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A NEW UNITED SENATENew and old faces form the Senate of the 15th Congress. Photo shows the senators posing for a souvenir shot marking the formal opening of the new Congress on Monday. (Seated L-R) Sens. Joker Arroyo, Edgardo Angara, Manny Villar, Loren Legarda, Juan Ponce Enrile (Senate President), Pia Cayetano, Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada (Senate President Pro Tempore), Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., (standing) Alan Peter Cayetano (Minority Leader), Gregorio Honasan II, Vicente Sotto III (Majority Leader), Ralph Recto, Teofi sto Guingona III, Francis Escudero, Franklin Drilon, Ramon Revilla, Jr., Francis Pangilinan, Sergio Osmena III and Miguel Zubiri. Not in photo are Sens. Miriam Defensor Santiago, Panfi lo Lacson, Manuel Lapid and Antonio Trillanes IV.PAGE 7

InIlabas ng asian Insti-tute of Management (aIM) kamakailan lang ang resulta ng isang pag-aaral na nag-sasabi na ang mga siyudad daw ng Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, at angeles sa Pampan-ga ang may pinakamaganda ang ekonomiya at ang mga siyudad naman ng Davao,

Olongapo, at san Fernan-do sa la Union ang may pinakamagandang uri ng pamumuhay. Marami raw magagandang oportunidad sa mga siyudad na nabang-git dahil tahimik at ligtas, maganda ang proseso ng pautang, at maraming mga miyembro ng komunidad

ang aktibong nakikilahok sa kalakal at negosyo. Para tuloy ang sarap tumira sa mga siyudad na ito. ang nakapagtataka, bakit kaya wala man lang kahit isang siyudad mula sa Metro Ma-nila ang kasama sa listahan ng mga kahanga-hangang siyudad na ito? Ibig kay-ang sabihin ay ang mayaya-mang lungsod ng Makati, Taguig at Quezon cities ay hindi kabilang sa may mga katangian na kagaya ng sa mga naunang nabanggit na siyudad? sa QC halimbawa, isa raw sa pinakamayamang lungsod sa bansa pero na-pakataas ng poverty rate at halos 50% ng mga residente ay squatters at mahihirap. Marami sa mga siyudad sa Metro Manila ang kabilang sa mga pinakamayayamang

lungsod sa bansa pero marahil ay hindi nasasa-lamin ng kayamanan ng lungsod ang kaginhawaan naman ng buhay ng mga tao sa komunidad. Minsan sa tindi ng korapsyon, ang kaban ng bayan ng lokal na pamahalaan ay hindi deret-sahang napapakinabangan ng mga nakatira sa lungsod. Minsan naman, marami ngang negosyo pero kon-trolado ng malalaking mga negosyante at napakahirap para sa maliliit na tao ang makilahok sa kahit anong in-dustriya ng kalakal. nariyang napakamahal ng puhunan at napakamahal ng mga pros-eso para lang makakuha ng simpleng business permit. Kaya naman siguro naka-relate ng todo ang maraming tao sa dalawang puntos na ipinagdiinan ni Pangulong aquino sa kanyang state of the nation address (sOna)–ito ay ang pagsugpo sa kati-walian sa pamahalaan na kinasasangkutan mismo ng

sI Rotoni aurinto, 35 years old, ng banawe, Quezon City at dat-ing delivery driver ay kasalu-

kuyang nakapiit sa Camp Karingal. si aurinto ay nakakulong ngayon hindi dahil siya’y isang kawatan kundi dahil isinumbong niya ang mga kawatan.

si aurinto ay humihimas ng mga malalamig na rehas ngayon dahil din sa istupido, bobo at maaaring korap pa sigurong piskal na humawak ng kanyang kaso.

noong nakaraang taon, ipinakiu-sap ni aurinto sa kanyang mga amo sa Mega system Enterprises kung maaari ay maibigay na sa kanya ang tatlong taong halaga ng 13th month pay na hindi pa niya natatanggap.

Ipinakiusap din ni aurinto na kung pwede ay huwag nang ibawas sa kan-yang sweldo ang mga problemang nangyayari sa delivery na wala naman siyang kinalaman. Halimbawa dito ay ang mga ticket sa smoke belching vio-lations ng minamaneho niyang deliv-ery truck na siya ang palaging ipinag-babayad sa pamamagitan ng kaltas sa sahod.

Kapag halimbawa, hindi niya na-kukumpleto ang isang delivery sa maghapon dahil sa traffic at gahol na sa oras, kinakaltasan din siya ng P500 pagdating ng sweldo. Ipinakiusap din ni aurinto na sana mabayaran siya

ng overtime pay sa kanyang mga de-liveries na kung minsan ay umaabot ng hanggang hatinggabi. Hiniling din niya na kung maaari ay mabigyan siya ng pay slip sa bawat sahod.

napikon ang amo niyang intsik sa kanyang mga ipinapakiusap at sinibak siya sa kanyang trabaho. nagsumbong si aurinto sa national labor Rela-tions Commission (nlRC). Kinasu-han niya ang kanyang dating mga amo ng illegal dismissal at non-payment of benefits. Sa kanyang reklamo inila-gay niya bilang mga respondents ang Mega system Enterprises, solid Tone Enterprises, Manila solid Enterprises at Epson Enterprises. Isinama din niya ang mga pangalan ng mga mag-kakamag-anak na sina Vicente Chua, Teresita Chua Chong, antonio Chua at Marcela Dy.

ang pagkakaalam kasi ni aurinto na empleyado siya ng lahat ng nabang-git na kumpanya at mga tao sapagkat ang mga ito ang pinagsisilbihan niya.

Pinanigan ng nlRC ang reklamo ni aurinto pero P7,000.00 lamang daw ang halagang maaaring maku-kuha niya sa dati niyang kumpanya, ayon pa sa moron na labor arbiter na si Jose De Vera.

bumuwelta naman ang isa sa mga respondents na si Vicente Chua at nagsampa ito ng kasong perjury sa Quezon City RTC laban kay aurinto. ayon sa intsik na ito, hindi raw siya nagmamay-ari ng kahit isa sa mga kumpanya na inireklamo ni aurinto sa nlRC at siya ay empleyado lamang din ng Mega system Enterprises bil-ang sales manager.

Pinanigan ng piskal ang kasong isi-nampa ni Chua laban kay aurinto at inakyat ang kaso sa sala ni Judge Ma-donna Echeverri ng branch 41 at agad na nagpalabas naman ng warrant of arrest si Echeverri na may kalakip na piyansang P24 thousand.

sa kasalukuyan, tinutulungan ng WanTED sa RaDYO (WsR) si au-rinto. ang WsR ang maglalagak ng perang pampiyansa para kay aurinto dahil sa WsR unang lumapit ito noong nakaraang taon. ang Public attorney’s Office ang magbibigay ng libreng legal assistance kay aurinto.

Magsasagawa ng malawakan at malalim na imbestigasyon ang WsR tungkol sa kaso ni aurinto.

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THEY also urged the new aquino administration to put a stop to extrajudicial killings, enforced disap-pearances and other forms of human rights viola-tions and to immediately release the detained 43 health workers and all other political prisoners.

“abandon Oplan bantay laya and do not imple-ment a similar internal security plan,” Marie Hilao-Enriquez, chairwoman of Karapatan, urged aquino. she added that the aquino government should im-plement the recommendation of Prof. Philip alston, the United nations special Rapporteur on extrajudi-cial, summary or arbitrary killings.

The human rights defenders also called for the indemnification of victims of human rights viola-tions during martial law and during the arroyo regime.

The Moro-Christian People’s alliance, mean-while, asked the aquino government to stop the all-out war policy against their people. “We call on presi-dent aquino to end the militarization in autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (aRMM) and to abol-ish the paramilitary units that cause various human rights violations to the people of Mindanao,” allan Rabbi of MCPa said. she asked for the release of the victims of crackdown in 2001 in Mindanao, saying that up to now innocent Muslims are in prison. she said there is a pressing need too to rehabilitate the communities that were destroyed in the course of the government’s all-out war in Mindanao.

The groups challenged aquino to resume the peace talks between the Government of the Repub-lic of the Philippines (GRP) and the national Demo-cratic Front of the Philippines (nDFP) without pre-conditions, same goes for the peace negotiations with the Moro Islamic liberation Front.

They also dared the aquino administration to im-plement the previously signed agreements with the nDFP, for instance the Joint agreement on safety and Immunity Guarantees (JasIG), and reconvene the Joint Monitoring Committee as well as imple-ment the Comprehensive agreement on Human Rights and International Humanitarian law (CaR-HRIHl). From there, they asked aquino to proceed to the next agenda of the peace negotiations, the Comprehensive agreement on social and Economic Reforms (CasER). To be continued

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The people’s demands(third part)

Inapi na ng kanyang mga amo,inapi pa ng gobyerno!

Kahanga-hangang mga siyudad

mga empleyado ng gobyerno at ang pagsasagawa ng mga pagbabago upang maging mas madali na sa mga ordi-naryong mamamayan ang magtayo ng kahit maliit na negosyo.Palakpakan sa SONAnaging parang asiwa ang mga tao sa plenaryo ng Mababang Kapulungan ng Kongreso ang pagpalakpak sa talumpati ni P.noy sa kan-yang kauna-unahang sOna nitong lunes. Mas maingay pa ang palakpakan sa gallery kung saan nakaupo ang mga panauhin lang. Oo naman,

isipin na lang marami sa mga nakaupong Kongresista sa plenaryo ay ang mga pu-malakpak din sa siyam na taong pagso-sOna ni Gloria arroyo na binira ni P.noy sa kanyang speech. asiwa nga naman talaga lalo at walang pakundangan ang banat ni P.noy sa mga sinasabing nagpasasa sa panahon ni ar-royo.

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THE anomalies divulged by Pres-ident Benigno Aquino III in his first State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) will be investigated by the Truth Commission.

Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said aside from the ‘Hello Garci’ and NBN-ZTE broadband scandals, the commission will also investigate the rice impor-tation under the National Food Authority (NFA) and the ex-travagant lifestyles and benefits accorded to officials of the Met-ropolitan Waterworks and Sew-erage System (MWSS).

She said the commission’s probe will be centered on graft and corruption cases during the past administration.

“Not all controversies that

hogged the headlines in the past years will be investigated but rest assured that the revelation of President Aquino in his SONA will be included together with the highly controversial scandals during the past administration,” she explained.

Apart from the ‘Hello Garci’ and NBN-ZTE deal, the administration of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, now Pampanga rep-resentative, was marred with issues like the fertilizer scam and the alleged Jose Pidal bank account of former first gentleman Mike Arroyo.

De Lima added that the other controversial cases which will not be investigated

by the commission would be probed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in an indepen-dent capacity.

Meanwhile, NFA administra-tor Lito Banayo said the agency will create an audit team which will investigate the system in place on how the agency buys and imports rice, as well as pos-sible anomalies in the way it manages the supply and demand of the commodity.

The audit team, according to Banayo, will be headed by Jesus Posadas, former executive of San Miguel Corporation.

Aquino revealed in his SONA that rice stocks were rotting in government warehouses due to over importation. Ampie Galpo

Truth body to probe MWSS, NFA

JuSTiCE Secretary Leila de Lima yesterday appointed temporary chiefs of the Presidential Com-mission on Good Government (PCGG) and the Bureau of immi-gration (Bi).

The new heads of the two posts were also ranking officials of the Justice department, name-ly: Chief State Counsel Ricardo Paras as PCGG chairman while Undersecretary Jose Vicente Salazar as Bi commissioner.

De Lima said Paras and Sala-zar will serve only until July 31 after President Aquino names the permanent heads of the two offices.

Earlier, PCGG commis-sioner Ricardo Abcede issued a memorandum addressed to all PCGG officers and employees declaring himself as “officer-in-charge” being the most senior commissioner in the organiza-tion. Ampie Galpo

De Lima names DOJ execs as temporary heads of PCGG, Bi

DEALERS of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) have brought down the prices of their products anew.

LPG Marketers Association (LPGMA) said another price cut of 50 centavos per kilo, or a P6 rollback per 11-kg tank has been implemented due to the down-ward trend in world prices of the commodity.

With the rollback, prices of 11-kg LPG tanks went down from P542 to P536. Marco Lorenzana

LPG pricescut anew

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SABI ng tagapagtanggol ni Willie Revillame, hindi raw gusto ng TV host na may mawalan ng trabaho

kaya kahit na medyo imbiyerna siya kay Pokwang ay hindi niya ito irerekomen-dang alisin sa Wowowee. Hindi raw si Willie ang tipong gano’n.

Hello???? Nakalimutan yata ng nagsabi no’n ang issue nina Willie at Jobert Sucaldito. Hindi ba gusto ni Willie na tanggalin ng ABS-CBN si Jobert sa kanyang radio program noon dahil binabatikos daw s’ya? Hindi ba hinamon ni Willie ang Dos na magre-resign siya kung hindi ta-tanggalin si Jobert?

Ay, naku, ang mga tao talaga, bira nang bira, salita nang salita, hindi na-man iniisip ang pinagsasabi. Ayun, nag-boomerang tuloy sa kanya ang kanyang sinabi.

Hello??? May memory gap na ba ang tagapagtanggol na ito ni Willie?

At ang nakakatawa, pinagpipilitan talagang palutangin ng tagapagtang-gol ni Willie na ayaw na niyang bali-kan ang Wowowee? Gano’n? Eh bakit ang lumalabas ay gusto na niyang mag-host uli sa Wowowee at babalik

na siya talaga kaya lang ay pinaplantsa pa ito lalo pa’t ang dami raw demand ni Willie sa Dos.

At ito namAng ABS-CBN, noong una ay nagmamatigas pero hindi pala kayang panindigan ang kanil-ang posisyon. Akala ko ba stars come and go pero the network stays ang kanilang drama pero tila hindi nila kay-ang mawala si Willie sa poder nila.

Kakatawa sila, ha! Hindi sila nakakatu-wa!!!!

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LuMALABAS na nagsinungaling si Lovi Poe sa pagsasabi sa isang interview na hindi niya dyowa si Ilocos Sur Rep-resentative Ronald Singson.

Mismong kay Luis “Chavit” Singson kasi nanggaling na nagkatampuhan ang dalawa. Alangan namang wala silang relasyon at pure friendship lang ang drama nila. Ang sabi pa sa balita, noong concert ni usher mismo nag-break ang dalawa.

“Nag-umpisa ‘yan noong nag-away

sila ni Lovi tapos nagkatampuhan, um-alis. So, wala na akong alam do’n. Natu-ral lang siguro ‘yung nagkatampuhan sila. Siguro dinibdib niya, umalis tapos naano ‘yung mga barkada niya. So, ‘yun

‘yong nangyari,” tsika ni Chavit Singson sa interview tungkol sa anak niyang nakaku-long sa Hong Kong ngayon dahil sa drug case.

Ayaw mag-com-ment ni Lovi tungkol sa drug issue ni Ron-ald. Nag-comment

lang siya nang pahapyaw sa tsikang nag-iiyak siya sa isang bar kamakailan.

“Siguro, whatever it is I’m going through, I believe I can push through..... I could go through it. Kasi I’ve my fam-ily and my friends. So I think whatever it is I’m going through, kayang-kaya ko ‘yan. I mean, I’ve gone through the worst already and I can do it all over again,” say ni Lovi.

Kahit masakit man, ayaw tulungan ni Chavit ang kanyang anak. Ayaw ni-yang makialam sa kaso nito.

“Kailangan doon may proseso, eh. So, hindi ko naman pinapakialaman kasi maski na ‘yung mga kababayan ko, ‘pagka ganyang bagay di ko tinutu-lungan. So, pati na rin ang pamilya ko, although mahal ko ang aking anak, eh, parang hesitant akong tumulong. Pina-babayaan ko na lang ang batas sa Hong Kong kung anuman ‘yon.”

“Wala akong kausap sa Foreign Af-fairs. Wala akong kinausap maski isa. ‘Pagka ganitong kaso hindi ako nakiki-pag-usap,” sabi ni Chavit sinegunda-han naman ng Department of Foreign Affairs sa kanilang official statement which read: The Filipino national has not requested the consulate general any assistance at this time.

Maging si Jomari Yllana, actor and business partner ni Ronald Singson ay ayaw mag-comment.

“I don’t know the real story yet for now. Di ko pa siya nakakausap, but as a bestfriend and a brother, I am praying for him and his well being,” sabi nito sa kanyang Twitter account.

Ang pakiusap lang ni Jomari, huwag husgahan ang kanyang kaibigan.

“I ask that judgments on my friend not be made until then. I know the truth will eventu-ally come out and I’ll deal with the truth when it is in front of me. until then, I will contin-ue to pray for the welfare of my close friend.”

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BADING ang isang baguhang singer na ito. One time kasi ay panay ang kanta ng gaga ng “I’m happy and gay” habang sakay ng kanyang magarang sasakyan.

Nagda-drive ang fadir ng singer na tila naimbiyerna sa kanyang bagets na anak. Kasi naman, kinakakitaan na ito ng pagkabading.

Sa inis daw ng fa-ther, bigla daw itong naglitanya ng ganito sa kanyang anak: “If you don’t stop, you’ll really be gay.”

Sino ang bad-ing na singer na ito? Basta ang alam namin, berde talaga ang kanyang dugo. As in! Gets n’yo?

4 Wednesday, July 28, 2010

showbiz pizzazzBy Alex Brosas

Magulo pa rin ang usaping pagbabalik ni Willie sa Dos

Willie Revillame

SABI ng tagapagtanggol ni Willie Revillame, hindi raw gusto ng TV host na may mawalan ng trabaho

kaya kahit na medyo imbiyerna siya kay Pokwang ay hindi niya ito irerekomen-dang alisin sa Wowowee. Hindi raw si Willie ang tipong gano’n.

Hello???? Nakalimutan yata ng nagsabi no’n ang issue nina Willie at Jobert Sucaldito. Hindi ba gusto ni Willie na tanggalin ng ABS-CBN si Jobert sa kanyang radio program noon dahil binabatikos daw s’ya? Hindi ba hinamon ni Willie ang Dos na magre-resign siya kung hindi ta-tanggalin si Jobert?

Ay, naku, ang mga tao talaga, bira nang bira, salita nang salita, hindi na-man iniisip ang pinagsasabi. Ayun, nag-boomerang tuloy sa kanya ang kanyang sinabi.

Hello??? May memory gap na ba ang tagapagtanggol na ito ni Willie?

At ang nakakatawa, pinagpipilitan talagang palutangin ng tagapagtang-gol ni Willie na ayaw na niyang bali-kan ang Wowowee? Gano’n? Eh bakit ang lumalabas ay gusto na niyang mag-host uli sa Wowowee at babalik

na siya talaga kaya lang ay pinaplantsa pa ito lalo pa’t ang dami raw demand ni Willie sa Dos.

At ito namAng ABS-CBN, noong una ay nagmamatigas pero hindi pala kayang panindigan ang kanil-ang posisyon. Akala ko ba stars come and go pero the network stays ang kanilang drama pero tila hindi nila kay-ang mawala si Willie sa poder nila.

Kakatawa sila, ha! Hindi sila nakakatu-wa!!!!

n n n

LuMALABAS na nagsinungaling si Lovi Poe sa pagsasabi sa isang interview na hindi niya dyowa si Ilocos Sur Rep-resentative Ronald Singson.

Mismong kay Luis “Chavit” Singson kasi nanggaling na nagkatampuhan ang dalawa. Alangan namang wala silang relasyon at pure friendship lang ang drama nila. Ang sabi pa sa balita, noong concert ni usher mismo nag-break ang dalawa.

“Nag-umpisa ‘yan noong nag-away

sila ni Lovi tapos nagkatampuhan, um-alis. So, wala na akong alam do’n. Natu-ral lang siguro ‘yung nagkatampuhan sila. Siguro dinibdib niya, umalis tapos naano ‘yung mga barkada niya. So, ‘yun

‘yong nangyari,” tsika ni Chavit Singson sa interview tungkol sa anak niyang nakaku-long sa Hong Kong ngayon dahil sa drug case.

Ayaw mag-com-ment ni Lovi tungkol sa drug issue ni Ron-ald. Nag-comment

lang siya nang pahapyaw sa tsikang nag-iiyak siya sa isang bar kamakailan.

“Siguro, whatever it is I’m going through, I believe I can push through..... I could go through it. Kasi I’ve my fam-ily and my friends. So I think whatever it is I’m going through, kayang-kaya ko ‘yan. I mean, I’ve gone through the worst already and I can do it all over again,” say ni Lovi.

Kahit masakit man, ayaw tulungan ni Chavit ang kanyang anak. Ayaw ni-yang makialam sa kaso nito.

“Kailangan doon may proseso, eh. So, hindi ko naman pinapakialaman kasi maski na ‘yung mga kababayan ko, ‘pagka ganyang bagay di ko tinutu-lungan. So, pati na rin ang pamilya ko, although mahal ko ang aking anak, eh, parang hesitant akong tumulong. Pina-babayaan ko na lang ang batas sa Hong Kong kung anuman ‘yon.”

“Wala akong kausap sa Foreign Af-fairs. Wala akong kinausap maski isa. ‘Pagka ganitong kaso hindi ako nakiki-pag-usap,” sabi ni Chavit sinegunda-han naman ng Department of Foreign Affairs sa kanilang official statement which read: The Filipino national has not requested the consulate general any assistance at this time.

Maging si Jomari Yllana, actor and business partner ni Ronald Singson ay ayaw mag-comment.

“I don’t know the real story yet for now. Di ko pa siya nakakausap, but as a bestfriend and a brother, I am praying for him and his well being,” sabi nito sa kanyang Twitter account.

Ang pakiusap lang ni Jomari, huwag husgahan ang kanyang kaibigan.

“I ask that judgments on my friend not be made until then. I know the truth will eventu-ally come out and I’ll deal with the truth when it is in front of me. until then, I will contin-ue to pray for the welfare of my close friend.”

n n n

BADING ang isang baguhang singer na ito. One time kasi ay panay ang kanta ng gaga ng “I’m happy and gay” habang sakay ng kanyang magarang sasakyan.

Nagda-drive ang fadir ng singer na tila naimbiyerna sa kanyang bagets na anak. Kasi naman, kinakakitaan na ito ng pagkabading.

Sa inis daw ng fa-ther, bigla daw itong naglitanya ng ganito sa kanyang anak: “If you don’t stop, you’ll really be gay.”

Sino ang bad-ing na singer na ito? Basta ang alam namin, berde talaga ang kanyang dugo. As in! Gets n’yo?

4 Wednesday, July 28, 2010

showbiz pizzazzBy Alex Brosas

Magulo pa rin ang usaping pagbabalik ni Willie sa Dos

Willie Revillame

Wednesday, July 28, 20106

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Previous puzzle solution

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SAN MARINO CORNEDTUNA FRITATA

Ingredients: 4 eggs beaten ½ green bell pepper diced½ tomato diced1 can San Marino Corned Tuna½ cup cheddar cheese diced 2 tbsp milk Salt and pepper TT1 tbsp butter ¼ cup chopped parsley

Procedure:1. Sautee onion, bell pepper,

tomato and San Marino Corn Tuna in butter, Season with salt and pepper.

2. Whisk milk into eggs and lightly season. Add into tuna veg-etable mixture.

3. Cook until bottom of frit-tata is done and add cheese into mixture.

4. Flip frittata or finish cooking in oven on medium heat

5. Garnish with chopped pars-ley

SAN MARINO CORNEDTUNA NACHOS

Ingredients: 1 bag nacho chips 1 can San Marino Corned Tuna 1 tbsp olive oil ¼ tbsp paprika 1/8 tsp cumin Salt and pepper TT 1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce ¼ cup sliced black olives ½ cup melted cheese sauce½ cup ready made tomato salsa¼ cup diced mango

½ cup grated cheddar cheese1/8 cup sliced jalapeño peppers

Procedure:1. Heat olive oil and sauté San

Marino Corned Tuna for 2-3 min. Season with Paprika, cumin, salt and pepper.

2. On a large plate, layer shred-ded lettuce then top with nacho chips

3. Evenly layer on top the rest of the ingredients except for the grated cheese

4. Top with Corned Tuna and

finally layer the grated cheese on top

SAN MARINO CORNEDTUNA MAKI ROLL

Ingredients: 1 can San Marino Corned Tuna 3-5 sheets dried nori 2-3 stalks green onion 1 cup Japanese rice½ cup Japanese sweet rice wine Vinegar (mirin) 2 tbsp Japanese vinegar (Mitsu-kan)

2 tbsp Japanese Mayonnaise1 tbsp wasabi 1 tbsp tobiko 1 ripe mango, julienned ½ cup soy sauceSalt

Procedure:1. Cook Japanese rice in rice

cooker and once done, gently mix in Mirin and Mitsukan as it cools down. Season with a touch of salt.

2. Mix Japanese mayonnaise and tobiko with San Marino Corned Tuna

3. Place nori sheet on bamboo rolling mat and spread rice on top to about ¼ inch thick

4. Spread a very thin layer of wasabi on the rice and arrange mango and tuna mixture in a neat straight manner ½ inch from the bottom of the rice.

5. Roll into desired shape using bamboo mat.

6. Slice into 6 pcs.7. Garnish with extra tobiko and

serve with soy sauce and wasabi.

Here are some recipes that can be easily prepared courtesy of San Marino Corned Tuna

A VETERAN lawmaker yesterday divulged that the Ethics Committee of the House of Representatives might investi-gate the drug trafficking case filed against Ilocos Sur Rep. Ronald Singson in Hong Kong.

Siquijor Rep. Orlando Fua said there is a need for the committee on ethics to investigate if the incident blows up into a national controversy and threatens to damage the integrity of the Lower House.

Fua, however, declined to comment on the legal issues affecting Singson’s case, although he admitted that the eth-ics panel was not barred from looking into the issue.

He said the ethics committee may also consider disci-plinary action against any erring lawmaker once the court handed down a final decision on cases filed. Singson, son of Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson, Jr., is now de-tained at a Hong Kong jail following his July 11 arrest at the Hong Kong International Airport by immigration authori-ties.

The young Singson, a second term congressman in Ilo-cos Sur’s first district, was reportedly caught in possession of some 26.1 grams of cocaine and two tablets of valium, which are included in the list of dangerous substances banned in the Chinese territory.

Reports also showed that the Ilocos Sur lawmaker faces a five to eight years prison term in the former Brit-ish colony if found guilty of drug trafficking charges. Fua, one of the most senior members of the august Chamber, will be nominated by the minority bloc as chairman of the House ethics committee if Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. accedes to the Minority’s request that they be assigned chairmanship in at least two House panels.

Minority Leader and Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman said Fua was among the most respected veteran lawmakers in the Lower House.

He said that the five-time Siquijor lawmaker was among the top legal experts of the House.

House ethics may probe solon in HK drug case

Our Daily Bread

I F you’ve ever tried to fix something and failed, you’ll appreciate the sign I saw outside an automotive re-pair shop: We Will Fix What Your Husband Fixed.

Whether the problem is the car, the plumbing, or an appliance, it’s usually better off in the hands of someone who is skilled and trustworthy.

So it is with the sin and the struggles within us that resist our efforts to mend them.

Jeremiah denounced the greedy prophets and priests of his day who “healed the hurt of [God’s] people slightly, saying ‘Peace, peace!’ when there is no peace” (Jer. 6:14). They could neither change themselves nor lead the people to spiritual transformation. So the Lord called the people to follow His way: “Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; then you will find rest for your souls” (v.16).

Centuries later, Jesus, the Son of God, said: “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matt. 11:28).

The parts of our lives that we have tried and failed to repair can be restored by the hand of God. Through faith in Christ, we can be made whole.

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THE military is upbeat on the planned renting or leasing of the Philippine Navy headquarters in Manila and its naval sta-tion in Fort Bonifacio, saying this will fasttrack the long-delayed moderniza-tion of its fleet and equipment.

AFP spokesman Brig. Gen. Jose Mabanta said the plan was actually presented by the Navy to the AFP chief Lt. Gen. Ricardo David recently. He said this was subsequently brought to the attention of the President who mentioned the proposal in his State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA).

Aquino said one of the proposals is to rent the Navy headquarters and the Naval Station in Fort Bonifacio–which

houses the Marine headquarters–over unspecified period for $100 million. The amount will be on top of the cost needed to replicate the Navy headquar-ters at the AFP general headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo.

Mabanta said that if the Navy head-quarters is moved to Camp Aguinaldo, naval bases in Cavite and in Subic are the possible port area sites.

Navy spokesman Lt. Col. Edgard Arevalo said the plan is actually for the development of a Pentagon-like de-fense and military facilities. Pentagon serves as the home of the US Depart-ment of Defense, its Armed Forces and its major services.

The Navy spokesman said President Aquino needs only to issue an executive order to allow the Navy to enter into a deal through a private-public partner-ship.

Arevalo said the plan is actually to build a structure similar to Pentagon in Camp Aguinaldo. “The general concept is to have a Pentagon-style, like the US (United States), meaning all the major services will be co-located in one loca-tion,” Arevalo said.

He added that Sangley Point, the home of the Navy’s major unit called the Philippine Fleet, could be another property that may be opened for ven-ture. Ronnie Santos

THE exemptions issued to vehicles aside from those allowed by the law is no longer in effect, Chairman Francis Tolentino of the Metropolitan Manila Devel-opment Authority (MMDA) disclosed this as he for-mally assumed his post yesterday.

This is the first directive of the three-term mayor of Tagaytay City as he faced the media and all the officials of the MMDA in simple turnover ceremonies at the MMDA main offices in Makati City.

The Unified Vehicle Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) or the number-coding scheme has been in effect for the past ten years and exemptions have also grown in numbers that include private vehicles.

Tolentino though clarified that vehicles used by medical practitioners and official media vehicles are excused from the order.

The order was borne out of the early briefing he had with his predecessor, former MMDA chairman Oscar Inocentes and officials of the agency.

ANG Galing Pinoy Partylist Rep. Juan Miguel Arroyo re-minded President Benigno Aquino III that all adminis-trations, including the gov-ernment of the late President Cory Aquino, were tainted with corruption issues.

Arroyo said if Aquino is really bent on fighting cor-ruption in the country, the Truth Commission should

not concentrate on the pre-vious administration of her mother but also should look into all big anomalies of for-mer Presidents Fidel Ramos and Joseph Estrada.

He agreed to Aquino’s statement that there is a need to combat corrup-tion in the bureaucracy and punish those who are found guilty.

“Fighting corruption had always been the battle-cry of every administration. Investigation on corruption issues should go beyond the GMA administration, as all past administrations had been tainted with cor-ruption issues and that some of those who have been alluded to or had been suspected to have been in-

volved in corrupt practices, directly or indirectly, are still actively involved in running the government,” Arroyo said.

Arroyo explained that “when on top, all guns are trained on you and you sure will be accused of corrup-tion. That’s the price every administration has to pay for being elected in power.”

ANAkPAWIS Rep. Rafael Mari-ano has expressed disappoint-ment over President Aquino’s first State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) for absence of genuine agrarian reform plan, particu-larly on Hacienda Luisita.

He said Aquino is protecting his family’s interest as he is try-ing to evade the issue on Haci-enda Luisita.

The militant lawmaker even reminded Aquino on his election campaign promise that he will distribute the Hacienda Luisita

land to its beneficiaries while in office.

However, during Monday’s SONA, Aquino has no mention of his program for agrarian reform.

According to Mariano, the peasantry has been expecting a clear declaration from Aquino about land distribution and the release of political prisoners.

“It was so unfortunate that Mr. Aquino has made no men-tion of land distribution and freeing the political prisoners,” Mariano added.

AFP upbeat on P. Noy’s Navy HQ plan

Mikey to Noy: Probe all past presidents’ anomalous transactions

New MMDA chief: No more coding exemptions

Aquino has no plan on genuine agrarian reform–militant solon

Annette Vergel

Mayor Alfredo S. Lim raises the hand of World Boxing Association super flyweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire, Jr. for successfully defending his title during his July 10 fight in US. Lim gives a victory party and motorcade to Donaire, who made the Filipinos proud, during his courtesy visit at the Manila City Hall. MIKE SUPERALES

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UP is now at 0-4 in the UAAP seniors division.

This is despite the entry of a new coach who handled a PBA team. Where is the prob-lem then? Nasa coach o nasa players?

n n nA ToP PBA coach was recently offered to handle a UAAP team.

He almost considered it until he was told of how much his monthly salary will be.

P8,000 a month.He naturally declined.“Kulang pa pang-gas papunta sa gym nila,”

the veteran coach said.n n n

KelviN de lA PeñA, a former NCAA MvP, still has a contract with Alaska.

on his rookie year, he was sidelined due to an injury.

Several months ago, then Purefoods team wanted to get his services but Alaska did not give him away.

de la Peña is now okay to play, but he’s still in

the injury list.Worse for him, the Milk-

men got Topex Robinson, who play the same position as de la Pena.

de la Peña must be won-dering why.

He should be.My friendly advice: Find a new team next con-

ference, Kelvin!n n n

THe PBA still enjoyed a good crowd last Sunday despite the heavy downpour that afternoon.

Heavy rains flooded most of Metro Manila.But that didn’t stop the fans from going to the

Big dome.n n n

THe Mapua Red Robins, last year’s NCAA junior division whipping boys, defeated the

San Sebastian Staglets last weekend.No one wanted to believe this, but it’s true,

Coach Randy Alcantara’s charges won.What a stunning victory that sent the message

straight–the MiT Red Robins are on their way back to its old glory in junior basketball.

What is UP’s real problem: Coach or players?

Lady Tams rebound, trounce Falcons at V-LeagueFAR eastern U made the race to the quarterfinals wide open as it repulsed Adamson, 25-19, 25-22, 25-16, to force a three-way tie for fourth in the Shakey’s v-league Season 7 Second Conference at The Arena in San Juan late Sunday.

With guest players Rachel Anne daquis and Michelle Carolino com-bining for 30 hits, including 26 at-tacks, the lady Tams caught the lady Falcons off-guard and dictated the tempo early en route to the straight-set victory.

it was FeU’s second straight win after dropping its first two games with the lady Tams joining the lyceum Pi-rates and their victim in fourth half-way through the single round robin eliminations among eight teams.

San Sebastian continued to lord it over the field with a 4-0 card, beating Perpetual Help, 27-25, 25-21, 25-18, also last Sunday to move a win away from formalizing its stint in the next round of the season-ending confer-ence sponsored by Shakey’s Pizza.

Ateneo and surprise newcomer

National U share second with 2-1 slates.

The lady Falcons, who nipped the Pirates in five sets last week, failed to get untracked in the face of the lady Tams solid start and reeled to their first sweep loss in the tournament or-ganized by Sports vision and backed by Accel, Mikasa and excelroof.

Former MvP Nerissa Bautista struggled for just 10 kills which stood as the team’s best output with no oth-er Altas scoring in twin digits.

Gail Martin had 8, Angela Benting made 7 and Pau Soriano and Michelle laborte had 6 and 5 points, respec-tively. in all, FeU overpowered Ad-amson, 45-32, had more blocks, 8-5, and turned in five service aces against the lady Falcons’ one.

earlier, lyceum toppled St. Be-nilde in three sets to likewise even its slate at 2-2 with the match to be aired on NBN-4 starting at 2 p.m. Wednes-day.

The FeU-Adamson game will be telecast Wednesday, also starting at 2 p.m.

Unson leads in optimist int’l Jr. GolfFiliPiNo golfer Andie Unson con-tinued to flash fine form, firing a one-under 71 to wrest a one-stroke lead over Hawaii’s eimi Koga in the second round of the optimist inter-national Junior Golf Championship at the PGA National Golf and Resort Club in Palm Beach, Florida Sunday.

A pool report said Unson made two birdies against a bogey at the front then parred the backside of the par-72 layout to turn in one of the day’s best scores under tough condition.

Two down behind Colombia’s Anna Bohmer at the start of the round, the top iCTSi bet took charge with an even 144 aggregate, counting her opening 73, as she moved within 18 holes away from wrapping up the girls’ 14-15 division crown.

“She’s in top shape and playing with so much confidence. But she

must polish her putting more to be able to nail this one,” said iCTSi coach Bong lopez.

Unson is coming off a successful stint in the US Women’s Am quali-fier which she topped in Stockton, California last week. Koga matched Unson’s 71 to assume the challenger’s role at 145 while Maria villalobos of Colombia carded a 73 to be at 147.

Bohmer wavered at the backside with three bogeys and a double-bogey and wound up with a 41 and 78 and tumbled down to joint fifth at 149.

Meanwhile, daniella Uy birdied No. 16 for a 73 and remained in fourth in the 12-13 division of the annual event featuring some of the world’s leading junior players.

She had a 147 and stood five strokes off Ana valdes of Mexico, who had a 142 after a second straight 71.

GM So settles another draw in Biel chessFiliPiNo teenage Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So settled another hard-fought draw this time against vietnamese wunderkind GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son after 26 moves of Slav defense skirmish in the seventh round of the 43rd Biel international Chess Festival Young Grandmasters tournament in Biel, Switzerland on Monday.

The 16-year-old Bacoor whiz kid raised his total 4 points to re-main at 2nd spot behind solo lead-

er italian GM Fabio Caruana, who settled a truce with Netherland’s GM Anish Giri after 32 moves of Catalan. Caruana, So’s only tor-mentor, scored 4.5 points in seven outings.

Also with 4 points are GM Maxime vachier-lagrave of France, GM evg-eny Tomashevsky and GM dmitry Andreikin of Russia and GM Maxim Rodshtein of israel.

in Tuesday’s 8th round, So will meet Giri with the black pieces.