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ANGELES CITY – Hacienda Luisita farmers urged yesterdaySupreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona to “quit whining”about his being persecuted by the Aquino administration and

instead pave the way for the resolution of pending cases on the highcourt’s decision on Nov. 22 last year to distribute hacienda lands tothem.

THE CONCERNS raised by the 135-member Mimosa Golf and Country ClubAssociation, Inc. (MMGCCAI), whichrepresents 6% of the total 2,400 mem-bers of the Mimosa Golf and CountryClub, is a recurring problem and arebeing addressed by the managementof the Special Projects and Resort Op-erations (SPRO). It is this time of yearthat golf courses suffer the brunt of thesummer season.

It is unfortunate that SPRO cannotimmediately respond to every mainte-

CDC STATEMENT ON MIMOSA ISSUE

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Solution is privatizationnance needs of the golf course and otherfacilities due to the stringent governmentprocurement requirements. In addition,the SPRO annual procurement plan forthe needs of the golf facilities has to passthe scrutiny of the CDC management,executive committee, and the Board.

Moreover, the CDC-approved budget ofthe SPRO has to go through approvalprocedure by the Bases Conversion andDevelopment Authority (BCDA).

The P2,500 monthly dues of the 2,000paying members cannot sustain the op-erational costs of two golf courses, as

well as the salaries and wages of themore than 700 employees of SPRO.Thus, the need to engage the servicesof a golf tour operator that would guar-antee steady revenues for the golfcourse operations.

Contrary to the claims of theMMGCCAI, the High Society golf touroperator has, so far, been compliant withits obligations under the amended MOAwith CDC, approved by the Board in Dec.16, 2011. Aside from a guaranteed se-

LUISITA FARMERS TO CORONA:

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‘Quit whining, justdistribute lands’

NI DINO BALABO

LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS – Ipinagmalaki ni StephenLillie, embahador ng Inglatera sa Pilipinas ang pa-ghahanda nila sa nalalapit na London Olympics da-hil sa pagiging makakalikasan nito.

“It will be the greenest Olympics,” ani Lillie saPunto sa isang panayam matapos siyang bumisitasa Bulacan noong Pebrero 29.

Ayon sa embahador, ang konstruksyon ng Olym-pic Park sa London ay ginamitan ng makabagongteknolohiya na umaayon sa kalikasan.

Kabilang dito ay madalang na paggamit ng se-mento sa pagkokongkreto ng mga pasilidad at is-

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GreenestOlympics angisasagawa sa

London – Lillie

NI DINO BALABOAT ROMMEL RAMOS

GUIGUINTO, Bulacan –Magkasamang ikinandadong kapitolyo at ng tangga-pan ng Environment Man-agement Bureau (EMB)sa Gitnang Luzon ang isapang sunungan ng gulongsa bayang ito noong Mar-tes, Marso 6.

Ang pagpapasara aybunga ng reklamo ng mgaresidente hinggil sa usokat amoy na ibinubuga ngBio-Eco Solutions Tech-nology Inc., di kalayuansa tanggapan ng Techni-cal Education and Skills PAGE 6 PLEASE

Sunugan ng gulong saGuiguinto, ipinasara

Development Administra-tion (TESDA) na matatag-puan sa Barangay Tabangsa bayang ito.

Ito ang ikatlong plantana nagsusunog ng gulongsa lalawigan na ipinasarang EMB sa loob ng apatna taon; at ikalawang plan-ta na ikinandado mulanoong nakaraang Hulyokung kailan nasara angClevelang Enviro SolutionsInc., sa Lungsod ng SanJose Del Monte.

Ayon kay LormelynClaudio, direktor ng EMB,bago nila tuluyang ikinan-dado ang planta ng Bio-

MASS AEROBICS. Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan along with City Councilor Maricel "Marang" Moralesand Gender and Development Officer Purita David watch on as the women of the city engagethemselves in a mass aerobics exercise held at the Nepo Quadrangle which capped the city'scelebration of the International Women's Day. PHOTO COURTESY OF ANGELES CIO

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OLONGAPO CITY– Mobile courtproceedings under the En-hanced Justice on Wheels (E-JOW) led to the resolution of 37cases and the release of 30 de-tainees from the Olongapo cityjail.

Out of 11 cases referred formediation, two cases were suc-cessfully resolved while ninecases were referred back to ap-propriate courts.

It can be recalled that the E-JOW buses recently parked inOlongapo City not only offeredan on-site resolution of casesbut also brought free services toinmates.

At least six municipal trialcourts and seven regional trialcourts in Olongapo and Zam-bales attended and supportedthe said program.

Supreme Court Administra-tor Midas Marquez said courtdockets have been cleared ofaround 15,000 civil and criminalcases since the Supreme Courtstarted E-JOW.

Marquez also said that when-ever they bring the program tovarious municipalities and prov-inces in the country, E-JOW’ssuccess not only depends on theeffective and efficient mobile courthearings and mediation but alsoon the cooperation and supportof the LGUs involved.

“Kaya nga kami po ay nag-papasalamat kay Mayor James“Bong” Gordon Jr. at kay FirstLady Anne Gordon sa mainit napagtanggap at pagsuporta saEJOW,” the SC Administratorsaid.

Mobile court frees 30 inmates in ‘GapoMarquez, Mayor Gordon,

SBMA Director Anne Gordon ledthe ceremonial ribbon cuttingthat opened the E-JOW busesand witnessed the first on-boardmobile court hearings and me-diation officiated by OlongapoRTC Executive Judge RichardParadeza. A seminar was alsosimultaneously conducted byretired Court of Appeals JusticeOswaldo D. Agcaoili for around200 barangay officials at themain hall of the Olongapo CityConvention Center.

On the other hand, 241 de-tainees availed of E-JOW’s le-gal services while 638 inmatesbenefitted from the medical anddental mission conducted at theOlongapo City Jail and the Bu-reau of Jail Management andPhenology through the supportof the City Health Office.

EJOW was officiallylaunched by the Supreme Courtin 2004 and offered on-site res-olution of cases involving poorprisoners. Patterned after anexperiment in Guatemala ofbringing justice to the grass-roots, it became one of the SC’sprojects under the Action Pro-gram for Judicial Reform (APJR).

In July 2008, the programwas re-launched with six com-ponents: docket and jail decon-gestion through mobile courthearings, mobile court-annexedmediation (MCAM), free legalaid, information disseminationabout the rights of marginalizedsectors, medical and dental mis-sion, and dialogue with judgesand court personnel.

Supreme Court Administrator Midas Marquez exchange pleasantries with Mayor James“Bong” Gordon Jr. and Olongapo First Lady Anne Marie Gordon.

BY ARMAND GALANG

CAMP RAVINA, Aurora – Seven police officers, including a train-ing director, were relieved from their posts on Tuesday amidallegation of mauling on two policemen who were undergoingspecial training on counter insurgency operations here.

Senior Supt. Benjamin Hulipas, director of Aurora police pro-vincial office, also placed under restricted status at the provin-cial command pending an investigation Chief Insp. Eric Buen-consejo, PO2 Christopher Soria, PO1 Jennelle Valdez, PO1Rafael Dulatre, PO1 Ranjoe Ramos, PO1 Ysrael Doringo andPO1 Chris Evert Lloyd Querijero.

The relief was a result of complaint filed by PO1 RommelDerit and PO1 Christian Tenoso, trainees for special counterinsurgency operations training, that the seven allegedly mauledthem inside the Baler police station on Feb. 25, 26 and 28.

The two had to be admitted for confinement at the Ma. Auro-ra Medicare Hospital for treatment of injuries.

Buenconsejo, a former station commander in the capital townof Baler, was director of the PNP training committee whichscreens police applicants in the province. Soria, Valdez, Dula-tre and Ramos are members of the training committee whileDoringo and Querijero are assigned with the provincial publicsafety company (PPSC).

Hulipas said the mauling could be triggered by a personalgrudge. He said he is still awaiting the submission by the twovictims of their medical certificates for the possible filing of ad-ministrative cases against the seven cops.

Hulipas, in a report to Region 3 police director, Chief Supt.Ed Ladao, said Supt. Danilo Florentino, assistant provincial di-rector for administration, has been designated as chief of theinvestigation committee.

Ladao said Buenconsejo was replaced as training directorby Supt. Hercules Ileto, assistant provincial director for opera-tions.

Hulipas also ordered the transfer of the venue of the trainingfrom the PPSC to the provincial headquarters. He said there willbe no whitewash in the investigation of the case against Buen-consejo and the six other lawmen.

Aurora copssacked over

maulingcomplaints

NI ERNIE B. ESCONDE

ABUCAY, Bataan – Hindi namatutupad ang pangarap namaging isang mechanical engi-neer ng isang batang lalakimatapos masagasaan ng isangFord Spectrum van na minama-neho ng isang babae sa kaha-baan ng MacArthur Highwaydito, 5:20 ng hapon ng Martes.

Kinilala ni Senior Supt. Ricar-do Zapata, Bataan police direc-tor, ang biktima na si FrancisNavarro, 9, Grade 4, nakatira sakanyang mga Lolo at Lola sabarangay Calaylayan, Abucay.

Batang tumatawid nasagasaan, patayIsinugod ang bata sa Isaac

and Catalina Medical Center saBalanga City ngunit makalipasang 30 minuto ay idineklara itongpatay na.

Batay sa police report, angbata ay patawid nang mabundolng van na minamaneho ni MariaTheresa Serafica, 40, ngTugatog, Orani, Bataan. Hinihi-nala ng pulisya na dahil sa pagk-agulat, hindi nakapagpreno angbabae kaya’t nakaladkad at na-sagasaan pa ang nakahandusayna bata.

Halos walang tigil sa pag-iyak ang Lola ng bata na si Luce-

na Navarro, 51. Ayon kay LuisNavarro, 52, walong buwan palamang ay alaga na nilang mag-asawa si Pacoy (tawag sa bata)na una nilang apo. Ito lamangang kasama nilang mag-asawasa bahay.

Madalas, aniyang sabihin ngapo na gusto nitong maging me-chanical engineer at sumunod saamang si Froilan Navarro, isangsafety officer sa isang malakingkumpanya sa Qatar. Nag-iisanganak si Pacoy at kaya nagtitiisang ama sa ibang bansa ay up-ang mabigyan ng magandangbuhay ito, sabi ng Lolo.

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MALOLOS— Nilukuban ngkalungkutan ang isang pamilyamula sa bayan ng Bocaue nanaghahandang magpunta saCanada upang sumunod sa ka-nilang padre de pamilya na siJoey Mangonon, 35.

Ito ay dahil sa kabilang siJoey sa apat na Pilipinong nag-tatrabaho sa Coast EdmontonPlaza Hotel na namatay mata-pos salpukin ng Range Roverang sinasakyang nilang DodgeJourney van noong Linggo nggabi, Lunes ng hapon sa Pilipi-nas. Isa pang kasama nina Joeyang nakaligtas sa nasabing ak-sidente.

Nakaligtas din si Tyler JamesStevens, 29, ang driver ng RangeRover na sumalubong atsumalpok sa sasakyan ng mgaPilipino. Si Stevens ay kinasu-han na ng Royal Canada Mount-ed Police (RCMP).

Dahil naman sa pighati, ha-

4 na OFWs patay sa Canada,pamilya nanawagan sa DFA

los walang masabi ang asawani Joey na si Jeanelle kung anghumingi ng ayuda sa Depart-ment of Foreign Affairs (DFA)upang maiuwi ang bangkay saBocaue.

Ang mag-asawang Mango-non ay may apat na anak. Silaay nakatira sa Barangay Bam-bang sa bayan ng Bocaue.

Ayon sa mga kaanak, haloshindi matanggap ni Jeanelle angbalitang natanggap noong Mar-tes ng madaling araw, Marso 6.

Ito ay dahil sa halos isangtaong pagtatrabaho ni Joey saCoast Edmonton Plaza Hotel,nagplano na sila na pepetisyu-nin ang mag-iina upang makasa-ma niya sa Lungsod ng Edmon-ton sa Canada.

Ngunit ang lahat ng kanilangpangarap ay naglaho sa isangiglap ng salubungin at salpukinng Range Rover na minamane-ho ni Stevens ang Dodge Jour-ney na sinasakayan ni Joey atmga kasama nito.

Ayon sa mga kaanak ng mgaMangonon, ihahatid lamang ninaJoey ang isang kaibigang babaepatungo sa Estados Unidos sapamamagitan ng long driving omahabang pagbibiyahe mulaEdmonton, Canada.

Batay sa ulat ng mga pahay-agang Toronto Sun at Vancou-ver Sun, naganap ang insidentesa kahabaan ng Queen Eliza-beth Highway sa timog ng Inn-isfail may 120 kilometro sa hila-ga ng Calgary bandang ala-1 nghapon sa Pilipinas noong Lunes.

Ang ikalimang biktima aypasahero ng apat at inilarawanbilang isang 28 anyos na Pilipi-na na nasa kritikal na kalagay-an sa Alberta Hospital sa Edm-onton.

Sinabi pa sa ulat na wala salinya ang suspek at may posibil-idad na lasing. Hindi pumayagang suspek na magbigay ngbreath sample sa pulisya, ngunitnananatili siya sa kustodiya ngmga ito.

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THE “SILING LABUYO” or“larang anis” in Kapampangancan very well become Nabu-clod’s “most promising crop”that could help farmers earnmore money.

This was proven by OnofreDomingo, a farmer from Dupax,Nueva Vizcaya who benefits alot from his harvest.

Governor Lilia “Nanay Baby”Pineda invited Domingo toteach the Aetas in Nabuclod,Floridablanca how to plant “sil-ing labuyo” as part of the mem-orandum of agreement (MOA)she signed with the local gov-ernment of Dupax early Febru-ary during the Ibon-Ebun festi-val in Candaba town.

Pineda said the MOA cov-ers the sharing of technologyamong farmers.

After series of testing, soilexperts recently revealed thatthe soil in Nabuclod is similarto the soil in Dupax, thus, con-ducive for planting siling la-buyo.

Domingo told farmers howhe earned from the sale of hissiling labuyo harvest.

“Kayo rin kikita ng malakidito,” he told Aetas who live inthe 5,000 hectares of ances-tral domain in Nabuclod.

The governor ordered the ini-tial planting of chili covering atleast 10 hectares of the area.Other vegetable crops will alsobe planted soon.

NABUCLOD’S FUTURE CROP

Aeta farmers toearn more from

siling labuyoShe also said that Dupax

is a major supplier of vegeta-bles to Metro Manila. “Mga 70percent ng gulay sa Maynilagaling sa Dupax.”

Pineda expressed confi-dence that this could also bedone in Pampanga with theright direction and technolo-gy.

“Inumpisahan natin ito saNabuclod upang matulunganna rin ang ating mga kapatidna Aeta na magkaroon ng reg-ular na kabuhayan.”

For his part, Domingo re-vealed that one sili plant usu-ally produces one kilo of siliduring daily harvests and thisaugurs well for profitable salesto pre-determined markets.

Another thing that the gov-ernor likes about sili is its po-tential for diversity, “yung hindinabentang sili ay puedeng ila-gay sa bote kasama ang sukaat ipagbili bilang ibang produk-to”.

Domingo added it may evenbe turned into powdered formand sold as another productvariant.

“Nagsimula na ang pagta-tanim ng sili sa Nabuclod atmananatili muna si G. Domin-go dito upang antabayananang mga kapatid nating Aetasa kanilang proyekto,” the gov-ernor said.

–Eloisa P. Galang,Pampanga PIO

IN PARTNERSHIP with the Na-tional Historical Commissionand Baliwag Tourism Council,SM City Baliwag commemo-rates the 149th Birth Anniversa-ry of one of the country’s reveredheroes, Don Mariano Ponce.

With the theme, “Pamana ngDiwa ni Mariano Ponce,” a week-long celebration is set to honorthe Baliwag-born national herofrom March 17 to 22, 2012.

To kick off the celebration isthe opening of Mariano Ponce’s

life and works exhibit to be ledby his descendants headed byformer Councilor Jayjay Ponce.The display will showcase aninformative display of his contri-butions in Philippine Revolution.Also included are other memo-rabilia as well as some photostogether with friends Dr. JoseRizal and La Solidaridad’s Mar-celo Del Pilar. The exhibit will rununtil March 22.

Meanwhile, students fromvarious schools in Bulacan will

surely bring out the MarianoPonces in them as they battlefor the Essay Writing Contest.

Mall goers also get thechance to taste the favorite dish-es of our beloved hero with theKalutong Bayani happening onMarch 18 at the mall’s EventCenter.

Together with the rest of theFilipino community, share thegrand celebration for our heroDon Mariano Ponce only at SMCity Baliwag

SM Baliwag celebrates MarianoPonce’s 149th birth anniversary

GRADUATION DAY is almosthere! Finally, it’s time to dive intothe pool (instead of into books),burn a beach bonfire (instead ofthe midnight oil), and work onyour basketball moves (insteadof math problems).

But before you go frolickingunder the hot summer sun, whydon’t you treat yourself first to acool new phone from Smart?From March 1 to 30, the Philip-pines’ strongest network will beoffering some of the best devic-es at lower plans in select cam-puses nationwide.

NETPHONE 701 WAS: Free at All-In Plan 1200NOW: Free at All-In Plan 500

The Netphone 701 is argu-ably the most versatile and mostaffordable smartphone inSmart’s lineup. Equipped with astunning 3.5-inch screen with abest-in-class 480 x 800-pixel

SMART’S GRADUATION OFFERS:

resolution, this Android 2.2“FroYo” phone packs in enoughgrunt to run most of the 400,000apps from the Google Market.Best of all, it comes installedwith the groundbreaking Smart-Net suite of services which al-low you to chat and check onyour Facebook and Twitter feedsfor free until March 31.

Also available at All-In Plan500: Nokia C3

BLACKBERRY CURVE3G 9300

WAS: Free at All-In Plan 1800NOW: Free at All-In Plan 800

When it comes to connect-ing with your friends around theworld, nothing still comes closeto a BlackBerry. The stylishBlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 isjust the ticket as it features theaward-winning BlackBerry Mes-senger and full WiFi and mobileInternet connectivity via, you

guessed it, 3G. Touch-typers willlove the comfy and easy-to-useQWERTY keyboard that BB haslong been known for.

Also available at All-In Plan800: BlackBerry Curve 8520,Nokia E5, Nokia C3-01

HTC CHACHAWAS: Free at All-In Plan 1800NOW: Free at All-In Plan 1200

If social media is your thing,then look no further than theworld’s first Facebook Phone.The HTC ChaCha, unlike any ofits peers, features a dedicatedFacebook button which allowsyou to instantly upload photos,videos, or good old status up-dates in an instant. What’s more,it sports a spacious QWERTYkeyboard and a multi-touch 2.6-inch screen—perfect for tinkeringaround with your Android apps.

Also available at All-In Plan1200: Nokia C7, Nokia E72

‘A smarter phone for a smarter you’

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Winning the war“NO WAR is hard to win with the available resourcesgiven by the local officials led by the governor.”

So said a grateful Senior Supt. Edgardo Dinio,provincial police director, during the recent turnoverof 31 tricyle patrols in Guagua town, part of the some500 trikes Governor Lilia “Nanay Baby” Pineda isgiving out to augment police resources in the province.

Pineda has earlier given transportion andcommunications equipment to the police andinstituted the provision of health services to the rankand file as well as to their dependents.

“Without the resources given by the provincialgovernment, we cannot totally achieve our desiredgoal in waging the war against bad elements.” SoTinio enthused.

Now that you have the means, Sir, make theKapampangans safe and secure.

Celebratingwomen

“THIS CELEBRATION is a challenge to every woman— a challenge for their presence to be felt.”

Thus spake Angeles City Councilor Maricel“Marang” Morales of the observance of the NationalWomen’s Month.

With the theme, “Women Weathering ClimateChange: Governance and Accountability, Everyone’sResponsibility,” the celebration aims to raise theawareness – not only of women but of all – on socio-economic issues affecting everyday life as well asempower the women’s role in environmentalcampaigns and activities such as waste segregation;disaster preparedness, risk reduction, recovery andrehabilitation; and climate change adaptation.

In the process building “gender-responsiveresilient communities that are, at the same time,responsible, accountable, and prepared for anycatastrophe that may come their way.”

In his own statement for the occasion, MayorEdgardo Pamintuan said a gender-sensitivecommunity is “not only a dream for but moreso acommitment to the people of the city.”

It is, as a matter of fact, stipulated in the mayor’s“Contract with the Angeleños” that serves as the articleof faith of the Pamintuan administration.

“With our current efforts in promoting andempowering women’s, children’s and even gays’rights, we are well on our way for making Angeles themost gender-sensitive city in the country,” Pamintuanaverred.

Indeed.

The sermonthat is Apu Ceto

THERE IS something about the Most Rev. Paciano B. Aniceto,archbishop of San Fernando, that is indiscernible to the nakedeye.

Of slight – very slight – built, his physique exudes fragility. Thevery antithesis of the stereotypical ideal of masculinity. Handsome– in the movie sense – he’ll be the first to laughingly dismiss that.Orator – in the televangelist’s fire-and-brimstone mold – he wouldnot even think of it.

Apu Ceto is a priest in every bit not extraordinary. So whatdraws people of all ages, of all walks of life to him?

Being with him is always an experience in faith, an epiphanyeven. As that time in 2003 during his ten-day pastoral visit to Californiawhich was one spiritual journey, indeed a pilgrimage of renewal, ofrekindling the fires of one’s faith.

Live the faith. Love the family. His is a message so sincere in its simplicity.

His is a message that indelibly touched thosewho reached out to him and those he reachedout to. Hundreds of Kapampangans, scores ofother Filipinos, and a sprinkling of Latinos, whites,blacks and other Asians in San Francisco,Antioch, Los Angeles and San Diego.

“The two priceless treasures of our people,coveted by other peoples…undiminished in valueeven through our worst economic dislocation,” ApuCeto says of faith and family as the definingcharacter of the Filipino.

“Modernism and materialism, especially inwealthy America, besiege increasingly the veryfoundation of the Filipino-American family.Against this onslaught, we need to return to ourcore values and be steadfast in our Christian faithto prevail.”

Apu Ceto has always made that call for thepropagation of the Filipino core values of respectfor human life, love for the elders, the bayanihanculture of sharing and malasakit, and familyprayer, especially to those already born inAmerica.

He denounced abortion and euthanasia as“pillars of the culture of death…high crimes againstthe family and against God.”

“The baby and the elderly are integral elementsin the nucleus of the Filipino family. Take themout, fission ensues, and the nucleus suffers a totalbreakdown.”

In a clear jab at the pro-choice lobby in the

US: “The baby in the womb is not a simple choice.It is a human being created in God’s own imageand likeness and therefore should come into theworld to fulfill God’s plan for him. Man has nobusiness playing God, usurping His power overlife and death.”

Of love and respect of the elderly: “Filipinoculture puts premium in the wisdom of age. Thus,we take good care of our elders, never treatingthem like overused rags fit only to be shut in someretirement home, left to die alone, and as fastforgotten.”

And the attendant promise of a blessed longlife for those who subscribe to the FourthCommandment – “Honor thy father and thymother” – “so that all may go well with you, andyou may live a long time in the land.” So theApostle Paul wrote to the Ephesians. So it waswritten in Exodus 20:12. So it has become ApuCeto’s mission too.

Live the faith. Love the family. Apu Ceto is his own message. Messenger and

message fused into one. It is from that onenessthat emanates Apu Ceto’s charisma – in its trueessence of grace endowed upon a person owingto his privileged position with the Divine, toparaphrase the sociologist Max Webber.

Apu Ceto is a sermon we see, we feel, and –prayerfully – we live.

(First published in March 10, 2009 and reprintedon the occasion of Apu Ceto’s 75th birthday –March 9, 2012)

ON THIS DAY in 1959, the firstBarbie doll goes on display atthe American Toy Fair in NewYork City.

Eleven inches tall, with awaterfall of blond hair, Barbiewas the first mass-produced toydoll in the United States withadult features. The woman be-hind Barbie was Ruth Handler,who co-founded Mattel, Inc. withher husband in 1945. After see-ing her young daughter ignoreher baby dolls to play make-be-lieve with paper dolls of adultwomen, Handler realized therewas an important niche in themarket for a toy that allowed lit-tle girls to imagine the future.

Barbie's appearance wasmodeled on a doll named Lilli,based on a German comic stripcharacter. Originally marketedas a racy gag gift to adult menin tobacco shops, the Lilli dolllater became extremely popu-lar with children. Mattel bought

the rights to Lilli and made itsown version, which Handlernamed after her daughter, Bar-bara. With its sponsorship ofthe "Mickey Mouse Club" TVprogram in 1955, Mattel be-came the first toy company tobroadcast commercials to chil-dren. They used this medium topromote their new toy, and by1961, the enormous consumerdemand for the doll led Mattelto release a boyfriend for Bar-bie. Handler named him Ken,after her son. Barbie's bestfriend, Midge, came out in 1963;her little sister, Skipper, debut-ed the following year.

Over the years, Barbie gen-erated huge sales--and a lot ofcontroversy. On the positiveside, many women saw Barbieas providing an alternative to tra-ditional 1950s gender roles. Shehas had a series of different jobs,from airline stewardess, doctor,pilot and astronaut to Olympic

athlete and even U.S. presiden-tial candidate. Others thoughtBarbie's never-ending supply ofdesigner outfits, cars and"Dream Houses" encouragedkids to be materialistic. It wasBarbie's appearance that causedthe most controversy, however.Her tiny waist and enormousbreasts--it was estimated that ifshe were a real woman, hermeasurements would be 36-18-38--led many to claim that Bar-bie provided little girls with anunrealistic and harmful exampleand fostered negative body im-age.

Despite the criticism, salesof Barbie-related merchandisecontinued to soar, topping 1 bil-lion dollars annually by 1993.Since 1959, more than 800 mil-lion dolls in the Barbie familyhave been sold around the worldand Barbie is now a bona fideglobal icon.

Source: www.history.com

TODAY IN HISTORY

Barbie makes her debut

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Napag-uusapanlangNi Felix M. Garcia

Keng pulitika,malaguang

mikualtaDAKAL lang sasabi at e makalingadKenu man, ing ngara nu’man karing labuad,Ala nang tiktak ken king karinat mekadNune ing keng anti kanyan ka magbabad

Pablasang malagad lang bina ring alusKaniang pulitika e metibe dungusGinamal salapi at e meging marusKabang king tungkulan magpasasang lubus

Nung nu’ imbes ketang pamagsilbing tapatKing balen ita ning arapan da’t sukat,Oren a magkunwang malinis a gamatSarili rong’ bulsa detang mamatupat

Karing kualtang e ra pipawasan detiA e ra pin sawan lilimas parati,Nung inya itamung memalen ing pilmiAt pane magdusa king dapat da reti.

Potang ing balen yang mangailangan peraPara king serbisyong sukat pagkalub da,Ilang alang akua nanu mang suportaUling alus gisan da nalang pemulsa

At ugsyanan de man mekad barya namuUli na pin nitang nipnap da no’ ruguDing salaping dapat king serbisyong tutuKarin da itungul ban lunto malagu.

At saka uli ning kareti menasaE tune serbisyo ing karelang nasa,Nune alang binit a pamagsamantala;Makanyan yang alang asensu ing bansa.

At ding memalen a sukat makinabangKeng buwis ampon katutubung pilisunan,Ila ring balamu magpalimus misanPasari ding lider a’yalang pikabsyan!

Pero nung e mu pin pauli ring dakalA magkukunwaring atin lang masabalKing balayan inya makisamal-samalAt aplit la reting makitagal-tagal,

Bistama’t ala lang male agyang nanuKing tune parasan ning pamangubyernu;Mekad ing panyulung at tune asensuMaluat tanang king balayan tamu,

Lalu’t akua tamu pang makapiluklukKaring tutung tau a sukat iluklukKing tronung mapilan la pamung linuklukA e mikamansa o nanu mang buluk,

At nung inya mekad mapilan-pilan laDing miyanad karing matinu talagaAmpon king e ustu e sana migmana,Karing pulitikung trapu ing bansag da

Nune pin king mayap a kararaptananKarin la mitake sana ding keraklan,Malaut malyaring ing e karampatanMangibabo laban king tamak a dalan.

A sukat baltangan papunta king ustuOneng mililisya karing pulitikuA mapangupit at pane pamaglokuIng balu ra inya mangalulu tamu.

Samantalang ila a sadyang ala manYatang dinalan a libung makasimpan,Ngeni milyones no’ perang tatalananPuera karing e na king bangku milulan.

Inya uling keti e no pin mipagyuPagkapilitan dong’ tatakas, darayuAt panilas karing bansang mangarayuBan mekad e ta’la malyaring abalu?!!!

Hard to GetJoey Aguilar

Pulis mintisSA PANGKALAHATAN, payapa ang Bulacan, ayon sa pulisya.“Bumaba sa 14,155 ang bilang ng krimen na naitala sa lalawigannoong 2011, kumpara sa naitalang 20,202 noong 2010,” ani SeniorSupt. Fernando Mendez, provincial police director ng nasabinglalawigan.

“Para naman kay Gob. Wilhelmino Alvarado, dapat magpulongang Provincial Peace and Order Council ng Bulacan ng apat nabeses sa loob ng isang taon upang matugunan ang lumalalanginsidente ng kriminalidad.”

Kasabay din na ulat noong Miyerkules: “Dead on the spot angisang alahera matapos siyang barilin sa kanang sintido ng isanghindi pa nakikilalang suspek Lunes ng gabi (Marso 5) sa Biniang1st, Bocaue, Bulacan.”

Basta istatistikang galing sa pulis laging nalilihis. Sabagay,kelan pa ba sila nagpakita ng istatistika na bumaba ang krimen saisang lugar?

Sa katunayan, sa Lungsod ng Angeles ay hindi

pa nareresolba ang mga “high profile crimes” nahalos hindi na mabilang sa panunungkulan ngdating alkalde na si Blueboy Nepomuceno. Ilansa mga ito ay ang pagpatay kay Sisig Queen nasi Aling Lucing at sa kapatid ni Apl. De Ap. ngBlack Eyed Peas. Kasama narin dito angpagpaslang sa ilang mga Australyano atAmerikano na naninirahan sa lungsod.

Kamakailan lamang ay pinatay ang isangtinatawag na “Tisoy” sa Barangay San Nicolas.Ang biktima ay matagal ng asset umano ang mgapulis.

Hinablot naman ng dalawang naka-motorsikloang bag ng isang Koreana na nag-aabang ngsasakyan sa harap ng Starbucks Excelsior.

Dalawang beses ng na-hold up ang LBC saharap din halos ng Starbucks Excelsior sakahabaan ng Mc Arthur highway kung saan libo-libong pera ang natangay na salapi. Hindi pakasama dito ang ibang mga pawnshop nanilolooban at hinohold up din at lubusangnakakatakas ang mga salarin.

Hindi natin minamaliit ang kakayahan ngkapulisan sa lungsod subalit hanggang ngayonay wala paring malinaw sa kinahinatnan ng mgakasong ito.

Tanong ng madaming negosyante at mgaresidente, may chief of police ba ang Angeles?

Isang empleyado naman ng Angeles City Hall

ang tinutukan umano ng .45 caliber pistola ngmga pulis sa Mabiga, Mabalacat ilang linggo naang nakakaraan.

Kasama ng biktima ang kanyang asawa atanak ng bigla na lamang pahintuin ang

sinasakyang motorsiklo at biglang tinutukan siyasa ulo ng baril ng mga pulis.

Subalit ng magpakilala ang biktima ay biglana lamang umalis ang mga pulis. Hindi namanmakapagsalita ang pamilya ng biktima dahil sasobrang pagkatakot at pagkabigla.

May chief of police din ba ang Mabalacat?

Sa pagdami ng mga kaso ng pagpatay aynangangahulugan na nagiging madali na lamangang bumili o makakuha ng baril.

At dahil pangamba, dumadami din ang mgataong bumibili ng baril upang ma-proteksyonannaman nila ang kanilang sarili o maging ang buongpamilya.

Maliban sa pag-imbestiga sa mga patayan,

involve narin ang mga pulis ibat ibang mga krimen.(Bulong ng aking konsensya: Aguilar, matagal na!)

Sa katunayan, nahaharap sa kasong pagpatay,iligal na pag-aresto at pagpapakulong, paniniil sakarapatang pantao at paglabag sa election codesina Zambales Police Chief Supt. Francisco deBelen Santiago Jr., ang kanyang pinsan na siProvincial Elections Supervisor Elaiza Sabile-David, Deputy Provincial Police Head Supt.Demosthenes Felix, dating Botolan Police HeadInspector Michael Chavez, Police IntelligenceHead Inspector Preston Bagangan, walong ibapang mga pulis.

Kung puspusan ang ginagawang kampanyang administrasyong PNoy laban sa korapsyon,panahon na rin na sampolan ang mga pulis ngparusa kagaya ng kay Atty. Aguirre. Yun nga langay dapat isang buwan silang “binubunganga” niMiriam sa isang silid na sila sila lang angnakakarinig.

Assert your right to make a few mistakes. If people can't acceptyour imperfections, that's their fault. –Dr. David M. Burns

History never looks like history when you are living throughit. –John W. Gardner

It is just the little touches after the average man would quitthat make the master's fame. –Orison Swett Marden

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The Alyansa ng Mang-gagawang Bukid sa Asy-enda Luisita (Ambala) andits mother organizationAlyansa ng mga Magbu-bukid sa Gitnang Luson(AMGL) said in a state-ment yesterday that Coro-na and the rest of the jus-tices of the high courtshould “finally decide andexecute the distribution of4,915 agricultural lands tofarmworkers under Amba-la as the legitimate own-ers of Hacienda Luisita.”

On Nov. 22 last year,the Supreme Court or-dered land distribution inthe estate owned by thefamily of Pres. Aquino.This was not immediatelyimplemented amid ap-peals for reconsiderationon various aspects of theverdict, as filed by the Co-juangco-controlled Hacien-da Luisita Inc. (HLI).

Corona said that his

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‘Quit whining, just distribute lands’impeachment case nowbeing heard by the Senatewas initiated by Mala-cañang after blocking apetition by HLI to award thePresident’s family someP10 billion as compensa-tion for land distribution.

“I was the one whoblocked the bid for the pay-ment of P10 billion justcompensation. I have to beremoved so that they canbe paid that amount,” Co-rona alleged.

Ambala chairpersonFelix Nacpil Jr. noted that“both parties have alreadysubmitted their argumentsand the SC have alreadydeliberated. And yet, noth-ing’s new on the argumentto finally decide on Haci-enda Luisita’s case.”

“Obviously, both Coro-na and Pres. Aquino areusing the issue of Hacien-da Luisita for their vestedinterest. And we, the farm-workers are sick and tiredof this endless mudsling-

ing, “Nacpil added.He said that “even be-

fore the oral arguments onthe hacienda case, farm-workers trooped regularlyto Supreme Court to pres-sure Corona to finally de-cide on Hacienda Luisita.”

“We also demand thatthe transaction betweenRCBC (Rizal Commercialand Banking Corp.) and theCojuangcos be declarednull and void. Only theCojuangcos benefittedfrom the selling of the lands,the farmworkers got noth-ing from it,” Nacpil said.

He was referring tosome 180 hectares of ha-cienda lands which HLIturned over to RCBC aspayment for a loan. Thefarmers insisted that thisturn over was illegitimatesince they were alreadycontesting the ownershipof the hacienda at that time.

The AMGL and AMBA-LA statement said HLI’smotion filed last Decem-

ber 2011 for the SupremeCourt to reconsider its ver-dict on land distribution,as against the so-calledstock distribution option(SDO) “again signifies thatthey have no intention ofletting go of the lands.”

“Again, we are firm onour stand that the Cojua-ngco-Aquinos must not becompensated with P10 bil-lion according to the cur-rent value market.

It seems that Associ-ate Justice Maria LourdesSereno is acting as thedefender of the Cojuangco-Aquino’s interest in theSupreme Court because ofher dissenting opinion onthis matter,” Joseph Can-las, AMGL Chairperson.

Canlas recalled thatthe Cojuangcos “used pub-lic funds from the Govern-ment Service InsuranceSystem to acquire Haci-enda Luisita in 1957 butunder the condition thatthe lands would be turned

over to the tenants after 10years or in 1967.”

“Instead, the Presi-dent’s family “pushed foran assumption of jurisdic-tion that led to the Haci-enda Luisita massacre onNovember 16, 2004;” he

Eco Solutions Inc., ay pi-nadalhan muna nila ito ngnotice of violation (NOV)upang ituwid ang pagka-kamali sa operasyon.

Ngunit hindi tumugonang nasabing kumpanyana nagsusunog ng mgagamit na gulong upangmakatas ang langis atmaibenta bilang bunkeroil.

Kasama ang mga pu-lis, inihain nina Claudio,Abogado Teddy De Belen,hepe ng Bulacan Environ-ment and Natural Re-sources Office (BENRO)at Gob. Wilhelmino Alva-rado ang cease and desistorder (CDO).

Ito ay tinanggap ngguwardiyang si RomeoFrancisco, habang naka-masid ang abogado ngkumpanya.

Ayon kay Claudio, da-pat itinigil ng Bio-Eco So-lution ang operasyonmatapos nilang ibigay angNOV, ngunit nagpatuloyparin ito.

Dahil dito nagpatuloyang reklamo ng mga resi-dente ng Barangay Ta-bang, maging ng mgamag-aaral sa TESDA train-ing center.

Kabilang sa mgainireklamo ng mga resi-dente ay ang usok na nag-mumula sa planta, at angamoy na masakit sa dib-dib.

Para naman kay Alva-rado, hindi sila papayag namuling magsagawa ngoperasyon ng Bio-EcoSolutions hanggat hindi iti-nutuwid ng pagkakamali.

“We will not allow themto operate, until such timena magkaroon sila ng safena technology na hindinakakapinsala ng kapali-giran at kalusugan ng mgamamamayan,” ani nggobernador.

Binigyang diin din niAlvarado na ang lokasyonng planta ay malapit samga bahayan.

Matatandaan na noongAgosto 2007, ipinasara ngEMB ang Ming Hong Trad-ing sa Barangay Partida,Norzagaray dahil sa rek-lamo ng mga residente.

Ang Ming Hong at kat-ulad ng Bio-Eco Solutionsna nagsusunog ng gamitna gulong upang makatasang langis.

Batay sa mga impor-masyong naipon ng Pun-to, ang nasa likod ng op-erasyon ng Ming Hong aysi Apolonio Marcelo, angdating alkalde ng Angat.

Ang operasyon ngMing Hong ay tuluyangnatigil dahil sa di pagbibig-ay ni Mayor FelicianoLegazpi ng Norzagray ngbusiness permit sa nasab-ing planta.

Matapos masara angMing Hong, isa pang kat-ulad na planta ang ipina-sara ng EMB sa bayan ngAngat at ayon sa mgasource ng Punto ay mala-ki ang posibilidad na angmga nasa likod ng opera-syon ng Ming Hong angmay kinalalaman sa opera-syon nito.

Noong Hulyo ng na-karaang taon, ipinasaradin ng EMB at ni Alvaradoang Cleveland Enviro So-lutions sa Lungsod ngSJDM matapos ireklamong mga residente.

Sa pagkakandado ngoperasyon ng Clevelanday kasama nina Claudioat Alvarado si Mayor ReySan Pedro ng SJDM.

Nasundan pa ito ngpagbibigay ng NOV ngBENRO sa Mighty Corpo-ration sa Barangay Tikal,Malolos noong Nobyem-bre.

Ito ay matapos ipabatidkay Alvarado ng mamama-hayag na si Rommel Ra-mos ng Radyo Bulacanang reklamo ng mga resi-dente.

Ang reklamo ay unanginihain ng mga residentekay Mayor Christian Nativ-idad ng Malolos, ngunithindi natugunan.

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Sunugan ng gulong...

said.Canlas said hacienda

farmworkers are gearingup for a series of protestsin front of the SupremeCourt to demand the im-mediate and free distribu-tion of Hacienda Luisita.

curity deposit of P8 mil-lion, High Society hasbeen paying an average ofP200,000 in cash daily forthe green fees and otherincidentals for the guestplayers. However, by June2012 an additional P8 mil-lion shall be deposited to

Solution is privatizationFROM PAGE 1 SPRO as advance pay-

ment for future consump-tion. The contract with HighSociety is non-exclusiveand is limited to the useof Mimosa’s MountainView Course. The contractwith High Society becameoperational in Sept. 2011,and would expire on Sept.2012.

It is just unfortunatethat before the CDC and/or SPRO could explainthis to the members of theMMGCCAI, the group hascalled for a press confer-ence to air their senti-ments to the media. Themisappreciation of thefacts could have beenavoided if the 135-member

MMGCCAI took a differentroute. For whatever it isworth, the CDC manage-ment is now in the processof approving the new bid-ding guidelines for theprivatization of the golfcourse, which will hopeful-ly address the other con-cerns of managing a golfcourse.

traktura.Dahil sa pamamaraang

ito, mas kakaunting ener-hiya ang nagamit ng pam-ahalaan ng Inglatera sakonstruksyon.

“We were able to re-duce amount of energy inconstructing the facilitiesthrough the utilization ofadvanced technology thatreduce use of concrete,”ani Lillie.

Ipinagmalaki rin ngembahador ang masusingpagpaplano sa OlympicPark kung saan ay ikinun-sidera ang pagbibigaydaan sa mga pampub-likong transportasyon.

Ayon kay Lillie, angmga manonood sa Olym-pics ay hindi na kailanga-

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Lillie: Greenest Olympics...ng gumamit ng pribadongsasakyan upang maratingang Olympic Park dahil samalapit ito sa mga pam-publikong transportasyonkatulad ng bus at mga lin-ya ng tren.

Sa pamamaraang ito,sinabi ni Lillie namakatitipid ang mga taosa gasolina, at mababa-wasan din ang pagbubugang usok sa himpapawid,lalo na kung masikip angdaloy ng trapiko.

Ayon sa embahador,ang pagsasagawa ngOlympics ay isang ma-gandang pagkakataon up-ang ipakita ang mga mak-abago at maka-kalikasangpamamaraan at teknolo-hiya.

“Olympics is a greatopportunity to bring people

together around the worldand we will show to themthe greenest Olympics,”aniya.

Hinggil naman sa seg-uridad ng mga manlalaro atmga bisita; at banta ng ter-orismo, sinabi ni Lillie nawalang dapat ipangamba.

“Terror is a fact of life,but we are fully preparedfor it,” aniya at tiniyak nahindi na mauulit ang teror-ismo katulad ng naganapsa Montreal Olympicsnoong dekada 70 kungkailan ay ilang manlalaromula sa Israel ang nagingbiktima.

Ayon sa embahador,“we are implementingcomprehensive securityarrangements to ensureeveryone’s safety, alongwith a fair and enjoyable

games.”Hinggil naman sa mga

magiging delegasyon ngbansa sa Lonson Olym-pics, sinabi ng embahadorna umaasa siyangmakakasungkit na ng gin-tong medalya sa palaroang mga Pilipino.

Sa kabila naman nahalos apat na buwan pabago isagawa ang Olym-pics at wala pang nasus-ungkit na medalyang gin-to ang bansa sa kasay-sayan ng palaro, sinabi niLillie na isang Pilipino naang “naka-iskor.”

Ito ay sa katauhan niRoderick Enriquez, isangPilipinong graphic design-er mula sa Mindanao nanagwagi sa paligsahan ngpagdidisensyo ng Olympiccommemorative coin.

THE CENTER for Media Free-dom and Responsibility(CMFR) is administering thesearch for the 2nd Sandra Bur-ton Nieman Fellowship spon-sored by the Ninoy and CoryAquino Foundation (NCAF).

As in the program’s firstyear, CMFR will be in chargeof the selection process.CMFR will receive applicationsstarting February 20, 2012(Monday). Deadline for applica-tions will be March 10,2012 (Saturday).

Sandra Burton was theHong Kong bureau chief ofTIME magazine who accompa-nied then opposition leaderformer Senator Benigno Aqui-no Jr. on his flight home to Ma-nila on August 21, 1983. The

2nd S. Burton Nieman fellowship for Pinoy journalists now opensenator was killed on the tarmacupon his arrival. Ms. Burton re-ported on the assassination andthe political turmoil triggered bythe death of the opposition lead-er as well as the events that ledto the fall of the Marcos dicta-torship in February 1986. Shecontinued to report on the dem-ocratic transition and the presi-dency of Mrs. Corazon Aquino,developing strong ties withmany Filipino journalists work-ing during that period.

Ms. Burton passed away onFebruary 27, 2004 in Bali whereshe lived after retiring from jour-nalism. She left a scholarshipfund to the NCAF to support thestudy of Filipino journalists inthe US.

The Nieman Foundation se-

lects about 12 US and 12 for-eign journalists for Nieman Fel-lowships each year. Only full-time journalists (includingfreelancers) with at least fiveyears’ experience are qualified.Those journalists working for thenews or editorial departments ofnewspapers, wire services, ra-dio, television, web sites, onlinepublications or magazines ofgeneral public interest may ap-ply. Photojournalists, editorialcartoonists, columnists andbroadcast producers are alsoeligible. Public relations practi-tioners and those who write inor for organizations whose pri-mary business is not the mediaare not eligible.

Fellows are expected to doacademic work at Harvard for two

semesters, during which timethey may not do professionalwork and should have obtainedclearance from their employers,if applicable.

Philippine Daily Inquirer se-nior editor and columnist JohnNery became the first recipientof the Sandra Burton-NiemanFellowship for Filipino Journal-ists. Previous Filipino Niemanfellows include Marites Dañgui-lan Vitug, Rodolfo Reyes, andMalou Mangahas.

CMFR is inviting you to ap-ply for the fellowship.

How to apply:1. Download the application

form (http://www.cmfr-phil.org/wp-content/uploads/Sandra-Bur-ton-Nieman-Fellowship-for-Filipi-

no-Journalists-2012-final.pdf).2. Print the form and fill it

out using a pen (please printclearly).

3. Letters of recommenda-tion.

4. Send your completed,dated and signed applicationform, along with your worksamples and essays, to the:

Sandra Burton Nieman Fel-lowship for Filipino Journalists;CMFR; 2/F Ateneo Profession-al Schools Salcedo, 130 H.V.dela Costa St., Salcedo Vil-lage, Makati City 1227

Email: staff@cmfr-phil.org

Materials must be sent nolater than or postmarkedby March 10, 2012 (Saturday).

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TheGossip-millerby Cesar Pambid

“May karapatan din kami sa bandilang ating bansa!”—MOCHA USON

NAGING kontrobersyal ang video shoot ng Mocha Girls sa kanilangkantang PINAY AKO. Marami ang nagtaas ng kilay dahil sapaggamit nila ng jacket na may desenyong ng bandila ng Pilipinas.

Matatandaang pinagbawal na ito sa ating batas. Sumunod panito ang pag gamit ni Mocha Uson, lider ng grupo, ng Bandilabilang pakpak o cape.

Hindi pa siya nakuntento at nagpa-body paint pa ang MochaGirls sa kanilang nagseseksihang katawan na may desenyo ngPhilippine Flag.

Nakausap ng TV5 news reporter na si MJ Marfori ang NationalHistorical Commission at ayon sa tagapagsalita nito ay ipapatawagnila ang Mocha Girls at pagpapaliwanagin nila ito.

“Bakit kami lang ang pinupuna nila e mismong si MannyPacquiao ay nagsusuot na may

disenyo ng Philippine Flag. “Ang batas ba ay namimili nghuhusgahan?”

“Dahil ba sa kami ay sexy? mali naman po ata ‘yun,”reaksyonni Mocha Uson.

Tinanong namin si Mocha kung ano masasabi n’ya sa pag-

iimbita ng NHC sa kanila upang magpaliwanag.“Magsusuot kami ng jacket na may Philippine Flag at

ipagsisigawang PINAY KAMI at may karapatang kami sa amingwatawat,” tugon niya.

Anyway, mabibili na sa lahat ng Astrovision ang album ng MochaGirls with their hit single ‘Isa Pa Nga’. May kalakip ito na mini-magazine na may sexy photos. Kasama rito ang hubo’t hubad nakatawan ni Mocha na may nakapintang bandila ng Pilipinas.Sampung kanta ang napapaloob sa album gaya ng Pinay Ako,Eto Na, Yummy, Isa Pa Nga, Ipadarama, Kawawa, Palung-Palo,Isa Pa Nga (Christmas version) at ang kontrobersiyal ring kantangHotdog na na-ban na sa mga radio stations dahil sa mga lyricsnitong may double meaning. Ang album ay produced ng PlayboyFragrances sa ilalim ng Bellhaus Records.

Sa March 10 ay live na mapapanood ang Mocha Girl with IceBand sa March 10 sa Zirkoh, Morato with Gerald Santos,Luningning with the Temptation Ladies, Saicy Aguila, Wonder Gaysat Derrick Monasterio.

Para sa ibang detalye tumawag sa 7100352, 09215498931

Si Alex Gonzaga at iba pang mga prinsesa sa TV5…bow!ANIM na prinsesa ng TV5. ’Yan ang tawag ngayon kinaArci Muñoz, Ritz Azul, Eula Caballero, Danita Paner,Alex Gonzaga at Jasmine Curtis Smith.

Sa anim, si Jasmine lang, na kasalukuyang nasaAustralia, ang absent sa Sugod mga Ka-patid roadshowng TV5 sa pagtatapos ng Panag-benga Flower Festivalsa Baguio nitong nakaraang weekend.

Sa lima, si Alex naman ang maituturing na “reyna”bilang siya ang pinakau-nang talent na nakilala saKapatid network.

Sa mini-presscon na ginanap sa Baguio CountryClub, dinenay ni Alex na may rivalry sa kanilang anim.

Wala rin daw kaso sa kanya sakaling dumami angpinagtutuunan ng pansin ngayon ng TV5.

“Wala po, mas masaya nga ngayon kasi maramina akong kausap na babae, hindi tulad noon na si IC(Mendoza) lang ang kausap ko,” panimula ngnakababatang kapatid ni Toni Gonzaga.

Lahat daw sila masaya lalo na kung may isangumaangat sa kanila, gaya ni Eula, na medyo kilala nadahil madalas mag-trending ang serye niyang NanditoAko kasama si Jasmine at ang international singer nasi David Archuleta.

Bukod sa isyu ng professional rivalry, nilinaw din niAlex ang tsikang maaalis na siya sa Juicy at angmatitira na lang na show ay ang Toink (Sino ang Tama?)show nila ni Chris Tiu tuwing Linggo, alas-dos ng hapon.

“Hindi ko po alam,” sey niya, “siyempre, parangfamily ko na po sila, pero kung ano ang gusto ngmanagement, susundin ko naman sila.”

Apat na taon na pala si Alex sa late-night showbiz-oriented talk show ng TV5 at aminado siyang medyomahirap dahil nga late na late na pumapasok angprograma sa ere.

’Yun nga lang, taped naman daw ang episodes, kayaokey lang.

Sa ngayon, pinag-uusapan pa raw angnapapabalitang pelikula na gagawin niya dahil hindi pasure kung magiging co-production venture ba iyon ngViva Films at TV5.

Happy naman daw siya dahil busy pa rin sa Toinkat kasundo ang co-host niyang si Chris.

Kuwento pa ni Alex, behind the camera pala, mahiligmagbasa ng stock market ang Atenistang basketballplayer.

Mabait daw si Chris. May OPM pa nga raw nabibigyan si Alex ng mga iniendorsong produkto.

“Hindi naman po crush,” ang pagtutuwid ng dalaganang tanungin ng press kung crush niya si Chris.

“Hanga lang po,” dagdag ni Alex.Loveless daw siya at never pang nagka-boyfriend.

May “potential” na sana, kaso naudlot dahil nagte-takeng Law ang dating nanliligaw sa kanya.

Nu’ng una, tsika ni Alex, hindi pabor ang mommyniya sa ligawan. Pero tumagal ’yon ng apat na taon.

“Pareho naman po kaming busy. Siya, nag-aaral ngLaw, ako, sa mga show ko. Kaya, nag-decide munakami to part ways kasi hindi rin naman kami nagkikita,”dugtong ni Alex.

Matagal na raw silang friends nu’ng lalaki, pero ’yunna nga, nagkasundo muna silang mag-concentrate sakani-kanilang mga ginagawa.

This month, ga-graduate na si Alex sa kursongHumanities sa University of Asia and the Pacific.

Anim na taon din niyang binuno ang dapat sana’yapat na taong kurso lang dahil sa kanyang busy showbizschedule.

Nang kausap namin siya, mukhang walang balakmag-join sa martsa ang dalaga. Pero titing-nan dawniya, baka sakaling magbago ang isip niya.

Anyway, dinagsa naman ng mga taga-Baguio angshow ng TV5 sa Session Road kinagabihan ng Linggo,

kung saan isa-isang kumanta sina Alex, Arci, Eula, Ritzat Danita.

Bongga ang nasabing pagtatanghal na lalongpinatingkad ng ilang minutong fireworks display.

Bago ang grupo ng mga TV5 princess, nakisaya rinsa Panagbenga Festival ang iba pang talents ng Singko,tulad nina Shalani Soledad-Romulo, Gelli de Belen, ArnelIgnacio, Tuesday Vargas, Pretty Trizsa at Wendy Valdezng Game ‘n Go game show, Amy Perez, Chiqui Roa,Lucky Mercado at April “Congrats” Gustilo ng GoodMorning Club.

Nagkaroon din ng special screening ng mga bagongnews at entertainment program ng TV5 sa may PostOffice Park gabi-gabi mula Feb. 27 hanggang Mar. 4.

Ngayong Marso, maraming bubuksang show angKapatid channel, kabilang na ang Game ‘n Go nina EduManzano at Shalani, Extreme Makeover Home EditionPhilippines ni Paolo Bediones, The Biggest Game Showin the World Asia nina Joey de Leon at Richard Gomezat ang Sharon ng megastar na si Sharon Cuneta.

Nauna nang umere ang dalawang bagong afternoondramaserye na Felina ni Arci at Isang Dakot na Luha niDanita.

Ayon sa TV5 PR head na si Peachy Guioguio,nagsimula nang mag-taping si Sharon ng kanyangbagong programa this week.

Pero nang uriratin kung tuloy ang paglipat ni DerekRamsay para sa pagho-host ng The Amazing RacePhilippines, sey ni Peachy, “wala pang host. Pinag-uusapan pa.”

Ang sigurado at in-announce ni Peachy sa mini-presscon sa Baguio Country Club, eh, ang paglo-launchng Pilipinas Global Network ng TV5 sa Guam at MiddleEast areas.

Magbubukas din daw ito sa iba pang parte ng mundo,kaya abangan na lang.

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