P 8.00
VOLUME 5
NUMBER 82
FRI - TUE
NOVEMBER 18 - 22, 2011
Dokyu ng PCIJ tungkol
sa impunity palabas na
Veering towards vibrant Vietnam
‰ Mapapanood din sa TV at sa
ibang bansa
Cruising the
Mekong Delta
NI DINO BALABO
LUNGSOD NG QUEZON
– Hindi lang sa mga pamantasan mapapanood ang
may tatlong oras na video
documentary ng Philippine
Center for Investigative
Journalism (PCIJ), kundi
maging sa pangunahing
himpilan ng telebisyon at
maging sa ibang bansa.
Ito ang naging pahayag ng PCIJ at ng Center
for Media Freedom and
Responsibility (CMFRR)
bago ilunsad ang nasabing dokumentaryo sa University of the Philippines, College of Mass
Communications (UPCMC) kamakailan bilang
bahagi ng “Roadshow to
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Golden Rice to solve Vit. A
deficiency, available soon
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – “Golden Rice” is
eyed to expand the list of
nutritional options for poor
Filipinos, the Philippine
Rice Research Institute
(PhilRice) based in Nueva Ecija said.
“It will help provide solutions for our Vitamin A
deficiency problem. We
are offering it as one of
the alternatives to solve
nutritional issues,” said
PhilRice Executive Director Eufemio Rasco Jr.
Golden rice, characterized by its golden yellow or orange color, is a
genetically modified organism that produces
beta carotene in its
grains. It is close to being developed by the
PhilRice in coordination
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TEXT AND PHOTOS BY JOEY AGUILAR
XIN CHÀO (Hi ! Hello!). It was an inexpensive yet fruitful travel that satisfied our curiosity.
For P29,000.00 – including food, accommodation,
local transportation, airfares, and three different tours
– we got almost a 100 percent of what we expect in
Vietnam.
Let’s start with the food since it is one of the many
reasons why people travel.
Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City to be specific, is a place
for noodle lovers. Better than all the noodles I’ve tried
before, Phò is simply addicting that you crave for more
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MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE 2ND ANNIVERSARY
Apu Ceto to lead
memorial rites
BY DING CERVANTES
C
ITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Far from losing steam, the call for
justice in the infamous Maguindanao massacre two years ago
has gained more advocates beyond the ranks of journalists as
San Fernando Archbisho Paciano Aniceto is expected to lead them
here tomorrow in a Mass timed for the launching of the International
Day to End Impunity (IDEI).
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P1-B Hotel - Casino
complex to rise at Clark
BY JOEY PAVIA
ESTAG’s Yang (6th from left) and Huang (7th from left)) lead the groundbreaking of the P1-billion
casino-hotel complex in Clark. With them are (L-R) Mayor Pamintuan, CDC’s Remollo, Alvaro, Dwight
Morales, Nuguid and Casino-Angeles City Manager Alex Ozaita. PHOTO BY RIC GONZALES
CLARK FREEPORT – A P1-billion online gaming and
amusement-hotel complex just beside the Clark Airport is set to begin operations here next year. It is
expected to generate more than 300 workers.
Officials of the Eaglesky Technology Amusement
and Gaming, Inc. (ESTAG) led the groundbreaking
ceremony its Hotel and Entertainment Complex on
Saturday.
The Taiwanese-owned firm will create a state-ofthe-art building costing about P.8 billion, disclosed
ESTAG President Irineo “Bong” Alvaro.
“Another P200 million will be used to buy gaming
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Farmers commemorate Hacienda Luisita massacre
BY JOEY PAVIA
TARLAC CITY – The Alyansa ng
mga Magbubukid sa Gitnang
Luzon (AMGL) and other farmer
groups on Wednesday staged a
rally at the Aquino-owned Hacienda Luisita demanding immediate and free distribution of
some 6,000-hectare land in Tarlac province.
The AMGL, other farmers and
progressive groups held a rally
on November 16, 2004 as they
commemorated the killing of
striking sugar plantation workers
seven years ago. At least 14
people, including two children,
were killed while some 200 others were wounded when more
than 1,000 policemen and soldiers stormed a blockade of at
least 6,000 striking plantation
workers and their families.
The rally joined by Alyansa
ng Manggagawang Bukid sa
Asyenda Luisita (AMBALA),
Anakpawis Partylist and Bayan
Muna was generally peaceful.
Nuns and students spoke in
front of striking groups asking
the family of President Aquino
to honor the previous agreement
compelling the elder Aquino-Conjuangco clan members to return
the vast land to farmers.
“It is just and long overdue that
the Hacienda Luisita lands
should be distributed to the farm
workers. They are the ones who
REMEMBERING. An elderly woman lights candles in front of the main sugarmill of the Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac where
farmers on Wednesday staged rallies and prayer vigils demanding the immediate and free distribution of the some
6,000-hectare farmland owned by the family of President Aquino. PHOTO BY RIC GONZALES
developed, transformed it to productive prime lands, sacrificed
and died for the protection of their
rights to (own) land,” said AMGL
chairperson Joseph Canlas.
In a statement, the farmers’
groups said that “as the Cojuangcos exploited the farm workers for almost half a century, it
is morally and historically cor-
rect that lands should be distributed to farm workers at present.”
They added that “the Cojuangcos have no argument strengthening their claim but could only
sustain their exploitive existence
through deceptive schemes
such as the stock distribution
potion (SDO).
The AMGL also assailed the
Aquino-Cojuangco family for negotiating with the Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) in
connection with pieces of land
in Barangay Balete at the Hacienda Luisita. The Makati Citybased bank is claiming lands
through transaction with the
Cojuangco-controlled Luisita Industrial Park Co. (LIPCO).
“RCBC has no legitimate
claim of the lands as history has
proven that the Cojuangcos did
not legitimately own Hacienda
Luisita. They should hold the
Cojuangcos accountable as this
landlord family consciously offered lands that are under clear
agrarian reform dispute,” said
Canlas.
Manggagawang
bukid binaril sa
kubo, patay
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • NOVEMBER 18 - 22, 2011 • FRIDAY - TUESDAY
NI ERNIE B. ESCONDE
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Highlights of the colorful 4th Makatapak Festival of Bacolor, Pampanga.
PHOTO BY RIC GONZALES
ABUCAY, Bataan – Sa hindi pa
malamang dahilan, binaril at napatay ang isang manggagawang bukid ng dalawang
hindi kilalang lalaki sa loob ng
kubo malapit sa MacArthur
Highway sa Barangay Capitangan, Abucay, Bataan Linggo ng
tanghali.
Kinilala ni SPO4 Gregorio
Gonzaga, Abucay police investigator, ang biktima na si Sandro Postilos, 38, nagpapaupang
manggagawang bukid ng Capitangan. Nagtamo umano ito ng
dalawang tama ng bala ng baril
mula sa kalibre. 45 sa ulo at
mukha na ikinamatay noon din
sa loob ng kubong kanyang pinagpapahingahan.
Dalawang lalaki diumano
ang nakitang palabas sa kubo
bago mag-alas-11 ng tanghali at
sumakay ng hindi kilalang tricycle sa hindi pa malamang
direksiyon.
Ayon kay Grace Monisip,
live-in-partner ng biktima, na hindi pa nakakain ng kanyang asawa ang baon nitong almusal.
Aniya, maaari ay umuwi ito sa
kubo matapos makapaglinang
ng bukid gamit ang kuliglig upang mag-almusal.
“Kung sino ang may gawa
nito, sana naawa ka sa asawa
ko,” humihikbing sabi ng babae.
Wala raw siyang alam na kagalit ang asawa na umano’y
mabait.
Patuloy ang aming imbestigasyon upang malaman ang
motibo at pagkakakilanlan sa
mga salarin, sabi ni Gonzaga.
BACOLOR, Pampanga – Catholic devotees and local officials
led by Board Member Monina
Laus joined the 4th Makatapak
Festival on Saturday as they
crossed the Gugu River where
lahar flowed in 1995 destroying
several villages in the historic
town.
Fr. Jess Manabat, parish
priest of San Guillermo Church,
said the annual “festival is a
celebration distinctly expressed by walking and dancing barefooted in a procession,
nay, a pilgrimage defining our
heritage, our faith and our experiences.” He disclosed that
it was the first time on November 19 that the participants
crossed the river.
ANGELES UNIVERSITY Foundation Criminology 2011
graduate Resty S. Astrero,
placed third in the October 2011
Criminology Licensure Examination, it was announced by
AUF President Atty. Joseph
Emmanuel L. Angeles.
AUF Criminology Batch
2011 earned a 90 percent passing rate. The highest in Central
Luzon, AUF’s over-all passing
rate is 82.61 percent versus the
national passing of 43.74 percent.
The other successful examinees are: Albert G. Abad; Amor
F. Agustin; Ervin S. Alamares;
Errol D. Arimbuyutan; Jayferson
M. Ausan; Jeffrey P. Ayson; Arianne Joy T. Bautista; John Mark
DG. Borja; Chester P. Candelaria; Jerico P. Candelaria; Albert
M. Carbunco; Christoper V. Castro; John Carlo D. Cayanan;
Christopher M. Duenas; Franz
Yasser H. Guevarra; Jon Jon T.
Ibe; Merben Laborera; Rowell B.
Lobo; Aizel Deanne Marie T.
Lopez; Ferderico F. Mangabat;
Junaly Marcial; Lodelfo Marcial;
Jay-ar B. Mejia; Micael M. Palma; Richard R. Pangilinan;
Edgardo N. Panuelos; George
Jr. P. Paragas; Jefferson C.
Payumo; Jo Albie F. Pineda;
Eduardo E. Santiago, Jr.; Mark
Anthony L. Senapilo; Victorio N.
Shau; John Paul B. Tanglao;
Harvey J. Tercenio; Jansen
Dhrelle F. Tiglao; and Armando
M. Varias, Jr.
Makatapak fest highlights AUF grad ranks 3rd
devotion to God, colors in Criminology boards
“In the first three festivals, we
only blessed the river and
washed our feet and body,” he
said.
Laus, a native of Barangay
San Vicente, said “Makatapak
means barefoot as residents –
rich and poor – walked without
sandals or shoes as they had
to cross streets with muds during the destructive years of lahar flows spawned by Mt. Pinatubo’s eruption.”
For his part, Vice Mayor Jun
Canlas said “it was like crossing the river Jordan as we professed our faith.” Mayor Jomar
Hizon also joined the festival
which started at Gugu and ended at San Guillermo.
Colorful costumes worn by
young people from schools and
villages joined the festival. The
image of the Virgin Mary was
carried by dancing devotees.
The festival is the center of
the month-long activities highlighting the 225th La Naval celebration.
Andy Alviz of the
ArtiSta.Rita is the musical director of the Makatapak which
will feature ritual dance, bathe
with lahar, street dancing, and
food festival, among others. He
composed the song entitled
“Bacolor Mi Amor” dedicated to
the festival.
The Centro Catolico de Bacolor led by its president Bob
Henson helped organized the
event. –Joey Pavia
Veering towards vibrant Vietnam
FROM PAGE 1
especially come the next meal. Mixed with fresh mint leaves, basil, and
bean sprouts, it is often served with thinly sliced pork, chicken or beef.
Quynh Thi Ngoc Le, finance manager of Qatar Airways in Vietnam,
treated us for a dinner in a small restaurant that serves delicious Phò.
Spinach and mixed vegetables (cooked fresh) are also common in almost
all restaurants in the city. And match it with their naturally sweet coconut
juice always served cold in a shell.
For people who want to have an excellent cup of coffee, Highlands
Coffee is the right place. Note that there are no Starbucks and Mc Donalds
in Vietnam, only Jollibee and KFC.
GOLDEN WIND
I and my fiancé Jane made sure we picked the perfect place to rest and
sleep. At $24 per night we stayed at the newly renovated Golden Wind
Hotel which is located along Pham Ngu Lao Street, a five-minute walk from
the Ben Thanh market.
Hotel staffs are friendly and speak English well, attending to all our
concerns. Guests are given unlimited and free wifi access 24/7. Breakfast
is free. Ms. Loan and Ms. Thang of Golden Wind provided us the right
information on what tour to take. She recommended the half-day Cu Chi
tunnel and the whole day (via bus) Mekong Delta tours.
Author firing an AK47
DELTA FORCE
There are a hundred reasons why you should take the Mekong Delta
Tour – it’s like you did not visit Vietnam minus the boat ride with your
special someone, the gust of fresh air, the bike ride before having a sumptuous lunch, mingling with other tourists and locals, taking videos and
photo shoot and a lot more. It was indeed an inter-island boat ride filled
with thrill, excitement and fun.
For Lionel Ritchie as he wanted us to call him, our humorous tour guide
says we should try the fried Mekong fish (tastes like the “tilapia”) for our
lunch. It is wrapped with fresh vegetables on a rice paper that makes a
spring roll which five of us including two Malaysians and a Vietnamese
shared together.
After a short rest, we immediately went to another island where local
boats are waiting. This time, only four persons are only allowed to ride a
small boat going to another island. Locals there entertained us, sang traditional Vietnamese songs while we eat mouth-watering fresh fruits – pineapple, papaya, pomelo, and longgan.
Tourists enjoy the boat
ride at Mekong Delta
Crocodiles at
Bentre island
UNITY AND NATIONALISM
After having dinner in a local restaurant just a few meters away from our
hotel, we saw hundreds of Vietnamese bike riders pass the street where
we were, holding the Vietnam flag yelling. They were obviously celebrating.
We were clueless then, until one foreigner told us that Team Vietnam
won against Brunei in the South East Asian games in Indonesia. It was not
a championship match and yet proud locals were so jubilant that they
would go to the streets to celebrate the first win of their comrades. “This
win is for our country!” shouted a young lady in the dialect as she joins
others in waving their flag.
Now I know why the Americans lost to South Vietnam in the war. It was
not about might, bravery and sophistication. It was about nationalism.
MORE PLACES TO VISIT
We wanted to go to Dalat City, one of Vietnam’s known vacation destination, but a five-day stay was not enough to visit all the best places there
like Halong Bay in Hanoi.
Anyway, Cebu Pacific’s seat sale promos would stay and there are
more reasons for everyJuan to fly and visit again this promising and vibrant
nation. “Learn, love and live,” a line from the movie “The Three Musketeers”
says it all.
Ta.m bie^.t (Good bye). Ga(.p la.i sau nhé (See you later).
Going through the Cu Chi tunnel
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • NOVEMBER 18 - 22, 2011 • FRIDAY - TUESDAY
HISTORIC CU CHI
November 12, 8:30 a.m., we’re bound for Cu Chi, a small town where
the famous tunnels were built by the Viet Cong.
While in the bus, our tour guide Ken tells us why motorbikes dominate
the major roads and streets of Ho Chi Minh City.
“After the war, most Vietnamese have no money and they just ride
small bikes. Then came the motorbikes, if you had one, then you are
already rich. If you have two motorbikes, you also have two ladies,” Ken
says in a jest.
He says that Ho Chi Minh City has a population of around eight million.
Out of this number, five million have motorbikes.
However, he laments that at least 300-400 road accidents happen in a
month, and an average of 10 accidents a day.
Ken also notes that Ho Chi Minh City’s population could reach 10 million by the end of 2012 because of migration.
“A lot of Vietnamese from the north (Hanoi) are migrating here in the
south to work and stay here for long,” he says.
Finally we reached Cu Chi, a small district in Ho Chi Minh City. We
paid 160,000 Vietnamese Dong (around P320) as entrance fee for the two
of us. The Cu Chi tunnel is one of the famous battlegrounds of the Vietnam
War, but it is now a popular tourist spot.
Ken showed us the deadly traps built by Viet Congs that killed thousands of American soldiers. Among these include the folding chair trap,
swinging up trap, dog trap, window trap and the klipping armpit trap (see
photos).
After listening to Ken’s stories about the war and the life of locals inside the tunnel, we had the chance to try gun firing before having our lunch.
Jane and I could imagine being hit by AK47 bullets. We bought 10 bullets
pegged at 350,000 Dong (around P700). We wanted to try the M-16, M1
Garand and other machine guns but bullets were a little bit expensive.
Then we tried going into the tunnel but we only managed to finish the
80-meter mark. We felt how hard it was for Vietnamese to live inside that
network of tunnels during the war. It has less ventilation, limited space for
movements, no electricity and the risk of getting bitten by insects and
poisonous centipedes and scorpions. Ken says that locals could only go
out of the tunnel during night time to look for food.
After watching a documentary film, we went back to the city proper for
a side trip at the War Remnants Museum, Saigon Square (just like the
Divisoria in Manila) and at the popular Benthan market where cheap Nike
and The North Face items are being sold.
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Editorial
Dazzling
THE brilliance of San Fernando’s giant lanterns
last year had an extra sheen that dazzled the city
government.
On Monday, businessmen Eddie Chua and Boy
Pacla, co-chairmen of the Giant Lantern Festival
Committee 2010 executive committee, played Santa
Claus as they turned over five motor vehicles to
the city government: a Haima FStar van for use of
the city tourism office, and four motorcycles with
sidecars for the city police, traffic management
and Task Force Habitat.
Chua disclosed that the funds for the vehicles
were sourced from the proceeds and surplus funds
of the 2010 committee.
“We hope that through this donation, we could
better serve the Fernandinos,” Chua said, noting
that the GLF is a “true sign of public-private
partnership.”
Enthused Mayor Oscar S. Rodriguez: “Our
world-famous giant lantern festival, which has
always been headed by the private sector, is not
just for show but actually helps Fernandinos and
the city government through efforts like this
donation and we are very grateful for that.”
Yes, keep the giant lanterns shining and the
good work of the committee going.
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • NOVEMBER 18 - 22, 2011 • FRIDAY - TUESDAY
Birthing
4
ON HIS birthday – his 61st – last Tuesday, eternal
Mabalacat Mayor Marino “Boking” Morales
returned to the womb, albeit in a symbolic way,
having maternal and neo-natal care foremost in
his thoughts.
Morales opened yet another birthing station, in
Barangay Dau this time, which he said is pursuant
to the United Nations’ Millennium Development
Goals to reduce infant mortality and promote
maternal care.
“Kinakailangan na malusog ang mga magulang
at mga anak para magkaroon tayo ng maunlad
na pamayanan,” said Morales as he vowed to keep
on putting birthing stations until each of the 27
barangays of his town has at least one.
Now there’s a caring father – of the town, to his
many children – his constituents. The essential
Boking there.
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Zona Libre
Bong Z. Lacson
THERE IS a signature campaign endorsing the return to the
priesthood of defeated Pampanga Gov. Eddie T. Panlilio. It is being
spearheaded by the organization of laity in the province headed by
one Banjo Serrano.
So announced the Rev. Fr. Raul de los Santos before bestowing
his final blessing in last Sunday’s (Nov. 13) 7:30 a.m. Mass at the
St. Jude parish church. He was quick to stress to his congregation
that Among Ed was never separated from the priesthood, that his
suspension was neither preventive nor punitive but merely a
cessation of his priestly functions to allow him to engage in an
altogether different endeavour.
Those who wished to sign may just go to the table by the church’s
entrance manned by members of the parish Catholic Women’s
League, the good priest said.
Alas, there was a table but no CWL or any
document there. I did not see anyone linger about,
with just about everyone rushing out of the church
after the final hymn.
So did I wish to sign, asked the wife.
I did not know, I told her.
Not with a little ambivalence that I view
Panlilio’s return to the priesthood. No, I am ripped
by contradictions.
On one hand, I subscribe to my parish priest’s
take on Panlilio that, notwithstanding his political
run, he was never separated from the priesthood,
firmly believing that once a priest, always a priest.
So often have I heard the incantation of the order
of Melchizedek in so many priestly ordinations I
have attended that the eternalness of the
priesthood has – to me – become an infallible
dogma.
On the other, there are compelling arguments
against his return that shake that faith.
Like, his political persona.
Yes, as I wrote in a banner story here last
month, Panlilio said he was done with politics.
That declaration made from the pulpit of the St.
Jude parish church too when he was introduced
by Fr. Rau as “guest homilist.”
The very title though – Problema ng Pampanga
sa 2013 – of Panlilio’s subsequent column in the
tabloid Abante practically negated his own
declaration. A sampler of what Panlilio wrote:
Ang isang problema ng Liberal Party (LP) sa
Pampanga sa 2013 mid-term election ay kung
sino ang kanyang ipantatapat na kandidato sa
pagka-gobernador.
Tila walang gustong tumakbo upang hamunin
ang kasalukuyang Gobernadorang Lilia Pineda.
Hindi naman pwedeng pabayaan na lang ang
nasabing probinsya na walang tatayong kalaban
ng gobernadora na kailanman ay hindi
tatanggapin sa LP sa sandaling gusto nitong
tumalon sa administrasyon...
Kung ito ang pagbabasehan, ang malaking
tanong ay bakit walang gustong lumaban? Bigla
bang naubusan ang Pampanga ng matitinong
mamamayan upang mag-alay ng kanilang sarili?
Hindi ba ang nasabing lalawigan ay duyan ng
magigiting na bayani at kandungan ng mga
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On way to
purgatory? Hear ye
THE LESS vocal readers, who
comprise the majority, are the
ones who like reading about supernatural things, such as those
on Purgatory that I serialize in
this space every now and then.
I know, because they can become very vocal in asking me to
go on with such series.
Responding to their requests,
I am again into another series
on Purgatory. I have not run out
of sources, thanks to the many
years that enabled my to pile up
on materials on the subject, as
not even the Internet can be as
helpful.
Why Purgatory? For two reasons: because most people land
there after “crossing the veil” (euphemism for dying) and because
the entry into Heaven of those still
there can be hastened by those
still on earth. In other words, the
series prepare people for their
purgatorial landing to minimize
their shock of it. Yet better, inspires them to avoid such landing altogether and to go straight
to Heaven. Yet best, calls on
earthfolk to pray for the deliverance of those still in Purgatory;
they can be very grateful to those
who do them such favor.
From a publication (no longer published) with nihil obstat
and imprimatur and translated by
Fr. Adolf Faroni SDB, the following quotes from a girl who
was allowed to see and have insights into Purgatory.
“The souls of Purgatory are
wrapped by a kind of veil, by a
hard bark. It is the bark which
closed them up in their earthly
life: the soul’s ego, the excessive looking after themselves,
the world, the thought of oneself
and one’s own reputation and all
the things which seemed so
important… The bark ib made of
these things and the light of God
can hardly penetrate them.”
About intelligent men who
seem to do good things in their
lives, take note of the following
quote: “There are men who in
their lifetime had great wisdom
and who also did great good to
humanity, who have used their
tongue for all that was good and
right. But all these were done
only for their own ambitious wisdom; they had completely
plunged into the spirit of the
world, living in excessive independence, without entertaining
themselves in the light of the
Divine Master. These souls
reach eternity with the greatest
ignorance.”
Be careful, too, that when
you go to church or practice other religious traditions, you are
not merely deceiving yourselves.
Our source has this warning:
“Down in Purgatory I saw many
souls who wanted to become
saints out of self love or because
of obstinacy, or who decided to
live a holy live to please their
spiritual director.”
“There are souls who exercised all the works of piety, but
were not humble, others who did
not want to recognize their own
errors, who were all possessed
by their ego and thought they
Halo-halo
By Ding Cervantes
were walking along the best
road.”
How does one pass briefly
through Purgatory, if at all?
Here’s a view from the girl: “Everything takes place more easily and faster if the soul is sincere, humble and trustful. The
Merciful Love rejoices greatly for
His repented son, excuses his
faults and his weaknesses, pays
his debts. There is no idea on
earth how fast such as soul can
enter Paradise.”
As for plunderers in and outside government, as well as for
those who oppress others in
whatever way, our source has
this to say: “How severely the
soul expiates who has unreasonably imposed on others heavy
sacrifices. God alone has the
right to impose them because
He does it out of love, later to
reward the souls a thousand
times.”
Of course, there are plunderers and others of their kind who
land in hell, never to be heard
from again. For all eternity.
Bar raids and
human rights
by Bong Endona
In Diaz’ interview, he mentioned that the raid
was legitimate, being an NBI action on the
complaint of Kamalayan Foundation against
human trafficking (use of minors in prostitution);
that Galang took photos of the alleged minors
after the raid without any consent and against
the law that violates their privacy. That it was
Kamalayan Foundation and the employees of
Stampede Bar who requested Galang to delete
the photos from his camera. Diaz even lectured
that while he supported press freedom, it should
not be “misused or abused as to infringe on the
human rights of others.”
We cannot deny that there are bar operators
in Angeles City who violate the law by employing
minors to allure customers. This is not only
prevalent in Angeles City but nationwide.
However, there are also instances wherein bar
owners and managers are not aware of the
employment of minors considering the admission
of the NBI that these minors are faking their
employment papers – submitting fake NSO birth
certificates, fake ID’s and fake dental records.
Some even fake their names and assume a
different person to lie on their age. Hence, NBI
would base the age of the girl thru dental
examination of their molars. As per the view of
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Freedoms of the air
WHEN nation-states began to
be established on the face of the
earth, one immediate concern
was to establish jurisdiction and
control over their territorial coverage. This was obviously politically and economically strategic. In fact, many ambitious nations sought to expand their territories even to the extent of
waging wars against other nations. Conquests and colonization became major policy and
strategic undertakings.
Each country, in most cases, easily defined the coverage
and limits of its territory in terms
of the land and the sea( waters).
These geographic features lie on
the earth’s surface and were
clearly and physically accessible and exclusively subject to
claims by man who during these
times was mainly ground-bound.
However, the 20th century
ushered in as one of its major
developments in history, man’s
conquest of the skies. Through
self-powered machinery, man
was now able to fly. This ability
over lands and waters brought
in a new factor to the tenability
and function over established
land and water boundaries and
coverage of countries. These flying machines crossed these
boundaries and flew over the territories of everyone. And they did,
initially for exhibitions and adventure, sports and commerce. Later, airpower in terms of its significant role in times of conflictwas dramatically demonstrated
during World Wars I and II.
By the end of WWII, it became very clear that there was
a need to rationalize and regulate the use and protocol of the
skies. Theoretically, the countries’ boundaries extend down to
the center of the earth and up to
the skies until the far reaches of
space (?). It is this airspace of a
country which had to be defined
along with the country’s jurisdiction and rights over its use.
In 1944, an international
gathering in Chicago( Known as
the Chicago Convention) met to
establish uniformity in the traffic
rights to be agreed upon in international commercial avIation
agreements. These will govern
the traffic rights that grant a country’s airline/s the privilege to enter and/or land in another country’s airspace. These are now
considered as the “ freedoms of
the air”.
The first freedom is the negotiated right for an airline from
country A to overfly another
country B ‘s airspace, without
landing.
The second freedom is the
right of a commercial aircraft
from country A to land and refuel in country B. There is no loading or unloading of passengers
or cargo. This is known as a
technical stop.
The third freedom is the right
of an airline from country A to
deliver revenue passengers from
its country to country B.
The fourth freedom if the right
of an airline to carry revenue
passengers from another country B to its home country A.
The fifth freedom is the right
of an airline to take passengers
from its home country A, bring
them to country B, pick up and
carry other passengersto another international destination,
country C.
The sixth freedom is the right
of an airline to carry passengers
or cargo between 2 foreign countries, B and C, while touching
down in between in its own
home country A. ( combination
of 4th and 3rd freedoms).
The seventh freedom is the
right of an airline to carry passengers originating from foreign
Ni Felix M. Garcia
Constitutional
crisis
ANG HINDI pagsunod ni Leila de Lima
Sa utos pa mandin ng Korte Suprema,
Na payagan nang makalabas si Mam Gloria
Upang sa ibang bansa yan magpa-opera
Ay tahasang paglabag sa karapatan
Ng dating Pangulo sa puntong naturan
At yan ay tuwirang pagsuway din naman
Sa mandato ng ating ‘highest tribunal’
(Na siyang sandigan ng ‘ultimate justice;’
At di si Leila ng ‘department of justice’
Ang timbangan nitong tunay na matuwid,
Sa anumang kaso kapag nililitis).
Anong kwenta ng ating Korte Suprema
Kung ganitong yan ay balewala pala
Sa kagaya ni Secretary de Lima,
Na animo ay pang-FAMAS kung pumorma?
Halatang ang kanya ay ‘delaying tactics’
Kundi man tuwirang kay Mam panggi-gipit,
Sa dahilang di pa man nakapag-‘submit’
Ang DOJ ng kaso sa ‘Court of Justice’
Ay hinarang na niya ang dating Pangulo
Sa bisa ng ‘watch list order,’ at diumano
Ay hihintayin lang nito ang ‘TRO’
Mula ‘Supreme Court’ (papayag na ito?)
Pero hayan matapos nitong matanggap
Ang ‘TRO’ mula sa ating Mataas
Na Hukuman ay hindi pa rin pumayag
Si de Lima upang tuluyang lumabas
Ang dating ‘first couple’ kahit ‘Supreme Court’ na
Itong may utos na sila’y payagan na,
Kaya sa puntong yan ay mas ‘powerful’ pa
Sa ‘highest tribunal’ itong si de Lima.
Ceteris
Paribus
At saka di po ba malaking insulto
Sa isa pa mandin na naging Pangulo
Ang hayaan siya na magka-ganito
Sa kabila nga ng karamdaman nito?
country B, bypass its own country A, and bring the passengers
to country C.
The eighth freedom is the right
of an airline to carry passengers
from one point in country B to
another point in the same foreign
country on a flight that originates
from its home country A.
The ninth freedom is the right
of an airline from country A to
carry passengers originating the
flight in foreign country B to another point within the same
country. This is also known as
stand alonecabotage.
The first and second freedoms are usually exchanged by
most nations through International Air Services Transit Agreements. The other freedoms are
usually established between
countries through bilateral or
multilateral air service agreements. Our next column will
tackle the negotiations issues
and processes and the Philippine case. Hopefully, it will show
why we have such lousy airports
and airlines and the dysfunctional impact of these on our tourism, trade and economic development. Abangan!
Nang dati ay Reyna halos kung ituring
Ng mga yan kung aalis o darating,
Pero ngayon animo ay pusang kuting
Na lang si Madam sa kanilang paningin?
Romeo N. Dyoco, Jr.
Na nagmukhang pulubi ang katayuhan
Sa mga sandaling nakikiusap yan
Sa nakatataas sa imigrasyon d’yan,
Na di mapagbigyan n’yan ang kahilingan;
(Ang buhay nga naman ng tao sa mundo
Ay sadyang di natin tunay na mapiho,
Kung ngayon marami ang kaibigan mo
Bukas, baka wala na liban sa aso;
Ang matirang matapat mong kaibigan,
Kapag wala ka na sa kinalalagyan,
Sapagkat ang buhay nga ay sadyang ganyan
Minsan mailalim, minsan maibabaw)
Ano ba naman at lubhang ginigipit
Ni de Lima o ng ‘department of justice’
Si GMA gayong wala pang sinabmit
Na anumang kaso ang sariling opis
Ni Sec de Lima sa alin pa mang Korte
Para mapigil ang dating Presidente
Sa hangaring malayang makapagbiahe;
Kaya ‘premature’ na ating masasabi
Kundi man posibleng ‘unconstitutional’
At ‘very drastic’ ang ginawang pagharang
Ni Sec de Lima kay Gloria Macapagal
Ng mga sandaling nasa NAIA yan.
(May karugtong)
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • NOVEMBER 18 - 22, 2011 • FRIDAY - TUESDAY
Insider’s
Info
THE RECENT raid of Stampede Bar along Don Juico Avenue,
Malabanias, Angeles City brings so many issues. Minors being
employed in entertainment bars, freedom of information vis-à-vis
the rights of the minors to be protected, the issue on NBI agents
doing raids of bars on mere complaints, suppression of information,
and violations of privacy and protection of minors.
This started when Bernard Galang, a reporter and lensman of
People’s Tonight, a national tabloid, complained of kidnapping,
robbery and harassment when NBI agents doing the raid saw him
taking pictures of the incident. According to Galang, the agents
grabbed him while he was taking pictures after the raid, brought
him inside the NBI van, erased memory in his camera and made
threats on him despite the fact that he introduced himself as a
media practitioner.
Atty. Ric Diaz, the NBI-Central Luzon Region Director,
apologized for the incident and promised to make an investigation.
However, we can cull from his statement that he would absolve his
own men from any abuses.
Napaguusapan
lang
5
Kapampangan ‘Sisig’ gets rave in LCP 3-day expo
Bahay ng tabloid reporter
sa Bataan pinagbabaril
PASAY CITY – A smorgasbord
of sights, sounds and tastes
filled the air at the recently concluded 3rd Philippine Cities Convention and Exposition at Resorts World Manila, Pasay City
held November 17 to 19.
While local officials attend
talks and sessions on topics
ranging from urban poor management to environmental advocacy in the hotel conference
hall, the more common folk
made their way to the Resorts
World parking lot where local
government units (LGUs) and
other private companies set up
booths to attract visitors and
participants of their own products, merchandise and goods.
Of course, Angeles City was
there with their eye-catching
booth, complete with attractively designed glass panels, colorful neon lit with “Angeles City, I
Like!” logo, an LCD TV and the
various trophies and awards the
city recently got from national
government agencies.
A more attractive feature of
the booth was the varied delicacies and specialties that Kapampangans are essentially known
for. From the sweet tasting cassava cake, moche and maja
blanca (tibuk-tibuk) to the savory
biringhe (a Kapampangan version of the Spanish paella), the
Angeles booth proved to be the
most frequently visited one in the
whole expo – probably because
the food was doled out for free.
Eventually though, when one
of the exhibitors announced that
Angeles City was going to serve
out the world renowned “sizzling
sisig” (chopped and minced pork
meat served on a sizzling platter with chili, liver, onion and
seasoned with calamansi and
vinegar), both visitors and participants from other stalls
flocked the booth, crowding the
already narrow strip of the expo.
The scent, taste and experience have arguably put the Angeles City booth as the most visited booth in the whole 3-day
expo. Some even visited the
booth twice or thrice to get a
taste of all the sumptuous food.
Sisig has easily been one of a
major symbol of Kapampangan
culture and cuisine; food experts
have even dubbed Angeles City
as the “Sisig Capital of the Philippines,” of course, much
thanks to Lucia Cunanan who
was more known for her famous
monicker Aling Lucing.
With this, Angeles City has
truly proven its right to proclaim
itself as a major culinary destination in the Philippines. With
its varied specialties, cuisine and
products that transcend beyond
borders, the city truly has made
itself a major player in describing the cultural attractions of the
country. True enough, its “Angeles City… I like!” – Deo Sambilay, Angeles CIO
Zona Libre
FROM PAGE 4
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • NOVEMBER 18 - 22, 2011 • FRIDAY - TUESDAY
makabayang kilusan na kagaya
ng HUKBALAHAP at Partido
Sosyalista ng Pilipinas?
Hindi kakaunti ang nagsasabing ang Pampanga raw ay tinatawag na “jueteng capital” ng
Pilipinas. At paniniwala ng marami na hindi lang jueteng capital ang naturang lalawigan kundi jueteng politics din ang umiiral dito...
Sino nga ba naman ang
tatapat na matinong pulitiko
kung ang magiging kalaban
niya ay nagpapagamot ng mga
mamamayan kahit ang gagastusin niyang pondo ay nagkakahalaga ng bilyones? At sino
nga ba naman ang may kahandaang gumastos ng ganyang karaming pera kung ang
mga salaping ito ay pinagpaguran o galing sa legal na pamamaraan?
6
Kagaya ng mga nakaraang
pahayag ko, hanggang ang
jueteng money ay ang siyang
nagpapaandar sa politika at ang
marami sa mga nakaupo sa
panunungkulan ay pinagagalaw
ng jueteng, walang pag-asang
maglingkod sa pamahalaan ang
may kakayahan at matitinong
lingkod...
Nothing sacerdotal, everything political there.
I distinctly remember too –
because I recorded it here – the
good Archbishop Oscar Cruz,
saying on record right after Panlilio ran and won in 2007: –
“There is nothing for him to go
back to. He should leave the
priesthood completely, raise a
family, build a dynasty.”
I even postulated in that column: “Is there anything of the
priesthood still left in Panlilio?
This no doubt spurred by some
”un-priestly” actions deemed in
NI ERNIE B. ESCONDE
LUNGSOD NG BALANGA –
Nag-iwan ng maraming bakas
ng tama ng bala ng armalite rifle ang dalawang bahay na pagaari ng Abante reporter at ng
kanyang kapwa pangulo ng
homeowners association sa
Barangay Tuyo, dito Sabado ng
gabi.
May tama ng bala sa pader
at bintanang salamin ang bahay ni Arsenia Velasco, pangulo
ng Golden Ville Homeowners
Association. Tulog diumano si
Velasco at hindi makunan ng
komento dahil sa magdamag
na hindi nakatulog dahil sa
nangyaring pamamaril.
Mas maraming tama ng baril ang bahay ni Nerlie Ledesma, Abante reporter at pangulo ng Tagnai Homewoners Association. Maraming marka ng
tama sa pader, aluminum door
at bintanang salamin sa harap
ng bahay.
Tumagos ang tama sa
salamin, lumusot sa kurtina at
may tumama sa television, cabinet at silyang upuan na gawa
sa kahoy.
Hindi pa makapagbigay ng
tamang bilang ng mga basyong
balang nakuha ang mga imbestigador ng Balanga City police at
Scene of the Crime Operatives
dahil kasalukuyan pa diumanong sinusuri ang mga ito.
Ngunit kinumpirma nilang ang
mga bala ay mula sa M-16 armalite rifle.
Noong nakaraang Setyembre 11, alas-9:20 ng gabi, ay
pinaulanan din ng bala ang bubong ng bahay ng Abante reporter. Nakakuha ng 30 basyo ng
bala mula sa M-16 armalite rifle
sa mismong harapan ng bahay
ni Ledesma.
“Binaril uli ang bahay ko, this
time target yata kaming patayin. Hindi ko alam ang motibo but
please spare my child, huwag
naman ang anak ko,” sabi ni
Ledesma.
Kasalukuyan umanong
nanonood ng TV ang dalagita
niyang anak at siya’y kapapasok pa lamang sa kanilang silid
nang makarinig siya ng mga
putok sa pag-itan ng 10:30 hanggang 10:40 ng gabi na noong una
ay inakala niyang paputok lamang.
“Ngunit sunod-sunod na
ang putok at narinig kong nagbagsakan na ang mga salamin
ng bintana kaya dumapa na
kami kasama ang aking nagising na asawa na naunang natulog,” sabi ni Ledesma.
Sinabi ng ilang kapit-bahay
na hindi sila makalabas ng bahay at minarapat na lamang dumapa nang sunod-sunod na
ang putukan. Hinihinalang dalawa hanggang tatlong kalalakihan ang namaril.
“Hindi ko iniaalis na may
kaugnayan sa aking pagiging
reporter ang pamamaril ngunit
maaaring may kinalaman din
sa aming pagiging pangulo ng
homeowners association,” sabi
ng reporter. Tatlo umanong samahan ng homeowners sa nasabing lugar dahil tatlong phases ang pagkakagawa nito.
Wala naman umano siyang
natatanggap na pagbabanta sa
kanyang buhay bagama’t may
ilang text message siyang natatanggap na parang nang-iinis.
May problema diumano sa
lupa ngunit pinili ni Ledesma na
hanggang doon na lamang ang
paliwanag niya.
the governor, not the least of
which was the disappearance of
the image of the Virgin from his
office, his perceived closeness
with “born again” sects, his reportedly having made samba
(worshipped) in an Iglesia ni Cristo church. Yes, and his “uncharity” towards the protesting Balas Boys too.
The Balas Boys make one
irrefutable argument against
Panlilio’s return to the priesthood. Led by a group of ex-seminarians who had Panlilio himself as their formator, the Balas
Boys were the force behind the
so-called quarry miracle or the
multiplication by a thousand fold
of the provincial government’s
collections from sand and gravel.
After gaining a Gawad Galing Pook for the quarry collections, Panlilio unceremoniously
dismissed the Balas Boys who
made a protest encampment at
the Capitol grounds complete
with posters and billboards of
alleged but implied conjugal rule,
prompting Panlilio to take them
to court.
The case is still extant. Even
after the prosecutor’s office
struck out of the list of respondents Archie Reyes, the governor’s former chief of staff, Panlilio filed a motion for reconsideration that he remained among
the accused.
Nothing sacerdotal, pure vindictiveness there.
And what about Panlilio’s
sweeping indictment of the Pampanga voters as having been
bought – his own relatives in
Minalin not spared from his accusation of being sellers of their
rights of suffrage – during the
2010 elections that he miserably lost?
How would the 488,521 Ka-
pampangans who voted for Gov.
Lilia Pineda take to a Rev. Fr.
Eddie T. Panlilio ministering the
sacraments anew?
On the other hand, how
would Panlilio feel giving holy
communion to those he branded as public sinners?
What about the Kapampangan clergy, at least a number of
them, demonized by the Panlilio political propaganda machine
in 2007 and in 2010 as being in
the payola of Baby Pineda?
And the priests who joined
the some 300,000 cabalens who
signed the 2009 petition to recall Panlilio?
From Panlilio, it was though
I heard SavonaroIa’s lament:
”Filii matris mea pugnaverunt
contra me” (The sons of my
mother fight against me).
No, it won’t just be as though
the most natural way for Panlilio to return to the priesthood.
records when they secured
health clearances and working
permits and that the bar owners
are not aware of these despite
due diligence? Definitely, this
would be a good defense in the
criminal case for human trafficking that shall be filed against the
bar owners and managers.
However, the crime being
non-bailable, they have to languish in jail for years before they
are acquitted. Bar owners should
be very vigilant on these fake
documents and should not rely
on mere NSO Birth Certificate.
To be sure, ask the girls to apply for a Philippine Passport as
the proper evidence of identity
and age.
Regarding the suppression of
the media in covering the event,
the NBI agents defended Galang’s arrest by stating that he
was not able to show proper
identification. This is not actually a defense because any per-
son, whether from the media or
not, can take pictures of the incident as it unfolds and has the
right to report the matter to the
media and other enforcement
authorities.
The NBI agents also said that
the Kamalayan Foundation and
the employees of Stampede Bar
were the ones who requested
Galang to delete the pictures in
his camera. I don’t believe this,
I’m sorry. Director Diaz even said
that privacy of the minors has to
be respected, hence, their pictures cannot be taken without
their consent.
Diaz should be lectured that
publication of the names and
faces of minors involved in this
kind of incident in any form of
media is the one that is prohibited by law. Taking of pictures or
video of incidents involving trafficking of minors is not prohibited. What is prohibited is the
publication of these pictures and
videos without appropriate protection employed by the publisher to maintain the anonymity of
these minors. Hence, there is no
point for Diaz to discuss suppression of press freedom vis-àvis the protection of minors. He
is a lawyer and he should know
his law. The arrest of Galang is
simply an insult on the role of
the media.
While I commend the
cleansing of the entertainment
industry in Angeles City and the
rest of the country by getting
rid of human trafficking and
prostitution, we should bear in
mind that everyone must be afforded due process in enforcing
the laws of the land. Raids
should not be used as mere papogi points for the NBI, or for
the solicitation of additional
funds of any foundation. They
should be carried out with proper respect to human rights of
everyone involved.
Insider’s Info
FROM PAGE 5
NBI, an erupted molar means
that the girl is no longer a minor.
However, if this is indeed the
basis, all the NBI has to look are
the City Clearances/Working
Permits of these girls given by
the City Health Department that
examines on the girls regularly.
I am sure that before the local
government would grant the
clearance/permit to work, the
Health Department had already
checked on their molars. It
seems that the NBI does not
take the local permits/health
clearance seriously… and this
is a slap on the face of the local
government.
As it turned out, no one
among those “rescued” at Stampede Bar appeared to be a minor. Hence, no charges have
been filed despite the damage
done to the establishment, the
girls, and the city’s reputation.
In this case that the complaint turned out to be untrue,
what would be the remedy of the
bar owner? To take this for granted as if it did not happen? I believe that a proper complaint for
damages against the complainants can be properly filed for the
malicious complaint that it filed
with the NBI. Imagine the lost of
income for a day or a week or
months?
Consider also the anxiety
and the besmirched reputation
that it will bring to the bar owners. The NBI agents can also be
charged with administrative actions should it turn out that they
abused their powers and functions. At worst, should the raid
be without any search warrant
issued by the court, an appropriate criminal action should be
pursued against the complainants and the NBI agents.
I also wonder if the minors
indeed used fake employment
LAHAR-BURIED PAMPANGA TOWN
NOTICE
ALEMART CORPORATION for its protection
and that of its wholesalers and customers
announces that the following official receipts:
155601-155650 issued to its San Fernando
Sales Office cannot be accounted by the
Sales Office. Any payment evidenced by the
above receipts will not be honored by the
Company pending investigation
PEDRO S. TAN
President
Punto! Central Luzon: October 21-November 18, 2011
NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT
Notice is hereby given that the heirs of JUANITO C. CHAN who died
intestate on October 31, 2011 in Angeles City executed an Extrajudicial
Settlement of his estate more particularly described as a parcel of land
situated at 104 Sylvia St., Nepomuceno Subdivision, Angeles City, covered
by TCT No. 0452010000056 and bank accounts maintained with: Banco
De Oro Balibago Branch under Account No. 4920075998; Philippine National
Bank Sto. Rosario Branch under Account No. 3025173723; and Bank of
Philippine Islands Balibago Branch under Account No. 8733-0417-58.
Punto! Central Luzon: November 18, 25 & December 2, 2011
NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT
WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS
Notice is hereby given that the heirs of AMADO C. MALLARI SR.
who died intestate on May 18, 2006 in Angeles City executed an Extrajudicial
Settlement with Waiver of Rights of his estate more particularly described
as a parcel of land located Bagong Silang Phase I, Pulung Cacutud,
Angeles City containing an area of Two Hundred Fifty (250) square maters.
Punto! Central Luzon: November 14, 21 & 28, 2011
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
THIRD JUDICIAL REGION
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT
ANGELES CITY
UNITY BANK,
A RURAL BANK, INC.,
Mortgagee,
-versus-
EXTRA JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE
OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE
UNDER ACT NO. 3135
AS AMENDED
NIA okays P60-M to finally
revive farms in Bacolor
BY DING CERVANTES
BACOLOR, Pampanga –
Made agriculturally barren
by tons of lahar flows that
ensued from Mt. Pinatubo’s eruption 20 years
ago, this town’s farmlands
have become so fertile as
to prompt government to
allocate P60 million for a
new local irrigation system.
Farmers, who had fled
this town to be resettled
in safer places elsewhere
as Mt. Pinatubo erupted in
1991, have described the
transformation of their buried farmlands from aridity
to fertility as “nothing short
of a miracle.”
In a meeting with the
farmers at the new municipal hall here over the
weekend, NIA regional director Reynaldo Puno
said he is backing P60million irrigation system
fund for the irrigation
project to serve an initial
566 hectares in six barangays here. This would
benefit at least 262 farmers who took odd jobs
when they lost their lands
to lahar but have vowed to
come back to farm once
the irrigation system is in
place.
A partylist member initially objected to the
project, expressing doubt
on the fertility of lahar-hit
areas in this town.
“There should no longer be any objection to the
project since it has been
established that the laharaffected areas no longer
experience high percolation or seepage rate. The
coverage of the irrigation
project should even be
widened for food production self sufficiency,” the
NIA regional director also
said.
“Our lahar-buried
farms were totally useless.
But now, they have even
become more fertile than
before Mt. Pinatubo eruption,” said farmer Rudy
Granda, 64, who vowed to
return as a full time farmer
once the irrigation system
has been constructed.
Mayor Jomar Hizon attributed the return of fertility to lahar buried farms to
the abundant growth of
cogon and other wild bushes.
“These wild plants grew
and then decomposed on
the surface of lahar lands,
thus enriching the areas
with natural compost. This
has been happening for the
past 16 years and now our
lands have again become
fertile,” he said.
He stressed the need
to again put in place an irrigation system after Mt.
Pinatubo lahar flows buried almost this entire town
under several feet of lahar
debris.
Angelito Miguel, development manager of the
Pampanga-Bataan Irrigation Management Office of
NIA, said that the irrigation
system would derive its
water from the slopes of
Mt. Pinatubo through the
Pasig-Potrero river and the
Gugu creek which once
were channels of lahar
debris that devastated this
town.
During the meeting,
municipal agricultural
technologist Janette
Wong presented a study
indicating that already,
many lahar areas in this
town proven to be agriculturally productive. She noted, however, that productivity is hampered by lack
of irrigation, as the crops
depend only on either
rains or fuel-consuming
shallow well pumps.
Vice Mayor Jun Canlas
said that the proposed irrigation system would double the amount of rice harvests here. “The land has
become so fertile that one
hectare can readily yield
100 cavans and this can
be done twice or even
thrice a year,” he noted.
Local farmers formed
last Oct. 17 the Villa de
Bacolor Pampanga Farmers Irrigators Association
in anticipation of the construction of the irrigation
system.
Miguel said that the irrigation system will cover
124 hectares in Barangay
San Antonio, 160 hectares
in Sta. Barbara, 114 hectares in Cabetican, 32
hectares in Tinajero, 31
hectares in San Vicente,
and 10 hectares in Sta.
Ines.
TCT NO. 118259
A parcel of land (Lot 14 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd56349, being a portion of Block 21, Psd- 50346, LRC Cad. Rec.
No. 124), situated in the Barrio of Balibago, City of Angeles,
Island of Luzon. Bounded on the NE., points 7-1, by Lot 13; on
the SE., points 1 to 2, by Lot 8; points 2 to 3, by Lot 7, and points
3 to 4, By Lot 6; on the SW., points 4 to 5 by Lot 15; and on the
NW., points 5 to 7, by Road Lot 1, all of the subdivision plan. x
x x containing an area of FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX
(476) SQUARE METERS, more or less. xxx
Prospective buyers/bidders may investigate for themselves the
above-mentioned parcel/s of land for their information and protection.
In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date,
it shall be held on January 30, 2012 at the same time and place without
further notice.
Angeles City, November 17, 2011.
HILARIO C. SALVADOR
Sheriff IV
Copy Furnished:
ATTY. FEDERICO S. TOLENTINO, JR.
Counsel for the Mortgagee
Guagua, Pampanga
MR. EMMANUEL R. NATIVIDAD
Vice President
Unity Bank, A Rural Bank, Inc.,
c/o V. Tiomico St., City of San Fernando, Pampanga
SPS. LAVERNE FERNANDO AND
ELIZABETH FERNANDO
Blk. 9, Lot 12 St. Jude Village,
City of San Fernando, Pampanga
PUNTO! Central Luzon: November 21, 28 & December 5, 2011
THINK GREEN
ESTAG’s Huang (center) and Yang (2nd from right) lead the time capsule laying. With them are
(L-R) CDC’s Remollo, Alvaro and Nuquid. PHOTO BY RIC GONZALES
P1-B Online Gaming-Hotel complex...
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equipment,” added Alvaro.
He described the project
as a “dream come true” as
they began to conceptualize the project “half a decade ago.”
CEO Tony Huang and
Chairman Yang of ESTAG,
Clark Development Corp.
(CDC) President and CEO
Felipe Antonio Remollo,
Philippine Games and
Amusement Corp. (PAGCOR) Director Enriquito
Nuguid and Alvaro led the
time-capsule laying at the
ESTAG’s facility just
across the airport. The proposed casino-hotel building is six-storey and designed by Arch. Jonathan
Gan.
Alvaro also said that
they plan to bring in “junket players,” most of whom
will arrive at the Clark Airport.
“We are planning to
bring in casino players in
a group from other countries,” said Alvaro.
He added that the ESTAG don’t want to directly
compete with other casinos at Clark which generally get walk-in foreign and
local players. The other
casinos are at the Fontana
Leisure Estate (FLE), Mimosa Leisure Estate
(MLE) and Widus Hotel.
For his part, Remollo
said the ESTAG’s project
“makes Clark the center of
business in the country.”
He added “it’s a mediumscale development and
bigger ones will also be
launched next year.”
Nuquid said PAGCOR
had wanted to see developments not just in Metro
Manila but in “Clark as well
to push for progress.”
Alvaro appealed to
Angeles City Mayor
Edgardo Pamintuan and
Vice Mayor Vicky VegaCabigting to help them
hire more than 300 employees when they begin
operations.
“Let’s have job-matching as we will begin the city
college next year,” said
Pamintuan, referring to the
Angeles City Community
College.
“Driven by its desire to
provide world-class entertainment, state-of-the-art
amusement and IT (Information Technolgy) solutions, ESTAG breaks new
foundation in the Philippines by combining the
most luxurious hotel accommodations, gaming
facilities, IT hub, entertainment centres, high end
boutiques, and shops, restaurants and spas, all in
one lavish an illustrious
complex,” said ESTAG in
a statement.
The ESTAG was established in Clark in 2005. It’s
engaged in creating gaming software, employing
more than 100 workers.
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • NOVEMBER 18 - 22, 2011 • FRIDAY - TUESDAY
SPS. LAVERNE FERNANDO AND
FC Case No. 2011-761
ELIZABETH FERNANDO,
Mortgagors.
x————————————————————x
NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE
Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended filed
by the Mortgagee, UNITY BANK, A RURAL BANK, INC., with postal
address at c/o V. Tiomico St., City of San Fernando, Pampanga against
the Mortgagors, SPS. LAVERNE FERNANDO AND ELIZABETH
FERNANDO with residence and postal address at Blk. 9, Lot 12 St. Jude
Village, City of San Fernando, Pampanga in order to satisfy the mortgage
debt which as of March 22, 2011 amounts to ONE MILLION SEVENTY
EIGHT THOUSAND FORTY FIVE PESOS AND SIXTY ONE CENTAVOS
only, (Php 1,078,045.61), Philippine Currency, principal including interest
and penalties but excluding attorney’s fees in accordance with the
stipulation in the said mortgage contract and all other expenses incurred
in the filing of this foreclosure and other charges allowed by law, the
undersigned Sheriff IV hereby gives notice and announces that on January
24, 2012 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning, at the Office of the Clerk
of Court, Regional Trial Court, Angeles City located at the 2nd Floor
Hall of Justice Bldg., Pulung Maragul, Angeles City will sell at
public auction for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the following parcel
of land with all existing and future improvements thereon, to wit:
7
Apu Ceto to lead memorial rites
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The National Union of
Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) chapter here
said it will also issue a resolution asking the United
Nations (UN) to adopt IDEI
which was initiated by the
Canada-based International Freedom of Express
Exchange (IFEX).
Journalists from various
provinces in Central Luzon
have also slated a ceremonial “die in” before the Mass
in front of the Holy Rosary
cathedral here to manifest
their “determination to keep
watch over the flow of justice on the Maguidanao
massacre.”
“The archbishop is expected to issue a circular
revolving around IDEI
which was inspired by the
call for justice in the Maguindanao massacre,” said
Ashley Manabat, chairman of the National Union
of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) in Pampanga.
Aniceto, 74, will officiate the Mass at the Holy
Rosary parish cathedral at
10 a.m. tomorrow to be attended by journalists from
various Central Luzon
provinces. The Mass will
be offered for the victims
of the Maguindanao massacre that included 32
journalists, mostly from
Central Mindanao, Manabat said.
“This will also be the
first time for NUJP chapters in Central Luzon provinces to come together to
commemorate the anniversary of the Maguindanao massacre. Last year,
the chapters commemorated the massacre in their
own provinces,” Manabat
added.
He said that this city’s
Mayor Oscar Rodriguez,
who is known as a human
rights advocate, and representatives from the College Editors Guild of the
Philippines in Central Luzon and the Integrated Bar
of the Philippines are also
expected to join the commemoration here tomorrow.
Fred Villareal, provin-
cial vice chairman of the
NUJP, said the ceremonies will start at 8:30 a.m.
in front of the city hall
across from the cathedral
here, with speeches from
the provincial chairpersons
of the NUJP in Central Luzon, candle lighting and
“die in” in front of the cathedral, a march around
downtown and the Mass.
Manabat noted that
journalists from Central
Luzon decided to come
together for the second
massacre anniversary to
give importance to IDEI
called for by IFEX.
IFEX was created in
1992 in Montréal, Canada
when a dozen leading free
expression organizations
came together to create a
coordinated mechanism to
rapidly expose free expression violations around
the world. It now has 95
independent organizations
worldwide and is internationally recognized as a
highly credible and effective global network.
IFEX recently declared
the first IDEI this Nov. 23
in the light of the Maguindanao massacre which it
described as the “single
deadliest attack on journalists in recent history.”
“The day will be a platform... to demand that
journalists’ killers do not
go free, and to ensure that
our colleagues working in
countries with continuous
and rampant impunity feel
that their work is valued
and their life is treasured,”
said the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
According to CPJ’s
2011 Impunity Index, Iraq
once again ranked the
highest in terms of unsolved murders numbering
92 in the past 10 years.
Somalia and the Philippines joined Iraq at the top
of the index.
Villareal said IDEI is
also being supported by
the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ),
the Reporters without Borders, the Confederation of
ASEAN Journalists, the
Human Rights Watch, and
the Jakarta Freedom
House.
Dokyu ng PCIJ tungkol sa impunity...
FROM PAGE 1
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • NOVEMBER 18 - 22, 2011 • FRIDAY - TUESDAY
End Impunity.”
Tatlo pang pamantasan sa kalakhang Maynila ang magpapalabas ng
nasabing dokumentryo. Ito
ay ang Lyceum of the Philippines, Polytechnic University of the Philippines
(PUP) at University of Santo Tomas.
Ayon kay Melinda
Quintos-De Jesus, executive director ng CMFR, ang
nasabing dokumentaryo ay
bahagi ng mas pinalawak
na adbokasiya laban sa
impunity at kampanya para
ipabatid sa taumbayan ang
pagsasagawa ng deklarasyon ng International Day
to End Impunity (IDEI) na
isasagawa sa Nobyembre
23, ang ikalawang anibersaryo ng Maguindanao
massacre.
“Mas
madaling
maintindihan at matawag
ang pansin ng mga kabataan kapag video ang
8
nakikita, kaya pinili namin
ang video bilang medium
sa advocacy,” ani QuintosDe Jesus.
Gayunpaman, nilinaw
niya na bukod sa
panonood ng dokumentaryo, ito ay sasangkapan
din ng mga malayang talakayan.
Matatandaan na noong
nakaraang taon ay nanguna ang CMFR sa pagsasagawa ng Journalism
Asia Forum sa Manila
Hotel na nilahukan ng mga
mag-aaral at mga piling
mamamahayag sa bansa
at mga bansa sa Timog
Silangang Asya.
Bukod sa apat na nabanggit na pamantasan,
sinabi ni Quintos-De
Jesus na posibleng ipalabas din nila ang dokumentaryo sa Lungsod ng Cebu.
Sinabi pa niya na maging sa mga pangunahing
himpilan ng telebisyon ay
ipapalabas ang dokumentaryo ng PCIJ.
Inayunan ito ni Malou
Mangahas, ang executive
director ng PCIJ at binanggit na pumayag na ang
QTV Channel 11 at ANC
Channel 23.
Maging ang TV5 ay plano na ring ipalabas ang
dokumentaryo.
Ayon pa sa kanya,
naghahanda rin ng katulad
na dokumentaryo ang
ABS-CBN Channel 2 at
nakikipagnegosasyon sila
sa GMA Channel 7.
Ang may tatlong oras
na dokumentaryo ay nahahati sa anim na bahagi ng
habang 25 hanggang 30
minuto.
Ito ay tumatalakay sa
kalagayan ng mga pamamahayag sa bansa, partikular na sa mga biktima
ng Maguinandao Massacre, at iba pang pinaslang
na mamamahayag.
Maging ang mga
mamamahayag na nagdusa sa mga kasong libelo ay bahagi ng dokumen-
taryo.
Ayon kay Mangahas,
naghanda rin sila ng tatlong bahagi ng dokumentaryo sa wikang Ingles
upang ipalabas sa mga
bansa sa South East Asia.
“First time ito sa Pilipinas, and we hope na may
matutunan sila sa karanasan ng Pilipinas para hindi na nila danasin ang dinanas natin,” ani Mangahas.
Samantala, ikinagalak
din ng CMFR, PCIJ at ng
National Union of Journalists of the Philippines
(NUJP) ang kontribusyon
ng mga mag-aaral ng Bulacan State University
(BulSU) sa adbokasiya at
kampanya laban sa impunity.
Ito ay matapos nilang
mapanood ang ilan sa
mga video production na
isinumite ng mga magaaral ng pamamahayag sa
BulSU na ngayon ay mapapanood na sa internet.
Golden Rice to solve Vit. A deficiency...
FROM PAGE 1
with the International
Rice Research Institute
(IRRI) in a bid to respond
to Vitamin A deficiency
in the Philippines and
Bangladesh. This, even
as plant breeding and
biotechlogist Dr. Antonio
Alfonso, one of the developers of Golden Rice,
underscored the importance of the new rice va-
riety as he noted that
Vitamin A deficiency has
been noted as having led
to blindness among children and ill health among
mothers.
Rasco said: “We’re
getting close to completion; we have laboratories
and green houses. We
have submitted our application for regulatory approval and we are just
waiting for the results.”
He said Golden Rice
will be made available to
consumers and farmers
as soon as the “biosafety evaluations” have been
completed and approved
by the Bureau of Plant Industry of the Department
of Agriculture.
At the same time,
PhilRice has noted the
national observance of
Rice Awareness Month
this November. Today,
Nov. 18, Rasco and Agriculture Sec Proceso Alcala will join other PhilRice executives at the
ceremonial harvest of palay in Rizal Park in Manila to “demonstrate the
advantages of modern
rice varieties.”
Rasco said modern
varieties have stronger
stalks and roots and are
high yielding.
–Ding Cervantes
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
THIRD JUDICIAL REGION
City of San Fernando (P)
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT
& EX- OFFICIO SHERIFF
HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND,
Mortgagee,
-versus-
EJF No. 239-11
DORIS B. BAKER,
Mortgagor.
x————————————————————x
NOTICE OF EXTRA JUDICIAL SALE
(Real Estate Mortgage under Act 3135, as amended by Act 4118)
Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended,
filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND, mortgagee, with
principal address at Suburbia Commercial Center, Maimpis, City of San
Fernando, Pampanga, against DORIS B. BAKER, mortgagor, with
residence and postal address at Lot 3, Blk. 17, Fortuneville Subd. III,
Panipuan, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage
indebtedness which as of July 15, 2011 amounts to ONE MILLION
EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED
NINETY SEVEN and 92/100 PESOS (P1,871,297.92) excluding interest
and other charges, the undersigned Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff
and/or her duly authorized Sheriff IV will sell at public auction on December
6, 2011 from 9:01 A.M. to 12:00 N.N. and from 1:00 P.M. to 3:59
P.M. at the main entrance of the Regional Trial Court Building, City of
San Fernando (P), to the highest bidder for CASH or MANAGER’S
CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following property/ies with all the
improvements thereon, to wit:
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 640049-R
“ A parcel of land (Lot 7 of the cons. subd. plan Pcs-03012468 being a portion of cons lots 1 to 16, blk 1, Pcs-03011855, LRC Rec No. ), situated in the Bo. of Malino &
Panipuan City of San Fdo.,. x x x containing an area of SIXTY
FIVE (65) Square Meters, more or less x x x “
All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the abovestated time and date.
In the event the public auction should not take place on the said
date, it shall be held on December 13, 2011, without further notice.
Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title herein
above described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.
City of San Fernando, Pampanga, October 27, 2011.
ATTY. JOSELEA YRAOLA FLORIA
Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff
cc: HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND
Suburbia Comm’l Center, Maimpis
City of San Fernando, Pampanga
ARNOLF F. OCAMPO
Sheriff IV
DORIS B. BAKER
Lot 3, Blk. 17, Fortuneville Subd. III,
Panipuan, City of San Fernando, Pamp.
PUNTO CENTRAL LUZON
PUNTO! Central Luzon: November 7, 14 & 21, 2011
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
THIRD JUDICIAL REGION
City of San Fernando (P)
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT
& EX- OFFICIO SHERIFF
UNITY BANK, A RURAL BANK, INC.,
Mortgagee,
-versus-
EJF No. 236-11
SPS. ARISTOTLE M. CANLAS
and FATIMA M. CANLAS,
Mortgagors.
x————————————————————x
NOTICE OF EXTRA JUDICIAL SALE
(Real Estate Mortgage under Act 3135, as amended by Act 4118)
Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended,
filed by UNITY BANK, A RURAL BANK, INC., mortgagee, with principal
address at V. Tiomico St., City of San Fernando, Pampanga, against
SPS. ARISTOTLE M. CANLAS and FATIMA M. CANLAS , mortgagors,
with residence and postal address at Blk. 18, Lot 10, AG Castro Blvd.
Greenville Subdivision, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, to satisfy the
mortgage indebtedness which as of October 10, 2011 amounts to TWO
MILLION SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED
SIXTEEN and 09/100 PESOS (P2,680,716.09) excluding interest and
other charges, the undersigned Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff and/or
her duly authorized Sheriff IV will sell at public auction on December 6,
2011 from 9:01 A.M. to 12:00 N.N. and from 1:00 P.M. to 3:59 P.M.
at the main entrance of the Regional Trial Court Building, City of San
Fernando (P), to the highest bidder for CASH or MANAGER’S CHECK
and in Philippine Currency, the following property/ies with all the
improvements thereon, to wit:
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 581125-R
“ A parcel of land (Lot 33, blk. 20 RES II of the subd plan
Psd-03-023089, being a portion of lot 5038-D, Psd-03-001902,
LRC Rec No. ), situated in the Bo. of San Jose, Mun. of San
Fdo., Prov. of Pamp. x x x containing an area of TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE (255) Square Meters x x x “
All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the abovestated time and date.
In the event the public auction should not take place on the said
date, it shall be held on December 13, 2011, without further notice.
Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title herein
above described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.
City of San Fernando, Pampanga, October 27, 2011.
ATTY. JOSELEA YRAOLA FLORIA
Clerk of Court
& Ex-Officio Sheriff
cc: UNITY BANK, A RURAL BANK, INC.
V. Tiomico St, City of San Fernando (P)
ARNOLF F. OCAMPO
Sheriff IV
SPS. ARISTOTLE & FATIMA CANLAS
Blk. 18, Lot 10, AG Castro Blvd.
Greenville Subd., City of San Fernando (P)
PUNTO CENTRAL LUZON
PUNTO! Central Luzon: November 4, 11 & 18, 2011
Lovi Poe five years nang
nagwa-water-water kay Jericho Rosales
LIMANG TAON na palang kinikilig kay Jericho Rosales si Lovi Poe. Kumbga, noon pa man, talagang kung may pagkakataon, Lovi
wants to devour or kain-kainin si Jericho Rosales
And did you know, nagkaroon ng nagkapagkakataon, mismong si Lovi pa’ng nag-request na maging leadingman niya si Echo.
Aminado naman siyang matagal na niyang crush si Echo.
“Ever since I started in the business, ’pag tinatanong ako kung sino ang crush ko, siya ’yung parati kong sinasabi. Five years ago
ko pa sinasabi ’yun,” say ni Lovi.
Ayon pa kay Leo, first time na nakita ni Lovi in person si Echo noong 2006 at kilig na kilig daw ang young actress nang time na 'yun.
Ngayong 2011, tinanong namin si Lovi kung kinikilig pa rin siya nang magkita sila sa shooting ng movie.
“Yeah!” mabilis niyang sagot. “He’s really good, super galing niya, grabe! Super funny siya sa set. When he acts, parang natural na
natural, parang he doesn’t need much motivation or anything.”
Ready ba siya na ma-link siya kay Echo in the same way na na-link siya kay Jake Cuenca nang makasama niya ito sa My
Neighbor’s Wife?
“Well, hindi naman maiwasan na may sabihin ’yung ibang tao. But it’s nice kung may good working relationship, I think that’s good
enough.”
Nang tanungin namin kung may bed scenes sila ni Echo, we’re surprised nang sabihin niyang wala.
“Wala, this is different for me, but I’m happy din naman na walang love scenes this time for a
change. It’s Solenn’s (Heussaff) moment. Abangan n’yo siya rito. I’m sure everybody’s tired na
rin of seeing me in... (daring scenes), so, si Solenn ang abangan ninyo rito.
by Cesar Pambid
“This time kasi it’s just that walang masyadong sexy scenes. It’s really cool ’coz
finally I’m doing something different naman,” say niya.
Natawa na lang si Lovi nang tanungin what if magpadagdag na naman ng love scenes si Mother Lily tulad ng nangyari
sa Aswang.
"Naintindihan ko naman si Mother when she did that, gumanda talaga 'yung movie because of that. I'm just thankful,
she knows best talaga."
Dito raw sa YTT, okay lang kung hihilingin sa kanya na magkaroon sila ng love scenes dahil may tiwala naman daw
siya sa direktor at sa producer.
The
Gossipmiller
Rhian Ramos muli na naman kumekerengkeng kay Mo Twister?
(text text sa umpisa pero saan kaya ‘yun hahantong?)
MISMONG si Rhian Ramos ang nagsalitang okey na sila ni Mo Twister.
Very traumatic yung separation nila, at magandang senyales ito na muli nilang pagmamabutihan.
Does this mean magiging silang muli?
True daw na may komunikasyon na raw sila uli ng ex-boyfriend niyang si Mo Twister.
"Yes, text-text lang," pag-amin ni Rhian. "Nung birthday niya, nag-greet lang ako sa
kanya sa text, ganoon lang. Actually, mas gusto ko 'yong walang boyfriend. Ang maging
single uli, dahil nagkaroon ako ng time sa mga friends ko. Pag hindi busy, nakaka-attend
ako ng party, nakakalabas kasama sila."
Nagkaroon din daw siya ng time sa kanyang pamilya, lalo na sa kanyang ina na si
Clara Ramos, na naoperahan dahil sa breast cancer.
Ayon pa sa young actress, "Tumutulong din ako sa advocacy tungkol sa breast
cancer, na kapag maaga pala itong na-detect, pwede pang gumaling.
"Ganoon ang nangyari sa Mommy ko, stage one pa lang ang breast cancer niya kaya
na-cure siya by operation. Kaya dapat lagi tayong magpa-check-up at maging very careful.
Eat foods that are rich in fiber. Mabuti nga, I'm an oat-baby. Mahilig akong kumain ng oats."
Kasama ni Rhian na pumunta ng Las Vegas ang mommy niya.
Tuloy ba ang paggawa nila ng ilang episodes ng Manny Many Prizes sa U.S.?
"Hindi po muna," sagot ni Rhian.
Pinapunta lang daw silang mga co-host ng Manny Many Prizes sa U.S. dahil gusto raw ni Manny
na nandoon sila.
Banggit pa ni Rhian, "Free ang plane fare namin pagpunta doon at ang ticket namin sa laban sa MGM
Grand Hotel.
"Sabi ni Ninong, babalik na lang kami sa States by January or February at saka kami gagawa ng ilang
episodes para sa mga kababayan natin doon."
Babalik daw agad ng Pilipinas si Rhian pagkatapos ng laban ni Manny.
Nagsimula na ring mag-taping si Rhian ng bagong teleserye nila ni Dingdong Dantes.
Mga gurang na starlet nagbebenta ng sarili
sa mga casino habitués
UMABOT NA pala sa puntong hayagan na ang pagbebenta ng dalawang starlet ng kanilang mga katawan sa mga
suki ng mga casino para matustusan ang bisyong sugal.
Umabot na talga silasa puntong ubos nayungpera nila epro dahil gustongmakabawi, ayan pabalik-balik sila
roon.
Okey naman sana kung mabenta sila, pero sa true, halos wala ng parukyano’ng kumukuha sa kanila at kadalasan,
sa awa, binabalatuhan na lang daw sila ng mga nananalo ang dalawang starlet na ito.
SA CASINO rin pala napupunta ang pera ng isang minsan ay itinuring na aktres. Hindi man siya naglalgi ma casino
ngayon, may mga episodes naman daw na ‘pag nakahawak ng pera, go siya agad sa casino.
Madalas daw itong talunan, na isa rin daw siya sa mahilig manghingi ng balato sa mga lalaki.
Sayang naman ang aktres na ito na kahit may edad na ay magaling pa rin.
Pero sadyang malas ang buhay niya na nakatakda yata siya sa ganitong destiny.
While yumaman na at sikt na sikat pa rin ang mga aksabay niya, siya talagang naghihirap na.
Hindi na siya underage. Matanda na siya’t dapat nang matuto.
Ano naman kasio ang maaasahan e sugarela di naman yug nanay niyang namayapa na.
Coco Martin di makalampas sa isyung pambabading?
THERE WAS a time na laging laman ng mga blind items, ang tungkol sa isang trying hard na actor na mahilig pahagip
sa mga bading. Pinagpistahan sa mga tabloid yung di umano, this actor has been living through the generosity of
several gays, na hindi man tukuyin, napagkakamalang si Coco yung actor na yun. Kasi nga sa mga clues, may mga
humuhulang si Coco yung actor na pinag-awayan ng dalawang baklita sa showbiz noon. Hindi na namin babanggitin
ang identity ng dalawang bading, suffice to say na ito yung nakatuklas sa actor at yung director na sandaling naging
karelasyon di umano Coco.
But this is going too far, kahit may mga nagpapalagay nga na si Coco yung actor in question, noboby can really
make sure at di makapaglabas ng ebidensyang si Coco nga yun.
Sikat na si Coco, magaling ding actor pero wala pa ring tigil ang mga wagayway ng mga makakating dila sa
tungkol sa relasyon daw niya sa kabadingan. Heto at mayaman na siya, kung kaninong exec ng isang network
siya inili-link. Na dahil nasa ilailm siya ng management o pagtulong ng isang gay exec, may mga nagpapalagay
na may relasyon sila.
Kung kami naman ang tatanungin,we can never believe such isuue. Kasi nga sikat na, despues mayaman
na si Coco na kug true halimbawa ‘yung bintang na nambabakla siya nung araw, di na niya gagawin yun.
Ay nga pala, there was this reporter na panay ang pamalatang naging kulakadidang daw siya ni Coco. Na
masarap daw magmahal ng bading si Coco, at kuwento pa ng bading na ito, kahit na raw may GF nung mga
panahong yun si Coco, siya pa rin daw ang priority nito.
But of coursre, lihim lang na tinawanan ng mga kaistoryahan ang bading na ito na ayosa kanila ay ilusyunado
raw. Feeling kasi ng hitad, ang ganda-ganda niya na talagang na-in love sa kanya si Coco Martin.
Rhian Ramos
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • NOVEMBER 18 - 22, 2011 • FRIDAY - TUESDAY
Sugarela din ang isang gurang na aktres
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PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • NOVEMBER 18 - 22, 2011 • FRIDAY - TUESDAY