Punto! Luzon www.punto.com.ph P 8.00 Central Volume 8 Number 50 Thu - Sat January 22 - 24, 2015 PANANAW NG MALAYANG PILIPINO! Guiao twits DOTC on ‘underutilized’ CIA X’mas chaos, cancelled flights at NAIA for papal visit cited C By Ashley Manabat LARK FREEPORT – “Why are we underutilizing Clark (airport) when there is a demand?” Guiao By Ding Cervantes This was the question posed by Rep. Joseller “Yeng” Guiao (1st District-Pampanga) to the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) during the congressional hearing at the House of Representatives on Wednesday regarding the chaos that unfolded at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last Christmas. The flight delays and Page 8 please Trillanes moves to subpoena Delfin Lee PAC now state U For Apec. Now finished, this P4.6 million toilet is the first to be built on Clark freeport’s historic parade grounds which serve as venue for national and international sports events. Photo by Ding Cervantes ‘Opportunity to tell truth’ CLARK FREEPORT – Sen. Antonio Trillanes III has moved to subpoena businessman Delfin Lee during the continuation of the Senate Blue Ribbon sub-committee hearing on the alleged overpriced Makati City Building II on Thursday. Lee was mentioned Page 8 please Asteroid to fly by Earth on Jan. 26 MAGALANG, Pampanga – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has found the Pampanga State Agricultural University (PSAU) compliant based on the merits of its requirements relevant to its con- version from a college to a full-pledged university. PSAU president Dr. Honorio Soriano Jr. said on Wednesday that the CHED certification has made PSAU now officially a state university. The CHED in its En Banc Resolution No. 006-2015 declared PSAU compliant with all requirements set forth in Republic Act 10605 for it to become a state university. On June 17, 2013, Page 8 please CLARK FREEPORT - An asteroid discovered in 2004 will pass by Earth on Jan. 26, the closest to Earth it can be for the next 200 years. Engineer Dario de la Cruz, chief of the space science and astronomy section of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) told Punto that the space rock, codenamed 2004 BL86 is expected to be nearest at 1,198,705 kilometers from Earth at its nearest on Jan. 26. “That seems to be far, but astronomically, that can be classified as a narrow encounter,” he said, noting that the asteroid was discovered on January 30, 2004, by astronomers operating the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research survey telescope in White Sands, New Mexico. De la Cruz, in an interview with Punto, Page 8 please Welcome. APEC Special Senior Finance Officials’ Meeting in Clark. The officials discussed the Philippines’ proposed Cebu Action Plan, which is medium-to long-term roadmap for a more financially integrated, transparent, and resilient Asia-Pacific region. Contributed photo Firms in collapsed wall that killed 12 workers ordered shut down By Ding Cervantes CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) here has shut down two firms where 12 workers were recently pinned to death by a collapsed wall in Barangay Ilang-Ilang in Guiguinto, Bulacan. DOLE Regional Director Ana Dione also said her agency is set to file charges against Number One Golden Dragon (Golden Dragon) Realty Corp. and Hoclim Co Construction Corp. (Hoclim) for “all violations related to the safety and social welfare of the workers and affected civilians resulting to death and injury as amended in the Labor Code of the Philippines and Occupational Safety and Health Standards.” Dione issued last Tuesday the Cease and Desist Order (CDO) against the two firms following inspections at the accident site that revealed se- rious violations of the Labor Law. “Based on the ocular inspection at the accident site conducted by our team, they found out that it was the right side wall of the on-going warehouse construction that collapsed right above the quarters of the workers. It is approximately seven meters high and 20 meters wide. It happened during their lunch break,” Dione said. She recalled that “it took approximately eight hours to retrieve the victims, as the construction firms had no response team to take immediate action during the incident.” She noted “the absence of supervisors such as engineers, safety officers, and the like who are supposed to be in charge of overseeing the construction as well as representative from the principal at the accident area.” “Both firms shall be held liable. We have issued this CDO, which is effective until further notice to both companies because we are serious when it comes to the safety and welfare of our workers. Safety should be practiced at the workplace at all times,” Dione stressed. The DOLE team also reported “incomplete concrete pouring in the foot-tie beam to strengthen the structure; insufficient reinforcement bars and stirrups installed at the column, beam, and wall structure.” It noted that the “type of concrete mixture for the columns and beams do not meet specifications and backfilling was not properly observed to stabilize the movement of the concrete wall structure. There was also no proper evaluation of the soil-bearing capacity.” “There was no proper engineering and safety supervision to validate and implement the correct engineering standards and work procedures for the nature of work and the volume of rain occurred contributes additional load pressure to the lower portion of the concrete wall structure,” the team also observed. Dione said the CDO would be indefinite. “The principal and subcontractor must submit a number of requirements including employer’s accident-illness report, incident report, police report, medical abstract, employment record or contract, corrective work methodology, and proof of salary payment and remittance to Social Security System, Pag-IBIG, and PhilHealth before we can consider lifting the CDO,” she added. Both companies have also been told to attend a conference hearing with DOLE Technical Support and Service Division for Labor Relations and Labor Standards on January 23 to address the issues and concerns pertaining to the incident. Mayor backs probe of local hospital on death of mom and unborn child Punto! Central Luzon • January 22 - 24, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday By Armand M. Galang 2 POINT OF CARE. Gov. Lilia “Nanay” Pineda thanks the national government for giving free premium for the senior citizens as she vows to still allot funds for the continuation of the PhilHealth Point of Care (POC) program for the benefit of more indigent Kapampangans. Listening are PhilHealth Branch Manager Henry Almanon, Senior Chief Insurance Officer Beth Capuili, OSCA officers, BHWs from the 21 municipalities and cities and Social Workers from the Regional DSWD Office. Photo courtesy of Jun Jaso EdPam OKs monthly pay raise for day care workers ANGELES CITY – In a bid to reinforce and improve early childhood rearing, Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan recently approved the increase of salary for 72 daycare workers assigned in all 33 barangays of the city. This 2015, the daycare workers in the city will be receiving an additional 1,000 pesos every month. “The city is steadfast in its goal to support the youth – and this is just one of the many things that we can do to reassure Angeles’ future.” Pa- mintuan said. The mayor added that the increase is also a way to give due recognition to the daycare workers of the city. “Daycare workers are truly unsung heroes. Here in Angeles, day care workers serve almost 7,000 pre-school children. Within their vocation lies a responsibility for society, and it is only right to afford them with the extra compensation that they deserve.” said Pamintuan. The mayor also said that the city’s positive financial po- sition allows them to extend increases such as this. Day care service is one of the major services provided by the City Social Welfare and Development Office for needy pre-school children. Their goal is to provide pre-school children who may be neglected, abused, exploited or abandoned with their needs. Considered as second parents, day care workers are at the forefront of promoting a child’s welfare and enhance his opportunity for a useful and happy life. –Angeles CIO THINK GREEN PEÑARANDA, Nueva Ecija – The municipal government has rallied behind a family here in seeking a thorough investigation of an alleged “unethical and irresponsible” treatment of a hospital on an eight-month pregnant woman which resulted to her and her baby’s death recently. Mayor Ferdinand Abesamis said Tuesday that he endorsed to the Department of Health a complaint lodged by the family of Jessica Leabres, 23, of Barangay San Josef here against the Dr. Gloria D. Lacson General Hospital (DGDLGH) located along Maharlika Highway, Barangay Castellano, San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija. Abesamis said he referred the complaint relative to the unethical and irresponsible manner, as culled from the statements, accorded to the daughter of Melinda Leabres. “These circumstances should not be tolerated and instead should be investigated especially so that the patient belongs to the poor sector of our society,” the mayor said in a letter to DOH Asst. Secretary for Special Concerns Elmer Punzalan dated Jan. 9, 2015. Rolando Leabres, father of Jessica, said his daughter and the baby in her womb died after 15 hours without proper attention at the DGDLGH on Dec. 27, 2014 because of their failure to settle the P10,000 initial charges they were billed at 9 a.m. – four hours after she was admitted at 5 a.m. that day. The elder Leabres said he decided to transfer the patient to a public hospital in Cabanatuan City when hospital staff insisted that they have to first settle the bill before conducting an operation on Jessica who was then crying hard for help. But in in her complaint filed before the DOH, Melinda, Jessica’s mother, said she was told to pay the amount first to continue the treatment on the patient but could only pay P1,500 that time. “Tinawagan ng nurse ang doctor at ipinaalam dito na P1,500 lamang ang naibayad ko. Ang sabi ng nurse sa akin ‘Ayaw pumayag ng doctor, kailangang bayaran lahat bago ilabas sa ospital’,” she said. “Dahil sa wala na kaming pera at hindi pinalabas ng ospital para mailipat ito sa ibang pampublikong ospital, ang ginawa namin ay naupo na lamang at nagjhintay,” she added. When Rolando, who left to look for money, returned empty-handed at about 2 p.m., Melinda alleged, the doctor who was not named in the complaint supposedly insisted they had to first settle the bill. “Naroroon ang doktor nang dumating si Rolando at nalaman niya na si Rolando ay walang nakuhang pera at sinabi ng doctor ‘Wala pa po ba kayong nahanap? Hindi puwede yung ganyan lang. Lumalakas ang oras. Kangina pa kayong alas 5 ng umaga dito. Kapag me nangyari, hindi na namin sagutin,’” she said. At 5 p.m. a nurse told Melinda that Jessica had to undergo an operation (Caesarian section) lest the baby in her would die. She was reportedly asked to prepare P10,000 to P20,000 for such operation. The nurse, supposedly acting on order of the doctor, allegedly told Melinda that the motorcycle that was used to bring the patient to the hospital would be enough for a deposit. This prompted her other daughter to borrow the documents and submit to the hospital. A staff nurse named in an acknowledgement receipt as Hermie Baniquid received the motorcycle document as pawn which finally made the hospital allow Jessica’s transfer. But soon, Jessica vomited blood and died at around 8 p.m. The Leabreses believe their daughter and her baby could have been saved if only the hospital accorded her due attention. A male employee who claimed to be present during that incident on Dec. 27 said, however, that hospital officials, including a physician and nurses, extended prompt attention to the patient. “She was given all the necessary treatment, medicines and use of hospital facilities,” he said in the vernacular. NGCP on preventive maintenance, 4 towns in 9-hour brownout By Ernie Esconde HERMOSA, Bataan- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines on Wednesday undertook annual preventive maintenance in its 100 MVA transformer here, cutting power supply for nine hours in four towns of the province. “Annual preventive maintenance ng NGCP sa araw na ito kaya nagkaroon ng power shutdown sa mga bayan ng Dinalupihan, Hermosa, Orani at Samal,” said Engr. Napoleon Viterbo, NGCP district head in Bataan, Zambales and western portion of Pampanga. He said that they conduct regular shutdown of equipment. “Regular na ginagawa ito para maiwasan ang unnecessary power outage or breakdown ng equipment,” Viterbo said, adding “may proper advice naman ito sa kinauukulan.” Ernest Vidal, NGCP corporate communications officer, said with the facilitation of their annual preventive maintenance in their Hermosa substation, the Peninsula Electric Cooperative or Penelco conducted transmission line works along the Hermosa-Balanga 69 KV Line. “There will be power interruption from 7:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. in the towns of Hermosa, Orani and Samal and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Dinalupihan,” Vidal announced. Many stalls at the public market in Orani used candles while some made use of portable electric generators. The Philippine Information Agency reported that the towns of Pilar, Orion, Limay, Bagac and Orion also suffered power outage for 15 minutes from 5 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. 2 dumptruck nagbanggaan, 3 sugatan Tumapon ang kargang uling ng tumagilid na dumptruck na papunta sa direksiyon ng Balanga City. Ang sasakyang kasalubong na bagama’t nakatayo ay wasak naman ang windshield at yupi-yupi ang unahang bahagi. Ayon kay Michelle Dizon, kasapi ng Limay Rescue Team, tatlo ang sugatan na agad isinugod sa Bataan General Hospital sa Balanga City. Medyo natagalang mahugot ang driver sa pagkakaipit sa manibela ng nakatayong dumptruck. “Sa tulong ng Bureau of Fire ng Limay, natanggal po namin sa pagkakaipit ang driver. Mga minor injuries lamang ang natamo ng mga biktima,” sabi ng rescue worker. Patuloy pa ang imbestigasyon ng pulisya ng Limay sa kung ano ang talagang dahilan ng banggaan. –Ernie Esconde Punto! Central Luzon • January 22 - 24, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday LIMAY, Bataan- Isang dumptruck na kargado ng uling ang tumagilid matapos bumangga sa kasalubong na isa ring dumptruck malapit sa hindi pa natatapos na tulay sa Barangay Alangan dito Miyerkules ng umaga. Humaba ang traffic sa isang linya ng Roman Superhighway dahil bumalabag ang dalawang sasakyan sa pabulusok na bahagi ng kalsada. 3 O pinion Editorial Punto! Central Luzon • January 22 - 24, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday El niño bonito 4 IT’S NOT hard to see who among Pampanga’s mayors finds favour with the Capitol. Tuesday this week, Gov. Lilia G. Pineda formally inaugurated government facilities and equipment worth over P26 million in Arayat town. These included the newly-renovated municipal hall worth P10-million, the newly-constructed municipal police station worth P2.7 million, and a backhoe worth P5.95 million. All reported to have been funded by the provincial government. The bounty coming in the wake of the provision by the Capitol too of brand new service vehicles to all the barangays of Arayat, as it did to the rest of the province. From the local government unit’s end, the town’s multi-purpose hall was renovated at a cost of P6 million, and its birthing station at P1.7 million. Both sourced from the 20 percent development fund of the municipality. It’s not hard to see why this apparent “favouritism” given to Arayat. Listen to the governor: “I am happy that all the elected officials here in Arayat are one and united with the common aspiration of bringing reforms and changes to the municipality which will redound to the economic uplift of the people.” Unity works. That has become a mantra to Governor Pineda. The governor has also too often cited how Mayor Emmanuel “Bon” Alejandrino stands out among his LGU peers in seeking from the Capitol “projects and equipment rather than funds for the betterment of his constituents.” No dole-outs, plainly. And the Arayat LGU ever cognizant of its counterpart responsibility. Amor con amor se paga. Love begets love. “Kayo ang pinakamabait, pinakamagandang gobernador sa aming mga taga-Arayat,” hailed Alejandrino of the governor. “The provincial government headed by Governor Lilia Nanay Pineda, is our biggest benefactor in our mission of bringing reforms and changes in the new Arayat, town of Maria Sinukwan,” seconded Vice-Mayor Ramon Changcoco. Enough for the Capitol to grant the request of Alejandrino for the construction of an evacuation center at the back of the municipal hall worth P2 million. LLL Trimedia Coordinators, Inc. Publisher General Manager Editor Marketing Manager Layout Circulation Atty. Gener C. Endona Caesar “Bong” Lacson Joanna Niña V. Cordero Dondie B. Ventura Jojo Manalo/Lacson Macapagal Business & Editorial office at Unit B Essel Commercial Center, McArthur Highway, Telabastagan, City of San Fernando Tel. No. (45) 625•0244 Cel. No. 0917•481•1416 [email protected] or [email protected] http://www.punto.com.ph Punto! Central Luzon is a proud member of The Philippine Press Institute acaesar.blogspot.com Zona Libre Bong Z. Lacson Color Pampanga blue GREEN WAS the color of Pampanga. Of vast sugarcane fields, rice paddies, vegetable gardens and forested hills. Turned red – as it birthed social unrest and grew the communist movement. Red still, blue and white too, at the time of Imperial America’s domineering presence. Yellow – with the widow, at the time of the People Power revolution. Grey – ash-blanketed by the Pinatubo eruptions. Orange, as the phoenix regenerated, reborn from the embers of the devastation. A kaleidoscope of colors in its march to prosperity therefrom. Don’t look now but blue is starting to become the dominant color of Pampanga. SM blue that is. Soon as Punto! broke the news that SM Development Corp. had – for the grand price of P939 million – won the bid for the Paskuhan Village, came yet another announcement that the Sy conglomerate is “in serious negotiations to acquire vast tracts of lands in Porac town.” “For residential and business hubs,” said Mayor Condralito de la Cruz of the SM intentions. Adding that the MVP Group is likewise in an invest-in-Porac mode. Much earlier, SM acquired the vast Lazatin property along MacArthur Highway in Barangay Telabastagan, City of San Fernando along with the iconic Essel Supermarket which has promptly morphed to Savemore Market. The deal reportedly costing way over P1.5 billion. Buyer and seller in total silence though. Count now SM’s visible investments in Pampanga. The longest mall in the whole Philippines that is SM City Pampanga. Further accessorized with Sky Ranch, hosting the largest Ferris wheel in the country. One more mall within a four-kilometer radius from the first – SM San Fernando Downtown. Even Walter Mart, hoped to take away if only a little of the SM clientele, is now mainly owned by SM. Some 20 kilometers away, SM City Clark where sited a BPO center, and soon shall have its own hotel. Even sooner, a bowling center. Once Mabalacat City’s biggest wholesale store, the Ayalas’ Makro is now SM Hypermart. Savemore, SM’s pocket supermarket, makes its presence felt too in Angeles City and Guagua, aside from what once was Essel. And lest we forget, that SM demi-mall in Apalit. Arguably, SM is the biggest investor in Pampanga. In volume, if not in value. And, as the Porac mayor revealed, there is apparently no stopping it from infusing more. Mabalacat Mayor Boking Morales whispers too of some negotiations with SM. Truly, SM’s got it all. And still wants some more? Absent any business acumen, plain pen pushers as we are, we can only speculate over this uber bullishness of SM on the province. No, Ashley Manabat, it is not merely to bully other investors and get the Kapampangan cake all for itself. No matter that bullish, bully and bullshit grew out of the same root. SM definitely knows something in Pampanga that we don’t. That we are not even aware of. It won’t be the corporate mega-powerhouse that it is if it did not. Whatever it is we can only hope that Pampanga’s turning SM blue would not make our cabalens sing the blues. How to awake the spirit of reading and learning into child’s all stages of life By Dennis M. Bautista Public Librarian I In this generation of Information Technology, one must be equipped the skills of reading and learning. Consider the reading for printed story books, looking for information on any subject on a daily basis--- from the print media whether sourcing the periodicals, newspapers, brochures, pamphlets and to the electronic or digital medium. Reading is the most wonderful experienced that children should learn to value and appreciate for an early age and sooner they become a learner and a reader. They are living in the Age of information Technology or Knowledge Economy. Thus, there is a greater demand for a higher level of literacy be- yond basic and functional literacy. Basic Reading Competencies: Learning to Read – sounds, signs, sights, syllable, sentences, and stories. Reading is a main key to the wonder and meaning. It is an invaluable tool in acquiring knowledge by gathering information, discovering and gaining insights. The First step to consider is the acquired process of learning to Read is the content, context and process, these are the 3 elements in reading. The thinking /learning process where a learner could have already the inner knowledge of subject content Ex. Ideas and beliefs. The second step is Reading to learn is an exploring, expanding, enriching and evolving process that adds meaning to one’s knowledge. The young children open their eyes and minds to the world around them. They have the natural drive for learning and discovering things. Reading and Learning are life long learning and continuously evolved around us. We (Teachers, Parents and Librarians) must open to the youngsters the world of meaning. Let us motivate them to love and read books and explore the learning process though experience and reading. Let them understand that life is rich in meaning. Lastly, Reading and learning is about yesterday, today and tomorrow. (Unsolicited contributions here are unedited, unabridged, as is. Errors in grammar, syntax, etc, solely the writer’s. -- Editor) Son, always tell the truth. Then you’ll never have to remember what you said the last time. –Sam Rayburn Napaguusapan Lang Felix M. Garcia Mapilan binutil asin Bayu ke isundu ining kawatasan A ngeni buri kung idake keko’ngan, Muna, e yu sana ipangabaldugan Ing insultu iti kenu mang mituran. KARING makibale a maki-kasaup Ausan dang “katulong” keng sabing Tagalug, (At keng Kapampangan, nyang minuna “ipus,”) Oreni ring sukat panabilin lubus: Ban malaut tamung kabatingan gamit, E maski na ninu yagkat da ban manik At paluban karing pribadu yung silid, Agyang karing kamag-anak dang malapit O kakaluguran deti ban kanita Malaut malyaring miparsalanan la, Nung sakali karing meging bisita ra Ating magatal a gamat a’yausan da. Antimurin e la basta maniwala, Karing kabud namu karen mamalita, King y ‘boss’ o y ‘mam’ me-‘stroke’ yang bigla At king ‘jewelry box’ atin lang papakua. Dakal nang milyari a nu’ e mu pera Ampon alahas ken ing akulimbat da Ding ‘akyat bahay’ at ‘salisi gang’ ngara King anti kanyan a kaparalanan da; At metung pang ‘modus operandi’ reti Ya’ytang nung atin kang bayung seling TV, O nanu mang ‘electronic gadget’ ngeni, Asna kalagua rang akwa ring salbahi; Kapamilatan ning sarya reng puntalan Ing bale na mismu ning mekasaling yan, At ding ‘katulong’ ken a pihu rang dasan Ilang pakikuanan da reting amulangan. At anti keni ing karelang diskarti: Ikami pu ngara’ing tinubud ning ‘boss’ mi Ba’miyang kuanan ing papalit nang TV Ning ‘sir’ yu nung inya delanan mi ne’yti. Map a map, e misdan keng atut ning kambing Ing katulong inya ibie ne’yting tambing At e pamu maus ba’nang atalingting King ‘boss’ na nung tutu ing papakua ne pin. Kasi, e na man king tutodusan ta’la Ding kasaup, pero menasa monu la At kaagad-agad deti manwala la, Uling king ugaling mayap den sane la. At e la masulit pakisabyan deti Uling king ugaling malam la pin kasi Miyanad at alang isipan parati Nu’ne king kaparang tau maki-anti Uli ning menasa anad la king mayap A ugali ampon pamirapat-dapat, Iting mesaglawe bage e masampat Menasa e ra man balu reti mekad. Inya pepauna ku na babo niti Ing aku ala kung paturan kaniti, Nu’ne king bage yan anti kung magsisti Banting alisyan ing posibleng malyari! DISTRIBUTION OF MRF MATERIALS. Mayor Edwin D. Santiago leads the ceremonial distribution of hardware materials for the construction of materials recovery facilities to 21 homeowners association in the city. Witnessing the program are CENRO chief Engr. Anele David, Councilor BJ Lagman, and some barangay officials. CSF awards MRF materials to HOAs The City Government of San Fernando through its environment and natural resources office has awarded building materials for the construction of materials recovery facilities [MRF] to some 21 Homeowners Associations [HOA] in line with the celebration of the Zero Waste Month. The awarding ceremony was headed by Mayor Edwin D. Santiago together with SP Committee on Environment chairman Councilor Benedict Jasper Lagman, and was witnessed by CENRO chief Engr. Anele David and some barangay officials in the city. The recipients who were subsidized are HOAs in St. Augustine Village, Vista Rica Subdivision, Fiesta Homes, Greenville Subdivision, Alasas Village, North Breeze Subdivision, Avida Residences, Krystal Homes, Dela Paz Sur Village 2, San Isidro Village, Holy Angel Village Phase IV, Villa Isabel 3 Subdvision, EMS Barrio, Palermo/Felman Subdivion, Villa Lourdes, Florida Residences, Lourdes Heights Sub- division, Hacienda Royale, Roseville Heights Subdivision, and Sto. Domingo Village. This move, according to CENRO chief Engr. Anele David, is in connection with the LGU’s 12 point agenda that includes environmental protection, “Malinis na kapaligiran, Fernandinong maka-kalikasan.” She noted that, at present, there are 170 operational MRFs in San Fernando including those who operate in all barangays of the city. The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act or Republic Act of 9003 orders all LGUs including component cities like the City of San Fernando to decentralize garbage collections. “We aim to have at least 250 MRF in our city; this will be managed by private individuals with just a minimal supervision from our part” added David. With this, the city’s capita spending for garbage dramatically decreased from P70 million to just P12 million pesos or just P12-17 per Fernandino. For his part, the mayor urged the public to “become proactive in the combat against climate change.” “Ang isa sa mga pinag-uusapan sa buong mundo ngayon ay ang climate change, at isa sa pinaka-mabisang paraan para labanan ito ay ang proper waste disposal.” “We cannot do this alone, we need your help.” With the establishments of MRFs, the waste diversion in the city is pegged at 73%. “Sa tamang pagse-segregate ng basura, malaki ang matitipid ng Siyudad sa pagbabayad ng tipping fee. Ang mga natipid na pondong ito ay maaari ng gamitin sa mga programa para sa edukasyon, kalusugan, at marami pang iba.” “Kung ikaw ay magtatapon ng basura sa tamang paraan, ikaw ay nakatulong upang makapag-aral ang isang batang kapos-palad, gumaling ang may sakit; ikaw ay makakatulong hindi lang sa kapaligiran, pati na rin sa iyong kapwa.” –CSFP-CIO Pogi Lazatin files ordinance granting financial and burial assistance to city government employees ANGELES CITY --- Councilor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. filed last December 19 an ordinance that seeks to provide city government employees financial assistance for hospitalization and burial assistance. Lazatin said under the ordinance, the city government shall extend financial assistance to any employee who suffers from sickness or injury and is in need of medical assistance regardless of whether or not the sickness or injury was acquired under work-related circumstances. Lazatin explained that since the employees are the front-liners in the delivery of basic services, the city government must make sure to safeguard the health and welfare of the employees by providing additional benefits to them such as financial assistance or burial assistance case of unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances, such as sickness, injury or even death. “Access to health care continues to be a pressing concern especially to city government employees who earn a measly salary and who cannot afford the spiraling cost of health services,” said Lazatin. Under the ordinance, an employee shall receive P10,000 compensation if he or she has lost the use of any part of his or her body, including an eye, a hand, a foot, an arm or a leg, and if he or she is undergoing chemotherapy or hemodialysis. Lazatin stressed however that the financial assistance will only be availed by the employee once a year per hospital confinement. Meanwhile, in the event of death of an employees, his or her legitimate beneficiary will be entitled to receive a P10,000 burial assistance from the city government regardless of whether or not the cause of death is work-related. Lazatin also clarified that the city government will not render financial assistance or burial assistance for “injury, hospital confinement, or death resulting from intentionally self-inflicted injury, suicide or suicide attempt, while under the influence of prohibited drugs and while in any attempted commission of or willful participation by the employee in any crime punishable any law except crimes of Reckless Imprudence as defined in Article 365 of the Revised Penal Code. Under the proposed ordinance, the Human Resource and Management Office (HRMO) shall appropriate P300,000 annually under the Financial or Medical Fund for the implementation of the ordinance. –Press Release Punto! Central Luzon • January 22 - 24, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday Uling iting bage pagnasan isulat e ya mu kabud na pikatsa at sukat, nu’ne king tune bie madalas marapat ing makanyan king e ta’ ganap pamingat. 5 6 Punto! Central Luzon • January 22 - 24, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday 7 Punto! Central Luzon • January 22 - 24, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday Guiao twits DOTC on ‘underutilized’ CIA From page 1 cancellations from December 24 to 26 at the NAIA underscored once again the immediate need for an alternate airport, Guaio said. Guiao urged the immediate use of the Clark International Airport (CIA) during the hearing by persuading airlines, government agencies and the general public to use it, saying: “We have a total of 1 million passengers a year in Clark when we can accommodate 4 to 5 million passengers.” . “CAAP (Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines) as the regulator and DOTC should exert some influence over the airlines to put some flights into Clark because there are passengers there coming from Central Luzon, Ilocos, CAR, the eastern part of Luzon and even those from the northern part of Metro Manila because it is easier to go to Clark than NAIA,” Guiao added. “We are not only helping people from central and northern Luzon but also in Metro Manila if we use Clark because we are decongesting NAIA,” he furthered. “We are just wondering why not too many flights are being given to the CIA?” he asked. Guiao also said during the visit of Pope Francis, “we have to cancel around 300 flights because of the no-fly zone. But even if only a fraction of those flights were diverted to Clark and the passengers will be asked that they have that option, I’m sure they would have opted for Clark.” Guaio said the DOTC should already anticipate ahead of time the use of the CIA in the coming peak seasons by making the CIA as an option. A total of 10,442 passengers of Cebu Pacific faced flight delays and Trillanes moves to subpoena Delfin Lee From page 1 in Pag-IBIG Fund President and CEO Darlene B. Berberabe’s opening statement during the hearing. Atty. Willy Rivera, Lee’s chief legal counsel, said this would be an opportunity for Lee to tell the truth about Pag-IBIG Fund. “We are looking for the truth and how (Vice President Jejomar) Binay was handling the Pag IBIG. If this would help in determining the truth, my client welcomes it,” Rivera said. “We would like to tell the Senate why my client is being persecuted,” he added. Lee is currently de- tained at the Pampanga Provincial Jail in the City of San Fernando for syndicated estafa. Lee has denied any wrongdoing and insisted on his innocence saying he is a “political detainee.” The Pag-IBIG and the Boy Scouts of the Philippines are both headed by VP Binay being the country’s housing czar and the BSP’s national president. Several allegations against VP Binay had been raised in past hearings of the subcommittee, including bid riggings, receiving kickbacks during his term, and using dummies to advance his interest in several companies. Accusations of al- leged ownership of a 350-hectare property in Rosario, Batangas, a log cabin in Tagaytay Highlands, and units in several condominiums in Makati had also been hurled against him. The Vice President has repeatedly denied the allegations, saying these were part of an operation to diminish his chances of winning in the 2016 presidential polls. Binay was again absent at Thursday’s hearing as he had declined several invitations sent by both the Blue Ribbon subcommittee and the main committee for him to give his side on the issues. His son, Makati May- or Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay Jr, who attended the first hearing, also refused to show up at the succeeding hearings despite formal invitations, subpoena, and a show cause order, saying the committee has no jurisdiction over him on the matter. Makati City officials who initially attended the hearings followed the lead of the younger Binay and were not present during the latest hearings. Their actuation compelled sub-committee chair Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III to recommend to the main Blue Ribbon committee to cite them for contempt. –Ashley Manabat Asteroid to fly by Earth on Jan. 26 Punto! Central Luzon • January 22 - 24, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday From page 1 8 said that the discovery of such asteroids is significant, as they are then catalogued in astronomical laboratories and studied for their movements. “That way, we can calculate their orbit and know whether they could pose some danger to Earth in the future,” he added. He noted that the Jan. 26 asteroid would be the closest any asteroid to fly by the Earth, until the predicted fly past of another rock, 1999 AN10, on August 7, 2027. The asteroid 2004 BL86 is not expected to PAC now state U From page 1 President Aquino signed into law House Bill No. 4450 converting the then Pampanga Agricultural College (PAC) into an agricultural university under Republic Act 10605. Rep. Joseller “Yeng” Guiao (1st District, Pampanga), in published reports, lauded PSAU’s CHED certification as a state university. “This is a milestone not only for the academic community but for all Kapampangans as we have another state university that will provide quality education our students need. We are all very happy about this development,” said Guiao. Soriano expressed elation with the CHED certification giving PSAU fly by the Earth within 200 years after Jan. 26, he added. But De la Cruz assured Filipinos that the asteroid on Jan. 26 would pose no danger to Earth at all. “It will be too far to be of threat,” he stressed. “It is unfortunate that a full university status. “I am happy because after several years we were able to obtain a full university status,” he said. PSAU’s full university status was granted only after it substantially complied with the requirements of the CHED. A panel of experts from CHED went to PSAU on February 26 to 27 last the asteroid on Jan. 26 would even be difficult to observe except with powerful telescopes or binoculars,” he also said. News of the asteroid has been making it in Australia, since its flyby on Jan. 26 is also observed as Australia Day. year to validate its compliance with its requirements. Soriano pointed out that aside from prayers, it was the support of officials like Guiao and the provincial government led by Gov. Lilia “Nanay Baby” Pineda that inspired them to move forward with the conversion. –Ashley Manabat PCOS count can go wrong From page 9 cians”. In the Gen. Tinio case, plaintiffs Aranas and Arlan Esteban and counsel lawyer Anicia Concepcion Marquez, sought the opening of the ballot boxes in Clustered Precincts No. 29 and 30 at Barangay Pias and Clustered Precinct No. 19 at Barangay Concepcion after the May 13, 2013 elections. They wanted to prove that the votes cast in favor of their candidate senatorial candidate Eduardo Villanueva were not counted correctly. Docketed as Civil Case No. 4378-13, named defendants were the municipal election registrar, municipal board of canvassers and the board of election inspectors of the three clustered precincts in Gen. Tinio. They said they actively campaigned for Villanueva, even went on a house-to-house campaign, and “received assurances of support from other registered voters”. On election day, they averred, they voted and waited until the results were released. They were surprised, they said, when their candidate garnered only 379 votes in one of the precincts and a similar 379 votes in the two other precincts. Doubting the results cancellations from December 24 to 26 due to personnel issues, bad weather, and air traffic congestion. According to Guiao, the congestion at the NAIA could have been addressed if the use of the Clark airport was fully maximized. A “twin airport system” for both NAIA and Clark airport to decongest the NAIA was proposed in 2013, but Guiao said the suggestion was just “lip service.” “Walang nangyayari sa twin airport system na ‘yan. It’s just on paper. It is not being considered in terms of influencing airlines and passengers to go to Clark,” he said. The general manager of the Manila International Airport Authority Jose Angel Honrado said there are “operational hurdles” that prevent the transfer of some NAIA operations to the Clark airport. He did not explain though what he meant. NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No.1 Guideline 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 MARY ANN B. PULUSAN has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” and to indicate therein the Middle Name of her mother as “DANTES” and Middle Name of his father as “MANALO” in the Certificate of Live Birth of MARY ANN B. PULUSAN, who was born on March 15, 1983 at San Simon, Pampanga and whose parents are ANNABELLE DANTES PULUSAN and HERMINIO MANALO BUNGUE. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than February 6, 2015. JEAN PAUL MALONZO Local Civil Registrar Officer San Simon, Pampanga Punto! Central Luzon: Janaury 23, & 30, 2015 Republic of the Philippines Regional Trial Court Third Judicial Region OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT Angeles City Asian Cathay Finance and Leasing Corporation, Mortgagee, Extra-Judicial Foreclosure of -versus- Real Estate Mortgage under Act 3135, as amended Joven G. Nucum Rep. by FC Case No. 2014-1133 Ednor Patawaran Nucum Mortgagors. x------------------------------------------x NOTICE OF Sheriff’s SALE Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as Amended filed by the above-named Mortgagee, Asian Cathay Finance and Leasing Corporation, a corporation duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the Republic of the Philippines with office address at Suite 1603, Federal Tower Condo., Dasmarinas St., Binondo, Manila against the Mortgagors Joven G. Nucum, represented by Ednor Patawaran Nucum, with residence and postal address at No. 5126 Kalantiaw St., corner Kundiman St., Brgy. Cutcut, Angeles City, in order to satisfy the mortgage debt therein which as of November 25, 2014, amounts to Five HUNDRED Ninety One THOUSAND Eighty Nine PESOS (Php 591,089.00), Philippine currency, excluding interests, penalties and additional daily interest and penalties up to the date of sale, in addition attorney’s fees and other charges all secured by this Mortgage, the undersigned Sheriff IV, hereby give notice and announces, on the 23rd day of February 2015, at 10:00 o’clock in the morning at the Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Hall of Justice, Angels City, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for Cash and in Philippine Currency, the following parcel of land with all the improvement existing thereon, to wit; TCT NO. 197796-Angeles City A parcel of land (Lot 4, Blk. 48 of the subd. plan Psd-03-019431, being a portion of Lot 698-B-1, Psd-03-006152, LRC Rec. No.), situated in the Bo. of Sta. Catalina, City of Angeles. Bounded on the SE., along line 1-2 by Lot 2, Blk. 48; on the SE., along line 2-3 by Road Lot 47; on the NW., along line 3-4 by Lot 6, and on the NE., along line 4-1 by Lot 3, both of Blk. 48, all of the subd. plan x x x containing an area of One HUNDRED Ninety Eight (198) Square Meters more or less x x x Prospective buyers/bidders may investigate for themselves the abovementioned parcel of land for their information and protection. In the event that the scheduled public auction should not take place, the same will be conducted on 2 March 2015, at the same time and place without further notice. Angeles City, 19 January 2015. Claude B. Balasbas Sheriff IV Copy furnished: ontact No. 09206373475 Asian Cathay Finance and Leasing Corporation Suite 1603, Federal Tower Condo., Dasmarinas St., Binondo, Manila of the vote count, and to validate their belief that the results that came out of the PCOS machines did not reflect the true will of the electorate, they launched a series of public consultations. At the end of the consultations, they affirmed that the number of voters who actually voted for Villanueva was “far greater than the number of votes that came out of the clustered precincts in question”. Joven G. Nucum Ednor Patawaran Nucum No. 5126 Kalantiaw St., corner Kundiman St., Brgy. Cutcut, Angeles City PUNTO! Central Luzon: January 23, 30 & February 6, 2015 Notice of Extrajudicial Settlement Notice is hereby given that Liza Euferio Fraselle, 42 years old, Filipina, resident of No. 11-14 Teodoro St., Sta. Maria II, Balibago, Angeles City and sole heir of Jacques Justin Marrie Fraselle who died intestate on March 11, 2004 in Bastogne, Belgium executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement of his estate, more particularly described as Savings Account No. 3-374-000.00003374002008. with Metro Bank in Angeles City, before Notary Public Virgilio S. Lansang as per Doc No. 348, Page No. 78, Book No. 022, Series of 2015. Punto! Central Luzon: January 9, 16 & 23, 2015 Cesar Pambid No no kay Vina Morales ang pag-pose nang sexy sa FHM Kakaibang challenge para kay Vina ang role niya sa bagong teleserye ng ABS-CBN na Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita. Ayon sa kanya, “Kasi itong soap opera na ito, ayaw nina Direk (Jeffrey Jeturian) na masyadong drama na nga, idadrama mo pa.. So para sa akin natsa-challenge ako sa ganyang set-up kasi nasanay ako sa mga heavy drama. “Dito simple lang, kung ano lang yung nangyayari sa totoong buhay, normal lang. They want na realistic talaga yung pag-arte. Kung hindi mo kayang umiyak masyado, eh, di okey lang. “Saka depende yon sa emosyon mo on that day at sa eksena. So do’n ako natsa-challenge. Kasi medyo sanay ako sa dramahan. Kailangan heavy drama lalo na sa pang gabi (primetime soap). Excited ako, looking forward ako. Ako naman, open naman ako na matuto sa ibang klaseng pag-arte din,” dire-diretso niyang pahayag. Samantala, masaya naman si Vina Morales na tawagin siyang “hot mama” ng showbiz. Pero hindi raw niya kakayaning mag-pose para sa isang men’s magazine tulad ng FHM. “Susmaryosep, parang hindi ko yata kaya yon. Masaya na akong tawagin nilang “hot mama” pero magpose sa ganun, wala pa akong lakas ng loob... Hindi ko talaga kaya, ewan ko ba. “Parang hindi ko talaga kaya... I don’t know, ano pa bang ibang magazine? Basta ako, happy na ako na sabihing ganu’n... ‘uy hot mama’ pero para mag-pose, talagang hindi ko pa keri. “Kasi to pose for FHM, alam kong... Kumbaga, a little sexier ‘yon, iba sa ginagawa ko pag nagpi-perform ako sa stage or sa ASAP.... ‘Yon yung nasa isip lahat ng tao, eh... Bear more skin, yung ganun.” “Confident naman ako sa sarili ko, sa katawan ko. One month ko lang yung paghahandaan para balik-abs kaagad, pero di ko talaga kino-consider, eh. Hindi ko talaga kaya...,” naiiling na pagtatapos n Vina Morales. Three for charity Naranasan ni Alden Richards kahit isang araw man lang ang maging trabahador sa isang construction site nang tumulong siya sa build-a-home project ng Habitat for Community sa isang adopted community ng nasabing non-profit organization sa Quezon City. Inasahan niyang magiging construction worker siya sa kabahayang itinatayo pero pinaalis at pinalinis lang sa kanya ang mga tambak na semento na nagsisilbing hadlang sa daanan ng mga tao. Sambit nga ni Alden sa isang speaker ng samahan, nabitin daw siya sa simpleng ginawa niya. Inilipat lang kasi niya ’yung debris mula sa Area A patungo sa Area B. “Ang nakatutuwang sinabi ng speaker sa akin, it’s not how o kung gaano kalaki ’yung trinabaho ko, gaano kahirap, gaano ka napagod. It’s more on kung anong ginawa mo. You made a difference, you helped in your way, na kahit paano kung hindi ka tumulong, malamang marami pang debris doon sa site na ’yon na dinadaanan ng tao. “So in your way, sabi ko, tama naman. It’s the amount of effort that you gave, and not how hard the task is,” pahayag ni Alden. Nakibahagi si Alden sa Habitat for Community bilang bahagi ng kanyang selebrasyon ng 23rd birthday niya. Kung naging simple lang ang selebrasyon niya kasama ang pamilya at kapatid, hindi ’yon doon nagtapos dahil gusto naman niyang makatulong sa mga samahang tumutulong sa mga tao. Naghahanap pa nga siya ng ilan pang outreach programs upang makibahagi bago siya umalis patungong Europe para sa International Film Festival sa Rotterdam. Hindi lang si Alden ang GMA Artists na binuksan ang tao sa mga charitable works dahil si Kylie Padilla at Mikael Daez ay nagkaroon ng sariling outreach program din noong Enero 11 kung saan nakasama nila ang estudyante ng Pag-asa Elementary School sa Caloocan City. Kapwa ambassadors ng Save The Children sina Kylie at Mikael kaya naging bahagi sila ng programang inihanda ng Save The Children Organization kasama ang mga humigit-kumulang na 70 bata mula edad na pito hanggang siyam. Binigyang-buhay ng dalawang Kapuso artists ang mga kuwento sa libro sa masigla nilang pagbabasa ng storytelling portion. “It’s nice seeing them smile because of what you do for them. It’s a simple thing for us, ’yung mag-act ng konti or magbasa sa kanila. Pero its’ a big deal dahil nakikita mo ’yung effect ng ginagawa mo sa ibang tao,” saad ni Mikael. Pinangunahan din nina Mikael at Kylie ang isang feeding program kung saan hindi lamang nila binusog ang mga tiyan ng bata kungdi ang mga puso rin. “That is the way I want to extend the blessings I receive kasi these children are so pure. And I know that helping them experience a happy childhood can be an inspiration to them,” katwiran naman ni Kylie. Sa ngayong, abala si Kylie sa taping ng More Than Words kung saan siya ang hadlang sa pag-iibigan ng mga bidang sina Elmo Magalona at Janine Gutierrez habang si Mikael naman ay napapanood sa GMA afternoon prime na Ang Lihim ni Annasandra. Tambalang Kris-Derek luto na Kumpirmado na nga ang pag-babalik ni Derek Ramsay sa Star Cinema at bongga ang kanyang comeback dahil ang Reyna lang naman sa ABS-CBN ang makaka-sama niya na walang iba kundi si Kris Aquino. Sa wakas ay matutuloy na rin ang pelikulang pagsasamahan ng dalawa na matatandaang last year pa pinaplano under Regal Entertainment. Pero dahil nga hindi pinayagan si Kris ng ABS-CBN at Star Cinema that time, naunsyami ang proyekto. But this time, hindi lamang mukhang matutuloy na kungdi nadagdagan pa ito ng mga producer. Magsasanib-puwersa ang Star Cinema, Regal Entertainment at Quantum Films para sa naturang proyekto. Sa grand launching para sa mga bagong show ng TV5 ay nakausap ng entertainment press si Derek na nagpahayag ng pasasalamat kay Kris dahil alam niyang malaking bahagi ang kaibigan para matuloy ang project at makabalik siya sa Star Cinema. Gustung-gusto rin ni Derek ang concept ng movie na isang romantic comedy na alam naman nating bagay na bagay din sa kanya dahil nga sobrang successful ng rom-com nila ni Jennylyn Mercado na English Only, Please. Hindi pa raw niya pwedeng idetalye ang concept ng movie nila ni Kris pero cute raw ang movie at never pa niyang nagawa in his past projects. Samantala, may dalawang bagong shows si Derek sa TV5, ang sitcom na Mac & Chiz kung saan ay kasama niya si Empoy na magsisimula na sa Sunday, Jan. 25. Ang isa naman ay Extreme Challenge na hindi pa namin alam kung kailan magsisimula. By Ashley Manabat PORAC, Pampanga – “Where’s the P3 million excess bonuses?” This was the question posed by Municipal Councilor and Philippine Councilors’ League– Pampanga (PCL-Pamp.) President Mike Tapang to Mayor Condralito “Carling” Dela Cruz on the alleged surplus in the bonus of municipal employees. Tapang, who also serves as ex officio provincial board member, said the sangguniang bayan (SB) approved a supplemental budget under donations and grants with the local finance committee last December where P15.7 million was approved for release for the bonuses of municipal employees at P40,000 each. But Tapang said the amount for bonuses only sums up to P12 million. “Where’s the rest?” he asked. Tapang said he had information that the P3.7 million is allegedly used by Dela Cruz as his “discretionary funds.” Tapang also challenged Dela Cruz to give a detailed report on the municipal government’s expenditures. “As it is, the mayor only gives out only general accounting or lump sum reports. What we are asking for all along are the detailed expenditures in the reports,” he explained. The municipal government is reporting expenses amounting to several thousand but it lacks details on what particular purpose it was used, Tapang said. Dela Cruz has said all information needed for transparency are posted in the web (www. poracpampanga.gov.ph) as well as in three conspicuous places in the town – the bulletin board at entrance to the municipal hall building, the public market and at the premises of the St. Catherine Parish Church. Meanwhile, Tapang also denied Dela Cruz’s allegations that he wanted to monopolize the contracts for the development of the multi-billion Alviera project in the town. The mayor has accused Tapang of bringing contractors to the Alviera project and insisted on their exclusivity on the contracts. “Buri da ila mu. Enaman pwedi ita (They wanted only them. That is not right),” he said. That’s not true, Tapang said. NE court-decided case PCOS count can go wrong By Elmo Roque GAPAN CITY – Are results of the counting of votes by the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines 100 percent accurate as purported to be? It is a resounding “No” for at least 514 voters in Gen. Tinio, Nueva Ecija who were supporters of a senatorial candidate in the May 13, 2013 elections. The voters, through their attorneys-in-fact, got the nod of a regional trial court branch here for the manual counting of the ballots in three clustered precincts that eventually revealed that the PCOS machine’s count for the senatorial candidate they supported was short of 119. In its ruling, Judge Celso Baguio of RTC Branch 34, said “obviously, the (PCOS) machines counts fell short of (the) plaintiffs expectations.” Because of his decision, Baguio was hounded by “trouble” by way of an administrative case filed by a Commission on Elections (Comelec) official before the Supreme Court. The Gen. Tinio election case was decided last March 21 but came to light anew as the reliability of the PCOS machines is being questioned by many quarters especially in the heels of the approval by the Comelec of a contract with Smartmatic for the refurbishing of the machines. Congress, through the joint congressional joint oversight committee chaired by Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III, is also continuing with the reported digital lines discovered in some ballots counted by the PCOS machines. The lines allegedly touched or bisected some ovals that the voters had to shade in the ballot to indicate their chosen candidate. Also, former Comelec Commissioner Augusto Lagman, who is one of the leaders of the election watchdog AES (Automated Election System) and an IT expert, said recently that the PCOS machines “can be manipulated by expert techniPage 8 please Punto! Central Luzon • January 22 - 24, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday The Gossipmiller Mayor asked to explain P3-M ‘excess funds’ 9 10 Punto! Central Luzon • January 22 - 24, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday
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