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Greenwich levels up even more with new world-class pizzasThere’s no stopping Greenwich from leveling up as seen on its latest television commercial starring JohnLloyd Cruz and the rest of the Greenwich gang. The first-ever Greenwich “world-class” TV commercial, with itsOscar-inspired theme and foreign cast, launches the two newest Xtreme Cheese Level Up Pizzas – the AngusMaximus Overload and 5-Star Bacon Burger Melt Overload. These two new world-class pizzas are made for allthose who deserve nothing less than greater world-class rewards. Photos from L-R: Allan Tan, Greenwichbrand manager; Mika Lagdameo, Greenwich barkada; Luis Velasco III, Greenwich Marketing Director; JohnLloyd Cruz, Greenwich Pizza lover; Lloyd Zaragoza, Greenwich barkada and Michelle Pador, Greenwich PR &Corporate Affairs Manager.

NOY WILL TAKE HIS OATH AT THE QUIRINO GRANDSTAND

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Mga Sumbong• 0920655xxxx – Good af-

ternoon po Idol, kami po aymga casual company securityguards ng Ilocos Norte Elec-tric Cooperative. 12 po kami nadahil po sa restructuring aykailangan daw nilangtanggalin ngayong June 30,2010. Pero sa kabila ng mahigit9 years naming pagtatrabahosa kanila ay hindi daw po nilakami mabibigyan ng separa-tion pay. Sana po matulunganniyo kami kasi po hawak nilaang mga opisyales ng DOLEdito sa Ilocos Norte.

• 0926816xxxx – Sir, ireklamoko lang po yung Mercalco ditosa amin sa Mandaluyong, kasipo yung kontador ng kuryentenamin ay na-terminate noongMay 14, pero matapos ko pongbayaran yung bill noong May31 hanggang ngayon po ayhindi pa rin nila naikakabit angaming kontador. Hirap na hirapna po kami.

• 0912207xxxx – Magan-dang araw po Idol, isa po akongconcerned citizen ngCandelaria, Quezon. Gusto kolamang pong ipa-check angirregularities na ginagawa ngmga franchise holders ngisang food chain dito saQuezon. Karamihan po kasi sakanila ay hindi nag-re-remit ngSSS, Pagibig at Philhealth con-

tribution ng mga empleyadonila kahit binabawasannaman ang sweldo ng mga ito.Sana po matulungan niyo sila.

• 0927663xxxx - Idol Raffy,isumbong ko lang po ang mgapulis na mahilig na manghulidito sa Pasay kahit walanamang kasalanan ang tao omotorista. Sadya pong paralang makakuha ng pera kayaginagawa nila iyon. Pinangu-ngunahan po ito ni P01 Goling PNP Station 8 ng Pasay.

• 0922254xxxx – Sir Raffy,gusto ko lamang pong ireklamoang Registry of Deeds ngBulacan. Magmula po sa se-curity guards hanggang samatataas na empleyado nilaay napakasusuplado po atkailangan mo pang magbigayng lagay para lamangasikasuhin ang papeles mo.Hindi po kasi sila gagalaw ngwala yung lagay eh.

• 0923970xxxx – Isumbongko lang Sir Raffy yung process-ing ng backpay sa RustansSuperscenter Inc., tama po bangaabutin ng 4 months bago nila

marelease ang backpay? Dahildaw po may third party na in-volve kaya ganoon katagal.Tapos hindi din daw po silamagbibigay ng Certificate ofEmployment (COE) hanggathindi narerelease ang backpay.Problema po namin ngayon,hindi na namin makuha yungaming sweldo, wala pa kamingCOE na maibigay sa bago nam-ing papasukang trabaho.

• 0927857xxxx – Idol bakanaman po pwedeng pakika-lampag ang LTO Calamba kasiang mga tao dun sobra sabagal kung kumilos. Pagtuboslang po ng lisensya umaabotpa ng isang buong araw.

• 0922541xxxx – Sir Raffy,ireklamo ko lang po ang LTO ditosa Parañaque, kasi po lalongdumarami ang mga kolorum nasasakyan at napapansin naminkaramihan sa mga drivers ngmga iyon ay mga pulis pa. Sanapo matulungan niyo kami.Kawawa naman kaming mganagboboundary lamang, walana kaming maiuuwi sa mgapamilya namin.

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PRESIDENT-elect NoynoyAquino wants to be called P.Noy which stands forPresident Noy or People'sPresident. I prefer the latterbecause Noynoy is indeedthe President of the 16million plus Filipinos whocast their votes for him. Theothers who failed to vote buthave Noynoy in their hearts.P. Noy is slowly coming outof his shell and I've noticedthat he's quite consistent inhis pronouncements. Con-sistency is a trademark of a

P. Noy promiseleader who is not easilyswayed by what his adviserstell him to do. P. Noy listensbut it's his decision still thatmatters at the end of the day.For one, he was firm not toretain military chief DelfinBangit who is a lapdog ofoutgoing President Arroyo. Idon't know if he could bedictated by his irreverentsister Kris who is a perennialmagnet for controversy.

P. Noy is a promisingleader. He knows what hewants and appears bent in

implementing much neededreforms in the government.What his beloved motherfailed to do, he shouldaccomplish and accomplishmore he should. P. Noy is nolonger basking in the shad-ows of his martyred father.He appears comfortablefacing the media and seemsunfazed when grilled. P. Noyis articulate, talks sense andhas a sense of humor. In fact,P. Noy is more interestingthan Kris who keeps nosecrets in the public.

P. Noy's sisters serve ashis support system. Viel,Ballsy, Pinky and Kris are theFirst Sisters who will sharethe limelight with theirbrother for the next six years.Except for Kris who lovesattention, the three surely

MAHIRAP na daw ibalikang nawalang tiwala. Parangsalamin na pag nagkalamatna ay hindi na maibabalik sadati. Siguro kung salamingbubog wala na talagang pag-asa, pag nagkalamat ayitapon na.

Pero sa relasyon at pakikitungo sa kapwa hindi na ngaba pwedeng ibalik ang nagkalamat ng tiwala? Isa sapinakamabigat na responsibilidad ng bagong PangulongNoynoy Aquino ay ang maibalik ang tiwala ng tao sa gobyerno.Sa mahabang panahon ay parang nasira na talaga ang tiwalang tao sa gobyerno.

Naubos na kasi halos ang pasensya natin dahil sa daming mga sumabog na iskandalo na nagbulgar sa iba’t ibangpanggagantso. Hindi na masisisi si Juan dela Cruz dahil sadami ng mga nabuking na pananamantala ng mgamaykapangyarihan.

Nariyan ang fertilizer scam na nambiktima ng mgamagsasaka, ang textbook scam na nambiktima ng mgamagulang at estudyante, ang ZTE-NBN controversy, angQuedancor scam na nambiktima ng mga magbababoy, angnawawalang pondo ng GSIS, ang pagbagsak ng pre-needindustry, ang sobrang patong sa mga kostumer ng Meralco,at kung anu-ano pang pahirap.

Kaya parang hindi mo rin masabi na swerte si President-elect Noynoy sa pagkakapanalo sa eleksyon, napakahirapmaging pangulo ng isang bansa na may lamat ang relasyonng bayan at pamahalaan. Pero hindi lang naman ito solongpasanin ni Pangulong Aquino.

Pasanin din natin bilang mga Pilipino. Sino ba angmagdudusa kung mabigo ang Pangulo? Sino ba angmaghihihirap kung mabigo ang pamahalaan? Tayo dinnaman.

Parang sa dalawang magkasintahan o magkaibigan, pagnagkasira, nawala ang tiwala, break up, tapos hanap ngibang kasintahan, ng bagong kaibigan.

Move on sabi nga. Kaya para sa bansa natin ngayon, siPangulong Aquino ang bagong kasintahan, ang bagongkaibigan, ang bagong pagkakataon pagkatapos natin mag-decide na mag move on.

Kung mahirap man itayong muli ang isang relasyon nanagkalamat na, iba na lang ang approach. Magtiwala nalang sa bayan, sa Pilipino.

Sabi nga ng isang karakter sa isang pelikula – if you don’ttrust your government, trust your country. Kung may lamatman ang tiwala natin sa gobyerno, alam ko na buo pa rinang tiwala natin sa ating bansa at dito maaaring magsimulaang mas okay na bukas para sa ating lahat.

Mag-text po kayo sa akin tungkol sa usaping ito sa mganumerong: Globe – 09272630741 o Smart – 09215186724 Okaya ay email sa: ariel.inton@gmail.com.

‘Swerte nga ba si P. Noy?’

prefer to work in the side-lines. Among them, Viellooks promising as theunofficial spokesperson forthe family.

Kris, a very competenttelevision host and engagingtalker, should not do thetalking at all because she'sshowbiz and is tactless mostof the times.

Her honesty is an assetbut she’s “over” sometimesand that's not good for herbrother and for the countryas well.

What Kris should do is to

help promote readingbecause I understand thatshe's a voracious reader.Ballsy is like the reincar-nated Cory who should actas P. Noy's number oneadviser in matters of the Stateand heart.

P. Noy obviously issurrounded by a very goodsupport system starting withhis family. I just hope andpray that P. Noy will appointgood people who will servethis country selflessly andwill not steal. We pin ourhopes on Noy.

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Arroyos have left the Palace

A MALACAÑANG official denied yester-day that they were dismayed by President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s refusalfor a joint cabinet meeting of outgoing andincoming administrations before the oath-tak-ing of the new president.

Presidential Management Staff chief ElenaBautista-Horn said they respected the deci-sion of Aquino.

She said Palace has offered the joint cabi-net meeting as a proper venue to clarify thingson the different departments before the Aquinogovernment takes over on June 30.

According to Horn, it was President GloriaMacapagal-Arroyo who proposed a jointcabinet meeting.

“We offer this as assistance to them. But ifthey refused, we will respect that,” Horn said.

Aquino on Monday ruled out a meetingbetween his incoming Cabinet members andtheir counterparts from the Arroyo adminis-tration. Alex Balcoba

Palace not dismayedover Aquino’s refusalfor joint cabinet meet

THE First Family hasmoved out from Malacañangtwo weeks ago and now livingin their house in Quezon City,First Gentleman Jose MiguelArroyo yesterday revealed.

Mr. Arroyo said he and Presi-dent Gloria Macapagal Arroyono longer sleep in the Palace sincetwo weeks ago. They have packedtheir things two months ago andsince Sunday they have been stay-ing in their residence in La Vista.

Meanwhile, Mr. Arroyo, dur-ing the launching of a book titled“First” which includes all hisanswers to criticisms againsthim and his family, lamented theunfair treatment to his wife in-cluding the failure to highlightArroyo’s accomplishments andachievements in the past nineyears.

He also urged President-electBenigno Aquino III to stop as-

sailing the outgoing president.“He should unite the coun-

try instead of dividing it. Maybehe thinks he is still the presi-dent of the opposition. He for-got he is the president of all Fili-pinos already,” Mr. Arroyo said.

The Arroyo presidency hasa transition team that intendsto facilitate a “smooth turnover”to the next administration ofPresident-elect Aquino.

The two sides have met todiscuss the inaugural ofAquino on June 30.

Mrs. Arroyo will have her fi-nal Cabinet meeting on June 29before the oath-taking of Aquinoat the Quirino Grandstand thefollowing day.

Mrs. Arroyo will assume herpost as representative ofPampanga’s second districtafter she steps down from hernine-year presidency.

FG to undergo spine surgery on SaturdayFIRST Gentleman Mike Arroyo

disclosed yesterday that he wouldundergo a spinal operation overthe weekend.

He said the operation has beenscheduled for June 19 as his phy-sicians found his heart to be in astable condition.

According to Arroyo, the sur-gery is intended to prevent a re-peat of his back pain which heexperienced last March 25 andresulted to his confinement at St.Luke’s Hospital in Quezon City.The doctors said the pain wasconnected to his heart problem.

The First Gentleman under-

went an angioplasty in Decem-ber 2006 and aneurysmectomyand triple-heart bypass surgeryin April 2007.

In November 2008, the FirstCouple made an emergency land-ing in Japan after Mr. Arroyo fellill on board a plane bound forPeru , where they were supposedto attend the 21-nation Asia-Pa-cific Economic Cooperation Sum-mit (APEC).

Upon arriving in the Philip-pines, Mr. Arroyo was promptlybrought to St. Luke’s where hewas diagnosed with infectiousdiarrhea. Alex Balcoba

THE National Sta-tistics Office (NSO) onTuesday said about35.4 million Filipinoswere employed as ofApril this year from34.99 million a year ago.

Of the total 35.4 mil-lion employed per-sons in April, 52 per-cent are working in theservices sector, whileworkers in the agricul-ture sector accountedfor 32.5 percent.

Employed Filipi-nos in the industrysector accounted toonly 15.5 percent of thetotal employment inthe country.

Among the variousoccupation groups, theNSO said laborers andunskilled workers com-posed the highest per-centage of 32.2 percentof the total employedpersons in April.

Farmers, forestryworkers and fisher-men were the secondlargest group, ac-counting for 15.6 per-cent of the total em-ployed.

The NSO said theunemployment rate inApril rose eight per-cent or 3.1 million Fili-pinos, higher than the7.5 percent jobless raterecorded in the sameperiod last year.

PRESIDENT-elect Benigno“Noynoy” Aquino III has de-cided to take his oath as the 15thpresident of the Philippines atthe Quirino Granstand in RizalPark , Manila instead of hispreferred venue, the QuezonMemorial Circle.

Atty. Edwin Lacierda,Aquino spokesperson, said thedecision was not only to accom-modate more spectators but alsofor security reasons. Aquinowill take his oath of office be-fore Supreme Court Chief Jus-tice Conchita Carpio-Morales.

Lacierda said a street partyin celebration of the new presi-dency will be held at the

Quezon City Memorial Circleafter Aquino’s oath-taking. Theparty is open to the public.

The details of the street partyare still being finalized by MariaMontelibano, one of the headsof Aquino's media affairs.Montelibano headed the Radio-TV Malacañang during theadministration of Aquino'smother, the late former Presi-dent Corazon Aquino.

Earlier in the day, NationalPolice spokesman Chief Super-intendent Leonardo Espinasaid security plans are beingformulated for the events at theQuirino Grandstand and theQuezon Memorial Circle.

Aquino will take his oathat the Quirino Grandstand

35-M Pinoysemployedas of April

Piston wants P8 not P.25 fuel price cutMILITANT transport group Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga

Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (PISTON) has called on the oilcompanies to implement a big time one time roll back of P8 andnot a measly 25 centavos on their oil products.

George San Mateo, Piston secretary general, said the pumpprices of the oil companies, particularly the so called Big 3, arestill high despite the 25 centavos cut in diesel and 50 centavos ingasoline.

This developed as Piston officials also called on President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to include among his priori-ties in his first 100 days the issues of overpricing, profiteeringand cartel. This is aside from the scrapping of the oil deregula-tion law and lifting of expanded value added tax that will pavethe way for the reduction of fuel prices.

Earlier, seven transport groups filed a petition before the LandTransportation Franchising and Regulatory Board asking for aP1 increase on the minimum fare and 25 centavos for the suc-ceeding kilometers for jeeps plying in Metro Manila and Regions3 and 4. Kim Pascual

4 Wednesday, June 16, 2010 5

SA si ElmoMagalona samga anak ng

sikat na rapper na siFrancis Magalonana madalasngayong makita samainstream show-biz. Magaling siyangkumanta, marunongmag-rap at ngayonay susubukan niyaang pag-arte.

Now it’s Elmo’sturn to prove hisacting talent sakanyang first series,ang “PilyangKerubin.”

“Sobrang excited,because thissummer lang talagaako nag-start, tapossa sobrang liit lang[na] time, ganitobigla ‘yungnangyari,” he said.“Kaka-graduate kolang, tapos akalako, ‘yung summer,relax-relax lang.Pero sobra akonggrateful sa mgaoffers na nakukuhako ngayon, at sakabig opportunitiestalaga,” wika niElmo sa ulat nggmanews.tv.

Although showbizis in his blood,inamin ng youngstar na kinabahanpa rin siya when hefirst joined showbiz.

“Meron pongkaba, [dahil] safeedback ng tao,kung ano man ‘yungcomment nila. Perokung ano po ‘yungkaya kong gawin,‘yun po y’ungipapakita ko.”

Kaya namanhindi nakakpagtakana marami na angsumusuportang mgafans sa kanyangappearances saParty Pilipinas,kung saan madalassiyangnaikukumpara sakanyang ama, thelate Master RapperFrancis Magalona.How does he feelabout being com-pared to his father?

“Siyempre,grateful ako sa mgafeedback kasigustong-gusto nila,at nakikita daw nilasi Pop sa’kin, perosiyempre maypressure pa rin,"Elmo shares.

Pero hindi langpag-rap ang

kanyang kayanggawin. Sapinakabagongprimetime series ngGMA, ipapakitanaman ni Elmo angkanyang actingskills kung saan isasiya sa mga maincharacters ngistorya, ang siga atchickboy nasakristan na siAaron sa “PilyangKerubin.” Dito aysiya ang bagong ka-love triangle ninaBarbie Forteza atJoshua Dionisio.Inasahan ba niya namagkakaroon siyang ganito kalakingbreak early on in hiscareer?

“Yung sa mgaginagawa kongayon, ‘yung talagang ipinahanap

pa raw ito ng Indianproducer sa isangcasting director atkinontak pa angmother agency niDaiana sa Brazil.Nakita raw kasi ngproducer saYouTube ang videoclips ni Daiana saEat Bulaga! at angisang shampoocommercial naginawa nito.

Isang e-mail dawang ipinadala ngcasting director.Ayon sa manager niDaiana, masyadongdetalyado ang sulatna naglalaman ngoffer kay Daiana atmga kundisyon atrequirements sapaggawa ngnaturang pelikula.

ipapagawa sakanya. Then afterthe shoot, kailangannamang mamalagini Daiana sa Indiapara sa promotionng pelikula.

At ang hindilamang sa India anglocation ng pelikula;may mga eksenangkukunan din daw saUS, Tokyo at saBangkok, Thailand.

Kaya ang balakni Daiana, kapagnakipag-usap na rawsiya sa Indianproducer, hihilingsiya ng compromisena kung maaari aythree weeks amonth lang siDaiana sa India atang natitirang pangisang linggo ayigugugol ni Daiana

Elmo Magalona, sunod sa yapak ng amang si Francis M.

pagpasok sa PartyPilipinas at dito sa“Pilyang Kerubin,”hindi ko talaga in-anticipate na ganitoang mangyayari,"kuwento niya.“Akala ko guesting-guesting lang. Peronabigyan ako ngopportunity.”

Ngayon kabilangna siya sa thirdgeneration ng mgaMagalona napumasok sa show-biz naniniwala siyana ito ang kanyangdestiny kahit pahindi niya pinili ito.

“Kahit na di ko ‘togawin [pumasok sa

si Diane Zoleta ngStar Models Agencyna may offer sakanyang alaga nalumabas sa isangBollywood film, itoyung counterpart ngHollywood sa India.

Ayon kay Daiana,may offer ang isangIndian producer ngBollywood paramaging lead star/leading lady angBrazilian TV person-ality sa isangpelikulang gagawinsa India na mala-Lord of the Rings atNarnia ang tema.

Malaki raw angoffer kay Daiana at

Under negotiationpa ito hanggangngayon dahil hindipa makapag-decideang manager niDaiana kungtatangapin ang offerdahil may kaakibatitong isang malakingcareer move para saBrazilian star. Ito ayang mag-relocate omanirahan si Daianasa India sa loob ngisang buong taon.

Bago kasi angactual shooting ngmovie, if evergagawin nga ito niDaiana, may mgaworkshops attraining pa muna na ATSISMIS

na nag-datesi Sam

Milby at Marie Digbynoong birthday niSam. Humingi angFil-Am acousticsinger ng two-dayvacation dahilbirthday niya. At‘yun nga, nakita angdalawa namagkasama saisang hotel beachresort sa Boracay.

Kaagad namanginamin ni Sam namagkasama ngasila ni Marie. Peromatigas angkanyang pagtanggisa tsikangmagdyowa na sila.

“Hindi. We’re nottogether,” denial niSam.

Noong Luneslang, nagsend ngmessage si Mariesa “Showbiz NewsNgayon” at inaminna gusto nga niyaang acousticheartthrob kayalang ay hindi suresa future nila asfriend.

“I like Sam verymuch and it’s justunfortunate that welive half a worldapart. I’m notsure whatthe futureholds butfor thetimebeing, Itruly enjoythe time wespend together,”say ni Marie na firsttime nagsalitatungkol sa tsismissa kanila ni Sam.

Kaya lang,nagugulat si Mariesa malaking media

attention na binibi-gay sa kanila niSam.

“I care very muchabout him and thelast thing I want isto make the story orissue bigger than itis. Also, it wouldsadden me foranyone to ever thinkthat I am seekingany kind of mediaattention in connec-tion to my knowinghim,” esplika niya.

Sabi pa ngAmerican acousticsinger, mabait sakanya ang singer.

“Although Ihaven’t known Samfor a very long time,what I have found isthat he is one of thekindest ,most

generous and mostrespectful man Ihave ever met. Webegan talking,thanks to our mutualfriend KC who isabsolutely lovely!”

* * *Ayaw nang

patulan ni Kim Chiuang tsikangnagpalaki siya ngkanyang dibdib.

Si Kim ang naba-blind item na youngactress nanagparetoke ngboobs ng hindinagpapaalam sakanyang manager.Nagulat na langdaw ang mga staffng kanyang man-agement companynang isang araw ayumapir ang hitad na

may kalakihan naang boobs. Hindina nila tinanongang aktres dahilnahihiya silangusyosohinkungnagparetokenga ito.

“Nocomment,”‘Yan ang tili

ni Kim. “Bahalana sila. Kungnaninira na sila,hindi naman akogumawa ng kahitna anongmasama sa mgataong iyon.Hindi ko namansila

sa kanyang showbizcareer dito saPilipinas.

Aminado angmanager ni Daianana malaki at verytempting ang offer.Nagdadalawang-isipnga lang siya dahilsa malaking adjust-ment na mangyayarisa kanyang alaga.

“Malaki ang offerna talent fee kayDaiana, as in malakitalaga. Pero anginiisip namin, yunglong-term adjust-ment, yung longterm na plano forher career. Paanopag hindi siya nag-click doon after themovie, e, di anotherna pagsisimula nanaman?

masasabihan na‘hoy, sabihin mo‘yung ganito, sabihinmo ‘yung ganyan.’Lagpas tenga iyon.Hindi ako galit sakanila. Hindi akonagsabi ng kahitanong against kungsino man angnaninira. Ako,nagtatrabaho ako ngmaayos dito.Nagsisikap ako.”

At sa tsikangnanliligaw na angkapartner niyang si

Gerald Andersonkay Sam Pinto aymatigas ang nagingpagtanggi ni Kim.

“Hindi!” say niKim. “Kasi, kelansiya magkaka-timemanligaw, eh, lagikaming nasa taping,lagi kaming nasatrabaho,” esplika ngdalaga.

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showbiz], siguromangyayari pa rin‘to kasi nasa bloodtalaga namin angmag-perform, simulapa lang sa ances-tors," says Elmo.“Hindi ko talagainiisip ‘yon, masiniisip ko pa ‘yungcollege nun. Taposnapasok ako dito[sa showbiz], taposnapunta dito [saPilyang Kerubin],kaya masnagfofocus na akodito ngayon.”

And he says heis very happy withwhat he is doingright now. “Sobrangenjoy kasi mababaitnaman ‘yung mgakasama ko at sakasobra silangmasayang kasama.”

Panoorin si Elmosa “PilyangKerubin,” week-nights on GMATelebabad.

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Philippine Entertain-ment Portal (PEP),

inamin ngmanager niDaianaMenezes na

“At saka mahalna mahal na niDaiana ang careerniya dito saPilipinas, kaya hindiniya matatalikurannang ganun-ganunna lang, na isangtaon siyangmawawala? Kayagusto namingmagkaroon ngcompromise nahindi magsa-sufferang career dito niDaiana sa Pilipinas.And definitely, hindiiiwan ni Daiana angEat Bulaga!, mahalna mahal niya angshow at ang mgakasama niya doon,”sabi ni Diane.

Regular co-hostsi Daiana sa EatBulaga! ng GMA-7at may sitcom dinsiya sa TV5, angAng Darling KongAswang with VicSotto. Bukod pa ritoang iba pa niyangwork commitmentssa Pilipinas.

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Umamin na si Marie Digbyna type niya si Sam Milby

afternoon soap saDos.

At nang mata-nong si Kim kung siSam ang dahilan nghiwalayan nila niGerald ay ito angsagot ng aktres:“Kung hindi mankami live-in, nag-break na. Hanggangsaan ba papupuntaito? Lampas tengana lang kasi parangkung anu-ano naang sinasabi ngmga tao.”

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SA si ElmoMagalona samga anak ng

sikat na rapper na siFrancis Magalonana madalasngayong makita samainstream show-biz. Magaling siyangkumanta, marunongmag-rap at ngayonay susubukan niyaang pag-arte.

Now it’s Elmo’sturn to prove hisacting talent sakanyang first series,ang “PilyangKerubin.”

“Sobrang excited,because thissummer lang talagaako nag-start, tapossa sobrang liit lang[na] time, ganitobigla ‘yungnangyari,” he said.“Kaka-graduate kolang, tapos akalako, ‘yung summer,relax-relax lang.Pero sobra akonggrateful sa mgaoffers na nakukuhako ngayon, at sakabig opportunitiestalaga,” wika niElmo sa ulat nggmanews.tv.

Although showbizis in his blood,inamin ng youngstar na kinabahanpa rin siya when hefirst joined showbiz.

“Meron pongkaba, [dahil] safeedback ng tao,kung ano man ‘yungcomment nila. Perokung ano po ‘yungkaya kong gawin,‘yun po y’ungipapakita ko.”

Kaya namanhindi nakakpagtakana marami na angsumusuportang mgafans sa kanyangappearances saParty Pilipinas,kung saan madalassiyangnaikukumpara sakanyang ama, thelate Master RapperFrancis Magalona.How does he feelabout being com-pared to his father?

“Siyempre,grateful ako sa mgafeedback kasigustong-gusto nila,at nakikita daw nilasi Pop sa’kin, perosiyempre maypressure pa rin,"Elmo shares.

Pero hindi langpag-rap ang

kanyang kayanggawin. Sapinakabagongprimetime series ngGMA, ipapakitanaman ni Elmo angkanyang actingskills kung saan isasiya sa mga maincharacters ngistorya, ang siga atchickboy nasakristan na siAaron sa “PilyangKerubin.” Dito aysiya ang bagong ka-love triangle ninaBarbie Forteza atJoshua Dionisio.Inasahan ba niya namagkakaroon siyang ganito kalakingbreak early on in hiscareer?

“Yung sa mgaginagawa kongayon, ‘yung talagang ipinahanap

pa raw ito ng Indianproducer sa isangcasting director atkinontak pa angmother agency niDaiana sa Brazil.Nakita raw kasi ngproducer saYouTube ang videoclips ni Daiana saEat Bulaga! at angisang shampoocommercial naginawa nito.

Isang e-mail dawang ipinadala ngcasting director.Ayon sa manager niDaiana, masyadongdetalyado ang sulatna naglalaman ngoffer kay Daiana atmga kundisyon atrequirements sapaggawa ngnaturang pelikula.

ipapagawa sakanya. Then afterthe shoot, kailangannamang mamalagini Daiana sa Indiapara sa promotionng pelikula.

At ang hindilamang sa India anglocation ng pelikula;may mga eksenangkukunan din daw saUS, Tokyo at saBangkok, Thailand.

Kaya ang balakni Daiana, kapagnakipag-usap na rawsiya sa Indianproducer, hihilingsiya ng compromisena kung maaari aythree weeks amonth lang siDaiana sa India atang natitirang pangisang linggo ayigugugol ni Daiana

Elmo Magalona, sunod sa yapak ng amang si Francis M.

pagpasok sa PartyPilipinas at dito sa“Pilyang Kerubin,”hindi ko talaga in-anticipate na ganitoang mangyayari,"kuwento niya.“Akala ko guesting-guesting lang. Peronabigyan ako ngopportunity.”

Ngayon kabilangna siya sa thirdgeneration ng mgaMagalona napumasok sa show-biz naniniwala siyana ito ang kanyangdestiny kahit pahindi niya pinili ito.

“Kahit na di ko ‘togawin [pumasok sa

si Diane Zoleta ngStar Models Agencyna may offer sakanyang alaga nalumabas sa isangBollywood film, itoyung counterpart ngHollywood sa India.

Ayon kay Daiana,may offer ang isangIndian producer ngBollywood paramaging lead star/leading lady angBrazilian TV person-ality sa isangpelikulang gagawinsa India na mala-Lord of the Rings atNarnia ang tema.

Malaki raw angoffer kay Daiana at

Under negotiationpa ito hanggangngayon dahil hindipa makapag-decideang manager niDaiana kungtatangapin ang offerdahil may kaakibatitong isang malakingcareer move para saBrazilian star. Ito ayang mag-relocate omanirahan si Daianasa India sa loob ngisang buong taon.

Bago kasi angactual shooting ngmovie, if evergagawin nga ito niDaiana, may mgaworkshops attraining pa muna na ATSISMIS

na nag-datesi Sam

Milby at Marie Digbynoong birthday niSam. Humingi angFil-Am acousticsinger ng two-dayvacation dahilbirthday niya. At‘yun nga, nakita angdalawa namagkasama saisang hotel beachresort sa Boracay.

Kaagad namanginamin ni Sam namagkasama ngasila ni Marie. Peromatigas angkanyang pagtanggisa tsikangmagdyowa na sila.

“Hindi. We’re nottogether,” denial niSam.

Noong Luneslang, nagsend ngmessage si Mariesa “Showbiz NewsNgayon” at inaminna gusto nga niyaang acousticheartthrob kayalang ay hindi suresa future nila asfriend.

“I like Sam verymuch and it’s justunfortunate that welive half a worldapart. I’m notsure whatthe futureholds butfor thetimebeing, Itruly enjoythe time wespend together,”say ni Marie na firsttime nagsalitatungkol sa tsismissa kanila ni Sam.

Kaya lang,nagugulat si Mariesa malaking media

attention na binibi-gay sa kanila niSam.

“I care very muchabout him and thelast thing I want isto make the story orissue bigger than itis. Also, it wouldsadden me foranyone to ever thinkthat I am seekingany kind of mediaattention in connec-tion to my knowinghim,” esplika niya.

Sabi pa ngAmerican acousticsinger, mabait sakanya ang singer.

“Although Ihaven’t known Samfor a very long time,what I have found isthat he is one of thekindest ,most

generous and mostrespectful man Ihave ever met. Webegan talking,thanks to our mutualfriend KC who isabsolutely lovely!”

* * *Ayaw nang

patulan ni Kim Chiuang tsikangnagpalaki siya ngkanyang dibdib.

Si Kim ang naba-blind item na youngactress nanagparetoke ngboobs ng hindinagpapaalam sakanyang manager.Nagulat na langdaw ang mga staffng kanyang man-agement companynang isang araw ayumapir ang hitad na

may kalakihan naang boobs. Hindina nila tinanongang aktres dahilnahihiya silangusyosohinkungnagparetokenga ito.

“Nocomment,”‘Yan ang tili

ni Kim. “Bahalana sila. Kungnaninira na sila,hindi naman akogumawa ng kahitna anongmasama sa mgataong iyon.Hindi ko namansila

sa kanyang showbizcareer dito saPilipinas.

Aminado angmanager ni Daianana malaki at verytempting ang offer.Nagdadalawang-isipnga lang siya dahilsa malaking adjust-ment na mangyayarisa kanyang alaga.

“Malaki ang offerna talent fee kayDaiana, as in malakitalaga. Pero anginiisip namin, yunglong-term adjust-ment, yung longterm na plano forher career. Paanopag hindi siya nag-click doon after themovie, e, di anotherna pagsisimula nanaman?

masasabihan na‘hoy, sabihin mo‘yung ganito, sabihinmo ‘yung ganyan.’Lagpas tenga iyon.Hindi ako galit sakanila. Hindi akonagsabi ng kahitanong against kungsino man angnaninira. Ako,nagtatrabaho ako ngmaayos dito.Nagsisikap ako.”

At sa tsikangnanliligaw na angkapartner niyang si

Gerald Andersonkay Sam Pinto aymatigas ang nagingpagtanggi ni Kim.

“Hindi!” say niKim. “Kasi, kelansiya magkaka-timemanligaw, eh, lagikaming nasa taping,lagi kaming nasatrabaho,” esplika ngdalaga.

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showbiz], siguromangyayari pa rin‘to kasi nasa bloodtalaga namin angmag-perform, simulapa lang sa ances-tors," says Elmo.“Hindi ko talagainiisip ‘yon, masiniisip ko pa ‘yungcollege nun. Taposnapasok ako dito[sa showbiz], taposnapunta dito [saPilyang Kerubin],kaya masnagfofocus na akodito ngayon.”

And he says heis very happy withwhat he is doingright now. “Sobrangenjoy kasi mababaitnaman ‘yung mgakasama ko at sakasobra silangmasayang kasama.”

Panoorin si Elmosa “PilyangKerubin,” week-nights on GMATelebabad.

* * *Sa ulat naman ng

Philippine Entertain-ment Portal (PEP),

inamin ngmanager niDaianaMenezes na

“At saka mahalna mahal na niDaiana ang careerniya dito saPilipinas, kaya hindiniya matatalikurannang ganun-ganunna lang, na isangtaon siyangmawawala? Kayagusto namingmagkaroon ngcompromise nahindi magsa-sufferang career dito niDaiana sa Pilipinas.And definitely, hindiiiwan ni Daiana angEat Bulaga!, mahalna mahal niya angshow at ang mgakasama niya doon,”sabi ni Diane.

Regular co-hostsi Daiana sa EatBulaga! ng GMA-7at may sitcom dinsiya sa TV5, angAng Darling KongAswang with VicSotto. Bukod pa ritoang iba pa niyangwork commitmentssa Pilipinas.

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afternoon soap saDos.

At nang mata-nong si Kim kung siSam ang dahilan nghiwalayan nila niGerald ay ito angsagot ng aktres:“Kung hindi mankami live-in, nag-break na. Hanggangsaan ba papupuntaito? Lampas tengana lang kasi parangkung anu-ano naang sinasabi ngmga tao.”

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from 1 to 9 inclusively.

Previous puzzle solution

Ni McJoe PALAISIPAN Thelma Onego

SAGOT SA NAKARAAN

PAHALANG

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busina11. Intindi12. Tapayan13. Ipinagkatiwala

kay Moises15. Tagpi16. Ibigay sa

amin17. Lasang asin18. Ngawit19. Tusok

pag inulit20. Likas

21. Magsakay25. Bayan sa

Marinduque28. Pakuluan29. Sulsol30. Luto sa itlog31. Dulang32. Reklamo33. Awit ng

paghehele34. Hunting

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ng lalaki 6. Palayaw

ng babae 7. Kapopootan 8. Grano 9. Sambit ng

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ng nasaktan27. Lati

CALOOCAN City Mayor Enrico “Recom”Echiverri boosted the local government’s cam-paign against the spread of rabies, a virusthat is contracted through animal bites suchas dogs and other stray animals.

Echiverri said catching the disease fromthe bites of such animals is no joke since itcould lead to the deterioration of a person’sphysical health or in extreme cases causesdeath.

Because of this, the mayor has ordered thecity health department to disseminate infor-mation about stopping rabies.

The city health department earlier con-ducted a dialogue on rabies prevention, whichwas attended by barangay officials, non-gov-ernment organizations (NGOs) and represen-tatives from other sectors.

Among the points tackled in the dialogue,which was of great use to the attendees,were tips on how to give first aid to thosebitten by rabies-carrying dogs so that thespread of the virus in the victim’s body maybe halted.

In line with this, personnel from the cityveterinary office have been making roundsfor the purpose of plucking stray dogs andother animals that could be carriers of rabiesoff the streets.

The city health office said that once thedogs are in the custody of the city veterinaryoffice, they would be checked up to find outwhether they have rabies or not.

The local government has beenproviding free anti-rabies injections as apreventive measure against the spread ofthe disease.

Caloocan boostsanti-rabies campaign

Maps to Save the Davao Gulf UnveiledFOR centuries, maps

have guided people’spaths and actions.

Recent technologynow shows us how to saveone of the most produc-tive marine areas inMindanaoWith a sharedinterest to conserve theDavao Gulf’s marinebiodiversity and to pro-mote sustainable devel-opment for local commu-nities, WWF-Philippinesand the Davao Gulf Man-agement Council(DGMC) have conducteda comprehensive Envi-ronmental SensitivityIndex (ESI) mapping ex-ercise to assess thegulf’s sensitivity to oilspills, soil leaching andother environmental dis-turbances.

Funded by the HongKong and ShanghaiBanking Corporation(HSBC) and launched in2007, the Davao Gulf ESImaps will serve as toolsin land use planning, oil

spill or marine pollutionresponse operations aswell as the proper use ofagro-chemicals.

Founded on the con-cept and methodology ofESI mapping, it exam-ines two of the country’spressing environmentalissues – oil spil l inci-dence and the potentialfor groundwater contami-nation.

A Haven for Life-Davao Gulf ranks as oneof the priority conserva-tion areas of the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Eco-region. It is a breedingand nursery ground forsmall and large pelagicspecies, with frequentsightings of whalesharks, dugongs andleatherback turtles,among the list of speciescited in the Conventionon the International Tradeof Endangered Species(CITES). Beneath thewaters of the gulf lies aparadisiacal abode of

brimming tropical ma-rine species.

Davao has longbragged of its coral reefs,making it a favoriteamong divers, tourists,investors, business op-portunists, scientists andconservationists alike.Beset by Pollution & De-velopment Sadly, theDavao Gulf is beingthreatened by the veryeconomic activit ies itsupports.

Seen along the coastare ports, oil depots, fac-tories and other capital-intensive industries thatare perceived to exertpressure on the qualityof the water, the naturalhabitats and the produc-tivity of its fisheries.

Environmental ex-ploitation by humansgradually surfaced aslocal communities sankdeeper into crevices ofpoverty – an effect of agrowing population.

Fish yields de-

creased, leading many toadopt destructive fishingmethods in order to sur-vive.

A 2006 study revealedthat less than 20% of thegulf’s coral reefs remainin good condition. Peopleare now pinning theirhopes on the aquacultureindustry, which producesseaweeds, milkfish andtilapia to compensate forever-decreasing fishyie lds.

Pollution is anothermajor menace: fertilizersand pesticides used byvarious plantations aswell as mine tailings of-ten contaminate ground-water and other bodiesof water through run-offor leaching.

Oil tankers and ves-sels traversing the gulfthreaten it as well withthe possibil ity of oil orchemical spil ls.

The gulf’s myriad in-dustrial plants also spewout sewage. Local

wastes from communi-ties plus oil sludge fre-quently place marine lifein danger.

Progress for theDavao Gulf usuallymeans urban develop-

ment – at great cost tothe environment.

Says DGMC Chair-man Leo Avila, “Overthree mill ion people infour cities and 18 munici-palit ies live around the

gulf: thousands rely onit for food and livelihood.Reduced productivity willhave dire consequencesso we should concentrateon protecting what assetsremain.”

P i o n e e r i n gTomorrow’s Solutions,TodayClimate change isthe most serious and per-vasive threat to human-ity.

Amongst the mostpractical ways of deal-ing with it is to strengthenthe resilience of naturalresources - this meanspreparing Philippinecoasts, mountains andcities for unexpected im-pacts, such as oil spillsand floods. As a topecological solutions-pro-vider, WWF-Philippineshas long pioneered ESImapping for oil spil ls,developing the country’sfirst ESI map inBatangas. WWF and thePhilippine Coast Guardalso conducted commu-nity-based oil spil l re-sponse training and work-shops for the Davao Gulf.

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It was just a speck, a tiny foreign object flyingthrough the air on a windy day while I was cuttingthe grass. Somehow that speck made its way into myleft eye.

For the next few hours that little speck causedquite a bit of irritation. I tried washing it out. Mywife, Sue, a nurse, tried everything she could think of.Finally, we went to a Med Center, where the medicalpersonnel on duty couldn’t get it out either. Only afterapplying some ointment and waiting several more an-noying hours did I get relief from the speck.

This tiny, nagging irritant made me think anewabout Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 7 about criticizingothers. My first thought was to be impressed with thepracticality of Jesus’ illustration. Using the effectiveliterary tool of hyperbole, or exaggeration, He explainedfor His listeners how foolish it is for a person to criti-cize someone without seeing that he or she is alsoguilty of error. If you can find someone else’s littlespeck while ignoring the hunk of wood in your owneye, something’s wrong. It should be unthinkable toignore our own faults while pointing out someoneelse’s.

An attitude of self-righteousness has no place inthe Christian life. That should be plain to see.

A Prayer: Lord, help me not to get caught up inpointing out the “little” sins in others’ lives, whileignoring my own glaring sin. I’m thankful that withrepentance comes forgiveness. Amen.

Inspect your own life before you look for specks inothers.

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec)has reset the registration of Barangay andSangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections to thewhole month of July.

Comelec Commissioner Rene Sarmientosaid instead of starting the registration onJune 25, they moved it to July 1.

He said under the law the registrationshould be conducted 120 days prior to theelections wherein the SK and Barangay elec-

Comelec resets barangay registrationtions have been scheduled on October 25.

“June 25 is too soon. We might not haveenough time for registration,” Sarmiento ex-plained.

He added that under Republic Act 7166,they can adjust the registration schedule “ifnecessary.”

Sarmiento said those turning 15 and 18years old should register for the SK andBarangay elections. Ampie Galpo

TWO womenrobbed a Korean traderof about P.5 million incash and jewelry inQuezon City last Mon-day.

Kwon Joong Hwon,who stays at 22-NOrchard I, EastwoodCity, Barangay Bagum-bayan, Quezon City,told police that he metthe suspects in a baron E. Rodriguez Jr. Av-enue Sunday night.

He said the womenbefriended him whichlater ended with himinviting the women tohis condominium unitto stay the night.

Kwon said when hewoke up the next morn-ing he found hisP253,000 cash, Sonycamera worth P65,000,a cellular phone worthP23,000, an Iphoneworth P40,000 and aBlackberry phone worthP38,000 missing to-gether with two women.

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CHEAPER wateris a welcome news tomore than 2.5 millionhouseholds in MetroManila as the twowater concession-aires announced ratecuts yesterday.

Starting July 1,residents in the eastand west zones ofMetro Manila willenjoy lower waterbills after the ManilaWater Company, Inc.and Maynilad WaterServices, Inc. will cutrates by 27 and 19centavos per cubicmeter, respectively.

The water compa-nies said the rate reduc-tion should be attrib-uted to the appreciationof the peso against thedollar.

Manila Water andMaynilad Water saidthe adjustments wereapproved by the Met-ropolitan Water-works and SewerageSystem. This was dueto the foreign cur-rency differential ad-justment (FCDA)mechanism.

Kim Pascual

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of P.5 million

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MAAGA pa para sa sikat nacollege player na ito na magingisa siyang ama, pero wala namanna siyang magagawa.

Nakabuntis siya at haharapinniya ang kanyang responsi-bilidad.

Hindi niya ginustongmakabuntis pero dumarating talaga minsan sa buhay ng isanglalake na ayaw man niya ay nangyayari pa rin.

* * *Tulad din ng sa isa pang guwapo at magaling na college player.Hindi niya ikinahihiya na tatay na siya.Kahit na binata pa siya, hayan at dalawa na ang panganay

niya. Pero hindi rin siya tumatalikod sa nangyari.Sumusuporta rin siya sa mga anak niya.At patuloy siyang nangangarap na makarating din siya sa

PBA next year. Si college player ay tiga NCAA.* * *

Isa pang player galing sa UAAP ang sa kasagsagan ng kanyangcareer two years ago ay nakabuntis din.

Ngayon, siya ay isa nang tatay at nagbabalik siya sa basket-ball. Siya ngayon ay maglalaro na sa isang NCAA team this sea-son.

Mayroon na siyang pamilya pero nakakaintindi ang kanyangmisis na hindi niya makakasama sa lahat ng oras si player.

At marami rin siyang karibal na mga fans na babae at badingna humahanga kay college player.

* * *Marami ngayong college players ang takot na takot na

makabuntis.Lalo't mag-uumpisa na ang season ng UAAP at NCAA, mahirap

nang makadisgrasya at this stage.Kaya halos lahat, ingat na ingat sa kanilang pambababae.Kaya naman yung iba, nambaba-bading na lang!Hahahahahahaha... Di nga naman sila makakabuntis.

* * *Happy happy birthday kay Mrs. Connie San Juan. Happy birth-

day din sa kaibigan nating si Allan Caidic who celebrated his“nth” birthday yesterday.

Isyung buntisan ng mga player

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lak-ers are down 3-2 in the NBA finals againstan old foe that keeps finding new ways tobeat them.

They’ll need a big Hollywood ending toescape with another championship — andthat's exactly where they'll make their laststand against the Boston Celtics.

Game 6 is back home Tuesday (Wednes-day Manila time) at Staples Center, wherethe Lakers are 9-1 in the postseason, witheverybody from Kobe Bryant to the Lakers'bedraggled bench playing with much morepassion and confidence.

“If you look at it, they’ve come home and car-ried the 3-2 lead back,” Lakers coach Phil Jack-son said. “It’s basically home court, home court.Now we're going back to home court to win it.That’s the way it's supposed to be, isn't it?”

Two straight losses in Boston led to a direseries deficit for the Lakers, who hadn’t eventrailed in any playoff series this season. TheCeltics have won three of the last four games,and they’re responsible for Los Angeles’ onlyhome loss of the playoffs.

So why didn’t Jackson or Bryant seemparticularly worried before they headed outon their final cross-country flight of thepostseason? Throughout a trying seasonfilled with injuries and big-game setbackssince a Christmas Day loss to Cleveland, theLakers have always been able to rise whenthey absolutely needed to do it.

Jackson even described the Lakers’ lockerroom as “spirited” after losing Game 5 intheir lowest-scoring performance of thepostseason in the 92-86 loss. For all theirstruggles in Boston, the Lakers realize theyonly have to defend their home court to wintheir 16th title.

Lakers down to lastgasp against Celtics

Pacquiao ready foranyone in the ring

Cotto prepares for rematch

COACH Emanuel Steward, trainer of WorldBoxing Association (WBA) super welter-weight champion Miguel Cotto, expressedconfidence that his ward will come out a bet-ter fighter if given a chance for a rematch withpound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao.

Cotto, who knocked out Yuri Foreman forhis third world title last week in New York City,is considered the plan B for Pacquiao's No-vember 13 fight date should a summit meetingwith Floyd Mayweather Jr. fail to materialize.

Former welterweight champion AntonioMargarito of Tijuana, Mexico has also beennamed as a possible opponent.

“I would very much entertain a rematchwith Pacquiao and Cotto,” Steward, an In-ternational Boxing Hall of Fame inductee,said in a report on gmanews.tv.

“It would be very different if they fight againnow that [Cotto] has his team put together justthe way he wants it. He’s just a better balancedfighter now. He will be able to utilize his box-ing talents a lot more than the last fight wherehe fought with his head down too low. Mannywas actually the taller fighter in the fight andhe’s only 5’6”. Miguel has a lot more mentalconfidence now than he did before.”

Outside of the opportunity to win an eighthworld title in as many divisions, a rematchwith Cotto would prove little for the boxerwho won a congressional seat in the prov-ince of Sarangani.

Then the reigning World Boxing Organi-zation (WBO) welterweight champion, Cottowas highly competitive for the first two roundsbefore being dropped in the third and fourthrounds.

MVP Invitational Championship eventNational Coach Rajko Toroman, Philippine Basketball Association Chairman Lito Alvarez, Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) ExecutiveDirector Noli Eala and SBP Sports Director Berni Atienza discuss the details for the 2010 MVP Invitational Championship, which will run fromJune 24 to June 27 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Pasay City. The officials also discuss at the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum inManila the teams that will compete in the event. TUNYING PEÑAREDONDO

Maynila Criterium Race moved to June 27OFFICIALS of the Maynila Crite-

rium Race have rescheduled the cy-cling event to June 27.

The race, originally scheduled onJune 20, will pass through RoxasBoulevard starting from the cornerof Quirino Avenue and circle backin front of the United States Embassy.

The cycling race is one of the mainevents in celebration of the 439th

Araw ng Maynila on June 24 throughthe efforts of the Manila Sports Coun-cil (MASCO) with the support of SevenEleven-Roadbike Philippines.

Cash prizes and trophies awaitwinners in the different race catego-ries to be supervised by Seven Eleven-Roadbike Philippines team directorRic Rodriguez with the help of newMASCO chief Paul de la Cruz and his

older brother, Manila Councilor-elect Nino.

Additional special prizes -- com-ing from other cycling patrons incooperation with Seven ElevenPhilippines headed by John Vic-tor Paterno and Roadbike Philip-pines top officials Bong Sual andAlex Villan -- will be given to allparticipants.

Manila grabs Nokiabasketball title

THE Smart-Manila routed Xavier School-San Juan, 92-53, to annex the NCR nationalcrown of the Nokia National Basketball Train-ing Center (NBTC) D-League recently at theSan Juan Gym.

Mike Tolomia topscored for his team with13 points followed by 11 from Dave Moralde,10 each from Jay Alejandro and Chris Javierwhile Roldan Sara and Baser Amer pitchedin eight apiece in the tournament supportedby Nokia Philippines and TAO Corporationwith recognition from the SamahangBasketbol ng Pilipinas.

Xavier San Juan actually made it to the fi-nals after edging out Magnolia Paranaque witha 77-76 score as the latter settled for thirdwhile B-MEG Integra Manila was fourth.

Caesar Wongchuking led the San Juansquad with 13 followed by eight markers fromJeron Teng, who made it to the mythical teamalong with B-MEG Integra Manila’s MarkCruz, Tolomia, Mark Ollano of MagnoliaParanaque and Smart Manila’s AlfonzoGotladera in the event also supported by SanMiguel Pure Foods Company, Inc., SmartCommunications and Burlington.

Amer was named Most OutstandingPlayer while the Burlington Most PromisingPlayer and the Sportsmanship Award wentto Timothy Dumas of Magnolia Paranaqueand Bryan Tan of San Juan, respectively.