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ROARING

YEAR OF THE

METAL TIGER Joy Lim, famousgeomancer to thestars, generouslyshares her forecast forthe Year of the Metal Tiger in the eight-pageChinese New Yearsupplement ofCommuter Express. The dazzling feng shuiexpert, who gives freeconsultations, has herhands full touring SMmalls in Metro Manila.Joy Lim says dontexpect money to justflow to you like water.Resourcefulness andhardwork are the keyingredients to a

prosperous life.MICHAEL SUPERALES

PELIKULA NIMELAI WITH AI AI,

NILULUTO NA!PAGE 5

PREDICTIONS FOR

THE YEAR OF THEMETAL TIGER

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PNP official ng Imus, Cavite bagay na isalang sa firing squad!KUNG ang mga biktima ng

big time illegal recruiter na siEleonor Bautista angtatanungin, dapat agad na

sibakin sa pwesto at pagkataposay ikalaboso ang deputy chiefof police ng Cavite na si SeniorInspector Jigger Luceda.

Si Bautista ay kasalukuyangmay outstanding warrant ofarrest mula sa RTC Branch 91ng Quezon City dahil sa largescale estafa at grand scale ille-gal recruitment. Kamakailannadakip ng mga taga-Imus pulissi Bautista base sa isang tip ngisa niyang biktima sa kanyangpinagtataguan sa Imus.

Sa halip na i-turn over ngImus PNP si Bautista sa QuezonCity RTC itinago nila ito saopisina ng Womens andChildrens Protection Desk(WCPD) sa Imus. Ito ay sa kabilang commitment order nanatanggap ng Imus PNP mulasa Quezon City RTC nainuutusan silang i-turn over siBautista sa branch 91.Nagsinungaling ang Imus PNPat sinabi sa Quezon City RTC

na wala sa kanilang custodysi Bautista.Ngunit noong February 9,

Martes, nakausap ko si Lucedasa kanyang cellphone at inaminniyang nasa custody niya siBautista at inilagay daw niya

ito sa WCPD dahil wala rawkulungan para sa mga babaeang mga presinto ng PNP saImus.

Sinabi rin ni Luceda sa akinna ng mga oras na iyon nasakulungan daw ng WCPD siBautista. Pero ng tawagan kosi Bautista sa kanyangcellphone, sa kabilang linya,

at nagpanggap na isa akongkamag-anak ng kanyang mgaaplikante, sinabi ni Bautista nanasa isang pagamutan siya atpapauwi na sa kanyangopisina.

Nang balikan ko muli anglinya ni Luceda, wala na ito atpinatay na niya ang kanyangcellphone.

Base sa mga impormasyongnatanggap ng WANTED SARADYO si Bautista ay hindi

naman talaga nakakulong saWCPD dahil wala namankulungan sa WCPD sapagkatang WCPD ay hindi lagakanng mga suspect bagkus ito ayisang tanggapan nanagbibigay ng shelter and pro-

tection sa mga kababaihan atkabataan na biktima ng mgakarahasan.

Base pa rin sa mga

impormasyong natanggap ngWSR si Bautista ay nai-ispatansa ibat-ibang lugar sa Imus nanagre-recruit pa rin ng kanyangmga mabibiktima at palagingmay kasamang mga pulis bilangescort para masiguro na hindisiya hulihin.

Ang mga pulis patolangtulad ni Luceda at ng kanyangmga kasabwat sa Imus PNP,kung ako ang tatanungin, dapatang kaparusahan ay angisalang sila sa firing squad atpagkatapos mabaril kelangangmaturukan ng lethal injectionpara makasigurong todas natalaga sila.

Maraming sa mgakababayan natin ang winasakng illegal recruiter angpamumuhay at pag-asa. Ilansa kanila ang nagpakamataypa sapagkat labis nilangdinamdam ang ginawangpanloloko sa kanila ito yungmga biktima na ibinenta ang

lahat ng kanilang ari-arian atibinigay sa illegal recruiter anglahat ng pera sa akalangmakakapunta na sila sa abroadat giginhawa na angpamumuhay ng kanilangpamilya.

Formula One feverTHE Formula One fever is

getting higher.Production is underway for

the definitive feature documen-

tary film on Formula One rac-ing and Im hoping this wouldalso come out in the Philip-pines.

I learned that the F1 docuis scheduled for cinema releasein mid-2011 and this new filmwill tell the story of the goldenGrand Prix age that will in-clude interviews with thesports leading personalities,drivers, designers and engi-neers.

Of course the iconic Michael

Schumacher is expectedly oneof those who will be featuredin the film.

The story will also feature

the most famous F1 locations,from historic Monaco to thefuturistic Yas Marina Circuitin Abu Dhabi.

The film is being produced by Exclusive Media Groups(EMG) documentary unit, Spit-fire Documentary Films, alongwith Flat-Out Films and Dia-mond Docs.

Writer Mark Monroes cred-its include the 2010 AcademyAward nominated documen-tary, The Cove, while director

Paul Crowder is the man be-hind the Spitfire documentary,Amazing Journey: The Story ofThe Who and Once in a Life-time: The Extraordinary Storyof the New York Cosmos.

The producers are truly hon-ored to make this film, sayingto tell the story which has never been told is simply amazing.

The EMGs Co-Chairmanand CEO Nigel Sinclair saidthe heyday of Formula Oneracing was a very different time,when the risks were high andthe characters were larger thanlife.

Producing the film areEmmy award winning pro-ducer Michael Shevloff andNigel Sinclair, who producedthe Grammy Award-winningdocumentary No DirectionHome: Bob Dylan, directed byMartin Scorsese.

The project has the supportof Bernie Ecclestone and For-

mula One Management. Exclu-sive Film Distribution is han-dling worldwide sales and

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MATAPOS mag-desisyon ng Comelec sa pangunguna ni

Presiding Commissioner Rene V. Sarmiento nadiskwalipikahin si Congressman Baham Mitra sa pagtakbosa pagka-gobernador ng Palawan ay kanyang napagtantoang kaibhan ng residence sa domicile. Sa madaling salitanaunawaan na niya at nakabisa ang lyrics na awit ni ShirleyBassey na A house is not a home.

Ayon sa kasong isinampanina Antonio V. Gonzales atOrlando R. Balbon Jr. na hindikwalipikadong tumakbo bilang gobernador si Mitra salalawigan ng Palawan sadahilang hindi siya tunay nananinirahan sa

Munisipalidad ng Aborlan gaya ng isinasaad sa kanyangcertificate of candidacy na kanyang nilagdaan. Ayon saComelec record inamin ni Mitra na siya ay matagal naresidente ng Puerto Princesa City. Naging isang malakingusapin ang pag-establisa ng residence ni Mitra mataposaniyay kanyang abandonahin ang tirahin sa Puerto Princesaupang paboran ang inupahang Maligaya Feed Mill and Farm,sa Aborlan, Palawan noong 2008, ng siya ay magplanongtumakbo bilang gobernador ng lalawigan ng Palawan. Ayonsa Comelec record, Mitra filed his certificate of candidacyfor Governor of Palawan on November 28, 2009. Nauna rito,nag-apply si Rep. Mitra na mai-transfer ang kanyang votersregistration record mula Santa Monica, Puerto Princesa Citypatungong Sitio Maligaya, Barangay Isaub, Aborlan Palawan.

Bunsod ito ng maging Highly Urbanized City ang PuertoPrincesa at mawalay sa lalawigan ng Palawan bilang com-ponent city noong March 26, 2007. Bunga nito, lahat ngresidente ng naturang siyudad ay hindi na eligible to votefor candidates for elective provincial officials such as: Gov-ernor, Vice-Governor and members of the SangguniangPanlalawigan.

Ibinase ng Comelec ang desisyong idiskwalipika si Mitrasa 1928 decision ng Supreme Court sa Nuval vs. Guray case the Supreme Court has already ruled that the term resi-dence as so used is synonymous with domicile, whichimports not only intention to reside in a fixed place, but alsopersonal presence in that place, coupled with conduct in-dicative of such intention. Base na rin sa mga ebidensiyangisinumite ng petitioners mula sa 14 punong Barangays at 6na residente ng Aborlan, na nagsasabing hindi residente siMitra ng Aborlan at hindi nila ito nakita sa naturang lugar.Nagpatibay din ng desisyon ang affidavit ni CommodoreNicanor Hernandez na nagpapatunay na si Rep. BahamMitra ay nanatiling residente ng Puerto Princesa.

Palagay ko sisikat na jingle sa Palawan itong awit ni ShirleyBassey na A house is not a home.

A house is not a home Mitra knows now

STREETSMARTNi Jonathan Vicente

distribution, and will be rep-resenting the film at the forth-coming European Film Market(EFM) in Berlin.

* * *There had been a debatewhether or not sports TV pro-grams should air the final runof Georgian luger NodarKumaritashvili who died priorto the opening of the 2010 Win-ter Olympics.

For me its just simple: If thevideo is too gruesome for sportsfans to see then its no longernecessary to show them in de-tail.

Showing Kumaritashvili in

the gate 48 seconds before hisdeath was actually eerie, andthe photo of him getting at-

tended to by first responderswas the definition of macabre,as I have seen it onyoutube.com. The video was

immediately got deleted.For crying out loud, theluger was already dead. Whatis the news value in showinghim futilely receiving CPR?

During the actual luge com-petition, everyone made itdown safely, and thank God.

For luge, that meantprogress, healing and going back to normalcy.

This hyper-speedy sportresumed a day after tragedyrocked the sliding community

and threatened to spoil thespirit of the Vancouver Gamesbefore they opened.


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Freedom of Information Act pushed

NO POWER CRISIS,SAYS ENERGY CHIEF

ENERGY Secretary Angelo T. Reyes has assured the pub-lic that there will be no rotating brownouts for Luzon.

In an interview, Reyes saidseveral offline plants will be op-erational by then to supply thepower needs of Luzon, Visayasand Mindanao .

Reyes met with independentpower producers over the week-end to avert a looming power crisis.

In a related development,Reyes has the l owest performancerating among the Cabinet mem-bers of President Arroyo, accord-

ing to a recent 2010 SWS SurveyReview.Speaking in the sidelines of the

2010 SWS Survey Review at theAsian Institute of Managementlast January 14, Mahar Mangahas,president of Social Weather Sta-tions (SWS), ranked the ArroyoCabinet members according to theirperformance rating, where Reyesposted a poor or -15 percent inthe Performance Ratings of Se-lected Cabinet Officials conductedfrom February to September 2009.

Former Health Secretary Fran-cisco Duque topped the perfor-

mance evaluation survey, whileReyes was at the bottom of thesurvey, along with the late PressSecretary Cerge Remonde.

Mangahas said Reyes plum-meting ratings may be due to hisfailure to resolve the liquefiedpetroleum gas (LPG) crisis last year.President Arroyo had chided Reyesin public for failing to resolveimmediately the LPG problem.

As Energy chief, Reyes is again

facing the issue of power crisisas massive brownouts loom.

Last year, various sectors in-cluding senators and Catholicbishops slammed him for creat-ing a scary scenario leading upto the 2010 elections.

Sen. Chiz Escudero even askedReyes to resign for his failure toresolve the looming power crisis.

This is a clear case of crimi-nal shortsightedness on the partof Secretary Reyes given that thesupposed power crisis will play

a critical role in next year's po-litical exercise," Escudero had said.

Assistant SolGen tops JBC listASSISTANT Solicitor General

Amparo Tang got the most num-ber of votes from the Judicial andBar Council in the shortlist forthe position of Associate Justiceof the Sandiganbayan.

Coming in at second slot isDepartment of Justice (DOJ) As-sistant Chief State ProsecutorLeah Tanodra-Armamento withfive votes.

Other names making it to theshortlist with five votes are MakatiRTC Judge Maria Cristina Cornejoand Manila RTC Judge ReynaldoRoss.

These four names were sub-mitted by the JBC to President

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to makethe necessary appointments.

Under the 1987 Constitution,the president shall make the ap-pointment within 90-days fromsubmission of the list made by theCouncil.

The vacancy for the Associate Justice position of theSandiganbayan was incurred inview of the retirement of Presid-ing Justice Maria Cristina Cortez-Estrada on November 30, 2009upon reaching the age of 70.

Sandiganbayan is composedof 1 Presiding Justice and 14 As-sociate Magistrates distributed to5 different divisions. Ampie Galpo

AFTER a huge setback inthe final days of the thirdregular session of the 14thcongress, the Freedom of In-formation Act (FOI) cam-paigners tried to regain mo-mentum on Valentines Dayby sending a letter to SpeakerProspero Nograles urginghim to make the ratificationof the bicameral committee re-

port on the FOI first prioritywhen congress reconveneson May 31st.

Although the Senate rati-fied the report, the Housefailed to do so on the last ofthe session on Feb. 3. Failureto ratify the report on May 31will mean the FOI will beshelved and will have to berefiled in the next Congress.

Sa araw ng mga puso,magandang iregalo ngkongreso sa taong bayan ang

Freedom of Information Act,Akbayan Party-list Rep.Walden bello said at a

presscon organized by theRight to Know, Right Nownetwork on Sunday morning.Nananawagan kami kaySpeaker Nograles na i-ratifyang FOI.

The Right to Know, RightNow campaign held a massat Sto. Nio de Tondo offici-ated by Bishop Pabillo. Apresscon followed the mass,

with all the campaignerssigning the letter for SpeakerNograles.

THE Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) announced that it is

celebrating the beginning of the Year of the Metal Tiger with thetraditional dragon dance at its Ayala and Tektite trading floorstoday.

The event will start at 9:30 a.m. with PSE president and chiefexecutive officer Atty. Francis Lim leading the ceremonies in Tektitewith PSE director Alejandro Yu spearheading the dance in Ayala.

The dance is supposed to bring good luck and fortune to theentire PSE and its affiliate companies.

In Chinese Astrology, 2010 is The Year of the Tiger. The Year ofthe Tiger starts on Feb. 14, 2010 and ends on Feb. 2, 2011.

The Chinese Horoscope uses the lunar calendar and the Chi-nese New Year falls somewhere between late January and mid-February.

The Chinese name their years after one of the 12 animal signs

that follow one another in a specific order, which is repeatedover 12 years.

PSE welcomes Chinese New Yearwith dragon dance


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Scorsese to make new film with De NiroBERLIN MartinScorsese is keen to

revive a cinematicpartnership withRobert De Niro thatgoes back to "MeanStreets" nearly 40years ago and saysthe project will berelated to themobster world.

The 67-year-oldmovie maker was atthe Berlin film

festival for thepremiere Saturdayof his latest pictureShutter Island, hisfourth collaborationwith LeonardoDiCaprio.

Bob De Niro (andI) are talking aboutsomething that hasto do with thatworld, Scorsesetold reporters after apress screening of

Shutter Island,where the audiencereaction was

decidedly muted."There's no doubtabout that. We'reworking on some-thing like that, butit's from the vantagepoint of older menlooking back, noneof this runningaround stuff."

Rumors thatScorsese may bereviving one of film'smost successful

collaborations havebeen rife for years,as fans look backwith nostalgia toclassics such asRaging Bull, TaxiDriver and CapeFear.

The Hollywoodheavyweights lastworked together onCasino in 1995.

Fear and paranoia

For now, attentionis focused onShutter Island,

starring 35-year-oldDiCaprio as U.S.Marshall TeddyDaniels in a psycho-logical thriller set ona wind-swept,rugged island that ishome to a highsecurity psychiatrichospital.

In the story basedon a Dennis Lehanenovel, he and hispartner Chuck are

brought in to huntdown a killer whohas mysteriouslyescaped from hercell leaving no trace.

Daniels, trauma-tized by memoriesof the Nazi concen-tration camps heliberated as a U.S.soldier, becomesincreasinglysuspicious of awider conspiracy

and the boundariesbetween conflictingrealities gradually

blur.Asked why the

movie was not inthe main competi-tion line up in Berlin,Scorsese jokinglyreplied: What if itdidn't win?

In Shutter Island,which hits U.S.theatres later thismonth, the director

aims to recreate whathe calls an atmo-sphere of paranoia

and fear prevalent in1950s America whenhe was growing upduring the Cold War.

I experienced the50s first hand inNew York City, thecold war, the para-noia, the secrecy,he said. In cinemaitself, the movies Iwould go and see

reflected this.For DiCaprio,Shutter Island was

possibly the hardestpart he has had toplay for Scorsese,along with "TheAviator" in which heportrays the wealthybut increasinglyderanged aviatorand film makerHoward Hughes.

Asked why hekept coming back toScorsese, he said:Youd be a fool not

to jump at theopportunity to workwith somebody whoI consider, andmany consider to bethe definitivedirector or our time.You'd be an idiot.

* * *The revamped

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coverage of theopening ceremoniesof the Winter Olym-

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aktor at ang ina nitong P300,000.Naging maayosnaman angpagbabayad ngmag-ina kayanaman hindinagdalawang-isipang negosyante namuli itong pahiraminnang mangailangannaman ang mga ito.

* * *As expected, si

Melissa Cantiverosang nagwaging BigWinner sa Pinoy BigBrother Double Up.Siya naman talaga

ang inaasahannaming mananalo atwala ng iba pa.

Ang hindi namininaasahan ay siJason Francisco,ang dyowa ni Melai.Ang hula kasinamin, magigingsecond Big Placersi Jason, pero hindiito ang nangyari. SiPaul Jake, ang

negosyante fromCebu, ang itinanghalna second BigPlacer samantalangsi Jason naman angthird Big Placer.

Anyway, maramiang kinilig kinaMelai at Jason kayanaman hit na hit angkanilang Melasontandem. Sa ASAPXV nga kahapon ay

sobrang kilig angaudience sa dalawa.

Makikita mo talagaang chemistrynilang dalawa.

Ang balita namin,inaapura na angmovie ni Melai withConcert ComedyQueen Ai Ai delasAlas. Anytime soonay uumpisahan naraw ang Star

HINDI na ma-take ng isangpopular business-woman angpangdededma ngisang aktor sautang niyangmahigit sa isangmilyon.

Ang sabi saamin ng isangtaong malapit sabusinesswoman,sasampahan naniya ng kaso angaktor kasama ang

ina nito. Silangmag-ina kasi angnangutang ngisang milyon atpareho silangpumirma sa isangkasunduan.

Simula rawnang humiram angaktor ng datung ayhindi na raw itoregular nanakakapagbayad.

Ang tsika pa saamin, nang mag-issue pa ito ngtseke ay wala paraw pondo.Ngayon nga raway hindi namahagilap angaktor maging angkanyang ina.

Ang tsika saamin, wala rin dawrespond ang akorsa ipinadalang

demand lettermula sa abogadong business-woman.

With this,nagpasya na rawang negosyante nakasuhan ang aktorat ang ina nito.One of these daysdaw ay isasampana ang kaso labansa mag-ina.

Noong una,nangutang na ang

SHOWBIZPIZZAZZ

By Alex Brosas

Pelikula ni Melai with Ai Ai, niluluto na!Ingles pero unti-unti na rin namansiyang natututo. Atsaka, parang hindinaman ang mgatanong naipinabasa sakanya ang mgaitinanong duringthe interview.

***Isang young

actress daw angsource ng tsikangmadalas namakipag-inuman

ang isang aktreskasama ang isangaktor na sikat.

Nakita raw kasing young actressna magkasamaang dalawa habangnasa gimikan.Ayun, ipinagkalatna raw nito namadalas ngangmagkasama angdalawa sa mgaparty at paglabas-labas ngayon.

Ang tanong,bakit nakikita ngyoung star angkapwa niyaactress gayonghindi niya nakikitaang sarili niya nagumigimik din?Bakit parangmasyado yatasiyang insecure sayoung star? Baka

naman feel dinniya ang sikat naaktor kaya lang ayhindi syapinapansin.

At bakit hindimaamin-amin ngyoung actress naboyfriend na niyaang playboy naaktor? Bakit atbakit pa?

Hala, nagalit

daw kami. Ha! Ha!Ha!

Cinema movie na itohabang mainit paang tambalangMelai at Jason.

* * *

Naawa kami samga panlalait nainabot ni Ara Minasa isang interviewniya with DJ Mo.Puro batikos kasiang nakuha ngaktres mula sapanayam na iyon.

Ang sa aminlang, hindi mangaano ka-articulatesi Ara ay may

karapatan pa rinnaman siyangtumakbo. Hindinaman kasinadadaan iyan sapagiging articulate.Marami nga diyanna marunong nga,pero maaasahan basila ng kanilang mgakababayan?

Isa pa, aminadonaman si Ara nahindi naman talaga

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MAGTATAPOS na ang fantaseryeng Darna ni Marian Riverapero may kapalit na ito na meron ding name recall pagdatingsa title pa lamang.

Ang Panday Kids ang papalit sa timeslot na iiwan ng Darnasa GMA-7. Magtatapos ang Darna sa February 19 at magpa-pilotnaman ang Panday Kids sa February 22, pagkatapos ng 24 Oras.

Kagaya ng mga lumabas na pelikula, talagang pinaghandaanat ginagastusan ng malaki ng GMA-7 ang Panday Kinds, na idireheni Mike Tuviera.

Spin-off ito sa isa sa pinakamatagumpay na likha ng nobelistangsi Carlo J. Caparas. Ipinakita ng ilang bumubuo ng Panday Kidssa PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) ang mga naunangnakunang eksena nila. Kuha ito sa chopper na nirentahan ng

mahal ng Kapuso network, pero ilang minuto lang ito mapapanood.Napanood din namin ang eksena sa nina Christopher de Leon

at JC de Vera sa hanging bridge. Ang naturang eksena ay part ngtraining ni JC de Vera bilang Aureus kay Christopher de Leon, namay special participation bilang guru. Maganda ang pagkaka-execute ng fight scene. Nalaman namin na kinuha ng productionstaff ang Chinese stunt director na si Larry Ang para sa mga fightscene ng Panday Kids.

Ang Panday Kids ay pagbibidahan ng tatlong child stars nagaganap sa papel ng mga batang pinagkalooban ng natatangingkapangyarihan upang labanan ang Hari ng Lagim na si Lizardo,na ginagampanan ni Marvin Agustin.

Ang child stars na gaganap sa mga pangunahing tauhan ay siRobert "Buboy" Villar at ang mga baguhang sina Julian Trono at

Sabrina Man, na nakuha sa malawakang audition na isinagawang GMA-7.

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from 1 to 9 inclusively.

Previous puzzle solution

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SAGOT SA NAKARAAN

PAHALANG

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na bansa

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THE Philippine Embassy in Polandreiterated its warning to job applicants

for deployment to Poland not to pro-ceed, specifically those recruited as"mushroom pickers".

"There are approximately 86 Fili-pino women deployed or working asmushroom pickers currently in Po-land. Majority of these workers arenot happy with their jobs due to verylow wages, unfavorable working con-ditions and/or substandard accom-modations," Philippine Ambassadorto Poland Alejandro D. del Rosariosaid.

Representations are being made

with the Philippine Overseas Employ-ment Agency (POEA) not to issue clear-ances for the deployment of Filipinosin Poland to work as mushroom pick-ers.

The Ambassador pointed out thatthe Filipina mushroom pickers areemployed under disadvantageous cir-cumstances.

Ambassador del Rpsario expalinedthat these OFWS are not directly em-ployed by the mushroom companies but through a Polish recruitmentagency who subcontract their services.

"As the mushroom company is notdirectly responsible to the workers, itis not concernred with their welfare.

Second, workers are paid on a per kilobasis, which is dependent on the avail-

able mushrooms for picking and theorders received from customers. Ratesper kilo depend on whether the mush-room is of first, second or third classquality. In effect, there is no fixedwages for a mushroom picker. Work-ers' monthly earning vary fromUS$150 to US$500," Ambassador delRosario said.

Ambassador Del Rosario addedthat workers are given the task ofcleaning the production sites and itspremises, and they are not paid do-ing this job.

The workers are also living in sub-standard accommodations. Morethan 30 individuals share one dilapi-dated bathroom with limited supplyof hot water, the Filipina workers wakeup as early as 3:00AM to queue andbathe.

"With a placement fee of aboutUS$4000, the bulk of which is nor-mally financed by 'lending companies'charging exorbitant interest rates, thedeployed mushroom picker is deepin debt even before he or she startswork," the Ambassador said.

On January 29, the Embassy alsoissued a warning to Filipinos on ac-cepting jobs in Poland in light of 35

workers languishing in a small hos-tel for a month in Warsaw. The 35

arrived during the last week of De-cember 2009 and it was only on Janu-ary 26 that 16 of them found employ-ment as promised by Euroconnect, aPolish recruiting agency.

The agency works with JavierManning, who is based in Malate,Manila. These two agencies wereresponsible for the earlier plight of19 mushroom pckers who walked outfrom their company because of un-fair labor practices.

Last December 8, 2009, the Em- bassy repatriated 10 of the 19 mush-

room pickers.The repatriation was made pos-sible after the Embassy and the DFA,in cooperation with the POEA andthe Oveseas Workers Welfare admin-istration, persuaded the Polish re-cruiter to provide them airplane tick-ets.

Several of these OFWs complainedthat they did not receive theUS$600.00 salary per month indi-cated in the manpower request formfrom the Polish recruitment agency.They also claimed that they only re-

ceived a net pay of US$180.00 amonth, based on a certain produc-tion quota.


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Our Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadWhen a publishing company asked me to write an

endorsement for a new book, I said Id be glad to. It

appeared to be a helpful effort directed to young people,challenging them to live for God in a changing world.But as I read the book, something troubled me. Al-though it had lots of Scripture and great spiritual

advice, it didnt explain that the starting point forany relationship with God is salvation through JesusChrist.

The writer seemed to imply that the essence of living spiritually in modern society is based totally onactiongood deedsand not on saving faith in Christ.

I didnt write the endorsement.The culture of the church is changing rapidly. Often

left behind in the rush to find exciting new ideas is theessential nature of the gospel. The apostle Paul wasastonished that people so readily embraced a different

gospel (Gal. 1:6). What he preached was not fromman, but a direct revelation from Jesus Himself (vv.11-

12).We must never let go of that true gospel: Christ

died for our sins, was buried, and rose again for ourjustification, declaring us righteous before God (Rom.

4:25; 1 Cor. 15:3-4). This alone offers the power ofGod to salvation for everyone who believes (Rom.1:16). If we want to live for God, this is the onlyplace to start. Dave Branon

No one can say he doesnt needForgiveness for his sin,

For all must come to Christ by faithTo have new life within. Branon

Faith is the hand that must take Gods gift of salvation.

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ment the scarce number of medical facilitiesin the region.

Speaking before students of the Univer-sity of the Philippines in Manila during the

Gordon bats for floating hospitals for Mindanaorecent Make Health Count presidentialforum, Gordon acknowledged that there is aneed to further improve the health and medi-cal system in Mindanao, whose people havethe lowest life expectancy in the Philippines

at 59 years old.This is a far cry from the life expectancy of

Filipinos in Central Luzon pegged at 71.7years old.

MANILAMayor Alfredo S.Lim ordered theimmediateclosure anddemolition of aschool annex building after itwas declaredcondemned byCity Hall build-ing officials.

The Dr. JuanNolasco school

annex buildingin Tondo, Manilahas been de-clared con-demned becauseit is alreadydeteriorated.

Lim said heordered thedemolition of thecondemnedschool annex building toprevent untowardincidents and

stressed it would be risky for theteachers, studentsand occupants ofthe building.

With theimminentdemolition of theschool, Lim alsoordered con-struction of anew building ina dialogue withthe officers andfaculty of said

school. AngelieEscandor

A Manila Re-

gional Trial Court(RTC) has denied theplea of the workers toissue a temporary re-straining order (TRO)stop the take-over ofthe Manila NorthHarbour Port.

The Pier 8 Work-ers Union failed toconvince ManilaRTC Branch 25, toissue to TRO to stop

the Philippine PortsAuthority (PPA)from turning overcargo handling op-erations to the newoperator.

The Philippine National AIDS Council

(PNAC) fears more than two Filipinos mayacquire HIV everyday this year if the gov-ernment would not come out with a drasticsolution to stop it.

Dr. Chito Avelino, executive director ofPNAC, speaking at the Balitaan sa Tinapayannews forum in Sampaloc, Manila, warnedthe Philippines of the sudden increase of HIVcases in the country, noting that the age

bracket of Filipinos who practice sex is be-coming younger as young as 12 years old.

The trend (no. of HIV cases in the Philip-pines ) is increasing and there is need for theDepartment of Health (DOH) to do drasticmove to prevent it, he said.

HIV in the Philippines is predominantlysexually transmitted. The HIV disease can become into full-blown AIDS.

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The 27-year-old World Boxing Association (WBA)interim super flyweight champion sent Vargas tothe canvass at 1:40 in Round 3 with a might leftuppercut. Donaire retained his title and improvedhis record to 23-1 (15 KOs).

Donaire said of his opponent in a post-fight in-terview: I felt that he could not back me up when Ithrow my jab. He could have pressured me thenmade it a different game because I would have boxeda little bit but in the last round we figured him out.My corner was telling me Relax, youre too stiff.

When he finally calmed down, Donaire said he

did what he exactly did in the gym.I used my right, I used my left, side to side and Idid everything that I can to make him confused andhe did not know where I was, he said of Vargas,who now has a record of 26-5-1 (11 KOs).

Donaire KOs Mexican foeCONDITIONING proved essential for the Filipino Flash Nonito

Donaire, Jr. as he churned out a 3rd round knockout victory over Mexi-can Manuel Chango Vargas in yesterdays Pinoy Power 3/Latin Fury13 event at the Las Vegas Hilton. MOSCOW GM

Wesley So of the Phil-ippines continued hisamazing recovery byhacking out another de-cisive victory over GMHrant Melkumyan ofArmenia in the fifthround of the ninthAeroflot Open chesschampionship at theHotel Gamma-DeltaSaturday.

The 16-year-old So,

one of the youngestplayers in the tough,80-player tournament,handled the disadvan-tageous black pieceswith surprising easeand outdueled the5 9 t h - s e e d e dMelkumyan in only 39moves.

So gave up a rook fora bishop and twopawns on his 22ndmove to gain strong at-

tacking chances on theArmenians uncastledking on h1 and went forthe kill with a potentqueen-rook-bishop as-sault.

So clipsArmenian

in 5th round

New cage heroes to emerge in PBL TrinidadTHE 2010 Philippine Basketball

League PG Flex-Erase Placenta Cupcould be short but sweet and this sea-son league officials are confident theycan help create a new batch of cageheroes.

We have more than 50 rookies and

another 50 plus veterans, all of themare out to make a name for themselves,said PBL Commissioner ChinoTrinidad. Thats the reason why thePBL continues to exist, we have to helpthese budding stars fulfill their dreams

of playing in the pro league.Executive director Butch Maniego

added that the exposure they get in thePBL would be instrumental in improv-ing the players games.

After the first conference, well haveanother conference this April which I

think is enough to serve our purpose,he said.

Cobra Energy Drink and AscofLagundi (formerly Pharex) are the teamsto beat in the eight-team field since they boast of several established stars.

MASAYA angPBL dahil may bagona namang kasali saliga nila.

Ang tinutukoynamin ay angAgriNurture Inc., oANI.

Prutas at gulayang negosyo ng ANI pero hayan at pumapasok silasa basketball.

Naniniwala ang mga team owners na sina An-tonio Tiu at Dennis Sia na ang pagpasok nila samundo ng sports ay magiging very rewarding parasa kanilang kumpanya.

Kaya ngayon pa lang, excited na sila sa

pagbubukas ng PBL bukas.Nais nila ay matagalang partnership sa PBL kayanaman pinaghahandaan nila ang kanilang team.

Si Toto Dojillo ang kanilang head coach at si RomanOng ang team manager.

Ilan sa magagaling na players nila ay sina Chris-tian Luanzon, JR Sena, Mark Cagoco, Mark Acostaat Jayson Pascual.

"Hindi naman kami nage-expect ng masyadongmalaki but at least nandito na kami, and we havemade the big start. We can't be champions namanovernight, but at least, we are sure we will be givingour best in all our games," sabi ni team owner Mr.Antonio Tiu.

* * *Oo ngat bago lang sila pero marami na rin ang

natatakot sa ANI.The mere fact na nandyan si JR Sena, marami

ang nagsasabing ingat sila sa team na ito.Na-draft si Sena sa PBA pero hindi nakapirma.Pero malaking challenge kay Sena na makabalik

siya sa PBL at maging isa sa big players ng ANI.

AgriNurture Inc., masayasa pagpasok sa PBL

commuter express 02-15-2010

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