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QUIRINO MASSMembers of the group Buddha’s Life International Association join the mass for the victims of the bloody hostage taking at the Quirino Grandstand attended by various sector including the officials of the Manila City government led by Mayor Alfredo Lim. The participants , including Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo and several Chinese dimplomats, offer prayers for the victims who perish during the incident. TUNYING PEÑAREDONDO
aquino vowsto improveteachers’welfare
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ANG karagdagang dalawang taon ay isa lamang sa mga hakbang na ikinakasa ni Sec. Luistro tungo sa pagbabago ng sistema ng edukasyon sapagkat alam
niyang hindi lang ito ang dapat baguhin kung sistema ang tinukoy na problema ng DepEd.
Alam ni Sec. Luistro na kailangan ding baguhin ang kurikulum.
Siyempre, dapat ang mga asignatur-ang ituturo ay dapat na tugma o nakaang-kla sa pamantayan ng daigdig sa edukasyon. Dapat ang mga asignatura ay sumasang-ayon sa umiiral na pang-ekonomiya at pangpulitikang sitwasyon ng kasalukuyan panahon at sa kagyat na hinaharap.
Ang mga “lumang” asignatura tulad ng mathematics, Eng-lish at Science ay kinakailangan nang pagyamanin, palawakin, at palakasin upang pumantay sa maraming bansa. Masyado nang malayo ang mga laman nito kaya mababa ang iskor natin sa mga nabanggit na asignatura.
Kailangan ding iangat ang mga pamamaraan at estilo ng pagtuturo ng mga guro.
Ang mga pamamaraan at estilo ay dapat nadadagdagan ang kaalaman ng mga mag-aaral. Hindi iyong nahihirapan silang matutunan ang mga itinuturo ng mga guro.
Kailangang dagdagan ang bilang mga textbook at iangat ang kalidad ng mga nilalaman nito upang tiyak namang may makukuhang bagong kaalaman at ideya ang mga mag-aaral. Hindi iyong maling impormasyon, maling grammar, magulo at pagkahahabang paliwanag ng mga paksa at punto, at bastos na mga halimbawa.
Siyempre, huwag nating iitsapuwera ang karagdagang bilang ng mga guro at mga silid-aklatan.
Kailangan talagang dagdagan ang mga iyan dahil wala ring matutunan nang husto ang mga mag-aaral sa isang asignatura kung ang kabuuang bilang ng bawat klase ay 80 hanggang higit 100 mag-aaral. Kahit pa napakahusay ng guro. Kahit pa nagpakadalubhasa siya sa University of the Philippines o Philippine Normal University sa pagiging guro kung ang tuturuan naman niya ay sandamukal na mga
Ang bigat ng misyon ni Krista sa China
PUPUNtA si Krista sa China sa Oktu-bre. Huh? Sino si
Krista? Ano ang gagawin nya sa China, at bakit ngayon pa? Sisimu-lan ko ang kolum kong ito sa pamamagitan ng konting pangungusap tungkol sa nangyaring hostage drama.
Alam kong napupundi na kayo sa dami ng mga nababasa at naririnig nyo tungkol dito. Pero patuloy na nakatu-tok ang buong mundo sa Pilipinas dahil sa nangyaring hostage-taking tragedy.
Ang dami nang opinyon ang lumabas. Ang dami nang kwento ang na-print at na-broadcast. Galit daw ang mga Chino sa Pilipino dahil sa nangyari. Galit daw pati mga opisyal ng pamahalaan ng China sa gobyerno ng Pilipinas dahil nabastos daw ang diplomatic protocol.
Mas nagalit pa daw ang mga Chino dahil sa paglalagay ng watawat ng Pilipinas sa kabaong ng hostage-taker na si Rolando Mendoza.
Ang giit nila bayani lang ang nilalagyan ng bandera ang kabaong at hindi bayani si Mendoza para sa mga Chino lalo sa pamilya ng mga biktima. May mangilan-ngilang kwento ng mga OFW daw sa Hongkong ang sinisante ng kanilang mga amo dahil sa nangyari.
Nabastos daw si Senator Jingoy Estrada sa airport sa Hongkong nang ipakita ang kanyang Philippine passport at si House Speaker Sonny Belmonte naglabas ng pahayag na sana hindi maapektuhan ng nangyaring hostage drama ang kaso ni Congressman Ronald Singson na nakakulong ngayon sa Hongkong dahil nahulihan daw ng droga.
Masalimuot na ang mga kwento, umaangat ang drama kasabay ng pag-angat ng iba’t ibang emosyon. Pero may isang kwento na kailangan nating bigyang pansin. Ito ang misyon ni Krista Mae Arrieta Kleiner o higit kilala bilang Krissa Mae, ang 20 taon-gulang na pambato ng Pilipinas sa Ms. International competiton sa darating na Oktubre.
Marahil ang tanong nyo ay kung ano ang kinalaman ni Krista sa kwento ng hostage drama? Sa China kasi gaganapin ang nasabing kumpetisyon, ilang buwan lang mula ngayon, ilang buwan pagkatapos ng madugong hostage-taking tragedy na kumitil sa walong Chinese tourists dito sa Pilipinas. Kahapon, nag-alay ng bulaklak at panalangin si Krista sa mga nasawi sa hostage drama sa Quirino grandstand.
Hindi na natin alam kung ano ang taimtim na ipina-langin ni Krista pero tayo ay dapat may panalangin para sa kanya.
Malaki ang misyong kakaharapin ni Krista. Maliban sa hamon ng pagkakapanalo pa lang ni Venus Raj bilang 4th runnerup sa Miss Universe Pageant, hindi pa halos nabubura sa ating alaala ang pagkakapanalo din ni Ms. Lara Quigaman sa trono ng mismong Ms. International noon 2005. Ang bigat ng pressure kay Krista. Pero mas malaki ang hamon kay Krista na maaring dala ng nang-yaring trahedya.
Alam natin na ang isa sa mga adhikain ng mga beauty pageants ay ang i-promote ang tourism industry ng isang bansa pero mas malaki ang maaring dapat abutin ni Krista dahil siya ang magiging kinatawan ng buong Pilipinas sa misyon ng pagkakaibigan, ng pakikipagtulungan, ng magandang relasyon ng dalawang magkapitbahay na bansa sa Asya sa gitna ng isang mabigat na pagsubok dulot ng isang krimen na hindi ginusto ninuman. Good-luck sayo Krista!
Mag-text po kayo sa akin tungkol sa usaping ito sa 09215186724. O kaya ay email sa: [email protected].
estudyante.Sa mga nabanggit na hakbang, ang pinakamahusay na
dapat nating gawin ay tulungan natin si Sec. Luistro at ang DepEp. Hindi iyong binabatikos natin ang kalihim at ang kagawaran nang walang matibay na argumento.
tandaan, nakasalalay rito ang kinabu-kasan ng milyun-milyong mga bata sa isyung ito ng pagbabago sa edukasyon. Hindi lamang ng mga bata sa kasalu-
kuyang panahon kundi maging ng mga susunod pang mga taon.
Kung pagkalipas ng lima o 10 taon ay madagdagan uli ng dalawang taon o higit pa ang pamantayan ng daigdig sa sistema ng edukasyon, dagdagan uli natin kung iyan ang hinihingi. Ibig sabihin kasi ay nagbago uli ang kalagayan ng eukasyon sa buong daigdig.
Huwag tayong magreklamo laban sa itinatakdang pagba-bago ng pang-internasyonal na merkado dahil iyan ay resulta ng kagustuhan ng mga “stakeholders” sa edukasyon.
Magreklamo tayo laban sa ating pamahalaan at sa mga stakeholders ng edukasyon sa Pilipinas kung bakit mabagal ang pagsulong at pag-unlad ng ating edukasyon.
Ang tamang hakbang ay sama-sama tayong mga Pilipino (mga opisyal ng pamahalaan at sambayanan) sa walang hump-ay na pakikibaka tungo sa walang humpay na pagpapaunlad at pagpapataas ng kalidad ng sistema ng edukasyon sa ating bansa. Sa hakbang na ito ay tayo ring lahat ang makikinabang, lalo na ang mga susunod pang henerasyon.
Kung problema ang pondo? May solusyon diyan.Ang nakikita kong konkretong solusyon ay bawasan ang porsi-
yento ng ibinabayad ng pamahalaan taun-taon sa utang ng bansa sa mga internasyonal , pang-rehiyon at lokal na pampinansiyang institusyon tulad ng International Monetary Fund o IMF, World Bank o WB, at Asian Development Bank o ADB.
Bawasan ang P200-milyong “pork barrel” ng mga senador bawat taon. Bawasan din ang kanilang libu-libong allowances. Kailangan nilang magsakripisyo para sa pagbabago ng edu-kasyon at para sa kinabukasan ng mga batang Pilipino.
Depensa sa 2-taong dagdag sa edukasyon (PARt 2)
ISYU 101Ni Nelson S. Badilla, M.P.A.
SHOOTERNi Raffy Tulfo
Due to technical reasons, the column SHOOTER of
Mr. Raffy Tulfo will not appear today. His column will come out this Friday.
tHE husband and wife Filipino educators who received this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award shared their sentiments on the planned extension in the country’s basic education.
Educators Christopher Bernido and Marivic Carpio-Bernido disagree with the Aquino administration's plan to extend the basic education cycle to 12 years.
Both Christopher and Marivic received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for their work in providing quality education to poor high school students in Bohol.
they said if you go from the 10-year to the 12-year cycle, it’s like jumping from the frying pan and into the fire. It will be a complete disaster.
He said the debate over the additional two years in the Philippine school cycle just “distracts [Filipinos] from the core problems” that face basic education, such as the lack of quality teachers and resources.
the Bernidos, the only educators and the only Filipinos to be named among this year’s seven recipients of the Ramon Mag-saysay Awards, spoke at a news conference Friday. Other 2010 awardees include a Japanese advocate for nuclear disarmament, three Chinese environmentalists, and a Bangladeshi advocate for the empowerment of differently-abled persons.
the annual awards, considered as Asia’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize, recognize individuals or organizations that have made extraordinary contributions to human development in the continent.
the Bernidos were honored this year for “their purposeful commitment to both science and nation, ensuring innovative, low-cost, and effective basic education even under Philippine conditions of great scarcity and daunting poverty.”
C O M M E N T A R YNo to education extension
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 3
PRESIDENT Aquino has cancelled his sched-uled September 13-15 state visits to Indonesia and Vietnam.
Aquino told Palace reporters in a chance interview yesterday that Indonesia cannot accommodate his visit on Sept. 14-15, prompting him to cancel as well his state visit to Vietnam on Sept. 13-14.
The President although explained that he will meet the leaders of the two countries anyway during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in October in Vietnam.
THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has officially set this September the public consulta-tions on the proposed “Rules for the Calculation of Senior Citizen Discounts and Subsidies on Electricity Consumption” under Section 4 and 5 of Republic Act No. 9994, also known as the Expanded Senior Citizens Act.
R.A. 9994 grants qualified senior citizens a five percent (5%) discount on electricity consumption provided that the installed electric meter is registered under the name of the senior citizen and that the monthly electricity consumption should not exceed 100 kilowatt per hour (kWh).
Aside from the discount to be enjoyed by the senior citizens, the government institution or non-stock, non-profit domestic organizations caring for senior citizens shall be entitled to 50% discount on their monthly electricity bill.
The law’s implementing rules and regulations (IRR), which took effect on July 6, 2010, tasked ERC to come up with the supplementing guidelines within six months from that said date.
“The rules are aimed at providing transparency in the grant of senior citizen discounts and in the calcula-tion of the subsidy rates, and at protecting the interest of the public which will be affected by the rates and services of the distribution utilities”, ERC executive director Francis Saturnino C. Juan said.
Aside from computing the discount on electricity consumption by the senior citizens or home care fa-cilities catering to senior citizens, Juan said the draft ERC rules also contains the formula in computing the subsidy to be charged to subsidizing end-user. It likewise contains the formula in computing for over and under-recoveries in the implementation of the senior citizen discount and the subsidy rate adjustments.
There are also provisions in the draft rules providing the distribution utility (DU). The implementation of the discount scheme, using the format prescribed in the ERC’s Uniform Reporto-rial Requirements (URR), are likewise contained. Finally, the rules will also spell out the fines and penalties for violations.
For Luzon-based parties, the public consulta-tion will be held on September 22, (9 a.m.) at the ERC Hearing Room, located at 15F, Pacific Center Building, San Miguel Ave., Ortigas Center, Pasig City while for Visayas public consultation will be held September 20 to 30, at the Bohol Tropics Ho-tel, Graham Avenue, Tagbilaran City, Bohol and in Mindanao public consultations will held on October 6 to 7, at the Royal Mandaya Hotel, J. Palma Gil St., Davao City.
Electricity discount for senior citizens
P-Noy cancels state visits to Indonesia, Vietnam
54 Wednesday, September 1, 2010
U SAP-usapan ngayon ang n a p i g i l a n g
pagsusuntukan diu-mano nina Dingdong Dantes at Bayani Ag-bayani.
Muntik daw mag-pang-abot ang dalawa sa birthday party ni Ogie Alcasid last week. Kung hindi lang daw naawat ang dalawa ay malamang na nauwi na sa suntukan ang kanil-ang away. Ang balita namin, umawat sina John Estrada at Regine Velasquez kaya hindi natuloy ang suntukan ng dalawang Kapuso actors.
Sabi ng ilan, may kinalaman daw si Mar-ian Rivera sa away nina Bayani at Dingdong. Nagreklamo yata si Marian nang duraan siya ni Bayani sa taping ng Show Me Da Manny. Ang isa namang ver-sion, hindi raw nagus-tuhan ni Marian ang ginawang pagdura ni Bayani sa gatas niya.
At nang magkita nga raw fi nally sina Bayani at Dingdong ay hindi
na raw nakapagpigil ang dyowa ni Marian at kinompronta nito ang komedyante. Nagkasi-gawan daw at muntik na nga raw magsuntu-kan ang dalawa.
Kilalang palaban si Bayani at wala itong in-uurungang laban. Lak-ing Divisoria siya ‘no kaya naman nakasisig-uro kaming hindi ito uurong kahit na anong laban.
As for Dingdong, naiintidihan namin ang feeling niya dahil ipinagtanggol lamang niya ang kanyang girl-friend.
* * *Nakakaloka naman
ang tsismis sa Survivor. May winner na daw kasi, si Moi Marcampo na production assistant ni Piolo Pascual.
Kalat na kalat na sa showbiz na si Moi na nga raw ang Celebrity winner ng Survivor na nag-taping pa sa Thai-land.
To the rescue na-man ang kapatid ni
Richard Gutierrez na si Raymond. Sa kan-yang tweet recently ay sinabi niyang wala pang napipiling winner ang Survivor Celebrity Edi-tion Philippines.
“Getting a lot of tweets predicting the winner of Survivor. They’ll do a live voting at the end. So no winner yet. . ‘Yan ang tweet ni Raymond.
* * *T a l a g a p a l a n g
nawalan ng boses si Nora Aunor.
Sa kanyang concert sa Australia kamakailan ay walang lumabas na boses mula sa Super-star. Sinalo na lang siya ni German Moreno at ito na ang kumanta ng kanilang duet number. Talaga kasing hindi marinig ang boses ni Ate Guy kahit na ef-fort na effort na siya sa pagkanta.
Disappointed si Ate Guy sa resulta ng kan-yang surgery na isina-gawa sa Japan. Feeling
niya, ang surgery ang naging dahilan kung bakit siya nawalan ng boses.
“Hindi nila alam kung gaano kasakit sa isang performer na ‘yong boses ko, na hindi naman pinag-aralan ‘to, eh, binigay sa akin ng Panginoong Diyos. At ‘yong boses ko na ‘yan ang pinupuhunan ko para maiahon ko ang pamilya ko sa kahira-pan,” sabi ng Superstar sa isang interview.
Ang nakakatuwa, walang umal is sa concert kahit na nag-lipsynch na lamang si Ate Guy.
“We’re still here to support her,” sabi ng isang may edad nang male fan. More than one thousand ang nanood ng concert ni Nora pero himalang wala ni isa mang umalis kahit na hindi nakakanta nang live ang nag-iisang Su-perstar.
Ayon sa report ng TV Patrol, nag-iipon
ACTOR George Clooney felt nervous fi lming sex scenes for his new movie “The American” be-cause he isn't “that experienced” when it comes to stripping off onscreen, according to his co-star Violante Placido.
The actress plays Clooney's love interest in the fi lm, which tells the story of an assassin who takes a break from hitman duties to spend time in a quiet Italian village.
The pair plays lovers in the picture, and Placido admits her co-star felt apprehensive about shooting the saucy bedroom scenes.
She tells People.com: “He confessed...that he didn't do lots of sex scenes. I felt like this was in a way something new to him, he wasn't that experienced. We had to fi nd a way to make it natural and let your body speak somehow. We were very open to one another to try and make it work. We just said 'Let's trust each other' and we did. I felt like we had to let ourselves go. It had to look real.”
* * *Justin Bieber dreams of becoming the next
John Travolta -- he's eyeing the lead role in a remake of hit movie musical Grease.
The teenage pop singer is set to make his fi lm debut next year in his own 3D movie memoir, which will document his stellar rise to fame. And Bieber is already considering his next big screen project - he wants to star as Danny Zuko in a new version of 1978's Grease.
He tells The Sun, “it would be a lot of fun. It's been talked about a lot over the years but it would be awesome to play Danny.”
The Baby hit-maker has also picked out his fantasy co-stars, admitting he would love to act
U SAPU SAPU -usapan ngayon ang U ngayon ang U n a p i g i l a n g U n a p i g i l a n g U Richard Gutierrez na
si Raymond. Sa kan-yang tweet recently ay
niya, ang surgery ang naging dahilan kung bakit siya nawalan ng
dingdong, Bayani muntik magsuntukan dahil kay marian
By Alex Brosas
“Nagreklamo yata si Marian nang duraan siya ni Bayani
sa taping ng Show Me Da Manny. Ang isa namang
version, hindi raw nagustuhan ni Marian
ang ginawang pagdura ni Bayani sa gatas niya”
ngayon si Nora ng pera dahil balak niyang ide-manda ang nagsagawa ng oeprasyon sa kanya.
“Kailangan ko ng panahon, ng prayers sa mga fans para maibalik ang boses ko,” sabi ni Ate Guy.
Samantala, sa Juicy ay sinabi ni Shalala na nawalan nga ng boses si Ate Guy.
“Totoo daw (na) bi-nutas ‘yung kanyang trachea at literally na-coma siya ng fi ve days,” sabi ni Shalala.
Sabi naman ng TV host na si Cristy Fer-min, dapat maging balance at kunin din ang panig ng doctor na nag-opera kay Guy. “Kunin naman natin ‘yung panig ng doctor na Hapon, ‘di ba?” sabi ni Nanay Cristy.
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DINGDONGDANTES
BAYANIAGBAYANI
MARIAN RIVERA
ACTOR George Clooney felt nervous fi lming
George Clooney feelsawkward in sex scene
HOLLYWOOD TATTLE
opposite Miley Cyrus as Zuko's love interest Sandy Olsson - and even has roles for Susan Boyle and British singer Cheryl Cole.
He adds, “if I had to pick my perfect Sandy I would go for Miley Cyrus without hesitation. She can sing, dance and act. I would really want some great people to star in it. Wouldn't Susan Boyle make an amazing Principal McGee? We'd just need to write it into the script that she broke into song. I am obsessed with Susan Boyle. When I look at her original (Britain's Got Talent) audition it makes the
hairs on the back of my neck stand up.“I would love to include Cheryl Cole in the
movie as well if she was up for it. She would look great in the Rydell High cheerleading uniform.”
* * *Rihanna is laughing through the pain after
burning her face with a curling iron - blaming the painful singe on her large forehead.
The Umbrella hit-maker was styling her new bright red hairdo when she accidentally caught herself with the hot tong.
However, the singer laughed off the singe, posting a picture of the burn mark on her Twitter.com page in the early hours of Sunday morning. She wrote, "New hair .new curling iron BURN damn 5head always in the way."
The candid post is among the fi rst Rihanna has made since taking over her Twitter page from record bosses on Friday.
NORA AUNOR
RIHANNA
GEORGECLOONEY
54 Wednesday, September 1, 2010
U SAP-usapan ngayon ang n a p i g i l a n g
pagsusuntukan diu-mano nina Dingdong Dantes at Bayani Ag-bayani.
Muntik daw mag-pang-abot ang dalawa sa birthday party ni Ogie Alcasid last week. Kung hindi lang daw naawat ang dalawa ay malamang na nauwi na sa suntukan ang kanil-ang away. Ang balita namin, umawat sina John Estrada at Regine Velasquez kaya hindi natuloy ang suntukan ng dalawang Kapuso actors.
Sabi ng ilan, may kinalaman daw si Mar-ian Rivera sa away nina Bayani at Dingdong. Nagreklamo yata si Marian nang duraan siya ni Bayani sa taping ng Show Me Da Manny. Ang isa namang ver-sion, hindi raw nagus-tuhan ni Marian ang ginawang pagdura ni Bayani sa gatas niya.
At nang magkita nga raw fi nally sina Bayani at Dingdong ay hindi
na raw nakapagpigil ang dyowa ni Marian at kinompronta nito ang komedyante. Nagkasi-gawan daw at muntik na nga raw magsuntu-kan ang dalawa.
Kilalang palaban si Bayani at wala itong in-uurungang laban. Lak-ing Divisoria siya ‘no kaya naman nakasisig-uro kaming hindi ito uurong kahit na anong laban.
As for Dingdong, naiintidihan namin ang feeling niya dahil ipinagtanggol lamang niya ang kanyang girl-friend.
* * *Nakakaloka naman
ang tsismis sa Survivor. May winner na daw kasi, si Moi Marcampo na production assistant ni Piolo Pascual.
Kalat na kalat na sa showbiz na si Moi na nga raw ang Celebrity winner ng Survivor na nag-taping pa sa Thai-land.
To the rescue na-man ang kapatid ni
Richard Gutierrez na si Raymond. Sa kan-yang tweet recently ay sinabi niyang wala pang napipiling winner ang Survivor Celebrity Edi-tion Philippines.
“Getting a lot of tweets predicting the winner of Survivor. They’ll do a live voting at the end. So no winner yet. . ‘Yan ang tweet ni Raymond.
* * *T a l a g a p a l a n g
nawalan ng boses si Nora Aunor.
Sa kanyang concert sa Australia kamakailan ay walang lumabas na boses mula sa Super-star. Sinalo na lang siya ni German Moreno at ito na ang kumanta ng kanilang duet number. Talaga kasing hindi marinig ang boses ni Ate Guy kahit na ef-fort na effort na siya sa pagkanta.
Disappointed si Ate Guy sa resulta ng kan-yang surgery na isina-gawa sa Japan. Feeling
niya, ang surgery ang naging dahilan kung bakit siya nawalan ng boses.
“Hindi nila alam kung gaano kasakit sa isang performer na ‘yong boses ko, na hindi naman pinag-aralan ‘to, eh, binigay sa akin ng Panginoong Diyos. At ‘yong boses ko na ‘yan ang pinupuhunan ko para maiahon ko ang pamilya ko sa kahira-pan,” sabi ng Superstar sa isang interview.
Ang nakakatuwa, walang umal is sa concert kahit na nag-lipsynch na lamang si Ate Guy.
“We’re still here to support her,” sabi ng isang may edad nang male fan. More than one thousand ang nanood ng concert ni Nora pero himalang wala ni isa mang umalis kahit na hindi nakakanta nang live ang nag-iisang Su-perstar.
Ayon sa report ng TV Patrol, nag-iipon
ACTOR George Clooney felt nervous fi lming sex scenes for his new movie “The American” be-cause he isn't “that experienced” when it comes to stripping off onscreen, according to his co-star Violante Placido.
The actress plays Clooney's love interest in the fi lm, which tells the story of an assassin who takes a break from hitman duties to spend time in a quiet Italian village.
The pair plays lovers in the picture, and Placido admits her co-star felt apprehensive about shooting the saucy bedroom scenes.
She tells People.com: “He confessed...that he didn't do lots of sex scenes. I felt like this was in a way something new to him, he wasn't that experienced. We had to fi nd a way to make it natural and let your body speak somehow. We were very open to one another to try and make it work. We just said 'Let's trust each other' and we did. I felt like we had to let ourselves go. It had to look real.”
* * *Justin Bieber dreams of becoming the next
John Travolta -- he's eyeing the lead role in a remake of hit movie musical Grease.
The teenage pop singer is set to make his fi lm debut next year in his own 3D movie memoir, which will document his stellar rise to fame. And Bieber is already considering his next big screen project - he wants to star as Danny Zuko in a new version of 1978's Grease.
He tells The Sun, “it would be a lot of fun. It's been talked about a lot over the years but it would be awesome to play Danny.”
The Baby hit-maker has also picked out his fantasy co-stars, admitting he would love to act
U SAPU SAPU -usapan ngayon ang U ngayon ang U n a p i g i l a n g U n a p i g i l a n g U Richard Gutierrez na
si Raymond. Sa kan-yang tweet recently ay
niya, ang surgery ang naging dahilan kung bakit siya nawalan ng
dingdong, Bayani muntik magsuntukan dahil kay marian
By Alex Brosas
“Nagreklamo yata si Marian nang duraan siya ni Bayani
sa taping ng Show Me Da Manny. Ang isa namang
version, hindi raw nagustuhan ni Marian
ang ginawang pagdura ni Bayani sa gatas niya”
ngayon si Nora ng pera dahil balak niyang ide-manda ang nagsagawa ng oeprasyon sa kanya.
“Kailangan ko ng panahon, ng prayers sa mga fans para maibalik ang boses ko,” sabi ni Ate Guy.
Samantala, sa Juicy ay sinabi ni Shalala na nawalan nga ng boses si Ate Guy.
“Totoo daw (na) bi-nutas ‘yung kanyang trachea at literally na-coma siya ng fi ve days,” sabi ni Shalala.
Sabi naman ng TV host na si Cristy Fer-min, dapat maging balance at kunin din ang panig ng doctor na nag-opera kay Guy. “Kunin naman natin ‘yung panig ng doctor na Hapon, ‘di ba?” sabi ni Nanay Cristy.
RIC
HA
RD
GU
TIE
RR
EZ
DINGDONGDANTES
BAYANIAGBAYANI
MARIAN RIVERA
ACTOR George Clooney felt nervous fi lming
George Clooney feelsawkward in sex scene
HOLLYWOOD TATTLE
opposite Miley Cyrus as Zuko's love interest Sandy Olsson - and even has roles for Susan Boyle and British singer Cheryl Cole.
He adds, “if I had to pick my perfect Sandy I would go for Miley Cyrus without hesitation. She can sing, dance and act. I would really want some great people to star in it. Wouldn't Susan Boyle make an amazing Principal McGee? We'd just need to write it into the script that she broke into song. I am obsessed with Susan Boyle. When I look at her original (Britain's Got Talent) audition it makes the
hairs on the back of my neck stand up.“I would love to include Cheryl Cole in the
movie as well if she was up for it. She would look great in the Rydell High cheerleading uniform.”
* * *Rihanna is laughing through the pain after
burning her face with a curling iron - blaming the painful singe on her large forehead.
The Umbrella hit-maker was styling her new bright red hairdo when she accidentally caught herself with the hot tong.
However, the singer laughed off the singe, posting a picture of the burn mark on her Twitter.com page in the early hours of Sunday morning. She wrote, "New hair .new curling iron BURN damn 5head always in the way."
The candid post is among the fi rst Rihanna has made since taking over her Twitter page from record bosses on Friday.
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Complete the grid so every row, column and 3 x 3 box contains every digit
from 1 to 9 inclusively.
Previous puzzle solution
Ni McJoe PALAISIPAN Thelma Onego
SAGOT SA NAKARAAN
PAHALANG 1. G-----; Alaala 6. Pangamba11. Tungkol sa ilong12. Lugar sa Italy13. Layo14. Bayan sa Albay15. Lalawigan sa Mindanao16. Ilangoy pailalim17. Bayan sa Pangasinan19. Unlapi20. Apelyido ng Intsik21. Pantukoy Kastila24. Andamyo26. Lungsod sa NCR
29. Salok30. Suso31. Katay32. Daldal33. Punta sa ibayo34. Ipasyal35. Tigil
PABABA 1. Bayan sa Quezon 2. Nahilo 3. Isangga 4. Bayan sa Davao del Norte 5. Palayaw ng lalaki 6. Babaeng mandirigma 7. Imis
8. Lisan 9. Sapa10. Tangay ng agos14. Bayan sa Pampanga18. Ililista21. Bayan sa Ifugao22. Busabos23. Araw24. Bayan sa Laguna25. Bayan sa Bataan26. Bayan sa Davao Oriental27. Singaw sa pagkain28. Agam33. Tomas Pinpin25. Bansa sa ME27. Pampalasa28. Lawak29. Isip31. Dyinggel32. National Basketball Ass.33. Petrolyo35. Hulapi
PEACE sets 21st annual convention
THE Philippine Educators Association for Criminology Education (PEACE) Inc. will hold its 21st Annual Convention on September 17 and 18, at the Grand Men Seng Hotel Ball Room, Anda-Magallanes Streets, San Pedro, Davao City with the theme: “The Criminology Education Program, Its Role on the Philippine Criminal Justice System.”
Davao City Mayor Sarah Duterte will welcome PEACE delegates from different regions of the coun-try. Ched Chair Patricia B. Licuanan will deliver the keynote address in the plenary session.
Other notable speakers include, Atty. Berteni Causing, lead convenor of the Peoples Initiative on the Grand and Trial Jury Systems in the Philippines; Dr. Manuel Jaudian, president, Professional Criminolo-gists Association of the Philippines, revisits CHED Memorandum Circular No. 21, Series of 2005; Atty. Antonio A. Arellano, Region XI State Prosecutor, will speak on Law Subject’s Relevancy in Criminology Education for Law Enforcement Profession; Atty. Ernesto V. Cabrera, Board of Criminology Member, on the Effi cacy of the 2009 PRC Criminology Program Syllabi on the Licensure Examination for Criminol-ogy Education; and Dr. Ruben Sta. Teresa, EVP, on the Employability of Criminology Graduates other than in the Uniformed Service.
Stephen Cutler, former Asia Pacifi c FBI chief, will talk on the Vulnerability of University/School Campuses in Southern Philippines to Terrorism, and Dr. Mercedes Foronda, president of the Federa-tion of Accredited Criminology Authors will discuss the role of FACCI in Criminology/Criminal Justice Bookmaking/Authoring.
PEACE President Emeritus, retired Police General Enrique C Cuadra PhD, is inviting all professional criminologists from the law enforcement, academe and private sectors to attend the convention.
EVER had problems with your posture? Most major causes of poor posture can be attributed to factors like bodily defects, either inherited or organic such as flawed bones, weak muscles or bowed legs, sleeping, walking or sitting habits, fatigue, or even mal-nutrition during the formative years.
However, don’t fret. The best thing is to find ways to solve posture problems through corrective measures to gain the right posture. For adults, it may be a bit too late but still, it doesn’t hurt to look at efforts to prevent your pos-ture from deteriorating to an even more sorry state. The idea is to have right posture support to gain that correct posture alignment of the body, especially when sleeping or simply lying down. This can be solved through the use of the proper mattress to provide that support.
First would be through the use of an orthopedic mat-tress, a mattress that supports posture alignment. Since the spine has like a double-S
shape like in the neck and lumbar areas, it can be quite tricky when choosing the right mattress. The mattress should neither be too soft or too hard. If it’s too soft, the lower back will sink; if too hard, the curves would be unsupported. The correct mattress should sup-port the body and maintain a straight position—just like when we’re standing up—whatever sleeping position we are in, whether on the side, our back, or our stomachs.
According to a 2004 study by the Kovacs Foundation, me-dium-firm mattresses reduced back pain more than firm mat-tresses (81.9% vs. 68.3%) but firm mattresses also reduced back pain. However, what is firm was not well-de-fined in abso-l u t e
terms. The firmness of the mattress should really de-pend on the person’s weight and sleeping position. The heavier the person, a firmer mattress is needed. Those who sleep on their side need softer mattresses compared to back or stomach sleepers. On the other hand, a study conducted by the Oklahoma State University back in 2006 showed that new mattresses will help reduce back pain by 63%. Proponents used a new medium-firm mattress against a mattress that was 5 years or older.
Another important aspect of a good mattress is durability, its ability to retain height and firmness over the years. Just
like any product, m a t -
tresses slowly wear out. Those not fit for use quickly lose height and firmness resulting to sagging that may contribute to loss of comfort and support to our bodies. However, con-sider also the fact that our bod-ies also undergo physiological changes over time so the loss of support and comfort may be attributed to this and not because of the mattress.
When choosing a mat-tress, it may be a good thing to consider those manufac-tured by Uratex, the country’s leading mattress maker. With world-class manufacturing facilities that can rival any of the world’s top mattress mak-ers, all Uratex mattresses are firm, in varying degrees, to provide support, and are very durable, outlasting warranty which can last from 5 to as long as 15 years.
One such Uratex product is the Premium Touch Pocket Spring Mattress line by Ura-tex, composed of the Premi-um Touch Viscoluxe Memory mattress and Premium Touch Cozy Latex.
Finding ways to solve posture problems
FOLLOWING a successful medical mission with almost 2,000 benefi ciaries, Generika Drugstore, in partnership with Mc Donald’s, has recently conducted a supplemental feeding program for 150 underweight and malnourished students of Andres Bonifacio Elementary School (ABES).
Cognizant of the importance of students having a healthy body and mind in order to perform better at school, the staff of Generika Drugstore Sangandaan branch and Mc Donald’s MCU branch trooped to ABES packed and armed with snacks and juice drinks. Before serving the meals, the students were given free vitamins.
Besieged by the predicament of sourcing out of funds for its feeding program, the school administra-tion welcomed the proposal of Generika Drugstore Sangandaan and Mc Donald’s to hold a feeding program in the school.
The feeding program, serves as a platform to ad-dress malnutrition that affects a number of Filipino students resulting to lower performance in school. Malnutrition also results to stunted physical and mental development.
Generika Sangandaan said it will have a regular feeding program in ABES. Providing medical assis-tance, feeding programs, laboratory clinic, Libreng Konsulta or free consultation have been a part of Generika Drugstore’s endeavors aside from offering quality affordable generic medicine to Filipinos as a value-for-money alternative to branded medicine.
Generika, McDonald’s conduct feeding program
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Philip Pullman is a gifted writer of fantasy books. His Dark Materials trilogy includes The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass and is very popular among young read-ers. But below the surface of these sympathetic characters and compelling subplots is a sinister purpose. The story culminates in a great war against God.
In these books, Pullman views the fall of Satan as a righteous cause for personal independence from God’s “tyrannical” control. He implies that Satan’s attempt to usurp the throne of God was the right thing to do!
In the book of Revelation, we read of the endtimes: “War broke out in heaven . . . . [And Satan] was cast to the earth” (Rev. 12:7-9). That future war is being preceded by an earthly conflict on the battlefield of our minds.
We must recognize Satan for what he is—a liar (John 8:44). His strategy is to take God’s words out of context and twist them into false-hood (Gen. 3:1-7). Our best defense against him is to hold firmly to the truth of God’s Word (Eph. 6:10-18).
Our loving heavenly Father is “not willing that any should perish” (2 Peter 3:9). But neither will He force our obedience. He leaves the choice to us. — Dennis Fisher
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TO bring the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) closer to the people, Secretary Jesse Robredo yesterday led the launching of the department’s Public Assistance Center (PAC).
The center, located at the ground floor of the DILG central office in Quezon City, will receive and quickly respond to and act on requests for assistance as well as complaints that are brought to the attention of the DILG by the public.
“We would like the ordinary Filipinos to feel the department’s presence and ensure them that we are a listening and working DILG,” he said.
Robredo said a similar public assistance center shall also be established in every regional office of the department nationwide.
He explained that “through the center, the people will feel the presence and services of the department and bring the government closer to them.”
DEPARTMENT of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Leila De Lima yesterday clarified that the mem-bers of the media are not covered by the gag order she issued on Monday in connection with the investigation into the Quirino Grandstand hostage-taking in-cident.
De Lima said that the gag order was only applicable to the members of the Incident In-vestigation Review Committee (IIRC), excluding the media.
The DOJ Chief said that
she was surprised when she saw on television news report footages showing government authorities blocking the entry of the members of the media who would like to cover the investiga-tion being conducted on the bus involved in the hostage-taking incident in Camp Bagong Diwa, in Bicutan, Taguig City.
De Lima said that “for as long as the media keep within reason-able distance and some reasonable regulations, there's no problem.” De Lima said that based on the ex-
planation made to her by National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Magtanggol Gatdula, they were “overwhelmed by the presence of a number of media personnel, including the members of the Hongkong media.”
That’s why the gate near the location where the investiga-tion is being conducted by the Hongkong forensic experts was closed.
De Lima said that the investi-gation by Hongkong authorities is not bad in the sense that it has
made proper coordination from the Hongkong government.
It can be recalled that De Lima issued the gag order on Monday prohibiting the giving out of updates on the findings of the investigating body.
Only the DOJ Secretary was authorized to give updates on the status of the investigation so as not to add up to the confusion of the public if the investigat-ing bodies of the committee will make their own respective statements.
De Lima says media not covered by gag order on hostage probe
DILG launches public assistance center
CHINESE Ambassador Liu Jianchao acknowledged yesterday the sympathy extended by Fili-pinos to Hongkong and Chinese citizens.
The ambassador attended the mass for the tourist victims killed during the tragic Aug. 23 hostage taking at the Quirino Grandstand, Luneta Park, Manila.
Ambassador Liu accepted the gesture of sympathy, saying that it somehow appeases the citizens of Hongkong and China.
Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim led officials in offering a mass for the victims. Monks as well as rep-resentatives and officials of Hong-kong and their counterparts in
Catholic religion held ecumenical service for the victims of hostage crisis at Quirino Granstand.
Amid reports that he will be invited by the National Bu-reau of Investigation (NBI) as well as the Senate regarding the hostage-taking on Wednesday, Lim said he is ready to face any investigation.
He issued the statement after the mass which was attended by Ambassador Liu, presidential sister Viel Aquino-Dee, some cabinet secretaries, city offi-cials and councilors led by vice mayor and presiding officer Isko Moreno.
After the mass, 18 monks then
led many people in Buddhist ritual.
Filipinos and Hongkong and Chinese citizens offered lighted candles and flowers at the very site where the bloody incident took place.
The Manila Police District (MPD) dispatched 150 police-men to secure the place. The policemen also joined the people in lighting up candles and they said prayers.
Lim lamented that there were people who kept blaming on others for the incident when, in fact, they also failed to offer help to resolve the 11-hour hostage drama.
Chinese envoy accepts Filipinos’ sympathy to HK residents, Chinese citizens
THE Philippine Atmospheric, Geo-physical and Astro-nomical Services Administration (Pa-gasa), in its weather bulletin yesterday, said typhoon “Glen-da” (international name, Kompasu) is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and moving away from the country to-wards Japan.
Pagasa estimated Glenda at 830 kms. northeast of Basco, Batanes as of 10 a.m. Tuesday with maxi-mum winds of 120 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 150 kph. It is moving northwest at the speed of 19 kph.
Its forecast posi-tion by Tuesday eve-ning is at 850 kms. northeast of Basco, Batanes or 40 kms. north of Okinawa, Japan.
Pagasa weather forecasters had not raised public storm warning signals any-where in the coun-try.
Typhoon “Glenda” is expected to enhance the Southwest Mon-soon and bring rains over Northern and Central Luzon, includ-ing Metro Manila.
Typhoon ‘Glenda’ moves toward Japan
IN line with his advocacy to implement change in government, President Aquino vowed to improve the working conditions of teachers whom he called “our nation’s treasure.”
In his speech keynoting the awarding ceremonies for the 2010 Metrobank Foundation’s Search for Outstand-ing Teachers on Tuesday at Malacañang, the President said the days of corruption and the wasteful use of our resources are nearing its end.
The President said the recent submission of the Depart-ment of Budget and Management of the government’s proposed P1.645-trillion national budget to Congress for approval is a sign that change is coming.
“Sagisag po ito ng ating paninindigang tapos na ang panahon ng paglulustay, tapos na ang panahon ng mga proyektong walang pinatutunguhan. Ang pera ng taumbayan ay mapupunta sa taumbayan lamang,” the President said.
He said the proposed “Reform Budget,” which mirrors his commitment to lift the nation from pov-erty through honest and effective governance, will be used to fund priority items such as salary increases, teacher-trainings, classrooms and equipment to ensure our ability to provide quality education to our students.
Aquino vows to improve working conditions of teachers
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ABL opens FridAyBasketball coach Glenn Capacio, team manager Eric Arejola, Patriots team owner Mikee Romero, executive assistant Maan Hontiveros, Patriot Team co-owner Tony Boy Cojuangco and Patriots Team Louie Alas join hands during the announcement of the ABL opening on Sept. 3, at the Ynares Arena in Pasig City. TUnyinG penAredondo
THE world's No. 1 ranked player and European star Mika Immonen will be one of the heavy favorites in this year's 10th Annual Predator Interna-tional Championship.
The London-born but Finland-raised superstar will be among the dozens of other professional players coming from around the world to capture one of pool's longest running major events.
The Predator International Championship is a 10-Ball event that will take place September 15 to 18 at SM City North Edsa in Manila, Philippines.
The event is produced by Dragon Promotions and sponsored by Min Tables, SM City North Edsa, Puyat Sports, Star Billiards, Simonis Cloth, and broadcast on ABS-CBN and ESPN Star Sports.
European airings of this event will be on Eurosport.
ROBERT GARCIA, the mild-man-nered trainer of controver-sial two-time world cham-pion Antonio Margarito, believes the u n d e r d o g tag attached to the Mexican boxer would even-tually work to his advantage in his Nov. 13 showdown with pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao.
In the light of the illegal hand wrapping issue that forced Mar-garito out of the ring for a year, many believe the 32-year-old na-tive of Tijuana, Mexico could not hold a candle against a fighter of Pacquiao’s stature.
That suits Margarito just fine, according to Garcia.
“After what happened with Margarito and the hand wrap thing, people just didn’t like him or didn’t like what he did, so they just don’t give him any chance,” said Gar-
cia, a former International Boxing Fed-eration super-featherweight c h a m p i o n , w h o a l s o t r a i n s t h e like of Nonito Donaire Jr., Joan Guz-man, Brian
Villoria and Steven Luevano. Pac-quiao, meanwhile, said he likes the style of Margarito and he expected the match would be explosive.
Pacquiao added that both of them like to throw punches non-stop and that people would really enjoy seeing this match.
Margarito on the other hand said he is optimistic that his fight-ing style can crack the code of Pacqiuao.
“I honestly, honestly see us having a big chance of pulling it out. Margarito is a bigger man. He has a big heart, he’s got good condition, he’s got a good chin,” Garcia added.
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NAKABUNTIS ang isang junior player na naglalaro sa isang UAAP team. Kaya parang nag-quit na rin siya sa kanyang basketball career.
Magaling pa naman siya kaya marami ang nagsasabi na malaki ang chance niya na makaakyat sa senior team ng school niya.
Pero hindi niya tatakbuhan yung nabuntis niya. Pananagutan niya.
That’s good.* * *
Na-involve sa isang bugbugan scandal ang mga players ng isang college team.
Ang nakalaban nilang grupo na-man ay galing sa eskuwela na katabi lang ng school ng mga players.
Nagkaroon lang ng misunder-standing at nauwi na sa isang malak-ing awayan.
Yung isang player, nagkaroon pa ng malaking sugat sa mukha niya.
Sana naman ay maayos din ang gulo na ito at magka-sundo sundo na rin ang mga nag-away na kabataan.
* * *Advise sa mga players: Mas
mabuti na huwag lalabas at gigimik na isang malaking grupo.
Kung ‘di rin lang kayang kon-trolin ang mga sarili ninyo sa mga awayan.
Mas madalas, diyan na nanggal-ing ang mga gulo at awayan.
Nangyari na rin ‘yan sa mga play-ers galing sa isang college team.
Nasuspinde ang mga players at tinanggal yung isa nilang player
na aasahan pa naman sana nila sa liga.
Mabuti na lang at ‘yun lang ang nangyari
* * *Isang babaeng cheerleader mula
sa isang NCAA school ang lihim na nanonood kapag may laro ang isang school na kalaban nila.
May super crush siya sa isang senior player ng kalaban nilang college team.
* * *Kung sa palagay ni Rabbah Al
Husseini ay isang malaking insulto na ginawa siyang No.2 ng mga taga Air 21 nung PBA drafting, hindi lang sila magkakaayos sa samahan nila.
Kailangan bang ituring na in-sulto yun?
Dapat kay Rabbah, magpasalamat na lang at naging No.2 pick siya.
Sangkaterbang players ang nan-garap at umasa na makuha nung drafting pero umuwi silang luhaan at hindi na alam kung ano ang future nila sa basketball.
Tapos, hayan at No.2 pick na ay feeling pa niya nainsulto siya.
Grabe yan......Kung ako sa Air 21, ite-trade ko
na lang yan....
Junior player nag-quit dahil nakabuntis
SAN Beda tries to extend its amazing run to 11 as it takes on winless Perpetual Help even as defending champion San Sebastian and Jose Rizal battle it out for the No. 2 spot today in the 86th NCAA basketball tournament at The Arena in San Juan City.
The Lions, who are com-ing off a 92-68 rout over the Emilio Aguinaldo Generals last Friday, are gunning for their 11th straight when they take on the Altas, still searching for a first win in nine games, at 2 p.m.
San Beda is expected to beat the same Perpetual Help team it hurdled in a 101-77 rout in the first round last July 28.
Arnold Danganan, who served out his one-game suspension in a 55-66 defeat to the Jose Rizal Bombers last week, should be back to help the Altas against the heavily favored Lions.
San Beda coach Frankie Lim, however, cautioned his boys to not take Perpetual Help lightly.
“There is no easy win in the NCAA if we don’t work hard for it,” said Lim.
But focus is expected to fall heavily on the 4 p.m. showdown pitting the No. 2 Stags (9-1) and the No. 3 Bombers (8-2).
San Sebastian struggled against St. Benilde in a 62-51 win Friday after league-leading MVP race candidate Calvin Abueva tweaked an ankle late in the first quarter and Ronald Pascual sat it out due to fever.
San Beda shoots for 11th
straight win
TWO-time champion Jhoann Banayag lived up to expectation while local bet Brian Lupio ruled the men's division in the 21-km Davao Qualifying of the 34th Milo Marathon at the Roxas Park in Davao City on Sunday.
The 28-year-old Banayag, a winner of the national finals in 2005 and 2006, is now looking forward to her bid for a third title after topping the race in one hour, 20 minutes and 57 seconds which was just enough for her to join Metro Manila qualifying winner Luisa Raterta of Sta. Rosa, Laguna in the finals on Dec. 12.
“I did not have a hard time in this race because I am from this place and I'm used to this hot weather condition. Besides I have enough preparation for this competition,” said Banayag, a member of the RP national athlet-ics team, who will see action in the forthcoming 2010 Asian Games in November in Guangzhuo, China.
After missing the competition last
year due to the 2009 Laos Southeast Asian Games, Banayag was so eager to be back and wasted no time as she led the pack of 13,600 runners that responded the starting gun and never looked back until the finish line.
Being the country's record holder in the 42-km marathon with a time of 2:44.00, which she set in the Thailand Sea Games in 2007, somehow made her scared of defeat.
But the fear boosted her adrenaline that she crossed the finish line some 25 minutes ahead over second finisher April Rose Diaz, who timed 1:45:12, and Emily Avegonzado, who settled for third with 1:46:01.
“I’m not only the RP marathon re-cord holder but also the Milo national record breaker when I shattered the previous best of 2:54.00 of Cristabel Martes with a new 2:48.00 in 2006. If I lose here, I can't imagine the shame,” stressed Banayag, a native of Maragu-san, Compostela Valley.
Banayag, Lupio dominate Davao leg of 34th Milo Marathon
Immonen leads European bid for Manila Predator Int’l 10-ball Championship
