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Tarlac CIDG nabs
2 big-time drug traders
news...pagE 2
City launches
nutrition campaign
VOLUME III • NO. 165
FEBRUARY 16, 2015
MONDAY
business...pagE 3
MUSEUM ATTRACTION. Clark Development Corporation President Arthur P. Tugade presents to Gov. Lilia G. Pineda, former CDC President Levy Laus, 3rd District Rep. Oscar Rodriguez, among
others, the representation of the Mt. Pinatubo eruption -- one of the attractions inside the newly renovated Clark Museum. --CDC-EAD PHOTO
NLEx-SCTEx integration
to boost dev’t in CL - exec
BY marna dagumoy - del rosario
C L A R K F R EE P O R T
– An official of the Metro Pacific
Tollways Corp. (MPTC) said over
the week that the integration of the
North Luzon Expressway (NLEx)
and Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) is only the beginning
of MPTC’s plan to link the countryside and Metro Manila and boost
socioeconomic development in
the regions. nlex-sctex... PAGE 7
Mab’t RPT shares only P899-T,
not P30M – Prov’l Info Office
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The Provincial Information Office over the week
maintained that the real
property tax shares of Mabalacat City, based on documents obtained from the
Provincial Treasurer’s Office,
amount to only P899,819 - as
opposed to the city government’s claims that it has remitted P30,293,474.06 to the
provincial coffers.
This was according to PIO
in charge Joel Mapiles, who
told Headline Gitnang Luzon
that he verified the data himself from the Provincial Trea-
surer’s Office.
“Vinerify ko iyan. Iyon talaga ang nakareflect,” Mapiles
told HGL.
Earlier, the city government of Mabalacat claimed
that its RPT shares last year
was P30,293,474.06, based
on the report of Mabalacat
mab’t rpt shares... PAGE 7
PhilHealth, PCSO ink deal for off-site agency offices
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - PhilHealth has formally inked an agreement with
the Senate of the Philippines
and the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)
to intensify information dissemination on the National
Health Insurance Program.
Under the agreement,
signed during PhilHealth’s
20th anniversary program
and press conference held
at EDSA SHANGRI-LA Hotel in Mandaluyong City,
both the Senate and PCSO
will provide venues that will
serve as off-site PhilHealth
offices, as well as personnel
that will assist all walk-in
clients.
Senate President Franklin
Drilon, who was the guestof-honor during the event
and signed the agreement in
behalf of the Senate of the
Philippines said, “Our goal is
to provide PhilHealth for every citizen of this country.”
DoH Acting Secretary Janette Loreto-Garin, in her
message read by Dr. Gerry
Bayugoy, said that the promise to the poor of finally being able to avail of healthcare
without pulling from the
pocket is now within reach.
The off-site offices will
provide frontline assistance
such as membership verification and status updates of
claim refunds while acceptance of PhilHealth Member
Registration Forms, will inioff-site agency... PAGE 7
2NEWS
Headline Gitnang Luzon • FEBRUARY 16, 2015
Tarlac CIDG nabs 2 big-time drug traders
CAMP MACABULOS - The
Tarlac Criminal Investigation
and Detection Group (CIDG)
arrested Thursday two bigtime drug personalities in its
Oplan Big Bertha operation in
Moncada town.
Chief Inspector Luis Ventura, Jr., Tarlac CIDG provincial
officer, identified the suspects
as Aries Marzan, 45, of Barangay Rizal, and Joemar de
Leon, 26 of Barangay Burgos,
both of Moncada.
The two suspects were arrested by virtue of Search
Warrant No. 022-15 issued
by Judge Ramon D. Pamular
of RTC Branch 32, Guimba,
Nueva Ecija dated February
11, 2015 under PDEA 3 Coordination 012-00083.
During the operation, de
Leon has attempted to run
away and evade the arrest but
the raiding team immediately
pursued him.
Confiscated from the suspects were 14 pieces of small
transparent heat sealed sachet
containing white crystalline
substance suspected as shabu with an estimated cost of
P120,000; a digital weighing
scale, a Ranger 1911A1 Cal .45
pistol with SN C00017; a unit
Armscor Cal .45 pistol with
SN 186671; a Smith and Wesson Cal .357 magnum revolver
with SN 1206465; a Smith and
Wesson Cal .22 revolver without serial number; two pieces
of magazines for Cal 45; 19
pieces of live ammunition for
cal 45; seven pieces of live ammunition for Cal 38; six pieces
of live ammunition for Cal 22
magnum;
Seventy eight pieces of
P1,000 bill; 25 pieces of P500
bill; 145 pieces of P100 bill;
four pieces of P200; eight
pieces of P50 bill; 153 pieces
of P20 bill; two pieces open
plastic pack (small transparent plastic sachet) and a black
leather case.
The implementation of the
search warrant, in coordination with the Moncada police
station, was done in a peaceful and orderly manner as witnessed by barangay captain
Dexter Mendoza, barangay
councilors Charito G. Galletes,
Armando R. Gelacio, and a
media personality, while the
inventory of the confiscated
evidences was witnessed by
Julius Guiang of the Department of Justice.
SPO4 George Cruz, chief
investigator of Tarlac CIDG ,
said that Marzan is a member
of Rillera Group involved in
drug trafficking and robberyhold-up activities in the province.
He also said that Marzan is
the subject of a week-long sur-
veillance with an information
report from his tracker intelligence operating team.
In an interview with Marzan, he disclosed that the two
.45 caliber guns were pawned
to him by the two Moncada
policemen thus, now subject of
investigation by the authorities.
The suspects are now detained at the CIDG detention
cell pending the commitment
order coming from the court.
They are now facing charges of RA 9165 (Comprehensive
Dangerous Drug Act of 2002
and RA 10591 (Comprehensive
Firearms and Ammunition
Regulation Act). (PNA)•
AUF celebrates
Spring Festival
By Charlene
A. Cayabyab
ANGELES CITY - The
Confucius Institute at
the Angeles University
Foundation (CI-AUF)
will usher the year of
the wooden sheep with
a roster of weeklong activities at SM City Clark.
According to AUF
President Joseph Angeles, CI-AUF commenced
the Spring Festival,
commonly known as
the Chinese New Year,
with the formal opening
of the “Experience China Exhibit” on February
15 at 3 p.m. with Angeles City Mayor Edgardo
Pamintuan, and wife
Herminia Pamintuan,
as guests of honor.
The weeklong ex-
hibit showcases Chinese paintings, interactive
teaching
resources, audio posters, live calligraphy
and tea-making, and
other Chinese elements and ornaments.
The AUF Center for
Culture and the Arts,
meanwhile, staged the
“Spring Festival Cultural Extravaganza” on the
same day at the SM City
Clark Event Centre with
a repertoire of western
and Chinese favorites.
The AUF Performing
Arts and Chinese teachers from the Fujian
Normal University in
China also performed
traditional songs and
dances, and martial
arts exhibition numbers. •
Policeman kills self
in accidental firing
By Mhike R. Cigaral
BALANGA CITY -- A policeman assigned
in this component city died after he accidentally fired his service firearm, hitting himself
on the head at around 11 p.m. over the week.
In an official report from the Bataan Police Provincial Office, Inspector Jennifer
Cruz, information officer, identified the victim as Police Officer 1 Eubie Edward Macaspac, a resident of Barangay Dona Francisca,
this city.
Macaspac is the assistant chief of the Police Community Relations of the Balanga
City Police Office.
Reports said the victim was clearing his
firearm when he accidentally pulled its trigger. However, some witnesses said Macaspac
was intoxicated and was playing with his gun
before the incident happened.
At about 3:30 a.m. on February 13, 2015,
a Thursday, the victim was declared dead by
his attending physician at a nearby hospital.•
SK ELECTIONS MOVED TO 2016. Both houses of Congress have approved the postponement of the SK elections to the last
Monday of October 2016. This was revealed by Atty. Marilyn Barua-Yap, Secretary General of the House of Representatives, left, when she was
interviewed by Leny Manalo of Headline. Yap said the approved bill has been forwarded to Malacanang for the signature of President Aquino.
Proponents of SK reform, led by the National Youth Commission, are now expected to press for the passage of the SK reform bill before the SK
elections. -leny manalo
City holds learning sessions Provincial gov’t to honor
outstanding solo parents
for Sama-Bajaus
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
MABALACAT CITY - The
city government recently
held a three-day learning
session for 130 Sama-Bajau
residents in the city.
Among the topics discussed during the session
were self-perception, family and community; indigenous knowledge systems
and practices; attitudes and
capacities, and needs as human beings.
Sama- Bajau (SB) or Bajao,
an indigenous ethnic group
from maritime Southeast
Asia, live a seaborne lifestyle
using vinta and perahu as
sailing vessels. Most of them
still lag behind in terms of
education and economic
standing and that led the
city local government with
City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO)
chaired by Josie Basilio in
partnership with God’s Love
for the Indigents Ministry
(GLIM) head Edwin Villanueva and Perla Villanueva
to help them identify their
needed capability building
based on their perceived and
felt needs.
Some of the major issues identified during the
Empowering Learning sessions for Indigenous Peoples
Initiatives (ELIPI) last Febsama-bajaus... Page 7
CITY OF MALOLOS – Recognizing
the hardships and the
important roles of solo
parents in the society,
the Provincial Government of Bulacan (PGB)
through the Provincial Social Welfare and
Development
Office
(PSWDO) will honor
the Natatanging Solo
Parent 2014 in the Annual Solo Parent General Assembly tomorrow, February 17, 2015
at The Pavilion, Hiyas
ng Bulacan Convention
Center in this city.
Bulacan Gov. Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado said the general assembly aims to increase
the awareness of the
public about solo parent programs and to
acknowledge outstanding single parents that
strengthen
his/her
families’
foundation
with their own parenting techniques.
“Dapat lang na mabatid ng ating mga kababayang solo parents
na mayroon programa
at benepisyong nakalaan para sa kanilang
pamilya dahil hindi
tayo papayag na hindi
sila nabibigyan ng sapat
na aksyon sa kanilang
pangangailangan. They
must be provided with
necessary assistance,”
solo parents... Page 7
FEBRUARY 16, 2015 • Headline Gitnang Luzon
APEC SOM-1 highlights building
sustainable, resilient communities
CLARK FREEPORT Guided by the APEC 2015
overarching theme “Building Inclusive Economies,
Building a Better World,”
the recently concluded
First APEC Senior Officials’
Meeting and Related Meetings, held from January
26 to February 07 at the
Clark and Subic Freeport
Zones, tackled initiatives
on food security, management of health threats and
improvement of natural
disaster risk reduction to
support the APEC 2015 priority “Building Sustainable
and Resilient Communities.”
Food Security – The
APEC Oceans and Fisheries Working Group meeting
highlighted how fisheries
and sustainable aquaculture are critical to ensuring
food security, sustainable
livelihoods, and economic
prosperity worldwide. Fish
are a critical source of protein for many, particularly
in the APEC Region. One
way of achieving food security in the coastal and
marine environment is to
combat illegal, unregulated
and unreported (IUU) fish-
ing, improve biodiversity
of all support-ecosystems,
and create well-maintained
ecosystems that provide
more ecological goods and
better ecological services.
This October in Iloilo,
the Ocean and Fisheries
Working Group (OFWG)
and Policy Partnership
for Food Security (PPFS)
will come together for the
High-Level Policy Dialogue on Food Security
and Blue Economy. One of
the key deliverables is the
APEC Food Security Action
Plan, which will be a longterm OFWG strategy for
addressing food security
aligned with the APEC food
system and PPFS Roadmap. The development of a
blue economy in the APEC
region is an important approach to attain sustainable development and utilization of marine resources
and ecosystems as well as
achieve inclusive economic
growth.
The OFWG and the PPFS
are both chaired by Undersecretary Asis Perez of the
Philippine
Department
of Agriculture, Bureau of
Fisheries and Aquatic Re-
sources (BFAR).
Health – At the Life Sciences Innovation Forum
(LSIF) and the Health
Working Group (HWG)
meetings, APEC economies
reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen healthcare systems as a step
towards APEC’s goal of a
healthy Asia-Pacific region
by 2020. For 2015, LSIF
and HWG will concentrate
on the following areas: universal healthcare coverage,
prevention and control of
non-communicable
diseases, health financing,
food safety, and preparedness for effective management of infectious diseases
and health pandemics.
The APEC LSIF and HWG
agendas directly feed into
the APEC 2015 theme of inclusive growth through the
development and promotion of innovative healthcare systems and products.
As shared by the Philippine delegation, jointly led
by Department of Health
(DOH) and the Food and
Drug
Administration
(FDA), APEC’s Healthy
Asia-Pacific vision complements the Kalusugan Pan-
gkalahatan initiative under
the Aquino Health Agenda
that aims to achieve equitable access to quality health
care by all Filipinos.
Emergency Preparedness - The impact of disasters on human lives,
particularly on livelihood,
business, and trade, knows
no borders, emphasized
the APEC Emergency Preparedness Group (EPWG).
APEC can contribute in
enabling the Asia-Pacific
region to better prepare
for and respond to emergencies and disasters by
helping to reduce the risks
of disasters and building
business and community
resilience. APEC member
economies shared experiences and best practices
on four thematic areas of
disaster management –
prevention and mitigation,
preparedness,
response,
and recovery and rehabilitation. The meeting also
highlighted the importance
of research and science and
technology in reducing the
damage of disasters and
the significance of business
continuity in ensuring liveapec som1... Page 7
BUSINESS 3
City launches
nutrition campaign
By Charlene
A. Cayabyab
MABALACAT CITY
--The
City
Nutrition Office recently
launched the “10 Kumainments” campaign
of the National Nutrition Council’s (NNC)
which provides the
recommended guide
for Filipinos to obtain
a healthy diet.
The
Regional
launching of “10 Ku-
mainments”
and
“Pinggang Pinoy,” was
held at Kings Royale,
Bacolor town. The two
campaigns seek to
address the growing
concern for the nutritional status of Filipinos, which has been
compromised by either a lack or excess of
food, unhealthy eating
habits and the trend
towards a sedentary
lifestyle.
nutrition... Page 7
Stress management
seminar held for
CSF employees
BY Marna Dagumboy-del Rosario
CL A R K FR EEPORT – The Department of
Environment and Natural Resources has inked a
Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Tarlac
College of Agriculture (TCA) for the establishment of a satellite office of the Environmental
Management Bureau (EMB) National Ecology
Center in the latter’s campus.
“This partnership seeks to develop a core
of facilitators who can adopt a comprehensive ecological solid waste management program in their respective local government
units (LGUs) as well as develop courses that
seek to protect public health and the environment,” EMB Director Jonas Leones said.
Specifically, it wants to increase the awareness and familiarity of facilitators in conducting
waste study that would lead them in designing
stress management... Page 7
781 Zambalenos join
PESO first career fair
NEW WATER TRUCK. Mayor Edwin D. Santiago joins CSFPWD officials General Manager Jorge Gumba and Board of Director Tonette Orejas
during the blessing of the agency’s new truck in front of City Hall. This vehicle will be used during calamities, giving fresh and potable water to affected
residents. --CSF-CIO PHOTO
BOTOLAN, ZAMBALES - A total of 781
high school students,
parents and teachers
in this town have participated in the first
ever career fair organized by the Provincial
Public
Employment
Service Office (PESO)
of Zambales.
The participating
high school students,
mostly graduating this
year, come from the
various public high
schools in this town
that include Botolan National High
School, Loob Bunga
High School, Baquilan
Resettlement
High School, Beneg
National High School,
Panan National High
School, New Taugtog
National High School,
and Ramon Magsaysay
Technological University Laboratory High
School – Botolan Campus.
“The 100% attendance of all the public
high schools in Botolan
is achieved through the
support and cooperation of the Department
of Education (DepEd)
Zambales headed by
Dr. Zenia G. Mostoles,”
said Vice Governor
and Provincial PESO
manager Ramon G.
Lacbain II.
The DepEd Zambales issued a memorandum to all the public high schools in the
province
informing
them of the schedule of
career fairs and at the
same time, encouraging their participation.
Meanwhile, a total
of 16 tertiary institutions joined the career
fair held at Botolan National High School.
The participating
tertiary
institutions
consisted of 11 colleges
and universities and
five tech-voc schools
which marketed their
schools and courses
offered by bringing
some of their students,
showing their school
uniforms and distributing flyers.
career fair... Page 7
4 OPINION
Headline Gitnang Luzon • FEBRUARY 16, 2015
EDITORIAL
Long time coming
WE should expect faster and more
efficient travel with the upcoming
integration of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) and Subic-ClarkTarlac Expressway (SCTEx) – which
is also seen to boost socioeconomic
development in the regions by linking the countryside to Metro Manila.
According to Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) president Ramoncito S. Fernandez, “this is just the
beginning.”
The integration has been a long
time coming, with Senator Franklin
Drilon pushing hard for the plan to
come into fruition. After the signing of the deal between the agreed
parties, the construction starts this
March.
Manila North Tollways Corporation, during a get together with the
local media over the week, revealed
plans for the integration which include the removal of barriers and the
construction of new toll plazas at the
existing entry and exit ramps of the
two expressways.
A new toll collection system will be
used, which will feature a common
transit ticket where a single official
receipt will be issued to motorists,
showing a breakdown of the NLEx
and SCTEx portions of their trips.
When the integration is finished
before the year ends, motorists will
only make two stops at toll plazas
instead of five from Balintawak to
Subic Tipo and back, and two stops
instead of four from Balintawak to
Tarlac and back.
The integration will also bring
modern features like dedicated shortrange communications tags, contactless and magnetic cards, and in the
near future, radio frequency identification sticker tags as means of paying toll.
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Daras Candaba
(SK ng Filipinas, Pangalawa sa 7 na bahagi)
SA sa mga ipinagmamalaking
artifact ng Pambansang Museo
ng Pilipinas ay ang tinatawag na
Daras Candaba. Ang artifact na ito
ay kabilang sa mga itinuturing na
National Cultural Treasure ng bansa
dahil na rin sa kahalagahan nito sa
pag-unawa ng nakalipas na galing at
ibat-ibang lugar. Ang ganitong daloy
ng pamumuhay ay umikot sa mga
pamayanang malapit sa kailugan katulad ng mga matatandang ilog, sapa
at danaw ng Gitnang Luzon at baybay
dagat tulad ng sa Look ng Maynila.
Maraming artifact na
katulad nito ang nakita
pa ng mga experto mula
sa ibat-ibang lugar at rehiyon. Katulad ng mga
daras na galing ng Taiwan
na gawa naman sa puting
batong jade, o nang mga
daras na gawa sa mga higanteng kabibing Tridacna
gigas at Tridacna maxima
na karaniwang makikita
mga lugar na sakop ng
Magbalawe sa
Asya-Pasipiko. Sa loob
Aleesus Manarang
lang ng Pampanga, marami pang mga kauri nitong
sa pamamangka at paglalayag sa daras ang nakita o nakalap ng mga
tao mula pa noong panahon ng mga
ibayong dagat.
Katulad ng sa kaso ng Daras Can- masisipag na pananaliksik ng tulad
daba, ang lugar na Candaba na ki- nina Carl Guthe, H.O. Beyer, Robert
nakitaan dito ay kabilang sa mga ma- Bradford Fox, Landa Jocano, Wilhelm
tatandang pamayanan ng Pampanga Solheim, Alfredo Evangelista, Avelino
na matatagpuan sa kapangpangan ng Legazpi at Marcelino Maceda.
Sa kasalukuyan, ang iba sa mga
tinawag noong Rio Grande de Pampanga ng mga Español o Ilog Pam- sinaunang daras na nakita ng mga
panga ngayon. Ang artifact ay gawa tao ay ginamit bilang hasaan ng mga
sa pangunahing uri ng bato na tina- kasangkapang metal tulad ng palang,
tawag na basalt. Mga tipo ng batong kampit at layit ng mga sinaunang tao
matatagpuan lamang sa mga lugar na ng Gitnang Luzon, o ng mga talim
may bulkan katulad ng matandang na pang-tari ng manok ng mga mabundok ng Arayat at ng marami pang nanabong. Sa kanlurang bahagi ng
halimbawa na matatagpuan naman sa lalawigang Kapampangan, ang mga
Kabundukang Zambales. Ang nasa- nakalap dito ay itinuring na mga agibing bato kasama ang mga uri ng dac- mat katulad ng tradisyong patuloy pa
ite, pumiceous stone at jade ang mga ring pinaniniwalaan ng mga katupangunahing halimbawa ng hilaw na tubong Ayta-Mag-Indi at Ayta Magkagamitan o raw material na ginamit Anchi. Ito ay tinatawag ng Ipan Alti o
ng panahon ng kulturang Neolitiko. Ipan Duldul ng mga Kapampangan at
Ang nasabing Daras Candaba ay may Gugot Alti ng mga Ayta, na tutmutusukat na 36.4 cm haba, 9.8 cm lapad koy sa metaporikong ‘ngipin ng kidlat’
at 4.53 kapal. At batay sa mga na- dahil sa taglay nitong talim, husay ng
kalap na kauri nito, ang Candaba ang pagkakagawa at uri ng materyal ng
lumilitaw na pinaka-malaki sa mga pagkayari ng mga ito. Sa katunayan,
natagpuan na mula sa malapad na maliban sa batong basalt, ang kararehiyon ng Asya-Pasipiko. Samakatu- mihan sa mga nakalap na artifact ay
wid, maaaring sabihing batay na rin gawa sa ‘batung mabye’ o dacite at pusa ebidensyang ito, na sa matandang miceous stone na totoo namang malugar ng Candaba ginawa o ginagawa tatagpuang karaniwan sa mabuhangnoon ang mga naglalakihang bangka in at mabatong rehiyon ng Pampanga
na posibleng ginamit sa kalakakalan at Gitnang Luzon.
at palilipat-lipat ng mga tao mula sa
magbalawe... Page 7
Madre sa Silanganan.
Ang ganitong sinaunang teknolohiya ang siyang nagbigay ng panibagong sigla sa mga nagsisimula pa
lamang na mga bayan-bayan. Kasama
sa pag-usad ng ganitong uri ng pagunlad ay ang paglago ng
kalakalang naka-angkla
“Ang nasabing artifact ay nagbibigay ng
katunayan ng pagsisimula ng kabihasnang
pang-agrikultura, ng pagtatanim at simula
ng pananahan ng mga tao sa isang lugar na
kinakitaan ng pabubuo ng mga pinakauna at
simpleng pamayanan.”
yaman ng kulturang Pilipino.
Ang Daras Candaba ay isang uri
ng kasangkapan na pinaniniwalaan
ng mga arkeologo at antropologo na
ginamit noong panahon ng tinatawag na Neolitiko. Ito ay natagpuan
sa lugar na sakop ng Candaba, Pampanga noong panahon ni Henry Otley
Beyer, ang nangunang antropologong
Amerikano noong 1930s. Ang nasabing artifact ay nagbibigay ng katunayan ng pagsisimula ng kabihasnang
pang-agrikultura, ng pagtatanim at
simula ng pananahan ng mga tao sa
isang lugar na kinakitaan ng pabubuo
ng mga pinakauna at simpleng pamayanan.
Batay na rin sa maraming serye ng
pag-aaral, ang artifact na katulad ng
Daras Candaba, ito ay ginamit sa pagtumba ng mga punungkahoy at paglilok sa mga ito para gawing bangka.
Ang lugar na nilinis ay nagbigay daan
para gawing mga bukirin tulad ng palayan. Habang ang mga tipo namang
mga bangkang nagawa noon ay kasama ang mga uring baranggay katulad
ng mga sinaunang Kapampangan o
balanghai ng mga Cebuano. Kasama
dito ang baluto, lapid at ipa pang
payak na uri noon. Ito ay mga bangkang yari naglalakihang kahoy tulad
ng mga nakukuha sa mga makakapal na kakahuyan ng mga kabundukang Zambales ng Kanluran at Sierra
FEBRUARY 16, 2015 • Headline Gitnang Luzon
Walang awa
S
A kasagsagan ng pagdinig tar o pulis na umiiyak sa harap
at pag-iimbestiga ukol sa ng maraming tao habang ipinapakaso ng mga Philippine Na- hayag ang sakit na nararamdational Police-Special Action Force man sa kanyang puso. Bibihira
(PNP-SAF) na mas kilala ngayon din ang makakita tayo ng isang
sa bansag na “Fallen 44”, kumalat matikas na heneral na sumisigaw
ang balita na mayroong nag-up- ng katarungan habang tumutulo
load ng isang video
ang luha sa kanyang mga
sa internet partimata.
kular sa mga social
Sa kabila ng pagignetworking sites na
ing acting lamang bilang
nagpapakita sa brutal na pagpatay sa
isa sa mga SAF.
Mabilis na kumalat ang balita
at mabilis din ang
marami sa mga Pilipino na naging curipinakamataas ng hepe
ous kung paano nga
ng ating pambansang kapinatay ang isa sa Ka Dencio Pacheco
pulisan, makikita kay Esmga Fallen 44. Magpina ang pighati at galit sa
ing sa imbestigasyon
kanyang saloobin sa pagsa kongreso, naging usap-usapan kamatay ng mga taong itinuturing
ang nasabing video na kung saan niyang sariling tauhan o kanyang
nag-resulta sa matinding galit ng anak o kapatid.
ilang opisyal ng ating kapulisan sa
Kunsabagay, iisa lamang ang
nasabing klase ng pagpatay.
klase ng kanilang mga uniporme
Ang nasabing video din ang kung kaya’t ramdam ang kanimaaaring nagtulak kay General yang simpatiya sa mga pamilya,
Leonardo Espina, ang acting PNP kamag-anak at kaibigan ng bawat
Chief, upang maluha habang nag- isa sa mga Fallen 44.
tatanong kung bakit ganun na lang
Mapapansin si Espina nang siya
ang ginawa sa kanyang mga tauhan. na ang nagsalita sa madla, naging
Bagama’t ang nasabing imbes- tahimik ang lahat at wari’y nakikitigasyon ay isang pormal na pag- ayon rin sila sa mga sinapit ng mga
dinig at pagsasaliksik sa kung ano namatay na mga SAF at ang sakit
ang tunay na nangyari sa bakba- na nararanasan ngayon ng kanilang
kan ng mga tauhan ng SAF at mga mga sari-sariling pamilya.
tauhan ng Moro Islamic LiberaAng nasabing video ay maaartion Front (MILF) at Bangsamoro ing nagpalala sa galit ng mga
Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), opisyal pati na mga tauhan ng atito ay naging sobrang emosyonal ing pambansang kapulisan. Magdahil na rin sa lungkot sa pag- ing ang ordinaryong mamamayan
kawala sa 44 na buhay at sa galit sa na nakapanood ng video sa brutal
kumitil sa mga buhay na nawala. na pagpatay sa isang miyembro ng
Bibihira sa atin ang makakita Fallen 44 ay pihadong makakaratayo ng mga unipormadong mili- mdam ng galit sa mga bandidong
grupo at awa naman sa pinatay na
pulis maging sa mga pamilya ng
namatay.
Nang ipinakita ang nasabing
video sa kamag-anak ng nasabing
pulis upang kilalanin siya, halos
bumigay din sa sobrang galit ng
makita ito. Ang pag-video at pagupload sa internet ay isa ring nakaka-ngitngit na gawain ng mga
armadong bandido. Ito ay mal-
“Hindi ko mawari na mayroong mga taong
imbes na tulungang mabuhay pa ang kapwa ay
siya pa mismo ang kikitil sa kanyang buhay.”
Walang
Biro!
inaw na pag-iinsulto sa mga pulis
na namatay at sa buong kapulisan
at kasundaluhan. Ito rin ay isang
malinaw na paglabag sa karapatang pantao.
Sa mga pandaigdigang pulisiya
sa pakikidigma, labanan o giyera,
mahigpit na ipinagbabawal ang
pagpatay sa kalaban kapag siya
ay wala ng kakayahang lumaban
dahil wala ng armas, bala o siya
ay wala ng aatarasan, kapag ito
ay sumuko na o kaya naman ay
nasugatan o wala ng lakas pang
lumaban.
Ang pulis na nasa video ay
buhay pa at gumagalaw habang
nakahiga sa lupa nang siya ay
lapitan ng isang armadong lalaki
saka dalawang beses pinaputukan
hanggang siya ay mawalan na ng
hininga.
Hindi ko mawari na mayroong
mga taong imbes na tulungang
mabuhay pa ang kapwa ay siya
pa mismo ang kikitil sa kanyang
buhay. Tila baga napakadali sa
kanila ang pumatay ng tao kahit
ang huli ay nasa kaawa-awang
kundisyon na.•
HeadlinesinHistory
O
n February 16, 1959, Fidel Castro is sworn in
as prime minister of Cuba after leading a guerrilla campaign that forced right-wing dictator
Fulgencio Batista into exile. Castro, who became commander in chief of Cuba’s armed forces after Batista
was ousted on January
1, replaced the more
moderate Miro Cardona as head of the country’s new provisional
government.
Castro was born in
the Oriente province in
eastern Cuba, the son
of a Spanish immigrant
who had made a fortune
building rail systems to
transport sugar cane.
He became involved in
revolutionary politics
while a student and in
1947 took part in an
abortive attempt by
Dominican exiles and
Cubans to overthrow
Dominican
dictator
Rafael Trujillo. In the
next year, he took part
in urban riots in Bogota, Colombia. The most outstanding feature of his politics during the period was his antiAmerican beliefs; he was not yet an overt Marxist.
In 1951, he ran for a seat in the Cuban House of
Representatives as a member of the reformist Ortodoxo Party, but General Batista seized power in a
bloodless coup d’etat before the election could be held.
Various groups formed to oppose Batista’s dicta-
OPINION 5
Parnasong
Kapampangan
Neng Capa M. Pangan
Ninung mas matako
at masikan mangan?
I Bosyung karas keng sobrang kapamyasnan
Tabalu nung ating mipante keng mulang;
Bukud king tusu ne’t maki-kaswapangan,
Tiktak ya katako at kasikan mangan.
Pangingilagan deng bisita i Bosyung
Ding kakilala na a maki okasyun,
Uling ken mung nasi nung ditak ka tinun
Mangudkud kang bangi, pamikakatagun.
Karas keng inuman… malaut yang lasing
Uling pagmulmul na ing sioktong ampon ‘gin’;
Nung mamulutan ya, “laklak” ngara na pin,
Lalu pa’t nung iti kalderetang kambing.
Misan, king metung a pusyun a pintan ku,
Akasulu ke pung mengan iting loku,
A nu’ mipaintagun keraklan king tawu
Ema la at paro, binye rang rigalu.
At kabang kagnan keng miagape mamangan
Karap ding aliwang bisita mu naman,
Apansinan ku ing kaku na ngan iatang
Ing keyang pisimen king lele kung pinggan.
“Ating buring sabyan” ngaku king sarili,
“Ing anti kaniting kimut ning salbahi”;
Makanyan man e ku na inatu iti
Uling menitindi ku karing karap mi.
Malagua’t salita…meyari keng mengan
Ing anggang simi na kaku mibuntun ngan;
Lalto king aku ing dakal dili pengan,
Karing inapag dang ema ampon ulang.
Marine-rine ku’t maybug e mitikdo
Uli ning mitambak kaku’ing balat paro!
Dapot ing dine yan kanaku milako
‘Nyang damdaman ko’ ring misasabi babo.
Ngana ning dimdam kung sinabi ning metung:
“Tiktak ya pin pala katako i Bosyung!
Obat pati balat liklak ning simarun,
Lipat ne pa rugu kasiba ing durun!!!”
Castro sworn in
torship, and on July 26, 1953, Castro led some 160 rebels in an attack on the Moncada Barracks in Santiago
de Cuba--Cuba’s second largest military base. Castro
hoped to seize weapons and announce his revolution
from the base radio station, but the barracks were
heavily defended, and more than half his men
were captured or killed.
Castro was himself arrested and put on trial
for conspiring to overthrow the Cuban government. During his trial, he argued that he and
his rebels were fighting to restore democracy
to Cuba, but he was nonetheless found guilty
and sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Two years later, Batista felt confident
enough in his power that he granted a general
amnesty for all political prisoners, including
Castro. Castro then went with his brother Raul
to Mexico, and they organized the revolutionary 26th of July Movement, enlisting recruits
and joining up with Ernesto “Che” Guevara, an
idealist Marxist from Argentina.
On December 2, 1956, Castro and 81 armed
men landed on the Cuban coast. All of them
were killed or captured except for Castro,
Raul, Che, and nine others, who retreated into
the Sierra Maestra mountain range to wage a
guerrilla war against the Batista government.
They were joined by revolutionary volunteers
from all over Cuba and won a series of victories over
Batista’s demoralized army. Castro was supported
by the peasantry, to whom he promised land reform,
while Batista received aid from the United States,
which bombed suspected revolutionary positions.
By mid-1958, a number of other Cuban groups
were also opposing Batista, and the United States ended military aid to his regime. In December, the 26th
of July forces under Che Guevara attacked the city of
Santa Clara, and Batista’s forces crumbled. Batista
fled for the Dominican Republic on January 1, 1959.
Castro, who had fewer than 1,000 men left at the time,
took control of the Cuban government’s 30,000-man
army. The other rebel leaders lacked the popular support the young and charismatic Castro enjoyed, and
on February 16 he was sworn in as prime minister.
The United States initially recognized the new
Cuban dictator but withdrew its support after Castro
launched a program of agrarian reform, nationalized
U.S. assets on the island, and declared a Marxist government. Many of Cuba’s wealthier citizens fled to the
United States, where they joined the CIA in its efforts
to overthrow Castro’s regime.
In April 1961, with training and support by the
CIA, the Cuban exiles launched an ill-fated and unsuccessful invasion of Cuba known as the “Bay of
Pigs.” The Soviet Union reacted to the attack by escalating its support to Castro’s communist government
and in 1962 placed offensive nuclear missiles in Cuba.
The discovery of the missiles by U.S. intelligence led
to the tense “Cuban Missile Crisis,” which ended after
the Soviets agreed to remove the weapons in exchange
for a U.S. pledge not to invade Cuba.
Castro’s Cuba was the first communist state in the
Western Hemisphere, and he would retain control of it
into the 21st century, outlasting 10 U.S. presidents who
opposed him with economic embargoes and political
rhetoric. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991,
Castro lost a valuable source of aid, but he made up
for it by courting European and Canadian investment
and tourism. In July 2006, Castro temporarily ceded
power to his brother Raul after undergoing intestinal
surgery. His struggles with illness continued, and he
officially stepped down in February 2008.•
6 ENTERTAINMENT
Headline Gitnang Luzon • FEBRUARY 16, 2015
Alden Richards, papalit sa
trono ni Dingdong Dantes
Ai Ai Delas Alas, nabiktima ng
malasadong concert producer
P
INILING magsalita
ni Ai-Ai de las Alas
tungkol sa dahilan
ng biglaang pagkakansela
ng Valentine show niyang I
Heart Papa na kagabi ang
schedule sa The Theater ng
Solaire Resorts & Casino.
Ayaw niya kasing maranasan
pa ng iba
ang
ginawa sa
k a n y a
ng producer na
si Jacob
Fer na ndez kaya
biglaan
siyang
nagpatawag ng
presscon kahapon ng tanghali sa Gerry’s Grill kasama ang anak na si Sofia na
sana ay guest din sa show.
“Hayun,
panonoorin
na lang daw niya sa video
’yung sayaw niyang gagawin, hahaha!” bungad ni
Ai- Ai sa media people na
dumating.
Sinuportahan si Ai ng
road manager niyang si
Leni at director sana ng
show na si GB Sampedro.
Naging producer niya si
Jacob sa isang concert niya
sa Folk Arts Theater more
than 20 years ago. Tatlo
silang producer ng concert
na ’yon, kaso, nag-back out
’yung isa na sinalo naman
ni Jacob pagdating sa pera.
“Siya talaga (Jacob) ang
producer nito. Siya talaga.
So, the moment na nagkaroon ng problema kay Papa
Chen (Richard Yap), gusto
ko na ring mag-back out.
Kaso nagmakaawa siya
sa amin na bigyan siya
ng chance na makabangon which, I think kasi, is
marami siyang problema.
“So, ako naman, bilang… Kasi nu’ng araw,
way back 1989… Hindi ko
siya friend. Pero way back
1989, ’yung first concert
ko sa Folk Arts (Theater),
tatlo kaming producer.
Nawala ’yung isang producer. Siya ang sumalo.
“So, bilang nagmamakaawa siya, kaya ako
umoo,” pahayag ni Ai-Ai.
“Pero marami na akong
naririnig tungkol sa kanya. Oo nga, marami nga
akong naririnig, but, siyempre ayoko namang magjudge ng mga tao. Ano lang
naman ’yon, eh, hearsay.
Tsismis ’yon,” dagdag pa
ng comedy concert queen.
Walang ibinigay sa
kanyang downpayment na
protocol na ’pag may kinukuhang artist, maliit man
lang na show o concert.
“Wala akong down.
’Yun nga ang naging problema ni Papa Chen.
“So, ang naging… nagoffer sila ng co-prod. Then
ai-ai
delas alas
umoo nga ako kasi to give
him a chance. Ngayon,
ang sagot ko lang is ’yung
guests, ako at mga damit
ko. Sila ’yung production.
So, diyan tayo ngayon nagkaroon ng problema,” saad
pa niya.
Hindi sinasabi sa kanya ni Jacob ang problema
niya?
“Hindi nga! Lahat kasi,
lahat tayo na-surprise, ’di
ba? Kasi lahat kami, kahapon lang din namin nalaman,” tugon pa ni Ai-Ai.
“Nu’ng unang rehearsal, hindi natuloy kasi ayaw
tumugtog ng banda. So, ginawan ko ng paraan. Three
days ako. Tapos, ngayon,
’pag ginawa ko pa ito, parang tinolerate ko rin siya
na… na ’yon... manloko ng
ibang tao. Baka meron pa
siyang iba… Baka mangyari pa ito ulit. Eh, huwag
na. Kawawa naman ’yung
mabibiktima pa,” katwiran ng komedyana.
Matagal nang hindi
nakikipag-usap si Ai kay
Jacob. Ang nakipag-usap
sa kanya ay ang road manager niyang si Leni. Sinabi
raw sa kanya ni Jacob na
gusto niyang magbayad.
Ayaw lang daw tanggapin
ang chekeng iniisyu niya.
“Sagot ko sa kanya,
baka ikaw ang puwedeng
makasagot niyan. Siguro
it has something to do
with reputation. Gusto niyang abonohan ni Ai-Ai
ang lahat, ngayon, siya
ang may utang lahat
kay Ai-Ai. Sabi ko,
‘Ako
maghahabol
sa inyo?’” chika ni
Leni, na gumawa
ng
agreement
upang sila ang
mag-take over.
’Yun
nga
lang,
mas
malaki pala
ang problema
sa venue, sa
The Theater ng
Solaire, na hindi rin
pala bayad. Kaya naman kahit magpapasok
ng equipment sa venue,
hindi rin pinayagan.
“Ang last request niya,
‘Sana naman huwag akong
durugin ni Ai.’ Sabi ko,
‘I think she’s entitled to
what she’s gonna do. Kung
ano ang gustong gawin ni
Ai, hindi ko siya mapipigilan,’” katwiran daw ni
Leni kay Jacob.
Dahil sa nangyari,
feeling ni Ai-Ai ay sobra
siyang na-betray.
“Kasi, kumbaga, binigyan ko siya ng chance dahil gusto niyang makabangon. So, minsan naisip ko,
’pag sobra ding mabait,
mahirap din,” katwiran pa
ni Ai-Ai.
So, malungkot na ang
Valentine’s niya dahil nakansela ang show?
“Hindi! Magluluto ako
ng carbonara sa bahay sa
Valentine’s Day. Alam ninyo na, hahaha!” deklara ni
Ai.
Anyway, kukonsultahin pa raw ng komedyana
ang mga abogado niya
tungkol sa tanong kung
dapat ba siyang magsampa
ng kaukulang reklamo kay
Jacob.
Ang dapat sana’y Valentine show, gagawin na
lang bilang Mother’s Day
concert niya sa May 16.
As of this writing, wala
pang venue na napipili
ang grupo ni Ai-Ai, pero
definitely, hinding-hindi
na raw siya muli pang
makikipagtrabaho sa produ ng naunsyaming V-Day
concert.•
THE BARRETTO
SISTERS
Paulit-ulit na away-bati ng
mga Barretto, nakakasawa na
T
ILA tahimik ngayon ang
feuding Barretto Sisters lalo na nasa part ni
Claudine Barretto na kaaway
ang dalawa niyang mga nakatatandang kapatid na sina
Gretchen at Marjorie.
Gayunman, nag-iiba ang ihip ng
hangin dahil ang magkasanggang-dikit na sina Gretchen
at Marjorie ay tila nagkakalabuan ngayon dahil nakipagkasundo na umano ang ina ni
Julia Barretto sa kanyang mga
magulang at iniwang mag-isa
sa hangin ang longtime partner ni Tonyboy Cojuangco.
Kung matatandaan pa,
hindi ito ang unang pagkakataon na nagkaroon ng gap
ang magkapatid na Gretchen
at Marjorie pero sa kalaunan
ay nagkabati rin sila hanggang
maging magkakampi laban
sa kanilang mga magulang
at mismo ng kanilang
bunsong kapatid na
si Claudine.
Parating magkasama sina
Gretchen at Marjorie
sa mga lakaran at kitang-kita
rin kay Gretchen ang pagiging supportive sa kanyang
pamangkin na si Julia Barretto na anak ni Marjorie sa
ex-husband nitong si Dennis
Padilla.
May gap din ngayon ang
mag-inang Marjorie at Julia
kay Dennis na nag-ugat nang
mag-file ang Kapamilya teenstar na i-drop ang apelyidong
Baldivia (tunay na apelyido ni
Dennis) at gawin itong Barretto. Ngayon ay hindi nag-uusap
at nagpapansinan ang magamang Dennis at Julia.
Ngayong nakipagbati na
umano si Marjorie sa kanilang
nakaalitang
magulang
ni
Gretchen, hindi kami magtataka kung sina Marjorie at Claudine naman ang maging magkakampi laban kay Gretchen.
Next month, on March 10
ay magdi-debut na si Julia.
Aabangan kung darating si
Gretchen at ama ni Julia na si
Dennis sa 18th birthday party
ni Julia o hindi.•
Jennylyn Mercado
naibenta ang concert
na mag-isa lang
A
S WE write ay 95% sold out na ang tickets para
sa pre-Valentine concert ni Jennylyn Mercado
on Feb. 13 na “OO na! Ako Na Mag-isa! Samahan N’yo Naman Ako!” sa SM Skydome.
Wala nang available VIP at Gold Tickets at halos
paubos na rin ang silver tickets.
Siyempre, masayang-masaya ang buong
team ni Jen partikular na ang mga producers.
Nakaka-pressure naman talaga ang mag-produce
ng concert lalo pa’t hindi mo alam kung tatangkilikin ng mga tao.
Kaya very thankful sila at talagang nagsilabasan
ang supporters ni Jen para suportahan ang aktres.
Sinisigurado naman ni Jen na talagang mage-enjoy
ang manonood ng kanyang concert dahil hango ito sa huli
niyang pelikula na “English Only, Please” kung saan ay lalabas
siya sa first part bilang Tere Madlangsakay, ang karakter niya sa
nasabing MMFF movie.
Bukod dito, may segment din sa concert si Papa Jack na
magbibigay ng love advice sa kanya kaya dito raw ilalantad
talaga ng aktres ang totoong kwento ng kanyang love life.
Makakasama ni Jennylyn dito ang buong cast ng English Only, Please, kabilang na ang leading man niyang si
Derek Ramsay, pati na rin ang mga ex-boyfriends niyang
sina Mark Herras at Dennis Trillo.•
FEBRUARY 16, 2015 • Headline Gitnang Luzon
magbalawe... from Page 4
nlex-sctex... from Page 1
“Soon, motorists will
enjoy even greater convenience with the NLEx
Harbor Link segments
and Connector Road already being started in
different phases,” MPTC
president Ramoncito S.
Fernandez said.
The integration will
bring to SCTEx the modern features of NLEx’s
toll collection system, he
added. These include the
use of dedicated shortrange communications
(DSRC) tags, contactless
and magnetic cards, and
in the near future, radio
frequency identification
(RFID) sticker tags as
means of paying toll.
MNTC said some toll
barriers that will be removed are the NLEx Dau
Barrier and the SCTEx
7
Mabalacat Toll Barrier.
New toll plazas will be
constructed at the existing entry and exit ramps
at NLEx Dau and Sta.
Ines. A new SCTEx Tarlac Toll Plaza will also be
constructed, he said.
The toll collection
system integration will
feature a common transit ticket system for both
NLEx’s closed system
and that of the SCTEx. A
single official receipt will
be issued to motorists,
showing a breakdown
of the NLEx and SCTEx
portions of their trips.
Meanwhile, the construction for the integration will start in March
this year with the Manila
North Tollways Corporation (MNTC) now sourcing for a contractor to un-
dertake the civil works.
The
development
comes on the heels of the
signing of the integration agreement last week
between MNTC and the
Bases Conversion and
Development
Authority (BCDA) with Senate
President Franklin Drilon
(center) as main witness.
The integration of NLEx
and SCTEx will be implemented by MNTC at an
estimated cost of P650
million.
When the integration is finished before the
year ends, motorists will
only make two stops at
toll plazas instead of five
from Balintawak to Subic
Tipo and back, and two
stops instead of four from
Balintawak to Tarlac and
back.
MNTC is also expected to take over the SCTEx
concession this year as it
has been recently awarded the contract for the
management, operation
and maintenance of the
94-km SCTEx. The award
was issued by BCDA following the result of the
Price Challenge held last
January 30, 2015.
MNTC president Rodrigo E. Franco said the
integration will provide
motorists with a more
continuous travel experience along the NLEx and
the SCTEx.
“The toll collection
technology that is available to NLEx motorists
will now be used along
the SCTEx, making travel
faster and more efficient,”
he said.•
mab’t rpt shares... from Page 1
City Treasurer Marlene Mendiola.
According to the reports,
the city shares are recorded at
P21,205,431.86 while barangay
shares are P9,088,042.20.
Mabalacat City also claims to
be the biggest contributor to the
RPT Proceeds among the cities and
municipalities in Pampanga. •
risks. The number ‘0’ is represented by clasping hands of people
from all walks of life, symbolizing
Philhealth’s universality, and articulating the anniversary theme.
The special postage stamp, on
the other hand, measures 30mm
x 40mm and is designed with a
vibrant, multi-colored pattern
that symbolizes PhilHealth’s dynamic initiatives in fulfilling its
mandate of universal coverage
and ensuring responsive benefits
for its members. It also stands
for PhilHealth’s strong partner-
ship with health care service delivery providers.
A nationwide simultaneous
run, second in PhilHealth history, was held on Sunday (February 15) in 13 sites all over the
country and served as one of the
highlights of the agency’s 20th
anniversary. The Quezon City leg
was held at the Quezon Memorial
Circle while other sites include
Baguio, Dagupan, Tuguegarao,
Naga, Lipa, Lucena, Iloilo, Cebu,
Tacloban, Davao, Koronadal, and
Subic. (PR)•
nize, protect and promote the rights
of indigenous cultural communities
creating a national commission and
establishing mechanisms, appropriating funds and for other purposes.
Nasul Agpangan, Imam of the
Badjau community said, “Nagpapasalamat kami kay Ysagani Ibarra
na tinanggap at pinatira kami pansamantala. Kay Mayor Boking dahil
sa programang ito, hindi niya kami
pinapabayaan.”
According to Villanueva they are
already processing the relocation of
this indigenous tribe to Zambales
wherein P 5,000 from the city gov-
ernment will be given to support
each family.
“Karamihan sa amin ay di payag
tumira sa Zambales, unang-una
napakalayo dahil sa bundok ito at
sanay kami na sa dagat nakatira.
Pero kung ito ang tingin nila mas
makakabuti sa amin, wala kaming
magagawa kung hindi ang sumunod,” Agpangan added.
The ELIPI program also opts to
direct social workers and community development workers who are
managing cases of the Bajaus, and
other Sama-Bajau, who shall be
trained on facilitating it. •
off-site agency... from Page 1
tially be implemented at the Senate.
During the event, PhilHealth’s
commemorative
medal
and
stamp were also unveiled. The
commemorative medal, made by
the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
(BSP), is made of 89% copper, 5%
zinc, 1% tin, 34 millimetres in
diameter, and weighs 15 grams.
Inscribed in the medal’s obverse
side is ‘20 years’ representing
PhilHealth’s 20th year of providing every Filipino family with financial protection against health
sama-bajaus... from Page 2
ruary 11 to 13 at Gawad Kalinga,
Tabun were lack of awareness of
women and children’s right; low
self esteem, discrimination from
the community; lack of good health
and sanitation practices and poor
access to health benefits.
ELIPI module aims to build the
inherent potentials and capabilities of the Sama-Bajau by teaching
them of their rights and responsibilities and capacitating them to
preserve their cultural and develop
self-reliance.
Also discussed is the Indigenous
Peoples Rights Act, an act to recog-
solo parents... from Page 2
Alvarado said.
According to PSWDO Head Rowena Tiongson, the
winners of Natatanging Solo Parent 2014 must be a
member of Solo Parent Association in their community; have more than three children; finished college
degree within the time span of being a solo parent and
an active member of their community.
Winners will receive a plaque of recognition and
cash incentives worth P10,000 for the first place,
P7,000 for the second place and P5,000 for the third
place.
Tiongson also added that PSWDO will discuss the
Solo Parent Accomplishment Report for 2014 and
guarantees that they will continue to implement different programs to support solo parents and to help them
cope with numerous challenges of solo parenting.
“Dito natin bibigyang pagpapahalaga ang mga huwarang solo parents at patuloy natin silang bibigyan
ng prayoridad sa mga programa tulad ng Self-Employment Assistance (SEA) para makatulong sa kanilang
kabuhayan at scholarships program para sa kanilang
mga anak,” said Tiongson.
Also part of the event is the awarding of certificate
to the towns and cities of the province that showed dynamic participation in the Malunggay Tree Planting Program of the Confederation of Solo Parents of Bulacan.
Moreover, Department of Social Welfare and Development Region III Director Gemma Borja Gabuya will
grace the event as the guest of honor wherein 569 barangay solo parent presidents are expected to attend.•
apec som1... from Page 3
lihood and trade flow.
Undersecretary Alexander Pama
of the Philippine National Disaster Risk Reduction Management
Council (NDRRMC) noted that
“disaster management requires
inter-economy cooperation to ensure sustainable economic growth
in the Asia-Pacific region and that a
holistic, comprehensive, integrated
and proactive disaster risk reduction management approach is a new
paradigm in confronting disasters.”
Spearheaded by the discussions
at the technical working group
level, APEC Senior Officials agreed
to continue to place emphasis on
capacity-building, and economic
and technical cooperation on food
security, health and emergency
preparedness. The discussions
will be elevated to high-level meetings later this year, including the
High-Level Meeting on Health and
the Economy, and Senior Disaster Management Officials’ Forum
in September; and the High-Level
Policy Dialogue on Food Security
and the Blue Economy in October.
(DFA)•
Ang Daras Candaba ay tunay namang dapat ipagmalaki bilang isa sa mga yamang kultural ng bansa.
Ito ay nagbibigay ng halimbawa kung paano unawain
ang isang yugto ng pamumuhay ng mga sinaunang
nanahan dito sa bansa hindi lang sa parteng Luzon
kundi pati na ng pangkalahatang sakop ng mga sinaunang taong nagsasalita ng wikang nakaugat sa
pamilyang tawag ngayon ayAustronesyano. Sa panahong kabihasnang Neolitiko na umikot sa panahong
malapit sa sakop na 5000 hangang 3000 BC. Ito ang
panahon na ginagawa o itinatayo pa lamang ang karamihan sa mga pyramid ng matandang Ehipto. Ito
ay nagbibgay ng dangal ng kahusayan ng sinaunang
‘pamandukit’ o paglililok ng mga ibat-ibang uri ng
bangka, at ng ‘pamagsese’ na tumutukoy naman sa
ibat-ibat uri ng kabihasnang pagtatanim, pag-aalaga
ng hayop, at pananahan.•
nutrition... from Page 3
“We encourage everyone to follow the 10 Kumainments to help reduce the risk to malnutrition and other diseases. Also to use iodized salt in cooking their
food since it is rich in Vitamin A,” said City Nutritionist Socorro Lorena.
The 10 Kumainments are like the Biblical 10 Commandments, easy to follow and easy to remember: (1)
Kumain ng iba’t ibang pagkain (2) Sa unang 6 months
ni baby, breastfeeding (3) Kumain ng gulay at prutas
araw-araw.(4) Kumain ng isda, karne, at ibang pagkaing may protina (5) Uminom ng gatas; kumain ng
pagkaingmayaman sa calcium (6) Tiyaking malinis
at ligtas angating pagkain at tubig (7) Gumamit ng iodized salt (8)Hinay-hinay sa maaalat, mamantika at
matatamis (9)Panatillihin ang tamang timbang (10)
Maging aktibo. Iwasan ang alak; huwag manigarilyo.
Also, Pinggang Pinoy suggests a healthy food plate
of the 3 basic food groups, Go Grow and Glow, for
Filipino adults 19 years and above.
Restaurants, groceries, supermarkets, dining
places and other public places will be included in
the campaign since this is where people need to be
reminded of pursuing healthy eating and an active
lifestyle. •
stress management... from Page 3
interventions targeting identified solid waste issues
and educate them in using existing technologies and
coming up with innovations and treatments.
“Under this MOA, we shall take the lead in the
development of training modules and conduct training courses not only for LGUs but also for technicians, farmers, leaders, academicians, junk shop operators, and environmentalists among others,” TCA
President Max Guillermo explained.
The satellite office shall likewise have readily
available information, education, and communication materials relative to the advocacy and shall
strengthen the linkages among its stakeholders.•
career fair... from Page 3
The colleges and universities included Ramon
Magsaysay Technological University – Botolan campus, Northern Zambales College, Micro Asia College
of Science and Technology, Botolan Community College, Lyceum of Western Luzon Zambales Inc., Lyceum of Subic Bay, St. Benilde Center for Global Competence, Columban College – Olongapo City, Central
Luzon College of Science and Technology (Celtech) –
Olongapo, Subic Bay Colleges Inc., and Metro Subic
Colleges Inc.
The tech-voc schools consisted of Hopeful Beginnings Institute Inc., Marasigan Technological College
Inc., Sand Valley Institute of Arts and Trades Inc.,
Zambales Academy Tech. Voc., and the TESDA Provincial Training Center.
The series of career fairs in the province is part of
the career advancement program of the provincial
government which aims to address job-skill mismatch by assisting the students on their future careers and courses.
“We are conducting career fairs in order to assist
and guide not only the graduating students but also
their parents in choosing which courses to pursue according to their desired careers and in which school
to enroll,” Lacbain said.
In addition, the vice governor invited all the high
school students, particularly the graduating ones,
the out-of-school youths
and the parents to join
the career fairs that the
PESO will conduct in each
town to know more about
the various schools within
and outside Zambales.
(PNA)•
business news
VOLUME III • NO. 165 • FEBRUARY 16, 2015 • MONDAY
KICKOFF. Bataan Gov. Albert Garcia fires a shot to send off cyclists who joined the 2nd leg of the Le Tour de Filipinas 2015–6th Edition in
Bataan. A total of 13 foreign squads joined the race held at the scenic and challenging roads of the province. The Le Tour kicks off the UCI’s
Asia Tour 2015 calendar and marks 60 years of multi-stage road racing in the country. 1BATAAN PHOTOS
CSF beefs up sanitation
campaign in barangays
By Marna Dagumboy
-del Rosario
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
– A citywide search-and-destruction of mosquito breeding places will be held in the
city in the following weeks, as
the public is urged to practice
cleanliness in their households daily.
According to Mayor Ed-
win Santiago, the City Health
Office is strictly monitoring
every barangay for dengue,
tuberculosis and other communicable diseases.
In line with this, the first
batch of Barangay Sanitation Brigade members in the
city an orientation on disease
prevention and control underwent last February 12.
Conducted by the City
Health Office (CHO), the
training seeks to teach participants sanitation strategies
and techniques to prevent the
spread of diseases and other
public health concerns in their
respective barangays.
The participants are volunteers deputized to assist the
city government in maintaining sanitation in the city’s 35
barangays.
Chief
Environmental
Health Officer Dunn Patrick
Imana said that the seminar
will equip health workers with
the necessary skills to pursue
and maintain cleanliness in
their areas.
“They [Sanitation Brigade]
are scheduled to inspect every
deep well, water pump and
house to remove health hazards,” he said.•
SBMA management supports pay hike
by Mhike R. Cigaral
SBMA and the increase we’ve been fighting already been filed before the proper offices.
for in the last three years,” Garcia added.
“The request for a 10 percent increase
Garcia pleaded for more patience
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The top
management of the Subic Bay Metropoli- from the SBMA workforce, as some em- has been on the President’s desk for some
tan Authority (SBMA) said it supports ployees wore black armbands recently as time now, and he has already called for
employees’ call to implement the Salary a sign of protest against the delayed salary five meetings, but there have been (inevitable) delays. Last week, the sixth meeting
Standardization Law (SSL) in the agency, adjustments.
The employees also conducted a can- that was called to settle this issue was also
but asked that workers agitating for the
long-delayed salary adjustments be more dlelight vigil in front of the SBMA main cancelled,” he added.
The SBMA official also asked employoffice recently to further express their
patient for the petition to run its course.
ees to follow the proper procedure and to
SBMA Chairman Roberto Garcia sentiments.
The employees said that their pay rates respect the President’s office which is to
said in a dialogue with employees here on
Monday that his office sympathizes with set in 2008 have remained way below the give the green light for the salary adjustthe call by rank-and-file workers to imple- standards prescribed by Executive Order ment.
He revealed that the SBMA has alment the SSL, but is not in a position to No. 76 that was signed by President Aquiimplement an increase for some 3,000 no in April 2012 and that their salaries are ready allocated P400 million in the 2015
employees without any approval from 55 percent lower than their counterparts budget for the implementation of the SSL.
Meanwhile in his message sent to
in other GOCCs and LGUs.
President Aquino.
Garcia, however, assured the employ- Headline Gitnang Luzon, SBMA Direc“The bottom line is, we have to get
the approval of the President,” Garcia ex- ees that the SBMA management supports tor Francis Garcia said, “We are united in
both the request for a 10 percent salary seeking SSL. After three record-breaking
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Palace asks for
public vigilance
amid PH’s 1st
MERS-CoV case
MANILA - Malacañang has
urged the public to remain
vigilant and follow the health
advisories of the Department of Health (DOH) on the
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERSCoV) after a Filipina nurse
from Saudi Arabia tested positive for the disease.
In a statement issued on
Thursday,
Communications
Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr.
said 10 individuals have been admitted to the Research Institute
for Tropical Medicine (RITM),
six of whom had contact with
the nurse during her confinement at a private hospital.
“The laboratory results of
the 10 individuals are expected to be released by 10 p.m.
today,” he said.
Coloma said that according to the DOH, the nurse afflicted with the MERS-CoV
remains in stable condition
and doctors at the RITM are
continuously monitoring her
condition.
The government is intensifying its efforts to prevent
the spread of MERS-CoV, he
said, adding that 63 of the 224
passengers of Saudi Airlines
Flight SV860, which carried
the MERS-CoV patient, have
been contacted by the DOH.
“Contact tracing is still ongoing to locate the remaining
passengers,” he said.
According to the World
Health Organization, Middle
East respiratory syndrome
(MERS) is a viral respiratory
disease caused by a novel coronavirus (MERS‐CoV) that
was first identified in Saudi
Arabia in 2012. Coronaviruses
are a large family of viruses
that can cause diseases ranging from the common cold to
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).(PCOO)•