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Balikatan Formally Opens in Fort Magsaysay Volume XVII, No.7

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TCFS conducts 2nd Barangay and Industrial Fire Olympics 2015... p.4 Balikatan Formally Opens in Fort Magsaysay..p.5

EDITORYAL BALIKATAN 2015 Walang tigil ang ginagawang Balikatan ng mga tropang Amerikano at Pilipino sa iba’t-ibang lugar dito sa bansa. Ito raw ay pagtuturo ng mga makabagong teknik ng pakikidigma.

Mabuti at mayroong ganitong gawain sa panig ng mga militar, subalit sa totoong engkuwentro ng ating mga sundalo hindi man nagagamit ang kanilang pinagaralang taktika, dahil makikita mo na marami laging casualties sa tuwing napapalaban ang ating mga tropa sa mga rebelde.

Sa Balikatan, mga makabagong armas ang hinahawakan ng mga sundalong Pilipino ngunit pagalis ng mga Kano ay balik sa dating pre-war na mga armas.

May silbi ba ang Balikatan?

Dapat siguro ay gawing moderno na rin ang mga armas ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) na ilang dekada na pinag-uusapan ang AFP modernization.

Subalit bakit hindi magkaroon ng katuparan ang modernization? Dahil ba sa kakulangan ng perang pambili ng gobyerno ng Pinas. O, dahil sa ang nasa kongreso at Senado na dapat magsulong dito ay panig o nasa maka-kaliwang grupo? o pinagkakakitan din ito ng ilang opisyal sa gobyerno?

Sa ngayon, ito ang dapat pagtuunan ng pansin ng pamahalaang Aquino dahil na rin sa pagiging agresibo ng mga Intsik, na sinaskop na ang mga isla na sakop ng Pilipinas.

Dapat moderno din ang mga sasakyang pandagat, panghimpapawid at mga armas ng AFP nang hindi laging binubuli ng mga intsik dahil alam nilang walang kakayahan ang ating bansa na sumabay sa bakbakan.

Lakas ng loob lang ang lagi nating pinangangahas.

AFP modernization at Balikatan, tila tinatakam lang ng mga Kano ang ating armed forces sa mga dalang modernong kagamitan na magkakaroon lamang tayo kung may salaping pambili sa kanila.

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OFF THE AIR ni Jess Malvar ANG TARLAC MEDIA ASSOCIATION (TAMA INC.) Ilang activities na rin ang naisagawa ng Tarlac Media Association (TAMA) sa Tarlac Province, kabilang na dito ang mga Medical at Dental Missions na halos ay naikot na ang buong bayan sa lalawigan ng Tarlac, mahigit 100 estudyante na rin ang nabiyayaan ng SCHOLARSHIP Grant at ang ilan dito ay nagsipagtapos na sa kursong Computer Hardware Servicing sa International Computer Technology College sa may Barangay Sto. Cristo, Tarlac City.

Namahagi din ang TAMA ng mga Tsenelas at Books sa ilang piling paaralan upang makatulong sa paghubog ng mga kabataan.

Sa pangunguna ng inyong lingkod bilang Founding President at Mr. Abel Pablo, kasalukuyang Pangulo ay naisakatuparan ang nasabing mga activities.

Nagbigay din ng mga awards at recognition ang TAMA sa ilang piling Individuals na sa tingin ng grupo ay may naiambag sa lipunan. Naging aktibo ngayon ang TAMA sa dami ng kanilang mga activities. Ito ang masayang pagmamalaki ng mga organizers at founder nito.

Nagpaabot din ng pasasalamat ang buong organisasyon sa lahat ng tumulong at sumuporta sa mga adhikain nito, kabilang na ang ilang piling pulitiko na hindi nagsasawang sumuporta sa pamunuan ng Tarlac Media Association… ooo000ooo Nakaka-awa ang mga mamamayan ng Tarlac City dahil sa maagang pamumulitika ay nawalan ng mga biyayang dapat sana’y tinatamasa na ng mga residente.

Lalo na ang mga barangay na sakop ng siyudad ng Tarlac na dapat sana ay may mga proyekto na, subalit hindi na naisakatuparan dahil sa sobrang pamumulitika ng mga nasa konseho, ayaw nilang bigyan ng daan ang kaunlaran dahil natatakot na baka makinabang ang ilan sa mga proyekto.

Dahil hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa ipinasa ang budget ng Tarlac City. Kawawang mamamayan ng siyudad, biktima na naman ng maagang pamumulitika. Kaya dapat na talagang palitan ang karamihan sa ating mga konsehal para umusad na ang Tarlac City.

Halos wala ng sesyon ang SP dahil busy sila sa pagrebisa nang kung ano-anong mga dokumento, kaya pati ang budget ay napabayaan na ng mga bagong konsehal, Kawawang Tarlac City biktima na naman ng mga imbing pulitiko. Sino ang nag-0rchestrate nito? ‘Yan po ang tanong ng maraming Tarlakenyo!

Sino pa ba ? kung hindi ang mga ambisyusong pulitiko, na gustong makuha ang Tarlac City. Sana sa 2016 na lang sila magbangayan, serbisyo muna ang kailangan ng mga tarlakenyo. Sa ngayon , tulog pa ang mga barangay officials dahil walang kumikibo, walang nagrereklamo at nagsasampa ng kaso.

Sino ba talaga ang dapat nating ilagay sa puwesto na walang personal na interes, walang pagnanasa kundi ang kapakanan ng mga mamamayan at kapakanan ng kanyang bayan.

Puro na nakalublob sa putik ang mga pulikong nagbatuhan ng putik noong nakalipas na halalan. Marami ang nangako noong election nang kanilang serbisyo, pero nasaan na ang mga pulitikong ito? Tahimik na rin dahil nakikinabang na sa katas ng pulitika! Garapal pa kung humingi ng share.. lalo na yung batang konsehal...

Kambingan Cook Fest showcased in 17th City Charter Anniversary TARLAC CITY (CIO) – Culinary enthusiasts flocked to the Tarlac City Plazuela on April 15 as some of the best cooks in the city competed against each other, showcasing their best goat meat dishes for the Kambingan Cook Fest.

As part of the 17th City Charter Anniversary Kambingan Festival, where different breeds of goat were placed on exhibit and up for sale, the Kambingan Cook Fest aimed to encourage goat meat consumption and convince non-fans to try it out.

Though said to be the healthier option compared to other kinds

of meat, goat meat is not universally loved, with some people attributing their dislike to an off after taste they get from the meat, and this is what the contestants of the cook fest needed to overcome.

Armed with their culinary expertise, cooks and chefs from six different establishments in the city battled it out, with Primadeli Restaurant bagging first place with their version of goat rendang, while Popoy’s Grill and TSAT teachers emerged in second and third place, respectively.

Esteemed chefs Eric Domingo, Edsen Manabat, and Victoria Tañedo, and reputable goat breeder and cheese maker Angelina Mendoza served as judges in the said cook off.

Mayor Ace Manalang, together with Councilors Frank Dayao and Noel Soliman, Chairmen of the Tarlac City Council Committee on Tourism and Committee on Agriculture, graced the event, showing their support to the city’s livestock industry and food tourism.

City Agriculturist Susan Concepcion and City Tourism Council Chairman Maribel Dizon, whose offices organized the said affair, were also present, proudly witnessing the success of the event.

NOLCOM in Commemoration of Bataan Fall and Bravery of Filipino Soldiers in Tarlac CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City – The Northern Luzon Command will join the series of activities to commemorate the Veteran’s Week. The highlight of the Veteran’s week is the “73rd Araw ng Kagitingan” rites in Mt. Samat Pilar, Bataan on the 9th of April 2015. The ceremony will be headed by His Excellency, President Benigno S Aquino III, together with the Secretary of the Department of National Defense, Honorable Voltaire T Gazmin. Other distinguished visitors will also attend the ceremony particularly the Ambassador of USA to the Philippines, His Excellency Philip S Goldberg, the Ambassador of Japan, His Excellency Kazuhide Ishikawa, other dignitaries and World War II veterans.

The event commemorates the Fall of Bataan after 93 days of gallant heroic defense by the Filipino and American forces against the Japanese onslaught. The Fall of Bataan was announced to the FORT MAGSAYSAY, Nueva Ecija – Three of the 92 modern military Filipino Nation through the Voice of Freedom radio broadcast by aircraft of the United States participating the Balikatan Exercise Third Lieutenant Normando Ildefonso Reyes—reading a message 2015 simultaneously held in various military camps in Luzon and prepared by Captain Salvador P. Lopez—informed the Philippines some parts of the Philippines conducted air assault at Fort and the world from Malinta Tunnel in Corregidor: “Bataan has Magsaysay, Tuesday (April 14, 2015). fallen”. Part of the message read says, “Bataan has fallen, but the The air assault is part of the combined field training exercise spirit that made it stand—a beacon to all the liberty-loving between the US forces and Philippine Army troopers in enhancing people’s of the world—cannot fall!”. the interoperability and capacity of both forces in the conduct of Thousands of Filipino and American soldiers were forced to joint and combined operations in responding to natural disasters, march from Mariveles, Bataan to Capas, Tarlac by the Imperial crisis and enhance the war fighting capability of the Filipino forces.

Japanese Forces. The prisoners initially began on foot but then Air assault is one of the many combined exercises being transferred to freight cars. During the march, thousands of Filipino conducted as part of the Field Training Exercises (FTX) and and American soldiers died due to starvation, fatigue and abuse in eventually on the Combined Live Fire Exercise (CALFEX) which will the hands of their captors. be held on April 20-30 2015.

The ceremony in Mt Samat will be followed by another related The training utilizes one BOEING CH-47 CHINOOK, a twinevent on the 10th of April in Capas National Shrine in Camp O’Donell engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter used for troop movement,

US Helicopters Attacks Fort Magsaysay

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TCFS conducts 2nd Barangay and Industrial Fire Olympics 2015 TARLAC CITY (CIO) – The Tarlac City Fire Station conducted the 2nd Barangay and Industrial Fire Olympics on March 18 at the Robinsons Luisita Football Field, Brgy. San Miguel as part of the activities in observance of the Fire Prevention Month with a theme: “Kaligtasan sa Sunog: Alamin, Gawin at Isabuhay Natin”.

It started in an opening ceremony attended by Association of Barangay Chairmen President Allan “Manchoy” M. Manalang, City Fire Marshall Jimmy Suba, City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office Chief of Operations and Warning Engr. Arnold Samson representing CDRRM Officer Atty. Godofredo M. Sabado Jr. and barangay chairmen of the participating barangays.

The lightning of the torch was initiated by Brgy. Chairman Winston Torres of Matatalaib followed by the Oath of Sportmanship carried by Engr. Samson.

The competition for the barangay level was participated by Brgy. Armenia, Binauganan, Matatalaib, Poblacion, San Roque and San Vicente which included officials and some residents involved in emergency response while on the industrial events, companies/ industries such as SM City Tarlac, Tarlac City Water District and ON Semiconductors joined the activity.

There were up to 15 members for every participating barangay and company.

The goal of the competition is to promote awareness among the City Fire Marshall Jimmy Suba awards the plaque of appreciation to barangays and enhance the capabilities of the participants on Association of Barangay Chairmen President Allan “Manchoy” disaster preparedness and rescue response.

Manalang for his support in the 2nd Barangay and Industrial Fire The events included for the barangay competition were Busted Olympics 2015.

Hose Connection (1st event), Fire Extinguisher Relay (2nd event) and Bucket Relay (3rd event).

In the industrial competition, events were Industrial Fire and Rescue Competition (1st event), Fire Extinguisher Relay (2nd event) and Straight Hose Lay-out with Up the ladder flat form (3rd event).

The winners for the barangay level were Brgy. Poblacion as the Overall Champion receiving a cash prize of P3,000; Brgy. Armenia captured the 1st place which includes a cash prize of P2,000; and Brgy. Binauganan for the 2nd place receiving a cash prize of P1,500.

On the industrial level, SM City Tarlac was declared the Champion, Tarlac City Water District and ON Semicon received the 1st and 2nd place, respectively including cash prizes of P3,000, P2,000 and P1,500, accordingly.

Plaques of recognition were given to all the winners.

Aside from the rescue related competitions, the winners for the best muse were Jiezelren P. Suba of Brgy Matatalaib and Lily Jane Karen M. Ojeloft of SM City Tarlac receiving cash prize of P1,000 and bouquet of flowers, respectively.

ABC President Manalang said in his message: “Mahalaga ang partisipasyon ng bawat isa, pagkakaisa at tamang kaalaman upang maprotektahan ang buhay ng bawat mamamayan tuwing may mga nd sakuna at kalamidad. Ang tamang paghahanda at kaalaman ay Bucket relay event during the 2 Tarlac City Barangay and Industrial hakbang upang mabawasan ang epekto ng anumang sakuna na Fire Olympics 2015. maaaring mangyari sa ating mga komunidad.

“Suportado ko bilang pangulo ng Liga ng mga barangay at ng Tarlac City Fire Station, City Disaster Risk Reduction and aking ama, si Mayor Ace Manalang, ang ganitong mga programa Management Office at ang mga barangay officials sa patuloy na upang maihanda ang lahat ng mga mamamayan sa bawat sulok ng pagtratrabaho at pagtutulungan para sa kaligtasan ng mamamayang ating lungsod sa mga sakuna at kalamidad. Maraming Salamat sa Tarlaqueño,” he said.

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Balikatan Formally Opens in Fort Magsaysay FORT MAGSAYSAY, Nueva Ecija – The 7th Infantry ‘KAUGNAY’ Division (7ID) joins the official opening of the nationwide Balikatan 2015 Exercises, which is now on its 31st year,held atSpecial Operations Command (SOCOM), Fort Magsaysaythis April20, Monday.

7ID Commander Mgen. Glorioso V. Miranda, who was given interoperability of the forces has become.” Col Mina said military honors by PH-US troops and was welcomed by Balikatan Meanwhile, in the message of Mgen Miranda emphasize the 2015 Combined Army Forces (CARFOR) Col. Lawrence E Mina at significance of the Balikatan exercises. “This cooperation in terms of his arrival, spearheaded the ceremony. training and exercises has proved to be beneficial to the organization The event began with an invocation from Captain Ferdinand C and to the country as a whole as it involves the exchange of military Abuyuan, Command Chaplain. Speeches from Mgen. Miranda and know-how between the participating countries, and goes beyond, Col. Lawrence E Mina their talking points focused on cooperation through the conduct of peace and development initiatives,” the 7ID and interoperability.

Commander said.

In the message of Col Mina, CARFOR Commander, he said the Mgen. Miranda also added the importance of Balikatan. “We that the BK15 will focus on the concept of interoperability of the do things differently, but one thing is constant. We’ll all fall on only integration training building up on how the two military forces will one denominator. The fundamental role of this Balikatan is the basic effectively putting the test all the knowledge and skills gained from the friendship of both countries. I take pride and honor in the participation previous Balikatanexercices. It will be a simulation of combined forces of my troops in Balikatan. Make your time meaningful during your tactical attacks which will highlighted and determine how effective the stay here,” the 7ID Commander added.

U.S. Troops Belongings Recovered FORT RAMON MAGSAYSAY, Nueva Ecija – Four U.S Soldiers participating in the 31st Balikatan Exercises loss their personal belongings last April 9 around 1:30 a.m inside the Exercise Relations Construction (ERC) Compound, SOCOM, Philippine Army Facility, here.

The four U.S Army arrived measure of the camp is being at Fort Magsaysay last April 8, readjusted to fit to the security 2015 as the advance forces and requirment of the Balikatan billeted temporarily at building Forces. It is sad to note that bad No.2 of the ERC Compound while elements took advantage of the waiting for the whole contingent situation and grab the to arrive.The U.S. Army opportunity to steal the personal Contigents of BK15 includes the belongings of the U.S. Forces.”

Able Company, 1st Battalion, Gen Miranda said.

27th Infantry Battalion, 2nd “I would like to convey my Stryker Brigade Combat Team all message to all soldiers residing inside Fort Magsaysay that the from 25th Infantry Division.

In a statement made by security measure being Major General Glorioso V implementedinside camp is part Miranda AFP, Commander, 7th of the over-all security Infantry (Kaugnay) Division, contingency to prevent same Philippine Army, He stressed that incident to happen in the near the incident happened during future. I would like youto the arrival of the advance forces understand that we are doing this of the US Army Contingent for security measures not only to Balikatan 2015 when the security protect the soldier but also to measures within the exercise area help in the security of nearby barangays of bad elements.” The were being re-adjusted.

“The whole security US TROOPS... on page 7

City Government holds 5th Ace for Charity: Lingap sa Maralitang Tarlaqueño The City Government of Tarlac, in celebration of the 17th City Charter Anniversary, held the 5th Ace for Charity: Lingap sa Maralitang Tarlaqueño on April 14 at the Tarlac City Plazuela Covered Court.

A project of Mayor Gelacio who need vision and walking “Ace” Manalang, the said char- aids but cannot afford to purity event has helped indigent chase one.

Tarlac City constituents since This year, 200 reading 2011 through the distribution of glasses donated by Siapno-Tada free wheel chairs, crutches, and Optical and Divalicious Salon reading glasses among benefi- and 25 wheel chairs from Tarlac ciaries pre-selected by the City City Water District, Man to Man Social Welfare and Development Boarding School, Jecsons HosOffice and coordinated by the pital, PYP Agro Industries, FFSB City Tourism Office. & Company, Sun Garden, L Square Since its kick-off year, Hotel Youth Foundation, Inc., Mayor Ace has been partnering Bayanihan Institute, Tarlac Filiwith companies and institutions pino-Chinese Community, Forthat share the same spirit of giv- tune Restaurant, and Enriquez ing, focusing on constituents Funeral Parlor were given away.

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City Government, Women’s Organization hold Women’s Folk Dance Competition Tarlac City (CIO) – The City Government of Tarlac in cooperation with the Tarlac Women’s Organization (TWO) held a folk dance competition for women on April 13 in line with the week-long 17th City Charter Anniversary celebration.

For the contest, Tarlac City Asturias Elementary barangays were encouraged to School Principal Jose Suarez, helicopter. send dance groups composed of Armenia Elementary School The exercise is designed to TWO members in their localities, Head Teacher Edwina Guiao, artillery placement and further enhance the PH and US regardless of age, and perform and Camp Aquino Elementary battlefield resupply because of Forces in capability dance routines commemorating School Principal Joy Infante its wide loading ramp at the rear development in the conduction traditional Filipino dances.

Sugay served as judges in the of the fuselage and three of not only traditional military The competition was event. external-cargo hooks and two training but with civil military participated by nine barangays, Also present in the affair SIKORSKY UH-60 BLACK projects focusing on reaching with Barangay San Miguel were Association of Barangay HAWK, a four-bladed, twin- out towards priority bagging the grand prize and Chairmen President Allan engine, medium-lift utility communities.

Baras-baras, Suizo, and “Manchoy” Manalang and his Carangian coming in 2nd, 3rd, wife, TWO Honorary President Rhodora Manalang, who both and 4th place, respectively.

The other participating expressed their support to the barangays were Batang-batang, thrust of the organization in Armenia, Mapalad, San Luis, empowering women in the barangay level. and Capehan.

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NOLCOM from p.3 “Paggunita sa Capas”. This is in remembrance of those who died during the Death March and those POWs who died during its interment at the Capas Concentration Camp. On the 11th of April, the “Capas Freedom March” will be conducted in Capas, Tarlac. This activity is a Re-enactment of Death March to inform the public of the hardship that the veterans have endured in World War II. The march will start from the Death March Memorial Shrine and end at the Capas National Shrine.

NOLCOM has been closely supervising the security of these activities. The NolCom Commander, Lieutenant General Felicito Virgilio M Trinidad Jr AFP has instructed the military forces in the area to support the events and be vigilant against the security threat during the conduct of these activities.

US TROOPS from p.5 Commander ended.

Based on the report sent by the Commanding Officer of the Military Police of this Command, on or about 1:00 a.m. a theft incident happened at Bldg No 1, ERC Compound, AARM, SOCOM Village, PA. Some personal belongings of US Balikatan 2015 contingent was reported stolen by unidentified perpetrators.

Following items were reported missing: one (1) Samsung Cellphone, one (1) military boots, one (1) rubber shoes, one (1) wallet containing USA credit card, drivers lisence, and U.S Army Military ID, one (1) pair of slipper, two (2) pairs rubber shoes, $2150 USD and P2,000.

On April 18, 12:00 p.m.

Military Police Personnel of this Command recovered the missing

personnal belongings, it was turned-over to Captain Wilson JONC, U.S Army last April 19, 2015.

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TESD A A CCREDITED TESDA ACCREDITED

City Administrator Atty. Godofredo M. Sabado Jr. turns over the keys of the stalls at the Uptown Market Phase II to Paliparan Central Market Corporation Operations Manager Lisa Razon.