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THURSDAY, February 18, 2010 Vol. 3 No. 181 • 8 pageswww.commuterexpress.ph
PLAYING SAFEFarmers of Barangay Barangka, Candaba in Pampanga reap their harvest early to spare the crops from beingdamaged by the strong heat and drought brought about by El Niño. MICHAEL SUPERALESMICHAEL SUPERALESMICHAEL SUPERALESMICHAEL SUPERALESMICHAEL SUPERALES
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TUTUBAN MALLSEYES MAKEOVER
FOR TONDOSTREETCHILDREN
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BABY ASISTIOTALO ULI SA RTC
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TRILLANES, LIM,16 OTHERS
GRANTED BAILPAGE 3
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MANNY B. MARINAYEditor in Chief
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Baby Asistio talo uli sa RTCMULI na namang nakatikim
ng kabiguan si Luis “Baby”Asistio matapos maglabas ngkautusan ang Caloocan CityRegional Trial Court (RTC) nanagdidismis sa apela nitohinggil sa disqualification casena inihain ni Mayor Enrico“Recom” Echiverri.
Noong Lunes ay naglabasng kautusan ang RTC Branch129 na nagdidismis sa apelani Asistio dahil sa hindipagbabayad ng kampo nito ngkaukulang docket fee naumaabot lamang sa halagangP1,510.00.
Dahil dito, nawalan na ngkarapatan si Asistio nakumandidato sa anumangposisyon ngayong darating naMay, 2010 election.
Matatandaan na unangnaglabas ng desisyon angCaloocan City MetropolitanTrial Court (MTC) na nagsasabihindi tunay na residente ngnasabing lungsod si Asistiomatapos madiskubre na hindiito nakatira sa inilagay na ad-dress sa Certificate of Candidacy(COC) na inihain nito sa Com-mission on Election (Comelec)noong November 30, 2009.
Matapos ito, naghainnaman na apela sa RTC si
Asistio ngunit dahil limangaraw lamang ang ibinigay nghusgado para sa apela nito aynabigo ang kampo ni Asistiona makapag-file sa tamang orasat makapagbayad ng docket feena isinasaad sa ating batas.
Natanggap ni Asistio angdesisyon ng MTC noong Feb-ruary 5, 2010 kung saan aykailangang maghain ito ngapela sa RTC hanggang Feb-ruary 10, 2010 ngunit nakapag-file lamang si Asistio ngkanyang apela dakong 5:30 nang hapon ng February 10,2010 .
Bukod pa dito, ang bayadsa docket fee ay pinadaan niAsistio sa money order kaya’tnakarating ito sa husgadodakong 8:44 ng umaga noongFebruary 11, 2010.
Malinaw na ang kampo niAsistio ang nagkamali kaya’tnaglabas ng kautusan angRTC na nagdidismis sa
inihain nitong apela.Sa hindi nakakaalam, ang
pagkakadiskubre sa malingaddress ni Asisito ay nangmaghain ito ng disqualifica-tion case laban kay Echiverringunit matapos ang ginawangpagdinig napatunayan nawalang merito ang inihainnitong reklamo kaya’tnaglabas ng desisyon ang FirstDivision ng Comelec nanagdidismis dito.
Matapos namang malamanni Echiverri na hindi nanakatira si Asisito sa inilagaynitong address ay ito namanang nagdemanda sa MTC napinaboran naman ng kortedahil napatunayan na hindina talaga ito naninirahan saCaloocan City.
Walang ibang dapat sisihinsa nangyaring ito kay Asistiokundi ang kanyang kampodahil kung hindi silanaghanap ng butas sakanyang katunggali ay hindimadidiskubre na hindi na itonaninirahan sa nasabinglungsod.
* * *Sa mga kabarangay kong
gustong makilahok sa pitak naito, maari kayong mag-email [email protected].
Wooing the voting public
KAMI sa QC, di maiwasan na marami kaming showbizfriends. City of Stars kasi kami dahil nasa QC kasi haloslahat ng TV networks sa Pilipinas at ibang mga movie out-fits. Ako bilang Majority Floor Leader ng QC Council,tinatanaw kong malaking tulong sa ekonomiya ng QC angpagiging City of Stars nglungsod.
Bilang ganti, maramiakong naging mga showbiz-friendly ordinances naisinulong gaya ng 0% amuse-ment tax para sa lahat ng lo-cal films. Tulong ko na rin saating local movie industrypara ma-enganyo pa silang gumawa ng maraming pelikulangPilipino.
Marami ding mga dati at kasalukuyang mga showbizpersonalities ang ngayon ay nagsisilbi bilang mga publicservants sa QC.
Sa sistema ng pulitika sa ating bansa, mahalaga ang name-recall. Kaya nga mas maraming boto ang pwedeng makuhang mga pamilya o kamag-anak ng mga dati nang pulitiko sabisa lang ng name-recall.
Minsan, kung hindi masyadong sikat ang pangalan mo,malaking bagay na i-endorso ka ng isang sikat na tao, gayana nga ng mga artista o mga showbiz personalities. Perounang hakbang lang ito dapat sa pagpili ng mga lider naiboboto. P
agkatapos na sumikat ka dahil ikinabit mo ang pangalanmo sa isang sikat na tao, ang susunod ay ang pagsusuri nang botante kung sino ka nga ba bilang kandidato at bilangtao. Kung ano ang kakayahan mo, at ano ang maari mongmaitulong sa mamamayan kung ikaw ay ihahalal.
Para sa akin, malaking tulong ang ma-endorso ng isangartista o ng isang sikat na personalidad pero angkwalipikasyon pa rin, base sa track record at kalinisan ngpagkatao ng isang kandidato ang dapat maging basehan ngmga botante sa kanilang pagboto.
Kung halimbawa, inendorso ang isang kandidato ng isangsikat na kandidato rin pero alam ng marami na hindi karapat-dapat ang kandidatong inendorso dahil sa mga kaso sa kanyang katiwalian, o may mga napatunayang kwento ngpanlalamang o kawalang-silbi niya bilang isang public ser-vant, eh bakit naman iboboto pa.
Simple lang naman ang prinsipyo ng usaping ito. Pinasikatka nga ng isang artista, pero ikaw pa rin ang titimbanginpagdating ng halalan dahil ikaw ang magsisilbi sa bayan athindi ang nag endorse sayo.
Makakatulong ang endorsement ng isang artista paramalaman ng publiko na tumatakbo ka para sa isang posisyonsa pamahalaan pero hindi ang artista o ang sikat na tao nanag-endorso sayo ang dapat pagbasehan ng isang botantesa pagboto, ikaw pa rin. Sabi nga sa ingles, “it’s still yourneck!”
Kung ang isang kandidato ay inendorso ni Dolphy, o niWillie, o ni Boy, o ni Judy Ann, o ni Sarah, o kahit ni Kris,hindi ibig sabihin na ang mga nagawa ng mga sikat na taongito, o ang naging kontribusyon nila sa sambayanan ay maki-credit sa taong inendorso nila. Para sa taong bayan hindiang nag-endorso ang dapat tingnan kundi ang ini-endorsongkandidato.
Matalino naman ang karamihan ng botanteng Pinoy atpagdating ng eleksyon ang kanilang pasya ang huhubog sakinabukasan ng bayan at hindi ang endorsements ng amingmga showbiz friends.
Mag-text po kayo sa akin tungkol sa usaping ito. O kayaay sulatan nyo ako sa 2nd Floor, Council building, QuezonCity Hall o email sa: [email protected]. Pwede rin angtexts sa mga numerong: globe – 09272630741 o smart –09215186724.
Mga showbiz friends
THE maximum campaignexpenditure for a presidentialcandidate, based on the law oncampaign spending, is limitedto only P500 million, or P10 pervoter.
Some candidates can ma-nipulate this expenditure ceil-ing by reasoning out that theygot discounts and all, but oneof the country’s presidentialcandidate already reached P2billion for advertisementsalone prior to the campaignseason. Is that insane or what?
The Philippine Center forInvestigative Journalism saidif only the law on campaignspending and political adver-tising were imposed before theofficial campaign period beganlast week, one presidentialcandidate would have alreadyoverspent in the past threemonths alone.
This candidate leads themost candidates in expendi-tures, even as he joins four oth-ers who would have exceededthe broadcast limit for TV.
* * *Liberal Party (LP) presiden-
tial candidate Benigno“Noynoy” Aquino III flewdown south to wooMindanaoans and to presenthis agenda in the area plaguedby peace and security concerns.
Aquino laid out a four-pronged strategy for Mindanaowhich includes peace and se-curity, political reform, eco-nomic progress, and humandevelopment.
The LP standard bearer citedpeace talks between the gov-ernment and the Moro IslamicLiberation Front (MILF), whichwill resume next month inKuala Lumpur to be ‘inclusive,
transparent and consultative.’Aquino, together with run-
ning mate Manuel ‘Mar’ RoxasIII visited Esperanza, a townnear the municipality ofAmpatuan in Maguindanaowhere 57 journalists and sev-eral civilians were massacredlast year.
The group also held a stu-dents’ forum and multi-sectoraldialogue.
The LP delegation paid acourtesy call on SultanKudarat Governor SuhartoMangudadatu, cousin ofBuluan Vice-Mayor EsmaelMangudadatu, whose wifewas among the victims in thecarnage in Maguindanao.
In Davao, LP proclaimed itsMindanao senatorial candi-dates, Nereus Acosta, TeofistoGuingona, and YasminBusran-Lao, a Muslim whohas done NGO work in the past20 years.
Aquino also called in Com-mission on Elections to an-nounce whether forthcomingpolls will be reverted to manualcounting in the wake of loom-ing power failure in variousparts of the country and theproposed withdrawal of tele-communications companiesearlier tapped to transmit pollresults.
STREETSMARTNi Jonathan Vicente
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ALWAYS READYEmployees and members of the Philippine National Police, stage a simultaneous quarterly nationwide earth-quake drill inside Camp Crame, Quezon City in connection with the National Disaster Coordinating Council’sfour-point plan for disaster preparedness program. VIC RIVERA
COMELEC JUNKSGOMA CANDIDACY
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has disqualifiedactor Richard Gomez from running for a Congressional seatin the 4th district of Ormoc City.
The Comelec First Division, inan eight-page resolution, grantedthe petition of BuenaventuraJuntilla who asked to disallowGomez to run for a seat in theHouse of Representatives for lackof residency requirements.
The First Division also said theactor failed to prove that he al-ready abandoned his Manila resi-dence despite being a registeredvoter in Ormoc City.
“In an instant case, the re-spondent has not presented suf-ficient proof that would establishhis ties to Ormoc City. The ab-sence of such ties indicates hislack of intention to stay perma-
nently in the said locality,” saidthe resolution.
The decision further disclosedthat Gomez and his wife, LucyTorres-Gomez, continue to prac-tice their profession in Manila;that he is still doing business inManila and that he and his fam-ily continue to stay in their housein Colgate St., East Greenhills inSan Juan City.
Last December, Juntilla, aformer barangay chairman inOrmoc, questioned the residencyof Gomez in Ormoc.
The actor is running under theLiberal Party (LP) in the May 10polls. Annette Vergel
MARLENE Aguilar-Pol-lard, mother of road rage sus-pect Jason Ivler, through hercounsel, filed before the courta motion for preliminary in-vestigation.
The Quezon City Metro-politan Trial Court Branch 37granted the motion and or-dered to send back the caseto the prosecutor’s office.
Lawyer Mitchel Magadaog,counsel of Pollard, said thepreliminary investigationwould allow her client to file acounter-affidavit as he insistedthat there was no probable
cause for charging her.Aguilar-Pollard was ac-
companied at the MTC Branch37 by her husband StephenPollard.
Aguilar-Pollard was ar-rested by agents of the Na-tional Bureau of Investigationon January 18, 2010 alongwith her son Ivler who shotand killed Renato VictorEbarle Jr, son of PresidentialManagement Chief of StaffRenato Ebarle Sr., during atraffic altercation along BoniSerrano Avenue in QuezonCity on November 18, 2009.
On the other hand, Ivlerpleaded not guilty last Tues-day to the murder chargesfiled against him before theQuezon City Regional TrialCourt Branch 76.
The prosecution moved tohave the suspect transferredto a regular detention cell atthe Quezon City jail, butIvler’s doctor said his woundhas still not fully healed.
The suspect will remainunder NBI custody at theQuirino Memorial MedicalCenter pending a dischargeorder from the hospital.
Ivler mom hearing on obstruction case postponed
Trillanes, Lim, 16 others granted bailJAILED Senator Antonio
Trillanes, former Scout Rangerregiment commander BrigadierGeneral Danilo Lim and 16 othermembers of the Magdalo, allcharged with rebellion in connec-tion with the 2007 Manile Pen-insula Hotel siege, were grantedtemporary liberty by the MakatiRegional Trial Court.
In a 16-page order, Judge ElmoAlameda, of Makati RTC Branch150, allowed Trillanes, Lim and16 junior officers to be releasedfrom detention while their casefor rebellion is being heard.
The court set a P200,000 bailfor each of the accused thoughdefense counsel, Ernesto Fran-cisco Jr., who said they will askthe court to lower the amount.
Allowed to post bail were NavyLt. Senior Grade James Layug and
Marine Captain Gary Alejano,who are running for congressmanof Taguig City and mayor ofSipalay City, respectively.
Also allowed to post bail wereAside from the said officers, alsoallowed to post bail were Ltsg.Eugene P. Gonzalez, Ltsg. AndyG. Torrato, Ltjg. Arturo S. PascuaJr., Capt. Segundino P. Orfiano Jr.,1Lt. Billy S. Pascua, Cpl. ClecarteD. Dahan, Pfc. Juanito S. Jilbury,Pfc. Emmanuel C. Tirador, Pfcs.German M. Linde, Julius J. Mesa,Cesari Yasser T. Gonzales, Ltsg.Manuel G. Cabochan, 2Lt. JonnellP. Sangalang and Ens. ArmandPontejos.
However, Trillanes may re-main in cell as he is still facingcoup d’etat charges before an-other Makati court for the 2003Oakwood mutiny. Annette Vergel
Dick Gordon vows to end RP hunger problemBAGUMBAYAN Party presidential
bet Dick Gordon stated that once elected,he will prioritize to address the alarm-ing hunger problem in the country.
Gordon’s remarks were issued atthe Philippine Chamber of Commerceand Industry (PCCI) Presidential Fo-rum in Pasay City yesterday.
Gordon authored the Food Dona-tion Act of 2009, which was signed intolaw on November 25, 2009 (RepublicAct No. 9803), and addresses the pov-
erty issue in the country and bringsback dignity to the poor through en-couraging wholesome food donationsto those in need. According to theNational Statistics Coordination Board(NSCB), 16 million Filipinos live be-low the food or subsistence threshold.
“Because of greedy politicians, ourchildren go to bed hungry while theirparents spend sleepless nights won-dering where their next meal will comefrom. While the corrupt grow rich,
our children grow hungry,” said DickGordon. “Passing the Food Dona-tion Act is a stopgap measure to al-leviate the food insecurity too manyFilipinos experience.
Ending the corruption that takesthe food out of people’s mouths, cre-ating family-wage jobs, and strength-ening our agriculture industry willprovide the more permanent solutionto ensuring that every child eats ad-equately.”
DFA implements quick, hi-tech ePassport services in new buildingFOREIGN Affairs Secretary Alberto
G. Romulo said the realization of adream came into fruition with theimplementation of the ePassport andthe turnover of the new Departmentof Foreign Affairs consular building.
“It is part of our dream for the Fili-pino people to have a world-classpassport and consular services. Wehave done it through the MachineReadable Passport (MRP) and theePassport, and now the dream is com-plete with the new DFA-Office of Con-
sular Affairs (DFA-OCA) building,”Romulo said during the turnover cer-emonies yesterday morning.
According to the Foreign Secretary,before, Filipinos had to bear the em-barrassment and humiliation of beingshunted aside in immigration queuesand questioned lengthily on the ve-racity of their identities and their pass-ports, which caused many delays forthe Filipino travelers.
”In this intelligent building, in-stead of sweltering heat, our consu-
lar clients will be greeted with coolair at the moment they enter ourdoors.
Instead of monobloc chairs, theywill wait their turn sitting on ergo-nomically-designed stainless steelbenches. Instead of long queues, theycan shorten their wait by accessingour online appointment system. In-stead of going from building to build-ing, they only need to move fromground to second floor,” he added.
Lorna Gamboa
NORTHERN Police District (NPD) di-rector Chief Superintendent Samuel DPagdilao, Jr. has directed all police com-manders in Caloocan, Malabon, Navotasand Malabon (CAMANAVA) area to re-view their checkpoints operations andintensify police patrols after observing thatfirearms related crimes remain prevalentdespite the gun ban.
Pagdilao particularly took note of therecent shooting incidents in Malabon Citylast weekend which resulted to the deathof Noel Ortega, 54, a barangay official.
Pagdilao also ordered his command-ers to solve firearms related crimes.
Pagdilao, in his memorandum issuedto the chiefs-of-police of Camanava, alsoordered a review of the locations wherePNP/COMELEC checkpoints were placedand add more checkpoints if necessary topreempt the resurgence of crime related tothe use of firearms. Albert Nasser
Pagdilao orderscheckpoints review
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ARAMInasigurado
ang nagaabangngayong Sabadosa ipalalabas ng“Maalaala MoKaya” dahilgagampanan niEnchong Dee angtaong nagpasikatat nagbigaykarangalan saating bansa na siEfren PeñafloridaJr.
Si Efren oKuya Ef aytinanghal na CNN2009 Hero of theYear dahil sakanyangkatangian atdedication paramabigyan ngedukasyon angmga batang kapossa buhay.
In 1997, thethen 16-year oldEfren founded theDynamic TeenCompany (DTC),which pioneeredthe use of “karitonclassrooms.”These “pushcartclassrooms”contained books,pens, tables andchairs that wereused to teach theurban youth inCavite City.
Over 9,000nominations weresent in by viewersof CNN and theunique case ofEfren was one ofthem. After avoting period ofseven weeks, itwas announcedthat the Filipinosocial workerreceived the
highest number ofonline votes. Hewas able to beatnine other CNN’sHero of the Yearcontenders fromdifferent countries.
For this achieve-ment, Efren hasbeen conferred theOrder of Lakandulaby President GloriaMacapagal-Arroyo.
But who exactlyis Kuya Ef and howdid he grow up to bea hero? Find outmore about EfrenPeñaflorida Jr. inABS-CBN’s dramaanthology showairing this Saturday.
Pebrero 6, sa isangbike store sa MakatiCity. Bumibili raw ngbicycle parts siJohn Lloyd noon. SiShaina naman aymukhangsinamahan lang angaktor sapagkat walanamang nakitangbinibili ito.
Nagpakuha pa nglitrato sina Shainaat Lloydie kasamaang isang fan.Tinanggal lang nishyspy ang fan salitrato dahil privateperson daw ito atbaka mas shy pa itokay shyspy.
Ayon kayshyspy, nakuha niya
ang mga litrato mulasa isang“superclose friend”niya, na nagkataongnaroon din sa bikestore at siyamismong nag-clickng camera. Saaming pananaliksik,ang bike store ayang Sabak Sportsand AdventureStore.
BAKIT HOT ANGLITRATONG ITO?Si John Lloyd kasiay lumalabas naBox Office Kingngayon ng StarCinema, ang filmarm ng ABS-CBN.Ang pinakamalakingpelikula ng StarCinema noong 2008ay ang A VerySpecial Love (P180million gross, sabimismo ng film outfitat ng co-producerViva Films), kungsaan ang leadingman ay si JohnLloyd Cruz. Noonnamang 2009, angpinakamalakingpelikula nito ay angYou Changed MyLife (P240 millionayon pa rin sa StarCinema at co-producer VivaFilms), kung saan siJohn Lloyd na
Enchong Dee to portray CNN Hero of the Year Kuya Efnaman ang malelead.
Ang YouChanged My Lifenga raw, sabi ngWikipedia, ay angunang Filipinomovie na naka-break saP200million barrier.Kaya walangpasubali,importanteng starsi John Lloyd.
Sa gayo’yinaabangan angmga kaganapan sabuhay ng binata—na mukhangmakulay nga. Hindipa man natataposang three-yearrelationship nitowith top stylist LizUy, na-link ito sadating beautyqueen, actress atTV host na siRuffa Gutierrez, nakaibigan ni Liz atkapatid ng barkadani Liz na siRaymondGutierrez.
Nakunan pasina Ruffa at JohnLloyd na papasoksa isang BeverlyHills hotel bandangJune 22, 2009, naunang lumabas saPEP noong June30. Inamin din saTV ni Ruffa na silanga ang nasalitrato; si JohnLloyd ay hindinaringgan ngpahayag.
Matapos ngmga walongbuwan, nabalitanamang wala naang aktor at siRuffa, at na-linknaman ang aktorsa isang non-showbiz girl.Ngunit di naglaon,mas nagingmaingay angbalitangnagugustuhan niJohn Lloyd angbatang aktres na siShaina Magdayao,na nagkataongkabi-break lang saboyfriend nitong siJohn Prats. Dahilnagtagal din ng twoyears sina Shainaat John Prats,nagkaroon nghaka-hakang angnaging third partysa kanila ay siJohn Lloyd.ENCHONG DEE EFREN PEÑAFLORIDA
JOHN LLOYD SHAINA
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MMK is hostedby ABS-CBNPresident CharoSantos-Concio.
* * *Mula sa isang
PEPster, nanagpakilala saPEPster I.D. na“shyspy,” aynakatanggap angPEP (PhilippineEntertainmentPortal) ng dalawanglitratongnagpapakita kinaShaina Magdayao atJohn Lloyd Cruz namagkasama.
Ayon saPEPster, nakunanang litrato noongSabadong nakaraan,
out the elusivecriminal with whomshe once had anaffair, the stage isset for a game ofinternational intriguethat threatens toturn deadly.
* * *Jennifer Lopez
and Marc Anthonyare planning toexpand their broodin the near future.The musical pairhave two children -
two-year-old twinsMax and Emme -and Lopez admitsshe’s keen for more.
The superstartells Absolute Now,“I want more babies- definitely. But youcan’t really planyour life. As muchas you would like toand as much as youwould like to say, ‘Iwant to do this thenand that then andthis by that time, itis all going to beperfect,’ that’s notlife. That’s not howit is. You have tojust be willing to gowith what happens.”
Lopez, 40, recentlyrevealed she andAnthony struggled toconceive Max andEmme, but refused toseek help from fertilitydoctors - preferringinstead to let naturework its course.
She said, “Whenit comes to familyand relationships,I’m quite traditional.Just because of theway I was raised.
And I also believe inGod and I have a lotof faith in that, so Ijust felt like youdon’t mess withthings like that. AndI guess deep down Ireally felt like eitherthis is not going to
the Berlin Interna-tional Film Festival.
The new movie isrumored to be acollaborationbetween Scorseseand Danish directorLars Von Trier, andwill see De Niro
have been fueled byVon Trier’s produc-tion partner PeterAalbaek, who hasrevealed an an-nouncement aboutthe project will bemade shortly.
Meanwhile, “TaxiDriver” screenwriterPaul Schrader hasprovided someinsight into therumored sequel’splot, revealingScorsese has beenconsidering a follow-up film for years.
Schrader tells theNew York Post, “Iwas talking withMartin Scorseseabout doing asequel to TaxiDriver, where(Travis Bickle) isolder.”
* * *Pop sensation
Lady Gaga contin-ued her quest forworld domination onTuesday night - bywalking away with atrio of major tro-phies at the BRITAwards in London.The “Poker Face” hit
maker was the bigwinner at the event,walking away withprizes for all theinternational catego-ries she wasnominated for.
Her record “TheFame” was namedBest InternationalAlbum and she alsocollected awards forBest InternationalFemale Solo artistand Best Interna-tional Breakthrough.
A teary-eyedGaga thanked herU.K. fans, andprovided the audi-ence with a movingyet somber tributeperformance to latefashion designerAlexanderMcQueen, who diedlast Thursday.
Tour collaboratorsLily Allen andDizzee Rascal tookhome the BestFemale and MaleSolo Artist awardsrespectively, whileJay-Z collected theprize for BestInternational MaleSolo Artist.
HUNK actor BradPitt and AngelinaJolie were spottedwith childrenMaddox, Shiloh,Pax, and Zahara inVenice yesterday.
Twins Vivienneand Knox werenowhere in sight. Aconvenient photoop, don’t you think?It’s their way ofthumbing theirnoses at the gossipmill. They’re stilltogether. We get it.See more photosafter the jump!
Angelina recentlyurged prospectiveparents not to adoptHaitian orphansfollowing January’sdevastating earth-quake because shefears the disastercould lead to a risein child trafficking.She said, “Anemergency is notthe time for newadoptions in anyway. Child traffick-ing has been a hugeproblem for a verylong time. Every-body that meanswell needs to reallytake that veryseriously.”
The actress is inItaly to shootscenes of the movie“The Tourist.” In thefilm, an Americantourist (JohnnyDepp) realizes thata female Interpolagent (Jolie) isusing him to flush
HOLLYWOOD TATTLE
Brad, Angelina arepretty much in love
happen for me or itis. You know what Imean? And if it is, itwill. And if it’s not,it’s not going to.”
* * *Martin Scorsese
and Robert De Niroare planning asequel to their hit1976 movie TaxiDriver, according toindustry gossip at
reprise his role astroubled New Yorktaxi driver TravisBickle.
Von Trier andScorsese, whosenew movie ShutterIsland premiered atthe German festivalon Saturday, haveyet to confirm anyplans.
But the rumors
BRAD AND ANGELINA MARK ANTHONY AND JENNIFER
LOS ANGELES – Movie fans showedsome love for "Valentine's Day," an all-starromance that debuted with record revenuesof $63.1 million over the long President'sDay weekend.
That beat previous record-holder "GhostRider," which pulled in $52 million overthe four-day holiday weekend in 2007.
The top 20 movies at US and Canadiantheaters Friday through Monday, followedby distribution studio, gross, number oftheater locations, average receipts per lo-cation, total gross and number of weeksin release, as compiled Tuesday byHollywood.com are:
1. "Valentine's Day," Warner Bros.,$63,135,312, 3,665 locations, $17,227 av-erage, $63,135,312, one week.
2. "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: TheLightning Thief," Fox, $38,661,634, 3,356locations, $11,520 average, $38,661,634,one week.
3. "The Wolfman," Universal,$35,555,065, 3,222 locations, $11,035 av-erage, $35,555,065, one week.
4. "Avatar," Fox, $28,782,849, 2,685 lo-cations, $10,720 average, $666,388,502,nine weeks.
5. "Dear John," Sony Screen Gems,$18,200,188, 2,975 locations, $6,118 aver-age, $56,077,760, two weeks.
6. "The Tooth Fairy," Fox, $8,005,767,2,748 locations, $2,913 average,$43,934,502, four weeks.
7. "From Paris With Love," Lionsgate,$6,352,780, 2,722 locations, $2,334 aver-age, $17,465,570, two weeks.
8. "Edge of Darkness," Warner Bros.,$5,570,476, 2,615 locations, $2,130 aver-age, $37,054,157, three weeks.
9. "Crazy Heart," Fox Searchlight,$4,982,062, 1,005 locations, $4,957 aver-age, $17,509,037, nine weeks.
10. "When in Rome," Disney, $4,277,925,2,125 locations, $2,013 average,$26,875,654, three weeks.
11. "The Book of Eli," Warner Bros.,$4,211,221, 1,825 locations, $2,308 aver-age, $88,165,452, five weeks.
12. "The Blind Side," Warner Bros.,$2,667,208, 1,175 locations, $2,270 aver-age, $245,133,549, 13 weeks.
13. "My Name Is Khan," Fox Searchlight,$2,264,983, 120 locations, $18,875 average,$2,264,983, one week.
14. "Legion," Sony Screen Gems,$2,104,565, 1,424 locations, $1,478 aver-age, $38,206,460, four weeks.
15. "Up in the Air," Paramount,$2,063,060, 925 locations, $2,230 average,$79,501,829, 11 weeks.
16. "Sherlock Holmes," Warner Bros.,$1,887,387, 950 locations, $1,987 average,$204,350,996, eight weeks.
17. "Alvin and the Chipmunks: TheSqueakquel," Fox, $1,696,335, 1,057 locations,$1,605 average, $214,311,806, eight weeks.
18. “It's Complicated,” Universal,$1,396,925, 787 locations, $1,775 average,$109,741,850, eight weeks.
19. "The Princess and the Frog," Disney,$811,714, 441 locations, $1,841 average,$101,951,400, 12 weeks.
20. "The Lovely Bones," Paramount,$804,802, 833 locations, $966 average,$42,962,418, 10 weeks.
‘Valentine’s Day’reaches $63.1 million
4 Thursday, February 18, 2010 5
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ang nagaabangngayong Sabadosa ipalalabas ng“Maalaala MoKaya” dahilgagampanan niEnchong Dee angtaong nagpasikatat nagbigaykarangalan saating bansa na siEfren PeñafloridaJr.
Si Efren oKuya Ef aytinanghal na CNN2009 Hero of theYear dahil sakanyangkatangian atdedication paramabigyan ngedukasyon angmga batang kapossa buhay.
In 1997, thethen 16-year oldEfren founded theDynamic TeenCompany (DTC),which pioneeredthe use of “karitonclassrooms.”These “pushcartclassrooms”contained books,pens, tables andchairs that wereused to teach theurban youth inCavite City.
Over 9,000nominations weresent in by viewersof CNN and theunique case ofEfren was one ofthem. After avoting period ofseven weeks, itwas announcedthat the Filipinosocial workerreceived the
highest number ofonline votes. Hewas able to beatnine other CNN’sHero of the Yearcontenders fromdifferent countries.
For this achieve-ment, Efren hasbeen conferred theOrder of Lakandulaby President GloriaMacapagal-Arroyo.
But who exactlyis Kuya Ef and howdid he grow up to bea hero? Find outmore about EfrenPeñaflorida Jr. inABS-CBN’s dramaanthology showairing this Saturday.
Pebrero 6, sa isangbike store sa MakatiCity. Bumibili raw ngbicycle parts siJohn Lloyd noon. SiShaina naman aymukhangsinamahan lang angaktor sapagkat walanamang nakitangbinibili ito.
Nagpakuha pa nglitrato sina Shainaat Lloydie kasamaang isang fan.Tinanggal lang nishyspy ang fan salitrato dahil privateperson daw ito atbaka mas shy pa itokay shyspy.
Ayon kayshyspy, nakuha niya
ang mga litrato mulasa isang“superclose friend”niya, na nagkataongnaroon din sa bikestore at siyamismong nag-clickng camera. Saaming pananaliksik,ang bike store ayang Sabak Sportsand AdventureStore.
BAKIT HOT ANGLITRATONG ITO?Si John Lloyd kasiay lumalabas naBox Office Kingngayon ng StarCinema, ang filmarm ng ABS-CBN.Ang pinakamalakingpelikula ng StarCinema noong 2008ay ang A VerySpecial Love (P180million gross, sabimismo ng film outfitat ng co-producerViva Films), kungsaan ang leadingman ay si JohnLloyd Cruz. Noonnamang 2009, angpinakamalakingpelikula nito ay angYou Changed MyLife (P240 millionayon pa rin sa StarCinema at co-producer VivaFilms), kung saan siJohn Lloyd na
Enchong Dee to portray CNN Hero of the Year Kuya Efnaman ang malelead.
Ang YouChanged My Lifenga raw, sabi ngWikipedia, ay angunang Filipinomovie na naka-break saP200million barrier.Kaya walangpasubali,importanteng starsi John Lloyd.
Sa gayo’yinaabangan angmga kaganapan sabuhay ng binata—na mukhangmakulay nga. Hindipa man natataposang three-yearrelationship nitowith top stylist LizUy, na-link ito sadating beautyqueen, actress atTV host na siRuffa Gutierrez, nakaibigan ni Liz atkapatid ng barkadani Liz na siRaymondGutierrez.
Nakunan pasina Ruffa at JohnLloyd na papasoksa isang BeverlyHills hotel bandangJune 22, 2009, naunang lumabas saPEP noong June30. Inamin din saTV ni Ruffa na silanga ang nasalitrato; si JohnLloyd ay hindinaringgan ngpahayag.
Matapos ngmga walongbuwan, nabalitanamang wala naang aktor at siRuffa, at na-linknaman ang aktorsa isang non-showbiz girl.Ngunit di naglaon,mas nagingmaingay angbalitangnagugustuhan niJohn Lloyd angbatang aktres na siShaina Magdayao,na nagkataongkabi-break lang saboyfriend nitong siJohn Prats. Dahilnagtagal din ng twoyears sina Shainaat John Prats,nagkaroon nghaka-hakang angnaging third partysa kanila ay siJohn Lloyd.ENCHONG DEE EFREN PEÑAFLORIDA
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MMK is hostedby ABS-CBNPresident CharoSantos-Concio.
* * *Mula sa isang
PEPster, nanagpakilala saPEPster I.D. na“shyspy,” aynakatanggap angPEP (PhilippineEntertainmentPortal) ng dalawanglitratongnagpapakita kinaShaina Magdayao atJohn Lloyd Cruz namagkasama.
Ayon saPEPster, nakunanang litrato noongSabadong nakaraan,
out the elusivecriminal with whomshe once had anaffair, the stage isset for a game ofinternational intriguethat threatens toturn deadly.
* * *Jennifer Lopez
and Marc Anthonyare planning toexpand their broodin the near future.The musical pairhave two children -
two-year-old twinsMax and Emme -and Lopez admitsshe’s keen for more.
The superstartells Absolute Now,“I want more babies- definitely. But youcan’t really planyour life. As muchas you would like toand as much as youwould like to say, ‘Iwant to do this thenand that then andthis by that time, itis all going to beperfect,’ that’s notlife. That’s not howit is. You have tojust be willing to gowith what happens.”
Lopez, 40, recentlyrevealed she andAnthony struggled toconceive Max andEmme, but refused toseek help from fertilitydoctors - preferringinstead to let naturework its course.
She said, “Whenit comes to familyand relationships,I’m quite traditional.Just because of theway I was raised.
And I also believe inGod and I have a lotof faith in that, so Ijust felt like youdon’t mess withthings like that. AndI guess deep down Ireally felt like eitherthis is not going to
the Berlin Interna-tional Film Festival.
The new movie isrumored to be acollaborationbetween Scorseseand Danish directorLars Von Trier, andwill see De Niro
have been fueled byVon Trier’s produc-tion partner PeterAalbaek, who hasrevealed an an-nouncement aboutthe project will bemade shortly.
Meanwhile, “TaxiDriver” screenwriterPaul Schrader hasprovided someinsight into therumored sequel’splot, revealingScorsese has beenconsidering a follow-up film for years.
Schrader tells theNew York Post, “Iwas talking withMartin Scorseseabout doing asequel to TaxiDriver, where(Travis Bickle) isolder.”
* * *Pop sensation
Lady Gaga contin-ued her quest forworld domination onTuesday night - bywalking away with atrio of major tro-phies at the BRITAwards in London.The “Poker Face” hit
maker was the bigwinner at the event,walking away withprizes for all theinternational catego-ries she wasnominated for.
Her record “TheFame” was namedBest InternationalAlbum and she alsocollected awards forBest InternationalFemale Solo artistand Best Interna-tional Breakthrough.
A teary-eyedGaga thanked herU.K. fans, andprovided the audi-ence with a movingyet somber tributeperformance to latefashion designerAlexanderMcQueen, who diedlast Thursday.
Tour collaboratorsLily Allen andDizzee Rascal tookhome the BestFemale and MaleSolo Artist awardsrespectively, whileJay-Z collected theprize for BestInternational MaleSolo Artist.
HUNK actor BradPitt and AngelinaJolie were spottedwith childrenMaddox, Shiloh,Pax, and Zahara inVenice yesterday.
Twins Vivienneand Knox werenowhere in sight. Aconvenient photoop, don’t you think?It’s their way ofthumbing theirnoses at the gossipmill. They’re stilltogether. We get it.See more photosafter the jump!
Angelina recentlyurged prospectiveparents not to adoptHaitian orphansfollowing January’sdevastating earth-quake because shefears the disastercould lead to a risein child trafficking.She said, “Anemergency is notthe time for newadoptions in anyway. Child traffick-ing has been a hugeproblem for a verylong time. Every-body that meanswell needs to reallytake that veryseriously.”
The actress is inItaly to shootscenes of the movie“The Tourist.” In thefilm, an Americantourist (JohnnyDepp) realizes thata female Interpolagent (Jolie) isusing him to flush
HOLLYWOOD TATTLE
Brad, Angelina arepretty much in love
happen for me or itis. You know what Imean? And if it is, itwill. And if it’s not,it’s not going to.”
* * *Martin Scorsese
and Robert De Niroare planning asequel to their hit1976 movie TaxiDriver, according toindustry gossip at
reprise his role astroubled New Yorktaxi driver TravisBickle.
Von Trier andScorsese, whosenew movie ShutterIsland premiered atthe German festivalon Saturday, haveyet to confirm anyplans.
But the rumors
BRAD AND ANGELINA MARK ANTHONY AND JENNIFER
LOS ANGELES – Movie fans showedsome love for "Valentine's Day," an all-starromance that debuted with record revenuesof $63.1 million over the long President'sDay weekend.
That beat previous record-holder "GhostRider," which pulled in $52 million overthe four-day holiday weekend in 2007.
The top 20 movies at US and Canadiantheaters Friday through Monday, followedby distribution studio, gross, number oftheater locations, average receipts per lo-cation, total gross and number of weeksin release, as compiled Tuesday byHollywood.com are:
1. "Valentine's Day," Warner Bros.,$63,135,312, 3,665 locations, $17,227 av-erage, $63,135,312, one week.
2. "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: TheLightning Thief," Fox, $38,661,634, 3,356locations, $11,520 average, $38,661,634,one week.
3. "The Wolfman," Universal,$35,555,065, 3,222 locations, $11,035 av-erage, $35,555,065, one week.
4. "Avatar," Fox, $28,782,849, 2,685 lo-cations, $10,720 average, $666,388,502,nine weeks.
5. "Dear John," Sony Screen Gems,$18,200,188, 2,975 locations, $6,118 aver-age, $56,077,760, two weeks.
6. "The Tooth Fairy," Fox, $8,005,767,2,748 locations, $2,913 average,$43,934,502, four weeks.
7. "From Paris With Love," Lionsgate,$6,352,780, 2,722 locations, $2,334 aver-age, $17,465,570, two weeks.
8. "Edge of Darkness," Warner Bros.,$5,570,476, 2,615 locations, $2,130 aver-age, $37,054,157, three weeks.
9. "Crazy Heart," Fox Searchlight,$4,982,062, 1,005 locations, $4,957 aver-age, $17,509,037, nine weeks.
10. "When in Rome," Disney, $4,277,925,2,125 locations, $2,013 average,$26,875,654, three weeks.
11. "The Book of Eli," Warner Bros.,$4,211,221, 1,825 locations, $2,308 aver-age, $88,165,452, five weeks.
12. "The Blind Side," Warner Bros.,$2,667,208, 1,175 locations, $2,270 aver-age, $245,133,549, 13 weeks.
13. "My Name Is Khan," Fox Searchlight,$2,264,983, 120 locations, $18,875 average,$2,264,983, one week.
14. "Legion," Sony Screen Gems,$2,104,565, 1,424 locations, $1,478 aver-age, $38,206,460, four weeks.
15. "Up in the Air," Paramount,$2,063,060, 925 locations, $2,230 average,$79,501,829, 11 weeks.
16. "Sherlock Holmes," Warner Bros.,$1,887,387, 950 locations, $1,987 average,$204,350,996, eight weeks.
17. "Alvin and the Chipmunks: TheSqueakquel," Fox, $1,696,335, 1,057 locations,$1,605 average, $214,311,806, eight weeks.
18. “It's Complicated,” Universal,$1,396,925, 787 locations, $1,775 average,$109,741,850, eight weeks.
19. "The Princess and the Frog," Disney,$811,714, 441 locations, $1,841 average,$101,951,400, 12 weeks.
20. "The Lovely Bones," Paramount,$804,802, 833 locations, $966 average,$42,962,418, 10 weeks.
‘Valentine’s Day’reaches $63.1 million
Thursday, February 18, 20106
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Tutuban Mall eyes makeover for Tondo streetchildenTHE fastest-growing shopping hub
in downtown Manila, Tutuban Mall,will celebrate its 21st anniversary dif-ferently. This time, it will give backsomething to the community it has longconsidered as its home via a specialproject for the street children ofTondo—a complete hygiene makeover.
On February 21, 2010, around 100street children from the differentbaranggays within the immediateperimeter of the mall will get a freemakeover courtesy of some of themall’s kind-hearted tenants, who haveall volunteered to support this nobleyet unique corporate social responsi-bility (CSR) effort by the mall’s man-agement.
Dubbed “Paliguan ang BatangBayan sa Tutuban,” the project,which will start from 9 a.m. up to 12noon and will be held at TutubanMall’s Food Street section, isdeemed as a fitting follow-up to itssuccessful feeding program for streetchildren held last December 18,2009. This time, however, the streetchildren will be bathed, dressed up,and then treated to a sumptuousmeal afterwards.
As soon as the kids are bathed anddressed up in clothes provided byBench, Napoleon and Encarnacion/
Cut Salon, they will then proceed tothe salon of popular beauty stylist JesiMendez where they will be given ahaircut. This will be followed by ahearty and delicious meal brought tothe mall’s Food Street area courtesyof Jollibee. But that’s not all. Beforegoing home, the kids will have a chanceto exchange gift stubs given to themearlier in the day where they can getexciting gift packs courtesy of PhericaToys, Andeng’s Toys and Flowers Inc.,and Get Laud.
“For this year ’s anniversary, wewanted something different yet shouldhave the same impact of our pastprojects, especially for children, whoare closest to Tutuban Mall’s hearts.We believe that, considering the ar-eas where these children came fromand the kind of socio-economic con-ditions their families are in, personalhygiene would surely be a least pri-ority. I’m sure this would be some-thing they’d look forward to, and I’msure they’d go home smiling sincethey will look clean, nice—and evensmell better—in front of their parentsand loved ones,” explains BernardoEspiritu, General Manager of TutubanMall.
Tutuban Mall’s “Paliguan angBatang Bayan sa Tutuban” is sup-
ported by Jollibee, Jesi Mendez Sa-lon, Encarnacion/Cut Salon, Bench,Napoleon, Pherica Toys, Andeng’sToys and Flowers Inc., and Get Laud.
Tutuban Mall is located along his-toric C. M. Recto Avenue at the Phil-ippine National Railways com-pound in downtown Manila. Bothan icon and a landmark in the famedDivisoria shopping district, the mallattracts some 200,000 customersdaily. It has seven interconnectedbuildings with more or less 2,000tenants, while its year-round, all-season Tutuban Night Market,which continues to pack crowdsbecause of its various offerings ofaffordable yet quality goods fromgarments and home furnishings tofood, has become THE shopping areaof choice for most Manilans and evenshoppers from other areas of MetroManila.
Aside from its competitive prices,Tutuban Mall has become a favoriteshopping destination for it has ad-equate parking and ample lightingand security that will truly delightshoppers. Its wide shopping lanesprovide convenient and hassle-freeshopping and of course, its qualityand wallet-friendly items ensurevalue for one’s hard-earned money.
SYMANTEC Corp. has announcedBackup Exec 2010 to help mid-sized busi-nesses save time and money by protect-ing more data and utilizing less storage.
Backup Exec 2010 offers fully integrateddata deduplication and archiving technolo-gies and is the first backup and recoverysolution to offer granular recovery ofMicrosoft Exchange, SQL and Active
Directory in VMware and Hyper-V en-vironments from a single pass backup.
Backup Exec also adds new supportfor Microsoft Windows 2008 R2, Hyper-VR2, Exchange 2010, Windows 7 andVMware vSphere 4.0.
Backup Exec 2010 will help growing or-ganizations reduce storage costs and man-age backup and recovery across physi-cal and virtual environments while reduc-ing overall complexity.
“Organizations of all sizes are strug-gling to effectively manage informationgrowth, particularly as they leveragevirtualization technologies, creating newbackup and recovery complexities,” said
Andre Xavier, regional product manager,Symantec Information Management Group,Asia Pacific and Japan.
“Deduplication and archiving have pri-marily been enterprise-class technologies,but Backup Exec 2010 brings them to themasses to solve
Symantec to deliver protectionto data of businesses
Thursday, February 18, 2010 7
Our Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadThe recent global financial crisis caused
people to pay closer attention to their creditreport. When credit was easy to get, some peoplebecame careless about how they used it. Theydidn’t bother to save for what they wanted;they just borrowed. Being in debt was no bigdeal. But in a crisis, that is no longer the case.Having good credit is suddenly very impor-tant.
After an advertisement for a credit repairservice, a local newscaster said, “Credit re-pair isn’t something you can buy; it’s some-thing you have to work for.”
The same principle applies to the credibil-ity of our lives. We can’t buy it; it’s some-thing we have to work for. We may be able to“borrow” credibility for a while by associat-ing ourselves with credible people, but sooneror later we will need our own.
Credibility has to do with the ability toelicit belief. The reason it’s essential for Chris-tians is that our lives affect God’s reputation(1 Peter 2:12). When we call ourselves byChrist’s name, His reputation is tied to ours.If people have reason not to believe us, theymay not believe God.
The way to earn credibility is to live hon-orably. Then others will believe and glorifyGod. — Julie Ackerman Link
For Further StudyLook at these Scriptures about Christ’s life:Matthew 9:10-13; 20:28; Luke 6:12. How
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THE Philippine NationalPolice (PNP) high commandhas directed police and mili-tary forces manning Commis-sion on Elections (Comelec)checkpoints nationwide toinspect Comelec-issued IDCards of security personneldetailed to political candi-dates.
The PNP National Head-quarters has already circu-lated sample copies of the IDcards issued by the Comelecto all authorized security de-tail employed by candidates
and VIPs duly approved bythe Committee on the Ban onFirearms and Security Person-nel (CBFSP).
The move was apparentlyaimed at going after users offake Comelec ID cards toevade the Comelec-imposedtotal gun ban.
In a memorandum to allregional directors and direc-tor of National Support Units,PNP Director for OperationsDirector Andres Caro II in-structed that “all personnelmanning checkpoints in con-
nection with the implemen-tation of the firearms ban mustinclude this Comelec-issuedID card in the list of documentsto be inspected from personsacting as security detail tocandidates and other VIPs.”
The four inches by fourinches ID card contains,among others, basic informa-tion such as the completename and photograph of thebearer, the name of candidateor VIP being secured and aComelec control number forvalidation.
PNP goes strict on Comelec-issued ID during checkpoint
THE Valenzuela City gov-ernment has announced thatits old municipal hall nearMacArthur Highway hasbeen renovated to become theNew Valenzuela City Hall ofJustice.
Funded solely by the localgovernment, it is now hous-ing the city prosecutor’s of-fice, the Philippine MediationCenter (PMC)-ValenzuelaCity, the Valenzuela City Met-ropolitan Trial Court (METC)Branches 81 and 82, and theValenzuela City RegionalTrial Court (RTC) Branches
171, 172, 75, and the newly-created Regional Trial CourtBranches 269 and 270.
“This is in line with the citygovernment’s efforts to bringthe best possible service toValenzuelanos,” MayorSherwin T. Gatchalian said.
He added that the citygovernment’s decision totransform the old municipalcenter into Valenzuela’s jus-tice center was prompted byreports that the building inBarangay Karuhatan hous-ing the courts is already oldand dilapidated and in the
verge of collapse.In addition, its location is
too far from the city govern-ment center where the Bureauof Jail Management and Pe-nology (BJMP), police head-quarters and the prosecutor’soffice are located.
Renovation cost approxi-mately P35 million. The oldbuilding was given a modernmakeover by the CityEngineer’s Office. The woodeninterior walls were torn downand replaced with glass tomatch the finance and execu-tive building’s interiors.
Old Valenzuela municipal center now city’s Justice Hall
DTI urges Prius owners to availof Toyota’s special service
TRADE Secretary Peter B.Favila of the Department of Tradeand Industry (DTI) has urgedowners of the Toyota Prius tobring the vehicles back to theirdealers to have them checked.
The special service is part ofToyota’s global product recall onvarious car models with defectsincluding its hybrid Prius andLexus models.
Toyota Motor Philippines(TMP) has announced it installa modified ABS managementprogram on Prius that have beensold in the market. This will bedone at no cost to the owner.
Toyota noted a slight delay inbrake reaction when driving thevehicle over certain road condi-tions while lightly applying the
brakes.To ensure safety of its custom-
ers, the global company has de-cided to conduct the recall cam-paign for the Prius models.
“We are pleased that TMP hastaken the initiative of contactingtheir customers and perform therequired repair at no cost to cus-tomers,” said Favila.
Mistakes that occur in themanufacture of products posedanger to the health and safetyof the consuming public.
When similar incidents occurin different people when using aspecific product, this could be anindication that there is a flaw inits production, and when thishappens, a product recall may benecessary.
Free condoms part ofanti-HIV/AIDS campaign – DOHTHE Department of Health
(DOH) clarified that the condomsgiven last Valentine’s Day week-end were not meant to promoteartificial contraception, but rathera reminder to the public of theimportance of responsible sexualbehavior in combating the threatof HIV/AIDS.
The DOH, in a statment, saidthe “Ingat Lagi, My Valentinecampaign,” which was held lastFebruary 13 at the DangwaFlower Market in Manila hasdrawn criticism from the Catho-lic Church for supposedly being“immoral”.
The health agency reiteratedthe words of Deputy Presiden-tial Spokesman Ricardo Saludowho explained that the condomdistribution should not be con-
strued as a signal that the gov-ernment is advocating sexual li-centiousness.
“The free condoms were just atool of a creative campaign aimedat promoting awareness on HIV/AIDS prevention at a most oppor-tune time – Valentine’s Day,” itsaid.
The DOH emphasized the factthat it was not pushing condomuse as the exclusive method tocombat HIV/AIDS, as some crit-ics of the Ingat Lagi campaignaccused, and defended the ac-tivity as just part of the three-point campaign to combat HIV/AIDS known by the acronymABC – A for “abstinence fromsex”; B for “be faithful to yourpartner” and C for “condomuse”.
8 Thursday, February 18, 2010
Pacquiao zooms to top of pay-per-viewFILIPINO boxing icon Manny
Pacquiao boxed his way to the pound-for-pound king ladder but that is notabout it, he is now rising as the newblockbuster king in the pay-per-viewsector of the fighting world.
The November welterweight titlefight between Pacquiao (50-3, 38 KO’s)and Puerto Rican superstar MiguelCotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) was the top draw-ing boxing Pay-Per-View of the yearaccording to yahoo.com.
The fight fell behind the UltimateFighting Championship’s “UFC: 100”extravaganza for top drawing PPVhonors of the year. Pacquiao - Cottowas purchased in 1.4 million homeswhile the UFC card drew 1.6 millionPPV buys.
Trailing behind both PPV’s was thecomeback of Floyd Mayweather (40-0, 25 KO’s) in September when heunanimously outpointed lightweightchampion Juan Manuel Marquez (50-
5-1, 37 KO’s). That PPV, supportedby a spectacular undercard featur-ing a lightweight title betweenMichael Katsidis vs. VicenteEscobedo and Chris John vs. RockyJuarez, drew 1.2 million PPV buys.Mayweather - Marquez was alsoshown in hundreds of movietheater ’s across the United States.Figures for theater showings of thefight count towards closed circuitsales, not PPV buys.
THE Excelroof, a team bannered bymembers of NCAA champion team SanSebastian College, made a grand debut,pulling off a stunning 82-73 win over title-favorite Ascof Lagundi at the start of the2010 PBL PG Flex-Erase Placenta CupTuesday afternoon at The Arena in SanJuan.
Jimbo Aquino, Calvin Abueva andRonald Pascual came through with clutchplays as the 25ers won their maiden gameagainst a team that finished runner-up inthe Unity Cup last year.
A win did not only surprise PBLhabitués but also team owner Edwin Chuaand team manager Oliver Gianan, whosaid before the game that they would walkout in the event Ascof Lagundi would takea huge lead early in the first half.
“I thought we had to walk out, but wewere able to win in our first outing,” saidGianan.
But coach Ato Agustin, a former MVPin the PBA, was all calm, knowing fullywell the character and heart of players,especially Abueva.
The 6-foot-4 Abueva had 13 points butthe hustle and aggressiveness he providedin both ends of the court proved too muchfor the Cough Busters to handle.
Excelroof showspower in PBL opener
WORLD-CLASS hobie cat sailors fromAsia and the Pacific are expected to cometogether and test each other’s mettle duringthe Philippine National Hobie Champion-ships at the Tali Beach and Club Punta Fuego,Nasugbu, Batangas from Feb. 19 to 22.
Seeing action in the event organized bythe Philippine Hobie Challenge Foundation(PHCF) are entries from Hong Kong, Austra-lia, Thailand, Fiji, New Zealand, Korea andthe host country.
Up for grabs are top honors in six differ-ent categories, namely, Open Class, Philip-pine National Championship, Masters (over45), Grand Masters (over 55), Youth (under21) and Ladies.
International sailors tocompete for Hobie C’ships
THE Shakey’s V-League iscoming up with the second sea-son of its summer camp for kidsnext month.
Now comprised of a series oftour, the ‘Shakey’s V-League Sum-mer Camp Year 2: Spike Madness’kicks off on March 5 to 7 at theSM North Edsa.
From there, the summer campmall tour goes to SM Bacolod onMarch 12-14, then its either at SMCebu or Baguio on March 19-21and in SM Megamall on April 5to 9.
Designed for girls 9-14 yearsold, the camp is designed to teachbasic skills such as serving, re-ceiving and setting in one of themost exciting sports in the worldtoday.
Handling the camp is veterancoach Roger Gorayeb, mentor ofmulti-titled San Sebastian, whowas present in Tuesday’s PSA Fo-rum at the Shakey’s U.N. Avenuebranch, along with RodNepomuceno and Shakey’s Pizzabrand manager CoochyMamaclay.
“We’re doing the Shakey’s V-League Summer Camp again be-cause of the successful pilot epi-sode that we had,” saidMamaclay in the session pre-sented by Outlast Battery,PAGCOR, Shakey’s and Accel.
“But now, we want to bring itmore to the public, since last year,we only held it in one venue wheremore than 250 participants at-tended.
Shakey’s V-League kicks off Summer Camp
Top-notch jins showcase talent in Smart eventFAVORED jins lived up to
expectation by bagging goldmedals in the recent SMARTCarlos Palanca Jr. (CPJ)taekwondo championships atthe Rizal Memorial coliseum.
Among those who pulledthrough in the senior divisionof the prestigious event, or-ganized by the PhilippineTaekwondo Association, wereflyweight Jyra Lizardo, ban-tamweight Sugar Catalan,welter Camille Manalo,middleweight Elaine Alora,heavyweight CristineVirtudazo, feather ManuelRivero and middleweightBrix Darmo Ramos.
A veteran internationalistcarrying the colors of De LaSalle University, Lizardotoppled Delta’s YnahBonifacio to reign supreme inthe fly division.
UP’s Catalan whipped
Eunice Alora, UST’s Manalonipped UP’s Sheena Perlas,CSB’s Elaine Alora toppedRizal’s Kristel Campos, CSB’sVirtudazo beat Angeles CityFoundation’s Sarah JaneGreenlees, national teammember Rivero outsteadiedUP’s John Blas andTeamsport’s Ramos spilledFEU’s Alfonso Santillan.
Other gold medalists in thesenior men’s division were UP’sMickey Cordero, fin; UST’sNicole Mapilisan, fly; UST’sPaul Romero, bantam; Delta’sDennis Resaba, light; andUST’s Samuel Morris, welter.
The other senior women’swinners were Rizal’s MichelleMonterey, fin; FEU’s KarlaAlava, feather; and UST’s IzelMasungsong, light.
The other gold medalists:Junior men -– TJ Avelino,
D’Club, fin; Charles Andre
Claro, LSGH, fly; Clyde MenKent Batangan, Las Pinas,bantam; Wilson Dumo, na-tional team, feather; LesterDale Aguda, Powerhaus,light; Clint John Ferrer, UST,welter; Gerry del Rosario,UST, light-middle; JoelManuel Alejandro, Ateneo,middle; Lance Castillo, Claret,light-heavy; and AnthonyJohn Samia, UE, heavy.
Junior women -– InnaDionisio, D’Club, fin; ClarizzaCamille Alombro, nationalteam, fly; Leigh Ann Nuguid,national team, bantam; GennaMae Gadit, TNC, feather;Patricia Francesca Gonzales,OTTC, light; Apriel Solimen,Baguio, welter; Ynah Lagit,SSCR, middle; Kiela ThereseMontinola, Antique, light-middle; Ayie Casia, UE, light-heavy; and Charlene MariVirtudazo, Central Gym, heavy.
Man-to-man defenseSan Miguel Beerman Dondon Hontiveros tries to slip past Kerby Raymundo ofPurefoods as fellow beerman Mick Pennisi guards Purefoods scorer James Yap.
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