Tarlac Standard

07/11/2024

𝐗’𝐌𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐥, 𝐌𝐂 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐝

THE yuletide season is already here in Tarlac province as Governor Susan Yap, Congressman Christian Tell Yap, together with other provincial officials led the lighting of the Belen and the Christmas lightings and decorations at historic Maria Cristina Park and at the façade of the capitol building, evening of November 4.
The lighting, witnessed by a jam-packed crowd, was also the judging of the 8th Parol Making Contest participated in by the different Tarlac Local Government Units (LGUs) and private entities.
In Gov. Yap’s message, she said that Tarlaqueños can now feel the Christmas season and likewise invited all those who would like to see a different Christmas atmosphere to visit the Maria Christina Park.
“Binuksan na po natin ang makukulay na Christmas lights sa MC Park sa harap ng Kapitolyo! Inaanyayahan po namin kayong makisaya at damhin ang diwa ng Pasko dito sa puso ng Tarlac,” Gov. Yap, who will seek the mayoralty post of Tarlac city in next year’s mid-term elections said.

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭
The municipality of Victoria, for the second year in a row was adjudged winner of the Parol Making Contest with the municipalities of Camiling and Concepcion placing second and third respectively.
The parol entry of the municipality of Sta. Ignacia won the Governor’s Choice award. Victoria won a cash prize of P50,000 while Camiling received P40,000 and Concepcion P30,000. Sta. Ignacia also received P30,000. Consolation prize of P15,000 were awarded to all those who participated.
Judges for the contest were interior designer Sonny Fernando, Pampanga Provincial Tourism Officer Michael Castañeda, Pixel Art Production’s Lexter Tarriela and Tarlac Police Provincial Director PCol. Miguel Guzman.
The competition, themed “MaYap a Pasko,” saw the participation from 17 municipalities of Tarlac with each showcasing their handcrafted parols, which will be displayed at Maria Cristina Park until the end of the Christmas season.

𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐪𝐮𝐞ñ𝐨
Meanwhile, Gov. Yap also hosted the "Noche Buena Edition" of Culinaria Tarlaqueño likewise at the Maria Cristina Park. The event featured talented chefs from various municipalities across Tarlac who showcased their local delicacies and offered them to the public for free.
The town of Pura won the Best Booth award.
The chefs who participated in Culinaria Tarlaqueño included Gerald Basilio, Justin Hipolito, Elma Salting, Marvin Dioayan, Mark Philip Ines, Lowell Villamor, Gilbert Galo, Gilbert Teofilo, Maria Lourdes Arboleda, Renz Aaron Dizon, Kathleen Rufino, Leo Lapurga, and Julius Bondoc.–𝐀𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐅. 𝐌. 𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐨 (𝐏𝐈𝐎)

07/11/2024

𝐘𝐚𝐩𝐬, 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧-𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲

IN A not so surprising result, Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) stalwarts Congressman Christian Tell Yap, former Representative and Governor Victor Yap, incumbent Governor Susan Yap, Moncada Mayor Estelita “Lita” Aquino and third district Congressman Noel “Kap Bong” Rivera and first district Representative Jaime Cojuangco topped the on-line survey undertaken by two different Facebook accounts.
The on-line polls, conducted by GoTarlac which opened its polling on October 31 and Good News Tarlac from October 9-23 saw the early dominance of the NPC bets. Both on-line survey pages asked respondents to click the thumbs-up button for the Yaps, Aquino, Rivera and Cojuangco while a heart icon for the bets of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) in Tarlac city Mayor Cristy and husband Vic Angeles, Paniqui Mayor Leonardo “Max” Roxas, former Vice Governor Marcelino “Bogs” Aganon and independent candidate Edison Marimla.
Christian Yap, who will run for governor and will be opposed by Roxas topped both the surveys. In the GoTarlac on-line poll, he garnered 2,856 thumbs-up votes or a percentage share of 74.10% while Roxas got the nod of 998 respondents or 25.89%. In the Good News Tarlac survey where 1,167 joined the on-line poll saw 854 respondents favored Christian Yap or 74.34% as against his opponent’s 313 positive responses of a meager 25.66%.
In the survey for the second congressional district post by GoTarlac, of the 3121 who participated, Victor Yap emerged with 1,975 thumbs-up clicks or 63.28% to Cristy Angeles’ 36.72% or 1,146 heart clicks. In the Good News Tarlac survey, Victor Yap likewise scored higher than his opposition by recording 925 thumbs-up reactions resulting to a 67.27% percentage points to Cristy Angeles’ 476 or 32.73% heart responses. A total of 1,401 participated in the poll for the second congressional district post.
In the vice gubernatorial race, Aquino is ahead of Aganon in the GoTarlac survey. She got a total of 1,267 thumbs-up vote from among the 1,916 respondents or 66.12% with Aganon getting a total of 649 or 33.87%.
In the same Go Tarlac on-line poll, reelectionist Congressmen Rivera and Cojuangco were tops. Cojuangco, who is unopposed got all the 1,103 responses while Rivera made minced meat out of his opponent Marimla getting 1,089 out of 1,317 participants or 82.68% to 228 or 17.31%.
In the Tarlac city mayoralty race where 1,391 joined the Good News Tarlac on-line poll, Susan Yap garnered the most number of positive responses with a total of 880 or a percentage rate of 64.12% while her opponent, Vic Angeles garnered 511 heart clicks or 35.88%.
Local political analysts are one in saying that although the actual election is still months away, the on-line polls being conducted by some quarters are indication that Tarlaqueños are pretty much aware of the candidates that are vying for different positions in the province.
“This is not yet an indication on who will win it all…but this is a clear indication who has the following. As the election day approaches, then surveys will be clearer,” a local political pundit who asked anonymity said.---𝐀𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐅. 𝐌. 𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐮

04/11/2024

𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐜 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝
𝐕𝐨𝐥.𝟐𝟑, 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐍𝐨.𝟑𝟔
𝐎𝐜𝐭.𝟐𝟖-𝐍𝐨𝐯.𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

04/11/2024

𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐪𝐮𝐞ñ𝐨𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐝 𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝

TARLAQUEÑOS carrying candles, flowers and food crowded cemeteries across the province from October 31 to November 3 to remember and pay respect to their dearly departed loved ones.
Thousands of Tarlaqueños gathered across sprawling public and private cemeteries to hold reunions, picnics on tombs or pray in from of a relative or friend’s final resting place.
In one of the most crowded private cemeteries in the city of Tarlac, the Eternal Memorial Park in Barangay San Sebastian, the Tarlac Police Provincial Office (TPPO) estimated the All Saint’s Day crowd to be around 40,000 as some elected to stay at the cemetery until late night.
According to the TPPO, despite the influx of people in cemeteries, the observance of “Undas” until All Soul’s Day, was generally peaceful as no major untoward incident was reported.
Filipinos traditionally head to cemeteries on November 1 instead of November 2.
In her Facebook post, Governor Susan Yap urged Tarlaqueños to offer prayers and honor their dearly departed.
“During All Saint’s Day and All Soul’s Day, we come together in solemn prayer to honor all the saints of the church and pay respect to our dearly departed relatives and friends…Wishing everyone a peaceful All Saint’s and All Soul’s Day,” the governor, posted.---𝐀𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐅. 𝐌. 𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐮

04/11/2024

𝐒𝐒𝐒-𝐆𝐒𝐈𝐒 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲-𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟒𝟓

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) on October 18 released the full list of 156 party-list groups vying for House of Representatives seats in the May 12, 2025 midterm elections.
The numerical arrangement of the party-lists were raffled at the Palcio del Gobernador in Manila.
The SSS-GSIS Pensyionado (Social Security System-Government Service Insurance System Pensyonado) party-list got the number 45 and will now be its official number in the coming election.
The 4Ps or the Pagtibayin at Palaguin ang Pangkabuhayang Pilipino got the coveted first spot while Uswag Ilonggo got the 156th spot.
The SSS-GSIS party-list first nominee is former SSS President and Chief Executive Officer and former GSIS President and General Manager Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, a legitimate pensioner.
The SSS-GSIS Pensyonado partylist is a sectoral organization that represents the rights and welfare of members, beneficiaries and pensioners of SSS and GSIS.
“As a former chief of SSS and GSIS, Mr. Macasaet has a firm understanding of how the national pension system works and as a pensioner himself, he knows what are the limitations of these institutions---limitations which may be addressed through legislative representation,” the party-list spokesperson Fercival Yutan said.
During his stint at the GSIS, he injected innovations including the GSIS Wireless Automated Processing System (GWAPS), an ATM-like machine allowing pensioners and government employees to access their membership records and loan data.
Aside from his leadership roles in government-owned-and-controlled corporations from 1988 to 2005, Macasaet has more than two decades of professional experience in financial services, banking, and public-private partnerships.
He previously worked at the Philippine National Bank and served as a board member of San Miguel Corp., Bank of Commerce, and Private Infrastructure and Development Corp., among others.
Macasaet obtained his bachelor’s degree in Business Economics and master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of the Philippines Diliman.
He finished an Executive Program in Finance at Columbia University, New York, and earned a Diploma in Management Development from the Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts.
Second nominee is Tyrone Rigor, a native of the province of Tarlac while the third nominee is Barangay Councilors League of the Philippines President Tito Espiritusanto.
Rigor, who hails from Tarlac city said that the party-list aims to provide genuine and organized representation in Congress to all present and future Filipino pensioners.---𝐀𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐅. 𝐌. 𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐮

03/11/2024

29/10/2024

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𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐎𝐍
𝐁𝐲: 𝐀𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌. 𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐮

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝

FORMER President Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte graced the invitation of the senate to be a resource speaker in the senate’s investigation of the Duterte Drug War.
Duterte, in his “uncontrolled utterances” has told senators that under his leadership that he kept a “death squad” of criminals out to kill other criminals while serving as a mayor of Davao city.
The 79-year-old (although he claims that he is only 73 years old), said he offered “no apologies, no excuses” for his presidency, during which as many as 30,000 people were killed in his war on drugs.
Digong proudly said that his mandate as president was to protect the country and the Filipino people and also said that no one should question his policies saying that all the killings were done for his love of the Philippines.
The PNP put the death toll on his war on drugs at more than 6,000 but this is highly contested by the Commission on Human rights which estimate that between 12,000 and 30,000 people were killed between July 2016 and March 2022. The sad thing is that most victims were poor young men who were shot dead in streets, in their homes and even inside of jail cells.
Digong, as we all know is facing an investigation by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity while he was mayor and during his presidency.
In the senate, Digong was full of bravado…he was too boastful as if he has the monopoly of love for the country and monopoly of hatred against criminals most especiall those engaged in illegal drugs.
He even said that, to quote the bad mouthed former president, “I can make the confession now if you want, I had a death squad of seven, but they were not policemen, they were also gangsters. I’ll ask a gangster to kill somebody. If you will not kill that person, I will kill you now.”
When asked by senators for further details of the death squad, he deliriously said he would give more information at the next hearing.
According to him, he ordered officers to encourage criminals to fight back and resist arrest, so that police could then justify killing them. Prior to and during his presidency, Digong repeatedly and openly threatened drug dealers with death. He even urged people to kill drug addicts and dealers. In 2016, he claimed he had personally killed suspects while still mayor of Davao city.
Well, with all that Digong revealed during the first senate hearing on his bloody war on drugs, one can easily conclude that indeed, this former president must be punished because of the crimes he committed during his term as mayor and as president.
With his actuations and admittance, we can easily compare him to Iraq’s Saddam Hussein, Bosnia’s Slobodan Milošević, Germany’s Adolf Hi**er, Libya’s Muamar Gadaffi, to name just a few dictators.
Digong must be punished. His kind must not continue to exist in a civilized world.@

29/10/2024

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𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐓
𝐁𝐲: 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐂. 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐬

𝐎𝐟 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐑 𝐠𝐮𝐲𝐬

𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤, 𝐈 𝐬𝐚𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬’ 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬. 𝐆𝐨𝐯. 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐘𝐚𝐩 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐯𝐢𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐜 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝟔𝟒.𝟏𝟐 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥, 𝐕𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬’ 𝟑𝟓.𝟖𝟖.
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Former Governor and Congressman Vic Yap is clearly way ahead of his rival, Cristy Angeles with his 67.27 percent score against 32.73 percent of the latter. The gubernatorial race showed Cong. Christian Yap’s 74.34 percent with Max Roxas trailing behind by 25.66 percent.
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𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞. 𝐎𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐤𝐞. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐁 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐠𝐮𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐑 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫.
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Conversely, if the said survey result appeared favorably for his “manok”, will he already believe it? That is the problem with lamebrains who fail to think objectively, and let their emotions and economic interests take the best of them. This guy is the same guy who keeps on destroying the image of the Tarlac Provincial Hospital where he had referred hundreds of his constituents when he was still in politics.
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𝐈𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. 𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨, 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞. 𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥.
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And then there is this self-styled propagandist who was quick to brand the survey as fake without even bothering to take a few steps back and see who conducted the survey. Well there are a lot of these individuals who are trying to make a living by making their sponsors believe that they are doing well against their rivals. They even take extra steps to concoct hit and miss PR formulas just to impress their bosses.
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𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬; 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐑 𝐠𝐮𝐲𝐬. 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦, 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲?@

29/10/2024

𝐏𝐂𝐂𝐈 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐜 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝

THE Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) Tarlac was named 2024 Most Outstanding Chamber Award (MOCA) during the 50th Philippine Business Conference in the Marriott Grand Ballroom, October 23.
The MOCA recognizes local chambers that contributed to the business growth and development of the community through its active involvement in the advocacy to improve the business climate and provide a sustainable environment for the expansion of commerce and industry.
PCCI Tarlac President Aileen Chan acknowledged the contribution of the members in their advocacy to promote a progressive economy, and enhance the viability of business in the community.
“I would like to thank all the members of PCCI Tarlac. This alone is not an effort of mine but the collective undertakings of everyone,” she said.
Moreover, Chan expressed her appreciation and gratitude to the national government agencies, local government units (LGUs) and the Provincial Government of Tarlac for their assistance and cooperation in supporting and boosting local businesses in the province.
Chan added that they are working closely with the LGUs to invite and encourage budding entrepreneurs to join their organization.
She noted that the chamber serves as the venue to gain friends, establish connections and create networks.
PCCI Tarlac likewise signed the first ever quintuple sisterhood agreement shared with the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Makati, Davao Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Metro Naga Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
This agreement paves the way for focused efforts in collaboration for business, investment, cultural exchanges and corporate social responsibility.---𝐀𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐅. 𝐌. 𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐮

28/10/2024

𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐌 𝐅𝐄𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐒

Governor Susan Yap, who will seek the Tarlac city mayoralty post in the May 12, 2025 mid-term election, poses with Vice Mayor Aro Mendoza and Mr. Pangilinan of the Muslim Federation of Tarlac during the oath-taking ceremony of the federation at the Bulwagang Kanlahi of the Diwa ng Tarlac.
Governor Yap said that is was an honor to be chosen by the Muslim federation to administer the oath to the newly elected officials of their organization.
“Isang malaking karangalan ang maging opisyal na tagapagpatibay ng panunumpa ng mga bagong opisyal ng Muslim United Federation dito sa lalawigan ng Tarlac! Ang seremonyang ito ay simbolo ng kapatiran ng ating komunidad, na higit pang pinapatibay ang ating samahan hindi lamang sa ating siyudad pati na rin sa buong probinsya,” Gov. Yap said.

28/10/2024

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𝐁𝐲: 𝐉𝐨𝐣𝐨 𝐒. 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐚𝐥
𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐜-𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞𝐬 (𝐏𝐆𝐓-𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐬).

𝐀 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

𝐀𝐒 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐜, 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞.
In August of 2024, President Bongbong Marcos Jr. announced a much-awaited salary increase for government workers (Executive Order No. 64). This was a step toward addressing the long-standing issue of fair compensation in the public sector, a move welcomed by countless employees nationwide, particularly in the province of Tarlac, who have long served with dedication and loyalty despite financial constraints. However, it is with great sadness that I must acknowledge that, as of this writing, the City Government of Tarlac has yet to implement this salary increase.
As a fellow worker in government, I understand the sacrifices that come with serving the public. Many of us chose this path out of a deep sense of duty to our country, knowing full well that the rewards are often intangible—found not in high paychecks, but in the satisfaction of contributing to the greater good. Yet, the reality remains that we, too, have families to feed, bills to pay, and aspirations for a better life. The delayed implementation of the salary increase is not just an administrative oversight; it is a missed opportunity to uplift the lives of those who have given so much to our community.
It is disheartening to witness this delay, knowing that neighboring local governments have already taken steps to comply with the President's directive. The City Government of Tarlac must recognize the urgency of this matter. Every day that the salary increase is delayed is a day that the financial burdens of city government employees grow heavier.
We are all part of the same government machinery, striving toward a shared goal of progress for our province. And yet, this delay creates a sense of division and neglect, where the welfare of public servants in one part of our government is seemingly less prioritized than others.
I call on the leaders of the City Government of Tarlac to act swiftly and ensure that the salary increase is implemented without further delay. Let us not lose sight of the fact that the strength of our government lies in its people. When we fail to properly compensate those who dedicate their lives to public service, we risk undermining the very foundation upon which our governance is built.
To my fellow workers in the City Government, I stand with you in solidarity. Your hard work and dedication should be recognized and rewarded fairly, and I will continue to advocate for your rightful compensation. Let us hope that our collective voices will bring about the necessary changes and restore the trust we have placed in the leadership that is meant to serve us all.
It is time for action, not just promises.@

28/10/2024

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𝐉𝐀𝐌 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫
𝐁𝐲: 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐫 𝐌. 𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐮

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬

INTUIT DOME is an indoor arena in Inglewood, California worth $2 billion, will be the home venue of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The Clippers previously played games at Crypto.com Arena, formerly the Staples Center, a venue the team shared with the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL), from the 1999–2000 season through the 2023–24 season.
The Clippers will now have their own identity when it comes to having home court. A groundbreaking ceremony for the new arena was held on September 17, 2021.
The Clippers also have unveiled their new brand look with a new primary logo features a Clippers “C” that surrounds the points of a compass and an oncoming ship with basketball seams on the hull, a nod to the organization’s maritime roots and a symbol of its direction.
Initially, there the Clippers were supposed to be moving to The Forum, the former home court of the Lakers back in the day where they won six NBA titles, but the idea did not push through. The Intuit Dome is one of the world’s most technologically advanced arenas, and Clippers owner Steve Ballmer spared to expense when it comes to the fans. New York Knicks owner James Dolan filed a lawsuit to stop the Intuit Dome construction because he thought it would impact concerts at The Forum, which he owns. So, rather than arguing about it in court, Ballmer bought the Forum for $400 million, and the problem disappeared. The Clippers signed a 23-year, $500 million naming rights deal with Intuit and the arena has 1,160 toilets, and there is one toilet for every 15 seats and has sitting capacity of 17,927.
Throughout the team's history, it never had any tangible ownership interest in any of its home arenas. The Clippers instead rented its previous venues in Buffalo's Memorial Auditorium (as the Braves), where it held low priority beneath the Sabres and Canisius college basketball, then San Diego's Sports Arena when they became the Clippers, followed by the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.
Its previous deal with Crypto.com Arena allowed for a different Clipper court, and required a 'neutralization' process before and after each game to cover up and then restore Laker achievements, banners and sponsorships, along with setting its own court lighting pattern. In tightly-scheduled weekends, which included Kings games and musical concerts in addition to the Lakers, the process was often completed within a three to four hour window, including cleanup of the seating bowl from the previous event. Clippers owner Steve Ballmer saw the construction of a dedicated arena for the team as being a high priority.
On April 5, 2024, it was announced that Bruno Mars would open Intuit Dome with back-to-back shows on August 15 and 16, 2024. The Clippers would make their regular season home debut at Intuit Dome on October 23 against the Phoenix Suns. The Clippers’ new state-of-the-art arena will be the home of the 2026 NBA All-Star Game on February 15, 2026, and Intuit Dome will also serve as a basketball venue during the 2028 Summer Olympics.
It’s good for the Clippers to finally move away from the Lakers at Crypto.Com Arena as they can now claim their own home court without the statues of the Lakers legends. @

23/10/2024

The Provincial Government of Tarlac suspend classes in all levels, both public and private schools tomorrow, Thursday, October 24, due to the expected heavy rains brought by storm Kristine.