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South American drugs seizedPhilippine Drug Enforcement Agency Director General Dionisio Santiago and Presidential Anti-Smuggling GroupSec. Antonio "Bebot" A. Villar, Jr., inspect the recovered 17 packs of cocaine which were buried in the mountain-ous area of Eastern Samar by suspected members of an international drug syndicate based in South America.

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Wala kayong karapatang maghusga?HINDI pa man nagsisimula

ang termino ni incoming presi-dent, Senator Benigno “Noynoy”Aquino, III ay sangkaterba naang batikos sa napipinto nitongpagpili ng kanyang ilalagay sakanyang gabinete.

May nagsasabi kasi na maymga itatalaga si Noynoy sakanyang gabinete na mga “re-cycle” kung saan aynanungkulan na ang mga itosa panahon ng kanyang ina nasi Cory Aquino at ang iba namanay nagsilbi ng ilang taon kayPangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Ang iba naman ay sinasabingmga walang karanasan sapamamahala samantalang hindipa naman natin nasusubukanang mga taong ito kung kayaba nilang manungkulan samataas na posisyon.

Hindi natin kailangangmanghusga sa pagkatao ng mgasusunod na manunungkulandahil unang-una ay hindi panaman natin sila nasusubukan,pangalawa ay posibleng ang

mga taong ito ang magbibigayng solusyon sa ating mgaproblema sa gobyerno.

Naging ugali na kasi natingmga Pilipino na kapag may taotayong hindi kilala ay agadnatin itong pipintasan at kungkilala man natin ay sasabihinnatin na hindi nito kaya angibibigay sa kanyang posisyon.

Hanggang hindi natinnasusubukan ang kapasidadng isang tao ay wala tayongkarapatan na maghusga sapagkatao nito dahil isa itongmaling paraan kung paanonatin ituturing ang ating kapwatao.

Wala rin tayong karapatanna magsabi na hindi kaya ngisang tao ang ibibigay sakanyang tungkulin hangganghindi natin nakikita kung paano

siya magtrabaho sa ibinigay sakanyang posisyon.

Bago sana tayo maghusgaay subukan muna natingtumingin sa salamin dahil bakamas madumi pa ang mukhanatin sa taong atingpinipintasan?

Nitong mga nakalipas naadministrasyon ay mga kilalangtao ang nailagay sa magandangposisyon ngunit ano ba angnangyari? Karamihan sa kanilaay umabuso lamang satungkulin.

Mas mabuti pa nga namanungkulan ang mga taonghindi kilala sa pamamahala nggobyerno kumpara sa mgatinaguriang “TRAPO” (tradi-tional politician) na walangginawa kundi ang magpayamansa kanilang tungkulin?

Huwag tayong maghusgakung ayaw nating husgahan?

* * *Sa mga kabarangay kong

gustong makilahok sa pitak naito, maari kayong mag-email sabarangayani_isko@yahoo.com.

BANCO de Oro Unibank(BDO) may not get its wish thistime. It is hoping to take overmidsize Export and IndustryBank (Exportbank), which isunder the “ICU” section orprompt corrective action (PCA)of the central bank since 2007.

BDO has been negotiatingwith Exportbank officials ledby their president Jose VictorTanjuatco, uncle of presiden-tial frontrunner Benigno“Noynoy” Aquino III, for theacquisition but this seems tobe going nowhere now.

With Aquino just a few daysaway from officially beingsworn in as the next presidentof the republic, Exportbankmay get the badly needed shotin the arm from the central bank.Exportbank can tap thepeople’s money through thecentral bank if it seeks assis-tance and given help by the

incoming administration.Though it is likely Aquino

may not provide help to hisrelative, the renewed confi-dence of the Exportbank offi-cials would probably opt tocontinue running the bank in-stead of selling it to the expand-ing BDO. Thus, the possibilityof a BDO takeover dims.

Nestor Tan, BDO president,in one interview, said the 704-branch BDO is on expansionmode in terms of branches.Sources said central bank willgive BDO 30 branches in re-stricted areas on top of the 51branches of Exportbank if thedeal pushes through.Exportbank has 26 branchesin restricted areas.

Central bank is reviewingBDO’s request for a 20-year P13billion financial assistance tobuy Exportbank.

The same sources said cen-

tral bank will allow BDO totransfer branches within therestricted areas based on cir-cular No. 504. The central bankis also coordinating and con-sulting with the PhilippineDeposit Insurance Corp. onhow to extend financial assis-tance to Export bank.

* * *Welcome to the world of

Nadal.The world No. 2 Rafael

Nadal from Spain defeatedSwede Robin Soderling instraight sets, winning his fifthFrench Open title.

Nadal, who was knockedout by Soderling from the last16 round last year at RolandGarros, made a sweet revengeby smashing the fifth seed 6-4,6-2, 6-4.

The Spaniard played aggres-sively since the beginning,broke Soderling's serve in thefifth game of the first set. Then,the 24- year-old prodigystepped out his winning pacein the following set, broke histough rival's serve in the fifthand seventh game.

Nadal failed to clinch hisfifth consecutive French Opentitle due to the defeat toSoderling then gave up to de-fend his Wimbeldon title forsuffering from tendonitis inboth of his knees last year.

STREETSMARTNi Jonathan Vicente

BDO takeover of Exportbank may not push through

IBON Features—The initial astonishment with the speed ofthe election results was just as quickly replaced with doubts onthe credibility of the May 2010 polls. Claims of electoral fraudand other irregularities continue to surface more than three weeksafter the Philippines held its first ever automated national polls.Calls for an independent probe emerged even as the Housecommittee on suffrage has already begun its inquiry.

In the eye of the storm aside from the Commission on Elec-tions (Comelec) is private contractor Smartmatic-TIM, whichlast year bagged the 2010 poll automation contract with thelowest bid of P7.2 billion. But as questions on the integrity ofthe Automated Election System (AES) technology provided bySmartmatic-TIM for the May 10 polls mount, less focus has beengiven on what exactly was the role played by the private con-sortium in the last elections.

This raises the issue of “election privatization,” a phenom-enon that is feared even in the most advanced countries as un-dermining the elections as an important democratic exercise.While the use of the latest technology to speed up the votingand counting process is not inherently bad, the use of privately-owned technology creates some serious problems.

According to the Progressive States Network, a US-basedpolicy and research group, the fundamental basis for the free-dom and fairness of elections lies in its public administration.“Without government control of elections and public scrutinyof the process, establishing the legitimacy of election results isnot possible,” said the group.

It cited the case of 18,000 missing votes in Sarasota, Floridaduring the 2006 congressional race that had a winning marginof only 236 votes. The private firm Election Systems and Soft-ware Company which handled the Sarasota polls denied pub-lic access to its voting machines and software for examinationbecause they were supposedly trade secrets. A local court up-held the privacy rights of the said corporation.

The Sarasota case was just one of the many electoral fiascosin the US that involved private poll automation firms. Per-haps the most notorious among these firms was Sequoia Vot-ing Systems, which has been embroiled in several controver-sies ranging from weak security system, poor quality ballots,and substandard hardware. In 2008, Sequoia threatened withlawsuits the independent experts who wanted to scrutinizeits voting machines for use in New Jersey citing intellectualproperty rights.

Incidentally, Smartmatic acquired Sequoia in 2005 but wasforced to give it up in 2006 following a probe by the Committeeon Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS), an inter-agency bodyof the US government that reviews national security implica-tions of foreign investments. But Smartmatic maintains linkswith Sequoia through IPR ownership over some of the latter’selection products. Sequoia was also one of the losing bidders inthe Philippines’ poll automation program.

Thus, reports of malfunctioning Precinct Count Optical Scan(PCOS) machines, claims of pre-programming, and other tech-nical anomalies are not unique to the country’s first attempt atnational poll automation. Proponents claim that a private com-pany can still be held accountable by the public. Smartmatic-TIM, for instance, is bound by the terms and conditions stipu-lated in its contract with the Comelec.

Public exercise, private interestHowever, the liability of Smartmatic still does not resolve the

fundamental issue of a private company, with vested privateinterests, taking over a very public matter that is the elections. Itmakes the elections more vulnerable to fraud and manipula-tion—on top of traditional forms of cheating such as vote buy-ing, flying voters, harassment, etc.

Private automation technology becomes untrustworthy be-cause of its nature as private property immune to public scru-tiny. In the case of Smartmatic-TIM, the Comelec refused to con-duct an exhaustive review of the source code by independentinformation technology (IT) experts and specialists. A sourcecode review will help determine if Smartmatic-TIM’s comput-ers will properly read and accurately count the ballots.

Bulatlat.com

C O M M E N T A R Y

The ills of privatized elections

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DISCUSSING THE RULESSenate President Juan Ponce Enrile and House Speaker Prospero Nograles dis-cuss the rules on canvassing during a lull in the canvassing of the Davao CityCertificates of Canvass. At issue is the non-printing of the city’s statement of votes bythe Consolidation and Canvassing System server.

DESPITE possible protest from parents andstudents, the Commission on Higher Educa-tion (CHED) clarified that the tuition increasein 339 schools and universities are irrevo-cable.

Julito Vitriolo, CHED executive director,in an interview yesterday with news anchorArnold Clavio on GMA’s Unang Hirit, saidthe commission allowed the schools to imple-ment increase in their education fare aftermeeting the requirements.

He said the CHED could no longer revokeits approval to the 339 schools which askedpermission to hike their fees. There are about

2,000 universities and colleges in the Philip-pines.

Vitriolo said that in March this year,about 390 schools applied for a tuition hike,339 of which were given the green light byCHED. Consultations with the stakehold-ers, like parents, were among the require-ments given by CHED to schools seekingfor fee hike.

The CHED official added that the essenceof the consultations include the objections,which will be included in the minutes of themeeting so that the commission knowswhether consultations were indeed held.

CHED: NO REVERSAL OF TUITION HIKE

THE Sugar RegulatoryAdministration (SRA)yesterday announced thatthere is enough supply ofsugar until the next sea-son and no reason to in-crease the its price.

Bernardo Trebol, SRAadministrator, said aninventory of warehousesof sugar mills revealedthat there would beenough supply of sugarthrough the next millingseason.

Trebol said there aremore that 600,000 metrictons in sugar mills inwarehouses, excludingthose in the warehousesof traders and wholesal-ers.

“While it is true thatthe milling season hasended, we still haveenough supply of sugarfor our requirement up tothe next milling season.We will not allow unscru-pulous businessmen tocreate a situation wherethey will project a pictureof shortage in the supplyto their own advantage.We will work with othergovernment agencies andrun after the retailers whoare unnecessarily in-creasing the prices of theirsugar,” Trebol said.

Angela Nolasco

No sugarshortage– SRAFORMER President Joseph

Estrada after conceding topresidential frontrunnerBenigno “Noynoy” Aquino IIIyesterday announced his planof finally abandoning politicsand show business.

Estrada, who attended thegraduation of his daughterJerika at the American Inter-continental University in Lon-don , said he now wanted todevote his time to his familyand children.

The former president is aproud father to Jerika whograduated second honor in herInternational Business Ad-ministration course. Estrada’sdaughter is planning to pur-sue a Master ’s Degree in Fi-nance and Marketing, also inLondon .

Estrada maintained there

Erap finally bids ‘adieu’to politics, showbiz

is nothing more to prove af-ter placing second to presi-dential frontrunner Aquinoand garnering more than 9million votes in the May 10polls.

Estrada, 73, stressed thathe will not even play the roleof political kingmaker in thefuture elections nor acceptany government appoint-ment.

He said that God had givenhim the best in life. The Fili-pino people had also givenhim many opportunities tohelp that he could not ask formore and now ready to aban-don politics and show busi-ness.

But, Estrada promised tocontinue helping and servingthe poor, in private capacity.

Kim Pascual

Lower electricity bill in June – MeralcoTHE Manila Electric Company

(Meralco) yesterday announcedthat customers will see an over-all average reduction in their elec-tricity bills for the month of June.

For residential users, the re-duction is around 10 centavos perkwh.

Meralco Utility EconomicsHead Ivanna dela Peña attributedthe reduction to lower transmis-sion and system loss chargeswhich declined by P0.1541 perkWh and P0.0282 per kWh, respec-tively, for residential customers.

"While the generation chargeregistered an increase of P0.0844per kWh, this was more than off-set by the combined reduction ofP0.1823 per kwh in transmissionand system loss charges, result-

ing to a net reduction of P0.0979per kwh for residential users inthese three pass-throughcharges,” she said.

The lower transmission chargewas a result of the zero back-upcharge of the National Grid Cor-poration of the Philippines(NGCP), arising from the non-availability of back-up capacityfor the supply month of May.

Meralco said a residential cus-tomer consuming 100 kwhs willhave his bill reduced by aroundP11 this June. For one consum-ing 200 kwhs, the reduction ismuch higher at around P27, andfor P300 is a savings of P40, fac-toring in the attendant reductionin taxes and other bill compo-nents.

THE Department of Educa-tion (DepEd) on yesterday as-sured parents that it would lookinto reports that at least fiveschool supplies contain poten-tial carcinogens.

DepEd Secretary MonaValisno, in a radio interviewwith dzXL, said her office is nowverifying information to con-firm the findings of EcoWasteCoalition about toxic schoolsupplies.

On Sunday, EcoWaste Coa-lition warned that at least five

DepEd to probe toxic school suppliesschool supplies being sold intime for the opening of classeson June 15 have tested positivefor carcinogenic contents.

It said five samples of PVCschool supplies it sent to labo-ratories for testing yielded car-cinogen di (2-ethylhexyl) phtha-late/DEHP.

EcoWaste said it bought thefive typical PVC school suppliesfrom popular stores May 24 to31, and had them analyzed byIntertek Testing Services Phil-ippines.

PICTURES of suspected crimi-nals will be posted within schoolzones, according to the NationalCapital Region Police Office(NCRPO).

NCRPO chief Dir. RobertoRosales said the move will helpstudents become more aware ofcriminal elements preying on stu-dents and other possible victimsin the vicinity of their schools.

Rosales also urged studentsto bring whistles to call authori-ties’ attention to crimes beingcommitted.

The NCRPO chief said the five

police districts – Quezon CityPolice, Manila Police, EasternPolice, Northern Police andSouthern Police – will implementthe posting of pictures of crimi-nals so students can avoid fall-ing prey to criminals such assnatchers and robbers. Mug shotsof suspected drug pushers willalso be posted within schoolzones .

Rosales reiterated his adviceto parents to disallow childrenfrom bringing expensive cellphones or wear jewelry to school.

Angelie Escandor

Photos of criminals to be posted in schools

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HOLLYWOOD TATTLE

FENDING off the onslaught of four newopeners, “Shrek Forever After” managedto maintain the top position at NorthAmerica's box offices for the third week-end in a row, the box office authority said.

The fourth and final installment inDreamWorks Animation's series, “ShrekForever After” is expected to sell $25.3million worth of tickets in the United Statesand Canada this weekend, down only by42%, to remain as the top dog.

As the first movie since “Alice In Won-derland” to pull off the three-week trick,the Paramount animated film is on trackto earn $183 million in ticket sales in threeweeks of play, according to projections bythe North America box office authority.

Four new openers made their debutover the weekend, but they have all per-formed on a lackluster note.

Premiering at No.2 is Universal’s youngadult comedy "Get Him to the Greek,"which is expected to take in $17.4 millionin its opening dates. In another collabo-ration among writer/director NicholasStoller and stars Jonah Hill and RussellBrand, “Get Him to the Greek” is a spin-off sequel from Stoller's 2008 film “For-getting Sarah Marshall.” Hill plays an en-tirely new character while Brand repriseshis character Aldous Snow. The film hasreceived generally positive reviews andis widely considered among the year's fun-niest comedies.

Debuting at No. 3 is Lionsgate’s spyromantic comedy "Killers," with an esti-mated take of $16.1 million. StarringAshton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl andtook $75 million to make, it drew widecriticisms from the critics over the week-end. However, the Saturday's gross hasincreased 11 percent, which is evident ofits good playability, the North Americabox office authority said.

The No.4 and No.5 are holdovers fromthe previous weeks.

Disney’s “Prince of Persia” which de-buted last week is projected to garner $13.8million this weekend for a total of $59.5million in two weeks.

Warner Bros.’ “Sex and the City 2” star-ring Sarah Jessica Parker and her threepartners in romantic crime, will sell $12.6million this weekend, for a total of $75million in two weeks.

As the rest of four openers, Fox's“Marmaduke” and Warner Bros.’ horror/thriller “Splice” were sixth and eighth, tak-ing in $11.3 million and $7.5 million re-spectively.

‘Shrek Forever After’extends winning streak

HALATA sa mgainterviews ngdalawang maga-gandang mukha sashowbiz na maynamumuong samang loob sa kanila.

Walang duda namayroong cold warhappening betweenGretchen Barretto atAngelicaPanganiban dahil samga napabalitangnag-aagawan saattention ni DerekRamsay ang dalawa.

Sa ulat pa nainilabas ng Philip-pine EntertainmentPortal (PEP), hindimaikakailang maynamumuong iringansa pagitan nina LaGreta at Angelica.

Lumobo na kasiang problema at lalopang lumala ang

patutsadahan ngdalawang aktres nanagsimula lang samga “naughtystatements” niGretchen nang ma-interview siya ngSNN (ShowbizNews Ngayon).

Last week kasikasama ni Gretaang leading manniya sa bagongsoap ng ABS-CBNna “Magkaribal,” siDerek Ramsay, na

nagkataon namangboyfriend ni An-gelica.

Napag-usapankasi sa SNNinterview angnangyaringaksidente kinaGretchen at Dereksa taping ng“Magkaribal,” kungsaan naipit sasinasakyan nilangmotorsiklo angmamahaling gownna suot ni Gretchenna naging dahilanpara mahila anggown at mahubaransa parteng itaas angaktres. Ni-reenactpa ni Gretchen kungpaano siyayumakap sa likod niDerek para itagoang kanyang dibdib.

Naging bahagi rinng kanilang interview

ang noo'y nalalapitna pag-alis ni Derekpapuntang SouthAfrica kasama anggirlfriend niyang siAngelica (Umalissila last Saturday,June 5). At dito nganabuo ang intriga samga naging pahayagni Gretchen.

Tinanong kasi siGretchen kung anoang nararamdamanniya na aalis siDerek. Sabi niGretchen, “Nasa-sad ako. Wala nangkuwento, ganun.Hihintayin ko yungmga kuwento niya.Pictures na lang.Hihintayin ko yungmga pictures niya...Solo picture, ha.Gusto ko ikaw lang.Walang iba.”

Ang mgapahayag na ito niGretchen angsiyang itinuturongdahilan kung bakitnag-post si Angelicang isang controver-sial message sakanyang Twitteraccount noon dinggabing iyon:“Taraaayyy... Singleka teh?”

Ayon sa opinyonng ilan, ito umanoay patama kayGretchen.

Kahapon, June 6,ay ipinalabas namansa The Buzz anginterviews kinaAngelica, Derek, atGretchen tungkol sa

naturang isyu.ANGELICA’S

REACTION. Unangsinagot ni Angelicaang binitiwangpahayag ni Gretchentungkol sa solopictures ni Derek.

“Magdadala nalang ako ng picturesnamin. Pero walangsolo. Puro double,”makahulugang sabini Angelica.

Sumunod nanagpaliwanag siAngelica tungkol sakanyang controver-sial Twitter post.

“Wala. Sinabi kolang ‘Mataray...single!’ Kasi akodouble, e. Mayboyfriend ako atsaka girlfriend akoni Derek,” sabi niya.

Marami kasi angnag-react na ang tilapinariringgan niyasa Tweet niya ay si

Gretchen daw.“Nasa mga tao na

yun kung sino satingin nila yunggusto kongparinggan,” sagot niAngelica.

Hinarap din niAngelica ang isyung pagli-link kinaDerek at Gretchen.

“Siguro namankung magiging silapagdating ngpanahon, di ba,kung sila talaga,sila talaga. May ibasigurong para saakin. Lagi ko ngangsinasabi, hindi paako kinu-call saMagkaribal kasihindi ako type sacasting. Ibig kongsabihin, huwag sanaakong idamay sapromotion. Kasikung gusto niyangmag-promote, mag-promote siyang

Greta, Angelica pinag-aagawan si Derek? mag-isa,” matarayna sabi ni Angelica.

DEREK'S EX-PLANATION. Sagitna ng kontrober-siyang ito, angnaiipit na si Derekay agad namangnagbigay ngpahayag.

“Wala kamingproblema ni An-gelica when itcomes to work,when it comes toGretchen. Hindi,hindi ipokrita siAngel, e. Yung mgaeksena niya sa Rubimas steamy pa,mas sweet pakaysa sa eksenanamin ni Gretch.So, she knows natrabaho lang ito. Atpagkatapos namingmagtrabaho,hanggang doon langyun,” paliwanag niDerek.G

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ODEREK AT ANGELICA

SA June 22 na ang coronation nina John Lloyd Cruz at Sarah Geronimobilang Box-Office King & Queen sa 2009 Box-Office Entertainment Awards ngGuillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation.

For two consecutive years aysina John Lloyd at Sarah angitinanghal na Box-Office King &Queen dahil sa success ngkanilang movie last year na “YouChanged My Life,” na sequel ngfirst movie nila together na “AVery Special Love.”

Produced by Airtime Market-ing, gaganapin ang 2009 Box-Office Entertainment Awards saCarlos P. Romulo Auditorium ngRCBC Plaza, Makati City. Ang telecast nito ay sa June 27, 10:30 p.m., sa ABS-CBN.

Narito ang iba pang winners:Bukod kina John Lloyd at Sarah, ang iba pang pararangalan sa 2009 Box-

Office Entertainment Awards ay ang mga sumusunod:Film Actors of the Year - John Lloyd Cruz and Luis ManzanoFilm Actress of the Year - Ms. Vilma SantosPrince of Philippine Movies & TV - Gerald AndersonPrincess of Philippine Movies & TV - Kim ChiuPromising Male Box-Office Star for Movies & TV - Coco MartinPromising Female Box-Office Star for Movies & TV - Angelica PanganibanLove Team of the Year - Dingdong Dantes & Marian RiveraPromising Love Team of the Year - Enchong Dee & Erich GonzalesMale Concert Performer of the Year - Martin NieveraFemale Concert Performer of the Year - Pops FernandezMale Recording Artist of the Year - Gary ValencianoFemale Recording Artist of the Year - NinaGroup Recording Artist/Performer of the Year - BambooPromising Male Recording/Performer of the Year - Jericho Rosales

THAT’S ENTENGtainmentBy Enteng

John Lloyd at Sarah,box office king and queen

JOHN LLOYD AT SARAH

AMININ man o hindi ng mag-asawangJudy Ann Santos at Ryan Agoncillo na hindipa man isinisilang ang kanilang anak ayinstant celebrity na agad ito.

Eh bakit nga hindi, kapwa naman sikatang mga magulang nito. Si Judy Ann angreyna ng telenovela at simula pa noongbata ito siya na ang pinagkakaguluhansa mga drama satelebisyon tulad ng “Ula.”

Ayon kay Juday, hindi paman lumalabas sa mundongibabaw ang kanyang babyboy o “hijo” ay may kumakausap na sa kanyapara kunin ang magiging anak sa com-mercial. Mas lalong dumami angkumukuha nang mabatid na lalakiito.

Nilinaw naman ng aktres nawala siyang tinanguan sa mgakumausap sa kanya dahil naisniyang maging pribado muna angbuhay ng kanilang magiginganak tulad ng kanyangginagawang pagpa-palakisa adopted daughter na siYohan.

Nang tanungin kungipagdaramot ba niya sapubliko ang anak,sinabi ni Judy Ann nanais lang niyangmaging tahimik munaang buhay nito. Naisniyang mag-enjoy muna itosa buhay at kapag dumatingang tamang panahon, tsakanilang mag-asawa pagdede-sisyunan kung hahayaan ba nilanglumabas ito sa telebisyon.

Judy Ann Santos nais magingpribado ang buhay ng anak

HANDANG magbigay ng reward money

ang kampo ng aktres na si Yasmien Kurdisa sinumang makakahuli sa aktor na siBaron Geisler.

Ito ay matapos magpalabas ng warrantof arrest ang korte kaugnay sa kasongkinakaharap ni Geisler bunga ng kasong

isinampa laban sa kanyang aktres dahil umano sapambabastos ng una sadalaga habang nagta-tap-ing sila ng isang television

series sa Bocaue, Bulacan noong Mayo 2009.Ang pagpapalabas ng warrant of arrest

ang korte laban kay Baron dahil sa kabiguannitong sumipot sa hearing.

Sa kasalukuyan, sinasabing nagtatagosi Baron at umiiwas na maaresto ngawtoridad kaya naman sa inis ni Yasmienat ng kampo nito ay magbibigay ang mgaito ng pabuya sa sinumang

makakapagturo sa pinagtataguannito at sa makakahuli rito.

Sobrang galit ni Yasmienkaya naman handa itong

gumastos makabawi lang sapambabastos sa kanya ngkapwa niya artista.

Matatandaang hindilang si Yasmien angbinastos ng

“barumbadong” aktorsubalit maging ang anak

ng mag-asawang WilliamMartinez at Yayo Aguila na siPatrizha sa isang bar saMakati. Nagsampa rin ng kasoang pamilya Martinez labankay Baron.

KALORKAYBy Beth Lo Gin

JUDY ANN SANTOS

4 Tuesday, June 8, 2010 5

HOLLYWOOD TATTLE

FENDING off the onslaught of four newopeners, “Shrek Forever After” managedto maintain the top position at NorthAmerica's box offices for the third week-end in a row, the box office authority said.

The fourth and final installment inDreamWorks Animation's series, “ShrekForever After” is expected to sell $25.3million worth of tickets in the United Statesand Canada this weekend, down only by42%, to remain as the top dog.

As the first movie since “Alice In Won-derland” to pull off the three-week trick,the Paramount animated film is on trackto earn $183 million in ticket sales in threeweeks of play, according to projections bythe North America box office authority.

Four new openers made their debutover the weekend, but they have all per-formed on a lackluster note.

Premiering at No.2 is Universal’s youngadult comedy "Get Him to the Greek,"which is expected to take in $17.4 millionin its opening dates. In another collabo-ration among writer/director NicholasStoller and stars Jonah Hill and RussellBrand, “Get Him to the Greek” is a spin-off sequel from Stoller's 2008 film “For-getting Sarah Marshall.” Hill plays an en-tirely new character while Brand repriseshis character Aldous Snow. The film hasreceived generally positive reviews andis widely considered among the year's fun-niest comedies.

Debuting at No. 3 is Lionsgate’s spyromantic comedy "Killers," with an esti-mated take of $16.1 million. StarringAshton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl andtook $75 million to make, it drew widecriticisms from the critics over the week-end. However, the Saturday's gross hasincreased 11 percent, which is evident ofits good playability, the North Americabox office authority said.

The No.4 and No.5 are holdovers fromthe previous weeks.

Disney’s “Prince of Persia” which de-buted last week is projected to garner $13.8million this weekend for a total of $59.5million in two weeks.

Warner Bros.’ “Sex and the City 2” star-ring Sarah Jessica Parker and her threepartners in romantic crime, will sell $12.6million this weekend, for a total of $75million in two weeks.

As the rest of four openers, Fox's“Marmaduke” and Warner Bros.’ horror/thriller “Splice” were sixth and eighth, tak-ing in $11.3 million and $7.5 million re-spectively.

‘Shrek Forever After’extends winning streak

HALATA sa mgainterviews ngdalawang maga-gandang mukha sashowbiz na maynamumuong samang loob sa kanila.

Walang duda namayroong cold warhappening betweenGretchen Barretto atAngelicaPanganiban dahil samga napabalitangnag-aagawan saattention ni DerekRamsay ang dalawa.

Sa ulat pa nainilabas ng Philip-pine EntertainmentPortal (PEP), hindimaikakailang maynamumuong iringansa pagitan nina LaGreta at Angelica.

Lumobo na kasiang problema at lalopang lumala ang

patutsadahan ngdalawang aktres nanagsimula lang samga “naughtystatements” niGretchen nang ma-interview siya ngSNN (ShowbizNews Ngayon).

Last week kasikasama ni Gretaang leading manniya sa bagongsoap ng ABS-CBNna “Magkaribal,” siDerek Ramsay, na

nagkataon namangboyfriend ni An-gelica.

Napag-usapankasi sa SNNinterview angnangyaringaksidente kinaGretchen at Dereksa taping ng“Magkaribal,” kungsaan naipit sasinasakyan nilangmotorsiklo angmamahaling gownna suot ni Gretchenna naging dahilanpara mahila anggown at mahubaransa parteng itaas angaktres. Ni-reenactpa ni Gretchen kungpaano siyayumakap sa likod niDerek para itagoang kanyang dibdib.

Naging bahagi rinng kanilang interview

ang noo'y nalalapitna pag-alis ni Derekpapuntang SouthAfrica kasama anggirlfriend niyang siAngelica (Umalissila last Saturday,June 5). At dito nganabuo ang intriga samga naging pahayagni Gretchen.

Tinanong kasi siGretchen kung anoang nararamdamanniya na aalis siDerek. Sabi niGretchen, “Nasa-sad ako. Wala nangkuwento, ganun.Hihintayin ko yungmga kuwento niya.Pictures na lang.Hihintayin ko yungmga pictures niya...Solo picture, ha.Gusto ko ikaw lang.Walang iba.”

Ang mgapahayag na ito niGretchen angsiyang itinuturongdahilan kung bakitnag-post si Angelicang isang controver-sial message sakanyang Twitteraccount noon dinggabing iyon:“Taraaayyy... Singleka teh?”

Ayon sa opinyonng ilan, ito umanoay patama kayGretchen.

Kahapon, June 6,ay ipinalabas namansa The Buzz anginterviews kinaAngelica, Derek, atGretchen tungkol sa

naturang isyu.ANGELICA’S

REACTION. Unangsinagot ni Angelicaang binitiwangpahayag ni Gretchentungkol sa solopictures ni Derek.

“Magdadala nalang ako ng picturesnamin. Pero walangsolo. Puro double,”makahulugang sabini Angelica.

Sumunod nanagpaliwanag siAngelica tungkol sakanyang controver-sial Twitter post.

“Wala. Sinabi kolang ‘Mataray...single!’ Kasi akodouble, e. Mayboyfriend ako atsaka girlfriend akoni Derek,” sabi niya.

Marami kasi angnag-react na ang tilapinariringgan niyasa Tweet niya ay si

Gretchen daw.“Nasa mga tao na

yun kung sino satingin nila yunggusto kongparinggan,” sagot niAngelica.

Hinarap din niAngelica ang isyung pagli-link kinaDerek at Gretchen.

“Siguro namankung magiging silapagdating ngpanahon, di ba,kung sila talaga,sila talaga. May ibasigurong para saakin. Lagi ko ngangsinasabi, hindi paako kinu-call saMagkaribal kasihindi ako type sacasting. Ibig kongsabihin, huwag sanaakong idamay sapromotion. Kasikung gusto niyangmag-promote, mag-promote siyang

Greta, Angelica pinag-aagawan si Derek? mag-isa,” matarayna sabi ni Angelica.

DEREK'S EX-PLANATION. Sagitna ng kontrober-siyang ito, angnaiipit na si Derekay agad namangnagbigay ngpahayag.

“Wala kamingproblema ni An-gelica when itcomes to work,when it comes toGretchen. Hindi,hindi ipokrita siAngel, e. Yung mgaeksena niya sa Rubimas steamy pa,mas sweet pakaysa sa eksenanamin ni Gretch.So, she knows natrabaho lang ito. Atpagkatapos namingmagtrabaho,hanggang doon langyun,” paliwanag niDerek.G

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SA June 22 na ang coronation nina John Lloyd Cruz at Sarah Geronimobilang Box-Office King & Queen sa 2009 Box-Office Entertainment Awards ngGuillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation.

For two consecutive years aysina John Lloyd at Sarah angitinanghal na Box-Office King &Queen dahil sa success ngkanilang movie last year na “YouChanged My Life,” na sequel ngfirst movie nila together na “AVery Special Love.”

Produced by Airtime Market-ing, gaganapin ang 2009 Box-Office Entertainment Awards saCarlos P. Romulo Auditorium ngRCBC Plaza, Makati City. Ang telecast nito ay sa June 27, 10:30 p.m., sa ABS-CBN.

Narito ang iba pang winners:Bukod kina John Lloyd at Sarah, ang iba pang pararangalan sa 2009 Box-

Office Entertainment Awards ay ang mga sumusunod:Film Actors of the Year - John Lloyd Cruz and Luis ManzanoFilm Actress of the Year - Ms. Vilma SantosPrince of Philippine Movies & TV - Gerald AndersonPrincess of Philippine Movies & TV - Kim ChiuPromising Male Box-Office Star for Movies & TV - Coco MartinPromising Female Box-Office Star for Movies & TV - Angelica PanganibanLove Team of the Year - Dingdong Dantes & Marian RiveraPromising Love Team of the Year - Enchong Dee & Erich GonzalesMale Concert Performer of the Year - Martin NieveraFemale Concert Performer of the Year - Pops FernandezMale Recording Artist of the Year - Gary ValencianoFemale Recording Artist of the Year - NinaGroup Recording Artist/Performer of the Year - BambooPromising Male Recording/Performer of the Year - Jericho Rosales

THAT’S ENTENGtainmentBy Enteng

John Lloyd at Sarah,box office king and queen

JOHN LLOYD AT SARAH

AMININ man o hindi ng mag-asawangJudy Ann Santos at Ryan Agoncillo na hindipa man isinisilang ang kanilang anak ayinstant celebrity na agad ito.

Eh bakit nga hindi, kapwa naman sikatang mga magulang nito. Si Judy Ann angreyna ng telenovela at simula pa noongbata ito siya na ang pinagkakaguluhansa mga drama satelebisyon tulad ng “Ula.”

Ayon kay Juday, hindi paman lumalabas sa mundongibabaw ang kanyang babyboy o “hijo” ay may kumakausap na sa kanyapara kunin ang magiging anak sa com-mercial. Mas lalong dumami angkumukuha nang mabatid na lalakiito.

Nilinaw naman ng aktres nawala siyang tinanguan sa mgakumausap sa kanya dahil naisniyang maging pribado muna angbuhay ng kanilang magiginganak tulad ng kanyangginagawang pagpa-palakisa adopted daughter na siYohan.

Nang tanungin kungipagdaramot ba niya sapubliko ang anak,sinabi ni Judy Ann nanais lang niyangmaging tahimik munaang buhay nito. Naisniyang mag-enjoy muna itosa buhay at kapag dumatingang tamang panahon, tsakanilang mag-asawa pagdede-sisyunan kung hahayaan ba nilanglumabas ito sa telebisyon.

Judy Ann Santos nais magingpribado ang buhay ng anak

HANDANG magbigay ng reward money

ang kampo ng aktres na si Yasmien Kurdisa sinumang makakahuli sa aktor na siBaron Geisler.

Ito ay matapos magpalabas ng warrantof arrest ang korte kaugnay sa kasongkinakaharap ni Geisler bunga ng kasong

isinampa laban sa kanyang aktres dahil umano sapambabastos ng una sadalaga habang nagta-tap-ing sila ng isang television

series sa Bocaue, Bulacan noong Mayo 2009.Ang pagpapalabas ng warrant of arrest

ang korte laban kay Baron dahil sa kabiguannitong sumipot sa hearing.

Sa kasalukuyan, sinasabing nagtatagosi Baron at umiiwas na maaresto ngawtoridad kaya naman sa inis ni Yasmienat ng kampo nito ay magbibigay ang mgaito ng pabuya sa sinumang

makakapagturo sa pinagtataguannito at sa makakahuli rito.

Sobrang galit ni Yasmienkaya naman handa itong

gumastos makabawi lang sapambabastos sa kanya ngkapwa niya artista.

Matatandaang hindilang si Yasmien angbinastos ng

“barumbadong” aktorsubalit maging ang anak

ng mag-asawang WilliamMartinez at Yayo Aguila na siPatrizha sa isang bar saMakati. Nagsampa rin ng kasoang pamilya Martinez labankay Baron.

KALORKAYBy Beth Lo Gin

JUDY ANN SANTOS

Tuesday, June 8, 20106

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. Ihihirang 8. Una11. Bunyag12. Tadyang;

Ingles13. Ipunit14. Esposo15. Phil. Island16. Palayaw

ng lalaki17. Panghawak18. Ililiko20. Komedya22. Ibubundol23. Lapa

24. Pantukoy25. United Kingdom27. Tanong sa

nagbilang28. Dahon ng libro30. Unlapi31. Samahan32. Ha33. Isaka

PABABA

1. Utak 2. Umid 3. Kandili 4. Paligsahan

5. Ipapalo 6. Pantukoy

Kastila 7. Hudyat

sa taguan 8. Isang sexy star 9. Niyari10. Alalayan14. Pagpalit-palitin17. Brand ng

motorsiklo18. Ikukubli19. Kagawad;

Pinaikli20. Gagana21. Ugaliin25. Patungan ng ulo26. Termino sa

madyong28. Kaibigan29. Balat ng palay31. Panukat

ng Intsik

ON June 20, 2010, honors for fatherswill thrive on air and on the streets as ev-ery family celebrates the life of one greatman, DAD.

The Latitude restaurant of Traders Ho-tel, Manila makes way to every Dad’s hearton Father’s day through a gastronomicalglee of intercontinental cuisines.

The Buffet lunch or dinner priced at PhP760 net for adults and PhP 475 net forkids age 11 and below includes a selec-tion of seriously delightful dishes rangingfrom starters to steaks to desserts espe-cially prepared to entice Dad’s discerningeyes. A variety of flavors made to appealto his mighty appetite shall parade androck the whole family.

Dad’s competitive side will be on the linewith the fun activities set for the whole familyto participate and enjoy. Dad can also havea chance to win one of the cool raffle prizesfor Latitude’s guests: Gift certificate to anovernight stay in a suite with breakfast fortwo at Traders Hotel Manila; Cocktails fortwo at the Traders Club Lounge; BuffetLunch for two at the Latitude and BuffetDinner for two at the Latitude.

Reserve a table now for your family’s Fa-thers Day lunch or dinner on June 20. Callthe Latitude at (632) 523-7011 local 2402.

A filling treat at Latitude forall great Dads who rock!

Aussie debt management company to open call center in RPNRG Global Solutions Pty. Ltd.

(NRG), an Australian debt manage-ment company servicing multina-tionals in the telecommunications,banking, and finance industries, isopening a new 150-seat call centerin the Philippines. The company isthe first Australian collection com-pany to establish a presence in thePhilippines.

According to NRG executives, thecompany chose the Philippines for itsagent talent pool, infrastructures, andreadily available vendors and suppli-ers focused on supporting the inter-national call center sector. NRG re-cently incorporated its Philippinesubsidiary, NRG Global Solutions(Philippines) Inc. to service an Aus-

tralian client base.Laurence Barlow, Co-founder and

Chairman of NRG said, “The Com-pany has gone through measuredgrowth from its Brisbane-based callcenter, opening with only five seatsin a Manila business processoutsourcing (BPO) center in August2008. We are excited with this newphase of growth in the company, as itexponentially increases our presencefrom five seats to 150 seats.”

He added, “It made business sensefor us to move a portion of our call cen-ter operations offshore as the Filipinogovernment encourages foreign inves-tors to set up here in the Philippineswith its conducive business environ-ment, incentives, and special economic

zones. We also want to capitalize onthe abundant talent pool and redun-dant infrastructures available in thePhilippines. In addition we receivedextensive assistance from the Busi-ness Processing Association of thePhilippines (BPA/P) in making thisnew center a reality.”

NRG chose a Megaworld prop-erty, one of the Philippine’s premierreal estate developers, to house itsfirst facility. “Eastwood CityCyberpark is the perfect location be-cause it combines commercial, retail,and residential properties, in a se-cure community,” Barlow explained.“It’s an intelligent choice for the fast-paced lifestyle of call center practi-tioners.

FILIPINAS Stamp Collectors’ Club in co-operation with Philpost, Museo ng Maynila,Intramuros Administration, National PressClub, Winner Foundation, Department of Edu-cation Culture and Sports cordially inviteseveryone to an afternoon of fun, travel, un-ravel stories, nature tripping, bird watching,mysteries and ghost sightings behind someof the city’s most historical buildings, wil-derness areas and sites.

Photography is allowed!The FREE tour is scheduled on June 20, 2010,

third Sunday of the month. This will also co-incide with the club’s monthly meeting and"National Environment Month" in June.

To those who are interested in coming tothe tour, pre-registration is until June 16(Wednesday).

A short lecture and discussion aboutstamps other collectibles and nature will beheld simultaneously which starts at 1:30 p.m.at the library.

Please contact numbers Aling JosieTiongson – Cura ( 0917-9800708 ) landline735-5001 Monday to saturday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

You can sign-up for the FREE POSTALHERITAGE & NATURE TRAIL WALKINGTOUR just by giving your name(s) and con-tact number(s) before June 20, 2010. The con-tact numbers are needed , in case of any sud-den schedule changes on the date of the tour.

Meeting Place: Liwasang Bonifacio foun-tain area

Adventure trip in Manila

Palace assures Bangit retention as AFP chiefARMED Forces of the Philippines

(AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Delfin Bangitwill remain in his post until PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo’s successordecides to replace him.

“He’ll continue serving underPresident Arroyo's watch,” deputypresidential spokesperson GaryOlivar said yesterday during a Pal-ace briefing.

He attributed this to the President’strust and confidence in Bangit who

she appointed to the post after serv-ing in the military for several years.

Bangit also headed the Presiden-tial Security Group tasked with en-suring safety of Philippine heads ofState including Mrs. Arroyo.

Malacanang clarified Bangit's sta-tus after he failed to get Commissionon Appointments (CA) confirmation.

AFP spokesperson Lt. Col. ArnulfoBurgos also confirmed Bangit's con-tinuing stint as armed forces chief.

“The Chief of Staff serves at thePresident’s pleasure,” he said dur-ing the briefing.

He noted AFP recognizes this prin-ciple and will continue observingsuch even after President Arroyobows out of Malacanang on June 30this year.

“We’ll respect what the incomingadministration plans to do,” he said.

Bangit is among over 300 militaryofficials who failed to get CA’s nod.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 7

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No one can package or bottle the “appropriate”response to suffering. If you go to the sufferers them-selves, some will recall a friend who cheerily helpeddistract them from their illness. Others think such anapproach insulting. Some want honest, straightfor-ward talk; others find such discussion unbearablydepressing.

There is no magic cure for a person in pain. Mainly,such a person needs love, for love instinctively detectswhat is needed. Jean Vanier, who founded the L’Archemovement for the developmentally disabled, says:“Wounded people who have been broken by sufferingand sickness ask for only one thing: a heart that lovesand commits itself to them, a heart full of hope forthem.”

Such a love may be painful for us. But real love,the apostle Paul reminds us, “Bears all things, believesall things, hopes all things, endures all things” (1 Cor.13:7).

As is so often His pattern, God uses very ordinarypeople to bring about His healing. Those who sufferdon’t need our knowledge and wisdom, they need ourlove. — Philip Yancey

O brother man, fold to thy heart thy brother!Where pity dwells, the peace of God is there;

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PASG seizes P76 million worth of cocaineTHE Presidential

A n t i - S m u g g l i n gGroup (PASG) un-earthed 17 packs ofcocaine worth P76million in the moun-tainous area of East-ern Samar where theywere believed to havebeen buried by mem-bers of an interna-tional drug syndicatebased in SouthAmerica.

Secretary Antonio“Bebot” A. Villar, Jr.personally turnedover yesterday to thePhilippine Drug En-forcement Agency the

17 packs of cocaineweighing19.35 kilos.

Villar said the 17packs of cocaine weredug midnight of June5 by PASG operatives

led by Atty. LilibethA. Llagas, SPO1 TitoQ. Macatugob andHilario Yalung fol-lowing a tip from afisherman.

8 Tuesday, June 8, 2010

PANALO ang Boston Celtics sahome court ng L.A. Lakers mismo.

Kaya nagdududa na ngayonang marami kung kaya pa ba ‘yanng Lakers kasi tatlong sunod naang laro sa Boston.

Kapag nakuha lahat ng Celticsang tatlong sunod na laro sahometown nila, tapos na ang boksing.

* * *Ganda naman ng panalo ng Derby Ace sa San Miguel nung

Linggo.Halos napuno ang Araneta Coliseum sa dami nang nanood

sa larong ito.Kung kailan pa hindi ginamit ang import at saka pa gumanda

ang laro ng dating Purefoods team.Talagang ibang klase pa rin si James Yap.At okay na okay pa rin talaga si Rico Maierhoffer bilang rookie.

* * *Nakabalik na ang UE Warriors mula sa trip nila sa Amerika.Masayang nagkukuwento ang mga players patungkol sa naging

training nila run.May mga laro pa sila sa Fying V summer tournament.Pagkatapos niyan, ready na raw sila sa UAAP.

* * *Talaga nga bang hanggang sa paglipat niya sa kanyang bagong

team ay gusto ng isang sikat na player na siya pa rin dapat angnagdadala sa team kahit na bago pa lang siya run.

Nagmamaktol daw ito kapag hindi masyadong nagamit nicoach. May attitude, ganun? Sa bagay, noon pa naman yan.

Pang-derby talaga ang Derby Ace

Pacman readyto take on Floyd

TOP Rank big boss Bob Arum claims pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao is ready to take on FloydMayweather, Jr. in a highly anticipated mega fight.

But Mayweather said he was taking a couple of yearsoff from boxing.

Plans for a March fight between the two fell throughwhen Pacquiao rejected Mayweather's demand for ran-dom drug-testing in the build-up to the bout.

This time, however, Arum claims there are no longerany obstacles to a fight between Mayweather and hisman.

"The ball's in Mayweather's court and if Mayweatherdoesn't fight him, that's Mayweather's decision," he said.

Mayweather had claimed Pacquiao's refusal to un-dergo blood tests up to the day of their proposed fightmeant the five-weight world champion had somethingto hide.

Pacquiao stated he had concerns that giving bloodso close to a fight could have an adverse affect on him,but, in May, he relented and said he would be willingto take a blood test 14 days ahead of any clash.

Arum said Top Rank is not buying Mayweather'stalk of taking a couple of years off.

DERBY Ace star James Yapfinally got his range back inbasketball and is now in ascoring binge for his team --the B-MEG Derby Ace, formerlyPurefoods--in the ongoing PBAFiesta Conference.

It appears that Yap is themissing link which his teamhas been waiting for as he per-formed splendidly to grab thePlayer of the Week award inthe eyes of the Accel-PBA PressCorps from May 31 to June 6.

It was the second such ci-tation in the tournament for the2005-06 MVP, who was alsoso honored by the scribes inthe week spanning May 3 to9, and Derby Ace coach RyanGregorio stated there is nowiser choice.

“He was incredible in ourlast two wins,” said Gregorio."He carried us on his shoul-ders with his magnificent dis-play of offensive arsenal.”

Talk 'N' Text’s JimmyAlapag, who averaged 13points and 7.5 assists in twogames and helped power theTropang Texters to two simi-lar wins and into the solo lead-ership, was the closest con-tender.

But Yap stood out more withhis 22 points per game (ppg)average, league-best amongthe locals. Plus, there is thismatter of not letting his teamdown when they turned tohim to deliver.

Those exploits were high-lighted in an 83-82 nail-biterover San Miguel Beer last Sun-day, when the Llamados wentto Yap exclusively in the tightendgame and him capping a23-point performance by com-ing up with his team’s last fivepoints, including the gamewinner in the final 6.7 secondsof play.

James Yap getsPlayer of theWeek award

Forward Taguig facesFoscon in MBL finals

FORWARD Taguigand Foscon Ship Manage-ment will see face to faceanew today (Tuesday) ina winner-take-all show-down for the title in the2010 MBL Open basket-ball championship at theLyceum gym inIntramuros, Manila.

Game time is 8 p.m. withodds about even in the one-game playoff between thetwo league newcomers.

Handled by coach RickyAlcantara and managerJake Castro, Fosconclinched the first finalsberth by beating No. 2 seedWang's Ballclub twice, 98-68 and 85-64, in their cross-over semifinals of this

eight-team tournamentsupported by Smart Com-munications, Dickies Un-derwear, PRC ManagerialServices, WG Diner and Vic-tory Liner.

Forward Taguig, whichswept the eliminationround with a perfect 7-0win-loss record, earned theright to meet Foscon byeliminating last year ’schampion Lyceum of thePhilippines-Showa, 102-86, at the RTU gym inMandaluyong City last Sat-urday.

Smart Sports headPatrick Gregorio has beeninvited to attend the award-ing ceremony immediatelyafter the game.

BASKETBALL TURNS SOCCERGabe Freeman of San Miguel Beer and Paul Artadi of B-MegDerby Ace try to push each other aside to take control of the ball,appearing to be like in a soccer game during their match at theAraneta Coliseum. Derby Ace won against SMB in a nail-biter 83-82 score. TUNYING PEÑAREDONDO