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Lord, maraming salamat muli sa isang napaka-gandang umaga. Sa maningning na sikat ng araw na nagpa-

paalala na lagi ka naming kapiling. Nawa’y sa araw na ito aymakapagbigay kami ng kasiyahan at maipadama ang pag-

mamahal hindi lamang sa aming mahal sa buhay kundi patina rin sa aming kapwa. Amen. (Irish Villamin Zoleta)

Nag-rally sa Chino Rocesbridge ang mga kaanib ngCose at ng Kampanya para saMakataong Pamumuhay up-ang udyukan ang Pangulo nalagdaan agad ang Esca.

Bago nito, nagpahayag ngpangamba ang Department ofFinance kaugnay sa P54.4 mi-lyon na mawawala sa pama-halaan dahil sa Esca.

Pero sinabi ni Sen. PiaCayetano, isa sa nagsulong ngbatas, na maliit ang halaga“compared to the invaluablecontribution of our grandfa-thers and grandmothers to so-ciety at the prime of theirlives.” Christian V. Esguerra

20% discountulit sa Seniors

Dahil sa bagong batas na nilagdaan ni GMAbalik sa buong diskwento sina lolo’t lola

N ILAGDAAN na kahapon ni PangulongMacapagal-Arroyo ang Expanded SeniorCitizens Act of 2010 (Esca), o Republic Act

No. 994, na nagbabalik sa buong 20 porsyentongdiskwento na nakalaan sa limang milyong matatan-dang Pilipino.

“The President has signedthe bill,” ani Charito Planas,tagapagsalita ng Pangulo.

Naging 8 porsyento ang da-pat ay 20 porsyentongdiskwento sa matatanda nangmaipatupad ang 12-porsyen-tong value-added tax sa ilangserbisyo at bilihin.

“This is a victory of the se-nior citizens! We drafted thisbill and lobbied for it over thepast three years,” ani Salva-cion Basiano, kaanib ng Coun-cil of Elders ng Confederation

of Older Persons’ Associationof the Philippines.

Sinabi naman ng Coalitionof the Services of the Elderly(Cose) na nakahinga nangmaluwag ang matatanda dahilpinakinggan ni Ms Arroyo angkanilang hiling.

“If not for the older peoplewho have patiently pushed forthis bill to become a law, wewill not have a landmark leg-islation on social protectionfor the elderly,” anang Cose saisang pahayag.

MY PRECIOUSLAGING buo ang suporta ni Marlene Aguilar (nasa kanan) sa kanyang anakna si Jason Aguilar Ivler, ang suspek sa isang road rage murder. Nasa larawandin ang asawa ni Aguilar, si Stephen Pollard, na kasama niya nang basahan ngsakdal sa Quezon City Hall of Justice si Ivler. JIM GUIAO PUNZALAN

•Iyong KAPALARANngayon page 7

•BUTANDING namataysa Batangas page 3

•Tapang at galing magpatawanagbigay kay MELAI ng P3.5Milyon page 4

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kapagdaka kung maaabot ngmga ito ang panuntunan parasa ligtas na pagpapadala ngmga resulta ng halalan.

Lumutang ang bagong alala-hanin sa pagpapatuloy ng pu-long ng Joint Oversight Com-mittee on the Automated Elec-tion System.

Sinabi ni Comelec Chair JoseMelo na masaklap na ngayonlang hinayag ng Globe at PLDTang mga alalalahanin. “Theyshould have been aware of anydanger of attack,” aniya.

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ta center na magpapadala ng mga resulta ng halalanng Mayo 10 sa loob ng tanggapan nito sa Makati City.

Nagpahayag ng katulad naalalahanin, nagtangka rin angPhilippine Long Distance Com-pany (PLDT) na kumawala sanauna nitong alok na magtalagang “backup” data center satanggapan nito sa Makati.

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Ivler pinabalik sa ospital pagkabasa ng kanyang sakdalNAGHAIN kahapon si road ragesuspect Jason Ivler ng “not guiltyplea” sa kaso ng pamamaslangkay Renato Victor Ebarle Jr., anakng isang opisyal ng Malacañang.

Nakipagpalitan ng putok siIvler nang arestuhin siya ng mgaahente ng National Bureau of In-vestigation (NBI) noong isang

buwan. Nagtamo siya ng mgasugat noon at naoperahan. Kayanakahiga siya sa stretcher sa pag-basa ng sakdal sa harap ni JudgeAlexander Balut ng Quezon CityRegional Trial Court Branch 76.

Pinalibutan siya ng limangahente ng NBI at ng inang siMarlene Aguilar na umiyak sa ka-

habaan ng proseso. Nandoon dinang amaing si Stephen Pollard.

Pagkatapos ng pagbabasa ngsakdal, inutos ni Balut ang pag-balik kay Ivler sa Quirino Memo-rial Medical Center (QMMC),kung saan siya naka-confine mulaEnero 18, habang nakabinbin angkanyang discharge. JMA, NCC

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Butandingnamataysa BatangasNina Marrah Erika Lesaba at Alcuin Papa

BATANGAS City—Nilibing sa baybayinng Tingloy Island Martes ng umagaang isang butanding na may putol nabuntot at palikpik. Naghatid ito ngmalungkot na pagwawakas sa pulongng 50 bansa sa International Coopera-tion on Migratory Sharks sa Maynila,para sa pangangalaga sa mga nangan-ganib na uri ng isda.

Natagpuan ng mga banyaga at lokal na diversa Barangay Maricaban ang batang butanding(Rhincodon typus) 9:30 ng umaga noong Lunes.

Buhay pa ito noon ngunit “very weak” nanglumisan ang pangkat alas-5 ng hapon, ani ReyManalo, pinuno ng Bantay-Dagat sa Tingloy.

Aniya, maaaring nasabit ang butanding,may habang 18 talampakan, sa lambat na ni-latag ng isang pangkat ng mga mangingisda nananghuhuli sa di-kalayuan dito.

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Hindi na makalangoy, nilagay ang isda samalamig na tubig habang binabantayan ngkawani ng Bantay-Dagat, aniya. Ngunit nasawiito Lunes ng gabi at nilibing kinabukasan.

4 SHOWBUZZROMEL M. LALATA, Editor

Guts at humor katumbas P3.5ng pangkalahatang bilang ngmga boto sa limang finalist.

Tumagal si Melai ng 19 nalinggo sa loob ng bahay ni BigBrother kasama ang apat pangmale finalists—sina JasonFrancisco, Johan Santos, PaulJake Castillo at Steve “Tibo”Jumalon.

PinakasikatKilala din si Melai ng mga

masugid na tagasubaybay ngpalabas na siya ang kabilangbahagi ng Melai-Jason loveteam, na tinawag na “Mela-son.”

Naging magkasintahan sinaJason at Melai bago mag-wakas ang palabas.

Second-placer naman siPaul Jake, 24, mula sa CebuCity. Naiuwi niya ang prem-yong P500,000 at isang lap-top. Pumangatlo si Jason, 21,mula sa Oriental Mindoro, atnanalo ng P300,000.

Nasa ika-apat na puwestosi Johan, 22, na may premy-ong P200,000. Si Gibo, 33,mula sa Cagayan de Oro City,ang pumasok sa ika-limang

puwesto ay nag-uwi ngP100,000.

Ang mgapiniling chari-

ties ng Big 5 aymakatatanggap

din ng katumbasna halaga.

Pinili nina Giboat Johan na

biyayaan ang Housewith Little Steps Foun-

dation. Pinili naman niJason ang San Isidro El-

ementary School sa kanyangbayan. Pinili naman ni PaulJake ang Special Child Associ-ation of Cebu Foundation Inc.,habang Substitute Home forGirls ang pinili ni Melai.

Original 26Ang Pinoy Big Brother ang

lokal na bersyon ng palabasna nilikha at unang sumikat saNetherlands, ang Big Brother.Dati rati, 26 kontestant—ohousemates—angmagkakasamang titira ng 3buwan o 100 araw. Pero angpagtanggal ng mga housematedito sa Pilipinas ay kabalig-taran ng proseso sa orihinal

na palabas ng Netherlands.Linggo-linggo, boboto ang

the housemates kung sino sadalawang kontestant ang tin-gin nilang dapat matanggal.Oras na mapili na ang mganominiee, hihikayatin angmga manonood na bumoto viaSMS o voice mail para sahousemate na gusto nilang tu-magal pa sa bahay. Ang kon-testant na may pinakamaliitna bilang ng boto angmatatanggal.

Tinawag na PBB: Double Upang ikatlong pagpapalabasdahil dalawa ang bahay atdalawa rin ang grupo ng mga

housemate. Nagdalawang set nghousemate—sinLagumbay, at sinny Santos. SabiABS-CBN, hinditang ginawa itoprangkisa ng Bigbuong mundo.

Ngayon seasonakitang may pumag-asawa—sinson Ortega at KLopena-Ortega.ganap din ngayoBig Brother Swapagpapalitan ninCatherine Remp

Kattlin LaFinland.

Naunana-eliminpalabas sPrincess LManzon,Paras, Alvby SalumCarol LimDelio Dimgan, MarSorino, PVillanuevtolome MMirielle Plan, RizaPatria, RoStumvollOkawa, HBautista aSamuelle

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K ALIMUTAN na ang pagpapaganda. Pinatu-nayan ni Melissa “Melai” Cantiveros natapang at kakayahang magpatawa ang mas

mahalaga sa pagkamit ng fame and fortune.Nitong Saturday, ibinoto ng

mga manonood ang 21-taon-gulang mula sa GeneralSantos City bilang BigWinner ng Season 3ng reality show naPinoy Big Brother:Double Up sa ABS-CBN. Napanalu-nan niya ang P1milyon, isanghouse and lotna nagkaka-halag ngP2.5 mily-

on at isang 43-inch LCD TV.Idineklara si Melai bilang

winner matapos ang tatlong-oras na extravaganza na

ginanap sa NinoyAquino Stadium saPasay City. Pinipili angmananalo sa palabassa pamamagitan ngmga text votes mu-la sa mga viewersat nakuha niMelai angpinakamalak-ing bulang—1,226,695, o

32.08porsyento

BITBIT ni Melissa ang kanyang tseke para sa P1,000,000.

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In a week-long festival at the Robinsons Galleria, thePhilippine Independent Filmmakers Cooperative presentssuch gay-themed titles as “Daybreak,” “Ang Laro sa Buhay niJuan,” “The Thank You Girls,” “Heavenly Touch,” “WalangKawala,” “Rome and Juliet,” “Boylets,” “Quicktrip,” “Dose,”“Boy” and “Ben & Sam.”

ParisukatDirected by Jonison Fontanos; stars Toffee Calma, Christo-

pher Canizares, Alvin Espinosa, Jeff TatsuroGay businessman (Calma) is murdered and the investiga-

tion results in four conflicting versions of the incident asseen by the people he loved and loathed.

Marino (Call of the Sea)Directed by Paul Sta. Ana; stars Allen Dizon, Emilio Garcia,

Jan Nieto, Mike Tan, Victor Basa, Marco Alcaraz, Krista Ranil-lo, Ara Mina

Seaman Benjo (Dizon), away from his family for sevenyears, grows close with other OFWs who experience thesame difficulties. This digital drama sheds light on the livesof Filipino seamen, tackling pertinent problems.

InvictusDirected by Clint Eastwood; stars Morgan Freeman, Matt

Damon, Tony Kgoroge, Patrick Mofokeng, Matt Stern, JulianLewis Jones

True story recounts how the South African rugby teamachieves the seemingly impossible: Win the World Cup andunite a fractured nation.

Edge of DarknessDirected by Martin Campbell; stars Mel Gibson, Damian

Young, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Shawn Roberts, BojanaNovakovic

Boston cop (Gibson) avenges the murder of his daughterand uncovers a dark, clandestine world.

Couples RetreatDirected by Peter Billingsley; stars Vince Vaughn, Jason

Bateman, Jon Favreau, Kristen Bell, Kristin DavisCouples with marital problems go on a therapeutic holi-

day in an attempt to save their relationships. Exclusively atSM Cinemas.

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8 SPORTS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2010

PBL ACTION

25ers, Spirits nakauna

Nagtulong sina Mark Canlasat JR Gerilla upang lumapit angAscof, 66-69 mula 53-62.

“One thing that keyed our winwas rebounding,” ani Agustin.Tinalo ng 25ers ang CoughBusters sa rebounds, 53-35.MGA ISKORUNANG LAROEXCEL ROOF 82—Aquino 17,Abueva 13, Pacual 11, Bulawan 11,Raymundo 10, Sangalang 6, Agustin4, Bagatsing 4, Delgado 2, Suguitan2, Mendoza 2, Del Rio 0, Villanueva0.ASCOF 73—Gerilla 13, Canlas 11,Mazo 7, Labagala 7, Aguilar 6, Lan-ete 6, Bustos 5, Uyloan 5, Co 4,Bauzon 4, Melegrito 3, Leynes 2,Cole 0.Quarters: 20-17, 40-32, 65-60, 82-73IKALAWANG LAROCOSSACK BLUE 81—Saguindel 13,Reyes 13, Zamar 13, Taganas 11,Cañizares 10, Afable 6, Duran 6,Morillo 4, Noble 3, Flores 2, Simp-son 0.FERN-C 77—Wilson 26, Dizon 13,Espiritu 8, Evangelista 8, Walsham8, Tanuan 5, Co 4, Escueta 3, Ma-conocido 2, Semira 0, Maurillo 0, Mi-randa 0.Quarters: 30-21, 39-47, 63-59, 81-77

Ni Jasmine W. Payo

D INALA ni Jimbo Aquino angmakislap na karanasan saNCAA upang tulungan ang Ex-

cel Roof na talunin ang Ascof Lagundi,82-73, sa pagbubukas ng PBL PG Flex-Erase Placenta Cup sa FilOil-Flying VArena kahapon sa San Juan.

Sinamahan ng Cossack Blueang Excel Roof sa winning col-umn matapos patumbahin ngSpirits ang Fern-C Ferntastics,81-77, sa ikalawang laro.

Tulad ng kanyang magan-dang laro sa matagumpay nakampanya ng San Sebastian saNCAA cage wars, binanderahanni Aquino ang atake ng 25ers sahuling anim minuto.

Apat sunod puntos ang gi-nawa ni Aquino sa 11-3 atakena nag-resulta sa 80-69 abante

ng Excel Roof mula sa 69-66abante.

Tinapos ni Aquino ang labanna may 17 puntos, samantalanghindi rin nagpahuli angkanyang kapwa Stags na siCalvin Abueva na bumuga ng13 puntos at humatak ng siyamrebounds.

“I’m surprised with the waythe boys played,” wika ni ExcelRoof coach Ato Agustin. “Theyshowed maturity. I remindedthe team that we’re playing inanother level, that this is notthe NCAA. Here, it’s a matter ofspeed and playing a physicalgame.”

Pre-tournament favorite angAscof matapos itong pumasoksa finals ng Unity Cup noongnakaraang season.FIL-AM SKATER

ITINAPON ni Mark Ladwig sa ere si Amanda Evora na isang Filipino-American sa pairs free program ng figure skating competition saVancouver 2010 Olympics sa Vancouver, British Columbia, Lunes. Bigoang magkatambal na makakuha ng medalya sa patalbugan napinanalunan ng mag-asawang Zhao Hongbo at Shen Xue ng China. Itoang unang titulo ng China sa kategorya na 46-taon ng pinaghaharian ngRussia. Kung bigo si Evora na maka-medalya, naisalba naman ni Fil-Amskater ang tanso sa men's short track 1500m. INQUIRER WIRES

TULOY ANG PANGARAPTAPOS na ang pagsabak ni Z “The Dream” Gorres sa ibabaw ng

ring, ngunit hindi nangangahulugang wala na sa buhay ngboksingero ang boksing. Kung magiging matagumpay ang kanyangrehabilitasyon, inaasahang tutulong si Gorres sa paghulma ng mgabatang boksingero. Kapiling na ni Gorres, 27,

ang kanyang mga anak sa Ibabao-Estancia,Mandaue City, matapos ang nakapapagod na

biyahe mula Las Vegas, Nevada. Tatlonglinggo comatose si Gorres matapos ang

kanyang laban kay Colombian LuisMelendez. Umabot sa P30 milyon ang

nagastos ni Gorres habangnagpapagamot sa Estados

Unidos. Kabilang sanangakong tutulong kay

Gorres sina Manny Pacquiao,ang pamunuan ng Cebu atMandaue City at pangulong ALA Promotion na si

Michael Aldeguer.Bago ang mala-

bangungot na sapakanna kanyang

napanalunan,binigyan ni

Gorres ng iba’t-ibang

karangalan angbansa. ROGER

MARGALLO

Pacheco, other leadersto be honored by PSABy Cedelf P. Tupas

THE Philippine SportswritersAssociation will pay tribute tosports luminaries and col-leagues who passed away lastyear in its Annual Awards Nightpresented by Coca-Cola onMarch 1 at the Manila Hotel.

Among those who will behonored in the ceremony aretwo-time Olympian EduardoPacheco, Philippine BasketballAssociation founding commis-sioner Leo Prieto and legendarycar racer Pocholo Ramirez Jrand Angel `Pappy’ Nepomu-ceno, winningest coach inPhilippine bowling history and

father of six-time world champi-on Paeng Nepomuceno.

Olympian weightlifter Ro-drigo Del Rosario, boxingmanager and promoter RodNazario, former PBA chairmanand Red Bull team managerTony Chua, long-time LittleLeague official Serge Bernal,Muay Association of thePhilippines president RobertValdez, Powerlifting Associa-tion of the Philippines vice-president Dominic Cabalzaand sports editors Roger Flo-res and Virgilio `Boy’ Manuelwill also be remembered bythe country’s sportswritingfraternity.

Pacmansa ElordeawardsPARARANGALAN si pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao atlima pang mga astig ngboksingero sa 10th Gabriel“Flash” Elorde Memorial BoxingAwards—Banquet of ChampionsMarso 25 sa Harbour Tent ngSofitel Hotel sa Maynila.

Tatawagin si Pacquiao, sev-en-division world titlist, bilangBoxer of the Decade.

Makakasama ni Pacquiao saparangal sina Donnie Nietes,Brian Viloria, Nonito Donaire,Marvin Sonsona at Gerry Pe-ñalosa.

Priniprisinta ng JohnnyElorde Management Interna-tional at Elorde Sports Founda-tion ang parangal na suportadong Pagcor, Smart, Tanduay, Sofi-tel Hotel, Elorde gyms at South-paw Bar and Grill.

Nagsimula ang paghahari niElorde bilang junior lightweight50 taon na ang nakakaraanmatapos niyang talunin si Puer-to Rican Harold Gomez Marso16 sa Araneta Coliseum.

MGA LARO BUKAS(Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig)

2 p.m.—Cobra Energy Drink vsAddmix

4 p.m.—Agri Nurture vs Pharex

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2010 SPORTS DENNIS U. EROA, Editor

VOLLEY-BELLESTOTOO ito. Hindi lamang

men’s basketball, kundiwomen’s volleyball ang

malakas ang hatak sa mgatagasubaybay ng UAAP. Tiyak

na dudumugin ng mgatagahanga ang UAAP

women’s volleyball Final FourPebrero 27, Sabado sa Flying

V Arena sa San Juan City.Kabilang sa mga

pinagkakaguluhan sina (mulakaliwa) Angeli Tabaquero ng

UST, Charleen Cruz ng De LaSalle, Fille Cainglet ng

Ateneo, Lizlee Ann Gata ngAdamson at Gretchen Ho ng

Ateneo. Tangan ng LadyArchers (13-1) ang twice-to-

beat advantage laban sa LadyFalcons. Tulad ng La Salle,

ibabandera ng Tigresses angtwice-to-beat edge kontra

Blue Eagles. AUGUST DE LA CRUZ

SILIPSSIILLIIPP

4-0 PUNTIRYA NG ACES

Kings may ibubuga pa ba?Ronald Tubid at Mark Caguioasa huling bahagi ng laro.

Sa unang laro, hangad ngSan Miguel Beer ang 3-1 abantekontra Purefoods Tender JuicyGiants.

Sinira ng Beermen ang 1-1tabla matapos bugbugin ang Gi-ants, 88-76 Linggo.

Sinabi ni San Miguel SiotTanquingcen na ipinakita ngBeermen ang kanilang katata-gan sa depensa dalawang arawmatapos silang pabagsakin ngTender Juicy Giants, 103-84, saGame 2.

“We are going back to thebasics, which is to play solid de-

Ni Cedelf P. Tupas

K ONTROLADO ng Alaska ang serye, ngunit hindipa rin kalmante si coach Tim Cone sa kilalangnever-say-die spirit ng Barangay Ginebra.

Ipaparada ng Aces ang 3-0abante sa best-of-seven semifi-nals series sa kanilang atakeupang walisin ang Kings saKFC-PBA Philippine Cup ngayon

sa Araneta Coliseum.Wala pang koponan

sa kasaysayan ng ligaang nakakabangonmula 0-3.

Determinado angAces na tapusin na ang

serye at muling pumasok sa fi-

nals sa ikalawang sunod napagkakataon. Binigo ng datingkampeon na Talk ‘N Text angAlaska sa best-of-seven final.

“We know we can’t let ourguard down, certainly notagainst a team like Ginebra,”sabi ni Cone.

“It will be reinforced to us bythat comeback and hopefully thatwill get us ready for Game 4.”

Muntik ng masilat ang Acesmatapos nilang bitawan ang 23-puntos lamang. Sumemplangang Kings matapos ang mganakapapanlumong sablay nina

Pilipinashanda saDavis CupNi Cedelf P. Tupas

DETERMINADO ang PhilippineDavis Cup team na bawian angJapan sa Asia Oceania ZoneGroup 1 Marso 5-7 sa Nami-haya Dome sa Osaka.

Tutungong Osaka ang kopo-nan isang linggo bago ang sagu-paan upang hindi problemahinang malamig na klima at angklase ng paglalaruan.

Hiniya ng Japan ang bansa,5-0 dalawang taon na angnakakaraan.

Pangungunahan ni CecilMamiit ang Team Philippines.Kasama ni Mamiit sa koponansina Filipino-American TreatConrad Huey, Francis Casey Al-cantara, Johnny Arcilla at PJTierro.

Hinihintay ng Australia angmagwawagi sa sagupaan.

UAAP softball winalis ng TigressesPinatalsik ng UST Tigers ang kampeong Adamson Lady Fal-cons, 8-3, upang walisin ang UAAP softball tournament sa USTField. Nanguna sina Anna Paghubasan at Aiza de la Torre samabunying kampanya ng Tigresses na tinapos ang torneo namay 10-0 kartada. Ito ang unang titulo ng UST sa softball.

fense,” ani Tanquingcen. “What-ever happens, we make sure weplay as hard as we couldagainst Purefoods.”

Kulang sa opensa ang TenderJuicy Giants sa Game 3. Hindiito nakaligtas kay Purefoodscoach Ryan Gregorio.

“Our offense was pathetic,”Gregorio said. “We know for afact that we can’t win againstSan Miguel if we don’t score inthe high 90s.”

Sinabi ni Gregorio nanakakaramdam na ng pagodang Giants. Dinispatsa ng Pure-foods ang Rain or Shine ElastoPainters matapos ang limanglaro sa best-of-three quarterfinalseries.

MGA LARO NGAYON(Araneta Coliseum)

5 p.m.—Purefoods vs San Miguel7:30 p.m.—Ginebra vs Alaska

Air Philippines launches newflights to Puerto PrincesaAIR Philippines, oneof the country’s majorcarriers, will f ly toPuerto Princesa fromBusuanga and backstarting Feb. 16, utiliz-ing its 76-seater Bom-bardier Q400 aircraft.

The new flight isscheduled to operatetwice weekly (Tuesdaysand Sundays) . A i rPhilippines Flight 2P027 will depart Busuan-ga at 0840H and willarrive in Puerto Prince-sa at 0940H. Return

Flight 2P 028 will de-part Puerto Princesa at1005H and will land inBusuanga at 1105H.

The route i s de-signed primarily fortourists who are plan-ning to hop betweenthe two famous is-lands of Palawan, aprovince known as thePhilippines’ last fron-tier. The addition ofthis new flight also en-hances the domesticroute network of AirPhilippines which will

now enable passen-gers from Manila to flyto Puerto Princesa andback, via Busuanga.

For more informa-tion, visit www.air-phils.com or call AirPhilippines Reserva-tions in Manila at (02)8 5 5 9 0 0 0 , P u e r t oPrincesa Ticket Officea t ( 0 4 8 ) 4 3 4 -4191/433-8045 orMTR Ticketing, AirPhilippines’ sales agentin Coron, Busuanga at0918-5586478.

Good humor is the besttreatment for depression

that ought to bedone.

4. Thou shalt notspread thyself toothin.

5. Thou shalt learnto say no.

6. Thou shaltschedule time for thy-self and supportivenetwork.

7. Thou shaltswitch off and donothing regularly.

8. Thou shalt be

boring, untidy andunattractive at times.

9. Thou shalt noteven feel guilty.

10. Especially, thoushalt not be thineown worst enemy butbe thy best friend.

If you laughed,then it’s a guaranteethat your immunoglobulin A level is up.You’ve just given yourimmune system aboost.

By Cory Quirino,Inquirer Lifestyle columnist

WHO is to say one has a better healthprofile than another? Is there a for-mula that can guarantee perfect skin?

Here is a collectionof trivia that can helpyou live and look bet-ter.

Good humor is oneof the most effectivetreatments against de-pression. So, read on

and laugh.1. Thou shalt not

be perfect.2. Thou shalt not

try to be all things toall people.

3. Thou shalt notleave things undone

New career beginnings via jobstreet.comTHOUSANDS of ca-reer opportuni t iesawait Metro Manilajobseekers at the firstleg of JobStreet.com’sJobSolutely Cool Ca-reer Fair 2010 at theGlorietta Activity Cen-ter on Feb. 22 to 23.

S u p p o r t i n g t h edrive of both the pri-vate sector and thegovernment towardseconomic recoverythrough employmentg r o w t h , J o b-Street.com’s highlys u c c e s s f u l c a r e e revent series links job-seekers to potentialemployers while pro-viding them with in-formative and career-building activities that

will enhance their job-hunting experience.

From inspirationaltalks by in-demand ca-reer counselors, pre-sentations from topemployers to interac-tive games with excit-ing prizes, JobSolutelyCool activit ies pre-sents jobseekers withopportunities to learnand network with po-tential employers andcoworkers.

Attendees to thisleg of the career eventseries can look forwardto just “walk-in andget hired” in variousjob vacancies fromleading companiessuch as Lexmark, Hin-duja Global Solutions,

PCTrends, Appco, Inte-grated Computer Sys-tems, NCO, Staff Al-liance, Inc., E- PLDTVentus, Alveo LandCorp., Mega World,IBM Dask, SITEL, TelusInternational Phil, Inc.,Fitness First Phil, Inc.,East West Bank, SykesAsia, Genpact Servicesand many more.

Jobseekers may pre-r e g i s t e r on l i n e a twww.jobstreet.com. Re-sumes of pre-registeredapplicants are sent toparticipating compa-nies prior to the event,allowing the companiesto prescreen them andschedule them for in-terviews during theevent proper.

Araullo HS alumni homecomingMEMBERS of Araullo High School 1971 class areinvited to “Rekindling Friendship...Reconnectingwith Friends of 39 Years Past,” a grand alumnihomecoming, on Feb. 20, 1 p.m., at AHS-Grounds, Taft corner UN Avenues, Manila. A fel-lowship party follows at the College of St. BenildeHotel, Arellano corner Estrada Streets, Manila.

To confirm attendance or to get more detals,contact the following: Lynnette B. Monillas at400-7261 or 0906-5710854, Nora M. Santiagoat 775-0276 or 0918-9035927, or Mira Men-doza at 839-5383 or 0916-3862139.

THE UNIVERSITY of the East (UE) celebrates the2010 UE Caloocan Week with the theme“Strengthening UE Caloocan’s Capability to AttainExcellence,” in programs scheduled on Feb. 15-19.

Seminars on Teaching Strategies, QualityControl of Concrete Construction, High RiseBuilding, Best Practices in Corporate Social Re-sponsibilities, Ethical Leadership and GoodGovernance, Career Guidance, Light-room, Cre-ating a Productive Environment for NurturingResearch in HEI’s the TIP Experience, Personal-ity Development, Structural Analysis & Con-struction of Tunnel, and the Role of Banko Sen-tral ng Pilipinas in the Philippine Economy havebeen lined up in this 5-day-long celebration.

The UE Caloocan Week kicked off early Mon-day morning highlighting two fund-raiserevents for the construction of new UE CaloocanChapel— “Walk for God,” organized by the UECaloocan Alumni Association, and the center-piece-event “Artistry for the Greater Glory,” vi-sual arts exhibit of various masterpieces by theUE College of Fine Arts alumni, faculty mem-bers and students including famed artist Fer-nando B. Sena and 7th Florence Biennale Inter-national Arts Festival 2nd-place winner MaxBalatbat.

For inquir ies and other info, vis i t UECaloocan at 105 Samson Road, Caloocan City;or 367-4572/74/75/79, locals 159 & 180 (Of-fice of the Chancellor), 104 & 105 (College ofBusiness Administration), 306 (College of Artsand Sciences), 166 (College of Engineering),202 (High School Dept.), 160 (Admission’s Of-fice), and 503 & 507 (College of Fine Arts).

UE celebrates Caloocan Week

HIRING IMMEDIATELY1. Receivables/Payables Clerk • female/accounting graduate • must have at least 1 year work experience

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