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Dolphy: Thank you for the laughter

By Bayani San Diego Jr.
WHEN the end came, the en-
tire nation was at his bedside.
They knew him as the Com-
edy King, but for a lot of Fil-
ipinos, actor Dolphy, or Rodol-
fo Vera Quizon in real life, was
considered the unofficial Fa-
ther of Perpetual Help.
His partner Zsazsa and
some of his 18 children were
with him when he died at 8:34
last night. Dolphy would have
turned 84 on July 25. His re-
mains now lie at the Heritage
Park in Taguig City.
When the Comedy King was
rushed to Makati Medical Cen-
ter last June, because of
Chronic Obstructive Pul-
monary Disease (COPD), it
was his family’s turn to appeal
for assistance and prayers
from the public.
For the past month, the en-
tire nation—much like the
Quizon family—had been
monitoring Dolphy’s condi-
tion.
OF GAGS AND GREATNESS Filipinos, wherever they are, got their best medicine—laughter—in large doses for the past 70 years from the man known off-screen as Rodolfo Celebrities from rival stu-
Vera Quizon but Dolphy to one and all, young and old. INQUIRER PHOTO dios were united in prayer.
Stars and executives from
ABS-CBN, TV5 and GMA 7,

Jojo-Jinggoy tandem
crossed network lines and
came out on television (and in
print interviews), expressing
their love for the ailing come-
dian.
TV5 chair Manny V. Pangili-
nan and ABS-CBN president
Charo Santos-Concio visited

shaping up for 2016

him during his first few weeks
at the Intensive Care Unit.
GMA 7 chair Felipe L. Gozon
and other industry leaders ex-
tended their good wishes as
well.
DOLPHY/ A21

Mar-Chiz teamup EO conflicts

with LGUs’
being worked out laws against
By Gil C. Cabacungan

HAVE Senators Francis “Chiz” Escudero and Jing-

mining
goy Estrada gone their separate ways to run for By TJ Burgonio, DJ Yap
in Manila
the vice presidency in 2016? and Inquirer Mindanao
The buzz in Manila’s political dent Joseph Estrada’s Pwersa ng DECLARING ordinances that
circles is that the longtime Masang Pilipino (PMP). ban certain types or all mining
friends have been jockeying for The two parties teamed up to activities in a number of
Vice President Jejomar Binay’s dominate the congressional and provinces and towns inconsis-
choice of No. 2 in 2016, and local races next year, but it is tent with national laws will
that Estrada has edged out Es- widely believed that Binay will pose problems for local govern-
cudero. use UNA as a springboard for ment units (LGUs) opposed to
And probably out of the sena- the 2016 presidential contest mining, officials and environ-
torial ticket of the United Na- and that the deal between him mentalists yesterday said.
tionalist Alliance (UNA) for and Estrada was the choice of The newly signed Executive
next year’s midterm elections as the younger Estrada as his run- Order No. 79 directs the De-
well. ning mate. partment of the Interior and
The UNA is a coalition formed But Escudero, the buzz goes, POLITICS IS MORE FUN IN THE PHILIPPINES In this photo taken on Aug. 30, 2009, Sen. Francis Local Government to ensure
earlier this year by Binay’s PDP- wants that spot as a reward for Escudero, then Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay, ex-President Joseph Estrada and then Sen. Mar Roxas put that governors and mayors
Laban Party and former Presi- JOJO-JINGGOY/ A21 their hands together during the run-up to the 2010 presidential election at Fort Bonifacio Global City, Taguig conform to national regula-
City. Three years later, talk is rife of new alliances in preparation for the 2013 and 2016 elections. INQUIRER PHOTO tions and policies.
The EO also confines small-
PMA now open to gays
but don’t show it House to pass higher tax on mines scale mining to areas designated
as “minahang bayan,” or peo-
ple’s small-scale mining areas.
By Dona Z. Pazzibugan By Cynthia D. Balana Speaker Feliciano Belmonte cise tax imposed on mining South Cotabato Gov. Arthur
and Gil C. Cabacungan said yesterday. companies,” Belmonte said. Pingoy said he was not both-
GAYS MAY enroll at the Philippine Military “We will certainly be support- President Aquino approved to ered by the new mining policy
Academy (PMA) but risk a reprimand from a THE HOUSE of Representatives ive of whatever is needed,” Bel- put in place wide-ranging re- EO POSES/ A20
military school proud of its “macho” tradition will approve a measure to in- monte said when asked about forms in the mining industry un-
if they display effeminate behavior. crease the government’s share the response of the House of der Executive Order No. 79, P-Noy memo to DENR: No
PMA officials insist they do not discriminate from mining revenues in sup- Representatives to Mala- which was issued on Monday to
against gays but they expect them to behave port of Malacañang’s move to cañang’s call for a law that will strengthen environmental pro- new mining permits in
PMA/ A8 revitalize the mining industry, increase from 2 percent the ex- HOUSE / A20 Palawan / A20

Asean OKs ‘conduct rules’; China yet to agree Notorious

PHNOM PENH—Ten Southeast
Asian nations have agreed on a
code of conduct to prevent
armed clashes over the West
Philippine Sea (South China
Sea), but they will still seek to
get China to agree to it, a Cam-
bodian official said on Monday.
The agreement was reached
at a meeting of foreign minis-
ters in the Association of South-
east Asian Nations (Asean), to
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which China does not belong.
The issue of contending mar-
itime claims is the major topic
of the talks held in the Cambo-
dian capital Phnom Penh, in
large part because tensions over
the strategic waterway have es-
calated in recent months.
Chinese and Philippine ships
engaged in a standoff in one
disputed area starting in April,
and Vietnam last month
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NEWS
SC issues TRO on fixed
pay for bus drivers,
conductors / A25
Lauro Vizconde, VACC
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protested Chinese energy pro-
jects in waters both nations
claim.
In his opening speech at the
Asean meeting, Cambodian
Prime Minister Hun Sen urged
Southeast Asian countries to do
more to promote mutual eco-
nomic growth and security and
called for a code of conduct in
the West Philippine Sea to be
ASEAN/ A21
bandit, 11
others bolt
prov’l jail
By Edwin Fernandez
and Charlie C. Señase
Inquirer Mindanao
COTABATO CITY—Moro rebels
tried but failed to free the
“Lastikman” when they stormed
the North Cotabato provincial
jail in Kidapawan City in Febru-
ary. Three people were killed
and 15 others wounded.
A day after President Aquino
praised jail officials for foiling
the attempt by armed men to
spring one of their confederates
from prison in February, 12 in-
mates—including the former
rebel leader-turned-ban-
dit—bolted the Maguindanao
NOTORIOUS/ A8