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VOL. 7 NO. 82 • FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2009

BANANA ECONOMYBUHAT ng isang pahinante ang malaking piling ng saging sa mga taniman sa Barangay San Isidro, Carmen, Davao del Norte kung saan P12 angbenta nito. Halos 40 kilo ang timbang ng ganito kalaking piling. INQUIRER WIRES

ang mabubugbog nang husto.Ayon sa pagsusuri, parehong

uurong ng 4.9 percent ang mgaekonomiya ng Singapore at Tai-wan. Ito na ang pinakamasa-mang kalagayan na mararana-san ng Singapore at pinakama-hina namang performance ngTaiwan mula noong 1950.

Nakikita ng mga ekonomistaang bahagyang pagbangon ngAsya sa 2010 ngunit ito ay kung

makababawi ang EstadosUnidos sa paghina ngekonomiya nito bago mataposang taon.

Pumangit nang husto angpananaw para sa Asya mula panoong 2008 dahil sa paghina ngmga nangungunang ekonomiyaat ang pagtigil ng mga ito ngpag-angkat ng mga produktomula sa rehiyon.

Sa 2010 pa inaasahang ma-

Ekonomiya ng RP lalagoKahit krisis, Pilipinas at 4 na bansa sa Asya lalago ang ekonomiya kahit paano

L AGANAP man ang krisis sa buong mundo, ina-asahang lalago pa rin kahit bahagya angekonomiya ng Pilipinas ngayong 2009, ayon sa

pag-aaral na ginawa ng news provider na Reuters.Kasama ang Pilipinas sa apat

na bansang tinatayang lalakiang ekonomiya kahit na nag-babagsakan ang mga ekonomi-ya ng ibang kalapit nitong ban-sa. Ang tatlo pang lalago ay angIndia, Indonesia at China.

Hindi sinabi sa pag-aaralkung gaano kalaki ang paglawakpa ng ekonomiya ng Pilipinasngunit hindi umano nito ma-aabot ang target para sa taon.

Samantala, lumabas sa pag-aaral na Singapore at Taiwan

kababawi ang Singapore at Tai-wan, na nakikitangmakararanas ng 3.9 porsyentoat 3.4 porsyentong paglaki ngmga lokal na ekonomiya.

Sinabi naman ng isangekonomista na pinaka nag-aalala siya sa kalagayan ngSouth Korea na maaaringumurong ang ekonomiya ng 2.5porsyento ngayong taon.

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Nang tanunginkung ano ang nag-udyok sa kanyangmagpasyang mulingipabukas ang kaso,sinabi niyang: “Thereare many aspects ofthe case that have notbeen fully exhaustedand were not yetavailable at that time.

“There are manythings there that aremysteriously missing.”

Ngunit tumanggisiyang magbigay ngdetalye o ngpagkakakilanlan ngmga taong aniya aynagsabwatan upangmapakulong siya.

“I don’t want toname personalities. Iwould rather stickwith the issues,” aniJalosjos.

Matapos iwasanang midya, nag-patawag si Jalosjos ngisang press briefingkahapon sa kanyangmarangayng resort-bar sa KatarunganVillage, MuntinlupaCity.

Sinabi ni Jalosjosna hindi niya kailan-gang humingi ngtawad sa batang bikti-ma niya sapagkat “na-pagbayaran” na niyaang krimen sa pama-magitan ng 12-taongpagkakabilanggo.

“I want myname clearedand my inno-cence[proved],” sin-abi sa INQUIR-ER kahaponni Jalosjos,dating ki-natawanng Zam-boangadelNorte.

Ani-ya, ba-tid nang

kanyang mag-anakang balak niyangmagsampa ng isangpetisyon sa SupremeCourt. Panatag siyangpapanigan na siyangayon ng hukuman,na dalawang ulit nanagbasura sa kanyangmotion for reconsid-eration—noong 2001at 2002. Isang maba-bang hukuman saMakati City ang nag-pataw sakanya nghabambuhayng pagkaka-bilanggo parasa panggagahasang menor de edad.

Jalosjos ’di magso-soriWalang bahid ng pagsisisi, sa halip

gusto pa ng retrial para palabasing walasiyang sala sa kasong statutory rape

Dumadami katanungan sa kaso ni NicoleNAGBUNGA ng mara-ming katanungan angpagbabagong loob ngPilipinong ginahasang isang MarinongAmerikano at nagingsagisag ng mga uma-no ay hindi patas namga probisyon ng Vis-i t ing Forces Agree-ment (VFA) sa pagitanng Pilipinas at Estados

Unidos.“There’s more than

meets the eye in thisissue,” ani Sen. LorenLegarda. “It cannot bediscounted that ex-treme pressures mayhave been applied onNicole for her to recanther [court testimony]at the risk of invitingpe r j u r y and o the r

charges against her.”“Nicole’s leaving for

the US also raises ques-tions because if it istrue that she may havewrongfully accusedSmith of raping her,why would she chooseto live in the nativeland of the man shemay have wronged?”ani Legarda.

Sinabi naman niSen. Francis Pangili-nan: “What bogglesmy mind right now iswhy the new affidavitcame from the lawyerof Daniel Smith andnot her own lawyer.”

Pinagdudahan dinn i Pang i l i n an angpanahon ng pagbalig-tad ni Suzette Nicolas,alias Nicole.

An i ya , nagbagoang isip ni Nicolas ha-bang nagtatalo angPilipinas at Amerikakung saan ikukulongang nanggahasang siLance Cp l . Dan i e lSmith, at kung dapatna nga bang buwaginang VFA.

“Isn’t that strange?”tanong ng senador.

Michael Lim Ubac

Ni Marlon Ramos

W ALANG balak na humingi ngtawad sa kanyang 11-taong-gulang na biktima ang

lumayang child rapist na si RomeoJalosjos. Sa halip, isusulong niya ang

muling pagdinig sa kaso ng pangga-gahasa kung saan napatunayan

siyang nagkasala noong 1997.

FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2009 3NEWSMay pupuntahan pa mga OFW

pamahalaan ang pag-tampok sa dagliangtrabaho o paglikha atpagpapanatili ngkabuhayan ngayongumangat ng 180,000ang bilang ng mgawalang trabaho parasa kabuuang 2.8 mily-on katao batay sa La-bor Force Survey(LFS) ng NationalStatistics Office(NSO).

Tinulak din ni Rec-to ang paglalatag samga proyektongpang-imprastrakturakung saan mabilisang paglikha ng tra-baho at mapauunladpa ang kalagayan ngbansa.

“To further helpminimize the adverseimpact of the crisis onthe most vulnerablesectors of the laborforce, we stronglypropose the fast dis-bursement of the

2009 budget and reg-ular monitoring andreporting of accom-plishments of theComprehensive Liveli-hood and EmergencyEmployment Programand the commitmentsof the private sectoron employment cre-ation,” aniya.

Tinukoy ni Rectona lumabas sa hulingquarterly LFS na gi-nawa noong Enero nakahit bumaba ng 0.3percentage point angemployment rate sa92.3 porsyento, tu-maas naman sa 34.3milyon ang bilangng mga may tra-baho mula sa33.7 milyonnoong Enerong 2008.

Ni Ronnel W. Domingo

U PANG maibsan ang lumala-king unemployment, nais niSocioeconomic Planning Sec-

retary Ralph G. Recto na daglingipadala ang mga nasibak na overseasFilipino workers papunta sa mga ban-sang hindi malubhang naapektuhan ngpandaigdigang krisis sa pananalapi.

Sinabi ng nationalplanning and policystaff ng National Eco-nomic and Develop-ment Authority na ka-bilang ang mga bansasa Middle East sa mgamay mataas ang pa-ngangailangan sa ka-bila ng krisis.

Sinabi rin ng Neda

na may “new mar-kets” sa Guam, NewZealand at katimu-gang Australia.

Sinulong din niRecto, director gene-ral ng Neda, ang pag-pupuno sa mgapansamantalang tra-baho sa ilalim ng jobgeneration scheme ngMalacañang ngayongtaon.

Aniya, dapat na it-uloy ng economic re-siliency plan (ERP) ng

Magsinghaba na arawat gabi simula bukas

MAGKATULAD ang bi-lang ng oras ng uma-ga at gabi sa vernale q u i n o x n g a y o n gweekend.

Ayon sa PhilippineAtmospher ic , Geo-physical, and Astro-nomical Services Ad-ministration (Pagasa),ang vernal equinox namagsisismula sa Biy-ernes ang hudyat ngpagbubukas ng tagsi-bol sa hilagang hemi-sphere at taglagas saka t imugang hemi-sphere.

Ayon sa Pagasa ,magkatulad ng habaang umaga at gabi sabuong mundo sa ver-nal equinox. Tagsibol

ang kahu lugan ng“vernal” at pantay nagabi naman ang ibigsabihin ng “equinox.”

Sa Pilipinas, 7:44ng gabi ng Biyernesmagsisimula ang ver-nal equinox at tutuloyhanggang Sabado.

Dahil nakatagilidang mundo ng 23.5-d i g r i n g a n g g u l o ,nakalihis ang ekwadorng Da i gd i g , o angguhit na humahati sahilaga at katimugangbahagi ng planeta.

Nagaganap angvernal equinox kapagnakatapat ang araw samismong ekwador ngDaigdig.

M a y d a l a w a n g

equinox sa isang taon.Ang isa pa ay naga-ganap sa Set. 22 o 23.

S a k a s a y s a y a n ,k i n i k i l a l a ng mgasibilisasyon ang vernalequinox bilang pana-hon kung kailan ma-nunumbalik ang su-play ng pagkain. Ip-inagdiriwang ito ngmga sibilisasyon sa hi-lagang hemisphere bi-lang panahon ng mul-ing pagsilang.

Para sa mga mgaKatoliko, ipinagdiri-wang ang Pasko ngPagkabuhay sa unangLinggo pagkatapos ngunang kabilugan ngbuwan pagkatapos ngvernal equinox. A Papa

Dumlao lalabananekstradisyon niya

PUMALAG si dat-ing Supt. GlennDumlao sa napi-pintong pagpa-pabalik sa kan-ya sa bansa.

Nakatak-da nang du-mat ing sab a n s a s iDumlao saLinggo ngu-

nit nagsampasiya ng petisyon parasa habeas corpus sahukuman ng EstadosUnidos, sinabi ni Jus-tice Secretary RaulGonzalez.

Nahaharap si Dum-

lao, kasama sina datingSenior Supt. CesarMancao at Michael RayAquino, sa double mur-de r n ina Sa l vador“Bubby” Dacer at tsupernitong si EmmanuelCorbito noong 2000.

Ani Gonzales, dahilsa pagsasampa ng pe-tisyon ay nakanselaang paglipad ni Dum-lao sa Biyernes paba-lik sa Pilipinas.

Nagdududa si Gon-zales na may tumulongkay Dumlao upangmaudlot ang mulingpagbubukas ng kaso.Dona Z. Pazzibugan

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Kinuyog ng mga aplikante

sideline upangmakadagdag sa kita.

Dahil sa tumataasna unemployment,ani Aquino, nagingtanyag ang websiteng DOLE na nag-uug-nay sa mga mangga-gawa sa mga emplo-yers.

Lumabas sa LaborForce Survey na gi-nawa ng NationalStatistic Office noongEnero na tumaas ng7.7 porsyento o 2.85milyon katao ang un-employment rate, tu-

maas mula sa 7.4porsyento o 2.67 mi-lyon sa katulad nabuwan ng 2008.

Ayon sa DOLEwebsite, 77,125 ap-likante ang nagpatalaat nag-apply ng traba-ho sa portal. Maynakatalang 56,649bakante at 4,780anunsyo doon.

Magkahalo angmga trabahong pam-propesyunal at parasa unskilled workerssa mga may pinaka-maraming anunsyo.

Ni Kristine L. Alave

I SA pa itong tanda ng panahon. Sakabila ng matamlay na ekonomi-ya, maraming tao ang online

maghanap ng trabaho, particular saisang site na host ang Department ofLabor and Employment (DOLE).

Sinabi ni Domi-nador Aquino, super-visor ng www.phil-job.net, nakapagbibi-lang ang website ngmay 7,800 “uniquehits” kada araw mulanoong Disyembre ngisang taon, halosdoble sa 4,000 nanakatala bagoang krisis.“Unique hits”ang tawag sapagbisita sawebsite ngisang tukoyna kompyutersa unangpagkakataon.

“Thenames andthe hits justkept com-

ing in the past fewmonths … Beforethat, it was not thatheavy,” ani Aquino saisang panayam satelepono.

Sinabi ni Aquinona kahit may trabahona naghahanap pa ng

Abu Sayyaf payag pakawalan 1 biktimaPUMAYAG kahaponang militar na iuronga n g t r o p a n i t o n gpumapalibot sa mgad u m u k o t n a A b uSayyaf sa Jolo maka-raang mangako angmga bandido ng mag-papalaya sila ng isa satatlong manggagawang International Com-m i t t e e o f t h e RedCross (ICRC) na bihagn a n g m a h i g i tdalawang buwan.

“The safety of theICRC workers remainsthe paramount con-

cern. And if to ensurethis we must adjustour deployment, thenwe will do so,” ani Lt.Col. Ernesto Torres,tagapagsalita ng AFP.

Ani Torres, susun-od ang militar sa pas-yang nabuo sa isangtatlong-oras na com-mand c o n f e r e n c enoong Miyerkules ka-bilang si Sen. RichardGordon at mga opis-yal ng pulis at militarsa Camp Crame.

Sa isang tawag satelepono kay Gordon,

pinuno ng PhilippineNational Red Cross,noong Martes, nag-banta ang pinunong siA l b a d e r Pa r a d n apupugutan ang isa samga bihag kung itutu-loy ng mi l i t a r angpagpapalibot sa bayanng Indanan kung saanhawak ng mga bandi-do ang mga bihag.

Sinabi ni Gordonna nakumbinsi niya siParad sa isang tawagsa te lepono noongMiyerkules na mag-palaya ng isang bihag

kung aatras ang mgasundalo mula sa teri-toryong malakas angAbu Sayyaf, na pinali-giran na ng Marines atarmed village guardsnang ilang linggo.

Sumiklab ang bak-bakan sa pagitan ngmilitar at mga bandi-do noong Lunes atMartes. Ligtas namanang mga bihag na sinaAndreas Not ter ngSwitzerland, EugenioVagn i ng I t a l y a a tPilipinag si Mary JeanLacaba. Jocelyn R. Uy

Padami ng padami mga naghahanap ng trabahona pumupunta sa job website ng gobyerno

FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2009 5FEATURESHow to prevent weightgain during vacation

a one-week vacationin Thailand lastmonth did not gainweight since she wasable to apply some ef-fective strategies wediscussed before herbreak. She researchedon the calories ofThai foods like her fa-vorite Pad Thai whichled her to limit it to1/3 to 1/2 of the reg-ular serving.Eat a moderate

breakfastThe best way to

prevent eating what-ever is available is toeat breakfast. Don’tsleep too late so youcan wake up on timeand eat the most im-portant meal of theday.As much as possi-

ble, avoid breakfastbuffets, but if your

hotel booking in-cludes free breakfast,set a limit by stickingto your regular break-fast portion whichcan be a cup worth ofcomplex carbohy-drates (rice, noodles,pasta, bread cereals,oatmeal), 1-2 cups offresh fruits, 1-2 serv-ings (1 serving size isa deck of cards) ofmeat, fish and orchicken.Emergency foodWe tend to get

hungry while weshop. Always bringhealthy emergencysnacks and watersince this will saveyou from buyingtempting snack foods.Bring crackers whichonly contain 120-150calories per pack ascompared to cheese-burger, regular friesand soft drinks, whichare about 800–1,000

Try healthyfood optionslikefruitsorveg-etables.In Bangkok,I was able toexplore freshlysqueezed fruitjuices, sliced fruits,

By Mitch FelipeInquirer Contributor

V ACATION means taking yourmind off from work while hav-ing fun. But weight gain easily

happens if you visit popular food des-tinations. This can be controlled withdiscipline and right thinking.Before you proceed

to your planned vaca-tion, research aboutthe most popular lo-cal foods and learnabout calories from

books, the Internet oryour dietician.My client who had

calories.Share foodYou can influence

your travel compan-ion in two effectiveand healthy ways.First, bring your com-panion to places serv-ing healthy food. Theother way is to sharefood with your part-ner so both of you cancontrol the portion.Or split food with

your friend so youwon’t repeat the sameorder during your ad-ventures. This will al-

so save youfrom eatingmore for ev-ery meal.Explore

healthy food

Thai salads, soups inhot and sour brothand steameddumplings. It’s theadventure of findingdelicious and guilt-free Thai foods thatreally made the tripfun and worthwhile.Walk most of the

timeTraveling will most

probably make youeat more and keepyour mind away fromexercise because youare miles away fromyour gym and/ortrainer. Based on foodrecords of people whowent on vacation, Ihave observed thatit’s definitely morethan what they actu-

ally eat on a regularday.Prevent weight

gain by walking thewhole day whileshopping. With myBangkok trip, I aver-aged 25,000 steps ina day. So don’t forgetto bring your pe-dometer wheneveryou travel so youknow how muchphysical activity youare doing.Look for a parkAside from walk-

ing, find the nearestpark near your hotelwhere you can jog ordo continuous briskwalking so you won’thave a hard timebringing back your

exercise intensity.I was able to run

in Bangkok’s Lumphi-ni park which hasmarkers every 100meters up to 2.5 kilo-meters. Just complet-ing a 5 km run in thepark with some jog-gers made me feelgreat and strong.

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6 FRIDAFEATURESAbusadong mister lagotNi Cathy C. Yamsuan

M AAARI nang gawing depensa sa hukuman ang“Battered Wife Syndrome” (BWS) bilang dahilankung bakit napapatay ng isang babae ang part-

ner na umaabuso sa kanya.Ayon sa batas,

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mga characteristicsang mga babaeng reg-ular na sinasaktan ngasawa.May mga kasong

dumarating sa pun-tong hindi nakakaya-man ng babae angpagtitiis ang decides toretaliate.More than just a

case of murder orhomicide, the Philip-

pine justice systemnow recognizes thatbattered women whenpushed to the limit,consider the option ofhurting or killing theiroppresor in an attemptat self-preservation.Lamang ay hindi

basta puwedengabusuhin o i-invokeninuman ang BWSpara makalusot sa pag-patay ng asawa.“Any victim who

suffers from BWSshould be diagnosedby a psychiatric expertor a clinical psycholo-gist,” ani Sen. PiaCayetano, chair ngSenate committee onsocial justice.Dagdag niya, mas

makatutulong sa kasong isang babaeng

nasakdal ng pagpataysa abusive partner ka-pag napatunayangpinagdaanan niya angBWS.Sa pagkakataong

hindi naman dumat-ing sa puntong naka-patay na ang batteredwife, may iba panglegal measures namaari niyang habulinbilang proteksyon la-ban sa abusive part-ner:

• A barangay pro-tection order (BPO) is-sued by the barangaychair o ng isang ka-gawad ordering the of-fender to refrain orstop from committingor threatening to com-mit harm to the victim.This order is valid for15 days.

• A temporary pro-tection order (TPO) is-sued by the local courtordering the samewhich is valid for 30days.

• A permanentprotection order (PPO)which is issued by thecourt after due processwhere the offender isgiven the chance topresent his side.

•Ang PPO is effec-tive until binawi mis-mo ng korteng nag-is-sue nito.Bukod sa battered

wife, other parties whocan apply for protec-tion orders on her be-half include her chil-dren, parents orguardians, grandpar-ents, uncles, aunts andfirst cousins.Maari ring mag-ap-

ply ng protection orderpara sa isang batteredwoman ang officers atsocial workers ng De-partment of SocialWelfare and Develop-ment o ng local gov-ernment unit kungsaan nagaganap angpang-aabuso.Ang iba pang puwe-

deng mamagitan parasa babaeng sinasaktanay ang punong baran-gay o kagawad sakanilang lugar; angabugado, counselor,therapist o healthcareprovider niya o “atleast two concernedresponsible citizens” salugar na pinangyayari-han na may directknowledge sa pang-aabuso sa kanya.

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GA handang tumulong sa iyo:DSWD Crisis Intervention UnitIU) 734-8635; 488-3199PNP Women and Children’s Con-rn Division: 723-0401 loc. 3480,91, 3651 Call or Text 117; Itexto kay Aleng Pulis: 0919-7777377NBI Violence Against Womend Children’s Desk (VAWCD):3-8231 loc. 3403; 525-6028National Commission on thele of Filipino Women (NCRFW):5-1654 loc 125; 735-4955; 735-09 Fax No: (02) 736-4449

Bugnutin? Ehdi kumain

Cathy C. Yamsuan

D YOU know na kapag bugnutinpuwede kang kumain ng happyal to put yourself in a betterod?No, we’re not talking about fast-d.Lumabas sa isang pag-aaral saversity of Cambridge in Englandmore than dysmenorrhea, labispagkapagod at pagpupuyat,aring ang init ng ulo ay dahilipasan ng gutom.Kapag irregular ang pagkain, la-na ’yung mga nagda-diet, maar-kulang ang tao sa serotonin,ng feel-good brain chemicalose shortage leads to bursts ofger.Meron namang constant supplyserotonin ang tao, lamang aylangan ng tryptophan, isangino acid upang ma-activate ito.And tryptophan only comes fromd.Buti na lang at meron pala tala-ng “happy meals” para magka-n ng healthy supply ng trypto-an sa katawan.Among the better known happyal combos are oatmeal and eggsbreakfast whose fiber and pro-n combo assures long-lasting en-y throughout the day;Banana and yogurt dahil saod-lifting Vitamin D supplyBaked potato and cheddarese upang labanan ang stressh their B vitaminsSalmon whose omega-3’s com-ed with the mood-stabilizinger ng brown rice ay talagangkaka-happy sa kakain nito.Other happy foods include as-agus, broccoli, cauliflower,cken, milk, mozzarella(!), hipon,o, tofu, spinach at tuna.

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HOMILLADA

Sharon goesback to basicsBy Bayani San Diego Jr.

S HARON Cunetagoes back to ba-sics in two new

albums she is set tolaunch under Sony-BMG.The first is Children’sRhymes and Lullabies;the second, a yet-unti-tled OPM collection.

time songs and lullabies.An early favorite is a med-

ley of folk songs— Pen-Pen deSarapen, Pakitong-Kitong,Paru-Parong Bukid.

In the OPM album, Cunetaworked with arranger-musi-cians like Jay Durias, NyoyVolante and Marvin Querido.

“The idea is for the artiststo rearrange their own songs,”Matias said.

And there are also freshspins on Joel Navarro’s Suw-erte, Suwerte Lang and GaryValenciano’s Heto Na Naman.

Matias said, “Sharon wantsto make these old favoritessound new.”

Album producer Eloisa Ma-tias said Cuneta first thoughtof a children’s album whendaughter Frankie was bornnine years ago. Among thecuts are educational and play- SHARON

Memorial concert for writer-academicianA MEMORIAL concert forthe late writer and academi-cian Edilberto N. Alegre willbe held tomorrow, 6:30 p.m.at the Aldaba Recital Hall(behind the UP Theater, infront of Bahay ng Alumni),Magsaysay Avenue, UP Dili-man, Quezon City. Amongthe performers are the AnBalangao (Rainbow) culturalgroup of UP Tacloban andfolk singers Lester Demetilloand Becky Abraham. Fea-tured soloists are former UPvice president Jose Endrigaand former executive direc-tor of The Council for LivingTraditions and Alegre’s bestfriend Lester Rex Drilon.Latin jazz at Greenbelt

3The Duende Quartet, a

Washington D.C.-based Latinjazz group, performs in freeconcerts tomorrow, 8 p.m. atGreenbelt 3 in Makati, andon Sunday, March 22, at SMCebu North Wing. Formed in2004, Duende Quartet’srepertoire includes tradition-al Cuban songs to arrange-ments of jazz standards, pro-viding a Latin jazz sound inthe styles of Mongo Santa-maria, Cal Tjader, and WillieBobo, as well as Blue NoteRecords’ 1960s sound.‘Dream Wednesdays’Dream Wednesdays at

Bagaberde Roxas Blvd. fea-tures Pinoy Dream Acade-my’s Liezel Garcia and Bu-goy Drilon in a back-to-backshow on March 25, 9:30p.m.

March 26John Legend at the

Araneta Coliseum. Call 911-5555.

March 27Craig David at the Arane-

ta ColiseumMarch 28

Acrasia, Blunt Concept,Dahon, Pack of Wolvs, The5th Power at Mag:NetKatipunan, Q.C. Acoustichour at 8 p.m. features Isha& Friends.

WOLVIE TRAILERTHE latest pulse-stopping trailer of ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ willbe revealed on the big screen come March 25 when ‘12 Rounds’movie starring John Cena opens in theaters across the Philippines.

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Love = power Nagbabalik ang pagpapa-cute nina Miggy at Laida sa YouChanged My Life, kadugtong ngsaksakan ng matagumpay na AVery Special Love noong isangtaon.

Ilang buwan matapos mag-rain dance sa gitna ng kalsada,inuulan ng swerte ang mag-be-beh at ang kanilang mga pam-ilya. Promoted si Laida saFlippage publishing companyat promoted naman si Miggybilang OIC ng Clean Livinglaundy company, samanta-lang lumalago naman angsapatusan ng mga Magtalasat lumalawak ang empireng mga Montenegro.

Pero sabay ng mgabagong responsibilidadna ito ang realizationsng magsing-irog nahindi lahat ng bagaysa buhay ay na-padadali by simplychanging their ring-tones into “bebeh ko.”Ibig sabihin, parehasna mababatukan ng re-

ality sina Laida at Miggy kapagdumating na sa situation naino-offer si Laida magtrabaho saCanada, at pupuyatin naman satrabaho sa Laguna si Miggy.

This small dose of reality iswhat makes YCML work as abetter movie than the first one,because it gives the charactersroom to grow, with room tospare for a possible 3rd outing.In a way YMCL serves as asmall critique of its own genre,since most romantic comediesin the Philippines are justcutesy vehicles for its stars. Hin-di lahat ng bagay nadadaan sapagpapa-cute lang. In thatsense, YMCL is a true improve-ment of AVSL, making this sec-ond trip worthwhile. Both leadstars Geronimo and Lloyd-Cruzare effective in their roles, withthe right amount of chemistryand just enough mix for thedramatic and comedic parts.Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski is afresh addition as Art's (RowellSantiago) ex Cristina.

Review by Vives Anunciacion

T AOB ang super-powers ng Watch-men sa power-hug

ni Sarah. Kung like niyoang seriousness sa rela-tionship, andyan namansina Kate at Leo sa Revolu-tionary Road.

You Changed My LifeDirected by Cathy Molina

Revolutionary RoadDirected by Sam MendesBased on the novel by Richard Yates

In Revolutionary Road, KateWinslet and Leonardo DiCaprioreunite in a movie that tries todefine how a marriage works(or not work, as the case maybe) in 1950s suburban America.

The Titanic stars play youngsuburban couple Frank andApril Wheeler na nakatira saisang magandang bahay sa ka-lyeng Revolutionary Road. Ditulad kina Laida at Miggy namatagal ang ligawan, saikalawang eksena ng pelikulapa lang, mag-asawa kaagad sinaFrank at April, at hindi na silamasaya.

Frank is bored to deathworking as a copy writer for anoffice supply company in NewYork, while April is a frustratedtheater actress na nagtitiis saroutine bilang ordinary house-wife and mother. Sa gitna ngkanilang mid-life crisis, maiisi-pan nilang lisanin ang simplenilang buhay at magsimula mulisa Paris. This idea will briefly

rekindle the fire between them,pero unti-unting malulusaw angpangarap na ito when Frankgets a promotion and starts todoubt if the transfer to Pariswill really work, at the sametime, April only seems to careabout leaving for Paris becauseshe's no longer interested in hermarried life, in general.

Winslet does remarkablethings here, showing how suffo-cated, confused and angry sheis with the ordinariness of herdays. Mahusay din si DiCaprio,pero hindi kapantay sa level niWinslet, kaya minsan lutangang performance niya versusWinslet na very grounded andpalpable.

Ang hindi ko mapigilan ayhintayin kung saan at kalian lil-itaw sa eksena sina Ate Vi atBoyet, at parang nanonood langako ng sangkaterbang sigawannoong 1980s at 1990s gaya ngsa Relasyon or Broken Marriage(minsan palabas pa ang mga ito

sa CinemaOne, try to catchthem). May kaunting Celso Adpa with the mentally unstablecharacter played by MichaelShannon, na siyang nagbibigayng reality check at social com-mentary. Parang AmericanBeauty rin ito (na dinirek din niMendes), minus the funny mo-ments. In a way, there's nothingnew here except Kate's greatperformance.

‘SOCO’ airstonight onnew time slotSHE promised them betterlives, but instead she gavethem death. Gus Abelgas in-vestigates the horrendouscase of Madam Charit, aquack doctor-turned-recruiterwho masterminded the mas-sacre of several Batangueñosshe enlisted for jobs in theUnited States.

The investigation on thegruesome murders on ABS-CBN’s police investigationprogram S.O.C.O.: Scene of theCrime Operatives airs on itsnew time slot on Fridays,starting tomorrow, beforeBandila.

Replacing S.O.C.O. in itsThursday timeslot is CesDrilon’s I Survived, a 45-minute docu-drama showcas-ing incredible stories of sur-vival.

‘Slumdog’in ManilaSLUMDOG Millionanaire, BestPicture in all major US awardsraces this year, opens locallyon April 11. The story of a 18-year-old orphan from theslums of Mumbai is directedby Danny Boyle.

KATE and Leonardo

SARAH and John Lloyd

FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2009 11SPORTSSMB limang sunod na;Kings bumangon kaya?

third quarter at italaang panalo.

Samantala,hangad ng BarangayGinebra na putulinang tatlong sunod-sunod na talo at isa-han ang Alaska Acesngayon sa AranetaColiseum. Kapwa

may 1-3 marka angmagkalaban.

Sinisi ni Ginebracoach Jong Uichicoang kakulangan samanpower ng Kingssa patuloy nilang pag-semplang.

Wala pa ringlinaw kung kailandarating ang pam-bato ng Kings na siMark Caguioa nanagpapagaling ngtuhod sa EstadosUnidos.

Ni Musong R. Castillo

T INAPOS ng tres ni DondonHontiveros ang isang fastbreaksa huling 23 segundo at tiba-

gin ng San Miguel Beer ang Sta. Lucia,98-92 kagabi Motolite PBA Fiesta Cupsa Ynares Center.

Kumaripas angBeermen sa kanilangika-limang sunod napanalo at bumagsaksa 3-2 ang Realtorskasama ang BurgerKing.

Naiwan saikalawang puwestoang Rain or Shine namay 3-1 marka.

Binura ng Beermenang 19 puntos agwatng Realtors, 62-43 sa

MGA LARO NGAYON(Araneta Coliseum)5 p.m. – Coca-Cola vs

Burger King7:30 p.m. – Alaska vsBarangay Ginebra

Subasta sa Games kumita ng $17.42MBEIJING—Kumita ng119 milyong yuan o$17.42 milyon angsubasta ng mga 1,500tambol at 978kawayang rolyo na gi-namit sa BeijingOlympics Huwebes.

Eksaktong 2,008drummers ang hu-mampas sa tradisyon-al na “fou” drums sahinangaang sere-monya sa pagbubukasng Olympics samanta-lang hawak ng mgaiskolar ang mga rolyohabang kumakanta ngmga ConfucianAnalect.

Ang ikatlo at hul-ing yugto ng subastaay ginawa dito atagad na nabenta ang410 tambol na maypresyong 129,300yuan o $18,930bawat isa. Bumentang 6.38 milyon yua-nang 200 rolyo.

Umabot sa 130

kolektor mulamsaChina ang naglabasng 47.8 milyon yuano $7 milyon Miy-erkules.

Gumastos angisang bidder na nan-gangalang Chen ng6.12 milyon yuan sa90 sirang tambol at778 na rolyongwalang nakasulat.

Makukuha ng mgaauctioneers ang 12porsyentong komisyonat ang matitira ay ma-pupunta sa Beijing or-ganising committee(BOCOG) na sinabinggtumubo sila ng $16 mi-lyon mula sa Olympics.

Hindi pa tapos angbentahan at 2,008 pay-ong na may mgadibuho ng masasayangbata ang kasunod naisusubasta.

Umani ng mgapapuri ang seremonyanoong Agosto 8 saBird’s Nest. Reuters

American cager to help Smart 5By June Navarro

AFTER scrutinizingseveral candidates,the Samahang Basket-bol ng Pilipinas is fi-nally convinced thisone is the perfect fitas the naturalized re-inforcement for theSmart Gilas Pilipinasnational team.

American ChrisTaft, a 6-foot-10 pow-er forward from theUniversity of Pitts-burgh, will arrive to-day from the UnitedStates after gettingthe nod of the SBPbased on his creden-tials and videosshown by US-basedscouts.

Taft was d 42ndoverall by the Golden

State Warriors in2005.

Meanwhile, the na-tional team was un-veiled the other nightas the SBP officiallylaunched its cam-paign to bring thecountry back to theOlympics in 2012.

SBP presidentManny V. Pangilinanand executive directorNoli Eala presentedthe 14 players chosenmainly from theUAAP and the NCAAin a glittering ceremo-ny at Teatrino inGreenhills, San Juan.

“It’s about time weget back on the (in-ternational) stage andput the Philippines onthe world map,” saidPangilinan, who

pointed out that thenational dribblershaven’t been to theOlympics since 1972.

“Today, the questbegins for theOlympics,” added thechair of telecommuni-cations giant PLDTand Smart.

Ateneo hotshotChris Tiu was chosenskipper of the youngsquad whose membersare committed to playfor the country for thenext three years.

Andy Mark Barro-ca of Far Eastern Uwas picked as co-cap-tain of the team to behandled by Serbiancoach Rajko Toroman,who steered Iran tothe Beijing Olympicslast year.

RP-Pakistan sa Davis Cup ditoHAWAK na ng Philippine Tennis Association ang desisyonkung saan gagawin ang bakbakan ng Pilipinas at Pak-istan sa Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group 2 tie. Pabor angInternational Tennis Federation sa hiling ng Pilipinas na ili-pat dito ang labanan dahil sa mga katanungan sa seguri-dad sa Pakistan. Dahil dito, mamimili ang Philta kunggagawin sa hardcourts ng Rizal Memorial Tennis Centerat shell courts ng Philippine Columbian Association. “Thedecision will still be finalized by the Philta board and mostprobably in consultation with the team captain, managersand the players,” sabi ni Philta vice president Randy Vil-lanueva. Nauna ng sinabi ni Cecil Mamiit na mas naisniya ang mabagal na shell court laban sa Pakistan.

FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2009 SPORTS DENNIS U. EROA, Editor

Filipino-American RicardoBrown (1985), FreddieHubalde (1977) at seven-time Best Import Bobby Parksang mga nakalusot sa unangpilian.

Pasok rin sa listahan sinaBernie Fabiosa, Hector Cal-ma, Samboy Lim at GlennMcDonald.

LIMANG dating Most Valu-able Players at isang hina-hangaang import ang nomi-nado sa Philippine Basket-ball Association Hall ofFame.

Pinangungunahan ninaBenjie Paras, rookie MVPnoong 989, Allan Caidic(1990), Ato Agustin (1992),

Paras, Caidic nominado sa Hall of Fame

Nagdurugopuso ngKapusoD ISMAYADO ang GMA Network sa desisyon ni

Manny Pacquiao na lumipat at ibigay angkarapatan sa karibal nitong ABS-CBN na ipal-

abas ang kanyang laban kay Ricky Hatton sa Las VegasMayo 2.

Sa isang pahayag napinadala ng mga opisyal ng Ka-puso Network na sina Butch S.Raquel at legal counsel Dick B.Perez, klinaro ng istasyon naang kontrata sa pagpapalabasng mga laban ay hindi hawakng GMA7 kundi ng SolarSports. Ang Solar Sports ayblocktimer ng GMA7.

Diniin ni Atty. Perez na mayhiwalay na kontrata ang pam-bansang kamao sa GMA7 nanagbabawal kay Pacquiao nalumabas sa ibang istasyon.Kasama sa mga pinagbabawalng kontrata ang paglabas samga promosyon at iba panggawain sa labas ng Kapuso Net-work.

Ayon kay Atty.Perez, nakasaadsa kontrata na kailanganghumingi ng nakasulat na pahin-tulot si Pacquiao sa GMA7 bagomakalabas sa ibang istasyon.

Sa kasalukuyan ay maydalawang programa si Pacquiaosa GMA7.Ito ay ang PinoyRecords kasama si Chris Tiu atang Totoy Bato nina RobinPadilla at Regine Velasquez.

Diniin ng GMA Entertain-ment na dahil sa desisyon niPacquiao ay rerebyuhin munang istasyon ang mga proyek-tong naghihintay kay Pacquiaokabilang ang mga konsiyerto saEstados Unidos, Canada atPilipinas at telenovela.

Sinabi ng GMA7 na sinulatanna nila si Pacquiao tungkol sakanyang paglabag sa kontrataat humihingi sila ng kasagutansa loob ng isang linggo bagogumawa ng karampatang aksy-on.

Nauna rito, nagbanta rin angSolar Sports na dadalhin sa ko-rte si Pacquiao dahil sa pagta-likod sa kontrata.

DISMAYADO SA PAGTALIKOD NI PACQUIAO

PROBLEMA INIABALA si Manny Pacquiao sa pagbabasa ng kanyang pahayag bago ang isang press conference noongnakaraang Pebrero sa Renaissance Hotel sa Makati City. Nahaharap ang pambansang kamao sa mgapagsubok matapos ang nakagugulat niyang ober da bakod sa ABS-CBN.

Pierce sumiklab; Celtics lusotBOSTON —Sumiklab si PaulPierce sa huling bahagi ng laroat tulungan ang Boston Celticssa 112-108 tagumpay sa over-time laban sa Miami Heat Miy-erkules sa NBA.

Tinipa ni Pierce ang 21 sakanyang 36 puntos mataposang third quarter at sagipin angCeltics.

Hindi nakalaro sa Bostonsina Ray Allen dahil sa masakitna siko at Leon Powe na maydinaramdam sa tuhod mataposang matinding bakbakan labansa Chicago Bulls Martes.

Hindi pa rin nakakalaro sinaKevin Garnett (tuhod), TonyAllen (daliri) att Brian Scal-abrine ( concussion).

Pilay rin ang Heat dahil sahindi paglaro ni All-Star guardDwyane na masakit ang bal-akang. Ito ang unangpagkakataon na hindi nakalarosi Wade ngayong taon.

“Tonight we needed an extraboost of scoring and I tried toprovide that,” ani Pierce namayroon ring 11 rebounds at li-

mang assists.“It was that time. We needed

a win so desperately right now,we’re losing bodies by the day. Ijust tried to step up while theguys are out.”

Dinala ng mga baguhangsina Michael Beasley at MarioChalmers ang opensa ng Miami.May 21 puntos si Chalmers atpwinersa ng kanyang free throwang overtime.

Binagsak ng Celtics ang 8-0atake sa overtime.

Gumanda ang marka ng

Celtics sa markang 51-18 pana-lo-talo.. Tumulong si Rajon Ron-do na may 27 puntos at 10 as-sists at may 16 puntos si EddieHouse.

Bagsak ang Heat sa 36-31.KUMPLETONG RESULTA: Boston112 Miami 108 (OT); Charlotte 104Sacramento 88; Portland 95 Ind iana85; New Jersey 115 NY Knicks 89;Denver 111 Memphis 109; Orlando106 Milwaukee 80; New Orleans 94Minnesota 93; Chicago 103 Okla-homa 96; Houston 106 Detroit 101(OT); Phoenix 126 Philadelphia 116;LA Clippers 123 Washington 108.Reuters

Cuba pinalayas ng JapanSAN DIEGO—Umabante sasemifinals ang kampeong JapanMiyerkules sa World BaseballClasssic dito.

Blinangka ng Japan ang Cu-ba, 5-0. Tanggal na sa paligsa-han ang higante ng Carribeanbaseball.

Hindi umubra kay Japanesestarter Hisashi Iwakuma ang mgaCuban sa loob ng anim innings.

“I was trying to keep the balldown. I was more interested ingetting them to drive the ballinto the ground than gettingstrike outs,” wika ni Iwakuma.

Sasagupain ng Japan angkaribal na South Korea upangmalaman kung sino angmakakakuha ng unang puwestosa Pool B bago simulan angsemifinals. Reuters

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Happy Birthday, Libre readers!HAPPY Birthday Ladylex Es-partinas! Ikaw ang swertengnanalo ng Greenwich Pizza Par-ty para sa 26th birthday monoong March 17. Hintayin angtawag ng INQUIRER LIBRE para sadetalye ng blowout mo.

Samantala, binabati rin ngINQUIRER LIBRE ang mga sumu-sunod:

March 22— Frederick D.Borreo, 25, Pasig City; CherryAnn Cadag, 26, Laguna; Nelia P.Garcia, 55, Makati City; MarkAlvin Laad, 25, Cavite; Rocky B.Pollosco, 29, Manila; Myri lEsponilla, 28, Manila.

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WITH

Anne’s best pasta experience everTHERE is really no stoppingAnne Curtis. Fresh from winningher first Best Actress award atthe 34th Metro Manila Film Fes-t ival and the 27th People ’ sC h o i c e D a n g a l n g B a y a nAwards, the ever-busy young ac-tress is now proving to be one ofthe most bankable celebrity en-dorsers in the country.

On the eve of her birthday,she was introduced by Green-wich, the Philippines’ favoritepizza chain, as their newestcelebrity endorser. She will leada pasta campaign that highlightsG r eenw i ch ’ s new La sagnaSupreme as one of the bestthings in life that can be sharedwith best friends.

This top-selling pasta, hailed

as one of the five most deliciouspastas in the country, was madeeven more delicious by Green-wich. It now boasts of three pre-mium cheeses (special, cheddarand mozzarella), imported beefand noodles and rich flavorfulblend of tomato and creamsauce.

With pride and excitement,Anne shared the new LasagnaSupreme with her friends fromthe media in the fast-casualGreenwich store in Rufino Tow-er, Makati City. There, she gaveaway fun prizes not only to theprint and broadcast media butto their best friends as well.Now, they too, can enjoy thebest things in life with their bestfriends.

“It makes me very happy tocelebrate my birthday during mylaunch as the new Greenwich en-dorser for its best-tasting premi-um pasta ever - the LasagnaSupreme! ’Di ba ’pag birthday,you only want the best—from themake-up and dress you wear, toyour visitors, especially the foodyou share with your guests. Andthe new Lasagna Supreme isthe best pasta to share withmy close friends like youguys on this special day.Kaya perfect talaga angparty ko today!,” she

said.

Let kids stay sharp this summerSUMMERTIME is t ime wel lspent with your kids, so maketheir playtime a learning time tohelp them reta in the sk i l l slearned from school over sum-mer break. Consider these im-portant points and your kids willsurely stay sharp this summer.

•Is it essential for childrento have too many toys? Whichare the best toys to buy?

Having a variety of dif-f e rent types o f toys i swhat's important — toysfor both active and quiettimes, indoor and out-door toys, toys that sparkimagination, creativityand encourage manipula-tive and constructive play. Anew Hot Wheels track set canrevive interest and begin awhole new cycle of play. Putsome in storage, and rotatethem back into circulation regu-larly.

•What types of toys are bestto develop a child's thinking andcreative ability?

Rose Art crayons, dress upclothes, building blocks like the

Mega Bloks Collection and musi-cal toys like Bright Starts and Ba-by Einstein encourage experimen-tation with rich creative play andcan be used in a variety of ways.Other creative-boosting toys in-volve pretend role-play such asthe Barbie doll Collection, MyScene dolls and Polly Pocket Col-

lection; and adventure play setslike My Life, Pixel Chix, kitchencenters, houses as well asbooks, which enliven imagi-nation.

•When toys are labeledfor a specific age, does thechild really need to be thatage? Are the labels for safe-ty based on research for de-velopmental stage?

The age recommenda-tions on Vtech, Shel-core and Chicco toysare based on safetygu ide l ine s , soundknowledge of the de-

velopmental stages ofchildren, observations of

children interacting withtoys, input from parents ofyoung children regarding theage appropriateness and historyof similar toys.

Parents must know the basicguidelines in selecting the besttoys for their children becausetoys play an important part ofthe child's development. So forthis summer season, make sureto grab the right toys.

VP DE CASTRO AWARDS

Sagot sa hamon ng kahirapanSupreme Student Government.He was also elected president ofMetro Manila’s Regional Federa-tion of student councils.

De Castro said the 12 stu-dents from the National CapitalRegion, Luzon, the Visayas andMindanao had faced extremedifficulties in life yet managedto excel in academics and showexemplary leadership.

They will be presented theawards today in simple cere-monies in Malacanang. In addi-tion to college scholarships andVice Presidential Medals, theawardees will also receive cashand other prizes.

Aside from Dujua, other win-ners of the 3rd Vice PresidentNoli De Castro Academic Excel-lence and Exemplary LeadershipAwards are Zarah DonnaDomingo of the Agusan Nation-al High School in Butuan City;Dena Mae Desabille from theMandaue City Science HighSchool in Mandaue City; andLorenz Ray Payonga of the Mar-cia Ranola Memorial HighSchool in Guinobatan, Albay, allleadership awardees.

Awardees for academic ex-cellence are Aloha Gay Quimbafrom the Bukidnon National

High School in Malaybalay City,Bukidnon; Alyssa Tricia Vintolafrom the Dumaguete ScienceHigh school in Dumaguete City;Ron Michael Castillo from theJose Leido Memorial NationalHigh School in Calapan City,Mindoro Occidental; and Isabel-la Supnet of the MuntinlupaScience High School inMuntinlupa City.

Recipients of Special VicePresidential Awards are LyleMaxine Chua of the Pasay CityScience High School and Ma.Leizl Lacsa from the AurelioArago Memorial National HighSchool in Victoria, Mindoro Ori-ental.

Romel Daco of the Rizal Na-tional High School in SantiagoCity, Isabela will receive thespecial Kabayan Foundationaward.

“Through these awards, wewant to recognize the distinctachievement of young Filipinoswho have hurdled the obstaclesposed by poverty because theirtriumph is an inspiring testa-ment to the great potential ofour youth,” said lawyer Jesse H.T. Andres, head of the nationalsearch panel and chief of staffof the Vice President.

JOHN B. Lapso turns 31 today

By Cynthia D. Balana

QUEZON City studentleader Alexis Dujua willlead this year’s 12 out-standing public highschool students nation-wide who will get collegescholarships from VicePresident Noli de Castro.

The winners were chosenfrom among the hundreds ofdeserving students from themore than 5,000 public highschools across the country.

The VP de Castro awards,dubbed “Edukasyon: Sagot saHamon ng Kahirapan,” grantscollege scholarships to deserv-ing public high school studentswho have excelled in academicsand have shown exemplaryleadership in school and thecommunity despite difficultchallenges and hardships in life.

Dujua, whose parents sepa-rated many years ago, managedto beat the odds and demon-strated exemplary leadership.He is to graduate this summerfrom the Don Quintin ParedesHigh School, the smallest publichigh school in Quezon City,where he is president of the

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ILLUSTRATION BY: STEPH BRAVO