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WEDNESDAY, June 30, 2010
Vol. 4 No. 19 • 8 pages
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NCAA SUSPENDS EAC’S JR. CAGER
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SOLON PUSHES FREE TUITION FOR HOUSE HELP
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BAKERS VOW TO SELL CHEAPER LOAF BREAD
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MAIDS WORK TO TEACH, TEACHERS WORK AS MAIDS
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YELLOW EVERYWHERE
The color of the new administration highlights the whole country as the 15th President of the Republic is to swear-in today. The picture above shows an ice cream vendor’s cart and umbrella matches the design of the pavement at the Quezon Memorial Circle, a national park and shrine. The Quezon Memorial Circle was the chosen venue for the street party in celebration of the inauguration of President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III. VIC RIVERA
JAMES TAHIMIK SA USAPING HIWALAYAN NILA NI KRIS
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Sino kaya ang oposisyon?
MARAMI ang nagtalunan sa Liberal Party galing sa iba’t ibang partido nang mag-umpisang sumikat si Noynoy Aquino. Mas marami pa siguro ang lumipat nang manalo si Noynoy na Pangulo. Kahit ang bagung-bagong pulitiko na si Congressman Manny Pacquiao na dating matinding tagapagtanngol at suporter ni Pangulong Arroyo, na naging supporter din ni Manny Villar noong kasagsagan ng eleksyon ay lumipat na rin sa LP na partido ni Noynoy Aquino. Bagito sa pagiging Kongresista si Pacman pero beterano na kung umasta sa pulitika. Sa Amerika hindi normal ang mga naglilipat ng partido. Ang pinakahuling kontrobersya dito ay ang paglipat ni Senator Arlen Specter mula sa pagiging Republican papunta sa pagiging Democrat. Kahit pa matibay ang ibinigay na rason ni Specter sa kanyang ginawang paglipat at ito ay dahil hindi na siya sumasang-ayon sa mga posisyon ng kanyang dating partido tungkol sa mahahalagang pambansang isyu katulad ng economic stimulus plan, umani pa rin ng mga matinding batikos ang Senador. Ilan sa itinawag sa kanya ay ‘turncoat’ o balimbing at ‘spineless’ o walang buto at walang paninindigan. Binansagan din syang Specter the Defector o ang taksil. Masakit pakinggan iyon para sa kanila. Dito sa atin sa Pilipinas normal na ang magpatalon-talon ng partido, kahit walang malinaw na rason basta kung saan mas pabor sa pulitiko at saan mas may mahihita siya, doon siya sasaling partido. Kaya sa papasok na administrasyon ni Pangulong Aquino, sa dami ng mga tumalon sa LP galing sa iba’t ibang partido, hindi mo na alam tuloy ngayon kung sino ang naiwan para magsilbing oposisyon. Hindi na natin maaasahan ang mga dati ay kalabang partido ni P.Noy dahil karamihan sa kanila ay bumalimbing na. Marami sa mga dating kontra sa administrasyon ni PGMA, ang mga maiingay bumira kay Pangulong Gloria, ay magiging parte ng parating na adminstrasyon ni Aquino. Sila na ang administrasyon ngayon. Kaya pa ba nila maging oposisyon? Mahalaga ang oposisyon sa isang gobyerno dahil sila ang magbabantay at sisita sa trabaho ng nakaupong kapangyarihan. Hindi pwede na walang oposisyon dahil hindi lahat ng gagawin ng pamahalaan ni Aquino ay tama para sa bayan. Kailangan may magbantay, hindi para manira kundi para siguraduhin na ang mga opisyal ng gobyerno ay hindi basta na lang tatango at susunod sa gusto ni Pangulong Aquino lalo kung hindi naman makakabuti sa tao. Kailangan natin ng isang mapagkakatiwalaan at tunay na nagtatrabahong oposisyon para mapangalagaan ang kapakanan ng bayan at mabigyang boses sa pamahalaan ang lahat ng Pilipino. Tingnan natin kung sino sa mga pulitiko ang magiging matinong oposisyon na hindi manggugulo lang kundi sisiguro na mananatiling buhay ang demokrasya sa ating bansa. Mag-text po kayo sa akin tungkol sa usaping ito sa numerong 09215186724.O kaya ay email sa: [email protected]. country. Some of them eventually abandon their profession in favor of jobs that are available here or abroad. This makes the education sector one of the major professions severely hit by the decades-old brain drain in the country. Reports show that of the current crop of teachers, the best and the brightest are now teaching abroad. Many of them are also leaving to work as domestics in other countries. Those who cannot leave – including many from the provinces who are LET qualifiers – end up working as maids in Metro Manila households. Teachers going abroad Lack of attractive job opportunities in the country make many teachers vulnerable to piracy abroad. Labor officials admitted that in 2002 many teachers from Cebu were recruited to teach in schools in Compton in Los Angeles, southern California. San Bernardino, also in Los Angeles, hired 41 Philippine teachers; Inglewood had 50 and Compton, 58. Another destination is Texas where, for the last three years many schoolteachers from Metro Manila who have master ’s degrees, have been sent to teach. Bulatlat.com
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Maids work to teach, teachers work as maids
First of a series TEACHERS who are supposed to supply the brain – so to speak – for the country’s youth are themselves part of the brain drain. The country produces enough of these professionals to arrest the worsening teaching shortage but more and more of them go abroad – or stay in the country – to work as housemaids. In the Philippines, Teacher Education is the second most popular college program. Every school year, more than 400,000 college hopefuls aspire to become teachers. Yet the education sector suffers from a severe shortage of teachers. This year alone, the country lacked some 38,535 teachers. And the figure is projected to reach 49,699 in the coming year. Practically, almost all tertiary or college level institutions in the country offer a degree in Teacher Education. From school years 1994-1995 to 20012002, enrolment for Education and Teacher Training went up by 46.20 percent – numbering 439,549 in 2001. However, records of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) show that only a fraction among the thousands who flock to Teacher Education are able to attain their dream profession. Specifically, only a little more than a 100,000 education students reach the fourth year. And of the more than 100,000 who graduate, only a few pass the licensure exams. The 2003 Licensure Examinations for Teachers (LET) only registered a 26 percent passing rate – or conservatively, 26,000 - in both elementary and secondary education. This is a far cry from the number of those who enroll every year (at least 400,000); it represents only 25 percent of those who graduate. Bigger pains But this is where the bigger frustration arises: Many of those who manage to pass the LET do not actually teach in the
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LRT, MRT give free ride today
IN time for the inauguration of President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, commuters of Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Metro Rail Transit (MRT) will be given free rides today. LRT and MRT officials said the free rides start at 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. In LRT Line 1, it is from Baclaran to Balintawak; in LRT Line 2 it is from Recto to Santolan and in MRT Line 3 from North Edsa to Taft Avenue. According to officials, the free rides are intended to bring people, who want to witness the inauguration, at the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta, Manila. Marco Lorenzana
Aquino names his official family
PRESIDENT-elect Benigno Aquino III yesterday announced he would temporarily take over the Department of the Interior and Local Government as he announced the members of his Cabinet. Aquino has decided to directly take on the DILG post after its supposed appointed secretary suddenly backed out due to some other commitments. The incoming president said he is still thinking who will best fit for the DILG portfolio. The president-elect, who is to take his oath of office today at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park in Manila , said that his longtime lawyer Paquito “Jojo” Ochoa, Jr. will be the incoming Executive Secretary. Ochoa is the city administrator of the Quezon City government. He also also re-appointed Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo as head of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Aquino also named Cesar Purisima as Secretary of the Department of Finance (DoF); Commission on Human Rights head Leila de Lima as Justice Secretary; retired Lt. Gen. Voltaire Gazmin as Secretary of National Defense; De La Salle University president Brother Armin Luisitro as Education Secretary and Florencio “Butch” Abad as Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). He also named Cayetano Paderanga as director-general of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), Rosalinda Baldoz as Labor and Employement Secretary, Dr. Enrique Ona as Health (DOH) Secretary, Gregory Domingo as Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary, Corazon “Dinky” Soliman as Social Welfare and Development secretary, Dr. Mario Montejo as Science and Technology Secretary, Jose Rene Almendras as Energy Secretary. The other incoming cabinet members are Teresita Deles as presidential peace adviser, Julia Abad as Presidential Management Staff (PMS) director-general, Atty. Edwin Lacierda as presidential spokesman, Patricia Licuanan as Commission on Higher Education (DHED) chief Undersecretary Ramon Paje as Environment and Natural Resources secretary, Alberto Lim as Tourism Secretary, Rogelio Singson as Public Works and Highways Secretary, Jose de Jesus Transportation and Communications Secretary. Undersecretary Virgilio delos Reyes was also named as Agrarian Reform Secretary; Quezon Representative Proceso Alcala as Agriculture Secretary of the Department of Agriculture; Atty. Eduardo de Mesa as presidential legal counsel; Kim Jacinto-Henares as chief of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). Aquino also said that the next Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff is Major Gen. Ricardo David. He retains Philippine National Police chief Dir. Gen. Jesus Versoza until his retirement on December 25 this year.
Bakers vow to sell cheaper loaf bread
BAKERS yesterday vowed to sell cheaper loaf bread at prices between P37 and P38 per 600 grams from the current P55 per loaf starting July. This development came as ex-mill prices of flour have gone down to P700 per 25kilogram bag while delivered flour is priced at P735 to P740. Philippine Federation of Bakers Association vicepresident Luisito Chavez said that some big bakers were also planning to reduce the prices of their bread by using only the very basic ingredients. Chavez said that “generic” bread or not branded bread would only contain less sugar, milk and eggs to reduce cost. The small bakers will start selling the generic loaf bread starting next month while the big bakers by August. Cuenca bakers, a group of Batangas bakers, have already reduced loaf bread prices to P37 to P42 per loaf from the previous price of P55. Ric Pinca, executive director of the Philippine Association of Flour Millers, said that bakers could actually sell P40 per 600 loaf bread because the capital for every loaf was only P35 to P36. Sugar also accounts between 16 to 20 percent of bread production for sweet dough.
Caloocan exec calls for energy conservation
CALOOCAN City Mayor Enrico “Recom” Echiverri has ordered the strict implementation of energy conservation measures in all local offices in order to help the city government save on electricity bills. Echiverri said the directive is aimed at saving precious resources such as electricity, which in turn helps in easing the effects of global warming in the country. “Bukod sa makakatipid na tayo sa binabayaran ng lokal na pamahalaan sa kuryente ay makatutulong din tayo sa paglutas ng lumalala nating problema sa patuloy na pag-init ng ating klima,” Echiverri stressed. Under the mayor ’s directive, employees of local government offices are only allowed to turn on their air-conditioning units between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m., and then resume its use between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Aside from this, city hall workers are also barred from using office computers if it does not concern their official duties. Specifically prohibited when using office computers are leisurely activities such as social networking through Facebook, chatting through Yahoo Messenger and playing different online games. The mayor warned that whoever would be caught disobeying his orders would be penalized so that other city hall employees would learn to save electricity. Albert Nasser
Gabriela urges Noy to support family planning
A WOMEN’S partylist group yesterday urged President-elect Benigno Aquino III to fund both natural and artificial family planning programs. Gabriela Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan, a proponent of the controversial Reproductive Health bill, underscored the need for the people to be given freedom of choice in using birth control. “It is important that the people, especially the poorest of the poor, be given access to natural and artificial methods of family planning as a matter of choice,” the lawmaker said. She said the government should provide a choice for the people to avert problems brought by the bloating population. “Both are options that people can take. The spirit of reproductive health rights is for men and women to have the educated or informed choice, so both types should be supported with adequate funds,” Ilagan said. Annette Vergel
It is a rainy inauguration day, Pagasa says
THE Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) yesterday said that an approaching low pressure area (LPA) may cause downpour at the time of Presidentelect Benigno Aquino III’s inauguration today. The weather bureau said a weather system called Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is the dominant weather system to affect most parts of the country, which will move northward due to the expected approach of an LPA to the Visayas last night. Pagasa also said the LPA, which was spotted in Eastern Samar, will affect Central and Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Scattered rain showers will be experienced in Luzon and Visayas today while the weather will improve in Mindanao in the afternoon. According to Pagasa, the LPA is expected to further weaken and move its way out of the country tomorrow. Kim Pascual
Liquor ban at P. Noy’s QMC street party
POLICE are set to enforce a liquor ban at the street party of President-elect Benigno Aquino III at the Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC) in Quezon City today. Chief Supt. Benjardi Mantele, Quezon City Police District (QCPD) director, said partygoers are reminded that liquor will not be allowed in the premises of the QMC. Mantele said some 2,200 policemen from the District Mobile Group, QCPD Stations 2 and 10 will be deployed at the QMC. He said security will be tight as security personnel will be checking participants for potential weapons such as blades and firearms. They will also be on the lookout for possible trouble makers. Aside from QMC, Mantele said he also ordered the deployment of 1,000 policemen to residential areas to thwart burglars and troublemakers who may take advantage of the occasion. Mantele added that barangay police are also tapped to help policemen in conducting rounds and patrols to ensure the security around the city. Kim Pascual
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James Yap nanatiling tahimik sa usaping hiwalayan nila ni Kris
NANANATILING tahimik at magalang ang sikat na basketball player na si James Yap sa usaping magkahiwalay na sila ng asawang sikat na host na si Kris Aquino. Nakiusap si James sa mga showbiz reporters na gustong humingi ng kanyang statement na pagbigyan na muna siyang manahimik sa issue dahil masyadong personal ang usapin at ngayon ay hinaharap na niya ito. But Kris has confirmed the end of her marriage, pero hindi na niya sinabi pa ang dahilan. Yap, a star basketball player of B-Meg formerly Purefoods Giants, has been evading requests for interview since last week when rumors of the breakup were circulating. Hindi rin nagsalita ang kanyang manager na si Dondon Monteverde, likewise Kris’ close friend and fellow TV host Boy Abunda refused to comment on the issue. Without elaborating on her reasons, Aquino on Sunday said she has “given up” on her five-year marriage with Yap. They have a twoyear-old son, Baby James. “I didn’t reveal anything... primarily because I feel it's my duty to protect Baby James sine he’ll be most affected by my decision,” Aquino. “In my heart and conscience I know that my son will understand, respect and love me when I explain to him when he’s old enough to kakatapos lang na fantaseryeng “The Last Prince.” Sa ulat na inilabas ng gmanews.tv, naging magandang experience ang pagkakasama niya sa show na ito, at naging masaya siya sa piling ng kanyang castmates. Recently ay masaya niyang ikinuwento ang kanyang naging pinakapaboritong experience galing sa soap kung saan inilahad niya. “Pero yung ang mamimiss ko si Kris kasi siya yung marami kong kaeksena eh. At halos ang mga eksena namin, drama. So talagang nagsusuportahan kami sa isa’t-isa.” “Tapos si Aljur naman, nakaeksena ko siya dito [pero] hindi kami masyadong [nagpapalitan] ng linya. So, pag magkasama kami sa eksena, hndi kami masyadong nag-uusap. Tapos si Paolo makulit. Sa taping namin makulit. Sobrang, parang joker siya eh, patawa nang patawa,” patuloy na kwento ni Carl. Sino naman kaya ang kanyang gustong makatambal pagkatapos niyang maka-partner si Kris dito sa The Last Prince? “Sa ngayon, gusto ko [si] Kris, kasi meron na kaming pinagsamahan sa show, nakapagbonding na kami,” he says. “Pero yung iba [na makakatambal], gusto ko si Heart (Evangelista).” Busy naman si Carl ngayong tapos na ang The Last Prince. Mayroon siyang kasunod na mga projects na mapagkakaabalahan. “Nagstart na akong mag-shoot ng movie, yung Mamarazzi. Kasama ko dito sina Andi Eigenmann, Ms. Eugene [Domingo], si Carla [Abellana], at si JC Tiuseco,” he said. Kabilang din si Carl sa cast ng bagong comedy ng GMA, ang Jejemom, na magsisimula na ang taping ngayong July.
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understand what has happened,” she further wrote. Aquino also said that the legal aspects of their separation are being arranged. Rumors of the couple’s highly publicized marital problem first surfaced after Aquino admitted on Twitter that things are still rocky between them and that they had a misunderstanding during the campaign. Aquino’s sisters Pinky and Ballsy, and cousin Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski have all expressed support for her. “Let’s also pray for Kris because
she’s having problems right now,” Pinky said. “I don’t think any married couple has a perfect marriage,” Ballsy said in a separate interview. “As Kris’ cousin, I am praying for what will make them happy, and that things turn out well,” said Cojuangco. *** Masaya si Carl Guevarra na siya ay nakabilang sa
kabilang ang kanyang nakatambal na si Kris Bernal. “Sa akin, yung most memorable scene, yung kasal namin ni Kris,” kuwento niya. “Yung pari doon, talent. So ilang beses niyang binabanggit yung pangalan ko doon, nagkakamali siya ng nagkakamali. So kung minsan naging seryoso kami, tawa kami ng tawa. Tawa kami nang tawa, pati sa pagkiss tumatawa kami.” Sino naman kaya ang mga pinakamami-miss niya sa kanyang mga nakatrabaho sa show? “Mamimiss ko siyempre si Kris at saka si Aljur [Abrenica]. Tsaka si Paolo [Ballesteros],”
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R&B star Chris Brown stole the limelight at the 2010 BET on Sunday night when he performed a show-stoppin tribute to the late Michael Jackson. The “Kiss Kiss” hitmaker was introduced to the stage by Jackson to mark the first anniversary of the King of Pop The young singer showed off h footwork to “The Way You Make M “Smooth Criminal” and “Billie Je struggled to complete his tribute as tears streamed down his face w ing to sing Jackson classic “Ma Mirror.” His surprise addition to the sho up came a year after Brown was f bow out of plans to take part in the Jackson memorial concert follow CIARA highly-publicized bust-up with friend Rihanna. It was also a big night for Kanye West, who kicked off annual ceremony with a defiant performance of his n “Power,” making his first major televised appearance sinc ing the stage at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. A pregnant Alicia Keys led the way at the ceremon double honors for Best Female R&B Artist and Best Co tion for her work on Jay-Z's New York anthem, “Empire Mind,” while Lil Wayne's proteges Drake and Nicki Min the main rap categories, taking the Best Male and Best Hip-Hop Artist titles, respectively. Both artists made sure to remember their incarcerated boss, real name Dwayne Carter, as they accepted their prizes, with Minaj dedicating her award to the jailed star as Drake called Wayne “my hero and my mentor.” John Legend was honored with a special prize for his philanthropy, while Keys, Janelle Monae, Patti LaBelle and Esmeralda Spalding all took part in a musical tribute to Lifetime Achievement Award winner Prince. A The audience at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium welcomed the soul icon to the stage with a ovation and Prince thanked his fans for their long-runn port as he hailed the promising new talent in the music He said, “I do believe the future is in good hands. I've much talent here tonight.., and I'm just so thankful to be this world of music. I was pretty wild in my younger d you don't have to do what I did; you don't have to mak the mistakes that I made. The future is in your hands world is really yours.” It was a night of collaborations, with B.o.B. teaming Keyshia Cole and Eminem for “Airplanes,” and Didd Money being joined by Rick Ross, T.I. and Nicki Mina ‘Hello, Good Morning” remix, while Minaj stepped onsta for Ludacris' show finale with rocker Tommy Lee on dr his single “My Chick Bad.”
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Angel Locsin tops FHM 100 sexiest women in RP
MATAPOS ang limang taon, muli na namang nanguna ang aktres na si Angel Locsin para sa FHM 100 sexiest women in the Philippines. Matatandaang nakuha ni Angel ang top post noong 2005. Noong Mayo, nakita sa cover ng FHM si Angel at ngayon ay muling nagbalik sa cover ng FHM si Angel bilang FHM Philippine Sexiest Woman. Pumangalawa kay Angel si Cristine Reyes na sinundan ni Marian Rivera, Iwa Moto, Angelica Panganiban, Katrina Halili, Regine Velasquez, Valerie “Bangs” Garcia, Ehra Madrigal at Jackie Rice. Sa botohan para sa sexiest woman in the Philippines noong nakaraang taon, nakakuha si Angel ng 284,156 votes habang si Cristine ay nakakuha ng 227,390 habang si Marian na pumatlo ay nakakuha ng 218,742 votes. *** IPINAGDARASAL naman ni Mikee Cojuanco-Jaworski na malampasan sana ng kanyang pinsang si Kris Aquino-Yap ang pinagdaraaan nito sa kasalukuyan matapos makipaghiwalay sa asawang B-Meg star player James Yap. Ayon kay Mikee, handa siyang magbigay ng panahon at payo sa kanyang pinsan kung hihingiin nito. Gayunman, sinabi niya na kilala niyang matatag ang kalooban ni Kris at batid niyang malalampasan nito at kakayanin ang
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bigat na dinadala sa dibdib sa kasalukuyan. Samantala, nakasuporta naman kay Kris ang kanyang mga nakatatandang kapatid na sina Ballsy, Pinky at Viel. Sinabi ni Kris na inihahanda na niya ang legal na hakbangin sa kanilang paghihiwalay ni James. Umabot sa limang taon ang pagsasama ng dalawa kung saan naging bunga si Baby James. Ayon kay Kris, naniniwala siyang mauunawaan at irerespeto siya ng kanyang anak sa kanyang ginawang pakikipaghiwalay sa ama nito. Hindi naman nagbigay ng anumang komento si James at tuloytuloy ang ginagawa nitong practice at paglalaro sa Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Marami ang umaasa na dadalo si James sa inauguration ng kanyang bayaw na si President Benigno Aquino III matapos nitong ipahayag na dadalo siya sa naturang okasyon. *** MALALAKING pangalan sa showbiz world ang inaasahang dadalo sa inaugural concert o street party ni President Aquino sa Quezon Memorial Circle ngayong araw. Karamihan sa mga dadalo ay mula sa Kapamilya
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Globe brings the first public Webphone service to the Philippines
GLOBE Telecom introduces the country’s first public Webphone that enables consumers to call, surf, email and send videos. Globe deployed its first Web payphone at TriNoma in Quezon City as it is currently testing this service for the local market. Called Globe E-Stop, the Webphone is a new innovation that puts together the payphone and internet service in a revolutionary touch screen device that is easy to use. Available this June, consumers and TriNoma mall goers have been trying out Globe E-Stop and it has received very encouraging response from the market. “We are proud to bring another first in the Philippines. We are excited to introduce the new all-in-one Webphone service that consumers can conveniently access if they need to call or connect to the internet. We are glad that after more than two weeks since we started with the first Globe E-Stop we’ve had an overwhelming reception from the consumers in terms of revenues, usage and service,” said Ernest L. Cu, President and CEO of Globe. “Globe remains true to its reputation as the country’s innovation leader since GSM technology and text messaging service were introduced to the local market,” Cu added. Globe rolled out the first Globe E-Stop in partnership with TouchMedia Philippines under a proof-of-concept trial. It is currently offering voice, web browsing, and even picture and video email to TriNoma mall customers. As it enhances its public Webphone service, Globe intends to offer text messaging, reloads, bill payments and advertising at the Globe E-Stop in the future.
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The 2nd Tinta award is on!
CALLING all Philippine-based advertising agencies, media independents, print media publishers and advertisers, THE 2ND TINTA AWARD IS ON! This is your chance to showcase your best and most creative print advertisements. The competition is spearheaded by the UNITED PRINT MEDIA GROUP (UPMG) as part of its efforts to raise the profile of print media in the Philippines and encourage creativity and excellence in print advertising. Your entries must have been published in magazine or newspaper publications in the Philippines, for the first time, between October 2008 to September 2010. SUBMIT YOUR ENTRIES NOW! Up for grabs are the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Tinta Awards in more than a dozen categories including Fashion, Food, Financial Products and many others. Special Awards will also be given in several Technical Categories and a Creative Media Execution Category. PLUS!! The most winning entries may earn you the PRINT AGENCY OF THE YEAR AWARD. Judging the TINTAAWARDS 2010 is a prestigious panel of highly acclaimed Creative Directors here and abroad. Find more information about the TINTA AWARD 2010. Call (632) 403-9859, 403-7787, 227-7532 and mobile no. (0929) 9734439. Email address: [email protected] Submit your entries to the UPMG Tinta Awards Secretariat c/o Ayra Joaquin at Unit 602 Cityland Pasong Tamo Tower, 2210 Don Chino Roces Ave. Pio Del Pilar Makati City. Deadline for submission of entries is on September 30, 2010. HURRY, SEND YOUR ENTRIES NOW! About UPMG The United Print Media Group (UPMG) is an organization of Philippine major dailies, magazines and tabloids circulated in the country and foreign countries. Established in 2001, the UPMG works towards the standardization of print media policies and regulations and presently has 34 active member publications with the following 2010 officers: Mr. Pepito R. Olarte – Philippines Daily Inquirer (President), Mr. Lucien C. Dy Tioco – The Philippine STAR (Vice-President), Ricky M. Alegre BusinessMirror (Corporate Secretary), Angel V. Guerrero –Adobo Magazine (Director), Ron B. Tamayo- Abante (Auditor), Vivienne A. Motomal- Journal Group (Director), Danny G. Ocampo - BusinessWorld ( Director) and Barbie L. Atienza-Manila Bulletin (PRO).
New Baseco health center
Mayor Alfredo Lim (third from left) is being assisted by Engr. Armand Andres (left), assistant city health officer Dr. Benjamin Yson (right) and fifth District Councilor Josie Siscar (3rd from right) in opening the new Baseco health center and lying-in clinic after it was blessed by Rev. Fathers Asis Bajao and William Araña of the San Agustin Church Parish. MICHAEL SUPERALES
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Palace holds last media briefing
PALACE spokespersons for the last time faced the Malacanang Press Corps for their media briefing yesterday. Executive Secretary Leandro Mendoza said that in his nine years of service under President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, he found out that there was no room for “lazy people” in the Arroyo administration. “Bawal ang tamad. Ito ang natutunan ko sa siyam na taong pananatili sa Arroyo government,” Mendoza told Palace reporters. He also said that sometimes, Mrs. Arroyo “raised her voice” but it did not mean that she was personally angry to the official but she only wanted to ensure that her projects could be finished on time. Presidential Management Staff chief Elena Bautista-Horn described the president as a hard-working president and like any other individual, she also encountered “bad moods” especially when she found that the projects were not finished on target dates.
Solon pushes free tuition for household help
TO make household helpers more productive and better members of society, a lawmaker is pushing for a measure that will provide free school tuition for qualified and deserving household helps. Rep. Ronald Singson, of Ilocos Sur’s First District, is also proposing to have discount privileges for their other needs aside scholarship grants for household helps in the pursuit of their education. Singson, author of the proposed Household Help Scholarship Grant of 2010, said the measure will give more impetus to the government’s thrust of making education accessible THE military’s National Capital Region Command went on the highest alert status yesterday in line with today’s inauguration of incoming President Benigno Aquino III at the Quirino Grandstand and the subsequent street party in Quezon City. AFP public affairs office chief, Lt. Col. Arnulfo Marcelo Burgos told reporters in Camp Aguinaldo that the declaration of red alert effective 8 a.m. yesterday does not necessarily mean that there is a threat in the inauguration rites of the incoming president. for all. Singson said the measure supports the state’s constitutional mandate to provide all sectors of society the opportunity to develop their skills, gain better employment and contribute to the fullest of their capabilities to our society. “The household help industry is one of the most marginalized sectors of society. They are not governed by any law that protects their rights and welfare,” Singson said. Singson said household helpers are not entitled to employment benefits such as minimum wage, medical, social security and leave benefits. “This is part of the security preparations for tomorrow’s ceremony. This is a part of our security preparations to ensure that the activities tomorrow will be safe,” said Burgos, adding that it will be easier to respond to any contingency when they are on red alert. Burgos could not say until when the red alert will be observed by the NCRcom under Rear Admiral Feliciano Angue. “This will depend on our assessment (but) this may be downgraded when all the activities are over,” he said. Ronnie Santos
Mayor San Pedro takes oath
Re-elected Muntinlupa City Mayor Aldrin L. San Pedro takes his oath of office before Justice Diosdado Peralta at the city hall on Monday. Beside the mayor are his wife, Leah, children TJ and Thea, and parents Veronica and Thomas. Now on his second term as the city‘s chief executive, San Pedro vows to continue working to uplift the lives of his constituents through job generation and extension of essential social services to the people.
AFP imposes red alert status
PNP to develop memorial park for fallen cops
A MEMORIAL park for fallen members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) will soon rise in Baras, Rizal. Patterned after the Libingan ng mga Bayani for fallen soldiers, the Himlayan ng mga Bayaning Pulis will be in memory of fallen heroes of the PNP. The Himlayan ng mga Bayaning Pulis sits on a sprawling 7.3-hectare slope in Barangay Pinugay, Baras, Rizal , some 35 kilometers east of Metro Manila via Antipolo City. PNP chief Dir. Gen. Jesus Verzosa and Rizal Gov. Casimiro Ynares III led the formal ground breaking ceremonies yesterday. Verzosa said the estimated cost of the Himlayan ng mga Bayaning Pulis is about P1.2 billion and it will be administered by the PNP Program Management Office (PMO) in cooperation with the Rizal Provincial Government and the PNP Badge of Honor Foundation, Inc. The 7.3-hectare lot is a property of the Rizal Provincial Government to be donated to the PNP through a Memorandum of Understanding and Deed of Donation. Police Director Luizo Ticman, PMO Executive Director, said the development of the Himlayan “aims to promote the general welfare of all PNP personnel by providing a decent final resting place for those who have rendered honorable service to God and country in the field of law enforcement and public safety. Ticman said the project also intends to establish landmark tourist destination that would enshrine the very essence of the police service and boost the local economy; and to preserve and maintain the customs and traditions of the service like burial rites and ceremonies.”
Our Daily Bread
A South African man surprised nine men robbing his home. Seven of the robbers ran away, but the homeowner managed to shove two into his backyard pool. After realizing that one of the robbers couldn’t swim, the homeowner jumped in to save him. The Cape Times reports that once out of the pool, the wet thief called to his friends to come back. Then he pulled a knife and threatened the man who had just rescued him. The homeowner said, “We were still standing near the pool, and when I saw the knife I just threw him back in. But he was gasping for air and was drowning. So I rescued him again.” In his letter to the Colossians, the apostle Paul wrote of another rescue:God the Father had saved them from the domain of darkness. This rescue occurred at the death of Christ, but also at the Colossians’ conversion. The imagery Paul used (1:12-13) suggests that believers have been rescued from the dark reign of Satan by being transferred as free people into the peaceable rule of Christ. By Jesus’ death, believers become free citizens in the kingdom of light. The appropriate response to such amazing grace is to show joyous gratitude by offering God acceptable service with reverence and awe (Heb. 12:28). Your love, O God, would spare no pain To conquer death and win; You sent Your only Son to die To rescue us from sin. —M. Gustafson Through the cross, Jesus rescued and redeemed the rebellious.
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8 NCAA suspends EAC’s junior cager
THE National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) spared the players involved in the bench clearing and near brawl incidents in a MapuaPerpetual game but cracked the whip on an Emilio Aguinaldo high school cager for deliberately punching a player during their game versus Arellano U last Sunday at The Arena in San Juan City. NCAA Management Committee chair Frank Gusi of host San Sebastian yesterday suspended Aldrin Guinita for a single game for throwing a punch against an Arellano player. “He’s (Guinita) suspended for one game,” said Gusi. Mapua’s Ray Cabrera and Narr Garay, for their part, will not be sacked for a game for bench clearing that led to their ejection in a game they won over the Altas, 79-65. League commissioner Aric del Rosario also issued stern warnings to Perpetual Help’s Arnold Danganan, Chrisper Elopre and Mark Sumera and Mapua’s Jason Pascual and Michael Parala for their unsportsmanlike conduct. Danganan was slapped a flagrant foul he committed against Mapua’s Andretti Stevens while Elopre, Sumera, Pascual and Parala a technical foul apiece for pushing and shoving. “They were all reprimanded,” said del Rosario. Del Rosario warned Danganan though that another flagrant in future games will mean automatic onegame suspension. Another three more will mean the offending player will be banned for the rest of the season.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Utang na loob Jawo, tanggapin mo na ang PSC!
TOTOO ba na huling season na ito na magbibigay ng suporta ang isang kilalang mayamang businessman para sa isang college team? At next year, ang susuportahan naman daw niya ay ang FEU kung saan nag-graduate ang kanyang ama. Ang businessman na ito ang nagbigay ng pondo kaya naka-alis ang isang UAAP team patungong Amerika para sa kanilang training. Hindi akalain ng mga players na makakapag-training sila sa Amerika kasi nga, wala namang malaking pondo ang eskwelahan nila para sa kanilang basketball team. Mabuti na lang at nagbigay ang businessman na ito. Malapit kasi siya sa coach ng UAAP team na ito dahil isa rin siyang assistant coach sa PBA team na pagma-may-ari ng naturang businessman. Siya ngayon ang isa sa mga most valuable person na sumuporta sa UAAP team na ito. *** Matagal nang iniaalok kay Sen. Robert Jaworski ang top post sa Philippine Sports Commission (PSC). Lagi naman siyang tumatanggi. Makailang beses na siyang inalok ng halos lahat nitong nakaraang mga administrasyon pero lagi rin naman siyang nagdedecline. Ngayon, mukhang sa kanya na naman ibinibigay. Utang na loob, Jawo, tanggapin mo na! *** Isang college player ang nag-init ang katawan habang kumakanta si Kyla sa opening ng NCAA noong Sabado. Malapit lang kasi siya sa stage kung saan nag-perform si Kyla kaya kitang kita niya ang kaseksihan nito habang nasa parada sila noong opening program. Hindi raw napigilan ni player na mag-erect ang kanyang “ano” habang nakatitig kay Kyla. Nakakaloka!
Serena defeats Sharapova to enter Wimbledon q’finals
WIMBLEDON, England —Serena Williams captured her fourth-round victory Monday over Maria Sharapova to enter the tournament’s quarterfinals. For the second match in a row, Williams had 19 aces, her high for the year. She has faced only one break point in the tournament and has won 90 percent of the points (128 of 142) when her first serve is good. She has totaled 63 aces, an average of nearly 16 per match. “I don’t serve like this too often,” Williams said. “I don’t know what it is about this court that makes me serve well.” Grass courts playing especially fast because of warm, dry weather are a factor. They helped John Isner total a record 113 aces—he originally was credited with 112, but the total later was revised—when he won the longest match in tennis history in the opening round last week. But Williams’ serve is always powerful, and a big reason she’s ranked No. 1. The three-time Wimbledon champion has reached double figures in aces 10 times this year, most on the women’s tour. Against Sharapova, Williams’ serve topped out at 125 mph, and she won 7-6 (9), 64. “If it was not for her really great serving, I certainly had a real good look at winning the match," Sharapova said. “Even when you had a good look and the ball’s coming at you in the 120s, it’s pretty tough to do much with it.”
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SOLON PUSHES FREE TUITION FOR HOUSE HELP
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BAKERS VOW TO SELL CHEAPER LOAF BREAD
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MAIDS WORK TO TEACH, TEACHERS WORK AS MAIDS
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YELLOW EVERYWHERE
The color of the new administration highlights the whole country as the 15th President of the Republic is to swear-in today. The picture above shows an ice cream vendor’s cart and umbrella matches the design of the pavement at the Quezon Memorial Circle, a national park and shrine. The Quezon Memorial Circle was the chosen venue for the street party in celebration of the inauguration of President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III. VIC RIVERA
JAMES TAHIMIK SA USAPING HIWALAYAN NILA NI KRIS
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Sino kaya ang oposisyon?
MARAMI ang nagtalunan sa Liberal Party galing sa iba’t ibang partido nang mag-umpisang sumikat si Noynoy Aquino. Mas marami pa siguro ang lumipat nang manalo si Noynoy na Pangulo. Kahit ang bagung-bagong pulitiko na si Congressman Manny Pacquiao na dating matinding tagapagtanngol at suporter ni Pangulong Arroyo, na naging supporter din ni Manny Villar noong kasagsagan ng eleksyon ay lumipat na rin sa LP na partido ni Noynoy Aquino. Bagito sa pagiging Kongresista si Pacman pero beterano na kung umasta sa pulitika. Sa Amerika hindi normal ang mga naglilipat ng partido. Ang pinakahuling kontrobersya dito ay ang paglipat ni Senator Arlen Specter mula sa pagiging Republican papunta sa pagiging Democrat. Kahit pa matibay ang ibinigay na rason ni Specter sa kanyang ginawang paglipat at ito ay dahil hindi na siya sumasang-ayon sa mga posisyon ng kanyang dating partido tungkol sa mahahalagang pambansang isyu katulad ng economic stimulus plan, umani pa rin ng mga matinding batikos ang Senador. Ilan sa itinawag sa kanya ay ‘turncoat’ o balimbing at ‘spineless’ o walang buto at walang paninindigan. Binansagan din syang Specter the Defector o ang taksil. Masakit pakinggan iyon para sa kanila. Dito sa atin sa Pilipinas normal na ang magpatalon-talon ng partido, kahit walang malinaw na rason basta kung saan mas pabor sa pulitiko at saan mas may mahihita siya, doon siya sasaling partido. Kaya sa papasok na administrasyon ni Pangulong Aquino, sa dami ng mga tumalon sa LP galing sa iba’t ibang partido, hindi mo na alam tuloy ngayon kung sino ang naiwan para magsilbing oposisyon. Hindi na natin maaasahan ang mga dati ay kalabang partido ni P.Noy dahil karamihan sa kanila ay bumalimbing na. Marami sa mga dating kontra sa administrasyon ni PGMA, ang mga maiingay bumira kay Pangulong Gloria, ay magiging parte ng parating na adminstrasyon ni Aquino. Sila na ang administrasyon ngayon. Kaya pa ba nila maging oposisyon? Mahalaga ang oposisyon sa isang gobyerno dahil sila ang magbabantay at sisita sa trabaho ng nakaupong kapangyarihan. Hindi pwede na walang oposisyon dahil hindi lahat ng gagawin ng pamahalaan ni Aquino ay tama para sa bayan. Kailangan may magbantay, hindi para manira kundi para siguraduhin na ang mga opisyal ng gobyerno ay hindi basta na lang tatango at susunod sa gusto ni Pangulong Aquino lalo kung hindi naman makakabuti sa tao. Kailangan natin ng isang mapagkakatiwalaan at tunay na nagtatrabahong oposisyon para mapangalagaan ang kapakanan ng bayan at mabigyang boses sa pamahalaan ang lahat ng Pilipino. Tingnan natin kung sino sa mga pulitiko ang magiging matinong oposisyon na hindi manggugulo lang kundi sisiguro na mananatiling buhay ang demokrasya sa ating bansa. Mag-text po kayo sa akin tungkol sa usaping ito sa numerong 09215186724.O kaya ay email sa: [email protected]. country. Some of them eventually abandon their profession in favor of jobs that are available here or abroad. This makes the education sector one of the major professions severely hit by the decades-old brain drain in the country. Reports show that of the current crop of teachers, the best and the brightest are now teaching abroad. Many of them are also leaving to work as domestics in other countries. Those who cannot leave – including many from the provinces who are LET qualifiers – end up working as maids in Metro Manila households. Teachers going abroad Lack of attractive job opportunities in the country make many teachers vulnerable to piracy abroad. Labor officials admitted that in 2002 many teachers from Cebu were recruited to teach in schools in Compton in Los Angeles, southern California. San Bernardino, also in Los Angeles, hired 41 Philippine teachers; Inglewood had 50 and Compton, 58. Another destination is Texas where, for the last three years many schoolteachers from Metro Manila who have master ’s degrees, have been sent to teach. Bulatlat.com
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Maids work to teach, teachers work as maids
First of a series TEACHERS who are supposed to supply the brain – so to speak – for the country’s youth are themselves part of the brain drain. The country produces enough of these professionals to arrest the worsening teaching shortage but more and more of them go abroad – or stay in the country – to work as housemaids. In the Philippines, Teacher Education is the second most popular college program. Every school year, more than 400,000 college hopefuls aspire to become teachers. Yet the education sector suffers from a severe shortage of teachers. This year alone, the country lacked some 38,535 teachers. And the figure is projected to reach 49,699 in the coming year. Practically, almost all tertiary or college level institutions in the country offer a degree in Teacher Education. From school years 1994-1995 to 20012002, enrolment for Education and Teacher Training went up by 46.20 percent – numbering 439,549 in 2001. However, records of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) show that only a fraction among the thousands who flock to Teacher Education are able to attain their dream profession. Specifically, only a little more than a 100,000 education students reach the fourth year. And of the more than 100,000 who graduate, only a few pass the licensure exams. The 2003 Licensure Examinations for Teachers (LET) only registered a 26 percent passing rate – or conservatively, 26,000 - in both elementary and secondary education. This is a far cry from the number of those who enroll every year (at least 400,000); it represents only 25 percent of those who graduate. Bigger pains But this is where the bigger frustration arises: Many of those who manage to pass the LET do not actually teach in the
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LRT, MRT give free ride today
IN time for the inauguration of President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, commuters of Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Metro Rail Transit (MRT) will be given free rides today. LRT and MRT officials said the free rides start at 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. In LRT Line 1, it is from Baclaran to Balintawak; in LRT Line 2 it is from Recto to Santolan and in MRT Line 3 from North Edsa to Taft Avenue. According to officials, the free rides are intended to bring people, who want to witness the inauguration, at the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta, Manila. Marco Lorenzana
Aquino names his official family
PRESIDENT-elect Benigno Aquino III yesterday announced he would temporarily take over the Department of the Interior and Local Government as he announced the members of his Cabinet. Aquino has decided to directly take on the DILG post after its supposed appointed secretary suddenly backed out due to some other commitments. The incoming president said he is still thinking who will best fit for the DILG portfolio. The president-elect, who is to take his oath of office today at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park in Manila , said that his longtime lawyer Paquito “Jojo” Ochoa, Jr. will be the incoming Executive Secretary. Ochoa is the city administrator of the Quezon City government. He also also re-appointed Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo as head of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Aquino also named Cesar Purisima as Secretary of the Department of Finance (DoF); Commission on Human Rights head Leila de Lima as Justice Secretary; retired Lt. Gen. Voltaire Gazmin as Secretary of National Defense; De La Salle University president Brother Armin Luisitro as Education Secretary and Florencio “Butch” Abad as Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). He also named Cayetano Paderanga as director-general of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), Rosalinda Baldoz as Labor and Employement Secretary, Dr. Enrique Ona as Health (DOH) Secretary, Gregory Domingo as Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary, Corazon “Dinky” Soliman as Social Welfare and Development secretary, Dr. Mario Montejo as Science and Technology Secretary, Jose Rene Almendras as Energy Secretary. The other incoming cabinet members are Teresita Deles as presidential peace adviser, Julia Abad as Presidential Management Staff (PMS) director-general, Atty. Edwin Lacierda as presidential spokesman, Patricia Licuanan as Commission on Higher Education (DHED) chief Undersecretary Ramon Paje as Environment and Natural Resources secretary, Alberto Lim as Tourism Secretary, Rogelio Singson as Public Works and Highways Secretary, Jose de Jesus Transportation and Communications Secretary. Undersecretary Virgilio delos Reyes was also named as Agrarian Reform Secretary; Quezon Representative Proceso Alcala as Agriculture Secretary of the Department of Agriculture; Atty. Eduardo de Mesa as presidential legal counsel; Kim Jacinto-Henares as chief of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). Aquino also said that the next Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff is Major Gen. Ricardo David. He retains Philippine National Police chief Dir. Gen. Jesus Versoza until his retirement on December 25 this year.
Bakers vow to sell cheaper loaf bread
BAKERS yesterday vowed to sell cheaper loaf bread at prices between P37 and P38 per 600 grams from the current P55 per loaf starting July. This development came as ex-mill prices of flour have gone down to P700 per 25kilogram bag while delivered flour is priced at P735 to P740. Philippine Federation of Bakers Association vicepresident Luisito Chavez said that some big bakers were also planning to reduce the prices of their bread by using only the very basic ingredients. Chavez said that “generic” bread or not branded bread would only contain less sugar, milk and eggs to reduce cost. The small bakers will start selling the generic loaf bread starting next month while the big bakers by August. Cuenca bakers, a group of Batangas bakers, have already reduced loaf bread prices to P37 to P42 per loaf from the previous price of P55. Ric Pinca, executive director of the Philippine Association of Flour Millers, said that bakers could actually sell P40 per 600 loaf bread because the capital for every loaf was only P35 to P36. Sugar also accounts between 16 to 20 percent of bread production for sweet dough.
Caloocan exec calls for energy conservation
CALOOCAN City Mayor Enrico “Recom” Echiverri has ordered the strict implementation of energy conservation measures in all local offices in order to help the city government save on electricity bills. Echiverri said the directive is aimed at saving precious resources such as electricity, which in turn helps in easing the effects of global warming in the country. “Bukod sa makakatipid na tayo sa binabayaran ng lokal na pamahalaan sa kuryente ay makatutulong din tayo sa paglutas ng lumalala nating problema sa patuloy na pag-init ng ating klima,” Echiverri stressed. Under the mayor ’s directive, employees of local government offices are only allowed to turn on their air-conditioning units between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m., and then resume its use between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Aside from this, city hall workers are also barred from using office computers if it does not concern their official duties. Specifically prohibited when using office computers are leisurely activities such as social networking through Facebook, chatting through Yahoo Messenger and playing different online games. The mayor warned that whoever would be caught disobeying his orders would be penalized so that other city hall employees would learn to save electricity. Albert Nasser
Gabriela urges Noy to support family planning
A WOMEN’S partylist group yesterday urged President-elect Benigno Aquino III to fund both natural and artificial family planning programs. Gabriela Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan, a proponent of the controversial Reproductive Health bill, underscored the need for the people to be given freedom of choice in using birth control. “It is important that the people, especially the poorest of the poor, be given access to natural and artificial methods of family planning as a matter of choice,” the lawmaker said. She said the government should provide a choice for the people to avert problems brought by the bloating population. “Both are options that people can take. The spirit of reproductive health rights is for men and women to have the educated or informed choice, so both types should be supported with adequate funds,” Ilagan said. Annette Vergel
It is a rainy inauguration day, Pagasa says
THE Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) yesterday said that an approaching low pressure area (LPA) may cause downpour at the time of Presidentelect Benigno Aquino III’s inauguration today. The weather bureau said a weather system called Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is the dominant weather system to affect most parts of the country, which will move northward due to the expected approach of an LPA to the Visayas last night. Pagasa also said the LPA, which was spotted in Eastern Samar, will affect Central and Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Scattered rain showers will be experienced in Luzon and Visayas today while the weather will improve in Mindanao in the afternoon. According to Pagasa, the LPA is expected to further weaken and move its way out of the country tomorrow. Kim Pascual
Liquor ban at P. Noy’s QMC street party
POLICE are set to enforce a liquor ban at the street party of President-elect Benigno Aquino III at the Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC) in Quezon City today. Chief Supt. Benjardi Mantele, Quezon City Police District (QCPD) director, said partygoers are reminded that liquor will not be allowed in the premises of the QMC. Mantele said some 2,200 policemen from the District Mobile Group, QCPD Stations 2 and 10 will be deployed at the QMC. He said security will be tight as security personnel will be checking participants for potential weapons such as blades and firearms. They will also be on the lookout for possible trouble makers. Aside from QMC, Mantele said he also ordered the deployment of 1,000 policemen to residential areas to thwart burglars and troublemakers who may take advantage of the occasion. Mantele added that barangay police are also tapped to help policemen in conducting rounds and patrols to ensure the security around the city. Kim Pascual
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James Yap nanatiling tahimik sa usaping hiwalayan nila ni Kris
NANANATILING tahimik at magalang ang sikat na basketball player na si James Yap sa usaping magkahiwalay na sila ng asawang sikat na host na si Kris Aquino. Nakiusap si James sa mga showbiz reporters na gustong humingi ng kanyang statement na pagbigyan na muna siyang manahimik sa issue dahil masyadong personal ang usapin at ngayon ay hinaharap na niya ito. But Kris has confirmed the end of her marriage, pero hindi na niya sinabi pa ang dahilan. Yap, a star basketball player of B-Meg formerly Purefoods Giants, has been evading requests for interview since last week when rumors of the breakup were circulating. Hindi rin nagsalita ang kanyang manager na si Dondon Monteverde, likewise Kris’ close friend and fellow TV host Boy Abunda refused to comment on the issue. Without elaborating on her reasons, Aquino on Sunday said she has “given up” on her five-year marriage with Yap. They have a twoyear-old son, Baby James. “I didn’t reveal anything... primarily because I feel it's my duty to protect Baby James sine he’ll be most affected by my decision,” Aquino. “In my heart and conscience I know that my son will understand, respect and love me when I explain to him when he’s old enough to kakatapos lang na fantaseryeng “The Last Prince.” Sa ulat na inilabas ng gmanews.tv, naging magandang experience ang pagkakasama niya sa show na ito, at naging masaya siya sa piling ng kanyang castmates. Recently ay masaya niyang ikinuwento ang kanyang naging pinakapaboritong experience galing sa soap kung saan inilahad niya. “Pero yung ang mamimiss ko si Kris kasi siya yung marami kong kaeksena eh. At halos ang mga eksena namin, drama. So talagang nagsusuportahan kami sa isa’t-isa.” “Tapos si Aljur naman, nakaeksena ko siya dito [pero] hindi kami masyadong [nagpapalitan] ng linya. So, pag magkasama kami sa eksena, hndi kami masyadong nag-uusap. Tapos si Paolo makulit. Sa taping namin makulit. Sobrang, parang joker siya eh, patawa nang patawa,” patuloy na kwento ni Carl. Sino naman kaya ang kanyang gustong makatambal pagkatapos niyang maka-partner si Kris dito sa The Last Prince? “Sa ngayon, gusto ko [si] Kris, kasi meron na kaming pinagsamahan sa show, nakapagbonding na kami,” he says. “Pero yung iba [na makakatambal], gusto ko si Heart (Evangelista).” Busy naman si Carl ngayong tapos na ang The Last Prince. Mayroon siyang kasunod na mga projects na mapagkakaabalahan. “Nagstart na akong mag-shoot ng movie, yung Mamarazzi. Kasama ko dito sina Andi Eigenmann, Ms. Eugene [Domingo], si Carla [Abellana], at si JC Tiuseco,” he said. Kabilang din si Carl sa cast ng bagong comedy ng GMA, ang Jejemom, na magsisimula na ang taping ngayong July.
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understand what has happened,” she further wrote. Aquino also said that the legal aspects of their separation are being arranged. Rumors of the couple’s highly publicized marital problem first surfaced after Aquino admitted on Twitter that things are still rocky between them and that they had a misunderstanding during the campaign. Aquino’s sisters Pinky and Ballsy, and cousin Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski have all expressed support for her. “Let’s also pray for Kris because
she’s having problems right now,” Pinky said. “I don’t think any married couple has a perfect marriage,” Ballsy said in a separate interview. “As Kris’ cousin, I am praying for what will make them happy, and that things turn out well,” said Cojuangco. *** Masaya si Carl Guevarra na siya ay nakabilang sa
kabilang ang kanyang nakatambal na si Kris Bernal. “Sa akin, yung most memorable scene, yung kasal namin ni Kris,” kuwento niya. “Yung pari doon, talent. So ilang beses niyang binabanggit yung pangalan ko doon, nagkakamali siya ng nagkakamali. So kung minsan naging seryoso kami, tawa kami ng tawa. Tawa kami nang tawa, pati sa pagkiss tumatawa kami.” Sino naman kaya ang mga pinakamami-miss niya sa kanyang mga nakatrabaho sa show? “Mamimiss ko siyempre si Kris at saka si Aljur [Abrenica]. Tsaka si Paolo [Ballesteros],”
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R&B star Chris Brown stole the limelight at the 2010 BET on Sunday night when he performed a show-stoppin tribute to the late Michael Jackson. The “Kiss Kiss” hitmaker was introduced to the stage by Jackson to mark the first anniversary of the King of Pop The young singer showed off h footwork to “The Way You Make M “Smooth Criminal” and “Billie Je struggled to complete his tribute as tears streamed down his face w ing to sing Jackson classic “Ma Mirror.” His surprise addition to the sho up came a year after Brown was f bow out of plans to take part in the Jackson memorial concert follow CIARA highly-publicized bust-up with friend Rihanna. It was also a big night for Kanye West, who kicked off annual ceremony with a defiant performance of his n “Power,” making his first major televised appearance sinc ing the stage at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. A pregnant Alicia Keys led the way at the ceremon double honors for Best Female R&B Artist and Best Co tion for her work on Jay-Z's New York anthem, “Empire Mind,” while Lil Wayne's proteges Drake and Nicki Min the main rap categories, taking the Best Male and Best Hip-Hop Artist titles, respectively. Both artists made sure to remember their incarcerated boss, real name Dwayne Carter, as they accepted their prizes, with Minaj dedicating her award to the jailed star as Drake called Wayne “my hero and my mentor.” John Legend was honored with a special prize for his philanthropy, while Keys, Janelle Monae, Patti LaBelle and Esmeralda Spalding all took part in a musical tribute to Lifetime Achievement Award winner Prince. A The audience at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium welcomed the soul icon to the stage with a ovation and Prince thanked his fans for their long-runn port as he hailed the promising new talent in the music He said, “I do believe the future is in good hands. I've much talent here tonight.., and I'm just so thankful to be this world of music. I was pretty wild in my younger d you don't have to do what I did; you don't have to mak the mistakes that I made. The future is in your hands world is really yours.” It was a night of collaborations, with B.o.B. teaming Keyshia Cole and Eminem for “Airplanes,” and Didd Money being joined by Rick Ross, T.I. and Nicki Mina ‘Hello, Good Morning” remix, while Minaj stepped onsta for Ludacris' show finale with rocker Tommy Lee on dr his single “My Chick Bad.”
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Angel Locsin tops FHM 100 sexiest women in RP
MATAPOS ang limang taon, muli na namang nanguna ang aktres na si Angel Locsin para sa FHM 100 sexiest women in the Philippines. Matatandaang nakuha ni Angel ang top post noong 2005. Noong Mayo, nakita sa cover ng FHM si Angel at ngayon ay muling nagbalik sa cover ng FHM si Angel bilang FHM Philippine Sexiest Woman. Pumangalawa kay Angel si Cristine Reyes na sinundan ni Marian Rivera, Iwa Moto, Angelica Panganiban, Katrina Halili, Regine Velasquez, Valerie “Bangs” Garcia, Ehra Madrigal at Jackie Rice. Sa botohan para sa sexiest woman in the Philippines noong nakaraang taon, nakakuha si Angel ng 284,156 votes habang si Cristine ay nakakuha ng 227,390 habang si Marian na pumatlo ay nakakuha ng 218,742 votes. *** IPINAGDARASAL naman ni Mikee Cojuanco-Jaworski na malampasan sana ng kanyang pinsang si Kris Aquino-Yap ang pinagdaraaan nito sa kasalukuyan matapos makipaghiwalay sa asawang B-Meg star player James Yap. Ayon kay Mikee, handa siyang magbigay ng panahon at payo sa kanyang pinsan kung hihingiin nito. Gayunman, sinabi niya na kilala niyang matatag ang kalooban ni Kris at batid niyang malalampasan nito at kakayanin ang
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bigat na dinadala sa dibdib sa kasalukuyan. Samantala, nakasuporta naman kay Kris ang kanyang mga nakatatandang kapatid na sina Ballsy, Pinky at Viel. Sinabi ni Kris na inihahanda na niya ang legal na hakbangin sa kanilang paghihiwalay ni James. Umabot sa limang taon ang pagsasama ng dalawa kung saan naging bunga si Baby James. Ayon kay Kris, naniniwala siyang mauunawaan at irerespeto siya ng kanyang anak sa kanyang ginawang pakikipaghiwalay sa ama nito. Hindi naman nagbigay ng anumang komento si James at tuloytuloy ang ginagawa nitong practice at paglalaro sa Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Marami ang umaasa na dadalo si James sa inauguration ng kanyang bayaw na si President Benigno Aquino III matapos nitong ipahayag na dadalo siya sa naturang okasyon. *** MALALAKING pangalan sa showbiz world ang inaasahang dadalo sa inaugural concert o street party ni President Aquino sa Quezon Memorial Circle ngayong araw. Karamihan sa mga dadalo ay mula sa Kapamilya
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Globe brings the first public Webphone service to the Philippines
GLOBE Telecom introduces the country’s first public Webphone that enables consumers to call, surf, email and send videos. Globe deployed its first Web payphone at TriNoma in Quezon City as it is currently testing this service for the local market. Called Globe E-Stop, the Webphone is a new innovation that puts together the payphone and internet service in a revolutionary touch screen device that is easy to use. Available this June, consumers and TriNoma mall goers have been trying out Globe E-Stop and it has received very encouraging response from the market. “We are proud to bring another first in the Philippines. We are excited to introduce the new all-in-one Webphone service that consumers can conveniently access if they need to call or connect to the internet. We are glad that after more than two weeks since we started with the first Globe E-Stop we’ve had an overwhelming reception from the consumers in terms of revenues, usage and service,” said Ernest L. Cu, President and CEO of Globe. “Globe remains true to its reputation as the country’s innovation leader since GSM technology and text messaging service were introduced to the local market,” Cu added. Globe rolled out the first Globe E-Stop in partnership with TouchMedia Philippines under a proof-of-concept trial. It is currently offering voice, web browsing, and even picture and video email to TriNoma mall customers. As it enhances its public Webphone service, Globe intends to offer text messaging, reloads, bill payments and advertising at the Globe E-Stop in the future.
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The 2nd Tinta award is on!
CALLING all Philippine-based advertising agencies, media independents, print media publishers and advertisers, THE 2ND TINTA AWARD IS ON! This is your chance to showcase your best and most creative print advertisements. The competition is spearheaded by the UNITED PRINT MEDIA GROUP (UPMG) as part of its efforts to raise the profile of print media in the Philippines and encourage creativity and excellence in print advertising. Your entries must have been published in magazine or newspaper publications in the Philippines, for the first time, between October 2008 to September 2010. SUBMIT YOUR ENTRIES NOW! Up for grabs are the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Tinta Awards in more than a dozen categories including Fashion, Food, Financial Products and many others. Special Awards will also be given in several Technical Categories and a Creative Media Execution Category. PLUS!! The most winning entries may earn you the PRINT AGENCY OF THE YEAR AWARD. Judging the TINTAAWARDS 2010 is a prestigious panel of highly acclaimed Creative Directors here and abroad. Find more information about the TINTA AWARD 2010. Call (632) 403-9859, 403-7787, 227-7532 and mobile no. (0929) 9734439. Email address: [email protected] Submit your entries to the UPMG Tinta Awards Secretariat c/o Ayra Joaquin at Unit 602 Cityland Pasong Tamo Tower, 2210 Don Chino Roces Ave. Pio Del Pilar Makati City. Deadline for submission of entries is on September 30, 2010. HURRY, SEND YOUR ENTRIES NOW! About UPMG The United Print Media Group (UPMG) is an organization of Philippine major dailies, magazines and tabloids circulated in the country and foreign countries. Established in 2001, the UPMG works towards the standardization of print media policies and regulations and presently has 34 active member publications with the following 2010 officers: Mr. Pepito R. Olarte – Philippines Daily Inquirer (President), Mr. Lucien C. Dy Tioco – The Philippine STAR (Vice-President), Ricky M. Alegre BusinessMirror (Corporate Secretary), Angel V. Guerrero –Adobo Magazine (Director), Ron B. Tamayo- Abante (Auditor), Vivienne A. Motomal- Journal Group (Director), Danny G. Ocampo - BusinessWorld ( Director) and Barbie L. Atienza-Manila Bulletin (PRO).
New Baseco health center
Mayor Alfredo Lim (third from left) is being assisted by Engr. Armand Andres (left), assistant city health officer Dr. Benjamin Yson (right) and fifth District Councilor Josie Siscar (3rd from right) in opening the new Baseco health center and lying-in clinic after it was blessed by Rev. Fathers Asis Bajao and William Araña of the San Agustin Church Parish. MICHAEL SUPERALES
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Palace holds last media briefing
PALACE spokespersons for the last time faced the Malacanang Press Corps for their media briefing yesterday. Executive Secretary Leandro Mendoza said that in his nine years of service under President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, he found out that there was no room for “lazy people” in the Arroyo administration. “Bawal ang tamad. Ito ang natutunan ko sa siyam na taong pananatili sa Arroyo government,” Mendoza told Palace reporters. He also said that sometimes, Mrs. Arroyo “raised her voice” but it did not mean that she was personally angry to the official but she only wanted to ensure that her projects could be finished on time. Presidential Management Staff chief Elena Bautista-Horn described the president as a hard-working president and like any other individual, she also encountered “bad moods” especially when she found that the projects were not finished on target dates.
Solon pushes free tuition for household help
TO make household helpers more productive and better members of society, a lawmaker is pushing for a measure that will provide free school tuition for qualified and deserving household helps. Rep. Ronald Singson, of Ilocos Sur’s First District, is also proposing to have discount privileges for their other needs aside scholarship grants for household helps in the pursuit of their education. Singson, author of the proposed Household Help Scholarship Grant of 2010, said the measure will give more impetus to the government’s thrust of making education accessible THE military’s National Capital Region Command went on the highest alert status yesterday in line with today’s inauguration of incoming President Benigno Aquino III at the Quirino Grandstand and the subsequent street party in Quezon City. AFP public affairs office chief, Lt. Col. Arnulfo Marcelo Burgos told reporters in Camp Aguinaldo that the declaration of red alert effective 8 a.m. yesterday does not necessarily mean that there is a threat in the inauguration rites of the incoming president. for all. Singson said the measure supports the state’s constitutional mandate to provide all sectors of society the opportunity to develop their skills, gain better employment and contribute to the fullest of their capabilities to our society. “The household help industry is one of the most marginalized sectors of society. They are not governed by any law that protects their rights and welfare,” Singson said. Singson said household helpers are not entitled to employment benefits such as minimum wage, medical, social security and leave benefits. “This is part of the security preparations for tomorrow’s ceremony. This is a part of our security preparations to ensure that the activities tomorrow will be safe,” said Burgos, adding that it will be easier to respond to any contingency when they are on red alert. Burgos could not say until when the red alert will be observed by the NCRcom under Rear Admiral Feliciano Angue. “This will depend on our assessment (but) this may be downgraded when all the activities are over,” he said. Ronnie Santos
Mayor San Pedro takes oath
Re-elected Muntinlupa City Mayor Aldrin L. San Pedro takes his oath of office before Justice Diosdado Peralta at the city hall on Monday. Beside the mayor are his wife, Leah, children TJ and Thea, and parents Veronica and Thomas. Now on his second term as the city‘s chief executive, San Pedro vows to continue working to uplift the lives of his constituents through job generation and extension of essential social services to the people.
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PNP to develop memorial park for fallen cops
A MEMORIAL park for fallen members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) will soon rise in Baras, Rizal. Patterned after the Libingan ng mga Bayani for fallen soldiers, the Himlayan ng mga Bayaning Pulis will be in memory of fallen heroes of the PNP. The Himlayan ng mga Bayaning Pulis sits on a sprawling 7.3-hectare slope in Barangay Pinugay, Baras, Rizal , some 35 kilometers east of Metro Manila via Antipolo City. PNP chief Dir. Gen. Jesus Verzosa and Rizal Gov. Casimiro Ynares III led the formal ground breaking ceremonies yesterday. Verzosa said the estimated cost of the Himlayan ng mga Bayaning Pulis is about P1.2 billion and it will be administered by the PNP Program Management Office (PMO) in cooperation with the Rizal Provincial Government and the PNP Badge of Honor Foundation, Inc. The 7.3-hectare lot is a property of the Rizal Provincial Government to be donated to the PNP through a Memorandum of Understanding and Deed of Donation. Police Director Luizo Ticman, PMO Executive Director, said the development of the Himlayan “aims to promote the general welfare of all PNP personnel by providing a decent final resting place for those who have rendered honorable service to God and country in the field of law enforcement and public safety. Ticman said the project also intends to establish landmark tourist destination that would enshrine the very essence of the police service and boost the local economy; and to preserve and maintain the customs and traditions of the service like burial rites and ceremonies.”
Our Daily Bread
A South African man surprised nine men robbing his home. Seven of the robbers ran away, but the homeowner managed to shove two into his backyard pool. After realizing that one of the robbers couldn’t swim, the homeowner jumped in to save him. The Cape Times reports that once out of the pool, the wet thief called to his friends to come back. Then he pulled a knife and threatened the man who had just rescued him. The homeowner said, “We were still standing near the pool, and when I saw the knife I just threw him back in. But he was gasping for air and was drowning. So I rescued him again.” In his letter to the Colossians, the apostle Paul wrote of another rescue:God the Father had saved them from the domain of darkness. This rescue occurred at the death of Christ, but also at the Colossians’ conversion. The imagery Paul used (1:12-13) suggests that believers have been rescued from the dark reign of Satan by being transferred as free people into the peaceable rule of Christ. By Jesus’ death, believers become free citizens in the kingdom of light. The appropriate response to such amazing grace is to show joyous gratitude by offering God acceptable service with reverence and awe (Heb. 12:28). Your love, O God, would spare no pain To conquer death and win; You sent Your only Son to die To rescue us from sin. —M. Gustafson Through the cross, Jesus rescued and redeemed the rebellious.
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8 NCAA suspends EAC’s junior cager
THE National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) spared the players involved in the bench clearing and near brawl incidents in a MapuaPerpetual game but cracked the whip on an Emilio Aguinaldo high school cager for deliberately punching a player during their game versus Arellano U last Sunday at The Arena in San Juan City. NCAA Management Committee chair Frank Gusi of host San Sebastian yesterday suspended Aldrin Guinita for a single game for throwing a punch against an Arellano player. “He’s (Guinita) suspended for one game,” said Gusi. Mapua’s Ray Cabrera and Narr Garay, for their part, will not be sacked for a game for bench clearing that led to their ejection in a game they won over the Altas, 79-65. League commissioner Aric del Rosario also issued stern warnings to Perpetual Help’s Arnold Danganan, Chrisper Elopre and Mark Sumera and Mapua’s Jason Pascual and Michael Parala for their unsportsmanlike conduct. Danganan was slapped a flagrant foul he committed against Mapua’s Andretti Stevens while Elopre, Sumera, Pascual and Parala a technical foul apiece for pushing and shoving. “They were all reprimanded,” said del Rosario. Del Rosario warned Danganan though that another flagrant in future games will mean automatic onegame suspension. Another three more will mean the offending player will be banned for the rest of the season.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Utang na loob Jawo, tanggapin mo na ang PSC!
TOTOO ba na huling season na ito na magbibigay ng suporta ang isang kilalang mayamang businessman para sa isang college team? At next year, ang susuportahan naman daw niya ay ang FEU kung saan nag-graduate ang kanyang ama. Ang businessman na ito ang nagbigay ng pondo kaya naka-alis ang isang UAAP team patungong Amerika para sa kanilang training. Hindi akalain ng mga players na makakapag-training sila sa Amerika kasi nga, wala namang malaking pondo ang eskwelahan nila para sa kanilang basketball team. Mabuti na lang at nagbigay ang businessman na ito. Malapit kasi siya sa coach ng UAAP team na ito dahil isa rin siyang assistant coach sa PBA team na pagma-may-ari ng naturang businessman. Siya ngayon ang isa sa mga most valuable person na sumuporta sa UAAP team na ito. *** Matagal nang iniaalok kay Sen. Robert Jaworski ang top post sa Philippine Sports Commission (PSC). Lagi naman siyang tumatanggi. Makailang beses na siyang inalok ng halos lahat nitong nakaraang mga administrasyon pero lagi rin naman siyang nagdedecline. Ngayon, mukhang sa kanya na naman ibinibigay. Utang na loob, Jawo, tanggapin mo na! *** Isang college player ang nag-init ang katawan habang kumakanta si Kyla sa opening ng NCAA noong Sabado. Malapit lang kasi siya sa stage kung saan nag-perform si Kyla kaya kitang kita niya ang kaseksihan nito habang nasa parada sila noong opening program. Hindi raw napigilan ni player na mag-erect ang kanyang “ano” habang nakatitig kay Kyla. Nakakaloka!
Serena defeats Sharapova to enter Wimbledon q’finals
WIMBLEDON, England —Serena Williams captured her fourth-round victory Monday over Maria Sharapova to enter the tournament’s quarterfinals. For the second match in a row, Williams had 19 aces, her high for the year. She has faced only one break point in the tournament and has won 90 percent of the points (128 of 142) when her first serve is good. She has totaled 63 aces, an average of nearly 16 per match. “I don’t serve like this too often,” Williams said. “I don’t know what it is about this court that makes me serve well.” Grass courts playing especially fast because of warm, dry weather are a factor. They helped John Isner total a record 113 aces—he originally was credited with 112, but the total later was revised—when he won the longest match in tennis history in the opening round last week. But Williams’ serve is always powerful, and a big reason she’s ranked No. 1. The three-time Wimbledon champion has reached double figures in aces 10 times this year, most on the women’s tour. Against Sharapova, Williams’ serve topped out at 125 mph, and she won 7-6 (9), 64. “If it was not for her really great serving, I certainly had a real good look at winning the match," Sharapova said. “Even when you had a good look and the ball’s coming at you in the 120s, it’s pretty tough to do much with it.”
