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Marahil ay kilala ninyo si akiko Thompson. isang

sikat na atletang Pilipino. Kasalukuyang Commis-sioner ng Philippine Sports Commission si Ms. Thomp-son. Swimmer si akiko at minsang namayagpag ang kanyang pangalan dahil may tatlong beses siyang nakapa-sok sa Olympics at umani na rin ng maraming medalyang ginto sa iba’t ibang pag-kakataon bilang swimmer.

Naalala ko noong kasag-sagan ng kasikatan ni akiko

ay minsang natalo din siya at tinanong siya ng mga tao kung ano ang naramdaman niya nang siya ay matalo. Matapang niyang sinagot na dalawa lang ang pwedeng mangyari–maging bitter or better. Tama si akiko.

hinangaan ko siya dahil sa kabila ng kanyang ka-bataan noon ay alam nya ang aral na kung matalo ka ay dalawa lang ang pwede mong gawin–magreklamo, magmukmok at damdamin ang pagkatalo o kaya naman ay gamitin ang karanasan ng

pagkatalo para maging mas mabuting tao at mas mab-uting atleta. Bitter or bet-ter, ikaw, ano pipiliin mo? Ngayon ang makasaysayang araw ng unang State of the Nation address (SONa) ni Pangulong Benigno Sim-eon C. aquino iii. Sa naka-lipas na mga araw, may mga naglabasang mga ispeku-lasyon na magiging isang exposè daw ang SONa ni P.Noy. ibig sabihin ay mag-papasabog daw ang Pangulo ng mga rebelasyon tungkol sa masamang kalagayan ng ating bansa dahil sa klase ng naging pamumuno ni Gloria arroyo. Pwede mamimili si P.Noy sa dalawang pwede niyang puntahan–maging bitter o magpakita ng sama ng loob, manumbat, at sisi-hin si arroyo o kaya ay gami-tin ang lahat ng kanyang napag-alamang kapangitan o katiwalian para maging basehan kung paano niya mapapabuti ang kanyang administrasyon.

Kung ikaw si Noynoy, ano ang pipiliin mo? Sabi nga ni akiko, hindi natin makokon-trol na lagi tayong panalo pero makokontrol natin kung paano tayo magre-react sa isang pagkatalo, kung paano natin tatanggapin ang isang pagkatalo, at magamit pa ito para sa ating kabutihan.

Sa kaso ni aquino, mara-mi ang nasa kanyang paligid na dati nang nasa adminis-trasyon ni Gloria arroyo.

Magiging bitter ba siya at pagdiskitahan ang mga ito o pipiliin na lang niya na panindigan sa lahat ng Pilipino na siya ay magiging mas magaling na Pangulo, a better person and a better President, at gamiting aral para sa pagbabago at pag-unlad ang mga karanasan, tagumpay, at kamalian ng dating pamahalaan.

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n 0908-508xxxx–idol, reklamo ko lang po yung Maligaya National high School. Napakarami po kasi nil-ang pinabibili sa mga estudyante nila. Dapat daw po lahat ng subject ay may workbook sila, kapag hindi daw po bu-mili ay maze-zero sila sa lahat.

n 0930-271xxxx–Mr. raffy tulfo, nais ko lang pong ireklamo ang Pru-dence Security & Detective agency sa Palawan. Noong March pa po kasi kami hindi nakakasahod at mukhang tinataguan na po kami ng manager namin. hindi na po namin sila makau-sap. Sana po matulungan niyo kami.

0908-180xxxx–Sir, kami po ng mga kasamahan ko na SG ng ilocos Norte hotel & Convention Center ng Brgy. Balacad, laoag City ay mahigit dalawa at kalahating (2 ½) buwan na

pong hindi sumasahod. ang masakit pa po nito, kung makasahod man kami, pang 15 days lamang na sweldo po ang binibigay sa amin. Napakarami po ng aming pangangailangan dahil lahat kami ay pamilyado at sa sahod namin lang po kami umaasa. Kami po ay under ng acestar Security agency.

n 0916-824xxxx–idol, reklamo ko lang po ang mga taga MMDa, marami na po kaming nakakaranas ng ganito, nahuli po ako at kinuha nila ang lisen-sya ko, makaraan ang ilang araw, natu-bos ko naman din po. Pero ng magre-renew po ako sa lTO, nakasulat po doon na naka-alarma pa ang lisensya ko, hindi po tuloy ako makapag-renew hanggang sa ngayon. Mukha pong modus na iyan ng mga taga MMDa.

n 0932-561xxxx–Sir gusto ko lang po malaman kung legal ba ang pagkaka-huli sa akin ni PO3 Nato ng Parañaque Police. Nakaparada lang po kasi ang aking motor sa tabi ng mini-mark para patingnan at ipagawa ang aking motor nang biglang may dumaan na police mobile at tumigil sa tapat ng motor ko. hinanapan po ng rehistro yung motor ko at ng maipakita koito sa kanya ay

kanya namang hiningi ang aking lisen-sya at ako’y binigyan ng ticket. Violation ko daw po ay unregistered motor vehicle samantalang kapapakita ko pa lamang sa kanya ng rehistro.

n 0909-774xxxx–Mr. raffy Tulfo, pakikalampag naman po ang mga ad-ministrator ng tren na byaheng ala-bang to Manila, sobra po kasi sila kung magsakay ng pasahero, kahit loaded na, sige pa rin. Kailan pa po kaya mababahala ang mga iyon, kapag may nadisgrasya na po ba? Salamat po.

n 0927-810xxxx–Sir raffy, rekla-mo ko lamang po ang yung nangyar-ing hold-up sa isang pampasaherong jeep sa tapat nang SM Centerpoint noong July 21, 2010 bandang 11:15pm. Nagreport po kasi ang ilang pasahero sa Station 11 pero hindi sila pinansin at ipanasa sila sa Station 4 samanta-lang ang presintong iyon ang pinaka-malapit sa pinangyarihan ng hold-up.

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AS President Aquino prepares for his first State of the Nation address (SONa), representatives of cause-oriented and sectoral groups gathered to put togeth-er their concrete demands, which they dubbed as the people’s “agenda for National Survival.”

led by Bayan (New Patriotic alliance) and Pag-babago! People’s Movement for Change, the groups presented their agenda to aquino and to the media, with the agenda grouped into issues concerning na-tional sovereignty, social justice, economic develop-ment, human rights, protection of the environment and forging of a just and lasting peace.

The consolidated people’s demands were pre-sented at the Pamantasan ng lungsod ng Maynila last July 20. These, they said, would also be the core demands that the different sectors would bring out on Aquino’s first SONA today, and which they would bring to the proper government agencies. renato reyes, Jr., secretary general of Bayan, said addressing these challenges is necessary for the na-tion’s survival.

The arroyo regime left the Philippines mired in an economic and political crisis of unparalleled propor-tions. Our sovereignty is in tatters, the broad masses of the people have been subjected to some of the worst forms of oppression in history, the economy is in shambles, the environment is severely degrad-ed, and the country is torn by intensifying strife. if the policies of the previous government remain, the country would sink deeper into crisis,” reyes said.

Economic Relief and Developmentall sectors are calling for immediate relief and long term measures to alleviate poverty and hunger. For the working people, these meant legislated wage in-creases for private sector workers and the implemen-tation of the Salary Standardization law iii (SSl 3) for government employees.

The Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) asked the aquino administration to scrap the National Wage Board as well as the wage freeze policy, which only favor the interests of capitalists. They urged the aquino administration to declare house Bill 375 as urgent. house Bill 375 provides for the creation of training, livelihood, and employment centers in cities and mu-nicipalities nationwide.

The Confederation for the Unity, recognition and advancement of Government Employees (Courage), for its part, called on the aquino administration to “completely implement SSl-3 to cover all govern-ment employees this year.

Migrante international asked the aquino govern-ment to stop the government’s labor export policy, and instead provide local jobs with just and appro-priate salaries. “This would put an end to the growing number of broken families because a parent, a son or daughter, a husband or a wife, has to go abroad and work to feed and provide for his or her family,” said Myrna Esguerra, secretary-general of Migrante international.

During arroyo’s term, nine million Filipinos have been forced to leave the country to work abroad. also, ibon Foundation said under the previous arroyo administration, the country reg-istered the longest period of high unemployment rates in Philippine history. To be continued

The people’s demands

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Malacañang yesterday said President aquino has no plan to embarrass his

predecessor President gloria Maca-pagal-arroyo in today’s State of the nation address (SOna)on the open-ing session of the 15th congress in Batasan complex, Quezon city.

Presidential spokesman Edwin lacierda disclosed that though SOna is not meant to put the now 2nd Dis-trict of Pampanga Rep. arroyo in an embarrassing situation she should expect that his successor will enumer-ate the problems he inherited from his former economics professor.

The former president, however, said she will not attend today’s SOna as she would accompany her husband Jose Miguel arroyo to Hongkong where he would seek medical atten-tion for the recurring pains in his back. Mr. arroyo earlier went under surgery over the same life-threatening illness early this year.

Meanwhile, the Philippine na-

tional Police has deployed more than 8,000 policemen while the Metropoli-tan Manila Development authority augmented the police force with 1,000 traffic enforcers to maintain peace and order during Aquino’s first SONA.

Police said they will keep the de-monstrators away from the Batasang Pambansa as they rejected the re-quest of militant groups to allow them to hold their activities right at the Batasan gates.

aside from thousands of police-men, eight closed-circuit television (ccTV) cameras will also be installed in strategic areas to prevent any un-toward incidents on the day of the SOna.

The northbound stretch of com-monwealth avenue–from Don an-tonio until after the commission on Audit–will be closed to traffic begin-ning midnight of Sunday until after

the SOna.Vehicles, however, will be allowed

to counter flow on the southbound lane.

The following schools have also suspended their classes for tomorrow: Batasan Hills Elementary School, Payatas a, B, c Elementary School, Payatas B annex Elementary School, San Diego Elementary School, Bagong Silangan Elementary School, Dona Juana Elementary School, commonwealth Elementary School, commonwelth Elementary School (annex), Manuel Quezon Elementary School, culiat Elementary School, new Era High School, Bagong Silangan High School, Batasan Hills national High School, commonwealth High School, new Era High School, Justice cecilia Munoz Palma High School, culiat High School, J.F. Belmonte High School. Alex Balcoba

SONA not to embarrass GMAa MEMBER of the Philip-pine national Police (PnP) was charged before the Quezon city Regional Trial court for his alleged failure to return three firearms is-sued to him.

Indicted for malversation before the QcRTc Branch 99 was chief Inspector Renato Muyot, reportedly assigned at the Office of the Assistant Regional Director for Op-erations (OaRDPO) in camp crame and a resident of no. 115 Isarog Street la loma, Quezon city.

The case stemmed from the complaints of Supt. les-lie castillo, chief of the lo-gistics Division of Quezon city Police District (QcPD), who claimed that while Muyot was assigned at the QcPD he was issued three firearms.

The three firearms is-sued to Muyot were one caliber .45 colt pistol, one 12 gauge shotgun and one M-16 rifle.

castillo said that when Muyot was reassigned to OaRDPO on February 16, 1996, he failed to return the three firearms despite re-peated demands.

During the preliminary investigation of the case, the respondent failed to appear and submit his counter-affi-davit despite due notice.

In his one-page resolu-tion, assistant city Pros-ecutor Pedro Tresvalles ex-plained that after evaluating the evidence presented, he found probable cause to in-dict the respondent in court.

The bail for his tem-porary liberty was set at P30,000. Kim Pascual

Police major indicted for malversation before Qc court

Gaya na lamang noong nakaraang binyag ng anak nina Paolo Contis at Lian Paz na si Xonia Aita-na. Noong July 18, nangyari ang okasyon sa Outback restaurant sa Quezon City.

Naikuwento ng anak ni Nadia Montenegro sa PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) kung paano siya naging malapit sa ex-girlfriend ni Mark na si Lian.

“Actually po kasi, noong time nina Mark at Lian, magkabarkada na kami ni Mark sa Anghelita. ‘Tapos no'n, La Vendetta, ‘tapos, nagtuloy-tuloy na yung barkada-han namin.

“Dahil kay Mark, nakilala ko si Lian. ‘Tapos po, si Kuya Pao [Paolo Contis], sa sobrang close namin noong time na hindi pa alam ng tao na sila na, palaging nakuku-wento sa akin si Kuya Pao. Hindi kasi kami nagpapansinan ni Lian dati dahil nagseselos siya,” kwento ng dalaga na na natatawa.

Nagsimula silang magpansinan ni Lian noong magkita sila sa Star-talk.

“First interview niya. Nagyaka-pan lang kami. Parang sabi niya, 'Kumusta ka na?’ Ganoon lang... walang kailangan na, ‘Uy, sorry, ha.’ Kasi siguro, yung pagmama-hal na rin namin kay Kuya Pao... Siyempre, kung sino ang mahal ni Kuya Pao, mahal na rin namin,” aniya.

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GETTING ALONG WITH THE EXES. Mas nauna raw niyang nag-ing barkada sina Pao at Lian bago si Mark.

“Noong time nga po na buntis na si Ate Lian, doon kami nag-kasama ulit. Kami nila Kuya Pao, nila Mama, pero, hindi pa namin nakakasama si Mark.”

Minsan, hindi raw maiwasang intrigahin sila ni Lian, pero “wala” raw anumang awkward feelings na sa pagitan nila ng former “EB Babe.”

“Lumalabas kaming dalawa to-

gether na nagsisine. Ayaw niyang isama si Kuya Pao. Alam mo yun...”

Ganoon din daw kapag kasama nila ang kanilang mga boy-friends.

“Nakakatawa pa nga kasi, yung fi rst time

nila nagkita, yung wake ng daddy ni Kuya Pao. Hindi nila alam kung magbabatian sila. Tawa sila nang tawa. Nag-apir sila Lian at Mark. 'Tapos, yung susunod naman, sa bahay namin. Alam mo yun, wala na, e. Kumbaga, tapos nang lahat yun and wala namang dapat pag-usapan. Masaya na silang pareho.”

Sa lahat daw ng ex-girl-friends ni Mark, si Lian ang pinaka-close sa kanya. Dagdag ni Ynna, “Si Ate Jen [Jennylyn Mercado], naging close ko rin, pero kasi, hindi na kami nag-kasama.”

Kay Marian Rivera, na na-link din dati kay Mark?

“Wala pa... Pero nakakatu-wa siya kasi, alam mo yung kung magkita kami, talagang nakangiti lang siya 'tapos, starstruck naman ako. To-too... parang, ‘Wow, si Mar-ian!’ Hindi ko lang alam kung bakit,” natatawang pag-amin niya.

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ON MARK'S PUBLIC AD-MISSION. Gaya ng nabanggit sa naunang article na inilabas dito sa PEP, two Sundays ago lang nagtapat si Mark tungkol sa totoong estado ng kanilang relasyon sa publiko.

Ano ang reaksiyon niya sa pag-amin ni Mark?

“Masaya ‘ko na nagulat. Kasi ano, e, hindi ko ine-expect yun. Ano lang yun, e, after ng Party Pilipinas. Nag-lunch kami sa Chili's, umalis lang siya nang konti 'tapos nagpunta na siya ng Showbiz Central.

“’Tapos yun, ang dami nang

nag-text sa akin. Sabi ko, ‘Anong nangyari?’ Pag-open kasi ng TV, walang audio. 'Tapos pagdating nila, do'n ulit tinanong ko, 'Anong nangyari? Bakit ang daming nag-text?’ ‘Tapos tawa siya nang tawa, tapos yun...”

Masaya raw siya sa ginawa ng nobyo, pero mas gusto raw niya na sikreto pa sana ang kanilang relasyon.

Aniya, “Siyempre, happy rin ako na nanggaling din sa kanya. Pero kung papapiliin niya ako, ay-oko sana. Mas masarap sana na, alam mo yun, kahit papaano, mer-ong something private. Pero, at the same time, okay na rin. Para mata-himik na lahat ng tao...

“Parang ang akin, hindi rin namin kailangang ulit-ulitin na kami na.”

Contis], sa sobrang close namin noong time na hindi pa alam ng tao na sila na, palaging nakuku-wento sa akin si Kuya Pao. Hindi kasi kami nagpapansinan ni Lian dati dahil nagseselos siya,” kwento ng dalaga na na natatawa.

Nagsimula silang magpansinan

Orlando Bloom marries Kerr

“PIRATES of the Caribbean” star Orlando Bloom married his long-time girlfriend and model Miranda Kerr. Upscale Australian department store David Jones, which employs the 27-year-old Australian model as a fashion ambassador, said she will not attend a Spring season launch on Aug. 3 be-cause she was honeymooning with the 33-year-old British star of “Lord of the Rings” and “Pirates of the Caribbean.”

“Given the exiting news that Miranda and Orlando have recently wed and will be enjoying their honeymoon to-gether, Miranda will not be with us” for the launch, David Jones spokeswoman Colette Garnsey said in a statement. The statement did not say where or when they had mar-ried. David Jones would not be commenting on personal aspects of the announcement, that statement said.

Kerr said she would continue to work for the store.“I am enormously grateful to David Jones to have been

given this time to enjoy such a special moment of my life,” Kerr said in the statement.

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THERE’S no bothering Ynna Asis-tio kung sa isang event ay makasa-ma niya ang mga ex-girlfriend ng kanyang boyfriend na si Mark Her-ras.

MAGLILIBOT ang “Face to Face” para magbigay ng libreng

counseling sa bawat barangay sa pamamagitan ng kanilang “Payo sa Bayan.”

Maglilibot sina Amy Perez kasama sina Hans Mortel at ang Trio Tagapayo para magbigay ng payong legal, ispiritwal at psychological.

“Salamat at nabigyan ako ng pagkakataon na magkaroon ng ganitong show. Ang sabi ko nga, hindi siya biro dahil may dahilan para ako at sina Hans Mortel at ang Trio Tagapayo ang malagay sa show na iyon kasi ang ibig sabihin the show must have compassion and time really para sa mga tao para gawin ito,” tsika ni Amy.

“Natutuwa ako dahil nagig-ing instrument kami na maka-pag-reach out sa mga tao. Hindi na sila lumalapit para magpa-picture, lang. Lumalapit lang para sabihing “Ms. Amy naloko po ako ng P60,000. Paano ko ba makokontact si Atty. Persida Acosta?” Isang beses naglalakad ako sa Megamall, merong la-

lapit, “Amy may problema ako sa asawa ko kasi parang nag-iiba niya ang ugali niya.” Sasabihin

ko tumawag kay Dr. Camille. Ang ganda kasi nakikita natin na meron talagang pangangail-angan ang tao.”

Ang unang pupuntahan ng Tagapayo ng Bayan ay ang Brgy. 592 District 6 sa Sta. Mesa sa August 2. Ang “Face to Face” ay mapapanood Lunes hanggang Biyernes, 11 ng umaga at 10:30 ng gabi sa TV 5.

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MAGTATAPOS na ang “Diva” this week at ipapahinga muna ni Regine Velasquez ang sarili pag-gawa ng ganitong uri ng show kaya sa Party Pilipinas na muna siya makikita.

Feeling ni Regine, hindi niya kakayanin ang straight drama.

“Hindi ko naman kayang magdrama. I mean, ‘yung gina-gawa ko naman merong touch ng drama pero hanggang do’n lang. Pero kung everyday akong paii-yakin, baka dalhin ako sa hospi-tal. Hindi ko kaya. Mawawalan uli ako ng potassium. I think I’m effective doing comedy kasi hin-di naman ako natatakot na pa-pangitin or madapa ako, masu-bsob ako sa cake. Wala akong

pakialam,” esplika ni Regine sa Thanksgiving party ng “Diva” sa GMA-7 kamakailan.

Nakakaaliw itong si Regine dahil laughing trip ang hitad nang hingan siya ng comment sa positive feedback ng team-up niya with TJ Trinidad. Click na click kasi ang kanilang love team at parang may request ang fans na magsama uli sila sa isang soap.

“Nakakatuwa naman kasi bilang dyumojonders na ang lola n’yo, nawawalan na ako ng leading man. Natutuwa naman ako kasi bata pa itong si TJ, pu-wede kong pamangkin. ‘Di ba, gusto mo ‘yon, puwede ko si-yang pamangkin. Puwede niya akong tawagang ‘Tsang.’ At least

nakakatuwa na feeling nila na puwede pa kaming mag-work together,” sabi ng Songbird sa-bay hirit ng tawa na pagkalakas-lakas.

Itsinika ni Regine ang sweet moments nila ni Ogie. Kilig na kilig ang hitad sa pagkukuwento ng mga ginagawa sa kanya ni Ogie bilang pagpapakita ng pag-mamahal.

“May mga spontaneous thing na ginagawa ‘yon (Ogie) para lang to make me happy. Min-san, out of the blue......favorite ko talaga Japanese food. Eh, ‘yung Japanese restaurant na pinupuntahan namin malayo, Makati. Alam n’ya rin na tamad ako. Kasi ‘pag nagtatrabaho ako, pag-uwi ko sa bahay I wanna stay home with him. I wanna watch TV, I wanna sleep pero gusto ko nandiyan lang siya sa tabi ko. Ayaw ko siyang aalis. Magwo-workout lang siya...”san ka pupunta?” nagpa-panic na ako, ‘yung gano’n.

“So, minsan meron siyang..... ‘may surpise ako sa ‘yo.’ In-order pala niya ako ng Japanese food doon sa favorite naming res-taurant. Eh, ang layo n’on, eh. Itatawag pa talaga niya, ipapaki-usap pa talaga niya. Ang sweet.”

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NAKAKATUWA itong father ni Phytos Kyriakou, ang bagets na kasama ngayon sa “Basahang Ginto” ng GMA-7 bilang ka-loveteam ni Eunice Lagunsad.

Sobrang proud ang Greek father ni Phytos sa kanyang achievements lalo na sa paggawa ng commercials. At an early age kasi ay ang dami nang nagawang commercials ni Phytos.

Ito na ang siste. Minsan, nagda-drive ang ama ni Phytos nang makita niya ang billboard ng anak na nasa bus. Sa katit-ingin niya sa billboard ay na-bangga siya ng isang jeep. At ang nakakaloka ay tinakasan siya ng nakabanggang driver ng dyip.

Fifteen na ngayon si Phytos pero ang tangkad-tangkad niya. Sa kanyang birthday kamakai-lan ay same pa rin ang wish niya: Ang maging famous.

Nakasama si Phytos sa “First Time” dati at latest nga niyang project ang “Basahang Ginto.”

Maganda rin ang sister ni Phytos na si Skevie na record-ing naman ang gustong pasu-kan. May boses si Skevie at sa ngayon ay panay ang voice les-sons para sa pagsabak niya sa recording.

HOLLYWOOD TATTLE

SHOWBIZ PIZZAZZBy Alex Brosas

MAGLILIBOT ang ko tumawag kay Dr. Camille.

nakakatuwa na feeling nila na puwede pa kaming mag-work together,” sabi ng Songbird sa-bay hirit ng tawa na pagkalakas-

Regine, stressed out sa kanyang drama serye?

REGINE VELASQUEZ

Gaya na lamang gether na nagsisine. nag-text sa akin. Sabi ko, ‘Anong Aniya, “Siyempre, happy rin

Ynna Asistio ‘no problem’ sa mga ‘ex’ ng kanyang BF

MARK HERRAS

ORLANDO BLOOM and Miranda Kerr

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PALAISIPAN Thelma Onego

sagot sa nakaraan

PAHALANG 1. Itanggi 7. Kalunya11. Kandili12. Piling dilag13. Bayan sa Nueva

Ecija14. Hintay15. Yugyog16. Hangganan ng

ilog17. Tribu sa Aklan18. Northern

Hemisphere19. Hulapi20. Imbita pag inulit21. Igagaya25. Pigil

26. Bayan sa Cavite27. Sumampa29. Alabok30. Glosa31. Hawak32. Alsa33. Ipinid34. Kaluban35. Alibata

PABABA 1. Ipalo 2. Higa 3. Inayos 4. kagat pag inulit 5. Klase ng bubuwit 6. Ipaghanda ng

pagkain 7. Fuentes ng

pelikula 8. Alamid 9. Bituka10. Hipo21. Dyidyinggelan22. Gabriela Silang23. Pangalan ng

babae24. Landas25. Bukod27. Ukit28. Bukal ng yaman29. Linamnam31. Tunog ng relos

Complete the grid so every row, column and 3 x 3 box contains every digit

from 1 to 9 inclusively.

Previous puzzle solution

Ni McJoe

THE Integrated School of the Philippines [ISP] is a non profit inclusion school, where orally trained “speaking” deaf graduates of PID are inte-grated with regular students to achieve higher education. ISP is extremely proud of its ALL DEAF Basketball Team named–SEMFIghters.

Last June 23, 2010, Ms. Anna Marie Periquet, a multi-awarded entrepreneur, busi-ness and civic leader, new member of the SEMFI Board of Directos and female image model and endorser of Phiten, introduced the SEMFIghters to the head of Phiten Phils., Mr. Ron Colmenar, who hap-pens to be a former player and coach of De La Salle Uni-versity. Phiten Phils. is the number one manufacturer of titanium necklaces, bracelets, KT Tape, gel and other sports accessories. Mr. Colmenar together with Ms. Periquet will visit the school on the last week of this month to watch

the team’s practice and to assess each player’s level. By then, he will recommend a coach and sports psychologist to handle the team.

He will also develop skills and drills program for the team. Mr. Colmenar told the

SEMFIghters that there is no physical disability that can stop any athlete from succeeding for as long as one possesses 2 qualities: SMART (mind) and HEART. The SEMFIgth-ers promised Mr. Colmenar and Ms. Periquet that they

will study and work hard, be committed and dedicated to their goal, and that they will never give up. Phiten gave each member of the team a Phiten titanium necklace, their flagship product which boosts energy and flexibility.

Phiten Phils. Supports ISP’s All DEAF Basketball Team

PRESIDEnT Benigno “noynoy” Aquino III will serve as the guest of honor during the 3rd na-tional Convention of the Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas, which will take place in the last week of July.

As such, Caloocan City Councilor and Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas President Ricojudge “RJ” Echiverri enjoined all barangay officials to at-tend the event and take part in the celebration.

The third national convention will officially kick off on July 29 with the registration of participants at the Manila Pavilion located at the corner of Un Avenue and Maria Orosa Street, Manila.

The bulk of the activities and main part of the affair will take place on the second day, July 30, at the SMX Convention Center at the Mall of Asia Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City, featuring President Aquino’s speech to the delegates of the convention.

Officials of the Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipi-nas will personally hand over to President Aquino during the event a resolution requesting the post-ponement of the barangay elections slated on Oc-tober 2010. Aside from President Aquino, a hand-ful of senators and congressmen who may be able to help the Liga ng mga Barangay in deferring the barangay elections are also expected to attend.

Echiverri, for his part, expects a huge turnout of barangay officials from all over the country during the national convention since they would also be tackling section 393 of the local government code apart from the request for election postponement.

He said that he would once again push for the immediate adherence to section 393, which enu-merate the different benefits that a barangay offi-cial is entitled to by law.

Ever since he became president of the Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas, Echiverri has sought the proper observance of section 393, which he said would be of great boon to barangay leaders in the country.

P.noy guest of honor at Liga’s 3rd assembly

REGULATORY relief has come for rural banks that even now tether on the brink of ruin in the form of capital injection from both the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp.

The relief is too late for such entities as the Peo-ple’s Bank of Binmaley and thousands of thrifty and industrious Pangasinenses or the depositors of the Rural Bank of Kananga in Leyte who fell vic-tim to alleged financial shenanigans of self-styled financier Celso delos Angeles.

Deputy BSP governor nestor Espenilla, Jr. said the monetary board approved just days earlier the so-called Strengthening Program for Rural Banks or SPRB which enables the community lenders to receive financial aid from regulators long before their financial problems becomes fatal.

The measure gained approval from the seven-man monetary board in the wake of the admis-sion by PDIC president Jose “Jopot” nograles that more or less 15 percent or 179 of the rural bank population have been weakened and under some form of financial distress.

Monetary Board strengthens rural banks

HEAVY downpour yester-day noon turned several Metro Manila’s major and minor thoroughfares flood-ed, thus slowing down traffic that caused inconvenience to motorists, commuters and even pedestrians.

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said many roads were inaccessible due to floods as of 2 p.m.

Base on MMDA reports disclosed that EDSA-Aurora tunnel, EDSA-Arayat and Farmer's Plaza areas, both in Quezon City; EDSA-Taft intersection in Manila; East Service Road in FTI area in Taguig City; Baclaran area in Parañaque City and EDSA-Connecticut area in San Juan City are impass-able due to flood. España and Taft Avenues were also

flooded.The Philippine Atmo-

spheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Ad-ministration said an inter-tropical convergence zone brought the heavy rains. It

also reported that a second low-pressure area (LPA) entered the Philippine ter-ritory Saturday afternoon and threatens to bring rains inland in some parts of the country.

Our Daily Bread

E RIn’S life was so different from that of most eight-year-olds. While other kids were running and playing and eating ice cream, Erin was ly-

ing in a bed being fed through a tube—able to see only the brightest lights and hear only the loudest sounds. Her life consisted of needles and nurses and hospital visits as she battled ongoing illnesses and profound disabilities.

Surrounded by a remarkable family who cared for her with compassion and filled her life with love, Erin died before reaching her ninth birthday.

What can be learned from a precious child like Erin—one who never spoke a word or colored a picture or sang a song? A friend of Erin’s family put it best: “We are all better for having had Erin in our lives. She taught us compassion, unconditional love, and appreciation for the little things.”

Children such as Erin also remind us that this world is not reserved for the perfect, the wealthy, or the ath-letic. Each person, no matter their physical, mental, or emotional condition, is created in the image of God (Gen. 1:26-27) and is of equal value and significance. Our Lord has compassion for the weak, the broken, and all He has made (Ps. 145:8-9), and we should mirror that concern (Eph. 5:1-2). Is there an “Erin” in your life you can learn from?

People in whom the world sees no value, But only as burdens to bear, Teach us great lessons of God’s sovereign power— He loves them as treasures so rare. —Carbaugh

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PVB IN LIPA CITYBatangas Governor Vilma Santos-Recto leads the opening and ribbon-cutting of Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) in Marawoy, Lipa City, Batangas. With her in photo are (L to R) 4th district Board member Weng Africa, Lipa City Administrator Leo Latido, Marawoy Bgy. Captain Melchor Olan, Cuenca Mayor Edmundo Remo and PVB Ex-ecutive Vice-President Vic Garcia. PVB Lipa Branch, located at the SMB Building, J.P. Laurel Highway, is one of the 10 branches that Veterans Bank opened early this year under its “10 in 2010” branch expansion program. It is the bank’s second branch in the province of Batangas, the first being PVB Batangas City.

COMEDIAn Redford White passed away yesterday morning in Caloocan City due to complications from brain and lung cancer.

White, Cipriano Cer-meno in real life, died at the age of 55. He bequeathed his last breath at 6a.m. at his house in Barangay 177, Caloocan City.

He had been suffering from cancer since its detec-tion in February and kept

his condition unknown to close friends.

White started his movie career in the late ‘70s. He rose to fame in the televi-sion sitcom “Buddy en Sol” with Eric Quizon during the early ‘90s.

His movies in the 1990’s included “Haba-baba-doo! Puti-puti-poo,” “Tong Tat-long Tatay Kong Pakitong-kitong,” and “Tik Tak Toys: My Kolokotoys.”

Redford White passes away

AnYOnE can be accorded with VIP assistance for a fee at the

ninoy Aquino International Airport.

Thus said the newly ap-pointed Manila Interna-tional Airport Authority (MIAA) general manager Jose Angel Honrado as he divulged that they would slowly phase out VIP assis-tance in the airport prem-ises of the nAIA terminals one, two and three.

According to the airport chief, they will remove the Meet and Assist (MAS) service at the airport which anyone can avail of the VIP treatment for a fee of P800.

The airport chief added that the abolition of the VIP assistance will be done in phases. “We have to edu-cate the passengers slowly. We cannot undo this over-night,” Honrado explained.

He said that, in other countries, everyone is re-quired to line up at the im-migration counters for pro-cessing of their arrival or departure papers and that is if the person is under VIP fa-cilitation, it will be made after the immigration clearance, wherein every passenger has to submit himself/herself to.

He said anyone who avails of the MAS service will be met or sent off by an airport staff that will escort the passenger/s through a special lane in the immi-gration area so there would be no more need to wait in long lines.

Honrado said that they would have to study on up to what extent the airport staff could extend port courte-sies to ranking government officials and the military.

It can be recalled that former president and now Pampanga congresswoman

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, her husband Juan Miguel, and Camarines Sur 1st dis-trict Representative Dedo-dato “Dato” Arroyo were seen lining up before the Immigration counters.

Even President Aquino’s two sisters, Ballsy Aquino-Cruz and Pinky Aquino-Abellada, did not ask for VIP treatment when the two left for Hong Kong, recently.

They were seen without any security or assistance from airport personnel dur-ing the whole departure process despite having res-ervations at the Presidential Lounge.

No more VIP treatment at NAIA–Honrado

Heavy rains cause flood, traffic in metro

SEnATOR Edgardo Angara said he is hoping to hear to-day from President Aquino in his State of the nation Address the need to meet the twin goals of job cre-ation and sustainable devel-opment for the country.

According to the law-maker, the Aquino gov-ernment should be able to address and prioritize edu-cation, science and tech-nology, environment and climate change mitigation, health, and infrastructure.

“We are looking for-ward to hearing President noynoy's vision for the country and his framework for his six-year term. This is the time to stimulate the economy,” said Angara.

Solon wants to hear Aquino’s vision for six-

year term

8 Monday, July 26, 2010

IT’S always different when La Salle faces Ateneo.

School pride, personal pride, color pride and all these are at stake.

Last Saturday, more than 16,000 people came to watch a classic ballgame, a game that looked like we were watch-ing a championship game.

The Big Dome was as usual filled to the rafters, and this has always been a rare time when the country’s richest and most powerful men and women gather under one roof.

They scream, they shout, they giggle, and they lose their poise.

But no one cares.For as long as they’d be able to bring

out the blue and the green in their hearts.

Indeed, every La Salle-Ateneo game is a national event.

***IT was a sweet come-from-behind vic-tory for the Green Archers.

On the other hand a painful forget-table loss for ADMU.

Because just when Norman Black and the Blue Eagles thought they have won with a few ticks left in the game, Dindo Pumaren and his Green Archers unleashed a last-ditch offensive massa-cre that caught Ateneo unguarded. Un-deniably off its footing.

In the end, the green came out of the Big Dome with the bigger smile.

To think we’re only in the first round.

***CONFIrMED: Krista ranillo is getting married in the US very soon.

To a boyfriend whose name is defi-nitely not Manny Pacquiao.

All the rumors linking Krista to Pac-man will very soon die down, naturally.

Hopefully.***

STILL no positive word on the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight.

Obviously, they’re still not contented with the millions they are bound to earn

if they face each other this year.They want more.That’s why they’re both creating

noise.Yes, both!

***MACMAC CArDONA finally married his long-time girlfriend in church rites last weekend.

It was long overdue though, that’s why no one was surprised anymore when MacMac sent out his wedding in-vitations.

***IS it true Ateneo has seen the last of MVP’s support?

Word has beeen going around that MVP will be supporting the FEU Tamaraws next year, and not the Blue Eagles. MVP’s father is said to have graduated from Far Eastern Univer-sity.

MVP though was among those in the Ateneo crowd last Saturday.

Kahit anong mangyari, mahal pa rin siya ng Ateneo.

***THE logo of Meralco is seen among the sponsors in the UP jersey.

Meralco is now supporting the UP maroons.

Manny V. Pangilinan is at the helm of Meralco.

Words have been going around that MVP is now also supporting UP.

It is said MVP sponsored the recent US training of the UP Maroons.

***UE loses again.

Now, they’re 0-4.What is happening to this team?

La Salle vs Ateneo dinumog

FEELING neglect-ed by the camp of Floyd Mayweath-er, Jr., Filipino bo-

xing icon Manny Pacquiao and his promoter Top rank big boss Bob Arum chose to pit in Mexican boxer Anto-nio Margarito for the No-vember showdown.

Disgraced just a year ago, Margarito is now mak-ing a comeback on top of the world of prizefighting.

The former two-time world champion, infamously known for being caught with a loaded hand-wrap prior to a title bout with Sugar Shane Mosley, landed the fight of his career when Arum chose him as Pacquiao’s opponent on November 13.

Both Pacquiao and Mar-garito are promoted by Top rank.

The choice of Margarito came about after Arum got no response from unbeaten May-weather, Jr. on his willingness to sign the contract for a bout that would pit two of the big-

gest names in boxing today.Miguel Cotto, the Puerto

rican legend whom Pacquiao demolished in 12 rounds last November to win the World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight crown, was also included in Arum’s list but in the end Margarito turned out to be the logical choice.

“Margarito knows only one way to fight and that’s coming forward,” said the 78-year old Arum in defend-ing his choice of an opponent deemed by many as un-popular following his illegal tactic of putting a hardened substance in his knuckle pad during the fight with Mos-ley which he lost by a ninth round technical knockout.

“They’re going to get in there and fight. That’s what people want to see.”

While a Cotto rematch may still be competitive, Arum sees a Margarito fight as a lucrative option.

“Cotto was beaten and even with (Hall of Fame trainer) Emanuel Steward now with

him, I don’t think people be-lieve that it’s enough to make a difference and I’m not sure they would buy it as competi-tive,” Arum said.

Pacquiao, now busy pre-paring for the Philippine Congress’ Monday opening, is indeed amenable to the fight having been consulted first about the matter by Arum and his adviser, Mi-chael Konz.

“That’s fine with me. I have no problems in fight-ing Margarito and this will be my first time to fight in Mexico,” said the 31-year-old Pacquiao, who’s also known as the “Mexican Assassin” for beating legendary fighters out of the North American country such as Marco An-tonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Juan Manuel Marquez, Os-car Larios, Hector Velasquez and Jorge Solis.

But the match can only be held in Mexico in the event Margarito’s bid to re-apply for a US license is revoked for good.

TWO of the country’s top sports officials join in send-ing off the entire Team Phil-ippines to the Youth Olym-pic Games in this week’s session of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum at Shakey’s U.N. Avenue tomorrow.

Philippine Olympic Com-mittee (POC) president Jose

“Peping” Cojuangco and newly appointed Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman ritchie Garcia share the limelight in the 10:30 a.m. session with rP Chef de Mission Mark Joseph and the nine athletes and five coaches who will comprise the Philippine delegation to the Singapore Games slated

second week of August.Also appearing in the

public sports program to be carried live over DZSr Sports radio 918 and presented by Outlast Battery, PAGCOr, Accel and Shakey’s are the Australian women’s futsal team seeing action in the Irok Futsal International and Irok coach Manny Batungbacal.

FILIPINO bet Sylvester Lopez will face a scrappy and resilient Thai chal-lenger who has the reputa-tion of being a tormentor of Filipino boxers when he stakes his World Box-ing Council (WBC) inter-national super flyweight crown against Wandee Singwangcha on Saturday at the Ynares Sports Cen-ter in Pasig City .

The 30-year-old Thai veteran, who arrives today together with compatriot prizefighter Sooksan Chai-chan Sangmuangloei, has

beaten all but one of the Filipino boxers he has faced in racking up a record of 62 wins, 14 by knockout, 11 losses and one draw.

Singwangcha’s only loss to a Pinoy pug was in May last year to Marvin Son-sona, who stopped the Thai in two rounds to capture the then vacant WBO Oriental flyweight belt at the Cebu Coliseum.

Since that defeat, how-ever, the Thai has been busy and racked up six straight wins, the last three all with-in four rounds.

Pacman forgets Floyd, faces Margarito instead

Cojuangco, Garcia at PSA Forum tomorrow

Lopez to face Pinoy tormentor in ‘Bakbakan’

Thai challenger Wandee Singwangcha

Lanete is NCAA ‘Player of the Week’EVEN a long two-week layoff could not pre-vent San Beda’s Garvo Lanete from sustain-ing his hot-shooting ways.

But, Lanete proved the long respite could not affect his shooting after he powered last year’s runnerup San Beda to its fourth straight win in as many outings in the 86th NCAA basketball tournament.

With his impressive shooting that pre-served San Beda’s immaculate record and solidified its hold at the top spot together with defending champion San Sebastian, Lan-ete emerged as the Accel/FilOil NCAA Press Corps Player of the Week.

The 21-year-old guard buried 22 points with

three triples in the Lions 77-60 rout of the Le-tran Knights, their archrivals, Wednesday.

Lanete also had five rebounds, two as-sists and a pair of steals in 30 minutes, enough to snatch the weekly honor sup-ported by Terrilicious meat products.

“He plays good and knows when to step up. He can deliver big shots at any given time, that’s how good this kid is,” said San Beda coach Frankie Lim of his prized veteran.

The Mendiola-based squad seized the initiative early but the Knights threatened late in the third quarter by trimming their deficit to 10 but Lanete took matters into his own hands.

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