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4EDITORIALTaking sidesHeadlineGitnang LuzonSEPTEMBER 13-15, 2013Parents and students of theHoly Angel University in AngelesCity are evidently torn betweentwo lovers--the managementand the striking employees.The strike, the first in decadesfor the school, is on to itsfirst month with the managementand Holy Angel UniversityTeachers and Employees Union(HAUTEU) still failing to come toterms over the computation ofshares the employees are supposedto get from the revenuesof the school.Early this week, some parentsreportedly took a stand in the issue,and it is beside the strikingteachers and employees. Theywere quoted to have said thatthey will not allow their childrento attend school until the strikeended.The parents stepping into thepicture should be wake-up call toboth parties and not necessarilyfor only one camp as the opposinggroups both benefit from thetuition paid by these parents.If this strike will drag on, HAU,one the region’s largest universities,may find a huge blow inits enrolment volume this comingOctober. This will be a loss,not only to the management, butalso to the employees who areseeking a fair share from theschool’s income.If this happens, the bone ofcontention between the twoparties will be lost without theirknowledge while they are in theheat of the bickering.HEADLINE Gitnang Luzon is a Daily Regional NewspaperGeneral Manager: Atty. Gerome n. TubigAsst. Manager: atty. rOWENA S. CUNANAN-MUNDOEditor-in-Chief: albert lacanlaleLayout Artist: JP ManalangPhotojournalist: Leo villacarlosReporters: CHARLENE CAYABYAB /MARNA D. DEL ROSARIOAdministrative Staff: sherylin l. riveraMarketing Head: ELAINE MAPILESMarketing/Circulation: Marlo francoAccount Executive: caren m. garcia/JOAN d. montemayorPublisher: I.N.I. NewspaperEmail: headlinegitnangluzon@gmail.comWebsite: www.headlinegl.comDISCLAIMER: Views expressed by columnists are theirown and do not necessarily reflect the editorial position ofHEADLINE Gitnang Luzon or its internet website: www.headlinegl.com. Thepublisher does not knowingly publish false information and may not be heldliable for the views of its columnists exercising their right to free expression.All rights reserved. Subject to the conditions provided for by law, no article orphotograph published by HEADLINE GITNANG LUZON may be reprinted orreproduced, in whole or in part, without its prior consent.Office Address: 2nd Floor, U2 Building, MacArthurHighway, Dolores, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, 2000Tel. Nos. (045) 435-0938“During extraordinary timeswe need extraordinary leadersto keep things movingin order for citizens to go onwith their normal lives”These are abnormal times.There is war in the South. Myheart goes out to the peacelovingpeople of Zamboanga City whonow live in fear after armed confrontationbetween the MNLF and governmenttroops erupted right in theheart of the city. The battle betweenthe MNLF and government forces inZamboanga City has paralyzed operationsof public and private establishments.According to ZamboangaCity Mayor Beng Climaco, a total of12,907 individuals, or 3,159 families,have been in evacuation centers asof last Wednesday due to the armedconflict that reportedly also causedthe burning of several houses. Climacois desperately calling for anend to the siege that already killeda number of people, displaced hundredsof civilians, kept some peopleas hostages by rebels and destroyedproperties as the armed confrontationcontinues.These are abnormal times. Whilethe government forces are engagedin the renewed armed conflict withthe MNLF, China is losing no opportunityto widen its encroachment inthe West Philippine Sea to the detrimentof the country’s territorialinterest and security. China’s navykeeps entering Philippine waters atwill and continues to build fortresseswithin a short striking distance toPhilippine shores in total disregardof international laws.These are abnormal times. The nationalgovernment is also under siegeby people’s growing disenchantmentover the pork barrel scam that hasStaying normal during abnormal timesgut feelLeny Manalostirred up a growing number of protestactions in various formats. Theperceived syndicated plunder of thenational coffers by high governmentofficials is definitely a destabilizingthreat. Already, a nationalbroadsheet reported that a group ofdisenchanted soldiers has issued amanifesto calling for change in thegovernment. The dailybarrage of news on moreincriminating informationon the pork scamand related issues haskept the nation agitatedand the political climatevolatile.These are abnormaltimes. The world is stillholding its breath overthe current brinkmanshipbeing applied by USPresident Obama on theissue of chemical weaponsin Syria. The USCongress was about to decide on therequest of Obama for an authorityto use military action against Syriabut was just postponed to give achance to the initiative by Russia toput Syria’s chemical weapons underinternational control. The threat toworld peace has been so great thatPope Francis himself called for a dayof fasting and prayer last Saturdaythat was considered the biggest indecades by Vatican.Keeping things normal during abnormaltimes is the biggest challengefaced by government executives fromthe President down to the barangaycaptains. In whatever calamity thatcomes our way, man-made or natural,people have to eat, rest and beattended to when sick. With whateverthreat that we run into, work inthe fields and offices must continueto sustain the nation and society.During extraordinary times we needextraordinary leaders to keep thingsmoving in order for citizens to go onwith their normal lives. It is the executivebranch of government reinforcedby the wisdom and intent ofthe Local Government Code that cansustain governance in this countryduring abnormal and extraordinarytimes.Last Tuesday, Pampanga GovernorNanay Pineda was in a general meetingof doctors and hospitalofficials of the province togetherwith some Philhealthstaff. She was in her usualpassionate mood for the pooras she scrutinized item byitem how the poor patientsshould be served. She remindedeveryone presentabout their duties and responsibilitieswhile promptlyaddressing needs to improvemedical service provided bythe province. Before this,Nanay was hopping fromone place to another personallydistributing assistance to herconstituents affected by the recentstorm and flooding. Watching herwork endlessly and listening to hersingle out specific problems gaveone that feeling of confidence that inPampanga we have an extraordinaryleader who will simply keep servicesfor the people moving normally evenduring abnormal times.I have the gut feeling that this issimilarly the case with the citiesand other provinces. The local executivesare trying their best to copewith the present national situationto keep things as normal as possiblefor their constituents. With so muchhumiliation the country is experiencingfrom the reported massivecorruption in high places of governmentand from the exposed weaknessesin the country’s national security,our saving grace might justcome from how the localities willsurvive despite their national leaders.•
HeadlineGitnang LuzonSEPTEMBER 13-15, 20135On Wednesday last week,Japanese officials visitedthe Subic Bay FreeportZone (Subic) to observe the conversionresults and the effortsmade in developingthis former UnitedStates Military NavalBase into an economiczone. One of theiraims was to learnabout Subic’s experiencein the conversionand what madeit into a developedeconomic hub, in thehands of Filipinos.iWritetomas m. garcia***For several years since the lastUS military personnel at Subicstepped out and bid goodbye tothis once premier military base inthe Pacific region, Subic Freeportofficials have managed to maintainthe facilities, installationsand other vital components of theformer naval base.***The visiting Japanese officialswere composed of Ichita Yamamoto,Japan’s Minister of State forOkinawa and Northern TerritoriesAffairs, Motomi Inoue, directorgeneralfor Okinawa Affairs; AkioIsomata, a minister from the JapaneseEmbassy in the Philippines;and Masaru Ikeda, director forpolicy coordination for OkinawaAffairs.While surfing the net,my attention wascaught by a newsabout an eight-year-old Yemenigirl who died in herwedding night. It wasgruesome and totally unacceptablein our modernsociety. She marrieda man five times herage with the approval ofher parents to emancipatethem from raisinga child and to earn extramoney from the dowry given tothe girl. She suffered internalbleeding and uterine rapturewhich caused her death.Justice was not given to hersince the local authorities tookno legal actions against theparents and the husband. Authoritieseven tried to cover upher death to avoid controversy.I could not imagine the painshe endured while having sexualintercourse with her olderhusband. A child knows nothingabout this sexual stuff. Aneight-year-old girl is supposedlyenjoying her childhood withher dolls, not with a man.Traditions in some countriessuck. I totally condemn theOn Subic***They were on a three-day visitto Subic and Clark. The latter isanother US military base in thePhilippines which was also convertedinto a FreeportZone. Clark is likewiseconsidered a potentialfor further developmenthaving its own internationalairport.***The said former military basesare considered as models of militarybases conversion. This meansthat they are successful in thiskind of transformations from formermilitary facilities into zonesof economic activities such asmanufacturing, business processinghubs, chips and other electronicproductions and tourism,among others.On child marriage“Traditions in somecountries suck. I totallycondemn the practiceand custom of childmarriages”“The visiting officials werelikewise surprised how skillful,resilient and hardworkingFilipinos are.”Now WeKnow!practice and custom of childmarriages. This is a form ofcruelty and abuse toour children. Childrenare deprivedof their youth byELLEZ J. DAVIOinstalling them theresponsibilities ofa grown-up individual. Humanrights activists demandthe total abolition of the saidtradition, however, some stillpractice the tradition becauseof poverty. It is a sad notethat children suffer the consequencesof the scarcity in lifeand even worse, their lives areat peril due to wealth issues.There should be a total ban onchild marriages and the UnitedNations should take actions toprevent more deaths and to ensurethe bright future of thechildren in most Arab countries.Want to broaden your business horizon?LET US HELP YOU!CALL US: (045)435-0938 • 436-1576 • EMAIL US: headlinegitnangluzon@gmail.comVISIT US: 2nd Floor, U2 Bldg., MacArthur Hiway, Dolores, City of San Fernando (P)***The Japanese were impressed.This means that the two economiczones are in good hands since theconversion. It seems that we didn’tfail not only in the conversions butalso in maintaining the said economicfacilities. We never allowedthem to rot in futility.***The visiting officials were likewisesurprised how skillful, resilientand hardworking Filipinosare. Credit is due not only to formerand present officialsof the two economiczones but also to investorsand the thousandsof workers who are employedin different locationsand investors insidethe facilities.***Yamamoto has equated strongleadership with strong development,a quality, he said, reposed inSubic Bay Metropolitan Authority(SBMA) Roberto Garcia. He recognized,too, Subic’s container portterminal, shipbuilding and drydock facilities as great potentialsin furtherance of development.***The G.I. Joes may have beengone, but after years of struggles,leadership and commitment, Subic,including Clark, remains to beAmerican legacies that are beingtaken care of by Filipinos.***For other opinions, comments,suggestions or adverse reactions,you may reach iWrite at 0919-5107665. ●My heart cries for justice forthis child. I could not bear thethought of her agony. Iwant to curse her parentsfor their action.I know that povertyis the root of all implausibledeeds butto put your child’s lifein danger because ofpersonal wants is unthinkable.As parents,we have the obligationto provide themtheir needs, not theother way around. Wehave responsibilitiesto make their futureilluminating and prepare themagainst the perils of the worldwith courage and utmost dignity.It is once said that the moraltest of government is how thatgovernment treats those whoare at the dawn of life--the children.And no man should bringchildren into the world if he isunwilling to persevere to theend for the sake of their natureand education. May God blessthe soul of the Yemeni childand welcome her with delightfor she will never to experiencethe pain of life again. •Ang pagbabalik“Puwede ko namang itaas ang akingnoo at kayang ipagmalaki na hindi akonagpabaya sa aking tungkulin”Kapag may kaibigan o kakilala na matagal naakong hindi nakikita, ang laging salubong napagbati sa akin ay kung kumusta na ang pagbabalikko bilang isang konsehal sa Lungsod Angeles.Ang laging tugon ko naman ay isang ngiti at anghandang sagot na “Okeylang.”***Sa mga maraming kabataanna ‘di pa ako nagkapaladna kanilang makilala,at ‘di alam ang ilang yugtong pulitika sa Angeles, gustolang ipaalam na pumasok akosa public service noong 1988.Nahalal akong konsehal, atpumwestong pang-apat sailalim ng grupo ng yumaongAlkalde Tony Abad Santos,na tinaguriang “Bubusuk”.toda maxMax Sangil***Nahalal akong muli at nanguna sa mga kandidatongkonsehal noong 1995 na kasama ni Edgardo Pamintuanbilang aming standard bearer.Puwede ko namang itaas ang aking noo at kayang ipagmalakina hindi ako nagpabaya sa aking tungkulin.Maraming taon ang lumipas--labing-limang taongmahigit na ngayon--tuwing Martes ng hapon, nasabulwagan na naman ako ng konseho para gampananang nakaatas na tungkulin.***Ramdam ko agad ang masyadong “partisan politics”sa loob dahil, sa umpisa pa lang, pinagkaitan naagad ang minorya na kinabibilangan ko at nina KonsehalBryan Nepomuceno at Carmelo Lazatin, Jr. ngkahit anumang chairmanship sa mga sangkaterbangstanding committees.Kung hindi ko pa ipinaalam sa kanila na, ayon saInternal Rules and Procedure ng konseho, ay maykatuwiran ang bawat kagawad ng konseho na sukatmabigyan kahit isang committee man lang. Napilitansilang ibigay sa akin ang COMMITTEE ON SEN-IOR CITIZENS’ AFFAIRS. He-he. Tuwa ko lang. Ilike it, ika nga.***Ang isang nakakalungkot dito ay mga ini-akdaakong mga ordinansa at resolusyon na alam kongpakikinabangan ng bayan subalit natutulog ng mahimbingsa mga committees. Sa kadami ng mga chairmanshipng mga kasamahan kong nasa majority,hindi nila kayang magkaroon ng pagdinig sa mga ito.***Heto, mga kababayan, ang ilang mga importantengnai-akda ko na:• Isang ordinansa para magkaroon ng regulasyonsa operasyon ng mga water systems, cable serviceproviders at ilang pang utilities. Ayon sa aking ordinansahindi pwedeng basta magtaas na lang ng singilang mga ito. Alam ninyo ba na hindi kukulangin sadalawampu ang operator ng water system sa Angelesna hindi pare-pareho ang singil?;• Isang ordinansa na naglalaan ng pondo sa paglalagayng CCTV monitors sa mga primary and secondaryroads sa buong lungsod;• Isang resolusyon na tatawag ng isang trafficsummit at ilan pang alam kong napapanahon na kinakailanganng mga mamayan ng lungsod.Nito lang nakaraang Martes, nagpa nukala akongmaglaan ng pondo para ang lahat ng mga publicbuildings at public schools, libraries ay magkaroonng Wi-Fi connections.Sana naman ay hindi masayang ang mga panukalangito. This is in keeping on the claim na Angelesis number 8 in the catagory of world class cities! ●
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