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Punto! Luzon
www.punto.com.ph
P 8.00
Volume 8
Number 70
Mon - Wed
April 6 - 8, 2015
Camayan
hosts 1st
underwater
egg hunt
By Malou Dungog
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT ZONE-- Children and guests at
Camayan Beach Resort and Hotel and
the water theme park
Ocean
Adventure,
joined the first underwater egg hunting, dubbed the “Sea
Grass Egg-Hunting”
in celebration of the
Easter Sunday.
This is a different
way of doing the conventional Easter egg
hunt because in this
game, players need
to use a snorkel gear
to search for the golden egg in the Sea
Grass area of Camayan Beach Resort,
said Arthur D. Thai,
Camayan’s CEO.
Since it is a holiday for mom and
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Central
PANANAW NG MALAYANG PILIPINO!
Kapampangan lawyer,
businessmen in BIR’s
top 500 taxpayers list
Local who’s who not in list
C
ITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Five
prominent
Kapampangans
are included in the list of the
Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR)
top 500 individual taxpayers for
2013 which has boxing champ Rep.
Emmanuel Pacquiao (Saranggani)
as Number 1.
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Priest debunks claim of
Cutud folk on fasting,
abstinence exemption
CSF launches
Inter-Barangay
Basketball
Tournament
Barangay
basketball teams gather round
last March 29 as the city
government of San Fernando launched the Inter-Barangay Basketball
Tournament at WalterMart.
Lead by city mayor
Edwin D. Santiago together with Vice Mayor
Jimmy T. Lazatin, Councilor Ralph Daniel Henson, Councilor Harvey
Quiwa and barangay
captains.
According to Committee Chairperson on
Entertainment, Games
and Amusement, Councilor Ralph Daniel Henson the Inter Barangay
Basketball Tournament
is a good starting ground
to build camaraderie and
sportsmanship towards
other players.
He also added that
this will also focus on the
ability of the young FerPage 6 please
By Ashley Manabat
By Ding Cervantes
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- Catholic folk who
comprise the majority in
bloody crucifixion land
Barangay San Pedro
Cutud here, will definitely
have their conscience to
contend with starting the
next Good Friday.
This, after their for-
mer parish priest categorically debunked their
claims of official Catholic
hierarchy-issued exemption from the prescribed
Good Friday fasting and
abstinence..
Fr. Alvin Manalang,
who had been San Pedro Cutud parish priest
from 1997 to 2001, inPage 6 please
Korean with 111
empty rifle cartridges
held, freed at CIA
FLOWER FEST. Capping the solemnity of the Holy Week observance
is Easter Sunday’s joyous Sabuaga Festival in Poblacion, Sto. Tomas,
Pampanga. Photos by Bong Lacson
CLARK FREEPORT A Korean national was
held at the Clark International Airport here at
about 1:30 a.m. yesterday after a total of 111
magazines for automatic rifle were found in his
luggage.
Clark
International Airport Corp. (CIAC)
President-CEO Emigdio
Tanjuatco clarified, however, that “no firearms,
just cartridges and bullet
magazines were found
in the possession of the
Korean national.”
Authorities from the
Bureau of Customs
(BoC) here seized the
empty ammunition magazines, but immediately
set free the Korean tourist after some questioning.
Central Luzon police
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Gov eyes cataract-free Pampanga
By Joel Mapiles
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Governor Lilia Nanay Pineda is eyeing to achieve a cataract free Pampanga as she sought the assistance of the Barangay
Heallth Workers to locate the poor Kapampangans
suffering from eye ailments.
This came as she convened the BHWs from 1st,
3rd and 4th districts of Pampanga in a general assembly held at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center
yesterday.
“Here in our province, no Kapampangan should
suffer from and be blinded by cataract,” the governor
stressed.
Governor Pineda also disclosed her plans of obtaining the services of more eye specialists to help
conduct free surgery for cataract removal.
The governor also advised the health workers of
their other responsibilities particularly in maternal
and geriatric health care.
“Remind your pregnant patients to make time for
their regular prenatal checkups, and all senior citizens are now automatically covered by PhilHealth,”
Pineda said.
The governor also expressed her gratitude for the
unwavering dedication of the BHWs, whom she also
considers as the modern day heroes of the province.
Some 2250 BHWs from various parts of the province attended said event and were given an orientation and screening guidelines on breast and cervical
cancer. The BHWs also received uniforms and gifts
from the governor.
Governor Pineda was also joined by Board Members Cris Grabo, Cherry Manalo, Rosve Henson,
Ferdinand Labung, Nestor Tolentino, and Ric Yabut;
district and provincial hospital chiefs and representatives from the Association of Municipal Health Officers.
BHW GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Gov. Lilia Pineda speaks before the crowd of Barangay Health
Workers from the 1st, 3rd and 4th districts of Pampanga asking them to help locate Kapampangan
indigents suffering from cataract for their surgical operations to achieve the aim of making
Pampanga cataract-free province. Photo by Joel Mapiles
Araw ng Kagitingan must-see
Surrender Site Monument, WWII Museum in Bataan
By Ernie Esconde
Punto! Central Luzon • April 6 - 8, 2015 • Monday - Wednesday
BALANGA City - All roads lead to the
hallowed ground of Mount Samat in Pilar, Bataan on April 9 in observance of
the 73rd Araw ng Kagitingan.
Two of the major spots in the historic mountain that attract visitors are
the 92-meter War Memorial Cross and
the War Memorial Museum below the
shrine where Pres. Aquino and the
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Japanese and American ambassadors
to the Philippines will offer wreaths of
flowers.
But still unknown to many visitors are the Surrender Site Monument
and the Bataan World War II Museum
both located at the Balanga Elementary School that served as command
post of Gen. Masaharu Homma, highest Japanese Imperial Army officer in
Bataan.
The surrender monument shows
life-size figures of four American
officers led by Maj. Gen. Edward
King, commander in Bataan of the
United States Armed Forces in the
Far East, and three Japanese officers headed by Col. Motoo Nakayama, senior operating officer of
Homma.
Surrender terms were discussed on
the Fall of Bataan on April 9, 1942 and
the surrender to the Japanese Army
of thousands of American and Filipino
soldiers.
Adjacent to the monument is the
museum that houses various war
memorabilia.
With entrance fee of P20 for students, P40 for senior citizens and P50
for other visitors, the museum is open
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Monday to
Saturday.
Beach resorts almost fully-booked
By Ernie Esconde
CUTE BUNNIES. Kids line up on stage for the selection of the best in Easter
costume contest at SM City Olongapo. PR-SMOL
MORONG, Bataan- Beautiful
sandy beach resorts in Bagac
and Morong towns are almost fully-booked for the Holy
Week, municipal mayors and
tourism officers said Friday.
Provincial Tourism Officer
Danica Tigas said there are
48 registered beach resorts in
Morong and 16 in Bagac, all
adjacent to the blue waters of
the West Philippines Sea.
“Our resorts are 99 percent
booked until May 2015,” Morong Mayor Dr. Jorge Estanislao said.
Mariane de Leon, municipal tourism officer, said there
are 56 beach resorts in Morong of which 48 are registered and members of the Morong Registered Resort Owners’ Association.
More than 41,000 tourists
came to Morong in 2014, mak-
ing the mountain town No.
2 next to Balanga City in the
number of tourist arrivals in
Bataan. The province ranked
No. 3 in Region 3 after Subic
(Zambales) and Clark (Pampanga).
“There are 51 registered
life guards in Morong accredited by the Red Cross to look after our visitors,” de Leon said.
The resort owners in coordination with the Morong police have conducted a onestop shop with regards to information and other activities
on peace and order, she said.
“Tourist police assistance
per directive of Mayor Estanislao is active 24/7,” de Leon
said.
Mayor Ramil del Rosario
said resorts in Bagac are almost 100 percent booked for
the Holy Week. “Police are
always on alert to respond to
any eventuality,” he said.
Feature
Batanes: Bane amid boom
By Ma. Iona Lacson-Dy
in tourists resorted to knocking on locals’ doors hoping to have a place to stay. Water and food shortage was also experienced, not to mention some of
the goods were sold at a higher price. Maybe they
should build more hotels? Plant more produce? Well,
maybe if only they have a more stable source of electricity other than a genset, or perhaps a bigger land
area? Maybe if they have rich fertile soils on top of
the solid volcanic bedrock.
More disturbing than the issue with the commodities is the way how the Ivatans themselves are being
commodified because of tourism. In Chavayan, one
of the last few barangays where you can see authentic stone houses (yes, most houses in Batanes are
concrete with GI sheets for rooftops), the tour is like
clockwork. Tourists arrive as early as 8 a.m., peer
into these houses, snap pictures, have selfies with
Lola Marina wearing her vakul, buy souvenirs, then
go. All done in an hour or less. Vans and jeepneys
bringing tourists come and go like that until before
noon. The whole thing orchestrated by some tour operators, who did not even consult with the community or sought their permission to be “showcased.” The
community’s daily routine disrupted, their privacy disrespected.
I woke up early in the morning to observe how
they go about their day until the time the camera-toting bunch left. I felt sad for the Ivatans, more so for
the visitors who in my opinion were shortchanged.
In an hour, they could have learned more about the
Ivatans’ strength of character, and of their stone
houses. They could have experienced more of the
village’s unique and culturally rich everyday life.
They could have gained more insights while being
immersed in Ivatan language and music.
I could go on and on however this is becoming
a too lengthy description for an album a handful of
friends will bother looking at, perhaps even fewer
reading about my thoughts.
On a final note: Batanes indeed inspires. Even
this self-confessed non-writer may have inherited her
parents’ writing genes after all.
(Ma. Iona Lacson-Dy is partner-operations manager
of Earthbound Tourism Consulting Company specializing in eco-tourism.)
Punto! Central Luzon • April 6 - 8, 2015 • Monday - Wednesday
MUCH HAS been said, written, and discussed
about our country’s northern frontier. From the rugged terrain, the panoramic vistas, the rich culture,
and the Ivatan resilience, Batanes is a backdrop
and subject of various art forms.
I went to Batanes for a three-day business engagement and was blown away - much more than
my five senses could take. In those three days I
logged so many first-time experiences. But what
struck me the most is the Ivatan ethos: honest,
spiritual, and very, very resilient. A testament to
how honest they are is the unmanned sari-sari
store near Ivana port. Their spirituality on the other
hand is evidenced in the way they greet - typically
invoking God, speaking of blessings towards another. An example is the way they say hello: “Kapian ka pa nu dius,” which is “May God be good
to you.” If you want to say thanks, the Ivatan way
is “Dius mamajes,” meaning “God will repay your
kindness.” Even the Ivatan version of the quintessential Filipino “Tao po,” exudes spirituality. They
call out, “Dius?” instead of “tao.”
I first heard of the Ivatan resilience in my climatology class back in college where my professor discussed how they have managed to survive countless typhoons through adaptive mechanisms. In the evening of March 9 under a cloudless
sky while snacking on kamote fries, I first heard
their stories. Good thing we didn’t have any lights
else my hosts would have seen my not-too-pleasant expressions: dropped jaw from shock, teary
eyed from inspiring events, and at one point furrowed eyebrows and clenched teeth at what they
go through when tourists arrive.
The Ivatans have years and years of experience when it comes to withstanding typhoons and
surviving food shortages when ships bearing supplies fail to dock. They built stone houses to protect them from storms; planted dukay, wakay, and
mais to combat hunger; brought their kin in idjang
(natural fortress) when unfriendly forces attacked.
Now the Ivatans are up against another tempest: the onslaught of tourism. In 2014, the whole
province experienced an astounding 340 percent
increase compared to 2013 in tourist arrivals. 340
percent! I still shudder at the thought of what they
are facing.
Perhaps due to climate change, the once seasonal Batanes has become available all year
round. Even during typhoon season, around 600
people still visited the islands. We were told that
during last year’s peak season (April to May), accommodations were fully booked and some walk-
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O pinion
Editorial
Punto! Central Luzon • April 6 - 8, 2015 • Monday - Wednesday
May tama ka,
Coloma
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“A SIGNIFICANT factor which contributed to the
decline in the satisfaction rating of the President
is the Mamasapano clash in Maguindanao last
January 25. We also recognize that public opinion
surveys are based on information from the media
being read and consumed by the country’s citizens.
In our view, (the decline in the President’s rating) is
mostly media-related.”
So explained Communications Secretary
Herminio “Sonny” Coloma Jr. Monday of the
plunge – to a record low of +11 points from +39
last December – in the net satisfaction rating of
President BS Aquino III in a recent survey of the
Social Weather Stations.
This, even as he asked media to cooperate with
government, “hoping that through disseminating
correct and truthful information, Filipinos can
thoroughly understand the position of the
government.”
So why are we not surprised? Of media getting
squarely blamed for the crash in the BS’ net
satisfaction rating.
Scapegoating is the first principle of the BS
administration. Remember how everything bad
happening in the country pre-Mamasapano was
blamed on Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo?
And then in the Mamasapano fiasco itself, who
gets the blame?
Special Action Force chief Director Getulio
Napenas for “fooling” the BS.
Suspended PNP Director General Allan Purisima
for “lying” to the BS.
So, who in the first place tapped the suspended
Purisima to have veritable supervision over Oplan
Exodus?
Who greenlighted the operation?
Who was on top of the situation at the time the
SAF troopers were being massacred?
Who did not show up when the fallen SAF heroes
arrived at Villamor?
Who was pictured with that stupid smile on his
face while all the rest of the mourners’ were glum
or grim at the necrological services for the Fallen
44?
So who spoke with a forked tongue on national
television over the Mamasapano massacre?
No, it was not media.
It was some medyo-medyo, to use the language
of the kanto.
For media to be blamed for plummeting
presidential
satisfaction
rating
over
the
Mamasapano massacre – and for sure, all other
negativities fomented by this administration, may
tama ka diyan, Coloma.
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Zona Libre
Bong Z. Lacson
Being poor
PREPARING FOR the papal visit, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the
Philippines (CBCP) in November last year declared 2015 as the “Year of the Poor.”
One signal affirmation of the local Church’s
total embrace of Francis’ Petrine ministry that is
grounded on, in the now much clichéd generic,
“the last, the least, the lost.”
“We as the Church of the Poor are called
to renew our commitment to Christ’s mission
and to always take the side of the poor and the
oppressed, especially when and where there
is injustice and denial of basic human rights.
The farmers that till the land to bring us food,
the fisher folks who navigate the seas for us
and the workers who run the industries are still
materially poor after decades and generations
of work for living. Their dignity as co-creator
of the Lord should be reclaimed.” So declared
Fr. Enrico Martin F. Adoviso, chairman of the
Archdiocese of Manila’ Commission on Social
Services and Development at the time.
“The handicapped, prisoners, indigenous
people and even the victims of calamities are
in dire need of our compassion to lift up their
hope and spirits. They are all poor, and they are
all sons and daughters of our Lord,” the good
padre furthered, according to CBCP News,
even as he pegged 2015 as “a time to reexamine the use of natural resources to make
sure that they benefit the poor.”
The poor by numbers now, culled from a
Social Weather Stations survey conducted
from Sept. 26 to 29 last year:
12.1 million Filipino families, easily
translating to 60.5 million Filipinos, over half of
the population;
the food-poor, or those ever-grappling to
find the next measly meal – 9.3 million families.
As easily translating to 46.5 million individuals,
15 million children included.
Compounded by the highest unemployment
rate among members of the Association
of Southeast Asian Nations, put by the
International Labor Organization at 7.3 percent
as of 2013.
Dire numbers put in direr flesh by Ka Amado
Hernandez in his Bayang Malaya thus:
“Bisig na nagsaka’y siyang walang palay;
Nagtayo ng templo’y siyang walang bahay;
Dumungkal ng mina ng bakal at ginto ay
baon sa utang;
Lingkod sa pabrika ng damit ay hubad ang
mahal sa buhay.”
(The arm that farmed is one without the
crops;
The temple builder, without a house;
The one who mined for iron and gold, deep
in debt;
The sewer, whose loved ones are naked.)
How the Church shall go about concretizing
its celebration of its Year of the Poor I haven’t
discerned, a full quarter of the year already
expended.
Yes, we can look up to Francis’ mercy-andcompassion-themed visit last January as one
rousing kick-off. But whence, whither?
In the meanwhile:
“The economy grew by 6.9 percent in the
last quarter of 2014, pushing the average fullyear growth to 6.1 percent, and maintaining
the country’s trajectory towards a path of
high growth. The fourth quarter and full-year
growth is above the market expectation of
6.0 percent and 5.8 percent, respectively.”
So reported last January 2015 Economic
Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan,
highlighting how the Philippine economy’s
growth of 6.1 percent in 2014 is second only
to China’s 7.4 percent and even higher than
Vietnam’s 6.0 percent.
And 12 Filipinos – Sy, Gokongwei, Razon,
Tan, Tan, Ty, Consunji, Tan Caktiong, Co, Co,
Coyuito, Villar – landed in the 2015 Forbes’ list
of billionaires with a combined total net worth of
$49.9 billion.
Only a couple of days ago, this report too
of the country’s ultra-high net worth (UHNW)
individuals increasing both in numbers – to
690, and in terms of wealth – to $100 billion last
year, according to the Wealth-X and UBS World
Ultra Wealth Report 2014.
UHNW individuals are those with net assets
amounting to $30 million and above.
So much wealth, so much poverty. Inequity
at its most equal? The emptiness of economic
growth all too strikingly real there.
Thus, Francis anew: “Some people continue
to defend trickle-down theories which assume
that economic growth, encouraged by a free
market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about
greater justice and inclusiveness in the world.
“This opinion, which has never been
confirmed by the facts, expresses a crude and
naive trust in the goodness of those wielding
economic power and in the sacra­lized workings
of the prevailing economic system.
“Meanwhile, the excluded are still waiting.”
An even more telling lesson comes from St.
Ambrose, the fourth century bishop of Milan,
who took the Parable of the Dives with this
censorious swing at the rich:
“The earth was established to be in
common for all, rich and poor; why do ye rich
alone arrogate it to yourselves as your rightful
property?
“You crave possession not so much for
their utility to yourself, as because you want
to exclude others from them. You are more
concerned with despoiling the poor than with
your own advantage. You think yourself injured
if a poor man possesses anything which you
consider a suitable belonging for a rich man;
wherever belongs to others you look upon
something of which you are deprived.”
The greatest consolation for us mired in
poverty comes from the Lord Himself though,
“Blessed are the poor for theirs is the Kingdom
of Heaven.”
So shall we stay poor, year in, year out.
Today in Philippine history
Source: www.kahimyang.info
The King of Spain issues a decree
establishing a public bank in the Philippines
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On April 6, 1828, King of
Spain, Ferdinand VII, issued
a decree establishing a public
bank in the Philippines to meet
the requirements of increasing
commerce and trade in the islands.
Presently known as Bank
of the Philippine Islands, it
is originally called El Banco
Español Filipino de Isabel 2
named after Queen Isabela
II, the daughter of King Ferdinand VII.
The bank is first in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.
The royal decree establishing the Banco Español Filipino
also gave it the power to print
Philippine currency.
The first time the Philippine
peso was printed in the country were originally called pesos
fuertes (PF), or “strong pesos”.
First printed on May 1,
1852, they were redeemable
at face value for gold or silver
Mexican coins. Before 1852, a
multitude of currencies were
used, most notably the Mexican peso.
The first deposit with the
bank was also done on that
day by a man named Fulgencio Barrera. Three days later,
a Chinese man named Tadian
became the first borrowing client of the bank after the bank
discounted to him a promissory note amounting to ten thousand pesos fuertes.
Before the establishment
of El Banco Español Filipino
de Isabel 2, the functions of
banks were performed, though
on a limited scale, by the
obras pias (Spanish for “pious
works”).
Obras pias were an accumulation of bequests whose
donors had specified that the
funds be used for charitable,
religious and educational purposes.
Felix M. Garcia
Martsa ng
Kamatayan
(Kaugnay ng Commemoration of the “Fall of Bataan,” [April 9,
1942] na kung saan ang mga kawal ng ating lipi, kasama ang
mga Amerikano na naging ‘Prison of War’ noong Ikalawang
Digmaang Pandaigdig ay naglakad mula Bataan hanggang
sa istasyon ng tren sa San Fernando, Pampanga, na kilala
sa tawag na “Death March,” at isinulat ng inyong abanglingkod para sa naturang okasyon ang siya munang aming
ilalabas para sa inyong malugod na pagbabasa).
NOONG ‘World War II’ itong ating bansang Pilipinas
Bagama’t nakapakaliit sa tapang ay napatanyag;
Sa Pearl Harbor, ang Hapones, matapos makapangwasak,
Tayo ang siyang isinunod at binombang walang puknat;
Asal hayop kung tratuhin ang kanilang mga bihag,
Kahit nasa kulungan na, walang awang niraratrat!
Sa maghapon at magdamag, walang puknat ang labanan,
Sa lahat halos ng dako walang tigil ang putukan;
Ang Maynila kahit ‘Open City’ itong naturingan
Marami pa rin naman ang piñatay na walang laban;
Sa kaunting di magustuhan ng Hapon ay kamatayan
Ang bigay na parusa sa taong walang kasalanan.
Tama’t tayo’y may sariling gobyernong dinatnan nila,
Ngunit ito ay sinakmal ng aserong kamay nila;
Si Sec Jose Abad Santos, ‘caretaker,’ na ‘tinalaga
Ng Pangulong Manuel Quezon na tumungong Australia
Upang di nila mabihag – ang dinakip itong isa
Subali’t hindi yumuko hanggang sa pinatay siya.
Ang lubhang kalunus-lunos at lalong kasindak-sindak
Na dinanas ng magiting na kawal ng Pilipinas
Ay nang di na makaya pang sagupain n’yan ang lakas
Ng Hapones, na kumpleto sa pagkain saka armas,
Sa Mt. Samat ng Bataan naisip biglang umatras
Upang ang huling kanlungan doon nila mapatatag.
Ng dahil sa Inangbayan, mamatay di alintana
Ngunit hindi isusuko sa Hapones ang Bandila.
Kaya kahit sa gutom at uhaw yan ay gapi na nga
Sige pa rin ang kanilang sa Hapon pakikidigma;
Hanggang sa paunti-unting ang puwersa nila’y humina
Ng dahil sa pagod, puyat, karamdamang nagpalala.
Kaya naman si J. Wainwright na siyang pinakamataas
Na heneral nitong Army ng Kano sa Pilipinas,
Kung talagang sa labanan wala ng magawa’t sukat
Nagpasiya na, upang di na dumami pa ang malagas
At kanilang mailibing ang mga sinampalad,
Isuko na ang Bataan sa kamay ng buhong na Jap!
Di lang yan ang diwang sukat sa aklat ay maitala
Upang ang pangyayaring yan lubos mabatid ng madla
Ang lihim na binunga ng lubhang pagkaka-antala
Ni McArthur sa matibay na ipinangakong kusa;
Siya ay babalik agad katuwang sa pagsagupa
Ang ‘convoy’ na isinugo ni Roosvelt sa ating bansa.
Dahil sa makupad sila di na nakuhang dinatnan
Ang lubhang napakalagim na nangyari sa Bataan,
Kung saan ang ibang bihag walang awang pinugutan;
Tinipon ang natira’t dinala sa gitna ng daan,
At magmula sa Bataan, pinalakad walang humpay
Hanggang d’yan sa San Fernando ng di pina-inom man lang.
Pagiray-giray naglakad sa lilim ng ubod init
Na sikat ng haring araw at ng gabing sakdal lamig;
At ang pinag-gagawa pang masasabing sobrang lupit,
Bawat bihag na hindi na makayang maglakad pilit
O hindi na makatayo, bayoneta ng Hapones
Ang ka-agad ‘tinatarak sa manipis nilang dibdib.
Ang ibang naglakas loob upang sila’y makatakas
Kung di mapansin ng bantay, maituturing na mapalad,
Dahil kapag nasulyapang kumikilos, umuusad,
Ay tiyakang uulanin yan ng balang nagliliyab;
At ang mga nadadapa kung di makatayo agad,
Bayoneta rin ng Hapon ang sa kawawa itatarak.
Kung kaya sa naging bihag ng malupit na Hapones
Mahigit sa limang libo itong namatay sa sakit,
Mga napatay din nila habang tumatakas pilit,
Binaril n’yan habang daan magmula sa Mariveles,
Patungo ng San Fernando, at kinarga ng mabilis
Sa mga bagun ng tren upang sa Capas ipiit.
Yan ang ilang bahagi r’yan ng Martsa ng Kamatayan
Na lubhang napabantog sa ating naging kasaysayan,
Bagaman napawi na ang usok ng gyerang nagdaan,
Ang alingawngaw ng digma sa parang at kabundukan,
Pinamamalita nito sa buong sandaigdigan
Ang liping kailan pa ma’y di pasisiil kaninuman!
NCC in Focus Party and Tour
Fontana successfully celebrated the stunning finish of
its convention center through
an elegant night event called
New
Convention
Center
(NCC) in Focus Party and
Tour on the 18th night of March
2015.
The Appreciation Night and
Familiarization Tour event allowed all the invited corporate
clients, Clark locators, travel agencies, Pampanga media, Fontana cardholders and
members to witness the transformation of the said conven-
tion center. During the brief
event, the Sales and Marketing of Fontana guided all the
guests from the new lobby to
the Jasmine Ballroom. They
also had a glimpse of how
huge the convention’s kitchen
is. Ultimately, all were amazed
when they finally witnessed
the Gallery 2 and Gallery 1-the two additional colossal
rooms in the convention.
The Gallery 1 was the main
venue of the event wherein a cocktail party welcomed
all the invitees. Also, trio live
performances and raffle draw
created additional feels of excitement to all.
The New Convention Center of Fontana has been declared as the largest of its kind
in Central Luzon.
Discover why Fontana’s
Convention Center is the best
palace for your events. Call
+6345 599 5000 and we’ll
be glad to answer your inquiries. Visit our website: www.
fontana.com.ph and like our
Facebook page: facebook.
com/FontanaClark for updates on more promos and
discounts. –Press Release
ACCTN launches AIR CABLE in Pampanga
Angeles City Cable Television
Network
(ACCTN)
launches AIR CABLE, its new
Cable TV brand in Pampanga!
After months of anticipation, the renowned and trusted cable TV service provider finally unveils its new fresh
brand. AIR CABLE serves as
a unifying brand for the cable
TV services of all affiliate business units of Converge across
Central Luzon (Pampanga,
Bulacan, Tarlac and Bataan).
Its series of promotions before the reveal, included advertisements posted around Angeles City and nearby Pampanga
towns. Adriana “Adi” Gozun,
a prized ballerina played a
big role towards AIR CABLE
‘s launch. She is the vibrant
homegrown talent who was
seen dancing her way to fame
in the new cable TV service
brand’s teaser and reveal ads
in Pampanga. She has won
several national awards with
her gift of dance and her youthful glow that exudes freshness
and optimism. She once again
danced to “open the curtains”
revealing AIR CABLE, the
soon-to-be brand of choice.
ACCTN is the leading Cable
TV service provider company
based in Angeles City, Pampanga. Its 22 years of great
service and credibility have
definitely proven its worth in
the home and business particularly for its serviceable areas.
Its updated technology can
compete with the industry’s
national players with its exciting offers: Standard Definition
Digital channels and High Definition HD channels which are
both available in prepaid and
postpaid. Its 24 HD CHANNELS like HBO HD and Nat
Geo Wild HD deliver fresh programs as well as crisp, clear
quality viewing at reasonable
rates that fit one’s budget.
Cable TV viewing is a way
of life! To date, AIR CABLE
covers these areas in PAMPANGA: Angeles City, Mabalacat City, Magalang, Porac, Bacolor, Clark, Candaba,
Arayat, San Luis and Sta. Ana.
Yes! ACCTN, the Cable TV
service company that started it
all in Angeles City, is here to
stay! Its new brand AIR CABLE will continue the company’s promise of quality service
in the years to come, with focus on development of products and introduction of fresh
ideas. –Press Release
Subic maritime conference highlights growth
potentials of Central, Northern Luzon gateway
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT —
The Subic Bay Metropolitan
Authority (SBMA), in cooperation with the Subic Bay International Terminal Corp. (SBITC),
is holding the 2nd Subic Bay
Maritime Conference & Exhibit
on April 24, 2015 at the Subic
Bay Exhibition and Convention Center in Subic Bay Freeport Zone.
Themed “Subic Bay: Your
Gateway to Central and Northern Luzon,” the conference
will provide comprehensive
updates on the Freeport’s exciting prospects as a booming
logistics hub and investments
destination in Asia.
Among topics to be taken
up are the latest processing
improvements at the hub, the
launch of the Subic One-Stop
Shop which will consolidate
into one location all offices related to shipping through Subic
port, and updates on new terminal equipment installed.
There will also be status
reports on proposed development projects such as the construction of the New Container
Terminals (NCT) 3 and 4, the
Tipo Road expansion, and the
planned Subic-Clark Corridor
and Clark Green City.
Speakers and panelists, in-
cluding SBMA Chairman Roberto Garcia, SBITC general manager Roberto Locsin,
SBITC vice chairman Francisco Delgado IV, USAID Compete Chief of Party Dr Enrico
Basilio, and Bases Conversion
Development Authority president and CEO Atty Arnel Casanova, will likewise discuss
potentials and opportunities at
the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.
The 1st Subic Bay Maritime Conference and Exhibit in 2012 attracted more than
500 shippers and cargo service providers.
This year’s conference
comes at a time when Subic
port has emerged as a vibrant
complementary hub to Manila
and international seaport for
shippers in Central and Northern Luzon and is setting new
records in container traffic.
In January this year, the facility posted a record volume
of 14,892 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a 433.6%
increase year-over-year and
overshooting the 14,175 TEUs
handled in November 2014,
its previous highest volume in
a single month. For full-year
2014, Subic handled 76,652
TEUs, 104.6% higher compared to the throughput post-
ed the year before.
For 2015, the port expects
to see cargo volume increase
by 55.8% to 120,000 TEUs, or
20% of the 600,000-TEU combined annual capacity of NCT
1 and 2, according to SBMA
chairman Garcia.
The Subic Bay Maritime
Conference & Exhibit will be
participated in by Freeport
zone locators, logistics and
supply chain executives, import and export managers,
manufacturers, shipping line
executives, key national and
local government officials, and
other stakeholders.
Boeing Material Handling
Corp., Isuzu Phils, The Lighthouse Marina Resort and TNL
Express have signed up as
bronze sponsors. Event partners include Subic-Clark Alliance for Development, Philippine Exporters Confederation,
Inc. Region III, and the Philippine International Seafreight
Forwarders Association.
For more information on
the Subic Bay Maritime Conference & Exhibit, please call
event manager PortCalls at
(02) 552-7072, 551-1775,
551-1972, 551-387, or (0917)
555-5273. You may also
email info@portcalls.com.
THINK GREEN
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Fontana’s new convention center unveiled
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Kaso laban sa punong barangay ikinasa ng provincial prosecutor
Ni Ashley Manabat
MAGALANG, Pampanga – Kinatigan
ng Provincial Prosecutor Office ang
kasong isinampa ni Trinidad “Toto”
Gonzales laban sa punong barangay
ng Sta. Cruz, Magalang at sa isang
kagawad nito matapos magbaba ng
“joint resolution” tungkol sa dalawang
kasong isinampa ng magkabilang
panig.
Dahil sa desisyon, ang kasong
physical injuries laban kay Punong
Barangay Junnel G. Malonzo ay
isinampa na sa Municipal Circuit Trial
Court para sa karampatang paglilitis.
Matapos ang pagsasampa ng
kaso, tinangka ni Malonzo at Kagawad Arnel Santos na ipaisantabi ang
“joint resolution” sa pamamagitan ng
pagsasampa ng “motion for reconsideration” sa naging pasya ng provincial
prosecutor sa kadahilanang ang katulad na kaso nito ay hindi binigyang
halaga at ibinasura ng Sangguniang
Bayan ng Magalang.
Matatandaan na nagsampa si Gonzales ng isang “administrative case” laban kay Malonzo at Santos sa Sangguniang Bayan ng Magalang subalit
ito ay agad na dinismis. Sinasabing si
Malonzo ay isang malapit na kaalyado
sa pulitika ni Vice Mayor Norman Lacson.
Kagya naman binara ni Gonzales
ang argumento ni Malonzo at Santos sa pamamagitan ng paghahain ng
“opposition” sa “motion for reconsideration.
Inilatag sa “opposition” ang sangkaterbang desisyon ng korte na ang
pagbabasura ng isang “administrative
case” ay hindi pumipigil sa pagsasampa ng isang asuntong kriminal sa
katulad na kasong “administrative.”
Ayon sa isang abogado, “ang
“joint resolution” ng Provincial Prosecutor ay patunay lamang na ang
katarungan ay hindi kumikilala ng kulay kundi nagbibigay ng matapat at
makatutuhanang pagtatasa sa merito
at ebidensya ng kaso.
Kapampangan lawyer, businessmen in BIR’s top 500...
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Renowned
corporate lawyer and former
Pampanga Gov. Estelito “Apung Titong” Mendoza tops the list of
Kapampangan taxpayers at Number 3 with
an income tax return of
P73,185,375.
Next is business tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan of Apalit at Number 27 with P31,636,324.
The third Kapampangan, at Number 84, is
businessman and Pampanga’s first gentleman
Rodolfo Q. Pineda with
P18,626,877 income tax
return.
The fourth Kapampangan on the list at
Number 115 is Roberto Lazatin Panlilio with
P14,895,778.25
and
at Number 183 is Michael DL Escaler with
an income tax return of
P12,002,135.
A source from the BIR
was all praises for the
five, particularly Pineda, whom he said even
topped the prominent
“old rich” and “nouveau
riche” of Pampanga including a multiple car
dealer, media mogul and
an outspoken businessman mostly engaged in
manpower services who
were not on the list.
“Where are the realtors, the so-called auto
magnate, the acclaimed
manpower
services
king?” asked the source.
Last month, the BIR
Priest debunks claim of Cutud folk on fasting...
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sisted that the Catholic Church has never issued any declaration of
such exemption which
the village folk have always cited to justify the
fiesta food fare for the
thousands of visitors and
tourists who flock to their
barangay every Good
Friday to witness actual
crucifixions on a makeshift Golgotha.
Since the 1970’s, San
Pedro Cutud folk have
been
commemorating
Good Friday with fiesta atmosphere fuelled
by the huge presence of
curious tourists, including international media
folk and friends and relatives, wanting to see
the crucifixions that started way back in the village in 1963 as highlight
of the Via Crucis or the
Way of the Cross.
The Canon law of the
Catholic church requires
Catholics of age to practice abstinence or abstention from something,
traditionally meat dishes, on Ash Wednesdays
and all Fridays throughout the Lenten season. It
also requires fasting for
those aged between 18
to 59 to eat only one full
meal on Ash Wednesday
and Good Friday.
Asked whether mortal sins are committed by
San Pedro Cutud Catholics who have been defying these Church prescriptions, Fr. Manalang,
however, refused to comment. “I would rather that
the issue be addressed
by higher Church authorities,” he said.
The actual fiesta of
San Pedro Cutud is June
29, feast of their patron
St. Peter.
This, even as Fr.
Manalang also sought
more understanding of
penitents who resort to
bloody crucifixions and
flagellations during Holy
Week in Pampanga and
elsewhere.
“It’s not really for us to
fathom their deep intents
as only God can know
this for sure,” he said,
but added that he would
rather have the penitents
resort to the Sacrament
of Reconciliation or Confession.
He lamented that
during his stint as parish priest of San Pedro
Cutud, none of the regular Kristo penitents who
up to now undergo crucifixions there ever went to
him for confession.
But he noted that
during the recent visit of
Pope Francis to Manila,
he saw among the tens
of thousands of welcomers Ruben Enaje, who
again underwent crucifixion for the 29th year
Camayan hosts 1st underwater egg-hunt
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dad and it falls under the
summer season, people tend to get involve in
various activities to commemorate the essence
of holy week in a fun, exciting, memorable and
meaningful ways, Thai
added.
This one of a kind
treat for both children
and adult was the highlight of the “Egg-citing
Easter.”
But not only that,
there are other activities lined-up specially for
the kids which included
giant egg mural painting wherein kids assisted by their parents were
to draw their concept of
environmental conservation on a giant Eas-
ter Egg; the Easter Egg
Hunt wherein 300 pieces
of eggs with prizes inside
were scattered around
the resort and the Best
Bunny costume for adult
and kids.
Special presentation
was the appearance of
the different exotic animals rescued by the
WildLife-in-Need (WIN)
Foundation to the delight
of the children.
This activity did not
only entertain but educated and empowered
the youngsters on the
importance of environmental conservation.
Dr. Mark Luzon of
WIN said taking good
care of our rescued animals is part of their obligation and commitments.
in San Pedro Cutud last
Good Friday.
Enaje said that his
crucifixion vow was initially to thank God for
sparing his life during
a bad fall while he was
painting a house 29
years ago. Later, it was
also to thank God for the
healing of a family member.
Fr. Manalang is now
revealed the country’s
top 500 individual taxpayers in 2013 with Pacquiao
leading the names with
P163 million ITR paid.
The BIR said the
numbers show regular
income taxes paid to the
Philippine government
as of Nov. 24, 2014.
parish priest of San Lorenzo Ruiz based in Barangay Dau in Mabalacat
City where he has initiated strict observance of
Lenten fasting and abstinence. In Barangay
Lakandula which is part
of his parish, his efforts
to bring back people to
their Catholic faith has
been described as “miraculous.”
Korean with 111...
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director Chief Supt. Ronald Santos said he would
investigate the case
which, he noted, was not
brought to his attention.
Tanjuatco did not immediately have more
details, but a reliable
source from the BoC
here, who asked not
to be named for lack of
authority to release information on the case,
identified the Korean
tourist as Kim Son Nal
who arrived on board
Asiana flight No. OS-707
from Incheon in Korea at
about 1 a.m. yesterday.
Another source from
the CIAC, however, insisted that the incident
happened way back last
Black Saturday but was
kept secret for unknown
reasons by the BoC
based in this freeport.
“The x-ray personnel at the arrival area
noticed the 111 empty
magazines, so Kim was
held for questioning,” the
source said.
But the same source
also said that the Korean
was later set free without charges because it
appeared that no law
barred him for carrying
mere arms magazines,
without the bullets, although that is prohibited
by Philippine laws,” the
Customs source said.
While no charges
would be filed against
the Korean, Customs
personnel seized the
magazines. “It will be
subjected for auction later to cover the expense
of Customs duties,” he
added.
The Korean reportedly insisted the cartridges
did not belong to him and
that a friend had merely
asked him to deliver it to
another compatriot here.
No further details on this
was immediately available. –Ding Cervantes
CSF launches...
From page 1
Participants of the underwater egg hunting show their collections during the “Sea Grass Egg
Hunting” at Camayan Beach Resort, Subic Bay Freeport Zone in celebration of Easter Sunday.
Photo by Malou Dungog
nandinos since they will
be able to enhance their
skills in playing and build
trust among their team.
For his part, Mayor
EdSa pointed out that he
wants the city to be active in all activities because he wants the city
to be progressive.
“Pinalalakas
natin
ang sports sa ating siyu-
dad, lalo na sa mga kabataan. Ginagawa natin
ito para magkaroon sila
ng hilig sa sports. Paraan
natin ito para sa ating
mga kabataan na magkakaisa at makipag-ugnayan sa ating gobyerno
hanggang sa barangay,”
said Mayor EdSa.
All 35 barangays will
be joining the tournament including Northville. –CSFP-CIO
Cesar Pambid
AiAi Delas Alas to co-host
new Willie Revillame show
I’M SURE, super excited na ang mga fans ni Willie Revillame sa kanyang pagbabalik-telebisyon matapos
itong makipagpirmahan sa mga bossing ng GMA, kung saan simula sa April 26 (Sunday), mapapanood na
ang kanyang bagong game show na Wowowin na isang blocktimer sa Kapuso Network.
Sa katunayan, bago pa man nagbakasyon at nangilin ang publiko para sa Semana Santa last week, abala
na ang mga karpintero at tagapukpok ng martilyo na matapos nila bago mag-April 15 ang set ng kanyang
show para makapagsimula nang mag-technical rehearsal at magamit na rin ni Willie ang studio na ipinatayo
niya para sa dance rehearsal ng kanyang grupo na magsisimula na sa April 26.
Sa may bandang Kalayaan Avenue sa may Kyusi ang lokasyon ng studio na gagamitin ni Willie para sa
kanyang weekly Sunday game show na partly ay makakain ang first part ng showbiz talk show na The Buzz
nina Kris Aquino at Boy Abunda ng Kapamilya Network (as we write this, balitang sibak na ang The Buzz).
Sa bagong show ni Kuya Will, may nagsabi sa amin na magiging part ng palabas ang mga salitang
“jacket” at “five thousand pesos” na naging bukambibig ni Willie during his shows noon pa man. Nais ng
creative team ng Wowowin na maging regular segments ng show ang dalawang bukambibig na ito ng hostcomedian sa muli niyang pagbabalik-telebisyon matapos ang ilang panahon na pamamahinga.
Sa pagbabalik natin muli sa showbiz after the Holy Week, heto’t bumulaga na ang balita sa amin na no
less than comedienne Ai-Ai delas Alas ang magiging co-host ni Willie, bukod sa muling pagbabalik-telebisyon
din ni Mariel Rodriguez matapos huling napanood sa istayon ni MVP.
Ang balitang nakarating sa amin, that we need to confirm sa mga insider ng produksyon, na kaya tahimik
lang ng kampo ni Ai-Ai at magpasahanggan ngayon ay hindi pa rin pumipirma sa GMA Network tulad sa mga
kumakalat na mga balita na hindi na nga ito nag-renew ng kontrata sa Kapamilya Network (may offer ba kay
Ai Ai ang mga bossing ng ABS-CBN?) ay dahil ito ang balitang puputok sa muling pagbabalik ng sigla ng
showbiz after nating mangilin ng ilang araw.
Sa kampo ni Mariel, ang balita na nakarating sa amin, after magkaroon ng miscarriage ang misis ni Robin
Padilla ay bumabawi lang ito ng kanyang lakas, si Mariel mismo ang personal choice ng host-comedian na
makasama sa muli nitong pagbabalik-telebisyon.
‘Pag nagkataon, maganda ang kombinasyon ng tatlo: Willie, Mariel at Ai-Ai. Bago sa paningin at timpla.
Interesting ‘pag nagkataon.
The Buzz bids goodbye
NA-SHOCK ang mga manonood ng long-running showbiz-oriented talk show na “The Buzz” nang hindi
inaasahang magpaalam ito sa ere last Sunday afternoon sa pamamagitan ng King of Talk na si Boy Abunda,
isa sa tatlong main hosts ng programa na kinabibilangan din nina Kris Aquino at Toni Gonzaga.
Come June 13 ay magsi-sixteen years na sana sa ere ang The Buzz which was first hosted by Boy
Abunda na bagong lipat noon galing GMA.
In its almost 16 years on air, iba’t ibang co-hosts ang mga nakasama ni Boy at kasama na rito sina Kris
Aquino, Cristy Fermin, Ruffa Gutierrez, KC Concepcion, Charlene Gonzales at Toni Gonzaga.
In all fairness to the show at sa mga hosts, hindi tatagal nang ganoon ang isang programa kung hindi ito
nagri-rate at suportado ng advertisers. While other showbiz talk shows went off air much earlier, nagpatuloy
ang The Buzz sa paghahatid ng mga maiinit na showbiz news linggu-linggo.
Binigyang-daan nina Kris at Toni si Boy na siyang magpaalam at hindi naiwasan ng Waray TV host na
maging emotional dahil bukod sa dito (The Buzz) siya nakilala bilang showbiz authority host, hindi puwedeng
tawaran ang pagiging host niya ng programa. Pero nangako si Boy na muling babalik ang isang makabagong
showbiz-oriented talk show na may kakaibang format. Hindi nga lamang idinetalye ng TV host kung kelan
muling magsisimula ang bagong showbiz-oriented talk show na sa pagkakaalam ng
marami ay si Boy pa rin umano ang main host.
Ang maganda sa ABS-CBN, nagpaalam ang The Buzz sa ere while still at the top
of the ratings.
Since wala na ang “The Buzz,” bakit hindi na lamang i-extend to one hour ang
“Aquino and Abunda Tonight” nina Kris Aquino at Boy Abunda, ang natitirang
showbiz talk show ng Kapamilya Network?
Samantala, hindi na-outlast ng The Buzz ang longest-running showbiz talkshow ng GMA, ang “Startalk” na magtu-twenty years na sa darating na October
1.
Sina Boy Abunda at Kris Aquino ang original hosts ng “Startalk” bago sila
nag-decide na mag-move sa ABS-CBN.
No money issue
for Toni and direk Paul
Toni Gonzaga
TONI Gonzaga is happy that her movie with Coco Martin, “You’re
My Boss,” is very well received by the public. Now that the movie
is showing, she can now devote her time attending to the details
of her coming wedding to Director Paul Soriano. An issue came
up because some folks say Toni is definitely richer than her groom
since she’s earning more as an actress-TV host-singer-endorser.
Due to this, isn’t she thinking of having a pre-nuptial agreement
with him before taking the plunge to make sure that in case their
marriage fails, she can get back all her properties and her assets
won’t be equally divided between them as conjugal property?
“Hindi naman ako kasing yaman ng mga Zobel at Ayala para mag-isip
ako na dapat, may ganun talaga,” she says. “We never even talked about
it. My goal in marriage is when you get into a relationship and in a lifetime
commitment, you both want to be together forever and you will try your
very best to make it work. For me, kapag nagpa-pre nup kasi, parang
iniisip mo na kasi baka maghiwalay rin kayo in the future so kailangan,
sa akin ‘yung pera ko. Kung may pre nup, ang iniisip mong security, nasa
pera mo, hindi nasa husband mo. So I’d rather put my faith in God and
the person that I’m marrying and pray that our marriage will work forever.”
In a recent interview, Direk Paul agreed that Toni earns more than
him but adds that he’s also financially well-prepared to give Toni the
comfortable life that she is entitled to. “Money has never been an issue
with us and it will never be an issue in our relationship. The fact that I
asked her to marry means I can provide for her for the rest of our life. With
God at the center of our marriage, there’s nothing that can go against us,”
he declared.
So let’s not be negative anymore and just wish this young couple the
best for their marital relationship to succeed. We ourselves truly admire their
decision to wait until after they exchanged ‘I do’s’ before they share the same
bed. This is one way of starting their marriage the right way.
The Philippines’ leading airline, Cebu Pacific (PSE:CEB), received certification for Extended
Diversion Time Operations (EDTO) of up to 120
minutes. EDTO refers to a set of rules introduced
by the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) for airlines operating twin-engine aircraft
on routes beyond 60 minutes flying time from the
nearest airport. The time refers to flight times between diversion airfields.
To secure the certification, CEB submitted to
a comprehensive review of systems by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).
CAAP checked CEB’s compliance with additional special engineering and flight crew procedures
in addition to the normal engineering and flight
procedures. CEB pilots and engineering staff are
now qualified and trained for EDTO.
“CEB’s EDTO 120 certification allows us to
serve new long haul markets with a more direct
route between airports. This means considerable
fuel savings, and the most optimal flight times
for our passengers. With the certification, we
can continue to offer the fastest, most affordable
flights for all our customers,” said Alex Reyes,
CEB General Manager, Long Haul Division.
CEB also took delivery of its 6th brand-new
Airbus A330 which arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last month. The
wide-body aircraft is third of five brand-new Airbus aircraft the airline is set to receive this year.
CEB currently operates a fleet of 55 aircraft
comprised of 10 Airbus A319, 31 Airbus A320, 6
Airbus A330 and 8 ATR 72-500 aircraft. CEB’s
fleet is one of the youngest in the world, with an
average age of 4.43 years.Between 2015 and
2021, CEB will take delivery of 7 more brandnew Airbus A320 and 30 Airbus A321neo aircraft.
For bookings and inquiries, guests can go
to www.cebupacificair.com or call CEB’s reservation hotlines (02)7020-888 or (032)230-8888.
The latest seat sales can also be found on CEB’s
official Twitter (@cebupacificair) and Facebook
pages.
moved by anger
Simple theft suspect
now also facing
frustrated murder case
By Ding Cervantes
FLORIDABLANCA, Pampanga- A suspect in a
simple theft got back at the lone witness in his
case last Monday but ended up in jail facing a
frustrated murder case in this town.
Supt. Jhoanna Rosales, chief of the Floridablanca police, identified the suspect as Ely Brozo,
24 and native of Rapo-rapo Albay, who is reportedly a suspect in a minor theft case in Dinalupihan, Bataan.
She also identified the victim as Bryan Reyes,
21, a resident of Barangay Gutad here and reportedly the lone witness in the suspect’s case.
Rosales, in a report, said Reyes and his
friends went swimming at the Blue Lagoon resort
in Barangay Gutad and were about to leave at
4:30 p.m. when the suspect emerged from behind with a knife.
The suspect, also a resident of Gutad, then
repeatedly plunged his knife into Reyes’ back.
Looking backward and seeking Brozo holding
the knife, Reyes, already wounded, ran away
while shouting for help.
Rosales said the incident was witnessed by
barangay tanods Erwin Manuel and Rroderick
Crisostomo who alerted a nearby police station
where cops rushed to the scene and arrested
Brozo.
Reyes was rushed to a nearby hospital but
was later moved to the more modern Jose Lingad Memorial Hospital in the capital city of San
Fernando.
Rosales said that apart from the theft case he
is facing, Brozo is now also charged with frustrated murder.
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CebPac bags CAAP
OK for extended
range operations
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