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UNPRECEDENTED EIGHTHFilipino boxing champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (L) connects a powerful right jab on the already bloodied face of Mexican opponent Antonio “Tijuana Tornado” Margarito during their 12-round bout at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas,Texas. Pacquiao won the match via unanimous decision and earned him a historic eighth championship title in eight divisions.

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Abusadong pulis

May bago na naman kayong ma-pagsusumbungan at makatitiyak kayong mabibigyang solusyon

ang inyong mga hinaing, bukod sa WaNT-ED Sa RaDyO (WSR). Ito ay ang ITIMBRE MO Kay TULFO (IMKT), isang segment sa newscast ng Balitaang Tapat sa TV5 na mapapanood Lunes hanggang Biyernes mula 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. kung saan ang inyong SHOOTER ang main anchor.

Tulad ng WSR, ang IMKT ay may mga field reporter na siyang magsasa-gawa ng imbestigasyon laban sa mga isinusumbong at sasama sa mga taong nagsusumbong sa iba’t ibang ahensiya ng pamahalaan na makakatulong sa pagbigay ng solusyon sa kanilang mga idinudulog na problema.

at tulad ng WSR, tututukan ng IMKT ang bawat sumbong at hindi bibitiwan hangga’t hindi nagkakaroon ng solusyon.

Dahil dito labis na nagpapasalamat ang inyong SHOOTER sa inyong lahat, sa patuloy na pagdagsa ng inyong tiwala. at dahil diyan, ang IMKT ay inilunsad upang mas lalo pang matugunan ang dumarami at samu’t sari ninyong mga sumbong. at hihiramin ko ang linya ni PNoy sa kanyang inaugural speech, “Kayo ang Boss ko.”

* * *Si PO1 Alfie Restor ng Pateros PNP

ay nagtangkang mangotong sa isang pobreng taxi driver noong November 5. Dahil lamang doon, nanganganib na siya ay masisibak sa serbisyo. Ito ay kung pagbabasehan na rin ang mga pananalita na binitiwan ng butihing al-kalde ng Pateros na si Jaime Medina. Si Mayor Medina ay babansagan ng inyong SHOOTER na “Kaaway ng mga pasaway at kakampi ng mga mabubuti.”

ayon kay Pejie Pura, habang bina-bagtas niya ang kahabaan ng Mercilla Street sa barangay Poblacion sa Pa-teros, bandang alas onse ng gabi ng nabanggit na petsa, pinara siya sa isang checkpoint.

agad na hiningi ni PO1 Restor ang lisensiya ni Pejie dahil daw sa violation na naka-high beam ang headlight ng minamaneho nitong taxi. Bagamat hindi totoo, at walang ganoong klaseng traffic violation, hindi na lang pumalag si Pejie at ibinigay niya ang kanyang lisensiya.

Inutusan ng pulis si Pejie na itabi ang kanyang taxi at sumunod sa mobile car at

sa loob ng sasakyan sila mag-uusap. Sapagkat masugid na tagapakinig

ng WSR si Pejie, sinunod niya ang paulit-ulit na payo ng programa na kapag ikaw ay pinara ng pulis dahil sa isang traffic violation at pinasusunod sa presinto at kung saan pa man, huwag kang pumayag. Sa halip, hilingin sa pulis na agad kang tiketan sa mismong lugar kung saan ka pinara.

Namuti ang mata ni PO1 Restor sa loob ng mobile sa kakaantay kay Pejie. Kaya bumaba na ito ng mobile at lumapit sa taxi ni Pejie. Dali-daling tiniketan niya si Pejie.

Sa sobrang taranta at hindi alam ni Restor kung ano ang puwedeng maisulat niya sa ticket, nailagay niya ang viola-tion na Out Of Line—isang violation na applicable lamang sa mga public utility jeep at bus, ayon na rin sa traffic management office ng Pateros na siyang nag-deputized kay Restor.

Tinawagan ng WSR ang hepe ni Restor na si Col. Daniel Macatlang ngunit halatang pinagtatanggol ni Macatlang ang kanyang tauhang ito. Ngunit nang tawagan ng WSR si Mayor Medina, umu-sok ito sa galit at nangakong ipapabalik niya ang lisensiya ni Pejie at ipapasibak si Restor.

Para sa inyong mga sumbong mag-text sa 0917-7WaNTED.

IDINEKLaRa ng Pangulong Noynoy aquino na holiday

bukas, Nov. 16, para bigyang halaga ang pagdiriwang ng mga kapatid nating Muslim ng Eid’L adha, ang isa sa pinakamahalagang selebrasyon ng Islam.

ang Eid’L adha ay selebrasyon o Festival ng pag-sasakripisyo at pagsunod sa Panginoon. The Muslims’ Festival of Sacrifice and Obedience to God. Ang holiday declaration na ito ay ayon na rin sa bisa ng Republic act 9849 na naging ganap na batas noong 2009.

Mahalaga sa ating mga kapatid na Muslim ang pagdi-riwang na ito at ang pagpapahalaga sa nasabing okasyon maging ng mga kapatid nating Kristiyano at ng iba pang relihiyon sa bansa ay pagkilala sa karapatan sa pagsamba ng bawat Pilipino, iba-iba man tayo ng pananampalataya.

Sana ang ating mga magulang at mga guro ay magbigay ng kahit konti man lang na panahon na maipaliwanag sa ating mga kabataan ang kwento sa likod ng Eid’L adha upang mas lalong madama ang kahalagahan ng pagiging ‘walang pasok’ sa Martes.

Hindi yung kapag nagtanong ka sa lansangan, alam ng lahat na holiday at walang pasok pero hindi alam kung bakit. Nagiging joke na nga lang minsan ang ginagawang interbyu ng mga TV shows sa mga kababayan natin.

ang madalas na tanong “alam nyo ba na holiday ngayong araw na ito?” Madalas ang sagot ay oo, pero pag pumunta na sa tanong kung bakit ay kung anu-ano nang sagot na minsan ay parang patawa pa at pa-pilosopo na nagsasalamin ng kawalang-kaalaman sa kahalagahan ng isang holiday event. ang ipinagdiriwang tuwing Eid’L adha ay hindi kaiba sa pananampalataya ng mga Kristiyanong Pilipino tungkol sa pagsunod sa utos ng Diyos.

ang Eid’L adha ay base sa kwento ni abraham na handang isakripisyo at gawing alay ang sariling anak na si Ishmael sa paniniwalang iyon ang gusto ng Diyos na iniutos sa kanya sa pamamagitan ng panaginip at nais niyang patunayan na susunduin niya ang Panginoon anu-man ang iutos nito maging ang gawing alay ang sariling anak na lalake.

Naisulat na bago pa man sundin ni abraham ang akala niya ay gusto ng Diyos na gawin niya ay tinanong nya rin si Ishmael kung ano ang damdamin ng kanyang sariling anak sa gagawing pag-aalay sa bata. at ayon sa kwento, bilang masunuring anak at may pananampalataya din sa Panginoon ay walang pagtutol si Ishmael at sinabi sa ama na sundin nila anuman ang iutos ng Diyos.

ayon sa Bibliya pinigil din ng Panginoon ang gagawin sanang pag-aalay kay Ishmael at pinagkalooban si abraham ng lalaking tupa na siyang ginamit na alay.

Maraming mahahalagang simbolo sa kwentong ito. ang simbolo ng tapat na pananampalataya sa Panginoon at pagsuko sa kanyang utos.

ang simbolo ng matibay na relasyon ng isang mag-ama at, ang pinakamahalaga, ang simbolo ng tunay na pangako ng Diyos na walang sukat na pagmamahal sa mga may matibay na pananampalataya sa Kanya. ayon sa naisulat, dahil napatunayan ni abraham ang kanyang taus-pusong pagmamahal at pananampalataya sa Diyos ay biniyayaan pa siya ng mas magandang buhay at isa pang anak na lalaki sa gulang na 99, si Isaac. Binabati ko ang ating mga kapatid na Muslim sa kanilang pagdiriwang ng mahalagang okasyon ng Eid’L adha.

Mag-text po kayo sa akin tungkol sa usaping ito sa 09215186724. O kaya ay email sa: [email protected].

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Whenever the bus lines’ operating costs increased, as when toll fees or prices of crude increased, the operators tended to cut its employees’ earnings to keep its profit, Hachoso said. Set-ting higher fares to compensate for the increased costs usually needs government approval, but slashing the commissions of bus employees is the sole discretion of bus operators. In 2008, for instance, bus operators met with employees to announce a memo reducing the drivers’ and conductors’ commissions due to the increasing prices of crude.

Despite the high quotas for new buses, drivers reportedly

C O M M E N T A R Y

a bus driver’s storystill prefer newer buses because these run better and are not as “hot” to the traffic enforcers’ eyes, who figured that since these buses are new, they probably don’t have much defects that can be considered as violations. But the drive to meet these quotas and evade company “charges” have forced many drivers to transfer to an old or dilapidated bus or, worse, have compelled them to work longer hours and compete aggressively for passengers.

a bus driver and conductor in Metro Manila usually work 18 to 20 hours on an average working day, for four to five days a week. “Because of low commissions, they are obliged to increase the number of their trips to increase their take-home pay,” Hachoso said.

Drivers, according to a recent survey of Kabisig Bus Trans-port Workers alliance, do not have a service incentive leave, sick or vacation leave, overtime pay, night differential, hazard pay, and other benefits.

as such, the daily earnings of bus employees are not assured even if they work long hours, Hachoso said.

They do not have job security, too, as most of the bus em-ployees in Metro Manila are contractual workers. Hachoso, who has been in the sector for 16 years now, said that when he began working they only had what is called a “no-timeframe contract.” But starting this decade, the six-month contract is increasingly resorted to by bus operators – drivers are made to sign an “endo” (end of contract) into their fifth month. They get another contract if their work satisfied the management.

It is the high stress of a very long working day and the chase for that pitiful commission that trigger competition among bus drivers and conductors for passengers. That they are forced to do so is the main reason why accidents happen, explained Hachoso. Bulatlat.com To be continued

3Monday, November 15, 2010

As the stakes grew higher, the jackpot prize for the Grand Lotto 6/55 game of the Phil-ippine Charity sweepstake Office (PCSO) has become more elusive.

Last saturday, no one guessed the right combina-tion for the game which

had a jackpot prize of P423 million.

According to the PCsO website, no one placed a bet on saturday night’s winning combination of 03-31-34-13-48-11.

The 6/55 Grand Lotto Draw has not had a winner

for almost six months since it was first drawn on May 15, 2010. The draw started with a minimum jackpot prize of P30 million.

For tonight’s draw, the PCsO expected the jackpot prize to reach around P450 million, the biggest prize

money for any numbers game in the country in history.

Funds raised by the PCSO go to hundreds of health, medical, services and charity programs, such as donations of ambulances to far-flung barangays and support for orphanages.

sTiLL officially the world’s great-est fighter in the ring, Sarangani Rep. Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao won his historic eighth title as World Boxing Council super welterweight champion after battering and eventually defeating American-Mexican Antonio Margarito in their 12-round bout in Dallas, Texas yesterday.

With his latest feat, Pacquiao has etched himself in the annals of boxing history as the modern times’ greatest alongside Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and middleweight champion, Sugar Ray Leonard.

Pacquiao’s punishing punches pum-meled the three-time world titlist Mar-garito at the Dallas Cowboys’ Stadium. The eight titles under his belt are the flyweight, super-bantamweight, feather-weight, super-featherweight, lightweight,

junior welterweight, welterweight and super welterweight.

Pacquiao earned $15 million guaran-teed pay plus pay-per-view payment and a torrent of advertising and commercial opportunities waiting for him.

The Filipino boxing icon, also known as “Pambansang Kamao,” started with piston-like speed and focus and landed all sorts of punches on "Tijuana Tornado" Margarito's face and body. Pacquiao’s lightning speed and power shadowed Margarito’s longer reach of 73 inches. Pacquiao’s reach is only 66 1/2 inches.

Margarito’s height of 5’ll” did not work well for the 5’6” Filipino who delivered left hooks, uppercuts and straights that shook the Mexican, who has a record of 15 years of fighting and 57 winning bouts with three losses, two draws and

38 knockouts.Margarito only had his pride and big

heart to keep him standing as he fought with a severely inflamed right eye and red pulpy face until the last round.

The Mexican fighter wobbled as early as the third round when Pacman bombarded him with shots that could have dropped him to the canvas. With 51 seconds left in the fourth quarter, his right eye looked like a slit as the cut was deep enough to blur his eyesight.

“It’s just that he is too fast a boxer and I could not follow him throughout,” the Mexican said after the bout.

By seventh round, coach Freddie Roach was telling Manny to relax but to avoid the ropes. Pacquiao yielded but he insisted on cutting up his opponent’s right face and open up the eye wound that was a key to his victory.

Congratulations Manny Pacquiao

still no winner in Grand Lotto

NeARly 2,000 traffic enforcers will be deployed along the stretch of eDSA by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) starting today, the first day of implementation of the number coding scheme on passenger buses.

MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino ordered the cancel-lation of day-offs of all agency traffic personnel to enforce the scheme by apprehending violators. He warned that those who will defy it may face franchise cancellations.

“It’s all systems go (today). We will be issuing traffic violation tickets to offenders as we have informed bus operators regarding the re-implementation of the scheme beforehand and they all agreed. So there will be no excuse and nobody will be spared,” Tolentino said.

The MMDA advised commuters not to board buses passing through Metro Manila with plate numbers ending in 1 or 2 on Monday; and 5 and 6 on Wednesday.

“Bus operators are reminded that such actions could constitute a violation of their certificates of public conve-nience and other traffic laws. This may be a ground for the revocation of their franchises,” he warned.

The land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (lTFRB), meanwhile, started processing special permits for other bus operators to take the place of opera-tors planning a “strike” on Monday.

lTFRB chairman Nelson laluces said his office will be open during the weekend to process and issue such permits.

Bus coding scheme on eDSA begins today

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Watch “Ang Babae sa Sementeryo” and win free CD album of the same title featuring the hit song “Sinusuyo, Niyayakap”

S HOCKING ang performance ni Jodi Sta. Maria

sa kanyang indie fi lm na “Chassis.”

Uncut ang aming napanood na version sa UP Film Center ka-makailan at nakatitiyak kami na marami ta-laga ang masa-shock sa ginawa ni Jodi sa end-ing ng nasabing movie.

Talagang napabilib kami sa convincing power ni direk Adolf Alix nang pagawin niya

kay Jodi ang maselang eksena na tiyak na ikaka-shock ng mga manonood.

“Hindi ko rin alam kung paano ko naga-wa,” esplika ni Jodi sa open forum matapos

ang screening ng ”Chas-sis.”

“Tulad nga ng sin-abi ko, hindi naman nabibigyan ng ganitong klaseng pelikula.

Hindi ko naman siya ginagawa sa pelikula o sa telebisyon. Pero nu’ng nandu’n na alan-gan namang mag-inarte pa ako. Go na!” sabi pa ng aktres.

Maging ang Koreans na nanood sa world premiere ng “Chassis” sa Pusan International

Film Festival last month ay nagulat din sa ending ng movie.

Talagang hindi sila makapaniwalang ga-noon ang magiging kat-apusan ng pelikula.

Kaya ang advice namin sa manonood, huwag kukurap sa end-ing dahil tiyak na masa-shock rin kayo.

* * *Sa katatapos na Star

Awards for TV ay nag-wagi ang Wowowee bil-ang Best Talent Show.

S HOCKING ang performance ni

ang screening ng ”Chas-sis.”

Film Festival last month ay nagulat din sa ending

Fans nagulat sa ending ng indie fi lm ni Jodi Sta. Maria

Since show naman ng Dos iyon ay ang Corporate PR head ng ABS-CBN na si Bong Osorio ang tumanggap ng award. Sa kanyang speech ay isang maang-hang na one-liner ang binitiwan ni Mr. Oso-rio.

“Ang Wowowee ay isang magandang pal-abas. Huwag sanang kopyahin ng iba,” patut-sada ni Mr. Osorio.

Naku, sino kaya ang pinatatamaan ni Mr. Osorio sa kanyang one-liner, si Willie Revillame o ang TV 5? Ang tingin namin, both? What do you think?

* * *True kaya ang na-

sagap naming tsika na maraming PMPC mem-bers ang naimbiyerna sa kanilang producer?

Ayon sa tsismis na nakarating sa amin, nag-promise raw ang produ na padadamitan

ang mga PMPC mem-bers. Siyempre, tuwang-tuwa naman ang aming mga katoto. Lalo pa silang na-impress nang sukatan na sila.

Ito ang nakakatawa. A day before the awards night ay dumating na raw ang mga damit. Ang kaso, ready to wear gown na ang ibinigay sa kanila. At dahil yari na, marami sa mga damit ang hindi nagkasya da-hil hindi naman ‘yon ang sukat nila.

* * *Sa Twitter idinaan

ni Vice Ganda ang kan-yang tuwa sa lakas ng reception ng i-announce na isa ang Showtime sa nominees. Super lakas kasi ng palakpakan pag-katapos banggitin ang

offend ako kasi ako mismo kilala ko ‘yung kapatid ko. Alam ko kung gaano siya kabait na tao, kung gaano siya kabait na kapatid sa pamilya niya. Kasi, lu-maki kami nang sabay kaya nao-offend ako,” esplika ni Rodjun sa thanks giving presscon ng “Juanita Banana.”

Sa pagkakakilala ni Rodjun sa kanyang kapatid, hindi ito two-timer.

Naniniwala rin kami na hindi namangka sa dalawang ilog si Ray-ver. Wala iyon sa kan-yang nature. Ang alam namin, tapos na ang relasyon nila ni Sarah nang ligawan niya si Cristine. Nabuking kasi ng fadir ni Sarah na inuumaga ang kanyang dalaga sa pakikipag-chat

name ng show bilang isa sa nominees.

Sa kanyang katu-waan ay dali-daling nag-tweet si Vice Ganda.

“Nakakatuwa kasi sa lahat ng tinawag na nominees at winners, SHOWTIME ang may pinakamalakas na ap-plause,” sabi ni Vice sa tweet niya.

* * *Hindi nahiya si

Rodjun Cruz na amin-ing na-offend siya sa intrigang two-timer ang kapatid niyang si Rayver Cruz. Natsismis kasi na pinagsabay ni Rayver si Sarah Geron-imo at Cristine Reyes, bagay na hindi namin pinaniniwalaan.

“Siyempre, nao-

kay Rayver kaya naman inutusan niyang putulin na ang anumang ko-munikasyon ng dalawa. Obedient daughter that she is, sinunod naman iyon ni Sarah.

Ang kaso, si Sarah ang hindi maka-move on kaya problema na niya iyon. Hindi nga ba’t tinalakan niya si Rayver sa cellphone na niloko siya nito. Naba-litaan kasi niya na nil-iligawan ni Rayver si Cristine.

Kung talagang ma-hal ni Sarah si Rayver ay dapat pinaglaban niya ito sa kanyang over protective na mga magulang. Kaso, hindi ito ang nangyari kaya magdusa siya!

By Alex Brosas

VICE GANDA

WILLIE REVILLAME

JODI STA. MARIA

Aljur may pinopormahan sa kabilang network?showbiz girl?

Pagtatapat niya, “Nasa dating [stage] ako, parang, alam mo yun? Hindi ako nag-aano sa isa lang.”

Marami raw siyang kinikilala ngayon at marami siyang dine-date, tutal daw ay single siya ngayon.

Ilan ang dine-date niya?“Hindi ko masasabi, kasi may

dumarating, may mawawala. Parang single lang, bachelor lang,” nakangiti niyang description sa sarili.

Alam ng PEP na magkahalong non-showbiz at taga-showbiz ang mga dine-date ngayon ni Aljur, pero wala siyang inire-reveal na pangalan.

Pakiusap nito, “’Tsaka na lang, baka maudlot. Sikreto muna. Pag sinagot na ako, pag nakapili na ako, ’tsaka ko sasabihin sa inyo.”

RICH ASUNCION. Kumusta na sila ng rumored ex-girlfriend niyang

si Rich Asuncion, na ka-batch niya sa StarStruck 4?

“Magkaibigan naman talaga kami,” sagot ni Aljur.

Totoo bang nag-dinner sila pagkat-apos ng Cosmo Bash last August?

Ang Cosmopolitan Philippines ay may event featuring bachelors on the runway taun-taon. Madalas makasama rito ang mga artista at mga modelo na tinitilian ng predominantly female audience. Nitong taon, si Aljur ang dramatic opening number ng Cosmo Bash.

“Oo, niyaya ko siya. Pero marami kami, alam ng mga tao 'yan.”

Ngayong wala na ang love team nila ni Kris Bernal, sa tingin ba ni Aljur ay puwede na niyang ilantad sa publiko kung may girlfriend siya? O halimbawang maging espesyal uli ang relasyon nila ni Rich?

HOW true na nil-iligawan daw ni Aljur Abrenica ang

isang young star na alaga ng kabilang network?

Agad naman itong si-nagot ni Aljur sa kanyang panayam sa Philippine Entertainment Portal (PEP).

First of all, pinangalan-an ng PEP ang young star na si Kim Chiu ng ABS-CBN.

“Talaga?” balik-tanong niya. “Wala kaming communication!”

Diretsa pang sinabi nito na ni hindi pa sila nagkaka-text ni Kim at ni hindi nga niya alam ang number ng young star.

Ginawa ni Aljur ang paglilinaw nang makausap siya ng PEP sa fare-well presscon/thanksgiving party ng Ilumina noong Huwebes, November 11.

Inusisa rin namin siya tungkol sa isa pang napapabalitang nililigawan niya na taga-ABS-CBN din.

“Iyan, masasagot ko ’yan,” sagot ng Kapuso star.

“Ang taga-ABS na ’yan is taga-PBB,” panimula ni Aljur, na ang tinu-tukoy ay ang Pinoy Big Brother, ang

reality show ng Kapamilya channel, “na hindi ako, hindi ko siya dine-date.”

Pagpapatuloy niya, “Nataon lang na nakasa-ma ko siya kasi tropa siya ng kapatid ko.

“Ang laging lumala-bas—yung babaeng ’yon, kapatid ko, at yung isang tropa namin. Lagi silang

lumalabas.”Ang tinutukoy ni Aljur na babae

na taga-PBB ay si April Sioson Sun, isang Koreana.

Hindi rin daw nililigawan ng ka-patid ni Aljur si April, na nagkakilala naman sa isang gimikan sa Tomas Morato.

“Tropa lang talaga,” paliwanag ng young actor.

Dalawang beses na raw nakasama si Aljur sa paglabas-labas ang mga ito, pero grupo lang sila parati.

DATING STAGE. Kailan siya hul-ing nakipag-date?

“Last week,” pag-amin niya.“Non-showbiz, non-showbiz.

Huwag na lang nating sabihin ang pangalan. Non-showbiz, taga sa amin.”

Nililigawan na ba niya ang non-

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A poet once wrote: “As a rule, man’s a fool. When it’s hot, he wants it cool. And when it’s cool, he wants it hot. Always wanting what is not.”

What an insightful observation on human na-ture! So when we read in Philippians 4:11, “I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content” we wonder, Can this be possible?

For Paul it was. Philippians 4:12-13 describes Paul’s response to life: “I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situa-tion, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through Him who gives me strength” (NIV). Paul’s relationship with God superseded whatever he did or did not have. His contentment was not based on his circum-stances, but on his relationship with Christ.

Paul reminds us that contentment doesn’t happen overnight. It’s something that we learn. As our relationship with God develops over time and through experiences, we learn to trust God more and ourselves less. Paul knew that Christ would give him the strength to persevere in whatever situation he encountered (v.13).

No matter what you’re facing today, through prayer you can receive the strength to be con-tent.

The world is filled with so much good That brings us joy and pleasure, But true fulfillment only comes When Christ we love and treasure. —Sper

The country’s tourism industry grew 17 percent in the first ten months of 2010 amid threats posed by the August 23 hostage fiasco in Manila and the series of travel ad-visories issued by six nations on a supposed terrorist attack on the Philippines.

Bureau of Immigration (BI) officer-in-charge Ronaldo Ledesma announced yes-terday that as of Nov. 8, a total of 2,562,505 foreigners visited the country. During the same period last year, tourist arrivals were only at 2.2 million.

At the rate the figures were going, Ledesma said the country will most likely hit the target of at least three million visitors

in 2010, especially since tourist arrivals normally spike during the last two months of the year due to winter in the northern hemisphere.

Ledesma said Europeans flock to tropical countries to escape the cold.

The immigration chief noted that the negative travel advisories by foreign gov-ernments and the botched hostage rescue in Manila three months ago hardly dented tourist arrivals.

The governments of Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States have issued travel warnings a week ago over an “imminent”

terror plot in the Philippines.Ledesma observed that four out of the

six countries are in the top ten of the list of foreign nationals who visited the country this year. These are Australia,Canada , Britain, and the US.

Ledesma cited statistics for October when tourist arrivals stood at 239,465, up by almost 19,000 compared to the 220,572 registered visitors a month earlier.

Americans still topped the list of foreign nationals who visited the country from Jan. to Oct. with 679,406; followed by Korean nationals with 525,564 and Japanese na-tionals with 331,156.

Tourism up despite hostage, warnings

The government will give the domestic ethanol industry a needed boost by issuing an ex-ecutive order (EO) that will raise the tariff on imported ethanol to 20 percent, said a Department of Finance (DoF) official.

The source, speaking on condi-tion of anonymity, said the policy-making Cabinet-level committee on tariff and related matters (CTRM) has already recom-mended to President Aquino the issuance of an EO raising tariffs on the imported material.

The executive order will likely

be issued when Congress goes on recess for the Christmas holi-days.

Raising the tariff on alcohol fuel, the official explained, would encourage domestic production as this will “provide a signal to inves-tors in ethanol production that the government supports them.”

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) officials have also supported moves to impose higher tariffs on fuel ethanol from ten percent to 20 percent, saying the shift will help ensure the country’s energy supply.

The DTI chairs the CTRM’s technical committee, the group which prepares government's position on tariff-rate issues. In an earlier hearing by the Tariff Commission, industry players led by the Ethanol Producers Association of the Philippines (EPAP) said that the government should raise ethanol tariff to 20 percent.

The Biofuels Law of 2006 mandates oil companies to mix five percent of fuel ethanol in gasoline products starting this year and to ten percent by next year.

Gov’t to impose higher tariff on ethanol

PRESIDENT Aquino has welcomed the release from prison of Aung Saan Suu Kyi, saying this devel-opment was a positive direction toward democracy in Myanmar.

“I welcome the decision of Myanmar's govern-ment to release Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday. While it is still unclear if there are conditions attached to her release, this is a positive step in the direction towards democracy,” Aquino, who is in Yokohama, Japan, for the APRC Summit, said in his statement.

A Nobel laureate, Suu Kyi was released Saturday night after being detained for 15 years. But Pres. Aquino bewailed that while Suu Kyi was released, other political prisoners have not been freed and the Nov. 7 elections in Myanmar “has not been viewed as credible.”

Aquino elated by Suu Kyi’s release

The Department of Foreign Affairs-Office of Consular Affairs (DFA-OCA) will be closed for receiving and processing of passports and authenticated documents tomorrow, Nov. 16.

This is after President Aquino declared Nov. 16 a non-working holiday in observance of the Islamic holiday Eid’l Adha.

The DFA, however, said the passport releasing area will remain open to the public to accommodate applicants who were scheduled to claim their passports.

The Aquino admin-istration will be spending P400 million for the res-toration of San Ignacio Church in Intramuros as part of a grand plan to boost tourism

The church, accord-ing to Tourism Sec. Al-berto Lim, will house ecclesial treasures and other art works which will be opened to the public.

“It has walls and all we need is to construct the roof and interiors to house ecclesiastical art,” Lim said, adding work may begin by next year.

The Intramuros Ad-ministration (IA) will manage the facility af-ter its completion. The church, which will be-come the Museo de In-tramuros, will be opened to the public by 2012.

IA chief Jose Cap-istrano Jr. said former Central Bank Governor Jaime C. Laya has turned over church antiques and artifacts to the gov-ernment.

P400M for Intramuros

church restoration

Consular office closed tomorrow

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FOLLOW THE BOUNCING BALLNonoy Baclao of Air 21 Express looks up in the air as he fumbles for the loose ball with Chris Ross of Meralco Bolts tries to regain it during the match up at the Araneta Coliseum. Meralco won a nail-biting game, 95-93. TUNYING PENAREDONDO

WALANG kala-ban-laban.

First round pa lang, alam mo na kung sino ang ma-nanalo.

O ‘di ba't puro me-dia hype lang naman yung kay Antonio Margarito?

Na kesyo malakas siya, na kesyo pababagsakin niya si Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao.

Para lumakas lang ang pustahan. Para may ibang magpalit ng isip.

Pero from Day One, alam naman nilang lahat na walang laban talaga si Margarito kay Pacman.

Kawawa naman ‘yung mga nag-paloko sa press releases at nagpalit ng isip.

Talo na naman sila sa pustahan.* * *

Si Manny Pacquiao parang hindi nahirapan. Parang nag-practice lang.

Ni hindi nagalusan.In less than an hour, Pacman is a

billion pesos richer again.Napakasuwerteng tao.

* * *Maraming salamat sa DZBB, ang

AM radio station ng GMA 7.Inihatid nila ang laban ng live, with-

out commercial break sa radyo.Kaya maaga pa lang, alam na ng

marami kung sino ang nanalo.

‘Yan ang public service! Mabuhay kayo, DZBB!

* * *Nang ipalabas na

ang delayed telecast sa GMA 7, nakupo,

napakaraming commercials.Wala namang choice ang maram-

ing Pinoy na nagtiyaga sa kanilang mga bahay.

At dahil inabot ng 12 rounds, naipalabas lahat ng commercials.

Lumaban ang ABS-CBN sa pa-mamagitan ng ASAP, at ang TV 5 with POV 5.

* * *At dahil boses ni Sev Sarmenta

ang nasa coverage, aakalain mong nanonood ka lang ng PBA.

Sigaw ng sigaw si Sev sa bawat tama ni Manny. Buhay na buhay tuloy ang live media coverage.

* * *Round 4 pa lang, wasak na ang

mukha ni Margarito.May sugat na sa mukha at dumu-

dugo na. Kawawa naman.Pero kita ninyo naman, tumagal

pa siya hanggang 12 rounds na hindi napabagsak ni Manny.

O baka naman sadyang hindi pina-bagsak ni Pacman?

Ang galing ni Pacquiao

Phl chessers show modest performance in Asian Games

THE country’s top wood pushers struggled against strong opposition in the 16th Asian Games rapid chess competitions at the Guangzhou Chess Institute in China late Saturday.

GMs Wesley So and Rogelio Anto-nio, Jr. split their first two assignments in a modest start in this 46-player competition.

So, who is making his debut in the quadrennial competition, fell in shock defeat to unheralded FM Samir Mohammad (ELO 2361) of Syria in the first round early Saturday.

But the 17-year-old Filipino cham-pion, who hopes to deliver the country’s first-ever medal in chess, whipped fellow Khanty-Mansiysk Olympiad veteran Sanghoon Lee of South Korea in the second round held later in the day.

Antonio, the country’ second high-est-rated player with an ELO of 2579, had similar mixed result.

The multi-titled campaigner from Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, who re-gained his spot in the national team after ironing out his differences with the local chess federation, opened his campaign with a convincing win over untitled Basel Alshoba of Jordan.

Antonio, however, lost his keenly-watched second-round showdown against top seed GM Le Quang Liem (ELO 2689) of Vietnam on the top board.

The results left the two highly-rated Filipino players in a heavy tie for 15th to 33rd places with one point in this tournament which atracted 25 countries.

The third round is scheduled Sun-day with So taking on GM Handszar Odeev (ELO 2405) of Turkmenistan and Antonio battling Abdullah Has-san (ELO 2398) of United Arab Emirates.

Injury sents home Wushu

athleteWUSHU Federation

Secretary General Ju-lian Camacho on Sunday decided to send home athlete Denver Labador for a questionable injury and skipping his sanshou event at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

Camacho, who is also treasurer of the Philip-pine Olympic Committee, revealed that Labador consulted the medical crew on Saturday morn-ing complaining of pain, which he claimed was due to the swelling of an ingrown in his foot.

Dr. Alejandro Pineda, in his report to the POC, indicated that Labador underwent a minor sur-gical procedure and was expected to regain his normal bearing in three days.

Camacho, however, learned that Labador did not make the weight limit in the morning weigh-in.

Men’s basketball team survives Kuwait 76-69FAR from synchronized the Philippine basketball

team survived Kuwait, 76-69 though this could not conceal the frustration of compatriots in dancesports and billiards as they fell like a stack of dominoes in day one.

At the end of the day too, billiards officials trembled in the face of controversy and squandered what could have been a medal finish in six-red ball snooker.

Late Saturday evening, the men’s soft tennis team struggled and lost to world-class Chinese Taipei, 1-2 and finished just outside of the medal circle, fifth overall in a cast of 14.

“We are still very proud of the final outcome. A few more international meet like this and we are

on our way to becoming a force to reckon with in the region,” pointed out association chief Col. Jeff Tamayo, adding that Samuel Noguit remains a medal potential in the singles event.

Young and tall Marcio Lassiter justified his last minute inclusion to the squad with an 18-point performance that helped salvage the win in their Group B match.

Down 57-59 at the end of three periods, Phl team put together 19 points while limiting their opponents to 10 in the final quarter to advance to a road ahead that is spiked and full of hurdles as bulky and tall as Iran and, of course, China, Korea, Japan and Qatar.

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