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THE Philippine government will seek the
help of the International Criminal Police
Organization to hunt down former Palawan
Gov. Joel Reyes, who was reportedly able
to escape using a tampered passport, Justice
Secretary Leila de Lima said on Sunday.
She said the department will ask the Inter-
pol to help in tracking down Reyes, who has a
standing arrest warrant and a P2-million boun-
ty for his alleged involvement in the killing of
environmentalist and journalist Gerry Ortega.
Deputy presidential spokeswoman Abigail
THE Palace on Sunday played
down reports claiming that newly
appointed Chief Justice Maria
Lourdes Sereno scored low in a
psychological test required by the
Judicial and Bar Council, saying the
leaked information was unveried.
We do not want to comment
on the supposed results. The
sources of the report have not
been veried. It is an unconrmed
report, said deputy presidential
spokeswoman Abigail Valte.
She said there was no official state-
ment from the council on the subject.
A daily newspaper (not the
Manila Standard) on Friday
published alleged leaked infor-
mation about the psychological
tests, which allegedly had Sereno
and Solicitor General Francis
Jardeleza scoring a 4 on a scale of
1 to 5, with 5 being the lowest.
The report also said the test
results characterized Sereno as
dramatic and emotional.
Sereno took her oath before Presi-
dent Benigno Aquino III on Satur-
day, making her the rst female chief
magistrate with a potential to serve
for the next 18 years before reaching
the retirement age of 70.
HOUSE Speaker Feliciano
Belmonte Jr. on Sunday said
Supreme Court Associate Jus-
tice Antonio Carpio and the 13
other justices were deemed by-
passed forever for the top post
in the Juidiciary because Chief
Justice Maria Lourdes Serenos
18-year term would outlast
them all.
Carpios bid to become chief
justice is doomed forever. He
and the others are considered by-
passed forever because CJ Sereno
is the youngest at 52. They would
all retire and she would still re-
main the chief justice, Belmonte
told the Manila Standard.
That is the constitutional
prerogative of the President.
The Supreme Court has to live
with that.
A CATHOLIC archbishop on Sunday lament-
ed the decreasing number of couples getting
married and warned that the legalization of di-
vorce in the Philippines could make the situ-
ation worse.
With this administration wanting to intro-
duce divorce, why get married at all? It will
further destroy our culture, said Oscar Cruz,
head of the Catholic Churchs National Ap-
pellate Matrimonial Tribunal.
More and more people dont believe in
wedding anymore as long as they live together
then split up if they want. The culture is get-
ting destroyed, Cruz said.
The Philippines is the only nation in the
world where divorce is illegal, although there are
moves in Congress to push a law to legalize it.
Last week, the National Statistical Coordina-
tion Board said fewer Filipino couples tied the
knot in the past decade due to rising poverty.
Government data showed that the number of
registered marriages had dropped by 13 percent
to 482,480 in 2010 from 559,162 in 2001.
But Cruz said poverty was a lame reason
for the declining number of people getting
married because marriage did not require peo-
ple to spend lavishly.
In the Church, all parishes offer free
weddings at least once or twice a month,
Cruz said.
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte
Jr. used the recent appointment
of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes
Sereno as a springboard to re-
vive a bid to amend the econom-
ic provisions of the Constitution,
saying those would be needed to
avoid gridlock on legal issues,
such as the 40-percent limit on
foreign equity.
He also proposed arming the
new chief justice with powers to
institute reforms in the Judiciary.
The President vowed to
make a decision in two weeks
after Senate President [Juan
Ponce] Enrile and I discussed the
Charter change issue with him
last month, Belmonte said.
We have a new chief justice
to replace the one perceived as
a stumbling block to reforms
CINCINNATINeil Armstrong
was a self-described nerdy en-
gineer who became a global hero
when, as a steely nerved US pi-
lot, he made one giant leap for
mankind with the rst step on
the moon. The modest man who
entranced and awed people on
Earth has died. He was 82.
Armstrong died Saturday fol-
lowing complications resulting
from cardiovascular procedures,
a statement from his family said.
It didnt say where he died.
Armstrong commanded the
Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed
on the moon on July 20, 1969, cap-
ping the most daring of the 20th
centurys scientic expeditions. His
rst words after setting foot on the
surface are etched in history books
and in the memories of those who
heard them in a live broadcast.
Thats one small step for
man, one giant leap for man-
kind, Armstrong said.
In those rst few moments on
the moon, during the climax of a
heated space race with the then-So-
viet Union, Armstrong stopped in
what he called a tender moment
and left a patch to commemorate
NASA astronauts and Soviet cos-
monauts who had died in action.
It was special and memora-
ble, but it was only instantaneous
because there was work to do,
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End of an era. This photo of Neil Armstrong above was taken on June 1 this year,
while the inset shows him as he was on July 20, 1969. At left, he is shown on the
lunar surface, the rst man to walk on the moon. AP
Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon, dies at 82
Palace plays down
Serenos low score
PSYCHO TEST
Other SC justices hope
to be at helm doomed
Couples getting married declining
Govt taps Interpol
in arresting ex-gov
Congress sees CJ
as key to Cha-cha
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By Francisco S. Tatad
AS 192 or so Catholic profes-
sors surrender the rights of
the family to the State, reject
Church teaching against con-
traception, and call for the ur-
gent passage of what many
regard as an unconstitutional
and anti-Catholic reproduc-
tive health bill, it becomes
clear that the RH issue has not
been sufciently understood
even among academics, who
may be suffering from a severe
corruption of ideas and values.
According to the group of
professors from the Jesuit-
run Ateneo de Manila Uni-
versity, the RH bill is a vital
piece of legislation that needs
to be passed urgently. It up-
holds the constitutional right
of couples to found a family
in accordance with their reli-
gious convictions; honors our
commitments to international
covenants and conventions;
and promotes the reproductive
health and reproductive rights
of Filipinos, especially of those
who are most marginalized on
this issueour women, poor
families and young people,
they say.
In making that statement,
they want to make it clear that
they are not speaking for Ateneo
de Manila University, the Soci-
ety of Jesus, or the rest of their
colleagues, but only in their in-
dividual capacities as educators,
researchers, medical doctors,
lawyers, and citizens.
As members of the aca-
deme who value academic
freedom and responsibility, we
wish to put knowledge at the
service of national develop-
ment goals that promote the
wellbeing of the majority of
our people, they say.
Their statement appears as
the bill nears its nal vote, af-
ter the House of Representa-
tives had forcibly terminated
the debates, upon instruction
of the President. It comes amid
so much speculation about the
kind of money that has entered
the country from the foreign
population control lobby to
push for the passage of the bill.
Turn to A5
Has the RH lobby also
corrupted the academe?
ANALYSIS
By Joyce Pangco Paares
MALACAANG on Sunday
shelved a plan to look for a replace-
ment for the late Interior Secretary
Jesse Robredo as the ofcial family
still had to get over the loss of the
much-loved ofcial who died in a
plane crash in Masbate on Aug. 18,
deputy presidential spokeswoman
Abigail Valte said.
That has not yet been discussed,
Valte said in an interview on dzRB ra-
dio when asked who the Palace was
considering to replace Robredo.
She made the statement even
as Robredos body arrived in his Farewell. Bicolanos welcome the body of the late Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo after it arrives at the
airport in Naga City (inset) on Sunday. DANNY PATA
Malacaang
shelves hunt
for Robredos
replacement
By Christine F. Herrera
CONGRESSIONAL leaders on Sunday
again pressed for constitutional amend-
ments after they were rebuffed by President
Benigno Aquino III last month.
and so it is time to go full blast
ahead with the constitutional
amendments to strengthen the
economic provisions that would
pave the way for progress, Bel-
monte said.
Now is the time to do it.
The Speaker said the new
chief justice augured well for the
Presidents plan to institute re-
forms in governance.
Bohol Rep. Erico Aumenta-
do, meanwhile, led a resolution
seeking to amend a constitution-
al provision that grants only one
seat to the bicameral Congress
in the Judicial and Bar Council,
the body which vets the appoint-
ments to the Supreme Court.
Aumentados amendment
would give formalize the estab-
lished practice of giving each
chamber a representative on the
council.
The practice was recently
challenged before the Supreme
Court, but the Senate and the
House insisted that the constitu-
tional provision was an oversight
by those who drafted the Consti-
tution.
Belmonte said the Charter re-
visions would hasten reforms in
the entire economy, not just in
the Judiciary, but that Congress
would focus only on the econom-
ic provisions of the Constitution
to allay fears that the amend-
ments were being pursued for
political or partisan purposes.
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Customs forfeits Viet rice
Jong Onia, deputy collector
for administration and district
legal officer, reported Customs
decision on the shipment to dis-
trict customs collector Carmelita
Talusan.
Customs agents seized the Vi-
etnamese rice worth P42 million,
which were in 90 20-footer vans,
after they were declared as con-
By Willie E. Capulong
SUBIC BAY FREEPORTThe fate
of the 420,000 bags of Indian rice
suspected of having been smuggled last
month in Subic is still to be decided
as a result of an ongoing Senate
investigation, but Customs on Friday
forfeited the 45,000 bags of Vietnamese
rice seized by Customs at the same port
in favor of the government.
struction materials and gypsum
boards and former Subic district
collector Errol Albano ordered
the shipment confiscated.
Talusan said the Vietnamese
rice will be auctioned off next
month.
Meanwhile, the fate of the
420,000 bags of Indian rice that
is also suspected to have been
smuggled still hangs in the bal-
ance as the Senate is still investi-
gating the case.
On Aug. 13, Customs Commis-
sioner Ruffy Biazon told a Senate
hearing that President Benigno
Aquino III had tipped him off
about an attempt to smuggle P500
million worth of Indian rice into
the county in April.
He made the disclosure after
saying the person who had told
him about the attempt was a
person in government who gave
me reliable information.
The source is a very reliable
source. There was no reason to
question the source, Biazon said.
He made the statement even as
Customs stood pat on its claim
that the 420,000 sacks of Indian
rice had been smuggled and that
the Subic port were their final
destination.
There was clearly a grand de-
sign to illegally ship the 420,000
bags of imported white rice into
the country because the shipment
was undocumanted and its con-
signee tried to make the shipment
appear as a transshipment load to
Jakarta, Biazon said.
Still, the National Food Au-
thority on Aug. 12 said the ship-
ment could not be considered
smuggled because it remained
inside Subic.
Legally, as long as the rice
remains inside the port and is
not sold to local traders, we can-
not consider it smuggled, NFA
chief Lito Banayo said.
He said Amira Food Ltd., the
shipper of the rice, was one of
the biggest traders in India, and
that it ws exporting rice to Iran,
Iraq, Bangladesh, Indonesia and
Malaysia.
He said Amira was also a sup-
plier of the World Food Program
under the auspices of the United
Nations, but the NFA did not is-
sue an import permit to Metro
Eastern Trading Corp., the ware-
house where the rice shipment
was stored.
Bound for his city. Cabinet members send off the remains of the late Interior Secretary Jesse
Robredo whose body was flown back to Naga City on Sunday.
Neil...
Armstrong told an Australian
television interviewer this year.
Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
spent nearly three hours walking
on the lunar surface, collecting
samples, conducting experiments
and taking photographs.
The sights were simply mag-
nificent, beyond any visual experi-
ence that I had ever been exposed
to, Armstrong once said.
The moonwalk marked Ameri-
cas victory in the Cold War space
race that began Oct. 4, 1957, with
the launch of the Soviet Unions
Sputnik 1, a satellite that sent
shock waves around the world.
An estimated 600 million peo-
ple a fifth of the worlds popu-
lation watched and listened to
the moon landing, the largest au-
dience for any single event in his-
tory.
Parents huddled with their chil-
dren in front of the family televi-
sion, mesmerized. Farmers aban-
doned their nightly milking duties,
and motorists pulled off the high-
way and checked into motels just
to watch on TV.
Although he had been a Navy
fighter pilot, a test pilot for NASAs
forerunner and an astronaut, Arm-
strong never allowed himself to be
caught up in the celebrity and glam-
our of the space program.
I am, and ever will be, a white
socks, pocket protector, nerdy en-
gineer, he said in February 2000
in one of his rare public appear-
ances. And I take a substantial
amount of pride in the accom-
plishments of my profession.
Rice University historian Doug-
las Brinkley, who interviewed Arm-
strong for oral histories for NASA,
said Armstrong fit every require-
ment the space agency needed for
the first man to walk on the moon,
especially because of his engineer-
ing skills and the way he handled
celebrity by shunning it.
I think his genius was in his
reclusiveness, said Brinkley. He
was the ultimate hero in an era of
corruptible men.
A man who kept away from
cameras, Armstrong went public
in 2010 with his concerns about
President Barack Obamas space
policy that shifted attention away
from a return to the moon and em-
phasized private companies devel-
oping spaceships.
NASA chief Charles Bolden
recalled Armstrongs grace and
humility in a statement Saturday.
As long as there are history
books, Neil Armstrong will be
included in them, remembered
for taking humankinds first small
step on a world beyond our own,
Bolden said.
In a statement issued by the
White House, Obama said Arm-
strong was one of the greatest of
American heroes, not just of his
time, but of all time.
Armstrongs modesty and self-
effacing manner never faded.
When he appeared in Dayton,
Ohio, in 2003 to help celebrate
the 100th anniversary of powered
flight, he bounded onto a stage be-
fore 10,000 people. But he spoke
for only a few seconds, did not
mention the moon and quickly
ducked out of the spotlight.
He later joined former astronaut
and Senator John Glenn to lay
wreaths on the graves of airplane
inventors Wilbur and Orville
Wright. Glenn introduced Arm-
strong and noted it was 34 years
to the day that Armstrong had
walked on the moon.
Thank you, John. Thirty-four
years? Armstrong quipped, as if
he hadnt given it a thought.
At another joint appearance, the
two embraced and Glenn com-
mented: To this day, hes the one
person on Earth, Im truly, truly
envious of.
Armstrongs moonwalk capped
a series of accomplishments that
included piloting the X-15 rocket
plane and making the first space
docking during the Gemini 8 mis-
sion, which included a successful
emergency splashdown.
In the years afterward, Arm-
strong retreated to the quiet of
the classroom and his Ohio farm.
Aldrin said in his book Men from
Earth that Armstrong was one of
the quietest, most private men he
had ever met.
In the Australian interview,
Armstrong acknowledged that
now and then I miss the excite-
ment about being in the cockpit of
an airplane and doing new things.
At the time of the flights 40th
anniversary, Armstrong again was
low-key, telling a gathering that
the space race was the ultimate
peaceful competition: USA versus
U.S.S.R. It did allow both sides to
take the high road, with the objec-
tives of science and learning and
exploration.
Glenn, who went through jun-
gle training in Panama with Arm-
strong as part of the astronaut
program, described him as ex-
ceptionally brilliant with techni-
cal matters but rather retiring,
doesnt like to be thrust into the
limelight much.
Glenn said Saturday that Arm-
strong had had a number of close
calls in his career. He recalled how
Armstrong had just 15 seconds
to 35 seconds of fuel remaining
when he landed on the moon. He
called Armstrongs skill and dedi-
cation just exemplary.
Derek Elliott, curator of the
Smithsonian Institutions U.S. Air
and Space Museum from 1982 to
1992, said the moonwalk probably
marked the high point of space ex-
ploration.
The fact that we were able to
see it and be a part of it means that
we are in our own way witnesses
to history, he said.
The 1969 landing met an auda-
cious deadline that President John
F. Kennedy had set in May 1961,
shortly after Alan Shepard became
the first American in space with a
15-minute suborbital flight. Soviet
cosmonaut Yuri A. Gagarin had or-
bited the Earth and beaten the U.S.
into space the previous month.
I believe this nation should
commit itself to achieving the
goal, before the decade is out, of
landing a man on the moon and
returning him safely to Earth,
Kennedy had said. No single
space project in this period will be
more impressive to mankind, or
more important to the long-range
exploration of space; and none
will be so difficult or expensive to
accomplish.
The end-of-decade goal was
met with more than five months to
spare. Houston: Tranquility Base
here, Armstrong radioed after the
spacecraft settled onto the moon.
The Eagle has landed.
Roger, Tranquility, the Hou-
ston staffer radioed back. We
copy you on the ground. Youve
got a bunch of guys about to
turn blue. Were breathing again.
Thanks a lot.
The third astronaut on the mis-
sion, Michael Collins, circled the
moon in the mother ship Colum-
bia while Armstrong and Aldrin
went to the moons surface.
Collins told NASA on Satur-
day that he will miss Armstrong
terribly, spokesman Bob Jacobs
tweeted.
In all, 12 American astronauts
walked on the moon between 1969
and the last moon mission in 1972.
For Americans, reaching the
moon provided uplift and respite
from the Vietnam War. The land-
ing occurred as organizers were
preparing for Woodstock, the leg-
endary rock festival on a farm in
New York. AP
Other...
As the associate justices
start retiring, Sereno, as chair-
man and presiding officer of
the Judicial and Bar Council,
will be heading the search for
their replacement.
Carpio will be the first to
retire in 2017. Sereno, on the
other hand, may be expected to
retire in 2030 when she reach-
es 70, the compulsory retire-
ment age.
Belmonte said Sereno was a
good choice.
A new face yet an insider
with a reputation for compe-
tence and independence. She
will prove to be an effective
leader of the Judiciary, he
said.
Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman
said there was no hard-and-fast
rule on the seniority doctrine.
CJ Sereno was on the short
list. The President only exer-
cised his constitutional prerog-
ative, Lagman said.
Integrated Bar of the Philip-
pines President Roan Libarios
said he was hopeful that Ser-
eno would do well as chief jus-
tice.
CJ Sereno underwent the
selection process, which was
relatively more transparent
than before. She obtained the
second highest vote, six votes
from the Judicial and Bar
Council, Libarios said.
Carpio, the most senior as-
sociate justice, got seven, the
highest number of votes.
The IBP respects the prerog-
ative of the President since the
process was properly observed.
Seniority is a tradition but is not
absolute, Libarios said.
He said he believed Sereno
would maintain her independ-
ence.
The fears on Sereno may be
unfounded. I think she will not
be a stooge. She belongs to the
batch in UP molded by critical
thinking and anti-establish-
ment tradition. Watch her, Li-
barios said.
House Deputy Speaker
Lorenzo Taada III said Ser-
eno would provide stability in
the Judiciary and the reforms
that she planned to institute
would take root.
It is difficult to change
the chief justice every two or
four years, especially when
the chief executive follows
the tradition of seniority. The
objective of the reforms con-
stantly change with the as-
cendance of new leadership.
For 18 years, we can be as-
sured of one straight path and
direction in Sereno, Taada
said.
Belmonte said he believed
Sereno would get the full co-
operation of the Supreme
Court justices.
Sereno had assured the
public that there is no disu-
nity in the Supreme Court and
that while they argued on sev-
eral issues, they come together
for lunch and exchange jokes,
even corny ones, Belmonte
said.
Palace...
Everyone can be assured
of independence of the chief
justice, Sereno told reporters
after the Palace ceremony, ad-
dressing concerns that she was
beholden to the President who
appointed her to the Court in
2010.
Valte also denied the claims
by some groups that Sereno
would be a Palace puppet in
the high court.
I suggest to all the people
who are commenting on this
perhaps we can go back to her
decisions. Perhaps that can be
the jump-off point for these
discussions, Valte said.
We can see that she has dis-
played her independence.
In two major decisions, Ser-
eno had voted against the ma-
jority in favor of the President.
Last year, she issued a dis-
senting opinion on the high
courts decision to allow Mr.
Aquinos political enemy,
former President and now
Pampanga Rep. Gloria Maca-
pagal-Arroyo, to seek medical
treatment abroad. The dissent-
ing opinion was later used in
the impeachment trial against
Chief Justice Renato Corona,
whom Sereno replaced.
Also last year, Sereno issued
a separate dissenting opinion
on how much the Presidents
family should be compen-
sated for its Hacienda Luisita
sugar plantation that had been
scheduled to be turned over
to farmers decades ago under
the agrarian reform program.
Serenos valuation of P5 bil-
lion was much higher than the
amount set by the majority of
the justices.
But Valte criticized the Kilu-
sang Mayo Uno labor group for
alleging that Serenos appoint-
ment was meant to ensure the
Presidents family would retain
control of Hacienda Luisita.
Thats false and based on
pure speculations, she said.
Farmers at the hacienda had
protested Serenos appoint-
ment, expressing fears that she
might reverse the Courts deci-
sion to distribute the land.
We all know whose inter-
est she will serve and follow.
Certainly it would not be the
interest of the Hacienda Luisita
farm workers nor the broad
masses. She is the ideal puppet
of the President Aquino, the
Unyon ng mga Manggagawa
sa Agrikultura and the Alyansa
ng mga Manggagawang Bukid
sa Asyenda Luisita said in a
statement on Sunday.
We vehemently oppose her
appointment as she was the
brains behind the immoral P5
billion compensation which
the President and his relatives
are after, said UMA Secretary
General Rodel Mesa.
But Sereno said she intended
to finish her term despite calls
that she put a limit to it.
I assure my countrymen
that I will keep my oath of
office faithfully to the end of
my term. That is something
that they can rely on, she
said.Joyce Pangco Paares
With Rey E. Requejo
Malacaang...
hometown Naga after being
brought to Malacaang to allow
the people in Manila to pay their
last respects to him.
His body arrived at the Naga
City Hall at 10:48 p.m.
President Benigno Aquino III
is expected to deliver the eulogy
for Robredo tomorrow, Tuesday,
while some members of his Cabi-
net are expected to head for Naga
City as early as today, Monday,
attend Robredos funeral.
Valte said a committee was
still finalizing the funeral serv-
ices for Tuesday.
President Aquino had ear-
lier named Executive Secretary
Paquito Ochoa Jr. as officer in
charge of the Interior Department,
and Valte on Sunday said Ochoas
appointment was meant to make
sure [the departments] opera-
tions are unhampered. That de-
partment supervises the National
Police, the Bureau of Fire Protec-
tion, and the Bureau of Jail Man-
agement and Penology.
Robredos remains left Ma-
lacaang after departure honors
from the Presidential Security
Group and before being flown
to Naga, where Robredo had
served as mayor for 19 years.
National Police chief Nicanor
Bartolome welcomed the mem-
bers of Robredos family as they
alighted from the cargo plane
bearing his remains.
City officials had prepared the
Peoples Hall for the wake to ac-
commodate as many people as
possible.
Robredos remains will be
transferred to the Basilica Minore
de Nuestra Seora de Peafrancia
from the Naga City Hall today,
Monday. A funeral mass will then
be held at 10 a.m. today before the
state funeral at 11 a.m.
Cabinet officials paid tribute
to Robredo at the Kalayaan Hall
on Saturday and recalled the
times they spent time with him.
They sang Betcha By Golly
Wow, Robredo and his wifes
theme song, The Impossible
Dream and My Way.
Environment Secretary Ram-
on Paje, who stayed until 6 a.m.,
said he felt Robredos presence
while he was listening to po-
litical adviser Ronald Llamas
corny jokes.
Energy Secretary Rene Al-
mendras hailed Robredo, while
Social Welfare Secretary Cora-
zon Soliman recalled the times
he met Robredo during her com-
munity organizing days.
Budget Secretary Florencio
Abad praised Robredo for being
able to deal as deftly with his
political enemies as he did with
his allies.
Mayor Donato Marcos, presi-
dent of the League of Munici-
palities of the Philippines, said
he gave Robredo a bullet-proof
vest before the incident that took
his life.
I should have given him a
parachute, he said.
House Speaker Feliciano Bel-
monte Jr. urged his party mates
to institutionalize Robredos ad-
vocacies.
Govt...
Valte said law enforcement
agencies were now tracking
down Reyes movements to
plot their next courses of
action.
Reyes and his brother, Coron
Mayor Mario Reyes, were
placed in the Interpols red no-
tice list in May.
The Department of Foreign
is investigating reports that the
former governor fled the country
on March 18 using the passport
of a Joseph Lim Pe.
The department issued Lim
Pes passport on Feb, 3, but
Reyes was said to have tam-
pered with it and used it to leave
for Vietnam. It already has can-
celed Lim Pes passport and in-
structed all its diplomatic posts
to inform their host governments
of the cancellation.
Immigration Associate Com-
missioner Siegfred Mison said
they were probing possible laps-
es by airport personnel that al-
lowed Reyes to flee the country.
Some heads will have to
roll, Foreign Affairs Undersec-
retary Rafael Seguis told report-
ers on Sunday. Joyce Pangco
Paares and Sara Susanne D.
Fabunan

Lesser..
But its just a simple oneno more flowers, balloons, singers. Oth-
ers, however, still prefer a special wedding so its really expensive.
Cruz said some couples haggled to cut down their church expenses
but spent extravagantly for their reception. The Church must teach the
faithful that spending excessively was not a requirement when getting
married, he said.
News
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A3
SC spent P1.82b on bonuses
Libel hinders public
from truthlawyer
hehhadheahdhehahdehah
ILO funds
training
for Quezon
war areas
Drug syndicates now
use Asians as mules
Magsaysay awardees arrive for ceremony
He said the slow dispensation
of justice in the country has been
traced to the failure of the Su-
preme Court to ll up vacancies
despite the adequate funds allo-
cated for this purpose.
We asked (the Supreme
Court) how the funds were used
By Macon Ramos-Arnaeta
The Supreme Court, which administers
the operation of the trial and appeallate
courts in the country, used the P1.82
billion allocated to hire judges to pay
bonuses and fringe benets of ofcials
and employees, Sen. Franklin Drilon
said on Sunday.
since the vacancies were not re-
duced. The answer was: they
used it to pay fringe benets and
bonuses that amounted to P1.82
billion, Drilon said
Drilon talked to reporters
on the result of the hearing last
Thursday on the judiciary bud-
get. The Supreme Court has pro-
posed a budget of P17.7 billion
for 2013.
As of January 2012, the Su-
preme Court has reported a total
of 591 vacancies for judges. In
2010, total vacancies were 553,
and it showed a steady increase
of trial courts without judges.
Drilon said the number of
pending cases in courts have
been piling up and the poor re-
cord in disposition of cases can
be traced to the failure of the Su-
preme Court to hire judges.
From the 377,000 cases
pending in the regional trial
courts in 2010, the number has
gone up to 388,000 cases. As for
the Metropolitan Trial Courts,
there were 82,000 cases pending
in 2010 and 82,664 by the end of
2011, Drilon said.
During the hearing, Supreme
Court Administrator Midas
Marquez admitted to spending
P980 million for bonuses of 2.2
million casual employees, ac-
cording to Drilon.
Since there is automatic
of P1.82 billion for vacancies,
how did they dispose of P841.1
million? They are not prepared
to explain, but the point is: the
money was not spent to hire
judges, which are essential to
faster disposition of cases,
Drilon said.
Drilon challenged the Su-
preme Court to be creative in
nding ways to ll up the va-
cancies because of growing
backlog of cases in the trial
courts, but said the judiciary
has scal autonomy.
The court will resist any in-
terference by other branches of
government. We cannot reduce
their budget for next year, but
certainly we can ask questions
how they disbursed the allocated
amounts, Drilon said.
He said he would review the
allowances paid to ofcials and
employees because they were
given out as advance implemen-
tation of the Salary Standardiza-
tion Law, which require standard
pay for civil servants.
The benets were given
out over a period of four years,
which were ahead of other em-
ployees of the government,
Drilon said.
By Rey Requejo
A DEPARTMENT of Justice
prosecutor called Congress
on Sunday to decriminalize
charges of libel because it hin-
ders the media from revealing
the truth on cases that the pub-
lic deserves to know.
Cavite Provincial Prosecu-
tor Emmanuel Velasco, a for-
mer journalist, said the con-
stitutional right to free speech
should not be hampered, espe-
cially when it comes to perfor-
mance of duties of the media.
Velasco said that as a pros-
ecutor he was charged of libel,
which was later dismissed by
the Court of Appeals, but the
case brought him untold hard-
ships that hampered his per-
formance as a government of-
cial.
A Manila regional trial
court convicted Velasco libel
for his remarks in a television
interview in 2009 against a Ca-
loocan City judge for alleged
case xing. He was sentenced
to one year in jail and ordered
to pay damages of P50 mil-
lion.
The Court of Appeals re-
versed the ruling because the
evidence presented by the pros-
ecution, a copy of the newscast
that aired the interview, was
inadmissible as it was not the
original or authenticated copy
as required by the court.
Velasco said government of-
cials facing libel charges lose
their chance to get promoted
and their performance in their
jobs will suffer.
He said governemnt of-
cials whose reputations were
being questioned or threatened
of exposure in media for al-
leged irregularities should not
be quick in ling libel cases,
which is a form of harassment.
As what the ruling of the
Court of Appeals said in clear-
ing me, government ofcials
should not be thin-skinned;
they should prove their integ-
rity in performing their duties
if theyre not guilty of any
wrongdoing, Velasco said.
A charge of libel provides
maximum penalty of six years
in jail and ne or damages to
be determined by court. A law
that will decriminalize libel
will remove the jail term and
limit the penalties to a ne.
By Eric Apolonio

THIS years Ramon Magsaysay awardees
from Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, In-
donesia and Taiwan arrived at the Ninoy
Aquino International Airport on Sunday
to receive Asias premier prize in various
disciplines on August 31 at the Philippine
International Convention Center.
The ve awardees were Kulendei Francis
of India, Syeda Rizwana Hasan of Bangla-
desh, Chen Shuy-Jui of Taiwan, Yang Saing
Koma of Cambodia and Ambrosius Ruwin-
drijarto of Indonesia.
Francis was recognized for his sustained
programs in pursuing economic empowerment
for women and their families in rural India;
Hazan for judicial activism in Bangladesh; Ru-
windrijarto for his campaign to stop illegal for-
est exploitation in Indonesia; Yang for practical
science that enabled farmers to be productive
contributors to Cambodias economic growth;
and Chen for transforming the lives of numer-
ous Taiwanese for her generosity.
The sixth awardee is a Filipino, Romulo
Davide, who is being recognized for plac-
ing the power and descipline of science in
the hands of farmers in the Philippines,
who have multiplied their yields, created
productive farming communities and re-
discovered the dignity of labor.
The 2012 Magsaysay awardees join 290
other laureates, who have received Asias
highest honor since 1956. They will receive
a certicate, a medallion bearing the likeness
of the late president and a cash prize.
AFP commissions
134 new ofcers
Magsaysay awardee. Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Banladesh 2012 Ramon Magsaysay awardee, talks to
reporters moments after she arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. JULIE FABROA
Unauthor-
ized trip. A
government
vehicle with red
plate SGK 372
was photo-
graphed while
parked outside
a Pasay City
mall on Sunday.
By Ferdinand Fabella
THE International Labor Orga-
nization (ILO) has provided
P4.6 million to nance a skills
training program for people in
war-torn municipalities in the
Bondoc Peninsula of Quezon
Province, the Technical Edu-
cation and Skills Develop-
ment Authority (TESDA) said
on Sunday.
TESDA Director General
Joel Villanueva said the money
will be used to train a total of
550 members of families of
farmers and shermen and per-
sons with physical disabilities.
The intended beneciaries
will come from the so-called
conict areas in Bondoc Pen-
insula such as Unisan, Cata-
nuan, San Narciso, and Malu-
nay, Villanueva said.
TESDAs Quezon National
Agricultural School (QNAS)
and the Bondoc Peninsula
Technological Institute in San
Narciso will implement the
training program, which will
run until February 2013.
QNAS will screen and select
the trainees. The courses include
Food and Beverage Services,
Housekeeping, Bread and Pasty
Production, Food Processing,
Household Services, Consumer
Electronics and Automotive
Servicing, Cosmetology, Ther-
apeutic Body Massage and Ar-
ticial Inseminatiion.
Villanueva said that at the
end of the training, he expected
at least 60 percent of the gradu-
ates to get employment or to set
up their own businesses.
By Ferdinand Fabella
THE Armed Forces of the Phil-
ippines has commissioned 134
new ofcers, who nished one
year trraining at the Ofcers
Candidate School of the Army,
Navy and Air Force, according
to armed forces spokesman Col
Arnulfo Burgos.
He said out of the 134 grad-
uates, who will be commis-
sioned as second lieutenants,
33 will serve in the Army, 57
in the Air Force, and 44 in the
Navy.
You carry on your shoul-
ders the task of ensuring the
rule of law not for the interest
of the few but for the better-
ment of our people, Defense
Secretary Voltaire Gazmin
said during their graduation
ceremony at the AFP Commis-
sioned Ofcers Club.
I know that you left the pri-
vate sector and joined the ser-
vice, not to bask in power but
to uphold the integrity of the
armed forces and, more impor-
tantly, to herald hope in com-
munities devasted by strife and
misundersanding, Gazmin
said.
The one-year course pre-
pares candidates with ranks of
probationary second lieuten-
ants and probationary ensigns
for commission in the Army,
Air Force and Navy. Candi-
dates must be baccalaureate
degree holders.
By Florante Solmerin and Gigi Muoz David
DRUG syndicates have shifted to using Asians, mostly Chinese, as
couriers because of government prole on Africans as drug
mules, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said
on Sunday.
PDEA Director General Undersecretry Jose Gutierrez said at
least eight foreigners --- two Malaysians, two Nepalese, a Singa-
porean, a Vietnamese, and a Taiwanese --- were arrested at the
Ninoy Aquino International Airport since June.
We have noted a rising trend in the involvement of Asians
in international drug trafcking because of the proling done on
African drug syndicates, Gutierrez said.
Last week, the Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group ar-
rested a Nepalese and a female Vietnamese national and a Tai-
wanese, who tried to bring in several kilograms of shabu into the
country.
Since January this year, drug agents arressted a total of 46
foreigners for carrying illegal drugs. The couriers include 16
Chinese, three Taiwanese, ve Malaysians, two Indonesians, two
Nepalese, a Japanese, a Singaporean, a Vietnamese, nine Afri-
cans and six Europeans.
In 2011, drug agents arrested a total of 45 foreigners, includ-
ing 26 Africans, PDEA said.
Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
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A4
THERE was a whiff of dis-
honesty when President Be-
nigno Aquino III said he was
dissatised with the choices
he received for chief justice
earlier this month.
At the time, Mr. Aquino took
the Judicial and Bar Council
to task for disqualifying his
Justice secretary, presumably
his favored candidate, because
there were pending disbarment
cases led against her.
While the move was clearly
in keeping with the councils
rules, Mr. Aquino character-
ized that as being unfair be-
cause, he said, other similarly
situated nominees were still
considered. In doing so, the
President might have over-
looked the councils explana-
tion that the cases against the
other candidates had either
been dismissed already or in
a stage where no prima facie
evidence had yet been estab-
lished.
Mr. Aquino then sullen-
ly conceded that he had no
choice but to appoint a chief
justice from the list that had
been given him because that
was what the Constitution
required.
The almost truculent tone
was in sharp contrast to the
glowing commendations that
the Palace showered on Chief
Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno
when it announced her ap-
pointment on Friday.
The President, the Palace
said, was condent that the new
chief justice would be able to
reform the Judiciary and, given
her relative youth, would have
more than enough timeup to
18 years in ofceto see those
reforms take root.
Was the President truly
dissatisfied with the list of
nominees and was his final
choice simply making the best
of a bad situation? Or was he
merely putting on a show to
hide the deep satisfaction he
derived from being able to
replace an uncooperative chief
justice with someone who was
less troublesome?
The answer lies in a Palace
statement made as early as De-
cember 2011, even before the
Corona impeachment trial had
begun. Shortly after engineer-
ing Coronas impeachment in
the House of Representatives,
the President ordered his le-
gal staff to shop around for
replacements.
At the time, a spokesman said
the next chief justice that Presi-
dent Aquino wanted should be
like Associate Justice Sereno,
who had issued a dissenting
opinion on the courts decision
to allow his political enemy,
former President and now Pam-
panga Rep. Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo, to seek medical treat-
ment abroad.
Notwithstanding his com-
plaints about the unfairness
of the selection process, it is
apparent that the President got
the chief justice he wanted all
along. The new chief justice,
after all, was Mr. Aquinos
own rst appointment to the
high court and she, in turn,
had voted several times in
his favor. The most telling of
those instances was her dis-
senting opinion on how much
the Presidents family should
be compensated for a sugar
plantation that should have
been turned over to farmers
decades ago under the agrarian
reform program.
Mr. Aquino might portray
the new chief justice as some-
one who was in tune with
his reform agenda, but there
are others who might see her
track record to date as a sign
of malleability and a lack of
independence. Let us hope she
proves them all wrong.
The chosen one
The days of our lives
IN MANY respects, church life seems
to remain unscathed by the passing
of generations. But what may appear
externally unchanged may have been
so internally transformed that hardly
nothing is left of it except its shell,
thus Anthony Giddens term shell
institutions. These are institutions
that appear the same as they used
to be from the outside and carry the
same names, but inside have become
quite different. As a result they have
become inadequate to the tasks they
are to perform. Let us ask about Holy
Week practices, for example. People in
the past up to the time I was a child
followed the discipline of Holy Week
and went through its rites in solemn
commemoration of the Passion and the
Death of the Lord
Jesus. It was time
of penance and of
intense prayer. Ob-
viously, that is what
the Church sti ll
hopes it ought to
be. But why has
the Department of
Tourism taken an
interest in Holy
Week? Why do we
nd pictures of pro-
cessions on tourism
ads? The answer is
simple: The prac-
tices of Holy Week
are still there, but they have been re-
packaged by the tourism and heritage
industries and made tourist destina-
tions, vended as spectacle. This is
not unlike our brothers and sisters in
indigenous cultural communities who
don their native costumes and dance
their dances, no longer to invoke the
spirits or to celebrate as they used to
celebrate but because tourists pay to
see them do what they do.
Now, let us bring to center stage two
crucial institutions insofar a church life is
concerned: Family and Community.
The traditional family is the site of the
struggle, Giddens says, between tradition
and modernity. The oft-repeated call
for a return to the traditional family is in
many ways nostalgia for an irretrievable
past. The traditional family was an eco-
nomic unit, and the inequality of man and
woman was intrinsic to the traditional
family. The sexual double standard was
directly bound up with the need to ensure
continuity in lineage and inheritance, so
while a mans masculinity was conrmed
and expressed in his sexual adventurism,
the virtuous woman was expected to care
for the home and for the children, and to
be faithful to her husband.
If you will recall, this is the admoni-
tion priests give the bride before the
seven-fold blessing at the Marriage
Rite and it is an admonition bound
to the tradition that espoused a double-
standard. We admonished the bride to be
a good housewife. Why did the term
househusband never evolve? With
good reason society has moved beyond
this dualism with the result that speaking
of housewives in reference to wives
has taken on a pejorative connotation.
So what is the social reality to-
day? The separation of sexuality
from reproduction is now practically
complete. Sex may sometimes result
in reproduction, but is not necessarily
intended by those who engage in it to
be so. Sexuality is something to be dis-
covered, molded and altered. Sexuality
used to be the preserve of married cou-
ples and that remains Catholic moral
teaching but in todays world, it no
longer is so. Sexual activity is free for
those who have learned the rules of the
game. Homosexuality that used to be
a category of perversity is now dealt
with as an option, more frequently an
orientation, no more disoriented than
is heterosexuality. Sexuality which is
severed from reproductive teleology is
no longer dominated by heterosexual-
ity. I want to emphasize: I am not
doing moral theology. I am engaged
in a dialogue with Giddens on a phe-
nomenology of modern society.
From the mar-
ried couple as one
part of a constella-
tion that included
children and other
relatives, what now
prevails is the re-
gime of couple-
dom: the couple,
whether married
or unmarried, is at
the core of what
the family is. This
came to be, Gid-
dens observes, with
the dwindling of
the economic role
of the family and love, or sexual at-
traction became the basis for forming
marriage ties. Today, the question is
no longer: Are you married or not?
but Are you in a relationship? with
everything about tentativity and options
that such a characterization entails.
Thus is our society today; such are
our communities. What I have tried to
show is not only that our communities
have changed and quite radically so, with
the result that they make utterly different
demands on the Church. I hope to have
shown as well that what religion and
church mean today for many members of
our socities in late modernity is markedly
different from what these institutions
meant in pre-modern times. We cannot
conne the challenge to one of effective
methods in changing times. Things will
never be as they were before. We can-
not stop an entire community at angelus
time, or expect couples to read papal
encyclicals before they go to bed! Per-
haps, even the message must be revisited
and, learning, from the fundamental
logic of the Incarnation, take on that
form that addresses persons and their
communities in our secular, post-modern
times. Jesus the same yesterday, today
and tomorrow does not mean to me
an incorrigible set of doctrines. What
it holds out is the constant challenge
to be incarnate in society that morphs,
as human persons evolve, in the way
they understand themselves, and ar-
ticulate their hopes and their aspirations.
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EDITORIAL
A scandal in the making
BUREAU of Internal Revenue Com-
missioner Kim Henares should be extra
careful that her agency is not dragged into
a major scandal similar to the NBN-ZTE
brouhaha which hounded the Arroyo
administration.
That would be regrettable if it hap-
pens, since Henares has been free from
any taint of corruption in her two-year
stint at the BIR, an agency that has
been tagged in the past, together with
the Bureau of Customs, as agships of
government corruption.
This is not to say that Henares has not
been controversial. She has been in the
eye of media and political storms on such
issues as the imposition of value-added
tax on tolls on the expressways and the
increase of taxes on the so-called gsin
products h i.e. tobacco and alcohol.
But those controversies are regarding
policy issues did not involve corruption.
The potential corruption scandal at the
BIR involves the public bidding for the
strip stamp/laser scanning system that the
BIR is adopting to ght smuggling and
compel tobacco and alcohol companies
to pay the right amount of taxes.
The expected source of the political
storm is the participation of a Chinese
firm, Huagong Tech Company Ltd.,
which has been plagued with corporate
corruption issues this year.
Huagong, which is based in Wuhan,
China and is listed in the Shenzhen Stock
Exchange, specializes in laser process-
ing systems and laser holographic anti-
counterfeiting products.
According to Global Times, an
English-language Chinese newspaper
under the Peoples Daily, Ma Xinqiang,
chairman of Huagong has been removed
from his post due to insider trading.
In early June this year the company
released a list naming several of its man-
agers and shareholders who were accused
of violating the People fs Republic of
China fs securities law. The list included
Luo Xiaoming, its independent director,
and Liu Wei, its secretary to the chairman
of the board.
According to reports, officials of
Huagong have already met with Henares
and other BIR ofcials to signify their
intention to bid for the multi-billion strip
stamp/laser scanning system.
Also expected to participate in the bid-
ding are the Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco
Corp and the Swiss-based Sicpa Security
Solutions SA which earlier submitted an
unsolicited Build-Operate-Transfer pro-
posal to provide the system for the BIR.
This early, PMFTC might already be
out of the running even if it is offering a
self-monitoring excise stamp tax technol-
ogy practically for free.
Henares has announced that the short-
list of qualied bidders may be limited to
those who do not themselves manufacture
tobacco products. Henares is of course
right. Asking the tobacco companies to
provide the system that would check and
monitor whether they are paying the right
taxes is impractical, to put it lightly.
To get an idea of how big the project
is and what its impact on government
revenues would be, SICPA in its BOT
proposal said more than P100 billion
would be raised over a seven-year period
even without the imposition of new taxes
for tobacco and alcohol.
For a project this big, there would
probably be other bidders but easily the
most controversial among the bidders
would be Huagong.
Aside from the corporate corruption
scandal that rocked the company this
year, an even more basic issue would be
the technology that Huagong would be
offering. The Chinese rm might have
the ability to submit the lowest bid but
the government might be wasting money
if all it would be getting is an obsolete
and unreliable technology.
The technology to be offered by
Huagong should be a major consideration
by the BIR bids and awards committee
when it reviews the qualification of
Huagong to participate in the bidding.
Aside from the fact that Huagong is
new in the highly specialized strip stamp/
laser scanning business, it should also be
stressed that the strip stamp technology
is not being used in China.
With the sin-tax measure facing rough
sailing in the Senate, it fs important that
a reliable, proven and fool-proof strip
stamp/laser monitoring system is in place
to boost the tax collection targets of the
government.
However, getting a corruption-tainted
Chinese company with questionable
technology to implement the project
could cause more problems and delays
for this urgent project that has been in the
pipeline for several years already.
There are many parallels that we
can think of between the ZTE-NBN
project and this Huagong proposal for
the strip stamp/laser monitoring system
project. The ultimate similarity might
be that because of the expected political
controversy, if the project is awarded to
Huagong, it might be also cancelled like
what happened to NBN-ZTE.
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COUNTER-POINT
Today, the
question is no
longer Are you
married or not?
but Are you in a
relationship?
AUGUST 27, 2012 MONDAY
A5 Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
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IT IS unfortunate but, all too often, it is
only after a person dies that his virtues,
goodness and exemplary contributions
to society are recognized. Secretary
Jesse Robredo was one of the few
real public servants in government;
low key but a heavy weight in terms
of his achievements as a mayor in
his hometown, Naga City, and at the
Department of Interior and Local
government. He was of a rare breed,
one can honestly say.
Still, he did not
even merit getting
conrmed as secretary
of Interior and
Local Government
by the Commission
on Appointments.
Perhaps, politics has
no place for a good
man. Rumors had it
that his Cabinet post was to be given
to someone more favored and so the
members of the commission sat on his
conrmation; living up to what Henry
Louis Mencken said: Politician are
animals which can sit on a fence yet
keep their ears to the ground.
I did not know Jesse Robredo
personally but when the Board of
Directors of the University of the
Philippines Alumni Association,
to which I belonged, was screening
possible awardees for the coveted
outstanding alumni awards, I was
overwhelmed at seeing how much
he has done for Naga City since he
started to serve as mayor at the young
age of 29. UPAA conferred on him
the award of Outstanding Alumnus for
Good Governance in its annual alumni
homecoming in June 2012.
Fortunately, a non-political, private
awards-giving body, the Galing Pook
Foundation conferred upon Naga City
under the leadership of Robredo, the
most number of awards. We give way
in this space to the following tribute by
the Galing Pook Awards to a leader who
will be sorely missed.
In 1994, Galing Pook started
recognizing best practices in local
governance by local government units
based on impact, citizen participation,
innovation, replicability and
sustainability.
During that year, Naga City, under
the leadership of Jesse Robredo,
garnered its rst Galing Pook award for
outstanding local governance program.
To date, Naga City has received a
total of 14 Galing Pook awards (7
outstanding, 3 trailblazing and 4 special
citations). It is now the most awarded
local government unit in the country
from the prestigious Galing Pook
Awards Program.
Taken together, these awards,
according to Jesse Robredo, established
ten lessons and guideposts in practicing
good local governance.
First, improve productivity. Naga
City embarked on a program that aimed
to bring out the full potential of various
departments and ofces of the entire city
government. Guided by the vision of
a greater Naga by 1998, when the city
marked its 50th anniversary, the program
focused on four main thrusts that made
services accessible to the people.
Second, computerize. The city
created an effective and efcient
management system that streamlined
business transaction processes;
provided a dependable database
for effective decision-making.
The database contained household
population, geographic information,
etc. Third, empower the people. The
city government laid down a clear and
comprehensive framework that allowed
its constituents to take active part in
governance.
Fourth, i-Govern. The city
operationalized the power of
information technology. Nagueos can
quickly obtain business licenses, birth
certicates, or even bid for government
procurements by simply logging online.
People get what they
need faster and free
from red tape and the
hassle of being asked
for grease money.
Fifth, reinvent
institutions. In the
reinvented school
board of Naga City,
the structure is able to
ensure transparency,
accountability, participation, and
predictability.
Sixth, train the youth. The City
Youth Month Program of Naga engage
the citys top youth leaders to compete
for the chance to land in one of the 45
slots that would put them in executive
and legislative positions.
Seventh, be prepared always. Started
in May 1991, Emergency Rescue Naga
addresses the urgent need for fast and
reliable service in times of emergency
and crisis. ERN provides 24-hour
quick response medical and protective
services to all Naga City residents.
Eighth, prioritize the marginalized.
Like any other urbanizing city and
town, Naga City was faced with the
challenges posed by informal settlers.
To address the issue in a way that was
fair for both the informal settlers and
landowners and that would discourage
informal settling for good, the city
launched the Kaantabay sa Kauswagan
or Partners in Development Program
in 1989. The program is guided by two
key principles. First, the government
will not help the urban poor unless
they actively participate in solving their
own problems. Informal settlers have
to organize, settle their own boundary
disputes, negotiate with landowners,
and make down payments for their
home lots with substantial support from
the city government together with its
partner NGOs.
Ninth, invest in children. Naga
successfully revolutionized the concept
of the day care service. It established a
total of 54 day care centers, improved
the performance of the graduates as
they advanced to the elementary level.
Tenth, Together, We Can Do
Better. The Metro Naga Development
Council, a partnership among the
LGUs, pools together the efforts and
resources of 13 local government units,
the private sector and the national
government agencies in Camarines Sur,
focusing on projects which address the
immediate needs of the community and
lay the groundwork for the long-term
growth of the city.
Secretary Jesse Robredo may be
gone but he was made immortal by his
legacy of good governance. May others
trail his footsteps.
Email: ritalindaj@gmail.com
Visit: www.jimenolaw.com.ph
Robredos legacy
of governance
RITA LINDA
V. JIMENO
OUT OF THE BOX
ANALYSIS
One small step for a man
Continued from page 1
It is not known whether the
professors had prepared the statement
themselves or the foreign-funded
Philippine Legislative Committee on
Population and Development, which
has been doing much of the pro-RH
propaganda and paper work, had
written it, and the professors were
simply asked to sign it.
Last December, President Benigno
S. Aquino III asked the congressmen
to impeach the sitting Chief Justice,
and 188 congressmen promptly signed
the Articles of Impeachment without
reading the document.
The professors statement drew
instant rebuke from the Catholic
Bishops Conference of the Philippines
whose president, Archbishop Jose S.
Palma, D.D., of Cebu, reminded the
professors of their duty as Catholics
to defend the teaching of the Catholic
Church on the evil of contraception,
if they were to continue teaching in a
Catholic university.
Promptly Father Jose Ramon
T. Villarin, S.J., president of the
University, issued a memo to the
University Community, reminding
everyone that, together with our
leaders in the Catholic Church, the
Ateneo de Manila University does
not support the passage of House Bill
4244 (The Responsible Parenthood,
Reproductive Health and Population
and Development Bill). He assured
the professors, however, that he
appreciate(s) their social compassion
and intellectual efforts, and urge(d)
them to continue in their discernment
of the common good.
At the same time he asked all
those who are engaged in the Christian
formation of our students to ensure
that the Catholic position on this
matter continues to be taught in our
classes, as we have always done. This
seemed to indicate that not all of the
pro-RH professors were engaged in
giving Christian formation to students.
The publication of the pro-RH
professors position and their rm
defense of it in the name of academic
freedom has not only fueled further
confusion and division but also
raised serious questions about the
kind of Catholic professors Ateneo
nurtures, and the kind of knowledge
they would like to put at the service
of national development goals.
Exactly what knowledge has
been revealed to the professors and
withheld from the rest? Contrary to
their claim, it appears that on the issue
at hand the professors do not know
enough---whether of the Constitution,
which they selectively quote, or of the
bill, which they say is in full accord
with the Constitution and should
therefore pass.
Contrary to what the bills
title seeks to convey and what its
defenders say about it, the bill is
not about responsible parenthood or
womens, mens, or childrens health.
It does not seek to give anyone the
right to practice contraception or
sterilization, for everyone is already
free to practice and at least 51 percent
of the women of reproductive age are
already practicing it.
Rather the bill is all about
population control, and some pro-RH
advocates have been honest enough to
admit it. The bill wants to give the
State a right it does not have, and
which the Constitution expressly
forbids, namely---- the right to enter
the family bedroom and run the sexual
lives of individuals and families,
exactly as in totalitarian states.
The bill prescribes to the individual
and to families essentially two things.
First, that everyone practice
birth control, by one method or
another, whether they like it or not.
For that purpose, the government
would be spending billions of pesos
of taxpayers money every year to
provide contraceptives as essential
medicines to the public.
Second, that schoolchildren
undergo compulsory state-run sex
education, from Grade V to 4
th
year
high school, without parental consent.
The second point is sometimes
discussed in the media and elsewhere,
without acknowledging the fact that
the parents, not the State, are the
primary educators of their children.
But the rst point has been kept
out of debates. Both sides of the
controversy have managed to skirt
the issue, as if it were absolutely
peripheral, although it is in fact the
main issue, involving as it does a
fundamental liberty and human right.
The professors say the bill
upholds the constitutional right
of couples to found a family in
accordance with their religious
convictions. Section 3 (1) of Article
XV of the Constitution says, the State
shall defend--- not simply uphold---
-the right of parents to found a family
in accordance with their religious
convictions and the demands of
responsible parenthood.
But that provision is precisely one
of the many constitutional provisions
the bill violates and attacks.
Without the bill becoming law, anyone
who wants to practice contraception or
sterilization may freely do so, without
compelling anyone else who does not
believe in it to do the same. This makes
non-passage of the bill non-injurious
to anyone who believes she or he must
practice contraception or sterilization
for his or her own good health. She or
he can continue contracepting as before.
However, if the bill is enacted
into law, all women and men
would be required to practice birth
control as a component of marriage,
whether they like it or not, whether
their faith considers it licit or not.
Catholics who are taught and believe
that contraception is intrinsically
evil would additionally be required
to fund with their tax payments the
very program that attacks their moral
belief.
In any country under any regime,
that amounts to religious persecution,
except that in this case it would be a
non-religious minority persecuting a
religious majority. That would be the
very opposite of upholding the right of
couples to found a family in accordance
with their religious convictions. It
would turn the Philippines into a
totalitarian democracy, an oxymoron
that has come into recent usage.
Articles II and XV contain other
provisions, which the professors,
like the pro-RH legislators, have
apparently chosen not to talk about.
But central to the issue is Section 12
of Article II, which provides:
The State recognizes the sanctity
of family life and shall protect and
strengthen the family as a basic
autonomous social institution. It
shall equally protect the life of the
mother and the life of the unborn from
conception. The natural and primary
right and duty of parents in the rearing
of the youth for civic efciency and
the development of moral character
shall receive the support of the
Government.
Certain parties have tried to muddle
this issue by raising the question of,
when does conception begin? They
claim it begins upon implantation
rather than upon fertilization, which
medical science has held consistently
for hundreds of years. That is a
distraction meant to derail discussion
of the real question at hand.
The point of the provision is that, at
whatever point conception occurs, the
States duty is to protect the unborn
as soon as it is conceived. Unless
conception occurs, the State shall
have nothing to protect. Does that
give the State the right or the duty to
make sure that no new human life is
ever conceived?
The law of reason says no, the
State cannot prevent any woman
from conceiving just so it will have
no unborn life to protect. But that is
precisely what the RH bill wants the
State to do----prevent conception from
taking place.
In his letter to the congressmen on
August 2, 2012, Archbishop Palma
says the Church is opposed to the
bill not because it wants the State to
become the enforcer of its teaching
against contraception. The Church is
simply asking that no law be passed
that tramples upon its religious beliefs
and moral convictions, he says.
As protector of the unborn, the
State is ipso facto the protector of
conception, Palma says. It cannot be
the preventer of conception. As no law
prohibits contraception or sterilization,
the State may not be able to prevent
women from using contraceptives or
getting sterilized on their own. But
the State cannot be the author, source
or medium of contraception, or even
be a mere participant in a program of
contraception. This is what makes the
RH bill clearly unconstitutional, and
not qualied to become a law of the
Republic of the Philippines, he says.
The only way the Ateneo
professors or any of the pro-RH
proponents can refute that statement
is to show that the Constitution does
not make the State the protector of
the unborn from conception; that,
to the contrary, the State has a right
and a duty to prevent women from
conceiving.
The professors should also try to
show that Congress can enact any law
that does violence to the belief of any
religious community---the Moslems,
Episcopalians, Iglesia ni Cristo, etc.-
---without committing religious
discrimination or persecution
against those affected.
They may also want to assure the
nation that, based on their specialized
knowledge as Catholic professors,
Congress would be serving the common
good in enacting into law a bill, which
from the very beginning has already
divided the nation, and which can only
divide it further still, as Palma put it to
the congressmen.
fstatad@gmail.com
Has the RH lobby...?
PASTOR APOLLO
QUIBOLOY
PLUMBLINE
Pastor Quiboloys column will resume
next week.
Perhaps politics
has no place for a
good man.
In their position paper expressing sup-
port for the RH Bill, certain faculty mem-
bers of the Ateneo de Manila University,
my alma mater, singled me out in their
justication for enacting a bill that pro-
vides mandatory budgetary allocations,
among others, for reproductive health and
birth control. This, despite the yearly ap-
propriations for such purpose, in the bil-
lions (P2.5 billion for next year), in the
Department of Health and other pertinent
provisions of the Magna Carta for Wom-
en and Children.
Specically, the Ateneo faculty mem-
bers took issue with my ofcial actions
as mayor of Manila, a position I held for
three terms, during which the long-ne-
glected capital city enjoyed unparalleled
economic growth and scal health, along-
side human development.
Population control and the size of the
family are not the problems. This is an
issue of governance. Spending so much
time and effort to cause a reduction, and
to intrude in the life of families will mere-
ly destroy the values - primary of which
is the valuing of life - which will merely
serve as a band-aid solution.
They say an RH bill is needed to stem
the rise of maternal mortality, but do not
wonder why the numbers are increas-
ing, with all the billions thrown in past
years for articial contraception and not
enough for health centers, training and
hiring of qualied midwives and birthing
attendants.
I challenge the professors to study
the economic histories of China, India,
Europe, America and the western world
-their economies grew by leaps and
bounds when their population increased.
At the same time, please look at the
problematic state of Japan, Singapore,
Taipei, Germany and Italy, which are all
suffering from total demographic col-
lapse.
May their children and grandchildren
be spared from this destructive thinking.
Again, as a young boy trained and ed-
ucated and whose values were shaped by
my Jesuit professors, I must differ totally
with the wrong assumptions and conclu-
sions of the Ateneo professors.
LITO ATIENZA
former mayor, City of Manila
May professors children be spared
from destructive thinking
WAS the walk on the moon one small
step for man, or a man?
Neil Armstrongs first words from
the moon were heard all over Earth,
and people heard this: Thats one
small step for man, one giant leap for
mankind.
But Armstrong said immediately af-
ter the 1969 landing that he had been
misquoted. He said he actually said,
Thats one small step for a man. Peo-
ple just didnt hear it.
The astronaut acknowledged in a
rare interview in 1999 that he didnt
hear himself say it either when he lis-
tened to the transmission from the
moon landing.
The a was intended, Armstrong
said. I thought I said it. I cant hear it
when I listen on the radio reception here
on Earth, so Ill be happy if you just put
it in parentheses.
Although no one heard the a,
some research backs Armstrong.
In 2006, a computer analysis found
evidence that Armstrong said what he
said he said.
Peter Shann Ford, an Australian com-
puter programmer, ran a software anal-
ysis looking at sound waves and found a
wave that would have been the missing
a. It lasted 35 milliseconds, much
too quick to be heard. The Smithso-
nians space curator, Roger Launius,
looked at the evidence and found it
convincing.
NASA has also stood by its moon
man.
If Neil Armstrong says there was
an a, then as far as were concerned,
there was a, NASA spokesman
Michael Cabbage said shortly before
the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11
mission.
Armstrong, who died Saturday at age
82, maintained until the end that there
was a lost word in his famous words
from the moon.
I thought about it after landing,
he said in a 2011 NASA oral history.
And because we had a lot of other
things to do, it was not something
that I really concentrated on, but just
something that was kind of passing
around subliminally or in the back-
ground. But it, you know, was a pretty
simple statement, talking about step-
ping off something. Why, it wasnt
a very complex thing. It was what it
was. AP
MAIL MATTERS
News
ManilaStandardToday
mst.daydesk@gmail.com AUGUST 27, 2012 MONDAY
A6
Bus merger is the way to go

IN BRIEF
First book takes
25 years to nish
Immigration bureau axes 36 mists
Benet dance. House Assistant Minority Leader and Leyte 1st Distrist Rep. Ferdinand Martin FM Romualdez leads a fund-raising project,
dancing the traditional kuratsa with Tanauan Councilor Ina Jimenez during the 109th Annual Fiesta Celebration in honor of the Assumption of
the Blessed Mary hosted by La Fraternidad Tanawena Inc. at the Amoranto Multipurpose Gym in Quezon City. VER NOVENO
Death-defying
jobs. Workers brave
dizzying heights and
scorching heat as they
repair the roof of a
sports arena in Pasay
City using only impro-
vised safety lines.
EY ACASIO
Automated trafc
management eyed
THE Metro Manila Development Au-
thority relies on human eyes to moni-
tor, evaluate and adjust the timing of
trafc lights in major road junctions.
Trafc controllers oftentimes be-
come subjective and even arbitrary
when they direct vehicular ow caus-
ing grid-lock.
Last year, the Internet Web site
Travel Wire Asia listed Metro Ma-
nila as one of Asias trafc hot spots,
noting that the average speed of ve-
hicular movement 6 to 8 kilometers
per hour.
Urban managers can benet from
the example of Dublin, Ireland, de-
scribed as the sixth most trafc-
clogged city in Europe at 30 percent
congestion, when it adopted Royal
Imtech NVs Imow adaptive trafc
management system.
The system controls 800 trafc
lights in road junctions across the
city. This integral trafc solution
makes the real-time translation of
trafc policy possible, enables the
trafc infrastructure to be utilized
more efciently, improves trafc
ow and reduces pressure on the en-
vironment.
Royal Imtech NV is the parent
company of Fritz and Macziol Asia,
an IT systems integrator based in
Manila and Singapore.
Sun aids victims
of monsoon oods
SUN Cellular deployed employee
volunteers to work with barangay
leaders to put up booths to offer free
all-network and international calls
to families in evacuation centers
in Pampanga and portions of the
National Capital Region.
Reuben Pangan, vice president for
customer relationship management,
underscored Suns efforts to make its
coverage reliable and resilient dur-
ing calamities.
Booths were set up in Barangay
San Matias, in Sto. Tomas, and in
Sindalan Elementary School, and
Calulut Elementary School both in
San Fernando, Pampanga, along with
H. Bautista Elementary School, Con-
cepcion Elementary School, Concep-
cion Integrated School, and Marikina
High School, in Marikina City, and
Apolonio Samson Covered Court in
Balintawak, Quezon City.
As we all work together to has-
ten the recovery of our affected kaba-
bayans, we played our role as a com-
munications partner and set up these
free call stations to provide ood-hit
residents with an easy way of commu-
nicating with their loved ones during
this time of calamity, Pangan said.
Sun Cellular is a member of the
PLDT Group.
Lawyer Teolo Guadiz,
chief of the LTO-National
Capital Region, said the in-
tegration would mean more
efciency in moving com-
muters around the 17 compo-
nent localities of the National
Capital Region.
Under the scheme, we can
bring down the high consump-
tion of fuel, arrest low passen-
ger rate, reduce trafc, ensure
passenger safety, and even help
stop the operation of buses that
are registered with the Land
Transportation Ofce but do
not have the franchises from
the Land Transportation Fran-
chising and Regulatory Board
and are not allowed to operate
on the road, he told the Ma-
nila Standard.
MMDA Chairman Fran-
cis Tolentino proposed ra-
tionalizing the sector amid
increasing incidents of road
accidents, low ridership,
worsening air pollution, pro-
liferation of illegal operators,
high fuel costs, reckless driv-
ing due to erce competition
and gridlock even outside of
rush hours.
He urged LTFRB to en-
courage the bus rms to form
a consortium to and give in-
centives to operators who will
join the proposed program.
As far as LTO in the met-
ro is concerned, I fully sup-
port a bus consortium, Gua-
diz said.
Yves Gonzalez, MMDAs
chief of the Trafc Discipline
Ofce, during the agencys
weekly radio program, said
MMDA ofcials, the Depart-
ment of Transport and Com-
munications and Department
of Public Works and High-
ways along with several may-
ors went to China last July to
study its mass rapid transit.
We can pattern the bus
consolidation after the inter-
national mass rapid transit,
he said.
At least six bus companies
earlier discussed the pros-
pects of consolidating their
operations.
The consortium would ini-
tially operate to and from a
common terminal in SM Mall
of Asia, Pasay City, and Tri-
Noma, Quezon City.
By Rio N. Araja
THE Land Transportation Ofce
backs a merger of city bus companies
proposed by the Metro Manila Devel-
opment Authority to improve public
transport service.
By Jonathan Fernandez
THE Bureau of Immigration has dis-
missed at least 36 employees to show
incompetence and malpractice have no
place in the agency.
Commissioner Ricardo David Jr.
said the bureau under his watch has
been investigating administrative
complaints led against its ofcials
and employees.
Since starting the crackdown in
March 2011, 36 employees were dis-
missed and 41 others suspended due to
various offenses.
We have consistently demonstrat-
ed a resolve to reform our practices and
professionalize our ranks, David said
during the agencys 72nd anniversary
celebration last Saturday.
He encouraged all those who have
been victims of unprofessional practice
by any Immigration ofcial or employ-
ee to come forward and le charges.
A complaint redress section in his
ofce where grievances through let-
ters or phone calls and even by walk-in
visitors.
David vowed to continue his efforts
to upgrade the bureaus capability,
adding that the Civil Service Commis-
sion had cited the BI for being the rst
agency to submit an enhanced perfor-
mance management system.
Soon we shall be introducing a
Strategic Performance Management
System) to institutionalize the process
of measuring and evaluating the per-
formance of our employees on a regu-
lar basis, he said.
David cited the BIs streamlining
of frontline services to speed up trans-
actions where unnecessary delays not
only disrupt business but also give way
to shady deals.
AS THE country celebrates National Language
Month, Quezon City has been given another title be-
sides being the capital in a book that took a quarter
century to nish.
Mencio Galang launched recently his New History
City of the Pacic, presenting copies to Mayor Herbert
Bautista, Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte, District 2 Coun-
cilor Alyson Medalla along with Dr. Manuel Alba, Bau-
tistas senior adviser, and Gregorio Banacia, head of the
Public Affairs and Information Services Ofce.
According to Galang, his self-published rst book
is a modest introduction to a new history: The now-
it-can-be-told saga of the Austronesian-Kayumanggi
people of the Indo-Pacic.
He gave the name decocodopy to the method of re-
constructing pieces of the pre-colonial history of the
Philippines through his 25-year, one-man study.
Decodopody, also spelled dekodopodi, meant a
decoding of the apodiks or word clues to the past,
he said.
Galang coined the word apodik from dinikta o
sinabi ng mga apo (dictated or told by the elders).
Rio N. Ar aja
David Jr.
Heros welcome. Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista (extreme left) joins Cabinet members and Metro Mayors at the Villamor Airbase to escort the remains of
Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo to Malacanang before being borught home to Naga City. Also in the group are Transportation and Com-
munication Secretary Mar Roxas, Metro Manila Development Authority Chairman Francis Tolentino, Marikina City Mayor Del de Guzman, Pasig City Mayor Bobby
Eusebio, Valenzuela City Mayor Sherwin Gatchalian of Valenzuela City and Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim.
AUGUST 27, 2012 MONDAY
A7 Sports Riera U. Mallari, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
sports_mstandard@yahoo.com
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
AL S. MENDOZA
ALL THE WAY
A win would have meant God plays favorites, too
I COULDNT ask for more.
From the very start, I had consid-
ered it a mere joy ride.
Just to be there was more than
enough reason to validate our pas-
sion for the sport: Basketball is the
nations No. 1 pastime, indeed.
No one can ever dispute that.
That is why no matter the odds,
we keep on aspiring for a slot in
Olympic basketballeven if that
dream is the perennial epitome
of Ninoy Aquinos Impossible
Dream in this day when our tallest
in the national quintet is now almost
ordinarily seen as a mere equivalent
of the point guard of the worlds su-
perpowers of the game.
However, look what has been
happening thus far in the Jones
Cup, now on its 34th year in Taipei.
We went there not having an
ounce of hope of even guring in
the nals.
We went there just to merely ex
our muscles, using the tournament
in preparation for bigger dreams in
the near futureas in the never-to-
be-abandoned mission to get back
to the Fiba World Championship
proper representing Asia.
So that we went to Taipei some
two weeks back even as our team was
assembled barely two weeks before
the Jones Cup was to blast off.
So, you ask: What can one
hope to achieve with a team thats
not even one-month old when it
plunged to action in Taipei?
Well, it was, to put it mildly, if
not simply, headed for the slaugh-
terhouse.
But think again, fellas.
Or, better yet, look again, fellas.
Reconsider.
The Smart Gilas Pilipinas is
something elseseemingly.
If what it has achieved thus far
is, to you, not something to crow
about, you must be from Jupiter or
Mars.
Amazing, if not spectacular.
Unbelievable, if not unthinkable.
Wonder of wonders.
What started as a virtual joke, the
mission has now become realal-
most.
If the hope was merely that
hopemake a 360-degree turn.
Quick!
As I write this, barely two hours
before our team plays its nal game
in the tournament yesterday, we
have the door ajarour right foot
inside the championship hall.
The United States, not just a bas-
ketball power but a superpower non
pareil, stood between us and the
Jones Cup crown.
Suddenly, the title was an arms
length away.
Only 40 minutes separated us
from the crown we had, anyway,
won twice already in the last 33
yearsrst in 1985 when Ron
Jacobs coached the Northern Con-
solidated Cement to the champion-
ship and second in 1998 when Tim
Cone steered the Asian Games-
bound Centennial Team to the
championship podium
So, it can be done.
We had beaten defending cham-
pion Iran just two days before we
were to face the Americans yester-
day.
And Iran, for all its might, had
beaten the US before we spanked
the Iranians with a gut-wrenching
77-75 victory to arrange yester-
days showdown between two
teams sporting identical 6-1, win-
loss cards.
For the record, our lone loss go-
ing to yesterdays championship
clash with the US was inicted by
Lebanon on Thursday.
Credit it to fortitude, if not in-
herent resilience, but the Filipinos
bounced back from that Lebanon
loss with back-to-back wins in two
straight days against Iran and Tai-
wan A to arrange yesterdays win-
ner-take-all showdown with the US.
It can be done, I tell you, said
Arben Santos, who ew to Taipei
with his wife, Selda, just to cheer
for the Filipinos.
For sure, it would be an uphill
battle against the Americans for the
Filipinos but whatever the result,
Id take it with nothing but pride
and joy in my heart.
If we lose it, ne. We never any-
way seriously thought of winning,
much less gure in the crown clash.
As I said, what can you expect from a
two-week old team? Arunner-up n-
ish would be more than a bonus itself.
Now, if we beat the Americans to
win the crown, what can I say?
That would call for a celebra-
tion approximating many of Manny
Pacquiaos heroic homecomings
from abroad.
Also, a win for us would have
meant God plays favorites, too.
*******
ALL IN. The late Tony Zumel,
my idol and the one-time presi-
dent of the National Press Club of
the Philippines, would have turned
80 today. Ruth a.k.a. Mela, Tonys
widow, who is visiting from her
base in Utrecht, Netherlands, will
host a gathering with her friends
and Tonys comrades to observe
the occasion in honor of one of the
staunchest soldiers of the Philippine
revolution.
Benoya, Intong lead 20 tablenet qualiers
Pagara-Montoya trilogy interesting
Marist Football Club
lauded for win streak
Joey leads QC team
Nietes isnt scared of Roman
Garcia grabs lead
IN BRIEF
FCBA keeps
senior crown
Perpetual, JRU eye
2nd straight wins
Torres mom dies
FILIPINO-CHINESE Vet-
erans Basketball Associa-
tion outclassed Philippine
Chinese Friendship Bas-
ketball League, 100-73,
to retain its title in the
40-years-and-above division
in the 21st ASEAN Veter-
ans Basketball Tournament
Saturday at the National
Indoor Stadium in Brunei.
Former University of the
East coach Lawrence red 21
points to lead FCVBAs two-
game sweep of its division
in the annual tournament.
FCVBA, bankrolled by
Welcoat House Paints
Terry Que, Ironcon Build-
ers Jimmi Lim and Free-
gos Edward Tio, also
advanced to the nals of
the 50-years and 60-years
divisions by crushing
their respective rivals to
rm up its bid for another
grand sweep of the event.
FOUR young players from the
south have entered the national
selection, along with 16 oth-
ers, after winning the Mindanao
Open table tennis championship,
organized by the Table Tennis
Association of the Philippines on
Wednesday in Iligan City.
Serknight Benoya of Misamis
Oriental and Melody Intong of
Kidapawan won the boys and
girls 17-under class, while Hesed
Sombelon of Misamis Oriental and
Princess Jan Draug of Kidapawan
took the boys and girls 14-under
division.
Benoya outlasted Steward Tu-
nay of Iligan, 3-0, and Intong beat
Katrina Tempiatura of Pagadian,
3-1, both in the nals of the com-
petition that featured 300 players
all over parts of Mindanao.
Sombelon crushed fellow Jus-
tin Pacana of Misamis Oriental,
3-0, and Draug trounced Hanne
Babes Bambalan of Pagadian,
3-0, both in the championship
round of the 14-under category.
Its really surprising to see
the kids in Mindanao. They are
very active and have all the poten-
tials to excel in ping-pong, said
TATAP President Ting Ledesma,
who is also responsible for the
previous Luzon and Visayas Open
tourneys early this year.
Other qualiers who made it
in the national leg in Manila were
Tunay, Kenth Caballero, Chebuel
Andaloc and Ken Rojard Barneso
in the boys 17-under; and Mia
Ampidiam, Rhea Lumasag and
Allyza Yucada in the girls 17-un-
der.
Daniel Ocon, Judah Cagas and
Brian Pabelic in the boys 14-un-
der; Mary Elaine Garucho, Mica
Ceballes and Emerith Faith Di-
gamon in the girls 14-under also
qualied after entering the top
ve of their respective divisions.
MARIKINA Mayor Del R. De
Guzman lauded the Midget A
team of Marist Football Club,
which beat Hedcen 3-0, La
Salle 3-1, San Beda 4-0, and
Xavier 1-0 at the ongoing Riz-
al Football Association tourna-
ment.
A classic case of triumph
over adversity, these kids are
excelling despite being ood
victims of the recent Habagat.
They epitomize the resiliency
of Marikenyos, said De Guz-
man.
The Marist Golden Bears
are a well-balanced team, with
consistent play, characterized
by a relentless offense and
crippling defense.
Leading the offense is
striker Mikheil Legarde, who
has a total of 7 goals so far.
He is ably supported by Kris-
tian Cordero (3 goals) and
Japheth Lico, who scored the
winning, lone goal against
Xavier. Other attackers are
Kingsley Llames, Alvin
Patrick Medina, JC Pabrua,
and Jigoe Laygo.
Marist has a defensive back-
line and mideld that are the
envy of other teams. Play-
ing defensive back are Luis
Macapagal, Geo Juico, Elijah
Cardio, Gab Guianan, Maca-
pus, Leeron Rivera, Ralph
Cruz, and Mitchel Avila. At
defensive mid are Juan Pa-
blo Sison, Austin Basconcil-
lo, Austin Papa, and Miguel
Tajonera.
This is capped by the solid
performance of goalkeeper
Joshua Gatchalian, who has
foiled countless stabs of frus-
trated opponents.
De Guzman also congratu-
lated MFC head coach Frank
Muescan and his coaching
staff Sol Valerio, Justin De-
pano, and Paul Talavera for the
job well done.
KUALA LUMPUR-- Twelve-time
National Open Champion Grand-
master Rogelio Joey Antonio
Jr. proved unstoppable at the top
board to lead Quezon City Chess
Team to the 32nd ASTRO Rapid
Open Team Chess Championship
2012 late Saturday night at the Citi-
tel Mid Valley Hotel here.
GM Antonio defeated Indian
Sharma Hemant to lead the Que-
zon City Chess Team to a 3-1 in
over Chess Association of India
A in the eighth and penultimate
round.
He beat countryman National
Master Efren Bagamasbad in the
ninth and nal round as Quezon
City Chess Team suffered a heart-
breaking loss to Marfori, Philip-
pines, 2.5-1.5, but still emerged
overall champion in the 66-team
tournament.
The Quezon City Chess Team
nished with seven wins, one draw,
one loss, 15 Match Points and 24.5
board points in nine outings.
Apart from Antonio, who also
topped the 9th IGB Dato Arthur
Tan Chess Festival Combined
Rapid 2012 and Blitz Open
Championship last Aug. 19 to 23,
the Quezon City Chess Team was
made up of GM Darwin Laylo,
Bengt Largo and Marlon Con-
stantino.
ALA Promotions president
Michael Aldeguer insisted that
World Boxing Organization light
yweight champion and former
minimum weight world cham-
pion Donnie Nietes (30-1-3,
16 KOs) isnt scared of Roman
Gonzalez (32-0, 27 KOs) and
was ready to face him some time
ago after ALA Promotions was
contacted by Solar Sports regard-
ing a possible unication bout in
September or October.
Aldeguer released an exchange
of communications between Pao-
lo Diaz of Solar Sports and ALA
Promotions vice president Dennis
Canete after Nicaraguas unde-
feated World Boxing Association
world champion Gonzalez claimed
in a story on boxingscene.com that
he wanted to face Nietes on the un-
dercard of the Brian Viloria-Hern-
an Tyson Marquez ght card at
the Home Depot Center in Carson
City, California but that the Filipino
was afraid.
Nietes camp was furious at the
statement by Gonzalez with PR
Director Chad Canares point-
ing out that Nietes had gone to
Mexico three times to defend his
minimum weight title and beat
his Mexican challenger in their
own hometowns.
Ronnie Nathanielsz
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
ALA Promotions president Mi-
chael Aldeguer is ready to con-
sider a request by Mexican junior
welterweight Rosbel Montoya
(34-5-1, 29 KOs) to face Jason
Pagara (29-2, 18 KOs) again and
for his 19-year-old brother Eduar-
do (12-0, 9 KOs) be given a crack
at Pagaras younger brothers Al-
bert Pagara (12-0, 9 KOs) with
another brother, junior welter-
weight Daniel (8-3, 6 KOs) fac-
ing hard-hitting southpaw Jimrex
Jaca (35-6-3, 20 KOs).
In an email to Cebu-based
Mexican Mike Lopez, who acts
as friend and corner-man of His-
panic ghters, who see action in
Cebu, Montoya claimed that if
Erik Morales and Juan Manuel
Marquez fought trilogies with
Manny Pacquiao, Montoya said:
I want the opportunity also.
Lopez quoted Montoya as tell-
ing him in an email, I am making
a challenge to the Pagara brothers.
The Montoya brothers want you
both. I hope ALA Promotions can
make this happen. We love com-
ing to Cebu, a beautiful city and
fans who have a great respect for
foreign boxers.
Aldeguer told the Manila Stan-
dard the proposal could be very
interesting. It;s something to
look at
Montoya suffered a crushing
sixth-round TKO at the hands of
Pagara in their rematch last Aug.
18.
Sergio Garcia called them the
fastest putting surfaces he could
recall. Nick Watney referred
to them as extreme. More than
one player suggested the course
was unplayable Saturday in The
Barclays, certainly late in the af-
ternoon as the sun baked out the
public course on Long Island.
And yes, there were references to
Shinnecock Hills, the private club
on Long Island where the greens
were out of control on the nal
day of the 2004 U.S. Open.
Garcia managed them just ne.
With no bogeys over his nal
eight holes, he turned a three-shot
decit into a two-shot lead over
Nick Watney with a 2-under 69.
Such were the conditions that Gar-
cia was the only player among the
nal 18 to nish who broke 70.
The course is extremely rm,
he said. The greens, just prob-
ably some of the fastest greens
Ive ever played. Just one of those
days where you knew it was going
to be tough and you have to hold
on very tight, and just kind of hope
for the best.
Garcia went four years without
winning on the PGA Tour and
now has a chance to make it two
in a row and return to the top 10
in the world. He was at 10-under
203, and only four players were
within four shots of the lead.
Watney, who made ve putts
over 15 feet, went after another
one on the 18th hole and this one
THE University of Perpetual
Help Altas and the Jose Riz-
al University Heavy Bomb-
ers are hoping to remain on
the winning track in the 88th
National Collegiate Athletic
Association mens basket-
ball tournament.
The Altas (7-3) will try
to score a second straight
win when they clash with
the Letran Knights (5-5) at
6 p.m. today at the Arena in
San Juan. Earlier, the JRU
Heavy Bombers (7-3) will
do the same when they meet
the Mapua Cardinals (4-6) at
4 p.m.
Victories by both squads
will also allow them to catch
up with the San Sebastian
Stags (8-3), who are trailing
the defending champion San
Beda Red Lions (9-2) at sec-
ond spot. Peter Atencio
DONA Vicenta Oliveros
Torres, mother of the Asias
rst chess Grandmaster Eu-
gene Torre, joined her crea-
tor last Saturday at the age
of 97.
Besides Eugene, Dona
Vicenta is survived by other
children Jesus, Jorge, Linda,
Carmen, Aurora, Elizabeth
and Felipe.
Dona Vicentas remains
lie in state at Loyola Park
Memorial Chapel in Ma-
rikina City, where inter-
ment will take also place
on Sept. 1.
Age-group tennis. The Cebuana Lhuillier Age Group Tennis series continues to discover new and young
talents for the future of Philippine tennis through its 15-leg series of tournaments in the Visayas and
Mindanao. This years last leg is set on Oct. 26 to 28 in Consolacion, Cebu. Cebuana Lhuillier President and
Chief Executive Ofcer and rst person to be accredited as a United States Professional Tennis Association
P1 ranking in the Philippines in Jean Henri Lhuillier started the annual age-group tennis in 2004 with one
leg, which later developed into a series of tournaments, with players getting tennis scholarships in major
Manila universities. Photo shows a previous leg of the series.
ARMM regional president Acmad Omar (left), TATAP President Ting
Ledesma (sixth from left) and Rey Lamayan (right) are shown with win-
ners (starting second from left) Mia Apdiam, Melody Intong, Katrina
Tempiatura and Rhea Lumasag.
Games Today
(at the Arena in San Juan)
2 p.m. Mapua vs JRU (jrs)
4 p.m. Mapua vs JRU (srs)
6 p.m. Perpetual Help vs
Letran (srs)
FARMINGDALE, N.Y.Bethpage
Black lived up its reputation because
of the greens, which in some cases
looked brown.
cost him. The ball raced 10 feet by
the hole, and he missed it coming
back for his only ofcial three-
putt of the round. That gave him
an even-par 71, though still in
good shape to make a run at his
rst win of the year.
The course just kind of beat
you up, Watney said.
He got one small measure of re-
venge by making a 35-foot putt on
the par-3 17th for the only birdie of
the round. By late afternoon, the
green was so rm that shots land-
ing near the front pin settled in the
rough or fringe behind the green.
Tiger Woods, who started the
third round three shots out of the
lead, three-putted for bogey three
times on the front nine alone. He
had another three-putt on the 14th
hole, this one from 15 feet, and had
a 72 that put him six shots behind.
I dont remember blowing
putts by 8 to 10 feet, Woods said.
So that was a bit of a shocker.
He knew what to expect on the
rst hole, when he watched Gary
Christian lean on his putter and
nearly fall over because the club
had no traction on the slippery
surface.
Kevin Stadler played early,
when the greens still had some
moisture, and had a remarkable
round of 65 without any bogeys.
He moved up from a tie for 42nd
to alone in third place, three shots
behind. Brandt Snedeker started
strong and closed with nine pars,
which was equally impressive, for
a 68 that put him four back.
Phil Mickelson might still be
in the game. Twice a runner-up
at Bethpage Black - both times in
the U.S. Open - Mickelson played
early Saturday and had a 67. That
eventually put him in the large
group at 4-under 209 that includ-
ed Woods, Louis Oosthuizen, Lee
Westwood and Charl Schwartzel,
an impressive collection of play-
ers who have either won a major
or been No. 1 in the world. AP
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BULLDOGS IN FINALS
NATIONAL University relied on An-
drei Babads heroics to nip defending
champion Ateneo, 16-21, 21-12, 21-15,
and secure outright berth in the nals of
the UAAP Season 75 mens badminton
tournament Sunday at the Rizal Badmin-
ton Hall. By completing a seven-game
sweep of the eliminations, NU advanced
to the championship round and gained
a thrice-to-beat advantage against the
survivor of the stepladder seminals.
Filipino karters seek another dominant show in Asian tilt
Bringas, RR
power Tams
past Falcons
Rising Suns take down Lady Eagles
PH paddlers join world tourney
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Gilas stuns US,
wins Jones Cup
ASPEN, Colo.Lance Armstrong was feel-
ing just ne even after being beaten by a
lanky teenager in a grueling 36-mile moun-
tain bike race.
Better than ne, even. Hes more at ease
now than he has been in a decade.
In his rst interview since the U.S. Anti-
Doping Agency disciplined Armstrong with
a lifetime ban from professional cycling and
vacated his seven Tour de France titles, he
said, Nobody needs to cry for me. Im go-
ing to be great.
Armstrong couldnt catch Keegan Swirbul
at the Power of Four bike race Saturday, n-
ishing nearly ve minutes behind the hard-
charging kid.
Its cool to get your butt kicked by a
16-year-old when you know he has a bright
future, Armstrong said, smiling.
For a few hours, Armstrong was back in
his element - on a bike and in a race.
No controversies weighing him down, ei-
ther.
The escape into the mountains around As-
pen was almost refreshing. He took the time
to enjoy a bright, blue day and soak in the
scenery.
As for what lies ahead, Armstrong wasnt
thinking that far - only toward lunch. Arm-
strong chatted for a few minutes before saying,
OK, Im going to go eat a cheeseburger.
Before leaving, though, he posed for pic-
tures with the throng of fans that gathered at
the base of a ski lift to watch the racers nish.
Asked if there was anything he would to
say to his fans, the ones whove supported
him through the controversy, he said: I
think people understand that weve got a lot
of stuff to do going forward. Thats what Im
focused on and I think people are supportive
of that. Its great to be out here.
Decked out in black and gold and sport-
ing a Livestrong emblem on his jersey, Arm-
strong tinkered with his bike and gave a kiss
to girlfriend Anna Hansen before pedaling
off. Hansen was waiting at the nish, too.
So were plenty of other members of the
Armstrong entourage.
His busy weekend was supposed to include
a trail marathon Sunday. But he told The As-
sociated Press two hours later he was going
to skip the race.
This competition simply took that much
out of him. With good reason, given all the
climbing the cyclists had to do.
And while Armstrong may be banned from
cycling, it certainly hasnt diminished his
passion for competition.
Only now, these weekend races may have
to sufce. AP
Armstrong: Nobody needs to cry for me
By Peter Atencio
THE Far Eastern University Ta-
maraws, now nally showing
a semblance of calm and com-
posure at endgame, frustrated
the Adamson Falcons, 76-68,
yesterday in the 75th Univer-
sity Athletics Association of the
Philippines mens basketball
tournament at the Smart-Arane-
ta Coliseum.
Arvie Bringas and RR Garcia
provided the key baskets in the
last 36.3 seconds which allowed
the Tamaraws to remain in sec-
ond spot with a 7-2 slate.
They found their marks right
after the teammate Terrence
Romeo sent the game into its
sixth and nal deadlock, 65-all,
with his seventh triple of the
game in the remaining 3:25.
Bringas, who only had seven
points, made crucial baskets
every time the Falcons made an
effort to close in. His layup and
three-point play in the last 58.1
seconds allowed FEU to move
away, 69-65.
He came into the picture
again with his undergoal stab
in the remaining 36.3 seconds,
right after the Falcons stub-
bornly stayed within range off
a split charity from Celedrono
Trollano and a layup from Roi-
der Cabrera.
Bringas baskets allowed the
Tams to keep a 72-68 edge in
the ensuing play.
Slow start kami. Na-expect
namin sila mag-zone. Buti na-
man, pumasok iyung mga outside
shots at three points ni Terrence,
said FEU coach Bert Flores.
CAGAYAN Valley snapped out of
a two-game skid with a 25-19, 27-
25, 25-16 victory over Ateneo as it
wheeled back into contention in the
elimination round of the Shakeys
V-League Open at the Ninoy Aqui-
no Stadium yesterday.
The Rising Suns, who came out
of two ve-set losses to joint leaders
Sandugo-San Sebastian and Army
last week, nally got their game go-
ing, outhitting the Lady Eagles and
sustaining their form to complete the
straight-set victory in 1:15.
The newcomers thus tied the
rst conference champions at 2-2,
putting them back in the mix af-
ter two near-misses against two
of the fancied teams in the league
sponsored by Shakeys Pizza.
We just lost our concentration
in our two losses. But we stayed
focused this time, said Honey
Rose Tubino, who topscored for
Cagayan with 15 hits, in Filipino.
That included 12 attacks with the
Rising Suns unloading a total of 43
kills against the Lady Eagles 33.
Tubino also made a good account
of herself in defense, coming up
with three blocks as Cagayan made
a total of nine against Ateneos ve.
Sandra delos Santos, the scor-
ing leader after three games in the
league backed by Mikasa and Ac-
cel, and Thai reinforcement Kun-
bang Pornpimol each had 11 points
while Gena Andaya, Joy Cases and
Thai Sutadta Chuewulim combined
for 18 points for the Suns, who also
swept the Far Eastern U Lady Tams
in the opener of the leagues mid-
season conference last week.
THE Philippines again sets the
stage for another round of grueling
intense battle among Asias best
karters in the third round of the
2012 Asian Karting Open Cham-
pionship slated Aug. 31 to Sept. 2
at the Carmona Racetrack.
FERN-C Racing brothers
Milo and Estefano Rivera are
eyeing another dominant feat
for the country as they shoot for
a repeat of their amazing feats
in the previous leg of this event
sanctioned by the Automobile
Association Philippines, sup-
ported by the Philippine Sports
Commission and sponsored by
Coca-Cola, Yokohama (the of-
cial tires), Sparco, Vivere (the
ofcial home of Asian karters),
Motorstar and Aeromed.
Milo Rivera staged an im-
pressive rally from the tailend
of the 20-man field to capture
the premier Formula 125 Open
Seniors plum, while young-
er brother Estefano emerged
champion in the Formula 125
Open Junior division.
Two other karters Industria
Racings Franco Reyes and CJ
Tsui are also gunning for an im-
pressive show.
Reyes checked in close behind
Milo Rivera to seal a 1-2 nish
for the Philippines, while Tsui
grabbed fth place to make it as
the third Filipino in the winners
podium and become the lone Fili-
pino among the current top ve
contenders for the Asian Kart-
ing crown as he moved up fourth
overall with 35 points.
Aside from Estefano Rivera,
Cebuano Jette Calderon of Indus-
tria Racing and Ryan Raymond
Cudala, who recently moved to
FERN-C Racing, are the other top
Pinoys in the Formula Open 125
Juniors.
FILIPINO dragon-boat paddlers
departed Sunday for the Inter-
national Canoe Federation-or-
ganized World Championships,
regarded as the Olympics of drag-
on-boat racing, scheduled in Mi-
lan, Italy from Aug. 28 to Sept. 3.
Assembled by the Philippine
Canoe/Kayak Federation, the squad
includes 15 men and eight women
paddlers, who have been under
intense training for the past two
months, supervised by be-medalled
head coach Len Escollante.
We have mapped out a campaign
in six events in mens small boat of 10
paddlers and the full 20 for the mixed
category, where we hope to nail some
medals particularly in the sprints, Es-
collante projected.
Our marching order from PCKF
president Sim Chi Tat is to give our all
because this is important for our disci-
pline, which will be a demonstration
sport in the 2016 Summer Olympics
in Brazil, she added.
Dragon boat is one of four
disciplines bidding to become a
regular event in the Olympics by
2020. ICF has decided to drop the
four-man kayak races to make
way for the dragon-boat event in
Rio de Janeiro.
The mens side of the squad has
garnered seven medals from inter-
national competitions, including
a gold, silver and bronze from the
2011 Southeast Asian Games in In-
donesia, two silvers and one bronze
in the 2012 Asian Beach Games in
China and a gold in the Taiwan In-
vitational also in 2012.
After Jeff Chan was fouled and missed his rst
free throw with the Philippines up by a point, coach
Chot Reyes, who has done a masterful job with the
assistance of former national coach Jong Uichico,
instructed the Rain or Shine star to miss the second
free throw with 0.9 second remaining.
And although the Americans (5-3) went for a des-
perate basket, it didnt fall, allowing the Filipinos to
escape with the win -- their seventh in eight games
for the leagues best record and the Jones Cup title.
Cagayans Sandra delos Santos soars over Ateneos Gretchen Ho (13) and Fille Cainglet for a drop shot during
their Shakeys V-League Open encounter.
Myanmar gets cage boost
YANGON, MyanmaThe U.S. has appointed an ambassador to
Myanmar and helped bring in American businessmen keen on do-
ing business in the rapidly reforming Southeast Asian nation. Now,
Washington is sending professional basketball players and coaches
in a bid to boost cultural ties.
The U.S. Embassy said Sunday that four sports envoys will be
in the country this week as part of a U.S. State Department-spon-
sored program to emphasize the importance of academics, coop-
eration, and respect for diversity.
The group will conduct several sports workshops with local youth
before leaving Friday. Three of the envoys arrived this weekend and
the last one is due to y into Yangon later Sunday.
The group includes Charlotte Bobcats basketball team manager
Richard Cho, a Myanmar native who migrated to the United States.
Also traveling are Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Darvin Ham,
former Womens National Basketball Association player Allison
Feaster and former NBA player Marty Conlon. AP
Games Wednesday
(SM MOA Arena)
12 nn UST vs La Salle
4 p.m. FEU vs Ateneo
Games Tomorrow
2 p.m. Cagayan vs Navy
4 p.m. Sandugo-SSC vs FEu
6 p.m. Ateneo vs Army
Lance Armstrong
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
SMART Gilas Pilipinas, an-
chored by the brilliance of the
smallest man on the court in
LA Tenorio, showed the heart
of a champion as it clawed
back from an eight-point decit
going into the nal quarter, to
beat the United States, 76-75,
and win the 34th staging of the
William Jones Cup in Taipei.
Tenorio scored ve straight points, including a big
three at the start of the nal 10 minutes. And when
Gabe Norwood made a crucial triple, Tenorio scored
on the run as the Philippines came to within one at
62-63, from as high as 51-59.
A triple by Tenorio and a basket off a spin move
sandwiched two baskets by Marcus Douthit, before
the Alaska sentinel scored on a dazzling spin move to
give Smart Gilas a 72-70 lead, with 2:24 remaining.
A triple by James Jutice edged the US in front,
73-72, but Douthit answered and Tenorio nailed an
18-footer off a screen by the 7-foot Gilas slotman as
the nationals regained the lead for the nal count.
After the Americans missed, Tenorio grabbed the
rebound to cap his game-long brilliance and give the
cheering, ag-waving Filipinos in the crowd the last
laugh after the Chinese Taipei fans kept rooting for
team USA, which at the beginning of the game ap-
peared cocky, but were rattled when Tenorio got his
game going.
The US opened the game with a 6-0 run, before Smart
Gilas regrouped and answered with a 10-0 salvo of its
own, anchored on back-to-back triples by Chan.
The Americans, who were missing some of their
outside shots, clawed back with a 5-0 run on baskets
by the backcourt tandem of 64 Wayne Arnold and
65 Mychal Kearse to grab a one-point lead 13-12 at
the end of a low-scoring rst quarter.
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Currency Unit US Dollar Peso
United States Dollar 1.000000 42.1640
Japan Yen 0.012744 0.5373
UK Pound 1.586300 66.8848
Hong Kong Dollar 0.0128942 5.4367
Switzerland Franc 1.046463 44.1231
Canada Dollar 1.006137 42.4228
Singapore Dollar 0.801539 33.7961
Australia Dollar 1.046353 44.1184
Bahrain Dinar 2.652661 111.8468
Saudi Arabia Rial 0.266667 11.2437
Brunei Dollar 0.798339 33.6612
Indonesia Rupiah 0.000105 0.0044
Thailand Baht 0.032062 1.3519
UAE Dirham 0.272272 11.4801
Euro Euro 1.256300 52.9706
Korea Won 0.000884 0.0373
China Yuan 0.157394 6.6364
India Rupee 0.018096 0.7630
Malaysia Ringgit 0.323311 13.6321
NewZealand Dollar 0.814996 34.3635
Taiwan Dollar 0.033374 1.4072
Source: PDS Bridge
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Friday, August 24, 2012
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Subic businessmen
mixed on coal plant
Globe sets $400-m
capital expenditure
Govt sees bumper
rice, corn harvests
PSALM
to rebid
power
barges
Maynilad invests P10.4b to reduce leakage
By Alena Mae S. Flores
THE Subic Bay Freeport Chamber of
Commerce, whose members are divided on
on the construction of a coal power plant
in the area, vowed to respect a nal Su-
preme Court decision on the issue.
Subic Bay Freeport Chamber
president Danny Piano said he
was expecting a closure of
the controversy over Redondo
Peninsula Energy Inc.s
proposed 600-megawatt coal
plant once the high tribunal
issued a ruling.
Piano claimed that while
the chambers tourism-related
members were against the
construction of the plant within
Subic, the manufacturing was
in favor of the plant as long as
it complied with the Clean Air
Act.
We actually see the issued
writ of Kalikasan as something
that will put to a close, through
a nal decision by the courts,
whether the proposed project
is in violation of environmental
and other laws, or not, Piano
said.
He said the chamber
was eagerly awaiting the
decision, which, according to
court rules, should be within
60 days from the time the
petition was submitted for
decision.
We will certainly abide by
the court decision whatever it
may be, Piano said.
RP Energy is led by Meralco
PowerGen Corp., a subsidiary
of Manila Electric Co., which
holds a 50-percent plus two
shares. Aboitiz-controlled
Therma Power Inc. and Taiwan
Cogeneration International
Corporation-Philippine Branch
hold the remaining shares in
equal proportion.
RP Energy proposed to build
two single high-efciency
300-MW units utilizing the
latest clean coal technology.
The project is expected to be
completed by 2015.
The Supreme Court issued
a resolution on RP Energys
writ of Kalikasan on July
31. The writ, however, held
in abeyance the issuance of
a temporary environmental
protection order against the
coal project, allowing the
company to proceed with the
proposal while the hearings
were ongoing.
RP Energy said it would
continue to proceed with its
current activities until the Tepo
is issued. The Tepo is part
of the rules of procedure for
environmental cases. The Tepo
will prohibit or put a stop to
the construction of the project
while the case is pending with
the court.
The writ of Kalikasan is a
legal remedy which provides
for the protection against
environmental damage if
one threatens life, health or
property. The Supreme Court
earlier issued a writ against RP
Energy, Subic Bay Metropolitan
Authority and Environment
Secretary Ramon Paje based
on the petition led by Rep.
Teodoro Casio and other
petitioners of the case.
CFO summit.
Bank of the Philippine Islands
president and chief executive
Aurelio Montinola speaks
during the 4
th
Annual Corporate
Treasury & CFO Summit-
Philippines conference at The
Makati Shangri-La Manila hotel
in Makati City. SONNY ESPIRITU
By Lailany P. Gomez
GLOBE Telecom, the
countrys second largest
telecommunications company,
is allocating at least $400
million for capital expenditure
in 2013, or just half of this years
investment target.
Globe chief nancial ofcer
Albert de Larrazabal told
reporters that the would initially
need around $400 million in
capital expenditure in 2013. The
amount, he said, would include
a $110-million allocation for the
network modernization and IT
transformation programs.
To fund the [capital expenditure]
requirements, we will rst scan the
market to determine whether we
should do a bilateral agreement with
the banks, go for syndicated loans,
or apply for more commercial paper
issuance. The market is so liquid,
placing us in a very nice position
to choose which instrument is the
most competitive, De Larrazabal
said.
Globe Telecom obtained loans
from China Bank, Banco de Oro
and Rizal Commercial Banking
Corp. and conducted a P10-
billion bond offering to fund this
years capital expenditure.
Globes capital expenditure
reached P11.7 billion, or
about $273 million, in the
rst half of 2012, as the
network modernization and IT
infrastructure programs went
into full swing.
The company expects second-
half spending to bring the full-
year capital expenditure to
around $750 million to $800
million.
The company said it earmarked
$530 million for network and
IT modernization, and about
$220 million to $270 million
for various business-as-usual
activities, such as investments in
submarine cable and xed line
data, and broadband capacity
upgrades.
Our network modernization
program remains on-track
and is currently being rolled
out throughout the country,
said Globe president and chief
executive Ernest Cu.
In the last six months, we have
progressively transformed almost
50 percent of our network, with
improvements in service quality
already being felt by customers in
Davao, Cebu, South Luzon, and
some parts of Metro Manila, he
said.
Roadshows to lure retirees
THE government plans to hold more
roadshows overseas to aggressively promote the
Philippines as a major retirement destination,
a high-ranking ofcial of the Philippine
Retirement Authority said.
PRA general manager Veredigno Atienza
said the roadshows and conferences would
be focused on China, South Korea and Japan,
as these three East Asian countries are the
countrys leading source of foreign retirees.
PRA is leveraging developments in age-
friendliness, tourism, healthcare and DoTs
Its more fun in the Philippines campaign
to boost the Philippine position further in
the international retirement rankings, he
said.
Atienza said the best way to get reputable
international publicity was to get recognition
of respected international magazines.
He said the Philippines needed to compete
with global competitors which were offering
more aggressive retirement programs. He
said PRA would soon launch more product
innovations aimed to attract more retirees to
the country.
He said the Philippines was aiming to attract
up to 10 million foreign retirees in six years.
Julito G. Rada
Banks get relief from BSP
THE Bangko Sentral extended regulatory
relief measures to banks and clients affected by
tropical storm Helen and the oods triggered
by southwest monsoon rains.
Banks in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La
Union, Pangasinan, Cagayan Valley in
Isabela, Zambales, Occidental Mindoro,
Apayao, Benguet and Mountain
Province will get relief measures, after
they were adversely affected by the
tropical storm.
The Bangko Sentral said the temporary relief
measures approved by the Monetary Board for
thrift banks, rural banks, and cooperative banks
included excluding existing loans of borrowers
in these areas from the computation of past due
ratios provided that these are restructured or
given relief.
The general loan loss provision for
restructured loans will also be reduced from 5
percent to 1 percent.
It said it wouild waive the imposition of
penalties on legal reserves deciencies and
booking of allowance for probable losses on
a staggered basis over maximum of ve years
for all types of credit extended to individual
and businesses directly affected by the
calamity.
All banks affected will also be allowed
to provide assistance to their ofcers and
employees who were affected by the calamity.
Anna Leah G. Estrada
MAYNILAD Water Services, the water
concessionaire in the west zone of Metro
Manila and Cavite, spent P10.4 billion to
reduce water supply lost to leaking old
pipes and illegal connections.
We have spent P10.4 billion so far to
reduce the so-called non-revenue water
and allowed us as a result to recover an
average of 551 million liters per day
which we now pipe to 374,980 new
consumers. In effect, this program gave
us more water to serve more customers,
said Maynilad president Ricky Vargas.
The company said the investment
enabled it to reduce non-revenue water
ratio from as high as 67 percent in
2007 to 43 percent as of June this year.
Maynilad now has more than one million
consumers, up from only 667,000 in
December 2006.
Vargas said Maynilad would continue
to focus on the NRW issue to keep
reducing water that is lost and wasted.
When you see us digging up roads, we
are laying new pipes to reach heretofore
unserved consumers and/or replacing
old pipes. Either way, we are doing this
to allow everybody the convenience of
potable water supply throughout the day
now and decades into the future, he said.
Vargas said Maynilad was pushing farther
into the south, particularly Cavite, while it
continued to further connect consumers
within its area in Metro Manila.
We are doing all these at the same
time. They require a lot of funds and
we have been using our own money,
borrowed funds, and collections from
connected consumers to continue our
expansion and rehabilitation programs.
So far, we are ahead of our targets. We
are actually supplying to more consumers
than projected, he said.
Maynilads west zone covers most parts
of Manila, Quezon City, and Makati; the
whole of Caloocan, Pasay, Paraaque,
Las Pias, Muntinlupa, Valenzuela,
Navotas and Malabon; and the cities of
Cavite, Bacoor and Imus, and the towns
of Kawit, Noveleta and Rosario, all in
Cavite province.
POWER Sector Assets and
Liabilities Management Corp.
will pursue the sale of four
power barges owned by the
National Power Corp. despite
the recent failed bidding, a
company ofcial said.
The result of the recent
failed negotiations was
already reported to the
members of the PSALM
Board. The PSALM board will
convene soonest to provide
instructions on the next steps
to be taken in the privatization
of the power barges, said
PSALM president Emmanuel
Ledesma.
Negotiations between
PSALM and Trans-Asia Oil
and Energy Development
Corp. was declared a failure
after Trans-Asia failed to
match the reserve price set by
the PSALM board for the sale
of power barges 101, 102, 103
and 104.
Trans-Asia submitted a bid
of P43.83 million for Power
Barges 101 and 102; P1 million
for Power Barge 3 and P50.13
million for Power Barge 4 for a
total of P95 million.
Alena Mae S. Flores
By Othel V. Campos
THE government expects record
rice and corn harvests next year,
which will enable the country to
achieve food self-sufciency and
even export excess production.
The Agriculture Department
said based on the production
forecast, rice and corn harvests
could reach 20.04 million metric
tons and 8.75 million MT in
2013, respectively.
Agriculture Secretary Proceso
Alcala underscored during a
congressional budget hearing
last week the importance of
having a larger budget next year
to support the food sufciency
goal in 2013 and beyond.
We will pursue the food
staples sufciency program to
attain 100-percent rice self-
sufciency by the end of 2013,
Alcala said.
The Agriculture Department
asked for a P74.1-billion
allocation in 2013 to step up
productivity programs not only
for the staples but for other
crops.
Data supplied by the agency
to the congressional hearing
showed rice production reached
a 94-percent sufciency level
in 2011. We are eyeing 100
percent sufciency [on rice]
next year, said Alcala.
The department now targets a
rice production of 17.8 million
MT in 2012, although this was
slightly lower than the original
target of 18.4 million MT.
I still believe we can meet
the target. Were hoping to
catch up with production even
with reports of thousands of
metric tons of palay [were
lost] due to typhoons, Alcala
said, adding the farmers were
planning to conduct a third
cropping.
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WEEKLY STOCKS REVIEW
AUGUST 22-24, 2012 AUGUST 13-17, 2012
STOCKS CLOSE VOLUME VALUE CLOSE VOLUME VALUE
FINANCIAL
Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. 59.50 8,802,830 524,453,025.50 61.20 11,394,160 703,232,042.50
Bank of PI 72.10 2,634,940 191,395,767.00 74.20 4,070,710 307,595,644.50
China Bank 473.00 40,780 19,349,970.00 475.00 110,470 52,372,600.00
BDO Leasing & Fin. Inc. 1.92 172,000 332,350.00 1.92 427,000 827,800.00
COL Financial 21 67,800 1,459,780.00 20.6 219,000 4,565,550.00
Eastwest Bank 19.34 2,358,700 45,581,056.00 19.5 3,584,200 69,877,224.00
Filipino Fund Inc. 11.50 7,900 90,182 11.70 1,000 11,220
First Abacus 0.75 751,000 535,470.00 0.73 250,000 183,050.00
First Metro Inv. 73 15,350 1,116,815.00 71.5 49,750 3,614,476.50
I-Remit Inc. 2.48 21,000 48,590.00 2.30 95,000 229,250.00
Manulife Fin. Corp. 450.00 670 301,990.00 470.00 2,100 964,548.00
Maybank ATR KE 29 19,200 573,470.00 29 95,400 2,780,190.00
Metrobank 92.80 10,562,940 963,725,429.50 91.00 24,078,110 2,223,395,537.50
Natl Reinsurance Corp. 1.98 55,000 107,250.00 1.99 165,000 324,300.00
Phil Bank of Comm 78.50 490 38,485.00 78.50 30 2,345.00
Phil. National Bank 69.70 1,382,930 97,597,129.00 73.00 580,950 42,343,766.50
Phil. Savings Bank 87.00 2,100 178,795.00 85.05 8,650 735,395.00
PSE Inc. 371 2,100 777,006.00 371.2 40,390 14,967,454.00
RCBC `A 43.8 414,800.00 18,172,705.00 44 873,500.00 38,453,435.00
Security Bank 146 1,689,960 246,822,304.00 148.5 3,015,780 449,856,749.00
Sun Life Financial 925.00 2,240 2,098,660.00 900.00 2,320 2,086,890.00
Union Bank 102.10 52,060 5,332,812.00 102.50 1,221,620 124,012,785.00
Vantage Equities 1.8 38,000 68,700.00 1.8 602,000 1,084,600.00
INDUSTRIAL
Aboitiz Power Corp. 33.7 8,796,900 297,979,000.00 34.25 12,912,700 445,681,330.00
Agrinurture Inc. 8.4 145,200 1,218,167.00 8.7 220,600 1,864,508.00
Alaska Milk Corp. 20.5 93,000 1,909,250.00 20 42,300 847,420.00
Alliance Tuna Intl Inc. 1.34 4,256,000 5,726,980.00 1.44 3,438,000 4,935,270.00
Alphaland Corp. 29.4 2,900 85,190.00 29.5 5,400 159,100.00
Alsons Cons. 1.38 212,000 287,560.00 1.39 1,134,000 1,554,980.00
Asiabest Group 23 80,000 1,836,400.00 23.95 719,800 17,518,150.00
C. Azuc De Tarlac 12.88 2,000 25,760.00 13.00 26,400 344,344.00
Calapan Venture 2.45 21,000 73,280.00 2.4 189,000 452,600.00
Chemphil 120 20 2,400.00 90 480 57,471.00
Conc. Aggr. `A 89.95 10 900.00 86.00 620 53,120.00
Chemrez Technologies Inc. 2.65 1,733,000 4,584,200.00 2.66 1,734,000 4,501,180.00
Cirtek Holdings (Chips) 9.7 10,300 99,140.00 9.67 189,300 1,798,829.00
Energy Devt. Corp. (EDC) 5.92 38,973,200 228,732,086.00 5.95 169,274,900 987,188,236.00
EEI 7.30 4,327,400 31,332,640.00 7.15 7,584,700 55,035,301.00
Euro-Med Lab. 2.15 371,000 763,890.00 1.80 41,000 73,220.00
Federal Chemicals 10.60 1,600 16,330.00 9.70 32,400 330,820.00
First Gen Corp. 18.6 6,649,500 124,473,412.00 19.1 22,262,200 413,961,734.00
First Holdings A 76 1,959,350 149,118,893.50 76.05 2,776,350 210,790,944.50
Ginebra San Miguel Inc. 18.00 159,100 2,842,250.00 19.50 45,800 919,650.00
Greenergy 0.0160 1,015,400,000 16,594,700.00 0.0160 3,057,300,000 52,012,300.00
Holcim Philippines Inc. 12.30 209,900 2,561,268.00 12.46 603,300 7,407,176.00
Integ. Micro-Electronics 4.03 59,000 238,730.00 4.05 186,000 769,690.00
Ionics Inc 0.620 145,000 91,290.00 0.650 573,000 370,360.00
Jollibee Foods Corp. 97.30 1,009,460 96,340,196.50 95.40 3,300,510 322,101,683.00
Lafarge Rep 9.2 408,100 3,693,187.00 9.5 55,700 527,170.00
LMG Chemicals 2.25 5,274,000 11,616,480.00 2 2,650,000 5,041,790.00
Mabuhay Vinyl Corp. 1.46 7,000 10,230.00
Manchester Intl. A 2.5 718,000 1,820,390.00 2.95 77,000 200,410.00
Manila Water Co. Inc. 27 2,442,300 65,717,910.00 26.75 5,629,100 150,589,235.00
Mariwasa MFG. Inc. 2.61 1,000 2,610.00 3 28,000 77,300.00
Megawide 16.600 2,894,200 49,205,030.00 16.840 1,062,900 17,898,252.00
Mla. Elect. Co `A 252.00 803,460 200,837,202.00 252.00 948,540 242,567,510.00
Panasonic Mfg Phil. Corp. 4.80 7,000 34,200.00 4.80 3,900 19,020.00
Pancake House Inc. 10.9 3,800 39,980.00 10.5 7,900 82,950.00
Pepsi-Cola Products Phil. 3.41 7,572,000 25,891,340.00 3.48 35,008,000 123,674,500.00
Petron Corporation 10.18 17,494,900 179,900,482.00 10.08 7,299,100 72,811,377.00
Phinma Corporation 10.20 100 1,020.00 10.20 11,000 112,200.00
Phoenix Petroleum Phils. 8.35 274,000 2,260,048.00 8.13 435,700 3,553,944.00
RFM Corporation 3.95 4,386,000 17,738,330.00 4.14 18,292,000 75,913,350.00
Roxas and Co. 1.61 1,000 1,610.00
Roxas Holdings 2.6 12,000 33,200.00 2.89 66,000 179,410.00
Salcon Power Corp. 5.2 19,000 100,700.00 5.11 51,700 269,610.00
San Miguel Brewery Inc. 34.50 566,400 19,459,750.00 34.50 429,500 14,634,390.00
San Miguel Corp `A 111.70 1,236,370 138,193,615.00 112.00 723,930 81,161,365.00
Seacem 2.37 11,570,000 27,190,820.00 2.32 31,969,000 75,241,430.00
Splash Corporation 1.81 100,000 177,780.00 1.77 332,000 583,640.00
Swift Foods, Inc. 0.138 16,430,000 2,369,330.00 0.139 6,430,000 897,120.00
Tanduay Holdings 12.72 12,898,500 158,522,948.00 11.54 16,545,100 193,986,360.00
TKC Steel Corp. 2.04 223,000 454,150.00 2.14 111,000 231,120.00
Trans-Asia Oil 1.17 10,837,000 12,632,990.00 1.20 12,984,000 15,416,510.00
Universal Robina 59.90 8,487,600 510,315,325.50 61.25 7,817,910 479,514,822.00
Victorias Milling 1.35 8,980,000 12,262,790.00 1.35 15,544,000 21,890,000.00
Vitarich Corp. 0.620 478,000 292,010.00 0.620 12,845,000 8,398,110.00
Vivant Corp. 8.45 22,600 191,300.00 8.51 23,900 205,242.00
Vulcan Indl. 0.93 593,000 552,830.00 0.94 1,169,000 1,108,970.00
HOLDING FIRMS
Abacus Cons. `A 0.77 248,545,000 186,607,380.00 0.70 26,269,000 18,446,400.00
Aboitiz Equity 48.00 3,865,400 183,997,860.00 48.50 7,908,300 385,738,000.00
Alcorn Gold Res. 0.0170 117,100,000 2,105,700.00 0.0180 1,083,600,000 19,492,700.00
Alliance Global Inc. 11.26 49,900,100 561,069,826.00 11.18 68,378,800 755,403,108.00
Anglo Holdings A 2.00 42,000 82,360.00 2.00 252,000 502,990.00
Anscor `A 4.64 108,000 502,660.00 4.65 1,186,000 5,537,040.00
Asia Amalgamated A 5.00 110,000 551,495.00 5.05 144,200 722,541.00
ATN Holdings A 1.6 4,007,000 6,710,850.00 1.86 2,066,000 3,930,790.00
ATN Holdings B 2.95 821,000 2,427,430.00 3 4,947,000 14,489,500.00
Ayala Corp `A 421 1,361,410 577,519,520.00 425.2 3,177,840 1,353,237,692.00
DMCI Holdings 57.15 4,963,150 284,752,642.00 58.20 5,620,520 330,413,762.50
F&J Prince A 2.55 64,000 161,930.00 2.55 82,000 215,310.00
F&J Prince B 2.87 1,000 2,870.00 2.99 25,000 74,710.00
Filinvest Dev. Corp. 4.05 403,000 1,639,370.00 4.19 361,000 1,490,760.00
GT Capital 543.5 275,500 148,838,405.00 538 312,770 169,239,585.00
House of Inv. 4.67 913,000 4,402,410.00 4.83 35,000 169,760.00
JG Summit Holdings 33.00 1,503,400 49,815,545.00 33.40 1,597,500 53,190,110.00
Lopez Holdings Corp. 5.07 19,855,800 101,286,074.00 5.3 34,438,400 182,942,823.00
Lodestar Invt. Holdg.Corp. 1.08 3,244,000 3,461,810.00 1.1 24,071,000 26,590,660.00
Mabuhay Holdings `A 0.430 160,000 69,050.00 0.450 210,000 93,650.00
Marcventures Hldgs., Inc. 2.36 3,228,000 7,640,160.00 2.36 4,006,000 9,517,710.00
Metro Pacic Inv. Corp. 4.14 28,009,000 115,842,250.00 4.20 49,259,000 206,022,140.00
Minerales Industrias Corp. 5.12 311,400 1,581,169.00 5.2 460,500 2,366,514.00
MJCI Investments Inc. 6.8 25,500 170,412.00 6.6 198,100 1,289,702.00
Pacica `A 0.0530 7,200,000 384,600.00 0.0540 53,020,000 2,895,830.00
Prime Media Hldg 1.350 11,999,000 16,198,650.00 1.540 7,000 9,940.00
Prime Orion 0.480 3,800,000 1,752,800.00 0.470 430,000 200,800.00
Seafront `A 1.46 2,000 2,910.00 1.55 102,000 149,170.00
Sinophil Corp. 0.325 500,000 162,500.00 0.325 1,020,000 332,100.00
SM Investments Inc. 705.00 1,122,030 804,491,845.00 737.00 1,435,680 1,067,737,635.00
Solid Group Inc. 2.15 4,557,000 10,032,800.00 2.20 108,839,000 256,384,480.00
South China Res. Inc. 1.12 3,000 3,360.00
Unioil Res. & Hldgs 0.2200 320,000 70,400.00 0.2190 180,000 39,420.00
Wellex Industries 0.3200 1,600,000 508,900.00 0.3250 7,830,000 2,541,350.00
Zeus Holdings 0.400 2,320,000 943,700.00 0.405 4,110,000 1,648,400.00
P R O P E R T Y
Anchor Land Holdings Inc. 20.10 1,500 30,185.00 19.90 10,800 209,132.00
A. Brown Co., Inc. 3.03 1,697,000 5,150,290.00 2.93 20,086,000 61,422,310.00
Araneta Prop `A 0.600 103,000 56,800.00 0.600 6,000 3,400.00
Arthaland Corp. 0.170 3,490,000 594,390.00 0.170 420,000 71,590.00
Ayala Land `B 21.45 33,875,100 737,139,135.00 22.30 45,306,700 1,030,353,140.00
Belle Corp. `A 4.76 6,191,000 29,396,410.00 4.86 7,998,000 38,606,490.00
Cebu Holdings 5.55 63,500 346,660.00 5.5 1,331,500 7,327,867.00
Centennial City 1.47 24,734,000 36,645,840.00 1.5 36,368,000 52,905,390.00
City & Land Dev. 2.80 349,000 976,270.00 2.82 915,000 2,506,500.00
Cityland Dev. `A 1.15 219,000 243,990.00 1.21 833,000 947,830.00
Crown Equities Inc. 0.075 1,020,000 74,500.00 0.075 210,000 15,150.00
Cyber Bay Corp. 0.81 604,000 481,330.00 0.79 3,070,000 2,439,100.00
Empire East Land 0.780 42,383,000 33,319,520.00 0.810 38,774,000 31,840,800.00
Ever Gotesco 0.191 1,140,000 216,650.00 0.199 6,800,000 1,293,660.00
Global-Estate 1.92 4,995,000 9,687,660.00 1.98 18,731,000 36,171,950.00
Filinvest Land,Inc. 1.25 92,414,000 116,070,580.00 1.32 58,252,000 77,405,550.00
Highlands Prime 1.94 150,000 274,200.00 1.72 29,000 53,320.00
Interport `A 1.20 326,000 385,150.00 1.22 567,000 679,180.00
Keppel Properties 2.11 31,000 65,410.00 2.30 1,000 2,300.00
Megaworld Corp. 2.26 201,069,000 459,441,620.00 2.25 200,961,000 453,742,270.00
MRC Allied Ind. 0.1580 2,370,000 370,400.00 0.1550 13,910,000 2,151,650.00
Phil. Estates Corp. 0.6800 14,557,000 9,863,840.00 0.7000 52,690,000 36,345,710.00
Phil. Realty `A 0.450 1,500,000 674,000.00 0.450 960,000 429,800.00
Phil. Tob. Flue Cur & Redry 14.62 500 7,310.00
Primex Corp. 3.60 82,000 293,350.00 3.53 177,000 645,590.00
Robinsons Land `B 18.10 8,192,000 150,743,300.00 19.00 7,947,400 151,262,486.00
Rockwell 3.58 691,000 2,543,560.00 3.85 1,765,000 7,120,190.00
Shang Properties Inc. 2.74 61,000 155,750.00 2.80 89,000 234,630.00
SM Development `A 6.06 2,657,800 16,171,138.00 6.14 830,600 5,085,721.00
SM Prime Holdings 13.60 16,924,300 232,537,630.00 13.90 51,658,100 723,855,428.00
Sta. Lucia Land Inc. 0.67 1,556,000 1,052,780.00 0.71 312,000 221,870.00
Starmalls 4 224,000 891,730.00 4.02 195,000 788,180.00
Suntrust Home Dev. Inc. 0.510 1,101,000 558,910.00 0.520 5,052,000 2,636,970.00
Vista Land & Lifescapes 4.380 22,923,000 99,210,260.00 4.420 22,781,000 89,841,220.00
S E R V I C E S
ABS-CBN 25 1,740,000 45,085,985.00 27.9 936,400 26,612,100.00
Acesite Hotel 1.33 1,218,000 1,646,690.00 1.39 12,656,000 18,720,840.00
APC Group, Inc. 0.600 1,951,000 1,170,630.00 0.600 3,188,000 1,917,560.00
Asian Terminals Inc. 9 126,100 1,135,940.00 9 1,728,600 15,557,650.00
Berjaya Phils. Inc. 22 5,600 119,150.00 17.5 9,100 168,420.00
Bloomberry 9.80 7,717,400 76,182,929.00 10.06 19,886,000 196,837,625.00
Boulevard Holdings 0.1410 286,900,000 40,043,730.00 0.1470 1,536,990,000 248,615,470.00
Calata Corp. 5.99 492,800 2,891,517.00 5.92 1,488,400 9,031,044.00
Cebu Air Inc. (5J) 61.40 4,244,220 265,818,228.00 67.70 987,520 67,076,461.00
Centro Esc. Univ. 10.2 3,500 35,800.00 10.48 200 2,098.00
DFNN Inc. 6.00 5,000 30,045.00 5.83 47,900 273,580.00
Easy Call Common 2.17 9,000 22,130.00 2.17 5,000 10,430.00
FEUI 1000 20,850 20,829,600.00 1000 10,710 10,709,700.00
Globalports 24.5 73,700 1,809,110.00 24.5 2,300 54,070.00
Globe Telecom 1080.00 165,630 177,690,790.00 1125.00 317,040 363,392,545.00
GMA Network Inc. 9.94 815,500 8,077,495.00 10.00 7,356,900 74,975,898.00
I.C.T.S.I. 67.55 3,989,680 268,919,921.50 67.85 3,242,540 225,820,292.00
Information Capital Tech. 0.415 280,000 111,700.00 0.420 360,000 144,150.00
IPeople Inc. `A 7.3 4,800 32,925.00 7.3 31,800 211,335.00
IP Converge 2.01 10,020,000 18,690,320.00 1.95 9,155,000 16,544,340.00
IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 0.039 9,000,000 349,300.00 0.039 138,000,000 5,342,600.00
IPVG Corp. 1.02 1,428,000 1,463,110.00 1.04 2,380,000 2,404,850.00
Island Info 0.0520 5,010,000 210,520.00 0.0500 250,000 12,900.00
ISM Communications 3.1000 66,000 200,430.00 3.1400 158,000 481,420.00
JTH Davies Holdings Inc. 2.05 627,000 1,288,740.00 2.1 6,538,000 16,818,350.00
Leisure & Resorts 8.01 529,400 4,384,157.00 8.07 1,497,900 12,214,561.00
Liberty Telecom 2.80 172,000 470,880.00 2.80 61,000 170,600.00
Lorenzo Shipping 1.32 70,000 92,640.00 1.4 97,000 129,910.00
Macroasia Corp. 2.70 279,000 763,650.00 2.76 367,000 1,019,220.00
Manila Bulletin 0.68 91,000 62,080.00 0.68 188,000 129,030.00
Manila Jockey 2.77 6,603,000 18,513,320.00 2.84 33,506,000 98,915,990.00
Pacic Online Sys. Corp. 14.3 99,800 1,429,774.00 14.4 117,700 1,697,362.00
PAL Holdings Inc. 7.10 12,200 84,563 6.95 67,300 470,195
Paxys Inc. 3.1 5,853,000 18,064,070.00 3.01 4,418,000 13,262,960.00
Phil. Racing Club 9.45 160,000 1,512,000.00 9.41 700 6,587.00
Phil. Seven Corp. 68.00 46,140 3,117,430.00 69.00 673,840 46,788,658.00
Philweb.Com Inc. 16.96 1,658,800 28,109,526.00 17.00 5,321,700 88,877,262.00
PLDT Common 2754.00 558,695 1,522,512,670.00 2704.00 229,785 621,441,040.00
PremiereHorizon 0.315 550,000 173,250.00 0.315 4,600,000 1,471,700.00
Puregold 28.25 5,626,200 155,885,885.00 26.80 10,850,600 300,263,280.00
Touch Solutions 3.54 8,000 28,320.00 3.55 1,000 3,550.00
Transpacic Broadcast 2.7 9,000 22,990.00 2.73 57,000 146,640.00
Waterfront Phils. 0.465 360,000 161,950.00 0.470 4,855,000 2,437,100.00
MINING & OIL
Abra Mining 0.0042 904,000,000 3,758,900.00 0.0040 58,000,000 231,000.00
Apex `A 4.86 260,000 1,266,490.00 4.90 28,000 136,380.00
Apex `B 4.85 33,000 160,050.00 4.99 10,000 50,030.00
Atlas Cons. `A 17.00 783,900 13,335,762.00 17.02 1,366,200 23,333,652.00
Atok-Big Wedge `A 26.50 4,100 104,400.00 27.00 6,600 177,175.00
Basic Energy Corp. 0.245 2,660,000 658,870.00 0.250 9,600,000 2,405,690.00
Benguet Corp `A 22.9 61,100 1,456,880.00 23.3 75,400 1,786,040.00
Benguet Corp `B 22.5 49,900 1,127,740.00 24 104,600 2,392,330.00
Century Peak Metals Hldgs 1.1 6,000 6,600.00 1.13 1,995,000 2,163,530.00
Dizon 23.50 815,700 20,419,740.00 26.85 3,331,100 88,088,585.00
Geograce Res. Phil. Inc. 0.57 4,765,000 2,716,420.00 0.59 30,846,000 18,222,560.00
Lepanto `A 1.170 45,377,000 52,571,100.00 1.150 53,703,000 60,587,240.00
Lepanto `B 1.200 30,298,000 36,528,420.00 1.220 50,327,000 58,799,960.00
Manila Mining `A 0.0600 192,680,000 11,684,230.00 0.0600 445,770,000 27,550,640.00
Manila Mining `B 0.0620 177,770,000 10,918,430.00 0.0630 112,730,000 7,049,450.00
Nickelasia 17.9 3,331,600 78,124,490.00 26.9 7,257,600 195,371,770.00
Nihao Mineral Resources 7.6 2,685,600 20,900,719.00 8.08 5,022,000 41,598,835.00
Omico 0.6800 192,000 131,380.00 0.6800 139,000 94,520.00
Oriental Peninsula Res. 4.750 2,054,000 9,772,480.00 4.900 16,114,000 78,392,480.00
Oriental Pet. `A 0.0170 43,300,000 753,200.00 0.0170 226,830,000 3,989,200.00
Oriental Pet. `B 0.0190 100,000 1,900.00 0.0180 261,400,000 4,705,800.00
Petroenergy Res. Corp. 5.96 69,700 417,566.00 5.96 93,100 554,850.00
Philex `A 18.82 9,332,300 175,089,980.00 19.02 14,122,400 269,593,104.00
PhilexPetroleum 36.9 955,500 34,832,280.00 36.4 1,394,400 51,321,420.00
Philodrill Corp. `A 0.048 560,400,000 27,033,500.00 0.049 454,000,000 21,972,300.00
PNOC Expls `B 56 1,300 72,000.00 60 3,000 160,050.00
Semirara Corp. 225.00 374,000 83,389,786.00 225.00 329,960 73,988,028.00
United Paragon 0.0160 69,600,000 1,056,600.00 0.0150 135,000,000 2,037,500.00
PREFERRED
ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. 23.55 9,270,400 230,951,975.00 27.35 11,360,500 317,310,490.00
Ayala Corp. Pref `A 545 2,920 1,592,350.00 545 980 534,100.00
First Gen G 103.5 1,600 165,110.00 103 16,250 1,674,250.00
First Phil. Hldgs.-Pref. 101.5 7,050 717,136.00 102 38,350 3,924,370.00
GMA Holdings Inc. 9.7 1,580,000 15,468,510.00 9.95 6,645,000 67,234,551.00
PCOR-Preferred 109 32,040 3,492,105.00 109.4 523,130 57,487,350.00
SMC Preferred 1 77.25 10,310 798,588.00 76 38,430 2,905,195.00
SMPFC Preferred 1018 5,270 5,378,405.00 1023 6,870 7,033,000.00
Swift Pref 1.15 10,000 11,500.00 1.15 422,000 485,000.00
WARRANTS & BONDS
Megaworld Corp. Warrants 1.27 924,000 1,165,360.00 1.22 577,000 714,630.00
Omico Corp. Warrant 0.0700 40,000 2,800.00 0.0600 120,000 7,220.00
Market expected
to gain this week
UPSTREAM spirituality is progressive spirituality,
which, according to Gordo Lynch, is driven by new
beliefs in the 21st century. It is driven by feminist
advocacies, environmental and ecological concerns,
and quest for well-being technology-wired society.
Goddess spir ituality
The feminist movement came about from a
realization that women have rights. Carol Gilligans
ethics of care is distinct from Jeremy Benthams
utilitarianism, Immanuel Kants rights, and John
Rawls justice. Feminist ethics and spirituality are
based on the experience of the heart, rather than logic
of the mind. Z Budapest believes that in the future
men will nally learn to follow women as leaders
because they are way ahead in the soul department
in bringing about human transformation.
Sjoo and Mor cite historical evidence of female
shrines and statues, indicating that the rst God
was female during the rst 200,000 years of
human life on Earth. Rosemary Radford Ruther
proposes a God(ess) who is neither male nor
female; Elizabeth Schssler Fiorenza calls for
liberation inspired by Christian feminist vision
of the discipleship of equals. Carol Christ and Z.
Budapest reject institutional religion by turning to
goddess spirituality.
Rosemary Radford Ruther and Mary Daly anchor
their spirituality beyond the linguistic transsexual
operation on the patriarchal god that would result
to a matriarchal goddess. Starhawk, an American
Indian feminist, bravely declares witchcraft as a
spiritual tradition rooted in the goddess, who is the
living Earth and the Earth is a living being that [is]
sacred.
Ecologic spir ituality
Thomas Berry puts the universe above and beyond
human concern. He says, The human community
is subordinate to the ecological community. The
ecological imperative is not derivative from
human ethics. Human ethics is derivative from the
ecological imperative. The basic ethical norm is the
well-being of the comprehensive community, not
the well-being of the human community. The earth
is a single ethical system, as the universe itself is a
single ethical system.
Craig Sorley calls for a worldview on ecology
driven by Scripture. Prisco Cajes suggests
a Trinitarian approach: ecological theology +
theology of stewardship + theology of communion.
Georg Ziselsberger seeks ecological liturgy and
prayers that raise the level of ecological conscience
of Christians.
Ecologic spirituality may give depth to corporate
concern for environmental advocacy; in the
workplace, corporate members are challenged to
connect social responsibility with global warming
and ecological imbalances as a matter of spiritual
activism.
Spir itual conver gence
In 2004, Sr. Mananzan proposed an inter-religious,
integral spirituality for women in Asia. It afrmed
that other religions which are found throughout the
world attempt in their own ways to calm the hearts
of men [and women] by outlining a program of life
covering doctrines, moral precepts and sacred rites
(Nostra Aetate). The Declaration on the Relation
of the Church to Non-Christian Religions urges
collaboration with other religions. Mananzans
spirituality that is compassionate, prophetic, life-
giving and contemplative is a precursor of Ebners
human race spirituality and Ken Wilbers integral
vision.
Web of spir ituality
Ken Wilburs integral vision in All Quadrants
All Lines is a web that seeks to integrate, to bring
together, to join, to link, to embraceunity-in-
diversity, shared commonalities along with our
wonderful differences. And not just in humanity,
but in the Kosmos at large that makes legitimate
room for art, morals, science, and religion, and
doesnt merely attempt to reduce them all to ones
favorite slice of the Kosmic pie. For him, great
religions need to act as facilitators of human
development from magic to mythic to rational to
pluralistic to integral and to a global society that
honors and includes all stations of life along the
way.
Viewed as quadrants, waves, streams of
integral spirituality, he sees the convergence of the
East and West where all of the truths that have been
advanced in the West and the East in premodern,
modern, and postmodern times are put together, so
that a system of thought can honor, acknowledge,
and integrate the most number of truths from the
most number of traditions. He opines, [W]here
myth and dogma are the material of metaphysical,
pre-Kantian spirituality, direct experience and deep
science are [now] the materials of post-metaphysical
spirituality.
Cosmic spir ituality
He believes that [T]he integral systemcan
better offer people a way to open their minds and
hearts to the vast array of the Kosmosits goodness,
its beauty, and its many truths. But for the details, as
always, we must immerse ourselves in the concrete
realities and particularities of this moment. When
it comes to spiritual practice, this means studying
with a teacher whom you trust and working out your
own salvation with care.
Quantum theologian OMurchu propounds
that the evolutionary process of the resurrection
is a central coordinate of cosmic and planetary
evolution. As such, theology no longer belongs to
Christianity, not even to formal religion; instead,
[instead] we are invited to do theology at the heart
of the world. [T]he theological encounter becomes
most creative when we engage with the pressing
global issue of our time.
Spir ituality road map
We need a spiritual intelligence that allows us
to behave with compassion and wisdom, while
maintaining inner and outer peace; it is a tool to
shift from ego-self to higher self. This shift or
development, according to James Fowler, goes
through seven stages. A spirituality that is: 1.
preverbal/pre-differentiated, 2. projective/magical
through 1st person, 3. mythic-literal/conventional-
conformity dominated by 2nd person, 4. reexive
experience of a 3rd person, 5. conjunctive-
multicultural sensing, 6. post-conventional-universal
consciousness, and 7. transpersonal experience.
Corporate citizens may charter a buttery
spirituality road map by answering the following
questions: 1. At the micro level, how does a
professional businessperson practice spirituality? 2.
At the meso level, how does management promote
a corporate spiritual culture? and 3. At the macro
level, how can spirituality inuence the global
economic system?
Conclusion
Spirituality in the workplace: Quo Vadis? A
plethora of research opportunities awaits those
who wish to validate the inuence of mainstream,
newstream, and upstream spirituality in the
workplace.
As China and India become global economic
giants, management practitioners need to take a
deeper look at the cultural and spiritual inuence of
these two giants. This shift, which coincides with the
end of Mayan calendar cycle of 5, 125 years on Dec.
21, 2012, brings with it a shift in our consciousness.
Will the East, in particular Catholic Philippines, be
able to model a work spirituality that will enable us
counter-balance Western materiality?
Dr. Emiliano T. Hudtohan teaches at the
Management and Organization Department,
Ramon V. del Rosario Sr. College of Business
and College of Education of De La Salle
University, Manila; Graduate School of De La
Salle Araneta University, Malabon; Far Eastern
University-Makati; and Graduate School of Social
Development, Philippine Womens University,
Manila. He holds a doctorate in religious and
values formation from De La Salle University. For
comments, address to dr.eth2008@gmail.com and
visit www/emilianohudtohan.com.
The views expressed above are the authors and do
not necessarily reect the ofcial position of De La
Salle University, its faculty, and its administrators.
DR. EMILIANO T.
HUDTOHAN
GREEN LIGHT
By Jenniffer B. Austria
SHARE prices are expected to perform
slightly better during this shortened
trading week on technical correction,
according to traders.
Accord Capital Equities
Corp. trader Justino Calaycay
said the 2.7-percent decline in
the benchmark Philippine Stock
Exchange index in last weeks
three-day market trading could
encourage investors to pick up
stocks that dropped in the past
trading sessions.
The PSEi is already near a
critical support band between
5,120 and 5,130 while a three-
week 2.7-percent slide serves
up a prospective technical
rebound, Calaycay said.
He said, however,
developments overseas,
particularly in Europe and in
China, would continue to affect
the markets trading this week.
Online trading rm
2TradeAsia.com analyst Freya
Natividad said the present
consolidation seemed timely,
as most investors would also
realign their portfolios with
the upcoming recomposition of
benchmark PSEi.
Sectors with stable yields
might be preferred, especially
with the advent of oods and
gyrations overseas. Spot for
good trading angles, Natividad
said.
The PSE reported last week
oil rm Petron Corp. would
become part of the benchmark
PSEi effective Sept. 10. The
results are based on the PSEs
regular review of the index that
covered trading activity for the
period July 2011 to June 2012.
Petron will replace Cebu Air
Inc., operator of budget airline
Cebu Pacic. Petron was
last included in the PSEi on
Nov. 14, 2008.
Last week, the three-day
trading session ended in the
red, owing to concerns over
the Euro areas debt crisis and
Chinas economic slowdown.
The PSEi fell 63 points to
5,143.35 on Friday, weighed
down by decline in the property
and holdings sub-indices.
Share price of conglomerate
SM Investments dropped 4.3
percent week-on-week to P705
after the company completed a
$150-million top-up placement.
Jollibee Foods Corp. gained
2 percent last week to close at
P97.3 after the quick service
restaurant chain operator
reported it would venture in a
hot pot business in China.
The PSEi was on the
downward trend for most part
of August, amid the negative
developments overseas,
unwinding of the earnings
season and the lack of fresh
leads at the domestic front.
At this point, the critical line
that the PSEi must restore to
keep condence owing is the
5,200 level, Calaycay said.
Business
ManilaStandardToday extrastory2000@gmail.com AUGUST 27, 2012 MONDAY
B3
Apple may corner phone market
China
needs to
stabilize
exports
Ambiguous airline dress code stirs debate in US
Hollande: Greece must remain in euro zone
By David Koenig
DALLASAirlines give many reasons
for refusing to let you board, but none
stir as much debate as this: How youre
dressed.
A woman ying from Las Vegas on
Southwest this spring says she was
confronted by an airline employee for
showing too much cleavage. In another
recent case, an American Airlines pilot
lectured a passenger because her T-shirt
bore a four-letter expletive. She was
allowed to keep ying after draping a
shawl over the shirt.
Both women told their stories to
sympathetic bloggers, and the debate
over what you can wear in the air went
viral.
Its not always clear whats
appropriate. Airlines dont publish
dress codes. There are no rules that
spell out the highest hemline or the
lowest neckline allowed. That can leave
passengers guessing how far to push
fashion boundaries. Every once in a
while the airline says: Not that far.
Its like any service business. If you
run a family restaurant and somebody
is swearing, you kindly ask them to
leave, says Kenneth Quinn, an aviation
lawyer and former chief counsel at the
US Federal Aviation Administration.
The American Airlines passenger,
who declined to be interviewed by The
Associated Press, works for an abortion
provider. Supporters suggested that she
was singled out because her T-shirt had
a pro-choice slogan.
A spokesman for American says
the passenger was asked to cover up
because of the F-word on the T-shirt.
He says that the airline isnt taking sides
in the abortion debate.
Last week, Arijit Guha, a graduate
student at Arizona State University,
was barred from a Delta ight in
Buffalo, N.Y., because of a T-shirt that
mocked federal security agents and
included the words, Terrists gonna
kill us all. He says the misspelled
shirt was satirical and he wore it
to protest what he considers racial
proling.
I thought it was a very American
idea to speak up and dissent when you
think peoples rights are being violated,
Guha says. The pilot thought it scared
other passengers.
American and Delta are within their
rights to make the passengers change
shirts even if messages are political,
says Joe Larsen, a First Amendment
lawyer from Houston who has defended
many media companies.
The First Amendment prohibits
government from limiting a persons
free-speech rights, but it doesnt apply
to rules set by private companies,
Larsen says. He notes that government
security screeners didnt challenge
Guha; private Delta employees did.
In short, since airlines and their
planes are private property and not a
public space like the courthouse steps,
crews can tell you what to wear.
In the early years of jet travel,
passengers dressed up and
confrontations over clothing were
unimaginable. Theyre still rarethere
arent any precise numbersbut when
showdowns happen, they gain more
attention as aggrieved passengers
complain on the Internet about airline
clothing cops. Its unwelcome publicity
for airlines, which already rate near the
bottom of all industries when it comes
to customer satisfaction.
Critics complain that airlines enforce
clothing standards inconsistently. The
lack of clear rules leaves decisions
to the judgment of individual airline
employees.
Last year, a passenger was pulled
off a US Airways jet and arrested at
San Francisco International Airport
after airline employees say he refused
to pull up his low-hanging pants. The
local prosecutor declined to le charges
against Deshon Marman, a University
of New Mexico football player.
Marmans lawyer complained that
the same airline repeatedly allowed
a middle-age man to travel wearing
womens underwear and not much
else.
You cant let someone repugnant
like that [the cross-dresser] on the
plane and single out this kid because
hes black, wearing dreadlocks,
and had two or three inches of his
underwear showing, says the lawyer,
Joseph OSullivan. They cant arrest
him for what someone perceives to be
inappropriate attire.
US Airways spokesman John
McDonald says no passengers
complained about the cross-dresser
until his photo in womens underwear
circulated on the Internet after the
Marman incident. He says the airline
doesnt have a dress code but that
employees may talk to a passenger if
other people might be offended by the
way hes dressed.
Its not an issue of a dress code,
its one of disruption, like watching
pornography within sight of other
passengers, McDonald says.
An informal survey of passengers
at Dallas-Fort Worth International
Airport found much support for limits
on clothing.
Curse words on shirts always bother
me, says John Gordon, who just
graduated from lm school in Florida
and was dressed in khaki shorts and
a T-shirt. Its an unspoken rule that
when you go out in public, you should
be respectful.
But Leigh Ann Epperson, a corporate
lawyer who had just own in from
Tokyo, says she wouldnt be bothered
if another passengers shirt bore the
F-word.
If people are paying the price for
their tickets, they should be able to
wear what they want, says Epperson,
who wore a black sweater over a low-
cut blouse, black slacks and wedge-
type heels.
Airlines say they refund the
passengers fare if they deny boarding
for inappropriate attire.
Clashes over clothing and other
ash points seem to be increasing, says
Alexander Anolik, a travel-law attorney
in Tiburon, California. He blames an
unhappy mix of airline employees
who feel underpaid and unloved, and
passengers who are stressed out and
angry over extra fees on everything from
checking a bag to scoring an aisle seat.
Anolik says that passengers should
obey requests from airline employees. If
passengers dont, they could be accused
of interfering with a ight crewa
federal crime. He says passengers
should wait until theyre off the plane
to le complaints with the airline, the
US Department of Transportation or in
small-claims court.
They have this omnipotent power,
Anolik says of ight crews. You
shouldnt argue your case while youre
on the airplane. Youre in a no-win
scenarioyou will be arrested. AP
A woman identied as Avital in this spring 2012 poses for a picture at McCarran
International Airport in Las Vegas, showing what she was wearing after she says a
Southwest Airlines gate agent approached her, alleging she was showing too much
cleavage. Airlines give many reasons for refusing to let you board, but none are
stirring as much debate in 2012 than how a passenger is dressed. AP
Too much skin, or
shirts with expletives
can get you booted
from ights
PREMIER Wen Jiabao said China
needs targeted measures to promote
steady export growth, which will help
the nation meet its annual economic
goals, the ofcial Xinhua News Agency
reported.
The country must pay attention
to problems in imports and exports,
Xinhua cited Wen as saying during
an inspection tour in Guangdong,
Chinas biggest exporting province.
He reiterated the government needs
to increase the intensity of macro-
economic adjustments to stabilize
expansion in the second half of the
year.
Chinas export growth collapsed to 1
percent in July while industrial output
and new yuan loans trailed estimates,
heightening concerns that a slowdown
in the worlds second-biggest economy
is deepening. A private survey on
Aug. 23 showed manufacturing may
contract in August at the fastest pace in
nine months and a gauge of new export
orders was at its lowest level in more
than three years.
There will still be a lot of problems
and uncertainties in exports going
forward, Xinhua cited Wen as saying
during a two-day visit to the southern
province that ended Saturday. The
third quarter is a crucial period for
realizing full-year targets on export
growth.
Overseas shipments in the rst seven
months of the year rose 7.8 percent
and imports gained 6.4 percent, putting
China at risk of missing its 10-percent
goal of trade expansion for the year.
Julys export growth was the lowest
since 2009, excluding distortions caused
by the timing of the Lunar New Year
holiday. Imports rose 4.7 percent from a
year earlier, trailing analysts estimates.
Measures that will help exports
include speedier payment of export tax
rebates and an expansion in nancial
products used to hedge foreign exchange
risks, Wen was cited as saying. The
Xinhua and state television reports of
his comments made no mention of the
Chinese currency.
The central bank has halted gains in
the yuan this year, providing some help
to exporters amid deteriorating global
demand. The currency has dropped by
almost 1 percent against the US dollar
this year after a 4.7-percent gain in
2011.
China should expand imports,
especially high-end equipment and
critical components, as well as daily
consumer products, Xinhua cited Wen
as saying. The nation should also deal
appropriately with trade friction and
reduce the risk and impact of such
incidents, he said. Bloomberg
By Paul Elias
SAN JOSE, CaliforniaIt was the $1-billion
question Saturday: What does Apple Inc.s victory
in an epic patent dispute over its ercest rival mean
for the US smartphone industry?
Analysts from Wall Street to Hong
Kong debated whether a jurys decision
that Samsung Electronics Co. ripped
off Apple technology would help Apple
corner the US smartphone market over
Android rivals, or amount to one more
step in a protracted legal battle over
smartphone technology.
Many analysts said the decision could
spell danger for competitors who, like
Samsung, use Google Inc.s Android
operating system to power their
cellphones.
I am sure this is going to put a damper
on Androids growth, New York-based
Isi Group analyst Brian Marshall said,
It hurts the franchise.
The Silicon Valley jury found that
some of Samsungs products illegally
copied features and designs exclusive
to Apples iPhone and iPad. The verdict
was narrowly tailored to only Samsung,
which sold more than 22 million
smartphones and tablets that Apple
claimed used its technology, including
the bounce-back feature when a user
scrolls to an end image, and the ability to
zoom text with a tap of a nger.
But most other Apple competitors
have used the Android system to produce
similar technology, which could limit
the features offered on all non-Apple
phones, analysts said.
The other makers are now scrambling
to nd alternatives, said Rob Enderle, a
leading technology analyst based in San
Jose.
Seo Won-seok, a Seoul-based analyst
at Korea Investment, said that the popular
zooming and bounce-back functions the
jury said Samsung stole from Apple will
be hard to replicate.
The companies could opt to pay Apple
licensing fees for access to the technology
or develop smarter technology to create
similar features that dont violate the
patentat a cost likely to be passed onto
consumers.
Apple lawyers are planning to ask that
the two dozen Samsung devices found to
have infringed its patents be barred from
the US market. Most of those devices
are legacy products with almost non-
existent new sales in the United States.
Apple lawyers will also ask that the
judge triple the damage award to $3
billion since the jury found Samsung
willfully copied Apples patents.
A loss to the Android-based market
would represent a big hit for Google
as well. Google relies on Android
devices to drive mobile trafc to its
search engine, which in turn generates
increased advertising revenue. Android
is becoming increasingly more important
to Googles bottom line because Apple is
phasing out reliance on Google services
such as YouTube and mapping as built-
in features on the iPhone and iPad.
Some experts cautioned that the
decision might not be nal, noting the
California lawsuit is one of nine similar
legal actions across the globe between
the two leading smartphone makers.
Samsung has vowed to appeal the
verdict all the way to the US Supreme
Court, arguing that Apples patents
for such obvious things as rounded
rectangle were wrongly granted. A Sept.
20 hearing is scheduled.
The $1 billion represents about 1.5
percent of Samsungs annual revenue.
Jerome Schaueld, a technology
professor at the Worcester Polytechnic
Institute, said the verdict wouldnt
upend a multibillion-dollar global
industry. AP
By Jamey Keaten
PARISFrench President Francois
Hollande praised the Greek people on
Saturday for making painful budget cuts,
while urging them to do more to show
their commitment to reforms to keep
their country in the euro zone.
For me, the question should no longer
be asked: Greece is in the eurozone,
Hollande said after meeting Greek Prime
Minister Antonis Samaras in Paris.
But like German Chancellor Angela
Merkel, Hollande offered Greece no
immediate relief from its current regime
of painful austerity measures.
The Greek premier has been on a swing
through European capitals as part of his
countrys push to win more time to carry
out wrenching cuts to avert scal crisis.
On Friday, Merkel met with Samaras
in Berlin and said she expects Greece to
meet its previous commitments, while
stressing Germany wants to keep it in
the euro.
Hollande also said that any decision on
delays for Greece must wait for a report
next month by the troika of Greeces
debt inspectorsthe EUs executive
Commission, the European Central Bank
and the International Monetary Fund.
Greece, Hollande said, must
demonstrate the credibility of its program
and the willingness of its leaders to go
all out all the while making sure that it
is tolerable for the population. He said
Europe needs to make decisions about
Greece the sooner the betternotably
after the report is presented to a European
Union summit in October.
In the face of ordeals, we must show
more solidarity. ...I hailed the efforts
that the Greek people have committed
to painfully for the last two years,
Hollande said. We need to be aware of
all that has been done.
Samaras, for his part, noted continued
pressure within the nancial markets
amid concerns that Athens might not hold
to its reform plansand risk dropping
out of the common currency.
Some continue to speculate against
Greece...to speculate by saying that
Greece wont pull through, that it cant
stay in the euro zone, Samaras said. Im
here today to say that will pull through
it will stay in the euro zone. AP
FRANCES
President
Francois
Hollande
(left)
welcomes
Greeces
Prime
Minister
Antonis
Samaras
at the
Elysee
Palace,
Paris
Saturday.
AP
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IN BRIEF
Voc tech training
to start in Bondoc
Remulla scores meddling exec
Irrigation needs
fees to operate
AGLIPAY-An irrigator association
under the Addalam River Irrigation System
was recognized for its efciency in collecting
fees among its members.
Quirino Irrigation manager Estanislao
Najera cited Madipu Extreme IA posted a
71 percent efciency for this years dry crop
season.
This should be emulated by all IAs, he
said while commending Madipu president
Marino Ballesteros, adding that 100 percent
should be the target.
Last July, a nancial management
training was held at the Disadeco center in
Diffun for ofcers of Cluster 3 associations
composed of Digalda, Madirma, Pagrang-
ayan, Sta. Tresarda IA and Pagbabago ng
Kabuhayan.
A subsequent dialogue reviewed issues on
the program for ve croppings in two years.
Clusters 1 and 2 composed of associations
mostly in Echague and Jones attended the
nancial seminar in the rst two weeks of
August.
Lined up next month are the individual
Basic Leadership Development Course
and the Irrigation Management Transfer
Orientation. Jessica M. Bacud
Corporate outreach
benets evacuees
MARILAOSM Foundation
executive director Connie Angeles and
local executives led Operation Tulong
Express to distribute relief to evacuees
in the recent floods that hit Laguna,
Bulacan, Cavite, Pampanga, Zambales,
Pangasinan, Rizal and parts of the
National Capital Region.
Also lending assistance were the armed
forces branches whose military trucks ferried
goods to displaced families.
SM Foundations emergency rations
consisted of Tulong Pantawid items such
as noodles, sardines, biscuits and bottled
water. A follow-up visit is done where
packed goods from SM supermarkets,
Hypermart, SAVEMORE, consisting of
clothes, blankets, pails, canned goods and
rice are distributed.
Medical missions were also conducted
in the evacuation centers in coordination
with Department of Health and volunteer
doctors.
In Bacoor, Cavite, 12,600 people were
served by the medical outreach and at least
44,000 relief bags have been given out.
Atrium signals building
boom in Isabela province
By Brenda Gaudia
CAUAYAN CITY-A father-son
team is putting up the Rai Atrium
Suites here to boost Isabelas drive
to be the investment and travel
hub in Northern Luzons western
corridor.
Engineer Ricardo Isidro and
Architect Michael Isidro led last
August 18 the launching of their
40-room hotel venture along
Don Jose Canciller Avenue the
main atrtery of the commercial
district.
The Isidros own RAI Strong
Builders Supply and RIA
Builders Home Depot chain of
stores with the widest assortment
of construction and furnishing
materials to meet the needs
of the real estate and tourism
growth across the region.
The attractions abroad pale in
comparison with the grandeur of
our natural resources and sceneries,
Engr. Isidro said, noting that
Atriums locatgion complements
the citys airport to allow travellers
top accommodations.
The resort complex
incorporates in its design banquet
halls for up to 500 people, a 20-
meter pool, bar grill section and
a ne-dining restaurant.
Last June, the Isidros began
building a hotel and beach
enclave in Sta. Ana, at the
Cagayan Freeport Zone.
With Port Irene as vantage
point, locators fan out to the
provinces coastline and pristine
waters that draws anglers to
sports shing Babuyan Channel
connecting the Pacic Ocean
and the West Philippine Sea.
Engineer Ricardo Isidro and son Architect Michael Isidro lower the time capsule during Atriums
groundbreaking joined by project ofcials. BRENDA GAUDIA
Tidy shores. Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary national director, Rear Adm. Danilo Cabalde (third from left) leads the signing of
a memorandum of agreement with Ocean Conservancy, a US-based non-government organization represented by coordinator
Geronimo Reyes of the International Coastal Cleanup for a worldwide drive in October. The Philippines joined ICC in 1994 and
topped the volunteer turnout in 1998. Joining them (from left) are PCGA Commodores Felix Lazo and Joseph Dy. Standing are PCGA
Commodores Valentin Prieto and Ramon Moreno and Environment Assistant Director Amy Ortiz. Also present was Climate Change
commissioner Cristina Hernandez. JUN DAVID
Court of Appeals orders Irisan dump closed for good
CAVITE Rep. Jesus Crispin Remulla
and Mayor Homer Saquilayan, dared the
Commission on Elections to execute its
decision afrming the win of Saquilayan in
the May 10, 2010 elections.
At a news forum over the
weekend, Remulla, chairman of
Partido Magdalo, said they are
appealing to Chairman Sixto
Brillantes, after a top-level
Palace ofcial allegedly conrmed
that the administration was set
to protect Mayor Emmanuel
Maliksi, who is a member of the
Liberal Party.
We ask the Comelec
to show courage and do
its work properly, he
told reporters in Pilipino,
without identifying the
Malacaang executive.
Records of the poll protest
case, as afrmed by the Comelec,
showed that Saquilayan defeated
Maliksi by 8,429 votes.
When Maliksi questioned
the result before the sala of
Regional Trial Court judge Cesar
Mangrobang, he was proclaimed
the winner, Remulla noted.
But in two separate rulings
last May 7 and August 15,
respectively, the Comelec
First Division headed by
Commissioner Rene Sarmiento,
reversed its earlier stand and
afrmed Saquilayan s win,
ordering the law division to
investigate Maliksi and those
suspected of tampering with
the result.
The Comelec also noted
that Mangrobang, as a public
ofcial, committed grave
abuse of discretion to favor
Maliksi, who is also the son
of former Gov. Irineo Ayong
Maliksi and godson of Sen.
Panlo Lacson.
Mangrobang is facing an
administrative complaint before
the Supreme Court led by
Saquilayan.
Last August 17, Saquilayan,
through lawyer Homer Mercado,
petitioned the Comelec to issue
a writ of execution to enable
Saquilayan to assume his post.
He said the poll body has yet
to schedule the hearing of his
clients petition.
Maliksi has led a motion to
have all members of the First
Division inhibited from handling
the case, a move Saquilayan
described as a desperate effort
to prolong the controversy and
deprive the electorate of their
righful leader.
THE Court of Appeals has
stopped permanently the Baguio
City government from using
the Irisan dumpsite following
a thrash slide that killed six
people last year.
In the finding of Associate
Justice Ricardo Rosario, the
CAs Former Special Sixth
Division approved the joint
motion for rendition of a
consent decree submitted
by petitioner Benguet Rep. Ronald Cosalan and
several other concerned individuals including
National Artist Ben Cab and city executives led by
Mayor Mauricio Domogan.
The parties informed the CA that they have settled
amicable after the respondents showed no opposition
to the issuance of the writ of kalikasan.
The court said it found the agreement in conformity
with with law, morals, public order and public policy
and in order to protect the right of the people to a
balance and healthful ecology.
The CA resolved to dissolve the temporary
protection order that the Supreme Court issued on Jan.
17, 2012 in lieu of a writ of continuing mandamus.
The mandamus is issued by a superior court
ordering a public ofcial or body or a lower court to
perform a specied duty.
The CA directed the Baguio City government
to close the Irisan dump once and for all and to
report on its compliance with the consent decree
within six months from its issuance, and every six
months thereafter until the judgment has been fully
implemented duly monitored by the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources and its attached
agencies.
Associate Justices Rosmari Carandang and Japar
Dimaampao concurred with the ruling.
Rey E. Requejo
By Ferdinand Fabella
THE International Labor Organization has alloted P4.6 million to
train skilled workers in conicted towns of Bondoc Peninsula in
Quezon province, the Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority said on Sunday.
TESDA Director General Joel Villanueva said the fund will benet
550 youths and women and prepare them to enter the workforce or
start a livelihood venture.
The trainees will come from the localities of Unisan, Catanuan, San
Narciso, and Mulanay, according to Villanueva.
These areas in the Bondoc Peninsula have missed out on
development because of the conict, Villanueva said. We hope that
peace can be achieved by addressing poverty and inequality.
Villanueva said ILO, a United Nations agency, has partnered with
TESDAs Quezon National Agricultural School and the Bondoc
Peninsula Technological Institute in San Narciso to handle the
program will run until February 2013.
The training pmodules include Food and Beverage Services,
Housekeeping, Bread and Pastry Production, Food Processing,
Household Services, Consumer Electronics and Automotive
Servicing. Livelihood programs such as Cosmetology, Therapeutic
Body Massage and Articial Insemination will also be offered.
Quezons agricultural school is a model for best practices
in technical vocational education and training in Competency
Based Training delivery, and one of the four TESDA technology
institutions that received silver level accreditation from the Asia
Pacic Accreditation and Certication Commission, according to
TESDA.
Rice for a cause. The
Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation
Phils. in partnership with the
Taiwanese Chamber of the
South Phils. donated 10,000
20-kilogram bags of rice to
indigents from the towns of
Carmona, Silang and GMA.
The turnover was coordinated
with Rep. Roy Loyola and
Carmona Mayor Dahlia
Loyola. Tzu Chi volunteers
led by Cecil Go-Lei of the
Taiwanese chamber visited
households and asked for
empty PET bottles as token
in return to help dispose of
plastics properly to prevent
them from worsening oods
due to clogged waterways.
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Americas Next Top Model launches
its rst-ever College Edition
featuring 13 girls aged 18 to 23 years
old who will compete for a career-
launching prize package.
WELL, what do you know? I
was going over the notes I have
for my future columns and
two events I recently attended
caught my eyethey both ban-
nered living creatures, so I de-
cided to put them together in one
column, lending credence to and
a perfect environment for my being a real party animal.
Monkey Bay Wine
The grapes for Monkey Bay Marlborough Sauvignon
Blanc are grown in the coastal Rarangi vineyards not far
from Monkey Bay, a small but beautiful bay tucked away in
the South Island of New Zealand.
Launched here in the metro through a well-attended Full
Moon Party at Sotel, the stock of ne Monkey Bay wines
further enhanced the delectable barbecue buffet prepared by
the hotels culinary experts. The Monkey Bay Sauvignon
Blanc has a bouquet of citrus and tropical fruits lifted by
hints of grass and green pepper. Monkey Bay Pinot Gris has
aromas of cut grass tropical fruits with a citrus background.
Monkey Bay Rose has a light oral bouquet, and Monkey
Bay Merlot has a very delicate bouquet with a background
of plum and cherries.
Aside from the samba favorites played by Guarana, the par-
ty became even more interesting as everyone had the chance to
view the full moon through the powerful telescopes from the
Philippine Astronomical Society, led by Engr. Camilo Dacanay
who expertly provided information on and trivia about the
moon. On hand to share very informative wine tasting notes
was Tom Maling, Monkey Bays brand ambassador.
Crispy chicken
Best-selling double deep-fried crispy Manangs Chicken
with its top-secret soy-garlic sauce has found its way to BF
Homes Paranaque where it recently opened its ninth outlet.
The glittering inaugural was spearheaded by a list of ce-
lebritieswellness guru and Ms. World franchisee Cory
Quirino, GMA 7s main hunk Ervic Vijandre, Las Pias
Congressman Mark Villar, Paraaque Congressman Ed-
win Olivarez and Jill Gerodias Borja who is president and
chief executive of this chain of restaurants.
Grab a bite of the latest in Filipino comfort food and
youll be craving for more. Run to the outlet nearest you.
Bulletin Board
Glimpse of Bicol. Ongoing at the Intramuros Visual Center
in Fort Santiago is this art exhibit of Pancho Piano and the Sa-
lingoy Art Group composed of Boyet Abrenica, Hernel Ale-
jandre, Wilson Belarmino, Evelyn Calara, Avril Daja, Anne
Daliva, Lomie Daliva, Bar Encinas, Harold Gomez, Mari-
cris Gomez, Juanito Penera, Richard Perez, Rommel Perez,
Louy Perida, Apples Sabino, Peboi Sell-
eza, Bobi Rayala, Jing Sta. Maria, Lea
Uvas, and Waren Balane. The exhibit
Of monkeys
and chicken
Future Trade Internationals Noel Sebastian
and Yogi Ringler with Mr. Freddie Ortiz
SVP Premiere Development Bank (center)
Future Trade International chief executive
James Du Vivier with New Zealand
Ambassador Reuben Levermore, Tom Maling
and FTI Marketing Director Eric Kahn
Mr. Ritsky Anlangan, Boy Tabelon-Future
Trade internatonal sales director and
Robert Burroughes
Jill Gerodias Borja, Ervic Vijandre, Cory Quirino, and Mark Villar
Jobert Sucaldito, and Jill Gerodias
Borja
Jeremy Slagle, Samuele Slagle and
Jenilee Gerodias Slagle
Noel Diaz and Jeremy Slagle
Janet
Olivarez,
Cong.
Edwin
Olivarez
and Jill
Gerodias
Lhar Santiago, Jill Gerodias Borja and Ervic Vijandre
From left: Jose
Capistrano, Jr.
(in white polo
barong), Emelita
Almosara, Atty.
Carolyn Sabio,
and Pancho Piano
opening the
Glimpse of Bicol
Exhibit
DESIGNER bags are status symbols. They
lend an air of class, wealth and good
taste. So whats the point of owning a
designer bag if its fake? You might
have gotten it for a really low price,
but you know deep inside that its
neither classy, expensive nor taste-
ful. And if someone happens to
spot its fake-ness, imagine how
humiliating it will be for you.
But not everyone has that skill.
Therefore, some of us can be fooled.
But you dont have to be as long as you
know how to verify the authenticity of
designer bagsitems that have been
crafted with mastery and care using
only the nest materials and techniques
known to man.
The basic telltale signs:
The easiest proof to spot when checking
for authenticity is the brand name and logo.
If the label says, LOVIS VUITTON, then
its obviously a fake. If there is even a small dif-
ference in the appearance of the tag or label, the
bag is most likely fake.
If you bought a designer bag from someone you
dont trust, off the street or from any of the places
around town known to sell counterfeit goods, then
its most likely fake.
If a bag doesnt come with a dustbag, a branded
box and paper bag and an authenticity card, its
most likely fake.
If the leather doesnt feel heavy and durable
and the stitching doesnt look well-aligned or
in the same direction, its most likely an imi-
tation. Authentic small leather goods made by
well-known designers and leather houses take
pride in their quality, craftsmanship and mate-
rials. Exquisite leathers usually have a distinct
leathery smell. Hardware should be polished,
oftentimes with an even shine, and well-made.
If a high-end bag is sold for a tiny frac-
tion of its original price, its most likely a
knock-off.
If a bag is sold without clear plastic covering its
and hardware, its most likely fake.
Different brands have different design features.
Here are specic details about some of the most
popular high-end bag makers to help you identify
whether someones simply offering you a generous
discount or theyre trying to swindle you with a
cheap knock-off.
Balenciaga:
The bales should be thick and rounded, not thin
and squarish.
The notches in rivets should be rounded as well.
Is your designer bag
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Jr., NCCA executive director Emelita Almosara, and lawyer Carolyn
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Chloe:
Check for the serial number.
Dior:
All Dior bags come in a white cotton dustbag
with gray writing.
Inside the bag, the reverse side of the sewn-in
label will reveal the serial number.
Fendi:
Check for the signature hologram sticker and
serial number tag.
Gucci:
The GG symbol should be symmetrical.
The lining isnt always an indication. Depend-
ing on the factory that manufactured the bag, the
lining can either be plain or printed canvas.
The tag is not attached to the bag.
Hermes:
The hardware is normally made of palladium or
24k gold plate.
Most Hermes bag designs are labeled only on
the inside. But they never use a metal nameplate.
All the markings are stamped.
Brass zippers are engraved with the letter H.
Jimmy Choo:
The JIMMY CHOO label is center-aligned
between the screw heads.
The locking mechanism is heavy and sturdy.
Marc Jacobs:
Check the zippers. Theyre usually branded
with riri, Lampo or MJ.
Prada:
Each Prada item comes with its own unique
features, rendering them quite difcult to authenti-
cate. Authenticity cards are your best clues.
For bags with the Prada triangle logo, the letters
and symbols on the logo are slightly raised, which
can be determined by feeling it.
Valentino:
Leathers and fabrics are of superior quality. Any
indication that the material is sub-par is cause for
concern.
Yves Saint Laurent:
The serial number is located on the inside of the
bag.
The YSL label is evenly aligned and clear,
not smudged or unintelligible.
Bottega Veneta:
Zippers are sewn im-
peccably that theyre
at with no buckling.
Burberry:
The classic check
pattern should meet at
the sides and at the bot-
tom. Misaligned pat-
tern is proof that a bag
is fake.
Letters, their spac-
ing and size are well-
proportioned.
Newer models come with tan dustbag with
black drawstring. Older
ones in dark blue dustbag
with light blue drawstring.
Chanel:
Check for the signature
hologram sticker. Every
Chanel bag comes with
it.
Vintage Chanels
are harder to verify be-
cause they dont have
hologram stickers. But
you can check the fonts,
the patchwork alignment and
the heat stamps.
Gucci handbag
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Dinna Chan Vasquez, Assistant Editor
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beauty
memo
beauty
memo
By Dinna Chan Vasquez
AS part of a social experi-
ment of sorts, a brand once
asked me to go without
makeup or looking at the
mirror for a week. As much
as I love the brand (it's a sta-
ple in my routine), I couldn't
say yes. Not looking at a mir-
ror for a week is easy but not
putting on anything? That
sounds crazy to me.
I am surprised that some
women can go out of the
house without a touch of
makeup of their faces. No
lip balm or tinted moisturizer
and they still look great.
Seriously, I cannot face peo-
ple without applying a primer,
BB cream, powder foundation
and loose mineral makeup and
that's just for the days when
I'm wearing light makeup.
Normally, I would be wearing
a BB cream, liquid or cream-to-
powder foundation, blush, set-
ting powder, eyeliner, eyebrow
pencil and lipstick. Yes, it
takes a lot to make me
look presentable.
I carry around
a huge makeup kit
as I put on my face
on the go. People have
the impression that it
takes me a long time to get
ready. The truth is, I can put on
everything in ve minutes.
Here are some tips on how
to look good without piling
on a lot of makeup from read-
ers of seventeen Magazine:
"After I apply my makeup,
I dab a sponge over my foun-
dation and bronzer. It keeps
from looking like my makeup
is caked on." Barbara, 13
"I wear a foundation that
actually matches my skin
tone! I see girls going around
with orange faces, and I auto-
matically know that it is NOT
natural." Gertrude, 21
"I put my bronzer on with
a brush, not the applicator
that comes with it. This keeps
my face looking tan, and not
blotchy." Ramey, 13
"If you absolutely cannot go
out without something on your
face, I suggest Bare Minerals
SPF 15 Foundation. It's very
light and has many colors to
match your exact skin tone. It's
even light enough to sleep in."
Morgan, 13
"Every day before I leave
the house, I ask my mother if
I have too much makeup on."
Hannah, 15
"Don't wear any foundation,
your skin will look much softer
and prettier. Wear a light pink
lip gloss for a touch of color!"
By Ed Biado
BY now, almost everyone
knows that the color of the year
is tangerine tango. By now, al-
most everyone has used that
shade of orange in some man-
ner. By now, that specic tone
has overstayed its welcome.
Thats the problem with trends;
they have the tendency to be
overused. But if you work
around trends with a grain of
salt and a level of restraint, your
wardrobe will still be up to date
without looking like a facsimile
of everybody elses. Afew tips:
DO realize that plenty of
trendy garments
are not for every-
one, like the hi-lo
skirt. In maga-
zines and on the
runway, they
look amazing. But on women
with normal bodies and legs
that dont go on forever, maybe
not so much. The garments
awkwardly uneven length can
make some people look shorter
and their proportions look off.
Same goes for another hot trend
this season, the graphic pant,
which risks appearing cheap,
tacky or dated, depending
on the print and what you
wear it with. This is some-
thing that only a selected
few can pull off.
DO wear trends in mod-
eration. If the trend is grunge,
have an element of grunge in
your outfit. Dont wear an all-
grunge ensemble because
that would look costume-
y. If the trend is leather,
one item in the material is
great. But an all-leather out-
fit will make you look like
Catwoman, which isnt the
desired result unless its Hal-
loween. Going overboard is
never a good idea.
DO wear trendy items
that are climate-appropriate.
You might have heard that
parkas are big this season.
But do they make sense at
30 degrees Celsius? Hell
no! Wearing one in the
tropics at high noon
will only make you
sweaty and look abso-
lutely ridiculous.
DO use trendy colors in com-
bination with other colors. This
seasons emerging it color
is oxblood, a dark and slightly
brownish shade of red. On its
own, its moody and dramatic.
But when mixed with neutrals,
its a great accent.
DO look for alternatives. If
you cant wear a hi-lo skirt,
maybe you can wear a simi-
lar skirt with an asymmetrical
hemline that isnt as severe.
In the case of graphic pants,
maybe there is a pair out
there that has a subtler print.
A parka substitute would be a
garment with a similar cut but
is made with a lighter fabric.
This applies to color trends
as well. Pick out colors that
are close to the trendy shade.
For example, oxblood is just
another shade of red. Widen
your spectrum to include oth-
er dark reds. Youll nd bur-
gundy, Merlot, maroon and
even Bordeaux within your
options.
Trendy
without
going too far
IT'S been proven fresh fruits or 100
percent fruit juice may offer disease-
ghting benets as it is linked to
reduced risk of cancer, improved
markers of heart health, and in-
creased antioxidant activity.
With this in mind, Tipco, Thai-
lands bestselling juice brand, puts
value on family nutrition that it
made the benets of Super Fruits
more accessible. Super fruits such as
Gojiberry, which is rich in Vitamin
A and C; Mangosteen, which is rich
in Vitamin A,C,E, B1 and B2, and;
Xanthones the antioxidant being
researched for its ability to improve
immune system and its anti-viral,
anti-bacterial and anti-fungal prop-
erties; Cranberry which is known to
ght various diseases; Pomegranate
which is known to be rich in Vitamin
A, C, E, Iron, and Calcium. Tipco
has not only made these super fruits
accessible but also made them more
delicious by mixing it with other
fruits to suit the Asian taste buds.
A boost for health
goes to college
TOP MODEL
AMERICA'S Next Top Model launches its rst-ever
College Edition featuring 13 girls aged 18 to 23 years
old who will compete for a career-launching prize pack-
age. The prizes include a modeling contract with LA
Models and NY Model Management; the Americas
Next Top Model perfume product "Dream Come True"
campaign, a spread in Nylon magazine, campaigns with
Nine West and Smashbox Cosmetics and a cash prize of
$100,000 cash prize.
Prep
and prime
The Tipco brand carries exciting 100 percent
fruit juice avors, which include Red Grape,
Guava, Pineapple, Apple, Kiwi and Grape,
Pomegranate and Mixed Fruit, Prune and
Grape, Cranberry and Mixed Fruit, Mango-
steen and Mixed Fruit, and Goji
Berry and Mixed Fruit.
It also has a good range of
100 percent Orange Juice that
are not from concentrate: Tan-
gerine, which is a local Thai or-
ange; and Orange Medley, a rich
combination of 4 different types
of oranges.
To reward loyal Tipco cus-
tomers, Transaxion Unlimited,
the local distributor of Thai-
lands leading juice brand, un-
veiled the Tipco Tripaway 2
promo to give loyal patrons the
chance to explore and enjoy
exciting destinations here and
abroad. Prizes include a chance
to win two roundtrip tickets to
popular local destinations with
3D/2N hotel accommodation,
daily breakfast, airport trans-
fers, and fun tours. The promo,
which runs until September 30,
2012, is also bringing its lucky
grand prize winners to Bang-
kok, Thailand. Monthly draws
will also be held for three con-
secutive months, starting this
month, with all-inclusive trips to
Cagayan de Oro, Puerto Princ-
esa, and Boracay at stake.
Every single-receipt purchase
of three 1-liter packs of Tipco
100 percent Juice from any
supermarket or grocery nation-
wide entitles customers to one
rafe entry. Customers can visit
www.facebook.com/tipcojuice-
phils to submit their entries and
enter the requested information.
Deadlines for the submission of
entries are on September 5 for
the Second Monthly Draw (for
the Puerto Princesa trips); Octo-
ber 5 for both the Third Monthly
Draw (Boracay) and the Grand
Prize Draw (Bangkok).
Sasha
Sara
Victoria
Nastasia
Yvonne
Joining host and show creator Tyra
Banks is famed stylist Johnny Wujek as
photo shoot creative consultant and popu-
lar choreographer to the stars Jont as the
girls' movement mentor. The show is also
introducing its rst-ever social media cor-
respondent, top Filipino fashion blogger
Bryanboy.
Joining Banks in the panel of judges
are PR maven Kelly Cutrone and inter-
national supermodel Rob Evans.
Banks calls the home audience "the
fourth judge" for the new season, but
if you're in the audience at home,
you can't vote, because the entire
season has wrapped.
The timeline regarding the voting
is complicated. Starting in May, fans
were asked to vote online, via Twitter
and Facebook and the show's Web site,
based on the contestants' performance in
posted photo shoots. The judges suppos-
edly used the scores to decide who stayed
and who went.
Women who were eliminated had a
chance to re-enter the competition.
The nalists, who are all college stu-
dents, include Allyssa Vuelma, Brit-
tany Brown, Darian Ellis, Destiny
Strudwick, Jessie Rabideau, Kiara
Belen, Kristin Kagay, Laura James,
Leila Goldkuhl, Maria Tucker, Nastasia
Scott, Victoria Henley and Yvonne Pow-
less.
This season, winning challenges along
the way could also pay off.
Every time they win a challenge, they
get $10,000 in scholarship money," Banks
said last month at a CBS-CW-Showtime
party in Los Angeles.
Only the ultimate winner gets that extra
money, which could add up to an additional
$120,000, Banks explained.
Americas Next Top Model Cycle 19 pre-
mieres this August 29, Wednesday on ETC.
-DCV
Savanna
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Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Manila
Invitation for Bids
Government of the Philippines
August 27, 2012
Loan Agreement No. PH-P247: Road Upgrading and Preservation Project (RUPP)
ICD-3: Emergency Road Disaster Recovery Equipment
1. The Government of the Philippines has received a Loan from Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA) towards the cost of Road Upgrading and Preservation
Project (RUPP) dated 31 March 2011, It is intended that part of the proceeds of
this Loan will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for Emergency
Road Disaster Recovery Equipment,
2. The Department of Public Works and Highways (hereafter referred to as the
Purchaser) now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualifed Bidders for
JRUPP ICD-3: Emergency Road Disaster Recovery Equipment

LOT-A: Provision of twenty (20) 10W Dump Trucks, Minimum Dump
Body Capacity-10.0 Cu.M.
LOT-B: Provision of ten (10) Wheel Loaders, Minimum Bucket Capacity -
2.0 Cu.M.
LOT-C: Provision of ten (10) Excavators, Wheel Mounted, Minimum
Bucket Capacity-0.50 Cu.M.
The Bidding is open to all eligible bidders that meet the following criteria:
a) Minimum Annual Average Turnover of: Php 240 Million for LOT A, Php
120 Million for LOT B, Php 140 Million for LOT C, as the total payments
received by the Bidder for contracts completed or under execution over the
last fve (5) years. n case of Joint Venture Bidder, one partner must meet at
least 40% of the requirement, each partner must meet at least 25% of the
requirement, all partners combined must meet 100% of the requirement.
For those bidding, wishing to be considered for the award of multiple contract
packages, should provide more than the value of the Contract Lots under
consideration.
b) Must have completed as main Supplier, at least one (1) similar contract
during the last fve (5) years worth at least: Php 96 Million for LOT A, Php
48 Million for LOT B, Php 56 Million for LOT C. n the case of Joint Venture
Bidder, the requirement can be met by any one of the partners.
For those bidding, wishing to be considered for the award of multiple
contract packages, should provide details of previous specifc similar
contract during the last fve (5) years, more than the value of the Contract
Lots under consideration.
c) Soundness of the Bidder's fnancial position showing long-term proftability
demonstrated through audited fnancial statements (balance sheet, income
statement) for the last fve (5) years. As a minimum, the Bidder's net worth,
calculated as the difference between its total assets and total liabilities,
must be positive. n the case of Joint Venture Bidder, each partner must
meet this requirement
d) The prospective bidders computation for its Net Financial Contracting
Capacity (NFCC) or
A commitment from a Universal or Commercial Bank to extend a credit line
in favor of the prospective bidder if awarded the contract to be bid.
The Bidder must have its Net Financial Contracting Capacity (NFCC) or
liquid assets and lines of credit to meet the cash fow of Php 96 Million for
LOT A, Php 48 Million for LOT B, Php 56 Million for LOT C, for the execution
of the Contract being bid for. The Bidders liquid assets and lines of credit
must also meet its other current commitments for other contracts. In the
case of Joint Venture Bidder, one partner must meet at least 40% of the
requirement, each partner must meet at least 25% of the requirement, and
all partners combined must meet 100% of the requirement.
For those bidding, wishing to be considered for the award of multiple contract
packages, should provide more than the value of the Contract Lots under
consideration.
e) The Bidder must be an authorized dealer, distributor or manufacturer of
the products in consideration, and in the case of a Joint Venture Bidder,
any one of the partners can meet this requirement.
3. International competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with JICA's
Procurement Handbook, specifying a Single Stage: Two-Envelope procedure and
is open to all Bidders from eligible source countries
4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from and inspect
the Bidding Documents from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, at the offce of the Assistant
Secretary, ROY L. MANAO, Chairman, BAC for Goods, Department of Public Works
and Highways, Ground Floor, Supply and Property Management Offce, DPWH
Main Building, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila, Philippines, with telephone no.
(632) 304-3530.
5. A complete set of the Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested
Bidders on August 27, 2012 until before 10:00 a.m. of October 10, 2012 from the
Secretariat, BACfor Goods with the same address above and upon payment of
a non-refundable fee of Ten Thousand Pesos (Php 10,000.00) or the equivalent
amount in a freely convertible currency.
6. Bids must be delivered to the above offce on or before 10:00 am on October 10,
2012 and must be accompanied by a Bid Security of Php 2.40 Million tor LOT A,
Php 1.40 Million for LOT B, Php 1.60 Million for LOT C.
7. Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders representatives who choose
to attend at 10:00 am on October 10, 2012 at the offce of the Assistant Secretary,
ROY L. MANAO, Chairman, BAC for Goods, Department of Public Works and
Highways, 2nd Floor, DPWH Main Building, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila,
Philippines.
8. The Department of Public Works and Highways reserves the right to accept or
reject any or all bids and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract
award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.
(Sgd.) ROY L. MANAO
Assistant Secretary
Chairman, BAC for Goods
(MST-Aug. 27, 2012)
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Offce of the District Engineer
Negros Oriental 2
nd
District Engineering Offce
Dumaguete City
Tel No. (035) 225-2540
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
The Negros Oriental 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Dumaguete City, through the FY 2012 DPWH-DOT
Tourism Convergence Program intends to apply the sum of Php9,800,000.00 (for project 12HK0020),
Php14,700,000.00 (for project 12HK0021) and Php14,700,000.00 (for project 12HK0022) being the
Approved Budget for the Contract to payments under the contract for these projects. Bids received
in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
Contract ID : 12HK0020
Contract Name : Concreting of Dumaguete-Valencia Road leading to Casaroro Falls
and Candau-ay
Contract Location : Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental
Brief Description : Road Concreting
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php9,800,000.00
Contract Duration : 90 Calendar Days
Cost of Bidding Documents : Php10,000.00
Contract ID : 12HK0021
Contract Name : Concreting of Hanay-Hanay Road leading to Twin Lake
Contract Location : San Jose, Negros Oriental
Brief Description : Road Concreting with roadside protection
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php14,700,000.00
Contract Duration : 100 Calendar Days
Cost of Bidding Documents : Php10,000.00
Contract ID : 12HK0022
Contract Name : Concreting of Luka Road leading to Tanjay Boardwalk
Contract Location : Tanjay City, Negros Oriental
Brief Description : Road Concreting with roadside protection
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php14,700,000.00
Contract Duration : 100 Calendar Days
Cost of Bidding Documents : Php10,000.00
The Negros Oriental 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Dumaguete City, through its Bids and
Awards Committee (BAC), now invites contractors to bid for the projects 11HK0020-11HK0022.
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in accordance
with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) and must meet the
following major criteria: (a) prior registration with the DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned
partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture with PCAB License applicable to the type and
cost of this contract, (c) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of
10 years, and (d) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment
for at least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check
and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the DPWH-
POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LO. The DPWH-POCW Central Offce
will only process contractors applications for registration, with complete requirements, and issue
the Contractor's Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the
DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.

The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. Receipt of LOIs from Prospective Bidders Deadline: September 3, 2012 at 5:00 P.M.
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents : August 23-September 12, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference : August 31, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline: September 12, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids : September 12, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) and due to non-availability of AutoCAD,
plans of the above subject projects will be issued in hard copies at Negros Oriental 2
nd
District
Engineering Offce, Dumaguete City, upon payment of said non-refundable fees. Prospective bidders
may also download the BDs, if available, from the DPWH website. Prospective bidders that will
download the BDs from the DPWH web site shall pay the said non-refundable fees on or before the
submission of their Bid Documents. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and
acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Attendance of the prospective bidders, their project engineers and authorized liaison offcers (updated
with DPWH-CO Civil Works Registry) is compulsory during the pre-bid conference.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the BD's in two (2)
separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain the technical
component of the bid, which shall include the eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall
contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated
Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualifcation.
The Negros Oriental 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Dumaguete City reserves the right to reject any
and all bids, declare a failure of bidding or not to award the contract, without incurring any liability to
the affected bidders, if the funds/allotments for said projects have been withheld or reduced through
no fault of the procuring entity.
For further information, please contact: Engr. Monalisa U. Domen
Head, BAC Secretariat
Tel. No. (035) 225-2540; Fax No. (035) 225-4836

(Sgd.) ANTONIETTA P. GAMALLO
Engineer III, Chief, Maintenance Section
BAC Vice-Chairman
Approved:
(Sgd.) ERLINDA M. MAMHOT
(Sgd.) RICARDO C. DURAN Engineer III
BAC Chairperson OIC-ASST. DISTRICT ENGINEER
FOR & IN THE ABSENCE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
(MST-Aug. 27, 2012)
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Microsoft PH gets rst woman chief
e-Govt awards honor Robredo
FOR championing the use of Information
and Communications Technology (ICT)
in government, the organizers of an
e-government award for LGUs has
decided to rename the initiative after the
late Department of Interior and Local
Government (DILG) secretary Jesse
Robredo.
The National ICT
Confederation of the
Philippines (NICP) is
adopting the Jesse Robredo
Award of Excellence in ICT
for Good Governance as
the ofcial name for the 1st
eGov Awards for LGUs 2012
in honor of the Robredo,
who was instrumental as a
signatory to the agreement
for initiating the nationwide
search.
In the upcoming awarding
ceremonies scheduled on
November 23, the NICP
will pay tribute to Robredo
for being an exemplary
local chief executive who
knew the value using ICT
to enhance the delivery
of public services and to
ensure transparency and
accountability, NICP chair
Jocelle Batapa-Sigue said in
a statement.
Robredos strong support
for the project as head of
DILG made it possible
for NICP and Cyber City
Teleservices Philippines to
launch the project nationally
with the goal of obtaining
equal number of awardees
from Luzon, Visayas, and
Mindanao, Batapa-Sigue
said.
Robredo has been in the
forefront of inviting local
government units (LGUs)
in their area to participate in
eGov Awards.
To give more time to
interested LGUs, the deadline
for nomination has been
extended to September 30,
2012.
A program to recognize,
reward and showcase the
pioneering ICT initiatives
of LGUs, the eGov Awards
is aimed to encourage
the effective and efcient
utilization of ICT in the
delivery of services and
performance of their duties as
LGUs.
Batapa-Sigue said the
eGov Awards program is
also aimed at commending,
collating, and documenting
the best practices of LGUs
in integrating ICT in their
processes to serve as example
and benchmarks to other
LGUs.
Two award categories
are Best in eGov Customer
Empowerment (G2C)
Award, which recognizes the
measurable effect of an LGUs
practices in applying ICT
solutions in the education and
engagement of the public in the
use of electronic facilities and
channels towards providing
improved, timely and relevant
delivery of public services;
and Best in eGov Business
Empowerment (G2B)
Award, which recognizes
the signicant effect of an
LGUs laudable practices
in integrating ICT solutions
and the commitment of its
administration in the bureaus
responsiveness to the needs
of business enterprises.
Entry application and
nominations to the contest can
be downloaded and submitted
through www.egov.com.ph
THE local subsidiary of
Microsoft is now being headed
for the first time by a woman
after the worlds largest
software maker announced
on Friday, Aug. 24, that it
has appointed IT veteran
Karrie Capellan-Ilagan as the
new managing director for
Microsoft Philippines.
Ilagans appointment comes
after tech colossus IBM also
named this year a Filipina,
Mariels Almeda-Winhoffer,
as the first female boss of its
Philippine office. Incidentally,
Ilagan spent a huge chunk
of her IT career at IBM
Philippines.
Microsoft has been operating
in the country for 17 years
now, while IBM is celebrating
its 75th anniversary in the
Philippines this year.
Prior to her new role, Ilagan
was enterprise sales director
at Microsofts local unit. She
will report directly to Tracey
Fellows, area vice president
for Asia Pacific at Microsoft.
Ilagan has been with
Microsoft Philippines over
the last six years, but she has
logged a total of 18 years as an
IT executive.
Ilagan led the Microsoft
Philippines marketing team
for three years, where she
oversaw marketing planning
and operations, as well as
the launch of Windows Vista,
Office 2007, Windows Server
2008, SQL Server 2008.
Under her leadership,
Microsoft Philippines
increased its focus on growing
the capabilities of Filipino-
owned companies, the
company said.
I believe that there are still
a large number of Filipino
companies that can achieve
global competitiveness
by enhancing their IT
capabilities that are focused on
empowering people. The latest
data from World Economic
Forum ranks Philippines
75thglobally in terms of
national competitiveness.
Im certain that with the right
combination of technology,
education and appropriate
government initiatives,
Microsoft Philippines can make
a valuable contribution to the
development of the country,
said Ilagan. Newsbytes.ph
BAYAN Business, the corporate solutions arm of Bayan
Telecommunications Inc., recently announced its expanded
capability to service the air cargo and freight logistics industry with
an enhanced presence in the Pasay and Paranaque area to serve the
telecommunications and connectivity requirements of the businesses
located in the area.
This portion of Metro Manila, which straddles the neighboring
cities of Pasay and Paranaque, has established itself to become the
acknowledged cargo hub of the country mainly due to its proximity
to the major international airport terminals.
In particular, Bayan is upgrading its infrastructure in the district
called Santo Nino where almost all major international and local air
cargo and freight forwarding companies with their head ofces and
central operations facilities are located.
Bayan Telecommunications COO Rafael T. Aguado said the
expansion in the area is part of the companys thrust to grow and
extend the reach of its data services into a much broader extent for
companies operating in the freight and logistics industry.
Due to the increasing demand of rms in the area, Bayan Business
opened up a new node facility that will enable the service provider
to bring its various Internet, data solutions, and managed services
offering to this segment of the market.
Chito M. Franco, group sales head of Bayan Telecommunications,
said that with a fortied capability to deliver its solutions to the
locators in the area, Bayan Business is set to increase its market
footprint in the industry.
Bayan Business started serving the cargo and logistics hub area in
2008 from a small segment of the Pascor Drive where its initial set
of clients is located.
However, the telcos capability to expand its offerings of IT services
to suit the requirements of businesses there was being hampered by
limited coverage.
With the additional investment for its Point-of-Presence (PoP)
facility, the company said it will now be able to service more
customers and clients from the area, with coverage extending up to
the Multinational Village subdivision area.
Bayan Business will offer to existing clients, as well as potential
customers, back-up services to their primary provide, and in addition
provide them a new option in getting communication services that t
their requirements.
Bayan strengthens
logistics hub in Manila
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Rico Hizons face on the Hongkong tram
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Assistant Vice Pres-
ident for Drama
Redgie A. Mag-
no were there to
welcome the new
Kapuso star.
Rasonable said
she is glad about
Rosells decision
to join the Kapuso
network. We all
know that he is a very
good actor.
On the other hand,
Rosell said he was
honored and excited
about this new chap-
ter in his life, I was
looking for change.
Para akong naging
artista ulit. Naalala ko
yung una kong pagpunta
sa Pilipinas. Sobrang
excited ako and I was
inspired. Yun yung nar-
aramdaman ko ngayon
kaya sobrang excited
ako. Its a new environ-
ment and new group of
people that will help
me improve more.
Caritativo is con-
dent that the Kapuso
network will give Ra-
fael good projects.
GMA has always
taken good care of the
careers of my artists
(namely) Mar ian and
Dennis. When Rafael
asked me to manage
him, hindi ako nag-
hesitate. Unang-una
I believe in his talent and I be-
lieve in him. Alam ko namang
may lugar sa GMA for another
leading man. Kumatok kami sa
GMA and they welcomed him
with open arms. So were here
and Im very thankful that they
have good plans for him kaya
were very excited.
Rosell will be seen rst in
an upcoming series, Aso ni San
Roque and later will work with
Rivera, Trillo, and Alessandr a
de Rossi in the networks ad-
aptation of the Korean drama
Temptation of Wife.
The defection from the Ka-
pamilya network seems to be
continuous. Another artist is
considering as well to try his
luck at the Kapuso lot.
Lovi Poe, Benjamin
Alves in Guni-guni
She is now considered by the
movie press as the princess of
horror lms, and why not. Last
Wednesday, Regal Entertain-
ments Guni Guni opened in
theaters. And guess who is star-
ring in it? Lovi Poe, no less.
The actress is paired with
new Kapuso star Benjamin Al-
ves. Also in important roles are
Empress (Schuck), Gina Ala-
jar , and Jaime Fabregas.
There is also a young actor
that many of those who had seen
the movie say has made a good
impression. Ger ald Pesigan is
his name and one critic says he
is a very good child actor.
Guni Guni is about Mylene
(Lovi Poe) a student of medi-
cine. She lives a very secretive
life, and not even her boyfriend,
Paolo (Benjamin Alves), knows
her well.
Mylene, when asked to per-
form an abortion for a fee, feels
unsure whether shed be doing
the right thing. Yet, she needs
the money.
That is how her troubles start.
She is tormented and has night-
mares that eventually eats her
consciousness.
The boarders die and when
Joanna (Em-
press) the resi-
dent psychic and
Mylenes best
friend senses dan-
ger upon her, she decides to get
to the bottom of the mystery.
I dont want to spoil your
viewing, just buy a ticket and
have a day in the theater scream-
ing and cringing in fear.
Movieoke opening
this week
I Do Bidoo Bidoo: Heto
NAPO Sila is the rst movieoke
as the producers want to refer to
it. And why? It is a musical that
features the songs of one of the
most popular groups on the mu-
sic scene. the meaning of high-
class and top-quality movies by
the Filipino and for the Filipino
is again redened.
The music of the APO Hiking
Society has been in every Filpi-
nos subconscious since the trio
(originally a quartet) appeared on
the scene in the 70s and up un-
til these days we hear the songs
played on the radio, sang on TV
and videoke bars. They are in fact
among the favorite of video regu-
lars who cant leave the bars with-
out singing some of the APOs
songs like I Do Bidoo Bidoo,
Mahirap Magmahal Sa Syota
Ng Iba, Batang Bata Ka Pa,
Awit Ng Barkada, Syotang Pa-
Class, and Pag-ibig. These are
the same songs that are featured in
the movie in versions that is not-
so APO, yet retaining the soul of
the original material.
I Do Bidoo Bidoo tells the sto-
ry of young lovers who are about
to get married but are torn by their
families differences. The cast
includes OPM superstars Gary
Valenciano (who returns to the
big screen and dabbles in comedy
years after he last did so), Ogie
Alcasid (highlighted as a singer
here), and Zsa Zsa Padilla; comic
genius Eugene Domingo (in her
rst singing role); rising teen stars
Sam Concepcion and Tippy Dos
Santos; accomplished theater ac-
tress Sweet Plantado and belter
Frenchie Dy; Neil Coleta; Jaime
Fabregas; Kiray Celis; and Ger-
ald Pesigan. Indeed, its a refresh-
ing and impressive casting com-
bination thats perfect for such a
new movie genre.
I Do Bidoo Bidoo is a dream
project of Unitel
Productions big
boss, Tony Gloria,
who has produced
several box-ofce
hits including the Metro Manila
Film Festival (MMFF) 2003 Best
Picture, Crying Ladies.
Agas son Luigi
on TV
Dont raise your eyebrows, but
Aga Muhlachs son with Jan-
ice de Belen is on TV. Luigi (or
Igiboy as he was known in his
younger years) is the new chef in
Del Monte Kitchenomics.
GMA Network brings back the
well-loved cooking show on TV
with Chef Luigi Muhlach. Jolina
Magdangal-Escueta joins him in
the show that will start airing on
Aug. 29, and every Wednesday at
11:25 a.m. and Saturday at 10:30
a.m. thereafter.
The highlight of the show
and its main strength, is of course
its recipes which come from Del
Monte Kitchenomicswhich has
been proven to be the Filipinos
trusted culinary partner through-
out the years. The recipes are not
only delicious but really very easy
to follow. And with the help of
Chef Luigi and Jolina, the
show delivers these reci-
pes in a bite-size form:
only ve minutes! Busy
viewers will get the infor-
mation they need in a way
thats easy to digest, says Ian
Roxas, program manager of Del
Monte Kitchenomics.
Del Monte Kitchenomics
has been providing wonderful
meal solutions to the Filipino
consumers for almost three de-
cades now. Im proud to say that
through the years, the program
has evolved along with our Fili-
pino moms. More women are
now working and have their
own businesses. They need rec-
ipes that everyone in the family
will love and at the same time
easy to prepare despite their
hectic schedules. Also, Filipi-
nos are now exposed to so many
new restaurants. Our chefs are
continuously cooking up ex-
citing and innovative recipes
ideas for the now more sophisti-
cated Filipino taste, says Susie
Aquino, senior brand manager
of Del Monte Kitchenomics.
The brand has everything
from breakfast and snacks to
desserts and drinks. It will
surely make everyday special
with its easy-to-prepare recipes.
Whether its for a special oc-
casion, kiddie favorites, budget
saver recipes, weekend desserts,
refreshing beverages, Del Monte
Kitchenomics has it covered.
You may also visit the brand
fan page at www.facebook.com/
Delmontekitchenomics.
Rico J. Puno on
national tour
Dubbed Rico J. Puno The
Total Entertainer on a National
Tour, the series of shows kicked
off at Airport Casino Filipino
on Aug. 17. Then, Rico Punos
performances were followed
at Casino Filipino Bacolod on
Aug. 18, Casino Filipino Ange-
les on Aug. 25.
Puno will be at Casino Fili-
pino Davao on Aug. 29, Casino
Filipino Tagaytay on Aug. 31,
Casino Filipino Cebu on Sept.
14, Casino Filipino Olongapo
on Sept. 19 and Casino Filipino
Pavilion on Sept. 28.
Hailed as the Philippine
music industrys Total Enter-
tainer, Rico has been in the
local entertainment front for
more than three decades now.
The veteran performer is also
known for his funny antics
during live performances.
Those who followed me
on television probably thought
that theyve already seen the
best of Rico J. Well, theyll
be surprised to know that I still
have so much
to give when I
perform live.
My upcoming concert tour in
the different Casino Filipino
branches nationwide promises
no less than great fun and en-
tertainment and Im sure, may
maiiwang ngiti sa kanilang
mga labi hanggang sa kanil-
ang pagtulog, he said.
Rico is a favorite performer
of casino guests having done nu-
merous successful gigs in vari-
ous Casino Filipino branches.
His wacky onstage performance
is such a hit that he has always
been a crowd drawer in his Ca-
sino Filipino shows.
For more information on
Rico J. Puno The Total Enter-
tainer on a National Tour and
other entertainment offerings of
Casino Filipino, call PAGCORs
Entertainment Department at
(02) 852-7752 to 60.
Filipino face
on HKs tr ams
If you travel a lot and Hong
Kong is one of your favorite
destinations, dont be surprised
if you see a Filipino faced on
the wall of a tram.
The faces Rico Hizon, the
Filipino host on BBC World
News, along with Babita
Shar ma adorn some of the
double deckers that ply the
Hong Kongs Central district.
The Filipinos traveling to
the former UK colony are de-
lighted to see Hizons face in
the shopping capital of the Far
East and they take snapshots of
trams with this face (see photo
on this page.)
Hizons face is also in one
of billboards put up by the
British broadcasting company
in Singapore, where its Asia
broadcast originates.
JOSEPH
PETER GONZALES
SHTICKS
Heart goes back to
primetime drama
AFTER the
highly suc-
cessful dra-
ma Legacy,
Hear t Evan-
gelistas next prime time
show for GMA-7 is Luna
Blanca.
Thats right! she says.
Ill be playing the adult
Blanca. At this point, its
Bar bie For teza whos
playing it and before her, it
was child star Mona Lou-
ise Rey. This early, Im ex-
cited. From what I heard,
we will begin taping rst
week of September.
Any inkling as to who
her love interest in the hit
soap will be?
Oh, Ive no idea! But
if given the chance to
choose, Ill go for Aljur
(Abr enica)! We havent
done a soap opera yet as
screen partners. But we
already did a movie, the
remake of Temptation Is-
land and we had chemis-
try. I hope GMA will con-
sider the idea.
While waiting for her
ofcial taping for Luna
Blanca, the lovely lass
gets herself busy with
Par ty Pilipinas and being
the guest segment host for
24 Oras Chika Minute.
And I must say that
my stint with 24 Oras is
so fun, exciting and en-
riching. Pinch-hitting for
Pia (Guanio) is denitely
a huge challenge. Shes
doing great as Chika Min-
utes host. Im just happy
and proud that I was able
to make my
own mark
and received
p o s i t i v e
f e e d b a c k
from the viewers. Now,
Im enjoying it to the
hilt! adds Heart.
Apart from her TV
shows, the articulate ac-
tress will also start a mov-
ie soon.
Yes, its under Viva
Films. There are just re-
visions being made in the
script as of now but as
soon as its done, shooting
will begin right away.
With regards to her
personal state, many are
curious to know what the
real score is between her
and Sen. Chiz Escuder o.
Talks are ripe that romance
is blossoming between the
two of them.
Well, were close.
Thats all I can say. We
can discuss various topics
under the sun. It doesnt
mean that when youre
seen in public with some-
one, you two are already
an item. Thats totally pre-
mature.
After her break-up with
Daniel Matsunaga, Heart
reveals she doesnt really
exert efforts to meet other
guys or entertain suitors
right away.
Im not in a hurry to
jump into a new relation-
ship. Its better to take
things one step at a time.
One day, Im certain that
true love will fall on my
lap, she says.
Rafael Rosell
hops over to Kapuso network
AFTER Agot Isidro, its Kapamilya star Rafael Rosell is now a full-edged
Kapuso. And the executives in the network on Edsa welcomed him with open
arms. Last Thursday afternoon, Rosell, accompanied by his new manager, Popoy
Car itativo, signed a three-year exclusive contract with GMA Network Inc.
Lovi Poe and Benjamin Alves
From left: Popoy Caritativo, Lilybeth Rasonable, Rafael Rosell, GMA
chairman/CEO Felipe Gozon and Redgie Magno