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SPORTSTOURISMThe Philippines will hosta sports tourism summitwhich will feature guestsand speakers from thebiggest names in sportsmanagement, marketingand tourism. In photo are(left to right) Resti Reyes,president, Mediatrade Ex-change, Philippine Tour-ism Promotion Boardchief operating officer,Cynthia Carrion and Con-vention chairmanCharles Lim, who launchthe first national SportsTourism Summit set onApril 26, 2010 at the DusitThani Hotel in Makati.
MICHAELSUPERALES
HALF TRUTHS AREWHOLE LIES PAGE 2
NEW US ENVOYARRIVES IN RP
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MARGARITOCOULD BE NEXTFOR PACQUIAO
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MANNY B. MARINAYEditor in Chief
JONATHAN P. VICENTEManaging Editor
LEA G. BOTONESNews Editor
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VICTOR A. CALUAG,President and CEO Published Monday
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Pabati!• Idol pakibati naman po
ang tropang Bicol na lagingnakikinig sa inyong mgaprogramang nakakapagbigaylinaw sa katanungan ngmaraming tao kami pop alasina Willy, Loloy, Boboy, Rodel,Ricky at Abel ang pag bati poay galing kay Enteng Navarez.
• Idol Raffy solid po kamidito sa Philacor drive, SucatParañaque City. TATAK RAFFYTULFO kami pakibati namanpo ang asawa ko na si FatimaParresas pagbati galing kayRuel Martinez ng SucatParañaque.
• Pakibati po Idol ang mgakaibigan ko na sina ErnestoRosales, Renie Patoy, NelsonGamboa at sa lahat ngQuintana family avid fans niyopo kami pagbati mula kay Win-ston Quintanala. Maramingsalamat po.
• Sir Raffy, idol ka talaganamin ipagpatuloy niyo langpo ang pagtulong at maramipa po kayong biyayangdarating sa buhay dahil samga natutulungan niyo. Godbless po and your family &more power to all your programnapakaganda po nito atnakakaadik pakingganpakibati na rin po pala sa
bumubuo ng inyong programamagagaling po sila kahit nanapapagalitan niyo minsan.
• Idol Raffy, pakibati ponaman kami dito sa BTC Truck-ing na lubos na humahangasa inyong serbisyong publikosana po pasukin niyo na rinang pulitika para maubos naang mga tarantado sa Pilipinasasahan ninyo ang suportanaming mga driver from Mari0Macamimo ng Sta. Mesa.
• Pakibati po mga anak kosina Elei, Thea at sa asawa kona si Ging Olie pati na rin posa tiyuhin ko na palagingginagabi pag-uwi na si DanielJumuad ingat lagi po kayopalagi from Roel Olie ng 4-JCompound Camella.
• Pakibati po ang mga tagaABC DIVERSIFIED SERVICESINC. Salamat po Idol.
• Sir Raffy, pabati namankami palaging nag-aabang sainyong mga programangnakakabuhay ng aming mga
inosenteng kamalayan sinaMama, Mrs. Ko, mga anak koat sa hipag ko lahat kamingmatagal nang sumusubaybaysa inyo binabati po namin kayong Congratulation isa kangidolo ng masang Pilipino.Mabuhay po kayo.
• Sir Raffy lagi po kamingnakikinig sa inyo dito sa GMACavite Family Mayuga atpakibati na rin po ang asawako na nasa Paniqui, Tarlacdiyan sa Bugalli0n Estacion nasi Jenny.
• Pakibati naman po IdolRaffy kay Chrimuel Don VigiliaCasilan ng Cabanatuan EastCentral School dahil siya ay 1stHonorable Mention SY 2009-2010 & Science High Top 2qualifier na si Lyn Miranda.Congratulations pagbati galingkay Che. Maraming salamat po.
• Idol Raffy pakibati po ngbelated happy birthday sa anakko na si Conrado Benetua Jr.4th birthday niya pagbatigaling kay Conrad ofPangasinan.
• Pakibati na rin ang asawako na si Arlene pati na angaming mga anak na sinaAndylyn at Angelica pagbatigaling kay Andy Padua.Maraming salamat po.
The heat is on between PDEA, ex-DDB execA WORD war had just
erupted in the country’s twoanti-drug agencies.
Philippine Drug Enforce-ment Agency (PDEA) DirectorGeneral Dionisio Santiago toldformer Dangerous Drugs Boardvice-chairman Clarence PaulOaminal to keep his mouth shutand end his nonsense tiradeson tons of cocaine discoveredin December last year in theseashores of Eastern Samar.
Santiago blew his topagainst Oaminal for talking toomuch on missing tons of seizedcocaine which blemished thereputation of PDEA.
“Kanya-kanyang expertise‘yan. Hindi naman siya opera-
tor. Manahimik na lang siya.Huwag na siyangmakisawsaw,” said Santiagoclaiming that PDEA is theagency vested with anti drugoperations.
He added that Oaminal wasjust sour-graping after he wassacked from DDB last month.
“Dapat magpasalamat siyadahil sa pinagbigyan siyangmaka-pwesto sa gobyerno.‘Wag niyang bastusin angmga kasamahan na nasaserbisyo pa rin,” claimedSantiago who assured the pub-lic that the controversy will besettled soon for the Chinesegovernment, United StatesDrug Enforcement Agency
(USDEA) and PDEA are al-ready probing the disappear-ance of tons of seized cocaine.
Santiago was further an-gered by Oaminal for claimingthat the missing cocaine isnow on sale in the streets ofCebu.
He, however, admitted thatsome 2,000 kilos of cocainewere discovered in Samar, butonly 400 kilos were surren-dered to PDEA.
On the other hand, SecretaryAntonio “Bebot” A. Villar Jr.resounded the claim of Santiagosaying that DDB is just a policymaking body and PDEA is theagency empowered to operateagainst prohibited drugs.
* * *President Arroyo has or-
dered the strengthening of pro-tection for whale sharks foundin Philippine waters.
The President issued Ad-ministrative Order (AO) 282 onMarch 24, directing concernedgovernment agencies and lo-cal government units to furtherintensify the protection effortsto conserve whale sharks(rhincodon typus), locally
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DATI-RATI kaiga-igayaang panonood ng telibisyon,dahil ating napapanood angating mga paboritong artistaat telenobelang punum-punong entertainment values,gayon din ang mga news andpublic affairs programs nahitik-na-hitik sa makakatas na balita at impormasyon.
Nguni’t ng rumatsada ang election campaign periodnatabunan na ang lahat ng ito ng mga patalastas na nagbebentang talambuhay at katangian ng mga kandidato na animo’ysiyang katotohanan.
Bulalas ng isang atcheng sa beauty parlor ni Rikitik – anoba talaga ate, litung-lito na ititch! Nariyan ang isang adver-tisement na nagpapasayo ng kanyang kinalakihangkahirapan at dahil sa sariling pagsisikap at pagtitiyaga aynagkamal ng trolley ng salapi at naging bilyonaryo bago paman naging pulitiko.
Upang maging makatotohanan at kalugud-lugod angnaturang ad ay gumamit pa ng larawan ng yumaong kapatidna aniya’y namatay dahil sa kakapusan ng salaping itutustossa pagpapagamot.
Kung susuriin mabuti, walang masama sa patalastas kayalang “hilaw” ito sa katotohanan. Bakit ‘kanyo? Ayon sa isangbatikang political analyst at manunulat hindi makatotohananang iprinisintang katibayan at dahilan ng maagang pagyaong kapatid ng pulitiko.
Maaaring tutoo ang dahilan ng pagkakasakit at pagyaong tao ngunit di-umano’y lihis sa katotohanan na kahirapanang siyang dahilan nito. Dito sumagi sa isipan ng inyonglingkod ang tinuran ng isang pari sa isang graduation ritena aking dinaluhan kung saan kanyang tinuran ang mgakatagang “half truths are whole lies.” Gayon din ang sinabing isa pang pari sa Laguna ng siya’y tanungin ng isangnagsisimba kung kasalanan daw ba ang “white lie.” Di nanagpaliguy-ligoy ang paring naturan sa kanyang nagingtugon na isang mariing – white lie o red lie, it’s still a lie!
Nabanggit ko ito pagka’t taliwas sa paniniwala ngkaramihan na kung pauli-ulit mong ikakalat ang isangkasinungalingan ito ay magiging kapani-paniwala. Maaaringsa una ito’y paniwalaan tulad ng isang bagong produktonginadvertise (trial usage) nguni’t katagalan nabubuko angkakulangan nito sa kalidad – truth in advertising stupid! Itoang katotohanang di matanggap ng grupong kulay kahelang kukute kung bakit patuloy na lumulubog sa dagat ngbasura ang kanilang bosing sa survey. Kahit pa ubusin nilasa advertising ang lahat ng salaping kinita ni bosing sa C5at taga di aangat ang kanyang antas sa survey maliban sabilhin nila ito, subali’t sa araw ng paghuhukom sa Mayo aymananaig pa rin ang katotohanan at pawang katotohananlamang.
Ubos na ang pasensya ng sambayanang Pilipino sa mgahalf truths and white lies, higit ilang dekada ng binulag angkanilang isipan sa mga ganitong kasinungalingan. Di kayangitago ng kinang ng salapi o dili kaya’y matitingkad na kulayang kabulukan ng isang sistema o produkto, sisingaw atsisingaw din ang bantot nito. For a change, subukan namannating magpaka-tutoo.
Half truths are whole lies
STREETSMARTNi Jonathan Vicente
known as “butanding” and tosustain the ecotourism devel-opment in coastal communi-ties where the so called “gentlegiants of the sea” have mi-grated.
The whale shark, consid-ered one of the most charis-matic animals of the sea, is amost endangered species dueto commercial and artisanalfishing.
“The recent incident ofwhale shark killing last Feb.15, 2010 in Tingloy, Batangas
was a direct affront to the Phil-ippine Government as host tothe meeting of experts thatcrafted the Conservation Planfor Migratory Sharks and assignatory to the MOU (memo-randum of understanding) toachieve and maintain a favor-able conservation status formigratory sharks,” the AO said.
The President ordered themapping of locations of whalesharks in the Philippine wa-ters for government and pub-lic information.
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ANTI-LAND GRABBING PROTESTMembers of the Asian Peasant Coalition troop to A. Roces Bridge in Manila to protest global land-grabbing. MARVIN BUSTOS
MATHAY: I’M NOT WITHDRAWINGQUEZON City mayoralty candidate
Mel Mathay, Jr. has slammed the blackpropaganda being hurled against himby his opponents and declared that hewould never withdraw from the race.
“Speculations that I am withdraw-ing from the race for the mayoralty ofQuezon City are not true. These arepart of a black propaganda campaignbeing waged against me by my oppo-nents,” Mathay said.
The former three-term mayor is run-ning as an independent.
Mathay said results of several sur-
veys, both privately commissionedand independent, show him to be atsolid second position behind ViceMayor Herbert Bautista.
“While we denounce the black pro-paganda against us, we assure thepeople of Quezon City that we shallconduct a campaign of principles andissues. We shall bring our platformof hope and our promise of progressto the people of the city,” he said.
“Quezon City is facing serious prob-lems. What the city and the peopleneed are not lies and mudslinging but
real solutions and genuine leader-ship,” Mathay explained.
Radio reports earlier this week al-leged that Mathay was supposedlywithdrawing from the race for theQuezon City mayoralty.
“These rumors are being spreadto try to confuse the people. They willnot work because the people ofQuezon City know better. My oppo-nents might be in for a rude surprisewhen they find out on May 10 thatQuezon City voters will reject thiskind of politics,” Mathay said.
THE Civil ServiceCommission reiterated itsreminder for all incum-bent government officialsand employees to submittheir Statements of Assets,Liabilities and Net Worth(SALN) before April 30.
CSC Chairman Fran-cisco Duque III cautionedofficials and employeesnot to overlook the impor-tance of filing the SALN,which he said is part oftheir “sworn duty to servethe public with utmosttransparency and ac-countability."
The CSC chief said theSALN is made “underoath," and reminded of-ficials and employeesthat “falsification of in-formation or failure tosupply the required datamay be subject to disci-plinary or criminal actionunder Republic Act6713 . "
Under RA 6713, allthose working in govern-ment are required to filetheir SALN yearly regard-less of their position.
The SALN, which is acomprehensive record ofassets, liabilities, networth, business interests,financial connectionsand relatives in govern-ment, should reflect infor-mation as of December 31,2009 . Kim Pascual
SALNdeadline
on April 30
New US ambassador arrives in RPNEWLY appointed United States
Ambassador Harry Thomas Jr. arrivedin Manila last Saturday night.
Thomas, who was welcomed bythe staff of the US Embassy, said hewas delighted to be assigned in thePhilippines as new ambassador.
He said the Philippines and theUnited States are “long-standingtreaty partners.”
“We are great friends and we have
much to do together. I look forwardto working with the people of thePhilippines,” he said.
Thomas was appointed by USPresident Barack Obama last Novem-ber to replace Kristie Kenney, the firstwoman US Ambassador to the Phil-ippines.
Thomas is the first African-Ameri-can to serve as US Ambassador to thePhilippines. Lorna Gamboa
THE Philippine Federation of Bakers AssociationInc. (PFBAI) appealed on Sunday to Department ofHealth (DOH) and Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD)to issue at once an advisory whether the public shouldconsume Turkish flour or not.
Speaking at the Balitaan sa Tinapayan news fo-rum held in Sampaloc, Manila on Sunday, LucitoChavez, vice president if PFBAI, said there is needfor the DOH and BFAD to issue public advisory assoon as possible so the bakers would know whetherit is safe to use flour from Turkey or not in makingbread.
He said the issue matters for bakers themselvesbecause flour is the main ingredients in making bread.
He said there is a possibility that the issue onTurkish flour could be a “business strategy” so thegroup asked the DOH and the BFAD to give theircomment or stand regarding the issue.
According to Chavez, bakers preferred using Turk-ish flour because the government issued no warn-ing on it and that the imported flours are cheaper byP100 to P200 as compared to local flour.
Earlier, the DOH said samples of flour from Tur-key were sent for analysis to the Food and DrugsAdministration following media reports that theflours are potentially harmful to consumers’ health.
Angelie Escandor
Group urges DOH, BFAD: Tellus your stand on Turkish flour
Inocentes justifies Metro greeningMETROPOLITAN Manila Development Author-
ity (MMDA) Chairman Oscar Inocentes defended the“greening’ of Metro Manila, noting it is the agency’sadvocacy of creating a greener environment and makeit a way of life for residents of the metropolis.
Inocentes reiterated the said move was not intendedto boost the campaign of administration presiden-tial candidate Gilberto Teodoro, Jr.
“Green is cool and refreshing to the eyes andsymbolizes vigor. It is just a mere coincidence thatit is also the campaign color of Gibo (Teodoro),” hesaid.
The MMDA chief explained that the Go GreenMetro project is in accordance with President GloriaMacapagal-Arroyo’s policy on “Green Philippines”.
He appealed to the public to look beyond the colorgreen and instead focus on what it truly signifies,which is caring for Mother Nature.
I“Our vision is to see a highly progressive me-tropolis with a competitive standard of living,” hesaid.
WHO supportscampaign to
make schools,hospitals safer
THE World HealthOrganization (WHO) issupporting the “One Mil-lion Safe Schools andHospitals Campaign” re-cently launched in Ma-nila.
The goal of the newUnited Nations' globalcampaign is to protecthealth and educationalfacilities, and the millionsof people who rely onthem for healthcare andlearning, from emergen-cies.
"This campaign isunique because it offerspeople from all walks oflife the opportunity toprotect their hospitalsand schools, and in turnsave lives," said EricLaroche, WHO AssistantDirector-General forHealth Action in Crises.
The campaign is partof the UN InternationalStrategy for DisasterReduction's 2010-2011World Disaster Reduc-tion Campaign.
Villar tells rivals:Undergo psycho test
NACIONALISTA Party standard-bearer Sen.Manny Villar has challenged not only strongest ri-val Liberal Party standard bearer Benigno “Noynoy”Aquino III but all presidential and vice presidentialcandidates in next month’s elections to submit them-selves to a comprehensive physical and mental ex-amination to ascertain their fitness to occupy the high-est offices of the land.
The multi-billionaire said he has no problem un-dergoing a battery of psychological and physical tests.
“Noynoy cannot hide behind his claim to privacybecause the mental state of anyone who aspires to bePresident or Vice President is a matter of public con-cern,” Villar said.
“There’s a far more dangerous scenario than theblind leading the blind, and that is for a mentallychallenged person to lead a nation of millions,” saidVillar.
However, Villar claimed his party has nothing todo with the issue regarding the psychological testconducted on Aquino by the Department of Psychologyof Ateneo de Manila in 1996. Ateneo de Manila de-nied the authenticity of the report, saying Aquinodid not undergo psychiatric and psychological testsin their department. Andres Garcia
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NAGSALITA nasi Gretchen Barrettosa pagwo-walkoutniya sa sarili nyangpresscon.
“It was a veryhappy mood.Siyempre, gusto kolahat ng tao nakasama komasaya,” simula niGretchen.
Pero hindinagtuloy ang happymode.
“Bigla akongbinugbog ng mgatanong na hindi akoaware talaga samga nangyari. Walarin namang nag-warn sa akin na iyonang itatanong. Kayaako nagulat kasiparang manyreporters wereasking me ques-tions and I reallydidn’t know how todeal with it. Familiarang sinasabi nilapero nagulat ako naumabot sa press.
“May mganaitanong sa akinna sensitive natopic nanakakasakit.Siyempre, ayokongpalakihin ‘yung mgaaccusations, sominabuti ko na langna tumayo. Basta‘yung mga sinasabinila sa akin hindi konaman narinig.Paano ko sasagutinang isang tanong nawala akongkinalaman sa mgasinasabi.”
Wala naman dawna nagsorry sakanya among thepress.
SHOWBIZPIZZAZZBy Alex Brosas
Gretchen hindi alam na may tampo si Claudine
“Sorry? Wala,wala namang nag-sorry. I guess, ini-expect din nila na,kasi sanay sila, uysi Gretchensumasagot ‘yan.Eh, nagulat talagaako dahil hindi konga in-expect nalumabas talaga‘yung mga lumabas.Minsan kasi, parangang hinihingi ko satao, sometimes youhave to be sensi-tive.”
Ayon sa aktres,wala siyanghinanakit kahit nakanino.
“At this point inmy life, hindi kopuwedeng sabihinna may galit akokahit kanino.Marami nangnangyari sa buhayko at nandito akongayon.Binibiyayaan ako ngDiyos. I’m in a verygood state rightnow. Wala akonggalit kahit kanino.”
* * *May nasagap
kaming tsika naimbiyerna raw itongsi Ariel Agasangkina Angel Locsin atDingdong Dantes.
Hindi raw kasitinupad ng dalawa
ang pangako nilangaapir sila sa coffeetable table book naginagawa ni Arielentitled A-List namagtatampok sa100 na kilalangpersonalities mulasa mundo ngbusiness, arts,sports, showbiz,politics.
Ang tsika saamin months ago aynagpromise dawsina Angel atDingdong namakakasamasila sapictorial forthe bookpero hindiitonangyari.Bigla nalang dawhindi
available angdalawa for thepictorial. Ang datipang manager niAngel na si BeckyAguila ang kausapdaw ni Ariel.
Baka namanhindi alam ni Angelang tungkol sapictorial. Bakanakalimutangsabihin ni Becky namay natanguansiyang pictorial forAriel.
Sabi naman niAngel sa kanyangtwitter, wala siyangalam tungkol sacoffee table book niAriel at kung
kinukuhasiya,hindi
niya ito tatanggihandahil love na loveniya ang nasabingfashion designer.Wala rawkatotohanan natinanggihan niya namapasama sa libroni Ariel.
With this, Arielwas left with nochoice kundi palitanna lang ang dalawa.Sina Kim Chiu atPiolo Pascual nalang ang kinuhaniyang kapalit.
* * *Last April 5,
inumpisahan nangdinggin ang kasongisinampa ni KatrinaHalili laban kay
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THE third seasonof Pinoy Big BrotherTeen Edition kicksoff and there were15 of the usual 16housemates wereintroduced.
The last and finalhousemate for thisseason will be upagainst two con-tenders.
The housemateswill have twohouses which willcompete againsteach other weekafter week.
The housemateswere assigned tolive in either theluxurious Villa or thesimple Apartment.As a housewarminggift, Big Brothergave comforters tothe housemates inthe Villa and a banigto each housematein the Apartment fortheir sleeping mat.
For the openingnumber of PBBTeen Clash of 2010,viewers were treatedto performances byYeng Constantino,Bugoy Cariño, IzzyCanillo, Young JV,Jaco, and an all-girls singing groupcalled Miles.
Big Brotherusually has 16housemates in oneseason, but lastApril 10, only 15were introduced tothe public. Onemore slot is left foreither the Depen-dent Darling or theCourageous Lakan.
It turns out thatdoctors raisedconcerns about themedical condition ofthe DependentDarling, a girl fromCentral Visayas. Forthis reason, BigBrother postponedrevealing theidentity of the 16thhousemate. LastSunday, April 11,Big Brother willannounce whethershe will be allowedto enter his houseor if he will choosethe CourageousLakan, a boy whoalso hails from the
Visayas.THE
HOUSEMATES.The housemateswho will live in theVilla are the follow-ing: Joe Vargas(Swabeng Gimikerong Quezon City),Devon Seron(Bubbly Promdi ngCebu), EsloveBriones (SigangIstokwa ng Tawi-Tawi), SheyBustamante (Bomb-shell ng Mindoro),Angelo Pasco(Struggling Scholarng Antique), KyraCustodio (Giling Girlng Batangas), andYong Gopez (BoyBreadwinner ngPampanga).
The housemateswho will live in the
the whole house willhave to choose ahousemate to beevicted next week.
Pinoy Big BrotherTeen Clash of 2010will air weeknightsafter Habang MayBuhay on ABS-CBN.
* * *Sa ulat pa ng
PEP, naganap angisang press confer-ence para sabagong game show
THE IRON IS HOT.Bukod sa mgaGMA-7 shows nabinanggit niya,meron pa siya saTV5 at may mgamovies din siyangsinu-shoot, tulad ngWorking Girls.
“Trabaho, tulog,trabaho, tulog,bangko, bangko! Haha ha! Ah, hindi,trabaho, tulog,pautang—ah, hindi,pamigay!” natatawaniyang biro.
Naniniwala rinkasi si Uge sakasabihang “strikewhile the iron ishot.”
“Tama! Kasi,alam naman natinang katotohanan nahindi naman salahat ng panahon,ikaw ay hot. Lahatnaman ay nagpi-fade. So, ako,habang binibigyanng pagkakataon,talagang ibibigay korin ang lahat nglakas ko. Kasi,ayokong dumatingang panahon nanagkaroon na akong pagkakataon,hindi ko pasinamantala.Ayokong pagsisihanito. Gusto ko itongsamantalahin,pagbutihan at ibalikang tiwalangibinibigay nila saakin dahil isa itongkarangalan.”
GAME SHOWFOR KIDS. Firsttime raw ni Uge nagumawa ng isanggame show napambata.
“Yes, ito namanfresh na fresh kasi
ang exciting dito,mga bata angnagbibigay nggames para sa mgaadult players. So,you’ll be surprised,kasi they are veryspontaneous. Hindimo alam kung anoang lalabas sadescription nila.Hindi mo alam kunggaano kataas angenergy nila kayaimagine mo na langang challenge saakin, yunglengguwahe, yungpagpipigil, ganyan...but most of all,tumataba ang pusoko. Kasi yung mgabata, kapag nakikita‘ko, parangnakakakita ng SantaClaus, yung ganun.”
Hindi ba mahirapto deal with kids?
“Yes, totoo ‘yan.May sari-sarilisilang mundo. Di ba,minsan, may dramasila. Ang span ofattention maigsilang. Pero siguro,dahil may edad narin ako kahit hindiako ina, yung pusoko, parang naturalna rin nanakakaunawa ngbata.
“In fact, angimportante nga ritokapag sumali ka saWachamakulit, hindiimportantengmatalino ka ormarami kang alam.Ang importante,naiintindihan mo angisip ng bagets, kungnakakakonek ka sabagets at dahil dun,nakakaba-gets!”nakangiti niyangsabi.
‘Dependent Darling,’ ‘CourageousLakan’ battle for PBB last slot
Apartment are thefollowing: Romeo“Potz” Jalosjos III(Political Stud ngDipolog), RebeccaChiongbian (HeiressWonder ng Cebu),Yen Santos (LittleMiss Sunshine ngNueva Ecija),Patrick Sugui (BoyNext Door ngMandaluyong),Tricia Santos(Athletic Muse ngDavao), KazelKinouchi(Shopaholic Chickng Parañaque), IvanDorschner (StrikingStud ng Rizal), atFretzie Bercede(Charming Angel ngCebu).
For their firstspecial task, BigBrother told thehousemates thatthey would all haveto match the namesof their rivalhousemates withtheir respectivephotos. If anyonecommits a mistake,
ni Eugene Domingo,ang Wachamakulit,na naging kapansin-pansin angpagpayat.
“Dahil na rinsiguro sa sunod-sunod na trabaho,”sabi ng aktres namukhangbinabagayan namanng kanyang bagongweight. “Awa ngDiyos, nanatilinamang malakasang aking katawan.
“At saka, naka-focus, e. Excitedako. Excited ako salahat ng projects naibinigay sa akin ngGMA ngayon.Meron akongpambata, itongWachamakulit.Pumasok din ako saFirst Time, para samga teenagers. Atsaka, siyempre,para naman sa akin,Comedy Bar, of allages, di ba?”natatawa niyangsabi.
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Hayden Kho, sailalim ng RepublicAct 9262, ang Anti-Violence AgainstWomen and TheirChildren Act.
Sa Startalknoong April 10,ipinakita anginterview kayKatrina at Hayden,at gayundin sa kani-kanilang legalcounsel na sinaAtty. RaymundPalad at Atty. LornaKapunan, sa PasigCity Regional TrialCourt Branch 159kunsaan nililitis angkaso.
Sa ulat ng PEP,sinabi ng abogado niKatrina na si Atty.Palad, "Nag-testifysi Ms. Katrina parai-prove yung kasoniya against Haydenparticularly yungviolation niyaagainst RA9262 patiyung claims niya naone hundred mil-lion."
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4 Monday, April 12, 2010
NAGSALITA nasi Gretchen Barrettosa pagwo-walkoutniya sa sarili nyangpresscon.
“It was a veryhappy mood.Siyempre, gusto kolahat ng tao nakasama komasaya,” simula niGretchen.
Pero hindinagtuloy ang happymode.
“Bigla akongbinugbog ng mgatanong na hindi akoaware talaga samga nangyari. Walarin namang nag-warn sa akin na iyonang itatanong. Kayaako nagulat kasiparang manyreporters wereasking me ques-tions and I reallydidn’t know how todeal with it. Familiarang sinasabi nilapero nagulat ako naumabot sa press.
“May mganaitanong sa akinna sensitive natopic nanakakasakit.Siyempre, ayokongpalakihin ‘yung mgaaccusations, sominabuti ko na langna tumayo. Basta‘yung mga sinasabinila sa akin hindi konaman narinig.Paano ko sasagutinang isang tanong nawala akongkinalaman sa mgasinasabi.”
Wala naman dawna nagsorry sakanya among thepress.
SHOWBIZPIZZAZZBy Alex Brosas
Gretchen hindi alam na may tampo si Claudine
“Sorry? Wala,wala namang nag-sorry. I guess, ini-expect din nila na,kasi sanay sila, uysi Gretchensumasagot ‘yan.Eh, nagulat talagaako dahil hindi konga in-expect nalumabas talaga‘yung mga lumabas.Minsan kasi, parangang hinihingi ko satao, sometimes youhave to be sensi-tive.”
Ayon sa aktres,wala siyanghinanakit kahit nakanino.
“At this point inmy life, hindi kopuwedeng sabihinna may galit akokahit kanino.Marami nangnangyari sa buhayko at nandito akongayon.Binibiyayaan ako ngDiyos. I’m in a verygood state rightnow. Wala akonggalit kahit kanino.”
* * *May nasagap
kaming tsika naimbiyerna raw itongsi Ariel Agasangkina Angel Locsin atDingdong Dantes.
Hindi raw kasitinupad ng dalawa
ang pangako nilangaapir sila sa coffeetable table book naginagawa ni Arielentitled A-List namagtatampok sa100 na kilalangpersonalities mulasa mundo ngbusiness, arts,sports, showbiz,politics.
Ang tsika saamin months ago aynagpromise dawsina Angel atDingdong namakakasamasila sapictorial forthe bookpero hindiitonangyari.Bigla nalang dawhindi
available angdalawa for thepictorial. Ang datipang manager niAngel na si BeckyAguila ang kausapdaw ni Ariel.
Baka namanhindi alam ni Angelang tungkol sapictorial. Bakanakalimutangsabihin ni Becky namay natanguansiyang pictorial forAriel.
Sabi naman niAngel sa kanyangtwitter, wala siyangalam tungkol sacoffee table book niAriel at kung
kinukuhasiya,hindi
niya ito tatanggihandahil love na loveniya ang nasabingfashion designer.Wala rawkatotohanan natinanggihan niya namapasama sa libroni Ariel.
With this, Arielwas left with nochoice kundi palitanna lang ang dalawa.Sina Kim Chiu atPiolo Pascual nalang ang kinuhaniyang kapalit.
* * *Last April 5,
inumpisahan nangdinggin ang kasongisinampa ni KatrinaHalili laban kay
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THE third seasonof Pinoy Big BrotherTeen Edition kicksoff and there were15 of the usual 16housemates wereintroduced.
The last and finalhousemate for thisseason will be upagainst two con-tenders.
The housemateswill have twohouses which willcompete againsteach other weekafter week.
The housemateswere assigned tolive in either theluxurious Villa or thesimple Apartment.As a housewarminggift, Big Brothergave comforters tothe housemates inthe Villa and a banigto each housematein the Apartment fortheir sleeping mat.
For the openingnumber of PBBTeen Clash of 2010,viewers were treatedto performances byYeng Constantino,Bugoy Cariño, IzzyCanillo, Young JV,Jaco, and an all-girls singing groupcalled Miles.
Big Brotherusually has 16housemates in oneseason, but lastApril 10, only 15were introduced tothe public. Onemore slot is left foreither the Depen-dent Darling or theCourageous Lakan.
It turns out thatdoctors raisedconcerns about themedical condition ofthe DependentDarling, a girl fromCentral Visayas. Forthis reason, BigBrother postponedrevealing theidentity of the 16thhousemate. LastSunday, April 11,Big Brother willannounce whethershe will be allowedto enter his houseor if he will choosethe CourageousLakan, a boy whoalso hails from the
Visayas.THE
HOUSEMATES.The housemateswho will live in theVilla are the follow-ing: Joe Vargas(Swabeng Gimikerong Quezon City),Devon Seron(Bubbly Promdi ngCebu), EsloveBriones (SigangIstokwa ng Tawi-Tawi), SheyBustamante (Bomb-shell ng Mindoro),Angelo Pasco(Struggling Scholarng Antique), KyraCustodio (Giling Girlng Batangas), andYong Gopez (BoyBreadwinner ngPampanga).
The housemateswho will live in the
the whole house willhave to choose ahousemate to beevicted next week.
Pinoy Big BrotherTeen Clash of 2010will air weeknightsafter Habang MayBuhay on ABS-CBN.
* * *Sa ulat pa ng
PEP, naganap angisang press confer-ence para sabagong game show
THE IRON IS HOT.Bukod sa mgaGMA-7 shows nabinanggit niya,meron pa siya saTV5 at may mgamovies din siyangsinu-shoot, tulad ngWorking Girls.
“Trabaho, tulog,trabaho, tulog,bangko, bangko! Haha ha! Ah, hindi,trabaho, tulog,pautang—ah, hindi,pamigay!” natatawaniyang biro.
Naniniwala rinkasi si Uge sakasabihang “strikewhile the iron ishot.”
“Tama! Kasi,alam naman natinang katotohanan nahindi naman salahat ng panahon,ikaw ay hot. Lahatnaman ay nagpi-fade. So, ako,habang binibigyanng pagkakataon,talagang ibibigay korin ang lahat nglakas ko. Kasi,ayokong dumatingang panahon nanagkaroon na akong pagkakataon,hindi ko pasinamantala.Ayokong pagsisihanito. Gusto ko itongsamantalahin,pagbutihan at ibalikang tiwalangibinibigay nila saakin dahil isa itongkarangalan.”
GAME SHOWFOR KIDS. Firsttime raw ni Uge nagumawa ng isanggame show napambata.
“Yes, ito namanfresh na fresh kasi
ang exciting dito,mga bata angnagbibigay nggames para sa mgaadult players. So,you’ll be surprised,kasi they are veryspontaneous. Hindimo alam kung anoang lalabas sadescription nila.Hindi mo alam kunggaano kataas angenergy nila kayaimagine mo na langang challenge saakin, yunglengguwahe, yungpagpipigil, ganyan...but most of all,tumataba ang pusoko. Kasi yung mgabata, kapag nakikita‘ko, parangnakakakita ng SantaClaus, yung ganun.”
Hindi ba mahirapto deal with kids?
“Yes, totoo ‘yan.May sari-sarilisilang mundo. Di ba,minsan, may dramasila. Ang span ofattention maigsilang. Pero siguro,dahil may edad narin ako kahit hindiako ina, yung pusoko, parang naturalna rin nanakakaunawa ngbata.
“In fact, angimportante nga ritokapag sumali ka saWachamakulit, hindiimportantengmatalino ka ormarami kang alam.Ang importante,naiintindihan mo angisip ng bagets, kungnakakakonek ka sabagets at dahil dun,nakakaba-gets!”nakangiti niyangsabi.
‘Dependent Darling,’ ‘CourageousLakan’ battle for PBB last slot
Apartment are thefollowing: Romeo“Potz” Jalosjos III(Political Stud ngDipolog), RebeccaChiongbian (HeiressWonder ng Cebu),Yen Santos (LittleMiss Sunshine ngNueva Ecija),Patrick Sugui (BoyNext Door ngMandaluyong),Tricia Santos(Athletic Muse ngDavao), KazelKinouchi(Shopaholic Chickng Parañaque), IvanDorschner (StrikingStud ng Rizal), atFretzie Bercede(Charming Angel ngCebu).
For their firstspecial task, BigBrother told thehousemates thatthey would all haveto match the namesof their rivalhousemates withtheir respectivephotos. If anyonecommits a mistake,
ni Eugene Domingo,ang Wachamakulit,na naging kapansin-pansin angpagpayat.
“Dahil na rinsiguro sa sunod-sunod na trabaho,”sabi ng aktres namukhangbinabagayan namanng kanyang bagongweight. “Awa ngDiyos, nanatilinamang malakasang aking katawan.
“At saka, naka-focus, e. Excitedako. Excited ako salahat ng projects naibinigay sa akin ngGMA ngayon.Meron akongpambata, itongWachamakulit.Pumasok din ako saFirst Time, para samga teenagers. Atsaka, siyempre,para naman sa akin,Comedy Bar, of allages, di ba?”natatawa niyangsabi.
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Hayden Kho, sailalim ng RepublicAct 9262, ang Anti-Violence AgainstWomen and TheirChildren Act.
Sa Startalknoong April 10,ipinakita anginterview kayKatrina at Hayden,at gayundin sa kani-kanilang legalcounsel na sinaAtty. RaymundPalad at Atty. LornaKapunan, sa PasigCity Regional TrialCourt Branch 159kunsaan nililitis angkaso.
Sa ulat ng PEP,sinabi ng abogado niKatrina na si Atty.Palad, "Nag-testifysi Ms. Katrina parai-prove yung kasoniya against Haydenparticularly yungviolation niyaagainst RA9262 patiyung claims niya naone hundred mil-lion."
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ASTRAL Productions, a new adventurous independentoutfit, has given young filmmaker Adolfo Alix, Jr. a respitefrom the real stories he has been churning out since hemade his directorial debut via Cinemalaya’s “Donsol,”which was followed by his acclaimed films “Kadin,”“Tambolista,” “Manila,” "Daybreak," and “Adela” to namea few. Unknown to many, Alix is also one of the writers ofthe smash comedy hit “D’Anothers” starring VhongNavarro. For a change, Alix now treats you to a screwballcomedy where anything goes and nothing is predictable.
“D’Survivors” is, as the title suggests, a take on thepopular reality show of adventurous, young people putin man-made survival and matter-of-life-and-death situa-tions and challenges to test one’s mettle, physical strength,human disposition and character. Interestingly, the presentmovie was shot in the very same islands where the “Sur-vivor” of other franchise countries are shot- in the pristineCaramoan Islands, CamSur.
On their way to Babuyan Island for a pictorial, a groupof models finally finds themselves stranded in an unknownisland. Chaos reigns as they try to survive there alongwith the other survivors.
The current spoof boasts of a breath-taking locale, aparadise island of blue waters, white sands and lush greenvegetations; and a handful of beautiful people, mostlysupermodels, and talented comedians, who all let theirhair down, so-to-speak, and came up with a real-funnyrib tickler.
Brazilian heartthrobs Akihiro Sato, Daniel Matsunaga,Fabio Ide with Pinoy hotties Rocky Salumbides, LemuelPelayo, Don Mendoza, Jubail Andres, Aaron Tuiza, andKerbie Zamora star with newcomer Darlene Anderson andwith brilliant support from seasoned comedians K Brosas,Divine Tetay, theater veteran Marife Necessito and com-edy royalty Evelyn Vargas, who’s making her comeback.
Independent outfit makes waves
Monday, April 12, 2010 7Our Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily Bread
When I have asked suffering people, “Who helpedyou?” not one person has mentioned a PhD from aprestigious seminary or a famous philosopher. All ofus have the same capacity to help those who hurt.
No one can package or bottle the “appropriate”response to suffering. If you go to the sufferers them-selves, some will recall a friend who cheerily helpeddistract them from their illness. Others think such anapproach insulting. Some want honest, straightfor-ward talk; others find such discussion unbearablydepressing.
There is no magic cure for a person in pain. Mainly,such a person needs love, for love instinctively detectswhat is needed. Jean Vanier, who founded the L’Archemovement for the developmentally disabled, says:“Wounded people who have been broken by sufferingand sickness ask for only one thing: a heart that lovesand commits itself to them, a heart full of hope forthem.”
Such a love may be painful for us. But real love,the apostle Paul reminds us, “Bears all things, believesall things, hopes all things, endures all things” (1 Cor.13:7).
As is so often His pattern, God uses very ordinarypeople to bring about His healing. Those who sufferdon’t need our knowledge and wisdom, they need ourlove. — Philip Yancey
O brother man, fold to thy heart thy brother!Where pity dwells, the peace of God is there;
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THE sports buffs finally need not wait for the evening news tofind out the results of each games to be played at this year’s PalarongPambansa in Tarlac Province as the results can now be accessed onthe web as soon as the final buzzer sounds.
The Department of Education (DepEd) is tapping the expertise ofSmart Communications in accurately and speedily transmitting gamesresults to the public through the use of its extensive telecommunica-tions facilities.
Smart President Manuel “Manny” Pangilinan, also chairman andpresident of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT), hasextended assistance to the DepED to ensure wider public access tothe Palarong Pambansa, the country’s largest youth sporting event.
A known sports enthusiast, Pangilinan will also be a guest speakerat the opening of the Palarong Pambansa to be held at the TarlacRecreational Park in San Jose, Tarlac on April 11. Marco Lorenzana
Palarong Pambansa results on web
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Margarito could be next for PacquiaoTOP Rank Promotions big boss Bob Arum
said a fight between the Filipino boxing iconManny Pacquiao and Mexican AntonioMargarito is a more realistic possibility thanthe eagerly awaited bout with FloydMayweather Jr.
Arum recently said with all the obstaclesin the way of a mega fight with Mayweather,a fight with Margarito would make moresense. Arum went on to say “Margarito de-serves the fight with Pacquiao.”
But the blunder stamped on the foreheadof Margarito and trainer Javier Capetillo,whose licenses revoked in February 2009 bythe Nevada State Athletic Commission(NSAC) a few weeks after it was discoveredthat Margarito used “loaded” hand wraps,still hound the boxing scene.
Margarito, when he fought Shane Mosleyin his first defense of the WBA welterweighttitle, had been found that his hand wraps
had been coated in a substance resemblingplaster.
Margarito is due to make his return to thering on May 8th after a year-long suspen-sion against Roberto Garcia at Aguacalientes,Mexico. Many insiders have different opin-ions on Margarito’s return to the sport; talkof a fight with Pacquiao will only fuel thedebate.
“I love to get that fight (with Pacquiao). Ithink everybody’s talking about that. It’s agreat possibility. We’re both with Top Rankso the possibility is always there,” SaidMargarito
If negotiations to secure a Mayweather fightbreak down, then Andre Berto, 26, must beconsidered next in line. The undefeatedAmerican currently holds the WBC welter-weight strap and currently resides just be-low the aforementioned in any rankings thatmean anything.
LAS VEGAS — Former heavyweight cham-pion Evander Holyfield stopped Frans Bothain the eighth round on Saturday.
The 47-year-old Holyfield (43-10-2) knockedthe 41-year old Botha (47-5-3) down with 2:36left in the round with a right to the chin.
Botha beat referee Russell Mora’s count,but with 2:05 left Mora stopped the fight withthe South African backed into a corner. It wasHolyfield’s 28th career knockout.
Two judges had Botha ahead 67-66 whenthe fight was stopped. The other judge had it69-64 for Holyfield.
There were only about 2,200 people in thestands at the Thomas & Mack Center, mostrooting for Holyfield.
Holyfield briefly lost his balance, stum-bling into a corner after a right from Bothawith 2:04 left in the second round. After that,Holyfield started taking control.
Botha was warned by the referee twice inthe first three rounds for hitting behind thehead. Botha also was warned in the firstround for a double hit to the head during aclinch.
This was Holyfield’s first fight in Las Ve-gas since 2003, when he lost to James Toneyat Mandalay Bay.
47-year-old HolyfieldTKOs Botha in 8th
THE famous “arnis,” the traditional Fili-pino martial art, will be given top honors inthis year ’s staging of the Palarong Pambansa,the country’s largest youth sports event heldannually under the watch of the Departmentof Education (DepEd).
According to DepEd spokesperson andAssistant Secretary Jonathan Malaya, Repub-lic Act No. 9850 has declared “arnis” as thecountry’s national martial art and sport.
President Arroyo signed the Arnis Lawon Dec. 11, 2009, under which arnis will beone of the sports to be played annually inthe Palarong Pambansa.
The law also mandates that arnis be in-cluded in the school sports curriculum, un-like before when arnis was only offered in afew schools as an elective physical educa-tion subject.
“Actually, arnis has been in the roster ofgames of the Palaro for the past two years,but this time it’s different because it’s goingto be played as the national martial art andsport so our school sports officials are reallypushing for it,” said Malaya.
‘Arnis’ takes centerstagein Palarong Pambansa
Express sends import Younghome, brings in Forte
Air21 sent its ineffective im-port Keen Young back home andreplace him with Jason Fortewhen the Express face the AlaskaAces on April 14.
In a report released bygmanews.tv, express team man-ager and PBA chairman LitoAlvarez said that the decision ofreplacing Young was finalizedafter failing to guide Air21 to animpressive start early this season.
Air21 lost its first game, 92-87against defending champion SanMiguel then scored a 113-108 vic-
tory over Barako. They droppedtheir next two games, 100-96against Coca-Cola and a lopsided92-75 thrashing from reigningPhilippine Cup titlists Derby Ace.
Young’s replacement is Forte,who was supposed to suit up forCoca-Cola this conference untilbeing replaced by James Penny.
“Jason had a notable gameduring our tune up match againstTalk ‘N Text,” said Alvarez. “Hewill be given a two-week contractand then we will see if he fits oursystem.”
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Jonatan captures 3-9-1 combination
Sports Valley Jai AlaiSenior B Pelotaris
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Reserves:Fernandez, RichardApril 10: 3-9-1Merit Points 4,100
SPANISH pelotari Jonatancould only make a sigh, whenhe realized his mistake catchduring the 28th games of SportsValley Jai Alai. He thought hecould not be the winner.
But nevertheless, he came outvictorious in 3-9-1 combinationtogether with pelotarisCunanan and Richard. Theirgames gathered some 4,100 meritpoints.
In another development, dueto the intense action in thisgame of a thousand thrills,some of the pelotaris sufferedinjuries.
Because of that, the reservedplayers took their number po-sition to get the game going. LastApril 10, Estipona replacedSandoval while Cunanan re-placed Merson in the April 11game.
With these late replacements,jai alai can no longer changeline-up. That’s why, our pro-gram are subject to changewithout prior notice.
The luckiest number is sevenand the second hottest is three.In the line-up, pelotari Jaimewill try his luck in chocolateshirt seven. On the other hand,Madrigal will do his best inwhite shirt number three.
SMART Gilas Team Pilipinas managerFrankie Lim said they are not losing hope infinding the right import that would give themthe needed inside presence.
“We’re not giving up,” said Lim after pro-spective imports Dwayne Jones, Brian Butchand Earl Barron signed up with NBA teams.
“In less than a week we’ll come up withnames of the players we’re targeting and wehope we could successfully get one this time,”he added.
The Philippine developmental squad islooking for an import that they hope to natu-ralize and help them in their bid to earn aspot in the 2012 London Olympics.
Jones, who is top on Smart Gilas’ Serbiancoach Rajko Toroman’s list, is reportedly sign-ing up with the Phoenix Suns while anotherD-League standout Butch is close to inkinga contract with the Denver Nuggets.
Gilas searches for import
BILLIARDS SUMMER CLINICFormer US Open 9-Ball champion Ronato Alcano showstrue form as Bugsy Promotions head Perry Marianotaps him to lead young talents in the summer billiardsclinic in Quezon City. Bugsy Promotions will offer thiskind of workshop for free, which aims to develop thesport as a diversion for the youth during vacation.
