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2HeadlineGitnang LuzonNEWSSEPTEMBER 25, 2013DSWD extends relief to ‘habagat’ victimsCITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO--The Depertment of SocialWelfare and Developmentfield office here is continuouslyextending relief assistance to“habagat” victims in CentralLuzon.DSWD regional directorAdelina S. Apostol said theassistance supports the localgovernment units in the regionadversely affected by floodsBy Froilan E. MagtotoCAMP OLIVAS --A policeteam almost went home emptyhanded if not for a game machinethey confiscated after araid against illegal gamblingin Mexico, Pampanga over theweekend.Police raiders failed to arrestthe maintainer or ownerand bettors of a video karerain Barangay San Patricio,Mexico, Pampanga in an operationaround 4:20 p.m. onSaturday.A police report, however,and landslides due to continuousheavy rainfall spawnedby storm-enhanced monsoonrains in the past two days.As of Tuesday, Apostol saidthe DSWD has provided someP 375,000 worth of food andnon-food assistance to LGUsin Bataan and Zambales affectedby “habagat,” particularlythose in hardest hit areas.Data from the RegionalMexico police seizevideo karera machinesaid the video machine is beingoperated by a certain ErnestoCordero of the same barangaywhere the machine isbeing maintained.The same report saidwhen Cordero and the bettorssensed the arrival of theauthorities in the area, theyimmediately scampered todifferent directions eludingarrest.Although the maintainerwas not arrested duringthe raid Cordero will stillbe charged in court for illegalgambling, police said. ●ADVERTISE WITH US!CALL US: (045)4535.0938 • 436-1576 • 0929.110.4744EMAIL US: headlinegitnangluzon@gmail.comVISIT US: 2nd Floor U2 Bldg., MacArthur Hiway,Dolores, City of San Fernando, PampangaDisaster Risk Reduction andManagement Council showedthat a total of P485,000 worthof relief assistance has initiallybeen provided to the “habagat”victims.Of the assistance, P120,000came from the Balanga Citygovernment.The DSWD’s augmentationsupport, she said, includessome P125,000 worth of goodsBy Butch Gunioreleased to Balanga City, Bataan;P125,000 to OlongapoCity; and, P125,000 to Subic,Zambales.She said augmentation(food and non-food) for otheraffected areas will be releasedto the affected LGUs but thiswill depend on the road conditions,Apostol said.RDRRMC report showedthat the severe floodingCASE UPDATE. Gov. Lilia Pineda on Tuesday listens to the reportof Pampanga police director, Senior Supt. Oscar Albayalde, about lastweek’s massacre of seven people at L and S Subdivision, City of SanFernando. Pineda asked Albayalde to immediately solve the case. Withthem is the governor’s chief of staff, Fritzie David-Dizon.--Photo by Joey PaviaBicycle rider dead in collisionLIMAY, Bataan -- A mandied when a bus hit the bicyclehe was riding in this town onSunday night.Police report said around11 p.m., a Bataan Transit Buswith plate number CXD 280accidentally collided with thebicycle of Francis Dela Cruzalong Roman Highway in SitioPeas, Barangay Duale, thistown.The victim, of legal age, aresident of Peas, was rushed tothe Limay Health Center butwas declared dead on arrival.Police identified the driverof the bus as Renato Gerona,a resident of Barangay TabingBakod, Sta. Maria, Bulacan.Gerona is now under thecustody of the Limay police. ●NFA ups palay procurement in EcijaCABANATUAN CITY --The National Food Authority(NFA) provincial office here isset to embark on a massive palayprocurement activity as theharvest for the main croppingseason begins.NFA provincial managerGeorge Roca said they arenow facing a busy season asthe current harvest season isunder way with sporadic harvestsof palay in about 16 to18 municipalities out of the 27towns and five cities of NuevaEcija starting this month.“We are now in the midstof preparations for the incomingmain procurement season,and the encouragement andassistance from the governmentand NFA top managementplus the level of supportwe have been getting from thefarmers and rice businessmen,respectively, and fromour stakeholders, we find noreason to fail in reaching ourtargets in this next paddyprocurement endeavor,” Rocasaid.He said they are targetingthe procurement of 800,000bags of palay to beat the NFA’s700,000 posted since 1978.Roca said that through thesupport of other local governmentunits here and elsewherein the province, the NFA’s mobilepaddy palay procurementprogram has posted a recordhaul equivalent to 358,600bags of rice in the first quarterof the year. ● (PNA)WWW.HEADLINEGL.COMspawned due to continuousheavy rains brought by Habagataffected the region’s fourprovinces, namely Bataan,Zambales, Pampanga and Bulacan,affecting some 6,787families or 27,112 persons.Out of the total population,the RDRRMC said there are1,448 families or 6,005 temporarilyhoused in variousevacuation centers. ● (PNA)Drug store guardstabbed deadBY MICHAEL CIGARALDINALUPIHAN, BATAAN-- A security guard of a leadingdrug store chain branch in BarangaySan Ramon of this townwas stabbed dead by an unidentifiedsuspect on Sunday morning.Dinalupihan Police reportsaid that at about 4 a.m. on September22, the victim, identifiedas Vener Randy Rabago of GlydeSecurity Agency and assigned atthe Mercury Drug store branchhere, allegedly had a confrontationwith the unidentified suspect.Witnesses said that the suspectfled after stabbing the victimseveral times in differentparts of his body.The victim was then rushedto the Jose Payumo MemorialDistrict Hospital for medical attentionbut was declared dead onarrival by the attending physician.Police 0fficer 2 Gilcerio D.Dizon Jr., the officer-on-case,said they are still on further investigationabout the motive behindthe crime. ●Exporters,manufacturershold raffle drawMARIVELES, Bataan --TheExport Processing Zone Chamberof Exporters and ManufacturingIncorporated (EPZCEM)will hold raffle draw to fund itscommunity projects and otherendeavors.First prize is a brand new 1.3Base MT Toyota Vios.Other prizes are 2nd prize,Asus touch book; 3nd prize,IPAD 2; and, 4th prize, CanonDigital Camera.Tickets are available at theHR/Finance offices of EPZCEMmember-companies inside theFreeport Area of Bataan (FAB).Tickets can also be bought atEPZCEM office located at the 3rdfloor of FAB main building, thistown. Ticket costs P300 each.The raffle draw will be heldthis December in time for FABFair 2013. Exact date will be announcedlater. ●You can grab our Digital EditionCopy via www.headlinegl.com& click Cover Today

HeadlineGitnang LuzonSEPTEMBER 25, 2013REGION 3HELPING THE UNFORTUNATE. Showbiz personality-turned-businessman Onemig Bondoc distributes goodies to his townmatesin Mariveles who were displaced by massive flooding last Monday. In an exclusive interview with Headline Gitnang Luzon, Bondocalready announced his intention to run as vice mayor of this town but still considers a post at the provincial board.Capitol to form task forceon solid waste managementBy Angelique TuazonCITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO–The provincial governmentis bent on forming aSolid Waste ManagementTask Force as part of its effortto provide assistance forlocal government units insolving waste problems.Thus, said Board MemberNestor Tolentino, chairmanof the Committee onEnvironment, as membersof municipal and city SolidWaste Management Boards(SWMBs) from differenttowns were convened to discussprobable solutions tothe ballooning solid waste2013 best 4Ps familyin C. Luzon namedBy Joelyn G. BaluyutCITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- TheEnriquez family from the City of Malolosin Bulacan is the winner in thisyear’s Huwarang Pamilya ng PantawidPamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of theDepartment of Social Welfare and Development-CentralLuzon (DSWD-CL).They had bested the other 250,000families in the region of the said competition.DSWD Regional Director AdelinaApostol said the Enriquez family, togetherwith second and third-runnersup,Buenaventura family from Zambalesand Gerente Family from, Angeles City,Pampanga, respectively, had religiouslycomplied with program conditions andthat they embody Filipino values worthyof emulation.“The families had served as inspirationsto other families to follow and havecontributed to the success of the implementationof the 4Ps in Central Luzon,”she explained.In an interview, Narcissa Enriquezdilemma of the province.According to Tolentino,the task force will determinethe compliance ofthe municipalities and citiesto Republic Act 9003 orthe Ecological Solid WasteManagement Act of 2000.Members of the SWMBswere also urged to developtheir own Solid Waste ManagementPlan suited fortheir area while consideringtheir geographical location,expected volume of solidwaste, and available wastemanagement facilities.“After you formulate yoursolid waste managementplan and establish a systemthat works for you, we, fromthe Capitol, will augment byproviding technical assistanceand funding for yourother needs,” said Tolentino.To date, the Capitol hasalready provided financialassistance to Porac MunicipalMaterial Recovery Facilityfor the constructionof its multi-purpose coveredarea; bailing machinefor eight local governmentunits, namely, Porac, Lubao,Guagua, Mexico, Sta. Ana,Apalit, Magalang, and MabalacatCity; garbage pushcarts for Guagua, Sta. Ana,Mabalacat City, and Porac;and waste bins for governmentoffices within the Capitolcompound and districthospitals.Aside from this, Tolentinowill propose a resolutionrequiring each municipalityand city to have a permanentemployee assigned asthe point person for its solidwaste management program.“The person in chargeof solid waste managementper LGU should bepermanent to ensure thecontinuity of implementedprograms. With this, wecan hopefully solve our solidwaste problems once and forall,” Tolentino added. ●60 Bataan villages floodedBy Michael CigaralDINALUPIHAN, BATAAN --Almost 60 villages in Bataan onMonday went under one to overeight-foot deep water after heavyrains poured all over the provinceSunday night until Monday afternoon.The Provincial Disaster RiskReduction Management Councilsaid the affected villages werefrom the towns of Dinalupihan,Hermosa, Orani, Samal, Abucayand Orion and the City of Balanga.Initial reports from the saidoffice stated that there were morethan 4,200 families with almost20,000 individuals affected.PDRRMC accounted 172 familiesevacuated to five evacuationcenters.The MacArthur Highwayfrom Balanga City to the Layacjunction in Dinalupihan was nolonger passable to light vehiclesfor almost 20 hours until Mondaynight.--Photo by Michael CigaralWhen the Gapan-OlongapoRoad in Layac was not passableto all types of vehicles, severaldumptrucks from the provincialgovernment of Bataan transportedresidents and commuters goingto Zambales, Olongapo areas andvice versa.Layac is the province’s mainartery to Olongapo City and Zambalesand exit to Bataan, Pampangaand Metro Manila.Gov. Albert Garcia has suspendedclasses in all levels, bothpublic and private, in 11 towns andone city in the province on MondayGovernor Garcia also cancelledthe work of capitol employees,except those involved in reliefand rescue operations.On Tuesday, work at the Capitoland government offices resumedto normal operations whileclasses in pre-elementary to highschool were suspended except inDinalupihan where Mayor GilaGarcia still suspended classes inall levels.●Order sought to halthospital fee increaseBy Joey PaviaCITY OF SAN FER-NANDO – A Pampangaboard member, whoexposed the exorbitantincreases of fees at theregional governmenthospital of Central Luzon,on Tuesday disclosedthat he will filean injunction in court ifthe hospital officials failto suspend the increasedfees.Third District BoardMember Rosve Hensonsaid he filed a provincialboard resolution askingthe suspension of theincreases implementedlast June at the Jose B.Lingad Regional MemorialHospital (JBLRMH).He cited as examplethe fee for normal birththat increased by morethan 100 percent, fromP3,000 to P7,000 , whilefees for caesarean sectionbirth increasedfrom 7,000 to P19,000per delivery.“I hope they [will]respect and follow theresolution calling forstatus quo of service feesat JBLRMH. Otherwise,we will go to court,” saidHenson, who joinedFirst District BoardMember CrisostomoGarbo in the committeehearing on Friday attendedby Yolanda LeeDee, JBLMRH chief ofhospital and other representatives.Garbo is the chairmanof the committeeon health.Dee could not bereached for commentsthrough her mobilephone. Earlier, she citedby Butch GunioExecutive Order 197 (seriesof 2000) which wasre-issued by the Aquinogovernment remindinggovernment agenciesthat they can increase itsfees “by not less than 20percent.”Henson said that“there are many loopholesin the reasons citedby the people of Dee.”Henson said the sameexecutive order had exemptedhealth and educationinstitutions fromapplying it.Senior Board MemberFerdinand Labungsaid the JBLRMH hadfailed to properly disseminatethe informationon the increases.Labung said the regionalhospital shouldhave published the increaseson well-circulatednewspapers.The JBLRMH informedthe public bydisplaying the increasesin billboards at the hospitalin Barangay Doloreshere.The JBLRMH saidit has to produce someP123 million yearly forthe operations of thehospital.Garbo said that “weunderstand the need forJBLRMH to producefunds but not at the expenseof poor patients.”Henson said thatJBLRMH officials andDepartment of Health(DOH) regional directorDr. Leonita Gorgolon “willsit down and talk it over.”Henson said that thefees at the JBLRMHwill be compared to theother DOH-controlledhospitals in Region 3. ●Subic EnerZone donatesrooms to ‘Gapo schoolSUBIC BAY FREEPORT -- Subic EnerZone Corporation,a listed corporation in this Freeport, donateda two-room pre-school facility to the GordonHeights Elementary School (GHES) in OlongapoCity.The donation was made in line with the corporatesocial responsibility program of EnerZoneand in corroboration with the Aklat, Gabay, Arugatungo sa Pag-angat at Pag-asa (AGAPP) Foundation,said EnerZone senior vice president and chiefoperating officer Dante Pollescas.AGAPP has committed to build classrooms andlibraries in public elementary schools located in depressedor disadvantaged communities, tappingprivate companies and other foundations for supportas part of their corporate social responsibility.The third project in Olongapo, the “Silid Pangarap”--as what all AGAPP buildings are called--comes packaged with chairs, reading and instructionallearning materials, audio-visual equipment,power and water supplies.“This is purely an undertaking of private corporationscommitted to build classrooms and librariesin public elementary schools to prepare the childrenin kindergarten for school life and develop theirpositive attitude towards schooling,” Pollescas said.Among these corporations are the NationalBook Store, which donated books; Uratex for chairsBEST 4PS FAMILY...Page 9 SUBIC ENERZONE...Page 9

HeadlineGitnang LuzonSEPTEMBER 25, 20135It is said that it is forbidden for usnowadays to get sick. Due to theprice, in its literal connotation,of getting sick that is high, we cannotallow ourselves to be ill. Fromhospitalization to medication, gettingsick requires some money forthe cure.***Last week, the PampangaProvincial Board haspassed a resolution thatcalls for the suspension ofthe implementation of exorbitantfees that are rathermore sickening to patientsof the Jose B. LingadMemorial Regional Hospital(JBLMRH), a governmenthospital located inthe heart of the City of SanFernando.***The Provincial Boardhas likewise called on forthe determination whetherthe said hospital violatedany law in increasingits fees that adds burdento its hapless patients whowould feel more sicklyshould they see the billthey incurred while ontreatment.***The Department ofHealth-Center for Health and Development3 (DOH-CHD3), meanwhile,also created a task force toreview the billing system and thereported “exorbitant rates” at thesaid hospital. It’s time that the saidgovernment agency steps in to knowwhat’s in store for marginalized patientswho must satisfy themselveswith the hospital care that is said tobe onerous to them.iWritetomas m. garcia***In an en banc hearing at the PampangaCapitol, the Board’s Committeeon Health found out that theJBLRMH had the highest rates formedical services among governmenthospitals in the region. Thecommittee’s chair, Board MemberCrisostomo Garbo, has vowed todig deeper on this report sayingthat medical services rendered bya government hospital need not beexpensive.“While it is saidthat it is forbiddento get sick,imposing burdensomefees islikewise forbiddenaccording toour local legislators”Forbidden***According to the initial findings,the fees charged by thehospital have doubled.This was confirmed byDr. Nicolo Ganac, alongwith other executivesof JBLMRH, whilejustifying the new setof hospital rates andcharges to cover theoperational expensesof their hospital. Howcome the public werenot informed about theincrease? This shouldhave not been discoveredif not for the keeneye of the ProvincialBoard in finding outthe increase in the fees.***Ganac said that theJBLMRH is spendingat least P165 millionfor its operational expenseswhile only gettingP42 million fromthe National Government,particularly theDepartment of Health. He wentfurther saying that the basis forthe new rates and charges is in linewith the provisions of Republic Act10352, Republic Act 325 and ExecutiveOrder 197 series of 2000.***Came to the rescue of patients ofthe JBLMRH were the Pampangaprovincial board members who saidthat the operational cost of the governmentmedical facility should notbe passed-on to those who are sickand availing the services of the hospital.***Garbo clarified that the increasein the fees of the hospital was theresult of the abuse of hospital officialswho violated some rules in theincrease in hospital rates such asthe requirement on the publicationof the rates increase in newspapersof general circulation so the publicmay know. The non-publication ofthe increase in hospital fees was admittedby Ganac.***Board Member Rosve Henson, forhis part, has proposed a resolutionthat calls for the suspension of theincrease. It was immediately approved.Board Member Nestor Tolentino,meanwhile, asked the hospital’smanagement to increase, onthe other hand, the discounts givento indigent patients.***Most of the patients of theJBLMRH are indigents. They couldgo to private hospitals for medicaltreatment if only they have themeans to do so. They could chooseinstead the services of private professionalmedical practitioners ifthey have lots of money to pay privatedoctors.***Patients of the JBLMRH couldhave continuously suffered fromexorbitant fees that the hospitalis imposing if not for the watchfuleyes of our local lawmakers whoare evidently protecting not onlythe sick and poor Kapampangansbut any other persons who are leftwith no other recourse except toseek the services of the said medicalinstitution. While it is said that it isforbidden to get sick, imposing burdensomefees is likewise forbiddenaccording to our local legislators.Continue the vigilance over thesefees.***For other opinions, comments,suggestions or adverse reactions,you may reach iWrite at 0919-5107665. ●Payo ni Nanay Babyumasa sa Internal Revenue Allotment(IRA) lamang.” Ito ang payo ni Gobernadora“HuwagLilia “Nanay Baby” Pineda sa mga alkalde ngLalawigan ng Pampanga.“Be resourceful,” wika niya.Sa totoo lang, ang mga bayan at lungsod ngayon ay halosumaasa na lang sa IRA, at halos kakarampot lamang angnapapagkuhanan nila ng buwis sa kanilang nasasakupan.Marahil, pulitika ang dahilan kung bakit iniiwasan ngmga halal ng bayan--alkalde, bise alkalde at kagawad ngmga sanggunian--ang magtaasng singilin sa real property taxes,permits and licenses.Siyempre, marami ang aalmaat magagalit. May pagtutuos pagdatingng araw ng halalan. Iyonang kaba ng maraming halal ngbayan.***Hindi gayon si Mayor Ed Pamintuanng Lungsod Angeles.Naglatag siya ng mga bagongalituntunin sa pagtataas ng mgasingilin, sa real property taxes,licenses and permits. Ito’y pinaboranng mga kagawad ng iba’tibang departamento ng lungsodkagaya ng tesorero (treasurer) atng kaniyang mga city planner.Hinimok niya ang mga negosyanteat mga kagawad ng SangguniangPanglungsod na nagkatiponkamakailan lamang sabulwagan ng Lewis Grand Hotelna suportahan siya sa panukalangitaas ang mga bayarin ngmamamayan.***“Ito naman ay sa ikakabuti nglungsod,” ayon kay Mayor Pamintuan.“Kailangang paigtingin pa angdelivery ng [basic services],”dagdag pa niya.toda maxMax Sangil“Halos malaki paang kita ng SanFernando kaysaAngeles, samantalangprimeraklase at charteredcity ang hulikumpara sa unana isang componentcity lamangng lalawigan.”Inilarawan ni Pamintuan na napapag-iwanan ang lungsodsa kapuwa niya siyudad, halimbawa ng Lungsod SanFernando. Halos malaki pa ang kita ng San Fernando kaysaAngeles, samantalang primera klase at chartered cityang huli kumpara sa una na isang component city lamangng lalawigan.***Sa ganang akin, ang lahat ng mga halal ng bayan aypuwedeng magtaas ng bayarin sa mga buwis at papayagang mga mamamayan kung nakikita nila na may maayosna pagbabago sa pamamahala, at nakikita nila na angperang binabayaran nila at pumupunta sa kaban ng bayanay napupunta sa mga sukat pagka-gastusan, at hindinalulustay sa kung saan lamang.toda max... Page 9Tamang panonood ng telebisyon sa kabataanAng panonood ng telebisyon ay isang karaniwangaktibidad na maaring magbigay ng impluwensiyasa mga kabataan. Maraming mga magulang ang hinahayaangmanood ng telebisyon ang kanilang mga anakdahil sa maraming kadahilanan.May mga bata na umaabot sa tatlo hanggang apat na orassa kakapanood ng TVkada araw. Kung susumahinito hanggangsa kanilang high schoolgraduation, lilitaw namas marami pang orasang ginugol sa panonoodkasya sa pag-aaralsa silid-aralan.Sa kabila nito, maramipa rin sa mgamagulang ng makabagongpanahon ang“Dagdag pa rito, angmga batang madalas nananonood sa telebisyonay mas malaki ang tsansana maging overweight oobese, problemado sa pagtulog,at mas mababa anggrades sa eskwelahan. ”pumapayag na manood ang mga anak ng TV, lalo na angmga working parent sa pag-aakalang maari itong magingsubstitute babysitter. Oo nga naman, kung busy kasi sibaby sa TV, maraming trabaho ang matatapos ni mommy.Kung ang dahilan ng magulang ay upang hindi mainipsi baby, baka hindi nila nalalaman na ang pagkainip angmagbubukas sa kaisipan ng bata upang maging malikhain,at maging independente.Maari kasing harangin ng TV-watching ang natural naproseso ng pagiging creative ng isang bata. Kung maiistorboito, maaring magresulta sa pagiging dependent satelebisyon at posibleng umuwi sa addiction sa panonood.Base sa pag-aaral, ang unang dalawang taon simula ngpagsilang ay kritikal para sa development ng ating utak.Imbes na natural na matuto ang anak sa paglalaro, pag-interactsa magulang at iba pang social development, maaaringmag-iba o maistorbo ang proseso dahil sa TV at ibapang electronic media.Sa mga oras na inuubos dahil lamangsa panonood ng TV, tinatanggalang mas mahahalagang gawainkatulad ng pagbabasa ng libro, mgagawaing bahay, pag-ehersisyo atoras sa pamilya.Dagdag pa rito, ang mga batangchildren’s madalas na nanonood sa telebisyonhealth ay mas malaki ang tsansa na magingoverweight o obese, problemadoMichelle M.Pelayo, M.D. sa pagtulog, at mas mababa anggrades sa eskwelahan.Hindi naman maitatanggi namarami ring magagandang makukuha sa panonood ngtelebisyon lalo na kung ito ay kontrolado o in moderation.Ang mga interactive video games, tablets, at internet, kagayang TV ay maganda ring paraan ng edukasyon sa mgabata. Ngunit ang sobra sa panonood ay mayroong masamangepekto.Narito ang mga paraan upang maiwasan ang negatibongepekto ng sobrang panonood ng TV:• Limitahan ang oras ng panonood sa telebisyon. Maaringtanggalin ang TV sa kwarto ng mga bata. Huwag hayaangnakasindi ang TV kapag kumakain sa hapag-kainan. Huwaghayaang manood ang bata habang gumagawa ng assignmento homework. Gawing isang pribilehiyo ang panonoodng telebisyon.• Maging magandang halimbawa bilang mga magulang.Kontrolin din ang sarili sa sobrang panonood ng telebisyon.• Subukang manood ng TV tuwing weekends lamang.Marami tayong magagawa na mas importanteng aktibidadkung tuwing Sabado at Linggo lamang ang panonood ngTV. Pwedeng pagtuonan ng pansin ang sports activities,mga trabahong kailangang tapusin, paglalaro, at maramipang iba.• Sundin ang payo ng MTRCB. Gumawa ang Movie andTelevision Review and Classification Board ng mga agegrouprating tools para sa mga programa sa telebisyon nalaging pinapalabas pagkatapos ng patalastas.• Mag-preview ng pelikula kung manonood ng DVD/VCD. Siguraduhin na ang papanoorin ay naangkop sa mgabata.• Manood kasama ang anak. Kung hindi maiwasang iwananang bata sa kahabaan ng programa, mahalaga na binabalik-balikanito upang malaman ang tono at angkop ngpinapanood na programa. Makipag-usap sa bata habangnanonood upang maipaliwanag sa kanya ang pinapanood.Kung may eksena na sa tingin ninyo ay hindi nababagay namapanood, pwedeng ilipat ang channel o switch off ang TVat explain sa bata nang mabuti kung bakit hindi pwedengpanoorin ang eksena.Malaki ang parte ng magulang sa pagbibigay gabay sachildren’s health... Page 9

6HeadlineGitnang LuzonSEPTEMBER 25, 2013Crossword puzzleles.com for hints and solutions!SM PAMPANGA | Cinema 3We’re The MillersMTRCB Rating: R-1611:20 AM | 1:45 PMSM PAMPANGA | Cinema 3About TimeMTRCB Rating: PG-134:10 PM | 6:35 PM | 9:00 PMSM PAMPANGA | Cinema 4Insidious: Chapter 2MTRCB Rating: PG-1311:40 AM | 2:00 PM | 4:20 PM| 6:40 PM | 9:00 PMSM PAMPANGA | Cinema 6EvidenceMTRCB Rating: R-1311:40 AM | 2:00 PM | 4:20 PM | 6:40PM | 9:00 PMPuzzle ID: #W044DV1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1314 15 1617 18 1920 21 2223 24 25 2627 28 29 30 3132 33 34 35 36 3738 39 40 41 4243 44 45 46 4748 49 5051 52 53 5455 56 57 58 59 60 6162 63 64 6566 67 6869 70 71Down1. Holliday and others24. First name in wit46. Stoltz and Idle2. Gain ___ (get ahead in a race) 25. Oscar winner for Best Song 49. Start the bidding afreshDown 3. Crunched numbers 28. Jacob's in “8 Mile” wife before Rachel 60. Longhorn 50. Distributed State school1. Visitors 4. to Compensate Jesus29. "The 27. Last Prefix Days with byte of Pompeii"near 51. the Move Mex. rapidly border toward5. CIA’s forerunner28. Etats-___52. Mother’s brother, e.g.2. Vidi, in English 6. Biomedical research org. girl 29. Shakespeare’s Sir ___ 61. Houston 53. Six-stringed player, instruments informally7. University of Maryland player Belch56. Cowboy Rogers’s real last3. Currency 8. in Forest Capri30. Try this first64. Jerry Lewis hosts itsox30. Pull togethername9. Hocked31. Flee57. Tiny bits4. ___ on (exaggerates)31. Antiseptic elementtelethons annually: Abbr.10. Of good upbringing35. “It was ___ vu all over again” 59. Big stack5. Braz. neighbor11. All-vowels song refrain 35. Company's 36. “Gimme icon65. ___ favor: please (Sp.)an A...”, e.g.60. Loads and loads12. Inge’s “___ of Roses”37. Those, in Mexico61. Baltimore oriole :6. Eggs, biologically 13. Periods of penitence 36. Milk, 39. in Wear Marseille the latest styles, say, Maryland :: ___ : Hawaii18. Chinese-born American slangily64. Clearasil target, slangily7. Cassidy architect portrayer William37. ___-ball (arcade game)41. Major poetic effort65. D.D.E.’s political rival22. Ret.44. Skin powder8. Peter Fonda's golden role39. Campy 1960's hit sitcom9. Baggage carrier41. Work on glass, say10. Learned44. Item in an actor's hand SM CLARK | Cinema 1Momzillas11. Medieval rabbinical writer46. Teasdale and Roosevelt MTRCB Rating: GP10:35 AM | 12:50 PM | 3:05 PM |12. Bay window49. Intl. assn. for learning 5:20 PM | 7:35 PM13. Bushels50. Gutta- __SM PAMPANGA18. Maze options51. | Cinema Offspring 1SM CLARK | Cinema 2RiddickRiddickMTRCB Rating: R-1322. Ugandan tyrant Idi ___52. Split to bondMTRCB Rating: R-1311:00 AM | 1:30 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:3011:00 AM | 1:30 PM | 4:00 PM |24. 6-3, 5-7 and 6-4, PM e.g. | 9:00 PM 53. Diminishes in intensity 6:30 PM | 9:00 PM25. Safe place56. Couples27. Diner sandwiches, SM for PAMPANGA 57. | Cinema Place 2for cogitationSM CLARK | D- CinemaRushshort59. Go over 212 degrees We’re The MillersMTRCB Rating: R-13MTRCB Rating: R-1611:00 AM | 1:30 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:30 PM12:00 PM | 2:15 PM | 4:30 PM | 6:45| 9:00 PMPM | 9:00 PMSM PAMPANGA | Cinema 5MomzillasMTRCB Rating: GP11:20 AM | 1:45 PM | 4:10 PM | 6:35PM | 9:00 PMRobinsons Starmills |Cinema 1MomzillasMTRCB Rating: GP12:45 PM | 3:00 PM | 5:15 PM | 7:30 PMRobinsons Starmills |Cinema 2RiddickMTRCB Rating: R-1312:00 PM | 2:30 PM | 5:00 PM |7:30 PMRobinsons Starmills |Cinema 3About TimeMTRCB Rating: PG-1312:00 PM | 2:30 PM | 5:00 PM | 7:30 PMRobinsons Starmills | Cinema 4We’re The MillersMTRCB Rating: R-1612:00 PM | 2:20 PM | 4:40 PM |7:00 PMSM CLARK |Cinema 4Insidious: Chapter 2MTRCB Rating: PG-131:45 PM | 4:10 PM | 6:35 PM | 9:00PM | 11:20 PMSM CLARK |Cinema 5EvidenceMTRCB Rating: R-1310:35 AM | 12:40 PM | 2:45 PMSM CLARK |Cinema 5MomzillasMTRCB Rating: GP4:50 PM | 6:55 PM | 9:00 PMSM CLARK |Cinema 6About TimeMTRCB Rating: PG-1312:45 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:15 PM | 9:00 PMSM CLARK |IMAXRiddickMTRCB Rating: R-1312:00 PM | 2:15 PM | 4:45 PM| 7:15 PM | 9:30 PMRobinsons Starmills | Cinema 5RushMTRCB Rating: R-1312:15 PM | 2:50 PM | 5:25 PM | 8:00 PMRobinsons Starmills | Cinema 6Insidious: Chapter 2MTRCB Rating: PG-1312:30 PM | 2:45 PM | 5:00 PM | 7:20 PMRobinsons Angeles | Cinema 1RushMTRCB Rating: R-1312:15 PM | 2:50 PMRobinsons Angeles | Cinema 1RiddickMTRCB Rating: R-135:20 PM | 7:50 PME242OGLAST ISSUE ANSWERSAcross1. Ornamental border5. Like draft beer10. Sound state14. Scandinavian king15. College near Albany, NY16. Speed: Ger.17. “Porgy and Bess” setting19. Noel reversal20. Sudden twitch21. Game show player23. Type of foil26. Ornament in relief27. Murmur “a good badweather race horse”32. British rocker Brian33. Ammonia-derivedcompound34. Do one’s roots38. Bee Gees surname40. “Have ___ day!”42. Barely passing marks43. Up to this point45. Storehouse47. Female singer’s 2001album that debuted at #148. Nov. 11 commemoratives51. Verbally abuse54. Greek letters thatresemble pitchforks55. Price for a pound, say58. Channel with cameras inthe Capitol62. Chemical formula forsodium hydroxide63. Title setting for a NeilSimon play66. Hun leader67. Songstress Gorme68. Carolina college town69. Challenge70. Egg sites71. British sand hillSM CITY SAN FERNANDODowntown | Cinema 1Bamboo FlowersMTRCB Rating: PG-1312:45 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:15 PM | 9:00 PMSM CITY SAN FERNANDODowntown | Cinema 2Ang Tag-araw Ni Twinkle(Twinkle’s Summer)MTRCB Rating: R-1311:00 AM | 1:30 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:30 PM |9:00 PMSM CITY SAN FERNANDODowntown | Cinema 3Ano Ang Kulay Ng MgaNakalimutang Pangarap?MTRCB Rating: PG-1311:00 AM | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM |7:00 PM | 9:00 PMMARQUEEMALL | Cinema 1Insidious: Chapter 2MTRCB Rating: PG-1311:50 AM | 2:15 PM | 4:40 PM | 7:05 PM |9:30 PMMARQUEEMALL | Cinema 2RiddickMTRCB Rating: R-1311:55 AM | 2:25 PMMARQUEEMALL | Cinema 2We’re The MillersMTRCB Rating: R-164:50 PM | 7:10 PM | 9:30 PMMARQUEEMALL | Cinema 3About TimeMTRCB Rating: PG-131:15 PM | 3:55 PM | 6:35 PM | 9:15 PMMARQUEEMALL | Cinema 4MomzillasMTRCB Rating: GP12:15 PM | 2:30 PM | 4:45 PM | 7:00 PM| 9:15 PMRobinsons Angeles | Cinema 2Insidious: Chapter 2MTRCB Rating: PG-131:00 PM | 3:10 PM | 5:20 PM | 7:40 PMRobinsons Angeles Cinema 4MomzillasMTRCB Rating: GP12:30 PM | 2:50 PM | 5:10 PM | 7:40 PM( Cinema schedules are subject tochange without prior notice.)HOROSCOPELAST ISSUE solutionAQUARIUS (JAN. 20 - FEB. 18)You have a great desire and drive to be thorough and responsible down to the smallest details.Improved powers of concentration insure that you will get a lot accomplished today. You alwaysknow what is essential and what is not. You love the routine. You tend neither to spend much timein procrastinating about the future nor reminiscing about the past. You like to be in the moment ofthe day. Obtaining and exchanging information takes on more significance for you. Being moreinvolved with neighbors or siblings satisfies a deep emotional need to be needed and included.You enjoy helping others and in being privileged to know their heart. This evening may find youvisiting and exchanging ideas with loved ones.ARIES (MAR. 21-APR. 19)A drive to question situations may find you working through some strong internal changes. Pushtoo hard and you could be too dominating, even oppressive, to yourself and others. When it comesto business and career, you have a mind that just cannot help but take care of business. This iswhere most of your energies and concerns will be this day. Your thoughts and ideas are nothing ifnot practical and your clear-sightedness makes some form of management or supervision almostunavoidable. You love large-scale organization and your career or business will always be closeto your heart. Your sense of discrimination, when it comes to practical issues, is excellent and youvalue clearheaded thinking in others. Romance is possible tonight.CANCER (JUN 22- JUL 22)You may be busy doing extra preparation in connection with your job. Try not to become involvedin the frivolous conversations that tend to happen in a small office. You have a lot to offer a newcompany, especially if they allow you free rein to submit your creative suggestions. This is a goodtime to buckle down and concentrate on your career. Your organizational abilities and sense ofresponsibility will be what guides you and proves successful--as well as your fine talent. Yourcareer could assume a much more determined and firm direction. This is a time of getting yourname known. You will find others appreciate your hard work. You can expect a little boost now,some sort of extra support or recognition from those around you.CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 - JAN 19)You could be seen by others as just the person to be put in charge of some project requiring aconservative mind--a day for thinking. You enjoy conversations about philosophy or even a littlereligion. If you pay attention, you may find ways that these discussions move into a new understandingfor everyone. Lasting ethics will guide you now, opening up avenues that have remainedblocked. Generally, this is a fruitful period for real-estate investments. You may feel like talking abit more than usual, exploring new ideas or getting happily lost in a conversation. Perhaps a shorttrip or a special phone call is in order. Family, home and the other roots in your life give you a senseof mission. Conversations with loved ones are positive.GEMINI (MAY 21-JUN 21)Today may be the day you make a big change of some sort. You or a partner has made preliminarypreparations so you should have an easy adjustment. You are fortunate to have plenty of help ifyou need help. You prosper through new insights, inventions and an independent point of view--donot push. In most cases, you will find it easy to take charge and show off your enterprising nature.You have plans to increase a business situation and this afternoon would be a good time to presentyour plans or your ideas. Clarify your ideas on paper first. You could feel great support fromthose around you. You draw emotional sustenance from friends this evening. A social engagementwill create many friendly smiles.LEO (JUL 23 - AUG. 23)The workflow for today is fast moving and easily accomplished. You find success through yourability to follow through on important instructions and put together packages of information. Youcould work with or as a photographer or artist. At the very least, you could enjoy some form of artas a hobby. Off work early this afternoon the contents of a store window may catch your eye. Thisis a time when you may be concentrating on decorating a room or furnishing a new home or apartment.If you remain as careful as usual, you will do well in your choice of purchases. This eveningis a good time to enjoy the company of a loved one, read a romantic book or take in a movie. Thisis also a happy day for relationships and matters of the heart.LIBRA (SEP. 23 - OCT. 23)A puzzle appears today and you spare no time in getting down to finding the answer. Otherswill be amazed at how well you uncover or find the solution to an old problem. With research tosupport your theories, you will be able to help make some much needed changes. You feel thingspassionately and you don’t mind letting authorities or publishers know what you think. You canbe quite loyal, if sometimes possessive, so you will need to be careful and attentive or aware tothose areas of your life. You have a sense for power, wealth and passion and will have no problemreaching certain goals. If you support a family with children, this evening would be a good time tohelp them learn about goals and create opportunities to encourage them.PISCES (FEB. 19 - MAR. 20)You look for ways to advance your job status. A supervisor may give you suggestions as well. Thisis a perfect time for new ideas--breakthroughs in thinking--a novel approach. Law, politics, education,travel or religion, among other things, may take part in this search for advancement. Lecturesand self-help literature seem to attract your attention. You enjoy working with your mind and yoursharp perceptions make finding new solutions easy. You bring an unexpected twist to whateveryou set your mind to accomplish. You are able to teach or help others to be more original when itcomes to the words or thoughts they use. Your laser-like mind makes conversations fast-pacedand illuminating. You share hugs tonight.SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 - DEC. 21)You are a born leader, so others find it easy to use your instructions and follow your example.You enjoy helping others solve their personal or technical problems. This is a very lucky day formaking plans or decisions and finding your way through just about any problem you may discover.You feel successful and able to handle difficult situations. Perhaps some family member or friendhas a new computer; you are helping him or her learn the particulars. Perhaps you are putting ina sprinkler system yourself and someone will be helping you. You are quick on the learning curveand whether you are teaching or taking on a new skill, you are having fun and turning the day intoa successful one for everyone involved. You may get lucky in money.SCORPIO (OCT. 24- NOV. 21)You meet with new moneymaking ideas this morning and may spend the majority of the daycreating the avenue with which you will proceed. All of this may be a very good idea but you willbe able to make a better decision if you could find a person that took the big moneymaking stepthat you might want to take. You will either be encouraged or have the opportunity to do a bit moreresearch. It’s as if ambition and authority are answers in themselves, rather than only a means toan ideal objective. Bide your time. Secrets, conspiracies and the hidden links that unite all thingstake on less importance in your life now. You have learned the importance of putting the negativesituations of the past. Help others to think in positive, healing ways.TAURUS (APR. 20-MAY 20)You will be pleased with what you accomplish today. In difficult situations you perform very well.You know just what to do and can act without haste. You are asked to make use of your naturaltalents. This may mean you have a special way with clients, customers or patients. You may nothave realized that anyone noticed your special ways of dealing with people. There are future opportunitiesfor you to grow in this company if you want. There are also options for you to grow withinyour own scope of expertise by going into business for yourself. All of this can be something youtake a little time to think about and do a bit of research before making any decision--it is somethingabout which you might contemplate.VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEP.22)You are at your most practical when it comes to negotiations. There are opportunities for negotiatingand getting your way in most activities today. Whether you feel guilty or grateful, you rush around gettingall sorts of chores accomplished, as you know the person you will be with for the rest of the daywould be most enjoyable if in a good mood. You are called on to make use of your common sensebefore the day is over. There is a need to be respected and it may be an emotionally charged issue inyour life at this time. There is much enthusiasm for whatever you want to enjoy or accomplish today. Surprisesthis evening will keep everyone happy. Romance is private, intimate and rewarding this evening.

HeadlineGitnang LuzonSEPTEMBER 25, 2013SHOWBIZ7Marian Rivera kulangsa box-office powerai-ai delas alas& marian riveraNA TAWAkami sasinabi ni AiAi Delas Alas noongpress conference nilang Kung Fu Divas.Sabi niya, pinayuhandaw niya si MarianRivera na gumawa ngpelikulang kasamasi John Lloyd Cruz okaya si Coco Martin,kasi tiyak na magigingmalaking hit iyon,at sososyo raw siyasa producers niyonkung sakali, kasi ngaalam niyang kikita.Palagay namin,very valid nga angsuggestion na iyon niAi Ai, kailangan ngasiguro ni Marian namakasama namanang mga siguradongbox office stars, lalona nga si John Lloydna lahat yata ng mgapelikulang ginagawaay tumatabo satakilya. Iyan kasingsi Marian, kahit nanga sinasabi ng kanyanghome networkna prime time queensiya sa kanila, isangkatotohanan na mahinasiya pagdatingsa pelikula. Iba kasiang audience talagang TV at pelikula.Iyong mga nanonoodng pelikula ay kailangangmagbayad.Iyang Kung FuDivas na iyan, tiyakkikita iyan dahil kayAi Ai. Isa pa rin namaniyang si Ai Aina ang lahat ng gawingpelikulaay kumikita,at saka siyaay galing saisang napakalakinghitna pelikula,na sumira samga box officerecords. Si AiAi nga yataang katapatni John Lloydsa takilya.Si Marian,masakit mansigurong amininpero flop ang kanyanghuling pelikula.Hindi naman na-pullout pero napakahina.Siguro isa nga iyonsa mga dahilan kungbakit siya pinayaganng Regal at ng GMAna gawin iyang KungFu Divas eh, kasikailangan niyangmakagawa ng isanghit movie na hindinila nagagawa parasa kanya. Magandangdiskarte namaniyang makasama siyani Ai Ai.Hindi rin namansiguro siya kayangangatin ng isang pelikulangang partnerniya ay ang syotaniyang si DingdongD a n t e s ,d a h i li y o n gh u l i n gp e l i k u l an i y o n ,nilamokkami saloob ngsine. Naglakasloobbanamangsu mabayCentral BuzzNoel Monteskay Supermaneh, ‘di binugbognang husto angpelikula niya.Kaya tama si Ai Ai,ang dapat na makatambalniya ay sinaJohn Lloyd o kayasi Coco para umangatnang kaunti paang kanyang career.Kaso, papayag ba namanang ABS-CBNna ang kanilang starsay magamit sa pagangatng isang artistanghindi namankanila? ●Ai Ai Delas Alas naghahanapna naman ng ‘big bird’Naaliw kami kay Ai Ai delasAlas sa presscon ngKung Fu Divas, hindi lamangdahil sa nagpa-raffle siyasa press kundi dahil sa pagsasabing“big bird” ang leading mansa pelikula na si Edward Mendez.Biniro tuloy si Ai Ai at nagtawanandahil may nagsabi sakanya na parang ang tagal-tagalnang hindi siya nakakatikim ngmalaking bird. Guwapo, matangkadpa naman si Edward.“Ayaw kong pumatol sa bata.Nadala na ako, no? Ha!ha!ha!Sinasabi ko sa sarili ko, Martina,wala kang kadala-dala. Madalaman lang,” reaksyon niya.Bakit ‘yun lang ang napansinniya kay Edward sa dami nangmapapansin?“Hindi ako lang, kami parati(Marian Rivera),” sabay tawanan.“Siyempre, kaya ako nagsasabikasi may boyfriend siya. Pero pagnag-uusap kami sa shooting lalopag paumaga na, ‘Ano ba naman‘yung ‘ano’ ni Edward…actuallykasi nakaka-distract . (Sumingitsi Nova Villa na napapansin dinniya). Lahat kami nakakapansin,so, totoo na blessed na blessedsiya. Hindi ako nagsisinungaling.Halimbawa may eksenakami nasa ilalim niya, ang pointof view mo, makikita mo, di ba?Siyempre, magtitinginan kamini Marian..’Neng, nakakalokasi bakla, kita mo na.’ Sasabihinniya, ‘wag na nating pansininpero hindi kapansin-pansin talaga.Totoo, nagrereklamo kamikay Direk (Onat), na sabihin namanna ayusin ni Edward ‘yungano niya, kung hindi, kami angmag-aayos.Ha!ha!ha! Tsika! Baklangbaklakaya ako nahihiwalay, e,”tumatawa at nagbibiro pang kuwentoni Ai Ai.Curious tuloy ang mga badingna mapanood ang “Kung fu Divas”dahil sa rebelasyon ni Ai Ai.Kasama sa Kung Fu Divassina Roderick Paulate, BiancaManalo, Precious Lara Quigaman,Nova Villa at Gloria Diaz.Showing na ito sa October 2.Ang naturang pelikula ayprodyus din ni Direk Onat Diazkatuwang sina Ai Ai delas Alas atMarian Rivera.Isa sa advantage ng pagigingproducer at aktres nila sa pelikula,bawal daw ang tatamad-tamad.Sey ni Ai Ai kahit masamaang pakiramdam kailangangtapusin ang shooting dahil malakingpera ang nagagastos saisang araw at nawawala pag babagal-bagalsa shooting. ●Kapampangan modeldi nagpakabog samga hunk celebritiesPuno ang World Trade Center dahil sa CosmoBachelor Bash kung saan rumampa anghottest hunks na napili ng Cosmopolitanmagazine. Sumugod ang mga girls at beki sa yearlyevent na ito.Rumampa sina Alden Richards at Tom Rodriguezna cover ng Cosmo Men at si Dennis Trillo nailang linggo ring nag-diet at nag-workout. Isangmanipis ang kanyang isinuot sa pagrampa.Grabe kung mag-workout si Dennis dahil kahitpuyat sa taping ng My Husband’s Lover, go pa rinsiya sa gym at ayaw mapahiya sa mga manonood.Ang workout at recording ng album nila ni TomRodriguez under GMA Films ang lalong nagpabusysa kanya. Sa October 12 ang target release ngTomDen album na MHL: One More Try Concertdin, kaya double event ito sa TomDen fans.Pinost ni Dennis sa Instagram ang recordingniya ng Stay at It’s Over Now na solo niya sa albumat ang part niya sa duet nila ni Tom ng One MoreTry. Maganda kung kakantahin nila sa concertang songs nila sa album para promo na rin.By the way, ang kababayan namin sa Pampangana si Marneil Anthony Lim ay nagpasilip din saCosmo Bash. Talaga namang class A model angdating ni Marneil na di talaga nagpakabog sa mgacelebrities na kasabay niya.Bet namin si Marneil for stardom na tiyak na tiyak, isangaraw gugulantangin niya tayo sa kanyang presence sa mainstream.●

8 BUSINESS SEPTEMBERHeadlineGitnang Luzon25, 2013Arayat park eyed as new world-class tourist spotBy Marna Dagumboy-del RosarioCITY OF SAN FERNANDO-- Officials of the Department ofEnvironment and Natural Resources(DENR) here yesterdayconfirmed the rehabilitation ofMt. Arayat National Park into anew world-class eco-tourist destinationin Central Luzon.In a statement, Maximo Dichoso,executive director of DENRRegion 3, said the 10-hectare SanJuan Baño recreational facility atthe foot of the fabled Mt. ArayatNational Park will undergo majorrenovation and rehabilitation undera public-private sector partnershipscheme proposed by thelocal government unit of Arayattown.“Developing Mt. Arayat into amajor ecotourism area will notonly provide additional livelihoodto the host communitiesbut will also help to advocate theneed for greater public participationin the protection and conservationof Mt. Arayat as CentralLuzon’s natural legacy and importantlandmark,” he explained.Dichoso said the DENR is nowfinalizing a Co-managementAgreement with Arayat MayorEmmanuel Alejandrino that willallow the local government totake over the development andrehabilitation of the park’s resortarea through public offering toprospective tourism developersand operators in a public bidding.The Protected Area ManagementBoard (PAMB) chaired bythe DENR unanimously approveda resolution that will allow the localgovernment of Arayat to formallytakeover the operations ofthe San Juan Baño resort.The recreational area will undergoa long-term development,taking into consideration the biophysicaland ecological requirementsof the park, beginningwith a reforestation program.Proposed major tourism facilitiesto rise in the park would includea world-class hotel, lodges,spa, swimming pools, sports facilities,and restaurants.Earlier, the DENR and the localgovernment of Arayat agreedin to turn over the operations ofthe San Juan Baño recreationalarea to the Department ofTourism-Philippine Tourism Authority(DOT-PTA) to boost thetourism potential of the park pursuantto the provisions of RepublicAct 7690 declaring the ArayatNational Park as a tourist spot.The Mt. Arayat National Parkwas declared a protected area underProclamation No. 203 with atotal area of 3,715 hectares, 10hectares of which had been setaside for development as a recreationalfacility where the SanJuan Baño resort now sits.DENR studies showed that thefabled Mt. Arayat is home to 49 speciesof trees and plants; 86 speciesof wild birds; 14 species of mammals;and, 11 species of reptiles.Under the NIPAS Law, anyonewho is found hunting or destroyingplants or animals or productsfrom a protected area, amongother things, will face an imprisonmentof up to six years or fineof up to P500,000. ●PSAU wins regionalenvironmental tiltBy Charlene A. CayabyabNEW HOUSING SITE. Angeles City Mayor EdgardoPamintuan and Vice Mayor Vicky Vega Cabigtinglead the groundbreaking and time capsule-laying rites ofthe soon to rise Angeles Heights Resettlement projectlocated in Barangay Sapalibutad. Joining them in thisphoto are: City Councilors Amos Rivera and Bryan MatthewNepomuceno, JC Pamintuan and Jojo Dimapilis,and several village officials. (AC-CIO)New resettlementproject soon to risein Angeles CityBy Charlene A. CayabyabANGELES CITY -- Mayor Edgardo Pamintuanand Vice Mayor Vicky Vega-Cabigtingled the groundbreaking rites yesterdayof a new resettlement project that will houseover 500 informal settlers and displacedfamilies from 13 barangays in the city.The project, which is funded by the NationalHousing Authority (NHA), will benefitfamilies who are victims of the calamitybrought forth by the numerous typhoonsand heavy rainfall that hit the country overthe past few months.According to Pamintuan, the rise of thisresettlement is an indication of things tocome for the city.“In 30 years time, Angeles will become amajor migration zone for residents of CentralLuzon. We owe that to our geographicaladvantage, and of course, the boom of businessesin the city. The resettlement projectis a step towards the right direction for providingproper, socialized housing for ourconstituents which will eventually allow usto accommodate more people in the future,”Pamintuan said.Pamintuan added that more people willmean more taxes for the city, which willthen fuel the local government to do morein terms of improving healthcare, educationand peace and order in Angeles.For her part, Vice Mayor Vega-Cabigtingemphasized how the beneficiaries shouldconsider themselves very fortunate to be thenew residents of Angeles Heights.“We are very fortunate here in Angelesthat the National Housing Authority haschosen us as one of their venues for their resettlementprojects. I just hope that the residentswould be responsible enough to takecare of these houses and not to sell them,which has been a common practice of otherresidents living in resettlements in differentparts of the country,” Cabigting said.Cabigting also shared the optimism ofthe mayor in looking to the future and providingproper and affordable housing to theAngeleños.During his speech, former Local UrbanPoor and Housing officer and now CouncilorAmos Rivera explained how the familieswould further benefit from this project withthe system they have set up.“In this 3.24-hectare area, we will seethe rise of 507 units with 40 square metersaverage lot size each – all of which are loftable.Additionally, beneficiaries will only berequired to pay their monthly amortizationafter two years,” Rivera said.The average cost of constructing onehousing unit is about P240,000 and will beclustered in row-type modules, completewith electrical, water supply and drainagesystem.He added that the developers are workinghard to meet their December deadlineso that the beneficiaries can move in earlynext year.NHA Project Manager Ines Gonzaleswas very appreciative of the support of thelocal government and the barangays involvedfor welcoming their agency’s project.This is the third resettlement site to bedeveloped in the city. ●State university holds freecivil service exam reviewMABALACAT CITY -- A recentlyconverted state university in Pampangahas won a regional environmental contestand is now set to represent CentralLuzon to a national competition.Pampanga Agricultural State University(PSAU), formerly known asPampanga Agricultural College, wonthe 2013 Search for Sustainable andEco-friendly Schools (SSES).After winning the regional category,PSAU will now represent Central Luzonas a national finalist in the tertiarycategory.Aside from winning the majoraward as the region’s most sustainableand eco-friendly tertiary school, PSAUalso bagged two special awards includingthe Nestlé Water Leadership Awardand the MERALCO Energy LeadershipAward.Their recent win made PSAU a regionalgrand slam winner in the categoryof tertiary schools. The universityis expected to receive certificates ofrecognition and cash prizes for each ofthe three awards.The SSES was launched in 2009 andis held every two years since then. Theprogram is in partnership with the Departmentof Environment and NaturalResources (DENR), thru the EMB, theDepartment of Education (DepED),Commission on Higher Education(CHED), with SMART Communica-PSAU WINS... Page 9by Butch GunioPILAR, Bataan -- The Bataan PeninsulaState University (BPSU) has offeredfree review for Civil Service examinationin Balanga City and this town.Pilar Lady Mayor Alice Pizarro saidshe was delighted when, one day, an officialof the university, Dr. Roliver Baciles,came to her office about the freereview program.She said the BPSU, represented by itspresident, Delfin Magpantay, and Pilarmunicipality executed a memorandumof agreement for the program.Pizarro said at least 40 individuals,mostly employees of the municipality,underwent Civil Service examinationreview for several consecutive Saturdaysheld in an area of the town hall.The lady mayor lauded and thankedthe university, which is headed by Magpantay,for the free review program.Passing the Civil Service examinationis a requirement to become a permanentgovernment employee.The lady mayor said that municipalemployees here will also undergo computerliteracy training. ●

HeadlineGitnang LuzonSEPTEMBER 25, 20139BEST 4PS FAMILY from Page 3said that it was in 2009 thatthey became a recipient of the4Ps where the program hadmade significant contributions,not only financially, but to theirover-all well-being as a family.“Before, my husband usedto be a drunkard for six years,but by the time we becamepart of the Pantawid Pamilya,he stopped. Not only that, themoney that we’ve been receivingmonthly helped for theschooling needs of my children,and everyday assistancelike for food,” she said in Filipino.Narcissa is a mother of fivechildren, whose youngest isfive years old.All winners receivedplaques of recognition fromDSWD, and cash prizes worthP10,000, P7,000, and P5,000for first, second, and thirdprize winners, respectively. ●RENAMING. DSWD-Central Luzon Regional Director Adelina Apostol, together with DSWD AssistantRegional Director for Administration Irene Crespo, officially unveiled September 23 in the Cityof San Fernando, the new name of NHTS-PR, now called “Listahanan.” Listahanan or Talaanan ngPamilyang Nangangailangan is an information management system that identifies who and where thepoor are. --photo by Joelyn G. Baluyuttoda max! from Page 5***Malagim ang nangyaring krimen sa L&S subdivisionsa may Barangay Sto. Domingo, LungsodAngeles (bagama’t sakop na ng BarangayTelabastagan, City of San Fernando ang lugar ngbahay) noong nakaraang linggo. Kinakailangangtutukan ang kasong ito para sa kaniyang dagliangkalutasan. Hamon ito sa kapulisan. Sana’ygayahin ng kapulisan sa Angeles at imbestigatorng Camp Olivas ang pagtutok sa kasong Mae Davantesna pinaslang nitong mga ilang linggo sa LasPiñas. Nahuli ang mga salarin dahil todo tutok angmay-kapangyarihan. ●children’s health from Page 5mga bata sa panonood ng telebisyon. Hikayatinang mga anak na makipag-ugnayan sa inyo. Pagusapanang mga positive behaviour katulad ngpakikipagkaibigan, at malasakit sa kapwa. Talakayindin ang family values at iugnay sa pinapanoodna programa.Gawing aktibong proseso ang panonood ng telebisyonkasama ang inyong mga anak.Kung may katanungan, suhestiyon o opiniontungkol sa kalusugan ng mga bata, maari kayongmagtext sa 0932-884-0630. ●rain kills from Page 1Some 2,500 individuals from 653families are housed in 15 evacuation centersin Olongapo City. Most were told tostay overnight due to the possibility ofmore flooding the following day.One person died in Olongapo City afterthe city was virtually shut down dueto six to 10 feet raging water from its twomain creeks which overflowed into theEDEJER MASSACRE from Page 1for validation to identifythose involved in the killing.He said, “as of this moment,everyone is a suspect.We will release all relativeinformation of the case assoon as we completed ourinvestigation.”Nicolas, his wife, Corazon,and son, Kenneth willbe laid to rest today at 3p.m. in La Pieta MemorialPark in Angeles City.Police said armed menbarged into the Edejer’sRICE SUFFICIENT from Page 1“Pampanga is 70 percent agriculturalland with 140,216 hectares devotedfor planting crops, primarily rice,”Labung added.Records from the Office of the ProvincialAgriculturist (OPA) indicate that thereare 35,516 Kapampangan farmers whoproduce 47,921 metric tons of rice everycropping, which is more than enough tosupply the need of the province.“The rice production in PampangaVILLAGE CHIEF from Page 1Balibago Village Chief Rodelio“Tony” Mamac, a close friend and politicalally of Lagman, said the latteraccepted his condition and did not seekmedical attention anymore.HEALTH CARE from Page 1get another coverage of up toP330,000 until the next illness.Dependents includespouse, children under 26years old and parents under66 years old.The renewed health carecoverage is valid until September15, 2014.According to the HAUmanagement, faculty membersand employees can usetheir health and hospitalizationinsurance in all accreditedhospitals in the countryincluding major hospitals likeSt. Luke’s Medical Center,Makati Medical Center, AsianHospital and Medical Center,city streets.The city declared a state of calamityand urged the national government tohelp the city to recover from the devastation.Classes in all levels were suspended inboth areas as emergency response teamscontinue their reach out to residents eithertrapped by flood or are unable toresidence located at MolaveStreet, L&S subdivision, BarangayTelabastagan, Cityof San Fernando at around3 p.m. last Friday and shotthe victims one by one.The suspects then ransackedthe master’s bedroomand fled, taking alongwith them an undeterminedamount of money includingthe recorder of the closedcircuitcamera televisioninstalled in front of the victim’sresidence.However, they failedto take away the moneystashed at the wall of themaster’s bedroom amountingto P1.7 million and thehuge vault which reportedlycontained huge amountof money because it’s veryheavy to carry by two orthree persons.Investigators said thesuspects also took the victimsToyota Hi-Lux pick-up(TFO-540) and used it astheir gate away vehicle.The suspects entered thehighway via the Angelescan support the need of our kabalenand we still have surplus that couldbe supplied to other provinces and inMetro Manila,” said Labung.The committee chair noted the assistanceextended by the provincial governmentto farmers as the key for the improvementof the agriculture sector.“Capitol gives training on new technologyin farming. We have also distributedfarm tools and equipment toThe Medical City and CardinalSantos Medical Center.The insurance coverageprovides for accommodationin large private rooms andcovers a wide range of medicaltreatments and diagnosticprocedures, including dialysis,lithotripsy, laparoscopiccholecystectomy, pre-nataland post-natal consultationwith accredited Ob-Gyne,etc., subject to evaluation bythe insurance provider.The decision to renew thecontract with Medocare wasmade by a joint committeecomposed of HAU administratorsand officers of theHAU Teachers and EmployeesUnion (HAUTEU), after a seriesof meetings held recently.The health/hospitalizationinsurance is only one of numerousbenefits enjoyed by HAUfaculty members and employees,such as: Christmas bonusequivalent to a full-month salaryon top of their 13th-monthpay; full two-month vacationpay (April and May) for regularfaculty members whetherthey teach or not in summer,plus summer teaching pay; 95percent tuition fee discount incollege and graduate school forregular faculty and employees,their spouse and four children,reach the town centers because of roadsmade impassable by landslides.Subic town Mayor Jay Khonghunconfirmed that 18 were killed at BarangayWawandue and San Isidro.Two people drowned in the town ofCastillejos while a family of four diedwhen a landslide struck their home inBarangay Aglao. ●City tollgate and exited atDau interchange in MabalacatCity past 4 p.m.It was learned that Nicolasused to keep some halfmillion pesos in cash as contingencyfund inside the pickupwhich he personally usedin his lending transactions.The pick-up was laterfound by the police abandonedat Barangay SanNicolas-Balas in Concepcion,Tarlac. Police found nocash money inside the pickup.●different farmers’ organizations as wellas financial assistance for those identifiedas marginalized farmers who ownless than a hectare of land,” he said.He said they are now targeting theconstruction of farm to market roadsand irrigation systems to perk up agriculturalactivities.Labung also said that Pampanga isstill the number one tilapia producer inthe region.●Mamac described Lagman as“brave” especially in defending thetruth.Meanwhile, Mayor Edgardo Pamintuanhas expressed grief to the untimelydemise of Lagman.Pamintuan said the city lost a goodleader with the death of Lagman.Lagman’s remains are deposited atthe Holy Mary Memorial Center. ●and 90 percent tuition discountfor the same in high school.Other benefits includeP10,000 and P5,000 welcomegift for a newbornbaby (caesarean section andnormal delivery, respectively);P40,000 death benefit;P7,000 bereavement benefit;retirement benefit amountingto 100 percent and 60 percentlatest monthly salary multipliedby total number of yearsof service (for mandatory andoptional retirees, respectively)among others.Other benefits includeinsurance and study allowances.●towards the light from Page 4Hindi maaaring manatiling mga biktima nalamang ang mga inosenteng tao sa isang digmaan.May mga karapatan din ang mga biktimangito na kasing-halaga ng mga karapatan,prinsipyo, at mga paniniwalang pilit na ipinaglalabanng dalawang puwersa sa isang digmaan.‘Yon nga lang, wala din namang magtatanggolng tama at maayos para sa karapatan ngmga biktima sa isang digmaan kung hindi angmga biktima rin mismo, lalo na sa isang digmaanna kinalimutan na ang kanilang karapatanbilang mga inosenteng biktima!Mga mag-aaral ng HAU at mga magulangng mga mag-aaral na ‘to: Kailangan pa bang i-memorize ‘yan?? Isip-isip din sana kayo kahitpa walang time (gawan at bigyan ninyo ng timeat sapat na atensiyon at pagkilos)!!!! ●PSAU WINS from Page 8tions, Inc.The objectives of SSES are to encourageschools/academic institutions to become moreactively involved in environmental issues at apractical and local level and to develop skillsand understanding among the students, facultyand school administrators in initiating activeresponses and increasing community awarenessand participation on environmental concerns.This is part of the response of the DENR,through the EMB, to Republic Act 9512, alsoknown as “The Act to Promote EnvironmentalAwareness through Environmental Education”,which requires all public and private schools tointegrate environmental education in their curriculaat all levels.Meanwhile, the Nestlé Water LeadershipAward aims to recognize and promote solutions,practices and initiatives of schools inwater conservation and management while theMERALCO Energy Leadership Award recognizesschools that promote practices and initiativesin electrical safety, energy efficiency andconservation.Recently, a group of regional judges went toPSAU to validate and evaluate what the schoolis doing to help save the environment.The PSAU entry, being the best in the tertiarycategory, will be forwarded to the EnvironmentalManagement Bureau (EMB) CentralOffice for national judging. Winning schoolsfrom each category (college, secondary andelementary) will be awarded and exhibited inNovember 2013 during the National EnvironmentalAwareness Month celebration. ●SUBIC ENERZONE from Page 3and tables; and EnerZone and Aboitiz for powerand water supply lines and the buildings.GHES principal Fernando de Guzman laudedSubic EnerZone and AGAPP for the initiative,saying that the newly constructed facility wouldaddress the shortage of classrooms in the school.“We wanted to assure the donors that we willtake care of the building, so that it can be usedfor generations. This will benefit not only the children,but the teachers and parents as well,” DeGuzman said. ●

FEATUREVOLUME II • NO. 76 • SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 • WEDNESDAY“Makeover”Committee’sChoiceOn Winning A PhotoContest and The Messageof the PhotographIn a time when glamour photography is the highly favored genre for those who are enteringinto this competitive field, “street photography” is something not being talked about since,for one, the process of doing it is “deglamorized”—a far cry from what is supposed to be amachismo stature of a glamour photographer.Ithink, not everyone who has a DSLR wouldwant to spread and bend or even roll on thestreet just to capture simple everyday scenes ofpeople and places that have no actual real valueas far as commercial aspect is concern. In a situationwhere the hostility of sometimes-unfamiliaralleys and avenues, plus the unexpected eyes ofthe thieves conspicuously feasting on the expensiveequipment you carry, all these things pull youback from taking those outdoor snaps.Street Photography is not a new genre. In fact, itis as old as the invention of the camera in the 3rdquarter of the 19th century alongside the urbanizationand industrialization of European cities, whichbecame the foremost subjects of photography.In fact, the first successful image taken bythe premiere prototype camera, which is theDaguerreotype--the Boul¬e¬vard du Templephoto taken in Paris--was shot on the street, alongwhere a train passed by. It was shot by Louis Daguerrein 1838 and needed more than 10 minutesof exposure time.These days, leaving your camera out in thestreet for 10 minutes is more like letting your preciousequipment into the risk of losing it.Just a week ago, I was invited by the LitratistangKapampangan, a Kapampangan PhotographyGroup led by Jefferson Gueco of Angeles City,to judge their 50mm Challenge Photo Contest.I was eager to attend the event not just becauseI am going to judge entries with my friends in thephotography circle but to see the output of thecontestants doing street photography. I was withthe biggest names in Kapampangan photographysuch as Bruno Tiotuico, Peter Alagos, Nigel Laxamanaand Tourism Director Ronnie Tiotuico,and the ACTO Officer Arcee Suarez to completethe pool.I was completely amazed with the number ofparticipants and enjoyed feasting on the photographsthat clearly define Angeles City.Now, it’s the time to feature some of the photographsthat made it to the top to see how theycame up with their images and why they tookthese. I was supposed to make my own analysisof each of the individual works but I realized thatthis feature can be a more convincing factor forthose who are into photography by hearing theowner of the photos themselves about what wasin their mind and what language their photographyspeaks out.What you can read now are those whom I senta message on Facebook and replied back and theyare in random order. What you are about to readare the Form and Content of the photographs.“The Makeover”; 4th PlacerSince the theme for the photo walk was “turningnegative into positive,” I saw a beauty parlorwith posters of “made up” models and waited fora woman to walk across, to take my frame just asshe enters the scene and before the posters. In thesame light, my point is, every woman that comesout of a parlor would feel more beautiful with anew make up, thus, the theme. --Mykie Ibarra“Feet of Life”; 3rd PlacerThe photo itself already shows both thenegative and positive, with one foot withoutsandals, then the other one has. If you makean analogy of the photo, it represents the twosides of life—that wherever our feet bring us,we will both experience comfort and misfortune.Meanwhile, the hand with coins symbolizesthe wealth we hold on to that makes usexperience a comfortable life.--Corabelle Guevarra“Rectify”; 1st Placer, Student CategoryThe repairman was the perfect subject for thetheme, negative to positive, that he could repair abroken shoe. A broken shoe of course is a negativething. But when he repairs it and puts it backtogether so that it can be used again, it turns into apositive thing. It just seemed logical to me.--Marv in John Bautista KaiserUNTITLED; Committee’s ChoiceI saw a man fixing shoes and umbrellas andasked his permission to do the shoot. He said it’sokay. My personal preferences while taking thephoto is that ginagawan pa din nya ng paraan angmga sirang bagay para magamit pa.--Paolo BeltranUNTITLED; 3rd Placer, Student CategoryThe reason why I chose the photo I submittedis to show that no one is too old to be able to contributein our society. We all know that most ofthe elderly are usually jobless and treated uselessin our society. When I saw an old woman in thecorner selling some goods and reading at the sametime, I got this feeling of capturing that moment.The look in her face is the most special to me. Shelooked like no one notices her worth but she’s justwaiting to get noticed and appreciated. The momentI captured her was when I wanted to tell herthat I noticed her and I was actually planning togive a printed version of the photo to her to makeher feel that there is still someone who admires herdespite of her age. --Nixie VitugThe overall winner of the competition was aphoto by Mac Oliver Lingat that shows a reflectionof people passing on the street. There was a unanimousdecision in choosing the photo as the grandwinner since, by form and texture, the photo ishigh-impact and represents a bustling day street,with feet scratching the asphaltof the road in everysecond and every minute.And to tell my own honestpreference among thewinners, the one shot byMykie Ibarra entitled “TheMakeover” is retained inmy mind.I do hope a photographygenre such as thiswill populate the memoryof the camera of the photographersthese days. Because,if there is somethingthat is true about life thesedays, that is the life in thestreet. It never dies out. ●