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CALL FORCLEANELECTIONSMilitantstudents massin front of theComelec officein Intramurosto add theirvoice to thegrowing callsfor a cleanand peacefulelections inMay 2010.PPPPPHOHOHOHOHOTTTTTO BO BO BO BO BYYYYYMARVINMARVINMARVINMARVINMARVINBBBBBUUUUUSSSSSTTTTTOSOSOSOSOS
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Bakit iboboto ko si Mike Defensor?HINDI ko ipagkakaila na isa
akong dating kaibigan ng FirstFamily pero ngayon ay masugidnang kritiko ni PangulongGloria Macapagal Arroyo at ngkanyang administrasyon atinaamin kong nag-umpisa angaking pagiging anti-adminis-tration simula ng gipitin atlapastangin kaming magka-kapatid ng isang kamag-anakni Pangulong Arroyo.
At nagpapasalamat namanako at ganoon nga ang nangyaridahil kapag halimbawa aykaalyado pa rin ako ngayonng pamilyang Arroyo, bilangisang kaibigan kinailangan kongdipensahan si GMA sa mgabatikos laban sa kanya tuladng ginagawa ngayon ng ibangpro-GMA journalists.
Mahirap idipensa ang isangtaong labis na kinamumuhianng nakararami. Lalo na kungang nakararaming iyon ay mgataong nagtitiwala sa akin atkontra kay GMA.
Pero hindi naman lahat ngopisyal sa gobyerno na kasamasa administrasyong Arroyo aykontra ako. Ilan sa kanila ayitinuturing kong kaibigan athindi pa rin nagbago ang akingpananaw at respeto sa kanilasa kabila ng nangyari sa amingmagkakapatid.
Isa rito ay si MIKE DEFEN-SOR. Noong congressman pasi Mike ng 3rd District ng QuezonCity sa panahon ngadministrasyong Erap, at isa samga miyembro ng tinaguriang“Spice Boys,” kakilala ko na siyaat kasama sa mga itinuturingkong matalik na kaibigan.
Nang magka-problema kamisa nasabing kamag-anak ngPangulo, halos lahat ng mgaalipores ni GMA ay biglangumiwas sa akin na para bagangmay sakit akong ketong. Ngunithindi si Mike. Patuloy pa rinniya akong kinakausap bilangisang kaibigan at ni minsanhindi niya ako inawat opinakialaman sa aking trabahobagamat sa mga panahong iyonay mataas ang pwesto niya sagobyerno.
Ngayon, tatakbo ang akingmatalik na kaibigan bilangalkalde ng Quezon City kungsaan isa akong residente. Ibobotoko siya dahil isa siyang tunay
na kaibigan – isa siyang tunayna tao.
Noong nakaraang taon, sabirthday party ng isa namingkabarkada, sinabi ko kay Mikena kung nasa oposisyon langsana siya ng tumakbo sa pagka-Senador noong 2004 electionssiguradong isa siya sa mga topnotcher sa boto. Kinumbinsi korin siya noon na tumakbo sapagka-mayor itong darating naeleksyon, huwag lang siyangpumayag na itaas ni GMA angkanyang kamay sa entabladoat siya ay mananalo dahil sakanyang angking galing at talinopagdating sa public service.
Nag-usap kami ni Mike satelepono noong Lunes. Sinabiniya sa akin ang kanyang mgaplano kapag siya ay papalaringmaluklok. Ilan lamang sa mgaito ay ang pagbibigay ng monthlyallowance sa mga senior citi-zen ng Quezon City at yellowcard pati sa mga mahihirap nabonafide resident ng nasabingsiyudad para sa libreng gamutansa mga primyadong ospital tuladhalimbawa ng St. Lukes Hos-pital.
Maglalaan din daw siya ngpondo para sa scholarship ng50,000 na mga mahihirap ngunitwell deserving na mgaestudyante ng Quezon City.
Kalaboso para kay Villar“I know that mudslinging is
part of politics. I believe that thepeople can separate the truthfrom falsehoods.” Kasabay angmatamis na ngiti ng sambitinni Nacionalista party presiden-tial candidate Manny Villarang mga katagang ito ngumangat ng 2 puntos angkanyang antas sa latest surveyna ginawa ng Social WeatherStation (SWS) kamakailan lang.Bagaman sumipa ng 2 puntosat umani ng 35 percent sanaturang survey, nanatilingnasa pangalawag pwesto pa rinsi Villar, na magpa-hanggangsa kasalukuyan ay di pa rinnagpapakita sa Senado nanag-iimbestiga sa di umano’ymaanomalyang C-5 road exten-sion project na kanyangkinasangkutan.
Kung matatandaan,inakusahan ni Senator JambyMadrigal na kumita ng bilyun-bilyon si Villar sa kontrobersyal
na C-5 road extension project.Minsan na ring nabanggit niSenate President Juan PonceEnrile na “at one point Villarearned P26 billion from thepublic listing of his real estatecompanies.”
Hindi tayo dapat magtakakung bakit bale-wala sa kanyaang pagsusunog ng salapi samga advertisements nanagpapa-pogi at naglilinis ngkanyang makulay na imahen.Biruin n’yo puro heavyweightssa entertainment industry angnag-eendorso sa kanya, una narito si “da king of Comedy” nasi Pidol na retirado na, atpinangalawahan pa ni “daprince of etching” na si Bitoyna pawang unreachable angtalent fees. Mani pa lang ‘yankung tutuusin, pagka’tpinakyaw na rin n’ya ang seg-ment ng isang kilalang noon-time show na kilala rin sapamumudmod ng salapi. Aba,
teka muna, walang masama sapamimigay ng salapi kunghindi ito nagpo-promote ngkandidato – Chairman Melotinatawagan po ang inyongpansin dito! Kahit na sinongautistic na kandidadato dikayang tapatan ang dami ngsalaping sinusunog n’ya. Angtanong ng mga nagdarahop atisang kahig-isang tuka, kungtutoong gusto niyangtumulong at baguhin angbuhay namin... bakit din a langipamudmod sa lahat angsalaping inuubos n’ya?
Ayon kay Enrile,rekomendado ng Senate com-mittee of the whole ang pag-cen-sure kay Villar sa dahilang siyaang may panukala at nagtakdang pondo sa C-5 road extensionat Las Piñas-Parañaque roadlink na bumabagtas sa kanyangreal estate property. Ayon pa rinkay Enrile, matibay ang kasongnasasaad sa Committee reportlaban kay Money este MannyVillar, kung ito ay madadala sakorte at kung ito’ymahahawakan ng batikangprosecutor, tiyak sa kalabosoang bagsak n’ya.
Pag nagkataon biglangbawi si Erap n’yan. Di ba siVillar ang nagselyo sa impeach-ment case niya?
SHOOTERSHOOTER
Ni Raffy [email protected]
TODAY, February 3, 2010, I start my column “Magkaisa Parasa Bayan” (MPB) on this paper. In this regard, I would like tothank Mr. Victor A. Caluag, Ms. Tonette Henson and Mr. MannyB. Marinay and Jonathan P. Vicente, the President and CEO,EVP for Sales and Marketing and Editor-in-Chief and Manag-ing Editor, respectively, of Commuter Express, for giving me theopportunity to write on this publication.
It’s a great honor and privilege to be given the chance towrite a column on the favorite newspaper of LRT and MRTcommuters.
Let me start by introducingmyself.
I’m Atty. Jay C. De Castro, thethird of four children of Benito S.De Castro of Candon, Ilocos Surand Julieta P. Capistrano of Lopez,Quezon. I’m a product of the pub-lic school system. I attended pri-mary education at the F. BalagtasElementary School (1969) in Sta. Cruz, Manila and secondaryeducation at the Manila High School (1973). I finished my Bach-elor of Arts degree in Communication Arts at the University ofSanto Tomas (1978) and my Bachelor of Laws at the Far EasternUniversity (1985). I took my oath as an attorney in 1986.
I am an idealist. I dream of creating a safe, peaceful, just, healthyand prosperous society for our children and youth. I am an ad-vocate of justice, good government and people’s welfare.
My idealism and advocacy led me to write a book entitled“Aklas ng Malakas (Mamamayan Laban sa Karahasan atKasamaang Panlipunan), a book on ethics, values and charac-ter development, for the creation of a responsible and concernedcitizenry, needed in the establishment of the said society.
I’m a former director of the Philippine Coal Corporation, asubsidiary of the PNOC (Philippine National Oil Corporation)[2001] and the Metropolitan Waterworks & Sewerage System[MWSS] (2002 to 2009). My appointment with GOCCs exposedme to anomalous government transactions, which I questionedand opposed, to the dismay and consternation of the directorsand officers of the said corporations.
My advocacy for good government and determination to fightgraft and corruption, earned me an award from the VolunteersAgainst Crime and Corruption (VACC) as Anti-CorruptionAdvocate in Government Service in 2005.
I am active in the government and private sector ’s campaignagainst proliferation of illegal drugs in the country. I wroteseveral articles against narco-politics in the Philippines andserved as speaker against the infamous Tiangge ng Shabu saPasig, where I denounced the police and local officials whocoddle drug pushers and manufacturers.
Due to my campaign against corruption and illegal drugs,my family and I were subjected to harassments and intimida-tions. In May 2001, my house in Sta. Mesa, Manila was firedupon and my car burned by corrupt politicians.
I write a column in People’s Tonight, entitled “MagkaisaPara sa Bayan,” and host a radio program, also entitled“Magkaisa Para sa Bayan” (DZRJ, 810 Khz, Sunday 10:00 to11:00 AM and DWBL 1242 Khz MWF, 5:00 to 6:00 PM), where Ipromote the ideals and teachings of Aklat ng Malakas.
In July 2009, we registered an NGO named Magkaisa Para saBayan, Inc. (MPBI), a non-stock and non-profit organization, thepurpose of which is to unite our people to create a safe, peaceful,just, healthy and prosperous society, through the propagationand promotion of the visions, hopes, aspirations, goals, idealsand teachings of Aklat ng Malakas. MPBI has a website called,magkaisaparasabayan.com, where the e-copy of the book maybe read. The site also presents an AVP, entitled “Ang Kalagayanng Ating Bayan”, which depicts the true state of our nation.
In fine, our column here in CE is additional medium throughwhich we can propagate the ideals, goals, aspirations and teach-ings of Aklat ng Malakas.
In aspiring to create a safe, peaceful, just, healthy and prosper-ous society for our children and youth, we will write about thecancer that afflicts our country, graft and corruption, which, wesubmit is the root cause of the poverty and misery of our people.
Towards this end, we will assail the corrupt in our govern-ment, no matter what their positions may be. Those who per-form their duties with honesty and fidelity, however, will berecognized, praised and exalted.
Through the mercy of God, and if we as a people, will uniteand agree to reform ourselves, in accordance with the teach-ings of Aklat ng Malakas, I strongly believe that the ideal soci-ety, we dream to create for our children and youth, could beattained and established.
(For reaction, please text 0929-271-1956. For information onAklat ng Malakas, please visit magkaisaparasabayan.com).
Ideal society for our children
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 3
DEPARTMENT of Energy Secretary (DOE)Angelo T. Reyes is allegedly one of the “un-touchables” that maintains a private army.
A well-placed military official said theyhave received reports that the Reyeses haveprivate security escorts armed with high-pow-ered guns composed mostly of former mili-tary men.
It was during Reyes’ time as Chief of Staffof the Armed Forces of the Philippines whenthe Ampatuans started building their ownprivate army in Maguindanao.
Reyes’ ties with the feared Ampatuans goas far as appointing UndersecretaryZamzamin Ampatuan at the Department ofEnergy (DOE).
There were reports also that Reyes even‘hired’ the private army of the Ampatuans toserve as "security" of his son Jet Reyes whoran for congressman in the second district ofTaguig twice but lost.
Reyeses’ ‘ties’ withAmpatuans assailed
RESPECTED University ofthe Philippines economist andtelevision host Winnie Monsodsaid the C-5 road project was“unnecessary and wasteful.”
In her column at the Inquirer,Monsod categorically said theC-5 road project benefitted Villar.
She said the governmentwasted P6.96-billion in pub-lic funds in the road exten-sion, which she stressed wasa “duplication of the earlierManila-Cavite Toll Express-way (MCTEP) project, linkingthe South Luzon Expressway
(SLEX) to the Coastal Road.”She said the P6.96-billion
C-5 extension, which togetherwith the Las Piñas-ParañaqueLink Project (LPPLP), alsolinks SLEX to Coastal Road ,was bankrolled by the gov-ernment.
"It was totally unnecessaryto build a second one. Therewas a waste of scarce re-sources," said Monsod.
According to Monsod, theC-5 extension passes throughat least 50-52 hectares ofVillar's property holdings,
whose values increase signifi-cantly with the constructionof the project.
In report by abs-cbnnews.com, the websitequoted Monsod as saying thatin acquiring right of way, “thegovernment paid P168.1 mil-lion or an average P7,168 persquare meter for Villar-relatedproperties compared to onlyP22 million or P1,880 per sqmfor non-Villar properties.”
Villar has repeatedly de-nied he earned megabucks fromthe project.
MARENG WINNIE: C-5PROJECT ‘WASTEFUL’
THE biggest group of travelagencies and operators in thePhilippines welcomes theadoption of Asean open skiesbecause there is no unilateralsurrender of the country’s airrights.
Robert Lim Joseph, chair-man emeritus of the NationalAssociation of IndependentTravel Agencies (NAITAS),said the Asean open skiesagreement provides for recip-rocal rights and is fair and
equitable.However, vigilance must
be exercised at all times so thatthe agreement is implementedstrictly only within the regionand is not circumvented andabused, Joseph stressed.
“We must be very carefulwith the interpretation of theagreement,” said the manconsidered the foremost ad-vocate of fair skies in the in-dustry.
He said that this is because
some Asean companies likeSingapore Airlines remainsinterested in using the openskies agreement in flying todestinations beyond or out-side the region.
Joseph said the Aseanopen skies should only al-low Singapore Airlines, forexample, to fly from its homecountry to the Philippinesand to Thailand or Malay-sia and back to its originalport.
Biggest RP travel group hails Asean open skies
SENATOR PanfiloLacson fled from thecountry to escapeharassment of theArroyo administra-tion in light of thedouble murder casefiled against him forthe Dacer-Corbitodouble murder case.
In a statement is-sued Tuesday, Lacsonsaid the harassmentagainst him by the De-partment of Justiceupon the order ofMalacañang will neverstop and that was ex-actly the reason whyhe left the country.
“For now, my con-cern is my own per-sonal safety and se-curity. I am not guiltybut I cannot risk put-ting my life and se-curity at the mercy ofthat evil conspiracy,”Lacson said.
Lacson did notdisclose his location,but ImmigrationC o m m i s s i o n e rMarcelino Libananrevealed that theSenator flew to HongKong last January 5.
Andres Garcia
Ping: I needto protect
myself
Palace urges voters to study bets, platformsMALACAÑANG yesterday
called on the people to study thecandidates well and their plat-forms of government.
In a media briefing this after-noon, Deputy PresidentialSpokesperson Gary Olivar saidFilipinos ought to look past thecharges and counter-chargersthat accompany the campaignperiod.
He also appealed to the po-litical opposition to spare Presi-dent Arroyo from the venom.
“We ask our compatriots to uselogic and intellect so that they can
understand what is taking place,”he said.
The spokesman expressed con-cern at the mudslinging and howit has been escalating. He said itdid not help the electorate makean intelligent choice on whoshould lead the country.
Olivar cautioned those run-ning for office to drop this cam-paign strategy and instead laydown their program for thepeople to scrutinize.
He said the people are gettingtired of this kind of political cam-paign. Alex Balcoba
ADMINISTRATION senatorial bet and reelectionist SenatorMiriam Defensor-Santiago topped the list of senatorial candi-dates in a survey conducted by StratPolls Incoporated.
The lady senator got 64 percent rating from the latest nationalsurvey conducted from January 16 to 22 among 2,400 respon-dents of voting age in 30 key cities of the country.
The survey results was presented during a lunch conferenceat the Annabel’s Restaurant in T. Morato, Quezon City.
In the 2004 elections, Santiago ran for senator, joining PresidentGloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s K4 coalition and won.
Sen. Pia Cayetano and Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., bothat 50 percent, share the second spot. Others are: Franklin Drilon,Senators Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada and Ramon Revilla Jr., all with49 percent; Juan Ponce Enrile (43 percent); Muntinlupa Rep. RuffyBiazon and former Socio-Economic Planning Secretary Ralph Rectoboth with 41 percent.
Feisty Miriam still top favoriteof Filipino voters, says survey
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Maricel magbabalik telebisyon; drama anthology sa TV5 nasa planoUMABAS naang haloswalang
saplot na alindog niMocha Uson sakanyang kalendaryona kuha pa lahat samga baybayin ngGuam ng renownedinternational photog-rapher na si SteveHardy. Si Mochaang frontliner ngsing-and-dancequartet na MochaGirls.
Sa 12 poses niyaay wisik-wisik ngbuhangin at tubig-dagat lamang angnakatakip samaseselan na parteng kanyangkatawan. Wala rawsinabi ang nudepictorial noon niTechie Agbayani sa
Playboy Magazine.Siguradong magre-react na naman angmga manang samga napaka-daringna poses ni Mochana sa ngayon aykumakalat na sakung saan-saangsulok ng ‘Pinas.Nakarating na rawang nasabingkalendaryo satanggapan ng CBCP
(Catholic BishopConference of thePhilipppines), peromukhang pinag-aralan pa ng mgakaparian angsasabihin nilatungkol rito.
Sa mgainteresadongkumuha ngkalendaryo ay
tumawag lamang saJancen CosmeticBeauty Surgery (tel.521-1444), angopisyal na tagapag-alaga sa loob atlabas ngkagandahang ngMocha Girls.
Si Mocha Usonngayon angtinataguriang “sexguru” ng kanyanghenerasyon. Angkanyang blogsite nawww.mochauson.comay sinusubaybayanhindi lamang ngmga ususirong taona nagtatanongtungkol sa sex, etc.kundi pati na rin ngmga taga- showbiz.Contract star siMocha ng GMA-7 at
lead star siya saisang feature film,“Sumpa” bukod samga soap opera nanasalihan niya. Sakanyang malawakna medical back-ground masasabingkwalipikado siMocha sa mgausaping sekswal.
Ang Mocha Girlsay may bagongrecording napinamagatang“Falling For You” nacomposed andproduced ngpamosong BlackAmerican na siMarcus Davis. Angiba pang myembrong Mocha Girls aysina Bez Lacanlale,Hershey Delas Alas,and Mary GraceOracion. Magso-
show sila sa Guamat mainland USAnitong unang linggong Pebrero. Regularna nagso-show anggrupo sa Hard RockCafe, Makati, Mon.& Thur.; Mugen Bar,Ortigas, Tues.; &Bluewave,Macapagal Ave.,Wed. Para sa mgakaragdagangimpormasyontumawag sa mobilephone ng kanilangmanager na si LordByron Cristobal:09102972337, obisitahin angwebsite-www.mochagirls.com.ph;& Mocha NEWFacebook page-www.facebook.com/
mochablog.* * *
Humihingi daw ngpabor si DingdongDantes sa kanyangex-girlfriend na siKarylle.
Gusto kasingmag-sorry niDingdong sa madirni Karylle na si ZsaZsa Padilla kayanamannagpapatulong siyasa dalaga. Angkaso, ni-reject siyang dalaga. Hinditype tulungan ngsinger ang kanyangex-boyfriend.
Ang feeling kasini Dingdong,kailangan niyangmagpaliwanag kayZsa Zsa kung bakitsila naghiwalay ni
na totoo pala afterall ang sinasabi niDingdong na gimiklang. Iyon angdahilan kung bakitnahihiya siyangmakausap si ZsaZsa para humingi ngtawad.
* * *This
week namagde-decideangman-ager niMaricel
ni Marya ay hindi nasiya naging visiblesa showbiz.
Ang kumpirmadonamang lilipat natalaga sa Singko ayang comedy king nasi Dolphy. Isangsitcom angnakatakdang gawinng komedyante.
Sa pagkakaalamnamin, almost five
years na rinyatang walangregular show sitito Dolphy saDos. Ang
kanyang TV
SHOWBIZPIZZAZZBy Alex Brosas
Soriano na si MalouChoa Fagar kungtatanggapin nila angoffer ng TV 5.
May negotiationna kasingnagaganap ngayonsa pagitang ngkampo ng DiamondStar at ang TV 5.Ang tsika naman saamin, isa na itongdone deal atpirmahan na lang ngkontrata ang kulang.Say sa min, isangdrama anthologyang gagawin niMaricel sa nasabingnetwork.
Huling napanoodsi Maricel saFlorinda na nataposnoong pang 2008pero last year langipinalabas. Aftermamatay ang madir
Globe donates five desktop computers to Global Filipino Teachers training program hostschool Dr. Cecilio Putong National High School (DCPNHS) for the Bohol Cluster. From left,DCPNHS ICT Coordinator Carmelo Echavez, Globe Community Relations’ Kenneth Manzano,Tagbilaran City Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Norma Varquez, DCPNHS PrincipalConcepcion Bagotchay.
kanyang contribu-tion sa industriya.Palitan kaya ng Dosng bagong nameang theater?
Puwes, ‘yan angaabangan natin.
* * *Tuloy na pala ang
game show niBayani Agbayani saSiyete. Ito angitatapat ng GMA saIt’s Showtime ngDos.
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special na Dolphy at80 ang huling shownniya sa Kapamilyanetwork. HomeAlong Da Airportnaman ang lastsitcom niya. Lastyear, huli siyangnakita nang mag-guest siya sa MayBukas Pa.
Ang nakakatuwarito, paano kunglumipat si titoDolphy sa Singko?Ano ang gagawin saDolphy theater naipinangalan ng Dosbilang pagkilala sa
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Karylle. Hindinaman kasi nagingmaganda angkanilangpaghihiwalay lalopa’t sanhi ito ngthird party. Ofcourse, by now ayalam n’yo na kungsino ang third party,si Marian Rivera.
Noong sila pakasi ni Karylle,tinanong na raw siDingdong ni ZsaZsa kung ano angtotoo sa tsismis sakanila ni Marianita.Nag-deny raw angaktor at sinabingpang-promo langdaw iyon, kumbaga,isa itong malakinggimik.
But it turned out
This week namagde-decideang manager niMaricel Sorianona si MalouChoa Fagar kungtatanggapinnila ang offerng TV 5
Bayani na malapitnang ipalabas angkanyang gameshow. Sa originalcast composed ofManny Pacquiaoand MommyDionisia ay bukodtanging si Bayanilang ang na-retain.
“Tuloy na ‘yungdaily show at nagda-dry run na kami.May title na atkompleto na ‘yungcast. Tuloy na ‘yunggame show. Saoriginal cast ay akolang ang naiwan atsinamahan ako ngmga bago,” tsika nibayani sa pressconng First time, isangromantic dramastarring BarbieForteza, JoshuaDionesio and JhakeVargas. Schoolteacher ang papel niBayani rito.
Aware rin Bayanisa lakas ng ratingng kalabang It’sShowtime.“Nakakanerbyoskasi alam namannatin ang ratingnoon, eh. Perosiyempre, angsinasabi nga naminkapag nagme-meeting kami, ‘wagnating isipin natinatapatan natin.Ang isipin natin,nagbibigay tayo ngtuwa at kasiyahansa tao,” sabi ngkomedyante.
Aware rinBayani sa lakasng rating ngkalabang It’sShowtime.“Nakakanerbyoskasi alam namannatin ang ratingnoon, eh!
TAKING the leadfor InternationalFitness Week 2010as the globalambassador for thecampaign is formerSpice Girl Mel B.,who has become aninternational fitnessadvocate with a topselling work-outDVD tucked underher belt.
“I am so excitedto be on board andsee the campaignspread across theworld,” said Mel. “ Iwant to encourageeveryone to findwhat works for themand make beingactive part of theirlifestyle. It’s easierthan you think toget totally fit and wewill show you how!”
As evidenced bythe sudden growthof running communi-ties and danceclasses, increase indemand of healthyfood and beveragesand sudden spurt ofhealthy restaurantsaround the metro,health and fitness
has indeed becomeintegral in theFilipino lifestyle.
To further createawareness on theimportance ofFitness with the aimof creating ahealthier nation, theworld’s number onefitness chain,Fitness First, is setto roll out a week-long campaign insupport of Interna-tional Fitness Weekscheduled onFebruary 1 - 7, 2010.
InternationalFitness Week is thefirst ever awarenesscampaign backedby Fitness First toimprove the healthof the nation byoffering membersand non-membersthe chance to trysomething new forfree and generatelocal networks withthe involvement oflocal schools,colleges and officesnationwide. Withover 400 gymsacross 15 countriesparticipating in the
campaign, FitnessFirst pioneersbringing the cam-paign to the Philip-pines.
“We are proud tocelebrate Interna-tional Fitness Weekthis year. It’samazing to seemore and moreFilipinos embracinga healthy, balancedlifestyle,” said MarkEllis, Fitness FirstCountry GeneralManager. “Exerciseshouldn’t be seenas a chore but assomething fun thatfits into your life andwe’re hoping the
week will givepeople the opportu-nity to discoverrenewed inspirationand make a perma-nent lifestylechange,” explainedEllis.
* * *From February 1
to 7, all clubs ofFitness First aroundthe world areopening their doorsand offering every-body the opportunityto experienceworking out forFREE and trysomething new in abid to make theworld a fitter place.
That’s ENTENGtainmentBy Enteng
Fitness First opens doors togive free workout experience
Ex-Spice Girl Mel B.kicks off International
Fitness Week
Fitness for a cause– Charity Spin
On top of buildingawareness on theimportance offitness throughInternational FitnessWeek, Fitness Firsthas partnered withGawad Kalinga tohelp the organiza-tion raise funds forits humanitarianefforts. With FitnessFirst’s Charity Spinon February 7, 2010every participationfee of Php 150 willgo directly to GawadKalinga. Thedonation of 150pesos entitles
participants to nine(9) special RPM andcycling groupexercise classes.
The nine specialRPM and cyclingclasses are offeredin the followingFitness First clubs:MOA, SMSouthmall,Robinsons SummitCenter, Trinoma,Ortigas, North Edsa,Pampanga,Megamall and Cebu.Donations andregistration forclasses are facili-tated at the recep-tions of all FitnessFirst Clubs.
“RELUCTANT readers are just kidswho have so many entertainment options– the Internet, television, video games –they don’t see the values of reading,” saysJeff Kinney, author of the best-sellingnovel cartoon series “Diary of a WimpyKid” now a motion picture being filmedby 20th Century Fox that will open in Phil.theaters come April 3.
The book slowly made its way to beingin the best-seller list that started at No.391 last April 2007 and steadily crept itsway up. The book benefited much fromthe word-of-mouth recommendations thatby the end of August 2007, Wimpy kidjumped to No. 81.
By the time Kinney released his secondWimpy book entitled “Rodrick Rules,” ithurled onto be No. 7 in the best seller listof which he shared the year’s (2008) top25 best selling authors including BarackObama and Stephanie Meyer (“Twilight”series).
The books have been translated into 28languages such that the language barrierhad been broken for most parts of the
‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ with Barack Obamaand Stephanie Meyer in The Best-Seller List
world turning non-readers to avidbookworms overnight. Having climbedonto the bestseller list, the book was notspared from criticisms as well. ButKinney explains, “Greg isn’t a characterto be emulated. But I think the kids getthat. They’re more sophisticated than wethink. They laugh at Bart Simpson, butthey know they’re not supposed to be likeBart Simpson.”
“Greg is like Holden Caulfield (charac-ter from J.D. Salinger’s “Catcher in theRye”), what he doesn’t like in others he’sguilty of himself. Kids recognize that.And when you identify with something,you can rise above it. I’ve also usedwords I wouldn’t want to hear from myown kids. But some of which are justtypical words that elementary or middleschool kids use like ‘morons,’ ‘booger’and ‘farted’ – though not on the schoolspelling lists. I used such words to makeGreg’s voice sound authentic. Greg isn’tperfect and kids know that and I thinkthat’s why they like him,” Kinney finallynotes.
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Maricel magbabalik telebisyon; drama anthology sa TV5 nasa planoUMABAS naang haloswalang
saplot na alindog niMocha Uson sakanyang kalendaryona kuha pa lahat samga baybayin ngGuam ng renownedinternational photog-rapher na si SteveHardy. Si Mochaang frontliner ngsing-and-dancequartet na MochaGirls.
Sa 12 poses niyaay wisik-wisik ngbuhangin at tubig-dagat lamang angnakatakip samaseselan na parteng kanyangkatawan. Wala rawsinabi ang nudepictorial noon niTechie Agbayani sa
Playboy Magazine.Siguradong magre-react na naman angmga manang samga napaka-daringna poses ni Mochana sa ngayon aykumakalat na sakung saan-saangsulok ng ‘Pinas.Nakarating na rawang nasabingkalendaryo satanggapan ng CBCP
(Catholic BishopConference of thePhilipppines), peromukhang pinag-aralan pa ng mgakaparian angsasabihin nilatungkol rito.
Sa mgainteresadongkumuha ngkalendaryo ay
tumawag lamang saJancen CosmeticBeauty Surgery (tel.521-1444), angopisyal na tagapag-alaga sa loob atlabas ngkagandahang ngMocha Girls.
Si Mocha Usonngayon angtinataguriang “sexguru” ng kanyanghenerasyon. Angkanyang blogsite nawww.mochauson.comay sinusubaybayanhindi lamang ngmga ususirong taona nagtatanongtungkol sa sex, etc.kundi pati na rin ngmga taga- showbiz.Contract star siMocha ng GMA-7 at
lead star siya saisang feature film,“Sumpa” bukod samga soap opera nanasalihan niya. Sakanyang malawakna medical back-ground masasabingkwalipikado siMocha sa mgausaping sekswal.
Ang Mocha Girlsay may bagongrecording napinamagatang“Falling For You” nacomposed andproduced ngpamosong BlackAmerican na siMarcus Davis. Angiba pang myembrong Mocha Girls aysina Bez Lacanlale,Hershey Delas Alas,and Mary GraceOracion. Magso-
show sila sa Guamat mainland USAnitong unang linggong Pebrero. Regularna nagso-show anggrupo sa Hard RockCafe, Makati, Mon.& Thur.; Mugen Bar,Ortigas, Tues.; &Bluewave,Macapagal Ave.,Wed. Para sa mgakaragdagangimpormasyontumawag sa mobilephone ng kanilangmanager na si LordByron Cristobal:09102972337, obisitahin angwebsite-www.mochagirls.com.ph;& Mocha NEWFacebook page-www.facebook.com/
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Humihingi daw ngpabor si DingdongDantes sa kanyangex-girlfriend na siKarylle.
Gusto kasingmag-sorry niDingdong sa madirni Karylle na si ZsaZsa Padilla kayanamannagpapatulong siyasa dalaga. Angkaso, ni-reject siyang dalaga. Hinditype tulungan ngsinger ang kanyangex-boyfriend.
Ang feeling kasini Dingdong,kailangan niyangmagpaliwanag kayZsa Zsa kung bakitsila naghiwalay ni
na totoo pala afterall ang sinasabi niDingdong na gimiklang. Iyon angdahilan kung bakitnahihiya siyangmakausap si ZsaZsa para humingi ngtawad.
* * *This
week namagde-decideangman-ager niMaricel
ni Marya ay hindi nasiya naging visiblesa showbiz.
Ang kumpirmadonamang lilipat natalaga sa Singko ayang comedy king nasi Dolphy. Isangsitcom angnakatakdang gawinng komedyante.
Sa pagkakaalamnamin, almost five
years na rinyatang walangregular show sitito Dolphy saDos. Ang
kanyang TV
SHOWBIZPIZZAZZBy Alex Brosas
Soriano na si MalouChoa Fagar kungtatanggapin nila angoffer ng TV 5.
May negotiationna kasingnagaganap ngayonsa pagitang ngkampo ng DiamondStar at ang TV 5.Ang tsika naman saamin, isa na itongdone deal atpirmahan na lang ngkontrata ang kulang.Say sa min, isangdrama anthologyang gagawin niMaricel sa nasabingnetwork.
Huling napanoodsi Maricel saFlorinda na nataposnoong pang 2008pero last year langipinalabas. Aftermamatay ang madir
Globe donates five desktop computers to Global Filipino Teachers training program hostschool Dr. Cecilio Putong National High School (DCPNHS) for the Bohol Cluster. From left,DCPNHS ICT Coordinator Carmelo Echavez, Globe Community Relations’ Kenneth Manzano,Tagbilaran City Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Norma Varquez, DCPNHS PrincipalConcepcion Bagotchay.
kanyang contribu-tion sa industriya.Palitan kaya ng Dosng bagong nameang theater?
Puwes, ‘yan angaabangan natin.
* * *Tuloy na pala ang
game show niBayani Agbayani saSiyete. Ito angitatapat ng GMA saIt’s Showtime ngDos.
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Karylle. Hindinaman kasi nagingmaganda angkanilangpaghihiwalay lalopa’t sanhi ito ngthird party. Ofcourse, by now ayalam n’yo na kungsino ang third party,si Marian Rivera.
Noong sila pakasi ni Karylle,tinanong na raw siDingdong ni ZsaZsa kung ano angtotoo sa tsismis sakanila ni Marianita.Nag-deny raw angaktor at sinabingpang-promo langdaw iyon, kumbaga,isa itong malakinggimik.
But it turned out
This week namagde-decideang manager niMaricel Sorianona si MalouChoa Fagar kungtatanggapinnila ang offerng TV 5
Bayani na malapitnang ipalabas angkanyang gameshow. Sa originalcast composed ofManny Pacquiaoand MommyDionisia ay bukodtanging si Bayanilang ang na-retain.
“Tuloy na ‘yungdaily show at nagda-dry run na kami.May title na atkompleto na ‘yungcast. Tuloy na ‘yunggame show. Saoriginal cast ay akolang ang naiwan atsinamahan ako ngmga bago,” tsika nibayani sa pressconng First time, isangromantic dramastarring BarbieForteza, JoshuaDionesio and JhakeVargas. Schoolteacher ang papel niBayani rito.
Aware rin Bayanisa lakas ng ratingng kalabang It’sShowtime.“Nakakanerbyoskasi alam namannatin ang ratingnoon, eh. Perosiyempre, angsinasabi nga naminkapag nagme-meeting kami, ‘wagnating isipin natinatapatan natin.Ang isipin natin,nagbibigay tayo ngtuwa at kasiyahansa tao,” sabi ngkomedyante.
Aware rinBayani sa lakasng rating ngkalabang It’sShowtime.“Nakakanerbyoskasi alam namannatin ang ratingnoon, eh!
TAKING the leadfor InternationalFitness Week 2010as the globalambassador for thecampaign is formerSpice Girl Mel B.,who has become aninternational fitnessadvocate with a topselling work-outDVD tucked underher belt.
“I am so excitedto be on board andsee the campaignspread across theworld,” said Mel. “ Iwant to encourageeveryone to findwhat works for themand make beingactive part of theirlifestyle. It’s easierthan you think toget totally fit and wewill show you how!”
As evidenced bythe sudden growthof running communi-ties and danceclasses, increase indemand of healthyfood and beveragesand sudden spurt ofhealthy restaurantsaround the metro,health and fitness
has indeed becomeintegral in theFilipino lifestyle.
To further createawareness on theimportance ofFitness with the aimof creating ahealthier nation, theworld’s number onefitness chain,Fitness First, is setto roll out a week-long campaign insupport of Interna-tional Fitness Weekscheduled onFebruary 1 - 7, 2010.
InternationalFitness Week is thefirst ever awarenesscampaign backedby Fitness First toimprove the healthof the nation byoffering membersand non-membersthe chance to trysomething new forfree and generatelocal networks withthe involvement oflocal schools,colleges and officesnationwide. Withover 400 gymsacross 15 countriesparticipating in the
campaign, FitnessFirst pioneersbringing the cam-paign to the Philip-pines.
“We are proud tocelebrate Interna-tional Fitness Weekthis year. It’samazing to seemore and moreFilipinos embracinga healthy, balancedlifestyle,” said MarkEllis, Fitness FirstCountry GeneralManager. “Exerciseshouldn’t be seenas a chore but assomething fun thatfits into your life andwe’re hoping the
week will givepeople the opportu-nity to discoverrenewed inspirationand make a perma-nent lifestylechange,” explainedEllis.
* * *From February 1
to 7, all clubs ofFitness First aroundthe world areopening their doorsand offering every-body the opportunityto experienceworking out forFREE and trysomething new in abid to make theworld a fitter place.
That’s ENTENGtainmentBy Enteng
Fitness First opens doors togive free workout experience
Ex-Spice Girl Mel B.kicks off International
Fitness Week
Fitness for a cause– Charity Spin
On top of buildingawareness on theimportance offitness throughInternational FitnessWeek, Fitness Firsthas partnered withGawad Kalinga tohelp the organiza-tion raise funds forits humanitarianefforts. With FitnessFirst’s Charity Spinon February 7, 2010every participationfee of Php 150 willgo directly to GawadKalinga. Thedonation of 150pesos entitles
participants to nine(9) special RPM andcycling groupexercise classes.
The nine specialRPM and cyclingclasses are offeredin the followingFitness First clubs:MOA, SMSouthmall,Robinsons SummitCenter, Trinoma,Ortigas, North Edsa,Pampanga,Megamall and Cebu.Donations andregistration forclasses are facili-tated at the recep-tions of all FitnessFirst Clubs.
“RELUCTANT readers are just kidswho have so many entertainment options– the Internet, television, video games –they don’t see the values of reading,” saysJeff Kinney, author of the best-sellingnovel cartoon series “Diary of a WimpyKid” now a motion picture being filmedby 20th Century Fox that will open in Phil.theaters come April 3.
The book slowly made its way to beingin the best-seller list that started at No.391 last April 2007 and steadily crept itsway up. The book benefited much fromthe word-of-mouth recommendations thatby the end of August 2007, Wimpy kidjumped to No. 81.
By the time Kinney released his secondWimpy book entitled “Rodrick Rules,” ithurled onto be No. 7 in the best seller listof which he shared the year’s (2008) top25 best selling authors including BarackObama and Stephanie Meyer (“Twilight”series).
The books have been translated into 28languages such that the language barrierhad been broken for most parts of the
‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ with Barack Obamaand Stephanie Meyer in The Best-Seller List
world turning non-readers to avidbookworms overnight. Having climbedonto the bestseller list, the book was notspared from criticisms as well. ButKinney explains, “Greg isn’t a characterto be emulated. But I think the kids getthat. They’re more sophisticated than wethink. They laugh at Bart Simpson, butthey know they’re not supposed to be likeBart Simpson.”
“Greg is like Holden Caulfield (charac-ter from J.D. Salinger’s “Catcher in theRye”), what he doesn’t like in others he’sguilty of himself. Kids recognize that.And when you identify with something,you can rise above it. I’ve also usedwords I wouldn’t want to hear from myown kids. But some of which are justtypical words that elementary or middleschool kids use like ‘morons,’ ‘booger’and ‘farted’ – though not on the schoolspelling lists. I used such words to makeGreg’s voice sound authentic. Greg isn’tperfect and kids know that and I thinkthat’s why they like him,” Kinney finallynotes.
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“WHO among the presidential candidatesis ‘(wo)man enough’ to stand up for repro-ductive rights?”
This is the question posed today byAkbayan party-list Representative WaldenBello to all the contenders for the 2010 presi-dential elections in the midst of a growingdebate concerning House Bill 5043 otherwiseknown as the Reproductive Rights bill.
Bello said the opposition’s political som-ersault as well as the softening of some presi-dential aspirants’ stand on the controversial
bill is disheartening. He described it as“un(wo)man-like” and a “big setback for anation aspiring for the advancement of plat-form-based politics this coming election.”
“While I strongly oppose male chauvin-ism especially as this important bill is beingtenaciously resisted by those that benefit frompatriarchy, fantastic fallacies and archaicbeliefs, I think it is justified, even politicallycorrect to say that those who turned tail, op-pose or have vague stands on the RH bill arebeing unmanly or unwomanly,” Bello said.
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NGAYON ko lang nalaman, kahit na galing siya sa showbiz,ito palang si QC Vice Mayor Herbert Bautista ay hindi lang pang-showbiz, pang sports pa.
Sa QC pala, sangkaterbang bas-ketball clinic at basketball tourna-ment at iba pang sports projects angpinangunahan niya habangnagsisilbi siya bilang vice-mayor.
May nakapagsabi sa amingkaibigan na tatahi-tahimik langitong si Herbert pero malaki dinpala ang involvement niya sasports.
Bagets days pa ni Herbert sa showbiz ay kilala namin siya.Palibhasa’y komedyante at sadyang masayahin na tao, hindinamin inakalang isang araw ay papasukin niya ang politika.
Nung kapanahunan ni Herbert sa showbiz, may ilang show-biz events sa buhay niya ang dinaluhan namin noon sa bahaynila sa New York Street, QC.
Akala namin that time, siya na ang nakatakdang sumunod sayapak ni Mang Dolphy dahil likas sa kanya ang pagpapatawa.
Yun na nga, naging laking gulat namin nung bigla na langsiyang mag-decide na mag-politika and later on naging vice mayorna nga siya.
Hindi lang siya naging shadow ni Mayor Feliciano Belmontedahil on his own capacity, alam naming nag-trabaho rin siyapara magampanan niya ang kanyang role bilang vice mayor.
Kaya alam namin na very well-loved si Bistek sa QC.Isang kaibigan niya na taga-San Beda rin ang nagkuwento sa
amin na maraming sports projects itong si Herbert na siya mismoang nag-organize. Hindi nga lang niya ibinandera pa at matahimikna idinaos lahat.
“Naniniwala kasi siya na through sports, higit na maramingkabataan ang mabibiyayaan at tuluyan na ding mailalayo sabisyo. At naging matagumpay si Herbert sa pagnanais niyangmaraming kabataan ang maging maganda ang landas, kuwentosa amin nung kaibigan niya.
At ngayon ngang naglalayon siya na makapagsilbi bilang mayorng QC, naniniwala kaming mapapalawig pa niya angmapagsisilbihang tao.
Marami pa raw projects si Herbert sa sports at bukod diyan,lalo na sa showbiz na pinaggalingan niya. Sa ngayon, City ofStars na kung tawagin ang QC at sabi nga ni Herbert, lalo paniyang pag-iibayuhin ang pagiging mabituin ng QC.
Tingnan nyo nga naman ang kapalaran. Noo’y pa comedy-comedy lang sa pelikula, ngayo’y nakatakda na ring maging isangmalaking tao sa larangan ng politika.
Marami na ang nakaka-miss kay Herbert sa kanyang pag-arte.Kahit paano noon ay naka-establish rin siya ng sarili niyanghukbo ng mga tagahanga.
Pero ngayog mas lalo na siyang napasabak sa mundo ng politika,mahihirapan na sigurong pabalikin pa siya sa kanyang pag-artesa TV at pelikula.
But just the same showbiz’s loss is politics’ gain.Yan si Herbert Bautista, hindi lang pang-showbiz, pang sports
pa!
Bistek, di lang pang-showbiz,pang sports paVETERAN cue artist Efren
“Bata” Reyes is considered thegreatest billiards player of alltime and he was the Philip-pines’ pride when it comesto pool skill and talent.
With this, the United StatesBilliard Media Association(USBMA) announced that the55-year-old Filipino pool mae-stro was named “Player of theDecade,” beating fellowformer world championsJohnny “The Scorpion” Ar-cher of the United States, Mika“The Iceman” Immonen of Fin-land and Ralf “Kaiser”Souquet of Germany in voting.
Reyes, a native of Angeles
City, Pampanga, the top playerof Puyat Sports who was alsoinducted into the Billiard Con-gress of America Hall (BCA)Hall of Fame in 2003 hasamassed nearly US$ 1.7 mil-lion in prize money, accord-ing to the February 1 report offamous website Azbilliards.
Not included is his latestfeat in Indiana with a totalearning of US$ 47,500.
Reyes is fresh from win-ning his fifth straight Masterof the Table Crown last Mon-day during the 12th AnnualDerby City Classic at theHorseshoe Casino and Hotelin Indiana, United States.
“He (Efren) is an inspira-tion for the Filipinos.” saidlong-time benefactor sports-man/businessman Aristeo“Putch” Puyat, acknowl-edged Godfather of PhilippineBilliards.
Reyes won more than 20major men’s professionalpool titles during the decade,starting with his US$ 30,000Camel Pro 8-Ball Champion-ship win in 2000.
Of his 22 major victories,the versatile Reyes won fourone-pocket crowns, four 8-ball titles and 15 9-ball titles.He also won the Derby CityAll-Around title five times.
US pool group names ‘Bata’ Player of the Decade
Ardina tries to grab 1st golf crownTHE United States-based Dottie Ardina
tries to make the most of her remaining two-week stay in the Philippines as she goes forher first-ever crown in the Southern Ladiesgolf tournament crown unfolding February4 at the Iloilo Golf and Country Club in Sta.Barbara, Iloilo.
Ardina, on an extended stay here after team-ing up with fellow ICTSI team mainstays ChihiroIkeda and Mia in winning the team gold in theLaos SEA Games last December, has fallen shortof her bid in the Philippine Ladies Open andThe Country Club Invitational and is raring tonail down her first victory in the season.
Meanwhile, Alice Andrada, NGAP trea-
surer and chairperson of the NGAP LadiesCommittee, NGAP directors Frankie Locsinand Pablo Soon, Butch Jamerlan, IGCCI clubmanager and Maggie Rivera, president ofIloilo Golf Ladies Chapter, will hit the cer-emonial drive Wednesday for the traditionalLam-Am tournament.
Ardina, the former Junior World champion,has actually racked up two victories on theFWCT (Future World Collegiate Tour)in theUS late last year but has struggled on localsoil, including her final round foldup in theTCC where she led in the first three roundsin the race for the low amateur honors onlyto falter in the end.
PBL promises explosivegames starting February 16
THE Philippine Basketball League (PBL) enters its new seasonon February 16 with eight competitive teams and a promise that thecountry’s oldest amateur league is here to stay.
Commissioner Chino Trinidad said this during Tuesday’s PSAForum at Shakey’s UN Avenue as he aired confidence that the com-ing tournament, known as the PG Flex-UK Derm Open Conference,will be as good and exciting as the previous tournaments.
The PBL faced a very difficult challenge last year with old teamstaking a leave of absence due to various reasons.
But Trinidad said it only opened the doors to other commercialand school-based teams that have long wanted in.
”The BL has always weathered any crisis that came its way. Aslong as you see people who want to fuel the league, then the tradi-tion continues,” said Trinidad, who’s in his 10th year as commis-sioner.
Tuesday, December 15, 200910
