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Headline9Gitnang LuzonMAY 8, 2013TUGADE from Page 1CDC Human ResourcesDepartment Manager BonifacioTarenio, Jr. deniedhaving stated that he wasinstructed by CDC PresidentArthur Tugade “to exert alllegal remedies to prevent theimplementation of the (Associationof CDC SupervisoryPersonnel)’s CBA.”He clarified that CDC,being a government corporation,is bound by governmentaccounting and auditingrules to exhaust all legalremedies to protect governmentassets.Tarenio emphasized thatCDC Management “is not anenemy or opponent of theunions as Management hasbeen very generous to its employeesas shown by the salariesand benefits currentlybeing enjoyed by all employ-MASONS from Page 1Abad Santos Memorial Lodge No.333 and Tiburcio Hilario MemorialLodge No. 394, with WorshipfulMaster Dennis Cunanan during theflag ceremony last Monday held atcity hall here.According to Cunanan, Rodriguez’scontribution in the promotionof the cultural heritage of Pampangahas given every Kapampangan somethingto be proud of among otherplaces.Earlier, the Local GovernmentELECTION from Page 1PORAC from Page 1meter of FMR worth P5 million,rehabilitation of FMR inPurok 2 Pabungan area worthP1 million, and gave variousassistance for the lined canalconstruction and covered stagecourt construction, aside fromthe scholarship grants, medicalassistance and Philhealth, andfree services during medical anddental missions.Notable, David added “if itwere not for Madame GMA,baka lumubog na rin ang CalzadangBayu” referring to the hugeCADRE from Page 2structors,” she added.About 24 people participatedin the said activitycoming from the Cities ofMarikina and Silay in NegrosOccidental, OCD – NationalCapital Region, and Bureauof Fire Protection.CADRE is part of theProgram for Enhancementof Emergency Response(PEER) – a regional trainingprogram initiated in 1998 bythe U.S. Agency for InternationalDevelopment’s Officeof U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance(USAID/OFDA) tostrengthen disaster responsecapacities in Asia.“Prior to the said training,we were also lecturedon basic CADRE last March25 -27 in Antipolo City. Thetraining per se was alreadyconducted among ASEANcountries, through collaborationwith the InternationalFederation of Red Crossand Red Crescent Societies,American Red Cross, AsianDisaster Preparedness Center,and USAID/OFDA,” saidVallejos.Skills learned withCADRE include understandinghazards, disasters andemergencies in the community;developing communityresponse groups; how to securefamily and prepare torespond; First Aid and BasicLife Support; ICS and triage;dead body management; fireemergencies, basic searchees as compared to othergovernment agencies andeven private corporations inClark and Pampanga.”He stated that the issuein this case is technical/legaland “something beyond theauthority” of both CDC andthe unions.RA 10149, otherwiseknown as the GOCC GovernanceAct, mandated theGovernance Commissionfor GOCCs (GCG) to developa Compensation and PositionClassification System(CPCS) which will apply toall officers and employees ofGOCCs.GCG has adopted theposition that GOCCs are nolonger allowed to enter intoCBA with its unions consideringthat the CPCS shallgovern the salaries and benefitsof GOCCs.Executive Order No. 7meanwhile imposes a moratoriumon increases in therates of salaries, and thegrant of new or increases inthe rates of allowances, incentivesand other benefitunless specifically authorizedby the President of thePhilippines.Tarenio added that CDChas always been transparentwith the ACSP and wasmade formally aware thatthe implementation of itsCBA with CDC is subject tothe said approval prescribedby RA 10149.In fact, Tarenio evenadded that ACSP CBA includeda provision that thesame shall be subject to therules and regulations to beissued for GOCCs.Academy (LGA) of the Departmentof Interior and Local Government(DILG) has noted the efforts of Rodriguezto the city’s economic boomas an indication of its “successfulattempts towards local autonomy,”leading to its winning the GalingPook Award in 2009.Sylvestre Barrameda, AssistantHead of Institutional PartnershipUnit of the LGA, added that “MayorOca’s leadership, commitment andpassion to serve are the catalysts ofElections (Comelec).In the peace and ordermeeting on election preparationon Monday, the PampangaPolice Office (PPO),Armed Forces of the Philippines(AFP), mayors and allbarangay officials declaredtheir support to the call ofthe governor to prove thatKapampangans are peacelovingpeople who promotenon-violent election.Board Member MelchorPingol, president of the associationof barangay captainsin the province, said as perPineda’s instruction, he requestedbarangay officials toutilize Barangay ProtectionAction Team (BPATS), tanodsand other volunteers toaugment police visibility.Barangay Captain DaniloSunga of Minalin pledgedto mobilize his 20 barangaytanods to work overtime togetherwith the police andarmy in ensuring the safetyof the people, candidates,ballots and polling centers.Senior SuperintendentOscar Albayalde, new provincialpolice director, admittedthe inadequacy ofpersonnel to closely monitorthe 501 polling centers in theprovince and at the sametime pursue the curbing ofcriminality in the communities.He added the additional10,000 volunteers from allthe barangays can make adifference.“Peaceful election is everybody’sconcern. The PNPand AFP need every assistancethat the barangay canextend to us to achieve successfulelection,” Albayaldesaid.Provincial Director MyrvieFavia of DILG Pampangasupport Arroyo approved for thedesilting of Pasig Portrero Riverthat broke out years back. Thisflood control work is part of theMt. Pinatubo Hazard UrgentMitigation Project (PHUMP)prioritized during the stint offormer President Arroyo andnow continued as congresswoman,to control flooding inlowland areas of Porac and nearbymunicipalities.The accelerated lahar floodingcontrol works in PPR involvesthe desilting of metersthickpyroclastic-flow depositsand repair of breached points,averting mudflows even whendeposition continuous duringheavy rainfall.David also added “CalzadangBayu can sleep peacefully at night”free from looming fear of deathas experienced by others duringlahar mudflows in the past.Calzadang Bayu is still challengedwith the needed projectsin the barangay but hopeful thatArroyo wins second term.•Marna Dagumboy-del RosarioACSP even expressly acknowledgedthe said conditionin its formal communicationswith CDC.The legal issues broughtabout by RA 10149 and EO7 has also been consideredand presented to the Associationof Concerned CDCEmployees (ACCES) in theproposal of the latter to renegotiateits CBA.Given the said legal issues,Tarenio appealed tothe unions for a peaceful andrational resolution of the issuesallowing the processesto take its course.“In the meantime, CDCemployees must supportManagement’s initiatives toachieve its vision and missionfor the common benefitof all stakeholders,” Tareniosaid. ●change in the governance culture ofthe City of San Fernando, makinghim one of the best local chief executivesin the country.”The City of San Fernando, whichhas been recognized over the pastfew years by a number of local, nationaland international award givingbodies, has showcased significanteconomic development anchored onthe principles of good governanceand responsible citizenship underRodriguez’s administration. ●urged the local officials tocooperate in the observanceof peaceful polls through theactivation of their respectivepeace and order councils.Pineda, in that meeting,told barangay officials thatshe is looking forward to thesuccess of the convergence ofefforts of the stakeholders torefute the inclusion of Pampangain the watch-list order.“Peaceful election is thelegacy I want for my firstterm as governor of the province.This is as important aswinning the gubernatorialrace,” she said. ●FOR SMARTPHONES& TABLETS!You can grab our DigitalEdition Copy viawww.headlinegl.com& click Cover Todayand rescue; water emergencies;and final practical exercise,he said.CADRE incorporatessimple elements of medicalfirst responder training andcollapsed structure searchand rescue skills, into a modularcourse. With this training,any member of any vulnerablecommunity in Asia can bebetter prepared to deal withdisasters and emergencies.It targets to developemergency response trainingfor community-based firstresponders; enhance basiclife-saving skills for the 24-72 hours while waiting forprofessional responders toarrive; curriculum to includeelements of medical first responseand light search andrescue; integrate the communitiesto the national responsesystem; and develop community-basedskills in mass casualtymanagement and managementof mass-fatalities.From 2009 to date, 129Filipinos are first responderstrained with CADRE Basiccourse, while 72 – CADRE instructorstrained with CADRE-Training for instructors-instructorsworkshop (TFI-IW).CADRE is running from2009-2014 with projectcountries-Southeast Asia:Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia,Lao People’s DemocraticRepublic, Vietnam,India, Nepal, Pakistan andBangladesh. ●PEN TALKS from Page 5we finished the show. We got a few more minutes sowe kept walking. Disneyland is too big that you can’tafford wasting time if you wish to visit the wholeplace. It was getting dark as we were about to goback to the Disneyland park for the fireworks. Therewas this very catchy castle named Small World inFantasy land. I knew it was really for kids becausethe boats were small. It was a musical boat ride,and every country was represented by dolls andthey were singing “It’s a Small World” in differentlanguages. Bigla akong nataranta nung marinig koyung Filipino version “Maliit Lang Ang Mundo” andit stuck in my head till we got home. I even bought aDisney musical figurine because of that. After waitingfor Mei and Eujahn ride the roller coaster, we immediatelywent to the park and there I got teary eyedbefore the fireworks ended.It wasn’t really tears of joy because the show wasmoving, but because for a day I had a valid reason tobe child again. I was taken back to my much youngeryears and enjoyed the things I was afraid to imaginethen for fear of being disappointed because Iknew we didn’t have the means to be in Disneyland.Disney used to be just a dream for us less fortunateyet I am telling you now petty stories about myDisney adventures.Sabi nga ng Ginebra “pagbigyan niyo na ako,paminsan minsan lang naman ito!”Now, there’s finally a closure and fulfillment tomy childhood life and this is where my childhoodwishlist ends. •PITIK -BULAG from Page 5nan din kayo niyan, kung wala na rin siyang mapapakinabangan.Hindi tayo malapit kay Oca, hindi rin niyatayo empleyado. Pero gusto ko ang prinsipyo niOca. Hindi ba’t iniwan din ni Oca si GMA? Oo, namanpero nang iwan niya si GMA ay Pangulo paito. Nang iwan niya si GMA ay nasa poder pa itoat maaari pang manalo ang kanyang kaalyadong siGibo Teodoro.Lumipat lang ng partido si Oca dahil sa naniniwalasiya sa prinsipyo ng mga Aquino, mula kinaNinoy at Cory, hanggang kay PNoy. At tapos na namanang termino ni Gloria.Sa pagiging mayor niya, hindi naman siyanapahiya bagkus marami siyang dapat ikarangalsa itinakbo ng kanyang pangangasiwa sa City Hall.Maraming karangalan at proyekto ang dinala niOca sa City of San Fernando kaya marapat lamangna regaluhan siya ng karagdagang termino parapangunahan ang Tersera Distrito sa kongreso.Magagamit din ni Oca ang kanyang koneksyonkay PNoy. Walang problema, hindi naman siyacontractor. Hindi naman siya mangungurakot.Nagpaparinig ka yata? Loko, ala kung sasabianmakaniyan. That’s bad. Pota abasa ne. Nino? Ongeni mo. Sabian kuna kanita. Bato, bato sa langitang tamaan huwag magagalit. Makananung emimwa, eleksyun ngeni. Awa ne.Your last statement, please! Kay Oca Rodriguez,Tersera Distrito ay da best. Kay Dong Gonzales,Tersera Distrito daw ay may “conflict of interest”.Ha? Ang sakit niyan. ●LOCAL BANDS from Page 2Proceeds of the event would go to various charitablefoundations and orphanages in Pampanga.Austria was also very thankful to the supportof sponsors, especially to the CDC Tourism PromotionsDepartment for their support.“The support of CDC in our endeavor is a bigthing. It makes us feel that we are being recognizedby these big companies who are willing to supportthe Kapampangan band scene and Kapampanganmusic as well,” added the organizer.Additionally, Austria announced that, with thesuccess of the concert, they will continuously holdgigs which will allow them to help out other charitablecauses, while at the same time, express theirpassion for music.“We’re doing something that we love to do. It’sfor the love of the music and for the love of our fellowKapampangans,” he ended. ●PARADE from Page 3route of the religious had been changed and it alsorained hard.The procession starts and ends at the churchalong JASA and in front of the Sta. Cruz Public Market.It first goes to the direction of Bataan province upto the so-called Double Happiness and goes back tochurch and move more to the end of Sta. Cruz.Shouts of “Viva, Viva” erupt at the climax of theprocessions joined by more than 10 religious images.Linda Tuazon said the procession of “Apu” washeld “ever since my mother was young.”“No one knows the exact date. But what I am sureof is that it’s indeed miraculous,” said Tuazon.“You become strong and healthy yearly after youjoined consistently,” she added. ●