WEDNESDAY, June 2, 2010 Vol. 3 No. 252 • 8 pages www.commuterexpress.ph 11 8 1 9 2 16 19 42 29 13 16 P61.9m+ GOMEZ REMAINS ON TOP IN BATTLE OF GMS PAGE 7 CORRECTING THE CCS SERVER A Smartmatic technician explains to Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and House Speaker Prospero Nograles the procedure Smartmatic will implement to correct the bloated number of registered voters contained in the consolidation and canvassing server installed at the Batasan Pambansa. SEX BOMB ROCHELLE, BALAK MAGPARETOKE PAGE 4 DINKY WINS P1 LIBEL CASE PAGE 3 VETERANS BANK DECLARES CASH DIVIDENDS PAGE 6 TWO MEN FALL FOR BOGUS DOLLARS PAGE 3
CORRECTING THE CCS SERVERA Smartmatic technician explains to Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and House Speaker Prospero Nogralesthe procedure Smartmatic will implement to correct the bloated number of registered voters contained in theconsolidation and canvassing server installed at the Batasan Pambansa.
SEX BOMBROCHELLE, BALAK
MAGPARETOKEPAGE 4
DINKY WINS P1LIBEL CASE PAGE 3
VETERANS BANKDECLARES CASHDIVIDENDS PAGE 6
TWO MEN FALL FORBOGUS DOLLARS
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ARKHON A. ANTOLINExecutive Editor
JONATHAN P. VICENTEManaging Editor
LEA G. BOTONESNews Editor
CHONG P. ARDIVILLAOverall Creative Director
HECTOR L. LOZANOChief Layout Artist
TONETTE HENSONEVPEVPEVPEVPEVP, Sales & Marketing
MARIO L. ADELANTEAccounting Manager
RAUL B. PEREZCredit & Collection Manager
EDISON B. CAMARINESDistribution Manager
EDWIN A. COProduction Supervisor
VICTOR A. CALUAG,President and CEO Published Monday
C O M M E N T A R YMapang-api na nga, magnanakaw pa!KAMAKAILAN, ipinagbu-
bunyi ng mga alipores niPangulong Arroyo ang umano’ypaglakas ng ekonomiya ngbansa sa first quarter ng taongito dahil sa pagakyat sa 7.6%ng ating Gross Domestic Prod-uct (GDP) mula 0.5% noongnakaraang taon.
Pero ang malaking tanong,nararamdaman ba ito ni JuanDela Cruz? Nakasisiguro anginyong SHOOTER na walangepekto ito kay Mang Juan.
Ngunit ako’y naniniwala naang makakatikim sa biyaya nasinasabi ng mga kampon ngMalacañang na pagsigla ngating ekonomiya sa mga unangbuwan ng taong ito ay angmanikurista ni Gloria naginawa niyang isa sa mgaBoard of Trustees ng Pag-IBIGFund noong nakaraangbuwan. Kasama na rin dito angkanyang hardinero na ginawanaman niyang Deputy Admin-istrator ng Luneta Park. Angdalawang ito ay parehongmakakatanggap ng mahigitisandaang libong pisongsweldo kada buwan kasamana ang bonus at iba pang perks.
Kung totoo man na sumiglaang ating ekonomiya pagpasokng 2010, ang nagpapakasasadito ngayon ay angmayayaman na siyang lalongyayaman at ang mahihirap ayhindi ito mararamdaman,
bagkus, lalo silang masasadlaksa kahirapan.
Pagpasok ng Enero ngtaong ito, hindi na napatid angpagdagsa ng mga mangga-gawa sa Action Center ngWANTED SA RADYO.Karamihan sa kanilang mgareklamo ay ang sobrang babang sweldo at hindi kayangpagkasyahin sa pangangailanng kanilang pamilya.
Noong Lunes, May 31,halimbawa, 29 na mgaSaleslady ng NOVO Jeans &Shirts ang dumulog sa WSRpara ireklamo ang napakaliitna sahod na tinatanggap nila– malayo sa minimum wagena itinalaga ng Department ofLabor and Employment(DOLE).
Ang NOVO Jeans & Shirtsay isang multi-national com-pany na may 148 outlets sabuong bansa. Ayon sa mganagsusumbong, dalawa sakanila ay mga supervisors,wala pa sa 200 pesos angsinasahod ng karamihan sakanila kada araw at dose orassilang pinagtatatrabaho bawat
araw. Ang mga supervisorsnaman ay kapus pa sa 382pesos (minimum wage) angtinatanggap kada araw athindi rin binabayaran angovertime.
Pero ang pinakamatindidito, hindi na nga tama angpasweldo ng nasabingkumpanya sa kanilang mgaempleyado, ninanakawan panila ang mga ito. Binabawasanang mga empleyado ng 50 pe-sos kada linggo sa kanilangpaycheck para daw sa HealthCertificate nila mula sa CityHall, samantalang, walanamang duktor o kahit manlang health officer angtumitingin sa kanila.
Kapag may mga depektibongmga produkto na dumating sakanilang mga tindahan nagaling China, ang mgaempleyado ang pinagbabayadpara mapalitan ang mga ito.Ganun din sa mga kaliit-liitangmga gamit na nawawala.
Ngunit, hindi lamang angmga empleyado nila angninanakawang ng kumpanyangito, kundi maging ang kaban ngbayan. Nagpakita ng mgadokumento ang mga nagrerek-lamong empleyado ng patunayna matagal ng nandaraya sa BIRang NOVO Jeans & Shirts.
Sa kasalukuyan, iniimbesti-gahan na ng DOLE at BIR angNOVO.
OKAY nga ba ang ginawangpagdalaw ng labintatlong (13)foreign diplomats kay Presidentapparent Sen. Benigno“Noynoy” Aquino III upangbatiin ito sa kanyangpagkapanalo noong nakaraangMay 10 automated elections?
Naniniwala kasi si SenateMinority Leader AquilinoPimentel Jr. na paglabag saPhilippine sovereignty angpagbisita sa bahay ni Aquinosa Times Street sa Quezon Cityat maagang pagbibigay ng con-gratulatory message ng mgadayuhang opisyal.
Foreign diplomats walang respeto sa kalayaan ng Pinas?Okay rin ang sinabi ni
Pimentel na walang dudang siAquino ang nanalo at maipro-proklamang presidente subalithindi tama ang pagsasapublikong kanilang pagdalaw kayAquino bago pa man itomaiproklama. Paliwanag ngmambabatas, ang Pilipinas ayisang malayang bansa at walasa ilalim ng kanilangkapangyarihan. Isa lang, aniya,ang talagang pakay ng mgadayuhang bumati kay Aquino– negosyo ang bigyang pansin.
Iginiit ni Pimentel na hindimagagawa ng mga dayuhang
opisyal sa ibang bansa angginawa nilang pagdalaw atpagbati kay Aquino dahilmaituturing itong pakikialamsa political affairs ng bansa.
Okray naman para kay Sen.Edgardo Angara ang naginghakbang ng mga diplomatdahil kawalan daw ito ng alamsa election process ng Pilipinas.
Iginiit ni Angara na kunghindi ignorante sa proseso nghalalan sa Pilipinas ang en-voys, nais talaga ng mga itona ipaalam sa mgamamamahayag ang ginawanilang pagkilala kay Aquinobilang nangunguna sa bilangangayung hindi pa naman itopinal.
Okray din para kay Angarakung ang hangad ng mgadayuhan upang mapabilis angaksyon sa pagkilala kayAquino. Aniya, hindi pa dapatituring na president-elect siAquino hanggang hindi panatatapos ang canvassing ngKongreso.
TWO decades after the Aquino government successfullyrammed through the first major revision of the country’s LaborCode to the detriment of workers’ rights, the Employers’ Con-federation of the Philippines (ECOP) recently aired its desireto revise it anew. As with previous attempts to change theLabor Code, their stated reasons boil down to the “impera-tives of creating jobs to improve the economy.”
Their announcement followed the first major public ap-pearance of ex-Senator Ernesto Herrera, leader of the gov-ernment-backed Trade Union Congress of the Philippines(TUCP). Herrera is the principal author of Republic Act 6715of 1989, dubbed as the Herrera Law, the first major revisionof the Labor Code, which was passed in 1974 during theMarcos dictatorship. It was followed a few weeks later bythe “Wage Rationalization Act” or RA 6727, which providedfor the creation of regional wage boards, composed of repre-sentatives of the government, corporations, and labor, for thepurpose of determining wage increases. This, workers as-serted, was meant to weaken the national unity and struggleof workers for legislated wage increases.
After his role in changing the Labor Code, Herrera lost hisreelection bid for the senate. But recently, he came out of hi-bernation to lead TUCP in the filing of wage hike petitions insome regional boards, while the rest of the labor sector havegiven up on these “inutile” wage boards and are lobbyinginstead for a legislated wage hike.
What is in store for private sector employees and workersnow that the ECOP and TUCP, which progressive unionsaccuse of conniving to mangle workers’ rights, are againactively pushing for their respective agenda? These two groups,who are favored by the government and the InternationalLabor Organization (ILO), also often represent the two sidesof the tripartite body that formulates proposals for labor leg-islation.
Will another round of revisions of the Labor Code resultin jobs creation and improvements in the economy, which isreeling from a crisis?
Past Labor Code Revisions Made Workers Poorer, MoreExploited
Experience hardly exhibited what ECOP president EdgardoLacson said last week, that “the Constitution and the LaborCode have a preferential bias for labor as based on a time-honored principle of social justice observed in almost alldemocratic countries.”
Corporate profits have been rising in double digit ratesup to 2007, before the crisis hit the economy. In 2004 theaggregate net profit of the top 1000 corporations in the Phil-ippines increased by 160 percent.
In 2006, the top 20 percent of the population, numberingaround 3.5 million families account for 52.8 percent or morethan half of total family income, while the poorest 80 percentor 13.9 million families have to contend with the remaining47.3 percent. The income of the top 10 percent is 19 timesmore than that of the poorest 10 percent. Bulatlat.com
Is another Labor Coderevision in the offing?
OK o OKRAY?Ni Lea G. Botones
Okray na okray din aniAngara kung ang layon ngpagbati ni United States am-bassador Harry Thomas kayAquino ay upang magpadalang mensahe sa Kongreso nahuwag nakialam sa pagbilangng mga boto.
Sinabi ni Angara na hindimagandang mensahe iyondahil parang pakikialam naiyon sa palakad sa Pilipinas.Pero nilinaw ni Angara na hindiiyon ang mensaheng naisiparating ni Thomas sa mgamamamayan.
Pinakaokray ay angposibleng maging malinginterpretasyon sa naganap napagdalaw ng mga diplomatskay Aquino. Puwede kasingmaging signal ito upang isipinna tuta ang Pinoy ng mgadayuhan.
Kaya pinakaokey ay angmanahimik na lang muna anglahat, maka-Aquino o laban kayAquino, habang hindi pa siyanaproproklama at hindi pa rinnaman nakakapanumpa bilangpinakamataas na puno ngbansa.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 3
Trillanes and others maybe freed soonDETAINED Sen. Anto-
nio Trillanes IV and severalother military officersmaybe freed soon follow-ing the release from deten-tion on Monday of formerScout Ranger chief Brig.Gen. Danilo Lim.
The possible inclusion ofTrillanes and other sus-pected coup leaders -- suchas Lim’s fellow defeatedsenatorial candidate Col.Ariel Querubin and formerMarine commandant Maj.Gen. Renato Miranda -- sur-faced after Brig. Gen.
Reynaldo Ordonez hintedthat dozens more suspectedrenegade officers maybe re-leased if they can getthrough the same process.
“All these things are gov-erned by the regulations.There is a process on howone will get custody of a de-tainee. Danny went througha process and if the otherscan do that, I don’t see anyreason (why they would notbe granted provisional lib-erty). We will process it ac-cording to the regulations,”Ordonez to whom Lim was
released said.Lim posted a bail of
P200,000 before a MakatiCity court in connectionwith a rebellion chargefiled against him for the No-vember 2007 siege of theManila Peninsula Hotel.This paved the way forLim’s release from a CampCrame detention facilityand his provisional liberty.
“The regulations say itapplies to anybody. It is notselective. It applies to ev-erybody. Regulations applyto everybody,” said
Ordóñez, referring to theArticle of War 70 that allowsmilitary commanders thediscretion to detain or en-large officers facing trial bycourt martial.
“The grant is the pre-rogative of the chief of staffand it may be withdrawnactually, especially whenthere is a gross violation ofthe conditions which is theattendance of the courtmartials and the civil courthearings. That is howsimple it is,” he said.
Ronnie Santos
THE rainy season is already here asMetro Manila for the past few days is ex-periencing rains while some parts ofMindanao Island is flooded brought byheavy rains.
National Disaster Coordinating Coun-cil said about 35,000 people were affectedby floods in Mindanao, particularly partsof Sultan Kudarat town in Maguindanaoand Cotabato City
A report from dzXL radio disclosedthat heavy rains poured in Mindanao ataround 4 a.m. triggering waist- and neck-deep floods. Several vehicles were stalledin the flashflood on the national highwayin Cotabato City . The report also said some23 of the 37 villages in the city wereflooded.
Several houses in Bulalo village in Sul-tan Kudarat town in Maguindanao report-edly were also flooded causing heavy traf-fic in the area.
Earlier, Philippine Atmospheric Geo-physical, Astronomical Service Admin-istration said a low-pressure area offBatanes and the "Amihan" (northeastwinds) will bring rains to some parts ofthe country.
MM experiencing rains,Mindanao floods
NBI nabs two men for bogus dollars worth P1.8M
FORMER Department ofSocial Welfare and Develop-ment (DSWH) SecretaryCorazon “Dinky” Soliman hasbeen acquitted by the QuezonCity Regional Trial Court(QCRTC) after the prosecutionfailed to prove her guilt on theP1 libel case filed by Alagadparty list Rep. RodanteMarcoleta.
In a 21-page decision,QCRTC Branch 88 PresidingJudge Rosanna Fe Maglayaruled that “a conviction in acriminal case must rest noth-ing but certainty of guilt basedon the strength of the evidencefor the prosecution. As theprobative value of the People’sevidence failed to establishguilt beyond reasonable doubt,accused must be acquitted.”
Marcoleta filed the case in2005 after Soliman allegedlyissued malicious statementsagainst him during a pressconference on August 30,2005 in Rockwell Center inMakati City .
The complainant said thatduring the said press confer-ence, Soliman had linked himto alleged efforts byMalacañang to manipulatethe impeachment proceedingsby supporting a defectiveimpeachment complaintagainst President GloriaMacapagal-Arroyo.
NATIONAL Bureau of Investigation(NBI) agents seized a total of US$38,400in bogus US$100 denominations worthabout P1.8 following the arrest of twomen during an entrapment operation inManila .
The NBI identified the arrested sus-pects as Warlito Madrid Jr., of PasongKawayan 2, General Trias, Cavite andFelecito Briones Jr., of Area 1, BarangayLibho, Paranaque City . The two werecharged with violation of Article 168 ofthe Revised Penal Code (Illegal Posses-sion and Use of False Treasury or BankNotes and Other Instruments of Credit).
Investigations conducted by the Inter-national Police or Interpol Division ofthe NBI headed by Atty. Claro de CastroJr. revealed that the bureau received an
information regarding a syndicate, ledby Roel Santos also known as “Ka Imo,”that is involved in the production, distri-bution and sale of fake US and Philip-pine currencies in violation of the RevisedPenal Code.
In coordination with the personnel ofthe Investigation Division, Cash Depart-ment of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas,the NBI team conducted a buybust op-eration inside the Times Plaza on UN Av-enue corner Taft Avenue, Ermita, Manila.Santos was nowhere in sight during theoperation.
The suspects were immediately appre-hended after they received the markedfive P1,000 bills in exchange for the 384pieces of counterfeit US100 bills.
Angelie Escandor
Ex-DSWDchief wins
P1 libel case
Soldiers refused bribe from candidates laudedMARINE commandant Maj. Gen.
Juancho Sabban yesterday disclosedattempts by erring candidates to bribehis men for the railroading of the resultsof the just-concluded May 10 local elec-tions in the island province of Sulu .
Sabban is flying to Sulu today to giveawards to the Marine soldiers whoturned down the bribe offer “for dis-playing professionalism and of coursededication (to their duty)” and for “do-ing what is right.” He identified two ofthe three recipients of the award for gal-lantly protecting the integrity of the elec-tion as Pfc. Rhomel Divina and S/Sgt.William Magpili. The name of the third
one is still being confirmed.Marine spokesman Capt. Alden
Gwyn Amargo said Divina was offeredP100,000 by an unnamed campaignleader for him to leave the Maligay poll-ing precinct as there were lesser num-ber of voters coming in on the afternoonof May 10 “so he and his cohorts couldfill up the more than three hundred re-maining ballots for his candidate.”
Amargo said at the Baunoh Bangkalprecinct, another campaign leader ap-proached Magpili for the tampering ofat least 168 ballots. Magpili refused theoffer and continued securing the bal-lots. Ronnie Santos
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec)admitted yesterday that it has no clue yet onthe source of the supposed taped conversa-tion between Interior and Local GovernmentSecretary Ronaldo Puno and Comelec Com-missioner Nicodemo Ferrer on the alleged plotto rig the May 10 automated polls.
Comelec chairman Jose Melo said theNational Bureau of Investigation (NBI) hasbeen finding difficulty in determining thesource of the conversation due to the layerson the website wherein it was originallyposted.
The Comelec head said the multiple lay-ering only showed that the people behindthe website intended to keep their identitiessecret.
He reiterated that Ferrer and the other com-missioners were not involved in any plot tomanipulate the recent elections. Both Ferrerand Puno had denied talking to each other.
Melo said that like Ferrer, the commissionmight file charges against the culprit oncehe or she is identified. Ampie Galpo
No source yet of ‘HelloNico’ tape – Comelec
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PARA kay BarbieForteza, hindi isangterror director sidirek Andoy Ranayna naging kontro-bersiyal dahil sapagtatalak niya kayJake Vargas atpaggamit diumanong malalaswangsalita laban sabinatilyo.
Nangyari ito nanghindi mai-deliver niJake ang hinihingingacting ni direkAndoy. Ang tsika,nasa OB van sidirek nang magli-tanya siya laban saaktor. Nagkataonnaman na naroonlamang sa tabi angama ni Jake kayanarinig diumano nitoang lahat ngpinagsasabi niAndoy.
“Hindi po,” sambitni Barbie nangtanugin namin kungterror nga bangdirektor si Andoy sapresscon ng PilyangKerubin na pinagbi-bidahan niyakasama sinaJoshua Dionisio atElmo Magalona.
Actually, walangproblema si Barbiekay direk Andoy.“Masaya po.Sobrang saya ponamin sa set,” sabing dalagita.
“Kung sisigawanman po, alam ko napagkakamali ko poiyon kasi kung hindi
SHOWBIZPIZZAZZBy Alex Brosas
naman po tama angginawa ko hindi siyasisigaw. Pagkataposnoon, parang walangnangyari,” esplika niBarbie.
On her twoleading men, ito angsinabi ni Barbie:“Pareho silangmabait, parehosilang magaling. SiElmo, tahimik pero‘yun pala makulit. SiJoshua, makulitsiya. Palagi niyangpinipindot ang akingilong. Barahan kami,paunahan kamingdumating sa set.
“Sa workshop po,hindi ko akalain nafirst time siyang
(Elmo) umarte kasitalagang confidentsiya.”
Suwerte si Barbiedahil dalawangmagkasunod naproyekto angibinigay ng Siyetesa kanya, ang FirstTime at ito ngangPilyang Kerubin napang-primetime na.
* * *Until now ay
ayaw pang umamin
ni John Lloyd Cruztungkol sa realscore sa kanila niShaina Magdayao.
“We’re giving ittime. So, again,parang kami,” sabini John Lloyd saisang taped inter-view.
“Itong mga bagaykasi na ito pinag-uusapan namingdalawa dahil kamingdalawa ang involveddito. So, given theright time, makaka-pagbigay kami ngsagot about thatmatter,” dagdagniya.
Pero umamin angaktor na lumalalimna ang relationshipniya with Shaina.
“Talagang kungsa pagkakakilalanamin sa isa’t isa,
definitely maslumalim talaga.Nasa ganoong levelna siya. Ibang depthna meron ‘yungrelationship namin.That’s all I can say.”
* * *Hindi na nagtagal
ang isang datingaction star sapresscon ngkanyang TV show.Dali-dali siyangumiskapo mataposna maipakilala angcast.
Katabi namin angmanager ng aktorkaya within hearingdistance kami atnarinig namin angsinabi ng aktor sakanyang managerna “escape na ako,tita,alam ko namanang itatanong nilasa akin.”
Humanga kamisa aktor dahil kahitguest role langtalaga siya sa TVseries ay nag-effortsiyang umapir sa
presscon to think nasa isang malayongbayan pa sa Southsiya nakatira.
* * *Itinanggi ni
Rochelle Pangilinanna nagparetoke siya
ng kanyangboobs. “Actually,
Sex Bomb Rochelle, balak magparetoke
sumagi na sa isipko ‘yan. Kesa ano.Basta gano’n. Eh,ano ngayon? Hindilang naman ako anguna kung sakalinggagawin ko ‘yan.Iniisip ko pa lang‘yan, nasa inyo napala. Sino angnagsabi sa inyo?Gagawin ko pa lang‘yan, ha!” say niRochelle.
“Wala, mahihira-pan ako lalo nangayon na walangpahinga. Monday toSunday angtrabaho. M-W-F,“Daisy Siete” andthen Tuesday andThursday may“Diva” ako, Saturday“Diz Iz It,” Sunday“Party Pilipinas” and“Show Me Da
Manny.” Ngayongtapos na ako sa“Diva,” meron nanamang “Show MeDa Manny,”dumating na kasi siManny.”
“Ang sa akinlang, ang hirapkapag nagpahingaako ng isang linggo.Mahirap, ako ‘yungmahihirapan.
Ipinagtanggol siRochelle ng ilangSex Bomb members.
“Hindi totoo ‘yon.At saka kunganuman ang visionniya, kung gawinniya iyon kungsakali, kumbaga,walang big deal kasiginagawa din namanng lahat,” sabi ngisang kasama.
“Hindi kamipuwedeng magpa-enhance ng ganyankasi delikado saamin kasi ‘yungginagawa naminhindi normal nagano’n-gano’n lang,”say naman ng isangSB member.
“Hindi advisablesa dancer ‘yangmga retoke,” tilinaman ng isang SexBomb dancer.
“Pagdedesisyonanko kung magpapa-retoke ako ng ilong,magpapaputi ako,magpapalaki ako ngboobs, magpapalakiako ng puwet. Kunganuman ang gagawinko, choice ko ‘yon.Kung anumangtsismis meron d’yan,go for the goal.Bahala na kayo,” saynaman ni Rochelle.
A LOT of peoplewere surprised tosee the kids ofaction star RobinPadilla walk theramp in a fashionshow recently.
Robin said in areport released byPhilippine Entertain-ment Portal (PEP):“Proud na proud akosa mga anak ko.”
Robin led theshort list of fashionmodels who walkedthe ramp for the JagDstrukt Denim Warsfashion show held at
SM Mall of AsiaAtrium last May 31.
The action star-TV host walked theramp anew, and hewas joined by his 17year-old daughter,Kylie, and 10-year-old son, Ali.
He told the mediaand press people,“Si Ali, nagulat ako,kasi kaninangumaga medyo...Medyo alam ko na,ninenerbyos si Ali.Pero kanina, parangayaw na tumigil, e,inaawat mo na,
[sabi niya], 'No, no,no, people love me.”
People couldn’thelp but notice,“Mini-me ni Robin siAli.”
And the 40-year-old star smiled uponhearing the com-ment. “Sana, sananaman hanggang sasiya'y magbinata, e,ako ang kanyangmaging ehemplo,”he said.
FOLLOWING HISFOOTSTEPS. So,he won’t mind if hisonly boy with Liezl
Hindi langnaman ako
ang una kungsakaling
gagawin ko ‘yan.Iniisip ko pa lang
‘yan, nasa inyona pala. Sinoang nagsabi
sa inyo?Gagawin ko pa
lang ‘yan, ha
JOHN LLOYD CRUZ
BARBIE FORTEZA
JAKE VARGAS
JOSHUA DIONISIO
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Binoe son, daughter are future showbiz starsSicangco joinsshowbiz?
Binoe (Robin'snickname) an-swered, “Ako, eto satotoo ito, mas gustoko na mag-aral yungmga anak ko. Gustoko silang mag-aral,makatapos... Kayalang, siyemprebilang magulang,hindi ko dapathadlangan yungkanilang mgapangarap. Yun anggusto nila, dapatkong suportahaniyon.”ROBIN PADILLA ALI AT KAYLIE PADILLA
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PARA kay BarbieForteza, hindi isangterror director sidirek Andoy Ranayna naging kontro-bersiyal dahil sapagtatalak niya kayJake Vargas atpaggamit diumanong malalaswangsalita laban sabinatilyo.
Nangyari ito nanghindi mai-deliver niJake ang hinihingingacting ni direkAndoy. Ang tsika,nasa OB van sidirek nang magli-tanya siya laban saaktor. Nagkataonnaman na naroonlamang sa tabi angama ni Jake kayanarinig diumano nitoang lahat ngpinagsasabi niAndoy.
“Hindi po,” sambitni Barbie nangtanugin namin kungterror nga bangdirektor si Andoy sapresscon ng PilyangKerubin na pinagbi-bidahan niyakasama sinaJoshua Dionisio atElmo Magalona.
Actually, walangproblema si Barbiekay direk Andoy.“Masaya po.Sobrang saya ponamin sa set,” sabing dalagita.
“Kung sisigawanman po, alam ko napagkakamali ko poiyon kasi kung hindi
SHOWBIZPIZZAZZBy Alex Brosas
naman po tama angginawa ko hindi siyasisigaw. Pagkataposnoon, parang walangnangyari,” esplika niBarbie.
On her twoleading men, ito angsinabi ni Barbie:“Pareho silangmabait, parehosilang magaling. SiElmo, tahimik pero‘yun pala makulit. SiJoshua, makulitsiya. Palagi niyangpinipindot ang akingilong. Barahan kami,paunahan kamingdumating sa set.
“Sa workshop po,hindi ko akalain nafirst time siyang
(Elmo) umarte kasitalagang confidentsiya.”
Suwerte si Barbiedahil dalawangmagkasunod naproyekto angibinigay ng Siyetesa kanya, ang FirstTime at ito ngangPilyang Kerubin napang-primetime na.
* * *Until now ay
ayaw pang umamin
ni John Lloyd Cruztungkol sa realscore sa kanila niShaina Magdayao.
“We’re giving ittime. So, again,parang kami,” sabini John Lloyd saisang taped inter-view.
“Itong mga bagaykasi na ito pinag-uusapan namingdalawa dahil kamingdalawa ang involveddito. So, given theright time, makaka-pagbigay kami ngsagot about thatmatter,” dagdagniya.
Pero umamin angaktor na lumalalimna ang relationshipniya with Shaina.
“Talagang kungsa pagkakakilalanamin sa isa’t isa,
definitely maslumalim talaga.Nasa ganoong levelna siya. Ibang depthna meron ‘yungrelationship namin.That’s all I can say.”
* * *Hindi na nagtagal
ang isang datingaction star sapresscon ngkanyang TV show.Dali-dali siyangumiskapo mataposna maipakilala angcast.
Katabi namin angmanager ng aktorkaya within hearingdistance kami atnarinig namin angsinabi ng aktor sakanyang managerna “escape na ako,tita,alam ko namanang itatanong nilasa akin.”
Humanga kamisa aktor dahil kahitguest role langtalaga siya sa TVseries ay nag-effortsiyang umapir sa
presscon to think nasa isang malayongbayan pa sa Southsiya nakatira.
* * *Itinanggi ni
Rochelle Pangilinanna nagparetoke siya
ng kanyangboobs. “Actually,
Sex Bomb Rochelle, balak magparetoke
sumagi na sa isipko ‘yan. Kesa ano.Basta gano’n. Eh,ano ngayon? Hindilang naman ako anguna kung sakalinggagawin ko ‘yan.Iniisip ko pa lang‘yan, nasa inyo napala. Sino angnagsabi sa inyo?Gagawin ko pa lang‘yan, ha!” say niRochelle.
“Wala, mahihira-pan ako lalo nangayon na walangpahinga. Monday toSunday angtrabaho. M-W-F,“Daisy Siete” andthen Tuesday andThursday may“Diva” ako, Saturday“Diz Iz It,” Sunday“Party Pilipinas” and“Show Me Da
Manny.” Ngayongtapos na ako sa“Diva,” meron nanamang “Show MeDa Manny,”dumating na kasi siManny.”
“Ang sa akinlang, ang hirapkapag nagpahingaako ng isang linggo.Mahirap, ako ‘yungmahihirapan.
Ipinagtanggol siRochelle ng ilangSex Bomb members.
“Hindi totoo ‘yon.At saka kunganuman ang visionniya, kung gawinniya iyon kungsakali, kumbaga,walang big deal kasiginagawa din namanng lahat,” sabi ngisang kasama.
“Hindi kamipuwedeng magpa-enhance ng ganyankasi delikado saamin kasi ‘yungginagawa naminhindi normal nagano’n-gano’n lang,”say naman ng isangSB member.
“Hindi advisablesa dancer ‘yangmga retoke,” tilinaman ng isang SexBomb dancer.
“Pagdedesisyonanko kung magpapa-retoke ako ng ilong,magpapaputi ako,magpapalaki ako ngboobs, magpapalakiako ng puwet. Kunganuman ang gagawinko, choice ko ‘yon.Kung anumangtsismis meron d’yan,go for the goal.Bahala na kayo,” saynaman ni Rochelle.
A LOT of peoplewere surprised tosee the kids ofaction star RobinPadilla walk theramp in a fashionshow recently.
Robin said in areport released byPhilippine Entertain-ment Portal (PEP):“Proud na proud akosa mga anak ko.”
Robin led theshort list of fashionmodels who walkedthe ramp for the JagDstrukt Denim Warsfashion show held at
SM Mall of AsiaAtrium last May 31.
The action star-TV host walked theramp anew, and hewas joined by his 17year-old daughter,Kylie, and 10-year-old son, Ali.
He told the mediaand press people,“Si Ali, nagulat ako,kasi kaninangumaga medyo...Medyo alam ko na,ninenerbyos si Ali.Pero kanina, parangayaw na tumigil, e,inaawat mo na,
[sabi niya], 'No, no,no, people love me.”
People couldn’thelp but notice,“Mini-me ni Robin siAli.”
And the 40-year-old star smiled uponhearing the com-ment. “Sana, sananaman hanggang sasiya'y magbinata, e,ako ang kanyangmaging ehemplo,”he said.
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Binoe (Robin'snickname) an-swered, “Ako, eto satotoo ito, mas gustoko na mag-aral yungmga anak ko. Gustoko silang mag-aral,makatapos... Kayalang, siyemprebilang magulang,hindi ko dapathadlangan yungkanilang mgapangarap. Yun anggusto nila, dapatkong suportahaniyon.”ROBIN PADILLA ALI AT KAYLIE PADILLA
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PHILIPPINE VeteransBank (PVB) announced it hasdeclared cash dividends ofeight percent (8%) for pre-ferred and two percent (2%)for common shareholders, inthe Bank’s recent annualstockholders’ meeting. Col.Emmanuel V. De Ocampo,PVB chairman, said the cashdividends were approved inthe said gathering held at theVeterans Federation of thePhilippines compound onArroceros St., Manila wheresome 5,000 World War II vet-erans and their widows &heirs attended.
The stockholders’ meetingwas also highlighted by theelection of the bank’s Boardof Directors. Re-elected foranother one-year term to the11-member PVB Board wereCol. Emmanuel V. de Ocampo,Ricardo A. Balbido, Jr., Engr.Antonio A. Balgos, Commo.Vicente R. Buenaventura,Atty. Democrito T. Mendoza,Atty. Eduardo P. Pilapil, Gen.Umberto A. Rodriguez, Atty.Romeo G. Roxas, Atty. RamonP. Miranda, Jose A. Nuñez, Jr.and Col. Francisco T. San
Miguel.Ricardo A. Balbido, Jr., PVB
president, also reported thatPVB had an audited net in-come of P416.2 million in2009, slightly higher than the2008 results of P406.3 million.Balbido cited gains in its corebusinesses, deposits andlending, as the main driversbehind the bank’s sustainedprofitability. This was how-ever tempered by the slow-down in the income from se-curities trading.
In terms of total resources,PVB grew significantly last2009 from P45.1 Billion in2008 to P51.8 Billion as ofDecember 2009. The increasein PVB’s deposit base to P43billion from P37 billion wasthe main contributor to theBank’s asset growth. PVBPresident & CEO Ricardo A.Balbido Jr. said that PVB’sCash Management solutionswere the primary productsthat drove growth of depos-its while the loans to LGUsdominated the growth in theasset side. The Bank alsoopened 15 new branches allover the country expanded its
branch network to a total of60 branches nationwide.
The Bank’s capital posi-tion likewise improved toP4.99 billion as of December2009, from P4.74 billion in De-cember 2008. PVB’s Capital-Adequacy Ratio (CAR) re-mained high at 18.36% de-spite the bank’s continuedgrowth, still way above theBSP’s minimum of 10%. TheCAR is a measure to deter-mine a bank’s capability toshoulder risks.
”For 2010, we foresee abetter year and project im-proved earnings as we seeeconomy picking up now thatthe May 2010 elections areover.” said Balbido.
Philippine Veterans Bankis owned by some 300,000Filipino World War II veter-ans and their designatedheirs. As part of its mandate,it is committed to provide 20%of its annual net income to theBoard of Trustees of the Vet-erans of World War II, whichin turn manages programs forthe benefit of the veterans,their widows, orphans andheirs.
Veterans Bank declares cash dividends
SOGO ASSISTANCEThrough the joint coordination of Mr. Shaik Abdulguro, who is the chairman ofPeace and Order, and Brgy. official Ricardo Tuban with the management ofHotel Sogo-Aurora specifically Cash & Property Management Supervisor LilyPolopot, the donation of 300 pieces of linens, 30 packs of relief goods and 100Hotel Sogo Care T-shirts was successfully done on May 28. About 67 familieswho were affected by fire last May 22 at Sitio San Roque, Bagong Pag-asa,Quezon City were the beneficiaries of the Sogo assistance program. Presentduring the project are Mr. Shaik Abdulguro and Mr. Ricardo Tuban. The officialsare seen leading the donation of goods to the victims particularly Lily Polopot(left) who is one of the fire victims.
THE Caloocan City Division Office of theDepartment of Education (DepEd) orderedschool authorities to ban its students frombuying street foods being sold by ambulantvendors outside their respective schools onceclasses re-open.
The directive stemmed from complaints re-ceived by Caloocan City Mayor Enrico“Recom” Echiverri from pupils’ parents say-ing that consumption of these street foods havecaused sickness on the part of their children.
According to Echiverri, it is only right tolook after the health of the returning studentsso that their performance in school wouldnot be affected by having ailments.
With this in mind, Division Superinten-dent Dr. Corazon Gonzales has ordered allschool principals in the City of Caloocan toprohibit students from consuming food thathave been bought outside school premises.
Gonzales said that through such direc-tive, school officials would be able to limitthe number of students who would get sickby eating these foods.
Meanwhile, Echiverri told school officialsto make sure that the meals being served atthe school canteens are clean and safe to eatso that students would not bother going out-side to buy food.
“Our main concern here is the health ofour students. Because we all know that apupil with a strong and healthy body wouldbe able to study well,” Echiverri reckoned.
Consequently, the mayor advised parentsof school-aged children to help in the localgovernment’s campaign of saying “no” tostreet foods because it would only endangerthe health of their kids.
No more buying of streetfood for Caloocan studes
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Our Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadPhilip Pullman is a gifted writer of fantasy books.
His Dark Materials trilogy includes The Golden Com-pass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass andis very popular among young readers. But below thesurface of these sympathetic characters and compel-ling subplots is a sinister purpose. The story culmi-nates in a great war against God.
In these books, Pullman views the fall of Satan asa righteous cause for personal independence from God’s“tyrannical” control. He implies that Satan’s attemptto usurp the throne of God was the right thing to do!
In the book of Revelation, we read of the endtimes:“War broke out in heaven . . . . [And Satan] was cast to theearth” (Rev. 12:7-9). That future war is being preceded byan earthly conflict on the battlefield of our minds.
We must recognize Satan for what he is—a liar(John 8:44). His strategy is to take God’s words outof context and twist them into falsehood (Gen. 3:1-7). Our best defense against him is to hold firmly tothe truth of God’s Word (Eph. 6:10-18).
Our loving heavenly Father is “not willing thatany should perish” (2 Peter 3:9). But neither will Heforce our obedience. He leaves the choice to us. —Dennis Fisher
For Further StudyWant to learn more about spiritual warfare? Read
What In The World Is Satan Doing?on the Web at
www.discovery.series.org/q1001When Satan strikes, strike back with the Word of God.
PAPALIT-PALIT ng girlfriendang sikat na PBA player na ito nanagkataong isang Fil-Am.
Sabi ng isang nakakakilala sakanya, sobra raw mambabae angplayer na ito.
“Parang nagpapalit lang siya ngnagpapalit ng damit kung magpalitng girlfriend,” sabi ng kakilala namin.
Kaya naman pala paiba-iba ng kasamang babae ang Fil-Amna ito.
Taliwas sa kanyang kaibigan na PBA player na madalas dingmagpalit ng girlfriend pero stick to one naman at nagtatagal.
* * *Naging isang malaking tagumpay ang Shakey's V League na
nagtapos kamakailan lang.Champion ang UST, at runner-up ang SSC-R.Grabe sumuporta ang mga estudyante ng UST.Talagang in full force sila sa attendance.Sa July 11, balita namin ay magbubukas na ulit ang next con-
ference ng V League.Congratulations sa lahat ng bumubuo ng Shakey's V League.
* * *Dalawang assistant coaches ng isang college team ang
kamakailan lang ay nag-resign na din.Hindi namin alam ang dahilan pero may mga players na
nanghihinayang sa pagkawala nila.A few weeks ago, may dalawa ring assistant coaches na nawala
sa isang UAAP team.Ngayon naman ang tinutukoy naming assistant coaches na
nag-resign ay sa isang NCAA team.* * *
Si Leo Isaac na nga ba ang magiging head coach ng ArellanoUniversity sa NCAA?
Simula nung isang araw kasi, siya na ang nagpapa-practicesa team kaya may mga nagsasabi na siya na ang uupong headcoach ng Chiefs.
Si Leo ay athletic director ng Arellano at makailang beses naniyang napag-champion ang team nila sa iba't ibang liga tuladng NCRAA at Fr. Martin's Cup.
Hindi siya makaupong coach sa NCAA dati dahil head coachsiya ng Barako Bulls.
Ngayon, puwede na.
Ang mga GF ni Fil-Am cagerGomez remains on top in Battle of GMsDRESDEN Olympiad vet-
eran GM John Paul Gomezsettled for a draw with fellowGM Rogelio “Joey” AntonioJr. to remain on top after theeighth round of the 2010 Phoe-nix Petroleum “Battle ofGMs” national chess cham-pionships at the CharacterHotel in Tagaytay City, yes-terday.
A draw enabled the 24-year-old mechanical engi-neering graduate of La Salleto keep the solo lead with 6.5points, a full point ahead oftop seed and defendingchampion GM Wesley So(5.5 points) with still three
rounds left in this 11-roundtournament organized by theNational Chess Federation ofthe Philippines (NCFP)headed by president andchairman Prospero “Butch”Pichay Jr. also in cooperationwith Phoenix Petroleum andthe Tagaytay City govern-ment.
So, the reigning two-timedefending champion, badegoodbye yesterday.
The 12-time RP openchampion Antonio mean-while, who yielded his sixth-round match against So bydefault, remained in thirdplace with five points, fol-
lowed by GM Darwin Laylowith 4.5 points, US-based IMJulio Catalino Sadorra withfour points, IM RonaldDableo and Richard Bitoonwith 3.5 points and IMRolando Nolte with threepoints.
Bringing up the rear areFM Haridas Pascua (2 points),IM Oliver Dimakiling (1.5points) and FM JanEmmanuel Garcia (1 point).
In other matches yesterday,Sadorra defeated Dimakiling;Dableo trounced Garcia;Pascua upset Bitoon andLaylo split the point withNolte.
Artest a rough player –PierceCELTICS star Paul Pierce is excited to re-
turn to the NBA finals and his hometown forthe next round in the league’s greatest rivalry.
Boston’s best player isn’t exactly thrilledthat Los Angeles' welcoming committee in-cludes Ron Artest, a physical, tenacious de-fender.
“He likes to bang you,” Pierce said Mon-day, “grab you, hold you, pull your shortsdown. He’s going to try anything.”
The NBA's past two champions will gofor another title beginning Thursday nightwhen the Celtics face the Lakers in front ofan array of Hollywood stars and, very likely,a large number of Pierce’s friends and fam-ily who will root against their local team.
Roach wants out of Pacman-Floyd talksBOXING coach Freddie Roach
said he is inhibiting himself fromgetting involve in the talks be-tween the camps of MannyPacquiao and Floyd MayweatherJr. due to the many demands com-ing from the other party.
Roach said he is exasperatedby the many demands being madeby the Mayweather camp that iswhy he wanted out of the pic-ture.
Roach said he would just waitwhether the fight will pushthrough or not by November 13– the date Top Rank big boss BobArum set for Pacquiao’s ring re-turn.
“I am completely out of thenegotiations. Whatever happens,happens. I hope the fight hap-pens. But if not, I don't care whothe opponent is," said Roach.
Pacquiao last fought in March,scoring a lopsided 12-roundunanimous decision over JoshuaClottey to retain his WBO titlebelt.
“I just know Manny will be
fighting someone in November.We hope the opponent isMayweather. If not, we’ll fightsomeone else and we’ll be ready,"Roach stressed.
Meanwhile, Pacquiao mixespleasure and work when he leaveswith his family and small entou-rage for the United States Tues-day night.
Aside from attending the 85thbanquet awards of the BoxingWriters Association of America(BWAA) where he will be honoredwith the Boxer of the Decadehonor, the newly-elected Con-gressman of the lone province ofSarangani hopes to also get a bet-ter picture of what’s in store forhim once he returns to the ring inNovember -- possibly his lastfight.
The 31-year old, pound-for-pound fighter of the world de-parts for Los Angeles togetherwith wife Jinkee and his children,personal adviser Michael Konzand second trainer RogerFernandez.
