Gov urges RDC: Prioritize IPs in delivery of social services

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VOLUME III • NO. 140
JANUARY 12, 2015
MONDAY
Guiao: Nothing can
stop Clark airport from
being int’l gateway
By Marna Dagumboy-del Rosario
CLARK FREEPORT – First
District Rep. Joseller “Yeng” Guiao
said over the weekend that nothing
can stop the Clark International
Airport from being an international gateway.
According to Guiao, the Clark
airport would “not be affected” by
the reported development of a new
international airport at Sangley
Point, Cavite.
Development for a new airport,
Guiao said, will take around 20
years. Besides, the lawmaker said
Clark and Sangley do not have
similar catchment areas. Clark, he
said, has about 20 million passengers in its catchment area, including Central and North Luzon, as
well as some areas in Manila.
Guiao has been pushing for the
full development of Clark airport
as twin gateway of Ninoy Aquino
International Airport (NAIA).
Earlier, Clark International AirGuiao... PAGE 7
CENTERPIECE. Photo shows Our Lady of Palo, sculpted by Willy Layug, which will be used as a centerpiece on
the retable at the Quirino Grandstand when Pope Francis holds a Mass there. The other centrepiece is a Crucified Christ.
Layug has been commissioned by the Archbishop of Palo, John Du, to create an 18-inch Marian image made of Yakal wood
taken from the debris of the Palo Cathedral that collapsed during typhoon ‘Yolanda’. (Story and more photos on Page 8)
Gov urges RDC: Prioritize IPs
in delivery of social services
--RUSTON BANAL
By Angelique Tuazon
FLORIDABLANCA,
PAMPANGA –
Gov. Lilia “Nanay” G. Pineda
urged members
of the Regional
Development
Council-Sectoral
Committee on
Social Development (RDC-SCSD
III) over the week
to prioritize the
poorest of the
poor, particularly indigenous
peoples, in the
delivery of basic
social services in
Central Luzon.
gov urges rdc... PAGE 7
GIVING BACK.
A member of the Convergys Community
Action Network (CAN) assists an Aeta
child in trying out his new school uniform.
--CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
MEETING OF THE MINDS. Gov. Lilia “Nanay” G. Pineda leads the Regional Development Council-Sectoral Committee on Social Development meeting at the
upland village of Nabuclod in Floridablanca. --JUN JASO
Aeta kids get
new uniforms
CLARK FREEPORT The Convergys Community Action Network (CAN)
here recently gave away 560
sets of school uniforms to
Aeta school children from
the Camachile Elementary
School and Nabuclod Elementary School in Floridablanca.
The effort was achieved
through combined employee donations, supplemental
fund from the Convergys
CAN Program, and client
support, according to organizers.
Convergys Clark has
been supporting the Aeta
community for four years
since 2010, with annual
back-to-school and feeding
programs. Over such time, a
total of 1,600 sets of school
supplies and more than 300
pairs of slippers were provided for the school children.
Through
Convergys
CAN, employees give back
and bring positive changes
to the communities where
they live and work, organizers said. •
2NEWS
Headline Gitnang Luzon • JANUARY 12, 2015
Gov Garcia puts up P100-T bounty
for suspect in journalist’s shooting
By Mhike R. Cigaral
BALANGA CITY - Governor Albert S.
Garcia on Friday put up a P100,000 bounty for the perpetrators of the first media
killing for this year.
In a brief interview with Headline Gitnang Luzon, Garcia said the provincial
government is “filled with mourning as
they lost a family member”, even as he
condemned the senseless death of journalist Nerlie Ledesma of Abante tabloid last
Thursday.
Ledesma was a casual employee of the
Capitol and contributor to 1bataan.com,
the official portal of the provincial govern-
ment.
The governor added that assistance will
be extended to the family of Ledesma.
In a related development, the Bataan
Police Provincial Office formed a task
force to investigate the case.
Ledesma is survived by her husband,
Jun and daughter Pamela Grace.•
APEC PREPARATION. Angeles City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan leads a meeting together with local PNP, members of the business community,
NGOs and barangay officials for the city’s preparation of the APEC Summit 2015. --AC-CIO PHOTO
PDEA-3 seizes
P1.5-M ecstasy
in Parañaque
City post office
By Froilan E. Magtoto
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
- Operatives of the Philippine
Drug Enforcement Agency in
Central Luzon (PDEA) seized
P1.5 million in Ecstasy the
other day at the Philippine Post
Central Office in Paranaque
City.
PDEA-R3 head Jeoffrey
Tacio said the seizure was an
anti-narcotic interdiction operation by his office, National
Capital Region PDEA, Bureau
of Customs and AVSECOM.
An agent of the PDEA-13 explained that unlike the police,
their office can operate outside
Central Luzon, even if it is not
their area of jurisdiction.
Tacio said that before the operation, PDEA-R3 has received
information that a parcel containing illegal drugs was sent to
the country.
The operation netted 1,010
pieces of MDMA popularly
ecstasy... Page 7
Peace, order priorities for
APEC summit meetings
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
ANGELES CITY - Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan underscored
the importance of maintaining peace and order for the
duration of the upcoming Asia
Pacific Economic Cooperation
Summit (APEC) 2015 Preliminary Meetings from January
18 to February 7.
Pamintuan led a meeting at
the Mayor’s Office Conference
Room over the weekend with
local stakeholders and government officials for the city’s
preparation for the upcoming
events.
Philippine National Police
(PNP) officials from the Angeles City Police Office (ACPO),
members of the business community, various local government agencies, stakeholders
from the hotels, restaurants
and travel and tourism industries, barangay officials,
representatives from nongovernment
organizations,
and various socio-civic groups
were invited to the meeting.
“The city will be bearing the
brunt of the activities for the
summit. After the delegates’
meetings and conferences,
they will want to unwind and
relax, and they could do that
in the city. This is why we
should be ready, especially in
the aspects of peace and order,
and traffic,” Pamintuan said.
Included in these preliminary meetings for APEC Summit are the Senior Finance
Officials’ Meeting, the 7th
Meeting of the Experts Group
on Illegal Logging, First Senior Officials’ Meeting, 4th
Meeting of the Oceans and
Fisheries Working Group and
the Policy Dialogue for Small
and Medium Sized Enterprises.
Preparations
During the meeting, Police Director Eden Ugale presented their protection and
security detail for the chosen
hotels that will be used by the
delegates for their stay here in
the city.
Several
hotels
outside
Clark, especially in Angeles
City were accredited by the
National Organizing Commit-
tee.
Ugale said that the PNP will
be deploying over 30 personnel per billet area. He added
that there will be dedicated
task units to ensure the safety
of everyone involved.
They also have task units
on standby in case of any demonstrations, which are expected in these kinds of situations
where high profile people are
attending.
The police director even
said that there is a high possibility that the demonstrators
would be coming from other
parts of the country.
Quick response teams are
also on-call for any emergency
or unanticipated events.
The expected number of
delegates arriving in Angeles and Clark will number to
about 3,000, including the official delegates’ staff members.
Back in March, Pamintuan
already met with Asia-Pacific
diplomats during their Economic and Cultural Familiarization Tour of Central Luzon
where he showed his willingapec summit... Page 7
Two men
nabbed for drug
possession in
San Luis
By Froilan E. Magtoto
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
- Two men riding in tandem
on a motorcycle who were first
flagged down for not wearing
helmets were later apprehended for drug possession in a
police checkpoint in San Luis,
Pampanga last Thursday.
Chief Insp. Onnil De La
Pena, San Luis Police Chief,
identified the suspects as Marvin Flores, 22, of Barangay
Pinagbarilan, Baliuag, Bulacan; and Joepet Castillo, 25,
of Barangay Concepcion, also
in Baliuag town.
De la Pena said Flores and
Castillo were traveling aboard
a black gray Yamaha motorcycle without a plate number
at 12 midnight when flagged
down by the authorities in a
checkpoint set up in Barangay
Sta Lucia, San Luis.
During a search the suspect
yielded a plastic sachet containing shabu and drug paraphernalia.
De la Pena said the motorcycle the suspect was riding in
was confiscated.
The suspects were taken to
the San Luis Police Station for
investigation and proper filing
of charges before the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office here.•
PNoy meets
with church
leaders to
prepare for
Papal visit
MANILA - President Benigno S. Aquino III met with
leaders of the Catholic Church
on over the week to go over
the preparations being made
for the visit of Pope Francis to
the Philippines next week.
The President, together
with members of his Cabinet,
met with Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle and other leaders
of the Catholic Church to discuss the security aspect of the
pope’s visit, Communication
Secretary Herminio Coloma,
Jr. said during a press briefing in Malacañang.
“Nagkakaisa ang pamahalaan at ang simbahan sa panawagan sa mga mamamayan
hinggil sa kanilang pakikiisa
sa lahat ng mga ipaiiral na
patakaran na naglalayong tiyakin ang maayos na daloy
ng lahat ng kaganapan at ang
kaligtasan ng lahat ng lalahok,” Coloma said.
“Tinukoy ang kahalagahan
papal visit... Page 7
BUSINESS 3
PESO eyes 11,000 jobs for Kapampangans
JANUARY 12, 2015 • Headline Gitnang Luzon
By LIEZEL CAYANAN
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
- The Pampanga Provincial
Employment Services Office
(PESO) is expecting to employ
more than 11,000 Kapampangans this year.
This came as Luningning
Vergara, PESO manager, assured Kapampangans that jobs
are “overflowing” here and
abroad.
According to Vergara,
companies in Pampanga are
looking for sewers, production
workers and call center agents
while demand abroad is highest for skilled workers and hospitality industry in New Zealand, Guam, Dubai and Saudi
Arabia.
Vergara said PESO is targeting unemployment and job
mismatch in the province by
implementing Labor Market Information and Skills Enhancement Program wherein jobseekers and fresh graduates are
undergoing career guidance.
She added that jobseekers
are being trained by Technical
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and
Provincial Manpower Training
Center (PMTC).
Trainings offered by PESO,
TESDA, PMTC are bartending,
welding, housekeeping, cosmetology, sewing, consumer electronics and commercial cooking.
Vergara added that they
are providing employment to
far-flung communities in the
province by offering livelihood
activities.
Meanwhile,
documents
from PESO showed that 9,191
Kapampangans were employed
locally while 1,410 were employed overseas in 2014.
Vergara admitted that this
wouldn’t be possible without
the help of the provincial government headed by Gov. Lilia
“Nanay” Pineda.
Vergara also lauded the
idea of the Governor of having
the processing centers of the
CDC ushers in
New Year with
five lease contracts
100,000 target
workers inside Clark
within reach with
Clark Green Frontier
By Marna Dagumboy-del Rosario
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE – The Clark
Development Corporation (CDC) has signed
five lease contracts at the start of the month,
promising a healthier financial position for
the year and more employment opportunities
for jobless Filipinos.
CDC President Arthur Tugade has signed
an agreement with Classique Cars for the
lease of Clark’s 2,672-square meter former
Brent school that will be utilized for car restoration of luxury vehicles. The term lease
will run for two years, and is renewable for
another three years.
At least 12 people have been assured of
regular jobs as soon as building construction/improvements are completed.
Tugade also signed a lease agreement with
Widus Hotel President Daesik Han for the
latter’s expansion project which will cover an
additional 3.2 hectares of property. The plan
is to create an integrated hotel-casino facility that will have around 250 rooms complete
with all amenities.
Widus Hotel also plans to construct a
much wider convention center to accommodate up to 1,000 people and a water park and
other team building facilities, the agreement
states.
Korean-based W Min Jun Corp. has likewise committed to invest P65.5 million for
the first five-year lease and development of
Clark’s 1,321-square meter land that would
be used to establish, operate and manage a
hotel, restaurant and other allied businesses,
and as well other services and facilities allowed by law.
The expansion project would provide jobs
to a total 35 people. The term lease will run
for 25 years and renewable for another 25
years.
President Tugade and Honda Cars Pampanga, Inc. Chairman/CEO Engr. Eriberto
Gomez have also inked a deal allowing the
latter to use the Freeport’s 2,500-square
meter property along M.A Roxas Highway
for automotive dealership and service center
for Honda cars, automotive products, spare
parts and accessories for 25 years.
Tugade said the company has committed
to invest a total P320 million for five years or
broken down: P90-million for the first year,
P105 million for the 3rd year and P125 million for the 5th year. It also committed to employ 142 people during the five-year period.
Gomez said the Honda Cars Angeles-Clark
project will introduce new dealership concept
and design that will be the template for all
new Honda dealerships to be established in
the future. It will be designed by a foreignbased architectural company specifically
designated by Honda Cars, Japan.
Finally, CDC has also signed a five-year
agreement with CLTV 36 to establish and transfer the latter’s TV Antenna at the Freeport. •
Department of Foreign Affairs,
Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, National
Bureau of Investigation and
National Statistics Office in the
province.
Documents show that 116
were served by the DFA; 60,000
by POEA; 206 by NBI; and 135
by NSO.
“Gov. Pineda’s initiative was
really helpful for our job seekers. They don’t have to go to
Manila to have their required
documents,” Vergara said.•
BY Marna Dagumboy-del Rosario
HONEST GUARD. A security guard of SM City San Fernando Downtown returns a Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos to a student, who lost this valuable item while shopping at the mall. --CONTRIBUTED PHOTO.
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE – The
state-run Clark Development Corporation (CDC) said it is on target to achieve
its goal of employing at least 100,000
workers by 2016, following the groundbreaking of the Clark Green Frontier,
a mixed-used real estate development
that Singapore-based Capilion Corp.
Pte. Ltd had invested for P7-billion
over a period of seven years.
CDC President Arthur Tugade said
the 3-hectare mixed-used facility is
intended for business process outsourcing (BPO), commercial and retail
enterprises that could accommodate
more than 20,000 jobs during its initial phase or at least 75,000 jobs within
7 years.
“The difficulty of negotiation is very
true and is bearing fruit today. Far
afar Singapore and Philippines, it took
about more or less 8 to 9 months when
we signed the agreement. Negotiation
was indeed tough, but at the end of
the day, we were guided by the mutual
trust, the mutual respect,” Tugade said
in a brief speech he delivered during
the groundbreaking ceremony.
“I hope that the ground we break, in
the near future, will grow into a foundation that is solid, strong and powerful, and that will give you the foundation for prosperous business, review
the iconic landscape of Clark and more
importantly, generate employment that
Clark is much deserving,” he stressed.
100k target... Page 7
DILG 3 awards LGUs with
outstanding compliance to RA 9003
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
- Local government units which
were outstandingly compliant
with the key provisions of Republic
Act 9003 or “The Ecological Solid
Waste Management Act of 2000”
manifested through the Environmental Compliance Audit (ECA).
The awarding was held in this
city as a highlight of the commemoration of the Manila Bay day in
December.
The event was attended by Mayor Edwin Santiago and Vice Mayor
Jimmy Lazatin of the City of San
Fernando; Mayor Candido Guiam
III of Victoria, Tarlac; Mayor Jocell Aimee Vistan-Casaje of Plaridel, Bulacan; and Mayor Michael
Manuel of La Paz, Tarlac who personally received their awards.
Accordingly, the DILG chose
among the 94 LGUs in the region’s
Manila Bay area and came up with
two sets of winners for the municipal and city categories.
Under the municipal category,
Victoria, Tarlac was proclaimed as
the most outstanding LGU in the
region followed by Plaridel, Bulacan and La Paz, Tarlac in second
and third places, respectively.
For the city category, on the
other hand, City of San Fernando, Pampanga bagged the first
place followed by Balanga City,
Bataan at second place, and Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija,
third place.
All the awardees received
plaques of recognition while first
place winners in each category
were awarded P200,000 each.
Meanwhile, in representing the
region to the national level, City
of San Fernando, Pampanga and
Victoria, Tarlac have the chance to
win up to P1 million, should they
bag the ECA national awards. •
4 OPINION
Headline Gitnang Luzon • JANUARY 12, 2015
EDITORIAL
What Gov wants
NOTHING is more important to Gov. Lilia Pineda than
giving the needed services to
her constituents.
That is why she is urging
members of the Regional Development
Council-Sectoral
Committee on Social Development to prioritize the poorest
of the poor, particularly indigenous peoples (IPs).
Our brothers and sisters
from the mountains apparently experience discrimination in public health facilities,
because of their lack of awareness on their rights and privileges.
The Governor immediately directed Department of
Health regional director Leonito Gorgolon to address the
issue. They also sought the assistance of PhilHealth in conducting an information drive
to educate the IPs on the privileges they can avail in government facilities.
What the Governor wants is
for all sectors of the government to address the plights of
the IPs all over the province.
What the Government wants
is for the province to deliver
the needed services to Kapampangans.
What the Governor wants is
swift response to the needs of
her kabalens.
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Deadly polluting plants in Pampanga
I
T’S a fire! No, it’s purgatory. government agency - the DENRYou are wrong. No, you are EMB - is a toothless tiger.
As a matter of fact, in the news,
wrong! It’s like hell. Hell is
here. It is situated along Quezon it says that the DENR-EMB has
Road in San Simon town, in Sto. already issued Notice of ViolaTomas and in the City of San Fer- tions (NOVs) to the steel smelting
plants in San Simon town located
nando.
along Quezon road.
Plants in the said
The same agency has
areas are emitting
also issued a cease and
pollution at night,
desist order on a tire
while everybody is
asleep - and even in
broad daylight when
people, including the
government officials,
are awake.
All motorists, residents and bystanders have been complaining about this
Pitik-Bulag pyrolysis plant in Ba“hell” that they see
rangay San Matias in
and smell.
Angelo Blanco
Sto. Tomas and in BaHowever, it seems
rangay Panipuan in the
local officials and
the Environmental Management City of San Fernando, after they
Bureau (EMB) are sleeping in the were found guilty of belching
noodle house (natutulog sa pan- black smoke.
However, it can be noted that
sitan) or perhaps, they are blind
to see the smoke-belching plants. these plants are still operating, as
They see no pollution. They hear they have mayor’s permits issued
no voice. The only thing in their by their respective municipalities
minds is that these pollution- and city.
The smoke and smell still linemitting plants pay taxes, even at
the expense of the health of the ger in the areas, and residents
have been complaining that the
people they vowed to serve.
EMB officials in Region III, smoke from the smelting and pymost of the time, cleanse their rolysis plants may be damaging
hands, saying that the local gov- their health.
But their complaints landed in
ernment units of San Simon and
Sto. Tomas, and the City of San the ears of hearing-impaired pubFernando should stop issuing lic servants. No good.
It can be observed that these
Mayor’s Permits to these plants.
Finger-pointing is the name establishments have no existof the game. No one wants to be ing billboards stating the names
blamed. But they cannot regulate. of their respective businesses or
They can issue notices of viola- plants.
To the local legislators, why not
tions but they cannot implement
their cease and desist orders. This legislate an ordinance requiring
all establishments and plants to
identify their names and scope of
business?
If the public servants are not
considering
political-material
interest, the owners of these
pollution-emitting plants can be
charged with violations of the
Philippine Environmental Impact
Statement System Law, Clean Air
Act, Ecological Solid Waste Man-
“Finger-pointing is the name of the game. No one
wants to be blamed. But they cannot regulate.
They can issue notices of violations but they cannot implement their cease and desist orders.”
agement Act, and of the Toxic,
Hazardous and Nuclear Waste
Act.
If the EMB is a toothless tiger,
then the local government units
can be described as toothless,
sleeping crocodiles.
What will you do to the taxes derived from these polluting
plants, if the people you serve
are already halfway to their
graves due to deteriorating health
brought by the poisonous smoke?
Aanhin mo pa ang damo kung
patay na ang kabayo?
To DENR-EMB and local officials, please act now before it is too
late. Just simply regulate and monitor these plants if they are complying or not with the standards of the
Clean Air Act or are following environmental laws. That’s it. If not,
close their plants. That’s it!
Pulitikong bulag, pipi at bingi,
huwag iboto. EMB officials, magresign na lang kayo!
Bato-bato sa langit, tamaan
huwag magagalit!•
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Negosyo at Pulitika
“P
hilippine Politics is
Second Most Profitable Business in Asia,
Money Magazine Says” Iyan ang
pamagat ng isang artikulo sa nasabing “magazine”. Mahirap bang
tutulan? Masakit ba talaga ito
para sa sensibilidad ng ating pagiging Pilipino? Ngunit sinong
Pilipino ang masasaktan pa sa
nagsusumigaw na katotohanang
ito? Sinong Pilipino ang nasa tamang pag-iisip ang maglalakasloob na tutulan o salungatin itong
nakahihiyang katotohanang ito?
Kahit isang bilyong pagpapatunay
ay makapagbibigay ang sinumang
Pilipino na alam ang ispelling ng
salitang KATOTOHANAN.
Ang sabi pa nga ng patnugot ng
magazine na ‘to na si Kurt LaVine
noong lumabas ang artikulong
ito noong ika-27 ng Nobyembre
noong nagdaang taon, “If Philip-
nunuhol mula sa mga pribadong lamang talaga ang kailangan nito
kumpanya! At itong nakaririma- upang maibsan at maiahon sa kirim na katotohanang ito tungkol nasadlakang situwasyon ng ating
sa umaalingasaw ng baho ng pu- mga kababayan, subalit hanggang
litika sa ating bansa ay ayon pa ngayon ay naghihintay pa rin na
rin sa nasabing ulat na bunga ng matanggap ng mga kinauukulan
tatlong taong pag-aaral ng mga nating mga kababayan ang kabuoan ng mga tulong na ito mula
dalbuhasa!
Ang sumusunod ay ang lista- sa ibayong dagat.
Hindi natin masisisi kung bakit
han ng pangunahing sampung
pinakamalakas na kumitang kor- ito ang naging pahayag tungkol sa
kalidad ng pulitika sa atporasyon at negosyo
ing bansa ng magazine na
sa buong Asya:
ito: “Philippine Politics is
Tata
Consultana high risk but extremely
cy Services (India)
high return investment.
$13.15B
A politician who runs for
Philippine Politics
mayor in a small town can
(Philippines) $10.5B
spend P50 million during
or 21% of the counelection but when he wins,
try’s 2014 budget
he can make more than 10
Tencent Holdings
times that amount during
(China) $9.8B
the course of his 3-year
Baidu
(China) Towards
the Light
term. No real business
$7.8B
could promise 1000%
Galaxy Entertain- ABEL SOTO
return in 3 years except
Philippine Politics”.
At sa kaugnay na
balita naman, ang International Committee on
the Red Cross (ICRC), at
ang United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHR), ay nagpaplanong magpadala ng
mga independienteng kinatawan na mag-iimbestiga sa kaso ng Yolanda, at pangasiment (Hong Kong) $6.48B
HDFC Bank Limited (India) waan ang tama at mas epektibong
pamamahagi ng tulong para sa
$5.6B
Sun Pharma Industries (India) mga nasalanta ng Super Bagyong
Yolanda, lalo na ang pamama$4.15B
hagi sa mga donsayong nangNaver (South Korea) $3.05B
galing pa sa ibayong dagat!.
Tata Motors (India) $3.01
Ayon kasi sa ulat, nakarating
Avago Technologies (Singadaw sa mga kinauukulan ng mga
pore) $2.98
At ang makapangyarihang ahensiyang ito na yaong mga “nonSan Miguel Corporation na may monetary” na donasyon na galing
netong kita ng $658M ay nailista sa ibayong dagat ay nakikitang
pang-19, habang ang isa pang hi- ipinagbibili sa mga pampublikong
ganteng korporasyon na Ayala ay lugar ng mga hindi pa makilalang
nailista bilang pang-26 na may mga grupo na pinaniniwalaang
may kaugnayan sa mga matataas
netong kita na $349M.
Ayon pa sa pag-aaral, ang mga na opisyal ng ating pamahalaan!
Ito ang uri ng pulitika maypulitiko raw dito sa Pilipinas ay
pinaka-kumikita sa mga panahon roon tayo dito. Ang hirap na tuloy
ng mga pagsalanta ng mga natu- matukoy ang pagkakaiba ng pagral na kalamidad, kung saan bu- nenegosyo at ng pagpupulitika.
mubuhos ang mga donasyon galing Ang pulitika kasi, hindi naman
sa ibayong dagat. Ang pagsusuri sa dapat ginagawang negosyo; at ang
naging serbisyo ng ating pamaha- negosyo ay hindi rin naman dapat
laan sa nakaraang Super Bagyong hinahaluan ng pulitika! Ang kaso
Yolanda para sa mga nasalanta dito sa atin, ginagawa ang dalanitong bagyo ay nagpakita na ang wang hindi dapat na magkatulad
pamahalaan ni Juan dela Cruz ay na bagay bilang iisa lamang sa
tumanggap ng 35% na mas mara- ngalan ng PERA, KAPANGYARIming donasyon kaysa sa kung ano HAN, at KAYAMANAN!•
“Ito ang uri ng pulitika mayroon tayo dito. Ang hirap
na tuloy matukoy ang pagkakaiba ng pagnenegosyo
at ng pagpupulitika. Ang pulitika kasi, hindi naman
dapat ginagawang negosyo; at ang negosyo ay hindi
rin naman dapat hinahaluan ng pulitika!”
pine Politics can only be listed as
a public corporation, more investors will pour their money to one
of the most profitable businesses
in Asia”.
Tinalo raw ng pulitikang Pilipino ang mga higanteng korporasyon kagaya ng Toyota Motors,
Samsung, Keppel, and even its
own San Miguel and Ayala Corporation, dahil pumangalawa ito
sa listahan ng pinakamalakas
na kumikitang negosyo sa buong
Asia! At hindi sapantaha lamang
o bunga lamang ng malikot na
balintataw ang listahang ito. Ang
paglalabas sa listahang ito ng mga
pinakamalalakas na kumita ng
pera sa mga korporasyon sa buong
Asya ay resulta ng tatlong taong
pag-aaral ng Asian Development
Bank (kung saan may utang ang
Pilipinas ng bilyong-bilyong dolyar) at ng Business Insiders.
Hindi nga naman ba kahindikhindik na masaklap na katotohanan na 21% ng taunang budget
ng Pilipinas ($10.5B) ay napupunta sa bulsa ng mga buwayang pulitiko, labas pa rito ang mga pa-
OPINION 5
Putting children at risk
D
URING the holidays, while I was stuck on a
traffic gridlock, a little child was singing a
Christmas carol beside a car that is also on
halt along a road intersection. As the traffic light went
green, another car at the back nearly sideswiped the
singing child.
Since there were a lot of vehicles on the said road crossing, the little tot’s life was
in great danger. He had just
cheated death via a speeding
car. Luckily, he was spared
from a very imminent road accident.
The great number of children on the streets, singing
Yuletide carols to motorists,
is a common sight during the
Christmas season. They are Alvin H. Arceo
hoping that the occupants of
these vehicles would hand
them some loose change.
There are likewise Aetas
who come down from the
mountains to beg for alms
during this time of year. We
even see women with babies
clinging to their mothers,
while their hands are spread
open for some goods or cash
from passing motorists.
Although it’s a pitiful sight
to see people begging on the
streets and attracting people
with big hearts to give them
some cash or something, the
kind gesture of giving is discouraged, as people and even
motorists court disasters with
such acts.
Begging people block the
flow of traffic, because drivers either stop or slow down
their vehicles to avoid them.
They are potential victims of injuries or deaths in case
any vehicle would inadvertently hit them or run over
them.
Of course no driver would want to involve himself
in any accident, thus would avoid these people begging on the streets. However, there are accidents that
happen even if we try to avoid them.
For little children begging on crossroads or intersections, the risk is doubled since these kids are small
in height with some drivers having limited view of the
streets. They child beggars might even be hit with vehicles without the drivers noticing them.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has called on the public last month not
to give alms to streetchildren, especially during the
Yuletide season. It is not only during the said time
of the year that there are people seeking alms on the
streets.
The DSWD also reminded the public on the existence of a law - the Presidential Decree 1563 otherwise
known as the Anti-Mendicancy Law of 1978.
The law provides a system on the control and
As of this
writing
“Somehow I
realized that
the alms we
give them
are not worth
the risk we
put their lives
or limbs in,
we continue
to give in to
their begging.”
as of this writing... Page 7
May enerhiya sa basura
I
NIHAYAG kamakailan ni
Bataan Governor Albert
Garcia at Orion Mayor
Antonio Raymundo ang nalalapit na pagkakaroon ng
nasabing lalawigan ng isang
modernong planta na makakagawa ng enerhiya mula sa
basura.
Sinabi ng nasabing gobernadorna
nakapagtayo
na ng opisina ang kumpanyang magtatayo at magooperate ng nasabing planta
at kasalukuyang nag-aayos
ng kanilang mga papeles at
iba pang dokumento para
maumpisan na ang pagtatayo
ng nasabing planta.
Ang nasabing proyekto ay
suportado ng pamahalaan
ng Bataan gayundin ang ilan
pang alkalde sa nasabing
lalawigan. Layunin ng nasabing proyekto ang mapa-
program na ipinapatupad ng
pamahalaang lalawigan.
Isa rin sa layunin ng pag-
dag na supply ng kuryente ng
lalawigan mula sa basurang
ipo-proseso para dito.
Napapanahon
ang pagtatayo ng nasabing planta lalo na
ngayong may kinakaharap tayong posibleng
maging
kakulangan
sa supply ng kuryente
ngayong taon. Ang inaasahang kakulangan
ay bunsod ng kakulangan ng tubig sa nga
hydroelectric dams sa
ating bansa.
Kadalasan, bumababa ang lebel ng tubig
Ka Dencio Pacheco
ng nasabing dams kapag tayo ay nasa panapapatayo ng nasabing planta hon na ng tagtuyot, na nagreay ang pagkakaroon ng dag- resulta naman sa kakulangan
“Kung maisasakatuparan, isang
magandang panimula sa ating
rehiyon ang nasabing planta na
siyang maglilinis sa ating paligid
ng mga basura, magbibigay ng
trabaho sa ating mga kababayan
at gagawa ng malinis na enerhiya Walang
para sa nasabing probinsiya.” Biro!
igting lalo ang pagpapatupad
ng solid waste management
ng tubig na siyang nagpapaikot sa turbina ng mga dams.
Isa rin sa mga popular ng
pinagkukuhan ng ating supply ng kuryente ay ang mga
coal o diesel-fired power
plants. Ang problema lamang
sa mga ito ay ang tumataas
na halaga ng coal o diesel
na siyang ginagamit naman
na panggatong upang makalikha ng kuryente.
Samantala, isa pa sa mga
magiging pakinabang ng lalawigan sa itatayong planta
ay ang pagkakaroon ng oportunidad na makapagtrabaho
ang maraming mga Bataeños
sa nasabing establisiyimento. Ito ay isang magandang
balita lalo na sa mga walang
walang biro!... Page 7
6 ENTERTAINMENT
Headline Gitnang Luzon • JANUARY 12, 2015
Nora Aunor, malaki ang utang
na loob kay German Moreno
N
A-MILD stroke si German ‘Kuya Germs’ Moreno
noong January 2. Naka-confine pa rin ito sa St.
Luke’s Medical Center sa Quezon City, pero ayon
sa kanyang anak na si Federico, wala nang dapat ipag-alala
dahil ligtas na ito.
Nakarating na ang balita sa superstar na si Nora Aunor at ayon dito,
naaawa siya kay Kuya Germs. Ito ang
una sa mga naging masigasig na pabalikin siya sa bansa upang i-resume
ang kanyang career. Pero kalaunan,
nagkaroon sila ng falling out dahil sa
mga pangyayaring may kaugnayan sa
kontrata ni Ate Guy sa ibang istasyon,
gayundin ng iba pang taong sangkot
dito.
Pero si Kuya Germs ang isa sa naniniwala kay Ate Guy. Kahit na nga
nagkaroon na sila ng hindi pagkakaunawaan, isang salita
lamang ng superstar, kaagad na lumalambot ang puso nito.
In fact, nang malaman ni Kuya Germs na natapos na
ang kontrata ni Ate Guy sa TV5, nagpahatid ito ng mensahe
na gumagawa na siya ng paraan upang magkaroon pa ng
ibang TV project ito sa ibang major TV networks.
Sabi nga sa isang kanta, “that’s what friends are for”.
Pero ang tanong: itinuturing nga kayang kaibigan ni Ate
Guy si Kuya Germs? Well, ang mga taong malalapit sa dalawa na lang ang nakaaalam. Get well soon, Kuya Germs.•
N
AGING mabait ang 2014 kay Jennylyn Mercado. Maganda ang nakuha
niyang review sa Rhodora X at nananalo siyang Best Actress para sa “English
Only Please”, sa Metro Manila Film Festival. Sa ngayon, nakaabot na raw sa P100million mark ang movie nila ni Derek Ramsay.
At ngayong 2015, may buena mano nang
project sa GMA 7 si Jennylyn. Ito yung “Second Chances” na slated na for showing.
She has a new album and she also has a
Valentine concert to be staged on February
13 at the SM North Edsa’s Skydome. Since
it will be held on a Friday the 13th, the concert’s title will be “My Funny Valentine on
Friday Duh 13th.” You can say her career is
really on a roll and everything’s coming up
roses for her.
“Siguro dahil nagpapaka-positive na
ako,” sabi niya, na ang ibig sabihin ay yung
pakikipagkabigan niya sa ex niyang si Patrick Garcia na ama ng kanyang anak na si
Alex Jazz, at sa mapapangasawa nito.
Ayon pa kay Jen, tinitiyak niyang magugustuhan din ng televiewers ang bago
niyang soap.
nora
aunor
raymart
santiago
german
moreno
Jennylyn
Mercado
sinuwerte sa
2014; may
buena mano
na sa 2015
“Maganda ang story, about people na
nagkaroon ng masasamang karanasan sa
buhay at nabigyan ng ikalawang pagkakataon, kaya nga ‘Second Chances’ ang titulo ng
show,” paliwanag niya.. “I will be a young
widow dahil magsisimula ang story na asawa
ko si Luis Alandy but after a week, he’ll suddenly pass away kasama ang anak namin.
Magkakaroon ako ng second chance
through Raymart Santiago or Rafael Rosell,
but then magkakaroon ng complications dahil kay Camille Prats na maganda ang role
dito as someone with bipolar syndrome at
nasanay na she always gets what she wants.
Abangan nyo dahil tiyak na hindi kayo
bibitaw sa oras na maumpisahan ninyo.”
Zero daw ang kanyang lovelife kahit na
peristent yung rumor na sila na ulit ni Dennis Trillo.
“Nagkikita kami sa training for triathlon, pero hanggang doon lang. We’re not
dating or anything. Tahimik ang buhay ko
and I prefer it that way.”•
Di na babalikan…
Claudine B, ‘di na mahal
ni Raymart Santiago
N
AWAWA L A
sa skydiving
ang stress at
problema ni Raymart
Santiago. Bakas naman sa aura niya
ang maaliwalas na
mukha nang humarap sa press kaugnay ng bagong drama
series sa GMA na
“Second Chances”.
Iba na nga ang
mga ngiti ngayon
ni Raymart at wala
nang iwas sa mga
tanong tungkol sa exwife na si Claudine
Barretto. Hindi nga
lang niya nakasama
ang mga anak na sina
Sabina at Santino nitong Christmas.
“May schedule ako
sa mga anak ko kaya
lang, hindi ko nakita.
Hindi ko puwedeng
sabihin kung kelan.
Basta may schedule
akong hindi natuloy!
“Saka, first time
na wala sa amin si
Mama.
Kumpleto
naman kaming magkakapatid,” sambit ni
Raymart sa kausap
na press.
Hindi naman pinigil ang pagkikita nila
ng anak?
“Hindi ko na alam
ang dahilan. Hahaha!
Basta. Pero nai-report ko na ’yon!” saad
niya.
Heavy drama na
nalilinya ngayon si
Raymart. Aminado
siyang nininerbyos
kay Laurice Guillen
na kanyang director.
“Pero hindi pa naman niya ako napapagalitan, hahaha!
Meron lang siyang
gusto, eh, matanong
din ako bago ang eksena. ‘Direk ano ang
gusto mong gawin
ko?’ ‘Ikaw?’ Nagtatalo
kami. Hindi naman
nagtatalo. Nag-uusap,” sey ng aktor.
Lumalabas
nga
na romantic leading
man ang role niya sa
SC. Kaya naman hindi niya maiwasan na
mailang.
“Na k a k a i la ng!
Pero tawa-tawa lang!”
saad ng aktor.
Siyempre,
natanong kay Raymart
ang tungkol kay Claudine. May regret ba
na pinakasalan niya
ang aktres?
“Wala! Wala naman dahil nagkaroon
kami ng dalawang
anak na...” tugon
niya.
Wala na silang
second chance na
magkabalikan?
“Wala na! Hindi
na magkakabalikan!”
diretsong tugon ni
Raymart.
“Kung magkaroon
ng second chance, siguro sa pagkakaibigan
na lang,” rason niya.
Pero may love pa
ba?
“Wala na, eh!” diretso niyang sagot.
Bakit sinasara na
niya?
“Masyadong maraming… Kung tinanong ako three years
ago, iba ang sasabihin ko. Pero ngayon…
Siguro mas maganda
na rin ’yung nangyari,” katwiran ni
Raymart.
Meron na ba siyang dini-date na iba?
“Wala. Siguro ’pag
tapos na ’yung… Parang sinabi ko na rin
na nasira na ang buhay ko, ayoko na ring
manira ng ibang buhay,” deklara ng aktor.
Anyway, natutuwa si Raymart dahil
patuloy pa rin ang
tiwala sa kanya ng
GMA Network.•
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gov urges rdc... from Page 1
In the recently concluded RDC-SCSD meeting held in the upland village of
Nabuclod here, Governor Pineda, members of the council, and representatives
of the IPs discussed the much needed
health services of the said marginalized
sector.
Ric Guiao, president of the Floridablanca Aeta Ancestral Domain
Council, raised some pertinent issues
frequently experienced by the natives.
In particular, Guiao stressed the dis-
crimination they commonly encounter
in public health facilities and their lack
of awareness on the basic rights and
privileges they can exercise in said facilities.
Their concerns did not fall on deaf
ears, as Governor Pineda immediately
requested the assistance of Department
of Health regional director Leonita
Gorgolon, also present in the meeting,
in addressing these. For her part, Gorgolon pledged to allot five to 10 beds
dedicated for Aetas alone, in the ongoing renovation of the Jose B. Lingad
Memorial Hospital.
Meanwhile, Pineda and Gorgolon
sought the assistance of representatives of PhilHealth in initiating an information dissemination campaign
to educate the IPs on the privileges
they can avail in government facilities.
Currently, Pampanga already has
medical wards dedicated for indigenous
peoples in two of its district hospitals,
guiao... from Page 1
APEC SUMMIT... from Page 2
ness to host and accommodate the
delegates for the forthcoming summit.
In the past year, the local government, together with the Department of Public Works and
Highways and other government
agencies, has been hard at work
with the improvement of roads and
infrastructure of the city.
“Angeles is now poised to become a venue for international
conferences and summits – this is
why we have been and still are continuously repairing and widening
our roads,” said the mayor, adding
that the presence of the Clark International Airport and the city’s
proximity to Manila and Subic add
to the viability of Angeles as a major venue for such events.
“Of course, you can’t discount
the fact that we have many hotels and restaurants that our
delegates can visit,” Pamintuan
said.
The APEC is an intergovernmental grouping currently composed of 21 member economies.
Their cooperation for development
comprises of three core areas:
trade and investment liberalization, business facilitation and economic and technical cooperation.
The Philippines last hosted
APEC in 1996. •
ECSTACY... from Page 2
known as Ecstasy, a dangerous drug.
According to Tacio, the parcel consisted of one piece
small rectangular paper box sent by a certain J Vermolen with return address at Watergraasmeerstraat, 35
2131DB Hoofddrop, Netherlands.
A follow-up operation is still ongoing to ascertain
the real identity of suspects for appropriate filing of
chargers in court, Tacio added.•
PAPAL VISIT... from Page 2
ng kooperasyon mula sa lahat ng
inaasahang dadalo sa mga misa
sa Luneta at Tacloban, at sa mga
sasaksi sa motorcade ng Santo
Papa sa Kamaynilaan at Leyte.”
Coloma called on the people to
stay calm and follow appropriate
guidelines to ensure their safety
and the pope’s security.
For the mass in Luneta on January 18, he said, the Rizal Park
and the Quirino Grandstand will
be open to the public from 6 a.m.
until 1 p.m.
Participants will not be allowed to bring bags and backpacks, he said.
“Maaaring magbaon ng pagkain, inumin, at mahalagang
kagamitan na dapat ay nakapaloob sa clear o transparent
plastic bag o container,” he said,
advising those who will attend
the mass to bring fans, hats and
raincoats, instead of umbrellas.
“Mahigpit na ipatutupad ang
mga hakbang panseguridad.
Hindi pahihintulutan sa mga itinakdang secured areas ang mga
‘di awtorisadong indibidwal. Mamamahagi rin ng car passes para
sa mga awtorisadong sasakyan
lamang,” Coloma said.
The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will
announce a detailed traffic rerouting plan for the affected areas after the feast of the Black
Nazarene on Friday, January 9,
he said.
The MMDA will designate dropoff points and parking areas for
those joining the events in Manila.
Coloma also said that the Manila International Airport Authority and the Civil Aviation
Authority of the Philippines have
already announced the cancellation of air travel and the limitation of flights during the pope’s
visit. The two agencies have
called on travelers to cooperate
with the authorities.
The President has designated
Undersecretary Emmanuel Bautista as the point person on security
preparations during the papal visit.
Pope Francis is set to arrive in
Manila on Thursday, January 15.
On Friday, January 16, he will
meet with senior officials and
members of the diplomatic corps
at Malacañang Palace, then celebrate a mass at the Manila Cathedral and meet with families at
the SM Mall of Asia Arena.
On Saturday, January 17, the
pope will visit Leyte and celebrate a mass at the Tacloban
Airport, bless the Pope Francis
Center for the Poor, and meet
with priests and seminarians in
Palo, Leyte as well as families
representing xthose affected by
Typhoon Yolanda last year.
On Sunday, January 18, the
pontiff will meet with youths at
the University of Santo Tomas
and celebrate a mass at the Rizal
Park.
Joining the President during
the meeting were Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, Jr., Foreign
Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, Defense Secretary Voltaire
Gazmin, Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas,
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima,
Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio Singson, Science
and Technology Secretary Mario
Montejo, Cabinet Secretary Jose
Rene Almendras, Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez, and Transportation and Communications
Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya.
MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda, National
Security Adviser Cesar Garcia,
Presidential Management Staff
Secretary Julia Abad, and Acting
Health Secretary Janette Garin
were also present.
Cardinal Tagle on the other
hand was accompanied by Papal Nuncio Archbishop Giuseppe
Pinto, Deputy Head of Mission
Reverend Monsignor Chibuike
Onyeaghala, Catholic Bishops
Conference of the Philippines
President Archbishop Socrates
Villegas, and CBCP Secretary Fr.
Rufino Cescon, Jr. •
but as an exciting retail environment that will serve as an urban
amenity for its residents and attract people from everywhere.”
“Ultimately, we expect Clark
Green Frontier to become a true
landmark development for Clark.
It was designed to be a vibrant
work, entertainment, and leisure
hub that enhances further Clark’s
reputation as a progressive and exciting destination,” said Tay.
The Capilion president thanked
the CDC “for allowing us the opportunity to not just introduce a
new face of Clark, but also to help
generate much needed job opportunities for local qualified folk to
have more level playing field.”
Initial phase construction of
Clark Green Frontier will begin
during the middle of the year cov-
ering at least 1.4 hectares of land
along MA Roxas Hi-way fronting
SM City Clark. It will have over 33,
000 square meters of office space
and more than 150 retail and commercial shops. It will also include
arcade and feature shops and a
mixed of al fresco dining and modern cinemas.
Apart from Tugade and Tay, the
groundbreaking was attended by
other Capilion and CDC officials
and staff. They include Eliseo B.
Santiago, chairman, Francisco
L. Villanueva Jr., Engr. Rommel
Bondoc, Jose Danilo Honrado,
Atty. Manolo Feliciano and Francis Elum, CDC directors; Gerald
Tay, director and Gavin Ng, associate director, both of Capilion;
Juan Serina Jr. and Raymond
Hernandez.•
100K TARGET... from Page 3
Peter Tay, President/CEO of Capilion, said Clark Green Frontier
is envisioned to be the new face of
Clark while serving as the benchmark for future developments to
come.
“Clark Green Frontier is a landmark development for Clark. It will
function as a work, entertainment
and leisure hub, enhancing further
Clark’s reputation as a progressive
and exciting destination,” he said.
He stressed that Clark Green
Frontier “embodies newness and
originality” with a design that was
envisioned to create a forwardlooking office and retail development that will positively dictate
the direction of future developments in Clark; and to create an
environment that will become a
destination not just a work place
namely the Romana Pangan District
Hospital in this town, and at the Jose S.
Lapid Memorial Hospital in the nearby
municipality of Porac. Pineda urged
leaders of other provinces to adapt the
same practice which will surely benefit
their underprivileged residents.
Guiao and other representatives
of the sector welcomed the leaders’
prompt response to their plights and
vows to cooperate in the council’s future
endeavors.•
port Corporation (CIAC) President and CEO Atty.
Emigdio Tanjuatco III assured the public that his
agency, as well as the Department of Transportation
and Communications (DoTC), are pushing for the
development of the P7.2-billion low-cost carrier terminal at the Clark International Airport, which they
plan to build in phases.
Brushing aside perceptions that the government
is neglecting the airport, Tanjuatco said, “The truth
is that we fully support the development of Clark Airport. In fact, the DoTC had already infused an initial
P 1.2 billion for the construction of our new Low Cost
Carrier Passenger Terminal Building (LCC PTB).”
Of the P7.2-billion fund, the national government
allocated the initial amount of P1.2 billion.
“The fact that this project is up for bidding this
year is proof that the government is serious in developing Clark Airport,” Tanjuatco added.
Tanjuatco explained that Clark Airport has its
own catchment area in the northern regions of Luzon, while the Ninoy Aquino International Airport
(NAIA) services the southern portion. He clarified
that the two airports are not competing with each
other since their operations and expansion complement each other.
“It is also the DoTC who stated that it will develop
Clark airport as low-cost terminal,” Guiao said.•
AS OF THIS WRITING... from Page 5
eradication of mendicancy in the country. It provides
fines as penalties for people begging for alms and for
those people directly giving them. Although the fines
are considerably low and are obsolete now, the law
still exists and is enforceable.
In my experience, as I was sitting on my vehicle,
two kids knocked on my car window. I didn’t mind
giving them some cash not because of having cognizance of the said law but because of my awareness
that I am simply putting the lives of the said children
at risk.
Not long ago, in another road intersection where I
was stopped by a red light, I handed over some loose
coins to a lone beggar. When his companions saw us,
two of them rushed to my vehicle’s left side and also
opened their hands for some cash.
Somehow I realized that the alms we give them
are not worth the risk we put their lives or limbs in,
we continue to give in to their begging.
lll
This writer welcomes other views, comments,
and reactions. You may send your message at 09185734634.•
WALANG BIRO... from Page 5
permanenteng trabaho na maaaring ikabuhay ng
kanilang pamilya sa nasabing lalawigan na kilala
ang hanapbuhay sa pangingisda at pagsasaka.
Kagaya ng mga ilang kumpanya sa ating bansa,
ang nasabing planta ang inaasahang magbibigay ng
trabaho hindi lamang habang itinatayo ito kundi sa
ilang taon nitong pag-ooperate.
Ang nasabing planta ay bunsod ng pagsasaliksik ng pamahalaang lalawigan at suporta ng mga
alkalde sa Bataan na nagsusulong sa kalinisan at
pag-aalaga sa kalikasan.
Matatandaang nagtungo ang ilang lokal na
opisyal sa bansang Korea upang makipag-ugnayan
at makapagsaliksik ukol sa pagtatayo at pag-ooperate ng mga plantang gumagawa ng enerhiya mula
sa basura.
Ang nasabing basura na siyang gagawing enerhiya ay magmumula sa mga bahay-bahay, sa mga
opisina at sa mga iba pang establisiyimento sa lalawigan. Ang nasabing planta naman ay sinasabing
gagamit ng mataas na kalidad ng teknolohiya sa tinatawag na waste-to-energy na proseso.
Kung maisasakatuparan, isang magandang
panimula sa ating rehiyon ang nasabing planta na
siyang maglilinis sa ating paligid ng mga basura,
magbibigay ng trabaho sa ating mga kababayan at
gagawa ng malinis na enerhiya para sa nasabing
probinsiya.•
SPECIAL FEATURE
VOLUME III • NO. 140 • JANUARY 12, 2015 • MONDAY
Kapampangan
artist creates
Marian sculpture
for Pope
Willy Layug explains
the process in doing
the wooden images
for the Pope
PRESIDENTIAL Medal
of Merit Awardee Willy
Layug has been commissioned by the Archbishop
of Palo, John Du, to create an 18-inch tall Marian image made of Yakal
wood taken from the
debris of the Palo Cathedral that collapsed during
typhoon “Yolanda”.
This 18-inch Marian
image will be given to
Pope Francis as a gift.
The Marian Image
made of Yakal, taken
from the debris of
Palo Cathedral
Journalists and writers discuss the Filipiniana concept of the Marian image sculpted by Layug.
A smaller version of the Our Lady of Palo used as
basis for the 7-foot wooden sculpture
This icon will be given to Pope Francis as a gift during his Mass at the Tacloban Airport on January 17. The block of
wood was delivered last October to the
Betis Galeria in Sitio Betis and is in its
final stages now.
“I consider this piece as one of the
very important sculptures I created, since
the material being used is historical and
a blessing. Historical, because it came
from a fallen church. A blessing, because
it’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience to do
something for a divine global figure like
the Pope,” Layug proudly shared.
Aside from this Marian image, Layug
also created two wooden icons. One is officially called Our Lady of Palo which will
be used in the altar at the Tacloban Mass,
and the other one is a Crucified Christ
which will be a centerpiece on the retable
at the Quirino Grandstand. The pontiff
will conduct Mass in these two locations.
Layug said the images are on loan and
will be put in a museum after the event.
The Pope will visit the country from
January 15 to 19.•

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