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VOLUME III • NO. 155
FEBRUARY 02, 2015
MONDAY
De Lima seeks RDC approval
for prison facility in N. Ecija
bY MARIBEL U. SINGCA
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
— Department of Justice
Secretary Leila M. de Lima
over the week sought the
approval and endorsement of a Regional Prison
Facility project in Laur,
Nueva Ecija, during the
6th Regional Dev’t Council Meeting held at the regional office of the National Economic Development
Authority (NEDA), Diosdado Macapagal Government Center in Maimpis
here. prison facility... PAGE 7
MEETING OF THE MINDS. Governor Lilia ‘Nanay’
Pineda talks to Department of Justice Secretary Leila M. De
Lima during the 6th Regional Development Council Meeting
held at NEDA Region 3 office, Barangay Maimpis, City of
San Fernando over the week. --JUN JASO
P10-M government facility
inaugurated in Magalang
By Marna d. del Rosario
MAGALANG, Pamp. A P10million 2-storey building, which
houses the legislative offices and
the municipal trial court here,
was officially inaugurated last
Friday.
The project was funded by
the national government thru
the initiative of 1st District Rep.
Joseller “Yeng” Guiao.
During his speech, Guiao
said the P10-million budget for
the construction of the legislative and hall of justice here came
from the 2013 budget of the nagov’t facility... PAGE 7
FALLEN HERO. Anacleta Vizmanos looks at the photo of her grandson
PO3 John Lloyd Sumbilla, one of the 44 PNP-SAF members who were killed
in an alleged ‘misencounter’ with rebels in Mamasapano, Maguindanao last
January 25. He was a resident of Brgy Poblacion, Morong, Bataan.
--MHIKE R. CIGARAL
Town gives hero’s
welcome for fallen
SAF operative
By Mhike R. Cigaral
RESOLUTION. First District Rep. Joseller ‘Yeng’ Guiao holds a copy of a resolution naming the newly inaugurated P10-million government
facility in Magalang town after his father, the late Governor Bren Z. Guiao. With him are Magalang Mayor Romulo Pecson and other town officials.
--CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
MORONG, Bataan – The municipality of Morong has prepared a hero’s
welcome for one of the 44 members of
the PNP Special Action Force killed in
action last January 25, in Mamasapano,
Maguindanao.
Morong Mayor Jorge Estanislao told
Bataan newsmen that the subject of the
tribute is PO3 John Lloyd Sumbilla, 33,
a resident of Barangay Poblacion here.
hero’s welcome.. pagE 7
2NEWS
Headline Gitnang Luzon • FEBRUARY 02, 2015
Drug peddler
nabbed in
Sto. Tomas
BY Froilan E. Magtoto
ocampo
alviz
tan-sy
lapuz
Holy Angel announces
Founders Day awardees
ANGELES CITY - Holy Angel University has announced
the recipients of this year’s
Founders Day awards.
They are:
AMBETH R. OCAMPO,
popular historian, book author, lecturer, and associate
professor of the Ateneo de Manila University, recipient of the
Juan D. Nepomuceno Cultural
Award (Research and Scholarship category);
ANDY P. ALVIZ, musician, writer, choreographer
and founder of ArtiSta. Rita,
ImaArti and Teatru Kapampangan, recipient of the Juan.
D. Nepomuceno Cultural
Award (Arts category);
FELICIDAD TAN SY, co-
founder and trustee of SM
Foundation, Inc., whose advocacies include education,
health and community development, recipient of the Laus
Deo Semper Award for outstanding community service;
FLORINA F. CASTILLO,
first lay principal of the St.
Scholastica’s College grade
school department, recipient
of the Order of St. Michael the
Archangel given to Catholic lay
educators;
FERDINAND D. LAPUZ,
independent film producer
and advocate of quality Filipino films, recipient of the Order of St. Gabriel the Archangel, given to outstanding HAU
alumni; and
MERLE
VILLANUEVA
MORGAN, former Personnel
Officer of Holy Angel University, recipient of the Order of St.
Raphael the Archangel, given
to former HAU employees for
exemplary record of service.
The University confers the
Order of the Archangels on
individuals who serve as inspiration and role models by
representing the best qualities
of the archangels. The special
category of Laus Deo Semper
Award, named after the school
motto (“Praise be to God always”) is given to an individual
who is known for his work in
community service and development.
Previous recipients of these
awards include Antonio Meloto Jr., Rosa Rosal, Onofre Pagsanhan, Apl.de.Ap, Regalado
Trota Jose, and Carmelita
Quebengco.
The Juan D. Nepomuceno
Cultural Awards, on the other
hand, are given to cultural
workers, scholars and artists who advance the cause of
Kapampangan studies and
Kapampangan culture. The
awards are named after the
University founder who was a
cultural advocate through his
works in the Kapampangan
language.
Previous awardees include
National Artist Bencab, Patis Tesoro, Brillante Menhau awardees... Page 7
ATM CARDS FOR SCHOLARS. Lubao Mayor Mylyn Pineda-Cayabyab distributes ATM cards to scholars of the Tulong Dunong program, under the supervision of the Commission on Higher Education and in coordination with the Office of 2nd District Rep. Gloria Arroyo and
the local government unit of Lubao. --LUBAO OGU FB PAGE
Tulong Dunong scholars get ATM cards
by Marna Dagumboy-del Rosario
LUBAO, Pamp. – At least 414 scholars under the Tulong Dunong Scholarship Program of 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo received their
automated teller machine (ATM) cards
over the weekend.
The awarding of ATM cards was led
by this town’s Mayor Mylyn PinedaCayabyab and officials from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
The Tulong Dunong ATM cards
from the Landbank of the Philippines
were given to scholars for the release
of their financial assistance for every
semester given by the CHED.
CGMA’s scholar-beneficiaries belong to various public and private college and universities here.
The mayor also urged CGMA’s
scholars to study hard and maintain
their passing grades to uplift their living conditions in the near future.•
STO. TOMAS, PAMPANGA - A drug
peddler from Angeles City was arrested
by police operatives here last Friday
during a drug sting.
Chief Insp. John Clark, town police
chief, identified the suspect as Edwin
Gutierez, 44, of Sasaban St., Barangay
Sta. Teresita, Angeles City.
Clark said Gutierez was immediately
apprehended after he handed a plastic
sachet of shabu to a police poseur buyer
during a drug bust operation at Tuano
Subdivision, Barangay San Matias here
at about 4 a.m.
During a body search, the suspect
yielded another plastic sachet containing shabu, Clark said.
The operatives also recovered the
marked money used in the operation.
The suspect and the seized items
were brought at the PNP Crime laboratory Office in Camp Olivas, Pampanga
for technical examination.•
Bulacan
conducts
workshop
on health
reporting
CITY OF MALOLOS – To enhance the
appreciation of Bulacan-based media practitioners on reporting health and wellness issues, the Provincial Government of Bulacan
through the Provincial Public Affairs Office
conducted a Seminar-Workshop on Health
News Reporting held at Sitio Lucia Garden Resort Hotel and Training Center in Santa Maria,
Bulacan yesterday.
Award winning broadcast journalist and
health advocate Cheryl Cosim-Alvarez served
as one of the resource speakers and discussed
the challenges in reporting complex health issues including the need to make them interesting and the dangers of sensationalized coverages.
“If you don’t have a full assurance to receive
health care benefits from your company, don’t
do risky health coverage. Sometimes, journalists forget to take care of themselves just
to have a story. Huwag nating pabayaan ang
ating mga sarili. Dapat alam din natin kung
mapapahamak ba tayo or hindi,” said CosimAlvarez.
She also discussed some good points to remember in writing an effective health news
report without jeopardizing one’s safety during coverages.
Prior to this, Department of Health Region
III Medical Specialists and Malaria Coordinators Dr. Rhodora Cruz and Dr. Eloisa Vidar
also provided the Bulacan-based media practitioners with information regarding diseases
included in Millennium Development Goal
#6 like tuberculosis (TB), HIV/AIDS, malaria,
dengue, rabies and leprosy.
They also reported the status of Central
Luzon with regard to combating diseases included in MDG #6.
“Nakakatuwa na naisakatuparan ng provincial government ang ganitong seminar at
health reporting... Page 7
FEBRUARY 02, 2015 • Headline Gitnang Luzon
BUSINESS 3
Chairman Custodio: SMEs may benefit from FAB growth
By Mhike R. Cigaral
MARIVELES, Bataan –
The Authority of the Freeport
Area of Bataan (AFAB) says that
the increasing number of foreign
locators in the Freeport will benefit local small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as it expects to
lure more global investors.
Locators in the Freeport Area
of Bataan (FAB) increased to 93
in 2014 from only 39 in 2010,
when the Authority took over
operations from the Bataan Export Processing Zone.
This year, the AFAB sees
opportunities to attract more
foreign locators in the establishment of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Community
(AEC), which will transform
ASEAN into a single, liberalized
market.
Aside from bringing more
investments and job opportunities, the Authority believes that
the investors will also help SMEs
in the province, downplaying
concerns that the formation of
the AEC and liberalization of the
ASEAN market will only marginalize local enterprises.
“We see that SMEs would
find niches in at least serving the
bigger players to also experience
the benefits of liberalization,
which in the case of the FAB is to
cater to the higher end products
at the right price,” AFAB Chairman Deogracias G.P. Custodio
told newsmen here.
“For instance, as a result of
the manufacturing activities
inside the FAB, these are SMEs
already looking at supplying
zippers and other components
for the high-end bag products,”
he added. “Similarly, small and
medium sized packaging companies are already in high demand, and although Chinese
locators still source packaging
from China, as demand grows, it
would be more feasible for local
suppliers to participate.”
Chairman Custodio stressed
that the Authority wants to assure that the multiplier effects of
investments in the Freeport will
not only benefit the human capital pool, but also other sectors
and the whole local economy as
a whole.
The FAB is the emerging
fashion manufacturing hub of
the Philippines, as it possesses
a budding cluster of companies
producing high-end brands of
garments, apparel, shoes and
accessories, like bags, jewelry,
among others. Its vision is to
be the Freeport of choice in the
country by 2020, becoming a
center of trade, innovation and
sustainable development in Asia
and promoting work-life balance, and global competitiveness.•
Customs head:
Enhance regional
integration for
inclusive growth
CTWG WORKSHOP IN SUBIC. Officials of the Counter-Terrorism Working Group (CTWG) leads a workshop at the Grand Harbour Hotel, Subic
Freeport, as part of the APEC 2015. --PIA PHOTO
PH economy posts 6.9% growth in Q4 2014
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
- The Philippine economy grew
by 6.9 percent in the last quarter of 2014, pushing the average
full-year growth to 6.1 percent,
and maintaining the country’s
trajectory towards a path of
high growth.
Economic Planning Secretary and NEDA Director-General Arsenio Balisacan said the
fourth quarter and full-year
growth are above the market
expectation of 6.0 percent and
5.8 percent, respectively.
The Philippines ranked third
in economic growth among
Asian economies that have
already released their fourth
quarter growth data for 2014.
The People’s Republic of China
grew 7.3 percent and Vietnam
achieved 7.0 percent growth.
But on a full-year basis, the
country ranked second next
to China with 7.4 percent and
slightly higher than Vietnam
with 6.0 percent, Balisacan said
Thursday.
“With this upbeat year-end
performance, the economy is
anticipated to gain further traction in 2015,” Balisacan added.
Balisacan said the 4th quar-
ter performance was broadbased as all the three major
sectors, namely agriculture,
industry and services showed
“positive and robust growth.”
The GDP growth was also
buoyed by the significant hike
in government spending especially during the last three
months of 2014.
Despite the notable performance of the economy,
the country remains vigilant
against risks from the global
front, Balisacan said.
He added that overall, the
Philippine economy’s performance in 2014 and the pre-
ceding years starting in 2010
shows the country can no longer be called the “sick man” of
Asia.
“We have worked hard not
only to get the economy going but also to institute critical
governance reforms,” Balisacan
said.
“Our experiences through
the years of the Aquino administration taught us that, indeed,
good governance combined
with good economics can lead
to good growth—growth that is
rapid, sustained, and inclusive,
which we have always been aspiring for.” •
Nationwide cadastral survey
nearing completion - DENR
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - There is no stopping
the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR) from finishing this
year the government’s century-old cadastral survey
project, which is important
in determining the political
boundaries of local governments as well as the properties
of private owners.
This was according to
DENR Secretary Ramon Paje,
who expressed optimism the
project that was first launched
in 1913 will finally be completed within the year after
the 2014 report of the department’s Land Management Bureau (LMB) presented a “generally positive outlook.”
He said the LMB reported
that the government has al-
ready completed the cadastral
survey of more than 86 percent of the entire 1,634 cities
and towns under the DENR’s
administrative jurisdiction.
“Already completed is 1,419
cities and municipalities covering 28.8 million hectares,
or 86.84 percent of the total
1,634 cities and towns,” Paje
said, noting that more than
half of the areas were completcadastral... Page 7
CLARK FREEPORT - Customs Commissioner John Sevilla
called on fellow customs officials
from member-economies of the
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to enhance regional
economic integration by empowering small and medium enterprises towards the attainment of
inclusive growth.
“We can, and should, make the
extra effort to ensure that small
businesses are not excluded from
the benefits of integration,” Sevilla pointed out Tuesday during
the Sub-Committee on Customs
Procedures (SCCP) meeting.
“As advocates of inclusive
growth, we need to recognize that
small and medium enterprises in
many, if not all, of our countries
face particular challenges in dealing with Customs procedures.
That is why we need to adopt
policies and procedures that are
friendly to small and medium enterprises otherwise the increase
in trade flows and the realization of the benefits of economic
integration will not happen,” the
Commissioner said.
Sevilla likewise cited the subcommittee’s Strategic Framework
on Mutual Recognition, Mutual
Assistance, and Mutual Sharing in Customs procedures as an
important milestone in achieving
the APEC objective of reducing
trade transaction costs and making sure that supply chains flow
efficiently.
“The framework gives us direction as it provides strong basis
for our on-going work and initiatives in the following areas: implementation of the World Trade
Organization Agreement on
Trade Facilitation, establishment
and strengthening the authorized
economic operator programs, establishment and inter-operability
of single window systems, and
improvement of customs efficiency and risk controls through
information technology,” he furthered.
In closing, the commissioner
enumerated some of the reforms
undertaken by the Philippine
Customs such as the Integrated
Enhanced Customs Processing System and the Philippine
National Single Window Phase
customs head... Page 7
4 OPINION
Headline Gitnang Luzon • FEBRUARY 02, 2015
EDITORIAL
Fallen Bataeño
IT is with a heavy heart
that we write about one of
the Fallen 44, who was from
this region.
PO3 John Lloyd Sumbilla,
33, left behind a wife and an
unborn child – whose gender he only found out the
night before he and 43 others were killed in a so-called
“misencounter” in Mamasapano, Maguindanao.
His wife Raechel, a public
school teacher at the Aeta
elementary school in upland
Barangay Kanawan in Morong town, called him the
night before and told him of
the good news.
Unknown to both of them,
that was the last time they
would ever speak to each
other.
The local government unit
of Morong has prepared a
hero’s welcome for Sumbilla, according to Mayor Jorge
Estanislao.
Sumbilla’s remains were
taken home after the necrological services for the
Fallen 44 at Camp Bagong
Diwa in Taguig City over
the week.
Estanlislao said Sumbilla
deserves a hero’s welcome,
as he has given his life to
serve the country.
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Mga katangahan at kasinungalingan
P
AANO tatanggapin ng isang
bansa ang mga pahayag ng mga
pinuno ng pamahalaan kung
hindi man lamang tumutuntong sa
matalinong lohika ng sentido kumon
ang mga pahayag nila? Paano pilit na
lulunukin at sisikmurain ng mamamayang matagal nang nililinlang ng mga
pahayag ng pag-iwas at paghuhugaskamay para sa mga kapalpakang maiiwasan naman sanang mangyari kung
pinag-isipan lamang muna ang mga
mo? Anong uri ng paggalang mayroon
ang isang pinunong nakukuha pang
dumalo sa isang inagurasyon ng isang
kumpanya ng kotse habang inilalapag
ang mga kalunos-lunos na bangkay
ng kaniyang mga kapulisang namatay
nang dahil na rin sa kaniyang kapabayaan at kakulangan ng katalinuhan?
Isa kang huwaran para sa isang
Nobel Fish Prize o para sa Nobel Piss
Prize!
tas pa rin sa aspeto ng konstitusyonalidad ang Bangsamoro Basic Law na pilit
na isinusulong ng pamahalaan at ng
mga pinuno ng MILF at BIFF. Paano
ngayon ito ipipilit na isabatas ang isang
bill na mas marami ang malabo kaysa
malinaw?
lll
Lumulutang din ang ideya na nais
daw ng pamahalaan na
ang DSWD ang mamahala
sa pagbibigay ng tulong
at mga donasyon para sa
mga kapamilya ng mga
nasawing PNP SAF sa Mamasapano. Talagang puro
katangahan at kapabayaan
na lamang ang maaaring
gawin ng administrasyong
ito?
“Hanggang ngayon ay may mga butas pa
rin sa aspeto ng konstitusyonalidad ang
Bangsamoro Basic Law na pilit na isinusulong ng pamahalaan at ng mga pinuno ng
MILF at BIFF. Paano ngayon ito ipipilit na
isabatas ang isang bill na mas marami ang Towards
the Light
malabo kaysa malinaw?” ABEL SOTO
pasyang ito bago ito isinakatuparan?
Paano ipipikit ang mga mata ng mga
itinuturing mong mga “boss” kung
hindi ka man lamang nagkaroon ng
delicadeza at respeto sa labi ng mga
44 pulis na nagbuwis ng buhay (nang
dahil na rin sa kapabayaan at kawalan
ng sapat na katalinuhan at kahandaan
para sa operasyong binasbasan mong
ituloy sa kabila ng lahat ng mga kakulangan sa pagsasa-alang-alang sa
maraming mga mahahalagang bagay na dapat mong isina-alang-alang
muna)? Paanong naisakatuparan ang
isang operasyong hindi man lamang
naipaalam at nakonsulta ang OIC ng
PNP at ang Kalihim ng DILG? Anong
uri ng istratehiyang pang-militar
ang ganitong operasyon na sumunod
sa utos ng isang suspendidong PNP
Chief at kung wala itong basbas ng
Commander in Chief?! Hindi ba ito
nagsusumigaw na katangahan at kahangalan? Habang inilalapag ang mga
labi ng mga namatay na kapulisan ay
naroon ka sa isang gampaning maaari
mo naman sanang ipagpaliban para
sa pagbibigay mo ng personal na pugay bilang Commander in Chief (o
kahit bilang Commander in Cheap
na lang sana) ng mga minasaker na
kapulisan… nang dahil na rin sa utos
lll
Isang source sa Camp Bagong Diwa
sa Taguig ang nagbigay ng impormasyon sa akin na mahigit na 40 na bangkay daw ang dinala sa Kampong ito.
Siyam daw sa mga bangkay ay hindi
maaaring buksan at maipakita sa publiko dahil sa kalunos-lunos na sinapit
na kamatayan ng mga bangkay na ito
sa kamay ng mga MILF.
Kung sakaling totoo ang impormasyong ito, paano mo ngayon paniniwalaan at tatanggapin na pagtatanggol
lamang sa sarili ang ginawa ng mga
MILF laban sa mga PNP SAF? Paano
mo ngayon seseryosohin ang pahayag
ng MILF na seryoso sila sa pagpapatuloy sa usaping pangkapayapaan at nais
nilang maisabatas pa rin ang Bansamoro Basic Law sa kabila ng kanilang
ginawang pagpatay sa mga PNP SAF?
Anong kapayapaan ang mayroon sa
ginawa nilang pamamaraan ng pagpatay sa ilang mga kapulisang ito?
Hanggang kailan makikipaglokohan
ang pamahalaan sa mga MILF na ‘to sa
usaping pangkapayapaang tinutukoy
ng magkabilang kampo? Pareho ba
ang konsepto ang magkabilang panig
sa kapayapaang nais nilang maibigay
para sa mga taga-Mindanao?
Hanggang ngayon ay may mga bu-
Ilang bilyong piso ang
inabot ng mga donasyon
para sa mga naging biktima ng bagyong “Yolanda”
mula sa iba’t ibang organisasyon dito at sa ibayong dagat. Nasaan na ang mga ‘to? Naramdaman ba
ng lahat ng mga nabiktima ng bagyong
Yolanda ang bilyong piso ng mga donasyong ito? Hindi ba ang DSWD ang
pangunahing ahensiya ng pamahalaan ang namahala sa mga donasyong
ito? At ito ulit ang ahensiya ng pamahalaan ang nais nilang mamahala
para sa mga donasyon at tulong para
sa mga kapamilya at kamag-anak ng
mga nasawing bayani sa Mamasapano
sa Maguindanao? Panginoong mahabagin! Ganito na lamang ba palagi
ang kamalasan na nais na iparanas ng
ating pamahalaan sa kaniyang mga
BOSS?!?!
Nakakahawa nga marahil ang katangahan… wala pa kasing gamot sa
karamdamang ito sa utak at pag-iisip
at sa pagkatao ng mga maraming tao
sa pamahalaan. At sa katapusan, ang
mga BOSS niya ang nagdurusa sa nakahahawang sakit na ito!
Nais kong tapusin ang artikulo
kong ito sa isang post sa FB na ibinahagi sa akin ng isang kaibigan tungkol
sa malagim na pangyayaring ito sa
Mamasapano sa Maguindanao. Ito’y
mula sa isang Trixie Cruz Angeles na
nagtapos ng kaniyang Masters sa UP
towards the light... Page 7
FEBRUARY 02, 2015 • Headline Gitnang Luzon
teacher’s corner
Focusing on the 21st century learner
BY RAQUEL P. SAMPANG
T
HE 21st century teaching
and learning focuses on 21st
century student outcomes or
a blend of specific skills, content
knowledge, expertise and literacy,
with innovative support systems to
help students master the abilities
needed to be competitive in the future.
There are critical systems necessary to ensure that students are
ready for the 21st century. There
are standards, assessments, curriculum, instruction, professional
development and learning environments that must be aligned to
produce a support system that produces 21st century outcomes for
today’s students.
What are 21st Century Student
Outcomes? They are skills, knowledge and expertise students should
master to succeed in work and life
in the 21st century.
First are learning and innovation skills which separate students
who are prepared for life and work
environments in the 21st century,
and those who are not. These skills
focus on creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration which is essential to prepare
students for the future.
In being creative, students must
use a wide range of idea creation
techniques (such as brainstorming) and create new and worthwhile ideas, both incremental and
radical concepts. They must learn
to elaborate, refine, analyze and
evaluate their own ideas in order
to improve and maximize creative
efforts. Furthermore, they must
also learn to work creatively with
others.
In adapting these skills, students are able to develop, implement and communicate new ideas
to others effectively, and are open
and responsive to new and diverse perspectives. They are able
to incorporate group input and
feedback into the work and demonstrate originality and inventiveness in work and understand the
real world limits to adopting new
ideas.
Students should also learn
about critical thinking and problem solving, and use effective reasoning appropriate to a specific
situation. Analyzing how parts of
a whole interact with each other
can produce overall outcomes in
complex systems. Students, in this
light, can effectively analyze evidence, arguments, claims and beliefs and evaluate major alternative
points of view so that they can synthesize and make connections between information and arguments.
It is also important to communicate clearly, articulate thoughts
and ideas effectively using oral,
written and nonverbal communication skills in a variety of forms
and contexts and Listen effectively
to decipher meaning, including
knowledge, values, attitudes and
intentions.
Students should use communication for a range of purposes - to
inform, instruct, motivate and persuade – and utilize multiple media
and technologies, and know how to
judge their effectiveness a priori as
well as assess their impact.
The use of Information, Media
and Technology Skills is also needed, so that students can access and
evaluate information efficiently
and effectively; and critically and
competently. Information can be
used accurately and creatively to
address an issue or problem at
hand.
Furthermore, students can be
able to understand both how and
why media messages are constructed, and for what purposes
and examine how individuals interpret messages differently, how
values and points of view are included or excluded, and how media
can influence beliefs and behaviours.
Indeed, being a 21st century
student is not a walk in the park,
but all of these skills and knowledge are useful to them in the future, where competition is fierce,
out there in the real world.
lll
The author is Teacher III of Pulong Santol High School (Annex),
Porac, Pampanga.•
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BY ROWENA M. JIMENEZ
The DepED clarified that in no
case shall non-payment of voluntary school contributions or membership fees be made a basis for
non-admission, non-promotion
or non-issuance of clearance to a
student. And that includes withholding of school cards.
The authorized fees but not
compulsory include Boy Scouts
and Girl Scouts membership fees,
Philippine National Red Cross,
Anti-TB fund, school publication
fee, and Parents Teachers Association fee.
The DepEd secretary also directed all school officials that no
fees shall be collected from school
children in kindergarten up to
Grade 4 anytime during school
year. There will be no collection
from June to July for Grade 5 pu-
Parnasong
Kapampangan
Neng Capa M. Pangan
No collection policy in public schools
DUCATION Secretary Br.
Armin Luistro has called on
all teachers and school officials in public schools that collection of any fees during enrolment
and the first days of class is strictly prohibited.
Brother Luistro said school authorities should see to it that they
do not refuse a single student who
wants to enrol.
He also reminded that teachers
should not collect any fees as a requirement for enrolment.
However, certain contributions in public schools do not
mean that they are compulsory.
Contributions should remain voluntary.
This call aims to encourage the
community to bring all schoolaged children to school.
OPINION 5
pils up to fourth year high school
students.
However, starting August
this year until the end of school
year, the following fees may be
collected on a voluntary basis:
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts membership fees of P50 per learner;
Philippine National Red Cross,
P35 per learner; Anti-TB fund
drive of P5 per learner; school
publication fee of P60 for every
elementary pupils and P90 for
every high school student. The
Parents-Teachers Association fee
must be reasonable and is to be
determined during the PTA general assembly.
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The author is Administrative
Aide IV of Pampanga High School•
Ninung mas matako
at masikan mangan?
I Bosyung karas keng sobrang kapamyasnan
Tabalu nung ating mipante keng mulang;
Bukud king tusu ne’t maki-kaswapangan,
Tiktak ya katako at kasikan mangan.
Pangingilagan deng bisita i Bosyung
Ding kakilala na a maki okasyun,
Uling ken mung nasi nung ditak ka tinun
Mangudkud kang bangi, pamikakatagun.
Karas keng inuman… malaut yang lasing
Uling pagmulmul na ing sioktong ampon ‘gin’;
Nung mamulutan ya, “laklak” ngara na pin,
Lalu pa’t nung iti kalderetang kambing.
Misan, king metung a pusyun a pintan ku,
Akasulu ke pung mengan iting loku,
A nu’ mipaintagun keraklan king tawu
Ema la at paro, binye rang rigalu.
At kabang kagnan keng miagape mamangan
Karap ding aliwang bisita mu naman,
Apansinan ku ing kaku na ngan iatang
Ing keyang pisimen king lele kung pinggan.
“Ating buring sabyan” ngaku king sarili,
“Ing anti kaniting kimut ning salbahi”;
Makanyan man e ku na inatu iti
Uling menitindi ku karing karap mi.
Malagua’t salita…meyari keng mengan
Ing anggang simi na kaku mibuntun ngan;
Lalto king aku ing dakal dili pengan,
Karing inapag dang ema ampon ulang.
Marine-rine ku’t maybug e mitikdo
Uli ning mitambak kaku’ing balat paro!
Dapot ing dine yan kanaku milako
‘Nyang damdaman ko’ ring misasabi babo.
Ngana ning dimdam kung sinabi ning metung:
“Tiktak ya pin pala katako i Bosyung!
Obat pati balat liklak ning simarun,
Lipat ne pa rugu kasiba ing durun!!!”
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First Groundhog Day
On this day in 1887, Groundhog Day, featuring a rodent meteorologist, is celebrated for the first time at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. According to
tradition, if a groundhog comes out of its hole on this day
and sees its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter
weather; no shadow means an early spring.
Groundhog Day has its roots in the ancient Christian
tradition of Candlemas Day, when clergy would bless and
distribute candles needed for winter. The candles represented how long and cold the winter would be. Germans
expanded on this concept by selecting an animal--the
hedgehog--as a means of predicting weather. Once they
came to America, German settlers in Pennsylvania contin-
ued the tradition, although they switched from hedgehogs
to groundhogs, which were plentiful in the Keystone State.
Groundhogs, also called woodchucks and whose scientific name is Marmota monax, typically weigh 12 to
15 pounds and live six to eight years. They eat vegetables
and fruits, whistle when they’re frightened or looking for
a mate and can climb trees and swim. They go into hibernation in the late fall; during this time, their body temperatures drop significantly, their heartbeats slow from
80 to five beats per minute and they can lose 30 percent
of their body fat. In February, male groundhogs emerge
from their burrows to look for a mate (not to predict the
weather) before going underground again. They come out
of hibernation for good in March.
In 1887, a newspaper editor belonging to a group of
groundhog hunters from Punxsutawney called the Punx-
sutawney Groundhog Club declared that Phil, the Punxsutawney groundhog, was America’s only true weatherforecasting groundhog. The line of groundhogs that have
since been known as Phil might be America’s most famous groundhogs, but other towns across North America
now have their own weather-predicting rodents, from
Birmingham Bill to Staten Island Chuck to Shubenacadie
Sam in Canada.
In 1993, the movie Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray popularized the usage of “groundhog day” to mean
something that is repeated over and over. Today, tens of
thousands of people converge on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney each February 2 to witness Phil’s prediction.
The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club hosts a three-day
celebration featuring entertainment and activities.
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T-Pain’s ‘Drankin Patna’
Live In Manila
Alden Richards, papalit sa
trono ni Dingdong Dantes
JC De Vera, LJ Reyes
magkarelasyon na
I
NAMIN na ni JC de Vera ang relasyon niya kay
LJ Reyes, dating karelasyon ni Paulo Avelino.
Hindi na niya pinaghintay pa ang movie
press na hulaan kung saan na ang inabot ng kanyang
panliligaw sa dalagang ina.
“I date her. I’m happy being with her. And we understand each other kapag wala kaming time at busy
para sa shootings at tapings. Iyon ang maganda sa
amin. Alam namin kung ano ang
aming pinasok. And the most important thing, eh, nagkakasundo
kami at masaya.”
Inamin din ni JC na na-meet
na niya si Aki, ang love child ni LJ
kay Paulo Avelino.
“Alam na rin ng pamilya niya
ang tungkol sa aming dalawa. Ganun din ang pamilya ko,” patuloy
niya.
Tuloy-tuloy pa din ang suwerte ni JC sa kanyang career. “Ang
gaganda ng projects at roles na ibinibigay sa akin.
Sana, magtuloy-tuloy,” aniya sa Aquino and Abunda
Tonight show nina Boy at Kris.
Hindi na rin mabilang ang endorsement niya. At
nitong buwan lamang, ay nakikita ang kanyang billboards sa isang clothing line na in-endorse noon ni
Aga Muhlach.
Hindi rin siya nagpatalo kay Gerald Anderson sa
pelikulang “Halik sa Hangin” na palabas na simula
pa nung Jan. 28.
“Ako po ang isa sa dalawang lalake na magiging
bahagi ng buhay ni Julia Montes sa pelikulang ito.
Kung si Gerald ang nagtuturo sa kanya sa landas
tungo sa mapanganib na daan, ako naman po ang
gagabay sa kanya sa pagtahak sa tamang daan. Ako
po ang lalaking mapa-proud ang sino mang babae to
bring home to Mama,” sabi niya na may kasamang
tawa.•
jc de
vera
lj
reyes
richard
yap
AS OF JANUARY 29, 2015
I
T IS going to be a fiesta of
sorts among the citizens of
rap when world class rap musical artist T-Pain goes in town
for a pre-Valentine concert at the
MOA Arena on February 10, 2015.
Called “Drankin Patna”, the tour
offers the rare and unique opportunity to catch the superstar deliver an electrifying performance
in a more up-close-and-personal
setting while T-Pain plays a hit
after hit, including his current
radio-dominating hit single “UpDown (Do This All Day)” and new
follow- up single “Drankin Patna.”
T-Pain is a by name in the
rap music industry, having had
about 50 albums topping the music charts. His most successful,
“Low” has been since certified 6x
platinum.
T-Pain has been successfully
in colaboration with other artists
like Kanye West (Good Life), Chris
Brown (“Kiss Kiss”), Plies (Shawty)
, Bow Wow (“Outta My System”).
With 60 hit songs under his
belt and two Grammy trophies on
his mantle, T-Pain has cemented
himself as one of the most influential artists of all time. But even he
needed a bit of time to himself to
reload. After an eight year run of
#1 hits, albums, tours and a plethora of cameo appearances, T-Pain
found himself living a life full of
exactly what his name implies.
T-Pain’s success provides great
inspiration to many, having experienced a whole gamut of pains in
his desire to leave Tallahassee, a
city in Florida, to pursue his musical dreams.
But it is not all roses for this
great artist. He also had his share
of lows and downs.
In 2011, upon releasing his album rEVOLVEr, the “Rappa Ternt
Sanga” took an abrupt, but welldeserved, break from the spotlight.
But it wasn’t to enjoy his spoils. His
non-stop lifestyle was beginning to
take a toll on his personal life and it
was beginning to affect his creativity. “I was becoming somebody that
I didn’t like,” he says. “I was living
an unhappy lifestyle and it started
affecting my family. I was hurting
and scaring a lot of people.”
In the fall of 2013 a rejuvenated
T-Pain returned with one of his
biggest hits to date, the DJ Mustard-produced single “Up Down
(We Do This All Day)” featuring
B.o.B. After returning to his familiar spot in the top ten of the charts
for 28 straight weeks and counting, he’s continuing the comeback
in 2014 going with the club smash
“Drankin Patna.”
T-Pain promises that he’s back
to being the artist that he originally
intended to be.“I want to be able to
say that I put out an album that I
t-pain... Page 7
Richard Yap, mabango pa rin
K
AKAIBA ang presscon na
naganap para kay Richard Yap sa Blackbird resto
along Makati Avenue noong Huwebes. Classy ang atmosphere at
napakasuabe ng amoy ng buong
resto.
May sarili nang scent ang dating Sir Chief at Papa Chen ng Bayan.
Captivating ang kanyang RY
Eau de Cologne from Avon at mismong si Richard ang pumili.
Kapag nalalanghap ay natutupad ang pangarap ng sinumang
lalake na mag-amoy Richard Yap.
Successful, confident and full of
charm.
Naka-coat and tie si Richard
when presented by the host na si
Delamar mula sa RX 93.1.
Inilatag ni Richard ang mga
bago niyang projects pagkatapos
ng “Be Careful With My Heart”
at topgrosser nilang MMFF entry
na “The Amazing Praybeyt Benjamin.”
Magiging busy ulit si Richard
after a short but ultimate bonding
moment with his family.
He did not experience yung sinasabi nilang ‘out of sight, out of
mind’ thing na nangyayari after a
long vacation from work. Richard
misses all the people who were
responsible for his becoming the
person that he is now.
They miss him too.
Richard was amazed by the
reaction of his fans sa social media na nag-trending pa worldwide.
They miss him terribly.
Ang kanyang sagot: Ang RY
presscon na naghuhudyat na
“HE’S BACK!”•
FEBRUARY 02, 2015 • Headline Gitnang Luzon
prison facility... from Page 1
It was learned from De Lima that
this modern, state-of-the-art prison facility will be a first major project under
the PPP or public-private partnership.
“Kaya po talaga ako pumunta dito
I was supposed to make a personal
appeal to the Regional Development
Council to approve or to endorse this
project. Kung saan ita-transfer po natin
ang ating mga inmates sa National Bilibid sa Muntinlupa. This is a big ticket
PPP project of the Department of Justice and Bureau of Corrections which is
a first of its kind in the country,” Secretary De Lima said in her speech.
Governor Lilia “Nanay” Pineda,
who heads the RDC Committee on Social Development, lauded Nueva Ecija
Governor Aurelio Umali for allowing
the Bilibid prison to be transferred to
his dominion.
Pineda, for her part, vented her concerns to Secretary Leila M. De Lima
about the plight of women inmates.
“Madam Secretary, pwede po bang
i-request na yung ating Correctional
for Women malayong-malayo siya sa
ating mga inmates na lalake para po
kapag dinadalaw ng pamilya nila lalo
na ang mga anak nila hindi nila maimagine na ang kanilang parents ay
nakakulong,” Pineda said.
Included in the agenda of the RDC
meeting was the presentation and ap-
towards the light... from Page 4
proval of resolutions instituted by the
sectoral committees.
The Committee on Social Development headed by Governor Pineda has
drafted six resolutions and endorsed
these to the committee during their
second meeting held on January 9,
2015 at Nabuclod, Resettlement, Floridablanca town.
For the plight of the marginalized sectors in the region like the
indigenous peoples, people who are
weighed down with drugs, children
who need rightful education, the following resolutions were presented
and approved:
Resolution 03-01, 2015 creating
technical working group on housing
to fast-track elevation and resettlement of informal settlers /families for
Supreme Court Mandamus, which
should be headed by the DILG as chair,
with members from DPWH, DSWD,
DENR, NHA, NEDA and all the official governments of Bataan, Nueva
Ecija, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac and
Zambales;
Resolution 03-02 2015 which enjoins all the government hospitals in
the region to provide a dedicated ward
for the indigenous people, to ensure
that the needs of our indigenous kabalens on their health be addressed;
Resolution 03-03 2015 which en-
joins the Department of Health Region
3 and all the provincial governments in
the region to prioritize the establishment of the rehabilitation center for
each province in the Central Luzon. It
was learned that only one Rehabilitation Center is managed by DOH in the
whole region which is the Bataan Drug
Treatment and Rehabilitation Center
in Limay Bataan and four are DOH accredited treatment and accreditation
centers;
Resolution 03-04-2015 which creates a technical working group on K
to 12 enhanced basic education implementation in Central Luzon in 2016;
Resolution 03-05 2015 which requests Technical Division Skills Development Authority or TESDA secretary
Joel Villanueva for the provision of
one mobile facility for each province in
Central Luzon; and
Resolution 03-06 2015 which endorses the automatic inclusion of all
proposed water system projects for the
indigenous cultural communities in all
government programs.
The meeting was attended by all the
governors, mayors of Central Luzon,
representatives from different private
sectors, secretaries/undersecretaries/
regional and provincial directors and
heads of all government agencies, IPs,
NOLCOM among others.•
gov’t facility... from Page 1
tional government. He also thanked the national government for the projects that the towns of first district have
acquired.
The solon also vowed to give P1-million worth of projects to the 27 barangays here this year.
Guiao furthered that the national government has allotted a total of P2.2 billion to first district towns. Of the
P2.2 billion, P1.2 billion was allotted for the improvement
of the low-cost terminal at the Clark International Airport
and the remaining P800 million will be used to fund various infrastructure projects in Magalang, Angeles and Ma-
balacat cities.
Meantime, the inaugurated building was named after
the late Governor Bren Z. Guiao, father of the solon, thru a
resolution approved by the Sangguniang Bayan Members
by way of thanking the lawmaker for his efforts to give the
Magaleños worthwhile projects.
Attending the event were 1st District Board Members
Cherry Manalo and Cris Garbo, Mayor Romulo Pecson,
Members of the Sangguniang Bayan, Judge Gerardo Antonio Santos of MTC branch 62, and former Magalang Mayor
Pastor Guiao, among others.•
hero’s welcome... from Page 1
Millet Marin, aunt of Sumbilla’s
wife, Raechel, said the SAF operative is a native of Samar who trained
at the SAF camp in Morong.
He married 26-year-old Raechel
Vizmanos, a public school teacher
at the Aeta elementary school in
Kanawan, an upland Barangay in
this town.
Estanislao issued his official
message to the local press that says,
“A warm hero’s welcome to PO3
John Llyod Sumbilla for your bravery and courage. We in Morong will
always show our respect to your
bravery. We honor you as our town
hero. Thank you for saving many
more lives in the future. We salute
you! To all your family, especially
your wife, may our Lord God comfort you during this difficult time.”
Raechel and John Llyod exchanged vows in a church wedding
also in Morong on December 23 of
same year, relatives said. At present, Raechel is five months pregnant
with their first child.
According to Marin, her niece
called Sumbilla and told him about
their baby’s gender the night before
the encounter, where they were slain
by members of the Moro Islamic Lib-
eration Front (MILF) and the Bangsa Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF).
“He is kind and very quiet most
of the time. He loves giving cake to
his wife when he was then courting
her,” said 82-year-old Anacleta Vizmanos.
The old woman said she took
care of Raechel since she was a
small girl. The couple lives with the
old woman and Raechel’s parents in
Barangay Poblacion.
Sumbilla’s remains were taken
home to Morong, Saturday after the
necrological rites in Camp Bagong
Diwa in Taguig City.•
This year is Don Juan’s 123rd birth
anniversary and the University’s 82nd
founding anniversary.
Academic and non-academic departments within the University
submit their nominations which are
short-listed by a committee before being forwarded to the Board of Trustees
for final decision.
The conferment ceremonies will be
held at the University Theatre on Friday, March 6 at 10:00 a.m. •
hau awardees... from Page 2
doza, Anicia del Corro, John Larkin, Willy Layug, and Nina Tomen.
The HAU Founders Day awards are
given every year during the birth anniversary of the University founder,
Juan D. Nepomuceno on March 8.
7
health reporting... from Page 2
workshop dahil alam natin kung gaano kalaki ang role
ng media in information dissemination. This is the first
time na hindi kami ang nag-initiate to have this kind of
seminar. I commend the PGB and the Provincial Public
Affairs Office for their initiative. With this, media can report important things like the status of our health cases in
Central Luzon,” said Dr. Cruz.
They also gave the participants an opportunity to as-
sess the health situation in their communities and what
they can do to help improve the health services in their
vicinity.
Meanwhile, Gov. Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado said the
seminar-workshop was a great help to the media practitioners because they did not only learn additional information, they were also reminded that no matter how big
the news is, their safety should always come first.•
Diliman sa kursong Archaeological Studies. Sana’y
maunawaan ito ng mga dapat makaunawa sa pahayag
na ito:
“Accountability not war. When we respond in anger
to the deaths of our defenders, be they police officers in
Mamapasano or Marines and Scout Rangers in AlBarka, we do not do it to rouse passions against peace or
the peace process. We do it because we are horrified at
these deaths and we fear that it will not be adequately
addressed. So please, do not tell me I do not know what
death looks like or that I have no stake in the lives that
must be sent to wage a continuing conflict. These are
my people too, they are my friends, they are my family.
I have been to their funerals. And as in AlBarka, we can
only talk peace if there is justice.
“And yes, I get that the peace process is about bringing justice too, to a long oppressed people whose own
culture we continue to fail to understand or appreciate.
But we must begin somewhere. Talking peace means
we must hold everyone, including ourselves and our officials accountable and yes, if it means holding those at
the other end of the negotiating table to the rules both
sides set, distasteful as it may seem, delaying as it may
be, we do it. We do it because there is no such thing as
peace at all costs.”•
t-pain... from Page 6
believed in and that I liked,” he says.
T-Pain Live in Manila is produced by GMTV Manila
of Jay Jaehwan Ko and Jackie Garcia.
Guests are Kaliko Fortycal, Dash Calzado, Death
Threat, Salbakuta. Int’l K-Pop Icon, FameUs. Tickets
are available at SM Tickets (4702222). For more details
inquire at 09177536599 at 2553602.•
cadastral... from Page 3
ed under the current administration’s watch.
The country’s Cadastral Survey Program started
way back in 1913 with the enactment of Commonwealth
Act No. 2259, also known as the Cadastral Act.
LMB records show between 1913 and 2009, only
753 cities and municipalities nationwide were surveyed,
covering some14 million hectares.
Areas surveyed from 2010 to 2014 reached 14.8 million hectares where some 666 cities and towns are located.
“Completing the 102-year-old cadastral project of
the government is one of the priorities of the DENR and
hopefully it would be among the important legacies of
the Aquino administration,” Paje said.
Paje lamented that the project has not reached final
completion for lack of resources and sustained focus by
previous administrations.
The environment chief, however, said that the Aquino administration is eager and willing to finish the project.
Thus, in 2010, the Aquino administration vowed to
prioritize reforming the country’s land services as part
of its social contract with the Filipino people.
“A significant portion of that 10-decade performance
of the cadastral project was achieved during the Aquino
administration in a matter of four years. Next year may
well be a watershed year as we are finally drawing nearer to closing a century-old chapter in the saga of country’s cadastral service,” Paje pointed out.
At the same time, Paje said that for 2015 the DENR
also aims to issue some 61,000 patents for residential,
commercial and industrial lands, and 56,000 more for
agricultural lands under the Cadastral Survey and Land
Management Program.
A cadastral survey is intended to determine the administrative boundary of a city or a municipality and its
component barangays. It also includes the determination of administrative boundary lots in alienable and
disposable lands of the public domain for purposes of
land titling.
“Cadastral survey is essential to efficient patent distribution and in accelerating countryside development.
As such, completing the country’s cadastral needs bears
directly to the President’s strides to spur economic productivity and growth in the countryside,” Paje said.
He added that wrapping up the country’s cadastral
survey will ultimately determine the country’s actual
total land area. •
customs head... from Page 3
2 Project to give traders comprehensive
trade information to ensure informed and
diligent compliance with customs practices and procedures.
SCCP is among the ongoing related
technical meetings in Clark and Subic
Freeports in line with the 1st Senior Officials Meeting (SOM1).
“During the discussions of the senior
officials during the SOM1, they will take
into account the results of these technical
meetings in addition to recommendations
from the APEC Business Advisory Council, which will have their first meeting this
year from January 27-30 in Hong Kong,
China,” APEC said in a statement.
Marking the inaugural gathering of
APEC senior officials for this year’s Philippine hosting, SOM1 will foster discussion
on a range of issues relevant to the region
including the Free Trade Area of the AsiaPacific, trade facilitation and implementa-
tion, environmental goods and services
liberalization, and efforts toward development and against corruption.
The actual SOM1 shall be held from
February 6-7 in Clark Freeport.
APEC began as an informal dialogue
group in 1989, but has since become the
premier forum for facilitating economic
growth, cooperation, trade and investment in the Asia Pacific region.
Apart from the Philippines, other
members include Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; People’s Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia;
Japan; Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea;
Peru; The Russian Federation; Singapore;
Chinese Taipei; Thailand; United States of
America; and Viet Nam.
This year’s meetings carry the theme
“Building Inclusive Economies, Building a
Better World.” (PIA 3)•
special feature
VOLUME III • NO. 155 • FEBRUARY 02, 2015 • MONDAY
Antonio Calma’s
portrait painted
by renowned
master Rafael
Maniago
Atop Calma’s
workplace is
his portrait rendered by Master
Rafael Maniago
A full-blooded Kapampangan paint artist
text & photos by dencio pacheco
H
Scenes from the barrio.
E started out young
– not into painting, but into being
a helper and assistant of
renowned Filipino paint
artists including Rafael Maniago and Cesar Buenaventura, among others.
His inborn talent and
his passion to paint, however, led him to be among
the masters whose art
works have spread across
the country and around the
world.
Born in Parian, Mexico
town in Pampanga, Antonio
Calma has a natural-born
talent in drawing, sketching
and painting landscapes,
sceneries, plants and f lowers, inanimate objects, still
life and portraits using oil
and acrylic paint on canvass
or wood. He is an impressionist paint artist who uses
a mixed medium to create
his masterpieces. His favorite subjects are landscapes
and still-life paintings.
His experience is beyond question, having spent
30 years in Manila with
intermittent stays in Israel
and in other countries for
his paintings. In fact,
there are a number of his
works that are displayed in
several Philippine embassies abroad such as in Hong
Kong, Greece and Thailand.
Calma also had painting
exhibits at EDSA Shangrila, Heritage Gallery, Ateneo
Gallery, UP Gallery and
at the Vargas Museum.
Many famous personalities
attended his exhibits and
had in fact appreciated and
bought his paintings for
their offices and residences.
When asked how art
painters and our galleries are today, he lamented
that they are a diminishing
breed, considering the lack
of market and the interest
of some with art paintings.
For him, many Kapampangans are great painters
but are often discouraged
to develop their talents
because of the lack of support and appreciation of the
public. Nonetheless, Calma
never loses hope and morale
for he feels happy when
many appreciate his works
and buy his masterpieces.
Likewise, he is elated
when paint artists go to
him and ask for art painting
lessons and tutorials. His
advice to other artists like
him: “love your work and
their passion for the arts”.
Calma’s Art Painting
Shop is located along Jose
Abad Santos Avenue (JASA),
Lagundi, Mexico, Pampanga.•
Still-life painting.
Work in the rice field.
Royalty.