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Mayoralty candidate adik na ngayon dahil sa problema?SINO kaya itong mayoralty

candidate sa isang lungsod saNational Capital Region (NCR)ang napapabalitang gumagamitng ipinagbabawal na gamotdahil sa kinahaharap nitongproblema sa kanyangkandidatura?

Ayon sa ating mapagkaka-tiwalaang source, bukod dawsa kinahaharap na problemang mayoralty candidate sakanyang kandidatura aykasalukuyan din itongnakakaramdam ng kung anu-anong sakit sa katawan.

Dahil dito, upang mawalang kanyang mga nararam-daman ay nagpasya umano angmayoralty candidate na itogumamit na lamang ngipinagbabawal na gamot nasiyang nagiging usapan ngayonng kanyang mga malalapit natauhan.

Ang hindi alam ng mayor-alty candidate na ito na kapaghindi siya nakaharap sakanyang mga tauhan ay pinag-uusapan siya ng mga itodahilan upang makarating pasa ibang tao ang kanyang mga

pinaggagawa.Sa katunayan nito, isa sa

kanyang mga malapit na tauhanang minsang nagkuwento sakanyang kakilala kaya’t kumalatna ngayon sa halos apat nasulok ng lungsod ang pagigingadik ngayon ng mayoralty can-didate.

Base pa sa usap-usapan,baka raw gumagaya na angmayoralty candidate na ito sakanyang mga anak nakasalukuyan ding gumagamitng ipinagbabawal na gamot.

Minsan na ring nasangkotang anak ng mayoralty candi-date na ito sa iba’t-ibang kasodahil na rin umano sa pagigingbangag sa ipinagbabawal nadroga.

Ang kanidadatong ito aydalawang beses nang natalosa pagka-alkalde ng kanyang

gustong pamahalaang lungsodkung saan ay nagsilbi rin itongkongresista sa kanyang distrito.

Natatakot tuloy ang mgasupporters ng kandidatong itona bigyan nila ng suporta angmayoralty candidate na ito dahilkapag hindi na pala nitonakakayanan ang problema aygumagamit na lamang ito ngdroga.

Paano naman makapagsi-silbi ng maayos ang ganitongkandidato na sa halip na gamotna reseta ng doktor ang gamitinay ang ipinagbabawal na drogapa ang ginagamit para lamangmaibsan ang kanyang sakit nanararamdaman.

Nakakatakot ang mgaganitong klaseng kandidato nahindi kayang humarap sakanyang problema samantalangkung tutuusin ay lalo lamangnitong ibinabaon ang sarili dahilsa paggamit ng ipinagbabawalna gamot.

* * *Sa mga kabarangay kong

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

Kakabakaba ka ba?

Ang katapatan at angmay-ari ng Edsa

MAY mga pulitiko saQuezon City ang naghihikayatsa kapwa nila pulitiko, nakaramihan ay kandidatongayong eleksyon, na magingbahagi ng isang “covenant” oisang kontrata namagsusulong sa isang malinisat tapat na halalan ngayong Mayo.

Pati ako pinapapirma sa kontratang iyon. Pero bakitkailangan magkaroon pa ng kontrata para maging tapat?Hindi ba dapat likas ito sa isang public servant? Bakitkailangan pang pumirma ng isang pulitiko sa isang papelpara lang makasiguro ang taong-bayan na sya ay magigingmalinis ngayong halalan.

Dahil ba ang pasimuno ng nasabing pirmahan ngkontrata ay hindi likas na matapat at sa kanyang palagay aylahat ng kandidato ay katulad nya at wala siyang tiwala?Unang-una, ang katapatan ay hindi naiuutos, hindi itonapipilit.

Ang isang tao ay tapat kung tapat, at hindi kung hindi,may kontrata man o wala. Talaga naman na magandangpakinggan ang isang “covenant for a clean and honest elections.”

Sino ba ang hindi susuporta sa panukalang ito, mapapag-usapan talaga, mapagtutuunan ng atensyon. Kritikal naaspeto ng halalan ang katapatan. Huwag naman na gawinlang itong public relations event na pinapasikat paramapagtakpan ang ibang mas malalalim na isyu, halimbawaay ang isyu ng korapsyon at katiwalian.

Hindi rin pwedeng porke at pumirma ang isangkandidato sa “covenant” na ito ay mapapagtakpan na angmga dahilan kung bakit hindi sya dapat iboto ng tao. Mgadahilan na naipon nang mahabang panahon ngpagwawalang–bahala, ng mahabang panahon ngpanlalamang at mahabang panahon na wala siyang nagingpakialam sa ikabubuti at ika-uunlad ng QC.

Selebrasyon na naman ng EDSA. Nasaan ka ba noongEDSA revolution? Sino ang kakampi mo, ang kalaban mo?Nakaninong panig ka at kaninong paniniwala angpinanindigan mo? May mga ibang pulitiko hanggangngayon na inaangkin ang EDSA. Na nandun daw sila ngpumutok ang rebolusyon, na kasama sila sa nagtulak nito atkabilang sila sa mga dahilan kung bakit ito naging success-ful bloodless revolution.

Mabuti pero eh ano naman ngayon! Iba na ang halaga ngEDSA ngayon. Ako mismo ay bahag ng rebolusyon sa EDSAna nagbalik ng demokrasya sa bansa pero, eh ano naman.Marami sa atin ang naging bahagi din ng EDSA at bahagi ngmagandang kasaysayang iyon pero kung wala na sa pusoang simbolo ng EDSA wala ring silbi.

Kung napawi na rin ng panahon ang mga aral ng EDSA –paninindigan, katapangan, prinsipyo, nasyonalismo – balewala rin. Kung humarang ka man sa mga tangke, kung di kaman natakot sa mga baril ng sundalo noon, sa EDSA, perongayon naman ay hindi mo na pinag-aaksayahan ng kahitkatiting na panahon ang kahit anong paraan para maisulongang kapakanan ng Pinoy, na igalang ang pangalan ngPilipinas, at hindi mo na binibigyang halaga ang dangal ngbayan at bansa, wala rin.

Ang EDSA ay simbolo ng tunay na Pinoy. Ito ay simbolong maraming bagay na maganda tungkol sa lahing Pilipino.Marami na sa mga kabataang boboto sa Mayo ang haloshindi na alam ang buod ng nangyaring rebolusyon sa EDSA.

Sana imbes angkinin natin ang EDSA, ituro na lang natinsa mga kabataan ngayon ang mga aral nito nang sa ganun aymagamit nilang gabay sa tungkulin nilang itaguyod angkinabukasan ng buong bansa.

Mag-text po kayo sa akin tungkol sa usaping ito. O kayaay sulatan nyo ako sa 2nd Floor, Council building, QuezonCity Hall o email sa: ariel.inton@gmail.com. Pwede rin angtexts sa mga numerong: globe – 09272630741 o smart –09215186724.

OKEY na sana dahil kahitpapaano ay unti-untingnapapapaniwala ng Com-mission on Elections(Comelec) ang mga tao obotante na magtatagumpayang automated poll sa Mayongayong taon.

Okey na rin dahil kahitpapaano aynakapagpapakita ng resultaang Comelec at angnakuhang mga kumpanyana magseserbisyo para sa hi-tech na halalan.

Okey na okey din dahilkumilos ang PhilippineNational Police (PNP) upangipatupad ang election gunban na isang paraan upangmapigilan ang karahasanmay halalan man o wala.

Okray nga lang dahilbiglang gumuho ang unti-unting nabubuong tiwala ngmga botante sa kakayahanng Comelec at mgakumpanyang mangangasiwasa mga makina at balota nagagamitin sa halalan dahilsa pahayag ni Administra-tion party standard-bearerGilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr.na katulad ng marami natingkababayan, siya man ayduda na magigingmatagumpay ang halalan sadarating na Mayo.

Okray nga naman sabi niTeodoro dahil hindimagandang senyales angpagkakadelay sa paghahatidng mga poll machines at angnapipintong brownouts

OK o OKRAY?Ni Lea G. Botones

hindi lang sa Metro Manilasubalit sa kabuuan ngLuzon, Visayas at Mindanao.

Hindi puwedeng okrayinni Gibo ang katotohanan naang mga nagaganap at bantasa kawalan ng sapat nasupply ng kuryente aymalaking hadlang satagumpay ng pambansa atlokal na halalan.

Tila nais sabihin niTeodoro na okray na okrayang Comelec dahil hanggangngayon ay hindi pa lubusanang mga kaalaman nakanilang ipinamamahagi samga botante sa wastongpagboto gamit ang mgamakina.

Tama ang kandidato ngLakas-Kampi-CMD nakaduda-duda talaga nakakayanin ng Pilipinas angautomated elections dahilhalos tatlong buwan na langang nalalabi subalit walapang maliwanag na resultapara sa mga makina,kaalaman sa pagboto ng mgabotante, ang pagbilang atmga proseso sa botohan.Higit na dapat katakutanang power failure.

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RECENT measures announced by the British Home Secre-tary, Allan Johnson, with regard to Tier 4 student visas willmean that courses below degree level will no longer be aspopular to many Filipinos hoping to take advantage of therelated learning experience or on-the-job training as the hoursthat students will be allowed to work are expected to bereduced by 50% from 20 to 10 hours during Term time.

In addition, under the new measures and to take effect from3rd. March 2010, students will be expected to gain an Englishqualification from their own country prior to being able toapply at a level anticipated to be at IELTS 3.5 to 4.5. Collegeswill also need to belong to a new register, the Highly TrustedSponsors List from 6th. April 2010 and no longer willdependants of student visa holders be allowed to work whilstin the United Kingdom.

All of this makes unhappy reading for a student if you aretrying to go to the UK to study for an Award, Certificate, orDiploma, but for some time now Philip Leonard, the Chairmanof International Student Advisors with 10 offices in thePhilippines as well as Hong Kong, Singapore and the UK, hasbeen saying that ‘the majority of our Filipino students are overqualified to go on these type of courses and instead should bestudying at Degree level to gain an Internationally recognisedqualification that has true value, represents progression not regres-sion and will help them to achieve worthwhile employment in theirchosen field.’

The new rules do not apply to Higher Education in otherwords Universities, where the British Government is keen towelcome well qualified students with a desire to study andwho can potentially stay on in the UK to gain meaningfulemployment.

For these Degree course students the opportunity exists forthem to still work 20 hours (not 10 hours) during term time aswell as taking advantage of those courses that require stu-dents to undertake work based placements in order to achieverelated learning experiences and since many of these workplacements are paid they can offer additional income tostudents concerned about their ability to finance themselvesand their course fees whilst they are studying in the UK.

It is fair to say the greatest demand until now has been inthe field of healthcare where shortages of qualified healthcareprofessionals has led to many overseas students coming to theUK in order to study and work as a part of their curriculumbut now with the expansion of the Tier 1 Post Study WorkingVisa the opportunity for many more students in literallyhundreds of different fields will mean the chance of taking a 1year UK top-up degree, which will then allow the students toremain in the UK and undertake paid work experience for upto 2 years without the further need of studying and this inturn could very well lead to a work permit being issued.

Although not cheap, with the availability of student loansfrom major banks and finance organisations, sometimes up to100%, and the prospect of being able to stay and work in theUK for a further 2 years, it really is possible for Filipinos tobroaden their horizons and gain not only Internationallyrecognised degree qualifications but also achieve valuablepaid work experience which will give them options both in theUK and in many other countries including of course thePhilippines.

We have often heard the claim that there is a “brain drain”occurring in the Philippines but this is a wonderful opportu-nity for the Philippines to benefit from a “brain gain” asstudents take advantage from the experience of studying andworking abroad and being able to bring back this knowledgeto the Philippines, which will help countless hundreds ofother Filipinos as they bring their new found experienceshome to their motherland.

To find out how you can take advantage of these coursescall International Student Advisors on 02-8990557, text 09272185252, visit their website onwww.internationalstudentadvisors.com or emailisamanila@internationalstudentadvisors.com.

Changes in the UK studentvisa process can help not hinder

SIGURADONGexcited na angaktor na si RyanEigenmann parasa kanyangnalalapit napagpapakasal sadarating na Feb.28 sa girlfriendnitong si CathyBordalba, datingTV host at com-mercial model.

Gaganapin angwedding ceremonyat reception saCoconut Palacesa Manila. SiRyan ay angpanganay na anakng dating mag-asawa na sinaMichael de Mesaat Gina Alajar.

Sa presscon ngPanday Kids, ayisiniwalat ni Ryansa PEP (PhilippineEntertainmentPortal) angkanyangnararamdaman sanalalapit niyangkasal.

“Excited namedyo malapitnang matapos angpreparation. Ito nayung mga stressna. May mga lastminutes nakailangangtapusin,” sabiniya.

Inamin ni Ryanna four months onthe family way nasi Cathy kayaexpectant fatherna rin siya. Peronilinaw ng aktor na

nasimulan na nilaang preparation parasa kasal nila nangmabuntis si Cathy.

“Actually, nag-propose po ako ngwedding, hindi pasiya buntis. Tapos,in the middle ofplanning andeverything, dun siyanadali!” natatawangsabi ni Ryan.

Ilang kids ba angplano nilangmagkaroon?

“Hindi ko painiisip yun. For me,concentrate munadito sa isa espe-cially, hindi padumarating,” sagotniya.

Five years na rawang relationship nilani Cathy before theydecided to tie theknot.

“Kaya nga, e,kumbaga, sure na,this is it na,”nakangiting sabi niRyan.

Nabanggit din niRyan sa PEP nadumating na saPilipinas angbunsong kapatidniya na si AJEigenmann, na

tatayong Best Mankasama ang isapang kapatid nila nasi Geoff. Ang daddynaman daw niya aynext week angdating, kasunod angmga lolo at lolaniya.

“Everybody’scoming. And sageneration namin, Ithink, first wedding.It would be aChristian weddingkaya yung cer-emony and recep-tion sa CoconutPalace na rin,” sabiniya.

OVER ANDDONE. Kumparakay Geoff, tila hindimasyadongnagsasalita si Ryantungkol sa naging

isyu ng kanilang inana si Gina Alajar sasexy star na siKrista Ranillo, nana-link noon sa amanina Ryan na siMichael de Mesa.

Pero ayon kayRyan, “Wala, taposna yun. Hindi na rinnaman nagsasalitasi Mommy. Nocomment na langako diyan. It’s overand done. So, bakitpa ako magsasalitapara lumaki nanaman, di ba?”

But we told himna noong hulingmakausap ng PEPsi Geoff ay inaminnito na naapektuhansilang magkakapatidduring the time nanaisyu ang daddy

Wedding bells for Ryan Eigenmann and GFnila at si Kristanoon.

“Oo naman,”pag-amin din niya.“Tao lang dinnaman, di ba?Nakakaramdam ngkung ano-ano. Yunna yun. So, taposna siya.”

Kumustanaman angparents niya sapagpapakasalniya?

“Okey naman.Siyemprepanganay akonganak, taposikakasal na rin.So, yun, tanggapna tanggap na.Parang natuwa nanga sila naikakasal na ngaako. Na it’s abouttime,” sabi niRyan.

May advice basa kanya angparents niya, nahiwalay nangayon, para hindisila magaya sanangyari sakanilangpagsasama?

“Ang sabi langsa akin ng nanayko, gago lang akokapag pinawalanko pa ‘to!”natatawa niyangsabi.

Sa Panday Kidsay ginagampananni Ryan ang roleng isangkalahatingkambing atkalahating tao.

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PINAGPIYESTAHANng mga kritiko niAiko Melendez angbalitang na-carnapsa harap mismo ngkanilang bahay saQuezon City noongSabado ang ToyotaFortuner ng kanyangkapatid na si AngeloCastañeda.

Natural, itatangging kapatid ngactress-politician nawala silangkinalaman doon athindi isang gimik

lang ang pagkawalang nasabingsasakyan para sakandidatura ngkanyang dear sisterna kumakandidatobilang bise-alkaldeni Mike Defensor.

May punto angbrother ni Aiko nahindi niyaisasakripisyo angsasakyang kanyangpinagpaguran paralang sa gimik nahindi naman siyaang makikinabang

kung hindi angkanyang kapatid.Owws?

Itinanggi rin ngaktres angposibilidad na insidejob dahil nasakanilang bahay angparehong susi ngsasakyan. Nasakanila ang masterkey at dupilcatekey. Iyon lang baang basehan upangmasabi na walangkinalaman ang isaman sa inyong

pamilya o kamag-anak sa pagkawalang sasakyan?

Ipinipilit ni Aikona posiblengpagganti sa kanyang carnapper angpagkawala ngsasakyan ngkanyang kapatiddahil kamakailanlamang umano aytinalakay niya sabuburahin niya angpagkakakilala saQuezon City na“carnap capital ofthe Philippines.”

Ha? Ano namanang kinalaman ngpagtalakaycarnapping saQuezon City mo sapagkawala ngsasakyan ngkapatid mo? Dahillang doon?

Napag-iisip tuloyng mga tao natalagang gimik langang pangyayari sapagkawala ngsasakyan ng kapatidmo at ginagamit nyopa ang mga pulis sainsidente. Bakit?Kasi namanbinanatan mo pa angmga pulis na hindikaagad rumespondesa pagkawala nginyong sasakyanpero kung pag-aaralan ang iyongpahayag,mapagtatanto namalaki angposibilidad na gimiklang ang carnappingincident na inyonginireport.

Siyanga pala,bakit naman sadami ng puwedengayusin sa QuezonCity, carnappingincidents pa angiyong naisipangtalakayin na iyongaayusin sakalingmahalal kang bisealkalde? Ibig bangsabihin, wala kang

CHEEZEMAXBy Kurdapya

Steven Silva, SarahLahbati win StarStruck V

tiwala sa mga pulisna kasalukuyangnagtatrabaho parasa kaayusan atkatahimikan nginyong lungsod napinagsisilbihan?

O baka naman,isa ka sa mga taongsa halip namagbigay ng motibosa mga pulis upangmagtrabaho ay isaka sa mgabumabatikos samga ito kapagtinutupad nila angkanilang tungkulinkatulad nangnaganap na EdsaShooting incidentkung saan napatayang ilang umano’ycarnappers.

Hay naku, tumu-tok ka na lang kayasa ibang proyektosa QC na makatu-tulong upang maspalakasin angkandidatura mo.Kung hindi, bakailampaso ka na ngmga kalaban mo saQC.

* * *LAKING gulat ni

Steven Silva nangsiya ang itanghal naStarStruck VUltimate MaleSurvivor sa finaljudgment naginanap sa AranetaColiseum noongLinggo. Itinanghaldin bilangStarStruck VUltimaye FemaleSurvivor si SarahLahbati.

Kasi naman, tuladng marami, hindiinaasahan ni Stevenna siya angmananalo ng P1.5million cash at P3.5million halaga ngexclusive contract saGMA-7.Itinuring kasisiyang underdog ninaEnzo Pineda atRocco Nacino, ang

StarStruck V FirstPrince and SecondPrince.

Kaya namanlaking pasalamat niSteven sa mgataga_Davao naaniya ay malaki angnaibigay na suportasa kanya.

“Maramingsalamat po. Some-times hindi ko ine-

expect yung mgasupport para sa akinkasi parang somepeople might thinkI’m not Pinoy, hindimasyadongmarunong mag-Tagalog. Pero kahitna ganito, theyreally supported me.Kaya I’m reallythankful becausesometimes in the

competition, it’shard being awayfrom home, being ina new country. Butmy supporters arealways there andkeep on saying that,‘Kaya mo ‘yanSteven. We believein you,’” pahayag ngnanalong StarStruckV Male UltimateSurvivor.

STEVEN SILVA

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4 Tuesday, February 23, 2010 5

RECENT measures announced by the British Home Secre-tary, Allan Johnson, with regard to Tier 4 student visas willmean that courses below degree level will no longer be aspopular to many Filipinos hoping to take advantage of therelated learning experience or on-the-job training as the hoursthat students will be allowed to work are expected to bereduced by 50% from 20 to 10 hours during Term time.

In addition, under the new measures and to take effect from3rd. March 2010, students will be expected to gain an Englishqualification from their own country prior to being able toapply at a level anticipated to be at IELTS 3.5 to 4.5. Collegeswill also need to belong to a new register, the Highly TrustedSponsors List from 6th. April 2010 and no longer willdependants of student visa holders be allowed to work whilstin the United Kingdom.

All of this makes unhappy reading for a student if you aretrying to go to the UK to study for an Award, Certificate, orDiploma, but for some time now Philip Leonard, the Chairmanof International Student Advisors with 10 offices in thePhilippines as well as Hong Kong, Singapore and the UK, hasbeen saying that ‘the majority of our Filipino students are overqualified to go on these type of courses and instead should bestudying at Degree level to gain an Internationally recognisedqualification that has true value, represents progression not regres-sion and will help them to achieve worthwhile employment in theirchosen field.’

The new rules do not apply to Higher Education in otherwords Universities, where the British Government is keen towelcome well qualified students with a desire to study andwho can potentially stay on in the UK to gain meaningfulemployment.

For these Degree course students the opportunity exists forthem to still work 20 hours (not 10 hours) during term time aswell as taking advantage of those courses that require stu-dents to undertake work based placements in order to achieverelated learning experiences and since many of these workplacements are paid they can offer additional income tostudents concerned about their ability to finance themselvesand their course fees whilst they are studying in the UK.

It is fair to say the greatest demand until now has been inthe field of healthcare where shortages of qualified healthcareprofessionals has led to many overseas students coming to theUK in order to study and work as a part of their curriculumbut now with the expansion of the Tier 1 Post Study WorkingVisa the opportunity for many more students in literallyhundreds of different fields will mean the chance of taking a 1year UK top-up degree, which will then allow the students toremain in the UK and undertake paid work experience for upto 2 years without the further need of studying and this inturn could very well lead to a work permit being issued.

Although not cheap, with the availability of student loansfrom major banks and finance organisations, sometimes up to100%, and the prospect of being able to stay and work in theUK for a further 2 years, it really is possible for Filipinos tobroaden their horizons and gain not only Internationallyrecognised degree qualifications but also achieve valuablepaid work experience which will give them options both in theUK and in many other countries including of course thePhilippines.

We have often heard the claim that there is a “brain drain”occurring in the Philippines but this is a wonderful opportu-nity for the Philippines to benefit from a “brain gain” asstudents take advantage from the experience of studying andworking abroad and being able to bring back this knowledgeto the Philippines, which will help countless hundreds ofother Filipinos as they bring their new found experienceshome to their motherland.

To find out how you can take advantage of these coursescall International Student Advisors on 02-8990557, text 09272185252, visit their website onwww.internationalstudentadvisors.com or emailisamanila@internationalstudentadvisors.com.

Changes in the UK studentvisa process can help not hinder

SIGURADONGexcited na angaktor na si RyanEigenmann parasa kanyangnalalapit napagpapakasal sadarating na Feb.28 sa girlfriendnitong si CathyBordalba, datingTV host at com-mercial model.

Gaganapin angwedding ceremonyat reception saCoconut Palacesa Manila. SiRyan ay angpanganay na anakng dating mag-asawa na sinaMichael de Mesaat Gina Alajar.

Sa presscon ngPanday Kids, ayisiniwalat ni Ryansa PEP (PhilippineEntertainmentPortal) angkanyangnararamdaman sanalalapit niyangkasal.

“Excited namedyo malapitnang matapos angpreparation. Ito nayung mga stressna. May mga lastminutes nakailangangtapusin,” sabiniya.

Inamin ni Ryanna four months onthe family way nasi Cathy kayaexpectant fatherna rin siya. Peronilinaw ng aktor na

nasimulan na nilaang preparation parasa kasal nila nangmabuntis si Cathy.

“Actually, nag-propose po ako ngwedding, hindi pasiya buntis. Tapos,in the middle ofplanning andeverything, dun siyanadali!” natatawangsabi ni Ryan.

Ilang kids ba angplano nilangmagkaroon?

“Hindi ko painiisip yun. For me,concentrate munadito sa isa espe-cially, hindi padumarating,” sagotniya.

Five years na rawang relationship nilani Cathy before theydecided to tie theknot.

“Kaya nga, e,kumbaga, sure na,this is it na,”nakangiting sabi niRyan.

Nabanggit din niRyan sa PEP nadumating na saPilipinas angbunsong kapatidniya na si AJEigenmann, na

tatayong Best Mankasama ang isapang kapatid nila nasi Geoff. Ang daddynaman daw niya aynext week angdating, kasunod angmga lolo at lolaniya.

“Everybody’scoming. And sageneration namin, Ithink, first wedding.It would be aChristian weddingkaya yung cer-emony and recep-tion sa CoconutPalace na rin,” sabiniya.

OVER ANDDONE. Kumparakay Geoff, tila hindimasyadongnagsasalita si Ryantungkol sa naging

isyu ng kanilang inana si Gina Alajar sasexy star na siKrista Ranillo, nana-link noon sa amanina Ryan na siMichael de Mesa.

Pero ayon kayRyan, “Wala, taposna yun. Hindi na rinnaman nagsasalitasi Mommy. Nocomment na langako diyan. It’s overand done. So, bakitpa ako magsasalitapara lumaki nanaman, di ba?”

But we told himna noong hulingmakausap ng PEPsi Geoff ay inaminnito na naapektuhansilang magkakapatidduring the time nanaisyu ang daddy

Wedding bells for Ryan Eigenmann and GFnila at si Kristanoon.

“Oo naman,”pag-amin din niya.“Tao lang dinnaman, di ba?Nakakaramdam ngkung ano-ano. Yunna yun. So, taposna siya.”

Kumustanaman angparents niya sapagpapakasalniya?

“Okey naman.Siyemprepanganay akonganak, taposikakasal na rin.So, yun, tanggapna tanggap na.Parang natuwa nanga sila naikakasal na ngaako. Na it’s abouttime,” sabi niRyan.

May advice basa kanya angparents niya, nahiwalay nangayon, para hindisila magaya sanangyari sakanilangpagsasama?

“Ang sabi langsa akin ng nanayko, gago lang akokapag pinawalanko pa ‘to!”natatawa niyangsabi.

Sa Panday Kidsay ginagampananni Ryan ang roleng isangkalahatingkambing atkalahating tao.

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PINAGPIYESTAHANng mga kritiko niAiko Melendez angbalitang na-carnapsa harap mismo ngkanilang bahay saQuezon City noongSabado ang ToyotaFortuner ng kanyangkapatid na si AngeloCastañeda.

Natural, itatangging kapatid ngactress-politician nawala silangkinalaman doon athindi isang gimik

lang ang pagkawalang nasabingsasakyan para sakandidatura ngkanyang dear sisterna kumakandidatobilang bise-alkaldeni Mike Defensor.

May punto angbrother ni Aiko nahindi niyaisasakripisyo angsasakyang kanyangpinagpaguran paralang sa gimik nahindi naman siyaang makikinabang

kung hindi angkanyang kapatid.Owws?

Itinanggi rin ngaktres angposibilidad na insidejob dahil nasakanilang bahay angparehong susi ngsasakyan. Nasakanila ang masterkey at dupilcatekey. Iyon lang baang basehan upangmasabi na walangkinalaman ang isaman sa inyong

pamilya o kamag-anak sa pagkawalang sasakyan?

Ipinipilit ni Aikona posiblengpagganti sa kanyang carnapper angpagkawala ngsasakyan ngkanyang kapatiddahil kamakailanlamang umano aytinalakay niya sabuburahin niya angpagkakakilala saQuezon City na“carnap capital ofthe Philippines.”

Ha? Ano namanang kinalaman ngpagtalakaycarnapping saQuezon City mo sapagkawala ngsasakyan ngkapatid mo? Dahillang doon?

Napag-iisip tuloyng mga tao natalagang gimik langang pangyayari sapagkawala ngsasakyan ng kapatidmo at ginagamit nyopa ang mga pulis sainsidente. Bakit?Kasi namanbinanatan mo pa angmga pulis na hindikaagad rumespondesa pagkawala nginyong sasakyanpero kung pag-aaralan ang iyongpahayag,mapagtatanto namalaki angposibilidad na gimiklang ang carnappingincident na inyonginireport.

Siyanga pala,bakit naman sadami ng puwedengayusin sa QuezonCity, carnappingincidents pa angiyong naisipangtalakayin na iyongaayusin sakalingmahalal kang bisealkalde? Ibig bangsabihin, wala kang

CHEEZEMAXBy Kurdapya

Steven Silva, SarahLahbati win StarStruck V

tiwala sa mga pulisna kasalukuyangnagtatrabaho parasa kaayusan atkatahimikan nginyong lungsod napinagsisilbihan?

O baka naman,isa ka sa mga taongsa halip namagbigay ng motibosa mga pulis upangmagtrabaho ay isaka sa mgabumabatikos samga ito kapagtinutupad nila angkanilang tungkulinkatulad nangnaganap na EdsaShooting incidentkung saan napatayang ilang umano’ycarnappers.

Hay naku, tumu-tok ka na lang kayasa ibang proyektosa QC na makatu-tulong upang maspalakasin angkandidatura mo.Kung hindi, bakailampaso ka na ngmga kalaban mo saQC.

* * *LAKING gulat ni

Steven Silva nangsiya ang itanghal naStarStruck VUltimate MaleSurvivor sa finaljudgment naginanap sa AranetaColiseum noongLinggo. Itinanghaldin bilangStarStruck VUltimaye FemaleSurvivor si SarahLahbati.

Kasi naman, tuladng marami, hindiinaasahan ni Stevenna siya angmananalo ng P1.5million cash at P3.5million halaga ngexclusive contract saGMA-7.Itinuring kasisiyang underdog ninaEnzo Pineda atRocco Nacino, ang

StarStruck V FirstPrince and SecondPrince.

Kaya namanlaking pasalamat niSteven sa mgataga_Davao naaniya ay malaki angnaibigay na suportasa kanya.

“Maramingsalamat po. Some-times hindi ko ine-

expect yung mgasupport para sa akinkasi parang somepeople might thinkI’m not Pinoy, hindimasyadongmarunong mag-Tagalog. Pero kahitna ganito, theyreally supported me.Kaya I’m reallythankful becausesometimes in the

competition, it’shard being awayfrom home, being ina new country. Butmy supporters arealways there andkeep on saying that,‘Kaya mo ‘yanSteven. We believein you,’” pahayag ngnanalong StarStruckV Male UltimateSurvivor.

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

from 1 to 9 inclusively.

Previous puzzle solution

Ni McJoe PALAISIPAN Thelma Onego

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PAHALANG

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ng Intsik17. Pangatnig18. Pamalo ng bola19. Grado21. Kamukha22. Una23. Hamak

26. Kasuutangpangloob ng babae

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na baraha30. Mistula32. Gapos34. Unlapi

CaloocanSOROPSa pakikipagtulungannina Kagawad GlennDimalaluan at JeffreyLuces, nagingmatagumapay angisinagawang SOGORelief Operation noongPebrero 10,2010 sapamamagitan ni HotelSogo Monumento 1Branch Manager RickyMaramot kung saanumabot sa 1,200 pirasong kumot at tuwalya angnaipamahagi sa halos1,000 pamilya nanaapektuhan ng sunogsa Caloocan City noongPebrero 6, 2010.

OUR best resource is our people.With this guiding principle lived by heart, the chief executive officer of Fern, Inc.

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likewise and choose the best composer – someone they look up to — to write our Fern-C jingle,” explained President and CEO Tommanny Tan.”The jingle is meant to be inspi-rational so the composer should also be one who inspires other people as well.”

Thus, it was but natural for Fern, Inc. to partner with Apo Hiking Society’s JimParedesfor the new jingle.

Paredes is known for his passionate beliefs and values.From the darkest days ofMartial Law up to the present, he shared his advocacies with his fellow Filipinos here andabroad through his music which easily found its way into our hearts because we couldrelate to its honesty and principled stand on critical issues that affect our lives and loves.

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Akbayan urges voters to reject ‘Arroyo 5’THE Akbayan partly-list yesterday

launched a campaign aiming to deny the fivemembers of the Arroyo family including Presi-dent Gloria Macapagal Arroyo from winningthe legislative seats in the May 2010 elections.

Akabayan Chairperson Emeritus Loretta AnnRosales said their drive aimed at repelling Ar-royo and her family’s intent of securing theirinterests in congress by populating the govern-ment body with clan members together with itsgroup of traditional-politician loyalists.

She said Arroyo plans to command an

alternative power center from congress byexercising patronage and blood politics.

According to Rosales, Arroyo, her sonDiosdado, her brother-in-law Ignacio, and hersister-in-law Ma. Lourdes Arroyo are runningas representatives in 2nd district of Pampanga,1st district of Camarines Sur, 5th District ofNegros Occidental, and Ang Kasangga Party-list, respectively. Recently, it was reported thatMikey Arroyo, incumbent representative of the2nd district of Pampanga, is planning as aparty-list representative.

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Our Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadFor hundreds of years, windmills around the world

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Researchers discovered that windpower gen-erators worked fine at slow speeds, but at high-wind velocity, bugs on the blades reduced poweroutput. Operators found that it was necessary toregularly wash off the buildup of dead insects toavoid having them slowly decrease the turbine’spower.

A buildup of sin in a Christian’s life can be aproblem as well. God has provided a way to clear theaccumulation of sins from our lives. First John 1:9reminds us: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful andjust to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from allunrighteousness.” But unless we do that often, we’llbe running on diminished power. That’s because thepower for living comes from God and not us (2 Cor.4:7). When we try to live the Christian life in ourown strength, we’ll feel defeated—like windmills robbedof their energy.

God’s power can be more easily seen and experi-enced in our lives when we get rid of sin’s buildupevery day. — Cindy Hess Kasper

The power in our Christian lifeWill be diminished by our sin;

Confession will restore our strength—When we’re forgiven, cleansed within. —SperSin drains our spiritual power; confession restores

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Agriculture Undersecretary for Field Op-erations Joel S. Rudinas said the Philippines-- the world’s biggest rice buyer – could im-port around 800,000 tons more this year.

Rudinas earlier predicted farm damagefrom El Niño could “reach beyond P10 bil-lion because more and more areas are report-ing more water stresses.”

“The way things are going right now it isalready alarming because it (the toll) is al-ready within our expectations. So far, thedamages have not yet reached [beyond ourestimates] but we are still in February andas the days progress and unless relief is de-livered, the impact [will be] felt more,” hesaid.

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EL NIÑO IMPACT ‘SEVERE, INTENSE’Officials fear of a looming rice shortage as the ongoing El Niño has been dry-

ing up ricefields in rice-producing provinces.Department of Agriculture’s Central ActionCenter , El Niño has already affected 14 prov-inces in Luzon and the Visayas.

The dry spell was said to have damagedover 200,000 tons of crops with an aggregatevalue of P2.84 billion.

But Nathaniel A. Cruz, officer-in-chargeof operations and services at the PhilippineAtmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomi-cal Services Administration, said they expecta moderate El Niño that would likely lastuntil June.

"We can have a moderate El Niño but theimpact will be that of a severe El Niño. Thewater level in Magat Dam in Isabela prov-ince, for instance, can already reach or evengo below the 1998 water level," Cruz said.

THE Supreme Court yesterday declaredappointed government officials running forelective post in the May 2010 elections areconsidered resigned upon filing of their cer-tificates of candidacy (CoCs).

This came after the High Tribunal, with avote of 10-5, reversed its most assailed De-cember 1, 2009 ruling which permitted ap-pointive officials to run without yielding theirpositions.

In a 44-page ruling penned by Chief Jus-tice Reynato Puno, the SC found a valid dis-tinction between elective and appointive po-sitions.

SC held the motions for reconsideration byrespondent Commission on Elections(COMELEC) and intervenors were timely filed.The Court allowed Senator Manuel A. Roxas,former Senator Franklin Drilon, and congres-sional candidate Tom V. Apacible to intervenein the case, having “each sufficiently estab-lished a substantial right or interest in the case.

It was discovered that upon the issuanceof the December 1, 2009 ruling, a number ofhigh-ranking Cabinet members had filed theirCertificates of Candidacy without relinquish-ing their posts. Ampie Galpo

SC: Appointed execsrunning in May

deemed resigned

NBI denies slay plot vs Noynoy, MarAN official of the National

Bureau of Investigation (NBI)denied the existence of“Oplan Rainmen” which al-legedly seeks the assassina-tion of presidential candidateBenigno “Noynoy” Aquino IIIand his running mate Sena-tor Manuel “Mar” Roxas andto be carried upon by theArmed Forces of the Philip-pines and the PhilippineNational Police (PNP) Intel-

ligence Divisions.Lawyer Ricardo Diaz,

chief of the National Bureauof Investigation Counter Ter-rorism Unit (NBI-CTU), saidgovernment agencies, includ-ing PNP and AFP, want toensure that there will be clean,honest, orderly elections forstrong democracy.

“There is no such thingbeing monitored by the NBIIntelligence,” Diaz said.

The “Oplan Rainmen” cir-culated through text messages.The text message read: “OplanRainmen seeks to assassinateNoynoy and Mar to be under-taken by AFP, PNP Intel.”

Diaz said there is no truththat the PNP and militarywould be involved in suchassassination plot and the NBIhad not uncovered such intel-ligence report on assassina-tion plot. Angelie Escandor

Health SecretaryEsperanza Cabral onMonday declared anoutbreak of measlesin 11 areas and re-ported one dead from669 reported cases.

The said numberof cases is 70 percenthigher as comparedto 394 cases, the sameperiod of 2009.

The DOH officialsare still verifyingwhether the fatality,a resident of Na-tional Capital Regionwhose identity hasyet divulged, suf-fered another ail-ment.

Cabral alsowarned the public toavoid crowdedplaces where air-borne diseases likemeasles, are likely tocatch or transmit.

Included in theoutbreak lists areBaseco Compound,Tondo, Morionesalso in Tondo, Ma-nila; BarangayPulang Lupa in LasPiñas City; CentralMarket inDasmariñas, Cavite;San Francisco, inQuezon province ;Balabagan, in Lanaodel Sur, Tarlac,Antipolo Rizal,M a s b a t e ,Lambunaw, Iloiloand Malabogan,Lanao del Sur.

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AMPLE WATER?Danny Baui, La Mesa Dam unit manager, assures the consumers that there is noneed to panic as he shows the water level in the dam which he claims enough tosupply the water needs of Metro Manila residents. VIC RIVERA

8 Tuesday, February 23, 2010

WITH losses in three of his last fourfights, PRIDE legend Wanderlei Silva feltthe pressure heading into his UFC 110 co-main event against Michael Bisping Sun-day afternoon, but with flashes of his fe-rocious brilliance late in rounds two andthree, he was able to eke out a close, butunanimous, decision over ‘The Count’ atAcer Arena.

Scores were 29-28 across the board forSilva, who improves to 33-10-1 with 1 NCin his middleweight debut; Bisping fallsto 19-3.

“In life everybody has bad moments,”said Silva, “but if you believe in God andwork hard, good things will come back.”

“It was an absolute pleasure steppingin there with someone like Wanderlei Silva,and I do have absolute respect for the guy,”said a gracious Bisping. “I believe the rea-son he got the decision was because of theknockdown at the end, and I’m bummedout about it, but congratulations toWanderlei .”

Roach offers Mayweather winner-take-all matchMONEY Floyd Mayweather Jr. is

keeping quiet about Freddie Roach’slatest remarks, and rightly so.

Roach went on the record to offerMayweather a winner take all fightwith Manny Pacquiao several daysago, and word has it that Mayweatherwill be ignoring this particular chal-lenge.

Not wanting to look either weakor uninformed in front of the mediaand his fans though, Floyd will nodoubt have some kind of retort readyfor Roach and Pacquiao.

Perhaps it will be more steroid ac-cusations, or maybe taunting that hecan sell more pay per views thanPacquiao. If he’s really feeling mali-

cious he might even dust off a few ofhis uncle Roger’s meth babble. Eitherway though, it seems unlikely to be awar that Roach and company canwin.

Mayweather might be a lot ofthings, but he has the trash talkingaspect of his game down to a fine art.

So much so in fact that he has donehis best to completely ruin Pacquiao’sreputation over a fight that never evenhappened.

Pacquiao seemed troubled and hurtby the accusations Mayweather lev-eled at him during the build up totheir subsequently canceled fight, andobviously prefers to do his talking inthe ring.

UFC’s Wanderlei Silvais back in fighting form

SILVA BISPING

A bevy of beauties will share the lime-light with world boxing championNonito Donaire Jr. in today’s session ofthe PSA Forum at Shakey’s on U.N. Ave.

Participants and organizers of thePetron Ladies Beach Volleyball tourna-ment 2010, led by Tisha Abundo, arecoming over in the public sports pro-gram presented by Outlast Battery,PAGCOR, Accel and Shakey’s to joinDonaire as he talks about his plans andfuture in the ring.

Donaire to gracePSA Forum today

FEU captures 4th Seniors chess titleREIGNING three-peat champi-

ons Far Eastern University (FEU)Tamaraws captured the UniversityAthletic Association of the Phil-ippines (UAAP) Seniors’ Chesschampionship trophy duringSunday’s chess match in Manila.

The Tams, playing under thebanner of two-time Olympian GMJayson Gonzales blanked theAteneo de Manila Blue Eagles, 4-0, to capture their historic fourthstraight title after round 13 of the72nd season of the (UAAP) chessteam championships at the UST’s

new Tan Yan Kee Student Centeron España, Manila.

“All our hard work has paid off.I’m proud of my boys,” said FEUhead coach two-time OlympianGM Jayson Gonzales.

Gonzales helped the Tamarawssnatch the overall championshipsin the 12th Rakan Muda GACC(Grand ASEAN Chess Challenge)World Inter-Varsity Chess Cham-pionships 2007 held in KualaLumpur, Malaysia. Assistant coachis National Master (NM) AlexMilagrosa.