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MAGAT DAM BECKONS A flock of egrets rests on a floating bamboo tree, waiting for prey of wild fresh water fishes in this captivating photo taken at the Magat Dam Reservoir in Ramon, Isabela, yesterday,
which was also Earth Day that has been observed globally for the past 46 years. (Ceasar M. Perante)

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BUSINESS
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Bangladesh Bank exposed to
business
hackers by cheap switches
Infrastructure financing
in Asia shows no sign of
slowing down ADB
BDO targets P26-B profit
guidance in 2016, posts
P5.5-B earnings in Q1
lifestyle
Mean mommy
Sometimes,children
needmore tough
love

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entertainment
Andi Eigenmann: Cannes,
here we go!
Beyond the prestige of
competing in this years
Cannes Film Festival,
actress Andi Eigenmann
is proud of MaRosa as
the Brillante Mendoza
opus tackles social
issues.

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Manila

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Tides: High: 11:16 p.m. 0.53m

Low:
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Sunrise: 5:38 a.m.

Sunset: 6:11 p.m.

56.7M ballots cleared

Comelec starts dispatching them
to over 92,000 precincts on April 25
By LESLIE ANN G. AQUINO

he Commission on Elections
(Comelec) is now ready to
dispatch the 56.7 million ballots to over 92,000 precincts
nationwide after they passed the rigid
verification process of the poll body.
The verification process is a procedure in which each ballot is manually fed to the Vote Counting Machines
(VCMs) to determine if it contains the

proper security features and specification set by the Comelec.

Ballots that do not comply with the
Comelec security features and specification are rejected by the VCMs. These
defective ballots are then quarantined
and re-printed until they pass the verification process.
This process ensures that no defective ballot shall reach the precincts and
be used on Election Day.
Aside from detecting de

Purple Rain
superstar
Prince
dies at 57

Kin cant find 78-year-old

mother after Senate
inquiry on Kidapawan
By MALU CADELINA MANAR

KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato

A 78-year-old woman, who had just
testified before a Senate committee
investigating the deadly dispersal of

By The ASSOCIATED PRESS

The United States (US) and Britain

have warned their citizens to stay away
from the Sulu archipelago where suspected Muslim extremists are behind
a wave of kidnappings, including those

By REUTERS

of 18 Indonesian and Malaysian tugboat

crewmen.
The US State Department warned
Americans in an advisory Thursday to
defer non-essential travel to the Sulu
archipelago due to the high
threat of kidnapping of inter

Protect yourself,
Comelec official
tells voters after
database breach
By LESLIE ANN G. AQUINO
and SAMUEL P. MEDENILLA

NEW MILITARY CHIEF Outgoing Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of

Staff Gen. Hernando DCA Iriberri (left) shakes hands with incoming acting AFP
Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Glorioso Miranda (right) at the Change of Command and
Retirement Ceremonies in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, yesterday. Looking on
is President Aquino. (Richard V. Vias)

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PRINCE
Music
legend dies
at 57.

Kidapawan farmers last April 1, has

failed to come home, according to her
son Quirico Berdin.
Berdin said his family had last seen
Valentina Berdin on television

last Wednesday when their

US, Britain warn citizens

to stay off Sulu archipelago
This issue of the Philippine
Panorama featuring Fresh
Revolution comes with
tomorrows Manila Bulletin.

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A Commission on Elections
(Comelec) official yesterday advised
registered voters who feel that their
personal information may have been
compromised following the database
breach on the poll bodys website to
take precautionary steps to protect
themselves.
For safety considerations, you
might as well protect yourself as though
you are at risk, Comelec spokesman
James Jimenez said yesterday.
If you feel that you are affected, we
recommend you change your

password immediately. To

@manilabulletin

Prince, the innovative pop superstar

whose songwriting and eccentric stage
presence electrified fans around the
world with hits including Purple Rain

and When Doves Cry, died on Thursday in Minnesota. He was 57.

His influential, genre-defying music blended jazz, funk, R&B, disco and
rock, winning seven Grammy

Awards and an Oscar.

Poe: I have no
funds to pay people
to attend my rallies
By HANNAH L. TORREGOZA

PUERTO PRINCESA Presidential candidate and Senator Grace

Poe yesterday denied allegations of vote-buying thrown at

Roxas accuses Duterte, NPAs

of harassing LP mayors
By AARON B. RECUENCO

Liberal Party (LP) presidential

candidate Mar Roxas accused yester-

day the New Peoples Army (NPA) of

threatening some mayors in Panay to
refrain from campaigning
for him.

Binay seeks INC endorsement

By ELLSON A. QUISMORIO

United Nationalist Alliance (UNA)

standard-bearer Vice President Jejomar Binay has formally sought

the endorsement of influential blocvoting religious group Iglesia Ni Cristo

(INC).
Joey Salgado, UNA campaign coordinator, confirmed

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National News

Saturday, April 23, 2016

PNoy downplays Kris presidential

chopper ride to Cebu LP sortie
By GENALYN D. KABILING

IPA CITY, BATANGAS

Television personality Kris
Aquino can ride the presidential helicopter because she is a
member of the First Family, and likewise
because she is one of the countrys top
taxpayers.
This, in a nutshell, was the defense of
President Aquino over his sisters use of
government-owned helicopter during a
recent campaign sortie in Cebu.
Hindi ko rin nakita kung ano yung
pinuna nila. Tanong ko lang: Siguro
batid naman nang lahat na isa siya sa
pinakamalaking individual taxpayer [I
dont see what they are criticizing. May
I ask: Maybe everyone knows that she is
one of the biggest individual taxpayers
in the country], Aquino said in a media
interview here.
The President explained that he

wanted to show Kris the achievements

of his administration by visiting places
across the country. He said his detractors are hurling criticisms against his
sister because they have nothing better
to do.
The Presidents youngest sister has
drawn flak for riding one of the Presidents Bell helicopters while campaigning for the Liberal Partys candidates
in Cebu.
Several netizens have criticized
Aquinos use of government resources for
partisan political activity, which is prohib-

ited by the countrys election law.

But Aquino sees nothing wrong with
Kris boarding his helicopters which
bear the Presidents seal. The Chief
Executive recalled that his sister was
among those who endured martial law
and now deserves to enjoy the fruits of
the democracy.
Gusto ko namang ipakita sa kanya:
Tingnan mo ang resulta na talagang
nagiging makabuluhan at may saysay
itong demokrasyang ipinaglaban ng mga
magulang natin [I wanted to show her:
Look at the results of the democracy

President Benigno Aquino III

Kris Aquino

fought by our parents], Aquino said.

Malacaang earlier maintained
that there was nothing irregular with
Kris Aquinos use of the Presidents
helicopters.

Presidential Communications Operations Secretary Herminio Coloma

Jr. said members of the Presidents immediate family are allowed to ride with
him in official government vehicles.

Iriberri retires; Miranda designated acting AFP chief

Lieutenant Gen. Glorioso Miranda
has been designated as acting Chief
of Staff of the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP) until a new one is

appointed by the counlabing mga buwan ng

trys next president.
ating termino [Although
In a ceremony held
I can no longer appoint
in Camp Aguinaldo,
a chief of staff due to the
Miranda replaced Gen.
provisions of the ConstiHernando Iriberri who
tution, I am confident
retired from the serthe replacement of Gen.
vice on Friday after
Iriberri would continue
reaching the mandathe good things he inititory retirement age
ated in the remaining
of 56.
months of our term],
President Aquino,
Aquino said.
in his remarks, exMagiging acting
Iriberri
plained that he was
chief of staff si Lt. Gen.
unable to appoint a new military chief
Glorioso Miranda, na kilala sa pagigdue to a constitutional ban on appointing mapanuri at maparaan bilang
ments.
strategist at sundalo [Lt. Gen. Glorioso
Miranda, a member of the PhilipMiranda, known for being analytical
pine Military Academy class of 1983,
and resourceful strategist and soldier,
was named AFP vice chief of staff last
will be the acting chief of staff], he
month.
added.
Bagaman hindi na tayo makakaSec. 15, Art. VII of the 1987 Constitupagtalaga ng Chief of Staff dahil sa mga
tion provides that a President or acting
pamantayan ng Saligang Batas, tiwala
President shall not make appointments
pa rin tayo na ang papalit kay Gen. Iribtwo months before the next elections
erri ay maipagpapatuloy ang maganda
and up to the end of his term.
niyang nasimulan, sa nalaExempted from the appointment

ban are temporary appointments to

executive positions when vacancies
would prejudice public service or endanger public safety.
Miranda previously ser ved as
commanding general of the Northern
Luzon Command. He also became the
commanding general of the Armys 7th
Infantry Division in Nueva Ecija.
The President, meantime, lauded
the professionalism, competence and
dedication of Iriberri during the retirement ceremony.
Under Iriberris watch, Aquino
said the military has neutralized high
value targets such as Moroccan bomb
instructor Mohammad Khattab and
New Peoples Army leader Maria Concepcion Bocala.
Aquino said 52 of the 76 provinces
affected by the communist rebels
activities have become peaceful and
ready for fuller development.
Of the 52 provinces, 21 have been
declared peaceful during the term of
Iriberri as Army chief and AFP chief
of staff. (Genalyn D. Kabiling)

Mandate of rights victims claims board extended

By Genalyn D. Kabiling and Madel Sabater Namit

President Aquino has

signed a new law extending
the life of the board processing the claims of martial law
victims until May 2018.
Republic Act No. 10766,
signed last April 19, amends
Section 29 of RA 10368 to
give the Human Rights Victims Claims Board an additional two years in its work
period.
The human rights board
was originally given a period
from May 12, 2014 to May 12,
2016 to complete its work.
RA 10368, or the Human
Rights Victims Reparation
and Recognition Act of 2013,

included a P10-billion compensation fund for the martial law victims

sourced from recovered assets of the
family of the late former president
Ferdinand E. Marcos.
Section 29 of the new law now
reads: The Board shall complete
its work within four years from May
12, 2014. After such period, it shall
become functus officio.
The new law takes effect upon
publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
The extended life of the human
rights claims board was proposed
by lawmakers to give it more time
to process mounting claims from
human rights victims during the
martial law period.

So far, the board has reportedly received more than 75,000

applications for reparation from
human rights victims. The board,
however, has deliberated on only
around 11,071 of the claims it has
received.
President Aquino signed into law
RA No. 10368 during the anniversary
of the EDSA I Revolution in 2013.
The President appointed the
Chairperson and members of the
Human Rights Victims Claims Board
on February 10, 2014.
The members of the claims board
include Chairperson Lina Sarmiento, lawyers Wilfred Asis , Galuasch
Ballaho, Byron Bocar, Chito Gascon,
Glenda Litong, Jacqueline Mejia
and physicians Aurora Parong and
Erlinda Senturias.

PH, Seychelles ink tourism, cooperation agreements

By Roy C. Mabasa

The Philippines and Seychelles inked two agreements

this week, part of new areas of
cooperation between the two
island nations.
In a one-on-one interview
with Manila Bulletin, visiting
Principal Secretary in the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
the Republic of Seychelles Ambassador Maurice LoustauLalanne disclosed that one of
the agreements has to do with
his country's tourism academy
partnership with Lyceum of
the Philippines specifically the
faculty that deals with tourism
and hotel management.
"The agreement will provide an exchange of lecturers
and students," said Ambassador Loustau-Lalanne.
"That means Filipino lecturers can come to Seychelles
at our expense and they will
lecture our students in key
areas where the Philippines
had an advantage, for example
in area of health tourism like
massage, sauna or certain
medical tourism intervention."
"As Seychelles is a fivestar holiday destination, some
students or any other students
from the ASEAN who are
studying in the Philippines can
get exposed and get their practical training in Seychelles and
get a different experience," he
added.
According to Loustau-Lalanne, who studied Aviation
in the United Kingdom, the
agreement can be implement-

ed swiftly, hopefully within a year.

On the other hand, the second agreement signed during Loustau-Lalanne's
visit is strictly bilateral cooperation
between the foreign affairs ministry of
the two countries.
The two governments are also looking at some other areas in trade and
investment.

"We have certain amount of imports

from the Philippines, items like furniture, canned fruit, and other canned
food products," said Ambassador Loustau-Lalanne, who is visiting the Philippines for the first time. "We think there
are new areas in promoting our small
and micro medium enterprises especially for tourism products."

Former solon faces charges

over P200-M PDAF misuse
By Jun Ramirez

Former Albay Congressman Edcel

Lagman is facing graft and corruption
charges before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) for alleged misuse of
his Priority Development Assistance
Fund (PDAF) amounting to more than
P200 million.
Based on the report submitted
yesterday to the anti-graft agency, the
Commission on Audit (COA) stated
that the former lawmaker diverted a
portion of his pork barrel fund outside
his legislative district and benefitted
private individuals.
Included in the complaint is former
Mayor Cielo Krisel Lagman-Luistro of
Tabaco City, Albay.
The COA reported that between
2007 and 2009 the former lawmaker
utilized his PDAF worth P86 million
for various projects in Quezon City,
Pampanga and Nueva Ecija.
It said Lagman spent more than
P18 million in the construction of a
clubhouse located inside a private
subdivision in Quezon City.
He allegedly extended loans
amounting to P1.6 million to San Carlos
Agro-Industrial Multi-Purpose Coop-

erative and Bacolod-Tayhi Homeworks

Association in his province without
any project proposal and request from
beneficiaries.
COA stated that the financial assistance was anomalous as it was granted
to private entities.
It said that Lagman also extended
more than P26-million scholarship
grants to certain individuals even
though beneficiaries did not ask for
it.
There was also no proof that students were enrolled in any school,
COA stated.
Lagman also charged against his
PDAF the purchase of various supplies
and projects worth P127 million for
Tabaco City wherein Lagman-Luistro
was the sitting mayor at the time.
It said the procurement was not
supported with required documents
such as proof of request from end-users, evaluation on the need to provide
assistance and receipts of purchased
supplies.
Respondent Lagman released
funds without first determining whether or not assistance in these projects
was in fact necessary, the COA report
added.

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World News

Saturday, April 23, 2016

World leaders expected

to sign UN climate deal

NITED NATIONS, United States

(AFP) World leaders gather at
the United Nations on Friday to
sign the Paris climate deal and get
the ball rolling on a quick entry into force to
start beating back global warming.
French President Francois Hollande and
Canada's Justin Trudeau will join US Secretary of State John Kerry for the ceremony
attended by more than 165 governments, the
largest ever one-day signing of an international agreement.
Held on Earth Day, the ceremony comes
four months after the hard-won deal was
clinched in Paris and marks the first step toward binding countries to the promises they
made to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Oscar winner and environmental activist
Leonardo DiCaprio will be on hand to praise
leaders for signing, urge others to do the
same and appeal to all to turn their commitments into action.
While the United States, China and India
the world's top greenhouse gas emitters will not be represented at their highest level,
there will be some 60 heads of state and
government on hand for the signing.
Among those will be leaders of island
states such as Fiji, Tuvalu and Kiribati that
face oblivion from rising sea levels. They
will formally present the already-completed
ratification by their parliaments.

Moving quickly, 13 countries have so far

ratified the agreement, but for many of the
signatories, final approval of the Paris deal
could drag on and involve new legislation
to parliaments.
Still, there is no time to lose.
Last month was the hottest March in
modern history and 2016 is shaping up as
a record-breaking year for rising global
temperatures.
This year's El Nio dubbed ''Darth
Nio'' is wreaking havoc, with droughts,
floods, severe storms and other extreme
weather patterns.
The Paris agreement will come into
force as soon as 55 countries responsible
for 55 percent of the world's greenhouse
gases have ratified the accord.

Mexican
petrochemical
plant death toll
now at 24
COATZACOALCOS, Mexico (AP) The
death toll from an explosion that ripped
through a petrochemical plant on Mexico's
southern Gulf coast is now 24, state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos reported.
Pemex raised the toll late Thursday from
the 13 fatalities previously known and said
eight workers remained missing. It also said
19 people remained hospitalized, with 13 of
them in serious condition.
In a statement, the company said 12 of the
bodies had been identified and eight of them
delivered to family members.
Earlier in the day, President Enrique
Pena Nieto toured the facility in the industrial
port city of Coatzacoalcos and met with relatives desperate for word on the fate of loved
ones still unaccounted for.
"I understand the anxiety, the worry, the
anguish you are going through," Pena Nieto
said, assuring them that both Pemex and the
Mexichem company, which co-operated the
plant, would fulfill their responsibilities and
compensate those hurt by the accident.
About 30 families gathered at a plant
entrance road, where a sharp chemical
smell still hung in the air about 2 kilometers
(a mile) from where the explosion occurred
Wednesday afternoon. Many wore facemasks
to ward off the pungent odor.
Shoving broke out as people unsuccessfully tried to force their way into the installation. Some shouted at marines and soldiers
who were called in to guard the facility, and
they threw rocks at a white government SUV
when it arrived at the scene.

7.8-quake
continues to
haunt Ecuador
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) The death count
from Ecuador's worst earthquake in a decade
rose to at least 587 on Thursday even as the
country faced another grim toll: a long and
costly reconstruction effort likely to cost billions of dollars.
President Rafael Correa announced
Wednesday night that he would raise sales
taxes and put a one-time levy on millionaires
to help pay for reconstruction.
The damage from the 7.8-magnitude
quake adds to already heavy economic hardships being felt in this OPEC nation because
of the collapse in world oil prices. Even before
the quake, Ecuador was bracing for a bout of
austerity, with the International Monetary
Fund forecasting the economy would shrink
4.5 percent this year.
In a televised address Wednesday night,
Correa warned the nation of a long and costly
post-quake recovery and said the economic
pain shouldn't fall only on hard-hit communities along the coast.
``I know we're at the most-difficult stage
right now but it's just the beginning,'' he
said.
Rescuers continued to comb through
the rubble in coastal towns hit hardest by
the quake, but the clock was running down
for finding survivors. Rescue workers have
said a person without serious injuries can
survive up to a week buried in debris in the
Ecuadorian heat.

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News

56.7M ballots cleared...

fects, the VCMs also determine if the
verified ballots for a particular precinct
is complete. In case of lacking or missing ballots, the same are also reprinted
and verified.
Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista
said the ballot verification process at
the National Printing Office was completed yesterday, three days ahead of
schedule.
Because of this we will now start
with the deployment of ballots and other
paraphernalia that we will use in this
election, Bautista added.
Bautista said the dispatch of ballots
will commence on April 25 starting with
the farthest provinces.
Printing of the 56.7 million ballots for
the May 9, 2016 elections was completed
last April 8.

Transmission test
Meanwhile, the Comelec conduct
a transmission readiness test today in
10 sites in the country to see how the
transmission system performs on Election Day, Comelec spokesman James
Jimenez said.
Its an opportunity for all of us to
iron out any kink that might show up,
he said.
Jimenez said the tests will be conducted in Taguig City, Pateros, Quezon
City (1st District), Manila City (5th
District), Digos City and Bansalan in
Davao Del Sur; Iriga City and Buhi in
Camarines Sur; and Alburquerque and
Cortes in Bohol.
He said some of the areas chosen
are those which had difficulty in transmitting results in previous polls.

Poe: I have no...

her camp, saying she has no funds to
sponsor persons to attend her political
rallies.
Poe said critics floating such information only want to discredit the
growing number of believers in her
Partido Galing at Puso who are flocking to her groups political rallies in the
provinces.
That is not true. Im not paying
anyone to attend (my rallies)those
who we invited, went there. If they
brought others along, I dont know. But
we dont have that kind of a big budget to
attract people to come with us, Poe told
reporters in an interview at the Puerto
Princesa International Airport.
Poe was reacting to reports that she
paid P25,000 for buses that were used
to transport attendees to her rally in
Cagayan de Oro on Wednesday night.
Poes camp also allegedly gave out
P1,000 plus campaign t-shirts and food
to those who attended the rally. Police
estimated the crowd at Poes rally in
CDO to have reached 10,000 the biggest so far witnessed by the senators
camp.
Also during the CDO political rally,
the Liberal Party congressional bet
Rolando Uy, of the first district, formally
endorsed Poe, openly abandoning the
partys standard bearer Manuel Mar
Roxas II.
Poe said that they did not give out
food to any of the people who went to
the rally though she conceded that
some supporters might have brought
such items.
I dont know if someone else
brought food but clearly we dont have
that kind of budget, she said.
Neither did she or her camp rent
vehicles to transport supporters to and
from the venue.
Monstrous traffic
Nonetheless, Poe appealed for
understanding if her political activities
caused a monstrous traffic jam within
their vicinities.
There were really so many people
who went with us. And places in the
provinces where we went to, it really
cant be helped if a lot of people would
almost block the streets, Poe said.

But to say that I paid these people

to come, I dont do that, she stressed.
Coco Martin
A celebrity in Poes motorcades in
Negros and Palawan was Coco Martin,
who has started to openly campaign
for Poe.
Martin, Rodel Luis Naciancieno
in real life, was the lead actor in Ang
Probinsyano and who reprised the role
formerly played by Fernando FPJ
Poe Jr.
I have long studied her platforms
and I also watched the presidential
debates, Martin told reporters in an
interview before their motorcade at the
city coliseum in reply to a question on
why he is supporting Poe.
I will campaign for her as long as
I can, Martin said, adding that he is
doing it voluntarily.
Im just focusing on campaigning
for Grace Poe. Im still studying who I
will vote for vice president and senatoriable, he said.
Campaign trail
Poe campaigned in Iligan City,
Initao, Tagoloan, and Villanueva towns
in Misamis Oriental and in the public
markets of Puerto and Agora in Cagayan de Oro.
Joining Poe in the campaign sortie were senatorial candidates Isko
Moreno, Edu Manzano, ACT-CIS partylist Rep. Samuel Pagdilao and Shalani
Soledad-Romulo, who represented
her husband Pasig City Rep. Roman
Romulo.
Remember Mamasapano
In Puerto Princesa yesterday,
Poe urged voters to remember how
she dealt with the Mamasapano case
where she held President Aquino
ultimately responsible for the death
of the 44 Special Action Force (SAF)
troopers that were killed in a bloody
clash in January last year.
At a political rally held at Baywalk in Barangay San Isidro, Poe
highlighted how she handled the
Mamasapano case when she investigated the incident as chair of the
Senate committee on public order and
dangerous drugs.
My fellowmen, I was new at the

Roxas accuses Duterte...

They have been sending them
letters warning them of harm if they
continue campaigning for Daang
Matuwid candidates and Mar Roxas,
he said.
Roxas tagged presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte as responsible
for the harassment of the Panay mayors, saying it is only Duterte who has
very close ties with the NPA.
Duterte, who is reported to have
links with the NPA based in Southern
Mindanao, was seen in a video chanting Mabuhay ang NPA (Long Live
the NPA).
I know that their supporter, Rodrigo Duterte, is behind all of these
because he alone has been advocating for the payment of revolutionary
taxes of the NPA, and the permit to
campaign that they demand from the
candidates, said Roxas.
He said he was targeted by the NPA
for his repeated statements attacking
the NPAs revolutionary taxes.
The local mayors are reportedly
wary of the capability of the NPA to
harm them. Last year, a mayor and
his son in Caraga region was abducted
and eventually killed, and a vice-mayor
in Northern Luzon were also killed.
The NPA was tagged as behind the
two assassinations.
Roxas vowed to fight back, saying
he will not allow the NPA to go on a
harassment spree.
We will not tolerate this. We will
use the full force of the law, and not
violence, to protect our democracy,
said Roxas.
He lashed out at Duterte, insinuating that the latters pro-NPA declarations in the past have somehow
emboldened them to attack and harass

people.
This is it Mayor Duterte. Communism, the NPA is one of the biggest
threats to our democracy and to our
lives. Communism is dictatorship,
iisa lang ang nag-iisip diyan, said
Roxas.
Currently, the NPA is holding five
policemen hostages. All of the five
were abducted while responding to
a military detachment in Davao City
that was overrun by the Communist
rebels a few days ago.
And everybody knows who has
been acting as dictator. I will not
allow this to happen. I will fight the
NPA, I will make sure that the elections will be peaceful and credible,
said Roxas.
Harassing people
Earlier, the LP also accused Duterte supporters of harassing the
people whose houses have tarpaulins
of Roxas and his runningmate Leni
Robredo.
Aside from direct harassment,
Duterte supporters are accused of
cyberbullying those who have been expressing views against the Davao City
mayor and even those who have been
posting favorable statements against
other presidential candidates.
Campaign sorties attacked
Two separate LP campaign sorties
in Ilocos Sur and Sorsogon were also
attacked by armed men who detonated
an improvised explosive device and
indiscriminately fired guns.
The first attack occurred at 10 p.m.,
Wednesday, in Barangay Comillas
North in Cervantes town of Ilocos
Sur where a campaign rally was led
by Mayor Benjamin Maggay, the LP
local bet.

Some of them have difficulty in

transmission... some of them are pretty
normal because we also want to know
how it will operate under normal circumstances, said Jimenez.
Thats why youll see some of them
are in the heart of the city like Manila...
others provincial setting, he added.
The Comelec will primarily use Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards,
with satellite-based Broadband Global
Area Network (BGAN) as the main
back-up, in the transmission.
We still opted for more SIM cards
because they cost less. But if there
is a signal problem, we will use the
satellites, Bautista said in a previous
interview.
In the 2013 midterm elections, the
transmission capabilities of the automated election system (AES) became
an issue after completion was only 76
percent.
Senate when I was given the responsibility to investigate the Mamasapano,
Poe told the crowd.
The committee was for merly
headed by Senators Vicente Sotto III
and Gregorio Honasan II.
But when I was appointed to be
the chairman of Public Order and
Dangerous Drugs, I didnt back out
from hearing cases that need to be
investigated, she said.
During the course of the hearings,
Poe said she was bold enough to investigate heavyweights like the heads of
the Philippine National Police (PNP),
the Armed Forces of the Philippines
(AFP), the Moro Islamic Liberation
Front (MILF), the President and even
United States (US) participation in
the covert police operation to arrest
international terrorists.
The SAF 44 troopers were able to
kill Malaysian bomb maker Zulkifli Bin
Hir, also known as Marwan. Basit
Usman, another, Filipino terrorist
also wanted by the PNP, was killed in
a separate AFP operation.
I investigated heavyweights: PNP,
AFP, MILF, including America and
most of all, our President, she said.
Who wouldnt be scared to investigate them? But I never backed out
and what I put on the report what I
believe is the truth who was really
responsible and who was negligent
that eventually led to the deaths of
our policemen, the senator said in
Tagalog.
Poes critics are harping on her
alleged lack of experience in government service. Rivals in the presidential race have also questioned her
capability to lead as a woman.
But her characteristic traits as a
woman, is what the nation needs in
the next six years.
You know, women who are here,
I admit we are more calm, we are
more understanding, more loving and
charming. But you dont dare mess
with a woman if you try to fight their
family and put them in danger, she
said in Filipino.
Its going to be the same under a
Poe presidency. As a woman, I can be
calm, but if my country is in danger, I
would never back track or even surrender, she stressed.
The vice mayoralty candidate,
Robert Harnois, was reportedly addressing the crowd when an explosion
was heard some 60 meters away from
the campaign rally area.
There was no reported injury or
property damaged. All the people in the
crowd, including the candidates, are
safe, said Supt. Marlon Paiste, spokesman of the Ilocos regional police.
Almost an hour later in Sorsogon,
a burst of gunfire was heard while
the group of Vice Mayor Rolando Estopace, Sr. and his team were holding a
campaign sortie in Barangay Mapapac
in Barcelona town.
The burst of gunfire was heard
a few meters away from the MultiPurpose auditorium, said Senior Insp.
Maria Luisa Calubquib, Bicol regional
police spokesperson.
The incident caused panic and
fear among the supporters and the candidates. Local police who responded
recovered 15 pieces of spent shells of
.45 pistols, said Calubquib.
Cause for alarm
Akbayan Rep. Barry Gutierrez, LP
spokesman for the campaign, said:
We call on the police to immediately
investigate all these incidents in order
to determine the motive and those
responsible.
Last month, the LP cried foul over
what they called was harassment from
Duterte supporters who allegedly removed and destroyed the tarpaulins of
Mar Roxas and Leni Robredo.
Duterte-Marcos?
Meanwhile in Batangas, President
Aquino candidly admitted he would accept the results of the May 9 elections,
including the prospect of victory of
presidential bet Rodrigo Duterte and
vice presidential candidate Sen. Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr.
At the end of the day, tinuruan

Saturday, April 23, 2016

Kin cant find...

mother testified before the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights
that was looking into the violent dispersal of farmers who had barricaded the
national highway here, resulting in the
death of two farmers and a passer-by.
He added they were expecting
Valentina, who is from Arakan, to
arrive back Thursday night at the
Organic Farm in Barangay Balindog
here, where most of the farmers have
sought sanctuary, but was told that she
was not there.
Berdin said he was assured by Lito
Roxas of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng
Pilipinas-Southern Mindanao Region
(KMP-SMR) that his mother was safe,
and had arrived in Davao City where
she is now staying at the groups headquarters.
The Progressive Lawyers of Mindanao (PLM), which had worked for
the release of the detained farmers on
bail, including Valentina, also gave the
assurance that his mother would be returned to the Organic Farm yesterday.
However, until late yesterday morning,
Valentina had not yet arrived back at the
farm, according to Berdin.
Kuhaon gyud namo nang among
nanay. Kay may sakit na siya. Hadluk
kami nga basig mabikil iya sakit kay
kaagi na siyag kabuang. (We will really
get our mother. She has a disorder.
Were afraid she will suffer again such
mental disorder), the younger Berdin
said. He added that his mother started
having fits of depression ever since his
father died five years ago.
Valentina was among the 78 farmers
who were detained by authorities after
the violent dispersal of the rally being
held by peasants demanding rice aid
from the provincial government.
She was later segregated with the
other women-detainees and brought to
the Kidapawan Convention Center, until
they were all released on bail earlier
last week.
Gi-istoryahan nako si Mama nga
dili siya mag-uban sa rally. Ano pa ang
ginapangita niya?May kwarta man kami.
Nahibaw-an na lang namo nga nagupod siya sa rally. Katong nagkagubot,
na-missing daw si Mama. Unya, narelease na sila human makapiyansa,
Apan natingala mi nga wala siya kauli.
Naa na siya sa Maynila. Gigamit na siya.
Sakit akong buot (I told my mother not
to join the rally. What is there to ask for?
We have money. But we were informed
she joined the rally. When the violence
erupted, we were told she was missing. But we found her later she was
released on bail. We thought she would
be brought home, only to find out she
was in Manila. She was being used. I am
hurt), he said.
But Roxas denied that his group
was holding the released farmers at the
Organic Farm. Roxas pointed out that
the farm was owned by the Diocese of
Kidapawan and managed by Catholic
priest Pol Paracha, and it has become

the farmers sanctuary.

We are still preparing papers and
other documents needed in filing counter-charges against the provincial government. Also, these farmers will be
brought to a local court here on Monday,
April 25, Roxas said.
Berdin said there was no reason for
his mother to join the rally because she
was neither a farmer nor was their family in need of money. He said Valentina
shared a compound with her five children, who were all employed. The family
even runs two stores in Arakan.
He said Valentina was convinced by
organizers of the farmers rally to come
to the city and join the protest action,
which started March 31 and culminated
with the violent dispersal by the police.
Berdin recounted that he had sought
out Valentina before the rally, but his
mother did not want to return home.
And when the dispersal happened,
he was able to track down his mother,
but she could no longer come home
with him because she was already under
detention.
It was only last Wednesday that he
and his family saw her again, but this
time, it was already on TV as she testified before the Senate.
Aquino blames organizers
Meanwhile, President Aquino said
the organizers of the Kidapawan rally,
not the policemen, should be held accountable for the incident that ended in
tragedy early this month.
The President virtually cleared the
policemen of any wrongdoing during the
violent dispersal of the rallyists in North
Cotabato, defending that they were also
seriously hurt while doing their job to
keep peace and order.
Aquino instead blamed those who organized the rally, saying they fooled the
farmers to join an illegal protest action
blocking a national highway, to advance
their selfish political interests.
May mga nag-organize na talaga.
Parang pinagsabong ang mga tao at
balewala yung di ba yung buhay ng lahat
ng dinala nila doon, iyon ang kailangan
nating tugisin rin. Kung hindi man sila
ang sole na may kasalanan, eh malaki
ang parte nila doon, Aquino told reporters after inaugurating the Lipa-Alaminos
Road here.
The President was reacting to media
queries if he would hold accountable certain government officials for the violent
dispersal of the protesting drought-affected farmers last April 1. At present, Aquino
said an investigation is still underway to
probe the incident and bring to justice
those behind the violence.
Thousands of farmers recently
blocked parts of Cotabato-Davao highway
to seek government aid and rice amid
the impact of the El Nio dry weather on
their livelihood. Two persons were killed
and several others were injured after the
police opened fire at the rallyists during
the April 1 dispersal. (With a report from
Genalyn D. Kabiling)

Binay seeks INC...

the meeting between Binay and INC

Executive Minister Ka Eduardo Manalo
last Thursday.
The Vice President is humbled by the
opportunity extended by INC Executive
Minister Ka Eduardo Manalo to discuss
his programs to lift the poor from poverty
and build a compassionate, caring, and
competent government, Salgado said
of the meeting.
However, Salgado refused to brand
the courtesy call on the religious
leader as Binays way of trying to get the
INCs nod for the elections next month,
although conventional wisdom dictates
that this was the case.
It was an opportunity for the VP to
share his vision for the country with Ka
Eduardo, Salgado said.
On Tuesday, Liberal Party (LP) bet
Mar Roxas and his wife, former ABSCBN broadcaster Korina Sanchez made a
similar courtesy call on the INC leader.
Binay, in his campaign sorties, has
vowed to end poverty in the Philippines,
calling the problem the biggest moral
issue of our time.
Meanwhile, as calls for Davao City
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to seek medical
and mental tests mount, Binay suggested
the perfect place for him to get it: Makati
City, where the latter used to be mayor.
I invite Mister Duterte to avail himself of these healthcare services for free
in Makati, Binay said in a statement
yesterday.

I also urge him to undergo as well

a full physical examination. He himself
admitted that he has a serious ailment,
and we dont want anything bad to happen
to him, Binay added.
Binay, 73, led the Makati City government for over 20 years before winning the
vice presidency in 2010.
During his tenure, Binay institutionalized improved access to various government services, including healthcare.
Confused reply
According to the Vice President, the
tough-talking Dutertes confused reply
over his controversial rape joke involving Australian missionary Jacqueline
Hamill could be a manifestation of a
deteriorating health.
He claims to have the freedom to
insult women and make jokes about
rape. What kind of reasoning is that?
Binay asked.
Binay slammed Duterte for invoking his freedom of speech in defending
himself against criticisms in connection
with Hamill.
Mister Duterte should know that
freedom comes with responsibility and
accountability. It is not freedom from responsibility and accountability, especially
when you not only demean women but
violate their rights, he stressed.
Binay had earlier said it was high
time for candidates to be required to
undergo medical examinations, including
psychological tests.

ako kung ano ang gusto ng taumbayan

iyon ang masusunod. Kung ano ang
sabihin ng taumbayan, utusan ako eh,
susundan ko (At the end of the day, I
was taught to respect the will of the
people. Whatever the people say, I am
just a servant so I will follow), Aquino
said in a media interview when asked
about his thoughts of a Duterte-Marcos
leadership.
Duterte and Marcos have been the
frontrunners in the recent pre-election

surveys despite the Presidents frequent criticisms of their track record

and platform in administration campaign rallies.
The President has also downplayed speculations that an unfriendly
successor would spell bad things for
him. The outgoing president said he
prefers to think about the welfare
of the people, not his interest, come
Election Day. (With a report from
Genalyn D. Kabiling)

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Saturday, April 23, 2016

US, Britain warn...

national travelers, increased
threat of maritime kidnappings
against small boats... and violence linked to insurgency and
terrorism there.
The British government on
Wednesday issued a similar
travel warning, citing, a high
threat from terrorism, including kidnapping.
The Sulu archipelago covers
the provinces of Basilan, Sulu,
and Tawi-Tawi.
Abu Sayyaf militants have
been suspected of seizing the
Indonesian and Malaysian
crewmen at gunpoint in separate attacks on three tugboats
in recent weeks, sparking secu-

Sheila E., a singer and percussionist who worked closely with

Prince in the 1980s, wrote on Twitter: My heart is broken. There
are no words. I love you!
The performers death was
the most notable passing of a
music giant since rock star David Bowie died of cancer at 69 on
Jan. 10.
Inventive and eccentric
Prince, whose hit songs also
included Lets Go Crazy, I
Would Die 4 U, Raspberry
Beret, Little Red Corvette
and Kiss, was on a US tour as
recently as last week.
Last Friday, he was briefly
hospitalized with what his representative told celebrity news
website TMZ was the flu after
his plane made an emergency
landing in Moline, Illinois.
The representative said Prince
had performed in Atlanta despite
not feeling well and felt worse
after boarding the plane back to
Minnesota, the website reported.
But over the weekend, the
musician hosted a party at Paisley Park. One attendee, 26-yearold Jamie Reimann, said Prince
appeared after midnight Saturday and played two tunes on a
piano in what would turn out to
be his final performance.
It was just five or six minutes. He introduced his doctor
... and asked fans to give him a
round of applause and said the
doctor was helping him feel better, Reimann said.
He (Prince) looked fine, but
his voice sounded like he might
have had a cold or something. He
didnt look sickly.

Protect yourself...
clarify, your password is not in
our database since we didnt ask
for it. What we have is your email
address, said Jimenez.
If your email address is
known, that might be actually
a vulnerability so we recommend that people change their
password. If you can adopt the
two-step verification it will also
be very helpful, he added.
The Comelec should treat
this as a dangerous security
breach because voters data are
made accessible to the public,
Sen. Ferdinand Bongbong
Marcos Jr., son of the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos,
stressed.
If this can happen, how
secure will the election results
be knowing that data could be
stolen and manipulated from the
Comelecs system? he asked.
Those who have credit cards,
Jimenez said should also call
their bank or credit card company and inform them that you
might be part of the leak.
We are hoping that your bank,
your credit card will be able to give
you advice on how to protect your
account. In any case, thats also a
good step just to make sure you
are safe, he said.
Jimenez revealed that the
hacker website, www.wehaveyourdata.com, had already been
taken down.
I was informed by the NBI
that they already took down the
site after coordination with other
organizations abroad. The USDOJ was contacted for help in
the take down, he said.
In the meantime, Id like to
emphasize that we are aware
of the importance of this event
and we are aware of the consequences of these data leak,
added Jimenez.
But the poll official also be-

rity concerns in the region.

Malaysia, Indonesia, and
the Philippines plan to convene
a meeting of maritime officials to discuss ways to boost
security along their sea borders, including using satellite
technology to spot suspicious
vessels and stop them before a
possible attack.
Abu Sayyaf, which currently
has about 400 armed fighters
split into several factions, has
relied on huge ransoms earned
from kidnappings, including of
US and other Western tourists
and missionaries, and extortion
to survive for more than two
decades.

Purple Rain...
Prince was found unresponsive in an elevator at his Paisley
Park Studios compound, which
included his home, in the Minneapolis suburb of Chanhassen,
according to the Carver County
Sheriff s Office.
In a transcript of a 911 call
made from the complex and
released by the sheriff s office,
an unidentified male initially
reported that someone was dead
at the home, later identifying that
victim as Prince.
The sheriffs office said it was
investigating the circumstances.
The local medical examiners office said in a tweet that an autopsy
had been scheduled for Friday.
Rolling Stones frontman Mick
Jagger hailed his fellow singer
and musician as revolutionary
and one of the most unique and
exciting artists of the last 30
years. Prince was an original
lyricist and a startling guitar
player, he added.
His talent was limitless,
Jagger wrote on Twitter.
Obama hails Prince
President Barack Obama
called Prince one of the most
gifted and prolific musicians
of our time, and said few had
influenced the sound and trajectory of popular music more
distinctly.
Distraught devotees gathered
outside the Paisley Park compound in mourning.
His music made the hair on
your arms stand up, said one,
Kristina Dudziak, 44. It felt like
he was making love to his guitar.
... Its a sad day, she added, starting to sob.

lieves that taking down the site is

not the end of it, thats why they
are urging the public to report to
them if they see similar sites.
Charges vs Comelec mulled
In view of the hacking, a
migrant advocate group is now
contemplating on filing charges
against the Comelec for its alleged negligence that allowed
hackers to compromise its database a breach that may now
put the credibility of the May 9,
2016 elections on the line.
Migrante Party-list is mulling filing legal charges against
the Comelec for the data leak.
Sanctions must be implemented,
and those whose information
were leaked should be sufficiently compensated, Migrante
representative Garry Martinez
said in a statement.
Last Thursday, the National
Bureau of Investigation (NBI)
announced the arrest of Paul
Biteng, 23, in connection with the
Comelec hacking.
O n t h a t s a m e d a y, t h e
Comelec was flooded with several complaints from registered
voters, who claimed their personal information has been illegally duplicated from Comelecs
website and posted in a website
open to the public.
Martinez raised concern over
the exposure of the personal
information of participants of
the overseas absentee voting
(OAV), which rendered them
vulnerable to electoral fraud and
identity theft.
Bragging rights
As this developed, Francis
Seora, NBI agent on case, told
reporters that a week after successfully hacking the website
and finding its vulnerabilities,
Biteng bragged about it to other
online hackers. (With a report
from Argyll Geducos)

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Luzon News

Saturday, April 23, 2016

Lady hiker slain, buddy

wounded in Benguet trail

Newsbits
Bataan, Pampanga:
Blackout schedule
BATAAN Portions of Bataan
and Pampanga are expected
to experience power blackouts
tomorrow, April 24 due to
scheduled maintenance
activities. The National Grid
Corporation of the Philippines
(NGCP) yesterday announced that
affected areas are those serviced
by PELCO II, and SFELAPCO Floridablanca. The power outage
is scheduledfrom5a.m. to 8a.m.
The NGCP said the power supply
interruption was scheduled to give
way to the corrective maintenance
of power transformers at
Hermosa substation in Bataan.
Specific areas are determined
by the distribution utility. NGCP
is exerting all efforts to restore
power as scheduled or earlier,
said Ernest Vidal, NGCP regional
corporate communications officer.
(Mar T. Supnad)

Batangas: 4 dead
in tourist bus crash
MATAAS NA KAHOY, Batangas
Four passengers died while 55
others were injured after a tourist
bus figured in a highway crash in
Barangay San Sebastian in this
municipality yesterday morning,
the Batangas Police Provincial
Office reported. Police Inspector
Mary Anne Crester Torres,
Batangas police spokesperson,
said that the four fatalities
expired at the Metro San Jose,
San Jose District Hospital and
Mary Mediatrix Medical Center.
Their identities, however, are still
being verified as of press time.
Initial investigation showed that
at around 8:30a.m., the tourist
bus, with license registration
plate number DWX-480 driven
by Christopher Plandol, found
its way into an open canal and
eventually slammed into a tree.
Witnesses and responding police
officers promptly attended o the
passengers and brought the
more seriously wounded ones
to hospital. Inspector Daniel
R. Dela Cruz, Mataas na Kahoy
police chief, said that further
investigation is being conducted
to establish the exact cause of the
fatal accident. (Danny Estacio)

Cavite: Robbery,
theft cases up
CAMP GEN. PANTALEON GARCIA,
Imus, Cavite Theft and
robbery cases are on the rise in
Cavite province, based on data
presented by the Cavite Police
Provincial Office (PPO). The
report revealed an average of two
theft cases reported daily in the
province this year. Cavite, with
seven districts comprising seven
cities and 16 municipalities, is
the countrys most populous
province. In 2015, theft and
robbery cases topped the list of
crimes committed in Cavite. Last
Thursday, two young individuals
were held by security guards for
shoplifting in malls in Roasrio
town and Bacoor City. (Anthony
Giron)

Ilocandia:
Firearms
inventory
conducted
CAMP GEN. OSCAR M.
FLORENDO, La Union An
nventory of firearms issued
to police officers in the Ilocos
region headed by Philippine
National Police (PNP) Directorate
for Logistics Director Juanito B.
Vao was recently conducted
at the Ilocos Police Regional
Office headquarters. Chief
Superintendent Ericson T.
Velasquez, said the showdown
inspection is part of the
PNPs nationwide inventory of
firearms to account for all the
government firearms issued
to the different PNP units and
police personnel. This is such
a very significant move of the
PNP leadership to guarantee
the readiness of our personnel
in terms of firearms prior their
deployment for election duties
this May 2016, Velasquez
added. Vao also stressed in
his message that the Directorate
for Logistics is committed in
the implementation of inventory
to ensure that these firearms
are within proper care, with
appropriate authority and in the
possession of the responsible
personnel. (Mar T. Supnad)

By Zaldy Comanda

A TRINIDAD, Benguet A
mountain hiker was killed
while her companion was seriously wounded after they were
robbed in Junior Pulag in Tawang, this
town Thursday afternoon.
Engineer Pam Banatin, 40, of
Calamba, Laguna was declared dead on
arrival at the Benguet General Hospital
due to a stab wound to the neck.
Her fellow hiker, Racquel Lorenzo
Salinas, 38, physical therapist of Camp
7, Baguio City, sustained a stab wound
on the shoulder and head contusions
after fighting off the suspects.

Senior Superintendent Florante Camuyot, Benguet Provincial Police Office

director said a manhunt has since been
launched after four witnesses positively
identified one of the suspects.
A photo of the suspect is now circulating in social media. It is accompanied
by an appeal to the public to forward
to the police any information that may
lead to his arrest.
Initial investigation showed that the
incident happened at around 3:30 p.m.
Thursday and was reported at 4:30 p.m.
to the municipal police by a barangay
watchman of Barangay Tawang.
Banatin and Salinas were trekking
at Mt. Yangbew, known as Junior Mt.

Pulag when they passed two men who

were looking at them.
The women hikers were later attacked, with one suspect pulling on the
backpack of Salinas, while the other
suspect stabbed Banatin on the neck.
Salinas, who struggled with the suspect, was later stabbed. The startled
suspects, described to be between 18 to
30 years old and between 18 standing
54 to 56 , eventually fled.
Residents in the area who witnessed the incident rushed the victims
to hospital.
The suspects took Salinas backpack
containing a Samsung S6 and an iphone
4, identification cards and cash.

FOR FISHERMENS
SAKE Members
of the Pambansang
Koalisyon ng
Kababaihan
sa Kanayunan,
Greenpeace
Southeast Asia and
local fishermen
dramatize
their appeal for
action from the
government and the
next administration
on the plight
and concerns of
fishermen in front
of the University
of Pangasinan
Phinma, venue of
the third and last
debate among
presidential
candidates coorganized by the
Manila Bulletin
tomorrow. (Jojo
Rioza)

Cops probe
Ilocos blast
adjacent to
LP rally site
By Freddie G. Lazaro

CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO,

Ilocos Sur The police are presently
conducting an in-depth probe on a blast
triggered by a still unknown explosive
near the site of a Liberal Party political
rally in Sitio Carmay, Barangay Comillas North, Cervantes, Ilocos Sur on
Wednesday evening.
Chief Inspector Greg Guerrero,
spokesman of the Ilocos Sur police provincial office, confirmed that the blast
happened at around10 p.m. some 60
meters away from the campaign rally.
The sudden explosion erupted during the course of campaign rally of local
Liberal Party headed by re-electionist
incumbent mayor Benjamin Maggay,
Guerrero said.
Fortunately, no fatalities or serious
injuries were reported.
Guerrero said that Scene of the
Crime operatives are still trying to determine the type of device or material
used in the explosion even as the identiti9es of the perpetrators are likewise
still being established.

Clark eyed
as alternate
disaster
response
center
By Franco G. Regala

Japanese carrier docking

at Subic port for goodwill visit
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Zambales
The JS Ise (DD-182), one of the most
modern ships of the Japan Maritime
Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) will be
docking at Subic port this coming Tuesday , April 26.
The goodwill visit aims to strengthen maritime relationship between the
JMSDF and the Philippine Navy and
promote regional peace and stability.
It also aims to enhance maritime
cooperation amid China's aggressive
action on disputed territories in the
South China sea.
Commissioned on August 21, 2009,
the JS Ise of JMSDF is the second

largest carrier ship that has a capacity

to carry and house four rotary-winged
aircraft. She weighs 13,950 tons and can
cruise at speeds beyond 30 knots.
A Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer,
the ship is also the second to be named
Ise, the first being the Imperial Japanese Navy World War II-era battleship
Ise.
The vessel was built by IHI Marine
United and commissioned into service
on March 16, 2011. It is commanded by
Capt. Masaki Takada.
During the post-typhoon Haiyan
disaster relief efforts in the Philippines,
JS Ise assisted the country as part of

the Japan Self defense Force's Operation Sankai.

Philippine Navy spokesperson Lt.
Cmdr. Marineth Domingo, meanwhile,
said they will render the customary
welcome ceremony upon the arrival
of the vessel to be followed by a port
briefing aboard ship.
Takada will also hold a press briefing upon arrival at the said port.
During the visit, JMSDF delegates
will visit the San Antonio, Zambalesbased Naval Education and Training
Command which is situated about 613
kilometers distance from South China
sea. (Franco G. Regala)

Napolcom-Central Luzon:
Subic Bay
Beware of bogus height waivers
marks Earth
Day 2016 with
reef projects
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Zambales
(PNA) In line with the celebration of
Earth Day 2016 and its commitment in
the protection of the marine environment
and its resources, the Philippine Coast
Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) has constructed
six artificial coral reefs in Subic Bay.
PCGA National Director Vice Admiral Valentin Prieto Jr., PCGA, who
witnessed the Build-A-Reef Project
along with other senior officers, lauded
the officers and members of the PCGA
111 Squadron headed by its Director
Auxiliary Squadron Captain Randy Escolango, PCGA.
"Very impressive, he said, adding
that the artificial coral reef will not only
help boost the eco-system in the area
but will also become an ideal diving site
soon.
With the construction of artificial
coral reefs, he said it is expected that
more fish will come and breed in the
area and that will attract more diving
enthusiasts to visit the area which, will
boost tourism.
The artificial reef was constructed
approximately 15 meters deep and 100
meters from the shoreline of the SEA
Beach Resort (former Dungaree Beach)
inside the Freeport.
"With the volunteerism of the PCGA
111 Squadron members and the cooperation and support of the management of
SEA Beach Resort were able to successfully place the artificial reefs in the area,
Prieto said.

CAMP JULIAN OLIVAS, Pampanga

National Police Commission (Napolcom) Central Luzon regional director Rodolfo Grande Santos, Jr., warned civilian
applicants hoping to join the police service against the use of fake height waivers
purportedly issued by the Napolcom.
Santos issued the warning following
the discovery of fake height waivers submitted by some applicants in the Police
Regional Office 3 (PRO3) in the ongoing
police recruitment.

Napolcom Assistant Director and

Vice Chairman for Philippine National
Police Recruitment and Selections
Board, Atty. Bernardina V. Joven pointed
out that under the law, any applicant who
was found to have submitted spurious
document supporting his application
shall be criminally and administratively
charged for perjury.
Joven added that an applicants appointment to the PNP will be automatically nullified once submitted documents

CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Pampanga Defense Secretary Voltaire

Gazmin last Thursday that the Clark
Air Base is an ideal alternative national
operations center site when disasters
or calamities strike the country.
In a press briefing, Gazmin, concurrent chairperson of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Council (NDRRMC) pointed out that
Clark Air Base has the capacity and
facilities to accommodate large rescue
helicopters, given its vast land area and
aviation facilities.
Gazmin explained that the proximity short travel by land or air between
Clark and Metro Manila, as well as the
availability of assets inside the former
American air force base are added
indications that the area is indeed an
ideal alternative to countrys disaster
operation center.
The defense secretary made the
assessment after he led local and national government agencies in the 1st
simultaneous National Earthquake
Drill 2016 here.
With the tagline #Pagyanig, said
drill was ceremonially launched at Haribon Hangar inside Clark Air Base.
Its aim was to enhance the publics
commitment of building safer, adaptive
and resilient communities, according
to NDRRMC.
supporting his application to the PNP are
found to be falsified.
In the initial investigation conducted by
NAPOLCOM Central Luzon, applicants
revealed they were issued waivers by supposed Napolcom insiders, for a fee.
Santos stressed that the issuance of
height waivers by any Napolcom office is
free of charge. (Franco G. Regala)

SURFS UP IN AURORA Surfing enthusiasts gather at daybreak at Sabang Beach in Baler, Aurora the other day to test their skills and
tame the waves of the fast - emerging surfing destination. (Jojo Rioza)

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Saturday, April 23, 2016

Black propaganda
confuses Ormocanons
By Felix N. Codilla III

RMOC CITY Confusion

gripped residents of this city
yesterday after news spread
that Mayor Edward Codilla
and the local governments department
heads were suspended from their positions.
The false news item on the suspensions reportedly came from an announcement on a radio program, and
posted on the programs Facebook (FB)
account.
A scanned copy of a document
entitled Notice of Suspension from
the Commission on Audit (COA) accompanied the FB post, along with an
explanation that Codilla and 17 department heads were suspended in connection with the purchase of P15,809,263.69
worth of fuel and lubricants in 2014. It
further implied that the purchase was

anomalous.
In a press conference, City Administrator Francis A. Pepito said they were
swamped with calls from barangay chairpersons and Ormocanons living abroad,
seeking clarification about the news item.
He denied that they were suspended, and
assured the callers that operations at
City Hall will not be disrupted.
Pepito confirmed that they received a
Notice of Suspension from COA signed by
State Auditor Ma. Nineveh C. Duarte and
Supervising Auditor Nelia B. Barcena.
But he clarified that the suspension
pertained to the transaction of procuring
the fuels and lubricants.
The four-page memo dated April 5,
2016 read: The amount of P15,809,263.69
was suspended in audit due to nonsubmission of monthly report of official
travels, and incomplete and not properly
filled up monthly reports of fuel consumption and drivers trip tickets.

Power firm vows safety,

health of residents
By Judy Ann N. Dinopol

CEBU CITY A power firm that has

proposed to build a coal-fired power plant
in Barangay Sawang Calero here, has
assured local residents that it will make
sure that their welfare and health, as well
as the environment, will be protected
while the construction was under way.
Ludo Power Corporation (LPC) said
it will create a monitoring team that will
constantly monitor the construction of
the plant.
LPC said it will work with the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR) and the Department
of Health (DOH) in monitoring the construction of the power plant for possible
health and environment issues.
The coal-fired thermal power plant
is a project of Ludo Power Corporation
(LPC), in response to the problem of

power supply in Cebu City.

Residents of Barangay Sawang Calero, where the power plant will be built,
and other residents from neighboring
barangays in Cebu City had earlier met
with officials from Ludo Power Corporation to protest the project.
Environment and health concerns
were raised by the residents during the
dialogue.
In that dialogue, LPC assured that
the power plant will not harm the environment and that the welfare of the
people will be its top priority.
In a public hearing on April 20, Nelson Yuvallos, a representative of Ludo
Power Corporation, requested the Cebu
City Council to conduct a referendum or
a signed agreement from the residents,
to prove wrong the accusations that they
were paying the residents just for them
not to oppose the project.

It also listed the persons who have

been asked to comply with the COAmandated requirements, namely Mayor
Codilla and the 17 department heads.
However, listeners of the concerned
radio program were somehow made to
believe that the responsible officials were
suspended.
For Permits, Franchising and Licensing Chief Emilio G. Tingson, receiving
a Notice of Suspension had been a
routinary experience in his 37 years in
government service.
This is what I deal with every year.
In this case, COA was just reminding city
officials of documentary requirements
they need to submit, he said.
City Treasurer Delia Vilbar agreed
with Tingson and said that she regularly received Notices of Suspension in
the past when she was still working at
Ormoc District Hospital. She added that
the issuance of such notice was a normal
function by COA on financial transactions
the agency wants to be clarified with.
If the subject employee fails to comply with the requirements demanded by
COA, the expense will be disallowed and
will become his personal liability. The
money will then have to be returned to
the government in the form of outright
payment or salary deduction.

EARTH DAY COMMITMENT Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma delivers the homily at a
mass at the University of San Jose Recoletos main campus in Cebu City to launch the
Commission on Social Advocates on the occasion of the worlds celebration of Earth
Day. The commission was created by Palma to help investigate complaints against
social injustice to human rights, labor, and the urban poor with the objective of
making the proper recommendation to government agencies. (Juan Carlo de Vela)

Earth Day in Eastern

Visayas, huge success
By Restituto A. Cayubit

Tacloban City, Leyte The

Earth Day celebration in the Visayas
was a resounding success, the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources regional office 8 (DENR-8)
reported yesterday.
DENR-8 Regional Director Leonardo Sibbaluca said the celebration
was participated in by local govern-

Money-lending couple
robbed, killed in Cebu
By Mars W. Mosqueda Jr.

TOLEDO CITY, Cebu An elderly

couple, engaged in the lending business, were robbed then hacked to death
by still unidentified men in Barangay
Loay here Tuesday.
According to Toledo City police
chief Supt. Samuel Mina Jr., Juanito
Cepayla, 76, and his wife Margarita, 68,
were at their residence in the mountain
barangay of Loay when at least three
men attacked them. Both died of stab
and hack wounds in different parts of
the body.

The suspects fled with P50,000 and

assorted jewelry, according to Mina.
Initial investigation showed that the
perpetrators first killed Margarita outside the house while she was preparing
meals. The three men then entered the
house and attacked the husband.
Police said Juanito could have tried
fighting off the intruders based on the
wounds in his hands. The killers used
Juanitos own bolo in the murder.
Aside from taking the cash and jewelry, the attackers also took the couples
notebook that contained the names of
their creditors.

ment units, government agencies,

educational institutions, private and
non-government organizations, stakeholders, and the general public. He
added that the number of those who
participated in the event surpassed the
earlier estimate of 20,000.
Sibbaluca said that the celebration
was highlighted by tree-planting activities, and potting of tree seeds by officials
and employees of the regional office and
field offices of DENR-8 in six provinces
of the region.
He added that the overwhelming
support for the event was an indication of the peoples awareness on the
environmental issues presently affecting our planet, especially climate
change.
He added that it also showed that
the information, education and communication campaign initiated by the
government on environmental issues
has been effective.
Sibbaluca added that, this years celebration, which had the theme Trees
for the Earth, Lets get Planting, with
the local campaign slogan of Step Up
and Deliver, #GreenEnviromentGawingForever, focused on the need to
stabilize and reduce global greenhouse
gases, fight climate change, and protect
the future of the children.

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NAIA again?

hen the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) came up with

the results of its investigation
last December, 2015, and said
tanim-bala was indeed an extortion racket
at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport
(NAIA), we thought that was the end of it.
Contrary to denials by administration officials, the NBI said there was such a racket
victimizing departing passengers, planting
bullets in their luggage, then extorting money
from them in exchange for setting the charges
aside. It was being done by corrupt opportunists, the NBI said as it filed against two personnel of the Office of Transportation Security
and four officers of the Aviation Security Group
of the Philippine National Police.
Nothing further was heard about tanimbala after that until last Tuesday when a
75-year-old lola from Guiuan, Samar, bound for
California with her husband to visit a daughter
in San Diego, was detained at NAIA Terminal
1, after a .38 caliber bullet was found in her
shoulder bag in the final X-ray examination.
It was the same story all over again. The
couples daughter said they had carefully prepared all their luggage as the tanim-bala

incidents of 2015 were still fresh in their minds.

We thought this happened only on television,
the 75-year-old lola said. As in the past, the
Public Attorneys Office immediately sent lawyers to the airport to assist her. It has always
been my stand that possession of a mere bullet
is not an offense, PAO chief Persida Rueda
Acosta said.
At the height of the tanim-bala controversy last year, Congress held inquiries on the
incidents which brought international shame
on the country as reports on the cases went
around the world. Even foreign visitors took
to wrapping their luggage in plastic to deter
the insertion of bullets in them.
After the NBI investigation and report in
December, nothing further was heard about
tanim-bala until this week. The racket
crude as it is appears to have acquired a
second life. Is respect for the law so low that
some people at the airport have dared to revive
the old extortion racket? Are the authorities
concerned so inept that they cannot stop it?
Are we going to repeat what happened in 2015
when our NAIA and by extension, the Philippine government became the butt of criticism
and condemnation around the world?

reflections today

Last Supper discourse

John 14:7-14

esus said to His disciples: If you

know me, then you will also know My
Father. From now on you do know
Him and have seen Him. Philip said
to Him, Master, show us the Father, and that
will be enough for us. Jesus said to Him,
Have I been with you for so long a time and
you still do not know Me, Philip? Whoever has
seen Me has seen the Father. How can you
say, Show us the Father? Do you not believe
that I am in the Father and the Father is in
Me? The words that I speak to you I do not
speak on My own. The Father who dwells in
Me is doing His works. Believe Me that I am
in the Father and the Father is in Me, or else,
believe because of the works themselves.
Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes
in Me will do the works that I do, and will do
greater ones than these, because I am going
to the Father. And whatever you ask in My
name, I will do, so that the Father may be
glorified in the Son. If you ask anything of Me
in My name, I will do it.
REFLECTION
IF YOU KNOW ME, THEN YOU WILL

Black

Prayer and meditation on the word of

God help us to have an intimate relationship with the Father.

Shout hallelujah!
READ: 1 COR. 15-50-58
O Death, where is your sing? v. 55

of eternity and who know that they have eternal life.

For those who have this assurance, like my friend
Bob, death has lost its terror. They can speak with
colossal joy of seeing Christ face to face!
Why be afraid of death? Why not rejoice? As
the poet John Donne (1572-1631) wrote, One
short sleep past, we wake eternally. DAVID
ROPER

FEW days ago, I spied my old friend Bob

vigorously pedaling a bike at our neighborhood gym and staring down at a blood
pressure monitor on his finger.
What are you doing? I asked.
Looking to see if Im alive, he grunted.
What would you do if you saw you were dead?
I countered.
Shout hallelujah! he replied with a radiant
smile.
Over the years Ive caught glimpses of great inner strength in Bob: Patient endurance in the face
of physical decline and discomfort, and faith and
hope as he approaches the end of his life journey.
Indeed he has found not only hope, but death has
lost its power to tyrannize him.
Who can find peace and hope and even joy in
dying? Only those who are joined by faith to the God

Beyond the sunset, O blissful morning,

When with our Savior heaven is begun,
Earths toiling ended, O glorious dawning;
Beyond the sunset, when day is done. BROCK
For the Christian, dying is the last shadow of
Earths night before heavens dawn.

SOURCE: 366 Days with the Lord 2016, ST. PAULS

Philippines, 7708 St. Paul Rd., SAV, Makati City (Phils.);

Tel.: 895-9701; Fax 895-7328; E-mail: books@stpauls.

ph; Website: http://www.stpauls.ph.

2015 ODB Ministries, 3000, Kraft Ave., SE,

Grand Rapids, Michigan 49555-0001, USA. Used
by permission. For this and other materials
contact ODB Ministries at 322 P. Guevarra, San
Juan City (Phils.); Tel.: 722-2010.

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ALSO KNOW MY FATHER. Jesus continues His discourse on His relationship with
the Father. Know in the Bible in general
and in the gospel of John in particular does
not mean mere intellectual knowledge; it
refers to an intimate knowledge. To know
Jesus means to have an intimate personal
relationship with Him. Personal relationship
with Jesus implies also personal relationship with the Father. The Father is seen in
Jesus and known through His words. Philip
finds it difficult to understand this. Faith is
needed to receive this revelation. Jesus is
known not only through His words but also,
and above all, by the way of the cross and
the resurrection. Believers in Jesus have
two ways to go: They may accept His word
about His intimate relation with the Father,
and they may believe the testimony of Jesus
works. We can experience the great works
of Jesus if we believe in Him. This faith in
Jesus can bring an immeasurable power to
our life; it leads us to an intimate relationship
with the Father.

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hen the word love is

mentioned, what generally pops up in mind is
the love that is emo tional or romantic experienced by
lovers or sexual love between husband and wife. Physical or genital
love is instinctive and is present in
animals.

***
There are other kinds of love like
the natural affection called storge
or phileo which one feels for a sibling or a friend. We feel good when
we are with them.
The highest form of love, psychologists say, is agape or selfless
love. That is, when one gives himself
for the good of the other without expecting any reward.
***
In this 5th Easter Sundays gospel, Jesus said at the Last Supper
that the chief characteristic whereby
his followers should be known is
selfless love. I give you a new commandment: Love one another as I
have loved you. By this, everyone
will know that you are my disciples
(Jn 13:34).
***
When Jesus talked of love, he
meant that he is the model and exemplar. His love is characterized by

service, sacrifice, even to the point of

laying down his life for others. This is
why he said, A NEW commandment
I give to you.
***
Moreover, Christian love is not
based primarily on feelings and affectionsalthough on some occasions
we might feel affection or inspiration
which is helpful. To love God is to
will to do what God wishes at each
moment of our lives. For instance, in
regard to our neighbor, as followers
of Christ we render acts of mercy,
forgiveness or sharing resources to
people whore in dire need.
***
Theres a short article by an
anonymous author entitled What
Is Christianity? showing Christian
love in concrete terms, thus: In the
home it is kindness, in business it is
honesty, in society it is courtesy, in
work it is fairness.
***
Toward the unfortunate it is pity,
toward the weak it is help, toward
the wicked it is resistance, toward
the strong it is trust; toward the fortunate it is congratulations, toward
the penitent it is forgiveness, toward
God it is reverence and love.
***
Finally, love is not to be shown
by mere words but by deeds. As one

Say ewww!
writer puts it: They do not love those
who do not SHOW it.
I am reminded of that young man
transferred to a far-flung province
and had not been seeing his girlfriend for a long time.
***
He sent a text message to her,
saying: Maricel, its been a long
time I havent seen you. But this
time, Im coming home no matter
what happens.
He added a P.S. which read: By
the way, my boss told me I can take a
leave if Ill finish my piled-up work!
Talk of no matter what happens.
***
The real measure of our spiritual
growth is in the measure of how we
approximate Christs commandmentto love one another as I have
loved you.
Theres a song which goes: A
bell is no bell until it is rung. A song
is no song until it is sung. Similarly,
A Christian is no Christian until he
or she loves.
***
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every Sunday; also on international
GMA Pinoy TV. Sponsor: HOLY FAMILY CHAPEL, Greenhills, San Juan
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Luis, SVD.
PRAY WITH US ON TV.

Swimming against the Current

Getting started on
a transformation journey
By Jesus P. Estanislao

he Armed Forces of the

Philippines (AFP) took a
while to get started on its
transformation program.
But once it got started, it has moved
with the program and made progress
with it very quickly. It has been the
fastest national government agency
(NGA) that has gone through the
first three phases of the governance
pathway. After obtaining proficiency
status within the Performance Governance System (PGS), the adaptation
into local Philippine circumstances
of the balanced scorecard, it worked
towards being branded an Island
of Good Governance. It was one of
only 12 Philippine government units
that were presented as exemplary
practitioners with breakthrough
results that were audited and verified
by a team of external auditors of a
system for good governance and anticorruption before an APEC audience
in November, 2015. Considering that
the AFP started adapting the system
into its internal processes only in 2012,
the pace at which it has been traveling
on the governance pathway has been
amazingly fast.
It took some time, however, before
it decided to start on its transformation journey. This has been, in part,
due to the size and complexity of the
AFP organization: a decision of such
a strategic character such as that
of embarking on a transformation
journey should be taken with a lot
of discernment and cautionary prudence. To be fair, the AFP was being
nudged towards adapting the PGS,
which in effect is the Philippine version of the balanced scorecard, since
the early part of 2010.
The outgoing administration celebrated the agreement the Philippines
was able to forge with the Millennium
Challenge Corporation (MCC) of the
US. It secured a partner status after
the Philippines demonstrated that six
national government agencies (NGAs)
had embarked on a good governance
(anti-corruption) program, which had
started to show promising results.

The partnership agreement with the

MCC was formally signed, after the
new administration had taken office
in the second half of 2010.
The Office of the President had
issued a Memorandum Order expanding the coverage of the good governance program beyond the original
six NGAs. Since the Philippine Navy
had started on such a program before
this Memorandum Order was issued,
the Office of the President included
the AFP, the Philippine Army, and the
Philippine Navy in the expanded list
of NGAs encouraged to go through
the PGS-balanced scorecard good
governance program.
On the basis of such an encouragement from the Office of the President, the Philippine Army decided to
formulate and then execute an Army
Transformation Program. This soon
started to deliver good results, which
were promising of future transformation of the Army. Given the relative
size and importance of the Army
within the AFP structure, the positive
developments that were beginning to
happen in the Army could not escape
the notice of the general headquarters, and thus of the AFP.
Before the AFP finally decided to
get started with its own transformation program, it had internalize and
fully understand as well as appreciate the three basic demands of the
PGS-balanced scorecard good governance program. And it had to make a
determination that in fact these basic
demands would meet some, if not
most, of the felt-needs of the AFP. It
soon came to increasingly realize that
the following demands would help address some of its basic needs:
A good governance program is
all about the long-term strengthening and further development of the
institution as a whole. The focus is
on the long term, i.e. over a stretch of
many years. In the case of the Army,
the decision was to take the entire
period between 2010 and 2028. The
AFP decided to adopt this same longterm perspective. It recognized that
to further strengthen and develop the
AFP into what it would wish to become

at some foreseeable future, it would

take many years. This has many advantages, not the least of which is to
untie any possible connection of the
progress of the AFP transformation
program with the much shorter political cycle (with every Administration
limited only to six years).
Good governance is much less
about personalities, and so much
more about the entire institution as
such, in this case the AFP. Taking
into account the fast turn-over of the
AFP chiefs of staff, whose terms of
service have been kept short by current Philippine law (as inspired by
the Philippine Constitution), the importance of personal legacy projects
that individual AFP chiefs of staff may
be inclined to focus on is reduced to
relative insignificance compared to
the much greater focus on those initiatives and programs for the long-term
development and strengthening of the
AFP as a whole.
A governance system is comprehensive in its coverage and concerns.
It covers the skills and motivation of
personnel; the efficiency of internal
core processes; the service to the
general public and the perception
the public may have of the AFP; the
financial constraints; and finally the
socio-economic impact of AFP programs and strategies. Budgets and
fund sources are only one of five critical facets that a governance program
covers. Moreover, all policies and
programs including all doctrines
and operating systems need to be
properly interconnected with each
other in mutually reinforcing fashion. Alignment, as the AFP would
soon find out, is key to the success
of a governance and transformation
program.
These demands can be mindboggling for an organization as big
and complex as the AFP. But after due
deliberation, and with an eye trained
on what the Army was beginning to
experience, the AFP finally made a decision: in 2012, it decided to start on a
good governance and transformation
nourney, adopting the PGS-balanced
scorecard framework.

How long a virgin?

Its written in your genes

peer pressure, and personality type

are all known to influence whether
teenagers choose to engage in sex
young, or abstain until adulthood.
Now a huge gene trawl has revealed that genes have a substantial
influence too, according to study

By Jullie Y. Daza

emember when Mayor

Duterte cursed the Pope
for causing traffic jams and
promised thereafter to pay
a fine of P1,000 for every bad word uttered? No one has bothered to collect
the fines, not even after he repeated
the p phrase three times during his
narration of the rape and killing of an
Australian missionary held hostage by
Davao prison inmates in 1989.
Now that he has admitted owning
a foul mouth and shows no signs of
contrition or purpose of amendment,
womens groups should take the lead
in making him pay the fine not only
P3,000 but P3,000 multiplied by the
number of times that narrative was
aired on TV, radio, and social media,
the best punishment due him, apart
from a possible drop in his ratings in
the next survey.
As one Duterte female admirer put
it so succinctly, Only a few weeks to
go before E-day and he had to open his
big mouth! Of course my vote wont be
going to him anymore.
Does it look like the candidate
will change his ways or his choice of
words? Consider how his egregious
statements have produced a painful,

co-author Ken Ong of the Institute of

Metabolic Science at the University of
Cambridge.
Genetic factors, he told AFP, explain around 25 percent of the differences in the age when people start to
have sex.

unintended consequence: his own

daughter Saras taking it upon herself
to admit that once upon a time she
was a rape victim, too, and a priests,
at that, though she never told her father. Why not? Because she feared he
wouldve killed the rapist, as the mayor
has often bragged about terminating
evil, vicious criminals?
When I was in the bank early this
week, the topic of conversation between
the banking staff and their clients was
no longer the $81-million cyberheist
but Mayor Dutertes dirty talk. From
the rape victim the chatter moved to
the candidates avowed weakness for
the opposite sex and from there to how
he openly delights in kissing women
during his sorties. Were those women
as delighted as he was?
This is as good a time as any to
demand that all men, men in general
gentle men and coarse ones refrain
from kissing or bussing women on the
lips or on the cheek for any reason, in
any season. Women cannot stand being
kissed by strangers, specially when
theyve just been introduced and the
men are bearded, sweating, in need of
a shower and a shave, and merely taking advantage. Hear the ladies express
their disgust when they turn away from
you and scream ewww!

Pagbabago

Arts and culture

in political platform
By Florangel Rosario Braid

study

ARIS, France (AFP) A

DNA study of more than
380,000 people has uncovered
a rather surprising role for
human genes: Helping to determine
the age at which you first have sex.
Factors such as family stability,

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True love shown

in deeds not words
By Fr. Bel San Luis, SVD

Saturday, April 23, 2016

knowledge society, we must preserve

our cultural heritage. Thus, it should
address such needs as an adequate
physical infrastructure, and an environment that would promote creativity
and innovation.
Towards this objective of enabling
the 12 agencies to fulfill the constitutional mandate found in five sections
in the Constitution functions that
I cited in my column last Saturday,
the Ro-Ro tandem, if elected would
provide the wherewithal through
regular budgetary increases as it had
been doing since President Aquino assumed office. By the way, the budget
allocation for the cultural agencies had
increased by 492% - P607M in 2010 to
P3.598B in 2015. The policy paper notes
that this was a conscious recognition of
the need to further empower cultural
groups in order to preserve and enrich
the Filipino heritage.
Thanks to the Budget Secretary
Butch Abad, who appreciates the place
of arts and culture in governance, as
well as a sympathetic Congress, and
of course PNoy himself, the sector did
not feel neglected during these past six
years. In the case of the CCP (Cultural
Center of the Philippines), Artistic
Director Chris Millado reports that
almost always, there were available
funds for the Encyclopedia project,
computers, and refurbishing of the
CCP Main theater.
Just as we have a surfeit of talent in
the performing arts, we also have some
of the most effective cultural leaders
in the country. In any restructuring of
the arts and culture sector, the new
administration must perhaps consider
putting at the helm or retaining men
and women like Emily Abrera, Raul
Sunico, Felipe de Leon, Nick Tiongson,
Nestor Jardin, Cora Alvinas, Marian
Pastor, Bart Guingona, and Felice Sta
. Maria. They have the vision, empathy,
and comprehensive understanding of
the role of culture in the 21st century.
PanagARTela, an art exhibit, opens
today and will run until May 2 at the
Pangasinan Training and Development
Center in Lingayen. Acclaimed multiwarded visual artist, Jose Datuin and
Congressman Leopoldo N. Bataoil,
Tourism and Heritage advocate are
guest speakers. Art Association of the
Philippines President Fidel Sarmiento
leads the afternoon workshop with the
Pangasinan Artists Group.

rts and culture may not be

on the priority agenda in the
presidential debates, and
may have often been left out
during surveys on critical development concerns. This is why many may
be surprised to learn that it is part of
the Roxas-Robredo platform. In fact
it is an Annex in their Comprehensive
Policy Document.
The primary objective of the Ro-Ro
platform is to ensure close coordination among cultural agencies so that
they can better preserve and enrich
our heritage.
What they plan to do to achieve
this goal is to unify the 12 government
agencies (National Commission for
Culture and the Arts, Cultural Center
of the Philippines, National Historical
Commission, National Library, National
Museum, National Archives, Commission on the Filipino Language, Commission on Indigenous Peoples, etc)
under the Arts and Culture cluster with
the Office of the President. Through
an Executive Order, a restructuring
will ensure close coordination among
the cultural agencies so that they can
become more effective in the primary
function of strengthening and enriching our cultural heritage. An overall
manager who will act as presidential
adviser on matters concerning arts and
culture will be designated to coordinate
the cluster and will handle all functions
such as vetting policies, appointments,
and programs that would enhance
competitiveness of the various cultural
agencies and exercise as well, oversight
over the (1) management of funds allocated for cultural agencies; (2) creation
of a National Heritage Center that
would provide cultural institutions with
permanent homes; (3) augmentation
of cultural agencies to suit their needs
such as retrofitting of the National
Library, committing eight hectares of
land for the National Historical Commission, the National Archives, as well
as storage for the National Museum;
and (4) consolidation and rationalization of responsibilities and expertise of
cultural agencies.
I think that the current administration and those who expect to
continue the gains it had made now
recognize the importance of culture
in development. PNoy said it when
he described our culture icons as
those that represent the best in our
race. That to achieve the vision of a

My email, Florangel.braid@
gmail.com

The genes likely influence such factors as the age at which puberty hits, and
whether or not you possess a risk-taking
personality.
The average age of sexual maturity for
both genders has decreased from about 18
years in 1880, to 12.5 in 1980, according to
the study authors.
Scientists have blamed changes in
nutrition and the larger physical size of
children today, as well as exposure to
hormone-disrupting chemicals.
Ong and a team analyzed the genes of
more than 125,000 participants in a British

health study, and noted an association

between 38 gene variants and the age at
which they first had intercourse.
They cross-checked this with gene
datasets for 241,000 people in Iceland
and 20,000 in the United States, for a total sample size of over 380,000 people.
We found that the size of the influence of genetic factors remained
constant across decades of growing up,
from the 1950s to the 1980s this shows
that genetic factors are relevant across
a wide range of cultures and social attitudes, Ong said.

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Cyberbullying:
To live is to learn

Comelecs betrayal
of 55 million citizens

By Alex M. Eduque

never really thought I would

write an article about cyber
bullying simply because it
somehow felt like an intangible
concept for ordinary individuals like
me. Not until it happened to me and
I became victim to an act that, after
rationalizing, did qualify as cyber
bullying. As a millennial exposed to
the world of social media and the
Internet, I should have been more
aware and definitely could have had
more sympathy for the topic prior to
now, but I guess a part of me is still
very much a part of an antiquated
era and simply put, we live to learn,
and this is Gods way of opening my
eyes to become more aware. A law
on cyber bullying has actually been
passed in our country and applause
is in order for the legislators behind
this simply because it shows how
in touch they are with modern-day
trends (definitely more than I am)
and have foreseen the repercussions
it can have on our lives.
Unfortunately, however, in the
same way that other types of crime
are not stopped by the presence of
laws and consequences, the existence of the Cyber Crime Act does
not put a halt to people who resort to
the Internet in the hopes of stirring
misery and posing a threat on others. Truth be told, now that I think
about it, I have been victim to cyber
bullying a few years back during
my high school and early college
days, even before social media took
a full swing on our lives. Without going through the specifics though (as
this article is not meant to be a rant
to garner sympathy, but rather, one
to raise awareness), I must however
say that I have never been a direct
target of cyber bullies (and hope
to never be). It is my parents who
are attacked on my personal social
media accounts so I guess Im somewhat of the bridge and middle
man. Because they are inactive
on social media, cyber bullies have
resorted to my accounts instead.
And while these negative messages
and comments do get to my parents
(which is perhaps their intention)
it doesnt mean Im left unaffected,
nor does it justify any action. It is
definitely still wrong and should not

be done. One of the downsides of

social media? It is most definitely
unfortunate that it has provided
these ill-meaning individuals with
avenues and access they otherwise
would not have.
A few years back when these messages were more rampant, it came
to a point where I became dense
and oblivious. It was almost as if Id
expect it the next day, and would go
through the same read-delete-block
scenario and move on. It thankfully
stopped and early this year (on New
Years Day at that) I got a bewildering comment on my Instagram
account attacking my mother and
then just last week, one targeted my
dad. And while I still go through the
same cycle (with my parents voice
always in the back of my head telling
me not to get affected), I cannot help
my stomach from churning simply
because I cannot fathom the fact that
there are people out there, who I do
not even know, that live on the grief
and misery of others. That the sad
truth is that there are people whose
happiness is dependent and thrive
on the disturbance of another s
peace. More than ever, my recent
experience with cyber bullying has
made me more aware of reality that
no matter what you do, there will be
haters and bashers. And that you
need not say or do anything for others to form their opinion of you and
your loved ones. That at the end of
the day, dwelling on your blessings
and counting these are what is most
important and what will make you a
more pleasant person. As clich as it
sounds, live gratefully, and gratitude
will find its way back to you.
So to all those out there who have
been a victim of negativity and hatred on the Internet, this one is for
you. Know that you are not alone and
that it can and does happen to anyone. But do not fret nor should you
let the action of others define who
you are. And as much as possible, do
not even answer back or give it your
time of day. If need be, do so with a
positive disposition because killing
it with kindness is always the way to
go. Do not ever let pessimism take
over the best of you. Allow the sun
to shine on you and all that you do,
and soon enough, the negativity will
wean and walk away.

By Tonyo Cruz

ecause voting is sacred,

each component must also
be sacred.
We thus submitted ourselves to a process that involved
identifying ourselves, presenting a
proof or two of identity, and letting
the Comelec record our fingerprints
and our photographs. The process
for overseas absentee voters meanwhile also involved giving passport
numbers.
We assumed that the Comelec
would put all our records under lock
and key. And since the Comelec was
already going digital, with as much
security and protection that our
voter data totally deserve.
It turns out the Comelec was
either ignorant or negligent about
securing the mass of registration information they sought from us. Their
arrogance in herding us like sheep
during the registration period is only
matched by their ignorance in data
security. Comelec betrayed us.
But what takes the cake is the
Comelecs silence about the mess.
No regrets, no apologies, no admissions.
As of press time, even af ter
countless voter confirmations on
the veracity of the data dump, many
third-party reports, and the hell
raised by both Filipino and foreign
IT experts, the Comelec has yet to
confirm or deny that it was their
database that was hacked.
Which also explains why the
Comelec or any other agency of
government has yet to file a petition before any court to order the
blocking of websites that contain the
voter data.
Because in doing so, the Comelec
would admit that it was at fault. That
it lost the data.
In the meantime, an arrest has
been made but for hacking exactly
what, the authorities wont dare to
openly admit. It is as if the arrest
would calm the identity thieves and
election fraudsters now masturbating endlessly over the single-biggest
treasure trove of a hack against a
country. It is as if the arrest would
undo the damage.
The damage is not simple. Each

voter could now be a potential victim

of identity thieves from any part of
the world. The security measures
in each voters email, bank account,
credit card account, remittance account, and others have all become
insecure. The passports may also
be violated by duplication experts
who crave to get active passport
numbers.
It is worse than 55 million people
losing valid IDs all at the same
time. It is more like government
practically turning over that much
information to thieves and scammers, no thanks to the lack of security measures. This is a case of
betrayal against 55 million citizens
who trusted the Comelec.
The Comelec definitely owes us
an explanation. It must tell us what
they did to our voter data. It must
show to us the names and faces of
the people in-charge of taking care
of those data. It must list down the
measures, if any, to secure that data.
It must explain why the Comelec
websites are not entirely encrypted.
It must show to us the list of nonComelec and private persons who
may have had any role in handling,
processing, storing, posting and
presenting those data in the forms
that Comelec approved not just
online.
The Comelec must also suspend
and investigate the entire IT team,
if need be, and build a new IT team
from scratch. The commissioner/s
in charge of IT should take a leave.
Nothing personal. It is the price to
pay for betrayal.
We have to be tough on the
Comelec on this data leak because
we need to send all the other agencies of government a clear message
about securing citizens data. Like
the BIR, for instance, which proudly
boasts of its e-filing that some IT
experts found to be afflicted with
security loopholes.
All government agencies and
GOCCs, and private entities that
ask for, receive, store, handle and
depend on peoples data should
learn a lesson from this. They wont
learn unless we teach Comelec a
lesson first.
We may not be able to summon
the genie back into the bottle, but we

could send a signal to the Comelec

and all other data-gathering agencies that personal data is important.
In this digital age, the Comelecs
burara operations is inexcusable
and is crying to be punished. We
must unleash the fury of 55 million
people at the Comelec. Let us tell
them: We are ashamed of you. We
are absolutely pissed off by your
betrayal.
But because we are smarter
than Comelec with regards to data
security, we already have this advise
to this agency and all the others.
That they announce to everyone
that personal information verification measures be changed across
all data-dependent agencies: banks,
credit card issuers, lending companies, money transfer firms, telcos,
schools, hospitals, social security
agencies, housing. That means every private company and agency of
government.
For contrary to the Comelecs
lame excuse for an advice, change
your passwords is not enough.
We must also change the way we
verify our identities and not rely on
the data exposed by the Comelec.
Companies and agencies that rely
on those data fields for verifying
peoples identity should improve
their processes.
Especially now that we approach
Election Day, we expect IT experts,
election watchdogs and lawyers to
examine how the data leak could
affect the sanctity of the voting
process. They should be able to tell
us the new vulnerabilities caused
or signified by the data leak. Could
identity thieves and election fraudsters use those stolen data against
legitimate voters, parts of the process and the entire elections?
And so this shameful mess wont
happen again, we really have to
teach Comelec and the entire government a lesson they should never
forget or take lightly: Citizens data
is sacred, should be kept secret, and
must always be secured from any
and all unauthorized access.

Fo l l o w m e o n Tw i t t e r @
tonyocruz and check out my blog
tonyocruz.com

hillary boutique

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In style and
politics, Kosovo
women see Clinton
as role model

World Book and Copyright Day

RISTINA, Kosovo (AFP)

A boutique in Kosovos capital leaves no doubt about its
favored candidate in the US
presidential race the clues are right
in its name and on the racks of smart
trouser suits.
Pristinas Hillary boutique and its
sister shop, Hillary 2, are a testament
to Kosovos enduring love not only for
the United States but particularly for
the Clinton couple.
We wanted to honor the Clinton
family in our business, said owner
Elda Morina-Ymeraga, 33.
Her familys first store is on Bill
Clinton Boulevard near a huge statue
of the former US president, both commemorating his support during the
Kosovan struggle for independence
from Serbia.
And Hillary, 68, offers a strong role
model for women in Muslim-majority
Kosovo, which can already claim the
Balkans first elected female president and upholds gender balance in
law if not in practice.
She is not only a person who,
with her family, has helped Kosovo
enormously but she also has unique
taste in clothing, Morina-Ymeraga
told AFP in the Hillary 2 store, set in
a shabby communist-era block from
the former Yugoslavia that jars with
its sharp suits, bright blouses, and
elegant dresses.
This was why we started to
promote Hillarys style in Kosovo,
offering clothes to women that are
identical to those worn by Hillary.
In 2010, Morina-Ymeraga had the
surprise and publicity boost of
a lifetime when the then US secretary of state paid her main store
an unexpected visit during a trip to
Pristina.

Framed photos hang proudly on

the shop walls, recalling the meeting that gave the retailer a simply
incredible feeling.
Every local customer first comes
out of curiosity to ask what I discussed with Hillary. And that curiosity continues after all these years,
she said.
Morina-Ymeragas father set up
the first Hillary store in 2002, a few
years after the 1998-1999 war between
Serbias armed forces and the separatist ethnic Albanian rebels in its
southern province.
Serbia withdrew from Kosovo after an 11-week bombing campaign by
NATO, backed by then president Bill
Clinton. He later gave strong support
to Kosovos unilateral declaration of
independence in 2008 a move still
unrecognized by Belgrade.
Bill Clinton was the first who
emphasized the need for change in
Kosovo and the need to ban Serbias
rule over Albanians, said MorinaYmeraga, who imports most garments from Turkey but hopes to
create her own Hillary label.
Promoting the former First Lady
as fashion icon notably her beloved
trouser suits caught on with Kosovos female civil servants, politicians,
and other professionals who make up
the stores main clientele.
Choosing a red mix-and-match
outfit jacket, skirt and trousers for
50 euros ($56) a piece financial consultant Miradije Salihu, 46, said she
wanted clothes that would double as
work and evening wear.
If (Clinton) can successfully run
all of her campaign wearing the same
style of outfit throughout, why would
I not do the same while running my
business?

ORLD Book and Copyright Day (WBCD) is

also known as International Day of the Book
or World Book Day. First celebrated
in 1995, the day is observed annually
on April 23 in over 100 countries.
The day-long observance is organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) to promote
reading, publishing, and copyright.
The celebration aims to: Raise
awareness about the importance
of reading, reaching out and giving
people access to books, educating
people to take care of their library
facilities, and celebrating books.
For UNESCOs 1995 General
Conference, April 23 was a logical
choice to pay tribute to books and
authors, and encourage everyone,
particularly young people, to discover the pleasure of reading and
gain a renewed respect for the
exceptional contributions of those
who have furthered the social and
cultural progress of humanity. It
was on this day in 1616, that three of
its icons Cervantes, Shakespeare,
and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
died. It is also the date of birth or
death of other prominent authors.
It was against this backdrop that
UNESCO created the UNESCO
P rize for Childrens and Young
Peoples Literature in the Service

of Tolerance.
This year, the title of UNESCOs
World Book Capital City will go to
the city of Wrociaw, Poland, from
the Korean City of Incheon. World
Book Capital is a title bestowed by
UNESCO on a city in recognition
of the quality of its programs that
promote books and reading and the
dedication of all players in the book
industry. The designation runs from
UNESCOs WBCD (April 23 of the
current year) until April 22 of the
following year. The UN agency has
invited the International Publishers
Association, the International Federation of Library Associations and
Institutions, and the International
Booksellers Federation to participate in the nomination process.
In the Philippines, Dia del Libro will be organized by Instituto
Cervantes de Manila, the Embassy
of Spain in the Philippines, the National Commission for Culture and
the Arts, the National Book Development Board, the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, and the Intellectual
Property Office of the Philippines, in
collaboration with Ayala Land, WTA
Architecture and Design Studio,
the Spanish Agency International
Cooperation for Development, LA
Camara-Spanish Chamber of Commerce, the National Library of the
Philippines, Vibal Foundation, and
the top Manila bookstores. The

activities for Dia del Libro, include

bringing some 4,000 books at the
Ayala Triangle; challenging booklovers to hand-write the Spanish
novel Don Quixote; launching of
Relatos, a compilation of short
stories by the Batangueo writer
Enrique Laygo (1897-1932), which
is the new title in the collection
Clasicos Hispanofilipinos project of
the Instituto; and the inauguration
of The Book Stop, a 3x4 meter
non-profit library that will display
hundreds of books for the entire
community to enjoy. Top bookstores
and publishing houses will be selling books at discounted prices and,
following the tradition of Spains
Dia del Libro, give a rose for every
book purchased.
In the words of UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, a book
is a bridge between generations
across cultures a force for creating and sharing wisdom embodying the diversity of human ingenuity,
giving shape to the wealth of human
experience, expressing the search
for meaning and expression that all
women and men share, that drive all
societies forward. Books help weave
humanity together as a single family, holding a past in common, a history and heritage, to craft a destiny
that is shared, where all voices are
heard in the great chorus of human
aspirations.

If Clinton wins the November race

she will be the first woman in charge of
the White House, whereas Kosovo chose
its first female president, 41-year-old
Atifete Jahjaga, five years ago. Her term
ended this month.
The top diplomatic job, ambassador
to the United States, is currently held
by a woman and the secular constitution sets a 30 percent quota for female
MPs putting Kosovo ahead of even
Britain and France in parliamentary
gender balance.

But gender equality is still a

far-off goal: A labour force survey
conducted in 2014 showed that only
21.4 percent of Kosovos working age
women held jobs, compared with
61.8 percent of men.
Ulpiana Neziri-Lama, a sociologist, foreign ministry official and
former TV news anchor, said the
problem was greater in rural parts
of Kosovo. But even in cities women
faced discrimination.
The public space is contami-

nated by sexist comments, she

told AFP, stressing that this is very
widespread.
As Kosovan women strive for
more openings, Clintons determined bid for the White House has
struck a chord.
All women of Kosovo should
take her as an example, said 22year-old student Mimoza Nishori
outside the Hillary store. She is a
woman with a lot of energy and does
her work with competence.

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Saturday, April 23, 2016

13

Ople tells Comelec

Focus on leaks, not malls

FW advocate and senatorial aspirant Susan Ople

called on the Commission
on Elections (Comelec) to
focus all its energies in protecting
Filipino voters whose personal details
have been dumped in a user-friendly
website (http:wehaveyourdata.com)
leaving more than 55-million citizens
including more than a million overseas workers exposed and vulnerable
to all kinds of crimes.
Unlike the Comelec website that
enables a voter to search for his or
her precinct, the website created by
hackers serves as a search engine
where details such as home address,
citizenship, full names, and birthdays
can be obtained.
Dont talk to us about voting in
malls when you cant even fix this
problem concerning our own personal
data now available online, thanks to
Comelec, Ople, who is running under

the Partido Galing at Puso banner

said.
About 337 clustered precincts
will be transferred to 80 participating malls on May 9. The move will
affect 231, 174 voters who will now
vote inside SM, Robinsons, Ayala and
other participating malls as part of
enhancing voters experience.
While the idea is innovative and
may be convenient to a number of
voters, Ople said it also adds more
burden to a Comelec under siege from
hackers, armed elements, and fast approaching, immovable deadlines.
Data security
I am worried because according
to Comelecs announcement, the affected voters would be informed about
the transfer ahead of time. Exactly
when would the information reach
the voters and which areas are being
set aside for mall voting? It seems to

me that the crisis at the moment is

on the security of our own personal
data, not the convenience of being
able to shop and vote at the same
time, Ople said.
The OFW advocate said more than
a million overseas voters deserve to
know what Comelec is doing to stop
hackers and transnational crime syndicates from using the database even
beyond the May 9 polls.
The NBI has been brought in.
Can we not also bring in experts
from abroad? Meanwhile, the chairman has so many things on his plate
including the logistics involved in
mall voting.
Ople lamented that the massive
dumping of personal data has made
everyone feel vulnerable. This is no
longer about enhancing the voters
experience. This is about keeping
our families safe. Comelec, what have
you done?

STARTING THEM YOUNG Vice-presidential candidate Sen. Ferdinand R. Marcos (right)

is joined by his sons Vincent (left) and Simon (middle) in one of his campaign sorties in
Central Luzon.

Pass FOI not new

tax measure Romualdez
By CHARISSA M. LUCI

VICE MAYORS BACK TOLENTINO The Metro Manila Vice Mayors League formally endorsed the senatorial bid of former Metropolitan
Manila Development Authority chair Francis Tolentino for his exemplary leadership and commitment to public service.

Incumbent, returning senators in Magic 12

Incumbent and returning senators
are poised to dominate the senatorial
race, based on the latest non-commissioned survey by the The Issues and
Advocacy Center (The Center).
Re-electionist senator Vicente
Tito Sotto and returning senator
Panfilo Ping Lacson are statistically
tied in the top spot in a survey done last
April 11-16, with 1,800 respondents.
In the Magic 12 are re-electionist
senators Franklin Drilon, Ralph Recto,
Serge Osmea and returning senators Miguel Zubiri and Francis Kiko
Pangilinan.
Former senator Richard Gordon is
slugging it out with several newcomers
in the winning circle, including Leila
De Lima, Manny Pacquiao and Francis
Tolentino.
Tolentino is now at the 9th-10th
spot, after placing 11th to 13th in the
last survey.
The Center director Ed Malay
noted that the former Chairman of
the Metropolitan Manila Development
Authority (MMDA) may have benefitted
from endorsements from different political parties and influential politicians
including presidential candidate Davao
City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, the tandem of Senators Miriam Defensor- Santiago and Ferdinand R. Marcos, former
president and Manila Mayor Joseph
Estrada and several local leaders from
the adminsitration Liberal Party.

PULSO NG PILIPINO
SENATORIAL SURVEY
1-2 Vicente Tito SOTTO 52.7%
1-2 Panfilo Ping LACSON 51.4%
3-4 Franklin Frank DRILON 47.8%
3-4 Miguel ZUBIRI 46.5%
5-6 Francis Kiko PANGILIN 42%
5-6 Leila DE LIMA 41%
7-8 Emmanuel Manny
PACQUIAO 39.6%

7-8 Ralph RECTO 38.3%

9-10 Serge OSMEA 34.3%
9-10 Francis TOLENTINO 33.2%
11-14 Anna Theresia
Risa HONTIVEROS 31.8%
11-14 Emmanuel Joel
VILLANUEVA 30.9%
11-14 Ferdinand Martin
ROMUALDEZ 30.3%
11-14 Richard Dick
GORDON 29.8%

Senatorial candidate Leyte Rep.

Martin Romualdez warned Congress
against passing new tax measures
that would give additional burden
to the poor. Instead of passing new
tax proposals, Congress should flex
its muscles to approve the pro transparency Freedom of Information
(FOI) bill and the measure seeking to
expand the conditional cash transfer
(CCT) program.
The government needs more resources, but sustaining the increasing
expenditures should not burden the
poorest of the poor. Instead of passing
tax measures, we should strengthen
financial transactions through the
passage of FOI measure to address
tax leakage and all forms of corruption, Romualdez said.
To afford the ordinar y Juan
and his family a decent standard of
living, we need tax reform adjust
exemptions and deductions so people
have more money to take home and
spend for their families. Adjusting
tax rates for the earning but still poor
or struggling by taking inflation into
consideration in the outdated Tax
Code. Inflation of currencies and high

prices of basic commodities and utility

services, he said.
President Aquino signed into law
Romualdezs bill, RA 10754 exempting more than 1.5 million persons
with disabilities (PWDs) from paying
12-percent value added tax (VAT) on
certain goods and services.
Romualdez also sought anew the
utilization of the P723 billion unspent government funds since 2011
to expand the Pantawid Pamilyang
Pilipino Program (4Ps) program.
Under his proposal, a maximum of
P46,200 and a minimum of P24,200
in financial support shall be given
annually to each qualified householdbeneficiary.
We have more than P700 billion
of unspent funds. These monies from
taxpayers have not been utilized since
2011, why not use these to help the
poor put more food on their tables,
give them additional medicines, and
increase the education budget of their
children? Romualdez asked.
I cant see any logical reasons
why the government is not spending
the amount when there are many
Filipinos who are in desperate situation and badly needing assistance,
he said.

Lim tells Manilans why they paid for medical services that were once free
By JENNY F. MANONGDO

Former Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim

has accused incumbent Mayor Joseph
Estrada of transferring funds intended
for the operation of six city hospitals
to the intelligence fund of the Office
of the Mayor, the reason why Manila
residents were made to pay for medical services that were free of charge
during his time.
In a message on Twitter, Lim tweeted, O, maliwanag na? 2.5 years nawala
ang libreng serbisyo sa mga ospital
napunta kasi ang P339 Million sa intelligence fund ni Erap (Is it clear now?
Free medical services were not given
for two-and-a-half years because P339M
intended for hospitals was added the
intelligence fund of Erap).

Kailangan ipaliwanag ni Erap bakit

nya binawasan ng P228.7 M ang budget
ng 5 hospitals, pero naglaan siya ng
P200M intel fund sa ofc niya 2015? (Mayor Erap should explain why he reduced
the budget of five hospitals by P228.7M
and beefed the intelligence fund of his
office by P200M), Lim tweeted.
Lim also posted a copy of the program appropriation and obligation of
Manila City hall for 2016 of the Office
of the Mayor showing a total budget
of P150,216,892 million of confidential
expenses for the year 2016.
Lim and Manila 5th District Rep.
Amado Bagatsing are contesting the
mayoral post against Estrada who is
running for re-election.
Both Lim and Bagatsing criticized
the Estrada administration after city

hospitals began charging fees for medical services that were once free. Both
contenders vow to restore free medical
and hospital services in the city if they
are elected on May 9.
Estrada restored the free hospital
and medical services before the campaign period started.
Third District Councilor Bernardito
Ang, chief of the committee on finance
of the city council said there is no truth
to Lims allegations that funds for hospitals were taken from the citys budget.
Hindi totoong nabawasan... sa City
General Services Office (CGSO). May
mga kailangan ang hospitals like equipment or medicines. Dati yearly supply
tayo pero para ma ensure yung supply
natin, minabuti na nating monthly na.
This is under the Office of the Mayor. We

pulled it out sa hospitals para mailagay

sa CGSO, Ang explained.
We have already a new system of
purchasing para hindi ilalagay yung
budget sa hospitals na hindi naman
nagagamit. Dati nagrereklamo ang mga
tao dahil ang tagal na pero wala pang
magagamit. It is now given to CGSO so
all purchases done by them, we see to
it na allocated to different hospitals,
Ang said.
The citys current approved budget
is P14.1 Billion.
Diego Cagahastian, Chief of the
Information Office of city hall also dismissed Lims tweets. If, indeed there
was no budget for hospitals, they would
not have been able to procure the new
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
machine for the Ospital ng Maynila.

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Shades of Kidapawan?

14

Newsbits
Kalahi-CDSS
projects
BUTUAN CITY The KapitBisig Laban sa Kahirapan
Comprehensive and Integrated
Delivery of Social Services
(Kalahi-CIDSS), one of the flagship
anti-poverty alleviation programs
of the government, has started
to undertake P462-million worth
of various projects targeted at
various areas in Caraga region
for year 2016. A huge bulk of
the budget allocation of KalahiCIDSS National CommunityDriven Development Project for
this year will be implemented in
47 municipalities spread all over
Caraga region. Kalahi-CIDSS, is a
community-driven development
project implemented by the
Department of Social Welfare
and Development. Under KalahiCIDSS, communities and their
Local Government Units (LGUs)
are trained to choose, design
and implement sub-projects
that address their most pressing
need. To properly implement the
Kalahi-CIDSS projects, the DSWD
13 recently started its series
of capacity building for its field
workers. This comes in response
to the increase of demands
for the Regional Program
Management Office (RPMO) with
the widened scope of the program
implementation. Kalahi-CIDSS
Caraga covers different modalities
for 2016 with some municipalities
implementing two or more
modalities. With this, the need to
incorporate different disciplines
and systems is important, said
DSWD 13 Regional Director Dr.
Minda B. Brigoli said. She said
Kalahi-CIDSS teams for this
year will be composed of social
and community development
workers/facilitators, engineers
and financial analysts need to
be updated with the changes or
enhancements in the programs
implementation process. (Mike U.
Crismundo)

Youth
summer camp
SURIGAO CITY The threeday 10th Surigao Youth Center
Summer Camp 2016 is all set
to begin at Mount Carmel Farm
and Spring Resort in Poctoy,
Surigao City on April 25-27, 2016.
Surigao Youth advocates from the
provinces of Surigao del Norte
and Dinagat Islands and Surigao
City, members and volunteers
of the Surigao Youth Center
(SYC) will converge here for their
annual summer youth camp with
the theme: Building, Reaching
Youth Leaders for Progress.
The City Population Office, with
the financial and technical
assistance from the Commission
on Population (POPCOM Caraga
Region), is spearheading the
activity. The activity aims to
enhance the knowledge and
competence of the Surigao youth
through inter-active intervention
strategies on Adolescent
Health and Youth Development
Program IAHYDP) which is one
of the key component programs
of the Philippine Population
Management Program (PPMP),
POPCOM 13 Regional Director
Alexander A. Makinano said. He
said this activity will also provide
correct information and develop
individual as responsible youth in
the society. (Mike U. Crismundo)

ARMM ready
for progress
ZAMBOANGA CITY Education
and the provision of adequate
infrastructure, together with the
establishment of the needed
socio-economic facilities, will
be the key factors that will spur
investments and development
in the Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). This
was disclosed yesterday by Sulu
Vice Governor Abdusakur Tan
who added that the regional
government already has the
needed fund and human resources
to free the people from poverty.
Tan said that government should
treat education as a right of every
individual and not just merely
a privilege. In tandem with
education, there should also be
adequate infrastructure facilities
which will help spur investments
and socio-economic activities in
the ARMM, Tan stressed. We
must address the development
and welfare of our greatest and
most important resources, our
people in the ARMM, he said.
(Nonoy E. Lacson)

Saturday, April 23, 2016

Farmers picket DA-12

office, demand rice aid
K

ORONADAL CITY (PNA)

About 2,000 farmers from
different parts of Mindanao
have gathered in front of the
Region 12 regional center here, demanding rice support from the Department of
Agriculture (DA-12).
Farmers, bringing with them children
and huge bags, claimed they will hold the
protest for three days or until Monday.
Domingo Azures, leader of Anak
Pawis farmers' group and believed to
the protest action organizers assured
the rally will be peaceful and will not
be like the one that happened in Kidapawan City.
At 8 a.m., the farmers put up tents in
front of the Soccsksargen Regional Center in Barangay Carpenter Hills where
government line agencies regional offices are located.
Soccsksargen is composed of the
provinces of North Cotabato, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Saranggani
and the cities of Cotabato, Kidapawan,
Koronadal, Tacurong and Gen. Santos.

Azures said they will continue the

peaceful protest until the government
gives them rice after Agriculture Sec.
Proceso Alcala announced over national
media that rice are ready for distribution
in Mindanao and that there was no lack
of rice.
Sr. Supt. Barney Condes, Koronadal
City PNP chief, said enough personnel
are already in place to ensure the flow
of traffic from Koronadal to Gen. Santos
City will not be blocked.
At least two farmers were killed in a
farmers protest in Kidapawan City which
turned bloody on April 1. The farmers,
some coming from as far as Bukidnon
and South Cotabato converged in the city
demanding rice assistance.
The group demanded a dialogue with
DA-12 Regional Director Amalia Jayag
Datukan but the regional agriculture
official is in Manila.
No dialogue takes place between
farmers and the local government of
South Cotabato and Koronadal City.
South Cotabato Gov. Daisy Fuentes

said the local government respects the

rights of citizens to a peaceful assembly
but stressed that not all rally participants are from South Cotabato.
About 90 percent of the protesters
are not from South Cotabato, they come
from Bukidnon, North Cotabato, Sultan
Kudarat and as far as Davao region,
Fuentes added.
Fuentes said the provincial government, through the Red Cross, will be
distributing rice to marginal farmers
severely affected by the dry spell.
Farm workers and marginal farmers are priorities in Red Cross rice
dispersal in the barangay, not at the
provincial capitol or in Koronadal City,
she said. Koronadal is South Cotabatos
capital.
Fuentes also appealed to farmers
in the regional center to make the rally
peaceful and orderly.
Please dont block the national highway, Fuentes said. She suspected that
the communist New Peoples Army are
manipulating the farmers.

BUKAG
MAKER A
pregnant
woman weaves
rattan strips
into a basket
in a remote
village in
Digos City,
Davao del Sur.
These baskets,
locally known
as bukag,
are commonly
used in
hauling farm
produce. (Keith
Bacongco)

Poll hotspots
closely watched
by PNP in
Davao region
By ALEXANDER D. LOPEZ

DAVAO CITY Thirty-one towns,

three cities and two congressional districts are currently being monitored as
election watch-list areas by the Philippine National Police in Davao region
(PNP-11) as the May 2016 elections is fast
approaching.
Chief Supt. Manuel Gaerlan, acting
regional director of PNP-11, told reporters here that another six areas were currently being assessed, and may be added
to the PNP watch-list areas in Southern
Mindanao.
I cannot divulge to you as of this time
the list of towns and cities, Gaerlan.
As it is, Gaerlan pointed out that two
of the three cities have been placed under
category one, while 28 towns and the two
congressional districts under category
three, among areas which will be under
intense monitoring by the police.
Under the definition of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), an area is
placed under category one when there
is a high possibility that politicallymotivated incidents would occur, but
without the involvement of terror and
lawless groups.
Category two is declared in areas
there is threat from lawless armed
groups, while areas are placed under
category three when both the possibility of politically-motivated violence, and
involvement of terror and lawless groups
are present.
Gaerlan also clarified that there were
no areas in Davao region placed under
category four, in which case, the Comelec
would take control over the area.
He said 90 percent of the police force
in Davao region, from the provincial down
to the municipal levels will actively be
involved to ensure safe and orderly elections in the area.
In Davao City, the Davao City Police
Office (DCPO) is also intensively watching 11 villages in the third district that
were previously placed under category
two because of the presence of lawless
armed group (LAG).

Another tribal leader gunned down in Caraga region

By Mike U. Crismundo

BUTUAN CITY Another tribal

leader was gunned down on Thursday
by seven gunmen, believed to be members of New Peoples Army (NPA), at
Purok 4, Sitio Sta. Cruz, Barangay
Manila de Bugabos, Butuan City, an
initial police report yesterday said.
The victim, identified as Jose
P. Paragua, Sr., 57, and known as

Datu Puti in the Manobo tribe, was

a member of the local tribal group,
Tribal Communities in Mindanao
(TRICOM), which is based in Agusan
del Norte and Butuan City, police
report added.
The victim was reportedly shot
nine times in various parts of the body
and head, and was declared dead on
arrival by the attending physician at
Butuan Medical Center here.

NPA commanders killed in

pursuit ops vs PNP abductors
DAVAO CITY The 10th Infantry
(Agila) Division of the Philippine
Army on Thursday confirmed that
the two bodies recovered at encounter sites in Sito Bandan, Barangay
Lumiad in Paquibato District here
were that of high-ranking New Peoples Army (NPA) leaders operating
in the area.
In a statement, 10th ID chief
information officer Capt. Rhyan
Batchar identified the NPA leaders
killed as Bernie Pepito Alima alias
King, vice-commanding officer of
Andoy Platoon of Pulang Bagani
Company (PBC) 1; and Levy Boy
Almosara alias Rexan, commanding officer of Basil Platoon, also of
PBC 1.
Their bodies were recovered by
the troopers of 84thInfantry Battalion during its pursuit operations
against NPA rebels who engaged
them in the area last April 18 and 19
in Sitio Banban, Barangay Lumiad,
Paquibato District here.
Batchar added that the two are
also believed to be part of the group
that attacked the military detachment in Quiman-anao village on
Saturday last week that resulted in
the wounding of a militiaman and a
civilian.
After that attack, the insurgents
also abducted a police major and
his men who were responding to the
incident.
Chief Insp. Leonardo V. Tarongoy,
the station commander of Paquibato
Police Station, PO3 Rosenie L.
Cabuenas, PO3 Rudolf Pacete, PO3
Abdul Azis A. Ali Jr. and PO2 Neil C.
Arellano, and civilian driver Ronald
Dordas were on board their patrol
vehicle en route to Brgy. Salapawan

when they were flagged down in

Brgy. Mapula.
In the same statement to the media here, 10th ID commander Major
General Rafael Valencia said that the
death of the two ranking NPA leaders was an indication that the long
arm of the law will, sooner or later,
get all those who espouse and use
violence to achieve their goals.
"We should all realize that all
these social, political and economic
problems we face regularly are
best resolved in an environment of
peace, he added.
The army and the Philippine
National Police in Davao region
(PNP-11) on Wednesday reiterated
that they will never negotiate with
any lawless groups and that the intensified pursuit operations against
the PNP abductors will continue.
(Alexander D. Lopez)

Initial report of Senior Inspector

Roland Orcullo of Butuan City Police
Office Station 5 (BCPO-Station 5) said
the victim was supervising the loading of a gmelina tree he had recently
uprooted from his farm into a forward truck when seven unidentified
gunmen on board three motorcycles
arrived at 2:45 p.m. on Thursday and
shot him at close range.
After shooting the victim, the perpetrators immediately fled towards
Barangay Tungao at the southern part
of this city.
Three of the companions of Datu
Puti who were loading the gmelina
trees were not harmed during the
incident, it said.
During initial investigation con-

ducted by the BCPO-Station 5, the

companions of the victim narrated to
the responding police force that the
perpetrators claimed to be members
of NPA before fleeing the scene of
the crime.
As of press time, BCPO-Station 5
is still trying to determine the identities of the perpetrators and motive
for the killing.
We still cant determine the exact
cause of this incident and identities of
the perpetrators, Orcullo added.
At least seven tribal chiefs have
already been killed at various areas
in the region since last year, including
the Manobo tribal chieftain Loreto
town Mayor Dario Otaza in Agusan
del Sur, PRO 13 record said.

HOT CATCH Amid the extremely dry weather, this villager turns to the
Malitubog River in North Cotabato for his familys daily sustenance. (Keith
Bacongco)

Ex-Lamitan vice mayor charged with graft

By Jun Ramirez

The Office of the Ombudsman

(OMB) has ordered the filing of graft
and corruption charges against former
Lamitan, Basilan Vice-Mayor Arleigh
Eisma for the allegedly anomalous
purchase of gasoline from his own gas
station and charged to the coffers of the
city government.
In a resolution, the OMB found that,
from August to October 2012, Eisma
facilitated and approved gasoline expenses for his private service vehicles
amounting to P1.1 million.
Records showed that all trip tickets,
purchase requests, purchase orders,

inspection and acceptance reports,

checks and disbursement vouchers
were approved by respondent alone.
In his counter-affidavit, Eisma did
not dispute ownership of the gas station but claimed that there were only
three gas stations in Lamitan, two of
which are owned by a member of the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan.
He asserted that the city council
would not have any fuel supply if relationship is made a prohibition.
The resolution explained that the
transactions were all undertaken with
respondent fully knowing that they will
be beneficial and favorable to him as
owner of the gasoline station.

According to the Ombudsman, this

is a clear transgression on the prohibition of a public official having pecuniary
interest on a transaction which requires
the intervention of his office.
The Local Government Code prohibits a local government official from
engaging in any business transaction
with the local government unit in which
he is an official, or over which he has
the power of supervision where money
is to be paid out of the resources of the
government to such person or firm.
In this case, the receipts issued
by the gas station clearly indicated
Eismas name as registered proprietor
of the business.

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nba

tennis

Hardens late shot lifts

Rockets over Warriors
H

OUSTON (AP) James

Harden scored 35 points,
including the game-winner
with 2.7 seconds left, and
the Houston Rockets took advantage
of Stephen Curry's absence to get a
97-96 victory over the Golden State
Warriors in Game 3 of their first-round
playoff series on Thursday night.
The victory cuts Houston's deficit to 2-1 in the best-of-seven series.
Game 4 is Sunday in Houston.
Shaun Livingston stole a pass from
Trevor Ariza and Ian Clark's layup put
Golden State up by one with 10.6 seconds left. Harden then took it to the
other end and stepped back for the
jump shot to win it.
Golden State had a chance to win it
after that, but Draymond Green dribbled the inbounds pass off his foot and
out of bounds.
Marreese Speights came off the
bench to lead the Warriors with 22
points and Klay Thompson had 17.
The Warriors blew out Houston in
the series opener with Curry on the
court, and pulled away late in Game 2 to
go up 2-0 despite last year's MVP watching from the bench with a sprained right
ankle. Curry was not on the bench with
the team for this one and it was unclear
where he watched the game.
After a plea from coach J.B. Bickerstaff that his team be ''nastier,'' the
Rockets were much more aggressive
and scrappy than they had been in the
first two games and led by as many as
17 points in the first half.
Dwight Howard added 13 points, 13

rebounds and had two blocks for Houston and Michael Beasley finished with
12 points.
THUNDER 131, MAVERICKS 102
In Dallas, Kevin Durant bounced
back from the worst shooting game of his
playoff career with 34 points and Oklahoma City retook control of its first-round
series with a 131-102 victory over Dallas
in Game 3 on Thursday night.
Durant had seven field goals midway through the second quarter on
nine shots after he needed 33 to get
there in a Game 2 loss that followed a
38-point win in the opener.
The 2014 MVP scored 20 points in
the first half, when the Thunder led by
as many as 19 points on their way to a
2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Game 4 is Saturday night in Dallas.
Dirk Nowitzki played despite a
right knee bruise and scored 16 points
for the Mavericks, who missed 10 of
their first 12 shots from 3-point range.
Russell Westbrook scored 20 of his 26
points in the second half and had 15 assists.
RAPTORS 101, PACERS 85
In Indianapolis, DeMar DeRozan
rebounded from his postseason shooting slump, and he and Kyle Lowry
scored 21 points for Toronto.
The Raptors lead the best-ofseven first-round series 2-1 and have
reclaimed the home-court advantage
they squandered by losing the series
opener last weekend.
Indiana was led by Paul George,
who had 25 points, 10 rebounds and six
assists. Rookie Myles Turner scored
11 of 17 points in the second half.

Huey, partner
secure semis
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA

Fil-Am Treat Huey and Max Mirnyi

of Belarus outlasted the fourth-seed
pair of Rohan Bopanna of India and
Jean-Julien Rojer of France, 7-6 (5),
6-4, and advanced to the semis of the
Barcelona Open BancsSabadell yesterday in Spain.
Unseeded in the event, Huey and
Mirnyi won the first set tiebreak easily
as the two produced sizzling returns
that caught their rivals off-guard from
time to time.
But the two will have their hands
full when they clash with multi-titled
Grand Slam champions Bob and Mike
Bryan of the United States, who scored
a 6-3, 6-3 win over the Polish duo Lukasz Kubot and Marcin Matkowski.
This marks the first time that Huey
and Mirnyi will be facing the Bryan
brothers who are proud owners of 16
Grand Slam titles.
Meanwhile, Ruben Gonzales and
American partner Dennis Nevolo continued their brilliant form as they eased
into the final with 7-6 (4), 6-1 victory
over Latvias Janis and Martins Podzus
in the Eagle Landing Tennis Classic, a
$10,000 International Tennis Federation
(ITF) event in Orange Park, Florida.
The fourth-seeded Gonzales and
Nevolo battle Hungarys Peter Nagy and
Canadas Dennis Shapovalov for the title.

NBA PLAYOFF RESULTS

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Toronto 101, Indiana 85
(Toronto leads 2-1)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Houston 97, Golden State 96
(Golden State leads 2-1)
Oklahoma City 131, Dallas 102
(Oklahoma leads 2-1)
TODAYS GAMES
EASTERN CONFERENCE
7:00 a.m. Cleveland
at Detroit
(Cleveland leads 2-0)
8:00 a.m. Atlanta at Boston
(Atlanta leads 2-0)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
9:30 a.m. San Antonio
at Memphis
(San Antonio leads 2-0)

cockfighting

James Harden scores a

last-gasp basket to help the
Houston Rockets pull off a
thrilling 97-96 win over the
Golden State Warriors in
Game 3 of their NBA first
round playoff Thursday in
Houston.

10-Bullstag
derby slated

boxing

Despite weight woes, Donaire ready

By JONAS TERRADO

CEBU CITY Nonito Donaire

was forced to shed two pounds just
to meet the required weight limit yesterday but still expressed confidence
in outclassing Hungarian challenger
Zsolt Bedak in his defense of WBO super bantamweight title slated tonight
at the Cebu City Sports Center here.
Donaire bared he had to do more
work just to meet the 122-lb limit between Thursday and hours before yesterday's weigh-in at the Ayala Mall in
this bustling city just to avoid being
stripped of the belt he won last December following his 12-round unanimous decision win over Mexican Cesar Juarez in Puerto Rico.
Luckily for the Filipino Flash, he
tipped the scales at 121 3/4 lbs, giving

NONITO DONAIRE

local boxing fans a huge sigh of relief.

"Nag-panic katawan ko dahil tumaas yung timbang ko but we'll make
of it," said Donaire as he took some
pasta at a restaurant following the
weigh-in.
Amid the concerns, Donaire, who is
expected to flaunt his famous left hook,
believes he would easily beat Bedak,
who has won his last 10 fights and had
little trouble making the weight at 121
1/2 lbs.
"When we did our staredown, I felt
na I'll overwhelm him with my energy
and intensity," he said. "Parang mas
mataas ang energy ko, mas mataas sa
kanya, like I can swallow him."
However, Donaire is not taking Bedak lightly, saying: "He's not a fighter,
he's a boxer and he's gonna do something that is boxing."

Pressed to react on Donaire's comments, Bedak said he's keen on stealing a victory and stun an expected big
crowd at the outdoor complex located
near the downtown area.
"If I have to box, I'll box. If I have to
fight, then I'll fight. I'll do what it takes
to get the victory," Bedak, who also has
an impressive left hook but has never
won a world title in his decade-long career, said through an interpreter.
Donaire is eyeing not only a win but
an impressive performance in hopes of
securing lucrative fights in the immediate future, possibly a rematch with
Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux.
But whether the last-minute weight
issues and the expected heat come to
play will be known once the opening
bell is heard in the Queen City of the
South.

Keen competition is expected

when the FIGBA Bullang Bullang 10Bullstag Derby starts on April 30 at
the Roligon Mega Cockpit.
The event, according to Fred
Katigbak, VP for South Luzon of International Federation of Gamefowl
Breeders Associations (FIGBA), will
have its national eliminations (3-bullstag) on April 30, May 4 and May 7 at
Roligon.
The winners in those eliminations
will advance to the 3-bullstag semis on
May 11 while the finalists will vie for
the title on May 14. Simultaneous final
rounds will be held on May 14 at Roligon and other provincial venues.
Entry fee is pegged at P8,800 while
those with Free Entry Coupons (FEC),
acquired from last year's National BAKBAKAN, can join the event outright.
FIGBA President Ricoy Palmares
Jr. said the event will have a guaranteed prize of P15 million.
FIGBAs affiliate associations are: BBC,
BCBA, BGBA, BIGBA, CGBA, CVBA, CVGBA,
GBAB, GBAC, GBAEV, GBAP, GBONE, GFBAN,
KGBA, LAGBA, LUGBA, MIGBA, MMGBA, NGBA,
NMGBA, NOBA, PAGBA, QCBA, RGBA, SGBA,
TAGBA, UBBBA, UCBA, UGBAT, UIGBA, UNIGBA,
UPBA, VIGBA, ZGBA, ZNGBA, ZSGBA.

basketball

Mbala powers La Salle past Ateneo

triathlon

Zapanta tops
age-group tilt
Benjie Zapanta of Team One Triathlon summoned the remaining
strength he had in the crucial stage of
the running event to rule the first-ever
Age-Group Select competition in the
recent NTT-ASTC Subic Bay International Triathlon (SuBIT) 2016 held at
the Subic Bay Freeport.
Zapanta entered the run leg more
than a minute behind Neil Adrian
Aynera but he managed to overtake
him through his long and flowing
strides and finished the 1.5-K swim
40-K bike 10K run course in 2 hours,
15 minutes and 47 seconds.
Jethro Karl Ramos narrowly
edged Aynera to win the silver medal
(2:17:51.49) in the event organized by
the Triathlon Association of the Philippines (TRAP) in cooperation with
the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority
(SBMA) and presented by the SBMA
Tourism Department.
In the National Age-Group Championships, Robinson Estevez and Un Ian
Ng emerged as the male and female
champions, thus earning for themselves a TRAP-sponsored participation
in the coming Asia Cup.

Other winners: Mervin Santiago and Kyla

Mabius (18-24), Robinson Esteves and Un Ian
Ng (25-29), Ronald Molit and Jaylene Balatibat
(30-34), Edison Morales and Mary Grace Olfindo
(35-39), Daniel Brown and Lexette Albarote
(40-44), Jose Leal and Isabelle Marafko (45-49),
Sandra Reid (female 50-over), Frank Lacson
(50-54), Eduardo Francisco (55-59) and Kilhak
Lee Kunimoto (60-over).
Sponsors: Century Tuna, Standard Insurance, Gatorade, Asian center for Insulation, Fujifilm Philippines, Subic Holiday Villas, ACEA Subic
Bay, Enervon Active, Seafood Island, Biker's Cafe,
The Lighthouse Marina Resort and media partners
Solar Sports, Philippine Star, Raceday, SBR.ph,
Kikay Runner and PinoyFitness.com .

Ben Mbala showed glimpse of his

potential as he helped La Salle trounce
rival Ateneo, 89-59, in the 25-under division of the Milcu Malolos Republic
Got Skills Summer Showcase at the
Enderun Colleges Gym.
The incoming Cameroonian import
of the Green Archers scored 18 points,
grabbed 12 rebounds, and blocked two
shots in leading La Salle to a convincing win in the tournament sponsored
by Milcu and sanctioned by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas.
Kris Porter and Jolo Mendoza
chipped in 13 points each for the Blue
Eagles, who trailed 42-25 at halftime
and never recovered.

In other results, Joaquin Ingco had

18 points and 14 rebounds as Colegio
de San Agustin beat Pace, 58-45, in
the 14-under division, improving its
record to 2-0 in the tournament also
backed by Basketball TV, Gatorade,
Clyde Shoe Cleaner, Kawasaki, LGR,
SLAM, Rain or Shine, Honda, Coach
Athletic Trainers Tape, Secret Fresh,
Mighty Sports, and Nousha Kebabs
and Barbeque.
Adam Doria had 14 markers as Adamson beat San Beda College, 61-41,
in the 16-under class, while Jethro Obtinalla added 16 points as Chiang Kai
Shek College downed St. Jude Catholic
School, 46-29, in the 13-under division.

San Beda cage camp set

The second session of the San Beda
College Basketball camp now on its
11th season will be held starting May 3.
As in the past, it will hold clinics for
boys and girls, and will also be open to
non-San Beda College students with
classes at Mendiola campus slated
from May 3 to May 27 held very Tuesdays and Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m.

motor sports

Big races up
in Batangas
Everything is set for the staging
of the 2016 ENEOS Philippine Motorsports Championship on Sunday at
the Batangas Racing Circuit.
The event features the Pirelli Superbikes Championship Series,
2016 FDR Philippine Scooter Racing

Classes at Taytay campus to be

held every Monday and Thursday
will start on May 12 to June 2 from 8
a.m. to 11 a.m.
Registration fee is pegged at P3,500
with participants getting a t-shirt and
a Molten ball. Interested parties may
contact Oliver Quiambao at (735-6011,
local 2104).
Championship Series and the 2016
FDR Underbone King Championship
Series.
Raniel Resuello will be riding the
latest Kawasaki 2015 ZX10R as he
guns for . back-to-back Pirelli Superbikes crowns
Aside from former champion
Dashi Watanabe, also out to spoil Resuellos back-to-back bid are Marvin
Mangulabnan of BMW Racing Team
r and Anthony Roman of Granstar
Team.

Former La Salle volley star and Power Camp volleyball director Michelle Gumabao (third from left)
poses with (from left) Power Camp football director Thomas Lozano, sports development general
manager Richard Bachmann, and marketing director Blen Fernando during the press launch of
the Alaska Power Camp, which includes basketball, volleyball and football, at the Holiday Inn
Hotel in Makati yesterday. For details and schedule, visitwww.alaskapowercamp.com.

basketball

Adamson, SSC-R clash

in Freego Kids opener
Games Today
12 noon Opening Ceremony
12:30 p.m. Adamson B vs SSC-R
1:45 p.m. CKSC vs Maestro
Basketball Club (U12)
3 p.m. CKSC vs Maestro
Basketball Club (U15)

Adamson-B and San Sebastian

College-Recoletos renew their rivalry
when they clash in the opening of the
3rd Headstart Developmental Basketball League (HDBL) Freego Kids Cup
today at the SGS Stadium on Araneta
Avenue, Quezon City.
The Baby Falcons drew big games
from brothers Andrey and Adam Doria
to beat Staglets, 95-72, in last years 15years-and-under final.
League organizer Edster Sy and tournament director Willy Chan have once
again designated Reynaldo de Vera as
tournament commissioner in the event
that aims to provide aspiring young athletes a league where they can excel and

develop their basketball skills.

Expected to grace the opening ceremony to be hosted by Apple David
are Freego Ambassadors Jeff Chan of
Rain or Shine , Rodney Brondial, Jeric
Caada and Alex Nuyles.
Aside from Adamson-B and SSC-R,
other teams entered in the 15-U division of the event also sponsored by AXA
Philippines, World Balance, Duralite
are inaugural champion Chiang Kai
Shek College, Maestro Basketball Club,
and Notre Dame of Greater Manila.
Nine teams are competing in the
12-U division with the Philippine Elite
of coach Mark Herrera out to defend
the crown it won over the Pinoy Youth
Dreamers last year.
Other teams in the 12-U are Chiang
Kai Shek College, Headstart Academy,
Maestro Basketball Club, Pace Academy, St. Jude Catholic School, San
Sebastian, St. Augustine and Black
Mamba Boys.

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Bolt, Curry make Times influential list

NEW YORK (AFP) Sports figures including Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt and NBA
Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry pepper
Time magazine's 2016 100 Most Influential
People list published Thursday.
US golfer Jordan Spieth, Britain's Formula
One world champion Lewis Hamilton, UFC
great Ronda Rousey and American swimmer
Katie Ledecky also made the list.
So did Indian tennis player Sania Mirza,
ranked No. 1 in the world in doubles who

uaap volleyball
Games Today
(Smart Araneta Coliseum,
Quezon City)
12 noon Ateneo vs National
University (Men's finals)
4 p.m. Ateneo vs La Salle
(Women's finals)

was praised as an inspiration to a generation

of Indians in a tribute written by cricketer
Sachin Tendulkar.
Ziggy Marley writes on Bolt, calling him
a unifying force in Jamaica, while ballerina
Misty Copeland writes in appreciation of
Golden State Warriors star Curry.
Other names with sporting links to make
the list include Caitlyn Jenner the former
Olympic decathlon champion turned transgender icon.

Sports
16 Saturday, April 23, 2016

Editor: DING T. MARCELO

Asst. Editor: REY C. LACHICA
E-mail: sports@mb.com.ph

Pride, legacy on the line

as Ateneo battles La Salle
By CHRISTIAN JACINTO

Alyssa Valdez, playing for the last time for Ateneo, will be at the center of the Lady Eagles
offense today against La Salle when Game One of the UAAP finals takes the spotlight at the
Smart Araneta Coliseum. (Bob Dungo Jr.)

pba

or Ateneo star Alyssa Valdez,

the best-of-three UAAP womens volleyball title series beginning today is a dream moment that may live forever in memory.
Looking at the game in the parlance of her sport, Valdez, who gained
superstar status as the heart and soul
of the Lady Eagles, said the match is
like the fifth set of a torrid and difficult
encounter where no quarter is asked
and none is given.
Adding to the tension and excitement is that this will be Ateneo vs La
Salle, two schools whose rivalry is legendary.
Parang five-setter ito eh, tapos
two-two pa. What a way to end it and
it happened during our last year pa,
said Valdez, who is graduating and
playing her last year for Ateneo.
So it's gonna be exciting. No one
will just give up, I think all of us, not
just our team, will give our strongest
heart," she said after a training session
last Thursday.
Valdez, whose popularity can match
up with any top PBA star, could not
have put the game more in its proper
perspective.
Indeed, it has become a best-of-five
series as the two teams meet for the
womens volleyball crown for the fifth
straight time with La Salle winning in
2012 and 2013 and Ateneo in 2014 and
2015.
It was this series that cemented

Valdezs rise as the countrys most

popular woman athlete. Not only for
her beauty but also for her athletic
prowess as she helped power the Lady
Eagles to the back-to-back championships and now for a possible threepeat.
Gametime is 4 p.m. at the Smart
Araneta Coliseum where expectedly,
the seats have all been taken.
Valdez, who was part of the Ateneo
team which twice fell to La Salle, now
feels it is time to wrap up the series
which have become UAAP lore and
catapulted womens volleyball to the
national consciousness.
"No matter the outcome, kahit
anong mangyari, I think it's gonna be
a memorable UAAP for everyone," Valdez said.
Ateneo took the finals slot with an
easy win over surprise semifinalist
University of the Philippines a week
ago but La Salle had to go through a
wringer and had to dispatch Far Eastern University in two games, where
it faced a must-win situation last
Wednesday to earn the right to face
the Lady Eagles.
Much has been said over which
team has the advantage a well-rested Ateneo or tired but gutsy La Salle.
La Salle coach Ramil de Jesus
admitted to having to scramble to
prepare for the title series as he and
his team had to beat FEU first before
thinking about Ateneo.
"Mahirap pumasok sa finals na
galing sa do or die tapos yung kalaban

galing ng isang linggong pahinga, he

said.
Mixed emotions kasi nakapasok
kami ng finals pero kapos ang time
para sa preparation," De Jesus said.
But he said the title will probably
go to the team which wants to win it
most.
"Sa parehong team mayroong
graduating, may gustong patunayan.
Kung sino na lang ang gustong manalo," he added.
Ateneo's Thai coach Tai Bundits
attitude appears opposite that of De
Jesus. He sees his team winning because he has prepared it well for the
championship.
"La Salle is better, La Salle wants
to win. But Ateneo does not only want
to win, they believe they will win,"
Bundit said.
The key, he said is the opener. "If
we can win Game 1, I believe we can
win Game 2."
Overshadowed by the womens
game is the mens UAAP championship series between Ateneo and National University.
The two teams have their own
score to settle as they square off in the
finals for the third straight year.
The Bulldogs took the title in 2014,
the Blue Eagles last year.
And to prove that the men in this
case play second fiddle to the women,
they play in the first match at 12 noon
after which, the coliseum is emptied
to accommodate customers for the
womens final.

Aces rip Texters,

face Bolts next Thai golfer fires 64,
By TITO S. TALAO

Game Tomorrow
(Smart Araneta)
5 p.m. San Miguel vs Rain or Shine
(Game 1 of semis)

No sister act semifinals in the OppoPBA Commissioners Cup. Rain or Shine

barred siblings from romping in the Final Four a few days ago, and last night
the Alaska Aces shut the door as well.
With the injured Vic Manuel watching from the sideline, hard-driving Alaska denied defending champion Tropang
TNT a return trip to the finals with a
dominant 99-81 victory in their quarterfinal rubber match to arrange a best-of-5
showdown with the Meralco Bolts.
Game 1 of their series is on Monday
after Rain or Shine, which swept Ginebra
in the playoffs, and Philippine Cup champion San Miguel begin theirs tomorrow.
TNT outlasted Rain or Shine in
double overtime, 121-119, in an epic
Game 7 during last years Commissioners Cup finals. But two factors went
against the Texters repeating this time:
Ivan Johnson no longer their import and
Rob Dozier back to lead Alaska once
again to the Promised Land.
TNTs replacement, David Simon,

was hardly a match for the temperamental Johnson, who was suspended
by the PBA for the rest of the conference early on, while Alaska, swept by
Purefoods in the quarterfinals last
season with a different import, has
brought back the man who led them to
their 14th and last title so far in 2013.
Now the Aces are back in the hunt,
with a potential rematch with nemesis
San Miguel looming ahead in the finals,
while TNT is left to rue what could have
been if rookie Troy Rosarios corner
3-point shot late in Game 2 had gone in.
And to ponder what hit them in Game 3.
The biggest lead at 91-66 on a Dondon Hontiveros triple came with 5:46
left in the fourth quarter, but the tone
for the rout was set as early as five
minutes into the game when Tony dela
Cruz hit a 3-pointer to spark a 7-2 run
from which the Aces, who may have
lost Manuel for the semis due to a right
calf muscle injury, steadily built on.
ALASKA 99 Dozier 20, Abueva 18,
Menk 10, Baguio 8, Dela Cruz 8, Exciminiano
8, Hontiveros 8, Thoss 8, Jazul 7, Baclao 4,
Banchero 0.
TROPANG TNT 81 Simon 20, Fonacier
19, Rosario 13, De Ocampo 8, Castro 6, Reyes
R. 5, Tautuaa 4, Carey 2, Rosser 2, Williams 2,
Ababou 0.
Quarters: 21-21; 53-37; 77-57; 99-81

golf

Juvic misses cut in Japan

Angelo Que and Miguel Tabuena improved a bit but Juvic Pagunsan failed to
make the cut yesterday after two rounds
in the Panasonic Open in Japan.
Que and Tabuena wound up sharing
37th place after a two-round total of 142,

eight shots off Kodai Ichihara, who submitted a 65 after an opening round 69 for
a 134 total.
Que shot a 70 and Tabuena a 69.
Pagunsan, who had a 76 in the first
round, fired a 70 for a 146 total.

grabs Sherwood lead

By DING MARCELO

TRECE MARTIREZ, Cavite

Thailands Kasidit Lepkurte grabbed
the lead in style after firing a bogeyfree eight-under-par 64 to storm to a
four-stroke lead with one round left
in the ICTSI Sherwood Hills Classic
yesterday.
Lepkurte strung five birdies on
the front nine and added three more
on the back, including a 20-footer on
the last hole, leaving the field with a
hill to climb to beat him today.
The Thai campaigner, seeking his
first international professional win,
was at 207, nine under par for the
tournament and four strokes ahead
of overnight leader Danny Masrin of
Singapore who shot 71 and was tied
in second place with Swede Oscar
Zetterwall (68) and Japanese Toru
Nakajima (68) at 211, five under par.
I played pretty good, everything
from putting, irons and my shots
were simply good, said Lepkurte,
who trailed by three shots at the start
of the day after a 71-72 start.
But in the third round, he sizzled
from the get go, matching the hot condition with birdies on three of the first
four holes.
He strung three straight from the
eight and pulled away from the pack.
I have to play steady and avoid

getting into trouble, said Lepkurte.

Zetterwell and Nakajima also
sneaked from behind to assume the
challengers role with the former spiking his 35-33 card with four birdies. He
actually gunned down an eagle on the
par-5 eighth but yielded the strokes
right on the next with a double bogey.
Nakajima reeled farther back with
a bogey on No. 3 but got back into the
groove by rattling off five birdies in the
last 11 holes for a 36-32 card.
Masrin, who took charge in the
opener with a 68 and 72 in the second
round to take the halfway lead, admitted to a bad game.
I played bad and committed many
mistakes, said Masrin. But Im still
in contention. There are still 18 holes
left and anything can happen here.
James Ryan Lam survived a rollercoaster round of seven birdies against
five birdies and took charge for the local bets with a 70 for a 213, six strokes
adrift and in a tie with Dino Giacomazzi, who rallied with a seven-under
65, highlighted by five birdies in the
last seven holes, and fellow American
John Catlin, who carded a second 70.
Clyde Mondilla razed the frontside
with four birdies and closed out with
two more birdies against a bogey for a
five-under 67, moving from out of nowhere to joint eighth at 214 with Dutch
Guido Van der Valk.

Thai Kasidit Lepkurte produced bogeyfree 8-under-par 64 to take a four stroke

lead going into the final 18 holes. (Bob
Dungo Jr.)

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Great escape puts SMB in title chase

By WAYLON GALVEZ

Doing a Houdini act is becoming standard fare for San Miguel Beer (SMB) after
doing another great escape against the Star
Hotshots in Wednesdays quarterfinals.
Again, the Beermen faced a mustwin situation and like in the past, the
team managed to unlock the gate and
escape.
It was another lose-and-go-home situation, the same predicament the team
faced not so long when it was 0-3 in the
best-seven-final against Alaska in the
Philippine Cup not so long ago.
But apparently learning from the situation, the team again rose to the occasion to beat Star, 103-99, to set a semifinal
meeting against Rain or Shine.

LEO AUSTRIA

Sa dami ng pinag-daanan na ng
team, tiwala ako sa players na kaya namin
malusutan yung naging pagsubok, said
SMB coach Leo Austria yesterday.
The Beermen were pushed to a
knockout match after the eighth-seeded
Hotshots, despite injuries to player such
as James Yap, won 108-99 on Monday.
Austria said it was just another test
to the teams resilience.
Hindi naman ako nagkaroon ng doubt
sa kakayahan ng team, ang sabi ko lang
kulang kami sa effort in our last game.
So nakita naman natin na todo buhos sila
sa do-or-die game, said Austria, whose
team got rewarded for having a twice-tobeat advantage against the Hotshots.
It was a tough game kasi maski
nga kulang yung team ng Star, lumaban

talaga eh, makikita mo na mayroon din

silang heart of a champion. Pero in the
end, Im happy we prevailed.
Among the players who stepped
up was Best Import frontrunner Tyler
Wilkerson, who had 46 points and 17 rebounds, playing all 48 minutes after being held to 22 points and 14 rebounds in
the first game.
San Miguel also got solid contributions from guard Marcio Lassiter, who
had 17 points, point guard Chris Lutz
10 points and eight assists, and Arwind
Santos 10 points and seven boards.
The semifinal meeting with the
Elasto Painters will be their third
straight conference.
Rain or Shine earned its way to the
semis by sweeping crowd favorite Ba-

rangay Ginebra San Miguel in the bestof-three quarters.

SMB beat Rain or Shine 3-1 in last
seasons Governors Cup before winning
all last conference 4-2.
Sa tingin ko magiging magandang series ito like in our previous
meetings, said Austria. Alam naman natin ang Rain or Shine talagang
mahirap din silang kalaban and lalo
ngayon may import silang malaki.
In their series against Ginebra,
maganda yung naging performance nila,
at yung import maganda ang pinakita in
defending Ginebras 7-foot center Greg
Slaughter. So we expect them to match
their import with June Mar, kaya others
have to step up, added Austria, whose
team lost to ROS (108-105) last March 11.

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Investigator finds no firewall

Bangladesh Bank exposed to hackers by cheap switches

By SERAJUL QUADIR

HAKA (Reuters) Bangladesh's central bank

was vulnerable to hackers
because it did not have
a firewall and used second-hand,
$10 switches to network computers connected to the SWIFT global
payment network, an investigator
into one of the world's biggest cyber
heists said.
The shortcomings made it easier
for hackers to break into the Bangladesh Bank system earlier this year
and attempt to siphon off nearly
$1 billion using the bank's SWIFT
credentials, said Mohammad Shah
Alam, head of the Forensic Train-

ing Institute of the Bangladesh police's

criminal investigation department.
"It could be difficult to hack if there
was a firewall," Alam said in an interview.
The lack of sophisticated switches,
which can cost several hundred dollars or more, also means it is difficult
for investigators to figure out what the
hackers did and where they might have
been based, he added.
Experts in bank security said that
the findings described by Alam were
disturbing.
"You are talking about an organization that has access to billions of dollars
and they are not taking even the most
basic security precautions," said Jeff
Wichman, a consultant with cyber firm

Optiv.
Tom Kellermann, a former member
of the World Bank security team, said
that the security shortcomings described by Alam were "egregious," and
that he believed there were "a handful"
of central banks in developing countries
that were equally insecure.
Kellermann, now chief executive of
investment firm Strategic Cyber Ventures LLC, said that some banks fail
to adequately protect their networks
because they focus security budgets on
physically defending their facilities.
Cyber criminals broke into Bangladesh Bank's system and in early
February tried to make fraudulent
transfers totalling $951 million from its
account at the Federal Reserve Bank

of New York.
Most of the payments were blocked,
but $81 million was routed to accounts
in the Philippines and diverted to casinos there. Most of those funds remain
missing.
The police believe that both the bank
and SWIFT should take the blame for
the oversight, Alam said in an interview.
"It was their responsibility to point it
out but we haven't found any evidence
that they advised before the heist," he
said, referring to SWIFT.
A spokeswoman for Brussels-based
SWIFT declined comment.
SWIFT has previously said the
attack was related to an internal operational issue at Bangladesh Bank and

News In Brief
The peso
exchange rate
closed lower
at P46.65 to
the US dollar
yesterday at the Philippine Dealing &
Exchange Corp. (PDEx) from P46.44
the previous day. The weighted average rate depreciated to P46.578
from P46.384. The total volume
amounted to $819.3 million.

By MYRNA M. VELASCO

Local shares
ease back slightly

More LRV for MRT-3

arriving tomorrow
The unloading and assembly of
the fifth and sixth of 48 new light
rail vehicles (LRV) for the Metro
Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) is set
tomorrow, Sunday (April 24, 2016)
at the MRT-3 Taft Avenue Station.
The innermost lane along EDSA
southbound near the intersection
of EDSA and Taft Avenue will be
closed today (April 23, 2016), 10
p.m.., to Sunday, 12 p.m.., to ensure the safety of motorists near
the work site. The Department of
Transportation and Communications (DOTC) advised the public
and all concerned motorists to take
alternative routes to their destinations. Once the LRVs are fully assembled and the necessary checks
on the electrical and other components are completed, the train
coaches will be subjected to static
and dynamic testing to ensure the
reliability of parts. (EVA)

Mitsubishi Motors
shares crash anew
TOKYO (AFP) Mitsubishi Motors
suffered another rout Friday, capping a disastrous week that has
seen its shares plunge more than
40 percent after the automakers
shock admission that it cheated
on fuel-efficiency tests. The news
Wednesday that unnamed employees had made some of its cars
seem more fuel-efficient than they
were in reality has sent the firm
into freefall, wiping $3.2 billion
off its market capitalization. It lost
13.55 percent Friday to close at
504 yen. The near 42 percent drop
since Wednesday marks the firms
worst three-day decline since listing
in 1988. The scandal also raised
questions about the companys
future as it faces the prospect of
huge fines and lawsuits and comes
as German auto giant Volkswagen
struggles to restore its badly dented reputation after revelations in
September of emissions rigging.

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Waiting game
drags for FIT
qualified solar
projects

P/$ rate closes

at P46.65/$1

Local shares eases back but only

slightly yesterday. The benchmark
Philippine Stock Exchange index
(PSEi) fell by 4.46 percent or .003
percent to close at 7,256.39. The
wider All-Shares index, however
added 40.80 points to finish at
4,329.41. Value of transactions
declined to P5.24 billion with 1.088
billion shares changing hands. Decliners topped gainers, 97-84, with
51 issues unchanged.

that SWIFT's core messaging services were

not compromised.
A spokesman for Bangladesh Bank
said SWIFT officials advised the bank to
upgrade the switches only when their system engineers from Malaysia visited after
the heist.
"There might have been a deficiency in
the system in the SWIFT room," said the
spokesman, Subhankar Saha, confirming
that the switch was old and needed to be
upgraded.
"Two (SWIFT) engineers came and visited the bank after the heist and suggested
to upgrade the system," Saha said.
The heist's masterminds have yet to be
identified.
Bangladesh police said

earlier this week they had

Infrastructure financing in Asia

shows no sign of slowing down ADB
By CHINO S. LEYCO

Manila-based Asian Development

Bank (ADB) said that strong demand
for infrastructure financing in Asia and
the Pacific region has no sign of slowing down as economies seek ways to
address moderating economic growth,
inequality, and significant environmental risks.
In a statement, the multilateral institution said yesterday that the region
would require about $800 billion annually for infrastructure investments,
equivalent to 6 percent of its gross
domestic product (GDP).
ADBs estimate is way above the
current average investment ratio of 2
percent to 3 percent in many Asia and
the Pacific countries.
The funding deficit [of 4 percent to 3
percent] is a key cause of constraints on
economic growth and poverty reduction
in the region, ADB said.
Under the Philippine Development
Plan, the country needs a total of $120
billion to address its infrastructure
bottlenecks in the medium term. Of the

total amount, about 12 percent would be

filled in by the private sector.
Based on the 2015 annual report,
ADBs total operations surged to $27.17
billion last year, the highest in the banks
history.
The total included $16.29 billion in
approvals for loans and grants, $141 million for technical assistance, and $10.74
billion for co-financing, which increased
by a record 16 percent.
Disbursements, a key factor in
improving aid effectiveness, also hit a
new record of $12.22 billion in 2015, an
increase of 22 percent from the previous year.
Private sector operations, a major
focus of ADBs long-term strategy for
boosting growth in the region, jumped
to $2.63 billion from $1.92 billion in 2014.
These figures update the provisional
operations numbers released by ADB
in January.
Our record performance in 2015
reflects a growing demand from the Asia
and Pacific region for ADBs development assistance, Takehiko Nakao, ADB
president said. Poverty persists despite

the regions impressive growth, and

infrastructure and other development
needs are monumental.
The 2015 annual report focused
on ADBs response to help the region
address these challenges and to implement the ambitious new development
agenda adopted by the international
community in 2015.
ADB has committed to playing a central role in financing the Sustainable Development Goals, signed in September,
2015, and supporting the new climate
deal forged during the 21st Conference
of the Parties on climate change in Paris
in December.
To deliver on this commitment,
ADB in 2015 announced it was significantly scaling up its capacity to provide
more financing through a merger of its
concessional Asian Development Fund
loan portfolio with its ordinary capital
resources balance sheet.
Starting from January, 2017, this
path-breaking reform will almost triple
ADBs equity base and allow it to
increase assistance to

developing member coun-

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BDO targets P26-B profit guidance

in 2016, posts P5.5-B earnings in Q1
By JAMES A. LOYOLA

BDO Unibank, Inc. announced its

earnings guidance of P26.0 billion for
the full-year 2016 as it expects its Treasury income to normalize this year.
The bank also reported that it posted a net income of P5.5 billion for the
first quarter of the year as core lending,
deposit-taking and fee-generating businesses delivered solid numbers.
Net interest income went up by 17
percent to P15.5 billion supported by the
15 percent jump in customer loans to
P1.3 trillion and a 14 percent growth in
deposits to P1.7 trillion, driven by the 23
percent increase in low-cost deposits.
Fee-based income from payments,
transaction banking and asset management services increased by 11 percent
to P4.8 billion.
However, trading and foreign exchange gains were lower at P1.5 billion
from P3.4 billion in the comparative

period in 2015 due to less favorable

market conditions.
The banks non-performing loan
ratio settled at 1.3 percent while NPL
cover stood at 163 percent with BDO
setting aside P827 million in provisions
for the quarter.
With a capital base of P204 billion,
the Banks Capital Adequacy Ratio
(CAR), Tier 1 Capital ratio and Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) were at 13.4
percent, 11.8 percent and 11.4 percent,
respectively, all above the current regulatory minimum levels under the Basel
III framework.
BDO earlier this year declared and
paid P0.30 per share cash dividend on
common shares for the first quarter
of 2016.
At the banks annual stockholders
meeting, BDO president Nestor V. Tan
reported full year 2015 results with net
income hitting a record P25.0 billion,
representing a 10 percent increase

There have been growing unease

among industry players as the waiting game on the list announcement of
the solar projects qualifying for feedin-tariff (FIT) incentives drags out.
The second wave race for the P8.69
per kilowatt hour FIT-underpinned
installations had been oversubscribed
with project completions reaching
about 900 megawatts in installed capacity equivalent.
Energy Secretar y Zenaida Y.
Monsada, in a previous briefing with
the media, has indicated that they
would need more time to re-validate
the completed projects before firming
up the roll of the FIT-qualified installations.
It will be the Department of Energy (DOE) that will be issuing a solar
projects certificate of endorsement
(COE) for FIT and this will also be
used subsequently by the developer
to apply for a FIT certificate of compliance (FIT-COC) with the Energy
Regulatory Commission.
According to the ERC, at least 14
solar projects already make up the
list with endorsements for FIT, as
forwarded to them by the DOE.
It was explained that those already
given with certificates

of endorsement by the

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Market and
Investment

0.03%

Philippine Stock Exchange

PSEi: 7,257.85 (+56.48% pts)

Value: R6.521 billion
Volume: 2.043 billion shares
Gainers: 105; Losers: 83
Unchanged: 48
Composite Index (April)

from year-ago and matching the Banks

earnings guidance for 2015.
The Banks outstanding performance was attributed to the solid expansion across all business segments
and the contribution of One Network
Bank (ONB) which was acquired in
July last year.
BDO is also undertaking other strategic initiatives to further accelerate
its penetration into new markets. The
Bank acquired full ownership of the life
insurance business of Generali Pilipinas
Holdings Company (pending regulatory
approval) as well as established a joint
venture with Nomura Holdings for an
online stock trading platform.
Through the Banks subsidiary,
BDO Leasing and Finance, the Bank
will also tie up with Mitsubishi Motors
Philippines Corp. (MMPC), Sojitz Corp.
and JACCS Co., Ltd. to provide financing services to individual and corporate
buyers of Mitsubishi Motors vehicles.

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Jollibee pays P2B for Injaps

remaining 30% in Mang Inasal

By JAMES A. LOYOLA

ollibee Foods Corporation,

the largest Asian food service
company, has acquired the remaining 30 percent stake of the
Sia family in Mang Inasal Philippines
Inc. for P2 billion, making the popular
chain of restaurants a wholly-owned
subsidiary.
In a disclosure to the Philippine
Stock Exchange, Jollibee said the stake
was acquired from Injap Investments
Inc., Edgar J. Sia II and Ferdinand Sia in
line with the terms of the shareholders
agreement among MIPI shareholders
in November, 2010.
Jollibee said there will be no changes in the business conduct and direction of Mang Inasal as a result of this
acquisition except that the MIPI board
of directors will now be composed completely of representatives of JFC.
The JFC Group of Companies will
also continue its strong business rela-

tionship with the business group of Mr.

Edgar Sia II primarily DoubleDragon
Properties Corp.. Jollibee said.
It added that the JFC brands will
continue their store network expansion
with CityMalls which is mainly owned
by Double Dragon. Double Dragon will
also continue to develop the Jollibee
Tower office building, the units of which
will be respectively owned by JFC and
DoubleDragon.
Jollibee had acquired 70 percent of
MIPI for about P3 billion in November,
2010 after the terms of its unsolicited
offer to buy into MIPI was unconditionally and irrevocably accepted by MIPIs
parent company Injap Investments.
Earlier, Jollibee reported a 4.8
percent improvement in net recurring
income to P6.43 billion last year from
P6.14 billion in 2016.
Jollibee said system wide sales rose
10.9 percent to P130.73 billion in 2015
from P117.9 billion in the previous year
due to new stores opened as well as

growth in same store sales.

We are pleased to have opened
303 stores in 2015. This is the highest
number of store opening in a single year
in JFCs history, said Jollibee chief executive officer Ernesto Tanmantiong.
He noted that the news stores are
performing well, particularly those in
the Philippines, exceeding their target
sales and return on investments. These
are marks of the strong health of the
brands and of JFCs increased organization capability.
Jollibees worldwide store network
was seven percent higher as of December 31, 2015 than a year ago. Combined
with a worldwide same store sales
growth of 6-7 percent, Tan said the
business is experiencing the highest
organic growth in many years.
However, Jollibee reported a 10.4
percent decline in attributable net
income to P4.81 billion last year from
v5.36 billion in 2014 due to P903 million
in non-recurring gains.

MANILA FAME AWARDEES MANILA FAME awardees (from third left) posing as they received their plaques at the World
Trade Center on April 21, 2016 are: Celia Jiao as Best Product Design Furniture; Vito Selena as Best Product Design
Home Decor; Ho Kish as Best Foods Booth Display and Special Citation Eco Design Award; Malou Romero, Best Product
Design Fashion; Jun Balderama, representing Cara Mercedes, as Best Product Design Gifts and Holiday Dcor. With them
in photo are CITEM Executive Director Rosvi Gaetos (left), Philexport President Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr., Trade and Industry
Secretary Adrian S. Cristobal, Jr.,(fourth from right) and Trade and Industry Undersecretary Nora Terrado (right). (Photo
by Manny Llanes)

Micro enterprise law goes on full speed

By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT

After years of delay, the Barangay

Micro Business Enterprise Act of 2002
or the BMBE Law, which aims to provide tax incentives to micro enterprises,
will be fully implemented next month
with the issuance of the Department
Order by the Department of Trade and
Industry.
DTI Secretary Adrian S. Cristo-

bal Jr. told reporters he just signed the

Department Administrative Order for
publication next week and effectivity by
May, next month. Based on that order,
registration of enterprises under the
BMBE law will now be done by the DTI
in all of its local offices.
I just signed a DAO authorizing
regional offices to receive applications from the local government units
for enterprises registering under the

RLC OFFICE BUILDINGS SIGN IN APEX APEX, a leading facilities management,

serviced office and fit out services provider in the Philippines, recently signed
a partnership with Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC). APEX is also known for
its award-winning as an office interior and office supply specialist that it chose
to lease and move to Cyberscape Gamma, RLCs 5th office tower. This tower
is a 37-story office building located along Topaz and Ruby Roads Ortigas CBD
(Central Business District) in Pasig City beside RLCs Cyberscape Beta. Shaking
hands are RLC Office Building Division General Manager Faraday Go and APEX
Vice President for Sales, Thomas Cragg.

BMBE Law, Cristobal said. This move

is expected to encourage more MSMEs,
which are operating informally, to finally
come out with the full implementation
of the BMBE Law.
Also to be implemented is the BMBE
Fund which is to help startup companies
in terms of technical assistance and
marketing of their products.
George Barcelon, president of the
Philippine Chamber of Commerce and
Industry, welcomed the DTI move noting that the BMBE Law has not been
fully implemented since it was passed.
Now were happy to receive this
positive development and ask them to
monitor and give us feedback and being followed
A BMBE is defined as any business
enterprise engaged in production, processing, or manufacturing of products,
including agro-processing, as well as
trading and services, with total assets
of not more than P3 million. Such assets
shall include those arising from loans
but not the land on which the plant and
equipment are located. The registration
of BMBE is done in the Office of the
Treasurer of the city or municipality
where the business is located.
The BMBE aims to provide assistance micro and small enterprises,
including tax incentives.
These incentives include income tax
exemption from income arising from the
operations of the enterprise.
A BMBE enterprise is also exempted
from the coverage of the Minimum Wage
Law and employees will still receive the
same social security and health care
benefits as other employees.
These enterprises are also given
priority to a special credit window set
up specifically for the financing requirements of BMBEs.
In addition, the law also provides
technology transfer, production and
management training, and marketing
assistance programs for BMBE beneficiaries.

CIC shifts to eco-friendly refrigerants

As part of its commitment to environmental sustainability, Concepcion
Industrial Corporation (CIC) has implemented a plant-wide shift to the use of
environment-friendly refrigerants in
the manufacturing of its air conditioning products. This initiative makes CIC
the first Philippine manufacturer to
make the shift ahead of the required
change dates of the Montreal Protocol,
which mandates the phase out of ozone
depleting substances that include certain refrigerant types.
Environmental health and safety
is and has always been a key core value

of CIC, and a basic foundation of how

we conduct our business, said CIC
Chairman, CEO and President Raul
Joseph Concepcion. We were the first
Philippine manufacturer to convert
our refrigerators to use environmentfriendly refrigerants back in 1995, and
we are once again leading the industry
for our air conditioning solutions.
In line with the shift, CIC through
its subsidiary Concepcion-Carrier
Air Conditioning Company (CCAC)
has introduced its new line of green
air conditioning products that uses
environment-friendly refrigerants.

Offered as Carrier i-Cool Green and

Carrier Optima Green, these products
are also guaranteed to consume low
electricity and are equipped with energy saving features for a more efficient
performance.
Our green air conditioning units
not only use more eco-friendly materials, they are more energy-efficient,
said Harold Pernikar, Jr., CCAC Director and Head of the Consumer Solutions Group. With the reduced energy
requirements for use, our consumers
will enjoy comfortable cooling plus save
on their electricity bill.

Saturday, April 23, 2016

Some important
information for voters

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NELLY FAVISVILLAFUERTE

n May 9, 2016, we will have our

national and local elections.
Let me share with you some
important information that
you need to know as a voter:
The voting hours shall be from 6
a.m. to 5 p.m. In the 2013 elections, the
voting hours was from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.;
As in the 2013 elections, voters
who have not yet cast their votes but
are within thirty (30) meters from the
polling place by 5 p.m. of the Election
Day shall still be allowed to cast their
votes;
The voting machines for the 2016
Elections are known as the VCM (Vote
Counting Machines) while in the 2013
elections, the voting machine were
known as PCOS (Precinct Count Optical
Scan). Both machines are automated;
Voters are urgently advised to
check that their names are included
in the latest/updated Comelec List of
Votes in the Comelec (City/Municipal
Comelec Office) or thru on-line. Remember the biometric requirement?
In the latter part of 2015, Comelec came
out with the List of Voters by precinct
level. Again, Comelec came out with
another List of Voters last January,
2016 but it was recently brought to the
attention of many;
In the past, to the surprise of some
voters, they found out that their names
were missing in the Comelec Voters
List; some were shocked to find out that
their names have been transferred to
some other precincts/City/Municipality.
The voters were no longer interested
to investigate further how the mysterious transferring of their names
happened. Others found out (too late)
that their names had been transferred
to other precincts. And by the time the
voters found out about the transfer to
other precincts they were no longer
interested to vote. Others were tired

already spending the whole day

going in circles. Again, my advice
to voters check that your name is
included in the Comelec List of Voters before Election Day (preferably
a week before);
Voters are not allowed to use
capturing devices, including but not
limited to digital camera in cellular
phones for whatever purpose while
inside the polling place;
A so-called voting receipt after
each vote cast will be printed by
the VCM but strangely this voting
receipt cannot be given to the voter
(and for that matter to any person);
nor can he take it out of the polling
place. Only the voter is allowed to
read the receipt printed in the voting machine. Any person who takes
away the voters receipt commits an
election offense punishable under
the provisions of the Omnibus Election Code;
Not many know that even after
the latest List of Voters has been
released by Comelec and before
Election Day some names may still
be manually crossed out from the
List of Voters with the following annotations duly signed by the Election
Officer of the City or Municipality: (a)
the voter has transferred residence
to another district/city/municipality;
or (b) the voter had died;
Voters shall vote in the order
of their arrival except that in the
following cases, an express lane
shall be provided for persons with
disability (PWD), Senior Citizens,
heavily pregnant women, detainee
voters and Indigenous Peoples (IPs)
who reside in remote locations from
the centers;
The casting of votes for detainees shall be from 6:00 a.m. until 2 p.m.
on Election Day;
If there is under-voting in one
position (for example, the voter
votes only for two (2) senators instead of twelve (12), the ballot is a
valid vote;
Over-voting in one position (for
example, voting for two (2) presidents) will NOT invalidate the whole
ballot. Only his vote for president will
be invalidated. (To be continued)
Have a joyful day! (For comments/reactions please send to Ms.
Villafuertes email: villafuerte_nelly@yahoo.com)

Candidates urged to come

up with blue agenda
on sustainable fisheries
By MADELAINE B. MIRAFLOR

Presidential candidates are urged

to adopt a "blue agenda" in order to
build a stronger fishery sector in the
next six years.
In a statement, non-governmental
organizations (NGO) has called on
the presidential candidates to include
oceans conservation and sustainable
fisheries in their electoral platforms.
Panagat, a network of more than 20
NGOs pushing for policy reforms in fisheries, noted that while the Philippines is
among the top fish-producing countries
in the world, government leaders remain "indifferent in providing solutions
towards sustainable fisheries management and marine conservation".
The blue agenda, according to
Panagat, must include the implementation of fisheries recovery plans and
the establishment of more marine
protected areas to improve fish catch
and preserve areas with a high level of
marine biodiversity.
It should also highlight the need to
improve fishery law enforcement and
the operation of environmental courts.
The National Stocks Assessment
Program of the Bureau of Fisheries
and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has reported that 10 out of the 13 major fishing
grounds in the country are overfished,
while the Philippine Statistics Authority stated that fisherfolk now belong to
the poorest of the poor due to lack of
resource access.
Our way of life is closely connected
to the sea. Our leaders must address
these pressing issues, and uphold our
constitutional right to healthy oceans,
said Gloria Estenzo Ramos, vice president for Oceana Philippines, one of the
members of Panagat.
Other members of the coalition include the NGOs for Fisheries Reform,
WWF-Philippines, and Greenpeace.
The group will present the Philippine Blue Agenda for Sustainable
Fisheries during the last leg of the
presidential debate on April 24, 2016,
at the University of Pangasinan, in

Dagupan City.
Likewise, Panagat is calling for
institutional reforms, such as the establishment of the Department of Fisheries
and Aquatic Resources to strengthen
governments regulatory functions and
address conflicting policies as well as
overlapping functions among several
fishery-related government institutions
and agencies.
We need to strengthen our institutions, such as enforcement agencies
and the courts, to ensure that our environmental rights will not be violated.
More importantly, we need to protect
our resources so we will have something to leave for the future generation,
Ramos said.
The improvement of fisheries sector
is currently one of the priority areas
that the Department of Agriculture
(DA) is trying to work on now.
In February, the DA's Agricultural
Training Institute (ATI), which led the
development of the countrys agriculture and fisheries through improved
extension ser vices, launched two
important documents that are crucial
to the development of the countrys
agricultural and fishery extension
(AFE).
The agency particularly launched
the National Extension Agenda and
Programs (NEAP) and the Philippine
Agriculture and Fisheries Extension
Strategic Plan for 2017-2022.
ATI spearheaded the development
of both documents through nationwide
multi-sectoral consultations with the
DA, its bureaus, attached agencies and
regional field offices, other national government agencies, local government
units, state universities and colleges,
rural-based organizations, and private
extension service providers, among
others.
NEAP and the AFE Strategic Plan
2017-2022 were crafted in line with DAs
vision to make the Philippines globally
competitive and climate resilient in
terms of agriculture and fisheries sector and for the country to have a unified
extension service delivery.

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PH on track to meet competitiveness target this year

By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT

he Philippines expects to hit its

target to be in the top third, at
least 63rd rank, in the global
competitiveness index this
year as various government agencies
continue to streamline the process of
starting a business and online transactions for taxes and social payments.
It is full speed ahead. We are going
to meet our target this year, Trade and
Industry Secretary Adrian S. Cristobal
Jr. told reporters at the National Competitiveness Council press conference.
Likewise, NCC private sector cochairman Guillermo Luz expressed
confidence the Philippines will meet its
target. The next issue of the annual Doing Business Survey, which measures
the ease of doing business among 189
countries, is set for release in October

this year.
We are optimistic and persistent.
While thought it was impossible, weve
moved 45 notches up since we implemented gameplan 4.0, he said noting
that the election or even the result of the
election is not going to disrupt the countrys march towards reaching its goal to
the top third of the global ranking.
We are on an upward trend whether
63rd or better but moving in that direction. Everyone wants services to move
faster, so we are not going to be slowed
down by elections, he added.
In the past five years, the Philippines has made steady gains in the
Doing Business Survey by the World
Banks International Finance Corp. It
ranked 148th in 2010 and gradually rose
to 103rd in 2015, a 45-country improvement during the five-year period.
The Ease of Doing Business Task

Force has announced additional streamlining for starting a business and paying
taxes and social payments.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has rolled out its Integrated
Business Registration System for
Corporations and partnerships. This
one-stop shop enables companies to
get their SEC Registration Number,
Taxpayer Identification Number and
Registration Numbers for SS, Pag-IBIG
and PhilHealth in a single transaction,
within the day.
A total of 23,128 companies have
incorporated at the SEC under this
system from April 15, 2015 to March
15, 2016, with over 99 percent having
received their registration papers in
one day.
On paying taxes and payroll-related
payments, PagIBIG and PhilHealth
have made it easier for companies

employing ten or more workers to pay

monthly contributions through online
payment systems in Landbank and Development Bank of the Philippines.
Meanwhile, the BIR has launched
electronic tax filing and e-payment
through G-cash, where tax payers can
use mobile phones to remit payments
instead of queuing in the BIR offices
and banks to pay.
The SSS also deployed its online
payment scheme several years ago,
with companies with more than ten
employees able to remit contributions
through partner banks.
At the local level, the Quezon City
government has streamlined its procedures through an online portal where
applications for businesses can be accomplished. Through this system, the
number of days and steps to process
business applications was reduced from

six days to two days. Taxpayers can

remit their payment for real estate and
business taxes through online banking
with Landbank. Quezon City is home to
over 65,000 business establishments.
These reforms were the result of
NCCs Gameplans 3.0 and 4.0, a strategy
to simplify government transactions
related to the Ease of Doing Business.
NCC together with the Economic Development Cluster have also
launched Project Repeal: The Philippine Red Tape Challenge, which seeks
to clean up regulations and legislation
by revoking provisions or rules which
are no longer necessary or which may
be detrimental to the economy.
Luz said they have already received
60 from the private sector and are being reviewed by the Technical Working
Group on Ease of Doing Business for
possible abolition or repeal.

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PHILIPPINE STOCK
EXCHANGE
APRIL 22, 2016
52 Weeks
HIGH
LOW

STOCKS

PAR
VALUE

EPS

PREV
CLOSE

OPEN

HIGH

LOW CLOSE

VOLUME

VALUE

World

April 21, 2016 closings

PE
RATIO

****BANKS****
74.8
117.6
106
48.45
23.55
98
20.8
78
395
47
201
68.75

43
90.5
80
33.5
14.34
67.3
14
43
100
28.75
119.5
49.8

8.9
2.4
3.2
16.3
0.88
854
1.1
329.8
1,899.00
3.4

1.96
1.11
2.15
13.9
0.35
560
0.87
232
1,000.00
1.42

2.26
45.95
8.4
28.85
94.6
6.2
343.8
28.05
11.16
4.6
4.87
2.95

1.11
38.4
5.14
17.6
50.8
2.25
260.4
20
5.22
2.95
3.3
1.65

5.97
86
20
14
23.15
11.6
1.1
17.98
235
29.05
250
5
3.6
5.2
0.205
222.6
1.3
4.94

1.11
38.6
14.78
9.48
6.77
6.8
0.57
9.52
175.5
12.96
112.1
2.89
1.3
3.3
0.128
170
0.55
4.1

13.5
455
6.94
10.6
14.9
8.15
12.18
2.2
1.57

9.2
30.3
1.15
4.54
12
5.1
10.52
0.8
0.9

3.33
2.05
2.9
6.94
4.16

1.5
1.51
1.69
1.52
1.9

63.7
6.7
4.18
5.04
2.5
33.4

37
4.8
0.43
3.5
1.29
17.2

3.17

1.55

0.495
823.5
65.3
27.1
7.25
1.4
0.355
0.35
8.66
15.38
5.8
7.7
7.6
1,478.00
7.5
83.6
8.98
0.91
8.94
16.78
4.57
6.15
0.058
2.54
1.48
1,006.00
79.2
191.8
0.44
0.27
0.355

0.265
600
50.05
12.6
5.81
0.82
0.171
0.175
6.35
10.4
2.26
2.73
2.85
1,120.00
5.18
56.9
3.6
0.5
5.03
9.79
1.99
4.2
0.026
0.8
0.97
728
43.5
62.9
0.225
0.161
0.2

0.34
41.4
2.25
4.23
1.65
1.2
0.162
5.59
0.93
6.5
0.66
39.85
1.02
0.2
2.1
1.43
9.1
1.51
8.4
5.6
0.127
0.345
9.44
33.25
0.65
1.78
3.68
0.94
23.35
9.45
1.75
40
7.81

0.18
27.2
1.03
2.08
0.55
0.9
0.098
4.2
0.4
5.01
0.35
8.74
0.67
0.137
1.32
0.82
6
1.09
3
3
0.069
0.195
6.7
22.8
0.26
1.3
2.7
0.64
18.1
3.88
0.65
10.32
3.54

68.1
7.6
0.79
95.5

53
5.96
0.48
3.1

2,720.00
5.2
2,950.00

1,650.00
1.99
1,675.00

7.33
10
39.9
0.355
1.88
3.55
2.3
28.5
7.33

4
3.01
13
0.107
1.11
0.4
1.4
14.3
1.25

11.6
99.5
114
19.52
2.85
6.21
1.97

5.71
74
55
6.01
1.8
3
1.1

1.55
0.116
2.05
59
0.43

1.03
0.036
1.6
16.9
0.165

10.48
1,200.00
12.5
0.72

8
830
10.1
0.36

45.2
46.3
45.2
46.3
10,900
504,035
104
104.5
103
103.7
1,530,500
158,926,072
89.9
90.5
89.45
90
3,094,900 278,563,715.50
38.45
39
38.45
38.5
11,900
458,715
16.08
16.2
16.08
16.16
3,573,800
57,695,680
83
84.45
82
84.45
1,700,980 142,977,451.50
14.58
14.6
14.58
14.58
319,700
4,665,248
53.85
53.85
53.4
53.5
39,690
2,123,595.50
270
395
270
395
500
172,940
31.85
31.9
31.65
31.9
82,700
2,627,580
171
172.4
169
169
1,327,060
225,497,143
57.4
57.5
57.4
57.5
14,950
858,682

**** OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
****
**** OTHER
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
****

AG FINANCE
1.00
0.13
3.1
3.04
3.14
2.95
3.14
197,000
595,820
BRIGHT KINDLE
0.55 -0.00009
1.59
1.59
1.65
1.5
1.53
335,000
520,800
BDO LEASING
1.00
0.23
2.95
3
3
3
3
2,000
6,000
COL FINANCIAL
1.00
0.56
14.2
14.2
14.2
14.2
14.2
1,200
17,040
MEDCO HLDG
1.00
-0.01
0.62
0.62
0.62
0.61
0.62
880,000
541,520
MANULIFE
0.00
1.82
605
620
620
600.5
600.5
350
216,025
NTL REINSURANCE
1.00
-0.14
0.98
0.98
1.01
0.96
0.96
213,000
207,300
PHIL STOCK EXCH
1.00
11.81
273.8
271
271
270
270
3,640
982,910
SUN LIFE
0.00
115.81 1,395.00
1,427
1,427
1,427
1,427
5
7,135
VANTAGE
1.00
0.26
6.04
1.57
1.57
1.56
1.57
12,000
18,830

**** ELECTRICITY, ENERGY,
POWER & WATER **** ENERGY, POWER
**** ELECTRICITY,
& WATER ****


ALSONS CONS
1.00
0.06
1.45
1.45
1.45
1.42
1.42
1,227,000
1,755,250
ABOITIZ POWER
1.00
2.27
44.15
44.2
44.75
44.2
44.75
2,461,000
109,871,340
ENERGY DEVT
1.00
0.62
5.85
5.85
5.89
5.85
5.88
15,380,500
90,161,073
FIRST GEN
1.00
0.05
21.15
21.15
21.15
20.8
20.9
1,328,400
27,814,545
FIRST PHIL HLDG
10.00
10.1
70
70
70
69.5
69.8
76,530
5,336,952
PHIL H2O
1.00
0.19
3.2
3.18
3.18
3.18
3.18
5,000
15,900
MERALCO
10.00
16.02
340
339
339
335
337
155,010
52,242,990
MANILA WATER
1.00
2.36
27.3
26.9
27.6
26.9
27.45
1,485,700
40,849,375
PETRON
1.00
-0.15
11
11
11
10.78
10.8
20,812,400
228,097,326
PHX PETROLEUM
1.00
0.4
4.48
4.47
4.61
4.4
4.61
1,030,000
4,666,540
SPC POWER
1.00
0.89
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
10,000
41,000
TA OIL
1.00
0.04
2.68
2.61
2.69
2.61
2.62
1,758,000
4,647,170

**** FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO
****
**** FOOD,
BEVERAGE &
TOBACCO ****

AGRINURTURE
1.00
-2.01
4.63
4.63
4.65
4.41
4.41
1,385,000
6,289,380
BOGO MEDELLIN
10.00
2.99
61
63
64
61
61
490
31,070
CENTURY FOOD
1.00
0.76
19.18
18.9
19
18.9
19
26,400
501,054
DEL MONTE
0.01
1.24
11.16
11.18
11.18
11.1
11.16
11,000
122,642
DNL INDUS
1.00
0.76
9.3
9.3
9.32
9.2
9.25
2,053,700
19,068,380
EMPERADOR
1.00
0.41
8.14
8.14
8.14
8.05
8.08
988,000
7,986,015
ALLIANCE SELECT
1.00
-0.01
0.83
0.83
0.83
0.8
0.82
281,000
231,740
GINEBRA
1.00
-2.84
14.04
14.04
14.04
14.04
14.04
7,600
106,704
JOLLIBEE
1.00
5.08
226
226
228
223.4
223.4
469,390
106,204,720
MAXS GROUP
1.00
-0.05
21.9
21.9
21.9
21.7
21.9
60,300
1,318,720
PUREFOODS
10.00
16.11
215
216
218
212.6
212.6
6,130
1,313,286
PEPSI COLA
0.15
0.22
3.78
3.78
3.81
3.77
3.78
3,241,000
12,282,640
ROXAS AND CO
1.00
1.18
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4
2,000
4,800
RFM CORP
1.00
0.25
4.34
4.35
4.35
4.33
4.33
2,597,000
11,273,270
SWIFT FOODS
1.00
-0.003
0.16
0.158
0.161
0.157
0.16
4,250,000
670,360
UNIV ROBINA
1.00
5.3
200.8
200.2
203.8
200.2
202.4
2,028,780
410,633,928
VITARICH
1.00
0.21
1.12
1.14
1.14
1.07
1.09
16,676,000
18,199,100
VICTORIAS
1.00
0.4
4.65
4.7
4.9
4.7
4.9
315,000
1,528,780

**** CONSTRUCTION,
INFRASTRUCTURE & INFRASTRUCTURE
ALLIED SERVICES ****
**** CONSTRUCTION,
& ALLIED SERVICES
****

ASIABEST GROUP
1.00
-0.003
13.28
13
13.62
12.94
13.62
57,600
775,004
CONCRETE A
10.00
0.56
206
207
210
200
202
1,960
399,040
DAVINCI CAPITAL
0.02
-0.002
5.56
5.58
5.77
5.58
5.6
406,600
2,277,566
EEI CORP
1.00
0.89
7.33
7.24
7.65
7.24
7.5
565,800
4,262,554
HOLCIM
1.00
0.8
14
13.92
14
13.92
14
182,900
2,560,528
MEGAWIDE
1.00
0.34
6.73
6.75
6.77
6.63
6.68
395,200
2,648,310
PHINMA
10.00
0.95
11.62
11.6
11.64
11.5
11.64
21,800
252,980
TKC METALS
1.00
-0.23
1.23
1.25
1.25
1.17
1.23
261,000
309,930
VULCAN INDL
1.00
-0.01
1.33
1.28
1.31
1.28
1.28
116,000
149,930

**** CHEMICALS ****
**** CHEMICALS
****

CROWN ASIA
0.00
1
2.35
2.33
2.35
2.28
2.32
507,000
1,162,980
EUROMED
1.00
0.05
1.63
1.67
1.67
1.67
1.67
5,000
8,350
LMG CHEMICALS
1.00
-0.01
2.01
2.01
2.09
1.9
2.09
51,000
99,110
MABUHAY VINYL
1.00
0.12
3.68
3.8
3.8
3.46
3.5
7,000
24,760
PRYCE CORP
1.00
0.15
2.83
2.83
2.83
2.8
2.8
242,000
682,330

**** ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
& EQUIPMENT ****
**** ELECTRICAL
COMPONENTS
& EQUIPMENT ****


CONCEPCION
1.00
1.88
48.5
48.3
48.5
48.3
48.5
160,600
7,788,290
INTEGRATED MICR
1.00
0.75
5.8
5.75
5.8
5.75
5.8
412,300
2,389,935
IONICS
1.00
0.05
2.57
2.59
2.59
2.51
2.54
1,825,000
4,635,010
PANASONIC
1.00
0.39
4.49
4.48
4.49
4.48
4.49
2,000
8,970
PHX SEMICNDCTR
1.00
0.39
1.57
1.59
1.6
1.58
1.58
211,000
334,980
CIRTEK HLDG
1.00
0.89
18.4
18.4
18.9
18.22
18.22
78,700
1,442,032

**** OTHER INDUSTRIALS ****
**** OTHER INDUSTRIALS
****


SPLASH CORP
1.00
0.02
2.72
2.68
2.87
2.68
2.77
1,491,000
4,154,710

**** HOLDING FIRMS
****
**** HOLDING FIRMS ****


ABACORE CAPITAL
1.00
0.05
0.37
0.365
0.365
0.365
0.365
50,000
18,250
AYALA CORP
50.00
29.83
786
786
791
779.5
787
228,590
179,892,545
ABOITIZ EQUITY
1.00
3.32
64
63.95
65
63.95
65
886,370
57,564,130
ALLIANCE GLOBAL
1.00
1.31
16.68
16.44
16.6
16.42
16.46
6,436,200
106,054,394
ANSCOR
1.00
1.63
6.06
6.06
6.06
6.06
6.06
200
1,212
ANGLO PHIL HLDG
1.00
0.31
1.16
1.11
1.11
1.11
1.11
83,000
92,130
ATN HLDG A
0.10
10.3
0.295
0.3
0.325
0.3
0.315
21,940,000
6,975,150
ATN HLDG B
0.10
10.3
0.285
0.305
0.335
0.305
0.325
3,160,000
1,000,400
COSCO CAPITAL
1.00
0.54
12.36
8.53
8.7
8.46
8.63
4,532,900
39,124,332
DMCI HLDG
1.00
0.81
12.36
12.38
12.4
12.32
12.36
5,887,300
72,782,694
FILINVEST DEV
1.00
0.4
5.75
5.75
5.75
5.6
5.61
372,700
2,095,761
FJ PRINCE A
1.00
0.2
5.2
5.2
5.35
5.2
5.35
16,400
85,355
FJ PRINCE B
1.00
0.2
5.11
5.11
5.11
5.11
5.11
1,000
5,110
GT CAPITAL
10.00
52.51 1,380.00
1,380
1,400
1,380
1,381
64,175
89,021,330
HOUSE OF INV
1.50
2.01
6.49
6.49
6.49
6.49
6.49
26,000
168,740
JG SUMMIT
1.00
2.6
83
83
83.5
82.45
83.4
1,041,640 86,733,515.50
KEPPEL HLDG A
1.00
0.2
5.5
5.55
5.55
5.51
5.51
2,200
12,202
LODESTAR
0.10
-0.003
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.68
0.7
7,000
4,800
LOPEZ HLDG
1.00
0.88
7.57
7.59
7.65
7.41
7.65
1,615,500
12,234,105
LT GROUP
1.00
0.41
15.7
15.7
15.7
15.62
15.68
3,567,300
55,946,044
MJC INVESTMENTS
1.00
-0.01
3.4
3.38
3.38
3.38
3.38
13,000
43,940
METRO PAC INV
1.00
0.31
5.77
5.77
5.8
5.76
5.79
27,213,800
157,340,311
PACIFICA
0.01 -0.00003
0.033
0.033
0.033
0.033
0.033
11,800,000
389,400
PRIME ORION
1.00
0.09
1.89
1.9
1.91
1.89
1.89
417,000
789,150
SOLID GROUP
1.00
0.07
1.2
1.22
1.22
1.16
1.17
875,000
1,027,460
SM INVESTMENTS
10.00
35.66
960
960
960
950.5
955.5
68,730
65,654,020
SAN MIGUEL CORP
5.00
3.61
74.8
75
75
74
74.05
31,470
2,337,209
TOP FRONTIER
1.00
10.17
161
160
161
160
161
650
104,308
UNIOIL HLDG
1.00
-0.002
0.315
0.315
0.32
0.31
0.32
3,240,000
1,009,600
WELLEX INDUS
1.00
-0.01
0.197
0.196
0.203
0.19
0.203
2,270,000
436,550
ZEUS HLDG
1.00
-0.0003
0.29
0.285
0.285
0.285
0.285
110,000
31,350

**** PROPERTY ****
**** PROPERTY
****

ARTHALAND CORP
0.18
0.04
0.27
0.275
0.285
0.26
0.28
1,060,000
286,950
AYALA LAND
1.00
1.05
35
34.9
34.9
34.6
34.7
5,904,100
205,021,025
ARANETA PROP
1.00
0.04
1.55
1.57
2.32
1.57
2.32
19,526,000
42,552,030
BELLE CORP
1.00
0.22
3.03
3.02
3.04
3.02
3.03
675,000
2,045,670
A BROWN
1.00
0.001
1.31
1.32
1.32
1.27
1.28
5,314,000
6,818,910
CITYLAND DEVT
1.00
0.1
0.98
1
1.07
0.97
1.06
246,000
251,030
CROWN EQUITIES
0.10
0.001
0.123
0.123
0.132
0.123
0.13
14,400,000
1,854,890
CEBU HLDG
1.00
0.28
5.1
5.2
5.2
5.15
5.15
11,100
57,665
CENTURY PROP
0.53
0.19
0.56
0.56
0.56
0.55
0.55
1,310,000
722,620
CEBU PROP A
1.00
0.16
5.51
5.99
6
5.99
6
4,000
23,971
CYBER BAY
1.00
-0.04
0.49
0.49
0.49
0.48
0.485
5,320,000
2,562,250
DOUBLEDRAGON
0.10
0.28
36.5
36.5
36.5
36
36.4
315,100
11,484,735
EMPIRE EAST
1.00
0.03
0.84
0.83
0.83
0.83
0.83
6,000
4,980
EVER GOTESCO
1.00
0.03
0.153
0.155
0.155
0.15
0.15
310,000
47,220
FILINVEST LAND
1.00
0.19
1.86
1.86
1.88
1.85
1.88
11,083,000
20,698,600
GLOBAL ESTATE
1.00
0.07
1.11
1.11
1.12
1.05
1.06
12,665,000
13,688,040
8990 HLDG
1.50
0.62
8
8.14
8.14
7.82
7.85
289,800
2,282,004
IRC PROP
1.00
0.05
1.3
1.28
1.28
1.28
1.28
61,000
78,080
KEPPEL PROP
1.00
0.01
4.13
4.2
5.2
4.2
5
78,000
361,230
MEGAWORLD
1.00
0.67
4.09
4.1
4.14
4.08
4.1
23,855,000
97,982,130
MRC ALLIED
0.20
-0.01
0.085
0.084
0.086
0.083
0.085
2,050,000
173,200
1.00
0.01
0.25
0.255
0.255
0.255
0.255
10,000
2,550
PHIL ESTATES
PRIMEX CORP
1.00
0.01
8.6
8.53
8.53
8.53
8.53
4,000
34,120
ROBINSONS LAND
1.00
1.16
28.95
29
29.05
28.85
28.9
3,568,300
103,130,810
PHIL REALTY
1.00
0.02
0.58
0.59
0.59
0.52
0.54
4,486,000
2,440,640
ROCKWELL
1.00
0.26
1.61
1.6
1.6
1.57
1.6
123,000
196,560
SHANG PROP
1.00
0.57
3.19
3.19
3.19
3.07
3.15
28,000
87,730
STA LUCIA LAND
1.00
0.07
0.84
0.86
0.88
0.84
0.87
3,534,000
3,023,850
SM PRIME HLDG
1.00
0.66
22.6
22.6
22.9
22.05
22.8
11,823,800
269,462,805
STARMALLS
1.00
0.05
6.5
6.3
6.52
6.3
6.52
1,600
10,102
SUNTRUST HOME
1.00
0.01
1.13
1.13
1.17
1.12
1.15
2,114,000
2,412,340
PTFC REDEV CORP
1.00
0.92
28.25
28.25
28.25
28
28
1,100
30,880
VISTA LAND
1.00
0.67
4.85
4.83
4.83
4.8
4.83
540,000
2,602,940

**** MEDIA ****
**** MEDIA
****
ABS CBN
1.00
2.87
57.2
57.05
57.3
57
57.2
21,550
1,231,993
GMA NETWORK
1.00
0.21
6.49
6.93
6.93
6.8
6.93
209,300
1,446,284
MANILA BULLETIN
1.00
0.03
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.58
0.59
77,000
45,650
MLA BRDCASTING
1.00
0.33
32.8
21.05
23.9
21.05
23.9
2,400
51,390

**** TELECOMMUNICATIONS **** **** TELECOMMUNICATIONS
****

GLOBE TELECOM
50.00
100.6
2,166.00
2,166
2,178
2,154
2,178
22,475
48,792,450
LIBERTY TELECOM
1.00
-0.14
3.79
3.76
3.8
3.76
3.77
75,000
283,280
PLDT
5.00
157.51 1,845.00
1,845
1,859
1,801
1,810
119,830
218,687,410

**** INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
****INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
****
****

DFNN INC
1.00
-0.74
6.91
6.95
7.09
6.95
7.09
114,600
803,401
IMPERIAL A
5.00
-0.07
4.7
15.3
15.58
15
15.26
59,200
894,632
IMPERIAL B
5.00
-0.07
35
170
180
150
156
340
53,960
ISLAND INFO
0.01 0.00001
0.3
0.3
0.335
0.295
0.32 184,820,000
58,973,250
ISM COMM
1.00
-0.31
1.69
1.69
1.89
1.67
1.89
21,751,000
39,701,050
NOW CORP
1.00
0.03
3.22
3.25
3.55
3.22
3.4
81,767,000
279,689,360
TRANSPACIFIC BR
1.00
-0.03
1.51
1.83
1.9
1.8
1.9
49,000
88,750
PHILWEB
1.00
0.77
22.25
22.25
22.3
22
22.3
162,600
3,613,495
YEHEY CORP
1.00
0.01
5.22
5.07
5.8
5.07
5.3
1,708,300
9,341,118

**** TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
****TRANSPORTATION
****
SERVICES ****
2GO GROUP
1.00
0.34
7.9
7.9
8.41
7.9
8.2
912,300
7,481,552
CEBU AIR
1.00
1.41
90
90.7
90.9
90
90.15
67,550
6,095,462.50
INTL CONTAINER
1.00
0.08
67.6
66.65
66.85
66
66.6
372,640
24,804,913
LBC EXPRESS
1.00
-0.38
11.06
11.82
11.82
11.1
11.1
28,100
317,142
MACROASIA
1.00
0.09
2.83
2.78
2.8
2.78
2.8
2,000
5,580
PAL HLDG
1.00
0.01
4.5
5.05
5.05
4.83
4.83
6,000
29,540
HARBOR STAR
1.00
0.21
1.22
1.17
1.18
1.17
1.18
92,000
108,260

**** HOTEL & LEISURE ****
*** HOTEL & LEISURE
****

ACESITE HOTEL
1.00
0.13
1.28
1.28
1.28
1.28
1.28
27,000
34,560
BOULEVARD HLDG
0.10
-0.001
0.064
0.059
0.059
0.057
0.058
79,040,000
4,541,550
DISCOVERY WORLD
1.00
0.16
2
1.71
1.75
1.7
1.75
19,000
32,750
GRAND PLAZA
10.00
0.01
24.05
24.05
24.05
24.05
24.05
300
7,215
WATERFRONT
1.00
0.004
0.335
0.345
0.345
0.34
0.34
30,000
10,250

**** EDUCATION ****
**** EDUCATION
****

CENTRO ESCOLAR
1.00
0.81
9.68
9.5
9.68
9.5
9.68
31,500
299,304
FAR EASTERN U
100.00
62.27
955
960
960
960
960
1,750
1,680,000
IPEOPLE
1.00
0.93
11.3
11.84
11.84
11.66
11.66
600
7,086
STI HLDG
0.50
0.07
0.63
0.64
0.64
0.62
0.63
1,080,000
680,140

**** CASINOS & GAMING ****
**** CASINOS & GAMING
****

ASIA UNITED
BDO UNIBANK
BANK PH ISLANDS
CHINABANK
EAST WEST BANK
METROBANK
PB BANK
PHIL NATL BANK
PHILTRUST
RCBC
SECURITY BANK
UNION BANK

10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
20.00
10.00
40.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00

7.8
6.27
4.62
3.08
1.84
7.15
1.1
4.6
1.01
3.11
11.88
7.94

46.2
104
89.8
38.5
15.98
83
14.6
53.5
274
31.85
171.5
57.4

5.94
16.54
19.48
11.57
8.53
11.46
10.60
11.63
391.09
10.26
14.23
7.24

FRANKFURT

LONDON

0.14%
DAX
10,435.73
(14.44)

0.45%
FTSE
6,381.44
(-28.82)

NEW YORK

23.38
-17439.89
13.04
25.36
-62.00
8.47
-6.93
22.86
12.32
6.04
23.83
19.67
9.44
9.09
6.89
11.07
20.92
11.65
-72.40
11.50
4.61
66.00
-2.24
21.40
24.97
0.19
6.09
19.71
-1.50
-4.94
44.61
-436.00
13.28
17.27
2.03
17.36
-53.33
35.67
5.24
44.55

April 22, 2016 closings

BANGKOK

-9.46
-67.14
-500.00
25122.38
-5.71
114.67
-50.33
28.90
530.00
24.65
63.79
19.97
-31.58
31.00
490.00
5.67
9.77
-51.67
12.50
2405.00
82.50
11.83
15.34
12.15
9.14

0.72%
Hang Seng
21,467.04
(-155.21)

kuala lumpur

MANILA
0.03%
Phisix
7,255.39
(-2.46)

0.30%
KLCI
1,716.32
(-5.15)

SEOUL

shanghai
0.22%
Composite
2,959.24
(6.35)

0.33%
Kospi
2,015.49
(-6.61)

SINGAPORE

SYDNEY

0.68%
Straits T
2,940.59
(-20.19)

138.50

21.61
-26.93
11.75

hong kong

0.44%
SET
1,417.64
(-6.26)

25.74
7.65
51.60
11.51
4.00
18.90

19.97
32.86
19.09
95.45

0.20%
CAC40
4,582.83
(-9.09)

Asia-Pacific

0.00
32.60
-198.00
29.17
18.87

6.50
33.14
54.25
13.77
977.27
9.70
89.21
18.39
2.95
34.44
-12.13
130.18
27.67
5.07
9.84
15.71
12.66
25.60
450.00
5.60
-8.60
25.00
853.00
20.76
27.00
6.15
5.39
12.29
34.55
130.40
117.00
33.33
7.19

PARIS

0.63%
Dow Jones
17,982.52
(-113.75)

-1322.00
375.00
-2810.00
8.55
17.50
19.88
12.23
-5.39
-128.00

7.30
26.40
19.55
12.60
3.72
3.58
0.03
0.03
15.26
15.28
14.23
26.05
25.55
26.39
3.23
32.08
27.55
-233.33
8.57
38.29
338.00)
18.65
-1100.00
21.00
-16.86
26.79
20.62
15.83
-154.04
-19.70
1,017.86)

0.69%
S&P
5,236.40
(-36.30)

TOKYO

TAIPEI
0.38%
W Index
8,535.75
(-32.90)

1.20%
Nikkei
17,572.49
(208.87)

Top Gainers
STOCKS

PRICE %CHG

ARANETA PROPERTIES, INC.

PHILIPPINE TRUST COMPANY
KEPPEL PHILI PROPERTIES, INC.
MANILA BROADCASTING COMPANY
ATN HOLDINGS, INC. B
ISM COMMUNICATIONS CORP
MAKATI FINANCE CORPORATION
CEBU PROP. VENTURE & DEVT A
CITYLAND DEVELOPMENT CORP
ATN HOLDINGS, INC. A

2.32
395.00
5.00
23.90
0.325
1.89
4.69
6.00
1.06
0.315

49.68%
44.16%
21.07%
14.35%
14.04%
11.83%
9.32%
8.89%
8.16%
6.78%

Top Losers
STOCKS

PRICE %CHG

IMPERIAL RESOURCES, INC. B

156.00
PHILIPPINE REALTY & HOLDINGS CORP 0.54
LBC EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC.
11.10
MELCO CROWN (PHIL) RESORTS CORP 2.15
Trans-Asia Petroleum Corporation
3.21
MABUHAY VINYL CORPORATION
3.50
AGRINURTURE, INC.
4.41
NICKEL ASIA CORPORATION
5.53
GLOBAL-ESTATE RESORTS, INC.
1.06
NIHAO MINERAL RES. INTL, INC.
2.66

-17.89%
-6.90%
-6.09%
-5.70%
-5.59%
-4.89%
-4.75%
-4.66%
-4.50%
-3.97%

Most Active
STOCKS

VOLUME VALUE

UNIVERSAL ROBINA CORPORATION 2,028,780

NOW CORPORATION
81,767,000
BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 3,094,900
SM PRIME HOLDINGS, INC.
11,823,800
PETRON CORPORATION
20,812,400
SECURITY BANK CORPORATION
1,327,060
Pldt COMPANY COMMON
119,830
AYALA LAND, INC.
5,904,100
AYALA CORPORATION
228,590
BDO UNIBANK, INC.
1,530,500

410,633,928.00
279,689,360.00
278,563,715.50
269,462,805.00
228,097,326.00
225,497,143.00
218,687,410.00
205,021,025.00
179,892,545.00
158,926,072.00

Dividends
SYM
AEV
AP
AP
MRSG
ANS
MPI
RLC
PSE

TYPE
Cash
Cash
Cash
Cash
Cash
Cash
Cash
Cash

**PS - per share

**PCS - per common share
**PPS - per preferredshare
**PSR - per share (regular)

VALUE
R1.06
R1.20
R0.46
R0.045
R0.20
R0.061
R0.36
R4.29

EX-DIV
DATE
Mar 17, 2016
Mar 17, 2016
Mar 17, 2016
Mar 30, 2016
Mar 18, 2016
Mar 23, 2016
Mar 22, 2016
Mar 23, 2016

**RPA - rate per annum

**DRPA - dividend rate per annum
**PDPS- per day per share
**PDPOS- per day per share

RECORD
DATE
Mar 22, 2016
Mar 22, 2016
Mar 22, 2016
Apr 4, 2016
Mar 23, 2016
Mar 30, 2016
Mar 29, 2016
Mar 30, 2016

DATE
PAYABLE
Apr 19, 2016
Apr 19, 2016
Apr 19, 2016
Apr 20, 2016
Apr 20, 2016
Apr 21, 2016
Apr 22, 2016
Apr 25, 2016

**POS - per outstanding share

**POCSS - per outstanding share (special)
**POCSR - per outstanding share (regular)
**STA - subject to approval

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PHILIPPINE STOCK EXCHANGE

APRIL 22, 2016

52 Weeks
HIGH LOW

STOCKS

PAR
VALUE

EPS

PREV
CLOSE

0.38
1.29
0.52
-1.35
0.09
0.35

4.37
17.5
7.58
2.34
0.86
3.63

12.42
21
10.82
9.96
1.77
6.9

2.9
16.52
6.56
1.15
0.435
3.18

BLOOMBERRY
PACIFIC ONLINE
LEISURE AND RES
MELCO CROWN
PREMIUM LEISURE
TRAVELLERS

1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.25
0.10

5.06
4.49
41.15
88.5
185
10.86

3
2.9
29.8
56
85
2.38

**** RETAIL ****

CALATA CORP
METRO RETAIL
PUREGOLD
ROBINSONS RTL
PHIL SEVEN CORP
SSI GROUP

1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00

0.88
9.96
0.76
7.63

0.36
4.9
0.375
4.12

**** OTHER SERVICES ****

APC GROUP
IPM HLDG
PRMIERE HORIZON
SBS PHIL CORP

1.00
1.00
0.25
1.00

3.2
0.0074
8.49
10.26
9.59
0.91
1.09
9.65
2.15
0.39
0.34
0.375
0.019
0.016
4.6
4.08
28.2
0.73
2.28
7.69
169

1.44
0.0039
3.9
3.5
5.11
0.27
0.45
5.28
0.455
0.225
0.138
0.16
0 0.095
0.01
1.36
2
3.3
0.44
0.81
3.75
110.8

**** MINING ****

APEX MINING
ABRA MINING
ATLAS MINING
BENGUET A
BENGUET B
COAL ASIA HLDG
CENTURY PEAK
DIZON MINES
FERRONICKEL
GEOGRACE
LEPANTO A
LEPANTO B
MANILA MINING A
MANILA MINING B
MARCVENTURES
NIHAO
NICKEL ASIA
OMICO CORP
ORNTL PENINSULA
PX MINING
SEMIRARA MINING

1.00
0.01
8.00
3.00
3.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.10
0.10
0.01
0.01
1.00
1.00
0.50
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00

0.27
0.016
0.017
5.52
3.03
12.8

0.18
0.008
0.0085
2.61
1.15
1.68

*** OIL ****

BASIC ENERGY
ORNTL PETROL A
PHILODRILL
PETROENERGY
PX PETROLEUM
TA PETROLEUM

0.25
0.01
0.01
1.00
1.00
1.00

549
549
1.62
115.9
110.9
89.5
90
85
80.1
80.9
75.5
75.3

500
510
1
101
103.5
76
78.5
75.35
75.5
75.8
74.95
71.5

PREFERRED
AC PREF B2
GLO PREF P
LR PREF
MWIDE PREF
PNX PREF 3B
SMC PREF 2B
SMC PREF 2C
SMC PREF 2D
SMC PREF 2E
SMC PREF 2F
SMC PREF 2H
SMC PREF 2I

68.5
7.45

50
5.92

ABS HLDG PDR

GMA HLDG PDR

4.88

1.09

WARRANTS
LR WARRANT

106
5.4
10.5
20

2.4
2
2.51
8.14

SMALL
ALTERRA CAPITAL
ITALPINAS
MAKATI FINANCE
XURPAS

130.6

99.8

EXCHAN
FIRST METRO ETF

100.00
50.00
1.00
1.00
10.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00

OPEN

HIGH

LOW

CLOSE

VOLUME

VALUE

4.64
4.64
4.49
4.49
1,059,000
4,798,880
17.5
17.5
17.5
17.5
1,000,000
17,500,000
7.99
8
7.98
7.98
108,300
866,296
2.25
2.27
2.15
2.15
22,711,000
49,953,640
0.87
0.87
0.84
0.86
4,512,000
3,853,980
3.6
3.62
3.59
3.6
219,000
788,380

**** RETAIL
****
0.35
3.2
3.11
3.12
3.08
3.1
127,000
393,330
0
3.95
4.07
4.07
3.97
4
1,234,000
4,939,420
1.63
40.3
41.2
41.8
40.85
41.3
1,537,000
63,433,230
2.6
78.15
80.1
80.1
79.45
79.9
1,441,380 115,203,210.50
1.91
111
105.6
116
105.6
110
1,050
116,000
0
3.53
3.5
3.56
3.46
3.55
2,016,000
7,075,600

**** OTHER SERVICES
****

0.02
0.58
0.6
0.6
0.57
0.57
1,103,000
635,970
0.09
9.74
9.7
9.73
9.62
9.73
2,479,000
24,004,800
0.08
0.445
0.44
0.455
0.435
0.45
1,280,000
569,600
0
6.5
6.5
6.6
6.4
6.41
900,300
5,836,001

**** MINING
****
-0.18
2.03
2.03
2.16
2.03
2.15
7,000
14,940
-0.00005
0.0043
0.0041 0.0042 0.0041
0.0042
80,000,000
329,800
0.92
4.25
4.18
4.28
4.18
4.23
159,000
677,030
0.51
5.6
7.95
8.3
7.9
8.27
20,900
166,095
0.51
5.9
7.95
7.95
7.95
7.95
2,000
15,900
-0.002
0.56
0.54
0.56
0.52
0.56
1,832,000
987,250
0.12
0.76
0.76
0.78
0.75
0.75
2,608,000
1,993,050
-0.09
8.25
8.43
9
7.95
8.79
75,100
643,720
0.24
0.87
0.98
0.99
0.95
0.96
99,205,000
95,801,160
-0.09
0.295
0.3
0.3
0.29
0.29
180,000
52,600
-0.02
0.247
0.241
0.241
0.23
0.233
35,800,000
8,378,690
-0.02
0.285
0.247
0.25
0.245
0.246
3,740,000
918,440
-0.0001
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.011
0.012
17,800,000
213,500
-0.0001
0.012
0.012
0.013
0.012
0.013
3,800,000
49,300
0.46
2.05
2.25
2.3
2.2
2.2
685,000
1,520,200
-0.05
2.52
2.76
2.77
2.66
2.66
418,000
1,126,890
2.26
5.14
5.8
5.8
5.47
5.53
6,316,600
35,043,996
-0.004
0.58
0.67
0.67
0.66
0.67
350,000
231,420
0.9
1.27
1.4
1.4
1.36
1.38
91,000
125,570
0.2
5.45
5.88
5.88
5.7
5.85
1,288,200
7,511,960
6.42
126.5
126.4
126.5
125.9
126
263,030
33,163,368

**** OIL ****

-0.001
0.25
0.255
0.255
0.255
0.255
20,000
5,100
0.00002
0.001
0.0099 0.0099 0.0096
0.0096
7,000,000
67,500
0.002
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
52,900,000
634,800
0.03
3.75
3.65
3.85
3.6
3.68
73,000
267,740
-0.13
2.18
2.3
2.37
2.29
2.35
379,000
875,590
-0.05
3.21
3.4
3.4
3.21
3.21
907,000
2,951,300

**** PREFERRED
****

0
528
525
525
525
525
3,430
1,800,750
0
520
520
520
520
520
1,740
904,800
0
1.1
1.07
1.07
1.07
1.07
30,000
32,100
0
110
111
111
111
111
140
15,540
0
107
107.2
107.2
107.2
107.2
150
16,080
0
78.2
77
77
77
77
15,000
1,155,000
0
80
80
80.1
80
80.1
36,240
2,899,324
0
75.5
76
76
76
76
200
15,200
0
76
76
76
75.6
75.6
15,000
1,136,124
0
77
76.5
77
76.5
77
12,060
924,120
0
75
75.1
75.1
75.05
75.1
132,300
9,932,030
0
75
75.5
75.5
75.1
75.1
16,060
1,206,134

PE
RATIO
11.34
13.57
15.00
-1.75
9.78
10.34
9.14
0.00
24.97
30.42
58.12
0.00
29.50
107.78
5.44
0.00
-11.17
-76.92
68.83
11.37
11.37
-275.00
6.33
-91.11
4.38
-3.28
-11.75
-14.50
-120.00
-120.00
4.74
-52.40
0.76
-162.20
1.50
27.20
19.77
-250.00
10.00
6.00
2.61
-17.62
-63.40
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

**** PHIL. DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS ****

SECTORIAL SUMMARY Open

Financials
Industrials
Holding Firms
Property
Services
Mining & Oil
SME
ETF
PSEi
All Shares
GRAND TOTAL

1,616.52
11,683.19
7,194.62
2,979.2
1,530.11
10,884.88
7,253.3
4,286.64

0.00
0.00

56.95
57
56.95
56.95
574,700 32,730,782.50
6.8
6.8
6.8
6.8
34,000
231,200

**** WARRANTS
****

0.00
0
3.34
3.51
3.62
3.5
3.5
265,000
932,450
****SMALL, MEDIUM AND
EMERGING****


0.05
0.86
4.06
4.15
4.15
4
4
23,000
92,150
0.50
0
3.26
3.12
3.17
3.08
3.16
166,000
515,750
1.00
0.21
3.81
4.4
4.9
4.4
4.69
128,000
596,550
0.10
0
19.14
18.72
18.96
18.36
18.36
5,640,700
104,763,464

****E X C H A N G E T R A D
E D F U N D S
****

0.60
0
119.1
118.5
119.1
118.5
118.7
2,070
245,566

High

1,625.35
11,750.18
7,211.83
2,987.34
1,533.76
10,884.88
7,272.42
4,329.41

0
-37.98

Low

1,610.93
11,683.19
7,178.67
2,954.22
1,516.17
10,745.98
7,235.03
4,277.14

59.05
7.06

Close

%change Pt. Change

1,618.98
11,698.71
7,208.1
2,978.39
1,518.42
10,775.47
7,255.39
4,329.41

0.11
(0.05)
0.12
(0.1)
(0.76)
(1.11)
(0.03)
0.95

Volume

Value

1.93
13,352,143
878,206,996.35
(6.75)
87,134,240
1,199,693,621.43
8.99
96,217,129
997,298,604.46
(2.97)
132,207,716
824,901,616.76
(11.76)
415,318,275
1,044,696,098.03
(121.54)
316,177,649
193,773,679.48

5,958,355
105,970,992.30

2,070
245,566.00
(2.46)
40.8
1,066,367,577
5,244,787,174.82

EXPORT BANK A
EXPORT BANK B

EIBA
EIBB

FPH PREF
FPHP
FILSYN A
FYN
FILSYN B
FYNB
GREENERGY GREEN
REPUBLIC CEMENT LRI
METROALLIANCE A MAH
METROALLIANCE B MAHB
METRO GLOBAL
MGH
NEXTGENESIS NXGEN
PICOP RES
PCP
PF PREF
PFP

0.00
0.24
0.00
17.79
0.00
0.00

NO. OF ADVANCES: 84
NO. OF DECLINES:
97
NO. OF UNCHANGED: 51
NO. OF TRADED ISSUES: 232

FOREIGN BUYING
R 3,018,164,186.51
FOREIGN SELLING
R2,712,524,903.61

Companies Under Suspension by the Exchange as of APRIL 22, 2016

ASIA AMLGMATED
AAA
ABC PREF
ABC
AC PREF A
ACPA

0.00
-0.19

PHILCOMSAT
PHC
PRIMETOWN PROP PMT
PNCC
PNC
GLOBALPORT
PORT
PTT CORP
PTT
SMC PREF 2A
SMC2A
STENIEL
STN
PLDT II
TLII
UNIWIDE HLDG
UW

B-5

Australia seeks new

protocol with PH
for its fruit exports
By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT

ustralia is seeking a
new air freight protocol with the Philippines for the shipment of its horticulture products
to boost exports of its seasonal
fruits, which are expected to
grow as much as $25 million
this year.
Australian Senior Trade
Commissioner Anthony Weymouth told reporters at a press
conference for the Australian
Horticulture CEO Mission
that exports of fresh fruits
from Australia have grown
from $5 million five years ago
to $15 million last year following the success of a protocol
for the exports of Australian
table grapes and oranges to
the country.
For this year, the AusTrade
is eyeing more horticulture exports of between $20 million to
$25 million. Australias horticulture exports are driven by table
grapes and oranges such as
mandarins, lemons, and stone
fruits, including plums, cherries
and pears.
According to Weymouth,
they are negotiating with the
Bureau of Plant Industry for
an air freight protocol to enable

them to ship by air from the

existing protocol for ship freight
for new products such as apples
and cherries.
Once the air freight protocol
is approved, this will enable
Australia to bring horticulture
into the country within 72 hours
from the current 15 days by boat.
At present, the countrys supply
of cherries largely come from
South America but it is taking
45 days of sea travel to reach
Manila.
So we are focused on working with the government and the
logistics industry, he said.
Weymouth said that Australian fresh fruits and vegetables
are being distributed by 120
retailers across the country.
Australian Ambassador
Amanda Gorely said that the
new protocol would open doors
for more exports of seasonal
fruits from Australia.
The Australian horticulture
mission is composed of 7 CEOs
representing Australias major
horticulture companies. The
horticulture mission has been
visiting the Philippines annually
in the last three years. This year,
however, the mission included in
its tour two ASEAN countries
Vietnam and Thailand for the
first time.

Oil prices rise, set

for third weekly gain
SINGAPORE (AFP) Oil
prices climbed in Asia on Friday,
heading for their third weekly
gain after OPEC said it was
open to fresh talks on freezing
output despite the failure to
reach a deal at the weekend.
US benchmark West Texas
Intermediate (WTI) for delivery
in June was up 45 cents, or 1.04
percent, at $43.63 and Brent
crude for June climbed 39 cents,
or 0.88 percent, to $44.92.
WTI is up more than eight
percent and Brent 4.2 percent
from last Friday's close.
The exporting group's
Secretary-General Abdalla ElBadri said it could revive the
discussion among members

and hold further talks with nonmembers. OPEC holds its next
twice-yearly meeting on June 2.
A much-vaunted gathering
Sunday in Doha collapsed after
kingpin Saudi Arabia pulled
out blaming bitter rival Iran's
refusal to join in output limits.
Tehran said it was still in the
process of raising production
after the removal of nuclearlinked Western sanctions in
January.
However, while crude prices
plunged immediately after the
meeting fell apart, it has surged
this week thanks to falling US
production, a strike in key
producer Kuwait and signs of a
pick-up in key market China.

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B-6

Saturday, April 23, 2016

S&P awaits new govt

before taking rating action
By CHINO S. LEYCO

ebt-watcher Standard &

Poors (S&P) is keeping the
Philippines above minimum
investment credit ratings
unchanged for now as it awaits for the
new administrations fiscal and economic policies.
But while S&P hints for possible
positive action after the election, the
rating agency likewise warned that it
may lower the countrys investment
grade status should the new administration fail to sustain the recent gains
of the Aquino administration.
We may raise the ratings if continued fiscal improvements under the
new administration boost investment
and economic growth prospects, or if
changes in governance and the policy
environment lead us to a better assessment of institutional and governance
effectiveness, S&P said.
However, S&P also added that we
may lower the ratings if, under the
new administration, the reform agenda
stalls or if there is a reversal of the
recent gains in the Philippines' fiscal

or external positions.
The debt-watcher further noted
the Philippines remains a low-income
sovereign with vulnerabilities in its institutional and governance framework
despite recent economic gains.
On Thursday night, S&P announced
that it affirmed the countrys a notch
above minimum investment grade of
BBB, alongside an A-2 rating for
short-term sovereign debt due to its
strong external position, reflecting
rising foreign exchange reserves and
low external debt.
S&P also kept its stable outlook
for the economy.
Our affirmation of the ratings is
premised on the new administration
after the May 2016 elections having a
strong mandate to continue to pursue
orthodox fiscal, economic, and development policies, S&P said.
Earlier this month, S&P projected
that the countrys economy may grow
six percent this year, weaker compared
with the governments 6.8 percent to 7.8
percent target.
High household consumption, investment, and exports (mainly of elec-

tronics, commodities, and services)

continue to support economic activity,
S&P said in a statement.
These strengths will likely be
underpinned by strong household and
company balance sheets, sound growth
in jobs and income, inward remittance
flows, and an adequately performing
financial system, it added.
However, S&P said that uncertain
conditions in export markets and
inadequate infrastructure mainly in
transportation and energy are the main
downside risks to its growth outlook on
the Philippines.
Without the closure of infrastructure gaps and improvements in the
business climate through regulatory reforms, the Philippines may not
achieve lower-middle-income status in
2017, where per capita gross domestic
product (GDP) exceeds $3,000, S&P
said.
Meanwhile S&P expects the Philippines to remain in a net external creditor position, demonstrated by its net external debt averaging about -19 percent
over 2016 to 2019. A negative number
indicates net external lending.

Bank lending standards remain steady

By LEE C. CHIPONGIAN

Banks continue to maintain steady

lending standards for the past straight
28th quarters, according to the Bangko
Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
In the BSP's latest First Quarter
2016 Senior Bank Loan Officers Survey (SLOS), majority of banks reported
broadly unchanged credit standards.
Based on the diffusion index (DI) approach, there was a net tightening of
overall credit standards for loans to
businesses while credit for households
were unchanged.
Loans to enterprises also remained
unchanged during the quarter or about
86.7 percent of 32 banks surveyed said
so. But based on the DI approach there

was a net tightening of overall credit

standards due to reduced tolerance
for risk, perception of stricter financial
system regulations and more uncertain outlook on some industries.
As for business loans, the BSP
noted a stricter collateral requirements and loan covenants.
For the next quarter, the BSP said
most banks expect unchanged loan
demand from households and corporates. A larger proportion of (banks
surveyed) expect overall demand for
corporate loans to increase further in
the next quarter relative to those who
indicated the opposite.
The banks still see improved
economic outlook. For example, they
expect bank clients to have higher

working capital. The anticipated net

increase in household loan demand,
un the meantime, was due to consumption growth as well as investments and
banks better financing terms.
The SLOS report was first released
in 2009. The BSP implemented the survey to gain a better understanding of
banks lending behavior which is an
important indicator of the strength of
credit activity in the country.
The survey also helps the BSP assess the robustness of demand conditions, potential risks in asset markets
and possible strains in bank lending as
a transmission channel of monetary
policy, it added. The updated SLOS
surveyed 32 banks with a response
rate of 91.4 percent.

DOST: Poor versus wise vote:

A question of narrowing the digital divide
By EMMIE V. ABADILLA

More digital people equals a more

informed society and a more powerful
vote. So says the Department of Science
and Technology (DOST).
Over the years, Filipinos commonly
pointed the finger at the urban and
rural poor for making the uneducated
vote.
However, the poor have more or
less the same criteria for voting as the
middle and upper class have, according
to a study by the Institute of Philippine
Culture of the Ateneo de Manila University.
The urban and the rural poor do
not necessarily favor the rich and the
powerful. Instead, they consider a
candidates piety, helpfulness, loyalty,
sense of responsibility and intelligence
as top characteristic considerations
among all others mentioned in the study.
Those from the lower income groups
do think about their votes before they
cast them.
Nevertheless, they can only use the
information at their disposal. The same
study showed that among the poor, the

most important sources of information

in choosing a candidate are media,
family, church and political parties, in a
descending order of influence.
The media may not always succeed
in painting an accurate picture of each
candidate, while the other mentioned
influences are susceptible to bias and
personal preference, making the right
choice for people a lot more difficult to
make.
The rest have the Internet. The
convenience of finding information in
the Internet allows people to harness
significant amounts of information
almost simultaneously alongside their
daily functions. Unfortunately, such
privilege is not enjoyed by all, DOST
officials pointed out.
The digital divide leaves out a portion of the society behind. In the Philippines, 60 percent of the population has
no direct access to the Internet, putting
them on the slow side of the divide.
For this reason, the government
implemented the Juan Konek Free
Wi-Fi Internet Access in Public Places
Project under the Digital Empowerment
Program. Starting 2014, DOST, through

its Information and Communications

Technology Office (ICT Office), targets
to provide 7,118 free wi-fi hotspots in
43 major cities and 967 municipalities
across the archipelago.
Because the project was designed
to mainly service the poor, they have
considered usability. Hence, the infrastructure build comes side by side
with user training and support, with a
feature designed to ease new users into
the Internet.
With Juan Konek, every Filipino
shall have access to vital information
readily available on the Internet that
they could use in order to be digitally
empowered citizens, DOST Secretary
Mario G. Montejo stated.
The key to voting wisely is of
course being wise, he noted. Today,
wise pertains to more knowledgeable
people connected men.
The Internet has made it possible
for people to gather information from
across great distances and send messages across borders. If truth is what
people need to vote wisely, then having
access to the Internet will enable them
to find it, according to the DOST.

VW to offer buyback, payout

to owners of polluting cars
By SOPHIE ESTIENNE

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) Volkswagen reached an agreement Thursday

with US regulators to offer US owners
of some 480,000 illegally polluting diesel
cars options of ''substantial compensation'' and to fix the cars, or to buy them
back.
With the German automaker facing a court deadline for solutions to
the emissions scandal, San Francisco
district court judge Charles Breyer said
the agreement in principle would give
owners of its 2.0 liter diesel cars choices
for compensation which also included
cancelling the contracts for those under
lease.
The offer, which will likely cost Volkswagen billions of dollars, also included
creation of a fund for environmental
protection, the company said at a court
hearing.
Details of the proposal between Volkswagen USA, the Department of Justice

and the Environmental Protection Agency were not immediately released.

But it appeared to be enough to
allow Volkswagen to avert a huge trial
over how it would deal with the scandal
that has already deeply damaged the
company.
Volkswagen has admitted it installed
illegal software into 11 million 2.0 liter
and 3.0 liter diesel engines worldwide,
including VW, Porsche and Audi models,
that intentionally masked the vehicle's
real emissions levels during testing.
The San Francisco lawsuit had accused Volkswagen of major damages to
the environment and to the owners of the
tainted diesel cars.
But both the company and the US
agencies had sought a deal to avoid
trial that included a credible fix to the
vehicles, or for VW to go as far as to take
all of them off the road and compensate
owners.
In February, Breyer offered the company a March deadline to reach a deal,

and then later extended it to Thursday.

In a statement, Volkswagen said it
''is committed to earning back the trust
of its customers, dealers, regulators and
the American public.''
''These agreements in principle are
an important step on the road to making
things right. As noted today in court,
customers in the United States do not
need to take any action at this time.''
Even if the agreement announced
Thursday is fully approved further
hearings in the coming months will
review the details and plaintiff's views
the company still faces fines potentially
running to the tens of billions of dollars
from US regulators.
And it remains under criminal investigation over the scandal in the United
States, as well as investigations in a
number of other countries where emissions rules were violated.
The Department of Justice said in
a statement that the criminal probe
continues.

40-YEAR MILESTONE Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima (center) is flanked

by EDC President and COO Richard Tantoco (left) and EDC Chairman and CEO
Federico Lopez during the EDCs 40th anniversary event.

EDC marks 40 years

with new thrust of
providing clean energy
Energy Development Corporation
(EDC), the countrys leading producer
of geothermal energy and a major player in the global and national renewable
energy industry, recently celebrated
40 years of providing power to communities and industries with clean and
renewable energy.
Since 1976, EDC has been at the
forefront of clean energy development
in the Philippines forging a robust
renewable energy portfolio of more
than 1,400 MW to lessen the countrys
dependence on expensive fossil fuel,
address the effects of climate change,
and contribute to cleaner industries and
greener communities.
EDC operates 12 geothermal power
plants in four geothermal production
fields in Leyte, Negros islands, Cotabato and Bicol; two hydro power plants

in Nueva Ecija; and a wind and solar

farm in Ilocos Norte.
During the anniversary celebration
held at The Loft @ Manansala, EDC
officials, led by Chairman and CEO
Federico Lopez, and President and
COO Richard Tantoco, reiterated the
companys mission and commitment
to lead the path to a low carbon and
sustainable future by powering infinite
possibilities with clean and renewable
energy.
We at EDC are very proud to help
grow the countrys renewable energy
industry. In the next 40 years, we aim
to develop more renewable energy
sources to power infinite possibilities,
giving more Filipinos better opportunities to improve their lives in a sustainable, environment-friendly way, said
Lopez.

FBI paid over $1 million

to break into iPhone
WASHINGTON (AFP) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) paid
hackers more than $1 million to break
into the iPhone used by one of the San
Bernardino attackers, director James
Comey said.
Asked at the Aspen Security Forum
in London how much the US agency
paid for help to get into the phone,
Comey replied, ''A lot.''
''More than I will make in the remainder of this job, which is seven years
and four months, for sure. But it was, in
my view, worth it,'' Comey said.
Based on Comey's salary, listed at
about $14,900 a month, that comes to
more than $1.3 million for the hack,

the results of which have still not been

divulged.
A video of Comey's talk was
streamed on the Aspen Security Institute website.
Apple and the FBI were headed for
a court showdown setting national security needs against privacy principles
after the agency took the smartphone
maker to court to force it to break into
the encryption-protected iPhone 5C.
The phone had been used by Syed
Farook, who along with his wife Tashfeen Malik slaughtered 14 people at a
party in San Bernardino, California on
December 2 before dying in a firefight
with police.

Bangladesh Bank...
identified 20 foreigners involved in
the heist but they appear to be people
who received some of the payments,
rather than those who initially stole the
money.
Bangladesh Bank has about 5,000
computers used by officials in different
departments, Alam said.
The SWIFT room is roughly 12 feet
by 8 feet, a window-less office located on
the eight floor of the bank's annex building in Dhaka. There are four servers and
four monitors in the room.
All transactions from the previous

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day are automatically printed on a

printer in the room. The SWIFT facility
should have been walled off from the
rest of the network. That could have
been done if the bank had used the more
expensive, "managed" switches, which
allow engineers to create separate
networks, said Alam, whose institute
includes a cyber crime division.
Moreover, considering the importance of the room, the bank should have
deployed staff to monitor activity round
the clock, including weekends and holidays, he said.

Waiting game drags...

energy department involve about 10
project developers.
It had been qualified though that
this already included the first and second wave races for solar FITs of P9.63
per kWh and P8.69 per kWh.
Most of the 14 projects have
already been granted COCs which
would entitle them to the FIT rate,
the regulatory body has noted.
It has to be noted that the first
awardees of FIT at P9.63 per kWh

include the developments of San

Carlos Solar Energy, Inc., and that of
Majestics Energy Corporation.
For the second batch, the developers hinted to have cornered the first
COEs for FIT include the projects of
PetroSolar Corporation, YH Green
Energy and Solar Philippines.
Others have yet to be firmed up in
the final list, including the biggest developments in the solar-concentrated
domain of Negros Occidental.

Infrastructure...
tries by up to 50 percent, and to its poorest members by up to 70 percent.
In September, ADB became the first
multilateral development bank to commit to a sizeable climate finance target
by announcing it would double its annual
climate financing to $6 billion by 2020.
Tackling climate change is critical
in Asia and the Pacific, where rising sea
levels, melting glaciers, and weather
extremes like floods and droughts are

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increasingly costing jobs and lives.

ADB, based in Manila, is dedicated
to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific through inclusive economic growth,
environmentally sustainable growth,
and regional integration.
Established in 1966, ADB in December, 2016 will mark 50 years of
development partnership in the region.
It is owned by 67 members 48 from
the region.

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AGRI PLAIN TALK

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make money from the entrance fee.

Some people may buy the huge
pumpkin that weighs more than 25 kilos
and which fetches NT$8,000 or about
R12,800 in Philippine pesos. The very
small and colorful ones could be bought
by fruit and floral decorators. They can
make very attractive floral and fruit arrangements for special occasions.
There are also do-it-yourself recreational activities which also bring
in revenues to the company at NT$100
per head. One of them is making pumpkin cake which is cooked right on the
farm and consumed by the fellow who
made it. Some kids are brought by
their parents to participate in painting
pumpkins.
There are also many souvenir items
that visitors can buy like stuffed toys,
pumpkin biscuits and juices. They have
pumpkin milk, pumpkin coffee and
pumpkin ice cream.
At the end of the season, the unsold
fruits are processed into powder which
is used as flour substitute in making
cakes, cookies, noodles and the like.
CULTURAL PRACTICES The
pumpkin farm is an organic farm where
no chemical fertilizers and pesticides
are used. The varieties with big fruits

UFO PUMPKIN Many of the visitors who see this call it the UFO pumpkin because
of its unusual look. The growth at the bottom of the main fruit is rarely seen where
pumpkins and its relatives are produced. There are many other unusual pumpkin fruits
that are found at the Wang Shan Leisure Farm.

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Section Editor: ZAC B. SARIAN

450 pumpkin
varieties draw
60,000 visitors

ang Shan, a farmer now

in his early 60s, made a
smart move some 18 years
ago when he converted his
farm into a leisure farm that specializes
in pumpkins and its many relatives.
Previously, he planted honey dew melons. He collected pumpkin varieties
from all over the world which he also
cross-pollinated to come up with new
forms.
Today, Wang Shan Leisure Farm
boasts of having the biggest collection
of pumpkins in the whole of Taiwan.
They have no less than 450 varieties,
according to Eric Lin, Wang Shans son
who joined his father after he finished
college to manage the leisure farm
operation.
The varieties come in unimaginable
sizes from the very huge to the very tiny
and in between. They also come in various color patterns. Some are very nice
looking while others look weird with
their warty skins. All these beautiful
and weird fruits make the farm stand
out. They attract a lot of people. Last
year, no less than 60,000 people visited
the farm, paying an entrance fee of
NT$60 or about a hundred pesos in Philippine money. But the farm does only

Saturday, April 23, 2016

COLORFUL, BEAUTIFUL AND SOME WEIRD Pumpkin fruits of various sizes, shapes and colors hang on a Quonset-type trellis which
attract a lot of visitors. This is at the Wang Shan Leisure Farm in Yilan county in Taiwan, turned into a leisure farm about 18 years
ago. Visitors pay NT$60 which is about a hundred pesos to enter the farm where they can buy some fruits and other souvenir items.
Photo shows Suzette Morelos and Jane Chen from the Philippines posing under the pumpkin fruits.

are grown in plots mulched with rice

straw. On the other hand, the varieties
with smaller fruits are grown in Quonset-type trellises so that the colorful
fruits hang from above.
The plants that are made to climb
the trellis are grown in sacks or some
other containers. Our guide showed
us a practical technique to make the
vines grow faster up the trellis. When
the seedlings are with about seven to
eight leaves, the three lowest leaves
are removed. And if the plants are
already about a meter tall, the lowest
seven leaves are removed. The reason
is that when the lower leaves which are
no longer functional are removed, the
nutrients that are absorbed from the
soil will go to the top leaves, hastening
the elongation of the vines.
THE LEISURE FARMS Wang
Shan is just one of the more than 200
farms that are members of the Leisure Farms Development Association
all over the island nation. It is a program supported by the government
to stimulate business activities in the
countryside.
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BIG GARDEN SHOW IN QC A
major garden show will be held from
April 29 to May 9, 2016 at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City. This will
be the joint garden show of the Bonsai
and Suiseki Alliance of the Philippines
and the Cactus and Succulent Society
of the Philippines in cooperation with
the Quezon Memorial Circle administration.
Aside from the plant and stone
exhibits, there will be lecture- demonstrations on cacti and succulents for beginners, cacti grafting, bonsai culture,
suiseki basics (stone appreciation) and
several others. Guest bonsai artists
from Taiwan, Malaysia and Indonesia
will also conduct a workshop for the
attendees.

REAL BEAUTY This is just one of the many beautiful pumpkin fruits at the Wang Shan
Leisure Farm. Some come in very intricate color patterns and unusual shapes.

FINGER PUMPKIN This is another attention-getter at the Wang Shan Leisure Farm
with its many finger-like segments. There are many other unusual fruit forms like the
very warty fruits of varying wartiness. All the fruits are edible. They can be cooked as
vegetable, made into powder and used as flour substitute for making baked goods or
some other food preparations.

BEAUTIFUL AND OTHERWISE These are samples of the many varieties of pumpkin at
the Wang Shan Leisure Farm. Some truly look beautiful but there are warty ones that
you would rather not have. But the unusual fruits make the farm famous because it
is only there where you can see varieties you have not seen previously. Many visitors
love to see rare varieties they had not imagined they existed.

NT$8,000 PUMPKIN FRUIT Would you believe that the big pumpkin fruit the two guys are posing with is worth 8,000 New Taiwan
dollars? Thats about R12,800 in Philippine money. Thats what Eric Shin, manager of the leisure farm, told the editor of this page
during the visit to the farm last April 10. Aside from its use as food, the big fruit can be used as dcor during special occasions. Its
small relatives (squash and the ornamental kind) can also be used in fruit and floral arrangements.

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CITYLAND NORTH RESIDENCES TOPPING OFF CEREMONY

Cityland, a pioneering developer
known for its commitment for prompt
delivery of its projects on time or even
ahead of schedule, held a topping off
ceremony last April 8, 2016, for its
on-going project in Quezon City, the
NORTH RESIDENCES.
This 29-storey commercial and
residential condominium is located
in Edsa (beside WalterMart) corner
Lanutan, Brgy. Veterans Village,
Quezon City. It is conceptualized for
the practical modern families to enjoy
suburban city living that is friendly on
the budget.
This ideal investment is nearby
major business and commercial
establishments such as SM North
Edsa, Trinoma, Muoz market; and
prestigious schools the like of UP Diliman, Ateneo and Philippine Science
High School.
North Residences is equipped
with amenities such as swimming
pool, gym, multi-purpose function
room with movable children playset,
viewing deck, closed circuit television
cameras and 24-hour association

security that suits a comfortable and

convenient lifestyle.
Carefully planned commercial
units at the ground level are ideal location for dynamic business establishments. Residential units are available
in studio, 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom
types at affordable and flexible payment schemes. Early investors can

avail of bigger discounts at pre-selling

prices.
Cityland, a trusted name in the
real estate industry has gained a
reputation for developing and marketing quality projects that are not only
ideally situated but also friendly on
the budget. At Cityland, we commit,
we deliver.

BACK TO BACK EXPOS FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY

AT THE MEGATRADE HALL
Mediacom Solutions, Inc., a leading Philippine event management and
marketing communications company,
supporting over 80 business sectors
recently organized the 3rd Entrepreneur and Franchise (EFE) Expo at
the Hall 1 of Megatrade in Megamall.
It was transformed into a 3-day business hub of over 100 top franchise
businesses. New international brands
from other countries joined the EFE
for the first time like Anytime Fitness

(USA), Wasabi Warriors (Australia),

AMDG Management Services (UAE),
Aqua Mineral (Israel) and Sing Bak
Kut Teh (Malaysia).
Right beside it at Hall 2 was the
4th Baby & Family Expo Philippines
(BFEP) Summer Edition which Mediacom Solutions, Inc. transformed into a
wide playground, party place and shopping haven for the entire family.
Next in the calendar is the I Do
Wedding Fair which will be held

in May 28 to 29, 2016 at Megatrade

Hall. They also organize the annual
Property Expo Philippines, Property
Expo Cebu and the Philippine SME
Business Expo.
Visit www.mediacom.ph for more
information on their events and exhibitors, or call their secretariat at
(+632) 843-2174 or email entrepreneurandfranchiseexpo@gmail.com
for EFE and barbie@babyexpo.ph
for BFEP.

Saturday, April 23, 2016

Community media to
help educate voters
Community media players who
are members of the Publishers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PAPI)
have vowed to do their share in helping educate voters in the countryside
on how to right and wisely for their
own good and the welfare of the Filipino family in general.
PAPI president Nelson Santos said
their regular and associate members
including media executives, community newspaper publishers, editors,
broadcasters, reporters and other
communicators have committed to
help educate ordinary countryside
voters on how to vote right and wisely
during their recently concluded 20th
National Press Congress held at the 8
Waves Hotel and Resort in San Rafael,
Bulacan last March 17-18.
This years PAPI annual media
congress, mandated under Presidential Proclamation 1187 had Vote right!
Vote wisely to ensure the welfare of
the Filipino family for its theme. Interestingly, the subject is now also the
focus of an intensive media campaign
blitz by major TV-radio network ABSCBN, one of PAPIs media partner for
the event.
PAPIs other media partners for
the undertaking include the Manila

Times, Asean Times, Peoples Journal,

Daily Tribune ABS CBN, Police File,
Tonight PAPIs immediate past president Louie Arriola who welcomed
the press congress participants and
guests said it is high time for media to
take a pro-active role in helping raise
voters awareness on their responsibility to vote right and wisely since
their acts and decisions in choosing
elective public official have ramifying
implications on the welfare of their
families and the Filipino nation as a
whole.
Among the events technical resource discussants were former DILG
Secretary now Manila Hotel president
Joey Lina who spoke on Responsible
voting and its implications on the
welfare of the Filipino family, and
UP Prof. Jeffrey Deatras who spoke
on Helping elevate Filipino political
culture and political maturity.
Founded in 1974 by then Manila
Bulletin publisher, General Hans M.
Menzi, PAPI remains as a vanguard
for press freedom. It also remains
as the largest media fraternity in the
country, and its affiliate publications
in the region have a combined weekly
print circulation of over a million
copies.

NOVOTEL: WHERE SUMMERS

ARE SO MUCH BETTER

DLSU RESEARCH CONGRESS 2016

FOCUSES ON ASEAN INTEGRATION
Centering on the theme, Responding to the challenges of the ASEAN integration, the DLSU Research
Congress 2016 held last March 7-8
featured the latest research projects
by the Universitys faculty members
from different disciplines.
At the opening ceremony at the 5th
floor of the Henry Sy, Sr. Hall, DLSU
Professor Emeritus of International
Relations and former Ambassador
to the ASEAN Dr. Wilfrido Villacorta
delivered a lecture on Limitless
opportunities offered by ASEAN Integration.
The event also highlighted presentations by University Fellows
Dr. Tereso Tullao Jr. and Dr. Alfredo

Robles, as well as by Prof. Jeffrey

G. Williamson, Laird Bell Professor
of Economics, Emeritus, of Harvard
University and Honorary Fellow of the
Department of Economics, University
of Wisconsin, who gave a talk on A
Century of Regional Inequality in the
Philippines.
The topics of the parallel workshops on the first day were: increasing
research Productivity; current status
and innovation in food research;
research publication echo seminar;
social and professional responsibility
through research ethics and campus
sustainability; natural products research; and multivariate statistical
techniques for knowledge and pattern

discovery.
For March 8-9, the session topics
included: 1) Food, Nutrition & Health,
2) Sustainability, Environment, and
Energy, 3) Women, Children, and
Family, 4) Living Culture and Contemporary Societies, 5) Learners
and Learning Innovations, 6) Human
Centric Technology, 7) Entrepreneurship, Business & Management, and 8)
Theoretical, Philosophical & Historical Studies.
The Congress also featured an
exhibit by the different research
centers of the University, as well as
the presentation of the QUESTIONS
magazine, which features faculty research and innovation.

SIZZLING BARBECUE AND GRILL

AT THE HERITAGE HOTEL MANILA
Gather your family and
friends for a sizzle of fun summer experience! Lets kick off
the summer season with a sumptuous and satisfying sizzling international buffet at the Riviera
Caf.
Have a taste of the delicious
barbecue dishes that will surely
whet your appetite. Enjoy our
appetizing seafood and meats
that are meticulously sauted
and grilled while you relax by
the pool for a complete summer
experience! Savor the delicious
buffet spread with the whole
family at P950++ for lunch and
P1,300++ for dinner buffet. For
reservations and inquiries, log on to

www.heritagehotelmanila.com. The
Heritage Hotel Manila is managed by
the Millennium Hotels and Resorts

with more than 120 hotels across Asia

Pacific, USA, Europe, Middle East
and North America.

INSULAR LIFES CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND ERM SEMINAR Insurance Commission Deputy Commissioner
Vida Chiong was the Guest Speaker at the recent Updates in Corporate Governance and Risk Management
Seminar hosted by Insular Life for its Board of Trustees and top executives. This seminar is part of the
companys continuing seminars and fora aimed to provide a common understanding of the critical changes in
the life insurance industry, to enable the company to align its practices with long-term sustainable growth and
expansion objectives, with a firm commitment to good corporate governance. Photo show IC Deputy Commissioner
Vida Chiong (2nd from left) with President and COO Mona Lisa B. de la Cruz, Chairman of the Board Victor B.
Valdepeas, and CEO Nina D. Aguas.

Theres no better way to spend

time with friends and family than
with a well-deserved splash on
your next staycation. This summer, the heat is definitely on with
Novotel Manila Araneta Centers
awesome promotions for barkadas
and families alike. Whether in the
mood for a gastronomic adventure
or a relaxing weekend by the pool,
there are always fun things in
store in Quezon Citys lifestyle and
entertainment hub.
Book your day out with the
hotels Summer Surprise promotion. Starting from P4,600.00++
per room per night, guests can
check in, enjoy the complimentary
breakfast buffet, two movie tickets
at the Gateway Cinemas, and use
of Novotel Manila Araneta Centers
available InBalance facilities (fitness center and outdoor pools). As
part of Novotels guarantee, children 15 years old and younger eat
and dine at the hotel for free when
staying with their families.
Food Exchange Manila takes
diners on a trip to the Old Coun-

try with Ciao Italia! a tribute to

Italy s cuisine until May 2016.
From artisanal hand-tossed pizzas
and house-made pasta, guests are
treated to a lively, interactive culinary theater with the restaurants
open kitchen stations. The lunch
buffet costs P1,288.00 on weekdays and P1,588.00 during Sunday
brunch while the dinner buffet is
available at P1,388.00 on weekdays
and P1,588.00 during weekends.
Sweet rewards are also in store
at the Gourmet Bar by Novotel. Ask
for Le Mont Gourmand, which features 15 scoops of ice cream, macarons, syrup and all-time favorite
toppings like nuts, candy sprinkles
and marshmallows. Le Mont Gourmand is available at P999.00 for
every satisfying serving.
For inquiries about these and
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H7090@accor.com. More information about the hotel, its facilities
and ser vices are available via
www.novotel.com and www.accorhotels.com.

FAMILY BUSINESS
LEGACY SEMINAR
SET ON APRIL 29
Renowned ASEAN family business
coach Prof. Enrique Eric Soriano
III is conducting a seminar on how
families can ascertain the continued
success of their businesses from
one generation to the next. The
seminar entitled Ensuring the
Family Business Legacy will
be held at Holiday Inn, Ayala
Center, Makati City on April
29, Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to
4:00 p.m.
The seminar will be
followed by the launch
of Prof. Erics newest
book also entitled Ensuring the Family
Business Legacy.
A seminar fee
of P8,950. per person is inclusive of
seminar hand-outs,
snack and lunch.
For reservations and
inquiries, email info@octopusbranding.net

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09399155123
(035)422-9820

Hotel De Mercedes
Cebu City

Hotel Del Rio

Iloilo City

TelNo.:(033)335.1171to74FaxNo.:(033)337.0736

Hotel Essencia
Dumaguete City

(038)
502-9092

Iloilo Grand Hotel

Iloilo City

(082)
221-0888

Cresta Del Rio Splash Resort

Koronadal City

(082)
221-6431to 40
221-2281
(088)
221-3224
09177229850

D'Counter Executive
Davao City
D'leonor Hotel
J. P Laurel
Avenue, Davao City
D'leonor Inland Resort
Buhangin,
Davao City

655-6238

(085)
342-7414

(63 82)
227-5232
226-3756

(083)
554-2654
826-1074
826-1070
(082)
553-3314
553-3411
0999 993 9060

(+6382)
225-8114
(085)
342-7462
225-9431
(082)
284-6689
227-4119
(088)
387-0131
09177212798
(085)
342-3064
345-5864
(064)
200-3698
200-4734
(082) 234-1399
234-1339 Fax:
(082) 234-8459
09199101281
(082)
304-650
Fa x ( 0 8 2 )
300-6327
(082)
300-2000
300-8800
305-2888
09331123067
(082)
284-1847

(088)
387 2103
09197257402
09399168034
09129496400

(043)
757-3178

Hotel Ivory
Tuguegarao City

481-0788
481-0789

(032)
422-8833
422-3388

Eurotel
Angeles City

Angeles City

Dmorvie Suites
Yacapin Branch Cagayan De Oro City
Dmorvie Suites
Capistrano Branch Cagayan De Oro City

Dmorvie Suites
Lapasan Branch Cagayan De Oro City

Dmorvie Suites
C.M. Recto Davao City
Dmorvie Suites
San Pedro Extension, Davao City
Dmorvie Suites Iligan Branch
Iligan City

Davao Fortune Inn

Davao City
Duka Bay Resort
Misamis Oriental
Duka Bay Resort

Medina, Misamis Oriental

(088) 857-5488
09198239094

Driggs Pension House

General Santos City
Eagle's View Hotel
Dalisay Road, Tagum City

Gingoog Mountain Air Hotel & Eastland Restaurant

Gingoog City
(088) 861-1359
8842-7999

Eagles View Hotel

ct
ma Vi orias In
n
Em

El Bajada Hotel
Bajada, Davao City
Embassy
Hotel and Restaurant
Butuan City

Emma Victoria's Inn

Davao City
Enricos Inn and Apartelles
Davao City

Executive Hotel
Ozamis City
Executive Pension
Cagayan de Oro City

(082)
Family Country Hotel
295-9155
Convention Centre
282-4822
FCH
General Santos City
282-4771
(082)
Florotel Gensan
Duka Bay Resort
226-2335
Medina, Misamis Oriental
General Santos City
(088) 857-5488
09189425442
09198239094
(088)
Frances Inn
856-3402
Ecoland, Davao City
09236593973
(088)
Gingoog Mountain Air Hotel
855-2108
& Eastland Restaurant
855-5941
Gingoog City
to 42
(082)
Goat 2 Geder
Hotel & Eastland Restaurant
234-3472 Gingoog Mountain Air
Hotel and Restaurant
Gingoog City
305-8998
(088) 861-1359
Butuan City
8842-7999
235-2516
(083) 552-7337
Grand Men Seng
301-6096
Hotel
303-1588
Davao City
0923 2327 120
GOAT 2

(064)
421 6170
421 5118

858-3004
858-3006

GEDER

Greenstate Suites
Koronadal City
Hannie's Inn
Davao City

The Oasis Paco Park

Royal Bellagio
Hotel
Sir William`s
Hotel
Stone House
Bed & Breakfast

638-7777

526-8088

Copacabana
Apartment Hotel

Best Western Oxford Suites

Makati City

400-0088

Aloha Hotel

813-8888

Manila Manor
Hotel

+632
588-6688
354-4151

526-1212

Citystate
Tower Hotel

988-9999

(02)
312-9999

Manila Pavilion
Hotel

B Hotel
Muntinlupa City
City Garden
Hotel Makati
City Garden Suites

(632)
928-9888
908-7888

Pan Pacific Manila

The Bellevue
Manila
The Heritage
Hotel Manila
Sofitel
Philippine Plaza
Bayview
Park Hotel

The Pearl
Manila Hotel
The Richmonde
Hotel

528-8888

238-8888

Holiday Inn
Manila Galleria
Ortigas Center

Ramada
Manila Central
Binondo

720-2000

Dusit Thani
Manila

F1 Hotel
Global City Taguig

The Exchange Regency

Residence Hotel
Pasig City

Timog, Q.C.

828-8181
828-8585
828-8383

The Sul Riviera

The Copa
Businessmans Hotel
Tri-place
Hotel & Apartelle
24h Apartment
Hotel, Makati City

899-1111
536-1451

708-9600
to 09

Armada
Hotel Manila
Malate, Manila

851-8888

Azotea Suites
Bel Air Makati

426-7308

Best Western Plus

Antel Hotel
Makati City
Brentwoods Suites
Quezon City

522-4835
898-2888

Broadway Court
Apartelle

744-7979

Cocoon Boutique Hotel

Quezon City
Eastwood
Richmonde Hotel
Quezon City
Eurotel
Las Pias
Branch
Eurotel
Araneta
Branch
Eurotel
North EDSA

899-0344
373-3333
521-1888
532-1818
(02) 708-8888
to 91
498-8888 to 91

L uzon

Eurotel
Pedro Gil

522-1515

Hotel Luna
Vigan City, Ilocos Sur

(02)
576-6463/9526
(045) 599-5000

Hotel Supreme
Baguio

(074)
424-2620

(02) 5 4 2 - 9 5 3 7
542-9150
924-2443
924-2456
(046)
483-0491
0916 2209934
0928 6844186

Hotel Veniz - Baguio City

Inn Rocio - Baguio City

355 - 0000
(045)
624 - 0229
355-0000
(074)
444-3876

Java Hotel - Laoag City

Kartini Hotel - Kawit, Cavite
La Maja Rica Hotel & Restaurant
Ligtasan, Tarlac City

355-0000

(044)
806-1167
09175367250

Laoag Renzo Hotel

Laoag City

(043)
286-2624
(048)
4340001-03

Lee Boutique Hotel

Tagaytay
Le Monet Hotel
Baguio City
Lendes Tourist Inn - Naga
Almeda Highway, Naga City

(045)
304-1015
892-8555
(048)
434-4338
434-4339

Lendes Tourist Inn - Banasi

Bula, Camarines Sur
Lendes Tourist Inn - Baao
Baao, Camarines Sur
Lendes Tourist Inn - Pili
Pili, Camarines Sur

(043)
757-3178
(078)
844-1275
846-1722

(046)
483-8888
(043)
756-1223

Magallanes Square Hotel

Sta. Rita Road Tagaytay

Moonbay Marina
Villas Zambales

MAGALLANESSQUAREHOTEL,INC.
MagallanesSquareComplex
MagallanesDrive,TagaytayCity
Tel.No:0465440062
FaxNo:0464133918
EmailAdd:magallanessquarehotel@yahoo.com
SunNo:09228043129/09228043125
GlobeNo:09175047820

(078)
844-1390
846-2565

Mountain Lodge
Hotel & Restaurant Baguio City

(035) 4003 368

09175597919
09999953440

Injap Tower Hotel Iloilo

Iloilo City

(035)
522-1100
or 02

Kapis Mansions
Roxas City
Kings Hotel
Bacolod City

(033)
335-0375
335-0249
335-0486

(053)
5230391-93

Lawaan Garden Inn

Roxas City, Capiz

Mango Park Hotel

Cebu City

+63 32
239-0000
+63 32
239-0619

(033)
320-5252
320-5353
(034)
708-5888
432-0888
(034)
432-1888
to 89

Manhattan Suites Inn

Dumaguete City
Maribago BlueWater
Beach Resort
Mactan, Cebu

Montebello Villa Hotel

Banilad, Cebu City

(033)
337-2384

Movenpick Hotel
Mactan Island , Cebu
MVW
Restaurant & Tourist Inn
Roxas, Capiz
Rm Guest House
Dumaguete City

(035)
225-1181
422-3184
09228393435

(032)
340-0211
(032)
253-1105

(033)335-1171
to 74
337-0736
(035)
422 1137
09177007735
09088202123

O Hotel
Bacolod City

Pension Bacolod
Bacolod City
Plantation Bay
Mactan, Cebu

M indanao

(033)
335-1801
to 04
(083)
228 8998
228 7160
(082)
226-2045
221-8651

Radisson Blu
Hotel & Resort
Cebu City

Hill Park Inn

and Restaurant
Midsayap, Cotabato

Hillsview Inn & Inland Resort

Trento, Agus and Del Sur

Hotel Angelo
and Restaurant
Midsayap, Cotabato

(082)
221-1160
(082)
302-6158
302-6152

(088)
856-9080
(082)
852-2015
(082)
856-7197

Hotel De Crisbelle
Davao Del Sur
Hotel De Susana & Restaurant
Valencia City, Bukidnon

Hotel Elena
Davao City
Hotel Esse
Davao City

(082)
221-0075
09425918521

Hotel San Marco

General Santos City
Hotel Sogo
Cagayan De Oro City

(082)
285-3756
(063)
223-3255

(081)
221-0819

(088)
331-2288
0917-483268
(083)
553-0088
09179089731
(084) 655-6115
0929-979-4919
Fax: (084)
655 6114

(082) 221 2729

+63 927 9795179
+63 920 2473002
+63 923 8063887

(085)
342-5883
225-9560

(082)
297-5523

(082)
297-7692
321-1042
09189003792

(088)
521-0360
09177220360
(088)
856-4360
09177004360
(083)
552-8895
to 97
301-0774

(083)
554-0880
(082)
295-6463
301-8549
(088)
861-1359
8842-7999
(085)
341-7871
341-1657

(082)
221-9040
(083)
228-5409
520-1816

(082)
297-3315 to17
297-3485

Hotel Uno
Davao City
H

TAVERN

Eurotel
Makati

Fersal Hotel
Annapolis, Cubao

521-2371

Fersal Hotel
Kalayaan, Diliman

899-5555

Fersal Hotel
Manila

371-4333

Fersal Hotel
P. Tuazon Cubao

Fersal Hotel
Makati
Go Hotels
Mandaluyong

724-7551

924-5051

844-8811

Go Hotel Otis-Manila

(632)
410-4111
410-8658
410-6981

Holiday Inn & Suites Makati

Ayala Center, Makati City

(02)
899-2424

Hostel 1632

355-0000
844-8645

+63(2)812-7477

912-5852
912-2691

Oyster Plaza Hotel

Paraaque City

Paragon Tower
Hotel Manila

924-2689
912-2691
742-7292
912-2691

Raffles and Fairmont

Makati
Makati City

Riviera Mansion
Malate, Manila

912-8000
912-2691
897-9123
912-2691

Robbinsdale Hotel

0922-4646835

San Carlos Mansion

+63 (2)
354-1053

Seda BGC Bonifacio Global City,

Taguig City

Sogo Regency
Hotel, Manila

(632)
909-0888

Southhomes Apartelle
Timog-Q.C.

522-8888

St Giles Hotel
Makati City

(02)
829-1925
826-9610
526-5541
to
526-5547

555-9888

523-4511

716-1262
523-8110
(632)
945-8888

522-7646
928-4647
410-4461
988-9888
988-9883

238-6100

The Bayleaf
Intramuros, Manila

(632)
318-5000

(63 2) 403-0888
403-0808
Fax No. 403-0854
403-7572

Hotel Celeste
Makati City
Hotel H20
Luneta, Manila
Icon Hotel
North Edsa

415-9385

The Contemporary
Hotel

716-8266

927-8888

Jade Vine Executive Inn

Ermita Manila

524-8601
to 05

526 0888
338-0983
898-3695

Apartelle
San Juan City

722-7411
726-2931
(02)
921-2706
to 08

Apartelle
Mandaluyong City

Luxent Hotel

(02)
570-7777

Timog Ave., Q.C.

355-0000
806-7646
355-0000
995-8452
355-0000
376-7096
355-0000
523-5256

Manila Airport Hotel

Paraaque City
Millenia Suites
Pasig City
The Orange Place
San Juan City
The Orange Place
Quezon City

+63 2
373-3333
376-5059

Matabungkay
Beach Hotel Batangas

(074)
443-2016

Nagaland Hotel
Naga City, Camarines Sur

(074)
446-0700

Palawan Uno Hotel

Puerto Princesa, Palawan

887-8080
Be central

531-0173
to
531-0177

Tune Hotel
Aseana City

(02)
922-8888

Tune Hotel
Ermita

(632)
708-9888

Tune Hotel
Makati City

(632)
817-0888

Tune Hotel
Ortigas City

(632)
656-0888

Tune Hotel
Quezon City

(632)
426-0567

Y2 Residence Hotel

(02)
224-3000

854-7549
to 50

(02)
7528552
09088870596

(077)
770-4898
(632)
781-3632

Radiant Star Apartelle

Tagaytay City

(046) 413-2456
544-0050
0926 6977948
09174091514

(054)
228-0018
(054)
066-3239

(054)
477-7644
228-0008

(046)
544-0062

(047) 252-9718
252-1663
250-2099
252-8518

(074)
442-4544

Subic Bay Peninsular Hotel

Subic

Subic Bay Yacht Club

Zambales

THEEXQUISITEHOTELANDBUSINESSMANAGEMENTGROUPCORP.
Bldg.675CanalRoad,SubicBayFreeportZone,2222Philippines

TelephoneNumber:(047)2521888or09178363942Facsimile:(047)2528404Email:customer_service@subicbayveneziahotel.com

Sunlight Guest Hotel, Inc.

Puerto Princesa City,
Palawan

Summer Place Hotel

Baguio City

(054)
473-2111
09177000040
(048)
433-9999
433-0455

Paseo Premiere Hotel

Santa Rosa Laguna
Princesa Garden Island
Resort and Spa
Puerto Princesa Palawan
Queen Margarette Hotel
Lucena City
RK Hotel
Subic Bay Gateway Park

Star Plaza Hotel

Dagupan City
Starview Hotel
Naga City
Subic Bay Hotel Venezia
Zambales
Subic International
Hotel Zambales

Torre Venezia Suites

Quezon City

(632)
4702306-08
Fax: 4702314
(632)
726-6712
726-6713
(632)
926-8985
421-1398

(049)
502-8123 to 27
(02)3105603
to 04
(048)723-1356 to 59
09989753768
(02)744-7979 to 82
0917-8739974

(074) 611-0202
(02)376-5059
09175267049
(054) 472-257
4228-065 7
09258020706

828-4774
(02)
332-1658
to 60
(632)
866-0888

726-2911
726-2916

(02)372-0311
(074)
442-4028
(077)
770-5996
(02)246-1010
(046)
489-8581
489-8582
(045)
611-2053 to
611-2055

SKYLIGHT HOTEL
Puerto Princesa
Palawan
Skyrise Hotel
Apartelle & Restaurant
Baguio City

The Picasso Boutique

Serviced Residences
Makati City

Taal Vista Hotel

Tagaytay City

Tam-awan Village
Baguio City
Terrace Hotel
Subic Bay

(042)
373-7171 to 73
373-4889
Fax: 373-7604
373-6218

The ADC Hotel

Naga City

The Lake Hotel

Tagaytay

(047)
252-9996 to
252-9998

The Lighthouse Marina Resort

Moonbay Marina Complex

(048)
434-7172
to 76
(074)
445-6834 to
445-6836

The Montevista Villas, Academy Lane,

Mimosa Leisure Estate
Pampanga, Philippines

The Starmark Hotel

Peafrancia Ave., Naga City

(075)
523-4888
515-2276
523-4111

Tune Hotel
Angeles City

Villa Caceres Hotel

Naga City

(054)
472-6892
(047)
252-1888
(047)
252-2222
(047)
250-2630
250-7274

Vista Marina
Hotel & Resort
Zambales

(6348) 434-2334

Fax (6348) 434-2003

(632) 242-6638
loc. 175
(02)783-8355
788-8350
(074)
446-5400 to 01
(632) 917-8225
(6346) 413-1000
(63)9178091254

(074)
446-2949
442-5551

(047)
250-2730
to 32

(054)
472-2328 or 26
09052019225
09493617784
(02)584-4470
(046)
413-4680 to 81

(047)
252-5000
(6345)
599-7000
(632) 584-4047
584-4007

(054)
205-0051
(045)
459-0888

(054)
473-6530

(047)
252-3373

(02) 844-5777
(047) 252-5211

Subic Grand Seas Resort

Olongapo

(047)
222-8541
09178447327

Rajah Park Hotel

Cebu City

(032)
412-3337

isayas

Iloilo Midtown Hotel

Iloilo City

+63(34)
441-0506
+63(932)
852-9362

525-9065
899-7888
798-0798

Hotel Tavern
Surigao City

Ice Castle
Experience Hotel
General Santos City
Infinity Suites
Bo. Obrero, Davao City
Innside Room Hotel
Tagum City,
Davao Del Norte
Isla Jardin Del Mar
Gumasa,
Sarangani Province
Iyle Londoners Inn
Province of Davao Oriental
Jade Dragon's Suites
Aurora Jacinto Street,
Davao City
Jovinaj
Traveler's Inn
General Santos City
Jazzy James Country Hotel
Davao City
Jienos Garden Beach Resort
Pantukan, Compostela
Valley
Magnaga Waters
Beach Resort
Compostela Valley
Mallberry Suites
Business Hotel
Cagayan de Oro

Marco Hotel
Cagayan De Oro City
Mergrande Ocean Resort
Davao City
Microtel Inn and
Suites Davao
Davao City

Molave Hotel
Tagum City
My Hotel
Davao City
Maxze Bed & Breakfast
Davao City

(033)
336-6888
(0928)
985-0999

Salamangka Beach and Dive Resort

San Juan, Siquijor

(033)
330-7100

(036)
621-7718
(034)
434-4500

The Bellevue Resort

Panglao Island, Bohol
The Orchard Cebu
Hotel, Cebu City

(036)
621-6255
0917-3121-720
0998-9753-612

Tune Hotel - Cebu City

(032)
233-5695

Yoyongs Travellers Inn

Negros Occidental

(035)
422-8200
(032)
231-3681

(082)
224-1390
224-1391
(083)
303-5314

0923717 0389

(082)
227-0788
305-1847

(0929)
969-0806
(084)2166379
(0917)7191956
(0923)2802018

(088)
855-7999

855-5959
09177027002
(+63-82)
298-4100
(+63-82)
298-4101

(082)
233-2333
(084)
655-6938
655-6939
655-9379

(082)
300-4040
222-2021
(082)
233 0071
09998863306

Boracay
Beach Club

BoracayRegencyBeach
Boracay
Island

(036)2886111/2886777

Boracay Haven Resort

Boracay Island

BoracayHills Hills
Boracay
(036)2883315
Boracay
(036)2883764
Island

Boracay Mandarin
Island Hotel
RedCoconut

Malay,
Aklan
BeachResort
TheBoracayBeachResort

Sitio Bolabog, Boracay Island

Boracay Tropics
Boracay Island
WillysBeachClubHotel
Villas
Cohiba

Boracay Island

(036)2883208
(036)2884288

(036)2883794to97

http://www.cohibavillas.com
sales@cohibaboracay.com
cohiba.villas-boracay
skype:
Tel. Fax: +63 36 288 4792
Mobile No.:+63 9177230649

RegencyLagoonResort
(036)2882828

New Dawn
Pensionne

Cagayan De Oro City

Le Grand Suites
City Heights, General
Santos City

Le Reve Resort
North Cotabato
Marex Beach Resort
Island Garden City Of Samal

(082)
553-5473
553-5970

(087)
388-4615

09267921478
(088)
828 4482

09156189085

(036) 288-3507
Boracay(036)
Ocean
288-3758 Bay Resort
Boracay Island

(064) 229-9436
521-4090
09461911409
09205555049

(083)
893 0032
09197687544
09067652174

BeachHotel

0999 880 4526

0948 788 4255

(084)
216 4553
09228625339

Red Coconut

(064)
229 8550
229 6018
0917721 2813

(082)
285-0001
285-0002
285-0005

(032)
402-9900

(083)
554-4423
826-9026

(63)32
505-9800

(086)
826-3280
(0922)
849-6443

7 Stones Boracay Suites

Malay Aklan
Vista de Boracay
Alta

BoracayGardenResort

(036)2886633
Boracay
Island
ResortandConventionCenter

433-3377
(034)
434-7065

(083)
301-1818
09228217332
(088 )
852-0383
(02) 401-9285
(082)
282-1111
09255111011

(036)
621-2956
621-1216
(035)
422-4000
(034)
433-7401
708-8889

(082)

227-3773
295-3485
09227152573

+63 32
492-7777
+63 02
799-1111

(082)
233-1941

Boracay

(632) 417-5751
(6332)
492-0100

Marianne Suites

A. Luna Streets,
Cagayan De Oro City

NEW ESTRELLA TOWNHOUSE

JulioPacanaSt.Licoan,CagayandeOroCity

Mis.Or.Philippines

New Estrella
Townhouse
Cagayan De Oro City

Orchard Hotel
Bajada, Davao City

Tel.#(08822)745126/(088)8521441

Limketkai Luxe Hotel

Cagayan De Oro City
Palm Residence Inn
Davao City
Paras Beach Resort
Yumbing, Camiguin
Paseo De San Francisco Suites
Agusan Del Sur
Paradise Island
Park & Beach Resort
Samal Island Davao
Park Inn
By Radisson Davao
Davao City
Parkway Hotel
Surigao City
Paulas Hotel
Misamis Oriental
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2 dead, 11 injured
in QC bus mishap

wo early morning commuters, including a pregnant woman, were killed,

while 11 others were injured after a wayward passenger
bus collided with a van and mowed
down a row of waiting passengers
on the sidewalk in Quezon City
(QC) Friday morning.
Police Senior Inspector Marlon
Meman, the chief of the District
Traffic Enforcement Unit (DTEU)
Traffic Sector 2, identified the fatalities as John Michael Mallari,
23, San Fernando, Pampanga, and
Kristine Joy San Felipe, 32, who is
five months pregnant, sales consultant, of Sta. Monica, Novaliches,
Quezon City.
Meman said Mallari and Felipe were waiting for a ride along
Mindanao Avenue Extension when
the speeding passenger bus hit
them after it collided with another
vehicle.
Initial investigation showed
that at around 6:45 a.m. the A.

Prado bus, driven by

Mark Joey Isedera, 25, of
Bagong Silang, Caloocan
City, collided with a Nissan Urvan UV Express
while making a left turn
toward Commonwealth
Avenue.
According to SPO1
Rabindranath L. Sierra
of Traffic Sector 3, both
vehicles were traveling along
Mindanao Ave. coming from SM
Fairview.
Upon reaching the intersection
of Don Mariano Marcos Ave. in
Barangay Sta. Monica, Novaliches,
the front right bumper portion of
the bus sideswiped the left side
portion of the van.
Meman said due to the strong
impact, the van veered to the right
lane of the roadway while the bus
hit Mallari, who died on the spot
and Felipe who was brought to the
Commonwealth General Hospital
but was declared dead a few min-

utes later.
Injured were Rose Ann Frag,
21, Dina Tamayo, 36; Mary Joy
Dela Cruz, 23; Helen Balrez, 46;
Allan Valdez, 42; Joanna Lorraine
Niegas, 24; Kimberly Cipriano,
23; Erick Cipriano, 28; Jenalyn
Abuyog, 31; Maribeth Sargil, 22 and
Dennis Cruz, 19.
Isedera voluntarily surrendered
to the police after the incident.
He is now facing charges of
reckless imprudence resulting in
damage to property with homicide
and multiple serious physical injuries. (Francis T. Wakefield)

Man shot dead outside Pasig hotel

A 26-year-old man who just
stepped out of a hotel with a woman
was gunned down in Pasig City
Thursday afternoon.
Jess Bisquera, of Barangay
Sta. Lucia died instantly after a
still unidentified gunman shot him
in the head at close range around
4:20 p.m.
The police said Bisquera was
walking with a woman along R. Cruz

Street in Barangay Pinagbuhatan

when the gunman approached and
opened fire.
The gunman casually walked
away from the scene after the attack.
The woman, out of fear and
shock, sought cover and has yet to
surface to help shed light on the
incident.
Bisquera and the woman came

from the nearby Novo Hotel along

R. Cruz Street.
The hotels receptionist said they
checked in at 2:36 p.m. and checked
out at 4:14 p.m. of the same day.
PO3 Rodelio Olalia of the Pasig
Police Station said a follow-up operation is being conducted to track
down and identify the suspect and
establish the motive behind the
crime. (Betheena Kae Unite)

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Southwest Airlines Q1 profit

helped by lower fuel prices
DALLAS (AP) Southwest Airlines
packed even more people on its planes,
notched a record first-quarter profit of
$511 million, and said solid bookings
have continued into April. Southwest has
been adding flights and bigger planes,
contributing to investor concern about
fast growth leading to lower prices.
Indeed, Southwests average fare
dipped 3 percent to $153.75
each way.

Air
Sea
Land

Shipping Bulletin

Indian Railway scraps

port congestion fee

The withdrawal of a port congestion fee by

Indian Railways is positive for the staterun railways as it could lower logistics
costs and shift traffic in favor of railways
from road transportation. The fee levied
at 10% of the basic freight rate on all traffic including containers originating from
ports was imposed in November 2014.
The brokerage expects the move by the
railways to benefit a host of companies in
India. (WSJ)

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Container shippers
form Asia-focused
Ocean Alliance

P69.3-BILLION MRT-7 PROJECT CONSTRUCTION BEGINS Shown above is the prototype train for the 22-kilometer elevated
MRT-7 railway project to be built by San Miguel unit SMC Mass Rail Transit, Inc. from North Avenue, Quezon City to San
Jose del Monte, Bulacan. Costing P69.3 billion, the project will have 14 stations along North Avenue, Commonwealth
Avenue and Quirino Highway. Also part of the project is an Intermodal Transport Terminal (ITT) adjacent to the MRT station
in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan capable of accommodating 60 buses anytime. The third element of the project is a 23-km
highway from ITT in San Jose del Monte to North Luzon Expressway (NLEx). After the ground breaking on April 20, 2016,
the project will be completed in 3-4 years.

Hapag-Lloyd seeks tie-up with rival

as shipping depression deepens
FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters)
Germany's Hapag-Lloyd is in talks
to merge with United Arab Shipping
Company (UASC), representing the
latest move in the container market to
battle a faltering global economy and
too many ships.
Hapag-Lloyd shares hit a threemonth high on Thursday as it said the
talks were based on its shareholders
owning 72 percent of the combined
business and UASC's shareholders
the rest.
Global container shipping, which
transports everything from iPhones to
designer dresses, is suffering its worst
downturn as a combination of weaker
consumer demand and overcapacity
have forced lines to cut costs and try
to build scale.
Hapag-Lloyd gave no further details
of the discussions and said there is no
certainty of a deal, though a successful
merger would create a group with an
estimated enterprise value in the region of 7 to 8 billion euros ($9 billion).
Kuwait-headquartered UA SC,
which is owned by Gulf Arab states
and in which Qatar holds a majority

stake, did not immediately respond to

requests for comment.
"There is so much price pressure
that all shipping groups are looking for
mergers and this one won't be the last,"
a transport banking source said.
"Hapag in particular had to look for
a partner as it was left out of recent
tie-ups and alliance regroupings. It
was at risk of becoming a sub-scale
player lacking the full range of destinations."
However, a shipping industry source
said it is unclear whether there would
be sufficient benefit to UASC.
"Even with market pressure, it will
take some convincing, given UASC's
state ownership," the source said, adding that Hapag-Lloyd is likely to gain
most from a tie-up.
The talks follow a takeover by
France's CMA CGM of Singapore's
Neptune Orient Lines to cement its
position as the market's No. 3 player behind Switzerland's MSC and Denmark's
Maersk, the industry leader.
Other recent deals include a merger of state-controlled Chinese lines
COSCO and China Shipping.

Solar Impulse 2 resumes

round-the-world flight
HONOLULU (AFP) The Solar
Impulse 2 resumed its record-breaking
quest Thursday to circle the globe
without consuming a drop of fuel, taking advantage of improved weather to
take off from Hawaii.
The experimental sun-powered
plane, piloted by Swiss adventurer
Bertrand Piccard, left Kalaeloa Airport
at 6:15 a.m. (1615 GMT) after strong
winds delayed the flight around 75
minutes, images beamed live online
showed.
''C'est beau! We are in the air,'' the
58-year-old pilot, a medical doctor by
profession, said as the aircraft left the
runway.
He took to Twitter within moments
to share his thoughts on the mission,
posting: ''Take-off is the most exciting
moment but also the moment where all
the unknown still lies ahead.''
The SI2 was grounded in July last
year when its batteries suffered prob-

lems halfway through its 21,700-mile

(35,000-kilometer) circumnavigation.
The crew took several months to
repair the damage from high tropical
temperatures during the flight's final
Pacific stage, a 4,000-mile flight between Nagoya, Japan and Hawaii.
The aircraft was flown on that stage
by Piccard's teammate Andre Borschberg, whose 118-hour journey smashed
the previous record of 76 hours and 45
minutes set by US adventurer Steve
Fossett in 2006.
It conducted its first successful test
flight following repairs in late February, with the current leg expected to
take 59 hours.
Piccard, who has been alternating
the long solo flights with Borschberg,
will fly more than 2,300 miles from
Hawaii to Mountain View, 40 miles
southeast of San Fransisco, California,
on the ninth of 13 legs.
''It's an incredible feeling. We

Container lines have also formed

alliances aimed at saving costs and
pooling runs to various destinations.
China COSCO Shipping and
France's CMA CGM said on Wednesday that they had formed an alliance
on Asia routes, making the partnership
bigger in capacity than Maersk Line
and MSC's rival 10-year agreement.
Maersk's Chief Commercial Officer
Vincent Clerc said its arrangement
with MSC is unaffected by its rivals'
Asia announcement, adding that his
company welcomes consolidation.
"The container shipping industry
is fragmented and consolidation will
enable carriers to create economies
of scale and to optimize networks,"
Clerc said.
Hapag-Lloyd merged with Chile's
Compania Sud Americana de Vapores
(CSAV) in December 2014, helping it to
swing to profit last year, and another
deal could sit well with shareholders.
Klaus Michael Kuehne, HapagLloyd's third-biggest shareholder with
a 20 percent holding, recently said he
believed the company was too small to
thrive alone.
thought it might be delayed again.
We had the experience last year that
a lot of take-offs were postponed but
this is great,'' said Prince Albert of
Monaco, a patron of the project, in images fed from its headquarters in the
principality.
Borschberg, 63, took catnaps of
only 20 minutes at a time to maintain
control of the pioneering plane during
the flight from Japan, in what his team
described as ''difficult'' conditions.
Traveling at altitudes of more than
9,000 meters (29,500 feet), Borschberg
at times had to use oxygen tanks to
breathe and experienced huge swings
in temperature throughout.
Alone throughout and utterly selfreliant in the unpressurized cockpit,
Borschberg was equipped with a parachute and life raft, in case he needed
to ditch in the Pacific.
Mission organizers described the
journey as having taken ''pilot and aircraft to the limits'' of their endurance.
The aircraft began its mission from
the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last
year powered by 17,000 solar cells, with
the project aimed at promoting the use
of renewable energy.

HANGHAI/PARIS (Reuters)
China COSCO Shipping and
Frances CMA CGM sought to
reinforce their growing global
scale in the container line market
on Wednesday in a partnership that
targets savings on crucial Asia routes
during a severe shipping downturn.
Set to be larger in capacity than a
rival grouping of Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co., their Ocean
Alliance will bring together COSCO
Container Lines, CMA CGM, Taiwans
Evergreen Line and Hong Kong-based
Orient Overseas Container Line.
An industry shake-up had been
expected after the creation of China
COSCO Shipping through a state-led
merger and following CMA CGMs deal
to acquire Singapores Neptune Orient
Lines (NOL).
All of us had the same wish to create a new alliance after our current
alliances expired, COSCO Container
Lines deputy managing director, Zhu
Jiandong, told reporters in Shanghai.
Container shipping has seen alliances develop as the industry struggles
to recover from a slump in freight rates
linked to a glut of ships and slowing Chinese economic growth. Such alliances
involve lines sharing certain vessels
and routes.
I can see a lot of changes among
the shipping alliances as liner companies regroup and position themselves,
but at the same time regulators will
be watching closely, said John Lu,
chairman of the Singapore National
Shippers Council.
Set to begin in April 2017 following
regulatory approval, the Ocean Alliance will run for five years and involve

a fleet of 350 container ships with an estimated capacity of 3.5 million twentyfoot equivalent units (TEU), he said.
This would make the new partnership bigger in capacity than Maersk
Line and MSCs rival 10-year vessel
sharing agreement which has a fleet
of 185 ships and capacity of 2.1 million
TEU.
CMA CGM said the alliance would
offer the largest number of sailings
and port rotations connecting markets in Asia, Europe and the United
States.
In a first stage, the operations would
offer more than 40 services, it said.
Neither COSCO nor CMA CGM
gave estimates on potential savings.
CMA CGM is currently part of the
Ocean Three alliance with China
Shipping Group and United Arab Shipping Co., a deal that expires at the end
of this year.
As it seeks approval from European
Union regulators for its $2.4-billion
takeover of NOL, CMA CGM had offered to withdraw NOL from competing
alliances, people familiar with the matter said this month. CMA CGM declined
to comment.
CMA CGM is the worlds thirdbiggest container line and the NOL
takeover would narrow the gap with
market leader Maersk and number
two line MSC.
China COSCO Shipping Corporation was created from China Ocean
Shipping (Group) Companys (COSCO)
merger with China Shipping Group.
COSCO is currently part of the CKYHE container alliance that includes
Evergreen and which also expires at
the end of 2016.

United Airlines profit

falls 38% in 1st quarter
despite cheaper jet fuel
DALLAS (AP) United Airlines reported a 38 percent drop in first-quarter
profit as higher taxes offset some of the
gains from cheaper jet fuel.
Revenue fell 5 percent partly due
to a slump in business travel during
the weeks around Easter and spring
break.
United continues to find it hard to
boost revenue, even heading into the
peak summer months.
United said that a key figure
revenue for each seat flown one mile
fell 7.4 percent in the first quarter.
It expects the figure to drop a similar
amount between 6.5 and 8.5 percent
in the second quarter compared
with a year earlier. Analysts expected
a decline of about 5.4 percent for the
second quarter, according to a survey
by FactSet.
Besides the drop in last-minute
business travel, United blamed the
revenue challenges on the strong
US dollar and lower oil prices, which
forced airlines to cut fuel surcharges
on international tickets.
Parent Chicago-based United Continental Holdings. Inc. said Wednesday
that first-quarter net income of $313
million fell from $508 million a year ago.
The decline was partly because the
company paid $181 million in income
taxes compared with $3 million in the
same quarter last year, when it was
able to reduce taxes because of heavy
losses in prior years.
Net income was 88 cents per share.
Excluding what United considers nonrepeating items, the airline said that
it earned $1.23 per share, beating Wall
Street expectations. Analysts surveyed
by FactSet expected $1.18 per share.
Revenue slipped about $400 million
to $8.2 billion, matching the analysts
consensus prediction.
Fuel spending dropped 35 percent,
a savings of $646 million, as airlines
continue to benefit from falling oil
prices. Labor costs rose 8 percent and
were double the fuel bill.
United Airlines will make changes
to its board, putting behind it at least

for now a contentious fight with two

big shareholders.
The airline announced Wednesday
that it will name two new directors
picked by PAR Capital Management
and Altimeter Capital Management,
which together own about 7 percent of
Uniteds shares.
A third new board member, mutually agreed on by both sides, will be
added within six months.
Robert Milton, a former Air Canada
CEO, will become chairman of the nations No. 3 airline. Current Chairman
Henry Meyer and two other directors
will step down at the companys annual
meeting.
PAR and Altimeter launched a
challenge to the current board last
month, nominating six candidates.
Two of those nominees will wind up on
the board, PAR managing partner Edward Shapiro and former Orbitz CEO
Barney Harford.
The funds had argued that Uniteds
board lacked airline-industry experience and was complacent for years
while the carrier fell behind in reliability, customer service, profitability
and stock performance.
CEO Oscar Munoz, who returned
after a heart transplant only to find his
board under siege, is expected to become chairman in 2018, rather than in
2017 as previously planned. Munoz said
Wednesday that he would work with
the new board to improve the airlines
operations, financial performance and
customer experience.
Its done, its behind us, were
moving forward, Munoz told The
Associated Press. The new board has
airline-industry experience and the
perspective of financial investors to
complement the previous board, he
said.
The 2010 merger of United and
Continental has been among the rockiest in the airline industry. Computer
problems after the two systems were
merged have created massive flight
delays, but United has struggled even
without technical glitches.

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Some,Ive utilized quite appropriately
be the most like me,so we have that
(insert smug face) and others, Ive
to contend with as well, butting heads
and the like.
squandered (insertdefeated face).
My mothering, when it comes to
As mostsix-year-olds are prone to
my eldest son,is quite immature com-

The author's three charming kids (clockwise from left) Kalon, Kieran, and Lila

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Saturday, April 23, 2016

BIRTHDAY CORNER

Mamas Day

Two weeks from now, the world will celebrate

Mothers Day. Here are different ways to treat
yourself for a job well done.

Vanessa
Rae M.
Mauricio,
Apr 18

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Marel Embuido,
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For Mrs. Adventurous

Take the whole family
on a weekend of
fun and adventure.
Camp N at Nuvali,
Laguna is now
open. It has the the
biggest rollercoaster
zipline in Asia
as well as other
facilities for free fall,
wall climbing, and
rappelling, all perfect
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challenges.

Arabella Castro,
Apr 20

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on his or her
birthday and get
the chance to win
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For the fashionista

Splurge on an accessory that you can wear every day,
with everything. Guesss new jewelry collection Exotic
Attitude combines the elegance of Swarovski crystals in
gold plating with snake print leather in different colors
and a star or heart-shaped charm.

Bond with Crafts

reate a card to thank your hubby, write

your message of love in calligraphy, or
buy a gift and wrap it yourself. Bond with
your kids and make beaded bracelets
together, or spend the day making plush toys or
polymer clay figures. There are many ways to
express your love and believe it or not, they are all
pretty easy to do. Today and on April 29 to May 1,
Shangri-La Plazas Craft Mania 2016 offers free
arts and crafts workshopsillustrated lettering,
kaleidolines, journaling, basic bead accessory
making, DIY taka painting, plush toy making,

Bubut de los Santos, owner of Tie Me Up Buttercup,

and her assistant will teach you fresh new ways on
how to wrap gifts.

watercolor lettering, polymer clay molding,

ceramics painting, embossed calligraphy, creative
coloring, stamp calligraphy, and card making
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to take photos of your Craft Mania experience
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Marigold Domingo
Quezon City
Commonwealth,

Suzi says
updated on what hes
Hello mommy Marigold!
busy with. That way,
Thanks for writing in. I really
your son will underdo feel bad for your son. And for
stand that his fathers
you! I can only imagine the difjob is important. Talk
ficult life of a family with a loved
to him and explain
one who works abroad. Im sure
why his dad has to
you are also trying to be strong
go away and work
for your child so as not to aggraabroad. Tell him that
PARENT
vate the situation.
its for his own future,
TO PARENT
You didnt mention for how
for the familys fuSUZI AND PAOLO
long your husband will be away
ture. I am sure your
ABRERA
for. There are some contracts
child will understand
that take years and Im hoping
the situation.
your husbands is shorter than
If you know when
that. In any case, there are many ways
his contract will end or when he can
to communicate now and you can take
come back for a vacation, mark that on
advantage of it for your son. Theres
a calendar. Make that a target date for
Skype, Face Time, Viber, and Whatyour child. It will be something he can
sApp, all of which you can use to stay
look forward to.
in contact with your husband.
Plan activities with him, too. Go
Set a time, every day if possible,
somewhere and bond with him. Mark
and call your husband. It does not
those activities on the calendar, too.
even have to be a conversation. Even
These will serve as breakers, days
a text message would do. Ask your
he can look forward to so that can take
hubby to send photos to keep you both
his mind off his dads homecoming.

Illustration by EUGENE CUBILLO

Leaving the family to work abroad is a sad reality.

Heres how to help your child cope

This summer, try enrolling him in summer activities.

That should keep him busy on
some days and it may even be
an opportunity for him to make new
friends. Other than that, your time
and care will be the best things to help
him along.
Good luck mommy! I hope you
and your boy will adjust eventually to
this challenging situation. God bless
your family!
Paolo says
Hi mommy Marigold. Thank you
for your letter. Its a tough spot you find
yourself in and I feel for you and your
son. At that age, or at any age for that
matter, its hard to process a parents
need to be away. And even if he is mature enough, it is still quite a sad thing.
Its a good thing that youre keeping close tabs of your sons emotions
and are able to see his needs. I really dont have a formula to solve the
problem but can offer some sugges-

tions. We have many

tools at our disposal in
this day and age. Just
a few years ago, the
cost of daily overseas
phone calls was too
expensive for regular
communication. But
now, we have Skype,
Viber, and other options that help us stay in touch with
our loved ones abroad without breaking the bank.
You didnt mention if youre able to
keep in touch daily with your husband
but I hope that its an option. Theres
nothing like a daily dose of cheer that
comes from a simple call or Skype
session. Its something that can be
arranged between your husband and

your son, too. Maybe right before bed

or at the start of the day? It would certainly help to ease your sons sadness.
Another idea is to keep a daily diary
addressed to his father. This can help
him process his feelings better. I realize he may not be writing very well yet
but maybe a daily drawing for his father will achieve the same thing.
Much of what he feels may be feelings of abandonment. Talk to him regularly about it and help him verbalize
what hes feeling. Make him understand
that though his father hated to be away
from the family, he left because it was
necessary. Reassure him that his father
being away is not permanent.
You also mentioned trying to find
things like game consoles to take his
mind off missing his father. Perhaps,
you can also consider activities that
have a component of interaction between him and other kids his age? A
summer course maybe? Perhaps he
has an interest hed like to pursue? The
only caution I would have in doing this
is that it might trigger his longing for his
dad all the more. Be cautious when you
choose a summer activity for him.
Like I said earlier, I dont have the
magic formula to solve the problem.
But I think extra attention and reassurance from you
will go a long way
in helping him
get through this
tough situation.
Good luck!

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Timeless Treasures
Accessories, just like diamonds, are a girl's best friends

must admit, Im a
stickler for quality
products. For decades,
I would save up to buy
diamonds and jewelry sets
because my mother told me
that not only were those beloved carbon gems a girls
best friends, they were good
THE BUSY
investments, too. Over the
QUEEN P
years, however, my small
Paulyne L. Fermin
trove has been kept in a
bank vault and taken out
only during very special occasions. Then, I gravitated to accessories and found them totally liberating.
I can be as audaciously extravagant
as I please or decidedly exude understated elegance with each piece I
wear. The right fashion accessories
have the power to transform a womans outfit, appearance, and mood.
It was during an opportune random
browsing on Instagram that I came
across local brand House of Heirloom
(HOH). I instantly fell in love with Sienna (and ordered it, of course!), a red
multilayered chain necklace made of
resin. My package arrived just three
days later. It came in a corrugated
rectangular box, neatly tied with black
bows. Nestled in bubble wrap inside a
resealable plastic container was the
first of many, many HOH creations I
would collect.
The Reluctant Artisan
It has been 10 years since Rosanna Tan Arellano-Vitug handcrafted
her very first necklace. Each HOH
piece was christened with a snobbish
sounding Spanish name. What started as a creative outlet is now a flourishing business. The intent was to make
each creation special and exclusive,
hence the Spanish names. I think Ive
used up all, so now Ive just recently
used American girls names, Tan
says with a hearty laugh. I only make
two or three of each kind. I started this
way and I see the brand surviving and
thriving in the same manner. A lot of
my clients have grown with HOH and
I want them to feel special every time
they wear my label. The idea of mass
producing or going mainstream does
not appeal to me at all.

A Decade of Design
Everything from this brand is meticulously handmade. Tan sources
the materials first, creates her mood
board, and then, proceeds from there.
In the early days, I would make super
elaborate, labor-intensive pieces. Some
clients requested for simpler designs
so I made those, too. Now, Im back to
creating bolder and more colorful accessories. More is always more.
Tan works with all kinds of mate-

House of Heirlooms Malta necklaces feature agate stones with the

images of the Immaculate Conception and Madonna and Child.

The author wearing HOHs Mantua, made from kamagong and mother of pearl (top
right); Perugia (bottom right), a three-piece set of stack link bracelets

The authors top picks are (clockwise from top right) Callao, a chunky charm
bracelet; Salome, navy, faux suede fringe-trim bib necklace; Petrolina, faux
tortoise necklace; and Camilla, red loop bib necklace

rialsbrass, semiprecious stones,

wood, carabao horn, acrylic, and fabric. She likes to use indigenous and
locally sourced raw materials, and is
a staunch advocate of the love-local
crusade. I personally love her fringe
necklaces (Celestina) made from individually cut faux suede mixed with
thin gold chains as well as her overlapping braided loop bibs (Camilla)
made from wax cord. Those are simply exquisite! My latest purchases
are long, gold-dipped necklaces with
agate stone pendants adorned by im-

ages of Mother Mary (Malta). These

religious-themed pieces are, by far,
my most favorite.
What I love most about HOH, aside
from its exclusivity, is its timeless
beauty. The pieces do not tarnish and
they require minimum care. I can see
myself wearing Tans creations years
from today. My collection is something
I would like to pass on to my daughter
or my future daughter-in-law so they,
too, can enjoy its charm. Heirloom, after all, is defined as a thing of value
passed on from generation to genera-

Mean Mommy
do, my darling boy tests and pushes the limits and boundaries on an
hourly basis. I find myself on a loop,
saying no because, no because,NO
BECAUSE!This isdue to the unrelenting questions ofwhy not, whynot,
whhhhhhhynot mommmmmy??
During these challenging episodes,I keep reminding myself that
thesesignificant momentsare helping to mold my son into adecentand
well-rounded young person. But
how come saying no is more beneficial to your childs development?
Why couldnt it be the easier road

tion. Did I mention that the accessories are very reasonably priced? Well,
they are.
I am looking forward to HOHs
next fabulous collection. Cheers!
Follow me on Twitter, IG and Facebook. Visit http://thebusyqueenp.
com/ for more interesting reads!

Tan Arellano-Vitugs favorites are

(clockwise from top right) Willow,
which is made from handcut, faux
suede tassels, seed beads, and coin
charms; Corazon, a bib necklace
with crochet-wrapped rings; Rakel,
Carabao-horn link necklace; and
Anastacia, acrylic link long necklace

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(and the incessant whining would

stop and alleviate my headaches).
Most of the time, I stick to my
guns because his behavior can be
used as a brilliant learning tool, a
teachable moment. Sometimes, I
think I may be too strict but I havea
very clear idea in my mind of the
kind of people I dont want my children to turn into. And if I take the
path of least resistance when it
comes to their behavior,chances are
they may likely develop traits I find
undesirable.
So, parenting is a tough job as I

Everyday,I am subjectedto
tirades of Youre so unfair!
Youre mean! and You dontlike
me! Oh,andthere is my recent
favorite: Yourefired.Forreal!
theyesroad? This path is filled with
cuddles and smiles and, most important,nowhines or fights.Everyday,I
am subjectedto tirades of Youre so
unfair! Youre mean! and You
dont like me! Oh, and there is my
recent favorite:Youre fired. For re
al!It takes all of my willpowernot
to cave in and just give him what he
wants because when I do that, Id
be back to being the apple of his eye

have reiterated many, many times

but our kids are worth it. We owe it
tothem to make surewe guide them
properly, no matter how difficult it
may get along the way.Id rather be
a mean mommy than end up raisingmean kids.
For more of Amandas mommy musings, check out her blog:
glamomamas.com

TOUGH LOVE PARENTING Scolding and saying 'no' can be hard but they are all worth it in the end.

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Andi Eigenmann:
Cannes, here we go!

amines. Their fate changes one

night when they are set up in
a pending buy-bust operation
leading to their warrantless
arrest by the police.
Being part of a film competing in an international
festival as prestigious
as Cannes and
in the main competition at that

You are magnificent.

Ma Rosa also stars Andis mother,
Jaclyn Jose, Felix Roco, Jomari Angeles,
and Julio Diaz, who recently made headlines due to illness.
It will be Brillantes fifth film to be
screened at Cannes, the first one being
Foster Child in 2007 (as part of the Directors Fortnight); Serbis in 2008; Kinatay in 2009 (which earned him a Best
Director award); and Taklub in 2015

(under the Un Certain Regard section).

Speaking with Bulletin Entertainment earlier this month at the second
Sinag Maynila Film Festival press conference, Brillante said rich content
is what endears Pinoy films to foreign
audiences.
Marami tayong kwento, marami tayong islands at bawat island may kwento,
may language, may kultura, at yun ang
pinaka advantage natin, he said.

He maintained, however, that excellent technical aspect is a big plus to

any film.
Of course and ina-achieve natin ay
ang world cinema. Tama na mapansin
tayo abroad with the content of our
films, but eventually we have to keep at
par with the rest of the films abroad,
he said.
The 2016 Cannes Film Festival will
run from May 11 to 22.

ANDI EIGENMANN (Instagram)

By Paulyn Abando

eyond the prestige of competing

in this years Cannes Film Festival, actress Andi Eigenmann
is proud of MaRosa as the
Brillante Mendoza opus tackles social
issues.
I feel like its also something that can
serve as a way (for us) to be aware (of those
issues), she told ABS-CBN News. It is for
education, not just for entertainment.
According to an article on CNN PH,
Ma Rosa revolves around the lives of
husband and wife Rosa and Nestor who
use their sari-sari store as a cover-up
for selling illegal narcotic, methamphet-

is Sobrang sarap po
ng pakiramdam na narerecognize hindi lang ng
kapwa Pilipino, kung
hindi pati na rin ng mga
tao sa buong mundo kung
ano po ang kaya nating
gawin (bilang Pilipino),
she said.
Andi thanked God for
making it all possible, taking to Twitter to share,
My dreams are about to
come true. Cannes, here
we gooo!!! Thank you to
the big Man up there for
the countless blessings!

BRILLANTE MENDOZA (File photo)

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Pia Wurtzbach
on her new TVC:
This is my story

MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 PG

THE JUNGLE BOOK (in Dolby ATMOS) PG
BASTILLE DAY - R13
HIGH STRUNG PG
CRIMINAL R-16
THE HUNTSMAN: WINTERS WAR PG

SCUTTLEBUTT
SHIRLEY
MATIAS-PIZARRO

CCTV //
UNLUCKY
PLAZA R13/r16

MY BIG
FAT GREEK
WEDDING

pg

BATMAN VS
SUPERMAN : DAWN
OF JUSTICE IN
ATMOS
pg

April 30, 2016

CRIMINAL
r13

BATILLE
DAY R13

HIGH
STRUNG

THE JUNGLE
BOOK IN
ATMOS pg

THE HUNTSMAN:
winters war

pg

pg

Willie Nepomuceno : Panggulo ng Pilipinas

8:00 PM

The Company: The Times of Our Lives ( A Benefit Concert )

8:00 PM

Darius Razon

8:00 PM

May 28, 2016

Jed Madela

8:00 PM

May 20, 2016

Unilab ( Private Event )

May 28, 2016

Private Event

June 4, 2016

Spotlight Artists Centre Recital

May 7, 2016
May 21, 2016

iss Universe 2015

and Filipino pride
Pia Wurtzbach is featured in the latest TV
commercial of PLDT
Home representing its
flagship DSL brand.
Her relationship
with PLDT Home is
one that Pia is quite
proud of and excited
to continue. Pia has
been an ambassador of
PLDT Home since she
became a Bb. Pilipinas
title holder in 2015.
She remembers how
much fun she had, going around the country
promoting the brand
even in remote areas
of Mindanao.
In the recently released TVC featuring
the Filipina stunner,
Pia is seen backstage

PIA WURTZBACH
(Photo by Jojie Alcantara)

HIGHSTRUNG
02:35|05:00|07:25|09:50
THEHUNTSMAN:WINTERSWAR
01:25|04:10|06:55|09:40

THEHUNTSMAN:WINTERSWAR
12:45|03:30|06:15|09:00

THEJUNGLEBOOK
01:45|04:20|06:55|09:30

CRIMINAL
01:55|06:55

UNLUCKYPLAZA
04:40|09:30

CCTV
02:30|07:25

BASTILLEDAY
02:45|05:00|07:15|09:30

BATMANVSUPERMAN
02:50|06:10|09:30

MR.RIGHT
04:30|09:30

as pretty little girls, all aspiring

beauty queens, go through the rigors of beauty pageants with their
number one fan and
supporter their
mothers. Pia was
teary-eyed during
the pre-production
of the commercial
revealing the story
felt really close to
home.
She said, This
is my story. I feel
that this was specifically written for
me. I should have
THEHUNTSMAN:
brought my mom
WINTERSWAR
12:45|03:30|06:15|09:00
with me today. I
left her in the hotel.
I want her to see
HIGHSTRUNG
this, too.
01:45|04:10|06:35|09:00
According to
PLDT VP and
BASTILLEDAY
Home Market02:15|04:30|06:45|09:00
ing Director Gary
Dujali, the heartwarming video is
in honor of mothers and the beautiful connections
they help create
for their children.
The perfect combination of a mother s unwavering
support and the
power of technology, which allowed
her to connect with
the world, helped
pave the way for
Pia to achieve her
goal, he said.
Wit h t his ne w
TVC, we hope to inspire and empower
people in their own
jour ney towards
their dreams. It is
certainly an honor to have no less
than the reigning
Miss Universe
help us spread the
message that the
strongest and most
beautiful connections begin
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BALTIC & CO.

by Roni Santiago

BLONDIE

PUPUNG

by Tonton Young

MOTHER GOOSE & GRIM

IPENUTS

by Felipe de la Cruz

IMBOY

by Nio Balita

NORMANS ISLAND

by Norman Isaac

THE Daily Commuter Puzzle

DENNIS THE MENACE

by Hank Ketcham

ZITS

by Dean Young & Jim Raymond

MARVIN

BEETLE BAILEY

THE BORN LOSER

by Mike Peters

by Scott and Borgman

by Tom Armstrong

by Mort Walker

by Art Sansom

Edited by Jacqueline E. Mathews

TOK & MOL

by William Contreras

YOUR STARS
(saturday, 23 april 2016)
ARIES (March 21-April 20) You will have to get used to a few
changes that are being made around you and you should not find it difficult to
do so. Look for flaws that are not much individually but could be serious if occurring altogether. Try to gather the opinions of others before you finally decide
what direction to take.
TAURUS (April 21-May 20) You will face a formidable challenge and
will need all your resources to meet it. However, you have the advantage of
determination. While not exaggerating some personal difficulties do not entirely
ignore them. You should do your best to make your meaning clear and to avoid
confusion.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) There is no need for excessive pessimism
nor should you think all will be well without any effort on your part. You will tend
to be a little dejected miss no opportunity to cheer yourself up. There are
plenty of positive factors, just look for them.
CANCER (June 21-July 20) Avoid feeling sorry for yourself; instead
think of all the way in which you are better off than you might have been. Something you have expected will not happen. However by taking timely action you
will be able to avoid some unpleasant possibilities inherent in what does happen.
LEO (July 21-Aug. 20) You will have to learn to accept certain limitations, but it is up to you to minimize them. You know just what has to be done but
will be reluctant to undertake it. However, once you commence, the enthusiasm
will follow. Try a little harder not to create problems for yourself.
VIRGO (Aug 21-Sept. 22) There will always be more than enough to
do, so never think that you have lots of time. You will not be short of energy, but
should make sure you channel it in the right direction. What you have aspired to
do is not too ambitious but it will require grit and determination.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You may have some doubts and should
pay attention to them. There is however no need for a major change of course.
You are moving right on track and need not have any doubts on that score.
Do not allow yourself to be persuaded to do something contrary to your better
judgment.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 22) Do your best to refrain from vindictiveness particularly where a member of your family is concerned. You would do well
to take a new look at something that has become a matter of routine. Before
making a decision affecting your future, do consult with your partner.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 20) Do not let an unexpected difficulty deter you from what you have decided upon. You will have the opportunity
to contribute towards remedying a wrong and should do so. Try to be a little more
accommodating; you cannot have your own way in all things.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 21-Jan. 19) A conflict with a colleague is more
likely to come to the surface and now is the time to deal with it. Try to sort out any
problems as soon and as amicably as you can. The sooner you do something
that has to be done the sooner will the way be open for more pleasant pursuits.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Something you did not think was
possible will prove to be and you will have cause to be pleased. A promise will
be kept but in a manner that is not quite in the spirit that it was made. Dont
let that bother you but do try to obtain some kind of safeguard against a rash
promise in the future.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) A close friend whom you trust will not
be as discreet as you have expected; time to keep secrets to yourself. Do not
try evading your responsibilities but instead seek to be proud of yourself for
fulfilling them. Think again before making a contemplated change, it may not
be for the better.

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by Darwin Perez

by Aldrin Gulapa

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TVGuide

Saturday, April 23, 2016

your everyday guide to local television and cable TV.

Local Channels
ABS-CBN 2
4:30 am O
Shopping!
5:30 DZMM
Teleradyo
6:00 Salamat Dok
7:00 Kabuhayang
Swak Na Swak
7:30 Angel Wings
8:00 Why Not
8:30 SpongeBob
SquarePants
9:30 Flying House
10:30 NBA
12:15 pm Its
Showtime
3:00 Ipaglaban Mo
4:00 SOCO
4:45 Family Feud
5:30 Mga Kuwento
Ni Marc Logan
6:00 TV Patrol
Weekend
6:30 Home Sweetie
Home
7:15 Pilipinas Got
Talent 5
8:00 Maalaala Mo
Kaya
9:45 I Love OPM
10:45 Failon Ngayon
11:30 Bottomline
with Boy Abunda
GMA 7
5:00 m Adyenda
5:30 Kapwa Ko,

Mahal Ko
6:00 Pinoy M.D
7:00 The Smurfs
7:30 Kamen Rider
000
8:00 Pac-Man
And The Ghostly
Adventures
8:25 Angry Birds
8:45 Cross Fight
B-Daman
9:10 Detective
Conan
9:40 Maynila
10:40 Sarap Diva
11:25 Del Monte
Kitchenomics
11:30 Eat Bulaga
2:30 pm Karelasyon
3:15 Wish Ko Lang
4:20 CelebriTV
5:20 Imbestigador
6:05 24 Oras
Weekend Edition
6:35 Pepito
Manaloto: Ang Tunay
Na Kuwento
7:35 Lip Sync Battle
Philippines
8:35
Magpakailanman
10:25 I-Witness
11:05 Midnight
Horror Movies
ABS-CBN Sports
and Action

5:00 am Family
Rosary Crusade
6:00 Football Asia
6:30 The Score
7:00 Sabong TV
8:00 RX Plus
Health, Lifestyle
and Leisure
8:30 Sagupaan TV
9:00 Asenso Pinoy
9:30 Ultimate Rush
10:00 Gallants
11:30 Monster Jam
12:00 pm Pinoy
Pride
2:00 UAAP Season
78 Mens Basketball
Replay
6:00 Kaya Mo
Bang?
6:30 NBA 2015 2016
10:30 UAAP
Season 78 Mens
Basketball Replay
TV 5
5:00 am Shop
Japan
5:30 Family
Matters
6:30 Kakaibang
Lunas
7:00 Word Of God
Network
8:00 HigglyTown
Heroes

8:20 Doc Mcstuffins

8:40 Little
Einsteins
9:05 Stitch!
9:30 Hi-5
Philippines
10:00 Sylvester &
Tweety Mysteries
10:30 Taz-Mania
11:00 Star Wars:
Rebel
11:30 Wonderful
World Of Disney
1:00 pm Asias
Next Top Model
2:00 Alagang
Kapatid
2:30 T3: Alliance
3:00 Movie Max 5
5:00 2016 PBA
Commissioners
Cup
7:00
#Parangnormal
Activity
8:00 Tasya
Fantasya
9:00 Wattpad
10:30 MTV Local
12:00 am Shop
Japan
PTV
5:00 am Panahon.
TV
5:30 PCOO
Documentaries

6:00 FASEAN:
One Vision, One
Identity, One
Community
6:30 Oras ng
Katotohanan
7:30 Pappyland
8:00 Lakbayin
ang Magandang
Pilipinas
9:00 Mag-Agri
Tayo!
10:00 Buhay Pinoy
10:30 Tito the
Explorer
11:00 am - Yan
Ang Marino
11:30 The Garfield
Show
12:00 pm Dexters
Laboratory
12:30 The
Powerpuff Girls
1:00 Ben 10
1:30 Adventure
Time
2:00 Auto Review
2:30 Real Lives,
Real People
3:00 Shakeys Girls
5:00 Halo Halo
House
5:30 The Doctor
Is In
6:00 News@6
9:00 Philippine
Lotto Draw

9:15 Larawang
Kupas
10:00 Concert at
the Park
11:30 PCOO
Documentaries
12 :00 mn Oras ng
Himala
ETC ON SBN21
6:00 a.m. Extra
6:30 Insider
7:00 Faking It
7:30 Shop Tv
8:00 Dracula
9:00 American Idol
11:00 Extra
11:30 Insider
12:00 pm TMZ
12:30 My Crazy
Love
1:00 The Flash
2:00 I Zombie
3:00 The Vampire
Diaries
4:00 The Originals
5:00 Finding
Carter
6:00 2 Broke Girls
6:30 New Girl
7:00 Americas
Next Top Model
8:00 The Vampire
Diaries
9:00 The Originals
12:00 am
Candidly Nicole

B-day bash for Regine

S
ongbird Regine Velasquez-Alcasid is
celebrating her birthday on Sarap Diva
and you are invited.
Special guest at the shindig is no less
than Kapuso Primetime Queen Marian RiveraDantes, who will be bringing a special treat for
the celebrator: Spanish Style Tapa!
Regines beki frends will also be at the party
to give their idol a tribute. The kiddie actors of
hit series Poor Seorita will also give Regine
a surprise.
Join in on the fun. Catch Sarap Diva today,
9 a.m. only on GMA.

12:30 My Crazy
Love
1:00 Beauty And
The Beast
4:00 Project
Runway All Stars
5:00 2 Broke Girls
5:30 Candidly
Nicole
2nd AVENUE ON
RJTV 29
12:00 mn The
Ellen Degeneres
Show
1:00 Top Chef
2:00 Donut
Showdown
3:00 The Middle
3:30 Telenovela
4:00 Chef Roble
and Company
5:00 May The Best
House Win
6:00 Life in Pieces
6:30 Modern
Family
7:00 Donut
Showdown
8:00 Anthony
Bourdains No
Reservation
9:00 In Her Shoes
9:30 Telenovela
10:00 Madam
Secretary
11:00 Inside

Edition
11:30 ET
12:00 pm The
Ellen Degeneres
Show
1:00 Satisfaction
4:00 Winners And
Losers
6:00 Inside Edition
6:30 ET
7:00 Repeat After
Me
8:00 Mysteries of
Laura
11:00 ET
11:30 Inside
Edition
CNN
PHILIPPINES
6:00 a.m. The
Lead With Jake
Tapper
7:00 CNN Daily
Share
8:00 60 Minutes
9:00 Profiles
9:30 Good
Company
10:00 Something
To Chew On
11:00 Undercover
Boss
12:00 pm CNN
Daily Share
1:00 Agenda
1:30 Medtalk

2:00 Nancy Grace

3:00 Dr. Drew
4:00 Talk Asia
4:30 Global
Conversations
5:00 60 Minutes
6:00 The Best Of
Current Affairs
6:30 Hollywood
Express
7:00 What I See
8:00 STORIES
9:00 The Bogart
Case Files
10:00 60 Minutes
11:00 Weekend
Express
4:00 am Nancy
Grace
5:00 Dr. Drew
IBC 13
7:00 am El
Shaddai
8:30 Tagamend
9:00 Bakbakan Na
10:00 Tukaan
11:00 Sabong
Nation
12:00 pm TV Shop
3:00 Ez Shop
5:00 TV Shop
GMA NEWS TV
6:00 am Lifegiver
6:30 Pisobilities
7:00 Jesus The

Nod to successful dreamers

Gandang Ricky Reyes Todo
Na Toh (GRR TNT), which airs
on GMA News TV today at 9
a.m., will feature successful
dreamers.
These include boy band
U p g ra d e w h o h a v e b e e n
turning heads of late. The
members will take a road trip
and bond at Golden Sunset
Resort in Calatagan, Batangas.
Needless to say, it was a joyful,
amazing and restful get away

caught by the cameras of

GRR TNT.
Who does not know
entertainment journalist
and TV host Ricky Lo?
Watch GRR TNT to know
more about him via a one-onone interview with Mother
Ricky.
All these and more
on the award winning
program produced
by ScriptoVision.

REGINE VELASQUEZ-ALCASID with Marian Rivera

RICKY REYES

Cable Channels
AXN
6:00 am The
Blacklist
7:35 Blue Bloods
8:25 Supernatural
9:15 Caught On
Camera
10:05 The Blacklist
11:00 Criminal
Minds
11:50 The Voice
1:40 pm The Voice
2:35 Supernatural
3:30 Blue Bloods
4:25 Criminal
Minds
5:20 EBuzz
5:50 Contraband
7:55 The Amazing
Race
8:50 Supernatural
9:45 The Amazing
Race
10:40 Supernatural
S11
11:35 Hawaii
Five-0
12:30 am
Criminal Minds
1:25 Quantico
2:20 Blue Bloods
3:10 Hawaii Five-0
4:00 The Blacklist
HBO
6:00 am John
Grishams The
Rainmaker
8:15 Hollywood
On Set
8:40 Clockstoppers
10:15 Black Sea
12:10 pm Chappie
2:10 Interstellar
5:00 Free Willy
6:50 Need For
Speed
9:00 Unfriended
10:25 The
Kingdom
12:15 am Single
White Female
1:55 Sex Tape
3:25 Nightingale
4:45 Sophia Grace
and Rosies Royal
Adventure
CINEMAX
6:25 am
Nightmares
8:05 Gabriel
10:00 Banshee
S404
11:00 Grind
12:40 pm The
Quick And The
Dead
2:20 Mortal
Kombat
4:00 Hollywood
On Set
4:30 First Target
6:05 Conspiracy
Theory
8:20 Changing
Lanes
10:00 Banshee
S404
11:00 Reign Of Fire
12:40 am Nowhere
To Run
2:10 Cradle 2 The
Grave
3:50 Hollywood
On Set
4:20 Defendor
STAR MOVIES
1:00 am Harbinger
Down
2:25 Jack And Jill
(2011)

3:55 Guilty at 17
5:25 Flatliners
7:15 Planet Of The
Apes
9:20 Star Wars:
Episode V - The
Empire Strikes Back
11:30 Avengers:
Age Of Ultron
1:55 pm Walk Of
Shame
3:40 Wild Card
5:45 The
Transporter
7:25 Transporter 2
9:00 Real Steel
11:20 Everly
STAR CHINESE
MOVIES
12:55 am Happy
Ghost 4
2:25 My Dad is
Jerk
4:15 Tian Di
6:00 Bleeding
Mountain
7:30 Running on
Karma
9:05 The Chinas
Next Top Princess
10:45 Hello Babies
12:20 pm The Odd
One Dies
1:55 Give Love a
Chance
3:25 Twa-Tiu-Tiann
5:35 Jiang Hu: The
Triad Zone
7:20 Wu Yen
9:30 Running on
Karma
11:05 Mr. Smart
DIVA UNIVERSAL
6:00 am When
Sparks Fly
7:40 Moms Day
Away
9:25 Text to Kill
11:05 I Think I Do
12:45 pm Sweet
Surrender
2:20 Betrayed
3:55 Perfect On
Paper
5:30 Merlin
6:30 The Good
Witch
7:25 Hottest Home
Baker
8:20 My Kitchen
Rules
11:35 The Good
Witch
12:30 am The
Good Witch
1:25 Law & Order
2:15 Definitely
Maybe
4:20 Chasing
Leprechauns
CINEMA ONE
12:00 am
Paminsan-Minsan
2:00 Bawal Na
Gamot
4:00 Magkano Ang
Iyong Dangal?
6:00 Ang Lihim Ng
Golden Buddha
8:00 Kung Kaya
Mo, Kaya Ko Rin
10:00 Wag Kang
Lilingon
12:00 pm Sa Yo
Lamang (2010)
2:00 Cinemanews
3:00 Da Possessed
5:00 Sakal, Sakali,
Saklolo
7:00 The Amazing

Healer
8:00 Aha
8:45 Sarap With
Family
9:00 Life & Style
With Gandang
Ricky Reyes
10:00 Home Base
10:30 Turbo Zone
11:00 Alice
Bungisngis And
Her Wonder Walis
12:00 pm
Balitanghali
1:00 Reel Time
1:45 Reel
Action Sabado
Kickboxers Tear
3:00
#Michaelangelo
4:00 Tunay Na
Buhay
4:30 Sarap With
Family
4:45 Sine Totoo
5:30 Pinay Beauty
Queen Academy
6:15 Day Off
7:00 Wagas
8:00 Pop Talk
8:45 Taste Buddies
9:15 Asias Next
Top Model
10:15 Indie
Kalibre
12:00mn Diyos At
Bayan

Praybeyt Benjamin
9:00 The Prenup
11:00 Still Lives
CINEMAWORLD
6:20 am Orteguy
7:55 Cruel
9:50 Chefs Special
11:40 Heaven On
Earth
1:55 pm The
Farewell Party
3:30 Red Eagle
5:40 Murder By
The Lake: Family
Issues
7:20 Why I
Kidnapped My Boss
9:00 Margarita,
With A Straw
10:45 The Robin
Hoods of the Poor
12:30 am Fire
2:20 The Wipers
Times
4:00 Red Eagle
STAR SPORTS
12:00 a.m. Abu
Dhabi Dessert
Challenge
12:30 Inside
Grand Prix
1:00 FIA F1 World
Cship
2:30 Liga Bbva
5:00 Football Asia
5:30 Rebel TV 21
6:00 Swatch
Freeride Tour
7:00 Hot Water
8:00 GS Caltex
Maekyung Open
9:00 Inside Grand
Prix
10:00 Bbva La
Liga Matches
12:00 p.m. Deep
Water
12:30 European
Rally Cship
1:00 FIA F1 World
Cship
4:00 Inside Grand
Prix
4:25 Formula
Friday
4:55 FIA F1 World
Cship
6:00 MotoGP
World Cship
7:00 Planet Speed
7:20 Formula
Friday
7:50 FIA F1 World
Cship
SOLAR SPORTS
12:00 am World
Cup Of Darts
1:00 2015 FIBA
Eurobasket
3:00 The Premier
12 WBSC 2015
7:00 Pilates
7:30 Yoga
8:00 X Games
Vault
9:00 D1 Pro Drift
Grand Prix
10:00
Perspectives
11:00 Telefutura
12:00 pm
Sagupaan
(Sabong)
1:00 San Juan
Derby Time
1:30 Sea Master
Sailing
2:00 NCC 2016
3:30 Sporting
Paradise

4:00 Paddles
Up: Philippines
Dragonboat Tour
6:00 Sporting
Paradise
6:30 Sea Master
Sailing
7:00 Mosconi Cup
8:00 World Combat
Games
10:00 URCC
11:00 World Pool
Master
LIFESTYLE
NETWORK
12:00 am LNS
2:00 Ultimate
Countdown
3:00 Video Fashion
News
3:30 Video Fashion
Specials
4:00 Beat Bobby
Flay
5:00 Food Safari
5:30 Brunch at
Bobbys
6:00 Rachael Ray
7:00 The
Wahlburgers
7:30 The
Entrepreneurs
8:00 Taste Of
Ireland
8:30 The Getaway
9:30 Michelas
Simply Italian
10:00 Taste of
Greece
10:30 Beat Bobby
Flay
11:00 Curiosity Got
The Chef
12:00 pm
Foodprints
1:00 Greenmind
1:30 LNS
2:00 Rich Kids Of
Beverly Hills
2:30 VF Specials
3:00 The Taste
4:00 Dance Off The
Inches
5:00 The
Wahlburgers
5:30 The
Entrepreneurs
5:30 The
Entrepreneurs
6:00 LXTV
7:00 Million Dollar
Listing San Francisco
8:00 Chasing Life
9:00 Beat Bobby
Flay
10:00 LNS
BASKETBALL TV
2:00 am NBA
Regular Season
6:00 The Starters
6:30 NBA in 30
7:00 10 Before Tip
8:00 The Starters
2016 Awards Show
9:00 NBA Special
9:30 Marquee
Matchup
11:30 NBA Regular
Season
2:00 pm HSN
3:00 NBA Inside
Stuff
3:30 NBA in 30
4:00 2016 WNBA
Draft
6:00 The Starters
2016 Awards Show
7:00 NBA Regular
Season
9:30 Western
Conference Playoff

Preview
10:30 Eastern
Conference Playoff
Preview
11:30 NBA
Gametime
MTV PHILIPPINES
12:00 a.m. The
Playlist
1:00 After Hours
6:00 The Playlist
3:00 p.m. Gimme
10
4:00 The Playlist
7:00 Teen Cribs
7:30 Nitro Circus
8:00 Pranked
8:30 The Playlist
MYX
12:00mn MYX
Back2Back
12:30 MYX
Throwback
1:00 Take 5
1:30 Club MYX
2:00 Star MYX
2:30 First Seen On
MYX
3:00 Rock MYX
3:30 MYX Hit Chart
5:30 Take 5
6:00 MYX
Throwback
6:30 MYX Presents
7:30 My MYX
8:00 Pinoy MYX
8:30 Pop MYX
9:00 Mellow MYX
9:30 MYX Ambushed
10:00 MYX Versions
10:30 MYX Movie
Date
11:00 MYX
Throwback
11:30 MYX Hit Chart
1:30 pm Mellow
MYX
2:00 Pop MYX
2:30 Pinoy MYX
3:00 My MYX
3:30 MYX Live!
4:30 MYX Olympics
5:30 Take 5
6:00 MYX News
6:30 M.I.T 20
8:30 Pinoy MYX
Countdown
10:30 MYX News
11:00 MYX
Back2Back
11:30 MYX Presents
DISCOVERY
CHANNEL
12:20 am Marooned
With Ed Stafford
1:10 How Do They
Do It?
1:35 How Its Made
2:00 Treehouse
Masters
3:00 Marooned With
Ed Stafford
4:00 How Do They
Do It?
5:00 The Gadget
Show
6:00 Gold Rush
7:00 Manhunt with
Joel Lambert
8:00 How Do They
Do It?
8:50 The Gadget
Show
9:40 Gold Rush S6
10:30 Marooned
With Ed Stafford
11:20 Manhunt with
Joel Lambert
12:10 pm How Do
They Do It?

12:35 How Its

Made
1:00 Treehouse
Masters
2:00 Marooned With
Ed Stafford
3:00 Manhunt with
Joel Lambert
4:00 How Do They
Do It?
4:50 The Gadget
Show
5:40 Gold Rush
6:30 Mythbusters
7:20 How Its Made
8:10 United States
Of Paranoia
9:00 Gadget Man
9:50 Men, Women,
Wild
10:40 Manhunt with
Joel Lambert
11:30 Railroad
Alaska
NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC
CHANNEL
12:00 am 1000
Days for the Planet
1:00 Locked Up
Abroad
1:50 Desperate
Hours
2:40 The Border
Wars Compilation
3:30 1000 Days for
the Planet
4:20 Science of
Stupid
5:10 Locked Up
Abroad
6:00 Desperate
Hours
7:00 The Border
Wars Compilation
7:55 Nazi
Megastructures
8:50 Nazi
Underworld
9:45 Die Trying
10:40 Wicked Tuna
11:35 Dirty Rotten
Survival
12:30 pm Mine
Kings
1:25 Cesar to the
Rescue
3:15 Desperate
Hours
4:10 1000 Days for
the Planet
7:00 The Story of
God with Morgan
Freeman
8:00 Nazi
Megastructures
9:00
Megastructures:
Penang Sea Bridge
10:00 Brain Games
Compilation
11:00 Desperate
Hours
ANIMAL PLANET
12:00 am
Treehouse Masters
6:00 Big Cat Diary
7:00 My Cat From
Hell
8:00 The Crocodile
Hunter
9:00 Cats 101
12:00 pm Pit Bulls
and Parolees
3:00 Yankee Jungle
5:00 Treehouse
Masters
9:00 Yankee Jungle
10:00 Pit Bulls and
Parolees
11:00 Puppy Bowl

CARTOON
NETWORK
12:00 am The
Amazing World Of
Gumball
12:15 Teen Titans
Go!
12:45 Uncle
Grandpa
1:15 Adventure
Time
1:45 Clarence
2:15 Steven
Universe
2:45 We Bare Bears
3:15 Regular Show
3:45 Turbo FAST
4:15 Tom & Jerry
Show
6:15 Regular Show
7:15 Teen Titans
Go!
7:45 Steven
Universe
8:00 The Grim
Adventures Of Billy
& Mandy
9:00 Ben 10
10:00 Courage The
Cowardly Dog
11:00 Chowder
12:00 pm The
Amazing World Of
Gumball
1:00 Ben 10
2:15 Teen Titans
Go!
2:45 Chowder
3:15 Sonic Boom
3:45 Oggy And The
Cockroaches
4:15 Tom & Jerry
Show
5:15 We Bare Bears
5:45 Turbo FAST
6:15 Adventure
Time Stakes
7:15 Courage The
Cowardly Dog
7:45 Oggy And The
Cockroaches
8:15 CN Popcorn
Monster Beach
9:45 The Amazing
World Of Gumball
10:45 Adventure
Time
11:15 Uncle
Grandpa
11:45 Tom & Jerry
Show
NICKELODEON
12:00 am Penguins
Of Madagascar
2:00 Back At The
Barnyard
4:00 CatDog
5:00 Chalkzone
6:00 The Fairly Odd
Parents
7:00 SpongeBob
SquarePants
8:00 The Fairly Odd
Parents
9:00 Breadwinners
9:30 SpongeBob
SquarePants
10:00 Rabbids
Invasion
10:30 Oggy And
The Cockroaches
11:00 Alvin & The
Chipmunks
11:30 Tobot
12:00 pm Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles
12:30 The Fairly
Odd Parents
1:30 Make it Pop
2:00 Bella & the
Bulldogs
2:30 Henry Danger

3:00 Thundermans
3:30 Nicky, Ricky,
Dicky and Dawn
4:00 Sanjay & Craig
4:30 SpongeBob
SquarePants
5:00 Alvin & The
Chipmunks
5:30 Oggy And The
Cockroaches
6:30 The Fairly Odd
Parents
7:30 Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles
8:00 Rabbids
Invasion
08:30 Kid vs. Kat
9:00 Legend Of
Korra
10:00 SpongeBob
SquarePants
11:00 Kung Fu
Panda
DISNEY CHANNEL
12:00 am Zig &
Sharko
1:00 The
Replacements
2:00 Stitch!
3:00 Perman
4:00 Fish Hooks
5:00 Phineas & Ferb
6:00 Sheriff Callies
Wild West
6:30 Miles From
Tomorrowland
7:00 Jake and The
Neverland Pirates
7:30 Miles From
Tomorrowland
8:00 Sofia The First
8:30 The 7D
10:45 Phineas &
Ferb
11:00 The 7D
11:30 Gravity Falls
12:00 pm Star
Wars Rebels
1:00 Boyster
1:30 Chuck Chicken
3:30 Sofia The First
4:00 The 7D
4:30 Wander Over
Yonder
5:00 Penn Zero
5:30 Star Wars
Rebels
6:00 Phineas & Ferb
7:00 Zip Zip
7:30 Gravity Falls
9:40 Mr. Bean
Action Series
10:10 Phineas &
Ferb
11:00 Ninja Hattori
ANIMAX
12:00 am Naruto
12:30 City Hunter
91
2:00 Little Battlers
eXperience Wars
2:30 Mekakucity
Actors
3:30 Yu Yu Hakusho
4:00 City Hunter
91
5:30 Little Battlers
eXperience Wars
6:00 Mekakucity
Actors
7:00 Little Busters!
Refrain
8:00 Inari, Kon Kon
10:00 The World
God Only Knows
11:00 Beyond The
Boundary
11:30 Arpeggio of
Blue Steel
12:00 pm Brynhildr
in the Darkness

12:30 Animax
Musix
1:00 Rage of
Bahamut
2:00 The World God
Only Knows
3:00 Naruto
5:30 K: Return Of
The Kings
6:30 Beyond The
Boundary
7:00 Maoyu
7:30 Little Busters!
Refrain
10:30 City Hunter
91
11:00 Durarara X2
3rd Arc
11:30 Beyond The
Boundary
HERO
12:00 am Initial D
First Stage
2:00 Hero Theatrixx
3:00 Power Rangers
4:00 Reborn
5:30 Major
7:30 Digimon
Adventures
8:30 Digimon Xros
Wars
9:30 Daily Life Of
High School
10:00 Major
12:00 pm Power
Rangers
1:00 Cuticle
Detective
2:00 Digimon Xros
Wars
3:00 Initial D First
Stage
5:00 Reborn
7:00 Daily Life Of
High School
7:30 GA
8:00 Hero Theatrixx
9:00 Power Rangers
10:00 Major
STAR WORLD
12:00 am Gallery
Girls
12:45 Sex and The
City
1:10 Private
Practice
1:55 Gallery Girls
2:40 Sex and The
City
3:05 Private
Practice
3:50 Gallery Girls
4:35 Sex and The
City
5:00 Private
Practice
5:45 Gallery Girls
6:30 Suburgatory
7:30 Masterchef US
10:15 The Great
Food Truck Race
11:15 Americas
Next Top Model
12:15 pm Crazy ExGirlfriend
1:15 Amazing
Wedding Cakes
4:10 Masterchef US
7:00 Crazy ExGirlfriend
8:00 The Great
Food Truck Race
10:00 Greys
Anatomy
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Another cinematic event from Star Cinema

CELEBRITY WORLD
CRISPINA
MARTINEZ-BELEN

tar Cinema is coming out

with another cinematic event
expected to become this summers biggest romantic movie.
Titled Just The 3 Of Us, it fea-

tures three box-office figures: John

Lloyd Cruz, Jennylyn Mercado and
Cathy Garcia-Molina.
John Lloyd (together with Bea
Alonzo) starred in the biggest recordbreaking movie of all time A Second
Chance directed by Cathy GarciaMolina.
Jennylyn, on the other hand, was
the star of the hit English Only,
Please, which earned for her the 2014

Jennylyn Mercado, Cathy Garcia-Molina and John Lloyd Cruz

MMFF Best Actress plum. She won

the same honor in last years MMFF
via Walang Forever, recognized as
Breakthrough Box-Office Indie Film
at the 2015 Box-Office Entertainment
Awards.
John Lloyd, Jennyln and Cathy are
working together for the first time in
Just The 3 Of Us. The script of the
movie is the result of a collaboration
among Kiko Abrillo, Gillian Ebreo,
Katherine Labayen, and Vanessa R.
Valdez. With Joel Torre, Maribel Lopez, Ketchup Eusebio, Joem Bascon
and Michael Agassi, among others,
Just The 3 Of Us opens in cinemas
nationwide on April 27.

More fundraisers for Merk couple

Were happy to know that there
are other fundraising concerts being
prepared for our dear friends Richard
and Roni Merk. These are in addition
to the ones spearheaded by Jacqui
Magno and Anna Ilagan on April 28 at
Primos in Greenfield, Mandaluyong
(with performers Eugene Villaluz,
Megan Herrera, Jeun Nakorda and
FORTEnors, among others); and
another on May 2 at Musica Bar at
Greenhills G-Strip Park (courtesy of
Cel Gabaldon).
On April 24, PIJazz will perform
along with Megan Herrera and others
at Monks Dream at Galeria Galman.
The venue is behind Rockwell in
Poblacion, Makati. Megan is enjoining other artists to join them at the
venue.
Vivian Velez is also doing her
own fundraiser for Julio Diaz and
Richard Merk on May 1 at the Pioneer Street Market along Reliance

St. in Mandaluyong. Arthur

Graham, Cecille Cuartero,
Manuntag will also do a
Joan Lim, Camilo Vergara,
show at Hard Rock Caf
Clair Alinio, Albert de
when he returns from
Los Santos, Renz Glua,
the US. Other friends
and April Eva Betila
of the Merks, like
of New York... April
Noel Cabangon and
24: Former DOLE
Ogie Alcasid, are
Sec. Pat Sto. Tomas,
are also planning
Norma Ledesma,
their own fundraisMarvin Villegas, Noing concerts.
lita Valdez, Rosemarie
On May 16, another
Ferrer, Atty. Jesus SanRICHARD MERK
show will be held at Wowtiago, Christopher Silan
ie Posadas 19 East in Sucat,
of New York, Lhar Santiago
Paraaque c/o Emcy Corteza. But
of Unang Hirit, and Mons T. Romore on this the next time.
mulo... April 25: Lulu Mendoza, Rea
Reyes, Normelita Ocampo, Tessie

Arrietta, Vir Mateo, Erlinda Gamboa,

Tidbits: Happy b-day greetings today,
Dr. Mila Ongoco, Grace Lim Wong,
April 23, go to Angel Locsin, Eddie
Ginam Schucks, Sidney Dongon, Joey
Katindig, Bert Lina, Angelita BerRecio III and Rep. Rodel M. Batocabe
nardo, Gloria Gomez, Sandra Jane
of Ako Bicol Partylist

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES celebrated recently its 75th anniversary at the Solaire Resort & Casino.
At left is Ida Manalo-Joseph, wife of Robert Lim Joseph (third from left), president of the Network
of Independent Travel and Allied Services, Inc. (NITAS); singer-actress Lea Salonga; Baby Ruth
Chuaunsu, Asst. VP for Compliance/Ancillary Business Division at PAL, and singer-actress
Sarah Geronimo.

Pia Wurtzbach on...

Pia was endearing during the
shoot. She made no effort to hide
how she feels about the experience unraveling before her felt the
same as when she was competing
for the crown. Her down-to earth attitude makes her all the
more lovable. She was genuinely
enthralled by the little girls who
acted with her in the commercial.

She was playing with them and

having fun till the end of the shoot.
We didnt even notice that she was
already feeling under the weather.
She even bought taho at one point!
What a real trooper she truly is,
Gary pointed out.
PLDT Home DSL connects future Filipino achievers, like aspiring
beauty queens who wish to follow

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in the footsteps of Pia Wurtzbach
and newly crowned Bb. PilipinasUniverse 2016 Maxine Medina.
It also helps them stay connected to their families and loved
ones wherever their journey leads
them, especially now with PLDT
Home DSLs CIO Asia award-winning data-sharing service through
the Speedster Fam Plan 1299.

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when the school year ended was to go to a cat
cafe. There are several in Quezon City, where
I live, and I plan to visit all of them before
summer ends.
Gilmore Cat Cafe was the one I went
to first because it's closest to my house. I
could say that my experience there was near
"purrfection." I loved the food and the cats
were super duper adorable. I wanted to take all
of them home!
The place was not that big but it was simple
and cozy. The first floor was where you order
and eat, while the second floor was where you
view and pet the cats. But there were a couple
of cats sleeping and walking around the dining

area, too, which I didn't mind at all because

they were quiet and well-behaved.
Guests had to pay an entrance fee of some
sort: 'P300 for regular customers, 'P150 of which
is consumable, 'P250 for senior citizens ('P150
consumable), 'P100 for kids below 10 years
old, and 'P200 for students with valid ID ('P100
consumable) .
What I spent though was worth every cent
because of the delicious food and the cute cats
that would make everyone go, ''Awww!'' I went
there with my mom and we paid and ordered
before going upstairs to check the cats. I
recommend you do this, too, so you don't have
to wait long for your food.
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Holy Spirit School

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I (0 vee P..is so one of the first things I did

when the school year ended was to go to a cat
cafe. There are several in Quezon City, where
I live, and I plan to visit all of them before
summer ends.
Gilmore Cat Cafe was the one I went
to first because it's closest to my house. I
could say that my experience there was near
"purrfection." I loved the food and the cats
were super duper adorable. I wanted to take all
of them home!
The place was not that big but it was simple
and cozy. The first floor was where you order
and eat, while the second floor was where you
view and pet the cats. But there were a couple
of cats sleeping and walking around the dining

area, too, which I didn't mind at all because

they were quiet and well-behaved.
Guests had to pay an entrance fee of some
sort: 'P300 for regular customers, 'P150 of which
is consumable, 'P250 for senior citizens ('P150
consumable), 'P100 for kids below 10 years
old, and 'P200 for students with valid ID ('P100
consumable) .
What I spent though was worth every cent
because of the delicious food and the cute cats
that would make everyone go, ''Awww!'' I went
there with my mom and we paid and ordered
before going upstairs to check the cats. I
recommend you do this, too, so you don't have
to wait long for your food.
There were house rules to follow before

spending
for exampl
slippers which
were cleaner. A
sanitizer and to
sounds. Do not
and sleep, no pu
them gently, and
and drinks. You
"selfies" but onl
The second f
day because the
students beside
place would be m
many people ins
than enough ca
met a lot of furr
You could sit
stools to apprec
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Blue, Siamese, a
names such as G
Meownel, and G
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By Rufino D. Pamaran III, 15

Miraculous Medal School

K r'd S A.hd :JYOWh-t/1PS can both agree

that weekends are just the best things ever. Mter
working in the office or school for five straight days
(sometimes even six), a few days ofjust kicking back
and relaxing can be very good for you.
There are so many things that you can do to
relax like staying in bed all day or traveling to a
different part of the country to see a beautiful sight
or experience something unique. Now, if people
truly want the best of both worlds, then a hotel stay
in the city is just perfect, especially ifyou do not have
the time to travel so far. My family and I recently
got a chance to spend a weekend at the Holiday Inn
in Makati and it was loads of fun. It had the right
mix of activities-there was a time for resting and
mindless break and a time for fun. Let me break
down what we experienced during out hotel stay
and what made it really great.
First, we were staying at probably the best
location. The Holiday Inn is situated smack dab
beside the Glorietta Mall-and I mean really beside
it. Youjust need to literally take a few steps from the
ground floor lobby and you're right there in the mall!
So, basically taking off for a stroll on safe grounds
is possible even for a teenager like me.
The service the Holiday Inn offers its guests is
really good. Everyone there is really nice and they
greet you a lot, so even kids like me feel so welcome
and important. The friendly staffare ready to assist
you with anything you need. For instance, they
kept a close eye on my rowdy brothers who were

A GLIMPSE OF THE
REAL WORLD
The author and
his brother take
on real jobs at
the mini Holiday
Inn Hotel inside
Kidzania. Holiday
Inn Makati offers
room packages that
include Kidzania
tickets.

playing in the pool and were ready with the towels

and everything.
Of course, in any hotel, the most important part
is the room. It was just so tempting to stay inside
the room and watch TV all day long. The bed was
so comfortable I wanted to sink into it and never
get up.
Another thing that's important to us is, of course,
good food, and the hotel got lots! The Holiday Inn has
a buffet with a lot ofchoices, so even my picky brother
Carmelo, who is focused on vegetables and fruits
right now, found so many dishes to like. Basically,
we just ate like there was no tomorrow, and just kept
coming back for more!
Because the hotel is in the middle of the Makati
commercial center, it's so easy to go out and explore
the area and go to the fun places. We went to Kidzania

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HOLIDAY IN THE METRO From left: Burger made especially for kids is served at the actual Holiday Inn
Makati; Rooms are spacious and comfy, with the softest bed imaginable!

where kids take on "real jobs" to find out what

kind of work they are interested in when they
grow up. The Holiday Inn has its own mini hotel
inside and we got to experience what it is like to
work as hotel staff. There, we saw what it was like
to be behind the scenes at Flavors restaurant.
When we were the guests, all we could really
see were the food laid out in the gleaming trays,
just waiting for you to pick out your favorites.
When we were the "staff," well, the tables were
turned. We had to learn how to prepare the
restaurant for guests. It was fun and interesting,
along with the other jobs we tried out like being
a vet at a pet clinic, delivering LBC packages,
and selling ABS-CBN mobile services. Man,
working is hard, so you gotta give props to those
grownups, who are doing their jobs well.
Teri Flores of Holiday Inn says that a Kidzania
tour is part of a package that they are offering
for family staycations, with free tickets for two
adults and two kids. All in all, it was a great
weekend getaway for me especially after I had
to act all mature during my prom, just hours
before my stay at the Holiday Inn. It was really
nice to just relax and be a little kid for a while. I
want to thank all the people at the Holiday Inn
and Kidzania for this really cool break. I'm really
grateful for everyone who made our weekend
there really fun.
Holiday Inn & Suites Makati is taking
bookings for its special KidZania Manila
packages through its website atwww.holidayinn.
com/makati or by calling the hotel trunkline at
+6329090888.

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