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for more investments
Obama appoints Kabalen
in key government post
business...pagE 3
By Marna Dagumboy-del Rosario
ANGELES CITY – President
Barack Obama has appointed
a Kapampangan from Angeles
City as assistant administrator
of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Airports, a
US government authority that
regulates and oversees all aspects of civil aviation in North
America and over the world.
KABALEN...pagE 7
Indigent pupils get
school kits from
Sta. Rita cops
By BEA JEANNEL A.
DELOS REYES
STA. RITA, PAMPANGA —
Children from three elementary schools in this town received
school supplies from the Sta.
Rita Police Department under
their back-to-school project
yesterday at the Sta Rita Covered Court.
Some 200 indigent students, 20 of who are physically
and mentally challenged, ben-
efitted from the school supply
distribution led by Sta. Rita
Police Chief Sr. Insp. Michael
Masangkay.
“Through this project, the
Sta Rita Police was able to
reach out and help these poor
pupils in the elementary level
and make them feel that there
is hope for them to have a better future,” said Masangkay.
He added that the Sta. Rita
police is very happy that their
INDIGENT PUPILS... pagE 7
REACHING OUT. Sr. Insp. Mike Masangkay hands out new school supplies to a disabled child.
--JUN JASO
Gov gets special hug
from special children
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
-- A teary-eyed Gov. Lilia Pineda
welcomed the hugs given to her
by special children from Pampanga during the distribution of
educational assistance to some
134 persons with disabilities at
the Bren Z. Guiao Convention
Center the other day.
In her speech, Pineda told
the physically challenged students not to let their disabilities
be a barrier to having good education.
Each
student
received
P2,500 for school expenses this
year.
SPECIAL HUG... pagE 7
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Sisters find
sibling dead
inside own
room
By Froilan E. Magtoto
CAMP OLIVAS -- A naked
woman was found dead on
Monday by her two sisters
inside the former’s room in
Olongapo City.
The victim was identified
as Jean-Jean Garcia, 21, of
No. 29, 21st place, Barangay
West Bajac Bajac, Olongapo
City.
According to investigation, the victim’s sisters identified as Jenalyn Garcia- Bayla and Joan Garcia knocked
several times at her door but
no response came.
This prompted Jenalyn
and Joan to open the door
with the use of a duplicate
key. Upon opening the door
they found the victim dead
and naked on the bed, police
said.
It was noted that the personal things of the victim
were disarrayed and scattered on the floor.
Investigators said that the
victim’s cellphone and cash
amounting to P9,500 were
missing, possibly taken away
by the still unidentified suspect or suspects.
A boarder living with the
victim said she was awakened by a noise coming from
Jean-Jean’s room but thought
nothing of it.
Investigators recovered
a detached neckless made of
beads, apparently not owned
by the victim, scattered on
the floor.
Authorities are still conducting follow up investigation for possible identification or arrest of the suspects.•
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -University of Santo Tomas (UST)
Symphony Orchestra serenaded
Friday Fernandinos with their
rendition of timeless classics.
“This is part of our summer
music camp where we visit various towns and cities around the
country to perform. This annual
activity, which we have been
doing for the past 27 years, is
meant to hone our abilities and
at the same time delight our audiences,” Orchestra Conductor
Herminigildo Ranera said.
Moreover, the concert serves is
a culminating activity to the 2014
Pyestang Fernandino and first
anniversary celebration of Monsignor Antonio Bustos as parish
priest of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Church in barangay Dolores.
“The group was formed in
1927 by Dr. Manuel Casas. It un-
bers are former winners of national music competitions.
Others have qualified for
scholarships abroad or participated in summer camps like
those held in Southeast Asian
countries and Australia.
Some of these instrumentalists have had stints with youth
ensembles such as the Asian
Youth Orchestra and the World
Youth Orchestra.•
fortunately disbanded but was
reorganized in 1961 by National
Artist for Music Antonio Buenaventura. The orchestra subsequently embarked on a concert
tour in nearby provinces aside
from performing within the metropolis,” Ranera shared.
It presently consists of 70
student-members with 15 UST
faculty and staff.
Many of the student-mem-
Pagcor turns
over P34-M
schoolbuilding
to AC school
By Marna Dagumboy-del Rosario
SERENADED BY ANGELS. Members of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Symphony Orchestra serenade
Fernandinos as part of their summer music camp, where the group visits various towns and cities around the country
to perform. - Contributed photo
NOTICE
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that
the estate of the late PEPITO
A. SUPAN AND CATALINA
GARCIA, consisting of a real
property described as follows: “A parcel of land (Lot No.
557,Cad-615-D) containing an
area of 91,758 sq.m., covered
by T.C.T. No. 06318 with CLOA
No. 00104575, situated in
Aranguren, Capas, Tarlac “ has
been the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF
ESTATE, among their heirs as
per Doc. No. 816; Page No.
164; Book No. 31; Series of
2013 in the Notarial Register of
CONRADO T. DANAN, Notary
Public.
Notice is hereby given that the
estate of the late PEDRO N.
MARBELLA AND MARIA N.
MARBELLA, consisting of a real
property described as follows: “A
parcel of land (Lot No. 5) containing an area of 3,946 sq.m., covered by T.C.T. No. T-66429, situated in Barrio of Bacong, Limay,
Bataan“ has been the subject
of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE, among their
heirs as per Doc. No. 168; Page
No. 34; Book No. 44; Series of
2013 in the Notarial Register of
CONRADO T. DANAN, Notary
Public.
(Headline Gitnang Luzon; June 05,12 & 19, 2014)
(Headline Gitnang Luzon; June 05,12 & 19, 2014)
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late JOSE TRIMOR, consisting
of a real property described as follows: “A parcel of land (Lot No. 14045)
containing an area of 34,335 sq.m., covered by T.C.T. No. EP-T-401 with
Emancipation Patent No. A-117176, situated in San Isidro, Subic, Zambales“
has been the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE,
among their heirs as per Doc. No. 630; Page No. 126; Book No. 24; Series
of 2012 in the Notarial Register of CONRADO T. DANAN, Notary Public.
(Headline Gitnang Luzon; June 05,12 & 19, 2014)
ANGELES CITY -- Officials of the
Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) recently
turned over a P34-million 3-storey
building with 24 classrooms to the
Francisco Nepomuceno Memorial
Highschool (FBMH) here.
“Ang PAGCOR ay isa sa pinakamalaking partner ng DepEd. Ito po
ay ilan lamang sa napakaraming
classrooms na naipatayo ng PAGCOR,” DepEd Secretary Armin Luistro said.
He said that the DepEd and its
education partners are committed
to deliver what the Filipino learners
deserve.
He added, “This is a collaborative
work of education partners showing
commitment to quality education
for Filipino learners.”
The education chief expressed
PAGCOR... Page 7
Poorest of the poor benefit from
Capitol’s point of care program
By elaine mapiles
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
-- At least 2,115 poorest of the
poor Kapampangans, previously
non-Philhealth members, benefited from the Point of Care (POC)
program funded by the provincial
government with an approved
budget of P10 million.
The POC beneficiaries were
identified through the assessment
of the hospital social workers assigned in the provincial and 10
district hospitals in the province.
The distribution was initially held in Lubao and Sta Rita
towns benefitting the identified
indigents from Lubao, Sasmuan,
Floridablanca, Porac, Guagua
and Sta. Rita.
“These POC beneficiaries
upon the assessment of the hospital social workers had already
used the services and medicines
of the hospitals free of charge as
the Capitol paid in full the hos-
pital bills,” Elizabeth Baybayan,
provincial social welfare and development officer said.
Governor Lilia “Nanay” Pineda said with the approval of the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the
provincial government will cater
the poorest of the poor who are
non-NHTS Philhealth members.
This came as PhilHealth formalized its “point-of-care enrolment program” which targets
non-members belonging to Class
C-3 or D confined in government
hospitals.
Pineda said the POC will also
benefit existing members not currently eligible for financial protection due to lack of qualifying
contributions and also classified
as Class C3 or D.
The governor said qualified
patients and their dependents
shall be provided with PhilHealth
coverage under the POC Program.
“Their premium contributions
shall be borne by the provincial
government, provided that they
are assessed and certified poor by
the medical social worker at the
time of admission,” Pineda said.
Baybayan said that under the
rules, those qualified using the
intake survey sheet prescribed
by the DOH shall be enrolled and
paid for in the amount of P2,400
and valid “from the first day of the
confinement month and shall end
on the last day of the same year.”
It can be recalled that Philhealth cited the Province of Pampanga for recording the highest
rate of Philhealth registration
throughout Central Luzon in the
3rd Pampanga Health Summit.
It was reported that of all the
provinces in Region 3, Pampanga
recorded a registration of 83% of its
populationor2,070,078individuals.
Pampanga reached 208%
increase in the coverage of the
healthcare insurance for the
NHTS-PR beneficiaries with 152,
510 indigents for 2014.•
Headline
Gitnang Luzon
JUNE 05, 2014
BUSINESS 3
Subic Freeport ready for more investments
BY REY GARCIA
SU BIC BAY FR EEPORT
– This premier Freeport and
economic zone is ready to take
on more investments that may
come into the country following
the recent turmoil in neighbor-
ing Vietnam and Thailand.
In a statement, Subic Bay
Metropolitan Authority (SBMA)
Chairman Roberto Garcia revealed this during a briefing
last week at the Subic Bay Yacht
Club for members of a trade delegation from Virginia Beach, an
independent city in the state of
Virginia, which recently forged
a sisterhood pact with neighboring Olongapo City.
Garcia shared with the delegates that because of Vietnam’s
row with China and the coup
d’état in Thailand, many foreign
investors are looking into relocating their companies in the
country.
He said that the Philippines
has earned the trust of investors after it received investment
upgrades from different rating
firms.
He noted that the Philippines is currently enjoying a
BBB rating from Standard and
Poor’s, which means that the
country has adequate capacity
to meet financial commitments,
but more subject to adverse ecosubic... Page 7
DOLE 3 has
new chief
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
TRADE MISSION. SBMA Chairman Roberto Garcia meets the delegates of US trade mission at Subic Bay Yacht Club headed by Virginia Beach City Councilor
James Wood (center).--rey garcia
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late
PURIFICADOR V. FELARCA, consisting of a real
properties described as follows: 1)A parcel of land
(Lot A-1, 547-D) containing an area of 14,585 sq.m.,
covered by T.C.T. No. T-28835 2) A parcel of land
(Lot A-2, 547-D) containing an area of 10,186 sq.m.,
covered by T.C.T. No. T- 28836 3) A parcel of land
(Lot A-3, 547-D) containing an area of 1,539 sq.m.,
covered by T.C.T. No. T-28837 4) A parcel of land
(Lot A-4, 547-D) containing an area of 480 sq.m.,
covered by T.C.T. No. T-28838 5) A parcel of land
(Lot B-1, 547-D) containing an area of 20, 493 sq.m.,
covered by T.C.T. No. T-28839 6) A parcel of land
(Lot B-2, 547-D ) containing an area of 25,091 sq.m.,
covered by T.C.T. No. 28840 7) A parcel of land (Lot
5005-A, Csd-003299-D) containing an area of 8,105
sq.m, covered by T.C.T. P-9642 8)A parcel of land
(Lot 5080-C, Csd-008298-D) containing an area of
10,219 sq.m., covered by T.C.T. No. P-9643, situated
in Asinan, Subic, Zambales has been the subject
of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE,
among their heirs as per Doc. No. 1495;Page No. 23;
Book No. IV; Series of 2013 in the Notarial Register of
KATHERINE JANE L. MANARANG, Notary Public
(Headline Gitnang Luzon; June 05,12 & 19, 2014)
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Office of the Municipal Registrar
Province of Pampanga
Municipality of Sta. Rita
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a
notice is hereby served to the public that
MARITES D. ZAPANTA has filed with this office
a petition for Change of First Name from “MARIA
TERESA” to “MARITES” born on April 10, 1960
with Registry Number 190 and whose parents
are MAGNO MALIG ZAPANTA and LUTGARDA
CRUZ DIZON.
Any person adversely affected by said petition
may file his/her written opposition with this office
not later than June 10, 2014.
(Sgd) ROSARIO G. SUNGA Municipal Civil Registrar
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In the NOTICE OF PUBLICATION of MARITESD. ZAPANTA should
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(Headline Gitnang Luzon; June 07, 2014)
BSP conducts seminar for
business competitiveness
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT -- Bangko
Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)
recently
held a Conference on
Gearing
Up for External Competitiveness
in Subic Bay in
a bid to prepare
the business sector inside and within the peripheries of the Freeport
for the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) economic integration come 2015.
Among the topics discussed include key global
economic developments
and their impact to
global
growth
and
Philippine exports;
trends, issues
and
policies
concerning foreign
exchange
rate;
strategies for managing foreign exchange
risks; BSP regulations on
hedging and measures to
improve the competitiveness of Filipino exporters;
and strengths of selected
countries in achieving ex-
ternal competitiveness.
“The upcoming ASEAN Economic Community
in 2015 highlights further
the need to take serious
measures in implementing reforms. The ASEAN
markets could provide
domestic firms with market opportunities for
greater trade and investment,” BSP Deputy Director Tomas Cariño Jr. said.
Carino added that
the discussions would
help build a stronger
macroeconomic and institutional environment,
which is crucial in elevating competitiveness
in a larger playing field.
(PR)•
2 Bataan towns, component city bag
awards for speedy issuance of permits
By Mhike Cigaral
HERMOSA, Bataan
-- The Municipality of Hermosa ranked third in the
province as the 2013 Most
Outstanding Local Government Unit (LGU) for
implementing the Streamlining Program in the Issuance of Mayor’s Permit.
The award was given
during the 8th year recognition for deserving LGUs
for consistently and successful implementation of
the program which was
held recently at the Clark
Freeport Zone in Pampanga.
The plague of recognition was received by
Hermosa Mayor Danilo
C. Malana together with
the Municipal Treasurer,
Dominga Ibasco and
Imelda Barrozo of the Licensing Unit.
Meanwhile, the City of
Balanga and the Municipality of Limay were proclaimed first and second
winners, respectively, in
the same category.
The recognition aims
to encourage the growth
of investments in the region by reducing the turnaround time and cost of
doing business in the issuance of business permits
and licenses.
“We are very much
inspired by receiving this
prestigious award for being one of the best LGUs
in Bataan in simplifying
the process of issuing permits,” Mayor Malana told
the local press here.
He also vowed to further enhance the current
services of the licensing
unit.•
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
-- A seasoned public servant
having served the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) for more than 33
years is now the Department’s
regional director for Central
Luzon.
Lawyer Ana Dione assumed as DoLE-3 regional
chief, replacing Raymundo
Agravante.
A turn-over ceremony was
held at the agency’s regional
office recently.
Dione, who hails from Kapangan, Benguet, returns on
her fourth stint at DOLE 3 after
successfully finishing her tour
of duty overseas as labor attaDOLE NEW CHIEF... Page 7
Filipino
innovator
explains
impact of
Silicon Valley
to world
By Butch Gunio
BALANGA CITY -- “Silicon
Valley innovations have affected the entire world considering
it was not planned; the only
thing planned about Silicon
Valley is excellence.”
This was according to renowned Silicon Valley-based
Filipino innovator Dado Banatao, said Bataan Peninsula
State University (BPSU) President Delfin Magpantay,
Magpantay was with Balanga City Mayor Joet Garcia
and Barangay Tortugas Captain Jovic Baluyot during the
tour.
“Silicon Valley is a ‘state
of mind’. There is a culture of
suicidal risk-taking—you know
you are going to fail, but you
still do it, and money comes
rolling in. Failure is like a
badge of honor—when you fail
at something, it means you
learned something, and for
that, companies want to work
with you”, Banatao was quoted
as saying.
“Innovation is the tool for
economic development. To
innovator... Page 7
4 OPINION
Headline
Gitnang Luzon
JUNE 05, 2014
EDITORIAL
If only..
ANOTHER kabalen has been
added to the roster of locals who
continue to make their kababayans proud.
Meet Eduardo A. Alfonso, who
has been appointed by US President Barack Obama as assistant
administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for
Airports, a US government authority that regulates and oversees all aspects of civil aviation
in North America and over the
world.
Columnist Arnel San Pedro
wrote that Alfonso left Angeles
City during his teenage years to
migrate to the land of milk and
honey with his mother.
There, he finished law school
and began his journey as City
Attorney of San Francisco, to
being legal counsel of San Francisco International Airport and
Los Angeles World Airports.
As new FAA administrator,
Alfonso said he will focus on the
“safety and security” of airports
in the US. He will also oversee
planning and developing of projects involving airports ensuring their compliance with federal regulations.
Are you thinking what we’re
thinking?
If only we have someone like Alfonso in the Aquino administration, then conditions at our airports would definitely be better.
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Si Uncle Sam at si Juan dela Cruz
G
USTO
kong
isipin
na
naunawaan ni P.Noy at ng
kaniyang mga gabinete, lalo na
yaong may malaking partisipasyon
sa EDCA kagaya ni Kalihim Voltaire
Gazmin, ang mga tinuran ni Pangulong Obama sa kaniyang talumpati
tungkol Foreign Policy ng Amerika sa
seremoniya ng pagtatapos ng United
States Military Academy noong nakaraang linggo. At ito ang kaniyang
naging matalinong pahayag:
“Just because we have the best
hammer does not mean that every
problem is a nail.”
“And I would betray
my duty to you and to
the country we love if I
ever sent you into harm’s
way simply because I
saw a problem somewhere in the world that
needed to be fixed, or
because I was worried
about critics who think
military
intervention
is the only way for America to avoid
looking weak. “
Ang mga naging pahayag na ito
ni Pangulong Obama ay marapat lamang na magsabi sa lahat ng ating
mga opisyales sa pamahalaan, lalo na
kay P,Noy na mag-isip muli sa kaniyang polisiyang-pang-ibayong dagat
na nakasalalay na lamang palagi sa
Amerika, sapagkat hindi isusuong
ng Amerika at hindi nito itataya ang
kaniyang buhay at ang buhay ng kaniyang sandatahang lakas para lamang
lumahok sa isang digmaan na maglalagay sa pambansang interes nito sa
kapamahamakan.
Heto ang isa pang bahagi ng talumpati ni Pangulong Obama na karapatdapat ding isapuso ng mga kagaya ni
Kalihim Voltaire Gazmin at ni P.Noy
at ng mga iba pang tumitingala sa
Amerika bilang isang tagapag-ligtas
mula sa agresibong aksiyon ng Tsina
sa South China Sea:
“First, let me repeat a principle I
put forward at the outset of my presi-
building international support and legitimacy for our action; without levelling with the American people about
the sacrifices required. Tough talk
often draws headlines, but war rarely
conforms to slogans. As General Eisenhower, someone with hard-earned
knowledge on this subject, said at this
ceremony in 1947: “War is mankind’s
most tragic and stupid folly; to seek or
advise its deliberate provocation is a black crime
against all men.”
(Matalino ang taga-gawa ng talumpati ni Pangulong Obama, hindi kagaya
ng mga taga-gawa ng talumpati ng ating mga naging pangulo dito sa Pinas.
Nauunawaan kasi niya
ang isinulat niya at nauunawaan niya kung bakit
niya ito dapat isulat para
Towards
sa kaniyang Pangulo na
the Light
kailangan palaging nasa
ABEL SOTO
:safe zone” sa kaniyang
mga pahayag.)
gulong Obama at ng kahit
Maraming ulit sa nana sino pa sigurong Pangulo ng Amerika: “…our core interests” karaang dalawang taon mula pa noong
na malinaw niyang inilatag sa talong Abril 8, 2012 na girian natin laban sa
interesanteng pahayag: “when our Tsina sa Scarborough shoal o Bajo de
people are threatened, when our liveli- Masinloc, na mariin ng sinasabihan
ng Estados Unidos ang Pilipinas na
hoods are at stake.”
Ang pangatlo sa inilatag na prayori- maghinay-hinay sa kanilang mga redad ni Pangulong Obama ay maaaring torika laban sa Tsina. Hindi naman
makapagbigay na buhay na pag-asa sa babalik ang mga sundalong Ameriating mga opisyales na tayo ay ililigtas kano dito sa ilalim ng EDCA upang lana Amerika sa ating pakikipagtungga- banan ang mga sundalo ng Tsina. Ang
li laban sa Tsina: “when the security of gusto lamang mangyari ng Amerika
our allies is in danger.” Subalit kailan- ay makapgtayo muli ng kanilang Basegan din nilang huwag kalilimutan ang Militar dito sa Pilipinas upang mapanbahaging ito ng talumapti ni Pangu- galagaan nito ang interes ng Amerika,
maging ito man ay sa pamamagitan ng
long Obama:
“But to say that we have an interest pagpapalakas ng kanilang kakayahan
in pursuing peace and freedom beyond na labanan ang terorismo o ang tiyakour borders is not to say that every in na ang kalayaan na makapaglayag
problem has a military solution. Since sa South China Sea ay nananatili.
Alam naman nating lahat na ang
World War II, some of our most costly
mistakes came not from our restraint, isang payapang Asya Pasipiko, kasama
but from our willingness to rush into na rito ang South China Sea, ay nasa
military adventures without thinking interes ng lahat, at kasama na rito ang
through the consequences — without
towards the light... Page 7
dency: “The United States will use
military force, unilaterally if necessary, when our core interests demand
it — when our people are threatened,
when our livelihoods are at stake,
when the security of our allies is in
danger.” Yon naman pale e! Nahuli
lang ang hinihintay ng mga kagaya
ni Kalihim Gazmin at ni P.Noy. ‘Yong
pangatlo.
Sana ay mag-marka sa
mga utak nitong mga opisyales natin sa pamahalaan
ang mga prayoridad ni Pan-
“Alam naman nating lahat
na ang isang payapang Asya
Pasipiko, kasama na rito ang
South China Sea, ay nasa
interes ng lahat, at kasama na
rito ang Estados Unidos.”
The biggest loser
A
PPARENTLY another government scandal appalled the entire nation. It was reported in
the local news and became a hot issue
that needed our terminal attention.
We all know that we it comes to
technology, the equipment being supplied by the government to its branches and subsidiaries are antiquated and
worse, dilapidated. We condone the
government
for such act for
the very reason
that our national budget
covers only the
basic needs of
the
Filipino
people. However, defrauding the Filipinos, especially
ELLEZ J. DAVIO
our children by
providing
us books and computers that were
bought at ludicrously expensive prices
is beyond ridiculous.
According to the news, a DepEd
supplier charged P400,00 per computer package. The package consists
of low-end computer components,
educational software and technical
assistance for a day. The staggering
Now We
Know!
price blew my head off and I uttered
curses to those government officials
who were involved.
Though the detraction happened in
early 2000, the price package is still
outrageous. As I recall, it was that
time that I bought my first computer.
The price tag was only P20,000++
complete with high-end operating
system and accessories. Imagine the
discrepancy in the amount. I could
buy a handful of computers and es-
“The act of enriching yourself financially at the expense of others is immoral
per se yet some people
are tempted to do such act
because of promiscuous
needs.”
tablish a computer shop with the price
of one package. Some suppliers also
charged the government for books
at P200-300 each. The actual cost of
each book should only be less than
P100 because of the cheap materials
that were used in the manufacturing
and publishing. Again, the Filipino is
the biggest loser in this obvious cor-
ruption.
Not only that, there is information
that these unscrupulous suppliers are
still in the ball game and securing
deals with some top government officials. The act of enriching yourself
financially at the expense of others is
immoral per se yet some people are
tempted to do such act because of promiscuous needs. We haven’t finished
the race of convicting the guilty in
the pork barrel scam, and yet another
scam is unraveled.
Filipinos are confused as to where
their heads need to turn to. Scam after
scam are being displayed in public but
the government remains paralyzed
from taking the appropriate actions to
incarcerate the responsible individuals. Manipulation is the name of the
game. We have the evidence but we
keep on delaying the scene.
I salute our government employees
for providing us basic services though
their equipment are ostensibly decaying. Their patience is outstanding
and commendable. Instead of making
their tasks easy, these crooked officials put more burden on their shoulders by providing them outmoded
tools for their perusal. The never ending corruption in our country has no
period. •
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Gitnang Luzon
JUNE 05, 2014
Taking lives
H
E was only 24; I used to ask how someone so young like that could gives up
his own life. What about his girlfriend?
What about his friends, his family? What about
all those things he worked so hard to have? What
was in his head? Was he crying at that very moment? Was he scared? I bet he was dead scared
to jump to his death but
what gave him the courage
to do it anyway?
We are all afraid to die,
we are all afraid to get hurt
either physically or emotionally, and I wonder that
if a suicidal man is so weak,
where does he get his courage to face that physical
pain coming?
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one’s
own death. Suicide is often
committed out of despair,
the cause of which is frequently attributed to a mental disorder such
as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia,
borderline personality disorder, [1] alcoholism,
or drug abuse.[2] Stress factors such as financial
difficulties or troubles with interpersonal relationships often play a role. (Source Wikipedia)
Most of the people contemplating on suicide
are those who have lost their enthusiasm in life
-- those who believe that they are going to grow
old with their same monotonous life, those who
believe they’re way past love and it’s never going
to happen again, those who think they’re never
going anywhere anymore because they are too
dumb to achieve anything, those who have been
self-destructive in the past and believes that
they don’t deserve to be happy anymore, those
who have looked down on themselves, those
who have given up on hopr.
He didn’t have the patience to wait.
All they think of is the easiest way to end it.
They could hardly see the future; they are stuck
in the past and they have finally convinced
themselves that things are never getting better
so they get this feeling of urgent desire to live
in the promised life after death and I wonder if
depression is truly that fatal that even the most
vulnerable could bravely take their own lives.
Have they even thought about it? Have they
even thought of how painful it’s going to be for
the people they are leaving? I don’t think so.
People who are suicidal are emotionally weak,
they could hardly put thing in perspective. They
are too consumed by their own sadness to even
worry about someone else. They are too occupied with the thought of ending their miseries.
Teachers’ woes
Some of the well-known celebrities had their
share of this predicament, too. Case in point was
Ozzy Osborne. He attempted suicide because he
wanted to know how it feels to die. Drew Barrymore was bipolar, Owen Wilson lost a significant pal, Elizabeth
Taylor
overdosed
after a break-up
with Richard Burton, Princess Diana suffered from
Bulimia Nervosa
and had attempted
suicide five times
in her short life,
Elton John was
distraught over a
lost lover and his
Pen Talks sexuality. Eminem,
Britney Spears and
Aubrey F. Sembrano
Halle Berry all attempted
suicide
but were lucky enough to survive and there
are those who didn’t make it too -- Kurt Cobain
shot himself, Marilyn Monroe overdosed. Both
took their lives at the height of their popularity.
In the Philippines, Kassel condo in TAFT has
become an avenue for suicide attempts, most
of who are students. How I shudder every time
I see the video of that 19 year old student who
jumped from the 29th floor.
Each has stories of depression to tell.
I happened to see this talk from Kevin Briggs,
one of my favourite speakers in TED. He patrolled the southern end of San Francisco’s
Golden Gate Bridge, a popular site for suicide
attempts too. According to him, it has been a
belief that a fall from that bridge will freeze you
from your all your worries and grief and that the
waters below will cleanse their souls. But what
actually happens is that, after a free fall of 45
seconds, the body strikes the water and about
75 miles an hour that impact will shatter bones
and vital organs. Most die on impact. Most of
those who died jumping did not commit suicide,
because the second they let go of that rail they
realized they have made a mistake and wanted
to live.
The article “Before you kill yourself” by Renee
t. Lucero (Reader’s Digest) explains that suicides
are not always successful. There are those who
jump off from a building and survive but end
up brain-damaged. In another case a survivor
from pill overdose suffered extensive liver damage while the guy who pulled through from that
gunshot is dragging his leg has a useless arm and
has no vision or hearing on one side. Point here is
“Just listen, just
stay there. They
are dead scared
and sometimes
your presence
is more than
enough. Suicide
is preventable.”
PEN TALKS... Page 7
todayinhistory
Six-Day War begins
June 5, 1967
Israel responds to an ominous build-up of Arab forces
along its borders by launching simultaneous attacks
against Egypt and Syria.
Jordan subsequently entered
the fray, but the Arab coalition was no match for Israel’s
proficient armed forces. In
six days of fighting, Israel occupied the Gaza Strip and the
Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, the
Golan Heights of Syria, and
the West Bank and Arab sector of East Jerusalem, both
previously under Jordanian
rule. By the time the United
Nations cease-fire took effect
on June 11, Israel had more
than doubled its size. The
true fruits of victory came in
claiming the Old City of Jerusalem from Jordan. Many
wept while bent in prayer at
the Western Wall of the Second Temple.
The U.N. Security Council
called for a withdrawal from
all the occupied regions, but
Israel declined, permanently
annexing East Jerusalem and
setting up military administrations in the occupied territories. Israel let it be known
that Gaza, the West Bank,
the Golan Heights, and the
Sinai would be returned in
exchange for Arab recognition of the right of Israel to
exist and guarantees against
future attack. Arab leaders,
stinging from their defeat,
met in August to discuss the
future of the Middle East.
They decided upon a policy
of no peace, no negotiations,
OPINION 5
and no recognition of Israel,
and made plans to defend
zealously the rights of Palestinian Arabs in the occupied
territories.
Egypt, however, would
eventually negotiate and
make peace with Israel, and
in 1982 the Sinai Peninsula
was returned to Egypt in exchange for full diplomatic
recognition of Israel. Egypt
and Jordan later gave up their
respective claims to the Gaza
Strip and the West Bank to
the Palestinians, who opened
“land for peace” talks with Israel beginning in the 1990s. A
permanent Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement remains
elusive, as does an agreement
with Syria to return the Golan Heights.--HISTORY
W
E may wonder why many public school teachers, who
are said to have standardized salaries today, still hold
protests and demand for increase in their wages, benefits and privileges and improved working conditions.
We may wonder too why many of them hold protest rallies
during the start of classes and shout their demands supported by
streamers and placards.
The answer lies in the fact that many of our public school
teachers today are still disgruntled on how they are compensated
for the sacrifices they do to fulfill their duties.
As for many of them, teaching is more of a vocation rather than
a profession but may not assure one of a job
that is financially rewarding and economically compensating.
It may fulfill one’s dream of being in
front of students and imparting knowledge
and wisdom but cannot guarantee an easy
if not opulent way of life. In short, teachers still need to quell the growing needs of
daily existence not only through teaching
but thru other means.
If we may recall, there are teachers then
who were forced to sell tocinos, longganisas, sweets and other edible items to their
Alvin H. Arceo
students to augment their income.
There are teachers on the other hand
who conduct tutorial lessons for them to
make both ends meet for their families.
Many of them rely on their part-time jobs
to satisfy their daily needs.
To this day, there are still teachers who
sad to say, still sell such stuffs, still teach
beyond their time at schools and still do
other jobs because of the hard times. Some
people criticize them for doing hard labor,
but we cannot really blame them for their
toil.
To further prove their poor economic
conditions, a number of teachers have resigned from the teaching jobs they love and
went seeking greener pastures abroad.
Going to other countries too does not
guarantee a fortune, and yet many teachers gamble and try their luck outside the
country. They are doing the exodus even if
it shall mean going away from their families with some even risking their lives in foreign lands.
There are teachers meanwhile who are not working as teachers
but indulge on other jobs that are profitable. Of course they would
rather choose the job where they earn more and not where they
enjoy.
We can find teachers working in call centers, in malls, in factories and in other establishments. While they seem not fit in terms
of their education and their working capacities in establishments
where they are earning, they are pushed against the wall due to
economic hardships.
While it’s true that their salaries can feed their families, the
same is not enough however to buy other needs or attend to other
family expenses such as medical emergencies among many others.
Teachers in need often resort to loans from government financing institutions or private lending businesses. These entities,
while they may be of help to teachers, also add to the financial
burden because they create family budget distortions.
On the protest and other mass actions teachers make, they
stage their activities during the opening of classes not to sabotage class openings but simply to effectively attract the attention
of the government on their woes and their demands. Sadly, many
of their woes fell on deaf ears through the years.
There were opening of classes marred by protest actions in the
past years and they still happen until today, evident of the fact
that nothing significant has really changed in the lives of teachers.
As of this
writing
“These entities, while
they may
be of help
to teachers,
also add to
the financial
burden because they
create family budget
distortions.”
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JUNE 05, 2014
‘I am not pregnant!’
- KC Concepcion
S
umagot na si KC Concepcion sa kanyang
Instagram account tungkol sa isyung
buntis siya. Mahahalata sa post ng aktres
na medyo irita na siya sa issue kasabay ng paglilinaw na wala itong katotohanan.
Kasama ng kanyang paglilinaw ay ang larawan niyang kuha habang nagwu-work-out at
makikita sa picture na fit na fit siya’t walang
trace kahit katiting na buntis siya.
Narito ang kabuuan
ng kanyang post: “Once
& for all: What is this
rumor that I am
“pregnant”??? I AM
NOT PREGNANT. I
have NEVER BEEN
PREGNANT in my
whole entire life.
“Someone tried
to spread this rumor
since I left for Paris
at 18 & wow now it’s
back? Please.
“When the time comes that I would
be blessed with a beautiful baby I will
be the first one to proudly announce
it to my family, friends, supporters,
loved ones.
“Although I don’t want to
be rushed... I honestly can’t
wait for that day... Have
a happy day, beautiful
people!!! Let’s work on
getting fit, healthy &
happy!”
Ilang buwan na
rin kasi sa US si
KC at dito kasi sa
showbiz, kapag
ang isang artistang babae ay
umaalis nang
matagal, asahan
mong
buntis agad
ang magiging
ispekulasyon.•
Young diabetic
N
akabilib naman si
Mona Louise Rey who
at a very young age
is aff licted with diabetes at
kaya na niyang turukin ang
sarili para magka-insulin.
“Sanay na po ako,” sabi niya.
“Kung minsan, ang mama ko
ang nagi-inject sa’kin sa buttocks, kasi pag nagkamali po
ako, baka tigok na ko.”
So she can’t eat everything?
“Puwede naman po. Pero pakonti-konti lang. Hindi puwedeng sobra.”
After playing the young
Marian Rivera in “Carmela”,
she now teams up with rival
Jillian Ward in “My BFF”.
How is it? “Masaya po, hindi
naman po kami talaga magkalaban. Magkaibigan po
kami kahit iniintriga. Sa ‘My
BFF’, talagang BFF kami, best
friends forever, pero multo
siya at ako lang ang nakakakita sa kanya. Tutulungan
niya kami ng parents kong
sina
Janno
Gibbs at Manilyn
marian
rivera
& dingdong
dantes
Reynes
kapag
may problems
kami sa family.”
“My BFF” is directed by
Dick Lindayag and will be
shown soon before “24 Oras”
at 6 p.m.•
Pag-amin kay Baby Zion puwedeng
makasira sa career nina Sarah at Richard!
P
AGKATAPOS ng dillydallying issue na nanganak si Sarah Lahbati care of Richard Gutierrez
inamin din nilang true
pala ito. Richard Gutierrez indeed got Sarah
Lahbati pregnant and
she gave birth to their
son Zion in Europe in
April of last year.
Inamin nila ito sa
presscon ng kanilang
family
show
at
mukhang
ginamit
nilang issue ito to gain
promotion.
“A lot of people had
their own speculations, they had their
own stories in their
minds,” sabi
ni
Richard. “A lot of
people think Sarah
left the country because we’re having
a baby and she’s
pregnant. I just
want to set the record straight and tell everyone that I’m a proud
father to baby Zion.
The main reason why I
didn’t want to announce
then that I’m having a baby
with Sarah is that we didn’t
want to make Sarah’s pregnancy a tabloid circus. We
want to share baby Zion with
everyone in our own terms.”
Maniniwala ba tayo sa
statement na ito?
Richard met Sarah when
they were first paired in
the soap “Makapiling Kang
Muli” in 2012. They became
inseparable and were paired
anew in the movie “Se-
duction”. Richard says he
got scared when they first
learned about Sarah’s pregnancy when they were in
Paris. “How am I gonna tell
my parents? How is Sarah
gonna tell her mom and her
dad?”
When someone made a
comment about it in her
Instagram account, Sarah
tells the reason why she kept
her pregnancy a secret: “We
never denied him. We just
wanted to keep our privacy.”
She then posted a picture
of the baby’s hand saying:
“Extremely happy to announce the new member of
our family, baby Zion.”
The baby is now
with Sarah’s parents
in Switzerland. Now
that they’ve admitted
his existence, they’re
making plans to bring
them home to Manila.
Next week, they will
show photos of the
baby in the second episode of “It Takes Gutz
to be a Gutierrez”.
It’s said the truth
will set you free, but
the question now is
how will their revelation affect their careers? Sarah was on
the threshold of stardom after GMA successfully
launched
her in her solo soap,
“Kokak”. She made a
comeback via TV5’s
TV movie “More Than
Words”.
Will she be able to recover
lost ground? Richard has
not been seen on TV for a
year now. We can’t say that
their family’s reality show
is a solo show for him. But
he has a new movie, “Overtime”, coming up. How it
will fare at the box office
will be a big factor in determining what future lies
ahead of him in showbusiness.•
Ellen Adarna walang
effect kina Zanjoe at JC!
S
INUBUKANG landiin
ni Ellen Adarna sina
Zanjoe Marudo at JC
de Vera na kasama niya sa
pelikulang “My Illegal Wife”
with Pokwang at sa teleseryeng “Moon of Desire” with
Meg Imperial, respectively.
Sa malaking impact na
nagagawa ni Ellen on screen
sa dalawang mabibigat na
projects ng ABS-CBN at Kapamilya network, walang
maniniwala na hindi tinablan ang dalawang maiinit
na actor.
Malaki ang posibilidad na
matindi rin ang pagpipigil
nila sa sarili.
Kuwento ni Ellen sa presscon ng “My Illegal Wife”:
“Lumayo si Zanjoe sa akin
pagkatapos kong landi-landiin sa maiinit na eksena
namin.”
“Feeling ko, nag-iingat talaga siya na may makarating
na balita kay Bea (Alonzo).
Hindi ko masisisi si Zanjoe,
dahil, napakaganda ng kanyang GF at natural lamang
na ingatan niya ito para
magtagal ang kanilang relasyon.”
“Tuwing magtatapos ang
take namin, sinusubukan ko
sana siyang kausapin, pero,
parang umiiwas. Kapag
nagti-take lang niya ako
kinakausap. Hindi naman
siya lumalayo after, pero, tumatahimik agad. Hindi ako
nabibigyan ng chance na
magsimula ng conversation.”
Hindi naman kasi puwedeng kalimutan ni Zanjoe
ang banta ni Bea (Alonzo) na
kapag may nabalitaan siya o
napatunayan na nagtataksil
ang BF niya of three years,
wala ng usap-usap pa. Walk
away na lang siya agad-agad.
Pinagbuti na lang tuloy ni
Ellen ang panlalandi niya kay
Zanjoe on screen. Pinili niyang
subukang landiin ang moviegoing public para mapagusapan na hindi lamang
katawan ang kanyang ibinebenta sa pelikula, kundi ang
kanyang talento sa pag-arte.
Actually, ito ang napapan-
sin ng televiewers kay Ellen
sa “Moon of Desire.” Gumanap siyang other woman
at kaagaw ni Meg Imperial
sa puso ni JC. At mukhang
nagtatagumpay si Ellen.
Maamo kasi ang mukha
ni Ellen kaysa kay Meg. At
totoong marunong naman
pala siyang umarte, bagay
na hindi niya napatunayan
sa tinagal-tagal niyang pananatili sa Kapuso network .
Nakakatawag-pansin din
si Ellen kaysa kay Meg dahil
naaawa sa kanya ang mga
televiewers. At marunong
din siyang magpatulo ng
luha kapag
kinakailangan. Hindi rin
niya gaanong inilalantad
ang napaka-seksi niyang
katawan kapag umaakting
na siya. Napapansin din ng
televiewers kapag magkaeksena sila na mas malaki ang
bulas sa kanya ni Meg. Actually, mas malaki rin daw
ang mukha ni Meg kaysa kay
Ellen at sa kanyang leading
man na si JC de Vera.•
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JUNE 05, 2014
Kabalen from Page 1
Eduardo A. Alfonso,
originally from La Paz,
Tarlac, left Angeles City as
a teen and settled in San
Francisco, California with
his mother. He finished his
law school in San Francisco and served as City Attorney of SF before moving
on as legal counsel of San
Francisco
International
Airport and Los Angeles
World Airports.
Alfonso said he will
focus on the “safety and
security” of airports in the
US in a bid to further improve service to the travelling public and prevent the
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INNOVATOR from Page 3
occurrence of terror threat.
Alfonso was nominated by his peers in the US
aviation industry and was
chosen by FAA Administrator Michael Huerta. He
is an avid supporter of the
Obama
administration
having supported his campaign in the past.
As Assistant Administrator for Airports, Alfonso’s watch include the
planning and developing of
projects involving airports,
overseeing their construction and ensuring their
compliance with federal
regulations.
The FAA is divided into
four “lines of business”
with specific roles for each:
Airports, Air Traffic Organization, Aviation Safety
and Commercial Space
Transportation.
Alfonso said: “I am truly honored and humbled to
be an FAA administrator
under President Barack
Obama’s administration. I
am now a fabric of American history, as a member
of the team of the first African-American US President.”
The “opportunity to
serve this great nation is
an exclamation point on
my already fulfilled American Dream. I can only
hope that my fellow Filipino immigrants, who come
from a similar marginalized background, can find
inspiration in my personal
story of success. Kaya natin lahat!.”
Alfonso is a relative
of businessman Manny
Alfonso of the famous Rib
Eye Restaurant and journalist Arnel San Pedro of
the Clark International
Airport Corporation’s Corporate Communications
Office.•
SPECIAL HUG from Page 1
“Ang kapansanan ay hindi hadlang sa pagkakaroon
ng magandang edukasyon at disenteng buhay. Hindi kayo
naiiba at kayo ay bahagi ng lipunang Kapampangan,” she
said.
The governor led Capitol officials in distributing the
educational aid, certificates and incentives to PWDs who
topped the recent National Paralympics in Manila recently.
With her were Board Members Dinan Labung, Rosve
Henson, Ric Yabut, Tonton Torres, Jun Dimson and Cherry Manalo.•
INDIGENT PUPILS from Page 1
sponsors gladly donated the school
kits for the benefit of the indigent
children.
“Aside from that, I also enclosed
my personal contact number in each
kit so that I have a personal connection with these children and to
their parents and they can contact
me right away in emergency cases or
any signs of trouble. This will help a
lot in the maintenance of peace and
order in this town,” Masangkay disclosed.
The pupils who benefitted from
the back-to-school project came
from San Isidro Elementary School,
Central Elementary School and San
Juan Elementary School.
Masangkay was accompanied
by the principals of the said schools
in distributing the school kits to the
pupils.
During the distribution program, one student stood out among
the rest.
Stanlee Cabusagan, 10, came in
with his mother in a wheelchair.
Cabusagan, who is in the 3rd
grade, shared the help he personally
received from the Sta. Rita police chief.
He said the wheelchair he is using was donated to him by Masangkay after the chief saw him being
carried by his mother to school everyday.
The boy became crippled two
years ago because of acdegenerative
bone disease.
“The wheelchair helped me a lot.
Before, my mother used to carry me
for three kilometers just to get to my
class but now, I can move a lot easier
and for that I am very thankful,” said
Cabusagan.
Aside from Cabusagan, other
pupils also expressed their gratitude
to the new school supplies they received.
“Masayang masaya po ako at
meron ako ngayong bagong notebook! Ang masasabi ko po, maraming maraming salamat,” said John
Salvador, 13.
“I am hoping that this project
will go on even if my term as chief of
police in this town is over. I will propose to Mayor Yolly Pineda that this
back-to-school project be a regular
activity here,” said Masangkay.
After the distribution, the pupils gathered around and shared a
simple breakfast prepared by the
municipal office here.•
ers,” Undersecretary for Regional
Operations Rizalino Rivera said.
Rivera added that the classrooms
would not only be used by this year’s
students.
He said, “we hope that these
classrooms will not only benefit the
students of the next few years but
will hopefully surpass even the next
generation.”
Rizalino furthered DepEd and
PAGCOR aim to build safe and resilient learning environment for public
school students with its high-standard classrooms.
He also emphasized that DepEd is
putting up structures that are ideal to
the students’ learning environment.
“It’s not any ordinary building,
it’s about ensuring that these spaces
will allow young people to flourish
and learn.”•
The SBMA official also said that
the Subic Bay Freeport welcomes
this development, since it could
mean more investments, as well as
jobs that could be generated here.
Virginia Beach councilor James
Wood said that he is very impressed
with the improvements in the country’s economic standing.
He also noted that Subic and
Virginia Beach have a lot of similarities, and a possible collaboration is
in the horizon.
“I think there are a lot of possibilities since we are near the Port
of Virginia (which is) next to our
city and we have a number of container ships similar with what you
have here. It is possible,” Wood
said.•
PAGCOR from Page 2
his gratitude to the “partners in education” from all the public and private sector.
“Before this was just a dream but
with the help of PAGCOR, we are
able to carry on our commitment to
our learners,” he said.
“We thank PAGCOR for this assistance. PAGCOR remains to be one
of our biggest partners in delivering
quality education to Filipino learn-
SUBIC from Page 3
nomic conditions.
“President Aquino’s program of
good governance has generated a lot
of trust, and this trust has translated into foreign investments coming
into the Philippines,” Garcia told
the Virginia trade mission.
“They see that the present economic climate is very different from
before,” Garcia added.
DOLE NEW CHIEF from Page 3
che of the Philippine Overseas Employment Office (POLO) in Brunei.
She served nine years with DoLE
Region 3 as an assistant regional
director, officer in charge-regional director and regional director.
Dione was instrumental for
having the DoLE 3 hailed as the
first DoLE regional office to achieve
ISO-certification status in 2001.
Dione urged all DoLE personnel
to seize the opportunity in attending to various training and capability building provided by the DoLE
and other agencies.
Meanwhile, outgoing regional
director Agravante, will be taking
change an entire industry is very rewarding. Universities need to fund infrastructures in order to thrive,” the
US-based innovator said.
“Silicon Valley began in the 1800s when Stanford
and Berkeley started. The schools focused on education
first, with engineering as a major approach. Rich families then wanted to fund an engineering school and first
went to Harvard but they were turned down, so they
went to Stanford. These families made sure to fund the
engineering school with huge property. They wanted to
make sure that there is an engineering school that was
properly funded and operated; they brought in the best
minds to teach. As such, Silicon Valley is Stanford property,” Banatao shared.
Smart Communications sponsored the Silicon Valley educational tour as part of the award of the BPSU
team for winning the 10th Smart Wireless Engineering
Education Program (SWEEP) with their entry “Coin
Saver: A New and Innovative Way to Save”.
BPSU was also the grand winner of the 8th SWEEP
with the entry Android-based Palay Quality Checker.
University Instructor Engr. Faye Baret, and senior
ECE students Mark Anthony Colentaya and Lawrence
Arguelles also joined the Silicon Valley tour.•
TOWARDS THE LIGHT from Page 4
Estados Unidos. Ang totoo nito, noong Hulyo 5, 2012,
nagpulong ang mga gabinete tungkol sa sitwasyon sa
Scarborough shoal, kung saan may dalawang barko ng
Tsina ang nanatili sa kabila ng pag-atras ng mga barko
ng Pilipinas noong unang linggo ng Hunyo na tumapos sa 57-araw na girian.
Karamihan sa mga miyembro ng gabinete ay bumoto na pabalikin ang mga Coast Guard at mga Fisheries vessels sa Scarborough shoal, 124 nautical miles
ang layo mula sa coast ng Zambales sa Luzon. Subalit
hindi pumayag ang ang Malacañang sa desisyon o
mungkahing ito, dahil na rin sa payo ng Estados Unidos. Mas tinitignan ng Estados Unidos ang alalahanin
sa posibleng maling kalkulasyon ng magkabilang panig na maaaring magbunsod ng digmaan na magdudulot ng destabilisasyon sa rehiyon ng Asya Pasipiko.
Ganyang katalino at katuso si Uncle Sam. Hindi kagaya ni Juan dela Cruz.
Para sa mga naglalagak pa rin ng kanilang pagasa sa isang probisyon mula sa 1951 Mutual Defense
Treaty na nagsasaad, “Each Party recognizes that an
armed attack in the Pacific Area on either of the Parties would be dangerous to its own peace and safety
and declares that it would act to meet the common
dangers in accordance with its constitutional processes,” ay kailangang tandaan nila ang dalawang salita na
“constitutional process”.
Nangangahulugan lamang na bago pa makapagpadala ng mga sundalo ang Estados Unidos para
makatulong sa isang “kaibigan”, ay kailangan munang
dumaan sa Kongreso ni Uncle Sam.
Sa bahagi ng talumpati ni Pangulong Obama tungkol sa South China Sea, nagpahayag siya ng pagkadismaya sa pagtutol ng Senado na ratipikahin ang
United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea sapagkat iniisip ng mga senador na Republikano na ito
ay paglapastangan sa “U.S. sovereignty”.
Ito ang naging pahayag ni Pangulong Obama:
“We can’t try to resolve problems in the South China Sea when we have refused to make sure that the
Law of the Sea Convention is ratified by our United
States Senate, despite the fact that our top military
leaders say the treaty advances our national security. That’s not leadership; that’s retreat. That’s not
strength; that’s weakness. It would be utterly foreign
to leaders like Roosevelt and Truman, Eisenhower and
Kennedy.”
Ganiyan mag-isip si Uncle Sam. Paano kaya magisip si Juan dela Cruz?
Makapag-kape na nga lang!•
PENTALKS from Page 5
over as the new regional director of
DoLE 10 in Northern Mindanao.
Agravante, who served as DOLE
3 chief since February 1, 2012, was
instrumental in reintegrating the regional office to ISO-certified status.
He also takes credit for strengthening the DoLE’s partnerships with
its stakeholders, having forged
more than 20 industrial tripartite
councils (ITCs), through the signing of voluntary codes of good practices (VCGP), covering industries in
aviation, construction, education,
hospital, mining, and business process and outsourcing – ICT, among
others.•
that suicide is never an option.
But when you encounter
such man, how would you convince him that life is still worth
living or that there is still hope
when he had struggled and
waited long enough for things
to get better? I have found wisdom from where I failed- They
may have lost their interest in
a lot of things but you haven’t.
Don’t let them have the time
to dwell on their despair. Plan
activities with them, let them
feel needed, encourage them
to sports, let them know you’re
waiting and if all else fails...
just sit down with them and
hear them out. Don’t argue,
don’t push them to explain.
Don’t lecture them, clever
words don’t help especially
when they had enough of it.
Just listen, just stay there.
They are dead scared and
sometimes your presence is
more than enough. Suicide is
preventable.
From X- Men: “our greatest
gift is to bear the pain without
breaking and it comes from
your most human part- hope.”
All we need is to hope
again.•
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VOLUME II • NO. 242 • JUNE 05, 2014 • THURSDAY
Jac, Bhes, Nida,
Jinky, Lou.
Jinky gets foot
scrub before
massage.
Women power
in business
BY LENY MANALO
B
USINESS entrepreneurship among the people
of Mabalacat City is being encouraged to build a
wider and more inclusive economic
base. In response, a group of young
women coming from various professions decided to put their savings
together and establish an innovative
foot and body massage spa, Mi Chay,
for men and women just outside the
Mabalacat gate of Clark.
Applying their skills learned
from the companies where they work
the enterprising women designed
and implemented everything from
product and market research, shop
layout, hiring and training of staff to
managing the business.
Juliet works as an auditor, Lai
is an entrepreneur and manage-
ment consultant, Chay is a chemical
engineer, Nida is a businesswoman ,
Bhess is another chemical engineer,
Zai is an auditor cum consultant,
Jac is a bank executive while the
youngest, Sandy is a daughter of an
OFW. It helps a lot that the women
are all cousins although most of
them work outside the city and just
come home on weekends and on special occasions. Lou, another cousin
who used to be an area supervisor
of a major supermarket chain, took
the job of managing the operations
of the spa that has been attracting
an increasing number of loyal clients
both foreign and local residents.
Local officials of Mabalacat City
have expressed appreciation for the
all-women business venture saying
that while there is a strong campaign by the city to invite more big
investors, small and medium businesses, such as Mi Chay, that are
initiated by the residents themselves
are seriously being encouraged to
boost the local economy and create
more jobs.
Recently the spa was visited by
the reigning Miss Mabalacat City,
Jinky Serrano who is a stewardess
by profession and shared her own
contribution to the rudiments of
how women can power business.
She was treated to the relaxing experience of the spa that was capped
by a cup of Mi Chay tea that is prepared mainly from lemon grass (sale
in Capampangan) now being propagated by local farmers. And that
leads to another industry – herbal
farming that has a lot of potential at
present in the new city of Mabalacat
where agriculture remains a significant part of the people’s livelihood.•
Farmer Bong Manalo, City Agriculture and Fisheries Council President,
shows off his lemon grass.
Mi Chay tea is served.

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