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PRESIDENT AQUINOSPresident Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III views the portrait of his late mother, former President Corazon Aquino,upon his arrival at Malacanang after his inauguration as the 15th President of the Republic of the Philippinesat the Quirino Granstand in Manila.

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NOYNOY CABINETMEMBERS MUST

BEHAVE– SANTIAGOPAGE 7

GRAFT CHARGES TOBE FILED AGAINST

ARROYO TODAYPAGE 3

ROBIN, INUUMAGASA CONDO NI

MARIEL RODRIGUEZ?PAGE 4

CORONA SHOWSUP AT NOY’S

INAUGURATIONPAGE 7

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Kayo ang boss ko – P.NoyANG mga katagang ito ang isa

sa mariing sinabi ni PangulongBenigno “Noynoy” Aquino, III sakanyang inaugural address sanaganap na panunumpa nitobilang ika-15 pangulo ng bansasa Quirino Grandstand kahapon.

Sa nilalaman ng pananalita niPangulong Noynoy ay tinataposna nito ang paghahari-harian ngmga taong nagmamalabis sakapangyarihan na walang ginawakundi ang intindihin ang kanilangmga sariling kapakanan.

Pangungunahan din ng bagongpangulo ang pagsugpo sakatiwalian kung saan ay nagtatagpa ito ng truth commission napamumunuan ni dating chief jus-tice Hilario Davide, Jr.

Mababakas din sa mgabinitiwang salita ni PangulongNoynoy na desidido ito nawakasan na ang nagaganap nakatiwalian sa gobyerno nang sagayon ay makarating samamamayan ang tamang serbisyong kanyang gobyerno.

May mga ilang kautusan dinang bagong pangulo sa kanyang

bagong gabinete kabilang na ditoang sa Bureau of Internal Revenue(BIR), Bureau of Customs (BoC) atiba na paigtingin ang kanilangserbisyo publiko.

Hindi rin mabilang angpalakpakang ibinigay kayPangulong Noynoy ng mga taongsumaksi sa kanyang panunumpaat base pa sa talaan ng ManilaPolice District (MPD) umabot samahigit kalahating milyon angnagtungo sa Quirino Grandstandupang saksihan ang naganap naoath taking ng bagong pangulo.

Kabilang din sa mga sinabi niPangulong Noynoy na palalakasinniya ang kalidad ng edukasyonsa Pilipinas nang sa gayon ay hinditayo naiiwan ng mga kalapit natingbansa pagdating sa kaalaman angpag-uusapan.

Isa rin sa tututukan ng bagongadministrasyon ay angpagpaparami ng mga infrastruc-ture projects na magiging sandiganng bansa para sa inaasam nakaunlaran na matagal na rin natinghinihintay na maganap.

Ayon pa nga sa ilang politicalanalysts, posibleng magingistriktong pangulo si Noynoy basena rin sa mga binitiwan nitongsalita at hindi rin ito mangingimingparusahan ang mga taong lalabagat magmamalabis sa kanilangtungkulin.

Kapag naging makatuparan angmga sinabing ito ng bagongpangulo ay tiyak na bababa ito ngMalacañang pagsapit ng 2016 namay ngiti sa mga labi habangsinasabi ng mga tao na isa kangtunay na pinuno ng bansa.Mabuhay ka Pangulong Noynoy.

* * *Sa mga kabarangay kong gustong

makilahok sa pitak na ito, maarikayong mag-email sabarangayani_isko@yahoo.com.

Halos aabot sa P300 bilyon ang deficit o ang kulangsa pera ng pamahalaan. Isa sa mga problemang itong pamahalaan ni Pangulong Benigno Simeon C.Aquino III, sabi ni Usec. Gil Beltran ng Kagawaranng Pananalapi.

Ang isa sa mga solusyon ni Beltran na pihadongigigiit niya sa magiging kalihim ng Kagawaran ngPananalapi ay pagpasa ng Kongreso ng panibagongbatas na naglalayong itaas ang buwis. Si Beltran aymatagal na sa nasabing kagawaran. Siya ay isa—kung hindi man pangunahin—sa mga taga-pagtaguyod ng teoryang dagdag-buwis nanakapuwesto sa pamahalaan.

Nitong katatapos na administrasyong Arroyo,nanguna rin siya sa pagtatanggol sa 12 % expandedvalue-added tax law. Mahalaga raw ang EVAT paratumaas ang rebenyu ng pamahalaan.

Sabi ni Beltran sa mga reporter nitong Hunyo 24,dapat itaas ang buwis ng mga produktong sigarilyo,alak, at petrolyo. Tinatayang P40 bilyon angmalilikom nitong buwis, ani Beltran.

Alam na alam ng mga ekonomista na ang teoryangdagdag-buwis ay solusyon kung lumolobo ang defi-cit ng pamahalaan. Pero hindi ito pirmes. Ibig sabihin,ang kawastuhan nitong teoryang dagdag-buwis aydepende sa sitwasyon at mga batayan.

Sa kasalukuyang sitwasyon ng Pilipinas, tambakna ang mga batas ukol sa karagdagang buwis.Malaking bahagi nga ng suweldo ng mganagtatrabaho ay napupunta sa buwis (sa sweldo atsa binibiling mga produkto). Tapos ngayon, may nag-iisip na naman sa pamahalaaan na magkaroon ngbagong batas na naglalayong dagdagan ang bayaringbuwis ng mga mamimili. Kaya, mali ang ideyangito.

Sa kasalukuyang sitwasyon, hindi solusyon angkaragdagang buwis dahil (1) sinadya ng nakalipasna pamahalaan na palakihin ang deficit kaya hindidapat singilin ng bagong pamahalaan ang mgamamamayan, (2) P22 lang idinagdag sa sahod ngmga manggagawa sa Metro Manila [kaya malapitdito ang itataas ng sahod sa bang rehiyon], at (3)patong-patong na buwis sa iba’t ibang produkto naang nagbabayad naman ay ang mga mamimili athindi iyong mga negosyante.

Ang problema kasi ng mga nasa pamahalaan,napakabibilis isangkalan ang taumbayan kapag mayproblema sa pondo ang gobyerno. Kung kaunti angkoleksiyon ng pamahalaan sa paniningil ng buwis,ang awtomatikong ilalatag na solusyon ay dagdaganang binabayarang buwis ng mga mamimili. Kapagibinandila sa midya na masyadong malala angkurapsiyon sa Pilipinas, sisisihin ang mgamamamayan dahil sa pakikipagtransaksiyon nitosa mga fixer. Kapag nabanggit ang fixer, ibig sabihin‘pera-pera ang laban’ para mapabilis ang pagpo-proseso ng mga papeles.

Pero, kung umento sa sahod ang iuungos na isyung mga mamamayan, latag na latag ang pagigingbingi at pipi ng mga opisyal ng pamahalaan.

Kapag naniningil naman ang mga mamamayansa ipinangako ng pamahalaan sa kanila, parang mayamnisya ang mga opisyal ng gobyerno. Walangnaaalala kahit isang salita.

Pero kung may problema ang gobyerno sa bulsanito, wala nang isip-isip pa. Kaagad dagdag buwisang igiit na solusyon.

Tingin kasi ng mga opisyal ng pamahalaan, lalolang silang magkakaproblema kung pag-aaralan panang mabuti at malaliman ang problema. Kaya paramabilis, gumawa ng panibagong buwis ang mgamambabatas.

Isyu 101Ni Nelson S. Badilla

Dagdag Buwis na naman?!

THE World Bank has approved a grant to sup-port a project designed to enable targeted rural com-munities to cope with the impact of climate change.

In a statement released by the Washington-basedlender said the $4.97-million grant for Climate ChangeAdaptation Project (CCAP) aims todevelop and demonstrate cost-effec-tive adaptation strategies in agricul-ture and natural resources manage-ment and strengthen the country’sinstitutional framework for climate change adapta-tion.

The Philippines has one of the highest exposuresto climate change risks — including typhoons, floods,landslides, and droughts—of any country in theworld.

In late September and early October 2009, tropi-cal storm “Ondoy,” followed closely by typhoon“Pepeng,” caused massive flooding, landslides, dam-age to infrastructure, loss of crops, and loss of hu-man life in an area reaching from Metropolitan Ma-nila to northern Luzon.

These two typhoons — the worst on record — dis-rupted the lives of an estimated 7 million people,caused hundreds of deaths, and damaged crops andinfrastructure.

The country is also periodically affected by the ElNiño phenomenon, which createsstrains on water resources due to lowwater inflows into major watershedsand reservoirs.

During severe El Niño-drivendrought, water for agriculture has, at times, been to-tally cut in favor of domestic and industrial watersupply, causing severe losses in agriculture and morehardships for the rural poor.

Bert Hofman, World Bank country director, saidthe project will enhance rural communities’ capac-ity to adapt to climate change by improving farmmanagement capability under conditions of climaterisks, enhancing access to information on weatherforecasting and climate patterns, and improving ac-cess to risk management options such as weatherindex insurance, among others.

Hofman said the primary beneficiaries of this grantinclude poor farmers who often suffer climate-relatedlosses, and other vulnerable groups that depend onnatural resources for their livelihoods.

“This project is consistent with the government’spriorities with respect to poverty reduction and sus-tainable development, particularly given that thepoorest segments of the Philippines’ population de-pend on agriculture and natural resources for theirlivelihoods,” Hofman said.

“It will help increase the resiliency of poor ruralcommunities to climate change impacts, improve foodsecurity, and maintain the integrity of ecological sys-tems,” he added.

The grant for the CCAP will come from the GlobalEnvironment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund being imple-mented by the World Bank.

The project will also be supported with US$40.45million co-financing from the Participatory IrrigationDevelopment Project (PIDP) and another US$10 mil-lion from the Environment and Natural Resources Man-agement Project (ENRMP), two ongoing governmentprojects which are also financed by the World Bank.

Fund to fight climate change

STREETSMARTNi Jonathan Vicente

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You’re the boss – President AquinoPRESIDENT Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III

yesterday took his oath of office and deliveredhis message to all the Filipino people that hewould stop corruption, excessive travel andspending, patronage politics and even the irri-tating show of power by politicians such asthe blaring of “wangwang” or sirens.

Aquino told the nation that the march to-ward change will be realized because his bossare the Filipino people.

“Kayo ang boss ko, kaya’t hindi maaaringhindi ako makinig sa mga utos ninyo. (Youare my boss, I have to follow your orders).Wewill design and implement an interaction andfeedback mechanism that can effectively re-spond to the people’s needs and aspirations,”Aquino declared.

Aquino said he would not renege of hiscampaign promise of change in the next sixyears and called on the people to also swearto act together in achieving the aspirationsof the nation.

“The people who are behind us dared todream. Today, the dream starts to become areality. Sa inyong mga nag-iisip pa kungtutulong kayo sa pagpasan ng ating krus,isa lang ang aking tanong—kung kailan tayonanalo, saka pa ba kayo susuko? (To thoseof you who are still thinking of carrying thenation’s cross, I have only one question –

now that we have won, would you stop par-ticipating in nation-building?” Aquino asked.

“My parents sought nothing less and diedfor nothing less than democracy, peace andprosperity. I am blessed by this legacy. I shallcarry the torch forward,” Aquino said.

Police estimated some 500,000 to 600,000people witnessed the oath taking of the twohighest official of the land at the QuirinoGrandstand.

Aquino also vowed not to follow the foot-step of his successor, former President GloriaMacapagal-Arroyo who had been one of themost unpopular leaders in the history ofPhilippine governance for her alleged abuseof power, spending and other privileges.

"We shall defeat the enemy by wielding thetools of justice, social reform and equitablegovernance leading to a better life,” he said.

Aquino also said to those who sinnedagainst him, he had already forgiven them.But, to those who have sinned against theFilipino people will not be forgotten and mustface justice.

Aquino swore in before Associate JusticeConchita Carpio Morales at about 11:54 a.m.,a few minutes earlier than scheduled. Su-preme Court Justice Renato Corona, who re-placed former Justice Reynato Puno, was alsopresent during the inauguration rites.

FORMER President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will notbe called “Mrs. President” in the House of Representatives,Quezon City Rep. and aspiring Speaker Feliciano Belmonteyesterday said.

Mrs. Arroyo will be called “the lady from second districtof Pampanga,” Belmonte told reporters in Malacañang.

However, he assured that “no one will get out of his wayto harass her.”

Belmonte was in Malacañang to witness the oath-taking ofnew Cabinet members while Arroyo was in Lubao, Pampangato be formally sworn into office as congresswoman.

Belmonte also expressed confidence that he will get thespeakership, saying he has the numbers.

If elected to the top House post, Belmonte added he wouldtry to make the chamber “more orderly and more congenialand hopefully not so partisan.”

No ‘Mrs. President’ in the House – SB

Corona shows up at Noy’s inaugurationSHOWING respect to the co-

equal branch of the government,Supreme Court (SC) Chief JusticeRenato Corona yesterday at-tended and witnessed the inau-guration of President-electBenigno Simeon “Noynoy”Aquino III as the 15th Presidentof the Republic of the Philippines.

Corona was appointed as thecountry's 23rd Chief Justice byoutgoing President GloriaMacapagal-Arroyo. His appoint-ment was questioned by Aquinofor being violative of Section 7,Article 15 of the 1987 PhilippineConstitution which states that theincumbent President cannot makean appointment, except on tem-porary nature, in the ExecutiveDepartment two months prior tothe next presidential electionsuntil the end of the President'sterm.

It was earlier reported thatCorona may not attend the inau-guration of the President-elect

because of the hectic schedule ofattending to the oath taking ofsome 20 newly elected officialsat the SC.

The oath taking of the officialsstarted at 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. andresumed at 2 p.m. until 4 p.m.

Among those who took theirrespective oaths of office beforeCorona were Senators Manuel"Lito" Lapid and Vicente "Tito"Sotto III, seven congressmen,mayors and vice mayors, gover-nors, councilors and some pro-vincial board members andpartylist representatives.

President-elect Aquino andVice President-elect Binay tooktheir respective oaths before SCAssociate Justice ConchitaCarpio-Morales.

Corona reiterated that as theChief Magistrate of the highestcourt of the land, he understandsthe prerogative of Aquino to whomhe would take his oath. Aquinotook his oath before Morales.

Militant group questionssome of Aquino appointees

MILITANT group Bayan hasquestioned most of the appoint-ments made by President Benigno“Noynoy” Aquino III.

Although the group has wel-comed some, Bayan secretarygeneral Renato Reyes said manyof the appointees are either closeassociates of Aquino or have beenactive campaign supporters dur-ing the last May 10 presidentialelections.

As Bayan lauded the appoint-ment of former Human Rightscommissioner Leila de Lima tothe Department of Justice, they,however, slammed the retentionof Alberto Romulo as Foreign Af-fairs Secretary.

The group said Romulo neverresigned from the Arroyo cabi-net and has never shown any re-morse for the blunders he com-mitted.

“He should have been sackedafter he was rebuked by the Su-

preme Court when he allowed thetransfer of convicted rapist USMarine Corporal Daniel Smithfrom the Makati City Jail to theUS embassy. He is a member ofthe VFA cheering-squad and anunapologetic American boy,”Reyes explained.

Reyes stressed that Romulo’sappointment seemed to be basedon his support for Aquino dur-ing the campaign.

The group also questioned theappointment of Finance SecretaryCesar Purisima, a proponent of theexpanded value added tax (EVAT)law in 2005 and was among thebig contributor to the Aquino cam-paign; Tourism Secretary AlbertoLim of the Makati Business Club,Energy Secretary Jose Almendras,former president of Manila Water;and Transportation and Commu-nication Secretary Jose de Jesus,former president of Manila Elec-tric Company.

Graft charges to be filedagainst Arroyo today

ON the first day she lost herimmunity from charges,Pampanga Rep. GloriaMacapagal Arroyo, who tookoath as Pampanga’s 2nd dis-trict representative, is facingcriminal charges to be filed to-day in connection with the 2007alleged graft-tainted nationalbroadband network deal.

Bayan Muna Rep. TeodoroCasiño said the charges willbe filed before the Departmentof Justice which is now headedby former Commission onHuman Rights chair Leila deLima.

Casiño said Bayan Munawill charge Arroyo "mainly for

violation of the Anti-Graft andCorrupt Practices Act.”

On the other hand, de Lima,during a press briefing inMalacañang later in the after-noon, said the DOJ will helpthe Truth Commission, an in-dependent body formed byPresident Benigno Aquino IIIto look into the corruption al-legations hurled against Ar-royo.

The truth commission,headed by retired Chief JusticeHilario Davide, Jr., will basi-cally tackle the corruption is-sues, human rights violationcases and other excesses of theprevious government.

HOUSE Speaker ProsperoNograles has urged the law-makers of the 15th Congressto continue to respond to thechallenges facing the countyas he bade goodbye to the14th Congress.

He said their time hascome to an end as they didtheir part in the task ofnation-building.

“I have no personal regrets.But all good things must cometo pass,” said Nograles.

According to Nograles,the 15th Congress willbuild from where they leftoff and their hope is thatthe new House (of Repre-sentatives) members willrespond to the challengesfacing the nation and thenew administration.

Nograles cited the ac-complishments of the 14thCongress including theimprovements in the physi-cal structure of the LowerChamber, which accordingto him, “have restored thedignity of the House.”

He also cited the con-struction of a new building,which he said was the“most extensive rehabilita-tion of the complex in 33years,” provision of newfacilities, scholarship grantsto deserving House staff, andadditional compensationand benefits to employees.

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Ang pagsusulit ni ‘Soniang Sulit’ Sa fairytale man o sa totoong buhay, sadyang umiiral ang pagmamahal ng isang ina. Ganyanang character na si “Sonia,” ang practical at wais na ina. Walang makakapigil sa kanya kahit angkanyang perfectionist na biyenang si “Baruka.” Para kay Sonia EQ Plus Baby Diaper lang dahilito ay may super absorbent core that absorbs wetness fast, trapping it away from the diaper’ssurface to keep baby feeling dry and snug. May wetness indicator that tells you when is the righttime to change, kaya sulit ang bawat gamit. At may colorful clothlike cover pa, kaya siguradongiwas gasgas at komportable si baby. Yan ang EQ Plus, premium ang features sa presyong abot-kaya. Kaya’t si Sonia at ang kanyang baby lived happily ever after.

PINATOTOHANANni Angel Locsin angnasulat namin namuntik na siyangmag-taxi pauwi mulasa shooting ngmovie nila ni AgaMuhlach.

Ang tsika niAngel, nasiraan angkanyang van kayanaman napilitansiyang humanap ngtaxi para makauwina siya.

“Nawalan ng

MEGAN FOX is sexy and single no more– the actress has married her long-time part-ner Brian Austin Green, according to re-ports.

“The Transformers” star became en-gaged to Green for a second time in earlyJune during a romantic beach vacation inHawaii, and she hasn’t wasted any timein getting married, even though she recentlytold one reporter, “It’s going to be years(before we wed)! I’m going to be 44 when Iget married!”

Fox, 24, extended the pair's vacation andexchanged vows with her on-and-off part-ner of six years at the Four Seasons HualalaiResort in Hawaii late last week.

A source tells Star magazine: “They hada fairly large wedding, but there wereclearly more security people than guests.They had to call in local security becausethe hotel security alone wouldn't do. It wasvery hush hush. Everyone wassworn to secrecy. It seemed likea spur of the moment thing. Idon't think it had beenplanned long.”

The two actors called offtheir original plans to marryin February last year after atwo-year engagement, but re-united months later. It is thefirst wedding for both stars.Green has an eight-year-old

son from a previous relationship with actressVanessa Marcil.

* * *Katy Perry has broken radio records in the

US -- stations can't get enough of her “Cali-fornia Gurls.”

The summer pop anthem currently holdsthe top spot in charts around the globe, in-cluding the US and UK, and now she's smash-ing radio chart records in America.

According to Billboard.com, Perry logged11,816 plays among the survey's 132 panel-ists for the week ending June 27 -- that's anaverage of 90 plays per station.

That passes Ke$ha’s 11,224 plays of “TiKToK” in February. Lady Gaga is third on theradio play record list with 10,859 weekly playsfor “Bad Romance” earlier this year.

* * *Los Angeles prosecutors say they have

charged “American Pie” actor Chris Kleinwith drunken driving.

City Attorney spokesmanFrank Mateljan says Klein facestwo misdemeanor driving underthe influence charges and willbe arraigned July 9.

Mateljan says Klein faces aminimum of three days in jail andup to a year sentence if convictedbecause of a prior drunken driv-ing case.

Klein played the character of

Chris “Oz” Ostreicher in 1999's “AmericanPie” and in the 2001 sequel. He was also fea-tured in the 1999 film “Election.”

A phone message left for Klein's manager,Cynthia Pette-Dante, was not immediately re-turned.

The California Highway Patrol arrestedKlein on June 16 after he was spotted weav-ing across a highway in the San FernandoValley.

* * *Oprah Winfrey has beaten Beyonce to the

top of the Forbes magazine “Celebrity PowerList.”

The media queen lands at number onefor the fourth time with an estimated $315million fortune from the last 12 months,while Beyonce is a distant second with $87million from tour and album sales, togetherwith fashion and fragrance deals and en-dorsements.

Winfrey retains the top spot on the listfrom Angelina Jolie, who slips to 18th onthe new Forbes countdown.

Lady Gaga also makes the top five forthe first time with an estimated $62 millionand “Avatar” director James Cameron andshamed golfer Tiger Woods also land at thetop of the list.

* * *Tommy Lee Jones has joined the cast of

Marvel's “Captain America” movie.The “Men in Black” star will play Gen-

eral Chester Phillips in “Captain America:First Avenger.”

Stanley Tucci, Dominic Cooper and HugoWeaving will also play supporting castmembers in the film.

Chris Evans will play Captain America.

HOLLYWOOD TATTLE

Megan Fox marries Brian Austin Green

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“I’m very blessedtalaga. Walangkatulad ‘yung mgataong sumusuportasa akin

Ako, every timena nagdarasal ako,nagapapasalamatako kay God kasipinapalibutan niyaako ng superwonderful na tao.”

* * *Idinenay ni Mariel

Rodriguez angkumakalat natsismis nainuumaga si RobinPadilla sa condo

niya.“You know what,

you should ask himthat. Sobranggentleman ni RobinPadilla, sobra.Walang mali sakanya. Sobra siyanggentleman so hindisiya ‘yung type nagano’n,” paliwanagni Mariel.

Itinanggi rin niyana hatid-sundo siyani Robin sa“Wowowee” studioeveryday.

“No,” sabi niMariel.

Sabi ni Mariel,walang nabago sakanilang friendshipni Robin.

“Gano’n pa rin. Isaw him in abirthday party. He’sreally very nice.”

Itinanggi rinniyang nakikipag-date na siya saaktor.

“Neverkaming nag-date nakaming dalawalang,” say ngdalaga.

Pinatunayannaman ito ngkaibigan niyangsi BiancaGonzales.

“What I haveto say, ‘yungtotoo, totoonghindi pa silanagde-date.Totoo ‘yon. Ireally don’tknow. Siguromay conflict saschedule,”esplika ni

Bianca.Ayon pa rin kay

Bianca, may paraansi Robin paraiparamdam naespesyal ang isangbabae.

“But what I cansay, you know whatwhen she reallymakes kuwento,Robin is reallysomeone nanapapa-feel naspecial ‘yung babae.He makes a girl feelspecial. ‘Yun angnakukuha ko sakanya,” rebelasyonni Bianca.

* * *Ngayon isa na

siyang congress-woman, hindi namuna makakagawang TV or movieproject si LaniMercado.

Pero ayon saaktres-politiko,mahirap iwanan angshowbiz.

“Siguro, ‘yungrecess period,puwede pa. Pero‘yung congressproper..... kasi hindilang naman legisla-tion ang aasikasuhinnatin. Kailanganhands on pa rin akosa distrito ko. I alsohave my family toattend to,” esplika niLani sa oath-takingni Senator BongRevilla kamakailan.

Nagkaroon siLani ng five-daycrash course saNational College forPublic Administra-tion and Gover-

nance para ma-prepare siya sabagong hamon sakanya bilang isangmambabatas.

“Naninibago kasiit’s a different thing.More or less ‘yungmga tao doonnakikita ko kasilahat naman ‘yanspeakers, eh. Youjust have to listen tothem, take downnotes, ask ques-tions. Sa tingin ko ittakes a lot ofpractice to be agood legislatorespecially kapagnakikipagbalitaktakanka sa plenary. Ofcourse meron pangcommittee hearing.Iba din ‘yon. Maramikasing natutunan sa

libro pero iba pa rin‘yong ikaw angnakasalang,”kuwento niya.

Handa na basiyang makipag-sabayan sa mgabatikangkongresista?

“Naku, we aremore surrounded bymore than a hundredlegislators incongress.

Mahirapmakipagsabayanlalo na doon sa mgamahuhusay.Dalawang bagaylang ‘yan, it’s eitheryou make laws oryou’re part ofoversight (commit-tee).

So, ano anguunahin niya?

“Parehas kasi Ihave to file for thecityhood of Bacoor.It takes an act ofCongress to do that.‘Yung pagigingdistrito ng amingmunicipality, ittakes a law again todo that. ‘Yon ang isasa priorities ko atmarami pang ibatulad ng education.

Ano naman ang

naitutulong ni Bongsa kanya bilangisang governmentofficial.

“Advices,binibigyan niya akong maramingadvices. Kung ano‘yung ipapasaniyang mga batas saSenado, as much aspossible gusto kongi-counterpart sakongreso paramabilis, simulta-neous.”

Tinuro ba ni Bongkung sino ang dapatniyang pakisamahansa kongreso?

“Ang lagi niyangsinasabi, be friendsto everybody. Themore you havefriends in congress,marami kangmagiging kasama,maramingsusuporta sa bill mokapag naniniwalasila sa ginawa mongbatas o sa ginawamong panukala.

Natanong din siLani tungkol sahiwalayan ninaJames Yap at KrisAquino.

“All I can say isto pray for her.

SHOWBIZPIZZAZZBy Alex Brosas

Robin, inuumaga sa condo ni Mariel?

baterya ‘yongsasakyan ko. Gustoko na talagangumuwi kasi umagana, alas siyete,gano’n. Pumara nalang ako ng taxi.Wala naman akongnakikitang masamakasi nagko-com-mute naman akodati,” esplika niAngel.

“Nakakatawa langkasi ang mganagpapara sa akinmga dyip, mgatruck. Kumakawaynaman sila sokumakaway namanako,” dagdag ngdalaga.

Excited si Angelsa first time nilangpagsasama ni JohnLloyd Cruz sa isangsoap opera, ang“Imortal.”

“Masaya kasikami ni Lloydiengayon pa langkami ulit babalik sateleserye kaya iba‘yungnararamdamannaming kaligayahankapag naa-appreci-ate ng tao okinasasabikan ngtao ‘yung ginagawanamin. Actually,kakaiba ito.

Kaya kahit naanong pagod, ‘paggumawa ka namanng alam mongmaganda namakakapagpasayaka ng maramingtao, napakasulit.Kaya sanamagustuhan talaga.”

Sa ngayon,grateful si Angel sadami ng blessings

Malaking proseso‘yung pinag-dadaanan niya.Hindi ko alam angbackground. Sanamaging matatagsiya sa mgapagsubok ng buhayniya. Tatagan langniya,” sabi ni Lani.

Sa kanyang anaknaman na si JoloRevilla na balitangtumigil na sapanliligaw kayMelissa Ricks ay itoang naging pahayagni Lani: “ Hindinaman tayonakikialam salovelife niya.Kumbaga, sabi kosa kanya, kungmeron siyangnapupusuan gamitinniya itonginspirasyon sabuhay niya at satrabaho niya.

Hindi kosiyempre alam‘yung talagangbackground nu’ngstatus nila soipaubaya na langnatin sa kanila. I’veworked with her(Melissa) in SCQReload.

ANGEL LOCSIN AT JOHN LLOYD

MARIEL RODRIGUEZ

LANI MERCADO

4 Thursday, July 1, 2010 5

Ang pagsusulit ni ‘Soniang Sulit’ Sa fairytale man o sa totoong buhay, sadyang umiiral ang pagmamahal ng isang ina. Ganyanang character na si “Sonia,” ang practical at wais na ina. Walang makakapigil sa kanya kahit angkanyang perfectionist na biyenang si “Baruka.” Para kay Sonia EQ Plus Baby Diaper lang dahilito ay may super absorbent core that absorbs wetness fast, trapping it away from the diaper’ssurface to keep baby feeling dry and snug. May wetness indicator that tells you when is the righttime to change, kaya sulit ang bawat gamit. At may colorful clothlike cover pa, kaya siguradongiwas gasgas at komportable si baby. Yan ang EQ Plus, premium ang features sa presyong abot-kaya. Kaya’t si Sonia at ang kanyang baby lived happily ever after.

PINATOTOHANANni Angel Locsin angnasulat namin namuntik na siyangmag-taxi pauwi mulasa shooting ngmovie nila ni AgaMuhlach.

Ang tsika niAngel, nasiraan angkanyang van kayanaman napilitansiyang humanap ngtaxi para makauwina siya.

“Nawalan ng

MEGAN FOX is sexy and single no more– the actress has married her long-time part-ner Brian Austin Green, according to re-ports.

“The Transformers” star became en-gaged to Green for a second time in earlyJune during a romantic beach vacation inHawaii, and she hasn’t wasted any timein getting married, even though she recentlytold one reporter, “It’s going to be years(before we wed)! I’m going to be 44 when Iget married!”

Fox, 24, extended the pair's vacation andexchanged vows with her on-and-off part-ner of six years at the Four Seasons HualalaiResort in Hawaii late last week.

A source tells Star magazine: “They hada fairly large wedding, but there wereclearly more security people than guests.They had to call in local security becausethe hotel security alone wouldn't do. It wasvery hush hush. Everyone wassworn to secrecy. It seemed likea spur of the moment thing. Idon't think it had beenplanned long.”

The two actors called offtheir original plans to marryin February last year after atwo-year engagement, but re-united months later. It is thefirst wedding for both stars.Green has an eight-year-old

son from a previous relationship with actressVanessa Marcil.

* * *Katy Perry has broken radio records in the

US -- stations can't get enough of her “Cali-fornia Gurls.”

The summer pop anthem currently holdsthe top spot in charts around the globe, in-cluding the US and UK, and now she's smash-ing radio chart records in America.

According to Billboard.com, Perry logged11,816 plays among the survey's 132 panel-ists for the week ending June 27 -- that's anaverage of 90 plays per station.

That passes Ke$ha’s 11,224 plays of “TiKToK” in February. Lady Gaga is third on theradio play record list with 10,859 weekly playsfor “Bad Romance” earlier this year.

* * *Los Angeles prosecutors say they have

charged “American Pie” actor Chris Kleinwith drunken driving.

City Attorney spokesmanFrank Mateljan says Klein facestwo misdemeanor driving underthe influence charges and willbe arraigned July 9.

Mateljan says Klein faces aminimum of three days in jail andup to a year sentence if convictedbecause of a prior drunken driv-ing case.

Klein played the character of

Chris “Oz” Ostreicher in 1999's “AmericanPie” and in the 2001 sequel. He was also fea-tured in the 1999 film “Election.”

A phone message left for Klein's manager,Cynthia Pette-Dante, was not immediately re-turned.

The California Highway Patrol arrestedKlein on June 16 after he was spotted weav-ing across a highway in the San FernandoValley.

* * *Oprah Winfrey has beaten Beyonce to the

top of the Forbes magazine “Celebrity PowerList.”

The media queen lands at number onefor the fourth time with an estimated $315million fortune from the last 12 months,while Beyonce is a distant second with $87million from tour and album sales, togetherwith fashion and fragrance deals and en-dorsements.

Winfrey retains the top spot on the listfrom Angelina Jolie, who slips to 18th onthe new Forbes countdown.

Lady Gaga also makes the top five forthe first time with an estimated $62 millionand “Avatar” director James Cameron andshamed golfer Tiger Woods also land at thetop of the list.

* * *Tommy Lee Jones has joined the cast of

Marvel's “Captain America” movie.The “Men in Black” star will play Gen-

eral Chester Phillips in “Captain America:First Avenger.”

Stanley Tucci, Dominic Cooper and HugoWeaving will also play supporting castmembers in the film.

Chris Evans will play Captain America.

HOLLYWOOD TATTLE

Megan Fox marries Brian Austin Green

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na dumarating sakanya

“I’m very blessedtalaga. Walangkatulad ‘yung mgataong sumusuportasa akin

Ako, every timena nagdarasal ako,nagapapasalamatako kay God kasipinapalibutan niyaako ng superwonderful na tao.”

* * *Idinenay ni Mariel

Rodriguez angkumakalat natsismis nainuumaga si RobinPadilla sa condo

niya.“You know what,

you should ask himthat. Sobranggentleman ni RobinPadilla, sobra.Walang mali sakanya. Sobra siyanggentleman so hindisiya ‘yung type nagano’n,” paliwanagni Mariel.

Itinanggi rin niyana hatid-sundo siyani Robin sa“Wowowee” studioeveryday.

“No,” sabi niMariel.

Sabi ni Mariel,walang nabago sakanilang friendshipni Robin.

“Gano’n pa rin. Isaw him in abirthday party. He’sreally very nice.”

Itinanggi rinniyang nakikipag-date na siya saaktor.

“Neverkaming nag-date nakaming dalawalang,” say ngdalaga.

Pinatunayannaman ito ngkaibigan niyangsi BiancaGonzales.

“What I haveto say, ‘yungtotoo, totoonghindi pa silanagde-date.Totoo ‘yon. Ireally don’tknow. Siguromay conflict saschedule,”esplika ni

Bianca.Ayon pa rin kay

Bianca, may paraansi Robin paraiparamdam naespesyal ang isangbabae.

“But what I cansay, you know whatwhen she reallymakes kuwento,Robin is reallysomeone nanapapa-feel naspecial ‘yung babae.He makes a girl feelspecial. ‘Yun angnakukuha ko sakanya,” rebelasyonni Bianca.

* * *Ngayon isa na

siyang congress-woman, hindi namuna makakagawang TV or movieproject si LaniMercado.

Pero ayon saaktres-politiko,mahirap iwanan angshowbiz.

“Siguro, ‘yungrecess period,puwede pa. Pero‘yung congressproper..... kasi hindilang naman legisla-tion ang aasikasuhinnatin. Kailanganhands on pa rin akosa distrito ko. I alsohave my family toattend to,” esplika niLani sa oath-takingni Senator BongRevilla kamakailan.

Nagkaroon siLani ng five-daycrash course saNational College forPublic Administra-tion and Gover-

nance para ma-prepare siya sabagong hamon sakanya bilang isangmambabatas.

“Naninibago kasiit’s a different thing.More or less ‘yungmga tao doonnakikita ko kasilahat naman ‘yanspeakers, eh. Youjust have to listen tothem, take downnotes, ask ques-tions. Sa tingin ko ittakes a lot ofpractice to be agood legislatorespecially kapagnakikipagbalitaktakanka sa plenary. Ofcourse meron pangcommittee hearing.Iba din ‘yon. Maramikasing natutunan sa

libro pero iba pa rin‘yong ikaw angnakasalang,”kuwento niya.

Handa na basiyang makipag-sabayan sa mgabatikangkongresista?

“Naku, we aremore surrounded bymore than a hundredlegislators incongress.

Mahirapmakipagsabayanlalo na doon sa mgamahuhusay.Dalawang bagaylang ‘yan, it’s eitheryou make laws oryou’re part ofoversight (commit-tee).

So, ano anguunahin niya?

“Parehas kasi Ihave to file for thecityhood of Bacoor.It takes an act ofCongress to do that.‘Yung pagigingdistrito ng amingmunicipality, ittakes a law again todo that. ‘Yon ang isasa priorities ko atmarami pang ibatulad ng education.

Ano naman ang

naitutulong ni Bongsa kanya bilangisang governmentofficial.

“Advices,binibigyan niya akong maramingadvices. Kung ano‘yung ipapasaniyang mga batas saSenado, as much aspossible gusto kongi-counterpart sakongreso paramabilis, simulta-neous.”

Tinuro ba ni Bongkung sino ang dapatniyang pakisamahansa kongreso?

“Ang lagi niyangsinasabi, be friendsto everybody. Themore you havefriends in congress,marami kangmagiging kasama,maramingsusuporta sa bill mokapag naniniwalasila sa ginawa mongbatas o sa ginawamong panukala.

Natanong din siLani tungkol sahiwalayan ninaJames Yap at KrisAquino.

“All I can say isto pray for her.

SHOWBIZPIZZAZZBy Alex Brosas

Robin, inuumaga sa condo ni Mariel?

baterya ‘yongsasakyan ko. Gustoko na talagangumuwi kasi umagana, alas siyete,gano’n. Pumara nalang ako ng taxi.Wala naman akongnakikitang masamakasi nagko-com-mute naman akodati,” esplika niAngel.

“Nakakatawa langkasi ang mganagpapara sa akinmga dyip, mgatruck. Kumakawaynaman sila sokumakaway namanako,” dagdag ngdalaga.

Excited si Angelsa first time nilangpagsasama ni JohnLloyd Cruz sa isangsoap opera, ang“Imortal.”

“Masaya kasikami ni Lloydiengayon pa langkami ulit babalik sateleserye kaya iba‘yungnararamdamannaming kaligayahankapag naa-appreci-ate ng tao okinasasabikan ngtao ‘yung ginagawanamin. Actually,kakaiba ito.

Kaya kahit naanong pagod, ‘paggumawa ka namanng alam mongmaganda namakakapagpasayaka ng maramingtao, napakasulit.Kaya sanamagustuhan talaga.”

Sa ngayon,grateful si Angel sadami ng blessings

Malaking proseso‘yung pinag-dadaanan niya.Hindi ko alam angbackground. Sanamaging matatagsiya sa mgapagsubok ng buhayniya. Tatagan langniya,” sabi ni Lani.

Sa kanyang anaknaman na si JoloRevilla na balitangtumigil na sapanliligaw kayMelissa Ricks ay itoang naging pahayagni Lani: “ Hindinaman tayonakikialam salovelife niya.Kumbaga, sabi kosa kanya, kungmeron siyangnapupusuan gamitinniya itonginspirasyon sabuhay niya at satrabaho niya.

Hindi kosiyempre alam‘yung talagangbackground nu’ngstatus nila soipaubaya na langnatin sa kanila. I’veworked with her(Melissa) in SCQReload.

ANGEL LOCSIN AT JOHN LLOYD

MARIEL RODRIGUEZ

LANI MERCADO

Thursday, July 1, 20106

Complete the grid so every row, columnand 3 x 3 box contains every digit

from 1 to 9 inclusively.

Previous puzzle solution

Ni McJoe PALAISIPAN Thelma Onego

SAGOT SA NAKARAAN

PAHALANG

1. Apiki 6. Sangkap

ng papel11. Ipinapalista13. Katulad14. Hulapi15. Inihimatong16. Kahit ano; Ingles17. Laruang may

tali pag inulit18. Galaw19. Damit ng

babae23. Suman24. Tugma

25. Ibusal27. Banatan29. Bawat30. Lamangdagat31. Sampa32. Bubuyog33. Isang laro34. Lango35. Bayan sa

Tarlac

PABABA

1. Umboksa pisngi

2. Kuwatro 3. Angkan

4. Sakit sa balat 5. Kakanin 6. Maliit na

mangga 7. Madaling

lokohin 8. Nota sa

musika 9. Tagapag-unat

ng damit10. Huhugis12. Ngunit16. Pagbintangan18. Alpabeto19. Malupit20. Kalat21. Lumisan22. Kung magkagayon23. Imelda Papin25. Nanang26. Panulukan28. L----; Tunggali

RP is bird watchers’ paradiseTHE “Big 3” birdwatching tour op-

erators from the United States recentlyrated the country “excellent” as a birdwatching destination for its variety ofendemic birds and accessible trails.

Wings Birding Tours, VENT (Vic-tor Emmanuel Nature Tours) and FieldGuides are considered the top threebird watching tour specialists in theUS.

The Department of Tourism (DOT)together with the Philippine Conven-tion and Visitors Corporation (PCVC)invited the birding operators to thecountry’s popular aviary sanctuarieswhich included Mt. Makiling ForestReserve in Laguna, the Nabasan Trailin Subic, Villa Escudero in Quezon,Chocolate Hills, Rajah Sikatuna Pro-tected Landscape and Tarsier and Wild-life Sanctuary in Bohol; Olango IslandWildlife Sanctuary and Tabunan For-est in Cebu; Puerto Princesa Subter-ranean River National Park, SabangBeach, Mangrove Forest and Lion’sCave in Palawan.

The 10-man group of hardcore birdenthusiasts mentioned rare sightingsof the Indigo-Banded Kingfisher andPygmy Flowerpicker in the areas theyvisited.

The entire party was composed ofRichard Webster, Senior Field Guides

Leader of Field Guides; Gavin Bieber,Senior Field Leader of Wings BirdingTours; David Wolf, Co-founder andDirector of VENT (Victor EmmanuelNature Tours); Robert Schutsky, Ownerand Operator of Bird Treks; SimonThompson; President/Owner of Ven-ture Birding Tours; Adrian Binns, Se-nior Leader of Wildside Nature Tours;Hector Gomez de Silva Graza, Gen-eral Manager of Eagle-Eye Tours; AnaDaza, General Manager of TropicalBirding Tours, William Robert Maynard,Editor of Winging It; and Melvin White,Travel Writer of National Geo Trav-eler and Living Bird Magazine.

“While birding in the Philippines isstill a challenge, seeing around 309exotic species in 10 days is indeedremarkable,” said Webster of FieldGuides.

Wolf was impressed to discover,on his own, exceptional spots in MetroManila itself, such as Palay-PalayMangrove Reserve in Mall of Asia andthe University of the PhilippinesDiliman campus.

Bieber said that the transportationand road networks leading to the sanc-tuaries were of “high quality, makingtheir travel easier.”

“We hope that birdwatching will besustained and further developed by the

incoming administration with thegroundwork already laid down and themarket secured,” said Tourism Sec-retary Ace Durano.

According to the study, Birding inthe United States: A Demographic andEconomics Analysis, there are anestimated 18 million birdwatchers inthe US alone, with birdwatching be-coming one of the world’s fastestgrowing recreational activities.

In view of the fact that one-thirdor 200 of the bird species in the Phil-ippines is endemic, birdwatching hasbeen launched by the DOT to boostarrivals from a high-income tourismsegment.

Durano added that, “Apart from thesignificant exposure and promotionwe could gain, these familiarizationtours allow us obtain valuable insightfrom comprehensive assessmentssubmitted by these field experts.”

The participants revealed in theirpost assessment that the Philippinesis an important site for birdwatching,in terms of the number of rare andendemic species, safety, culturalclimate, local bird guide expertise,transportation and road networks.The quality of accommodations andfood likewise exceeded their expec-tations.

THE Philippine Information Agency (PIA)has presented the Presidential Library andMemorabilia Project that aims to provide acomprehensive source of materials on the Phil-ippine Presidency.

The project, which was initiated in 2007by outgoing Secretary and PIA Director-Gen-eral Conrado A. Limcaoco Jr., was intendedto create a central repository, in digital do-main, of multi-media materials and docu-ments on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s major official activities for preser-vation purposes.

International cataloging standards forarchival description and digitalization ofdocuments of various formats were used inthe project.

Project Director Belina SB. Capul said thatthe compilations include photos, audio, vid-eos, publications, print and other specialmedia materials that were produced by thedifferent partner agencies under thegovernment’s information sector.

The project partner offices are the PIA, Of-fice of the Press Secretary (OPS), Radio-Tele-vision Malacañang (RTVM), Bureau of Com-munication Services (BCS), Philippines NewsAgency (PNA), Bureau of Broadcast Services(BCS), National Broadcasting Network-4(NBN-4), the National Library and the Presi-dential Close-in Photographers Office (PCPO).

The compilation likewise includes morethan 3,000 photos that depict the country's14th Chief Executive with the First Family,relatives and friends, as Senator, Vice Presi-dent and President of the Republic.

Capul said the photos were personallyhanded by President Arroyo to SecretaryLimcaoco over a period of time and are nowset in 38 photo albums.

Although the initial project plan was forthe creation of a website that will contain allthe digital information, Capul said that timeand logistical constraints had confined theproject to come out with two initial outputs.

The first is My Electronic Album, a copyof the digital information of the multi-mediarecords and documents about the Presidentthat was uploaded into a laptop computerfor easy and exclusive access and use of Presi-dent Arroyo.

It is an abridged version of the originalplan that creates President Arroyo’s librarymemorabilia from the time she assumed thePresidency in 2001 up to her last days inMalacanang in 2010. It includes multi-me-dia collections in the form of film, audio re-cording, printed publications, video tapes ofPresidential speeches, news clippings, fam-ily photos, TV and radio appearances, statevisits, official and private activities, campaignads and other significant items.

The second is the reorganized presentationof the more than 3,000 photos in 38 photo al-bums according to subject classification andstoryline. The digital version of these photos werealso included as part of My Electronic Album.

Capul said that the laptop and the photoalbums will be turned over to President Ar-royo at the end of her term.

These two are expected to provide a com-prehensive source of materials for memora-bilia, book writing, research, and exhibitionor production of documentary materials onthe Arroyo administration.

PIA spearheadslibrary project

Thursday, July 1, 2010 7

Our Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadI was worrying about a few things as I sat in

my car under a shade tree at lunchtime. Then arobin, with a fat worm dangling from its mouth,landed near my door and looked up at me. Therobin was a vivid reminder to me of Jesus’ wordsin Matthew 6:25-26, “Do not worry about your life. . . . Look at the birds of the air, for they neithersow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet yourheavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of morevalue than they?”

Years ago, in an article in the Denver Seminarymagazine Focal Point, Paul Borden gave somehelpful suggestions for worriers:

Start a worry list. Write down what you’re wor-ried about. The bills. Your job. Your children orgrandchildren. Your health. The future.

Turn your worry list into a prayer list. Ask theLord to work in those situations you’re concernedabout. Pray specifically for your needs and de-pend on Him.

Turn your prayer list into an action list. If youhave any insight that there’s something you cando about your cares, do it. As we turn our worriesinto prayer and action, Borden says, “Paralyzinganxiety can be replaced by concern for the re-sponsibilities of life.”

Why not start your list right now?

Don’t fret about the futureOr be consumed by cares;

Instead take all your worriesAnd turn them into prayers. —Sper

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Bayan welcomes marching orderof Aquino to new Justice SecretaryPRESIDENT Benigno Aquino

III’s marching order to new Jus-tice Secretary Leila de Lima toprepare cases against govern-ment officials who committedoffenses against the nation is awelcome move, said the militantgroup Bayan.

Renato Reyes Jr., the militantgroup’s secretary general, saidthey approved Aquino’s state-ment that there will be “no rec-onciliation without justice” andthat “to forget the wrongs of thepast would mean repeating them.

During his inaugural speech,Aquino directed de Lima to “be-gin the process of providing trueand complete justice for all.”

“We expect nothing less thanthe filing of charges, the arrest and

conviction of these officials for large-scale corruption, gross humanrights abuses and election fraud.We expect nothing less than theremoval of the corrupt and abu-sive remnants of the Arroyo regime,including the questionable mid-night appointees," Reyes added.

He stressed that the newlyformed Truth Commission to beheaded by former Supreme CourtJustice Hilario Davide shouldconcentrate on the so-called "bigfish" in government.

"We look forward to the daythat Arroyo, Virgilio Garcillano,Jocelyn “Joc-Joc” Bolante, Gen.Jovito Palparan and others likethem will face the justice systemand be convicted for their crimesagainst the people," Reyes said.

MEMBERS of the Pinag-kaisang Samahan ng mgaTsuper at Operaytor Nationwide(PISTON) yesterday appealedto President Benigno Aquino IIIto order the indefinite suspen-sion of the oil deregulation law.

George San Mateo, Pistonsecretary general, said theymade the call in response tothe latest 50 centavos oil pricecut which according to themwas the oil firms’ way of shortchanging the transport sectorand the general public.

Piston asks Aquino to suspendoil deregulation law

The militant group madetheir urgent call to Aquinohours before he took his oathof office at the Quirino Grand-stand in Luneta Park, Manila.

The group also proposed fora public hearing to be con-ducted each time oil companiesincrease the prices of their pe-troleum products

“A public hearing would beneeded to ensure transparencyand to find out whether the oilprice hikes are justified,” SanMateo added.

THE Commission on Elec-tions yesterday said that 17more partylist representativeswill join the 33 others whowere proclaimed earlier.

Comelec CommissionerRene Sarmiento said theComelec en banc, just like thepublic, also want all the win-ners be proclaimed. He hopedthat it will be this week.

The poll body proclaimed33 partylist congressmen onMay 31 after being able to gar-ner enough votes that will notbe affected by forthcomingvotes.

Among the groups that weredeferred proclamation due topending disqualification casesagainst the group of their nomi-

Comelec hopes to proclaim17 more partylist reps

nees are Ako Bicol Political Party,Buhay Hayaan Yumabong Party-list, 1st Consumers Alliance forRural Energy (1-CARE), Citizens'Battle Against Corruption(CIBAC), LPG Marketers Asso-ciation, Inc. (LPGMA); AngAsosayon Sang MangugumaNga Bisaya-Ow Mangunguma,Inc. (MBIS-OWA) and Associa-tion of Philippine Electric Coop-eratives (APEC).

Also Alliance for National-ism and Democracy (ANAD), 1-UTAK, Advocacy for TeacherEmpowerment Through ActionCooperation and Harmony To-wards Educational Reforms (ATeacher), and Butil Farmer Party(BUTIL) were among those ex-pected to be proclaimed.

Showerof confetti,not rains

RAINS played no“kill joy” yesterday atthe historic inaugura-tion of PresidentBenigno Aquino III andVice President JejomarBinay at the QuirinoGrandstand in LunetaPark, Manila amidstearlier weather reportsthat rains brought bylow pressure area (LPA)that entered the coun-try might spoil the event.

The sun came outsmiling as if it joined theFilipino people in wit-nessing the “big day” ofAquino and Binay.

Instead of rains, yel-low confetti showeredon an estimated crowdof 500,000 supporters,mostly clad in yellow,who trooped the grand-stand to witness theoathtaking ceremonieswhich started earlierthan the scheduledtime.

Entertainment art-ists did their part in giv-ing fun to the people --from government offi-cials, foreign dignitar-ies, politicians, actorsdown to ordinary citi-zens.

Angelie Escandor

Noynoy Cabinet membersmust behave – Santiago

SENATOR Miriam DefensorSantiago yesterday said Cabinetmembers of President BenignoAquino III must “behave” as theymay not get the confirmation ofthe powerful Commission onAppointments (CA).

The senator reminded themembers of the newly swornAquino Cabinet that they haveto pass CA which is composedof legislators from Senate andHouse of Representatives whoalso belong to different politicalparties.

“They have to be in their bestbehavior. They have to shinetheir apples and show upbright-eyed during CA hearing.It must be tougher than theythink, especially those groupsthat have already around a lot

of partisan rhetoric. For examplethe Hyatt 10, the Kamag-anakInc., and the Makati BusinessClub,” she said.

She also said that the Cabi-net members should not justexpect senators and congress-men, who are members of thecommission, to confirm their ap-pointments.

According to the lawmaker,some of the members of the com-mission might choose to air outgrievances of criticism againstthese appointees or questions thequalifications of those who arevery controversial.

She added that some of thosewho supported Aquino in hisfight for presidency can remainsupporter without holding pub-lic office. Andres Garcia

ENTERPRISING PINOYA woman is making a living out of selling umbrellas, particularly yellow colored ones,during the inauguration of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III at the QuirinoGrandstand in Luneta, Manila. MICHAEL SUPERALES

8 Thursday, July 1, 2010

Orcullo stops Souquet in World Pool ChampionshipsDENNIS “Robocop” Orcullo

opened yesterday his campaign ona high note at the start of 2010WPA World Pool Championships(World 9-Ball) at the Qatar Bil-liards and Snooker Federation hallin Doha, Qatar.

Orcullo, the top player of PerryMariano's Bugsy Promotion out-classed WPA 8-ball and 9-ballChampion German Ralf “Kaiser”Souquet, 9-6, to jumpstart his bid

for a first World Pool title in the$250,000-purse week-long eventwith the champion getting the lionshare of $36,000.

“The ball is in my favor whichgave a nice effect on my game,”said Orcullo, Quezon City's mostoutstanding athlete who is freshfrom his spectacular win in theWorld Pool Masters just a fewweeks ago.

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ers Association of the Philippines(BMPAP) head Ceferino “Perry”Mariano said: “I believe we havea good chance to win the World 8-ball crown considering our play-ers dominated the internationaltournament in the past events.”

Joining Orcullo in the winningcolumn are fellow BMPAP play-ers Francisco “Django”Bustamante and Lee Vann “TheSlayer” Corteza. D

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Manny Pacquiao team outclassesMandaue in TOP basketball

MISAMIS Oriental easily dis-patched ANI-FCA, 96-72, but it was

Manny Pacquiao’s MPPacman Gensan which

scored the biggest winat the start of the fourthleg of the Tournamentof the Philippines(TOP) Tuesday at theMandaue City Cul-tural and Sports Cen-ter.

The Gensan War-riors broke the hearts

of the local fans by scor-ing a thrilling 68-65 win

over the Mandaue

Landmasters in the second gameof the tournament jointly organizedby the Philippine BasketballLeague (PBL) and Liga Pilipinas.

Though Pacquiao did not showup in the game, the Gensan War-riors rallied from a 14-point defi-cit in the second period to posttheir biggest win so far – thankslargely to the heroics of LouieMedalla.

Misamis and Gensan couldforge a title showdown if they beattheir rivals Wednesday. Misamisis playing against the host squadwhile Gensan is battling ANI-FCAat presstime.

THE country’s pride Francis Casey Alcantara stuck to his gameplan and defeated French Gregorie Barrere to advance into thesecond round of the 2010 Wimbledon Juniors Open being held atThe All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.

Alcantara, playing in his final year as a junior netter, con-tended himself by precisely making his ball return en route topreserving a 6-1, 1-6, 11-9, marathon victory in the round-of-64.

The Filipino netter, who is ranked 57th in the world, bestedhis counterpart whom he faced for the first time in his career.

The win set up Alcantara in another interesting showdownwith unseeded Facundo Arguello of Argentina.

Arguello is rated No. 76, but has proven his worth after eliminat-ing 15th seed Roberto Quiroz of Ecuador in three sets, 6-2, 0-6, 6-3.

Alcantara is the last Filipino netter standing in this presti-gious tournament after compatriot, RP’s top junior netter JesonPatrombon, bowed out after losing his opening match againstFrank Mitchell of the United States, 1-6, 5-7.

Filipino netter demolishesFrenchman in Wimbledon Jr.