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ANGELES CITY – “Marlon,nung makapagmobilize kayung pareng Jessie tao na

mag-monitor Santo RosarioChurch ampo Balibago Church bu-kas maranun ampo palengke SanNicolas ampo Pampang, para man-dakap at mangompiskang manyal-bag at magdistribute black propa-gand. Tinext kuna la naman rengadvance security na mag-obrapisamban bukas. Thank you. Cc:Jessie, Ato, John, Boy, Barok,Amro, Art. All market guards, traf-fic enforcers and task force mustbe on full alert”.

EdPam ordered arrest ofpropaganda distributors

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TEAM LAZATIN REVEALS:

ANGELES CITY – Mayor Edgardo Pam-intuan is denying that he ever sent a textthat directed for the “arrest of distribu-tors of black propaganda materials” asclaimed by Kagawad William David ofBarangay Lourdes Northwest,” said City PAGE 6 PLEASE

EdPam denies text on blackprop crackdownAdministrator Dennis Albert Pamintuan.

“I checked with him, and he said hedoes not recall ever sending a text mes-sage to that effect,” Pamintuan said.

According to Pamintuan, the Lazatincamp is now so desperate that they are

resorting to all sorts of tactics to boosttheir sagging image.

“Kagawad David is a rabid Lazatinsupporter and along with a few others,they have been trying to draw attentionin favor of their sponsor by coming out

with all sorts of allegations,” Pamintuansaid.

“They have been seeing ghosts, andmust be hearing voices,” he said.

He added that Lazatin has actually

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BY DING CERVANTES

CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO – The CandabaSwamp’s long-time repu-tation as host for migra-tory birds at this time ofthe year is literally losinggrounds.

The birds, escapingfrom the cold weather of

Migratory birdsshun Candaba

Find refuge in other CL townsother countries, are nowfinding new destinationsin Central Luzon, lettinggo of Candaba Swampwhich continues to beconstricted by human ac-tivities, said Arthur Salaz-ar, regional technical di-rector for protected areasand wildlife of the Depart-

BY JOEY PAVIA

MABALACAT CITY – Arlyn Anun-ciacion of Barangay San Fran-cisco was seven-years-old whenshe left Pampanga to live in NewYork, USA.

Three years ago, Anunciacionwent back to her home-city to ac-complish two of her foremost PAGE 6 PLEASE

Dream come true for first-ever Miss Mabalacat Citydreams in life: One she achievedjust past midnight Monday whereshe was crowned the first-ever MissMabalacat City at the jampackedplaza of Xevera Subdivision here.

The other winners are: LaureneLeonardo, 1st runner-up; NaraneGueverra, 2nd runner-up; Jessie LynFernandez, 3rd runner-up; and MaryRose Antonio, 4th runner-up.

“I had always dreamt of join-ing – and winning – beauty pag-eants,” Anunciacion announced.“”I entered the competition know-ing I can win. This is the biggestso far.”

With a beauty crown on herhead, along with the prize moneyof P50,000 and other gifts, the

BEAUTIES AND THE BEST. Beaming at the city’s harvest of pulchritude – first-ever Ms.Mabalacat City Arlyn Anunciacion (3rd from left)) and her court: Misses Antonio, Leonardo,Gueverra and Fernandez – is Mayor Morales. PHOTO BY RIC GONZALES

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MOA SIGNING. Mayor Pamintuan and DOST-Pampanga Director Quiambao sign theMemorandum of Agreement for the installation of an automatic rain gauge in AngelesCity. With them are City Engineer Donato Dizon and Vice Mayor Vicky Vega Cabigting.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ANGELES CIO

ANGELES CITY – MayorEdgardo Pamintuan recentlyforged a memorandum of agree-ment (MOA) with the Depart-ment of Science and Technolo-gy (DOST) for the installation ofautomatic rain gauge (ARG) thatwill help the city in its disasterpreparedness program.

Pamintuan expressed sup-port in this initiative and guaran-teed the help of the city govern-ment for the installation andsafekeeping of the ARG.

The mayor said the ARG willenhance the city’s disaster mon-itoring system and will serve asan early warning device.

“Prevention or mitigation isthe best solution,” said Pamin-tuan, in addressing the effectsof flash floods brought about byheavy rains.

Mary Michelle Quiambao,Director of DOST Pampanga,said that every local governmentunit should have a rain gauge tomonitor the volume of rainfall intheir respective areas.

She said the gauge will serveas an early warning device thatcan help with the evacuation ofresidents.

Quiambao explained thatAngeles City is the perfect placefor the installation of the ARG,since the city is located in high

EdPam, DOST sign MOA to help AC prepare for disasterarea as compared to nearbytowns in the province.

“Since Angeles City is in afavorable location, it would beeasier to monitor not only thecity but also other areas, as faras amount of rain is concerned,”she noted.

Quiambao also emphasizedthat ‘automatic’ rain gauge thatwill be installed are far better ascompared to the traditional man-ual type, which takes time tooperate.

The hi-tech rain gauge cansend data directly to the systemof Philippine Atmospheric, Geo-physical and Astronomical Ser-vices Administration (PAGASA)which in turn can send real timewarning to areas that would beaffected by floods.

Quiambao explained that therainfall data monitoring that willbe delivered by the ARG is im-portant in the operation of allmeteorological services.

The data gathered are utilizedin the formulation of weather fore-casting and warnings particular-ly floods and landslide incidents.

Quiambao expressed hergratitude to the city governmentfor allowing them to install therain gauges and providing fenc-es that will safe keep and se-cure the said mechanism.

NI DINO BALABO

LUNGSOD NG MAKATI—Sakabila ng kawalan ng pondo, ti-niyak ng Center for Media Free-dom and Responsibility (CMFR)ang muling pagsasagawa ng

KAHIT WALANG PONDO

Media monitor sa halalan palalawakin ng CMFRmedia monitoring sa coverage sahalalan.

Bukod dito, sinabi rin ngCMFR, ang pangunahing mediawatch dog sa bansa, na mashigit nilang palalawakin ang ka-nilang monitoring.

Ayon kay MelindaQuintos-De Jesus, CMFR executive di-rector, makikipag-ugnayan silasa mga pamantasan, non-gov-ernmental organization at mgamamamahayag para sa bolun-taryong pagmomonitor sa hala-

lan.“We don’t have enough funds

this year, but we will still con-duct a broader monitoring of re-ports for the 2013 elections,” aniQuintos-De Jesus sa panayammatapos ang isinagawang sem-inar-workshop hinggil sa Re-sponsible Journalism and PressFreedom na isinagawa sa AsianInstitute of Management (AIM)Conference Center sa lungsodna ito noong Enero 30 hanggangPebrero 2.

Iginiit pa ni De Jesus na “wewill ask journalists in the prov-inces and other volunteers fromcolleges and universities.”

Sa panayam, sinabi niya angkahalagahan ng monitoring sanews coverage sa panahon nghalalan dahil nakatutulong ito sapagbibigay ng perspektibo sapag-uulat ng mga mamamahay-ag.

Bilang isang media watchdogsa bansa, ang CMFR ay unangnagsagawa ng media news cov-erage sa halalan noong 1992.

Ito ay ipinagpatuloy nila samga sumunod pang halalan, atpagkatapos ng bawat halalan ayisinasalibro nila ang kanilangulat kasama ang pagsusuri samga ulat.

Noong 2010, higit na pinala-wak ng CMFR ang kanilang

monitoring sa tulong ng CebuCitizens Press Council (CCPC)sa pamamagitan ng pagsasaga-wa ng katulad na gawain sa la-lawigan ng Cebu.

Kabilang sa gawain sa isina-gawang monitoring ay ang pag-susuri sa halaga ng mga ginugolng mga kandidato sa mga anun-syo sa radyo, telebisyon at mgapahayagan.

Nagsagawa rin sila ng pag-susuri sa tema ng mga mensa-he sa mga balitang nailathalataat naisahimpapawid.

Ayon kay Luis Teodoro, dep-uty executive director ng CMFR,lubhang mahalaga ang pag-sasagawa ng monitor.

Ito ay dahil sa nakatutulongito sa mga mamamahayag atmga pahayagan at himpilan ngtelebisyon at radyo na maituwidang mga pagbabalita atmadagdagan ang mga pagkuku-lang sa paghahatid ng balita.

Kabilang dito ay ang pag-bibigay ng higit na pansin samga isyu na dapat tutukan ngmga kandidato sa halip na pag-papasikat lamang sa kanilangsarili.

Ayon pa kay Teodoro, na-kakatulong din sa mga botanteang monitor dahil mas nagigingmakahulugan ang mga ulat ngmga mamamahayag.

NURSING BM. 3rd District Board Member Monz Laus tries her hand at nursing bymeasuring the blood pressure of a pregnant mother during the Buntis Program inArayat. PHOTO COURTESY OF JUN JASO, PIO PAMPANGA

ANGELES CITY – The city gov-ernment here has allotted a to-tal of P6.5-million for scholarsthis 2013 to fund the tuition andmiscellaneous fees of existingand new scholars, both at theCity College of Angeles and sev-eral private universities and col-leges.

“The funding for the tuitionand miscellaneous fees ofqualified scholars of the CityGovernment of Angeles is oneof the priority programs of ourworld-class City Mayor Edgar-

AC gov’t allocates P6.5 million for scholarsdo Pamintuan. In fact, MayorEdPam has steadily increasedthe scholarship budget fromPhp4 million when he took overthe reins of the city governmentin 2010 to Php6.5 million thisyear, and the City Council ap-proved the same,” said Coun-cilor Edgardo “Edu” Pamintu-an, Jr., son of the mayor, whois the chairman of the educa-tion committee of the Sanggu-niang Panglungsod and princi-pal author of the ordinance thatcreated the City College of

Angeles (CCA).Presently enrolled are 210

students who are both academ-ic and indigent scholars.

Ninety four (94) of the schol-ars are enrolled at CCA while 116scholar students are studying invarious private schools such asthe AMA Computer College andAMA Computer Learning Center,the Angeles University Founda-tion, Don Honorio Ventura Tech-nology State University, HolyAngel University, Jocson Col-lege, Mega Computer College,

Saint Mutien College Technolo-gy, STI College, Systems PlusComputer College, RepublicCentral Colleges, and Universi-ty of the Philippines Clark.

“Our scholar students in pri-vate schools will be in their 3rd,4th and 5th years, while thoseat the CCA will be in their soph-omore years. Soon, we will havemore scholars as priority fund-ing will be given to those whowill study at the CCA in order forus to accommodate morescholars,” the younger Pamin-

tuan said. He also announced that the

city government is now accept-ing applications for CCA schol-arship for incoming freshmenbeginning school year 2013 to2014.

“All those who wish to ap-ply for scholarship may proceedto my office at the second floorof the Angeles City Hall anytimeduring office hours. I have in-structed my staff to assist ev-eryone,” the younger Pamintu-an explained.

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ANGELES CITY - The Move-ment Against Dynasties (MAD)said yesterday it will start onFeb. 13 a signature drive initial-ly in 10 cities nationwide againstpolitical dynasties, amid pessi-mism that a bill against such dy-nasties is not likely to bepassed in the House.

After holding a meeting theother day, MAD volunteer Lito

MAD signature drive to start Feb. 13 in 10 citiesOng identified the cities as Ba-guio, Tuguegarao, Antipolo, Ma-nila, Lucena, Naga, Cebu, Ca-gayan de Oro, General Santos,and Davao.

“The initial launching will bein Baclaran on Feb. 13,” Ong toldPunto.

MAD is a nationwide, non-partisan, and voluntary organiza-tion of volunteers from socio, civ-ic, and religious organizations,non-government organizations,

cause-oriented advocates, anduniversity and college students.

Earlier, MAD issued a state-ment strongly supporting thecountry’s Roman Catholic bish-ops who had already expressedobjections to political dynastiesduring their first plenary assem-bly for this year.

MAD’s sole objective is “tostop the proliferation of politicaldynasties, which is forbidden inSection 26 of the 1987 Philip-pine Constitution.”

MAD lead convenor andchairman Quentin San Diegosaid that CBCP’s anti-dynastypastoral statement runs parallelto MAD’s vision and mission.

San Diego and his co-chair Danilo Olivares have writ-ten Cebu Archbishop Jose Pal-ma and Pangasinan ArchbishopSocrates Villegas, president andvice-president, respectively, ofthe CBCP, to unite their effortsagainst political dynasties.

MAD is gathering the signa-tures of at least 10 percent ofregistered voters nationwide rep-resented by at least three per-cent of the registered voters ineach and every legislative dis-trict, as required by Republic Act6735 or the Initiative and Ref-erendum Act.

It noted that “the CatholicChurch’s wide spread influence

GRIEF. Gov. Lilia Pineda extends her condolences to Estrella Santiago, wife ofIluminado “Bong” Santiago, a Kapampangan OFW who was killed in the recent Algerianhostage crisis. With her are BM Fritzie David Dizon, PACOC Head Eliza Muñoz.

PHOTO COURTESY OF JUN JASO, PIO PAMPANGA

BY DING CERVANTES

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO —In a move to keep Pres. Aqui-no’s home province free from la-bor troubles, the Department ofLabor and Employment (DOLE)has inked a Voluntary Code ofGood Practices (VCGP) with theTarlac Educational InstitutionPeace Council (TEIPC) and Tar-lac Construction Industry Tripar-tite Council (TC-ITC).

In a message, DOLE region-al director Raymundo Agravantesaid “the collaborative signing ofthe VCGP aims to foster a pro-active approach in ensuring vol-untary compliance with the Gen-eral Labor Standards and Occu-pational Safety and Health Stan-dards.”

“The code carries with it asense of corporate social re-sponsibility in the promotion ofgood neighbor communication

DOLE acts to keepPNoy’s home provincefree of labor disputes

principles allowing healthy com-petition in the field of labor rela-tions, employee welfare benefits,productivity and competitive-ness of manpower in the con-cerned industries,” he added.

Agravante stressed that “ourpartnership will ensure that theterms and conditions of employ-ment will be adhered. Becauseof this, we will be able to increaseproductivity, therefore encouragemore investors here in Tarlacwhich in turn would generate moreemployment opportunities.”

VCGP covers ten areasnamely compliance with laborstandards, coordination for train-ing and education, recruitmentand termination, occupationalsafety and health, productivity,dispute settlement, legitimatecontracting and sub-contracting,social dialogue, collaboration ofgovernment partners, and moni-toring of the code.

BY MALOU DUNGOG

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – Acompany based in this free portis gearing up to become a lead-ing player in the country’s renew-able energy program after receiv-ing accreditation from the De-partment of Energy (DOE).

Bandacorp Solar, Inc., a reg-istered locator here in the SubicBay Freeport, was granted a DOEaccreditation that entitles it to availof incentives such as zero-percentvalue added tax rate, tax- andduty-free importation of compo-nents and parts and materials,and income tax holidays.

The accreditation was grant-ed after a stringent evaluationand site validation by the DOE.It is valid for three years.

Bob Silvers, president ofBanda Solar, said the companyis the first small-business enter-prise dealing on alternative en-ergy projects in the Philippinesthat was granted such an ac-creditation.

This would help the firm pro-mote its products better and inthe process make alternativeenergy systems more accessi-ble and affordable to the public,he added.

Silvers also said that the

Subic solar energy firm gets DOE accreditationDOE certification will allow af-fordable products to be manu-factured in the country, since thebulk of these products used inthe Philippines are being import-ed from China, Germany andthe United States.

“These incentives will bepassed on to our customers toencourage them to use solar-powered products, thus helpingin the improvement of renewableenergy industry as well asachieving additional advanta-geous effects to the environ-ment,” he added.

Banda Solar is also look atpromoting the use of renewableenergy in the Subic Freeport byworking with Subic Enerzone,the local power distributor, andthe Subic Bay Metropolitan Au-thority (SBMA) in the Tipo Ex-pressway lighting project.

The company is also promot-ing alternative energy awarenessamong residents of local com-munities by installing a one-kilo-watt power station in Iram, anupland village populated mostlyby Ayta tribesmen.

Established here in 2010,Banda Solar focuses on the de-velopment of solar energy andhas supplied renewable energyproducts across the country.

Bob Silvers, president of the Banda Solar Corp., proudly shows his company’s accreditationcertificate from the Department of Energy. PHOTO BY MALOU DUNGOG

through its parishes in every dis-trict throughout the country willspell the success of the people’sinitiative to enact the enablinglaw that congress has refusedto enact since 1987.”

“Through the partnership ofthe Catholic Church and peoplepower represented by organiza-tions like MAD, attaining the re-quired number of signatures fromthe various parishes will force theCommission on Elections to callfor a referendum with the peopleto directly enact the long await-ed enabling law that will prohibitpolitical dynasties and penalizemembers of dynasties violatingthe law,” MAD said in a statement.

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Tarzan’s revelationPAMPANGA 1st District Rep. Carmelo F. Lazatinrevealed, per press release, a P49.6 million allocationfrom the Department of Education (DepEd) for theconstruction of additional classrooms in differentpublic schools in the cities of Angeles and Mabalacat.

From the P39.2 million allocated for Mabalacat,six classrooms each will be built for the Northville 16Elementary School, San Isidro ResettlementElementary School, and Doña Asuncion LeeIntegrated School; and four each for Dau CentralSchool, Mabalacat National High School, MawqueHigh School, and Bical High School.

The P10.4 million for Angeles will cover fourclassrooms each for Cuayan Elementary School andNorthville Integrated School; and two classrooms eachfor Francisco G. Nepomuceno Memorial High Schooland Angeles City National High School.

All in all, that would total 46 classrooms for the 11schools.

In 2011, Lazatin embarked on an ambitiousundertaking called the Kabahagi Ako ‘Adopt-a-School’ Program aimed at a ‘zero backlog’ in schoolclassrooms – long a pestering problem ofgovernment. Lazatin’s congressional office served asthe focal office, the coordinating center among theprogram stakeholders, including governmentagencies, NGOs and private institutions.

Through Lazatin’s efforts, Kabahagi Ako haseffected the repair and rehabilitation of some 300school buildings.

Mabuhay po kayo, Sir.

EdPam’s actualizationA TOTAL of P6.5 million has been allotted by theAngeles City government for scholars this 2013.

The amount is to cover tuition and miscellaneousfees of existing and new scholars, both at the CityCollege of Angeles (CCA) with 94, and several privateuniversities and colleges in the city with 116.

Says Councilor Edgardo “Edu” Pamintuan, Jr.,chair of the city council committee on education: “Thefunding for the tuition and miscellaneous fees ofqualified scholars of the City Government of Angelesis one of the priority programs of our world-class CityMayor Edgardo Pamintuan. In fact, Mayor EdPam hassteadily increased the scholarship budget from P4million when he took over the reins of the citygovernment in 2010 to P6.5 million this year, and thecity council approved the same.”

It was the younger Pamintuan that authored theordinance that created the CCA.

Mabuhay po kayo, Sir.

Politics, as isREALPOLITIK. The “realist’s determination to treat politics as theyreally are and not as the idealist would wish them to be.”

The buzzword in the Kissinger era in American diplomacy haslong descended from its rarefied niche in foreign policy to the streetlevel, to its very roots – politics as practised, as is, where is.

So, the Colombia cartels conceived in coca and cannabis andbirthed narco-politics. Reigned supreme, ruled absolutely the druglord here. The elected reduced to mere vassals doing the lord’severy bidding, disempowered to sheer figureheads, albeit, well,extremely well compensated.

There is more to the politics of vice other than that taken toperfection by Clayton Olalia in the Province of Pampanga, livedfully by the late Tiger Lagman in the City of San Fernando and RicZalamea in Angeles City, and relentlessly pursued now by VickyVega-Cabigting with Jay Sangil tenaciously clutching at her ankles.

As a matter of course, the politics of vice meanders to differentchannels.

Bingopolitics capitalizes on the penchant ofthe barrio folk for their much beloved game ofchance. Nothing to lose for the folk here as thecards come free – from the politico, andeverything to gain with prizes galore, from electricfans and gas stoves to refrigerators and flat-screen television sets – ever windfalls even tothe Pelco-disserviced brown-outed masses.

Raffle-itics is another very popular game nowplayed in the pre-campaign hustings. Allattendees are given designated numbers drawnagainst corresponding prizes, no more than theusual bingo fare.

Far, far superior – fearsomely graver, the moralminority is always wont to insist – to the twoabove is tambiolitics – after the tambiolo (theusually bottle-shaped rattan contraption) holdingthe bulitin (small balls numbered 1 to 37) used indrawing the winning combinations in the illegalnumbers game.

Tambiolitics is but our euphemism for whatsuspended-priest-wanting-to-be-governor-againEddie Panlilio derisively calls – in your face,Atching Baby – jueteng politics.

But how could you, Among? There’s nojueteng, there’s only STL (small town lottery) inPampanga. Was that me, or did I just hear SeniorSupt. R’Win Pagkalinawan’s strong protestation?

The now-dispensation-seeking Panlilio himselfintroduced a brand of politics with his entry tothe gubernatorial race in 2007 – clerico-politics.

The cry of clerico-fascism in the exclusiveCatholic campuses in the ‘60s though did notresonate in the Panlilio administration at thePampanga Capitol. It rather devolved intoputativism vectored on his provincialadministrator.

Religion as the people’s opiate going the wayof Marx’s grave, the boob tube, the silver anddigital screens took over as the addictive

hallucinogens of the masses. With an even greatertama, er, high, er, intense effect.

Whence rose, and now dominates,cinepolitics.

No matter the reel bida turning real villain oncevoted into office, moviestars make the very first ofthe people’s choices in any election they enter.Erap in Malacanang. In the Senate, there’sJinggoy, Agimat and Leon Guerrero. In the House,Lani and Lucy, Mikey too. Ate Vi in Batangas.Jorge Estregan Ejercito in Laguna. A host of othersin provincial boards and city councils, not the leastof whom is the beautiful Marang Morales inAngeles City.

More in the ways than in the who now isbutterflyitics. We all learned from the elementarygrades of butterflies going after the nectar of freshflowers. The wilting and the wilted hardly meritingthe slightest flitting. So goes the political party-goer too. At a Senate hearing, the once famousLt. Victor Corpuz had a rather impolite term forthis: political prostitution. Pimpolitics then,anyone?

Trending now is tarpaulitics. The stock-in-trade, aye, the only way of the epal – the publicity-obsessed credit-grabber, in street lingo. It’s justsomething no one can escape from, given thescale and scope with which every politico –current, wannabe, has-been, and never-been –has impacted his image into our consciousness,polluted our thoughts, and cluttered ourenvironment.

I most certainly though would rather bepestered by epalitics than fall prey toampatualitics.

Yeah, that brand of politics in Mindanao thatvotes with bullets rather than ballots, andmemorializes mediamen in backhoe-dug and –filled-up, unmarked graves.

And they say it’s only politics?

KAREN CARPENTER, a singerwho long suffered under the bur-den of the expectations thatcame with pop stardom, died onthis day in 1983, succumbing toheart failure brought on by herlong, unpublicized struggle withanorexia.

Carpenter had a fixation withher weight from her earliest daysperforming with her brother, Ri-chard, in and around their home-town of Downey, California.

As a teenager, she droppedat least 25 pounds on a popularand severe weight-loss programknown as "the Water Diet," sothat by the time she and Rich-ard burst on the pop scene withtheir smash hit "Close To You"in the summer of 1970, she wasa thin but healthy 20-year-old

TODAY IN HISTORY

Karen Carpenter dies of anorexiacarrying 120 lbs. on a 5' 5"frame.

She maintained that weightthrough the early years of theCarpenters' success, yet it ap-pears that Karen's insecuritiesabout her appearance only grew,even as she was becoming oneof the biggest pop stars of herera.

In pictures printed in RollingStone magazine in late 1974,when the Carpenters were oneof the most successful acts inall of pop music, Karen looks fitand healthy.

Yet by mid-1975, the Carpen-ters were forced to cancel toursof Japan and Europe after Karencollapsed on stage in Las Ve-gas.

Her weight had plummeted

to only 90 lbs., and though itwould rebound somewhat aftera brief hospitalization, the nextseven years were a repeatingcycle of dramatic weight loss,collapse and then hospitaliza-tion.

The name of Karen's condi-tion was virtually unknown to thepublic at this time, but all thatwas about to change.

Early on the morning of Feb-ruary 4, 1983, while staying inher parents home in Downey,Karen suffered a deadly heartattack, brought on by the phys-iological stresses placed on hersystem by the disease whosename soon entered the publicconsciousness: anorexia ner-vosa. She was only 32 years old.

Source: www.history.com

How soon was it that the dead are brought to deityin the eyes of those who in life found them littleregard. –Linda Berdoll

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Halo-haloBy Ding Cervantes

Mary on whathappens at

moment of deathI HAVE yet to read all the continuing messages of the BlessedMother via the seers of Medjugorje but those I have read conveythe impression that among her most repeated appeals are: prayer,fasting, and abandoning our will to God, even through her.

Is abandoning one's will to God equivalent to "Dios na ang ba-hala" or simply "Bahala na"? I suppose that depends on whetherone has exhausted every moral means to accomplish a mission orsolve a problem but still fails. In a way, there's fatalism there, butunlike sheer abandonment, it must be coupled with prayers andfasting. I think that's the essence of the Medjugorje message. Re-ally difficult in some circumstances, but one must cultivate, prayfor trust and faith in Divine Provindence.

Now back to the Medjugorje messages overthe years since the Blessed Mother started toappear to six visionaries in 1981. Here are moredated messages from the Mother of God.

July 24, 1982: "We go to Heaven in full con-science. At the moment of death, we are con-scious of the separation of the body and the soul.It is false to teach people that we are re-born manytimes and that we pass to different bodies. Onein born only once. The body, drawn from the earth,decomposes after death. It never comes back tolife again. Man receives a transfigured body. Who-ever has done very much evil during his life cango straight to Heaven if he confesses, is sorry forwhat he has done, and received Communion atthe end of his life."

July 25, 1982: "Today many persons go to hell.God permits His children to suffer in hell due tothe fact that they have committed grave unpar-donable sins. Those who are in hell no longer havea chance to know a better lot."

On the same day: "For the cure of the sick, itis important to say the following prayers: theCreed, seven Our Father's, Hail Mary's and GloryBe's and to fast on bread and water. It is good toimpose one's hands on the sick and to pray. It is

good to anoint the sich with holy oil. Not all priestsdo not have the gift of healing. In order to receivethis gift, the priest must pray with perseveranceand believe firmly."

Related to her prophecies on The Warning andThe Miracle in Garabandal, Spain in the 1960's,the Blessed Mother said on Aug. 31, 1982: "I donot dispense all graces. I receive from God what Iobtain through prayer. God has placed His com-plete trust in me. I protest particularly those havehave been consecrated to me. THE GREAT SIGNHAS BEEN GRANTED (TO OCCUR IN A FUTUREDATE). iT WILL APPEAR INDEPENDENTLY OFTHE COVERSION OF PEOPLE (THE WARNING)."

Now, here are some words on The Chastise-ment following The Warning and The Miracle inthe words of the Blessed Mother on Nov. 6, 1982,after Mirjana was frightened by the eighth secretrevealed to her: "I have prayed; the punishmenthas been softened. Repeated prayers and fast-ing reduce punishments from God, but it is notpossible to avoid entirely the chastisement. Goon to the streets of the city, count those who glo-rify God and those who offend Him. God can nolonger endure that."

(to be continued)

Napag-uusapanlangNi Felix M. Garcia

Mangatamad akonsehal, e la

dapat yalalKABALEN, bistaman medyu malaut paIng alalan – buri kong’ iparas kekaDening bage-bage kakung obserbaKaring kandidatung lalapit kekata.

Partikular karing re-eleksyunista,A e ta’ bitasang akapkap kanitaO akakit mu man karing tanggapan da,Pero ngeni oren keng lungga linual la.

At e pa man, aplit nong’ lilibut detiWaman ing alalan ken pang Mayo 13,Kabang kilub na ning atlung banua retiKeng pangalukluk da e ra gewa iti.

At den pati na ing dapat dang gampananAntimong alkalde o kaya konsehal,Kareti balamu anti r’yang pasyalanIng munisipyu keng karelang pangawan.

Kalupa namo ning keni dane MauliNing Pampanga ating maragul a sisti,Nung nu’ ding konsehal, (aku nang sasabi)Ala lang regular a session da reti.

Kasi pin malagad pa yata keng kildapNing kaleldo itang mitipun lang ganapUling ning menasa miutaba mung agadIng ‘session’ nung ala lang bilang a sapat

O ‘quorum’ ngara pin ban apisanmetungIng nanu mang bage miyapag keng session,Ordinansa ya man yan o resolusyonA sukat dumalan keng deliberasyon.

Makananu la mo pin mika-‘quorum’ denNung ing session maka-schedule 10:00 a.m.,Ating datang manga bandang 9:00 o’clock kenAt ating datang a lampas nang ‘eleven?’

At itang dinatang bayu mag-ten o’clockKaras ning alas dyes mabating neng agad;Inya rugu itang mitauli keng orasNing ‘scheduled session,’ ala neng akapkap.

Suma total nanung maganap a sessionNung den ala lang maigpit a ‘schedule?’Inya ding anti ren dapat no’ sigurungMipalitan kanyang datang a eleksyon.

Total dakal no’man ding gagagad lunsutBan ila naman ding akua tang’ asubuk;Ilako ta’no ring pane sasalikutAt neng aldo sueldu karin la mu lalsut.

Ngaku wari detang inya kanu ngara,King munisipyu e la pane pupunta,Uli ning dakal lang maniawad karelaA mialiwang saup… partikular pera.

At ban ala na lang pane pangilaganNung inya e la maralas daratang,Masanting siguru e no’ pa tatagalBan mipaynawa na king bage makanyan

A nu’ ila naman ding anting mituruKing makanyan kase pandinan do’ ruguDing tau kambe ning karelang pangakuIng makasadya lang sumaup, sumuyu;

Inya nanu’t e no’ lapitan ning masaA sinane reting pamandinan pera?Inyasa’t nung iti ing pangilagan da,Masanting na pin ing palitan ta’na la!

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NOTICE OF SELF ADJUDICATIONNotice is hereby given that JULIETA P. DONNELLY, of legal age,

Filipino and a resident of Mabini St., Poblacion G, Camiling, Tarlac and theheir of WILLIAM E. DONNELLY who died intestate on June 3, 2011executed an Affidavit of Adjudication by a Sole Heir of his estate moreparticularly described as a parcel of land (Lot No. 3, Blk. 2, Psd-2017)embraced in TCT No. 15550-F of the Registry of Deeds of Pampanga.

Punto! Central Luzon: January 29, February 5 & 12, 2013

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTWITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

Notice is hereby given that the heirs of RAYMUNDO TIGLAO andVICTORIA TIGLAO who died intestate on January 23, 1979 and February4, 2000, respectively, in Angeles City executed an Extrajudicial Settlementwith Deed of Absolute Sale of their estate more particularly described as aparcel of land (Lot No. 619-C of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-121611,being a portion of Lot 619, Angeles Cadastre, LRC (GLRO) Cad. Rec. No.1240) situated in the Barrio of Sto. Cristo, Angeles City and covered byTCT No. 29799.

Punto! Central Luzon: February 5, 12 & 19, 2013

(Marlon, if you andJessie can, mobilize per-sonnel to monitor SantoRosario Church, BalibagoChurch, San Nicolas Mar-ket, and Pampang Markettomorrow morning to arrestindividuals distributingblack propaganda andconfiscate propagandamaterials. Thank you. Ialso texted the advancesecurity stationed at thechurch tomorrow. Cc:Jessie, Ato, John, Boy,Barok, Amro, Art. All mar-ket guards, traffic enforc-ers and task force must beon full alert).

Thus said the text mes-sage which, according toBarangay Lourdes North-west Kagawad WilliamDavid, came from the num-

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EdPam ordered arrest of propaganda distributorsber 09178112642, alleged-ly belonging to MayorEdgardo Pamintuan, or-dering a certain ‘Marlon’and ‘Jessie’ to mobilizepersonnel along SantoRosario Church, BalibagoChurch, San Nicolas Mar-ket, and Pampang PublicMarket whose task is towatch out for people dis-tributing supposed ‘blackpropaganda’ and confis-cate the propaganda ma-terials.

The text message cir-culated on the evening ofFebruary 2 and found itsway into the phone of oneof David’s friends in Pam-pang Public Market.

“Yesterday morning(February 3), all marketguards were in full alertand stationed at SantoRosario Church. How can

they say that Mayor Pa-mintuan did not issue anorder?” David said, “May-or Pamintuan is lyingthrough his teeth in hisdenial”.

Around midday of Feb-ruary 3, reports regardingthe arrest of ten individu-als distributing fliers alongBarangay Balibago, two ofwhom are minors, sur-faced.

According to David, the‘Marlon’ in the text mes-sage refers to Marlon En-riquez, head of San Nico-las Public Market, ‘Jess-ie’ refers to Jessie Eres,director of Angeles CityEntertainment PromotionOffice (ACEPO), ‘Barok’refers to Jaime Dizon, partof Pamintuan’s close se-curity detail, ‘Amro’ refersto Amro Razul, head of

the Angeles City NightMarket, and ‘Art’ refers toArt Non, head of PampangPublic Market.

The ten individuals,identified as Roger Suma-la, Jeffrey Sumala, Kim-berly De Jesus, KennethPineda, Yoshiko Canque,Princess Gopez, KristinaArceo, John Michael De-lusa, Nicole Ramos, andPaolo Sumala, were re-portedly arrested by CityTraffic Aides and werebrought to ACEPO after-wards.

According to reports,the apprehended individu-als were physically ha-rassed and threatened byACEPO personnel, partic-ularly ACEPO Directorand known Pamintuanright-hand man JessieEres, who reportedly told

them, “Papate da ka, ugseda ka Abacan, bayarandakang P200,000,” (I willhave you killed, I’ll throwyou off Abacan (bridge), I’llpay P200,000 for you).

The apprehended indi-viduals were then report-edly brought to AngelesCity Police Station 4,where they were detaineduntil four o’clock in the af-ternoon yesterday.

The fliers being dis-tributed by the appre-hended individuals con-tain the joint statementissued by Daivd, Baran-gay Cutcut Kagawad RoyOgurida, Barangay Sal-apungan KagawadRenato Coronel, Baran-gay Margot KagawadNenita Ferrer, and Baran-gay Santo Domingo Ka-gawad Oliver Chaneco.

In the said statement,the village officials hit thePamintuan adiminstrationfor the alleged inclusion ofthe names of the villageofficials’ relatives in the listof the job order employeeswithout their knowledge.

The ten individuals arepreparing to file a caseagainst Mayor Pamintuanand personnel from theAngeles City Police Sta-tion 4 and the ACEPO forserious physical injuries,grave physical abuse, andchild abuse for the twominors.

“What the Mayor iscalling as ‘black propagan-da’ is not even a black pro-paganda. Hindi ba niyaalam kung ano ang blackpropaganda?” David said.

–Team LazatinMedia Bureau

manufactured and distrib-uted black propagandamaterials the moment heannounced his intention torun for mayor against in-cumbent Mayor Pamintu-an, recalling flyers andstickers with illustrations

EdPam denies text on blackprop crackdownFROM PAGE 1 of the likeness of the may-

or trashed in a trash canthat were distributed andposted as early as July lastyear.

“At the very beginningthey have conducted theircampaign at very low lev-els, resorting immediate-ly to black propaganda

and smear campaign, andthey are still at it until now,which is an indication thatthey have nothing good tosay to the people abouthow Lazatin would run cityhall,” he added.

Several supporters ofLazatin were arrested andcharged by the police over

the weekend for distribut-ing black propaganda fly-ers against Pamintuaneven in churches asmasses were being held.

Those arrested laterclaimed they were “physi-cally harassed and threat-ened” allegedly by men ofJesse Eres, a city hall of-

ment of Environment andNatural Resources(DENR) here.

The wild birds’ newdestinations: Barangays Tortugas, Lote Itaas, LoteIbaba and Sibacan-Tuyoin Balanga City in Bataan,and Barangays Batang Iand Batang II in Sasmuan,Pampanga.

Salazar noted that re-cent bird census have in-dicated a yearly decline inthe number of wild birdsflying into the CandabaSwamp, even as wild birdpopulation has been not-ed to be increasing signif-icantly in Balanga andSasmuan.

“There are also some

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Migratory birds shun Candabasightings of wild birds inCasiguran, Aurora andPantabangan Dam in Nue-va Ecija, but not in signif-icant numbers yet,”Salazar said.

Salazar, however, dis-missed worldwide climatechange as being respon-sible for the decline of sea-sonal wild bird populationin Candaba Swamp, say-ing that the birds seem tobe merely looking for oth-er areas where they wouldnot be disturbed.

Records indicate thatat the turn of the 20th cen-tury, Candaba Swampcovered 27,000 hectares,but it is now just 77 hect-ares.

He said that more ar-eas in the Candaba

Swamp are now titled andbeing planted to crops. “Some local farmers havebeen reported to even blastfirecrakers to scare off thewild birds destroying theircrops during planting sea-son,” he added.

In the 1980’s, birdwatchers, also called bird-ers, used to count about100,000 ducks at theCandaba Swamp at anytime during the migratoryseason. In 2011, only8,725 wild birds showedup in a census conductedby the Wild Bird Club ofthe Philippines (WBCP).

Last January, theDENR recorded merely 5,475 waterfowls of 31 lo-cal and foregin species inthe swamp.

As wild bird popula-tion shrank in Candaba, Balanga City folk initiatedits first Ibong Dayo (WildBird) Festival as they not-ed significant increase ofwild birds in their area.

Balanga City isbounded on the north byAbucay; on the east byManila Bay; on the westby the mountains ofBagac and Morong and onthe south by Pilar, in ageographic environmentthat provides security andspace for the wild birds,said Salazar.

Vast areas in the city’sthree barangays were de-clared by the local govern-ment to be within the Ba-langa City Wetland andNature Park (BCWNP),

other dream to pursue – asvigorously, if not more – isto be a nurse. Anuncia-cion is taking up Bachelorof Science in Nursing atthe Angeles UniversityFoundation (AUF).

Her beaming mother,Teresita, with copioustears could only exclaim:“I am very proud and hap-py.”

“I have eight childrenand all of them are mytreasures,” she added Ter-

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Dream come true for first-ever...esita. She disclosed thatArlyn is the second to theyoungest.

Dionisio “June” Mag-balot, chairman of theMiss Mabalacat City com-mittee, said “I am speech-less but I am glad with theoutcome.”

“We want to improveafter every event. We wantto correct our lapses,”said Magbalot, whosetheme in the pageant waspromoting Mabalacat asgateway to the top desti-nations in the world.

Under Mayor Marino“Boking” Morales, thenorthern town of Pampan-ga was declared a com-ponent city late lastyear.

Morales, who wasjoined by his wife Nina inawarding the winners,said “in my book, all ofyou are winners.”

He added that “it’seasy to quit but to acceptthe challenge is already avictory itself for all thecandidates.”

Popular hair stylish

James Cooper said “it’s agreat show and I enjoycoming here in Mabala-cat.” He said it was histhird straight time to actas judge in the annualcompetition.

“And they treat us allwell,” he added. Amongthe other judges are Rich-ard Cepeda and ReneeSalud.

Television drama starRichard Yap serenatedthe 17 candidates withthree songs, wowing theaudience.

even as Department ofTourism (DOT) regional di-rector Ronnie Tiotuicovowed to have the IbongDayo festival to be listedin the department’s na-tional calendar of events.

Census from theDENR indicated that mi-gratory bird population inthe BCWNP jacked upfrom 14,899 last year to25,935 only last January.

At the same time,Salazar also noted thetourism potential of Ba-tang I and Batang II inSasmuan for bird watch-ers. “The area has alsobecome a major attractionto migratory birds, in-creasing its eco-tourismpotentials,” he added.

The Philippines is part

of the so-called EastAsia-Pacific migratory fly-way, and has 117 Impor-tant Bird Areas (IBA’s) cov-ering 32,302 square kilo-meters that act as refugefor as many as 115 globallythreatened species of wa-ter birds, he noted. TheCandaba Swamp hasbeen among the most wellknown among theseIBA’s.

Wild birds migratingsouthward are noted inthese areas from Sep-tember to November,while those going northare observed from Febru-ary to April. Among thosefrequently observed in theIBA’s are egrets and her-ons, ducks and Philippinemallards.

ficial.Eres immediately de-

nied the allegations.“We call on Congress-

man Lazatin not to entrusthis campaign to low-lifecharacters who only knowlow-life tactics. We call onhim to go out and woo thevoters with positive mes-

sages, like what MayorPamintuan is doing, andnot to resort to black pro-paganda and simply pay-ing off people,” Pamintuansaid.

“Only sick people re-sort to sick tactics,” hesaid.

–Team Agyu Tamu

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Baron Geisleripinaglaban niDerek Ramsay

“KUYA” ang tawag ni Baron Geisler sa kanyang co-star na si Derek Ramsay,ang bida ng Kidlat, at all praises siya sa aktor dahil daw sa tiwala at suportangibinibigay sa kanya.

Baron revealed nang makausap namin siya sa thanksgiving presscon ngKidlat na si Derek pala ang nakipaglaban sa kanya para manatili sa fantaser-ye noong time na lumabas ang kontrobersiya sa MVP Ball recently kung saanay nakainom nga ang aktor at nakaengkwentro sina Divine Lee, IC Mendozaat Edgar Allan Guzman.

“Derek stood up and ipinaglaban ako and said, ‘I think, he deserves anoth-er chance.’ Kaya I really owe Derek a lot,” kuwento ni Baron.

Hindi raw niya alam kung muntik na siyang matanggal sa serye at bastaang alam niya, medyo nagkaroon ng hindi magandang komento ang TV5 ex-ecutives tungkol sa kanya and thanks to Derek na talagang ipinaglaban siya.

Du’n sa recent issue na ’yun ay pinayuhan din daw siya ni Derek paramaayos na ang gulo.

“He told me what to do. Sabi niya, tawagan si ganito, set up a meeting,magkita kayo, mag-promise ka na hindi mo na uulitin. And ginawa ko naman, of course.”

Kaya nga lalo raw niyang na-feel ang concern sa kanya ng co-star.“He’s Derek Ramsay, why would he do that? Hindi tulad ng ibang aktor diyan na ‘bahala ka sa buhay mo,

magkalat ka diyan.’ Siya hindi. Talagang totoong tao siya.“Parang adviser ko siya and ang suwerte ko nga, eh. Kasi Derek Ramsay, mag-a-advice sa ’yo? So, nakaka-

hiya naman kung hindi ko bibigyang halaga ang mga payoniya.”

Kaya nga raw, super good boy siya ngayon dahil ayawdaw niyang ipahiya si Derek at ayaw niyang masayangang tiwalang ibinigay ng aktor sa kanya.

Di nakalilimot sa nakaraan...Coco Martin pinakasikat

na aktor sa PilipinasTAONG 2008 nang tumuntong si Coco Martin sa baku-ran ng ABS-CBN and since then ay nagsunud-sunod

na ang magagandang pangyayari sa buhay niya.Needless to say, dito siya talaga nagsimulang makilala

dahil binigyan siya ng napakagagandang proyekto ng Ka-pamilya network kung saan ay lumutang talaga ang husay

niya bilang aktor.Aminado si Coco na ipagpapasalamat niyahabambuhay ang pagbibigay ng break sa

kanya ng ABS-CBN but at the sametime, hindi rin naman niya kinakal-imutan na nagsimula siya bilangindie actor sa lauching flick niy-ang Masahista.

Dahil kung hindi rin namandaw dahil dito, hindi rin namansiya magiging artista at hindiniya mapupunta sa Dos.

“Sabi ko nga, kung saanman po ako nanggaling,’yun ang dahilan kung bak-it ako nandidito ngayon at’yun po ang nagpatibay saakin. Ngayon, kung anu-man po ’yung mga bless-ings na ipinagkakaloobsa akin, sobra ko pongpinahahalagahan dahilalam ko kung paano kosila pinaghirapan.

“Kasi po, talagangnanggaling ako sa pi-nakamababa o ’yungpinakasimula. Kayangayon, kung anumanpo ito, sobra ko pongtine-treasure at sobraakong thankful sa lahatng mga taong tumulongsa akin,” seryosong pa-hayag ni Coco.

Walang kaduda-dudang si Coco na nga atwala nang iba pa ang pi-nakasikat nating aktorngayon dahil sa nationwide

screening ng bago niyangserye na Juan dela Cruz na

ginanap sa Megamall lastSaturday, katakut-takot na

marshalls at security guardsang makikita sa loob ng mall para

kontrolin ang libu-libong fans nananood. Nasa ground floor kapa lang ay dinig na dinig mo naang sigawan ng mga fans nanasa third floor ng Cinema 10kung saan ginanap angscreening.

Wala pa sa pilot episodesina Coco at Erich Gonzalespero must-see ang dalawangbatang gumanap sa mga karak-ter nila lalo na nga ang youngCoco na si Izzy Canillo dahil siyatalaga ang nagmarka sa pilotweek.

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THE PHILIPPINES’ largest national flag carrier, CebuPacific Air (PSE:CEB) will be the only airline in thecountry to use a state-of-the-art Airbus A320 door train-er for its cabin crew, starting March 2013.

The Airbus A320 Door Trainer will create a realisticenvironment to enhance CEB’s cabin crew training onnormal and emergency door operations and other emer-gency procedures.

Its features include an A320 replica fuselage, a func-tional passenger door with an overwing exit, a function-al panel with oxygen drop down masks, and an emer-gency lighting system.

“This investment will augment CEB’s training mod-ules for its cabin crew. It underscores CEB’s continu-ing commitment to passenger safety, and ability to pro-vide the best training opportunities for its crew,” saidCEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.

CEB recently held its “Be Juan of Us” Cabin CrewRecruitment Fair in Manila. Five hundred cabin crewapplicants flocked to the one-day fair.

Another Cabin Crew Recruitment Fair is scheduledon February 5, 2013 at the Grand Ballroom of the Sum-mit Circle Hotel, Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City.

On February 8, 2013, CEB will also hold a CabinCrew Recruitment Fair in Ballroom A, Apo View Hotel,J.Camus St., Davao City.

Requirements for being a CEB cabin crew include adynamic personality, female, 18-25 years old, at least5’3” in height, weight that is proportional to height, clearcomplexion and good eyesight, and a Philippine pass-port, among others.

All qualified and shortlisted applicants shall be noti-fied for further processing. Interested applicants mayalso email their credentials torecruitment@cebupacificair.com. The detailed job de-scriptions and qualifications can also be found onwww.cebupacificair.com or CEB’s page onjobstreet.com.ph .

CEB operates the most extensive network in thePhilippines with 32 domestic destinations and hubs inManila, Cebu, Clark, Iloilo, Kalibo and Davao. It offers21 international destinations, namely Bangkok, Bali,Beijing, Brunei, Busan, Dubai, Guangzhou, Hanoi, HoChi Minh, Hong Kong, Incheon (Seoul), Jakarta, KotaKinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Macau, Osaka, Shanghai,Siem Reap, Singapore, Taipei and Xiamen.

CebPac orders state-of-the-artcabin crew training equipmentSchedules recruitment fair in Cebu, Davao