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A s o f 11 a.m. yes te r -day, the tail-end of a cold front affect-ing Southern Luzon and Visayas while the wind convergence affecting Mindanao.

Southern Luzon, Vi-sayas and Mindanao will have mostly cloudy with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms becoming cloudy with widespread rains over Southern Leyte, Bohol, Surigao Provinc-es, Agusan Provinces, Misamis Oriental, Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley which may trigger flashfloods and landslides.

Weather Update

SOURCE: PAGASA

Sinulat ni JHO PANTOJA, News Editor

By SWEETIE DELA TORRE of PNA

FLOODS/p.8

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THE Department of Health (DOH) has sent additional doctors from Metro Ma-nila to Northern Mindanao Medical Center in Cagayan de Oro following reports of increasing numbers of people afflicted with lep-tospirosis.

“Right now Health Sec-

More doctors sent in Oro as lepto worsenretary Enrique T. Ona sends doctors from Metro Manila to augment personnel in attending leptospirosis pa-tients,” said DOH Assistant Secretary Eric Tayag.

Tayag, also DOH spokes-person, said there was a need to put up tents considering the increasing number of

leptospirosis patients in the hospital.

He said of the 85 lep-tospirosis cases everyday, about 50 were admitted while the rest were dis-charged for home treatment, he said, hence estimating to reach 900 cases leptospirosis in Cagayan de Oro alone.

He is also awaiting for

Floods, slides threatenN. M’nao, other areas

By RUEL V. PELONE, Editor in chief

But Philippine Atmo-spheric Geophysical and

THE National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRC) yesterday warned local officials in Min-danao for possible flashfloods and land-slide due to wind convergence affecting western Mindanao.

Astronomical Ser vices Administration (Pag-asa)

weather specialist Mario Buya said the low pressure area (LPA) was last seen at 190 kilometers South East of General Santos City before it dissipated Wednesday night.

It was the last LPA that Pag-asa has monitored so far, said Buya adding, rain clouds continue to threaten some areas in Mindanao that may cause floodings––and

even landslides.He urged local residents

to be always alert and ready at all times.

“Dali ra magbaha karon tungod kay wala nay mga ka-hoy sa kabukiran,” pointed out Buya. “Gani bisan og walay ulan ang Iponan River gabaha––ug kini tungod sa pag ulan ulan sa kabuki-ran––busa, kanunay gyud

kitang mangandam.”The NDRRMC, on its

advisory released yesterday, said people living near the mountain slopes and in the low-lying areas––especially those living near the river-banks–– to be alert.

A c c o r d i n g t o t h e NDRRMC, the regions that maybe affected by

MIKABAT Na ngadto sa 25 ka tawo ang kumpirmadong patay samtang 150 sab ka tawo ang nawala ug 15 ang samaron sa nahitabong paghagsa sa yuta (landslide) sa duha ka lungsod sa Pantukan, Compostela province.

Sa giluwatang pamahayag ni Compostela Valley Governor Arthur Uy, matud pa niini nga ang partikular nga nahitaboan sa landslides mao ang 700 Gold Pan-ning sa Diat Uno ug Diat Dos sa lungsod sa Napnapan ug Pantukan, lalawigan sa Compostela.

Padayon pa hangtud karong panahuna ang search ug retrieval operation sa mga otoridad sa lugar nga naape-ktohan ubos sa pagpanguna sa 701st Infantry Battalion (IB) sa Philippine Army.

Sigun sa nasayran usa niini ang hinungdan sa pagka-hagsa sa yuta sa maong mga kalungsuran sa lalawigan sa Compostela Valley tungod sa padayong pagmina diha sa Diat Uno ug Diat Dos.

Dakong posibilidad nga maoy hinungdan nganong nahagsa ang yuta sa maong dapit tungod sa nasinate nga pag-ulan-ulan niadtong nakalabay nga adlaw ug ingon usab pagka-igo sa magnitude 3 nga linog gikan sa Davao Oriental kagahapong adlawa sa tungang gabii sanglit haduol ra kini ang Compostela Valley province.

Sumala pa sa kapolisan wala makasinate sa

25 patay, 150 missing sa landslide sa Comval

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Sinulat ni ARJAY S. FELICILDASinulat ni JHO PANTOJA, News editor

BUTUAN City––Mao kana ang ‘punchline’ sa Bombo Radyo.

Kung sabton, news reporting ra unta ang iyahang pa-pel mahitun-god sa mga panghitabo sa palibot, s a m a s a ubang media outlets.

Apan sukwahi ang gi-himo sa Bombo Radyo Butuan kaniadtong petsa-tres ning bulana sa dihang natugpahan sa mga bala ang pipila ka mga sibilyan atol sa pinusilay tali sa kasun-dalohan ug mga ‘rebeldeng’ NPA sa Brgy San Antonio, RTR, Agusan Norte.

Ang ‘reportorial team’ nga gilangkob nila ni Mr. Alvyn Felicilda ug Mr. Ben-jie Barasan, milugwa sa ilahang naandang hawla, isip tigkutlo ug tighatud sa balita.

ANG mga ginsakopan sa 403rd ug 8th IB sa Philip-pine Army ning lalawigan sa Bukidnon ang nagpah-igayon og usa ka Medical Mission didto sa Barangay Kibongcog, San Fernando, Bukidnon, kaniadtong Di-syembre 23, 2011 uban sa Provincial Health Office, Municipal Health Workers og LGU sa lungsod sa San Fernando, Bukidnon.

Kini ang gikalipay sa mga katawhan sa maong Barangay ngadto sa AFP ug sa ilang Mayor Laurencia S. Edma isip pinaskohan alang sa mga kabus nga nakadawat og libreng tambal, check-up ug tuli.

Lakip nga nakadawat sa maong serbisyo ang mga lumad nga mibalik na sa sabakan sa pangagamhanan.

PROBINSIYA sa Bukid-non––Usa sa mga reklamo karon sa mga Sugar Plant-ers sa Bukidnon ang grabe nga kaubos sa presyo sa QUEDAN sa kalamay nga gipamalit sa mga Sugar Traders sa duha ka galingan sa tubo sama sa BUSCO ug CRYSTAL MILLLING

TO further in ongoing hu-manitarian relief efforts, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is extending financial as-sistance to areas recently devastated by Typhoon Sendong.

The 4th most calamity-prone country, according to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent

NGCP provides financial aid to Sendong-hit C. de Oro, IliganSocieties, saw the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan hit with flash floods, wip-ing out entire communities and destroying billions of pesos in infrastructure and agricultural lands.

As of 3 January 2012, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Manage-ment Council (NDRRMC) estimated the total damages

to cost P1,384,592,708.00. The casualties have reached more than a thousand, with 80,647 families (429,045 people) displaced and liv-ing in evacuation centers.

In an effort to rebuild affected areas, NGCP execu-tives, headed by President and CEO Mr. Henry T. Sy Jr., met with Congressman Rufus Rodriguez, Cagayan

de Oro City Mayor Vicen-te Emano and Iligan City Mayor Lawrence Lluch Cruz on Thursday, 05 January 2012 to hand over Php 1,000,000.00 each to the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan.

NGCP employees based at its Head Office in Quezon City previously donated 45 boxes of relief goods (as of

December 22, 2012) and voluntary cash contribu-tions amounting to Php 178,980.00. The manage-ment also allowed the use of its hangar space in Cagayan de Oro for forensic exami-nation on the deceased and commissioned the use of a water pump and generator set to provide clean water and electricity to the public.

NGCP is a privately owned corporat ion in charge of operating and maintaining the country’s electric power grid. As a responsible corporation, NGCP takes care not just of its own employees, but also the communities hosting its facilities, which it considers one of its true partners in nation-building.

Medicalmissiongipahigayon

Sinulat ni ROSEMARY ALLO-GENON

‘Kalamay’ dili na tam-isSinulat ni SAMMY TE

Bukidnon news bureauCOMPANY.

Sagad sa mga plantadores ang nag-mug-ot ang mga dagway sa miaging kapas-kohan kay ang kadaghanan nanga-alkanse gumikan sa kamahal sa lana ug mga pyisa sa sakyanan.

Ilang gibasol ang SRA kun Sugar Regulatory Com-mission nga maoy nag kon-trola sa presyo sa kalamay apan daw nakigkonsabo

kini sa mga galingan.Ang presyo sa kalamay

sa merkado labihang kama-hal nga gireklamo sa mga konsumante.

Kung magamit kita sa MAGIC SUGAR nga barato ra,possible usab nga makadaut kini sa atong panglawas.

‘Basta Radyo, Bombo!’Ilang gibaswat, gikarga

sa ilahang patrol vehicle ug gihatud sa tambalanan ang tulo ka mga samaran nga sila

si Jan Mariene Cablay, 13 anyos; Reymark Cablay, 18 anyos ug Jessabel Cablay, 14 anyos nga mga taga-Purok 2, Brgy

San Antonio. “Akoy nagdala sa

among patrol ug gi-karga namo ang mga samaran. Dili pwede

nila sakyan ang Army car kay delikado kay duna pay ‘blocking force’ adtong higayona,” matud ni Mr. Felicilda.

Sumala ni P/Supt. Mar-tin Gamba, PIO sa Police Regional Office 13, ang tulo nanga-igo sa ‘crossfire’.

Gumikan ni ini nga ‘kawang-gawa’, dihay mi-ingon nga “dili lamang diay ‘Basta Radyo, Bombo’ ang ‘punchline’ niining esta-syona. Angay isumpay ang ‘Basta Tawhanong Serbisyo, Bombo!.”

DAVAO City––Mitay-og angyuta sa pipila ka dapit sa habagatan sedlakan sa Mindanao kagapong adlawa nga dunay gikusgon ug magnitude 3.

Davao Oriental, gitay-og sa linog: Phivolcs Sinulat ni JHO PANTOJA

News EditorSigun sa nahipos nga

kasayuran sa Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), natala ang pagtay-og sa yuta kagahapong adlawa sa alas12:01 sa kadlawon.

Base sa pagsuta nagsumi-kad ang paglinog gikan sa

syento baynte uno (121) kilometros sa habagatang-sidlakan sa Mati, Davao Oriental, adunay gilawmon nga mikabat sa usa ka ki-lometro diin tectonic ang hinungdan sa pagtay-og sa yuta niini.

Diha sa maong pakig-

usisa sa National Disaster Risk Reduction and Manage-ment Council NDRRMC nga walay haitalang damyos sa maong panghitabo tungod kay anaa sa kadagatan ang nahimong sentro diha sa pagtay-og sa nahisgutang pa-glinog kagahapong adlawa.

Unang gibutyag ni Man-ing Duran nga dili na sila karon basta-basta nga mo-salmot sa mga ipahigayon nga protesta sa kadalanan human miluwat ug pama-hayag ang sa Land Trans-portation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)

Presyo sa produktong petrolyo misakaDAVAO City––Luyo sa sunod-sunod nga pagsaka sa presyo sa mga produktong petrolyo sa pagsulod ning tuig 2012, wala na nakurat niini ang grupong South-eastern Mindanao Diversified Drivers Operators Cooperative (SEMDDOC).

nga dili sila magduha-duha sa pagkanselar sa ilang mga prangkisa ngadto sa mga grupong transportasyon ilabina dinhi sa polo sa Mindanao.

Bisan ug taas ang de-mand karon sa petrolyo sa world market, gibutyag

usab ni Maning Duran nga dili kini igong rason arun nga mopatuman gilayon sa pagpataas sa pletihan ang mga Public Utility Jeepney (PUJ).

Bisan ug sakit huna-huna sa mga tag-iya ug driver sa

Public Utility Vehicle’s apan igo nalang sila sa pag piyong aron lang nga mabuhi nila ang ilang pamilya pinaagi diha sa pagpamasada sa kadalanan bisan ug walay mahimong ginasiya tungod sa kamahal sa presyo sa lana.

Tungod niini gihagit sa SEMDDOC ang kongreso nga ilang usabon ang usa ka balaod nga gitawag ug Oil Deregulation Law aron mapugngan kadtong mga higanting mamaligya-ay ug lana dinhi sa atong nasud ug dili sila magpataka sa pagpataas sa mga presyo niini.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012NEWS IN FOCUS 3Editor: RUEL PELONE

BUGO, Cagayan de Oro, Jan. 5 – As a city comes to terms with its loss,

an agro-industrial pioneer in this city help survivors get a fresh start. Several days after Typhoon Sendong unleashed its fury on a city sound-asleep, food manufacturer and exporter Del Monte Philippines sent one of its backhoe/loaders to help clear debris on affected residential areas. College student John Su-mintang, 20, who grew up along Carmen’s riverdike, said he’s glad Del Monte is clearing away debris where houses of friends once stood in sitio Acacia. John said: “This backhoe does not only clear away dirt; it sweeps away grim reminders of death and destruction – so we can move on.” Since then, the clean-up team has grown to three back-hoes and two dump trucks for hauling debris to landfill sites and two water trucks for washdown of cleared areas. As the team hauled away fallen trees and torn houses that litter muddy streets, com-munities slowly get back on their feet. Students are back in school; business is slowly perking up. Cagayan de Oro City Coun-cilor Atty. Alvin Calingin earlier requested Del Monte for assistance to shore up re-habilitation work in key areas. Kag. Calingin has also asked

Sendong survivors get a fresh start – with Del Monte’s helpthe assistance of other generous benefactors who have willingly loaned a payloader and two dumptrucks to complement the clean-up effort. Even with three backhoes and two dumptrucks working full-time, the task is simply too big for one group to do. The task calls for an entire community to come together and share in whatever way it can. The idea of a bigger cleanup drive was sparked by a simple bayanihan spirit initiated by volunteers from Del Monte’s residential areas or camps. Mostly members of Plantation’s “eco-brigades” who undertake tree-planting and cave clean-ups in Bukidnon, they came down in jeepney loads to the city to help several dozens of cannery employees clean their homes so these can be ready for reoccupancy by New Year’s Eve. Bringing their own show-els, pails, brooms and brushes, these eco-volunteers took turns to scrub clean muddy floors and walls and dig away dirt. Their presence brought the sunshine back into the life of grieving families and a desolate landscape. A doctor who lives near a cannery worker’s family, and was herself a beneficiary of the cleanup, said she’s happy that Del Monte has fanned out is efforts to clean up homes of neighbors of its employees. She said: “These kind people from Del Monte started the work for us, and gave us back hope. Now, we’re ready to finish the

job ourselves.” But bringing out debris stacked inside homes only kept litter piling up on the streets. Del Monte sent in its mechanized clean-up team to augment the bayanihan effort of its eco-brigades. This second phase of Sendong emergency efforts is actually a challenge to the company’s logis-tical requirements as equipment for the planting season are now on city streets. But reaching out to the community in both good times and in emergencies has deep roots in Del Monte’s 85-year history. From a tradi-tion started by its pioneers, the company values the support of communities from which it draws strength to grow its business. Then as now, Del Monte believes in “Helping communities help themselves.” Del Monte employee Sonny Buenvenida, whose house was

completely washed away in Aca-cia Street, Carmen, welcomes the efforts of Cannery colleagues who volunteered to distribute relief goods (food, vitamin-rich juice, clothes, beddings) across 10 barangays of the city since the floods. Goods and services valued at over P10 million were distributed here as well as in Iligan City. Relief operations continue as some 20,000 liters of water are delivered every day to various points in the city. During the early days of the calamity, Del Monte Foundation provided up to 5,000 free cooked meals as volunteers make a daily round of the city’s evacuation centers. Mobile medical teams hold free clinics twice a week, which also give free medicines for the deadly leptospirosis disease following an outbreak in the city, and for other diseases. Nurses are dis-patched to bring medicines to households of company employ-

ees and refer other patients to the company’s mobile medical teams. The company is also exploring partnerships with agencies to help survivors rebuild their homes. Del Monte Philippines, founded in 1926, provides jobs to over 10,000 workers at its cannery in this city and farms in Bukidnon and MIsamis Oriental; and gener-ates livelihood opportunities to another 50,000 families in the region.

advertorialDel Monte volunteers bring relief goods (food, medicines, clothes, beddings) to families left homeless by typhoon Sendong in barangay Macasandig,Cagayan de Oro.

Glimpse Macabinlar, 15, a Sen-dong evacuee from Isla de Oro, enjoys a hot meal at the Cagayan de Oro City Central School from Del Monte’s Oplan Feed 5,000 launched by Del Monte Foundation to bring hot meals daily to evacuation cen-ters across the city.

By MERLIN H. YBAÑEZ of Philhealth

By OBET SAMONTE

By NESTOR B. FLORES JR. of OWWA

OWWA/PAGE 8

BUTUAN City––Th e Na-tional Democratic Front has claimed responsibility for the Tuesday assault on the Army’s 23rd Infantry Bat-talion patrol base in Baran-gay San Antonio, Remedios T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte even admitting failure by the attacking New People’s Army rebels to control the detachment.

Fift y NPA rebels belong-ing to Front Committee 21C led by alias Basli and alias Myka attacked the detach-ment under Sgt. Sixto Duyan at around 4:30 am. Militia-man Christopher Rara was killed while Corporal Mur-phy Haider was wounded in the ensuing fi refi ght. Also wounded were civilians Jan Mariene Cablay, 3, Reymark Cablay, 18, and Jessabel Cablay, 14, who were caught in the crossfi re.

NDF claims militia patrolbase attack, admits failure

Police said reinforce-ments from the Army’s 3rd Special Forces Battalion arrived one kilometer from the patrol base and clashed with the withdrawing rebels. Th e bloody encounter lasted until 9:30 am of the same day, police added.

Police said several rebels were killed one of whom was abandoned and recov-ered by government forces. Th e others were carried by their retreating comrades, police said.

In a press statement, NDF-North Eastern Mind-anao Region spokesperson Maria Malaya identifi ed the rebel fatality as Kasamang Red of the BHB Fron 21 under the Pulang Diwata Command. She admitted the failure of the raiders to take control of the militia base as a fi rst step in destroying

all militia detachments and military camps in Caraga’s villages.

According to Malaya, the Tuesday assault on the militia patrol base was a preemptive strike by the rebels since the military had announced it will launch a tactical off ensive against the

New People’s Army. Malaya said “the truth

is, the revolutionary forces want peace but the govern-ment does not want peace” since the government has not, until the present, com-plied with its alleged obliga-tion of setting free NDFP consultants.

Cpl Murphy Hayder landed in the hospital after he was hit on his right shoulder during the attack.

T h e D e p a r t m e n t o f Health has already de-clared an epidemic out-break of Leptospirosis last Monday, January 2, 2012 in Cagayan de Oro City.

Hospitals urged to provide medical care to person’s diagnosed with ‘lepto’

The outbreak is one of the aftermaths of the devastat ion caused by Ty p h o o n S e n d o n g i n Northern Mindanao.

In line with this, all Phi lHea lth accredited

health care providers in Region 10, both private and government, are ad-vised to immediately pro-vide medical care to all f lood victims diagnosed with confirmed cases of Leptospirosis, regardless of PhilHealth eligibility,

said Datu Masiding M. Alonto Jr., vice president for NorMin of Philhealth.

Currently, confirmed cases of Leptospirosis shall be reimbursed as Case Type B unless, re-vised by the Corporation.

Datu Alonto stated,

“As partners, let us posi-tively respond to the call of civic duty as we face the urgent challenge of providing immediate ac-cess to quality health care to our people, especially to t he p o ore s t of t he poor.”

OWWA assists Sendong survivors

OWWA officers and staff packing the grocery items for the relief operation.

AFTER “Bagyong Sendong” hit Northern Mindanao, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) conducted relief operations for the affected Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their families in the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan.

The affected barangays in Cagayan de Oro were identified through data collated from the Office of Civil Defense and Department of Social Welfare and Development.

Actual site visits and consultation with OFW families were also conducted by OWWA, Region 10.

Due to the damage to Cagayan de Oro City’s water system, safe drinking water and ready-to-eat food emerged as the most needed commodities.

Responding to this need, OWWA packed relief goods,

4 FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012

KUKANG(Kinsa Unsa Kanus-a Asa Ngano Gi-unsa)

Nasayod ka ba nga kagahapong adlawa, ang National Grid Corporation of the Philippines mihatag og P1M alang sa mga biktima ni Sendong sa Cagayan de Oro? Ang P500 mil gipaagi sa opisina ni Mayor Vicente Emano, samtang ang laing P500 mil sa opisina ni Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez sa ikaduhang distrito. (GI-RESEARCH NI JHON JERIC F. NACASABOG)

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Sintomas sa Cervical Cancer

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1. dili normal nga vaginal discharges.2. dili sakit nga bleeding nga walay kalabutan sa menstruation, ug3. post-coital, post-douching o post-menopausal bleeding. Ang regular nga pap semar maoy labing epe-ktibong screening method o pagsuta sa cervical cancer, matud sa mga eksperto. Bisan kinsang babaye nga miagi na og sex intercourse ug sa bisan unsang pangidaron, kinahanglang magpa-pap semar aron hapsay ang iyang panghunahuna ug maayo ang iyang panglawas. Ang pap smear mahimong idungan sa tinuig nga health check-up. Atol sa pap smear, kinahang-lan nga wala ka nagregla. (Kini nga kasayoran nakutlo gikan sa UNFPA, DOH-UHNP ug WHSMP uban sa pag-abag sa WB ug ADB. Gihubad ug gipakaylap sa RSF-MCIP, big-calert@yahoo.com)

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PIA, R10 & 13 Cluster

Agusan River water levelBUTUAN City, Agusan Norte - Butuan City DRRMO bares, as of 11am yesterday, January 5, the water level in Agusan River was recorded at 1.60m, which is normal. Continuous light to moderate rain was observed in the city.

PRC, EU inspect evac areaCagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental - PRC Chair Gordon, Euro Union Ambassador Guy Ledoux, Ger-man Red Cross Emilio, Malaysian Red Cross Selva, Singaporean Red Cross Chua, diplomats from Spain and Italy, as well as foreign media, are now inspect-ing the evacuation area in Lumbia and the hard-hit Barangay Macasandig.

PNP paraffin testBUTUAN City, Agusan Norte - Random paraffin test for members of PNP Caraga will only be conducted, if case of indiscriminate firing is present in the region. This was clarified by P/Sr. Supt David Ombao of PRO-13. Disaster council conducts drill Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental - The disaster council of Region 2 has conducted fire and earthquake drill at the University of Cagayan Valley to equip and train students on proper actions to take during such situations to save lives.

Core shelters inauguratedMAGALLANES, Agusan Norte – Twenty-five units of core shelters were inaugurated recently by DSWD Caraga and the local government unit. Said units are situated in Barangay Caloc-an.

Evacuation, not rescueCagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental - Regional Director Ana Caňeda of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), region 10, who also chairs RDRRMC-10, re-minds local DRRMCs to take appropriate pro-active actions to aim at “zero” casualty focused on evacu-ation, rather than rescue.

Human mihapak si Sendong…Hinipos ni JANJAN S. FELICILDA

“Nakatoon ko’g kaligo sa usa ka balding tubig lamang. Pag-buhos og usa ka kabo’ng tubig sa ulo, lahos na kana sa tibook lawas. Dayon manabon, manglugod, banlaw… ayos na.” (Ernie, Bonbon, CDO)

oOo “Asa na si (Rep) Benjo? Nganong murag si Rep. Rufus ra man ang nagatikawtikaw pag-atiman sa mga biktima sa Sendong?” (Roy, Bulua, CDO)

oOo “Grabe pud ning ubang government agency cdo ( mga trabahanti) sila may nag una una ug pamili sa mga relief goods, mga histuraan ra ba unta, imbes ilang tabangan ang mga nabahaan! tabang pud diay ni sila ug dawat sa mga grasya na dili para nila! Intawon mga pinilian nalang ang madawat sa mga flood victim.....Hoy Gissinggggg!” (Racquel Padilla Uy, fb Pulso sa Kagay-an)

oOo Rotarians, headed by PDG Rhia Rita Abalos, Rotary Club of CDO Pres. Ian Mark Q. Nacaya and ShelterBox (represented by PDG Fe Rosales Juarez), had a meeting at the Tent City with DSWD, DOH, IOM-EU (International Organization for Migration - European Union), City Engineers, COWD and WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene project of UNICEF, in cooperation with various International Organizations. We defined the corresponding contributions, responsibilities and time tables of the various parties so as to have a more concerted effort. Our (Rotary & ShelterBox) part is almost done as all 408 tents would be finished by tomorrow. DSWD would determine the beneficiaries and manage the camp as well. DOH and WASH would provide the latrines, baths, laundry area, drainage, determine water points and solid waste management. COWD will provide water. DOH will ensure the health of the evacuees. City Engineers are supervising the various constructions on site. IOM-EU will put up commu-nity centers on site so as to have at least three multi-purpose halls for various activities. DepEd will come in afterwards as needed. Other international organizations are still coming in with their proposals and aid. Hopefully we could transfer the evacuees by Thursday or Friday in time for the resumption of schools.” (Elmer Francisco, nagpaskil sa Pulso Sa Kagay-an)

oOo “Ang Washington Post, Mindanao Daily ug Philippine Daily Inquirer mipatik sa estorya mahitungod sa ‘bayanihong’ pagkalumos-patay nila ni Naomi del Puerto Felicilda ug Sara Felicilda Benegildo sa dihang mihapak ang baha o lunop sa Balulang, Cagayan de Oro. Daghang salamat sa publication. Salamat usab sa tanang mitabang kanamo. Labaw sa tanan, salamat sa Ginoo sa iyahang gihatag nga bag-o nako nga kinabuh.” (Herminia del Puerto Felicilda, mother-survivor)

BALAANONG PULONG

Ang DIOS dili makalimot sa mga maayong binuhatan nga atong malim-tan. Palihog basaha ang Hebro 11:24-40.

KalambuanEditor: JOE DEL PUERTO FELICILDA

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012DEVELOPMENT 5Editor: JHO PANTOJA

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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS )REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )

First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

House Bill No. _____

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr.

House Bill No._________

AN ACTAPPROPRIATING THE SUM OF T WO BILLION PESOS (P2,000,000,000.00) AS SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND ILIGAN CITY WHICH SUFFERED DEVAS-TATION BROUGHT ABOUT BY TYPHOON SENDONG WHICH HIT THESE CITIES LAST DECEMBER 16-17, 2011

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of the Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. Appropriations – The sum of Two Billion Pesos (P2,000,000,000) is hereby appropriated for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City.

Section 2. Guidelines in the Allocation of the Rehabilitation and Development Fund – The Rehabilitation and Development Fund herein appropriated shall be spent judiciously in consonance with the principle of providing the greatest good for the greatest number.

Section 3. Use of the Rehabilitation and Development Fund – The Rehabilitation and Development Fund shall be used to cover the repair, rehabilitation and construction of roads, bridges, irrigation systems, school buildings, government buildings, sea ports and air-ports, hospitals and other public infrastructures; purchases of hospital equipment, supplies and medicines; purchases of relocation sites; construction of housing units; and funding for the Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Socials Services (CIDSS) under the Department of Social Welfare and Development, livelihood programs, agricultural assistance and other support programs for farmers and fisher folks. The Rehabilitation and Development Fund shall be used for the purposes indicated and shall be released to the relevant departments, bureaus, offices in accordance with budgeting and related relevant laws, rules and regulations.

Section 4. Separability Clause — Should any provision of this Act or any part thereof be declared invalid, the other provisions, so far as they are separable from the invalid ones, shall remain in full force and effect. Section 5. Repealing Clause – All laws, presidential decrees and issuances, executive orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 6. Effectivity – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

FIVE inter-island vessels have been cited by the Philippine Coast Guard in Northern Mindanao (PC-GNM) for a ‘job well done’ immediately after Typhoon Sendong hit the region.

Commodore Elson Her-mogino, district commander of PCGNM, named the five as the MV Solid Gold, MV Snoopy, MV Super Shuttle Ferry 3, MV Maria Stella 1 and MV Tagoloan.

“These vessels imme-diately responded when the PCGNM directed all shipping lines and vessels transiting along Macaja-lar Bay to conduct surface search and SAR in the area,” Commodore Hermogina stated.

They have rescued a total of 121 survivors and four dead bodies in the morning of Dec. 17, he added.

Meanwhile, Mayor Rosa-linda Penera of Sta. Monica, Surigao Norte has reported that a fisherman from her municipality, name Eliseo Sanchez, has been reported missing since December 28 last year.

She appealed to residents along the coastal munici-palities of Caraga Region to coordinate with her office or the nearest authorities whenever they find the said missing fisherman. (with report from PIA Regions 10 and 13 Cluster)

Coast Guard cites 5 vessels

By ARJAY S. FELICILDA

By OBET SAMONTE and JOEL PORTUGALof Mindanao Daily Caraga region

Butuan eyes twohydropower plants

Business analysts said the multi million pesos worth project will be a big boost to the national government’s Mindanao power generation program for 2012 and in the future.

The signing of the MoU last December 2011 was wit-nessed by the local govern-ment officials led by Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, and Vice Mayor Lawrence For-tun, General Manager for business and planning of CHODAI, Co., Ltd. Yudi Munehiro, Manager Satoshi Kato and Motohide Tekano Vice President of the Twin-peak Hydro Resources Cor-poration (THRC), Hydro Resouces Management and Cosultancy, Inc. president

THROUGH the effort Butuan City gov-ernment and the local business group on its public-private partnership, a Japanese firm and three local business establishments signed memorandum of understanding to construct a run to river mini hydropower plants in the city.

Hendrick R. Manegdeg together with other local business head.

The signatories of the memorandum of under-standing are Ronnie Vi-cente Lagnada head of the Equi Parco Construction Company (EPC), Direc-tor Akinori Ido P.E. Jp. Of CHODAI, Co. Ltd. A “Kabushiki

Kaisha” group in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

On the MoU, the EPC, CHODAI and The THRC agreed to establish a two run-to-river mini hydro-power plants in Taguibo that will produce 2.4 mega watts and 2.6 mega watts and another 8 mega watts

in Asiga rivers of Butuan.Also under the MoU,

they also agreed to for the grant of an exclusive right to explore, develop, operate, manage, and utilize hydro power resources in those rivers.

Lagnada of Equi Parco said that the hydro power plant projects are a big help for the Butuanons’ and a plus factor for its growing industries, and also a great support to the national gov-ernment’s power generation for Mindanao.

The Japanese partners are looking forward for the realization of the said proj-ects Akinori Ido also said, (assisted by his interpreter)

Last month the EPC and CHODAI companies en-tered into a non disclosure agreement (NDA) for the realization of the project.

The public-private part-nership (PPP) projects with the Japanese group was strengthened after city of-ficials led by Mayor Amante offered more than (10,000) ten thousand hectares of investment possibilities for

By FRAMELIA ANONAS of S&T Media Service

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THE flashflood that killed and harmed hundreds of people in the northern Min-danao and southern Visayas areas was aggravated by the reported collapse of dams along the Cagayan de Oro River, according to the Department of Science and Technology Secretary Mario G. Montejo. Montejo was with the presidential party devastated by flashfloods wrought by tropical storm Sendong.

“It is most likely that the flashflood in Cagayan de Oro was caused not only simply by the high volume of rain that fell in the wa-tershed of rivers in said places but essentially of the reported collapse of dams at the upper parts of the rivers,” Montejo announced.

Reports from the field that reached the presidential party regarding the col-lapse of the dams are being investigated, per instruc-tions of President Benigno Aquino III.

“Pagasa had been do-ing its job conscientiously,” Montejo assured. “In fact, places such as Bohol, Su-rigao, and Camiguin that heeded Pagasa’s warning and took appropriate actions had mitigated the effects of Sendong.”

To further improve its weather forecasting and hazard mitigating capability, Montejo said that Pagasa in 2012 will upgrade monitor-ing systems.

Collapse of damsworsened Oro floods

“We are set to install 1,000 water level sensors in selected major river basins in 2012,” Montejo revealed. “Since the 1980s, only four rivers were installed with sensors to measure water-level rise. The President has given instructions and allotted resources to fast-track our river monitoring system nationwide to aid in forecasting potential floods.”

“To enhance rainfall and weather forecasting, we will also improve the integra-tion of data from Doppler radars, satellites, automated weather systems, and rain gauges through numerical model WRF,” he added.

DOST is also looking at enhancing its flood forecast-ing system to determine expected impact to local communities. This includes the use of several techniques such as the use of 3D maps.

On the reported dam collapse, Montejo said that the continuous rains may have caused the accumula-tion and build up of water upstream of the dam.

“At some point, the dams may have collapsed when the trapped water filled with debris overtopped the dam. This could have led to dam breakage and failure,” Montejo explained.

When the large volume of water trapped behind the landslide debris dams was released, it triggered the flashfloods. The land-

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6 FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012OPINIONEditor: RUEL PELONE

Editorial THINK a minute.Imagine we are on a

large ship out on the ocean.The captain knows that

there is a hole in the boat and we’re sinking, but he does not tell us passengers.

Instead, he invites us all to go up to first class.

All the beer and liquor is free.

We’re allowed to party and do basically anything we want on the ship.

Natura l ly, we pas-sengers are loving our freedom. But all the time we’re partying and getting drunk, the ship continues to sink.

Each minute brings us closer to our death. So what?

Let’s eat, drink and be merry for we’re all going to die anyway, right? We

A sinking shipBarangay walay klaro

might as well go out in style and have fun while it lasts.

This is actually the way many people live.

The y t h ink t he y ’re free—through alcohol, drugs, sex with anyone they want, cheating for more money or status, and anything else that makes them feel good for awhile.

But their life is a sink-ing ship!

Instead of being truly

free, they’re actually slaves to their own appetites and uncontrolled physical de-sires for pleasure.

Their life is empty and they’re desperately trying to fill it with all kinds of pleasures, prosperity, or power.

Yet, even though they know in their conscience that none of these things satisfy them for long, they keep doing it.

Jesus Christ did not

come to bring us a lot of strict, boring rules that take all the fun out of life.

He actually came to save us from hurting and destroying ourselves, so we can finally be free from our own greed and uncon-trolled physical urges.

As the Maker of life, Jesus’ commands are sim-ply life’s principles for real satisfaction and success.

His ways are like wings to a bird or sails to a ship.

So why not finally get yourself free from your uncontrolled physical plea-sures or greed?

Just ask Jesus to forgive you and start changing you daily. Then you can begin to get the real satisfaction that lasts, not to mention be saved from sinking.

Just Think a Minute.

NIINING panahon nga gitawag og “modern age,” aduna pa bay pulos ang barangay govern-ment?

Ang mga nanimuyo sa usa ka barangay o baryo naserbisyohan ba sa ilang mga opisyales sa barangay.

Aduna bay kahusay ug kalinaw sa inyong baran-gay, aduna bay seguridad, livelihood, ug serbisyong panglawas nga ginahatag ang inyong mga barangay?

Simple lang ang tubag, adunay mga kapitanes ug mga opisyal sa kabarang-gayan nga kugihan ug daghan sab ang tapolan.

Kun g buot hunahuna-on ang barangay govern-ment dako og ikatabang alang sa kahusay ug ka-linaw apan kasagara daw dili seryoso ang ilang panerbisyo.

Adunay, barangay tanod apan mas naila naman hinoon nga mga “barangay tagay.”

Sa peace and order dako og ikatabang ang

barangay kung ensakto ug tino-oray pa ang ilang pagserbisyo.

Epektibo unta ang kampanya sa gobyerno batok kriminalidad tun-god kay ang matag tawo sa barangay nag-ilhanay na––sa nawong, sa kina-iya o bisan ang mga kagi-kan sa usa ka pamilya.

Kitang tanan, na-nimuyo sa usa ka baran-gay apan atong makit-an ug ma-obserbahan nga dili seryoso ang baran-gay government––mora lang og dayan dayan ug ang nakaparat kay na “politicize” na pag-ayo.

Ang ubang baran-gay “squatter” sa iyang kaugalingon nga ba-rangay, walay yuta busa kadaghanan gi-demolish, pait di ba!

Kanus-a kaha mahi-mong seryoso ang ser-bisyo sa kabaranggayan? Barangay walay klaro!

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Think A Minute

Jhan Tiafau HurstJhan Tiafau Hurst

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… ‘He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God’…” (Micah 6:8, the Holy Bible).

-ooo-CULTURE OF DISRE-

GARDING AND VIOLAT-ING THE LAWS: Quezon Rep. Erin Tanada may or may not be aware of it, but his refusal, and the refusal as well of the other members of the House prosecution panel in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, to stop public dis-cussions of the case even in the face of clear Senate rules prohibiting such public discussions is encouraging chaos and anarchy among our people more and more.

Why? Simply because Tanada and the prosecu-tion panel are showing to all Filipinos that it is no longer necessary to obey rules and regulations and existing laws! Laws, by the conduct and behavior of Tanada and the panel, are

KAKAMPI MO ANG BATAS | BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO

Culture of disregarding the lawsnow portrayed to cover only the lowly and the under-privileged, not congressmen and others who are powerful or are close to the powers-that-be, who could now do anything they fancy.

I am afraid that Tanada and company are stretching a bit too far now the concept of “people power”, not only to justify their violations of Senate rules, but also to jus-tify their public vilification of Corona in preparation for the January 16, 2012 trial of the impeachment case. I said it before, I say it again: we will all regret this culture of disregarding and violating the laws, for it will plunge this country into a destructive and deadly civil war.

-ooo-QUO VADIS, SEND-

ONG VICTIMS? And so, the Philippine National Police is now carrying out the or-ders of President Aquino to prevent residents of Cagayan De Oro City from rebuilding their houses in places like Isla de Oro, Isla Delta, Isla Bugnao, Isla Cupa and in

Sitio Cala-Cala, Barangay Macasandig, which are con-sidered high risk areas as they are flood-prone. PNP men have been demolishing shanties as soon as they are built there.

Congratulations, PNP, for obeying the President. But then, will someone please tell us, is there any-one who has been ordered to find alternative sites where the hundreds of thousands of Sendong victims from Cagayan De Oro City who lost their houses can put up their residences to start life anew?

The reason why Cagaya-nons are risking everything once again and rebuilding their homes in the very places where they nearly drowned last December 2011 is that, they have no other place to go to.

Yes, it is dangerous for them to return to their former barangays, but the government is not giving them any alternative. All that the government has done is to prevent them from returning to their old

places, nothing else.-ooo-

BIBLICAL ADMONI-TION ABOUT CARING FOR OTHERS: This is clearly anti-Biblical. Indeed, the Bible is telling us that we cannot be telling our fellowmen, “God bless you, I wish you well”, while we do nothing to address their most urgent needs. That is entirely useless, we are told.

Here is what James 2:14-19 says: “What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.

“If one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,’ but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. But someone will say, ‘You have faith; I have deeds. Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds…”’

AND without a doubt be-cause how else can you form opinions otherwise. If what you discuss with friends, associates and family are non-other than trivial mat-ters not concerning your economy, your country, your health, etc. your points of views will remain within these parameters you have access to. Then again I can understand why entertain-ment is preferred over issues of social relevance when you have done the time with school, right? Unless you feel you are now a member of the “know-it-all” club, then maybe you can rightfully say – only entertainment for me! To quote Forest Gump (the movie) it’s good to be an idiot while you watch the stupidity around you.

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You are what you read, watch and listen to!

There are many “know-it-alls” around us and un-fortunately they make an effort to make their presence known. I guess we need to forgive those who do not know what they are doing, right? (Wrong!) Within the confines of the law, igno-rance is unacceptable and yet this is more the practice for many. Ignorance is bliss to those who do not wish to be inconvenienced for sure. Now if only the ignorant

shut-up all together, no issues. Stupidity is another issue all together when the ignorant speak out without research, study or critical thought. Stupidity is de-scribed as – lack of intel-ligence, understanding, reason, wit, or sense. While there may be nothing really wrong with stupidity – the least society can ask for; is to keep it to themselves and not flaunt it. This is what I wish to talk about.

Media, that entity which generates public opinion is seemingly lacking with regulation when it comes to stupidity on air, tv and print that has exacerbated and maligned the reputation of people, corporations and even communities. Radio I personally feel is most guilty. How are we listeners allowed to react when we listen to gay-speak who mock people and situations with their weird and incorrect talk styles only to degenerate their criticisms with extreme bias. Or obviously specific interests are at heart which is probably why many resort to extrajudicial measures in turning off their lights. TV is no better vetting in-correct data and twisting current event reports as

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012COMMENTARIES 7Editor: ALLAN MEDIANTE

DR. DJUWARISTIE Perbanas (College of Economics and Business)Surabaya, Indonesia

DAGHAN na kaayong balita ug komentaryo ang atong nabasa bahin niining as-tig nga “aktor” nga mao si Sendong. Sikat na kayo ni siya busa dili na unta ko mudugang pa ug sulat bahin kaniya. Apan init kaayo ni nga issue dinhi sa CDO, busa mosumpay nalang pod ko.

Dunay nangutana asa ang Ginoo niadtong madu-lom ug mapait nga kagabhi-on sa Dec. 16, 2011. Huh? Nangita nata sa Ginoo hu-man ta nagsupak-supak sa Iyang mga balaod? Human ta nang yam-id sa iyang mga pulong? Human nato pasi-pad-i ang Iyang kabuotan?

Atong kaugalingon ang angay basulonKaron nga nag-antos nata sa kapaitan, nga gisilutan nata sa atong kasal-anan, pangita-on na nato Siya?

Dunay nangutana nga-nong gipadala sa Ginoo kini nga trahedya. Ayaw ang Ginoo ang pangutan-a. Ang imong kaugalingon ang patubaga. Human sa atong pagpasagad ug pag-pabaya, naningil na ang kinaiyahan. Tanan buhat nga dautan pagabayran. Wala tay mahimo kundi ang pagdawat sa silot nga gipahamtang kanato. Dili ta makamahay sa Ginoo. Ang ato rang kaugalingon ang angay basulon.

Apan bisan pa niining

tanan, wala kita pasagdi sa Ginoo. Taliwala sa kapaitan, dunay kadaugan. Taliwala sa kamatayon, dunay kinabuhi. Daghan ang nagdangoy-ngoy, apan daghan gihapon ang mapasalamaton.

Base sa nag istorya sa ilang giagi-an, milagro ang nagdala sa ilang kaluwasan. Ang flashlight nga nilubog na sa tubig, gasiga lang gi-hapon ug gilamdagan ang ilang gi paingnan. Dunay malumos na unta, apan kalit lang nga naay naglutaw nga cabinet nga iyang nasakyan. Dunay gi-anod sa tubig apan naka pangapyot sa billboard nga nagbarog. Dunay punu-an sa kahoy nga 50 katawo

Kalipay ngaMolahutay

Girlie Gualberto-SuanGirlie Gualberto-Suan

ang nag kolombitay. Dunay iro nga nagluwas sa iyang amo. Dunay inahan nga nabuhi-an ang iyang anak ug gisalo kini sa matinaban-gon nga mga kamot. Dunay amahan nga nagsalimuang unsaon pagsalbar sa iyang anak, ug kalit niabot ang bombero nga nagdala ug gomang baroto.

Pagka buntag human sa baha, nagbaha na usab ang hinabang nga gihatag sa mga maluluy-on nga kasingkasing. Tanan nag-kahiusa pagtabang sa mga nanginahanglan ug tabang. Nagdagsa ang sinakong bugas, sapot, pagkaun. Ang kapolisan, bombero, rescue

teams, maestra, DSWD, ug daghang mga volunteers walay undang pagtabang ug pag alagad. Tanan parehas ug tumong: ang pagtabang ug pagsuporta sa mga bik-tima ni Sendong.

Walay Christmas party nga gisaulog, kay ang bud-get gihatag sa nanginah-anglan. Walay namalit sa pangregalo, ang gipamalit pangdonasyon. Nibisita si presidente P-Noy, si bise-

presidente Binay, si Manny Pacquiao, ug daghan pang mga artista nga nagpakita sa ilang simpatiya ug suporta.

Ang atong Pasko karong tuiga simple apan maam-puon, hilom apan mahi-nuklogon. Ingon niini ang pagsaulog sa pinaka unang Pasko sa Bethlehem. Hilom, mingaw, yano.. ang mga anghel nag-awit sa pobreng Bata nga natawo, kinsa mao ang atong Ginoo!

IMITATION is consid-ered the highest form of flattery, but not so when it is committed against an enterprise who has first cre-ated goodwill and carved a niche in the market through advertising investments, product development, and other intensive operations.

An entity which has built a name over the years through hard work only to find out that another entity has copied its name or symbol stands to lose to this competitor who has taken undue advantage of the reputation associated with the trademark.

The trademark therefore becomes a property right, the exclusive use of which ought to be, and is, legally recognized in accordance with the basic tenets of

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Big Mak loses to McDonald’s in trademark battle

equity and fair play. Oth-erwise, the appropriation of the mark, along with the reputation the public associates with it, results to unjust enrichment at the very least.

Consumer trust or pa-tronage of a genuine good or service is born out of a fulfilled satisfaction from the product’s quality. If so satisfied, the consumer only has to look for the product’s distinguishing mark among the other competing articles

in the market.An imitation confuses

the public as to the origin of the goods or services and leads them to purchase the articles marked by the infringer under the impres-sion that it is the real thing.

If the imitation somehow fails to live up to the con-suming public’s expectation, there is reason to believe that the patronage of the product will drop, to the damage and prejudice of the entity which produced

the original.If the spurious mark

passes the courts’ scru-tiny for infringement, the imitation may be further scrutinized to see if it falls under the broader category of unfair competition. Le-gally, therefore, imitation is not flattery, but a crime.

The law provides the requisites of trademark in-fringement as follows: (1) the validity of plaintiff ’s mark; (2) plaintiff ’s own-ership of such valid mark; and (3) the use of the mark or its colorable imitation by the alleged infringer which results in likelihood of confusion.

The third requisite is the most critical. In arriving at the existence of such likeli-hood, courts are to apply either the dominancy test

or the holistic test, both of which are grafted from American jurisprudence.

However, the tests have proved to be conflicting, such that when applied to the same set of facts, each yields a result contrary to that of the other. This can be seen from the rulings in Converse Rubber, Del Monte, Asia Brewery, Emer-ald Garment, and Nestlé all of which will be examined in my next articles. The judicial challenge therefore is how to arrive at a choice between the two tests, that is, developing a test to deter-mine which test to be used.

On August, 2004, the Supreme Court issued a verdict in McDonald’s Cor-poration v. L.C. Big Mak Burger, Inc. abandoning the holistic test in favor of

the dominancy test in de-termining the existence of confusing similarity, a factor of trademark infringement. The irony lies in the High Court’s consideration of factors pertaining to the mark as a whole, including the similarity of the food products which carried the marks and the intention behind respondent incorpo-rators’ use of the trademark Big Mak.

The Supreme Court’s de-cision in McDonald’s should be read as one that indeed abandons the holistic test in favor of the dominancy test, pursuant to the intent of the framers of the Intellectual Property Code, although the Court’s application should be criticized for bordering into holistic. Email sara.suguitan@gmail.com

THE Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Viet-namese journalist Nguyen Van Khuong’s detention on Monday in Ho Chi Minh City on charges related to “giving bribes.” Khuong can be held in detention for as long as four months while authorities investigate his case, according to official statements.

Khuong, a reporter with the Vietnamese-language Tuoi Tre (Youth) daily newspaper, covered corruption in Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Thanh District’s traffic police department last year and published a series of articles under a pseudonym.

While working undercover, the journalist posed as a traffic violator and allegedly had an intermediary bribe a police officer to release an impounded vehicle, news reports said.

Under pressure from government authorities, Tuoi Tre suspended the journalist from his reporting duties on December 3, news reports said.

“We call upon authorities to immediately release Nguyen Van Khuong and allow him to resume his work as an investigative journalist,” said Bob Dietz, CPJ’s Asia program coordinator.

Dietz said: “Journalists who reveal corrupt government practices should be rewarded-not arrested. Khuong’s detention is another mark against Vietnam’s abysmal and worsening press freedom record.”

Khuong’s detention follows new legislation passed by Vietnamese lawmakers in November that requires news agencies to forward any complaints their journalists receive to the relevant state agency.

Many journalists believe the law is aimed at deterring investigative reporting and discouraging whistleblowers from working with the local press.

With 10 journalists, including Khuong, behind bars, Vietnam is the fifth worst jailer of journalists in the world, according to CPJ research.

Vietnamese police arrest journalist who covered corruption

IT is common that, ap-proaching the New Year, there are always some pre-dictions and forecasts, not to mention fortune tellers forecasting what is going to happen in the next year 2012.

Some media also ex-pose some prediction with the language expressing certainty what is going to happen.

Among the above fore-casts and predictions, the most interesting one is the impact of free trade agree-ment among the countries throughout the world.

Specifically Indonesia, which has population with the total number of about 250 million people, is con-sidered the big market for other countries to export their products.

The most ridiculous at-titude is that most people are proud of purchasing imported goods or foreign products.

The products with the trade mark from other countries are appreciated more that those from do-mestic industries.

This can be in the prod-ucts of clothing, household goods, and even some luxu-rious things such as cars, furniture, and the like.

Economic, social, and political phenomena

The worst thing again in Indonesia is the increasing number of the middle class people which is predicted about 70 percent from the total population.

It is considered the worst because these people of middle class have a habit of buying products which are imported from other countries.

They are now considered too consumptive so that they spend their money on the consumptive products, products for consumption.

Unfortunately, these products are all with the foreign trade marks.

In terms of the economic phenomenon, this is the trend of economic behavior shown much by the behav-ior of being consumptive,

and unfortunately, increas-ing the volume of import.

When this increasing volume of import is not balanced by the increase of export, economically, it will create the problem with decreasing the balance of payment.

This is the final impact of such behavior that cre-ates economic problems.

The imbalance between import and export, which means deficit, will inevi-tably create the reduced exchange rate of domestic currency.

In other cases, it can also create the problems of domestic industries.

This is another consid-eration because the more the people of a country import the goods, the more dangerous the products from the domestic indus-tries with the same goods or products.

Above all, it is time to ponder what life is.

Life means we live to-gether with the people sur-rounding us.

For most people, in Indonesia now, have eye witnessed some disasters in this country.

There are some floods, earthquakes, and also riots everywhere.

Anarchy also happens in almost every region in Indonesia.

The police are now be-ing busy with confronting some anarchy.

Some media both elec-tronic and printed one discuss the topic of the prevailing anarchies.

Most participants in the dialogues are questioning where we are going to lead nation to.

This is the symbol of the country of being imbal-anced in social and eco-nomic, and even political conditions.

In terms of economic condition, the increase of the middle class people indicates that this group is ignorant of how the condi-tion of the country is.

They just become he-donisms and ignorant of their own ecosystem.

Let alone they care about the disasters in their envi-ronment, they even become ignorant of their political concern. All in all, it needs redefinition of all aspects of life.

-----------Dr. Djuwari is the Direc-

tor of Language Laboratory, STIE Perbanas (College of Economics and Business) Surabaya

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AQUARIUS.AQUARIUS. Hidden aspects of your past can have an impact on Hidden aspects of your past can have an impact on the present, you are in a good position to move confidently into the present, you are in a good position to move confidently into the future. However, it’s important to know that over the next few the future. However, it’s important to know that over the next few months situations may play out that you do not have control over.months situations may play out that you do not have control over.

PISCESPISCES. If you feel there’s a clash between your sense of duty and If you feel there’s a clash between your sense of duty and the freedom to make your own decisions, get to the bottom of the the freedom to make your own decisions, get to the bottom of the situation and make the necessary changes so you regain control.situation and make the necessary changes so you regain control.

ARIESARIES. Surround yourself with optimistic friends and keep an upbeat Surround yourself with optimistic friends and keep an upbeat attitude. Don’t allow anyone to sidetrack you. You know where you attitude. Don’t allow anyone to sidetrack you. You know where you want to end up, and if there is any doubt as to the path you need want to end up, and if there is any doubt as to the path you need to take, listen to your intuition and follow it.to take, listen to your intuition and follow it.

TAURUS.TAURUS. Determine what your 2012 ambitions are, use this time Determine what your 2012 ambitions are, use this time to spring–clean your mind, soul and heart to clear out the cobwebs to spring–clean your mind, soul and heart to clear out the cobwebs of last year. Transform your life or merely change direction but don’t of last year. Transform your life or merely change direction but don’t make the process a huge drama.make the process a huge drama.

GEMINI.GEMINI. When you take a good look back you will see the personal When you take a good look back you will see the personal growth you have made has helped turn you into a stronger, more growth you have made has helped turn you into a stronger, more vibrant person. If you apply what you have leaned, this year will be vibrant person. If you apply what you have leaned, this year will be easier and you can start to live your life the way you want.easier and you can start to live your life the way you want.

CANCER.CANCER. If you take a conservative approach, you may not end If you take a conservative approach, you may not end up with the result you want. Experiment with life, and you could set up with the result you want. Experiment with life, and you could set a course of discovery to a fabulous new you. When you repeat the a course of discovery to a fabulous new you. When you repeat the same lessons in life, you can stagnate.same lessons in life, you can stagnate.

LEOLEO. There are some invaluable lessons, which will be useful to There are some invaluable lessons, which will be useful to take into consideration for the next 12 month period. If you want to take into consideration for the next 12 month period. If you want to work on the things that need to be updated in your life, you should work on the things that need to be updated in your life, you should see the benefits quickly.see the benefits quickly.

VIRGO.VIRGO. It is your choice if you want to change or not. Last year It is your choice if you want to change or not. Last year you persevered through many tribulations and as a result, some you persevered through many tribulations and as a result, some people would have left your life. You are now in a new cycle, and people would have left your life. You are now in a new cycle, and it’s important to be true to you.it’s important to be true to you.

LIBRA.LIBRA. Focus on a twelve–month plan. If you want a quick fix you Focus on a twelve–month plan. If you want a quick fix you may need to think again as you need to make a more consistent may need to think again as you need to make a more consistent effort to progress. As long as you are positive and follow through effort to progress. As long as you are positive and follow through on your plan, there’s nothing you can’t achieve.on your plan, there’s nothing you can’t achieve.

SCORPIO.SCORPIO. If there are other pressing matters to contend with If there are other pressing matters to contend with try to tie up all of your loose ends before you move forward. It’s try to tie up all of your loose ends before you move forward. It’s important to get time consuming matters out of the way so you have important to get time consuming matters out of the way so you have the energy to invest in more important endeavors.the energy to invest in more important endeavors.

SAGITTARIUS.SAGITTARIUS. In general, personal development means explor- In general, personal development means explor-ing all aspects of who you are. Dig deep and you will discover the ing all aspects of who you are. Dig deep and you will discover the old you no longer serves its purpose or even exists. Focus on your old you no longer serves its purpose or even exists. Focus on your new image and how you want to be perceived.new image and how you want to be perceived.

CAPRICORN. CAPRICORN. To be able to know and understand the inner work-To be able to know and understand the inner work-ings of your own mind can be one of the most potent tools you have. ings of your own mind can be one of the most potent tools you have. Get to know yourself on a deeper level and realize you are in fact Get to know yourself on a deeper level and realize you are in fact a multi–faceted person.a multi–faceted person.

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reports as if to distort truth. Many broadcasters (journalists not excluded) form public opinion daily with incorrect if not bogus sources forming points of views that can be damag-ing to society as a whole. Responsible journalism is no longer the values pro-moted. Ergo not only repu-tations are damaged but worse; maligned! I think what “erks” me the most is the promotion for gay-speak and cross-dressing on TV as if broadcasters are recruiting kids to turn gay. It’s absolutely atrocious and unacceptable.

Maybe the problem is just like realtors (meaning everyone engaged in the selling of real estate) regu-lation is lacking or maybe

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co-management proj-ects here during the Tokyo business and investment forum last year, where the Research Center for PPP Toyo University also pre-sented partnership’s project studies for the future of the City.

Amante said that the signing of the hydro power projects in Butuan City is a breakthrough whre the Japanese group responded for our business oppurtuni-ties and we are expecting more investors with PPP projects will come this year.

Amante also expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Lagnada group for initiating the PPP program between the Governments of Japan and Butuan.

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dam break mechanism caused the f lashfloods, which would explain the sudden surge of water reported by survivors in Cagayan de Oro,” Montejo added.

Montejo pointed out that survivors described the flashfloods as “sudden surge”, while post-disas-ter pictures showed large amounts of mud and debris, including trees, that were carried by the flashfloods.

He also clarified that al-though the rainfall brought by Sendong was not like Typhoon Ondoy that gener-ated181 mm of rain for one day that caused the disas-trous flashfloods in 2009. The landslide dam break that happened in Sendong had happened during the 2004 Infanta, Quezon and 2008 Iloilo flashfloods, he said. (S&T Media Service)

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flashfloods and land-slides are the Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mind-anao, Davao region, SOCC-SKSARGEN, Caraga, and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Armm).

As of yesterday, the NDRRMC recorded a 1.4 millimeter rainfall from Malaybalay City for the past 24 hours.

But Buya said the rainfall count of 1.4 millimeter is no cause for alarm yet un-less it will reach the30-50 millimeters.

“Apan bisan pa og hinay nga rainfall dili gihapon angay nga magkumpiyansa kay wala na may makahigop sa mga tubig tungod sa pagka-opaw sa kalasangan,” said Buya.

Wet summerA wet summer looms

this year as the La Niña weather phenomenon may stay until at least April, the Department of Science and Technology said Thursday.

DOST Undersecretary Graciano Yumul Jr. said this year’s summer may be like that of last year, where rain may fall even on hot days.

“Latest information from our meteorological agencies indicate La Niña will stay until April. So for now, it will be hard to say if we can expect rain-free days in summer this year,” he said in an interview on dzXL radio.

La Niña is a weather phenomenon characterized by heavy rain... associated with cooler-than-normal water temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific Ocean, unlike El Niño which is as-sociated with warmer-than-normal water, the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin-istration said.

For now, Yumul said Filipinos can expect heavy rain in some parts of the country that can cause flash floods and landslides.

“Dahil sa ating ang La Niña, inaasahan ang ating pag-ulan mas marami na siyang magdudulot ng posibleng flash floods at landslides,” he said. — LBG, GMA News

the report of leptospi-rosis cases in Iligan.

Tayag said rep or ts reached him that many of the patients went to hospi-tals only after three days of getting sick.

He also assured of suffi-cient drugs for leptospirosis patients.

Tayag said that those leptospirosis patients were the one’s who forgot to take the antibiotics given to them even during first week of tropical strom “Sendong”, citing they were busy at-tending fixing their homes and other matters.

pag-ulan-ulan ang ilang lalawigan ni-anang pana-huna sa pagka dahili sa yuta og posebling hinung-dan usab niini mao ang hinungaw o tulo sa mga minahan sa maong lugar human nga gitaw-og ang yuta kagahapong adlawa sa tungang gabii.

Hinuon sa pagka karon padayon pa ang pag-usisa sa mga otoridad kon unsay hinungdan ang pagka hagsa o pagdahili sa maong yuta ug posebling mas modaghan pa ang nakabsan sa kinabuhi basin ug natabunan pa kini sa yuta ang pipila niini nga nawala.

consisting of two bottles of mineral water at 10 liters per bottle, instant noodles, sardines, corned beef and crackers. A total of 1,278 of such packs were distributed.

Andres Capin Jr., a recip-ient of this pack said, “The bottled water is our utmost need as of now because the groceries and department stores have run out of sup-plies while refilling stations have long lines of custom-ers. I am glad that OWWA is giving free bottled water and grocery items. This is a big help for us.”

Meanwhile, in Iligan City, the identification of beneficiaries was done with the help of two OFW Family Circles (OFCs); the Iligan Overseas Workers Associa-tion (IOWA) and Star of the Sea, a group of seafar-ers’ wives. Both are based in Iligan City with most of IOWA members living in Barangay Hinaplanon, one of the hardest hit areas along the Mandulog River. Requests from walk-in ap-plicants were also forwarded to OWWA by the Lanao del Norte DOLE Provincial Office.

Two hundred OFW fami-lies in Iligan City each re-ceived a pack of 10 kilos of rice from OWWA during its relief operations on Decem-ber 29, 2011 conducted with the help of DOLE Officers in Iligan City.

The survivors were en-couraged by OWWA officers to share their experiences. One of them was Germine Sugabo, an employee of the Department of Education and whose husband, May-roven is currently working as a welder in Jubail, KSA.

She recalled that her two children, aged 15 and 11 years old and a cousin were spared from the disaster by her office’s Christmas Party in the afternoon of Decem-ber 16. Since it was already raining that time, she in-structed her children to stay in their grandmother’s house in Barangay Tubod, also in Iligan.

A few hours later, their house and those of the entire

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lacking implementation to police its ranks. Meantime society is deeply affected and is bombarded daily with idiotic remarks, unwar-ranted critiques and worst of all; stupidity! There is also a dearth for news or current events analysis be it for financials, politics or even business information. An intelligent analysis will allow its readers, viewers and listeners a better per-spective of unfolding events so the public will be in the know. Instead we get our daily dose of the life and times and intrigue of course of our movie celebrities.

Meanwhile, Tayag said they were awaiting for up-dates in leptospirosis in Cagayan de Oro of which there were five confirmed deaths.(PNA)

Bayug Island in Hinaplanon were swept away to the sea. Sugabo is now acting as a Coordinator of Purok 7, one of the 8 puroks in Bayug Island where she accounted 93 families with a total of 345 members, 13 dead and 73 missing as of December 29.

The relief operations in Northern Mindanao were held from December 21-29, 2011 reaching out to a total of 1,478 OFW fami-lies. Of these, 177 said that their houses were either totally damaged or washed out, deaths occurred in 18 families while 9 others were still searching for missing love ones. OWWA spent P362,000.00 for the entire operations. Requests, how-ever, are still coming in, mainly for school supplies of the children of affected OFWs.

RWO-10 also received a report that Ferdinand Tamula Simbajon, an active OWWA member died when the floods hit his mother’s house in Orchids Subdivi-sion, Santiago, Iligan City.

VALENCIA City, Bukidnon––The National Irrigation Administra-tion (NIA) belied reports that the latest flashflood that hit 12 villages here was caused by the ruptured dam in Baran-gay Lumbayao, Valencia City, Bukidnon.

In a statement, Engr. Felix M. Razo, regional manager of NIA-10, clarified that the Lumbayao dam did not collapse contrary to rumors that spread through text messages, which caused panic to downstream residents.

Razo said it is impossible for the dam to burst because it has no ‘impounding’ capacity, unlike the reservoir-type dam.

“It is different from the Magat dam in Isabela prov-ince, which impounds water up to more than 800 meters in height from the river bed, with a gatekeeper that controls release of water to main irriga-tion canals,” he said.

Engr. J immy Apostol , Manager, Bukidnon Irrigation Management Office, likewise, explained that the dam in Lumbayao, Valencia could not easily be damaged because it is a gravity run-of-the-river type with a height of only 2.80 meters from the riverbed. “It will automatically overflow once it reaches its elevation,” he said.

Meanwhile, NIA reports showed that six main irriga-tion structures and facilities estimated at over P52 mil-lion were in total wreck after heavy rains that resulted to the overflowing of Pulangui River (Bukidnon’s biggest river).

The damage includes the grouted riprap at the bridge’s abutment, two spur dikes along Pulangui River, the 60-meter irrigation canal that serves 950 hectares of rice fields in Nabag-o and San Isidro barangays, the embankment of the reuse dam in baran-gay Batangan, and the huge siphon that draws water off from the river for distribution to vast rice fields in several barangays here.

NIA denies burst dam caused floodsBy RUBY LEONORA BALISTOY

Ginataan, is a Filipino term which refers to food cooked with gata - the Filipino word for coconut milk. Literally translated, ginataan means “done with coconut milk”. Due to the general nature of the term, it can refer to a number of different dishes, each called ginataan, but this time our recipe is Ginataang Alimasag or Crab cooked in Coconut milk. Ingredients and cooking procedure after the jump.

Ingredients:• 6 medium size of Crab• Squash• Squash Flower / Bulaklak ng Kalabasa• Yardlong Beans/Sitaw• Spinach• Coconut milk, 1 whole coconut• Garlic• Onions• Chillis• Fish Sauce

Cooking Procedure:• Saute’ garlic and onions, add fish sauce and coconut milk• Let it boil then add the crabs• Once the crab turned orange color, add the squash, squash flowers and the spinach• Let it cook for few minutes and turn off the fire and add the chillis.• Please make sure that the vegetables are half cooked, overcooked veggies don’t taste well.

This recipe is very easy to do and serves 6 people. Eat it with steamed rice.

Sigaw Ng Puso Lyrics by - Father and Son

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Mahal tandaan mo lahat ng sasabihin koNaniniwala ako na tunay ang pag-ibig moHuwag lang pansinin ang nasa paligid mo

Isipin mong ika’y minamahal koPangako sa iyo hinding-hindi magbabagoMahal iwaksi mo pangamba sa puso mo

Walang mahalaga kundi ikaw lamang giliwTanging ikaw lamang ang buhay ko

Chorus;Kahit ano pa ang nakaraan mo

Walang sinuman ang makapagbabagoTapat ang pagmamahal ko

Sa ‘yo giliw koKahit ano pa ang sabihin nila

Hindi ito hadlang sa hangarin koWagas na pag-ibig, sigaw ng puso ko Pag-ibig ko sa iyo ay ipaglalaban koHindi mahalaga magdusa man ako

Ang tanging pangarap koAy ang pag-ibig mo giliw

Ikaw lagi ang sigaw ng puso ko

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TRIVIATRIVIAWorld’s most expensive

Cognac

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012ENTERTAINMENT 9Editor: IRENE DOMINGO

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WHEN Petron Blaze de-feated Talk ‘N Text in Game Seven of the 2011 Governor’s Cup, Boosters coach Ato Agustin made no secret of how he felt about his van-quished rivals.

“Th ey chose the wrong opponent,” said Agustin into a microphone as he made his post-game speech on the Araneta Coliseum fl oor.

Agustin was referring to the controversial fi nal game of the semifi nal round where the Tropang Texters sat out their starters in the second half, handing Petron Blaze an easy win and allowing them to leapfrog Ginebra and Alaska in the standings and enter the fi nals.

For the Boosters, it was a slap in the face to be chosen as the easier option instead of their crowd favorite sister team Ginebra.

“It’s obvious to see that they chose opponents,” Agustin expounded in the post-game interview. “Th at’s where they made a mistake because we match up well with them. We have good defensive players who are guards to match up with the small import.”

Privately, the Talk ‘N Text coaches believed the same thing. One assistant admit-ted that while they held no discussions on whom they preferred to play, the team knew that the big Petron backcourt would pose more challenges for the smaller Tropang Texters guards than Ginebra would.

Talk ‘N Text denies tank-ing that semifi nal game, and attributes the poor eff ort to simply fi nding it diffi cult to

IN an interview with Push.com.ph, Vhong Navarro looked back on 2011 with much gratitude for all the good projects that came his way.

He starred in comedy-horror flick Bulong, con-tinued hosting Showtime, and started the sitcom Toda Max before 2011 ended.

“Sobrang thankful kay Lord at sa ABS-CBN kasi hanggang ngayon nagtiti-wala pa rin sila sa akin. Ang laki ng respeto ko sa kanila,” he began.

But of all his projects, he was really thrilled with Toda Max since it reunited him with his idol Robin Padilla and paired him with talented actress Angel Locsin.

“Siguro yung [pinaka-magandang nangyari sa akin] yung nagkaroon ako ng Toda Max kasi yun yung pagbabalik sitcom ng Ka-pamilya [network]. Bukod sa nakasama ko ulit ang aking idol na si Robin Padilla, sa wakas ay nakatrabaho ko din si Angel na alam na-man nating isang magaling na dramatic actress pero napasabak na rin ngayon sa comedy. Sana nga hindi

Vhong is happy to be paired with Angel on ‘Toda Max’

lang 2011, sana tuloy tuloy na ang pagbabalik sitcom sa ating network.”

And as he celebrated his 35th birthday on Showtime last January 4, Vhong vowed to provide more entertain-ment and be an inspiration to the avid followers of the show especially the victims of Typhoon Sendong.

“Basta ang birthday wish ko sana maging maganda pa ang pasok ng taong 2012. Hindi lang para sa akin ito, para sa lahat ng nasalanta [ng bagyong Sendong], sana harapin natin lahat ng pagsubok at hindi na-min kayo pababayaan. At kami naman ditong mga Showtime hosts, mapawaley, mapahavey, patuloy namin kayong paliligayahin.”

Asked about his New Year’s resolution, Vhong said that he wants to watch his diet since his Showtime co-hosts have been teasing him about his recent weight gain.

“Siguro ngayon iiwasan ko na ang mga baboy. Ang lakas ko sa baboy e. At kailangan ko na rin siguro magpaliit ng tiyan. Tuma-taba daw ako,” he added .

Petron, TNT share history, animosity

A bench-clearing scuffle marred Game Two of the Governors’ Cup finals between Petron Blaze and Talk ‘N Text. PBA/Nuki Sabio

motivate players who knew the game was essentially no-bearing, as the team had already previously qualifi ed for the PBA fi nals.

But that didn’t matter because many, including outraged Ginebra fans, held the perception that they did choose their opponent. And more importantly, the Petron Blaze Boosters believed it as well.

And that set the stage for a fi nals series that was nothing short of personal.

It was highly-physical, especially from the Boost-ers’ end, and both teams dug deep into their bag of tricks. Th e Texters guards, especially Jason Castro and import Scottie Reynolds, were roughed up every time they entered the paint. Ra-nidel De Ocampo, nursing a broken nose, was smashed by Mick Pennisi with a hard foul that opened up a cut on his head in Game Two. Later in the same game, Castro took

a hard spill that prompted teammate Mark Yee to charge into the Petron bench, even shoving a referee aside in the process.

In Game Seven, Jojo Duncil would be ejected for sticking his foot under Talk ‘N Text replacement import Mo Baker as Baker took a jump shot. In the same game, Danny Ildefonso, aft er getting the bum end of a no-call, complained to the refs then nonchalantly jogged back and leveled Kelly Williams with a body check.

In an earlier game, Petron import Anthony Grundy and Talk ‘N Text assistant Nash Racela got involved in a harsh exchange of words aft er Racela essentially set a screen for one of his players when Grundy and Ryan Reyes stumbled into the Texters’ bench. Aft er allowing Reyes to pass by, Racela took a step that would directly impeded Grundy, who found the move less than amusing.

What was likely even less amusing for Grundy was Yee’s now-infamous maneuver where he dug deep into much more than just his bag of tricks. To discourage Grundy from setting up back-to-the-basket in the low post, Yee plugged his fi nger into his counterpart’s backside.

But none of that was ug-lier than when the Boosters coach challenged Talk ‘N Text coach Chot Reyes to a fi stfi ght in the dugout. Aft er an easy win for the Texters in Game 3 where his team went up 2-1, Agustin would put an arm around Reyes and appear to have a friendly conversation with his rival.

The players headed into their respective locker rooms, unaware of what was happening between their coaches. Inside the Talk ‘N Text dugout, the players would acted business as usual as they waited for their coaches to come in.

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