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Jollibee Fetes Maaga ang Pasko PartnersLeading fastfood chain Jollibee fetes its partners in the highly successful campaign Jollibee Maaga ang Pasko lastyear at the Grand Ballroom of the Intercontinental Hotel in Makati which was attended by 77 partners who volunteeredand actively participated in the program. These include 39 partner schools in Metro Manila, 13 provincial schoolsand 25 partner companies. A total of 141,800 Jolly Toys Scouts signed up to lead the efforts in collecting orcleaning the toy and book donations – almost ten times more than the previous number of volunteers. Photos L/R:Gisela Tiongson, Exec. Director, Jollibee Foundation; Albert Cuadrante, Jollibee VP For Marketing; Publicis JimenezBasic representatives, Tats Caluag-Cruz, Sr. Executive Officer; Miles Naguit, Account Director and Chris Co, JollibeeFranchisees Assoc. President. MICHAEL SUPERALESMICHAEL SUPERALESMICHAEL SUPERALESMICHAEL SUPERALESMICHAEL SUPERALES

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Si Peter sa likod ng rehas ng bakalGAANO kaya katotoo ang

nakarating na sumbong sa atinna mayroong isang preso saloob ng National Bilibid Prison(NBP) sa Muntinlupa City nalabis ang ginagawang pang-aabuso sa kanyang mgakapwa inmates?

Sa nakarating sa atingimpormasyon, isang alyas Pe-ter Co na Chinese national angmadalas na mambugbog sakanyang mga kapwa inmateskapag umano ito’y sabog nasa ipinagbabawal na droga.

Ang hindi alam ng mganagrereklamong inmates aykung paano nakakapagpasokng droga si Co sa loob ng NBPsamantalang napakahigpit ngseguridad sa loob ngpambansang piitan.

Si Co ay nahatulan nghabambuhay napagkabilanggo dahil umano sapagtutulak ng ipinagbabawalna droga ngunit kahit ito aynakakulong, patuloy pa rinumano ang pamamayagpagnito sa loob ng NBP.

Mistula umanong hari sa

loob ng pambansang piitinitong si Co dahil sa tuwingmay makukursunadahanitong inmate ay basta nalamang nito nilalapitan atwalang awang binubugbog.

Base pa sa impormasyon,minsan na rin umanongnaipatapon itong si Co sa LeytePenal Colony noong panahonni dating NBP Director DionisioSantiago ngunit sa hindimalamang dahilan ay muliitong ibinalik sa naturangpiitan.

Ang pagpapatapon noonkay Co ay dahil na rin saginawang petisyon ng mgainmates at empleyado sa loobng maximum security com-pound dahil sa labis nitongpagmamalabis sa kanyangmga kapwa inmates.

Hinihiling ngayon ng mga

inmates at maging ng mgakaanak nito sa labas ng NBPna muling ipatapon itong si Cosa ibang colony nang sa gayonay matapos na ang paghahari-harian nito sa loob ng naturangpiitan.

Ang ating pagkakaalam aymay patakaran ang NBP nakapag ang isang inmate aymarami nang reklamo tulad ngginagawang pambubugbognitong si Co ay agad itonginililipat sa ibang colony kaya’tumaasa ang maraming presodito na malapit nangmawawala sa kanilangpaningin ang abusado nilangkasama.

Nakikiusap ang mga in-mates na ito sa mga opisyal ngNBP na agad na aksiyunanang kanilang reklamo nang sagayon ay maging maayos naang kanilang maging galaw saloob ng pambansang piitan.

* * *Sa mga kabarangay kong

gustong makilahok sa pitak naito, maari kayong mag-email sabarangayani_isko@yahoo.com.

Part-timersTUMAAS naman daw ng

2.8% ang employment rate saPilipinas base sa huling mgadatos ng gobyerno pero angparang nakatagongkatotohanan ay ang malakingporsyento ng part-time employ-ees imbes na full-time employ-ees na may quality jobs sapagtaas na ito ng employmentrate. Ibig sabihin puro part-timerjob lang ang dumami.Ang maaaring malungkot nakatotohanan ay ang patuloyna pag-baba ng klase ng em-ployment o klase ng trabahodito sa atin.

Noong isang araw aylumabas ang listahan ng mgabagong nurses na pumasa salicensure examination naginanap noong Nobyembre. Samahigit 94 libo na nag-take ngexams, mahigit 37 libo lang angpumasa. Hindi na natin munapag-uusapan dito ang sobrang

baba ng porsyento ng pumasakumpara sa dami ng nag-eksamen dahil ibang isyu naito. Dahil isyu na ito ngbumababa nang kalidad ngedukasyon sa Pilipinas o kayaay isyu na ito ng bumababangkapasidad ng mgaestudyanteng Pilipino. Pag-uusapan natin ito sa susunodnating kolum. Ngayon,pagtutuunan na lang munanatin ng pansin ang 37 thou-sand new nurses namakikipag-kumpetensya paba sa mga part-time jobs nanakahanda sa kanila. Huwagnaman sana.

Hindi natin pwedeipagmalaki ang tumaas naemployment rate kungkaramihan naman sa mgatrabahong kaya natingipagkaloob sa ating mgakababayan ay part-time lang.Alam natin na hindi kayang

bumuhay ng isang pamilyaang part-time job. Napaka-initna nga ng debate tungkol satama at karapat-dapat nasweldo ng isang empleyado,o yung minimum pay ng isangregular employee, paramabuhay ng marangal.Kailangan na talaga tingnanmuli ng gobyerno ang mgapolicy tungkol sa minimumpay, para sa regular man o part-time employees, upangmaiangkop na ang sweldo ngtao sa pangangailangan saaraw araw na buhay. Sa taasng bilihin, hindi na kasyatalaga ang minimum pay atobligasyon ng pamahalaan napag-aralan muli ang mga batasat gumawa ng paraan para angmga batas na may kinalamansa sweldo ay mabago at iangkopsa makabagong panahon, nangsa ganun ay gumaan namannang kahit paano ang buhaynating mga Pilipino.

Mag-text po kayo,mahalaga ang inyong mgaopinyon, mahalagangmabilang ang ating mga boses.Ito po ang mga numero: Globe09272630741 o Smart –09215186724. O kaya ay emailsa ariel.inton@gmail.com.

OKEY dahil nakapagsagawa ng kilos protesta ang mahigit1,000 senior citizens sa Chino Roces Bridge sa Maynila kahaponng umaga upang umapela kay Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo na pirmahan ang Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010.

Okey na okey ang paninindigan ng mga lolo’t lola na dumalosa rally na bagaman malaking kapakinabangan para sa kanilaang pag-alis ng 12 porsiyento ng VAT sa kanilang mga bilihinayhindi naman iyon magiging kakulangan sa kaban ng yamanng pamahalan.

Sobrang okey kasi para sa mga matatanda ang ExpandedSenior Citizens Act of 2010 dahil malaking tulong ito sa kanila.Tama nga naman na ang maisusubi nila mula sa panukalangbatas ay maidadagdag na nila sa pambili ng kanilang mgagamot at pagkain ng pamilya. At siyempre, dahil mga lolo atlola na, mas nanaisin nilang ang perang kanilang gagastusinpara sa sarili ay ipambili ng pagkain at gamit ng kanilang mgaapo.

Okray naman ang pulisya nang lagyan ng harang na mgaalambre ang Chino Roces Bridge upang huwag madaanan ngmga matatanda upang magtungo sa Malacañang Palace.

Okray sa acting ang pulisya at maging ang Palasyo. Kailanganbang harangin pa nila ang matatanda? Para naman kasingkayang-kaya pa ng mga ito na makagawa ng malaking gulo.Nais lang naman po ng mga lolo at lola natin na maiaparatingsa pangulo ang kanilang kagustuhan na mabawasan ng kontiang kanilang pasanin at mabigyan ng kaunting kaluwaganang kanilang mga pangangailangan.

Okray na okray naman yata ang gusto ng mga kaalyado niPangulong Arroyo na ibigay ang sariwang damo sanaghihingalong kabayo. Mas maganda kungmapapakinabangan ng mga matatanda ang kaluwagan habangbuhay pa sila, habang malakas pa. Magiging masaya pa basila kung kindi na nila nalasap ang pinakaaasam-asam naluwag sa pamumuhay.

Pinak-okray sa lahat ay ang pampalubag-loob ng ilang opisyalng Palasyo na hindi pa umano nakakarating sa PangulongArroyo ang aprubadong panukalang batas ng Kongreso.Diumano’y iniutos na ni GMA na ipadala kaagad sa Malacañang.Parang totoo! Hay naku, madaliin na ni Arroyo ang pagprimasa panukala upang maging ganap na itong isang batas. O bakanaman kailangang may konting drama na hihikayatin ni dat-ing Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro ang pamahalaan upangmapagbigyan ang hiling ng senior citizens.

* * *Okey ang kahilingan ni Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez

sa mga kasamahan niyang mambabatas na palawigin pa angkanilang sesyon na matatapos ngayong linggo upang matalakaypa ang mga nakabinbing panukalang batas.

Okray nga namang nabuhos ang panahon ng mgamambabatas, partikular sa Senado, sa debate at bangayan saC-5 road controversy kung saan sangkot ang pangalan niNacionalista Party standard bearer Sen. Manny Villar.

Okey ang hiling ni Rodriguez na palawigin pa ng tatlonglinggo ang kanilang mga trabaho upang mapunan ang nasayangna panahon sa mga walang kuwentang diskusyon.

Okray ang mga mambabatas na ito kapag hindi sila sumang-ayon samantalang kumpleto naman ang pasuweldo sa kanilang pamahalaan na ang pera ay nagmula sa buwis ni Juan delaCruz.

Tama lang na pagsilbihan ng mga mambabatas ang mgamamamayan bago at matapos ang halalan. Hindi katulad ngmga pangako nila kapag nangangampanya sila na magseserbisyong todo sa mga tao pero ang nangyayari kapag nailuklok na sapuwesto ay puro pagkakamal ng pera ang ginagawa at hindina malingon ang mga taong sa kanila ay bumoto.

Okray naman ang Senado dahil may 20 panukalang batasna nakabinbin. Sana tapusin nila ito bago pa man magsimulasa kanilang pangangampanya at panibagong pangangako samga mamamayang nagluluklok at nagtitiwala sa kanila.

OK o OKRAY?Ni Lea G. Botones

Pera-pera ang laban!

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SWS: IT’S NOYNOYBUT VILLAR GAINSLIBERAL Party presidential candidate Sen. Benigno

“Noynoy” Aquino III remains the top choice by most Filipi-nos to win the May 2010 elections.

But the gap between Aquinoand Nacionalista Party standardbearer Sen. Manuel “Manny”Villar has narrowed to seven per-cent.

In the survey conducted by theSWS for the BusinessWorld fromJanuary 21 to 24 among 2,100respondents, 42 percent of Fili-pino voters would vote forAquino for President while 49percent would vote for Manuel“Mar” Roxas for Vice Presidentif elections were held today.

In the survey’s presidentialrace, Nacionalista presidentialbet Manuel Villar occupied thesecond slot with a rating of 35percent. The 7 percent differencebetween Aquino’s and Villar ’sratings would amount to about3 million votes if all 49 million

Filipino will vote on May 10.Former president Joseph

Estrada placed third with a rat-ing of 13 percent while formerDefense Secretary GilbertTeodoro grabbed the fourth slot,with a rating of 4 percent, fol-lowed by Sen. Richard Gordonand evangelist Bro. EddieVillanueva, who both got a 2percent rating.

In the vice presidential race,Roxas broadened further his leadover his closest rival, with a high49 percent of respondents choos-ing him over second runner-upSen. Loren Legarda who got amere 28 percent rating - a huge21 percent lead that is equivalentto 9 million votes if all 49 millionregistered voters were to vote inMay 10. Andres Garcia

NBI summons 3 Ivler helpersNATIONAL Bureau of Inves-

tigation has summoned anew thethree household helpers of roadrage suspect Jason Ivler as thebureau continues its probe on thealleged liability of Ivler’s stepfa-ther Asian Development Bankconsultant Stephen Pollard incoddling his stepson.

Lawyer Angelito Magno, chiefof the NBI-Special Action Unit,said the statement of the helperswill determine whether Pollardwas telling the truth that he wasnot aware that his stepson was

hiding in their house.Magno stressed that according

to one of the helpers, there were lotsof changes inside their house in BlueRidge Subdivision in Quezon Citydays before the NBI agents con-ducted an operation in the area thatresulted in Ivler’s arrest when hewas injured after he engaged in ashootout with lawmen.

Ivler ’s mother, MarleneAguilar, sister of folk singerFreddie Aguilar, was also arrestedfor allegedly coddling her son.

Marco Lorenzana

Senior citizens ask Arroyo to signVAT exemption for themSOME 1,000 senior citizens appealed yes-

terday to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyoto sign the Congress’ measure exempting themfrom the 12 percent value added tax (VAT).

The elderly converged at the Chino RocesBridge and set to march towards MalacañangPalace but they were blocked by barbed wire.

“Para namang makakagawa pa kami ng gulo.

Sa tatanda na ba naman naming may laban paba kami sa mga humaharang sa amin?,” askedan elderly woman who joined the rally.

She said Arroyo should approve the mea-sure exempting them from 12 percent VATsince the money they could save would beused to buy more medicines and food for theirfamilies. Annette Vergel

SOME 64 Filipinos were sent home by the Saudi government fromthe Hajj Seaport Terminal in Jeddah the other night.

The Department of Foreign Affairs(DFA) and Overseas WorkersWelfare Administration (OWWA) said the deportees were composedof 51 female OFWs, nine children and four infants. They all arrivedat the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) terminal 1 around8:25 p.m. via BI 689.

Two of the children will be referred to a hospital since they aresuffering from serious illness.

OWWA administrator Carmelita Dimzon said livelihood assis-tance and temporary lodging will be provided by OWWA.

The Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Jeddah will con-tinue to assist the Filipinos in detention. Lorna Gamboa

Saudi gov’t deports 64 Pinoys

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NAKAKA-LUKRING talagaang show of love niMarian Rivera sarumored boyfriendnitong si DingdongDantes.

Akalain mo nakahit dalawang oraspa lamang natutulogmatapos ang tapingng “Darna,”bumangon na agaditong si Marianita atsumali sa five-kilometer (5K) run,which is a benefitmarathon event safoundation nasinusuportahan niDingdong.

Sinalubong ngentertainment presssi Marian pagdatingsa finish line athinihingal pa siya ngmakapanayam ngmga reporterspagkatapos ngmarathon saBonifacio GlobalCity.

Ang ginanap nabook run ng YesPinoy Foundation ayisang run for acause natinutulungan niDingdong.

First time langdaw ni Mariantumakbo, sabi niyasa panayam ngPEP (PhilippineEntertainmentPortal), originally 3Klang sanangtatakbuhin niya,bigla siyang nag-decide na tumakbona rin sa 5K. Peropositive raw kayMarian ang nagingexperience niya.

“Hindi kasimasusuklian angexperience, e. So,happy ako naganoon pala talagaang tumakbo,”nakangiti niyangsagot.

Ayon kay Marian,sure na raw siyakahit noon pa natatakbo siya.“Sigurado talagangtatakbo ‘ko dahilunang-una sa lahat,naniniwala ako safoundation niya[Dingdong Dantes].At saka, para sakanya.”

Palagi na baniyang gagawin angpagtakbo?

“Bakit hindi, okeynaman siya. Atkung makakatulong,bakit hindi?”

Nangiti naman siMarian dahil sapagbanggit ng pressna todo rin angsuporta sa kanya niDingdong, dahilkahit nakarating naito sa finish line,nagpalit lang ngpang-itaas,pagkatapos aybinalikan na siyakung nasaan mansiyang lugar sapagtakbo.

“Oo nga, e! Dapat3K lang ako,

YES! COVERSTORY. Tinanongdin si Mariantungkol sa YES!Magazine coverstory tungkol sakanila ni Dingdong(February issue),kunsaan kulang nalang nga angtahasang sabihinnila na sila na nga.

“Siguro namansapat na angnakasulat dun parai-express namin angmga feelings namin.Hindi na kailangangi-pinpoint na, ay,‘eto ‘yan, wala nasigurong ganun.”

Ayaw na ringmagdetalye niMarian in terms ofsa official anniver-sary nila,monthsary...

“May ganun?”natatawangreaksyon niya.“Tulad ng sinabi niDong, siguro, e,sapat na ang mgasalita namin. Hindina kailangan ng

mga ganun. Angimportante, e,naging honest kami,at masaya kami samga nangyari saamin.”

Pero para kayMarian, every daynaman daw ayespesyal para sakanilang dalawa niDingdong. Pero anonga ba ang pinaka-memorable na arawpara sa kanilangdalawa?

“Memorable? Satuwing makikita kosiya, yun angmemorable saamin.”

TRIPS WITHDINGDONG.Kinumpirma namanni Marian na hindipa sila matutuloyumalis ni Dingdongngayong araw,February 1,papuntang Dubai,but instead yungsusunod na araw naraw ang alis nila.Pero isang mabilisna “secret,” angsagot nito whenasked kungnaapruban na baang visa niDingdong pa-Spain.

Pero bakit nga batila sinisikreto panila ang biyahe nilapapuntang Spain?

“Huwag kayong

mag-alala, sasabihinko naman, at akomismo angmagsasabi sa inyokapag natuloy yunat kapag nagkitakami ng daddy ko,”sabi ni Marian.

Two weeks dindaw silangmawawala dahil pa-Dubai bound munasila for the OgieAlcasid and RegineVelasquez showroon.

Kinamusta rinnamin kay Marianang kanyang daddyat kung excited naba ito sa muli nilangpagkikita.

“Oo! Sabi ko nga,huwag na niyaakong sunduin saairport at baka dunpa kami mag-iyakan.”

Nakangiti namansi Marian when

Marian Rivera ipinakita ang pagmamahal kay Dingdongasked kung excitedna rin ba ang daddyniya na makilala siDingdong.

“Tingnannatin...tingnannatin.”

Five years dindaw ang hinintayniya para sa mulinilang pagkikitangmag-ama.

“Paudlot-udlotkasi. Minsan siyaang uuwi, hindimatutuloy. Or akoang pupunta, hindirin matutuloy. Songayon, sana ...”

PAGPAPAALAMSA DARNA. Timingnaman daw na anglast taping ng Darnaay natapos ng 5:30in the afternoon.Maagang-maaganga naman kungikukumpara sausual taping day.

“Natapos nila akong 5:30 ng hapon.

napasubo ako,naging 5K na rinako!” natatawaniyang sabi. “Nag-stretching lang akokanina para hindiako bumigay.Maaga akongpumunta rito paramag-stretchingkami.”

Nagulat din dawsi Dingdong nangmakitang sa 5K runna rin ito sumali.

Nagbigay ngmensahe si Mariansa naging successnga ng book run.

“Congrats, kasinaging successfulat saka ang damitalagang tumakbopara rito sa bookrun na ‘to. Kaya salahat ng tumakbo,isa na ako sanagpapasalamat.”

Pinaninindiganniyang talaga angpagiging inspirasyonng Yes PinoyFoundation?

“Oo naman, oonaman...dahil isaako sa naniniwalasa foundation niya.”

So, lahat ngprojects niDingdong, susuportasiya?

“Oo naman! Allthe way!”nakangiting sabi ngani Marian.

Kasi, nakiusaptalaga ako na salast day, kontianang eksena ko paramakatakbo pa rinako rito.”

Pero dalawangoras lang din dawang itinulog niyadahil may party rawsila sa Darna.

How was her lasttaping?

“Mixed emotion,e. Unang-una salahat, malungkotdahil nagtapos naang Darna.Nalungkot ako kasiang dami kongnabuong friendshipdun sa Darna[. SiTita Celia[Rodriguez], siRoxanne [Barcelo].Mismong si TitoEddie Garcia—alammo ‘yun? Lahatkami ru’n talagangnagba-bonding.

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COUNTRY popsensation TaylorSwift went homewith several awardtrophies during the52nd Annual GrammyAwards in LosAngeles.

These include theGrammys top honor,album of the yearand for Swift’s best-selling album“Fearless.”

Beyonce alsobecame the mostdecorated female ona Grammy night asshe collected sixtrophies, includingsong of the year forher anthem “SingleLadies (Put A RingOn It),”

Swift, who won atotal of four awards,jumped around likethe 20-year-old kidthat she is whenshe beat outBeyonce, the DaveMatthews Band,Lady Gaga and theBlack Eyed Peasfor the honor.

“Oh wow — thankyou so much! I justhope that you knowhow much thismeans to me.... thatwe get to take thisback to Nashville,”said Swift, whose“Fearless” was lastyear’s best-sellingalbum of any genre.

“Oh my God, ourfamilies are freakingout in their livingrooms,” she added.“My dad and mylittle brother arelosing their minds inthe living room rightnow.”

AlthoughBeyonce also lostout on record of theyear, which went tothe Kings of Leon’s

“Use Somebody,”the entertainer stillowned the mostawards of theevening.

Beyonce, who in2004 won fiveGrammys on thestrength of herdebut album “Dan-

writers for “SingleLadies” and alsowon best R&Bcontemporary albumfor “I Am ... SashaFierce.”

“This has beensuch an amazingnight for me and I’dlove to thank the

Grammys,”Beyonce said afterwinning best femalepop vocal for “Halo.”

The Kings ofLeon were a bitmore entertainingwhen they picked uptheir record of theyear trophy, thefamily quartet’s thirdof the night.

“I’m not going tolie, we’re all a littledrunk. But we’rehappy drunks,” saidlead singer CalebFollowill.

Lady Gaga wontwo Grammysduring the pre-telecast ceremonybut didn’t get achance to show hermultitude of outra-geous dressesduring the primetimeshow, losing out onrecord, song andalbum of the year.But she made herpresence felt whenshe kicked off thenight with a se-quined green leotardwith massiveshoulders as shesang her Grammy-nominated hit“Poker Face,” thenbrought out EltonJohn as theymelded her song“Speechless” andhis classic “YourSong” together in aperformance thatfeatured dueling

pianos, and glitter-painted faces.

Swift, who wassecond to Beyoncein Grammy nomina-tions with eightnods, also won bestcountry albumamong her otherawards. The victorycapped an amazingrun for Swift, whose“Fearless” is onlyher second album.Her self-titled debutwas a platinumsuccess but “Fear-less,” with songslike “You Belong

With Me,” took herinto the superstarstratosphere, as shewon accoladesacross genres.

Another countryact to take a topaward was the ZacBrown Band, whichwon best new artist.

The Black EyedPeas also had threetrophies, as well asJay-Z, who won forbest rap soloperformance andtwo awards for “RunThis Town” withRihanna and Kanye

West.Rihanna — who

was forced to bowout of last year’sawards as a per-former after beingassaulted by then-boyfriend ChrisBrown, accepted thetrophy along withJay-Z and withBeyonce’s youngnephew in tow. West— who has kept arelatively low profilesince his dustupwith Swift a fewmonths back — wasa notable no-show.

Maxwell, up forsix awards, alsowon his firstGrammys — bestR&B male vocal forthe ballad “PrettyWings” and bestR&B album for“BLACKsummers’night.” The albummarked the R&B

crooner’s returnafter an absence ofeight years from themusic business.

Many participantsin the program worered cross buttons insupport of Haitiearthquake relief.Mary J. Blige joinedAndrea Bocelli in arousing rendition of“Bridge OverTroubled Water,”which was not onlydesigned to cel-ebrate the 40thanniversary of thesong’s big Grammywins, but to raisemoney for thepeople in Haiti. Theperformance,introduced byHaitian nativeWyclef Jean, will beavailable viaiTunes.com/target,with the funds goingto earthquake relief.

Taylor Swift wins Grammys

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NAKAKA-LUKRING talagaang show of love niMarian Rivera sarumored boyfriendnitong si DingdongDantes.

Akalain mo nakahit dalawang oraspa lamang natutulogmatapos ang tapingng “Darna,”bumangon na agaditong si Marianita atsumali sa five-kilometer (5K) run,which is a benefitmarathon event safoundation nasinusuportahan niDingdong.

Sinalubong ngentertainment presssi Marian pagdatingsa finish line athinihingal pa siya ngmakapanayam ngmga reporterspagkatapos ngmarathon saBonifacio GlobalCity.

Ang ginanap nabook run ng YesPinoy Foundation ayisang run for acause natinutulungan niDingdong.

First time langdaw ni Mariantumakbo, sabi niyasa panayam ngPEP (PhilippineEntertainmentPortal), originally 3Klang sanangtatakbuhin niya,bigla siyang nag-decide na tumakbona rin sa 5K. Peropositive raw kayMarian ang nagingexperience niya.

“Hindi kasimasusuklian angexperience, e. So,happy ako naganoon pala talagaang tumakbo,”nakangiti niyangsagot.

Ayon kay Marian,sure na raw siyakahit noon pa natatakbo siya.“Sigurado talagangtatakbo ‘ko dahilunang-una sa lahat,naniniwala ako safoundation niya[Dingdong Dantes].At saka, para sakanya.”

Palagi na baniyang gagawin angpagtakbo?

“Bakit hindi, okeynaman siya. Atkung makakatulong,bakit hindi?”

Nangiti naman siMarian dahil sapagbanggit ng pressna todo rin angsuporta sa kanya niDingdong, dahilkahit nakarating naito sa finish line,nagpalit lang ngpang-itaas,pagkatapos aybinalikan na siyakung nasaan mansiyang lugar sapagtakbo.

“Oo nga, e! Dapat3K lang ako,

YES! COVERSTORY. Tinanongdin si Mariantungkol sa YES!Magazine coverstory tungkol sakanila ni Dingdong(February issue),kunsaan kulang nalang nga angtahasang sabihinnila na sila na nga.

“Siguro namansapat na angnakasulat dun parai-express namin angmga feelings namin.Hindi na kailangangi-pinpoint na, ay,‘eto ‘yan, wala nasigurong ganun.”

Ayaw na ringmagdetalye niMarian in terms ofsa official anniver-sary nila,monthsary...

“May ganun?”natatawangreaksyon niya.“Tulad ng sinabi niDong, siguro, e,sapat na ang mgasalita namin. Hindina kailangan ng

mga ganun. Angimportante, e,naging honest kami,at masaya kami samga nangyari saamin.”

Pero para kayMarian, every daynaman daw ayespesyal para sakanilang dalawa niDingdong. Pero anonga ba ang pinaka-memorable na arawpara sa kanilangdalawa?

“Memorable? Satuwing makikita kosiya, yun angmemorable saamin.”

TRIPS WITHDINGDONG.Kinumpirma namanni Marian na hindipa sila matutuloyumalis ni Dingdongngayong araw,February 1,papuntang Dubai,but instead yungsusunod na araw naraw ang alis nila.Pero isang mabilisna “secret,” angsagot nito whenasked kungnaapruban na baang visa niDingdong pa-Spain.

Pero bakit nga batila sinisikreto panila ang biyahe nilapapuntang Spain?

“Huwag kayong

mag-alala, sasabihinko naman, at akomismo angmagsasabi sa inyokapag natuloy yunat kapag nagkitakami ng daddy ko,”sabi ni Marian.

Two weeks dindaw silangmawawala dahil pa-Dubai bound munasila for the OgieAlcasid and RegineVelasquez showroon.

Kinamusta rinnamin kay Marianang kanyang daddyat kung excited naba ito sa muli nilangpagkikita.

“Oo! Sabi ko nga,huwag na niyaakong sunduin saairport at baka dunpa kami mag-iyakan.”

Nakangiti namansi Marian when

Marian Rivera ipinakita ang pagmamahal kay Dingdongasked kung excitedna rin ba ang daddyniya na makilala siDingdong.

“Tingnannatin...tingnannatin.”

Five years dindaw ang hinintayniya para sa mulinilang pagkikitangmag-ama.

“Paudlot-udlotkasi. Minsan siyaang uuwi, hindimatutuloy. Or akoang pupunta, hindirin matutuloy. Songayon, sana ...”

PAGPAPAALAMSA DARNA. Timingnaman daw na anglast taping ng Darnaay natapos ng 5:30in the afternoon.Maagang-maaganga naman kungikukumpara sausual taping day.

“Natapos nila akong 5:30 ng hapon.

napasubo ako,naging 5K na rinako!” natatawaniyang sabi. “Nag-stretching lang akokanina para hindiako bumigay.Maaga akongpumunta rito paramag-stretchingkami.”

Nagulat din dawsi Dingdong nangmakitang sa 5K runna rin ito sumali.

Nagbigay ngmensahe si Mariansa naging successnga ng book run.

“Congrats, kasinaging successfulat saka ang damitalagang tumakbopara rito sa bookrun na ‘to. Kaya salahat ng tumakbo,isa na ako sanagpapasalamat.”

Pinaninindiganniyang talaga angpagiging inspirasyonng Yes PinoyFoundation?

“Oo naman, oonaman...dahil isaako sa naniniwalasa foundation niya.”

So, lahat ngprojects niDingdong, susuportasiya?

“Oo naman! Allthe way!”nakangiting sabi ngani Marian.

Kasi, nakiusaptalaga ako na salast day, kontianang eksena ko paramakatakbo pa rinako rito.”

Pero dalawangoras lang din dawang itinulog niyadahil may party rawsila sa Darna.

How was her lasttaping?

“Mixed emotion,e. Unang-una salahat, malungkotdahil nagtapos naang Darna.Nalungkot ako kasiang dami kongnabuong friendshipdun sa Darna[. SiTita Celia[Rodriguez], siRoxanne [Barcelo].Mismong si TitoEddie Garcia—alammo ‘yun? Lahatkami ru’n talagangnagba-bonding.

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COUNTRY popsensation TaylorSwift went homewith several awardtrophies during the52nd Annual GrammyAwards in LosAngeles.

These include theGrammys top honor,album of the yearand for Swift’s best-selling album“Fearless.”

Beyonce alsobecame the mostdecorated female ona Grammy night asshe collected sixtrophies, includingsong of the year forher anthem “SingleLadies (Put A RingOn It),”

Swift, who won atotal of four awards,jumped around likethe 20-year-old kidthat she is whenshe beat outBeyonce, the DaveMatthews Band,Lady Gaga and theBlack Eyed Peasfor the honor.

“Oh wow — thankyou so much! I justhope that you knowhow much thismeans to me.... thatwe get to take thisback to Nashville,”said Swift, whose“Fearless” was lastyear’s best-sellingalbum of any genre.

“Oh my God, ourfamilies are freakingout in their livingrooms,” she added.“My dad and mylittle brother arelosing their minds inthe living room rightnow.”

AlthoughBeyonce also lostout on record of theyear, which went tothe Kings of Leon’s

“Use Somebody,”the entertainer stillowned the mostawards of theevening.

Beyonce, who in2004 won fiveGrammys on thestrength of herdebut album “Dan-

writers for “SingleLadies” and alsowon best R&Bcontemporary albumfor “I Am ... SashaFierce.”

“This has beensuch an amazingnight for me and I’dlove to thank the

Grammys,”Beyonce said afterwinning best femalepop vocal for “Halo.”

The Kings ofLeon were a bitmore entertainingwhen they picked uptheir record of theyear trophy, thefamily quartet’s thirdof the night.

“I’m not going tolie, we’re all a littledrunk. But we’rehappy drunks,” saidlead singer CalebFollowill.

Lady Gaga wontwo Grammysduring the pre-telecast ceremonybut didn’t get achance to show hermultitude of outra-geous dressesduring the primetimeshow, losing out onrecord, song andalbum of the year.But she made herpresence felt whenshe kicked off thenight with a se-quined green leotardwith massiveshoulders as shesang her Grammy-nominated hit“Poker Face,” thenbrought out EltonJohn as theymelded her song“Speechless” andhis classic “YourSong” together in aperformance thatfeatured dueling

pianos, and glitter-painted faces.

Swift, who wassecond to Beyoncein Grammy nomina-tions with eightnods, also won bestcountry albumamong her otherawards. The victorycapped an amazingrun for Swift, whose“Fearless” is onlyher second album.Her self-titled debutwas a platinumsuccess but “Fear-less,” with songslike “You Belong

With Me,” took herinto the superstarstratosphere, as shewon accoladesacross genres.

Another countryact to take a topaward was the ZacBrown Band, whichwon best new artist.

The Black EyedPeas also had threetrophies, as well asJay-Z, who won forbest rap soloperformance andtwo awards for “RunThis Town” withRihanna and Kanye

West.Rihanna — who

was forced to bowout of last year’sawards as a per-former after beingassaulted by then-boyfriend ChrisBrown, accepted thetrophy along withJay-Z and withBeyonce’s youngnephew in tow. West— who has kept arelatively low profilesince his dustupwith Swift a fewmonths back — wasa notable no-show.

Maxwell, up forsix awards, alsowon his firstGrammys — bestR&B male vocal forthe ballad “PrettyWings” and bestR&B album for“BLACKsummers’night.” The albummarked the R&B

crooner’s returnafter an absence ofeight years from themusic business.

Many participantsin the program worered cross buttons insupport of Haitiearthquake relief.Mary J. Blige joinedAndrea Bocelli in arousing rendition of“Bridge OverTroubled Water,”which was not onlydesigned to cel-ebrate the 40thanniversary of thesong’s big Grammywins, but to raisemoney for thepeople in Haiti. Theperformance,introduced byHaitian nativeWyclef Jean, will beavailable viaiTunes.com/target,with the funds goingto earthquake relief.

Taylor Swift wins Grammys

HOLLYWOOD TATTLEgerously in Love,” amark tied by thelikes of Alicia Keys,Norah Jones andLauryn Hill, AmyWinehouse andAlison Krauss,reached thatmilestone againSunday en route tothe new record. Sheis the first to reachthat mark twice.

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NAGING matagumpay ang ginanp napagdiriwang ng Bible Week sa Navotasna pinangunahan ng BINDS Foundation,Inc. noong nakaraang ika-30 ng Enero.Nagsimula ang pagdiriwang ganap na ika-5:15 ng umaga mula sa Parokya ng SanRoque de Navotas at binaybay angkahabaan ng M. Naval patungong CityHall . Matapos ito ay ginanap ang muntingprograma. Nagsalita sina Bro. RuelBarcelon, chairman ng BINDS, Bro. JayRegino ang CEO, Konsehal John Cruz,Kapt. Dar Santos at Sis. Clara Derpo.Nagbigay naman ng panalangin at awitsina Sis. Vivian Grutas, sis. OnchingSengco , Bro. William Santos at Bro. LitoRicarte.

Sa kanyang mensahe, hinamon ni Bro.Ruel ang mga dumalo na dalhin angmabuting balita “na kasama natin angDiyos at kaylan man ay di tayo iiwan saating paglalakbay,” sa bawat tanahan.Tinapos niya ang pananalita sapamamagitan ng mga katagang, “dapatpakinggan natin ang tunay na Kristo nanasa Bibliya na nagtuturo sa atin ng daan,ng katotohanan, katarungan at katwiranna siyang maghahatid sa atin sa buhayna walang hanggan.”

Ang Walk for a Bible ay nagingmatagumpay sa tulong ng lahat ngsamahan, ng Sangunian ng Navotas atsa pagtulong ni Mayor Toby Tiangco.

Bible Week sa Navotas,tagumpay!LEADERS in different sectors of the society gath-

ered together to serve as judges for the 2010 Search forThe Outstanding Philippine Soldiers (TOPS). Thesterling list of the Final Board of Judges for this year’sSearch is composed of Supreme Court Senior AssociateJustice Antonio Carpio as chairman; Bureau of Immi-gration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan; PhilippineBar Association President and World Bank Indepen-dent Advisory Board Member Atty. Simeon Marcelo;Globe Telecom President and CEO Ernest Cu; andGMA Network Vice President for Corporate Communi-cations Butch Racquel as members.

The final judging process, which entailed docu-ments evaluation and panel interview, enabled thejudges to probe deeper into the soldiers’ accomplish-ments and to have an interaction with them.

“I’ve always had a high regard for our military, butafter interviewing them and talking to these soldiers, Ieven had a higher regard for the military,” expressedJustice Carpio. “These people are very patriotic, verydedicated and they strive to do their best in perform-ing their job. It’s really very enlightening to meetthem,” he continued.

Consisting of commissioned officers and enlistedpersonnel from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Techni-cal Services, the twenty finalists were selected from apool of 85 nominees, the Search’s highest to date. Thenames of the ten awardees will be announced inFebruary. They will be recognized in ceremonies to beheld at the Malacañang Palace in March.

“The Search for TOPS is our way of showingappreciation for the sacrifices of the men and womenof the Armed Forces to protect the Filipino nation,”

Metrobank Foundation president Aniceto Sobrepeña (extreme right) briefs theTOPS 2010 judges, composed of Bureau of Immigration Commissioner MarcelinoLibanan (third from left), Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice AntonioCarpio (fourth from left), Philippine Bar Association President and World BankIndependent Advisory Board Member Atty. Simeon Marcelo (fifth from left) andGlobe Telecom President and CEO Ernest Cu (sixth from left), on the Search’sjudging process. With them are (from left) Metrobank Foundation executive vicepresident Elvira Ong Chan, Rotary Club of Makati Metro president Albert Guevarraand Metrobank Foundation vice chairman Dr. Placido Mapa, Jr.

Metrobank 2010 search for TOPS

Metrobank Foundation President Aniceto Sobrepeñasaid.

TOPS, an annual undertaking of the MetrobankFoundation, Inc. and the Rotary Club of Makati Metro,is a nationwide search that honors the career achieve-ments of the members of the military. Now on its 15thyear, TOPS has already named 116 awardees, amongthem are six generals, namely BGen. Pedro RamonSinajon (1999), BGen. William Campos (2003), BGen.Renato Lorenzo Sanchez (1995), BGen. CesarioAtienza (2002), BGen. Lino Horacio Lapinid (1997),and MGen. Juancho Sabban (2003).

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ELEKSYON 2010Tap idle gov’t assets for public housing – Edu

THE next administration should harness idle governmentassets – from unused lands to vacant office buildings – for pub-lic housing, Lakas Kampi CMD vice presidential candidate EduManzano said.

Housing authorities should produce an inventory of all non-performing government assets, and ascertain those holdings thatcould potentially be developed into community shelters, saidManzano, former national president of the Vice-Mayors Leagueand one-time vice-mayor of Makati City.

“They should come up with exact plans to develop the assetsfor public housing. Congress can then consciously support theplans with ample funding,” Manzano said.

For example, he said an abandoned or unoccupied multi-level government office building could be remodeled at minimalcost into affordable residential apartments for the benefit of in-formal community settlers.

He said the suitable assets could be converted into commu-nity housing by national shelter agencies on their own, or withthe help of provincial, city or municipal governments.

Manzano’s proposal was inspired partly by the UnitedKingdom’s public housing for marginal families.

State-run lenders such as the Development Bank of the Phil-ippines and the Land Bank of the Philippines could also getinvolved, Manzano said.

Boost in RP’s anti-corruption ratingseen with greater public access to info

COTABATO Rep. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza has expressedconfidence that the country’s anti-corruption rating would get abig boost once the proposed Freedom of Information Act is fi-nally enacted.

“We are counting on the measure to improve considerablythe country’s image in terms of fighting corruption,” said Taliño-Mendoza, one of the key authors of the measure and one-timechairwoman of the House committee on public information.

“What is important is that 23 years after ratification of the1987 Constitution, we will finally have a new law enabling theorderly implementation of provisions on the public’s right togovernment information on matters of civic concern, includingall state contracts,” Taliño-Mendoza said.

Congress is set to ratify this week the bicameral conferencereport on the measure.

Taliño-Mendoza said the measure would “surely give a wholenew meaning to the constitutional right to information, rein-force public accountability and repel malfeasance.”

“We are absolutely certain this will go a long way in promot-ing greater transparency and improving governance,” she said.

The Philippines ranked 139th among 180 countries in the2009 Corruption Perceptions Index of Transparency International(TI). With a score of 2.4 points in 2009, the country’s rankingimproved slightly from 141st in 2008.

Nacionalista Party president and standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar was wel-comed warmly by young supporters at San Pablo Elementary School. Villarjoined his vice presidential candidate Sen. Loren Legarda, who celebrated herbirthday in the said school recently.

FUELED by the rising costof sugar, the local bakers inthe country will increase theprices of loaf (600 grams) byP2.00 and pandesal (25g in10s) by P1.00 effective thismonth.

The rise in bread pricescame after sugar prices havegone up by 60 percent sinceits last price selling level.

In December, bakers ini-tially absorbed the sugar priceincreases for the benefit of theconsuming public as manybasic commodities had in-creased last holiday season.

Bakers were also optimis-

tic that the government willbe able to do something asthey expressed their intentionto import sugar to contain andbring down sugar prices inthe local market. Unfortu-nately, this did not take place.

With the recent 16 percentincrease in sugar prices justthis January alone, bakerscannot continue to hold-offany longer and are forced toincrease prices by P2.00 for600g white loaf breads andP1.00 for 10pc-pack pandesalwith baked weigh of 25g.

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(PhilBaking) will adjustprices starting next week af-ter they advised supermarketsand outlets.

Community bakeries, onthe other hand, will also ad-just their prices in the samemanner the major bakeriesadjusted their prices.

Leonardo Figueroa of thePhilippine Federation of Bak-ers Association Inc. (PFBAI)said, “Some of our commu-nity bakery-members havealready started their priceadjustment this week to copewith the spiraling cost of in-gredients particularly sugar.”

Bakers to hike prices of bread products

FOLLOWING the rollback of fuel pricesby two independent oil players, three moreoil firms have rolled back the prices of theirfuel yesterday.

Raffy Ledesma, public affairs officer of PetronCorp., said his company is slashing by 75centavos per liter the prices of its diesel andkerosene, while Thailand-based PTT Philip-pines said it will only implement a 75 centavosper liter rollback only on their diesel products.

Ledesma attributed the rollback to thedowntrend in international prices.

Flying V, on the other hand, said they arematching the price cut imposed by their ri-val Seaoil and Eastern Petroleum early Mon-day morning of 50 centavos per liter reduc-tion in gasoline and 75 centavos per liter forboth diesel and kerosene.

Three more oil firmsreduce fuel prices

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ISA si Herbert Bautista sa mgaartistang pumasok sa politika nanaging isang mahusay na pub-lic servant.

Sa tagal nang panahon nasiya’y nanilbihan sa Quezon City,naging maayos angpamamalakad niya at sa paglipasng mahabang panahon,nanatiling malinis ang kanyang pangalan patungkol sa kanyangpaninilbihan at paglilingkod sa kanyang mga kababayan.

Napakarami pang plano ni Herbert para sa mga taga QC atngayong nabigyan siya ng pagkakataon na maghangad ng masmataas na posisyon, naniniwala siyang mas lalawig pa angoportunidad na lalo siyang makapagsilbi at ng higit pangmatupad ang mga pinangarap niya para sa kanyang siyudad.

Gusto pa niyang mas lalong makatulong sa mundongpinanggalingan niya, ang showbusiness. Sa ngayon, maraminang nakalinyang proyekto si Herbert na sa palagay niya, higitna nakakaraming taga-showbiz ang makikinabang.

Gusto niyang tulungan ang mga movie producers para patuloysilang gumawa ng pelikula.

“Kapag walang tigil ang paggawa ng pelikula, mas maramiang magkaka-trabaho, hindi lang mga artista kundi pati yungmga taong nagta-trabaho sa likod ng isang pelikula,” sabi niHerbert.

Maging sa larangan ng sports ay naghanda na rin nangmaraming proyekto si Herbert.

Alam ni Herbert na sa pamamagitan ng mas marami pangsports activities, mailalayo niya ang mga kabataan sa bisyo atsa mga hindi magandang gawain.

“Plano namin ang mas marami pang basketball leagues atbasketball clinic para sa mga kabataan at marami pang tourna-ments para sa sports na tulad ng chess, football, volleyball,taekwando at iba pa.”

* * *Sulit na sulit ang bayad ng mga basketball fans na nanood sa

Araneta Coliseum nung Linggo.

Grabe, dalawang laro na nadesisyunan lang sa mga hulingsegundo ng laban.

Dalawang kapana-panabik na laro na talaga namangmakapanindig-balahibo para sa mga players.

Halos nagse-celebrate na ang mga fans ng Ginebra dahil twoseconds na lang ay lamang sila, pero sa isang iglap, naglaholahat ito nang maka-shoot via alley-oop si Jared Dillinger at nanalopa ang TNT.

Si James Yap naman ang nagsilbing hero sa ikalawang laro.Halos sigurado na rin ang panalo ng Rain or Shine, pero saisang iglap, nag-iba din ang istorya at Purefoods pa ang nanalo.

Isa na lang na panalo nung dalawa at naghihintay na angAlaska at SMB sa kanila.

Matagal-tagal na rin ang panahon na nasulit ang pera ngisang basketball fan sa isang araw na panonood ng PBA.

* * *Nagsisilbing palamuti na lang sa isang PBA team ang ilang

dati’y matutunog na pangalan sa amateur basketball.Hindi sila ginagamit ni coach.Kahit na sabihin pang magagaling naman sila, di pa rin sila

mabigyan ng playing time.Kinuha lang sila sa drafting para lang gawing palamuti sa

bench.Sayang ang mga talento nila.

Sports solusyon sa bisyoPUREFOODS Giant James Yap and Roger

Yap were once again Purefoods’ men of thehour as the Giants made it two in a row overthe Rain or Shine Elasto Painters with a stir-ring 95-94 come-from-behind victory at theAraneta Coliseum Sunday.

Moments after Talk n Text fashioned out a106-105 stunner of a win over Ginebra Kings,the Giants essayed their own thriller, pull-ing through on two foul shots by James Yapwith six-tenths of a second left.

Roger Yap also played a big role as he ral-lied the Giants from 20-point deficits on a20-point explosion in the second half.

With James’ two charities, the Giants com-pleted their swashbuckling comeback to move

Purefoods snatches victory in last secondsin the threshold of the KFC PBA PhilippineCup semifinal round.

Squeezing through with a follow-up ontheir 90-85 win in Game One, the Giantsmoved a win short of setting up a best-of-seven semifinal confrontation with the SanMiguel Beermen.

Purefoods takes its first of three cracks atthe semis in Game Three Wednesday in thesame venue.

“The hardest thing about this series is thatjust everybody thought it’s gonna be a breezefor us. But Rain or Shine has proven they’re atough team. We struggled through the first threequarters. It’s a relief we’re able to pull through,”said Purefoods coach Ryan Gregorio.

FEU chessteam leads 72nd

UAAP eventTHE Far Eastern Uni-

versity (FEU) chess teamled all the way in all di-visions (Juniors, SeniorsMen’s and Women’s) atthe end of the first roundof 72nd season of theUniversity Athletic As-sociation of the Philip-pines (UAAP) chessteam championships atthe UST’s new Tan YanKee Student Center inEspana, Manila duringthe weekend.

“Our hard work haspaid off but it’s still along way to go,” saidFEU head coach two-time Olympian memberGM Jayson Gonzales.

“I believe this is anunprecedented feat fora school in the UAAPchess tournament,” headded.

The Lady Tamarawscomposed of RonnaReigner Senora, WNMJedara Docena, WNMRulp Ylem Jose andJenny Rose Palomoblanked the Lady War-riors comprised byMersky Peque, ChrizelYson, Janine Krishnaand Jessica Visca, 4-0, toshow the way in the se-niors women’s categoryby tallying a total out-put of 18.5 points.

Bata Reyes grabs MasterCrown for the fifth time

FILIPINO cue artist Efren“Bata” Reyes has captured thisyear ’s Master of the TableCrown, the fifth time even as hecontinues to be the biggest moneyearner in the pool game.

Acknowledged as one of theall-time greats, he achieved thesame feat in 1999, 2004, 2005and 2007.

Reyes, playing under thebanner of Puyat Sports was afinalist in the 9-Ball Banks, andwinner in the 9-Ball Competi-tion to pocket the all-around titleof The Master of the Table Crownto claim his paycheck of US$20,000 in the 12th Annual DerbyCity Classic at the Horseshoe

Casino and Hotel in Indiana,United States, on Jan. 31, 2010.

Dubbed as “The Magician,”cue wizard Reyes beat Ameri-can Rodney “Rocket” Morris inthe 9-Ball Competition finals, 7-4, earned him another $16,000pay check.

PSA to honor SEAG gold medalistsFOR fighting their hearts out and making the country proud

in the 25th Southeast Asian Games, Filipino gold medal win-ners in Vientiane, Laos will be honored with a special awardby the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) during itsAnnual Awards Night presented by Coca-Cola.

Double gold medalist Miguel Molina leads the SEA Gamesheroes and heroines who the country’s sportswriting fraternitywill be greatly toasting in the rite set March 1 at the Manila Hotel.

The Philippines bagged a total of 38 gold medals to finish afighting fifth in the two-week long biennial event.

A major part of that winning group includes pool playerRubilen Amit, taekwondo jins Janice Lagman, Camille Alarillaand Rani Ann Ortega and long jumper Marestella Torres, allof whom will be the recipients of the coveted Athlete of theYear trophy being handed out by the oldest media organiza-tion in the Philippines composed of editors and sportswritersfrom the daily broadsheets and tabloids.