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Bakit maraming pulis ang nangongotong?KAPAG isinumbong ang

isang pulis sa WANTED SARADYO ang madalas nadahilan ay pangongotong.Bakit nga ba maraming pulisang nangongotong?

Himayin natin ang ilan samga pangunahing dahilan:

1. Katiwalian sa recruitment.Kapag ang isang aplikante sapagka-PNP ay may padrinongpulitiko o maimpluwensiyangtao, agad itong tinatanggap nghindi na kailangan pangdumaan sa screening process.Dahil dito maraming barumbadoat sira-ulong pulis ang pagala-gala ngayon sa ating mgalansangan.

2. Mababang pasahod atkakulangan sa benepisyo. Angbasic salary ng isang PO1 ayP9 thousand kada buwan nahalos kapantay lamang saminimum wage. At kapag siyaay nag-asawa at nagkaroon ngisang anak, kulang pa angsahod na ito para sa pambayadsa isang disenteng tirahan atpangangailangan ng kanyangpamilya. Kaya ang nangyayarinakakapag-isip siya nadumilhensiya.

3. Katiwalian sa pag-isyu saservice firearm at pagrasyon samga bala. Pag-graduate sakanilang training, marami samga pulis ang hindi na-iisyuhan ng kanilang service

firearm kaya ang nangyayarinapipilitan silang dumiskartepara pambili ng kanilang baril.At kapag nakapagdiskarte nasila ng pambili ng barilkailangan nilang dumiskarteulit para pambili naman ng balana ipapaputok nila sa kanilangregular practice shooting. Angisang pulis ay binibigyan ngPNP ng rasyon na 30 pirasongbala lamang kada taon.

4. Katiwalian sa pag-isyu ngmga sasakyan at iba pang mgakagamitan ng mga pulis.Marami sa mga operatiba ngPNP ay gumagamit ng sarilinilang sasakyan at gasolina sakanilang mga official missiondahil walang binibigay nasasakyan ang PNP maliban samga mobil patrol car nakadalasan pa ay donasyongaling sa local government. Atdahil sarili nilang sasakyanang ginagamit sa kanilang mgalakad, dito nagagawa ng mgapulis ang dumilhensiya.Nakapag-isip din silangdumilhensiya kapag walangnakakarating na budget para

sa kanilang presinto napambili ng kanilang mga of-fice supplies at mga kagamitantulad ng mga furnitures at ap-pliances.

5. Katiwalian sa tinatawagna “quota” system. Marami samga operatiba at mga unit ngPNP ang kinukotahan ngkanilang mga amo. Inuobligasila ng mga among ito na mag-intrega ng napag-usapanghalaga kada linggo. At ang mgaperang ini-intrega nila sa mgaamong ito kadalasan aynanggagaling sa mganegosyante, vendor, motoristaat mga taong hinuhulidap nila.

6. Kultura ng korapsyon saPNP at sa gobyerno. Maramisa mga pulis na gustongmagpakatino ay natutuksongmangotong na rin dahil angkanilang mga kasamahanmaging ang kanilang mga amosa PNP ay alam nilang mgakotongero. Mas lalo silang nae-engganyong mangotong lalopa kapag alam nila na ang mgataong namumuno ng atingbansa at mga kamag-anak nitoay talamak na mga kotongero.

7. Fixed agenda. Marami dinsa mga taong sinadya napumasok sa PNP dahil saisang natatanging dahilanlamang. At ito ay para maka-pangotong ng limpak-limpakna tong.

The case of the missing butterfliesHERE’S one for the news.An alarm has been raised

by European Red List to takeurgent action for threatenedbutterflies, beetles and dragon-flies in Europe.

This is because nearly athird of Europe's 435 butterflyspecies have declining popu-lations and 9 percent are al-ready threatened with extinc-tion, according to the list, whichwas funded by the EuropeanCommission.

Among them, the MadeiranLarge White Butterfly andMacedonian Grayling Butter-

fly are critically endangeredbecause of their reduced habi-tat caused by quarrying activi-ties.

Not only butterflies but alsowhat they call saphroxylicbeetles and dragonflies are atrisk.

Saproxylic beetles dependon decaying wood and play anessential role in recycling nu-trients. Almost 11 percent of the431 species assessed are at riskof being lost from the region,and 7 percent of them are glo-bally threatened with extinc-tion. A further 13 percent are

listed as nearly threatened.The main long-term threats

to these beetles are habitat lossdue to logging and the declinein the number of mature trees.

Dragonflies occur in Eu-rope, with the highest numbersin southern France.

Fourteen percent of the 130dragonfly species assessed arenow at risk and five of theseare threatened with global ex-tinction. A further 11 percentare considered nearly threat-ened within Europe.

Increasingly hot and drysummers combined with inten-sified water extraction fordrinking and irrigation is caus-ing the dragonflies' wetlandhabitats to dry up.

Scientists warned the ex-tinction of these species willimplicate the future of Europe'secosystems.

"Butterflies play a hugelypivotal role as pollinators inthe ecosystems in which theylive," says director of Interna-tional Union for Conservation

SHOOTERSHOOTER

Ni Raffy Tulforaffytulfo@pldtdsl.net

STREETSMARTNi Jonathan Vicente

ISANG babala sa mgamotoristang bumibiyahe atnagpa-park ng kanilangsasakyan sa Araneta Ave.,Banawe at Quezon Ave. namag-ingat pagka’t naglipanaang mga “baklas side mirror”gang sa area. Walangpinatatawad ang grupong ito at talamak ang kanilangoperasyon sa naturang lugar.

Minsan ng nabiktima ang inyong lingkod ng grupo ngisang araw ng Sabado, ang aking “vintage” na Ford Expedi-tion na naka-park pa mismo sa parking area sa tagiliran ngMarcel tower sa Araneta Ave. ay masalisihan at mabaklasang dalawang side mirrors.

May dalawang guwardiya pa mandin na nagbabantayng araw na iyon nguni’t sindulas ng palos ang kawatan atnaisagawa ang kanyang operasyon nang di napansin ngdalawa. Kung marumi ang aking pag-iisip ay bibintangankong kasabwat ang dalawa nguni’t sa pag-iimbestiga ng LaLoma Police ay lumalabas na wala silang kinalaman nguni’taminadong talamak ang ganoong kaso sa lugar na ilanghakbang lamang ang layo sa Banawe kung saan lahat yatang piyesang pang-sasakyan ay matatagpuan sa lahat ng suloknito kasama ang mga (nawawalang) side mirrors.

Bilang patunay na walang sinasanto ang mga kawatanay mismong anak ng isang heneral ang minsan ng nabiktimang sindikato, gayon din ang aking kliyenteng “tenant” saMarcel tower ayon sa pulis.

Ang nakakatawa pa sa kwento ng aking kliyente namatapos siyang mabiktima ay agad siyang nagtungo saBanawe at nakipag-usap sa isang “runner cum vendor” atilang lang saglit lang ay dumating ang kanyang order naside mirrors at sa kanyang pagkamangha ay iyon mismoang kanyang binaklas na side mirrors.

Ayon sa mga pulis sa area ay talagang talamak angoperasyon ng gang sa naturang lugar at kahit araw-arawsilang manghuli ay nababale-wala ang kanilang pagod sadahilang puro mga minor-de-edad ang bumubuo ng sindikatoat walang ngipin ang ating batas sa mga perpetrators. Mataposdakpin ng kapulisan ang mga batang kriminal ay agadnamang silang nadadala sa DSWD upang pansamantalangmalagak doon nguni’t makaraan ang ilang araw ay tumatakaso dili kaya’y nailalabas ng mga kasamahang miyembro ngsindikato.

Nakapanlulumong isipin na sa murang isipan ng atingkabataan ay namulat na sila sa ganitong uri ng gawain. Itoang masakit na mukha ng katotohanan na nasaid na angmoralidad sa ating lipunan bunsod ng kahirapan atkakulangan sa ayuda ng pamahalaan.

Hindi lamang sa “labor” ginagamit ang mga kabataankundi sa lahat ng uri ng pagkakakitaan maging legal o iligalgayon din sa digamaan. Isang malinaw na halimbawa angpaggamit ng isang presidential wannabe ng mga gusgusinat musmos na kabataan sa kanyang advertisement maisulonglang ang kanyang obsesyong makopo ang pedestal ngkapangyarihan.

Baklas side mirror boys

of Nature (IUCN) BiodiversityConservation Group, JaneSmart.

European Red List, fundedby the commission, is designedto identify those species thatare threatened with extinctionat the European level, so thatappropriate conservation ac-tion can be taken to improvetheir status.

* * *The resources of the local

financial system continued toexpand in 2009 but at a pacenearly half that of the previ-ous year, the Bangko Sentral

ng Pilipinas reported yesterday.In its latest report, the BSP said

the aggregate value of the assetsof all banks and financial insti-tutions in the Philippines totaledonly P7.954 trillion represent-ing growth of only 7.3 percentfrom a year earlier.

Philippine banks and finan-cial institutions reported aggre-gate assets worth P7.411 tril-lion in 2008 or growth averag-ing 12 percent for the period.

Last year ’s slowdown insystem asset growth coincidedwith the period of economicdifficulties on a global scale.

Friday, March 19, 2010

‘MAR IS A FRAUD’SEN. Mar Roxas is masquerading as an

opposition, according to Makati Mayor JojoBinay.

Roxas and Binay are rivals for the vicepresidency. Binay is the runningmate offormer President Joseph Estrada.

“There are those who claim to be oppo-sition and there is the true opposition,”Binay said, referring to Roxas, who is a Lib-eral Party bet. “For me there are glaring clas-sifications that differentiate ‘instant’ oppo-sition members from those who truly fightfor causes of our countrymen.”

He said a genuine oppositionist is onewho is against measures that bring suffer-ing to the masses like the value-added tax(VAT), which Roxas, a scion of the wealthyAranetas, has supported.

“The true opposition is completelyagainst VAT,” said Binay. “Those who saythey are oppositionist, let me tell you thatyou contributed to the suffering of the people

when you voted for VAT.”The mayor pointed out that Roxas never

stood up against that legislation in Con-gress to defend the welfare of the people,especially the poor. He pointed out thatVAT raised the prices of commodities, mak-ing them beyond reach of ordinary con-sumers.

“The instant opposition are those thatare like noodles and coffee – just add waterand there they are,” Binay said, describingRoxas in vernacular as “lusaw naoposisyon.”

“Seriously though, how can they be op-position when during the time of Edsa 2 theywere the ones who made Erap’s ouster ?,”he said. “Were they not the ones who aban-doned the impeachment process.”

Binay said “ang tatak ng Oposisyon aydi marunong mang-iwan (the true opposi-tion does not abandon),” taking a swipe atRoxas for being a political butterfly.

Covenant vs new CJ appointmentcirculating among prexy bets

A covenant has beendrafted requiring all the presi-dential candidates to make apledge that if elected president,he would reject the appointeeof President Macapagal-Ar-royo to the Supreme Court asthe new Chief Justice.

The covenant was draftedby the Sagip Korte SupremaMovement (SKSM) and copyof it is being circulated amongthe presidential candidatesfor them to sign.

Dubbed ”Compact with thePeople,” the covenant is nowunder the care of the NationalPress Club (NPC) inIntramuros, Manila.

The lead conveners ofmovement include the Phil-

ippine Bar Association, theIntegrated Bar of the Philip-pines, Manananggol, CPAsfor Transparency, Magdalo,National Federation of LaborUnions, PSLInk, Associationof Genuine Labor Organiza-tions, Libertas, Pro-Labor, Al-liance of Concerned Teachers,and the NPC, among others.

Also, the SKSM has linedup several activities leadingto the signing of the covenantthat included pickets and ral-lies to press the Judicial BarCouncil not to submit a shortlist to President Arroyo.

It will also intervene in themotions for reconsiderationto be filed by other groupswith the SC. Annette Vergel

Comelec to review TV adsof national candidates

THE Commission on Elec-tions (Comelec) is set to studytelevision advertisementswhere a number of nationalcandidates are appearing.

Comelec CommissionerGregorio Larrazabal said hewants to see first the adver-tisement before he gives hisreaction, adding that he doesnot want to preempt whateveraction the Commission enbanc will take on the issue onMonday.

Larrazabal’s reaction wasin line with the number ofpolitical advertisements oftwo political parties,Nacionalista Party (NP) andPwersa ng Masang Pilipino(PMP), where all their nationalcandidates, presidential, vice

presidential and senatorialbets appeared in the ads.

All national candidates areonly given 120 minutes for thewhole campaign periodwhich started last February9 and will end on May 9, aday before the elections.

Larrazabal explained thatthey need to discuss the mat-ter since under the campaignrules, candidates are givenfixed time in placed advertise-ments on television.

“It’s different when a can-didate appeared with othercandidates in an advertise-ment. Assumption is per can-didate but now what hap-pened is several candidatesappear in one ad,” he said.

Ampie Galpo

PRESIDENT GloriaMacapagal Arroyo wit-nessed the signing of thememorandum of agree-ment (MOA) between theNational Nutrition Coun-cil (NNC) and the Depart-ment of Health (DOH) inthe Autonomous Regionin Muslim Mindanao(ARMM) at the LanaoAgricultural College inBarangay Poblacion,Lumabatan.

The Chief Executivesaid the agreement en-sures that government’sproper nutrition program(PNG) aimed at alleviat-ing malnutrition and hun-ger, will be carried out tothe smallest political level,the barangays.

She said her other rea-son for going around thecountry is to monitorprices of basic commodi-ties, which aggravatesrural poverty and pre-vents people from gettingaccess to basic nutritionand other prime commodi-ties.

The President broughtwith her the newly ap-pointed Trade and Indus-try Secretary Jesli Lapusto help her monitor mar-ket prices of basic com-modities in ARMM andWestern Mindanao.

Created by PresidentialDecree No. 491 and reaf-firmed by Executive OrderNo. 234, NNC isgovernment’s policy-mak-ing and coordinatingbody on nutrition.

Alex Balcoba

Nutritionsigning inMindanao

54 Friday, March 19, 2010

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Anne Curtis, parang ayaw na makatambal si Sam MilbySi Sam naman,

okay lang namakipagtambalansa ex-girlfriendniyang si Anne. “Forme, it wasn’t toomuch of a doubtkasi we’ve a past.First couple ofdays, parangnagdududa ako. Butit came out a goodthing. Si direk May(Cruz), kilang-kilalaniya kami. Sheknows us and Ithink we’re veryopen to direk Mayabout everything,”say ni Sam.

Open secret

naman sa lahat nalove-hate angrelationship ninaSam at Anne noongsila pa. Sa mgaunang araw nga ngkanilang shooting aynagdedeadmahannga silang dalawa.

“Yung preparation

comes to that.Siguro that’s howwe’d like to keep itkasi nagkaroon dinng time namasyadong nagingopen and it got a lotof mess. Songayon, I think it’ssafe to say na kungano’ng meron kami,what you see iswhat you get nalang. It’s a freshstart. Who knowswhat will happen.It’s just safe to saythat we’ll neverclose our doors,”say ni Anne.

He said, “Actu-

namin noong una,hindi nagpapan-sinan. Eventually,ang sabi ni direkMay, nakikita niyasa monitor ‘yungmga little nuances.“hmmm, magkaka-balikan naman angmga ito”, tsika niAnne.

“More thananything, I think, atthat time, we owe itto our fans whowaited for so long.So ito ‘yung firstbaby step namin.Our director ishelping us out in thepersonal departmentpara matuloy yungmovie. It’s really ajourney talaga. Ithink it’s a blessingthat it came to ourlife kasi Sam. Westarted on a cleanslate, hindi na kamienemy,” dagdag ngdalaga.

Ipinagdiinan ngex-couple na walangbalikang nangyari sakanila while shoot-ing the movie.

“Never namankaming umaamin,hindi kami superopen book when it

ally, kungnagkabalikan nakami? We’re nottogether. But as I’vesaid, we’re taking itday by day. Westarted on a cleanslate. Kung maychance? Maychance naman. Siyaang deepest loveko. I mean, angtagal ng relationshipnamin, talagangmarami kamingpinagdaanan,”esplika naman niSam.

* * *Gustuhin pa

kayang bumalik niCharice Pempengcosa Dubai after namaloko siya ngisang foreignpromoter doon lastyear?

May negosasyonkasi ngayongnagaganap paramag-concert doon siCharice na kasamasi billy Crawford.

Last year, hindi

ng friend namingnasa Dubai, itinakbong promoter angpera. Kinuha niyalahat ng benta ngticket sa isang ticketoutlet at hindi nanagpakita. Ayun,sumugod sa ticketoutlet ang mgataong bumili ngticket dahil hindi nganatuloy ang concertni Charice namagtatampok dinsana sa apat na

NOW it can betold. Noong una palaay nakaramdam nghesitation itong siAnne Curtis nangsabihin sa kanyanggagawa siya ngpelikula with SamMilby.

“To be honest,yes, may hesitation.Siyempre, alam mo‘yon. Siyemprenandoon ‘yung fearto work with himagain or kunganuman,” esplika niAnne sa pressconng Babe I Love youna ipalalabas na saApril 3.

natuloy ang concertng dalagita saZabeel Park dahilhindi siya nabayaranng down paymentng producer. Actu-ally, pumunta siyaroon without thebenefit of a downpayment dahil angusapan nila ngpromoter ayipapadala ang perathrough moneytransfer. Nangnandoon na sila ayhindi na nilamahagilap angprodu kaya nagpas-ya silang umuwi.

Ang tsika sa amin

SHOWBIZPIZZAZZBy Alex Brosas

rock bands na galingsa Pilipinas. Mabutina lamang at kapwaPilipino ang mgabumili kung kayanapakiusapan sila.Ang halaga panaman ng ticket ayP1,000 at P4,000 saVIP seats.

Anyway, kagatinkaya ni Charice angalok na mag-showuli siya sa Dubainext month?

* * *Totoo bang nag-

react daw itong siLea Salonga sanaging gulo ninaRuffa Gutierrez atKris Aquino?

Sa isangfacebook accountng isang talentmanager ay nakitaraw ang shoutout niLea. Ito raw ang sayng dating MissSaigon star: “Sheshould check herbahavior on aregular basis so thatapologies like thiswould never have tobe uttered in thefirst place.”

Kaloka, pati angisang Lea Salongaay hindi nakatiis nahindi mag-commentsa issue ni Kris,ha! Yan ay kungtotoo ngang galingkay Lea ang quotena iyan.

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NAKAKALUKRINGtalaga ang lipatanissue ngayon ngmga talent sa mgatelevision networks.

Kamakailan aykinumpirmanglumipat na si JC deVera from Kapusonetwork GMA-7 toTV5.

14. JC’s manager,Annabelle Rama—who is still engagedin a legal battleagainst GMA-7executive WilmaGalvante—optedinstead to shop foranother network.

“Mahirap umalisdun sa GMA, lalong-lalo na sila ang nag-mold sa akin,kumbaga doon akolumaki. Nahirapantalaga ako mag-decide. Pero ‘yonnga, one thing kungbakit ako nag-decide umalis talagasa GMA is because‘yon nga ‘yongproblema namin niTita Annabelle kayMa’am Wilma. Goodtiming lang din‘yong offer ng TV5kasi mag-e-end

talaga ‘yong con-tract ko, sonagkasabay,”explained JC, whois now beinggroomed by TV5 asits premiere matineeidol.

JC admitted thatthe existing problembetween his man-ager and the GMA-7lady executive hada direct effect onhim, both personallyand professionally.

“Actually relief panga ‘yon para saakin na nakalipatako kasi parang angbigat, e. Pag mayginagawa akongshow sa GMA,parang ang bigat-bigat ngpakiramdam ko. So,‘yong nalaman kona pinayagan na

akong makalipatand nasa TV5 naako, nagkaroon akong relief talaga,parang nawala ‘yongbigat sa dibdib ko.”

* * *The Gutierrez

family is planning tohold a thanksgivingmass tomorrow,March 19, tocelebrate the stringof “good news” thatcame their wayduring the past

couple of weeks.Actress-host

Ruffa Gutierrezmade this an-nouncement at thepress conference ofthe modern sequelof the classic filmWorking Girls heldearlier yesterday atAnnabel’s restauranton Tomas Morato,Quezon City.

The said filmproject is a jointventure of Viva

Films, GMA Filmsand Unitel Produc-tions. Joining Ruffain Working Girls areJennylyn Mercado,Iza Calzado,Eugene Domingo,Bianca King,Cristine Reyes, andEula Valdes.

HAPPY FORRICHARD. On topof the family’s listworth thanking forwas the dismissal ofRichard Gutierrez’s

Reckless Impru-dence Resulting inHomicide case filedagainst the actor byLorayne Pardo, thewife of his latepersonal assistantNomar.

Nomar was killedin a vehicularaccident involvingRichard on May 22,2009 in Silang,Cavite. Loraynesued Richard andheld him account-

able for the death ofher husband.

The Departmentof Justice (DOJ),however, in a five-page resolutionsigned and en-dorsed by outgoingSecretary AgnesDevanadera lastMarch 10, 2010dismissed the case,saying that thecomplaint againstRichard has “nobasis.”

JC de Vera movesfrom Kapuso to TV5

Sa ulat ngPhilippine Entertain-ment Portal (PEP),no regrets, only joyand relief was washow JC de Veradescribed hisfeeling now that heis formally out ofGMA-7’s fold andhas become part ofTV5’s growing rosterof non-exclusivetalents.

Last March 17, atMario’s restauranton Tomas Morato,Quezon City, JCmet with PEP andother entertainmentreporters for the firsttime since signing athree-year non-exclusive deal withthe Novaliches-based network.

The youngactor’s contract withthe Kapuso networkexpired last March

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54 Friday, March 19, 2010

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The Regina Sale is available at all Happy Feet Stores and selectedSM Department Stores nationwide. For a list of branches kindly visittheir website at www.happyfeetsandals.com.

Happy Feet Regina Sandalsare on sale at 30% off!

Anne Curtis, parang ayaw na makatambal si Sam MilbySi Sam naman,

okay lang namakipagtambalansa ex-girlfriendniyang si Anne. “Forme, it wasn’t toomuch of a doubtkasi we’ve a past.First couple ofdays, parangnagdududa ako. Butit came out a goodthing. Si direk May(Cruz), kilang-kilalaniya kami. Sheknows us and Ithink we’re veryopen to direk Mayabout everything,”say ni Sam.

Open secret

naman sa lahat nalove-hate angrelationship ninaSam at Anne noongsila pa. Sa mgaunang araw nga ngkanilang shooting aynagdedeadmahannga silang dalawa.

“Yung preparation

comes to that.Siguro that’s howwe’d like to keep itkasi nagkaroon dinng time namasyadong nagingopen and it got a lotof mess. Songayon, I think it’ssafe to say na kungano’ng meron kami,what you see iswhat you get nalang. It’s a freshstart. Who knowswhat will happen.It’s just safe to saythat we’ll neverclose our doors,”say ni Anne.

He said, “Actu-

namin noong una,hindi nagpapan-sinan. Eventually,ang sabi ni direkMay, nakikita niyasa monitor ‘yungmga little nuances.“hmmm, magkaka-balikan naman angmga ito”, tsika niAnne.

“More thananything, I think, atthat time, we owe itto our fans whowaited for so long.So ito ‘yung firstbaby step namin.Our director ishelping us out in thepersonal departmentpara matuloy yungmovie. It’s really ajourney talaga. Ithink it’s a blessingthat it came to ourlife kasi Sam. Westarted on a cleanslate, hindi na kamienemy,” dagdag ngdalaga.

Ipinagdiinan ngex-couple na walangbalikang nangyari sakanila while shoot-ing the movie.

“Never namankaming umaamin,hindi kami superopen book when it

ally, kungnagkabalikan nakami? We’re nottogether. But as I’vesaid, we’re taking itday by day. Westarted on a cleanslate. Kung maychance? Maychance naman. Siyaang deepest loveko. I mean, angtagal ng relationshipnamin, talagangmarami kamingpinagdaanan,”esplika naman niSam.

* * *Gustuhin pa

kayang bumalik niCharice Pempengcosa Dubai after namaloko siya ngisang foreignpromoter doon lastyear?

May negosasyonkasi ngayongnagaganap paramag-concert doon siCharice na kasamasi billy Crawford.

Last year, hindi

ng friend namingnasa Dubai, itinakbong promoter angpera. Kinuha niyalahat ng benta ngticket sa isang ticketoutlet at hindi nanagpakita. Ayun,sumugod sa ticketoutlet ang mgataong bumili ngticket dahil hindi nganatuloy ang concertni Charice namagtatampok dinsana sa apat na

NOW it can betold. Noong una palaay nakaramdam nghesitation itong siAnne Curtis nangsabihin sa kanyanggagawa siya ngpelikula with SamMilby.

“To be honest,yes, may hesitation.Siyempre, alam mo‘yon. Siyemprenandoon ‘yung fearto work with himagain or kunganuman,” esplika niAnne sa pressconng Babe I Love youna ipalalabas na saApril 3.

natuloy ang concertng dalagita saZabeel Park dahilhindi siya nabayaranng down paymentng producer. Actu-ally, pumunta siyaroon without thebenefit of a downpayment dahil angusapan nila ngpromoter ayipapadala ang perathrough moneytransfer. Nangnandoon na sila ayhindi na nilamahagilap angprodu kaya nagpas-ya silang umuwi.

Ang tsika sa amin

SHOWBIZPIZZAZZBy Alex Brosas

rock bands na galingsa Pilipinas. Mabutina lamang at kapwaPilipino ang mgabumili kung kayanapakiusapan sila.Ang halaga panaman ng ticket ayP1,000 at P4,000 saVIP seats.

Anyway, kagatinkaya ni Charice angalok na mag-showuli siya sa Dubainext month?

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react daw itong siLea Salonga sanaging gulo ninaRuffa Gutierrez atKris Aquino?

Sa isangfacebook accountng isang talentmanager ay nakitaraw ang shoutout niLea. Ito raw ang sayng dating MissSaigon star: “Sheshould check herbahavior on aregular basis so thatapologies like thiswould never have tobe uttered in thefirst place.”

Kaloka, pati angisang Lea Salongaay hindi nakatiis nahindi mag-commentsa issue ni Kris,ha! Yan ay kungtotoo ngang galingkay Lea ang quotena iyan.

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NAKAKALUKRINGtalaga ang lipatanissue ngayon ngmga talent sa mgatelevision networks.

Kamakailan aykinumpirmanglumipat na si JC deVera from Kapusonetwork GMA-7 toTV5.

14. JC’s manager,Annabelle Rama—who is still engagedin a legal battleagainst GMA-7executive WilmaGalvante—optedinstead to shop foranother network.

“Mahirap umalisdun sa GMA, lalong-lalo na sila ang nag-mold sa akin,kumbaga doon akolumaki. Nahirapantalaga ako mag-decide. Pero ‘yonnga, one thing kungbakit ako nag-decide umalis talagasa GMA is because‘yon nga ‘yongproblema namin niTita Annabelle kayMa’am Wilma. Goodtiming lang din‘yong offer ng TV5kasi mag-e-end

talaga ‘yong con-tract ko, sonagkasabay,”explained JC, whois now beinggroomed by TV5 asits premiere matineeidol.

JC admitted thatthe existing problembetween his man-ager and the GMA-7lady executive hada direct effect onhim, both personallyand professionally.

“Actually relief panga ‘yon para saakin na nakalipatako kasi parang angbigat, e. Pag mayginagawa akongshow sa GMA,parang ang bigat-bigat ngpakiramdam ko. So,‘yong nalaman kona pinayagan na

akong makalipatand nasa TV5 naako, nagkaroon akong relief talaga,parang nawala ‘yongbigat sa dibdib ko.”

* * *The Gutierrez

family is planning tohold a thanksgivingmass tomorrow,March 19, tocelebrate the stringof “good news” thatcame their wayduring the past

couple of weeks.Actress-host

Ruffa Gutierrezmade this an-nouncement at thepress conference ofthe modern sequelof the classic filmWorking Girls heldearlier yesterday atAnnabel’s restauranton Tomas Morato,Quezon City.

The said filmproject is a jointventure of Viva

Films, GMA Filmsand Unitel Produc-tions. Joining Ruffain Working Girls areJennylyn Mercado,Iza Calzado,Eugene Domingo,Bianca King,Cristine Reyes, andEula Valdes.

HAPPY FORRICHARD. On topof the family’s listworth thanking forwas the dismissal ofRichard Gutierrez’s

Reckless Impru-dence Resulting inHomicide case filedagainst the actor byLorayne Pardo, thewife of his latepersonal assistantNomar.

Nomar was killedin a vehicularaccident involvingRichard on May 22,2009 in Silang,Cavite. Loraynesued Richard andheld him account-

able for the death ofher husband.

The Departmentof Justice (DOJ),however, in a five-page resolutionsigned and en-dorsed by outgoingSecretary AgnesDevanadera lastMarch 10, 2010dismissed the case,saying that thecomplaint againstRichard has “nobasis.”

JC de Vera movesfrom Kapuso to TV5

Sa ulat ngPhilippine Entertain-ment Portal (PEP),no regrets, only joyand relief was washow JC de Veradescribed hisfeeling now that heis formally out ofGMA-7’s fold andhas become part ofTV5’s growing rosterof non-exclusivetalents.

Last March 17, atMario’s restauranton Tomas Morato,Quezon City, JCmet with PEP andother entertainmentreporters for the firsttime since signing athree-year non-exclusive deal withthe Novaliches-based network.

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from 1 to 9 inclusively.

Previous puzzle solution

Ni McJoe PALAISIPAN Thelma Onego

SAGOT SA NAKARAAN

PAHALANG

1. Mabutong prutas 5. Ekstensyon

ng bahay11. Tabiki12. Igapos13. Ali14. Abiso15. Klaro17. Hudyat

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IN order to make it easier for Filipinos to communicateduring their travel to the provinces this Holy Week, Globeis providing “Libreng Tawag” centers in selected busstations and ports nationwide as well as pilgrimage areas.

The Libreng Tawag centers will allow customers to makeeither 3-minute international calls or 5-minute local callsfrom March 31 to April 1. These centers are convenientlylocated in the following areas:

* Victory Liner terminals in Cubao, Sampaloc, Caloocanand Pasay

* Batangas Port* Bacolod Ceres Terminal* Dumaguete Ceres Terminal* Roxas City Ceres Terminal* Kalibo Ceres Terminal

Libreng Tawag centers are also available in pilgrimageareas in the following cities:

* Cagayan De Oro (Malasag, Cugman Cagayan De OroCity and Divine Shepherd, El Salvador, Misamis Oriental)

* Zamboanga City (Brgy. Abong-abong along HelmetStatue)

Globe is providing Libreng Tawag centers as part of GlobeBridging Communities (Globe BridgeCom), the corporate so-cial responsibility program of the company.

Among the partners of Globe for this effort are the BatangasPort Authority, Victory Liner, and Vallacar Transit Inc., whichoperates Ceres, Rural and Bachelor Bus Lines in Visayasand Mindanao.

Globe provides Libreng Tawagcenters during the Holy Week

Pay your taxes early – EchiverriCALOOCAN Mayor Enrico

“Recom” Echiverri called onbusiness owners and propri-etors in the city to pay theirtaxes early so they may avoidthe deadline rush.

Echiverri consequently re-minded taxpayers of the dead-line, which falls on April 15,2010, and told them to settletheir obligations at the city hallbefore the date comes to pass.

The taxes collected by thelocal government become the

lifeblood of the city that is usedto fund vital projects such asthe building of schools, repairof roads and other infrastruc-ture programs.

“The taxes that you pay helpyour fellow residents in a bigway. It is because of the faith-ful payment of taxes that ourbeloved city of Caloocan cansustain its progress,” saidEchvierri.

According to Echiverri, re-sponsible taxpayers have

greatly contributed in fatten-ing the city’s coffers, so muchso that the current administra-tion have been able to fundmore significant, biggerprojects as compared to theprevious administration.

“We thank the taxpayers forcooperating with the city gov-ernment. Because of your trust,we were able to quickly changethe face of Caloocan and that’swhy people are no longerashamed to live here,” he added.

Ombudsman clears Lim, Moreno on graft caseTHE Office of the Ombuds-

man dismissed the complaintfiled against Manila MayorAlfredo Lim and Vice MayorFrancisco ‘Isko Moreno’Domagoso in connection withthe passage and subsequentapproval of Ordinance 8187allowing the continued opera-tion of certain industries in Ma-nila, including thel oil depotsin Pandacan.

The dismissal was con-tained in a four-page decisionof the Office of the Ombuds-man through a decisionpenned by graft investigation

and prosecution officer IIAlteza Anoso. It was ap-proved by Ombudsman Ma.Merceditas Gutierrez upon therecommendation of acting as-sistant Ombudsman Mary Su-san Guillermo and officer-in-charge director Aleu Amante.

Lim welcomed the dis-missal, saying he had no doubtfrom the very beginning thatthe complaint will be junkedand was merely politically-motivated.

For his part, Moreno said thecomplaint was lodged againstthem only for the purpose of

serving the political interestsof those rivaling him and Lim,who only had the welfare ofManilans in mind.

“The principal complaintclaims the presence of the oildepots poses danger to the livesof Pandacan residents. How-ever, when that complainantran for councilor in Pandacanin 2007 using the issue of hisopposition to the oil depotsoperation as his battlecry, hedid not only lose but fared very,very poorly, a proof that theresidents want the depots tostay” Moreno stressed.

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Our Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadOur Daily BreadPhilip Pullman is a gifted writer of fantasy books.

His Dark Materials trilogy includes The Golden Com-pass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass andis very popular among young readers. But below thesurface of these sympathetic characters and compel-ling subplots is a sinister purpose. The story culmi-nates in a great war against God.

In these books, Pullman views the fall of Satan asa righteous cause for personal independence from God’s“tyrannical” control. He implies that Satan’s attemptto usurp the throne of God was the right thing to do!

In the book of Revelation, we read of the endtimes:“War broke out in heaven . . . . [And Satan] was cast tothe earth” (Rev. 12:7-9). That future war is being pre-ceded by an earthly conflict on the battlefield of our minds.

We must recognize Satan for what he is—a liar(John 8:44). His strategy is to take God’s words outof context and twist them into falsehood (Gen. 3:1-7). Our best defense against him is to hold firmly tothe truth of God’s Word (Eph. 6:10-18).

Our loving heavenly Father is “not willing thatany should perish” (2 Peter 3:9). But neither will Heforce our obedience. He leaves the choice to us. —Dennis Fisher

For Further StudyWant to learn more about spiritual warfare? Read

What In The World Is Satan Doing?on the Web at

www.discovery.series.org/q1001When Satan strikes, strike back with the Word of

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‘El Terible’ wants final clash with PacquiaoRETURNING Mexican

champion Erik Morales, thelast fighter who defeatedpound-for-pound kingManny Pacquiao, is settinghis sights on his erstwhilerival for a possible fourthclash with the 7-divisionworld champion.

“Defeating Pacquaio is mygreatest accomplishment inthe ring. I would love anotherchance at Pacquiao,” Moralessaid in a media event asquoted by The Telegraph.

“El Terible” Morales, 33, iscoming out of retirement af-

ter leaving the sport in 2007.He will make his comeback

on March 27 in Monterrey,Mexico where he will faceWorld Boxing Association(WBA) lightweight championJose “Jicaras” Alfaro of Nica-ragua.

“Alfaro is a great youngfighter and a former worldchampion. A wicked puncherwho will bring his best. Hehas a big heart and alwaysgives fans everything he has,”Morales said of his 26-year-old opponent.

The Mexican and Nicara-

guan will fight for the vacantWorld Boxing Council (WBC)intercontinental welterweighttitle at the Arena Monterreyin Nuevo Leon.

“At 147, I’m faster thanever and freer with my bodyso I can get the most out ofit,” said Morales, adding thathe would also like to slug itout with compatriot JuanManuel Marquez.

Morales has 48 wins (with34 knockouts) and 6 losseswhile Alfaro has 23 wins(with 20 KOs), 5 defeats and1 no contest.

Cossack, Cobra assure semis seatsTHE Cobra Energy Drink

got 20 points or more from its“Big 3” to beat the stubbornFern-C squad, 88-82 and towsister team Cossack Blue tothe final Four of the 2010 PBLPG Flex-Erase Placenta Cupyesterday at the Ynares SportsArena in Pasig City.

The Ironmen unleashedthe full might of their arse-nal in the third quarter, wa-vered a bit at the start of thepayoff period before finallycrushing Fern-C’s rally to fin-ish the elims with a 5-2record.

Cobra’s victory also en-abled the Cossack Spirits tobook a spot in the semis nomatter what happen to theirgame against AddMix later inthe day.

However, if Cossack losesto AddMix, Cobra will securethe No. 2 spot and the othertwice-to-beat advantage in theFinal Four.

Pharex B-Complex gainedthe first bonus after toppingthe elims with a 6-1 record.

The rankings, however,will be determined after theCossack-AddMix match.

With a 4-2 record, the Spir-its can forge a three-way tiefor second-to-fourth positionswith Cobra and Excelroof.

If that happens, then the25ers will take the No. 2 spot,Cobra slips to No. 3 whileCossack Blue grabs the fourthspot and will play No. 1 seedPharex B-Complex in thesemis.

Even if the Spirits lose, theywill still enter the next round– thanks to a winner over theother rule. They beat AscofLagundi the first time theymet, 88-87.

Barako Bull transformsinto Barako Energy Coffee

CHANGING names ofteams at the PBA are becominga trend.

After Purefoods’ grand partyat the Avenue Hall Wednesdayto become B-Meg Derby AceLlamados, now comes BarakoBull becoming Barako EnergyCoffee with a new head coachin Junel Baculi.

If plans push through, youngbusiness taipan Mikee Romeroof the Harbour Centre andABL’s RP Patriots might alsosit with the team, inside reportssaid.

It has yet to be confirmed ifRomero is buying out the fran-chise but last year he openly ex-pressed the desire to own a PBAteam.

The new Energy Food andDrinks Inc. has made variouschanges in its PBA team withhopes of regaining its gloriouspast.

Likewise, a slew of newplayer acquisitions, will com-

plete Barako Energy Coffee asit plunges into action in the 2010PBA Fiesta Conference begin-ning Sunday at the AranetaColiseum.

“With the changes we’ve had,we look forward to a highly com-petitive campaign in the com-ing PBA tourney,” said teamowner George Chua.

“We’re raring to improve onour poor showing in the recentPhilippine Cup, determined tomake good on the playing courtand make an impact for thebrand Barako Energy Coffeewhich we’re introducing to thepublic,” Chua added.

Former PBL champion coachBaculi will call the shots for theteam featuring new recruitsJerwin Gaco, Rob Wainwright,Al Vergara and ChristianCoronel and old hands YousifAljamal, Rob Reyes, Gilbert Lao,Jojo Duncil, Aris Dimaunahan,Leo Najorda, Ogie Menor, ChadAlonzo and Bryan Faundo.

Sports Valley Jai AlaiTonight’s Program

1-RICHARD2-BENAVENTE3-ERKIAGA4-CUNANAN5-ZELETA6-ALEX7-RONRON8-MADRIGAL9-JONATAN10-EDUARDO

Reserves:Fernandez, JaimeMarch 17: 3-6-10Merit Points 4,270

Another rookie pelotariwins in 8th meeting

NO sign of beinga rookie pelotari, Ri-chard posted his firstever win as a profes-sional in the 8th edi-tion of Sports ValleyJai Alai last March 17.

Richard led thetrio of another rookiePinoy Cunanan andimported Spanishcesta weilder Jonatanin 3-6-10 combina-tions which garneredsome 4,270 meritpoints.

The 3-6-10 com-bine is not an easyone. At a moment, wecan see that numberfive, pelotari Alex, isfiguring out in thelucky trio at if that heis eager to be in-cluded in the trio.

But chances ofsuccess turn around,and number five wasexcluded upon theentry of number tenin the combinations.It is a wild guess asit can be 10-6-3 or 6-3-10. But in the finaloutcome, 3-6-10 isour winning trio.

Tonight’s programincludes the three ofthem. Richard iswearing red shirt one,Cunanan is wearingblack shirt numberfour and Jonathanwearing pick shirtnumber nine.

The other threeimport pelotaris areErkiaga on numberthree, Zeleta on num-ber five and Alex on

number six. This willbe our 10 meetings ofjai alai action whichis being playednightly at CagayanValley EconomicZone Authority andbeing shown at IBCChannel 13 startingat 12 midnight.

TRECE MARTIREZ, Cavite—Jay Bayron turned in a gutsy one-under par 71 for the second straight day and wrested a one-strokelead over erstwhile co-leader Marvin Dumandan in the second roundof the P1-million ICTSI Sherwood Hills Classic at the SherwoodGolf and Country Club here yesterday.

Bayron endured another punishing day at the wind-swept courseand bucked testy pin placements as he hit three birdies against twobogeys for a 35-36 round.

With a 142 aggregate, the 30-year-old Bayron moved one shotclear of Dumandan and two over Tony Lascuna and Cassius Casasas majority of the field continued to struggle under tough playingcondition on the demanding layout heading into the final 18 holesof the tournament sponsored by International Container TerminalsServices, Inc.

Bayron surges ahead with 2nd straight 71

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