October 30, 2008 Libre Issue

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VOL. 7 NO. 257 • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2008

GANDANG RALYISTA

SUOT ang kanilang bikini, nagsagawa ng ‘rally’ noong Martes sa poolside ng Traders Hotel sa Pasay City ang 85 kalahok sa 2008 Miss Earth pageant, na nagsusulong sa pangangalaga sa kalikasan at pagpapalaganap sa kaaalaman hinggil sa pagkasira nito. Sa Nob. 9 kokoronahan ang bagong reyna.

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ANTAY-SARADO sa isang silid sa St. Luke’s Medical Center sa Quezon City ang napakahalagang deportee sa P728-milyong fertilizer scam. At mula nang tanggapin siya sa pagamutan Martes ng gabi, wala pang nailalabas na medical bulletin hinggil sa kanyang kalagayang pangkalusugan.

Nasa Suite 2016 sa Annex 2 ng south wing ng gusali si Jocelyn “Joc-joc” Bolante. Sinasamahan siya ng kanyang kabiyak at anak na lalaki, sinabi sa INQUIRER kahapon ng dalawang kawani ng Office of the Senate Sergeant at Arms. Hindi bababa sa walong lalak-

ing naka-barong at may hawak na radyo ang napansin ng INQUIRER sa paligid ng silid ni Bolante. Nagbabantay din sa dating agriculture undersecretary ang mga taga-Philippine National Police Security Office at security personnel ng pagamutan. Wala pang isang araw, um-

abot na sa P55,097.40 ang bayarin sa pagkakaospital ni Bolante, kasama na ang diskwento sa ilang pagsusuri. Hiniling umano ng abogado ni Bolante na dalhin siya agad sa pagamutan dahil sa papananakit ng dibdib (Tignan ang pinagbago ng hitsura ni Bolante sa Page 2).

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Migration panlaban sa krisis ng mundo

“Migration can and should be a tool to help lift us out of this economic crisis. Now, more than ever, politicians and policymakers need to cooperate across borders. Only in this way can we draw the greatest

possible development benefits from migration,” ani Ban sa kanyang talumpati. Ngunit nagsimula nang bumaligtad ang benepisyong pangekonomiya ng pangingibang-bansa bunsod ng krisis, ani Ban.

Marami na ang nawawalan ng trabaho at humihina ang pagpapadala ng pera. Aniya, makatutulong sa pag-unlad ang migration kung pangangalagaan ang karapatan ng mga migrante at igagalang sila. Kaya naman hinikayat niya ang mga bansa na maglatag ng mga patakarang “triple win”—para sa bansang pinanggalingan, bansang pinuntahan, at para sa mga migrante mismo.

P I N A K I U S A PA N n g mga makakalikasan kahapon ang Intramuros Administration na hayaang mabuhay ang 27 sa 29 na punong pinutol noong nakaraang buwan sa isang parke malapit sa Manila Cathedral. Ang mga puno, na pinutol upang mas makita ang simbahan, ay papalitan sana ng

mga uring “historically acceptable.” Tinuring na “death convicts” ang mga puno dahil sa mga numerong ipininta sa mga tuod, sinabi ni Mother Earth Philippines Network convenor Odette Alcantara na ayaw pang sumuko ng 27 sa mga puno dahil may mga bagong usbong pa ang

mga ito. “Please they do not want to die. Do not insist on killing them,” ani Alcantara habang sinusuri nito, kasama ang mga eksperto mula sa Manila Seedling Bank Foundation, ang mga tuod sa paligid ng Plaza Roma sa Intramuros upang tingnan kung alin pa ang buhay. JI Andrade

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SA PANGINGIBANG-BANSA maiibsan ang epekto ng krisis sa pananalapi sa mundo, sinabi ni UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon kahapon sa mga pamahalaang kasali sa ika-2 Global Forum on Migration and Development sa Maynila.

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NANGAYAYAT. Nakasakay sa wheel chair si dating agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn ‘Joc-joc’ Bolante sa pagdating niya sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport Martes ng gabi. Ihambing ito sa luma niyang larawan (inset) upang makita ang pagbabago sa hitsura. ROGER MARGALLO

NAGBABALA ang mga pinuno ng negosyo kahapon na nakapagpapawatak at maaari pang samantalahin ng ilan ang panawagan ng pinuno ng Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines na maghanda sa isang “new government.” Tinukoy ni Donald Dee, chair emeritus ng

Negosyante tutol sa 5 obispo Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, ang pahayag na inisyu noong Martes ni Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo kasama si Pangasinan Archbishop Oscar Cruz at mga obispong sina Socrates Villegas, Joel Baylon at Jose Sorra. Ani Dee, tinawagan niya si Lagdameo, sinabing “One statement that you made which we cannot accept—and will never accept—is that we need a new government.” Aniya, wala sa tamang panahon ang naturang panawagan “Your statement is creating havoc. We’re now in disarray. Your statement is dividing

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the people that you seek to help,” ani Dee sa pangulo ng CBCP Ayon kay Dee, pinaliwanag ni Lagdameo na nasa konteksto ng halalang 2010 ang panawagan ng mga obispo. Aniya, nagbabala siya sa arsobispo na maaaring magamit ng ilang sektor ang pahayag nito upang maglakas loob na kum i l o s s a i b a n g d ireksyon. “Businessmen need a calm environment to work in. Instead of teaching the people, you are confusing them,” ani Dee kay L a g d a m e o . C V E sguerra, N Bordadora, T Quismundo

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Romel M. Lalata Dennis U. Eroa Armin P. Adina Cenon B. Bibe Graphic artist

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ROMEL M. LALATA, Editor

Has Heart found a new man? H

By Dolly Ann Carvajal

AS Heart Evangelista found a new love after Jericho Rosales? She is often seen with FD, a 32-year-old scion of a prominent clan who’s into shipping and real estate.

Honeymooners

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Paolo Santos and his wife Jiji are off to Europe for their honeymoon. “We will be taking a Mediterranean cruise. It’s a gift from my father-in-law,” says

Masaya si Kris Aquino

commercial si NBA superstar TELESERYE daw ng mga “tanKobe Bryant. ga” ang Iisa Pa Lamang. At ang maganda, kasama Parang totoo ’yan kapag niya sa naturang commercial si pinanood mo ang mga eksena Michael Phelps. sa teleserye na ’yan. Bongga! Lalo na nitong mga Abangan n’yo nakaraang ’yan... episode. *** Kapag Dahil mataas pinanood mo taang ratings ng laga ’yong mga Deal Or No Deal eksena, maloloka Nap Gutierrez ni Kris Aquino, ka talaga sa [email protected] extended pa ito pagkaka-execute to another season. ng mga eksena. Masaya si Kris dahil kahit na Katulad na lang noong mga tinapatan na siya ng malakas na barilan, ’yong kumprontasyon Family Feud, name-maintain nina Claudine Barreto at Cherry niya ang magandang showing Pie Picache, ’yong pagkalaglaglag sa kumunoy ni Cherry Pie sa ratings chart. Samantala, eight weeks lang pati na ’yong pagsubok ni Claudaw ang pinirmahan ni Kris na dine na iligtas siya gamit ang isang maliit na kahoy, ’yong mga kontrata para sa kanyang paglabas sa The Buzz. habulan ng pulis, ’yong sunPero ako, hindi naniniwalang tukan nina Gabby Concepcion at Jestoni Alarcon, ’yong mga ekse- hanggang eight weeks lang si Kris sa The Buzz. nang basta-basta na lang naka*** papasok ang kung sinu-sino sa Marami ang naghintay sa bahay ng Mayor, at napakarami salpukan ng dalawang showbiz pang iba na nakakaloka. programs noong Linggo. Minsan nga, naiisip ko kung Sa The Buzz, dahil sa big bakit pumayag si Claudine Barcomeback ni Kris bilang isa sa reto na maging bida sa ganihosts ng show. tong klase ng teleserye. Sa Showbiz Central, dahil na*** man sa magiging pahayag ni May lalabas na bagong TV

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Pia Guanio sa mga issue sa kanila ni Vic Sotto. At narito po ang overnight ratings noong Linggo: Showbiz Central 12.8% vs, The Buzz 10%. *** Hindi si Heart Evangelista ang magiging leading lady ni Robin Padilla sa darating na tv series ng GMA 7 na Totoy Bato. Yan kasi ang natsi-tsismis. Ang totoo—si Regine Velasquez. Ang role kasi ng babae sa seryeng ito ay isang singer kaya better choice nga naman si Regine. And besides, may ibang project si Heart at ’yan ay isa ring TV series kung saan makakasama niya si Mark Anthony Fernandez. Luna Mystica ang title ng seryeng ito nina Heart at Mark. *** Habang tumatagal, gumaganda ang istorya ng Kahit Isang Saglit. At habang dumadaan ang panahon, marami ang nai-in love sa malaysian actress na si Carmen Soo. Very pleasant ang mukha niya at Pilipinang-Pilipina ang dating.

Pao. “My gift to her is an LV bag to use on our trip.” At their wedding, the Acoustic King ended up performing. “The highlight of the program was when Jiji and I did a duet. She’s not a pro but for the love of me napakanta siya. Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang ang kinanta namin! ’Di bagay sa bagong kasal. Para sa mga nagtataksil ang song na ’yon (laughs)!” The carefree bachelor in Pao has taken a bow and made a vow to love Ji for better, for worse and for good.

Rocking the boat

Just when a celebrity couple thought all is well in their domestic front, here comes a relative rocking the boat again. “Sinisiraan niya ako sa mga friends ko through Facebook. ’Yong mga guys that I declined to be my contacts and blocked, kinokontak niya at pinalalabas niya na I’m flirting with them. Sinasabi niya sa husband ko na ka-chat ko raw this or that guy,” laments the wife. “Magaling siya mag-brainwash. Goal niya ata sirain ang pamilya namin.” Haunting them in time for Halloween?

Proud single mom

Energo Energy drink Girl Valerie Concepcion is always revved up on and off cam. She was hyper during the fourth

PAOLO Santos and wife Jiji are off to a European honeymoon. birthday of her love child Fiona. “Tinkerbell ang theme ng party niya,” says the single mom. “Her ninong JC de Vera, ninangs Angel Locsin and Mariel Rodriquez came.” That should put an end to rumors that she and Mariel are not getting along well as cohosts of Wowowee. Fiona’s dad wasn’t around. “Wala na kaming communication ng dad niya. Since Fiona’s birth, he has never seen her. But what’s important is masaya si Fiona noong birthday niya.” Single motherhood doubles the sense of fulfillment for Val.

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“He’s cultured and unassuming. The type of guy you would want to bring home to grandma,” says a common friend. Will Heart’s protective parents welcome FD into their home? Her ex Echo got to enter Ongpauco territory only during her birthday last year (after years of going steady)—and they split up shortly after. Will FD entrance Heart’s folks enough so his entry into their home wouldn’t take too long?

Si Jackson Agapay Chan ang Weather Hunk for the Week ng Libre

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Maulap na papawirin na may pulu-pulong pag-ulan. Mag-tent sa sementaryo.

Makulimlim pa rin. ’Wag kalimutan ang jacket bago pumunta sa simbahan.

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RP pugs coming home sans medals but with bags full of experience By Dennis U. Eroa GUADALAJARA, Mexico—Light flyweight Gerson Nietes Jr. and lightweight Rolando Tacuyan bowed to superior rivals and abruptly brought the curtains down on the Philippine campaign in the First International Boxing Association (AIBA) Youth World Championships Tuesday at the Lopez Mateos Gymnasium here. The 16-year-old Nietes never found an answer against Uzbekistan´s Jasurbek Latipov and lost, 17-6, while Tacuyan allowed Japanese Kenki Toda to dominate the bout in the first three rounds to fall, 12-8. Welbeth Loberamis

(flyweight), Aston Francis Palicte (bantamweight) and Glicerio Catolico III (featherweight) earlier bowed out of the tournament among the world’s best young boxers aged 17-18. Overall, the Filipinos, who trained in Havana, Cuba for almost a month before the tournament, won three bouts with Loberamis, Nietes and Tacuyan surviving their opening assignments. Nietes admitted he was frustrated by his failure to crack the solid defense put up by Latipov. Like Nietes, the power-punching Tacuyan fell behind early against Toda and

needed a solid fourth round to reduce the margin of victory by the Japanese. Latipov and Toda made it to the quarterfinals and need just one more win to secure a bronze medal. Latipov meets Aliaksei Haletsich of Belarus while Toda battles Raymond Moylett of Ireland. Cuban coach Dagoberto Rojas Scott left the venue immediately, but assistant mentor Elmer Pamisa said the nationals will use their spare time to spar with boxers from the countries before going home. “We need to gain more experience and exposure,” said Pamisa.

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DENNIS U. EROA, Editor

Express lumipad sa tres ni David

ISANG tres ni Gary David sa mga huling sandali ang nagpanalo sa Air21 laban sa Alaska, 109-107, sa pagpapatuloy kagabi ng KFC Philippine Cup sa Araneta Coliseum. Buong gabing nag-press ang Express laban sa Aces at sa huling segundo ay ibinato ni David ang bola mula sa labas at habang bantay ni Willie Miller. Bago iyon, si Miller din ang nagbigay ng lamang sa Aces, 107-106, na may 62 segundo pa ang natitira. Umakyat ang Express sa kartang 3-3 panalo-talo habang ikalawang sunod na talo naman iyon ng Alaska (4-2). Makukuha na ng San Miguel ang solo lead ngayong gabi kung malalampasan nila ang Sta. Lucia sa Ynares Arena sa Pasig simula alas-6 ng gabi. Musong R. Castillo

Pacquiao pagtutulungan nina Valero at De la Hoya NABIGO ang knockout artist na si Edwin Valero na makaharap si Manny Pacquiao kaya tutulungan na lang niya si Oscar De la Hoya. Ibinunyag ng isang website na nakalinya na ang Venezuelan bilang sparring partner ni De la

Hoya na nagsasanay ngayon sa Big Bear camp sa California. “Edwin Valero, the unbeaten destroyer of so many tuk tuk drivers far and wide, is joining (De la Hoya’s) camp in Big Bear as a sparring partner,” sabi ni Michael Marley sa boxingconfi-

dential.com kahapon. Si Valero ay may kartang 240 at lahat ng panalo niya ay sa knockout, 19 sa unang round. Sa kabila ng animo nakasisindak na rekord ay wala pang tinalo si Valero na may malaking pangalan kaya ninais niya noon

na makaharap si Pacquiao. “Is this really a big deal?” ani Marley. “I suppose so for a oneday publicity hit but the freeswinging Valero is not exactly a carbon copy of Pinoy idol Manny Pacquiao in the ring.” Francis TJ Ochoa

Si Pangilinan ang napiling chair kapalit ni dating Rep. Raul Daza. Samantala, pumalit na pangulo si Ricky Vargas kahalili ni Manny Lopez na namuno sa samahan mula pa noong 1995. Pinuri ng ilan si Lopez dahil sa kanyang “act of supreme sacrifice” sa pagpayag niya na maging pangalawang pangulo na lang ng asosasyon. Si Pangilinan at Vargas, na isa ring senior executive sa

PLDT at Smart, ay mga namumuno rin sa Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas bilang pangulo at pangalawang pangulo. Kabilang sa mga bagong opisyal na uupo simula Enero 1, 2009, ay sina Patrick Gregorio bilang secretary general at ang abogadong si Liberato Reyna (Region 1) bilang auditor. Ang lahat ng 17 miyembro mula sa mga rehiyon ay nahalal muli sa puwesto.

Binigyan si Pangilinan ng dagdag na katungkulan bilang kinatawan para sa sektor ng mga foundation, si Vargas bilang kinatawan sa business sector at si Philippine Sports Commission chair Butch Ramirez para sa Region 11. “It’s a welcome development, we didn’t lose anybody but instead gained more,” ani National Capital Region director Ruben Roque. MA Reyes

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