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Kabuluhan sa ‘pagpapasara’ ng mga tanggapan Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD)
Balik Probinsya program after typhoon “Ondoy.” The Balik
N
Probinsya project was an option opened to the victims of
ISYU 101
apakaganda ng pasya ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino
III na “ipasara” na ang sampung tanggapan na nasa “Ondoy” in Metro Manila. The DSWD provided transporta-
ilalim ng Tanggapan ng Pangulo dahil sa dalawang tion fare, food and other needs to those who would volunteer
Ni Nelson S. Badilla, M.P.A. to go back to their home province.
dahilan. Una, makatitipid ng P304.6 milyon ang pamahalaan.
Ikalawa, mas magiging maayos at tuwid ang operasyon ng Tanggapan ng Pangulo, ituon na natin ito sa edukasyon na “We would have nothing to eat if we go back to our province.
buong Tanggapan ng Pangulo. kagyat na kailangan. I have had enough of eating corn and camote (sweet potato).
Isa-isahin nating ipaliwanag ang dalawang punto. Isa pa, sinasabi naman ng ating Saligang Batas na ang Here in Manila, somehow we survive,” she said.
Hinggil sa una. Ang P304.6 milyon matitipid sa buong edukasyon ay siyang dapat makatanggap ng pinakamalaking Tolentino, who lives in a coastal area in Laguna de Bay,
isang taon ay napakalaking bagay dahil mas maidadagdag pondo sa lahat ng kagawaran at gastusin ng pamahalaan. did not avail of the offer to relocate to Katarungan Village
ito sa pondo ng ibang ahensiya o programa ng pamahalaan. Kaya, dapat gawin nating totoo ito sa realidad. near the National Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa. “We
Pero, dapat ilagay ito sa ahensiyang higit na nangangailangan Kung ilalagay nga ito sa DepEd, nakasisiguro akong have to ride a jeep going there because it’s a high place. There
sapagkat kung hindi ay masasayang lamang ang nasabing mayroon itong patutunguhang maganda dahil kumbinsidong- is no nearby market and school.There, we have no means of
halaga. kumbinsido akong makabuluhang proyekto ito na ilalaan ni livelihood, transportation fare alone is very expensive,” said
Kung ako ay tagapayo ni Pangulong Aquino, sasabihin at DepEd Sec. Armin Luistro. Tolentino.
igigiit ko sa kanya na idagdag ito sa badyet ng Department Hinggil sa ikalawa. Sabi ni Executive Secretary Paquito Going back to her province is also not an option. “We are
of Education (DepEd). Marami kasing pera ang kailangan Ochoa Jr., kumbinsido si Pangulong Aquino na mas magig- from Misamis Oriental, besides life is much too difficult in
ng DepEd para sa pagpapagawa ng mga gusali, karagdagang ing maayos at tuwid ang operasyon ng kanyang opisina kahit the province,” she said. Bulatlat.com
aklat, banyo, silid-aklatan, at karagdagang mga guro. wala ang sampung ahensiya na kanyang ipinasara. Ang mga
ipinasarang tanggapan ay ang mga sumusunod: Mindanao lider ng ibang bansa tulad ni Winston Churchill, Vladimir I.
Totoong maraming ahensiya ang naghahangad ng kara-
Development Council, Office of the North Luzon Quadrangle Lenin, Ho Chi-Minh, Lee Kuan Yew at iba pa ay hindi naman
gdagang pondo tulad ng Department of Health (DoH), pero
Area, Office of External Affairs, Presidential Anti-Graft Com- inako lahat ng trabaho ng kani-kanilang bansa. Itinalaga
dahil sa P304.6 milyon lang naman ang bawas sa badyet ng
mission (PAGC), Minerals Development Council, Presidential nila sa iba.
Anti-Smuggling Group (PASG), Luzon Urban Beltway Super Meron lamang silang pokus.
Region, Bicol River Basin Watershed Management Project, Dapat ganoon si Ginoong Aquino. Mayroong pokus.
Office of the Presidential Adviser on Global Warming and Mayroong tututukang adyenda. Sa ganitong mga punto ay
Climate Change, and the Office of the Presidential Adviser magkakaroon ng kabuluhan ang pagtitipid ng P304.6 milyon
on New Government Centers. Ito ay itinayo noong nakalipas at maayos at tuwid na operasyon.
na administrasyon. Ang dapat niyang tutukan ay ang kurapsiyon, kahirapan
Chairman, Editorial Board ARKHON A. ANTOLIN
Executive Editor Jonathan p. Vicente Sumasang-ayon ako sa sinabi ni Ginoong Ochoa sapagkat at edukasyon. Okey na ang tatlong ito. Ang totoo, kapag na-
News Editor LEA G. BOTONES naniniwala akong higit na mapagtutuunan ng pansin ng resolbahan niya ang mga suliranin sa kurapsiyon, kahirapan,
Overall Creative Director stephen salvatore pangulo ang sentro ng kanyang programa: Ang pagresolba sa at edukasyon sa loob ng anim na taon niyang panunungkulan
Chief of Photographers revoli S. cortez kurapsiyon at kahirapan bunga ng naibawas sa mga usaping bilang pangulo ng bansa ay napakalaking bagay kaysa akuin
Chief Layout Ar tist HECTOR L. LOZANO
pagtutuunan ng atensiyon ng pangulo. Ang mga gawain at niyang lahat ang mga suliranin. Sa sobrang dami ay wala
President and CEO VICTOR A. CALUAG proyekto ng nabanggit na mga tanggapan ay maaari nang siyang maresolbahan kahit isa.
EVP, Sales & Marketing TONETTE R. HENSON gawin ng iba’t ibang ahensiya ng pamahalaan na nakatuon sa Sa pagresolba ng mga suliranin sa isang organisasyon,
Accounting Manager Mario L. adelante lalo na sa isang lipunan tulad ng sa Pilipinas, napakahalaga
Credit & Collection Manager raul b. perez
mga ito. Kung tutuusin nga ay dapat nang matagal na nilang
Distribution Manager EDISON B. CAMARINes ginagawa ito, kaso binuo pa ang nabanggit na mga ahensiya na magkaroon ng pokus ang lider. Ito’y upang mayroong
Production Manager edwin a. co nuong panahon ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo na kahinatnan ang kanyang kagustuhang maresolbahan na
Advertising Traffic Supervisor eric r. jutic ang tunay na layunin ay bigyan ng puwesto ang mga taong mga problema.
tumulong sa kanya sa halalan. Ang anim na taon ay hindi sapat upang maresolbahan
Published Monday to Friday by Silverstream Publishing Corp.
Suite 2111 Cityland Herrera Tower, Valero Street, Siyempre, lahat nang usapin na sakop ng sampung isasa- ang napakalalim nang problema sa kurapsiyon, kahirapan at
Salcedo Village, Makati City rang mga tanggapan ay dapat na iniisip ng pangulo dahil ang edukasyon ng Pilipinas, ngunit naniniwala akong mayroong
Telephone Nos. 8873433 • 8451653 • 8873435 mga ito bahagi ng kanyang trabaho bilang pangulo. Ngunit substansiyal na magaganap o pagbabago kung magkakaroon
Email: cxeditorial@commuterexpress.ph
Website: www.commuterexpress.ph hindi porke lahat ay responsibilidad ng pangulo, lahat na ay ng pokus si Pangulong Arroyo laban sa kurapsiyon, kahirapan
aasikasuhin niya. Kahit na iyong pinakamahuhusay na mga at mga suliraning sa edukasyon.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 3
Senator gets death threats
for jueteng expose Aquino US visit reaps $2.7 billion
ALMOST a week after exposing the names of AS tycoon Manolo Lopez puts it, Presi- need to focus on reforms at home,” the Chief California, Aquino said his working visit
suspected jueteng lords and operators as well as ben- dent Aquino is bringing home not just Executive said. “My economic managers has been a fruitful one in terms of generat-
hotdogs and “In-n-Out” burgers but real assured me that this trip will be extremely ing jobs for Filipinos and getting financial
eficiaries, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago revealed
accomplishments, specifically the $2.7 beneficial to our economy,” he added. aid for poverty-alleviation projects in the
yesterday she has been receiving death threats by
billion in investments for the Philippine The President expressed optimism on Philippines.
telephone through her Quezon City office. economy after a seven-day working visit to the business proposals from various foreign He said it includes a $434 million (P20
Confined for hypothyroidism in her Quezon City the United States. investors. He said this will boost trade and billion) grant from the US-run Millen-
house, Santiago has instructed that all calls for her Aquino returns to the country today as he economic relations between the US and the nium Challenge Corporation that helps
should be routed to her Quezon City office. caps his business meetings with US officials Philippines. developing countries reduce their levels of
In a radio interview, Santiago said she received and other head of states. It will also, according to him, generate poverty as long as they meet performance
reports from her office staff that anonymous callers In a speech at the Mission Dolores Church employment for Filipinos and additional criteria on the rule of law and democratic
are making the death threats. Sunday afternoon (Monday morning in tax to the public coffer which will redound principles.
The calls were received by Sandy Schala, the sena- Manila) in San Francisco, the President to improving the living standards of the “Regarding the accomplishments, there's
tor’s executive assistant and by Matilde Fuentes, the said that after no less than 45 meetings people. jobs generation, a very substantial number
administrative head of Santiago’s office. with various business groups, he will bring The Chief Executive said that all the sup- of jobs that we're bringing home. The dollar
Santiago said the callers left messages to “take home billions of dollars in investments in the port received during the trip were all geared value of the investments that are coming
it easy on the operators and the PNP” or insisting sectors of power generation, consumer prod- towards one solitary goal: a Philippines free in—just three firms—from the others that
ucts, business and knowledge processing, of hunger, ignorance and poverty. we talked to will be bringing in, plus the
that “she should present witnesses or shut up” or
process outsourcing, healthcare, garments The President is set to arrive at 3 a.m. Millennium Grant, is $2.8 billion. That will
demanding that “she should resign or else.” and leather goods, among others. today at the Ninoy Aquino International help us grow our economy and get better
According to Santiago’s executive assistant, the “Honestly, I was reluctant to visit the US Airport Centennial Terminal 2. governance going,” Aquino said before a
messages have been relayed to the senator. because foreign travels are expensive and we Speaking before a town hall meeting in live studio audience.
As immigration commissioner, for which she
was named laureate of the Magsaysay Award for
Government Service, Santiago created an urban RP flag seen inverted in NY meeting PNP to continue
legend when she reportedly commented: “I eat death
threats for breakfast.”
THE country’s flag was flown
inverted at a meeting in New York
not seek formal apology from the US on
the inverted flag issue saying that it is
implementing gun ban
between US President Barack Obama satisfied with the admission by the US THE Philippine National Police (PNP) will con-
Private schools push and Southeast Asian leaders, including government that the incident was an tinue implementing the Commission on Elections
weekend homework ban President Aquino. “honest mistake.” (Comelec)-imposed gun ban despite legal opinion
PRIVATE schools are throwing their support to This was seen in photos sent from the Presidential spokesperson Edwin from veteran election lawyer Romulo Macalintal
a Department of Education (DepEd) memorandum US during the working lunch hosted on Lacierda made the statement in re- contesting the prohibition.
prohibiting elementary school teachers from giving Friday (Saturday in Manila) by Obama sponse to a question fielded by a jour- PNP chief Director General Raul Bacalzo said
their pupils homework for the weekend even if the for Aquino and the other leaders of the nalist at Malacanang yesterday. that while the PNP respects the opinion of Ma-
directive is only meant for public schools. Association of Southeast Asian Nations The Philippine flag was displayed calintal that the gun ban implementation should
Education Secretary Armin Luistro said at the (Asean). upside down behind President Aquino begin only on Sept. 27 instead of Sept. 25, the
budget hearing they are getting so many inquiries Photos showed the flag hanging from when leaders of the Association of prohibition will be continued as mandated by the
from private schools asking if they are covered by a pole in an inverted position: The red Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) met Comelec in connection with the Oct. 25 Barangay
the order and that they are in support of it. field was atop the blue, which signifies with US President Barack Obama in and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls.
He also said some private schools are already the country is at war. An inverted flag, New York. “We respect the legal opinion of Attorney
implementing the so-called homework ban although for other countries, suggested a country The Armed Forces said it was not Macalintal, he’s a very good election lawyer, he’s
he did not identify them. is in a state of war. slighted by the inverting of the Philip- an expert on that, but in the meantime, we have
According to Luistro, Memorandum No. 392 was The flag was almost directly behind pine flag, which signified it was on a the Comelec resolution mandating us to conduct
issued due to various complaints received by the Aquino, who was seated next to the US state of war, during a meeting between checkpoint operations, declaring gun ban starting
department that school children have been getting president. Aquino and Obama in New York. September 25, so we will continue enforcing that
“too many” assignments. Malacañang, meanwhile, said it will Ronnie Santos resolution,” said Bacalzo.
In a broadcast interview, Macalintal even said
those arrested by the PNP on Sept. 25 up to Sept.
Supreme Court rebukes, fines ex-judge for sexual assault 27 for violating the gun ban should be released
THE Supreme Court has censured a retired judge for sexu- The court also ordered a P40,000 deduction from Duque's immediately.
ally assaulting a litigant when he was still in active service three retirement benefits. However, Bacalzo said the PNP will continue
years ago. The resolution stated that Duque failed to live up to the high enforcing the Comelec resolution.
In a nine-page decision penned by Senior Associate Judge Anto- moral standards of the judiciary and even transgressed the ordi- “In the event that we will arrest, confiscate
nio Carpio, the court en banc found former Las Las Pinas Regional nary norms of decency of society. firearms, we will file cases before the Department
Trial Court Branch 197 Judge Manuel Duque, who retired on Feb. “Had Judge Duque not retired, his misconduct would have of Justice and it's up to the DOJ to determine
21, 2008, guilty of impropriety and gross misconduct for sexually merited the dismissal from the service,” said the ruling promul-
the legality of our arrest or confiscation,” said
abusing Susan Reyes, a party to a land case he handled. gated Sept. 21, 2010. Ampie Galpo
Bacalzo.
4 Tuesday, September 28, 2010
dagdag pa ng aktres.
Nagugulat si Jen dahil sa nakikita
yang dyowa ay nagulat na lang ang
aktres dahil P300,000 na lang ang
Charice, pasok sa ‘21
niyang closeness between AJ and natira sa bank account niya. Ang alam
kasi niya ay milyon na ang kanyang
Under 21’ list ng
Patrick. “Very, very close na sila ni
AJ. Nakakagulat nga dahil sa ikli naipon. Billboard Magazine
H
noong time na ‘yon na nagkita sila, na Anyway, ngayon ay hiwalay na ang INDI na nga mapigil
nagkasama sila…parang ang tagal na dalawa at ang aktres ay sagana na hin- ang kasikatan ng
nilang nagkita.” di lamang sa pera kundi sa lahat ng dating Youtube sen-
Sabi pa ni Jen, hindi na siya karangyaan sa buhay. Mamahalin ang sation na si Charice Pem-
basta-basta makikinig sa mga tsismis. kanyang sasakyan, nakakapag-travel pengco, dahil pumang-apat
Aminado kasi siyang nagkasira sila siya sa buong mundo at designer siya sa “21 Under 21.”
ni Patrick dahil sa pagpatol niya sa bags at clothes ang kanyang gamit. Ang “21 Under 21” ay
sari-saring tsika. Mansion rin ang kanyang tinitirhan listahan ng prestihiyosong
“Ako kasi ‘yong taong mahilig at higit sa lahat, hindi na niya kail- Billboard Magazine ng 21
maniwala sa mga sabi-sabi. ‘Yun na angang kumayod para buhayin ang artists na may edad 21
rin ‘yung isa sa aking natutunan..na kanyang asawa. Madatung kasi ang years old and below na siguradong magru-rule sa Pop
‘wag maniwala kung kani-kanino. kanyang dyowa ngayon, as in super Culture Generation para sa susunod na 12 buwan.
Isa na rin ‘yon sa mga nakagulo. mega-rich. Natalbugan pa nga ng ating Pinay pride sa listahan
Natuto na rin ako ngayon. Hindi na Gets n’yo kung sinex siya? ang mga bigating pangalan sa Hollywood kagaya
nila Sean Kingston, na pang No.21; ang Wonder
Lovi Poe, hulog ng langit kay Rep. Singson Girls, na nasa No.16; si Miley Cyrus sa No.10; Demi
Lovato sa No. 8; Nick Jonas sa No. 6 at si Soulja
Boy sa No. 5.
H
ANGGANG ngayon pala ay ako basta-basta nakikinig kung Di pa diyan natatapos
hindi pa rin handang aminin kani-kanino.” dahil halos ka-level na nga
ni Ilocos Sur Rep. Ronald SHOWBIZ ***
“Nandiyan ni Charice na nakasungkit
Singson na dyowa niya ang actress
na si Lovi Poe.
PIZZA Noong may ka-live in siya
ay para palang gatasan lang
siya noong ng pang No. 4 sila Selena
Gomez na pumasok sa
Nang ma-interbyu kasi ni Ray- By Alex Brosas ang aktres na ito. Lahat ng trial ko. pang No. 3; Justin Bieber
mond Gutierrez sa Showbiz Central knows na the worst thing she can kanyang kinikita ay tinatabi pang No. 2, at si Taylor
ang kongresista ay ito ang kanyang do now is sermunan ako at pagalitan ng kanyang dyowa. Pagdat- That was Swift na nakakuha ng No.
sagot sa tanong ng TV host kung ako. So, she’s here. Whenever she ing niya sa bahay ay tseke o 1. Panalo di ba?!
girlfriend niya ang aktres. comes here, she’s here to support pera kaagad ang tinatanong very, very At last week nga lang
“‘Yan ang itanong mo sa kanya. me, give me strength. ng kanyang part- habang nasa Bangkok ako
Hanggang ngayon ay nagtatanong You know, it works in ner. touching ay nakita ko ang malaking CHARICE
pa rin ako.” that way.” N a n g poster ni Charice na nakalagay sa harapan ng isang
Pero inamin naman niya na nag- maghi- for me” record bar sa loob ng sikat na mall na MBK. Nagtanong
Klinaro rin ng con-
karoon nga sila ng tampuhan ni Lovi gressman na hindi kai- walay tuloy ako sa isang staff doon kung anu ang sinasabi
bago pa siya tumulak patungong langang magpaalam sila ng sa poster dahil hindi ko naiintindihan.
Hongkong hanggang sa siya ay ni Lovi sa kanya nang kan- Sa pagkakaintindi ko sa sinabi ng staff, may concert
mahuli sa Hongkong International gawin nito ang daring pala itong si Charice sa Siam Discovery at kasama pa
Airport dahil sa umano’y pagdadala pictorial para sa isang niya si David Foster, mahal ang presyo ng tikets kaya
ng bawal na droga. underwear brand. di na ko nanood. Noong Sunday pala ito ginanap.
“That’s true, that’s true that we “Lovi doesn’t need Sana patuloy na mamayagpag ang career ni Cha-
did have a disagreement but let me RONALD SINGSON rice para marami pang Filipino talents ang sumunod
to ask for my advice.
clarify this, she’s not the reason why I I told her this. I was in the correc- sa kanyang yapak. PAK!
did this or why this thing happened. I tional when this thing happened and
have so much respect for her. It could
have been something else. It could
nakatanggap ako ng sulat sa kanya.
Nag-apologize siya na hindi raw siya
HOLLYWOOD TATTLE
have been so many other things. Un-
fortunately, hindi ko lang puwedeng
nagpaalam sa akin. Sabi ko, “hindi mo
kailangang magpaalam sa akin kasi I Lindsay Lohan is
pag-usapan ‘yung details why it got
to this point.”
know that you have a good head in
your shoulders. I have full trust and
into another scandal?
Sobrang grateful ang congress- ACTRESS Lindsay Lohan has been dealt another
confidence in her.”
man sa ipinakitang pagmamahal at humiliating blow after pictures which purportedly
***
suporta ni Lovi habang siya ay nasa show her posing with a syringe and smooching
Until now ay hindi pa rin pala de-
Hongkong at hinaharap ang kaso fellow wildchild Paris Hilton were published in
sidido si Jennylyn Mercado kung ipa-
niya. the British press.
pagamit niya ang apelyido ni Patrick
“In fairness to Lovi, even after that, The “Mean Girls” actress was jailed on Friday
Garcia sa anak nilang si Alex Jazz.
nakita n’yo naman ‘yung suporta niya for failing two drug tests and violating her proba-
Nang ipanganak kasi ni Jen si
sa akin. Nandiyan siya noong trial ko. AJ ay isinunod nito ang kanyang tion, but she was allowed to walk free after posting
That was very, very touching for me. apelyido sa kanya. War pa kasi sila $300,000 bail following a successful appeal by her
Parang hindi ko yata kayang bayaran ni Patrick noon. lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley.
“Hindi pa namin napapag-usa- But the star has been hit by yet another scandal
ang utang na loob na ‘yun. Imagine,
pang dalawa. I think kailangan nam- following the publication of photographs in Britain’s
despite her busy schedule now…ang
ing mag-sit down ang talk about it. News of the World, which purportedly show Lohan
career niya…ang dami niyang proj-
Kailangan namin talagang mapag- posing suggestively with a syringe. In one snap, a
ect…may bago pa siyang billboard.
usapan. woman believed to Lohan points the syringe towards
But she still finds time to visit me
her arm while looking into the camera.
here if her schedule permits her. She’s Tingnan natin kasi kailangan pa
In other pictures, believed to be taken in 2007,
been very, very supportive.” rin naman naming mag-usap talaga.
she is purportedly seen kissing former pal, and
Ang turing nga niya kay Lovi ay Hindi pa rin naman kami talaga
fellow troubled socialite, Paris Hilton - who was
isang hulog ng langit. nakakapag-usap na kaming dalawa
handed a one-year suspended sentence earlier
“Naisip ko kanina, parang hulog lang na formal,” esplika ni Jen.
this week after she was caught with cocaine in Las
ng langit. Hindi naman as if I was “Siguro pagdating ng time na ‘yon,
LOVI POE Vegas last month.
going through hell here. I think she malalaman n’yo rin naman ‘yon,”
4 Tuesday, September 28, 2010
dagdag pa ng aktres.
Nagugulat si Jen dahil sa nakikita
yang dyowa ay nagulat na lang ang
aktres dahil P300,000 na lang ang
Charice, pasok sa ‘21
niyang closeness between AJ and natira sa bank account niya. Ang alam
kasi niya ay milyon na ang kanyang
Under 21’ list ng
Patrick. “Very, very close na sila ni
AJ. Nakakagulat nga dahil sa ikli naipon. Billboard Magazine
H
noong time na ‘yon na nagkita sila, na Anyway, ngayon ay hiwalay na ang INDI na nga mapigil
nagkasama sila…parang ang tagal na dalawa at ang aktres ay sagana na hin- ang kasikatan ng
nilang nagkita.” di lamang sa pera kundi sa lahat ng dating Youtube sen-
Sabi pa ni Jen, hindi na siya karangyaan sa buhay. Mamahalin ang sation na si Charice Pem-
basta-basta makikinig sa mga tsismis. kanyang sasakyan, nakakapag-travel pengco, dahil pumang-apat
Aminado kasi siyang nagkasira sila siya sa buong mundo at designer siya sa “21 Under 21.”
ni Patrick dahil sa pagpatol niya sa bags at clothes ang kanyang gamit. Ang “21 Under 21” ay
sari-saring tsika. Mansion rin ang kanyang tinitirhan listahan ng prestihiyosong
“Ako kasi ‘yong taong mahilig at higit sa lahat, hindi na niya kail- Billboard Magazine ng 21
maniwala sa mga sabi-sabi. ‘Yun na angang kumayod para buhayin ang artists na may edad 21
rin ‘yung isa sa aking natutunan..na kanyang asawa. Madatung kasi ang years old and below na siguradong magru-rule sa Pop
‘wag maniwala kung kani-kanino. kanyang dyowa ngayon, as in super Culture Generation para sa susunod na 12 buwan.
Isa na rin ‘yon sa mga nakagulo. mega-rich. Natalbugan pa nga ng ating Pinay pride sa listahan
Natuto na rin ako ngayon. Hindi na Gets n’yo kung sinex siya? ang mga bigating pangalan sa Hollywood kagaya
nila Sean Kingston, na pang No.21; ang Wonder
Lovi Poe, hulog ng langit kay Rep. Singson Girls, na nasa No.16; si Miley Cyrus sa No.10; Demi
Lovato sa No. 8; Nick Jonas sa No. 6 at si Soulja
Boy sa No. 5.
H
ANGGANG ngayon pala ay ako basta-basta nakikinig kung Di pa diyan natatapos
hindi pa rin handang aminin kani-kanino.” dahil halos ka-level na nga
ni Ilocos Sur Rep. Ronald SHOWBIZ ***
“Nandiyan ni Charice na nakasungkit
Singson na dyowa niya ang actress
na si Lovi Poe.
PIZZA Noong may ka-live in siya
ay para palang gatasan lang
siya noong ng pang No. 4 sila Selena
Gomez na pumasok sa
Nang ma-interbyu kasi ni Ray- By Alex Brosas ang aktres na ito. Lahat ng trial ko. pang No. 3; Justin Bieber
mond Gutierrez sa Showbiz Central knows na the worst thing she can kanyang kinikita ay tinatabi pang No. 2, at si Taylor
ang kongresista ay ito ang kanyang do now is sermunan ako at pagalitan ng kanyang dyowa. Pagdat- That was Swift na nakakuha ng No.
sagot sa tanong ng TV host kung ako. So, she’s here. Whenever she ing niya sa bahay ay tseke o 1. Panalo di ba?!
girlfriend niya ang aktres. comes here, she’s here to support pera kaagad ang tinatanong very, very At last week nga lang
“‘Yan ang itanong mo sa kanya. me, give me strength. ng kanyang part- habang nasa Bangkok ako
Hanggang ngayon ay nagtatanong You know, it works in ner. touching ay nakita ko ang malaking CHARICE
pa rin ako.” that way.” N a n g poster ni Charice na nakalagay sa harapan ng isang
Pero inamin naman niya na nag- maghi- for me” record bar sa loob ng sikat na mall na MBK. Nagtanong
Klinaro rin ng con-
karoon nga sila ng tampuhan ni Lovi gressman na hindi kai- walay tuloy ako sa isang staff doon kung anu ang sinasabi
bago pa siya tumulak patungong langang magpaalam sila ng sa poster dahil hindi ko naiintindihan.
Hongkong hanggang sa siya ay ni Lovi sa kanya nang kan- Sa pagkakaintindi ko sa sinabi ng staff, may concert
mahuli sa Hongkong International gawin nito ang daring pala itong si Charice sa Siam Discovery at kasama pa
Airport dahil sa umano’y pagdadala pictorial para sa isang niya si David Foster, mahal ang presyo ng tikets kaya
ng bawal na droga. underwear brand. di na ko nanood. Noong Sunday pala ito ginanap.
“That’s true, that’s true that we “Lovi doesn’t need Sana patuloy na mamayagpag ang career ni Cha-
did have a disagreement but let me RONALD SINGSON rice para marami pang Filipino talents ang sumunod
to ask for my advice.
clarify this, she’s not the reason why I I told her this. I was in the correc- sa kanyang yapak. PAK!
did this or why this thing happened. I tional when this thing happened and
have so much respect for her. It could
have been something else. It could
nakatanggap ako ng sulat sa kanya.
Nag-apologize siya na hindi raw siya
HOLLYWOOD TATTLE
have been so many other things. Un-
fortunately, hindi ko lang puwedeng
nagpaalam sa akin. Sabi ko, “hindi mo
kailangang magpaalam sa akin kasi I Lindsay Lohan is
pag-usapan ‘yung details why it got
to this point.”
know that you have a good head in
your shoulders. I have full trust and
into another scandal?
Sobrang grateful ang congress- ACTRESS Lindsay Lohan has been dealt another
confidence in her.”
man sa ipinakitang pagmamahal at humiliating blow after pictures which purportedly
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suporta ni Lovi habang siya ay nasa show her posing with a syringe and smooching
Until now ay hindi pa rin pala de-
Hongkong at hinaharap ang kaso fellow wildchild Paris Hilton were published in
sidido si Jennylyn Mercado kung ipa-
niya. the British press.
pagamit niya ang apelyido ni Patrick
“In fairness to Lovi, even after that, The “Mean Girls” actress was jailed on Friday
Garcia sa anak nilang si Alex Jazz.
nakita n’yo naman ‘yung suporta niya for failing two drug tests and violating her proba-
Nang ipanganak kasi ni Jen si
sa akin. Nandiyan siya noong trial ko. AJ ay isinunod nito ang kanyang tion, but she was allowed to walk free after posting
That was very, very touching for me. apelyido sa kanya. War pa kasi sila $300,000 bail following a successful appeal by her
Parang hindi ko yata kayang bayaran ni Patrick noon. lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley.
“Hindi pa namin napapag-usa- But the star has been hit by yet another scandal
ang utang na loob na ‘yun. Imagine,
pang dalawa. I think kailangan nam- following the publication of photographs in Britain’s
despite her busy schedule now…ang
ing mag-sit down ang talk about it. News of the World, which purportedly show Lohan
career niya…ang dami niyang proj-
Kailangan namin talagang mapag- posing suggestively with a syringe. In one snap, a
ect…may bago pa siyang billboard.
usapan. woman believed to Lohan points the syringe towards
But she still finds time to visit me
her arm while looking into the camera.
here if her schedule permits her. She’s Tingnan natin kasi kailangan pa
In other pictures, believed to be taken in 2007,
been very, very supportive.” rin naman naming mag-usap talaga.
she is purportedly seen kissing former pal, and
Ang turing nga niya kay Lovi ay Hindi pa rin naman kami talaga
fellow troubled socialite, Paris Hilton - who was
isang hulog ng langit. nakakapag-usap na kaming dalawa
handed a one-year suspended sentence earlier
“Naisip ko kanina, parang hulog lang na formal,” esplika ni Jen.
this week after she was caught with cocaine in Las
ng langit. Hindi naman as if I was “Siguro pagdating ng time na ‘yon,
LOVI POE Vegas last month.
going through hell here. I think she malalaman n’yo rin naman ‘yon,”
6 Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Ni McJoe
Complete the grid so every row, column
PALAISIPAN Thelma Onego
and 3 x 3 box contains every digit 3. Nilait
from 1 to 9 inclusively.
4. Mistula
5. Pang-ukol
6. Tipo ng dugo
7. Isangga
8. Umibis
9. Tanong
10. Marami
12. Likod ng tuhod
16. Tabas
20. Yamutin
Globe Head for Corporate Communications Yolanda C. Crisanto and
21. Intindi Globe Head for Network Technologies Strategy Emmanuel Estrada
22. Baba hand over to UST Vice Rector Fr. Pablo Tiong, OP, the ceremonial
23. Abrigo SIM card especially created by Globe for UST.
24. Bituka
25. Tira Globe issues UST SIM
PAHALANG 22. Inililiko
26. Tatay card to commemorate
Previous puzzle solution 29. Malaking
27. Otso
28. Singaw
400th anniversary
1. Duyan tindahan Leading telecommunications provider Globe
7. Suman 30. Pampakinis Telecom has created a special multi-function SIM
11. Itinatapon ng kahoy card for the University of Sto. Tomas (UST) in
13. Ina 31. Ibura commemoration of the 400th year anniversary of
the country’s oldest university.
14. Ginaw 32. Maraming
The UST SIM comes with free text messages
15. Isip ginagawa which allow the school administration to text blast
16. Urupil 33. Hilo announcements and reminders to students, faculty
17. Biyak 34. Kopra and staff in an easy, reliable and personal way.
18. Ukitan Aside from the customized SIM content, UST
19. Pangalan PABABA SIM card holders as well as all other Globe partner-
ng babae communities can enjoy a significantly reduced
call rate of P0.05 per second or P3 per minute to
20. Intindi 1. Akala
any Globe and TM subscriber. This is 50 percent
21. Bulong 2. Hintayin lower than the original P0.10 per second (P6 per
sagot sa nakaraan
minute) special call rate previously given to them.
Regular call rate is P6.50 per minute.
PCG joins clean-up drive Likewise, Globe brought down its SMS rates
to P0.50 per text message to any Globe and TM
THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ex- subscriber which is 33 percent cheaper than the
pressed its willingness to be involved again in old rate of P0.75 per SMS. Regular SMS rate is P1
the clean-up operations to help rid the Manila per text message.
Bay of garbage. The new UST SIM card launch was held dur-
As part of the observance of the 25th Inter- ing the recent Globe-UST Alumni Homecoming
national Coast Clean up Day last Saturday, the attended by Globe employees who are also UST
PCG collected 1,500 sacks of garbage from three Alumni.
different points of the Manila Bay. “Globe continues to innovate its products and
The clean-up operations were also conducted services to make them meaningful to our custom-
as part of the celebration of the Maritime Week. ers. We are pleased to provide the personalized
It was also part of the event of the Maritime SIM card to UST, one of our valued partner com-
Training Council. munities. Now, our fellow Thomasians will also
This was not the first time the PCG got involved experience the power of the Globe SIM. This is
in clean-up operation at the Manila Bay. Joint tree planting project our way of giving back to the university that has
Last year, the PCG also conducted clean-up Officials and staff of the News Information Bureau (NIB) under the Presidential Communications Opera- nurtured us. UST, being the largest university in
operations after the “Ondoy” typhoon. tion Office and the Subic Base Metropolitan Authority conduct a joint tree-planting activity at Mt. Sta.
the Philippines in terms of population deserves
Captain Lyndon La Torre, PCG- Marine Rita, Sitio Pastolan, Hermosa, Bataan as part of the celebrations marking the Civil Service Commission
Month. The NIB participants were led by NIB Director Brando F. Merrera (2nd from left, foreground), only the best in telecommunications services,”
Environmental Protection (MEP) deputy chief said Yoly C. Crisanto, head of Globe Corporate
Philippines News Agency General Manager Vittorio V. Vitug (extreme left) and NIB Administrative Officer
of staff, said the PCG collected 1,500 sacks of Efren Santelices (2nd from right). Communications Division.
garbage during the four-hour clean up activity
on Saturday.
Joining the 200 PCG personnel were staff
DENR partners with LGUs, NGOs vs smoke belchers
from the Department Environment and Natural THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources pines president Elisea Gozun.
Resources (DENR), Maritime Training Council (DENR) said it has partnered with other government agencies, local The signing of the agreement also marked the launching of the
(MTC) and employees of the local governments government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila and non-government campaign to transform the metropolis’ main circumferential road
such as Pasay City and Manila City. organizations (NGOs) to rid Edsa and other main thoroughfares of into a “Ligtas Hangin” zone.
Some students from different schools also smoke-belching vehicles. “This program is a concrete action in response to President
joined the activity. This developed after DENR Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje signed Aquino’s directive to clean the air in Metro Manila,” said Paje.
The PCG said there were three points which
were subjects of the clean-up operations namely an agreement with Metro Manila Development Authority General “We are very pleased that the private sector, specifically the NGOs
the Longos Creek along Coastal Road in Cavite, Manager Robert Nacianceno, Renato Pineda, Jr. of the Partnership and civil society, has committed to partner with the government
SM Mall of Asia (MOA) in Pasay City and the for Clean Air, representatives of the local governments of Quezon in this because we need to redouble our efforts to realize our goal
Baywalk area in Manila City. City, Makati City and San Juan City, and Earth Day Network Philip- of reducing air pollution in the metropolis by 30 percent.”
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 7
Our Daily Bread Manila MMDA to release ‘blueprint’ vs flooding
I read about Captain Ray Baker who flew for
leaders THE government plans to institute development development.
the Strategic Air Command during the Vietnam
War. The Air Force trained him, along with the
protest parameters aimed at minimizing flooding in Metro
Manila, the Philippines' top urban hub, to help lessen
Such existing land use is contributing to Metro
Manila's flooding woes as natural drainage of water
other pilots, to run out of their barracks to their IIRC report death and destruction from such disaster. is hampered, he noted.
planes at the sound of a buzzer. Many times OFFICIALS and em- “We can't avoid flooding but we can reduce this He believes planning parameters are needed so
during dinner he had to drop his utensils and and its consequences,” Metropolitan Manila Devel- future development in areas concerned would not
ployees of the Manila
bolt to his bomber. He had been trained to further impede water flow and clog drainage.
City Hall, and even of opment Authority (MMDA) chairperson Francis
respond to the call with immediate obedience.
He was so well-trained that one day while on barangays yesterday Tolentino said during a Palace briefing yesterday.
furlough, he ran out of a restaurant when he protested the result of Tolentino noted the parameters will be spelled out
heard a buzzer. the Incident Investiga- in a document called 'Manila Blueprint 2030'.
When Jesus called His first followers, they tion and Review Com- MMDA targets to have this blueprint next year,
had an immediacy in their response to His call. mittee (IIRC) investiga- he said.
The call of these fishermen was abrupt. Yet tion, which held Manila Metro Manila’s local government units (LGUs)
“they immediately left their nets and followed
Him” (Mark 1:18). The author of this account, Mayor Alfredo Lim and must align with this blueprint respective land use
Mark, may have wanted to impress upon Vice Mayor Isko Moreno and development plans, he continued. Land use will
his readers the authority of Jesus. When He liable for mishandling be among the blueprint's main concerns.
extended the call, these men jumped to obey the August 23 hostage Tolentino raised urgency for focusing on this
because helping people enter the kingdom of incident. concern, noting residential and non-residential
God was a more compelling adventure and a The officials of Manila structures already occupy Metro Manila areas which
grander vision than catching fish. said the protest move experts identified earlier as being not suitable for
When Jesus issues a call to follow Him, He
doesn’t want us to delay. He expects immedi- was to show their sup-
ate obedience when it comes to telling others port for Lim and Moreno
the good news. Bring someone the story of during the yesterday’s
salvation today! flag raising ceremony at
Go to the lost, in the home, in the mart, the Manila City Hall.
Delay no longer, today make a start; Manila officials and
Tell them of Jesus who bled for their sin— barangay leaders, and
From byways of darkness bring others to Him.
—Houghton
also executives from pri-
vate sectors, wore black
ribbons and armbands