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ARO CATIMYAS DA. Not yet the ladies of the Capampangan song but already showing innate beauty are Maria Angelika C. Dela Cruz, 10, of Minalin, and Julia S. Garcia, 9, of Bacolor, both vying for the title Munting Mutya ng Pilipinas, a national beauty pageant under Star Builders Productions, here paying a courtesy call on Gov. Dennis G. Pineda.

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ANGELES CITY -- Anchoring its development on the preservation of the rich

heritage of the City of San Fernando, Megaworld has announced its P1.8-billion lifestyle mall inside its new township that pays tribute to culture and history of Pampanga’s capital city.

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Megaworld to build P1.8-B Capital Mall

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Kevin L. Tan, chief strategy offi cer of Mega-world said Monday that Capital Mall would be completed by 2022, with construction set to start

early next year for the company’s very fi rst full-scale mall development in Central Luzon.

Before local media at

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CLARK FREEPORT -- Slated for groundbreak-ing this December, the proposed Bulacan Aero-tropolis in Bulakan, Bu-lacan has yet to secure an environmental com-pliance certifi cate (ECC) from the Department of Environment and Natu-ral Resources (DENR).

The fi shers’ group Pambansang Lak-as ng Kilusang Mama-

Bulacan int’l airport still without ECC from DENR

malakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) noted this yesterday, as it stressed that work on the airport could not start without an ECC despite the signing of contract with the De-partment of Transporta-tion (DOTr).

“The provincial chap-ter of Pamalakaya in Bu-lacan last week learned through their dialogue with the Environmen-tal Management Bu-reau (Region 3) director

Lormelyn Claudio, that there was no ECC is-sued yet for the SMC’s Bulacan airport to be constructed in Barangay Taliptip, Bulakan town. Rather, the ECC issued by the bureau is only for the 2,500-hectare land development project of a certain Silvertides Hold-ings,” Pamalakaya said in a statement.

“Why are the DOTr and SMC so excited to announce that the in-

ternational airport is un-derway when the proj-ect has yet to secure an ECC, one of the most crucial documents need-ed before a project pro-ceeds to the next stage. They’ve been already counting the chickens before they even hatch,” Pamalakaya chair Fer-nando Hicap said.

Hicap said “amid the public pronouncements on the status of the air-

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CLARK FREEPORT –The cost of internet service will be consid-erably brought down with the opening of a new fi ber optic domes-tic gateway next year.

So vowed Dennis Anthony H. Uy, pres-ident-CEO of Con-verge ICT Solutions, Inc. (Converge), at the media forum “Balitaan” organized by the Ca-pampangan in Media, Inc. in cooperation with the Clark Development

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Converge to speed up internet, reduce costCorp. at the Bale Balita here last Friday.

“When I open the domestic gateway and no longer dependent on other carriers, I will bring down (the internet cost and substantially increase its speed) to a gigabit port to the home or 1 gig-per-second to the home capacity,” said Uy. Internet speed by service providers aver-age only a mere 7-mbps (megabit per second).

He said the undersea cable will be fi nished in 18 months.

As part of its fi ve-year, $1.8-billion capi-tal expenditure which he announced last year, Uy said Converge is now rolling out a $400-mil-lion or 1.2-million quartz (lines) to consumers na-tionwide.

“These 1.2 million ports will be spread all-over Luzon from Baguio to Pangasinan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, then to Quezon, Cavite and Sorsogon,” he said. “From Matnog it will cross to Samar. From San Juan, Batangas to

Mindoro to Panay then Cebu.”

The fi ber optic-laying will be 1,800 kilometers of subsea cable with 20 landing stations through-out the country. Uy said the subsea cable is a $70-million project while the investment per line to the consumers is about $200.

“If that is 1.2 million ports at $200 optical dis-tribution network, that will total to $240 million,” he said.

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ANGELES CITY - The Alyansa ng mga Manggagawang Mag-bubukid ng Asyenda Luisita (Ambala) said about 90 percent of lands already distrib-uted to farmworkers under land reform in Hacienda Luisita have reverted to the control of the Cojuangco and Lorenzo clans.

This, as the group “strongly condemned the alleged red-tag-ging of its offi cers and members by 3rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of the Philip-pine Army purportedly to protect the interest of the Cojuangco-Lo-renzos.”

“At present, many are under threat of being dislocated from their farms in various barangays in Luisi-ta to give way to land use conversion. About 90 percent of the dis-tributed lands are again under the con-trol of the Cojuangcos and Lorenzos under the scheme of lease and purchases in ca-hoots with dummies

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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- From Bulacan, the dread-ed African swine fl u (ASF) has slithered into this province de-spite strict quarantine mea-sures implemented by Gov. Dennis Pineda.

This was confi rmed this

Dreaded swine fl u slips into Pampangaweek by Agriculture Sec. Wil-liam Dar who said there are now more than 13 areas af-fected with ASF, including those in Pangasinan.

Details on aff ected areas in Pampanga were not dis-closed, but agriculture offi cials said that pigs in the aff ected areas were all killed and prop-

erly buried.Earlier, Pineda issued Ex-

ecutive Order No. 34, banning the entry of all live pigs in the province.

“We want to make sure that ASF will not be able to enter us so that the livelihoods and health of Kapampangans will not be compromised,” Pineda

had said.He said checkpoints placed

by the police are to remain at the provincial boundaries to prevent pigs from other prov-inces, especially in areas where the ASF is confi rmed, from entering the province.

In Pangasinan, legal offi -cer Geraldine Baniqued said the infected hogs were being smuggled into Pangasinan af-ter some pigs were banned in Bulacan.

On September 25, authori-ties caught a trader bringing in 60 pigs from Bustos, Bulacan through the barangay road – in an attempt to avoid detec-tion.

“Before this happened the province is ASF-free, da-hil lang sa greediness ng one trader napakarami po naapek-tuhan,” said Baniqued.

The Pangasinan Provincial Government temporarily sus-pended the entry of hogs and other pork products in the area.

Baniqued said traders caught smuggling pigs are set to face a P5,000 fi ne and six months imprisonment.

According to Dar, the gov-ernment has culled around 20,000 pigs, 6,600 of which tested positive for ASF.

However, he clarifi ed that the ban will be temporary and will be lifted based on the ad-vice of the Bureau of Animal Industry.

“With respect to pork and pork-related products, only those with National Meat In-spection Service (NMIS) seal or with appropriate Certifi cate of Meat Inspection issued by NMIS shall be allowed entry into the province, with the ex-ception of those coming from ASF aff ected area,” he said.

Aside from the banning of live pigs, the executive order also covers the creation of the Pampanga ASF Task Force tasked to create a contingen-cy plan.

GUAGUA, Pampanga- May-or Dante Torres offi cially de-clared on Friday that the mu-nicipality is free from African Swine Fever (ASF) after all pigs were tested negative from the said disease.

“We are temporarily de-claring the municipality of Guagua as ASF free. We can assure the public that all pork and pork-related prod-ucts produced, slaughtered, and sold in our public market are safe,” Torres announced.

In fact, Mayor Torres to-gether with Second District Representative Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo and town folks here feasted on roast-ed pork and other pork meat viands to alleviate ASF scare

This came after Mayor Torres ordered the probe, citing reports reaching his

offi ce on the suspected swine death in one of the barangays of this town.

Torres said he called out the Provincial Veterinarian Of-fi ce to report the incident and immediately test if the report-ed case is positive of ASF.

Results came and showed that all pigs tested, including those within the 1-kilometer radius are negative from the highly contagious disease.

“We held this boodle fi ght to help our local pork meat vendors and to encourage the public to gain trust to local-ly-produced pork and pork-re-lated products in Guagua,” Torres said.

Congressman Arroyo meanwhile was also present to show support to ceremonial boodle fi ght.

“We participated in this

boodle fi ght to show the whole nation that pork in Guagua is DA (Department of Agriculture) approved and cleared,” Arroyo shared.

Moreover, Torres also announced that the contro-versial issue with Double-A Slaughter House in Baran-gay San Rafael with the town’s public market ven-dors was already settled.

“We are happy to an-nounce that our new slaugh-terhouse in Barangay San Rafael is already in full utili-zation,” he said.

Torres also mentioned that he already lifted an or-der to confi scate all pork products that will not pass through the accredited slaughterhouses of the mu-nicipality. – Luisse Rutao/Pampanga PIO

Pigs in Guagua, ASF Free – Mayor Torres

LECHON FEAST. Guagua Mayor Dante Torres and 2nd District Rep. Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo join townfolks in a boodle fi ght of roasted pork and other pork meat viands on Friday at the Artist Haven Park in Guagua.

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CLARK FREEPORT – Over a thousand individuals benefi ted from the free medical and dental and mission held at the at Clark Skills and Training Center auditorium here on Friday.

With the theme: “Malusog na Mamamayan, Yaman ng Sam-bayanan,” the free dental and medical mission is one of the reg-ular corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs of the Clark Development Corp. (CDC).

It has been taking place for the past 10 years for the benefi t of Clark employees and indigenous Aetas by providing them es-sential health care, as well as to the surrounding communities.

Astrud Aguinaldo, CDC community relations and social ser-vices offi cer who is also the assistant coordinator of the program said: “Ito ay para mabigyan ng serbisyo at tulong ang mga katu-tubo natin kababayan.”

A total of 1,200 benefi ciaries were assisted and provided with medical services from volunteer doctors, nurses, and medical technicians.

Among the major sponsors were Converge ICT Solutions, Inc., Quest Hotel and Conference Center, SMK, Korean Apple Core Corp., Beautéderm Corp., and the Lacanlale and Evange-lista-Vitug Law Firm as well as health care and medical assis-tance from Ideal Vision, MedCare Diagnostics, Angeles Univer-sity Foundation, The Medical City Clark, and the Philippine Air Force.

As part of Punto Central Luzon’s 12th year anniversary, den-tal kits were also donated to the benefi ciaries.

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CABANATUAN CITY - A post-mortem examination on the body of a ranking offi cial of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) confi rmed he succumbed to heart at-tack when found inside his car along the by-pass road in Ba-rangay La Torre, Talavera town recently, police said Saturday.

Police Col. Leon Victor Rosete, Nueva Ecija police director, said the medico-le-gal examination on the body of Roger Barroga, 54, head of the PhilRice’s information sys-tems division, showed that the cause of his death was cardio-vascular arrest.

The test was conducted by Dr. Ronaldo Santos, med-ico legal offi cer of the Nueva

PhilRice mourns exec’s sudden death

Ecija Provincial Crime Labora-tory Offi ce, at the Blue Cross Funeral Parlor in Barangay La Torre, police said.

A family member, police added, told probers that the victim was undergoing medi-cation after being diagnosed with heart disease. There was no mention on when he was found to be suff ering from such ailment.

Rosete said though that continuous investigation is be-ing conducted by the Talave-ra police station in connection with the incident.

Meanwhile, PhilRice has expressed sorrow and regret over Barroga’s death noting that FutureRice Farm which he established and managed is now a top eco-tourism desti-nation in Nueva Ecija.

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Opinion

Pork, nothing moreMY FIGHT is against ‘pork’ and corruption, and nothing more.

It is never about the House or its members, even if some of them take turns in insisting otherwise.

For one, the chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Sid Ungab, is one of their many decent members whom Rep. [LRay] Villafuerte tried to undermine by attempting to withdraw the budget measure from his committee, but held his ground and rejected his malevolent move.

As for Rep. Villafuerte and his claim of a ‘ceasefi re,’ for once he should stop prevaricating. How could I not honor something that I did not have knowledge about? He should not put words into my mouth then comment on it himself.

(Sen. Panfi lo Lacson on exposing pork in the House)

Aid interferenceEVERY YEAR, the United States provides large amounts of aid to the Philippines, and I have supported that aid.

I assume President [Rodrigo] Duterte’s spokesman who defended the wrongful imprisonment of Senator De Lima does not consider our aid to be ‘interfering’ in their sovereignty.

Our aid is not a blank check, and when Philippine offi cials abuse the justice system for the purpose of political retribution, we have a responsibility to respond.

(US Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont slamming presidential spox Salvador Panelo for accusing the Washington of interfering in Philippine aff airs over a proposed US travel ban on offi cials behind the imprisonment of Sen. Leila de Lima)

RedundancyWE HAVE studied this proposition already, there is no need for it. It is a redundancy. All Filipinos and everyone in the Philippines are equally protected by equal rights and all the rights that are given any individual in the Philippines. There are enough laws that cover the particular issues that they are talking about.

(Senate President Tito Sotto on the SOGIE Equality Bill)

ANG ISANG kabataan ay nararapat lang na magkaroon ng magandang kinabukasan. May karapatan ang mga ito na makapag-aral, makapag-tapos, matulong sa pamilya at mapaglingkod sa bayan.

Pero sa murang edad, hin-di ito ang naranasan ni Datu

Awing Apuga ng Ata-Manobo tribe mula sa Davao de Norte. Imbis na pagsusulat at pagba-basa ang inaaral, paghawak ng baril at pag-asinta sa target ang unang natutunan nito.

Sa paaralang Salugpun-gan na kanilang tinatawag, im-bis na ang mga aralin ay tung-

kol sa Math, English at Filipi-no ang itinuturo, imperialism, feudalism at capitalism ang siyang isiniksik sa kaisipan ng mga kabataang may murang isipan.

Ito yung katotohanan sa karanasan ng ating mga kapa-

Getting to know youAT LEAST 18 persons including a teenager were rounded up by the police following a raid along Fields Avenue-Walking Street, in a fresh crackdown against unscrupulous vendors selling counterfeit sex-enhancing drugs…

So, the Angeles City government press released last week, furthering:

Police Colonel Joy Patrick Sangalang, offi cer-in-charge of the Angeles City Police Offi ce (ACPO), said only two among the arrested (sic) individuals including one minor were found selling illegal items when accosted by the raiding team…

“This is the fi rst of a series of raids to be conducted along Fields Avenue. We have to clean the entertainment district of illegal vendors, street children and hookers,” said Sangalang…

No mean to disrespect, Sir, but this is not the fi rst in any series of raids on the infamous avenue, not in any of the past or in the current city administration.

Why, only last August, the city information offi ce also press released – politically incorrect and outright libelous, at that – “Angeles raid nets 4 prostitutes,” to wit:

A lightning raid in the red district of Fields Avenue on Wednesday evening yielded four freelance prostitutes (sic).

Angeles City Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr. has ordered the series of crackdown in Fields Avenue to check on unlicensed bars and minor entertainers…

Which led to one longtime habitue of Fields Avenue breaking into song:

Getting to know youGetting to know youGetting to know all about youGetting to like youGetting to hope you like me…In police parlance – again no disrespect, Sir

– “nagpapakilala.” In this case, the fi rst raid not enough to “get to know you,” thus necessitating a second one “para ganap na makilala.”

That “most of the arrested (sic) persons were later released after they were cleared except for Condar and a minor who were found to have marijuana in possession…” in the recent raid shows more than a lapse in legalese.

That nothing was mentioned of the fate of the four alleged commercial sex workers in the August raid despite having been found that they “do not have health cards coming from the City Health Offi ce” and noted that “These unregulated workers may contract the deadly virus AIDS and spread it to others, according to health authorities…” shows essentially the same unsaid thing.

It is the police modus of “pagpapakilala” written there all over.

No disrespect to the police, Sir. But raids on Fields Avenue have become a standard, if introductory, operating procedures at the onset of every administration in the city. Take this jaded observer’s view of these police actions

dating back to the 1970s initially assuming the perspective of an unknown 18th century writer as “hypocritical impotence, to make spasmodic raids upon their (the prostitutes’) habitation.”

Impotence, in as far as the raids’ ever coming short of the express objective of their conduct: the prostituted women back to their assignations without so much an entry in the police blotter; the pimps and mamasans merely raising their talents’ fees a nigh higher to cover the police (un)booking cost.

On the other hand, there is full potency in the pursuit of the not-so-hidden agenda behind the raids. Not necessarily, the police’s. But more of private individuals’ barnacled to the powers-that-be.

Three mayorships removed from this current one, there was the so-called Panchito-Smith partnership that ruled over Fields Avenue. All the clubs putatively paying “tokens of appreciation” for maintaining the peace and order in the strip, the police kept happy with “coff ee and gas subsidy.”

A diff erent administration came and the so-called Jojo Group not only took over the reins from Panchito-Smith but even started reigning over an expanded domain – institutionalizing a taxation scheme – not seen since the horrifi c days of Kumander Sumulong – in the exaction of tong-pats on every bottle of beer opened, on every bar-fi ne availed of, even on every garland of sampaguita or bouquet of roses bought, on every bag of peanuts sold on the avenue.

Sabo nang peksing, picualtan da pa ding mangatacbang alang marine, our Fields denizen spat in scorn.

The relative quiet over Fields in the previous administration, he claimed, did not mean the exploration, aye, exploitation of the strip for private gain, ceased in any way.

From the commerce of sex and its entertainment subsidiaries, the monkey business shifted to the “even more profi table infrastructural enterprise.”

Alleging, politicos getting into every phase of construction – from planning to site development, to mobilization, to actual building, even repair, remodeling and rehabilitation – impacting their mandate “in aid of legislation” but in actuality to raise funds for their next election, if not to keep up their lifestyles aping that of the rich and famous. So, how many fancy cars did you count at the city hall’s parking lot those days? How many mansions in uppity enclaves were splashed all over the alleged Facebook accounts of your aldermen then?

“We have to clean the entertainment district of illegal vendors, street children and hookers.”

So, we hear the police say again. Smug as it is, we can only put on our knowing smile anew.

No mean to disrespect, Sir.

Katotohanan sa naging karanasan ng isang rebeldeng kabataan

Komentaryo

Bantay Bayan!Col. Gerry M Zamudio Jr.

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Halo-haloDing Cervantes

OpinionNapag-uusapanLangFelix M. Garcia

Kabaligtaranng winika ni Gat Dr. Jose P. Rizal

HINDI na bago ang isyung may ‘ninja cops’

na nagre- ‘recycle’ nitong ‘illegal drugs’

at iba pang bagay na labag sa batas,

na napasakamay n’yan ‘by means of buy-bust’.

Dahil bago pa man maupo si Digong

at mga sinundang niyang sina P-Noy,

PGMA, Erap, Cory at si Macoy,

mayrun na n’yan, di lang kasing grabe ngayon.

Sanhi na rin nitong alagad ng batas

pa mandin sa ngayon itong nagtutulak

ng pakilo-kilong shabung nakulimbat

nitong umano nga’y ungas na ‘ninja cops’,

Kung saan di tayo nakasisiguro

na ‘yan sa PDEA bago dalhin nito

ay di nabawasan kahit ilang gramo

ang huli n’yan, halimbawang isang kilo.

At baka higit pa ang maari nilang

makulimbat kapag bulto-bulto na r’yan

ang matiklo nila’t bago isumbong n‘yan

sa nakatataas, bawas na syempre yan.

At ito nga bale ang ang nirere-‘recycle’

nitong mga ‘ninja cops’ nating pasaway,

na tunay naman ding walang kabusugan

gayong dumoble na halos ang sahod n’yan.

At ‘yan ang mitsa kung bakit patuloy pa

ang paglaganap ng iligal na droga,

sa kabila nitong napakaigting na

kampanya ng PNP at ng PDEA.

Na hayan, at ito’y sigi-sige pa rin

ang pagtutulak na di mapigil-pigil

ng ating gobyerno pagkat ya’y madaling

makakuha mismo sa ibang pulis natin.

Kung totoong di na lingid kay Pangulo

ang ‘identity’ ng mga pulis na ito,

bakit di ibulgar n’yan kung sinu-sino

at ipadakip sa kabaro n’yan mismo?

Hihintayin pa ba niyang makatakas

itong kung binyagan niya ay ‘ninja cops’

bago kumilos at ipakulong lahat

ang mga pulis na naligaw ng landas?

Kung kamay na bakal ang kinakailangan

para tumino ang ibang kapulisan,

na nagagawa pa nilang pagtaksilan

ang gobyerno, bunga lang ng kamunduhan,

At nang pagkagumon sa masamang bisyo,

gaya ng sugal at pagsinghot ng shabu,

dalawa lang ang patutunguhan nito:

kundi pagkakulong…tiyak sementeryo!

Nasaan na itong ani Doktor Rizal

sa araw ng bukas pagasa ng bayan,

kung kagaya nga n’yang pitong taon pa lang

ang edad ng iba gumon na sa ganyan?

He/she is now happyin Heaven - eh di wow

IT’S NOT good to console ourselves over our departed loved ones with declarations “He/she is now happy in Heaven.” That consoles us, consoles the bereaved, but there are good chances the departed, upon hearing such declarations, would beg us with screams of “No, no!”

Because those in Heaven are not to be prayed for (prayed to, yes), to assume that a departed is in Heaven brings us contentment that prayers are no longer necessary for them.

This is to disregard what the Blessed Mother said in Medjugorje that only a few people go directly to Heaven and that more land fi rst in Purgatory.

Thus, when my father died last Feb. 10, I and my family have never ceased praying for him daily. I have never comforted even my mother with declarations that she should not worry because Dad is now happy in Heaven. Instead, I remind her that Dad is okay (he received the last sacraments twice before he crossed the veil) but that he could still be in Purgatory so we should not cease praying for him.

But what if Dad is already in Heaven? No waste. The Church teaches that God would apply our prayers as He would see fi t.

And because All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days are nearing, I have more quotes from the Blessed Mother about the need for praying for persons in Purgatory:

To Marie-Claire Mukangango, Kibeho, Rwanda, Africa, 1982: “Praying for your departed loved ones is of great comfort to them and of great help for the souls in purgatory, but people still must work to earn a place in heaven.”

To the Medjugorje visionaries in 1981: “There are many souls in Purgatory. Pray for their intentions … There is a large number of souls who have been in Purgatory for a long time because no one prays for them. These persons wait for your prayers and your sacrifi ces.”

And for us to lessen if not avoid Purgatory, the Blessed Mother told the visionaries of Kibeho, Africa in 1981: “The one who turns to God in this world and lives according to God’s Will, can, through Divine Mercy, shorten and even avoid his time in Purgatory.”

There is no shortage of information about Purgatory. Medjugorje visionary Vicka was privileged to see Purgatory in the company of the Blessed Mother and this she had to say: Purgatory is a very big space and in appearance

is much like a misty gray fog that looks like ashes. There people are weeping, moaning, trembling in what seems like terrible suff ering.

The Blessed Mother told Vicka, “These people need your prayers, especially the ones who have no one to pray for them.” Vicka adds that this is why we have to pray so much for these poor souls; they desperately need our prayers to go from Purgatory to Heaven.”

Medjugorje visionary Mirjana described Purgatory as having several levels. She said the more you pray on earth, the higher your level in Purgatory will be. The lowest level is closest to Hell where the suff ering is the most intense. The highest level is closest to Heaven and in this level, the suff erings are the least.

Marijana quoted the Blessed Mother as saying that most souls are delivered from Purgatory not only on All Souls’ Day but also on Christmas Day.

On July 21, 1982, the Blessed Mother told the Medjugorje visionaries: “There are many souls in Purgatory. There are also persons who have been consecrated to God - some priests, some Religious. Pray for their intentions, at least the Lord’s Prayer, the Hail Mary, and the Glory Be seven times each, and the Creed. I recommend it to you. There is a large number of souls who have been in Purgatory for a long time because no one prays for them.”

As regards ghosts, the Blessed Mother had this to say also in Medjugorje: “In Purgatory there are diff erent levels; the lowest is close to Hell and the highest gradually draws near to Heaven. It is not on All Souls Day, but at Christmas, that the greatest number of souls leave Purgatory. There are in Purgatory, souls who pray ardently to God, but for whom no relative or friend prays on earth. God makes them benefi t from the prayers of other people. It happens that God permits them to manifest themselves in diff erent ways, close to their relatives on earth, in order to remind men of the existence of Purgatory and to solicit their prayers to come close to God who is just, but good. The majority of people go to Purgatory. Many go to Hell. A small number go directly to Heaven.”

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Base sa paglalahad ni Datu Awing, sinira ng mga komu-nistang rebelde ang totoo ng layunin at bisyon ng Salug-pungan school sa kanilang ko-munidad.

Natatandaan niya kung paano nilinlang ng mga lider ng NPA ang kanilang komuni-dad sa pagsasabing sila ang totong gobyerno na ipaglala-ban ang kanilang mga karapa-tan at nangako na hindi lang sila tutulungan kundi bibigyan din ng edukasyon ang mga ka-tutubong kabataan.

Anong klaseng edukasyon kaya ang ibinibigay ng mga komunistang rebeldeng ito? Kung pag-aarmas at pagtu-ligsa sa pamahalaan maging sa kapwa Pilipino ng mga ito, para sa akin, hindi edukasyon na maitutring ang gawaing ito.

Hindi lang kaisipan at dam-damin ang pinaglaruan ng mga rebeldeng grupo na ito kundi pati mismo kultura at tahan-an na kanilang pundasyon sa pagiging katutubo ay pinasok at ginawang guerilla bases ng mga armado.

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Inilahad din ni Datu Awing na sa Salugpungan school, edad 6 hanggang 17 ang mga kabataang sinasanay ng mga rebeldeng armado para mag-ing child warrior at kalabanin ang pamahalaan.

Ang pilit na isinisiksik sa kanilang kaisipan ay kailan-gan nilang gawin ang arma-dong pakikibaka. Ito lang daw umano ang paraan na maba-go ang bayan at ang tanging kaligtasan lang ay ang pagha-wak ng armas.

Hindi ba pagkakaisa at pagtulong natin sa bawat isa at sa gobyerno ang magpa-pabago ng ating bayan? Hin-di ba isang malaking sumpa para sa mga kabataan na turu-an silang mag-armas at taliku-ran ang kanilang magandang

kinabukasan? Sa karanasan na mismo

ng mga kabataang ito nag-mula na sa lahat ng engk-wentro sa pagitan ng NPA at ng kasundaluhan, marami sa kanila ang namatay na hindi nila alam kung ano ang totoo nilang ipinaglalaban.

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Kung ang mga katutubo na ito ay nagsalita at nanindi-gan sa ngalan ng katotohan-an at kagustuhan na matigil na ang kultura ng karahasan at panlilinlang sa kanilang mga komunidad, dapat tayo rin na nandito sa kasunluran ay makita ang halaga ng ating pagsasalita kontra armadong pakikibaka.

Tulungan natin ang bawat isa na mapanindigan ang ninanais natin na totoong pag-babago sa ating lipunan na nakaugat sa kapayapaan at kaunlaran, hindi sa pag-aar-mas at armadong pakikibaka na itinututo sa mga kabataan.

Ito ang katotohanan na dapat natin maunawaan at pagkakaisang matugunan!

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F�� ! 1

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of JOSE SANTOS and LEONILA

QUIZON SANTOS who died intestate on March 4, 1990 and November 5, 2008, respectively, executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale on their estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 2294-A-4-C of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-80819, being a portion of Lot 2294-A-4 (LRC) Psd-66834, LRC Rec. No. 145) situated in the Barrio of Sto. Niño and San Juan, Municipality of San Fernando, Province of Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 79283-R in the Registry of Deeds for the Province of Pampanga, before Notary Public Rodolfo S. Uyengco as per Doc No. 1586, Page No. 97, Book No. LXI, Series of 2019.

Punto! Central Luzon: September 16, 23 & 30 2019

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of Spouses VICTOR SOTTO and

ANA PURITA NOVE SANTOS and AMELIA SOTTO SANTOS who died intestate on December 20, 1996 and October 20, 2000 and March 23, 2019, respectively, in Floridablanca, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Joint Special Power of Attorney on their estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 91 of the subd. plan Psd-58913, Sht. 4, being a portion of Lot 30-D of plan Psd-5107, L.R.C. Rec. No. 4435) situated in the Barrio of San Jose (Santol), Municipality of Floridablanca, Province of Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 2011002048, before Notary Public Carlota N. Dela Cruz-Manalo as per Doc No. 434, Page No. 88, Book No. XV, Series of 2019.


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of HILARIO MARASIGAN who died

intestate on March 7, 2012 in Marikina City executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale on his estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 82, Psd-58913 sheet 4, being a portion of Lot 30-D, Psd-5107, LRC Record No. 4435) situated in the Barrio of San Jose (Santol), Municipality of Floridablanca, Province of Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 17905, Certifi cate of Land Ownership Award No. 115565 issued by the Registry of Deeds for the Province of Pampanga, before Notary Public Carlota N. Dela Cruz-Manalo as per Doc No. 67, Page No. 15, Book No. XVI, Series of 2019.


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of MARIA C. SALALILA who died

intestate on August 21, 2010 executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights on her estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot No. 2091, Cad-376-D Lot 2094, Cad-376-D; and on the SE., along line 5-1 by Lot 2090, Cad-376-D) situated in San Juan Nepo, Guagua, Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 2014000224 (Free Patent No. III-9 004873), before Notary Public Emmanuel Galang as per Doc No. 3138, Page No. 1141, Book No. 184, Series of 2019.


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of DAVID S. VALENCIA who died

intestate on September 5, 2000 executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale on his estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 97 of the subdivision plan Psd-5107, L.R.C. No. 4435) situated in the Barrio of San Jose (Santol), Municipality of Floridablanca, Province of Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 541, Certifi cate of Land Ownership Award No. 27435 issued by the Registry of Deeds for the Province of Pampanga, before Notary Public Carlota N. Dela Cruz-Manalo as per Doc No. 62, Page No. 14, Book No. XVI, Series of 2019.

Punto! Central Luzon: September 16, 23 & 30, 2019

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of LOURDES Y. BAUTISTA who died

intestate on March 6, 2012 in Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale on her estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 4, Block 12 of the subdivision plan Psd-03-156900, being a portion of Lot 794 Angeles Cadastre L.R.C. Rec. No. ) situated in the Barrio of Cutud, City of Angeles, Island of Luzon and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 180692 in the Registry of Deeds for the City of Angeles, before Notary Public Arvin M. Suller as per Doc No. 1653, Page No. 40, Book No. LXII, Series of 2019.

Punto! Central Luzon: September 30, October 7 & 14, 2019

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of DANTE M. SUBA who died

intestate on May 16, 2019 in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement on his estate, more particularly described as Savings Account No. 007730175611 maintained with BDO SM Hypermarket Mabalacat Branch in the amount of P124,174.68 plus interest accruing, before Notary Public Ponciano V. Dela Cruz Jr. as per Doc No. 660, Page No. 42, Book No. XIV, Series of 2019.


the Park Inn by Radisson Clark here, Tan said that Capital Mall will have a 33,000 square meters of fl oor area in three levels. It will be located at the heart of Capital Town, a P30-billion township that will rise at the former Pampanga Sugar Devel-opment Company (Pa-sudeco) sugar mill in the City of San Fernando.

The Capital Mall is highlighted by its unique architecture that takes after the sugar mill that was built a century ago. It will be reminiscent of

Megaworld to build P1.8-B Capital Mallthe original structure that stands on the same spot of the township.

“We put a lot of em-phasis on historical pres-ervation. Even the way that walls are designed resembles the old sugar mill. We made it a point that the silhouette of the mall actually takes af-ter the old Pasudeco. We preserved one of the original chimneys and reconstructing two addi-tional so that they would look like to the scale of original ones,” Tan said during the press confer-ence.

He added that there

will also be a museum that would take back vis-itors, shoppers, and res-idents of Capital Town to the history of the sugar mill.

“We know how im-portant is this landmark (sugar mill) to the peo-ple of San Fernando,” he added.

The mall, which will be operated and man-aged under the Mega-world Lifestyle Malls brand, will also feature the re-created chimneys of the Pasudeco central, and the bricks recovered from the original sugar mill will be used for the

mall’s interior walls. “We are curating a

new and unique design concept for this mall. As a tribute to the legacy of Pampanga’s oldest sug-ar mill, we will build the Capital Mall with its rich cultural heritage in mind. Other recovered portions of the sugar mill such as the giant bull gears, sprockets, and mechan-ical parts will become part of the mall’s interi-ors,” Tan said.

The Capital Mall will have a landscaped gar-den enclave of restau-rants and cafes sur-rounded by water ponds

and century-old trees. It will also have four state-of-the-art cinemas, a food hall, and a shop-house strip.

“Even the food hall will sport an industrial ar-chitecture highlighted by more mementos of the sugar central. The cine-mas will also feature the 1960s charm and ambi-ence,” adds Tan.

Just like in its oth-er new malls, Megawor-ld Lifestyle Malls is in-tegrating sustainability features for Capital Mall such as solar roofi ng provisions, and rain wa-ter-harvesting facility.

Megaworld has been known for its Lifestyle Malls brand, and is cur-rently operating 17 com-

mercial and mall proper-ties in its portfolio. Just a few days ago, it also an-nounced that it is building a “beach mall” in Mac-tan, Cebu, another new concept in mall develop-ment in the Visayas.

Under its heri-tage-meets-progress program, Pampanga and the rest of Northern and Central Luzon region will soon get a taste of a cel-ebrated township as one of the country’s classy and most success-ful property developers brings its live-work-play environment. Megawor-ld last year launched its Chelsea Parkplace at the Capital Town, its fl ag-ship development at the former sugar mill.

port, SMC has failed to disclose to the public that its groundbreaking project has yet to acquire all the necessary prereq-uisites and permits. This is a clear manipulation and deception, especial-ly of coastal residents and fi shers in Bulacan who will be adversely af-fected by the project.”

He noted that “more than 700 fi shing and coastal families in the town of Bulakan will

Bulacan int’l airport still without ECC...F�� ! 1 be displaced to pave

way for the aerotropo-lis, while various spe-cies of mangroves will be destroyed and Manila Bay’s ecosystem will fur-ther deteriorate due to reclamation.”

The fi shers group also questioned the per-manent acquisition of Silvertides Holdings of more than 2,000 hect-ares of fi shponds in Ba-rangay Taliptip which, the group said, was a vi-olation of Article III, Sec-tion 45 of the Repub-

lic Act 8550, otherwise known as the “Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998”, which prevents the fore-shore lands and ponds suitable for fi shery oper-ations, especially those covered by the fi shpond lease agreement (FLA), to be disposed or alien-ated.

Pamalakaya also said “the SMC airport project is undoubtedly a reclamation project that violates the Supreme Court mandamus to re-habilitate Manila Bay

and restore the waters suitable for recreation and fi shery resources.”

“The Supreme Court mandamus clearly stat-ed that fi shery and aquatic resources are to be developed and ma-rine life restored. Thus, DOTR’s action is direct contempt of this deci-sion, moreover of Pres-ident Duterte’s Admin-istrative Order 16 and DENR’s Operation-al Plan for Manila Bay Coastal Strategy,” Hicap noted.

fi nishing the whole infra-structure of the province and then go down to the towns and cities and then to the barangays,” he added. “So, this is bring-ing fi ber to the homes in each province. This is what I do along the way.”

He said the Philip-pines is not yet even 10 percent fi ber-connected as compared to China which is 80 percent con-nected to fi ber technolo-gy.

“Our mobile subscrip-tion (subscriber base) is more than our population because most of us have two phones,” he said.

But he pointed out

Converge to speed up internet...F�� ! 1 that the technology has

evolved now because video is killing the band-width. “Streaming is there, cloud is here, so you need to have a dig-ital highway to be able to deliver the platforms,” he said.

Uy said the solution is fi ber optic technology: “Fiber is the key solution because copper is obso-lete.”

Uy explained that copper needs amplifi ers to boost its signal. “So, if you deliver from point A to point B in one kilo-meter, you will need am-plifi ers,” he said. “In fi ber, from point A to point B, even with a hundred ki-lometers you don’t need

anything, you don’t need power because it is light.”

“This is the technolo-gy, in one fi ber you can even split it into 120 lights and that’s called DWDM technology (wavelength),” Uy said. “One wavelength can carry 400 gigabytes so the capacity is unlimited it is limitless because of this fi ber technology.”

Uy said Converge uses 100 percent fi ber now. Converge Head End or Data Center (servers) which is locat-ed in this freeport can now reach Cebu.

It can be recalled that in 2012, his freeport was the fi rst to have a fi -ber optic command cen-

ter. This after then-CDC president-CEO and now Transportation Secre-tary Arthur P. Tugade challenged Uy to show a proof of concept (POC) with the CDC command center.

Uy said Converge was also instrumental in providing internation-al media centers with live feed using fi ber optic technology. This was re-alized during the APEC summit here when heads of states were shown on TV arriving at the airport one after the other.

Uy said he was also behind Papal Visit, ASE-AN Summit and the up-coming SEA Games next month.

and other individuals,” Ambala said in a state-ment.

In 2012, the Supreme Court ordered the distri-bution of Hacienda Lu-isita’s 4,915-hectare ag-ricultural lands to the original 6,296 benefi cia-ries under the Compre-hensive Agrarian Re-form Program (CARP). The hacienda used to be wholly owned by the Co-juangco family.

Two years later, en-trepreneur Marin Loren-zo acquired majority con-trol of Hacienda Luisita’s

90% of Luisita back to landlordsF�� ! 1 sugar refi nery owned by

the Cojuangcos, using a P2-billion loan. Later, he and Ayala Land an-nounced the latter had obtained clearance from the Philippine Competi-tion Commission to ac-quire for an undisclosed amount 290 hectares out of the 628-hectare Luisi-ta complex within the re-fi nery. The farmworkers said the said areas were supposed to be covered by CARP.

Last August, Pres. Duterte led in the distri-bution of supposedly the last 112 hectares in the last 10 barangays which

have not been covered by CARP in the last ad-ministration.

Ambala, which elect-ed only recently a new set of offi cers during a general assembly at-tended by some 300 rep-resentatives from baran-gays in Luisita, said haci-enda folk have remained farm workers and casual laborers. “This is the real reason for the unrest in the hacienda amid the presence of soldiers pro-tecting the interest of the Cojuangcos and Loren-zos,” the group also said.

The group said that last Sept. 25, the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion organized a “peace forum” in Baran-gay Balete in the haci-enda where the military allegedly linked Ambala with the New People’s

Army. The soldiers also then organized another group of hacienda folk called Malaya.

Ambala, under its new chair Luning Trini-dad, denied links to com-munists and the NPA, as she noted that it was un-der the leadership of Am-bala and the former Unit-ed Lusita Workers’ Union that the Supreme Court ordered land distribution in the hacienda former-ly wholly owned by the Couangcos.

It noted that more than 1,000 hectares under the Tarlac Development Corp., Luisita Land Corp., and Central Azucarera de Tarlac haven’t been distributed to farm work-ers yet and remained un-der the control of the Co-juangcos and Lorenzos.

–Ding CervantesTHINK GREEN

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SpotlightArci Pineda

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of MELQUIADES R. ROBLES SR.

who died intestate sometime in March 2,000 in Masantol, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights on his estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot No. 161, Block No. 58 of the consolidation subdivision plan Pcs-03-010607) located at Beverly Place, Mexico, Pampanga, before Notary Public Joshua P. Lapuz as per Doc No. 301, Page No. 62, Book No. 61, Series of 2018.

Punto! Central Luzon: September 23, 30 & October 7, 2019

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of FERNANDO LAO TAN and

GLORIA CANDA TAN who died intestate on November 30, 2018 and March 20, 2019, respectively, both in Colorado, USA executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement on their estate, more particularly described as parcels of land including all improvements thereon, if any, to wit:

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 25666Registry of Deeds for the City of Angeles

Lot 6, Block 25 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-59254 (Sheet 2), being a portion of Block 34-B, described on plan (LRC) Psd-54307, LRC (GLRO) Cad. Rec. No. 124, situated in the District of Cutcut, City of Angeles, Island of Luzon;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 14145- 1418Registry of Deeds for the Province of Pampanga

1. Lot No. 13, Block No. 30 of the subdivision plan Psd-3066, being a portion of Lot No. 590 in the Cadastral survey of Angeles City, G.L.R.O. Cad. Rec. No. 124, situated in the Barrio of Lourdes, City of Angeles, Island of Luzon;

2. Lot No. 14, Block No. 30 of the subdivision plan Psd-3066, being a portion of Lot No. 590 in the Cadastral survey of Angeles City, G.L.R.O. Cad. Rec. No. 124, situated in the Barrio of Lourdes, City of Angeles, Island of Luzon;

before Notary Public Arvin M. Suller as per Doc No. 1637, Page No. 36, Book No. LXII, Series of 2019.


REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 48CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA

RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH JOSEPHINE CARRANZA.

SP. PROC. NO. 6003JOSEPHINE CARRANZA, represented by her Attorney-in-fact, ROSALINA T. CARRANZA, Petitioner,

- versus -

BON PEN UY, LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA, AND THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL, Respondents.

x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xORDER

A verifi ed petition having been fi led by the herein petitioner, Josephine Carranza, represented by her Attorney-in-fact, Rosalina T. Carranza dated August 19, 2019, praying that after due notice, and hearing an order be issued directing the Local Civil Registrar of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga, to correct the errors in the Certifi cate of Live Birth of Josephine Carranza, the errors are as follows:

a. Item No. 3, her middle and surname is CARRANZA UY instead of CARRANZA only as her surname is without any middle name;

b. Entries of her father should be deleted, she not being acknowledged by her father;

c. Birth place of her mother should be San Fernando, Pampanga and not Bicol;

d. Item No. 23 instead of YES, it should be NO since Josephine is not a legitimate child; and

e. Item No. 24, the date and place of marriage should be deleted as mother of the petitioner and private respondent were not or never married, a copy of the Certifi cate of No Record of Marriage.

Finding the petition to be suffi cient in form and substance, notice is hereby given that the same will be heard by this Court on November 22, 2019 at 11:00 o’clock in the morning, inviting all persons interested therein to show cause, if any, why the aforesaid petition should not be granted.

Let this Order be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Pampanga, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, at the expense of the petitioner.

Furnish copies of this Order, together with the copy of the petition and its annexes, the Local Civil Registrar of City of San Fernando, Pampanga; the National Statistician (former Civil Registrar General), Philippine Statistics Authority (formerly National Statistics Offi ce), Edsa Cor. Times St., West Triangle, Quezon City 1104; and the Offi ce of the Solicitor General at 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City.

Likewise, let a copy of this Order be furnished the Offi ce of the Clerk of Court (OCC), Regional Trial Court, City of San Fernando, Pampanga; the Offi ce of the City Prosecutor, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, petitioner, counsel for the petitioner, and private respondent Bon Pen Uy.

SO ORDERED.City of San Fernando, Pampanga, September 12, 2019.

CHRISTINE MARIE C. CAPULE Presiding Judge

PUNTO! Central Luzon: September 23, 30 & October 7 , 2019

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of AMRAFEL O. ALFONSO who

died intestate on September 17, 2006 in Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale on his estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 12, Block 65 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-57373 (Sheet 2), being a portion of Lot 4, described on plan (LRC) Pcs-3857, LRC (GLRO) Cad. Rec. No. 124) situated in the Barrio of Balibago, City of Angeles, Island of Luzon and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 115996 in the Registry of Deeds of Angeles City, before Notary Public Michael C. Yabut as per Doc No. 204, Page No. 41, Book No. XXVII, Series of 2019.


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of JUAN EUGERIO and AMPARO

EUGERIO who died intestate on January 8, 2010 and October 11, 2014, respectively, both in Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale on their estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 18, Block 2 of the subd. plan (LRA) Psd-382884, approved as non-subdivision project, being a portion of Block 24, (LRC) Psd-13249, LRC Rec. No. 11732) situated in the Barrio of Malabanias, City of Angeles, Island of Luzon and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 1587880 in the Registry of Deeds of Angeles City, before Notary Public Virgilio S. Lansang as per Doc No. 436, Page No. 64, Book No. 23, Series of 2016.


ci Pineda

Heart Evangelista attends Hermes

event in ParisON SATURDAY, September 28, Heart Evangelista was spotted sitting next to K-pop star Jessica Jung at the Hermès Ready-to-Wear Spring/Summer 2020 fashion show.

She is among the global fashionistas attending various events, one of which was the Hermès Ready-to-Wear Spring/Summer 2020 fashion show on Saturday, September 28.

At the event, Heart and K-Pop star Jessica Jung had the occasion to sit next to each other, which was caught in the photos and video of the Paris Fashion Week the Kapuso star has taken.

Local K-Pop fans were thrilled to see a familiar face on Heart’s Instagram feed of the fashion show.

The caption of the 34-year-old GMA-7 actress/host reads, “Seatmates. [heart emoji] @jessica.syj #PFW”

So far the post has gained over 120,000 likes from her followers.

Jessica has also shared the photo on her Instagram Stories and wrote, “My lovely seat buddy!”

The two Asian stars also had their photo taken with Hermès Head of External Aff airs Michael Coste and Australian actress Melissa George.

On September 22, 2018, Heart sat next to Jessica’s sister Krystal Jung and Hong Kong-based Canadian actress Eliza Sam during the Ferragamo Spring/Summer 2019 show at Milan Fashion Week in Italy.

Last July, Heart also attended the Haute Couture Fall Winter 2018/2019 show at Paris Fashion Week with her stepdaughter Chesi Escudero.

DURING THE third Saturday in September, SM Supermalls join the world to rid beaches of the garbage affl icting beaches. SM City Olongapo Downtown and SM City Olongapo Central to-gether with its employees and agency personnel showed sup-port in this noble activity to help eliminate trash and debris from beaches and waterways that contribute to pollution.

SM is keeping its commitment to promote and support the Inter-national Coastal Cleanup by join-ing the activity in Kalaklan Light-house, Olongapo City on Sep-tember 28, 2019.

The most common types of

SM joins International Coastal Cleanup 2019garbage they fi nd on the beaches include cigarette butts, food wrap-pers, plastic straws, plastic bottle caps, styro foam and plastic bev-erage bottles.

SM Supermalls share the same advocacy with OC-ICC(-Ocean Conservancy-International Coastal Cleanup) through the SM Cares program on Environment and Volunteerism which works actively to safeguard our natural ecosystems, provide information and educate the public on various environmental concerns and en-courage the community members to do their share to preserve moth-er nature.

Volunteer organizations, pa-

trons of SM Olongapo Downtown and SM Olongapo Central, LGU representatives, Department of Environment and Natural Re-sources, the Philippine Coast Guard, PNP, Bureau of Fire Pro-tection, business groups,17 Ba-rangays, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of the Philippines Olonga-po chapter, students and teach-ers participated in the Coastal Cleanup.

This annual activity empow-ers people to stop the fl ow of trash before it hits the ocean. SM constantly supports this kind of activity and adhere to one com-mon purpose.

–SMOL

The most common types of garbage on the beach include cigarette butts, food wrappers, plastic straws, plastic bottle caps, styro foam and plastic beverage bottles. C"&#+,$-#/0 1!"#"

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Republic of the PhilippinesCity Of Angeles

18th SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD

ORDINANCE NO. 492, S-2019(PO-30-07-19)

AN ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE APPLICATION OF LOTS 5 AND 6 BLOCK 35 CAMIA STREET, NEPO SUBDIVISION, BARANGAY CUTCUT, ANGELES CITY WITH A TOTAL AREA OF 597 SQUARE METERS COVERED UNDER TCT NOS. 2017002254 AND 2017002255 OWNED BY MS. MAJORY GALERA, FOR THE PROPOSED CAFE AND RESTAURANT FROM ARTICLE V, ZONE REGULATIONS, SEC. 2.1, USE REGULATIONS IN LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R-1) ZONE OF ORDINANCE NO. 317, S-2012 KNOWN AS THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN AND ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 2010-2020 OF ANGELES CITY. Be it ordained by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Angeles City in session assembled:

SECTION 1. That the application of Lots 5 and 6 Block 35 Camia Street, Nepo Subdivision, Barangay Cutcut, Angeles City with a total area of 597 square meters covered under TCT Nos. 2017002254 and 2017002255 owned by Ms. Majory Galera, for the proposed cafe and restaurant be exempted from Article V, Zone Regulations, Sec. 2.1, Use Regulations in Low Density Residential (R-1) Zone of Ordinance No. 317, S-2012 known as the Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Zoning Ordinance No. 2010-2020 of Angeles City.

SECTION 2. Eff ectivity. This ordinance shall take eff ect upon its approval and publication in a newspaper of local circulation._____________________________________________________________________________

Sponsored by Councilor Arvin M. Suller

Seconded by Councilors Jesus S. Sangil, Joan Crystal DJ. Aguas, Thelma P. Indiongco and Raco Paolo S. Del Rosario_____________________________________________________________________________

UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED by the Members Present: Councilors Arvin M. Suller, Danilo D. Lacson, Joseph G. Ponce, Joan Crystal DJ. Aguas, Joseph Alfi e T. Bonifacio, Thelma P. Indiongco, Marino D. Bañola, Amos B. Rivera, Jesus S. Sangil, Raco Paolo S. Del Rosario and Arnoah Prince DG. Mandani during Regular Session No. 13 held on July 30, 2019. Approved by His Honor, the City Mayor on August 9, 2019.

APPROVED:

CARMELO G. LAZATIN, JR.City Mayor

MA. VICENTA L. VEGA-CABIGTINGCity Vice Mayor & Presiding Offi cer

ATTESTED:

ATTY. RAPHAELA KERCEE VENDEL P. LAZATINSecretary to the City Mayor

ATTY. MARK PHILIP B. LUMBOYDepartment Head II/City Secretary



ORDINANCE NO. 493, S-2019(PO-38-08-19)

AN ORDINANCE RECLASSIFYING PARCELS OF LAND FROM MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R2) TO HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R3) COVERED UNDER TCT NOS. 195281 AND 195282 COMPRISING AN AREA OF 700 SQUARE METERS LOCATED AT LOTS 12 & 13, BLOCK 7, OREGON STREET, BARANGAY ANUNAS, ANGELES CITY, OWNED BY MS. CLARITA MARIANO SUBJECT TO THE SUBMISSION OF RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION FROM THE CONCERNED BARANGAY AND CERTIFICATION OF NO OBJECTION FROM THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION SHOULD THE SAME BE ACTIVE. Be it ordained by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Angeles City in session assembled:

SECTION 1. These parcels of land be reclassifi ed from Medium Density Residential (R2) to High Density Residential (R3), as per Ordinance No. 317, S-2012 (Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Revised Zoning Ordinance) covered under TCT Nos. 195281 and 195282 comprising an area of 700 square meters located at Lots 12 & 13, Block 7, Orego n Street, Barangay Anunas, Angeles City, owned by Ms. Clarita Mariano subject to the submission of Resolution of No Objection from the concerned barangay and Certifi cation of No Objection from the Homeowners Association should the same be active.

SECTION 2. Eff ectivity. This ordinance shall take eff ect upon its approval and publication in a newspaper of local circulation._____________________________________________________________________________

Sponsored by Councilors Arvin M. Suller, Joseph Alfi e T. Bonifacio, Amos B. Rivera, Jesus S. Sangil and Jeremias M. Alejandrino

Seconded by Councilors Raco Paolo S. Del Rosario, Danilo D. Lacson, Joan Crystal DJ. Aguas, Marino D. Bañola, Arnoah Prince DG. Mandani and Thelma P. Indiongco_____________________________________________________________________________

UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED by the Members Present: Councilors Arvin M. Suller, Danilo D. Lacson, Joan Crystal DJ. Aguas, Joseph Alfi e T. Bonifacio, Thelma P. Indiongco, Marino D. Bañola, Amos B. Rivera, Jesus S. Sangil, Raco Paolo S. Del Rosario, Jeremias M. Alejandrino and Arnoah Prince DG. Mandani during Regular Session No. 14 held on August 06, 2019. Approved by His Honor, the City Mayor on August 14, 2019.

APPROVED:

CARMELO G. LAZATIN, JR.City Mayor

MA. VICENTA L. VEGA-CABIGTINGCity Vice Mayor & Presiding Offi cer

ATTESTED:

ATTY. RAPHAELA KERCEE VENDEL P. LAZATINSecretary to the City Mayor

ATTY. MARK PHILIP B. LUMBOYDepartment Head II/City Secretary

Republic of the PhilippinesCity of Angeles


ORDINANCE NO. 494, S-2019(PO-42-08-19)

AN ORDINANCE RENAMING ONE BLOCK OF FLORA STREET INTO SAVINO DRIVE IN BARANGAY MALABANIAS, ANGELES CITY IN HONOR OF THE FAMILY’S NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO REVERED DEVELOPMENTS IN THE BARANGAY AND TO THE CITY AT LARGE.

Whereas, the name Savino has truly lived out to being an epitome of positive development and remarkable contribution to the city which conforms with Section IV (1) of the revised guidelines of the National Historical Commission on the naming of streets, public roads, schools, bridges, buildings and other public structures states that “Street, plaza or any public place may be named or renamed to honor a person or family who contributed to the welfare of the Filipino people.”;

Whereas, Kandi Realty Corporation under the Savino lineage have continuously practiced distinguished corporate responsibility, thereby fi nancing various infrastructure projects not only in barangay Malabanias but to other locations in the City;

Whereas, the said projects varying but not limited to concreting of roads, asphalt overlaying, construction and renovation of government edifi ces, construction of foot bridges and many more, which Mr. Mark Savino and his family aspires to continue through the years;

Whereas, Since 2006 when Kandi Realty Corporation was created, it was also able to produce various employment opportunities to the Angeleños in all the businesses under the umbrella of this corporation;

Whereas, the family also have conferred monetary donations to institutions and organizations catering to the welfare of the needy and under-privileged like the Duyan ni Maria Orphanage in Angeles City;

Whereas, Savinos’ generosity also extends to the conduct of gift giving projects every yuletide season and expands even more with their deeds of compassion to the Filipino people thereby making them Filipino and Angeleño too by hearts;

Whereas, Section 13 (c) (1) and (2) of the Local Government Code also provides that naming and renaming of streets may be done through- recommendation of the barangay concerned which was actuated through Barangay Malabanias Resolution No. 09, S-2019.

Now, therefore be it ordained by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Angeles City in session assembled:

Section 1. That one block of Flora Street in Barangay Malabanias, Angeles City be renamed as Savino Drive in honor of the family’s notable contributions to revered developments in the barangay and to the city at large.

Section 2. Eff ectivity. This Ordinance shall take eff ect upon its approval and publication in a newspaper of local circulation.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sponsored by Councilors Arvin M. Suller, Danilo D. Lacson, Joseph Alfi e T. Bonifacio, Amos B. Rivera, Jesus S. Sangil and Jeremias M. Alejandrino

Seconded by Councilors Raco Paolo S. Del Rosario, Danilo D. Lacson, Joan Crystal DJ. Aguas, Marino D. Bañola, Arnoah Prince DG. Mandani and Thelma P. Indiongco______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED by the Members Present: Councilors Arvin M. Suller, Danilo D. Lacson, Joseph G. Ponce, Joan Crystal DJ. Aguas, Joseph Alfi e T. Bonifacio, Thelma P. Indiongco, Marino D. Bañola, Amos B. Rivera, Jesus S. Sangil, Raco Paolo S. Del Rosario, Jeremias M. Alejandrino and Arnoah Prince DG. Mandani during Regular Session No. 15 held on August 13, 2019. Approved by His Honor, the City Mayor on August 23, 2019.

APPROVED:

CARMELO G. LAZATIN, JR. MA. VICENTA L. VEGA-CABIGTING City Mayor City Vice Mayor & Presiding Offi cer

ATTESTED:

ATTY. RAPHAELA KERCEE VENDEL P. LAZATIN ATTY. MARK PHILIP B. LUMBOY Secretary to the City Mayor Department Head II/City Secretary

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18th SANGGUNIANG PANGLUNSOD

ORDINANCE NO. 496, S-2019(PO-39-08-19)

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 37, 38, 39 AND 52 OF ORDINANCE NO. 429, S-2017 ALSO KNOWN AS “THE PUBLIC MARKET CODE OF ANGELES CITY 2017”

Section 1. Section 37, Chapter 5 of Ordinance No. 429, Series of 2017 “An Ordinance approving the 2017 Public Market Code of Angeles City” is hereby amended, to read as follows:

Section 37. – TRANSFER AND/OR WAIVER OF RIGHTS, SUB LEASING AND PROHIBITION TO SELLING OF STALLS. - A person whose now been duly awarded with a stall at the City’s Public Market may transfer his/her award along with all his/her rights to a person who is related to the latter within fi rst degree of consanguinity and affi nity, as this consideration would be determined applicable and fi nally be approved by the Market Committee.

In some cases to be determined and recommended by the Market Committee, awardees whose been afflicted with grave illnesses and those under within the old age who have no families within the first degree of consanguinity and affinity may be allowed to sub-lease the subject stall without prejudice to any existing laws of the land with the recommendation of the City Market Committee with the approval of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and the City Mayor.

No awardee shall sell the stall awarded to them and if any person other than the Stallholders is found selling in the latter ’s stall, this shall be considered prima facie evidence and the stallholder shall be subjected to outright revocation of his stall.

Section 2. Section 38, Chapter 5 of the same code is hereby amended, to read as follows:

Section 38. LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF STALLS AWARDED. – Any person of legal age, bonafi de resident of Angeles City and qualifi ed under the law to enter into an agreement, may lease not more than two (2) stalls in any of the public markets of Angeles City.

For purposes of equality, fairness and transparency, elected city and barangay offi cials as well as their relatives within 2nd degree of consanguinity and affi nity are not allowed to join and participate in the raffl e and awarding of stalls and/or shall not be allowed to lease and occupy stalls or spaces in the Public Markets of the City.

Section 38. A PERSONAL ADMINISTRATION/HELPERS. A person now leasing or who may hereafter lease stalls in the public markets shall occupy, administer and be present personally at his stall. Each stall holder may employ not more than 2 helpers who must be phys ically fi t and free from any communicable disease.

Section 3. Section 39, Chapter 5 of the same code is also hereby amended, to read as follows:

SECTION 39. – DURATION OF STALLS AWARDED. – The duration of contract of stalls in city-owned public markets shall not be more than twenty (20) years, which shall likewise be incorporated in the lease contract to be executed for the purpose, renewable upon request of the stallholder who is in good standing, to be mutually agreed upon by both parties, but failure to renew within one month, the stall shall be declared vacant, subject to the approval of the Market Committee.

a. Market Stalls in the Local Government Units declared as awardee for real property tax purposes as benefi cial uses of a government provided to contract of lease

This section shall not be applicable to those stall holders who have existing contracts with the City during the duration or existence of the said contract/s. However, to all others who do not have existing contracts or when such contract has already expired, then this section shall automatically be applied to them.

Section 4. Section 52, Chapter 7 of the same code is hereby deleted, pursuant to DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2019-121.

Section 5. Applicability Clause. All other provisions of Ordinance No. 429, Series of 2017 as amended, which are not hereby amended shall remain in full force and eff ect.

Section 6. Eff ectivity Clause. This ordinance shall take eff ect immediately after its publication in a newspaper of local circulation._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sponsored by Councilors Arvin M. Suller, Amos B. Rivera, Raco Paolo S. Del Rosario, Danilo D. Lacson, Marino D. Bañola and Jesus S. Sangil

Seconded by Councilors Thelma P. Indiongco, Joan Crystal DJ. Aguas, Joseph Alfi e T. Bonifacio, Jeremias M. Alejandrino, Arnoah Prince DG. Mandani and Joseph G. Ponce_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED by the Members Present: Councilors Arvin M. Suller, Danilo D. Lacson, Joseph G. Ponce, Joan Crystal DJ. Aguas, Joseph Alfi e T. Bonifacio, Thelma P. Indiongco, Marino D. Bañola, Amos B. Rivera, Jesus S. Sangil, Raco Paolo S. Del Rosario, Jeremias M. Alejandrino and Arnoah Prince DG. Mandani during Regular Session No. 16 held on August 20, 2019. Approved by His Honor, the City Mayor on August 29, 2019.

APPROVED:

CARMELO G. LAZATIN, JR. MA. VICENTA L. VEGA-CABIGTING City Mayor City Vice Mayor & Presiding Offi cer

ATTESTED:

ATTY. RAPHAELA KERCEE VENDEL P. LAZATIN EMELY C. CAMPOS Secretary to the City Mayor Board Secretary IV

Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of BataanCITY OF TARLAC

OFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR

RA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 3 of RA Act No. 9048, a NOTICE is hereby

served to the public that SHARON LOU V. DIONISIO has fi led with this Offi ce a Petition for re: Change of First Name from “SHARONE” to “SHARON LOU” in the Birth Certifi cate of SHARONE TEMPLO VIUYA who was born on DECEMBER 19, 1973 at TARLAC, TARLAC and whose parents are LAVERNE M. VIUYA and LOURDES C. TEMPLO.

Any person adversely aff ected by said petition may fi le his written opposition with this Offi ce not later than October 7, 2019.

ARMIN LEONARDO F. IBARRA City Civil Registrar

PUNTO! Central Luzon: September 23 & 30, 2019

Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of Bataan

MUNICIPALITY OF ORANIOFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR

RA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 3 of RA Act No. 9048, a NOTICE is hereby

served to the public that VICTORIA R. ROMERO has fi led with this Offi ce a Petition for re: Change of First Name from “JOVITA” to “VICTORIA” in the Birth Certifi cate of JOVITA QUIAMBAO ROMAN who was born on JULY 19, 1962 at ORANI, BATAAN and whose parents are LEONARDO ROMAN and JOVITA QUIAMBAO.

Any person adversely aff ected by said petition may fi le his written opposition with this Offi ce not later than October 7, 2019.

VIRGILIO S. DIONISIOMunicipal Civil Registrar

PUNTO! Central Luzon: September 23 & 30, 2019

NOTICE OF LOSSNotice is hereby given that FRANCISCO A. UMBLAS, of legal age,

Filipino, married, resident of Block 3, Lot 11, Villa Remedios Homes, Cutud, Angeles City, and Record Offi cer of Land Transportation Offi ce, Angeles City District Offi ce executed an Affi davit of Loss on the Certifi cates of Registration and Offi cial Receipts of the following vehicles, described as follows:

Registered Owner : GERSHAM A. DECANOMake and Type : TOYOTA JEEPPlate No. : CKK-433Engine No. : 4K-6504198Chassis No. : EXL-91140723-CFile No. : 0380-35056

Registered Owner : ROBERT ONTOG BARRONMake and Type : HONDA MOTORCYCLEPlate No. : 5144YNEngine No. : KB509E187851Chassis No. : KB509187847File No. : 0304-103774

before Notary Public Rodolfo S. Uyengco as per Doc No. 1996, Page No. 74, Book No. LXII, Series of 2019.

Punto! Central Luzon: September 30, 2019

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of BARTOLOMIA Y. EVARISTO and

REMEGIO EVARISTO, who died intestate on June 22, 2004 and December 27, 1998, respectively, executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale on a Motorcycle, more particularly described as follows:

MAKE : SUZUKIMV FILE NO. : 0336-70179BODY TYPE : MTCSERIAL/CHASSIS : GP125-108749ENGINE NO. : F104-119811PLATE NO. : CM-9912File No. : 0304-103774

before Notary Public Regina C. Gopez-Agustin as per Doc No. 265, Page No. 65, Book No. XXII, Series of 2019.


NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of REMEDIOS G. SANTOS who

died intestate on April 11, 2012 in Mabalacat, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights on her estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 9, Block 5 of the subd. plan Psd-76245, Sht. 1, being a portion of Lot 354-A-2, described on plan Psd-24866, LRC Rec. No.) situated in the Bo. of San Francisco, Mun. of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 189022-R, before Notary Public Maria Imelda Q. Tuazon as per Doc No. 444, Page No. 8, Book No. XXXIII, Series of 2019.


SAPANG BALEN BRIDGE RE-OPENS. The newly-constructed P24-million Sapang Balen Bridge in Angeles City is now fi nally open to the public, easing traffi c along the major thoroughfare in the heart of the city. P!"#" )"-+#/*% "2 F+(&)!/59( J(&/ B(6(#$(#, A1+,6 D-6&-(& (&0 J-&,/0(% P($,(&" /OJT,SPCF

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AC SACRED HEART Medical Cen-ter (AC SHMC), a 75-bed Level 2 private hospital located at MacArthur Highway, Brgy. Sto. Domingo, Ange-les City, celebrated its tenth (10th) anniversary on September 25, 2019. Highlights of the celebration included the Blessing of its Maternity Complex at the fi rst fl oor annex, Thanksgiving Mass and fellowship dinner at the Multi-Purpose Hall, roof deck. Offi -ciating priests were Rev. Fr. Marvin Sinlao and Rev. Fr. Regnel Fuertez.

MILESTONES:AC SHMC takes pride in its phe-

nomenal success within the fi rst ten years, as proven by the following milestones:

AC Sacred Heart Medical Center celebrates 10th AnniversaryInitially granted license to operate

by the Department of Health (DOH) as 50-bed Level 3 Special Service Hospital (Cancer & Cardiovascular Center) on September 22, 2009;

Blessed and inaugurated on Sep-tember 25, 2009;

Initially accredited by the Phil-ippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) on November 9, 2009;

Opened its doors to serve the community on November 11, 2009;

Recognized by Philhealth as “Center of Quality” on May 10, 2010;

First hospital, north of Metro Manila, to be granted TUV Rhein-land ISO 9001:2008 Certifi cate Pro-vision in Intensive Care from De-

cember 20, 2010 until April 28, 2016;

Granted renewal of license to operate by DOH as 75-bed Level 3 General Hospital on January 1, 2012;

Re-classifi ed by DOH as 75-bed Level 2 General Hospital on Janu-ary 1, 2013;

First hospital, north of Metro Manila, to own and operate two (2) linear accelerators in its Cancer Institute;

First hospital, north of Metro Manila, to own and operate a 3-D full HD Robotic Arm Laparoscopy Machine;

Granted permit to construct by DOH for upgrade in licensed bed

capacity from 75 to 150 beds, on August 27, 2019.

VISION:AC SHMC envisions to become

a premier hospital of choice, in Cen-tral Luzon, for the detection, preven-tion, and treatment of Cancer and other multi-disciplinary disorders by 2025.

Mission:Its mission is to provide state-

of-the-art facilities that will enable its competent doctors and compas-sionate hospital workforce to render equal opportunities for all patients to receive aff ordable, comprehensive health care.

MAKE WAY for the much-awaited SM CITY SAN FERNANDO DOWNTOWN 3-day sale! Enjoy big discounts of up to 70% off on great fi nds from The SM Store, Ace Hardware, Watsons and from the many stores inside your favorite mall on October 4, 5 and 6.

Get a chance to drive home a brand new Suzuki Swift GL CVT with 3 Day Sale raffl e promo. All you need is to purchase a minimum of P1000 single or accumulated receipt from any SM affi liates and oth-er mall tenants to get 1 raffl e coupon. Double your chances of winning and get double coupons when you present BDO Kabayan card or passbook or just simply shop on Saturday and Sunday. Joining is as easy as presenting your receipts to all redemption booths available in the mall and encode information electronically. It’s that easy!

Big savings, exclusive discounts and rebates await you at The SM Store SM City San Fernando Downtown 3 Day Sale starting off with whole-day additional 10% discounts to all Prestige card hold-ers on October 4. SM Advantage card holders en-joy a longer shopping hours from 9AM to 10PM with SMAC Saturday on October 5 and on October 6 with Sunday Special from 5PM to 7PM only. Just present SM Advantage Card, BDO Rewards and Prestige Cards to enjoy additional 10% discount on top of the sale price. BDO credit card holders get 10% rebate while 3% rebate for DBO debit card holders.

What’s more, for a single purchase of P3,000 worth at The SM Store, get one (1) raffl e coupon for a chance to win one of the 15 Bose Solo 5 TV Sound System.

So, what are you waiting for? Head on to SM City San Fernando Downtown 3-DAY SALE on October 4, 5 and 6 to experience an overload of great dis-counts and dining experience! Mall opens 9 o’clock in the morning until 9 o’clock in the evening for 3 days. Now that’s worth a hashtag #HAPPY3DAY-SALESMSANFERNANDODOWNTOWN

–SMSFD

Shop, dine & drive home Suzuki Swift at SM San Fernando Downtown 3-Day Sale

(L-R) Administrative Services director Amalia L. Magtoto, Rev. Fr. Regnel C. Fuertez, Medical director Dr. Aurelia L. Villaraza, president-CEO Dr. Nenita Tan-Canlas and Business & Finance director Josefi na Tan-Siy.

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THE STATE-RUN Social Se-curity System (SSS) over the weekend said nearly 216,000 job order and contractual work-ers were covered as members of the pension fund under its KaltaSSS-Collect program by the end of June this year.

SSS President and Chief Executive Offi cer Aurora C. Ignacio said SSS has already collected P2.18 billion worth of contributions from the JOs and contractual employees.

SSS covers nearly 216,000 JOs, contractualworkers; collects P2.18-B contributions

It is broken down into over 151,000 members from local government units (LGUs) re-mitted P1.45 million; almost 51,000 members from national government agencies (NGAs) paid P620 million; more than 10,000 members from state universities and colleges (SUCs) remitted P73 million; and over 3,200 members from local water districts (LWDs) paid P31 million.

“Many government institu-

tions and other professional organizations now recognize the importance of providing adequate safety nets to their JOs and contractual workers through SSS membership,” Ig-nacio said.

“These workers are not entitled to Government Ser-vice Insurance System (GSIS) benefi ts that regular employ-ees usually enjoyed. Given the lack of security of tenure, these workers need something to rely on in times of contin-gencies such as sickness, ma-ternity, disability, job loss, old age, and death. SSS as their savings will be there to help them whenever they needed it,” Ignacio added.

Under the KaltaSSS-Col-lect Program, participat-ing agencies and groups will serve as collecting partners of the pension fund upon signing of the memorandum of agree-ment with SSS. JOs and con-

tractual workers shall be regis-tered as self-employed mem-bers while their respective agencies shall be responsible for remitting their monthly con-tributions through salary de-duction scheme.

From January to June this year, the pension fund col-lected P326.29 million from more than 22,000 newly reg-istered members, which grew by almost 10 percent from the P297.09 million collection from the same period of last year.

“We expect that we could cover more individuals un-der the KaltaSSS-Collect Program. In fact, we recent-ly signed a memorandum of agreement with the Philippine Sports Commission for social security coverage of national athletes, coaches, and train-ers,” Ignacio added.

Under the SSS-PSC MOA, monthly contributions of na-tional athletes, coaches, and

trainers shall be deducted from their allowances. With the regular remittance of their monthly premiums, newly cov-ered members will soon avail of SSS benefi ts and privileges based on the qualifying condi-tions.

The SSS Chief also en-couraged other agen-cies and groups to join the KaltaSSS-Collect Program for coverage of self-employed professionals. “These hard-working people, regardless of their appointment status, deserve to have job security through SSS membership. So please don’t hesitate to coordi-nate with our offi ce for further inquiries,” Ignacio concluded.

For further information, in-terested agencies, units, and organization may contact the SSS Professional Sector De-partment through telephone numbers (02) 435-9893 and (02) 920-6401 loc. 5756.

LUBAO, PAMPANGA - Gov-ernor Dennis ‘Delta’ Pineda joined the 109th birth anni-versary of the fi fth leader of the Republic of the Philip-pines, former president Dios-dado Pangan Macapagal on Saturday here.

According to Mayor Es-meralda ‘Esmie’ Pineda, the event is being held annual-ly to give tribute to Macapa-gal for the pride that he had brought in this town.

“Kahit man lang sa maliit na paraan ay nais nam-ing pasalamatan si Apung Dadong para sa naibigay ni-yang karangalan sa aming bayan,” said the mayor.

She also expressed her

respect and admiration for Ma-capagal’s unfl inching determi-nation in uplifting the lives of the people during his days.

“Dahil lumaki siya sa ma-hirap na buhay, alam niya ang pakiramdam ng mga taong nasa ibaba. Kaya’t noong siya ay nasa Malacañang, itinaguy-od niya ang mga repormang tumulong sa maraming mahi-hirap,” she said.

Meanwhile, Congressman Juan Miguel ‘Mikee’ Macapa-gal Arroyo, grandson of for-mer president Macapagal, ex-pressed his gratitude for the Pineda family for the continu-ous eff orts they are exerting to make the legacy of his grand-father live on.

The event commenced with a mass, followed by fl ower off ering participat-ed by Congressman Ar-royo; PLTCOL. Michael John Riego; Gina Batuhan, chief historic sites and edu-cation division; Vice Mayor Jay Montemayor; Diosdado Martin Macapagal Salgado and family; and Dr. Cleotilde Alvarado, public schools dis-trict supervisor.

Also graced the event were former Vice Governor Cielo Macapagal Salgado; Sangguniang Bayan mem-bers; Barangay Captains; and Sangguniang Kabata-an chairmen. – Jasmine D. Jaso/Pampanga PIO

Delta joins 109th birth anniversary of

Diosdado Macapagal

Gov. Dennis ‘Delta’ Pineda, Mayor Esmeralda ‘Esmie’ Pineda, Congressman Juan Miguel ‘Mikee’ Arroyo’ PLTCOL. Michael John Riego, historic sites and education division chief Gina Batuhan, Vice Mayor Jay Montemayor, Diosdado Martin Macapagal Salgado and family; and public schools district supervisor Dr. Cleotilde Alvarado, join the fl ower off ering ceremony during the 109th birth anniversary of former president Diosdado Pangan Macapagal. P!"#" )"-+#/*% "2 J-& J(*"/P(41(&'( PIO

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BALANGA CITY - The Bata-an Tourism Council on Thurs-day held a job fair attended by various companies engaged in tourism-related activities.

Provincial tourism offi cer Alice Pizarro said the job fair was part of the Tourism Month celebration in the country themed “Tourism and Jobs: A Better Future For All.”

She said that Bataan has for its vision in 2020 the at-tainment of the lowest poverty index. “Napakahalaga ng gan-itong job fair upang matulun-gan ang mga kababayan natin na tumaas ang per capita in-come,” she said.

Pizarro, former mayor of Pilar, Bataan, said this was the fi rst time the tourism offi ce conducted a job fair.

Among the companies that participated were Cresta de Oro, Earth & Shore Tourism Ventures, Executive Genesis Manpower Services, Genpact Services, La Jolla Resorts, ITM Force Manpower, Kaak-bay sa Kinabukasan Labor Service, Megaserve Manpow-er Services, MMA Manpower, One Source Specialized Ser-vices, Prime Power Manpow-er, Share Leisure Communi-ties, Zoobic Safari, Suther-land, and Authority of Freeport Area of Bataan.

The Social Security Sys-

tem, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG Fund, Technical Education and Skills Training Authori-ty (TESDA), Department of Trade and Industry and De-partment of Labor and Em-ployment provided assistance to job seekers.

“Tourism contributes to economic activity in the prov-ince. Mahalaga na suportahan natin ang turismo,” said Ro-mano del Rosario, sangguni-ang panlalawigan committee on tourism chair.

“Napakayaman sa resourc-es ng Bataan. May kapata-gan, may karagatan at may kabundukan tayo. Hindi lahat ng probinsiya pinagpapala ng likas na yaman bukod pa sa mga historical landmarks na-tin,” he added.

Del Rosario was referring to the War Memorial Cross and the War Memorial Shrine in Mt. Samat in Pilar town, the Philippines–Japan Friendship Tower in Bagac town and var-ious markers and monuments in 11 towns and one city.

He also made mention of old churches frequented by pilgrims all over Luzon in their Visita Iglesia during the Lenten season and the various beach and inland resorts.

Melchor Cui, provincial em-ployment service offi cer, and provincial board member Bong Galicia both lauded the eff orts of the Bataan Tourism Offi ce.

Tourism job fair held in Bataan

CLARK FREEPORT – Wynd-ham Destinations, the world’s largest vacation ownership and exchange company, will celebrate the offi cial opening of its modern, purpose-built regional offi ce here on Octo-ber 18, 2019 to support its ex-panding Philippines team and its growth across Asia Pacifi c.

The P150-million offi ce building can accommodate up to 800 staff with morning and evening schedules. It features expansive working areas, seven meeting pods, four training rooms, a café-style canteen, and a games room.

The Philippines offi ce be-gan in 2016 with fi ve employ-ees and, in just three years has grown its local workforce to more than 200 team mem-bers. Under local entity, Wyn-

dham Services Asia Pacifi c (Philippines), Inc., it employs staff in a broad range of fi elds, including accounts payable, fi nance, corporate marketing, customer experience, human resources, information tech-nology, and more.

The new Wyndham Des-tinations building also boasts numerous green features and policies such as LED light-ing, eco-friendly furniture, waste segregation and recy-cling programs. The compa-ny has also rolled out numer-ous sustainability initiatives such as eliminating the use of both balloons and single use-straws in an eff ort to reduce consumption of single-use plastic through its WYND-Green program.

– Press release

Wyndham Destinations to open regional offi ce

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