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VOLUME 2NUMBER 216WEDNESDAYFEBRUARY 11, 2009

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BY DING CERVANTES

ANGELES CITY- Fr. JunMercado, parish priest ofBarangay Lourdes Sur East

in this city, is amazed over Pres.Arroyo’s “unusual memory”.

GMA to witness ‘anointingof sick’ today in Angeles

Amazes priest with her‘unusual memory’

The President will be atthe Our Lady of Lourdeschurch in this barangaytoday to attend a concel-ebrated mass at 10 a.m.commemorating Feb. 11as a “World Day of theSick” as instituted byPope John Paul II in 1992,as well as the parish’s fi-

esta marking the feast ofOur Lady of Lourdes.

“I personally extendedto her the invitation duringone of her recent visits toPampanga and when Imentioned Feb. 11, sheimmediately remarkedthat was the date of her

BY ERNIE B. ESCONDE

PILAR, Bataan – More than 200dolphins were stranded on theshallow waters of Manila Bay inSitio Maasim, Wakas, here Tues-day morning but later brought

Over 200 dolphins stranded in Bataan shores

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ANGELES CITY – TheBureau of Immigration-Clark District Office re-ported that their revenuecollection in 2008 in-creased to P38.3 milliondue to a “vibrant andtransparent” collectionscheme.

Heranio B. Manalo,chief of the local immigra-tion bureau in Clark saidthe actual revenue col-lected in 2008 amounted

Clark BI revenueup by P38-M in ‘08

to P116,429,330 com-pared to P78,074,060collected from the previ-ous year.

Manalo said the ClarkBI posted an increase ofP38,355,270 becausethey had maintainedtransparency in their op-erations.

The revenue had beencollected from applica-tions for tourist visa ex-

safely to a deeper portion of thesea.

However, three of the sea mam-mal died along the shores of Abu-cay, second town in Bataan northof Pilar.

Gov. Enrique Garcia and Pilar

Mayor Carlos Pizarro, Jr. led Ban-tay Dagat personnel, fishermen,village folks and the police inbringing the dolphins into the sea,around 500 meters away from theshores of Maasim.

BY ANSELMO ROQUE

CABANATUAN CITY – The farmers inNueva Ecija who complained of “defec-tive” hybrid rice seeds they plantedcould reimburse their expenses.

This was declared by Agriculture

ON HYBRID RICE DEFECT

Sec Yap to farmers: reimburse your expensesSecretary Arthur Yap in a radio inter-view. He, however, said, that he wouldlook deeper into their problem andpromised to help them aptly.

Farmer-leaders thanked him for hispronouncement. However, they said theresponse to the farmers’ complaint

“must be just”.“Salamat naman po sa pagkilos ni

Sekretaryo Yap (We are thankful for theaction and concern of Secretary Yap),”Trinidad Domingo, president ofthe10,000 strong Koalisyon ng mgaKababaihan sa Kanayunan (PKKK),

said.Mario Imperio, president of the

Guimba, Nueva Ecija chapter of the Bu-malikat Farmers’ Group, also ex-pressed appreciation for what he de-scribed as “encouraging words” of the

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BILARANG NAKALUTANG. Sa kabila ng krisis sa ekonomiya, hindi pa rin sumusuko ang lalakingito sa Barangay San Sebastian, Hagonoy, Bulacan. Sa halip, ginamit niyang bilaran ng pinatutuyongdaing na isda ang kanyang bangka upang matugunan ang pangangailangan ng kanyangpamilya. KUHA NI ROMMEL RAMOS

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BY MALOU DUNGOG

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT –Former Philippine marathon kingCresenciano Sabal once againproved that he is still capable ofruling the field as he bested6,000 foreign and local runnersin the regional elimination leg ofthe 33rd National Milo Marathonheld here on Sunday.

The 30-year old Sabal post-ed a time of 1 hour, 9 minutesand 42 seconds to win the 21-kilometer race participated byworld-class foreign triathletes.

“A lot of self-discipline andpreparation went into my winningthe gold medal today,” Sabal saidafter the race.

“It pays a lot if you preparehard and persevere,” said theArmy officer, who first earned hisMilo Marathon title in 2005.

Sharing Sabal’s triumph was

Sabal, Bayliss win Milo Marathon’s Subic legveteran triathlete Bella Baylissof Great Britain who posted atime of 1:19:39 to win the goldin the women’s division.

Other winners in the Subicelimination race include: Bernar-do Desamito Jr. (Phils.), with atime of 1:10:47 to bag the sec-ond place in the men’s division;James Cunnama (South Africa),1:11:19, third; and Crifrankread-el Indapa, 1:12:50, fourth place.

In the women’s division, thewinners were: Erika Csdmar(Hungary), 1:23:13, secondplace; Angel Naeth (Australia),1:27:14, third; and Monica Torres(Philippines), 1:27:28, fourthplace.

The winners will again try tooutrun other competitors in thenational finals of the Milo Mara-thon in Metro Manila on Octo-ber 4.

Subic Bay Metropolitan Au-

BY JOEY PAVIA

ANGELES CITY – Abarangay captain herewho is an ally of MayorFrancis “Blueboy” Nepo-muceno withdrew hisresignation after hiscouncilors persuaded himnot to leave.

Agapito Del RosarioVillage Chief John Sladkysaid yesterday he hadfiled his resignation letterdue to “family and person-al problems.”

“I used some of oursavings just to fulfill myobligation to the people. Itangered my wife,” saidSladky in the dialect.

Asked to comment onthe reports that he re-signed after the mayorhad failed to fulfill hiscampaign promises tohim, Sladky said: “That’sa minor reason. I wasasking the mayor toprovide me JO [job order]workers to help me cleanthe streets.”

“I took back my resig-nation after my councilorshad asked me to finish ourterms and the jobs,” saidSladky who refused togive the names of thecouncilors.

Angelesvillage chiefwithdrawsresignation

CLARK FREEPORT – It’s adone deal as construction hasstarted for the Hotel Sogobranch in Barangay Dau,Mabalacat.

Mayor Marino “Boking”Morales and Hotel Sogoexecutives Gus Corpus and ReyMalaca met at the Holiday InnResort here on Monday night toannounce the start of theconstruction of the 80-room hotelat the former Dau Plaza buildingalong MacArthur Highway.

Morales thanked the HotelSogo officials for investing in thefirst class municipality. Moreimportantly, he added, it willgenerate employment for hispeople.

“I have but one wish: Be sureat least 80 percent of your futureworkers are from Mabalacat,”said Morales to the hoteliers inthe meeting attended by MarlonCastro, owner of the land leasedby Sogo for 25 years.

Corpus, Sogo’s chiefoperating officer, disclosed thatthey will have an initial 45employees for their hotel in Dau,the business center of the town.

“We will add more once theoperation goes full blast,” headded.

Malaca said the constructionof the Hotel will last for about sixmonths and “we will be openbefore December this year.”

Malaca said their Dau branchwill be the second in Pampanga.They had opened the first hotelin Mexico town, which is besideRobinson’s Starmills and in frontof the SM City Pampanga.

The Hotel Sogo-Dau will bethe 25th in the country.

–Joey Pavia

Hotel Sogo to rise in Dau

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The national gov-ernment and other concerned sectors shouldcome up with a “practical solution” to addresssafety problems at the Hanjin shipbuilding facil-ity while guaranteeing the jobs of about 18,000shipyard workers, a top labor official said recently.

Nathaniel Lacambra, director of the Depart-ment of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Cen-tral Luzon, said that while the Hanjin Heavy In-dustries Co.-Philippines (HHIC-Phil) may be re-quired to adhere strictly to safety standards,shutting down the facility would not be a goodidea.

“Our laws allow the issuance of cease anddesist order (CDO) to Hanjin. But to shut downthe entire plant, I think, is not a win-win solu-tion,” Lacambra said.

“If we shut down the entire plant just becauseone unit or one sector has violated labor stan-dards, then we will be starving 15 to 17 thou-sand Filipinos,” he added.

Lacambra, who accompanied Senator Jose“Jinggoy” Estrada in inspecting the Hanjin facil-ity last Thursday, was reacting to suggestionsthat work at the shipyard be suspended after 19deaths had been recorded there since 2007.

Estrada himself, who heads the Senate la-bor committee, had proposed that Hanjin shouldhalt its operations here until it has complied withstandards to ensure workers’ safety.

However, Lacambra said that a “practicalsolution should be worked at for the benefit ofworkers.”

One way to do this, he said, is to requireHHIC-Phil to apply for variation orders to improvehealth and safety conditions in the shipyard andavoid being penalized.

At the same time, the government will re-quire Hanjin to comply with the DOLE’s occu-pational safety standards (DOSS), he said.

As an example, Lacambra cited Hanjin’s re-quest for a variation order from the Bureau ofWorking Conditions (BWC) regarding the 600-ton capacity “goliath” cranes that Hanjin uses

Labor dep’t seeks ‘win-win’solution to Hanjin problem

in Subic.Lacambra said that because no profession-

al testing organization in the country could testthe cranes, the variation order allowed that test-ing be made by Hanjin suppliers.

“If they could do that with the cranes, thenprobably they could do the same with the hos-pital or the medical facility requirements. Thatcould be the win-win solution,” said Lacambra.

The labor official also pointed out that underthe DOSS, firms are required to provide onedoctor for every 100 workers they employ. Inthis case, Lacambra added, Hanjin which hasabout 18,000 workers should have from 150 to200 doctors, who are to be assisted by full timenurses, dentists and first aid workers.

As a result, “we might be building a hospitalhere that is bigger than the (Philippine) GeneralHospital,” he said.

Meanwhile, Estrada said during last Thurs-day’s inspection that he gave Hanjin a poor rat-ing for its poor implementation of occupationalhealth and safety regulations.

“On a scale of 1 to 10, I am giving them arate of 5 or 6,” Estrada said. “As you have seenthere are some workers without safety helmets,and there are others wearing worn-out shoes.”

“Then there is this serious allegation fromworkers that they have to finish their work at allcost because they have a deadline to beat, evenif it means more accidents. That is not fair onthe part of the workers,” he added.

Estrada also noted the lack of regular med-ical personnel in the area, especially after 5:00p.m., “Injured workers had to be brought to ahospital in Olongapo City which is about 20 ki-lometers away.”

He also reiterated that he would like officialsof Hanjin to answer more safety concerns atthe shipyard safety when the Senate probe re-sumes on Wednesday.

Still, Estrada added that he will await rec-ommendations from DOLE officials before tak-ing actions on the Hanjin safety issues.

Hanjin director Pyeong Jong Yu (left) answers questions from Senator “Jinggoy”Estrada and DOLE Region 3 director Nathaniel Lacambra during an inspection onThursday. The Senate labor committee headed by Estrada is now investigatingunsafe conditions at the shipyard, where 19 workers had died since 2007.

PHOTO BY MALOU DUNGOG

thority (SBMA) Chairman Feli-ciano Salonga, who flagged offthe marathon participants onSunday, said that the Milo Mar-athon is just one of the manysports events regularly held inSubic Bay.

“Subic Bay is actually notonly the best tourist destinationin the country, but it is also afavorite place of athletes for theirtraining,” Salonga said.

He added that organizers oflocal and international sportsevents are choosing Subic morethan any other place in the coun-try because of its superb envi-

ronment and world-class facili-ties.

“Subic is actually a sportshaven now and soon will be theregion’s sports center,” he said.

Meanwhile, Rolen Paulino,the Milo sports director for theSubic Bay-Olongapo area, saidthat most of the winners in ma-jor races now were foreignerswho have trained in Subic.

“That I would like to empha-size, puro foreigners ang nana-lo and all of them have beentraining in Subic,” Paulino said.

This only proves that Subicis already an international sports

center, Paulino added.According to race records, of

the top nine top finishers in thefemale division, five are foreign-ers who have trained in Subicunder Coach Melvin Fausto.These include Bayliss, Csdmar,Naeth, Maki Nishiuchi of Japan(6th), and Lucie Zelencova, whoplaced eighth.

In the men’s division, of thetop 10 runners, four were foreign-ers, namely: Cunnama, Indapa,Stephen Bayliss of Great Brit-ain (7th), and Hiroyuki Nishiuchiof Japan, who placed ninth in therace.

BUREAU of Immigration (BI)Commissioner Marcelino Liban-an has urged travel agencies tobe extra cautious in selling air-line tickets to suspected victimsof human traffickers and illegalrecruiters.

In a dialogue last week withofficers and members of thePhilippine Travel Agencies Asso-ciation (PTAA), Libanan soughtthe travel agents’ support to theBI’s campaign against illegalrecruitment and human traffick-ing.

Libanan suggested that thetravel agencies conduct due dil-igence and make a profile of adeparting passenger before sell-ing plane tickets to the latter.

“If you suspect that the pas-senger is not a legitimate tour-ist but a potential victim of ille-gal recruitment, don’t sell thema plane ticket,” the BI chief toldthe PTAA officers led by theirchairperson Pat Alberto.

The BI chief said that ‘duediligence’ dictates that it is thetravel agency that give would-bevictims of human trafficking thefirst base in flying to their desig-nated country by issuing thenecessary plane tickets.

Libanan made the appeal tothe travel agencies as he noteda resurgence in attempts byhuman trafficking syndicates tofacilitate the departure of undoc-umented overseas Filipino work-ers (OFWs).

Last week alone, more than50 OFWs were offloaded by im-migration officers at the NinoyAquino International Airport

BI asks travel agencies’ helpin anti-human trafficking drive

(NAIA) for not having the neces-sary employment permits andclearances from the PhilippineOverseas Employment Adminis-tration (POEA).

“Tourist” workers have beenoffloaded in large numbers notonly at the NAIA but at the Di-osdado Macapagal Internation-al Airport in Pampanga as well.

“It is a common knowledgethat these ‘tourist’ workers buytheir tickets from your travelagencies, thus you, too, canplay a part in our campaign toprotect our OFWs from harm’sway,” Libanan said during thedialogue.

“We are urging the PTAA tohelp the government in its cam-paign against travel fraud syndi-cates by scrutinizing first yourprospective clients,” he added.

Atty. Floro Balato, BIspokesman, said it was agreedduring the dialogue that the BIwill train travel agency employ-ees in the art of detecting fraud-ulent travel documents, such asfake passport and visas, andprovide them with a list of per-sonalities known to be engagedin human trafficking.

Balato added that Libananalso advised the travel agenciesnot to sell plane tickets to un-accompanied minors, unlessthey have a clearance from theDepartment of Social Welfareand Development (DSWD).

He said that last year, the BIprevented a total of 1,200 travel-ers from leaving the country,most of them victims of travelfraud syndicates.

Barangay Lagundi, Mexico, Pampanga

MEXICO, Pampanga – Some 42teams from various barangays inthis town joined the first-ever in-ter-barangay basketball tourna-ment sponsored by Third DistrictRep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales,Jr. and Mayor Teddy C. Tumang.

The basketball tournament,dubbed “Cong. Dong Gonzales-Mayor Teddy Tumang Interbaran-gay Basketball League” official-ly kicked-off on February 7, Sat-urday at the Mexico MunicipalGymnasium.

All barangays, except forbarangay Cuayan, joined the af-fair. It is expected to run untilMay in time for the celebrationof the town fiesta.

The two officials sponsoringthe teams’ two sets of uniformsand also dangled a P100,000prize for the champion andP60,000 for the runner up. Semi-finalists will also receive cashprizes.

The 42 teams were dividedinto four groups and two divi-sions: North A and B; and SouthA and B.

Former professional basket-ball superstar Romy Lopez, anative of Barangay Balas here,was tasked to be the commis-sioner of the tournament.

Lopez said the games would

42 teams joinMexico cage tilt

be held in various venues to en-able the simultaneous holding ofgames.

Gonzales, who accompaniedPresident Gloria Macapagal-Ar-royo in her trip abroad, failed toattend the kick-off rites.

For his part, Tumang vowedto make the tournament an an-nual activity to entice moreyouth into sports and to encour-age them to stay away fromdrugs.

However, he warned the play-ers and spectators to maintainorder during the games.

“We want to remind every-body not to start brawls in thegames or we shall be forced tostop the holding of the games,”Tumang said.

The mayor said the gameswould also assist the municipalofficials to select potential play-ers they could field in to com-pete on provincial and regionaltournaments.

Fernando Maniago, munic-ipal administrator and chairmanof the tournament, said that theplayers in each team havepassed rigid screening to de-termine if they are residents ofthe town or within the requiredage limit of not more than 25years.

NI ROMMEL RAMOS

MALOLOS CITY – Patay angdalawa habang kritikal ang isapa sa mga holdaper matapostangkaing pagnakawan anganak ni ni (Ret.) Gen. VidalQuerol sa bayan ng Baliuag,Bulacan kamakalawa ng gabi.

Nakilala ang isa sa napatayna si Ronnie Etora, tubong Ak-lan, samantalang ang sugatan

Anak ni General Querolninakawan, 2 suspek patay

na nasa Bulacan Medical Cen-ter ay nakilalang si RichardSto.Tomas, 31 anyos, residenteng Baliuag, Bulacan, at ang isapang suspek ay hindi pa nak-ikilala.

Ayon kay Senior Supt. AllenBantolo, OIC provincial directorng Bulacan, nilooban ng mgasuspek noong Lunes bandang8:45 ng gabi ang Marah RiceCenter sa Barangay Sabang,Baliuag, Bulacan, na umanoypag-aari ng hindi pinangalanangnegosyante na anak ni Gen.Querol.

Aniya, may nagparating sakapulisan ng nagaganap naholdapan at agad na rume-sponde ngunit nanlaban angmga suspek na nagresulta sapagkakapatay sa dalawa samga ito samantalang nakatakas

ang isa pang sugatang suspekna agad na tumakbo sa ospital.

Nagtangkang tumakas angdalawang napatay na mga sus-pek gamit ang dalawang motor-siklo ngunit hindi na ito nakalig-tas sa mga pulis.

Narekober mula sa napas-lang ang dalawang kalibre .38baril at isang granada at angP84,000 na tinangay mula sabiktima.

Ayon naman sa mga kaanakni Sto. Tomas na kasalukuyangnilalapatan ng lunas sa BulacanMedical Center, tinamaan la-mang ng ligaw na bala ang sus-pek habang dumadaan sa lugarna pinangyarihan ng krimen.

Ang bangkay naman ng dal-awang nabaril ay kasalukuyangnakalagak sa A. Doon FuneralHomes sa bayan ng Baliuag.

BAYANIHAN. Buhay na buhay pa rin ang diwa ng bayanihan sa Hagonoy, Bulacanlalo na kapag mga pagawaing bayan ng mga pulitiko. Ang totoo, ikinagagalak ng mgamamamayan ang pagiging bahagi ng bayanihan, ngunit marami sa kanila ang nag-tatanong kung saan napupunta ang ibang bahagi ng pondo partikular na sa malalakingpagawaing bayan sa lalawigan. KUHA NI ROMMEL RAMOS

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Mimic MamacNOT ONLY barangay chairmen but all elective localofficials have a thing or two to learn from the HonorableRodel “Tony” Mamac, chair of Angeles City’s bustling,bubbling, vibrant Barangay Balibago.

The retired decorated police officer has been doingwonders to his turf, to the benefits – and delight – of hismulti-cultural, and multi-national constituencies. To theuninitiated, Balibago is the city’s melting pot, being itsentertainment mecca. On sheer size alone, area andpopulation, Balibago is virtually a city within a city. Aninternational city at that, given the foreign delegation ithosts: Americans, Australians, British, Germans, Dutch,Japanese, and the mushrooming, noisy Koreans.

A city within a city indeed, and befitting that status isthe imposing city, er, barangay, hall that Mamac erectedlast year. Throughout its long history as top money drawerfor Angeles, Balibago got the barangay hall it deservedonly at Mamac’s watch. That is manifest of somegreatness in the chairman.

The state of peace and order obtaining in Balibago –the recent killings all happened elsewhere in the city – isa tribute to Mamac’s no-nonsense initiatives in some sortof neighborhood “crime watch” in his community.

“Combating crime is 24/7 not only for the police butalso for the local officials and the people themselves,”Mamac says.

Last week, Mamac took the campaign against drugsto the next level: He challenged all city officials from themayor and the city council to the barangay chairmen andthe kagawads to voluntarily submit themselves to drugtesting. This, he said, to show their support for thePresident’s anti-drug crusade.

“We can make ourselves the champions in thecomprehensive anti-illegal drug campaign in the locality,”Mamac said. “We should set the example. Whatbusiness have we leading such campaigns if weourselves are drug users?”

Walking his talk, Mamac and his council have set theirown drug testing next week, and invited Mayor Francis“Blueboy” Nepomuceno, members of the City Council,and other barangay officials to witness the event. “And ifthey so desired, undergo the test too.”

The Balibago Barangay Council has also passed aresolution to make drug testing not only applicable tostudents in the public schools, but also to covergovernment employees, public officials, candidates forelective posts, and criminal suspects as required bySection 36 of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Acton 2002.

“While the national government wages war againstdrug traffickers, we in the local level should purge ourranks of the pernicious addiction,” Mamac said.

Here is one government service that others shouldimitate. And emulate.

POLITICALLY MOTIVATED: the omnibus catch phrase that hasbecome a convenient and uniform, albeit foolhardy, escape clauseof elected officials haled to the Ombudsman or the courts on chargesof graft and corruption.

Politically motivated, in thus mintage, makes a mockery ofreason if not a negation of logic. For, it seeks to compensate withtrivialized emotions what it sorely lacks in intellectual discourse;opting for high drama over cold reason.

So, rather than reasoned arguments to disprove the chargesranged against them, the accused resort to all means of(ir)rationalizations that comprise the body of Material Fallacies ofReasoning any student of my day learned in Philosophy 101. (Withthe reason and logic so uncommon nowadays, I wonder if they stillteach this course.) It goes thus:

Item A: “I do not want to stoop to their level by dignifying withany comment the allegations against my person.”

Motivationalpolitics

Classic argumentum ad hominem — a shiftfrom the issues to the personality of the accuser,even to the point of ridicule.

Item B: “Publicity stunt from a KSP (kulangsa pansin or attention seeker)”

The fallacy of emotive language is exampledhere – KSP meant to cast aspersion, to refer tothe accuser with contempt.

Item C: “After all my sacrifices – foregoing withmy highly lucrative business/ profession,neglecting my family just so I can be an exemplarypublic servant – this (administrative/graft case) isthe gratitude I get!”

An appeal to pity, to gain public sympathy,deftly skirting the main issues – this isargumentum ad misericordiam.

At the political hustings, Mabalacat’s JohnSantos mastered this fallacy thus: “Sinawa naku pung masasambut. Malunus na ko pu kanaku.Patakmanan yu na ku mang panyambut.” (I amfed up with losing. Have pity on me. Please, giveme a taste of victory.) The three consecutive termsat the provincial board of the man popularly referredto as “Richard Gomez” makes a very strongargument, if not a solid testament, to the electoralefficacy of this fallacy.

Item D: “I would have not have been electedmayor if I was corrupt as congressman.”

This is argumentum ad verecundiam – the appealto respect, or prestige being equated with evidence.

The implication in the item cited — that acorrupt official cannot get elected congressman– falls under another fallacy: contrary to fact

conditional error. It alters reality and then drawsconclusion from this alteration. Congressincorruptible? Cow dung!

Item E: “They filed these cases against mebecause they want to wrest the mayorship fromme in the coming elections.”

The post hoc fallacy or finding consequencein sequence. It is made to appear that anannouncement of an impending run in the nextelections triggered the filing of the cases againstthe accused, a false cause really.

Item F: “They are accusing me of impropriety.How about the string of cases of malversation,abuse of authority, grave misconduct etc. filedagainst them?”

Offense as the greatest defense. The accusedturned accuser – appending similar allegations ofwrongdoing to his nemesis. This is the fallacy oftu quoque — “you yourself do it.” As in pare-parehu tamu mu king akbak nang Hudas (we areall the same in Judas’ skewer.)

Item G: “This (administrative or graft cases) iswhat I get for being the best mayor this city everhad.”

Two fallacies interplay here: irrelevance orignoratio elenchi, and contradiction. At issue isthe administrative/graft case, so arguments mustfocus on that. And being the “best mayor” is highlydebatable. Where did that title come from?

The above are but a sampling of erroneousways of reasoning that have assumed asemblance of validity, given the pervasive systemof idiotization in the country today.

NAG-IWAN ako ng tatlong katanungan sa nakaraang isyu ng AgyuTamu! Atbp na susubukan natin masagot ngayon, if space willpermit; if not, sa mga susunod na isyu itutuloy ko ang pagtalakaysa mga paksang:

1. Gaano kalawak at kalawig ang mga arterial infra-structureprojects na daluyan ng negosyo at komersyo na kasalukuyangitinatayo—kasama ang mga itatayo pa—sa ilalim ng pamamahalani Presidente Arroyo?

2. Saang panig ng ating bayan naka-sentro ang mga arteries ofinfrastructure na ito? Anu-anong klaseng daluyan ng negosyo atkomersyo ang mga ito? Gaano kahalaga ang mga infrastrakturangito sa social well-being at economic progress and development ngmga mamamayang Pilipino at ng ating bansa?

3. At bakit nga ba ang inyong hamak na lingkod at kaibigan atkabalen ang napili ng ating Presidente na magpatupad sa kanyanglegacy program of developing the Subic-Clark Corridor as a world-class mega-logistics hub project serving as the country’s maingateway to the Asia Pacific Region?

Ang legacy programng pangulo para sa bayan

Mukang mahaba-habang usapan ito, pero

sisikapin kong talakayin ng masinsinan, sapagkatnapakaimportante sa panahon na ito na maramingnangangamba sa kalagayan ng ekonomiya hindilamang sa ating bansa kundi sa buong mundo,na rin: sa America, China, Japan, Russia andEurope, at ilan pang malalakas at matatag namga economic powers. . Marami tuloy sa mgaPilipino ang nag-aalala na mawalan ng trabaho;ang ilan ay pinanghihinaan ng pag-asa namakaahon sa lumalaganap na kahirapan ng buhay.Umaasa tayo na sa pamamagitan ng pag-uusapnating ito ay mabigyan ng kaunting pag-asa angmga mamamayan na marami pang magagandaat positibong bagay na posibleng mangyari saating bansa sa pamamagitan ng mga proyekto atprogramang pang kaunlaran na isinusulong ngkasalukuyang administrasyon.

President Arroyo’s vision for Subic and Clark

is to develop it as a highly competitive internationalservices and logistics center in the Asia PacificRegion. The Subic-Clark Corridor covers 90,000hectares of land, including the whole stretch ofthe 94-kilometer Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway(SCTEx) and the 5-kilometer-wide areasalongsides of the SCTEx. Encompassing theSubic Bay Economic and Freeport Zone (and itsseaport and harbors), Clark Special Economic andFreeport Zone (with the Diosdado MacapagalInternational Airport and the 31,000-hectare ClarkSubzone), and the areas in-between them, thisvast land offers great potentials for economicgrowth and development, especially if we includethe cities of San Fernando, Angeles, Olongapoand Tarlac, and the provinces of Bulacan,Pampanga, Tarlac, Bataan and Zambales and thenineteen (19) municipalities of those provinces thatare actually part and beneficiaries of thedevelopment of the Subic-Clark Corridor as a megalogistics hub.

The SCAD Corridor shall serve as the vital

supply chain feeding Subic and Clark, with the94-kilometer SCTEx, as vital infrastructure artery.The Port of Subic and the Diosdado MacapagalInternational Airport here in Clark shall bedeveloped as the centerpiece diamond of the megalogistics diadem of socio-economic infrastructuredevelopment right here in Central Luzon, at theheart of the Philippine map, right here in

Pampanga, at the heart of Central Luzon, right

here in Clark (Angeles City and Mabalacat), atthe very heart of Pampanga!

But that is not all. The mega logistics hub mainartery shall be linked to the rest of the LuzonUrban Beltway Super Region and to other partsof Southern Luzon, National Capital Region andNorthern Luzon. President Arroyo has appointedme as the DEVELOPMENT CHAMPION of theLuzon Urban Beltway Super Region to see to itthat the infrastructure of arterial linkages she hasenvisioned from south to north of Luzon and theareas in-between are developed, constructed, andcompleted on or before 2010 to serve as herenduring legacy to the nation.

The infrastructure development master plan forthe purpose has been prepared with the followingdesign considerations: the Calabarzon-Mindoro-Marinduque provinces as the PRODUCTIONCENTER; the whole of Metro-Manila as theMARKET CENTER; and the SCAD CORRIDORand its whole composite areas as the LOGISTICSCENTER to include distribution and deliverysystems.

What this all means is that Cavite, Laguna,Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon provinces(Calabarzon) and the provinces of Mindoro andMarinduque shall serve as the production andmanufacturing center, in short the country’s mainproducers of goods; the 14 cities and 3municipalities of MteroManila shall serve as themarketing unit, in short, the principal trader,promoter and seller of goods and services; andthe SCAD Corridor shall be the main logistics andsupply center which shall receive, store, deliver,and transport products, goods and services.

Kasama sa plano ang pagpapagawa ng mganaaangkop na infrastructure projects gaya ngang mga expressways, arterial roads, seaports,harbors, airports, warehousing and storagefacilities, special economic zones, power plants,water systems, waste treatment/disposalsystems, irrigation systems, rice productionsystems and facilities, telecommunicationsfacilities, schoolbuildings, tourism facilities, atmarami pang iba.

Specifically, anu-ano ba ang mga infrastructureof arteries na ito na itinatayo sa Luzon UrbanBeltway Super Region at sa Central and NorthernLuzon? Papano makakaapekto ito sa atingekonomiya at sa ikaaangat ng kabuhayan ngPilipino?

Abangan natin ang susunod na isyu ng AgyuTamu! Atbp.

Antalu’ ringkabalen tamu?

NGENING mapilan na la mu, Talasulat king AmanuAt ding mabie pipamasan dimut na la namang pihu,Idagdag pa ing katutuan – keti Kapampangan mismu –Ing salitang amulatan e ya magagambul ustu,Inya nanung malilyari? Tanggapan o ali tamu,Bait ya mang Kapampangan… king Salita e larinu.

At maging ding lider tamung pambalen at lalawigan,Makayale-ale itang e re balu ring mapilan;Masasabing ing lahi ra liping tune Kapampangan,Dapot king amanu’t dapat malaut la king katutuan;At nung pakatingiran ta’ itang aske ra, nung misan…Balamu mo, anti re pang pikarine gagamitan.

Makanyan la…at maging ding kabalen ta’ pang aliwa,Antimo ding keraklan a memagdatun na Menila;Deti, nung datang la keti o mamasyal ban manapa,E no Kapampangan ganap pati king ugali’t diwa;Nung insanung ukulan tang maki-malasakit mo’saIla pa ring pipi’t bulag king amanu magpabusta.

Kenu ta ngeni lumapit karing opisyales balen,Anti na ning agyang metung alang maki masabal ken?Angga ta’nia wari namang lalon pamalugse ra renAt e tana kimut banting gambulan ya’t miuman sesen?Anto’ retang gugulisak balang alalan pambalen,Baket ngeni e ra ipakit ing tune malasakit den?

Inya nanung sukat daptan banting e ya mate lubusIng Amanung Kapampangan a ngeni maybug nang lumbug?Iti, ya ing sukat unan… pakatibe-tibe buklud,Kambe ning matapat tamung kea pamibuklud-buklud!At ken alang sulit mekad managumpe tang tibubusLalam dang pamanantabe ding mapilan pang malugud.

At karing malugud a ren a ngeni lubus mamitbitKabilang ya kareti y Mayor Oscar S. RodriguesKing nanu mang ikasulung o tagumpe mayayakit,Ning kimutan ning AGTACA a ngeni gagambul pilitAt miugne-ugne ganap banting apalabung aplitIng Amanu tamung Sisuan a sukat tang’ pagmasakit!

AlakALANG MATSURA keng pamaninum alakUling yan king tau natural na mekadPero nung sobra na, king pelalung mayapA tau, mamungang maragul a pintas.

Ding pantas, parating mapili lang binaKing nanu mang bage yapse na ning dila;Inia nung kapilan la reti tutukbaKarin la maingat bubugnus salita.

At uling madals impun na at sepuMenasa ning ala king dakal a gulu,E ta’na makitua nung waman ing palsuYang keta nung misan pipilit nang ustu.

Inia agiang e mu ayakmul nung misanIng nanu mang bage a e karampatan,Metung mu ing sukat a pakatandananBan e ka milisya king tamak a dalan;

Nung kaya ala kang asabing matinuMapang e palak ing pabusten mu niamu;Uling magkang magkamali ka pang sapuMaging mitsa na ning pamituang e tutu.

Kasi nung parehu na kong’ magalasgasAt ala nang kontrol keng pamipakibat,Iti pihung alang kama-ulian mayapPasari namu ning e ko’ mipalabas.

Pablasang ing alak, kasebian pin kabudYan king atian dapat diretsung papalub,Uling kabud iti king utak tinaglusMadiskaril ya ing pelalu katunud!

NAGLALAKIHANG mga BILL-BOARD ang nakapaskil sa ba-wat kalsada na pinagagawa niOlongapo City Mayor JamesGordon, Jr., para mapansin ngtaumbayan at ng mga bumotosa kanya ng nagdaang halalanna ang mga ipinangako nitongproyekto sa may 17 Barangayng siyudad ay may nagawa.

Gaya na lamang nitong lubak-lubak na kalsada sa RIZAL ST.,EXTENTION, Barangay Barretto,ang laki ng karatula ni MayorGordon at nakalagay dun ang “0+ 800 meters ASPHALTING” atdahil dito natuwa ang mga tricy-cle driver at mga residente ditodahil maaayos na ang kanilangkalsada, pero, ganun na lamangang kanilang pagkadismaya ngmatuklasan hindi naman pala la-hat at naiwan pa ang kapirasonglubak na kalsada.

Mayor Gordon, bungad langpala nag-iwan ka pa ng kapira-song lubak, kung baga sa“make-up” ng babae hindi pan-tay. Isa pa yung kontratista mo,napakanipis ang ginawang kal-sada at kapag umulan ng mala-kas tiyak bakbak ang inispaltongkalsada. May masabi ka lang na

nagawang kalsada, kasi malapitng “ELECTION” kaya pa-pogi kang wala sa ayos, iayos mo na-man Mayor. Huwag mong sabi-hin wala ng BUDGET, samanta-lang yung maayos na HIGH-WAY na sementado pinaiispal-to mo samantalang marami paang dapat isaayos.

Isa pa madalian ang pagga-wa sa mga iniispaltong kalsada.Ang tanong ng CASTIGADORsa tapat lang ba ng mga bumo-to sa iyo Mayor ng nagdaangeleksyon ang pinaayos mongkalsada, paano naman ang iba?

Hay naku, tanong tuloy ngtaumbayan gumagawa ba kayong proyekto o pera? Magkanobang halaga ng proyekto? Datinakalagay ito sa BILLBOARDmo, ngayon wala, a!

Nakalagay pa sa malakimong BILLBOARD, “THIS ISWHERE YOUR TAXES AREBEING SPENT. TAKE CAREOF IT”. Ganun naman palaMayor, bakit sa tapat lang bainaayos ang kalsada sa mganagbabayad ng buwis?

Paano itong pangangalagaan,e! Mayor, mas makapal pa yungPAD PAPER. Tingnan mo at

CastigadorJohnny Reblando

Lubak-lubak nakalsada sa Gapo

pasyalan mo Mayor, baka magu-lat ka? Wala pang isang buwanna dinadaanan ng TRICYCLE,aba e! may TAPAL na kaagadang kalsada, mas lalo na kungmay madayong malaking truck,tiyak sabog ang kalsada.

Sabagay, bakit mo nga namantitibayan ang isang proyekto, lalona kasabwat ang kontratista, anggagawin lamang niyan puro SUB-STANDARD para sa susunodmay gagawin uli ito, siyemprepanibagong kontrata na naman atpanibagong porsiyento.

Tama ba, o mali? He he he.MAYOR, sabihin mo naman

sa kontratista mo, tibayan namanng kahit konti ang ispalto, kitang-kita at halatang nandadaya, e!

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TheGossip-millerby Cesar Pambid

IPINAHAHALATA na raw ni Paolo Contis sa sinomang reporter na kausap niya ang inis na nararamdaman dahil sa naiinsulto na ngasiya sa isyung recycled yung singsing na ibinigay niya kay Lian Paz.

Naging contrroversy kasi yung yung di umano, yung isinoling singsing ni Isabel ang binigay niya kay Lian Paz.“Sobra naman talga yun,” sabi ng iSang kIbitzer. “Kahit ako kay Paolo, maiinis naman ako, aba insulto na yun. Celebrity siyang

tao, tapos aakusahang recyled yung binigay niyang singsing kay Lian.“At ang mas masama, kaya lalong naaasar si Paolo dahil alam ng buong bayan ang tungkol sa singsing dahil nga ipinakita pa ito

si Lian on national tv ang mag-guest siya sa isang talkshow. Buong pagmamalaki ni Lian tapos recycled lang pala.“Insulto talaga yun sa pagkalalaki ni Paolo kaya talagang maasar siya,” sabi pa ng kasaup namin.My isa pang isyung labis ang irirtasyong dulot kay Paolo, na hindi nga raw magtatagal ang relasyon nilang dalawa ni Lian dahil

hindi sila bagay. Na para bang ngayon pa lang dinya-judge na ng mga tao ang relasyon nila.Marami na raw kasing naging girlfriend si Paolo at talagang hindi siya nag-jibe sa mga ito. Kumbaga, ginagamit na panghusga

yung mga relasyong bumaluktot si Paolo kina Nancy Castiglione at Isabel Oli.

Isabel Oli sumisipsip pa rin sa pamilya ni Paolo ContisLAGI PA RING nasusulat yung tungkol sa past relationship nina Isabel Oli at Paolo Contis. Kahi talam na ng buong bayan natalagang ipinagpalit na si Isabel ni Paolo, still, may mga taong sumusumpang higit na bagay sina Isabel at Paolo.

Paolo Contis asar sa isyung ‘recycled ring’(at sa usaping di raw sila magtatagal ni Lian Paz)

At hindi ba, pati nga nanay ni Paolo is very eloquent in saying na mas pabor pa siya kay Isabel kaysa kayLian Paz na current girlfriend ng ng anak niya.

Last week, Isabel talked on national tv and said something na naka-move on na siya at nagbigay pa siyang pasal\kalye about her relationship with Paolo before.

Isa sa mga topic na sinabi niya ay yung wala na raw sa isip niya si Paolo at natutuwa naman siya at maymga taong nanininiwala sa kanya.

“Salamat lang sa lahat. Siguro, answered prayer ko na yun, kasi sobrang pinagpi-pray ko talaga. At sana,maintindihan ng mga tao na ang tagal kong nanahimik, di ba?

“Sana maintindihan nila at parang naiintindihan naman nila. Parang nakinig naman sila and I want to thankthem—sa lahat ng sumuporta rin sa akin, especially my friends, family, and God, of course.”

Hindi naman itinanggi ni Isabel na may communication pa rin siya sa pamilya ni Paolo. Pero hangga’tmaaari, ayaw na raw niyang mag-comment kung anuman meron ang pamilya ni Paolo sa bagong girlfriendnito na si Lian Paz.

“Well, as I’ve said, since naghiwalay kami ni Pao, labas na ko run,” sabi ni Isabel. “Sana maayos nila,sana maayos. Only time will heal naman. Sana maging okay sila.”

Ano sa palagay ni Isabel ang ginawa niya paramagustuhan siya talaga ng pamilya ni Paolo?

“Hindi ko alam,” nakangiting sagot niya. “Kasi,parang tuwing aalis kami ni Pao, it’s either bahay ko orbahay niya or mall, tapos kasama yung mga parentsniya. Hindi rin naman ako nagpapa-impress. Kung anoako, yun yun. Siguro, nakikita lang nila yun.”

Ayon kay Isabel, hindi pa sila nagkakausap muling parents ni Paolo.

“Nung nagkausap kami, hindi ko naman na silatinatanong. Kumbaga, kinakumusta ko na lang dinsi Tita [Paolo’s mom]. Yung sister-in-law niya, yunang ka-text ko talaga. May pact kami nun na kapagmay Tagalog movies, kaming dalawa yungmagkasama talagang manood. Kasi, sobrangganoon kami [close] ng sister-in-law niya. So, sabiko, ‘February 14, manood tayo,’” natatawangkuwento ni Isabel.

‘Manugang’ na angtawag ni Gabby

Concepcion kayRichard Gutierrez

HINDI NATIN malaman kungsumasakay lang si GabbyConcepcion sa promo slant ng movieng kanyang anak na si KCConcepcion at Richard Gutierrez naWhen I Met You ng GMA Films.Talaga kasing pinakikilig ang mgataon gg tambalan ng dalawa kayawalang humpay talaga yungpaggawa nila ng mga isyu at slanttungkol sa dalawa.

Walang duda na malakastalaga’ng dating ng pelikula ng dalwapero di pa tiyak kung malalampasanpa nito yung kinita sa takilya ngmovie na A Very \Special Love ninaSarah Geronimo at John Lloyd Cruz.Ito kasi ang top grosser last year attalagang mahihirapan ang sinomanna higitan ito.

As it is, nag-iwasan ng playdatesa takilya and When I Met You atang You Changed My Life napangalawang pagtatambal nina Sarahat John Lloyd.

Anyway, malakas nga talaga’ngdating ng movie nina KC at Richard atmay mga humuhulang biggestblockbuster nga siya this year.

But of course, that is yet to beproven.

In connection with this movie,nakisali nga sa pangingilig si GabbyConcepcion by calling Richard‘manugang’ in public. Na ipinakikita nganiyang boto siya sa anak nina Annabelat Eddie Gutierrez.

But like we say, posiblengsinasakyan nga lang nito ang isyu.

Sino naman kasing ama anghayagang magsasabing boto siya samanliligaw ng anak?

Wala naman, hindi po ba?

Isabel Oli

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first communion,” Merca-do recalled.

“That’s amazing. Mostpeople don’t rememberdates that way,” Mercadosaid.

Mercado, who is alsothe Episcopal vicar for Eu-charistic ministers in thearchdiocese of San Fernan-do, was among the priestsbelonging to a group identi-fied as having supported therecall petition against Gov.Eddie Panlilio.

But he was quick todeny any political motivein today’s Mass to be at-tended by the President.

“My invitation was per-sonal and the intent wasfor the President to attend

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GMA to witness anointing...our fiesta and for her toalso witness the anointingof the sick in commemo-ration of the World Day ofthe Sick,” he said.

He said that when hepersonally extended theinvitation, he told the Pres-ident that her presence atthe Mass for anointing ofthe sick would be appro-priate since “you care forthe sick” and that she is“a caring president”.

He stressed that ac-cording to tradition, SanFernando Archbishop Pa-ciano Aniceto would be themain celebrant during themass and that the arch-bishop’s auxiliaries wereexpected to act as concel-ebrators.

Mercado said he has

also asked Eucharisticminister coordinators from99 parishes from all overPampanga to bring alongat least one sick personto the mass for the anoint-ing ceremonies after Anic-eto’s homily.

As of yesterday noon,Mercado could not saywhether the Presidentwould also have lunch athis parish after the Mass,but noted he has preparedsome fiesta food for her.

Pope John Paul II insti-tuted the World Day of theSick in 1992 and set asideFeb. 11, the feast of OurLady of Lourdes, for itsannual celebration. Hethen encouraged to reflecton the Christian meaningof suffering.

tension, special study per-mit, annual reports of per-manent residents and exitclearance among others.

There are a number offoreigners such as Indi-ans, Koreans, Ameri-cans, Turkish who arestudying in variousschools in Angeles Cityand the rest of Pampan-ga province.

Of the P116,429,330revenue collected lastyear, P83,741,830 repre-

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Clark BI revenue up by P38-M...sents the General Fundand the rest amountingto P32,687,500 repre-sents the collectionsfrom the Express Lane.

“The Clark District Of-fice had been successfulin maintaining transpar-ency in the district office.This year we are expect-ing to surpass our collec-tions last year,” saidManalo, also con-currentAlien Control Officer.

Manalo said the ClarkDistrict Office was alsohighly successful in con-

trolling and monitoringthe flow of suspectedtourist workers overseaswho almost end up asprostitutes and victims ofhuman trafficking.

Manalo said his officewill do its best in protect-ing the rights and welfareof Filipino women andwill go after erring illegalrecruiters in line with Im-migration CommissionerMarcelino Libanan’s cam-paign against illegal re-cruitment and human traf-ficking.

At first, the sea ani-mals were reluctant toleave the shallow shoresand seemed to insist oncoming back. But Gar-cia and the group stayedput and waited until allthe dolphins were safelybrought to the sea.

The governor even in-structed the pilot of thenewly-acquired helicopterof the provincial govern-

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Over 200 dolphins stranded...ment to fly over the areaand monitor the dolphins.“They should be guardedagainst commercial fish-erman who might betempted to catch them.”

Garcia said he isclueless i f the lunareclipse the night of Mon-day has something to dowith the stranded dol-phins that were seen intwo groups of 500 each.

“Ngayon lamangnangyari ang ganito na

napakaraming dolphinang nakita sa Bataan,”the governor said.

Fishermen saw thedolphins in Maasim atabout 2:30 in the morn-ing and immediately wentto Mayor Pizarro to reportthe “unusual” incident.

Garcia has directedthe Bureau of Fisheriesand Aquatic Resources inBalanga to look into thecause of death of threedolphins found in Abucay.

secretary.Both, however, said

that what their memberswere expecting is the“right help and assis-tance to the affectedfarmers”.

Yap announced Satur-day over DZRH that he islooking into the problemsencountered by manyNueva Ecija farmers ontheir hybrid rice growing.He said the affectedfarmers should really behelped.

“Kailangang tulungansila dahil kapag hindi silatinulungan ay wala namansilang ibang mapagkuku-nan ng ikabubuhay (Theyshould be really helpedas they have no othermeans for their liveli-hood), Yap said.

He said that based onreports he received, theSL-8 hybrid seeds dis-tributed to the farmerscontained off-type seedswhich exhibited poorgrowth and bore grainsprematurely. He said,

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Sec Yap to farmers...though, that the average1.7 percent off-typeseeds found are “alreadycritical”.

“I will call on the tech-nical teams to determinethe real problem,” Yapsaid. “Sa mga magsasa-ka, kung kailangan tala-gang ma-reimburse, ditulungan natin (If there isreally need to reimbursethe farmers, let’s helpthem),” he added.

But Domingo and Im-perio, in separate phonecalls, said that the affect-ed farmers should notonly be reimbursed forthe cost of the seeds butfor their expenses inplanting them.

“Sa land preparationpa lang, P3,500 na.Idagdag mo pa patanim,bayad sa binhi, pagpu-punla, at pagpapabunot,at pataba, aabot na ngP13,000 para sa isangektarya (For land prepa-ration alone, the farmers’expense per hectare isP3,500. Add to this thepayment for transplant-ing, cost of seed, grow-

ing the seedlings andpulling them before trans-planting, and the cost offertilizer, it will amount toP13,000 per hectare),”said Domingo, who isfrom Barangay Poliliohere and a farmer herself.

It could not be deter-mined yet how manyfarmers in Nueva Ecijawho planted SL-8 seedshad problems of stuntedgrowth and maturingplants at 30 to 40 days.The hybrid rice plantshave maturity days of 110to 115 days.

Reports showed thatsome 42,000 bags of 20kilograms each of thishybrid variety were dis-tributed in the differenttowns and cities of Nue-va Ecija.

Several farmers, per-ceiving that they will notrealize a good harvestbecause of the poor per-formance of their crop,destroyed their plants. InZaragoza, Nueva Ecijaalone, more than 700hectares of planted riceplants were destroyed,

reports said.When news about the

standing hybrid r icecrops broke out, threeteams of representativesfrom the Regional FieldOffice of the DA in Region3, provincial agriculturaloffice, Philippine RiceResearch Institute, SL-Agrictech Corporation,and municipal agricultur-al officers were formedand conducted investiga-tion.

In their monitoring,they received complaintsthat the plants’ growthwas stunted and that theyflowered after just morethan a month from plant-ing.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESDepartment of Transportation and

CommunicationsLAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING

AND REGULATORY BOARDRegional Office No. III

City of San Fernando, Pampanga

Application for Sale and Transfer ofa Certificate of Public Convenience withDropping and Substitution of unit toOperate a PUJ service

CASE NO.RFRO-III-2002-04099

LUIS CARLOS & JULIETA MIRANDAApplicant-Vendor

NICOLAS MAGPANTAYApplicant-Vendee

x————————————————xNOTICE OF HEARING

Application-vendor in this case is agrantee of a Certificate of Public Convenienceto operate a PUJ Service for the transportationof passengers and freight on the route:MALOLOS-SM CITY (SFP) via NDR and viceversa with the use of one (1) unit whichcertificate is valid up to February 26,2013. Inthe Application filed on February 4, 2009,Applicant-Vendees requests authority for theApproval of Sale and Transfer of said Certificatein his favor and further drop and substitutethe unit authorized therein.

NOTICE is hereby given that thisApplication will be heard by this Board onFebruary 18, 2009 at 9:00 A.M at the aboveaddress.

Applicant-vendee is hereby ordered topublish this Notice at least TEN (10) days beforethe above date of hearing once in a weeklynewspaper of general circulation in REGION III.

Parties opposed to the granting of theApplication must file their written oppositionssupported by documentary evidence on orbefore the above date, copy of the same befurnished to the applicant, and may if they sodesire appear on the said date and time.

This application will be acted upon bythis Board on the basis of the records and thedocumentary evidences submitted by theparties, unless the Board deems it necessaryto receive additional documentary and / or oralevidences.

WITNESS the Honorable Atty. ROBERTD. PEIG, Regional Director, this 4th day ofFebruary 2009, in the City of San Fernando,Pampanga.

Atty. JONATHAN V. JAVATE Attorney IV

Punto! Central Luzon: February 11, 2009





Application for approval of Sale andTransfer of a Certificate of PublicConvenience to operate a PUJ Servicewith Extension of Validity


ALEJANDRINO C. DIZONApplicant-Vendor

WENCESLAO R. TORRESApplicant-Vendee


Application-vendor is a grantee of aCertificate of Public Convenience to operate aPUJ Service issued under Case No. RFRO-III-2001-03435for the transportation ofpassengers and vice versa on the route:MACABULOS-MALIWALO via MATATALAIB(Tarlac) and vice versa with the use of one (1)unit which certificate is valid up to March 2,2009. In the Application filed on February 3,2009, Applicant-Vendees request authority forthe Approval of Sale and Transfer of saidCertificate and extend the validity of same inher favor including the unit authorized therein.


Applicant-vendee is hereby ordered topublish this Notice at least TEN (10) days beforethe above date of hearing once in a weeklynewspaper of general circulation in REGIONIII.


This application will be acted upon bythis Board on the basis of the records of thiscase submitted by the parties, unless theBoard deems it necessary to receive additionaldocumentary evidence for the judiciousresolution of the same.

WITNESS the Honorable Atty. ROBERTD. PEIG, Regional Director, this 3rd day ofFebruary 2009, in the City of San Fernando,Pampanga.


Punto! Central Luzon: February 11, 2009REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Department of Transportation andCommunications

LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISINGAND REGULATORY BOARD

Regional Office No. IIICity of San Fernando, Pampanga

Application for approval of Sale andTransferof a Certificate of Public Convenience tooperatea PUJ Service.


RONALDO P. CLAUDIOApplicant-Vendor

CESARIO D. LINGATApplicant-Vendee


Application-vendor is a grantee of aCertificate of Public Convenience to operate aPUJ Service issued under Case No. RFRO-III-2001-01625 for the transportation ofpassengers and vice versa on the route:ANGELES CITY-CAPAS (Tarlac) viaBAMBAN and vice versa with the use of one(1) unit which certificate is valid up to June 15,2011. In the Application filed on February 2,2009, Applicant-Vendees request authority forthe Approval of Sale and Transfer of saidCertificate and extend the validity of same inher favor including the unit authorized therein.





WITNESS the Honorable Atty. ROBERTD. PEIG, Regional Director, this 2nd day ofFebruary 2009, in the City of San Fernando,Pampanga.







Application for Extension of Validity of aCertificate of Public Convenience toOperate a PUJ service.


RAFAEL D. DOMISIWApplicant.

x—————————————————xNOTICE OF HEARING

Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate ofPublic Convenience to operate a PUJ Servicefor the transportation of passengers and freighton the route: GUIMBA (Nueva Ecija) –TARLAC via GERONA and PURA and viceversa with the use of one (1) unit, whichCertificate is valid up to April 13, 2009. In theapplication f i led on February 2, 2009 ,applicant requests for Extension of Validity ofsaid Certificate with the use of the samenumber of unit authorized.


Applicant is hereby ordered to publishthis Notice at least FIVE (5) days before theabove date of hearing once in a dailynewspaper of general circulation in REGIONIII.



WITNESS the Honorable Atty. ROBERTD. PEIG, Regional Director, this 2nd day ofFebruary 2009 in the City of San Fernando,Pampanga.







Application for Extension of Validity of aCertificate of Public Convenience toOperate a PUJ service.


PATERNO S. FLORESApplicant.

x—————————————————xNOTICE OF HEARING

Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate ofPublic Convenience to operate a PUJ Servicefor the transportation of passengers andfreight on the route: CAPITOL-MALOLOS(Bulacan) and vice versa with the use of one(1) unit, which Certificate is valid up to May 23,2009. In the application filed on February 3,2009, applicant requests for Extension ofValidity of said Certificate with the use of thesame number of unit authorized.


Applicant is hereby ordered to publishthis Notice at least FIVE (5) days before theabove date of hearing once in a dailynewspaper of general circulation in REGIONIII.



WITNESS the Honorable Atty.ROBERT D. PEIG, Regional Director, this3rd day of February 2009 in the City of SanFernando, Pampanga.







Application for Approval of Sale andTransfer of a Certificate of PublicConvenience to operate a PUJ Servicewith Extension of Validity


RONILO C. DAVIDApplicant-Vendor

LUIGARDA MARTINApplicant-Vendee


Application-vendor is a grantee of aCertificate of Public Convenience to operatea PUJ Service issued under Case No. RFRO-III-99-00800 for the transportation ofpassengers and vice versa on the route:GUAGUA-PORAC via STA. RITA and viceversa with the use of one (1) unit whichcertificate is valid up to May 18, 2009. In theApplication f i led on February 2, 2009,Applicant-Vendees request authority for theApproval of Sale and Transfer of saidCertificate and extend the validity of same inher favor including the unit authorized therein.





WITNESS the Honorable Atty.ROBERT D. PEIG, Regional Director, this2nd day of February 2009, in the City of SanFernando, Pampanga.







Application for Sale and Transfer ofa Certificate of Public Convenience withExtension of Validity and Dropping andSubstitution of units to operate a PUJservice.


VICTOR DELA CRUZApplicant-Vendor

JORGIE BISMONTEApplicant-Vendee


Application-vendor in this case is agrantee of a Certificate of Public Convenienceto operate a PUJ Service for the transportationof passengers and freight on the route:CALUMPIT-MEYCAUAYAN via MALOLOS,GUIGUINTO, BALAGTAS (Bulacan) and viceversa with the use of one (1) unit whichcertificate is valid up to May 19, 2009. In theApplication f i led on February 4, 2009,Applicant-Vendees requests authority for theApproval of Sale and Transfer of said Certificatein his favor and further drop and substitutethe unit authorized therein.





WITNESS the Honorable Atty. ROBERTD. PEIG, Regional Director, this 4th day ofFebruary 2009, in the City of San Fernando,Pampanga.







Application for Certificate of PublicConvenience to operate aSCHOOL TRANSPORT Service

CASE NO.R3-2000-9-00068

ERWIN PAUNANApplicant.


Applicant requests authority for theissuance of a Certificate of Public Convenienceto operate a School Transport Service forthe exclusive transportation of students andemployees of MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANSCHOOL located at Mabiga, Mabalacat fromtheir respective residences in Pampanga andvice-versa with the use of one (1) unit.


Applicant is hereby ordered to publish thisNotice at least FIVE (5) days before the abovedate of hearing once in a daily newspaper ofgeneral circulation in REGION III.



WITNESS the Honorable Atty. ROBERTD. PEIG, Regional Director, this 2nd day ofFebruary 2009 in the City of San Fernando,Pampanga.



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