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FISHING TIMEFishermen drop their net in Bacolod Bay in the hope of catching fish to sell in the city markets. Fishermen here said the bay may become part of a multi-million reclamation project as dredging operations continue to give way for the construction of Bredco Port in Bacolod. REVOLI CORTEZ

Wednesday, September 22, 20102

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Sadista

SA napakaraming taon ko ng pagig-ing broadcaster at manunulat, at pagtanggap ng mga sumbong laban

sa mga pulis, inakala kong narinig ko na ang lahat ng klase ng sumbong. Ngunit inaamin ko ngayon na ako’y nagkamali dahil may isang sumbong akong natang-gap kamakailan na kakaiba at bukod tangi sa lahat.

Ang tinutukoy ko ay ang sumbong laban kay PO2 Hyrold Pineda Young ng follow-up section ng Navotas PNP.

Si Young ay isinumbong sa WANTED SA RADYO (WSR) ng kanyang live-in partner noong nakaraang Biyernes, Sep-tember 17.

Ayon sa live-in partner ni Young na si Gina (hindi tunay na pangalan), madalas siyang binubugbog ni Young. Dagdag pa ni Gina, kapag nakita na raw ni Young na lupaypay na siya sa sobrang pagkakabug-bog at tadtad na sa pasa, agad raw siyang kinaka-sex nito.

Habang pumapalag si Gina dahil sa sobrang pahirap na inabot niya, lalong nagiging agresibo si Young. Sarap na sarap siyang nakikita na nagdurusa ang kinaka-sex niya lalo pa kapag ito ay pumapalag at nagmamakaawa.

Ngunit noong Huwebes, September 16, ng muling mangyari ang nasabing karahasan kay Gina, hindi na niya pinal-ampas ito at nagsumbong na siya sa WSR

kinabukasan.Nang makaharap ko si Gina, tadtad

ito ng pasa sa kanyang mga braso, dibdib, likod at tiyan. Pulang-pula rin ang kanyang kaliwang mata dahil sa kasusundot.

Naluluha si Gina habang isinasalay-say niya ang kanyang sumbong. Noong Huwebes ng gabi, pag-uwi ni Young sa tinutuluyan nilang dalawa, tinawag siya nito at pagkatapos ay pilit na pinaaamin na siya ay gumagamit ng shabu.

Sinabi raw ni Young kay Gina na huwag itong matakot na aminin na siya ay gumagamit ng droga. Dahil ayon kay Young, siya rin daw ay gumagamit ng shabu. At wala naman daw masama kung gumagamit si Gina ng shabu basta’t huwag lang daw ka-pot session nito ang kanyang tito na si Peping.

Dahil wala namang dapat aminin, itinanggi ni Gina na siya ay gumagamit ng shabu at ka-relasyon niya si Peping.

Nang tiyempong iyon, animo’y nawala na sa sarili si Young at pinagbubugbog

na nito si Gina. Nang makita niyang mistulang gulay na si Gina, agad niyang ikina-sex ito. Pilit mang pumalag ni Gina dahil ayaw niyang makipag-sex kay Young, wala siyang magawa dahil ubos na ang kanyang lakas.

Pagkatapos kong mapakinggan ang sumbong ni Gina, agad ko namang tinawagan ang Chief of Police ng Navotas na si Col. Bernard Tambaoan. Hindi na nag-aksaya ng panahon si Col. Tambaoan at agad siyang bumuo ng isang team para tugisin ang noo’y nagtatago na si Young. Kinabukasan, nang pumunta ang reporter ng WSR na si Benjie dela Cruz sa tanggapan ni Col. Tambaoan para samahan si Gina, napag-alaman niyang naaresto na si Young at nakita pa niya ito habang dinadala sa korte para i-inquest.

Si Young ay masasampahan ng kasng rape at kasong Republic Act 9262—violence against women. Ang kasong ito ni Young ay isang non-bailable offense kung kaya’t hindi siya makakapag-piyansa.

* * *Ang OPLAN ZERO TAMBAY (OZT) ay

isang bagong public service program sa TV5 na mapapanood tuwing Linggo, 10:30-11:30 p.m. Ang OZT ay isang makabuluhang pro-grama dahil ito ay nagbibigay ng mga trabaho sa mga taong-kanto para sila ay bigyan ng pagkakataong makapag-bago at maging kapaki-pakinabang sa lipunan. Panoorin.

Kung walang assignments kapag weekend, ‘bonding’ nga ba?

“BONDING” nga ba ang pami-lya kapag wa-

lang assignments ang mga bata kapag weekend? O kaya naman, sagabal ba ang assignments kapag weekend kaya nawawala na ang bonding ng pamilya kapag maraming uwing assign-ments ang mga bata?

Ano ba talaga ang pakay ni Secretary Armin Luistro, chair-man ng Department of Education (DepEd) nang i-utos niya na bawal na ang pagbibigay ng mga guro ng assignments kapag Biyernes na gagawin ng mga bata ng Sabado o Linggo?

Hindi malinaw ang paliwanag kaya naging isyu. Umaalma ang ilang guro, napipigil daw ang kalayaan ng mga paaralan na magdisenyo ng mga stratehiya para maabot nila ang kanilang layunin sa kanilang curriculum.

Sabi naman ng ibang mga magulang, magulo talaga si Sec. Luistro dahil gusto nga niyang dagdagan ng 2 taon ang pag-aaral ng mga bata bago magkolehiyo tapos ngayon na-man ay gusto niyang siguraduhin na may bonding ang mga magulang at kanilang mga anak na estudyante na sa palagay niya ay matutugunan kapag wala nang mga uwing aralin kapag Sabado at Linggo.

Hindi ibig sabihin na kapag may assignment ang anak ay wala nang bonding.

Ilang oras ba kasi tuwing weekend ang mauubos para makagawa ng assignment? At paano naman ang mga mahihirap na mga magulang na kahit Sabado at Linggo ay naghahanapbuhay magkaroon lang ng panggastos sa araw-araw at panustos sa pag-aaral ng kanilang mga anak?

Wala na halos sa bokabularyo nila ang salitang bonding, ang mahalaga ay may magastos at makain. Maraming mga tanong na dapat sinagot muna ng DepEd bago naglabas ng ganoong kautusan.

Gaya ng dagdag na dalawang taon sa eskuwela na ayon sa DepEd ay para raw maiangat ang kalidad ng edukasyon sa Pilipinas.

Pero paano ang kalidad ng pagtuturo, ang kakulangan ng silid- aralan, ang kakulangan ng aklat at, ngayon nga, ang kakulangan ng budget para makamtan ang mataas na kalidad ng edukasyon?

Paano ang mga tanong na ito? May sagot na ba rito si Sec. Luistro bago niya naisip ang dagdag na dalawang taon at ngayon nga, ang pagbabawal ng assignments pag weekend?

Meron pa, paano ang problema ng mataas na bilang ng drop-outs o tumigil sa pag-aaral, ang problema ng mis-match sa edukasyon na ang ibig sabihin ay marami tayong gradu-ate na walang trabaho dahil hindi rin magkaagapay sa mga bakanteng posisyon.

Kasama kaya ang pagtanggal ng assignments pag week-end sa mga hakbang ng DepEd patungo sa katuparan ng mga minimithi nating kaunlaran sa Edukasyon? Siyempre, binawi na ng DepEd ang kanilang pahayag na pagbabawal sa assignments kapag weekend, friendly advise lang daw yun. Pero mabuti pa ring masagot ng DepEd ang mga tanong natin ngayong araw na ito.

Mag-text po kayo sa akin tungkol sa usaping ito sa 09215186724. O kaya ay email sa: ariel.inton@gmail.com.

IDINEKLARA kamakalawa ni Speaker Feliciano “Sonny” Belmonte Jr. na todo-suporta ang Mababang Kapulungan ng Kongreso ng Republika ng Pilipinas sa Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ng United Nations (UN) para mabawasan ang mala-ganap na kahirapan sa buong daigdig, kabilang na ang Pilipinas, kundi man ito magwakas sa 2015.

Sa kongkreto, ang todo-suportang binabanggit ni Belmonte, kung hindi ako nagkakamali, ay ang papel ng Mababang Kapulungan sa paggawa ng batas ukol sa pambansang badyet, pag-aaral ng mga batas ukol sa buwis, at paggamit ng mga pon-dong nakalaan sa pagpapaunlad ng iba’t lugar sa bansa. Supor-tado naman ito ng ilang mambabatas tulad nina Rep. Manny Pacquiao, Rep. Bernadette R. Herrera-Dy, Rep. Fatima Aliah Q. Dimaporo, Rep. Randolph S. Ting, Rep. Wilfrido Mark M. En-verga, tagapangulo ng House Committee on Rural Development, at si Rep. Imelda R. Marcos, ang kasalukuyang tagapangulo ng Committee on MDGs.

Pangako ni Speaker Sonny Belmonte

ISYU 101Ni Nelson S. Badilla, M.P.A.

Para sa akin, positibo ang desisyon ni Belmonte dahil pag-papakita ito na ang pamunuan ng Mababang Kapulungan ay handang makapagpasa ng mga batas upang makatulong ang Pilipinas sa pagsugpo ng kahirapan.

Ang pagdeklara ng suporta ay malaking bagay na dahil nag-bibigay ito ng pag-asa sa mga organisasyon at sa bawat inibidwal na matagal nang ku-mikilos upang makamit ang tudla ng MDG na matanggal ang kahirapan sa 2015. Pag-

papatunay din ang pangako ni Belmonte na hindi nagpapabaya at natutulog ang lehislatura sa kanyang espisipikong papel at obligasyon laban sa kahirapan.

Dapat ang sumunod sa pangako ay kongkretong hakbang upang mapatunayang totoo ngang magpapasa ng mga batas pabor sa MDG ang Mababang Kapulungan.

Ang pambansang badyet na nabanggit ni Belmonte ay magandang halimbawa upang maipakita ang kanyang pangako pabor sa MDG.

Ang badyet para sa 2011 ay masasabing pabor sa MDG kung malaki ang pondong ilalaan sa (1) pagpapaunlad ng kanayunan, (2) pagpapatayo ng mga inprastraktura tulad ng mga fly-over na ‘magdurugtong’ ng kanayunan at kalunsuran, mga tulay, maluluwag na mga kalsada, mga naglalakihang paliparan, (3) pagpapatayo ng mga silid-aralan, (4) pagpapaunlad ng agrikultura upang lumaki ang produksiyon nito, (5) pagsisigurong ang pork barrel ng mga mambabatas ay mailalagay lahat sa pagpapaunlad ng kani-kanilang distrito at hindi sa kani-kanilang bank accounts, (6) malakihang pagkaltas sa bayad sa utang ng Pilipinas sa mga pampinansiyang institusyon sa labas at loob ng bansa, (7) malakihang pagkaltas din sa internal revenue allotment (IRA) na ibinibigay ng pambansa pamahalaan sa lokal na mga pamahalaan, at marami pang iba.

Masasabi ring makatutulong ang lehislatura kung magpapasa ito ng batas na magtatanggal sa mga indirektang buwis upang lumaki ang halaga ng pera ng mga mamamayan at palitan ito ng mga batas na magpapalaki ng koleksiyon sa mga direktang buwis. Kung malaki kasi ang halaga ng kanilang piso ay mas marami ang kanilang mabibili. At kung malaki naman ang ibinabayad ng mga mamamayan sa direktang buwis ay siguradong mas malaki ang mapupunta sa kaban ng pamansang pamahalaan kaysa sa hindi direktang buwis sapagkat hindi naman ipinapasa ng karamihan sa mga negosyante ang kita sa mga indirektang buwis sa pamahalaan

kundi binabawasan nila upang lumaki ang kanilang tubo.Kung ang mga nabanggit kong ito ay maisasalin bilang mga

batas ay siguradong mababawasan ang bilang ng mga mahihirap sa ating bansa hanggang dumating ang taon ng pagtatapos ng MDG: taong 2015.

Pero kung hindi, sayang ang ipinangako ni Speaker Belmonte.Ano ang dapat gawin para maisakatuparan ang pangako ng

pinuno ng Mababang Kapulungan ng Kongreso?Dapat magkaisa ang mga NGOs at POs at mga indibidwal na

naniniwala sa kawastuhan ng MDG na hikayatin at bantayan ang Mababang Kapulungan upang mga kasapi nito ay makapagbal-angkas at makapasa ng mga panukalang batas pabor s MDG.

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SENATE President Juan Ponce Enrile yesterday sought a Senate inquiry on the alleged anomalies at the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage Sys-tem (MWSS).

Enrile said the MWSS se-cured two loans from the Asian Development Bank supposedly for the study of the Wawa River Reactivation Project, to estab-lish the Wawa River System as an alternative source of water supply.

However, until now, Enrile claimed that there have been no developments on the Wawa River System.

Enrile specifically cited the Manila North East Water Supply Project in 1992 and the Marikina River Water Supply Augmenta-

tion Project in 2004.“The cost of these loans was

paid for by the government using taxpayer’s money,” he said during a privilege speech at the Senate. However, he did not state how much the loans cost.

Enrile said he also wants to investigate the alleged fast ap-proval of MWSS' application for water rights to the Wawa Water System compared to the slow pro-cessing of the application of San Lorenzo Builders, which would have undertaken the project at no cost to the government.

Enrile also wants to probe the “abuse of discretion” alleg-edly committed by the MWSS by allowing its concessionaires, the Manila Water Company Inc. (MWCI), to make an advance

collection of P732 million from its consumers, supposedly for the Wawa Dam Project.

“The advance collections for the project were already made even before the MWSS was grant-ed the necessary water rights and even though the implementation of the Wawa Dam project has not even commenced,” he said.

When the project was aborted due to legal problems, he said the MWCI used the P732-million col-lection to finance other projects. Enrile alleged that P17 million are still unaccounted for.

Aside from this, Enrile said he also wants an investigation on the alleged excessive bonuses and emoluments reportedly be-ing awarded by the MWSS to its executives and employees.

JPE wants probe of MWSS project

QC court sentences 2 robbers to life imprisonment

THE Quezon City Regional Trial Court (QCRTC) yesterday sen-tenced to life imprisonment two robbers who held up and killed a businessman seven years ago.

In a nine-page decision, QCRTC Branch 81 Presiding Judge Ma. Theresa Yadao found the accused, former barangay tanod Francisco Pabello and laborer Bobby Sena, guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of robbery with homicide.

The court also ordered the accused to pay the heirs of victim Mario Solomon the amounts of P50,000 as indemnity for his death, P52,251.28 as actual damages and P50,000 as moral damages.

Court records showed that the two accused were among the six men responsible for the slaying of Solomon, owner of Quickfix shop, when they held him up on the night of October 30, 2003 while he and his nephew Jaypee were walking home along Aurora Boulevard in Barangay Doña Imelda, QC. Kim Pascual

DENR launches reusable bag

campaignTO prevent a repeat of the mas-

sive flooding brought by typhoon Ondoy that claimed hundreds of lives last year, the Department of Environment and Natural Re-sources (DENR) and a non-govern-ment environmental group will be launching a reusable bag campaign that aims to address the use of disposable plastic bags in groceries and shopping places.

The DENR, Earth Day Network Philippines, Inc. together with the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC), the Philip-pine Amalgamated Markets Asso-ciation, Philippine Retailers Asso-ciation (PRA) and major malls and markets in the country will launch tomorrow the campaign called PagbaBAG ko, PagbaBAGo!

Former DENR Secretary and EDWPI head Elisea Gozun said the campaign will be launched in order to prevent the occurrence of flooding since the clogging of Metro Manila’s drainage system are mostly caused by discarded plastic bags.

No lavish dinner for Noynoy in USUPON arrival in San Francisco, California,

President Aquino had burger for dinner, ac-cording to Presidential spokesperson lawyer Edwin Lacierda.

Lacierda bared that the President might have his taste of French fries at the New York branch of Jollibee as its chairman and CEO Antonio Tan Caktiong is part of the top caliber business executives joining Aquino’s trip to the United States.

He clarified that there would be no lav-

ish dinners for the Chief Executive in US pointing out that the latter will be billeted at the less expensive Sofitel Hotel compared to the luxurious Waldorf Astoria Hotel where former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo usually stays.

Part of the President’s entourage were Phinma group president and CEO Ramon del Rosario Jr., Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan, San Miguel Corp. president and COO Ramon

S. Ang, ABS-CBN chairman and CEO Eugenio Lopez III, Ayala Corp.’s Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, and Aquino’s second-cousin Antonio “Tonyboy" Cojuangco, chairman and president of Mantrade Development Corp.

Also with Aquino were Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Francis Chua, Lopez Holdings Corp. chaiman emeri-tus Oscar Lopez, and Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. president Alfonso Uy. Alex Balcoba

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BUMALIK na si Kim Atienza sa hosting job niya para sa

“Showtime.” Kaya lang, mukhang nabigla siya sa kanyang pagho-host kaya siya nahilo noong Sabado.

“I’m so excited to make my appearance last Sat-urday pero nabigla ang pasok ko, eh. Pagkapasok ko sumigaw kaagad ako, kumanta agad ako….the usual Kim Atienza na 100% only to realize that I’m not 100% yet. Nahilo ako. Medyo noong extro na ako nakapasok uli kasi nagpahinga ako,” kuwento ni Kim.

Kaya naman may ginawa silang diskarte ni Direk Bobet Vidanes para hindi na ito muling mangyari.

“This Monday, ang diskarteng ginawa namin ni Direk Bobet, eh, nandoon ako sa show doing the usual Kuya Kim pero ang energy ko hindi 100%, nasa mga 70 lang. At hindi muna ako pumapasok sa gitna ng madlang people na may sigawan.”

Pero kapag nabawi na niya talaga ang kanyang energy ay ibibigay ni Kim nang todo ang sarili sa paghohost.

“If I can feel na kayang-kaya na, mga three or four days, babalik na naman ‘yung dati.”

Isang bagay ang natutunan ni Kim mula nang ma-stroke siya.

“Sabi nga nila, life is a miracle. To live again is a miracle,” katwiran niya.

* * *Nae-enjoy ni Ka-

puso Tween Joshua D i o n i s i o a n g kan-

y a n g pagig-ing bread-winner.

“Ako po kasi ang breadwin-ner sa pamilya. Wala pong tra-baho si Papa dahil din po sa akin. Sa

akin wala pong problema ‘yon. Masaya naman po talaga ako na bata pa lang ako ay natutulungan ko na sila,” esplika ni Joshua na kasama sa Reel Love Presents “Tween Hearts” kung saan kasama rin niya sina Barbie Forteza, Bea Binene at Jake Vargas.

Ang napansin lang ni Joshua, medyo magka-pareho ang role niya sa “Tween Hearts” at sa huli niyang show --- ang “FirstTime”.

“Ang problema lang po kasi, charac-ters. Parang same din kasi noong “First Time”, masungit din at suplado,” tsika ng binata.

Pero confi dent siya na magugus-tuhan ng fans nila ang bago nilang show.

“Mas magugustu-han ng tao ito kasi mas marami na, mas masaya ito, mas magan-d a

ang timeslot, Sunday at walang pasok ang mga tao.”

Ang eight-part episode of “Tween Hearts” ay magtatampok din kina Joyce Ching, Kristoffer Martin, Lexi Fernandez, Louise de los Reyes at Derek Monasterio.

“Masaya din naman ako dahil magkasama kam- ing lahat, at least hati-hati

kami sa obligation. Lahat kami may mga parang forte.

Kami ni Barbie, makakakilala pa kami ng mga bagong artista.”

Hindi kakumpetnsiya ang tingin ni Joshua sa bagets niyang mga kasama.

“Hindi ko naman po sila itinuturing na kakompetisyon. Siyempre, same company

kami kaya paano kami maglalaban-laban?”Nang matanong si Joshua kung nagkaroon na

siya ng tinatawag na puppy love ay umamin naman ito. “Classmate ko po siya,” aniya.

Bakit hindi niya tinawag na puppy love is Barbie na kasama niya sa show?

“May nauna na po kasi,” katwiran niya.* * *

Grabe naman pala ang madir ng singer-actress. Sobra palang higpit nito sa pera.

Milyon-milyon ang kinikita ng singer-ac-tress pero wala pala siyang nahahawakan ni singkong-duling sa kanyang kinikita. Ang mother dear kasi niya ang humahawak ng kanyang datung.

Sa taping nga, kapag may gustong bilhin ang aktres ay hindi niya kaagad mabili kahit gaano pa ito kamura. Wala kasi siyang hawak na pera.

TODAY, all roads lead to Quezon City ’s most famous commercial district for the grand opening of SM Hypermarket Cubao at the cor-ner of EDSA and Main Avenue. An all-in-one store, SM Hypermarket Cubao offers some-thing for everyone in the family.

Moms, young kids, teens, and even dads will fi nd shopping at SM Hypermarket Cubao an exciting and convenient family activity as the new store offers a wide variety of high quality products, mall services and facili-ties that meet their everyday household and personal needs.

Total shopping convenienceSM Hypermarket Cubao offers utmost

shopping convenience for the whole family as it boasts of a supermarket and department store under one roof that caters to mom’s grocery, kitchen, and home furniture needs; the teenagers’ beauty, personal care, apparel, and electronic gadget needs, the young kids’ snack, toys, and school supplies needs, and dad’s appliance and hardware needs.

Only the freshest for the familyOne of the best amenities of SM Hyper-

market Cubao, however, is its clean and air-conditioned modern wet market with a fresh section where the family can get all the freshest meat and produce – from live seafood and the leanest meat and poultry, to leafy vegetables and the widest selection of perfectly ripe fruits – to create healthy and delicious meals.

The fresh section also boasts of various kinds of fi sh fi llet, affordable “by-the-slice” tuna, salmon and other fi sh, “by-the-gram” fresh Kimchi and Japanese corn that will surely satisfy oriental palates.

Ready to cook, ready to eat mealsFor busy or working moms, ready-to-cook

items such as marinated or breaded meats and pre-packed or prepared ingredients for

sinigang or kare-kare are available to make it easy and quick for them to prepare delicious baon for school, lunch meals or weekend din-ners for the family.

To help the family, especially fi gure-con-scious teenagers, to stay fi t and healthy, SM Hypermarket Cubao offers various light yet hearty fruit and salad meals.

SM Hypermarket also offers ready-to-eat food items from the bakeshop and Rotisserie.

Perfect for family food trips, fun and relaxation

SM Hypermarket Cubao has a food court that provides a variety of delicious snack, lunch or dinner. Food outlets such as Henlin, Jose’s Goto, Pao Tsin and Zagu offer afford-able meals and provide spacious dining facili-ties for instant family food trips.

While mom is making her groceries, techie dad and the kids can enjoy bonding moments at CDR King while teenagers can relax at David’s Salon.

SM Hypermarket Cubao is also a one-stop-shop for ATM, banking (BDO), bills pay-ment, remittance (Western Union), pharmacy (Watson’s), and money exchange services, making it the best place to run to for much-needed household errands.

With its array of dry goods items that guarantees there’s something for everyone, a wide selection of supermarket products including fresh, healthy, and affordable pro-duce and ready-to-cook or eat meals; food court and relaxation facilities; and value-added services that spell utmost conve-nience, SM Hypermarket Cubao is defi nitely the best shopping destination for the whole family.

Visit SM Hypermarket Cubao and discover how shopping can be fun and exciting for moms, dads, kids, teenagers – for everyone!

With store hours from 8 am to 10 pm daily, SM Hypermarket Cubao opens today at 3:00 p.m.

A new family destination opens in Cubao

UMALIK na si Kim akin wala pong problema

Joshua Dionisio enjoy sa pagiging breadwinner

By Alex Brosas

At kapag manghi-hingi siya ng salapi sa kanyang madir ay kat-akut-takot na paliwa-nagan ang mangyayari. Talagang may-I-ask ang mother dear ng singer kung ano ang kanyang pagkakagastusan.

Sarado na kasi ang isip ni Madera na da-pat ay sa kanya lamang mapunta ang datung ng kanyang anak.

Clue? Ayoko nang magbigay dahil obvious naman kung sino siya. Ha! Ha! Ha!JOSHUA DIONISIO

KIM ATIENZA

MERON din palang ginintuang puso itong Brazilian-Japanese model at TV personality na si Akihiro Sato dahil may malasakit siya sa mga batang hindi nakaka-angat sa buhay.

Nitong nakaraang Lunes ay pinan-gunahan ni Akihiro ang isang feeding program sa Tomas Morato Elementary School sa Quezon City.

Alas-kuwatro ng hapon nagsimula ang naturang charity work ni Akihiro kung saan nakasama niya ang business-woman na si Cristina Decena.

Sa ulat din na inilabas ng gmanews.tv, nakiisa si Decena sa programang ito ni Akihiro through her CBC Foundation at ng Rotary Club of New Manila South na siya ang nahirang na presi-dente. Sumama rin sa charity work ang up-and-coming Fil-American singer na si Bernie Ann.

Nagpapasalamat naman si Akihiro dahil may nakakasama siya sa kanyang charity work na gina-gawa niya tuwing sasapit ang kanyang kaarawan. Akihiro turned 24 years old last September 12.

“I just came back from my vacation in Hong-kong. That's why I wasn't here on the exact date of my birthday. I took a vacation right after the launch of Survivor Philippines:Celebrity Show-down,” kuwento ni Akihiro sa PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal).

Ang tinutukoy ni Akihiro ay ang reality show ng GMA-7, kung saan isa siya sa celebrity cast-

aways.Kuwento niya: “My doctor said I need to rest

after what happened to me in the island. I had bad allergies and I had an infected wound on my leg. My doctor suggested that I don't do work for a while until my allergies and wounds are healed.

“I recovered quite fast and the wound on my leg has healed. You can only see scars. My allergies from the mosquito bites are okay now.

“I can go back to work and do my charity work as well. I promised this to some people and I never break a promise.

“That's why when I returned, I al-ready asked my manager and the staff of Mercator to make arrangements for my charity work.”

Nagpakain si Akihiro sa higit na 100 underweight children sa Tomas Morato El-ementary School. Bukod sa pagkain ay nagbigay rin ng school supplies si Akihiro para magamit ng mga estudyante sa kanilang araw-araw na pagpasok.

“I love doing this kind of charity work es-pecially to children. I feel good after. Just to see the smiles on their faces makes me feel good inside.

MERON din palang ginintuang puso itong Brazilian-Japanese model at TV personality na si

aways.Kuwento niya: “My doctor said I need to rest

Akihiro Sato, fan favorite sa Survivor Philippines

AKIHIRO SATO

BARBIE FORTEZA

4 Wednesday, September 22, 2010 5

BUMALIK na si Kim Atienza sa hosting job niya para sa

“Showtime.” Kaya lang, mukhang nabigla siya sa kanyang pagho-host kaya siya nahilo noong Sabado.

“I’m so excited to make my appearance last Sat-urday pero nabigla ang pasok ko, eh. Pagkapasok ko sumigaw kaagad ako, kumanta agad ako….the usual Kim Atienza na 100% only to realize that I’m not 100% yet. Nahilo ako. Medyo noong extro na ako nakapasok uli kasi nagpahinga ako,” kuwento ni Kim.

Kaya naman may ginawa silang diskarte ni Direk Bobet Vidanes para hindi na ito muling mangyari.

“This Monday, ang diskarteng ginawa namin ni Direk Bobet, eh, nandoon ako sa show doing the usual Kuya Kim pero ang energy ko hindi 100%, nasa mga 70 lang. At hindi muna ako pumapasok sa gitna ng madlang people na may sigawan.”

Pero kapag nabawi na niya talaga ang kanyang energy ay ibibigay ni Kim nang todo ang sarili sa paghohost.

“If I can feel na kayang-kaya na, mga three or four days, babalik na naman ‘yung dati.”

Isang bagay ang natutunan ni Kim mula nang ma-stroke siya.

“Sabi nga nila, life is a miracle. To live again is a miracle,” katwiran niya.

* * *Nae-enjoy ni Ka-

puso Tween Joshua D i o n i s i o a n g kan-

y a n g pagig-ing bread-winner.

“Ako po kasi ang breadwin-ner sa pamilya. Wala pong tra-baho si Papa dahil din po sa akin. Sa

akin wala pong problema ‘yon. Masaya naman po talaga ako na bata pa lang ako ay natutulungan ko na sila,” esplika ni Joshua na kasama sa Reel Love Presents “Tween Hearts” kung saan kasama rin niya sina Barbie Forteza, Bea Binene at Jake Vargas.

Ang napansin lang ni Joshua, medyo magka-pareho ang role niya sa “Tween Hearts” at sa huli niyang show --- ang “FirstTime”.

“Ang problema lang po kasi, charac-ters. Parang same din kasi noong “First Time”, masungit din at suplado,” tsika ng binata.

Pero confi dent siya na magugus-tuhan ng fans nila ang bago nilang show.

“Mas magugustu-han ng tao ito kasi mas marami na, mas masaya ito, mas magan-d a

ang timeslot, Sunday at walang pasok ang mga tao.”

Ang eight-part episode of “Tween Hearts” ay magtatampok din kina Joyce Ching, Kristoffer Martin, Lexi Fernandez, Louise de los Reyes at Derek Monasterio.

“Masaya din naman ako dahil magkasama kam- ing lahat, at least hati-hati

kami sa obligation. Lahat kami may mga parang forte.

Kami ni Barbie, makakakilala pa kami ng mga bagong artista.”

Hindi kakumpetnsiya ang tingin ni Joshua sa bagets niyang mga kasama.

“Hindi ko naman po sila itinuturing na kakompetisyon. Siyempre, same company

kami kaya paano kami maglalaban-laban?”Nang matanong si Joshua kung nagkaroon na

siya ng tinatawag na puppy love ay umamin naman ito. “Classmate ko po siya,” aniya.

Bakit hindi niya tinawag na puppy love is Barbie na kasama niya sa show?

“May nauna na po kasi,” katwiran niya.* * *

Grabe naman pala ang madir ng singer-actress. Sobra palang higpit nito sa pera.

Milyon-milyon ang kinikita ng singer-ac-tress pero wala pala siyang nahahawakan ni singkong-duling sa kanyang kinikita. Ang mother dear kasi niya ang humahawak ng kanyang datung.

Sa taping nga, kapag may gustong bilhin ang aktres ay hindi niya kaagad mabili kahit gaano pa ito kamura. Wala kasi siyang hawak na pera.

TODAY, all roads lead to Quezon City ’s most famous commercial district for the grand opening of SM Hypermarket Cubao at the cor-ner of EDSA and Main Avenue. An all-in-one store, SM Hypermarket Cubao offers some-thing for everyone in the family.

Moms, young kids, teens, and even dads will fi nd shopping at SM Hypermarket Cubao an exciting and convenient family activity as the new store offers a wide variety of high quality products, mall services and facili-ties that meet their everyday household and personal needs.

Total shopping convenienceSM Hypermarket Cubao offers utmost

shopping convenience for the whole family as it boasts of a supermarket and department store under one roof that caters to mom’s grocery, kitchen, and home furniture needs; the teenagers’ beauty, personal care, apparel, and electronic gadget needs, the young kids’ snack, toys, and school supplies needs, and dad’s appliance and hardware needs.

Only the freshest for the familyOne of the best amenities of SM Hyper-

market Cubao, however, is its clean and air-conditioned modern wet market with a fresh section where the family can get all the freshest meat and produce – from live seafood and the leanest meat and poultry, to leafy vegetables and the widest selection of perfectly ripe fruits – to create healthy and delicious meals.

The fresh section also boasts of various kinds of fi sh fi llet, affordable “by-the-slice” tuna, salmon and other fi sh, “by-the-gram” fresh Kimchi and Japanese corn that will surely satisfy oriental palates.

Ready to cook, ready to eat mealsFor busy or working moms, ready-to-cook

items such as marinated or breaded meats and pre-packed or prepared ingredients for

sinigang or kare-kare are available to make it easy and quick for them to prepare delicious baon for school, lunch meals or weekend din-ners for the family.

To help the family, especially fi gure-con-scious teenagers, to stay fi t and healthy, SM Hypermarket Cubao offers various light yet hearty fruit and salad meals.

SM Hypermarket also offers ready-to-eat food items from the bakeshop and Rotisserie.

Perfect for family food trips, fun and relaxation

SM Hypermarket Cubao has a food court that provides a variety of delicious snack, lunch or dinner. Food outlets such as Henlin, Jose’s Goto, Pao Tsin and Zagu offer afford-able meals and provide spacious dining facili-ties for instant family food trips.

While mom is making her groceries, techie dad and the kids can enjoy bonding moments at CDR King while teenagers can relax at David’s Salon.

SM Hypermarket Cubao is also a one-stop-shop for ATM, banking (BDO), bills pay-ment, remittance (Western Union), pharmacy (Watson’s), and money exchange services, making it the best place to run to for much-needed household errands.

With its array of dry goods items that guarantees there’s something for everyone, a wide selection of supermarket products including fresh, healthy, and affordable pro-duce and ready-to-cook or eat meals; food court and relaxation facilities; and value-added services that spell utmost conve-nience, SM Hypermarket Cubao is defi nitely the best shopping destination for the whole family.

Visit SM Hypermarket Cubao and discover how shopping can be fun and exciting for moms, dads, kids, teenagers – for everyone!

With store hours from 8 am to 10 pm daily, SM Hypermarket Cubao opens today at 3:00 p.m.

A new family destination opens in Cubao

UMALIK na si Kim akin wala pong problema

Joshua Dionisio enjoy sa pagiging breadwinner

By Alex Brosas

At kapag manghi-hingi siya ng salapi sa kanyang madir ay kat-akut-takot na paliwa-nagan ang mangyayari. Talagang may-I-ask ang mother dear ng singer kung ano ang kanyang pagkakagastusan.

Sarado na kasi ang isip ni Madera na da-pat ay sa kanya lamang mapunta ang datung ng kanyang anak.

Clue? Ayoko nang magbigay dahil obvious naman kung sino siya. Ha! Ha! Ha!JOSHUA DIONISIO

KIM ATIENZA

MERON din palang ginintuang puso itong Brazilian-Japanese model at TV personality na si Akihiro Sato dahil may malasakit siya sa mga batang hindi nakaka-angat sa buhay.

Nitong nakaraang Lunes ay pinan-gunahan ni Akihiro ang isang feeding program sa Tomas Morato Elementary School sa Quezon City.

Alas-kuwatro ng hapon nagsimula ang naturang charity work ni Akihiro kung saan nakasama niya ang business-woman na si Cristina Decena.

Sa ulat din na inilabas ng gmanews.tv, nakiisa si Decena sa programang ito ni Akihiro through her CBC Foundation at ng Rotary Club of New Manila South na siya ang nahirang na presi-dente. Sumama rin sa charity work ang up-and-coming Fil-American singer na si Bernie Ann.

Nagpapasalamat naman si Akihiro dahil may nakakasama siya sa kanyang charity work na gina-gawa niya tuwing sasapit ang kanyang kaarawan. Akihiro turned 24 years old last September 12.

“I just came back from my vacation in Hong-kong. That's why I wasn't here on the exact date of my birthday. I took a vacation right after the launch of Survivor Philippines:Celebrity Show-down,” kuwento ni Akihiro sa PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal).

Ang tinutukoy ni Akihiro ay ang reality show ng GMA-7, kung saan isa siya sa celebrity cast-

aways.Kuwento niya: “My doctor said I need to rest

after what happened to me in the island. I had bad allergies and I had an infected wound on my leg. My doctor suggested that I don't do work for a while until my allergies and wounds are healed.

“I recovered quite fast and the wound on my leg has healed. You can only see scars. My allergies from the mosquito bites are okay now.

“I can go back to work and do my charity work as well. I promised this to some people and I never break a promise.

“That's why when I returned, I al-ready asked my manager and the staff of Mercator to make arrangements for my charity work.”

Nagpakain si Akihiro sa higit na 100 underweight children sa Tomas Morato El-ementary School. Bukod sa pagkain ay nagbigay rin ng school supplies si Akihiro para magamit ng mga estudyante sa kanilang araw-araw na pagpasok.

“I love doing this kind of charity work es-pecially to children. I feel good after. Just to see the smiles on their faces makes me feel good inside.

MERON din palang ginintuang puso itong Brazilian-Japanese model at TV personality na si

aways.Kuwento niya: “My doctor said I need to rest

Akihiro Sato, fan favorite sa Survivor Philippines

AKIHIRO SATO

BARBIE FORTEZA

Wednesday, September 22, 20106

Complete the grid so every row, column and 3 x 3 box contains every digit

from 1 to 9 inclusively.

Previous puzzle solution

Ni McJoe PALAISIPAN Thelma Onego

sagot sa nakaraan

PAHALANG

1. Tuberkulosis 6. Hinamak11. Ihimatong12. Mikrobyo sa sugat13. Lalagyan ng pera14. Pangako15. Mo16. Aabandonahin17. Opisyal na tahanan ng Pangulo ng Pilipinas19. Panukat ng Intsik20. Hulapi

21. Opisyal na tahanan ng Pangulo ng Amerika; Tinagalog28. Binalam29. Tapayan30. Lumamlam31. Likom32. Igrado33. Idikit34. Produkto ng Dunkin35. Laon

PABABA 1. Lasap

2. Ipusta 3. Payola 4. Irish Republican Army 5. Nota sa musika 6. Tanong ng naniniguro 7. Babaeng mayroon ng anak 8. Kabisera ng Guam 9. Bayan sa Aklan10. Pagitan14. Pangalan ng babae16. Ikinandado18. Sinaunang abakada21. Sara22. Pandak23. Lundag24. Palayaw ng babae25. Laglag26. Sentro ng Makati27. Kahoy31. Lakad ng pilay33. Hudyat sa taguan

Globe recently held its Negostar Fair in Sta. Rosa, laguna especially for the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMe) in the province. Spearheaded by its Globe busi-ness unit, the Negostar Fair showed laguna entrepreneurs how they can communicate effectively with employees and suppliers, operate more efficiently and smoothly, and better serve customers.

Globe business provides innovations for businesses that are reliable and offered at the best prices. It has total solutions for the needs of SMes such as Data service that gives direct internet access for fast and steady connections at speeds of more than 6 Mbps, GPS Tracker to monitor vehicles and other moving assets in real-time using the Global Positioning System, and busi-ness Plus, the customizable postpaid plan that enables SMes to choose the mobile services that best suits them and pay only for what they need.

During the Negostar Fair, Globe busi-ness also introduced exclusive Negostar deals for SMes. biz laptop bundle, the affordable laptop and broadband deal of Globe business, allows businessmen to avail of a Netbook for only P499/month with a broadband subscription. biz loop 99, its lowest priced postpaid plan, offers unlim-ited calls to all Globe and TM subscribers

at just P99/month. “This is our ninth Negostar Fair that we

started in February and we move around the country like a caravan. We are sensi-tive to the needs of Filipino SMes and that is why we came up with Negostar, to help them find the right business tools for their negosyo,” said Manny A. Aligada, Head of Corporate and SMe Segments at Globe business. “Today, entrepreneurs do business differently because of technology. Some are still hesitant to try it or think it is expensive. but we are here to address these concerns and the specific business

needs of SMes.” “We thank Globe for thinking of plans

that would help the many negosyante of Sta. Rosa and the rest of the Philippines. We are proud that Sta. Rosa ranked 2nd in the Next Wave Cities for outsourcing in the Philippines in 2010. With the support of Globe to the Next Wave Cities including Sta. Rosa, it can help us become the top Next Wave City. With the services, plans and business solutions Globe is offering us it will help us make our lives easier and better, as well as improve Sta. Rosa further,” said Sta. Rosa Mayor Arlene Arcillas-Nazareno during the Negostar Fair.

The Negostar Fair is just one of the many activities and investments of Globe in Laguna. Globe has significant deployment of 2G, 3G and WiMAX sites in the province. It also had Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in laguna like tree-planting in Nuvali, medical mission in los baños and biñan, livelihood grants for lumban embroidery Association Multi Purpose Cooperative, Coco Natur overseas Filipinos Worldwide Producer’s Cooperative, Sto. Nino Coconut Farmer’s Association and la Pandan, and enterprise development training for Pandan Weavers Association, through its CSR arm Globe bridging Com-munities.

Globe Negostar Fair in the Next Wave City - Sta. Rosa, laguna

THe blas F. ople Policy Center will hold a half-day orientation seminar on the implications of Republic Act No. 10022, which amends the Migrant Workers Act of 1995 on September 28, from 1 to 4 pm, at the bayview Hotel in Manila.

Dubbed as “New Directions in overseas employ-ment: Understanding RA 10022,” the seminar is open to leaders of civil society, the academe, private sector and media though participants must reserve their seats in advance with the ople Center.

labor Undersecretary Atty. Hans Cacdac will give the overview of the new law while representatives from the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Insurance Com-mission have been invited to shed light on the respective roles of both agencies in the implementation of the law. loreto Soriano, owner of lbS e-Recruitment Solutions, will also present his views on the possible impact of Republic Act 10022 on the recruitment industry.

Former labor undersecretary Susan ople, who heads the bFo Center, noted that the new law contains provisions on compulsory liability insurance for newly hired overseas workers that would be shouldered by licensed recruitment agencies. It also devotes an entire section to a certification process to be undertaken by the Department of Foreign Affairs through its foreign posts on which countries are most suitable and therefore acceptable destinations for Filipino migrant workers.

Ople Center organizesseminar for OFW groups

IN celebration of its 7th year founding anniver-sary, Generika Drugstore will conduct a medical mission on September 25, 2010 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Cupang Elementary School in Muntinlupa City, with the objective of fulfilling its mission in providing medical assistance to the community.

Dubbed as ‘Alay Pasasalamat, Handog ng Generika sa Lahat’, Generika will offer free medical services such as Libreng Konsulta (free consulta-tion), and laboratory tests which include Fasting Blood Sugar / Random Blood Sugar (FBS/RBS), cholesterol count, uric acid, and ECG. Aside from that, Generika will also provide free eye check up specifically for patients with glaucoma.

The medical mission is open to everybody, with an expected beneficiary of not less than 2,000 indigents.

This will be a great opportunity for people to avail the free medical services, especially those who cannot afford the high cost of consultation and laboratory tests.

Generika will also distribute free medicines for common illnesses and multivitamins for kids and adults. This medical outreach program is supported by Remed, Pryce Pharmaceuticals Inc., and other pharma suppliers of Generika Drugstore.

GENERIKA LITEX BRANCHThe Generika Litex branch in Quezon City opens recently to pro-vide affordable and effective medicines to the public. From left to right: Julien Bello, representing Erikagen, the company that owns Generika Drugstore; Roel and Arlene De Vera, franchisees of Litex branch and guest Alexandra Bello. TUNYING PENAREDONDO

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THE Belgian Embassy has con-firmed that the P18.7-billion Laguna Lake Rehabilitation Project enjoys a guarantee from Brussels through its export credit facility.

In a reply to the letter of then Environment Secretary Horacio Ramos dated June 10, 2010, Ambas-sador Christian Meerschman said that “BNPP-Fortis is making available on ONDD-covered export credit facil-ity the funding for the Laguna Lake Rehabilitation Project.”

He added that “the ONDD or Office National du Ducroire is the Belgian Public Export Agency. The ONDD was founded in 1921 by the Belgian State

and is acting as an autonomous gov-ernment institution enjoying Belgian State Guarantee.”

This letter superseded a previous letter used by detractors of the project to assert that it has no official support from the Belgian government and would not qualify for coverage under the Official Development Assistance Act.

“We understand this Export Credit Facility complies with Republic Act 8182/Official Development Assistance Act of 1996 containing a minimum grant element of 25 percent as defined in the Philippine Act,” the Belgian embassy said in response to the al-legations.

Trust, but verify.” My husband loves that quote from Ronald Reagan. During his time in office, the former US President wanted to believe everything he was told in his political dealings with others. But since the security of his country depended on the truth being told—he strived to verify everything.

Acts 17:11 tells us that the Bereans had a similar attitude about knowing the truth. “They received the Word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.” In other words, the Bereans didn’t simply believe what someone else was telling them. They also verified it on their own—on a daily basis.

That’s important for us to consider as well. Whether we receive our Bible teaching through church, Sunday school, radio, or TV—we need to test what we hear against God’s inspired Word (2 Tim. 3:16-17). We are to “be diligent to present [ourselves] approved to God, . . . rightly dividing the Word of truth” (2:15). If we do this, we won’t become prey to those who teach “a different gospel,” and those who “want to pervert the gospel of Christ” (Gal. 1:6-7)—false teachers who come as wolves in sheep’s clothing (Matt. 7:15).

Remember, trust—but verify!

Protection from false teaching comes The more we read God’s Word;For once we know the Scripture’s truth,What’s false will sound absurd. —Sper

MANILA Mayor Alfredo Lim yesterday became emotional as he branded as a “shotgun blast” the report submitted by the Incident In-vestigation and Review Committee (IIRC).

Lim and Vice Mayor Isko Moreno were among the 13 individuals recommended for administrative proceedings and/or prelimi-nary investigation for possible criminal liability arising from the acts or omissions.

Aside from the 13 individuals, the IIRC also included the top three networks ABS-CBN, GMA-7 and TV-5 in the comprehensive report.

In a statement, Lim also expressed surprise

as to why his name was included in the said list while Senior Police Officer 2 Gregorio Mendoza, who clearly instigated his brother, hostage-taker Capt. Rolando Mendoza, not to yield to authorities, was spared.

“Baligtad na ba ang mundo,” Lim said, noting how Gregorio laid the groundwork for his brother to lose his confidence in the negotiators and how he ignited his brother by telling him to continue what he was doing until his (Gregorio’s) firearm is returned to him.

The mayor recounted how Gregorio admit-ted before him and the other officers present at

the advance command post (ACP) that he had knowledge of his brother’s plans, according to the statement released to media.

Reacting to the portion of the report stat-ing that Lim should have had his meal at the ACP instead of at the Emerald Restaurant, Lim said: “Gaano ba kalayo ang Emerald sa bus? Eh mas malayo pa ang MPD (Manila Police District) headquarters sa UN Avenue kung saan nandoon ang ibang opisyal ng gobyerno. There is no abandonment that took place because all the key officials of the MPD remained at the ACP.

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THE military yesterday justified its ongoing reconstruction of the runway at the Pagasa Is-land, part of the disputed Spratly Islands, saying this is vital in performing administrative runs for its troops occupying the territory.

Navy spokesman Lt. Col. Edgard Arevalo said the “repair and maintenance” of the runway is being undertaken by members of the Phil-ippine Air Force. Most of the Filipino troops stationed at the island are from the Navy.

“We would like to make it clear that we are not putting up new structure there. What is happening there is repair and maintenance of

the runway. The one undertaking that is the Air Force,” Arevalo said in a phone interview.

Earlier reports had it that Chinese ambas-sador to the Philippines Liu Jianchao had informed the Department of Foreign Affairs that the military’s statement last week to inspect and rehabilitate facilities at Pag-asa is not a welcome pronouncement.

Jianchao noted that both China and the Philippines are ironing out the controversial August 23 hostage-taking incident at the Quirino Grandstand that left eight Hongkong tourists and the hostage taker, dismissed police

officer Rolando Mendoza, dead.“We are doing that because we feel that’s

necessary because we have personnel there. We need that for re-supply and rotation of personnel. But saying we are putting up new structure, we are not putting up new structure, none,” added Arevalo.

“According to the FOIC (flag-officer-in-command) said it’s ongoing,” Arevalo added, referring to Navy chief Rear Adm. Danilo Cortez. “That is what the FOIC said, Air Force is the one constructing but you can check with the Air Force,” he said. Ronnie Santos

IIRC report infuriates Mayor Lim

Armed Forces justifies Pagasa island development

Flu shots can prevent heart attack – study

BRITISH researchers have found in their new study that preventing the flu can lower the chances of heart attacks in some people, suggesting there may be a link between respiratory infections and heart attacks.

According to Monday's online issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, the researchers, led by Dr. Niroshan Siriwardena of the University of Lincoln, with co-authors Stella Gwini and Carol Coupland, looked at 78,706 patients aged 40 years or older from 379 family practices in England and Wales.

Of the total respondents, 16,012 already had a heart attack and 8,472 of the patients had been vaccinated.

The researchers found that early vaccination for flu -- between September and mid-November -- was associated with a 21 percent reduction in the rate of heart attacks compared with late vaccination after mid-November, which was as-sociated with a 12 percent reduction.

“Our findings reinforce current recommenda-tions for annual influenza vaccination of target groups, with a potential added benefit for pre-vention of acute myocardial infarction in those without established cardiovascular disease,” the study said.

Belgian Embassy assures RP of Laguna Lake rehab

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AS chief trainer Freddie Roach arrives in the country, pound-for-pound king and Sarangani congressman Manny Pacquiao started his four-week build up program at the Elorde gym in Quezon City.

Roach said he was surprised upon learning Pac-quiao started training even the coach did not ask him to do so.

Pacquiao began with an hour-and-a-half training session highlighted by a seven-round work on the mitts that pleased Roach.

Roach said Pacquiao’s sparmates would be Glen Tapia and Michael Medina, who saw Pac-man’s punching power when he steps into the ring the first time since March when he faced Joshua Clot-tey at the huge Dallas Cow-boys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

“He’s still far from being in shape, but that’s okay with me in a first day of training. It‘s a very typical opening day of training for Manny,” Roach who just arrived in Manila Sunday with Tapia and Medina in tow told media men after the session.

“The timing was not there, but the power in his hands was very evident and so was his speed. But

Pacquiao starts training at Elorde

I’ll keep on pushing and pushing him as our game plan is reached,” Roach said in an interview by philboxing.com. “He’s very strong as before.”

“Amazing,” Tapia, an up-and-coming Dominican Republic welterweight who is still undefeated in his initial pro fights, could only murmur. “He’s pretty good, I tell you.”

Medina, 24 who at over six-feet resembles Mexican countryman Antonio Margarito, whom Pacquiao will fight, also in Dallas on November 13, echoed Tapia’s observation.

“This is only his first day in training and yet he showed power and speed,” Medina, a super-wel-terweight, assessed. “While I believe I can be of help in his preparations, the benefit would be mutual as I’m sure I can learn a lot from him in pursuing my career.”

FILIPINO Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So will be spearheading the Philippine team as the 39th World Chess Olympiad kicked off last night at the Complex “Arena Ugra” of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

Joining So in the team being field-ed by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) under the leadership of it's chairman/ president Prospero “Butch” Pichay, Jr. are GMs Eugene Torre, Darwin Laylo, John Paul Gomez and International Master Richard Bitoon, who is seeking his third and final GM norm.

“It’s a young but talented team led by the country’s top player (So) and most-experienced player (Torre). We’re confident we will do well in this

tournament,” said Pichay.“With Wesley playing his best

games so far and Eugene providing the much-needed leadership in the team, the Filipinos are capable of surpassing our 46th-place finish dur-ing the 38th World Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany two years ago,” added Pichay.

The women’s squad is made up of veteran campaigners Cheradee Chardine Camacho, Catherine Perena, Shercila Cua, Rulp Ylem Jose and Jedara Docena.

Accompanying the 10-man Filipino delegation are NCFP executive/events director Willie Abalos and coaches Atty. Edmundo Legaspi and former olympian NM Cesar Caturla.

So heads RP team in Chess Olympiad

PBA to discuss Gilas players with SBP

THE Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) plans to sit down with the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) to once again redefine the role of the pro league in the overall program of the country’s governing body for basketball.

Newly installed PBA Commissioner Chito Salud and Chairman Rene Pardo made the disclosure on Monday at the closing forum of the PBA Board’s annual planning session in Bangkok following efforts made by the SBP to tap talents from the pro league in reinforcing the RP-Smart Gilas national developmental team to the coming Asian Games in Guang-zhou, China.

“We will try to seek an audience with the SBP since the (PBA) Board aired its concern during the meeting over what specific role the league plays in helping out the association in its program,” Salud said in a report by gmanews.tv. “We certainly want to iron things out.”

The request by the SBP to have the services of Asi Taulava, Kelly Williams and James Yap topped the agenda for the two-day board session.

While Taulava and Williams were both given the go-signal to suit up for the Nov. 12-27 Asiad, Yap begged off from playing for the team.

Mapua wants ticket to NCAA’s

Final FourMAPUA shoots for

the last ticket to the Final Four as it takes on an already eliminated St. Benilde today in the 86th NCAA basketball tournament at The Are-na in San Juan City.

The Cardinals had a chance of advancing on Monday when they fought the San Sebas-tian Stags, the reigning titlists, tooth and nail but couldn’t sustain it until the end and absorb a 76-85 loss—the sixth against eight wins by the former.

It was a setback that kept the Letran Knights, closing in at No. 5 with a 6-8 (win-loss) card, still in the running for a Final Four berth.

Mapua could end everything with a victory in its 4 p.m. duel with CSB today.

Tribal folks bag gold medals in Malaysia OlympicsSIX members of a tribal Olympic

team bagged eight medals, including three golds, in the first Southeast Asian Tribal Olympics held from Sept. 14 to 16 in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Aeta Chieftain Danilo Tecson, an employee of the Clark Development Corporation (CDC) in Pampanga, who led the delegation sent to Malaysia, said all of the athletes were first-time

participants in an international athletic competition.

Tecson said the delegation repre-sented the country after winning in the national tribal Olympics held inside the Clark Freeport and in other parts of the Philippines.

Aeta Jun Ablong won two gold medals in the treetop archery and blowpipe com-petition and silver in archery assault.

Another gold medalist, Aeta Naval Dumlao, dominated in the archery as-sault competition.

Aeta Jimmy Ablong and Dumagat Ricardo Turgo tied for the bronze medal in archery assault while Mangyan Arnulfo Bernardo won the bronze in treetop archery and Mangyan Reynaldo Panag-sayan got another bronze in blowpipe competition.

San Beda bags 4th table tennis championship

SAN Beda College romped to its second straight title in the men’s division, while College of St. Benilde completed a “six-peat” in the distaff side at the end of the 86th NCAA table tennis tournament yesterday at the Arellano U gym.

The Red Lions capped an 11-game sweep of elimi-nations with a 3-1 thumping of the Blazers and bag their fourth men’s championship overall.

St. Benilde extended its domination in the league, scoring a 3-0 victory over Letran in the women's division and finish the season without a loss in nine matches.

San Beda ace Japeth Adasa nipped Elmer Flores in the first singles, 11-7, 7-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-9, before Nico Cruz beat Edward Ramos, 10-12, 12-10, 11-9, 11-7, in the second singles.

The Blazers took the doubles with Jayson Ja-quilmo and Leo Saclopla winning over Louie Ramos and Julius Vista, 11-9, 9-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-8, before the Red Lions sealed the deal with Adasa scoring an 11-5, 11-8, 11-8 triumph over Ra-mos in the third singles.

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