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Balibago now hosts 2,200 businessesbusiness pagE 102012 NUTRITIONALGUIDELINES FOR FILIPINOSwww.headlinegl.comVOLUME II • NO. 90OCTOBER 15, 2013TUESDAYThe Most Widely Distributed Local Newspaper in Central LuzonUSE IODIZED SALTTO PREVENT IODINEDEFICIENCY DISORDERSPAID ADVERTISEMENT BYNATIONAL NUTRITION COUNCIL - REGION 3Yeng wants P7.2-B budgetfor Clark airport terminalBy Marna Dagumboy-del RosarioCITY OF SAN FERNANDO --Pampanga First District Rep. Joseller “Yeng” Guiao is set to lobby forthe inclusion of P7.2 billion in the line-item budget of the Department of Transportation and Communications(DOTC) for the construction of an international terminal in Clark.budget... pagE 9Clark airportoperationsnormalizedafter ‘Santi’CLARK FREEPORT -- Clark InternationalAirport Corporation (CIAC) Presidentand CEO Victor Jose I. Luciano yesterdayassured passengers here of normalaviation operations.This, after flights of four commercialairlines were diverted last Friday eveningto Mactan Airport in Cebu and the ManilaAirport.“Clark airport operations have beennormal since Saturday,” Luciano said.The four commercial airlines thatwere diverted were Asiana Airlines, JinAir from Incheon in South Korea, CebuPacific Air and Tiger Air Philippines fromClark airport... pagE 9AFTERMATH. Typhoon Santi dumpedvoluminous amount of water to CentralLuzon flooding many provinces, includingthe town of San Miguel in Bulacan wherethis photo of people taking a free ride on amilitary truck was taken.--Photo courtesy of Robert GinesPoliceman killedin Magalang mudslideBy Marna Dagumboy-del RosarioMAGALANG, Pampanga-- Due to torrential rainsbrought by typhoon Santi, apolice officer was killed in amudslide in Barangay Ayalahere last Saturday, a policereport said.The victim has beenidentified as PO1 CrisencioOmawing Bueno, a memberof the 1st Maneuver Companyof the Regional PublicSafety Battalion 3, and stacopdead... pagE 9Ejica copies Pampangain health care servicesBy Joey PaviaCLARK FREEPORT –NuevaEjica Gov. Aurelio Umali hasvowed to replicate the “best practices”of the Pampanga provincialgovernment in health care services,including the consignment ofthe supply of medicines to 10 districthospitals and one provincialhospital in Pampanga.“It’s good. Maganda pala (it’sbeautiful). We hope to imitatethe consignment of medicines inNueva Ejica just like what they doin Pampanga,” said Umali, whojoined Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pinedaand four other governors ofCentral Luzon in a recent healthforum here sponsored by the Dehealthcare... pagE 9

HeadlineGitnang LuzonOCTOBER 15, 2013REGION 3Councilor opposes P20-Mcity supplemental budget‘Overtime pays exorbitant’By Charlene A. CayabyabANGELES CITY -- A city councilorhere has expressed opposition to thepassage of an ordinance authorizingthe city’s supplemental budget worthP20 million.Councilor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin,Jr. opposed the ordinance authorizingthe P20-million SupplementBudget No. 3 during the SanggunianPanlungsod’s session on October 10.During the nominal voting forthe passage of the ordinance, Lazatinsaid that the reason behind his negativevote was the delayed submissionof the relevant program of works fromthe offices that will receive the funds.“The documents required by thecity council were submitted by theconcerned offices on an installmentbasis,” Lazatin said. “Most of the documentswere also submitted on theday of the session itself so the councilmembers were not given ample timeto properly review them.”“Ang nangyayari ay namamadaliang pag-aaral sa dokumento at hindinare-review ng maayos dahil mismongsa araw na ng session naibibigaysa amin,” added Lazatin, “Ayawnaman po natin na nagkakaroon langng budget hearing for the sake of formalityat pagkatapos ay hindi namanpag-aaralan ng maayos kung saantalaga ginagamit ang pera ng taongbayan.”Lazatin also said that there arecertain “concerning items” in theproposed supplemental budget, suchas the overtime pay for employeesof the City Treasurer’s Office (CTO)amounting to P1.2 million.Lazatin said that after reviewingcouncilor opposes...Page 9‘YOU CAN’. Edu Perreras and his piece which won grand prize in the Everyone’s Vision Petron painting category competition.--Photo by Joelyn BaluyutKapampangan artist winsgrand prize in Petron tiltPampangatownscomplete ELABY JENNA LUMBANGCITY OF SAN FERNANDO – All 19 municipalitiesand two cities in the provinceformulated their Executive and LegislativeAgenda (ELA), making Pampanga the firstprovince in the region to be 100-percent ELAcompliant.Director Myrvi Fabia of the Departmentof Interior and Local Government Pampangadisclosed that this is the first time that all thelocal government units in the province completedtheir ELA.“For the first time, all LGUs in the provincehad completed their executive-legislativeagenda formulation. And Pampanga is thefirst province to finish ELA in Central Luzon,”she stated.Fabia said that since September, DILGPampanga had been conducting seminarworkshop and other technical interventionsin each town to facilitate the formulation ofthe ELA.“Most of the local officials are enthusiasticin completing their ELA but they need guidelines.We conducted seminar-workshop tohelp them draft their agenda of governance,”said Fabia.The DILG Pampanga director addedthat ELA is significant in local governance. Itserves as a guide in the systematic implementationof project of the local and provincialgovernment.She said it is also culled out from the comprehensivedevelopment plans which containthe major development priorities of both executiveand legislative bodies for the three-yearterm of office.“ELA is mutually developed and agreedupon by both executive and legislativebranches of the local government units. Thiswill serve as a guide for their next three yearsin government service,” explained Fabia. ●Capitol scholarschallenged tohelp improveeducationBY JENNA LUMBANGBy Joelyn G. BaluyutCITY OF SAN FERNANDO-- Edu P. Perreras, a self-taughtpainter from Angeles City, wonthe grand prize in the paintingcategory of an art contest sponsoredby gas-giant Petron.Everyone’s Vision Petron, formerlyArtPetron, is an exhibitionand competition for all young andbudding artists which startedyear 2000.Perreras’ work, “Successcomes in a can not a can’t”, is astory where a family resides in acan of a 555 sardines, which theartist compared to a home in asquatter’s area.A can of sardines is often usedto describe the hard-up conditionof people in the slum areas.Another image shown in Perreras’work is a boy studying reallyhard for his family to have abetter life and future.“This child wanted to be thestart of progress. That, if he focuseson studying and developshis full potentials, his living statuswill be uplifted and this willthen serve as an inspiration forall the poor people,” Perreras explained.The 25-year-old painter receiveda cash prize worth P50,000and a trophy for his entry--an oilin canvass piece with 48 by 36-inch dimension.Other grand prize winners areBernardo S. Cabugnason’s “Pasasalamat”and Noel M. Elicana’s“Perspective”.Runners-up entries includeArman Jay S. Arago, Dave B.Cruz, Marvin E. Quizon and WerielB. Mallari.“I never expected this awardand I’m thankful with this kind ofrecognition,” Perreras said.Theme for this year’s competitionis “Lakbay Tagumpay: A journeyof triumphs and milestones,”which dwells deeper into the Filipinopsyche and focuses on whatdefines man through his sense ofachievement; how this fulfils andmakes him proud, and strive evenharder through the learned lessonsin life.The young artist is a member ofthe Art Association of the Philippines(AAP) in Central Luzon andhad competed in national awards.He had been a finalist in the GovernmentService Insurance System(GSIS) painting competitionrepresentational category, ManingningMiclat painting competition,AAP on the spot paintingcompetition “MABINI ART,” andhas won the 2nd place in the SanBartolome Parish Church paintingcompetition in Malabon, andhonorable mention in Museo ngArkidiyosesis ng Maynila (MACC)painting competition, all in 2013.He also had numerous exhibitsin Pampanga and Metro Manilasince he started in the art industryin 2008. ●CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Second DistrictBoard Member Arthur Salalila urged Kapampanganstudents to help in the improvement of thequality of education in the province.The appeal was made during the distributionof educational assistance to 406 college studentsfrom the six towns of the district--Porac, Sta. Rita,Guagua, Sasmuan, Lubao and Floridablanca.Salalila, who is also the chairman of the committeeon education of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,said the effort of the provincial governmentis unconditional and their only request is forthe students to study hard and finish their schooling.“We challenge all the beneficiaries of the scholarshipprogram of the province to be role modelsto other youth. Study hard and be responsiblestudents. Finish your studies with flying colors,”Salalila stressed.The board member explained that the scholarshipprogram of the Capitol was formulated toassists poor families in sending their children tocollege.The financial assistance is in addition to othereducation programs of the province that includeestablishment of satellite campuses, constructionof classrooms, covered courts, comfort rooms andSpecial Program for the Employment of Students(SPES). ●

4HeadlineGitnang LuzonOCTOBER 15, 2013EDITORIALNormalcyThe Clark International Airport(CIA) has proven its ability to bethe Philippines’ premier internationalairport far better comparedto the Ninoy Aquino InternationalAirport (NAIA) in Pasay City.During the onslaught of TyphoonSanti, that battered Central Luzonlast week, a few flights werediverted from Clark due to poorweather condition. Not even thebest airport could manage to operatein such harsh environment.However, this inconvenience issomewhat temporary as normalcyreturned in no time right afterSanti flew away from the region.Facility-wise, CIA satisfactorilypasses requirements of an internationalairport, able to accommodatethe biggest passenger orcargo aircraft in the world unlikeother airports that usually get todivert flights to other airports dueto congestion even when therereally are not that much inboundor outbound flights at any giventime.Had it not for the fierce windsand blinding rains induced by thetyphoon, it is unlikely for CIA toshoo away flights towards otherairports. What the Clark airport isdoing is enticing all airlines to tryits facilities which are slowly-butsurelyimproving to meet the risingaviation standards.Everything is back to normal inClark after Santi wreaked havocamong many provinces in CentralLuzon. What remains abnormal,though, is the government’sapparent lack of interest to fullydevelopClark when all statisticsare already pointing to CIA as themost suitable premier gateway ofthe country.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“Less we forget, the Central Luzonallocation for agriculture inthe 2014 national budget wascut by 220 million pesos affectingthe farm mechanization programthat is needed to boost agriculturalproduction especiallyin rice.”Apparently even without theonslaught of tropical stormSanti right across the country’sprime rice-producing provinces ofLuzon, we already have rice shortage.The country is not producing enoughrice, neither is it importing enough.So the question is, “What is the governmentdoing about it?”Last Wednesday, Senator Loren Legardarevealed that a NEDA report byDir. Gen. Arsenio Balisacan to PresidentAquino, copy furnished AgricultureSecretary Prospero Alcala, saidthat the third quarter rice productionof 7.4 million metric tons (MT) thisyear is inadequate to cover total demandamounting to 9.1 million MT--adeficit of 1.7 million MT that can evenballoon to 2.6 million MT if a 30-daybuffer stock is factored in. NEDA, inthe same report, recommended theimportation of 500,000 MT of riceto stabilize prices that have gone upthese past months without clear explanationfrom the government.In a previous column, I mentionedthat the government reduced its importationof rice because of what itclaimed as continuing success of itsrice sufficiency program. For thisyear, it was supposed to have only allowedthe importation of 187,000 MTas mentioned by an agriculture officialthat turned out to be only some11 to 7 percent of the total supplydeficit. Even the SONA target figureof 350,000 MT of rice import for thisyear was still way below the NEDAreporteddeficit. But the governmentseems not bothered. Maybe there issomething it is not telling us.Actually the government wantsto tell us something–the governmentrice sufficiency program underthe present administration is doinggreat. Aquino first announced his riceself-sufficiency program in his 2012What’s the real score on rice?SONA. A year later, in his 2013 SONA,he boasted that rice imports hadsteadily gone down from 2 million MTin 2010, 855,000 in 2011, 500,000 in2012, to a target of 350,000 MT thisyear.While the plan was toreduce rice imports, thoseallowed to import were increasedfrom 12 rice farmers’cooperatives in 2011 to109 of such cooperatives in2012 plus some 19 privatetraders with the NFA stilldoing its own importation.For 2012, the NFA Councilhad decided to bid out theimport rights of 380,000metric tonnes to the privatesector, divided equally betweentraders and farmers’cooperatives. The remaining120,000 metric tonnes was to bebought by the NFA from countrieswith which it had purchase agreements.According to former NFA AdministratorLito Banayo this arrangement,while it boosted governmentprofits, spawned opportunities forrice smuggling as it made monitoringof private importers more difficult.Banayo, like some lawmakers, hadrecommended that the NFA be madethe sole importer of rice.Earlier this year, rice traders, millers,farmers and the consumer watchdogBantay Bigas (Rice Watch) disputedthe government’s claim of riceself-sufficiency and asked the Aquinoadministration to act immediatelyand decisively against the reportedrampant rice smuggling in the countrythat has resulted in the floodingof the grain and lower demand for domesticrice. Using IMF trade figuresthat bore discrepancies in the postedvolumes of trade between the countryand Vietnam alone it was estimatedthat some 16.6 billion pesos worth ofrice was smuggled into the country inthe first two years of President Aquinothat also meant some 6.6 billionpesos in lost customs duties.This October, four trading firmswere charged by the Bureau of Customs(BOC) for allegedly bringing in11 million pesos worth of illegal ricefrom Hong Kong and Myanmar. CustomsCommissioner Ruffy Biazonsaid smuggling charges were filedgut feelLeny Manalowith the Department of Justice (DOJ)against owners of Ocean Park Enterprises,Vintage Eagle Marketing,Mindanao Port Enterprises and ZoneZodiac Commercial. “Ocean’s Park’sshipments were part of the 1,169 containervans of smuggled ricethat were seized by BOC inthe Port of Cebu earlier thisyear,” Biazon said. He added,“Vintage Eagle ownerJulius Hinoo together withMindanao Portal ownerEdmundo Acuno and ZoneZodiac owner FernandoPalingcod illegally importedsix container vansof rice that arrived in theMindanao Container Port.”Rice smuggling apparentlycontinues even as the lastreported big cases of ricesmuggling were still from last yearwhen names of farmers’ cooperativeswere implicated in the undocumentedrice importations in Albay and at theSubic Bay Freeport that promptedthen House committee on good governmentand public accountabilitychairman Rep. Jerry Treñas to starta probe, well, that ended as a probe.Just wait for a Senate probe then? Butthey are still nowhere near the end ofthe probe on the pork scam!So if the government now says thatthe present high prices of rice aredue to manipulation by rice tradersand not to the low supply of rice, isit a tacit acceptance by force majeurethat there is abundance of rice in privatebodegas that came not from localplanters nor from legitimate riceimports? Less we forget, the CentralLuzon allocation for agriculture inthe 2014 national budget was cutby 220 million pesos affecting thefarm mechanization program that isneeded to boost agricultural productionespecially in rice. That was farfrom being in the right direction toachieve market competitiveness andsufficiency for locally produced rice .This is why I cannot understand theexcitement over the reported governmentsavings in billions of pesos thatwas attributed to the policies andmanagement priorities of the presentadministration. Savings per se donot reflect good governance. Savingsgut feel... Page 9

HeadlineGitnang LuzonOCTOBER 15, 20135During the onslaught of TyphoonSanti, there wereflights bound for the NinoyAquino International Airport(NAIA) that were diverted to theClark International Airport (CIA)at Clark, Pampanga. It seems tobe an unusual emergencyprocedure to assure thesafety of airlines, but it’snot.***What makes it not isthe fact that for so manytimes a number of inboundflights for thecountry’s premier internationalairport in Manilahave been re-routed to theCIA due to various reasons.Weather, electronicsand communications failureand heavy smog at themetropolis are just someof the reasons for the diversion.***When the NAIA encounterssome problems,technical or otherwise,the CIA is always thereto give a helping hand.This means that the CIAis capable enough to handleflights that cannot behandled by the NAIA. Itmeans that the CIA hasthe capacity and capabilityto handle inbound flights’ situations.Last Saturday afternoon, I waspractically glued to watchingthe do-or-die game betweenthe De La Salle Green Archers andthe UST Growling Tigers for thechampionship title of theUAAP 76th season. It wasonly on that third gamethat I have been awareof the Teng siblings, Jericand Jeron, who are playingon opposite teams.Jeric, playing for USTon his last collegiate season,and Jeron, playingfor the Green Archers, are both sonsof PBA veteran Alvin Teng, alsoknown as “Robocop” and was partof the San Miguel Beermen team inthe late ‘80s.I cannot help but be amazed withthe prowess that the Teng brothershave both showcased in UAAP;however, while I was appreciative ofthe fact that both siblings are consideredtop players in their respectiveteams, I muse over the fact thatit will be highly inevitable that theywill be compared with one another.As a mother of two boys (with 1 ½years gap), I wonder how difficultit is for their parents to deal withthis supposed rivalry between theirsons.Of course, it is expected that AlvinTeng chose to stay in the middleRailway for developmentiWritetomas m. garcia***What hampers then the categorizationof the CIA to become thecountry’s newest internationalgateway? For years, many haveclamored before the national governmentfor the latter to fully developthe CIA now that it handlesseveral international flights fromdifferent parts of the world.“The billion-dollarproposal maysound too ambitiousbut is properand attainableonly if given thepriority by thenational governmentif it’s seriousto promotingdevelopment inthe countryside.”of the road on this battle betweenhis two sons. But, as soon the finalgame was over, it was hard to reconcilethe fact thatone outshined theother, and it was theyounger Teng whoclaimed the victory***Aviation experts and officialshave noted CIA’s high potential tobecome the Philippines’premier internationalgatewaybecause of NAIA’scongestion and spacelimitations. The NAIAhas limited runwaycapacity while its landarea can no longer befeasible for expansion.***The NAIA cannotsufficiently addressthe growing demandsof air transportationsystem. Due to its presentstate, it affects localbusiness includingtourism. The NAIAhas problems that theCIA can provide thesolution for.***Recently, severallawmakers have renewedcalls for theconstruction of ahigh-speed railwaysystem that will linkthe NAIA to the CIA.It has been noted thatlinking the two international airportswill address the issue that theCIA is far from the country’s capitaland is not capable of catering airlinepassengers from Metro Manila.and was even named as the FinalsMVP.His brother, Jeric, probably still indisbelief and regret of only comingclose to his championship dream,shed tears for failing to win a collegiatechampionship on his lastUAAP season.Alvin Teng himself has said in aninterview that his older son, Jeric, isthe better player than Jeron, havingmore experience and on and off thepaint shooting skills.Meanwhile, the advantage of hisyounger son, Jeron, is his power toshove off the defense and score baskets,which he said was more likelyhis style when he was in the PBA.***Most of the legislators who madethe call are from Central Luzon.They filed a resolution in Congressurging President BenignoAquino III to give priority to themuch-clamored construction ofa high-speed railway system thatwill link Clark to Metro Manila.These lawmakers are well awareof the need for the said proposedproject. They are aware, too, thatClark is the solution to severalNAIA woes.***Bulacan Representative LinabelleRuth Villarica, who was amongthose who filed the resolution, saidthat authorities have been unable tomove NAIA’s operation to Clark becauseof the latter’s distance to thecountry’s capital. A multi-billiondollarrailway system, like those inother countries, is seen as a solutionbut critics claim it is too costlyfor a developing country like thePhilippines.***If realized, the railway system willnot only cater to airline passengersbut also thousands of public commutersfrom Central Luzon in theirtravel to Metro Manila. The railwaysystem will likewise address trafficproblems in the country’s capitalas it will decongest road networksif the railway system be made inplace.***The billion-dollar proposal maysound too ambitious but is properand attainable only if given the priorityby the national government ifit’s serious to promoting developmentin the countryside.***For other opinions, comments,suggestions or adverse reactions,you may reach iWrite at 0919-5107665. ●Siblings in sports: The inevitability of comparison“At the end of the day, itis a great triumph for theTeng Family as they havebeen a good example ofwhat a Filipino family isall about”BrainwavesMichelle Catap-LacsonPost-season reports and analysesmay indicate who’s the betterplayer based on statistical data,but both Teng siblings haveshown impressive composureand outlook, especiallyJeric, who, on his Twitterpost, even congratulated hisyounger brother for beingawarded as the Finals MVP.Jeron, on the other hand,came over and hugged hisbrother right after the game.In his interview, he also saidthat it will be really hardfor him to celebrate his victorywhile he knows of his“brother’s loss.”At the end of the day, it is a greattriumph for the Teng Family as theyhave been a good example of what aFilipino family is all about. Win orlose, black or white, family is stillfamily. Blood is still thicker thanwater, and not even a basketballchampionship can change that. ●Want to broaden your business horizon?I want to be a millionaireIwant to get rich because I fancy the lifestyle ofthe rich and famous. Perhaps, it might seem illogicalto some but, for me, it is what I intend todo when I win the lottery.I yield to the idea of having to buy all I want andneed without having any reservations. I want to imaginemyself relaxing in St. Tropez in France in myown yacht while having a sip of frozen margarita.I yearn to shop again in Harrods in London withoutcounting my money secretly behind the counter.I want to experience the Balinese massage on onefine afternoon and drink tea afterwards.The concept of craving all there is to own is nothypocrisy. Our ultimate desire to have it all is anelement of human nature.Being rich beyond the borderof reality is what we areall dreaming of. But, to somepeople, their appetite for thehard cash and lavish lifestyleis uncontrollable to the extentthat they abandon theirmoral values and their humanity.Who does not want to be aNow WeKnow!ELLEZ J. DAVIO“They say thatthe Philippinesis a poor country.I adamantlyrefuse to believethat notion.”millionaire? Everyone does.Some say the easier wayto get wealthy is to enter theworld of politics. With whatis happening to our belovedcountry right now, it is thetruth indeed. But to deceivepeople in order to get affluentis the vilest character ofa man.I do not need to dropnames. We all know them.Being rich and powerful isnot enough to satisfy theirhunger to gain more.They say that the Philippinesis a poor country. I adamantly refuse to believethat notion. Do you know that the Philippineeconomy is the 40th largest in the world? It is oneof the ten most biologically mega diverse countries.It means we are rich in terms of natural resourcesand man power.But, unfortunately, only a few individuals enjoythe benefits the diversity of our country. These arethe corrupt politicians who practically gorge on allour reserves and revenues to sustain their own capriciouslifestyles.I see them defending themselves on nationaltelevision and it makes me sick to my stomach. Icould not tolerate their “pa-innocent look” anymore.These are colossal gangsters who deliberatelysteal our treasures with our eyes wide open. If beingfilthy rich means you have to betray the publictrust, I would shun myself from being so. I still havea conscience.I want to be a millionaire just to experience thefeeling and the thrill of being rich. Nothing more,nothing less. ●Be heard! 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Your attitude is commendable and othersdo not let your efforts escape their attention. Since you do not complain, you may find more than a simplethanks for your efforts. This is indeed a great time to work in a team effort. Obtaining and exchanging informationtakes on more emotional significance this evening as you find yourself interacting with others onthe general events of the day. You value personal contact with your neighbors or friends, cutting throughall the externals and getting to the heart of things. You express a deep understanding of all people and area good communicator. It is possible that you will encourage community improvements. Consider going toa city council meeting.ARIES (MAR. 21-APR. 19)Expect the best and you will receive the best. The day may have a slow start but an unusually busy afternoon.Your attitude will bring things around to what you want to accomplish. Positive results depend on your actionsand how you influence others and you know just what to do. You may gain some positive feedback from yourpeers as well as the public. You feel at home in your profession and it takes care of you. You could have deepinsights into your own feelings and inner, spiritual nature at this time--enjoy this time of year! At home, decoratewith splashes of color and the fun traditions of the season. You may be checking out your own wardrobe.You may, in fact, find yourself all dressed up for a party.CANCER (JUN 22- JUL 22)You know just what to do to keep the professional ball bouncing. You have dreams and ideas of how you want yourday to develop and you are pleased to be able to take charge and create the desired end result. If you want to learnmore about the art of negotiation, you might take a class in negotiation, debate, stage presence or some othersimilar type of class. You will gain the confidence you need to be more expressive in your profession and aroundyour friends and family. Soon, people will better listen to what you have to say, particularly if you have a good basisfor what you say. Communications, computers and the whole electronic revolution are a perfect career options foryou. Tonight is for relaxation and fun with the young people.CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 - JAN 19)Professional advice may work in your best interest. A relentless, getting down to basics attitude makes yoursense of management and realistic vision very deep. You seem to understand mass psychology, how to organizeand manipulate sensitive areas of the public mind. This could create mentally stressful times for you butthe results are rewarding. Work and career is becoming a primary focus. There are opportunities to make gooddecisions. Friends visit your home this afternoon and you may find yourself having a blast with these friendsand getting all caught up on who has a new baby, when somebody married and new job moves that are indifferent places all over the country. Keep up and have a camera at the ready for updating your albumsGEMINI (MAY 21-JUN 21)There will be an opportunity today to show off your skills to higher-ups. You may not get recognition justnow, but it will come soon; smile! If you have not noticed lately, you have had a more confident style aboutyou and this may be the key that opens many a new door in your career. You are very imaginative when itcomes to people and relationships and you express yourself well in all kinds of communications. At homethis afternoon you may decide to do a few more chores than are usually on your list. You have an interest inpreparing for a social event. There may be an opportunity to do a little fall decorating. A splash of decor atyour front door presents an intriguing invitation and welcomes all the little neighbors to your good graces.LEO (JUL 23 - AUG. 23)Challenging authority and rocking the boat will likely be a temptation to you. Bringing new ideas into theworkplace or making changes in a project could be acceptable if there is a plan on paper for higher-ups ora staff to view. Old patterns of organization and power are ripe for a creative approach. Inventive ideas holdthe key to realizing your ambitions and advancing your status in the workplace--it is your turn to show offyour talents. Good humor defuses any tense situation. After work, you are ready to enjoy some quiet timein a bookstore or museum. Check out your calendar for upcoming birthdays--you may want to update yourcollection of cards and have some ready for mailing to your family or friends. Enjoy the season’s celebrations.LIBRA (SEP. 23 - OCT. 23)You are willing to take on a few challenges this tuesday; no matter what the risks. You can be bold, perhapsa little headstrong and impatient. With your attitude however, professional challenges are easily handled. Aco-worker or project manager is watching your progress and will be a great support. Daring to implementnew approaches or techniques may be the secret to your success. You prosper through new insights. Afterthe workday is over, you will have the opportunity to visit and chat with your friends. Without realizing it’sbeen done, a friend will be able to give you some good guidance. You demonstrate great understanding andsensitivity to others and can you can communicate with a great deal of enthusiasm.PISCES (FEB. 19 - MAR. 20)Thank goodness you have a day now that you can use wisely. A day that is not too stressful--a time for accomplishingtasks or setting things up to work in your favor. This is a great time to be with others and to work ingroups or teams. You may be sought after as just the person for a particular job. You are good in managementdecisions and it may be time now to take a few risks. Your team is more confident and capable than ever before.Any group or project that you lead will have much success. You prosper through new insights, inventionsand an independent point of view. Situations are almost custom-made and it is easy to see which path is theone to take. This is a time of good fortune when things open up in a very natural way.SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 - DEC. 21)When obtaining a loan, be careful to ask for just what you need and not necessarily what you want--you will begranted the loan--but then you will have to start paying it back. Make sure the reason you borrowed the money isworth the time and energy it takes to pay it back. In the workplace, you could be seen by others as just the personto be put in charge of some project. Difficulties, blocks and all manner of hot spots may be discovered. You canwork through these blocks quickly today as your attitude is to keep things simple and to forge ahead. Nothingseems to slow you down. Ideas and interaction with authority figures or older people may be in the works. Workingwith--rather than against--the flow is good. A social affair is successful.SCORPIO (OCT. 24- NOV. 21)You enjoy your work and you feel important when others depend upon you. Careful--you may appearcommanding at this time. In summary, you can expect a more confident, outgoing attitude, for you havebrought to close a time of inward examination. A growing sense of direction and self-worth will find youreaching out and establishing yourself. You can be very communicative, flexible, mental and other-oriented.Others will find you a smooth talker with a quick wit and ready tongue. You will be pleased with yourprogress in the workplace. Tension results from a struggle between dreams and reality, so keep a handleon your ability to focus. Opportunities are really beginning to open up for you now--pick and choose.TAURUS (APR. 20-MAY 20)You may be very dynamic in what you say. With all of this emotional energy, you could speak or communicatevery well. You have mental drive. This may be a very impractical time however, when it comes to businessconcerns; careful. You have imagination when it comes to reducing any excess overhead, but making a dealor a trade might need to wait another day. This evening you could be preparing to entertain in the next fewweeks. Your creative side is showing and you may have lots of fun in decorating and preparing your place forthe quickly approaching holidays. You may insert a theatrical or vaudeville style to your handiwork. If youworry about your guests, don’t worry . . . Your guests will enjoy these future events at your place.VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEP.22)This is a perfect time to be assertive and to move forward in your career decisions. You have all the energyyou could want and it should be easy to channel it. You may find yourself lecturing, teaching or attending aclass on organizing your goals. Perhaps this is the best time for productive, serious thinking, getting down tothe essential thoughts. Studies of all kinds are in order, perhaps some night classes. Events make it easy foryou to be original, have breakthroughs and find new solutions to old problems. You may find yourself able toimplement your ideas and put them into practice. The path is open and clear. Your career direction gets someencouragement and life’s problems find easy solutions. Love is most probable this evening.

HeadlineGitnang LuzonOCTOBER 15, 2013SHOWBIZ7Derek Ramsay panay angpagtatanggol kay Cristine ReyesHindi maganda ang pakiramdam niDerek Ramsay sa presscon and screeningng bago niyang weekly primetimedrama na For Love or Money and infact, namumula ang kanyang mga mataat parang nagluluha. Papunta nga rawsiya sa doktor after ngevent.“Parang over fatiguena ’to. I don’t sleep. Mysleeping is affected alreadyand if I get like achance to go to bed at8 in the morning, hindiako makatulog. Nagsishakenga ako and myhands keep sweating, Ireally need to see a doctor,”he said.Pero kahit masamaang pakiramdam, nag-stay pa rin angaktor even after the Q and A portionat nakipag-interbyuhan pa rin sa pressand answered all the questions thrownat him. Very professional, we must say.Siyempre, isa sa pinakamaramingtanong na natanggap niya ay ang tungkolsa recent breakup nila ni CristineReyes pero ani Derek, ang masasabilang niya ay walang may kasalanan.“Walang may mali, walang maykasalanan, walang may masama. It wasjust a decision that was made, there’snobody wrong. It’s just nangyari. Nangyarilang ang nangyari,” paliwanag ngaktor.Marami kasing espekulasyon ang lumabasat isa na rito ang tsikang masama rawang ugali ni Cristine pero pinasinungalinganito ni Derek.“Kung sa ugali, guys, tatlong taon ko siyangkilala, tatlong taon ko siyang kaibigan.Bakit siya ang inaano, bakit angugali niya (ang sinasabing dahilan).Walang ganu’n. Kilala ko ang ugali ni AA(tawag kay Cristine) and she’s a wonderfulperson.”May communication pa ba sila ngayon?“No, right now, we’re giving eachother space kasi masakit naman, ’diba? Pero kita mo naman, we’re stillfollowing each other’s Instagram andTwitter accounts. There’s no disrespectcoming from both parties andthat’s what matters and that’s why, wewant to keep this private.“’Yung relationship namin ni AA, tatlongtaon (as friends) and I’m alwaysgonna be there for her, as a friend, herbest friend, it’s just time that will fixeverything.”When asked kung ano ang nangyarisa post niya sa Instagram account nangnagsisimula pa lang ang relasyon nilani Cristine na “this is forever,” ayon kayDerek ay ayaw na raw niyang mag-reacttungkol dito.“I don’t want to say anything. Like Isaid, this is a private situation to me,we’re going to handle it together or individually.After sometime, I think, we’regonna be okay and we’ll be going back tothe normal friendship that we usedto. ’Yung kulitan, ’yung tawanan.”Kahit break na sila, magkatrabahopa rin sila ni Cristine ngayonbecause they’re doing a movieunder Viva Films and in fact, nakatakdasilang magkita today saHawaii for a show.Ayon kay Derek ay hindi namandaw siya uncomfortable namakita ang ex-gf.“Most definitely not.I’m not uncomfortableto see my friend.I’m excited to see her,she’s my friend,” hesaid.Samantala, ipinapanoodsa entertainmentpress angpilot episode ng ForLove or Money mulasa direksyon ni MacAlejandre at maramiang pumuri nito.First episode pa langay maeengganyo ka nangsubaybayan ito na mapapanoodevery Thursday night,8:30-9:30 starting Oct. 17.Kasama ni Derek saweekly seryeng ito sinaRitz Azul and Alice Dixsonbilang kanyang leadingladies and EdwardMendez. ●DEREKRAMSAYSexy ngayon si NadineSamonte. She also lookssexier with her new sultryhairstyle.“Pumayat na, pero masnagpapapayat pa,” sabi paniya.Nadine isglad to bepart ofTV5’s 7:30nightlydramashow,“TheNadine Samontewants to bear a childRegina Velasquez laosna nga ba talaga?Gift,” where she plays OgieAlcasid’s new love interestafter the first one, Ara Mina,dies in a car crash. “Kakaibaang show kasi ang batanganak ni Ara na si Ogie na angnag-aalaga, may third eye andhe gets to talk to dead people,”kuwento pa niya.She was on with nonshowbizBF Emerson Chuafor a long time but they’vesince broken up. Afterbeing linked to LeandroMuñoz, she’s now officiallyengaged to RichardChua, son of actressIsabel Rivas.Dagdag na jewelleryni Nadine Samonte angengagement ring nabigay ng fiancé niyangsi Richard Chua.Pumayag itong kunansiya ng picture na ipinapakitaang engagementring na ibinigaynoong July 13 nang magproposeang fiancé sa swimmingpool ng Sofitel Hotel.Readynang magasawasiNadine,sanarawreadyna rinangmommyniya at gusto niya magka-babyagad dahil hinahabol niya angbody clock niya dahil she’s 25years old na.Nainggit dinsiya kina JennylynMercado,Katrina Haliliat Yasmien Kurdi,mga kasamasa Starstruck1 na may mgaanak na.Mag-asawaman, wala paring balak tumigilsa showbizsi Nadinedahil kaya namandaw niyaat sayang kungmay magandangoffer angTV5.Kasama siNadine sa castng The Giftbilang loveinterest ni OgieAlcasid namagpa-pilot saOctober 14.Excited ito at first timemakakasama si Ogie sa TheGift na mula sa direction niMike Tuviera. Thankful ito saTV5 na patuloy siyang binibigyanng project at sa ArchangelMedia Inc. na producer ngdrama series. ●Hindi pinatawad ng bashers si Regine Velasquez naemotional ngayon dahil may sakit pa rin ang amang siMang Gerry Velasquez. Nanghingi ito ng dasal para saama pero, panlalait ang kanilang ibinigay kay Regine attinawag pa itong “laos.”Tweet ni Regine: “Maysakit po si papa ko we havebeen praying na sana pogumaling na siya. I’ve alwaysbeen supportive & so proudof Sarah sa lahat ng tagumpayniya I’m proud of her.“For 27 years, not onceI said ‘I’m the best, I’m themost popular’ and I will neversay that because it’s nottrue. I am very aware thattimes are different now andthat my sound (or me) is nolonger needed in this industry.“I’m still here becauseof my love for music, this ismy first love after all. Alsobecause I still want to work.Laos na nga po ako alam kopo ’yun, actually, hindi konga sure kung sumikat ngaako.“I’m tweeting becauseI’m hurting, mahal na mahalko po ang tatay ko. So, please if you’re going to wish himill, kung puwede lang po sana ’wag n’yo na ako i-tag.God bless you guys.”Nagpakilalang fans ni Sarah Geronimo ang mganam-bash kay Regine at ’pag nalaman ito ni Sarah siguradonghindi matutuwa dahil mahal nito si Songbird.●

8 FEATURE OCTOBERHeadlineGitnang Luzon15, 2013The Aftermath in MagalangIn the aftermath of typhoon Santi, I saw onFacebook how the whole Central Luzon was badlyaffected through different posts of my friends andacquaintance, giving instant information on thesituation of every municipality.Workers uniteto clear the roadof fallen trees inMagalang.On early Saturday morning just this pastweekend, I was eager to go around the province,to see in actuality the debris of fallentrees that blocked national highways and roadswithin the region. Although most of the surroundingtowns had total power blackouts asan effect of jammed power lines especially onthe upper regions of Porac, Angeles to Mabalacat,the town of Guagua never experienced theelectricity shortage.This gave me an advantage to charge all myphotography stuff in full power and go shoot“unlimited”.My top destination was actually the town ofMagalang. One reason why I wanted to go tothis place is because of another documentaryproject I am doing for an international grant. Aproject which I entitled, the “Dog-eaters”, I waslooking for a location and contact person whoknows a great deal about a group of people whoslaughter domestic dogs for food.I have been into a lot of places within Pampangaand had seen a lot of these practices butthe one in Magalang’s method in doing it is believedto be more spiritual. But my agenda washard to achieve, as most of the people, when Ireached the place, were all busy in clearing outthe rubbles of the typhoon, which impeded thepathway going to Arayat.Headlong to the boundary of Magalang, Iwent forward to the barrio of San Vicente tocheck on the clouds that surround the majesticmountain of Alaya. From my vantage point,they seem to be so low that you can reach themby hand. But going there, it felt like forever as Iscratched the whole stretch of the narrow pathwayof the barrio, passing houses and a roughroad--at times submerged with water--just toget to the elusive smoke pillows which manytimes faded in and faded out to my view causedby a lot of impediments.I reached that nearest point through amanmade land bridge that connects anotherzone to the former barrio I just went through.I was in awe and, for a moment, I only heardsilence, as I am standing on the foot of thismassive mound that can compel any being onits grandeur. But this amazement was onlymomentary. Because below Alaya are ruinedrice crops, stooped down and drowned by themud and water caused by the angry typhoonthe night before.I saw a handful of farmers working on thisruined livelihood, fixing the damaged paranum(irrigation) that overflowed. A tricycle drivereven stopped and told me that he hopes newswill spread out through my article and thegovernment will extend help to those who lost alot because of the typhoon.But amidst all these disheartening things,a boy who carried a bunch of vegetables whilewalking along the path, smiled at me and offeredme his goodies.Valentine, a 16-year old boy, lives at the footof the mountain and travels the same path Iwent through by foot to sell the vegetables tothe Magalang wet market.Valentine regularly sold the vegetablesgrown at his own backyard to augment hisneeds for his schooling in TESDA.“My whole family sells vegetables in themarket and it is our source of livelihood. Imyself have my own plot so I can sustain myjeepney fare to town proper every time I entermy class under TESDA,” he gladly shared. Valentineshowed to me his variety of vegetablesin his aluminum carrier ranging from spinach,tomatoes, lettuce, ampalaya leaves and evenpotatoes.When asked about his feelings on the effectsof the typhoon, he said that his family got usedto calamities like these and they always tryto make sure that their plots are full of seedsplanted earlier of the year for a 3rd-quarterharvest.I moved upland to a pathway heading toPampanga Agricultural College. But I waswarned that the road was steep and a bridgewas ruined and cut out because of the rampagingwater coming from the top of the mountain.This never stopped me but instead made memore curious and I pushed even harder tobecome the actual witness of the occurrencerather than a deaf victim of hearsays.When I reached the Barrio Arcilla, which ispart of the Bliss (According to a local resident,Bliss is more like a generic term for subdivisionat the foot of Arayat in Magalang comprised ofseveral barrios or purok), it dawned on me thatI can really never get to the other side goingto PAC. Erlinda Muñoz, a local of the place,informed me that the damaged passagewayhas been a constant problem every time strongrains pour. I even saw a lot of townsfolk in tricyclewho were disappointed as they cannot gothrough, making them take a detour by goingdown to the town proper just to reach PAC.I retrenched from pursuing the pathway andgot back to where I entered down Barrio SanVicente. But despite of this, my curiosity wasactually satisfied. This curiosity led me to knowthis place--which I visited for the first time andwas able to talk to people who live a life lessthan what I have right now.In fact, Valentine inspired me right there andthen. Despite all that he had witnessed, he canstill manage a smile on his face and one canfind the simple joys in his actions that simplyconvey a life-reaffirming message of hope. ●

HeadlineGitnang LuzonOCTOBER 15, 20139budget from Page 1Although the amount is yet to be includedin the so-called “un-programmedbudget” of the transportation department--whichmeans that it may even beallocated to other projects--Guiao said hewants the amount “to be included in the2014-2015 budget of DOTC and not forany other projects.”According to Guiao, the constructionof a new terminal building would eventuallyincrease the capacity of Clark airportto 10-15 million passengers annually,thus increasing its volume by 10 times itspresent capacity which at present standsat a little more than one million movements.Clark, he said, is more viable to becomethe international gateway due to its strategiclocation in the Luzon island–withmore than 23 million population, not tomention the more than 27 million populationin north of Manila–all potentialcatch basin for Clark’s flight operations.In line with this, Guiao has partneredwith lone-nominee to the chairmanshipof the Regional Development Council-Region III, Governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvaradoof Bulacan, in mounting a widespreadcampaign to redirect the plannedAirport Express Railway (AER) fromMalolos City-Caloocan-FTI Taguig downsouth to Manila/NAIA-Clark up northinstead.Department of Tourism Regional DirectorRonaldo Tiotuico, in a press statementissued recently, said that in a focused-groupdiscussion held last Fridayat Hiyas Convention Center in Malolosclark airport from Page 1Singapore.“All of the passengers of the four commercial airlineslanded safely in Mactan Airport and Manila Airport,” Lucianosaid.Typhoon Santi battered parts of Northern and CentralLuzon which flooded many areas since Friday.Asiana, Jin Air and Cebu Pacific Air were diverted toMactan Airport, while Tiger Air Philippines was divertedto Manila Airport during the height of Typhoon Santi.All four commercial airlines have regular flights atClark Airport.Luciano said that the four diverted airlines arrived onSaturday morning at Clark Airport and resumed normaloperations despite power outages that affected many areasin Clark.health care from Page 1partment of Health (DOH).Umali said he wants to improve thehealth care services in Nueva Ejica and“we should adopt what we learned inthis forum.”Provincial Health Officer Dr. MarJaochico said the consignment systemis being implemented to ensure that“what the patient needs is there andis provided fast and at the time whenmost medicine outlets are closed.”“The governor can sleep well atCity to tackle the challenges and issuesvis-à-vis the planned Airport ExpressRailway, a resolution to this effect willsoon be issued by the regional developmentcouncil invoking the feasibility ofredirecting the DOTC-proposed commutertrain system from south to northof Manila.In his report to RDC, Director DeoLeo Manalo of DOTC said that the mainfeatures of the Airport Express Railwayproject include the development ofa commuter train from Malolos City toCaloocan for Phase 1-A; Caloocan to FTITaguig for Phase 1-B; and Malolos City toClark for Phase 2 which is yet describedonly as “planned”.The airport express railway systemfrom NAIA to Clark and onto North Luzon(San Fernando, La Union) route isplanned for full completion in 2020-2030.The commuter train project will makeuse of the old PNR railway alignmentpowered by electricity or traction power.Travel time between Malolos to FTITaguig will take about 51 minutes if travellingat 120 kilometers per hour withsome 15 stations. Structures to be builtinclude embankment, viaduct or underground.Guiao, in defending his commitmentto spearhead the transformation ofClark and its international terminal astwin airport of NAIA, said that the timeto fast-track the connectivity betweenNAIA and Clark airport “is now or in theimmediate future and not 20 years afterthe Malolos-Caloocan- FTI Taguig routeis completed” as proposed by DOTC.The solon said that he has been conductinga series of roundtable discussionswithin the district to seek the supportand recommendations of various sectorsin advocating for the full execution of thislong- overdue connectivity between Manilaand Clark.For his part, Governor Alvarado expressedthe position of Manuel “Manny”Pangilinan, a staunch advocate andleader of the Public-Private Partnershipprogram of the government to build theManila-via NLEX Railway System-Clarkalignment at any time when political conditionsare ripe.All he needs is a consistency in policystatement and a priority pronouncementof the Aquino administration insofar asClark airport is concerned.“We do not need to wait for another sixyears to start the project. It can start nowfor as long as the policy statement is made.This twin-airport system can becomea reality here and now,” Alvarado said.Guiao and Alvarado are one in sayingthat they are invoking the concerted voiceof all congressmen in Central Luzon andeven in the north Luzon area, includingthe full membership of the four regionaldevelopment councils in the north, in advocatingfor the full implementation of theManila-Clark express railway system.The plan is for RDC to create massiveawareness about the feasibility of Clarkas the key to national development andfor this campaign to snowball into thenational consciousness. ●Since Saturday, the Clark Airport has been operatingunder power generators.“Clark Airport operations have been normalized sinceSaturday morning, and we continue to provide service tothe passengers,” he added.Several trees leading to the Clark Airport were alsofelled by the typhoon, however the full personnel ofCIAC, Clark Development Corporation, Philippine AirForce and the PNP Aviation Group were able to clear thetrees leading to the airport.Power outages also hit the entire Clark Freeport Zone.Luciano also said that Clark Airport is ready 24 hoursa day to accommodate diversion of flights as well as to assistin disaster-mitigating operations.●--Marna Dagumboy-del Rosarionight because she knows that the peoplewill be given the medicine they needat any given time, date and situation,”said Jaochico.In 2012, the provincial board approvedOrdinance 463, also known as “Anordinance institutionalizing the medicinesand medical supplies consignment systemin the province of Pampanga.”Under this system, there will besufficient supply of low-cost, high qualitydrugs and medical supplies in governmenthospitals in Pampanga withoutentailing additional cost on the partof the province.A consignment system is a methodof assuring availability of stocks whereina consignor places its goods at thepharmacies of the consignee for saleand the consignor being paid for onlythe quantity consumed using the moneygenerated from the sale of the consignedgoods within an agreed periodof time, said the ordinance. ●gut feel from Page 4without proper allocation for strategic purposeslike food security all lead to governancegone bad.The country is still not producing rightly.Local producers are still engaged in outdatedplanting technology and are still striving tofree themselves from the clutches of middlemen.It is not importing rightly either. Riceimportation remains vulnerable to manipulationby illicit traders. Because of its obsessionto show itself doing great and better than itspredecessors, President Aquino’s administrationhas been falling from a lot of slips. Nature’swrath is a factor in the country’s ricesupply but to the people it is the governmentthat is bungling the rice sufficiency effort inthe country. ●FISHPOND from Page10forced to sell their harvest at very low pricesthan to keep their fish which would die beforethe prices go up. This is what we call kapit sapatalim,” Aldana said.With the creation of the federation of fishpondoperators, Board Member FerdinandLabung, chairman of the committee on agriculture,said that he is optimistic that eachmember work for the good of each member.“We can avoid this unhealthy competitionif every fish farmer and operator will work inclose coordination and concern for the sakeof one another,” Labung said.Board Member Anthony Torres, chairmanof the committee on trade and industry, saidthat they will formulate guidelines in regulatingthe prices of all pond products and thiswill be strictly imposed to all fish dealers andagents.For her part, Gov. Lilia Pineda vowed totalk to all feed dealers for affordable pond inputsfor the fishpond operators.The provincial government will also providewater aerators to fish growers’ groupto help them improve oxygen levels in theirponds. ●cop dead from Page 1tioned here. He drowned while securing thePatrol’s base equipment during the height of thetyphoon.Based on reports to Central Luzon police directorChief Supt. Raul Petrasanta, members ofthe 1st Maneuver Company, along with Bueno,were securing the Patrol base’s equipment to asafer place around 1 a.m. Saturday when a mudslidesuddenly occurred. The mud came fromMt. Arayat, hitting the patrol base and drowningBueno.Two hours after search and rescue operations,Bueno’s body was retrieved and was immediatelyrushed to the Balitucan Hospital inMagalang town but was pronounced dead onarrival by the attending physician.Bueno’s remains now lie at the Angelina FuneralHomes also in said town.Petrasanta expressed his grief over the incidentbut assured the public that Police RegionalOffice 3 is all set and prepared to respond to anyeventualities that may arise during calamities.●councilor opposes from Page 3the program of works submittedby the CTO, he discoveredthat the proposed overtimepay of the employees for27 days is higher than theirbasic monthly salary.Based on the programof works submitted by theCTO, an employee with thedesignation of Local RevenueCollection Officer III (LRCOIII) will receive an overtimepay of P37,120 for 27 days,whereas in the CTO’s PersonnelSchedule in the LocalAnnual Budget for year 2013,an employee with the samedesignation only receives anannual salary of P380,352 ora monthly salary of P31,696.The same document alsoshows another employeewith the designation of LocalRevenue Officer II (LRCO II)slated to receive an overtimepay of P29,128. The personnelschedule of the CTO, however,shows that an LRCO IIonly receives an annual salaryof 298,644 or a monthlysalary of P24,887.Lazatin expressed hisconcern over the seeminglyexorbitant overtime pay andexpressed his intent to requestthe City Budget Officerto review the guidelinesof the Department of Budgetand Management (DBM) onthe rendition of overtime serviceswith pay by governmentemployees.“We have to make surethat we are following theguidelines of the nationalagencies,” Lazatin said. “Bakanaman po kasi mademandakaming lahat niyan if it turnsout that we are violating theDBM’s rules sa pagbibigayng overtime pay sa mga empleyado.”Lazatin said that eventhough the supplementalbudget has already beenpassed, he will still seek anopinion from the DBM andfrom the Commission on Auditconcerning the legalitiesof the budget.“We may have beenoutvoted, what with us beingin the minority, but thatshouldn’t deter us from fulfillingour duties to safeguardthe people’s money,” Lazatinsaid.The same supplementalbudget also allots funds forthe salary of job order personnelfrom the Office of theMayor, worth P3 million; SolidWaste Management, worthP5 million; and other miscellaneousexpenses such as asupposed “Year End GeneralAssembly” amounting to P1million. ●clark fest from Page 2tition.Other events lined up are thePalarong Pilipino, an animal showsponsored by Zoocobia, a dogshow, and the battle of the bands.Simultaneous activities will alsobe held by the North PhilippinesTravel Expo at the SM City Clark,Clark International Speedway Motorcycleand Vintage Car Grand Prix,a static display from the PAF, andgolf tournaments at the Mimosa andKorea CC Golf and Country Clubs.A fireworks display at 10 p.m.will highlight the first night of thefestival. ●powerlines from Page 2cading downward the perennial catch basin coastal towns of Calumpitand Hagonoy.The governor is also constantly coordinating with operators of the threebig dams in Bulacan namely Angat, Ipo and Bustos on the preemptive andcoordinated release of waters from their reservoirs.Bustos dam opened two washout gates at 8 a.m. Sunday and dischargeda total of 156.0 cubic meters per second of water.The water elevation at the said three dams are still in normal level.The water level at Angat dam as of 8 a.m. Sunday was 207.16 meters,still way below its spilling level of 210 meters.In Ipo dam, the water elevation was 100.65 meters (spilling level 101meters) while the water level at Bustos dam was 16.92 meters (spillinglevel 17.70 meters).Alvarado also said that the PDRRMO has advised municipal and cityhealth offices to start the distribution of prophylaxes against leptospirosisin flooded areas as well as conduct initial assessment on health situationin the province.● (PNA)

BUSINESSBOOMING PLACE. Colorful lights make the new business establishments atthe portion of McArthur Highway in Balibago, Angeles City glow.VOLUME II • NO. 90 • OCTOBER 15, 2013 • TUESDAY--Photo by Ric GonzalesFishpondoperatorsdecry‘unhealthy’competitionBY JENNA LUMBANGBalibago now hosts2,200 businessesBy Joey PaviaANGELES CITY – There are more than2,200 businesses in Balibago, the premierebusiness center of this city, accordingto Barangay Captain Rodelio “Tony”Mamac.Mamac said the present number ofregistered businesses is at least 700higher compared to 2007 when he firstbecame village chief. He added that therewere some 1,500 businesses in Balibagosix years ago.Mamac said there are at least 330 entertainmentbars and clubs in the barangay.“The confidence and trust of foreignand local businesses is most evident inthe establishment of more quality structuresand buildings,” Mamac said.He disclosed that their village hoststhe highest structure in this highly urbanizedcity–the 15-story Penthouse andResidences at the corner of Fields Avenueand McArthur Highway.Mamac said that businessmen had regainedtheir trust in investing at the portionof MacArthur Highway in Balibago.He added that hotels, personal servicecenters and food outlets, including coffeeshops, mushroomed along the nationalhighway.This village is one of the 33 barangaysof this city but, Mamac said, it hosts a bigchunk of the total businesses in AngelesCity.There are 10,115 business permits issuedby the city government as of September2013, it was learned.Mamac said he and other Balibago officials“are exerting all efforts to improvethe business climate in the village.”The two-term village chief added thatmaintaining peace and order tops theirpriorities. ●CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO–The Pampanga Federationof Fishpond Operators havebeen adversely affected by theunregulated price of fish in themarket as a result of unhealthycompetition within their ranks.Benerito Aldana, presidentof the federation, said the priceof their major product, whichis tilapia, dropped to a low ofP45 per kilo as compared to itsideal price of P65 to P70 per kilogram.“Some of our brothers in thebusiness stopped their operationbecause of high inputs yetthe price of our product in themarket is not enough to coverthe expenses,” Aldana stressed.Aldana disclosed that theproblem emanated from unhealthycompetition among fishfarmers who sell their produceat very low prices especiallywhen the supply is aplenty.He added that fish dealersand agents are taking advantageof the low supply of tilapiaand other produce to the detrimentof the producers.“Fishpond operators areFISHPOND... pagE 9Animo La SALE!W i n n e r a n g l o w , l o w f a r e s n a m i n !Sale Period: Oct. 15 - 17, 2013 or until seats lastDOMESTIC SEAT SALE Travel Period: Oct. 29, 2013 – Feb. 28, 2014-P-199 *Clark to Hong Kongor MacauClark to Cebu-P-999 - P-1,499Clark to SingaporeDOMESTIC SEAT SALE BREAKDOWNBase Fare Php 199Admin Fee Php 13012% VAT Php 39.48ASF Php 15One Way Fare: Php 383.48**Exclusive of Php 350 Fuel Surcharge and Php 150 Terminal Fee*Travel Period: Oct. 29 – Dec. 31, 2013INTERNATIONAL SEAT SALE BREAKDOWNINTERNATIONAL SEAT SALE Travel Period: Nov. 9, 2013 – Mar. 31, 2014Base Fare Admin Fee One Way FarePhp 999 Php 130 Php 1,129*Php 1,499 Php 130 Php 1,629**Exclusive of Php 450 Terminal Fee, Fuel Surcharge ranging fromPhp 440 – Php 880, Php 1,620 Philippine Travel Tax and CountrySpecific Taxes ranging from Php 440 – Php 1,120CebuPacificAirWhy everyJuan flies.Domestic CAB Approval No. 1065, 10-10 s.2013 • International CAB Approval No. 1068, 10-10 s.2013TERMS & CONDITIONSQuoted DOMESTIC one way fares are inclusive of Base Fare, Php 130 Ticketing Office/ Call Center Admin Fee (Php 120 Admin Fee for bookings created on the web), 12% VAT, Aviation Security Fee and 7 kg hand-carry baggageallowance but exclusive of Php 350 Fuel Surcharge, Php 150 Terminal Fee and check-in baggage. Quoted INTERNATIONAL one way fares are inclusive of Base Fare, Php 130 Ticketing Office/ Call Center Admin Fee (Php 120Admin Fee for bookings created on web) and 7 kg hand-carry baggage allowance but exclusive of Php 450 International Terminal Fee, Php 1,620 Philippine Travel Tax, Fuel Surcharge ranging from Php 440 – Php 880, CountrySpecific Taxes ranging from Php 440 – Php 1,120 and check-in baggage. Fares are non-refundable but rebookable subject to Php 1,200 rebooking fee for domestic and Php 2,000 for international short-haul destinations plusfare difference. For your convenience, flight changes, availing of prepaid baggage allowance for your check-in baggage and web check-in service can be done up to 4 hours before your scheduled flight. AVAILABLE NUMBER OFSEATS ON-SALE PER ROUTE and v.v.: DOMESTIC: CLARK TO: Cebu: 414 and v.v. 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