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Gun control petition breaks White House record PHL moves closer to birth control law MANILA, Dec 17, 2012 (AFP) – The Philippines moved closer to a controversial birth control law Monday as lawmakers passed a bill paving the way for increased sex education and free contraceptives, despite intense lobbying by the Catholic church.

See BIRTH CONTROL, page 6

WASHINGTON, Dec 17, 2012 (AFP) – In just three days since the Newtown school shooting, more than 150,000 people have signed a petition calling on US President Barack Obama to produce legislation that limits access to guns.

Support for the gun control drive, posted on the White House “We the People” website on Friday, neared 158,000 signatures at around 2200 GMT on Monday, already a new record for such a petition.

“Powerful lobbying groups allow the ownership of guns to reach

beyond the Constitution’s intended purpose of the right to bear arms,” it says, referring to groups like the country’s powerful National Rifle Association (NRA).

“Therefore, Congress must act on what is stated law, and face the reality that access to firearms reaches beyond what the Second Amendment intends to achieve,” says the petition, available at www.whitehouse.gov.

“The signatures on this petition represent a collective demand for a See GUN CONTROL, page 6

Bagmen collected jueteng cash for 3 Kings

PHL Embassy extends sympathy over Sandy Hook massacre WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Philippine Embassy extended its sympathy to the United States following this morning’s shooting incident at an elementary school in Connecticut that left 27 people dead, 20 of them children.

The Embassy, at the same time, said it was trying to make sure that there were no Filipino-Americans among the casualties in what has been described as one of the deadliest school shootings in US history.

“We join the Government of the United States and the American

MANILA, Dec 17 (Mabuhay) – Bugallon Mayor Rodrigo Orduña on Monday said bagmen collected millions of pesos in monthly jueteng payola for the alleged “3 Kings of Jueteng.”

In an interview, Orduña said he and several other jueteng operators in Pangasinan allocated millions of pesos in jueteng payola to the “3 See BAGMAN COLLECTED, page 6

Pangasinan gov earned nearly P1B from jueteng – mayor MANILA, Dec 14 (Mabuhay) – A town mayor has filed a plunder complaint against Pangasinan Gov. Amado Espino after accusing him of pocketing nearly P1 billion in jueteng payola in the past 9 years.

Espino, however, denied the accusations and said these were politically motivated.

In a press conference, Bugallon, Pangasinan Mayor Rodrigo “Ric” See PANGASINAN GOV, page 6

people in mourning the loss of so many innocent lives,” Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. said. “Our hearts go to the families of those who lost loved ones in this tragedy.”

News reports said the incident involved a lone gunman who opened fire inside the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, at around 9:40 a.m. The incident left seven adults, including the gunman, and 20 pupils dead.

Ambassador Cuisia said the Philippine Consulate General in See SCHOOL MASSACRE, page 6

Bishops say RH bill threatens moral fiber

Miss Philippines 2012 Janine Tugonon during the Swimsuit and Formal Dress Events.

The Miss Universe 2012 competition will be held this Wednesday December 19 at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo: Vic Esquivel

MANILA, Dec 15, 2012 (AFP) - Church leaders in the Philippines said Saturday that an impending birth control law aimed at reducing poverty in the conservative nation was one step towards legalizing abortion.

In a letter penned by bishops to be read at Sunday mass in churches across the mainly Catholic country, they said the Reproductive Health Bill promoted pre-marital sex and threatened the “moral fibre” of the country.

“The Reproductive Health bill, if

passed into law in its present form, will put the moral fiber of our nation at risk.... a contraceptive mentality is the mother of an abortion mentality,” they wrote in the pastoral letter, which was posted on the website of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines.

The bill paves the way for sex education in schools and the provision of free contraceptives in a country with one of Asia’s fastest-growing populations.

It was passed by the lower house See RH BILL, page 6

Aquino vows to heighten govt’s disaster preparedness MANILA, Dec 14 (Mabuhay) – The government will intensify its efforts to remove vulnerable populations in harm’s way whenever there are incoming typhoons to avoid a repeat of the devastation of Typhoon Pablo in Mindanao, President Benigno S. Aquino III said on Friday.

During the change of command ceremonies at the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday, the President asked the support of Coast Guard personnel in carrying out the See PREPAREDNESS, page 6 Residents prepare to assess their house which was damaged by Typhoon Bopha in Butuan city in southeastern Philippines Tuesday Dec. 4, 2012. (MNS photo)

‘Pablo’ death toll rises further to 1043, damage now at P24B MANILA, Dec 17 (Mabuhay) – After breaching the 1,000 mark, the death toll from tropical cyclone Pablo continued to go up, reaching 1,043 on Monday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said.

In its 8 a.m. update, the NDRRMC said that of the 23 additional fatalities, 22 were from Monkayo and one was from Compostela in Compostela Valley.

PHL, US military chiefs ink new terms of partnership

Of the fatalities, 645 have been identified so far, even as 844 remained missing and 2,662 were injured.

The NDRRMC said Pablo had affected 701,224 families or 6,203,826 people in 2,910 villages in 312 towns and 40 cities in 34 provinces.

Of these, 6,608 families or 25,953 people are staying in 63

MANILA, Dec 14 (Mabuhay) – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and its US counterpart signed new terms of reference to further strengthen the defense and security cooperation of both countries’ armed forces.

The signing of the new terms of partnership was held Thursday during the final leg of the PH-US Mutual Defense Board/Security Engagement Board (MDB/SEB)

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Filipino boxing champion Nonito Donaire celebrates after beating Jorge Arce in the 3rd round of their title fight Saturday. (MNS photo)

Donaire KOs Arce in third MANILA, Dec 16, 2012 (AFP) – Top Philippine officials on Sun-

day cheered boxing star Nonito Donaire for his knock-out victory over Mexico’s Jorge Arce, saying it showed the country could overcome any adversity.

Donaire’s victory late Saturday in the United States to retain the World Boxing Organization super bantamweight crown came following a massive typhoon disaster in the Philippines and heartbreaking defeats in international sports.

President Benigno Aquino’s spokeswoman Abigal Valte said the Filipino American’s win in

Houston, Texas, “showed the entire world the strength and resilience of the Filipino”.

“This... shows our people we can face and defeat any challenge that confronts us. Whatever challenge, we will join together for the good of the nation,” she said in a statement.

Vice President Jejomar Binay also praised Donaire, saying “he will bring pride to Filipinos and to the nation for many years to come”.

Donaire knocked out Mexico’s Jorge Arce at the end of the third round on Saturday, for his 30th win in a row, to keep the World Boxing See DONAIRE KOS page 6

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Investors remain wary of peace and order in Mindanao MANILA, Dec 14 (Mabuhay) – Of wish lists and letting off steam was the order of the day as government, private sector and foreign stakeholders who claim a genuine caring and working for the development of Muslim Mindanao gathered at the Fairmont Hotel for the Eisenhower Fellows Association of the Philippines and Brain Trust’s “Ugnayan, Samahan at Kalakalan para sa Kaunlaran sa Musli Mindanao” forum on Thursday.

World Bank (WB) country director Motoo Konishi – and other resource persons – spoke in glowing terms about Mindanao’s natural and human resources.

But he and Eisenhower Fellows honorary chair Jaime Zobel de Ayala deplored the lack of security and rule of law that hamper development.

However, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Governor-incharge Mujiv Hataman and ARMM Board of Investments chair Sakira Hajan, countered that peace and order are natural offsprings of development, and not the other way around.

What Konishi lauded were the government peace panel and the Moro International Liberation Front for having “fully embraced the peace process.” He vowed WB support “to translate the peace agreement to real progress on the ground” in terms of tourism and agri-business.

The World Bank’s International Finance Corp. was actively helping develop agri-business in southern Philippines, Konishi claimed.

To stop the violence, Konishi said the peace process must establish “legitimate institutions for security, justice and jobs” through government initiative and private-sector support.

The WB’s International Bank for Reconstruction and Development will further lend for infrastructure, entrepreneurship training, and direct capital infusion in industries in Mindanao, he said.

The WB wants private investment coordinated with specific needs – as in harmonizing private investment and government infrastructure plans.

But Mindanao must specify and plan for the help it needs and a platform for discussion, Konishi noted.

Shariah-law-compliant economy With the peace accord signed, “the sounds of war will now be silenced,” Hataman said.

He said the local government has established a “functional and efficient bureaucracy that stresses good housekeeping and accountability.” Some of these are the no-cash-advance policy, the e-government portal, and online transactions with the Commission on Audit, through which the COA can audit ARMM units anytime.

Hataman, who will deliver the State of the Region Address on Dec. 18, is pushing for a Shariah-law-compliant economy, saying it is not only possible but can succeed as experienced by Muslim Asian and Middle-East countries.

Toys for barangay Ticulab children: Maitum, Sarangani (October 18, 2012) – Asma Akmad, a staff member of Vice Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon, and 73rd Infantry Battalion personnel, distribute toys from Congressman Manny Pacquiao and his wife Jinkee to barangay Ticulab children during the joint community outreach and medical mission Tuesday, October 16. The community outreach was spearheaded by the International Monitoring Team in partnership with the Kalinaw Sarangani Unit of Governor Migs Dominguez, Congressional Office, municipal and provincial government and other private and public partners. For more news and updates, please visit the www.sarangani.gov.ph. Province of Sarangani. (Bon-Bon Quiño/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

AFP accuses NPA of violating self-imposed 29-day ceasefire MANILA, Dec 14 (Mabuhay) – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) accused the New People’s Army (NPA) of violating its self-imposed 29-day ceasefire as the rebels launched attacks against soldiers conducting humanitarian aid in Davao del Norte last week.

Lieutenant Colonel Lyndon Paniza, spokesman of the Philippine Army’s 10th Infantry Division, said members of the 66th Infantry Battalion were attacked by the rebels last week in Sitio Banoog, Barangay Sto. Nino, Talaingod town.

The soldiers, who were conducting humanitarian missions in typhoon-hit Davao Oriental, were

fired upon at their outreach station in the said village, Paniza said.

“This is contrary to their promise of a 29-day ceasefire,” Paniza said.

The self-imposed ceasefire by the NPA runs from December 5 to January 3, 2013. NPA rebels were also blamed for the attempted killing of Private First Class Lito Mansaluon and the kidnapping of his two daughters in the remote sitio of Danao, Barangay Gupitan in San Isidro town last Sunday.

Paniza said Mansaluon lost his home to the typhoon and was headed to his military detachment with his daughters when they were waylaid by the rebels.

The military condemned the recent NPA attacks, which it said had hampered humanitarian aid to typhoon victims and also put innocent civilians at risk.

“These NPA-initiated atrocities are crimes against our people. Pronouncements of ceasefire demands commitment hence the NPA must be sincere and should translate that into actions. It is not for publicity or lip service,” AFP Chief of Staff, General Jessie Dellosa said.

Despite the attacks, the military vowed to continue providing relief assistance to typhoon victims in Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley. (MNS)

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SC urged: Ban airing of pre-campaign ads MANILA, Dec 14 (Mabuhay) – A senatorial candidate in the 2013 midterm polls has asked the Supreme Court (SC) to stop the airing of television commercials of 5 other senatorial bets.

In a 7-page petition for prohibition, Samson S. Alcantara of the Social Justice System accused Reps. Juan Edgardo Angara, Joseph Victor Ejercito, and Juan Ponce Enrile, Jr., Sen. Allan Peter Cayetano, and Puerto Princesa City, Palawan Mayor Edward Hagedorn of using the commercials “to promote their candidacies and enhance their chances in the 2013 elections.”

Alcantara cited Angara’s “Senior Citizens Law” ad, Ejercito’s “Yon Ako” ad, Enrile’s “Gusto Ko May Pagkain Kayo” ad, Cayetano’s “Filipinas 2020” ad, and Hagedorn’s “Express

Padala” ad.

“Respondents, in authorizing the broadcast of the television ads herein above alleged, have blatantly undermined and violated the letter and spirit of (1) the Philippine Constitution that they, as public officers, have sworn to uphold and defend, (2) Republic Act No. 6713, otherwise known as the “Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees; and (3) Article 19 of the Civil Code.

“Respondents’ television commercials are obviously intended to enhance their chances in the 2013 senatorial election, and through the same they able to circumvent with impunity and render nugatory the limitations on airtime allotment for candidates during the campaign period,” the petition read.

Alcantara also pointed out that “the usual argument that

Remittances hit new peak in October MANILA, Dec 17 (Mabuhay) – The Philippine central bank released on Monday data on October remittances from Filipinos overseas with cash remittances in the 10 months to October reaching $17.5 billion, up 5.8 percent from last year’s $16.5 billion.

Total personal remittances, which represent the sum of net compensation, household-to-household transfers in cash and kind, and capital transfers of overseas Filipino workers, in January-October totaled $19.4 billion, up 5.9 percent on year.

The major sources of remittances in October were

the United States, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Japan, United Kingdom, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.

Cash remittances, which help power domestic consumption, is expected to grow 5 percent this year and next year. Cash remittances in 2011 reached $20.12 billion.

The government is optimistic the country can post higher growth of 5-6 percent this year against 3.9 percent in 2011, with domestic demand expected to stay strong on the back of robust remittances from Filipinos working and living abroad.(MNS)

Filipino exporters see 2013 shipments growing 11% MANILA, Dec 17 (Mabuhay) – Philippines will grow by 11 percent next year, driven by the services and electronics sectors, according to the Philippine Exporters Confederation.

PhilExport president Sergio Ortiz-Luis believes that eletronics would continue to recover in 2013 “Electronics I think will improve somehow,” Ortiz-Luis noted in a statement, saying he did not thing the slump in the sector would last forever. “It will end sooner or later maybe towards the beginning of 2013,” he added.

“On the services side, it would be tourism and BPOs [business process outsourcing],” he said.

“They are exactly as big as the electronics,” the PhilExport official said, noting that electronics account for almost half of total exports.

He urged exports to look beyond the persisting fiscal and economic problems in the Europe and the United States, and the strong peso that impacts on their receipts, by searching for and developing new markets and constant product innovation.

In the first 10 months of the year, exports reached $44.475 billion – up 7.1-percent year-onyear.

The export sector expected a 9 to 10-percent growth this year, and Ortiz-Luis noted the target

BIR collects nearly P111-B in Nov., tops collection goal MANILA, Dec 17 (Mabuhay) – The Bureau of Internal Revenue on Monday said it raked in P110.770 billion in November, surpassing by P7.81 billion its collection goal of P102.953 billion.

This brought the bureau’s ninemonth collection to P969.34 billion, and closer to its P1.066 trillion target for the year, the BIR

said in a report.

The bureau is likely to make P1 trillion in tax collections this year the first time in the bureau’s 1001the BIR Commissioner Kim Henares said the agency is sure to hit the P1-trillion mark this year, the first time in the BIR’s 108year history. (MNS)

was achievable since exports rebounded last September.

Trade Undersecretary Cristino Panlilio expect exporters to do what they could to top the record revenues of $51.4 billion in 2010.

“I believe they can do $12 billion more for the remainder of the year,” Panlilio said during the National Export Congress in Manila early this month. (MNS)

respondents can air their ads because they are not yet legally considered candidates although they have already filed their certificates of candidacy is precisely the best indication that, as public officers, they have not acted with utmost responsibility and integrity.”

“They (respondents) have acted contrary to law, good morals and public policy,” the petition read.

Alcantara also argued that respondents “transgressed the ethical proscription against extravagant or ostentatious display of wealth.”

Alcantara told the high court that if left unchecked, this practice would allow respondents to “consolidate political power in their families.” (MNS)

Filipino exporters see 2013 shipments growing 11% MANILA, Dec 17 (Mabuhay) – Philippines will grow by 11 percent next year, driven by the services and electronics sectors, according to the Philippine Exporters Confederation.

PhilExport president Sergio Ortiz-Luis believes that eletronics would continue to recover in 2013 “Electronics I think will improve somehow,” Ortiz-Luis noted in a statement, saying he did not thing the slump in the sector would last forever. “It will end sooner or later maybe towards the beginning of 2013,” he added.

“On the services side, it would be tourism and BPOs [business process outsourcing],” he said. “They are exactly as big as the electronics,” the PhilExport official said, noting that electronics account for almost half of total exports.

He urged exports to look beyond the persisting fiscal and economic problems in the Europe and the United States, and the strong peso that impacts on their receipts, by searching for and developing new markets and constant product innovation.

In the first 10 months of the year, exports reached $44.475 billion – up 7.1-percent year-on-year.

The export sector expected a 9 to 10-percent growth this year, and Ortiz-Luis noted the target was achievable since exports rebounded last September.

Trade Undersecretary Cristino Panlilio expect exporters to do what they could to top the record revenues of $51.4 billion in 2010.

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BCDA taps technology firms to develop Clark Green City MANILA, Dec 14 (Mabuhay) – The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has partnered with technology firms to help in the development of Clark Green City, planned to be established at the Clark Special Economic Zone located in Pampanga and Tarlac.

“BCDA, Cisco and Centios intend to enter into discussions regarding a possible strategic relationship to align the approach and methodology to design and build sustainable communities and cities of the future,” Arnel Paciano Casanova, BCDA president and chief executive officer, said in a statement.

BCDA said Cisco has been tapped to share the latter’s expertise in developing a “Smart+Connected Community,” one which has a platform of network technologies that will allow for the integration of various services.

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BY STEPHEN COLLINSON

NEWTOWN, Connecticut, Dec 17, 2012 (AFP) – President Barack Obama vowed Sunday to use all his power to stop gun massacres like the slaughter of 20 little children at a Connecticut school, saying “these tragedies must end.”

Obama vented passion and anger as he told the grief-stricken community of Newtown, reeling from the unspeakable horror of Friday’s rampage, that he was consoling victims of the fourth mass shooting of his presidency.

“Can we say that we’re truly doing enough to give all the children of this country the chance they deserve to live out their lives in happiness and with purpose?” he implored, as 26 candles burned by his podium to remember the victims.

“I’ve been reflecting on this the last few days, and if we’re honest with ourselves, the answer is no. We are not doing enough, and we will have to change.”

Obama’s remarks, though impassioned and appearing to set a new mission for his presidency of curtailing rampant gun violence, did not propose specific solutions, in keeping with the somber tone of the apolitical vigil service.

Heartrending sobs broke the silence as Obama slowly read the names of the six heroic adults who died trying to protect their innocent charges as gunman Adam Lanza, 20, unleashed terror with a military-style assault rifle.

The president also read the names of the children, all aged six or seven, whose lives were taken, in an incredibly poignant moment.

“Charlotte, Daniel, Olivia, Josephine, Ana, Dylan, Madeline, Catherine, Chase, Jesse, James, Grace, Emilie, Jack, Noah, Caroline, Jessica, Benjamin, Avielle, Allison, God has called them all home....”

“They lost their lives in a school that could have been any school, in a quiet town full of good and decent people that could be any town in America,” Obama said.

“We can’t tolerate this anymore. These tragedies must end, and to end them we must change,” the newly re-elected president added, implicitly rebuking those who argue that efforts to introduce more gun control laws would do little to stop killings.

Obama promised to use “whatever power this office holds” to try to prevent more tragedies like the one that struck Newtown, appearing to set up a new political battle with America’s powerful gun lobby with the potential to define his second term.

“Because what choice do we have? We can’t accept events like this as routine. Are we really prepared to say that we are powerless in the face of such carnage?”

Obama will face the tough task of manipulating Washington’s stalemated politics to enforce change, against entrenched interests and under a constitution that enshrines gun rights.

On several occasions, for instance with his vows to close the Guantanamo Bay war on terror camp, or to transform US relations with the Muslim world, Obama has set high stakes with rhetoric only to find the stated goal impossible to achieve.

Earlier, the voices of Jewish, Christian and Muslim faith leaders united in grief at the multi-denominational prayer service, as mourners grasped for meaning amid unbearable loss.

First responders, called to Sandy Hook Elementary School after the fusillade, who arrived to find classrooms of dead children, were applauded as the crowd stood when they entered the room.

Local councilor Patricia Llodra tried to offer solace to grieving families, who had also earlier spent several hours with Obama.

“The horror that was visited on our Sandy Hook school was not deserved, it was the angry and desperate act of a confused young man.

“I know that Newtown will prevail, that we will not fall to acts of violence. It is a defining moment for our town, but it does not define us.”

And state governor Dan Malloy also tried to offer hope to the traumatized families.

Though “we will never forget, we will in many ways be made stronger for what has transpired, and we will get better,” he said.

“We will go on. We will find strength. Faith is a gift, as is our ability to support one another in our greater community,” he added.

Earlier, officials formally identified Lanza as the shooter who ran amok in the picture-postcard town and confirmed that he shot his mother several times in the head at the house they shared before going to his old school and embarking on a gruesome killing spree.

Lanza used his mother’s Bushmaster .223 assault rifle to kill 26 people at the school, including the 20 young children, before taking his own life with a handgun as police officers closed in and sirens wailed.

Connecticut’s Chief Medical Examiner Wayne Carver has said the bodies of the child victims were riddled with as many as 11 bullets.

Grief mixed with new calls Sunday for action, with the re-elected Obama under rising pressure to lead a charge to renew a ban on assault weapons and fast-firing ammunition.

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Gun control laws being enforced – Palace MANILA, Dec 17 (Mabuhay) – The Palace said the Philippine National Police (PNP) continues to monitor the use of unlicensed firearms and licenses that have not been renewed especially as election season is coming up.

“We have tightened our regulation of guns and so we expect the PNP will continue to monitor unlicensed guns, licenses that have not been renewed.

That’s our policy from the very start,” Lacierda said.

In the wake of the Connecticut school shooting, Lacierda assured that government has taken steps to secure school zones in the form of more police visibility.

“We can assure you we have safeguards and security measures. This is very evident not only in our schools (but) in our malls as well,” Lacierda said.

He added that the PNP is “strictly” enforcing the country’s gun contol laws. (MNS)

Miriam calls Aquino her ‘hero’ MANILA, Dec 14 (Mabuhay) – Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago on Friday said she is delighted with President Benigno Aquino III’s move to certify the controversial reproductive health bill as urgent.

“President Aquino is my hero! He has cut the Gordian knot! I am very enthused with him. This is manifest proof of executive leadership. By one stroke, he has ended the time-wasting prevarication of the last 13 years over the RH bill,” Santiago said in a statement.

“Other presidents shirked their duty, but President Aquino rose to meet the challenge, and he has slain the monster,” the feisty senator added.

Santiago explained that with Aquino certifying the bill as urgent, the three-day waiting period between the second and the third readings of a bill is effectively removed.

She said the certification means the Senate can al-

ready proceed to third and final reading after it is done with the second reading on Monday, December 17.

She said the bicameral conference committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives can already meet by Tuesday, December 18. The lower chamber on Thursday approved on second reading its version of the bill.

With this development, Santiago said it is possible for the two chambers to ratify the bicameral report by Wednesday, before going on Christmas break.

“President Aquino will be able to approve the bill starting Thursday, December 20, or at any time within 30 days after he receives it,” she said.

Santiago argued that it was right for Aquino to certify the highly divisive bill as urgent since 13 to 15 mothers die every day due to childbirth complications.

(MNS)

Aquino certification ‘overkill,’ says Suarez MANILA, Dec 14 (Mabuhay) – House Minority Leader Rep. Danilo Suarez believes that the decision of President Benigno Aquino III to certify the reproductive health (RH) bill as urgent may have been an “overkill.”

Suarez, who voted against the bill on Wednesday, said House Bill 4244 could be passed anyway without the President’s certification.

“Itong pagce-certify niya ng urgent, ang interpretation ko ay parang overkill na kasi maa-approve pa din naman nila kahit na ‘yung 61% na hindi nakaboto, assuming na ‘yung 100% sa kanila ay bumoto kontra sa RH, malabo ‘yun eh,” he told ANC’s “Headlines” on Friday.

“Parang naghahanap ka talaga ng confrontation with the Church,” he added.

Suarez also said the certification removes the no-

tion that the measure boils down to a conscience vote.

“Ibig sabihin niyan, wala nang conscience vote.

Sinu-suportahan na niya ‘yung bill and he will give a marching order to his political allies. ‘Yan ang resulta ng ‘certified urgent,’” he said.

Suarez added that despite the President’s support for the bill, anti-RH bill advocates are still hopeful that it will be rejected on the third and final reading.

“Our only weapon is convincing people that we are right,” he said. The RH bill was approved on second reading early Thursday. A vote on third reading can be taken on Monday instead of Wednesday.

There is also possibility that the Senate and the lower House can ratify the bicam report on Wednesday before Congress goes on Christmas break.

(MNS)

Aquino directs DILG to build a strong case against jueteng operators, coddlers MANILA, Dec 14 (Mabuhay) – President Benigno S. Aquino III has directed Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel Roxas II to build a strong case against jueteng operators and coddlers and ensure the safety of the witnesses who will testify on jueteng operations, a Palace official said on Friday.

“The resolve of government to eradicate illegal gambling operations is unwavering,” Presidential Spokeperson Edwin Lacierda said in a statement issued on Friday.

The Chief Executive directed Secretary Roxas to ensure the safety of witnesses who will testify regarding the jueteng operations and the alleged involvement of Pangasinan Governor Amado Espino Jr. in the operations, Lacierda noted.

“Secretary Roxas has ordered the reshuffling of police personnel in Pangasinan to determine culpability, if any, and to guarantee that there will be no whitewash in the investigation,” Lacierda said.

“We are determined to pursue this case to its logical end under the rule of law and should serve as a warning to syndicates and coddlers of illegal gambling operations to stop or be stopped,” Lacierda added.

Secretary Roxas said on Friday that two officials, Bugallon, Pangasinan Mayor Rodrigo Orduna and Barangay captain Fernando “Boy Bata” Alimagno, linked Espino to jueteng, saying they helped the governor in running the illegal numbers game in the province. Both officials had earlier filed a plunder case against the governor at the office of the Ombudsman. (MNS)

PHL Embassy extends sympathy over school massacre \WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Philippine Embassy extended its sympathy to the United States following this morning’s shooting incident at an elementary school in Connecticut that left 26 people dead, most of them children.

The Embassy, at the same time, said it is trying to make sure that there are no Filipino-Americans among the casualties in what has been described as one of the deadliest school shootings in US history.

“We join the Government of the United States and the American people in mourning the loss of so many innocent lives,” Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. said.

“Our hearts go to the families of those who lost loved ones in this tragedy.”

News reports said the incident involved a lone gunman who opened fire inside the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, at around 9:40 a.m. The incident left seven adults, including the gunman, and 20 pupils dead.

Ambassador Cuisia said the Philippine Consulate General in New York is checking if the victims in the shooting incident included Filipino-Americans.

He said he was informed by Consul General Mario De Leon that there are around seven Filipino-American families registered with the Filipino-American Association of Western Connecticut who are residents of Newtown, a predominantly Caucasian community.

“From what we know there are no elementary-aged Filipinos or Filipino-Americans going to Sandy Hook Elementary School,” Ambassador Cuisia said, quoting

an initial report from Consul General De Leon.

“Those of school age either go to other elementary schools or are in middle school, high school or college,” the Ambassador said, adding that there are no teachers from the Philippines in Newtown as most of the Filipinos there are nurses, doctors and engineers.

“Just the same, we want to be sure that all the Filipinos and Filipino-Americans in Newtown are safe,” Ambassador Cuisia said.

Consul General De Leon said the Consulate General immediately got in touch with leaders of the FilipinoAmerican Association of Western Connecticut and the Newtown Police Department upon hearing of the incident but could not immediately verify if there are Filipino casualties because the list of victims has not been released yet.

Deputy Consul General Theresa Dizon-De Vega said the incident took place about 15 minutes from Danbury where more than 100 of the estimated 500 Filipino families in Western Connecticut are residing.

She said there are 16,402 Filipinos across Connecticut based on the 2010 US Census.

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WASHINGTON, Dec 16, 2012 (AFP) – A leading Democratic senator launched a bid Sunday to ban assault weapons in the wake of the latest deadly US school shooting, announcing that she will put a bill before Congress on January 3.

Dianne Feinstein, the influential chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said she believed President Barack Obama would support her legislation, also aimed at outlawing magazines carrying more than 10 bullets.

“I’m going to introduce in the Senate, Dianne Feinstein and the same bill will be introduced in the House, a bill to ban assault weapons,” the California lawmaker told NBC’s “Meet the Press” program.

Feinstein said she would announce the authors of the House of Representatives’ bill soon and vowed that carefully crafted legislation would be tabled on the first day of the new Congress.

“There will be a bill,” she said, stressing the world “will.”

“It will ban the sale, the transfer, the importation and the possession (of assault weapons). Not retroactively, but prospectively. It will ban the same for big clips, drums or strips of more than 10 bullets,” she added.

Asked if Obama, who failed to take steps during his first term to tighten gun controls despite several high-profile shooting tragedies, would throw his support behind the measure, Feinstein replied: “I believe he will.”

Speaking at an emotional vigil in Newtown, Obama indicated on Sunday that he did plan to take action as he made

an impassioned plea for “change” but stopped short of announcing any specific measures on gun control.

“We can’t accept events like this as routine,” the president said. “We as a nation are left with some hard questions. These tragedies have to end, and to end them we must change.”

Adam Lanza, 20, used his mother’s legally acquired Bushmaster .223 assault rifle to kill 26 people, including 20 children aged either six or seven, in Friday’s massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

Some of his tiny victims were riddled with as many as 11 bullets, spawning outrage among many in America at laws that allow guns only really suitable for warfare to be purchased legally by civilians.

As he waited for the vigil in Newtown to start, Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman called for a national commission on violence.

“These events are happening more frequently, and I worry that if we don’t take a thoughtful look at them, we lose the hurt and the anger that we have now,” he said.

A federal ban on assault weapons, which took effect in 1994, expired in 2004 and efforts to revive it have failed.

Obama supported restoring the law while running for president in 2008 but has not made it a priority since.

The gun lobby, led by the National Rifle Association (NRA), is well-funded and a powerful player in Washington.

It argues that crazy people do crazy things and that clamping

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Seniormost US senator Daniel Inouye dead at 88 WASHINGTON, Dec 17, 2012 (AFP) – Democrat Daniel Inouye, the current longestserving member of the US Senate and an avid supporter of Filipino causes, died Monday at age 88, his office and a top senator said.

“Our friend Daniel Inouye just died,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on the Senate floor.

His last words were “Aloha,” Inouye’s office

said in a statement.

Inouye, who had been hospitalized in recent weeks with respiratory problems, had represented Hawaii in the Senate since 1962, earning the title president pro tempore—the designation for the chamber’s longest-serving member.

Inouye, a decorated World War II veteran, was third in line for the presidency.

down on fundamental American liberties will achieve nothing.

Others point out that Anders Behring Breivik, for example, managed to kill 77 people in Norway, a country with far tighter gun laws than the United States.

Another commonly heard conservative argument is that guns are inevitable, so the only way to really protect people is to have more weapons in the hands of trained professionals, securing places like schools and shopping malls.

Gun control advocates recoil from such logic and say that regardless it must make sense to ban assault weapons and large capacity magazines.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the fiercest proponents of tighter gun laws, challenged Obama to take action.

“It’s time for the president, I think, to stand up and lead.

And tell this country what we should do,” he said on “Meet the Press.”

“His job is not just to be well-meaning. His job is to perform and to protect the American public.”

For Feinstein’s assault weapons ban to pass the divided Congress, the Republican leadership in the House, and probably the Senate as well, would need to back the bill.

Even if the political ground has shifted in the wake of Newtown, getting legislation through will be incredibly hard with Republicans, who largely oppose gun control, in charge of the House.

Obama, though, threw down a marker at the vigil.

“Are we really prepared to say that we’re powerless in the face of such carnage? That the politics are too hard?” he implored.

Man held for Facebook threat to California schools LOS ANGELES, Dec 17, 2012 (AFP) – California police have arrested a man for allegedly making threats on Facebook to “multiple elementary schools,” including by referring to the Connecticut massacre, a spokesman said Monday.

Kyle Bangayan, 24, was arrested Sunday at his parents’ Los Angeles home, where a cache of nine weapons including rifles and handguns was found, as well as ammunition.

No arms were found at Bangayan’s own home in Pomona, some 30 miles (50 kilometers) east of Los Angeles, said LA Police Department spokesman Richard French.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was also probing the case.

“The threats, which did not target specific schools but did reference the Connecticut school shooting from last Friday, were posted on the social networking site Facebook,” he added.

“Also found... at the residence where Bangayan was arrested were nine firearms, including rifles, a shotgun, handguns, and ammunition... A search of the suspect’s Pomona residence didn’t yield any weapons or related evidence.”

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bipartisan discussion resulting in a set of laws that regulates how a citizen obtains a gun,” it says.

The United States is reeling from a massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut on Friday that left 20 young children and six adults dead. The shooter, who is also believed to have killed his mother at the house they shared before embarking on the school massacre, took his own life as police closed in.

Obama vowed Sunday at an emotional vigil in the grief-stricken New England town to use all his power to stop such gun massacres

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happening again, saying “these tragedies must end.”

The White House has not yet specified what Obama has in mind.

But there is talk of a drive to renew a ban on assault weapons which expired in 2004, and of limits on the availability and size of fastfiring magazines.

An assault weapon ban was passed in 1994 under president Bill Clinton but it expired in 2004 and was never resurrected. Obama supported restoring the law while running for president in 2008 but did not make it a priority during his first term.

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The Senate, or upper house, passed the bill during its crucial second reading, in a move bitterly opposed by the politically influential church which is against the use of contraceptives, including condoms and birth control pills.

President Benigno Aquino has been pushing for the law, which is seen as a way of moderating the Catholic-majority nation’s population growth, reducing poverty and bringing down its high maternal mortality rate.

The proposed legislation would come into force after both houses of parliament agree on a common version that would be signed into law

by Aquino.

The president’s spokesman, Edwin Lacierda, said Aquino was looking forward to signing the bill before the end of the year.

“This is historic because this bill has been pending for some time.

Many administrations have tried to come up with a bill on responsible parenthood,” he told reporters.

Congressman Edcel Lagman, who initiated the bill, shrugged off warnings by the church that bishops would campaign against the proponents of the law in next year’s general elections.

“It’s more of a threat than a reality. The experience in other Catholic countries is once a law is passed on reproductive health, even the church supports the law,” he said.

Bishops across the country have argued that allowing increased sex education and the handing out of contraceptives will encourage premarital sex, result in the destruction of family values and lead to greater violence against women.

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Kings”, which allegedly included former first gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo, then Interior and Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno and a top official of the Philippine National Police.

“Ang binibigyan tatlong hari may code yan. Hindi naman namin nakakaharap. Hindi namin direktang inaabot,” he said.

Orduña declined to identify who served as the bagmen for the 3 Kings. He said it was barangay captain Fernando “Boy Bata” Alimagno who gave the jueteng payola to the collectors.

He said protection money also flowed to Pangasinan Gov. Amado Espino, police officials and mediamen.

Meanwhile, the camp of the former first gentleman challenged Orduña to prove his claim that Arroyo and 2 other former officials earned millions of pesos in jueteng payola.

In a statement, Arroyo’s lawyer Ferdinand Topacio said it is regrettable that the former first gentleman’s name is being linked to illicit activities “without any proof other

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Organization super bantamweight crown.

Donaire landed a powerful left hook to Arce’s chin that sent Arce to the canvas and referee Laurence Cole stopped the fight at 2:59 of the third round.

“I went out and pretty much timed him,” Donaire said. “We wanted to slow him down and get him thinking he could get in there.

We knew he would open up.

“I’ve never really gone and hit with the left hook, but I knew I was going to go out there and give it everything, no matter what.”

Donaire improved to 31-1 with his 20th career knockout. He has

than the say-so of certain individuals.”

“We challenge the accusers of Atty. Arroyo to come up with evidence that will stand up in court, instead of wasting time and energy making up fantasies, which are only good for entertaining children and those who have the mentality of children, but are useless in real life,” he said.

Orduña’s claim is not the first time that a member of the Arroyo family has been linked to jueteng.

Whistleblower and jueteng bagwoman Sandra Cam earlier told a congressional inquiry that she personally delivered P500,000 in protection money to presidential son Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo.

No paper trail In the interview, Orduña admitted he and 3 others served as jueteng operators in the entire province of Pangasinan.

He previously accused Espino of pocketing close to P1 billion in jueteng payola for the past 9 years.

Espino has denied Orduña’s claims, saying the allegations are meant to derail his electoral bid in 2013. not lost since the second fight of his career back in 2001.

The victory brought some joy for Filipino fight fans still stunned at Manny Pacquiao’s knockout loss a week ago to Mexico’s Juan Manuel Marquez.

“There were a lot of fans who were like, ‘You have got to get him.

This is for the Philippines.’ I hope they can be proud of what I did,” Donaire said.

Arce, 33, fell to 61-7 with two drawn bouts, in what he said was the final fight of his career.

“My career is over. I’m leaving after losing to the best man,” Arce said. “He is very good. He has power. He can finish the fight at any moment.

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evacuation centers.

Damage was estimated at P24,160,920,528.05, including P7,761,431,310 in infrastructure, P16,350,529,805.05 in agriculture and P48,959,413 in private properties.

At least six provinces, 43 towns and three cities are under a state of calamity.

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At least 11 bridges and four roads remain impassable while 33 areas are experiencing power interruption.

Some areas in Davao Oriental are still experiencing communication interruptions.

The NDRRMC also said at least 65,537 houses were destroyed while 101,758 were damaged. (MNS)

Orduña said he served as Espino’s bagman and personally delivered jueteng payola to the governor every week.

He confirmed that he, Espino and several others ran jueteng operations in Pangasinan.

“Kanina pong umaga, kami po ay naghain sa Office of the Ombudsman ng reklamo laban kay kasalukuyang governo ng lalawigan ng Pangasinan, kay Amado Espino, na kung saan siya ay kasama namin na nagpatakbo ng nasabing jueteng, ilegal na sugal sa lalawigan,” the mayor said.

The mayor claimed Espino’s cut from jueteng proceeds amounted to P2.5 million weekly or about P10 million monthly.

He said he personally delivered the money to Espino at his office or his house.

“I am the one who personally gives it to him. I get it from the cashier and then prepare the cash in a shopping bag and bring it to Barangay Fortich in Bugallon. Sometimes, I bring it to his house in Bautista,” he said.

He said Espino’s monthly take from jueteng totaled P10 million, or about P900 million in nine years.

Fernando “Boy Bata” Martinez, a barangay captain in Candelaria, Quezon province, backed Orduna’s claim.

For his part, Espino denied any involvement in the illegal numbers game.

He pointed out three things: first, he believes and is sure that the controversy is politically motivated in nature.

He said an alleged meeting be-

tween him and gambling personality Charlie Ang was facilitated by Orduña. He said he was still police provincial director when Orduña introduced him to Ang. He said Ang was asking for help to get business permits for jai-alai operations in Pangasinan. He noted that only mayors can give out business permits and not police officials.

Espino said he had been advised by his lawyer not to say anything further as a plunder case has been filed before the Ombudsman.

Reshuffle During the press conference, Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas said he will call up Gov. Espino to inform him of the complaint.

“Tatawagan ko po si Gov. Espino ipaalam sa kanya ito. Sa ating media, ipapaalam ko po kay Gov. Espino na humuha po kayo ng mahusay na abugado dahil di po ito madadaan sa pulitika, di po ito madadaan sa kampihan o kakilala.

Dadaan po ito sa legal na proseso na tama,” he said.

Roxas urged Espino to get a good lawyer because of the complaint.

He added that the Philippine National Police will recommend the reshuffling of policemen detailed in Pangasinan while the investigation is ongoing.

“Napagkasunduan namin over the next several days magre-rekomenda sila sa akin by Monday ng pag-reshuffle ng chief-of-police, as necessary, up to including the provincial director of Pangasinan,” he said.

Falling out In the press conference, the may-

or said he had a falling-out with Espino because the governor was taking advantage of him.

“Dumarating din yung punto na nararamdaman natin na yung tinuturing nating kaibigan ay pinagsasamantalahan tayo, ginagamit tayo sa pakikinabang niya. Dumating na din ang punto na di na siya tumatanaw ng utang na loob,” Orduña said.

He also said the governor was saying that his family was eating from the palm of his hands.

“Napakasakit na dinadamdam ng buong pamilya. Pinulot lang daw kami. Masakit sa pamilya kaya siguro dumating ito. Matagal na din nating itong pinagisipan. Napakahirap mag desisyon sa ganitong bagay,” the mayor said.

He, however, said his coming out in the open was not politically motivated. He said it is only a coincidence that he filed the complaint before the May 2013 elections.

Alimagno said they have been giving jueteng payola of P825,000 to Camp Crame. He added that they also give jueteng money to members of the media.

“Kolektor lang din po ang nakakaharap ko. Wala po akong nakakaharap na opisyal. Nagbibigay din kami sa media.

Archbishop emeritus Oscar Cruz reminded the public of the dangers faced by the two whistle-blowers.

“Pag masdan nyo pong mabuti ang dalawang kababayan nating ito pagkat maaari po na ang kanilang mga buhay ay di magtagal at alam ko po ang aking sinasabi. Hindi po nagbibiro ang mga taong nasa ibabaw ng jueteng,” he said.

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New York is checking if the victims in the shooting incident included Filipino-Americans.

He said he was informed by Consul General Mario De Leon that there are around seven FilipinoAmerican families registered with the Filipino-American Association of Western Connecticut who are residents of Newtown, a predominantly Caucasian community.

“From what we know there are no elementary-aged Filipinos or Filipino-Americans going to Sandy Hook Elementary School,” Ambassador Cuisia said, quoting an initial report

from Consul General De Leon.

“Those of school age either go to other elementary schools or are in middle school, high school or college,” the Ambassador said, adding that there are no teachers from the Philippines in Newtown as most of the Filipinos there are nurses, doctors and engineers.

“Just the same, we want to be sure that all the Filipinos and Filipino-Americans in Newtown are safe,” Ambassador Cuisia said.

Consul General De Leon said the Consulate General immediately got in touch with leaders of the

Filipino-American Association of Western Connecticut and the Newtown Police Department upon hearing of the incident but could not immediately verify if there are Filipino casualties because the list of victims has not been released yet.

Deputy Consul General Theresa Dizon-De Vega said the incident took place about 15 minutes from Danbury where more than 100 of the estimated 500 Filipino families in Western Connecticut are residing. She said there are 16,402 Filipinos across Connecticut based on the 2010 US Census.

couples contraceptives to help them avoid pregnancy.

“Is this moral? Those who corrupt the minds of children will invoke divine wrath on themselves,” said the letter.

Proponents of the bill deny that it promotes abortion, which is expressly banned by the Philippine constitution.

The Aquino government hopes

the law will help bring down poverty in a nation of nearly 100 million people, as well as reducing the high maternal mortality rate.

The pastoral letter, however, rubbished the notion.

“It will not be so. The poor can rise from their misery through more accessible education, better hospitals and lesser government corruption,” it said.

dapat tayo para gamutin ang sugat niya, at iparamdam sa kaniyang hindi siya nag-iisa at pasan-pasan natin siya mula sa pagbangon, hanggang maghilom ang sugat niya, hanggang sa matuto uli siyang humakbang nang mabilis at maitulak sa kaunlaran ang buhay niya,” the President said “Kung kailangan nating doblehin ang ating mga babala; kung kailangan nating triplehin ang ating mga paghahanda; kung kailangan natin silang ilikas isang linggo bago pa man sumalanta ang malakas na

ulan at pagbaha, gagawin natin lahat ito dahil tungkulin nating tiyakin na mailayo sa kapahamakan ang ating mga kababayan sa abot po ng ating makakaya,” he added.

The President said he was appalled by the devastation in New Bataan, Compostela Valley, and Boston, Davao Oriental, during his visit there last week.

The President led the change of command of the PCG Friday challenging the new commandant to continue the good works of his predecessor.

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of parliament on Thursday and the Senate is expected to vote on it before Christmas.

The bill will be signed into law

by President Benigno Aquino if both houses of parliament agree on a common version.

In addition, the bishops allege, to being a precursor to allowing abortion, the bill encourages pre-marital sex by giving young unmarried

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government preparations to mitigate the impact of weather disturbances to the general population.

Preemptive measures should be in place whenever there are incoming typhoons to avoid lost of lives and tremendous damage to properties, he said during his speech. This is the duty of the PCG and every government personnel, and they will be successful in assisting their fellow Filipinos as long as they have the will to lend a helping hand, the President said. “Kung hindi man natin napigilan ito, nakaposisyon na

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meetings in the AFP Commissioned Officers Club.AFP Chiefof-Staff General Jessie Dellosa and Admiral Samuel James Locklear, Commander of the United States Pacific Command (USPACOM), agreed to transfer the Philippine National Police (PNP) from the MDB to the SEB; designate the SEB to deal with non-traditional threats like piracy, cyber security, and disasters; create a

technology and experimentation subcommittee on civil-military operations; create humanitarian and disaster response working group; and activate a counter-terrorism working group. “It is our hope that this Mutual Defense Board meeting will further strengthen the ties that were forged by decades of rich cooperation and partnership; as we both reinforce and secure our strong national interests in the Asia-

Pacific region,” Dellosa said.

Thursday’s meeting covered a strategic dialogue between Dellosa and Locklear as co-chairs of the board on defense and security matters, and on the strengthening of their military ties.

The meetings are part of the regular consultations between the Philippines and the US under their treaty obligations pursuant to the Mutual Defense Treaty and the Visiting Forces Agreement.

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Israel Embassy welcomes PHL lifting of travel ban MANILA, Dec 14 (Mabuhay) – The Israeli Embassy in Manila on Friday welcomed the Philippine government’s decision to lift the travel ban in parts of Israel.

Earlier in the day, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) disclosed Manila is lifting the travel bans on Israel and Gaza.

“The Embassy welcomes the lifting of the travel ban by the Department of Foreign Affairs,” the Israeli Embassy said on its Twitter account.

DFA spokesman Raul Hernandez, in a post on his own Twitter account, cited “improved security condi-

tions in Israel and Gaza” as the basis for lifting the ban.

Lifted were Alert Level 2 for central and southern Israel, and Alert Level 4 for Gaza, Hernandez said.

Alert Level 2 entails a restriction phase for central and southern Israel, and Alert Level 4 entails evacuation or mandatory repatriation for Gaza.

Last Nov. 23, the DFA issued an advisory asking Filipinos to defer travel to Gaza and central and southern Israel.

About 120 Filipinos live in Gaza, almost all of them married to Palestinians and are long-time residents there. (MNS)

DFA chief gives 2012 salary to employees as Christmas gift MANILA, Dec 17 (Mabuhay) -- The wealthiest member of President Benigno Aquino III’s Cabinet appears to be the most generous as well, giving his 2012 salary to his employees as his Christmas gift.

On Monday, Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez said Secretary Albert del Rosario gave his salary to the department’s workers.

“Sec. del Rosario gives his 2012 salary to all DFA employees as his Christmas gift. Thank you and merry Christmas to you, Sir!” Hernandez said on his Twitter account.

Hernandez, however, did not give further details of how much the salary of Del Rosario would be for 2012.

An article on the Philippine Information Agency said Cabinet secretaries fall under Salary Grade 31, and receive about P77,000.00 a month under the Fourth Tranche of the Salary Standardization Law III.

This would mean a yearly salary of P924,000.

Del Rosario, 72, is the wealthiest Cabinet member with a declared net worth of P657,834,755, as shown by his Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN).

Before being appointed to the DFA in February last year, Del Rosario served as former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s ambassador to the United States from 2001 to 2006.

He also served as head of various private companies such as the Gotuaco, Del Rosario Insurance Brokers Inc., Philippine Telecommunications Investment Corporation, and Philippine Stratbase Consultancy Inc. Also, he was a director of several other businesses engaged in infrastructure, property development, mass media, communications, and mining. (MNS)

Aquino leads Philippine Coast Guard change of command MANILA, Dec 14 (Mabuhay) – President Benigno S. Aquino led Friday the change of command of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) challenging the new commandant to continue the positive thrusts of his predecessor.

Rear Admiral Rodolfo Isorena assumed on Friday as the new commandant of the PCG replacing Vice Admiral Edmund Tan. The turn-over of command rites marks the beginning of a new page in the history of Philippine Coast Guard, the President said in his speech during the event at the PCG’s headquarters at Port Area, Manila.

“Kay Rear Admiral Isorena: Huwag mong sasayangin ang mga repormang ipinunla ng iyong mga sinundan. Suklian mo ng tapat na paglilingkod ang tiwalang kaloob sa iyo, hindi lang ng Tanod Baybayin ng Pilipinas, kundi ng sambayanan,” he said.

“Lagi mo sanang tatandaan na ang iyong pagkakatalaga ay hindi pribilehiyo, kundi isang tungkuling may kaakibat na responsibilidad. Nakasalalay sa lakas ng iyong bawat tauhan ang kabuuang lakas ng Coast Guard. Dapat mo silang alagaan; dapat mong pakinggan ang kanilang mga problema,” The Chief Executive said that Isorena should treat every PCG personnel as a member of the PCG family, noting that their “bosses,” the Filipino expect to fulfill his duties effectively.

The President also expressed his gratitude to Vice Admiral Tan, that despite his 11-month stint in the PCG, he has accomplished a lot. Tan performed well even during challenging situations to protect the country’s territory, fight crime and ensure the safety of people at sea, the President said.

He also thanked the entire PCG for performing its duties. The President praised the PCG for its successful operations during the Philippine-China standoff in Bajo de Masinloc.

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The PCG has effectively pushed the government’s campaign against human trafficking, illicit drugs and arms trade as well as transnational crimes, he said.

Since January 2012, the PCG conducted 230 maritime law enforcement and security operations that resulted to the arrest of 237 individuals. It also intercepted 65 sea vessels being used for illegal activities. In addition, the PCG also confiscated more than P233 million of smuggled goods, the chief executive said.

To make the PCG more effective in doing its job, the President said the NEDA board approved last month P8.8 billion allocation for the purchase of 10 units of 40-me-

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“Inaasan po na mas aangat ang antas ng serbisyo ng mga Tanod Baybayin; mas dadami ang mailalayo sa mga sakuna’t peligro; at sa dulo nito, mas panalo at mas ligtas ang sambayanang Pilipino,” he said.

The new PCG commandant is a graduate of the Philippine Military Academy, coming from the Sandigan Class of 1982. A native of Virac, Catanduanes, Isorena was commissioned as ensign in the Philippine Navy in 1982 and was assigned at the PCG in 1993.

He also studied here and aboard while at the PCG. He has degrees and trainings in Sweden, the US, Japan, and Denmark.

Among the awards and citations he received while in the PCG include the Coast Guard Legion of Honors, Distinguished Service Medals, Outstanding Achievement Medal, and Gawad Kaunlaran Medals.

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Despite resilient economy, PHL wages stagnant, ILO reports MANILA, Dec 14 (Mabuhay) – Southeast Asia has shown resilience amid a global economic crisis, but wages in the Philippines – particularly in manufacturing – have stagnated, the International Labor Organization (ILO) noted in a report.

“Asia’s good performance is mainly due to China where wages grew at an annual rate of 10 per cent or more over the past decade,” according to the ILO Global Wage Report for 2012-2013. “... When China is excluded from the analysis, wages in the rest of Asia have stagnated in recent years and were lower in real terms in 2011 than in 2007, the year before the global economic crisis,” it said.

Most Asian economies, including the Philippines, have been dependent on the US and European markets – epicenters of the global economic and financial crisis, the report noted. “... Emerging economies of Asia have traditionally relied on exports and cheap labor as a source of economic growth,” Sukti Dasgupta, ILO head of Regional Economic and Social Analysis for Asia, observed.

“The global economic crisis has shown the limitations of this approach. Giving workers greater purchasing power can help to strengthen domestic consumption as a stable source of demand and reduce the reliance on exports,” the labor expert said in a statement.

Workers in the Philippine manufacturing sector took home $ 1.40 for every hour worked, compared to less than $5.50 in Brazil, $13 in Greece, $23.30 in the United States, and almost $35 in Denmark.

“Given the solid economic performance of many countries in the region, this is a disappointing outcome,” said Yoshiteru Uramoto, ILO regional director for Asia and the Pacific. “So it’s not surprising that many workers are unhappy and that we are seeing labor unrest related to wage levels.”

Southeast Asia needs to reconnect wages and productivity to build resilience amid external factors, such as the global financial crisis, ILO urged governments. It also called for stronger collective bargaining by the tripartite to set decent wages.

Minimum wages, the ILO report noted, is effective in providing a decent wage floor and measure to protect low paid workers against unduly low wages. (MNS)

PHL laments outcome of Doha climate talks MANILA, Dec 17 (Mabuhay) – The Philippines lamented the low carbon reduction commitment that came out of the climate talks in Doha.

Only a few countries agreed to a second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol to reduce carbon emissions, setting a reduction target of only 18 percent from 1990 levels by 2020.

The Climate Change Commission believes this is not enough to prevent a further increase in global temperatures.

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though may second commitment period ay 18 percent lamang below 1990 levels. Ang ibig pong sabihin nito: kung patuloy na ganito lang ang commitment ng developed countries ay maaaring trajectory ng tinatawag nila na impact ng two degree to four degree ay mangyayari,” Secretary Lucille Sering, vice chair of Climate Change Commission said.

“So overall, the Doha talks, based on the developing country perspective, is weak. We are still very hopeful that by next year this will improve.” (MNS)

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(Relaxnews) – An observational study has found that almost 30 percent of pedestrians are distracted by their mobile device when crossing the road.

The study by the Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center, University of Washington, called “The Impact of Social and Technological Distraction on Pedestrian Crossing Behaviour,” published online this week in Injury Prevention, examined more than 1000 pedestrians crossing 20 busy road junctions in Seattle during the summer at different times of the day.

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Of the 1102-pedestrian observation group, 80 percent were alone, and 80 percent obeyed the lights and crossed at the appropriate point. However, only one in four pedestrians followed the full safety routine, including looking both ways before crossing. Almost one in three (29.8%) were doing something else when they crossed the road such as listening to music (11.2%), while 7.2 percent were texting and 6.2 percent were talking on the phone.

Those who were distracted took significantly longer to cross the road -- 0.75 to1.29 seconds longer. While listening to music speeded up the time taken to cross the road, those doing it were less likely to look both ways before doing so. People distracted by pets or children were almost three times as likely not to look both ways. But texting was potentially the most risky behavior, the observations indicated.

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Tracking purchases in US department stores, the NPD Group has uncovered a growing trend for prestige nail and lip products.

While beauty in general has grown, high-end nail and lip cosmetics have performed especially strongly in department store sales this year, with expectations that the holiday season will see further growth.

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In the US lip products have seen 9% growth in 2012, with sales of $548 million this year ( January-November 2012). Lip color saw a big boost this year, with sales growing by 11%.

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Top 3 Best-Selling Prestige Color Enamels, January-November 2012 1. Chanel Le Vernis Nail Enamel 2. Butter London 3 Free Nail Lacquer 3. Dior Rouge Vernis Nail Lacquer Source: The NPD Group / BeautyTrends “The consumer has found new ways to express herself in beauty through an assortment of nail colors with unique finishes and textures – from gel and caviar to velvet and sequin nails.

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The mind-powered prosthesis is a breakthrough, the team of neurologists and bioengineers reported in The Lancet.

With further development “individuals with long-term paralysis could recover the natural and intuitive command signals for hand placement, orientation and reaching, allowing them to perform activities of daily living,” they said.

Researchers have long been interested in the brain-machine interface, whereby implants pick up electrical signals in parts of the brain associated with movement.

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“One of the biggest challenges has always been how to translate brain signals that indicate limb movement into computer signals that can reliably and accurately control a robotic prosthesis,” said Andrew Schwartz, a professor of neurobiology at the university.

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The team, based at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, implanted two microelectrode arrays into the left motor cortex of a 52-year-old woman.

She had been left paralyzed from the neck down, unable to move her arms and legs due to a condition called spinocerebellar degeneration.

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Remove and place in large mixing bowl.

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Make ahead and freeze, then pull out and bake when unexpected guests pop in.

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Created by award-winning director trey fanjoy, ‘Christmas Lights’ also marks BLUSH’s first co-written song

Los Angeles, CA – BLUSH, the #1 US Billboard Dance/Club Chart artists and first-ever Pan-Asian girl group who has toured internationally with such noted artists as Justin Beiber, Black Eyed Peas, Jesse J and recorded with Snoop dogg, just released their new Christmas music video titled “Christmas lights,” which can be enjoyed here: http://bit.ly/blushxmas. the single is also available on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ christmas-lights-single/id575671652. shot on location around Nashville,

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Zanjoe Marudo admitted that he initially felt uneasy doing intimate scenes with Angel Locsin for their newest film.

Marudo, who is in a relationship with Kapamilya star Bea Alonzo, is Locsin’s leading man in “One More Try”, an official en-

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This is the first time that Marudo and Locsin worked together in a film project.

“Siyempre ‘yung first time namin na magkatrabaho tapos gagawa kami ng ganoong eksena. Para lang ma-break ‘yung ice, sinabi ko na lang, ‘Angel, tulungan mo ako.’

Sabi niya, ‘hindi, ako bahala sa’yo.’

Kinakabahan kasi ako,” Marudo told entertainment reporters last week.

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Glaiza de Castro has no problem doing intimate scenes MANILA, Dec 14 (Mabuhay) – ACTRESS Glaiza de Castro said doesn’t have any problem sharing intimate scenes with co-star Dennis Trillo on the boob tube because they are both professional actors.

The two are starring in the hit primetime series “Temptation of W ife” with Rafael Rosell and Marian Rivera.

She said that although some people reacted negatively on her intimate scenes with Dennis, the role and the script calls for it. S he added that it was done tastefully.

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sional naman kami. Wala naman kaming issues sa isa’t-isa.

We are just doing our jobs,” she said.

The show was moved to a much latter hour, but Glaiza is thankful that the audience continue to support it as manifested in the high ratings received by the program.

“Masayang masaya although hindi naman namin iniisip yung competition and we just want to give the audience a good show.

Masaya kasi nafe-feel nila yung emotions na gusto naming ipafeel sa kanila.”

“Temptation of W ife” is aired weekdays on GMA-7.

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kasama at may love scene agad kami. Siguro siyempre parang naiilang siya sa akin at paano niya ako aalalayan.

“Ako bilang babae, responsibility ko kailangan ko siyang gawing kumportable kasi kapag nailang siya ay magiging pangit ang eksena namin. So nagtatago ako sa banyo at nagdarasal na ‘Lord, sana po ay maging okay ang lahat.’

“Pero paglabas ni Z sabi ko ‘dikit ka lang sa akin, ako ang bahala sa’yo, sanay na sanay ako rito.’ Para lang maging kumportable siya. Pero ang galing ni Z sa eksena na ‘yon,” explained Locsin, who is currently in a relationship with football player Phil Younghusband.

“One More Try”, which also stars Dingdong Dantes and Angelica Panganiban, opens in theaters nationwide on December 25.(MNS)

Nora Aunor

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Vilma excited with Nora team-up Vilma Santos has expressed excitement over a planned big screen project starring her and her erstwhile rival, Nora Aunor.

The province’s governor said she is open to doing the planned film, but with certain conditions.

“Sana po someday, sana, sinong may ayaw? Gusto ko rin,” Santos said. “Sabi ko nga, importante lang ‘yung good script, at the same time, ‘yung right timing.”

In June this year, Cannes award-winning director Brillante Mendoza confirmed plans to bring together Santos and Aunor for a film, which will also star Kapamilya actor Coco Martin.

Mendoza’s latest film, the internationally acclaimed “Thy Womb”, stars Aunor. It is among the 8 film entries in the upcoming 38th Metro Manila Film Festival.

While Santos pointed to her being public servant as her top priority at present, she is certain that the “right time” to co-star with Aunor will come.

“Kung magkakaroon ng pagkakataon, why not? Excited ako gumawa ng pelikula kasama ang kumare ko. I’m sure darating ‘yun,” Santos said. (MNS)

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Aquino said Cuneta even sent her a carrot cake, which she described as “super delicious.”

Aquino, however, refused to further discuss what happened, saying it is all in the past.

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Di ko rin naman sya fina-follow ever. Sasakit ang ulo ko.”

Aquino then pointed out, also on Twitter, that “Krissy” was a parody.

“I don’t understand y u want to create animosity? It was the parody “krissy” who commented about (Sharon Cuneta),” Aquino tweeted.

The two stars have made peace since then and are now following each other on the microblogging site Twitter. (MNS)

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Kathryn, Daniel to get first full-length movie Matteo has no problems Kapamilya stars Kathryn Bernardo Pwede bang maghanda na muna?

“Siyempre kahit anong mangyari, with JM de Guzman

and Daniel Padilla feel lucky to be Dito na magkakaalaman eh. Ito na given the opportunity to star in their mismo ang basehan eh,” he said. first full-length movie, which will launch their love team on the big screen.

Bernardo and Padilla currently star in the top-rating ABS-CBN soap “Princess and I”. They were also part of the movie “24/7 In Love”, the 20th anniversary offering of Star Cinema, along with other Kapamilya talents.

“Movie na ito eh. I am so happy na binigyan kami ng project na dream naman talaga namin ni DJ (Padilla’s nickname). Pero medyo kinakabahan na ako ngayon,” Bernardo said.

Padilla, for his part, said he feels nervous about their newDaniel Padilla est project.

“Masaya ako pero kinakaWhile they are already feeling the bahan pa rin ako. Biglang nag-sink pressure, both stars vowed to give in sa akin na magkakaalaman na tayo rito. Pwede bang bumack out muna? their best in the movie.

ibibigay namin ang lahat, positive man or negative ang mangyari,” said Padilla.

Bernardo and Padilla agreed that they want their first fulllength movie to be a romantic comedy.

“Feeling ko maganda simulan ang launching movie namin sa hindi muna masyadong mabigat, ‘yung for our age lang, about growing up, ganyan. Para hindi mamadali,” said Bernardo.

“Kapag tinatanong ako kung anong gusto kong movie kapag kasama si Kathryn, sabi ko romcom talaga ang gusto kong movie eh. Ayaw ko ng iyakan, lungkot at bigat sa puso. Gusto ko maramdaman masaya lang ako parati,” added Padilla.

Before their launching movie as a love team, Bernardo and Padilla will appear in the comedy film “Sisterakas”, an entry to this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival. (MNS)

Jericho, Kristine receive reunion offer in Malaysia JERICHO Rosales confirmed that he and his then on-screen partner, Kristine Hermosa, are being offered to reunite in one Malaysian production.

“There’s an offer but not in the Philippines and we’re looking at it pa. Hindi ko pa masabi,” he said.

The former love team became popular in Malaysia through the hit ABSCBN production “Pangako Sa’yo.”

Reports say the Malaysian fans have highly accepted the onscreen team up of the former sweethearts in the 2002 television production.

Aside from Malaysia, the series was also successfully released in Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, and China. It also reached Ghana, Botswana, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia and Cameroon.

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Jericho said he’s proud of the success of the hit series abroad.

“I’m very proud. There’s just something about that soap, which started it all. I’m just grateful and thankful na kahit na isang dekada na yung edad ng soap ay ruma-rock n’ roll parin sa ibang bansa,” she said.

In an interview with seasoned actress Eula Valdez, who played Amor Powers in the series, said some “Pangako Sa ‘Yo” followers abroad would sometimes recognize her and would share positive reviews on the show.

She said “Pangako Sa ‘Yo” not only left a big mark in the Filipino audience, but also in its foreign audience.

“Pangako Sa’yo” is an original production of ABS-CBN and ran on local prime time slot for two years. It was directed by acclaimed movie and TV director Olivia Lamasan. (MNS)

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Actor Matteo Guidicelli denied rumors that there are growing tensions between him and actor JM de Guzman.

This comes after de Guzman reportedly got jealous of Guidicelli because of his several intimate scenes with actress Jessy Mendiola on the ABS-CBN television series “Paraiso.”

Mendiola and de Guzman have been vocal about their admiration for each other for quite a while now.

Guidicelli said he thinks there is no problem between him and de Guzman since they also know each other personally.

“Marami kaming mga intimate scenes ni Jessy, no doubt about that. Maraming mga love scenes. Ako rin when I watch it, parang wow.

Pero JM is a really nice guy.

We were together sa isang run, he’s a very nice guy and I don’t think there is a problem,” he said.

Guidicelli, however, could not give a definite answer when asked if he is planning to court his “Paraiso” leading lady.

“We’ll never know kasi parati ko siyang kasama Matteo Guidicelli araw-araw. Anything can happen. Focus muna sa show,” he said.

Meanwhile, the actor-athlete maintained that he is not trying to win his former girlfriend Maja Salvador back.

Guidicelli said he and Salvador are just good friends now and he is happy that they get to keep their friendship after the separation.

“Maja and I, what I am very happy about is that we are still talking. We are good friends now. That’s the most important thing because I don’t believe in ruining relationships. I don’t believe in throwing out memories. I don’t think that’s right,” he said.

Despite what happened to them in the past, he said Salvador will always be in his heart.

“I also learned so much from her. Masaya lang ako ngayon na magkaibigan kami and I’m happy for all her success right now,” he said.

Guidicelli added he also won’t mind if his former girlfriend gets linked to actor Piolo Pascual.

“Piolo is a really cool guy. We train together, we do triathlons together. He is a nice guy. I trust him. Wala naman, there’s nothing to be jealous about. Walang problema [kung ma-link sila].

Mabait naman si Piolo at Maja,” he said.(MNS)

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After doing “Coffee Prince” as support to Kris Bernal and Aljur Abrenica, the young actress was given a chance to start in another primetime series entitled “Pahiram ng Sandali” and paired with leading man Dingdong Dantes. She’s also working side-by-side award-winning actress Lorna Tolentino and actor Christopher de Leon in the said project.

“Hindi lang ako swerte, sobrang blessed din kasi this is a once in a lifetime chance and opportunity. This doesn’t happen everyday. It feels amazing. This is my dream and the fact na nagkatotoo na, it feels amazing.”

According to Max, it took her two weeks before finally believing that she will be part of the program. Until now she’s still on a high knowing that she’s working opposite Lorna, Dingdong and Christopher.

“Nung sinabi sa akin (na kasama na ako sa cast), sabi ko lang ‘Are you sure?’ It didn’t sink in until nag start na yung taping.

Ang taas ng expectations ko sa sarili ko ngayon. Mas lalo akong nacha-challenge kasi mga batikan ng artista ang mga kasama ko dun. Ang dami kong natutunan sa kanila.”

When asked how was her working hours with Lorna, Max said the latter is someone who is very professional and always willing to give advises or pointers to newer stars.

“Ang bait niya, ang galing niya and ang ganda niya. She makes me feel so comfortable. I’m so blessed that not only is she an amazing actress but she’s so supportive of me.”

“Pahiram ng Sandali” is airing weekdays on the Kapuso network. (MNS)

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