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ENCOUNTERING MANANSALAThe Metropolitan Museum of Manila celebrates Heritage Month with a major exhibition entitled "Si MangEnteng -- Encountering Manansala." Present during the ribbon-cutting ceremony prior to the opening of theexhibit are (from L-R) Antonio Samson, president of the Metropolitan Museum; Marites Pineda, of Friends ofManansala; Dean Napoleon Abueva, national artist for sculpture; Arturo Luz, national artist for Visual Arts;Armita Rufino, president of the Filipino Heritage Festival and Chi Chi Salas of Filipinas Heritage Founation, Inc.The exhibit runs from May 20 to July 31. REY VIVOREY VIVOREY VIVOREY VIVOREY VIVO

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C O M M E N T A R YFYI lang Senator Noynoy!HINDI pa man

naiproproklama si SenatorNoynoy Aquino bilang presi-dent-elect, nagkakabangayanna ang mga taong nakapaligidsa kanya dahil sa pag-aagawanng mga puwesto sa kanyangmagiging administrasyon.

Maraming paksyon angnakapaligid kay Aquino. Angiba’t-ibang grupong ito ay pare-parehong malaki ang naitulongsa kampanya ng senador noongkasagsagan ng eleksyon at kanya-kanya silang brasuhan ngayonpara sa mga magagandangpuwesto sa magigingadministrasyong Aquino.

Isa sa mga paksyong ito ayang Hyatt 10. Ang mga miyembrong grupong ito ay kinabibilaganng mga dating tauhan niPangulong Arroyo nanagpatawag ng press confer-ence sa Hyatt Hotel noong July8, 2005, at hiniling kay Arroyona mag-resign sa kasagsaganng Hello Garci controversy.

Kamakailan lang, sa isangpagpupulong, hayagang pinurini Aquino si Dinky Soliman,isa sa mga miyembro ng Hyatt10 at dating sanggang-dikit naDSWD secretary ni Arroyo.Ipinangako rin ni Aquino kaySoliman ang dati niyangposisyon.

Ngayon naman, pumuputokang pangalan ni GuillermoParayno, isa pa ring kasapi ng

Hyatt 10 at naging dating BIRCommissioner ni Arroyo. Kungpagbabatayan ang artikulo ngisang kolumnista sa isangkilalang broadsheet na lumabasnoong Lunes, tila sigurado ngmagiging Bureau of CustomsCommissioner si Parayno.

Para sa kaalaman ni Sena-tor Noynoy, Si Parayno ang nag-introduce ng computerizationsa BoC ng siya’y maupongcommissioner noong panahonng administrasyong Ramos. Sabiglang pakinig maganda angdating, pero ang siste, ang bu-reau ang bumili ng mga com-puters at sa halip na ipaubayaang pag-ooperate ng mga itosa mga empleyado ng BoC,ipinasa ang pamamahala saAssycuda – isang private groupng mga computer operators.

Ngunit ang pinakama-saklap, kinailangan magbayadang mga brokers ng P65 sa bawatentry na pinapa-process nilasa Assycuda. Walang ibinibigayna OR ang Assycuda kapalitsa bayad sa pag-process nilang mga libu-libong mga entriesaraw-araw. Bilyun-bilyon angkinita ng Assycuda at ng mga

kasabwat nito sa nasabing ar-rangement na pakana niParayno at ni singko ay walangnapunta sa gobyerno.

Natigil lang ang mgakatiwalian sa Assycuda ngkanselahin ng BoC ang kontratanito noong nakaraang taonlamang. Pero ang siste ulit,ipinalit ang computerizationna E2M — na inintroducenaman ng isang umano’ymistah ni Parayno nanagngangalang Arevalo. Samuli, malulugi ang gobyernoat may grupong kikita nanaman ng bilyun-bilyon.

Noong kapanahunan niParayno sa nabuwag na Eco-nomic Intelligence and Inves-tigation Bureau bilang NCRDirector maraming taon na angnakakaraan, naging talamakumano sa EIIB ang modus op-erandi na pagki-claim ng mgafrontman ng mga rewards parasa mga nahuling kontra-bandong EIIB.

Nang mga panahong dingiyon may ilang mister angmuntikan ng magpakamataymatapos masulot sa kanila angkanilang mga mestisahingmisis na nagtatrabaho sa EIIB.Nais kong linawin na walaakong sinasabi dito na siParayno ang may kagagawanng mga nabanggit kongkatiwalian at kawalanghiyaan.Ito’y fyi lang Senator Noynoy!

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THE media watchdog Center for Media Freedom and Re-sponsibility (CMFR) said, over-all, the media did a better jobin covering the 2010 elections than in previous elections.However, there were still some lapses and mistakes.

Best PracticesThere may have been inconsistencies in the election cov-

erage, but the press also showed improvements in terms oforganizing forums, debates and public affairs programs toprovide a venue where the different candidates could presenttheir platform to the general public. The media was also ableto provide better coverage because it prepared well monthsbefore the elections. News anchors were better prepared andsenior reporters were assigned to different locations to bemore effective in their news reporting.

New media such as social networking sites specificallyFacebook and Twitter helped in the quick delivery of infor-mation to the public. Aside from this, citizen journalism alsoflourished in this year’s election coverage. ABS-CBN’s BotoMo, Ipatrol mo, GMA’s You Scoop and TV 5’s JournalisMoare just examples of the media’s campaign to involve thepublic in the drive for a clean elections. According to Teodoro,citizen journalism boosts the credibility of media and givesthe public the image of being politically aware.

Lapses “Our elections are decided by money politics or how much

a candidate can spend for advertising” said Teodoro. Onlythose who had the money to advertise emerged as winnersbecause the media was not covering the other candidateswho are also qualified but do not have enough resources topay for ads.

The CMFR also observed that the media focused its cover-age more on the presidentiables to the detriment of the can-didates for vice-president, senators and party list groups.

“There is very little coverage on the senatorial campaignand elections,” Teodoro said.

Aside from the senatorial bets, party list groups appearedto be the least priority of media networks in their electioncoverage. “Party list elections were not covered. There is notenough explanation as to what party list elections are allabout. Instead, the media focused on the statement of Com-mission on Elections (COMELEC) chairman Jose Melo ex-plaining the requirements for nominees of party list groups,especially after party-list group Ang Galing Pinoy announcedthat its first nominee would be Mikey Arroyo, the son of Pres.Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Thus, party-list groups of tradi-tional politicians and moneyed clans had the advantage ofhaving a lot of funds and resources for campaigning. Thisdefeats the purpose of party-list elections, which is to pro-vide representation to marginalized sectors and groups.

The pre-mature release of so-called “reports”, which turnedout to be merely part of the usual mudslinging and black pro-paganda being thrown by candidates against each other, isalso one of the glaring mistakes in media coverage of the elec-tion campaign and elections. Examples of these are the sup-posed psychiatric evaluation report on Sen. Noynoy Aquinoand the alleged photos of the mansions of Sen. Manny Villar.

When asked about the propriety of media agencies hav-ing a clear bias for certain candidates, Teodoro said, “Theremay be individual biases, but there should be no institu-tional bias. The Philippine Daily Inquirer was clearly root-ing for Aquino. Two of its columnists admitted that they wereparticipating in Aquino’s campaign. It is a violation of me-dia ethics if a columnist uses his or her column to campaign,but if he or she is merely expressing an opinion in the col-umn, then it is legitimate.”

Moreover, the CMFR observed that media networks ownedand controlled by the government were clearly focused onthe campaign of Lakas Kampi-CMD presidential bet GilbertTeodoro, and other candidates in its ticket. Bulatlat.com

2010 Election Coverage ShowedImprovements – Media Watchdog

OKAY ang binitiwang salitani Movie and Television Re-view and Classification Boardchairperson ConsolizaMarissa P. Laguardia na hindisiya kapit-tuko sa puwestongkanyang inuokupa sa ngayon.

Mas okey ang sinabi niyanghanda siyang makiisa sapaglilipat ng kapangyarihansa ilalim ng bagongadministrasyon ng susunodna pangulo ng bansa.

Okay na okay din siLaguardia dahil wala siyangpakialam sa mga balitangpapalitan siya kaagad kapagnaupo si President apparentBenigno “Noynoy” Aquino III.

Aniya, iginagalang niya anganumang pasya ng susunodna mamumuno sa bansa.

Pinakaokey ay ang sinabiniyang “I will honor the choiceof the next president and willgladly assist in the transitionof the incoming board.” Walangpakialam si Laguardia kungpalitan man siya ng mgalumulutang na pangalan namaluluklok bilang chairmanng MTRCB.

Ilan sa mga napapabalitangnamamataan umano niAquino na papalit kayLaguardia ay sina Grace Poeat Susan Roces, anak at asawang namayapang “Hari ng

Pelikulang Pilipino” na siFernando Poe Jr.

Maging si Mega ProducerDonna Villa ay sinasabingposibleng pumalit kayLaguardia bagaman napilingNational Artist ang asawanitong Komiks King na si CarloJ. Caparas sa panahon niLaguardia.

Okey din ang sinabi ni DonnaVilla na hindi siya tumanggapng puwesto sa pamahalaanmula pa noong 2004.

Okray naman kapag sinibakkaagad sa puwesto pagkaupong susunod na adminsitasyonsi Laguardia gayung angtermino niya ay hanggang saSetyembre 30 pa ng taongkasalukuyan.

Okray na okray din namankapag kinontra ang susunodna pamahalaan kung sino angnais na ipuwesto nito sababakantehing puwesto niLaguardia.

Pinakaokray ay kapagnailagak sa puwesto kapalit niLaguardia ay isang taongwalang gagawin kung hindimatulog sa pansitan.

Puwede ang kodigo sa pagboto; cellphone bawalOK o OKRAY?

Ni Lea G. Botones

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Adaza dared to name poll execs in fraudTHE Commission on

Elections (Comelec) chal-lenged yesterday lawyerHomobono Adaza to iden-tify the four poll regionalofficials whom he taggedas allegedly involved inirregularities in the May 10automated polls.

Comelec spokespersonJames Jimenez said Adaza,former lawmaker, shouldreveal the identity of thoseComelec officials who as-

sured candidates of pollvictories in exchange of feesfor as much as P1 billion.

“We would like to havethem named. If they canname them in executive ses-sion, it doesn't bring anyproblems to tell theComelec that we have rot-ten apples among us,”Jimenez told reporters afterthe House committee hear-ing on alleged poll fraud.

Jimenez also said that

their challenge to namenames does not apply onlyto Adaza but also to indi-viduals, mostly losing can-didates in the recent polls,who claimed to have beenoffered compact flash (CF)cards pre-programmingbefore the election day.

The spokesperson addedthat Comelec would be morethan willing to punish offi-cials who would be foundguilty of having hands in

election manipulation.However, Adaza, during

the executive session withmembers of the House com-mittee on electoral reformand suffrage yesterday, saidhis informant did not di-vulge to him the names ofthe four regional officialsbut claimed to reveal moredetails on the alleged pollfraud, including the nameof his informant.

Andres Garcia

SC chief Corona to Noy: ‘Time to heal the nation’“MY message to Sen. (Noynoy)

Aquino is plain and simple – the Su-preme Court is not his adversary.”

Chief Justice Renato Corona saidthis in the vernacular as he advisedpresident-in-waiting Benigno“Noynoy” Aquino that the SupremeCourt (SC) is not his enemy and it’snow time for healing of the nation.

“Hindi ko masasabi na kaibigan

niya ang Korte suprema but definitelyhindi niya kalaban ang SupremeCourt. Hindi naman kailanganmagsalita ng masasakit omaaanghang,” Corona explained.

He stressed that Filipinos expecthealing of the nation at this period oftime, saying this is the time for heal-ing of the wounds inflicted by the pastelection and mudslinging.

“Since they are seeing a new chap-ter in the history of the country andwe have a new president, we havenew hope,” Corona said adding:“Iexpect a better future for the countryand for the Filipinos.”

He also expressed optimism thatthere would be new job opportuni-ties, improvement of quality of lifeand education. Ampie Galpo

THE National Economic DevelopmentAuthority (NEDA) yesterday said that thegovernment is ready to eliminate the tariffon crude oil and refined petroleum prod-ucts in compliance with the target of theAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN) economic agreement.

Augusto Santos, acting NEDA directorgeneral, said that zero tariff on fuels andreduction of tariff on products such as riceand sugar are intended to check on theinflation and stabilize the prices of theseproducts.

Trade Secretary Jesli Lapus said the tariffreduction for crude oil and refined petro-leum products is from three percent to zerothat will reduce the pump prices of gaso-line and diesel. Alex Balcoba

Gov’t to eliminatetariff on oil and

petroleum products

Comelec to proclaim 10 party-list organizations on Friday

Honasan expressessupport for NoynoySENATOR Gregorio Honasan said he

is supportive of the incoming administra-tion of president-in-waiting Sen.BenignoAquino III, whose mother, the late formerPres.Corazon Aquino, he tried to overthrowin the late 1980s.

Honasan, one of the RAM (ReformedArmed Movement) leaders who launcheda series of coup d'etats against Mrs.Aquino, said he had already moved onfrom his experience in participating inmilitary adventurism.

He said there would be no problem work-ing with Aquino as Senate will be the fo-rum in expressing his support to Aquino’slegislative agenda.

“We will pass laws to respond to theneeds of our people,” Honasan stressed.

“That's a fresh mandate. There are op-portunities for this country to move for-ward. That’s behind us now. Everybodyis upbeat. Mataas ang expectations,”Honasan said.

Honasan, however, added he will notforget his involvement in trying to oustMrs.Aquino. “Hindi ko makakalimutan.Kasama sa buhay natin ‘yan.”

Andres Garcia

Retired officials urge Punoto reconsider DoJ post

FORMER military and police officials whoserved under the term of the late PresidentCorazon Aquino had asked retired Chief Jus-tice Reynato Puno to reconsider acceptingthe justice post offered to him by the latepresident’s only son Sen. Benigno “Noynoy”Aquino III.

Retired Major General Ramon Montanoand a number of retired police and militaryofficials who called themselves the “EDSA1986 Veterans Support Movement” said Punois the best person to handle the Departmentof Justice.

Last Saturday, president apparent Aquinooffered Puno to be the Justice Secretary butdeclined the offer saying he preferred to be aconsultant.

Montano said Puno can effectively imposethe Justice’s function of eradicating crime andcorruption in the government.

HEALTH Secretary EsperanzaCabral yesterday said that presi-dential frontrunner Sen. Benigno“Noynoy” Aquino III should quitsmoking so he could set a goodexample to more than 90 millionFilipinos.

Health Secretary EsperanzaCabral said Sen. Aquino shouldnot only take care of himself byquitting smoking but to set agood example to 90 million Fili-pinos by showing that nicotineaddiction is very bad for thehealth.

Cabral said in an interviewthat although every person is

Cabral wishes Aquino to quit smokingentitled to do what he wants, Sen.Aquino should also heed the ad-vice of physicians because smok-ing is bad for the health not justfor the person but also for thepeople around him.

”If he doesn’t, I am sure thathe (Noynoy) is going to be af-fected by excellent leadership byexample. If he doesn’t do it, thatis his prerogative,” Cabraladded.

”But as a President I am surehe is still supportive of the anti-smoking activities because heknows that smoking is bad for thecitizenry,” she also explained.

THE Commission on Elections(Comelec) said it is set to proclaimat least 10 winning party-list orga-nizations on Friday.

James Jimenez, Comelec spokes-person, said the Commission en bancsitting as the National Board of Can-vassers will proclaim at least 10 ofthe party-list winners on Friday.

Comelec en banc was supposed

to proclaim the winners for the party-list race last week but the recent in-quiries being conducted by the Houseof Representatives on alleged poll ir-regularities have prevented them fromdoing so.

According to Comelec, the ten lead-ing party-list organizations are AkoBicol Political Party, Coalition of As-sociations of Senior Citizens in the

Philippines, Buhay HayaanYumabong Partylist, AkbayanCitizen’s Action Party, GabrielaWomen’s Party, Cooperative NatccoNetwork Party, 1st Consumers Alli-ance for Rural Energy (1-CARE),ABONO, Bayan Muna and An Waray.

Only Ako Bicol and 1-CARE arenot incumbent party-list groups.

Andres Garcia

Wednesday, May 26, 20104

SC appoints new judge to handle Dacer-Corbito caseTHE Supreme Court has ap-

pointed a new judge to handlethe celebrated Dacer-Corbitodouble murder case followingthe promotion to the Court ofAppeals (CA) of the judge han-dling the suit.

Manila Regional Trial CourtJudge Thelma Bunyi-Medina ofBranch 32 will take over the kid-nap-slay case of public relations

man Salvador “Bubby” Dacerand his driver EmmanuelCorbito.

Medina will handle thedouble murder case after formerManila RTC Judge Myra Garcia-Fernandez, of Branch 18, waspromoted as CA justice.

Medina has set the resump-tion of hearings on Friday andone of the motions to be tackled

is the request of one of the ac-cused, Margarito Cueno, to un-dergo a medical checkup.

Earlier, the Department of Jus-tice vowed that fugitive law-maker Sen. Panfilo Lacson, whois tagged as one of the master-minds in the Dacer-Corbito case,will not get any political conces-sions from the government andwill be arrested once he sets foot

in the country.Acting Justice Secretary

Alberto Agra, also the concur-rent Solicitor General, said theNational Bureau of Investigationis still facing a blank wall regard-ing the whereabouts of Lacson.

Lacson is said to be a closefriend of president apparentBenigno "Noynoy" Aquino III.

Ampie Galpo

MERALCO’S NEW CEOBusiness tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan, who is the new Manila Electric Company(Meralco) CEO, addresses other officials during the 2010 stockholder’s meetingat the Meralco main office in Ortigas, Pasig City. Pangilinan replaces ManuelLopez (middle) as Meralco CEO making the power utility giant a new addition tothe companies Pangilinan heads. VIC RIVERA

Two aliens fall in shabu lab raid

OPERATIVES of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)launched a search and rescue operations for the miss-ing 54-year-old Japanese who was reported missingfor three days in La Union waters.

Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo, PCG commandant, saidthe diving team from the Philippine Coast Guard-Special Operations Group (PCG-SOG) started scour-ing the waters of La Union to locate and rescue NoboruHirai, of RFS Manaki Ku, Tichikawa Tho, OkayamaShi City, Japan .

Lieutenant Commander Arman Balilo, PCGspokesman, said the SOG divers of PCG NorthernLuzon District were dispatched to conduct searchand rescue operations for Hirai.

Hirai and his companion Takashi Ouchi wereswimming at the Urbiztondo Beach in San Juan , LaUnion last Sunday at 7:10 p.m., when Hirai was sweptaway by underwater current.

After noticing that his companion was missing,Ouchi reported the incident to the PCG.

Personnel from San Fernando, La Union PCG sta-tion were dispatched to the area. Amy Osoteo, ownerof the Kabagis Sunset Cove and Variety Store con-firmed the information.

As early as 7:45 a.m. Monday, the PCG assistedby the local police scoured the shoreline but theyfailed to find the missing Japanese. Angelie Escandor

THE PresidentialCommission on GoodGovernment (PCGG) haslost its desire in pursu-ing the sale of the seques-tered jewelry of formerFirst Lady Imelda Marcosbefore the term of thepresent administrationends because this couldbe viewed as a midnightdeal.

PCGG chairmanCamilo Sabio along withhis commissioners de-cided to leave the matterto the incoming admin-istration.

“It is not timely to con-sider this matter becausethis could be viewed as aso-called midnight trans-action,” the commissionsaid in a statement, add-ing that there is legal im-pediment to the sale.

The issue of ownershipof the Malacañang collec-tion of Marcos jewelry isstill pending before the

Sandiganbayan.The collection has

been locked up in thevaults of the central banksince the Marcoses leftthe country during theEDSA Revolution in1986.

Earlier, the PCGGdrew flak from critics forexploring a settlementwith the Marcoses andtheir cronies to recover atleast P140 billion remain-ing ill-gotten wealth.

PCGG CommissionerRicardo Abcede admittedhe met with the son-in-lawof late dictator FerdinandMarcos, Greggy Araneta,to talk about the possibil-ity of reopening a failedcompromise agreement.

Abcede said an ami-cable settlement with theMarcoses was in line withpublic interest since thiswould raise necessaryfunds for social services.

Angelie Escandor

Fate of Marcos jewelry lieson next administration

Divers start search formissing Japanese

MANILA Police Dis-trict (MPD) Station-11 op-eratives arrested two for-eigners suspected to beoperators of a “shabu” ormetaamphetamine hy-drochloride laboratoryduring an illicit drug op-eration in Binondo, Ma-nila Monday night.

Supt. Rogelio Rosales,MPD-Station 11 chief, saidhis men also confiscated900 grams of shabu worthP5 million from the sus-pects identified as LiangHung Hui, 31, a Taiwan-ese and Ko Kwon Ping, 46,

a Chinese national.Rosales said the labo-

ratory located inside arented apartment at 1088Aguilar St. , Binondo alsoyielded small volumes ofphosphorous, ethanoland hydrochloric acidand laboratory equip-ment including flasks,blenders and a weighingscale.

Police said theybarged into the shabulaboratory armed with asearch warrant issuedby Judge Amor Reyes ofManila Regional Trial

Court Branch 21 ataround 9:30 p.m. Duringthe raid they discoveredseveral chemicals used inthe making of shabu aswell as the laboratoryequipment.

Police said the labora-tory has started its opera-tion only two weeks ago.

Rosales added thatcharges of violation of Re-public Act 9165 otherwiseknown as the Compre-hensive DangerousDrugs Act of 2002 will befiled against the suspects.

Angelie Escandor

SENATOR EdgardoAngara has urged theincoming administrationto “take up seriously thedeclining quality of thecountry’s education sys-tem.”

The lawmaker saidthere is a great need toupgrade the country’seducation system by ad-dressing the lack of com-petent teachers, the poorand low supply of schoolbooks, dilapidated build-ings and facilities and the

Angara urges incoming government to solve education woesseemingly outdated mod-ules that public schoolsimplement especially inrural areas.

“We need the remedyof these issues to maxi-mize the talents of Filipi-nos and to put them in avantage point in the do-mestic and global labormarket,” said Angara ,chairman of the Congres-sional Commission onScience and Technologyand Engineering(COMSTE).

He said that in someschools in rural commu-nities two teachers serveall levels in elementary—one for Grades 1-3 andthe other for Grades 3-6.In response to this issue,he pressed for a raise inthe salary grade of teach-ers to Salary Grade 13,which will increase thesalary of teachers toP21,293 – up by 77 per-cent from the current sal-ary level—to foster com-petitiveness in the

country’s educationalsystem.

“The persistent issueof the lack of books forpublic school childrenshows the declining qual-ity of education, espe-cially among govern-ment-run institutions.This needs to be ad-dressed so we can giveour children the educa-tion they need,” addedAngara, former presidentof the University of thePhilippines .

INTERIOR and Lo-cal Government Secre-tary Ronaldo Punourged the nation towork together in en-suring the orderly andtimely proclamation ofthe country’s newpresident and vicepresident.

Puno said Filipinosshould not be dis-tracted by “crude andinconsequential” at-tempts to impugn theelectoral process andinvalidate the will ofthe Filipino people.

This developed asPuno lamented on themotives of people be-hind the surfacing ofa witness known as“Koala,” who claimsto have knowledge onelectoral fraud and al-leged taped conversa-tion between him(Puno)and a Commis-sion on Elections onsupposed plan to rigthe May 10 electionresults.

Puno said the mo-tive of those behind thegimmicks was tosmear the integrity ofthe electoral processand derail the procla-mation of the country’snew Chief Executive,as their attempts weretimed just before thestart of the nationalcanvassing of the votesfor president and vicepresident.

“I think it is a de-liberate attempt to tryto derail the proclama-tion process and Ihope that people willnot allow this to hap-pen,” Puno stressed.

Puno callsfor unity

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WHEN KCConcepcion andPiolo Pascual werestill doing their firstteleserye Lovers InParis, the matineeidol refused toanswer anythingrelated to therumored buddingrelationship betweenhim and the newsinger-actress.Piolo said he did notwant people to thinkit was part of thepromotion for theirshow.

It’s been morethan five monthsnow since the Pinoyadaptation of the hitKoreanovela ended,but KC and Pioloare still hesitant totalk about the issue.This, despite a mallsighting (PEPpublished on itsTwitter accountweeks ago that theywere spottedwatching Iron Man 2at the Eastwood

Mall) and a sweetmoment caught ontape during thelaunch of her latestalbum in ASAP XV.

According to KC,people should notput malice onanything they seebetween her and herformer onscreenpartner.

“Alam n’yo,malambing namansi PJ [Piolo’snickname],” shesaid to PEP (Philip-pine EntertainmentPortal) and othermedia at the pressjunket of her newmorning showSimply KC. “Actu-ally, ang thing kayPJ is huwag mo nalagyan ng malisyakasi hindi mo alamkung dahil langsweet siyang tao orkung may malisya.Basta ang iniisip kolang, ganun din siyasa best friend niya,ganun lang din siya

sa mommy niya.“Baka he does

feel na malapit kamisa isa’t isa, so hefeels comfortabledoing that. Peroayaw ko kasi isipanng malisya dahilsweet naman talagasiyang tao. Angkapal naman ngmukha ko to thinkna, di ba? Iba na'yon.”

KC admits thatthey still keep intouch even aftertheir soap. However,this does not meanthat they have takentheir friendship tothe next level.

“Wala pa namang

Cuneta was asked ifshe could also belike Kris Aquino, herThe Buzz co-host,since she is beingeyed by ABS-CBNas a new talk showicon.

The 25-year-oldsinger-actress couldnot imagine doingexactly what Krisdoes in her talkshows.

“I don't do any-thing na ganungkakalkulado po,” shesaid. “Kung ano po‘yong mangyari, 'yonpo ang mangyari.Ayaw ko ponglokohin ang mga taona gagawin ko itopara ganito. Kungganun po angmangyari, thengreat. Pero I thinkthere are differentways naman. Iba-ibanaman pongpersonalidad, iba-ibanaman po ang mgareaksiyon, iba-ibanaman po ang takbo

ng mga utak natin.”On the other

hand, KC wasflattered when themedia related to herthat Kris considersher one of theyounger celebritieswho could follow herfootsteps in hosting.

“Siyempre, it’s adream to be able tobe recognized forsomething that youworked so hard on,di ba? You know, ifyou’re recognizedfor something thatyou’re working sohard on, fulfillingang pakiramdam, e,”KC commented.

KC also ex-pressed her admira-tion to Kris foropening her life tothe public.

“Tita Kris namanis so generous tothe point na weshould actuallyappreciate how openshe is to us. Kasi,di ba, ako nganinenerbiyos pa rinkapag ini-interviewako. Parang siya,she's very openabout her life. So,kahit sabihin niyathe things shedoesn’t agree with,at the end of theday, it takes a lotfor a person to openup her life to thepublic, e. So that'sone thing I admireabout her, how openshe is. Kasi hindimadali 'yon and shemade a choiceabout opening upherself.”

What was herreaction when Krisannounced herdecision to leaveher talk shows forthe sake of Presi-dent-apparentNoynoy Aquino?

“Of course,nalungkot ako,ginulat niya kaminglahat,” KC replied.“But I saw her sa

birthday ni Tita CoryVidanes [ABS-CBNTV Head) and I justsaid, ‘Are youleaving?’ [Shereplied], ‘Yeah.’ Sosabi ko, ‘Sayangnaman. Just whenwe were getting toknow each otherand just when were

spending time.’ Sabiniya, ‘Don’t worry,it’ll be fun.’

“I know naman namagkikita kami samga functionsbecause obviously,si President Noynoy[Aquino], di ba? I'msure we’ll see eachother sa mga io-

‘One step at a time’ for Piolo and KC

organize niyangmga event, trainingsessions or some-thing.”

* * *Willie Revillame

apologized to ABS-CBN and themanagementaccepted hisgesture.

This was themain point of ABS-CBN’s officialstatement, whichwas sent to PEPthis afternoon, May25, by the network'sCorporate Communi-cations head, Mr.Bong Osorio.

According tostatement, themeeting betweenthe ABS-CBNmanagement andWillie pushedthrough yesterdayafternoon, May 24.

It also stated,“Willie has realizedhis mistake andapologized to ABS-CBN managementfor his outburst onair in Wowowee onMay 4, 2010, andhis failure to reportto work since May5, 2010.”

SO, hindi pa rinpala goodbyeABS-CBN angbeauty ni WillieRevillame.Mananatili siyangKapamilya.

Sa statementng ABS-CBN naipinamahagi niBong Osorio ngCorporate PR ngDos, sinabi nitongnag-sorry si Williesa executives ngDos dahil saginawa niyangpaghamon natanggalin si JobertSucaldito kunghindi ay magre-resign siya.

Narito angofficial statementng Dos:

“Willie hasrealized hismistake andapologized toABS-CBN man-agement for hisoutburst on air inWowowee on May4, 2010, and hisfailure to report to

work since May 5,2010.

“ABS-CBNmanagement hasaccepted Willie'sapology.

“ABS-CBN andWillie agreed thathe takes an indefi-nite break effectiveimmediately, buthis contract obliga-tions with ABS-CBN hold. Thisdisallows him toperform similarwork for any personor entity in directcompetition withABS-CBN.

“At some point,ABS-CBN manage-ment and Willie willdiscuss what will bein the best interestof the viewing

public.“Meanwhile,

Wowowee willcontinue to provideentertainment andinspiration toFilipinos worldwide."

So, malamang aysinunod ni Willieang payo ni CharoSantos-Concio namag-sorry siya kayGabby Lopez.

On the day of themeeting, hindi rawpala alam ni Williekung saan angvenue until maymakapagsabi sakanya na sa isangsosyal na restaurantsa Rockwell iyongagawin.

Anyway, angtsika’y three monthslang mawawala siWillie sa Wowoweeat sa August aybalik na siya sapagho-host ngnoontime show.

* * *Trulili kaya ang

nasagap naming

tsikang madalas sabahay ni ViceGanda ang hunkactor na si JonAvila?

May nakapag-tsika sa aming ilangbeses na raw nanakikita si Jon sahousing ng sikat nastand-up comedi-enne at host.

Alam naman nglahat na crush nacrush ni Vice Gandasi Jon. Very vocalnaman siya sapaghanga niya sahunk actor.

E, ano ngayonkung nakikitangnasa bahay ni ViceGanda si Jon? Walanamang masamadoon. Baka namannakikipag kaibigansi Jon kay ViceGanda, hindi kaya?But whatever makesthem happy, go langng go!

* * *Tiyak na marami

ang malulungkotkung totoo ang

tsikang hiwalay naraw sina MarielRodriguez at ZanjoeMarudo.

Ang tsika kasi,super selos dawitong siZanjoe kayRobinPadilla.Madalaskasingtinutukso-tukso angdalawa saWowowee.

Mariel at Zanjoe break na nga ba dahil kay Robin Padilla?

SHOWBIZPIZZAZZBy Alex Brosas

grand gesture namasasabi. Pero,yeah, we’ve beengetting in touch,we've been gettingcloser na,” said KC.

She added,“Parang dinadaan nalang niya siguro safriendship. Kasi,‘yon naman talagaang importante lalona kapag parehongnasa showbiz. Iguess angpinakaimportante iskilala ninyo nangmabuti ang isa't isa.Kilala ninyo kunganong klaseng taoito, and do youaccept that kahitbilangmagkaibigan?”

ABS-CBN'SNEW TALK ICON.At the press confer-ence of Simply KC,the eldest daughterof Megastar Sharon

Hindi namanipinagkakaila niRobin na crush niyasi Mariel atnagagandahan siyasa dalagang TV

host.True nga

kayang splitna sinaMariel atZanjoe?Pakisagotnga!

KRIS AQUINO

THE Museum ofFine Arts in Bostonscreened the inde-pendent film “HolyRollers” last week soI had the chance tocheck it out. Based ona true story, “HolyRollers” stars JesseEisenberg and JustinBartha as HasidicJews who becomedrug smugglers.

Eisenberg is fan-tastic as a man of faithconflicted by his newlifestyle, but the restof his character SamGold is his standardawkward type cast-

ing. Justin Bartha isalso believably sleazyand conniving asSam's mentor Yosef.While its plot is in-triguing, my overallopinion of it isbrought down by theuninspired dialoguebetween its charac-ters. My Grade: B

This week at themovies fans of “Sexand the City” will bedelighted to see theladies in a new adven-ture, video game junk-ies will receive an ad-aptation of “Prince ofPersia,” independentfilm connoisseurs willhave the opportunityto view “Micmacs,”and George Romerofollowers will get anew zombie moviecalled “Survival of theDead.”

PRINCE OF PER-SIA: THE SANDS OFTIME

In medieval Persia,a rogue prince (JakeGyllenhaal) joins amysterious princess(Gemma Atherton) inorder to keep a darkforce from seizing anancient dagger thatallows its handler tocontrol the world.

The man behind2005's mystical out-ing “Harry Potter andthe Goblet of Fire,”Mike Newell, visitsanother world ofmagic by directingthis video game ad-aptation. Boaz Yakin,Doug Miro, andCarlo Bernard pen itsscreenplay, which isbased on the videogame series writtenby Jordan Mechner.

WHO SHOULD

SEE IT: Those ad-dicted to the Prince ofPersia video gamefranchise should bethe first ones in lineto see this movie. Ifyou think that Disneycan do justice toadapting this videogame for the bigscreen then youshould watch “Princeof Persia: The Sandsof Time.”

SEX AND THECITY 2

While dealingwith the standardpressures of life, love,and work in Manhat-tan, Carrie (Sarah Jes-sica Parkers),Miranda (CynthiaNixon) and Charlotte(Kristin Davis) followSamantha (KimCattrall) on a trip toMorocco, whereSamantha's ex is film-ing a new movie.

Michael PatrickKing, a central figurebehind the series, fol-lows up his work onthe previous film bywriting, directing,and producing thesequel as well. In ad-dition to his work onboth movies, PatrickKing produced theshow, directed it atvarious points, andwrote 31 episodes.

WHO SHOULDSEE IT: This shouldbe fairly obvious, butanyone that loves thetelevision showshould see the movie.If you liked the lastfilm and you are anx-ious to see Carrie,Miranda, Charlotteand Samantha againthen you shouldcatch “Sex and the

City 2.”

MICMACSAfter being re-

leased from the hos-pital with a bulletlodged in his brain,Bazil (Dany Boon) istaken in by a band ofjunkyard dealerswho assist him inplotting his revengeagainst the weaponsmanufacturers re-sponsible for his in-jury.

Jean-Pierre Jeunet,the visionary thatbrought us 2001's“Amelie” and 1995's“The City of LostChildren,” directsand writes this quirkycomedy. Pierre Jeunetis aided by GuillameLaurant in penningits screenplay.

WHO SHOULDSEE IT: Foreign filmaficionados who ap-preciate Jean-PierreJeunet's colorful vi-sual style should seethis bizarre comedy. Ifyou are the type ofperson that enjoys theFrench sense of hu-mor, then you shouldsee “Micmacs.”

SURVIVAL OFTHE DEAD

Thinking that theyhave found a refugefrom a zombie armyon an island off thecoast of Delaware, agroup of nationalguardsmen insteadrealize they havewedged themselvesbetween two warringfamilies who dis-agree on what shouldbecome of theundead.

Zombie movieking George Romerowrites and directs hislatest addition to thegenre with this film.It becomes the sev-enth movie he hasdirected with a titleending in the word“dead.”

WHO SHOULDSEE IT: Zombie moviefanatics should defi-nitely check out thismost recent offeringfrom George Romero.If you like the direc-tion he has takensince 2005's “Land ofthe Dead” you shouldwatch “Survival ofthe Dead.”

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WHEN KCConcepcion andPiolo Pascual werestill doing their firstteleserye Lovers InParis, the matineeidol refused toanswer anythingrelated to therumored buddingrelationship betweenhim and the newsinger-actress.Piolo said he did notwant people to thinkit was part of thepromotion for theirshow.

It’s been morethan five monthsnow since the Pinoyadaptation of the hitKoreanovela ended,but KC and Pioloare still hesitant totalk about the issue.This, despite a mallsighting (PEPpublished on itsTwitter accountweeks ago that theywere spottedwatching Iron Man 2at the Eastwood

Mall) and a sweetmoment caught ontape during thelaunch of her latestalbum in ASAP XV.

According to KC,people should notput malice onanything they seebetween her and herformer onscreenpartner.

“Alam n’yo,malambing namansi PJ [Piolo’snickname],” shesaid to PEP (Philip-pine EntertainmentPortal) and othermedia at the pressjunket of her newmorning showSimply KC. “Actu-ally, ang thing kayPJ is huwag mo nalagyan ng malisyakasi hindi mo alamkung dahil langsweet siyang tao orkung may malisya.Basta ang iniisip kolang, ganun din siyasa best friend niya,ganun lang din siya

sa mommy niya.“Baka he does

feel na malapit kamisa isa’t isa, so hefeels comfortabledoing that. Peroayaw ko kasi isipanng malisya dahilsweet naman talagasiyang tao. Angkapal naman ngmukha ko to thinkna, di ba? Iba na'yon.”

KC admits thatthey still keep intouch even aftertheir soap. However,this does not meanthat they have takentheir friendship tothe next level.

“Wala pa namang

Cuneta was asked ifshe could also belike Kris Aquino, herThe Buzz co-host,since she is beingeyed by ABS-CBNas a new talk showicon.

The 25-year-oldsinger-actress couldnot imagine doingexactly what Krisdoes in her talkshows.

“I don't do any-thing na ganungkakalkulado po,” shesaid. “Kung ano po‘yong mangyari, 'yonpo ang mangyari.Ayaw ko ponglokohin ang mga taona gagawin ko itopara ganito. Kungganun po angmangyari, thengreat. Pero I thinkthere are differentways naman. Iba-ibanaman pongpersonalidad, iba-ibanaman po ang mgareaksiyon, iba-ibanaman po ang takbo

ng mga utak natin.”On the other

hand, KC wasflattered when themedia related to herthat Kris considersher one of theyounger celebritieswho could follow herfootsteps in hosting.

“Siyempre, it’s adream to be able tobe recognized forsomething that youworked so hard on,di ba? You know, ifyou’re recognizedfor something thatyou’re working sohard on, fulfillingang pakiramdam, e,”KC commented.

KC also ex-pressed her admira-tion to Kris foropening her life tothe public.

“Tita Kris namanis so generous tothe point na weshould actuallyappreciate how openshe is to us. Kasi,di ba, ako nganinenerbiyos pa rinkapag ini-interviewako. Parang siya,she's very openabout her life. So,kahit sabihin niyathe things shedoesn’t agree with,at the end of theday, it takes a lotfor a person to openup her life to thepublic, e. So that'sone thing I admireabout her, how openshe is. Kasi hindimadali 'yon and shemade a choiceabout opening upherself.”

What was herreaction when Krisannounced herdecision to leaveher talk shows forthe sake of Presi-dent-apparentNoynoy Aquino?

“Of course,nalungkot ako,ginulat niya kaminglahat,” KC replied.“But I saw her sa

birthday ni Tita CoryVidanes [ABS-CBNTV Head) and I justsaid, ‘Are youleaving?’ [Shereplied], ‘Yeah.’ Sosabi ko, ‘Sayangnaman. Just whenwe were getting toknow each otherand just when were

spending time.’ Sabiniya, ‘Don’t worry,it’ll be fun.’

“I know naman namagkikita kami samga functionsbecause obviously,si President Noynoy[Aquino], di ba? I'msure we’ll see eachother sa mga io-

‘One step at a time’ for Piolo and KC

organize niyangmga event, trainingsessions or some-thing.”

* * *Willie Revillame

apologized to ABS-CBN and themanagementaccepted hisgesture.

This was themain point of ABS-CBN’s officialstatement, whichwas sent to PEPthis afternoon, May25, by the network'sCorporate Communi-cations head, Mr.Bong Osorio.

According tostatement, themeeting betweenthe ABS-CBNmanagement andWillie pushedthrough yesterdayafternoon, May 24.

It also stated,“Willie has realizedhis mistake andapologized to ABS-CBN managementfor his outburst onair in Wowowee onMay 4, 2010, andhis failure to reportto work since May5, 2010.”

SO, hindi pa rinpala goodbyeABS-CBN angbeauty ni WillieRevillame.Mananatili siyangKapamilya.

Sa statementng ABS-CBN naipinamahagi niBong Osorio ngCorporate PR ngDos, sinabi nitongnag-sorry si Williesa executives ngDos dahil saginawa niyangpaghamon natanggalin si JobertSucaldito kunghindi ay magre-resign siya.

Narito angofficial statementng Dos:

“Willie hasrealized hismistake andapologized toABS-CBN man-agement for hisoutburst on air inWowowee on May4, 2010, and hisfailure to report to

work since May 5,2010.

“ABS-CBNmanagement hasaccepted Willie'sapology.

“ABS-CBN andWillie agreed thathe takes an indefi-nite break effectiveimmediately, buthis contract obliga-tions with ABS-CBN hold. Thisdisallows him toperform similarwork for any personor entity in directcompetition withABS-CBN.

“At some point,ABS-CBN manage-ment and Willie willdiscuss what will bein the best interestof the viewing

public.“Meanwhile,

Wowowee willcontinue to provideentertainment andinspiration toFilipinos worldwide."

So, malamang aysinunod ni Willieang payo ni CharoSantos-Concio namag-sorry siya kayGabby Lopez.

On the day of themeeting, hindi rawpala alam ni Williekung saan angvenue until maymakapagsabi sakanya na sa isangsosyal na restaurantsa Rockwell iyongagawin.

Anyway, angtsika’y three monthslang mawawala siWillie sa Wowoweeat sa August aybalik na siya sapagho-host ngnoontime show.

* * *Trulili kaya ang

nasagap naming

tsikang madalas sabahay ni ViceGanda ang hunkactor na si JonAvila?

May nakapag-tsika sa aming ilangbeses na raw nanakikita si Jon sahousing ng sikat nastand-up comedi-enne at host.

Alam naman nglahat na crush nacrush ni Vice Gandasi Jon. Very vocalnaman siya sapaghanga niya sahunk actor.

E, ano ngayonkung nakikitangnasa bahay ni ViceGanda si Jon? Walanamang masamadoon. Baka namannakikipag kaibigansi Jon kay ViceGanda, hindi kaya?But whatever makesthem happy, go langng go!

* * *Tiyak na marami

ang malulungkotkung totoo ang

tsikang hiwalay naraw sina MarielRodriguez at ZanjoeMarudo.

Ang tsika kasi,super selos dawitong siZanjoe kayRobinPadilla.Madalaskasingtinutukso-tukso angdalawa saWowowee.

Mariel at Zanjoe break na nga ba dahil kay Robin Padilla?

SHOWBIZPIZZAZZBy Alex Brosas

grand gesture namasasabi. Pero,yeah, we’ve beengetting in touch,we've been gettingcloser na,” said KC.

She added,“Parang dinadaan nalang niya siguro safriendship. Kasi,‘yon naman talagaang importante lalona kapag parehongnasa showbiz. Iguess angpinakaimportante iskilala ninyo nangmabuti ang isa't isa.Kilala ninyo kunganong klaseng taoito, and do youaccept that kahitbilangmagkaibigan?”

ABS-CBN'SNEW TALK ICON.At the press confer-ence of Simply KC,the eldest daughterof Megastar Sharon

Hindi namanipinagkakaila niRobin na crush niyasi Mariel atnagagandahan siyasa dalagang TV

host.True nga

kayang splitna sinaMariel atZanjoe?Pakisagotnga!

KRIS AQUINO

THE Museum ofFine Arts in Bostonscreened the inde-pendent film “HolyRollers” last week soI had the chance tocheck it out. Based ona true story, “HolyRollers” stars JesseEisenberg and JustinBartha as HasidicJews who becomedrug smugglers.

Eisenberg is fan-tastic as a man of faithconflicted by his newlifestyle, but the restof his character SamGold is his standardawkward type cast-

ing. Justin Bartha isalso believably sleazyand conniving asSam's mentor Yosef.While its plot is in-triguing, my overallopinion of it isbrought down by theuninspired dialoguebetween its charac-ters. My Grade: B

This week at themovies fans of “Sexand the City” will bedelighted to see theladies in a new adven-ture, video game junk-ies will receive an ad-aptation of “Prince ofPersia,” independentfilm connoisseurs willhave the opportunityto view “Micmacs,”and George Romerofollowers will get anew zombie moviecalled “Survival of theDead.”

PRINCE OF PER-SIA: THE SANDS OFTIME

In medieval Persia,a rogue prince (JakeGyllenhaal) joins amysterious princess(Gemma Atherton) inorder to keep a darkforce from seizing anancient dagger thatallows its handler tocontrol the world.

The man behind2005's mystical out-ing “Harry Potter andthe Goblet of Fire,”Mike Newell, visitsanother world ofmagic by directingthis video game ad-aptation. Boaz Yakin,Doug Miro, andCarlo Bernard pen itsscreenplay, which isbased on the videogame series writtenby Jordan Mechner.

WHO SHOULD

SEE IT: Those ad-dicted to the Prince ofPersia video gamefranchise should bethe first ones in lineto see this movie. Ifyou think that Disneycan do justice toadapting this videogame for the bigscreen then youshould watch “Princeof Persia: The Sandsof Time.”

SEX AND THECITY 2

While dealingwith the standardpressures of life, love,and work in Manhat-tan, Carrie (Sarah Jes-sica Parkers),Miranda (CynthiaNixon) and Charlotte(Kristin Davis) followSamantha (KimCattrall) on a trip toMorocco, whereSamantha's ex is film-ing a new movie.

Michael PatrickKing, a central figurebehind the series, fol-lows up his work onthe previous film bywriting, directing,and producing thesequel as well. In ad-dition to his work onboth movies, PatrickKing produced theshow, directed it atvarious points, andwrote 31 episodes.

WHO SHOULDSEE IT: This shouldbe fairly obvious, butanyone that loves thetelevision showshould see the movie.If you liked the lastfilm and you are anx-ious to see Carrie,Miranda, Charlotteand Samantha againthen you shouldcatch “Sex and the

City 2.”

MICMACSAfter being re-

leased from the hos-pital with a bulletlodged in his brain,Bazil (Dany Boon) istaken in by a band ofjunkyard dealerswho assist him inplotting his revengeagainst the weaponsmanufacturers re-sponsible for his in-jury.

Jean-Pierre Jeunet,the visionary thatbrought us 2001's“Amelie” and 1995's“The City of LostChildren,” directsand writes this quirkycomedy. Pierre Jeunetis aided by GuillameLaurant in penningits screenplay.

WHO SHOULDSEE IT: Foreign filmaficionados who ap-preciate Jean-PierreJeunet's colorful vi-sual style should seethis bizarre comedy. Ifyou are the type ofperson that enjoys theFrench sense of hu-mor, then you shouldsee “Micmacs.”

SURVIVAL OFTHE DEAD

Thinking that theyhave found a refugefrom a zombie armyon an island off thecoast of Delaware, agroup of nationalguardsmen insteadrealize they havewedged themselvesbetween two warringfamilies who dis-agree on what shouldbecome of theundead.

Zombie movieking George Romerowrites and directs hislatest addition to thegenre with this film.It becomes the sev-enth movie he hasdirected with a titleending in the word“dead.”

WHO SHOULDSEE IT: Zombie moviefanatics should defi-nitely check out thismost recent offeringfrom George Romero.If you like the direc-tion he has takensince 2005's “Land ofthe Dead” you shouldwatch “Survival ofthe Dead.”

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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

1. Isapi 7. Gatasang

hayop11. Dapa12. Sakit sa balat13. Niyamot14. Lubha15. Kalipi16. Aborsyon17. Inilagay

sa kahon19. Patatagalin23. Alpabeto

24. Lubha25. Kantahin30. Palayaw

ng lalaki31. Presyo32. Panghalip33. Kuwento34. Sakit sa balat35. Napagod

PABABA

1. Pato 2. Pantukoy

3. Leksiyon 4. Gusto 5. Ipahatak 6. Harangan 7. Gayuma 8. Malabong

sinag 9. Kadugo10. Bulungan18. Iwawaglit19. Maingay

na hayop20. Hintayin21. Distrito ng

Quezon City22. Gabayan26. Takot27. Wasto28. Palos29. Amag

CDO and Unilab boost hunger mitigation campaignABOUT 7,000 children from differ-

ent parts of Luzon have benefitted froma hunger mitigation campaign spear-headed by food processor CDO-Foodsphere Inc., in partnership withpharmaceutical firm United Labora-tories, Inc. (Unilab) over the past fiveyears.

Odyssey Foundation, Inc., whichserves as the humanitarian arm ofCDO-Foosphere, said the latest ben-eficiaries were 120 previously under-nourished children, aged 1 to six years,who graduated from the Gabay Buhaysupplemental feeding program inBarangay Lawang Bato, ValenzuelaCity on April 18.

Under the Gabay Buhay supplemen-tal feeding program of Odyssey Foun-dation, children are provided with free

nutritious food and vitamin supple-ments on a regular basis for a periodof 16 weeks or until their weight arerestored to normal level for their age.

CDO-Foodsphere has partneredwith Unilab in a bid to help addressthe serious problem of malnutritionin the Philippines. Unilab has beenproviding medicines and vitaminsupplements for the beneficiaries ofthe Gabay Buhay feeding program.

Apart from feeding programs, thetwo companies have also organizedmedical missions, provided freemedicines to poor people, and sup-ported the advocacies of variousgroups and organizations engagedin helping the underprivileged sec-tor of society.

These partner groups include

Bantay Bata 163 of the ABS-CBNFoundation, GMA Kapuso Founda-tion Inc., He Cares Foundation, HolyTrinity Home for Children, ProjectMatthew, Fiore del Carmelo, and theparish churches led by FatherMontecarlo Viloria, Father RolynFrancisco, Father Vic Robles, andFather Albert Suatengco.

With an accreditation from theSecurities and Exchange Commis-sion and the Department of SocialWelfare and Development (DSWD),Odyssey Foundation has been help-ing Filipino children since May 2005.

Specifically, it receives grants, gifts,legacies, donations and financial aidsto assist its operations focused onnurturing the health of underweightchildren in the Philippines.

NSO at Megatrade Hall 3 for the Bridal de Manila Book 2THE country’s premiere Citizen

Services, Teleserv supports the muchanticipated event of the year, BRIDALDE MANILA. Teleserv’s citizen ser-vices will be made available for soon-to-be-weds in the event where they canhave the NSO certificates processedby phone inside the NSO Birth Cer-tificate Delivery Helpline booth.

Bridal de Manila Book 2 helps thecouple to prepare for their wedding. It

aims to cut down the complex in settingup each couple’s big day. It consists ofdesigner wedding gowns, festive venue,symbolic wedding rings, abundantcelebratory cakes, personal touch of flow-ers, photographers that captures eachmoment and memorable keepsakes. Theevent will be slated on June 5-6, 2010 atthe SM Megamall, Megatrade Hall 3.

Teleserv is the trusted citizen ser-vices partner of the National Statis-

tics Office in providing NSO BirthCertificate Delivery Helpline 737-1111 and the Philippine Overseas Em-ployment Administration for BalikMangggagawa OEC Delivery atwww.oecdelivery.com.ph. Teleservhas been providing various CitizenServices since 2000.

To find out more of our event pleasefeel free to log in atwww.atextradeshow.com.

TO strengthen camaraderie, brotherly love,truth and justice, the Quezon City Police Dis-trict (QCPD) is formally launching this weekthe QCPD Trowel Club.

Mayor-elect Herbert “Bistek” Bautista willbe the guest of honor at the launching andfirst induction of officers of the club on May27 (Thursday 7 p.m.) at Great Eastern Hotel,Quezon Avenue, Quezon City.

The club president, QC Department of Build-ing Official (DBO) Chief, Engr. Isagani Verzosawill lead the event together with other elected offi-cials namely Nestor Abalos-Vice President QCPD;Mamerto Villanueva-Vice President QC Hall;Vladimir Pelaez-Vice President Civilian Sector;Robert Sales-Secretary; Voltaire Padilla-Auditor;Dario Añasco Jr.-Treasurer; Carl Henry Amoroso-Asst Treasurer; Rannie Lumactod-Sgt at Arms;Danny Marasigan-Sgt at Arms; Ivan Usman-PublicRelation Officer; Joel Purugganan III-Public Rela-tion Officer and the head of QC Public Affairsand Information Services Office (PAISO) GregorioBañacia-Public Relation Officer.

Philippine National Police Chief P/DG JesusA. Verzosa will lead the induction and oathtaking of the elected club officers while QCPDDirector P/CSupt. Benjardi Mantele, the clubadviser, is tasked to introduce Mayor-electBautista as the Guest of Honor and Speaker.

HOUSEHOLD TOXINS‘Poisons Inside the Households’ was sponsored by the Tan YanKee Foundation and the Association of Asia Brewery MedicalScholars (AABMS). The danger of common household poisonslike solvents, pharmaceutical agents, elemental mercury, clean-ing agents, pesticides, alkali and acids were discussed in the209th medical forum. These poisonous substances must not bestored together with drinking or eating vessels. Running for 18years now, the lectures are given monthly at Century ParkHotel. Dr. Carissa Paz Dioquino, the resource speaker is shownreceiving the certificate of appreciation from Dr. Samuel Ang,adviser of AABMS. With Ang and Dioquino are Drs. DennisTeo, and Rene Chan, all officers of the association.

QCPD to launchtrowel club

IN an effort to further strengthen the culturalbond between Spain and the Philippines, InstitutoCervantes de Manila, the Spanish cultural cen-ter in the Philippines, is administering the SpanishProgram for Cultural Cooperation (SPCC), a fi-nancial support and grants program for univer-sities in the Philippines.

Aside from universities, the support and grantsprogram is also intended for the former territo-ries of Spain in the Pacific Islands for the organi-zation of cultural events, publications and re-searches that are related to contemporary Spainor the Spanish culture.

Themed “Toward a Common Future,” the pro-gram considers projects in the Humanities andthe Social Sciences which study and articulatethe shared heritage and common future of Spain,the Philippines and the Pacific Islands (Guam,Palau, Northern Mariana Islands, and the Fed-eral States of Micronesia ). Studies on Spain,contemporary or historical, fall within the man-date of the program.

Instituto Cervantes opensSPCC Grant Year 2010

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9Ex-PBA son seeks dropping of drug peddling charges

Our Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadYou may be familiar with the list of seven deadly sins that was formulated during

the sixth century: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, vengeance, envy, and pride. But youmay not know that the original list compiled during the fourth century also includedthe sin of sadness. Over the years, that emotion was omitted from the inventory.

Some people are blessed with a cheerful disposition. They always seem to behappy. They wear a perpetual smile almost as if they were advertising toothpaste.But then there are others who seem to be chronically sad. They continually complainabout life and its burdens. And who can deny that afflictions are discouraging?

While we acknowledge that not everybody is blessed with a bright outlook on life,we need to remember that joy is one of the gifts Jesus promised to His followers. Andwe need to resist any tendency to let sadness dominate our emotional lives.

Jesus promised His disciples on the night Judas betrayed Him, “Your joy no onewill take from you” (John 16:22). Remember that joy is the fruit of the indwellingHoly Spirit (Gal. 5:22). Let’s ask the Lord to help us look beyond our sorrowfulcircumstances and encourage our hearts by the vision of joy that awaits us (Heb.12:2). — Vernon C. Grounds

You alone, Lord Jesus, can true joy impart, For You know the sorrow of thehuman heart; You came here from glory many hearts to win

And in love for sinners suffered once for sin. —Anon.Joy is a fruit of the Spirit that’s always in season.

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THE son of formerPhilippine Basket-ball Association(PBA) player SonnyCabatu yesterdayasked the QuezonCity Prosecutor ’s Of-fice to reconsider itsearlier resolution inrecommending thefiling of drug push-ing charges againsthim.

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Valisno said thatthis year the BE Plusprogram has putmore emphasis inkeeping children inschool until theygraduate. She saidthat unlike in thepast BE limited itselfonly in sprucing upschools for the open-ing of classes.

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Pacquiao bounces back to workBOXING icon Manny Pacquiao has been

through a lot of trials in his life. He grew upin an impoverished life and done odd jobsuntil he joined boxing to earn a living.

Pacquiao has been knocked out twice dur-ing the early part of his boxing career. Butyou just can't keep a great man down.

The seven-division champion has won hispast 12 fights, a span of more than five yearsthat include eight knockouts.

Yesterday, just hours after climbing out of ahospital bed, the crossover star and recentlyelected congressman was in a studio filming asoon-to-be-released sitcom, “Show Me TheManny.”

After three days of treatment for “stom-ach pain from an ulcer and acid refluxand fatigue,” the 31-year-old WBO wel-terweight (147 pounds) champion wasreleased from the Cardinal Santos Hos-pital in San Juan, his adviser, MichaelKoncz, told FanHouse.

Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 knockouts) was ad-mitted on Sunday, and rested until being dis-

charged, said Koncz. Pacquiao had success-fully campaigned for a congressional seat inthe Sarangani province following the May10 elections.

Pacquiao's diagnoses was the result of aroutine checkup on Sunday, after which hisfamily convinced him to stay at the hospital,according to Pacquiao's political adviser, MilesRoces.

As much energy as Pacquiao exerts in thering, let alone that which he exerted duringhis landslide congressional victory, beinghospitalized was among the rare timesPacquiao has been off of his feet in the ringor out.

“Well, that’s not exactly accurate,” saidKoncz. "He does sleep."

Pacquiao received intravenous dextrosedrips while hospitalized.

“You know that the guy is always out, buthe realized that he needed the rest,” said Roces.“So now, he's taking some time off from theexhaustive routine, spending some time withhis family, with his kids.”

Bersamina hunts 2010 RP Jr. chess titleWHIZ kid Paulo Bersamina of

Pasay City held Giovanni Mejiaof Taguig City to a draw in theseventh round before subduingEmmanuel Eumir Songcuya ofMandaluyong in the eighth andpenultimate round to stay alivein the 2010 National JuniorsChess Championship at theGaisano Grand Citimall in DavaoCity on Monday.

Bersamina of the MeralcoChess Club, an incoming fresh-man of Far Eastern Universityunder the wings of GM JaysonGonzales, is the reigning 12-and-under champion.

He raised his total points to6.5, the same output ofTagbilaran pride MichaelPagaran, who drew withSongcuya in the seventh thentoppled RTU Mandaluyongstandout Richilieu Salcedo inthe eight round.

Three players are tied at third

to fifth places with six points --Patrick Erle and Joey AlbertFlorendo of Zamboanga Cityand Jerwell Andoy of DavaoCity.

In the distaff side, Manila’sWoman National Master(WNM) Aices Salvador defeatedDavao’s Dhona Yngayo for herseventh straight win then halvedthe point with Mary Israel Paleroof Davao City in the eight roundto improve her total of 7.5 pointsin eight outings of the nine roundSwiss-system tournament sup-ported by National Chess Fed-eration of the Philippines presi-dent/chairman Prospero“Butch” Pichay Jr.

2006 Doha Asian Games rep-resentative Jedara Docenatoppled fellow WNM QuezonCity’s Christy Lamiel Bernales inthe seventh then drew with HaliaSittie Sabado of Cagayan De Oroin the eight round for 6.5

Fil-Ams Williams and Alapagare Players of the Week

A SOUPED -UP lineup withsome of the best shooters in theland can only mean one thing --that team is going to be mean inscoring and may even get to thefinals.

Come to think of it, Talk 'N Textadded a bomb to its already strongballclub by recruiting Kelley Wil-liams from Sta. Lucia and pairedhim up with topnotch guardJimmy Alapag.

The two Fil-Ams seem to haveblended together well and areforming the cornerstone of TNT'soffense with their tremendouszest, youth and energy.

The fact is Alapag and Will-iams earned themselves theAccel-PBA Press Corps’ Co-Play-

ers of the Week honors for theperiod of May 17 to 23.

Alapag, the TNT mainstay anddo-it-all player Williams, alongwith Ryan Reyes and CharlesWaters acquired from Sta. LuciaRealty last May 12, have consis-tently provided the Texters thespark and sustaining fire that kepttheir bid for a franchise recordstreak alive.

Teammate Macmac Cardonaactually put up a higher two-gamescoring average (17.5 points pergame or ppg), while Jay Wash-ington of San Miguel Beer andMark Caguioa of BarangayGinebra also led their respectiveteams to similar 2-0 win-lossslates for the week.

Magic stays alive, snatchesGame 4 from Celtics

BOSTON —Put away thebrooms. Hold off on those “BeatL.A!" chants. The Boston Celticsstill have some work to do beforethey can play for their secondNBA title in three years.

Dwight Howard had 32 pointsand 16 rebounds, and JameerNelson made back-to-back 3-pointers in overtime to lead theOrlando Magic to a 96-92 victoryover Boston on Monday night toavoid a four-game sweep in theEastern Conference finals.

Dressing in the same lockerroom where the Philadelphia Fly-ers celebrated their comeback

from a 3-0 deficit against the Bos-ton Bruins in the NHL’s Eastsemifinals, the Magic avoidedelimination and sent the seriesback to Orlando for Game 5 onWednesday night. The Bruins alsolost Game 4 in overtime.

“We know that we were down3-0, and we didn’t want to gohome (for the season)," Howardsaid. “It starts with me andJameer. Me and Jameer showedour leadership by playing hard.We’ve got to be the leaders for thisteam. It’s not about points, but justshowing everybody, ‘Hey, followus and we’ll lead the way."’

THE University ofSanto Tomas neverhad it so good.

It’s been more thana decade since the lasttime the España-based school experi-enced a festive celebra-tion when its basket-ball team won a rarefour-peat in the UAAP.

This time, it’s UST'svolleyball team whichis on the threshold ofhistory. Will it be Vic-tory Day for the Ti-gresses, who are seek-ing a date with destinyfor volleyball’s glory?

The Tigresses gunfor a sweep and a rarethree-peat against theSan Sebastian LadyStags in Game 2 of the7th Shakey's V-LeagueFirst Conference finalsat The Arena in SanJuan.

The Tigressesbucked the absence ofAngeli Tabaquero asveteran Mary JeanBalse and Aiza Maizoled their team to a 25-21, 22-25, 25-20, 25-15victory and move onestep closer to a recordsixth league title.

If UST completes asweep, it will becomethe second team to winthree straight titlessince the league beganin 2004. La Salle wasthe first team to do suchfeat from 2004-06.

Will USTmake historyin volleyball?

UGARTE is scheduled to play tonighthere in Sports Valley Jai Alai. But he isa doubtful starter. Because, just yester-day he was replaced in his earlier sched-uled games.

Anyway, if he is fit to play, then hewill be included in the line-up. But ifnot, he will be replaced either bypelotaris Ronron and Madrigal.

Meanwhile, our magic combinationslast May 24 is 4-9-10. The trio is com-posed of Zabala, Gingone and Estipona.Their games merited some 3,700 points.

Our program in Event-3 is junior spe-cial llave. The players are Baguino, Castel,Rodrigo, Jose, Kerwin, Galgana, Ricky,William, Esmeralda and Socrates. Re-placements will be Jaime and Richard.

Can Ugarte play?Sports Valley Jai Alai

Tonight's Program1-BENAVENTE2-FERNANDEZ3-MERSON4-DANIEL5-ERIC6-GINGONE7-GOROSTOLA8-UGARTE9-ZABALA10-ESTIPONA

Reserves:Ronron, MadrigalMay 14: 4-9-10Merit Points 3,700

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