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I-SHARE ANG SAYASony Ericsson, Ericsson Telecommunica-tions and SM Supermalls donate themobile education van (inset) to UNICEF.From L-R: Millie Dizon, SM-VP for Corpo-rate Communications, Vanessa Tobin,UNICEF Country Representative, DennisManzano, Sony Ericsson General Managerand Ellen Alarilla, Ericsson Head of Mar-keting and Communications present thesymbolic key during the turnover of thespecial van. MICHAEL SUPERALESMICHAEL SUPERALESMICHAEL SUPERALESMICHAEL SUPERALESMICHAEL SUPERALES

QUALITY PRODUCTSFROM TAIWAN’SBIGGEST FOOD

CONGLOMERATEPAGE 6

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Pagsuporta ni Ampatuan kay Noynoypakulo lang ng kalaban

PANINIRA lamang sakandidatura ni Liberal Party(LP) standard bearer SenadorBenigno “Noynoy” Aquino, IIIang umano’y pagbibigay ngsuporta ng pangunahingsuspek sa Maguindanao mas-sacre na si Andal Ampatuan,Jr.

Sa ipinatawag na press con-ference ni Andal, Jr., sinabi nitosa mga mamamahayag nasuportado niya raw angkandidatura ni Noynoy dahilnaniniwala ito na tanging angsenador lamang angmakapagbibigay sa kanya ngkatarungan.

Hanggang ngayon kasi ayhindi pa rin inaamin ni Andal,Jr. na siya at ang kanyanggrupo ang responsable sapagpatay sa mahigit 50 kataona kinabibilangan ng mahigitsa 30 mamamahayag noongNovember 23, 2009.

Sinabi ni Andal, Jr. na kapagsi Noynoy ang nanalo ay tiyakna mapapalaya siya sapagkakakulong kaya’tnaniniwala daw ito sakakayahan ng senador na

mabigyan siya ng katarungan.Mariin namang itinanggi ni

Noynoy ang sinabi ni Andal,Jr. at ayon pa nga sa senadoray hindi pa niya nakakakusapang pangunahing suspek samadugo at nakakakilabot naMaguindanao massacre.

Sinabi pa ng senador naposibleng may nag-utos kayAndal, Jr. na sabihin ang mgaganoong pahayag upangsirain lamang ang kanyangkandidatura dahil alam kasing kanyang mga katunggali namalakas ang dating niNoynoy sa mga botante.

Alam kasi ng lahat namarami ang nagagalit ngayonsa mga Ampatuan at kahitsinong kandidato angsusuportahan ng angkan ngmga ito ay posibleng magalitdin ang karamihan sa mgabotante.

Ang ganitong mga klasengtaktika ng mga katunggali niNoynoy ay matatawag natinglumang paraan ng politika

dahil kahit ano pa ang gawinng mga kalaban ng senador ayhindi mababawasan ang mgasupporters ni Aquino bagkusay lalo pa ngangnadaragdagan.

Sabi pa nga ng mgasumusuporta kay Noynoy,kahit na ano pa ang gawingpaninira sa standard bearer ngLP ng mga katunggali nito sapampanguluhang karera ayhindi sila maniniwala dahilalam nila na malinis angintensyon ni Aquino kaya itotumakbong presidente.

Halos dalawang linggo nalang ay gaganapin na angeleksiyon kaya’t inaasahan narin ng mga sumusuporta kayNoynoy na kung anu-anongmaduduming paraan anggagawin ng mga kalaban nitongunit sa halip na masira angkredibilidad ni Aquino ay lalopang lumalakas ang dating ngmga ito sa mga botante.

* * *Sa mga kabarangay kong

gustong makilahok sa pitak naito, maari kayong mag-email [email protected].

MARAMI ang katulad ng mga Ampatuan sa ating pulitika.Sila yung makapangyarihang mga pamilya na nililigawanng mga kandidato tuwing eleksyon.

Dahil ang ibig sabihin ng en-dorsement nila ay siguradongboto sa kandidatongtumatakbo.

Hindi sana nabago yun,ganun pa rin sana ngayon sakaso ng mga Ampatuan saMindanao kung hindinabulgar ang massacre ng 57 katao kasama ang ilang mgataga-media sa Maguindanao.

Bigla hot potato ang mga Ampatuan, walang gustohumawak dahil nakakapaso sa sobrang init. Bigla kiss ofdeath na madikit sa kanila ang pangalan ng kahit sino atbigla “no thank you’ na lang ang sagot sa endorsement nainiaalok nila. Ito ang isa sa mga malungkot na katotohanansa pulitika.

Hangga’t napapakinabangan ka okay ka pero pag walaka nang silbi at kung wala ka nang maitutulong, mabilis pasa alas-kwatro kang iiwan at itatatwa pa. Pero huwag natinkalimutan kung bakit naging dambuhala ang mga Ampatuansa Mindanao, lumaki sila nang sobra politically at ang akalanila ay magagawa na nila kahit ano ang gusto nila magingang pumatay ng napakaraming tao in broad daylight.

Dahil ito sa mga pulitikong sinuportahan nila noon atnagbigay sa kanila ng labis na kapangyarihan na kanilanginabuso. Dahil ito sa mga nanligaw sa kanilang suporta,nanuyo para maging kaibigan nila at nakipagpalitan sa kanilang mga pangako.

Ibinigay ng mga Ampatuan sa kanilang mga kaibigangpulitiko ang pinakamimithing boto kapalit ngkapangyarihang pumatay sa marami nating mga inosentengkababayan sa Mindanao at kung hindi pa nasakripisyo angbuhay nila, gaya na nga ng 57 katao na pinatay na parangmga hayop sa Maguindanao, hindi pa natin nalaman kunggaano na lumaki ang kapangyarihan ng tulad ng sa mgaAmpatuan.

May panawagan lang sana ako sa mga Ampatuan,ngayong harap-harapan na kung tanggihan ng mga pulitikoang kanilang endorsement bakit hindi nila sabihin sa atinglahat kung sino ang mga pulitiko na lumapit sa kanila atbinigyan nila ng suporta noon.

Nasa COMELEC naman ang mga listahan ng mga nanalosa Maguindanao at sa Mindanao noong nakaraang mgaeleksyon, madaling makita ang mga record nito pero di bapagkakataon na para isiwalat ng mga Ampatuan ang tunayna kulay ng pulitika sa Mindanao na kinasasangkutan nila.Pwede ba natin hilingin sa mga Ampatuan na ipakilala nilasa ating mga botante ang tunay na mukha ng mga pulitikona noon ay mga kaibigan nila at ngayon ay naguunahanpara may masabi laban sa kanila para lang makakuha nanaman ng boto? Suntok man sa buwan ang hiling na itopero baka naman pwedeng tulong na lang sana ng mgaAmpatuan sa mas nakararaming mga Pilipino.

Mag-text po kayo sa akin kung may maidadagdag kayotungkol sa usaping ito. O kaya ay sumulat kayo upangmalaman ko ang inyong nasa puso at isipan, sa akingtanggapan sa 2nd Floor, Council building, Quezon City Hallo kaya ay email sa: [email protected]. Pwede rin angtexts sa mga numerong: globe – 09272630741 o smart –09215186724.

Ang mga Ampatuansa ating pulitika

THE nation observes EarthDay today with many eventslined up in Metro Manila andkey places of the country.

Department of Environmentand Natural Resources(DENR) and Earth Day Net-work Philippines (EDNP) willhold a partnership event incelebration of Earth Day at theSM Mall of Asia – Music Hallin Pasay City, marking the 40thyear of the global celebrationfor Mother Earth.

This year ’s Earth Day cel-ebration will focus on climatechange mitigation and adap-tation measures, DENR offi-cials said.

“For this, we are calling onall Filipinos to take action forthe environment and make themove for a real lifestyle change

Nation observes Earth Day 2010 todayby enlisting in the “10 MillionMovement” campaign forEarth Day 2010 and beyond,”Environment and Natural Re-sources Secretary HoracioRamos said.

With the theme, Hamon ngPanahon: Climate Change,Sampung Milyung Solusyon(Kilos Na! Ngayon Na!), thecelebration will start off with acaravan ride of Ms. Earth beau-ties using clean air vehicles.

The motorcade will startfrom the DENR office atVisayas Avenue, Diliman,Quezon City to the SM Mall ofAsia in Pasay City.

At the SM Mall of Asia, themain celebration, which willstart at 9 a.m., will be held atthe Music Hall.

It will be highlighted by the

presentation of report on theGreen Philippines Agenda byRamos.

This will be followed by thepresentation of the ‘10 MillionMovement Commitments’ byformer DENR Secretary andEarth Day Network ExecutiveDirector Elisea “Bebet” Gozun,and the launching of the rec-ognition award for eco-friendly government agenciesand government-owned andcontrolled corporations.

* * *Rains fel l in Baguio the

other day and this madeweather cooler and more ap-pealing to the visitors fromforeign countries like Austra-lia and Europe.

According to the city tour-ism officer Gabby Keith "ourmonitoring indicates that wecontinue to have a good num-ber of local and foreign visi-tors at this time of the year es-pecially with parents of return-ing students for their summerclasses."

Earlier, the Philippine Atmo-spheric, Geophysical and As-tronomical Services Adminis-tration (Pagasa) explained thatthe early rain showers were

STREETSMARTNi Jonathan Vicente

brought by passing clouds inthe area due to a system called"high pressure" northeast ofLuzon.

Baguio temperature rangesfrom 14 to 26 degrees Celsiuswith the least expected rainshowers and cloudy periods.

In past years, unexpectedrains during hot months of theyear here happened that theresidents were not surprised

with the brief downpour thismorning especially at the cen-tral business district.

Although the prolongeddrought known as "El Niño"phenomenon has caused thecity to experience 30 degreescelsius as the highest tempera-ture this year, the maximumtemperature since last weekhad already lowered to 25 to26 degrees celsius.

Thursday, April 22, 2010 3

AGNES 'CLEARED' AMPATUANS?

Postpone polls, Perlas asks ComelecINDEPENDENT presidential

candidate Nicanor Perlas hasasked the Commission on Elec-tions to postpone the May 10 elec-tions should it fail to addressseveral matters regarding the au-tomated election system (AES).

Perlas, in his 30-page petition,said the current AES is lackingin several aspects such as an in-dependent source code review,random manual audit prepara-tions, cleansing of voters' list,infallible transmission systems,servers for parties, a verifiablepaper audit trail, ballot securityfeatures, and ballot printing ef-ficiency.

He said the poll body should"demonstrate in writing" that theComelec has fully addressed all

the "factual allegations" of hispetition and prove that there isno basis to believe that the fullyautomated election system willfail in May.

If it fails to "refute" the concernsoutlined, Perlas said the poll bodyshould authorize the installationof a manual count for the posi-tions of president and vice presi-dent at the precinct level beforesending out the digital results.

But if this is also not possible,he said the poll body should post-pone the polls "until such timethat they are able to assure thatthe elections will be honest, trans-parent, and clean" because a fail-ure of elections is bound to cre-ate "a lot of chaos and disorder"in the country.

FORMER Justice Secretary AgnesDevanadera is allegedly behind the junkingof the murder charges against suspendedAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao(ARMM) Zaldy Ampatuan and MamasapanoMayor Datu Akmad Ampatuan.

Sources inside the Department of Justicesaid Acting Justice Secretary Alberto Agra isthe fair-haired boy of Devanadera. It wasDevanadera who reportedly recommendedAgra to replace her at the DOJ.

“Tao yan ni Agnes. So even if she’s no longerthe boss, she still dictates him. She still callsthe shots at the DOJ,” a DOJ prosecutor whotalked on condition of anonymity said.

This paper tried to get the side ofDevanadera but she could not be reached.

Unconfirmed reports said the Ampatuansreleased P60 million lobby money for prosecu-tors to dismiss the murder charges against them.

Agra is in hot water for junking the murderraps against the Ampatuans. Various localand international media groups condemnedthe DOJ decision. Outraged journalists will holdvigils to protest the DOJ decision.

This latest development in the massacrecase surprised family members of the victimswho thought Devanadera was sympatheticwith them.

Devanadera earlier assured justice for therelatives of the murdered journalists and ci-vilians

Agra claimed he found no evidence thatZaldy and Akmad Ampatuan were at the sceneof the crime. Zaldy was governor of the Au-tonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao andAkmad mayor of Mamapasano municipal-ity at the time of the grisly massacre of mediaworkers, lawyers and members of a rivalpolitical clan.

OBSCENE DECISIONVolunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) founding chairman DanteJimenez leads a protest rally in front of the Department of Justice assailingSecretary Alberto Agra for junking the case of multiple murders againsttwo members of the Ampatuan clan who were implicated in the masskilling of 57 individuals, including 31 journalists. MARVIN BUSTOS

Palace preparesfor turnover

of PresidencyTHE Presidential Manage-

ment Staff (PMS) will head thecommittee that will facilitate thesmooth turnover ofMalacanang to the newlyelected president when the termof President Gloria MacapagalArroyo ends on June 30, ac-cording to Executive SecretaryLeandro Mendoza.

Mendoza said the PMS isprepared for the transition asit has been traditionally a partof the agency’s missions toensure that the turnover of theexecutive office goes withouthitches.

Under the Constitution, thenew President must take hisoath of office at noon of June30 this year.

PMS is a specialized unitthat principally provides staffsupport to the President andthe Cabinet. Its specializationranges from economic, social,and political concerns, e.g.,social and economic reforms,poverty alleviation, peopleempowerment, labor, educa-tion, welfare and develop-ment, infrastructure, agricul-ture, trade, industry, tourism,environment, judicial reforms,energy, and energizing thebureaucracy, among others.

Alex Balcoba

INTERIOR and Local Gov-ernment Secretary RonaldoPuno yesterday said punish-ment should be given to of-ficers and men of the Bureauof Jail Management and Pe-nology who would be held li-able for allowing Datu UnsayMayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. tohold a press conference insidehis detention cell at CampBagong Diwa, in Taguig lastTuesday.

Puno, in an interview withDZMM radio, said he has or-dered Undersecretary MariusCorpus, the interiordepartment's peace and secu-rity chief, to conduct investi-

gation on the incident and findout who should be held liablefor the press conference ofAmpatuan, who is being heldfor mass killing of 57 personsincluding 31 journalists.

According to Puno, he wasshocked upon seeing the pressconference of Ampatuan airedat TV Patrol World.

“He seemed to be relaxed.He did not look like an in-mate. He seemed to be in con-trol of the situation. The eventwas even planned. And itwas taken at an officer’s roomand not inside his detentioncell,” Puno pointed out.

Kim Pascual

SILG irked byAmpatuan Jr. press con

LAKAS-Kampi-CMD partyrevealed that stalwarts of otherpolitical parties, after learningthat presidential bet Gilberto“Gibo” Teodoro Jr. is surgingin the surveys, have jumpedship to the ruling party.

Occidental Mindoro Rep.Amelita Villarosa, chairmanof Lakas-Kampi-CMD party,said Negros Oriental 2nd dis-

trict Rep. George Arnaiz, mem-ber of the Nationalist People’sCoalition, is supporting thebid of his former party-mate.Teodoro was formerly withNPC which was establishedby Teodoro’s uncle business-man Eduardo Cojuangco.

Villarosa made the an-nouncement of Arnaiz sup-port to the former Defense

Secretary at the Marco PoloHotel in Cebu.

L a k a s - K a m p i - C M DDeputy Secretary GeneralReggie Velasco, said more stal-warts from other politicalparties have signified their in-tentions to jump ship andsupport Gibo’s presidentialbid. It is still under negotia-tion. Alex Balcoba

Stalwarts of political parties jumping ship to Gibo?

4 Thursday, April 22, 2010 5

TILLMAN

NANAKAWANpala si direk PaulSoriano habangnagdi-dinner siyanoong Biyernes nggabi sa Taste of LARestaurant malapitsa Tomas Morato saQuezon City.

Natangay anglaptop ng direktor atilan pangmahahalaganggamit. Wala namangnadalang pera angmga mangnanakaw.

Kaagad nasumugod ang dyowani direk Paul na siToni Gonzaga sapinangyarihan nginsidente. Sobrangnag-alala angsinger-actress at TVhost sa sinapit ngkanyang boyfriend.na-appreciatenaman ni direk Paulang pag-aalala niToni. Imagine, nasashooting si Tonipero humingi ito ngbreak para damayanang kanyangboyfriend.

Hoping si direkPaul na ibalik sakanya ang harddrive na nasacomputer. Kailangankasi niya ito dahilnaroon ang lahat ngkanyangpinaghirapangtrabaho. Nakikiusapna siya sanagnakaw na kahit

hard drive man langang isoli sa kanya.Wala naman dawkasi itong silbi sakung sino man angkumuha nito.

* * *Grabe ang

detractors ni RayverCruz. Kung anu-anona kasi angimbentong tsismisna ipinupukol sakanya.

Ang tsika, maygay benefactor dawang aktor.Nakakatawa talagaang naninira sakanya. Sobrangdesperate na. Kungmeron, eh, bakithindi nilapangalanan. Dahilba takot sila osadyang wala?

At ito namangfadir ni SarahGeronimo, talagangkinumpronta siRayver sa back-stage ng ASAP.Diumano, dinuro-duro raw ng papa niSarah si Rayver nahindi na langumimik.Pinagsalitaan dawng masasakit ngfather ni Sarah itongsi Rayver. At parangnagbanta pa nasasapakin ito oncena nakitangdumidikit-dikit ito sakanyang anak.

Kaloka naman

kung totoo ito.Bakit, ano bangkasalanan angnagawa ni Rayversa iyo? At bakit patibata ay pinapatulanmo. Porke bawalang ama siRayver namagtatanggol sakanya ay gaganun-ganunin mo na langsiya?

At ito namangABS-CBN, bakit nilapinapayagangmangyari ang ganitokay Rayver? Bakithindi nila kayangrendahan ang fatherni Sarah?

Malaki yata angtakot ng tatay niSarah na mag-asawa kaagad angkanyang anak.Siyempre, si Sarahang breadwinner attiyak na malaki angmawawala sapamilya niya kapagito ay nakapag-asawa.

Awang-awa kamikay Sarah kasi kahitna siya angkumikita ay de-numero ang kilosniya. Wala siyang

yaman na nga aypara namangiginapos ang puso.How sad!

Sa ama ni Sarah,kung ayaw mongmaligawan ang anakmo, ikulong mo nalang siya sa bahayninyo! Itago monang habang-buhay!

* * *Bihira kaming

makainterbyu ngdirektor kaya namanna-impress kamikay direk GBSampedro, ang isasa busiest directorssa bansa. Siya angdirector ng bagongtalk show ng TV 5,ang Paparazzihosted by Ruffa

better show sa mgaprogramangnabanggit?

“May kanya-kanyang strength‘yung mga show na‘yan, eh. Siyempre,ang The Buzz,talagang establishedna show na.Kumbaga, hindi komasasabing bettershow kami kaysakanila.Magkakaibang show‘yan, eh. Nagkataonlang na ang formatniya, eh, showbiz,”esplika ni direk GBover lunch sa BaangRestaurant saQuezon City noongLunes.

Pero may

SHOWBIZPIZZAZZBy Alex Brosas

Toni, ‘to the rescue’ sa problem ng jowang si Paul

Gutierrez, Dolly AnnCarvajal and CristyFermin.

Napanood naminang pilot episode ngPaparazzi at medyomay katapanganang show comparedsa The Buzz atShowbiz Central oanumang showbizoriented talk show.Does it mean it’s a

nakikitang advan-tage si GB saPaparazzi over itscompetitors. “Kamisiguro, ang nakikitakong advantage,wala kamingkunwari ‘yung hindimailabas ‘yungbalita. Hindipuwedeng i-kontrolang balita. Puwedenaming i-discussang channel 2 andchannel 7. Sigurokung mga artist mayintriga, kumbagawala kangmasyadong iniisipna iniingatan. Siguroproteksyon na rin.Siguro pagdating sacontent, sisiguruhinnaming malakas‘yung sa amin. Nag-e-experiment dinkami. Gusto naminyung pagiging rawng mga balita,pagiging raw ngtreatment.”

Oo nga naman.Ang Dos at Siyetekasi, madalas nalimited sa mgatalents nila angissue maliban nalamang kung anginvolved ay angmga gaya ni KrisAquino.

Eh, paano namankung siya namanang maging lamanng balita. Magigingparehas ba siya satreatment?

Noong una’ynatawa si direk GBsa questions perosumagot din siya.“Okay lang. Pareholang. Walangpapaboran.

Nagto-tour pa saiba’t ibang filmfestival ang unangindie film ni direkGB, ang Astig.Nagwagi na siyangbest director saCinemalaya. Astig ispart of theBarcelona FilmFestival from April30 to May 10 atnominated as BestDigital Film saPMPC Star Awardsfor movies. BestDirector nomineenaman si GB saStar Awards forMovies at BestMovie Director saGawad URIAN.

Pinagsalitaan dawng masasakit ngfather ni Sarahitong si Rayver.At parangnagbanta pa nasasapakin ito oncena nakitangdumidikit-dikit itosa kanyang anak

freedom. Parasiyang robot nasunud-sunuran sakanyang mgamagulang. Ni hindiniya maranasan angmagka-boyfriend.sobra talaga kamingnaaawa sa dalagangito na ang yaman-

Mark deadma sa pagmamabutihan nina Jennylyn at DennisAYAW raw

makialam ni MarkHerras sanapapabalitangpagkakamabutihanng kanyang ex-girlfriend na siJennylyn Mercadokay Dennis Trillo.Matatandaan nanakunan nglarawan angdalawa namagka-holdinghands habangnamamasyal saHong Kong.

Ayon satinaguriang “badboy of the dancefloor," hindi niyatinanong siJennylyn tungkolsa mga naglala-basang balita saumano'y espesyalna relasyon nitokay Dennis.

Pero ano mandaw angnamamagitanngayon kina Jenat Dennis ay

magiging maligayasiya para sa datingnobya.

“I’m happyalways for Jen. Sanayun nga lagi kongsinasabi na huwagnang makinig samga sinabi ng mganegative issues, okung sino man namaninira sa kanila,basta they’re happyok na ako," pahayagniya sa ChikaMinute ng GMAnews 24 Orasnitong Martes.

Kasabay nito, sanaturang ulat naginawa ni entertain-ment reporter LharSantiago, sinabinito na nagigingconscious na siMark sa kanyangkalusugan mataposmakaranas ng hirapsa paghinga noongnakaraang Linggosa dance numberniya sa PartyPilipinas.

Maayos na rawang pakiramdamngayon ni Mark

pero magpapa-tingin pa rin dawsiya sa duktor.Naniniwala angaktor na labis napagod atkakulangan satulog ang nagingdahilan ng masamaniyangpakiramdam.

“Feeling ko overfatigue lang namanpuyat, walangtulog, tapos taping,tapos PartyPilipinas," kuwentong binata. Madalasna raw siyangkumakain at

umiinom ng mgavitamins.

Ano naman kayaang nagingreaksiyon ni YnnaAsistio na na-uugnay ngayon kayMark nangmalaman angnangyari sa kanyasa Party Pilipinas?

“Sabi ni Ynna,pahinga ng maaga,matulog kapag mayoras. Siyemprekumain, vitamins,normally ‘yon, mgabasic," pahayag ng

binata.Excited na rin

daw si Mark sasusunod niyangproject sa GMA 7na Langit sa PilingMo, kung saanmakaka-sama niyasi HeartEvangelista at JC

Tioseco.Kakaiba raw

kasi angmagiging papel

dito ni Markbilang executiveng isang airlinecompany namalayo sakaraniwangkarakter naginagampananniya na streetsmart kid katuladsa Diva.

Kaya namanasahan na rawang malakingpagbabago sakanyang pana-namit at itsura sasoap na Langit saPiling Mo.

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CR

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SARAH GERONIMO

Anuman dawang namamagitan

ngayon kinaJen at Dennisay magiging

maligayasiya para sadating nobya

IBINUNYAG ngayon ng baguhang aktresna si Andi Eigenmann na ang mga aktor nasina John Lloyd Cruz at Jericho Rosales angnais niyang maging leading man.

Ito ay kasunod ng biglang pagsikat ni Andisa mundo ng showbiz kung saan kaagad nasiyang isasabak sa pelikula.

Ayon sa baguhang aktres, matagal niyana kasing crush ang mga nabanggit na aktor.

Samantala, labis daw ang pagka-flatteredni Andi sa balitang isa siya sa mga naispaglihian ng Asia's songbird na si RegineVelasquez.

Kung maaalala, bukod kay Andi aykabilang din sina Heart Evangelista at KimChiu sa mga nais paglihian ni Reginesakaling magbuntis na ito sa kasintahang siOgie Alcasid.

Agua Bendita typesi John Lloyd

HINDI nagpahuli si Empress Schuck sa mga nakasabayan niyangsina Erich Gonzales at Bangs Garcia dahil tulad ng dalawangnabanggit na young actress ay may sarili na ring teleserye si Em-press at ito ay ang Rosalka kung saan makakapareha niya sina MattEvans at Felix Roco.

Mula pa lang noong teenager siya na sumalpak siya sa pag-aartistaay talagang mahusay na itong si Empress. Lahat na yata ng role nanaibigay sa kanya ay nagawa niya ng maayosat talagang pinalakpakan at hinangaansiya.

Wish ni Empress na makasamaniya sa proyekto ang kanyang fa-vorite actress at idol na si Judy AnnSantos na sa ngayon naman ayhinay-hinay sa trabaho dahil sadinadalang sanggol sasinapupunan.

Ani Empress, maramingmagagandang role na nagampanannaman niya ng maayos tulad ngbiktima ng rape, tomboy at war survi-vor. Ang mga ito ay sa episodes ngMaalaala Mo Kaya.

Pangarap kasi ni Empress na sundanang yapak ng Teleserye Queen.Nakatrabaho na raw niya ang magalingna aktres nu’ng mag-guest siya saGeorge and Cecil nina Juday at RyanAgoncillo, pero naghinayang si Em-press kasi hindi sila nagkaroon ngeksena ni Juday.

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NANAKAWANpala si direk PaulSoriano habangnagdi-dinner siyanoong Biyernes nggabi sa Taste of LARestaurant malapitsa Tomas Morato saQuezon City.

Natangay anglaptop ng direktor atilan pangmahahalaganggamit. Wala namangnadalang pera angmga mangnanakaw.

Kaagad nasumugod ang dyowani direk Paul na siToni Gonzaga sapinangyarihan nginsidente. Sobrangnag-alala angsinger-actress at TVhost sa sinapit ngkanyang boyfriend.na-appreciatenaman ni direk Paulang pag-aalala niToni. Imagine, nasashooting si Tonipero humingi ito ngbreak para damayanang kanyangboyfriend.

Hoping si direkPaul na ibalik sakanya ang harddrive na nasacomputer. Kailangankasi niya ito dahilnaroon ang lahat ngkanyangpinaghirapangtrabaho. Nakikiusapna siya sanagnakaw na kahit

hard drive man langang isoli sa kanya.Wala naman dawkasi itong silbi sakung sino man angkumuha nito.

* * *Grabe ang

detractors ni RayverCruz. Kung anu-anona kasi angimbentong tsismisna ipinupukol sakanya.

Ang tsika, maygay benefactor dawang aktor.Nakakatawa talagaang naninira sakanya. Sobrangdesperate na. Kungmeron, eh, bakithindi nilapangalanan. Dahilba takot sila osadyang wala?

At ito namangfadir ni SarahGeronimo, talagangkinumpronta siRayver sa back-stage ng ASAP.Diumano, dinuro-duro raw ng papa niSarah si Rayver nahindi na langumimik.Pinagsalitaan dawng masasakit ngfather ni Sarah itongsi Rayver. At parangnagbanta pa nasasapakin ito oncena nakitangdumidikit-dikit ito sakanyang anak.

Kaloka naman

kung totoo ito.Bakit, ano bangkasalanan angnagawa ni Rayversa iyo? At bakit patibata ay pinapatulanmo. Porke bawalang ama siRayver namagtatanggol sakanya ay gaganun-ganunin mo na langsiya?

At ito namangABS-CBN, bakit nilapinapayagangmangyari ang ganitokay Rayver? Bakithindi nila kayangrendahan ang fatherni Sarah?

Malaki yata angtakot ng tatay niSarah na mag-asawa kaagad angkanyang anak.Siyempre, si Sarahang breadwinner attiyak na malaki angmawawala sapamilya niya kapagito ay nakapag-asawa.

Awang-awa kamikay Sarah kasi kahitna siya angkumikita ay de-numero ang kilosniya. Wala siyang

yaman na nga aypara namangiginapos ang puso.How sad!

Sa ama ni Sarah,kung ayaw mongmaligawan ang anakmo, ikulong mo nalang siya sa bahayninyo! Itago monang habang-buhay!

* * *Bihira kaming

makainterbyu ngdirektor kaya namanna-impress kamikay direk GBSampedro, ang isasa busiest directorssa bansa. Siya angdirector ng bagongtalk show ng TV 5,ang Paparazzihosted by Ruffa

better show sa mgaprogramangnabanggit?

“May kanya-kanyang strength‘yung mga show na‘yan, eh. Siyempre,ang The Buzz,talagang establishedna show na.Kumbaga, hindi komasasabing bettershow kami kaysakanila.Magkakaibang show‘yan, eh. Nagkataonlang na ang formatniya, eh, showbiz,”esplika ni direk GBover lunch sa BaangRestaurant saQuezon City noongLunes.

Pero may

SHOWBIZPIZZAZZBy Alex Brosas

Toni, ‘to the rescue’ sa problem ng jowang si Paul

Gutierrez, Dolly AnnCarvajal and CristyFermin.

Napanood naminang pilot episode ngPaparazzi at medyomay katapanganang show comparedsa The Buzz atShowbiz Central oanumang showbizoriented talk show.Does it mean it’s a

nakikitang advan-tage si GB saPaparazzi over itscompetitors. “Kamisiguro, ang nakikitakong advantage,wala kamingkunwari ‘yung hindimailabas ‘yungbalita. Hindipuwedeng i-kontrolang balita. Puwedenaming i-discussang channel 2 andchannel 7. Sigurokung mga artist mayintriga, kumbagawala kangmasyadong iniisipna iniingatan. Siguroproteksyon na rin.Siguro pagdating sacontent, sisiguruhinnaming malakas‘yung sa amin. Nag-e-experiment dinkami. Gusto naminyung pagiging rawng mga balita,pagiging raw ngtreatment.”

Oo nga naman.Ang Dos at Siyetekasi, madalas nalimited sa mgatalents nila angissue maliban nalamang kung anginvolved ay angmga gaya ni KrisAquino.

Eh, paano namankung siya namanang maging lamanng balita. Magigingparehas ba siya satreatment?

Noong una’ynatawa si direk GBsa questions perosumagot din siya.“Okay lang. Pareholang. Walangpapaboran.

Nagto-tour pa saiba’t ibang filmfestival ang unangindie film ni direkGB, ang Astig.Nagwagi na siyangbest director saCinemalaya. Astig ispart of theBarcelona FilmFestival from April30 to May 10 atnominated as BestDigital Film saPMPC Star Awardsfor movies. BestDirector nomineenaman si GB saStar Awards forMovies at BestMovie Director saGawad URIAN.

Pinagsalitaan dawng masasakit ngfather ni Sarahitong si Rayver.At parangnagbanta pa nasasapakin ito oncena nakitangdumidikit-dikit itosa kanyang anak

freedom. Parasiyang robot nasunud-sunuran sakanyang mgamagulang. Ni hindiniya maranasan angmagka-boyfriend.sobra talaga kamingnaaawa sa dalagangito na ang yaman-

Mark deadma sa pagmamabutihan nina Jennylyn at DennisAYAW raw

makialam ni MarkHerras sanapapabalitangpagkakamabutihanng kanyang ex-girlfriend na siJennylyn Mercadokay Dennis Trillo.Matatandaan nanakunan nglarawan angdalawa namagka-holdinghands habangnamamasyal saHong Kong.

Ayon satinaguriang “badboy of the dancefloor," hindi niyatinanong siJennylyn tungkolsa mga naglala-basang balita saumano'y espesyalna relasyon nitokay Dennis.

Pero ano mandaw angnamamagitanngayon kina Jenat Dennis ay

magiging maligayasiya para sa datingnobya.

“I’m happyalways for Jen. Sanayun nga lagi kongsinasabi na huwagnang makinig samga sinabi ng mganegative issues, okung sino man namaninira sa kanila,basta they’re happyok na ako," pahayagniya sa ChikaMinute ng GMAnews 24 Orasnitong Martes.

Kasabay nito, sanaturang ulat naginawa ni entertain-ment reporter LharSantiago, sinabinito na nagigingconscious na siMark sa kanyangkalusugan mataposmakaranas ng hirapsa paghinga noongnakaraang Linggosa dance numberniya sa PartyPilipinas.

Maayos na rawang pakiramdamngayon ni Mark

pero magpapa-tingin pa rin dawsiya sa duktor.Naniniwala angaktor na labis napagod atkakulangan satulog ang nagingdahilan ng masamaniyangpakiramdam.

“Feeling ko overfatigue lang namanpuyat, walangtulog, tapos taping,tapos PartyPilipinas," kuwentong binata. Madalasna raw siyangkumakain at

umiinom ng mgavitamins.

Ano naman kayaang nagingreaksiyon ni YnnaAsistio na na-uugnay ngayon kayMark nangmalaman angnangyari sa kanyasa Party Pilipinas?

“Sabi ni Ynna,pahinga ng maaga,matulog kapag mayoras. Siyemprekumain, vitamins,normally ‘yon, mgabasic," pahayag ng

binata.Excited na rin

daw si Mark sasusunod niyangproject sa GMA 7na Langit sa PilingMo, kung saanmakaka-sama niyasi HeartEvangelista at JC

Tioseco.Kakaiba raw

kasi angmagiging papel

dito ni Markbilang executiveng isang airlinecompany namalayo sakaraniwangkarakter naginagampananniya na streetsmart kid katuladsa Diva.

Kaya namanasahan na rawang malakingpagbabago sakanyang pana-namit at itsura sasoap na Langit saPiling Mo.

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maligayasiya para sadating nobya

IBINUNYAG ngayon ng baguhang aktresna si Andi Eigenmann na ang mga aktor nasina John Lloyd Cruz at Jericho Rosales angnais niyang maging leading man.

Ito ay kasunod ng biglang pagsikat ni Andisa mundo ng showbiz kung saan kaagad nasiyang isasabak sa pelikula.

Ayon sa baguhang aktres, matagal niyana kasing crush ang mga nabanggit na aktor.

Samantala, labis daw ang pagka-flatteredni Andi sa balitang isa siya sa mga naispaglihian ng Asia's songbird na si RegineVelasquez.

Kung maaalala, bukod kay Andi aykabilang din sina Heart Evangelista at KimChiu sa mga nais paglihian ni Reginesakaling magbuntis na ito sa kasintahang siOgie Alcasid.

Agua Bendita typesi John Lloyd

HINDI nagpahuli si Empress Schuck sa mga nakasabayan niyangsina Erich Gonzales at Bangs Garcia dahil tulad ng dalawangnabanggit na young actress ay may sarili na ring teleserye si Em-press at ito ay ang Rosalka kung saan makakapareha niya sina MattEvans at Felix Roco.

Mula pa lang noong teenager siya na sumalpak siya sa pag-aartistaay talagang mahusay na itong si Empress. Lahat na yata ng role nanaibigay sa kanya ay nagawa niya ng maayosat talagang pinalakpakan at hinangaansiya.

Wish ni Empress na makasamaniya sa proyekto ang kanyang fa-vorite actress at idol na si Judy AnnSantos na sa ngayon naman ayhinay-hinay sa trabaho dahil sadinadalang sanggol sasinapupunan.

Ani Empress, maramingmagagandang role na nagampanannaman niya ng maayos tulad ngbiktima ng rape, tomboy at war survi-vor. Ang mga ito ay sa episodes ngMaalaala Mo Kaya.

Pangarap kasi ni Empress na sundanang yapak ng Teleserye Queen.Nakatrabaho na raw niya ang magalingna aktres nu’ng mag-guest siya saGeorge and Cecil nina Juday at RyanAgoncillo, pero naghinayang si Em-press kasi hindi sila nagkaroon ngeksena ni Juday.

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

from 1 to 9 inclusively.

Previous puzzle solution

Ni McJoe PALAISIPAN Thelma Onego

SAGOT SA NAKARAAN

PAHALANG

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Quality products from Taiwan’s Biggest Food ConglomerateIN doing business, Taiwan-based

Asian conglomerate Uni-PresidentEnterprise Corporation or UPEC setsthe bar for others to follow. UPEC be-came known as a giant conglomeratein Asia, a leading manufacturer ofinstant noodles, which is one of theirbenchmark products, plus significantexposure in other businesses like thecompany holdings in 7-11 conve-nience stores.

This is due to the company's "ThreeGood" and "One Fairness" philoso-phy, formulated by UPEC's founder,Mr. Wu Hsiu-Chi. "Three Good" rep-resents "good quality," "good credibil-ity," and "good services," while "OneFairness" represents "fair price."

UPEC opened Uni-President (Phil-ippines) Corporation (UPPC), for-merly Uni-President Foods Corpora-tion, with a view of manufacturing,distributing and marketing only thehighest quality products that consum-ers deserve. Initially, UPPC venturedinto the instant noodles, snacks andbeverages categories.

For instant noodles, UPPC intro-duced Ho-Mi instant noodles withunique flavors like Chicken and Gar-lic, Beef Wanton, and Beef Brisket tocomplement Ho-Mi's fine yet firmnoodles, with special seasoning and

well-balanced mix of spices for a fullertang, and is fortified with nutrients.It is available in ready-to-cook packsand Econobowls. Also, Ho-Mi PancitCanton was introduced, the pancitcanton with a perfect balance of richtaste and exceptional noodle qualitymade only with the finest seasonings.It comes in Classic and Toyomansiflavors.

Realizing Filipinos' love for tastysnacks, UPPC brought in One MoreCup instant cup noodles to addressyoung consumers' demand for tastynoodle treats with flavors like Seafood,Chicken Curry and Chili Beef, plus athicker soup stock for deeper flavor.One More Cup is available at 7-Elevenstores. The company also came up withNooda Crunch, the first and only ready-to-eat noodle snack in the country. Just

crush the noodles in the pack, mix inflavor seasoning (cheese or barbecue),and shake to mix well. Nooda Crunchis fortified with Vitamin A.

The company also launchedready-to-drink tea products likeMineShine Milk Tea and Chai Li Wontea to match the fast-paced lifestyleof today's generation of Filipinos.MineShine Milk Tea has choice tealeaves brewed to perfection and care-fully blended with milk for a rich,delicious taste and packed with cat-echins that help prevent diseasesand provide healthy benefits.

As the 21st century unfolds, UPECemphasizes values of life by provid-ing healthy products and services,committing itself to create a healthyand happy future for its consumersaround the world.

THE Civil Service Commission (CSC) hasclarified that career positions in the third levelcomprises only those in the Career Execu-tive Service (CES) as enumerated in the 1987Administrative Code, all of whom are appointedby the President.

In Resolution No. 100623, the CSC soughtto end confusion on the scope of the thirdlevel by declaring that the third level or CESshall only cover the positions ofUndersecretary, Assistant Secretary, BureauDirector, Assistant Bureau Director, RegionalDirector, Assistant Regional Director, Chiefof Department Service and other officers ofequivalent rank as may be identified by theCareer Executive Service Board (CESB), allof whom are appointed by the President.

It further stated that executive and mana-gerial positions in the career service otherthan the aforementioned shall belong to thesecond level of government.

In support of its position, the CSC citedprecedent Supreme Court (SC) decisionsclearly stating that only presidential appoin-tees belong to the CES or third level of gov-ernment, most recent of which is the case ofNational Transmission Corporation vs.Venusto Hamoy, Jr. (G.R. No. 179255) pro-mulgated on April 2, 2009. In the said case,the High Court ruled that the position of re-spondent Hamoy as Vice President forVisayas-Mindanao Operations and Mainte-nance belongs to the second level.

CSC sheds light on issueof third level career positions

EMPLOYERS are urging the govern-ment to dismantle restrictions and limita-tions on investments and businesses,particularly by reducing the cost of doingbusiness, which could generate the much-needed jobs in the country.

This recommendation was among thereforms in labor market policies listed inthe resolution which the Employers Con-federation of the Philippines (ECOP) pre-sented Wednesday to President GloriaMacapagal-Arroyo. The resolution was theoutput of the two-day 31st National Con-ference of Employers that ended Wednes-day at Manila Hotel.

The employers’ group noted that moreemployment opportunities have to be createdfor a number of entrants to the labor force.

“Recognizing the fact that wealth cre-ation is a function of investments, and jobscan be only be generated through increasedinvestments and enterprises, the govern-ment must focus on instituting policy andstructural reforms aimed at creating em-ployment,” it said.

To this end, the ECOP particularly citedthe need to reduce licenses, fees, chargesand permits required by various govern-ment agencies in operating a business.

The number of days to set-up a businessin the country must be also within the globalaverage of 30 days to cut costs, it said.

The employers also called for the revi-sions to the Labor Code particularly thepolicy on contracting and subcontracting,policy on night work prohibition for womenand the law and policy on wage fixing anddetermination.

ECOP asks GMA to removelimitations on investments

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Our Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadSpiridon Louis isn’t well known around

the world, but he is in Greece. That’s becauseof what happened in 1896 when the OlympicGames were revived in Athens.

During the competition that year, the Greeksdid quite well—winning the most medals ofany nation. But the event that became a sourceof true Greek pride was the first-ever mara-thon. Seventeen athletes competed in this raceof 40 kilometers (24.8 miles), but it was wonby Louis—a common laborer. For his efforts,Louis was honored by king and country, andhe became a national hero.

The apostle Paul used running a race as apicture of the Christian life. In 1 Corinthians9:24, he challenged us not just to run but torun to win, saying, “Do you not know thatthose who run in a race all run, but one re-ceives the prize? Run in such a way that youmay obtain it.” Not only did Paul teach thisbut he lived it out. In his final epistle, hesaid, “I have fought the good fight, I havefinished the race, I have kept the faith” (2/Tim. 4:7). Having finished his race, Paul joy-fully anticipated receiving the victory crownfrom the King of heaven.

Like Paul, run your earthly race to win—and to please your King. — Bill Crowder

As we run in this race—As our best effort we bring—We are spurred on by the fact

That we must win for the King. —BranonThe Christian’s race is not a sprint—it’s

a marathon.

THE Department of Agrar-ian Reform has expanded itscoverage of occupationalsafety and health program toinclude more agrarian reformbeneficiaries (ARBs) nation-wide.

The program called “Oc-cupational Safety and Healththrough Work Improvementin Neighborhood Develop-ment” program (OSH-WIND)aimed at increasing the aware-

ness of farmers in the differ-ent ways and means of pre-venting accidents and ill-nesses caused by wrong prac-tices at home and in the farm.

Agrarian Reform SecretaryNasser C. Pangandaman saidthe implementation of the pro-gram will be integrated to theexisting programs of DAR inagrarian reform communities(ARCs) like establishment ofhealth clinics, potable water

supply, electrification andthrough the DAR’s AgraryongPangkalusugan, a commu-nity-based social health insur-ance program of the agency.

“The OSH-WIND programwill teach farmers and their fam-ily members steps which can befollowed and done [by farmers]to avoid and protect them fromaccidents and sickness in theirown homes and in the field,”said Pangandaman.

DAR pushes program for farmers’ health and safety

ADMIRAL WilfredoTamayo, Philippine CoastGuard (PCG) commandant,ordered his men to intensifyits patrol to thwart efforts ofpoliticians or gun smugglingsyndicates to transport ille-gally acquired firearms to beused to sow fear or violencein the country on the May 10elections.

The PCG has intensified itscampaign in controlling traf-fic of illegal firearms as theelection fever in the countryheightens.

Tamayo said all operatingunits nationwide are placed

on heightened alert to closelymonitor possible clandestinemovement of loose firearmsfrom identified electionhotspots nationwide.

The PCG strengthens thecomposite team of sea mar-shals deployed on passen-ger ships and other high in-terest vessels, intensify in-telligence gathering and de-ploy additional K-9 units toboard and inspect vessels toinclude unregistered andcolorum vessels and thosewatercrafts or vessels notcovered by PCG memoran-dum circular on Master ’s

Oath of Safe Departure(MOSD).

Tamayo said PCG law en-forcement teams are also di-rected to conduct sustainedseaborne patrols in vulner-able ports, harbors andcoastal and sea areas to aug-ment the local security opera-tions of shipping companies.

He also ordered his mento coordinate with other gov-ernment law enforcementagencies in the effort to thwartany attempt to transport ille-gal firearms that may be usedfor election-related activities.

Angelie Escandor

Coast Guard beefs up patrol vs gun smuggling

11 accused in Maguindanaocarnage plead ’not guilty’

NINE police officers and twocivilians entered a plea of notguilty on 57 counts of murder forthe massacre of 57 individualsincluding 31 mediamen inMaguindanao province.

During a hearing at CampBagong Diwa in Taguig City, the9 policemen identified as PoliceInsp. Rex Ariel Diongon, PO2Saudiar Ulah, PO2 SaudiPasutan, PO2 Hernani SaulongDecipulo, Jr., PO1 Pia Kamidon,PO1 Rainer Ebus, PO1 EsprielitoGiano Lejarso, PO1 HerichManisi Amaba, and Insp.Michael Joy Ynes Macaraeg

pleaded not guilty on the chargesfiled against them.

Civilian volunteers TakpanDilon and Esmael Canapia en-tered the same plea.

The accused present at thehearing numbered to 15 but only11 of them were arraigned andable to enter their plea.

Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes de-ferred the arraignment of the re-maining suspects pending reso-lution of a motion to quash filedlast Tuesday.

The arraignment for the fourother suspects will be conductedon April 30. Annette Vergel

Isko to supporters: Vote earlyMANILA Vice Mayor Isko

Moreno yesterday called on hissupporters and that of ManilaMayor Alfredo Lim to vote earlyon May 10 so their votes can becounted.

Moreno’s appeal came afterreceiving reports that some paidindividuals, mostly members ofa women’s group identi f iedwith their polit ical r ivals , areout to employ dirty tricks thatwould prevent Lim-Morenosupporters from cast ing theirvotes.

According to the report,Moreno said the paid cohorts of

the said politicians will go to theprecincts early and then prolongtheir voting process, since no timelimit has been set for each voter.

This way, he said, all other vot-ers who are not with the paid sabo-teurs will not be able to make it tothe deadline.

“As Mayor Lim has stated timeand again, it is only during elec-tion day that the gap between therich and the poor is bridged andyet, some unscrupulous politi-cians are out to deprive the peopleof their right to choose whom theywould want to lead the city forthem,” Moreno stressed.

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NCR GYMNASTS BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONSGymnasts from the National Capital Region dominated the 2010 Palarong Pambansa Women’sArtistic Gymnastics Competition held recently at the Hacienda Luisita Clubhouse in TarlacCity. At the Elementary level, Iya Lucero-Antonio of St. Pedro Poveda College won themost coveted All Around 1st Place Champion Award; Regine Reynoso of St. Paul Pasig , 2nd

and Rachel Arellano of the Ramon Magsaysay High School, 3rd, besting 48 gymnasts from16 regions all over the country. At the High School division, Tina Onofre and KhristelPunzalan, both from the Ramon Magsaysay High School, clinched the All Around 1st and 2nd

place Champion Awards respectively, while Eunice Evangelista of ICA placed third. Thisyear’s NCR Elementary and High School tandem made record-breaking success by winningback-to-back in the country’s biggest sporting event, a feat yet unsurpassed by any otherregional contenders in years. The unbeateable NCR Team is ably trained by Coaches TessHenson, Tony Valenzuela, Gilbert Mojica and Limuel Cabrasawan.

SSC drops St. La Sallefor V-League Q’finals seat

SAN Sebastian College usedits power to break through Uni-versity of St. La Salle-Bacolod’snet defense and carve out a 25-12, 25-14, 20-25, 25-17 victoryTuesday in the Shakey’s V-League Season 7 at The Arena inSan Juan.

Jeng Bualee matched the tour-nament-best 27-point outputposted by Adamson’s AngelaBenting in its four-set win overSt. Benilde last week with theThai import spiking her gamewith two service aces and oneblock to power the Lady Stags tothe quarterfinals with their sec-

ond straight win in Group A.They thus joined groupmate

and defending champion UST inthe next round of the tournamentsponsored by Shakey’s Pizza andpresented by PLDT MyDSL.

USLS, which beat FEU lastweek, dropped to 1-1.

Despite the win, SSC coachRoger Gorayev expressed his dis-appointment over her wards’ lack-luster performance in the third set.

“I didn’t like the way theyplayed in the third set,” saidGorayeb, referring to the LadyStags’ listless game that saw themtrail by as many as 10 points.

SA April 24, magaganap angLa Salle-Ateneo game sa Fil-OilFlying V summer tournament.

Preview na ‘yan ng magiginglakas nila sa darating na UAAP.

Although paborito pa rin angBlue Eagles, hindi naman dapatisnabin ang malaking develop-ment na nagawa ni DindoPumaren para sa Green Archers line-up.

Mapuno kaya ang The Arena ng mga green at blue tulad saUAAP? Covered live ng Studio 23 ang larong ito.

* * *Sa UAAP, sinasabi nilang malakas pa rin ang Ateneo at FEU.Pero hindi na rin puwedeng hindi maging threat ang UP,

Adamson, at UE.Babalik na si James Martinez sa UE line-up at mabibigyan

sila ng lakas sa kanilang backcourt sa kanyang pagbabalik.Samantala, nagpalakas ng husto ang National U Bulldogs

pero di pa namin sila nakikitang maglaro.Pero sa ginagawang massive training ngayon, malamang na

maging contender na rin sila.Biro mo, umalis na rin ang tropa ng Bulldogs pa-abroad para

sa kanilangt special training.Kasing bongga na rin sila ng La Salle , Ateneo, at UE na

lumalabas ng bansa dahil lang sa kanilang summer training. * * *

Bawal na raw ang UFC coverage sa TV.Nakakasama raw sa mga bata kasi ginagaya nila.Pero sinabi ni Chairman Consoliza Laguardia ng MTRCB,

puwede naman basta’t kailangan ang airtime ay past primetimena. Ibig sabihin, 10 pm up to 6 am lang.

* * *Bongga ang inihahandang opening ceremonies ng San

Sebastian College Recoletos para sa NCAA.Ilang linggo na lang at opening na naman ng NCAA at SSC

ang siyang host.Letran-SSC agad ang salpukan sa opening day, at pagkatapos

ay ang magkaribal na JRU at San Beda naman sa second game.

La Salle-Ateneo battle rekindles

FirstSpanish

trio

Sports Valley Jai AlaiSenior B Pelotaris1-ALEX2-EDUARDO3-RICHARD4-ERKIAGA5-SANDOVAL6-JAIME7-ZELETA8-JONATAN9-BENAVENTE10-MADRIGAL

Reserves:Ronron, CunananApril 20: 3-8-9Merit Points 3,200

ANOTHER firstwas recorded inour Sports ValleyJai Alai last April20.

The combina-tion 3-8-9 is com-posed of Spanishpelotaris Zeleta,Erkiaga andJonatan. Thegames garneredsome 3,200 meritpoints.

There is anotherone who tried toenter the trio butstill he is also an-other Spanishplayer Alex. Alexand Jonatan, bothscored six pointsin their names.

It seems that the38th edition of thegame of a thou-sand thrills meantsomething for theSpanish players.

Six times wehave a trio com-posed purely byFilipino pelotaris.The last was inApril 19 whenFernandez toppedthe 3-4-1 combina-tion with Mersonand Gingone.

Columbia Trail MastersDuathlon kicks off May 30

TO encourage more Filipinosto an active and outdoor lifestyle,Columbia Sportswear is launch-ing its Columbia Trail MastersDuathlon series on May 30 at thescenic yet challenging Nuvali ecocommunity in Sta. Rosa, Laguna.

“The Columbia Trail MastersDuathlon series is our way in urg-ing more Filipinos to engage inexciting and challenging outdoorsports,” said TiffanyBatungbacal, Columbia brandmanager, in Tuesday’s PSA forumat the Shakey’s UN Avenuebranch in Manila.

“This event is also part of ourcompany’s commitment in rais-ing public awareness to the ben-efits of fit and healthy living andin line with Columbia’s ‘Welcometo the Greater Outdoors’ cam-paign,” Batungbacal said.

“We want more of our city folk

to be exposed, witness and ap-preciate our beautiful countryside,and this duathlon series is ourmeans of doing it,” she added.

Not too far from Metro Manila,Nuvali, a 1,700-hectare Ayala-developed property with its roll-ing terrain and picturesque land-scape, is an ideal kick-off site forthe Columbia-sponsoredduathlons, the Columbia brandmanager said.

“We aim to take the ColumbiaTrail Masters duathlon series invarious provinces throughout thecountry,” Batungbacal said.

On the other hand, race direc-tor Thumbie Remigio, announcedthat the run-bike-run competitionis open to both both men’s andwomen’s age group categorieswith a total cash pot of P200,000up for grabs plus Columbia pre-mium products for the winners.