GMA to witness anointing of sick today in Angeles

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1 P VOLUME 2 NUMBER 216 WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2009 GMA to witness anointing of sick today in Angeles Amazes priest with her unusual memory BILARANG NAKALUTANG. Sa kabila ng krisis sa ekonomiya, hindi pa rin sumusuko ang lalaking ito sa Barangay San Sebastian, Hagonoy, Bulacan. Sa halip, ginamit niyang bilaran ng pinatutuyong daing na isda ang kanyang bangka upang matugunan ang pangangailangan ng kanyang pamilya. KUHA NI ROMMEL RAMOS Over 200 dolphins stranded in Bataan shores BY ERNIE B. ESCONDE PILAR, Bataan More than 200 dolphins were stranded on the shallow waters of Manila Bay in Sitio Maasim, Wakas, here Tuesday morning but later brought BY ANSELMO ROQUE CABANATUAN CITY The farmers in Nueva Ecija who complained of defective hybrid rice seeds they planted could reimburse their expenses. This was declared by Agriculture to P116,429,330 compared to P78,074,060 collected from the previous year. Manalo said the Clark BI posted an increase of P38,355,270 because they had maintained transparency in their operations. The revenue had been collected from applications for tourist visa exsafely to a deeper portion of the sea. However, three of the sea mammal died along the shores of Abucay, second town in Bataan north of Pilar. Gov. Enrique Garcia and Pilar Mayor Carlos Pizarro, Jr. led Bantay Dagat personnel, fishermen, village folks and the police in bringing the dolphins into the sea, around 500 meters away from the shores of Maasim. BY DING CERVANTES ANGELES CITY- Fr. Jun Mercado, parish priest of Barangay Lourdes Sur East in this city, is amazed over Pres. Arroyo s unusual memory. ANGELES CITY The Bureau of Immigration- Clark District Office reported that their revenue collection in 2008 increased to P38.3 million due to a vibrant and transparent collection scheme. Heranio B. Manalo, chief of the local immigration bureau in Clark said the actual revenue collected in 2008 amounted The President will be at the Our Lady of Lourdes church in this barangay today to attend a concelebrated mass at 10 a.m. commemorating Feb. 11 as a World Day of the Sick as instituted by Pope John Paul II in 1992, as well as the parish s fiesta marking the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. I personally extended to her the invitation during one of her recent visits to Pampanga and when I mentioned Feb. 11, she immediately remarked that was the date of her Clark BI revenue up by P38-M in 08 ON HYBRID RICE DEFECT Sec Yap to farmers: reimburse your expenses Secretary Arthur Yap in a radio interview. He, however, said, that he would look deeper into their problem and promised to help them aptly. Farmer-leaders thanked him for his pronouncement. However, they said the response to the farmers complaint must be just. Salamat naman po sa pagkilos ni Sekretaryo Yap (We are thankful for the action and concern of Secretary Yap), Trinidad Domingo, president of the10,000 strong Koalisyon ng mga Kababaihan sa Kanayunan (PKKK), said. Mario Imperio, president of the Guimba, Nueva Ecija chapter of the Bumalikat Farmers Group, also expressed appreciation for what he described as encouraging words of the

2 Sabal, Bayliss win Milo Marathon s Subic leg BY MALOU DUNGOG SUBIC BAY FREEPORT Former Philippine marathon king Cresenciano Sabal once again proved that he is still capable of ruling the field as he bested 6,000 foreign and local runners in the regional elimination leg of the 33rd National Milo Marathon held here on Sunday. The 30-year old Sabal posted a time of 1 hour, 9 minutes and 42 seconds to win the 21- kilometer race participated by world-class foreign triathletes. A lot of self-discipline and preparation went into my winning the gold medal today, Sabal said after the race. It pays a lot if you prepare hard and persevere, said the Army officer, who first earned his Milo Marathon title in Sharing Sabal s triumph was veteran triathlete Bella Bayliss of Great Britain who posted a time of 1:19:39 to win the gold in the women s division. Other winners in the Subic elimination race include: Bernardo Desamito Jr. (Phils.), with a time of 1:10:47 to bag the second place in the men s division; James Cunnama (South Africa), 1:11:19, third; and Crifrankreadel Indapa, 1:12:50, fourth place. In the women s division, the winners were: Erika Csdmar (Hungary), 1:23:13, second place; Angel Naeth (Australia), 1:27:14, third; and Monica Torres (Philippines), 1:27:28, fourth place. The winners will again try to outrun other competitors in the national finals of the Milo Marathon in Metro Manila on October 4. Subic Bay Metropolitan Au- BI asks travel agencies help in anti-human trafficking drive BUREAU of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Marcelino Libanan has urged travel agencies to be extra cautious in selling airline tickets to suspected victims of human traffickers and illegal recruiters. In a dialogue last week with officers and members of the Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA), Libanan sought the travel agents support to the BI s campaign against illegal recruitment and human trafficking. Libanan suggested that the travel agencies conduct due diligence and make a profile of a departing passenger before selling plane tickets to the latter. If you suspect that the passenger is not a legitimate tourist but a potential victim of illegal recruitment, don t sell them a plane ticket, the BI chief told the PTAA officers led by their chairperson Pat Alberto. The BI chief said that due diligence dictates that it is the travel agency that give would-be victims of human trafficking the first base in flying to their designated country by issuing the necessary plane tickets. Libanan made the appeal to the travel agencies as he noted a resurgence in attempts by human trafficking syndicates to facilitate the departure of undocumented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Last week alone, more than 50 OFWs were offloaded by immigration officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for not having the necessary employment permits and clearances from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). Tourist workers have been offloaded in large numbers not only at the NAIA but at the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in Pampanga as well. It is a common knowledge that these tourist workers buy their tickets from your travel agencies, thus you, too, can play a part in our campaign to protect our OFWs from harm s way, Libanan said during the dialogue. We are urging the PTAA to help the government in its campaign against travel fraud syndicates by scrutinizing first your prospective clients, he added. Atty. Floro Balato, BI spokesman, said it was agreed during the dialogue that the BI will train travel agency employees in the art of detecting fraudulent travel documents, such as fake passport and visas, and provide them with a list of personalities known to be engaged in human trafficking. Balato added that Libanan also advised the travel agencies not to sell plane tickets to unaccompanied minors, unless they have a clearance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). He said that last year, the BI prevented a total of 1,200 travelers from leaving the country, most of them victims of travel fraud syndicates. Barangay Lagundi, Mexico, Pampanga SUBIC BAY FREEPORT The national government and other concerned sectors should come up with a practical solution to address safety problems at the Hanjin shipbuilding facility while guaranteeing the jobs of about 18,000 shipyard workers, a top labor official said recently. Nathaniel Lacambra, director of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Central Luzon, said that while the Hanjin Heavy Industries Co.-Philippines (HHIC-Phil) may be required to adhere strictly to safety standards, shutting down the facility would not be a good idea. Our laws allow the issuance of cease and desist order (CDO) to Hanjin. But to shut down the entire plant, I think, is not a win-win solution, Lacambra said. If we shut down the entire plant just because one unit or one sector has violated labor standards, then we will be starving 15 to 17 thousand Filipinos, he added. Lacambra, who accompanied Senator Jose Jinggoy Estrada in inspecting the Hanjin facility last Thursday, was reacting to suggestions that work at the shipyard be suspended after 19 deaths had been recorded there since Estrada himself, who heads the Senate labor committee, had proposed that Hanjin should halt its operations here until it has complied with standards to ensure workers safety. However, Lacambra said that a practical solution should be worked at for the benefit of workers. One way to do this, he said, is to require HHIC-Phil to apply for variation orders to improve health and safety conditions in the shipyard and avoid being penalized. At the same time, the government will require Hanjin to comply with the DOLE s occupational safety standards (DOSS), he said. As an example, Lacambra cited Hanjin s request for a variation order from the Bureau of Working Conditions (BWC) regarding the 600- ton capacity goliath cranes that Hanjin uses thority (SBMA) Chairman Feliciano Salonga, who flagged off the marathon participants on Sunday, said that the Milo Marathon is just one of the many sports events regularly held in Subic Bay. Subic Bay is actually not only the best tourist destination in the country, but it is also a favorite place of athletes for their training, Salonga said. He added that organizers of local and international sports events are choosing Subic more than any other place in the country because of its superb environment and world-class facilities. Subic is actually a sports haven now and soon will be the region s sports center, he said. Meanwhile, Rolen Paulino, the Milo sports director for the Subic Bay-Olongapo area, said that most of the winners in major races now were foreigners who have trained in Subic. That I would like to emphasize, puro foreigners ang nanalo and all of them have been training in Subic, Paulino said. This only proves that Subic is already an international sports center, Paulino added. According to race records, of the top nine top finishers in the female division, five are foreigners who have trained in Subic under Coach Melvin Fausto. These include Bayliss, Csdmar, Naeth, Maki Nishiuchi of Japan (6th), and Lucie Zelencova, who placed eighth. In the men s division, of the top 10 runners, four were foreigners, namely: Cunnama, Indapa, Stephen Bayliss of Great Britain (7th), and Hiroyuki Nishiuchi of Japan, who placed ninth in the race. Hanjin director Pyeong Jong Yu (left) answers questions from Senator Jinggoy Estrada and DOLE Region 3 director Nathaniel Lacambra during an inspection on Thursday. The Senate labor committee headed by Estrada is now investigating unsafe conditions at the shipyard, where 19 workers had died since PHOTO BY MALOU DUNGOG Labor dep t seeks win-win solution to Hanjin problem in Subic. Lacambra said that because no professional testing organization in the country could test the cranes, the variation order allowed that testing be made by Hanjin suppliers. If they could do that with the cranes, then probably they could do the same with the hospital or the medical facility requirements. That could be the win-win solution, said Lacambra. The labor official also pointed out that under the DOSS, firms are required to provide one doctor for every 100 workers they employ. In this case, Lacambra added, Hanjin which has about 18,000 workers should have from 150 to 200 doctors, who are to be assisted by full time nurses, dentists and first aid workers. As a result, we might be building a hospital here that is bigger than the (Philippine) General Hospital, he said. Meanwhile, Estrada said during last Thursday s inspection that he gave Hanjin a poor rating for its poor implementation of occupational health and safety regulations. On a scale of 1 to 10, I am giving them a rate of 5 or 6, Estrada said. As you have seen there are some workers without safety helmets, and there are others wearing worn-out shoes. Then there is this serious allegation from workers that they have to finish their work at all cost because they have a deadline to beat, even if it means more accidents. That is not fair on the part of the workers, he added. Estrada also noted the lack of regular medical personnel in the area, especially after 5:00 p.m., Injured workers had to be brought to a hospital in Olongapo City which is about 20 kilometers away. He also reiterated that he would like officials of Hanjin to answer more safety concerns at the shipyard safety when the Senate probe resumes on Wednesday. Still, Estrada added that he will await recommendations from DOLE officials before taking actions on the Hanjin safety issues. Angeles village chief withdraws resignation BY JOEY PAVIA ANGELES CITY A barangay captain here who is an ally of Mayor Francis Blueboy Nepomuceno withdrew his resignation after his councilors persuaded him not to leave. Agapito Del Rosario Village Chief John Sladky said yesterday he had filed his resignation letter due to family and personal problems. I used some of our savings just to fulfill my obligation to the people. It angered my wife, said Sladky in the dialect. Asked to comment on the reports that he resigned after the mayor had failed to fulfill his campaign promises to him, Sladky said: That s a minor reason. I was asking the mayor to provide me JO [job order] workers to help me clean the streets. I took back my resignation after my councilors had asked me to finish our terms and the jobs, said Sladky who refused to give the names of the councilors. Hotel Sogo to rise in Dau CLARK FREEPORT It s a done deal as construction has started for the Hotel Sogo branch in Barangay Dau, Mabalacat. Mayor Marino Boking Morales and Hotel Sogo executives Gus Corpus and Rey Malaca met at the Holiday Inn Resort here on Monday night to announce the start of the construction of the 80-room hotel at the former Dau Plaza building along MacArthur Highway. Morales thanked the Hotel Sogo officials for investing in the first class municipality. More importantly, he added, it will generate employment for his people. I have but one wish: Be sure at least 80 percent of your future workers are from Mabalacat, said Morales to the hoteliers in the meeting attended by Marlon Castro, owner of the land leased by Sogo for 25 years. Corpus, Sogo s chief operating officer, disclosed that they will have an initial 45 employees for their hotel in Dau, the business center of the town. We will add more once the operation goes full blast, he added. Malaca said the construction of the Hotel will last for about six months and we will be open before December this year. Malaca said their Dau branch will be the second in They had opened the first hotel in Mexico town, which is beside Robinson s Starmills and in front of the SM City The Hotel Sogo-Dau will be the 25 th in the country. Joey Pavia BAYANIHAN. Buhay na buhay pa rin ang diwa ng bayanihan sa Hagonoy, Bulacan lalo na kapag mga pagawaing bayan ng mga pulitiko. Ang totoo, ikinagagalak ng mga mamamayan ang pagiging bahagi ng bayanihan, ngunit marami sa kanila ang nagtatanong kung saan napupunta ang ibang bahagi ng pondo partikular na sa malalaking pagawaing bayan sa lalawigan. KUHA NI ROMMEL RAMOS Anak ni General Querol ninakawan, 2 suspek patay NI ROMMEL RAMOS MALOLOS CITY Patay ang dalawa habang kritikal ang isa pa sa mga holdaper matapos tangkaing pagnakawan ang anak ni ni (Ret.) Gen. Vidal Querol sa bayan ng Baliuag, Bulacan kamakalawa ng gabi. Nakilala ang isa sa napatay na si Ronnie Etora, tubong Aklan, samantalang ang sugatan na nasa Bulacan Medical Center ay nakilalang si Richard Sto.Tomas, 31 anyos, residente ng Baliuag, Bulacan, at ang isa pang suspek ay hindi pa nakikilala. Ayon kay Senior Supt. Allen Bantolo, OIC provincial director ng Bulacan, nilooban ng mga suspek noong Lunes bandang 8:45 ng gabi ang Marah Rice Center sa Barangay Sabang, Baliuag, Bulacan, na umanoy pag-aari ng hindi pinangalanang negosyante na anak ni Gen. Querol. Aniya, may nagparating sa kapulisan ng nagaganap na holdapan at agad na rumesponde ngunit nanlaban ang mga suspek na nagresulta sa pagkakapatay sa dalawa sa mga ito samantalang nakatakas 42 teams join Mexico cage tilt MEXICO, Pampanga Some 42 teams from various barangays in this town joined the first-ever inter-barangay basketball tournament sponsored by Third District Rep. Aurelio Dong Gonzales, Jr. and Mayor Teddy C. Tumang. The basketball tournament, dubbed Cong. Dong Gonzales- Mayor Teddy Tumang Interbarangay Basketball League officially kicked-off on February 7, Saturday at the Mexico Municipal Gymnasium. All barangays, except for barangay Cuayan, joined the affair. It is expected to run until May in time for the celebration of the town fiesta. The two officials sponsoring the teams two sets of uniforms and also dangled a P100,000 prize for the champion and P60,000 for the runner up. Semifinalists will also receive cash prizes. The 42 teams were divided into four groups and two divisions: North A and B; and South A and B. Former professional basketball superstar Romy Lopez, a native of Barangay Balas here, was tasked to be the commissioner of the tournament. Lopez said the games would ang isa pang sugatang suspek na agad na tumakbo sa ospital. Nagtangkang tumakas ang dalawang napatay na mga suspek gamit ang dalawang motorsiklo ngunit hindi na ito nakaligtas sa mga pulis. Narekober mula sa napaslang ang dalawang kalibre.38 baril at isang granada at ang P84,000 na tinangay mula sa biktima. Ayon naman sa mga kaanak ni Sto. Tomas na kasalukuyang nilalapatan ng lunas sa Bulacan Medical Center, tinamaan lamang ng ligaw na bala ang suspek habang dumadaan sa lugar na pinangyarihan ng krimen. Ang bangkay naman ng dalawang nabaril ay kasalukuyang nakalagak sa A. Doon Funeral Homes sa bayan ng Baliuag. be held in various venues to enable the simultaneous holding of games. Gonzales, who accompanied President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in her trip abroad, failed to attend the kick-off rites. For his part, Tumang vowed to make the tournament an annual activity to entice more youth into sports and to encourage them to stay away from drugs. However, he warned the players and spectators to maintain order during the games. We want to remind everybody not to start brawls in the games or we shall be forced to stop the holding of the games, Tumang said. The mayor said the games would also assist the municipal officials to select potential players they could field in to compete on provincial and regional tournaments. Fernando Maniago, municipal administrator and chairman of the tournament, said that the players in each team have passed rigid screening to determine if they are residents of the town or within the required age limit of not more than 25 years. 2 3

3 4 Editorial Mimic Mamac NOT ONLY barangay chairmen but all elective local officials have a thing or two to learn from the Honorable Rodel Tony Mamac, chair of Angeles City s bustling, bubbling, vibrant Barangay Balibago. The retired decorated police officer has been doing wonders to his turf, to the benefits and delight of his multi-cultural, and multi-national constituencies. To the uninitiated, Balibago is the city s melting pot, being its entertainment mecca. On sheer size alone, area and population, Balibago is virtually a city within a city. An international city at that, given the foreign delegation it hosts: Americans, Australians, British, Germans, Dutch, Japanese, and the mushrooming, noisy Koreans. A city within a city indeed, and befitting that status is the imposing city, er, barangay, hall that Mamac erected last year. Throughout its long history as top money drawer for Angeles, Balibago got the barangay hall it deserved only at Mamac s watch. That is manifest of some greatness in the chairman. The state of peace and order obtaining in Balibago the recent killings all happened elsewhere in the city is a tribute to Mamac s no-nonsense initiatives in some sort of neighborhood crime watch in his community. Combating crime is 24/7 not only for the police but also for the local officials and the people themselves, Mamac says. Last week, Mamac took the campaign against drugs to the next level: He challenged all city officials from the mayor and the city council to the barangay chairmen and the kagawads to voluntarily submit themselves to drug testing. This, he said, to show their support for the President s anti-drug crusade. We can make ourselves the champions in the comprehensive anti-illegal drug campaign in the locality, Mamac said. We should set the example. What business have we leading such campaigns if we ourselves are drug users? Walking his talk, Mamac and his council have set their own drug testing next week, and invited Mayor Francis Blueboy Nepomuceno, members of the City Council, and other barangay officials to witness the event. And if they so desired, undergo the test too. The Balibago Barangay Council has also passed a resolution to make drug testing not only applicable to students in the public schools, but also to cover government employees, public officials, candidates for elective posts, and criminal suspects as required by Section 36 of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act on While the national government wages war against drug traffickers, we in the local level should purge our ranks of the pernicious addiction, Mamac said. Here is one government service that others should imitate. And emulate. EDGAR V. MOVIDO Founder LLL Trimedia Coordinators Publisher General Manager Editor Editorial Consultant Marketing Manager Administrative Staff Layout Circulation Atty. Gener C. Endona Joey R. Aguilar Caesar Bong Lacson Joanna Niña V. Cordero Ma. Teresa U. Villanueva Dondie B. Ventura Jose Yabut/Gilbert Mendoza Business & Editorial office at Unit B Essel Commercial Center, McArthur Highway, Telabastagan, City of San Fernando Tel. No. (45) Cel. No address: puntogitnangluzon@yahoo.com pdf file at Punto! Central Luzon is a proud member of The Philippine Press Institute Opinion acaesar.blogspot.com Zona Libre Bong Z. Lacson Classic argumentum ad hominem a shift from the issues to the personality of the accuser, even to the point of ridicule. Item B: Publicity stunt from a KSP (kulang sa pansin or attention seeker) The fallacy of emotive language is exampled here KSP meant to cast aspersion, to refer to the accuser with contempt. Item C: After all my sacrifices foregoing with my highly lucrative business/ profession, neglecting my family just so I can be an exemplary public servant this (administrative/graft case) is the gratitude I get! An appeal to pity, to gain public sympathy, deftly skirting the main issues this is argumentum ad misericordiam. At the political hustings, Mabalacat s John Santos mastered this fallacy thus: Sinawa na ku pung masasambut. Malunus na ko pu kanaku. Patakmanan yu na ku mang panyambut. (I am fed up with losing. Have pity on me. Please, give me a taste of victory.) The three consecutive terms at the provincial board of the man popularly referred to as Richard Gomez makes a very strong argument, if not a solid testament, to the electoral efficacy of this fallacy. Item D: I would have not have been elected mayor if I was corrupt as congressman. This is argumentum ad verecundiam the appeal to respect, or prestige being equated with evidence. The implication in the item cited that a corrupt official cannot get elected congressman falls under another fallacy: contrary to fact Lubak-lubak na kalsada sa Gapo NAGLALAKIHANG mga BILL- BOARD ang nakapaskil sa bawat kalsada na pinagagawa ni Olongapo City Mayor James Gordon, Jr., para mapansin ng taumbayan at ng mga bumoto sa kanya ng nagdaang halalan na ang mga ipinangako nitong proyekto sa may 17 Barangay ng siyudad ay may nagawa. Gaya na lamang nitong lubaklubak na kalsada sa RIZAL ST., EXTENTION, Barangay Barretto, ang laki ng karatula ni Mayor Gordon at nakalagay dun ang meters ASPHALTING at dahil dito natuwa ang mga tricycle driver at mga residente dito dahil maaayos na ang kanilang kalsada, pero, ganun na lamang ang kanilang pagkadismaya ng matuklasan hindi naman pala lahat at naiwan pa ang kapirasong lubak na kalsada. Mayor Gordon, bungad lang pala nag-iwan ka pa ng kapirasong lubak, kung baga sa make-up ng babae hindi pantay. Isa pa yung kontratista mo, napakanipis ang ginawang kalsada at kapag umulan ng malakas tiyak bakbak ang inispaltong kalsada. May masabi ka lang na Motivational politics POLITICALLY MOTIVATED: the omnibus catch phrase that has become a convenient and uniform, albeit foolhardy, escape clause of elected officials haled to the Ombudsman or the courts on charges of graft and corruption. Politically motivated, in thus mintage, makes a mockery of reason if not a negation of logic. For, it seeks to compensate with trivialized emotions what it sorely lacks in intellectual discourse; opting for high drama over cold reason. So, rather than reasoned arguments to disprove the charges ranged against them, the accused resort to all means of (ir)rationalizations that comprise the body of Material Fallacies of Reasoning any student of my day learned in Philosophy 101. (With the reason and logic so uncommon nowadays, I wonder if they still teach this course.) It goes thus: Item A: I do not want to stoop to their level by dignifying with any comment the allegations against my person. nagawang kalsada, kasi malapit ng ELECTION kaya pa-pogi ka ng wala sa ayos, iayos mo naman Mayor. Huwag mong sabihin wala ng BUDGET, samantalang yung maayos na HIGH- WAY na sementado pinaiispalto mo samantalang marami pa ang dapat isaayos. Isa pa madalian ang paggawa sa mga iniispaltong kalsada. Ang tanong ng CASTIGADOR sa tapat lang ba ng mga bumoto sa iyo Mayor ng nagdaang eleksyon ang pinaayos mong kalsada, paano naman ang iba? Hay naku, tanong tuloy ng taumbayan gumagawa ba kayo ng proyekto o pera? Magkano bang halaga ng proyekto? Dati nakalagay ito sa BILLBOARD mo, ngayon wala, a! Nakalagay pa sa malaki mong BILLBOARD, THIS IS WHERE YOUR TAXES ARE BEING SPENT. TAKE CARE OF IT. Ganun naman pala Mayor, bakit sa tapat lang ba inaayos ang kalsada sa mga nagbabayad ng buwis? Paano itong pangangalagaan, e! Mayor, mas makapal pa yung PAD PAPER. Tingnan mo at conditional error. It alters reality and then draws conclusion from this alteration. Congress incorruptible? Cow dung! Item E: They filed these cases against me because they want to wrest the mayorship from me in the coming elections. The post hoc fallacy or finding consequence in sequence. It is made to appear that an announcement of an impending run in the next elections triggered the filing of the cases against the accused, a false cause really. Item F: They are accusing me of impropriety. How about the string of cases of malversation, abuse of authority, grave misconduct etc. filed against them? Offense as the greatest defense. The accused turned accuser appending similar allegations of wrongdoing to his nemesis. This is the fallacy of tu quoque you yourself do it. As in pareparehu tamu mu king akbak nang Hudas (we are all the same in Judas skewer.) Item G: This (administrative or graft cases) is what I get for being the best mayor this city ever had. Two fallacies interplay here: irrelevance or ignoratio elenchi, and contradiction. At issue is the administrative/graft case, so arguments must focus on that. And being the best mayor is highly debatable. Where did that title come from? The above are but a sampling of erroneous ways of reasoning that have assumed a semblance of validity, given the pervasive system of idiotization in the country today. Castigador Johnny Reblando pasyalan mo Mayor, baka magulat ka? Wala pang isang buwan na dinadaanan ng TRICYCLE, aba e! may TAPAL na kaagad ang kalsada, mas lalo na kung may madayong malaking truck, tiyak sabog ang kalsada. Sabagay, bakit mo nga naman titibayan ang isang proyekto, lalo na kasabwat ang kontratista, ang gagawin lamang niyan puro SUB- STANDARD para sa susunod may gagawin uli ito, siyempre panibagong kontrata na naman at panibagong porsiyento. Tama ba, o mali? He he he. MAYOR, sabihin mo naman sa kontratista mo, tibayan naman ng kahit konti ang ispalto, kitangkita at halatang nandadaya, e! Agyu Tamu! Atbp Edgardo EDPAM Pamintuan Mukang mahaba-habang usapan ito, pero sisikapin kong talakayin ng masinsinan, sapagkat napakaimportante sa panahon na ito na maraming nangangamba sa kalagayan ng ekonomiya hindi lamang sa ating bansa kundi sa buong mundo, na rin: sa America, China, Japan, Russia and Europe, at ilan pang malalakas at matatag na mga economic powers.. Marami tuloy sa mga Pilipino ang nag-aalala na mawalan ng trabaho; ang ilan ay pinanghihinaan ng pag-asa na makaahon sa lumalaganap na kahirapan ng buhay. Umaasa tayo na sa pamamagitan ng pag-uusap nating ito ay mabigyan ng kaunting pag-asa ang mga mamamayan na marami pang magaganda at positibong bagay na posibleng mangyari sa ating bansa sa pamamagitan ng mga proyekto at programang pang kaunlaran na isinusulong ng kasalukuyang administrasyon. President Arroyo s vision for Subic and Clark is to develop it as a highly competitive international services and logistics center in the Asia Pacific Region. The Subic-Clark Corridor covers 90,000 hectares of land, including the whole stretch of the 94-kilometer Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) and the 5-kilometer-wide areas alongsides of the SCTEx. Encompassing the Subic Bay Economic and Freeport Zone (and its seaport and harbors), Clark Special Economic and Freeport Zone (with the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport and the 31,000-hectare Clark Subzone), and the areas in-between them, this vast land offers great potentials for economic growth and development, especially if we include the cities of San Fernando, Angeles, Olongapo and Tarlac, and the provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Bataan and Zambales and the nineteen (19) municipalities of those provinces that are actually part and beneficiaries of the development of the Subic-Clark Corridor as a mega logistics hub. The SCAD Corridor shall serve as the vital supply chain feeding Subic and Clark, with the 94-kilometer SCTEx, as vital infrastructure artery. The Port of Subic and the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport here in Clark shall be developed as the centerpiece diamond of the mega logistics diadem of socio-economic infrastructure development right here in Central Luzon, at the heart of the Philippine map, right here in Pampanga, at the heart of Central Luzon, right Ang legacy program ng pangulo para sa bayan NAG-IWAN ako ng tatlong katanungan sa nakaraang isyu ng Agyu Tamu! Atbp na susubukan natin masagot ngayon, if space will permit; if not, sa mga susunod na isyu itutuloy ko ang pagtalakay sa mga paksang: 1. Gaano kalawak at kalawig ang mga arterial infra-structure projects na daluyan ng negosyo at komersyo na kasalukuyang itinatayo kasama ang mga itatayo pa sa ilalim ng pamamahala ni Presidente Arroyo? 2. Saang panig ng ating bayan naka-sentro ang mga arteries of infrastructure na ito? Anu-anong klaseng daluyan ng negosyo at komersyo ang mga ito? Gaano kahalaga ang mga infrastrakturang ito sa social well-being at economic progress and development ng mga mamamayang Pilipino at ng ating bansa? 3. At bakit nga ba ang inyong hamak na lingkod at kaibigan at kabalen ang napili ng ating Presidente na magpatupad sa kanyang legacy program of developing the Subic-Clark Corridor as a worldclass mega-logistics hub project serving as the country s main gateway to the Asia Pacific Region? here in Clark (Angeles City and Mabalacat), at the very heart of Pampanga! But that is not all. The mega logistics hub main artery shall be linked to the rest of the Luzon Urban Beltway Super Region and to other parts of Southern Luzon, National Capital Region and Northern Luzon. President Arroyo has appointed me as the DEVELOPMENT CHAMPION of the Luzon Urban Beltway Super Region to see to it that the infrastructure of arterial linkages she has envisioned from south to north of Luzon and the areas in-between are developed, constructed, and completed on or before 2010 to serve as her enduring legacy to the nation. The infrastructure development master plan for the purpose has been prepared with the following design considerations: the Calabarzon-Mindoro- Marinduque provinces as the PRODUCTION CENTER; the whole of Metro-Manila as the MARKET CENTER; and the SCAD CORRIDOR and its whole composite areas as the LOGISTICS CENTER to include distribution and delivery systems. What this all means is that Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon provinces (Calabarzon) and the provinces of Mindoro and Marinduque shall serve as the production and manufacturing center, in short the country s main producers of goods; the 14 cities and 3 municipalities of MteroManila shall serve as the marketing unit, in short, the principal trader, promoter and seller of goods and services; and the SCAD Corridor shall be the main logistics and supply center which shall receive, store, deliver, and transport products, goods and services. Kasama sa plano ang pagpapagawa ng mga naaangkop na infrastructure projects gaya nga ng mga expressways, arterial roads, seaports, harbors, airports, warehousing and storage facilities, special economic zones, power plants, water systems, waste treatment/disposal systems, irrigation systems, rice production systems and facilities, telecommunications facilities, schoolbuildings, tourism facilities, at marami pang iba. Specifically, anu-ano ba ang mga infrastructure of arteries na ito na itinatayo sa Luzon Urban Beltway Super Region at sa Central and Northern Luzon? Papano makakaapekto ito sa ating ekonomiya at sa ikaaangat ng kabuhayan ng Pilipino? Abangan natin ang susunod na isyu ng Agyu Tamu! Atbp. Napaguusapan lang Ni Felix M. Garcia Antalu ring kabalen tamu? NGENING mapilan na la mu, Talasulat king Amanu At ding mabie pipamasan dimut na la namang pihu, Idagdag pa ing katutuan keti Kapampangan mismu Ing salitang amulatan e ya magagambul ustu, Inya nanung malilyari? Tanggapan o ali tamu, Bait ya mang Kapampangan king Salita e larinu. At maging ding lider tamung pambalen at lalawigan, Makayale-ale itang e re balu ring mapilan; Masasabing ing lahi ra liping tune Kapampangan, Dapot king amanu t dapat malaut la king katutuan; At nung pakatingiran ta itang aske ra, nung misan Balamu mo, anti re pang pikarine gagamitan. Makanyan la at maging ding kabalen ta pang aliwa, Antimo ding keraklan a memagdatun na Menila; Deti, nung datang la keti o mamasyal ban manapa, E no Kapampangan ganap pati king ugali t diwa; Nung insanung ukulan tang maki-malasakit mo sa Ila pa ring pipi t bulag king amanu magpabusta. Kenu ta ngeni lumapit karing opisyales balen, Anti na ning agyang metung alang maki masabal ken? Angga ta nia wari namang lalon pamalugse ra ren At e tana kimut banting gambulan ya t miuman sesen? Anto retang gugulisak balang alalan pambalen, Baket ngeni e ra ipakit ing tune malasakit den? Inya nanung sukat daptan banting e ya mate lubus Ing Amanung Kapampangan a ngeni maybug nang lumbug? Iti, ya ing sukat unan pakatibe-tibe buklud, Kambe ning matapat tamung kea pamibuklud-buklud! At ken alang sulit mekad managumpe tang tibubus Lalam dang pamanantabe ding mapilan pang malugud. At karing malugud a ren a ngeni lubus mamitbit Kabilang ya kareti y Mayor Oscar S. Rodrigues King nanu mang ikasulung o tagumpe mayayakit, Ning kimutan ning AGTACA a ngeni gagambul pilit At miugne-ugne ganap banting apalabung aplit Ing Amanu tamung Sisuan a sukat tang pagmasakit! Alak ALANG MATSURA keng pamaninum alak Uling yan king tau natural na mekad Pero nung sobra na, king pelalung mayap A tau, mamungang maragul a pintas. Ding pantas, parating mapili lang bina King nanu mang bage yapse na ning dila; Inia nung kapilan la reti tutukba Karin la maingat bubugnus salita. At uling madals impun na at sepu Menasa ning ala king dakal a gulu, E ta na makitua nung waman ing palsu Yang keta nung misan pipilit nang ustu. Inia agiang e mu ayakmul nung misan Ing nanu mang bage a e karampatan, Metung mu ing sukat a pakatandanan Ban e ka milisya king tamak a dalan; Nung kaya ala kang asabing matinu Mapang e palak ing pabusten mu niamu; Uling magkang magkamali ka pang sapu Maging mitsa na ning pamituang e tutu. Kasi nung parehu na kong magalasgas At ala nang kontrol keng pamipakibat, Iti pihung alang kama-ulian mayap Pasari namu ning e ko mipalabas. Pablasang ing alak, kasebian pin kabud Yan king atian dapat diretsung papalub, Uling kabud iti king utak tinaglus Madiskaril ya ing pelalu katunud! 5

4 6 The Gossipmiller by Cesar Pambid VALKYRIE (PG13) 1020FS 1040MF LFS 900LMF 1100END PINK PANTHER 2 (GP3) 1100FS 1125MF LFS 900LMF 1031END UNDERWORLD (R13) 1020FS 1030MF LFS 900LMF 1032END STATUS: SINGLE (PG13) 1050FS 1100MF LFS 900LMF 1035END WHEN I MET YOU (GP3) 1010MF LFS 810LMF 958END WHEN I MET YOU (GP3) 1240FS 105MF LFS 900LMF 1048END 1200MF LFS 900LMF 1045END VALKYRIE (PG13) 1100FS 1120MF LFS 900LMF 1110END UNDERWORLD 3 (R13) 1200FS 1215MF LFS 900LMF 1035END 1110MF LFS 810LMF 955END PINK PANTHER 2 (G) 200MF LFS 715LMF 845END 1020FS 1035MF LFS 735LMF 920END Paolo Contis asar sa isyung recycled ring (at sa usaping di raw sila magtatagal ni Lian Paz) IPINAHAHALATA na raw ni Paolo Contis sa sinomang reporter na kausap niya ang inis na nararamdaman dahil sa naiinsulto na nga siya sa isyung recycled yung singsing na ibinigay niya kay Lian Paz. Naging contrroversy kasi yung yung di umano, yung isinoling singsing ni Isabel ang binigay niya kay Lian Paz. Sobra naman talga yun, sabi ng isang kibitzer. Kahit ako kay Paolo, maiinis naman ako, aba insulto na yun. Celebrity siyang tao, tapos aakusahang recyled yung binigay niyang singsing kay Lian. At ang mas masama, kaya lalong naaasar si Paolo dahil alam ng buong bayan ang tungkol sa singsing dahil nga ipinakita pa ito si Lian on national tv ang mag-guest siya sa isang talkshow. Buong pagmamalaki ni Lian tapos recycled lang pala. Insulto talaga yun sa pagkalalaki ni Paolo kaya talagang maasar siya, sabi pa ng kasaup namin. My isa pang isyung labis ang irirtasyong dulot kay Paolo, na hindi nga raw magtatagal ang relasyon nilang dalawa ni Lian dahil hindi sila bagay. Na para bang ngayon pa lang dinya-judge na ng mga tao ang relasyon nila. Marami na raw kasing naging girlfriend si Paolo at talagang hindi siya nag-jibe sa mga ito. Kumbaga, ginagamit na panghusga yung mga relasyong bumaluktot si Paolo kina Nancy Castiglione at Isabel Oli. Isabel Oli sumisipsip pa rin sa pamilya ni Paolo Contis LAGI PA RING nasusulat yung tungkol sa past relationship nina Isabel Oli at Paolo Contis. Kahi talam na ng buong bayan na talagang ipinagpalit na si Isabel ni Paolo, still, may mga taong sumusumpang higit na bagay sina Isabel at Paolo. At hindi ba, pati nga nanay ni Paolo is very eloquent in saying na mas pabor pa siya kay Isabel kaysa kay Lian Paz na current girlfriend ng ng anak niya. Last week, Isabel talked on national tv and said something na naka-move on na siya at nagbigay pa siya ng pasal\kalye about her relationship with Paolo before. Isa sa mga topic na sinabi niya ay yung wala na raw sa isip niya si Paolo at natutuwa naman siya at may mga taong nanininiwala sa kanya. Salamat lang sa lahat. Siguro, answered prayer ko na yun, kasi sobrang pinagpi-pray ko talaga. At sana, maintindihan ng mga tao na ang tagal kong nanahimik, di ba? Sana maintindihan nila at parang naiintindihan naman nila. Parang nakinig naman sila and I want to thank them sa lahat ng sumuporta rin sa akin, especially my friends, family, and God, of course. Hindi naman itinanggi ni Isabel na may communication pa rin siya sa pamilya ni Paolo. Pero hangga t maaari, ayaw na raw niyang mag-comment kung anuman meron ang pamilya ni Paolo sa bagong girlfriend nito na si Lian Paz. Well, as I ve said, since naghiwalay kami ni Pao, labas na ko run, sabi ni Isabel. Sana maayos nila, sana maayos. Only time will heal naman. Sana maging okay sila. Ano sa palagay ni Isabel ang ginawa niya para magustuhan siya talaga ng pamilya ni Paolo? Hindi ko alam, nakangiting sagot niya. Kasi, parang tuwing aalis kami ni Pao, it s either bahay ko or bahay niya or mall, tapos kasama yung mga parents niya. Hindi rin naman ako nagpapa-impress. Kung ano ako, yun yun. Siguro, nakikita lang nila yun. Ayon kay Isabel, hindi pa sila nagkakausap muli ng parents ni Paolo. Nung nagkausap kami, hindi ko naman na sila tinatanong. Kumbaga, kinakumusta ko na lang din si Tita [Paolo s mom]. Yung sister-in-law niya, yun ang ka-text ko talaga. May pact kami nun na kapag may Tagalog movies, kaming dalawa yung magkasama talagang manood. Kasi, sobrang ganoon kami [close] ng sister-in-law niya. So, sabi ko, February 14, manood tayo, natatawang kuwento ni Isabel. Manugang na ang tawag ni Gabby Concepcion kay Richard Gutierrez HINDI NATIN malaman kung sumasakay lang si Gabby Concepcion sa promo slant ng movie ng kanyang anak na si KC Concepcion at Richard Gutierrez na When I Met You ng GMA Films. Talaga kasing pinakikilig ang mga taon gg tambalan ng dalawa kaya walang humpay talaga yung paggawa nila ng mga isyu at slant tungkol sa dalawa. Walang duda na malakas talaga ng dating ng pelikula ng dalwa pero di pa tiyak kung malalampasan pa nito yung kinita sa takilya ng movie na A Very \Special Love nina Sarah Geronimo at John Lloyd Cruz. Ito kasi ang top grosser last year at talagang mahihirapan ang sinoman na higitan ito. As it is, nag-iwasan ng playdate sa takilya and When I Met You at ang You Changed My Life na pangalawang pagtatambal nina Sarah at John Lloyd. Anyway, malakas nga talaga ng dating ng movie nina KC at Richard at may mga humuhulang biggest blockbuster nga siya this year. But of course, that is yet to be proven. In connection with this movie, nakisali nga sa pangingilig si Gabby Concepcion by calling Richard manugang in public. Na ipinakikita nga niyang boto siya sa anak nina Annabel at Eddie Gutierrez. But like we say, posibleng sinasakyan nga lang nito ang isyu. Sino naman kasing ama ang hayagang magsasabing boto siya sa manliligaw ng anak? Wala naman, hindi po ba? Isabel Oli GMA to witness anointing... first communion, Mercado recalled. That s amazing. Most people don t remember dates that way, Mercado said. Mercado, who is also the Episcopal vicar for Eucharistic ministers in the archdiocese of San Fernando, was among the priests belonging to a group identified as having supported the recall petition against Gov. Eddie Panlilio. But he was quick to deny any political motive in today s Mass to be attended by the President. My invitation was personal and the intent was for the President to attend tension, special study permit, annual reports of permanent residents and exit clearance among others. There are a number of foreigners such as Indians, Koreans, Americans, Turkish who are studying in various schools in Angeles City and the rest of Pampanga province. Of the P116,429,330 revenue collected last year, P83,741,830 repre- our fiesta and for her to also witness the anointing of the sick in commemoration of the World Day of the Sick, he said. He said that when he personally extended the invitation, he told the President that her presence at the Mass for anointing of the sick would be appropriate since you care for the sick and that she is a caring president. He stressed that according to tradition, San Fernando Archbishop Paciano Aniceto would be the main celebrant during the mass and that the archbishop s auxiliaries were expected to act as concelebrators. Mercado said he has also asked Eucharistic minister coordinators from 99 parishes from all over Pampanga to bring along at least one sick person to the mass for the anointing ceremonies after Aniceto s homily. As of yesterday noon, Mercado could not say whether the President would also have lunch at his parish after the Mass, but noted he has prepared some fiesta food for her. Pope John Paul II instituted the World Day of the Sick in 1992 and set aside Feb. 11, the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, for its annual celebration. He then encouraged to reflect on the Christian meaning of suffering. Clark BI revenue up by P38-M... At first, the sea animals were reluctant to leave the shallow shores and seemed to insist on coming back. But Garcia and the group stayed put and waited until all the dolphins were safely brought to the sea. The governor even instructed the pilot of the newly-acquired helicopter of the provincial govern- sents the General Fund and the rest amounting to P32,687,500 represents the collections from the Express Lane. The Clark District Office had been successful in maintaining transparency in the district office. This year we are expecting to surpass our collections last year, said Manalo, also con-current Alien Control Officer. Manalo said the Clark District Office was also highly successful in controlling and monitoring the flow of suspected tourist workers overseas who almost end up as prostitutes and victims of human trafficking. Manalo said his office will do its best in protecting the rights and welfare of Filipino women and will go after erring illegal recruiters in line with Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan s campaign against illegal recruitment and human trafficking. Over 200 dolphins stranded... secretary. Both, however, said that what their members were expecting is the right help and assistance to the affected farmers. Yap announced Saturday over DZRH that he is looking into the problems encountered by many Nueva Ecija farmers on their hybrid rice growing. He said the affected farmers should really be helped. Kailangang tulungan sila dahil kapag hindi sila tinulungan ay wala naman silang ibang mapagkukunan ng ikabubuhay (They should be really helped as they have no other means for their livelihood), Yap said. He said that based on reports he received, the SL-8 hybrid seeds distributed to the farmers contained off-type seeds which exhibited poor growth and bore grains prematurely. He said, ment to fly over the area and monitor the dolphins. They should be guarded against commercial fisherman who might be tempted to catch them. Garcia said he is clueless if the lunar eclipse the night of Monday has something to do with the stranded dolphins that were seen in two groups of 500 each. Ngayon lamang nangyari ang ganito na Sec Yap to farmers... napakaraming dolphin ang nakita sa Bataan, the governor said. Fishermen saw the dolphins in Maasim at about 2:30 in the morning and immediately went to Mayor Pizarro to report the unusual incident. Garcia has directed the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Balanga to look into the cause of death of three dolphins found in Abucay. though, that the average 1.7 percent off-type seeds found are already critical. I will call on the technical teams to determine the real problem, Yap said. Sa mga magsasaka, kung kailangan talagang ma-reimburse, di tulungan natin (If there is really need to reimburse the farmers, let s help them), he added. But Domingo and Imperio, in separate phone calls, said that the affected farmers should not only be reimbursed for the cost of the seeds but for their expenses in planting them. Sa land preparation pa lang, P3,500 na. Idagdag mo pa patanim, bayad sa binhi, pagpupunla, at pagpapabunot, at pataba, aabot na ng P13,000 para sa isang ektarya (For land preparation alone, the farmers expense per hectare is P3,500. Add to this the payment for transplanting, cost of seed, growing the seedlings and pulling them before transplanting, and the cost of fertilizer, it will amount to P13,000 per hectare), said Domingo, who is from Barangay Polilio here and a farmer herself. It could not be determined yet how many farmers in Nueva Ecija who planted SL-8 seeds had problems of stunted growth and maturing plants at 30 to 40 days. The hybrid rice plants have maturity days of 110 to 115 days. Reports showed that some 42,000 bags of 20 kilograms each of this hybrid variety were distributed in the different towns and cities of Nueva Ecija. Several farmers, perceiving that they will not realize a good harvest because of the poor performance of their crop, destroyed their plants. In Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija alone, more than 700 hectares of planted rice plants were destroyed, Application for Extension of Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to Operate a PUJ service. CASE NO.RFRO-III PATERNO S. FLORES x x Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ Service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: CAPITOL-MALOLOS (Bulacan) and vice versa with the use of one (1) unit, which Certificate is valid up to May 23, In the application filed on February 3, 2009, applicant requests for Extension of Validity of said Certificate with the use of the same number of unit authorized. Applicant is hereby ordered to publish this Notice at least FIVE (5) days before the above date of hearing once in a daily WITNESS the Honorable Atty. ROBERT D. PEIG, Regional Director, this 3 rd day of February 2009 in the City of San Fernando, Application for approval of Sale and Transfer of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ Service with Extension of Validity CASE NO.RFRO-III ALEJANDRINO C. DIZON WENCESLAO R. TORRES Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ Service issued under Case No. RFRO-III for the transportation of MACABULOS-MALIWALO via MATATALAIB (Tarlac) and vice versa with the use of one (1) unit which certificate is valid up to March 2, In the Application filed on February 3, 2009, s request authority for the Approval of Sale and Transfer of said D. PEIG, Regional Director, this 3 rd day of THINK GREEN reports said. When news about the standing hybrid rice crops broke out, three teams of representatives from the Regional Field Office of the DA in Region 3, provincial agricultural office, Philippine Rice Research Institute, SL- Agrictech Corporation, and municipal agricultural officers were formed and conducted investigation. In their monitoring, they received complaints that the plants growth was stunted and that they flowered after just more than a month from planting. Application for Approval of Sale and Transfer of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ Service with Extension of Validity CASE NO.RFRO-III RONILO C. DAVID LUIGARDA MARTIN Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ Service issued under Case No. RFRO- III for the transportation of GUAGUA-PORAC via STA. RITA and vice certificate is valid up to May 18, In the Application filed on February 2, 2009, s request authority for the Approval of Sale and Transfer of said WITNESS the Honorable Atty. ROBERT D. PEIG, Regional Director, this 2 nd day of February 2009, in the City of San Fernando, Application for Extension of Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to Operate a PUJ service. CASE NO.RFRO-III RAFAEL D. DOMISIW x x Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ Service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: GUIMBA (Nueva Ecija) TARLAC via GERONA and PURA and vice versa with the use of one (1) unit, which Certificate is valid up to April 13, In the application filed on February 2, 2009, applicant requests for Extension of Validity of said Certificate with the use of the same number of unit authorized. Applicant is hereby ordered to publish this Notice at least FIVE (5) days before the above date of hearing once in a daily February 2009 in the City of San Fernando, Application for Sale and Transfer of a Certificate of Public Convenience with Dropping and Substitution of unit to Operate a PUJ service CASE NO.RFRO-III LUIS CARLOS & JULIETA MIRANDA NICOLAS MAGPANTAY Application-vendor in this case is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ Service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: MALOLOS-SM CITY (SFP) via NDR and vice certificate is valid up to February 26,2013. In the Application filed on February 4, 2009, s requests authority for the Approval of Sale and Transfer of said Certificate in his favor and further drop and substitute the unit authorized therein. February 18, 2009 at 9:00 A.M at the above D. PEIG, Regional Director, this 4th day of Application for Sale and Transfer of a Certificate of Public Convenience with Extension of Validity and Dropping and Substitution of units to operate a PUJ service. CASE NO.RFRO-III VICTOR DELA CRUZ JORGIE BISMONTE Application-vendor in this case is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ Service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: CALUMPIT-MEYCAUAYAN via MALOLOS, GUIGUINTO, BALAGTAS (Bulacan) and vice certificate is valid up to May 19, In the Application filed on February 4, 2009, s requests authority for the Approval of Sale and Transfer of said Certificate in his favor and further drop and substitute the unit authorized therein. February 18, 2009 at 9:00 A.M at the above D. PEIG, Regional Director, this 4th day of Application for Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a SCHOOL TRANSPORT Service CASE NO.R ERWIN PAUNAN Applicant requests authority for the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a School Transport Service for the exclusive transportation of students and employees of MARY HELP OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOL located at Mabiga, Mabalacat from their respective residences in Pampanga and vice-versa with the use of one (1) unit. Applicant is hereby ordered to publish this Notice at least FIVE (5) days before the above date of hearing once in a daily newspaper of general circulation in REGION February 2009 in the City of San Fernando, Application for approval of Sale and Transfer of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ Service. CASE NO.RFRO-III RONALDO P. CLAUDIO CESARIO D. LINGAT Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ Service issued under Case No. RFRO-III for the transportation of ANGELES CITY-CAPAS (Tarlac) via BAMBAN and vice versa with the use of one (1) unit which certificate is valid up to June 15, In the Application filed on February 2, 2009, s request authority for the Approval of Sale and Transfer of said 7

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