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NEW UAAP TUMBLERSCoca-Cola, the country’s foremost refresher of positivity, teams up with Jollibee, the country’s No. 1 fastfood chain, in launching the Coca-Cola-Jollibee limited edition UAAP tumblers. The tumblers are inspired by the collegiate basketball teams at the UAAP. From left to right are Tats Cruz, senior executive officer of Publicis Jimenez Basic; Albert Cuadrante, Jollibee VP for marketing; Charisse Yacapin, Jollibee assistant brand manager; Aileen Ricasata, Jollibee marketing manager; Arline Adeva, Jollibee PR manager; Kay Segismundo, Jollibee brand manager; Gerry Vergel, Coca-Cola na-tional group key account manager; Abet Leon, Coca-Cola national key account manager; and Jocelyn Reyes, business development manager. MICHAEL SUPERALES

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P.Noy susugpuin ang juetengDAPAT lang na managot ang mga

matataas na opisyal ng gobyerno na iniuugnay ni dating Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz sa jueteng. Nakakahiya naman kasi dahil sa halip na ang mga ito ang magdala ng pagba-bagong ipinagmamalaki ng administra-syon ni Pangulong Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ay ang mga ito pa ang naghahasik ng lagim at nagbibigay ng proteksyon sa sugal. Dahil ba sa tina-tanggap nilang P2 milyon bawat buwan mula sa mga operator ng jueteng?

Kaya naman, ipinag-utos ni P.Noy ang pagsasagawa ng malalimang imbestigasyon upang matukoy kung sino-sino itong mga opisyal sa kaniyang Gabinete na nakikinabang sa jueteng dahilan upang mabatikos na naman ang pamumunuan niya.

Tiniyak ni P.Noy na sakaling makilala at mapatunayang sangkot sa pagkunsinte sa jueteng ang kanyang mga opisyal na iniupo upang magserbisyo sa mama-mayan at maging mabuting halimbawa ng taumbayan, bibigyang leksyon ito ng Pangulo upang hindi na pamarisan pa ng mga susunod na henerasyon ng public servants.

Tama lang ang ginagawang pag-bibigay ng pansin ni Pangulong Aquino sa mga ganitong klaseng maling gawain dahil alam naman nating lahat na pana-hon pa ng mga ninuno natin ay problema na sa bansa ang jueteng.

Paggamit ng plastic bag ipagbabawal

Kamakailan, isang ordinansa ang inihain ng inyong lingkod sa Sang-guniang Panglungsod ng Valenzuela na naglalayong ipagbawal ang paggamit ng mga plastic bag bilang sisidlan sa mga pamilihan, karenderia, sari-sari store at iba pang mga katulad na establisimiento sa buong lungsod.

Sakaling maaprubahan ng mga mi-yemrbo ng Sangguniang Panglungsod ang panukalang ordinance bilang 2010-006, ipagbabawal na ang paggamit ng plastic bags at iba pang non-biodegradable na sisidlan sa iba’t-ibang pamilihan.

Nakasaad pa sa naturang ordinansa, isa ang plastic bag na karaniwang itina-tapon na lang sa mga hindi natutunaw na bagay na nagiging dahilan ng pagbabara sa mga estero, kanal at iba pang daluyan ng tubig na nagiging daan sa pagkakaroon ng baha kapag bumuhos ang napakalakas na ulan.

Bukod dito, ang plastic bags din ang isa sa mga dahilan kung bakit labis na dumudumi ang ating mga kagubatan at

karagatan na dahilan nang lalo pang paglala ng ating problema sa global warming.

Dahil sa mga masasamang epekto ng plastic bags, naisipan ng inyong lingkod na isulong ang ordinansang pinamagatang “Paper Bag Ordinance” na naglalayong ipagbawal ang paggamit ng plastic bag sa mga pamilihan, karin-deria, sari-sari store at iba pang katulad ng negosyo sa buong lungsod.

Ang sinumang negosyante na ma-huhuling lumalabag sa kautusang ito ay maaaring patawan ng kaparusahang: 1st offense – written notice at warning, 2nd offense – multa na aabot hanggang P5,000; 3rd offense – multang P5,000 at temporary suspension ng business permit ng labing limang araw (15 days); 4th offense – multang P5,000 at pansa-mantalang suspensiyon ng business permit ng tatlumpung araw (30 days) at 5th offense – tuluyang pagtanggal ng business permit at operasyon ng negosyo.

Maaatasan ding magpatupad sa ordi-nansang ito ang office of the city mayor sa pamamagitan ng business permit and licensing office (BPLO).

Umaasa tayo na susuportahan ng mga miyembro ng Sangguniang Panglungsod ang ordinansang ito.

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makilahok sa pitak na ito, maari kay-ong mag-email sa [email protected].

A huge gambleIT ended a presi-

dency. And it seems to have no end.

Since the downfall of Joseph Estrada, operations of the il-legal numbers game, jueteng, became even more blatant. Erap was attempting to replace jueteng with his ill-conceived Bingo 2-ball when jueteng operators connived and stopped him on his track. This is lesson number one for incumbent President Benigno Simeon Aquino III.

The tentacles of this multibillion peso industry are gripped tightly on every government agency tasked to lick it. Jueteng payolas flow in millions monthly from the hands of lowly bettors to the pockets of unscrupulous officials.

Retired Archbishop Oscar Cruz was right when he said that while government plays blind on the existence of jueteng, people in public markets, carinderia (eateries), barber shops and even on church grounds and government offices, know very well that numbers game is alive and kicking. Bet col-lectors or cubradors have never been so bold.

In many provinces, jueteng operates behind the cover of Small Town Lottery (STL) which is sanctioned by govern-ment. Bet collectors pretend they collect for STL but the truth of the matter is that they are not. Legitimate STL bet collectors are moonlighting as jueteng cubradors.

In the Visayas, the common forms of illegal gambling are the “daily double,” video karera, “first two” and “last two,” which are based on the STL results while in Mindanao, there is “Swertres” Lotto betting thrice a day.

Suffice it to say that jueteng is actually an underground kingdom ruled by a notorious kapampangan whose min-ions include people in high places. Funny that when Bong Pineda was grilled by Senators years ago, he vehemently denied invlvement in jueteng. He swore it was the first time in his darn life that he came to know abut it.

This is the second lesson for PNoy. Jueteng operators and protectors in government are inveterate liars. So, the president must watch his back.

Ending jueteng, indeed, is a huge gamble. If PNoy is sincere in going after the bad guys behind jueteng, he should start in his own backyard. Words are rife that emissaries from the underground kingdom continue to deliver thick envelopes containing jueteng payolas to various government offices, including the Department of the Interior and Local Government and agencies under it such as the Philippine National Police.

This is the third lesson for PNoy. The people tasked to curb the problem are those who actually stand to protect it. Mr. President, please find out who among your most trusted men are NOT on the take. Chances are you’ll be surprised that there are only a few of them.

Wanna bet?

First of a series

AT around 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 8, Elke Bacalso, 20, a stu-dent taking up education at the Cebu Institute of Technology (CIT), was standing in front of the campus gate when two men dragged him inside a van. He was blindfolded, tortured, and surfaced two days later allegedly by intelligence agents of the military.

Bacalso is not an activist. The only probable reason why he was under intense surveillance and was abducted is that he is the son of a former political detainee and he campaigned for Kabataan Party-list during the May 2010 elections.

A student’s storyAccording to the urgent action alert prepared by Karapa-

tan, Bacalso’s abductors transferred him to three different vehicles before being brought to a safe house. He was inter-rogated on his alleged illegal activities and the whereabouts of his father. Bacalso is the youngest of the four children of Julian Bacalso, a former political detainee and coordinator of Society of Ex-Detainees for Liberation, against Detention and for Amnesty (Selda).

If not for the swift response of colleagues and relatives, Bacalso would not have been surfaced.

When Bacalso failed to go home on the evening of Sept. 8, his family contacted members of Karapatan and together, filed a report on Bacalso’s disappearance at the Labangon Police Station at around 8:00 p.m.

The following morning, the search team went to the Philippine National Police (PNP) Regional Office in Jones Ave., Cebu City to report the incident. Then the search team received information that Bacalso was brought to Santander, a municipality in the southernmost tip of Cebu province. The team immediately left for Santander. Upon reaching Santander at around 7:00 p.m., they went to the local police station to report the incident and give a picture of Bacalso. The team spent their evening in Santander and was on their way to continue the search to the next town the following day when they received a call at around 12:00 noon from Bacalso’s family. The family informed the team that Bacalso called from Alcoy, the third municipality north of Santander. The team proceeded there and went straight to the Alcoy Police Station. The police escorted them to the Sta. Rosa de Lima Parish Church, where they found Bacalso.

Bacalso said that minutes before he was released, his captors received a radio message saying “Target with police escort.” After hearing this, his abductors stopped the vehicle and just pushed him outside. He then hired a tricycle and

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asked to be brought to the church. Upon reaching the church, he looked for a pay phone and made a call to his family. Then he anxiously waited for help to come.

“If we were not quick enough, we may have lost the chance of seeing him [Bacalso] again,” Wilbert Dimol, the victim’s brother-in-law and a member of the search team, said.

TortureIn a phone interview with Bulatlat, Dimol related that

Bacaldo was speechless when they found him. “He looked traumatized,” Dimol said.

Karapatan’s urgent action alert report revealed that while being interrogated, Bacalso was hit on his left arm with what felt like a stick. He sustained bruises. Bulatlat.com

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CITIZENS’ SHADOW REPORTSenate President Juan Ponce Enrile and Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. receive the book entitled, 'Winning the Numbers, Losing the War on Poverty' from Prof. Leonor M. Briones and Mr. Isagani Serrano, convenor and co-convenor, respectively, of Social Watch Philippines (SWP), during the press launch of the citizens’ shadow report on the Millennium Development Goals at the Batasan Complex.

THE active low pressure area located east of Northern Luzon has intensified into a tropical depression named “Inday” and it is expected to enter the country on Friday.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), however, said “Inday” may only bring rains as of this moment as it is still far to affect major parts of the country.

The Philippine Coast Guard said the agency is not issuing any advisory yet since Pagasa has yet to impose any storm signal. The Coast Guard, however, said its personnel in regional offices are on standby in case of emergency.

Pagasa said that as of 10 a.m. yesterday, the tropical depression was estimated, based on satellite and surface data, at 640 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes.

“Inday carries a maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour (kph) near

the center and moving west-northwest at the speed of 11 kph.

It is forecast to be 420 kilometers east-northeast of Basco, Batanes this morning.

The tropical depression is expected to be 290 kilometers north-northeast of Basco on Friday morning, and 370 kilometers north of Basco on Saturday morning.

Pagasa has not raised public storm warning signals since the weather disturbance is still far to affect any part of the country.

However, an intertropical convergence zone will continue to affect and bring scat-tered rainshowers and thunderstorms over Southern Luzon and the Visayas.

Pagasa said Luzon and Visayas will ex-perience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms.

The rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.

‘Inday’ intensifies,moves closer to RP

THE Supreme Court (SC) affirmed yesterday the decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) imposing life sentence on the killers of Col. Rolando Abadilla in Quezon City 14 years ago.

In a 75-page decision and with a 10-4 voting, the SC en banc denied the petition filed by Senior Police Officer 2 Cesar Fortuna and civilians Rameses de Jesus Calma, Leonardo Lumanog, Joel de Jesus and Augusto Santos.

They were convicted for the 1996 ambush-slay of Abadilla, who was then

the chief of the Metropolitan Command Intelligence and Security Group of the Philippine Constabulary.

The former Philippine Constabulary is now known as the Philippine National Police.

The accused filed a petition before the SC questioning the decision of the CA on April 1, 2008, citing that they were denied their constitutional right to due process.

Nevertheless, the SC said that it found no abuse of discretion was committed on the part of the CA when it rendered

the decision.The SC noted that the CA had me-

ticulously considered all the angles of the case which were elaborately tackled in its decision.

Court records showed that the ac-cused intercepted Abadilla and shot him to death while he was caught in the middle of a traffic jam on June 13, 1996 along Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City.

The accused were also ordered to indemnify the family of the victim in the amount of P1,180,000.

SC upholds life sentence against ‘Abadilla 5’

THE National Statistics Office (NSO) yesterday an-nounced that the unemployment rate in the country went down to 6.9 percent as of July, the lowest since October 2008.

The NSO said the latest actual jobless Filipinos were 2.7 million, lower from 3.1 million in April. Last year, the unemployment rate was 7.6 percent.

The agency also said the number of unemployed per-sons was higher among males at 62.6 percent than among females with 37.4 percent.

It added that 52.4 percent of the unemployed were in age group 15 to 24 years.

In addition, 32.5 percent of the unemployed were high school graduates, 22.7 percent were college undergradu-ates, and 20.5 percent were college graduates.

The country's total labor force rose to 39 million from 38.5 million in January.

The underemployment rate also went down to 17.9 percent or a total of 6.5 million workers.

The number of employed person is estimated at 36.63 million or an employment rate of 93.1 percent.

RP jobless rate down to 6.9 percent as of July

PRESIDENT Aquino yesterday said no one among his sisters will join him in his trip to the United States this month.

The President told reporters in an interview at Marriot Hotel in Cebu that one of his brothers-in-law maybe in the US ahead of him and only three members of his Cabinet will be joining his “lean delegation.”

“Pero sa official family, it will be the Secretary of Finance, Trade, and Foreign Affairs,” he said, adding that if possible, he wants to limit to at least one senator and one representative the congressional members of his small delegation.

According to the Chief Executive, there are 30 or 35 business delega-tions that will also joining him in the US visit.

Aquino explained that aside from attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York, his US visit will also bring thousands of jobs for Filipi-nos through his meetings there with investors interested to do business in

the Philippines.“By all indications, that’s seem to be

the case. Ang haba ng list noong busi-ness groups at saka non-governmental organizations (NGOs). They will also help us in the education sector—engineering and science. One of my dreams kasi is to increase the Philippine Science High School system,” the Chief Execu-tive said.

According to the president, there are at least three foundations that will be helping the country grow in that particular education sector.

Meanwhile, Aquino said he has decided to cancel his scheduled trip to Europe in the first week of October.

The President said he decided to cancel his attendance in the 8th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) set on Oct. 4 to 5 in Brussels, after learning that several other heads of state will not also attend the event.

He said that if most of the heads of state will not attend the ASEM, then what is the use of attending it.

No Aquino sisters in P.Noy US trip

Solon wants 20 percentstudent fare discount

A LAWMAKER has pro-posed a measure granting students a fare discount on all public utility vehicles even during weekends and holidays.

Rep. Juan Edgardo An-gara (Lone District, Aurora) said House Bill 90 will grant students fare discount on land, water and air trans-port utilities not only during schooldays but also during Saturdays, Sundays, Christ-mas vacations and other holidays during a school year

or school semester.Under the measure, stu-

dents are entitled to 20% discount on regular fares upon presentation of their duly issued school identifica-tion cards (IDs) or current validated enrollment forms.

“This will lessen the im-pact of the current economic crisis and help parents and students in shouldering the transportation expenses rela-tive to the rising cost of educa-tion in the country,” Angara said. Maricel Cruz

NBI seized P150-M worth of fake flip-flops,

calculatorsAGENTS of the National Bureau

of Investigation (NBI) seized some P150 million worth of fake Havai-anas slippers and counterfeit Casio calculators during two separate raids in Metro Manila.

The confiscation came after NBI agents swooped on the stalls of R.B Abalos Electronic Accessories and R.A. Serrano General Merchandise at the 2nd Floor of the Plaza Miranda Mall on Carriedo St., and 4th Floor of Gonzaga Building on Rizal Avenue, both in Quiapo, Manila.

Authorities seized some 22,750 pieces of fake Casio calculators amounting to P18 million.

Meanwhile, NBI agents also conducted simultaneous raids in Valenzuela and Caloocan cities that resulted in the confiscation of some 171,615 pieces of fake Havaianas slippers worth P132 million.

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N AG-REACT si Kris Aquino sa nasulat na

kinuha niya ang mga gamit ng ex-husband nyang si James Yap.

“Ano naman ang mga gamit niyang nasa bahay namin? Lahat ng gamit niya (ay) nasa kanya. Lahat no’ng ibang mga gamit naka-box, any time puwede niyang kunin. Pinabalik naman nu’ng judge, ‘di ba (kaya) nasa bahay naming lahat,” say ni Kris.

“It’s unfair to ac-cuse me of getting his things,” tili ng Queen of Talk.

Naulat kasi na kinai-langan pang bumili ng bagong kagamitan ni James dahil inuwi raw ni Kris ang mga per-sonal nitong gamit.

Isa pang klinaro ni Kris ang pagbati niya kay James sa “Pilipinas Win na Win” last Mon-day, September 13.

“Get well soon sa tatay ni Baby James, si James Yap. Inoperahan siya sa ilong. Get well soon. Kasi nandoon ngayon si Bimby kung nasan nando’n ‘yung hospital. Binabantayan n’ya ang Papa niya. Sabi niya, ‘Ma, you greet my

Papa’. So, I’m greet-ing your Papa. Get well soon,” sabi ni Kris sa “PWW”.

Ayon kay Kris, wala namang ibig sabihin iyon.

“Kasi si Bimby du-malaw sa kanya. In-operahan ‘yung ilong niya…’yung may polyps. Nahihirapan na yata siyang huminga. Tapos, Bimby was there. Para matuwa si Bimby, nag-greet ako,” esplika ng TV host.

Thankful naman si James sa effort ni Kris.

“Nag-text ang yaya

ni Bimby, si Gerbel. Sinabi niya, ‘thank you daw po sabi ng Papa ni Bimby’.”

Magkaibigan na ba sina Kris at James?

“Well, alam mo kasi, sabay naman kaming nagbantay sa ospital kay Baby James. I’m not gonna say we’re close friends now. I think it’s a process….matagal pa ‘yon. Pero hindi naman kami magkagalit.”

Excited na si Kris sa kanyang pagbabalik kay Dr. Vicky Belo.

“I’m really proud of the pictorial. Na-excite

ako doon sa gagawin namin kasi…ngayon na I keep talking about ‘yung pagwo-workout ko and all. Pero pu-wede mo naman ‘yan ma-complement talaga nu’ng gagawin para sa braso ko para mas bonggang-bongga.”

* * *Ayaw nang mag-

comment ni Raymart Santiago sa away ng kanyang asawang si Claudine Barretto kay Angelica Panganiban.

“Okay naman kami at wala namang pagba-bago, ” iyan ang tsika ni

Raymart nang usisain ang relasyon niya kay Claudine.

“Kagaya nga nang sinabi ko roon sa state-ment, ayoko na rin sana na pag-usapan ‘to. Nan-dito ako one hundred percent sa asawa ko. Nasa tabi mo ako and I love you,” sabi ng actor sa presscon ng “Ban-tatay”, isang bagong show na pinagbibida-han niya sa GMA-7.

Ayaw na talagang makialam ni Raymart sa anumang gulo be-tween Angelica and Claudine.

“Sa lawyers na ‘yon. Ayoko na munang ma-kialam,” sabi ng aktor.

Excited si Raymart sa “Bantatay” dahil makakatrabaho niya muli ang ex-girlfriend niyang si Gelli de Belen.

“Okay naman. Na-kakapanibago kasi gaya ng sinabi ko, mga la-binglimang taon (15) kaming ‘di nagkatra-baho. Mabait na tao si Gelli. Gaya nang sina-bi ko kanina, hindi pa kami gaanong nakaka-pagkuwentuhan dahil punung-puno ‘yung schedule namin. Sa susunod na mga taping siguro,” tsika niya.

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N AG-REACT si Kris Aquino

Raymart nang usisain ang relasyon niya kay

kris aquino, james yap magkaibigan na?

right choice ni Gelli na pakasalan si Ariel Rivera.

“Noong nalaman ko na si Ariel (Rivera) ‘yung mapapangasawa niya, talagang boto na-man ako. Kasi may mga nanligaw sa kanya dati na hindi ko gusto. So, si Ariel ‘yung sinabi ko na parang….”

Wala namang prob-lema kay Claudine na makatrabaho niya si Gelli.

“Wala naman sa kanya (Claudine). Past is past at saka may kanya-kanya na kam-ing pamilya,” ayon pa sa aktor.

Magsisimula ang “Bantatay” sa Septem-ber 23. Kasama rin sa cast sina Jennica Garcia, Gary Estrada, Carl Gue-varra, Elmo Magalona, Prince Stefan, Kier Le-gaspi, Sheena Halili. Maybeline dela Cruz, and Marissa Delgado.

By Alex Brosas

It’s directed by Don Mi-chael Perez and written by Des Severino.

* * *Aminado si K Bro-

sas na masama ang loob niya kay Keanna Reeves dahil sa pinag-sasabi nito ng laban sa manager niyang si Boy Abunda.

Sabi kasi ni Keanna sa kanyang latest inter-view, pinabayaan siya ni Boy. Si Kuya Boy ang dati niyang manager.

“Hindi ko naman ti-natago na masama ang loob ko sa kanya,” pag-amin ni K sa pocket interview niya kama-kailan para sa kanyang solo concert titled K/Pak: The Wapak Con-cert, Music Museum, November 12 kung saan

special guests niya ang Copycats at sina Jon Avila at Pooh.

“Personally, wala akong problema sa kanya kasi mabait na-man siya sa akin. Ang sa akin lang, sana hindi na niya sana sinabi ‘yong tungkol kay Sir Boy…..pinabayaan daw siya ng Backroom. Kasi, I was there. Saksi ako kung paano siya inalagaan, kung paano siya pinagt-impian, kung paano siya ipinagtanggol. Nandoroon ako at isa ako sa mga taong ‘yon. Sana lang, kung ano man ang nasabi niya….para sa akin nasaktan

ako for Sir Boy. Hindi niya pap-atulan ‘yan pero para sa akin may mali sa sinabi niyang ‘yon dahil hindi naman talaga siya pinabayaan. Alam n’ya ‘yon at alam ng buong Backroom ‘yan at alam ng buong nakatrabaho niya,” tsika ni K.

May karapatang maghinanakit si K da-hil ito pala ang dahilan kung bakit nakilala si Keanna. Sinama niya kasi ito sa kanyang show, dahilan para ma-discover ito ni Boy.

“Siya ang ginuest ko sa first major concert ko sa Music Museum. How ironic, ‘yung fi rst concert ko siya ang guest ko at doon siya na-discover ni Boy

Abunda. Tinulungan namin siya. Pinag-set namin siya with my band para masanay sa live performance. Then, sumali siya sa PBB and the rest is history. Sa akin siya na-discover ni Sir Boy,” kuwento ni K.

Balak ni K na kau-sapin si Keanna.

“Hindi pa kami nag-uusap. Pero ‘pag binig-yan ng pagkakataon, sana mag-usap kami kasi magkaibigan na-man kami, eh. Ang pinag-uusapan naman dito ay propesyunal, ‘yung sinabi about Sir Boy. ‘Pag nagkita kami, kakausapin ko siya. I wanna hear her side. Gusto ko malaman. Ka-pag nakita ko siya sa daan, talagang hihinto ako para kausapin siya,” pahayag pa niya.

Excited ang hitad sa kanyang K/Pak: The Wapak Concert.

“Meron akong mga routine na galing doon sa blog ko nga na you have to visit it para ma-

RAYMART SANTIAGO

gets n’yo, ‘yung Dear ‘Te, parang letter send-ing kiyeme-kiyeme. Ad-vice-advice-an kiyeme,” tsika niya. Syempre, hindi rin mawawala ang impersonations niya sa kilalang personalities.

Kahit na nagpapa-tawa, may ilang bagay palang hindi carry ni K na gawin.

“Hindi ko kayang magpahawak ng gano’n o humawak ng ano ng lalaki. Hindi ko talaga kaya ‘yon. Kaya ko lang lang ‘yung ano, ‘o, sige, hawakan mo nga?’ Ga-noon lang. Para sa akin hindi na ‘yon comedy. Sa akin, hindi nakakata-wa ‘yon kasi babae ka pa rin, eh. Parang inano mo na ‘yung pagkaba-bae mo nu’n, ‘di ba?”

Maria Venus Rajmay teleserye na!

SA pagtatapos ng teleseryeng ‘Langit sa Piling Mo’ sa Biyernes kung saan ay bida itong si Mark Herras, napabalitang ito na raw ang huli niyang soap at ‘di na raw muna siya tatang-gap ng kahit anong teleserye.

Kaya marami ang nagsasabi na ‘di raw magandang impluw-ensya ang rumored girlfriend niya na si Ynna Asistio.

Dahil kay Ynna ti-natamad na nga raw ang bad boy of the dance floor na mag-

Mark Herras ayaw ng mag-showbiz? agad siya tungkol sa

isyung ito.“Actually humih-

ingi lang ako ng pa-hinga sa GMA ng dalawang buwang bakasyon para mai-balik ko ‘yung dati kong katawan.

Gusto ko lang talaga na magpa-kondisyon para luma-kas ulit.

Pero hindi naman ibig sabihin na titigil na ‘ko sa showbiz, dahil may Party Pilipi-nas pa din ako every Sunday tsaka ‘yun Danz Showdown.

Medyo talagang naging sakitin lang ako at bumagsak ang

katawan, siyempre pag soap mada-las late na natata-pos, kaya talagang nawalan ako ng oras na mag gym. Lumala pa ‘yung insomnia ko na dati na kong meron. Sa soap lang muna ko mamama-hinga,” kwento pa ng aktor.

Tinanong ko siya kung hindi ba siya natatakot na baka makalimutan ng mga fans niya?

Wa l a n g d u d a n iyang s inab ing: “Naniniwala naman ako na susuportahan pa din nila ako. Puro posit ive thoughts

lang muna yung inii-sip ko.

At tungkol naman dun sa isyung bad influence sa akin si Ynna, walang kato-tohanan iyun dahil sa totoo lang sila pa nga ng mommy niya ang nag-aalaga sa akin,”dagdag pa ng first ultimate survivor ng Starstruck. PAK!

* * *Panoorin niyo po

ako sa TWEETBIZ the bizniz of chizmiz para sa marami pang Pukpok na chika! Mondays to Fridays, 8 p.m. with replays at 10:30 p.m. sa Qtv11. Sayonara! PAK!

trabaho.Kaya ng makita ko

si Mark sa Party Pilipi-nas noong nakaraang Linggo, tinanong ko

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NAGING kontrobersyal nga ang istorya ng bicolana beauty queen na si Maria Venus Raj.

Mula sa kanyang pagsal i sa Bb.Pilipinas 2010, sa pagkakapanalo niya, sa pagka-dethrone, at pagkabawi niya muli ng korona para sa kanyang titulong Bb. Pilipinas Universe.

Hanggang sa pagiging 4th runner up niya sa Ms. Universe, naging usap usapan din sa buong mundo ang nag-ing sagot niya sa question and answer portion.

Marami ang nadismaya bagamat mas marami ang major major na natuwa at naging proud sa ating Pinay pride.

At ngayon nga bukod sa so-brang dami ng mga guestings at pictorials na naka line up kay Venus, balitang tumaas na rin daw ang kanyang talent fee.

Nag-triple na daw ito ngay-on.

Pero ganun pa man di ito nakaapekto sa mga gustong kumuha sa kanya para mai-

gues t . I sa na rito ang b a g o n g soap na ‘The Beauty Queen’ na malapit nang mapanood sa Kapuso channel na pagbibidahan ng isa sa mga may pinaka magandang mukha dito sa showbiz na si Iza Calzado.

Tanong ng marami kung mapabilib din kaya ni Venus

ang mga manonood sa gagawin niyang pag arte sa telebisyon?

Well, kung ako ang ta-tanungin niyo, ang masas-abi ko lang, sa dami ng kanyang pinag daanan at mga naranasan sa kanyang buhay, sigu-rado ako na magig-ing epektibo siyang aktres. PAK!


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 PALAISIPAN Thelma Onego

sagot sa nakaraan

PAHALANG

1. Idagan 6. Bayan sa Kalinga-Apayao11. Nasyon sa Mediterranean12. Diyus-diyusan13. Bayan sa Agusan Del Sur15. Tinta16. La--; Lawak17. Sambit ng nakatuklas18. Bantay19. Hika21. Bayan sa Pampanga

26. Impok28. Bayan sa Batangas29. Bait30. Bayan sa Albay32. Bu---; Puri33. Paligsahan35. Hamon37. Simbolo ng tantalum38. Porma39. Sinag41. Bayan sa Camarines Norte42. Lugar sa Japan

PABABA 1. Pigil

LRTA operation backto normal schedule

2. Pilipinang superwoman 3. Lalawigan sa Rehiyon 1 4. Hagis 5. Palayaw ng lalaki 6. Katre 7. Gapas 8. Kuwento 9. Estado ng Amerika10. Parte ng kanta14. Palitang pangsamantala19. Bayan sa Tarlac20. Palayaw ng lalaki22. Anno Domini23. Palayaw ng lalaki24. Bayan sa Rizal25. Bayan sa Nueva Ecija26. Parte ng kamay27. Maghintay31. Nawa34. G---; Kambing36. Unlapi40. Apelyido ng Intsik

The 2010 Philippine Mining Confer-ence and exhibition kicked off yesterday with the formal opening of the exhibit area at the Fiesta Pavilion of the Manila hotel. The event was led by Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) presi-dent Benjamin Philip Romualdez. he was joined by COMP chairman Artemio Disini, Philex president Jose ernesto Villaluna Jr., and Carmen Copper Corp. exec. dir. George Bujtor.

Instead of the usual ribbon-cutting , today's opening ceremony was marked by the breaking of a pot of gold coins sym-bolizing the Chamber's aim to spread the benefit and the blessings from the minerals development industry while bringing suc-cess to the annual event. The ceremony was made lively by the participation of the Kaisahan Filipino Dance Group performing traditional Filipino dances.

With the 2010 theme, “Sustaining Growth in a New era,” the annual confer-ence gathers the country's biggest minerals development companies and contractors.

According to the chamber, this year’s theme signifies their aim to sustain the industry's current momentum even further-ing it with the end in view of benefitting the nation.

The conference proper will formally open tomorrow September 15, Wednesday with COMP president Romualdez giving the opening remarks. heads of the Department of environment and Natural

Resources, the Dept. of energy and the Dept. of Trade and Industry will also give keynote addresses highlighting their vision and action plan concerning the development of the minerals industry.

2010 Philippine Mining Conference and exhibition kicks off

The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) will be implementing its new operating hours for Lines 1 and 2 systems effective September 15, 2010, to give way for a much-needed maintenance time for both revenue lines.

LRTA Administrator Rafael S. Rodriguez an-nounced that the last commercial trip schedule will be cut by an hour (1) and an hour and a half (1 ½) for the Yellow Line (Line 1) and Purple Line (Line 2), respectively.

During weekdays, the last trip for Line 1 will leave the Baclaran station en route to Balintawak at 9:30 P.M. while the last train will depart the Balintawak station en route to Baclaran at 10 p.m.

On weekends and declared holidays, Line 1 last commercial train going to Balintawak Station will leave at 9 p.m. while the last trip going to Baclaran is 9 p.m..

On the other hand, LRT-2 shall have the same schedule on weekdays, weekends and holidays. The last commercial train will depart from Santolan station at 9:30 P.M. while the last trip from Recto station will depart at 10 p.m.

Rodriguez said the implementation on reduction of operating hours is for the maintenance works which will cover the rolling stocks, catenaries, sta-tions, carriageways, signaling system and other physical facilities.

he added that the additional hour will give enough time for our maintenance and engineering people to finish all its routine preventive check-ups for the rolling stocks, including the sanitation works for all stations and inside the trains.

“We need a longer maintenance time to make sure that the trains are in optimal working condi-tions and that the stations are cleaned and sanitized to ensure the safety and convenience of the riding public,” he added.

On March 4, 2010, the Authority extended its operation due to the demand of passengers mostly employed in malls. however, Line 1 has a monthly average ridership of 31, 847 while line 2 has only an average of 26, 501.

indie filmGinanap sa Hotel Sogo-Quezon Avenue kamakailan ang press conference ng indie film na pinamagatang ‘Magdamag’, na produksyon ng Leo Films. Ito ay pinangungunahan nina Rita Avila at Edgar Allan Guzman sa direksyon ni Joven Tan. Isina-gawa ang kakaibang press conference sa loob mismo ng isang Regency Room sa Hotel Sogo-Quezon Avenue, at sinagot ng mga artista ang mga tanong habang nakaupo sa kama. “Kahit dalawa lang kami dito (sa pelikulang ito) siguradong matutuwa kayo,” ang sinagot madalas ni Rita Avila sa mga katanungan ng TV Media na dumalo sa kakaibang presscon. Ang kuwento ay nakasentro sa pagtatagpo ng isang lalake at babae sa Boracay, at ang kanilang naging relasyon. Ang pelikulang ito ay ipapala-bas na simula Setyembre 15 sa mga piling sinehan.

Chamber of mines of the Philippines (COmP) president Benjamin Philip Romualdez leads the open-ing of the 2010 Philippine mining Conference and exhibition by breaking a clay pot of gold coins to symbolize the chamber’s aim to spread the blessings and benefits from the minerals development industry. Also in photo (l-R) are COmP chair Artemio disini, Carmen Copper Corp. exec dir. George Bujtor and (partly hidden) Philex president Jose ernesto Villaluna, Jr.

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One of the coolest things hanging on the wall in my home office is a Certificate of Authenticity.

It has on it the logo of US Space Shuttle flight 110, which was launched in April 2002. Aboard the Atlantis on that flight was Mission Special-ist Rex Walheim, who took into outer space an article from Our Daily Bread titled “Seeing God’s Glory.” Lt. Col. Walheim sent me the certificate to prove that this devotional page actually left earth’s atmosphere.

Sometimes we need these kinds of things—documents that verify truth. If I were to show that article to someone and say, “This flew on the Space Shuttle,” I could be doubted because I would have no proof. But when Walheim sent me the Certificate of Authenticity, he gave me verification.

In 1 Peter, Simon Peter created a Certificate of Authenticity for his message about the grace of God. In chapter 5, he wrote, “I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this [letter] is the true grace of God” (v.12). Peter was assuring his readers that the many messages of 1 Peter—themes of hope and courage and even suffering—were all authentic and demonstrate the grace of God.

Looking for evidence of God’s grace? Read 1 Peter, and be confident that its teaching is the real deal.

The Bible stands like a mountain towering Far above the works of men; Its truth by none ever was refuted, And destroy it they never can. —Lillenas

LEE VANN “THE SLAYER” CORTEZA of the Philippines hacked out an 8-5 victory over Rodney “The Rocket” Morris of the United States in the finals to capture the Predator Sweet 16 Tournament at the Block, SM City North Edsa in Quezon City Tuesday night.

The pride of Davao City, Cor-teza, whose stint here is supported by Kopiko and Energen, silently prayed for an opportunity to return to the table when he was down 4-0 according to Negros Billiards Stable (NBS) coach Christopher Palses.

Corteza came back from the grave via seven consecutive racks to seize the 7-4 lead in the race-to-8 finals of the Predator match organized by Dragon Promotions and supported by Predator CEO/ President Karim Belhaj.

Morris won the 12th rack to cut the lead at 7-5 before Corteza took the final rack to escape on 8-5 victory.

For his latest feat, Corteza claimed the top prize of 10,000 euros while Morris went home with the runner-up prize of 6,000 euros.

“I would like to thank Sir Jona-than Sy and coach Christopher Palses who is always helping my local and international tournament together with Kopiko and Energen,” said Corteza, currently ranked No.2 in the world. He dream of winning the WPA World 9-Ball title.

NBS president Jonathan Sy lauded Corteza’s latest feat in a separate interview: “He deserves this... I'm really happy for him. This proves once again that the Filipino can be at par with the world's best cue artists.”

Corteza slays ‘The Rocket’ in Predator event

What’s next for UP after 0-14 slate?

D A L A W A N G malaking events sa sports ang maga-ganap ngayong araw na ito.

Ang isa ay ang Finals ng Shakey's V League.

At yung isa naman ay ang semifi-nals ng UAAP Final Four.

Parehong inaasahan na makaka-hakot iyan ng libu-libong estudyante sa venues nila.

Ang UAAP semis sa Araneta, at ang V League, sa Arena.

* * *Last year, halos lahat ng laban ng

Adamson ay close match.Natalo man sila, konting puntos

lang.Kaya nga marami ang nagsabing

magiging malakas sila this season kasi nga, hindi naman napalitan ang line-up nila.

At ngayong season nga, nakapasok na sila sa Final Four.

Hindi na pakakawalan ni Coach Leo Austria ang pagkakataon na ito na makarating sa Finals kahit pa No.3 sila.

Para sa kanya, wala nang impo-sible ngayon.

* * *Ano naman kaya ang plano ng UP

Maroons ngayon, matapos na maka-register sila ng 0-14 sa season na ito?

By far, iyan na yata ang worst re-cord nila in years.

Yan kahit na sinabi nila noon na malakas ang line-up nila.

What's next for UP?Total revamp pa?

* * *Hanggang ngayon ang tanong sa

NCAA, sino kaya ang tatalo sa San Beda Red Lions.

Dalawang malakas na teams na lang ang makakalaban ng San Beda.

Pag hindi tinalo ang San Beda, mag-iiba ang istorya sa Final Four.

Instead na No. 4 at No. 2 vs. No. 3 magiging ladder ang labanan.

No.4 vs. No.3 at ang mananalo sa kanila, haharapin ang No.2.

Thrice to beat ang mangyayari sa No.1 team.

‘Yan ang ayaw mangyari ng ibang teams kasi nga, parang imposibleng talunin ng tatlong beses ang malakas na Red Lions team.

Kaya ang tanong pa rin matatalo pa kaya ngayong second round ang SBC Red Lions?

Adamson, SSC vie for V-League crownADAMSON hopes to

cap a brilliant run in the Shakey’s V-League Sea-son 7 second conference as it goes for the first of two wins it needs against San Sebastian-Excelroof to bring home the crown at The Arena in San Juan today.

The Lady Falcons are on a stirring seven-game streak, including a sweep

of the quarterfinal round and their Final Four duel with the Lyceum Lady Pirates.

But what makes their title drive impressive are the two wins they posted over the Lady Stags in the conference.

With a big psycho-logical edge, the San Marcelino-based squad hopes to make it three-

in-row in their 4 p.m. duel and move to within a win from wrapping up an outstanding cam-paign in pursuit of a second championship in the country’s premier women’s volley league, sponsored by Shakey’s Pizza.

The Lady Falcons, who won their first title in Season 5 first confer-ence over Ateneo, will be facing a SSC side raring to get even and fan its own title drive.

Moreover, the Lady Stags wouldn’t want to end the season with a pair of bridesmaid fin-ishes after losing the first conference crown to the UST Tigresses.

That makes Game One of the best-of-three series doubly interest-ing with both teams ex-pected to come up with surprises.

Corteza in action

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