. He loves his roots, desires to nourish them, and waiting for the time to serve his kabalen the best way he can. But he’s more realis-tic now, has mellowed in time, matured in the ways of governance, honed in the fin-er points of politics. Forty years is a long time, but it’s worth the lessons learned, the valuable political education.

Serving the people, he thinks, is a prac-tical job that involves providing solutions to

practical problems. And he can’t wait to get his hands on what he believes are the three important fields where he can impact the lives of his fellow Fernandinos: health, education and jobs. The city, he says, has the financial resources to address these areas adequately. It’s matter of allocating and husbanding them. He has already several slogans in mind that will come in handy when the time comes.

He’s firm and decisive about the formu-la to make things happen the way he en-visions it. He will use the ‘Nanay’ brand as his template. He has learned the work-ing tools of the template while under the tutelage of the former governor and now vice governor. He saw how it worked in the province. He doesn’t see how it will not work on a smaller scale. And with her on his side, failure isn’t obviously an option.

It’s a double - edge strategy. On the one hand, it’s an approach that is familiar and accessible to most people, especially the poor. On the other hand , it’s also an as-surance that not only will the author of his governance inspiration be supportive of his plan in one sense. One would easily get the quick impression that ‘Nanay’ would walk the extra mile to make sure her study will be able to implement his vision for San Fernando true to her template.

Politics is mostly addition, and Rosve is quick to point out that he has the allianc-es he believes he needs when the race begins. Both Capitol and the Third Dis-trict, including the city, are aligned .Talking about it almost like explaining a supersti-tion that he sees augurs well for his mayor-alty aspiration. It is as if all the bright stars in the firmament are in the right places at the right time.

In other words, people will soon take notice, will know and will be persuaded that this is one mayoralty candidacy that is meant to succeed because it has the nec-essary components to make it so. So will his rivals over whom he thinks he’s more than comparable.

Experience, political alliance ,maturity and means are seen to perfectly combine to power Board Member Rosve’s mayor-alty lift off in few months from now. Rosve has no doubt, about his chances. His time, an ideal one beyond his expectation or imagination, may have come, indeed.

Napag-uusapanLangFelix M. Garcia

The Public SpaceJun Sula

Opinion

LIKAS na sa ating mga Pilipinoang ugaling kung kailan ang isang taoay patay na, saka binibuhay itosa kung anong bagay na iniwan nito.

Gaya ng kung ito’y uliran sa bait,matulungin at ni walang bahid dungisang pagkatao sa di kanaisnaisna gawa, ang turing ay anghel sa langit.

Na kabaligtaran, na gaya ng ibana mabanggit lang ang pangalan, kakaibaang dating sa mga nakakakilala,at maging ng ibang kamag-anakan pa. Mahirap tanggapin ang katotohananna kung tayong ito ay naging gahamansa di para sa’tin, tulad ng iba riyangmga pulitiko, ya’y pag-uusapan.

Gaya ng kailan lang nga ay namayapana naging Pangulo nitong ating bansa,di ba’t mayrun pa ring d’yan tumutuligsasa umano’y mali raw nitong nagawa?

Isinisisi ng marami kay PNoyang pagkasawi r’yan sa parteng Mindanaong ‘Special Armed Force’ o ang SAF 44nang dahil sa mali raw niyang naging aksyon.

At iba pang aywan kung ya’y matatawagna kapalpakan ang ginawa at sukatang tungkuling naka-atang sa balikat,pero minamali ng di kabalikat.

Kaysa kung saan dapat binubuhayng marami ay ang mabubuting bagaynitong nagawa at ang bigyang buhayang kapuri-puring naging pamumuhay.

Subalit kung naging gahaman at ganidang isang pumanaw dito sa daigdig,pag-uusapan man, baka masasakitna salita lang ang sa kanya ikapit.

At malamang, imbes ito ay purihin,sa kung anong klase niyang mga gampanin,baka hindi pa man siya nailibing,sampal na sa mukha ang pabaon natin.

At kung saan iba’t-iba ang pananawng ilan at nitong kahit na mababawang pagkakilala sa isang pumanaw,maa-aninag sa bawat naging galaw.

Na dili’t iba ang kung marami itongsa oras ng lamay pumunta sa burolnang namayapa ng si Pangulong PNoy,pero ni di yata dumalo si Digong? O nang dahil na rin diyan sa lintik naCovid-19 tako dumalo ang iba?Ano’t anuman ay idalangin siya(PNoy) sumalangit nawang kaluluwa!

Rosve’s epiphany Makikilang lubos ang tao kapag pumanaw naIf patience is a virtue in politics, then 2022 may yet bring the sweetest payback for

a battle-scarred politician who has been waiting for destiny to come along for more than four decades now.

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dation, Hon. Carmelita Reyes- Eleazar IBPCL Governor (2017-2019); president Anel Martin An-tero commendation, Sec-retary of Justice Hon. Menardo “Boy” Guevar-ra; president Atty. Wilson Chua commendation, Nueva Ecija Governor Hon. Aurelio M. Umali, president Pons dela Cruz commendation, Court of

Appeals of the Philippines Justice Remedios Sala-zar-Fernando; president Teodora Cerdan commen-dation, Urdaneta, Pan-gasinan RTC 49 Presiding Judge Joven Maramba; president Philjoy Baluyut commendation, IBP Tarlac retired Judge Alipio Yumul, and president Hanna Dev-illa commendation, Olon-gapo Mayor Hon. Rolen Paulino Jr.

NOTICE OF SELF-AJUDICATIONNotice is hereby given that AIDA DACANAY DOELL, legal age, Filipino Citizen, resident of Lot 5 Blk. 8 1st Ave. Plaridel 2, Angeles City, and heir of KLAUS DOELL who died on September 6, 2020 at Lot 5 Blk. 8 1st Ave. Plaridel 2, Angeles City executed an Affidavit of Self-Adjudication with Deed of Absolute Sale of his estate, more particularly described as follow.

MAKE : HONDA PLATE NO. : RCY447 SERIES : ODYSSEY YEAR MODEL : 1996before Notary Public Regina C. Gopez-Agustin as per Doc No. 322, Page No. 38, Book No. XXV, Series of 2021.

Punto! Central Luzon: June 14, 21 & 28, 2021

NOTICE OF SELF-AJUDICATIONNotice is hereby given that JOANNA MARIE BUAN, of legal age, resident of 541 Lanzones St., Land Tenure Pandan, Angeles City, Pampanga and heir of GLORIA G. DAYRIT who died on December 25, 2017 Ospital Ning Angeles, Visitacion St., Pampang, Angeles City executed an Affidavit of Self-Adjudication with Special Power of Attorney of her estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 3 Block 3 of the subdivision plan PSD-55969, being portion of Lot 653-B, described on Plan BSD-10253, L.R.C CAD. REC. NO. 124), situated in the Barrio of Malabanias, Municipality of Angeles,Province of Pampanga, and which is covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 045-2014002214, before Notary Public Daniel Ben Custodio as per Doc No. 145, Page No. 30, Book No. 46, Series of 2020.


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that on May 24, 2021, the estate of the late LORETO JUICO MUÑOZ was Extra-Judicially Settled by her heirs thru Extra-Judicial Settlement notarized before Notary Public Joshua P. Lapuz of Makati City, per Doc. No. 25, Page No. 06, Book No. 144, Series of 2021.21.


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that on May 11, 2021, the estate of the SPOUSES GREGORIO M. CORTEZ and FELIPE E. CORTEZ and their son Rolando E. Cortez was Extra-Judicially Settled by their heirs thru Extra-Judicial Settlement notarized before Notary Public Eugenia J. Muñoz of Makati City, per Doc. No. 366, Page No. 75, Book No. 1, Series of 2021.


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of TEODORA SALUNGA DE MESA who died on May 28, 2021 at the age of 98 years old, in Brgy. Del Rosario, City of San Fernando, Pampanga executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights on her estate, Above-named mother is found to be entitled to a “One-Time Cash Incentive Award” under Ordinance No. 683 of the Provincial Government of Pampanga in the amount of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (100,000.00), Philippine currency; before Notary Public Jennifer C. Talens as per Doc No. 25, Page No. 6, Book No.III Series of 2021.


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of SPS. LETICIA S. HIBIONADA AND PASCUAL G. HIBIONADA who died on April 30, 2021 and May 11, 2021 respectively, both at Angeles University Foundation Medical Center, Angeles City, executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement on his/her estate, more particularly described as follows:

Transfer Certificate of Title No. 80933

A parcel of land (Lot No. 10, Block No. 9 of the subdivision planPsd-24269, being a portion of Lot No. 684-A of the Cadastral Survey

of Angeles, G.L.R.O Cad. Record No. 124), situated in the Barro of Balibago, Municipality of Angeles, Province of Pampanga. x x x

BANKS ACCOUNTS WITH THE FOLLOWING BANK AND BALANCE AMOUNT:

BANK : Bank of Commerce BRANCH : 019 Balibago Angeles City ACCOUNT NO. : 019-36-001374-2 BALANCE : Php 400,000.00

BANK : Bank of Commerce BRANCH : Balibago, Angeles City ACCOUNT NO. : 019-20-003515-4 BALANCE : Php 4,251.06

BANK : GR Bank BRANCH : Balibago, Angeles City ACCOUNT NO. : 012-06-00759-1 BALANCE : Php 164,890.74

before Notary Public Darwin S. Reyes, Doc. No. 321, Page No. 70, Book No. 23, Series of 2021.


Republic of the PhilippinesCITY CIVIL REGISTRAR OFFICE

Province of PampangaMabalacat City

Publication NoticeR.A. 10172

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

In Compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A 10172) Notice is hereby served to the public that JAYDEE DEL ROSARIO LIWANAG has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in the sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live of Birth of JAYDEE R. LIWANAG at Mabalacat, Pampanga and whose parents are EDGARDO M. LIWANAG and JULIANA DEL ROSARIO.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than seven (7) days after the completion of the publication period.

VICTOR TERRY A. MEDINA CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR FOR THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR

EVANGELINE D. LAGMAN Administrative Officer V

Punto! Central Luzon: June 21 & 28, 2021

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESS U P R E M E C O U R T

REGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

City of San Fernando, Pampanga

Office of the Clerk of Court & Ex-Office Sheriff

CITIZEN’S RURAL BANK (CABIAO), INC. Petitioner-Mortgagee, E.J.F. No. 12-21 ~ versus ~ Real Estate Mortgage Under Act 3135 as Amended by Act 4118

SPOUSES MARIO P. MALLARI andDOMINGA MALLARI, Respondents-Mortgagors.x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x

N O T I C E O F E X T R A – J U D I C I A L S A L E

Upon extrajudicial petition for sale under Act 3135 / 1508 filed by CITIZEN’S RURAL BANK (CABIAO), INC., mortgagee, with its postal address at San Juan North, Cabiao, Nueva Ecija, against SPOUSES MARIO P. MALLARI and DOMINGA MALLARI, mortgagors, with postal address at Sto Rosario, San Ana, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of March 31, 2021 amounts to EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (Php800,000.00) excluding penalties, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned duty authorized deputy sheriff will sell at public auction on July 14, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter at the main entrance of the Regional Trial Court, Capitol Compound, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, to the highest bidder for CASH or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following property with all improvements, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLEN NO. 9992(CLOA No. 00454139)

LOT NO. : 1, Psd-03-040595(AR)PORTION OF : 4, Psu-61208LOCATION : STO. ROSARIO, STA. ANA, PAMPANGABOUNDARIES : NW., along lines 1-2-3… lot 407, Cad 380-D Sta. Ana cadaster along lines 3-4-5…lot 380, “ “ along line 5-6… Canal NE., along lines 6-7-8… Cad. 380-D San. Ana Cadastre SE., along lines 8-14… lot 2, Psd-03-040595 (AR) lrr. Canal along line 14-15… lot 402, Cad. 380-D Sta. Ana Cadastre SW., along lines 15-17…lot 403 “ “ along lines 17-18… lot 404 “ “

X X XAREA: TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED (25,400) SQ. NX X X

CITIZEN’S RURAL BANK VSSPS MARIO MALLARI & DOMINGA MALLARIx - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x

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

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on July 21, 2021, without further notice.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, May 28, 2021.

ANGELITO B. DOMINGO Sheriff LV RTC-Branch 47, CSF(P)

CC: 1. CITIZEN’S RURAL BANK (CABIAO), INC. -San Juan North, Cabiao, Nueva Ecija

2. SPOUSES MARIO P. MALLARI AND DOMINGA MALLARI -Sto. Rosario, Sta. Ana, Pampanga -#0908 Purok 7, Plazang Luma, Arayat, Pampanga

3. PUNTO CENTRAL LUZON

Punto Central Luzon JUNE 14, 21, & 28, 2021

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NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of ADOR M. TIGLAO who died on December 7, 2014, at Angeles City, executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights on his Estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 16, Block 10-C of the cons-subd plan (LRC) Pcs-1077, being a portion of the consolidation of blocks 21-27, 39-32 and Road Lots 12-22, Psd-46477, LRC (GLRO) Cad. Record No. 124), situated in the Municipality of Angeles, Province of Pampanga, and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 57023 Registry of Deeds for Angeles City, before Notary Public Rodolfo S. Uyengco, Esq. as per Doc No. 1263, Page No. 24, Book No.LXXI Series of 2021.

Punto! Central Luzon: June 21, 28 & July 5, 2021

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of ERWIN NARDO C. GALANG who died on November 12, 2013 in Angeles City and was a resident of 493 San Ramon Street, San Angelo Subd., Sto. Domingo, Angeles City at the time of demise, executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement on his Estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 1255-A-3C, of the subd., plan, Psd-121714, being a portion of lot 1255-A-3, described on plan Psd-12335, G.L.R.O Rec. No. 148), situated in the Bo. Of Talba, Mun. of Bacoor, Prov. of Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 418676-R Registry of Deeds of Province of Pampanga before Notary Public Dennis B. Lizares as per Doc No. 571, Page No. 70, Book No.152 Series of 2021.


NOTICE OF SELF-AJUDICATIONNotice is hereby given that GLORIA A. GONZALEZ-LUNA, legal age, Married, Filipino Citizen, resident at #4 Via Roma Street, Villa Angeles Subdivision, Angeles City, Pampanga and heir of BENJAMIN GONZALEZ who died on August 17, 2020 at Angeles City, Pampanga executed an Affidavit of Self-Adjudication on his estate, more particularly described as follow.

MAKE & TYPE : KIA PICANTO GRAY HATCHBACK MODEL 2016MV FILE NO. : 0301-00000062190ENGINE NO. : G4LAFP073362CHASIS NO. : KNABX512BGT109690PLATE NO. : CBX 5837

before Notary Public Dennis B. Lizares as per Doc No. 815, Page No. 6, Book No. 151, Series of 2021.


REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURTANGELES CITY

CROWN BANK, INC., EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSUREMortgagee, OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED-versus-

ADALIA L. KELLEY, F.C CASE NO. 2021-2126Mortgagor,x-----------------------------x

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended filed by the Mortgagee, CROWN BANK, INC., with principal place of business at San Vicente, Apalit, Pampanga, Philippines against the Mortgagor, ADALIA L. KELLEY, with address at Champaca Street, San Isidro Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga, in order to satisfy the mortgage debts which as of November 17, 2020 amounts to FIVE MILLION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTEEN PESOS AND 52/100 (5,165,213.52), Philippine Currency, principal amount, including interest and penalties and other expenses allowed by law, the undersigned Sheriff IV hereby gives notice and announces that on July 22, 2021 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning at the Office of the Municipal Trial Court of Mabalacat and Magalang, located at Bldg. 2 Unit 33, Great Mall of Central Luzon, Tabun, Mabalacat City, Pampanga, will sell at public auction for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the following parcels of land with all existing and future improvements thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 637448-R

1. “A parcel of land (Lot 6 Blk. 42 of the subd. plan (LRC) Psd-176795, being a portion of Lot 1, (LRC) Pcs-15135, LRC Cad. Rec. No. 132), situated in the Bo. Of Dau, Mun. of Mabt., Prov. of Pamp., Is. of Luzon. Bounded on the NE., pts. 4-1 by Lot 5; on the SE., pts. 1-2 by Lot 8, both of Blk. 42; on the SW., pts. 2-3 by Road Lot 43; and on the NW., pts. 3-4 by Lot 4, Blk. 42 all of the subd. plan. x x x containing an area of TWO HUNDRED SIXTEEN (216) Square Meters, more or less. x x x”

2. “A parcel of land (Lot 5 Blk. 42 of the subd. plan (LRC) Psd-176795, being a portion of Lot 1, (LRC) Pcs-15135, LRC Cad. Rec. No. 132), situated in the Bo. Of Dau, Mun. of Mabt., Prov. of Pamp., Is. of Luzon. Bounded on the NE., pts. 3-4 by Rd. Lot 42; and on the SE., pts. 4 to 1 by Lot 7; on the SW., pts. 1 to 2 by Lot 6; and on the NW., pts. 2 to 3 all Blk. 42 of the subd. plan. x x x containing an area of TWO HUNDRED SIXTEEN (216) Square Meters, more or less. x x x”

3. “A parcel of land (Lot 7 Blk. 42 of the subd. plan (LRC) Psd-176795, being a portion of Lot 1, (LRC) Pcs-15135, LRC Cad. Rec. No. 132), situated in the Bo. Of Dau, Mun. of Mabt., Prov. of Pamp. Is. of Luzon. Bounded on the N, pts. 2-3 by Rd. Lot 42; on the SE., pts. 3 to 4 by Lot 9; on the SW., pts 4-1 by Lot 8; and on the NW., pts. 1-2 by Lot 5, all of Blk. 42, all of the subd. plan. x x x containing an area of TWO HUNDRED SIXTEEN (216) Square Meters, more or less, x x x”

4. “A parcel of land (Lot 8 Blk. 42 of the subd. plan (LRC) Psd-176795, being a portion of Lot 1, (LRC) Pcs-15135, LRC Cad. Rec. No. 132), situated in the Bo. Of Dau, Mun. of Mabt., Prov. of Pamp. Is. of Luzon. Bounded on the NE, pts. 1-2 by Lot 7; on the SE., pts. 2-3 by Lot 10; both of Blk. 42; on the SW., pts 3-4 by Rd Lot 43; and on the NW., pts. 4-1 by Lot 6, Blk. 42; all of the subd. plan. x x x containing an area of TWO HUNDRED SIXTEEN (216) Square Meters, more or less, x x x” Prospective buyers/bidders may investigate for themselves the above-mentioned parcels of land for their information and protection. In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on July 29, 2021 at the same time and place without further notice.

Angeles City, June 9, 2021.

JOSE GLENN V. ROSARIO Sheriff IV


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of ROSALINA A. TORRES who died on October 17, 2019 at the age of 97 years old, in Magalang Pampanga executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement and Special Power of Attorney on her estate, Above-named decedent left a monetary claim/request as a Senior Citizen in the year 2019 from the officer of Governor Lilia G. Pineda/Dennis G. Pineda denominated as “One-Time Cash Incentive Awards” which to be granted for senior citizens 95 years old and above. before Notary Public Archie Paul C. Muyrong as per Doc No. 239, Page No. 49, Book No.XIV Series of 2021.


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son Clark.Upon opening, the

new 100-room South Wing will accommodate all business guests, who will be able to use the ho-tel’s outdoor pool, well-equipped fitness center, HUES all-day restaurant, lobby lounge and “grab & go” snack zone. Three meeting rooms are avail-able for corporate guests, and those looking forward to retail therapy will enjoy instant access to the SM City Clark shopping mall, which is located next door.

Meanwhile Mabala-

cat City mayor Cris Gar-bo shared that the new development in Park Inn Clark is a bold attempt to step up its “A” game in promoting diverse ho-tel services in the coun-try while fostering Filipino warmth to travelers. In this time of trial, this is what makes PIRC an image of business stability and cor-porate resilience.

PIRC, which was recently awarded the Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award for the fifth year in a row, has become an important hotel for Fil-ipinos who need to quar-

antine when they return to their home country. The existing 154-key North Wing will continue to ac-commodate Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and Returning Overseas Filipinos (ROFs). The ho-tel has been SGS certified and adheres strictly to the Radisson Hotels Safety Protocol, and quarantining guests will not be able to access the hotel’s public areas and facilities. This multiple-use flexibility will provide greater options for guests, support the na-tionwide COVID-19 strat-egy and drive additional

benefits to its owners.“The PIRC South

Wing is a manifestation of SMHCC’s optimistic outlook and confidence in the hospitality industry. Nestled in an unmatched location within SM’s in-tegrated mixed-use de-velopment, alongside the upcoming SMX Conven-tion Center Clark, the ho-tel is poised to cement its position as a key player in Central Luzon’s tour-ism and MICE sectors,” SMHCC Executive Vice President Peggy E. Ange-les further stated. –with PIRC press release

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of DOMINGO TORRES MAGLALANG who died on November 8, 1993, is residing at Angeles City at the time of their deaths; executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights on his Estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land Lot 3, Block 7, PSD-621743, being a portion of the consolidation of Lots 3&4, situated in the barrio Pulungbulu, Angeles City, and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 35018 before Notary Public Arnel D. Berato, as per Doc No. 715, Page No. 103, Book No.V Series of 2021.

Punto! Central Luzon: June 28, July 5 & 12, 2021

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of LETICIA B. DICKERSON who died on January 05, 2021 at 145 San Elpidio St. Bargy. Sto Domingo, Angeles City, executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Special Power of Attorney on her Estate, more particularly described as leaving a SSS Pension – Under RCBC Savings Account No. 9022903737, To deal and transact with RCBC, Angeles branch for the withdrawal of the aforementioned SSS Pension; before Notary Public Regina C. Gopez-Agustin as per Doc No. 340, Page No. 42, Book No.XXV Series of 2021.


NOTICE OF AFFIDAVIT OF WAIVER OF RIGHTS WITH AUTHORITY

Notice is hereby given that the heirs of MARIA LOURDES CUNANAN CASTRO, executed an Affidavit of Waiver of Rights with Authority, Above-named mother is found to be entitled to a One Time Cash Incentive Award issued by the Provincial Government of Pampanga.That we are giving all the rights to our brother EDUARDO C. CASTRO, Filipino, of legal age, with postal address at San Isidro, Minalin, Pampanga to transact business, claim, process and received the said 95 yrs old and above One Time Cash Incentive Awards, before Notary Public Querolico D. Daag as per Doc No. 148, Page No. 31, Book No.143 Series of 2021.


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of ENRIQUE MARTINEZ OCAMPO who died on May 28, 2021 at Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital-Dolores, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, executed an Affidavit of Extra-judicial Settlement on his estate, more particularly described as follows: NATURE BALANCEA.METROBANK SAVINGS ACCOUNTUNDER ACCOUNT NUMBER 425-3-425-24352-8 Php 743,808.36

B.METROBANK SAVINGS ACCOUNT UNDER ACCOUNT NUMBER 425-3-425-23885-0 Php 46.99

before Notary Public Donnie-Ray B. Muli, CPA, Doc. No. 63, Page No. 14, Book No. 1, Series of 2021.


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of AVELINO P. BALBOA, who died on November 23, 2004 in Angeles City and SOCORRO C. BALBOA who died on November 29, 2005 in Angeles City, executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights on his/her estate, more particularly described as follows:

Transfer Certificate of Title No. 28139-RA parcel of land (Lot No. 7 Block No. 17 of the subdivision plan Psd-3066, being a portion of the consolidation of Lot 590, G.L.R.O Cad. Rec. No. 124) situated in the Barrio of De Lordes, Municipality of Angeles, Province Pampanga;

Transfer Certificate of Title No. 40235A parcel of land (Lot No. 8 Block No. 17 of the subdivision plan Psd-3066, being a portion of the consolidation of Lot 590, G.L.R.O Cad. Rec. No. 124) situated in the Barrio of De Lordes, Municipality of Angeles, Province Pampanga;

before Notary Public Alejandro N. Buan as per Doc No. 121, Page No. 24, Book No. XIV Series of 2021.


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of AIDA JIMENEZ MANIULIT who died on February 7, 2018 in Morong, Rizal, died intestate without any last will or testament or without any outstanding debts or account; during the lifetime of tr\he deceased and at the time of her death she is the lawful and registered owner of a motor vehicle , more particularly described as follows:

MAKE/SERIES : TOYOTA INNOVA 2.5G DSL MOTOR NO. : 2KDU667455 CHASSIS NO. : KUN405117398 MV FILE NO. : 0380-00000216808 YEAR MODEL : 2015

That it is for the benefit and best interest of the herein party that the above-described motor vehicle of the decendent be settled and adjudicated unto themselves extrajudicially and in accordance with the Rules of Court.

before Notary Public Ryann Rueda, as per Doc No.292, Page No. 60, Book No. XVI Series of 2021.


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of PABLO S. DIZON SR. who died on April 23, 2004 at Illiois, USA, executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver on her Estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 3, Blk 60, PSD-93371 (OLT), being a portion of Block 34-A-3 as described in decree No Psd 64836. , situated in District of Cutcut, City of Angeles, and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No.29403, before Notary Public Carlota Dela Cruz-Manalo as per Doc No.141, Page No. 30, Book No.XXXVII Series of 2021.


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of PAULINO ACCAD BACUD who died on January 18, 2015 in Mabalacat City Pampanga executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement on his/her estate, more particularly described as follows:

Transfer Certificate of Title No. 002-2012011958Third floor unit k studoi type with floor area of 25.24 square meters more or less of San Lui Mansion

Transfer Certificate of Title No. 193162A parcel of lands lot 579-j-2-c-2 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-03-014059, being a portion of Lot 579-j-2-c, Psd-03-010502, LRC Rec. No.), situated in the Bo. Dau Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga; Beginning at a point marker “1” containing an area of five thousand eight hundred (5,800) square meters

Transfer Cetificate of Titel No. 045-2012006529A parcel of lands lot 3 blk. 2 the subd. Plan PSD-03-005219, Being a portion of Lot 49 Mabt. LRC. No. Situated in the bo. Of Dau, Mun. of Mabt. Province of PAMP. Beginning at a point marked “1” Containing an area of Two Hundred Sixty (260) Square meters

That all improvements erected at the parcel of land covered by TCT No. 002-2012011958, 193162, and 045-2012006529 is registered under the name of Paulino Accad Bacud, widow, resident of San Matias Lubao, Pampanga.

before Notary Public Anthonie K. Langit, CPA as per Doc No.763, Page No. 90, Book No. XLIX Series of 2021.


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of EMELITA B. RIVERA who died on February 04, 2019 at 0207 Purok II Camachiles, Mabalacat City, Pampanga executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver on her Estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 8, PSD-03-028133 (OLT), being a portion of Lot as described in decree No. 25986, situated in Barangay Dau, Mabalacat, Province of Pampanga, and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 29423, before Notary Public Venancio Q. Rivera III as per Doc No. 253, Page No. 89, Book No.XLIV Series of 2021.


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of EMELITA B. RIVERA who died on February 04, 2019 at 0207 Camachiles, Mabalacat City, Pampanga executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale on her Estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 1-E-8 of the Plan No. PSD-03-207436, being a portion of Lot 1-E, PSD-03-188326, situated in Barangay Dau, Municipality of Mabalacat, Province of Pampanga, and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 045-2014006982, before Notary Public Venancio Q. Rivera III as per Doc No. 326, Page No. 104, Book No.XLIV Series of 2021.


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of JOSEFINA CRUZ-TONGIO who died on January 06, 2020 in Sindalan, City of san Fernando, Pampanga executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with General Special Appointment on her Estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 3811-E of the subd. plan PSD-03-086310, being a portion of lot 3811 San Fdo. CAD., LRC. REC. No.), situated in the Bo of Sindalan Mun. of San Fdo. Province of Pamp. and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 042-2019024183, before Notary Public Ryan T. Rueda as per Doc No. 525, Page No. 106, Book No.VIII Series of 2020.


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of JOSEFINA DAYRIT SAPRA who died on June 04, 2019 in Angeles University Foundation Medical Center, McArthur Highway, Angeles City, Pampanga, executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Special Power of Attorney on her Estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 3, Block 3 of the subdivision plan PSD-55969, being a portion of Lot 653-B, described on plan BSD-10253, L.R.C CAD. REC. No. 124), situated in the Barrio of Malabanias, Municipality of Angeles, Province of Pampanga, and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 045-2014002214, before Notary Public Daniel Ben M. Custodio as per Doc No. 137, Page No. 29, Book No.46 Series of 2020.


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of ONOFRE G. DAYRIT, JR., who died on December 29, 2014 in 485 Atis St., Land Tenure Pandan, Angeles City, Pampanga, executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Special Power of Attorney on his Estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 3, Block 3 of the subdivision plan PSD-55969, being a portion of Lot 653-B, described on plan BSD-10253, L.R.C CAD. REC. No. 124), situated in the Barrio of Malabanias, Municipality of Angeles, Province of Pampanga, and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 045-2014002214, before Notary Public Daniel Ben M. Custodio as per Doc No. 136, Page No. 29, Book No.46 Series of 2020.


Park Inn by Radisson...From page 20

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of GLORIA C. GALANG, who died on October 21, 2006 in Angeles City and was a resident of 493 San Ramon Street, San Angelo Subd., Sto. Domingo, Angeles City executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlemen on her estate, more particularly described as follows:

Transfer Certificate of Title No. 115882Registry of Deeds of Angeles City

A parcel of land (Lot 14, Block 16 of the subdivision plan PSD-67299, being a portion of lot 1-C-11-F of plan (LRC) psd-19960, LRC record No.), situated in the Barrio of Sto. Domingo, Municipality of Angeles, Province of Pampanga.


A parcel of land (Lot 28, Block 15 of the subdivision plan PSD-46477, being a portion of lot 779-C described on plan Psd-32788, L.R.C Cad. Rec. No. 124), situated in the Municipality of Angeles, Province Pampanga.


A parcel of land (Lot 9, of the subdivision plan (LRC) psd-185165, being a portion of lot 5, Block 17 of plan PSD-67299, LRC Record No. 124) situated in the Barrio of Sto. Domingo, City of Angeles.


A parcel of land (Lot 4, of the subdivision plan (LRC) psd-185165, being a portion of lot 5, Block 17 of plan PSD-67299, Record No. 124) situatedin the Barrio of Sto. Domingo, City of Angeles.


A parcel of land (Lot 3-B of the subdivision plan Psd-03-182079 being a portion of lot 3, (LRC) psd-185165 L.R.C Rec. No.), situated in the Barrio of Sto. Domingo, City of Angeles.

before Notary Public Milalyn E. Villanis as per Doc No. 381, Page No. 78, Book No. III Series of 2021.


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of SPOUSES PABLO BALUYUT PATIO AND ARSENIA DEL ROSARIO PATIO, who died on February 06, 2021 and February 11, 2020 in Mabalacat City and Angeles City, executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver and Renunciation of Rights on his/her estate, more particularly described as follows:

Transfer Certificate of Title No. 042-2019025817Covering a certain land situated in Barangay Manibaug, Municipality of Porac, Province of Pampanga, Lot No. 5-B, Plan No. PSD-03-241316, Portion of Lot 5, PCS-03-012108.

Transfer Certificate of Title No. 76491-RCovering a parcel of land (Lot 17, Block 4 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Lot Psd-42114, being a portion of Lot 1276 of the cadastral survey of Porac, LRC (GLRO) Cad. Rec. No. 372, Case No. 18, situated in the Municipality of Porac, Province Pampanga.

before Notary Public Carlota Dela Cruz-Manalo as per Doc No. 474, Page No. 96, Book No. XXXVI Series of 2021.


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of LUZVIMINDA G. SANTOS who died on August 20, 2002 in Angeles Medical Center Inc. Rizal St Angeles City Pampanga executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights on her Estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 12, Block 1 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-84450, being a portion of Lot 229-A, described on plan (LRC) Psd-82150, LRC (GLRO) Cad. Record No. 132) situated in the Barrio of Mabiga, Municipality of Mabalacat, Province of Pampanga, and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 203622-B, issued by the Registry of Deeds of Mabalacat, That a residential house is erected on the above mentioned lot with Tax Declaration No. A-09013-04040R and said residential house is their family home. before Notary Public Katherine Jane L. Manarang as per Doc No. 2578, Page No. 75, Book No.LXXVI Series of 2021.


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of JESUS QUIZON who died on January 11, 1999, BEATRIZ QUIZON who died on April 20, 2001, HONORINA L. QUIZON who died on April 26, 2008, CLARO M. QUIZON who died on September 26, 2018, MYRNA L. QUIZON who died on November 21, 2010 and CESAR L. QUIZON who died on May 26, 2014 with all place of death in Angeles City Pampanga, executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement on his/her Estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 520, PSD-being a portion of Lot 15-E(LRC) PSD-13652) of the subdivision plan LRC. REC. NO.) situated in the Barrio of Sto. Domingo, Angeles City. and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 67945 Registry of Deeds for the Angeles City, before Notary Public Crisanto A. Cocal, CPA as per Doc No. 4150, Page No. 24, Book No.183 Series of 2021.


NOTICE TO THE PUBLICNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Wilfredo Tulda Barte died on April 19, 2021 at Eusebio St., Quebiawan, City of San Fernando, Pampanga.


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REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINASLALAWIGAN NG PAMPANGA

LUNGSOD NG SAN FERNANDO

TANGGAPAN NG SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD

EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 94TH REGULAR SES-SION (29TH VIRTUAL SESSION) OF THE 7TH SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF THE CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA HELD ON THE 7TH DAY OF JUNE 2021

PRESENT:

Hon. JAIME T. LAZATIN ........................................ Presiding Officer Hon. BENEDICT JASPER SIMON R. LAGMAN ... Member Hon. HARVEY A. QUIWA ...................................... Member Hon. RENATO G. AGUSTIN .................................. MemberHon. CELESTINO S. DIZON ................................. MemberHon. ARIEL C. CARREON .................................... Member Hon. CRISTINA D. LAGMAN ................................. MemberHon. RALPH DANIEL M. HENSON ...................... Member Hon. NELSON G. LINGAT ..................................... Member Hon. RAUL F. MACALINO ..................................... Member Hon. REDENTOR S. HALILI .................................. MemberHon. VILMA B. CALUAG ....................................... LnB Pres. ................................................................................ (Ex-Officio Mem-ber)Hon. GUSTAV JOHN S. HENSON ........................ SK Fed. Pres. ................................................................................ (Ex-Officio Mem-ber)

ABSENT: NONE

ORDINANCE NO. 2021-022Sponsor: Hon. Harvey A. Quiwa

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SP ORDINANCE NO. 2009-001 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE OUTSTANDING FERNANDINO AWARDS” (TOFA), PARTICULARLY ARTICLE I, SECTIONS 4, 9.4 AND 10 THEROF

EXPLANATORY NOTE

WHEREAS, the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of San Fernan-do, Pampanga has enacted SP Ordinance No. 2009-001, otherwise known as “The Outstanding Fernandino Awards (TOFA)” which grants the most prestigious award by the City Government of San Fernando, Pampanga to her Outstanding sons and daughters who have excelled in their fields of endeavor and professions;

WHEREAS, it is also the objective of the TOFA to preserve the Fernan-dino culture and tradition by way of honoring those who have shared their talents and efforts to the success, glory and honor of the Fernan-dinos;

WHEREAS, under the above-named Ordinance, the TOFA is annu-ally held to give recognition to the outstanding men and women of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga, who have excelled in their respective fields;

WHEREAS, the Committee on Tourism and Cultural Affairs of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, after revisiting the SP Ordinance deemed fit to propose amendments to make it more timely and attuned to the needs of the time;

WHEREAS, the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of San Fernan-do, Pampanga in session assembled, ADOPTS as it hereby adopts the following amendments to SP Ordinance No. 2009-001:

SECTION 4, which previously read:

Section 4 – Categories. The categories for “The Outstanding Fernandino Awards” (TOFA) shall, but not limited to, the following: 4.1 Religious Service 4.2 Environment Protection 4.3 Education 4.4 Law 4.5 Agriculture

4.6 Science and Technology 4.7 Social Service 4.8 Military and Law Enforcement 4.9 Medicine (including Health Services/Allied Medical Profession)4.10 Business 4.11 Culture and Arts (including Heritage, History) 4.12 Community Service 4.13 Parenthood and Family 4.14 Senior Citizens Service 4.15 Sports 4.16 Media

Shall be added the following:

4.17 Youth Service4.18 Civil Service4.19 Person with Disabilities4.20 Entrepreneurship

SECTION 9.4 which previously read:

9.4 Awarding Ceremony. TOFA awarding ceremony shall be held during the observance of the Cityhood Anniversary Celebration and awardees shall be presented, as much as practicable or when warrant-ed by circumstances, in public areas where a great number of Fernan-dinos could take a view of them.

Shall now read:

9.4 Awarding Ceremony. TOFA awarding ceremony shall be held every three years during the observance of the Cityhood Anniversary Cele-bration and awardees shall be presented, as much as practicable or when warranted by circumstances, in public areas where a great num-ber of Fernandinos could take a view of them.

SECTION 10, which previously read:

Section 10. - Trophy. The design of the TOFA trophy shall adopt the 2008 design, as follows:

Description:

The TOFA Trophy shall be made from acrylic Plastic and Brass.

Shall now read:

Section 10. - Trophy. The design of the TOFA trophy shall adopt the 2008 design, as follows:

Description:

The TOFA Trophy shall be made from Brass or Glass/Stained Glass.

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED this 7th day of June 2021.

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I hereby certify to the correctness of the foregoing Ordinance adopt-ed by the 7th Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga during its 94th Regular Session held on June 7, 2021.

(SGD.) AVELINA M. LACANILAO-LAGMAN, DPA

Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod

ATTESTED:

(SGD.) JAIME T. LAZATIN, DPACity Vice-Mayor & Presiding Officer

APPROVED:

(SGD.) EDWIN D. SANTIAGOCity Mayor

June 17, 2021Date

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EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 95TH REGULAR SESSION (30TH VIRTUAL SESSION) OF THE 7TH SANG-GUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF THE CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA HELD ON THE 14TH DAY OF JUNE 2021

PRESENT:Hon. JAIME T. LAZATIN ...........................................................Presiding Officer Hon. BENEDICT JASPER SIMON R. LAGMAN ......................Member Hon. HARVEY A. QUIWA .........................................................Member Hon. RENATO G. AGUSTIN .....................................................MemberHon. CELESTINO S. DIZON .....................................................MemberHon. ARIEL C. CARREON ........................................................Member Hon. CRISTINA D. LAGMAN ....................................................MemberHon. RALPH DANIEL M. HENSON ..........................................MemberHon. NELSON G. LINGAT ........................................................Member Hon. RAUL F. MACALINO ........................................................Member Hon. REDENTOR S. HALILI .....................................................MemberHon. VILMA B. CALUAG ...........................................................LnB Pres. (Ex-Officio Member)Hon. GUSTAV JOHN S. HENSON ...........................................SK Fed. Pres. (Ex-Officio Member)

ABSENT: NONE

ORDINANCE NO. 2021-023Sponsor: Hon. Nelson G. Lingat

AN ORDINANCE INSTITUTIONALIZING AND STRENGTHENING THE CITY OF SAN FERNANDO PAMPANGA’S EP-IDEMIOLOGY AND SURVEILLANCE UNIT (ESU) AT THE CITY HEALTH OFFICE. IDENTIFYING ITS MEMBERS, DU-TIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, MANDATING ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO REPORT ALL NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND OTHER HEALTH EVENTS/ SYNDROMES/ OUTBREAKS/ EPIDEMICS NECESSARY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AP-PROPRIATE HEALTH PROGRAMS

WHEREAS, Republic Act 7160 otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, Chapter II, Section 16 mandate local government units (LGUs) to ensure and support among other things, the promotion of health and safety;

WHEREAS, Republic Act 11332 (Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act) requires all individuals and health facilities to report notifiable diseases to local and national health authorities;

WHEREAS, In the 2020 Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 11332, Rule VII, Section I, directs all local health offices in the province, cities and municipalities nationwide the establishment of Epidemiology and Surveillance Units (ESUs) to do mandatory reporting of notifiable diseases and health events of public health concern; WHEREAS, Administrative Order No. 2007-0036 (Guidelines on the Philippine Integrated Disease Surveillance and Re-sponse (PIDSR)) provides the framework for PIDSR to guide its implementation at all levels of the health care delivery system both in public and private sectors;

WHEREAS, a functional, purposeful, well designated and integrated disease surveillance and response system in a locality is essentially important so as to support and upkeep the entire health sector in reducing morbidity and mortality cases secondary to different notifiable diseases. Furthermore, it is also useful for setting priorities, formulating strategies/actions/interventions as well as in monitoring and evaluation of health programs;

WHEREAS, Administrative Order No. 2005-0023 (Implementing Guidelines for Formula One for Health as Framework for Health Programs), Section C2.c.iii, states that, Disease surveillance shall be intensified to ensure that the targets for disease elimination, prevention and control are attained;

WHEREAS, effective disease surveillance plays an important role as it serves an early warning system in every health sector, and it can help and easily identify various public health emergencies thus, guide all stakeholders in initiating suitable mitigat-ing measures, health policies and strategies that will address the health issues including its preventive measures thereafter;

WHEREAS, in reference to the City of San Fernando, Pampanga’s No. 4 Agenda: KALUSUGAN “Malusog na Fernandino Masiglang Pamumuhay ay Sigurado!” The City Health Office’s strategic objective is to provide a highly responsive preventive health care to all Fernandinos so as to reduce and eventually prevent the occurrence of illnesses and deaths brought by var-ious notifiable diseases;

WHEREAS, the Sangguniang Panlungsod deemed fit to organize imperative undertakings to strengthen the capability for disease surveillance, intensify the preparedness and response to public health event of international concern such as the COVID-19, dengue and other notifiable diseases, increase public awareness on their [notifiable diseases] prevention and con-trol, disseminate and advocate strategic health education and promotion activities and other similar initiatives;

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WHEREAS, premises considered, the Local Government Unit of San Fernando, Pampanga through the Committee on Health and Sanitation of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, ensures the functionality and continuity of all activities/programs under the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit of the City Health Office;

NOW THEREFORE, the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga in session assembled, adopts as it hereby adopts, the following to wit:

ARTICLE IGENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1. Title - This Order shall be known as AN ORDINANCE INSTITUTIONALIZING AND STRENGTHENING THE CITY OF SAN FERNANDO PAMPANGA’S EPIDEMIOLOGY AND SURVEILLANCE UNIT (ESU) AT THE CITY HEALTH OFFICE IDENTIFYING ITS MEMBERS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, MANDATING ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO REPORT ALL NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND OTHER HEALTH EVENTS/ SYNDROMES/ OUTBREAKS/ EPIDEMICS NECESSARY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF APPROPRIATE HEALTH PROGRAMS

Section 2. Scope and Coverage – All health facilities (government and private) such as hospitals, medical clinics, infirmaries, health centers, laboratories and all medical health professionals and non-medical entities such as medical doctors, nurses, midwives, allied medical professionals, administrative officers/aides among others are hereby mandated to report all attended cases listed in section 8 of this ordinance either directly to the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit of the City of San Fer-nando, Pampanga or through their respective organizational surveillance coordinators.

Section 3. Purpose - The institutionalization and strengthening of the City of San Fernando Pampanga’s Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (ESU) shall support the entire health sector in reducing the City of San Fernando, Pampanga’s morbidity and mortality rates secondary to various identified notifiable/communicable/infectious diseases of local and national public health concern through proper: 1. Case detection as it prevents the occurrence and/or proliferation of new cases of disease/s, reduce disease incidence rate as well as the reduction of possible and potential exposure of other people to various causal (risk) fac-tors brought by the identified disease. 2. Immediate Notification/Case investigation/Response and Control as it can help in the initiation of investigative process and early implementation of control/mitigating measures. 3. Data Management as reliability and usefulness of data can be guaranteed.

Section 4. Declaration of Policy – The Local Government Unit of San Fernando, Pampanga through its City Health Office is committed to commence its mandate which highly concentrates in the promotion of health and prevention of illness for its constituents as can be garnered from the CSFP’s 4th Agenda “Malusog na Fernandino Masiglang Pamumuhay ay Sigurado”. Every year, through the efforts and initiatives being initiated by its stakeholders, the city government appropriates a portion of its Annual Budget to finance all the funding requirements needed to support various local health programs which are aligned with the Department of Health Programs. To attain the aforesaid endeavor, the Office of the Sangguniang Panlungsod enacted this Ordinance, to unite all concerned health sectors with their leaders/shareholders in combating the various notifiable diseas-es in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.

Section 5. Definition of Terms - As used in this Order, the following terms shall mean:

a.Active Surveillance – refers to public health officers either collect the data themselves or seek reports from participants in the surveillance system on a regular basis, rather than waiting for the reports.

b.CESU – refers to City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit. The aforesaid section in collaboration with the concerned agen-cies/stakeholders is the one responsible for detecting notifiable diseases and other health events including its investigation, case confirmation, collecting specimen if necessary, notifying the higher level for the appropriate actions/response to be un-dertaken. Furthermore, safekeeping of pertinent epidemiological information (case registration, data analysis and interpreta-tion) is a key function of the unit as well as the provision of feedback.

c.Disease – refers to a specific illness or medical condition, irrespective of origin or source that directly presents or has the potential to present significant harm to humans.

d.Disease Reporting Unit – refers to any health facility where cases of notifiable diseases are identified and reported (e.g. hospitals, clinics, city health offices, barangay health stations etc.)

e.Disease Surveillance Officer – refers to a fulltime staff of the Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit of the City Health Offic-es, Provincial Health Offices and Regional Offices who has received training on basic epidemiology, public health surveillance and PIDSR.

f.Epidemic – refers to the occurrence in a community or region of cases of an illness, specific health-related behavior, or other health-related events clearly in excess of normal expectancy.

g.Epidemiology – it refers to the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified pop-ulations, and the application of this study to control of health problems

h.ESU Team Leader- refers to Medical Doctor or any Allied Health Professional who is an Epidemiologist or who have re-ceived training on PIDSR.

i.Integrated Disease Surveillance – it refers to the process of coordinating, prioritizing, and streamlining of multiple disease surveillance systems into a unified national disease surveillance system that combines core surveillance activities and support functions into a single integrated activity for the purpose of making the system more efficient and effective in providing timely, accurate and relevant information for action.

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j.Morbidity – refers to illness, diseases.

k.Mortality – refers to death.

l.Notifiable Diseases – refers to the disease that, by legal requirements, must be reported to the public health or other au-thority in the pertinent jurisdiction when the diagnosis is made. Such diseases are categorized into two according to the urgen-cy of reporting. Category 1. Immediately Notifiable Diseases Syndrome Events and Condition. Category 2. Weekly Notifiable Disease or Syndrome.

m.Outbreak – refers to an epidemic limited to localized increase in the incidence of a disease.

n.PIDSR – refers to Philippine Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response.

o.Stakeholders - shall refer to health facilities, such as hospitals, clinics, infirmaries, health centers etc.

p.Syndrome – refers to a symptom complex in which the symptoms and/or signs coexist more frequently that would be ex-pected by chance on the assumption of independence.

q.Vaccine Preventable Diseases – refers to diseases such as acute flaccid paralysis, suspected polio, measles, neonatal tetanus etc. caused by vaccines or its component.

r.Zero Case Reporting – refers to the reporting of “zero case” when no case has been detected by the reporting unit.

ARTICLE IIINSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE CITY EPIDEMIOLOGY

AND SURVEILLANCE UNIT OF THE CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA

Section 6. Composition - The CESU shall be composed of the following: 1.Medical Epidemiologist or Medical Officer 2.City Epidemiology and Surveillance Officer (Nurse II) 3.Assistant City Epidemiology and Surveillance Officer (Nurse I) 4.Disease Surveillance Coordinators in Rural Health Units, Barangay Health Stations and Birthing Stations 5.Disease Surveillance Coordinators in Hospitals, Clinics etc. 6.Registered Medical Technologist 7.Encoder 8.Volunteers in the community (e.g. BHWs)

Section 7. Duties and Responsibilities - The following shall be the duties and functions of the members of the epidemiol-ogy and surveillance unit:

A.CITY EPIDEMIOLOGY AND SURVEILLANCE UNIT (CESU):

1.Shall maintain a functional disease surveillance system equipped with the necessary resources and adequate finan-cial support. Financial support may come from the disaster, calamity or other appropriate funding sources as deter-mined by their respective stakeholders.2.Shall collect, organize, analyze, interpret and disseminate surveillance data in their respective areas in a timely man-ner.3.Shall maintain an organize surveillance information system through the use of PIDSR software system that generates an accurate, correct, complete and reliable information.4.Shall report all available essential information (e.g. clinical description, laboratory results, numbers of human cases and deaths, sources and type of risk) immediately to the next higher level and other concerned agencies.5.Shall immediately implement appropriate control measures.6.Shall maintain an effective networking with the various disease reporting units and stakeholders.7.Shall establish, operate and maintain a city epidemic preparedness and response plan, including the creation of mul-tidisciplinary/multisectoral teams to respond to events that may constitute a public health emergency.8.Shall facilitate the submission of weekly notifiable disease surveillance reports from public and private hospitals.

B.INDIVIDUAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CESU MEMBERS:

1. The ESU Team Leader shall:• Supervise, spearhead and participate in the formulation of policies, programs and guidelines necessary in the initia-tion of the unit’s mandate.• Oversee and monitor the operation of the CESU.• Supervise and evaluate the various interventions being implemented to address a particular event in coordination with the concerned program managers.

2.The CITY EPIDEMIOLOGY AND SURVEILLANCE OFFICER shall:• Conduct Active Disease Surveillance.• Visit health facilities (government and private hospitals and clinics) & regularly check email on possible reports/notifi-cation of diseases/events/syndromes.• Assist the Rural Health Unit (RHU)/Barangay Health Station (BHS) Staff on disease surveillance in the community in coordination with the concerned agency/office /unit (i.e. EHSD, CENRO, HEMS etc.).• Initiate a close collaboration with the health care providers/PIDSR coordinators/disease surveillance coordinators /of-ficers assigned in every healthcare facility (clinics, hospitals etc.) so as to be informed and detect unusual events.• HOSPITAL SETTING

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Shall review medical records/charts and other related documents upon the approval of the concerned health facility.• BHS/ RHU SETTINGShall review individual treatment records upon the approval of the concerned health facility.• For CATEGORY I – immediately identify and report the case to Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit/Re-gional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit via phone (initial report) and case-based reporting.• For CATEGORY II – report cases on a weekly basis.• Shall do zero reporting – make report even if there is no known case/s found.• Shall prepare and gather all needed equipment/logistics based from the detected or reported case.• Shall initiate multi-sectoral collaboration with other agencies which may assist in the investigation (i.e. HEMS, EPI, EHSD etc.).• Shall obtain an accurate, correct and complete data.• Shall conduct an interview of key informant/s (health worker, patient’s significant others).• Shall do/generate Descriptive and Analytic Epidemiological and Surveillance reports.• Shall initiate a close coordination with the next higher level for technical and logistical assistance.• Shall monitor and identify “silent” disease surveillance units and shall do the appropriate actions to be undertaken in coordination with the Department of Health.• Shall initiate a close coordination with the partner public/private laboratory that has the capability and capacity to un-dertake the necessary test.• Shall ensure an adequate laboratory supplies in Rural Health Units in coordination with the staff concerned.• Shall initiate a close collaboration with the appropriate agency for request of supplies.• Shall ensure a timely submission of specimen with the use of appropriate measures (container etc.) necessary for transport to RITM.• Shall identify the particular disease condition through case classification.• Shall identify the specific specimen to be collected.• Shall coordinate with the trained personnel for collection if necessary.• Shall attach the pre-requisite reporting forms and other pertinent documents required.• Shall maintain an effective and efficient central registry (e.g. Encoding and Analysis, Usage of standardized approach (i.e. use of standard computer-based program).• Shall conduct a regular review of findings in coordination with the skilled personnel and provide feedback to the com-munity and concerned agencies.• Shall conduct training on disease surveillance and response to all new and existing (for updates) Rural Health Unit/Barangay Health Station Personnel as well as those staff who are in the hospitals/clinics within the territorial jurisdiction of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga in coordination with the Department of Health Regional Office III.• Shall conduct technical assistance visit to the concerned disease reporting unit/s upon request and if necessary in addition to the regular monitoring and supportive supervision.• Shall regularly coordinate with the RESU staff for any new software updates to support surveillance database.• Shall monitor PIDSR database to check for completeness, double entries and inconsistencies as well as the availabil-ity of back up files.• Shall ensure regular and timely submission of reports to all concerned agencies/ stakeholders.• Shall initiate a close coordination with the Rapid Response Teams (i.e. Environmental Health and Sanitation Division, Health Emergency Management Staff, Provincial ESU, Regional ESU, Food and Nutrition Team, Mental and Psychoso-cial Support Team, Health Education Promotion Office etc.) most especially in times of disasters.• Shall ensure the availability of appropriate surveillance kits and rapid response to any untoward events/outbreaks.• Shall ensure effective networking to various healthcare facilities in times of outbreaks/untoward events.• Shall conduct regular program implementation review in coordination with the members of CESU Technical Working Group and other concerned stakeholders/program managers.• Other may be assigned from time to time.

3.Disease Surveillance Coordinators from the various disease reporting units shall be responsible for active case find-ing and investigation of all reportable cases and other health information in the hospitals (health professionals) and community (physicians, nurses, midwives, barangay health workers/volunteers). They shall be responsible for the accomplishment and submission of surveillance forms to CESU at the City of San Fernando, Pampanga’s City Health Office.

4.Registered Medical Technologist shall conduct of collection and transport of specimen and assist in surveillance as nec-essary.

5.Encoder shall be in-charge of the data management and assist in the surveillance as necessary.

Section 8. Guidelines in Reporting – The time frame for the reporting of health data to the City Epidemiology and Surveil-lance Unit (CESU) are the following:

1.Notifiable diseases shall be reported in accordance to the guidelines specified under the Philippine Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (PIDSR) adopting the 2014 3rd edition of Manual of procedures for the PIDSR or to any new guidelines as specified by the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit of Department of Health.2.Death must be reported by relatives or attending medical or non-medical personnel within 48 hours or within 72 hours if death occurs on a Friday. However, if the cause of death is due to a suspected communicable disease or a medico legal case, it should be reported as soon as possible or within 24 hours.3.Births attended at birthing facilities shall be reported on a monthly basis. Births attended at home or in the community shall be reported by traditional birth attendant, midwife, nurse, doctor or to the Barangay Surveillance Coordinator or to the nearest Health Center as soon as possible or within 48 hours after birth or within 72 hours if birth occurs on a Friday;4.Immunization and Newborn Screening done at health facilities shall be reported on a monthly basis and;5.Birth defects seen at the birthing facilities or in the community must be reported as soon as possible to the CESU or to the nearest health center.

Section 9. Organizational Structure/Manpower/Human Development of the CSFP’s Epidemiology and Surveillance

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Unit (ESU) and the ESU of Government and Private Health Facilities

1.The ESU shall have a designated/dedicated space/room in the office including the availability of appropriate equipment and logistics (e.g. computer, printer, internet access, telephone access, fax machine, photocopier machine, LCD, Specimen Col-lection Kit, Refrigerator for Specimen, Specimen Transport Boxes, Ice Packs, Forms (CIFs/CRFs), VPD Organizers) needed for the operation under the direct supervision of the City Health Officer (CHO) or Medical Officer.

2.The CHO shall designate a medical officer who will directly supervise the entire functions of the Epidemiology and Surveil-lance Unit.

3.The CHO shall also designate a disease surveillance officer preferably a nurse to undertake the corresponding duties and responsibilities of the unit to be accompanied by an assistant disease surveillance officer.

4.The CHO in coordination with the Rural Health Physicians (RHPs) shall also designate a disease surveillance coordinator per Rural Health Unit and Barangay Health Station.

5.The CHO shall form a rapid response teams to assist the ESU staff in the initiation of its corresponding tasks when neces-sary.6.All members included in the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit of the City Health Office shall receive basic and ad-vance trainings needed in surveillance and response so as to effectively and efficiently render their duties and responsibilities.

7.All health facilities (government and private) e.g. hospitals, clinics etc. in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga shall designate their own disease surveillance coordinators. Appropriate funding requirements shall be allocated by their respective organiza-tions so as to carry out all the necessary undertakings of their ESU. Appropriate trainings on epidemiological surveillance and response shall be requested and coordinated to the Department of Health.

Section 10. Authority to Review and Obtain Health Records – The City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit’s Disease Sur-veillance Officer or his/her duly authorized representatives, upon written or verbal recommendation or order of the City Health Officer or Medical Officer, as well as in coordination with the designated surveillance officers/coordinators of the concerned health facility shall be authorized to review the chart/medical and laboratory records and obtain a copy thereof of patients sus-pected to have communicable/infectious disease or cases with potentials or significant impact on the health status of the so-ciety. Reviewed and obtained copies of pertinent data/records shall be treated with utmost confidentiality and shall never be used in any manner except for disease or health investigation purposes.

Section 11. Implementing Rules and Regulations on Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern

A.Implementation: The CESU is directed to implement the mandatory reporting of notifiable diseases and health events of public health concern.

B.Persons and Entities Required to do Mandatory Reporting: Subject to the procedure laid down under this section, all of the following, whether public or private, are required to accurately and immediately report notifiable diseases and health events of public health concern provided for under section 14 of this Ordinance or as may be issued by the DOH:

1.Licensed public and private medical and allied health professionals;2.Health facilities and offices as defined under the DOH Administrative Order No. 2019-0060 or the Guidelines on the Imple-mentation of the National Health Facility Registry, or subsequent amendments or revisions thereto;3.Workplaces including those in special economic and/or free port zones;4.Public and private educational institutions providing basic education, higher education, or technical-vocational education and/or training;5.Prisons, jails, or detention centers;6.Major transportation passenger terminals, and seaports and airports;7.Dining and hotel and other accommodation establishments, including other establishments as may be required by public health authorities;8.Communities including household members, the punong barangay, barangay health emergency response teams, homeown-ers’ associations, indigenous people communities, cooperatives, and community-based organizations;9.Other government agencies providing health and emergency frontline services, border control, and other critical services; and10.Professional societies, civic organizations, and other NGOs.

C.Categories of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern: All persons or entities under this Sec-tion shall report notifiable diseases and health events of public health concern in accordance with the PIDSR and their cate-gorization or disease surveillance or manual of procedures. The diseases under Section 14, or listed as notifiable diseases or health event of public health concern pursuant thereto, shall be categorized as immediately notifiable (Category I) or weekly notifiable (Category II)

D.Reportable Health Data - The following shall be reported to the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit:

1.All notifiable diseases listed in the Philippine Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (diseases reflected under Cat-egory 1 and 2).

1.1 CATEGORY 1Immediately Notifiable• Adverse Event Following Immunization• Acute Flaccid Paralysis

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• Anthrax• Measles• Meningococcal Disease• Neonatal Tetanus• Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning• Rabies• Hand Foot and Mouth Diseases• Clustering of Diseases/Outbreaks• Other Health Events/Unusual Diseases or Threats

1.2 CATEGORY 2 Weekly Notifiable• Acute Bloody Diarrhea• AMES• Acute Encephalitis Syndrome• Acute Hemorrhagic Fever• Acute Viral Hepatitis• Bacterial Meningitis• Chikungunya• Cholera• Dengue• Diphtheria• Influenza-Like-Illness• Leptospirosis• Malaria• Non-Neonatal Tetanus• Pertussis• Rota Virus• Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever

2.Deaths cause or suspected caused by communicable/infectious/notifiable diseases.

3.Other health data which may be prescribed by the City/Provincial/Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit or National Epidemiology Center/Epidemiology Bureau of the Department of Health.

E.Submission of Report to the Local Epidemiology and Surveillance Units- Mandatory reporting of notifiable diseases or health events of public health concern shall be done by submitting the Case Investigation Form (CIF) for diseases under Category I, or the Case Report Form (CRF) for diseases under Category II, to the Local Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (LESU) mandated to be established under this ordinance.

Upon receipt of reports, the LESU or the Local Health Office shall the timely submit reports in accordance with reporting pro-cedures mandated under the PIDSR or in disease surveillance guidelines or manual of procedures.

F.Deadline of Reporting- Diseases under Category I are considered as immediately notifiable and should be reported to the LESU, RESU and Epidemiology Bureau within 24 hours from detection. Diseases under Category II shall be reported every Friday of the week. G.Minimum Data Needed for Mandatory Reporting- the following data for collection in the official forms under the DOH Man-ual of Procedures such as CIF and CRF are the following:

• Name of Disease Reporting Unit;• Name of interviewer;• Age;• Sex;• Civil Status;• Date of Birth;• Permanent address;• Current address;• Date onset of symptoms or illness;• Contact number;• History of Travel in the last 30 days;• Other health conditions/ comorbidities, medical history, last menstrual period, if applicable

The aforementioned details are crucial and indispensable for the formulation of appropriate policies and disease response activities. Hence, health professionals conducting interview at the onset of illness/ symptoms shall obtain such details from a suspect case, properly informing the data subject that the information sought to be obtained is being processed in accordance with the Republic Act 10173 or “Data Privacy Act of 2012”, and that deliberately providing false or misleading information on the part of the person, may constitute as non-cooperation punishable under this Ordinance.

ARTICLE IIISPECIAL PROVISION

All private medical clinics/medical arts/centers and other similar entities located within the jurisdiction of the City of San Fer-nando, Pampanga are hereby directed to submit reports/data concerning their immunization program on a monthly basis which will serve as basis to determine the vaccination coverage contributed by the private sector as well as to monitor sus-pected and probable cases caused by or related to/secondary to Vaccine Preventable Diseases.

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ARTICLE IVFUNDING/APPROPRIATION

Section 12. The City Government of San Fernando, Pampanga shall appropriate adequate funds to achieve the necessary funding requirements of the CESU in order to provide an effective and efficient quality service delivery through its regular in-clusion in the City’s Annual Investment Plan (AIP) / Special Program Appropriation (SPA) / Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) of the City Health Office or through the harmonized transfer of funds from the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC).

Specific amount/s to be allocated will be determined through a proper forum with the technical working group and shall be pre-sented upon budget hearing and deliberation.

The funds shall be used to defray the operational costs of equipment, supplies, transportation, communications and logistics needed to support the ESU and response to epidemics or its equivalent events.

ARTICLE VPENAL PROVISIONS

Section 13. The following administrative sanctions shall be imposed upon individuals or institutions or facilities found to have violated the provision of this Ordinance:

1.Against Public Employees, in accordance with the Administrative Code and Pertinent Civil Service Rules and Regu-lations, erring government employees found to be liable shall be sanctioned by disciplining authority:

First Offense Reprimand; Second Offense Suspension from service for One (1) to Thirty (30) Days after determination of culpability by the Disciplinary Board of the City Government of San Fernando, Pampanga; and, Third Offense Dismissal from Office

2.Against Private individuals, health institutions/ facilities, Persons/Institution or Facilities who violate this Ordinance shall upon be punished with the penalty of:

First Offense Fine of Php 3, 000.00;

Second Offense Fine of Php 4, 000.00; and,

Third Offense Fine of Php 5, 000.00 and Suspension of Business Permit and Mayor’s Permit to operate

ARTICLE VIFINAL CLAUSES

Section 14. Repealing Clause – Any Ordinance, Executive Order, Rules and Regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 15. Separability Clause – If any provisions of this Order shall be held unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions hereof shall remain valid and continue to be full force and effect.

Section 16. Effectivity -This Order shall take effect 30 days after its approval, publication in a newspaper of general circula-tion in the Province of Pampanga and its posting in conspicuous places of the City Hall and the city’s 35 barangays.

ADOPTED this 14th day of June 2021.x-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- xI hereby certify to the correctness of the foregoing Ordinance adopted by the 7th Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga during its 95th Regular Session held on June 14, 2021.

(SGD.) AVELINA M. LACANILAO-LAGMAN, DPASecretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod

ATTESTED:

(SGD.) JAIME T. LAZATIN, DPACity Vice-Mayor & Presiding Officer

APPROVED:

(SGD.) EDWIN D. SANTIAGOCity Mayor

June 28, 2021Date

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EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 95TH REGULAR SESSION (30TH VIRTUAL SESSION) OF THE 7TH SANGGUNIANG PANLUNG-SOD OF THE CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA HELD ON THE 14TH DAY OF JUNE 2021

PRESENT: Hon. JAIME T. LAZATIN ........................................................ Presiding Officer Hon. BENEDICT JASPER SIMON R. LAGMAN ................... Member Hon. HARVEY A. QUIWA ...................................................... Member Hon. RENATO G. AGUSTIN .................................................. MemberHon. CELESTINO S. DIZON .................................................. MemberHon. ARIEL C. CARREON ..................................................... Member Hon. CRISTINA D. LAGMAN ................................................. MemberHon. RALPH DANIEL M. HENSON ....................................... MemberHon. NELSON G. LINGAT ..................................................... Member Hon. RAUL F. MACALINO ..................................................... Member Hon. REDENTOR S. HALILI .................................................. MemberHon. VILMA B. CALUAG ........................................................ LnB Pres. (Ex-Officio Member)Hon. GUSTAV JOHN S. HENSON ........................................ SK Fed. Pres. (Ex-Officio Member)

ABSENT: None

ORDINANCE NO. 2021-024Sponsor: Hon. Renato G. Agustin

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING LOCAL FRANCHISE TO OPERATE THE MABUHAY COCKPIT ARENA LOCATED ALONG MC-ARTHUR HIGH-WAY, BARANGAY TELABASTAGAN, CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

EXPLANATORY NOTE

WHEREAS, the City Government of San Fernando, Pampanga has enacted Ordinance No. 2015-024, otherwise known as the Games and Amusement Code of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga, and later amended by virtue of SP ordinance no. 2019-008 and further amended by SP Ordinance no. 2021-013, to regulate and protect people going and employed in amusement centers, carnivals, fairs, resorts, amusement parks, cockpit arenas, internet cafes, e-bingo, e-sabong, and the traditional bingo parlors, karaoke bars, among others; WHEREAS, the Mabuhay Cockpit Area, operated by owners of Mabuhay Consolidated, Inc., an entity duly organized and existing under and virtue of Philippine laws, is one among the many business establishments covered by this abovementioned Ordinance; WHEREAS, the Mabuhay Cockpit Arena has been in operation in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga specifically along MacArthur Highway, barangay Telabastagan; WHEREAS, a certain Beldevere Vista Corporation represented by its President, Rogelio R. Morales, clothed with a Lease Contract Agreement with the owners of Mabuhay Consolidated, Inc., has submitted a Letter of Intent to apply for a Permit/License or Authority to operate the Mabuhay Cockpit Arena, which was included in the Order of Business of the Sangguniang Panlungsod on October 19, 2020;

WHEREAS, the Sangguniang Barangay of Telabastagan, this city, passed Barangay Resolution No. 013, series of 2020 “interposing no objection to the operation of the Mabuhay Cockpit Arena located at Barangay Telabastagan, this city”;

WHEREAS, the application was referred to the Committee on Games and Amusements which subsequently conducted a series of committee hearings and studies to determine the merit and purpose of the application to operate the above-mentioned cockpit arena; WHEREAS, the Sangguniang Panlungsod found the application meritorious and in order, thereby grants the applicant, Mr. Rogelio R. Morales, the author-ity to operate the Mabuhay Cockpit Arena in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga (local franchise) as mandated by R.A. 7160 for its operation; renewable every five (5) years from the enactment of SP Ordinance No. 2015- 024;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of City Government of San Fernando, Pampanga, in session assembled, adopts as it hereby adopts the following Ordinance:

ARTICLE ITitle

Section 1. Title- This Ordinance shall be known as:

“AN ORDINANCE GRANTING LOCAL FRANCHISE TO OPERATE THE MABUHAY COCKPIT ARENA LOCATED ALONG MC-ARTHUR HIGHWAY, BARANGAY TELABASTAGAN, CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”

Section 2. Definition of Terms – As used in this Ordinance, the following terms shall mean:

2.1 Business – refers to the trade or commercial activity regularly engaged in as a means of livelihood or with a view of profit;

2.2 Charges – refers to a pecuniary liability, as rents or fees against persons or property;

2.3 Tax – refers to an enforced contribution usually monetary in form, leveled by the law-making body on person and property subject to its jurisdiction for the precise purpose of supporting governmental duties;

2.4 Fee – means a charge fixed by law or ordinance for the regulation or inspection of a business or activity; it shall also include charges fixed by law or agency for the services of a public officer in the discharge of his official duties;

2.5 Franchise – is a right or privilege affected with public interest which is conferred upon private persons or corporations, under such terms and conditions as the government and political subdivisions may impose in the interests of the public welfare

ARTICLE II Authority to Operate

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Section 1. Authority to Operate – There is hereby granted to a certain Mr. Rogelio R. Morales, the authority (local franchise) to operate the Mabuhay Cockpit Arena, located along MacArthur Highway, Barangay Telabastagan, this city, with duly approved license from the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) and any other government-controlled corporations and agencies vested with gaming power and authority.

Section 2. Duration of the Authority to Operate – The Authority to Operate herein granted to Mr. Rogelio R. Morales to operate the Mabuhay Cock-pit Arena shall be for three (3) years only, retroactive from January 1, 2020 up to up to December 31, 2023, subject however to the option of Mr. Rogelio R. Morales to renew thereafter.

ARTICLE IIIPayment of Business Taxes

Section 1. Payment of Business, Fees and Charges – Business Taxes, Fees and other charges shall be imposed and made payable yearly by Mr. Ro-gelio R. Morales to the City Treasurer’s Office during the lifetime of this Ordinance and its subsequent renewal.

ARTICLE IVAdherence to Health Protocols

With the COVID 19 pandemic, the Mabuhay Cockpit Arena shall strictly adhere to the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Circular No. 2020-140, re: Guidelines on the Resumption of Cockpit Operations or Cockfighting Activities in areas under Modified General Community Quarantine or lower.

Specifically, it shall strictly adhere and abide to the City’s Infection Control Protocols for Gaming Establishments:1.Face masks and face shields shall be worn at all times;2.Implementation of physical distancing of 1- meter apart within the store premises and at queuing areas;3.Employees and customer are required to fill out an employee health declaration form or customer contact tracing form upon entry for contact tracing purposes;4.Maximum number of customers shall be posted at the entrance and strict control of customer inflow shall be observed;5.Separate entrance and exit points shall be implemented, and a queuing line outside the area with physical distancing markers shall be installed; 6.Indoor air ventilation systems should conform with applicable protocols and standards.7.Sanitation areas shall be installed in accessible locations;8.Signages reminding customers to observe minimum health standards, avoid risky behavior such as shouting and talking loudly shall be posted within the establishment;9.Employees shall wear proper PPE, including both face mask and face shield, and shall practice proper handwashing during their duty;10.Company shall delegate at least 1 Safety Health Officer to:a.Monitor all staff through temperature checking, monitoring of covid symptoms and assessing mental health status daily; b.Report employee/s to City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) who develop covid symptoms or who tested covid positive.c.Report to TF WASH of LGU-CSFP for disinfection,d.Remind employees to practice minimum public health standards,e.Monitor regular cleaning of all contact surfaces such as doors, knobs, tables, windows, etc. at least every 2 hours; and 11.Regular daily sanitation/disinfection of the establishment should be done before and after the activity.

ARTICLE VPenalty Clause

Section 1. Penalty – Failure on the part of Mr. Rogelio R. Morales to comply with any or all provisions of this Ordinance shall be meted the following fines and penalties, over and above the penalties imposed by the Office of the City Treasurer of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga, to wit:

a.For First Offense – Any person, natural or juridical, who violates this Ordinance forthe first time shall be fined the amount of Three Thousand (=P=3,000.00) Pesos and a stern warning of revocation of the Business Permit to oper-ate and or the imposition of the penalty of imprisonment for six (6) months;

b.For Second Offense - Any person, natural or juridical, who violates this Ordinance For the first time shall be fined the amount of Five Thousand (=P=5,000.00) Pesos and the cancellation of the Business Permit to operate with the penalty of imprisonment of one (1) year; without prejudice to the filing of other criminal cases in violation of other existing national laws.

The officers of the juridical person such as the manager, operator/administrator or any person in-charge of the management of the Mabuhay Cockpit Arena shall be directly responsible for its operation and shall be fined and penalized as that of the natural person.

ARTICLE VMiscellaneous Provisions

Section 2. Repealing Clause – Local Ordinance, Resolutions, Orders, Rules and Regulations and other issuances of the City Government of San Fer-nando, Pampanga that are inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby repealed, amended and modified accordingly.

Section 3. Separability Provision – If for any reasons, any section of this Ordinance, or any portion hereof, or the application of such section or provi-sion, or portion hereof to any person, group or circumstance is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall its full force and effect.

Section 4. Effectivity – This Ordinance shall take effect immediately after its approval, publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Pampanga and the posting of the same in the city’s Bulletin Board and conspicuous places.

ADOPTED this 14th day of June 2021.x-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x

(SGD.) AVELINA M. LACANILAO-LAGMAN, DPASecretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod

ATTESTED:(SGD.) JAIME T. LAZATIN, DPA

City Vice-Mayor & Presiding Officer

APPROVED:(SGD.) EDWIN D. SANTIAGO

City Mayor

June 28, 2021Date

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chance to win in all the draws—those who do not win in the weekly and monthly raffles are still el-igible for the grand draw.

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60,000 Japanese junior high school students was very low at just 0.1 percent belying fears of youth up-take, according to a study by Tottori University Medi-cal School funded by Min-istry of Health and Wel-fare.

Mark Dougan, Director of Transformational Health of the business consulting firm Frost & Sullivan, said the case of Japan, being the world’s largest mar-ket of HTPs, deserves to be studied because of the significant reduction in cig-

arette sales in the country.He said they we’re fo-

cusing on the Japanese market because novel nicotine tobacco products (NNTPs) have been com-mercially available in Ja-pan since 2014. It’s by far the world’s largest market.

Dougan noted that HTPs are based on the principle of eliminating combustion by heating tobacco at about 350 de-grees Centigrade or less instead of burning.

“While these products are clearly not risk-free, they do have the poten-

tial to serve as a comple-mentary strategy to exist-ing smoking-related inter-ventions” for smokers who are otherwise unable or unwilling to quit cigarettes, said Dougan.

Smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death globally with more than 7 million people dying of smoking-related diseas-es each year. Dougan said the number of tobacco us-ers worldwide declined only marginally from about 1.4 billion in 2000 to 1.34 billion in 2018.

“There is a significant

group of smokers in both developed and developing countries who are unable or unwilling to quit using current approaches which is often quite ineffective in actually helping people to quit,” Dougan said.

The use of NNTPs, ac-cording to Dougan, is of-ten seen as an appropri-ate intervention for help-ing them to stop smok-ing. “The use of NNTPs is based on the principle of harm reduction, specif-ically tobacco harm reduc-tion.” he said.

agement Project (FLMP) in PCW, Moreno said.

According to the DENR, the bridge will also benefit about 1,207 households and upland farmers through better

access of farm produce from agroforestry areas in the watershed.

Barat Bridge is the third major agroforestry support facility funded by JICA in two years after the 60-meter long bridge

in Sitio Pamalayan, Ba-rangay Conversion, Pant-abangan and the 55-me-ter long Calaocan hang-ing bridge in Barangay Burgos, Carranglan, said the DENR.

Launched in 2012,

FLMP has already reha-bilitated more than 14,000 hectares of denuded for-estlands in the PCW through collaborative and comprehensive commu-nity-based forest man-agement strategies.

economic stimulus initia-tive aimed at generating more jobs and helping re-vive the economy amidst the pandemic,” he said.

The project will also be welcome news for the transport logistics sector comprised of container cargo trucks, haulers and other commercial vehicles as it provides an alternate

route to the ports of Manila via NLEX Harbor Link all the way to the new Navo-tas Interchange along Mel Lopez Blvd, R-10.

This new project is part of the 11.5-kilometer NLEX C5 Link between Mindanao Avenue, Quiri-no Highway, Regalado Avenue, Congressional Avenue and C.P. Garcia Avenue in Quezon City.

The entire NLEX C5

Link project is expected to benefit 45,000 motor-ists daily and cut travel time between Mindan-ao Avenue to Common-wealth Avenue to 10 minutes instead of the usual 45 minutes.

Aside from this proj-ect, the tollway company is fast tracking the com-pletion of the first 5-km. section of the NLEX Connector to España

Blvd. in Sampaloc, Ma-nila along the PNR rail-road tracks. The NLEX Connector is expect-ed to reduce travel time from NLEX to South Lu-zon Expressway from two hours to just 20 min-utes and is seen to sup-port business activities in fast-growing regions such as Central Luzon and Calabarzon.

NLEX-PR

rey building to be built at RLMMC, and the P210 million additional build-ing and classrooms in CCA.

In addition, a total amount of P100 million was allotted for the pur-chase of medical equip-ment to the new hospital building in RLMMC.

As two of the main cornerstones of his ad-ministration, Lazatin, just like his father Cong. Car-melo “Tarzan” Lazatin, will continue to push pro-grams that will cater to the health and welfare of the people.

“These two men-tioned projects are among our promised in-frastructure supports to health and education,” he said.

Further, among the recent infrastructure and development programs in the city since Mayor Lazatin took office are the road widening and construction of the Pu-lung Cacutud Bridge and P150-million EPZA Di-version Road.

INFRA WITH CONG JON

Apart from the men-tioned projects, May-or Lazatin also shared

the hand-in-hand work with his brother 1st Dis-trict Rep. Carmelo “Jon” Lazatin II who agreed to help his leadership by pouring in budget for lo-cal infrastructure such as the P50 million for various road projects; P49.6 million for various drainage projects; P25 million for slope protec-tion; and P68.35 million for multi-purpose build-ing.

“While my admin-istration has exhaust-ed all city’s resources to aid Angeleños during the pandemic, this is the golden era as far as pub-lic service is concerned,”

Mayor Lazatin reiterated.“Mga minamahal

kong Angeleños, ito po ang nagagawa dahil ang inyong mayor at kongre-sista ay hindi lamang magkapatid kundi mag-katuwang para mapaun-lad ang ating syudad,” he added.

He also mentioned the projects lobbied by his brother for the city’s infrastructure develop-ment including the on-going construction of the P138-million Aba-can road dikes and by-pass roads from Baran-gay Pandan to Friend-ship Bridge; P30 million Malabanias Bridge; and

the four-lane Cutcut Fly-over, amounting to P500 million with help of Sen. Lito Lapid.

Cong. Jon is also lob-bying for the construc-tion of the Sto. Cristo Flyover worth P500 mil-lion, Lazatin said.

COUNCIL SUPPORTLazatin cited the sup-

port of Vice Mayor Vicky Vega-Cabigting and city council members Atty. Arvin “Pogs” Suller, Dr. Alfie Bonifacio, Jesus “Jay” Sangil, JC Park-er-Aguas, PG Ponce, Marino “Niknok” Bano-la, Dan Lacson, Raco Del Rosario, Jeremias

Alejandrino, and Arno-ah Mandani in approving the Supplemental Bud-get No. 1 he filed with which the soon-to-rise projects in RLMMC and CCA were funded.

“Kay Vice Mayor Vega at miyembro ng konsehong ito, sisig-uraduhin ko na hindi makakalimutan ng mga Angelenos ang ginawa ninyong pagseguro sa kanilang kalusugan at kinabukasan ng kanil-ang mga anak,” he said. “Maraming salamat sa inyo dahil kasama ko po kayo sa pag unlad ng si-yudad.”

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One hundred kids from Barangay Anun-as had already received their Vitamin A and C supplements, deworm-ing, and nutribuns today, July 1. The city is tar-geting 12,297 kids in the city’s 33 barangays. The schedule for the 32 ba-rangays will follow suit.

Mayor Lazatin said

that this project, which he had implemented since he took office, has been one of his priority mis-sions for Angeleño kids – to end the fight against nutritional deficiencies and at the same time pro-mote an immunized com-munity.

“Gaya po ng naging pahayag natin noon, tayo po mismo ang gagawa nito, tayo po mismo ang kakatok sa bahay-ba-

hay upang maseguro na malusog ang pangan-gatawan ng mga batang Angeleños lalo na ngay-ong pandemya,” he add-ed.

It can be recalled that last July 2019 May-or Lazatin provided free vitamin supplements and deworming vaccines to more than 4,000 children in the city.

The city government also carried a house-to-

house distribution of milk in 33 barangays from April until May, where more than 52,000 kids received milk assistance.

Mayor Lazatin said it is the primary aim of his administration to promote children’s welfare.

“The monitoring of the welfare of Angeleños will not just start or stop during July, also known as Nutrition month,” he mentioned.

tandem with city councilor Benedict Jasper “BJ” Lag-man under the provincial party Kambilan. Henson is one of the founding pillars of Kambilan.

Henson cited his per-sonal closeness and po-litical alliance with Lag-man’s late father, the city’s “undefeatable” vice mayor Ely, better known as “Ti-ger” as among the princi-pal factors in his choice for his running mate.

The young Lagman topped the 2019 city coun-cil race with 70,978 votes, even without the support of the Iglesia ni Cristo bloc votes, immediately prim-ing him as vice mayoralty material.

“The planets are aligned this time,” Hen-son said, explaining that the Capitol and the third district in which the City of San Fernando is includ-ed, are now positioned to his advantage. “I believe all factors are in the right places at the right time,” he said.

Henson, who hails from Barangay Del Pilar in this capital city, started his 42-year public service as a two-term councilor in 1980. He ran but lost by some 1,000 votes during the 1992 mayoralty race against then incumbent Pat Guevarra, the time when he was local chair and standard bearer of the Liberal Party.

In 1995, he again ran (his own decision and not party-influenced, he said) for San Fernando’s top post. That attempt led him to other political races which included a congres-sional run until finding his niche as a provincial board member.

“In those times, the situation was not always favorable. All those pres-ent now were absent then, meaning, hindi mo kasangga ang distrito, Capitol, and even the na-tional. I was barely known by the business sector. Now, probably they have seen what I can do,” he said.

“…I believe they know I am qualified as a candi-date for mayor in the com-ing post,” Henson noted.

PINEDA TEMPLATEHe said that if given

the opportunity to be the city’s local chief executive officer, he will pattern his administration on the “Pi-neda template” in which the principal concept is “pwede mo palang gawin ito sa isang local govern-ment unit basta may puso ka para sa tao.”

This means he “will pri-oritize those which need to be prioritized and utilize well the resources of the LGU.”

Henson also said he has a “pattern of my own, like BFF which stands for ‘business-friendly Fernan-dino’ and SAUP which stands for social ameliora-tion upliftment program’.”

A public servant is fo-cused on essential things like creation of an environ-ment that is conducive to business. “Let them (pri-vate sector) invest and run their business but give them what they need like peace and order, fast pro-cessing of permits and no red tape. They should be partners in governance. Once the business sec-tor is good, you could now focus on social services, education and health,” he said.

One important mark Henson said, is that he could work with any official even those who are not with his party.

“That is a hallmark of a good leadership and governance. To be able to work with others for the benefit of Fernandinos re-gardless of party affilia-tion. We are in public ser-vice and we are serving the people,” he stressed.

Henson will reportedly face Vice-Mayor Jimmy T. Lazatin and Association of Barangay Captains pres-ident Vilma Caluag in the mayoralty post.

However, both Lazatin and Caluag have not yet officially declared their re-spective intentions to run for the mayoral post.

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 55MACABEBE, PAMPANGA

IN RE: PETITION FOR THE CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF PEDRITO M. USI UNDER LOCAL REGISTRY NO. 1261, more particularly:

(a) To correct the entry appearing in Entry No. 6 – Date of Birth from “August 14, 1970” to “August 14, 1971;”

PEDRITO M. USI,Petitioner,

-versus- SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS NO. 19-0959(M)

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MASANTOL, PAMPANGA, THE NATIONAL STATISTICIAN, AND ALL PERSONS WHO HAVE OR CLAIMING ANY INTEREST IN THIS CASE, Respondents.

x-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xORDER

On October 29, 2019, petitioner Pedrito M. Usi fi led the verifi ed Petition, of even date, praying that the Local Civil Registrar of Masantol, Pampanga, and the Civil Registrar General, Philippine Statistics Authority, Quezon City, be ordered to correct Entry No. 6 – “Date of Birth” from “August 14, 1970” to “August 14, 1971” appearing in his Certifi cate of Live Birth with Local Civil Registrar No. 1261 on fi le in said offi ces.

This court fi nds the petition to be suffi cient in form and substance.WHEREFORE, this court hereby (a) sets this case for hearing on the

petition on February 18, 2020 at 11:30 in the morning at the Session Hall of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 55, Macabebe, Pampanga; (b) orders the petitioner (i) to cause the publication of this Order once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in an accredited newspaper of general circulation in the province of Pampanga at his own expense; (ii) to serve within twenty-four (24) hours from receipt of this Order, copies of the petition and its annexes to the Offi ce of the Solicitor General of the Philippines, the Offi ce of the Provincial Prosecutor of Pampanga, the Local Civil Registrar of Masantol, Pampanga, the Civil Registrar General of the Philippines; and (iii) to show proof of said service to this court on said date and time of hearing; (c) orders all persons interested in the petition to appear before this court on said date and time of hearing and to show cause, if any, why the petition should not be granted; (d) orders this court’s OIC – Branch Clerk of Court to furnish copies of this Order to the petitioner, his counsel, the Offi ce of the Solicitor General, the Offi ce of the Provincial Prosecutor of Pampanga, the Local Civil Registrar of Masantol, Pampanga, the Civil Registrar General of the Philippines and the Offi ce of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Macabebe, Pampanga; and (e) awaits the entry of appearance of the Offi ce of the Solicitor General in this case.

SO ORDERED.Macabebe, Pampanga, October 30, 2019.

MARIA JOSEPHINE M. ROSARIO-MERCADOJudge

Punto! Central Luzon: December 9, 16 & 23, 2019

NOTICE OF LOSSNotice is hereby given that EUGENIO S. MERCADO JR., Filipino,

married, a resident of Lourdes Sur East, Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Loss on Petron Corporation Stock Certifi cate Nos. 0001521053, 0001394746, 0000775372 and 0000424675, before Notary Public Cyril Victor N. Bermudo as per Doc No. 8816, Page No. 33, Book No. LVII, Series of 2019.Punto! Central Luzon: December 9, 16 & 23, 2019

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of WILLY BASANGAN GUINTU

who died intestate on May 7, 2019 in Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement on his estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 14, Block 2 of subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-48978, being a portion of Lot 630-A-2, Psd-15855, (LRC) CLRO Rec. No. 124) situated in the Barrio of Cutcut, City of Angeles, Island of Luzon and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 158955, before Notary Public Marcelino A. Pineda Jr. as per Doc No. 2693, Page No. 97, Book No. 11, Series of 2019.Punto! Central Luzon: December 9, 16 & 23, 2019

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of Sps. JOSE QUIASON CRUZ

and CONSOLACION YALUNG-CRUZ who died intestate on October 16, 1980 and October 25, 2015, respectively, both in Angeles City, executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement on their estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 224-B, of the subdivision plan Psd-03-080371, being a portion of Lot 224, Angeles Cad. LRC Rec. No. ) with an old house built thereon, situated in the Barrio of Sto. Rosario, City of Angeles and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 110745, before Notary Public Reydon P. Canlas as per Doc No. 2010, Page No. 68, Book No. 75, Series of 2019.Punto! Central Luzon: December 9, 16 & 23, 2019

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of REYNALDO SANTOS

TEODORO who died intestate on August 2, 2007 in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement on his estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot No. 1-0, of the subd. plan Psd-03-079171, being a portion of Lot 1, Psd035403-049640, L.R.C. Rec. No.) situated in the Barrio of Buensuceso, Municipality of Arayat, Province of Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 399145-R, before Notary Public Ryann T. Rueda as per Doc No. 233, Page No. 48, Book No. VII, Series of 2019.Punto! Central Luzon: December 9, 16 & 23, 2019

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of HONORATO LAYUG who died

intestate on January 30, 2016 executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Absolute Sale on his estate, more particularly described as parcels of land, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 31212Registry of Deeds of Angeles City

Lot No. 6, Block 55 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-66539 (Sheet 2), being a portion of Lot 72-B, described on plan (LRC) Psd-48796, LRC (GLRO) Cad. Record 124, situated in the Barrio of Pampang, City of Angeles, Island of Luzon;

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 67550-RRegistry of Deeds of Angeles City

Lot 17, Block 14 of the subdivision plan Psd-10196, Sheet 4, being a portion of Lot 72-B of the cadastral survey of Mabalacat, L.R.C. (G.L.R.O.) Cad. Record No. 132, situated in the Barrio of Mamatitang, Municipality of Mabalacat, Province of Pampanga;

before Notary Public Crisanto A. Cocal as per Doc No. 10288, Page No. 76, Book No. 162, Series of 2019.Punto! Central Luzon: December 16, 23 & 30, 2019

Would Lorin Gutierrez join beauty pageants?

WILL RUFFA GUTIERREZ’S daughter Lorin follow in her footsteps as a beauty queen?Ruff a is glad her two girls—Lorin, 16, and Venice, 15—do not have much to worry about when it comes

to skin care.They do experience some minor puberty-related skin problems, but they can get zapped out easily.It’s not surprising how her eldest daughter is growing up to be a tall and leggy teen just like her mom.Since Ruff a allowed her to me more visible on social media, Lorin has been taking the Internet by storm

with her sexy beach photos.The big question naturally pops up: Will Lorin follow in her mom’s footsteps as a beauty queen?At Ruff a’s launch as the endoreser of a beauty clinic, she echoes the clamor of Lorin’s followers, but

explains, “Marami nagsasabi for Lorin most especially to join Bb. Pilipinas, but she is only 16.“You have to be 18 to join for Miss Universe.“And times have changed. Binibinis now are much older, kasi back when I joined, 17-18 yung mga kasama

ko.“Ako, 15 pa lang, kinukulit na ako ni Ms Stella,” referring to Stella Marquez de Araneta, the chairperson of

Binibining Pilipinas Chariries Inc.The Miss World 1993 second runner-up continues, “Now, they want more mature candidates. It’s a trend

na they are all in their 20s, late 20s.”Apparently, Lorin has already gone through a few preliminary workshops with the pageant gurus from

beauty camp Aces and Queens.Ruff a discloses, “She did lessons for one week with Jonas

[Gaff ud]. That’s it as of now. Ayaw ko siya i-pressure. “Sometimes kasi may hilig siya, sometimes ayaw niya.

“Same as me, sabi ko noon, ‘No, next year na lang,’ ‘tapos ganoon ulit the next year.

“And then suddenly, I said, ‘Okay,’ bigla ako sumali ng pageant.”

In school, Ruff a says Lorin stays away from pageants, and prefers to take a keener interest in her drama club endeavors.

While she’s not stopping her daughters from joining pageants in the near future, for now, Ruff a allows them the luxury of living their lives at their own pace.

She says, “I want Lorin to enjoy her youth, she has one more year of high school left.”

And unlike most Western parents and even some modern Asian parents, Ruff a doesn’t subscribe to the gap year idea, where high school students take a year off after graduating before pursuing college.

She explains, “Gap year, no. Baka tamarin sila, once you’re making money, and they are already making some money now, thanks to Cornerstone.”

Lorin and Venice signed their own management contract with Cornerstone Entertainment Inc.

Ruff a ends, “So, I want them to focus on their studies fi rst. So if they take a gap year, they get lazy and they don’t come back. Ako, gusto ko tuluy-tuloy sila.”

ON CHRISTMAS DAY, December 25, Max Collins and Pancho Magno announce on Instagram that they are expecting their fi rst baby.

Max and Pancho made the announcement through Instagram on Christmas day, December 25.

The Kapuso leading lady uploaded a photo of them holding a sonogram.

Her caption read, “The more the merrier!! Merry Christmas from our growing family you yours [heart emoji].”

Pancho posted the same photo on his Instagram account.

For his caption, he wrote, “The more the merrier-er Christmas... from our growing family to yours. Thank you Lord our God for giving us the gift of love and Life on your birthday! [emojis]”

Kapuso stars were among the fi rst to congratulate the couple.

Maricris Garcia wrote, “I’m so happy i wanna cry!!!! Congrats @maxcollinsoffi cial”

Chyna Ortaleza was also happy about the couple’s baby news.

She left a comment and said, “Whaaaaaaa!!!! Awesome ?? @maxcollinsoffi cial @magnopancho Merry Christmas!”

Solenn Heusaff , who is also pregnant with her fi rst baby, told the couple, “Woohoo!!!!! Congrats!!! [heart eyes emojis]”

Other Kapuso stars who left comments on Max’s post were Kyline Alcantara, Kate Valdez, Yasmien Kurdi, Chariz Solomon, Joyce Pring, Carla Abellana, and Kim Domingo, among many others.

Kapamilya stars Pecrious Lara Quigaman, Isabelle Daza, Denise Laurel, and Jessy Mendiola were also happy for Max and her husband.

Denise wrote, “Congratulations [sparkle emojis].”Similarly, Jessy commented, “Omg congratulations!!!”Max and Pancho’s baby announcement came after they

celebrated their second wedding anniversary.The couple tied the knot in a wedding ceremony held at the

grand ballroom of the Manila Marriot Hotel in Pasay City on December 11, 2017.

Lorin Gutierrez

Modern goddessesof the new generationAJ RAVAL, Sunshine Guimary, and Rhen Escano are the new faces in sexy movies, where they flaunt not just their bodies but acting chops as well. AJ’s dad is former action star Jeric Raval comes from

Floridablanca, Pampanga, Sunshine is currently based in Cebu, while Rhen is from Manila. AJ became famous when she did “Death of a Girlfriend” where she

did sizzling scenes opposite Diego Loyzaga. Sunshine is a fashion & Lifestyle blogger, you tuber, Model, and social media influencer from Beijing, China. On the other hand, Rhen is an actress, known for Si Magdalola at ang mga gago (2016), Adan (2019) and UnTrue (2019). She has played the role of Clarice Padua in Ang

probinsyano, Minda in Pira-piraso, Ellen in Adan. These are the ones who boldly take on roles that raise

some eyebrows. For them, it’s their art as well as a challenge they are

willing to explore and overcome. Besides, they have more to show than good looks,

oozing sex appeal, and gorgeous body shots—great acting chops. In the 1990s, there were the bombshells—

Gretchen Barretto, Rosanna Roces, Priscilla Almeda, Via Veloso, Joyce Jimenez, and Anna Capri, to name a few. In the 2000s, there were the sex sirens—

Patricia Javier, Maui Taylor, Aleck Bovick, Katya Santos, Assunta de Rossi, Diana Zubiri, and Ara Mina.

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John Lloyd Cruz and Ellen Adarna’s son Elias is now three years old. His dad John Lloyd organized an advanced Spiderman-themed birthday party for him during their Boracay trip from June 18 to June 21, 2021. Elias, in Spiderman costume, celebrated his birthday on Sunday, June 27, with a children’s party organized by his mom Ellen Adarna at the home of her fiancé Derek Ramsay in Muntinlupa City. In his greeting to his son, John Lloyd uploaded a photo of Elias

playing with his balloon and wrote this caption, “hbd anak [balloon emoji]” Before Elias’s actual birthday, John Lloyd threw an intimate party for

his unico hijo. It seems the party was held at John Lloyd’s rest house in Batangas. Maja Salvador, CEO of the Crown Artist Management handling

John Lloyd’s acting career, shared some photos and videos from Elias’s birthday party. In one of the videos, John Lloyd is seen helping his son blow the

candles on his cake. Another video shows Elias smashing his Spiderman piñata to get

the treats inside. In the caption, Maja wrote, “HBD ELIAS! [red and blue heart

emojis] We love you Baby Boy!!!” John Lloyd and Elias also flew to the Boracay on Friday,

June 18, 2021, and returned to Manila on Monday, June 21, 2021. Of course, Elias also had a birthday party organized

by his mom Ellen at the home of her fiancé Derek Ramsay in Muntinlupa City. Ellen and Derek shared photos from the

Sunday night intimate party in their respective Instagram accounts. In the photos and videos, Elias is seen

romping around in a Spiderman costume. Derek was also seen on Ellen’s

Instagram Stories playing party games with the kids. Ellen wrote in one of her posts,

“Happy Birthday My [heart emoji]” Derek, on the other hand, placed

several spider and web emojis in his captions. In the comments section, Ellen

thanked Derek and wrote, “We love you soooo muccchhh [emojis]” Derek replied, “@maria.elena.adarna you both

and Austin are my life. [heart emojis]”

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