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BIG BLUE RUNFun runners from all over Metro Manila test their mettle during last Sunday’s Big Blue Run: Uphill Challengepresented by the Ateneo Track & Field program, in partnership with La Vista Homeowners’ Association. The 5-K and 10-K routes cover the Ateneo de Manila campus up to La Vista Village for the uphill stretch. There wasalso a 3-K fun run within the campus. The event was the first of a series of four runs to be staged at theAteneo campus throughout the year. MMMMMICHAEL SUICHAEL SUICHAEL SUICHAEL SUICHAEL SUPPPPPERERERERERALESALESALESALESALES

KRIS SEEKS LEGALSEPARATION

FROM JAMES YAP PAGE 5

ANOTHER OIL PRICE CUT FROM

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AFP WILLING TO REOPEN ‘GARCI’

PROBE ON MILITARY MEN

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GLOBE TAPS SPEED REMIT AS 65TH INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE PARTNER PAGE 6



Tuesday, July 13, 20102

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Robredo inaasahan ni P. Noyna mapapaganda ang local government

ANG target na dapat makolekta ng Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) sa ngayong katapusan ngtaong 2010 ay P830 bilyon.

Ito ay itinakda ng Department of Finance (DoF)para sa BIR. Hindi na ito babaguhin ng bagongpinuno ng BIR na si Commissioner Kim Jacinto-Henares dahil kumbinsido siyang may batayanang nasabing tudla.

Idiniin ni Henares na ang dapat gawin ng BIRay gawin ang lahat ng paraang aprubado ng batasupang makamit ang P830 bilyon.

Isa na rito ang pagpapahusay sa pamamahalang Large Taxpayers Service (LTS) ng BIR. Ang LTS

ay unit sa BIR na ang focus ng trabaho aykolektahin ang buwis na ibinabayad ng mga bilyonaryo at milyonaryo.

Malaki ang naitutulong ng LTS, ito ay dahil bulto ng kita sa buwis ay galing dito.

Ang gustong mangyari ni Henares ay ayusinang datos nito. Ibig sabihin, idagdag sa listahanng LTS ang mga bilyonaryo at milyonaryong walasa nasabing listahan kabilang na ang mga artistaat mga may-ari ng mga bahay-aliwan.

Ang isa pang paraan ay ang pagtigil sakurapsiyon sa pamahalaan kabilang na sa BIR.Tiyak ako na malaking halaga ang makukolektang buwis.

Ang BIR ay ang pangunahing organo ngpamahalaan sa pangungolekta ng buwis.

Malaking hamon ito sa mga taga-BIR.Ngunit ang mas malaking hamon sa kanila ay

ang mismong paglilinis ng sariling bakuran, angpagtanggal ng kurapsiyon sa BIR, ang paghahablasa mga magnanakaw sa BIR.

Sa totoo lang, ito ang gusto ni PangulongBenigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III—angmatanggal ang kurapsiyon sa pamahalaan.

Ito’y dahil lubos na niniwala si Aquino na kungmawawala ang kurapsiyon, mawawala na rin angmahihirap.

Ibig sabihin, sa halip na mapunta sa kamayng mga magnanakaw sa pamahalaan ang kabangyaman ng gobyerno ay ilaan sa mga programa atproyekto ng administrasyong Aquino upangmaiangat ang buhay ng mga mahihirap.

Madali bang sabihin, ngunit mahirapmaisakatuparan tulad ng pinaniniwalaan ngmarami?

Hindi. Ang dapat lang gawin ni Henares aytututuhanin niya ang paglaban sa mga corrupt.

Isyu 101Ni Nelson S. Badilla, M.P.A.

P830 billion

LET’S put it in a simple phrase: Vegetable smug-gling kills local farming industry.

It’s that easy. Onion and vegetable farmers in cen-tral and northern Luzon have expressed optimismthat newly appointed Agriculture Secretary Proceso

Alcala will protect the interests of local farmers andadopt an “iron-fist” in dealing with big-time smugglers who have been blamed for destroying the livelihoodof more than 500,000 farmers andtheir families.

The farmers also lauded President Noynoy Aquinofor appointing Alcala, a farmer himself and formergovernor of the province of Quezon, whom they de-

scribed as “an official with a proven-track record of incorruptible pubic service and who understandsthat “the livelihood of farmers is the backbone of oureconomy.”

Magtanggol Alvarez, founding president of the

Union of Growers and Traders of Onions of the Phil-ippines (UGAT), said his group aswell as vegetable growers all overLuzon and the Ilocos region werehopeful that Alcala will be their ally

in fighting the well-entrenched smugglers and cor-rupt Customs officials whom they called as the “in-curable pests” that is killing the onion industry.

“Naniniwala kami na sa pamumuno ni PangulongNoynoy, si Secretary Alcala ay maihihinto na anganomalya at bentahan ng import permits (IP) mulasa Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) kasabwat ang mgacorrupt na opisyal ng Bureau of Customs namakatutulong ng malaki upang malansag na ang

mga untouchable smugglers ng sibuyas, gulay, bawang, luya at iba pang produkto ng mgamagsasaka,” Alvarez said.

Alvarez, who hails from Bongabon, Nueva Ecija,considered as the onion basket of the country, be-lieve that Alcala will succeed where his predeces-sors have failed—put an end to the corruption andirregularities in the issuance of import permits bythe BPI.

In the past few years, thousands of metric tons of smuggled onions from China and India aboard 40-footer container vans have been intercepted at theManila International Container Port (MICP), South

Harbor including the ports in Subic and Batangas but ultimately found their way to Divisoria and otherpublic markets of the country.

The call of onion farmers

STREETSMART Ni Jonathan Vicente

UMAASA si Panulong Benigno

“Noynoy” Aquino, III na mapapa-ganda ni dating Naga Mayor JesseRobredo ang pamama-lakad sa De-partment of the Interior and LocalGovernment (DILG) matapos itongitalaga ng pangulo bilang sekretaryong naturang tanggapan.

Ang pagkakatalaga kayRobredo bilang DILG secretary aydumaan sa isang masusing pag-aaral kung saan ay maramingpangalan ang pinamilian niPangulong Aquino hanggang salumutang ang mga nagawang

maganda ng dating Naga mayorsa kanyang lugar.

Sa mga hindi nakakakilala kayRobredo, eto ang kanyang ilangpagkakakilanlan bilang isangserbisyo publiko, una itongtumakbo bilang alkalde ng Nagakung saan ay napaganda nito atnapaunlad ang kanyangpinamamahalaang lungsod.

Sa panunungkulan nito bilangNaga Mayor ay naging first classcity ang kanyang lugar atnakakuha pa ito ng parangal sa

Asiaweek noong 1999 na mostimproved city habang noong 2000naman ay naparangalan siRobredo ng Ramon Magsaysay forPublic Service.

Bukod dito, nakuha rin ni

Robredo ang most outstanding citymayor in the Philippines noong1998 at nasundan pa ito ng ibapang parangal dahil sa kanyangmagandang pamamalakad sakanyang pinangangasiwaanglungsod.

Dahil sa magagandang kreditoni Robredo, hindi lamang siPangulong Aquino ang umaasa namapapaganda nito angpamamalakad sa DILG bagkus angmga nasa barangay levels dahil silaang madalas na napapabayaan ng

national governments.Sa pamamahala ni Robredo,

posibleng mapansin na ang mgahinaing ng mga opisyal ng barangay at agad na matugunanang mga hinihiling na benepisyong mga ito.

Tataas bababaMuli na namang bumaba ang

presyo ng gasolina ng halagangP1.50 kada litro ngunit hindi parin natutuwa ang mga taumbayandahil mas madalas pa ang

nagiging pagtaas nito kaysa sapagbaba ng halaga.

Bago kasi ang ginawangpagbaba ng presyo ng produktongpetrolyo ay ilang beses ding

tumaas ang presyo nito at angpalaging katwiran ng mga oil com-panies ay tumaas na naman angpresyo nito sa pandaigdigangpamilihan.

Sa tuwing magtataas ang presyong gasolina ay palaging isinisigawng ibang samahan jeepney opera-tors at drivers na itaas angpamasahe na ang maaapektuhanay ang masa na palagi na lamangnakakaranas ng kahirapan.

Dapat siguro ay busisiingmabuti ng bagong administrasyonang talaan ng mga oil companiesnang sa gayon ay hindimakapagsinungaling ang mga itosa kanilang palaging sinasabi nanalulugi na raw sila dahil sa taasng presyo ng produktong petrolyosa pandaligdigang pamilihan.

* * *Sa mga kabarangay kong gustong

makilahok sa pitak na ito, maari kayongmag-email sa [email protected].

This unabated smuggling and dumping of sub-standard onions that have not passed quarantineand phyto-sanitary inspection for their harmful

pests residues are blamed by local farmers for theabnormally depressed price of onions that deprivethem of profits from their hard labor in growingtheir crops.

Alvarez believes that with Secretary Alcala, theonion industry and the vegetable growers in theCordilleras will be able to recover this year and see amore stable future for their families.

“Ayaw namin dumating ang araw na mag-babalik bundok pa kami dahil sa kawalan ng pagasa sa maliitnaming ikinabubuhay sa pagtatanim. Ayaw nam-ing sapitin ang nangyari sa industriya ng bawangat luya na halos puro imported na mula sa China

ang nabibili mo sa palengke at napatay na ang mgalocal na nagtatanim nito dahil sa smuggling,” Alvarezadded.



Tuesday, July 13, 2010 3

Yield arms before peace talks – gov’tDEFENSE Secretary Voltaire Gazmin bared

that peace talks would not resume unless thecommunist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels

lay down their arms and yield to the govern-ment.

Gazmin said there would always be athreat as long as the other side has firearms.

“Let’s proceed the talk without arms,”Gazmin stressed.

He admitted that the NPA remained a threatto the government.

“Everything should be within the frame-work of the Constitution. That’s non-nego-tiable,” said Gazmin, former chief of the

Philippine Army.Gazmin said President Aquino's march-

ing order was to “really sit down and talk,

continue until such time peace is sustained.”“What we will do is to really sit down

with the opposing forces, rebels, and get tothe bottom of what is happening, what theywant, what is needed to accomplish the mis-sion, the peace that we are longing for,”Gazmin explained.

He said he was hopeful that the peace talkswould move, despite obstacles the negotia-tions encountered in the past administration.

John Romero

Aquino may tap nuclear energyPRESIDENT Aquino will

look into the possibility of tap-ping nuclear energy for power.

During his first commandconference in Quezon City yes-terday, Aquino said he stillawaits the recommendation of the Department of Energy (DOE)about the possibility of the coun-try going nuclear for energy.

He acknowledged receivingreports that a foreign entity isinterested in helping bring

nuclear power to the Philip-pines.He manifested openness to

tapping nuclear energy as pro- jections show the country’spower demand will increase inyears to come.

Authorities already cau-tioned against totally depend-ing on hydropower noting thefluctuating supply of waterneeded to produce power.

Environmental experts noted

that global warming and natu-ral phenomenon like El Niñoaffect the supply of water forpower generation and house-hold use.

Experts are also discourag-ing the production of powerfrom coal plants to lessen envi-ronmental pollution.

Aquino said he is not keenabout ordering the operation of the mothballed Bataan NuclearPower Plant (BNPP). He cited

BNPP’s proximity to Mt.Pinatubo raises concern aboutthe safety of the facility.

Mt. Pinatubo erupted in theearly 1990s after being dormantfor over 500 years. Its explosionaltered the landscape of Cen-tral Luzon and spewed ash thatspread across the world.

Experts consider this explo-sion as the world’s secondstrongest in the 20th century.

Alex Balcoba

PRESIDENT Aquino hasplaced on priority list the sol-diers’ welfare and benefits ashe presided over his first com-mand conference with theArmed Forces of the Philip-pines (AFP) yesterday atCamp Aguinaldo.

The president conveyed tothe AFP leaders his concernsover the pace of delivery of sol-diers’ benefits especially forthose personnel killed in action.

He said that as far as he

knew there were arrears in benefit payments fromMalacanang, which has setaside portions of thePresident’s Social Fund asassistance to AFP members

killed while on duty.He said he was meetingwith the heads of the Depart-ment of Budget and Manage-ment and the PresidentialManagement Staff to deter-mine the status of undeliv-ered assistance to slain sol-diers and their families anddependents.

“Merong utang ang Officeof the President through thePresident’s Social Fund forthose who have been killed

in action. This was promisedin 2000 and is now a sizeableamount. I will be consultingwith the DBM this afternoonand the PMS that managesthe fund to ensure na ‘yung

utang ng OP ay mababayaransa lalong madalingpanahon,” Aquino said.

During the command con-ference, the president alsotackled the issue of the AFPmodernization, assuring themilitary that he is now look-ing into the problems that are besetting the program, par-ticularly those that hinder itsfunding.

“We are studying the per-tinent laws that will enable

us or are posing a hindranceto achieving these outlayswithout massive appropria-tions in the GAA (GeneralAppropriations Act),” hesaid. Ronnie Santos

P. Noy orders speedy release of soldiers’ benefits

QUEZON City Mayor HerbertBautista has ordered the imme-diate declogging of the city’swaterways to prevent massiveflooding during heavy rains.

Bautista issued the order to theCity Engineering Departmentand Environment Protection andWaste Management Departmentstressing the need to fast tracktheir cleanup efforts, particularlyin the flood-prone areas, to keepthe city safe from flashfloods.

He said a cleanup of thewaterways is the best prepa-

ration for flood control in thelow-lying areas.During his term as vice mayor,

Bautista created the RiverwaysSanitation Services and SagipBatis, which were both aimed atimplementing on a regular ba-sis the removal of solid wastesthat had accumulated or weredumped on the waterways.

Bautista said waterwaysshould immediately be clearedof mounting garbage dumped byresidents themselves especially

this rainy season to preventflashfloods in the city.Kim Pascual

Bistek ordersdeclogging ofQC waterways

Luistro vows to streamlineDepEd to save funds

EDUCATION SecretaryBro. Armin Luistro vowedto streamline the bloated

bureaucracy at the Depart-ment of Education (DepEd)to implement an efficientand effective spending of public funds and to maxi-mize the use of the limited budget of DepEd.

Luistro said the stream-lining were among the ar-eas and issues that is nowthe subject of review andstudy of his administration.

This is aside from themarching order he got from

President Aquino to ad-dress within two years theshortages in classrooms,

teachers and schools’ sani-tary facilities.

Luistro acknowledged

that the bulk of DepEd bud-get or more than 80 percentgoes to salary and wages of personnel that include al-most half a million teach-ers and almost 50,000 non-teaching personnel, includ-ing officials and rank-and-file employees.

Earlier, Lawyer DomingoAlidon, president of the40,000-strong DepEd – Na-tional Employees Union(NEU), disclosed that there

have been attempt to perpe-trate “midnight appoint-ments” at DepEd.

DOJ wants no delay inMaguindanao massacre trial

“THE more delays in trialwould compromise the safety of witnesses.”

Thus said Justice SecretaryLeila De Lima as she underscoredthe need for immediate resump-tion of trial in the Maguindanaomassacre case wherein 57 per-sons, including 31 journalists,were killed.

De Lima said the delays wouldonly give the accused in the casemore time to convince witnesses

to recant their statements.She divulged that there is

now an ongoing case confer-ence not only among the pros-ecutors handling the case butgovernment agencies as wellwhich are involved in the gath-ering of evidence.

The Ampatuan family wasimplicated in the gruesome mas-

sacre which was condemnedworldwide over the loss of livesof mediamen. Angelie Escandor

DFA tries to resolve ‘complicated’ murder case in SaudiTHE slaying of a Filipino worker in

Saudi Arabia by his three compatriotsin April 2008 is placing the Departmentof Foreign Affairs in a quandary.

In a press conference, DFAUndersecretary for Migrant Workers’Affairs Esteban Conejos, Jr. said that “be-cause of the sensitiveness of the situa-

tion… I am garbled here.” He did notelucidate why it is so.

He identified the victim only asRaymundo Dimaculangan of Cabuyaotown in Laguna province. He confirmedthe DFA is in talks with the family, butdeclined to give details.

The three who were convicted of kill-ing Dimaculangan and robbing him of SR32,000 on April 15, 2008 were identi-

fied only as Victorino Gaspar, Jr., PaulMiquibas and Edgardo Genetiano.

They were arrested by Saudi policeon the same day and subsequently jailed.The consulate-general in Jeddah pro-vided a legal counsel.

Apparently, both the victim and kill-ers had known each other and “werefriends,” Conejos said.

The victim had just availed a loan

from a Saudi bank when the suspectskilled him, Conejos added.



4 Tuesday, July 13, 2010

LIHIM daw napinagtatawananitong si Marian

Rivera sa taping nilang kanyang soap saGMA-7.

Kasi ba naman,may kinuha pangacting coach parakay Marianita dahilpalpak ang actingnito. Talyada ngaraw ang bawateksena ng dyowa niDingdong Dantesdahil para daw itongsuperstar na may

coach pa kapagumaarte.

Napuri ng hustoang acting ng isa sa

Kala ko bamagaling ng artistaitong si Marianita,hindi pa pala.

Naku, kung totooito, hindi kayalalong matagalanang taping dahil kay

Marianita? Hindi rinba nakakahiya saibang cast ng showna si Marian ay may

nagbabalik-showbizngayon sa ilalim ngbago niyang man-

ager na si direkMaryo J. DelosReyes.

Aminado namansi Jiro na nagingpasaway siya kayasiya tsinugi ng StarMagic.

“Medyonagkaproblema podahil po sa kontingano, hindi ko pag-attend ng taping.Medyo

nagkaproblema posa labas. Tapos safamily ko, espe-cially siyempre.”

At dahil bata pasiya nangmagkaanak, 16lamang, hindinakayanan ng actorang kanyangproblema kayanapilitan siyanghuminto sa pag-aartista.

“Hindi ko namedyo nakayananso para sa akin pomedyo pahingamuna.”

Itinanggi namanni Jiro na nalulongsiya sa masamngbisyo. “Hindi namanpo. Tikim lang po sabeer, ganyan-ganyan, mgasigarilyo pero hindipo ako dumating sapoint na nalulong.”

Ayaw pangalananng actor ang motherng kanyang baby.“Sa akin na lang po‘yon,” sambit niya.Ayon sa kanya,almost two yearssilang nagingmagdyowa. Sangayon ay walamuna silang com-munication dahil

magsisimula siyangmagtrabaho muli.Nasa tiyuhin ng

actor ang kanyanganak. Ang uncleniyang ito angtumulong sa kanyana maitawid angkanyang pang-araw-araw napangangailangankahit na maykonting savings dinnaman siya. For

almost two yearsnow kasi ay walangtrabaho si Jiro.

SHOWBIZPIZZAZZ

By Alex Brosas

Actually, hindi nashocking angrevelation ni Jirodahil matagal na.

* * *Kung titingnan

mo ang isang youngactress na ito aynapakahinhin atparang walangkamuwang-muwang.

Pero kuwidaw kadahil ang dami napala nitong alam sasex. At her youngage, she’s already aveteran of sortswhen it comes to

sexual acrobatic.Sa taping ng

kanyang soap operaay sige ang kuwentong hitad sa kanyangsexcapades sa ex-boyfriend niya.Talagang may-I-tsika pa siya kungpaano siya hindinabubuntis ngkanyang dyowakahit na madalassilang mag-sex.

Para mga rawteacher ng sex

education angyoung actresskapag nagtuturo nang tamang paraan

para hindi ma-preggy ang isangbabae.

Ang sobrangcraving nga raw sasex ang dahilankung bakithiniwalayan ito ngkanyang boyfriend.Hindi kasi kuntentosa three rounds anghitad kaya namanpagkatapos nila ngkanyang boyfriend

ay tipong hindi naito pakikinabangankinabukasan. Eh,

kasama ni Marianitasa show nila niDingdong Dantes nalumalabas nga

ngayon na halaw saisang Koreanovela.At si Darnita,inokray raw angacting kaya namannagpasya ang mgataga-Siyete nabigyan ito ng actingcoach.

May isangeksena nga raw sataping na hindimakuha-kuha niMarianita ang acting

na hinihingi ngeksena kesehodangmay acting coachpa ito kaya namanlihim na napapangitina lang ang mgakasamahan niyangartista. Talagangniyugyog pa raw siDarnita para ma-motivate sa isangeksena kaya langay parang wala paring epekto.

True ba itetch,Marianita?

acting coachsamantalang sila aywala.

* * *

Finally ay inaminna ni Jiro Manio angpagkakaroon niyang baby.

“Opo, may anakna po ako. Baby pa,two years old.Babae, baby girl,”pag-amin ni Jiro.

Actually, hindi namalaking issue angpag-amin ni Jirodahil open secretnaman sa showbiz

na may anak natalaga siya.

For two years ayhindi tinigilan si Jirong tsismis na maydyunakis na siya.

“Pag lumalabaspo ako ganyan,ganyan. May anakka na raw. Hindi kopo masagot. Paraakong natutuliro.Pinipilit ko na langna...patay malisya

na lang,” kuwentong young actor na

bisi-bisihan dinnaman ang boy-friend ng hitad dahilmay career din

naman ito.Talagang hindi

mo nga rawmababanaag samukha ng aktres naisa siyangmakamundo.Makamundo raw, o!Ha! Ha! Ha!

Sino ang youngactress? Ayoko ngasiyang tawagin sakanyang pangalandahil may

pagkalalaki angnamesung niyakapag pinaikli.

Adam Lambert has rock star

“American Idol” star Adam Lambert performedradio interview at 107.5 The River in Nashville thiswe think he needs to work out a little bit. He’s pronew tattoo, but he needs to bulk up those arms,think?

Adam put himself in the running as a replacementCowell on the hit singing competition, but it doesn’tanyone is backing him up. Simon told OK! magazine, “

be surprised if it was Harry Connick, Jr. He was a gtor when he was on, and he knows music.”

MARIAN RIVERAJIRO MANIO

HOLLYWOOD TAT

Lady Gaga is winning over thVictoria Beckham.

The former Spice Girl at firsno love for Lady Gaga but recentlher mind.

“I am a gay man in a woman’God supposes I should love siLady Gaga... At first I didn't likeway she dressed. Now she is wordesigners and wearing couture c by bit she is finding her imagnice to see it as she is undoubteented girl.”

* * *Lindsay Lohan’s legal trou

taken yet another turn for the wlawyer who defended the actreprobation violation case has qu

The “Mean Girls” star was sto 90 days in jail on Tuesday aAngeles judge ruled she had bterms of her probation from aarrest by failing to attend couralcohol education classes.

Her legal representative,Chapman Holley, issued a stat behalf of the actress on Thursd

ing, calling the punishment “hunfair” – and then resigned, accTMZ.com.

The website reports Lohan wirepresented by Tiffany Feder-Co

Lohan has been ordered toto a Los Angeles court on July 2spend the rest of the summer beAfter she is released, she mustother 90 days in residential reh

* * * Julianne Moore was shocked b

ing skills when watching her n“The Kids Are All Right.”

She can’t believe how graphi bian sex scenes turned out.The actress and Annette Beni

same-sex couple in the new moa lesbian couple’s kids who seartheir sperm donor dad.

And Moore, who has expliwith both Bening and Mark Ruff movie, was amazed by her realformance.

She tells The Daily Beast, ‘TheI don’t actually remember doinsaw the movie, I was like, ‘Did wThere’s a lot of moving around. Imember it being that physicalwanted it to be funny and we reon each other.”

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CONTROVER-SIAL television hostKris Aquino is again

hugging the lime-light, this time aboutthe latest newsabout her decisionto legally separatefrom husbandJames Yap.

In a statementread by Kris’ friend,fellow talk showhost Boy Abunda,the queen of talkhas begun theprocess of legal

separation fromJames.

This is twoweeks after publiclyconfirming Kris’decision to end theirfive-year marriage.

Boy said Kris isprocessing the legalseparation throughher lawyers atMarcos, Ochoa,Serapio, & Tan lawfirm.

ExecutiveSecretary PaquitoOchoa is a partner

of the law firm.“Ms. Kris Aquinohas recently an-nounced that shehas decided to endher marriage to Mr.James Yap. Weshall take thenecessary steps atthe soonest pos-sible time and werequest everybodyto respect theprivacy of the

parties and let thelegal process takeits course,” read

Abunda.Kris had earliertold reporters thatshe would no longertalk about thesubject.

“My lawyersadvised me to notsay anything, theyare issuing astatement that willbe aired on TheBuzz,” she said.

Aquino has left

The Buzz after 10years of co-hostingwith Abunda.

Saying it was a“big sacrifice” forher, Aquino is

leaving the show toavoid criticismwhich may affectthe administration ofher brother, who isset to give his first

Aquino, that hewould take care oftheir family.

“At isa pa,nangako ako kayMom Cory na hindiko pababayaan angpamilya namin. Na-aalagaan ko si Kris,si Josh at si Baby

James. Nangako rinkami ni Kris saharap ni Mom Cory

na hindi kamimaghihiwalay,” hesaid.

In the end, Yapresolved to fight tostay together.

“Inuulit ko, it’sfinal, ipaglalaban koang pagsasama ngpamilya natin. At sa

tulong ng Diyos,alam kongmalalampasan natin

ang pagsubok naito!” he said.

* * *Singer-actress

Lovi Poe is busy as

a bee.She has twofilms which are nowbeing exhibited inthe Cinemalayafestival at theCultural Center ofthe Philippines(CCP) in PasayCity.

First is the JoelLamangan megged“Sigwa” where Loviplays a student

activist who israped.

This is Lovi'ssecond film fordirector Lamangan,after the highlyacclaimed “SagradaFamilia,” where sheplayed an incestvictim.

This early, Lovi isreaping praises forher performance.

Mario Bautistasays, “Lovi issuperb!”

Kris seeks legal separation from James

State of the NationAddress on July 26.

On the otherhand, Yap does notseem to seekseparation.

In his statementreleased on July 1,the basketball starsaid he had prom-

ised his mother-in-law, the late formerpresident Cory

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from 1 to 9 inclusively.

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PAHALANG

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paari13. Langgam

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Globe taps Speed Remit as 65th int’l remittance partner

Praveen Chandirami, Chief Executive Officer of Speed Remit shakes hands with

Rizza Maniego-Eala, President of G-Xchange, Inc. while Paolo Baltao, ProductGroup Head of GXchange, Inc. looks on.

G-Xchange, Inc.(GXI), a fully-

owned mobilecommerce subsid-iary of Globe,further enlarges itsinternationalremittance businessthrough the recentcollaboration withSpeed Remit, aleading globalmoney transfernetwork with50,000 locationsaround the world.

Speed Remit isGXI’s 65th interna-tional remittancepartner.

Focusing onnetwork building by striking long-lasting and profit-able relationshipswith their partners,GXI and SpeedRemit aim to bringmoney transfer

service within thereach of everyindividual world-

wide.At present, about

10 percent of thetotal Philippinepopulation is livingand workingabroad, thus, thetie-up between GXIand Speed Remitwould be primary beneficial to Over-seas FilipinoWorkers (OFWs)who are looking fora more viablealternative in

remittance servicesaside from tradi-tional channels.

OFWs can easilydrop by at any of Speed Remit outletssince the vastnetwork of SpeedRemit coversmarkets with largeFilipino communi-ties such as UnitedArab Emirates,

Saudi Arabia,Qatar, Bahrain,Kuwait, Oman,

USA, Canada, UK,and Hong Kongamong othercountries.

Speed Remitcustomers can sendmoney to thePhilippines whichcan be claimedthrough any of themore than 18,000

GCASH Remitcash-out outlets.GCASH Remit is

the cash pick-upservice of GXI andis the largestremittance networkin the country.

GXI’s wide-spread presence inthe rural areas putsit in a strategicposition to serve theneeds of OFW

families whorequire remittanceoutlets which are

closer to theirhomes.

With morechoices for cashpick-ups, beneficia-ries can conve-niently get theirmoney at anyaccredited GCASHRemit establish-ment such as Globe

Stores, pawnshops,loading stations,among others.

THE Quezon City Police District(QCPD) Trowel Club is joining MayorHerbert Bautista and Vice Mayor JoyBelmonte in the city’s socio-civic activi-ties aimed at alleviating the lives of thecity’s poor.

In a meeting at Camp Karingal, QCPDTrowel Club officers headed by Engr.Isagani Verzosa, chief of QC Office of theBuilding Official, identified their priorityprograms, projects and activities whichshall be supportive of the city government’spro-poor programs.

Verzosa said the club assigned PoliceChief Insp. Jerome De La Cruz to head the

Programs and Projects Committee; Mr. JoelFerrer, the Finance Committee; and Mr. JoelAvila, the Activity Committee.

“We want to start planning now forour future programs, projects and activi-ties which shall be in support of citygovernment’s efforts at helping those whoare in need. This is the service that wecould at least contribute for the realiza-tion of everyone’s dream of having a Qual-ity Community,” Verzosa said.

Verzosa said that even Philippine Na-tional Police Chief Jesus Verzosa has joinedthe QCPD Trowel Club in its mission of

addressing the flight of the poor even in alittle way.

QCPC trowel club joinspro-poor programs

TLS Marketing Corporation in partnershipwith DLS Audio of Sweden is staging the 1stDLS Philippines Open Competition on July17, 2010, at the Tiendesitas Mall in OrtigasCenter, Pasig City.

DLS Audio, the leading brand in car audiocompetition and show-off events, will be fly-ing in Peter Flodqvist, an international EMMA(European Mobile Media Association) soundquality head judge.

Aside from showcasing the DLS Audiobrand, the event also aims to train car audioenthusiasts, including car owners as well ascar audio dealers and installers, on setting

up competition-level car audio.Focusing purely on Sound Quality (SQ),the 1st DLS Philippines Open Competitionrequires competitors to set up a standard in-stallation package consisting of a JVC KDR-705 head unit paired with DLS amplifier CA-31, speakers RM6.2 and sub-woofer RW10.

The DLS CA31 is a three-channel ampli-fier with a nominal output of 2 x 65 watts + 1x 170 watts, making it the perfect amplifierfor a standard installation with a front sys-tem in stereo and a subwoofer in the back.It features built-in high-pass, low-pass andsubsonic filters, and has variable phase control

on sub-channel.The DLS Reference RM6.2 is a new 6.5-

inch two-way component with an incrediblebass. Incorporating a powerful magnet sys-tem, these speakers are designed to playlound while maintaining full control and goodsound. The speakers feature an aluminumcone and dual upper surround, complementedby 25mm silk dome tweeters.

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Our Daily Bread Our Daily Bread Our Daily Bread Our Daily Bread Our Daily Bread Francis Chan, in his book Crazy Love, tells of

a family with an interesting Christmas tradition.On Christmas morning, the Robynson family

doesn’t focus on opening presents under the Christ-mas tree. Instead, they make pancakes and cof-fee, and serve the breakfast to the homeless. Thisis a small but creative way to show God’s love andgenerosity to the poor.

God expected this kind of generosity from Hispeople. In Deuteronomy 15, Moses emphasizedthe reality of poverty and how the more affluentmust deal with it. They were warned of four dan-gers:

A hard heart, ignoring the needs of the poor(v.7).

A closed hand, withholding what the poor lacked(v.7).

An evil thought, hesitating or refusing to loanmoney to the poor because the year of cancelingdebts was nearing (v.9).

A grudging spirit, a reluctance to satisfy theneeds of the poor among them (v.10). Not onlywere they warned about selfishness, but moreimportant, they were encouraged to be spontane-ously generous (vv.8,10,11).

Among God’s people, there must always be aspirit of generosity toward the poor. Let’s open ourhearts and our hands.

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Another oil price cut from ‘Big Three’FOR the second Monday the big

three oil companies in the countryreduced pump prices for gasoline,

diesel and kerosene by a significantP1.50 a liter.Pilipinas Shell and Chevron Phil-

ippines (formerly Caltex) made theirP1.50 per liter rollback official at 12:01a.m. Implementing a similar adjustmentat 6 a.m. was Petron Corporation.

Shell, Chevron and Petron makeup for at least 70 percent of all pe-troleum products out in the local

market, thus the moniker “Big Three.”Meanwhile, new oil player Phoe-

nix Petroleum Philippines said that

it also pulled down its retail prices of gasoline and diesel by the same in-crements some two hours later oraround 8 a.m. yesterday.

Other independent or “small” oilplayers have yet to announce a priceadjustment as of press time, althoughsome Independent Philippine Petro-leum Companies Association (IPPCA)members had just cut prices by P1.20

a liter over the weekend.The latest rollback likewise

brought down the average retail

price of fuel in Metro Manila to asfollows: P42.50 for gasoline (un-leaded); P33.50 for diesel and P42for kerosene.

Reports said that yesterday’srollback reflected the movementsin the world market, as well theremoval of tariff or import dutieson crude or finished oil products.

Anthony Munoz

THE Department of Justice (DoJ) has de-ferred its resolution on pending motions re-lated to the killing of Ruby Rose Barramedauntil the the Malabon Regional Trial Court(RTC) ruled with finality whether ManuelMontero would be admitted as a state wit-ness or remain as among the accused.

DoJ Secretary Leila De Lima said the agencywill have to wait for the final ruling of thecourt since resolutions of the petitions fromthe accused and the family of victim hingeson the outcome of the court ruling.

The pending motions are the motion filed bythe Barrameda family for reconsideration as-sailing the exclusion of Lope Jimenez; a motionfiled by Manuel Jimenez III to reconsider the

finding of a parricide case against him; and themotion filed by Lope Jimenez in opposition tothe motion filed by the Barrameda family.

Ruby Rose, estranged wife of Manuel Jimenez III, went missing on March 14,2007.On May 18, 2009, Montero surrendered tothe police and confessed to the killing of RubyRose. He implicated at least six other per-sons in the slaying.

On the basis of his confession, DOJ pros-ecutors filed before the Malabon City RTCmurder charges against Montero, Manuel

Jimenez Jr. (father of Manuel III), Lope Jimenez(uncle of Manuel III and brother of Manuel

Jr.), Eric Fernandez, Leonard Descalso, RobertoPonce, and Rudy dela Cruz. Ampie Galpo

DOJ defers anew ruling on Ruby Rose case

A CRACK in Met-ropolitan ManilaDevelopment Au-thority (MMDA) hasfinally emerged as itschairman came outlashing against anofficial he alleged as blocking the normalflow of business inthe agency.

MMDA Chairman

Oscar Inocentes firedhis salvos at his per-ceived obstructionistright after yesterday’sflag raising ceremonysaying some officialsare not signing docu-ments thus threaten-ing the delay in theflow of service as wellas the salaries of theiremployees.

The employeesshouted a big “no”

during the ceremo-nies when asked byInocentes if theywould allow any de-lay on their salaries.Inocentes, howevervowed to bypass theman blocking thepapers so as to resolvethe impasse and pay-up the salary of theemployees.

But MMDA Gen-eral Manager RobertNacianceno, whoobviously was the un-named official report-edly blocking theflow of papers, yes-terday assured theagency’s rank-and-file employees thatthe release of theirsalaries and other benefits will not bedelayed as a result of the current leader-

ship dispute in theagency.Anthony Munoz

MMDA

in turmoil

A HIGHLY trained and a respected mem- ber of the academe was designated as thenew president of Taguig City University bring-ing to fold the aim and vision of turning thecity-run college into a university.

Yesterday, Bro. Rolando R. Dizon, formerchairman of the Commission on Higher Edu-cation and the De La Salle University, wasinducted as the new president of TCU bring-

ing to fore the professionalism and the dedi-cation to mold globally competitive gradu-ates through a holistic educational program.

Dizon will be an added force to GawadKalinga founder Tony Meloto, who sits asTCU’s Board of Regents.

Bro. Dizon was formally installed as TCUpresident yesterday morning in place of TaguigVice Mayor George Elias. Earlier, formerTaguig mayor and now 2nd District Rep.Freddie Tinga relinquished his post as TCUchair to Meloto.

In an interview, Dizon said TCU will main-tain the no tuition fee policy and at the sametime bring the participation of the privatesector to further improve the environment of the four-year old university.

Meloto revealed that they are focusing moreon public health and with this they will besigning a memorandum of understandingwith University of California (UCLA), andUniversity of Sto . Tomas.

The effort hopes to bring the resources of top university and private corporations whichfurther improve the quality of education.

Both Dizon and Meloto said they will bringLa Salle and Ateneno University at TCU and

other universities to groove up the students by fusing the expertise of the top Philippineschools.

Top educator headsTaguig University

THE Armed Forces yesterday said it wasopen to the suggestion of former Scout Ranger

chief Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim for a fresh inves-tigation into the military’s involvement in therigging of the 2004 presidential elections.

In a press briefing, AFP spokesman Brig.Gen. Jose Mabanta said it may be “healthy”for the military establishment if there will bea new probe on the issue, adding that theresult of the military fact-finding committeeon the case is clouded with doubt.

“As of now, there is still a cloud of doubt onthe Mayuga or the Garci issue and I think itwill be healthy because once and for all, every-thing, or this issue will be put aside and laid torest,” said Mabanta, referring to the military

participation on the supposed cheating.Lim on Sunday said there was a need for

a fresh investigation on the issue, adding thatthe officers interviewed by the Mayuga fact-finding board may had been under duressor other witnesses were afraid to come out because of the political atmosphere then.

Ronnie Santos

AFP willing to reopen‘Garci’ probe on military men



8 Tuesday, July 13, 2010

SHOCK AND AWEShock and awe is technically known as rapid dominance. This is what Lyceum did torival San Sebastian in this scene as Jing Buale dives to save the ball as her team-mates look in despair during the Shakey's V-League volleyball tourney at the Arenain San Juan. TUNYING PEÑAREDONDO

Bata, Django rise in Pool Money listFILIPINO billiards master

Efren “Bata” Reyes and Francisco“Django” Bustamante dominatedthe latest 2010 Player Money List,which includes two other Filipino“tumbok king” in the top 10.

According to reports fromAZbilliards.com, the 55-year-oldAngeles City pride Reyes, the 2010Player of the Decade, had totalearnings of US$71,012 and re-mained on top.

Reyes, dubbed as “The Magi-cian” in the world of pool, wonthe 2010 Spanish Open in Vigo,Spain last June 21 to 23 to receivethe top prize of US$7,432. He

bested Niels “The Terminator”Feijen of the Netherlands in thefinals.

However, the biggest poolmoney earner is the 47-year-oldTarlac City native Bustamante,

who climbed at No.2 spot withUS$69,338 after winning the 2010World Pool Championships inDoha, Qatar on July 2 to 5 topocket the top prize of US$36,000.

Django beat “The Little Mon-ster” Kuo Po-cheng of Chinese-Taipei for the coveted crown and joined the elite Filipino world 9- ball champion that includesReyes (1999, Cardiff, Wales), Alex“The Lion” Pagulayan (2004,Kaohsiung, Chinese-Taipei) andRonato “Volcano” Alcano ( PasayCity, Philippines).

Third in the money list isAmerican Shane Van Boening

with US$50,591, followed byBriton’s Karl Boyes (4th) withUS$41,120, and two-time na-tional open champion Lee Vann“The Slayer” Corteza (5th) withUS$37,625.

ISA na lang para sa Alaska atmaagang magbabakasyon angGinebra.

Nakabawi naman ang Rain orShine sa Derby Ace kaya naudlot

ang selebrasyon ng mga fans ngdating Purefoods team.Gustong-gusto makabawi ni

Willie Miller sa dati niyang team pero hindi naman niya magawa.Siya pa ang nababawian.Marami naman ang nahihinaan sa import ng Derby Ace at

mas mabuti pa nga daw kapag hindi ito ginagamit.* * *

Kahit na madaling araw na, marami pa rin ang nanood ngWorld Cup finals between Spain and The Netherlands na live naipinalabas sa Studio 23.

Tulad ng inaasahan, nanalo ang Spain.Kahit na 2:30 a.m. nag-umpisa ang telecast, nagka-rating pa

rin ang Studio 23.

Marami rin palang World Cup fans sa Pinas.* * *Grabe ang inilaro ni RR Garcia para sa FEU Tamaraws.Hindi na talaga kailangan pa ng FEU si Andy Baroca dahil

mayroon naman silang RR.Simple lang pero matinik. Indeed, the UAAP's next superstar!

* * *Naging matagumpay din ang opening salvo ng Shakey's V

League nung Linggo sa The Arena.Walang opening ceremonies, diretso agad sa laro.

* * *Ilang milyong piso kaya ang ginastos ng La Salle para sa

kanilang opening ceremonies production number noong Linggo?

World Cup feverEtame is NCAA ‘Player of the Week’HARDLY a factor last season

because of a troublesome knee, Jose Rizal University's Joe Etameis proving he could deliver thegoods expected of him as longas he’s 100 percent healthy.

Slowly but surely regaininghis sharp form, the 6-foot-8Cameroonian is playing a keyrole in the Heavy Bombers' earlysuccess in the 86th NCAA bas-ketball tournament.

The Bombers survived twohard-fought matches in a stretchlast week, thanks largely toEtame's stellar performances,which also earned the sophomorecenter the Accel FilOil NCAAPress Corps Player of the Weekaward supported by Gatorade.

After struggling with just eight

points on 2-of-7 shooting in theteam’s 16-point blowout lossagainst San Beda in the inaugu-rals, Etame bounced back, presid-ing over the Bombers’ balancedattack by averaging 12 points inthe past two games.

“He’s getting there (top form)and he’s getting aggressive in-side,” JRU coach Vergel Menesessaid of the slam-dunking Etame,who also proved to be lethal fromthe outside when he’s at fullstrength. “His presence is help-ing us win.”

Aside from his intimidatingpresence inside the lane, consis-tency proved to be Etame's bestweapon as shown during theteam’s triumphs against Letran

and Arellano University.

WHEN a player belongs to a multi-talented ballclub, rec-ognition does notcome easy, unless, of course, he plays ex-ceptionally well mostof the time and getsfortunate enough to be fielded in by hiscoach.

A fine example isthe quiet, 6’7” leftie Joe Devance of un-predictable Alaska.

The Alaska Milk-men’s multi-talentedforward has beennamed as the Accel-PBA Press Corps Playerof the Week for the pe-riod July 5 to 11 afterleading the Aces intoa commanding 2-0lead over BarangayGinebra in their ongo-ing Fiesta Conferencequarterfinals series.

It was the first suchcitation for the No. 1pick in the 2007 draftand none is happierfor him than Alaskacoach Tim Cone.

“Joe has been veryquietly one of thekeys to our successthe last couple of years,” said Cone of the 6-foot-7 south-paw acquired in atrade with Welcoat(currently Rain orShine) for Solomon

Mercado in 2008.

PBA pressawards

Devance

Lady Bulldogs nip Blazers in rousing debutTHE National University snatched a thrill-

ing five-setter victory over league veteran St.Benilde, 25-15, 23-25, 25-23, 18-25, 15-12, inan auspicious debut in the Shakey’s V-LeagueSeason 7 second conference at The Arena inSan Juan late Sunday.

Mervic Mangui sprayed the Lady Blazerswith 25 kills and wound up with 26 pointswhile Maricar Nepomuceno and ElaineSagun backed her up with 20 and 16 hits as

the Lady Bulldogs proved steadier in thedecider to humble their rivals and join thefancied San Sebastian Lady Stags and theAteneo Lady Eagles in the early lead.

NU, one of the two newcomers in theleague sponsored by Shakey’s Pizza, the other being Perpetual Help, showed a lot of prom-ise on both ends, coming up with 12 blocks,including five from Nepomuceno, against St.Benilde’s measly three-block output.

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