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MANNY B. MARINAYEditor in Chief

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Noynoy handang ipakita ang bank recordsHANDANG-handa si Lib-

eral Party (LP) presidential can-didate Senator Benigno“Noynoy” Aquino, III na ipakitasa publiko ang kanyang bankrecords sakaling manalongpangulo sa darating na May,2010 election.

Ang pahayag na ito niNoynoy ay upang ipaalala sapubliko na hinding-hindi siyamagnanakaw sakalingmanalong pangulo ng bansa.

Sa pamamagitan kasi ngpagpapakita ng bank records aymalalaman ng publiko kungnadadagdagan ba ang pera ngisang tao habang ito ay nasaposisyon.

Malalaman agad ng mgaPilipino kung nagnanakaw baang isang pangulo habang itoay nasa posisyon sapamamagitan ng pagpapakitang kanyang bank records.

Kasabay nito, hinamon dinni Noynoy ang kanyang mga

katunggali sa pagka-pangulona ipakita ang kanilang mgabank records sakalingmanalong presidente sanalalapit na eleksiyon.

Dalawa sa mga tumatakbongpangulo ang kumasa sa hamonni Noynoy sa katauhan ninaSenator Jamby Madrigal at si AngKapatiran Party’s Olongapo CityCouncilor JC delos Reyes.Sabipa nina Noynoy, Jamby at delosReyes na sa pamamagitanpagpapakita ng bank records aymakikita ang pagiging “trans-parent” ng isang namumunokung ito ba ay totoong nagsisilbisa bansa o nagnanakaw lamanghabang nasa posisyon.

Nararapat sigurong kumasarin sa hamong ito ang iba pangtumatakbong pangulo ng bansadahil sa pamamagitan nito aymalalaman kung talagangpagsisilbi lamang ang kanilanghabol sa pagkapangulo.Anghindi kakasa sa hamong ito aywalang karapatang magingpangulo ng bansa dahil tiyakna iba ang kanilang motibosakaling maging presidente ngPilipinas.

Nararapat na mag-isip ngtama ang mga botante at huwagsana silang magpapadala samatatamis na dila ng mgatumatakbong pangulo dahil animna taon tayong magsasakripisyosakaling magkamali tayo ngpagpili sa susunod natingpresidente.

* * *Sa mga kabarangay kong

gustong makilahok sa pitak naito, maari kayong mag-email sabarangayani_isko@yahoo.com.

MAY mga naglalakihangmga tarpaulins nanagsasaad ngpagpapasalamat sa mgapulitiko sa mga serbisyongnagawa nila – salamat safootbridge, salamat sapagsugpo ng kolorum namga jeep, salamat sa bagong daan, salamat sa bagongpader ng eskwelahan at kung anu-ano pa.

Syempre ang nagpagawa ng mga tarpaulin na ito ayang mismong mga pulitiko din.

Pinapangunahan na nila ang mga tao at sila na mismoang nagpapa-print ng mga higantent tarps ngpasasalamat sa sarili nila. Pero alam naman ng mgapulitiko na ang perang ginastos nila sa mga proyekto ngserbisyo, pati na rin ang pera ng pagpapa-print ng tarpau-lins ay pera galing sa pinaghirapang buwis ng bayan.

Kaya sino ba dapat ang pasasalamatan? Paano badapat magpasalamat? – “MARAMING SALAMAT SABUWIS MO BAYAN, DAHIL SAYO AY NA-IMPLEMENTKO ANG MGA PROYEKTONG ITO NA NAGPABANGOSA IMAGE KO!” Di ba parang mas-swak ang ganitongthank-you note? Ngayong halalan, marami kang maririnigna ganitong tema ng “thank-you-to-me” speeches.

Okay naman ito. Pero ma-klaro lang naman sana kahitpapano kung sino talaga ang dapat magpasalamatkanino. Parang pag-gawa ng pelikula yan, hindi langartista ang sangkot, nandyan ang manunulat, ang director,mga extra, ang naglapat ng musika, etc.

Sa basketball naman, nandyan ang coach, angwaterboy, at ang bawat isang player na nagpanalo sateam. Hindi pwedeng solohin ng isang tao lang. Saserbisyo publiko hindi gawa lang lahat ng isang tao.

Sa syudad, nandyan ang Mayor at ang kanyang buongCouncil. Nandyan ang mga pinuno ng mga ahensya at,higit sa lahat, nandyan ang mga tax-payers na kung hindimagbibigay ng pera sa lokal na pamahalaan ay walangproyektong mangyayari dahil walang pondongmagagamit.

At hindi porke at may pera ang pulitiko na magpa-tarpaulin ng ‘thank-you-to-me’ message ay sosolohin nanito ang credit at maaangkin na lahat ng magagandangnangyari sa bayan.

Kwidaw sana ang mga botante sa mga kandidatongmahilig mag-pa-tarpaulin ng mga ‘salamat-sa-akin’messages. Ang kailangan nating lider ay yung kayangmagpakumbaba at umamin na sya ay public servant langat lahat ng kanyang nagawa ay dahil binigyan sya ngmandato ng tao para gawin.

Dapat “thank-you-sayo-kababayan-ko-at-may-bagong-pintura-na-mga-tawiran-natin” ang tema ng mga tarpau-lins. Hindi yung sinosolo at inaangkin.

Sa isang forum sa dinaluhan ko, narining ko mismo angpag-aangking ito. Maagap naman pong tumayo anginyong lingkod at mahinahon na pina-alala na hindiBelmonte-Bautista lang ang nagsulong ng kaunlaran saQC.

Nandyan ang buong QC Council, ang mga pinuno ngmga lokal na ahensya at, higit sa lahat, nandyan ang mgatax-payers ng QC, mga mamamayang naghihirap paramakabayad ng buwis at bumubuo ng P10Bilyon kada taonna badyet ng lungsod.

Ito ang pera sa lokal na pamahalaan na kontribusyonng buong bayan, na kung wala ay walang proyektongmangyayari dahil walang pondong magagamit.

Mag-text po kayo sa akin tungkol sa usaping ito. O kayaay sulatan nyo ako sa 2nd Floor, Council building, QuezonCity Hall o email sa: ariel.inton@gmail.com. Pwede rin angtexts sa mga numerong: globe – 09272630741 o smart –09215186724.

‘Thank-you-to-me’ tarpaulins

OKEY ang ginawangpamimigay ng condom noongFebruary 14 sa Dangwa saDimasalang, Manila ng mgatauhan ng Department of Health(DOH) na pinamumunuan niSecretary Esperanza Cabral.

Okey na okey angginagawang pagtatrabaho niCabral upang mapigilan

Ang pagkalat ng HIV/AIDSsa pamamagitan ng paggamitng condom.

Mabuti at naninindigan siCabral na kailangang amininng pamahalaan ang malakingproblema sa pagkalat ng HIV/AIDS.

Mas okey dahil maramingnaniniwala kay Cabral atsumusuporta sa kanya bagamanilang beses nanawagan ang ilangobispo kaugnay sa pag-uutossa kanya na papababa sapuwesto.

Pinakaokey ang mga katuladnina Walden Bello ng AkbayanPartylist at Ramon San Pascual,Executive Director ng PhilippineLegislators’ Committee on Popu-lation and Development Foun-

dation, Inc na malaki angpaniniwala na ginagawa langni Cabral ang kanyang tungkulinbilang Kalihim ng Kalusuganat hindi dapat personalin ngmga pinuno ng Simbahan.

Okray naman ang mgaobispong ito na ipinakikita pasa mga tao ang kanilang “un-healthy and anti-people behav-ior.”

Maaring tama ang inyongibinibigay na aral sa mga taona kailangang maging tapat sakapareha upang hindimagkaroon ng sakit na HIV/AIDS. Subalit hindi ibig sabihinniyon ay immoral na si Cabraldahil tinotolerate nito angpaggamit ng iba’t ibang part-ner na kadalasan ay ginagawang kalalakihan.

Hindi nating dapathusgahan si Cabral sa kanyangmotibo sa paghikayat sa mgatao na gumamit ng condomhindi dahil ito ay isang paraanng family planning subalit isaitong paraan para mabigyangproteksyon ang sarili.

We must remember that the

job of the health secretary is topromote public health and notto mimic these self righteousand pretentious leaders of theCatholic church who have beendemonizing reproductive health.

Inokray tuloy ni Ben de Leon,Presidente ng FORUM for Fam-ily Planning and Development,ang mga lider ng Simbahan nangsabihin niyang “We need moregovernment officials like Cabralwho can separate real health issuesfrom myths and fear-mongeringof certain Church leaders.”

* * *OKEY na sana ang

ginagawang pagbababa ngpresyo ng produktong petrolyong mga kumpanya ng langiskamakailan. Tanggap na ito ngmga tao lalo na ng mgamahihirap. Napaniwala ng mgamay-ari ng kumpanya ng langisna makatotohanan ang layuninng mga ganid na negosyante.

OKRAY dahil ginagago ngmga ito ang mga tao sa kanilangginagawang pagpapasakay samga tao. Sinasamantala ng mgaito ang pagiging tuliro ng mgatao dahil sa pagtaas ng presyong langis ay mangangahulugangpagtaas din ng presyo ng bilihinat maging ng serbisyo.

Paanong hindi sasabihin naginagago ng mga tarantadongmga may-ari ng kumpanya nglangis ang mga tao eh,magbababa sila ng 25 sentimoshanggang 50 sentimos bawatlitro at isang beses lang peromagtataas naman sila ng P1bawat litro nang ilang besessa isang buwan.

May ‘K’ ba?OK o OKRAY?

Ni Lea G. Botones

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LTFRB: NO FAREINCREASE FOR NOW

Two PhilippineAir Force pilots werekilled when the lightaircraft they were fly-ing crashed duringtraining yesterdayafternoon.

Lt Col. RomeoBrawner, ArmedForces of the Philip-pines (AFP) publicinformation chief,said the two pilotsdied when the OV-10Bronco aircraft theywere using to con-duct aerial gunnerytraining crashed atCrow Valley inTarlac at 2:55 p.m.

Brawner refusedto identify the fatali-ties pending notifica-tion of their families,adding that troopshave been sent to re-cover the remains ofthe victims.

The military hasyet to determine thecause of plane crashas of posting time.

Last month, eightsoldiers, including anAir Force general,were killed when amilitary Nomadplane crashed in aresidential area inCotabato City. A civil-ian was also killed inthe incident after shewas pinned by a wallthat collapsed due tothe plane crash.

Annette Vergel

Two pilotskilled in

planecrash

OFFICIALS of the Land Transportation Franchising andRegulatory Board (LTFRB) yesterday assured the commut-ing public that there will be no automatic increase on faresdespite a new round of oil price hikes.

LTFRB chairman AlbertoSuansing said he expects sometransportation groups to seek farehike but the agency will studythe petitions first and see if theyare justified.

Meanwhile, the PinagkaisangSamahan ng Tsuper at OperatorNationwide (Piston) said theirgroup is planning to conduct aprotest action in March to dis-pute the fuel price increases sinceit is their last option because all

other means have been exhausted.“Hindi makatarungan ang

panibagong pagtaas ng presyo nglangis dahil nagbaba sila ng 25sentimos hanggang 50 sentimospero ang itinaas naman nila aypiso. At tiyak, masusundan paiyan,” said George San Mateo, sec-retary general of Piston.

On Tuesday, a number of oilfirms raised prices of their gaso-line, diesel and kerosene productsby P1 per liter. Kim Pascual

BUDGET Secretary Rolando Andayafiled his resignation yesterday followingthe Supreme Court decision of deemingappointed officials resigned upon filingof their certificates of candidacy (CoCs)

Andaya, running for congressman ofCamarines Sur, was the first Cabinet offi-cial to resign upon the High Tribunal’sreversal of December 2009 ruling whichallowed appointed officials to continue ren-dering service despite running for the May2010 elections.

Malacañang has yet to name Andaya’sreplacement.

Other officials who are expected to fol-low are Executive Secretary EduardoErmita, running for congressman of 1st

District of Batangas; Justice SecretaryAgnes Devanadera, running for congress-woman of Quezon province; AgricultureSecretary Arthur Yap, Bohol; and Presi-dential Management Staff headHermogenes Esperon Jr., Pangasinan.

Alex Balcoba

Andaya quits, Ermita,Devanadera to follow

17 schools defy CHED’s policyvs ‘irrelevant, unjust’ fees

SEVENTEEN schools not onlyignored the Commission onHigher Education (CHEd) memo-randum on the anti- ‘no permit,no exam’ but were also impos-ing questionable, irrelevant andunjust school fees.

The Kabataan Party-list and Na-tional Union of Students of the Phil-ippines (NUSP) claimed that thenumerous complaints they re-ceived from parents and studentsthemselves from different schoolsin elementary, secondary and col-lege showed that many schoolswere defying CHED’s order.

In a letter to CHED chairmanEmmanuel Angeles, KabataanParty-list representativeRaymond Palatino identified theschools that ignored CHEd’s anti‘no-permit, no-exam’ campaignas STI Regalado, Trinity Univer-sity of Asia, ABE International

Business College of Accountancy,Jose Rizal University, LyceumUniversity of the Philippines-Manila, Lyceum University ofthe Philippines- Alabang,Columban College in Olonggapo,Perpetual College in Las Pinas,National Teachers College andOur Lady of Fatima University.

Others were De La Salle –Dasmarinas, University of RizalSystem- Tanay, Mondraan AuraCollege, St. Michael College-Iligan, Centro Escolar Univer-sity-Makati, Pamantasan ngLungsod ng Marikina and USLS- Bacolod.

“The anti-‘no-permit, no-exam’ campaign seems to haveopened the Pandora’s Box onmore questionable, irrelevant andunjust fee requirements beingimposed on students.”

Marco Lorenzana

THE Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday bannednine unregistered beauty cream products containing excessive amountof mercury.

FDA director Nazarita Tacandong, said the beauty products werecollected on separate occasions at various establishments, and werelater found to contain heavy mercury exceeding the allowable limitof one part per million.

She said the items include seven face cream products: JiaoliHuichusu Whitening Speckles Removal Cream, Xin Jiao Li 7-DaysSpecific Eliminating Freckle Cream, Jiao Li 10-Days EliminatingFreckle Day & Night Set, Jiao Li 7-Days Eliminating Freckle AB Set,Jiao Liang Miraculous Cream, Xin Jiao Liang 7-Days Miracle Pack-age for Spots Refining and Jiao Mei Miraculous Cream.

Two whitening cream products — Jiao Yan Specific MiraculousCream and Jiao Li Extra Pearl Facial Cream — were also found tohave mercury.

According to Tacandong, the products were imported withoutgovernment authority, this despite earlier warning to store ownersthat they will face criminal prosecution if they are caught sellingthem. Annette Vergel

DAMAGE fromthe El Niño-induceddrought has reachedP7 billion to date.

Report from the De-partment of Agricul-ture claimed that thoseaffected were rice, cornand high-value com-mercial crops in 22provinces.

A g r i c u l t u r eUndersecretary JoelRudinas said thereare some areas thatare experiencinggood farm conditionseven if some areas arebadly affected. Hesaid it is still withinthe estimated dam-ages under El Niño.

A well-placed of-ficial from the depart-ment, however, saidEl Niño-related cropdamages have bal-looned to P7 billionfrom P3.7 billion inFebruary 17.

The source addedthat the reports hadbeen disseminated toattached agenciesbut their representa-tives had been told tokeep mum about it soas “not to cause un-due concern to af-fected stakeholders.”

Already affected arethe provinces of Isabela,Nueva Vizcaya, Qui-rino, Bulacan, NuevaEcija, Laguna, Occi-dental Mindoro, Orien-tal Mindoro, Marindu-que, Romblon, Pala-wan, Masbate, Antique,Guimaras, Negros Oc-cidental, Davao del Sur,North Cotabato, SouthCotabato and otherparts of Mindanao.

Kim Pascual

9 mercury-tainted beautycream products banned

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‘La Aunor’ is nominated for 10 Best Asian Actresses of the Decade

DALAWANGgabi na lang nababantayan ngmga manonoodang Full House,kinopya ng GMA-7mula sa sumikatna Koreanovela natalaga namangkinabaliwan ngmga Pinoy. Tuladng orihinal napalabas, ang FullHouse napinagbidahanRichard Gutierrezat HeartEvangelista aymagtatapos nasubalit hanggangngayon aypalaisipan pa rin samga manonoodkung ano angkalalabasan ngpalabas na kasalanng dalawa.

Siyempre, angkilig factor anghanap ng mgamanonood. Nais ngmga ito namagkatotoo ang

kasal nina Justin(Richard) at Jessie(Heart) bagamansagabal sina Elaine(Isabel Oli) at Luigi(Patrick Garcia).

Marami angnaiinis kay Elainedahil ginagamit nitoang nangyaringaksidente sa kanya(nabundol ngsasakyan) upang

siya ang piliin niJustin. Sinamantalang hitad na nasaospital siya nangmagtapat ngpagnanais niyangpakasalan siya nglalaking mahal niya.

Dahil naman samga kurot sa pusona idinulot ni Justinkay Jessie, unti-untinang natatanggap

nito ang pag-ibig nainiaalay ni Luigibagaman batid nghuli na natutuhan nani Jessie na mahalinang lalakingnakasama sa bahayna kanilang pinag-aawayan.

Nalilito si Justinkung sino kinaJessie at Elaine angkanyang

Televiewers, mami-miss sina Justin at Jessie ng Full House

CHEEZEMAXBy Kurdapya

pakakasalan kayanaman pumasok saeksena si Lorenzo(Ronaldo Valdez),ama ni Justin atpinayuhan ang anakna dapat magingsigurado sa pipiliingkaligayahan.

Mataposmagkaroon ng linawang isipan, umuwina nga kaya siJustin sa kanilangbahay ni Jessieupang tuluyan naitong makasamahabang buhay angbabaengpinakaiibig?

Alin naman kayaang susundin niJessie, angkanyang puso o angkanyang utak? Anonga ba angnilalaman ngkanyang isipanmatapos niyangmakausap atmabigyan siyangpayo ng kanyangbestfriend na si

Lizette (SheenaHalili) na asawanaman ng kapatidni Jessie na siDonald (RainierCastillo)?

Hay naku, bitinna bitin ang mgamanonood kayanaman tiyak nasusubaybayan ngmga ito angnalalabingdalawang gabi ngFull House.

Siyempre,umaasa ang mgamanonood na sinaJustin at Jessiesa bandang huli.Magwawala angmga ito kapaghindi naging happyending angnasabingtelenobela. Naku,huwagmagkakamali satwist na ilalagayang Kapuso dahiltiyak na lilipat angmga manonood saKapamilya.

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THE country’sSuperstar, NoraAunor, is shortlistedfor the 10 BestAsian Actresses ofthe Decade cat-egory of the 2010Green Globe FilmAwards,starmometer.comsaid on yesterday.

Aunor, NoraCabalteraVillamayor, in reallife is vying for aslot in the Top 10against a number ofactresses acrossAsia, mostly fromChina, Japan and

South Korea led byGong Li and MaggieCheung.

From theshortlisted nomi-nees in 37 catego-ries, Aunor was theonly Filipino whomade it to the list.

Fondly called AteGuy, Aunor is theonly movie actressto receive theCentennial Honor forthe Arts awarded bythe Cultural Centerof the Philippines in1999, thus namingher Actress of theCentury.

There are otheraward categories inthe 2010 GreenGlobe that celebratethe Asian entertain-ment scene likeBest Asian Film ofthe Decade, AsianCultural Ambassa-

dor of the Decade,Best InternationalEntertainer fromAsia, Best Interna-tional Actor/Actressfrom Asia, and BestInternational Filmfrom Asia.

Considered asone of Hollywood ’slargest film awardprograms, the GreenGlobe Film Awardswill culminate onMarch 23, 2010.

One hundredViewers’ ChoiceAwards beingselected by filmlovers, critics andmovie viewers fromaround the world willbe announced.

* * *In ‘Ina, Kasusuk-

laman ba Kita?,’Jean and JennicaGarcia emulate reallife by portraying theroles of a motherand daughter.

Pero that’s wheresimilarities end dahilunlike their charac-ters, they are veryopen sa isa’t-isa.But how will theirseries change theirdynamics betweenmother and daugh-ter?

The gmanews.tvreported thatJennica had said nakung may nagawa

nung Adik Sa 'Yodays. Kasi ‘pag maytrabaho ako, nasabahay siya, andvice versa.”

Pero sa Ina…sabay daw silangmag-ina na malakasang energy napupunta ng taping,[at] sabay din nauuwi na low-batt nasa bahay.

“O ‘di ba, ayos naayos. Ngayon(sabay) matutulogkami sabay din anggising kasi parehongpuyat.” Jennicaadded. Malaki rawang kaibahan nitobefore na, “umaganasa trabaho ako,nasa bahay siya.

man ang Ina,Kasusuklaman baKita? sa relationshipniya sa kanyangina, ito ay angnapalakas angkanilang bonding atrelasyon.

“Kasi, siyempre,may chance kamipara alagaan 'yungisa't-isa; kung sinoman ang pagod na,o hindi pa ‘di ba?”Jennica said. Priorto this project, theyoung actressadmitted na, “bihirana kasi kamimagkita e. Lalo na

Pag-uwi ko, tulogna. So wala akongchoice kundimatulog na lang din.”

Pagbisto pa niJennica, ang isangsecret ng kanyangina ay ang pagiging

mahirap nitonggisingin. “Kapagkunwarinaglalambing ako,galing akong taping,‘di ba. ‘Punta akongkuwarto; ‘Ma, noodtayo ng DVD.’'Mmhmm,’gumaganoon lang,“kwento niya.

“Tapos, tulog naako. Doon ka na sakuwarto mo.’Ginaganoon ako.‘Bukas na.’ Tapos,ako naman, ‘Ah,sige, bukas.’ Pag-gising mo, walana—nasa taping na.Tapos, magte-text[ng] ‘Anak, kinausapmo ba ako kaninahabang natutulogako? Sabi mo, noodtayo ng DVD? Sige.

Ang isangsecret ng

kanyang inaay ang pagigingmahirap nitong

gisingin

Pag-uwi ko na lang,”mahaba niyangkuwento.

Kapag dumatingnaman daw ang inaat mag-aya namanood, sinabi niJennica na siyanaman ang tulog.

Ngunit dahil sasoap na Ina… lakingpasalamat niJennica na synchro-nized na sila saisa’t-isa dahilmagkasama sila saproyekto.

Aunor, NoraCabaltera

Villamayor, in reallife is vying for aslot in the Top 10against a number

of actressesacross Asia

TOP comic acts Steve Carrelland Tina Fey star in the crazycomedy “Date Night” about acouple’s romantic evening gonehorribly wrong directed byShawn Levy who directed the hits“Night at the Museum 1 and 2.”

“Date Night” follows Phil(Carell) and Claire (Fey) Fosterswhose typical suburban lifestyleis totally altered one night whentheir usual date night becomesmuch more than just dinner anda movie. Trying to pre-serve the marital spark,they went out on amore trendy restaurantoutside the city wherea case of mistakenidentity turns theirevening into the ulti-mate date night-gone-awry. As they experi-enced their walk on theunexpected side, theybegin to recount what

INAMIN ngsinger-comedian nasi Ogie Alcasid nanakipag-usap siyasa presidente ngABC 5 na si MannyPangilinan. Hindiitinanggi ng partnerng Asia’s Songbirdna close sila ng tophoncho ng nasabingnetwork.

Subalit itinanggini Ogie na lilipatsiya sa nasabingpapasikat naistasyon bagamankaibigan nga niya siMVP (Manny V.Pangilinan).

Sinabi pa ngsinger-comedian,GMA is in his heart.O di ba maypagkakaiba? Ibaiyong nasa puso aymalapit sa puso.

Tama naman angdesisyon ni Ogie,hindi ba? Ang damikaya niyangprograma sa GMA-7tulad ng BubbleGang, Hole in theWall at may bago pasilang show. Kayaba niyang iwananang mga iyon? May

katiyakan ba siyasa Channel 5?

Pero ang balita,triple ang laki ngcounter offer ngGMA-7 sa offer ngChannel 5 kay Ogiehuwag lang nitoiwan ang Kapuso.

Natural, itinanggini Ogie na pera angdahilan ng pananatiliniya sa kanyangnetwork.

“Hindi counterof-fer yun,” paglilinawng singer. “At saka,hindi pera angbasehan. As of now,to be honest, walapa akong

pinipirmahan. Peropalagay ko naman,wala nangmababago.”

Ang girlfriend niOgie na si RegineVelasquez ay isa rinsa napabalitanglilipat sa TV5. Perotiyak na ringmananatilingKapuso si Reginelalo na’tmagsisimula nangipalabas sa March 1ang bagongprimetime seriesniya sa GMA-7, angDiva.

Isa ba si Reginesa main consider-

ation ni Ogie sahindi pag-accept ngoffer ng TV5?

”I can’t speak forRegine kasi akolang talaga angkausap ng TV5.Hindi ko alam...walanaman din naganun. Kahit nanasa Channel 37ako, walangkinalaman yun. Angnagbubuklod lang saamin ay ang amingmga puso!”natatawa niyangsabi.

Samantala,kinumpirma ni Ogiena totoo ang mgalumalabas na balita,na hanggang saLinggo, February 28,ang SOP, angkinabibilanganniyang Sundaymusical-varietyshow sa GMA-7.

”Yes, it’s true,”ani Ogie.“Magpapahinga namuna ang amingSunday varietyshow after 14 years,13 years... So,abangan n’yo nalang ang susunod

Dream team comedycouple in ‘Date Night’

made them tick in the first placewithout ever having to changetheir suburban routine.

The movie also stars MarkWahlberg who plays a securityexpert who eventually helps theFosters out of their mishap in thecity. James Franco also makes anappearance portraying a sloppycon man and petty criminal.

“Date Night” opens very soonin theaters from 20th Century Foxto be distributed by Warner Bros.

na mangyayari.”Ipinahiwatig ni

Ogie na may kapalitnaman daw nashow ang SOP atkasama pa rin siyadito, hindi langbilang host kundibilang isa ringconsultant.

”Well, I will bepart of it. Nagmi-meet-meet na kami.It took us six yearsbefore na mag-rateng mataas. Ngayon,talo na kami,” pag-amin ni Ogie.

Anongpakiramdam niya nanauwi rin sa ganitoang SOP?

“That’s part of lifeand ganun angbuhay, di ba? It’s acycle. May mgapanahon nakailangang mag-struggle ka.

May panahon nanasa itaas ka. Soako, I’m excited.I’m very challenged.Ganun ang buhay, diba? Everytime namay trials,panindigan mo yun,di ba?” saad niya.

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‘La Aunor’ is nominated for 10 Best Asian Actresses of the Decade

DALAWANGgabi na lang nababantayan ngmga manonoodang Full House,kinopya ng GMA-7mula sa sumikatna Koreanovela natalaga namangkinabaliwan ngmga Pinoy. Tuladng orihinal napalabas, ang FullHouse napinagbidahanRichard Gutierrezat HeartEvangelista aymagtatapos nasubalit hanggangngayon aypalaisipan pa rin samga manonoodkung ano angkalalabasan ngpalabas na kasalanng dalawa.

Siyempre, angkilig factor anghanap ng mgamanonood. Nais ngmga ito namagkatotoo ang

kasal nina Justin(Richard) at Jessie(Heart) bagamansagabal sina Elaine(Isabel Oli) at Luigi(Patrick Garcia).

Marami angnaiinis kay Elainedahil ginagamit nitoang nangyaringaksidente sa kanya(nabundol ngsasakyan) upang

siya ang piliin niJustin. Sinamantalang hitad na nasaospital siya nangmagtapat ngpagnanais niyangpakasalan siya nglalaking mahal niya.

Dahil naman samga kurot sa pusona idinulot ni Justinkay Jessie, unti-untinang natatanggap

nito ang pag-ibig nainiaalay ni Luigibagaman batid nghuli na natutuhan nani Jessie na mahalinang lalakingnakasama sa bahayna kanilang pinag-aawayan.

Nalilito si Justinkung sino kinaJessie at Elaine angkanyang

Televiewers, mami-miss sina Justin at Jessie ng Full House

CHEEZEMAXBy Kurdapya

pakakasalan kayanaman pumasok saeksena si Lorenzo(Ronaldo Valdez),ama ni Justin atpinayuhan ang anakna dapat magingsigurado sa pipiliingkaligayahan.

Mataposmagkaroon ng linawang isipan, umuwina nga kaya siJustin sa kanilangbahay ni Jessieupang tuluyan naitong makasamahabang buhay angbabaengpinakaiibig?

Alin naman kayaang susundin niJessie, angkanyang puso o angkanyang utak? Anonga ba angnilalaman ngkanyang isipanmatapos niyangmakausap atmabigyan siyangpayo ng kanyangbestfriend na si

Lizette (SheenaHalili) na asawanaman ng kapatidni Jessie na siDonald (RainierCastillo)?

Hay naku, bitinna bitin ang mgamanonood kayanaman tiyak nasusubaybayan ngmga ito angnalalabingdalawang gabi ngFull House.

Siyempre,umaasa ang mgamanonood na sinaJustin at Jessiesa bandang huli.Magwawala angmga ito kapaghindi naging happyending angnasabingtelenobela. Naku,huwagmagkakamali satwist na ilalagayang Kapuso dahiltiyak na lilipat angmga manonood saKapamilya.

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THE country’sSuperstar, NoraAunor, is shortlistedfor the 10 BestAsian Actresses ofthe Decade cat-egory of the 2010Green Globe FilmAwards,starmometer.comsaid on yesterday.

Aunor, NoraCabalteraVillamayor, in reallife is vying for aslot in the Top 10against a number ofactresses acrossAsia, mostly fromChina, Japan and

South Korea led byGong Li and MaggieCheung.

From theshortlisted nomi-nees in 37 catego-ries, Aunor was theonly Filipino whomade it to the list.

Fondly called AteGuy, Aunor is theonly movie actressto receive theCentennial Honor forthe Arts awarded bythe Cultural Centerof the Philippines in1999, thus namingher Actress of theCentury.

There are otheraward categories inthe 2010 GreenGlobe that celebratethe Asian entertain-ment scene likeBest Asian Film ofthe Decade, AsianCultural Ambassa-

dor of the Decade,Best InternationalEntertainer fromAsia, Best Interna-tional Actor/Actressfrom Asia, and BestInternational Filmfrom Asia.

Considered asone of Hollywood ’slargest film awardprograms, the GreenGlobe Film Awardswill culminate onMarch 23, 2010.

One hundredViewers’ ChoiceAwards beingselected by filmlovers, critics andmovie viewers fromaround the world willbe announced.

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laman ba Kita?,’Jean and JennicaGarcia emulate reallife by portraying theroles of a motherand daughter.

Pero that’s wheresimilarities end dahilunlike their charac-ters, they are veryopen sa isa’t-isa.But how will theirseries change theirdynamics betweenmother and daugh-ter?

The gmanews.tvreported thatJennica had said nakung may nagawa

nung Adik Sa 'Yodays. Kasi ‘pag maytrabaho ako, nasabahay siya, andvice versa.”

Pero sa Ina…sabay daw silangmag-ina na malakasang energy napupunta ng taping,[at] sabay din nauuwi na low-batt nasa bahay.

“O ‘di ba, ayos naayos. Ngayon(sabay) matutulogkami sabay din anggising kasi parehongpuyat.” Jennicaadded. Malaki rawang kaibahan nitobefore na, “umaganasa trabaho ako,nasa bahay siya.

man ang Ina,Kasusuklaman baKita? sa relationshipniya sa kanyangina, ito ay angnapalakas angkanilang bonding atrelasyon.

“Kasi, siyempre,may chance kamipara alagaan 'yungisa't-isa; kung sinoman ang pagod na,o hindi pa ‘di ba?”Jennica said. Priorto this project, theyoung actressadmitted na, “bihirana kasi kamimagkita e. Lalo na

Pag-uwi ko, tulogna. So wala akongchoice kundimatulog na lang din.”

Pagbisto pa niJennica, ang isangsecret ng kanyangina ay ang pagiging

mahirap nitonggisingin. “Kapagkunwarinaglalambing ako,galing akong taping,‘di ba. ‘Punta akongkuwarto; ‘Ma, noodtayo ng DVD.’'Mmhmm,’gumaganoon lang,“kwento niya.

“Tapos, tulog naako. Doon ka na sakuwarto mo.’Ginaganoon ako.‘Bukas na.’ Tapos,ako naman, ‘Ah,sige, bukas.’ Pag-gising mo, walana—nasa taping na.Tapos, magte-text[ng] ‘Anak, kinausapmo ba ako kaninahabang natutulogako? Sabi mo, noodtayo ng DVD? Sige.

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kanyang inaay ang pagigingmahirap nitong

gisingin

Pag-uwi ko na lang,”mahaba niyangkuwento.

Kapag dumatingnaman daw ang inaat mag-aya namanood, sinabi niJennica na siyanaman ang tulog.

Ngunit dahil sasoap na Ina… lakingpasalamat niJennica na synchro-nized na sila saisa’t-isa dahilmagkasama sila saproyekto.

Aunor, NoraCabaltera

Villamayor, in reallife is vying for aslot in the Top 10against a number

of actressesacross Asia

TOP comic acts Steve Carrelland Tina Fey star in the crazycomedy “Date Night” about acouple’s romantic evening gonehorribly wrong directed byShawn Levy who directed the hits“Night at the Museum 1 and 2.”

“Date Night” follows Phil(Carell) and Claire (Fey) Fosterswhose typical suburban lifestyleis totally altered one night whentheir usual date night becomesmuch more than just dinner anda movie. Trying to pre-serve the marital spark,they went out on amore trendy restaurantoutside the city wherea case of mistakenidentity turns theirevening into the ulti-mate date night-gone-awry. As they experi-enced their walk on theunexpected side, theybegin to recount what

INAMIN ngsinger-comedian nasi Ogie Alcasid nanakipag-usap siyasa presidente ngABC 5 na si MannyPangilinan. Hindiitinanggi ng partnerng Asia’s Songbirdna close sila ng tophoncho ng nasabingnetwork.

Subalit itinanggini Ogie na lilipatsiya sa nasabingpapasikat naistasyon bagamankaibigan nga niya siMVP (Manny V.Pangilinan).

Sinabi pa ngsinger-comedian,GMA is in his heart.O di ba maypagkakaiba? Ibaiyong nasa puso aymalapit sa puso.

Tama naman angdesisyon ni Ogie,hindi ba? Ang damikaya niyangprograma sa GMA-7tulad ng BubbleGang, Hole in theWall at may bago pasilang show. Kayaba niyang iwananang mga iyon? May

katiyakan ba siyasa Channel 5?

Pero ang balita,triple ang laki ngcounter offer ngGMA-7 sa offer ngChannel 5 kay Ogiehuwag lang nitoiwan ang Kapuso.

Natural, itinanggini Ogie na pera angdahilan ng pananatiliniya sa kanyangnetwork.

“Hindi counterof-fer yun,” paglilinawng singer. “At saka,hindi pera angbasehan. As of now,to be honest, walapa akong

pinipirmahan. Peropalagay ko naman,wala nangmababago.”

Ang girlfriend niOgie na si RegineVelasquez ay isa rinsa napabalitanglilipat sa TV5. Perotiyak na ringmananatilingKapuso si Reginelalo na’tmagsisimula nangipalabas sa March 1ang bagongprimetime seriesniya sa GMA-7, angDiva.

Isa ba si Reginesa main consider-

ation ni Ogie sahindi pag-accept ngoffer ng TV5?

”I can’t speak forRegine kasi akolang talaga angkausap ng TV5.Hindi ko alam...walanaman din naganun. Kahit nanasa Channel 37ako, walangkinalaman yun. Angnagbubuklod lang saamin ay ang amingmga puso!”natatawa niyangsabi.

Samantala,kinumpirma ni Ogiena totoo ang mgalumalabas na balita,na hanggang saLinggo, February 28,ang SOP, angkinabibilanganniyang Sundaymusical-varietyshow sa GMA-7.

”Yes, it’s true,”ani Ogie.“Magpapahinga namuna ang amingSunday varietyshow after 14 years,13 years... So,abangan n’yo nalang ang susunod

Dream team comedycouple in ‘Date Night’

made them tick in the first placewithout ever having to changetheir suburban routine.

The movie also stars MarkWahlberg who plays a securityexpert who eventually helps theFosters out of their mishap in thecity. James Franco also makes anappearance portraying a sloppycon man and petty criminal.

“Date Night” opens very soonin theaters from 20th Century Foxto be distributed by Warner Bros.

na mangyayari.”Ipinahiwatig ni

Ogie na may kapalitnaman daw nashow ang SOP atkasama pa rin siyadito, hindi langbilang host kundibilang isa ringconsultant.

”Well, I will bepart of it. Nagmi-meet-meet na kami.It took us six yearsbefore na mag-rateng mataas. Ngayon,talo na kami,” pag-amin ni Ogie.

Anongpakiramdam niya nanauwi rin sa ganitoang SOP?

“That’s part of lifeand ganun angbuhay, di ba? It’s acycle. May mgapanahon nakailangang mag-struggle ka.

May panahon nanasa itaas ka. Soako, I’m excited.I’m very challenged.Ganun ang buhay, diba? Everytime namay trials,panindigan mo yun,di ba?” saad niya.

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

from 1 to 9 inclusively.

Previous puzzle solution

Ni McJoe PALAISIPAN Thelma Onego

SAGOT SA NAKARAAN

PAHALANG

1. Idikit 7. Pulo11. Bayan sa Quezon12. Pangalan

ng lalaki13. Todasin14. Amoy ng panis15. Palayaw ng lalaki16. Hiling17. Ronnie ng pelikula18. Igapos20. Nasa ibabaw;

Ingles21. Dagundong22. Grand Master

24. Pandaigdig26. Tatay27. Itukso28. Ugali29. Gamit sa

pagbubuhat30. Gamit sa giyera32. Panghalip

paari33. Nilikom34. Mangha35. Kinuha muli

PABABA

1. Buhawi

2. Handa sa malakingpagtitipon

3. Salakay 4. Igiban ng tubig 5. Husay 6. Mabigat na

timbang 7. Ikampi 8. Parte ng

halaman 9. Reklamo

ng natalo10. Lasa ng asin16. Gago18. Kita19. Kamukha21. Putong23. Malawak25. Bitak26. Pataba27. Palos28. Maalat na butil30. —ig; Bunganga31. Produksyon

NutriJuice proven to help reduce iron deficiency anemiaA study has recently con-

firmed the effectiveness ofNutriJuice in helping reduceiron deficiency anemia (IDA).NutriJuice is an orange fruitdrink developed by Coca-ColaPhilippines and the Food andNutrition Research Institute ofthe Department of Science andTechnology (FNRI-DOST). For-tified with iron, zinc, lysineand vitamins A and C,NutriJuice was distributed forfree to 30,000 students nation-wide. For 120 days starting July2009 the following areas re-ceived the drink: Quirino,Palawan, Zambales, Davao,Bukidnon, Tacloban, and Pasig,Taguig and Marikina in Ma-nila.

The problem with IDAIDA poses a great risk to

children as it hampers theirphysical and mental develop-ment. Studies have demon-strated the consequences ofIDA as low physical capacity,low resistance to infections,poor growth, and poor school

performance. Short memoryspan, poor concentration andirritability are also some of itseffects.

Furthermore, it has also beenshown that IDA can cause apermanent deficit of at least 5IQ points and reduced learn-ing capacity by 10 percent dur-ing school days.

2006 Efficacy Studyin San Juan

In 2006, Coca-Cola and theFNRI-DOST sought to test theefficacy of NutriJuice in a well-controlled study involving 277students from PinaglabananElementary School in San Juan,Manila. Strict compliance toinclusion and exclusion crite-ria for participation in thestudy was observed. NutriJuicewas directly administered toall study children in a central-ized setting for 100 feedingdays. At the end of the feedingperiod, the study showed thatNutriJuice was able to reduceIDA from 100% at baseline to13% at endline.

2008 Effectiveness Study inQuirino

In 2008, an effectiveness ornon-controlled study was con-ducted by the FNRI-DOSTamong 5,000 students inQuirino province. During thisyear, NutriJuice was also dis-tributed to 1,500 students inBagong Silangan ElementarySchool, Quezon City.

With the same daily feedingschedule, students were giventhe juice under normal settingwherein the school teachers

managed the feeding programand were tasked to distributeNutriJuice to children covering120 days. All children withparental consent were givenNutriJuice and were examined.Intake of NutriJuice resulted toa reduction of IDA by as muchas 40.1%.

Additionally, the meanweight and height of the stu-dents showed significant in-crease. Noteworthy to mentionis the increment in the percent-age mean score of grades 2-6

schoolchildren in the areas ofEnglish, Math and Science sub-jects. Furthermore, 74.21% ofschoolchildren had completeattendance during the 120 feed-ing days. In most cases, childrenbecome absent from school be-cause of distance and/or lackof food, either at home or to bringto school. It follows that if chil-dren are absent they learn less;therefore attendance is an im-portant part of their education.

Words of Gratitude from theTeachers

Last December 10, 2009, theFNRI-DOST presented the de-tailed results of the study to theteachers, principals and admin-istrators of the schools involved.Rodel Marquez, Head Teacherof Ricarte Norte ElementarySchool, shared his thanks “Theprogram has really made sig-nificant improvements in ourschools on lowered rates of un-dernutrition. We really provedthat paying attention to nutri-tion improves the health andperformance of students.”

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Our Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadFor hundreds of years, windmills around the world

have been used to pump water and to process grains.But in the last few decades, as wind turbines produc-ing electricity have become more prevalent, a “fly inthe ointment” unexpectedly occurred.

Researchers discovered that windpower gen-erators worked fine at slow speeds, but at high-wind velocity, bugs on the blades reduced poweroutput. Operators found that it was necessary toregularly wash off the buildup of dead insects toavoid having them slowly decrease the turbine’spower.

A buildup of sin in a Christian’s life can be aproblem as well. God has provided a way to clear theaccumulation of sins from our lives. First John 1:9reminds us: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful andjust to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from allunrighteousness.” But unless we do that often, we’llbe running on diminished power. That’s because thepower for living comes from God and not us (2 Cor.4:7). When we try to live the Christian life in ourown strength, we’ll feel defeated—like windmills robbedof their energy.

God’s power can be more easily seen and experi-enced in our lives when we get rid of sin’s buildupevery day. — Cindy Hess Kasper

The power in our Christian lifeWill be diminished by our sin;

Confession will restore our strength—When we’re forgiven, cleansed within. —SperSin drains our spiritual power; confession restores

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MASS FOR THE POORRunning priest Fr. Robert Reyes holds a Mass in front of the Comelec office inIntramuros, Manila for the upcoming May national elections. Photo by MARVINBUSTOS

“WHAT has the churchcontributed to the fightagainst the spread of HIV-AIDS?”

Akbayan Party-list chal-lenged the Catholic Churchhierarchy to prove that theirsermons on abstinence andtheir recent attacks against theDepartment of Health’s dis-tribution of condoms on Val-entines’ day are effective inthe battle to prevent the spreadof HIV and AIDS.

“Condoms are 300 per centmore effective in combatingHIV-AIDS than sermons urg-ing sexual abstinence,” as-serted Akbayan party-listRep. Walden Bello.

According to Bello, the

Church hierarchy is “spread-ing disinformation. Unfortu-nately, its actions undermineefforts to stem the spread ofHIV-AIDS and other sexuallytransmitted diseases.”

The Catholic Church main-tains a strong position againstthe use of condoms andagainst sex and reproductivehealth education, brandingthese as “anti-family” and“immoral”.

“Imbis na tulungan nilaang sambayanang Pilipinongmaunawaan ang HIV-AIDS aynagkakalat sila ng malingimpormasyon tungkol saepidemyang ito,” Bello criti-cized the Church hierarchy.“Imbis na AIDS lang ang

kalaban, pati Simbahan,kalaban na rin ng mgamamamayan.”

Bello, instead, laudedHealth Secretary EsperanzaCabral’s bold move to distrib-ute condoms at a public mar-ket as a pre-Valentines’ dayreminder of the risks of un-protected sex.

“The state has every rightto distribute condoms andpromote safe sex because itmust look after the health ofthe country, balance the needsof society and the fragility ofthe environment, and becauseit is concerned about endingpoverty and promoting na-tional development,” Bellosaid.

Akbayan: Church ‘spreading disinformation’

THE Philippine Coast Guard yesterdaydivulged that five more bodies were discov-ered Wednesday from the M/V Princess ofthe Stars (POTS).

The retrieval of five more bodies came 20months after the 23,000 gross tons POTS sankoff Romblon.

The information reached the PCG head-quarters which revealed that the five skel-etal remains were found in the economy sec-tion of the main deck.

Engineer Vener Balsamo, project engineer

5 more bodies retrieved from M/V Princess of the Starsof the salvage operations of the ship’s newowner Royal Jessan Petromin Resources Inc.(RJPRI), reported to PCG that the remains werefound specifically section deck C, starboard(right) side of the sunken vessel.

Four of the unidentified bodies had in-complete skeletal remains while documentswere recovered on one of the bodies.

The vessel, which was owned and oper-ated by the Sulpicio Lines Inc. (SLI), sank offone nautical mile from Sibuyan Island. Thevessel was sold to RJPRI late 2009.

COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec)Chairman Jose Melo has warned govern-ment appointees who are still holding onto their positions that they could be dis-qualified to run in the May 10 nationaland local elections.

According to Melo, candidates who are“clinging on their positions” might alsobe charged of an election offense.

“I’m having it studied. But the impressionof the law department right now is it may bean election offense if they continue function-ing. They may be disqualified,” he said.

The Comelec chief also reiterated hisearlier call for the candidates to resign im-mediately and not wait for their opponentsto use the issue against them.

Melo noted that it is time for them toleave their positions because they havebeen there for more than four months sinceOctober 31, the last day of filing of the COC.

“They have stayed there for so long, en-joyed their positions and were able to cam-paign. I think it’s time for them to give uptheir post,” he added.

The Comelec head also urged them toresign now and not wait until the deci-sion becomes final. Ampie Galpo

Comelec to appointedexecs: Hold on to posts

or be disqualified

A three-day training to implement thegovernment’s Overseas Absentee Voting(OAV) for personnel of the Department ofForeign Affairs (DFA) started yesterday.

At the opening ceremonies, DFA-OAV Sec-retariat vice chair and Ambassador-Desig-nate to Abuja Nestor N. Padalhin said morethan 100 participants have a critical role toplay in the success of overseas voting, whichis scheduled on April 10, a month ahead ofdomestic voting in May.

The participants will form the Electoral Boardsin their respective embassies and consulates.These boards are the Special Ballot Receptionand Custody Group (SBRCG), the Special Boardof Election Inspectors (SBEI) and the Special Boardof Canvassers (SBOC). Lorna Gamboa

DFA personnel undergoabsentee voting training

THE Commissionon Elections(Comelec) chairmanJose Melo declaredyesterday that he iswilling to resign ifplans for automatedelections in May 10fail.

Melo said he willresign if the precinctcount optical scan(PCOS) machines failto deliver accurateelection results and ifthe system getshacked.

He even joked thathe would be willingto face a “firingsquad” if poll auto-mation fails.

Melo clarified thatthere is no agreementamong Comelec com-missioners that theywill all resign shouldpoll automation failamid reports frompoll watchdogKontra Daya.

“Walang ganungusapan,” he said.

Ampie Galpo

Melo to quitif automated

polls fail

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Adorna gets 5 gold medals in CHED GamesSWIMMER Ma. Claire Adorna of

the University of the Philippines out-shone teammate Carla Grabador witha splurge of three gold medals yester-day to emerge as the most prolific per-former after two days of intense com-petition in the Commission on HigherEducation (CHED) National Games.

After wins in the women’s 50-meter freestyle and the 400-meter in-dividual medley, the 16-year-oldSports Science freshman continuedher victorious roll at the Rizal Me-

morial pool by ruling the 100-meterbutterfly (1:10.71), 100 free (1:04.57)then climaxed her productive day byanchoring the UP quartet in the 200-meter freestyle relay (2:01.38).

“Of course, happy. But I was notexpecting this because we are on offseason,” said the dusky Adorna, whowon a silver and bronze medal in lastyear’s Palarong Pambasa in Tacloban,Leyte, when asked how it felt to bethe winningest athlete, thus, far in themeet with five golds.

“We’ll see if we can make per-fect,” added Adorna, who will begoing for two more golds in the 4x50and 4x100-meter medley relays.

Grabador, who bagged threegolds last Tuesday, raised her tallyto four after capturing the 800-meterfreestyle (10:10.79) in the sportsfestorganized by the Commission onHigher Education and supportedby the Philippine Sports Commis-sion, San Miguel Corporation,Smart, AMA and STI.

Inspired by its 81-70 over Fern-C two days ago, AddMix shootsfor its second straight win whenit collides with Ascof-Lagunditoday (Thursday) in the 2010 PBLPG Flex-Erase Placenta Cup atThe Arena in San Juan.

With former Philippine Chris-tian University standout LizstianAmparado at the helm, theAddMix Transformers of coachLeo Austria bounced back froma stinging 77-81 loss to CobraEnergy Drink in the opener lastFebruary 16.

“It’s good that we learned alesson from our tough loss

AddMix shoots for 2nd winagainst Cobra last week. I justhope we can sustain the momen-tum we gained from this victory,”said Austria, who steered WelcoatPaints to a title sweep in 2002.“But we have to play a slot smarterand tougher against AscofLagundi.”

Fern-C and Pharex B Complexmeet at 4 p.m. with the Ferntasticsof coach Bal David out to end atwo-game winning run. PharexB Complex holds a 1-1 record.

The Ascof Lagundi CoughBusters suffered a heart-breaking87-88 defeat to Cossack Blue alsolast Tuesday.

THE “All in Sports-Expo 2010” Openrapid chess championship finally getsunderway on February 27 to 28 at the Phil-ippine Sports Commission (PSC) Canteenlocated at the Rizal Memorial Sports Com-plex in Vito Cruz, Manila.

The country’s top players, led byAeroflot Open top junior player GMWesley So and Asian Zone 3.3 championGM Darwin Laylo, head the list of partici-pants in the unique two-day competitionbeing organized by the National ChessFederation of the Philippines (NCFP) aspart of PSC’s “All in Sports-Expo 2010.”

PSC hosts openrapid chessfest

So seeks 3rd straighttitle in Battle of GMs

MEWLY crowned Aeroflot Open top jun-ior player Grandmaster Wesley So seeks anunprecedented third straight title when the2010 “Battle of GMs” chess championshipscome off the wraps on March 15-22 in DapitanCity, Zambonaga del Norte.

So, who dominated the first two editions,will set out as the prohibitive favorite anewin this prestigious tournament organized bythe National Chess Federation of the Philip-pines (NCFP) in cooperation with PhoenixPetroleum and the Dapitan City government,headed by Mayor Dominador Jalosjos andVice Mayor Patri B. Chan.

The 16-year-old Filipino champion, whowas voted as the “Chess Player of the Year”by the Philippine Sportswriters Association(PSA) arrived only last Feb. 21 from Moscow,Russia after competing in the Aeroflot Open.

NCFP president and chairman Prospero“Butch” Pichay said So is expected to put upanother strong performance in the Battle ofGMs like what he did in the past two years.

But Pichay said he expects the rest of theparticipants to give the highly-rated So a “runfor his money this time.”

Pichay and NCFP secretary-general andTagaytay City Mayor Abraham “Bambol”Tolentino have been invited to grace the open-ing ceremony in Dapitan City, a scenicMindanao City where national hero Dr. JoseRizal was once exiled.