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THE SHORTEST distance between rural rusticity andcosmopolitan sophistication is an SM City mall.

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ADRIFT IN the doldrums was theClark Freeport for much of 2012, theimpermanence at the helm of theClark Development Corp., arguably,taking its toll on prospectiveinvestments.

No more is this truer than in the coming of the Philippines’ pre-mier mall to Central Luzon, instantly turning the landscape fromrural to urban, promptly transforming the shopping, dressing, eat-ing, leisuring habits of the people. Setting a new lifestyle aptly cap-

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Zona LibreBong Z. Lacson

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Headlining 2012THE YEAR just past in headlines:

First, a morale booster coming to us in the second week ofJanuary – MOKA loser loses again: Dismissal of libel vs. Puntoupheld. Upbeat.

The Capitol.Gov distributes 21 dump trucks to Pampanga mayorsDon Andres Luciano District Hospital inaugurated in Magalang.Ricardo Rodriguez District Hospital inaugurated in Bacolor.Domingo Flores District Hospital inaugurated in Macabebe.P25-M expansion project at provincial hospital opens.Gov wants year-round desilting operations.Nabuclod: Pampanga’s paradise in the sky.Gov starts drive to help raise P44-M blood money.Capitol workers get P40K bonus.Jewels in the sand - P637-million quarry fees collected in just

30 months.

BusinessSM Prime Holdings opens SM City OlongapoSM Prime Holdings opens SM City San

Fernando Downtown.Ayala’s Harbour Point opens in Subic

Freeport.Hausland takes premium spot in housing

development.Hanjin dlivers $60-M bulk carrierClark International AirportCebu Pacific Air opens Philippine Academy

for Aviation Training at Clark.Philippines AirAsia sets hub at Clark, starts

flights to Davao, Puerto Princesa, Kalibo, KualaLumpur, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore andTaipei.

New flights highlight Luciano inefficiency.Groups ask PNoy to oust Luciano.PAL sabotaging Clark.Clark BI officers hit for alleged abuses.CIA posts 63% growth in 8 monthsClark gets 5 millionth passenger in 9 years.Clark airport toilets stink.International flights seek refuge at Clark.Clark seen as solution to NAIA flight delays.MVP sees Clark as PHL’s new international

airport.No plans for Clark as new int’l gateway –

Aquino.PNoy misinformed on Clark Airport – PGKM.Clark FreeportClark golf course project threatens water

supply.Gov’t protects destroyers of the environment

– ADCL, Killing of mountain, trees in Clarkcontinues.

CDC execs face graft case over Donggwang.PGKM: No to ex-military, politicians at CDC.Lawyer businessman to assume as CDC

prexy.Headliner, all by himselfRighteous Roxas shames Gov. Pineda.Roxas ‘unfit’ to be President.Roxas in overdrive to destroy Pampanga.Roxas resign.Roxas scored for dubbing Pampanga election

hotspot

Peace and disorderCash smuggling in Las Vegas: Lapid’s wife

case inspires revival of plunder raps.City hall worker, lover shit dead in Angeles;

suspect is columnist of local paper and ex-husband of victim.

Cops nab 3 women with P7.2M worth ofmarijuana.

Central Luzon crime rate plunges 40.88%With slay of Dutchman in CSF, culture of

impunity persists.The EnvironmentAC officials object to cutting of trees for road-

widening project.Pampanga LGUs flout environmental laws;

dumpsites continue to operatePineda wants garbage management privatized.Tanggalin si Paje sa DENR.Pampanga, Bulacan, Bataan, Zambales go

under waterPolitics‘By the grace of God, by the sovereign will of

the people Mabalacat is now a city.’Boking to the people of Mabalacat: Stay with

me, the best is yet to be.Bacolor VM, ex-mayor expose 7,000 flying

votersOca backs EDSA-Lazatin tandem for CSF in

2013Oca dedicates Lingkod Bayan Award to all

FernadinosTarzan fears double-cross, decides to run for

mayor.EdPam: I am not the problem.COA asked to investigate Lazatin.COA asked to investigate Pamintuan.Tarzan makes Outstanding Congressmen Hall

of Fame.EdPam lone Filipino, one of 5 Asians among

25 finalists in World City Mayor 2012 tilt.JO employees slam political harassment.City gov’t has P19.4M unliquidated cash

advances.City gov’t fails to give barangays’ RPT share.Pure lies, city exec says.AC gets award for good governance.2012, what a year!

Gun banCELEBRATORY GUNFIRE killed 7-year-old Stephanie Nicole Ella in Caloocan Cityand wounded scores of others.

Murderous gunfire killed couple RobertoGuinto, 61, and Elvie Guinto, 31, andwounded their grandson Kean Malik, 8, inMariveles, Bataan.

Both crimes committed at the height ofthe New Year’s Eve revelry.

Four days into 2013, Ronald Bae wenton a shooting rampage, killing seven andwounding 12 others before dying in a hailof police bullets in Kawit, Cavite.

The same day, a 16-year-old boy wasshot dead by another boy after a heatedargument in Dinalupihan, Bataan.

We have no wish to debate the pro-gunlobby that it is people – not guns – that kill.Rather, we join the resounding calls forstricter gun control and total, permanent gunban.

We fully support the proposed Citizen’sProtection Act of 2010, filed by pro-lifegroups and signed by 86 Roman Catholicbishops. Adhering to its express principlethat: “Possession by civilians or privatepersons of such deadly weapons is not amatter of right.”

And that: “It assumes the predominancein our society of the law of the jungle tacitlyencouraging a ‘war of all against all’ and‘every man for himself and the devil takethe hindmost’ rather than indicating trust inthe government and our duly constitutedauthorities.”

We share the stand that carrying offirearms in public places is exclusive to“those directly and primarily engaged inpolice, military and security matters.” Andthat they do so only on active duty, inuniform.

We pray for President Aquino – his beinga gun enthusiast notwithstanding – to certifythe Citizen’s Protection Act of 2010 asurgent, no matter the years that havepassed since its filing.

Ban the gun. Live in peace. Now.

ON THIS DAY in 1789, Ameri-ca's first presidential election isheld. Voters cast ballots tochoose state electors; onlywhite men who owned propertywere allowed to vote. As expect-ed, George Washington won theelection and was sworn into of-fice on April 30, 1789.

As it did in 1789, the UnitedStates still uses the ElectoralCollege system, established bythe U.S. Constitution, which to-day gives all American citizensover the age of 18 the right tovote for electors, who in turn votefor the president. The presidentand vice president are the onlyelected federal officials chosenby the Electoral College insteadof by direct popular vote.

Today political parties usu-ally nominate their slate of elec-tors at their state conventions or

by a vote of the party's centralstate committee, with party loy-alists often being picked for thejob. Members of the U.S. Con-gress, though, can’t be electors.Each state is allowed to chooseas many electors as it has sen-ators and representatives in Con-gress. The District of Columbiahas 3 electors. During a presi-dential election year, on ElectionDay (the first Tuesday after thefirst Monday in November), theelectors from the party that getsthe most popular votes are elect-ed in a winner-take-all-system,with the exception of Maine andNebraska, which allocate elec-tors proportionally. In order to winthe presidency, a candidateneeds a majority of 270 elector-al votes out of a possible 538.

On the first Monday after thesecond Wednesday in December

of a presidential election year,each state's electors meet, usu-ally in their state capitol, and si-multaneously cast their ballotsnationwide. This is largely cere-monial: Because electors nearlyalways vote with their party, pres-idential elections are essentiallydecided on Election Day. Althoughelectors aren't constitutionallymandated to vote for the winner ofthe popular vote in their state, it isdemanded by tradition and re-quired by law in 26 states and theDistrict of Columbia (in somestates, violating this rule is pun-ishable by $1,000 fine). Historical-ly, over 99 percent of all electorshave cast their ballots in line withthe voters. On January 6, as a for-mality, the electoral votes arecounted before Congress and onJanuary 20, the commander inchief is sworn into office.

First U.S. presidential electionTODAY IN HISTORY

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Napag-uusapanlangNi Felix M. Garcia

Bayung Banua,bayung pagasa

PASKU’T bayung banua payapang milabasKing alang nanu mang bage e masampatA memilatan king pamiyaduangan gamatNing bayung datang at ning banuang linipas.

Bistaman iti’nang banuang dos mil doseAtin pang pagmalun a bitbit na nitiBusal ning salu na king mengapalyariKetang panaun na ning banuang mesabi.

A nu’ ing sakuna alus e mabilangKarin, keta’t keni king mialiwang lugal;At nung nu’ posibleng pasari na namanNing king kalikasan kelan dang’ masabal

Ding lider tang’ sukat magbante kanitiBan ing pamagmina’t pamangutud patiPundutung keng bunduk apatuknang deti,Antining iti ing maging mitsa niti.

Pero lalto ilang alus manimunaKeng ‘illegal logging’ ampon pamagmina,Inya naman potang ing kauran datang na‘Landslide’ ing menasa keng mababa dagpa.

Partikular na neng masikan ing uranAt maki masikan a bagyu nang kagnan;At nu’ dakal la ken ding mangatambunanA makapamalen karing kabundukan.

Banuang dos mil dose ngening mepupus neKalinguan tana ing nanu pa mang bageA pepasari na king kekatamung bie,Bista’t sobra pait ing likuan nang lumbe.

Masaplalang bie ing lubus tamung aduanKapamilatan ning Pungul king SabsabanA mengabus king mabilug a siklubanKeng pangabait na king yatung karinan.

At ban akabiusan sablang e masampatA malyaring miuman kamtan tamu’t sukat,

Ipanalangin ta’ kaniang Banuang MatasIng sana yan e na pasibayung miras.

At e na anti ing banuang milabasanA keta menasa sakuna ing din’tangAt aliwang bage e tamu ukulanIbie parusa ning Indung Kalikasan.

King kelan dang lingap ampon malasakitDing kaniti sukat magbante at mugit,Ban ing sablang bage a makapaligidKing yatung karinan akua nang masagip.

At den ila kabud ding dusuldit ketaMamarap kanaku, karela at kekaNeng panaun na ning deti susuyu laBan aduan ing alal tamung botanti ra.

At mayap mangaku kaba mung alalan,Pero kaibat deting mipuk king tungkulan,Mekad mu ing balen a sukat pagsilbianKing panga-alal da lubus makalinguan.

Iti sakit da na ding meyaus “Trapo”A matinu mung mangaku kekatamuNeng alalan – inya e ta’la bubotuDing anti kareti keng nanu mang puestu.

Nune pakapili tamung anggang binitKaring matapat at balu tang’ malinis;At e ta’ paytake keng patapik-tapikAmpon galamanu a maki-pasipit

Kualtang ipanapan ban ibotu ta’laAt mipuk king puestu antimo ing sadya,Uling kabud deti mengibabo la paIng kalulung balen ya rugung magdusa!

CeterisParibusRomeo N. Dyoco, Jr.

Faking itGOOGLE is a word and activity which has penetrated all aspectsof our lives.

This is true for all market segments, whatever is the basis forsegmentation, whether demographic, lifestyle, psychographic,geographic or behavioral. The search engine’s name, Google, is aplay on the word “googol” which is the number represented by a 1followed by 100 zeroes. This is undoubtedly a reference to thehuge data online.

Google founded in 1998 by two PhD students in StanfordUniversity, Larry Page and Sergei Brin.

With more than 200 million search requests daily, the companyhas been both a financial and a brand and product success. Apublic poll has named it as the product which has made the mostimpact on the consumers’ lives. With this success, there arecompetitive responses from industry major players, Microsoft andYahoo.

It had to happen. All of us who have email addresses have in allgreat probability received an email from Nigeria. It is not necessarythat we know anybody from Nigeria or that we wonder how theyhave accessed our email address.

There is this letter from somebody whosupposed has great wealth in millions of dollarsand needs your help in remitting the money outof the country due to whatever restrictions orproblems and wants your help so that the moneymay be used for whatever good it is supposedearmarked for.

In return for your help, you are promised a shareof these millions. All you have to do is send someof your money to facilitate all the work andexpenses so that the money may be remitted toyou.

These expenses keep piling up in tranches.You may even be asked to provide your bankaccount numbers or credit card numbers.

Sometimes this is embroidered with sobstories about political persecution or healthproblems. This is the Nigeria 914 scam. I receivedmany of these types of letters. I have friends whoconsult me about these email.

I am insulted. As PT Bartnum said, “ A suckeris born every minute.” And this is irrespective oftime, technology, education, geography andmarket segmentation. Look at how all thesepyramid schemes proliferate in the Philippines.We do not need another one from Nigeria.Probably we could export our own to othercountries. Or maybe we already have.

It is now the beginning of the year, 2013. Weall have our new year’s resolutions. Mostcompanies have done their strategic planning andhave their 2013 targets and action plans in place.It is time to walk the talk. Is this administrationclear and positioned? Or CDC? Or CIAC? Or theFilipino?

Some data sourced from Kotler, MarketingManagement, An Asian Perspective may providea basic globalization perspective.

The world population is around 7 billion andwll be more then 7.9 billion by 2025. If the worldwere a barangay of 1,000 people, it will consist of520 women and 480 men, 330 children and 60people over 65, 10 college graduates and 335illiterate adults.

In terms of religion, there will be 329

Christians, 178 Muslims, 132 Hindus, 62Buddhists, 3 Jews, 45 atheists, 167 nonreligiousand 86 others.

165 people will speak Mandarin, 86 English,83 Hindu/Urdu, 64 Spanish, 58 Russian, 37 Arabicand the rest one of over 200 other languages.

The barangay will have 52 North Americans,55 Russians, 84 Latin Americans, 95 vast andWest Europeans, 124 Africans and 584 Asians. “Ni hao ma?”

Any well known global brand, Rolex, LouisVitton bags, Callaway golf clubs, Adidas shoes,Levi’s jeans, and many others, will have itscounterfeit version in Asia. These fakes aresometime so well made that they will be hard todistinguigh from the originals.

Is this nescessarilly bad or is it just part ofproduct development and market evolution? Themarket for the fake Levis is not the market forgenuine Levis. It is up to the original Levis tomaintain its product quality, advantage anddifferentiation. The buyer of the fake Levis knownsthat he is buying a fake and is only willing to payaccordingly. The original Levis is not being deprivedof a customer.

What about the theft of the Brand name? Thatseems to be the main problem. And it may resultin a devaluation of the brand equity. However,many in the perfume business now intentionallyand transparently create clones or knock-offs ofwell known major perfume brands and position orsell themselves as precisely imitations. This ishappening in other product categories. We evensee it in major retailers like Shoe Mart and Watsonfor generic brands for Bonus goods and RiteMedmedicines.

Toyota founder Kiichiro Toyoda began with aprototype called A1 as a knock-off the ChryslerDesoto Airflow. However, over time, Toyotafinetuned its production operations by developingkanban, pokayoke, obeya, PDCA ( plan, do,check, action) and other systems to becomeaccording to “Dawson, Blazing the Toyota Way” “by nearly every measure the world’s best automanufactuer.” Are we learning?

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BY JOEY PAVIA

PORAC, Pampanga – Pruden-cio “Pruds” Garcia, president ofMekeni Food Corp. (Mekeni)based in Barangay Balubadhere, hurriedly left his officeThursday morning after receivinga call from his father.

The certified public accoun-tant (CPA) and top executive ofMekeni had to accompany his84-year-old father, Felix Garcia,to the hospital for a much-need-ed check-up.

Pruds and his four brothersare board members of the fami-ly-owned corporation and theywill drop everything – be it per-sonal or work-related –whenthey are summoned by their fa-ther.

Pruds and his brothers – Nar-do, Lito, Adrian and Doods – haveconsidered the old man not justresponsible father but as “rolemodel” in running Mekeni, whichstarted as a backyard industryat Balubad in 1986.

“It’s not only us five brotherswho we see our father as a rolemodel but also the many work-ers in Mekeni and in our com-munity. He has shown us thetrue value of hardwork, persever-ance, patience and the unques-tionable desire to help others.Mekeni will not be successfulwithout his vision and constantguidance . We are so privilegedto have him as our father,” said

MEKENI FOODS SECRET:

Father knows bestPruds.

Felix and his late wife Med-ing started their small businessprimarily selling “tocino” in frontof their house. With no helpers,they had to rely on each otherto face hard times raising theirall-male children.

Today, Mekeni employs atleast 1,200 people, 90 percentof whom are from Pampanga.

Felix’s desire to help theirbarangay mates was most evi-dent as more than half of theiremployees are from Balubad.

Pampanga 2nd District BoardMember Fritzie David-Dizon,who also hails from Porac, saidthe devastation wrought by theeruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991caused terrible misery to Meke-ni and its immediate communi-ty of Balubad and most areas intheir hometown. But the problemhad only made Felix and his fam-ily to rise above the huge chal-lenge, she added.

“Mekeni made our home-town not just well-known but ithas provided much needed jobsand income for Porac,” said Dav-id-Dizon.

She added Mekeni “is a mod-el for all companies to patronizeand help their own.”

Since it started operations,Mekeni has been a firm believerin giving back to the communitythat first patronized and helpedthem grow the brand. Risingfrom the other crisis such as the

foot-and-mouth (FMD) diseaseoutbreak in 1996 and the devas-tating Asian financial crisis in1997, Mekeni counted on eachmember of the family and thecommunity where they started,to help in the rebuilding pro-cess.

The most crucial and difficulttimes in the life of the 26-year-old company was the 1997 cri-sis, said Mekeni Human Re-source Manager Marilou Uy.She said the Garcia brotherscame almost to giving it all upand closing shop.

Uy, who joined Mekeni twoyears ago after her 17-year stintwith the Department of Trade andIndustry (DTI) in Central Luzon,said it was Felix that convincedhis children to give it one moreshot despite the slim chance ofsurvival.

Felix, as quoted by Uy, toldPruds and his brothers that “weowe it to our workers to ask themif they will allow us to closedown.”

“Then the employees told theowners that they were willing tosacrifice and urged the Garciasto continue the business,” add-ed Uy.

Uy said that Felix had toldtheir employees then “that youwill not be sorry for your deci-sion.”

Today, Mekeni is one of thetop food processing corporationsin the country and is dominant

in the hotdog market along withPurefoods and CDO Food-sphere.

Pruds shared the secret ofthe company’s success.

“I always share these when-ever I am asked similar question.Mekeni’s business is peoplebuilding not just meat process-ing. This is very clear in our vi-sion statement . We want tocontribute to the improvement ofthe quality of life of people with-in and beyond our community,”said Pruds.

“We always strive to offer thebest quality and safe meat prod-ucts not only to sustain our busi-ness but also to delight our cus-tomers. I think our sincere con-cern to our people, suppliers,partners in private and govern-ment and most especially to ourcustomers keeps us growing,”he added.

Mekeni’s achievement in foodsafety and quality remained itsmajor success factor in itsgrowth. From a humble begin-ning, Mekeni became the indus-

Mekeni President Pruds Garcia with his father, Felix.

try leader in Food Safety andQuality when the company wasrecognized as the first ISO22000-certified meat processingplant in Asia and 2nd in the worldin 2006. Just recently, Mekenimade history in the Philippinemeat processing industry whenit got the Food Safety Systemcertification, the first hotdogmeat processing plant given acertificate to the latest interna-tional standards on food por-cessing.

“This makes us at par withglobal industry players,” addedPruds.

Mekeni is available in thewhole country and has penetrat-ed the Middle East throughDubai in the United Arab Emir-ates.

Mekeni’s plant sitting on a25-hectare property producesabout 60 metric tons of meatproducts daily. It delivers almostthe same daily production to theirclients and orders increased byat least 30 percent more duringthe Yuletide season.

COMPANIES OF THE YEAR NO. 3

BY MALOU DUNGOG

SUBIC, Zambales — Aspart of its umbrella CSRProgram dubbed “Katu-wang Natin Sa Buhay” thataims to develop programsthat help uplift the state ofits surrounding communi-ties, Redondo PeninsulaEnergy, Inc. (RP Energy)recently launched“iTeach”, an informationand communication tech-nology (ICT)-based training

RP Energy launches iTeach program and iTeacher of the Year competitionprogram that seeks tohelp and assist highschool-level teachers im-prove and upgrade theirskills in teaching.

Conducted in partner-ship with the Coalition forBetter Education (CBE)and the One MeralcoFoundation (OMF),“iTeach” enables publicschool educators to inte-grate ICT in teaching ba-sic subjects such as En-glish, Science and Math.

“The overall objective isfor public school teachersin our surrounding commu-nities to enhance theirteaching skills and serveas mentors to other edu-cators in the area,” GrantSmith, Project Manager ofRP Energy said.

The Philippine educa-tion sector has been fac-ing serious challenges fol-lowing the poor perfor-mance ratings of publicsector students across

the country compoundedby high dropout rates bothin elementary and highschool. While the Depart-ment of Education contin-ues to cope with the lackin government funding, therapid development of tech-nology further endangersthe sector of being left be-hind.

“iTeach’s” five-daytraining program includesthe proper use of ICT ap-plications for classroomactivities, online assess-ment through the use ofrubrics, creation of virtualclassrooms plus moderat-ed discussion boards anddemo-lectures of the mod-ules prepared by theteachers.

Trainees are alsotaught to mentor at leastthree teachers in order topass the assessment ofCBE.According to Smith,“the teachers that pass theproficiency assessmentautomatically earn threeunits in a masters programshould they decide to pur-sue higher education.”

sortium composed of Ma-nila Electric Company(Meralco) Power Genera-tion Corporation, AboitizPower Corporation andTaiwan Cogeneration Inter-national Corporation.

It is the developer of anenvironment-friendly andstate-of-the-art 600-mega-watt coal-fired power plantat the Subic Bay FreeportZone. The plant is expect-ed to augment the powersupply in the Luzon gridwhen it starts commercialoperations.

RP Energy imple-ments its Corporate SocialResponsibility projectsunder the umbrella pro-gram called KatuwangNatin Sa Buhay whichseeks to establish goodstakeholder relations andfurther community devel-opment through initiativesthat focus on livelihood andskills development, educa-tion, health and sportsdevelopment, environmentand disaster risk manage-ment and infrastructuresupport.

RP Energy alsolaunched a related compe-tition dubbed “iTeacher ofthe Year” with BernardCambe from the Castille-jos National High Schoolas the first-ever awardeewith his presentation of anICT-based education pro-gram focused on the im-portance of solid wastemanagement.

“I am honored to be thefirst iTeacher of the Year.Through RP Energy, notonly will our school acquirea complete computer lab-oratory, we will also beable to spark change in ourcommunity by executinga community-based solidwaste management facili-ty that will minimize ourcarbon footprint.” Cambesaid.

The iTeacher of theYear award comes with anICT package worthPhp220,000 that includesten computer units and acentralized printer for Cam-be’s school, CastillejosNational High School.

RP Energy is a con-Teachers attend internet-based teaching program in Subic.

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 58ANGELES CITY

IN RE: CORRECTION OF THE ENTRY OF THECERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF MINORS ALEX RAFAELSILVA SAMPANG AND ALEX RICCI SILVA SAMPANG,

SP. PROC. NO. 8908MICHAEL SILVA y CABATUAN,

Petitioner,-versus-

ALEXANDER DELA CRUZ SAMPANG, SPS. AGUSTIN ANDEMERITA CABATUAN, SPS. JESUS SAMPANG ANDELEUTERIA DELA CRUZ, OFFICE OF THE SOLICITORGENERAL, OFFICE OF THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OFANGELES CITY AND THE CIVIL REGISTRARGENERAL/NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE,

Respondents.x—-—————————————————————————x

ORDERA verified petition has been filed by petitioner Michael Silva y

Cabatuan, praying that after due notice, publication and hearing, a Decisionbe issued directing the Local Civil Registrar of Angeles City and NationalStatistics Office/Civil Registrar General to CANCEL or DELETE theentry in the respective certificates of live birth of minors Alex RafaelSilva Sampang and Alex Ricci Silva Sampang as to the Date and Placeof Marriage of Parents from April 15, 1998 Office of the Hon. JudgeManila to NONE or NOT MARRIED and to RETAIN the Surname“Sampang”. Other relief just and equitable under the premises arelikewise prayed for.

WHEREFORE, finding the petition to be in due form and substanceand pursuant to Rule 108 of the Revised Rules of Court, this Courthereby sets the initial hearing of this case on February 7, 2013 at 1:30p.m. to be held at Regional Trial Court Branch 58, 2ndFlr., ChiefJustice Jose Abad Santos Hall of Justice, PulungMaragul, AngelesCity and directs the publication of this Order in a newspaper of generalcirculation in the Province of Pampanga and Angeles City at the expenseof the petitioner, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, at whichdate, time and place of hearing, any person who may have interest inthe petition may appear and show cause, if any, why said petitionshould not be granted.

The petitioner is directed to serve copies hereof, together withcopies of the petition and its annexes, upon the CIVIL REGISTRARGENERAL, National Statistics Office, the OFFICE OF THE SOLICITORGENERAL, and the CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR OF ANGELES CITY andto submit proof of compliance hereof.

Furnish the Civil Registrar General, the Office of the Solicitor General,the City Civil Registrar of Angeles City, the CLERK OF COURT, OFFICEOF THE CLERK OF COURT, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, ANGELESCITY, Alexander Dela Cruz Sampang, Sps. Agustin and EmeritaCabatuan, Sps. Jesus Sampang and EleuteriaDela Cruz, thePETITIONER and his COUNSEL.

SO ORDERED.Angeles City, November 26, 2012.

PHILBERT I. ITURRALDE Presiding Judge

PUNTO! Central Luzon: January 8, 15 & 22, 2012

Republic of the PhilippinesREGIONAL TRIAL COURT

Third Judicial RegionBRANCH 46

City of San Fernando, Pampanga

IN RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTION OFENTRY IN THE RECORD OF BIRTH OFRICHELLE LOPEZ BUYSON UNDERLOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY NO. 97-8550

JENNIE L. LOPEZ andABELARDO L. BUYSON, JR.,

Petitioners,SP. PROC. NO. 5556

-versus-

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF THECITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGAAND CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL, MANILA,

Respondents.x———————————————————--x

ORDERA verified petition dated October 30, 2012 was filed by the petitioners

through counsel- Atty. Dick Van P. Nieto praying that after notice, publicationand hearing, judgment be rendered granting the petition and orders thefollowing:

a. The Local Civil Registrar, City of San Fernando, Pampang, tocorrect entry no. 18 f the Certificate of Live Birth of RichelleLopez Buyson, under Registry No. 97-8550, from “January 1,1994, Guagua, Pamp.” To “Not Married”, and

b. The Civil Registrar General of the Philippines, Manila, to makeand effect the necessary cancellation and correctionas ordered.

WHEREFORE,finding the Petition to be sufficient in form andsubstance, let the same be set for hearing on February 5, 2013 at 1:30in the afternoon, at the Session Hall of this Court, located at the GroundFloor, RTC Hall of Justice, Capitol Compound, City of San Fernando,Pampanga, after this Order shall have been published in a newspaper ofgeneral circulation in the Province of Pampanga, once a week for three(3) consecutive weeks, at the expense of the petitioners.

Notice is hereby given that anyone who objects to the petitionshould file on or before the scheduled date of hearing his/her oppositionthereto with a statement of his/her ground thereof. The Local Civil Registrarof the City of San Fernando, Pampanga is hereby given a period offifteen (15) days from receipt of this Order and a copy of the petition andannexes within which to submit his/her comment and/or oppositionthereto.

Serve copies hereof together with copies of the petition and itsannexes upon the Civil Registrar General (NSO), Office of the SolicitorGeneral, and the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of the City of SanFernando, Pampanga.

Furnish the petitioners, the Office of the Clerk of Court, the Office ofthe Provincial Prosecutor, Prosecutor Maria Graciella R. Dela Paz-Malapit and Atty. Dick Van P. Nieto copies of this Order.

SO ORDERED.City of San Fernando, Pampanga, October 30, 2012.

MARY ANNE P. PADRON-RIVERA Presiding Judge

PUNTO! Central Luzon: January 8, 15 & 22, 2013

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 56ANGELES CITY

IN RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTIONOF THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE OFRODESSA C. PUNONGBAYAN

Petitioner,-versus- SPEC. PROC. NO. (12)8906

ROSITA TORRES CUNANAN,RODOLFO V. PUNOGBAYANOFFICE OF THE LOCAL CIVILREGISTRAR, ANGELES CITY andNATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE

Respondents.x————————————————————x

ORDERA verified petition having been filed by Rodessa C. Punongbayan

praying that the Honorable Court, after due notice, publication and hearing,grant the petition and order the following:

1. Order the Office of the Local Civil registrar of Angeles City toeffect the correction in the Certificate of Live Birth of Petitioner in thefollowing manner:

ENTRY WRONG ENTRY CORRECTED TODate and Place JANUARY 25, 1990 NOT APPLICABLEof Marriage Athens, Greece

2. Order the Civil Registrar General, National Statistics Office toeffect the necessary correction in the Certificate of Live Birth of thePetitioner in the following manner:

ENTRY WRONG ENTRY CORRECTED TODate and Place JANUARY 25, 1990 NOT APPLICABLEof Marriage Athens Greece

Which appears to be sufficient in form and substance, set the hearingof said petition on February 4, 2013 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning onwhich date and time, all persons interested may appear and showcause, should they have any, why the petition should not be granted.

Let copies of this Order be published once a week for three (3)consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the provinceof Pampanga and Angeles City at the expense of the petitioner.

Likewise, let copies of this Order and Petition be furnished the Officeof the Local Civil Registrar of Angeles City, the Civil Registrar Generaland the Office of the Solicitor General.

SO ORDEREDAngeles City, November 20, 2012

IRIN ZENAIDA S. BUAN Judge

PUNTO! Central Luzon: January 8, 15 & 22, 2013

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 56ANGELES CITY

IN RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTION/CANCELLATION/DELETION OF ERRONEOUSENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTHOF CHARLENE MAE INFANTE BANAG a.k.a.CHARLENE MAE INFANTE DIMABUYU IN THECIVIL REGISTRY,

CHARLENE MAE INFANTE DIMABUYU,Petitioner.

-versus- SPEC. PROC. NO. (12) 8886

THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR OF ANGELESCITY AND THE CIVIL REGISTRY GENERAL (NSO),MANILA, AND JOSEPHINE G. INFANTE ANDARNOLD DELA CRUZ DIMABUYU,

Respondents.x———————————————————————x

ORDERA verified amended petition having been filed by Charlene Mae

InfanteDimabuyu praying that after due notice, publication and hearing anOrderbe issued ordering the Local Civil Registrar of Angeles City andthe Civil Registrar General, National Statistics Office, Manila to effect thenecessary corrections/cancellation/deletion of the erroneous entries inthe Certificate of Live Birth of petitioner as follows:

a. Her complete name recorded erroneously as Charlene MaeInfanteBanag be changed to CHARLENE MAE INFANTEDIMABUYU, which is her true, correct and complete name;

b. The name of her father, erroneously recorded as FredLingadBanag be deleted and changed to ARNOLD DELACRUZ DIMABUYU, which is the true and correct name ofher natural and biological father;

c . The date and place of marriage of parents recordederroneously as December 10, 1990, Mabalacat, Pampanga,be deleted and changed to “NOT MARRIED”;

d. In item 14, the name of the informant be changed fromJosephine Banag to Josephine G. Infante.

Which appears to be sufficient in form and substance, set the hearingof said petition on February 4, 2013 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning onwhich date and time, all persons interested may appear and showcause, should they have any, why the petition should not be granted.

Let copies of this Order be published once a week for three (3)consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the provinceof Pampanga and Angeles City at the expense of the petitioner.

Likewise, let copies of this Order and Petition be furnished the Officeof the Local Civil Registrar of Angeles City, Civil Registrar Generalmanila and the Office of the Solicitor General.

SO ORDEREDAngeles City, December 10, 2012.

IRIN ZENAIDA S. BUAN Judge

PUNTO! Central Luzon: January 8, 15 & 22, 2013

EMPOWERING THE FUTURE. Almost 5,000 students flock to the HeroesHall open grounds on January 3 for the scholarship grant distribution toboth high school and college scholars of the Scholarship in Education forEmpowerment and Development (SEED) program of the City of SanFernando, Pampanga under the leadership of Mayor Oscar S. Rodriguez.

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO– 4,698 students filled theHeroes Hall open groundsduring the Scholarship inEducation for Empower-ment and Development(SEED) program awardingheld on January 3.

The Champion of Edu-cation, Mayor Oscar S.Rodriguez led the awardingceremony which was at-tended Fernandino schol-ars and parents from the 35Barangays in the City.

To probe for bigger op-portunities to Fernandi-nos, Mayor Oca has em-phasized the need to pri-oritize education inachieving total economicgrowth. “There is no otherway to attain a better lifebut to have quality educa-tion,” he said.

The Mayor also saidthat growth and develop-ment is caused by a chainreaction wherein investorscan potentially sell outtheir products to themasses with purchasingpower. As the City bannersthe higher rate of middleclass, continuous pro-grams are crafted to sus-tain this development, oneof which is the SEED pro-gram which has alreadybeen initiated from thestart of Mayor Oca’s termas the City’s local chiefexecutive.

4,698 Fernandinos receivescholarship from Mayor Oca

The prudent use offunds made it possible forthe City to allocate neces-sary fund for the hugenumber of educationalscholars. It can be notedthat Mayor Oca’s admin-istration is focused onshared responsibility andgovernance as attested inthe Public Private Partner-ships (PPP) which alsoopened floodgates to jobopportunities and qualityeducation.

Apart from the semes-

tral SEED awarding, theCity has also cascaded itssocial services to theBarangays through theMagsilbi Tamu Goes toBarangay where scholar-ship grants, medical anddental services, philhealthcard applications, liveli-hood program applica-tions, among others areoffered.

“I have always beenkeen in prioritizing educa-tion from the start of mygovernance. We are aspir-

ing to have more scholarsto open more opportuni-ties to deserving studentsand hopeful parents. If wewill join together in keep-ing the City progressive,we will not only allow thisplace to become a modelfor Habitat of Human Ex-cellence, but we will alsoleave a legacy to our chil-dren that they will fervent-ly cherish from one gener-ation to another,” saidMayor Oca. –CSF Infor-mation Office

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tured in the catch phrase:“Mag-SM tayo!” translatingto “The SM mall is all.”

The pre-eminence ofSM City malls in this oncerice granary of the coun-try upped and maxxedsome more in 2012 withthe opening of SM CityOlongapo in February andSM City San FernandoDowntown in July, bringingto – count them: SM CityMarilao and SM City Bali-wag in Bulacan; SM CityPampanga and SM CityClark in the regional cen-ter; and SM City Tarlac –seven Henry Sy’s malls inthis region, the greatestconcentration outsideMetro Manila.

Unarguably, SM PrimeHoldings – with all its main-stay shops and tenants inits malls – is the singlebiggest job provider in thewhole of Central Luzon.

Then there are SM’sSave More and Hyper Mar-ket branches in Apalittown, and in the cities ofAngeles and Mabalacat,further impacting the SMlifestyle to the greatermasses of the Kapampan-gan.

Pampanga has earnedthe distinct privilege ofhosting the longest SMsupermall in the Philip-pines – SM City Pampan-ga, spanning nearly one ki-

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SM malls got it all, give back some morelometer from end to end,and the smallest to date –SM City San FernandoDowntown, which exteriordeparts from the usualSM design, blending withits milieu – the city’s heri-tage district – as mandat-ed by the city government.

In June, SM PrimeHoldings commenced theP500-million expansionproject of the SM CityClark mall, generatingemployment to some2,000 construction work-ers.

The expansion, locat-ed at a 5.5-hectare areaadjacent to the mall’s rearparking lot, will comprisea mix of business processoutsourcing center, high-end fashion house, shopsexclusive to internationalbrands, food court, and achampionship bowlingcenter. It is expected toopen mid-2013, well pre-positioned with the pro-jected increase of passen-ger traffic at the Clark In-ternational Airport.

Corporatecitizenship

Good neighbourliness,the guiding spirit of com-munity, makes one corevalue of SM Prime Hold-ings, finding most manifestin the SM Foundation Inc.and SM Cares.

SM Foundation cham-pions four advocacies: i)

education through schol-arship programs and dona-tions to schoolhouses; 2)mall-based outreach pro-grams; 3) health orientedprojects like medical mis-sions, a mobile clinic, andhospital activity centers;and 4) religious communi-ty projects. These, under-taken in underprivilegedareas within the vicinity ofSM malls.

SM Cares cover corpo-rate social responsibility

initiatives such as environ-mental conservation (ener-gy, air and water), and careand assistance to custom-ers of SM malls with spe-cial needs such as the dis-abled, special children, theelderly and nursing moth-ers.

The events centers inSM malls have becomethe favoured venues forboth government and com-munity affairs – from thelocal executives’ states of

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CebPac perks up ‘lethargic’ ClarkPerforming CDC pres-

ident-CEO Antonio Re-mollo was replaced inApril by former ArmedForces of the PhilippinesChief of Staff EduardoOban Jr. albeit in an OICcapacity, and was in turnreplaced in mid-Decem-ber by businessman-law-yer Arthur Tugade. Likethe banana republics ofyore, the constant chang-ing in the CDC leadershipgives the wrong signals toinvestors, to say theleast.

Providing the only re-

deeming value to theClark Freeport in 2012was – is – Cebu PacificAir, the Philippines’ larg-est national flag carrier.

On December 4, Ceb-Pac opened its PhilippineAcademy for AviationTraining (PAAT), a P1.8-billion joint venture withCAE (NYSE: CAE; TSX:CAE), world leader in avi-ation training. Aptly cap-ping 2012 with the great-est promise of a bullish2013 for the Clark Free-port, as well as the ClarkInternational Airport.

“PAAT will definitelyput the Philippines on

the map when it comesto world-class, state-of-the-art aviation training,”said CebPac presidentand CEO Lance Gokong-wei at the inaugurationrites.

“This is the first CAEaviation training center inthe Philippines, and weare very proud of this jointventure. It will be essen-tial in meeting the train-ing requirements not onlyof our growing number ofaviation professionals atCebu Pacific Air, but alsoof other aircraft operatorsin the region,” furtheredGokongwei.

2,500 pilotsPAAT will initially cater

to Airbus A319/320/321series pilot type-ratingtraining requirements andwill provide “wet” instruc-tor-led type-rating trainingto CebPac’s current andnew-hire pilots, and to oth-er aircraft operators of theregion. It is envisioned totrain over 2,500 airline pi-lots and other aviation pro-fessionals annually.

Gokongwei said Ceb-Pac alone will need from300 to 400 more pilots inthe next five years. It cur-rently has some 500 pi-lots.

the LGU addresses tocongresses of senior citi-zens, youth groups, per-sons with disabilities; fromschool graduations tophysical fitness activities;from beauty pageants toreligious services. All SMmalls offer regular SundayMasses.

The biggest trade andtourism exhibits and carshows north of Manila areheld annually in SM Citymalls.

Of late, the SM mallshave become the preferredvenues too for art and pho-to exhibits.

Use of its venues bythe LGUs and NGOs, SMgives generally gratis.

As SM gets, so itgives back to the hostcommunities. More sym-biosis there than mutuali-ty, a most ideal modusvivendi.

All, indeed, is the SMmall. — Bong Z. Lacson

“In the next 20 years,the Asia-Pacific region willneed about 70,000 pilots,”he said, underscoring theprime positioning of PAATin the region’s aviation in-dustry.

CebPac will take deliv-ery of a total of 50 AirbusA320, A321neo and A330aircraft until 2021. It isscheduled to launch itslong-haul flights in the 3rdquarter of 2013.

The state-of-the-artPAAT is initially equippedwith one Airbus A320 full-flight simulator. Delivery ofa second A320 simulatoris planned for 2013. Thefacility can well accommo-date two additional simu-lators.

PAAT offers “initial, re-current, conversion and jetindoctrination training” toAirbus operators. Trainingfor other aviation person-nel such as cabin crew,dispatch, ground handlingpersonnel and cadets isalso planned.

“CAE is very pleasedto partner with CEB toserve their expandingtraining needs,” said JeffRoberts, CAE’s GroupPresident of Civil Simula-tion Products, Training andServices. “The new train-ing center will be a one-stop training facility forCEB and a hub for train-ing services for other air-lines. We are confident thetraining provided will en-hance aviation safety andoperational efficiency inthe region.”

‘Total hubbing’CebPac’s establish-

ment of the PAAT com-pleted what former ClarkInternational Airport Corp.executive vice president

Alexander Cauguirancalled as “total hubbing.”

“CebPac first set upflights from Clark, thenpartnered with SIA Engi-neering Company to putup SIA Engineering (Phil-ippines) Corp. MRO(maintenance-repair-over-haul) facility, and nowPAAT, covering all facetsof aviation right in oneplace—Clark,” said Cau-guiran.

CebPac flies fromClark to regional destina-tions Bangkok, HongKong, Macau and Sin-gapore and to Cebu in itsdomestic run.

Starting its operationsin 2009, the SIAEP’s“suite of capabilities” in-clude aircraft certificationand scheduled heavymaintenance checks, air-frame structural inspec-tions, repairs, modifica-tions, paint-stripping,painting of aircraft exteri-ors and Non-DestructiveTesting (NDT) checks.

“If not the largest in vol-ume, CebPac’s invest-ments in Clark makes thegreatest impact on thesocio-economic develop-ment not only of the Free-port but of the whole Cen-tral and Northern Luzon,given their pivotal role intrade, transport and tour-ism, in the enhancementof skills and in employ-ment generation,” said alocal business analystwho asked for anonymity,given his airport consultan-cy job.

For the many people inthe communities contigu-ous to Clark, CebPac “pro-vided the pep to an other-wise lethargic year at theFreeport.”

– Bong Z. Lacson

Hans Sy, president/CEO of SM Prime Holdings, raises his hands to welcome thousands of opening-day shoppers at SM City Olongapo. FILE PHOTO

STATE-OF-THE-ART. CebPac’s aviation training center at Clark. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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Pamilya ni Pidolwatak-watak na

NAGKANYA-KANYA raw ang Quizon clan nu’ng nakaraang Pasko ayon kayDos (Boy2) Quizon nang maka-dinner namin last Saturday. First time nganamang hindi nila kasama ang lolo Dolphy niya kaya ramdam ng lahat angpagkawala nu’ng holidays.

Ayon kay Dos, noche buena sila madalas mag-sama-sama sa isang five-star hotel. ’Yun ang pina-kamahalagang araw sa pamilya dahil ordinaryongaraw para sa lahat ang December 25.

Kung si Zsa Zsa Padilla ay sa Japan pinaraos ang unang Pasko’t BagongTaon na wala si Dolphy, nasa Amerika naman daw si Eric Quizon kasama angkanyang mother.

“Pero ang father ko, iyak nang iyak nu’ng Christmas. Siyempre, firstChristmas na wala si lolo kaya naramdaman nila ang talagang absence niya,”sabi sa amin ni Dos.

Sa parte naman ni Dos, gusto niya uling gumawa ng soap dahil nabitinsiya sa ginawa niyang The Coffee Prince.

Habang naghihintay, tinatapos niya ang indie movie na Coming Soon kungsaan kasama niya sina Andi Eigenmann at Glaiza de Castro. Ang gag specialnaman niyang Prankista ay magkakaroon ng sequel sa February dahilnagustuhan ito ng GMA.

Sarah Geronimo di pa handang magpahalik kay John Lloyd Cruz“GUSTO KONG mas naka-kausap ko ngayon ’yung manager ko, si Boss Vic (del Rosario), para alam ko ’yungtinatakbo ng career ko,” she said.

For the past years daw kasi ay wala raw siyang direct say at trabaho lang daw siya nang trabaho.“This time, gusto kong mas maging involved para hindi ’yung trabaho lang nang trabaho.”Kasama na rin ba rito ’yung siya na ang magde-decide for herself?“May mga bagay din po na sana, mabigyan ako ng pagkakataon na mag-decide para sa sarili ko pagdating

sa career ko. Halimbawa sa movie project na ginagawa ko, ’yung role na binibigay sa akin. Ganu’n din sa mgaalbum.”

What about on her personal life, siya na rin ba ang magde-decide?“Opo naman. Pero siyempre, meron pa ring guidance ng mga magulang kasi, sobrang importante po talaga

ng mga magulang saka ’yung say nila kasi talagang iba, eh. Iba po ’yung instinct nila.”Naiintindihan naman ni Sarah kapag magkaiba ang opinyon nila ng kayang magulang dahil magkaiba naman

daw sila ng henerasyon.“Pero as long as nakikita ko na kumbaga, may tama rin naman ako, importante na ipaglaban ko nang

maayos,” she said.Ipaglalaban na rin ba niya ang kanyang love life?“’Yung love life, ano, eh... kelan ko ba hindi ipinaglaban ang mahal ko?” say niya saka napatawa.Sana nga raw ay dumating na rin ’yung lalaking kaya naman din daw siyang ipaglaban.Samantala, nakumusta rin namin ang pelikulang ginagawa niya ngayon with John Lloyd Cruz, ang It Takes a

Man and a Woman, their 3rd team-up pagkatapos ng A Very Special Love and You Changed My Life.Ani Sarah ay okay naman daw pero na-move raw ang showing nila at sa March na raw ito ipalalabas.

Supposedly ay Valentine offering ito ng Star Cinema pero sa halip, sa Black Saturday na ang showing.Ito na raw ang last installment ng nasabing pelikula kaya naman natanong sa kanya kung mapapanood na ba

finally ang much-awaited kissing scene nila ni Loydie.“’Yun po, e, hindi ko masasagot kung ano’ng magiging... basta, abangan na lang po natin,” she said.Pero keri na ba niya ?“Kailangan pong pag-usapan. Kailangan kong ikonsulta muna sa mga magulang ko at saka sa manager ko.

Kung ito na ba talaga ang time para du’n. Kung ready na ba ang mga supporters ko para du’n o ready na ba ako.”Pero kung siya ang tatanungin, sa tingin ba niya ay nasa tamang panahon na para makipag-kissing scene

siya?“Parang half of my heart, ready na. Pero half of my heart, parang hindi pa. Parang hindi ko pa makita ang sarili

ko na nakikita ng lahat ng tao na nakikipag-kiss ako.“Pero naniniwala naman po ako sa galing ng director namin (Cathy Garcia-Molina),” sagot niya.Nang makumusta ang working relationship nila ni Loydie lalo pa nga’t may nagbago sa personal life ng aktor

dahil may bago itong girlfriend sa katauhan ni Angelica Panganiban, say naman ni Sarah ay natutuwa nga rawsiya for her leading man.

“Masaya ako na nakikita ko siya na iba ’yung glow niya at iba ’yung working relationship namin ngayon. Maskumportable. Siyempre, matagal din po kaming hindi nakapagtrabaho and para kaming barkada sa set.”

Ibinalita rin ni Sarah na may shooting sila ni Loydie sa New York para sa naturang pelikula at baka raw endof January ang alis nila.

Gumigimik si Sarah L?MATINDI ang problemang sinusuong ngayon ni Sarah Labhati.Gusto niyang ipagpatuloy ang kanyang pag-aaral saSwitzerland. Mahirap talaga ang artista kapag ikaw aysumisikat na. Simple lang dapat gawin ni Sarah L. bago siyaumalis sa GMA-7, tapusin niya muna ang kanyang kontrata.

Nasabi niya, na pressure siya na pamirmahin sa ICONTalents Management e, ayaw niya kaya nakipagkasundo saRoyal Era Entertainment, pag-aari ni Annabelle Rama.

Nagpaliwanag na ang GMA-7 executives na mayroonginawang violations of contract si Sarah L. Of course, depensani Sarah, hindi niya kasalanan kung iniwan niya ang teypingng 'Indio" dahil may tinanggap commitment ang GMAAC parasa kanya, kung saan may guesting siya sa Eat Bulaga.

Bakit kailangan magmulta ng P500K si Sarah?Marami ang nagtataka kung bakit, hinahabol ngayon ng

GMA-7 si Sarah na ngayon pa lang nagkakapangalan. Kungnuon, sina DJ Mo at JC de Vera, hinayaan nilang mag-overda bakod sa Tv5 e, si Sarah ay pinipigilan nila?

Teka, mayroon kayang kinalalaman dito si tita Anabellelalo't gusto magpahawak sa kanya ang dalaga na syotangayon ni Richard Gutierrez?

Hindi kaya promotional gimmick ang ginawang pag-iingayni Sarah L. na dati dalawang beses na binigyan ng lead roleng Kapuso Network sa 'Kokak' at "Makapiling Ka."

Wala naman lihim sa kanilang relasyon ni Chard. Since,na magkarelasyon ang dalawa, hindi sila nagkakahiwalay.Maging ang pagtira niya sa Cebu City , duon siyamagparehistro para makatulong sa kandidatura ni titaAnnabelle.

Isa pang kumakalat na isyu, na buntis daw si Sarah ngayonnagkukumahog na umalis patungong Switzerland. Paano

na ang presscon, promotions ng pelikulang 'Seduction' kungsaan siya at boyfriend niya ang mga bida. May playdate naito sa Jan. 30.

Hmmp, nakaalis na bansa si Sarah....kung kailan siyababalik sa ating bansa, hintayin na lang natin.

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toll fees they pay are fair, reasonable and affordable,they should participate and play an active role in thehearings being conducted by the Toll Regulatory Board(TRB),” said lawyer Ernesto Francisco.

Francisco noted that “while all of the tollway opera-tors have filed petitions for toll rate increase way backin 2011 and have been pushing for toll rate increasessince then, I have consistently opposed the said peti-tions and any toll rate increase.”

“Such consistent opposition is one of the reasonswhy we are still enjoying the old toll rates,” he noted.

In an email, Francisco said “the help of everyone –especially volunteer lawyers, financial analysts andaccountants – will be most needed and welcome in thecoming days.”

He said that starting this month, “there will be suc-cessive hearings and trials on the five separate peti-tions for toll rate adjustment which were filed by fivetollway operators and their battery of lawyers from biglaw firms way back in 2011.”

“I am no Superman. Seriously, a situation whereinonly a single individual regularly attends the hearingsbeing conducted by the TRB and wherein that singleindividual assumes the role of sole oppositor and coun-sel for all other tollway users and motorists who are noteven aware that the said hearings are taking place, can-not go on forever,” he said.

“I will have to admit that it will be very difficult on mypart to take on this task without any help from the pub-lic,” he stressed.

Francisco also said he has “not been opposing thepetitions for toll rate increase just for the sake of op-posing.”

“My opposition is premised on my position that theTRB should revise its rules of procedure to make surethat real public hearings are conducted, that the TRBshould perform its own rate-fixing duty and not just relyon the rates proposed and fixed by the tollway opera-tors, that there should be no automatic toll rate adjust-ment every two or three years as insisted by the toll-way operators, and that the Commission on Audit shouldconduct its constitutional and statutory duty to protectthe public from exorbitant and unreasonable toll rateincreases,” he said.

He added that “there is nothing unusual or unrea-sonable about my position because all of the foregoingare requirements prescribed by the Supreme Court inits decision in Ernesto B. Francisco, Jr., et al. vs. TollRegulatory Board, et al., promulgated on 22 October2010.” –Ding Cervantes

Lawyer vs. tollways fee hike seeks public support for his crusadeCITY OF SAN FERNANDO - A militant lawyer who isthe lone oppositor to proposals to hike tollway fees pro-posed way back in 2011 by five tollway operators ap-

pealed yesterday for public support in his crusade.“This is an urgent call, therefore, on all tollway us-

ers and motorists that if they want to ensure that the