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VOL. 12 NO. 27 • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2012www.libre.com.ph
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YYYYMakikilala mo siya
sa beach
•Ang lagay ng puso,career at bulsa momalalaman na saKAPALARAN page 6
•Pilipinas No. 2 saSAKUNA sa Asya page 2
•DONAIRE tinanghal naFighter of the Year ngESPN page 7
I-TOROTOTMO NA LANGSINUSUBUKAN ngbatang babae ang isasa maraming kartonna torotot nabinebenta sa mgabangketa ng Divisoria sa Maynila.Ang torotot ay isa sa pinakaligtasna paingay na magagamit parasalubingin ang bagong taon.
RICHARD A. REYES
Lord, Andami koyatang nakain ngayong Ka-
paskuhan, labis sa kinakailanganng aking katawan. Parang naging
insensitive tuloy ako sa mgakababayan kong hindi nakapagdi-
wang ng Pasko. Nararamdamankong medyo tumataba na rin ako.
Ito na marahil ang kaparusahanko sa pagiging makasarili.
Patawarin N’yo po ako. Pangako,magbibigay po ako ng tulong sa
mga kababayan kong nanga-ngailangan.
DONAIRE
for eight days until Jan. 1.That’s what we call the Christ-mas octave so pwede pang ma-masko,” dinagdag niya.
Ngunit sinabi ng pari sa mgamagulang na huwag turuan angmga anak na tumutok samateryal na regalo.
“I think in our culture, it be-gan as visits of children askingfor the blessing of their godpar-ents and thanking them forstanding as godparents duringtheir baptism and giving themthe Faith,” ani Castro.
“However, it evolved and lat-
er gifts were also expected. Un-fortunately, sometimes the focusis just on the gifts and not onthe spiritual blessing,” aniya.
Ayon sa kanya, sa Araw ngPasko pangkaraniwang duma-dalaw sa mga ninong at ninangang mga bata hanggang edad 12.
“Maybe instead of focusingon the material gifts, we shouldalso emphasize the spiritualblessings that they get fromgodparents. They might evenbecome the same godparentswhen these children grow upand get married,” aniya.
Go, kids! Pwede paHanggang ika-1 ng Enero raw pwedeng Mamasko ang mga bata
Ni Philip C. Tubeza
M AY PAYO ang isang paring Katoliko sa mgabatang hindi nakadalaw sa mga ninong at ni-nang noong nakaraang Araw ng Pasko:
Huwag sumimangot sapagkat maaari pa silang pasyalanat hingan ng regalo hanggang sa Bagong Taon.
Sinabi ni Fr. Melvin Castro,executive secretary ng EpiscopalCommission on Family and Lifeng Catholic Bishops Conferenceof the Philippines, na maaaringpuntahan ang mga ninong at ni-nang hanggang sa pagtatapos ng“Christmas octave” sa Enero 1.
“We in the Philippines focuson the preparations for the misade gallo so after Dec. 25, it’slike Christmas is over. It’s not,”ani Castro.
“In the liturgy of the Church,Dec. 25 is just the start ofChristmas and we celebrate that
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UTAK PULBURAWALANG pakialam sa kalusugan ang abalang manggawa sa isang pabrika ng paputok sa Bocaue, Bulacanhabang gumagawa ng kwitis kahapon. Kinakamay ang pulbura, walang takip buhok, bibig, ilong at mata,hindi nakasuot ng tamang damit kaligtasan. Ilan lang ito sa mapupunang maling nakagawian ng mgapabrika ng paputok sa Pilipinas. ANDREW TADALAN
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DAHIL sa pagkain ng isang balotng potato chips na halagangP26.50 na ninakaw umano niyahabang nagtratrabaho, sa piitannag-Pasko ang isang 18-taong-gulang na “bagger” ng isangtanyag na supermarket chain saSampaloc, Maynila.
Nakapiit pa rin siya ngayon.Sa ulat na nilagdaan ni Supt.
James Afalla, Sampaloc stationcommander, nakasaad na kina-suhan si Erwin Pallan ng SMSavemore para sa qualified theftdahil sa pagnanakaw ng isangbalot ng potato chips.
Tinangkang kausapin ng IN-QUIRER si Pallan sa piitan kahaponng hapon, ngunit ayon kay SeniorInsp. Antonio Naag, “The chief(Afalla) said he could not be in-terviewed because he had alreadybeen subjected to an inquest.”
Hindi makapaglabas si Naagng anumang papeles na nagpa-pakita kung bakit nasa piitan parin si Pallan tatlong araw maka-raan siyang mahuli umanongkumakain ng chips.
Batay sa ulat ng pulisya, nahuling security guard na kumakain siPallan ng chips bandang 5:42 nghapon noong Dis. 24. NCC
EcoWaste: I-reuse mgawrapper, ribbon etcNANAWAGAN sa mga Pilipinoang pangkat na makakalikasanna EcoWaste Coalition na i-recy-cle ang mga pambalot ng regaloat “not to simply rip, crumpleand toss such useful resources inthe trash bin.”
“A gram of waste preventionis worth a kilo of environmentalsolution,” pahayag ni Tin Ver-gara, zero waste campaignerpara sa EcoWaste. “We urge re-cipients to value not only whatis inside the gift, but also thematerials used to wrap it.”
Dinagdag pa niya: “A littlecreativity will help in trimmingdown the volume of packagingmaterials sent to dumpsites orlandfills for disposal.”
Alamin kung paano mulingmagagamit ang mga sisidlan ngregalo sa PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIR-ER ngayong araw. DJ Yap
PH No. 2 sa sakuna sa Asyaang dumanas ng pinakamara-ming namatay sa kalamidad saunang 10 buwan ng 2012.
Pinakamaraming naapek-tuhan ng kalamidad ang NorthKorea, kung saan 13.3 milyonang tinamaan ng pagbahanoong Hulyo.
May kabuuang 83 kalamidadang tumama sa Asya mula Enerohanggang Oktubre, kung kailan3,103 ang namatay at $15.1 bi-lyon ang napinsala. Umabot sa64.5 milyon ang naapektuhanng mga ito sa rehiyon.
Ayon sa UNISDR, mahigitkalahati sa mga namatay sakalamidad ay nasa Asya. TQ
ISA ANG Pilipinas sa pinakanasalanta ng mga kalami-dad sa Asya ngayong taon, ayon sa ulat ng UN Officefor Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR).
Sa ulat na inilabas sa Bang-kok ngayong buwan, sinabi ngUNISDR na ikalawa ang Pilipi-nas sa pinakamaraming sakunasa unang 10 buwan ng taondahil sa 16 na naiulat na saku-na, sunod sa Tsina na may 18naitalang kalamidad.
Saklaw ng ulat ang mgakalamidad mula Enero hang-gang Oktubre at hindi kasamaang Bagyong “Pablo” na hu-magupit sa Mindanao noongDis. 4 at nag-iwan ng 1,000
patay at 800 nawawala.Ayon sa ulat, dinaanan ang
Pilipinas ng dalawa sa 10pinakamapaminsalang kalami-dad: ang Habagat nitong Agostona nagpabaha sa Kamaynilaanat mga kalapit na lalawigan atpumatay sa 116 tao, at ang lin-dol sa Kabisayaan noong Pe-brero na kumitil ng 113 buhay.Sinabi nitong 6.2 milyongPilipino ang naapektuhan ngbaha, lindol at iba pang sakuna.
Sa bilang na 480 ay Pakistan
3 ARAW NA, NAKAPIIT PA
Kumain ng chips, baggersa kalaboso nag-Pasko
Bagyong ‘Quinta’ ’di masyado namerwisyoRUMAGASA sa Visayas kahaponang Bagyong “Quinta,” nagdulotng pagbaha at pagdausdos ng lu-pa, ngunit humina bago pa maka-panalasa sa bansang bumabangonpa mula sa trahedyang dinulot ngng Bagyong “Pablo” tatlong linggona ang nakararaan.
Ilandaang tao ang lumikas saLeyte nang tamaan ng hulingbagyo sa bansa ngayong taonang baybaying bayan ng Abuyognoong hatinggabi ng Martestaglay ang bilis ng hanging 65
kilometers per hour bago humi-na nang umusad pa palapit.
Sa bulletin nito ng alas-4 nghapon, sinabi ng Philippine At-mospheric, Geophysical and As-tronomical Services Administra-tion (Pagasa) na nasa 90 kmsilangan ng Coron sa Palawanang mata ng bagyong may inter-national name na “Wukong.”
Inaasahang tutulak ang ika-17 bagyo ng taon sa West Philip-pine Sea ngayong gabi, umuusadpa-kanluran sa bilis na 24 kph at
may center winds na 55 kph.“So far, the Pacific looks clear,
and that is where storms usuallyform, so we believe Quinta maybe the last storm for this year,” aniPagasa forecaster Bernie de Leon.
Sinabi ni Undersecretary Ben-ito Ramos, executive director ngNational Disaster Risk Reductionand Management Council (NDR-RMC), na wala itong natanggapna ulat ng nasaktan ilang orasmakaraang tumama ang Quinta.
DJ Yap, Marlon Ramos
SHOWBUZZ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2012 3ROMEL M. LALATA, Editor
2013’s must-see moviesfor kids and the whole family
who protect nature,and the forces of evil,who wish to see it de-stroyed.
Poseidon’s teenageson Percy Jackson isback starring LoganLerman who goes inthe deepest of seas inPercy Jackson: Sea ofMonsters to find theMythical Golden
Fleece. The son of Po-seidon, continues hisjourney to fulfill hisdestiny along with hisfriends to save CampHalf-Blood from mon-sters.
Old school meetsnew school parentingwhen comedy legendsBilly Crystal and BetteMidler play Artie and
Diane Decker inParental Guidance,who are called in bytheir daughter Alice(Marisa Tomei) tohelp care for theirthree grandkids.
20th Century Foxalso releases inspiring3D animation fromDreamWorks lot—TheCroods and Turbo areabout changing thepace of history anddestiny with courage
2 0th Century Fox goes epic this2013 with its family-orientedfilms infused with the latest
breakthroughs in movie technology tomake the most unforgettable movieviewing experience.
From the shelves,acclaimed bestsellingbooks Life of Pi” byYann Martel, The LeafMen and The BraveGood Bugs by WilliamJoyce and Rick Rior-dan’s Percy Jackson:Sea of Monsters trans-late into screens andbring to life charac-ters and places nur-tured in the deepestalleys of the mind.
Life of Pi in 3D is afilm from Ang Leethat tells the survivalof a young boynamed Pi Patel(played by newcomerSuraj Sharma) at seafor 227 days with awild Bengal tiger
named Richard Park-er. Following the lossof his family in ashipwreck, Pi strug-gles to survive withthe tiger in a lifeboaton a perilous voyageacross the Pacific.
Epic in 3D is liftedfrom pages of TheLeaf Men and theBrave Good Bugs star-ring the voices ofAmanda Seyfried,Josh Hutcherson, Col-in Farrell, StevenTyler, BeyonceKnowles, ChristophWaltz and Pitbull.Epic tells the story ofa battle raging allaround us betweenthe forces of good,
amidst the odds.The Croods is a
prehistoric 3D come-dy adventure thattakes us back to thebeginning of time. Ina previously undiscov-ered era known as theCroodacious—we findthe Crood familywhen Mother Naturewas still experiment-ing and the flora andfauna we know todayhasn’t evolved yet.
The Crood family, ledby Grug (voiced byAcademy Award®winner Nicolas Cage),an over-protective fa-ther who, like alldads, is doing all hecan to hold his familytogether at a timewhen cataclysmicchanges are happen-ing.
Turbo tells the sto-ry of an ordinary gar-den snail who goesfor his impossibledream to become thegreatest racer in theworld. Turbo, the ulti-mate underdog whois obsessed withspeed and all thingsfast has made him anoddity and outsider inthe slow and cautioussnail community.When a freak acci-dent gives him ex-traordinary speed,Turbo sets out to tryto make this dreamcome true.
EPIC SURAJ Sharma in Life of Pi
BILLY Crystal and Marisa Tomei in ParentalGuidance
THE CROODS
4 FEATURES THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2012
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rant, daming choices.GIRL 2:Ows? Ano pngalan?GIRL 2: Food Court.
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sugarpapa mo
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para makuha ang gusto
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SPORTSDENNIS U. EROA, Editor
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2012 7
WALANG KATAPATNAGBUBUNYI ang mga kasapi ng University of the East fencing team matapos walisin ang lahat ngkategorya sa UAAP ngayong season. Kasama ng mga fencer sina coach Rufelrino Endriano, Chester Uy,Rolando Canlas, Jr., UE Physical Education Dept. director Rodrigo Roque, athletic assistant Melvin Reyes atsports coordinator Leo Viajar.
UE bida sa UAAP fencingPINATUNAYAN ng University ofthe East na wala itong katapatkung fencing ang pag-uusapanmatapos walisin ang mga titulosa University Athletic Associationof Philippines (UAAP) Season 75sa Philsports Arena sa Pasig City.
Kinuha ng Warriors at LadyWarriors ang mga titulo sa men’s,women’s, boys’ at girls’ competi-tions upang patibayin ang tatakbilang numero uno sa bansa.
Pinahaba ng Lady Warriorsang kanilang pagiging kampeonsa pitong sunod season saman-talang tinapos ng Warriors angtatlong-taon tag-tuyot mataposangkinin ang korona.
Napanatili ng junior Warriorsang korona sa ikatlong sunodseason samantalang two-peatang ginawa ng kanilang mgakasangga sa girls’ division.
Sa kabuuan ay may 20 titulosa 13 UAAP seasons ang UE.Sinabi ni coach Rolando CanlasJr. na tanging UE ang unibersi-
dad na may ganitong karamingkorona.
“We came fully prepared tocompete. This is a record-set-ting feat for us,” wika ni Canlas.
Namayani rin ang UE sa in-dividual awards.
Most Valuable Player siNathaniel M. Perez (men’s).Rookie of the Year rin si Perezmatapos kunin ang apat gintosa individual epee at foil, teamfoil at epee.
Napili si Justine Gail D. Tiniobilang MVP sa mga kababaihan.Tulad ni Perez ay Rookie of theYear rin si Tinio na may tatlongginto sa individual foil, teamepee and foil.
MVP sa boys si FrancoisNowell Licono na may tatlongginto. Kinuha ni Divine Romeroang karangalan bilang MVP sagirls matapos ibulsa ang limangginto. Rookie of the Year siMickyle Rein Bustos na nanalong ginto sa team epee.
ESPN FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Donaire Jr. No.1Binasag niya ang panga ni Jef-
frey Mathebula ng South Africaupang isama ang IBF title sakanyang koleksyon noong Hulyo.
Malakas rin ang ugong napipiliin ng Ring Magazine siDonaire bilang pinakamahusayna mandirigma ng 2012.
Sinapawan ni Donaire sinaDanny Garcia, Robert Guerrero,Andre Ward at Juan ManuelMarquez sa parangal ng ESPN.
Ibinalik ni Donaire ang saya ngmga Pinoy ring fans matapos pa-halikin sa lona si Arce na nang-yari ilang araw matapos gibain niMarquez si Manny Pacquiao saMGM Grand sa Las Vegas.
Napanalunan ni Pacquiaoang ESPN Fighter of the Yearnoong 2006, 2008 at 2009.
Ni Marc Anthony Reyes
T INULDUKAN ni Nonito Donaire Jr. ang mabun-ying taon bilang ‘‘Fighter of the Year.” Napili ngiginagalang na ESPN sports network ang 30-
taon gulang boksingero bilang pinakamahusayboksingero ng 2012 matapos mapanalunan ang lahatng kanyang apat na laban. Nagustuhan rin ng ESPNang pagpayag ni Donaire, tinagurian ‘‘Filipino Flash,”sa anti-doping tests 24-7, 365 araw.
Sinabi ni isportsrayter DanRafael na hindi mahirap angpagpili kay Donaire ng ES-PN.com bilang numero uno ma-tapos pagharian ang 122-libradibisyon. Kabilang sa sinampolanni Donaire sina Toshiaki Nishiokaat Jorge Arce. Nagpahayag ngpagreretiro sina Nishioka at Arcematapos mapabagsak ni Donaire.
Bagamat nagkaroon nglamat ang samahan nila ni BobArum ng Top Rank sa simula ngtaon ay sinimulan ni Donaireang paggawa ng ingay matapostalunin ang dating kampeon nasi Wilfredo Vasquez Jr. ng Puer-to Rico para sa bakanteng WBOjunior bantamweight crownnoong Pebrero.
POGINAKAPORMA si four-division champion at WBO titleholder NonitoDonaire Jr. sa kanyang pagbisita sa Malacañang kamakailan. Inaasahanaakyat ng timbang ang ‘‘Filipino Flash’’ sa 2013 upang patuloy umukitng pangalan sa larangan ng boksing. LYN RILLON
Phelps tinalo si James bilang Athlete of the YearIDINAGDAG ni Michael Phelpssa hindi na mabilangkarangalan ang Athlete of theYear ng Associated Press.
Inungusan ni Phelps si NBA
star Lebron James ng MiamiHeat upang mapanalunan angkarangalan sa ikalawangpagkakataon.
Nakakuha si Phelps ng 40
boto kasunod si James na may37 boto.
Pumangatlo si track and fieldstar Usain Bolt na may 23 boto.Inqiurer wires
8 SPORTS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2012
Clippers nangunguna;Heat, Lakers umiskor
PABAGSAKDAHIL sa kagustuhang makuha ang bola kay Miami superstar LeBron James (kanan) ay pabagsak si Serge Ibaka ngOklahoma City sa kanilang laban Martes sa NBA. Nilapnos ng Heat ang Thunder, 103-97. INQUIRER WIRES
modelSunrise:6:19 AMSunset:5:36 PM
Avg. High:29ºC
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L OS ANGELES — Pinahaba ng Los Angeles Clip-pers ang bagong marka sa winning streak ngprankisa sa 14 laro matapos talunin ang Denver
Nuggets, 112-100, Martes at kunin ang pinakamagan-dang marka sa NBA.
Bumandera si Jamal Craw-ford sa mahuhusay laro ng mgareserba matapos umiskor ng 22puntos samantalang may 20puntos si Matt Barnes.
Sinapawan ng Clippersbench ang kanilang mga starter,64-48, upang itipa ang 22-6kartada na mas maganda ngisang laro kumpara sa Okla-homa City.
Pinalamig ng Miami Heatang Thunder, 103-97, sa re-match ng NBA Finals noongMartes.
Sa iba pang mga sagupaansa araw ng Pasko ay tinalo ngBoston Celtics ang BrooklynNets, 93-76; pinadapa ng LosAngeles Lakers ang New YorkKnicks 100-94; at tinalbugan ngHouston Rockets ang ChicagoBulls, 120-97.
Hindi pa nakatitikim ng taloang Clippers mula nang taluninsila ng New Orleans HornetsNobyembre 26. May four-gamelosing streak ang Clippers bagorumesbak.
Binuksan ng malutong natres ni Crawford ang fourthquarter na nagresulta sa 20puntos agwat ng Clippers. Hindilumaro ang mga starter sa hu-ling 12 minuto ng bakbakan.
Lider sa scoring si Crawfordng mga reserba sa NBA. Ito angika-12 beses ngayong season naumiskor si Crawford ng 20 omahigit pang puntos.
Nanguna si Chris Paul sa firstfive ng Los Angeles na may 14puntos samantalang may 13puntos si Blake Griffin.
Nakaligtas ang Heat sawalang humpay atake ng Thun-der upang gumanda ang markasa 19-6. Tinapos ni LeBronJames ang laro na may 29 pun-tos, siyam assists at walong re-bounds. Umiskor si DwyaneWade ng 21 puntos at may 20puntos si Mario Chalmers.
Bumira si Kevin Durant ng33 puntos at may 21 puntos siRussell Westbrook.
Nanguna si Kobe Bryant sapanalo ng Lakers (14-14) mata-
pos bumuslo ng 34 puntossamantalang may 16 puntos at11 assists si Steve Nash sakanyang ikalawang laro mata-pos mawala ng 24 laro dahil sainjury.
Hindi rin nagpahuli si centerDwight Howard na may 14puntos at 12 rebounds para saLakers. Umiskor si Pau Gasol ng13 puntos at humatak ng wa-long rebounds.
Nagtulungan sina Rajon Ron-do at rokie Jared Sullinger up-ang papormahin ng Celtics angNets. May 19 puntos si Rondoat pinantayan ni Sullinger angcareer-high 16 puntos.
May tig-15 puntos sina Ger-ald Wallace at Brook Lopez parasa Nets na natikman ang ika-ap-at talo sa loob ng limang laro.
Masama ang shoot ing niDeron Williams na sinalpak angtatlo sa pitong tira tungo sa 10puntos.
Nanguna si James Harden saRockets na may 26 puntos at di-nagdag ni Jeremy Lin ang 20puntos at 11 assists.
Pumukol si Omer Asik ng 20puntos at humugot ng 18 re-bounds sa kanyang pagbabaliksa Chicago matapos lumipat saRockets. Reuters
TNT umangatkontra AlaskaHINDI pinansin ng defendingchampion Talk ‘N Text ang de-terminadong laro ng ng Alaskaupang iposte ang 93-79 panaloat kunin ang 2-1 abante sa PBAPhilippine Cup Final Four serieskagabi sa Mall of Asia Arena.
‘‘The games are very compet-itive and we have to prepare fora long series,” sabi ni TNTcoach Norman Black.
Pinangunahan ni KellyWilliams ang atake ng Textersmatapos gumawa ng 23 puntos.
Samantala, nais ng Rain orShine na palakasin ang kampa-nya upang pumasok saikalawang sunod finals sapagharap ngayon kontra SanMig Coffee.
Hawak ng Painters ang 2-1abante sa serye. Gagawin anglaro 6:45 p.m. sa Mall of Asia
Arena.“Next game will be crucial,”
sabi ni Rain or Shine coachYeng Guiao. “I think if we cango 3-1 up, we should be able toput a foot in the Finals.
“It will be big for us, and itwill be big for them (Mixers),”diin ni Guiao. “I think we arefresher than they are. As the se-ries goes longer, we should beable to take advantage of ourdeeper rotation.”MGA ISKORTALK ‘N TEXT 93 - Williams 23,Fonacier 21, De Ocampo 12, Carey7, Dillinger 6, Castro 6, Reyes 5,Alapag 4, Peek 4, Raymundo 3,Aban 2, Gamalinda 0, Alvarez 0.ALASKA 79 - Thoss 17, Baguio 13,Jazul 11, Baracael 11, Casio 7, Es-pinas 6, Abueva 4, Reyes 4, DelaCruz 2, Hontiveros 2, Belasco 2,Eman 0.Quarters: 14-19, 39-34, 69-57, 93-79
MVP nais pasukin NBANi Paolo G. MontecilloInquirer Business
NANANATILING buhay angpangarap ni business tycoonManny V. Pangilinan magkaroonng minority stake sa isang ko-ponan sa National BasketballAssociation.
Bago ito ay nabigo si Pangili-nan na makuha ang majoritystake sa Sacramento Kings.Dahil dito ay nais ni Pangilinanna kumuha muna ng minoritystake bago tuluyan angkininang isang koponan.
“There are actually opportu-nities for five to 10-percent
stakes in some teams,” sabi niPangilinan. “Hindi pa kami ku-makagat, (We haven’t agreedyet), but one of these days, Ithink we will.”
Nakikipag-usap si Pangilinansa iba’t-ibang may-ari ng mgaprankisa sa NBA.
May-ari si Pangilinan ng Talk‘N Text at Meralco sa NBA attaga-suporta ng Ateneo at SanBeda sa collegiate basketballwars.
“We want to learn ... how[NBA franchises] run thoseteams. There are a lot of pro-posals,” ani Pangilinan.
