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THE Philippines vs World box-ing event in Los Angeles turned out to be as explosive as it has been promoted, resulting in three breathtaking knockdowns and two other fi ghts fi lled with fi erce exchanges of blows – all of them ending in the victory of Filipino pugilists.

Mark “Magnifi co” Magsayo lived up to his moniker, needing only two minutes to give Mexican Yardley Suarez his fi rst taste of defeat in the latter’s professional career.

Magsayo went in with a fl urry of punches as the bell rang, most of them fi nding their marks on Suarez’s head and body. The Mex-ican went down but he was able to beat the count. But Magsayo gave Suarez no quarter when he stood up and released another fl urry of punches. An upper cut landed on the chin of the Mexican boxer at the end of the outburst.

The sensational win put Mag-sayo on 12-0 record, kept intact his IBF youth featherweight title and swelled the number of fans adoring his boxing skills.

Jason Pagara dropped Nica-raguan Santos “El Toro” Bena-vides thrice in the second round, enough to get the referee stop the fi ght. He improved his record to 32-0.

Pagara aggressively pursued Benavidez in the fi rst round, land-ing a couple of good shots in the head and body of his opponent.

An uppercut and a left hook downed the Nicaraguan fi ght-er for the fi rst time in Round 2. Benavidez beat the count but he went down again after receiving a huge blow to the body. He got up, only to be caught by a huge left from Pagara with a couple of sec-onds remaining in the round.

Albert Pagara, the younger brother of Jason Pagara, needed six rounds to beat another Nica-raguan fi ghter, William “Chir-izo” Gonzales, and win the WBO International Jr., Featherweight Championship.

Gonzales was knocked down by Albert while the 2nd round was expiring. The Nicaraguan fi ghter was able to recover and fought back with crisp jabs, which gave Albert a hard time in the succeed-

Philippines ‘defeats’ the World with WBO Jr. fl yweight champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes defendeng his crown against Mexican Juan “Pinky” Alejo; IBF Inter-continental super bantamweight champion “Prince” Albert Pagara beating Nicaraguan knockout artist William “Chirizo” Gonzales; IBF youth featherweight champion Mark “Magnifi co” Magsayo defending his crown against undefeated Mexican Yardley Suarez; and Albert’s brother, Jason “El Nino” Pagara also beating another Nicaraguan, Santos “El Toro” Benavidez

Several houses are submerged at the City Camp Lagoon in Baguio City on Monday after intense rains spawned by Typhoon Lando. More than 200 families were evacuated from the area, a perennial catch-basin for fl oodwaters in the summer capital during torrential rains. (MNS Photo)

MANILA, Oct. 20 (Mabuhay) – The Department of Social Wel-fare and Development (DSWD) reiterated on Tuesday its call for typhoon “Lando” evacuees wish-ing to return home to heed the ad-visories of concerned government authorities to ensure their safety.

According to DSWD Secretary Corazon J. Soliman, it is impor-tant that the evacuees wait for the go-signal of national and lo-cal government offi cials before returning to their places of origin.

“This is to ensure their safety against possible landslides and

fl ood waters coming down from high places,” Soliman said.

Based on the records of DSWD, “Lando” has affected 37,455 fami-lies equivalent to 182,946 persons from Regions I, II, III, IV-A, V, and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).

Of this number, 12,125 families or 55,554 persons are in 255 evac-uation centers managed by the Local Government Units (LGUs).

A total of PhP1,322,040 worth of humanitarian assistance was provided by the LGUs of Regions

MANILA, Oct 19 (Mabu-hay) – The state weather bu-reau said that the continuous rains from Typhoon Lando (international name Koppu) have brought a “benefi cial ef-fect” to major dams in Luzon.

“Typhoons are disastrous but to the dams, it is benefi -cial,” said Pagasa hydrologist Danilo Flores in a televised press briefi ng on Monday.

In Angat Dam in Bulacan, which supplies most of Metro

President Benigno S. Aquino III presides over the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council meeting on the government’s pre-disaster readiness preparation for the impact of Typhoon Lando at the President’s Hall in Malacañang Palace on Friday (October 16). (MNS photo)

MANILA, Oct 19 (Mabuhay) – Senator Francis Escudero, the running mate of presidential aspi-rant Grace Poe, said he would not be surprised if the person behind the petitions against the neophyte lawmaker’s candidacy is one of their political opponents.

“Hindi na ako magugulat kung isa sa mga katunggali ang makikita sa panggigipit na ito,” said Escudero in an interview.

Escudero also reiterated that Poe will face all the allegations and that in the end she will sur-pass all the hurdles against her presidential bid.

Former senator Francisco “Kit” Tatad on Monday fi led a disquali-fi cation case against Poe, less than a week after the last day of fi ling of certifi cates of candidacy

for the 2016 polls.In the motion fi led by his law-

yer, Tatad said Poe cannot run for president next year because she is not a natural born Filipino and because she failed to meet the residency requirement for candidates. Tatad denied that the move is meant to benefi t a specifi c candidate, saying he acted on his own because he wants those who committed violations to be an-swerable.

This is the second case fi led against Poe before the Commis-sion on Elections since last week.

Last Friday, Atty. Estrella Elamparo fi led a petition to deny due course or cancel Poe’s COC for alleged “material misrepre-sentation in stating that she is a natural-born Filipino.”

MANILA, Oct 19 (Mabuhay) – Last week’s period for fi ling of certifi cates of candidacy (COCs) recorded the greatest number of aspirants for elective posts with 130 COCs fi led for president, 19 for vice president, and 172 for senator, according to Commis-sion on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez.

The Partido Bagong Mahar-lika party had the most number of candidates with one for presi-dent, one for vice president, and nine Senate candidates.

The United Nationalist Alli-ance (UNA), the Ang Kapatiran Party, and the Partido ng Mang-gagawa at Magsasaka each had one for president, one for vice president, and six for the sen-ate.

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‘Koppu’ victims warned: ‘Don’t go home yet’

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ing rounds.But in sixth round, Al-

bert landed a jab on Gon-zales’ face and followed it up with a combination that sent the Nicaraguan fi ghter on the ropes.

He was counted out this time around.

Albert extended his un-defeated run to 25-0 with 18 knockouts.

For the main event, Don-nie “Ahas” Nietes hard to work hard against Mexican Juan “Pinky” Alejo to retain his WBO light fl yweight title via a 21-round unani-

mous decision.The victory extended put

Nietes record at 37-1-4 with 21 KOs.

He remains the Phil-ippines’ longest reigning champion in boxing history.

During the post-fi ght press conference, Nietes said Alejo was able to hurt him somewhere between rounds 3 or 4, just as the same time when he had hurt his right hand.

“Lagi kasing tumatama sa ulo niya (right hand). Masakit po iyon,” he told the press.

Nietes said he thought he had Alejo in the 11th round but was able to survive the round.

Despite being ahead in the score card, Nietes con-tinue to unload on Alejo in the 12th and last round. The exchanges of blows contin-ued until the bell sounded off the end of the round.

Equally impressive was the performance of Bruno Escalante against Mexi-can Nestor Ramos in a six-rounder opener to the event.

Escalante won via unani-

mous decision in another toe-to-toe clash that also threw into excitement the Filipino majority crowd at the Stubhub Center in Car-son City on Saturday night.

Nietes, Magsayo and the Pagara brothers all debuted in the US through the pro-motion partnership of ALA International, ABS-CBN Sport + Action and TFC, a global brand that dis-tributes premium and on demand channel showing Filipino content on multiple platforms.

Manila’s water needs, the water level increased by 7.21 meters. From 194.60 meters, it increased to 201.81 meters in 28 hours.

In Pantabangan Dam in Nueva Ecija, its water level of 195.18 meters increased to 200.37 meters.

In Magat Dam, the water level increased from 191.97 meters to 193.83 meters.

San Roque Dam’s water level increased from 276.36 meters to 278.14 meters.

In Ambuklao Dam in Benguet, water rose from 749.27 meters to 751.35

meters. Both Ambuklao and Binga opened two gates, Flores said. Water from these dams will go to San Roque in Pangasinan, which is still far from its spilling level, he added.

Lando is moving slowly due to a high pressure area

and a typhoon outside the Philippine area of responsi-bility. Storm signals in sev-eral provinces in Luzon are still raised.

The typhoon is expected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility by Friday or Saturday. (MNS)

I, II, III, and V.As the lead for the Re-

sponse Cluster of the Na-tional Disaster Risk Re-duction and Management Council (NDRRMC), DSWD said that inter-agency ef-forts are being intensifi ed to reach the typhoon-affect-ed areas, especially the iso-lated villages.

Search, Rescue and Re-trieval (SRR) teams have been mobilized and de-ployed to Cabanatuan City, Gabaldon, Jaen, Laur, Pa-layan City, Penaranda, and Sta. Rosa in Nueva Ecija for rescue operations.

More teams are expected to be deployed, with the Wilderness Search and Res-cue Team (WISAR) ready for water SRR.

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MANILA, Oct 17 (Mabu-hay) – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sat-urday said more than 3,000 people have been stranded in seaports in Luzon due to Typhoon Lando.

The PCG said that as of 8 a.m., a total of 3,155

people have been stranded in sea ports in Bicol, Sou-then Tagalog and Northern Luzon.

It added that a totla of 37 vessels, seven motor bancas and 423 rolling car-gos were also stranded.

In its 11 a.m. bulletin,

weather bureau PAGASA said Lando may spawn up to 14 meters of wave height in open sea.

The typhoon is also ex-pected to spawn storm surge of at least two meters in Aurora and nearby prov-inces.(MNS)

MANILA, Oct 16 (Mabu-hay) – The Sandiganbayan has denied for the second time the bail plea of Janet Lim-Napoles, the alleged mastermind in the sup-posed pork barrel scam.

“Wherefore, accused Ja-net Lim-Napoles’ petition for bail, fi led on July 7, 2014, is hereby denied for lack of merit,” Sandigan-bayan Third Division clerk of court Dennis Pulma an-nounced Friday, reading from the 249-page ruling penned by Presiding Jus-tice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang.

The Third Division, who has been hearing Napoles’ petition to post bail for a plunder case since July last year, said the prosecution was able to present strong evidence to warrant a full-blown trial to prove the guilt of the embattled busi-nesswoman.

“There is a determina-tion by the court that the evidence of guilt against the accused is strong. But let me clarify that this does not mean that the guilt has already been found,” Pulma said, explaining the ruling.

“This is not a prejudge-ment on the merits of the case. The fi nding of wheth-er there is guilt beyond rea-sonable doubt must be done during the trial proper,” he added.

Pulma said the Napoles’ camp has 15 days to fi le their motion for reconsid-eration, “otherwise the de-cision is considered fi nal.”

Napoles is facing mul-tiple plunder and graft charges in all the fi ve divi-sions of the Sandiganbayan as a co-accused of several lawmakers in connection with her alleged involve-ment in the pork barrel scam. Plunder is a non-bailable offense if the pros-ecution is able to prove that the evidence against the ac-cused is strong.

Napoles is facing plun-der and graft charges In the Third Division as co-accused of Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce Enrile,

who allegedly misallocated P345-million worth of his Priority Development As-sistance Fund or pork bar-rel to the fake non-govern-ment organizations (NGOs) she allegedly owned.

Enrile is accused of re-ceiving P172-million worth of kickbacks from Napoles in exchange for the alleged misallocation of his PDAF.

However, last August, Enrile was able to post bail for his temporary liberty, after the Supreme Court granted his petition, cit-ing humanitarian consid-erations such as his frail health condition.

In its ruling, the Third Division said that while the evidence of guilt against Enrile and his former chief-of-staff Jessica Lucila “Gigi” Reyes has yet to be established, the prosecu-tion was able to show that the senator had endorsed Napoles’ alleged NGOs to implement his PDAF-fund-ed projects and that money from his PDAF went to Na-poles.

“Indeed, based on the evidence presented by the prosecution, the funds that were intended for the PDAF-funded projects of Senator Enrile were divert-ed to the personal accounts of accused Napoles,” the court’s ruling said.

“As above-discussed, the prosecution had pre-sented clear and strong evidence which leads to a well-guarded dispassion-ate judgement that the of-fense of plunder has been committed as charged; that accused Napoles is guilty thereof; and that she will probably be punished capi-tally if the law were admin-istered at this stage of the proceedings,” irt added.

Meanwhile, in his con-curring opinion, Martires said he opted to deny Na-poles’ bail petition as the businesswoman is a “fl ight-risk” as proven when she went into hiding in August 2013 when the Makati Re-gional Trial Court Branch 150 issued a warrant of ar-

rest against her for a seri-ous illegal detention case.

The case was fi led by her second-cousin and former right-hand man, Benhur Luy, who is also the prima-ry state witness in the pork barrel scam.

“For 14 days she was hunted by the combined forces and agencies with a bounty of P10 million. It was only on August 28, 2013 that she surfaced and surrendered to President Aquino,” Martires said.

“This is very clear warn-ing that the accused Na-poles is a fl ight risk. For this reason, I voted to deny the bail petition,” Martires said.

In a text message, Na-poles’ lawyer, Stephen Da-vid maintained that the prosecution was not able to present a strong evidence against her nor against En-rile and Reyes.

“How can the petition be denied when the pros-ecution themselves admit-ted that they have no evi-dence,” David said.

David said they will fi le a motion for reconsidera-tion within the 15-day pe-riod. The Sandiganbayan First Division had earlier denied the bail petition of Napoles and Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla Jr., one of the three senators charged in connection with the alleged scam.

Meanwhile, the Fifth Di-vision has yet to conclude the hearing of the petition to post bail of Napoles and Senator Jinggoy Estrada, who is accused of benefi t-ting from the scam.

Revilla and Estrada are currently detained at the Philippine National Police Custodial Center in Camp Crame, Quezon City.

Meanwhile, Napoles is detained at the Correction-al Institution for Women in Mandaluyong City after the Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 150 found her guilty of serious illegal detention. She was sen-tenced to up to 40 years of imprisonment. (MNS)

President Benigno S. Aquino III with Liberal Party (LP) standard bearers Mar Roxas and Leni Robredo are greeted by supporters outside the Manila Cathedral as they walk to Commission on Election building to fi le their Certifi cate of Candidacy, Thursday, (October 15). Tomorrow, Friday, (October 16) is the deadline of fi ling of candidacy for the 2016 elections. (MNS photo)

MANILA, Oct 16 (Mabu-hay) – The Sandiganbayan is set to start hearing the new batch of cases involv-ing several former and in-cumbent government of-fi cials recently charged by the Offi ce of the Ombuds-man.

Based on the results of Friday’s raffl e, the San-diganbayan First Divi-sion, chaired by Associate Justice Efren Dela Cruz, will handle the case fi led against Taguig Mayor Laarni Cayetano and Tagu-ig city administrator Jose Luis Montales.

The case against the two stemmed from their alleged unlawful attempt to stop a city council assembly in Au-gust 2010 by padlocking the city’s session hall.

Both were accused of violating Article 143 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC),

which penalizes persons who, “by force or fraud, pre-vent or tend to prevent the meetings of local legislative bodies.”

The Ombudsman noted that because of Cayetano and Montales’ act, the SP was forced to hold its maid-en assembly and its next 14 sessions in the city hall’s staircase as the smaller city auditorium cannot accom-modate the number of SP members.

Cayetano, wife of Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, just fi led on Friday morning her certifi cate of candidacy (COC) for re-election.

Meanwhile, the case against former Isabela gov-ernor Grace Padaca was raffl ed off to the Second Di-vision under Associate Jus-tice Teresita Diaz-Baldos.

Padaca, who also served as Commission on Elections

(Comelec) commissioner, is charged with four counts of violation of Section 8 of Republic Act 6713 or the Code of Conduct and Ethi-cal Standards for Public Offi cials and Employees for her alleged failure to fi le her Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth (SALNs) for the years 2007 to 2010.

The Third Division, chaired by Presiding Jus-tice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang, meanwhile, is set to handle the civil forfeiture case against Manuel Valen-cia, Jr., former chief of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Customs Operations Offi ce.

The case stemmed from his alleged unexplained wealth from 1999 to 2001, which included $3.8-mil-lion time deposits and P1.2-million worth of real estate properties.

Sandiganbayan denies Napoles’ bail plea anew

More than 3,000 passengers stranded in Luzon seaports

Sandiganbayan raffl es off cases of Lani Cayetano, Padaca

MANILA, Oct 16 (Mabu-hay) -- Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano fi led his certifi -cate of candidacy for vice president on Friday after-noon, less than two hours shy from the 5 p.m. dead-line.

As a vice presidential candidate, Cayetano will go against two of his par-tymates in the Naciona-lista Party — Sens. Bong-bong Marcos and Antonio Trillanes IV.

Cayetano has been woo-ing Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to run for president, and for the latter to consider him as running-mate. Cayetano believes Duterte, who is be-ing pushed to run for presi-dent by his supporters, is the only one who can offer a genuine change to the

Philippines.“Isa lang ang maka-

kapagbigay ng tunay na pagbabago, si Mayor Ro-drigo Duterte,” he said.

Cayetano said he will wait for Duterte to fi le his COC for president up to the last minute.

“Ang puso niya po ay nasa ating bansa, pero ang laki ng burden sa kaniyang balikat. Hintayin niya nang kaunti pa,” he said, referring to Duterte.

He urged Duterte’s sup-porters to “continue to bombard the heavens with prayers.” Supporters of their tandem were outside the Commission on Elec-tions’ main offi ce when Cayetano fi led his COC. He was accompanied by his wife, Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano. (MNS)

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (18 October 2015) – William Moraca, principal of Datal Salvan Elementary School and an inventor, ap-pears before the Sangguni-ang Panlungsod on October 13 and received recogni-tion from city councilors. Moraca is the only Filipino teacher chosen by Princess Maha Chakri of Thailand

to receive an award for contributing in the fi eld of education and in the devel-opment of the quality of life, especially for the disadvan-taged.

The awarding ceremony was held at Centara Grand and Bangkok convention center on October 2. (Gen-san CPIO/ Jan Rey Libu-nao)

Alan Cayetano fi les COC for VP

Gensan teacher receives international award

Presidential Communica-tions Operations Offi ce (PCOO) Secretary Hermin-io Coloma Jr. said there are rules that can determine whether the actions of the politicians are simply poli-ticking or not.

“Sa aming pananaw na-man ay matalino ang ating mga mamamayan (In our view our citizens are intel-ligent),” he said.

Coloma said it is not right to prevent typhoon victims from accepting help from people who are extending it.

“Iginagalang natin ‘yung pagnanais ng mga nais tu-mulong na maghatid ng tu-long nila, at sa ngayon ang dapat na umiral ay ‘yung pagtitiyak na maayos ang kalagayan ng mga apekta-dong pamilya (We respect the efforts of those who want to help and what is important now is to make

sure that the needs of the affected families are at-tended to),” he added.

The typhoon (interna-tional name: Koppu) made a landfall in Casiguran, Au-rora province early Sunday. It has weakened and is now considered a tropical storm but not without leaving devastation, particularly in Casiguran and several areas in Quezon, as well as in central and northern Lu-zon.

Based on the 5 p.m. re-port of the state weather bureau, tropical storm “Lando” continues its slow approach towards Calay-an and Babuyan Group of Islands. As of 4 p.m., the storm was estimated at 90km west of Calayaan, Cagayan with a maximum sustained winds of 75kph near the center and gusti-ness of up to 90kph.

are also being installed in the affected regions to en-sure that communication lines are available.

Moreover, the Depart-ment of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is spearheading the clearing operations of roads and highways.

DSWD is also continu-ously coordinating with the LGUs and the different government agencies for the conduct of needs assess-ment in “Lando”-hit areas, Secretary Soliman said.

Malacañang on moves of politicians to help Typhoon ‘Lando’ victims: our people are intelligent

Malacañang is also leav-ing it up to the people to assess the actions of poli-ticians who are extending aid to victims of Typhoon “Lando”.

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President Benigno S. Aquino III leads the distribution of food packs to families displaced by Typhoon Lando (international name: Koppu) at the evacuation center in Nueva Ecija High School basketball court in Santa Rosa, Cabanatuan City during his visit to personally assess the extent of damage in the area on Monday (October 19, 2015). (MNS Photo)

MANILA, Oct 13 (Mabu-hay) -- A Filipino has been given the go-signal to lead the United Nations Offi ce of the Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) for a fi ve-year non-renewable term.

In a statement, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the action by the General As-sembly to approve Heidi Mendoza of the Philippines as Undersecretary-General for Internal Oversight Ser-vices, Offi ce of the Internal Oversight Services (OIOS).

The Offi ce of Internal Oversight Services is the in-ternal oversight body of the United Nation. Established in 1994 by the General As-sembly, the Offi ce assists the Secretary-General in fulfi lling his oversight re-sponsibilities in respect of the resources and staff of the Organization through the provision of audit, in-vestigation, inspection and evaluation services.

Mendoza has been with the Philippine Commission on Audit since 2011. She is

the chairperson of the Au-dit Committee on Public Sector Auditing Standards Board. She briefl y took over as head of the commis-sion after the retirement of chairman Grace Pulido-Tan.

The UN press statement described Mendoza as a certifi ed public accountant with over 20 years of ser-vice in government special-izing in audit, investiga-tion, fraud examination, anti-corruption and integ-rity advocacy.

She was consultant for the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission and Trans-parency Group, Offi ce of Presidential Chief of Staff (2003-2004) as well as Team leader, Fraud Audit Division Special Audit Of-fi ce, Internal Control Sys-tem and Audit (1996-1998). She was also a consultant for the Asian Development Bank (2008-2010) and the Australian Agency for In-ternational Development.

She was also an Account-ing and Internal Audit Ex-

pert for ALTAIR-European Commission, Local Govern-ment Procurement Spe-cialist for the World Bank, Manila (2006) as well as corruption prevention course module writer with the USAID Rule of Law Ef-fectiveness Project (2006-2007).

Mendoza made headlines in 2011 after her explosive testimony before Congress on the alleged misuse of military and United Na-tions (UN) peacekeeping funds.

She is regarded as an expert in fraud audit in-vestigations in government transactions. She resigned from the COA in 2005 and had worked with the Asian Development Bank before appearing in the congres-sional probes.

Mendoza is a reserve of-fi cer in military, with the rank of lieutenant colonel.

She also fi nished a mas-ter’s degree in national security at the National Defense College in 2003.(MNS)

MANILA, Oct 16 (Mabu-hay) -- Former Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte didn’t fi le the certifi cate of can-didacy for mayor that she fi lled out and posted on her Instagram, a spokesman for her father Davao City May-or Rodrigo Duterte said late Friday afternoon.

In a radio interview, Christopher “Bong” Go said Sara fi led the COC for may-or expecting her father with withdraw his candidacy for reelections. Duterte has said that he wants to retire after his term ends in 2016.

Go said that while Sara’s COC was fi lled out, it was not received by the Comelec

in Davao City.Sara’s COC post gave rise

to speculation that Duterte was running for president.

Go said Duterte already announced on Monday that he was not running for president. He lamented the reports on Friday that Duterte was on his way to Manila on a private plane to fi le a COC for president at the last minute.

Duterte didn’t fi le a COC for president but his party, the PDP-Laban, fi elded a presidential candidate.

Martin Diño, an anti-crime advocate like Duterte, fi led a COC for president as a member of the PDP-

Laban.A PDP-Laban candidate

means Duterte could still run as a substitute candi-date if Diño will withdraw before December 10, the deadline for fi ling of candi-dacies for substitute bets.

Go, however, indicated that Duterte had nothing to do with the PDP-Laban’s move.

He said Duterte could not control what the PDP would do.

Go reiterated Duterte’s position not to run for president because his fam-ily doesn’t want him to and because he doesn’t have the resources to do so. (MNS)

Duterte aide: Sara didn’t fi le COC for mayor

MANILA, Oct 19 (Mabu-hay) – A former governor and agriculturist of Sarang-gani province have been sen-tenced to up to 18 years im-prisonment after they were found guilty of malversation of public funds over anoma-lies in the implementation of P1.44-million worth of relief program for farmers in 2001.

In a 23-page ruling recent-ly issued by the Sandigan-bayan Special Third Division, former Sarangani governor Miguel Escobar and former provincial agriculturist Ro-meo Miole were found “guilty beyond reasonable doubt” of diverting P1.44-million worth

of agricultural relief items in-tended for farmers who were victims of La Niña to the then-governor’s political sup-porters.

In a vote of 3-2, the anti-graft court sentenced Esco-bar and Miole of a minimum of 10 years to a maximum of 18 years of imprisonment and a fi ne of P1.44 million each. The two were also meted with the accessory penalty of per-petual disqualifi cation from holding public offi ce.

Based on trial records, the provincial government launched the Sagip Taniman Program in 2001 aimed at distributing sacks of hybrid

rice and corn seeds to farmers whose crops were affected by several typhoons and fl ood-ings that hit the province in the past year due La Niña.

On papers, local offi cials reported that 1,875 sacks of rice grains and 240 sacks of hybrid corn and rice seeds were distributed to farmers and several members of in-digenous tribes.

However, in 2002, several tribal leaders and farmers de-manded help from the provin-cial government, saying that they have yet to receive any agricultural assistance since their crops were destroyed by the La Niña phenomenon.

Ex-Sarangani governor, agriculturist get 18 years over agri relief scam Filipino is new UN offi cial

for internal oversight

Eagle-owl chicks found in ALABEL, Sarangani (October 10, 2015) – Two Giant Scops-owl chicks otherwise known as Mindanao Eagle-owl (Utos gurneyi), found by residents of purok Masasato in Barangay Bagacay, are taken for custody on October 7. The Giant Scoops-owl has been listed as “vulnerable” under the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species. In photo are Assistant Protected Area Superintendent Felix Robles (extreme right) and Cornelio Ramirez Jr. (2nd from right), supervising environment management specialist of the Environmental Conservation and Protection Center. The chicks are now under the care of the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Offi ce. (Jake T. Narte/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

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OPINIONMANILA, Oct 13 (Mabuhay) -- For Liberal Party stalwart, Senate

President Franklin Drilon, the 2016 race is a battle between party bet Manuel “Mar” Roxas and Grace Poe.

Drilon believes Poe will be Roxas’ formidable opponent, not Vice President Jejomar Binay.

Drilon said the Liberal Party standard-bearer may only have to wor-ry about Poe in the race, considering Binay’s slumping numbers in the recent surveys.

“Mar’s strongest opponent will be Grace. Why? Because you look at the surveys. When you look at surveys, do not look at one survey in iso-lation. You look at the three or four surveys before that. And when the survey starts going down consistently, that is a danger signal. That un-less something happens which will prevent that line from going down, you’re in trouble,” Drilon said.

Drilon also made his assessment in the light of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, another strong presidential contender, backing out of the 2016 race after several rumors about his possible bid.

Drilon said Roxas has just started gaining his ground with his im-proving survey fi gures, vis-à-vis Poe’s consistent lead in opinion polls.

“Grace has plateaued a bit. But Mar, he started at four percent but now he’s at 22...So his numbers are going up, and that is what is im-portant, when you keep on improving your surveys as you get near to the fi nish line. That’s very critical,” he said.

Drilon also mentioned Roxas’ edge as the administration bet over the other aspirants, citing the ruling party’s campaign machinery and the strength of President Benigno Aquino III’s endorsement.

“He is the only president for the past fi ve presidencies who has the highest trust rating at this stage,” Drilon said.

Meanwhile, Drilon reacted to the tandem of Binay and Senator Gre-gorio “Gringo” Honasan, wondering why the latter teamed up with the United Nationalist Alliance’s (UNA) bet when his long political allies have endorsed another candidate running for the same position.

Honasan’s long political allies, Senator Juan Ponce Enrile (JPE) and former president and incumbent Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estra-da, have endorsed Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos’ candidacy for vice president in 2016.

“Surprised, you know. For example Senator Enrile, we know that Senator Gringo Honasan is his protege. And yet he cast his hat with Bongbong. You know, up to now I have no answer to the question. Be-cause I know that Gringo respects JPE and would not make any move especially in his political life without consulting JPE. But here comes JPE raising the hand of Bonbong. That says something,” Drilon said.

The Senate President also took a swipe at the opposition, saying that Binay seems to have been “abandoned” by his colleagues for some reason he cannot tell.

“Is it a hit on Binay? Remember that Binay, Enrile and Estrada were the three kings of UNA. Now iisa na lang ang UNA, nauuna na-lang si Binay, wala na siyang kasunod,” Drilon said.

“The three kings angle iisa na lang. So they have abandoned Binay,” he added.

Drilon, who is running for reelection under the LP’s senatorial slate, also left a note for the voters over the signifi cance of the 2016 polls.

“Choose our leaders well, because what our country will be depends on the kind of leaders we elect,” he said. (MNS)

MANILA, Oct 16 (Mabuhay) – The Marcos fam-ily doesn’t owe the Filipino people an apology over the the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos’ imposition of martial law, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago said on Friday after she fi led her certifi cate of candi-dacy to run for president in 2016.

Santiago, however, disagreed that the details of what transpired during martial law should already be relegated to the background in favor of address-ing the country’s current problems.

“I don’t think that on a family basis, the Marcoses as a family owe us an apology. In the fi rst place, it was not the case that President Marcos the father pooled all the Marcoses in one table and they all de-cided jointly to do certain activities,” Santiago said in a news conference at the Commission on Elec-tions.

“That was not the case.... This was all a result not of a familial discussion but a result of policy deci-sions of the executive department of the government – President Marcos and his advisers,” she added.

Santiago is running for president for a third time since 1992 and has chosen Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., the sone and namesake of the former strongman, to be her vice presidential candidate.

Santiago, however, said she did not agree with remarks attributed to Bongbong that people should discuss present-day problems rather than the past.

“Things that happened in the past need to be vali-dated, so it’s really important to go over the details of Martial Law,” Santiago said.

“I would disagree with Mr. Marcos that the de-tails of Martial Law would have to be buried or for-gotten. No. On the contrary, the historians of tomor-row should make the study deeper so they’ll know the importance it holds,” she added.

Santiago said she was “one of the people who did not mind the imposition of Martial Law at fi rst.”

“In the fi rst few years, there was much more order in the streets, but eventually I think that Martial Law did not proceed as intended,” Santiago said.

She told reporters she did not backtrack from de-cisions she made as Regional Trial Court judge dur-ing the Martial Law period.

She said one of the memorable decisions she made was releasing students from the University of the Philippines and the Ateneo de Manila University who were arrested at the time.

“You ask me, ‘Do you still affi rm the decision you made in court?’ Yes, I do. I was correct... Truth is still truth, justice is still justice,” she said.

Santiago added: “I do not have to reconcile me as a trial judge [with my decision to run with Marcos]... Time has changed.

Your opinions and ideologies are different from those of your parents’. You always have to adjust to the times.”(MNS)

MANILA, Oct 15 (Mabuhay) – Vice-presidential candidate Leni Robredo said Thursday that she is content being Mar Roxas’ running mate in the 2016 elections, even if she was not the fi rst choice.

Robredo said she is honored that she was even considered by the Liberal Party (LP) as its vice presidential bet despite her initial reluc-tance to run.

“It’s still a privilege and honor to be considered for this post. All those who have been considered have been preparing for a national post for a very long time. Ako lang yata ‘yung walang ganoong prepara-tion,” the Camarines Sur representative said.

“I always believe in fate, that everything will fall into place even-tually if it is meant to be. It doesn’t really matter if I was the second choice or the last choice. ‘Yung pakiramdam na we have obligations bigger than ourselves, hindi mo na maiisip kung pang-ilang choice ka.”

The LP initially considered presidential candidate Senator Grace Poe and Batangas Governor Vilma Santos as Roxas’ running mate be-fore fi nally pursuing Robredo.

Robredo also admitted that she would have to double her efforts to boost her standing in pre-election surveys, opposite other more popular vice presidential bets.

“I am fully aware of the fact na out of all the contenders, ako ‘yung pinaka-hindi kilala. I haven’t gone through any national elections yet, kahit ‘yung asawa ko. Wala akong resources, wala akong anything kaya siguro dodoblehin ‘yung sipag,” Robredo said.

“I realize that I have to introduce myself to the entire country, mara-mi pang hindi nakakakilala sa akin.”

Despite being at a disadvantage, Robredo is confi dent that she can set herself apart from rivals with her long years of service in the local government.

“I’m a representative now of my district. Matagal akong nagtrabaho sa NGO na nakikilahok sa mga basehang sektor at mahihirap. Pal-agay ko, I will be a good match to Secretary Mar Roxas kasi ‘yung puso talaga sa grassroots, andoon.

Ito ‘yung puso na borne out of working with them at palagay ko ito ‘yung nagbibigay ng lalim,” she said.

Robredo also assured that Camarines Sur will not slide back to pa-tronage politics as she leaves her current post, reasoning that change in the mindset of her constituents have opened doors for reformist poli-ticians.(MNS)

MANILA, Oct 15 (Mabuhay) – Thanks, but no thanks.

That was how Senator Sergio Osmeña III reacted on Thursday when asked about his possible inclu-sion in the senatorial ticket of Senators Grace Poe and Francis “Chiz” Escudero. Osmeña said no offer has been made yet for him to join Poe’s slate but said he would say no if he receives such offer.

“I have to fi nd a gentle way to say no, thank you,” he said in a text message when asked if he was open to run under Poe’s ticket.

Even before Poe declared her presidential bid, Os-meña had already warned her against teaming up

with Escudero.Osmeña also gave a categorical “no” answer when

asked if he was open to the idea of running under the ticket of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, who also declared her presidential bid in 2016.

“Duterte, yes. Miriam, no,” he said. Duterte is Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, who already announced that he would not join the presidential derby.

Asked again if he thinks Santiago was serious in seeking the presidency next year, Osmeña said: “As serious as someone sick in the body and sick in the head can be.”(MNS)

MANILA, Oct 16 (Mabuhay) – Vice presidential candidate Senator Chiz Escudero on Friday defend-ed his running mate, Senator Grace Poe, from accu-sations that he is the one calling the shots in their tandem, seen as one of the formidable ones in the 2016 elections.

“Tila minamaliit nila si Senator Grace kapag si-nasabi nila ‘yan,” Escudero said. “Malayang mag-isip at may sariling pag-iisip si Senator Grace Poe. Pinakita na niya ‘yan kaugnay ng mas makapang-yarihan at mas sikat pang mga tao kumpara sa akin.”

Escudero said Poe exhibited her strong will when she did not accept President Benigno Aquino III’s offer for her to become the running mate of admin-istration standard bearer Mar Roxas, and when her committee in the Senate investigated the infamous Mamasapano incident.

Both Poe and Escudero will run as independent candidates – a mutual decision, Escudero said, as they want to serve the country and not their party-mates.

“Kapag kapartido, may proyekto, maganda ser-bisyo, pinapansin, kinakausap. Kapag hindi, iba na rin ‘yung klase ng serbisyo, proyekto, at pagkausap. Talagang kailangan naming mag-sipag, mag-habol, at tiyakin sa mas malawak na lugar at bilang ng tao, mapaparating namin yung aming mensahe,” Escudero said.

When asked about Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s support for Poe and not for him, Escudero said it is still welcome, adding that he and Poe met with Trillanes months ago to discuss their electoral plans.

“Nagpapasalamat ako kay Senator Trillanes sa pag-suporta niya sa plataporma ni Senator Grace. Mas maraming sumusuporta sa kanya, mas magan-da, bakit hindi? Kesa naman sabihin kong oy, hindi pwede,” he said.

Escudero added that he strongly believes that Poe won’t be disqualifi ed from the presidential race over her citizenship issue, especially after reading the evidence and case fi les presented to Commission on Elections and the Supreme Court.(MNS)

MANILA, Oct 17 (Mabuhay) – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Sat-urday said its disaster teams are now on standby or red alert status in areas being affected by Typhoon “Lando” to provide assistance to local government units (LGUs).

DSWD Secretary Corazon J. Soliman also assured the presence of enough relief supplies to augment resources of affected LGUs along the path of Lando.

Soliman said the DSWD has prepositioned a total of 44,450 family food packs in 87 municipalities of 10 provinces in Cordillera Autonomous Region, Cagay-an Valley, and CALABARZON.

Soliman added that the National Resource Opera-tions Center (NROC), the central warehouse of the DSWD located in Pasay City, has procured non-food items.

These non-food items comprised of 148,219 pieces “malong”, 863 pieces of bath towel, 46,538 pieces of blanket, 9,715 pieces of mosquito net, 2,744 pieces of dust mask, and 38 packs of family kit (set of kalde-

ro, kawali, ladle, drinking glass, cups, plate, spoon, fork, mats, blanket, and mosquito net).

As Lando moves towards the Isabela-Aurora area, some 72 families or 219 persons from Isabela have moved to fi ve evacuation centers managed by the provincial LGU.

The LGU of Isabela provided them with relief supplies worth PHP84,000.

For its part, the DSWD-Field Offi ce II sent 500 family food packs to augment the resources of the LGU of Dinapigue, Isabela.

The goods are temporarily stored at the ware-house of the provincial social welfare offi ce of Quiri-no. The DSWD chief assured that repacking of fami-ly food packs at the fi eld offi ce is ongoing to maintain the 30,000 stockpile requirements at the regional warehouse.

On the other hand, in CAR, the DSWD-Field Of-fi ce has prepositioned relief supplies at the local level to ensure immediate distribution to affected families.

‘It’s Roxas vs Poe’: Drilon downplays Binay in 2016 race

Robredo OK with not being 1st choice

Marcoses don’t owe Filipinos an apology for martial law, Miriam says

Osmeña on inclusion in Poe Senate slate: ‘Thanks, but no thanks’

Grace Poe makes her own decisions: Chiz

DSWD: Enough relief goods to augment

By Daniel R. Chaleff

EMPLOYMENT LAW CORNER

employed more than nine hours in any workday or more than 45 hours in any workweek unless the employee receives one and one-half times the employee’s regular rate of pay for all hours worked over nine hours in any workday and for all hours worked more than 45 hours in the workweek.” So now caregivers, nannies and babysitters (with limited excep-tions) must be paid overtime com-

pensation. In the past, many employers

relied on the personal attendant exemption to avoid paying over-time to caregivers. Now that the Legislature has eliminated this exemption, substantial liability will arise if an employer does not pay the overtime required under California Law. Under Labor Code § 1194, domestic workers are not only able to recover their

unpaid overtime in a civil action, but they also may recover rea-sonable attorney’s fees and costs. California law also provides inter-est and penalties for workers who are not properly paid overtime compensation.

If you employ a domestic work-er in the State of California, or are working as a domestic em-ployee who is not paid overtime when working more than nine hours a day or 45 hours a week, you should consult with an attor-ney to discuss your rights/liabili-ties under this new law.

Article written by Daniel Chaleff, Employment Law Attor-ney of Rehwald Glasner & Chaleff. Mr. Chaleff has been practicing employment law for over 20 years since graduation from Pepperdine University School of Law in May 1994.

New California law requires payment of overtime wages to caregivers

On January 1, 2014, the Domestic Worker Bill of Rights (DWBR) became law in the State of Califor-nia. Previously, employees who qualifi ed as “per-sonal attendants,” including caregivers, nannies and babysitters who worked in private households, were exempt from overtime.

The DWBR eliminates the overtime exemption for personal attendants and provides that personal attendants, “shall not be

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – “Fishing is not only an in-dustry in the Philippines. Fishing for Filipinos is a way of life.”

These sentences prefaced the presentation of Ms. Re-becca R. Guieb, USAID De-velopment Specialist, at a Forum held on 6 October 2015 at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C.

Together with Mr. Nygiel Armada, Tetra Tech Chief of Party of ECOFISH, Ms. Guieb spoke of a success-ful Philippine journey to sustainable fi sheries before USAID offi cials, diplomats, academics and experts, and NGO representatives.

The Ecosystems Im-proved for Sustainable Fisheries Project (ECO-FISH) is a USAID initiative to improve the manage-ment of important coastal and marine resources and associated ecosystems in eight marine key biodiver-sity areas.

It is aimed at continuing to demonstrate reversal of fi sh decline and increasing the number of people with new or better employment from sustainable fi sheries by 10% and creating strate-gic public-private partner-ships.

“It is our banner marine program in the Philippines and important for inclusive growth,” said Dr. Gloria Steele, USAID Senior Dep-uty Assistant Administra-tor, in her remarks.

ECOFISH works with the national government and local governments to understand the status of their fi sheries, prioritize is-

sues and recommendations to establish protection mea-sures and create social en-terprises for local economic development. ECOFISH works with community entrepreneurs, including women, for potential tour-ism and marketing technol-ogy support.

USAID also partnered with the Philippine Gov-ernment and Smart Tele-communications to use the SMS broadcast facility for reporting illegal activities and enhancing maritime law enforcement in a ma-rine key biodiversity area in Sulu Archipelago.

“The Philippines ap-preciates the assistance of USAID through ECO-FISH towards Sustainable Fisheries. The utilization, management, development, conservation and protec-tion of fi shery resources is a central concern in order to sustainably provide for ad-equate livelihoods and the food needs of our people,” Philippine Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. said in a statement.

Together with Microsoft, the Philippine Department of Science and Technology’s Information and Communi-cations Technology Offi ce (DOST-ICTO), and the De-partment of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), ECOFISH piloted a new technology that taps un-used television broadcast frequencies (“TV White Space”) to extend wireless Internet access to remote parts of the country in order to enable a mobile, online

system to register fi sher-folk in the Danajon Reef in central Philippines. Regis-tration is key towards sus-tainable fi sheries manage-ment, and allows fi sherfolk to access vital government services.

TV White Space was rec-ognized as a model public-private partnership and won the second P3 Impact Award during the 2015 Concordia Summit in New York. Concordia, the Uni-versity of Virginia Darden Institute for Business in Society, and the U.S. De-partment of State’s Offi ce of Global Partnerships cre-ated the P3 Impact Award to recognize P3s (public-pri-vate partnerships) that are changing our world in inno-vative and impactful ways.

“It is encouraging to see how national programs like BFAR’s Municipal Fisher-folk Registration or Fish-R can be complemented and enhanced through partner-ships with local government units and international development partners like USAID.

Innovative projects like ECOFISH has facilitated the delivery of services to intended benefi ciaries and has helped develop appro-priate governance mecha-nisms that can achieve the desired impact,” noted Dr Josyline Javelosa, Agricul-ture Attaché at the Philip-pine Embassy in Washing-ton D.C.

Dr. Javelosa and the Em-bassy’s Minister for Eco-nomic Affairs, Atty. Jose Victor Chan-Gonzaga, were present in the forum.

Cuisia meets with the Fil-Ams in Los Angeles: Los Angeles, 09 October 2015 – Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. met with members of the Filipino American Community during his visit to Los Angeles on 08 October 2015. Leaders of the prominent Filipino-American organiza ons in Los Angeles, the youth group, Filipino businessmen and members of the media were present during the mee ng. Of interest to the community were developments in the West Philippine Sea, investments in the Philippines and the 2015 na onal elec ons.

PHL ecofi sh team presents journey to sustainable fi sheries

KAYA: Filipino Ameri-cans for Progress hosts the convening to discuss issues affecting Filipino Ameri-cans and the community’s mobilization ahead of the 2016 presidential elections

Washington, D.C., Oc-tober 13, 2015 – KAYA: Filipino Americans for Progress hosted the third annual National Filipino American Town Hall in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 2, bringing together lead-ers from across the country to discuss issues affecting the community and ways to mobilize Filipino Ameri-cans ahead of the 2016 presidential elections.

More than 200 lead-ers participated in events throughout the day, includ-ing both the KAYA town hall held at the Southeast Asia Resource Action Cen-ter and reception held at Capitale DC, as well as the fi rst-ever celebration of Filipino American History Month at the White House hosted by the White House

Offi ce of Public Engage-ment and the White House Initiative on Asian Ameri-cans and Pacifi c Islanders.

The town hall included keynote remarks by Mark Pulido, City Council Mem-ber of Cerritos, CA, and a data presentation by Jes-sica Caloza, a KAYA board member, highlighting the community’s political par-ticipation and lack of rep-resentation in positions of infl uence.

Her presentation was followed by a panel discus-sion featuring Cerritos City Council Member Mark Pu-lido; Maj. Gen. Tony Tagu-ba (Ret.), Chair of the Fili-pino Veterans Recognition and Education Projects; Ro-zita Lee, former Commis-sioner on the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacif-ic; Irene Bueno, co-founder and partner at Nueva Vista Group, LLC; Eric Salcedo, National Field Director at Asian and Pacifi c Islander American Vote (APIAVote)

and Angelo Mathay, Asso-ciate Policy Analyst at the National Center on Immi-gration Integration Policy.

The panel not only high-lighted the numerous is-sues that are affecting us today, but also the dearth of Filipino American lead-ers willing to take the chal-lenge of representing us in local, state and federal governments. Although the community’s allies have been effective in advocating on behalf of the issues that affect us, Filipino American leaders will always be our most effective advocate in government.

“We are very heartened by the energy and excite-ment these leaders have shown towards the project of getting our own represen-tatives elected into offi ce,” said Genevieve Jopanda, KAYA National Co-Chair. “Now, it is our turn as lead-ers to make sure that the excitement we had during the town hall translates into action.”

NEW YORK (Oct. 15, 2015) – According to a re-cent survey of Filipinos who live in the U.S. and send money home, the majority of respondents say they are overqualifi ed for their jobs and fi nd their U.S. work-place to be more stress-ful than workplaces in the Philippines.

And yet, they overwhelm-ingly agree that the U.S. is still the land of opportunity.

That’s based on a survey of 400 people from the Phil-ippines who send money home from the U.S., fi eld-ed by international money transfer fi rm Transfast.

More than 80 percent of respondents say they have more skills than required by their jobs in the U.S. and 72 percent describe their U.S. workplace as more stressful than the ones they’d experi-enced in the Philippines.

A majority says they

earn what they expected in the U.S. (61 percent), with 21 percent earning less and 18 percent earning more than expected.

About 72 percent say they work longer hours than expected to earn that income, with 54 percent saying they work more than 40 hours a week. Only 28 percent say they work less than expected.

Still, the vast majority – 93 percent – agrees there are more opportunities of-fered by their job in the U.S. compared with jobs in the Philippines.

All survey respon-dents send money to the Philippines using a comput-er and/or mobile phone app, with the majority send-ing money to family. Some participants also reported sending money to “them-selves” (7.5 percent), likely for investment opportuni-

ties such as real estate or to save for retirement.

“People who come here for work are playing vital economic roles by contrib-uting to the U.S. economy and also adding to the GDP of their home country when they send money back to family and friends,” says Samish Kumar, Transfast’s CEO.

“To Transfast, the survey results show that our mis-sion of always providing great value for your money plays a role in helping our customers succeed, because when you’re working longer hours in a more stressful environment, every dollar saved matters.”

The World Bank’s Re-mittance Prices Worldwide database currently ranks Transfast #1 for lowest-cost service for sending $200 re-mittances from the U.S. to the Philippines.

More than 200 community leaders gather in DC for the National Filipino American Town Hall

Transfast’s ‘Working Hard in America’ survey fi nds Fil-Ams ‘overqualifi ed for jobs, more stressed at work’

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Actress Heart Evangelis-ta stressed that politics will not change her relationship with her close friend and mentor, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago.

This as Santiago is eye-ing the presidential seat in 2016 and has tapped Sena-tor Bongbong Marcos as her running mate, going against the tandem of sena-tors Grace Poe and Francis “Chiz” Escudero.

Escudero is the husband of Evangelista.

Replying to a comment made by an Instagram fol-lower on one of her photos, Evangelista said Santiago will always be her “second

mom.”The Instagram user was

asking Evangelista what will happen now that San-

tiago and her husband are on opposing sides.

“I stand by my husband. My relationship with Tita Miriam is beyond all of ‘this.’ She will always be my second mom,” Evangelista said.

In a previous interview, Evangelista said it was Santiago who introduced her to Escudero as a poten-tial “date” after breaking up with Brazilian-Japanese actor Daniel Matsunaga, who is now in a relationship with actress Erich Gonza-les.

Escudero and Evangelis-ta got married last Febru-ary. (MNS)

Actor Epy Quizon ap-pealed to bashers to stop criticizing his father’s long-time partner, singer-actress Zsa Zsa Padilla, who is now engaged to ar-chitect Conrad Onglao.

Padilla was the partner of the late veteran come-dian Dolphy, who died in 2012.

“Huwag na, tama na. Namatayan na nga ‘yung tao, pabayaan niyo na maging masaya. Pabayaan na lang nating maging ma-saya,” Quizon said.

“For the bashers, I know nasaktan siguro sila dahil para sa kanila it’s too soon and all that but for me, bakit kami hindi na kami nasasaktan.

All I can do is wish her all the happiness and who am I to stop her from being happy,” he added.

The actor said as long as Padilla is happy, they are also happy.

Quizon revealed that he already met Onglao and that he knows the archi-

tect really loves Padilla. “He is very well educat-

ed. Alam niya kung paano humarap sa tao, marunong humarap sa tao. And you know he loves Zsa Zsa,” Epy said.

“I don’t want to say my father is in the past but my father is in heaven and, of course, my father would have agreed also for her to be happy in this lifetime. Bakit naman namin ihi-hinder ‘yung happiness ng isang tao just because of personal reason,” he add-ed.

Asked if he would be willing to attend the wed-ding of Padilla and Onglao, Quizon said: “Kung iim-bitahan ako. Alam niyo naman ako, sa events na ganoon ‘di talaga ako pu-mupunta. Sa kasal, bihira. Pero siguro if ever.” (MNS)

Gloc-9 is known for rap songs that tackle social and political norms. Many think these are attacks directed at a spe-cifi c group or personality. The rapper denies it, noting he just writes ’em as he sees ’em.

For instance, he wrote the hit “Upuan” after seeing fi rsthand the hardships un-derprivileged Filipinos go through while he was working as a nurse in a public hos-pital. “Nakita ko talaga na super hirap ng buhay ng mga kababayan natin – literal na wala silang P5 man lang para pambay-ad sa record card sa ospital,” he said in a recent conference.

He continued, “So you can just imagine ‘yung ibang mga instances na naka-wit-ness ako na mamamatayan sila ng mahal sa buhay dahil wala silang pambili ng gamot, o pambili ng dugo (na kailangan ng pasyente).”

He said it was then that the line “Kayo po nakaupo, subukan niyo namang tu-mayo, at baka matanaw ninyo ang tunay na kalagayan ko” came to him. The rap-per also included the line “Bato-bato sa langit, ang matamaa’y ‘wag magalit” for good measure.

Gloc-9 believes he got his message across with not one reacting adversely against the song. “Siyempre, siguro kasi wala namang aamin na siya ay mag-nanakaw…” he said.

One time, though, someone approached their team after a live performance of “Upuan.” He recalled, “May isang tao du’n, hindi ko alam kung public offi cial siya, sinabihan ‘yung crew, nagtanong, ‘Bakit niyo ginagawa dito ’yan? It’s very insulting.’ Eh, may permit naman kami so wala silang nagawa.”

With the 2016 elections fast approach-ing, Gloc-9 divulged he’s been getting of-fers to make campaign jingles for political candidates.

“Ang lahat ng iyan ay pinag-iisipan namin nang mabuti… At kung ako po ay pagkakatiwalaan ng isang tao (politiko), eh syempre I will feel very fl attered but I will think about it carefully.”

Gloc-9 has just released another single on politics titled “Payag.” He said, “It’s a song tungkol sa kung bakit ka pumapay-ag sa alam mong pwede mo pang maku-

hang mas maganda.”“’Yung essence po ng kanta is based

sa isang kasabihan ng mga Pilipino – na tayong mga Pinoy daw ay napakadal-ing magkaroon ng utang na loob. Kapag binigyan mo ang isang pamilyang ma-hirap ng isang kilong bigas, tatanawin nilang malaking malaking utang na loob ‘yan. Pero hindi nila alam na ang totoo at dapat na nakalaan sa kanila ay sampung kaban ng bigas.”

The Pinoy rapper is on his 18th anni-versary in the industry. He attributes his longevity to healthy living. Apparently, Gloc-9 neither smokes nor drinks alcohol. And don’t try to call him past 9 p.m. He said, “Sobrang takaw ko matulog. Tulog na ako by that time.”

On his secret in spewing words faster than you can say wow, he said, “Malak-ing factor na ako’y nabiyayaan ng isang mahabang hininga. Minsan ‘pag napapa-nood ko ang ibang artists na kumakanta ng kanta ko, I’d like to think na kaya din nilang gawin ’yun. Lagi kong sinasabi, ‘Uy, madali lang ‘yan, kaya niyo ’yan,’ pero minsan nakikita ko talaga na siguro po ‘yung breathing technique ko through-out the years – ’yun ang na-perfect ko sa trabaho ko.”

With the popularity he is enjoying, Gloc-9 could actually start a career in act-ing but he really isn’t interested. “Sa totoo lang tina-try ko talagang mag-practice sa bahay pero matagal na rin na na-realize ko na every scene na pina-practice ko, iisa lang ’yung facial expression ko. Kaya hin-di ko na lang po itinuloy,” he said lightly.

Gloc-9, who has collaborated with popular artists like Francis Magalona and Parokya ni Edgar in the past, sim-ply wants to continue doing what he does best.

“Nasa punto na po ako ng trabaho ko na ito na ang conscious effort na ang gi-nagawa ko is to try to maintain kung ano ’yung meron ako ngayon and hindi mag-ing blurry ’yung kung ano man po ’yung direction na pinupuntahan ko,” he said. “Pagbubutihan ko po kung ano ‘yung mga labada na naibigay ngayon sa akin.”

Where before he was driven to succeed simply to prove his artistry, his passion to excel is now anchored on his children.

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Friday October 16 2015 (Paris, France-AFP) – Spreading antibiotic resistance could have di-sastrous consequences for patients undergoing sur-gery or chemotherapy, a study said Thursday.

In the United States, up to half of infections after surgery and over a quarter of infections after chemotherapy are caused by organisms resistant to standard antibiotics, re-searchers found.

A 30-percent reduction in the effi cacy of preven-tive antibiotics given to patients undergoing these procedures could result in 120,000 infections and 6,300 infection-related

deaths each year in the United States alone, they predicted.

“This is the fi rst study to estimate the impact of antibiotic resistance on broader medical care in the United States,” Ra-manan Laxminarayan, director of the Center for Disease Dynamics, Eco-nomics & Policy in Washington, said in a statement.

“A lot of common surgi-cal procedures and cancer chemotherapy will be vir-tually impossible if antibi-otic resistance is not tack-led urgently.”

Antibiotics are routine-ly given as a precaution-ary measure to patients

undergoing surgery and cancer treatment, to pre-vent infection.

At the same time, how-ever, bacterial resistance to commonly prescribed antibiotics is increasing at an alarming pace.

The study, published in medical journal The Lan-cet Infectious Diseases, is the fi rst to examine the extent of rising resistance to preventive antibiotics.

A team led by Laxmina-rayan reviewed data from clinical trials conducted between 1968 and 2011.

They found that 39 per-cent of infections after caesarean sections, and 50-90 percent of infections after rectal prostate biop-

sies, were caused by or-ganisms resistant to com-mon antibiotics.

Just over a quarter of infections after blood can-cer chemotherapy were resistant.

In a comment also car-ried by The Lancet, Josh-ua Wolf of the Saint Jude Children’s Research Hos-pital in Memphis said the study “describes a future in which patients who need surgery or chemo-therapy can no longer be protected from life-threat-ening infections by antibi-otic” treatment.

“All clinicians have a responsibility to prevent this situation from becom-ing our patients’ reality.”

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ing a stroke than others, according to a study pub-lished on October 14 in the journal Neurology. The risk is greater for women.

A stressful job has an impact on health. That is the conclusion of a study led by Chinese researchers. Dr Dingli Xu and a team at the Southern Medical University in Guangzhou examined the data from six studies involving 138,782 patients, who were followed for between three and 17 years.

To work out the degree of stress from jobs, the re-searchers classifi ed jobs into four categories accord-ing to the mental load, pres-sure and control workers

A study links stress at work with stroke risk had. This resulted in vari-ous categories: passive jobs (such as janitors and man-ual workers, according to the study), those with few restrictions (architects), and active jobs (doctors, teachers and researchers). For these workers, no in-creased risk of a stroke was observed.

But those with a high-stress job (such as waiters and nurses), they were 22% more likely to have a stroke. One additional explanation suggested is these workers’ poor lifestyle. “It’s possible that high stress jobs lead to more unhealthy behaviors, such as poor eating habits, smoking and a lack of exer-cise,” said Dr Dingli Xu.

Women at greater riskThe researchers also

noted that gender made a difference to the fi gure. For women, the risk was 33% higher. For both sexes, the risk of ischemic stroke – caused by blockage of blood fl ow – was 58% higher for those with a stressful job than for other workers. For hemorrhagic strokes – which are the result of a burst blood vessel – there was less of a link to work pressure.

Whatever the biologi-cal explanation, these re-sults highlight the urgent need to fi nd the resources to transform stressful jobs. Flexible hours, working from home, redefi ning each worker’s tasks are some of the suggestions made by the authors of the study. In terms of the employees’

well-being, they also men-tioned the advantage of cognitive behavioral ther-apy as well as relaxation. The authors underlined that it is vitally important for people with very stress-ful jobs to tackle lifestyle issues and that successful action could have a major impact on public health.

In August, a study pub-lished in The Lancet high-lighted a link between ex-tended working hours and increased risk of a stroke. Working more than 55 hours a week increased the risk by 33% compared to a 35-40 hour working week.

The fi ndings of the new study out of Guangzhou were published on Wednes-day 14 October in the jour-nal Neurology.Workers under pressure have a 22% greater risk of having a stroke.

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October 9, 2015 (Los An-geles, Calif.) Allen Pineda Lindo, or better known as Apl.de.ap of the Grammy award-winning group Black Eyed Peas, is legally blind. So it was only appropri-ate that when his interna-tional foundation decided to launch its fi rst healthcare initiative it chose to tackle the issue of eyesight preser-vation, specifi cally address-ing retinopathy of prema-turity (ROP) – one cause of childhood blindness in the Philippines.

“The Campaign for Fili-pino Children’s choice to ad-dress ROP is both strategic and sustainable,” says Ted I. Benito, Executive Direc-tor of the Apl.de.ap Foun-dation International. “The capacity of the Philippines to effectively address this issue is enhanced tremen-dously by the continuing professional development of the medical community and the provision of proper

diagnostic equipment.”The Campaign for Fili-

pino Children brings to-gether an impressive list of collaborators: Philippine Academy of Ophthalmol-ogy – the leading industry association of Filipino oph-thalmologists; Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, spe-cifi cally through the world-renown director of its Vi-sion Center – Dr. Thomas C. Lee; WesternUnion.com as presenting sponsor of the campaign; and the men and women of the Execu-tive Committee of the Apl.de.ap Foundation Interna-tional, specifi cally Sonia T. Delen of San Francisco who agreed to be Chairperson of the Campaign.

The Campaign’s ap-proach is to assist the medical community in the Philippines through fi ve re-gional/provincial hospitals to increase the capacities of these regions to adequately diagnose retinopathy of prematurity (commonly referred to as ROP), an af-fl iction among pre-term in-fants that can cause lifelong blindness if not addressed within 48 hours of birth/di-agnosis. Each hospital will receive a brand new Ret-

cam TM Shuttle diagnostic equipment.

“By training the physi-cians on the ground, we are able to dramatically improve outcomes for in-fants facing blindness as a result of ROP, which af-fects thousands of children annually in the Philippines alone,” says Dr. Lee, Direc-tor of the Vision Center of Children’s Hospital Los An-geles. “Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has given its commitment to be of service to children everywhere, and we are honored to partner with Apl.de.ap Foundation International and the Phil-ippine Academy of Ophthal-mology in this important initiative.” At the recom-mendation of the Philippine Academy of Ophthalmol-ogy, the Campaign for Fili-pino Children has chosen to launch at the Southern Philippines Medical Center, a public hospital in Davao City, Davao del Sur, serv-ing the people of Mindanao.

On Tuesday, October 20, 2015, Apl.de.ap will host a press conference and recep-tion at the Davao hospi-tal to launch the initiative and deliver the diagnostic equipment. He will be ac-

companied by his manager Audie Vergara, Dr. Thomas C. Lee, Sonia T. Delen, and Bob Fan of WesternUnion.com. At the reception the Campaign for Filipino Chil-dren will honor its Pre-senting Sponsor, Wester-nUnion.com, and Knights Templar Eye Foundation, a lead donor to the Campaign. Right Eminent Grand Com-mander of the Philippines, Sir Knight Danilo C. Datu Sr. will receive the award on behalf of the Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc. “I am pleased to accept this donation on behalf of the men and women of the Southern Philippines Medi-cal Center and the families we are privileged to serve,” says Leopoldo J. Vega, MD, Chief Administrator of Southern Philippines Medi-cal Center. “We thank Apl.de.ap and the members of the Executive Committee of the Apl.de.ap Foundation International for their trust in our work.”

For more information on the Campaign for Filipino Children and ways to sup-port the initiative please visit www.ForFilipinoChil-dren.com or contact J. Rob-bie Fabian, Consultant to

the Campaign atjuliorob-biefabian@gmail.com

About Apl.de.ap Founda-tion International

The fi rst priority of the Apl.de.ap Foundation Inter-national is education. The Foundation built a music studio and computer lab in the two schools that Apl at-tended in his hometown of Sapang Bato in the province of Pampanga, Philippines: Sapang Bato National High School and Holy Angels University. These facili-ties provide opportunities for disadvantaged Filipino children to unleash their musical and technology tal-ents. The initiative also in-cludes the development of teacher training modules, a mentoring program and ed-ucational scholarships. The Foundation currently spon-sors 14 scholars at Angeles University. The Foundation also participates in the De-partment of Education ini-tiative to build new schools especially in far fl ung and hard-to-reach areas of the country. To date, it has built 15 new schools includ-ing one in the war-torn area of Zamboanga in Mindanao. Please visit www.apldeap-foundation.orgfor more in-

formation.The Campaign for Filipi-

no Children is the Founda-tion’s fi rst health initiative and it is in line with the Foundation’s education pri-ority because of its empha-sis on training doctors and creating local capacity in the medical community in the Philippines to address the eye ailment called reti-nopathy of prematurity.

About Southern Philip-pines Medical Center

Southern Philippines Medical Center is a gov-ernment hospital un-der the Department of Health of the Republic of the Philippines. It is located at the JP Laurel Ave, Ba-jada, Davao City, Davao del Sur. The 600-bed hospital is designated as the medical Center for Mindanao and Sulu. During the martial law years and the confl ict between the MNLF/MILF/NPA and the government of the Republic of the Philip-pines, the hospital was the major trauma center. Today the medical center is under the supervision of Leopoldo J. Vega, Chief Administra-tor and its Ophthalmology Chair is Josephine Caday-ona, MD.

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Campaign will include a new AARP caregiving book, Random Acts of Kindness contest,virtual caregiving fair, and a special AARP The Magazine report fea-turing an intimate look into ‘24 hours in the life of care-givers’

WASHINGTON, DC—November is National Fam-

ily Caregivers Month and AARP is launching a na-tional campaign to bring awareness to the important role that family caregivers play in the lives of their loved ones. AARP’s Ran-dom Acts of Kindness for Caregivers contest will be-gin onOctober 15 with the goal of encouraging people

to recognize and reward caregivers – many of whom spend 18 hours per week providing care like bathing, dressing, preparing meals, administering medications, driving to doctor visits or paying bills – in small but meaningful ways.

“Caregiving may be one of the greatest expres-

AARP launches National Caregiving Awareness Campaign: Show Kindness to 40 Million Caregiverssions of love and it’s woven into the lives of one in six adults,” says AARP Fam-ily and Caregiving Expert Amy Goyer, author of the new book Juggling Life, Work and Caregiving. “A staggering 40 million fam-ily caregivers provide sup-port for loved ones and, as a caregiver myself, I know that the smallest acts of kindness – like holding a door for someone pushing a wheelchair, surprising them with fl owers, or even taking a caregiver’s dog for a walk – can be memorable moments in the life of a caregiver.”

Kindness Contest to Help Family Caregivers

More than half of care-givers say they feel over-whelmed by the amount of care their family member needs. Through the Ran-dom Acts of Kindness for Caregivers contest, AARP hopes that by encourag-ing people to show family caregivers small signs of support, it might encour-age overwhelmed caregiv-ers, free them up to have more time with loved ones they care for, or even give them personal time to relax and rejuvenate. Those shar-ing simple acts of kindness

are encouraged to submit stories and a photo of their random acts to the contest website found at www.aarp.org/caregiverkindness. In March, AARP will select 12 winners who have made a meaningful difference in the lives of family caregiv-ers. The winners will share a $10,000 prize.

The October issue of AARP The Magazine is taking readers inside the hearts and homes of care-givers across the country. Through pictures, videos and compelling stories, readers will learn about ordinary people caring for spouses, friends, children, and parents. Some of the families featured live with the people they care for and one caregiver has to board a plane frequently to care for her mom.

Overall, the face of care-giving is changing. While most caregivers are women, 40 percent of caregivers are men. Surprisingly, 1 in 4 caregivers is a Millennial (between the ages of 18 and 34) and 60 percent of care-givers provide care for an adult while working outside of the home, requiring them to balance caregiving and work responsibilities.

Virtual Family Caregiv-ing Fair

To help caregivers like the ones featured in AARP The Magazine, AARP is hosting a Virtual Family Caregiving Fair that will take place on Thursday, November 19, 2015 from 12pm – 4pm EST. From the comfort of a home or offi ce, a caregiver can register and join the free fair online at aarp.org/familycarefair.

During the virtual fair, a caregiver can tour the exhibit hall with over 15 booths showcasing vari-ous caregiving resources and programs, enter a “mix and mingle” lounge to con-nect with experts and other caregivers through online chats, visit a virtual audito-rium to view scheduled and on-demand presentations

and videos, and explore a library with additional re-sources for caregivers.

For more information about how AARP is sup-porting National Family Caregivers Month and for more caregiving resources, visit the AARP Caregiving Resource Center athttp://www.aarp.org/caregiving.

About AARPAARP is a nonprofi t,

nonpartisan organization, with a membership of near-ly 38 million, that helps people turn their goals and dreams into real pos-sibilities, strengthens com-munities and fi ghts for the issues that matter most to families such as healthcare, employment and income security, retirement plan-ning, affordable utilities and protection from fi nan-cial abuse.

We advocate for indi-viduals in the marketplace by selecting products and services of high quality and value to carry the AARP name as well as help our members obtain discounts on a wide range of prod-ucts, travel, and services. A trusted source for lifestyle tips, news and educational information, AARP produc-es AARP The Magazine, the world’s largest circulation magazine; AARP Bulletin; www.aarp.org; AARP TV & Radio; AARP Books; and AARP en Español, a Span-ish-language website ad-dressing the interests and needs of Hispanics.

AARP does not endorse candidates for public of-fi ce or make contributions to political campaigns or candidates. The AARP Foundation is an affi li-ated charity that provides security, protection, and empowerment to older per-sons in need with support from thousands of volun-teers, donors, and sponsors. AARP has staffed offi ces in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Learn more at www.aarp.org.

Thursday October 15 2015 (Paris, France-AFP) – Traces of fungus have been discovered in the brains of Alzheimer’s sufferers, researchers said Thursday, relaunching the ques-tion: might the disease be caused by an infectious microbe?

There is no conclusive evidence, but if the answer turns out to be “yes”, it means Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) may be targeted with antifungal treatment, a Spanish team report-ed in the journal Scientifi c Reports.

“The possibility that AD is a fungal disease, or that fungal infection is a risk factor for the disease, opens new perspec-tives for effective therapy for these patients,” they wrote.The fi ve-member team had found cells and other ma-terial from “several fungal species” in the brain tissue and blood vessels of all 11 deceased Alzheimer’s pa-tients analyzed, but not in ten Alzheimer’s-free controls.The fi ndings are published just a month af-ter scientists warned in the sister journal Na-ture of a risk of accidental surgical transmission of Alzheimer’s “seeds” from one person to another.Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, which the World Health Organisa-tion (WHO) says affects nearly 50 million people worldwide – some 7.7 million new cases per year.

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Thursday October 15 2015 (Relaxnews) – The fi ve fi nalists for the 11th annual Green Car Jour-nal award have been re-vealed ahead of the of-fi cial ceremony at this year’s LA Auto Show.

The fi ve cars vying for the prize are the Audi A3 E-Tron, the Chevrolet Volt, the Honda Civic, the Hyundai Sonata and the Toyota Prius. Each of the cars, selected by a judging panel made up of both mo-toring enthusiasts such as Jay Leno and envi-ronmental organizations

including International Council on Clean Trans-portation, have been cho-sen based on a number of criteria beyond simple en-vironmental friendliness. The fi ve fi nalists are also affordable, readily avail-able, interesting, offer excellent emissions and offer the potential to have a true impact on the envi-ronmental status quo.

“This is the strongest fi eld of fi nalists we’ve seen in our annual Green Car of the Year pro-gram,” said Ron Cogan, editor and publisher of

the Green Car Journal and CarsOfChange.com. “Each of the fi ve nomi-nees makes a strong en-vironmental statement in distinctly different ways, with a common strat-egy of recognizing what’s most important to to-day’s drivers. Their use of wide-ranging powertrain technologies underscores that all approaches are essential to achieving im-portant environmental goals.”

The winner will be re-vealed on November 19 as part of the LA Auto Show.

Toyota Prius 2016: The new Toyota Prius is among the fi ve fi nalists. ©Toyota

Honda Civic and Toyota Prius among fi nalists for Green Car of the Year

Toyota’s showcase at the Smart Mobility City 2015: Toyota will be demonstrating its ITS safety system. ©Toyota

Sunday October 18 2015 (Relaxnews) - Toyota will be using this year’s Tokyo motor show to communi-cate why talking cars are the future of cleaner, safer personal mobility.

The Smart Mobility City 2015 is an event running alongside the main Tokyo show this year that will be examining the relation-ship between automobiles, people and society and the role of personal mobility in the city of tomorrow. And it is where Toyota will be showcasing the progress it has made with its Intel-ligent Transportation Sys-tem (ITS) that enables cars to communicate with each other and with infrastruc-ture elements such as traf-fi c lights.

In other words, con-nected cars, an area where all automakers are busy developing solutions, but where Toyota is trying to establish an early lead.

By the end of 2015 it will have two cars -- the Crown and the Prius – on sale in Japan that boast the tech-nology and is aiming to roll ITS out to European and US customers by 2017. Cars packed with radar, sensors and cameras can automatically stay in lane, maintain a safe speed from the vehicle in front and can even apply the brakes if a pedestrian steps out in front without looking as the latest high-tech safety features from the likes of Mercedes, Audi, BMW and, most recently Tesla, aptly demonstrate.

However, no set of cam-eras, no matter how smart, can see what’s coming around a bend or at a blind junction.

Hence car-to-car commu-nication. If all cars ‘talked’ to each other to say where they were, there would be no need to see around a bend in the fi rst place.

That’s the concept be-hind car-to-car commu-nication and its related car-to-infrastructure com-munication technologies and at the Smart Mobil-ity City a specially adapted Prius will be demonstrat-ing how these technolo-gies can make approaching junctions, turning right into traffi c and maintain-ing a safe distance simpler, safer and more intuitive. In Japan alone, 40% of road traffi c accidents are caused by a driver failing to notice vehicles or pedestrians at or near intersections.

The system can also help authorities better manage the road network. Knowing in real time how many cars are using a stretch of high-way gives advanced warn-ing of potential congestion while drivers can better conserve fuel by knowing if and when the traffi c light is about to change from green to red.

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Thursday October 15 2015 (San Francisco-AFP) – Tesla added autopilot that can even parallel park to thousands of its Model S cars already on the road with a software update sent out over the air Wednes-day.

Self-driving capabilities – previously limited to cars test-ed by technology titans such as Google -- hit the streets “over-night” with the latest Tesla Version 7.0 software. “We’re being especially cautious at this early stage so we are ad-vising drivers to keep their hands on the wheel just in case,” Tesla founder and chief executive Elon Musk said at a press conference.

“In the long term, people will not need hands on the wheel, and eventually there won’t be wheels or pedals.”

Autopilot allows Model S to steer within a lane, change lanes by tapping a turn signal and manage speed using “traf-fi c-aware” cruise control.

(Relaxnews) – Following Volvo and VW, Aston Mar-tin has become the latest luxury marque to commit to alternative powertrains with the upcoming launch of an all-electric Rapide super sedan. Aston’s confi r-mation that its next-gener-ation four door GT will be ditching its 6-liter V12 in favor of twin electric motors and a chassis stuffed with lithium batteries when it comes to market, provision-ally in 2017, is the third major commitment from traditional car makers this week to electric power.

On Tuesday, Volkswagen also announced that despite the need for serious budget-ary cuts, it would be going ahead with an all-new Pha-eton fl agship sedan. And, like Aston Martin, it was looking to a full-electric ar-chitecture to power the car rather than the phenome-nally smooth and incredibly powerful W12 engine that had made the original such a wonderful driver’s car.

VW also revealed details of an electric toolkit cur-rently in development that would bring full electric drive and a range of be-tween 250 and 500km to a host of vehicles, big, small and even commercial and one which could be inte-grated into cars across the Volkswagen Group of com-panies.

Dr. Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen Passen-ger Cars brand, said: “Time and again, the Volkswagen team has proved it stands united and is fully focused on shaping the future, par-ticularly when times are tough. We have now laid the further foundations for that.” On Thursday Volvo went one better and out-lined a timetable for bring-ing electrifi cation to its cars. It will deliver its fi rst plug-in electric vehicle in 2019. Company president and CEO Håkan Samuels-son said: “We believe that the time has come for elec-trifi ed cars to cease being a niche technology and enter the mainstream.”

Thanks to the develop-ment of a new scalable architecture called CMA, Volvo will be able to build a range of different compact and mid-sized cars that are optimized from day one for hybrid or full electric power and for next-generation ac-tive safety systems.

Tuesday October 30 2012 (Relaxnews) – The latest Consumer Reports Auto Reliability Survey names the Prius C the most reliable vehicle and puts Toyota fi rmly at the top overall and Jaguar at the bottom in the 2012 league table.

Japanese car manufacturers occupy eight of the top 10 places in the 2012 survey of over 800,000 US motor-ists and 1.2 million cars sold between 2010 and 2012 with only two non-Japanese brands -- Audi (8th place) and Kia (10th) making it into the top half of the table.

And while the Toyota Prius C hybrid was named the most reliable vehicle, it was another Toyota brand, Scion, that took the top spot, followed by Toyota in sec-ond and Lexus in third, giving the car company a clean sweep of the medal places.

At the other end of the table, Ford has dropped from its top-10 position two years ago and fi nds itself one place from last. However, there are mitigating circum-stances.

Ford’s MyFord telematics system is still problematic and many of its historically reliable models, including the Escape and Fusion were redesigned for 2013 and are therefore not included in the results. Therefore, Ca-dillac (owned by GM) is the most reliable US brand in this year’s table. Other US brands to fall into the bot-tom 10 places include Lincoln, Ram, Dodge, Chrysler, Buick and Jeep.

European brands have fared much better. As well as Audi returning to the top 10 following reliability issues in recent years, 10 of BMW’s 12 US models have shown signs of signifi cant improvement and were rated ‘aver-age’ or better in the survey. Likewise Mercedes Benz V6 E_Class has moved to ‘above average’ and the C250 is performing well in the fi rst year of its release, even if the new M-Class came in below average in its fi rst year of availability in the US. But most surprising of all is Jaguar’s drop to the bottom of the pile. Since the com-pany was sold by Ford it has been unable to maintain its reliability ratings which used to constantly place it in the top 10 car brands.

Wednesday October 14 2015 (Relaxnews) – The latest addition to BMW’s ultra-performance range is big on speed and power but small on size.

In fact, the M2 coupé, revealed at a special event on Tuesday night, live streamed via Periscope, will only take up about the same amount of room on the highway as a Volkswagen Golf GTi when it offi cially goes on sale next year.

But unlike the iconic

hot hatchback, the latest two-door BMW coupé won’t simply hold the road, it will own it, thanks to a turbo-charged six-cylinder engine that delivers 365bhp and a 0-100kph time of just 4.3 seconds when the car is specifi ed with a paddle shift rather than manual tran-simssion.

That means that that it’s as fast or faster in a straight line than its direct rivals -- the hottest Mer-cedes A Class and sportiest

Audi A3.And it will be just as

impressive in the corners, thanks to a clever electron-ic limited slip differential digitally juggling the power between initially, the rear wheels (a four-wheel drive version is expected later), a piece of kit that until re-cently was solely the do-main of marques like Ferra-ri. All of which means that the small car will be worthy of such a big responsibility – carrying the ‘M’ badge.

The new BMW M2 Coupé. ©BMW Group

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