saturday, june 7, 2014

‘SEIZE ASSETS OF
JANET, 3 SENATORS’
PAGE
2
SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014 VOL. 32 NO. 158 ISSN 0116-3973
HHHHH
Tobacco trader,
helper shot dead
5
Zoren:
‘I’m no
tax
cheat’
Logro’s
banana,
peanut
crepes
4
Vehicles line up the south-bound lane of Roxas Boulevard in Manila. A study by the
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) showed that the country’s economy
could lose up to R6 billion every day by 2030 due to traffic congestion in urban
areas. (Photo by Jacqueline Hernandez)
8
Spurs trounce
Heat at home
For reactions or comments: [email protected] or [email protected]
16
2
SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014
Assets of Napoles, 3
senators should be
seized – Cayetano
By HANNAH L. TORREGOZA
Senate Majority Leader Alan
Peter S. Cayetano yesterday said
the government should now initiate forfeiture proceedings against
alleged “pork barrel” fund scam
mastermind Janet L. Napoles and
her cohorts.
Cayetano made the proposal
after the Ombudsman rejected
Napoles’ appeal for immunity in
favor of whistleblower Benhur
Luy and the other witnesses in
the R10-billion pork barrel fund
controversy.
The Ombudsman has also rejected the motion for reconsideration filed by Senators Juan
Ponce-Enrile, Jose “Jinggoy” E.
Estrada, and Ramon “Bong” B.
Revilla Jr. who have been charged
for plunder and graft for their alleged involvement in the Priority Development Assistance Fund
(PDAF) scam.
“Tama ang desisyon ng Ombudsman to side with the whistleblowers,” Cayetano said. “This will give
them the assurance na magpalit
man ng administrasyon, protektado pa rin sila. I laud the Ombudsman for her decision,” he said.
Citing Republics Act 6770 and
1379, Cayetano said the Ombudsman has the power to conduct a
preliminary investigation on civil
forfeiture upon a complaint filed
by a citizen taxpayer.
“Kapag nakita mo na hindi
proportional ang pera ng isang
public official dun sa kanyang kita
ay pwede ng kunin ng gobyerno
ang properties na ito,” the senator said.
“Ang tanong ko nga, meron na
ba tayong na-file na forfeiture
cases sa mga senador? Easier ito
sa graft at plunder; ito mas mabilis,” Cayetano said.
Earlier, a Manila court issued a
freeze order on the bank accounts
and properties of Napoles following
the petition for civil forfeiture of assets filed by the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) in February.
Napoles’
reportedly
owns
diamond necklaces and tennis
bracelets, necklaces and bracelets with South Sea pearls, and
other pieces of jewelry with big
precious stones.
It was also reported that Napoles has shares of stocks in
several corporations, and holds
memberships in exclusive clubs.
Likewise, Cayetano said it has
been reported that the businesswoman owns a Ritz Carlton Residences condominium unit in Los
Angeles, a residential lot and preschool in California, and 20 other
vehicles, all of which are yet to be
included in the freeze order.
Cayetano stressed the freeze
order should cover all her properties, including the pricey jewelry
collection she purchased using
pork barrel funds intended for
Filipino families.
He also said that the Aquino
administration should provide
more incentives and protection
to whistleblowers to encourage
them to step forward and expose
corruption in government.
“There is a need to finally pass
the Whistleblowers Act and expand and strengthen our Witness
Protection Program to protect
witnesses from threats and make
sure that their role in exposing
anomalies will not harm their
family’s safety and livelihood,” the
senator said.
Bong welcomes filing of charges
Beleaguered Sen. Ramon “Bong’’ B. Revilla Jr. said
yesterday that he welcomes the impending filing of
plunder charges against him and more than 30 others,
including his two colleagues – Jinggoy Estrada and
Juan Ponce-Enrile – by the Ombudsman before the
Sandiganbayan because he sees the trial court as a
fair venue to defend himself.
“Nakita naman natin kung ano and sinapit namin
sa NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) at DoJ
(Department of Justice) dahil sa kami talaga ang
puntirya, wala silang pakialam sa mga paliwanag
namin na hindi namin alam ang ibinibintang nilang
kaso,’’ Revilla said.
In a press statement, Revilla said he has accepted
the decision of the Ombudsman rejecting their motion
for reconsideration last Thursday “dahil wala naman
kaming mahihita at ni hindi man lamang nila binabasa
ang aming apela.”
Revilla said he had long expected the impending
filing of the plunder charges against them
after the Ombudsman rejected their motion for
reconsideration.
The three senators, numerous past and present
members of the House of Representatives, government
officials, and private persons have been accused of the
non-bailable crime of plunder before the Ombudsman
arising from the controversial R10-billion “pork barrel”
or Priority Development Assistance Fund scam.
The respondents included businesswoman Janet
L. Napoles, alleged brains behind the pork barrel
scam.
Like Estrada, Revilla accused the Aquino
administration of engaging in “selective justice’’
as there were supposed allies of President Aquino
allegedly linked to the scam but were being
protected.
Revilla said even Ombudsman Conchita CarpioMorales has shown her one-sidedness in the handling
of the case when she said that the pieces of evidence
against the three senators are strong and “this is not
right (hindi naman nararapat).”
The three lawmakers were linked to the pork barrel
fund scam by principal whistleblower Benhur Luy, a
cousin and former confidant of Napoles.
Napoles is being detained at a tightly-guarded
detention center in Sta. Rosa City, Laguna after she
had been accused by Luy of serious illegal detention,
a non-bailable crime. (Mario B. Casayuran)
SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014
Chinese ships
in disputed
waters – Japan
TOKYO – Chinese ships sailed
into disputed waters off Japanadministered islands in the East
China Sea yesterday, officials
said, after G7 leaders cautioned
against “ntimidation’’ in territorial
disputes.
The Japanese coastguard said
two vessels entered the 12nautical-mile band of territorial
waters around one of the Senkaku
islands, which China also claims
and calls the Diaoyus, at 10 a.m.
(0100 GMT).
“The two ships were initially
spotted about 27 kilometers
(17 miles) west of Uotsurijima,
but they have now entered the
Japanese territorial waters,’’ a
coast guard official said.
For over a year after Tokyo
nationalized some of the islands in
September 2012, Chinese vessels
and aircraft regularly approached,
playing cat and mouse with the
Japanese coastguard.
There has been a marked
decrease in incidents this year
– Friday’s was only the 13th –
although each episode has tended
to come in apparent response to
events in the larger relationship.
The Chinese move came after
leaders of the Group of Seven, who
met in Brussels, warned against
any use of force in the East and
South China Sea, where Beijing is
involved in disputes with several
countries.
“We are deeply concerned by
tensions in the East and South
China Sea,’’ the leaders said in a
statement at the end of a first day
of talks in the Belgian capital.
“We oppose any unilateral
attempt by any party to assert
its territorial or maritime claims
through the use of intimidation,
coercion, or force.’’
The statement, which did not
mention any country by name,
called on all countries to follow
international law in resolving
competing claims. (AFP)
Clinton
says she
urged
end to
Cuba
embargo
3
Junta detains anti-coup leader
BANGKOK – Thailand’s junta said yesterday that it had captured a fugitive
anti-coup leader facing possible imprisonment, as the ruling generals seek to
stamp out any criticism of their seizure of power.
Sombat Boonngamanong, who
spearheaded an online campaign
to stage illegal flashmob rallies
against the military takeover,
was arrested late Thursday in
eastern Chonburi province, army
spokeswoman Sirichan Ngathong
said.
“We have a team who tracked
him through the Internet,’’ she
told AFP.
“He faces initial charges of
violating an order to report to the
junta,’’ she said, a charge that
carries a possible punishment of
two years in prison.
Sombat was one of several
hundred people – including
politicians, activists, academics,
and journalists – summoned by
the military following its May 22
coup.
Those who attended were
detained in secret locations for
up to a week and ordered to cease
political activities.
Sombat, a prominent prodemocracy activist, refused to
turn himself in, instead posting
a message on Facebook saying:
“Catch me if you can.’’
S i n c e t h e n h e h a s u rg e d
followers to stage peaceful public
demonstrations, flashing the threefinger salute from the “Hunger
Games’’ films that has become
a symbol of defiance against the
junta.
Sombat is the leader of a faction
of the “Red Shirts’’ movement,
which broadly supports fugitive
former premier Thaksin Shinawatra
and his sister Yingluck, who was
deposed as prime minister last
month.
A former minister in Yingluck’s
ousted cabinet who also refused
to answer the summons was
detained by soldiers in a dramatic
swoop on a press conference late
last month, and faces trial in a
military court.
The junta has imposed martial
law, media censorship, and a
night-time curfew as part of what
it says is an attempt to end political
bloodshed.
It mounted a show of military
strength over the weekend,
deploying soldiers to deter small
but defiant anti-coup rallies that
popped up outside shopping
malls and near train stations in
Bangkok.
Critics see the coup as a pretext
for a long-planned power grab
by the military-backed royalist
establishment to purge politics
of the influence of Thaksin, who
was himself ousted by the army
in 2006.
The billionaire tycoon-turnedpopulist politician lives in Dubai
to avoid jail for a corruption
conviction. Thaksin or his allies
have won every election in more
than a decade, helped by strong
support in the northern half of the
country.
The junta has said elections are
not expected to be held for at least
a year to allow political ‘’reforms,’’
including the drafting of a new
constitution. (AFP)
Student disarms Seattle gunman
SEATTLE – A lone gunman
armed with a shotgun and
knife opened fire Thursday in
a building at a small Seattle
university, fatally wounding
one person before a student
subdued him with pepper spray
as he tried to reload, police
said.
A student building monitor
at Seattle Pacific University
disarmed the gunman after he
entered the foyer at Otto Miller
Hall, and several other students
jumped on top of him and
pinned him down until police
officers arrived, police said.
A 19-year-old man died at
Harborview Medical Center.
Three other people were
hospitalized. A critically injured
20-year-old woman was taken to
surgery, hospital spokeswoman
Susan Gregg said. A 24-yearold man and a 22-year-old man
were in satisfactory condition.
Gregg says one of those two
men was not shot.
N o n e o f t h e v i c t i m s wa s
immediately identified.
At a news conference Thursday
night, Assistant Police Chief Paul
McDonagh said the suspect
in custody was a white male
“approximately 26 years of age’’
who was not a student at the
school. McDonagh said his name
would not be released until he’s
booked into jail for investigation
of murder.
The afternoon shooting came
a week before the end of the
school year, and the situation
was particularly tense when
police initially reported that they
were searching for a second
suspect. They later said no one
else was involved.
The university locked down its
campus for several hours, and
it alerted students and staff to
stay inside. Some students were
taking finals in the same building
that the shooter entered. (AP)
PARIS – In her new book, former
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham
Clinton says she pushed President
Barack Obama to lift or ease the
decades-long US embargo on Cuba
because it was no longer useful to
American interests or promoting
change on the communist island.
In excerpts of the book “Hard
Choices’’ obtained by The
Associated Press ahead of its
release next week, Clinton writes
that the embargo has given
communist leaders Fidel and Raul
Castro an excuse not to enact
democratic reforms. And she says
opposition from some in Congress
to normalizing relations – “to keep
Cuba in a deep freeze’’ – has hurt
both the United States and the
Cuban people.
She says the 2009 arrest by Cuba
of USAID contractor Alan Gross
and Havana’s refusal to release
him on humanitarian grounds is a
“tragedy’’ for improving ties.
“Since 1960, the United States
had maintained an embargo
against the island in hopes of
squeezing Castro from power, but
it only succeeded in giving him a
foil to blame for Cuba’s economic
woes,’’ she writes.
She says her husband, former
President Bill Clinton, tried to
improve relations with Cuba in the
1990s, but the Castro government
did not respond to the easing in
some sanctions. Nonetheless,
Obama was determined to continue
the effort, she writes.
She says that late in her term
in office, she urged Obama to
reconsider the US embargo. “It
wasn’t achieving its goals,’’ she
writes, “and it was holding back
our broader agenda across Latin
America. ... I thought we should
shift the onus onto the Castros
to explain why they remained
undemocratic and abusive.’’ (AP)
SOMBAT Boonngamanong
Hundreds
feared dead
in new Boko
Haram attack
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Hundreds
of people are feared dead in a
suspected Boko Haram attack on
four villages in northeast Nigeria,
in the latest upsurge in violence
claiming increasing numbers of
civilian lives.
Some community leaders put the
death toll from the Tuesday attacks
in the Gwoza district of Borno state
as high as 400 to 500, although there
was no independent verification
because of poor communications in
the remote area.
If confirmed, the attacks in
the villages of Goshe, Attagara,
Agapalwa, and Aganjara would be
among the deadliest in the Islamists’
five-year insurgency and top the
more than 300 who were killed on
May 5 in nearby Gamboru Ngala.
“The killings are massive but
nobody can give a toll for now
because nobody has been able to go
to that place because the insurgents
are still there. They have taken over
the whole area,’’ lawmaker Peter
Biye told AFP.
“There are bodies littered over
the whole area and people have
fled,’’ added Biye, who represents
Gwoza in Nigeria’s lower chamber
of parliament, the House of
Representatives.
Boko Haram’s bloody reign of
terror in northeast Nigeria is forcing
800 people to flee from their homes
every day and has claimed more
than 3,000 lives in the past year, the
Geneva-based Internal Displacement
Monitoring Center (IDMC) said.
Another 45 people were killed
when suspected Boko Haram
gunmen pretending to be itinerant
preachers opened fire on a crowd
in the village of Barderi near the
Borno state capital, Maiduguri, on
Wednesday evening. (AFP)
4
SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014
NEWS ROUNDUP
Cops solve killing
The killing of a 55-year-old barangay administrator in Quezon City
last week is considered solved following the arrest Wednesday night
of the alleged gunman. Chief Supt. Richard A. Albano, Quezon City
Police District (QCPD) director, identified the suspect as Ramon Quillo
Jr., alias “Bunso,” 41, a fish vendor, of 31 Golden Shower St., Barangay
Payatas, Quezon City. Albano said Quillo was nabbed at about 11 p.m.
by barangay watchmen and was taken to the Batasan Police Station
6 shortly after he reportedly fired his gun and created trouble at a
group of teenagers on Morning Star St., Barangay Payatas. Further
investigation by the QCPD Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit
(CIDU) showed that Quillo was tagged behind the killing of Vivien
Yap-de Castro, administrator of Barangay Payatas-A, Quezon City.
Three witnesses, who was with the victim when she was shot dead,
positively identified Quillo as the gunman when he was taken to
the CIDU. (Francis T. Wakefield with Christine Fel Viernes,
trainee)
Lone bettor wins R7.4 M
A lone bettor won the R7.4-million jackpot in the Lotto 6/42 draw last
Wednesday. The winning bet was placed in a lotto outlet in Pamplona,
Las Pinas City. The winner got the winning numbers 35-14-22-23-8-4.
(Edd K. Usman)
LPA spotted near Batanes
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services
Administration (PAGASA) spotted a low-pressure area (LPA) 450
kilometers northeast of Basco, Batanes yesterday. Weather forecaster
Chris Perez said the LPA has a minimal chance of becoming a tropical
depression but will bring light to moderate rains over the Ilocos
region and Batanes, Calayan, and Babuyan islands. He noted that the
presence of the LPA may pave the way for the southwest monsoon or
“hanging habagat.” “Dahil may LPA na maaaring ito na yung humatak
o magpalakas sa habagat pero hindi pa ito ganun magpapaulan,” Perez
explained. The presence of the southwest monsoon, Perez said, may
officially be the end of summer anytime next week. However, PAGASA
has yet to declare the onset of rainy season as there are conditions
that have to be met. (Chito A. Chavez)
Freelance worker robbed
A 22-year-old freelance worker lost close to R450,000 in cash and
valuables during a robbery-holdup incident while she was on board
a taxi last Wednesday in Quezon City. Reports reaching the Quezon
City Police District (QCPD) Station 9 in Anonas identified the victim
as Camille Georgia Uy, single, of 336 A. San Rafael St., Barangay
San Miguel, Manila. Police said the items taken from the victim
were a Samsung S4 cellphone (R36,000), R400,000 cash, and a red
Seagate backup plus hard drive (R3,000). Investigation disclosed that
the incident happened between 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Katipunan
Extension, Barangay Loyola Heights. (Francis T. Wakefield with
Christine Fel Viernes, trainee)
Korean loses R100,000
A 15-year-old Korean lost R100,000 in cash, passports, and credit
cards to thieves while he was buying food at a bakeshop inside a
popular mall in Quezon City last Wednesday. Belated reports reaching
the Quezon City Police District-Criminal Investigation and Detection
Unit (QCPD-CIDU) in Camp Karingal identified the victim as Lee Ryong
Jae, single, student, of Filinvest Village, Quezon City. Police said the
incident reportedly transpired while the victim was inside the SM City
North EDSA annex building on EDSA, Quezon City. It was learned that
the victim was buying food in the bakeshop when four unidentified
persons managed to take his bag. According to the victim, in his bag
were R100,000 cash, $500 cash, three Korean passports, and credit
cards. (Francis T. Wakefield)
For calling Pinoys idiots,
Ghanaian faces deportation
An ill-tempered Ghanaian national is facing deportation for calling “Filipinos
are idiots.”
The angry Benjamin Akomeah
made the unsavory remarks to
an immigration officer at the
Ninoy Aquino Internal Airport
(NAIA) who questioned his travel
documents for Vancouver, Canada
over the weekend.
The 30-year-old alien apparently
resented the delay as he was
traveling with his pregnant Filipina
wife, Kristine Maceda Alingod,
despite being given priority
processing at the BI counter.
When Ma. Lourdes Quidangen,
supervisor of BI’s travel control
and enforcement unit, discovered
that Alingod was not actually his
supposed wife and sponsor for his
temporary resident visa, Akomeah
flared up.
“I even asked if his supposed
wife needed a wheelchair to which
he replied loudly that his wife is
pregnant,” Quidangen said.
Qui d a ng e n s a i d A ko m e a h
grabbed the phone she was
using to verify information on the
foreigner’s immigration status.
“Who are you calling,
Malacañang? Don’t you know who
I am? Do you know who you’re
dealing with?” the Ghanaian was
quoted as saying angrily.
Akomeah reportedly refused
to calm down despite the arrival
of other BI personnel and airport
police officers.
The incident led to Akomeah’s
offloading while his companion
Alingod also voluntarily cancelled
her flight.
BI Commissioner Siegfred B. Mison
assured that “maximum tolerance”
is to be observed by BI officers
and stressed that handcuffing
shall be employed in exceptional
circumstances where an unruly
foreigner tends to become violent
and disruptive of operations.
For verbally assaulting
Quidangen, airport operations
acting chief Ma. Carmelita Vitan
recommended the cancellation of
the temporary resident visa and
blacklisting of Akomeah.
However, a lawyer of Akomeah
claimed that Quidangen and an
unidentified immigration officer
“show abused of their authority
needless to state their malicious
imputation of crime against our
client.”
In a two-page letter to Mison,
the counsel explained that the acts
are clear manifestation that “they
are incompetent to discharge the
functions of their office and thus,
will tarnish the good reputation of
the bureau.”
However, the BI also filed a
complaint for direct assault against
Akomeah before the Pasay City
Prosecutor’s Office for resisting
and intimidating the immigration
officer. (Jun Ramirez)
Zoren denies being a tax cheat
Actor-director Zoren Legaspi
yesterday refuted the allegations
of the Bureau of Internal Revenue
(BIR) that he misdeclared his
taxes in 2010 and 2012, thus
incurring a R4.45-million tax
deficiency.
Legaspi, who directs
GMA television shows like
“Fantastikids,” “Fantastic Man,”
“Wag Kukurap,” and “Atlantika,”
appeared before the Department
of Justice (DoJ) with his lawyer
Ricardo Ribo and submitted
his reply to the charges of the
BIR.
But without admitting any
liability, the actor expressed his
willingness to pay the alleged
unpaid taxes that the BIR are
claiming.
“If there was a mistake on
the part of the respondent in
providing data therefore, there
never was any fraudulent attempt
to deceive or an intentional
commission of fraud,” Legaspi
said in his nine-page counteraffidavit.
In a complaint filed last May 8,
BIR Commissioner Kim Henares
said that his misdeclaration
of income was in violation of
Sections 254 and 255 of the
National Internal Revenue Code
of 1997 or Tax Code as amended.
(Leonard D. Postrado)
ACTOR-director Zoren Legaspi, with counsel Ricardo Ribo (not
in photo), arrives at the Department of Justice on Padre Faura St.
in Manila to submit his counter-affidavit on the tax evasion case
filed against him by the Bureau of Internal Revenue. (Photo by Kriz
John Rosales)
MORE NEWS
Drugs, rifle seized in Ilocos Sur
MAGSINGAL, Ilocos Sur – Police operatives arrested five persons
and confiscated 12 kilos of marijuana, sachets of shabu and a rifle
during a raid on a house in Barangay San Isidro, this town, police
reported yesterday.
The raiding team led by Chief Inspector Sosimo Racho, intelligence chief, and Chief Inspector Jaime Laguesma of Masingal Police
was armed with a search warrant when they swooped down on the
house of one Lauris Yamon of Barangay San Basilio.
The warrant was issued by Judge Maritna Balloquing of Regional
Trial Court Branch 20 of Vigan City.
The raid led to the arrest of Yamon and the confiscation of three
bricks of marijuana weighing 12 kilos, 28 sachets shabu weighing
3.649 grams, and one M14 rifle.
In the same operation, the team also arrested Jackeline Rabara,
23; Hernando Sonido, 45; Cesar Ascueta, 51; and Raymund Pacleb,
20, who were caught in the act of sniffing shabu inside the raided
house. (Mar T. Supnad)
54 NPA rebels yield in Bukidnon
CAMP BANCASI, Butuan City – Fifty-four New People’s Army rebels
surrendered with their firearms to government troops on Thursday at
Camp Osito Bahian in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon province.
According to Major Christian C. Uy, spokesman of the Army’s 4th
Infantry (Diamond) Division (4th ID), said the rebel returnees belong
to the Guerilla-Front Committee 34 of the CPP-NPA North-Central
Mindanao Party Committee under certain Emboy Casal Gayaw, aka
“Rixan”.
Uy said the surrenderees used to operate in the boundaries of Agusan, Bukidnon and Davao provinces.
The rebels’ surrender was made possible through the efforts of the
ground troops of the 8th Infantry “Dependable” Battalion (8th IB)
under Lt. Col. Raymund Landingin.
The surrenderees brought with them a Thompson, three US M1
Carbine, a US M1 Garand rifle, a US Springfield M1, three .22-caliber
rifle, 25 shotguns, two .45-caliber pistols, 16 revolvers of different
calibers and assorted live ammunition.
AFP Chief of Staff General Emmanuel Bautista welcomed the former NPA rebels during the surrender rites at 403rd Infantry Brigade
headquarters at Camp Osito Bahian in Malybalay City last Thursday
morning. (Mike U. Crismundo)
Protesting cops shave heads
CAMP GENERAL SIMEON OLA, Legazpi City – Members of Monreal
Municipal Police Station shaved their heads on Thursday as a show
of protest after the electricity supply to their post was cut off allegedly upon the order of the town mayor.
A report reaching the office of Chief Superintendent Victor P. Deona, Bicol Police director, said that Monreal Mayor Ben Espiloy cut
off the power supply to the Monreal Police Station after its chief,
Police Senior Inspector Ignacio Suarilla III, refused to grant the local executive’s request to detain an arrested drug pusher in an airconditioned room.
On May 28, Monreal police arrested one Aproniano Escorel Jr., 36,
a habal-habal driver, for violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002.
It was learned that Suarilla granted the mayor’s request on the
first day but not on the second day of detention since the suspect
must be committed to the municipal jail as per order of the court.
As a result of Surilla’s refusal, Espiloy reportedly ordered the disconnection of the power supply to the town’s municipal police station. This forced the policemen to hold their office in a nipa hut on
a lot owned by Philippine National Police.
According to Malu Calubaquib, Bicol police spokesperson, the
electricity bill of the police station is being paid by the local government.
In an interview, Deona said that he has already called the attention of Suarilla to report immediately to his office and bring all
necessary documents and evidence regarding the arrest.
According to Deona, a case will be filed soon against Mayor Espiloy for obstruction of justice.
“It’s just like the police don’t exist in that town, so better we will
withdraw the deputation,” Deona said. (Niño Luces)
SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014
5
Tobacco trader,
helper shot dead
CURRIMAO, Ilocos Norte – A tobacco businessman and his helper
were gunned down early yesterday morning by motorcycle-riding
armed men along national highway
in Barangay Lang-ayan, Currimao
town.
Senior Superintendent Antonio
Mendoza Jr., Ilocos Norte police
director, identified the slain victims
as Norbert Arce, 34, a trader from
Vigan City, and his helper Elmar
Agdeppa, a resident of Barangay
Rang-ay, Sinait, Ilocos Sur.
Police investigation showed that
the victims, aboard a 4x4 vehicle,
had just delivered tobacco to a
warehouse in Barangay Billoca,
Batac City, when they were fired
upon by unidentified armed men
at about 3 a.m. yesterday
Arce died on the spot while Agdeppa was declared dead upon
reaching the hospital.
Mendoza said that Scene of the
Crime Operatives (SOCO) recovered at the crime scene eight spent
shells from .45-caliber pistol.
The police official said that investigators have already established a
lead that would identify the suspects but he did not elaborate
pending the result of validation of
the footages culled from the CCTV
camera installed near the warehouse where the victims delivered
the tobacco product.
Before the incident, it was reported that there were motorcycleriding men observing the movement of the victims while inside the
warehouse.
Police said robbery could be the
motive behind the shooting incident
as large amount of cash believed
to the cost of the tobacco product
delivered by the victims was missing. (Freddie G. Lazaro)
Probe sought over DJ’s
death in water falls accident
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The
family of a 22-year-old FM disc
jockey and former beauty queen
who died after a stone fell on her
head while taking pictures of the
scenic Lake Sebu water falls in
South Cotabato last Wednesday,
has asked for an investigation of
the freak accident.
Ayana Grico, DJ of Kiss FM and
2011 Miss General Santos first runner-up, died after she was hit on
the head by a stone that fell from
the Seven Falls at the Lake Sebu.
Shandee Mae Pagco, who was
with the victim during the incident,
said they encroached into the restricted area of the water falls for
picture taking session.
While they were taking pictures,
she noticed that some rocks were
falling from the top of the water
falls.
“I heard a loud impact and saw
Ayana with blood oozing from her
head as she fell into the waters,”
Pagco said.
Resort guests tried to rescue
the victim who was declared dead
while on the way to Lake Sebu municipal hospital.
Ruth Grico, the victim’s mother,
said the management of Lake
Sebu Seven Falls, one of the leading tourist destinations in South
Cotabato, should be held liable for
the freak accident which led to her
daughter’s death.
The resort management is said
to be under the provincial tourism
office of South Cotabato.
“There could be some negligence
on the part of the management
which failed to ensure the safety
of the people who visit the resort,”
Grico said.
South Cotabato police director
Jose Briones said the freak incident
should serve as an eye opener for
the resort management and stakeholders to ensure the safety of local
and foreign tourists who visit the
scenic falls and zip line in the area.
He said the management should
put warning signs in areas which
are restricted to visitors. (Joseph
Jubelag)
Soldier, 2 BIFF men killed in clash
An Army trooper and two
Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom
Fighters (BIFF) members were
killed while three others were
wounded as fresh skirmishes
broke out between government
security forces and the breakaway
rebel group Thursday in Maguindanao.
Col. Dickson Hermoso, the Army’s 6th Infantry Division (6ID)
spokesman, said soldiers from
the 45th Infantry Battalion (45IB)
were passing by Barangay Maitumaig in Datu Unsay town, Maguindanao around 12:45 p.m. when a
roadside bomb exploded.
The blast hit the soldiers’ vehicle, resulting in one killed in action
(KIA) and injuring three others.
A pursuit operation was immedi-
ately launched against a group of
BIFF men believed to have set off
the roadside bomb.
At about 5 p.m., the government
troops caught up with the BIFF
rebels led by one alias “Bongos”
at the vicinity of Barangay Meta,
Datu Unsay.
Hermoso said an hour-long
firefight ensued before the rebels
fled. Two BIFF gunmen were killed
in the clash.
The 6ID spokesman added,
barangay officials are still verifying the identities of the slain BIFF
men. (Elena L. Aben)
Man dies, son hurt in road mishap
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan
– A man died while his son was
hurt Thursday when the bicycle
they were riding on was hit by a
van along national road in Quezon,
Isabela province.
Police identified the fatality as
Benito Joson, a resident of Barangay Barucboc, Quezon, Isabela
province.
Injured was Benito’s son Jaypee
Joson, 6.
Investigation showed that the
victims’ bicycle was hit by a van
behind them.
The driver of the van, Renato
Encomienda, 22, of Barangay Bugallion, Ramon,Isabela, is now
under police custody. (Freddie G.
Lazaro)
6
SATURDAY,
7, 2014 15, 2014
SATURDAY,JUNE
FEBRUARY
EDITORIAL
Medium Rare
Jullie Y. Daza
T
Music vs rumor
HERE we were, the graying concert-going generation, milling
about the lobby of Francisco Santiago
Hall, every one wondering when the
miracle had come about and why no
one could give us any information,
none whatsoever. Two days of sleuthing later, there was still no way to
break the secret. Why would BDO or
its employees refuse to divulge any
news about the renovation of an auditorium that in its used and overused
state over many years had caused
concert goers, performers, and critics
so much grief and hand-wringing?
Finally, the answer came from the
most obvious source, the one hiding in
plain sight, the musician-businessman
who had provided, in the first place,
the piano and “imported” the pianist
from Russia. The spanking new Santiago Hall in BDO’s Makati headquarters, according to flutist Rey Sison (he
is exclusive distributor of Europeanmade pianos, the more exclusive the
better), has been spanking new since
2012. Oh my, and no one in our circle
had known about the renovation for
two years? Was it the power of a vicious rumor that had kept us away,
the rumor that said the shabbiest
auditorium – creaking chairs, uneven
floor, peeling paint, unladylike ladies’
room – was doomed to give way to a
canteen because the new owners had
no musical sense?
How happy we were to prove the
rumormongers wrong! Although two
years “old,” the newly refurbished hall
is now almost unrecognizable. Bright
lights and airy spacing, newly reupholstered chairs, the wooden floor
scraped clean of grime and refinished,
carpets overhauled, airconditioner totally functioning, a glass cube of an
elevator for senior citizens’ comfort
and convenience – what more could
we ask? Even the piano, manufactured by a little-known family bearing
the Kayersburg brand and designed
by the legendary Swiss-German Lothar Thomma, was a heavensent that
night as it gleamed perfectly under the
lights and enhanced the flawless, effortless playing by Sofya Gulyak.
Without a playbill, I recognized only
the first number, Wagner-Liszt’s Pilgrims’ Chorus from Tannheuser, but
it didn’t matter. My heart was singing
the rest of the evening, and so were
my friends’, now that we know musicians have another home, a handsome
and worthy one, to provide us melody,
meditation, and enchantment.
A
New mechanisms
to protect seafarers
MENDMENTS to the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) adopted by the
International Labour Organization (ILO) on February 7, 2006 were developed
by a Joint Working Group formed by ILO and International Maritime Organization to
review MLC 2006. The proposals were adopted by over 300 representatives of the
tripartite maritime groups – seafarers, shipowners, and governments – and would be
sent for approval to the ILO International Labour Conference in May, 2014.
By adopting new mechanisms, the tripartite body built on the success of MLC
2006 and enhanced its provisions to ensure a level playing field for quality shipping
worldwide. Steps were institutionalized to protect abandoned seafarers and provide
for funding to pay parties in cases of death and disability from occupational injury
or hazard.
ILO assured relief and peace of mind to abandoned seafarers and their families
wherever they may be, citing that the latest step to tackle crew abandonment is a
significant and inspiring move. As of March, 2014, ILO’s Abandonment of Seafarers
Database listed 159 unresolved abandoned merchant ships, some dating back to
2006. The new measures will guarantee that seafarers are not abandoned, alone and
legally adrift for months on end, without pay, adequate food and water, and away
from home. Ships are required to carry certificates or other documents to establish
financial security to provide seafarers with outstanding wages while working on board
as well as repatriation and other costs until they arrive home. Failure to provide this
protection may mean that a ship can be detained in a port.
MLC 2006 came into force on August 20, 2013, to ensure the protection and
welfare of 1.2 million world’s seafarers, including the 400,000 Filipino workers in
international and domestic shipping. Adopted during the 94th ILO Convention in
Geneva, Switzerland, on February 7, 2006, it is an international agreement under
which countries and territories, including employers, observe, protect, and promote
the standards of seafarers’ working condition. To date, 57 ILO Member-States,
representing over 80% of world’s gross tonnage of ships, have ratified MLC 2006.
The Philippines was the 30th ILO member-state that ratified it on August 20, 2012,
through adoption by Malacañang and concurrence by Philippine Senate. Filipino
seafarers comprise 30% of 1.2 million seafarers worldwide. They man ships at sea
– from luxury cruise ships to giant oil tankers and rigs and container ships.
SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014
Dear Manay Gina
Gina de Venecia
Love hurts
Dear Manay Gina,
I think I’m finally in love. My
man has a strong personality
but he is responsible and can
be very lovable. The only thing
going against him is his bad
temper. Every time he is feeling
insecure, depressed, or upset
about something, he takes it out
on me. Well, maybe because I
am the one who is always with
him. Do you think he will still
change? He’s 35. What should
I do?
Lolit
Dear Lolit,
You should take violence, verbal
or otherwise, very seriously. It is
extremely dangerous to place
yourself at the whim of another
person’s mood because you
constantly have to think about
how you can please him. That is
not fair, and you deserve more.
So, address this issue, once and
for all. And if he will not reform,
leave him and take the time to
love yourself. Real love does
not wish to hurt. In the Bible,
the book of Corinthians, chapter
13, verses 4 to 7 say that “Love
is patient, love is kind. It does
not envy, it does not boast, it is
not proud. It does not dishonor
others, it is not self-seeking, it is
not easily angered, and it keeps
no record of wrongs. Love does
not delight in evil but rejoices
with the truth. It always protects,
always trusts, always hopes, and
always perseveres.”
Real love is anything but pain!
Affectionately,
Manay Gina
***
“You know you’re in love
when you can’t fall asleep
because reality is finally
better than your dreams.”
― Dr. Seuss
***
Send questions to
[email protected]
Veterans honor fallen
in 70th D-Day rites
C O L L E V I L L E -S U R- M E R ,
France – Veterans and Normandy residents are paying
tribute to the thousands who
gave their lives in the D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France
70 years ago.
As the Sun rose Friday over
Omaha Beach, flags flew at
half-staff. Hundreds of people
gathered to remember the largest amphibious invasion in history, on June 6, 1944.
Veterans joined soldiers serv-
ing in the US 29th Infantry Division, standing at attention in
dress uniforms on the beach. A
military band stood nearby, as
a strong wind blew.
World leaders and dignitaries, including President Barack
Obama and Queen Elizabeth II,
will gather to honor the more
than 150,000 American, British, Canadian, and other Allied
D-Day troops who risked and
gave their lives to defeat Adolf
Hitler’s Third Reich. (AP)
NoKor detains American
SEOUL, South Korea – An
American tourist has been detained in North Korea for allegedly committing an unspecified
crime, the country’s official news
agency reported yesterday.
The Korean Central News
Agency said that authorities
were investigating the American
for allegedly committing acts inconsistent with the purpose of a
tourist visit. It did not give de-
tails.
“American citizen Jeffrey Edward Fowle entered the DPRK as
a tourist on April 29 and acted in
violation of the DPRK law, contrary to the purpose of tourism
during his stay,’’ KCNA reported,
referring to the country’s official
name, the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea.
He is the third American currently held in North Korea. (AP)
Special Report
Erik Espina
K-12
P
EOPLE migration and
run-away urban development will continue to exhaust, if not overwhelm, social infrastructures of metro
local governments (including
national agencies with special mandates) if they fail to
reverse the policy and seriously enforce a national program to decongest centers of
population and economic activity. Because many of these
services are given for charity,
with a voters I.D. to qualify
every new “resident”, regardless where his home may be
found, the cycle of seducing
more provincial travelers adventuring into the city where
friends or relative may be “in-
Reflections Today
The beloved
disciple
Gospel Reading: Jn 21:20-25
E T E R
turned and
saw the disciple
fo l l o w i n g
whom Jesus
loved, the one
who had also
reclined upon
his chest during the supper
and had said, “Master, who
is the one who will betray
you?” When Peter saw him,
he said to Jesus, “Lord, what
about him?” Jesus said to
him, “What if I want him to
remain until I come? What
concern is it of yours? You
f o l l o w m e .” S o t h e w o r d
spread among the brothers
that that disciple would not
die. But Jesus had not told
him that he would not die,
just “What if I want him to
remain until I come? [What
concern is it of yours?]”
P
7
formally settling” is inevitable.
By 2020, roughly, the metro
area is predicted to reach 30M
people. Expect toxic garbage,
traffic, crime, floods, grime and
dangerous levels in the air our
children will breathe. Thank
God, politicians will inhale the
same pollution! This will also
result, like this class opening, to additional water closets turned into classrooms?
Exploding student enrollees
hence – recalibrating student
to class ratio? Teacher to student ratio? Accommodating
morning, afternoon, evening
slots for classes, if not 3 day
classes? On the national level
regarding K to 12 (basic education – kindergarten plus 12
years of grade school with Junior and Senior High School),
the late former Vice President
Salvador Laurel always had a
saying when I was working
for him, “When the kitchen is
on fire, you do not have the
luxury to choose what’s for
dinner”. The government bit
more than it could chew on
what may be a commendable
program. Did we not (and
still do) have a huge problem
with the lack of classrooms
and teachers nationwide? We
debated about the priority of
whether to spend the small
budgetary pie on first fixing
the back-log on classrooms,
or teachers. I chose the latter. Solve the requirement
for teachers nationwide, then
even like Christ under a tree,
our children will learn. Classrooms to follow. K-12 may be
shoe-horned later on. Here in
Negros Oriental listening to a
popular radio program, majority of reactors (text and mostly by phone) were dissident
with K-12. “If the middle class
is even complaining about the
added cost, how about majority of the marginalized in our
society?”
It is this disciple who
testifies to these things and
has written them, and we
know that his testimony is
true. There are also many
other things that Jesus did,
but if these were to be
described individually, I do
not think the whole world
would contain the books that
would be written.
Reflections
LORD, WHAT ABOUT HIM?
Peter asks what will happen
to the Beloved Disciple.
Peter has been warned of
his suffering.
Will John experience the
same fate? Jesus replies by
telling Peter to focus on his
own discipleship.
I n J o h n ’s c o m m u n i t y, i t
was perhaps believed that
Jesus would soon return and
find the Beloved Disciple
still alive. But by the time
the gospel was written, the
Beloved Disciple must have
already died. And so the
e va n g e l i s t c l a r i f i e s : J e s u s
did not say that the disciple
would not die.
The Gospel concludes with
the author’s declaration that
there are many other things
that Jesus did that are not
included in the book, an
echo of the first ending (cf Jn
20:30-31). But what is written
is enough to solicit faith that
Jesus is the Messiah, the Son
of God, and the end result of
this faith is eternal life.
Hence, John’s gospel is not
strictly a biography of Jesus,
but a proclamation of faith in
him intended to awaken faith
in other people. It is a record
of testimonies of those who
came to know Jesus. Above
all this, it is the witness of
the Beloved Disciple.
* * *
Jesus continues to speak
and be present to us
through the gospels.
Let us believe the gospels
and make them our
guide to eternal life.
* * *
SOURCE: “366 Days
with the Lord,” ST PAULS,
7 7 0 8 S t . P a u l R d ., S A V,
M a k a t i C i ty ( P h i l s .) ; Te l . :
8 9 5 - 9 7 0 1 ; Fa x 8 9 5 - 7 3 2 8 ;
E-mail: publishing@stpauls.
p h ; We b s i t e : h tt p : / / w w w.
stpauls.ph.
8
~
,.",IIU
[email protected]
SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014
Maricar still not ready
to get pregnant
FIRST wedding anniversary nina
Richard Poon at Maricar Reyes on
June 9. Pero wala pa silang anak. Ani
Maricar sa presscon ng "Sana Bukas
Pa ang Kahapon," pinag-usapan nila
'yun ng kanyang husband na after
they get married, silang dalawa lang
muna for one year para ma-enjoy
nila ang isa't isa.
Ngayong one year na silang kasal,
nagkataon namang may bagong
project si Maricar sa ABS-CBN.
Aniya, ayaw niyang magbuntis na
may ginagawa siyang teleserye,
kaya made-delay ang pagkakaroon
nila ng baby ni Richard.
Supportive at understanding
husband ito, kaya happy si Maricar
at feeling lucky na si Richard ang
napangasawa niya. Hindi isyu sa
Dina: Pauleen
leave 'Bulaga'
kanilang mag-asawa kung 4 or
5 a.m. siya (Maricar) nakakauwi
ng bahay after ng taping niya ng
SBPAK. Sa bay pa rin silang nagbebreakfast ni Richard.
Stepsister ni Bea Alonzo ang role
ni Maricar sa SBPAK. Kontrabida
rito si Maricar at aniya, she doesn't
mind. Trabaho lang 'yun and she
does her best na magampanan ang
hinihingi ng karakter niya dahil big
challenge ito sa kanya.
Powerhouse cast ang SBPAK na
tampok din sina Eddie Garcia,
Susan Roces, Anita Linda, Albert
Martinez, Tonton Gutierrez, Paulo
Avelino. May special participation
sina Christian Vasquez, Bembol
Roco, Chinggoy Alonso at Precious
Lara Quigaman. Sa June 16 ang
Timing
Rowena Agilada
MARICAR Reyes
pilot telecast ng SBPAK. Hatid
ng Dreamscape Entertainment
Television. (Rowena Agilada)
she really is. The skin
flawless, the figure
shapely, the face
beautiful (mixture of
Filipina and Spanish
features).
And the hair soft and
silky, sweet smelling.
Thanks to Hana
shampoo.
Ronald Constantino
'W
A
LAN G
PAHINGA'
- There are a
number of "mga
babaeng walang pahinga" in
showbiz, among them Marian
Rivera.
Look, she has several television
shows; stars in movies; and
travels allover the country and
the world as GMA representative.
Marian also has one or two
or three advocacies, including
helping fishermen who lost
their livelihood because of
supertyphoon Yolanda.
Then there's a thousand and
one endorsements she has to
attend to.
Does Marian have the time to
rest, to sleep?
Well, Marian manages to find
the time, keeping herself pretty
and fit.
A few hours of rest and sleep
and she's ready to face the
world, the camera, the public,
the media.
•
NATURAL BEAUTY Marian Rivera recently faced
entertainment writers - print and
broadcast - to introduce a beauty
•
MARIAN Rivera (Yes!)
product she's endorsing, Hana, a
Japanese shampoo brand which
is made of 100 percent natural
ingredients - no chemicals - "kind"
to all kinds of hair.
The choice of Marian to be Hana
endorser is most apt, perfect for the
shampoo's campaign highlighting
natural beauty.
You see, Marian is no "salamat
po doctor" or "produkto ng
siyensa" beauty. At 29, she remains
"untouched" by surgical procedures
to enhance her looks and figure.
Hence there's no need to
photoshop her billboards and
pictorials. What you see is what
NO kaya ang reaction
nina Pauleen Luna at Pia
Guanio sa sinabi ni Dina
Bonnevie na for delicadeza, isa
dapat sa kanila ang mag-resign
sa "Eat Bulaga"?
Kilala si Ms. D sa pagiging
outspoken at 'yun ang pahayag
niya sa mga nakausap na
entertainment writers sa
presscon ng "Sana Bukas Pa
ang Kahapon." Isa si Ms. D
sa mga artistang paboritong
interbyuhin dahil sa pagiging
vocal niya sa mga saloobin niya
sa mga isyung hinihingan siya
ng reaction.
Tama naman ang ex-wife
ni Vic Sotto sa sinabi niyang
kapag napapanood sa "Eat
Bulaga" na magkasama pa
sina Pia at Pauleen sa isang
segment, hindi maiwasang
mag-isip ang televiewers ng
kung anu-ano. Hindi lang si
A
Marian Rivera is
'natural beauty'
Highspeed
Enterta
MISUNDERSTOOD
- Marian's being
natural extends to her
personality. Straight
talking, honest with
her feelings, very
transparent.
Which some people
misunderstand
and misinterpret, thinking or
concluding she's "antipatica,
suplada, isnabera."
Which is very far from the real
Marian Rivera.
When people get to know her
well, they realize she's really
friendly and warm, so sincere, so
- that word again - natural.
As friends from the press,
among them Nora Calderon, say:
"Totoong tao si Marian. Di siya
plastikada."
Well, it takes sometime to know
her well. But once people do, they
say: "Natural si Marian .. . di lang sa
beauty, pati sa ugali."
Well said.
Basta Everyday Happy
Chef Boy Logro
UM yum yum, mga
Kapuso! Isang kakaibang
dessert ba ang hanap
Y
Ms. Dang nakakapansin nu'n,
pati ang mga tagasubaybay ng
naturang noontime show.
Imagine nga naman,
magkasama sa isang show ang
ex at current GF's ni Vic? Paano
kaya nati-take nina Pia at Pauleen
ang isa't isa? 0, nagpaplastikan
na lang sila? Whatever! Sa mga
ex-GF ni Vic, tanging si Pia
lang ang hindi nag-resign sa
"Eat Bulaga."
In any case, happy si Ms.
D na kasama siya sa SBPAK
at isang mahalagang role ang
ginagampanan niya. Happily
married siya kay Ilocos Sur
Vice Gov. Deogracias Victor
Savellano na, ani Ms. D, ay very
supportive sa kanyang career.
Sa Ilocos naka-base silang magasawa, pero pinayagan siya (Ms.
D) ng kanyang husband na kapag
may taping siya ng SBPAK, sa QC
muna siya. May bahay si Ms. D ~
sa isang exclusive subdivision
sa QC. May restaurant naman
ang husband niya sa QC rin,
ang Victorino's sa Scout Rallos
at 11th Jamboree streets.
Banana an~
ninyo upang maibsan ang init
na hatid ng summer? Worry no
more dahil ang ihahanda natin
ngayon ay tiyak na magpapaalis
INGREDIENTS:
Crepe batter
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 to 2 cups milk
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon melted butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
pinch of salt
Topping
1 jar hazelnut chocolate spread
1 jar peanut butter
5 bananas, sliced
1 vanilla ice cream
~----------------------------.
· men t
In
Editor
SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014
or Pia should
for delicadeza
It's been a while na hindi
napanood sa TV ang mag-inang
Lorna Tolentino at Renz Fernandez.
Huling napanood si Renz sa
"Prinsesa ng Buhay Ko" with Kris
Bernal and Aljur Abrenica. Si LT
naman, sa isang teleserye with
Dingdong Dantes sa GMA7.
Sa episode na mapapanood
ngayong
Sabado
sa
"Magpakailanman," pinagsama
sina LT at Renz sa "Mag-inang
Aborsyonista: The Azon and Alvin
Note Story." Dala ng kahirapan,
napilitan sina Corazon at Malvin
na pasukin ang iligal na gawaing
ito.
Alamin kung maitatama pa
kaya ng mag-ina ang mali nilang
gawain. Magbago pa kaya ang
kanilang kapalaran? 0, habang
buhay nilang dadalhin ang tatak
na mag-inang aborsyonista? Tutok
lang sa "Magpakailanman" sa
bago nitong time slot pagkatapos
ng GMA Blockbuster.
choco peanut crepes
sa inyong pawis at magpapasaya
sa tag-a raw - ang Banana
and Choco Peanut Crepes.
Hindi n'yo na kailangan pang
lumabas sa inyong mga bahay.
Sigurado ring magpapatamis
ito ng pagsasama ng inyong
pamilya.
-----------------------------~
added, stir in the melted butter and
PROCEDURE:
1. Sift the flour with salt into a bowl.
Make a well in the center, then add the
egg and egg yolk. Pour in the milk slowly
and stir constantly. When half has been
vanilla. Beat well until smooth.
2. Add the remaining milk, cover,
and let stand at room temperature
for at least 20 minutes before
using.
3. The batter should be the
consistency of light cream. Heat a
well-greased 6-inch skillet. Add 1/4
cup of batter. Tip skillet from side
to side until batter covers bottom.
Cook until the bottom is golden
brown, then turn and remove to
a plate. Repeat with remaining
batter.
4. Spread a thin layer of chocolate
hazelnut spread and peanut butter
onto crepe, and place the banana
slices down the center. Roll or fold
crepe.
5. Top with a scoop of vanilla ice
cream.
Para sa masasarap na recipes mula
sa eksperto, patuloy na manood ng
"Basta Every Day Happy" sa GMA.
.IIII/PII
9
How Bea makes
decent kissing scenes
Mag-inang
aborsyonista
~
~
NESTOR CUARTERO
Trailer
Nestor Cuartero
usT A THOUGHT: "And 1 saw
that there is nothing better for
a man than to rejoice in his
work; for this is his lot." - Ecclesiastes
3:22
l
***
PROMOTED AS DIRECTOR:
After surviving a near fatal attack on
his life by a disgruntled lover, former
actor Ricky Rivero considers himself
semi-retired in the game of lost and
found love, and lust.
More focused on his career this
time, Ricky is finally promoted to
full-fledged director status via revived
TV series, "Ipaglaban Mo," which
premieres on ABS-CBN on June 7
(Saturday) after "Showtime."
At the program's media launch
held recently, Ricky was introduced
formally as one of four directors
handling the legal drama series. He
joins a list that also includes veteran
directors Eric Quizon, Lino Cayetano,
Erik Salud, and Rechie del Carmen.
Ricky is thankful that his time as a
TV director has finally come. Before
"Ipaglaban Mo," he served as second
unit director to many an established
TV director, whom he considers his
mentors.
"Ipaglaban Mo" also marks the
return of Lino Cayetano, now a
congressman representing Taguig,
as a director. Cayetano says he can't
say no to the comebacking show for
sentimental reasons. He cut his milk
teeth as a TV director on the show.
"Ipaglaban's" maiden episode on
BEA Alonzo as Emmanuelle Romero (left) and Rose Buenavista
its return narrates how a young boy
aCCidentally kills his nanny after firing
a gun. Atty. Jose Sison is joined by his
son Atty. Jopet, in hosting the show,
which ran for a long time between the
late 80s and early 90s on Channel 2.
***
BY THE WAY ... Bea Alonzo was
close to levitating at the presscon of
her new series, "Sana Bukas Pa ang
Kahapon."
Two of her co-stars, Susan Roces
and Dina Bonnevie, professed their
admiration for the actress whose
career, they said, they followed
closely.
"I never missed any of her films,"
said Dina.
For her part, Susan said Bea is
admirable for doing the most decent
of kissing scenes. The actress couldn't
believe what she was hearing, but
nonetheless said afterwards that
that's just the way she does it, even
RICKY Rivero
off-screen?
Meanwhile, the media
department of ABS-CBN declared
Bea a movie queen. Susan agreed
wholeheartedly.
"Sana Bukas Pa ang Kahapon," set
to premiere on June 16, stars Albert
Martinez, Paulo Avelino, Eddie Garcia,
among others.
Liam Payne sorry for leaked video
ONE Direction's Liam Payne recently took to Twitter to express
regret over the leaked video showing Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlison
allegedly smoking marijuana.
"I love my boys and maybe things have gone a little sideways 1
apologize for that," Payne wrote on Sunday in a series of tweets.
He reasoned, "We are only in our 20's we all do stupid things
at this age."
Although he added that he and his band mates "all have a lot
of growing up to do in an extreme circumstance," he pointed out
that it's not an "excuse."
Payne hopes that they will get over the debacle in time.
He made clear that they're not taking their celeb status "for
granted," pointing out, "I'm extremely grateful to be here doing
this."
Payne thanked everyone who continue to support the band
saying, " ...just know that we love you guys for it and it means the
world." (Pau Aguilera/mb.com.ph)
10
SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014
Entertainment
Cayabyab mounts benefit concert
to rebuild typhoon-hit churches
“MUSIC heals. It heals the hurt, the sadness and
loss of loved ones. Music rebuilds confidence, as
well as rebuilds our places of worship destroyed
by nature’s wrath.” These were the resounding
words of Maestro Ryan Cayabyab to herald his
forthcoming benefit concert featuring sacred music for the reconstruction of churches and chapels
in Yolanda-hit Samar and Leyte.
Papal awardee Cayabyab, in
partnership with Caritas Manila,
is set to hold “Rise! Rebuilding
from the Ruins” which aims
to collect around R20 million
to reconstruct 20 churches in
the two Visayan provinces that
were gravely hit by Yolanda last
year.
Both celebrating 60 years of
life, Cayabyab and Caritas Manila will collaborate with the
country’s leading orchestras,
choirs, and renowned vocalists
on the concert set June 11 at
the newly-renovated and reopened Manila Cathedral with
participation of Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal
Tagle.
The concert will feature Basil Valdez, Dulce, Jed Madela, Mezzo-Soprano Clarissa
Ocampo, and Ervin Lumauag
together with seven Philippinebased choirs, Voices of Aloha
from the University of Hawaii
and the Philippine Philharmonic
Orchestra.
According to Esther Santos,
president of the PLDT-Smart
Foundation, in a media press
conference Tuesday, the Maestro came up with the benefit
performance in February over
lunch of “sinigang” in return
for all the blessings he received
including the Papal Award Pro
Ecclesia et Pontifice for his sacred works.
The event will also serve as
a fulfillment of the Maestro’s
dream to have a 100-member
orchestra. “It was a dream of
mine, that one day, I would
have about a 100-voice choir
in an orchestra to sing all my
sacred works,” he said.
Some of Cayabyab’s pieces
that will be showcased in the
concert are “Gloria” from “Misa
2000,” “Anima Christi,” “Lamb
‘Shrek’ is on GMA
TODAY experience a weekend evening of family bonding
as GMA Network presents the
American
animated/comedy
film “Shrek the Third” via “GMA
Blockbusters.”
The third installment to the
successful “Shrek” movie series combines unique fairy tale
story and comedy that begins
RYAN Cayabyab
ABS-CBN wins Grand Stevie Award
ABS-CBN recently bagged a
Grand Stevie Award at the prestigious Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards,
making it the only Filipino company to receive the highest honor
out of five companies in the region
during its gala awards banquet in
Seoul, South Korea.
The Grand Stevie Award not
only brought honor to ABS-CBN,
but also put the Philippines in
the regional spotlight. It was presented to the highest-scoring entries from five nations from which
the award-giving body received
the most entries this year. Other
Grand Stevie Award winners were
companies from Australia, Indonesia, South Korea, and Singapore.
The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards
recognized ABS-CBN’s business
achievements in the past year,
most especially its efforts to provide public service to Filipinos by
launching the “Tulong Na, Tabang
Na, Tayo Na” campaign that included initiatives such as the sell-
ing of Tulong shirts, star-studded
Tulong fund-raising concerts to
help the victims of typhoon Yolanda, and conducting relief and rehabilitation efforts for the victims
of typhoon Pablo, Zamboanga crisis, and Bohol quake.
At the banquet, Santos-Concio
also personally received the Gold
Stevie Awards for ABS-CBN in the
Services Company of the Year
category for the Philippines and
the Woman of the Year category
for all Asia-Pacific nations (except
Australia and South Korea).
The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards
is the first business awards program to recognize achievement
in business in all 22 nations of
the Asia-Pacific region. It is the
newest of the Stevie Awards programs, which is widely considered
to be the world’s premier business
awards, conferring recognition in
the workplace for more than a
decade for programs such as The
International Business Awards.
of God,” “The Apostles’ Creed,”
and “Our Father.” The show will
be capped by his Latin song “Te
Deum.”
Caritas is the social service
arm of the Catholic Church
which responds to the need of
the people. The show is sponsored by PLDT-Smart Foundation, OneMeralco Foundation
and the Cultural Center of the
Philippines. (Karl Cedrick G.
Basco)
with the wedding of Shrek and
Fiona. As the newlyweds prepare to enjoy their happily ever
after, the sudden death of Fiona’s father King Harold shocks
the kingdom.
“GMA Blockbusters” airs after
“Vampire ang Daddy Ko.”
TRAIN YOUR DRAGON. America Ferrera voices the Nordic,
blonde and blue-eyed fictional character, Astrid, in ‘How to Train
Your Dragon 2,’ the second film in the animated 3D trilogy about
a young Hiccup and his dragon, Toothless. Meanwhile, Canadian
actor Jay Baruchel voices the intrepid hero, Hiccup, who’s flying
around and discovering new territories, exploring the world with
his dragon. The film opens on June 11 from DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox, distributed by Warner Bros.
SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014
11
Beastie Boys
wins $1.7
million in
copyright case
vs Monster
Beverage
BEASTIE Boys’ fight for their right to not let Monster Beverage Corp use the hip-hop group’s music
without their permission resulted in a verdict of $1.7
million on Thursday.
A federal jury in Manhattan issued the verdict on
the eighth day of trial in a copyright dispute between
members of the Brooklyn-born band and the energy
drink maker over songs the band says Monster used
without a license in a 2012 promotional video.
The Beastie Boys had sought up to $2.5 million for
copyright infringement and false endorsement.
Monster countered that it owed no more than
$125,000, calling the case “illogical” and saying an
employee had mistakenly believed the company had
permission to use the music.
Beastie Boys members Adam Horovitz, or “AdRock,” and Michael Diamond, or “Mike D,” attended
much of the trial and both testified. After the verdict
was read, Horovitz hugged his wife, musician Kathleen Hanna.
“We’re happy,” Horovitz said after the hearing. “We
just want to thank the jury.”
Reid Kahn, a lawyer for Monster, said the company
would appeal.
Filed in August 2012, the lawsuit centered on an
online video promoting an annual snowboarding
competition the company organizes and sponsors in
Canada called “Ruckus in the Rockies.”
The video, which Monster uploaded to YouTube,
featured the competition and an after-party attended
by DJs, including Z-Trip. It included a remix by ZTrip of Beastie Boys songs, including “Sabotage,” “So
Watcha Want” and “Make Some Noise.” (Reuters)
12 SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014
AGOS
Comics
RICHEL G. DOROTAN/LOUIE CELERIO
Sports
19 jins to World
University meet
Nineteen men and women
will carry the Philippines/SMART
Team colors in the 2014 World
University Taekwondo Championships slated June 8-14 in Hohhot,
China.
Led by officials Roberto Cruz,
Dindo Simpao and Jean Pierre
Sabido, the Filipinos will compete
in the kyorugi (free sparring) and
poomsae (forms) events of the
tournament featuring the world’s
best university athletes.
The Filipino campaigners in
kyorugi are:
Men – Francis Aaron Agojo,
Enrique Edgardo Mora IV, Lorenz
Chavez, Arven Alcantara, Eddtone
Lumasac, Christian Al Dela Cruz
and Nicole Zapata.
Women – Korina Paladin, Ronnielette Balancio, Nicole Abigail
Cham, Clouie Bolinas, Patricia
Francesca Gonzalez and Jane Rafaelle Narra.
Poomsae – Vidal Marvin Gabriel, Dustin Jacob Mella, Raphael
Enrico Mella, Juvenile Faye Crisos-
tomo, Leanarda Nicole Landrito
and Jocel Lyn Ninobla.
“It is a great opportunity and
exposure for our athletes to participate in the World University
championships,” says Philippine
Taekwondo Association CEO Sun
Chon Hong. “It will also serve as
a good preparation for our participation in the 17th Asian Games
this year in Incheon, Korea.”
The Philippines has always
been considered one of the leading contenders in international
competitions. In the 2012 World
University tourney in Pocheon,
Korea, Mary Anjelay Pelaez
bagged a silver medal in sparring
while Leanarda Landrito and Patricia Mae Sembrano copped two
bronzes in poomsae.
Landrito is hopeful of winning
again for the team which is supported by MVP Sports Foundation, Smart Communications Inc.,
PLDT, TV5 and Philippine Sports
Commission in its week-long China campaign.
to win its second league title in
three seasons.
The victory put Global at 50
points, seven ahead of the Loyola
Meralco Sparks in the title race.
The club can clinch the crown
with a win over Pachanga Diliman
on Thursday.
Loyola survived a late onslaught
by Pachanga Diliman in the other
game with a 3-2 win to keep its
flickering title hopes alive.
The Sparks regained sole possession of second with 43 points,
but destiny in not in their hands
anymore with three matches re-
13
Fine start by Lefty
MEMPHIS (AFP) – Phil Mickelson,
building momentum for next week’s
US Open, birdied three of his last
four holes Thursday to fire a threeunder par 67 at the storm-hit PGA
St. Jude Classic.
The 43-year-old American lefthander, a five-time major champion,
can complete a career grand slam
with a victory in next week’s major
championship at Pinehurst.
But Mickelson has a history of
heartache at the event, having finished second a record six times, the
first of those coming at Pinehurst in
1999.
That’s why Mickelson, who began
his round off the 10th tee, was so
happy with his finishing flourish.
“Finishing the round the way I did,
it’s what I needed to do,’’ Mickelson
said. “It’s the kind of momentum I
needed going into the US Open.’’
American Ben Crane held the
clubhouse lead after an opening 63
concluded in milder conditions in the
wake of a 3 1/2-hour storm delay
that saw the first round suspended
by darkness.
Global nears UFC crown
Game Tomorrow
(Emperador Stadium,
McKinley Hill)
8:30 p.m. – Socceroo vs Kaya
Global FC moved on the cusp of
winning its second United Football League title in three seasons
as it rolled to a 7-0 romp of Philippine Army-GTI last Thursday at
the Emperador Stadium in McKinley Hill.
Iranian
Milad
Behgandom
scored two goals in the 12th and
16th minutes to set the tone for
Global’s early rampage and put a
stranglehold in the club’s quest
SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014
maining.
In order to win the crown on
a miracle, Loyola will need to
prevail against Stallion, Pasargad
and Kaya coupled with a gigantic Global slip-up in its last four
games.
Global’s win over Army-GTI
also erased the bitter memory
of Saturday’s stinging 7-0 loss to
DPMM Brunei in the first round of
the Singapore Cup.
The defeat was considered a
disappointment after Global finished fourth in last year’s Singapore Cup.
Answer yesterday
Peter Malnati was in the clubhouse
on 65 with fellow American Joe Durant and two-time US Open winner
Retief Goosen of South Africa on 66
and Mickelson in a pack on 67.
Among 60 players unable to complete the round, the low score belonged to American Billy Horschel,
who was five-under with two holes
to finish.
Australian Stuart Appleby was on
four-under with one hole remaining, with Zach Johnson on the same
spot with three holes to play and
Jason Bohn also at four-under with
four holes to finish.
Mickelson birdied the par-5 16th
but closed his first nine holes with
a bogey, rolling a putt 10 feet past
the cup.
“That was a touch issue and it’s
something I’ll have to work on to
get ready for next week,’’ Mickelson
said.
He followed a bogey at the second with a birdie at the par-5 third,
but then responded with a five-foot
birdie putt at the sixth, a seven-footer at the par-3 eighth and a closing
12-footer at the par-4 ninth.
Goosen, another major winner
warming up the week before Pinehurst, began on the back nine and
ran off three birdies in a row starting at 13. He added another at 17
after sticking a second shot from
the right rough five feet from the
pin.
SILIP
JOHNNY DECENA
Pugad Lawin
N
OBODY – horses included – is indispensable!
For second choice Pugad Lawin scored a stunning upset victory over
the super-outstanding favorite Hagdang Bato in last Sunday’s rich R3.8-Million
“PCSO Silver Cup” Race at the Santa Ana Saddle and Clubs Leisure Park in
Naic, Cavite.
Owned by Mr. A.V. Tan, Jr. and saddled by “El Maestro the III” Jesse B.
Guce, Pugad Lawin registered a fast time of 2 minutes and 7.4 seconds with
fraction times of 25’-25-23’-27’ for the 2,000-meter distance to win the top
prize of R2.5 Million.
It was actually a two-horse Race for the two protagonists as the other
contenders were very, very far behind. But, nearing the finish line Hagdang
Bato could not survive the pressure given him by Pugad Lawin and settled for
the runnerup prize of R700,000 for owner Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur
C. Abalos, Jr.
Although many fans were disappointed, the bayang karerista who made
Hagdang Bato their “paninggel” in the WTA, were all praise for the gutsy
Pugad Lawin who bested the much ballyhoed Hagdang Bato by 4 lengths at
the wire.
Third placer Tensile Strength received R350,000 while 4th placer and comefrom-behind Spinning Ridge got R250,000.
Dahil sa pagkatalo ng Hagdang Bato na nakalikom nang malaking benta sa
takilya, walang tumama sa 1st set ng WTA covering Races 1 to 7. Ang carry
over dito ay umabot sa halagang R2,169,773.73. Ang mga naka-6 points dito
ay tumanggap ng consolation prize of R1,611.00 each.
Ang Pick-6 naman covering Races 3 to 8 – Race 4 ang PCSO Silver Cup
– ay nagkaroon lamang ng 2 winners na nagkamit ng premyong R493,762.20
each.
Nagsipanalo rito in commemoration of the 334th Araw Ng Makati Racing
Festival ay ang Miss Delicious, Great Bull Run, Good Connection, Pugad Lawin,
Wanna Change, Be Humble, My Wife Knows All, Yes Beauty, Paris Melody,
King Ramfire, Karapatan, Billy The Kid at Maximum Velocity or combinations
9-6-6-7-9-5-5-4-4-4-5-4-6.
Ang Good Connection na nagwagi sa Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay, Jr. Cup
ay nagkamit ng premyong R180,000 para sa may aring E.E.G.Development
Corporation.
At Santa Ana pa rin last Saturday, kanselado ang last 5 Races due to technical problems pero ang natuloy na 1st Leg ng WTA dito ay nagbunga pa ng
dibidendong R34,953.60 kung saan nagtambalan ang Kaiserslautern, Unica
Champ, Castle Cat, So So Lucky, Yoana, Batang Balara at August Moon or
combinations 5-6-2-6-5-8-8.
There you are!
See you guys at our favorite Samson’s Billiard and/or at Obet dela Paz Momay’s Carinderia OTB at Marick, Cainta.
Good Luck and happy panting!!
14
SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014
Sports
Sharapova
storms into
French final
PARIS (AP) – Might be
easier said than done. Still,
Maria Sharapova offered a tidy
aphorism to sum up the formula
that’s carried her to a third
consecutive French Open final.
“It’s not how you finish a first
set,” Sharapova said, “it’s how
you finish the last set.”
Right now, no one is a better
closer than she is on clay. Nearing
a second championship at Roland
Garros, and fifth Grand Slam
trophy overall, Sharapova gritted
her way to yet another comeback
victory, beating 18th-seeded
Eugenie Bouchard of Canada
4-6, 7-5, 6-2 in the semifinals
Thursday.
“If some things are not working
out, I don’t just want to quit in
the middle. Because when you
lose the first set or a few games
or you’re down a break, that’s
not the end of the match,”
Sharapova said. “That’s the type
of philosophy that I play with.”
She famously described herself
years ago as feeling like a “cow
on ice” on clay, but Sharapova
now has won her past 19 matches
that went to three sets on the
demanding surface.
In Saturday’s final, the No. 7seeded Sharapova will face No.
4 Simona Halep, a 22-year-old
Romanian who never before had
been past the quarterfinals at a
major. Halep turned in a much
more straightforward victory
than Sharapova, eliminating No.
28 Andrea Petkovic of Germany
6-2, 7-6 (4).
“I have a lot of confidence in
myself now,” said Halep, who a
year ago was ranked only 57th
and lost in the first round in Paris
for the third time since 2010. “I
played really well here; a few
good matches. But next round
will be very tough. I know Maria.
She’s a great champion.”
She is 0-3 against Sharapova.
But Halep has claimed seven
titles since the start of last season
— “Impressive 12 months,” she
called it — and used her smooth
movement and smart angles to
win all 12 sets she’s played these
two weeks.
Sharapova took a more difficult
route to her ninth Grand Slam
final.
In the fourth round against
2011 U.S. Open champion
Samantha Stosur, Sharapova
trailed 6-3, 4-3, then won the
last nine games.
In the quarterfinals against
20-year-old Garbine Muguruza,
the woman who stunned Serena
Williams last week, Sharapova
trailed 6-1, 5-4, then won nine
of the last 10 games.
That pattern continued against
another 20-year-old, Bouchard.
After dropping the first set, then
standing two games from defeat
at 5-all in the second, Sharapova
won eight of the last 10 games.
She did it by playing aggressively
in crunch time, risking more but
also coming through more. After
Bouchard’s ability to take the ball
early helped her build a 13-8
edge in winners in the first set,
Sharapova had a 25-16 edge in
that category over the last two,
celebrating most by shaking her
left fist and crying, “Come on!”
“She kind of elevated her
game a little bit,” said Bouchard,
who had been 9-0 in Grand
Slam matches when winning the
opening set.
This was only Bouchard’s fifth
major tournament, her second in
a row reaching the semifinals.
Less than two years ago,
Bouchard was at the junior
level, winning the Wimbledon
girls’ title.
“She is literally just scratching
the surface,” said Nick Saviano,
Bouchard’s coach. “She can play
a much, much higher level as
she goes along. She’s going to
get faster. She’s going to get
stronger.”
The 27-year-old Sharapova
already owns a career Grand
Slam, with titles at Wimbledon in
2004, the U.S. Open in 2006, the
Australian Open in 2008, and the
French Open two years ago.
And for someone who used to
have a hard time on clay, she is
53-4 with six titles on it since
the start of 2012; three of those
losses came against Williams,
including in the 2013 French
Open final.
RUSSIA’S Maria Sharapova celebrates winning the semifinal match of the French Open tennis
tournament against Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France,
Thursday, June 5, 2014. Sharapova won in three sets 4-6, 7-5, 6-2. (AP)
“Sharapova does a good job
of trying to stay in the moment,”
Saviano said. “She’s got a lot of
experience and a lot of fight. And
she’s been around a long time.”
Sharapova put aside various
problems she had Thursday,
including nine double-faults, two
that wasted set points at 5-3 in
the second. She showed terrific
defense and court coverage
when it counted most, forcing
Bouchard to hit extra shots.
Most important, at 2-1 in
both the second and third sets,
Bouchard raced to 40-love leads
on her serve, only to have
Sharapova steel herself and wind
up breaking.
“I didn’t feel that I was playing
my best,” Sharapova said. “I
fought, I scrambled, and I found
a way to win.”
Strikes peril
holding of
World Cup
SAO PAULO (AP) – World Cup
organizers have fretted for a year
over the possibility that a resurgence of mass anti-government
protests could mar soccer’s premiere event.
Yet in recent weeks Brazil’s public sector has become the main
worry. A series of strikes by public
transport workers, police, teachers and others across the country
is proving more disruptive than
protests, and some fear they could
cause chaos during the tournament that begins in a week.
On Thursday, subway and commuter train operators went on
strike in Sao Paulo, just one week
before Brazil’s biggest city hosts
the World Cup’s opening match.
Authorities are counting on the
subway to be main way that soccer fans get to Itaquerao stadium
for the game.
Striking teachers in Rio de Janeiro blocked main roads during
the evening rush hour, snarling
traffic in that city.
If such strikes continue, “there
will be chaos during the World
Cup,’’ said Carla Dieguez, a sociologist at Sao Paulo University’s
School of Sociology and Politics.
“What we don’t know is how
long the strike will last and if
workers in others cities where
games will be held will also go on
strike,’’ she said about the subway
and train strike.
A two-day walkout in April by
state police officers in the northeastern World Cup host city of
Salvador led to a spike in homicides and robberies. One week
earlier a police strike in the city of
Fortaleza, also a World Cup host,
brought widespread looting during two days.
Last month, a 48-hour strike
by Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
bus drivers left hundreds of thousands of people unable to get to
and from work, while civil police
in 14 states went on a 24-hour
work stoppage demanding higher
wages.
The police strike affected at
least six cities that will host World
Cup games: Rio de Janeiro, Sao
Paulo, Salvador, Manaus, Recife
and Belo Horizonte.
Federal police agents, who
oversee immigration at international airports, and state police officers responsible for keeping order on the streets have said they
may strike during the World Cup
despite an injunction from the Su-
Sports
SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014
A MILITARY police peper sprays a protester during a demonstration in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June
17, 2013. Brazil has seen almost daily protests in the weeks leading up to the World Cup. Last year,
huge anti-government protests took over streets in dozens of cities during the Confederations Cup,
which is international soccer’s warm-up tournament for its premier event, the World Cup. (AP)
preme Court ordering them not to
halt work during the tournament.
The authorities and courts
haven’t shown any ability to force
public workers in services essential to the World Cup to show up
for their jobs.
Late Wednesday a judge had
ordered Sao Paulo’s train operators to work at full capacity during rush hours and at 70 percent capacity in off hours. Union
members voted to go ahead with
the strike anyway, disdaining the
judge’s order that the union be
fined $44,000 each day it ignores
the ruling.
The union said on its website
the strike would continue until officials met its demand for a pay
hike of at least 10 percent. The
Sao Paulo state government company that runs the subway system has offered an 8.7 percent
increase.
The potential trouble from
striking public workers has overshadowed earlier worries about
disruptions from protests fed by
simmering anger over the billions
spent by governments to host the
World Cup while Brazil’s schools,
health system and public transit
have widespread problems.
Last year, huge protests took
over streets in dozens of cities dur-
Triathletes train in Portugal Wie ties
Four senior triathletes are
scheduled for an intense onemonth training in Rio Major, Portugal in preparation for the 17th
Asian Games in Incheon, South
Korea slated in September.
Triathletes Claire Adorna, Kim
Mangrobang, Nikko Huelgas and
John Chicano will enter a 31-day
training camp from Aug. 20 to
Sept. 21 where they will be supervised by Portuguese coach Sergio
Santos, a renowned International
Triathlon Union (ITU) coach.
While the Asian Games will
formally open on Sept. 19, the
triathlon event is scheduled from
Sept. 25 to 26, giving them extra
time to prepare. From Portugal,
they will fly directly to Incheon
for the competition.
Aside from Santos, the four
triathletes will also be mentored
by local coach George Vilog during their stay in Portugal. Former
national team member and now
coach Ani De Leon Brown will join
the PH squad in Incheon.
“This is the same camp and
coach that we used for the training of the Youth Olympic Games
aspirants recently,” said Triathlon Association of the Philippines
(TRAP) president Tom Carrasco.
The triathlon team will have
a busy schedule in the coming months leading to the Asian
Games.
Prior to the Portugal training,
the team is scheduled to compete
in the Taipei Triathlon in Taiwan
on June 14, and the Singapore
International Triathlon on July 6
to 7. They will train locally after
15
the Singapore race before flying
to Portugal and joining Santos.
Carrasco said Portugal is the
best place for the team’s preparation because aside from training
under a high performance coach
in Santos, the weather is also
similar to that of Incheon when
the race starts.
“By that time, summer na sa
Korea, so wala tayong problema
sa weather don. Hindi malamig,”
said Carrasco.
Carrasco said the team aims to
barge into the elite Top 10 in the
Asian Games, knowing fully well
the competitiveness of the sport
in the region.
At the 2010 Guangzhou Asian
Games, Huelgas finished 11th in
the men’s division dominated by
a 1-2 finish from the Japanese.
for lead
WATERLOO, Canada (AFP)
– Michelle Wie matched her low
round of the year with a six-under
par 65 Thursday to grab a share
of the lead at the $1.5 million
LPGA Manulife Financial Classic.
Wie, ranked 10th in the world,
and defending champion Park
Hee-Young of South Korea finished 18 holes one stroke ahead
of China’s Feng Shanshan with
American Cristie Kerr and China’s
Lin Xi Yu another stroke adrift.
Making her 12th start of the
season, Wie sizzled early with
birdies at the par-3 third, par-5
sixth and par-4 seventh.
She closed the front nine with a
bogey but answered with a birdie
at 11 and closed with birdies on
ing the Confederations Cup, which
is international soccer’s warm-up
tournament for the World Cup. On
just one night, a million people
were out in the streets across Brazil to join in demonstrations.
Violent clashes between young
protesters and police erupted at
many of last year’s protests, and
threats by some groups to organize demonstrations during the
World Cup raised concerns about
security during the tournament.
But while there have been almost daily protests in the weeks
before the tournament, the
marches have been far smaller
than a year ago.
three of the last four holes, the
final one from 12 feet after reaching 15 of 18 greens in regulation
in windy conditions.
Wie won her third LPGA career
title in April in Hawaii, while Park
captured her second LPGA victory
last year here at Grey Silo, defeating Angela Stanford in a playoff.
Park began a bogey-free stroll
on the 10th tee and birdied the
11th, then had back-to-back birdies at the par-5 18th and par-4
first, added another at the third
hole and matched Wie’s birdies as
six and seven as well.
“I just kept thinking positive,
keep it simple,’’ Park said. “And
then I didn’t really expect to play
well because between this year
and last year it was a pretty different condition. I just kept it simple
and didn’t care about other players playing well or not.”
SPORTS
Sharapova gains final
14
Editor: REY C. BANCOD
SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014
•
Assistant Editor: TITO S. TALAO
Heat no problem for Spurs
SAN Antonio Spurs guard Danny Green (4) shoots past Miami Heat forward Rashard Lewis (9) during Game 1 of the NBA basketball finals in San Antonio. (AP)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – The San
Antonio Spurs handled the Heat,
and the heat, during a sweltering
start to the NBA Finals.
Tim Duncan had 21 points and
10 rebounds, and the Spurs beat
Miami 110-95 on Thursday night
in Game 1 inside a steamy AT&T
Center.
With an air conditioning failure
making it feel like basketball in a
sauna and causing LeBron James
to battle cramps that knocked
him out of the game’s decisive
stretch, the Spurs pulled away to
win the opener of the first finals
rematch since 1998.
Manu Ginobili had 16 points
and 11 assists, and Tony Parker
added 19 points and eight assists
for the Spurs, who shot 59 percent and improved to 6 for 6 in
NBA Finals Game 1s.
They host Game 2 on Sunday
– likely in cooler conditions.
James finished with 25 points
but played only 33 minutes, and
Miami was outscored 36-17 in the
fourth quarter.
Dwyane Wade scored 19 points
and Chris Bosh had 18 for the
Heat, who wilted in temperatures
that soared to 90 degrees in the
second half.
“It was tough on both teams,’’
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said.
“They were pretty dead. We tried
to get guys in and out. ... It was
really hot out there.’’
James, who had cramping issues two years ago in the finals,
had to ask for a break in the
fourth quarter and was getting
treatment during a 15-4 Spurs run
that turned around the game.
“It felt like a punch in the gut
when you see your leader limping
to bench like that. But we still had
a chance after that,’’ Heat coach
Erik Spoelstra said.
James came back in and made
a basket that cut it to two points
with about 4 minutes left, but
couldn’t even run back on defense, promptly putting his hand
up and lingering at the baseline
until help arrived to take him off
for good.
Danny Green followed with 3pointer to trigger what became a
16-3 run to end the game.
“You could see the heat was
getting to a lot of guys. If I
played as many minutes as he
did, I’d probably be cramping up, too,’’ said Green, who
scored 11 of his 13 points in the
final quarter.
The crowd chanted ‘’Beat the
Heat! Beat the Heat!’’ late in the
game, which was just what the
fans themselves were trying to
do.
The Spurs said an electrical
failure for the power that runs
the air conditioning system had
occurred. They apologized for the
inconvenience but also seemed
to poke fun of it, playing songs
with ‘’hot’’ in the lyrics over the
sound system.
Fans were trying to cool themselves on the hot night, a reminder of what it was like in the old
Boston Garden when the Celtics
and Lakers got together.
The Heat are the first team since
those Celtics of 1984-87 to get to
four straight finals. They are wellrested after a relatively easy roll
through the Eastern Conference
playoffs, a key to keeping Wade
healthy entering the finals.
James was the MVP of the series last year when the Heat rallied from five points down in the
final half-minute of regulation to
win Game 6 in overtime, then
won a Game 7 that was close
the whole way for their second
straight championship.
A rematch was widely anticipated and was close almost throughout. The Heat led 86-79 after
Bosh’s four-point play with 9:38
remaining in the game, but it was
all San Antonio from there.
The Spurs ended up extending
their NBA-record straight to eight
straight home playoff wins by 15
or more points.
Bosh, scoreless in Game 7 last
year, scored Miami’s first five
points in the Heat’s 7-2 start. But
Ginobili came off the bench firing,
making consecutive 3-pointers for
an 18-13 lead.
Wade and James combined for
six straight points before Ginobili
made another 3, and Patty Mills
added one to close the first-quarter scoring and give the Spurs a
26-20 advantage.
The Spurs committed nine
turnovers while managing only
20 points in the third quarter, and
Miami led 78-74 heading to the
fourth.
Notes: James joined Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant as the only players with
4,000 points and 1,000 assists in the postseason. ...
Ray Allen moved past Bryant
and Derek Fisher into second
place on the career list with
49 3-pointers in the NBA Finals. Robert Horry, a former
Spurs forward, is the leader
with 56.