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Vol. 4 No. 62 • 8 pages www.commuterexpress.phMONday, August 30, 2010
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BOOKS FOR DAY-CAREQuezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista receives from Dr. Maria Lourdes Quisumbing-Baybay, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences of Miriam College, copies of the books developed by Miriam College for improving day-care instructions during a simple turnover ceremony at the QC Hall Bulwagan. The city government has partnered with Miriam College in providing QC day-care workers with a two-year certificate course in teaching early childhood education. Looking on are QC Social Services Development Department chief Teresa Mariano (right) and Jamelia Vil-lanueva, executive director of the city's Growth, Upgrading and Resource Office.
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Sir Raffy Tulfo gusto ko lang pong ireklamo ang School (heaven’s Door Christian academy) located at a. Boni-facio St. upper Bicutan, Taguig City due to its unexplainable fee collections. Misleading pa ang advertisement ng school na ito. Kunwari mura lang ang tuition fee upon enrollment but later on kapag naka-enroll na at pasukan na, sangkaterba ang babayaran at compulsory pa ang pagbili sa kanila ng project na sa kanila lang mabibili. hindi daw po pwede sa labas bumili kahit na mas murang bilhin sa labas kaysa sa kanila na sobrang patong ang presyo. They are also not issuing official receipts in every transaction like tuition, laboratory fee, computer fee and other fees collected by the school. Maraming mga magulang ang nagrereklamo dito, but as usual nagtatago ang may-ari ng school. Kasama pa dito ang bayaran sa field trip na kapag hindi sumama ang estudyante ay magbabayad siya ng kalahati ng field trip fee (compulsory po ito). Kapag hindi nakabayad ang
estudyante ng kumpletong bayaran, hindi pwedeng mag-exam, no complete payment, no permit to exam policy, iyan po ang sabi ng management ng school. heaven’s Door Christian academy, Mrs. Fe Tagum School -- Principal and owner, pastora pa man din ang may-ari nito pero grabe kung mangolekta ng pera nang walang abiso or hindi man lang naipagbibigay alam muna sa mga magulang ng estudyante. Puro sila may dahilan sa mga bayarin, wala namang statement or resibo. nagbibigay lang po sila ng papel na sinulatan. For more details sir our contact # is 0907117xxxx thanks and more power.
Sir Raffy, ako po yung nagreklamo sa inyo dati tungkol doon sa katiwalian sa LTO BIÑan. Maraming salamat po sa inyo at sa mga staff ninyo na nagbigay-halaga sa aking sumbong. Kamakailan
po ay bumisita ulit ako upang ituloy ang aking pagkuha ng driver’s license, akala ko po ay malaki nang pagbabago ang mangyayari after your interview with the boss dun sa LTO, but sorry to say po na walang ipinagbago, kung hindi ako magbibigay ng lagay sa written exam ng P1000 there is no way I can pass it and wait for 1 full month to retake the test. ganun din po sa actual driving exam that costs me additional P200, hindi lang po yun, if somebody retakes the said exams back to zero siya, meaning paying all the usual dues again. hindi po ba sobrang abuso na yun sa mga taong konti lang ang dalang pera? Dapat po siguro ma-set-up ang mga ito with marked money para matigil na po ang kalokohan nila. Everyday po akong nakikinig sa inyong programa sa radyo. Once again more power sa program ninyo, sana dagdagan pa ang oras ninyo until 5pm.
Para sa inyong mga sumbong, mag-text sa 0917-7-926833. ang WanTED Sa RaDyO action Center ay matatag-puan sa 4th floor Guadalupe Commercial Complex, guadalupe, Makati City. ang WSR ay mapapakinggan mula 2-4pm sa 558 khz DZXL.
naTIOnaL he-roes Day ngayon. Siyempre sa es-
kuwela ang pag-uusapan ng mga bata ay ang mga bayani sa ating mga aklat – Jose Rizal, andres Bon-ifacio, Melchora aquino, gabriela Silang, ninoy aquino, at marami pang iba.
May tinatawag na mga bagong bayani, ilan dito ang mga Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) dahil nagsasakripisyo sila na magtrabaho sa ibang bansa para suportahan ang kanilang pamilya. Isa pang magandang resulta ng kabayahihan ng mga OFW ay ang pagsuporta nila sa ekonomiya ng bansa. Bayan-ing itinuturing ang OFWs kasi malaki ang asa ng Pilipinas sa mga dolyar na pinapadala nila rito sa bansa. Saan na kaya tayo pinulot sa kasagsagan ng mga nakaraang pandaigdigang krisis kung wala ang mga dolyar na yun?
May mga bayani rin na hindi man tumatatak ang pangalan sa history books ay karapat-dapat sa ating pagpupugay. Ilan sa kanila si Muelmar ‘Toto’ Magallanes, ang 18-taong gulang na tiga-QC na nagligtas ng maraming buhay noong bagyong Ondoy, isang kabayanihan na naging dahilan din ng kanyang kamatayan.
naalala n’yo pa ba si Sajid Bulig ang batang nagligtas muna ng apat pang kabataan mula sa pagkalunod noong Pagoda tragedy sa Bulacan bago rin siya namatay. Si aris Canoy Espinosa, ang batang namatay dahil ginamit ang kanyang katawan para takpan ang isang granada para hindi masabugan ang kanyang mga kaibigan. Si Rona Mahilum at Chrisanta Seboc na nagligtas sa kanilang mga kapatid mula sa nasusunog nilang bahay. Si Enteng Tagle, ang bayani ng Payatas tragedy noong siya ay 10 -taong gulang pa lang.
Si Florencio agapito at Robin garcia na namatay sa pagliligtas sa kanilang mga kaklase mula sa gumuho nilang paaralan noong lindol ng 1990. Si Rico Cayabyab, si Elorde naga, na tumulong magligtas ng mga survivors ng isang plane crash noong 2002. Si godofredo Latoga, namatay dahil sa pagliligtas sa kanyang mga kasamahan sa sunog sa Pines hotel sa Baguio.
Si Emilio advincula, ang taxi driver na nagsauli ng mga alahas na nagkakahalaga ng P2 milyong piso at libu-libong halaga ng uS dollars na naiwan ng kanyang pasahero. Si Fe Sotelo, isang security guard na ‘di nagdalawang isip na magsauli ng napulot niyang bag na may P500,000. Marami pa sila. hindi magkakasya sa kolum na ito kung babanggitin natin silang lahat. Lahat sila ay mga bayaning Pilipino. Sila ang nagbibigay sa atin ng rason kung bakit proud tayo maging Pilipino.
Pero hindi kailangang mamatay para maging bayani. ang mga magulang na nagsasakripisyo sa pagtatrabaho para mapakain at mapag-aral ang mga anak ay mga bayaning maituturing. ang mga public servant na hindi nagnanakaw sa kabila ng mga masasamang udyok ay mga bayani. ang government employee na nagsumbong ng katiwalian sa kabila ng banta sa kanyang buhay at kaligtasan ay isang bayani.
ang isang kaibigan na nagparaya para sa kapakanan ng kanyang kaibigan ay bayani. ang isang nagmamahal at nagtitiis ng kalungkutan para sa kapakanan ng mina-mahal ay isang bayani. ang isang guro na buong pusong itinuturong sa kanyang mga estudyante ang kaalaman sa kabila ng mababang sweldo, sa isang bulok na silid-aralan, na may 80 estudyante, ay isang bayani. ang isang pulis na tapat sa paglilingkod sa kabila ng panganib at sa gitna ng naglipanang kasamaan ay bayani. ang isang Pilipino na nag-iisip ng kapakanan at ikabubuti hindi lang ng sarili kundi ng nakararami sa sambayanan ay isang bayaning Pilipino. Sila ang pinagpupugayan natin sa araw na ito. Ikaw, isipin mo, kailan ka naging bayani?
Mag-text po kayo sa akin tungkol sa usaping ito sa mga numerong: globe – 09272630741 o smart – 09215186724. O kaya ay email sa: [email protected].
’Di kailangang mamatay para maging bayani
Appeal of a mother in Morong 43
a FTER denying the petition filed by Morong 43 mother Carina Judilyn Oliveros for temporary release for humanitarian grounds, the local court ordered that
she and her newborn son be transferred to a hospital.Oliveros is one of the 43 health workers arrested on Feb.
6 in Morong, Rizal. The 43 were charged with illegal posses-sion of firearms and explosives. They were detained at Camp Capinpin in Tanay, Rizal before being transferred to a deten-tion facility at Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan.
Oliveros gave birth by cesarean section to her first child last July 22 at the Philippine general hospital (Pgh). On aug. 18, the jail guards hauled Oliveros, together with her son, back to jail. Presiding Judge gina F. Cenit-Escoto of the Morong Regional Trial Court Branch 78 ordered the transfer, saying that there is no basis to grant the petition for temporary
release filed on Oliveros’s behalf by her counsels.The mother and child joined the rest of the Morong 43
women detainees in an overcrowded, damp and poorly ventilated detention cell where rats, bed mites and other insects are found.
Oliveros’s lawyers filed an appeal, and in a decision issued august 25, the Morong court ruled that mother and baby be allowed to stay at the Pgh for three months so that the mother could breastfeed her child.
Even as the petition for her temporary release was not granted, Oliveros, her legal counsels and supporters never-theless welcomed the court’s decision.
“…the grant of the instant motion would result to avoid-ance of any harm and danger that the child may suffer while in Camp Bagong Diwa, including the unjust incarceration of the said child in a detention facility,” the order stated.
as of press time, Oliveros and her baby are still at Camp Bagong Diwa. The jail warden has received the official copy of the order this morning, according to the health alliance for Democracy (head).
“This welcome development is clearly the result of the unwavering perseverance of the detainees, their families and supporters to further the call to free the Morong 43,” Carlos Montemayor, spokesperson of the Free the 43 health Work-ers! alliance said in a statement.
However, Montemayor criticized jail officials for delaying the transfer of Oliveros and her baby to the Pgh. “Despite the august 25 court order and the jail warden’s personal knowledge of the decision, jail officials are delaying the transfer of Judilyn and her son citingreasons that are plainly unacceptable,” he said.
“Every hour that the mother and baby spend inside the jail is a risk to the latter’s health and welfare. The baby’s stay with his mother inside detention is also tantamount to his unjust incarceration,” Montemayor added.
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Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile has filed a bill seeking to increase the exemption on estate tax to help those inheriting real property, especially houses, from their deceased parents or relatives cope with the continuing rise in the cost of living.
“Persons inheriting homes from deceased parents or relatives usually are overburdened by the estate tax which they could ill afford. The inability to pay the estate tax forced some heirs to just sell their inherited property,” Enrile stressed.
Under Senate Bill 132, Enrile called on Congress to exempt from the estate tax homes with a fair market value not exceeding P10 million, from the current P1 million.
In particular, Enrile wants Congress to amend Section 86 of RA 8424.He said the the prevailing provisions of Republic Act No. 8424, as amended,
allow for the deduction from the gross estate an amount equivalent to the current fair market value of the decedent’s family home up to P1 million.
According to the lawmaker, despite the deduction, the increasing value he family home nowadays and its inclusion in the computation of the estate tax contribute significantly to the amount to be paid by the surviving spouse.
Andres Garcia
MALACAÑANG is working for a red car-pet welcome for Miss Universe 4th runner up winner Maria Venus Raj despite the “major, major” blunder in the question and answer portion of the beauty pageant.
Presidential Com-munications Operations Office Secretary Sonny Coloma, however, did not disclose a fixed date yet.
Coloma said despite the flak Raj has been receiving over her “major,major” answer at the Q&A por-tion, it is just appropriate for the Palace to honor the Bicolana beauty’s triumph in Las Vegas with a fitting welcome.
According to Coloma, this is despite the violent hostage taking in Rizal Park last August 23 result-ing to eight deaths of tour-ists from Hongkong.
Alex Balcoba
SENDING of lewd messages through texts, elec-tronic mail, and internet will soon become punishable as Senator Loren Legarda has filed a bill amending the “Sexual Harassment Law.”
Legarda filed Senate Bill No.1412 expanding the medium of communication by which demands and requests for sexual favors constitute acts of sexual harassment, as defined under Republic Act 7877.
The lawmaker said Under SBN 1412, Section 3 of the said law states:
“The act or the sending of text messages, electronic mail or other similar means, making sexual advances or lurid remarks, causing embarrassment to the receiver or by their nature may qualify as vulgar, smutty, sexist, obscene or malicious."
According to Legarda, it will also be punishable un-der SBN1412 if the sexual favor is made as a condition in the hiring or in the employment, re-employment or continued employment of said individual, or in grant-ing said individual favorable compensation, terms, conditions, promotions, or privileges; or the refusal to grant the sexual favor result in limiting, segregating or classifying the employee which in any way would discriminate, deprive or diminish employment oppor-tunities or otherwise adversely affect said employee.
Legarda said the above acts "would impair the employee's rights or privileges under existing labor
laws" or "would result in an intimidating, hostile, or of-fensive environment for the employee."
“In an education or train-ing environment, sexual harassment is committed through oral, written or with the use of a telephone, cellular phone, fax machine, electronic mail or other simi-lar means against one who is under the care, custody or
supervision of the offender,” she explained.“RA 7877 enacted in 1995, is a landmark law
providing a comprehensive policy and legal frame-work for the recognition of the problem of sexual harassment and penalizing perpetrators of said crime,” she added.
Legarda added that data from the National Tele-communications Commission (NTC) showed there are more than 1.4 million subscribers of internet services and an estimated 35 million subscribers of telecommunication services. Such modern forms of communication are widely used today and have been a common medium of work-related and personal communication. Andres Garcia
PENALTY VS LEWD TEXT SENDERS JPE wants exemption on estate tax
Red carpet for Venus Raj
LEGARDA
54 Monday, August 30, 2010
T ILA nagiging trend ang de-m a n d a h a n
ngayon sa showbiz.U n a n g n a p a b a -
lita na idedemanda ni Claudine Barretto si Angelica Panganiban. Ngayon ay si Tita Cris-ty Fermin naman ang magsasampa ng kaso labang sa komedyan-teng si Chokoleit.
Bukas nakatakdang isampa ni Tita Cristy ang kasong unjust vexa-tion at libel laban sa co-median dahil sa pagmu-mura niya sa batikang showbiz columnist sa kanyang Twitter ac-count.
Palaban pa rin si Chokoleit sa Twitter kahit alam niyang id-edemanda siya. Narito
ang ilan sa tweets niya: “Kasalanan ba kung
mas maraming nag-babasa at naniniwala sa Twitter account ko kesa sa column ng isang desperadang mangku-kulam? Galaiti much?”
“Ika nga ni Mr. M, ‘ParaBelum’...naku-nakunakunakunaku-nakunakunakunaku-naku, ang sabi ng pabo! Bwahahahahaha!
“Kung may totoo man sa mga sinusulat ni Cursety Fearmean sa diyaryo . . .ito ay ang petsa nung araw na iyon!!! Bwahahahah-
hahahahaha!!!! =)”“Ang namimikon
ang napikon ? Ayy, talo? Bwahahahahaha! Go ahead, Make My Day! ”
“For a cheap ploy, I'm not the kind who bites the bait. I’m too smart for that. Try harder pathetic old rot-ten scoundrel. =)”
Masyadong kumpi-yansa si Chokoleit sa kanyang sarili.
“Parang di ako nat-sa-challenge... Wala ni isa sa followers ko ang kumakampi sa kanya? Nasa-sad ako, Any tak-
the fact that direk Joyce (Bernal) is directing this and si direk GA (Dante Nico Garcia) is produc-tion designer.......direk GA siya pero bumabalik siya sa pagka-produc-tion designer para sa project na ito and like sina Mylene (Dizon), Kuya Dick (Roderick Paulate), Kempee (de Leon) are here, it has to be the right thing. Dapat lahat tama. If you’re talking about a project na halimbawa, kahit sino naman, eh, even if it’s Juday or Piolo (Pascual), kahit
naman sino ‘pag in-offer-an, dapat ang offer tama sa lahat. Hindi lang puro sa ngayon ganyan. Tingnan natin what will happen kung tatanggapin o hindi,” esplika ng TV host.
Gumaganap si Ryan bilang isang drag queen sa Lady Dada.
“Lady Dada kasi isa siyang tatay na gagawin ang lahat. Napasok lang siya doon dahil sa cir-cumstances na napa-sukan ng pamilya niya kaya siya napilitang maging Lady Dada,” paliwanag ni Ryan sa
T ILA nagiging trend ang de-
cristy vs chokoleit
By Alex Brosas
SHOWBIZ PIZZA
ers? Bwahahahahha-haha!”
Over confident din siya sa sinabi niyang ito na “kahit ako na mag abogado sa sarili ko, yakang yaka yan....”
Sabi sa amin ni Tita Cristy: “Ang akala niya kasi, comedy bar ang la-hat ng aspeto ng buhay. Ang mga tweet niya, hindi makakain kahit ng gutom na aso. Akala ko nga, nasimyentuhan ko na ang palibot ng puso ko, kaya matibay ako. Paminsan-minsan pala, aaray ka pa rin, dahil niyuyurakan na ang pagkatao mo.”
Nabasa namin ang tweets ni Chokoleit at grabe ang kanyang ginawa kay Tita Cristy. Grabe siya kung maka-pagmura. Wala siyang pakundangan, wala si-yang galang. Marahil ay hindi niya naisip na masyadong foul na ang kanyang ginawa.
* * *Hanggang ngayon
ay natatanong pa rin si Ryan Agoncillo kung willing siyang gumawa ng project with Piolo Pascual at dyowa niyang si Judy Ann Santos.
Pabiro ang naging sagot ni Ryan. “Let’s burn the bridge when the bridge is there,” aniya.
“‘Di ko alam, eh. Parang tinanong mo ako kung........I wouldn’t know. To be honest, it has to be the right mate-rial. Alam n’yo po kasi ako ay part-time actor lang. I’m a full-time host and it takes some-thing like Lady Dada. Itong Lady Dada, ‘yung pagkakagawa niya, sabi ko nga, it’s one of those projects na title pa lang solve na kami. Parang
kanyang character.* * *
Medyo natawa kami nang sabihin ni John Lloyd Cruz kung ano ang na-discover niya kay Angel Locsin na leading lady niya sa ‘Imortal.’
“Na-discover ko na mahilig siya sa sa-sakyang mukhang pan-lalaki. Very manly, very manly ‘yung mga hilig niya like isang beses niyaya niya akong mag-firing. Sabi ko, “I’ve never tried that pero sige, puwede ko ring pa-sukan ‘yan”,” kuwento ni John Lloyd sa press visit ng ‘Imortal.’
“Si Angel, aside from mahirap siya ka-trabaho,” pagbibiro ng actor. “Maasikaso, maalaga siya na parang tomboy. Feeling ko ako ‘yung leading lady kasi ganoon talaga siya, eh. Nasa nature niya ‘yung alagaan, asika-suhin ‘yung kanyang kasama not necessarily her leading man...’yung kasama niya sa traba-ho, kasama sa eksena. Aside from that, hindi lang siya nakakahon doon sa pagiging ar-tista,” dagdag pa ng dyowa ni Shaina Mag-dayao.
CHOKOLEIT
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OFFICIALS in Michael Jackson's hometown of Gary, Indiana are plan-ning a birthday tribute over the weekend, particularly on August 28, the day before what would have been the late singer's 52nd birthday.
None other than Jackson's hometown is planning a birthday tribute to the singer to honor the King of Pop’s contribution to the music industry.
The late ‘Thriller’ hitmaker -- who died of acute Propofol intoxication at his home in Los Angeles on June 25 last year -- will be honored with a spe-cial ‘This Is It’ birthday party outside his childhood home in Gary, Indiana on Saturday.
Gary Mayor Rudy Clay said: “The passing of our favorite son, Michael Jackson, is still fresh in our hearts. A year later, on the day before his birth-day, we honor his memory as a great and giving person and as the world's greatest entertainer.”
Michael's father, Joe Jackson, will attend a cake cutting ceremony at the tribute, which will also feature a group ‘Thriller’ dance.
As well as the birthday celebrations, a separate four-day MJFanvention begins in the town tomorrow (26.08.10).
The main attraction at the fan event will be a special tribute concert on Saturday, featuring Tony Award-winner Melba Moore and the late singer's former tour guitarist Jennifer Batten, as well as impersonator Edward Moss and a choir of Indiana residents.
A stage production based on the life and music of the legendary singer entitled ‘Yesterday, Today & Forever’ will also take place in the town on Thursday (26.08.10).
Michael's mother Katherine Jackson unveiled an eight-foot granite plaque in his honor at the house in Gary on the fi rst anniversary of the King of Pop's death earlier this year.
The Jacksons left Gary in 1969 after the Jackson 5 became a success-ful recording group. The Jackson Family Foundation – headed by the late singer's father – is planning to build a multi-million-dollar museum, golf course and performing arts centre in Michael's honor in the town.
RYAN AGONCILLO
HOLLYWOOD TATTLE
Birthday bash awaits Michael Jackson fans
H INDI na luma-labas sa mga intr iga ang
pangalan ng artistang si Baron Geisler. Totoo bang nagpakatino na siya? Wala na sa pan-gangalaga ng ABS-CBN Star Magic ang aktor na si Baron at si Arnold Vegafria na ang man-ager niya, pero hindi naman doon nagtapos ang kanyang relasyon sa studio.
“Nagpapasalamat ako kina Sir Deo [En-drinal] at Ms. Linggit Tan [mga Dos execs] dahil binibigyan pa rin nila ako ng project kahit iba na ang man-ager ko,” sabi ni Baron nang makausap ng PEP (Philippine Entertain-ment Portl) sa Max's Restaurant sa Roces Avenue, Quezon City.
Ang show ngayon ni Baron sa ABS-CBN ay ang primetime series na Noah, na pinagbibidah-an nina Piolo Pascual at Zaijan Jaranilla. Taong unggoy ang ginagam-
Si Direk Joel Lamangan ang direktor. Yung isa ay triangle kami nina John Prats at Denise Laurel. Pinag-iisipan ko pang mabuti kung gagawin ko yung gay fi lm.”
A C T I N G , N O T FAME, IS HIS PAS-SION. Kasabayan ni Baron sa showbiz si John Lloyd Cruz. In fact, may grupo pa sila noon, ang Koolits, kasa-ma si Marc Solis.
Ngayon, sikat na sikat na si John Lloyd, kabi-kabila ang mga proyekto sa TV at pe-likula, at mabentang product endorser pa. Pero hindi naman daw naiinggit si Baron sa kanya.
“Ako naman, kahit hindi maging superstar o maging sikat na sikat. Ang mas importante
pa rin sa akin nandito pa rin ako sa showbiz at umaarte. Yun na-man talaga ang passion ko, yung acting. Hindi siguro ako magsasawa na umaarte,” sabi ni Baron.
Brokenhearted siya ngayon. Naghiwalay na kasi sila ng Filipina-Australian girlfriend niya.
“Bumalik na siya sa Australia three weeks ago na. Hindi raw kasi niya kayang malayo sa
pamilya niya,” sabi ng binata.
* * *During the thanks-
giving party of In Your Eyes last August 26, at Annabel’s restaurant on Tomas Morato, Quezon City, ex-flames Rich-ard Gutierrez and Anne Curtis were asked if they were open to doing more mature roles in the future. The two had a daring love scene in the movie. So did Rich-ard with their co-star Claudine Barretto.
“Given the right proj-ect, the right leading lady, the right director, I think I would be able to do something like that again—or more,” Richard responds con-fi dently.
He adds: “Kami na-mang mga artista, we always want to pursue
something different. As long as the script is good, as long as we trust the director, ka-hit anong eksena pa ‘yan, basta maganda, gagawin namin.
Dapat talaga bilang artista, walang limita-tion to your craft. So, ako, I like pushing my-self forward. Pag may ganung mga eksena in the future, game pa din ako.”
Anne says the same holds true for her. She
says that, as an actress, she will do everything, even if it means step-ping out of her com-fort zone, as long as the script is good and she trusts the director.
Richard admits that watching the movie on the big screen, specifi -cally the daring scenes, is a different experi-ence.
“Nakakagulat na nasa big screen tapos ginawa namin,” says the 25-year-old movie and TV star. “Siguro, mixed emotions, na I was happy because we were able to execute that thing, and the same time a bit awkward be-cause the whole fam-ily is watching. But, in totality I’m very happy [for] the movie. First time kong napanood yung pelikula.
Matagal naming pinaghandaan yung pelikula. Pinaghirapan namin yung pelikula. Nakakatuwa kasi, si Direk Mac, kung ano yung na-visualize niya before kami nag-shoot, yun talaga yung na ex-ecute niya sa pelikula, e.”
Anne says she was happy with how the controversial scenes looked on the big screen. “It was really tastefully done.”
INDI na luma-labas sa mga
Baron Geisler good boy na?
panan niya rito.“Kahit unggoy ako
dun, okey lang yun. Ang importante may trabaho at kumikita. At yung mga kasama ko sa Noah, ang babait nila. Para kaming magkaka-patid na. Enjoy akong katrabaho sila.”
CONTROVERSIES AND COURT CASES. Kilala si Baron bilang isang mahusay na ak-
tor. Pero kilala rin siya sa mga gulo at kon-trobesiyang kinasang-kutan niya. Sa ngayon ay may dalawa siyang kasong kinakaharap, na parehong sexual har-rasment na isinampa la-ban sa kanya ng aktres na si Yasmien Kurdi at ni Patricia Martinez, panganay na anak ng showbiz couple na sina William Martinez at Yayo Aguila.
Pero, pakiusap ni Baron, “huwag na nat-ing pag-usapan yung mga kaso ko, hindi na-man makakatulong yun sa akin.”
Hindi na naman daw siya “pasaway” ngayon. “Good boy na ako. Kung
magiging pasaway pa rin ako, baka wala nang magbigay ng project sa akin. Kailangan kong mag-ipon. Pangarap kong mabilhan ng ba-hay ang mommy ko, e. Bahay niya kasi yung nasunog dati.”
Ang huling peliku-lang ginawa ni Baron ay ang horror film na Cinco na pinalabas last July. Ano ang next mov-ie niya?
“May dalawang in-die akong naka-line up. Ang isa ay yung gay fi m.
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T ILA nagiging trend ang de-m a n d a h a n
ngayon sa showbiz.U n a n g n a p a b a -
lita na idedemanda ni Claudine Barretto si Angelica Panganiban. Ngayon ay si Tita Cris-ty Fermin naman ang magsasampa ng kaso labang sa komedyan-teng si Chokoleit.
Bukas nakatakdang isampa ni Tita Cristy ang kasong unjust vexa-tion at libel laban sa co-median dahil sa pagmu-mura niya sa batikang showbiz columnist sa kanyang Twitter ac-count.
Palaban pa rin si Chokoleit sa Twitter kahit alam niyang id-edemanda siya. Narito
ang ilan sa tweets niya: “Kasalanan ba kung
mas maraming nag-babasa at naniniwala sa Twitter account ko kesa sa column ng isang desperadang mangku-kulam? Galaiti much?”
“Ika nga ni Mr. M, ‘ParaBelum’...naku-nakunakunakunaku-nakunakunakunaku-naku, ang sabi ng pabo! Bwahahahahaha!
“Kung may totoo man sa mga sinusulat ni Cursety Fearmean sa diyaryo . . .ito ay ang petsa nung araw na iyon!!! Bwahahahah-
hahahahaha!!!! =)”“Ang namimikon
ang napikon ? Ayy, talo? Bwahahahahaha! Go ahead, Make My Day! ”
“For a cheap ploy, I'm not the kind who bites the bait. I’m too smart for that. Try harder pathetic old rot-ten scoundrel. =)”
Masyadong kumpi-yansa si Chokoleit sa kanyang sarili.
“Parang di ako nat-sa-challenge... Wala ni isa sa followers ko ang kumakampi sa kanya? Nasa-sad ako, Any tak-
the fact that direk Joyce (Bernal) is directing this and si direk GA (Dante Nico Garcia) is produc-tion designer.......direk GA siya pero bumabalik siya sa pagka-produc-tion designer para sa project na ito and like sina Mylene (Dizon), Kuya Dick (Roderick Paulate), Kempee (de Leon) are here, it has to be the right thing. Dapat lahat tama. If you’re talking about a project na halimbawa, kahit sino naman, eh, even if it’s Juday or Piolo (Pascual), kahit
naman sino ‘pag in-offer-an, dapat ang offer tama sa lahat. Hindi lang puro sa ngayon ganyan. Tingnan natin what will happen kung tatanggapin o hindi,” esplika ng TV host.
Gumaganap si Ryan bilang isang drag queen sa Lady Dada.
“Lady Dada kasi isa siyang tatay na gagawin ang lahat. Napasok lang siya doon dahil sa cir-cumstances na napa-sukan ng pamilya niya kaya siya napilitang maging Lady Dada,” paliwanag ni Ryan sa
T ILA nagiging trend ang de-
cristy vs chokoleit
By Alex Brosas
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ers? Bwahahahahha-haha!”
Over confident din siya sa sinabi niyang ito na “kahit ako na mag abogado sa sarili ko, yakang yaka yan....”
Sabi sa amin ni Tita Cristy: “Ang akala niya kasi, comedy bar ang la-hat ng aspeto ng buhay. Ang mga tweet niya, hindi makakain kahit ng gutom na aso. Akala ko nga, nasimyentuhan ko na ang palibot ng puso ko, kaya matibay ako. Paminsan-minsan pala, aaray ka pa rin, dahil niyuyurakan na ang pagkatao mo.”
Nabasa namin ang tweets ni Chokoleit at grabe ang kanyang ginawa kay Tita Cristy. Grabe siya kung maka-pagmura. Wala siyang pakundangan, wala si-yang galang. Marahil ay hindi niya naisip na masyadong foul na ang kanyang ginawa.
* * *Hanggang ngayon
ay natatanong pa rin si Ryan Agoncillo kung willing siyang gumawa ng project with Piolo Pascual at dyowa niyang si Judy Ann Santos.
Pabiro ang naging sagot ni Ryan. “Let’s burn the bridge when the bridge is there,” aniya.
“‘Di ko alam, eh. Parang tinanong mo ako kung........I wouldn’t know. To be honest, it has to be the right mate-rial. Alam n’yo po kasi ako ay part-time actor lang. I’m a full-time host and it takes some-thing like Lady Dada. Itong Lady Dada, ‘yung pagkakagawa niya, sabi ko nga, it’s one of those projects na title pa lang solve na kami. Parang
kanyang character.* * *
Medyo natawa kami nang sabihin ni John Lloyd Cruz kung ano ang na-discover niya kay Angel Locsin na leading lady niya sa ‘Imortal.’
“Na-discover ko na mahilig siya sa sa-sakyang mukhang pan-lalaki. Very manly, very manly ‘yung mga hilig niya like isang beses niyaya niya akong mag-firing. Sabi ko, “I’ve never tried that pero sige, puwede ko ring pa-sukan ‘yan”,” kuwento ni John Lloyd sa press visit ng ‘Imortal.’
“Si Angel, aside from mahirap siya ka-trabaho,” pagbibiro ng actor. “Maasikaso, maalaga siya na parang tomboy. Feeling ko ako ‘yung leading lady kasi ganoon talaga siya, eh. Nasa nature niya ‘yung alagaan, asika-suhin ‘yung kanyang kasama not necessarily her leading man...’yung kasama niya sa traba-ho, kasama sa eksena. Aside from that, hindi lang siya nakakahon doon sa pagiging ar-tista,” dagdag pa ng dyowa ni Shaina Mag-dayao.
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OFFICIALS in Michael Jackson's hometown of Gary, Indiana are plan-ning a birthday tribute over the weekend, particularly on August 28, the day before what would have been the late singer's 52nd birthday.
None other than Jackson's hometown is planning a birthday tribute to the singer to honor the King of Pop’s contribution to the music industry.
The late ‘Thriller’ hitmaker -- who died of acute Propofol intoxication at his home in Los Angeles on June 25 last year -- will be honored with a spe-cial ‘This Is It’ birthday party outside his childhood home in Gary, Indiana on Saturday.
Gary Mayor Rudy Clay said: “The passing of our favorite son, Michael Jackson, is still fresh in our hearts. A year later, on the day before his birth-day, we honor his memory as a great and giving person and as the world's greatest entertainer.”
Michael's father, Joe Jackson, will attend a cake cutting ceremony at the tribute, which will also feature a group ‘Thriller’ dance.
As well as the birthday celebrations, a separate four-day MJFanvention begins in the town tomorrow (26.08.10).
The main attraction at the fan event will be a special tribute concert on Saturday, featuring Tony Award-winner Melba Moore and the late singer's former tour guitarist Jennifer Batten, as well as impersonator Edward Moss and a choir of Indiana residents.
A stage production based on the life and music of the legendary singer entitled ‘Yesterday, Today & Forever’ will also take place in the town on Thursday (26.08.10).
Michael's mother Katherine Jackson unveiled an eight-foot granite plaque in his honor at the house in Gary on the fi rst anniversary of the King of Pop's death earlier this year.
The Jacksons left Gary in 1969 after the Jackson 5 became a success-ful recording group. The Jackson Family Foundation – headed by the late singer's father – is planning to build a multi-million-dollar museum, golf course and performing arts centre in Michael's honor in the town.
RYAN AGONCILLO
HOLLYWOOD TATTLE
Birthday bash awaits Michael Jackson fans
H INDI na luma-labas sa mga intr iga ang
pangalan ng artistang si Baron Geisler. Totoo bang nagpakatino na siya? Wala na sa pan-gangalaga ng ABS-CBN Star Magic ang aktor na si Baron at si Arnold Vegafria na ang man-ager niya, pero hindi naman doon nagtapos ang kanyang relasyon sa studio.
“Nagpapasalamat ako kina Sir Deo [En-drinal] at Ms. Linggit Tan [mga Dos execs] dahil binibigyan pa rin nila ako ng project kahit iba na ang man-ager ko,” sabi ni Baron nang makausap ng PEP (Philippine Entertain-ment Portl) sa Max's Restaurant sa Roces Avenue, Quezon City.
Ang show ngayon ni Baron sa ABS-CBN ay ang primetime series na Noah, na pinagbibidah-an nina Piolo Pascual at Zaijan Jaranilla. Taong unggoy ang ginagam-
Si Direk Joel Lamangan ang direktor. Yung isa ay triangle kami nina John Prats at Denise Laurel. Pinag-iisipan ko pang mabuti kung gagawin ko yung gay fi lm.”
A C T I N G , N O T FAME, IS HIS PAS-SION. Kasabayan ni Baron sa showbiz si John Lloyd Cruz. In fact, may grupo pa sila noon, ang Koolits, kasa-ma si Marc Solis.
Ngayon, sikat na sikat na si John Lloyd, kabi-kabila ang mga proyekto sa TV at pe-likula, at mabentang product endorser pa. Pero hindi naman daw naiinggit si Baron sa kanya.
“Ako naman, kahit hindi maging superstar o maging sikat na sikat. Ang mas importante
pa rin sa akin nandito pa rin ako sa showbiz at umaarte. Yun na-man talaga ang passion ko, yung acting. Hindi siguro ako magsasawa na umaarte,” sabi ni Baron.
Brokenhearted siya ngayon. Naghiwalay na kasi sila ng Filipina-Australian girlfriend niya.
“Bumalik na siya sa Australia three weeks ago na. Hindi raw kasi niya kayang malayo sa
pamilya niya,” sabi ng binata.
* * *During the thanks-
giving party of In Your Eyes last August 26, at Annabel’s restaurant on Tomas Morato, Quezon City, ex-flames Rich-ard Gutierrez and Anne Curtis were asked if they were open to doing more mature roles in the future. The two had a daring love scene in the movie. So did Rich-ard with their co-star Claudine Barretto.
“Given the right proj-ect, the right leading lady, the right director, I think I would be able to do something like that again—or more,” Richard responds con-fi dently.
He adds: “Kami na-mang mga artista, we always want to pursue
something different. As long as the script is good, as long as we trust the director, ka-hit anong eksena pa ‘yan, basta maganda, gagawin namin.
Dapat talaga bilang artista, walang limita-tion to your craft. So, ako, I like pushing my-self forward. Pag may ganung mga eksena in the future, game pa din ako.”
Anne says the same holds true for her. She
says that, as an actress, she will do everything, even if it means step-ping out of her com-fort zone, as long as the script is good and she trusts the director.
Richard admits that watching the movie on the big screen, specifi -cally the daring scenes, is a different experi-ence.
“Nakakagulat na nasa big screen tapos ginawa namin,” says the 25-year-old movie and TV star. “Siguro, mixed emotions, na I was happy because we were able to execute that thing, and the same time a bit awkward be-cause the whole fam-ily is watching. But, in totality I’m very happy [for] the movie. First time kong napanood yung pelikula.
Matagal naming pinaghandaan yung pelikula. Pinaghirapan namin yung pelikula. Nakakatuwa kasi, si Direk Mac, kung ano yung na-visualize niya before kami nag-shoot, yun talaga yung na ex-ecute niya sa pelikula, e.”
Anne says she was happy with how the controversial scenes looked on the big screen. “It was really tastefully done.”
INDI na luma-labas sa mga
Baron Geisler good boy na?
panan niya rito.“Kahit unggoy ako
dun, okey lang yun. Ang importante may trabaho at kumikita. At yung mga kasama ko sa Noah, ang babait nila. Para kaming magkaka-patid na. Enjoy akong katrabaho sila.”
CONTROVERSIES AND COURT CASES. Kilala si Baron bilang isang mahusay na ak-
tor. Pero kilala rin siya sa mga gulo at kon-trobesiyang kinasang-kutan niya. Sa ngayon ay may dalawa siyang kasong kinakaharap, na parehong sexual har-rasment na isinampa la-ban sa kanya ng aktres na si Yasmien Kurdi at ni Patricia Martinez, panganay na anak ng showbiz couple na sina William Martinez at Yayo Aguila.
Pero, pakiusap ni Baron, “huwag na nat-ing pag-usapan yung mga kaso ko, hindi na-man makakatulong yun sa akin.”
Hindi na naman daw siya “pasaway” ngayon. “Good boy na ako. Kung
magiging pasaway pa rin ako, baka wala nang magbigay ng project sa akin. Kailangan kong mag-ipon. Pangarap kong mabilhan ng ba-hay ang mommy ko, e. Bahay niya kasi yung nasunog dati.”
Ang huling peliku-lang ginawa ni Baron ay ang horror film na Cinco na pinalabas last July. Ano ang next mov-ie niya?
“May dalawang in-die akong naka-line up. Ang isa ay yung gay fi m.
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Benefi ts for barangay offi cialsBARANGAY offi cials who would be able to serve
three terms can now look forward for more benefi ts, as the City Council has approved the unique ordi-nance penned by Liga ng mga Barangay President and Valenzuela City Councilor Alvin Feliciano.
Ordinance 001 series of 2010, also known as “Standardized Barangay Offi cials Welfare Benefi ts,” aims to provide additional benefi ts for barangay offi cials who can complete three successive terms in offi ce.
The ordinance states that a barangay captain would be entitled to P100,000 while a barangay councilman (kagawad) would be entitled to P30,000 once they complete three successive terms.
Meanwhile, barangay offi cials who would be able to serve three terms in succession but in different positions would still be able to get cash benefi ts, the worth of which would depend on the position involved.
Aside from this, hospitalized barangay offi cials would be given a P5,000 cash benefi t. Families of departed barangay captains will be able to receive P50,000 while those of councilmen will be entitled to P25,000.
Feliciano said the ordinance is meant to recognize the hardworking barangay offi cials who take on heavy responsibilities day by day.
“Alam natin kung ano ang hirap ng trabahong nakaatang sa balikat ng mga barangay offi cials at sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay sa kanila ng benepisyo ay masusuklian ng lokal na pamahalaan ang kanilang naibigay na serbisyo sa kanilang mga kabarangay,” Feliciano said.
He pointed out that barangay offi cials from all over the country are waiting for the implementation of section 393 of the local government code which also enumerates the benefi ts that they are entitled to.
THE Quezon City government, on orders of Mayor Herbert Bau-tista, is setting aside P500 million for the modernization of the city’s day-care and health centers.
The Mayor said his admin-istration shall be utilizing the 20 percent mandatory reserve in the city’s community development fund to bankroll the modernization pro-gram which underscores the city’s continuing efforts to strengthen the foundation in the delivery of basic health services and early-education among pre-school children.
Already, the Mayor has direct-ed the engineering department to prepare the physical development plan as well as the costing plan. Mayor Bautista wants both physical and costing plans submitted by the end of September this year.
Mayor Bautista hopes to achieve a 70% to 80% completion rate of the modernization plan before his three-year term ends in June 2013.
The plan includes the construc-tion of 10 additional day-care centers in the city’s barangays to
provide children from poor families a good headstart when they enter regular schooling and level up with the quality of education offered in private schools for well-to-do- children.
The Mayor unveiled the city government’s modernization plan for its day-care program when he led city offi cials during the signing of a memorandum of agreement with Miriam College aimed at profession-alizing the teaching and management of barangay-based day -care centers in QC.
Under the agreement, an ad-ditional 128 Quezon City day-care workers have been given sponsorship by the city government to complete a two-year certifi cate course in teach-ing early childhood education at Miriam College as part of a continu-ing effort to upgrade the quality of day-care instruction in the city.
Joining the Mayor in signing the agreement was Dr. Maria Lourdes Quisumbing-Baybay, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and QC social services development depart-ment chief Teresa Mariano.
The teaching certificate pro-gram, now on its third year of implementation, has already ben-efi ted 100 QC day-care workers, who are scheduled to graduate in October this year.
“This is a milestone program for the city government, especially to the social services development department. What we now have is further institutionalizing the partner-ship between the QC government and Miriam College,” said Mayor Bautista.
As provided under the agree-ment, the city government shall be paying Miriam College the amount of P12,226 for each enrollee cover-ing payment for tuition and other fees every semester.
Aside from the two-year cer-tificate course, the school also offers QC day-care workers with an enrichment course on commu-nity development. Age-appropriate curriculum was also developed by Miriam College.
To date, the city has about 272 day-care centers spread over QC’s 142 barangays.
Quezon City modern day-care, health centersSENIOR citizens from 60 to 69 years old will be covered by a new free
immunization program under President Aquino's fi rst national budget, Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga, Jr. said over the weekend.
Barzaga said some 865,950 seniors all over the country would benefi t from the vaccination program in the proposed General Appropriations Act of 2011.
”They will be given pneumococcal and infl uenza shots every fi ve years,” he said.
Barzaga also said a total of P871 million has been set aside to provide a P500 monthly pension to some 145,150 poverty-stricken seniors who are 80 years old and above.
He said indigent seniors who currently do not get any old-age pension from either the Social Security System (SSS) or the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) stand to benefi t from the monthly allowance.
“This may not be much. But to seniors who are not getting any fi nan-cial support whatsoever, P500 monthly will surely provide some relief,” Barzaga pointed out.
The lawmaker from Cavite also said he expects seniors to benefi t from the government's expanded free health insurance coverage for needy families.
In the 2011 budget, he said a total of P3.5 billion has been allotted to pay for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) premiums of 4.6 million indigent families.
Apart from this, Barzaga said seniors would benefi t from the P1 billion allocation for the Department of Health's continuing implementation of the Cheaper Medicines Act.
He said the P1 billion includes P98 million to fund the installation of 3,931 new Botika ng Barangay outlets, each to be initially provided with P25,000 worth of low-priced medicines.
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During the high schoolers’ spring ministry trip to Jamaica, they visited a home for troubled teens who had run afoul of the law or whose families could not handle them.
This was not a comfortable situation for the kids from either culture. What would they say? How would they connect?
It didn’t take long to find out. Minutes after they arrived, a soccer match began as a number of the US students engaged some of the Jamaican teens in spirited competition.
The soccer match was a great icebreaker as the kids kicked the ball around and got to know each other. After the game, conversation was easier and friendships were established more quickly because of a common interest.
In Acts 17, the apostle Paul demonstrated how to break through barriers and establish dialogue. He talked with the Athenians about something of common interest—worship. In a similar way, we can use sports talk with a co-worker or lawn conversation with a neighbor. The possibilities are endless.
To reach out to people who need to hear about God’s love, look for common language—and watch the barriers fall.
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ConTrACTUAl workers in the govern-ment will get a permanent position if they completed 10 years in public service.
Manila 5th District Rep. Amado S. Bagatsing has filed House Bill 226 that grants civil service eligibility to government workers who have worked continuously for 10 years.
Bagatsing said many workers like garden-ers or street sweepers are hired on a casual or contractual basis for government’s numerous special projects and programs.
Republic Act 6850 was enacted in 1990, granting Civil Service Eligibility to government employees with provisional or temporary appointment who have
continuously rendered government service for seven years.
Bagatsing said the law failed to include casuals or contractuals, co-terminus and other legitimate regular plantilla positions such as office utility aide, office utility as-sistant and their equivalents.
Maricel Cruz
Solon wants casual employees become permanent
A GroUP cam-paigning for a “litter-free Pilipinas” wel-comed the decision by the Metro Manila Development Author-ity (MMDA) to revive an anti-littering policy that has been dormant for years.
The EcoWaste Coali-tion said that the move to resuscitate MMDA Regulation No. 96-009 as amended by MMDA Regulation No. 99-006 should strengthen the agency’s operations, in collaboration with local government units (LGUs), to clear the streets and waterways of trash.
MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino vowed to implement the littering ban such as the dumping and disposal of trash in pub-lic places as embodied in the said regulation that penalizes violators with a fine of P500 to P1,000 or a corrective community service.
“We seek and sup-port the earnest en-forcement of r.A. 9003 and related ordinances and measures by the MMDA and the 17 lGUs to curb indis-criminate waste dis-posal and encourage environmental stew-ardship among Metro Manila residents,” said roy Alvarez, President, EcoWaste Coalition.
r.A. 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, pro-motes waste avoidance and volume reduction, separation of discards at source, reuse, recy-cling and composting.
Litter-freeRP getssupport
MANILA Mayor Alfredo Lim leads the list of guests next week when the Senate calls another public hearing on the bloody hostage-taking incident last Au-gust 23.
Senate committee on public order and illegal drugs chairman Sen. Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan confirmed yesterday that Lim has been summoned to air his side on what many observers viewed as bungled police operations that
led to the killing of nine people, including eight tourists from Hongkong.
During the first seven-hour Senate hearing last Thursday, Manila Police District Chief Supt. Rodolfo Magtibay named Lim as the one who ordered the arrest of hostage-taker Rolando Mendoza’s brother Gregorio.
lim, chairman of the hostage crisis management commit-tee, denied the allegation of
Magtibay who voluntarily take leave of absence to give way to the police investigation in the incident that also killed the hostage-taker.
Aside from lim, hostage crisis chief negotiator Col. orlando Yebra has also been invited along with the media personalities, including those who interviewed Mendoza during the 11-hour ne-gotiations, to get the first hand account from them.
Senate summons Mayor Lim for public hearing
Hongkong police in-vestigators are now in the country to examine the tourist bus which served as the scene of the tragic hostage-taking incident near the Quirino Grand-stand in Manila's Rizal Park last Monday.
In a press conference in Camp Crame, Philip-pine national Police spokesman Senior Supt.
Agrimero Cruz, Jr. said the five Hongkong po-lice investigators, led by larry Wan and Steve lee, will be allowed to conduct their own inves-tigation of the Hong Thai Travel bus now stored at the warehouse in Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig City.
“They will have con-structive possession of
the bus starting tomor-row (today),” Cruz said.
On Saturday, the five Hongkong investiga-tors were stopped from entering the bus as the PnP’s investigating team was still conducting its probe.
C r u z , h o w e v e r , stressed that the incident was not meant to stop the Hongkong forensic
experts from doing their separate investigation. He cited minor misco-ordination.
no less than PnP chief Director Gener-al Jesus Verzosa has vowed there will be transparency in the on-going investigation of the hostage-taking in-cident which he himself is overseeing.
HK police to start probe on Hong Thai bus today
THE Ombudsman sacked an Immigration (BI) official in Cebu reporedly for extorting two Chinese nationals.
In an eight-page decision signed and approved by overall Deputy ombudsman orlando Casimiro, Senior Immigration Officer Geronimo S. Rosas was dismissed from the service in view of the substantial evidence found against him.
Graft Investigation and Prosecution Officer I Giovanni Tianero said there was enough evidence against Rosas after he demanded P200,000 from Chinese Minwei Deng and Zhouzhi Cai who ar-rived at the Mactan Cebu International Airport last November 13, 2006 on Flight No. CX 921 of Cathay Pacific Airways.
BI Officer in Charge Rodolfo Ledesma was ordered by the Office of the Ombudsman to immediately implement the said order against rosas.
The Office of the Ombudsman gave credence to the complaint of witness Gabriel Andujar that rosas demanded the amount from the two Chinese inside the BI office at Mactan Cebu International Airport.
Businessman George Tan invited the two Chinese to help him in his prawn business.
However, the two Chinese who do not know how to speak English were questioned by the BI for hav-ing tourist visas and not working visas. Andujar was instructed by Tan to assist his two friends during their arrival at the airport.
The ombudsman argued that "the act of respon-dent Rosas clearly constitutes Grave Misconduct, subjecting him to administrative sanctions.
The solicitation by respondent rosas of the P200,000.00 transgressed the norm of conduct expected of public officials, especially of respondent rosas who hold the position of Senior Immigration Officer in the Bureau of Immigration. Such unac-ceptable conduct cannot be ignored nor forgone by this office.”
It ruled that mere denial made by rosas in his counter-affidavit is a weak defense and does not hold water to convince the Office of the Ombudsman.
Ampie Galpo
BI official sacked over extortion racket
Monday, August 30, 20108
SAN Beda’s Borgie Hermida and Nate Matute of Jose Rizal U stood out on a week when the top three teams kept their lofty positions in the 86th NCAA basketball tournament.
The 5-foot-8 Hermida, who joined the PBA Draft yesterday, came through with a pair of solid all-around perfor-mances in the pacesetting Lions’ two wins, while Matute flashed his deadly stroke from beyond the arc to power the third-ranked Bombers to back-to-back victories.
For their efforts, Hermida and Matute were named Accel/Filoil NCAA Press Corps Co-Players of the Week presented by Gatorade and Terrilicious Meat Products.
Hermida posted 14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists as the Lions streaked to their 10th straight victory by crushing Emilio Aguinaldo College, 92-68.
Hermida also had a solid outing in the 89-70 victory over St. Benilde last Monday, finishing with 9 points, 7 assists and 3 rebounds.
“Borgie is a good player,” San Beda coach Frankie Lim said of his starting point guard. “He’s PBA material.”
Matute shared the spotlight with Hermida last week as he buried 10-of-17 triples in two games.
The Filipino-American guard from Las Vegas made 22 points, including 15 from beyond the arc, to spark the Bombers past the Letran Knights, 76-60.
Five days after his breakout game, Matute was at it again, hitting 15 points, all from beyond the arc, in the 66-55 pummeling of Perpetual Help.
“He’s getting a nice feel for the game,” said JRU coach Vergel Meneses. “He’s getting more and more confident and I'm happy for him.”
NAPUNO kahapon ang Market Market sa PBA drafting day.
Talagang inaabangan pa rin ang event na ito ng mga basketball fans.
Binabati namin ang lahat nang na-draft at para sa mga hindi, magdasal na lang tayo na makuha kayo bilang free agent.
Wish lang namin, napa-pirma ang lahat ng na-pick para lahat masaya.
* * *Habang lumalaon, nalalaman na natin kung sino ang papasok
sa Final Four sa UAAP.And from the looks of it, siguradong magiging mahigpitan
ang labanan kapag Final Four na.At kapag titingnan mo, mukhang malaki ang pag-asa na
marami pa tayong mapapanood na Ateneo La Salle battle.* * *
Sa NCAA din, more or less, alam na natin kung sino ang tutungo sa next round.
Parang hindi na mababago ang trend niyan puwera na lang
kung magkaroon tng maraming silatan.But as of today, para sa amin ay malinaw na
kung aling teams ang papasok sa Final Four.* * *
Tatlong events na ang nagbukas sa NCAA.
Beach volleyball, chess at nung Sabado, swimming.
Ang volleyball, sa next semester na.* * *
Nakabuntis pala ang isang very promising UAAP player.Parang ayaw na yata niyang mag-basketball.Pero pakakasalan niya raw ang nabuntis niya.
* * *Ngayong buong linggong ito, sangkaterbang player move-
ments ang mangyayari.Araw-araw, may balita tayong masasagap tungkol sa trades
at swaps.Malayo pa man ang next conference, masaya at exciting na
ang PBA.
PBA drafting dinumog
NOWHERE TO RUNSimon Atkins of De La Salle University looks for a chance to pass the ball to a teammate as three members of the Far Eastern University corner him during the UAAP match at the Araneta Coliseum. TUNYING PENAREDONDO
FILIPINO Johann Randall Paton-og Abrina took home the silver medal for winning the speed cards category by memorizing a deck of card in a lightning fast one minute plus 20 seconds in the recently concluded 4th UK International Open Memory Championships at the 4th level of MWB Business Exchange, One Kingdom Street, Paddington, Central London on Friday.
The win also gave Abrina his first Grandmaster (GM) norm. He needed two more GM norm to complete his GM of Memory Title. “Our sacrifices have paid off. We are able to put the Philippines on limelight again for this worthy achievement. I would like to thank our team manager Sir Reli De Leon, our team delegation head Marlon Bernardino and of course my teammate and my personal mentor Robert Racasa,” added the 28-year-old Abrina, a registered nurse and UP Sports Science graduate who hails from Barangay Wack Wack, Mandaluyong City.
“Salamat din sa tiwala at suporta nina Mayor (Benhur) Abalos, Cong. Bernadette (Herrera-Dy), Atty. Joy (Ferdinand Jose Rojas II) at Chairman Margie (Juico) ng PCSO, Sen. (Robert) Jaworski, Willy Ortiz ng ACCEL, Hermie Esguerra ng Herma Group of companies, Dr. Philip Ella Juico, Drs. Manny at Regina Canlas, Cheryl Felizardo, Terry Capistrano, Atty. Sixto Esquivas, Hector Tagaysay, Cynthia Carreon, Sebastian Chua ng Star Billiards Center, Department of Foreign Affairs secretary Alberto Romulo and Usec. Jaime Ledda, British Embassy in Manila headed by Stephen Lilie pati sa tri-media (print, radio and TV) at sa mga kababayan natin sa London at sa Philippine Embassy sa Lon-don,” added Abrina.
Pinoy Memory athletes get silver in UK
Games today10 a.m.- EAC vs CSB (jrs)12 noon- Arellano U vs Letran (jrs)2 p.m.- EAC vs CSB (srs)4 p.m.- Arellano U vs Letran (srs)
ARELLANO U and Letran seek to breathe new life to their flickering Final Four bids as the two collide today in the 86th NCAA basketball tournament at The Arena in San Juan City.
The Chiefs and the Knights, currently possess-ing 4-5 (win-loss) and 3-7 slates, respectively, will gun for a win in their 4 p.m. duel that would push them closer to the Mapua Cardinals, who are comfortably perched at No. 4 with a 6-4 card.
Of the two, Arellano U appeared more inspired as it is not only the closest from gate-crashing the magic four it is also riding the crest of a 76-72 triumph over Mapua last Aug. 20.
“We hope to use that as an inspiration against Letran,” said Arellano U coach Leo Isaac.
In contrast, the Knights are reeling from a heartbreaking 60-63 defeat to the Cardinals Wednesday in a game the former should have won if not for the endgame collapse.
The Chiefs, however, will be playing with two men out after Vergel Zulueta and seldom-used Erwin Catapang.
Arellano collides with Letran in NCAA
IT was the first Ultimate Fighting Champion-ship (UFC) bout between a world-class boxer and an equally proficient mixed martial artist, and the UFC 118 co-main event at TD Garden went as most expected yesterday, as Randy Couture impressively sent three-division world champ James “Lights Out” Toney to defeat via submission in the first round.
“I worked on that triangle for over a year,” said Couture, 19-10, of the finishing move, one that led him to receive his black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by Neil Melanson in the Octagon after the bout. “A lot of credit to James for stepping up.”
After a few seconds of circling each other, Couture shot in for the takedown and immediately got it as he took Toney down by the ankle.
With the crowd chanting “UFC, UFC”, Couture got into the mount position and fired away. Toney held on, hoping to force a standup, but Couture was relentless, bulling his foe into the fence as he looked to sink in an arm triangle choke. Toney gamely resisted and Couture released the hold in order to go back to work with his strikes. But that was only a brief respite for Toney, as Couture sunk in the arm triangle again, this time forcing Toney to verbally tap out at the 3:19 mark.
Toney, 42, who has won major world boxing titles in the middleweight, super middleweight, and cruiser-weight divisions, as well as fringe belts in the heavy-weight division, falls to 0-1 in mixed martial arts.
In what was almost a continuation of their April bout, UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar shut out the man he beat for the belt at UFC 112, BJ Penn, via unanimous decision in the UFC 118 main event Saturday night at TD Garden, silencing any naysayers who called the first win a fluke.
“I want to thank BJ, he truly brought the best out of me,” said Edgar, who took the bout via three scores of 50-45.
“Frankie fought a great fight, he’s the man,” said Penn. “Much respect.”Penn was emotionless as he made his way into battle; conversely, the champion practically ran up the aisle from his locker room to the Octagon, eager for the fight to begin.
Impressive win in UFC’s ‘boxing vs MMA’
Hermida, Matute are ‘Players of the Week’
