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Wars of ancient history were about possessions, territory, power, control, family, betrayal, lover's quarrel, politics and sometimes religion.

But we are in the Modern era and supposedly more educated and enlightened .

Think about this. Don't just brush off these questions.

  • Why is RELIGION still involved in WARS? Isn't religion supposed to be about PEACE?
  • Ask yourself; What religion always campaign to have its religious laws be accepted as government laws, always involved in wars and consistently causing WARS, yet insists that it's a religion of peace?

WHY??

There are only two kinds of people who teach tolerance:
  1. The Bullies. They want you to tolerate them so they can continue to maliciously deprive you. Do not believe these bullies teaching tolerance, saying that it’s the path to prevent hatred and prejudice.
  2. The victims who are waiting for the right moment to retaliate. They can’t win yet, so they tolerate.

Dole holds temporary office at Medical City in Clark

By Jerry Borja (DOLE-3 LCO)

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- The Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) announced Tuesday that the Dole Clark Satellite Office (CSO) is now open to serve clients within the Clark Freeport Zone (CFZ).

The Dole CSO at the moment is holding its temporary office at the second floor of Medical City Clark-Ambulatory Center, Jose Abad Santos Avenue, Berthaphil Center 3 Compound, Clark Freeport.

Dole Regional Director Ana Dione said that the DOLE CSO was established to bridge the Dole's programs and services closer to its clients coming from the Freeport’s locators.

“We have about more than 75,000 workers employed from 794 registered locators at the Clark Freeport Zone. With more investors and employment opportunities generated at the Clark Freeport Zone, it is but timely and fitting to establish an office in this area in order to reduce the influx of clients visiting our Regional Office and Pampanga Field Office,” Dione explained.

“With a satellite office here at the Clark Freeport Zone, it will be more convenient for our clients to visit our office here instead of spending additional transportation costs and enduring heavy traffic just to visit our offices in the City of San Fernando to avail of our programs and services,” she added.

Aside from Clark, the DOLE CSO will also be able to serve clients from the cities of Angeles and Mabalacat, Magalang town, and nearby areas.

The following programs and services which can be immediately availed are Labor and Employment Education Services (LEES), Single Entry Approach (SEnA) Program, and various regulatory programs.

In addition, the office also can receive reportorial requirements on Joint-Assessments under the Labor Laws Compliance System (LLCS) and evaluation on Construction Safety and Health Program (CSHP).

At present, the DOLE CSO is manned by six personnel and headed by Labor Laws Compliance Officer (LLCO)/Senior Labor and Employment Officer Antonio Sicat, Jr.

Under Sicat’s supervision are Labor and Employment Officers Fidel Gonzales, Limuel Gutierrez, Fernando Mallari IV, Joseph Santos, and Adrianne Bondoc, all of whom also function as LLCOs.

The DOLE CSO’s day to day operation is monitored by the DOLE regional office’s Technical Support and Services Division for Labor Relations and Labor Standards.

The DOLE CSO in the future will be transferred to a permanent one-stop-shop location of various government offices to be determined by the Clark Development Corporation.

With the DOLE CSO in place, clients from the Clark Freeport Zone will now be able to conveniently access the DOLE’s programs and services the easier way.

The DOLE CSO can be reached through its hotline number 0917-5664857 and email address at dolero3clark@gmail.com.

Clark hospital to conduct free burn care workshop

By Reynaldo G. Navales

CLARK FREEPORT -- The Medical City Clark has set a free burn care workshop on March 18 in line with the observance of Fire Prevention and Awareness Month.

The management of the state-of-the-art hospital has invited company nurses and doctors, emergency room nurses, general medicine practitioners, primary care physicians, paramedics, and health workers.

Courses during the workshop include acute burn injuries, initial assessment and management; diagnosis, assessment and fluid management; wound management of burn injury, and case simulation.

The TMC Clark Burn Unit, the first ever burn unit in Central Luzon, is designed to provide comprehensive and multi-disciplinary care for victims of burn injuries.

TMC Clark is the fifth institution in the country to have a dedicated burn facility. Of the five institutions, which have a burn unit, are in Metro Manila and the other one is in Davao City.

At the Burn Unit, wounds are assessed and dressed on a daily basis and surgical management consist early excision and skin grafting to achieve optimum functional and cosmetic outcomes.

Another special component of the TMC Clark Burn Unit is the bathing system which has features that are highly flexible and can be customized to meet the specific needs of burn patients.

PDEA-3 nets four drug dealers in Pampanga

(PNA), LAP/ZST/FEM/PS

CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga, March 8 (PNA) -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-3 (PDEA-3) arrested Monday four drug dealers and seized Php500,000 worth of shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) in an anti-illegal drug operation in the City of San Fernando, this province.

PDEA-3 Regional Director Gladys Rosales identified the suspects as Federico Pangilinan, 47, a resident of Porac; Ricardo Gomez, 29, a resident of Angeles City; Ermin Liwanag, 44, of Arayat; and Wilson Bognot, 26, of Angeles City, all of this province.

Rosales said the agents were able to negotiate the purchase of 100 grams of shabu for Php280,000 and agreed to meet at the parking lot of Robinsons Mall in the City of San Fernando at 8 p.m. Monday.

The suspects were arrested when they handed a plastic bag containing shabu to the poseur buyer, Rosales said.

During a search, she said the suspects yielded more shabu contained in an ice bag to bring the total amount seized to Php500,000.

The suspects were brought to the PDEA-3 jail facility here.

Australian businessman eyes Clark as PH’s Silicon Valley

By Reynaldo G. Navales

CLARK FREEPORT -- Australian businessman and newspaper columnist Peter Wallace has underscored the potential of Clark to become the Silicon Valley of the Philippines.

Wallace stressed this during the 51st General Membership Meeting of the Pampanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PamCham) held at the Fontana Leisure Parks and Casino here recently.

Silicon Valley is a region in Northern California where the world’s largest high-technology corporations are located. It is a leading hub and startup ecosystem for high-tech innovation and development and accounting for one-third of all venture capital investments in the US.

Aside from this, Clark is also a potential business process outsourcing capital of the country, according to Wallace.

“Up here in Clark, you have plenty of land that can be developed so it can be done and it’s above sea level so it makes a lot of sense to decentralize out of Manila up to here and maybe make this the BPO center of the Philippines - the Silicon Valley or the Bangalore of the Philippines or Asia,” he said.

“It makes good sense, given the Information Technology (IT) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sectors, it is the future of the world. Leave agriculture to Mindanao and leave manufacturing to Cavite, let’s make this (Clark) the services center,” Wallace added.

Clark Development Corporation president Arthur P. Tugade earlier underscored that information technology is one of the industries now booming in Clark.

From hardware to software, I.T. is a business by itself. Clark right now, abounds in businesses related to I.T.,” he said.

In 2010, CDC was awarded Center of Excellence in Information and Communications and Technology by Business Process Association of the Philippines, Commission on Information and Communications Technology and the Department of Trade and Industry.

Clark has been officially designated as a Center of Excellence in ICT investments alongside Metro Manila and Cebu.

In his column at the Philippine Daily Inquirer dated May 21, 2015, Wallace titled “Like it is an IT Vision,” Wallace wrote:

“And do a “Silicon Valley” and establish an IT City. I’d choose Clark. It’s got the infrastructure, it’s got the location, it’s got the land, it’s got the airport, and, not far away, seaport.”

“Move universities—technical universities, not law schools—there. Move young people there. Give more incentives than you can possibly imagine. Make Clark (and don’t give it some politician’s name, keep history, and a name foreigners can pronounce) the center of the IT world.”

Wallace also called on government authorities to consider Clark and Subic to be the next capital of the Philippines.

Wallace, chairman and chief executive officer of the Wallace Business Forum, said that Clark has all the necessary attributes like the deep water and large and well protected harbor of Subic and the wide aviation complex of Clark International Airport.

3,300 register in Clark Animo Run 7

By Reynaldo G. Navales

CLARK FREEPORT -- At least 3,300 runners have registered in the Clark Animo Run 7 of Dela Salle Alumni Association (DLSAA) Pampanga Chapter set in this Freeport Monday, March 7.

Rafael Angeles, DLSAA president, said that this year’s event is the biggest since 2009.

“This is the first that we will be having the biggest participation of running enthusiasts in the Animo Run, and we are happy in the turnout of participants who are very supportive,” Angeles said.

Angeles said that Clark Animo Run 7 include categories 5-kilometer, 10-kilometer, 21-kilometer and the full marathon, which is a 42-kilometer run.

He said the 42-k category was included a year ago to make it more challenging for the runners.

This years’ sports activity will feature the route leading to the Clark International Airport (CRK) passenger terminal building where the participants will have a chance to see the airport’s facilities.

“This is also the first time that we included the Clark Airport route as part of our support to the Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) promotion for the Clark Airport,” he said.

“And we the DLSAA Pampanga Chapter would like to take this opportunity to thank CIAC President and CEO Emigdio Tanjuatco III for the full support to our activity,” Angeles said.

Angeles also thanked CIAC vice president for Business and Development Group Darwin Cunanan for the support.

Proceeds in the event will go the Angeles City Watershed as part of their project dubbed as “Green Run for a Cause,” said Angeles.

There are several prizes for each categories, Angeles said.

DTI eyes 12 new Negosyo Centers in CL this 2016

By Carlo Lorenzo J. Datu (CLJD-PIA 3)

ANGELES CITY (PIA) -- Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) eyes the establishment of 12 Negosyo Centers in Central Luzon this 2016.

They will be located in the towns of Iba in Zambales, Hermosa in Bataan, Guiguinto in Bulacan, Cabiao in Nueva Ecija, San Luis in Aurora, and Capas and Moncada in Tarlac.

Also, in the cities of Angeles, Gapan, San Jose, and San Jose del Monte.

The Provincial Government of Pampanga is also looking forward at establishing its own Negosyo Center this year.

“Negosyo Centers seek to help start-up businesses, potential entrepreneurs, and existing micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs),” DTI Regional Director Judith Angeles said.

Under the Republic Act 10644 othewise known as the Go Negosyo Act, a Negosyo Center shall be established in each local government unit nationwide to support inclusive growth and economic development.

“They provide business consultancy, capacity building, product design and development, monitoring, and other support services for MSMEs,” Angeles said.

The Negosyo Centers are supported by MSME development councils, local chambers of commerce, business associations, and academic institutions.

Last year, 11 Negosyo Centers were established which are located in City of San Fernando and San Simon in Pampanga, Olongapo City, and Balanga City and Dinalupihan in Bataan.

The same opened in Tarlac City and Concepcion, Tarlac; Malolos City; Cabanatuan City; and Maria Aurora and Baler in Aurora.

Angeles council approves tax incentives for historical structures

By Chris Navarro

ANGELES CITY -- The city council here approved Tuesday an ordinance granting tax incentives to owners of historic and cultural edifices and structures located in the city.

Authored by Councilor Jericho Aguas and co-sponsored by councilors Maricel Morales and Edgardo Pamintuan Jr. the said ordinance will grant tax incentives based on zero assessment level for the purpose of real property taxation to owners of historic and cultural edifices and structures within the city.

Aguas said that the purpose of the ordinance is to promote, preserve and protect the historical heritage and culture of Angeleños and prioritize the enhancement of the same by encouraging the property owners of historical edifices, houses and structures to declar , register and preserve said property for future generations.

Aguas said that it is the declared policy of the City Government of Angeles to preserve, protect and maintain all heritage houses, buildings and structures that are found within the city.

He said that the ordinance will also raise the level of awareness and appreciation of Angelenos giving emphasis on local personages who have contributed to the history of the city.

"This will develop tourism and enhance business opportunities in line with the conservation of the socio-cultural heritage, preservation of the environment and sustain development that will contribute to the quality of life of all Angelenos," he said.

He said that a number of historical structures such as old houses dating back to the 1800 century as well as buildings, train stations, school buildings, churches, monasteries and the like have been identified to qualify in the said ordinance.

The councilor said that these are among the requirements to qualify as heritage treasure, historical site or heritage edifice as mentionted under Section 9 of Sangguniang Panlungsod Resolution No. 7346, Series of No. 378 , S-2015 or the “Ordinance declaring Angeles City Heritage Zone, and its administration, defining its function and for other purposes.”

"The property must be open to tourists and visitors, it must be maintained by the owner and there must not be any architectural or engineering intervention without the approval of the Angeles City Tourism Office," he said.

The ordinance also stated that the City Assessor grants real property tax incentives among all real property owners of historical edifice and structures applying a zero assessment level on all properties subject of this ordinance.

5,733 benefit from Fil-Am group's medical mission

By Reynaldo G. Navales

ANGELES CITY -- Some 5,733 residents in Barangay Balibago and other villages here recently received free medical and dental care from volunteer doctors belonging to the United American Pilipino Group of Maryland and Virginia, USA.

The Filipino-American group, in cooperation with the Gawin Ang Tama group of Village Chief Tony Mamac, conducted the two-day medical mission at the barangay hall of Balibago on Feb 26 and 27.

Medicines worth more than P500,000 were distributed for free to the patients, according to Mamac.

“There were 5,733 patients, 74 persons with minor surgery, 345 tooth extractions (dental), 2,000 eyeglasses and 400 sun glasses distributed, 502 pediatrics, 35 pre natal care,” Mamac said.

The barangay chairman said that there are still 500 remaining MMR and DPT vaccines for babies three to nine months old.

Mamac and his constituents thanked the Fil-Am doctors and other volunteers led by Rey Gan, an alumni of Jose Abad Santos High School (Batch 1974).

The village chief also lauded faculty members and nursing students of Holy Angeles University (HAU) for assisting the Filipino American doctors during the activity.

CDC economic performance highest in 2015

(CDC CommDep)

CLARK FREEPORT -- The financial performance of Clark Development Corporation recorded the highest in 2015 since the state-owned firm started managing the Freeport in 1993.

Based on unaudited financial statements for the year 2015 submitted to CDC president Arthur Tugade, CDC posted the highest revenue of P1.554- billion, highest net income of P697-million and highest cash position of P2.33-billion last year.

The P2.33-billion cash position was attained even after remitting cash dividends to the national government of P720- million covering the years 2013 to 2015.

In the same report, the gross revenue of P1.554 billion for 2015 is 12 percent higher than the actual revenue of P1.39 billion for 2014. Revenues for 2013 to 2015 accounts to 28 percent of the aggregate revenues for the last 20 years, based on the annual report submitted to Tugade.

For the last three years (2013 to 2015), average revenue per year is P1.39-billion, which is more than twice the average for the years 1996 to 2012 (17 years) of P622-million, the report stated.

The net income of the state-owned firm for 2015 is P697-million, which is 26 percent higher compared to 2014 actual performance of P554 million.

Net income from 2013 to 2015 has also surpassed the combined net income in the past 17 years (1996 to 2012) by 10 percent.

Of the total aggregate net income for the last 20 years, the 2013 to 2015 net income of P1.59-billion represents 52 percent.

“The highlights of this year’s achievements can be attributed to human capital and robust inclusive growth, not to mention the programs that addressed climate change, amongst others,” said Tugade in his annual message.

Tugade said the collaborative efforts exerted by employees and the support by the members of the Board of Directors paved the way for the developments in Clark in terms of employment, technology and for a greener environment.

For 2015, employment has reached an astounding 82,382 jobs.

Pupul ning Banua extols Angeleño artists

(ACTO with reports from Irish Reyes)

ANGELES CITY -- The local government here lauded local artists with the Pupul ning Banua awards 2016, held February 26 at the Plaza Angel in Barangay Sto. Rosario, Angeles City.

Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan said that Pupul has been conceptualized to recognize Angeleños who have been making strides in the field of cinema, music, fashion, visual arts, and literature, among others, in the past year.

“This is in line with our continuous effort and commitment to promote, preserve and further our city’s local culture and arts scene. At the same time, it is also a way to laud the people who have devoted their time and effort in the creation and performance of masterpieces that the whole world appreciates,” said the mayor.

He further stated that the awards night is a gesture of pride and appreciation to Angeles’ local artists.

According to Dr. Richard Daenos, head of the Angeles City Tourism Office, Pupul is a local version of the Ani ng Dangal Awards of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.

“In this context, the word Banua can either mean two things: first, we are being thankful for a year of good harvest in the field arts; second, we are providing a platform of appreciation & recognition for the Angeleños who have been blessed by the heavens with the gift of artistry,” he said.

He also added that more Angeleño artists were awarded this year.

Pupul ning Banua recognized the following Angeleños: Film producer Ferdinand Lapuz, director Jason Paul Laxamana, child performer Ryzza Mae Dizon, screenplay writer Robert Tantingco, TV producer Gerrome Esguerra, linguist Michael Raymon Pangilinan for his papers titled Kambal Siaula Faithfully representing Kapampangan Phonology in Sulat Kapampangan or Kulitan and Kapampangan Hydronyms, Kimberly Joy Villanueva for her best-selling pop-fiction book turned into blockbuster movie The Bet, ballet dancer Adriana Gozun, hip-hop dancer Juan Paolo Lorenzo Escaño of the A-team, jazz contemporary dancer Marrion Jeremy Quiambao, singers Reydan Buenagua and Sassa Dagdag, visual artists Jojoy Zabala, Marilen Buan, Edu and Eric Perreras, sculpture art designers Dr. Vittorio “Vitt”Pantig and Arnel Garcia, culinary artist Heinz Pelayo and fashion stylists Clarence Benedict Ayuyao and Jefferson “Brit Tripudio” Cantor.

The following groups were also awarded: the Holy Angel University Chorale, Holy Angel University, Angeles-Pampanga Dance Athletes, ISCHAM and Susie’s Cuisine.

Kaantabe king Asikan

Pupul ning Banua was also the venue to present the Kaantabe king Asikan award, which recognizes artists who aren’t from Angeles, but have contributed immensely in the development of the arts in the city while cultivating in the youth the love and passion for arts and culture.

Resident director Antonio “Tony” Mabesa of Angeles University Foundation Repertory Theater was lauded as the Kaantabe king Asikan awardee.

The trophy for the awards night is designed by local artist Japs Viray.

Pupul ning Banua is the culmination of the city’s celebration of the National Arts Month. This is the second Pupul held.

For more information, contact 0977-377-1585 or visit ACTO’s Facebook page at facebook.com/AngelesCityTourismOffice.

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