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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO-Liberal Party (LP) provincialchairman former governor

Fr. Eddie Panlilio said yesterdaythat Pres. Aquino will not allowlocal candidates identified with theArroyo administration to rununchallenged in the 2013 polls.

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PNoy to field bets vs. localre-electionists linked to GMA

In an interview, Panliliodeclined to comment onreports that the Presidenthad urged him to runagainst incumbent Gov.Lilia Pineda who is seek-ing reelection with her sonDennis as running mateunder the new local partycalled Kambilan.

But he said “there aresome negotiations andthere will be some an-nouncement by Thurs-day.” Candidates in nextyear’s elections have up toFriday to file their Certifi-cates of Candidacy (CoC)with the Commission onElections (Comelec).

Panlilio said LP woulddefinitely field candidatesagainst Pineda and formerpresident now Rep. GloriaMacapagal Arroyo in Pam-panga’s second district.Pineda is Arroyo’s “coma-dre,” as the latter was prin-cipal sponsor in the wed-

Panlilio

CONGRESSIONAL wannabe Joseller “Yeng” Guiao has theleast respect, if not utter contempt for the local media.

This has been most manifest in his inaccessibility tothe Pampanga press, even as he basks in the glory ofthe national media. Discrimination obtaining there too.

It was therefore with enthusiasm that members ofthe local media gathered last Saturday, September 29,upon the invitation of Guiao himself, at the Marquee Mall

in Angeles City.Only to be insulted with the non-appearance of Guiaofor over two hours, the vice governor and presumptive

congressional candidate neither calling nor textingthem if he would be coming to the meeting he him-self scheduled.

Calls and texts by the mediamen to Guiao wereunanswered.

It was found out that Guiao was meeting with aPampanga mayor in another restaurant in the same

mall.When he finally showed up – with but

a few of the mediamen remaining – therewas nary an apology from him. He even

laughed off the whole incident, and had thetemerety to say that all it would take was a cup

of coffee with him to gather again all the media-men who left. This, even as he distributed enve-

lopes containing P1,000 to those who patiently wait-ed for him.

Guiao, indeed, has the lowest regard, the least re-spect, and the most contempt for the local media.

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Utter contempt for media,threat to press freedom

CONGRESSIONAL WANNABE SCORED

Guiao

BY JOEY PAVIA

MABALACAT CITY – Hun-dreds of chanting, shout-ing residents representingvarious multi-sectoralgroups and barangay offi-

Massive show of forceat Boking’s COC filing

cials joined Mayor Marino“Boking” Morales in filinghis certificate of candida-cy (COC) for re-election onMonday.

“We love you,” readbanners and streamers

held by supporters of Mo-rales who is vying to be thefirst full-term city of mayorof this 300-year-old formerfirst class municipality.

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Mayor Morales delivers his speech in front of a huge crowd supporting hisre-election bid. PHOTO BY RIC GONZALES

ding of Dennis.Supporters of Pineda

had expected she wouldrun for reelection unop-posed. Even Vice Pres.Jejomar Binay, in his re-cent visit to Angeles City,publicly declared thatPineda would be a surewinner in 2013 as he ex-pressed confidence no

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BY ERNIE B. ESCONDE

BALANGA CITY - The first dayof the filing of Certificates of Can-didacy on Monday seemed notto be the priority of most local,provincial and congressionalhopefuls in Bataan.

No one eyeing the congres-sional post in the first and sec-ond districts of the province filed.And so with candidates for gov-ernor, vice-governor and 12 pro-vincial board members in twodistricts. They are supposed tofile their COC with the ProvincialElection Supervisor’s Office inBalanga City.

Unconfirmed but reliable re-ports showed that most of themajor candidates were havinglast ditch efforts this Monday toforge unification.

“No one has filed yet but weare expecting the bulk of candi-dates to come on Wednesdayto Friday,” said lawyer Emman-uel Ignacio, Director III of theCommission on Elections inBataan.

Few candidates file COC on first dayHe said they are ready and

he has conferred with 12 elec-tion registrars of the province lastWednesday on the adoption ofnew forms and submission ofreports.

In Pilar town, the smallComelec office was empty.“Reding-redi na kami sa Pilar natumanggap ng mga kandidatopero sa ngayon wala pang du-marating,” said municipal elec-tion registrar Edna Orejola.

A check on the rest of the 11towns and one city showed therewere no candidates yet, exceptin Samal town.

Maribeth Salvador, Samalmunicipal election registrar, saidre-electionist Samal MayorGene dela Fuente, her vice-may-oral bet councilor Aida Macali-nao and eight candidates fortown councilor or sangguniangbayan, all under the Liberal Par-ty, were the only early birds inthe town.

Police reported that the firstday in the filing of COC was gen-erally peaceful and orderly.

UMPTEENTH FILING. Long time Mayor Marino “Boking” Morales files his COC earlyMonday along with his running mate Liza Pineda and councilors Rox Peña, FroyGalang, Carlo Rivera, Joey Santos, Jeng Yumul, Bok Tiglao, Dwight Morales, Krizzanel“WinWin” Garbo, Eddie Sotto and Tom Manalo . PHOTO BY RIC GONZALES

BY DINO BALABO

MALOLOS CITY—Civic organi-zations in Bulacan are racingagainst time to revive the oldBulacan United Opposition(BUO) and come up with alter-native candidates for the 2013polls.

This is due to a dearth ofcandidates in the province as theruling Liberal Party (LP) forgeda coalition with other major par-ties.

The situation was describedby political leaders as “death ofdemocracy” and claimed that itwas through maneuverings ofMalacañang.

As this developed, the Com-mission on Elections (Comelec)in the province said the first twodays of filing of Certificates of

NGOs to field alternative candidates in BulacanCandidacy (CoC) was “slow”with only one independent can-didate challenging incumbentGov. Wilhelmino Alvarado’s re-election bid.

Jose Ray Munsayac of theBagong Alyansang Makabayan(Bayan) said he was informed byleaders of civic organization inthe province that a meeting wasset Tuesday evening to deter-mine possibilities of fielding aslate of local candidates for the2013 mid-term elections.

“We don’t want a repeat ofthe 2001 elections,” Munsayacsaid and recalled that membersof the opposition from Bocauetown disagreed with the coalitionbetween Lakas-NUCD-Kampiand the Laban ng Demokra-tikong Pilipino (LDP).

He said that in 2001, the

Bulacan United Opposition(BUO) was formed to supportthen gubernatorial bid of Luz Vi-ado against former Gov. JosieDela Cruz.

According to Munsayac, cur-rent coalition between LP andthe National Unity Party in Bu-lacan has disenfranchised manyas incumbent officials will gounchallenged due to the “equityof the incumbent.”

Political old hands here saidthe coalition between major par-ties could mean the death ofdemocracy in the province, as itis against the principle of multi-party system which providesmore choices to voters.

Others claimed that the co-alition at the local levels wasengineered by Malacanang inorder to secure victory of the

senatorial slate under the LPcoalition.

They also noted that Mala-canang’s political maneuveringis not only happening in Bula-can but in at least 60 other prov-inces.

As this developed, lawyerElmo Duque, the provincial elec-tion supervisor in Bulacan saidonly one candidate has so farfiled for the gubernatorial race inBulacan.

Duque identified the candi-date as Jaime Almera of Malo-los City who filed his CoC onMonday afternoon as an inde-pendent candidate.

Other candidates for provin-cial posts led by Gov. Alvaradoare expected to file their CoCsbetween today (Wednesday)and Friday.Alvarado

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ANGELES CITY- It’s a coffee experiencelike no other, what could be more grandthan a European inspired cafe set inthe golden years of 1950’s to the1960’s.... welcome to Grand Cafe...

Trully a work of art ,The Grand Cafeis the master piece of Designer AouieEscarcha Lao and Executive Chef DavidGriffiths.

The grand Cafe was inspired by Eu-ropean cafes and shops with a 1950 -1960 feel.

MarinusVan Merkesteijn, known tohis friends as Maurice Van M., Chair-man of Philippine Land Group, Inc andthe President of Grandview PropertyManagement, Inc said that the conceptof Grand Cafe dates back topersonal memories of his childhood.

During his young years in the com-pany of his Grand Parends, Maurice VanM.would frequently visit the Railway Ca-fe’s in Europe generally called “GrandCafe”.

Maurice Van M. said that he wantedto re create the feel and atmosphere ofthat magical and golden period.

He often says that there was a mys-tique and romance in the air in those rail-way stations and “Grand Cafe’s”.

“The sound of the steam locomotivesarriving from exciting places.... The an-nouncements of the departing trains withthe familiar “All Aboard”..... The vendorswith their sandwich and coffee carts sell-ing their wares to the passengers.. News-paper vendors shouting out headlines.....oh and don’t forget the clouds of steam!it was a magic time for a young boy,”Maurice Van M. said.

Last September 29 the Grand Cafeopens it’s doors to all coffee lovers, situ-ated in the Lobby of Grandview Tower,it’s a trip down memory lane to some asthey step back in time for a modern ver-sion of a 1950’s to 1960’s cafe.

The music you will hear will for somebring back memories and hopefully beenjoyed by the not so old as well.... Seeyou at Grand Cafe were every coffee ex-perience is worth remembering.

Chef David Charles Griffiths, Grand-view Tower’s new Executive Chef, isbound to make your Grand Café diningexperience a memorable one. The Ca-nadian chef was Executive Chef to someof the most popular restaurants in Cana-da, Hong Kong and in the Philippines aswell.

Chef David was Executive Chef ofmany restaurants in Canada and HongKong. Some of which are the LartwellRestaurant, Alabaster Restaurant, Cheffor Diva, Westin Grand Hotel, Delta Van-couver Suites Hotel, Boat House Res-taurant, Heritage Garden and the mostprestigious Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club.

A grand coffee experience at Grand CafeHis television appearances in Vancou-

ver include Barbara Joe’s Books forCooks, Van Dousen Garden Show, Van-couver Wellness Show and Vicky Gab-bareu Show.

Back in Canada, Chef David won sev-eral culinary recognition such as the BestEuropean Restaurant Vancouver Maga-zine Awards & CAA Five Diamond Awardfor Chartwell Restaurant (Four SeasonsHotel) and Vancouver’s Best Kept Se-crets for Manhattan Restaurant (DeltaVancouver Suites Hotel), Best ItalianRestaurant Vancouver Magazine Awards(Alabaster Restaurant), Gourmet Maga-zine Awards’ Best Places to Eat in Van-couver for Dive @ the Met (MetropolitanHotel).

For many Angelenos, Chef David’sarrival at the Grandview Tower marks an-other gastronomic adventure for Pampan-ga and the neighboring regions.

Grandview Tower Hotel is a prime 5-star type hotel accommodation within thecenter of business and entertainment ofthe growing city of Angeles, Pampanga.Here, at the Grandview Tower Hotel, weoffer more than just a room to stay in forthe night. We bring you modern and stateof the art amenities, security and ser-vice. Plus, you’re just minutes away fromthe city’s shopping, tourist, dining andentertainment destinations. Allow us tohelp you plan your itinerary while stay-ing in Angeles City and we’ll make sureyou see all that this town can offer!

Grandview Tower Hotel features over90 spacious hotel suites all equippedwith hi-tech security system, advancedin-room technology, wide LCD televisionsets high speed internet connection, con-temporary furnishings, en suite baths andluxurious beds and pillows. Its great lo-cation allows guests to enjoy the splen-did views of Clark field and maybe evensee planes passing by as they land andtake off. True to its Asian roots, eachhotel suite exudes a visible Asian con-temporary design that is both aestheti-cally pleasing and welcoming.

THERE’S SOMETHING FOREVERYBODY AT THE GRANDVIEW

The hotel also features more than ahandful of dining outlets and entertain-ment areas where you can have lunchwith the family, schedule conferences,plan a kid’s pool party or have a night outwith friends. You’ll never run out of choic-es as the hotel features an internationalrange of cuisines in each of its restau-rants and bistros. There are also a sportsbar, tapas bar, the Grand Cafe and a fullyequipped gym. Last but not least let’snot forget that splendid rooftop swimmingpool from where you can admire the mostamazing view. –Press Release

PLG Chair Maurice Van Merkesteijn , who is also the President of GrandviewProperty Management , Inc . and Angeles City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuanlead Friday's grand opening of Grand Cafe located at Grandview Towers.Joining them are Vice Mayor Vicky Vega- Cabigting, Councilors EduPamintuan ,Maricel Morales ,Alex Indiongco, and Liga ng mga BarangayPresident Jojo Dimapiles and Kagawad Danica Lacson.

BY DING CERVANTES

CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO - Several northernZambales towns will expe-rience up to eight hours ofpower interruptions onWednesday, October 3,the National Grid Corpora-tion of the Philippines(NGCP) said.

Lilibeth Gaydowen,NGCP public affairs offic-er, said there will be a shut-down of Zambales ElectricCooperative I (ZAMECO I)transmission facilities inIba, Palauig, Masinloc,

Power outage in severalZambales towns slated

Candelaria, and Sta. Cruzsubstations from 8 a.m. to6 p.m. on Wednesday.

Gaydowen said this isto give way to the replace-ment of “selected linehardwares along the Bot-olan-Candelaria 69 KiloVolttransmission line.”

She said that normaloperations will immediate-ly resume as soon aswork in the affected facili-ties is completed.

Gaydowen also saidNGCP’s “customers andthe general public are ad-vised to take the neces-

sary preparations and pre-cautions for the scheduledinterruption.”

“Specific cities andmunicipalities to be affect-ed by the power interrup-tion are determined by theaffected Distribution Utility(DU), in this case ZamecoI, unless the activity affectsthe entire franchise area,”Gaydowen also said.

The DU allots the avail-able power within its fran-chise area and imple-ments the power interrup-tion schedule among theend-users, she added.

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Honest copsNOT ALL police stations are a veritable rogue’sgallery of kotong or extortion.

There are still a number of honest cops.In Porac, Pampanga, Supt. Neil Miro did not

simply refuse a proffered bribe of P30,000 for therelease of a jailed drug case suspect. He set upan entrapment operation that netted the briber whoturned out to be the suspect’s sibling.

She has been slapped with an anti-corruptioncase for violation of Article 212 under the RevisedPenal Code.

In Cabanatuan City, SPO2 Ramil Cruz promptlyarrested a village kagawad after she offered himP50,000 in exchange for the release of her nephewwho was nabbed for illegal gun possession.

It did not matter to Cruz that the kagawad is thewife of a barangay chairman.

Charges of violation of Art 212 of the RevisedPenal Code are likewise being prepared to againstthe honourable kagawad.

We salute you, Officers!

Running dog“Just another…lackey…who lacks expertise tospeak on airport development as he is primarily arepresentative of profit-oriented commercialairlines.”

Partido ABE Kapampangan was most kind to ofInternational Air Transport Association (IATA)president Tony Tyler who denigrated the ClarkInternational Airport as as unworthy of being thecountry’s premier international gateway.

In the same breath, Tyler hailed the Philippines’“rich aviation history” all because “PAL is apioneering airline in the region.”

Which showed Tyler’s real master there.Tyler’s saying that “building a secondary airport

or increasingly splitting the traffic with Clark in itscurrent form will not be sufficient to put thePhilippines on the same playing field as its muchmore competitive neighbours” was, ABE said, “aveiled endorsement of the PAL’s announced planto build its own airport near Metro Manila, possiblyin Bulacan.”

Most kind, really, is ABE in calling Tyler a lackey.He is PAL’s salivating canine, let loose to wreakhavoc on Clark.

Get this mongrel back to its cage.

Agnew, by and largeTHE ULTIMATE survivor. That can only be Richard Douglas Agnew.

Twenty seven bullets pockmarking the red Ford Expedition hewas driving, not one stray hitting him, not even grazing any part ofhim. The scratch on his forehead coming from a shard of the blastedwindow or the windshield.

Maybe, this former Royal Ulster Constable had an amuletstronger than that of the legendary Nardong Putik. Else, his survivingthat Saturday ambush could only be deemed an act of God. Damnye who cry “Ambush me!”

Yeah, God’s intervening mercy and saving grace reach out evento public sinners like Agnew.

“This is the sleazy Irish businessman who wants to be King ofSin City. Ex-cop Richard Agnew is heading up an organisation ofbar owners on the world’s seediest red-light strip.

Our pictures show the rugby-loving Ulsterman shaming thenation and the Ulster flag by draping it around young girls andmaking sex workers pose for trophy pictures.”

So it is written in the web page of SundayWorld/Real Irish Sunday.

“…a big name in the Angeles City sex trade…owner of the Blue Nile Bar, Golden Nile,

Sunshine, Tropican and several other sex bars inAngeles city - a focal point in the Philippines sextrade.

… arrested in 2004 after the National Bureauof Investigation raided the Blue Nile hotel and barand allegedly found six girls aged between 11 and13.”

So the Belfast Telegraph tagged Agnew in astory in September last year on the killing ofAgnew’s fellow RUC and business partner DavidBalmer and his Filipina live-in partner in the housethe three shared in Barangay Amsic.

As Agnew survived his arrest and self-deportation to Thailand in 2004 in the wake ofthe raid by the National Bureau of Investigationon Agnew’s Blue Nile hotel and bar whichyielded six girls aged between 11 and 13, sohe survived police questioning on the doublemurder.

Easier now than to survive a volley of 27 bulletsfrom an M-16 automatic rifle and a .9 millimeterhandgun. You just have to give it to Agnew.

You have to give it to 1st District Rep. Carmelo“Tarzan” Lazatin too, for standing for Agnew. Hemade it clear as day – the ace Punto reporterJoey Pavia says, and wrote in his story yesterday– that Agnew is a “friend” of the Cong wanting tobe mayor again. That is some rare feat, consideringAgnew’s media-impacted infamy.

“The (ambush on Agnew) is terrifying. First,the businessmen were subjected to extortion.They were harassed and their businesses wereclosed. Now these attempts to kill them,” saidLazatin, warning that the incident “will definitelycripple businesses and tourism in Angeles City.”

“Politics,” cried – expectedly – Mayor EdgardoPamintuan. Not of the Agnew ambush but ofLazatin’s lament.

“It has all the signs and shades of politics.There is no kotong (extortion) exerted on tradersin our city,” said Pamintuan. “In fact, Lazatinhimself had been telling people before (he decidedto run against me) that I don’t get bribes frominvestors.”

“Infighting between Caucasian businessmentrying to outdo and dupe each other.” SoPamintuan rooted the perceived motive in Agnew’sambush and said he would ask both the Bureauof Immigration and the National Bureau ofInvestigation to investigate alleged “foreign mafiasin tandem with local syndicate groups preying oninnocent and would be hapless and helplessforeign investors.”

Out of the pale of politics, into basic sleuthingnow: Is there a connection between the Agnewambush and the double murder of Balmer and hisgirlfriend last year?

“It’s possible but we do not have hard evidenceon that,” Agnew himself said, disclosing that hehas been pursuing the case against the suspectsthere.

“We are evaluating all the information gatheredby investigators, we are pursuing all possibleleads,” said Chief Inspector Luisito Tan, chief ofStation 4, as well he should as a grizzled policeinvestigator.

A cursory read of the articles on the Balmermurder and this Agnew ambush immediatelyshows one common denominator – the use of awhite Toyota Innova.

In the Balmer case, “…a security guardin the subdivision said he saw a white ToyotaInnova in the area at around 3:30 a.m… Hesaid he saw a male Caucasian wearing ablack cap and a Filipino driver inside thevehicle.”

In the Agnew case, “Police said they wereinformed by witnesses that a white Toyota Innovawith the letter “J” and number “9” on its licenseplate was noticed rushing off the area after theshooting happened.

The Innova in the first case was retrieved, itsowner traced, and the suspects – who rentedthe car – were identified but have remained atlarge.

The Innova in the second case has yet to befound. But the police can take it from there.

Patterns and profiles make the signaturemodus operandi in the crime business.

Meanwhile, its business as usual at Agnew’sFields Avenue domain. Surviving? Hardly.Profiting? Magnificently.

LESS THAN one year after thedestruction of the Berlin Wall,East and West Germany cometogether on what is known as"Unity Day."

Since 1945, when Sovietforces occupied eastern Ger-many, and the United Statesand other Allied forces occupiedthe western half of the nationat the close of World War II,divided Germany had come toserve as one of the most en-during symbols of the ColdWar.

Some of the most dramaticepisodes of the Cold War tookplace there. The Berlin Block-

TODAY IN HISTORY

East and West Germanyreunite after 45 years

ade (June 1948--May 1949),during which the Soviet Unionblocked all ground travel intoWest Berlin, and the construc-tion of the Berlin Wall in 1961were perhaps the most fa-mous.

With the gradual waning ofSoviet power in the late 1980s,the Communist Party in EastGermany began to lose its gripon power.

Tens of thousands of EastGermans began to flee the na-tion, and by late 1989 the Ber-lin Wall started to come down.

Shortly thereafter, talks be-tween East and West German

officials, joined by officials fromthe United States, Great Brit-ain, France, and the USSR,began to explore the possibili-ty of reunification.

Two months following reuni-fication, all-German electionstook place and Helmut Kohlbecame the first chancellor ofthe reunified Germany.

Although this action camemore than a year before the dis-solution of the Soviet Union, formany observers the reunifica-tion of Germany effectivelymarked the end of the ColdWar.

Source: www.history.com

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MagingMaalam,MagingMalaya

Ni Erin Tañada

Sa jueteng,lahat tayo talo

ISANG malaking suliraning ating nararanasan ay ang jueteng. Hindiman ramdam ito nang agaran sa hapag kainan at sa sikmura ngmamamayan pero may malaki itong epektong pangmatagalan. Angperang nakukurakot ng jueteng lords pati na rin ng kanilang mga“protectors” ay maaari sanang nailalagay sa kaban ng bayan, nasiyang dapat na nagagamit upang ang tao’y mapakain, mapag-aral, at sa dulo ng lahat ng ito, mabigyan ng magandang buhay atkinabukasan.

Marami ng solusyong naihapag, ngunit nariyan pa rin angproblema. Marami nang nagsabing lalaban sila, ngunit wala paring tuwirang tagumpay. Pasensya na subali’t gasgas na gasgasna ang kasabihang ang sulusyon ay “political will” lamang pero sakongkreto ano nga ba ang maaaring gawin?

May mga gusto akong ihapag na mungkahi subali’t sa likodnito ay ang tuwirang paghahayag na pagkatiwalaan ang Pangulosa usaping ito. Nang sinabi niyang natagpuan na ang lunas labansa jueteng, dapat tayong manalig na nahanap na nga itong solusyonpara sa suliraning gumigimbal sa atin mula pa noong panahon ngmga Kastila. Ang mga spekulasyon na ang tugon sa isyung ito aypareho lang sa dati ay hilaw pa. Dapat nating antayin muna angtiyak na plano sa kung paano susugpuin ang jueteng bago tayomagkomento.

Ano ang mga mungkahi kong ito?Una, dapat gamitin ng pamahalaan ang Anti-

Money Laundering Council (AMLC) at angKagawaran ng Rentas Internas o BIR sa pagtugissa mga operator ng jueteng. Kung ang kamay ngbatas ay hindi sila mahawakan, baka ang masmatibay na kamao ng ating mga tanggapangpampinansya ang maaaring makahuli sa kanila.Kung ang AMLC at BIR ay parehong maykakayahang ibunyag ang mga liability ng atingpinakamataas na mahistrado noong panahon ngimpeachment, kaya rin nila itong gawin para samga hari ng jueteng.

Pangalawa, kung nabanggit na na angkompetisyon ay ang pinaka-epektibong paraanpara ihinto ang jueteng, nararapat lamang nahuwag nating isara ang pinto sa mga puwersang merkado upang makatulong ang mga ito saating layunin. Kung ang grassroots gaming aybukas, kontrolado, hindi puwersahan, at hinditalamak; kung mapapatunayang hindi itonakahihikayat ng katiwalian, nakabubuti sapubliko, magdadagdag sa kaban ng mga bayan,at ipinapatakbo ng pamahalaan, dapat natin itong

idaan muna sa pilot-testing kasama ng katiyakangititigil ito kung ang kapakanan ng publiko ay hindinaisasaalang-alang.

Pangatlo, sinuman ang maitalaga bilangInterior and Local Government Undersecretary,dapat bigyan ng malinaw na mandato paralabanan ang jueteng. Sa katunayan, angpagtatalaga ng Undersecretary ay maaaringgawing probationary status at pwede lamanggawing permanente kung may mga nagawa nasiya sa laban natin kontra jueteng.

Isa sa maraming pinagkakaabalahan ni DILGSecretary Jesse Robredo ay isang pagsiyasat sajueteng bago bumagsak ang eroplano niya.Kailangan nating magtulungan sa usaping ito parahindi masayang ang kanyang buhay at upangtulungan si Pangulong Noynoy Aquino at ang atingbayan. Kailangan nating lumaban! Tayo mismo,kailangang kumilos. Utang natin ito sa ating mgasarili—na hindi na tayo manakawan ng tiwali gamitang mga bisyo ng pagsusugal. Maiba naman,magsugal tayo para sa kinabukasan natin at hindipara sa panandaliang pagkapanalo para angbayan naman ang tunay na manalo.

I FIND the Blessed Mother’smessage to Medjugorje’s Mari-ja last Sept. 25 one of the mostsignificant in these times whencelebrities on television repeattoo often the mantra “Life is tooshort”, when materialism hasbecome the pursuit of many ev-ery moment, when God, alas,has become peripheral excepton Sundays.

The Virgin Mother said: "Dearchildren! When in nature youlook at the richness of the col-ors which the Most High givesto you, open your heart and praywith gratitude for all the good thatyou have and say: ‘I am here cre-ated for eternity’ – and yearn forheavenly things because Godloves you with immeasurablelove. This is why He also gaveme to you to tell you: ‘Only inGod is your peace and hope,dear children’. Thank you for hav-ing responded to my call."

How significant is the admo-nition for us to remind ourselves,“I am here created for eternity.”It tells us life is not too short,for it leads to the everlasting.This truth should make many ofus rethink how we live on earthwhich is where we decide ourplace in eternity.

As far as I know, theBlessed Mother, in all her mes-sages to the Medjugorje vision-

aries since 1981, has neverfailed to cite the importance forus to pray. Again last Sept. 2,she appealed anew through vi-sionary Mirjana for us to pray,pray, pray.

She said: "Dear children, asmy eyes are looking at you, mysoul is seeking those souls withwhom it desires to be one – thesouls who have understood theimportance of prayer for thoseof my children who have notcome to know the love of theHeavenly Father. I am calling youbecause I need you. Accept themission and do not be afraid, Iwill strengthen you. I will fill youwith my graces. With my love Iwill protect you from the evil spir-it. I will be with you. With mypresence I will console you indifficult moments. Thank you foryour open hearts. Pray forpriests. Pray that the unity be-tween my Son and them maybe all the stronger, that they maybe one. Thank you."

Now, to continue with NickyEltz’s interview with holy mysticMaria Simma who spent muchof her lifetime communicatingwith souls from Purgatory.

Q: Do saints play importantroles for the poor souls?

A: St. Joseph can help usgreatly in avoiding Purgatoryentirely, and we should always

ask our favorite saints to pray alot for our loved ones in Purga-tory. The saints’ prayers for themassist them a great deal. Andofficially, the patron saint of thepoor souls is St. Nicolas of To-lentino.

Q: Do the souls (who hadappeared to Maria Simma) evermention the saints?

A: No, so far they haven’tmentioned them in any specificway to me but they do mentionthe angels and most especiallySt. Michael who is so very im-portant.

Q: How would you respondto Christians who quest8ion theimportance of the saints?

A: Ignoring them is a greatloss. By reading about them, ourfaith is greatly strengthened. Ipromise you many of their sto-ries make contemporary writingsin any media seem pathetic.

Napag-uusapanlangNi Felix M. Garcia

Ding atlunglamaran

MISAN ating atlung lalaking merakapKilub ning palengki, menako lang prutas;King ba’rong bandalan king sala rang depatKetang munisipyu diretsu rong’ agad.At karas da reti king istasyun pulisDisan de ing heping sobra king kabagsik;“Nanung kasu da ren” nganang migaligit,Pekibat ding tanud” menako la pu Tsip”.Kaibat nong’ pengutnan ding atlung lalaki,Inaus neng agad ing kayang Deputy;Tukyan yo’ ren nganang munta king palengkiAt ding penako ra idala yo’ keti.Ing minunang misyang karing mapangangas,Yapin ing menako karing sinigwelas;At ngana ning Hepi, “ban agad milabasIng kekang pantalon keka yang ilukas”At kuma ka nganang metung a pirasuKaren a ngamu king palengki kinwa mu,King kekang pitaklan ipalub meng toduAbsweltu na ka king kekang meging kasu.Kabang papalub ne ketang kayang buldit,Ining miparusan maybug neng manangis;Mipawas ya kanwan at mangapangisngisKing penandaman nang e bibirung sakit.Kaibat mipatupad ing meging parusaPepaulyan na ne ning hepi karela;Kalwal na king pasbul nitang opisinaAtyu na la naman detang kayabe na.Ing kaduang lalaki ya namang meyausKing kuartu ning Hepi malagwang linub;Timpak ne lamesa darala nang suputAt magugumasid karing pakalukluk.“Nanu no’mang prutas ding kekang darala?”Ngana niting Hepi a mengutang kaya,“Santul la pu” nganing agag pekibat na;“Aru!” nganang Hepi, “karagul da pala?”Nung makanian abe daklut na kang metungKaring amanwan mung penako mung santul,At ilako mu ne ing kekang pantalunBa’na kang milabas king binye ming atul.“Nanu pung gawan ku?” ing agad nang kitang“Kanining santul a kanakung tatalnan?”“Ipalub me” ngana, “king kekang pitaklanIng metung kareti bilang kaparusan”Anyang idampi ne king kayang kuyukutBan king pitaklan na ume nang ipalub,Sinagakgak ya pa’t saka atuk-atukMayling anti waring e maybug mapupus.“Nanu ing kaylian mu?” nganing Hepi kaya,“Obat balamu yang makaloko keka?Ing abe mung metung a kakung perusaMaybug yang mabungsul at digsu merusmya.Samantalang ika akakwa mung mayliKening kaparusan a keka binye mi?”“O makananu pu”, pekibat na niti“Aganaka ke pu ing abe ming tawli”“At bakit naman mo yang kekang isipanSamantalang ika ing keni makasyang?,Sarili mu namu ing kekang ganakan”Nganing Heping kening makasyang parusan.“O makananu po” nganang migmatulid,“Talagang e ku pin pu lubus aisipNung makananu neng isaksak king bulditItang penako nang langkang Catanduanis!!”

Vhelle V. GarciaAbu Dhabi, United Emirates

Halo-haloBy Ding Cervantes

Mother Mary: You werecreated for eternity

God has put saints into man’shistory with good reason. Andpraying for their intercession onour behalf or that of others is alsovery necessary and fruitful. Withthem we then have very strongadvocates in front of the throneof God….

Q: Do saints get angry?A: Yes, certainly they do

and most especially when theysense, hear or see acts against

honoring God or against honor-ing love, no matter that the cir-cumstances. Feeling anger andbeing angry is not a sin, but whatone does when angry is definitelypermitted and in God’s will.Wasn’t Jesus Himself angrywhen He chased the merchantsfrom the temple? He most cer-tainly was! And He sill is todaywhen people make money froma holy place or situation.

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESMUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE

PROVINCE OF PAMPANGAMUNICIPALITY OF MEXICO

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONIn compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a notice is hereby served

to the public that ENRICO DAVID SANTOS has filed with this Office apetition for CHANGE OF FIRST NAME from RICO to ENRICO in theCertificate of Live Birth of RICO DAVID SANTOS who was born onAugust 25, 1963 in Sto. Rosario, Mexico, Pampanga and whose parentsare LORETA AGUAS DAVID and BENJAMIN SUPAN SANTOS.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his writtenopposition with this Office.

(SGD) ROSANA AGUASMunicipal Civil Registrar

Punto! Central Luzon: October 3 & 10, 2012

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

City of San Fernando, Pampanga

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT& EX-OFICIO SHERIFF

EF NO. 125-12PUNTO C.L.

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended filed

by BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC. with its principal office addressat 24th Floor, BPI Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue Makati Cityagainst SPS. PRUDENCIO C. YUTUC, JR. AND MYRNA REYES-YUTUC, with residence and postal address at Sn. Matias, Sto. Tomas,Pampanga and Lot 1-B, Blk. 10, Topaz St. San Agustin Village, Bo. SanAgustin, San Fernando City, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgageindebtedness which as of June 5, 2012 amounts to FOUR HUNDREDTWENTY SIX THOUSAND PESOS (Php 426,00.00) excluding penalties,charges, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersignedEx-Oficio Sheriff and/or her duly authorized Sheriff IV will sell at publicauction on October 24, 2012 from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 N.N. and 1:00 P.M.to 4:00 P.M. at the main entrance of the RTC Bldg., City of San Fernando,Pampanga, to the highest bidder for CASH/or Manager’s Check and inPhilippine Currency, the following property with all the improvementthereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 343473-RA parcel of land (lot 1-B, of the subd. Plan Psd-035416-

053983, being a portion of lot 1, blk. 10 (LRC) Psd-126348,LRC Rec. No. )situated in the Bo. of San Agustin, Mun. of SanFernando, Prov. of Pampanga x xx containing an area of ONEHUNDRED THIRTY (130) Square Meters.

“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 saiddate, it shall be held on October 31, 2012 without further notice.”

Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title hereinabove described and encumbrances therein, if any there be.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, September 17, 2012.

CARMELITO D. CATAJAN ATTY. JOSELEA Y. FLORIA-BALLETA Sheriff IV Clerk of Court VI & Ex-Oficio Sheriff

Cc: SPS. PREDENCIO C. YUTUC, JR. & MYRNA REYES- YUTUCSan Matias, Sto. Tomas, PampangaAnd Lot 1-B Blk. 10, Topaz St.San Agustin Village, Bo. San Agustin,San Fernando City, Pampanga

BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC.24th Floor, BPI Buendia Center, Sen. Gil PuyatAvenue Makati City

Punto! Central Luzon: October 3, 10 & 17, 2012

one would challenge her.Panlilio, whose priest-

ly ministry was suspend-ed by local Church author-ities when he ran and won

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PNoy to field bets vs. local re-electionists linked to GMAfor governor in the 2007elections, said that the LP would definitely field a can-didate against Pineda whodefeated him in the 2010gubernatorial elections.

He also said that his

party’s candidate againstArroyo is expected to filecandidacy in time for theFriday deadline. He de-clined to name the candi-date but said an announce-ment would be made be-

fore Friday.Panlilio, however, ad-

mitted the reluctance ofsome candidates amid thewell-financed machinery ofsome incumbents. “It’shard to fight those who are

wrote a news article not to his liking.The story had a perennial congressional candidate

criticizing Guiao for giving dole-outs of ham instead ofcreating jobs and livelihood programs.

“Is that an issue? Is it wrong? Balu ku naman batanakang Tarzan (I know you are a lackey of Tarzan).You are not looking for news, that’s your excuse forraising irrelevant issues against me. Wag na tayongmaglokohan. Kilala daka (Let’s not fool each other, Iknow you),” Guiao responded to the reporter who onlyasked for his comment on the issue raised against him.

“You know what I mean. It’s political propaganda.You are allowing yourself to be used,” Guiao furtherharangued the reporter.

We ask the question: Who is Guiao to determinewhat’s news and what’s not? Since when did job cre-ation and livelihood programs become irrelevant issues?

Indeed, it was very ironic that Guiao was proclaimedofficial candidate of the Kambilan party for the 1st con-gressional district at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Cen-ter in the City of San Fernando, so aptly named afterhis revered father - the late Gov. Bren Z. Guiao or TatangBren as he was fondly called by the media.

With his feet firmly planted on the ground, Bren Z.Guiao never forgot his humble beginnings as a localreporter of the Luzon Courier then published by the lateTom San Pedro of Angeles City.

The elder Guiao had the highest regard for mem-

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Utter contempt for media...bers of the local media. His office, his home, his veryself always open to the local press. In fact, he was thepublisher the local newspaper The Sentinel at the timeof his death.

Sadly, Yeng Guiao is never a chip off the old block.Convened in the Pampanga Media Forum, it is now

incumbent upon us, members of the different mediaorganizations in Pampanga – the National Union of Jour-nalists of the Philippines-Pampanga Chapter, the Cen-tral Luzon Media Association-Pampanga, the PampangaPress Club, the Angeles City Press and Radio Club,the Capitol Press Corps, and the Society of PampangaColumnists – to expose the congressional pretenderGuiao’s high-handedness, self-righteousness and dic-tatorial tendencies especially at this time when thepeople have the right to know all about the candidatesthey shall vote into office.

The last time we looked, someone who acted in thesame way made the gravest threat to press freedom.

ASHLEY JAY B. MANABATChairman, NUJP-PampangaConvenor, Pampanga Media ForumOctober 2, 2012

on Boking every minute ofthe day, all year long. Themayor has been tried,tested and proven mostefficient and effective in thedelivery of services to hispeople,” said Jess Dizon,member of urban poor as-sociation in BarangayDau.

The Mabalacat Wom-ens’ Group (MWG) led byMorales’ wife, Nina Ma-nipon, also came in fullforce to show the “unwa-vering support and love forthe mayor.”

Through the assis-tance of Gov. Lilia Pinedaand Morales, the MWGofficials were able to spon-sor livelihood assistanceprograms and workshopsto more than 4,000 wom-en members.

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Massive show of...barangay captains of thiscity also accompaniedMorales when he filed hisCOC with his ticket led byhis vice mayor running-mate, Councilor Elizabeth“Liza” Pineda.

“The overwhelmingshow of support todayonly means that we areheading for the big win al-together,” said Pineda. Thecouncilors are Rox Pena,Froy Galang, Carlo Rivera,Joey Santos, Jeng Yumul,Bok Tiglao, Dwight Mo-rales, Krizzanel “WinWin”Garbo, Eddie Sotto andTom Manalo.

Public transport driv-ers’ associations and oth-er sectors came to sup-port the candidacy of Mo-rales and his partymateswith Kapanalig atKambilan Ning MemalenPampanga (KAMBILAN)headed by Gov. Pineda.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESSUPREME COURT

REGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGIONCity of San Fernando, (P)

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT& EX-OFICIO SHERIFF

BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC.Mortgagee/Assignee EF NO. 160-12

REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER-versus- ACT 3135 AS AMENDED BY ACT 4118

SPS. GUILLERMO L. PADUAand FELY C. PADUADebtors/Mortgagors.

x——————————————————————xNOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended filedby BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC., mortgagee/assignee, withits office address at 24th Floor, BPI Buendia Center, Sen. Gil PuyatAvenue Makati City against SPS. GUILLERMO L. PADUA and FELYC. PADUA, debtors/mortgagors, with known addresses at (1.) Maimpis,City of San Fernando (P), and (2.) Lot 15-B, DavsanSubd. III, Bo.Sindalan, City of San Fernando (P),,to satisfy the mortgage indebtednesswhich as of June 0 5, 2012 amounts to THREE HUNDRED SEVENTYTWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE and 00/100 PESOS(Php 372,925.00)excluding of other interest, penalties, and charges,the undersigned Clerk of Court VI &Ex-Oficio Sheriff and/or her dulyauthorized Sheriff IV FORTUNATO S. GAJES will sell at public auctionon October 30, 2012 from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 N.N. and from 1:00P.M. to 3:59 P.M.at the main entrance of the Regional Trial CourtBuilding, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, to the highest bidder forCASH/or Manager’s Check and in Philippine Currency, the followingproperty with all the improvement thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 345255-R“A parcel of land (lot 15-B, of the subd. plan Psd-

035416-054556, being a portion of lot 15, Blk. 6 (LRC)Psd-29512, L.R.C.Rec. No. )situated in the Bo. ofCalulut,,Mun. of San Fdo., Prov. of Pamp.xxx containing an areaof ONE HUNDRED FIFTEEN (115) Square Meters.xxx”

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 saiddate, it shall be held on November 06, 2012 without further notice.

Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title hereinabove described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, September 26, 2012.

ATTY. JOSELEA Y. FLORIA-BALLETA FORTUNATO S. GAJESClerk of Court VI Sheriff IV

& Ex-Officio Sheriff RTC-OCC, CSF(P)

cc: 1. BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC. 2. SPS. GUILLERMO & FELY PADUA3. ATTY. CLARIBELLE A. YKUTANEN 4. PUNTO CENTRAL LUZON* c/o BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANC, INC.

PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON: OCTOBER 3, 10 & 17, 2012

moneyed,” he said.But he said the Presi-

dent is determined to sup-port trustworthy candi-dates who could work withhim towards the “daangmatuwid” or straight path.

Next year’s local elec-tions in this province areexpected to be highlight-ed by parent-child candi-dates, if not tandems.

Apart from Pineda andher son Dennis, there arereports that in Bacolortown, Mayor Jose MariaHizon is expected to fieldhis mother Lolita Hizon ashis vice mayoral bet. TheHizons, however, still hadto file their COC’s as ofyesterday , amid reportsthat the Pinedas are sup-porting another set of can-didates for mayor and vicemayor.

In Mabalacat, whichwas declared a compo-nent city only recently,Mayor Marino Moralesfiled his COC for reelectionthe other day with coun-cilor Liza Pineda as run-

ning mate, but his daugh-ter Majorie Morales-Sam-bo also filed her candida-cy for vice mayor as in-dependent candidate.

Two other Pinedas areseeking reelection nextyear, including Dennis’sister Mylene Pineda-Cayabyab seeking mayor-al reelection in Lubao, and his wife Yolanda Pineda is running anew for anoth-er term as mayor of Sta.Rita.

Current Vice Gov. Jo-seller Guiao, who is on histhird and last term, hasfiled his candidacy for Con-gress in Pampanga’s firstdistrict. The Pineda’s sup-port for Guiao reportedlyled incumbent Rep. Car-melo Lazatin not to seeka third term but to run formayor of Angeles Cityagainst Mayor EdgardoPamintuan.

“There is this impres-sion in Pampanga that nocandidate can win withoutthe support of the Pine-das,” Panlilio lamented.

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TheGossip-millerby Cesar Pambid

Batikang direktor nawalan ngdalawang malaking projects...

Marian Rivera inayawan ni Coco Martin

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DISAPPOINTED si direk Maryo Delos Reyes na di natuloy ang sana'y Regalproject niyang pagtatambalan nina Marian Rivera at Coco Martin. Biglangnag-backout ang kampo ni Coco saying na di na raw ito puwede dahil busyna siya.“Ilang beses kaming nag-meeting and we accommodated lahat nggusto nila sa script,” sabi ni direk. “But now that the script has beencompleted at focused na ako sa project, biglang hindi raw puwede si Cocokasi he’ll start a new soap and will do more endorsements. Buti na lang,may bago akong project sa GMA7, ‘Haram’, first time ko to work withDingdong Dantes and Kylie Padilla. Nag-workshop na ako before taping andthey’re both okay. We’re all excited about the project. Kylie is a revelation. Ilike her, she can deliver.”

But did you know, di rin tuloy ang Haram because of the controversyabout the Muslim film being banned by the censors here. Sino naman kasiang hindi madi-disapoint kung ganyan ang pangyayri.

Mabuti na lang, direk has still the teunion concert of the Masculados.Creation ni direk ang grupo kaya ngayon, ay pinagsama-sama niya ang

tatlong grupo ng mga alaga niya sa isang concert.“It was in 2002 that I put up this all macho male song and dance group and their concert is ‘Masculados:

Dekada’ at the Zirkoh Morato on October 15. Coinciding with this is the launch of their 4th album, also called‘Masculados: Dekada’, with a medley of their past hits like ‘Jumbo Hotdog’ and‘Lagot Ka’, plus new songs like ‘Di Ko Mapigil’ by Lito Camo, ‘Hawakan MoNa’, by RJ Jimenez, ‘Super Papa’ by DK Coki and ‘Cam2Cam’ by EdwinMarollano.”

Ano raw ba ang highlight ng reunion concert?“It’ll be naughtier. They’ll do a Chippendale number.”What will they show? “Handa kaming ipakita ang aming kaluluwa,”

says Robin Robel.What are they doing to prepare for the show? “Panay ang workouts

namin,” says Enrico Mofar, who owns the Masculados Gym.“Panay rin ang rehearsals namin to make sure di kami magkakamali,”

says Ozu Ong.“We’re also taking voice and dance lessons,” says Nico Cordova.“And we have several guests like Sonny Parsons of Hagibis, Kylie

Padilla, Bela Padilla, Kim Idol, Osang, Bombshells and original MasculadosOmar, Bok and Zoltan who’ll have a reunion with us,” says Orlando Sol.

Naranasan na ba nilang matsansingan habang nagsi-show?“Ilang beses na kaming nahipuan,” says Lexter Lazaro. “Pero hindi

maiiwasan 'yun, so okay lang. Part 'yun ng pagpapasaya namin ng tao.”

Gerald Santos muli na namangumiinit ang career

REMAKE ng hit OPM 80s at 90s songs ang laman ng third album niGerald Santos na Prince of Ballad. Produced ng Prinstar Music at distributedng Ivory Musiv and Video ang album. Sa nine-track album, lima ang kantaat minus one ang side B, kaya puwedeng mag-sing-along ang bibili nito.

Kasama sa album ang Ikaw Lang na original ni Chad Borja at Ikaw PaRin Ang Mahal Ko, theme song ng TV5 series Sa Ngalan ng Ina at sinulatni Ryan Cayabyab.

Hindi sinabi kung alin ang carrier single ng album, bastamagugustuhan din ang Paminsan-minsan, Hindi Magbabago atMaghintay Ka Lamang.

Malinaw yung pahayag ni Gerald Santos na kahit na nawala siya saGMA 7 noong araw, wala naman siyang sama ng loob sa network.Walang anumang paliwanag si Gerald kung bakit umalis siya sa GMA7, pero suspetsa ng ilan, talagang may misteryosong nangyari kayasiya pinabayaan ng network.

Kung tutuusin kasi, home grown talent ng GMA 7 si Gerald havingstartec with them nang manalo siya

sa “Pinoy Pop Superstar 2” in 2006 when he was only 15 years old.Born on May 15, 1991, kinontrata siya ng siyete. In connection withthis, nabigyan siya ng album, “Day on the Rainbow” and even acted inseveral shows like “Magpakailanman” and “I Luv New York”. Peronakapagtataka ngang naging free lancer na lang siya ang mag-expireang kanyang kontrata and signed up with TV5 where he did shows like“Hey It’s Saberday” and “Sunday Funday”.

After that, medyo lumamlam ang kanyang career.Sa ngayon muli na namang umiinit si Gerald dahil sa promo ng

kanyan g “Gerald Santos: The Prince of Ballad,” distributed by IvoryMusic.

Samantala, gagawin ni Gerald ang San Pedro Calungson TheMusical na ipalalabas sa PETA sa October 21 at 27 with matineeshows produced ng Mat-Pil Productions. Sa November 23, magkasamanaman sila ni Nina sa isang concert sa Metro Bar.

Aiza Seguerra ayaw buntisinni Derek Ramsay

KINUHA namin ang reaksyon ni Derek Ramsay sa isyung gustongmagpabuntis sa kanya si Aiza Seguerra. Mas kinaya niyang sagutin ang sakontrobersya sa kanila ni Angelica Panganiban kesa kay Aiza. Hindi pabor siDerek na maging sperm donor para magkaanak si Aiza. Ito ang pahayag niyanang tanungin sa presscon ng bago niyang pelikula na “A Secret Affair’ na showingsa October 24 na kung saan kasama niya sina Anne Curtis at Andi Eigenmann.

Pero compliment para sa kanya na siya ang napili ni Aiza.“Ang daming lalaki diyan at ako ang choice niya,’ sey niya.Itinanggi rin ni Derek ang pagkaka-link niya kay Jessy Mendiola. Nakita raw sila

naglalakad sa Greenbelt.“I remember Jessy na sabay kaming nag-umpisa. Little girl sa Panday together

with her sister. First project ko yun pero never ko siyang nakatrabaho at never nanagkaeksena kahit sa Panday,” paliwanag niya.

Kahit si Jessy ay sumagot na rin sa isyung ito."I haven't met Derek personally. Baka kamukha ko lang yung nakita nila,”

sey niyaAyaw aminin ni Derek na may kapalit na si Angelica sa buhay niya. Basta

happy raw siya ngayon. Gusto niyang maging girlfriend ay non-showbiz.

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ANGELES CITY, Pampanga – A wide array of whatAngeles City’s culture, tradition and religion are will befeatured during this year’s Fiestang Kuliat.

According to Christine Nunag, head of the AngelesCity Tourism Office, this year’s fiesta month of Octoberlaunches with the theme, Sulagpo Angeles! , signifyinga city that has taken off and continues its flight towardsa bright future.

“As Angeles City maintains its steady ascent toprogress, we Angelenos come together to remember,preserve and promote time-honored traditions,” Nunagsaid. She added that Fiestang Kuliat 2012 goes backto the true roots of “fiesta”.

Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan said the theme of the cel-ebration is an exhortation for the city to take off and soar.

“The theme also reflects on the success of our ef-forts for our city to finally become one, if not the bestdeveloped and best governed city in Central Luzon, andperhaps in the entire country,” Pamintuan said.

With Fiestang Kuliat’s 14 events in October, visi-tors and Angelenos may take part in a diverse lineup ofactivities.

The kick-off activity on October 1 gave the public asneak preview of the month-long calendar at SM CityClark, together with the press presentation of the can-didates of Mutya ning Angeles 2012 co-organized withthe ASEED Events.

Yesterday, Angelenos witness the Feast of the HolyGuardian Angels through a solemn procession of his-toric Archangel images together with 200 to 300 chil-dren from various day care centers dressed in charm-ing angels costume.

This year’s festivities would pay respect to the 182ndFeast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary de La Naval andthe 115th Fiestang Apu with masses at the Holy Rosa-ry Parish and processions in the Sto. Rosario HeritageDistrict.

The famous Apung Mamacalulu Shrine in Bgy. Lour-des Sur will also be home to a number of religious ob-servations and activities.

The Mutya candidates will be back to SM City Clarkon October 6 for the pageant’s Talent Competition.

On October 7, Pamangan Fiestang Kapampangantreats foodies from all over with a Kapampangan fiestaextravaganza at the Culinary Musem in Museo ningAngeles run by Kuliat Foundation, Inc.

Mamialung Tamu will showcase Kapampangan ver-sions of traditional Filipino games at Bayanihan Park.Group and individual games for boys and girls includetambubung (patintero), samsaman panyu, perdigana,bending and pikung bale among others.

MarQuee Mall will play host to Cultural Nights onOctober 12 and 16, organized in partnership with Sinuk-wan Performing Arts, Department of Education andAngeles City Association of Private Schools, these two-day event features colorful dance showdowns by fif-teen primary and secondary level students from publicand private schools.

October 13 treats the public to a romantic night underthe stars at the heart of the Heritage District with Sere-nata at Polosa. Organized in partnership with KuliatFoundation, Inc., this one of a kind open concert will beheld at the Museo Park where everyone will enjoy ex-temporaneous Kapampangan singing and a world-classentertainment as two veteran brass orchestra, Banda48 of Betis, Pampanga and Banda 31 of Sta. Maria,Bulacan outplay each other.

On October 14 fiesta day, Calesin, an exciting after-noon of racing two-wheeled horse carriages, is expectedto draw in horse enthusiasts, breeders and animal lovers.Led by the Tilbury Racing Association, this traditional fi-esta attraction brings together about thirty handsome thor-oughbreds and local breeds from all over Luzon.

The 12 candidates of Mutya ning Angeles 2012 willcompete for the title at the Grand Coronation which willbe held on October 19 at the Casino Filipino AngelesCelebrations and Entertainment Center.

In the same evening, the city’s prominent personal-ities celebrate Kundiman Ning Angeles, the city’s an-nual grand dinner ball, with the theme “Classic Holly-wood” at Hotel Stotsenberg.

To mark its 20th anniversary, Fiestang Kuliat 2012adds a daytime cultural attraction to Tigtigan TerakanKeng Dalan, Central Luzon’s biggest annual beer, food& music party that celebrates Angeles City’s triumphover the Mt. Pinatubo tragedy.

On the morning of October 26, over two hundreddancers dressed in phoenix bird themed-costumes willwelcome the sunrise with a Bagius Parade & StreetDance Performances that will begin at the Sto. RosarioHeritage District. Composed of selected participantsfrom different schools in Angeles City, the groups ledby the Sinukwan Performing Arts, will dance their wayinto Plaza Miranda in San Nicolas market.

The merry making will continue along the stretch ofMac Arthur Highway in barangay Balibago for two nights(October 26 and 27) with the Tigtigan Terakan KengDalan Festival main event organized in partnership withJaycees International-Angeles City chapter and the Bal-ibago Business Establishments Association (BBEA).

Fiestang Kuliat 2012 closes with SM City Clark’sFirst Pyrofest Competition at the mall’s open parking.

–Angeles CIO

‘Fiestang Kuliat’ focuses on culture, tradition

The Sinukwan Performing Arts during Monday's Fiestang Kuliat 2012 kick-off event held at SMCity Clark. PHOTO COURTESY OF ANGELES CIO

All systems go, declares Mayor Pamintuan of Fiestang Kuliat to the delight of Chief of Staff AlexCauguiran and VM Vicky Vega-Cabigting. PHOTO BY RIC GONZALES

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