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HeadlineGitnang LuzonSEPTEMBER 06-08, 20139private partner from Page 1The governor said they arecontemplating on a joint venturewith a private companyto improve the operation andfacilities of the district andprovincial hospitals.She also added once a privateentity enters in managingthe hospitals, the operatingexpenses allotted by theprovincial government will belessened.“The responsibility of maintainingthe quality of operation,the competency of theintegrity pledge from Page 1and good governance will be done in orderto promote the general welfare of the people,”said Morales.Morales, who spearheaded the recentturning of this northern area in Pampangainto a component city, said the city councilled by Vice Mayor Christian Halili will alsodrug bust from Page 1Garcia here; Fiararo Ian Garlitos, 29, ofAliaga town; Wilfredo Severano, 39, ofVillaLuz Subdivision this city; Men AnnRamirez, 26, of San Jose City; LutgardoEspinoza, 39; Felix Domingo, 39; andChester Kim Angelo, 23, all from MabiniHomesite here.palanca from Page 3READING from Page 3cal Informatics and Archiving of MakatiMedical Center; Forum on Creative Storytellingby Special Collections LibrarianDonna Labangon and Public ProgramsLibrarian Janice Peñaflor, both fromDLSU.Professor Mike Pangilinan and RenatoTayag, Jr. will likewise discuss amemorial lecture series titled “A Road tocl tourism from Page 2Among the other events in the weeklongfunfare include Takbong TurismoFamily Fun Run, Zumba Marathon,Padyak Turismo, Pampangaliciouspersonnel and smooth managementof the institution willbe shouldered by our privatepartners. The provincial governmentwill supervise andwill make sure that it followsthe mission and vision of theprovince on its health careprograms and services,” Pinedasaid.According to First DistrictBoard Member CrisostomoGarbo, chairman of the committeeon health, the venturedoes not mean the capitol willno longer meddle with the operationof the hospital.“The partnership is coveredby a contract. We will not sacrificethe quality and affordabilityof the service of ourgovernment hospitals. Theconditions stipulated in thecontract will be in favor of ourindigent constituents,” Garbostressed.Third District Board MemberRosve Henson, chair ofthe committee on ways andmeans, disclosed that thebailey bridge from Page 1partment of Public Works and Highways(DPWH)] are fast-tracking the constructionof the Bailey Bridge for the seamlessdelivery of goods and services in the region,”the BCDA said in a statement.Accordingly, the Bailey bridge hasmaximum capacity of 25 tons and canaccommodate Class 3 vehicles and willtemporarily connect to SCTEX Pasig-Potrero Bridge.The SCTEX connects to the four provincesof Central Luzon namely: Zambales,Bataan, Pampanga and Tarlac. It also connectsthe Clark Freeport Zone, Clark InternationalAirport, Subic Freeport Zone andthe Central Techno Park in Tarlac.Earlier, motorists plying along the SC-TEx, particularly those bound for Subic,appealed to the BCDA and DPWH to expeditethe construction of a Bailey bridgeto lessen their burden of being re-routedto the Clark-Friendship-Sta. Cruz, Poracroad.Last August 20, the toll road’s approachto the Pasig Potrero bridge collapsedafter its embankment eroded dueto the strong river current at the height ofTyphoon Maring.be invited.“I am quite sure the vice mayors and thecouncilors will support our pledge to bringin better service to the people,” he added.Morales said he will ask the municipalheads and supervisors to join the signing.He said he will include officials of theda budget from Page 1ministration.Villacorta said the DA regionaloffice’s total budgetnext year is at least P1.5-billion.“The instruction for us isto fine-tune the funds for ourpriority projects,” he said.He said that many districtlegislators stood against theinitiative, but still the budgetwas cut in favor of otheridentified poorest provincesin the country.Villacorta noted that thedirection is to help the poorprovinces boost their agriculturalsector for the benefitof the residents.He, however, clarified thatthere is enough supply of riceand recent development inbudgetary aspect would notaffect the food requirementof the residents.“Before, our per capitaconsumption is 190 kilosper people. But, today it isonly 140 kilos. So, what ourresidents are consuming iswhat we are already yielding.That’s why, we have no problemin supply,” he said.ing incentives for writers to craft theirmost outstanding literary works aswell as being a treasury of Philippineliterary gems from our gifted writers.The Palanca Foundation also conferredto Dr. Cirilo F. Bautista, thisyear’s guest of honor, the Gawad Dangalng Lahi award. Dr. Bautista is aversatile writer whose literary workshave been published locally and internationally,earning him a multitude ofawards. Dr. Bautista is also a PalancaAwards Hall of Famer and this year’srecipient of the Cultural Center of thea Birth Centennial in Angeles: The Inaugurationof Renato ‘Katoks’ D. Tayag.”The said lecture is in preparation ofveteran writer Katoks’ birth centenary in2015.Katoks’ most known book is “TheVanishing Pampango Nation” which waspublished in 1985.Private and public elementary schoolsFood Festival, Job Fair, Fashiontography,Fashion Show, Central LuzonBusiness Expo 2013, Boot Camp ontourism and e-commerce, TourismSangguniang Panlalawiganis drafting the Public-Private-Partnership code of the province.“The Sangguniang Panlalawiganunanimously approvedthe creation of a provincialPPP code that will serveas guidance of the provincialgovernment in entering to anypartnership or joint venture.Everything will be subjectedto ratification of the board toensure the security and commongood,” Henson stated. ●The affected portion of SCTEX fromClark South going to Porac remainsclosed to motorists for the meantime, butthe Clark-Tarlac section is open to traffic.Motorists coming from Manila or Tarlacgoing to Subic/Tipo, are advised to exitat the Clark South Interchange then takethe Clark Friendship-Manibaug Road goingto Porac Interchange to enter SCTEX.Meanwhile, motorists from Subic/Tipo going to Tarlac or Manila may exitat Porac Interchange then take the Manibaug-FriendshipRoad going to ClarkSouth Interchange to enter SCTEX.●city’s 27 barangays.Morales added that the village officialsplay a vital role in pushing economic developmentin the city.He said that he got the idea about the“integrity pledge” from the Bases Conversionand Development Authority (BCDA). ●He also said that in 2010,the government importedsome 2.4-million metric tonsof rice from the neighboringcountries, far from the current187,000 metric tons.This, according to him,would attest to the success ofthe rice sufficiency programof President Benigno AquinoIII.● (PNA)Soliba said the suspects were collaredin a series of buy-bust operationsfrom 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday.He said the operations were hatchedon the basis of intelligence informationreceived by the police.He said operatives from the intelligenceand drugs enforcement unit ofthe local police have recovered a total of23 sachets of suspected shabu and twohand guns from the suspects.Police said suspects are facing casesof violations of the Comprehensive DangerousDrugs Law ● (PNA)Philippines’ Gawad CCP Para sa Siningand an Achievement Award from theNational Commission for Culture andthe Arts.For the complete list of winners,visit www.palancaawards.com.ph. ●in Angeles City, City of San Fernandoand Mabalacat City, to name some, willbe participating in this event.This event is organized by the AngelesCity Library, Katipunan da ring Talasaliksikat Talaturung Kapampangan Inc.(KATATAGAN), Librarians Associationof Metro Pampanga (LAMP), and DLSU-Manila. ●business-to-business meet, AwitangTurismo, and the region’s attempt tothe Guinness world record on the longestboodle fight. ●towards the light from Page 5komunidad, sa ating lalawigan, sa ating bayan…kungtunay nga lamang sana tayong maymuwang. Maraming mga positibong implikasyonang maaaring iwanan ng ating payakngunit matalino at malalim na pagkamuwangsa mga bagay-bagay na nakapaligid sa atin, saiba’t ibang mga pangyayari na pilit pa ring naghahanapng mga makabuluhang kaganapanat maayos at mapayapang katapusan.Ayaw ko sanang haluan ang artikulo kongito ng pagka-Diyos, ngunit hindi ko maaaringtakasan ang dimensiyon ng Diyos sa mgaganitong usapin. At dahil na rin sa kadahilanangito, nais kong ibahagi sa inyo ang bahaging aking liham sa isang kaibigang pari nakasalukuyang nag-aaral sa Roma, na madalaskong makapalitan ng liham nitong mga nakaraangbuwan.Ito ang huling tanong ng kaibigan kong paringito sa pinaka-huling liham niya sa akinnoong nakaraang lingo: Anong kulang, bro,sa tao kung bakit lalo yatang nagiging masmababaw ang pananaw niya sa mga bagay nasana ay mas nabibigyan niya ng mas malalimna perspektibo at tamang pagkilala sa kaniyangbuhay?At ito ang aking naging tugon:“What we need to cultivate, then, is simplythe Memoria Dei, the memory of God. We donot earn God. We do not ever deserve God.We could not possibly deserve God. We simplyhave God. God is the essence of our lives. Weonly have to be ever conscious and ever mindfulof God and grow into the life force that alreadylives in us.”Mahirap nating hindi paniwalaan na angDiyos ay naroroon sa kung nasaan tayo ngayon.God is not in the whirlwind. God is notin the plethora of anything—words, places,rituals, ecclesiastical games, or people. God issimply right where we are. Which is, of course,why God is so hard to find. Palagi kasi tayongnaghahanap kung saan-saan. “Doon,” angsasabihin ng simbahan. “Dito” ang sasabihinnaman ng lipunan. Ngunit narito lang angDiyos—sa atin, sa bawat isa sa atin, sa bawatpangyayari sa buhay natin, gaano man ito kapayako kasalimuot, doon naroon ang Diyos…kung marunong lamang sana tayong tuminginat dumama ng tama…tiyak na makikitanatin siya sa isang matalinong pagkamuwang.Sa kababawan, kung hindi man sa kawalannatin ng matalino at malalim na pagkamuwang,naiiwan tayo sa isang mundong punong-punona lamang ng pagkabuwang……at dahil dito’y hinahanap pa rin tayo ngayonng Diyos. •PHOTOWALK from Page 3of the event,” said Ortiz, who is also one of thefounders of the Shutters6.“The 50mm Challenge was infused to addmore color to the activities of the day. Why50mm Challenge? This to squeeze morejuices to the already experienced photographerand to a budding/starting photographyenthusiast alike, that being limited to just50mm prime lens or on supervised 50mmfocal point setting, a participant can extractor create a well composed, amazing beautifulphoto,” added Ortiz to explain the nature ofthe contest.The challenge will culminate with a Canonbrand-sponsored event--the Canon PhotoEskwela--tobe handled by Borj Meneses, afashion photographer based in Angeles City.The participants will be asked to take a photoin the city for at least two hours.Ortiz said the theme will be announced onthe day of the contest itself and “generally, itwould be on a genre of street photograph.”Images can be in color or grayscale and can’tbe altered using external photo editing. Theentry can be edited only through the camera’sbuilt-in editing program.Ortiz said the decision of the panel of judgesis final. ●Want to broaden your business horizon?LET US HELP YOU!CALLUS: (045)435-0938 • 436-1576EMAIL US: headlinegitnangluzon@gmail.comVISIT US: 2nd Floor , U2 Bldg., MacArthur Hiway,Dolores, City of San Fernando (P)