Commuter Express 06-02-2010
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WEDNESDAY, June 2, 2010
Vol. 3 No. 252 • 8 pages
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GOMEZ REMAINS ON TOP IN BATTLE OF GMS
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DINKY WINS P1 LIBEL CASE PAGE 3 VETERANS BANK DECLARES CASH DIVIDENDS PAGE 6 TWO MEN FALL FOR BOGUS DOLLARS
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CORRECTING THE CCS SERVER
A Smartmatic technician explains to Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and House Speaker Prospero Nograles the procedure Smartmatic will implement to correct the bloated number of registered voters contained in the consolidation and canvassing server installed at the Batasan Pambansa.
SEX BOMB ROCHELLE, BALAK MAGPARETOKE
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Mapang-api na nga, magnanakaw pa!
KAMAKAILAN, ipinagbubunyi ng mga alipores ni Pangulong Arroyo ang umano’y paglakas ng ekonomiya ng bansa sa first quarter ng taong ito dahil sa pagakyat sa 7.6% ng ating Gross Domestic Product (GDP) mula 0.5% noong nakaraang taon. Pero ang malaking tanong, nararamdaman ba ito ni Juan Dela Cruz? Nakasisiguro ang inyong SHOOTER na walang epekto ito kay Mang Juan. Ngunit ako’y naniniwala na ang makakatikim sa biyaya na sinasabi ng mga kampon ng Malacañang na pagsigla ng ating ekonomiya sa mga unang buwan ng taong ito ay ang manikurista ni Gloria na ginawa niyang isa sa mga Board of Trustees ng Pag-IBIG Fund noong nakaraang buwan. Kasama na rin dito ang kanyang hardinero na ginawa naman niyang Deputy Administrator ng Luneta Park. Ang dalawang ito ay parehong makakatanggap ng mahigit isandaang libong pisong sweldo kada buwan kasama na ang bonus at iba pang perks. Kung totoo man na sumigla ang ating ekonomiya pagpasok ng 2010, ang nagpapakasasa dito ngayon ay ang mayayaman na siyang lalong yayaman at ang mahihirap ay hindi ito mararamdaman, araw. Ang mga supervisors naman ay kapus pa sa 382 pesos (minimum wage) ang tinatanggap kada araw at hindi rin binabayaran ang overtime. Pero ang pinakamatindi dito, hindi na nga tama ang pasweldo ng nasabing kumpanya sa kanilang mga empleyado, ninanakawan pa nila ang mga ito. Binabawasan ang mga empleyado ng 50 pesos kada linggo sa kanilang paycheck para daw sa Health Certificate nila mula sa City Hall, samantalang, wala namang duktor o kahit man lang health officer ang tumitingin sa kanila. Kapag may mga depektibong mga produkto na dumating sa kanilang mga tindahan na galing China, ang mga empleyado ang pinagbabayad para mapalitan ang mga ito. Ganun din sa mga kaliit-liitang mga gamit na nawawala. Ngunit, hindi lamang ang mga empleyado nila ang ninanakawang ng kumpanyang ito, kundi maging ang kaban ng bayan. Nagpakita ng mga dokumento ang mga nagrereklamong empleyado ng patunay na matagal ng nandaraya sa BIR ang NOVO Jeans & Shirts. Sa kasalukuyan, iniimbestigahan na ng DOLE at BIR ang NOVO.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
C O M M E N TA R Y
SHOOTER
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Is another Labor Code revision in the offing?
TWO decades after the Aquino government successfully rammed through the first major revision of the country’s Labor Code to the detriment of workers’ rights, the Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) recently aired its desire to revise it anew. As with previous attempts to change the Labor Code, their stated reasons boil down to the “imperatives of creating jobs to improve the economy.” Their announcement followed the first major public appearance of ex-Senator Ernesto Herrera, leader of the government-backed Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP). Herrera is the principal author of Republic Act 6715 of 1989, dubbed as the Herrera Law, the first major revision of the Labor Code, which was passed in 1974 during the Marcos dictatorship. It was followed a few weeks later by the “Wage Rationalization Act” or RA 6727, which provided for the creation of regional wage boards, composed of representatives of the government, corporations, and labor, for the purpose of determining wage increases. This, workers asserted, was meant to weaken the national unity and struggle of workers for legislated wage increases. After his role in changing the Labor Code, Herrera lost his reelection bid for the senate. But recently, he came out of hibernation to lead TUCP in the filing of wage hike petitions in some regional boards, while the rest of the labor sector have given up on these “inutile” wage boards and are lobbying instead for a legislated wage hike. What is in store for private sector employees and workers now that the ECOP and TUCP, which progressive unions accuse of conniving to mangle workers’ rights, are again actively pushing for their respective agenda? These two groups, who are favored by the government and the International Labor Organization (ILO), also often represent the two sides of the tripartite body that formulates proposals for labor legislation. Will another round of revisions of the Labor Code result in jobs creation and improvements in the economy, which is reeling from a crisis? Past Labor Code Revisions Made Workers Poorer, More Exploited Experience hardly exhibited what ECOP president Edgardo Lacson said last week, that “the Constitution and the Labor Code have a preferential bias for labor as based on a timehonored principle of social justice observed in almost all democratic countries.” Corporate profits have been rising in double digit rates up to 2007, before the crisis hit the economy. In 2004 the aggregate net profit of the top 1000 corporations in the Philippines increased by 160 percent. In 2006, the top 20 percent of the population, numbering around 3.5 million families account for 52.8 percent or more than half of total family income, while the poorest 80 percent or 13.9 million families have to contend with the remaining 47.3 percent. The income of the top 10 percent is 19 times more than that of the poorest 10 percent. Bulatlat.com Okray na okray din ani Angara kung ang layon ng pagbati ni United States ambassador Harry Thomas kay Aquino ay upang magpadala ng mensahe sa Kongreso na huwag nakialam sa pagbilang ng mga boto. Sinabi ni Angara na hindi magandang mensahe iyon dahil parang pakikialam na iyon sa palakad sa Pilipinas. Pero nilinaw ni Angara na hindi iyon ang mensaheng nais iparating ni Thomas sa mga mamamayan. Pinakaokray ay ang posibleng maging maling interpretasyon sa naganap na pagdalaw ng mga diplomats kay Aquino. Puwede kasing maging signal ito upang isipin na tuta ang Pinoy ng mga dayuhan. Kaya pinakaokey ay ang manahimik na lang muna ang lahat, maka-Aquino o laban kay Aquino, habang hindi pa siya naproproklama at hindi pa rin naman nakakapanumpa bilang pinakamataas na puno ng bansa.
Ni Raffy Tulfo bagkus, lalo silang masasadlak sa kahirapan. Pagpasok ng Enero ng taong ito, hindi na napatid ang pagdagsa ng mga manggagawa sa Action Center ng WANTED SA RADYO. Karamihan sa kanilang mga reklamo ay ang sobrang baba ng sweldo at hindi kayang pagkasyahin sa pangangailan ng kanilang pamilya. Noong Lunes, May 31, halimbawa, 29 na mga Saleslady ng NOVO Jeans & Shirts ang dumulog sa WSR para ireklamo ang napakaliit na sahod na tinatanggap nila – malayo sa minimum wage na itinalaga ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Ang NOVO Jeans & Shirts ay isang multi-national company na may 148 outlets sa buong bansa. Ayon sa mga nagsusumbong, dalawa sa kanila ay mga supervisors, wala pa sa 200 pesos ang sinasahod ng karamihan sa kanila kada araw at dose oras silang pinagtatatrabaho bawat
Foreign diplomats walang respeto sa kalayaan ng Pinas?
OKAY nga ba ang ginawang pagdalaw ng labintatlong (13) foreign diplomats kay President apparent Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III upang batiin ito sa kanyang pagkapanalo noong nakaraang May 10 automated elections? Naniniwala kasi si Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. na paglabag sa Philippine sovereignty ang pagbisita sa bahay ni Aquino sa Times Street sa Quezon City at maagang pagbibigay ng congratulatory message ng mga dayuhang opisyal. Okay rin ang sinabi ni Pimentel na walang dudang si Aquino ang nanalo at maiproproklamang presidente subalit hindi tama ang pagsasapubliko ng kanilang pagdalaw kay Aquino bago pa man ito maiproklama. Paliwanag ng mambabatas, ang Pilipinas ay isang malayang bansa at wala sa ilalim ng kanilang kapangyarihan. Isa lang, aniya, ang talagang pakay ng mga dayuhang bumati kay Aquino – negosyo ang bigyang pansin. Iginiit ni Pimentel na hindi magagawa ng mga dayuhang
OK o OKRAY?
Ni Lea G. Botones
opisyal sa ibang bansa ang ginawa nilang pagdalaw at pagbati kay Aquino dahil maituturing itong pakikialam sa political affairs ng bansa. Okray naman para kay Sen. Edgardo Angara ang naging hakbang ng mga diplomat dahil kawalan daw ito ng alam sa election process ng Pilipinas. Iginiit ni Angara na kung hindi ignorante sa proseso ng halalan sa Pilipinas ang envoys, nais talaga ng mga ito na ipaalam sa mga mamamahayag ang ginawa nilang pagkilala kay Aquino bilang nangunguna sa bilangan gayung hindi pa naman ito pinal. Okray din para kay Angara kung ang hangad ng mga dayuhan upang mapabilis ang aksyon sa pagkilala kay Aquino. Aniya, hindi pa dapat ituring na president-elect si Aquino hanggang hindi pa natatapos ang canvassing ng Kongreso.
VICTOR A. CALUAG, President and CEO ARKHON A. ANTOLIN TONETTE HENSON Executive Editor EVP, EVP Sales & Marketing JONATHAN P. VICENTE Managing Editor LEA G. BOTONES News Editor CHONG P. ARDIVILLA Overall Creative Director HECTOR L. LOZANO Chief Layout Artist MARIO L. ADELANTE Accounting Manager RAUL B. PEREZ Credit & Collection Manager EDISON B. CAMARINES Distribution Manager EDWIN A. CO Production Supervisor
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MM experiencing rains, Mindanao floods
THE rainy season is already here as Metro Manila for the past few days is experiencing rains while some parts of Mindanao Island is flooded brought by heavy rains. National Disaster Coordinating Council said about 35,000 people were affected by floods in Mindanao, particularly parts of Sultan Kudarat town in Maguindanao and Cotabato City A report from dzXL radio disclosed that heavy rains poured in Mindanao at around 4 a.m. triggering waist- and neckdeep floods. Several vehicles were stalled in the flashflood on the national highway in Cotabato City . The report also said some 23 of the 37 villages in the city were flooded. Several houses in Bulalo village in Sultan Kudarat town in Maguindanao reportedly were also flooded causing heavy traffic in the area. Earlier, Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical, Astronomical Service Administration said a low-pressure area off Batanes and the "Amihan" (northeast winds) will bring rains to some parts of the country.
Trillanes and others maybe freed soon
DETAINED Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and several other military officers maybe freed soon following the release from detention on Monday of former Scout Ranger chief Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim. The possible inclusion of Trillanes and other suspected coup leaders -- such as Lim’s fellow defeated senatorial candidate Col. Ariel Querubin and former Marine commandant Maj. Gen. Renato Miranda -- surfaced after Brig. Gen. Reynaldo Ordonez hinted that dozens more suspected renegade officers maybe released if they can get through the same process. “All these things are governed by the regulations. There is a process on how one will get custody of a detainee. Danny went through a process and if the others can do that, I don’t see any reason (why they would not be granted provisional liberty). We will process it according to the regulations,” Ordonez to whom Lim was released said. Lim posted a bail of P200,000 before a Makati City court in connection with a rebellion charge filed against him for the November 2007 siege of the Manila Peninsula Hotel. This paved the way for Lim’s release from a Camp Crame detention facility and his provisional liberty. “The regulations say it applies to anybody. It is not selective. It applies to everybody. Regulations apply to everybody,” said Ordóñez, referring to the Article of War 70 that allows military commanders the discretion to detain or enlarge officers facing trial by court martial. “The grant is the prerogative of the chief of staff and it may be withdrawn actually, especially when there is a gross violation of the conditions which is the attendance of the court martials and the civil court hearings. That is how simple it is,” he said. Ronnie Santos
Ex-DSWD chief wins P1 libel case
FORMER Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWH) Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman has been acquitted by the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (QCRTC) after the prosecution failed to prove her guilt on the P1 libel case filed by Alagad party list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta. In a 21-page decision, QCRTC Branch 88 Presiding Judge Rosanna Fe Maglaya ruled that “a conviction in a criminal case must rest nothing but certainty of guilt based on the strength of the evidence for the prosecution. As the probative value of the People’s evidence failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt, accused must be acquitted.” Marcoleta filed the case in 2005 after Soliman allegedly issued malicious statements against him during a press conference on August 30, 2005 in Rockwell Center in Makati City . The complainant said that during the said press conference, Soliman had linked him to alleged efforts by Malacañang to manipulate the impeachment proceedings by supporting a defective impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
NBI nabs two men for bogus dollars worth P1.8M
NATIONAL Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents seized a total of US$38,400 in bogus US$100 denominations worth about P1.8 following the arrest of two men during an entrapment operation in Manila . The NBI identified the arrested suspects as Warlito Madrid Jr., of Pasong Kawayan 2, General Trias, Cavite and Felecito Briones Jr., of Area 1, Barangay Libho, Paranaque City . The two were charged with violation of Article 168 of the Revised Penal Code (Illegal Possession and Use of False Treasury or Bank Notes and Other Instruments of Credit). Investigations conducted by the International Police or Interpol Division of the NBI headed by Atty. Claro de Castro Jr. revealed that the bureau received an information regarding a syndicate, led by Roel Santos also known as “Ka Imo,” that is involved in the production, distribution and sale of fake US and Philippine currencies in violation of the Revised Penal Code. In coordination with the personnel of the Investigation Division, Cash Department of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the NBI team conducted a buybust operation inside the Times Plaza on UN Avenue corner Taft Avenue, Ermita, Manila. Santos was nowhere in sight during the operation. The suspects were immediately apprehended after they received the marked five P1,000 bills in exchange for the 384 pieces of counterfeit US100 bills. Angelie Escandor
No source yet of ‘Hello Nico’ tape – Comelec
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) admitted yesterday that it has no clue yet on the source of the supposed taped conversation between Interior and Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno and Comelec Commissioner Nicodemo Ferrer on the alleged plot to rig the May 10 automated polls. Comelec chairman Jose Melo said the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has been finding difficulty in determining the source of the conversation due to the layers on the website wherein it was originally posted. The Comelec head said the multiple layering only showed that the people behind the website intended to keep their identities secret. He reiterated that Ferrer and the other commissioners were not involved in any plot to manipulate the recent elections. Both Ferrer and Puno had denied talking to each other. Melo said that like Ferrer, the commission might file charges against the culprit once he or she is identified. Ampie Galpo
Soldiers refused bribe from candidates lauded
MARINE commandant Maj. Gen. Juancho Sabban yesterday disclosed attempts by erring candidates to bribe his men for the railroading of the results of the just-concluded May 10 local elections in the island province of Sulu . Sabban is flying to Sulu today to give awards to the Marine soldiers who turned down the bribe offer “for displaying professionalism and of course dedication (to their duty)” and for “doing what is right.” He identified two of the three recipients of the award for gallantly protecting the integrity of the election as Pfc. Rhomel Divina and S/Sgt. William Magpili. The name of the third one is still being confirmed. Marine spokesman Capt. Alden Gwyn Amargo said Divina was offered P100,000 by an unnamed campaign leader for him to leave the Maligay polling precinct as there were lesser number of voters coming in on the afternoon of May 10 “so he and his cohorts could fill up the more than three hundred remaining ballots for his candidate.” Amargo said at the Baunoh Bangkal precinct, another campaign leader approached Magpili for the tampering of at least 168 ballots. Magpili refused the offer and continued securing the ballots. Ronnie Santos
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Sex Bomb Rochelle, balak magparetoke
PARA kay Barbie Forteza, hindi isang terror director si direk Andoy Ranay na naging kontrobersiyal dahil sa pagtatalak niya kay Jake Vargas at paggamit diumano ng malalaswang salita laban sa binatilyo. Nangyari ito nang hindi mai-deliver ni Jake ang hinihinging acting ni direk Andoy. Ang tsika, nasa OB van si direk nang maglitanya siya laban sa aktor. Nagkataon naman na naroon lamang sa tabi ang ama ni Jake kaya narinig diumano nito ang lahat ng pinagsasabi ni Andoy. “Hindi po,” sambit ni Barbie nang tanugin namin kung terror nga bang direktor si Andoy sa presscon ng Pilyang Kerubin na pinagbibidahan niya kasama sina Joshua Dionisio at Elmo Magalona. Actually, walang problema si Barbie kay direk Andoy. “Masaya po. Sobrang saya po namin sa set,” sabi ng dalagita. “Kung sisigawan man po, alam ko na pagkakamali ko po iyon kasi kung hindi
SHOWBIZ PIZZAZZ
By Alex Brosas
naman po tama ang ginawa ko hindi siya sisigaw. Pagkatapos noon, parang walang nangyari,” esplika ni Barbie. On her two leading men, ito ang sinabi ni Barbie: “Pareho silang mabait, pareho silang magaling. Si Elmo, tahimik pero ‘yun pala makulit. Si Joshua, makulit siya. Palagi niyang pinipindot ang aking ilong. Barahan kami, paunahan kaming dumating sa set. “Sa workshop po, hindi ko akalain na first time siyang
JOHN LLOYD CRUZ
(Elmo) umarte kasi talagang confident siya.” Suwerte si Barbie dahil dalawang magkasunod na proyekto ang ibinigay ng Siyete sa kanya, ang First Time at ito ngang Pilyang Kerubin na pang-primetime na. *** Until now ay ayaw pang umamin
ni John Lloyd Cruz tungkol sa real score sa kanila ni Shaina Magdayao. “We’re giving it time. So, again, parang kami,” sabi ni John Lloyd sa isang taped interview. “Itong mga bagay kasi na ito pinaguusapan naming dalawa dahil kaming dalawa ang involved dito. So, given the right time, makakapagbigay kami ng sagot about that matter,” dagdag niya. Pero umamin ang aktor na lumalalim na ang relationship niya with Shaina. “Talagang kung sa pagkakakilala namin sa isa’t isa,
presscon to think na sa isang malayong bayan pa sa South siya nakatira. *** Itinanggi ni Rochelle Pangilinan na nagparetoke siya ng kanyang boobs. “Actually,
Manny.” Ng tapos na a “Diva,” mer namang “S Da Manny, dumating n Manny.” “Ang sa lang, ang h kapag nag ako ng isa Mahirap, a mahihirapa
JOSHUA D
JAKE VARGAS
Hindi lang naman ako ang una kung sakaling gagawin ko ‘yan. Iniisip ko pa lang ‘yan, nasa inyo na pala. Sino ang nagsabi sa inyo? Gagawin ko pa lang ‘yan, ha
BARBIE FORTEZA
definitely mas lumalim talaga. Nasa ganoong level na siya. Ibang depth na meron ‘yung relationship namin. That’s all I can say.” *** Hindi na nagtagal ang isang dating action star sa presscon ng kanyang TV show. Dali-dali siyang umiskapo matapos na maipakilala ang cast.
Katabi namin ang manager ng aktor kaya within hearing distance kami at narinig namin ang sinabi ng aktor sa kanyang manager na “escape na ako, tita,alam ko naman ang itatanong nila sa akin.” Humanga kami sa aktor dahil kahit guest role lang talaga siya sa TV series ay nag-effort siyang umapir sa
sumagi na sa isip ko ‘yan. Kesa ano. Basta gano’n. Eh, ano ngayon? Hindi lang naman ako ang una kung sakaling gagawin ko ‘yan. Iniisip ko pa lang ‘yan, nasa inyo na pala. Sino ang nagsabi sa inyo? Gagawin ko pa lang ‘yan, ha!” say ni Rochelle. “Wala, mahihirapan ako lalo na ngayon na walang pahinga. Monday to Sunday ang trabaho. M-W-F, “Daisy Siete” and then Tuesday and Thursday may “Diva” ako, Saturday “Diz Iz It,” Sunday “Party Pilipinas” and “Show Me Da
Ipinagtan Rochelle ng Sex Bomb “Hindi to At saka ku anuman an niya, kung niya iyon k sakali, kum walang big ginagawa d ng lahat,” s isang kasa “Hindi k puwedeng enhance n kasi delika amin kasi ginagawa n hindi norm gano’n-gan say naman SB membe “Hindi a sa dancer mga retoke naman ng Bomb dan “Pagded ko kung ma retoke ako magpapapu magpapala boobs, mag ako ng puw anuman an ko, choice Kung anum tsismis me go for the g Bahala na naman ni R
ROCHELLE PANGILINAN
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gayong ako sa ron na Show Me ,” na kasi si
a akin hirap gpahinga ang linggo. ako ‘yung an.
Binoe son, daughter are future showbiz stars
A LOT of people were surprised to see the kids of action star Robin Padilla walk the ramp in a fashion show recently. Robin said in a report released by Philippine Entertainment Portal (PEP): “Proud na proud ako sa mga anak ko.” Robin led the short list of fashion models who walked the ramp for the Jag Dstrukt Denim Wars fashion show held at SM Mall of Asia Atrium last May 31. The action starTV host walked the ramp anew, and he was joined by his 17 year-old daughter, Kylie, and 10-yearold son, Ali. He told the media and press people, “Si Ali, nagulat ako, kasi kaninang umaga medyo... Medyo alam ko na, ninenerbyos si Ali. Pero kanina, parang ayaw na tumigil, e, inaawat mo na, [sabi niya], 'No, no, no, people love me.” People couldn’t help but notice, “Mini-me ni Robin si Ali.” And the 40-yearold star smiled upon hearing the comment. “Sana, sana naman hanggang sa siya'y magbinata, e, ako ang kanyang maging ehemplo,” he said. FOLLOWING HIS FOOTSTEPS. So, he won’t mind if his only boy with Liezl Sicangco joins showbiz? Binoe (Robin's nickname) answered, “Ako, eto sa totoo ito, mas gusto ko na mag-aral yung mga anak ko. Gusto ko silang mag-aral, makatapos... Kaya lang, siyempre bilang magulang, hindi ko dapat hadlangan yung kanilang mga pangarap. Yun ang gusto nila, dapat kong suportahan iyon.”
DIONISIO
nggol si g ilang members. otoo ‘yon. ung ng vision gawin kung mbaga, g deal kasi din naman sabi ng ama. kami magpang ganyan ado sa ‘yung namin mal na no’n lang,” n ng isang er. advisable ‘yang e,” tili isang Sex ncer. desisyonan agpapang ilong, uti ako, aki ako ng gpapalaki wet. Kung ng gagawin ko ‘yon. mang eron d’yan, goal. kayo,” say Rochelle.
ROBIN PADILLA
ALI AT KAYLIE PADILLA
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No more buying of street food for Caloocan studes
THE Caloocan City Division Office of the Department of Education (DepEd) ordered school authorities to ban its students from buying street foods being sold by ambulant vendors outside their respective schools once classes re-open. The directive stemmed from complaints received by Caloocan City Mayor Enrico “Recom” Echiverri from pupils’ parents saying that consumption of these street foods have caused sickness on the part of their children. According to Echiverri, it is only right to look after the health of the returning students so that their performance in school would not be affected by having ailments. With this in mind, Division Superintendent Dr. Corazon Gonzales has ordered all school principals in the City of Caloocan to prohibit students from consuming food that have been bought outside school premises. Gonzales said that through such directive, school officials would be able to limit the number of students who would get sick by eating these foods. Meanwhile, Echiverri told school officials to make sure that the meals being served at the school canteens are clean and safe to eat so that students would not bother going outside to buy food. “Our main concern here is the health of our students. Because we all know that a pupil with a strong and healthy body would be able to study well,” Echiverri reckoned. Consequently, the mayor advised parents of school-aged children to help in the local government’s campaign of saying “no” to street foods because it would only endanger the health of their kids.
Ni McJoe
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
PALAISIPAN
Thelma Onego
4. Bingwit 5. Inabuso 6. Ilagay sa kalan 7. Yayat 8. Lampara 9. Bitamina ng sanggol pag inulit 10. Labis 18. Ipatanggal 21. Isibak 22. Tulisang-dagat 23. Bulungan 24. Taba ng alimango 25. Kandili 26. Bagot 27. Alalay sa golf 28. Usok
Complete the grid so every row, column and 3 x 3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.
Previous puzzle solution
PAHALANG 1. Angil 5. Tinanong 11. Antonio o Juan 12. Iboso 13. Hablot 14. Unlaping panghambing 15. Lisya 16. Saluysoy 17. Ipaubos 19. Imbakan ng tubig 20. Tinapay 21. Tulyapis
24. 26. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
Bubuhatin Isambulat Alpa Nadagit Mataas na baraha Isagi Katas Liligis Lalaki sa paraiso
PABABA 1. Musang 2. Adik 3. Tinanto
SAGOT SA NAKARAAN
Veterans Bank declares cash dividends
PHILIPPINE Veterans Bank (PVB) announced it has declared cash dividends of eight percent (8%) for preferred and two percent (2%) for common shareholders, in the Bank’s recent annual stockholders’ meeting. Col. Emmanuel V. De Ocampo, PVB chairman, said the cash dividends were approved in the said gathering held at the Veterans Federation of the Philippines compound on Arroceros St., Manila where some 5,000 World War II veterans and their widows & heirs attended. The stockholders’ meeting was also highlighted by the election of the bank’s Board of Directors. Re-elected for another one-year term to the 11-member PVB Board were Col. Emmanuel V. de Ocampo, Ricardo A. Balbido, Jr., Engr. Antonio A. Balgos, Commo. Vicente R. Buenaventura, Atty. Democrito T. Mendoza, Atty. Eduardo P. Pilapil, Gen. Umberto A. Rodriguez, Atty. Romeo G. Roxas, Atty. Ramon P. Miranda, Jose A. Nuñez, Jr. and Col. Francisco T. San Miguel. Ricardo A. Balbido, Jr., PVB president, also reported that PVB had an audited net income of P416.2 million in 2009, slightly higher than the 2008 results of P406.3 million. Balbido cited gains in its core businesses, deposits and lending, as the main drivers behind the bank’s sustained profitability. This was however tempered by the slowdown in the income from securities trading. In terms of total resources, PVB grew significantly last 2009 from P45.1 Billion in 2008 to P51.8 Billion as of December 2009. The increase in PVB’s deposit base to P43 billion from P37 billion was the main contributor to the Bank’s asset growth. PVB President & CEO Ricardo A. Balbido Jr. said that PVB’s Cash Management solutions were the primary products that drove growth of deposits while the loans to LGUs dominated the growth in the asset side. The Bank also opened 15 new branches all over the country expanded its branch network to a total of 60 branches nationwide. The Bank’s capital position likewise improved to P4.99 billion as of December 2009, from P4.74 billion in December 2008. PVB’s CapitalAdequacy Ratio (CAR) remained high at 18.36% despite the bank’s continued growth, still way above the BSP’s minimum of 10%. The CAR is a measure to determine a bank’s capability to shoulder risks. ”For 2010, we foresee a better year and project improved earnings as we see economy picking up now that the May 2010 elections are over.” said Balbido. Philippine Veterans Bank is owned by some 300,000 Filipino World War II veterans and their designated heirs. As part of its mandate, it is committed to provide 20% of its annual net income to the Board of Trustees of the Veterans of World War II, which in turn manages programs for the benefit of the veterans, their widows, orphans and heirs.
SOGO ASSISTANCE
Through the joint coordination of Mr. Shaik Abdulguro, who is the chairman of Peace and Order, and Brgy. official Ricardo Tuban with the management of Hotel Sogo-Aurora specifically Cash & Property Management Supervisor Lily Polopot, the donation of 300 pieces of linens, 30 packs of relief goods and 100 Hotel Sogo Care T-shirts was successfully done on May 28. About 67 families who were affected by fire last May 22 at Sitio San Roque, Bagong Pag-asa, Quezon City were the beneficiaries of the Sogo assistance program. Present during the project are Mr. Shaik Abdulguro and Mr. Ricardo Tuban. The officials are seen leading the donation of goods to the victims particularly Lily Polopot (left) who is one of the fire victims.
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rounds left in this 11-round tournament organized by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) headed by president and chairman Prospero “Butch” Pichay Jr. also in cooperation with Phoenix Petroleum and the Tagaytay City government. So, the reigning two-time defending champion, bade goodbye yesterday. The 12-time RP open champion Antonio meanwhile, who yielded his sixthround match against So by default, remained in third place with five points, followed by GM Darwin Laylo with 4.5 points, US-based IM Julio Catalino Sadorra with four points, IM Ronald Dableo and Richard Bitoon with 3.5 points and IM Rolando Nolte with three points. Bringing up the rear are FM Haridas Pascua (2 points), IM Oliver Dimakiling (1.5 points) and FM Jan Emmanuel Garcia (1 point). In other matches yesterday, Sadorra defeated Dimakiling; Dableo trounced Garcia; Pascua upset Bitoon and Laylo split the point with Nolte.
Gomez remains on top in Battle of GMs
DRESDEN Olympiad veteran GM John Paul Gomez settled for a draw with fellow GM Rogelio “Joey” Antonio Jr. to remain on top after the eighth round of the 2010 Phoenix Petroleum “Battle of GMs” national chess championships at the Character Hotel in Tagaytay City, yesterday. A draw enabled the 24year-old mechanical engineering graduate of La Salle to keep the solo lead with 6.5 points, a full point ahead of top seed and defending champion GM Wesley So (5.5 points) with still three
Ang mga GF ni Fil-Am cager
PAPALIT-PALIT ng girlfriend ang sikat na PBA player na ito na nagkataong isang Fil-Am. Sabi ng isang nakakakilala sa kanya, sobra raw mambabae ang player na ito. “Parang nagpapalit lang siya ng nagpapalit ng damit kung magpalit ng girlfriend,” sabi ng kakilala namin. Kaya naman pala paiba-iba ng kasamang babae ang Fil-Am na ito. Taliwas sa kanyang kaibigan na PBA player na madalas ding magpalit ng girlfriend pero stick to one naman at nagtatagal. *** Naging isang malaking tagumpay ang Shakey's V League na nagtapos kamakailan lang. Champion ang UST, at runner-up ang SSC-R. Grabe sumuporta ang mga estudyante ng UST. Talagang in full force sila sa attendance. Sa July 11, balita namin ay magbubukas na ulit ang next conference ng V League. Congratulations sa lahat ng bumubuo ng Shakey's V League. *** Dalawang assistant coaches ng isang college team ang kamakailan lang ay nag-resign na din. Hindi namin alam ang dahilan pero may mga players na nanghihinayang sa pagkawala nila. A few weeks ago, may dalawa ring assistant coaches na nawala sa isang UAAP team. Ngayon naman ang tinutukoy naming assistant coaches na nag-resign ay sa isang NCAA team. *** Si Leo Isaac na nga ba ang magiging head coach ng Arellano University sa NCAA? Simula nung isang araw kasi, siya na ang nagpapa-practice sa team kaya may mga nagsasabi na siya na ang uupong head coach ng Chiefs. Si Leo ay athletic director ng Arellano at makailang beses na niyang napag-champion ang team nila sa iba't ibang liga tulad ng NCRAA at Fr. Martin's Cup. Hindi siya makaupong coach sa NCAA dati dahil head coach siya ng Barako Bulls. Ngayon, puwede na.
Artest a rough player –Pierce
CELTICS star Paul Pierce is excited to return to the NBA finals and his hometown for the next round in the league’s greatest rivalry. Boston’s best player isn’t exactly thrilled that Los Angeles' welcoming committee includes Ron Artest, a physical, tenacious defender. “He likes to bang you,” Pierce said Monday, “grab you, hold you, pull your shorts down. He’s going to try anything.” The NBA's past two champions will go for another title beginning Thursday night when the Celtics face the Lakers in front of an array of Hollywood stars and, very likely, a large number of Pierce’s friends and family who will root against their local team.
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Roach wants out of Pacman-Floyd talks
BOXING coach Freddie Roach said he is inhibiting himself from getting involve in the talks between the camps of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. due to the many demands coming from the other party. Roach said he is exasperated by the many demands being made by the Mayweather camp that is why he wanted out of the picture. Roach said he would just wait whether the fight will push through or not by November 13 – the date Top Rank big boss Bob Arum set for Pacquiao’s ring return. “I am completely out of the negotiations. Whatever happens, happens. I hope the fight happens. But if not, I don't care who the opponent is," said Roach. Pacquiao last fought in March, scoring a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision over Joshua Clottey to retain his WBO title belt. “I just know Manny will be fighting someone in November. We hope the opponent is Mayweather. If not, we’ll fight someone else and we’ll be ready," Roach stressed. Meanwhile, Pacquiao mixes pleasure and work when he leaves with his family and small entourage for the United States Tuesday night. Aside from attending the 85th banquet awards of the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) where he will be honored with the Boxer of the Decade honor, the newly-elected Congressman of the lone province of Sarangani hopes to also get a better picture of what’s in store for him once he returns to the ring in November -- possibly his last fight. The 31-year old, pound-forpound fighter of the world departs for Los Angeles together with wife Jinkee and his children, personal adviser Michael Konz and second trainer Roger Fernandez.
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DINKY WINS P1 LIBEL CASE PAGE 3 VETERANS BANK DECLARES CASH DIVIDENDS PAGE 6 TWO MEN FALL FOR BOGUS DOLLARS
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CORRECTING THE CCS SERVER
A Smartmatic technician explains to Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and House Speaker Prospero Nograles the procedure Smartmatic will implement to correct the bloated number of registered voters contained in the consolidation and canvassing server installed at the Batasan Pambansa.
SEX BOMB ROCHELLE, BALAK MAGPARETOKE
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Mapang-api na nga, magnanakaw pa!
KAMAKAILAN, ipinagbubunyi ng mga alipores ni Pangulong Arroyo ang umano’y paglakas ng ekonomiya ng bansa sa first quarter ng taong ito dahil sa pagakyat sa 7.6% ng ating Gross Domestic Product (GDP) mula 0.5% noong nakaraang taon. Pero ang malaking tanong, nararamdaman ba ito ni Juan Dela Cruz? Nakasisiguro ang inyong SHOOTER na walang epekto ito kay Mang Juan. Ngunit ako’y naniniwala na ang makakatikim sa biyaya na sinasabi ng mga kampon ng Malacañang na pagsigla ng ating ekonomiya sa mga unang buwan ng taong ito ay ang manikurista ni Gloria na ginawa niyang isa sa mga Board of Trustees ng Pag-IBIG Fund noong nakaraang buwan. Kasama na rin dito ang kanyang hardinero na ginawa naman niyang Deputy Administrator ng Luneta Park. Ang dalawang ito ay parehong makakatanggap ng mahigit isandaang libong pisong sweldo kada buwan kasama na ang bonus at iba pang perks. Kung totoo man na sumigla ang ating ekonomiya pagpasok ng 2010, ang nagpapakasasa dito ngayon ay ang mayayaman na siyang lalong yayaman at ang mahihirap ay hindi ito mararamdaman, araw. Ang mga supervisors naman ay kapus pa sa 382 pesos (minimum wage) ang tinatanggap kada araw at hindi rin binabayaran ang overtime. Pero ang pinakamatindi dito, hindi na nga tama ang pasweldo ng nasabing kumpanya sa kanilang mga empleyado, ninanakawan pa nila ang mga ito. Binabawasan ang mga empleyado ng 50 pesos kada linggo sa kanilang paycheck para daw sa Health Certificate nila mula sa City Hall, samantalang, wala namang duktor o kahit man lang health officer ang tumitingin sa kanila. Kapag may mga depektibong mga produkto na dumating sa kanilang mga tindahan na galing China, ang mga empleyado ang pinagbabayad para mapalitan ang mga ito. Ganun din sa mga kaliit-liitang mga gamit na nawawala. Ngunit, hindi lamang ang mga empleyado nila ang ninanakawang ng kumpanyang ito, kundi maging ang kaban ng bayan. Nagpakita ng mga dokumento ang mga nagrereklamong empleyado ng patunay na matagal ng nandaraya sa BIR ang NOVO Jeans & Shirts. Sa kasalukuyan, iniimbestigahan na ng DOLE at BIR ang NOVO.
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Is another Labor Code revision in the offing?
TWO decades after the Aquino government successfully rammed through the first major revision of the country’s Labor Code to the detriment of workers’ rights, the Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) recently aired its desire to revise it anew. As with previous attempts to change the Labor Code, their stated reasons boil down to the “imperatives of creating jobs to improve the economy.” Their announcement followed the first major public appearance of ex-Senator Ernesto Herrera, leader of the government-backed Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP). Herrera is the principal author of Republic Act 6715 of 1989, dubbed as the Herrera Law, the first major revision of the Labor Code, which was passed in 1974 during the Marcos dictatorship. It was followed a few weeks later by the “Wage Rationalization Act” or RA 6727, which provided for the creation of regional wage boards, composed of representatives of the government, corporations, and labor, for the purpose of determining wage increases. This, workers asserted, was meant to weaken the national unity and struggle of workers for legislated wage increases. After his role in changing the Labor Code, Herrera lost his reelection bid for the senate. But recently, he came out of hibernation to lead TUCP in the filing of wage hike petitions in some regional boards, while the rest of the labor sector have given up on these “inutile” wage boards and are lobbying instead for a legislated wage hike. What is in store for private sector employees and workers now that the ECOP and TUCP, which progressive unions accuse of conniving to mangle workers’ rights, are again actively pushing for their respective agenda? These two groups, who are favored by the government and the International Labor Organization (ILO), also often represent the two sides of the tripartite body that formulates proposals for labor legislation. Will another round of revisions of the Labor Code result in jobs creation and improvements in the economy, which is reeling from a crisis? Past Labor Code Revisions Made Workers Poorer, More Exploited Experience hardly exhibited what ECOP president Edgardo Lacson said last week, that “the Constitution and the Labor Code have a preferential bias for labor as based on a timehonored principle of social justice observed in almost all democratic countries.” Corporate profits have been rising in double digit rates up to 2007, before the crisis hit the economy. In 2004 the aggregate net profit of the top 1000 corporations in the Philippines increased by 160 percent. In 2006, the top 20 percent of the population, numbering around 3.5 million families account for 52.8 percent or more than half of total family income, while the poorest 80 percent or 13.9 million families have to contend with the remaining 47.3 percent. The income of the top 10 percent is 19 times more than that of the poorest 10 percent. Bulatlat.com Okray na okray din ani Angara kung ang layon ng pagbati ni United States ambassador Harry Thomas kay Aquino ay upang magpadala ng mensahe sa Kongreso na huwag nakialam sa pagbilang ng mga boto. Sinabi ni Angara na hindi magandang mensahe iyon dahil parang pakikialam na iyon sa palakad sa Pilipinas. Pero nilinaw ni Angara na hindi iyon ang mensaheng nais iparating ni Thomas sa mga mamamayan. Pinakaokray ay ang posibleng maging maling interpretasyon sa naganap na pagdalaw ng mga diplomats kay Aquino. Puwede kasing maging signal ito upang isipin na tuta ang Pinoy ng mga dayuhan. Kaya pinakaokey ay ang manahimik na lang muna ang lahat, maka-Aquino o laban kay Aquino, habang hindi pa siya naproproklama at hindi pa rin naman nakakapanumpa bilang pinakamataas na puno ng bansa.
Ni Raffy Tulfo bagkus, lalo silang masasadlak sa kahirapan. Pagpasok ng Enero ng taong ito, hindi na napatid ang pagdagsa ng mga manggagawa sa Action Center ng WANTED SA RADYO. Karamihan sa kanilang mga reklamo ay ang sobrang baba ng sweldo at hindi kayang pagkasyahin sa pangangailan ng kanilang pamilya. Noong Lunes, May 31, halimbawa, 29 na mga Saleslady ng NOVO Jeans & Shirts ang dumulog sa WSR para ireklamo ang napakaliit na sahod na tinatanggap nila – malayo sa minimum wage na itinalaga ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Ang NOVO Jeans & Shirts ay isang multi-national company na may 148 outlets sa buong bansa. Ayon sa mga nagsusumbong, dalawa sa kanila ay mga supervisors, wala pa sa 200 pesos ang sinasahod ng karamihan sa kanila kada araw at dose oras silang pinagtatatrabaho bawat
Foreign diplomats walang respeto sa kalayaan ng Pinas?
OKAY nga ba ang ginawang pagdalaw ng labintatlong (13) foreign diplomats kay President apparent Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III upang batiin ito sa kanyang pagkapanalo noong nakaraang May 10 automated elections? Naniniwala kasi si Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. na paglabag sa Philippine sovereignty ang pagbisita sa bahay ni Aquino sa Times Street sa Quezon City at maagang pagbibigay ng congratulatory message ng mga dayuhang opisyal. Okay rin ang sinabi ni Pimentel na walang dudang si Aquino ang nanalo at maiproproklamang presidente subalit hindi tama ang pagsasapubliko ng kanilang pagdalaw kay Aquino bago pa man ito maiproklama. Paliwanag ng mambabatas, ang Pilipinas ay isang malayang bansa at wala sa ilalim ng kanilang kapangyarihan. Isa lang, aniya, ang talagang pakay ng mga dayuhang bumati kay Aquino – negosyo ang bigyang pansin. Iginiit ni Pimentel na hindi magagawa ng mga dayuhang
OK o OKRAY?
Ni Lea G. Botones
opisyal sa ibang bansa ang ginawa nilang pagdalaw at pagbati kay Aquino dahil maituturing itong pakikialam sa political affairs ng bansa. Okray naman para kay Sen. Edgardo Angara ang naging hakbang ng mga diplomat dahil kawalan daw ito ng alam sa election process ng Pilipinas. Iginiit ni Angara na kung hindi ignorante sa proseso ng halalan sa Pilipinas ang envoys, nais talaga ng mga ito na ipaalam sa mga mamamahayag ang ginawa nilang pagkilala kay Aquino bilang nangunguna sa bilangan gayung hindi pa naman ito pinal. Okray din para kay Angara kung ang hangad ng mga dayuhan upang mapabilis ang aksyon sa pagkilala kay Aquino. Aniya, hindi pa dapat ituring na president-elect si Aquino hanggang hindi pa natatapos ang canvassing ng Kongreso.
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MM experiencing rains, Mindanao floods
THE rainy season is already here as Metro Manila for the past few days is experiencing rains while some parts of Mindanao Island is flooded brought by heavy rains. National Disaster Coordinating Council said about 35,000 people were affected by floods in Mindanao, particularly parts of Sultan Kudarat town in Maguindanao and Cotabato City A report from dzXL radio disclosed that heavy rains poured in Mindanao at around 4 a.m. triggering waist- and neckdeep floods. Several vehicles were stalled in the flashflood on the national highway in Cotabato City . The report also said some 23 of the 37 villages in the city were flooded. Several houses in Bulalo village in Sultan Kudarat town in Maguindanao reportedly were also flooded causing heavy traffic in the area. Earlier, Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical, Astronomical Service Administration said a low-pressure area off Batanes and the "Amihan" (northeast winds) will bring rains to some parts of the country.
Trillanes and others maybe freed soon
DETAINED Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and several other military officers maybe freed soon following the release from detention on Monday of former Scout Ranger chief Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim. The possible inclusion of Trillanes and other suspected coup leaders -- such as Lim’s fellow defeated senatorial candidate Col. Ariel Querubin and former Marine commandant Maj. Gen. Renato Miranda -- surfaced after Brig. Gen. Reynaldo Ordonez hinted that dozens more suspected renegade officers maybe released if they can get through the same process. “All these things are governed by the regulations. There is a process on how one will get custody of a detainee. Danny went through a process and if the others can do that, I don’t see any reason (why they would not be granted provisional liberty). We will process it according to the regulations,” Ordonez to whom Lim was released said. Lim posted a bail of P200,000 before a Makati City court in connection with a rebellion charge filed against him for the November 2007 siege of the Manila Peninsula Hotel. This paved the way for Lim’s release from a Camp Crame detention facility and his provisional liberty. “The regulations say it applies to anybody. It is not selective. It applies to everybody. Regulations apply to everybody,” said Ordóñez, referring to the Article of War 70 that allows military commanders the discretion to detain or enlarge officers facing trial by court martial. “The grant is the prerogative of the chief of staff and it may be withdrawn actually, especially when there is a gross violation of the conditions which is the attendance of the court martials and the civil court hearings. That is how simple it is,” he said. Ronnie Santos
Ex-DSWD chief wins P1 libel case
FORMER Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWH) Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman has been acquitted by the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (QCRTC) after the prosecution failed to prove her guilt on the P1 libel case filed by Alagad party list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta. In a 21-page decision, QCRTC Branch 88 Presiding Judge Rosanna Fe Maglaya ruled that “a conviction in a criminal case must rest nothing but certainty of guilt based on the strength of the evidence for the prosecution. As the probative value of the People’s evidence failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt, accused must be acquitted.” Marcoleta filed the case in 2005 after Soliman allegedly issued malicious statements against him during a press conference on August 30, 2005 in Rockwell Center in Makati City . The complainant said that during the said press conference, Soliman had linked him to alleged efforts by Malacañang to manipulate the impeachment proceedings by supporting a defective impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
NBI nabs two men for bogus dollars worth P1.8M
NATIONAL Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents seized a total of US$38,400 in bogus US$100 denominations worth about P1.8 following the arrest of two men during an entrapment operation in Manila . The NBI identified the arrested suspects as Warlito Madrid Jr., of Pasong Kawayan 2, General Trias, Cavite and Felecito Briones Jr., of Area 1, Barangay Libho, Paranaque City . The two were charged with violation of Article 168 of the Revised Penal Code (Illegal Possession and Use of False Treasury or Bank Notes and Other Instruments of Credit). Investigations conducted by the International Police or Interpol Division of the NBI headed by Atty. Claro de Castro Jr. revealed that the bureau received an information regarding a syndicate, led by Roel Santos also known as “Ka Imo,” that is involved in the production, distribution and sale of fake US and Philippine currencies in violation of the Revised Penal Code. In coordination with the personnel of the Investigation Division, Cash Department of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the NBI team conducted a buybust operation inside the Times Plaza on UN Avenue corner Taft Avenue, Ermita, Manila. Santos was nowhere in sight during the operation. The suspects were immediately apprehended after they received the marked five P1,000 bills in exchange for the 384 pieces of counterfeit US100 bills. Angelie Escandor
No source yet of ‘Hello Nico’ tape – Comelec
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) admitted yesterday that it has no clue yet on the source of the supposed taped conversation between Interior and Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno and Comelec Commissioner Nicodemo Ferrer on the alleged plot to rig the May 10 automated polls. Comelec chairman Jose Melo said the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has been finding difficulty in determining the source of the conversation due to the layers on the website wherein it was originally posted. The Comelec head said the multiple layering only showed that the people behind the website intended to keep their identities secret. He reiterated that Ferrer and the other commissioners were not involved in any plot to manipulate the recent elections. Both Ferrer and Puno had denied talking to each other. Melo said that like Ferrer, the commission might file charges against the culprit once he or she is identified. Ampie Galpo
Soldiers refused bribe from candidates lauded
MARINE commandant Maj. Gen. Juancho Sabban yesterday disclosed attempts by erring candidates to bribe his men for the railroading of the results of the just-concluded May 10 local elections in the island province of Sulu . Sabban is flying to Sulu today to give awards to the Marine soldiers who turned down the bribe offer “for displaying professionalism and of course dedication (to their duty)” and for “doing what is right.” He identified two of the three recipients of the award for gallantly protecting the integrity of the election as Pfc. Rhomel Divina and S/Sgt. William Magpili. The name of the third one is still being confirmed. Marine spokesman Capt. Alden Gwyn Amargo said Divina was offered P100,000 by an unnamed campaign leader for him to leave the Maligay polling precinct as there were lesser number of voters coming in on the afternoon of May 10 “so he and his cohorts could fill up the more than three hundred remaining ballots for his candidate.” Amargo said at the Baunoh Bangkal precinct, another campaign leader approached Magpili for the tampering of at least 168 ballots. Magpili refused the offer and continued securing the ballots. Ronnie Santos
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Sex Bomb Rochelle, balak magparetoke
PARA kay Barbie Forteza, hindi isang terror director si direk Andoy Ranay na naging kontrobersiyal dahil sa pagtatalak niya kay Jake Vargas at paggamit diumano ng malalaswang salita laban sa binatilyo. Nangyari ito nang hindi mai-deliver ni Jake ang hinihinging acting ni direk Andoy. Ang tsika, nasa OB van si direk nang maglitanya siya laban sa aktor. Nagkataon naman na naroon lamang sa tabi ang ama ni Jake kaya narinig diumano nito ang lahat ng pinagsasabi ni Andoy. “Hindi po,” sambit ni Barbie nang tanugin namin kung terror nga bang direktor si Andoy sa presscon ng Pilyang Kerubin na pinagbibidahan niya kasama sina Joshua Dionisio at Elmo Magalona. Actually, walang problema si Barbie kay direk Andoy. “Masaya po. Sobrang saya po namin sa set,” sabi ng dalagita. “Kung sisigawan man po, alam ko na pagkakamali ko po iyon kasi kung hindi
SHOWBIZ PIZZAZZ
By Alex Brosas
naman po tama ang ginawa ko hindi siya sisigaw. Pagkatapos noon, parang walang nangyari,” esplika ni Barbie. On her two leading men, ito ang sinabi ni Barbie: “Pareho silang mabait, pareho silang magaling. Si Elmo, tahimik pero ‘yun pala makulit. Si Joshua, makulit siya. Palagi niyang pinipindot ang aking ilong. Barahan kami, paunahan kaming dumating sa set. “Sa workshop po, hindi ko akalain na first time siyang
JOHN LLOYD CRUZ
(Elmo) umarte kasi talagang confident siya.” Suwerte si Barbie dahil dalawang magkasunod na proyekto ang ibinigay ng Siyete sa kanya, ang First Time at ito ngang Pilyang Kerubin na pang-primetime na. *** Until now ay ayaw pang umamin
ni John Lloyd Cruz tungkol sa real score sa kanila ni Shaina Magdayao. “We’re giving it time. So, again, parang kami,” sabi ni John Lloyd sa isang taped interview. “Itong mga bagay kasi na ito pinaguusapan naming dalawa dahil kaming dalawa ang involved dito. So, given the right time, makakapagbigay kami ng sagot about that matter,” dagdag niya. Pero umamin ang aktor na lumalalim na ang relationship niya with Shaina. “Talagang kung sa pagkakakilala namin sa isa’t isa,
presscon to think na sa isang malayong bayan pa sa South siya nakatira. *** Itinanggi ni Rochelle Pangilinan na nagparetoke siya ng kanyang boobs. “Actually,
Manny.” Ng tapos na a “Diva,” mer namang “S Da Manny, dumating n Manny.” “Ang sa lang, ang h kapag nag ako ng isa Mahirap, a mahihirapa
JOSHUA D
JAKE VARGAS
Hindi lang naman ako ang una kung sakaling gagawin ko ‘yan. Iniisip ko pa lang ‘yan, nasa inyo na pala. Sino ang nagsabi sa inyo? Gagawin ko pa lang ‘yan, ha
BARBIE FORTEZA
definitely mas lumalim talaga. Nasa ganoong level na siya. Ibang depth na meron ‘yung relationship namin. That’s all I can say.” *** Hindi na nagtagal ang isang dating action star sa presscon ng kanyang TV show. Dali-dali siyang umiskapo matapos na maipakilala ang cast.
Katabi namin ang manager ng aktor kaya within hearing distance kami at narinig namin ang sinabi ng aktor sa kanyang manager na “escape na ako, tita,alam ko naman ang itatanong nila sa akin.” Humanga kami sa aktor dahil kahit guest role lang talaga siya sa TV series ay nag-effort siyang umapir sa
sumagi na sa isip ko ‘yan. Kesa ano. Basta gano’n. Eh, ano ngayon? Hindi lang naman ako ang una kung sakaling gagawin ko ‘yan. Iniisip ko pa lang ‘yan, nasa inyo na pala. Sino ang nagsabi sa inyo? Gagawin ko pa lang ‘yan, ha!” say ni Rochelle. “Wala, mahihirapan ako lalo na ngayon na walang pahinga. Monday to Sunday ang trabaho. M-W-F, “Daisy Siete” and then Tuesday and Thursday may “Diva” ako, Saturday “Diz Iz It,” Sunday “Party Pilipinas” and “Show Me Da
Ipinagtan Rochelle ng Sex Bomb “Hindi to At saka ku anuman an niya, kung niya iyon k sakali, kum walang big ginagawa d ng lahat,” s isang kasa “Hindi k puwedeng enhance n kasi delika amin kasi ginagawa n hindi norm gano’n-gan say naman SB membe “Hindi a sa dancer mga retoke naman ng Bomb dan “Pagded ko kung ma retoke ako magpapapu magpapala boobs, mag ako ng puw anuman an ko, choice Kung anum tsismis me go for the g Bahala na naman ni R
ROCHELLE PANGILINAN
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gayong ako sa ron na Show Me ,” na kasi si
a akin hirap gpahinga ang linggo. ako ‘yung an.
Binoe son, daughter are future showbiz stars
A LOT of people were surprised to see the kids of action star Robin Padilla walk the ramp in a fashion show recently. Robin said in a report released by Philippine Entertainment Portal (PEP): “Proud na proud ako sa mga anak ko.” Robin led the short list of fashion models who walked the ramp for the Jag Dstrukt Denim Wars fashion show held at SM Mall of Asia Atrium last May 31. The action starTV host walked the ramp anew, and he was joined by his 17 year-old daughter, Kylie, and 10-yearold son, Ali. He told the media and press people, “Si Ali, nagulat ako, kasi kaninang umaga medyo... Medyo alam ko na, ninenerbyos si Ali. Pero kanina, parang ayaw na tumigil, e, inaawat mo na, [sabi niya], 'No, no, no, people love me.” People couldn’t help but notice, “Mini-me ni Robin si Ali.” And the 40-yearold star smiled upon hearing the comment. “Sana, sana naman hanggang sa siya'y magbinata, e, ako ang kanyang maging ehemplo,” he said. FOLLOWING HIS FOOTSTEPS. So, he won’t mind if his only boy with Liezl Sicangco joins showbiz? Binoe (Robin's nickname) answered, “Ako, eto sa totoo ito, mas gusto ko na mag-aral yung mga anak ko. Gusto ko silang mag-aral, makatapos... Kaya lang, siyempre bilang magulang, hindi ko dapat hadlangan yung kanilang mga pangarap. Yun ang gusto nila, dapat kong suportahan iyon.”
DIONISIO
nggol si g ilang members. otoo ‘yon. ung ng vision gawin kung mbaga, g deal kasi din naman sabi ng ama. kami magpang ganyan ado sa ‘yung namin mal na no’n lang,” n ng isang er. advisable ‘yang e,” tili isang Sex ncer. desisyonan agpapang ilong, uti ako, aki ako ng gpapalaki wet. Kung ng gagawin ko ‘yon. mang eron d’yan, goal. kayo,” say Rochelle.
ROBIN PADILLA
ALI AT KAYLIE PADILLA
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No more buying of street food for Caloocan studes
THE Caloocan City Division Office of the Department of Education (DepEd) ordered school authorities to ban its students from buying street foods being sold by ambulant vendors outside their respective schools once classes re-open. The directive stemmed from complaints received by Caloocan City Mayor Enrico “Recom” Echiverri from pupils’ parents saying that consumption of these street foods have caused sickness on the part of their children. According to Echiverri, it is only right to look after the health of the returning students so that their performance in school would not be affected by having ailments. With this in mind, Division Superintendent Dr. Corazon Gonzales has ordered all school principals in the City of Caloocan to prohibit students from consuming food that have been bought outside school premises. Gonzales said that through such directive, school officials would be able to limit the number of students who would get sick by eating these foods. Meanwhile, Echiverri told school officials to make sure that the meals being served at the school canteens are clean and safe to eat so that students would not bother going outside to buy food. “Our main concern here is the health of our students. Because we all know that a pupil with a strong and healthy body would be able to study well,” Echiverri reckoned. Consequently, the mayor advised parents of school-aged children to help in the local government’s campaign of saying “no” to street foods because it would only endanger the health of their kids.
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PALAISIPAN
Thelma Onego
4. Bingwit 5. Inabuso 6. Ilagay sa kalan 7. Yayat 8. Lampara 9. Bitamina ng sanggol pag inulit 10. Labis 18. Ipatanggal 21. Isibak 22. Tulisang-dagat 23. Bulungan 24. Taba ng alimango 25. Kandili 26. Bagot 27. Alalay sa golf 28. Usok
Complete the grid so every row, column and 3 x 3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.
Previous puzzle solution
PAHALANG 1. Angil 5. Tinanong 11. Antonio o Juan 12. Iboso 13. Hablot 14. Unlaping panghambing 15. Lisya 16. Saluysoy 17. Ipaubos 19. Imbakan ng tubig 20. Tinapay 21. Tulyapis
24. 26. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
Bubuhatin Isambulat Alpa Nadagit Mataas na baraha Isagi Katas Liligis Lalaki sa paraiso
PABABA 1. Musang 2. Adik 3. Tinanto
SAGOT SA NAKARAAN
Veterans Bank declares cash dividends
PHILIPPINE Veterans Bank (PVB) announced it has declared cash dividends of eight percent (8%) for preferred and two percent (2%) for common shareholders, in the Bank’s recent annual stockholders’ meeting. Col. Emmanuel V. De Ocampo, PVB chairman, said the cash dividends were approved in the said gathering held at the Veterans Federation of the Philippines compound on Arroceros St., Manila where some 5,000 World War II veterans and their widows & heirs attended. The stockholders’ meeting was also highlighted by the election of the bank’s Board of Directors. Re-elected for another one-year term to the 11-member PVB Board were Col. Emmanuel V. de Ocampo, Ricardo A. Balbido, Jr., Engr. Antonio A. Balgos, Commo. Vicente R. Buenaventura, Atty. Democrito T. Mendoza, Atty. Eduardo P. Pilapil, Gen. Umberto A. Rodriguez, Atty. Romeo G. Roxas, Atty. Ramon P. Miranda, Jose A. Nuñez, Jr. and Col. Francisco T. San Miguel. Ricardo A. Balbido, Jr., PVB president, also reported that PVB had an audited net income of P416.2 million in 2009, slightly higher than the 2008 results of P406.3 million. Balbido cited gains in its core businesses, deposits and lending, as the main drivers behind the bank’s sustained profitability. This was however tempered by the slowdown in the income from securities trading. In terms of total resources, PVB grew significantly last 2009 from P45.1 Billion in 2008 to P51.8 Billion as of December 2009. The increase in PVB’s deposit base to P43 billion from P37 billion was the main contributor to the Bank’s asset growth. PVB President & CEO Ricardo A. Balbido Jr. said that PVB’s Cash Management solutions were the primary products that drove growth of deposits while the loans to LGUs dominated the growth in the asset side. The Bank also opened 15 new branches all over the country expanded its branch network to a total of 60 branches nationwide. The Bank’s capital position likewise improved to P4.99 billion as of December 2009, from P4.74 billion in December 2008. PVB’s CapitalAdequacy Ratio (CAR) remained high at 18.36% despite the bank’s continued growth, still way above the BSP’s minimum of 10%. The CAR is a measure to determine a bank’s capability to shoulder risks. ”For 2010, we foresee a better year and project improved earnings as we see economy picking up now that the May 2010 elections are over.” said Balbido. Philippine Veterans Bank is owned by some 300,000 Filipino World War II veterans and their designated heirs. As part of its mandate, it is committed to provide 20% of its annual net income to the Board of Trustees of the Veterans of World War II, which in turn manages programs for the benefit of the veterans, their widows, orphans and heirs.
SOGO ASSISTANCE
Through the joint coordination of Mr. Shaik Abdulguro, who is the chairman of Peace and Order, and Brgy. official Ricardo Tuban with the management of Hotel Sogo-Aurora specifically Cash & Property Management Supervisor Lily Polopot, the donation of 300 pieces of linens, 30 packs of relief goods and 100 Hotel Sogo Care T-shirts was successfully done on May 28. About 67 families who were affected by fire last May 22 at Sitio San Roque, Bagong Pag-asa, Quezon City were the beneficiaries of the Sogo assistance program. Present during the project are Mr. Shaik Abdulguro and Mr. Ricardo Tuban. The officials are seen leading the donation of goods to the victims particularly Lily Polopot (left) who is one of the fire victims.
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rounds left in this 11-round tournament organized by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) headed by president and chairman Prospero “Butch” Pichay Jr. also in cooperation with Phoenix Petroleum and the Tagaytay City government. So, the reigning two-time defending champion, bade goodbye yesterday. The 12-time RP open champion Antonio meanwhile, who yielded his sixthround match against So by default, remained in third place with five points, followed by GM Darwin Laylo with 4.5 points, US-based IM Julio Catalino Sadorra with four points, IM Ronald Dableo and Richard Bitoon with 3.5 points and IM Rolando Nolte with three points. Bringing up the rear are FM Haridas Pascua (2 points), IM Oliver Dimakiling (1.5 points) and FM Jan Emmanuel Garcia (1 point). In other matches yesterday, Sadorra defeated Dimakiling; Dableo trounced Garcia; Pascua upset Bitoon and Laylo split the point with Nolte.
Gomez remains on top in Battle of GMs
DRESDEN Olympiad veteran GM John Paul Gomez settled for a draw with fellow GM Rogelio “Joey” Antonio Jr. to remain on top after the eighth round of the 2010 Phoenix Petroleum “Battle of GMs” national chess championships at the Character Hotel in Tagaytay City, yesterday. A draw enabled the 24year-old mechanical engineering graduate of La Salle to keep the solo lead with 6.5 points, a full point ahead of top seed and defending champion GM Wesley So (5.5 points) with still three
Ang mga GF ni Fil-Am cager
PAPALIT-PALIT ng girlfriend ang sikat na PBA player na ito na nagkataong isang Fil-Am. Sabi ng isang nakakakilala sa kanya, sobra raw mambabae ang player na ito. “Parang nagpapalit lang siya ng nagpapalit ng damit kung magpalit ng girlfriend,” sabi ng kakilala namin. Kaya naman pala paiba-iba ng kasamang babae ang Fil-Am na ito. Taliwas sa kanyang kaibigan na PBA player na madalas ding magpalit ng girlfriend pero stick to one naman at nagtatagal. *** Naging isang malaking tagumpay ang Shakey's V League na nagtapos kamakailan lang. Champion ang UST, at runner-up ang SSC-R. Grabe sumuporta ang mga estudyante ng UST. Talagang in full force sila sa attendance. Sa July 11, balita namin ay magbubukas na ulit ang next conference ng V League. Congratulations sa lahat ng bumubuo ng Shakey's V League. *** Dalawang assistant coaches ng isang college team ang kamakailan lang ay nag-resign na din. Hindi namin alam ang dahilan pero may mga players na nanghihinayang sa pagkawala nila. A few weeks ago, may dalawa ring assistant coaches na nawala sa isang UAAP team. Ngayon naman ang tinutukoy naming assistant coaches na nag-resign ay sa isang NCAA team. *** Si Leo Isaac na nga ba ang magiging head coach ng Arellano University sa NCAA? Simula nung isang araw kasi, siya na ang nagpapa-practice sa team kaya may mga nagsasabi na siya na ang uupong head coach ng Chiefs. Si Leo ay athletic director ng Arellano at makailang beses na niyang napag-champion ang team nila sa iba't ibang liga tulad ng NCRAA at Fr. Martin's Cup. Hindi siya makaupong coach sa NCAA dati dahil head coach siya ng Barako Bulls. Ngayon, puwede na.
Artest a rough player –Pierce
CELTICS star Paul Pierce is excited to return to the NBA finals and his hometown for the next round in the league’s greatest rivalry. Boston’s best player isn’t exactly thrilled that Los Angeles' welcoming committee includes Ron Artest, a physical, tenacious defender. “He likes to bang you,” Pierce said Monday, “grab you, hold you, pull your shorts down. He’s going to try anything.” The NBA's past two champions will go for another title beginning Thursday night when the Celtics face the Lakers in front of an array of Hollywood stars and, very likely, a large number of Pierce’s friends and family who will root against their local team.
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Roach wants out of Pacman-Floyd talks
BOXING coach Freddie Roach said he is inhibiting himself from getting involve in the talks between the camps of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. due to the many demands coming from the other party. Roach said he is exasperated by the many demands being made by the Mayweather camp that is why he wanted out of the picture. Roach said he would just wait whether the fight will push through or not by November 13 – the date Top Rank big boss Bob Arum set for Pacquiao’s ring return. “I am completely out of the negotiations. Whatever happens, happens. I hope the fight happens. But if not, I don't care who the opponent is," said Roach. Pacquiao last fought in March, scoring a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision over Joshua Clottey to retain his WBO title belt. “I just know Manny will be fighting someone in November. We hope the opponent is Mayweather. If not, we’ll fight someone else and we’ll be ready," Roach stressed. Meanwhile, Pacquiao mixes pleasure and work when he leaves with his family and small entourage for the United States Tuesday night. Aside from attending the 85th banquet awards of the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) where he will be honored with the Boxer of the Decade honor, the newly-elected Congressman of the lone province of Sarangani hopes to also get a better picture of what’s in store for him once he returns to the ring in November -- possibly his last fight. The 31-year old, pound-forpound fighter of the world departs for Los Angeles together with wife Jinkee and his children, personal adviser Michael Konz and second trainer Roger Fernandez.
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