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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said the

successful rollout of Covid-19 vaccines is key to the nation’s economic recovery.

GMA: Vax rollout keyto economic recovery

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BALANGA CITY – The national government is targeting the inocula-tion against the coro-navirus disease of one-half of the total popu-lation of the country.

Half of population targeted for vaccinationThis, according to Sec-retary Vince Dizon, dep-uty chief implementer of the national task force against Covid–19.

“Mga 50 million peo-ple ang target natin this year na mabakunahan,” he said, as he noted the

rise in Covid–19 cas-es in some parts of the country and what gov-ernment is doing.

“Tuloy-tuloy lang ang ating mga interventions, preventions, pagte-test-ing, tracing, isolation at pagti-treat pero kasa-

bay niyan ngayon may-roon tayong dagdag na proteksyon, yong pag-babakuna natin,” the secretary said during an interview here Monday.

Dizon said that cas-es on other variants of

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HSUD Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario is joined by Pag-IBIG president-CEO Acmad Rizaldy Moti and Westchester Realty Corp. chair former Congressman Rod Valencia during site inspection at Xevera Mabalacat.

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MABALACAT CITY – All it takes for the self-em-ployed and voluntary members of the Home Mutual Development Fund (Pag-IBIG) to apply for their housing loan is to show proof of income.

This developed as Pag-IBIG top offi cials clarifi ed that the fund is servicing housing loan application of members who are formally em-ployed. A certifi cate of

Pag-IBIG Fund to ease housing loan requisites for self-employed members

employment is one of the key requirements set by the agency to ensure the borrowing capacity of the loan applicant.

The policy however deprives a larger sec-tor of their opportunity to borrow from the Pag-IBIG Housing Loan pro-gram.

“The proof of income will be our basis in com-puting a borrower’s monthly amortization.

From there we can de-termine their capacity to pay,” said Pag-IBIG president-CEO Acmad Rizaldy Moti during a press conference held at Xevera Mabalacat.

Moti and Human Settlement and Urban Development Secre-tary Eduardo del Rosa-rio visited Xevera Ma-balacat over the week-end in celebration of the

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TARLAC CITY – Gov. Susan Yap allayed fears of Tarlaqueño healthcare workers on the Covid-19 vaccines.

“Advancement of Chinese medicine is at par with the rest of the world,” she noted in her message at Tuesday’s symbolic vaccination at the Tarlac Provin-cial Hospital, address-ing hesitations over Covid-19 vaccines, spe-cifi cally Sinovac.

Sharing her own ex-periences in the ad-vancements of Chinese

Yap allays fears on Covid vaccines

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CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO – The head of the Jose B. Lingad Memori-al General Hospital has gone on record as the fi rst to be inoculated with the Sinovac vaccine in Pampanga.

Dr. Monserrat Chi-chioco was joined during the symbolic vaccination Monday at JBLMGH by

JBL hospital chief gets fi rst Sinovac jab in Pampanga

infectious disease con-sultant Edwin Pasumbal and staff nurse Francis Edward Candoy.

After the jab, Chi-chioco urged healthcare workers and the public to get the vaccines point-ing out that this would prevent the spread of Covid-19, and avert se-

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JAEN, Nueva Ecija - It’s fi nal-ly over.

The Department of Interior and Local Government in Cen-tral Luzon reinstated Mayor Sylvia Austria to the town hall here late Monday afternoon on the strength of a 60-day status quo ante order (SQAO).

On top of the SQAO is-sued by the Commission on Elections Second Division, the said offi ce issued a preliminary injunction which empowers Austria to stay in offi ce over the said period.

At the municipal police station shortly before 5 p.m., DILG-3 assistant regional di-rector Jay Timbreza and coun-sel Atty. Jackie Paulino hand-ed to Austria the agency’s rec-ognition of her as town mayor based on the SQAO “to pre-vent political impasse in the municipality and ensure that delivery of basic services to the people remains unham-pered.”

The document was signed

NE mayoralty row over; Austria reinstated

by DILG offi cer-in-charge Un-dersecretary Bernardo Flo-rece.

Acting Nueva Ecija police director Col. Jaime Santos said Mayor Antonio Prospero Esquivel left the municipal hall at about 6:33 p.m.

Santos accompanied Austria in reporting to offi ce Tuesday, March 9.

Esquivel was installed on Dec. 22, 2020 after the Re-gional Trial Court Branch 87 ruled in favor of his protest of Austria’s victory in the 2019 race.

Austria, however, brought the case to Comelec which subsequently issued the SQAO on Jan. 12, directing Esquivel to peacefully turn over the mayorship to Austria.

In the latest order, the Comelec division presided by Comm. Socorro Inting said it found merit on Austria’s peti-tion after seeing “great irrepa-rable injury” if the RTC orders were not stopped until the is-sue is resolved.

“The implementation

during the pendency of the of the instant case of the as-sailed Notice of Finality, Certif-icate of Finality, Order of Exe-cution, and Writ of Execution, all issued (by RTC Branch 87) on December 16, 2020, the same day private respondent (Esquivel) fi led a Motion for Execution, would work injus-tice to the petitioner (Austria) ,” the new order signed by Int-ing and Senior Member Anto-nio Kho, Jr. said.

Such implementation of RTC orders, the Comelec add-ed, tend to render whatever its resolution in Austria’s petition “ineff ectual.”

On her fi rst day, Austria met with heads of offi ces and vowed to continue her infra-structure and social programs, including pensions for senior citizens.

“Salamat po sa inyong mga pagdarasal, sa inyong supor-ta, sa inyo pong mga pagtu-long at paniniwala sa akin. Ngayon po ay muli kong ibab-alik ang nawala ninyong ka-layaan,” she said.

Reinstated Mayor Sylvia Austria, escorted by acting Nueva Ecija police director Col. Jaime Santos, gets warm welcome from municipal employees and supporters.

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BACOLOR, Pampanga -- At least 280 residents here re-ceived fi nancial aid Monday from the joint eff orts of the Department of Social Wel-fare and Development and the 3rd District Congressional Offi ce.

Under the Assistance for Individuals in Crisis Situation program of the DSWD, each of the benefi ciaries received some P3,000 to P5,000 in as-sistance.

Pampanga 3rd District Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr., in his brief remarks during the

aid distribution, said the indi-gent sector has felt the great-est impact of the pandem-ic particularly on their liveli-hoods, hence, the government fi nding ways to alleviate their condition. He thanked Presi-dent Duterte for his concern to the people.

The fi nancial distribution was held at the Bacolor Gym and attended by town offi cials led by Mayor Diman Datu, as well as Gonzales’s chief of staff Mica Gonzales and Engr. Aurelio Brenz Gonzales.

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Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. and Mayor Diman Datu lead distribution of fi nancial assistance at the Bacolor Gym. Joining them are the solon’s chief of staff Mica Gonzales and Engr. Aurelio Brenz Gonzales.

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IBA, Zambales - Inabisuhan ng Zambales Provincial Disas-ter Risk Reduction and Man-agement Offi ce ang mga local government offi cials sa nasa-sakupan ng Mt. Pinatubo na maging alerto sakaling tumaas pa ang alert level sa nasabing bulkan.

Ayon kay Rolex Estel-la, hepe ng PDRRMO, kanya nang ipinatawag ang mga ba-rangay offi cials ng Botolan na siyang malapit sa paanan ng Bulkan Pinatubo para tiyakin kung may mga nakahandang evacuation center sakaling magpapatuloy ang pagaalbu-ruto ng bulkan.

Dugtong pa ni Estella, ni-tong Enero 20, 2021 nagsim-ulang magkaroon ng pagyanig sa paligid ng bulkan at nakita-an ito ng Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology ng paglabas ng gas mula sa crater kung kaya itinaas ang Alert Level 1.

PDRRMO:LGUs sa paligid

ng Pinatubo maging alerto

Sa pakikipagpulong ni Es-tella sa mga opisyal ng ba-rangay, may magsabing may nakita silang butas malapit sa Barangay Moraza malapit sa bukan at mainit ang singaw at may kakaibang amoy.

Sinabi naman ni Estella na makikipagugnayan ito sa Phivolcs para tingnan ang sit-wasyon sa paligid ng Mt. Pina-tubo.

Kabilang sa mga barangay na nasa loob ng 10-kilometer danger zone ay ang Belbel, Moraza, Villar, at Guisguis sa bayan ng Botolan. Sa bayan naman ng San Marcelino ay ang Buhawen, Aglao, at San-ta Fe.

Matatandaan na may tat-long dekada na ang nakalipas bago muling nagpakita ng ab-normalidad ang bulkang Pina-tubo.

Samantala, ipinagpaliban na muna ang tourisam activi-ty at pag-akyat sa Mt. Pinatu-bo upang maiwasan ang dis-grasya.

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CABANATUAN CITY – A “well-off ” farmer, reportedly involved in quarry operations, was killed by two unidentifi ed men in Barangay Mayapyap here at around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday.

Police identifi ed the victim as Norman Garcia, 54, married and resident of Baragay Sapang, also of this city.

Investigation disclosed that Garcia, who allegedly operates a quarry site in Gen. Natividad town, was driving a black SUV (CBF 3566) when fi red at by the “casually walking” suspects using hand guns.

The suspects then drove a motorcycle and sped off towards Mayapyap Sur here, investigation also showed.

“The victim sustained gunshot wounds in diff erent parts of his body,” a police investigator reported. He was rushed to Premiere Medical Center, a few kilometers away from the crime scene, for treatment but was pronounced dead upon arrival by an attending physician.

Nueva Ecija police director Col. Jaime Santos said probers were collating CCTV footage as they conduct further investigation of the case.

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giduyos of emergency department was also in-oculated.

Lapuz said 721 dos-es of Sinovac were de-livered to their hospi-tal by the Department of Health for the roll out Saturday.

Per schedule, target-ed for inoculation were 105 on Monday, with all personnel to be fi nished in fi ve to six days, said Lapuz.

“Ang fi rst priority ay ang PJG Cabanatu-an. Pangalawa ang Ta-lavera, sunod na yung Doctors, Premire ...su-nod-sunod na ‘yan,” Lapuz added.

He said personnel from all fi ve divisions of PJGMRMC have ex-pressed consent to re-ceive the vaccines. These include doctors, nurses, administrative, fi nance, housekeeping and guards, “lahat, from top to bottom,” he said.

Lapuz vowed to get AztraZeneca which is recommended to the el-derly.

Doctors get fi rst Covid vax jabs in NEBoth Umali and Ver-

gara expressed support to the roll out, stressing that the nation has been fi ghting the coronavirus disease for one year.

Umali said the local government units have empowered health and other frontliners in the fi ght against Covid-19.

Vergara said the city government which allo-cated some P250 million for vaccination program is willing to share with other local government units.

The city government, she said, is at the sec-ond tranche of Aztra-Zeneca but they are still talking with other fi rms like Johnson & Johnson.

“Masaya talaga ako sa activity na’to dahil un-ang-una dito sa Caba-natuan, dito sa PJG gi-nawa ito. Pinag-uusapan namin ng ama ko, si PO Jay (Vice Mayor Jay Ver-gara) na kailangan talag-ang ma-vaccinate yung buong Cabanatuan kasi andaming napupunta dito,” Vergara said.

Gov. Aurelio Umali and Cabanatuan City Mayor Myca Elizabeth Vergara witness the Sinovac inoculation of two ranking physicians at Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Research and Medical Center.

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CABANATUAN CITY - At least 646 medical frontliners from Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Re-search and Medical Cen-

ter (PJGMRMC) have registered for inocula-tion as the Sinovac vac-cine roll out started here Monday.

Gov. Aurelio Umali and Mayor Myca Eliza-

beth Vergara of this city witness the ceremoni-al vaccination led by the hospital chief, Dr. Hubert Lapuz.

Disqualifi ed from be-ing jabbed the Sino-

vac as a senior citizen, Lapuz inoculated Dr. Jose Ravinar Austria, head of the PJGMRMC medical and profession-al department.

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LUNGSOD NG BALANGA -- Bukod sa Sinovac, nakatanggap rin ang Bataan ng bakunang AstraZeneca na sinasa-bing kauna-unahan sa Gitnang Luzon na idineliver ng Department of Health nitong Martes.

Sinabi ni Gov. Albert Garcia na ang dumating ay 142 vial ng AstraZeneca na ang bawat vial ay may 10 doses at may kabuuang bilang na 1,420 doses.

Ang nasabing bakuna ay gagami-tin para sa mga medical frontliners ng Bataan General Hospital and Medical Center sa Balanga City, Mariveles Dis-trict Hospital, Dinalupihan District Hos-pital, at iba pang pampublikong ospital sa lalawigan.

Noong Sabado ay dumating ang 417 doses ng Sinovac at nagsaga-wa ng ceremonial vaccination sa mga opisyal ng BGHMC noong Lunes. Su-munod dito ang pagbabakuna sa iba pang mga medical health workers.

Ang pagbabakuna ay ginaganap sa Bataan People’s Center sa Capitol compound na itinakdang mass vacci-nation area ng lalawigan.

“Ikinagagalak ng inyong lingkod ang malugod at walang alinlangang pagtanggap ng ating mga medical frontliners sa bakunang unang dumat-ing sa ating lalawigan. Ang ibig sabi-hin nito ay nauunawaan nila ang ka-halagahan nito para sa kanilang kalig-tasan at ng kanilang buong pamilya,” sabi ni Garcia.

Ayon sa governor, may 5,000 med-ical frontliners sa Bataan at inaasah-an niyang darating din agad ang ka-kulangang bakuna hindi lamang para sa mga medical health workers kundi maging sa iba pang sektor.

“Muli kong hinihimok ang mga kap-wa ko Bataeñ o na makiisa upang ma-lubos natin ang kapakinabangan ng oportunidad na ito. Napatunayan ng mga duktor at eksperto na ang baku-na ay ligtas at epektibo upang tuluyan nang mapuksa ang pandemya,” paha-yag pa ni Garcia.

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FORT RAMON MAGSAY-SAY, Nueva Ecija - The Phil-ippine Army’s 7th Infantry Di-vision based here kicked off its vaccination rollout against the coronavirus disease with the inoculation of two rank-ing medical frontliners at the camp hospital on Tuesday.

Fort Magsaysay Army Station Hospital acting com-manding offi cer Major Veron-ica Lim, and dental detach-ment commanding offi cer Lt. Col. Stevens Navata were inoculated in simple ceremo-nies at the 7ID covered court.

The ceremonial vaccina-tion was witnessed by pro-vincial health team leader, Dr. Edwin V. Santiago of the Department of Health, Nue-va Ecija; Dr. Josefi na Garcia Provincial Health Offi cer II; Dr. Evelyn Abesamis Devel-opment Management Offi cer IV; and, the commander of the 7th Infantry “Kaugnay” Di-vision, Major General Alfredo V. Rosario Jr.

The vaccination for the FMASH and frontline person-nel will run from March 9 to March 11, 2021.

Major General Rosario Jr. emphasized the impor-tance of the medical front-liners’ responsibility to take good care of their health to better perform their tasks and obligations for the people.

“We cannot aff ord to be the ones spreading the virus because we, along with our medical frontliners, are the last line of defense against this pandemic. So, be thank-ful that the government prior-itized our protection, and let’s make use of what is available that can immunize us against the virus,” Rosario said.

“Getting inoculated against Covid-19 symbolizes our commitment to protect the people. By doing so we will be able to conduct our military operations with less danger of contracting a deadly virus,” he added.

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Shepherd’s CallBishop Pablo Virgilio S. David

Opinion

Deconstructing Roque’s excellence“WE WERE excellent. Na-control po natin ang pagkalat ng sakit, lalong-lalo na kung ikukumpara tayo sa mas mayayaman at mga bansa na mas mararami at moderno ang ospital.”

So, a jubilant presidential spox Harry Roque trumpeted Monday.

“I think I will maintain that it has been excellent management. We regret that people died, but this is a pandemic, and we all know how to prevent these deaths,” Roque reiterated.

Excellent management, defi ned in:The nearly year-long lockdown that left

businesses struggling and millions jobless.The Philippines amassing a total of $13.34

billion in loans for the Duterte administration’s Covid-19 response, per Department of Finance data as of Dec. 15, 2020.

The Philippines outpaced by ASEAN neighbors rolling out vaccines after supply shortages hobbled government eff orts to secure millions of doses to inoculate 70 million of its 108 million people this year in a bid to achieve herd immunity.

The Philippines into its worst economic contraction on record last year, when it slumped 9.5 percent, the biggest decline in Southeast Asia.

More excellent management by the Duterte regime of the Covid-19 pandemic showing in this Southeast Asia Covid-19 Tracker of the Center for Strategic and International Studies:

The Philippines second only to Indonesia in

Covid-19’s statistical worst.Excellent management, indeed. Of a totally

alternate unreality under Duterte.

Country CasesCases Last 24hr

Deaths Tests Recovered

Indonesia 1,386,556 6,894 37,547 7,423,376 1,203,381

Philippines 597,763 3,351 12,521 9,068,396 545,912

Vietnam 2,524 12 35 1,469,955 1,920

Thailand 26,441 71 85 1,579,597 25,777

Myanmar 142,034 11 3,200 1,683,744 131,672

Malaysia 314,989 1,529 1,177 6,532,613 294,034

Cambodia 1,011 24 0 417,971 517

Laos 47 0 0 116,182 42

Singapore 60,046 13 29 7,543,963 59,894

Timor Leste 122 0 0 22,726 94

Brunei 190 1 3 105,760 182

How often is sometimes?JESUS SEEMS to have found Peter’s question ridiculous: “How many times should I forgive?” Maybe that is why he gave an equally ridiculous answer to Peter’s suggested limit, “Not seven times, but seventy times seven times,” which was the Hebrew way of saying, UNLI, or NO LIMIT.

The Gospel comes with the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant who had just been forgiven of an immensely much larger debt by his master. And yet he could not forgive an immensely much smaller debt owed to him by his fellow servant. Therefore, the forgiveness was withheld by the master.

This is the proper Biblical background to that part in the Lord’s Prayer that says, “And forgive us our sins, AS WE forgive those who sin against us.” I once gave a recollection on the Our Father and warned people in my points for refl ection about the implications of this line in the Lord’s Prayer. Forgive us...as we forgive is as good as saying “Do not forgive us if we ourselves cannot forgive.” If we don’t mean that, I suggest we do not say it because God will take us seriously.

And so, how do we explain Jesus’ answer to Peter’s question, “How many times should I forgive?” I think what he meant was, “It’s really up to you.” I imagine God saying, “Do you want me to ask you the same question, ‘My child, how many times should I forgive you when you sin against me? Your answer to my question will be my own answer to your question.’”

It is obvious that there is no limit to God’s forgiveness. It is we who set a limit to God’s power to forgive us when we ourselves set limits to our capacity to forgive others.

There is an old song by Basil Valdez entitled “Gaano kadalas ang Minsan?”, which seems to me to be concerned about the same issue. In Tagalog it says,

“Gaano kadalas ang minsan mo akong saktan

Kahit minsan lang sa’kin para bang walang katapusan

Gaano kadalas ba ang puso’y namamatayGaano kadalas, gaano kadalas ang

minsan?”

The song dramatizes the experience of pain and betrayal in the context of love. I tried to translate it into English and here’s my rough approximation of what the song is saying:

“How often are you entitled to hurt me sometimes,

When sometimes can mean forever?How many times does the heart die?How often? How many times is sometimes?”The question implies how diffi cult it can be

for some people to forgive, especially when the hurt is so deep. They say you can only be hurt deeply by someone you have loved just as deeply.

And maybe because people often try to justify their shortcomings with the saying “To err is human,” the off ended party is also inclined to use the same logic and say, “To forgive is divine, but unfortunately I am only human.” Young people nowadays would say, “Tao lang po.” It is the simplifi ed version for the more lyrical Tagalog saying, “Sapagkat kami ay tao lamang.”

Today, Jesus is teaching his disciples something very basic: To err is human, but TO FORGIVE IS ALSO HUMAN! No doubt, it is divine, but are we not supposed to be created “in the image and likeness of the divine”? Is Christian life not about the vocation to grow into “sons and daughters of God?”

So how do we know that we are growing into who we are called to be? When we stop putting a limit to our capacity to forgive. To be followers of Jesus means to share both in his divinity and his humanity. Because we are human, we must learn to ask for forgiveness seventy times seven. But because we are also divine, we must also learn to forgive seventy times seven.

(Homily for Tuesday of the 3rd Week of Lent, 9 March 2021, Mt. 18:21-35)

The poor man’s remedyONE OF the things that I cannot go without, is my valerian essential oil. To have a busy schedule every single day, seven days a week, sleep is such a luxury for me. When I know that I have a long travel ahead or when I have to sleep early because I need to get up earlier than my usual routine, my valerian blend is always at hand to my rescue.

Holistic LivingRiza Shanti Lim

Each time I apply my valerian concoction on my nape or at the bottoms of my feet, it only takes a few minutes to notice my muscles starting to meltdown, my body feels heavier, and knocks me out unknowingly in a jiff y.

Valeriana offi cinalis belongs to the Valerianacea family. The word comes from the Latin “valere” which means “to be in health,” and valor, meaning “courage”as well. Throughout the ages, valerian has numerous names, such as: blessed herb, all-heal, amantilla, capon’s tail, good neighbor, kiss me quick, and poor man’s remedy. It is native to Europe, as well as to northern and western parts of Asia.

The sharp scent of the earth infuses every part of the valerian plant - from its tiny pink lilac fl owers cluster to the feathery groups of narrow dark leaves, and particularly its roots. The dried roots render a golden essential oil from steam distillation process. It emits fresh and powerful aroma of pungent damp soil.

Hippocrates wrote about the mighty

intoxicating eff ectivity of valerian herb and recommended it as a robust sedative that induces sleep, calms the nervous system, and restores balance.

In pagan times, people added valerian roots to various kinds of potions as a mystic herb, while poor rural workers depended on it for a variety of health conditions which earned its name “poor man’s remedy and all-heal.” In middle ages, its roots were added to soups, stews, and other dishes to add fl avor and nutrients. Women, placed dried roots inside their closets and drawers to enhance clothing scent.

Valerian is a popular and most prescribed herb for centuries by herbalists for its vigorous action as a tranquilizer. In World War I and World War II, injured soldiers received valerian juices to hush shell shock, rest the nervous exhaustion, ease the tension in the body, and still the mind. U.S. Pharmacopoeia named

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Napag-uusapanLangFelix M. Garcia

The Public SpaceJun Sula

Opinion

Hindi na Kamao, kundi ng Maso na

ITO ang sa ganang ating panukala

ang tanging armas na pinakamabisa

upang mapatalsik ang di na nagsawa

sa pangungurakot sa kaban ng bansa.

Na ninanais man nating mapalitan

Ang nakararaming pahirap sa bayan,

sila pa rin itong laging nahahalal,

sanhi ng sila ay may salaping tangan.

Liban sa ang iba’y manok ng ‘oligarch,’

na pag-aari na n’yan ang halos lahat

ang dati ay tanging itong Pilipinas,

ang ‘sole owner’ ng Philippine National Bank

Gayon din naman sa kilalang ‘Flag Carrier’

nitong ating bansa na Philippine Airlines,

kung sino sa naging Pangulo ang ‘Seller’

yan sa kanya dapat ipabawi natin.

Ang Meralco, Nawasa at itong iba pang

‘Establishments, Toll Ways,’ na dati’y national

government’ ang siyang may hawak lahat n’yan,

bawiin na rin kay Manny Pangilinan.

At ang hawak pati riyan ng mga Lopez

Zobel, Ang at iba pang mga ‘billionaires,’

na dati’y ‘government own establishments,’

upang ang sigla ng bansa manumbalik.

Karagdagang pondo rin sa kabang bayan

ang ‘extra income’ na kikitain d’yan

ng pamahalaan kung ito’y tuluyang

mabawi sa tamang panahon, kabayan.

At ang epektibong kilos na marapat

gawin upang ito’y maisagawa agad,

‘Rev Gov’ ang isulong… at tayo ang lahat

na ng taongbayan ang magpapa-alab!

Hikayatin natin si Pangulong Digong

sa panawagan na ala-Rebulusyon,

at d’yan sa Luneta magkatipon-tipon

ang hangga’t maari mahigit isang milyon.

At Federalismo na itong igiit

natin kay Duterte, na siya rin ang nais

suportaang mai-deklara nang pilit,

bago bumaba sa ‘executive offi ce’.

At di na Kamao, kundi ng Maso na

ang ihambalos sa mga kontrabida

na wala rin namang naihambang sila

sa bansa kundi ng kawalang pagasa.

Sana ay pagsapit nitong labing walo

ng Marso ihayag na r’yan ng Pangulo,

ang ‘Rev Gov, at kanyang isabay na ito

sa pang-53rd na riyang Anibersaryo

Nitong MNLF upang ito’y maging

makasaysayan at mahirap limutin,

na sa araw na ‘yan ibinigay sa ‘tin

ni Digong ang ating dakilang mithiin.

At kung saan itong klase ng gobyerno

na iiral mula sa araw na ito,

ang maka-Diyos at sadyang makatao

na ang katawagan ay Federalismo!

Approving without thinkingPART OF the tragedy of our times, especially in light of the pandemic, is that so much unthinking goes into the motion or action on governance. It’s no wonder there’s a lot of unanswered public questions, not to mention widespread confusion, if not fear.

There was a time, not too long ago, when the popular mantra in government boardrooms was ‘approved without thinking’. It was meant as a half-hearted joke. That part, of course, was risible; the other half, ridiculous.

Many heads in government these days seemed to have wrapped themselves up with this risky proposition like magnet sticks itself to even a rusty steel. The legislature, for instance, particularly the House of Representatives.

There’s a freshly passed bill in this (in)famous House that threatens to stand the Constitution on its head, particularly the Bill of Rights, the heart of the charter. The measure, approved by about 180 of its members, wants to do away with the presumption of innocence of persons believed to be involved in drugs.

How most of the House lawmakers have come to this very low regard for this Constitution can only be traced to what is known as herd thinking. There’s no more individual but herd. Maybe even a mob out there, and the American Nobel Prize author John Steinbeck warns against the social havoc that this beast can create. The irony is, according to Steinbeck, the mob can act reasonably – for the mob.

The bill comes along as the Supreme Court is tackling in a protracted oral argument multiple opposition to the Anti-Terror Law, a brainchild (no pun there) of the Senate but adopted hook, line and sinker en toto – in other words, without thinking – by the House.

The law is widely assailed for its broad and bold attack on the Bill of Rights, again. The consistency is both fl agrant and fraught, the hallmark of the current dispensation. With a little more than a year before it becomes sad or bad history, it seems to be in a rush to shred the Constitution to smithereens.

In eff ect, there has been an insidious eff ort to amend the Charter by short-circuiting it through the legislative process. This is really a dangerous time for democracy in the Philippines. And many of our elected representatives who are there in the fi rst place because of the Constitution do not seem to care a whit.

Centuries ago, John Stuart Mills had warned against this possibility. He said that in a representative system, politicians or leaders of low intelligence are likely to be voted into offi ce where as Peter Drucker famously wrote centuries later some people rise to their level of incompetence. Their prescience is unbelievable.

Don’t ever forget the ABS-CBN franchise debacle. It’s either moro-moro or a zarzuela, but it showed that you cannot trust the words of many, if not most, members of this House that has, so far, lived up to its unmistakable reputation as a rubber stamp. If you look at the legislative mosaic, every piece fi ts perfectly with the rest of the dubious attempt to jettison democracy, A.S.A.P. with time fast running out.

Part of the strategy appears to be to overwhelm the judiciary. As the High Court takes its sweet time to accommodate various sectors’ opposition to the Anti-Terror Law and try to placate somewhat the implacable chief executive, the legislature works like a law factory that cranks defective legislations whose aims are dubious, if not dangerous.

There’s a Machiavellian character to the trend, an antithesis to democracy. It’s the means more than the ends. Focus more on the results than on the motivation. The bottom line is more important than the headline, literally. After all, news fades away quickly, especially the true ones. Fake news stays forever on social media via trolls and the likes.

Thomas Edison once estimated that only 5 percent of the people think, 10 percent think they think, and 85 per cent would rather die than think. Meanwhile, the Paretto Principle says 80 percent of an organization’s output comes from 20 percent of its members.

If you do math on the House output using both rules, arriving at the sum, product, diff erence or dividend doesn’t require the mind of a rocket scientist. The thing speaks for itself. Or as my lawyer-friend wrote on a piece of tissue paper, res ipsa loquitor. Meant for the trash bin, eventually.

valerian as an offi cial remedy from 1820 to 1936 and on 1888 to 1946, it was recognized as a tranquilizer and was sold in tincture form from then on, up to the present.

Medicinal uses: Physical and emotional nervousness, body tension, indigestion, insomnia, headache, restlessness, hysteria, panic attacks, anxiety, high blood pressure, menstrual cramps, joint pains, aids sleep, promotes calm and tranquility.

Beauty benefi ts: When added to a face carrier oil, valerian oil eases tension and tightness in facial muscles. Delivers youthful look, an excellent anti-aging agent.

Emotional eff ects: Pacifi es cases of anxiety, shock, trauma; settles upset and anger, tames hyperactivity, speeds up recuperation from emotional weariness and sentimental fatigue. It is a superlative tonic to the entire nervous system.

Additionally, valerian revives clarity, focuses on and uplifts the spirit. It can help you detach

yourself from a situation, assess situation with calmness, see things clearer and gain new perspective. Thus, it promotes inner peace, confi dence, self-healing, a sense of wellbeing.

Usage and dosage: The pure essential oil of valerian is extremely potent. Blend one drop of valerian oil for every ounce of a carrier oil (virgin coconut oil or grapeseed oil or almond oil), then apply it on the bottoms of your feet, chest or back of your neck. For diff usion, place about 3 drops of valerian oil in your aromatherapy diff user and inhale the aroma. Large doses and prolonged use can produce headaches, mental agitation, heart palpitation, and delusion. It is not recommended to pregnant women and nursing mothers.

Suggestion of use: As a sedative, before bedtime or as needed; for calm purpose, anytime of the day; for therapeutical purpose, consult a certifi ed herbalist, your health care provider or email Orissa Holistic Garden at info@orissagarden.com before use, for safety measures.

Namaste.

F#$% &'() 4

Holistic Living

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NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of JUANITA ABAD AQUINO-

ZACARIAS who died intestate on January 17, 2011 in Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights on her estate, more particularly described as follows:

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 184486-RA parcel of land (Lot 19, Blk. 50 of the subd. plan (LRC) Psd-

202163, being a portion of Lot 29-B, (LRC) Psd-197421, LRC (GLRC) Rec. No. 11732) situated in the Bo. of Dau, Mun. of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pamp., Island of Luzon;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 184487-RA parcel of land (Lot 20, Blk. 50 of the subd. plan (LRC) Psd-

202163, being a portion of Lot 29-B, (LRC) Psd-197421, LRC (GLRC) Rec. No. 11732) situated in the Bo. of Dau, Mun. of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pamp., Island of Luzon;

before Notary Public Reydon P. Canlas as per Doc No. 357, Page No. 68, Book No. 79, Series of 2021.

Punto! Central Luzon: March 1, 8 & 15, 2021

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of ALBERTO B. MERCADO who

died intestate on January 16, 2020 in Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights on his estate, more particularly described as BDO Miranda, Angeles City Branch Savings Account No. 005230132109 with a balance of P153,098.45 as of January 31, 2021, before Notary Public Arvin M. Suller as per Doc No. 339, Page No. 103, Book No. LXVII, Series of 2021.

Punto! Central Luzon: February 22, March 1 & 8, 2021

“Experts say that for this year, the Philip-pines will be among the countries which will re-cover fast from reces-sion. The vaccines are important so that people will not be afraid to go out or spend their mon-ey,” she said at Mon-day’s symbolic vaccina-

GMA: Vax rollout key to economic recoverytion at Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hos-pital here.

“If we want to achieve what the ex-perts say, we need the vaccine rollout,” Arroyo stressed, citing the fear of the people to go out amid the pandemic that has adversely aff ected various industries in the country.

“This health crisis is the Second World War of our generation, but all of us are on the same side. We are fi ghting against a common ene-my and that is Covid-19. The unity of the whole world will be the key to our recovery,” she said.

Her attendance in the event, she noted, displays how the coun-

try’s leaders play a role in signifi cant events such as the vaccination.

In addition, the for-mer President lauded the response of local and national offi cials in curbing the Covid-19 cases in the country.

“The Philippines is number 13 when it comes to population, but it is only 30th in

terms of Covid-19 cas-es. This only means that our pandemic response is good, and it will get better with the vaccine rollout. The reason for low cases is because we are disciplined when it comes to adhering to minimum health proto-cols. All of us are wear-ing face masks and face shields, we regularly

wash our hands and ob-serve physical distanc-ing,” she stated.

Arroyo expressed her gratitude to the De-partment of Health for aiding the healthcare workers, and congrat-ulated the healthcare workers for being the fi rst to be vaccinated.

-- Jag Lyra D. Costamero/PIA-3

fi rst anniversary of West-chester Realty and De-velopment Corp.’s taking over the rehabilitation of Xevera.

Del Rosario and Moti have agreed to accept self-employed and vol-untary members of Pag-IBIG Fund as long as

Pag-IBIG Fund to ease housing loan...F��� ���! 1 the borrowers meet the

requirements set by the government.

“Our mandate is to give a decent hous-ing for our low-salaried members who have the capacity to pay, includ-ing the self-employed and voluntary,” said Moti, adding that the housing loan application will be

validated by Pag-IBIG.Del Rosario’s visit

was the fi rst out-of-town inspection of township projects being devel-oped by Westchester in Pampanga.

Pampanga, noted for-mer congressman and father of low-cost hous-ing Rod G. Valencia, “is setting a benchmark for

countryside urban and housing development as evidenced by the brisk sales.”

Westchester is tar-geting the completion of 4,000 housing units be-fore the end of the year, way ahead of the agreed timeline with Pag-IBIG Fund. –Bong Z. Lacson with Westchester PR

vere infection.“Being the fi rst to be

vaccinated, all I can say is it doesn’t hurt much. It feels like the ordinary vaccines given to us,

JBL hospital chief gets fi rst Sinovac jab in PampangaF��� ���! 1 and it will guarantee our

protection for all. Let us trust the vaccines of the national government that is doing everything to give us something to fi ght against Covid-19,” she said.

“We are prepared for the deployment of the vaccines. Our team is ready to deploy about 4,000 vaccines that have been promised to us by the Department of Health-Central Luzon

Center for Health De-velopment. We aim to inoculate 30 percent of healthcare workers in the province with these vaccines,” she shared.

As of Monday, some 400 healthcare workers at JBLMGH have been vaccinated. The hospital targets to inoculate an-other 450 on March 9, and schedules another 800 for the succeeding days.

Chichioco disclosed that aside from the 846 doses of Sinovac vac-cines, the hospital will re-ceive additional 3,470 vi-als of AstraZeneca vac-cines.

“In the next few days, we will also be receiving AstraZeneca vaccines. We will also have a pro-gram on the inoculation of that brand. After the healthcare workers the next priority are senior citizens,” she said.

The hospital chief underscored the signif-icance of the symbolic vaccination as meant to honor the frontliners who dedicated, and even lost, their lives during this pandemic.

“The previous year had been challenging for us because of the Covid-19 pandemic but we have proven our re-silience amidst the ad-versities. The eff orts and hard work of various ex-perts led to the break-through in the develop-ment of the vaccines, and geared us to this

fi ght against Covid-19,” she said.

Chichioco furthered that the Philippine Na-tional Deployment and Vaccination Plan for Covid-19 aims to bring together national gov-ernment agencies, local government units, and the private sector to en-sure the success of the vaccination program for Filipinos.

JBLMGH medical frontliners are set to re-ceive their second dose of vaccine by the fi rst week of April. -- Jag Lyra D. Costamero/PIA-3

medicines, Yap said: “It’s not all about those branding, but in terms of effi cacy in protect-ing our people, I think what has been brought to us last Saturday will protect our healthcare workers.”

Yap allays fears on Covid vaccinesF��� ���! 1 With this, Yap as-

sured that Tarlac is ready to roll out and is one with the De-partment of Health in the campaign for the Covid-19 vaccination program.

“They have always been supportive to us like a big brother who

helps us and tells us what we must do,” she said.

The governor ad-vised everyone to be responsible in consum-ing information posted on social media.

“There are many doubts regarding the vaccines that’s why I

have been telling every-one since the beginning not to rely mostly on so-cial media because not all of it is true,” Yap said.

“Listen to the experts and when you hear un-pleasant words regard-ing it, look at the clinical studies, they have been there already,” she add-

ed.Yap also thanked

the medical frontliners for being tough in the continuous fi ght against Covid-19.

This, as she remind-ed everyone to strictly follow health protocols especially now that the positive cases in the

province are increasing.“Please continue to

wear your face masks and face shields, regu-larly wash your hands and observe physical distancing until we’re fully vaccinated,” Yap said.

-- Gabriela Liana Barela/PIA-3

the virus are rising in Metro Manila so there is a need to strengthen the intervention. He urged people not to forget the usual safety protocols like washing of hands, wearing of face masks and physical distancing.

“Kailangan mas ma-bilis ma-rollout ang mga bakuna natin lalo na sa mga health care work-ers para kapag na-ospi-tal ang mga positive sa Covid-19 ay protektado sila,” he stressed.

He could not give the

Half of population targeted for vaccinationF��� ���! 1 number of those already

vaccinated, saying the Department of Health will provide the update.

Dizon said more vac-cines are coming, in-cluding Moderna vac-cine that are expected to arrive in June this year.

As more vaccines ar-rive, he promised that Bataan would be giv-en importance in vac-cination being the ma-jor center of industries, power and port “para masiguro na tuloy-tu-loy ang pag-andar ng ekonomiya.”

He gave tribute to healthcare workers and said supply of AstraZen-eca vaccines should be reserved for the elderly in the sector.

“Kayo ang frontlin-er, kayo ang ating mga bayani at nararapat la-mang na kayo ang un-ang-unang tatanggap ng bakuna kaya maram-ing-maraming salamat sa inyong sakripisyo at ito ay galing sa ating mahal ng Pangulo na lahat nang dumating re-gardless sa kung anong brand yan, lahat ng un-ang darating na bakuna

sa Pilipinas ay para sa inyo,” Dizon said.

He asked DOH Re-gion 3 director Cesar Cassion to reserve As-traZeneca for health workers in Bataan.

Dizon described the present mood of health workers with the start of vaccination as diff erent from last year’s when the deadly virus started to engulf the country.

“Ngayong araw na ito ay iba na ang nakiki-ta sa mga health work-ers. Nakangiti na sila at kitang -kita na im-bes mukha ng takot ay

mukha na ng pag-asa ang makikita sa kanila. Kaya napakalaki ng simbolo na sila ang un-ang-unang babakunah-an ng mga unang baku-na na dumating nitong nakaraang mga araw,” the secretary enthused.

He said he was inoc-ulated with Sinovac and there was no adverse eff ect on him, conclud-ing it as a safe vaccine and so, urged everyone to take it.

Dizon was in Balan-ga City and witnessed the fi rst inoculation with Sinovac vaccines of top

offi cials of the Bataan General Hospital and Medical Center com-posed of BGHMC direc-tor Dr. Ria Baltazar, Dr. Luis Hizon, Dr. Verny James Bunagan, and Dr. Maria Ines Santos.

The secretary with Gov. Albert Garcia, Con-gressman Jose Enrique Garcia III and Mayors Francis Garcia of Bal-anga City and Gila Gar-cia of Dinalupihan also inspected the Bataan People’s Center that will serve as mass vaccina-tion center of the prov-ince.

FIRST JAB. JBLMGH chief Dr. Monserrat Chichioco gets jab of Sinovac. Contributed photo

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NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of BERNABE G. TAYAG and

JUANITA MANUEL TAYAG who died intestate on January 15, 1993 and May 24, 2000 respectively in Porac, Pampanga and Angeles City, executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Partition on their estate, more particularly described as follows:

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 14638Registry of Deeds of Pampanga

A parcel of land (Lot 394-A of the subdivision plan Psd-42679 - sheet 1, being a portion of Lot 394 of the cadastral survey of Porac, C.L.R.O. Cad. Record No. 372) situated in the Barrio of Salu, Municipality of Porac, Province of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 14639Registry of Deeds of Pampanga

A parcel of land (Lot 397-A-2 of the subdivision plan Psd-42679 - sheet 1, being a portion of Lot 397-A described on plan Psd-6420, G.L.R.O. Cad. Record No. 372) situated in the Barrio of Salu, Municipality of Porac, Province of Pampanga;

before Notary Public Frod G. Tuazon as per Doc No. 105, Page No. 05, Book No. VI, Series of 2021.

Punto! Central Luzon: March 1, 8 & 15, 2021

Republic of the PhilippinesOFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR

Province of PampangaMabalacat City

NOTICE TO THE PUBLICIn 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 ESMERALDA TULABUT DIONISIO has fi led with this Offi ce, a petition for correction of Clerical Error of the Child’s Date of Birth from “SEPTEMBER 08, 1963” TO “AUGUST 08, 1963” in the Certifi cate of Live Birth of ESMERALDA CANLAS TULABUT at Mabalacat, Pampanga and whose parents are Francisco Tulabut and Venancia Canlas.

Any person adversely aff ected by said petition may fi le his/her written opposition with this offi ce 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 Glenda A. Jarin Administrative Offi cer III

PUNTO! Central Luzon: March 1 & 8, 2021

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of BONIFACIO C. AYSON who

died intestate on September 14, 2014 in Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights on his estate, more particularly described as a property located in Quezon City identifi ed as Block 527 Surv 02 Lot 10-B of the Tatalon Estate, Quezon City under the National Housing Authority, before Notary Public Carlota Dela Cruz-Manalo as per Doc No. 51, Page No. 12, Book No. XXXIII, Series of 2021.

Punto! Central Luzon: March 1, 8 & 15, 2021

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of CIRILO CUEVAS CALIBJO who

died intestate on January 30, 2020 in Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights on his estate, more particularly described as Banco De Oro, Angeles McArthur Highway Branch Savings Account No. 001460164642 with a balance of Php131,875.18 as of date, and in Ph. Depository & Trust Corp. with a balance of Php2,100,000.00, before Notary Public Reydon P. Canlas as per Doc No. 270, Page No. 50, Book No. 79, Series of 2021.

Punto! Central Luzon: February 22, March 1 & 8, 2021

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of ESTER S. CHAN who died

intestate on March 3, 2016 executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights on her estate, more particularly described as follows:

1. Her share on the Sun Life Prosperity Philippine Equity Fund and Sun Life Prosperity Phil Stock Index Fund;

2. Metrobank Account No. 309-3-309-28011-4

before Notary Public Tanya G. Lingat as per Doc No. 09, Page No. 32, Book No. III, Series of 2021.

Punto! Central Luzon: February 22, March 1 & 8, 2021

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of WILFREDO VENERACION who

died intestate on August 7, 2016 in Baliwag, Bulacan executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver and Donation on his estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 1014-A-6 of the Subd. Plan (LRA) Psd-394092 approved as a non-subd. project, being a portion of Lot 014-A Psd-03-070492 LRC Rec. No. 7605) situated in the Bo. of San Roque, Mun. of San Rafael, Province of Bulacan and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. T-256441, before Notary Public Leila Mae M. Estabillo as per Doc No. 229, Page No. 47, Book No. 8, Series of 2020.

Punto! Central Luzon: February 22, March 1 & 8, 2021

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of MARILOU MAGPALI BALILIAN

who died intestate on February 4, 2021 in Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement on her estate, more particularly described as BDO MacArthur Highway, Angeles City Branch Junior Savings Account No. 001460163034 with a balance of P15,219.40 as of January 31, 2021; BDO MacArthur Highway, Angeles City Branch Time Deposit Account No. 314608388516 with a balance of P100,000.00 issued on January 25, 2021; and BDO MacArthur Highway, Angeles City Branch Dollar Account No. 105230430800 with a balance of $1,104.86 as of February 17, 2021, before Notary Public Arvin M. Suller as per Doc No. 294, Page No. 94, Book No. LXVII, Series of 2021.

Punto! Central Luzon: February 22, March 1 & 8, 2021

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 49GUAGUA, PAMPANGA

IN RE: PETITION FOR THE PROBATE OF THE WILL OF CATALINA M. RAMSOUR,

SPL. PROC. NO. G-09-2266NADYA R. CRUZ, For: Probate of Will Petitioner,

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

The court notes the Compliance dated 03 February 2021 and fi led 04 February 2021 by petitioner’s counsel, Atty. Aramis C. Benoza relative to the submission of the required inventory of the estate of the testatrix, Catalina M. Ramsour.

The inventory however insofar as to the jewelry is concerned, it is noted that the same does not correspond to the testimony of petitioner herself as to the estimated amount of the jewelry left to her as well as with the testimony of petitioner’s witness Atty. Elaiza S. Sabile-David who even presented in open court the pieces of jewelry left by the testator. In view thereof, petitioner is given fi fteen (15) days from receipt to submit a verifi ed explanation on the same.

In addition, pursuant to Sections 1 to 3, Rule 86 of the Rules of Court, notice is given to all creditors, if any, of testatrix Catalina Malit Ramsour, that a Letters Testamentary dated 19 October 2020 was issued to petitioner Nadya R. Cruz, giving said creditors until 09 September 2021 to fi le said claim against the estate.

The executor is directed to cause the publication of this notice to the creditors for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Pampanga and cause the same to be posted for the same period in four (4) public places in the Province and in two (2) public places in the Municipality of Lubao, Pampanga where the testatrix last resided.

SO ORDERED.Guagua, Pampanga, 11 February 2021.

JESUSA MYLENE C. SUBA-ISIP Presiding Judge

Punto! Central Luzon: February 22, March 1 & 8, 2021

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of ELIZARDO L. MERCADO who

died intestate on February 2, 2019 in Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale on his estate, more particularly described as follows:

1. A 1997 Isuzu Dropside Truck with MV File No. 0386-00000192572, Plate No. RJE 353, Engine No. 10PE1-179081;

2. A parcel of land (Lot 2114-C of plan Psd-03-228723, being a portion of Lot 2114, Cad-377-D, Sta. Rita Cadastre) situated in the Brgy. of San Basilio, Mun. of Sta. Rita, Prov. of Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 042-2018007893 in the Registry of Deeds for San Fernando, Pampanga;

3. A parcel of land (Lot 5, Blk. 3 of the subd. plan Psd-03-088138, being a portion of Lot 685-C-40-V, Psd-035415-063751, LRC Rec. No.) with improvements thereon, situated in the Bo. of Cangatba, Mun. of Porac, Prov. of Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 042-2017020658 in the Registry of Deeds for San Fernando, Pampanga;

4. A parcel of land (Lot 3, Blk. 3 of the subd. plan Psd-03-088138, being a portion of Lot 685-C-40-V, Psd-035415-063751, LRC Rec. No.) with improvements thereon, situated in the Bo. of Cangatba, Mun. of Porac, Prov. of Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 042-2017020658 in the Registry of Deeds for San Fernando, Pampanga;

before Notary Public Aileen E. Sanchez-Bartolo as per Doc No. 50, Page No. 11, Book No. 121, Series of 2020.

Punto! Central Luzon: February 22, March 1 & 8, 2021

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

THIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 58

ANGELES CITY

IN THE MATTER OF THE CORRECTION OF THE CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE OF THE SPS. CARL ALLEN D. LAYUG AND REYCHELLE COSAS-LAYUG,

SPS. CARL ALLEN D. LAYUG AND R-ANG-20-03648-SPREYCHELLE COSAS-LAYUG,

Petitioners,

-versus-

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF ANGELES CITY AND THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL -- PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY, QUEZON CITY,

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

ORDERThe Compliance dated 19 January 2021 of spouses-petitioner is noted.Raffl ed to this Court on December 29, 2020 is this Petition for the correction

of the Certifi cate of Marriage of the Sps. Carl Allen D. Layug and Reychelle Cosas-Layug fi led by petitioners through counsel.

Spouses-petitioners allege, among others, that they were lawfully united in marriage on September 22, 2019 at the Jesus the Eternal Word Parish Church located at Riverside Subdivision, Angeles City, which marriage was solemnized by Rev. Fr. Aljim M. Tuazon.

In the Certifi cate of Marriage of petitioners, an erroneous entry was committed thereon in so far as the citizenship of the father of the groom, herein petitioner Carl Allen D. Layug, is concerned under Entry No. 9, “Citizenship” (of Father): what was erroneously placed thereon as the citizenship of Mr. Allan Fajardo Layug is “JAPANESE” instead of “FILIPINO”, the latter citizenship or nationality being the true and correct citizenship or nationality of Mr. Allan Fajardo Layug.

Petitioners further allege that Mr. Allan Fajardo Layug is a Filipino citizen since birth and has remained a Filipino Citizen up to the present without ever changing his citizenship.

Finally, according to petitioners, the reason for the wrong entry was that Mr. Alberto Y. Manlapaz, the personnel of the church who prepared and typewrote the said wrong entry, failed to change the citizenship appearing in the pre-typed entry thereon which is “Japanese” (as the citizenship of the father of the groom who were married prior to the petitioners is Japanese) to “Filipino”, which is the correct citizenship of Mr. Allan Fajardo Layug.

The petitioners pray that, after due notice and hearing, a decision be rendered ordering the Local Civil Registrar of Angeles City, Pampanga and the Civil Registrar General – Philippine Statistics Authority, Quezon City, to correct the Certifi cate of Marriage of herein petitioners in so far as the citizenship of the father of the groom (herein petitioner Carl Allen D. Layug) is concerned under Entry No. 9, “Citizenship” (of Father) from “JAPANESE” to “FILIPINO” to refl ect the true and correct citizenship of Mr. Allan Fajardo Layug.

Finding the Petition to be suffi cient in form and substance, the court hereby sets the case for hearing on April 28, 2021 at 1:30 o’clock in the afternoon. Any person interested in this Petition is hereby ordered to appear on said date and time before this Court and to show cause, if any, why the Petition should not be granted. The next setting thereafter shall be on May 12, 2021 at 1:30 o’clock in the afternoon.

The petitioner is likewise ordered to cause the publication of this Order once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Pampanga and Angeles City, within seventy-two (72) hours from receipt of this Order.

The Offi ce of the Solicitor General is hereby directed to enter its appearance in this case for the State within seventy-two (72) hours from receipt of this Order.

Let copies of this Order be furnished to the spouses-petitioner and their counsel; the Offi ce of the Solicitor General; the Local Civil Registrar of Angeles City; the Philippine Statistics Authority; and Offi ce of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Angeles City.

SO ORDERED.Angeles City, 02 February 2021.

RAMON CORAZON P . BLANCO Assisting Judge

Copy Furnished:Carl Allen D. LayugReychelle Cosas-LayugAtty. Edgar Vicente D. OcampoOffi ce of the Solicitor GeneralLocal Civil Registrar of Angeles CityPhilippine Statistics AuthorityOCC-RTCPublication

Punto! Central Luzon: March 1, 8 & 15, 2021

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of LEONILA CANLAS who died

intestate on February 6, 2018 executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale on her estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 13-C of the subd. plan Psd-03-088503, being a portion of Lot 13, Block 16, Psd-41256, L.R.C. Rec. No. ) situated in the Barrio of Lourdes, City of Angeles, Island of Luzon and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 108084 in the Registry of Deeds for Angeles City, before Notary Public Rodolfo S. Uyengco as per Doc No. 343, Page No. 50, Book No. LXIX, Series of 2021.

Punto! Central Luzon: March 1, 8 & 15, 2021

ERRATUMIn the Notice to the Public of the City Civil Registry of Mabalacat City,

Pampanga in our February 22 & March 1, 2021 issues, the name JULIETA DE GUZMAN DOBASHI should be JULLIETA DE GUZMAN DOBASHI and not as earlier published.

Punto! Central Luzon: March 8, 2021

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of ESTELA P. MUÑOZ who died

intestate on November 29, 2007 in Magalang, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement on her estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 8 of the cons. Subd. Plan Pcs-03-013997, being a portion of cons. Lots A-5 & H-4, Psd-03-134425 and Lot B & I, Psd-03-131761, LRC Rec. No.) situated in the Barrio of San Miguel and San Nicolas, Mun. of Magalang, Province of Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 597892-R in the Registry of Deeds for the Province of Pampanga, before Notary Public Fenalon O. Chan as per Doc No. 157, Page No. 64, Book No. VII, Series of 2021.

Punto! Central Luzon: March 8, 15 & 22, 2021

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of LUCIANO NUQUI and LYDIA

C. NUQUI who died intestate on November 18, 2011 and April 18, 2018, respectively, both in Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights on their estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 19-B of the subd. plan (LRC) Psd-139820, being a portion of Lot 19, Block 18, Psd-67299, L.R.C. Rec. No. N-33671) with improvements thereon, situated in the Barrio of Sto. Domingo, City of Angeles and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 31300, before Notary Public Regina C. Gopez-Agustin as per Doc No. 154, Page No. 05, Book No. XXV, Series of 2021.

Punto! Central Luzon: March 8, 15 & 22, 2021

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 55MACABEBE, PAMPANGA

CANCELLATION AND CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF VICTOR VIRAY LACAP UNDER RULE 108 OF THE RULES OF COURT,

LLORENTE VIRAY LACAP,Petitioner,

-versus- SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS NO. 21-0986(M)

VICTOR VIRAY LACAP, OFFICE OF THE CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MACABEBE, PAMPANGA, OFFICE OF THE CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MASANTOL, PSA, Respondents.

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

On February 18, 2021, petitioner Llorente Viray Lacap fi led the verifi ed “Petition” dated February 8, 2021 praying that the Local Civil Registrar of Macabebe, Pampanga, and the Civil Registrar General, Philippine Statistics Authority, Quezon City, be ordered to (a) correct the following, viz: (i) Entry No. 3 – (1) “Middle Name” from “Viray” to “Atienzo;” and (2) “Last Name” from “Lacap” to “Viray;” (ii) Entry No. 7 – “Father’s Name” from “Tedy Nuqui Lacap” to “Ceferino Dechitang Viray” and (iii) Entry No. 12 – “Mother’s Maiden Name” from “Remedios Dechitang Viray” to “Anita Ronquillo Atienza” appearing in the Certifi cate of Live Birth of Victor Viray Lacap with Local Registrar No. 363Ce-81; and (b) cancel the Certifi cate of Live Birth with Local Civil Registry No. 85-765 of Victor Viray Lacap 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 May 12, 2021 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 Macabebe, Pampanga, the Civil Registrar General of the Philippines and private respondent Victor Viray Lacap; and (iii) to show proof of said service to this court on said date and time of hearing; (c) orders private respondent Lacap to fi le his comment on the instant petition within fi fteen (15) days from receipt of this Order; (d) 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; (e) 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 Macabebe, Pampanga, the Civil Registrar General of the Philippines, the Offi ce of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Macabebe, Pampanga, and said private respondent; and (f) awaits the entry of appearance of the Offi ce of the Solicitor General in this case.

SO ORDERED.Macabebe, Pampanga, February 18, 2021.

MARIA JOSEPHINE M. ROSARIO-MERCADOJudge

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MABALACAT CITY — Impelled by its strong corporate social responsibility, the Widus Foundation Inc. (WFI) took to the hinterland IP communities in fi ve municipalities to hand over educational and health kits in several isolated day care centers.

A children’s right advocacy and social development project dubbed “Para sa Batang Ayta” was initiated by WFI, the corporate social development arm of Widus Group of Companies, along with Clark Marriott Hotel’s CSR arm Marriott Serve 360 in partnership with the Philippine Air Force Air Defense Command and in cooperation with the local government units and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples. Target of the project is a donation drive for 659 Aeta kids aged 3-5 years old.

To supplement the learning stage of the Aeta kids, WFI distributed educational toys and school supplies as well as vitamins and groceries to the IP communities in Bamban and Capas in Tarlac, Porac, Floridablanca, Mabalacat City, and Angeles City on February 24, 26, and March 2 to 5.

According to WFI manager Ronnel Golimlim, through their social welfare programs and constant communication with the LGUs, the “Para sa Batang Ayta” project pushed through with private-public partnership.

“Alam naman natin na sa ating society and communities, sila ang mga nasa laylayan dahil kulang na kulang ang services nila at malayo sila sa access of materials. Yan po ang thrust ng Widus Foundation, pumupunta kami sa malalayo na hindi pa napupuntahan. I think that’s the beauty of our partnership with the local governments dahil willing sila to support our initiatives,” said Golimlim.

“Isa sa mga critical foundation ng learning ay sa day care centers at karamihan sa kanila ang learning nila ay structured exercises at relationship sa mga bata dahil dun sila natututo. Pero dahil walang face-to-face, modules din ang kanilang ginagamit at nahihirapan ang mga magulang kaya nagbigay din tayo ng toys,” he added.

PAF civil military operations offi cer Jayson Geronimo said PAF continues to push for civil works through collaborative approach with the private sectors. Being proponents of peace, Geronimo noted, PAF also ensures the safety of communities through social development which is also important during this time of crisis.

“Gusto kasi namin ang collaborative approach. Naghahanap talaga kami ng pwede namin makasama dito at dahil doon nai-endorse sila ng NCIP Region 3 sa amin dahil kaya namin tugunan ang kakulangan nila ng manpower at vehicles,” said Geronimo.

“May ibang projects pa kami with them (WFI) at handa kaming tumulong para sa ating mga kababayan, with the impact of the pandemic, mas lalo na sa mga IP communities,” he added.

The WFI aims to maintain and extend its CSR programs to reach beyond the Aeta communities through diff erent projects based on fi ve major areas as its core responsibility: education, health, cultural heritage, environment, and community development.

“Point of entry namin itong project na ito sa mga IP communities since dahil dito mas lalo natin makikita kung ano yung mga talagang pangangailangan nila,” Golimlim shared. “As of today, marami kaming health programs gaya nung pagrenovate ng ibang rural health units as it will benefi t all communities not just the Aeta communities.”

WFI manager Ronnel Golimlim (center) with the volunteers from WFI, Clark Marriott Hotel Serve 360, and PAF Air Defense Command pose with the recipients of “Para sa Batang Ayta” project at Sitio Villa Maria in Porac. A// *+ " 3 %, J .!! M.!.%."

Para sa Batang Ayta: Educational, health kits from Widus Foundation

A total of 659 Aeta kids from fi ve municipalities were given kits with educational toys, school supplies, vitamins, and grocery items.