7 Pinoys killedin Yemen attack

Yolanda deathtoll hits 5,786

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The death toll from Super Typhoon Yolanda in the Visayas is ap-proaching 6,000, with more than a thousand people still missing, ac-cording to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Coun-cil (NDRRMC).

As of yesterday, 5,786 people were reported dead, 26,233 injured and 1 ,779 missing, NDRRMC executive director Eduardo del Rosario said.

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than last Thursdays 5,759, while the number of injured and missing remains unchanged.

A total of 2,379,887 families or more than 11 million people were affected by the mon-ster storm that ravaged 12,118 barangays in nine regions in the Visayas, Southern Tagalog and parts of Mindanao, the NDRRMC report said.

Of the affected fami-lies, 872,727 or more than four million peo-ple were displaced and

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DOJ may lookinto JPE crimes

By EDU PUNAYThe Department of

Justice (DOJ) is inclined to look into alleged crimes committed by Senate Minority Lead-er Juan Ponce Enrile, which Sen. Miriam De-fensor-Santiago raised in a privilege speech last Wednesday.

In an interview, Jus-tice Secretary Leila de

Lima said she is particu-larly considering an in-vestigation into Enriles alleged involvement in illegal activities in the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) as insinuated by San-tiago. After her scathing privilege speech last Wednesday, Santiago

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JOHANNESBURG Nelson Mandela, the icon of South Africas anti-apartheid struggle and a colossus of 20th century politics, died late Thursday aged 95, prompting mass mourning and a global celebration of his astonishing life.

The Nobel Peace laureate, who was elected

World mourns South Africas great black hope6RXWK$IULFDVUVWEODFNSUHVLGHQWDIWHUVSHQGing nearly three decades in jail, died at his Johannesburg home surrounded by his family, after a long battle against lung infection.

The news was announced to the nation and

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Christmas parole for Leviste, 34 others

Meralco record rate hike:3-phased collection urged

When 2 freedom icons metWhen former President Corazon

Aquino and her daughters Ballsy Cruz and Pinky Abellada met Presi-dent Nelson Mandela in Pretoria

in August 1996, the anti-apartheid revolutionary leader told Cruz she was very lucky.

You really know how to pick the best mom! Mandela told her, in his deep, booming voice, Cruz recalls.

President Aquino yesterday joined world leaders in mourn-ing the death of South African leader and freedom icon Nel-son Mandela.

My mother admired him. Like all of us, she would have been deeply saddened by his passing, Aquino said as he extended his condolences to the family of Mandela.

Aquino recalled his encoun-ter, when he was a congress-man, with the anti-apartheid hero when the latter visited Manila.

On behalf of the Filipino people, I extend our deepest condolences to the family of Mr. Mandela, the people of South Africa, and all men and women of peace and goodwill who mourn the passing of a truly great man, Aquino said.

Mandela was conferred an honorary doctorate by the University of the Philippines during his visit in 1997.

Malacaang described Mandela as a global democ-racy icon who will always be a shining beacon of inspiration to all freedom-loving peoples.

We grieve over the death of Mandela, a revered world leader, who led his nation and people to freedom by treading the path of peace, Press Secre-tary Herminio Coloma Jr. said.

The Philippines will forever be honored to have hosted

By DELON PORCALLA

DFA spokesman Raul Her-nandez said other workers pretended to be dead to sur-vive the assault, which left 12 other Filipinos injured with one requiring head surgery.

The DFAs toll of Filipino fa-talities is higher than the report by Yemens Saba news agency, which reported that two Fili-pina nurses were among the 52 killed.

The bomber rammed an explosives-packed car into the ministry, allowing gunmen to launch an assault on the complex.

We condemn this senseless and barbaric act. We call on the Yemeni government to bring the mastermind to justice and take appropriate measures to ensure the safety of Filipinos and other foreigners there, Hernandez said.

The DFA withheld the iden-tities of the victims until their families have been informed.

The victims are among 4O Filipino workers in the hospi-tal inside the complex, the DFA

By PIA LEE-BRAGO

Seven Filipino medi-cal workers, including a doctor, were killed in Thursdays suicide car bomb attack on Yemens Defense Ministry com-plex in Sanaa, the De-partment of Foreign Af-fairs (DFA) confirmed yesterday.

By JOANNE RAE RAMIREZ

Former Batangas governor Jose Antonio Leviste stepped out of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City a free man yesterday after be-LQJJUDQWHGSDUROHDOPRVWYHyears since his conviction for the 2007 killing of his long-time aide.

The 73-year-old Leviste, former husband of Sen. Loren Legarda, was released from the national penitentiary before noon and was picked up by his three daughters.

NBP superintendent Ve-nancio Tesoro told The STAR

HONG KONG With a P3.4397 per kilowatt increase in electricity rates for this month and in January inevi-WDEOHHQHUJ\RIFLDOVVDLGWKH\wanted to have the adjustment implemented at least in three

phases to ease its impact on consumers.

The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said it has to imple-ment the adjustment due to the month-long maintenance

,QWKLV'HFOHSKRWRIRUPHUSouth African President Nelson Mandela is in a jovial mood at the Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg, where he met with the winner and runner-up of the local Idols competition. AP

FREE AGAIN: Former Batangas governor and convicted killer Jose Antonio Leviste shows his release papers outside the New Bilibid Prison yesterday. EDD GUMBAN

South Africans hold an artwork of Nobel Peace laureate Nelson Mandela as they pay tribute following his death in Johannesburg. Inset shows Mandela with former President Corazon Aquino in Pretoria, South Africa in 1996. AFP

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Emergency loan facilities amounting to $1 billion have been approved by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for areas devastated by Super Typhoon Yolanda.

The World Bank board formally approved the $500-million

loan facility in Washington part of nearly $1 billion commit-ted to the Philippines by the WB. Axel van Trotsenburg, WB UHJLRQDOYLFHSUHVLGHQWIRU(DVW$VLDDQGWKH3DFLFWROGThe

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STAR about the expected approval of the loan facility after he visited Tacloban yesterday.

Trotsenburg said the review of the supplemental loan was done in record time, cutting short the process by 90 to 95 percent.

The ADB also approved a $500-million emergency loan at record speed to help Yolanda victims.

The speed of assistance is critical to ensure that loss of shelter, assets or livelihoods is only temporary, and quickly resolved with skills programs, income generating activities,

and high-quality rehabilita-tion and reconstruction, ADB president Takehiko Nakao said before the weekend.

Natural disasters, espe-cially those occurring in poor and developing nations force families further into poverty, Nakao added.7URWVHQEXUJZKRHZWRWKHPhilippines from South Korea to personally inspect the dam-age from the typhoon, said he was impressed by the resilience of the victims and eagerness to rebuild and restart their lives.

Axel van Trotsenburg visits Tacloban yesterday.

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He said he expected reconstruction to take years, and the WB is committed to be a partner of the Philippines for the long term.

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7 Pinoys From Page 1said. There are around 1,000 Filipino workers in Yemen.

Philippine Honorary Consul in Ye-men Mohammad Al-Jamal and Filipino community leader Esther Galahan were visiting hospitals to check if there are

other Filipino casualties.Based on accounts of survivors, the

LQFLGHQW VWDUWHG ZKHQ WKH UVW VXLFLGHbomber detonated his explosives at the gates of the ministry complex.

Another suspect was apprehended be-fore he could enter, but the third bomber managed to pass through and detonated his explosives, causing the building to

collapse.Vice President Jejomar Binay, mean-

while, condemned the bombing in the Yemen capital.

It was a senseless act that has no place in the world, Binay said.

He called on the Yemen government to assist the families of the blast victims.

Jose Rodel Clapano, AFP, AP

DOJ may From Page 1wrote De Lima a letter seeking a probe on Enrile.

Offhand, we can look into allegations pertaining to alleged smuggling, alleged illegal logging, and alleged gambling, es-pecially online, those related to CEZA, De Lima revealed.

She said the government had in fact initiated an investigation into online gambling operations at CEZA during the tenure of the late interior secretary Jesse Robredo.

The Philippine National Police has undertaken operations against online gambling there but the operators justi-HG LW RQ WKH EDVLV RI OLFHQVH LVVXHG E\the CEZA. They were also able to get temporary restraining order (TRO) from local courts and even turned the tables on the law enforcers, she recalled.

With Santiagos request, the DOJ chief said she would again contest the TRO DQG DVN WKH 2IFH RI WKH 6ROLFLWRU *HQeral to submit to her a status report on the cases related to online gambling in the CEZA.

In that aspect (illegal gambling), we already started that, so we will just look into it further. In those kinds of allega-tions, I think we can pursue the investi-gation, she said.

On Santiagos claim that Enrile not Janet Lim Napoles had masterminded the pork barrel scam, De Lima explained WKDWWKH2IFHRIWKH2PEXGVPDQLVLQvestigating the matter.

She admitted, however, that it would be hard to dredge up evidence to link En-rile to human rights abuses during mar-tial law.

:HZLOOUVWHYDOXDWHEHFDXVHHYHQLIwere willing to investigate, the chance of uncovering those things would be re-PRWHRUGLIFXOWEHFDXVHRIWKHORQJSHriod which already lapsed, she said.

Insult Meanwhile, Santiago said she felt in-

sulted by her colleagues calling for a truce with Enrile while seeking to have some of her harsh words against him stricken off Senate records.

If, after the Enrile personal attack against me, certain senators had moved to strike off the record, I would not have delivered my own response, Santiago said in a statement. Sen. Sergio Osmea III on Thursday described Santiagos speech as unparliamentary and moved that some portions of it be removed from

Senate records.Why are they proposing the motion

only now? Do they mean that Enrile is allowed to insult me on a personal level, but I am prohibited from paying him back in his own coin? If any of these sen-ators were insulted personally, would each one have consented to remain si-lent? Santiago asked.

In the judiciary, Santiago noted that when opposing counsel moves to strike off the record, and the judge grants the motion, the testimony will remain on the record.

This procedure is followed, so that in case of appeal, the appellate court will be able to see from the record what the testi-mony was. Thus, striking off the records is nominal, because the testimony will stay, she explained.

For Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, Santiago was right about calling for an investiga-tion into Enriles alleged involvement in criminal activities including smuggling and killing of activists during martial law.

I believe that the privilege speech of Sen. Miriam was not only made to de-fend herself from the personal attacks made by Sen. Enrile but it also contained valuable information that could be used as basis for further investigation, Trillanes said.

Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano echoed Trillanes position and recommended that the Senate review its own Code of Ethics.

No effect At the House of Representatives,

Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. expressed belief the word war between Enrile and Santiago would not derail the passage of pending bills.

He said both the Senate and the House of Representatives have their respective legislative mechanisms, like the bicamer-al conference committee, that make sure pending bills are processed.

Needing prompt attention from law-makers are the proposed P2.68-trillion national budget for 2014 and the P14.6-billion supplemental budget aimed to boost funds for the rehabilitation of ca-lamity-hit areas.

Whether the intramurals in the Sen-ate affect (pending bills)? I dont see it happening, Belmonte said.

The Speaker said the bicameral con-ference committee is scheduled to meet on Monday to reconcile the Senate and House versions of the proposed national budget.

Meralco From Page 1shutdown of the Malampaya gas line and the stoppage of operations of major power plants in Luzon.

,QDEULHQJ\HVWHUGD\0HUDOFRSUHVLdent Oscar Reyes said the generation charge would increase to a record P9.107 per kilowatt-hour and that the hike would be implemented in two tranches to soften the blow on consumers.

The Malampaya gas facility is where most of Meralcos power suppliers source their fuel to produce electricity. These plants have turned to more ex-pensive diesel fuel to produce power amid tight supply conditions.

The rate hike doesnt need any

further approval as the computation of the increase in generation charge is based on a formula pre-approved by the Energy Regulatory Commission.

5H\HVDVVXUHGWKHSRZHUUPVFXVWRPHUVthat the increase would be temporary and that rates would normalize by February 2014.

Meralco was forced to source more power from the wholesale electricity spot

market (WESM) due to tight supply condi-tions. Prices in the spot market have gone up three-fold as most of the power plants are on scheduled maintenance shutdown.

Were talking to Meralco if they can stagger it but only with the approval of the ERC, Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petil-la said, referring to the impending rate hike. With Iris Gonzales, Christina Mendez

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Yolanda From Page 1are now staying at 385 evacuation centers set up by foreign volunteer groups and the national government.

Damage to infrastructure and agricul-ture has been estimated at P35.2 billion including the 1,212,100 houses that were destroyed, partially or totally by Yolanda, mostly in Samar, Leyte, Bantayan, Cebu; Antique, Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan and in north-ern Palawan.

Bodies retrieved daily/RFDOR ?FLDOVDVZHOODV WKHGHYDV

tated residents in Guiuan, Eastern Samar and Burauen and Tanauan towns in Leyte, said they expect more bodies to be recovered.

We are still retrieving bodies daily. The other day, we recovered 15 and yesterday (Thursday) we recovered 30 more. We retrieve bodies everyday, said a local vol-unteer who joined the retrieval operations in coastal towns of Palo and Tanauan.$QRWKHU ORFDOR ?FLDOFRQUPHGWKHLUOLVW RI GHDWKV PRVWO\ XQLGHQWLHG KDVbeen increasing daily.

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As the recovered bodies were al-ready in the advanced state of de-composition, the local government in Tanauan buried them in a mass grave located near the town plaza, as they could no longer be accommodated in the town cemetery.2 ?FLDOV KDG WR EXU\ WKH ERGLHV LPmediately to prevent outbreak of diseases.

The Department of Health (DOH) re-PLQGHGUHVLGHQWVIURPW\SKRRQD ?HFWHGareas to take the necessary precautions against possible spread of diarrhea and other water-borne diseases.

Health Secretary Enrique Ona said Leyte and Samar residents should ei-ther boil or chlorinate their drinking water so they could avoid water-borne diseases.

Ona noted that water samples from W\SKRRQD ?HFWHGDUHDVZHUHIRXQGSRVLtive for fecal coliforms or E coli indicating that water supplies in those places are contaminated.

He said a team composed of repre-sentatives from the DOH, Local Water Utilities Administration, Maynilad Wa-ter Services, Inc., and Manila Water Co. conducted the water testing for drinking water potability in Sta. Fe, Tacloban, Tanauan and Eastern Samar, with 10 municipalities including Hernani and Guiuan from Nov. 27-30.

Ona urged local water districts to con-tinue monitoring water safety for fecal contamination and residual chlorine.

It is also important that broken pipes VKRXOGEH[HGDQGWKDWUHVLGHQWVVKRXOGnot tamper with these pipes as this will only increase risk of contaminating the water supply and those who source out water of unknown quality (shallow wells) should also disinfect their water, Ona said.

Ona further urged residents from Leyte and Samar to boil their drinking water from one to two minutes and then let cool before putting it in clean containers.

Health experts said food and water are common sources of pathogens that could easily spread diseases and out-breaks.

On the other hand, the Department of Education (DepEd) said the repair and reconstruction of classrooms destroyed by Yolanda would start next year.

DepEd said at least 4, 498 classrooms from Regions IV-B, 6, 7, and 8, were se-verely damaged by the typhoon.

Education Secretary Armin Luistro said the 2014 budget for classrooms might be realigned for the replacement and reha-bilitation of classrooms.

He said DepEd could also request replenishment of budget using the Quick Release Fund (QRF), which usually amounts to P500 million a year.

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A shining From Page 1Mandelas visit in 1996 and his historic meet-ing with fellow icon of democracy, former President Corazon Aquino, in Capetown in the same year, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.

Mandela had credited the late president for restoring democracy in the country.

Nelson Mandela was not only a cou-rageous and compassionate champion of democracy and racial equality for his own country, but also stood as a beacon of inspiration and hope for all those who sought freedom in every corner of the globe, including the Philippines, the DFA said in a statement.

Senate, Househonor Mandela

Senate President Franklin Drilon yes-terday led senators in paying tribute to Mandela, whom he described as a truly extraordinary man.

Today we have lost a man, who through-out his life, has served as a potent symbol for honor, peace, courage and magnanimity, Drilon said.

Sen. Loren Legarda, who met Mandela during his state visit to the Philippines in 1997, described him as a man whose cour-age inspired the dawning of a new South Africa.

Former Senate president Edgardo An-gara also paid tribute to Mandela as a true icon of peace and freedom.

Sen. Nancy Binay said that Mandela served as an inspiration and a beacon of hope not only to the people of South Africa during the struggle to end the dark days of apartheid but to every nation, rich and poor.

At the House of Representatives, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. mourned the death of Mandela, saying the world is fortunate WRKDYHEHQHWHGIURPDQGERUQZLWQHVVWRKLVUPOLIHORQJVWUXJJOHQRWRQO\WRHQGapartheid and racism, but to his continued JKWDJDLQVWSRYHUW\DQG+,9$,'6

His life was fully dedicated toward world peace for which he has received numerous awards, recognition and earned the great respect of a global nation, Bel-monte said.

Quezon City Rep. Winston Castelo described Mandela as the conscience of humanity.

Former President Fidel Ramos and his family offered prayers that Mandela will gain his eternal reward for his unwavering devo-tion to God, South Africa, its people and the equality of all races around the world. )RUKLVSDUW9LFH3UHVLGHQW-HMRPDU%Lnay said that Mandela is an inspiration to freedom-loving people all over the world.

His life inspires us to strive for a world where freedom, equality, tolerance and understanding reign, he said.

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the world by an emotional South African Presi-dent Jacob Zuma, in a live late-night broadcast.

Our beloved Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the founding president of our democratic na-tion, has departed, said Zuma, whose own role in the struggle against white rule saw him LPSULVRQHGZLWK0DQGHODRQ5REEHQ,VODQG

Our nation has lost its greatest son. Our people have lost a father.

Zuma announced Mandela will receive a full VWDWHIXQHUDODQGKHRUGHUHGDJVWRUHPDLQDWKDOIPDVWXQWLODIWHUWKHEXULDO1DWLRQDODJVwere also lowered in countries including the United States, testament to the anti-apartheids

titanic status far beyond South Africa. %DUDFN2EDPD$PHULFDVUVWEODFNSUHVLdent, paid tribute to a man who took history in his hands and bent the arc of the moral universe WRZDUGVMXVWLFH2EDPD ZDV MRLQHG LQ PRXUQLQJ E\ D UROOFDOORIJXUHVIURPDFURVVWKHZRUOGVRISROLWLFVEXVLQHVVDQGVSRUWUHHFWLQJKRZPXFKMandela had touched hearts as a rallying point IRU MXVWLFH DQG JRRG FDXVHV DIWHU KH GUHZ DRainbow Nation out of his diverse homeland.

His death had long been expected, coming after a spate of hospitalizations with lung in-fections and three months of intensive care at home. But the announcement came as a shock nonetheless.

Mandelas two youngest daughters were in

London watching the premiere of his biopic Long Walk to Freedom when they were told of his death.

After huddling around radios and televi-sions to hear the news, South Africans poured onto the streets near his Johannesburg home, ZDONLQJ DUPLQDUP WR MRLQ D FURZG RI KXQdreds singing songs celebrating his struggle against apartheid. 0\KHDUWLVIXOORI MR\DQGVDGQHVVDWWKHsame time, said Ashleigh Williams, one of those outside the house, where struggle-era VRQJVOOHGWKHDLU+HOHIWDJUHDWOHJDF\,GRQWWKLQNDQ\RQHZLOOHYHUEHDEOHWROOKLVVKRHV

Archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu lauded his fellow Nobel laureate as the man who

taught a deeply divided nation how to come together.

To suggest that South Africa might go up in DPHVDVVRPHKDYHSUHGLFWHGLVWRGLVFUHGLWSouth Africans and Madibas legacy, Tutu said in a statement.

The sun will rise tomorrow, and the next GD\DQGWKHQH[W,WPD\QRWDSSHDUDVEULJKWas yesterday, but life will carry on.

Terrorist turned iconOnce considered a terrorist by the United States

and Britain for his support of violence against the apartheid regime, at the time of his death he was an almost unimpeachable moral icon.

Mandelas extraordinary life story, quirky sense of humor and lack of bitterness towards

his former oppressors ensured global ap-peal for the charismatic leader.

He spent 27 years behind bars before being freed in 1990 to lead the African Na-tional Congress (ANC) in negotiations with the white minority rulers which culminated LQWKHUVWPXOWLUDFLDOHOHFWLRQVLQ

A victorious Mandela served a single term as president before taking up a new role as a roving elder statesman and OHDGLQJ$,'6FDPSDLJQHUEHIRUHQDOO\UHWLULQJIURPSXEOLFOLIHLQ

The man he replaced, South Africas last white president FW de Klerk, also paid tribute.

South Africa has lost one of its found-ing fathers and one of its greatest sons, he said.

Born in July 1918 in the southeastern Transkei region, Mandela started a career as a lawyer in Johannesburg in parallel with his political activism.

He became commander-in-chief of Um-khonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation), the armed wing of the by now-banned ANC, in 1961, and the following year underwent military training in Algeria and Ethiopia.

While underground back home in South Africa, Mandela was captured by SROLFHLQDQGVHQWHQFHGWRYH\HDUVin prison. AFP

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Mandela, 95, died at home in Johannes-burg yesterday after struggling with a series of lung infections for the past two years. 0UV$TXLQRZDVFRQQHGLQKRVSLWDOIRUover a month herself before succumbing to colon cancer on Aug. 1, 2009.

My mother admired Mandela very much, Cruz recalls, adding how impressed her mother was with Mandela whom she found so humble despite his fame and de-void of bitterness despite his 27 years of in-carceration for his stand against apartheid.

Despite the great heights he reached, wala siyang kayabang-yabang (he had no hint of ar-rogance). He was so warm and he had no hint of bitterness in him, Cruz told The STAR.

Mrs. Aquino, an icon of democracy her-self for leading a bloodless people power revolution in the Philippines, was in Preto-ria in 1996 to be the keynote speaker of the Nelson Mandela Award on Human Rights (for Public Health), sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

A few months after that, she paid formal tribute to Mandela when she received the Fulbright Prize at the US State Department in Washington, which honored Mandela himself with the award the year before.

I am greatly honored yet deeply hum-bled to receive this award. For I am pre-ceded in this distinction by one who took upon himself, what seemed for centuries, the impossible struggle of a people for equality, dignity and freedom in their own country, Mrs. Aquino said.

She praised Mandela for vanquishing racism, so that when he danced on the VWDJHRIKLVLQDXJXUDODVWKHUVWEODFNSUHVLdent of South Africa, good men and women throughout the world followed his steps.

And he achieved this, not by force but with reason; never with hate but with, I think, something like love; not with re-criminations but with an unyielding resolve never to look back in anger but forward, with the enemy of his people, to the time when they can regard each other as one.

When Mrs. Aquino told former US em-bassy charge daffaires Joseph Mussomeli how honored she was to have been in the company of Mandela, he reportedly told her, You, too, Mrs. President, have done much to vanquish oppressors. You are both freedom icons.

5 soldiers, 3 others hurt in Leyte helicopter crashFive soldiers and three civilians, in-

cluding two personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, were injured when an Air Force helicopter car-

rying them crashed in Leyte yesterday afternoon.

Air Force spokesman Col. Miguel Okol said the Huey 940, involved in relief op-

erations, went down between the towns of Burauen and La Paz. All its crew and passengers managed to get out of the helicopter safely. Alexis Romero

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ROMAN F. FLORESCA, JUANIYO Y. ARCELLANA, RAMON M. LIM, DULCE A. SANCHEZ,PATRICIA P. ESTEVES

MILLET M. MANANQUIL, RICARDO F. LO, LITO A. TACUJAN, DOREEN G. YU,ANTONIO R. PAO, MARICHU A.VILLANUEVA

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 201314

EDITORIAL

First PersonBy ALEX MAGNO

My Four CentavosBy DEAN ANDY BAUTISTA

When [Jesus] had given thanks, He broke it and said, Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you.

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departs from the military bases in Pearl Harbor, the crew of that ship lines up in dress uniform. They stand at attention at arms length on the outer edges of the deck, in salute to the soldiers, sailors, DQG FLYLOLDQV ZKR GLHG RQ 'HFHPEHU ,W LV D VWLUULQJ VLJKW DQG SDUWLFLpants often list it among the most memorable moments of their military career.

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This do in remembranceSHU 0DWW LW ZDV VXUHO\ ZLWKan eye toward creating this same kind of emotional bond. Our participation LQWKH/RUGV7DEOHKRQRUV+LVVDFULFHwhile also granting us a connection to Him unlike any other act of remembrance.

-XVWDVWKH1DY\FDUHIXOO\SUHVFULEHVthe way it salutes the fallen, so too ScripWXUHWHDFKHVXVKRZWRUHPHPEHU-HVXVVDFULFH &RU 7KHVH DFWV RIreverence and thanksgiving serve to honor past action while giving purpose to present service. Randy Kilgore

Action Suggestion: Read with fresh eyes the detailed in-

structions Scripture offers for the Lords Supper in 1 Corinthians 11, and experi-ence anew its power in your spiritual journey.

5($'&RULQWKLDQV7KH/RUGV6XSSHU&KULVWVmemorial that He left for us.

It is still a failure in planning.In the next billing cycle, con-

sumers will be treated to a surge in power costs. That will be on top of last weeks spike in LPG prices and an upward crawl in fuel prices.

There will be grumbling ev-erywhere, to be sure, and some angry marches in the streets. Mega-SKRQHVKRZHYHUKDYHQHYHUEHHQNQRZQWRLQXHQFHenergy costs.

The forthcoming surge in power costs is temporary, authorities say. It is due to the simultaneous main-tenance shutdowns of power plants using cheaper energy sources, such as the ones that run on natural JDVIURPWKH0DODPSD\DHOG

The militants, waving their red banners, say this JRYHUQPHQW LV GHOLEHUDWHO\ LQLFWLQJ PLVHU\ RQ WKHpeople. They demand royalties from the Malampaya HOGEHXVHGWRVXEVLGL]HSRZHUFRVWV

The Department of Energy (DoE), for its part, is suggesting there might be collusion among the power SURGXFHUV WR FUHDWH DQ DUWLFLDO VKRUWDJH DQG SXVKprices up. It will, as this administration is wont to, launch an investigation into the matter.

If there is any failure leading to this impending surge in power costs, however, the DoE ought to take the major portion of the blame.

It should be the agencys task to orchestrate things in the power sector, including maintenance sched-ules, to ensure reliable power supply using the most HIFLHQW FRVW VWUXFWXUH 7KH FOXVWHUHG VKXWGRZQV RIWKHPRVWHIFLHQWSODQWVWKDWZHVHHWRGD\VKRXOGQRWhave happened.

It is likewise the task of the DoE to ensure we have ample energy reserves. Over the past three-and-half years, no new power generation project was added to our energy stock. Rene Almendras, the man who failed to improve on our energy stock, was kicked upstairs to become secretary for the whole Cabinet as well as the impromptu spokesman for the chaotic disaster response in the wake of the super typhoon.

On a more strategic level, the task of the DoE is to ensure continuous improvement in the cost structure of the nations power supply. The cost structure de-termines the average cost of power generated by the PL[RIHIFLHQWDQGLQHIFLHQWJUHHQDQGGLUW\SRZHUproducers.

If we improve the cost structure of our power sup-SO\XVLQJPRUHHIFLHQWEDVHORDGSODQWVXVLQJQDWXUDOgas instead of bunker oil, thermal instead of coal, our SHRSOH ZLOO EHQHW IURP FKHDSHU HQHUJ\ :H FRXOGbecome competitive in energy-intensive industries one again.

Alas, the cost structure for our power supply re-mains one of the highest in Asia. The maintenance FORVXUHRIWKHPRUHHIFLHQWSODQWVPHDQVVNHZLQJWKHcost structure upwards, causing the energy price surge we anticipate. This is not good news for the economy.

/DVW7KXUVGD\WKHUVWRIZKDWFRXOGEHQXPHURXVstreet protests against the impending power price VXUJHZDVVWDJHGEHIRUHWKHPDLQRIFHVRI0HUDOFRThat is unfortunate. Meralco is only the distributor of power priced by the producers. The company col-lects from the end-consumers but does not determine pricing.

,W LV OLNH DWWDFNLQJ WKH EHDUHU RI EDG QHZV :KDWconfronts us is a truly complicated energy problem WKDWPXVWQRWEHRYHUVLPSOLHG

MandelaNelson Mandela passed away yesterday at 95. The

whole world mourned the passing of this great man, no one sadder than his own nation he helped resur-rect from the hell of apartheid and transformed into a genuine community.

:KDWHOVHFDQ,DGGWRWKHJUHDWRXWSRXULQJRIHOR-quence from all the worlds leaders?

Simply this: Mandela defined what leadership meant for this day and age.

The apartheid regime kept this man in a dark prison cell for 27 years but never once came close to breaking KLVVSLULW)URPWKDWGDUNFHOOWKHOLJKWKHSHUVRQLHGshone through to as far as these distant, forsaken is-ODQGVLQWKH3DFLF

7KRVHRIP\JHQHUDWLRQSDUWLFLSDWHGLQWKHUVWWUXO\global political crusade to free Mandela and end apart-heid. The crusade was surely about something more than Mandela and the African National Congress. It was about establishing the norms of modern civility HYHU\ZKHUH:HQDPHGRXUFKLOGUHQDIWHUWKLVPDQDQGembraced tightly the tenet of racial equality.

That global crusade would not have gained the traction it did without the force of Mandelas personal-ity. He was a warrior without hate, a victim without bitterness and eventually a leader without prejudice.

:KHQWKHDSDUWKHLGUHJLPHQDOO\\LHOGHGWRJOREDOpressure and opened the way to a new democratic na-tion, something more than the termination of one gov-ernment happened. The day Mandela walked out of prison was also the day a new South Africa was born.

It was almost in the natural course of things that Mandela walked from prison to the presidency of a nation that could have easily descended into racial war and communal chaos as the apparatus of the white supremacists scuttled. The worst did not hap-pen, fortunately, as Mandela provided the persona to inspire a whole people to build together rather than destroy one another.

Never once did Mandela blame the previous regime, although there was ample reason to do so. Instead, he kept his people looking forward to a brighter future. His people responded with aplomb. South Africa is now well on its way to becoming a global economic power.

Mandela led not by grabbing credit by but maintain-ing moral ascendancy. He provided what modern lead-ership should: a clear moral compass for his people, DUPEDVLVIRULQYHVWLQJKRSHLQWKHFRPPXQLW\%\his eloquence, a nation was born.

7R KLV ODVW GD\V 0DQGHOD ZDV EDIHG E\ DOO WKHadoration coming his way. His humility was real.

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Power surgeThe ongoing word war of destruc-

tion in the Senate is an exercise in distraction. As the country continues to cope with the devastation brought about by Typhoon Yolanda, you would think that our Senators could devote their time to more productive endeavors. And to think that the two protagonists are senior members of the legislature who are acknowledged legal experts LQWKHLUUHVSHFWLYHHOGV,QVWHDGRIHQJDJLQJLQH\Hfor an eye lex talionis OHJDOSDUODQFHIRUWKHODZof retaliation they should perhaps focus on drafting laws for rehabilitation.

:LWKRXW D GRXEW WKH VRFDOOHG &ODVK RI 7LWDQVmakes interesting viewing and reading. It has been likened to an action-packed teleserye drama complete with hate speech and grand gestures. If these words were uttered outside of the Senate hall, for sure they would constitute grounds for slander. Indeed, this is a clear case of abuse of parliamentary privilege and immunity so much so that their more sober colleagues DUHPRYLQJIRUWKHGHOHWLRQRIWKH SULYLOHJHVSHHFKHVfrom the Senate record. On the brighter side, at least the two kept their war to words as opposed to parlia-mentarians from other countries where disagreements FDQOHDGWRSK\VLFDOEUDZOV%XWWKHQDJDLQZKRNQRZVhow and when this spat will end?

This public washing of the Senators dirty laundry does not bode well for the institutions image especially since it is still recovering from the PDAF scandal taint. And the Pandoras box of serious accusations that have been let loose cannot be left uninvestigated. Otherwise, future Senate investigations may not be viewed with the same credibility and accorded the same respect. To the viewing voters, perhaps this is a timely reminder that we should be careful whom we vote for.

* * * *,URQLF DQG WUDJLF The news of American actor

and Fast & Furious VWDU 3DXO :DONHUV XQIRUWXQDWHaccident has been widely reported in the media. The fact that the star of a Hollywood franchise built upon street racing died while riding in the passenger seat of a Porsche Carrera GT (driven by professional racer Roger Rodas) which crashed against a light pole is ironic; passing away at the relatively young age of 40, in the middle of a still rising career, and after attend-LQJDEHQHWGLQQHUWRUDLVHIXQGVIRUWKHYLFWLPVRItyphoon Yolanda is tragic.

:DONHUZDVSODQQLQJRQEHFRPLQJDPDULQHELROR-JLVWXQWLOKLVUROHLQ3OHDVDQWYLOOHLQPDGHKLPa Hollywood star. Its unfortunate, however, that with great fame comes great insensitivity. Since the accident, WKHUHKDYHEHHQQXPHURXV KRD[SRVWVRQVRFLDOPH-dia sites from people preying on the gullibility of his IDQV$OOHJHGJUXHVRPHSKRWRVRI:DONHUDQG5RGDVhave turned out to be photoshopped. Certainly, the last thing his family and loved ones especially his young daughter, Meadow Rainneed right now is to be subjected to such banality. Alas, such is part of the SULFHRIEHLQJLQWKHSXEOLFH\H%\ZD\RIDSSUHFLDWLRQDQGVPDOOFRQVRODWLRQ5HVROXWLRQ1RZDVOHGODVW:HGQHVGD\DWWKH3KLOLSSLQH+RXVHRI5HSUHVHQ-WDWLYHVE\1HJURV2FFLGHQWDO5HS$OIUHGR%HQLWH]WRhonor the late actor for his humanitarian efforts. Aside IURP SURYLGLQJ QDQFLDO DVVLVWDQFH KLV IRXQGDWLRQ5HDFK 2XW :RUOGZLGH KDG DOUHDG\ RUJDQL]HG DQGGLVSDWFKHGDJURXSRIGLVDVWHUUHVSRQGHUVWRDUHDVhit by typhoon Yolanda.

* * * *Today in history: The United States is commemo-

rating the 72nd anniversary of the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian island of Oahu which PDUNHGWKHVWDUWRI:RUOG:DU,, LQWKH3DFLF7KHPLQXWHWZRZDYHDWWDFNUHVXOWHGLQNLOOHGZRXQGHGSODQHVGHVWUR\HGDQGDFULSSOHG863DFLFHHWWKDWLQFOXGHGHLJKWVXQNRUVHYHUHO\damaged battleships.

For those old enough to remember the movie Tora! Tora! Tora!7LJHU7LJHU7LJHU&RPPDQGHU0LWVXR)XFKLGDXWWHUHG WKHVHZRUGVXSRQ\LQJRYHU3HDUOHarbor to convey the message to the Japanese navy that the attack was a smashing success. The day after, US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt remarked that De-FHPEHUZRXOGEHD GDWHWKDWZLOOOLYHLQLQIDP\and the US Congress formally declared war on Japan. 5HPHPEHU3HDUO+DUERUEHFRPHWKHEDWWOHFU\RIWKHAmericans for the next four years.

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* * * *,QPHPRULDPLong time political prisoner turned

President (in the Philippines it is the other way around Presidents become prisoners) Nelson Mandela who tirelessly fought to promote racial equality in his be-loved South Africa passed away last Thursday at the age of 95. Imprisoned for close to three decades for opposing white minority rule, Mandela was praised E\WKHFRXQWU\VODVWZKLWH3UHVLGHQW):GH.OHUNDVDJUHDWXQLHUZKRZDVDEOHWRXQGHUVWDQGDQGsoothe the fears of white South Africans in the transi-tion to democracy.

Paying tribute, Sir Anthony OReilly had this to VD\ )HZPHQWRZHULQPRGHUQKLVWRU\ZLWKWKHPRUDOcertitude or the political wisdom, the forgiving patience or the lordly humility of Nelson Mandela.... It seemed, DVWKHQDOFRVWO\GHFDGHVRIDSDUWKHLGZRUHRQWKDWDpeaceful transition was implausible and the likelihood of the country, of its history, delivering a leader strong enough and forgiving enough to subdue the fears and the anger of centuries was remote, to say the least. It can only be considered remarkable that against this history, and the most unlikely circumstances of a country with such profound racial, linguistic, ethnic and political divisions WKDWDJXUHDURVHE\VRPHPDJLFDODOFKHP\WRFRGLI\by forgiveness a dispensation that is the root cause of all the prosperity that is now accruing to this country. Rest ZHOOJUHDW0DGLED

* * * *I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but

the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

Nelson Mandela

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Destructive distractions

Icon of freedomThe United Nations Security Coun

cil observed a minute of silence as the world joined South Africans yesterday in mourning the passing of Nelson Mandela. The Nobel Peace laureate was a great leader in every sense: a man with greatness of heart who led by example.

7ZHQW\VHYHQ\HDUVLQGHWHQWLRQRIWKHPDWKDUGODERULQWKHGXVW\TXDUULHVRI5REEHQ,VODQGIDLOHGWRbreak the spirit of Mandela, who inspired his nations relentless struggle against apartheid. When the battle was won and Mandela became KLV FRXQWU\V UVW EODFN SUHVLGHQWhe showed greatness of spirit, forgiving his jailers and torturers. He urged his nations black majority to do the same as they dismantled the DSSDUDWXV RI VWDWHVSRQVRUHG UDFLDOoppression.

Mandela then showed exemplary leadership in the difficult path of national reconciliation. The worlds most famous political prisoner did not want his nation to be consumed by haWUHGDQGGHVFHQGLQWRSRVWDSDUWKHLG

YLROHQFH ,QVWHDGKHVRXJKW WRUDOO\black and white behind common passions such as sports. He worked for more equitable economic growth, so that his countrys enormous natural ZHDOWKFRXOGEHQHWHYHQLPSRYHUished black communities.

7KH DQWLDSDUWKHLG VWUXJJOH WRRNa toll on Mandelas personal life, and some quarters complained that more should have been done to make apartheid oppressors account for their crimes. But South Africas great black hope opted for unity and SHDFHLQWKHGLIFXOWWUDQVLWLRQIURPwhite minority rule.

,Q DQRWKHU JHVWXUH RI OHDGHUVKLSMandela did not hang on to his post, instead presiding over the peaceful transfer of power in a democratic setting at the appointed time. Many things could have gone wrong when the apartheid apparatus was dismantled. South Africa pulled off the transition in an impressive way, thanks largely to Nelson Mandela. South Africas icon is deeply mourned by the world.

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From A DistanceBy CARMEN N. PEDROSA

Sundry StrokesBy ROSALINDA L. OROSA

At Ground LevelBy SATUR C. OCAMPO

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2013

Shooting StraightBy BOBIT S. AVILA

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OPINION

Search For TruthBy ERNESTO M. MACEDA

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2013

want to go into details he just told me, I had to JKWIRUP\OLIHWRJHWWKLV If you knew how the Japa-QHVHVROGLHUZRXOGJKWWRWKHGHDWKWKHQLWUHDOO\WRRNJUHDWFRXUDJHWRJKWD-DSDQHVHVROGLHUPDQto-man.

My uncle thought me about honesty and integ-rity. Being a soldier all his life, he was part of the Philippine Constabulary (PC) and was assigned as PC Chief of the Province of Bohol and later Negros Province. He told me stories about politicians want-

ing to use him during the elections, but he refused. This is the reason that despite his being a highly-decorated World War II hero, he retired in 1972 just before Martial Law was declared still with the rank of Colonel. Tomorrow Col. Segura will be bur-ied with full military honors at high noon. But his memory will linger with us forever.

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AVILA From page 15

6HQDWRU&KL](VFXGHURFKDLUPDQRIWKH6HQDWHnance committee said in a Headstart interview that Senator Ping Lacson as a rehabilitation czar can only coordinate the jobs of the different departments.

Escudero said Lacson cannot release any funds, which most only go to line departments. Neither can he sign contracts or conduct any public bidding. This translates to more red tape. It will be a frustrat-ing situation for Ping Lacson.

Meanwhile, Secretaries Mar Roxas, Dinky Soli-man, and Voltaire Gazmin continued to visit ty-phoon-damaged areas. They have visited Coron, Palawan, Aklan, and Estancia, giving the impres-sion they are still in charge.

Why is the executive order creating the Rehabili-tation Task Force not yet signed? Better yet, Con-gress should formally create a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)-type agency, and give Ping Lacson a formal authority as rehab czar.

Death toll at 5,786NDRRMC Executive Director Eduardo Del Rosa-

ULRGHQLHG WKDW WKH\DUHQRW UHOHDVLQJ WKH WUXHJures of casualties.

NDRRMC Chairman Voltaire Gazmin said the same thing. What we wonder about is why the daily number of recovered bodies not immediately add-ed to the total casualty list. Two congressmen from Leyte and Samar told us they estimated the death toll to be well over 10,000.

The present death toll is 5,786; 1,779 missing; 26,233 wounded; and the damage is set at P35 bil-lion.

Another example of National Disaster Risk Re-duction and Management Council (NDRRMC) inef-FLHQF\WKH\FDQQRWFRXQWWKHGHDGDFFXUDWHO\

In order&RQJUHVVPDQ0DJWDQJJRO*XQLJXQGRKDVOHGD

bill granting a tax exemption to Congressman Man-ny Pacquiao. Some congressmen from the Minority Bloc supported the bill, and grant tax exemption also to other deserving athletes.

The Philippine Azkals and Smart Gilas FIBA run-ner-up have been recipient of bonuses. Manuel V. Pangilinan also gives bonuses to medal winners in the Asian Games and Southeast Asian Games.

They should be given tax exemption too. The bill should be approved, but Malacaang opposes the bill.

Strike it outSenators Sergio Osmea III and Francis Escu-

dero have announced they will move to strike out from the record the privilege speeches of Senators Miriam Defensor Santiago and Johnny Ponce Enrile, for being unparliamentary and violated all rules of parliamentary courtesy. Yes, this should have been done immediately after delivery. Senate President Frank Drilon should have immediately called the attention of the misbehaving senator.

Senate President Drilon has called for a Christmas truce between his two colleagues. Senator Jinggoy Estrada and Mayor Joseph Estrada also announced they will try to reconcile the two senators.

The parliamentary war between Miriam and Johnny has further damaged the reputation of the Senate as an institution of senior, mature statesmen.

Davao delayOne year has passed since Typhoon Pablo rav-

aged Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley prov-inces. But up to now the rehabilitation phase has not EHHQQLVKHGZLWKWKRXVDQGVVWLOOZLWKRXWKRPHVand thousand farmers still not assisted by the De-partment of Agriculture (DA).

Several thousand died during Typhoon Pablo. Barangay Andap in New Bataan, Compostela Val-ley was wiped out, with 439 dead.

The same is true of Zamboanga City where thou-sands of homes were destroyed during the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) siege.

No rehab program has been programmed for Aurora and Nueva Ecija provinces. Up to now, the long-pending proposal to build permanent evacua-

Coordinate onlytion centers has not been implemented.

Senator Nancy Binay is correct to ask for an in-vestigation into the governments slow response to Yolanda. Up to now, the Leyte towns of Capoocan, Palompon, Kananga, Isabel, and Merida are still crying for relief.

17 Captives heldThe escape of Jordanian journalist Baker Atyani

after 18 months also highlights the incompetency of the government in running after kidnapping in Mindanao.

Reports say ransom was paid. Autonomous Re-JLRQ LQ 0XVOLP 0LQGDQDR $500 RIFLDOV DGmits that the Abu Sayyaf still holds 17 captives, in-FOXGLQJWZRZRPHQOPPDNHUV/LQGDDQG1DGRYDBansil and Swiss, Dutch, and Japanese nationals.

%DNHU$W\DQLKDVEHHQRZQWR=DPERDQJDHQroute Manila.

Stop the increasesThe general public is up in arms over the pro-

posed big increases in Meralco rates. Simultane-ously, the gasoline, kerosene, diesel, and LPG pric-es have zoomed up.

The proposed increase in LRT/MRT fares is due anytime soon. Prices of basic commodities are up, with pork at P180/kilo and chicken at P140/kilo. Vegetables have also increased, with eggplant and ampalaya at 100/kilo. Even at my physical therapy clinic the price has increased from P600 to P777.

What is regrettable is that Secretary Sonny Co-loma came out to justify the Meralco increases as reasonable, even if the Energy Regulatory Commis-sion (ERC) still has to hear the petition for increase.

Rotten7KHPHWULFWRQVRI9LHWQDPULFHFRQVFDW

HGDW6XELFZHUHIRXQGURWWLQJDQGXQWIRUKXPDQconsumption. This is the responsibility of Ex-BOC Commissioner Ruffy Biazon, who delayed the auc-tion of the same.

7KLV LVQRW WKHUVW WLPHWKHVHL]HGJRRGVKDYHbeen found rotting at Customs. In other cases, seized goods were sold at give away prizes.

Impeach threatRep. Reynaldo Umali (LP, Oriental Mindoro) is

SODQQLQJ WR OH DQ LPSHDFKPHQW FDVH DJDLQVW 6Xpreme Court justices.

Rep. Toby Tiangco warned that the impeach-ment threat is meant to blackmail the Supreme Court, to rule in favor of the government on the Disbursement Allocation Fund (DAP) case.

DBM Secretary Butch Abad refuses to release the list of recipients of the DAP, including dozens of mayors who received the same. Why the secrecy?

TIDBITS: The chief of the Marawi police sta-tion has been kidnapped by 40 men. He has been released.

6L[WHHQ313RIFLDOVKDYHEHHQFKDUJHGIRUPXUder of Ozamis robbery gang leaders Ricky Cadave-ro and Wilfredo Panogalinga. This comes after 13 cops were also charged for murder in the Atimonan incident.

Ex-Batangas Governor Tony Leviste has been granted parole.

Seven Filipinos, including doctors and nurses were killed in a car bombing in Yemen.

A barangay chairman of Santa, Ilocos Sur has been shot dead.

Vice President Binay assured Ping Lacson of his full cooperation. He is distributing relief to Iloilo, Aklan, and Antique.

Juan Ponce Enrile won a civil suit for libel against the 3KLOLSSLQH'DLO\,QTXLUHU, for an article published in 2004 on the Coconut levy.

A bus was held up in Sariaya, Quezon. Two peo-ple died in the incident.

The City of Manila donated P16 million to Taclo-ban, Guiuan, and Javier, Leyte.

The world mourns the death of Nelson Mandela, 95, who died at his home in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Jessie Aligaga, gold medalist in the 2012 Sanda (Sanshou) Wushu World Cup and silver medalist in the 2013 World Wushu Championships, guns for the gold in the 48kg category of the sanshou (combat) events. Divine Wally, silver medalist in ODVW\HDUV$VLDQ-XQLRU&KDPSLRQVKLSVJKWVLQthe distaff side in the same division of the wushu competitions at the Theikdi Indoor Stadium in the new city of Naypyitaw, main hub of the 12-day, 11-nation biennial conclave.

Aligaga and Wally loom as the countrys best wushu bets for the gold but they will have their hands full against powerhouse Vietnam and perennial contenders Indonesia, Malaysia and host Myanmar, which aims to dislodge the Philippines at sixth place behind Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Singapore.

The Games will not formally open until Dec. 11 but even before all the athletes could take their residence at the Athletes Village, the 210-member Philippine camp had already consigned itself to the middle of the rankings following the exclusion of some Olympic and Asian Games events and the inclusion of indigenous sports unknown to Filipinos.

The exclusion of softball and baseball, lawn tennis and some events in billiards greatly reduced the overall gold medal output of the Philippines which already placed an embarrassing sixth with 36 gold medals in the 2011 SEA Games in Indonesia.

Majority of the new national pool of athletes did not pass the criteria of the Philippine Sports Commission-Philippine Olympic Committee task force, resulting in a lean contingent, one of the smallest ever sent by the country to the biennial meet.

The Philippine contingent is now looking at no more than 25 gold medals out of 460 golds staked in 33 sports in four sports venues Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon, Mandalay and Ngwe Saung.

The absence of Grandmaster Wesley So, who will not compete in the international rapid and blitz chess, and the last-minute withdrawal of boxing gold medal hopeful Charly Suarez who had a shoulder injury in training, effectively reduced the projected haul by three.

The Philippine camp will now rely on the martial arts veterans in boxing, pencak silat, wushu, wrestling, judo, karatedo and taekwondo to boost other efforts in basketball, athletics, billiards and snooker, cycling, golf and rowing.

Aside from Aligaga and Wally, also competing in sanshou are Francisco Solis (mens 56 kg) and Evita Elise Zamora (womens 52 kg). John Keithley Chan, Norlene Ardee Catolico, Daniel Parantac, Kariza Kris Chan and Natasha Enriquez will be competing in taolu (form) events.

The wushu athletes will be vying in 10 of the 18 events in the sport.

Also competing before the formal opening of the Games are athletes in the preliminaries of boxing, basketball, wrestling, pencack silat, womens football, sepak takraw, canoe cayak, equestrian, shooting and cycling.

Wushu Federation Philippines secretary JHQHUDO-XOLDQ&DPDFKRLVFRQGHQWDERXWWKHchances of his wards today.

We have a world champion in Jessie. Though Divine (Wally) is a rookie, shes tough and strong, so we have a good chance in the 48kg, said Camacho, whose wards trained in China in preparation for the SEA Games.

Philippine chef de mission Jeff Tamayo is also banking on wushu to kick off the countrys campaign on a high note.

The SEA Games is unique in a sense that we now focus on martial arts. Our medals will come from these sports. We made several changes in the line-up of martial arts to better our chances for a gold, said Tamayo.&DPDFKRLVDOVRFRQGHQWWKDWWKH3KLOLSSLQHVwill be able to surpass its two-gold showing in the last SEA Games in Indonesia two years ago.

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BAGUIO Mizuno put in a solid 131 at Camp John Hay and doubled its seven-point lead over Team Sparta to all but wrap up the Fil Championship crown with one round left in the 64th San Miguel Fil Am Mens Invitational golf tournament here yesterday.

King Stehmeier, Raymund Sangil and -XVWLQ/LPMDSDOOUHGLGHQWLFDO0RODYHpoints as the Mizuno Superstars played to their true potential at the up-and-down layout although Ace Stehmeier struggled a bit with a 29.

With a 131-point binge, Mizuno pulled away with a 373 aggregate, counting the 242 it pooled at Baguio Country Club, for a 14-point lead over Team Sparta, which settled for a 124 and a 359.

Despite the big lead, however, the Superstars remain wary of their rivals.

We have to play our usual games. We cannot be too complacent. We would play the CJH course as if we are trailing, said Mizuno skipper King Stehmeier.

Manila Southwoods moved up to third at 338 after a 120 as last years champion )RUHVW+LOOVRXQGHUHGZLWKDSDOWU\IRUa 331.

Tonton Asistio shot 33 points to lead Team Sparta which also drew a pair of 31s from Erwin Temena and Rading Decepida and a 29 from Thirdy Escao.

We are happy to be where we are now. But if the chance to win comes up, well be extremely delighted with it, said Team Sparta captain Allan Pasion.

Manfred Guangko shot 33 points, Joseph Tambunting hit a 31 and Ferdie Agustin and Junjun Plana added 29 and 27, respectively, for the Carmona-based Southwoods squad.

After trailing Mizuno by just one at BCC, Forest Hills tumbled down to fourth as Gabriel Atienza scored a 29, Edgar Lee and Ronald Littaua each carded a 27 and Raffy Garcia groped for 23.

In other results, Team Surigao II DVVHPEOHGDDW-RKQ+D\DQGQLVKHGwith a 404 to beat Ultra Flite Golf Club I by eight points and claim the Fil-B crown. 0DUWLQ*XLDQJUHGSRLQWVDQG$FHBarbers, Ed Lopez and Bing Alcantara added 26, 25 and 24 points, respectively, for the Surigao squad.

Ultra Flite, led by Roger Crespo and Rey Talatalas identical 27 points, failed to

sustain its third round output of 107 and slowed down with a 103 for a 396 for second while Batman, with Bernard Chang shooting DQLVKHGWKLUGZLWKDDIWHUD

Team Baguio ended up fourth with a 103-386 followed by Haciendas De Naga (85-365), Sultan Kudarat (99-345), Watercraft Venture (93-336) and Bulakeos (81-333) in that order.

Fil-Am Seattle also ran away with the Fil-E crown with a 333 total after an 88 for a whopping 36-point romp over Calamba Boys Golf Team, which had an 81 for a 297. Eton Golf placed third with a 292 after an 80.

In Fil-D, Fil Am Japan II pooled a 103 for a 285 as it raced away by 21 points from San Miguel Corp., which had a 264 after a 94 while Square and Compass Golf of Nueva Ecija shot a 90 for a 260.

Lito Fuentes scored 30 points, Ron Nichols had a 25 while Ferdie Rivera and Noel Sebastian each had 24 for Fil Am Japan II.

SMC drew 33 points from Mikey Punzalan but Joey Castro, Sammy Diciano and Rolly Valdez groped with 22, 20 and 19, points, respectively, enabling Fil Am Japan to pull away.

Mizuno extends lead, still wary of Sparta

Seven-time champion Johnny Arcilla and Fil-Italian Marc Reyes forged a showdown for the 32nd Philippine Columbian Association Open mens singles crown after dismantling separate rivals in yesterday semis at the PCA covered courts.

The top-seeded Arcilla banked on his experience to dispose of 20-year-old seventh-ranked Leander Lazaro, 6-4, 6-2, while No. 4 Reyes trounced No. 2 PJ Tierro, 6-3, 6-3.

The two will dispute the coveted title tomorrow at 1 p.m., the sixth career faceoff for Arcilla and Reyes with the former enjoying a 3-2 edge.

Just two months back, they mixed it up in the fourth Olivarez Open with Arcilla, 33, hacking out a 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 squeaker over the 24-year -old Reyes.

Mas bata sa akin si Marc kaya kailangan ko talaga mag-pakundisyon at palakasin ang stamina ko (Ill be facing a younger rival so its important that I come in top condition against him), said Arcilla.

Reyes, for his part, is wary of Arcillas wealth of experience and expertise on clay.

Veteran siya sa shell court at mas experienced pero bibigyan ko siya ng magandang laban (He is more experienced and more used to this surface EXW,ZLOOJLYHKLPDJRRGJKWVDLG5H\HVwho will try to put a halt on Arcillas current streak of three titles.

$UFLOODHQFRXQWHUHGHUFHRSSRVLWLRQIURPupset-conscious Lazaro, who managed to keep in step with the favored netter from Butuan in the early goings and force a 4-4 count. Arcilla, however, reasserted his mastery, using his solid baseline game to wear out Lazaro and seal the set.

It was basically a cruise from there for Arcilla, on the hunt for his eighth crown in the P600,000 tourney.

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7KH/R\ROD0HUDOFR6SDUNVQDOO\shed off their bridesmaid image as they hacked out a tough 3-2 victory over the Pachanga Diliman side to capture the 2013 United Football League Cup before a packed Emperador Stadium in Taguig City Thursday night.

Phil and James Younghusband and fellow Fil-Brit Chad Edward Gould delivered the key goals as Meralco, thrice denied of a championship the last two years, overcame a brace from a stubborn Ariel Zerudo Jr. and Pachanga Diliman in a classic match played before a record crowd, which came in full force.

The championship run thus ended the Sparks string of title misses after losing to Chieffy Caligdong and the rest of the Air )RUFHWHDPLQWKH&XSQDOVDQGLQthe 2012 League match.

Stallion also foiled Meralcos title bid in the league early this year.

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with a brilliant goal on the 16th minute, Meralco responded swiftly as James Younghusband scored three minutes later off a beautiful corner feed from brother Phil to level the count.

Gould, a former member of the Phl Azkals team, then came through with a URFNHWMXVWEHIRUHWKHUVWKDOIFORVHWRJLYHthe Sparks the edge at the half before Phil FRQQHFWHGIURPWKHOHIWDQNRQWKHQGto make it a two-goal edge.

Zerrudo scored a minute later to complete a double but it proved to be Pachanga Dilimans last as Meralco held its ground to preserve the lead and the victory.

Earlier, Green Archers United-Globe leaned on Chieffy Caligdongs double as it grounded Air Force, 3-0, to clinch third place honors.

After Nicholas Leonora scored an own goal to give the Archers the early lead on the ninth, Caligdong, now an endorser of Globe Telecoms, wrapped it up by unloading two goals on the 51st and 57th.

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San Beda College and San Sebastian College add another chapter to their storied cage rivalry as they slug it out today for the second Philippine Secondary Schools Basketball Championship (PSSBC) crown at the SGS gym on Araneta Ave. in Quezon

City.San Beda and San Sebastian forged a

one-game face-off for the title after pulling off contrasting semis victories over Mapua, 83-63, and Hope Christian High School, 110-107 (OT), respectively, with the Red Cubs hoping to re-assert their mastery over the Staglets, whom they swept in this years

NCAA wars.But its still anybodys contest in the

2:15 p.m. match to be aired live on GMA TV News.

Both teams are on a mission with San Beda out to protect its winning legacy while San Sebastian is seeking redemption. So with that, we expect another battle

royale today. Its going to be a slambang affair, said Eduard Tio, one of the leagues shareholders.

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They got their revenge over Hope Christian so now they want another against San Beda this time. Im sure it will be their motivation, said Tio.

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Hope Christian High School takes on NCAA juniors runner-up La Salle Greenhills in a Champions League EHQHWJDPHRQ'HFDWWKH)LO2LOFlying V Arena in San Juan.

The Champions League is again featuring the top junior teams from Metro Manila as part of the year-end activities of PCCL, according to executive director Joe Lipa. These games DUHKHOGIRUWKHEHQHWRI$%6&%1Foundations various projects and serve as appetizer to the National Collegiate Championship games.

Hope Christian High trounced National U, 64-56, at Ynares Sports gym in Pasig recently while La Salle Greenhills

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For details, visit the PCCL website (CollegiateChampionsLeague.net) or like PCCLs Facebook fan page (Philippine College Champions League) and Follow us on Twitter (@pccleague2013).

Pauline del Rosario and Bernice Olivarez-Ilas completed a pair of wire-to-wire victories in their respective divisions while Mikhaela Fortuna outsteadied Malaysian Siti Shaargi to cop the 13-14 crown and complete Team ICTSI-Philippines sweep of the 2013 Kids World Golf Championship Malaysia in Johor late Thursday.

Del Rosario matched her opening round output of one-under 71 at the Pulai Springs Course to dominate the 54-hole tournament with a two-under 214 total, beating Indonesian Gavvilla Arya by a whopping 16-stroke margin in the premier 15-18 category.

$U\DIDLOHGWRSUHVVKHUQDOURXQGELGDQGHQGHGXSZLWKDVHFRQGIRUDZKLOHThai Saranlak Tumfung turned in a 75 for a 235. Sam Martirez, the other ICTSI-backed bet, fumbled with an 81 for a 240.

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Olivarez-Ilas, however, posted the more impressive romp, shooting a second straight two-under 70 at the Palm Resorts Cempaka course to whip Butsakorn Moonfong by 20 shots in the 11 year-olds category.

2OLYDUH],ODVQLVKHGZLWKDWRWDOZKLOHKHU7KDLULYDOKREEOHGZLWKDIRUDand Myanmars Thin Wai Khaing ended up third at 248 after a 79.

Fortuna capped the Filipina golfers domination of the annual event by taking the GLYLVLRQFURZQGHVSLWHDQDOURXQG7ZRVWURNHVGRZQDWWKHVWDUWRIWKHHYHQWFortuna carded a 74 to tie Shaargi for the lead Wednesday then edged the local ace in their EDFNVLGHGXHOLQWKHQDOURXQGWRZLQE\WZRRQDDJJUHJDWH6KDDUJLZRXQGXSwith a 78 for a 228 while Indon Rivana Sinotung placed third with a 233 after a 75.

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Ardina makes move with a 71Dottie Ardina stumbled with a late bogey and settled for a one-under 71 although she

improved 35 rungs up at joint 53rd halfway through the LPGA Tours Final Qualifying Tournament at the LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida Thursday.

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But it was a frustrating day for the ace Filipina shotmaker, who had hoped to rebound at the Jones layout after a struggling start at the Hills course. She missed a couple of birdie SXWWVDWWKHIURQWEXWQDOO\KLWKHUVWULGHZLWKELUGLHVRQ1RVDQGRQO\WRIDOWHUZLWKa bogey on the 16th.

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binge from No. 10 to cushion the impact of a shaky windup as he carded a three-under 67 to move within three off South African Jbe Kruger midway through the Hong Kong Open at the Hong Kong Golf Club yesterday.

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Welshman Stuart Manley turned in a second 67 for a 134 while German Alex Cejka, Aussie Wade Ormsby and Indias Shiv Kapur all had 135s after 67, 68 and 66, respectively.

Despite being left to rue two late bogeys, Que remains upbeat of his chances heading to the Open weekend.

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Juvic Pagunsan and Tony Lascua, Ques teammate in the recent World Cup, barely PDGHLWWRWKHQDOKROHVZLWKVWKHcutoff score, after a 70 and 69, respectively.

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A man reads a newspaper with the front page dedicated to former South African president Nelson Mandela, following his death in Johan-nesburg on Thursday. AFP

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WASHINGTON (AFP) The death Thurs-day of South Africas liberation leader and UVW GHPRFUDWLF SUHVLGHQW 1HOVRQ 0DQGHODWULJJHUHGDQXQSUHFHGHQWHGZRUOGZLGHFKRUXVRIDZHGUHVSHFW

Statesmen, resistance leaders, Nobel laure-ates and prisoners of conscience have died before, but never had one man united such global unity in honoring his passing.

Foreshadowing the guest list of what will surely be the most important funeral of recent decades, world leaders queued up to issue solemn tributes to the 95-year-old anti-apartheid leader.

He no longer belongs to us; he belongs to the ages, US President Barack Obama said, in a deliberate echo of an early tribute paid to

World bows in respect to MandelaAbraham Lincoln, the American leader who emancipated the slaves.

Over and over, leaders returned to the dignity Mandela displayed during his long imprisonment by South Africas former racist regime and then later, when he led his country to majority rule.

We will not likely see the likes of Nelson 0DQGHODDJDLQVDLG2EDPD$PHULFDVUVWblack president, citing Mandelas release from prison as one of his own early political inspirations.2EDPDRUGHUHG86DJVDWWKH:KLWH+RXVHDQGRWKHUSXEOLFEXLOGLQJVRZQDWKDOIPDVWuntil Monday, in a rare tribute to a foreign leader.

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British Prime Minister David Cameron, who in 2006 apologized for what he said were the mistakes of his Conservative Party in its re-sponse to apartheid in Britains former colony, was also moved.

A great light has gone out in the world, he said in Downing Street. 1HOVRQ0DQGHODZDVDWRZHULQJJXUHLQour time; a legend in life and now in death a true global hero.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) The X-Men franchise will get another boost in 2016 with the release of X-Men: Apocalypse.

Director and producer Bryan Singer hinted at the next installment via Twit-ter on Thursday when he wrote, (hash)Xmen (hash)Apocalypse 2016!FoxFRQUPHGWKHOP

will open in wide release on May 27, 2016.

Apocalypse is a major villain from theX-Men comics who appeared in

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US television alive with new version of Sound of Music

New X-Men moviecoming in 2016

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) US television was alive with The Sound of Music on Thursday as country singer Carrie Underwood and True Blood actor Stephen Moyer starred in a live version of the classic musical about an aspiring nun who falls in love with an Austrian captain.

Filmed on vast movie sets and with lavish costumes but without an audience, the NBC television broadcast harked back to the traditions of the 1950s and 1960s when live musicals were often shown on American television.

Thursdays three-hour show was based on the 1959 stage version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein show rather than the Oscar-winning 1965 musical starring Julie Andrews.

After heavy promotion for weeks, the live broadcast was the No. 2 topic on Twitter on Thursday, behind the death of South African anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela.

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Al-Qaeda claims deadly attack on Yemen defense complex

DUBAI (AFP) Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula yesterday claimed an attack on a Yemeni defense complex that killed 52 people, in a statement published on the Internet by its media arm.

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that it accommodates drone control rooms and American experts, it said on Twitter.

As part of a policy to target drone control rooms, the mujahedeen have dealt a heavy blow to one in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, added the statement by the al-Malahem foundation.

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nership with the Americans in their war RQ WKHVH 0XVOLP SHRSOH DUH D MXVWLHGtarget wherever they may be, warned $4$3FODVVLHGE\WKH8QLWHG6WDWHVDVAl-Qaedas deadliest branch.

Fifty-two people were killed on Thurs-day when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-packed car into the defense ministry complex in Sanaa and opened the way for an armed assault.

Two doctors from Germany, two from Vietnam and another from Yemen were killed, as well two female nurses from the Philippines and one from India, said

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VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope Fran-cis on Tuesday responded to com-plaints that he has largely ignored the clerical sex a