www.punto.com.ph P 8.00 Punto! Luzon Central Volume 8 Number 64 Thu - Sat March 12 - 14, 2015 PANANAW NG MALAYANG PILIPINO! All others say otherwise DOTC chief insists Clark flights cheaper than NAIA’s By Ashley Manabat CLARK FREEPORT – Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya insisted that airline passengers going to Clark are not being discriminated with costlier fares contrary to the observations of the Pinoy Gumising Ka Movement (PGKM). During the Consultative Meeting of the DOTC and the Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) with government stakeholders held at the Widus Hotel and Casino here last Monday, Abaya said it’s even cheaper for airline passengers flying in or flying out of Clark as compared to NAIA in Manila. “Mali rin po na mas mura sa Manila. In fact, Usec. Juju is telling me na mas mura hu talagang lumipad from Clark (It’s wrong to say it’s cheaper in Manila. In fact, Usec. Juju is telling me that it’s really cheaper to fly from Clark),” Abaya stressed. Abaya was referring to Undersecretary Jose Perpetuo “Juju” M. Lotilla, DOTC undersecretary in charge of the civil aviation sector, who was seated beside him at the presidential table. But a quick check in the internet will reveal that airline passengers who choose Clark spend more as compared to NAIA. $300 more During the seven months operation of Emirates Airlines here, travellers using Clark Page 8 please All set for 2nd Lubao hot air balloon festival GUAGUA, Pampanga –It’s all systems go for the Lubao International Balloon festival (LIBF) as organizers prepared for a bigger event this year. “We expect a bigger and more festive event as compared to last year,” said Department of Tourism (DOT) Regional Director Ronnie Tiotuico in Thursday’s press conference at the Plates and Page 8 please Abaya says French design for Clark terminal too big DOT pushes C. Luzon as ‘convention capital’ CLARK FREEPORT -- The Department of Tourism (DoT) Region III is positioning Clark and Subic as the preferred destinations for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibition (MICE) events. Ronnie Tiotuico, regional director of the DOT-3, said his department is planning to compile all MICE-related activities and facilities in Central Luzon and produce an audio-visual documentary. The DOT-3 will soon announce the bidding at www.philjobs.com, he added. “My next project is to put up a bid, for suppliers on AVPs, as to who will cover and produce the project which is the documentary,” Tiotuico said during the media forum “Balitaan” organized by the Capampangan in Media, Inc. in cooperation with the Clark Development Page 4 please But vows to defend it before NEDA By Ding Cervantes CLARK FREEPORT - Transportation and Communications Sec. Joseph Emilio Abaya has vowed to adopt the P12-billion new terminal building as designed by the Aéroports de Paris, the owner and manager of airports in Paris, although its construction would be done in phases. Page 8 please PH’s 1st commercial rice hull-powered electric plant in N. Ecija is switched on By Anselmo Roque SAN JOSE CITY – Just minutes after the country’s first commercial rice hullpowered electric plant was switched on here Friday, the groundbreaking rites for another similar plant was held. The generating plant was put up by the 21 rice millers here in a joint venture with the Union Energy Corp. of businessman Lucio Co. Their collaboration was firmed up in a biomass renewable energy entity, the San Jose City “i” Power Corp. (SJC iPower). “Our plant is one hundred percent fired by rice husks,” said Edgardo AlPage 4 please This power plant in Barangay Tulat in San Jose City, entirely fired by “ipa” or rice husk,is the first commercial biomass plant in the country harnessed for electric feed to the Luzon grid. At least three more such plant, in Isabela and two in Nueva Ecija, will be in operation soon with a combined power of 44 megawatts. Photo by Elmo Roque Gov wants My Lubao Central MRF model in Pampanga By Joel P. Mapiles Pampanga PIO Inspection. Gov. Lilia Nanay Pineda inspects the My LUbao Central MRF together with Mayor Mylin Pineda Cayabyab and Board Member Joseph Anthony Torres, PENRO Arthur Punsalan and Jaeson Sambat, provincial solid waste management officer and Engr Dan Aquino, municipal incharge on solid waste management. Photo courtesy of Jun Jaso Pagbagsak sa presyo ng sibuyas, ipinagtataka ng mga opisyal Punto! Central Luzon • March 12 - 14, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday Ni Armand M. Galang 2 BONGABON, Nueva Ecija Patuloy sa pagbaba ang produksiyon ng sibuyas sa Gitnang Luzon at patuloy ang pagtaas ng pangangailangan sa produktong ito sa bansa ngunit mabilis na bumabagsak ang presyo nito na nagdudulot ng matinding pagkalugi ng mga magsasaka. Ito ang ipinagtataka ngayon ng mga opisyal ng Department of Agriculture at lokal na pamahalaan sa gitna ng pahayag ng Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) na wala itong pinahintulutan na mag-angkat ng pulang sibuyas nitong mga nagdaang taon. Ayon kay Regional Dir. Anrew Villacorta ng DA-Central Luzon, nasa P10 hanggang P12 kada kilo lamang ang sibuyas na pula sa ngayon samantalang nasa P11 piso mula P9 ang kada kilo ng sibuyas na puti. Ngunit halos hindi na rin mararamdaman ng mga magsisibuyas sa bayang ito ang pagtaas ng presyo ng yellow granex na dating nasa P9 bawat kilo dahil paubos na ito samantalang nanganganib naman na bumagsak pa ang halaga ng red creole dahil nagsisimula pa lamang ang anihan para sa regular na panahunan, ayon kay Villacorta. Ang bayang ito ang tinaguriang “Onion basket of the Philippines” dahil dito nagmumula ang higit na malaking supply ng sibuyas. Ipinagtataka rin ni Mayor Allan Xystus Gamilla kung bakit tila matamlay ang pamimili ng mga negosyante sa kanilang produkto gayong lumalabas sa kanilang pagsusuri na bakante pa ang mga cold storage sa kanilang bayan at mga kalapit na lugar. “Nakapagtataka dahil kakaunti ang nagtanim ng sibuyas ngayon dito sa amin at bakante pa ang mga storage pero walang namimili,” ani Gamilla. Maraming magsasaka sa bayang ito, aniya, ang tumutok sa pagtatanim ng ilang high value crop katulad ng mais at iba pang uri ng gulay. Personal namang nagtungo sa bayang ito si Villacorta nitong Miyerkules upang siyasatin ang sitwasyon kung saan dumiretso siya sa ilang kooperatiba at indibidwal na magsasaka. Kumbinsido si Villacorta na bagaman at break even na ang mga magsasaka sa presyong P10 kada kilo ng sibuyas na pula ay maitutur- ing pa rin na lugi sila sa umiiral na P12 bawat kilo dahil sa interes ng kanilang inutang na puhunan at pambayad sa cold storage na P210 bawat 30-kilo bag. Sinabi ni Ariston Balala, manager ng Kawanggawa Multi-Purpose Cooperative, na kinakailangan nilang ipasok ang kanilang produkto sa cold storage sa maraming pagkakataon dahil naghihintay sila na tumaas ang presyo. Ngunit madalas rin aniyang nalulugi sila kapag lumipas ang ilang buwan na hindi tumaas ang halaga sa pamilihan. “Talagang luging-lugi sila,” saad ni Villacorta. Pangako ni Villacorta na titingnan rin ng kagawaran ang mga ulat na may smuggled na sibuyas ang nasa pamilihan sa ngayon. Ayon sa grupong Sinagtala, ilang bodega sa Kamaynilaan ang puno ng mga smuggled na sibuyas kaya bumabagsak ang presyo ng lokal na produkto. Binigyang-diin naman ng opisyal ang pangangailangan ng suporta sa mga magsisibuyas, kabilang ang pagtatayo ng storage para sa kanila. Dagdag ito, ani Villacorta, sa loan facility at bagsakan o trading centers. Magnanakaw huli sa CCTV Ni Johnny R. Reblando SUBIC, Zambales ---Nadakip sa isinagawang follow up operation ng mga tauhan ng Subic PNP ang isang magnanakaw sa kanyang hideout sa Sitio Bukid, Barangay Calapacuan dito. Sa ulat ng pulisya nakilala sa pamamagitan ng kuha ng CCTV footage ang suspek na si Albert Pangilinan, 34, residente ng Purok 3, Barangay Calapacuan nang pasukin nito ang bahay ng isang American national na si Richard Witney, 79, at kabarangay ng suspek. Narekober ng pulisya sa Barangay Calapandayan ang isang electric jig saw na ninakaw ng suspek at ibenta sa halagang P800. Nakuha din sa loob ng cloth bag na pagmamayari ng suspek ang isang plastic sachet ng shabu at iba-ibang drug paraphernalia, kitchen knife, kaha ng sigarilyo, kwintas, sunglasses, cellphone at dalawang T-shirt na hinihinalang nakaw. Ang suspek ay detinido sa Subic PNP detention cell at ipinagharap na ng kasong robbery at paglabag sa RA 9165. LUBAO, Pampanga --- Governor Lilia Nanay Pineda wants to turn the My Lubao Central MRF into a model material recovery facility in the province. This was pronounced by the governor as she visited the said MRF facility yesterday together with Mayor Mylin Pineda Cayabyab who showcased their projects such as production of organic fertilizers, recyclable materials, micro-organism, organic farming and bamboo furniture production. The governor lauded the workers here for their efforts in helping the “My Lubao Central MRF” to become model of all material recovery facilities in the province. Established in 2010 during the time of former Mayor Dennis Pineda now Vice Governor of Pampanga, the My Lubao Central MRF already produced 47.07 tons of holcimable materials from January to this date alone. However, in the same period, at least 212.82 tons of garbage were delivered to Metro Clark Sanitary Land and the municipal government spent minimum of P360 per cubic meter bin of garbage or a total of P11,525 per 32 cubic meter bin. According to Engr. Dan Aquino, designated solid waste management officer here, the My Lubao Central MRF is being manned by atleast 16 workers. Now, he said, the entire town has no illegal dumpsites and all waste materials are being collected and delivered on a daily basis at the said Central MRF. The governor also said she is “partly happy” with My Lubao Central MRF, for its waste disposal, proper composting and their compliance to RA 9003 as she believes that this could produce more good results if it could maximize its full potentials. “I am happy but not 100 percent as I am still seeing garbage on the road. We must act together to achieve zero waste not only in LUbao but in the entire Pampanga and I want that as a legacy,” she said. The governor pointed out that “there are still more things and more projects and programs that should be implemented to fully manage solid waste not only in Lubao but in the entire province.” The governor urged the municipal government here to take all the necessary efforts needed in turning Lubao into the cleanest town in the province and achieving zero waste management. He urged all sectors to fully and actively participate in the campaign for zero waste. “Let us involve everybody, every entity, as everyone is producing garbage every day,” the governor reiterated. The governor vowed to continue full support to the municipalities and cities which are most compliant on solid waste management through the provision of additional dump trucks, baling machines, shredders and among other equipment needed for the operation and management of solid waste, suggesting that that there should be a cluster materials recovery facility (MRF) in every town to save energy and gasoline in collecting the garbage. ‘Ding Babai’ to debut at AUF this March ANGELES CITY-- Teatru Ima Kami Pampanga will be staging the play “Ding Babai” on March 13, 20 and 21 at the St. Cecilia Auditorium of AUF. The play is presented in cooperation with the Angeles University Foundation (AUF) Center for Culture and Arts and the AUF Repertory Theater. Director Tony Mabesa, for his part, said that the play shows the different facets and aspects and even sins of women, adding that there is a heightened artifice in the presentation of the play as it is done in three versions. He added that the play is really aimed at showing and understanding women. The show dates for “Ding Babai” are set on March 13 (3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.), March 20 (7:00 p.m.), and March 21 (3:00 p.m.). The play, The Women was written by Claire Boothe Luce in 1935 To make it more appealing to the audience now, the producers wanted a touch of “modern.” The play is adapted and directed by Professor Tony Mabesa to suit contemporary time. It was translated into Capampangan by Peppet Evangelista. It is a production of concerted efforts of the Teatru Ima Kami, the Angeles University Center for Culture and Arts and the AUF Repertory Theater. “It’s a play about relationships of rich women with their husbands, friendship and betrayal, mother and daughter relationship. It is a play so rich in interplay of emotions that the a person watching can easily relate to the characters. There are scenes that can move you to tears and there are lines that can bring the house down with laughter,” the group said in a statement. Teatru Ima members had spent almost three months practicing so as to give out the necessary depth of character needed to make the stage play worth watching. In the cast are : Nor Pineda as Countess Flora de Lago, Cora Manalac as Sylvia Calma, Fely Villanueva as Edith Dizon, Beth Masngcay as Nancy Lacson, Beth Tila as Jane , Lina Velaz as Mrs Zapanta, Michelle Ong as as Olga, Divine Tulio as Miriam Pangilinan, Kristne Lagman as Peggy,Lovely Venzon as Little Mary and Agnes Romero as Mary. Expect a riot of characters as Director Tony Mabesa wields his directing power to prove to everybody that senior ladies need not just sit down and do some knitting but they can still go stage and act. 3 Punto! Central Luzon • March 12 - 14, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday CIAC, Robinsons Starmills, Genesis ink pact to set up transport hub at CIA Robinsons Starmills in partnership with the Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) and Genesis Transport Services formally inaugurated on Thursday the Robinsons Starmills Transport Hub in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga that will cater passengers and travelers to take their flights at Clark International Airport (CRK) vise versa. CIAC President and CEO Atty. Emigdio Tanjautco III commended the efforts of the Robinsons Starmills and the Genesis Transport Services for the establishment of the hub with a ticketing lounge located at the Bus Terminal of Robinsons Starmills Pampanga. Tanjuatco led the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Arlene Magtibay Senior Vice President and General Manager of Robinsons Malls and Loren Zubia, head Marketing of the Genesis Transport Ser- vice that established the Robinsons Starmills Hub in Pampanga. Tanjuatco siaid “It is fortunate that CIAC has entertained a strong partnership with Robinsons Starmills and Genesis with the establishment of the Transport Hub to cater the needs of passengers and travelers taking their flights at Clark Airport.” “We all aim to give our customers the best service possible and one of the concerns of the passengers right now is the mobility of the passengers from terminal to destinations, and we are thankful that we have partners such as Robinsons and Genesis to address that concern,” “Because now passengers will not have to think of how they will get to their destinations when they go to the airport and when they go from the airport,” he added. Tanjuatco also said that “with this kind of a new quality LOYALTY AWARDEES. Angeles City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan joins the gold awardees in a photo op during the conferring rites of this city’s loyal employees. The awardees received cash incentives, loyalty pins and certificates as recognition to their continuous service to the city government and to the people of Angeles City. Photo courtesy of Angeles CIO service to our customers will further enhance the growth as well as the development of Clark Airport.” Tanjuatco also vowed to extend support to Robinsons and Genesis to make the partnership stronger in the long run. For her part, Magtibay said “we at Robinsons malls are very proud of this project particularly catering the needs of our customers by providing them a seamless travel leading to Clark Airport.” “We are happy that we forged a partnership with CIAC and Genesis wherein we can provide transportation to passengers going to Clark Airport as it is being geared as the next major gateway in the country.” “This is a very good synergy between what we are doing here with this launching of the shuttle service and the inter-regional transport hub because right now we already have 500 buses from various points of Luzon that are picking up and dropping passengers here in Robinsons,” she added. “Now it will be much easier for passengers to go to Clark Airport by using the Robinsons Transport Hub,” Magtibay said. Clark Airport is host to several airlines such as Asiana Airlines, Qatar Airways, Cebu Pacific, Seair, Tiger Air, Jin Air, Dragonair, Air Asia Berhad and Tiger Air Singapore. DOT pushes C. Luzon as ‘convention capital’ Punto! Central Luzon • March 12 - 14, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday From page 1 4 Corp. (CDC) and the Social Security System at the Bale Balita here last Friday. DOT-3 will then distribute the DVD copies of Central Luzon MICE documentary to major associations and organization, he said. Tiotuico also said several non-government organizations such as Lions, Kiwanis, Jaycees, Rotary, and Soroptimist will be given copies. According to him, the mem- bers of these international NGOs go around the country for regional and national conventions and with their international counterparts they can also invite them to hold their conventions or conferences here in Central Luzon. Tiotuico reported that DOT-3 extended technical assistance and support in the planning and management of the Kiwanis Asia Pacific Convention 2015 held at the Fontana Leisure Parks and Resort here last week with this year’s theme: “Toward another century of growth and service.” Aside from convention centers, the DOT regional director underscored that both Clark and Subic have “world-class” accommodation and support facilities like hotels, restaurants and recreational facilities and tour packages that tourists can avail themselves of. He said convention centers like Fontana, Holiday Inn, and Widus Hotel and Casino in Clark and the Subic Bay Exhibition and Convention Center in Subic are the biggest in Central Luzon which can accommodate 5,000 people. Tiotuico also noted that several hotel renovations in this freeport further stimulated vibrant international events here such as the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation-Senior Officials’ Meeting 1 and the 19th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Clark. “I was inspired by the recently held APEC meetings here. Ang ganda ng support ng mga hotels dito sa Clark. Nag-renovate sila because of APEC, kaya we’re now ready (… The support of the hotels here is praiseworthy. They renovated because of APEC that is why we are now ready),” he said. “Central Luzon is ripe to become the convention capital, if not in the Philippines but at least in the Luzon area,” he added. In June 2014, a fourday conference of the Philippine Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions/Events or MICE was held here. Some 600 participants representing airlines, hotels, resorts, convention centers, destination management companies, incentive planners, event organizers/planners, professional congress/exhibitor organizers, MICE venues, local government units and the media attended the event. – Astrud Aguinaldo, contributor PH’s 1st commercial rice hull-powered electric plant... From page 1 fonso, chief executive officer of the SJI iPower. “It is generating a gross capacity of 12 megawatts and is feeding 10.8 megawatts to the Luzon grid (of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines),” he added. The remaining 1.8 MW is for in-house use by the corporation. The generating plant and its appurtenant facilities are in a seven-hectare area in Barangay Tulat here. It employs 100 personnel. “We are using 330 metric tons of rice husk everyday to power the plant,” Alfonso said. “The plant is clean as it is equipped with a facility that limits harmful emissions way below the limit set by the government,” he added. Alfonso said the rice millers here, who buy and mill palay not only in many parts of Nueva Ecija but also to as far as Isabela, Pangasinan, Ilocos and other nearby provinces, still have more than enough rice husk supply. “That’s why we are putting up another plant with the same output of 12- megawatt electric power,” he said. “It will be set up adjacent to the plant which we switched on,” he added. Among those in attendance to twin-rites Friday here were a number of officials and personnel of the Department of Energy led Undersecretary Zenaida Monzada, Rep. Joseph Gilbert Violago of the 2nd district of Nueva Ecija, Mayor Marivic Belena of this city, Bishop Roberto Mallari of the Diocese of San Jose who blessed the facilities, Omar Dayao who represented the president of the corporation, and officials of the SJC iPower. The rice husk, commonly called ipa, is considered an agricultural waste whose proper disposition was a big problem before by the rice millers. The corporation is now buying it from the member-rice millers at P1 a kilogram. In a project brief, it said that the decision by the rice millers here to join together and harness the rice husk for power generation was an offshoot of the study “Enhancing the Energy Self Sufficiency of Rice Mills in the Philippines” by the EC-ASEAN Energy Facility conducted by the Philippine Rice Research Institute and Full Advantage Phils. International Inc. It was at once fully endorsed by the local city government headed by Mayor Marivic Belena. Co chipped in P1 billion for the project. He was elected chair of the board of the corporation here with his associate Leonardo Dayao as president. The project construction started in January 2013 and was completed in October 2014. It underwent four months of testing and fine-tuning. Energy officials said the ipa-powered plant here is the first biomass power project in the country to be launched after the feed in-tariff (FIT) rates were approved last July 27, 2012. The FIT rate is P6.63 per kilowatt per hour (KWH). “This plant, small it may seem, is equivalent to 20 interruptible load program or those to be generated thru generators,” said DOE Undersecretary Monzada. “This means additional electric supply in Luzon.” Sources said two more ipa-powered plants are expected to be harnessed soon. They are the 20-megawatt rice hull powered plant in Alicia, Isabela being put up by the rice millers in the area who banded together under the i-Biomass Energy Corporation (i-BEC) for the project and the 12-MW plant in Talavera, Nueva Ecija owned by a family corporation. By Tonette T. Orejas TEAMWORK. SM Olongapo Security personnel headed by Customer Relations Service Manager Joselito Isidro conduct a cleaning, repainting and trimming of trees in Grotto of Our Lady of Pardon in Barangay Mabayuan. PR-SMOL SM security: Going beyond the basics of watching out for trouble That’s what a good security guard should possess. Every single day, they patrol and monitor the premises and personnel to maintain safety and secure environment for customers and employees. But, as part of SM’s Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR), SM Olongapo Security personnel headed by CRS (Customer Relations Service) Manager Joselito Isidro conducted a cleaning, repainting and trimming of trees in Grotto of Our Lady of Pardon in Barangay Mabayuan on March 09, 2015, the sacred place where Catholic Devotees pray and pay homage to the Lord of Pardon. President of “Lord of Pardon Grotto Olongapo Chapter Mr. Jaime G. Gime said, “Maraming salamat sa SM sa inyong boluntaryong paglilinis ng Grotto, nakakatuwa isipin na ang isang malaking kumpanyang kagaya nito ay binigyang pansin ang lugar namin.” The volunteer effort was just one of the CSR activities of SM which they conduct in the different barangays in Olongapo. It can be recalled that SM Olongapo is involved in initiatives that benefit the community such as, Trash to Cash, Movie treats for Persons with Disability, Scholarship Pro- gram, Livelihood Projects ,Adapt a School Project ,to name a few. Similar to this, SM also carried out some activities for Brigada Eskwela in the various schools in the city to assist by way of cleaning the school premises. In addition, SM Security personnel previously received various commendations from Olongapo City Mayor Rolen Paulino for showing Honesty in returning lost valuable items of customers. According to Mr. Isidro, the CSR activities of SM will regularly be felt by Olongapeños as long as SM exists. –PR-SMOL CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—The board of trustees of the Giant Lantern Festival Foundation Inc. (GLFFI) in this Pampanga capital has requested Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez to review the sale of the Philippine Christmas Village (Paskuhan) here by the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (Tieza) in December 2014. The GLFFI also asked Jimenez to give an assurance on the “propriety” of the sale of 9.3-hectare park to the SM Development Corp., the foundation said in a Feb. 20 letter, which was furnished to Punto! on Saturday. “We entreat you not to contribute to the forces that render the Kapampangan Christmas parol to become dimmer and less important to the hearts of the Filipino people,” Corazon Pamintuan, GLFFI head of secretariat, said in the letter. It was signed also by City of San Fernando Mayor Edwin Santiago, GLFFI chair, and trustees Alfrito Mah, Lourdes Javier, Socorro Lim, Franco de Jesus, Mariano Castro Jr., Conrado Pacla, Edgardo Chua, Alex Magsino and Shirley Te. President Aquino and Pampanga Representatives Oscar Rodriguez and Joseller Guiao were furnished copies of the letter. The GLFFI leaders told Jimenez of their “dissatisfaction and incredulity” about the sale of the park developed by the Department of Tourism and the defunct Philippine Tourism Authority and opened by the late President Corazon Aquino on Dec. 11, 1990. “We find it incredulous for Tieza to sell the Paskuhan Village considering that Tieza’s mandate does not include the sale of heritage places such as the Paskuhan Village. While we are aware of the order for asset privatisation issued by the Governance Commission for Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations we still feel the need this purported sale because the sale…marks the end of an era,” they said. “We find it incredulous as well why this sale could transpire when the land could have most likely been donated to the government exclusively for the purpose of showcasing the rich Kapampangan Christmas traditions, most especially the Giant Lantern,” they added. Mark Lapid, Tieza general manager, said in an interview last February that “everything in the privatisation of Paskuhan was aboveboard.” He declined to confirm the company that won the public bidding. The winning bidder got Paskuhan for P939 million. Lapid made public the documents used in the sale: Two memoranda of understanding, two deeds of absolute sale for two lots and a deed of exchange swapping a 5-hectare lot for another lot beside the first 4.3 hectares. Congressman Guiao filed House Resolution No. 1898 seeking an investigation into the sale. The heirs, speaking through their cousin Jose Lazatin, said they would “still give the Paskuhan lots in support of Pampanga’s development.” The park is across Century Properties’ Azure north. On the east are SM Pampanga and Robinsons Starmills. It is beside the toll gate of the North Luzon Expressway. Lapid said Paskuhan was one of 13 PTA properties that were to be sold in a privatisation process that began in 2011. Chadaro Consortium won in a public bidding in April 2014 to handle consultancy services. It recommended that Paskuhan, along with the Agoo Playa Hotel, Matabungkay property and Talisay property, be part of the first tranche of assets that would be on sale. “It is Tieza’s mandate to dispose of its properties,” he said. He confirmed that Rodriguez, while mayor of the City of San Fernando, requested Tieza to turn over to the city the Paskuhan in 2011. This was, however, turned down by the Tieza board because by then, the best use of properties were being studied. Punto! Central Luzon • March 12 - 14, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday Foundation wants DOT chief to review Paskuhan sale 5 O pinion Editorial Punto! Central Luzon • March 12 - 14, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday Losing Paskuhan 6 “WE ENTREAT you not to contribute to the forces that render the Kapampangan Christmas parol to become dimmer and less important to the hearts of the Filipino people.” So read a letter – dated February 20, 2015 yet but only recently made public – the board of trustees of the Giant Lantern Festival Foundation Inc. (GLFFI) sent to Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez, imploring him to review the sale of the iconic Paskuhan Village reportedly to SM Development Corp. by the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) in December 2014. Continued the letter: “We find it incredulous for TIEZA to sell the Paskuhan Village considering that TIEZA’s mandate does not include the sale of heritage places such as the Paskuhan Village. While we are aware of the order for asset privatisation issued by the Governance Commission for Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations we still feel the need to review this purported sale because the sale…marks the end of an era.” Nothing illegal, everything aboveboard. So declared TIEZA General Manager Mark Lapid of the “privatization” of Paskuhan, proffering as proof positive of this two memoranda of understanding, two deeds of absolute sale for two lots and a deed of exchange swapping a 5-hectare lot for another lot beside the first 4.3 hectares. Lapid neither confirmed nor denied though that it was SMDC that won the bidding for the price of P939 million. Still, the GLFFI holds: “We find it incredulous as well why this sale could transpire when the land could have most likely been donated to the government exclusively for the purpose of showcasing the rich Kapampangan Christmas traditions, most especially the Giant Lantern.” We, and most certainly other Kapampangans too, join the GLFFI in its lamentation over this apparent loss of a cultural site. We however find it incredulous how the GLFFI could premise its claim of Paskuhan Village “for the purpose of showcasing the rich Kapampangan Christmas traditions, most especially the Giant Lantern.” So, can anyone still remember the last time the GLFFI held the Giant Lantern Festival at the Paskuhan Village? Not ever after the construction of SM City Pampanga and Robinsons Starmills, if we remember right. With the Sys’ mall initially hosting the City of San Fernando’s signature fest, and the Gokongweis’ claiming exclusive rights over it thereafter. Consequently, the Paskuhan Village becoming – to use the very words of the GLFFI – “dimmer and less important to the hearts of the Filipino people.” Over spilled milk, we weep. LLL Trimedia Coordinators, Inc. acaesar.blogspot.com Zona Libre Bong Z. Lacson SANGLEY AIRPORT ‘a crazy idea.’ So screamed our banner here Wednesday, reporting on dear friend Alexander Cauguiran’s epithet for the “new Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)” at Sangley Point in Cavite City being shoved down the people’s gullet by the Department of Transportation and Communications. “No to Sangley, Clark is it!” So cried Cauguiran in challenging Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya to a debate, there and then, at his agency’s “consultative meeting” Monday at the Widus Hotel and Casino at the Clark Freeport. Knowing full well that he had not even a Chinaman’s chance to level up with Cauguiran, much less overwhelm him, the obviously rattled Abaya could only retreat to the diplomatese of being there “not to debate but to listen.” Indefensible, indeed, is the Sangley airport, given the inherent craziness of its conception. Something that has already been discussed here on June 16, 2014, albeit somewhat glossed over by the article’s all-too-pretentious intellectual conceit title: The Clark conundrum An interpretation – not necessarily Marxist – of history “HISTORY REPEATS itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.” The universality of the Marxist maxim – and consequently, the continuing relevance of the workingman’s prophet, notwithstanding the downfall of communism – strikes into the very pith of the Clark airport issue. Farcical can only be the calcified mindset of Joseph Emilio Abaya, transportation and communications secretary, on a new Manila international airport based at Sangley Point with its requisite expansion by reclamation from Manila Bay. A notion generally deemed “crazier” than the kindred proposal of San Miguel Corp.’s Ramon Ang to build his own airport around CyberBay also out of reclaimed land. Abaya’s folly, as aviation experts are reported to have supposed, would be “small and cramped…wedged between the Cavite City metropolis and Manila Bay.” Sangley is also “too close and shares the same aerodrome as NAIA which makes it dangerous for air traffic.” Crazy. That was how Jose Ma. Lorenzo Tan, chief executive officer of World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines, described Ang’s proposed airport for its on-coast location which shall make it most vulnerable to storm surges as that which devastated the similarly sited Tacloban airport last year. Consider: The reclamation of “only” 148 hectares of the Manila Goldcoast Reclamation Project along Manila Bay would – in the expert estimate of Dr. Kelvin Rodolfo, environmental sciences professor at the University of Illinois – already “poses lethal risks to many people including danger of land subsidence, storm surges, storm waves and further ecological damage to coastal ecosystem.” Think how greater the risk, aye, how deadlier the peril, posed by the reclamation of over a thousand hectares to base either of Abaya’s delusion or Ang’s illusion? Global earthwatchers have long warned too that “further reclamation would not only damage the remaining coastal habitat and ecosystem but will also effectively block the natural pathways of the river system flowing into the bay, thus increasing the threats of massive flooding in Metro Manila.” Typhoon Ondoy is too recent, too devastating, as to be easily forgotten. Not mere inconvenient, but terrifying, truths there for the Filipino people. Really crazy, the proposals of Abaya and Ang, given the reality of Clark – 2,500-hectare aviation area, 3.2-kilometer parallel runways, flood-free high-elevation, etc. Calling it the “real low-hanging fruit,” Dr. Avelino DL. Zapanta, president and CEO of the Southeast Asian Airlines, said “The only thing needed now about Clark is decisiveness and political will, on the part of government. The time for action is now.” Still, government would rather take its own sweet time for, and give all ears to Ang and Abaya. Abaya’s Sangley advocacy is readily misgiven as driven by interests both parochial – he is from Cavite where Sangley lies, and familial – he is brother to Peter Anthony Abaya, head honcho of the Philippine Reclamation Authority, which naturally assumes a key role in the Sangley airport project, once given the go signal. Beyond vested interests, I sense a rerun of history here, aye, the tragedy of the Philippine Revolution impacting here. Of Aguinaldo and Bonifacio redux. Of the Caviteno snatching revolutionary glory from and snuffing the very life of the Kapampangan. (Or haven’t you heard of studies tracing Bonifacio’s forebears as natives of Masantol, where up to this day a thousand bear their name as against none in Tondo which history books tagged as the Great Plebeian’s home ground?) History, as tragedy, reels out now…The salvaging – in today’s parlance – of Bonifacio in the mountains of Maragondon, Cavite. The Caviteno’s extreme prejudice against the Kapampangan finding lethal translation in Aguinaldo’s troops burning Macabebe’s San Nicolas de Tolentino parish church where a large number of the townsfolk sought refuge, and unwittingly gained their heavenly passage. In turn, the Macebebe Scouts used by the Americans in the capture of Aguinaldo, definitively ending the “insurrection” against the then emergent imperialist US of A. History, turning to farce, now: More than a century hence, the Caviteno’s hatred of the Kapampangan finds manifest in Aguinaldo’s great grandson Abaya exacting revenge – by pushing Sangley and stunting the development of Clark as the country’s premier international gateway thereby sabotaging the socioeconomic uplift of the Kapampangan race. And with no less than President BS Aquino III, a Kapampangan, playing out the farce. That’s the greater tragedy. Come to think of it though, history really repeating itself here – first, the tragedy of Ninoy; second, the farce that is PNoy. Marx is not only right. Marx is god. 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 Forgiveness does not always lead to a healed relationship. Some people are not capable of love, and it might be wise to let them go along with your anger. Wish them well, and let them go their way. –Real Live Preacher Love is union with somebody, or something, outside oneself, under the condition of retaining the separateness and integrity of one’s own self. –Erich Fromm Halo-halo Ding Cervantes Prophecies via Pedro Regis Visionary Pedro Regis was already introduced in this column as a visionary who first allegedly saw the Blessed Virgin Mary in his hometown in Brazil way back in 1987. He has become famous for the precision of the fulfilment of some prophecies allegedly conveyed by the Blessed Mother through him. The prophecies have been rather largely terrifying. But then, the Bible had never been short of dire warnings premised on repentance from sin as reversing factor. There have been so many prophecies (should they be better construed as warnings?) coursed through Pedro that still have not happened. Early this month, the Blessed Mother allegedly told him that ‘’long years of trials’’ still lay ahead for mankind. One can only speculate on the number of years or even decades. Here are some of the prophecies, each tagged with dates on when they were conveyed to Pedro. It would seem that at least two of them are unfolding and this I leave to the reader to find out. One prophecy in 2010 happened the following year, specifically the great earthquake that pushed a devastating tsunami in Japan. Direct quotes as follows. • Difficult days are coming for you. You will be tried by great difficulties, but count on The Lord. My Jesus will never abandon you. He will be your comfort in difficult moments. You will find a great battle in your path. The church will confront a great storm and much will be lost. 9/18/2009 • The earth will pass through great and painful transformations. People will be confounded, because they have put themselves in the place of The Creator. There will be inexplicable phenomena on earth, and learned men will not find answers. 10/9/2009 • The force of nature will provoke phenomenon never seen before. Objects will be thrown from the earth by a force that no one can explain. Forces will arise from the depths of the earth that leave men preoccupied, but I want to tell you that God will not abandon His people. Pray. You will yet see things that human eyes have never seen. 10/31/2009 • A great discovery will happen for the good of mankind. It will be the object of one of the miracles of My Son Jesus. 11/7/2009 • If people are not converted, a terrible punishment will fall upon humanity. Rivers of fire will flow on the earth. The waters will be contaminated and in many regions of the world My poor children will carry a heavy cross. 11/22/2009 • Something frightening will happen in Europe and three countries will be struck at the same time. People will have to weep and lament. 11/28/2009 • The day will come when people will receive a great Grace. A great miracle of God will transform hardened hearts. Each one will see his errors and will receive the Grace of repentance. It will be a great opportunity that The Lord will give to His wayward children. 12/8/2009 • Days of suffering are coming. Don´t lose confidence. The prophets who have gone will return to announce the day of the great warning. God will give you a chance to repent. Pay attention. 12/12/2009 • Science will advance and create a manner of transportation frightening to the eyes of man. What is visible will become invisible to human eyes. Behold difficult times for humanity. 12/25/2009 • Something sorrowful will happen in the land of the queen (England) and will be repeated in the capital of Brazil. 12/26/2009 • The crust of the earth will split in many regions of the earth. Energy coming from the interior of the earth will bring suffering to many of My poor children. 12/29/2009 • Death will appear in Guatemala and My poor children will carry a heavy cross. 1/14/2010 • Great suffering will come for the inhabitants of Chile. Similar suffering also will come for those who dwell in Lisbon. 1/16/2010 • Europe will be poor and there will be great despair everywhere. 1/26/2010 • The Middle East will shake with great atomic holocaust. 1/28/2010 • Something sorrowful will happen in the House of The Lord and people will have to weep and lament. Enemies will open the doors and bearded men will act with great fury. 1/31/2010 • Death will go through Asia and My poor children will weep and lament. Waters will rise and humanity will live moments of pain. California will face a heavy cross. The ground will rise and the mountains will descend. 2/2/2010 • The day will come when an apparently good and just man will appear. He will deceive many people, for he will realize great prodigies. He will come from the southern hemisphere and many people will consider him as a savior. Pay attention and don´t be deceived. 2/6/2010 • The calvary of humanity will begin on a Friday 2/13/2010 Way to ruin a weekend God. At least we know what day it will start... now if only we knew when... • The eagle (U.S.) will not fly tranquilly. Its nest will tremble and there will be great fear. 2/16/2010 • A frightening event will happen in Spain and will spread to various countries of Europe. France will drink a cup bitter with pain which I announced in the past. 2/20/2010 • Those who dwell in a great city in Brazil will live moments of great tribulations. Scientists will give the warning and everybody will flee. The discovery of a great gap will get the attention of the whole world. 3/6/2010 • From the depths of the earth will come immense rivers of fire. Many regions will be completely devastated and the destruction will cross over many countries. 3/9/2010 • A megaquake will shake Japan and My poor children will weep and lament. Greater pain never existed. 3/20/2010 • I ask you to keep on praying for the Church. The fury of the enemies will affect the Church and many who were fervent in faith will become indifferent. The Church will be taken to calvary and the faithful will see the death of many consecrated persons. 4/2/2010 • A shocking event will happen in Germany. Death will pass through and My poor children will experience a heavy cross. • A devastating force will cross Europe causing destruction and death. 4/7/2010 And again... • You will yet see horrors on earth. The evil of men will bring suffering and pain to My chosen ones, but don´t lose heart. Stay with the Church. The weight of sorrow will be great for the Church, but it will not be defeated. The triumph of the Church will be great and its enemies will fall to the ground. 4/10/2010 • Humanity will drink the bitter cup of suffering. A frightening event will happen to Iran, in Pakistan and in Angra dos Reis. The happenings will be in different times, but will be alike. My poor children will live moments of anxiety. I suffer because of what awaits you. 4/11/2010 • Those who live in the land of riches will experience a heavy cross. The earth will shake and death will be present. The will drink the bitter cup of sorrow. In the west, near the Pacific, shouts and wailing will be heard. 4/13/2010 • A sleeping giant will arise in Indonesia and My poor children will drink the bitter cup of pain. No greater tragedy existed. Be strong and firm in faith. I will always be with you. A great destruction will be seen in Japan. 4/17/2010 • When all seems lost a great victory of God will arise for you. There will be no defeat for My chosen ones. The hour of calvary will come to humanity. Great and sorrowful happenings will come to you, but don´t lose heart. The angels of The Lord will come from heaven and His chosen ones will not experience physical pains. In the great and final tribulation people will see the powerful hand of God in action. 4/22/2010 Napaguusapan Lang Felix M. Garcia EdPam awarded muli bilang Best Mayor (Karugtong ng sinundang isyu) NA NAKAMIT nitong Lungsod ng Angeles Dahil sa talino’t husay ni Mayor Ed, Sa pamamahala at pagiging ‘the best’ Sa ikabubuti ng kanyang ‘constituents’ Kaya marapat lang sa puntong naturan Ang siya ay ating muling palakpakan At magawaran ng dagdag na parangal Sa mga natamong papuri at dangal Bilang lingkod-bayan na kumikilala At naniniwalang lahat makakaya’ng Gawin ng sinumang ‘public official’ na May puso’t damdamin, saka kaluluwa. At inu-una ang marapat tutukan Kaysa ibang bagay na hindi kailangang Gawin para lamang may maipakitang Proyektong nagawa sa panunungkulan Kung saan si Mayor kusang lumalabas Sa kanyang tanggapan kahit anong oras Para lamang niya lubos na maharap Ang tungkuling naka-atang sa balikat At maipagawa ng administrasyon niya, Gaya ng ngayon ay ‘under construction’ na, Ang ‘beautification’ sa pinaka-plaza At ‘heritage district’ – at saka iba pa Na kagaya r’yan ng kanyang pina-alis Na mga kable ng kuryenteng nagsabit Sa poste’t animo’y spaghetti’t pansit, Upang ang nasabing ‘area’ ay luminis. At di maging ‘eyesore’ sa mata ng madlang Sa ‘heritage district’ at plaza ng bayan Sabik makarating para mapasyalan Ang lungsod sa panahon ni Mayor EdPam Na ngayon ay lubha ng kaaya-aya Ang sa lugar na ito ating makikita, Dahil ang pangit na mga istraktura Sa panahong ito pawang giniba na. Sanhi na rin nitong nagawang baguhin Ni Mayor ang dati’y pangit na tanawin, Sa may harapan ng dati ay gusaling Pambayan at saka nitong Simbahan din. At ang ‘spaghetti wires’ sa lugar na yan Ay nagawa nga pong itago ni EdPam Sa ‘underground’ kundi man sa pamaraang Pagbaon sa lupa o ‘highly technical’ (Na klaseng koneksyon na di mapanganib At garantisadong ligtas ang pag-gamit Ng kuryente kahit malubog sa tubig Ang ‘electric current’ nating ginagamit?) Malalo’t madali, sa mga programang Pinasimulan ni Mayor Ed Pamintuan, Gaya nitong ‘renovation’ na naturan Sa ‘heritage district’ tuloy-tuloy na yan At inaasahang matatapos lahat Pati na iba pang balakin sa siyudad Ng ‘multi-awarded’ at ‘World Class City Dad,’ Na si Ed Pamintuan (nitong Pilipinas!) Bago matapos ang kanyang ‘terms of office,’ At bago ang 2016 ay sumapit; Kung saan aywan lang kung tatakbo ulit, At kung sino ang posibleng maka-tiket.0 Pagkat malayo pa naman ang halalan Upang ito aniya ang siyang pag-uusapan; At ang seryoso n’yang sagot noong minsan: “Trabaho muna bago ang na ‘yan”! Punto! Central Luzon • March 12 - 14, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday O pinion 7 Abaya says French design for Clark terminal too big From page 1 In a consultative meeting on developments at the Clark International Airport here Monday, Abaya said that the design, funded from a grant from the French government, was “on the larger side, but we will defend it before the board of the NEDA (National Economic Development Authority).” “Thinking long-term is the way to go,” he said, but added that should the DOTC be required to “trim down” the design, “we will be ready with a feasibility study, we are ready for both alternatives.” The design, finished in November last year, was initially for a terminal that would cost less at P7.5 billion. Abaya said, howev- er, that once approved, the terminal would probably be finished in 2018, beyond the term of Pres. Aquino. “We are not putting up a waiting shed here. There are huge infrastructure and the size would really take time,” he said, expressing hope that NEDA would approve the project by the end of the year. This, even as Abaya also said that the government is “working with JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) for a new gateway at Sangley”, referring the coastal Sangley Point, a former US military facility in Cavite. “I don’t know when reclamation could be started,” he said, again noting that the project is not expected to be launched within the DOTC chief insists Clark flights cheaper... From page 1 airport had to shell out $300 more to go to Dubai as compared to NAIA. Balikbayans from the US returning via Asiana Airlines through the Clark International Airport (CIA) pay more for their airline tickets as compared to landing at NAIA 1, 2 or 3. Gilda Padua, former president of the Association of Travel and Tours of Pampanga (ATTAP) and proprietor of Ties That Travel at SM City Clark, said you cannot compare “apple to apple” for air fares using CIA and NAIA because there are considerably less flights in the former. She said a trip to Dubai from CIA costs more because Qatar airways (the only Middle East airline at CIA) will first land in Doha before boarding a connecting flight to Dubai which costs around P47,752 including travel tax, terminal fee and 30-kilogram baggage as compared to a direct flight to Dubai from Manila via Cebu Pacific, a budget airline, which costs only P16,550 including travel tax. The PGKM had noted that restrictive government policies against Clark are also being implemented to allegedly hamper its development like strict immigration policies against tourists flying to the CIA. Indians Widus Hotel and Casino general manager Alfred Reyes said Indian tourists arriving at the NAIA 1, 2 or 3 in Manila are granted visa-upon-arrival privileges while Indians who want to fly directly to Clark are required to get visas in the Philippine Embassy in India before they can even buy a ticket for a Clark destination. Reyes even showed a recent text message from Bureau of Immigration (BI) - Clark officer Atty. Pio Rodulfo III confirming this policy. But Abaya denied this. “I don’t think this is accurate,” he said. “As a manager, he (Reyes) should know what the accurate policy is. Again this unimaginable,” he added. “We should pressure at the right point for the right reason. Me, I am a person who would rather encourage… put incentives… in that way the stakeholders are always part of the decision of selling Clark,” Abaya reasoned. The PGKM said the national government should aggressively pursue inviting airlines to use Clark by offering tax and other incentives on top of pushing for the full and immediate development of the CIA. The Kapampangan advocacy group said NAIA and even Metro Manila will be decongested with the CIA becoming online as a dual airport system with the former. At present, the CIA has only 104 flights per week serviced by eight carriers including Asiana Airlines, Qatar Airways, Cebu Pacific, Tigerair, Air Asia Berhad, Jin Air and Dragon Air. In 2014, only 800,000 airline passengers were recorded at the CIA despite its published capacity of four million passengers annually. Aquino administration. “I hope they (in the next administration) pick it up once they assume office,” he added. Abaya stressed that there should be no conflict between Clark, NAIA and a new gateway at Sangley which he referred to as a “new NAIA.” He also said “we are not sure if we will close NAIA if Sangley becomes operational. There are two schools of thought here.” At the same time, the Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) has proposed five measures to boost the airport here. The measures include the issuance of a “government policy direction” for the development of the Clark airport, a charter for the airport, incentives for airlines to fly to Clark including the granting of fifth and sixth freedom traffic rights, incentives for Filipino travellers to fly via Clark including a three-year moratorium on travel tax, and inclusion of CIAC in the Philippine Negotiating Panel in international airlines meetings. Notice of Extrajudicial Settlement Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Antonio P. Bondoc who died intestate on December 14, 2014 in Angeles City executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement of his estate, more particularly described as follows: Transfer Certificate of Title No. 695373-R Register of Deeds for the Province of Pampanga A parcel of land (Lot 10, Blk. 45 of the cons. subd. plan Pcs03-015720 being a portion of Lots 3008-P-4, 3008-P-5, 3008-P-7, Psd-141126; Lots 3008-P-6-A, 3008-P-6-B, 3008-P-6-C, 3008-P-6-D, 3008-P-6-E, 3008-P-6-F, 3008-P-6-G, 3008-P-6-H, Psd-03-159018, LRC Rec. No. ) situated in the Brgy. of Calibutbut, Mun. of Bacolor, Prov. of Pamp. Transfer Certificate of Title No. 042-2014017403 Registry of Deeds for San Fernando, Pampanga A parcel of land (Lot C-12 of the subd. plan, Psd-03-126983, being a portion of Lot C, BSD-035408-003423 (OLT) LRC Rec. No.) situated in the Bo. of San Roque, Dau, Mun. of Lubao, Prov. of Pamp. Bank Savings Account BDO Bank with Account Number 004920140579 amounting to P1,462,653.23 before Notary Public Rogelio T. Reyes as per Doc No. 408, Page No. 82, Book No. 209, Series of 2015. Punto! Central Luzon: March 6, 13 & 20, 2015 Notice of Extrajudicial Settlement Notice is hereby given that the heirs of John Ronald Stuntz who died intestate on February 21, 2015 in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement of his estate, more particularly described as a Savings Account (US Dollars) with the Bank of Commerce, 019-Balibago, Angeles City Branch, under Account No. 019-21-001537-2 USD in the amount of Ten Thousand Eighty Eight and 79/100 US Dollars (US$ 10,088.79), before Notary Public Anthonie K. Langit as per Doc No. 360, Page No. 14, Book No. XXV, Series of 2015. Punto! Central Luzon: March 6, 13 & 20, 2015 Notice of Extrajudicial Settlement Punto! Central Luzon • March 12 - 14, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Gloria Ocampo-Concepcion who died intestate on February 23, 2015 in Sacred Heart Medical Center, McArthur Highway, Sto. Domingo, Angeles City executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Special Power of Attorney of her estate, more particularly described as a Peso Deposit with the PNB General Insurers Co., Inc., Angeles Branch RBU, Branch Code 1302, Passbook No. 699521, Account No. 177790400026 in the amount of Eighty Four Thousand One Hundred Seventy Four and 44/100 Pesos (Php 84,174.44), before Notary Public Rodolfo S. Uyengco as per Doc No. 406, Page No. 103, Book No. XLI, Series of 2015. 8 Punto! Central Luzon: March 6, 13 & 20, 2015 Notice of Extrajudicial Settlement Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Primitiva De Guzman who died intestate on June 20, 2008 executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale of her estate, more particularly described as Holy Mary Memorial Lot situated at Angeles City under Certificate of Ownership No. 8631, Holy Mary Memorial Park, Inc. (Lot No. 7, Block No. 25, Garden Paradise), before Notary Public Rodolfo S. Uyengco as per Doc No. 386, Page No. 99, Book No. XLI, Series of 2015. MORE FUN IN LUBAO. Tourism Director Ronnie Tiotuico and LIBF head Noel Castro guarantee more balloons, more activities at the Lubao balloon fest. Photo by Bong Lacson All set for 2nd Lubao hot air balloon festival From page 1 Platter Restaurant here. Tiotuico was joined by Noel Castro, LIBF chair, who said the neighboring towns of Hermosa and Dinalupihan in Bataan have also been anticipating the influx of people in Barangay Prado Siongco by posting signs and guiding motorists to the area. The Pilipinas International Balloon Festival Inc. (PIBF) together with the Arts, Culture and Tourism Office (ACTO) and the Pampanga Provincial Government is spearheading this year’s LIBF set on March 2629, at Pradera Verde, Prado Siongco, Lubao town. It will be the biggest annual hot air balloon festival in Southeast Asia that will feature more than 40 colorful hot air balloons coming from different countries all over the world including 14 special shaped balloons like Darth Vader, Yoda, Humpty Dumpty, Frog, etc. But aside from the majestic balloons that are all set to soar, there are other activities such as cultural presentation, water balloon fight, motor paragliding, paint ball exhibition, night glow and fireworks display. Local concessionaires will also be featured and will coincide with the carnival and kiddie activities - making LIBF 2015 a family-oriented event and a great attraction for tourists. Known celebrities and bands such as Kamikazee, Mitoy with the Draybers and The Voice of the Philippines Season 2 – Final 4 will be performing in this fourday event. Tickets for the festival are priced at P250 and can purchase at SM ticket booth outlets located at SM Cinema area or visit www.smtickets.com for online purchase. Details of the event can be checked at www. lubaoibf.com or thru our social media accounts such as Facebook: www. facebook.com/lubaoibf, Instagram: @lubaoibf and Twitter: @lubaoibf LIBF 2015 is sponsored by San Miguel Corporation, San Miguel Beer, Petron, Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdog, Magnolia Ice Cream Best of the Philippines, Magnolia Pure Water, Victory Liner, Resorts World Manila, Click the City, and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. Supported by our official media partners: Inquirer.net, Diva and Universal Channel, Lifespots Magazine, Mellow 94.7, wheninmanila.com, Philippine Bloggers Network, Inquirer LIBRE and BANDERA. –Ashley Manabat Punto! Central Luzon: March 6, 13 & 20, 2015 Notice of Extrajudicial Settlement Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Oscar E. Serrano who died intestate on December 12, 2013 in 06 Doña Adela Subd., Phase 2, Sta. Cruz, Porac, Pampanga executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights of his Motor Vehicles, more particularly described as follows: Make : Isuzu Type : Elf-HSPUR Motor Number : 4BE1-231860 Serial Number : NKR58E-7196781 Plate Number : WGU 297 File Number : 1312-170634 Make : Isuzu Type : Truck Motor Number : 4BE1298047 Serial Number : NPR58L7135557 Plate Number : XBJ 603 File Number : 1368-153381 before Notary Public Rodolfo S. Uyengco as per Doc No. 1825, Page No. 10, Book No. XLI, Series of 2014. Punto! Central Luzon: March 6, 13 & 20, 2015 Notice of Extrajudicial Settlement Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Ireneo Lugtu Bognot who died intestate on April 28, 2009 and Ramona Manalo Bognot who died intestate on November 26, 2012, both in Angeles City, executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights of their estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 21, Block 16) located in the Barrio of Pandan, City of Angeles and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 90663 of the Registry of Deeds of Pampanga, before Notary Public Reymon E. Fabros as per Doc No. 51, Page No. 86, Book No. VII, Series of 2015. Punto! Central Luzon: March 6, 13 & 20, 2015 The Gossipmiller Cesar Pambid Claudine Barretto nakipag-ayos na kay Marjorie UMAGAW siyempre ng eksena ang presence ni Claudine Barretto sa debut ng pamangkin na si Julia Barretto last Tuesday sa Rizal Ballroom ng Makati Shangri-La Hotel. Napawi bigla ang brouhaha ng Barretto sisters kung saan magkakampi sina Gretchen at Marjorie habang ang ina na si Inday Barretto ang kakampi ni Clau during those batuhan in public ng kanilang dirty linens. Kahit wala si Gretchen, na mas piniling lumipad patungong London para dun mag-celebrate ng kanyang birthday kasama ang anak na si Dominique, enough na rin ang presence ni Claudine upang maipakita sa publiko na all is well with her and Marj. Maganda nga naman tingnan sa kamera ’yon, lalo na’t isang TV special ang inilaan ng ABS-CBN sa okasyong ito ni Julia. Ang isa pang magandang tingnan sa camera ay ang first dance ni Julia sa amang si Dennis Padilla. Family picture kahit na nga prior to that, eh, batuhan sila nang batuhan ng unsavory words. Present din sa party ang bagong loveteam na si Liza Soberano at Enrique Gil na kahit galing sa taping ay sumagsag pa sa party. Gayunpaman, hindi pa rin mawawala ang comparison kina Julia at Liza kahit palabasin na close sila. Dumalo rin sa party si Janella Salvador, ang isa pang sinasabing “karibal” ni Julia sa ABS-CBN. PALAISIPAN ang Facebook status ni Sharon Cuneta kahapon ilang oras bago niya inanunsiyo na malapit na siyang bumalik sa limelight. Blind item ang pagbi-vent ng Megastar sa FB at hindi pinangalanan ang subject ng mahabang pag-e-emote. Aniya, “I have been going through so much emotionally these past few weeks. It seems that it is the people you have loved, especially all your life, who are the first to disappoint you, let you down, then leave you, throw you away. “Sometimes only because of a question? I cannot believe that I mattered so little (and no, this is not my husband!). And I have abandonment issues. The ones I have loved the most (and they are so few) in my lifetime are the ones who hurt me the most. “Also, I have realized that in the past two decades, it is people I have trusted who have neglected me or my interests and investments, caused me to lose money, taken advantage of me and any kindness I offered. Horrible. And it is some people you have come to love and trust as part of your family who turn out to be expert liars, betray you, steal from you. I am much more careful now. “All this pain is little compared to all that happened last year, but it is still pain, and still absolutely heartbreaking. And of course all that heartbreak and brain-wracking had to manifest in the physical -- which is why I think that, aside from a virus that seems to be going around -- I have been down with the flu and a really bad cough because of this (I could live with the flu anytime, but a cough is the worst! Can’t sleep. “You take a sip of water and when you swallow, it feels as if there’s a rock in your throat. You cough and it feels like an alien is coming out of your mouth! It HURTS. Like someone takes a cheese grater to my throat each time.) “Frankie got sick first, my poor baby. Brought her to her doctor in Makati Med, and that evening, I started coughing. Then Miel. Everyone with fever in the 38s and 39s. Last night, my son got sick too. He couldn’t sleep so well beside me because of his coughing. Such high fever, too. It breaks your heart when you see your babies having such a difficult time. AND I have to say -- I would otherwise be doing cartwheels and my happy dance right now despite all these things! “There is one GIFT that is saving my heart and keeping it from falling into pieces! Okay, I’m starting a countdown now, even if I am not yet at my ideal weight but getting there surely, and fast. “Thank you, Lord Jesus, for teaching me to be wary of wolves in sheep’s clothing, to be loving without forgetting to love myself, too. To have my babies who are so loving and affectionate and close to me and always beside me, around me, almost never leaving my side (like now.:-)), thank you! “And thank you, God, for new beginnings with people who truly have a place in my heart. Thank you for your blessings and grace. I love you! “I love you too, my friends and family. God bless all of us! Catch you later.” Samantala, gaya ng sabi ni Sharon, nag-umpisa na nga ang countdown sa muli niyang pagtatrabaho sa TV. Hindi man direktang binanggit at wala mang dagdag na detalyeng pinakawalan, marami ang naniniwalang sa ABS-CBN babalik ang singer-actress matapos magpa-release sa kontrata niya sa TV5 kamakailan. Carmina Villarroel nakipag-lalapan; nakipagkangkangan! Claudine Barretto Sobrang daring ni Carmina Villarroel bilang lover ni Paulo Avelino sa Bridges Of Love. For the first time in her career, she agreed to do a love scene with someone. “Sobrang kinabahan ako kasi ang tagal ko na sa industriya, pero ngayon ko lang ginawa ito,” sabi niya. “Kaya pala kinailangang mag-rest ako ng one year kasi my last soap was ‘Got to Believe’ pa, kasi ganitong project ang isusunod ko. Kung kailan pa naman may dalawa na akong anak, saka ko gumawa ng ganito.” Earlier headlines of column items about her say: “Carmina, nakipaglaplapan, nakipaglampungan kay Paulo Avelino.” “Sobra naman. Hindi naman ganun kagrabe. TV ito, ano? Hanggang smack lang. Pero someone who hasn’t done anything like it ever before, kakaiba ito. Meron ding scene na binubugbog ako ni Lorenzo Mara, who plays my abusive husband. Yun, totoo. Nasaktan talaga ako. Nung makita ko kung gaano siya ka-intense, natakot na ako. Kaya ‘yung pinakita ko roong sobrang takot ako, di na ako uma-acting. Takot na takot na talaga ako. Yung mga aray ko, totoo yun. And this is why na-in love ako kay Paulo, kasi he saved me from being emotionally and physically abused. Ibinigay ko sa kanya ang lahat, akala ko, love niya talaga ako. E, nakilala niya si Maja Salvador.” Does she have to ask her husband Zoren Legaspi’s permission to do intimate scenes with Paulo? “Busy siya sa ‘Forevermore’,” she laughs. “No need to make paalam, wala kaming ganon kasi pareho kaming artista at alam naman niya, maging ng mga anak namin na, oo, trabaho lang ito but I know my limitations. Sa mga anak ko naman, huwag na lang nila panoorin, but they know na it’s part of my work. I’m very honest naman with my kids and I’m sure they will understand, pero ‘di na nila kailangang panoorin pa. But I’m very thankful because ako ‘yung kinuha nila to portray Alexa, so feeling bagets ako kasi this time, hindi another mother role ang ginagampanan ko. Si Paulo naman, napakamagalang. Ate ang tawag sa’kin, pinupupo ako, humihingi pa ng permiso kung puwede niya kong hawakan sa eksena.” Punto! Central Luzon • March 12 - 14, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday Sharon Cuneta emotera sa FB 9 10 Punto! Central Luzon • March 12 - 14, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday
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