BULONG PULUNGAN & LUID KA! BOOK LAUNCH

Last Tuesday June 03, 2008 Governor Eddie Panlilio, K.M.I officers headed by President Averel Laquindanum and civil society leaders where invited to attend the Bulong Pulungan forum sa Sofitel. Municipal coordinators from KASAUP also attended the forum namely Mr. Carlos Diokno(ASLAGG), Mr. Dennis Simpao(STA.RITA), Mr. Eddie Ayen(FLORIDA BLANCA), Mr. Arnel Manliclic(Among KKB) and Mr. Paulo Sarmiento(Apalit). The first part focuses on Good Governance & Responsible Citizenship and the present economic and political situation of Pampanga. Ms. DeeDee Siytangco asked Gov. Ed Panlilio about the huge difference in quarry collections today compared to the pasts Administration and where are these collections going to. Panlilio said that there is indeed a big difference from thousands to millions "barangays and municipalities with quarry operations regularly receives their collection shares" these are being used for projects per municipality. He also talked about the investments of Texas Instruments in Clarkfield Pampanga where a factory is currently being built. In current study they found out that lahar is composed of large content of minerals being used in generation of glass, microchips and other computer parts. On the latter part of the forum Ms. Nena Tomeng part of the creative team of Kapampangan Marangal Inc. detailed the book "Luid Ka!" stories and images of the Kapampangan Crusade. Luid Ka! means Mabuhay ka in the Kapampangan dialect.