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Pinoys in Egypt urged to ‘restrict movement’ MANILA, July 8 (Mabuhay) – Malacañang has urged the over 6,000 Filipinos in Egypt to “restrict their movement” as turmoil continues to rack the African nation following the ouster of its president, Mohammed Mursi.

Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said that the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has raised Alert level 1 in Egypt to encourage Filipinos there to “avoid unnecessary travel.” “(Filipinos there) should continue to coordinate with our posts there,” Valte said

by phone. “I understand that there are still areas where the mass actions are held.”

She was referring to the hundreds of thousands of supporters and opponents of Mursi who gathered in Cairo and Alexandria on Sunday, two days after similar gatherings that led to nationwide clashes that claimed more than 30 lives.

A Reuters report said the huge rallies, which began to thin out towards midnight, have been largely peaceful, but a militarybacked plan to resolve the political crisis remained bogged down by infighting over

who should be interim prime minister.

At least 6,569 Filipinos are currently in Egypt, mostly in Cairo and Alexandria, based on latest government records.

Valte said Filipinos should “restrict their movement,” meaning that they travel only from their homes to schools and work places. “(They) should be mindful of what is happening in their particular area to avoid places where there are mass actions,” she said.

The Philippine government continues to

Pilot flying San Francisco crash plane was in training

BY JOSH EDELSON

SAN FRANCISCO, July 8, 2013 (AFP) - Asiana Airlines on Monday confirmed that the pilot flying the Boeing 777 that crashed in San Francisco was in training, raising the possibility that human error caused the deadly accident.

Two teenage Chinese girls were the only fatalities in the fiery crash Saturday, though six of the 307 people aboard the flight

remained in area hospitals in critical condition.

Chinese state media identified the two dead passengers as Ye Mengyuan, 16, and Wang Linjia, 17, high school classmates from eastern China’s Zhejiang province.

One of the girls may have been run over by an airport fire engine rushing to the scene, San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White

told reporters. Hayes-White did not identify the victim.

“Based on the injuries sustained, it could have been one of our vehicles that added to the injuries, or another vehicle,” HayesWhite told the San Francisco Chronicle.

San Mateo County Coroner Robert Foucrault told the newspaper that the other girl appeared to have died from injuries sufSee PILOT IN TRAINING, page 6

Asiana fatal victims were best friends

A mobile phone photo of Ye Mengyuan, left, and Wang Linjia, who were said to be best friends. They are the only fatalities in the Asian Airline plane crash that carried 307 people who were aboard this ill-fated Boeing 777 aircraft. (NTSB photo at the crash site)

monitor the situation of Filipinos in Egypt, Valte said, noting that they had not received any reports of Filipinos casualties there.

“The assessment is to keep the Alert level 1 in place. Seeing that the situation is fluid, the post is keeping its ears on the ground for any change in the situation,” she said.

The DFA has already cautioned Filipinos to stay away from areas of protest amid renewed political unrest in the troubled state. (MNS)

JIANGSHAN, July 8, 2013 (AFP) – The two teenage Chinese girls killed in a South Korean passenger jet crash in San Francisco were best friends and promising students, reports said Monday, citing grief-stricken classmates and teachers.

Wang Linjia and Ye Mengyuan studied together at high school in Jiangshan in the eastern province of Zhejiang, the Beijing Morning Post said, citing Ye’s relatives, who speculated they may have sat in the same row on the plane.

A picture of Wang was stuck in a hedge outside her high school Monday, surrounded by six white paper lilies and two chrysanthemums, flowers of mourning in China.

In the image Wang wears her See VICTIMS, page 6

Capt. Ernesto Baldovino, commanding officer of the BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16) shows Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia Jr. the capabilities of the vessel during the envoy’s visit on Sunday, the eve of its departure for the Philippines. Looking on is Capt. Elson Aguilar, Defense and Naval Attache at the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. (Philippine Embassy Photo by Elmer G. Cato)

BRP Ramon Alcaraz departs for Hawaii MANILA, July 6 (Mabuhay) – The BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF16), the country’s Hamilton-class cutter in service, has left San Diego, California Saturday morning (Philippine time) for its port call in Hawaii.

“She left her San Diego anchorage around 6:30 a.m. (Philippine time) for her Hawaii voyage,” Navy spokesperson Lt. Cmdr.

Gregory Fabic said.

The Filipino frigate docked at San Diego, California for re-fueling and re-provisioning last June 28.

Hawaii is the second port call of the frigate as it cruises back to

the Philippines.

The distance between San Diego, California to Hawaii is around 2,400 miles.

She is expected to be in the country by first week ofAugust for the commissioning in September.

BRP Ramon Alcaraz successfully concluded her Panama Canal crossing last June 18, becoming the first Filipino warship to cross the historic waterway.

The Philippine frigate departed Charleston, South Carolina last June 10 and made a brief stopover at Mayport, Florida to successfully test fire her 76-mm Oto Melara See BRP ALCARAZ, page 6

Cuisia: US access to bases will be constitutional MANILA, July 8 (Mabuhay) – Ambassador to the US Jose L. Cuisia Jr. said the Philippines and the United States have yet to finalize an agreement that would give the latter greater access to the military bases here.

The ambassador assured, however, that the agreement would be in line with the Constitution. “[It should be] within the Visit-

ing Forces Agreement. That’s the underlying agreement, we cannot go beyond that... And any agreement that we go into will be in line with the Constitution,” said Cuisia, who is in the Philippines today.

He added that the agreement would be mutually beneficial to both countries.

For the Philippines, it would

mean enhanced capabilities and training for its armed forces, and more assistance from the US in terms of military security, he said.

It was Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin who first voiced out such need in order to counter China’s “bullying” in the West Philippine Sea. Malacañang has yet to approve of a plan, however. (MNS)

Local food exporters urged to take advantage of growing Jewish food market MANILA, July 8 (Mabuhay) – Filipino food exporters are encouraged to enter the kosher or Jewish food businesses to further increase their revenues because of the growing kosher market.

According to PS Kosher Food Works Inc., global demand on kosher-certified products is growing at 12 to 15 percent a year.

This can be translated to a total of .5 billion to .6 billion sales

per year.

United States alone has 11.5 million kosher consumers with sales reaching to .65 billion and comprises 30 percent of the total kosher market.

Aside from US, large markets for kosher products are from France, United Kingdom, Russia and Israel.

Meanwhile, Joel Weinberg, President of International Ko-

sher Inspector, said that even non-Jewish consumes kosher food because of its health and safety validation.

Kosher standards consider animal which chew the cud and has a cloven hoof as ritually clean animal. Cattle, sheep, goat, and deer meat products are considered as kosher food while horses, donkeys, camels and pigs are nonSee GROWING JEWISH, page 6

Philex’s temporary permit for Padcal extended MANILA, July 8 (Mabuhay) – Philex Mining Corp. has gotten an extension of its temporary permit to operate its Pacdal mine in Benguet. Mines and Geosciences Bureau director Leo Jasareno said it granted Philex an extension because it has not finished filling up the hole in its tailings pond.

Filling up the hole is meant to reduce the volume of water in the tailings pond that could continue to flow into Balok River and Agno River, if left unplugged.

Jasareno said Philex was previously given four months to implement “remediation measures.”

“Extension lamang at kung

maaalala nyo kaya natin sila binigyan ng four-month remediation measure para punuan yung butas ng tailings pond na ang sabi nila noong una ay matatapos ng 4 months,” Jasareno said.

As of now, the mining company said it is already 93% finished with its ongoing repairs. (MNS)

Logging trucks wrecked barangays roads becoming almost unpassable such as this one in photo in hinterland Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte. Much of the hinterlands of Mindanao have been decimated, with its forest cover almost entirely gone because of indiscriminate, if not illegal logging activities in the region.

Solon wants death penalty for illegal logging QUEZON CITY, July 6 (Mabuhay) – A measure seeking death penalty for illegal logging will be re-filed in the 16th Congress to address the unabated illegal activity in the country.

Outgoing Capiz Representative Jane Tan-Castro is the author of a bill in the 15th Congress declaring illegal logging a heinous crime punishable by death.

Tan-Castro’s husband, newly elected Rep. Fredenil Castro, is expected to re-file the bill in the

next Congress.

“Illegal loggers should pay for their crime,” Tan-Castro said.

Tan-Castro said under the present law, illegal logging is punishable with only six years imprisonment and a fine based on the price of the illegal logs.

Tan-Castro said the Philippines’ forest cover has thinned to about 6.6 million hectares in 2010 from the approximately 16 million hectares in the 1950s.

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Cops to meet with militants on SONA preps MANILA, July 6 (Mabuhay) – As part of their preparations for President Benigno Aquino III’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 22, the police will invite to a meeting this coming week militants and other groups planning protest actions for the event. The Quezon City Police Department said this following a command conference on Friday to prepare for Aquino’s fourth SONA. Those present at Friday’s conference were representatives from the city’s Department of Public Order and Safety, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, Philippine Red Cross, Bureau of Fire Protection and

Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board.

During Friday’s meeting, the police also ironed out security plans for Aquino’s house at Times Street in Quezon, which militants may picket on July 22.

Also discussed during the command conference were traffic rerouting plans for Commonwealth Avenue, the main road leading to the Batasan Complex.

Earlier, QCPD head Senior Superintendent Richard Albano said some 15,000 police personnel will be deployed in Metro Manila on SONA Day.

2 soldiers hurt in Sulu explosion MANILA, July 6 (Mabuhay) – Two soldiers were hurt after an explosion hit their vehicle in Patikul, Sulu on Saturday morning.

Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom) spokesman Col. Rodrigo Gregorio identified the victims as Sgt. Almandres Muhajil and Cpl. Antonieto Docdoc.

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The soldiers were bound for Barangay Tangantangan where they were supposed to secure a scheduled medical civic action program.

Muhajil, who sustained only slight injuries, was treated at the military’s detachment in Barangay Bonbon while Docdoc was airlifted to KHTB Station Hospital in Barangay Busbus. (MNS)

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NPAs vow revenge for slain spokesman Greg Bañares MANILA, July 6, 2013 (AFP) – Communist insurgents Saturday promised revenge after Philippine soldiers killed their regional spokesmen along with seven other rebels in the latest operation against the militants since talks to end one of Asia’s longest running insurgencies collapsed.

The Communist Party of the Philippines confirmed that one of the eight rebels killed in the clash in the eastern province of Sorsogon on Thursday was Greg Bañares, guerrilla spokesman for the rebel-infested Bicol peninsula.

Along with Banares, whose real name was given as Frankie Joe Soriano, other members of his information group and their security detail were killed in the incident, the rebels said in a statement sent to news agencies.

“The CPP and all revolutionary forces vow to exact justice and punish the perpetrators of this massacre. It calls on all units of the NPA (New People’s Army) to carry out more tactical offensives... in Sorsogon and the Bicol region,” it added.

The New People’s Army is the CPP’s guerilla wing.

The military previously said the eight were killed when villagers, tired of guerrilla threats, tipped off the soldiers to the presence of the rebels.

The CPP statement however said that Bañares and two of his aides were killed after being captured unarmed.

Military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Ramon Zagala

denied the allegation, calling it an attempt to discredit the government forces.

“They were all armed and they fought back. There was a 35 minute exchange of fire,” he said.

While the military would have preferred capturing Bañares, his death would still be a blow to the guerrillas whose ranks have fallen to about 4,000 fighters, down from a peak of roughly 26,000 in the 1980s, Zagala said.

“He was influential in their propaganda. He was a key in their recruitment of those with legitimate problems into the war of the CPP against the government.”

Bañares had been one of the more visible guerrilla figures, frequently issuing statements and even posting on YouTube.

The CPP and the NPA, have been fighting successive governments for 44 years in a rebellion that has claimed at least 30,000 lives.

President Benigno Aquino hoped to end the rebellion before his six-year term expires in 2016, but the government said in April that peace talks had collapsed due to rebel demands such as for the release of captured comrades.

In recent months, the communist rebels have launched more assaults, often targeting unarmed soldiers, police and civilians.

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Marcos wants 25% pay hike for public school teachers MANILA, July 8 (Mabuhay) – Senator Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. on Monday filed a bill seeking to increase the monthly salary of the public elementary and secondary teachers by 25 percent.

Senate Bill No. 109 seeks to upgrade the present minimum Salary Grade 11 (SG 11) level to SG 15 level of public elementary and high school teachers.

If the bill is enacted into law, the present P18,594 (SG 11) minimum salary of the teachers will be raised to P24,887 (SG 15). ”This will lift public school teachers from the borderline of

poverty threshold,” Marcos said.

The salary grade level of those occupying higher positions shall also be adjusted accordingly.

“As a result, the economic and social status of public school teachers across the country will be improved,” Marcos said.

Under Section 4 of the bill, the pay grade level upgrade will cover all public elementary and secondary levels, whether national or locally funded, including those in technical and vocational schools and state universities and colleges.

Marcos said while the Department of Education continuously

receives the largest share in the national budget of the country, the minimum salary of public school teachers remain lower compared with the salary of other professions.

He said the Constitution itself recognizes the enormous contribution of the teaching profession, which requires great sacrifice and unparalleled dedication to reach out and impart one’s knowledge and experience to young minds.

“This is a fitting gesture of gratitude to our modern day heroes in public education,” he said. (MNS)

No conflict between appeals for lives of Pinoys on death row abroad and war vs drugs MANILA, July 6 (Mabuhay) – Malacañang on Saturday said there is no conflict between its appeals for Filipinos sentenced to death for drug trafficking and the country’s war against the drug trade.

Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the Philippines respects the processes of foreign governments and limits its appeals to sparing the Filipinos’ lives.

“Ang hiling lang natin is for their livges to be spared ... Yan ang ating inaapela, hindi natin sinasabing wala silang sala o dapat sila pakawalan,” she said on government-run dzRB radio.

She was replying to claims by some lawmakers that the government should stop extending legal or financial assistance to Filipinos involved in drug trafficking and smuggling abroad.

The Philippines on Thursday last week appealed to the Chinese government to spare the life of the Filipina drug courier, to no avail.

President Benigno Aquino III conveyed the request to commute her sentence to life imprison-

ment through a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping, which was coursed through the Chinese Embassy in Manila and the Philippine Embassy in Beijing.

Vice President Jejomar Binay earlier intended to go to China to plead for the life of the Filipina.

However, his trip on Sunday failed to push through as China did not allow it.

Campaign vs. illegal drugs Reps. Mel Senen Sarmiento (Western Samar) and Jerry Treñas (Iloilo) earlier said the Philippines’ campaign against illegal drugs may be questioned every time the Philippines appeals for the commutation of convicted drug couriers’ sentences.

The lawmakers’ call came less than a week after China executed a Filipina sentenced to death for drug trafficking.

In the case of the latest execution, the Philippines had asked China to spare the Filipina’s life.

“Yung pag-apela ng pamahalaan is only to spare their lives. Hindi sinasabing i-overturn ang verdict o sila ay walang sala dahil nirerespeto natin ang sistema ng judicial process ng ibang bansa,” Valte said.

“Kung pwede, huwag ilagay sa death row so they can serve the rest of their sentence for their natural life,” she added.

Latest execution China has executed the 35-year-old Filipina drug courier who was caught carrying at least six kilos of heroin in China in January 2011, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed Wednesday.

The Filipina was caught with 6.198 kilos of heroin in her luggage at the Hangzhou International Airport on January 25, 2011. At that time, she was traveling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates with her 27-yearold male cousin who was also caught carrying 6.171 kilos of heroin.

China’s Supreme People’s Court also meted the death penalty on the cousin but with a twoyear reprieve, meaning it can be reduced to life imprisonment if he displays good behavior while in detention. Unlike the cousin, the Pinay was found to be a repeat drug trafficker, hence the more severe punishment.

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Senator Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. has filed a bill seeking to increase the monthly salary of the public elementary and secondary teachers by 25 percent. If approved, the minimum salary of teachers will be P24,887 a month.

Launching of 2013 Historic Filipinotown Festival and 5k run is set for July 12 in Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA- The 11th Annual Historic Filipinotown Festival and 5K Run is being launched on July 12 by the Hifi Council committee with a Summer Luau Party at 242 Burlington Avenue Los Angeles, Ca. Launch will present the participants of this year’s festivities i.e. sponsors, dignitaries, distinguished doctors, artists and special guests.

The Historic Filipinotown Festival and 5k Run is celebrating its 11th anniversary of Proclamation as the only designated Filipino town by the City Council on August 4th at Silver Lake Medical Center Grounds, 1711 Temple Avenue Los Angeles, Ca. The festivities will start with a 5K run from 7-9 am participated by national and local runners headed by Runners Circle. Followed by an all-day festival , recognition, fashion shows and concerts as well as food booth displays and vendors exhibitions. Admission is free.

With a mission of promoting the Filipino culture and making Filipino town a safe place to live in, Hifi Committee has organized several fund raising projects to fulfill its goal. Support Our Gateway Campaign Project’s mission is to build this uniquely Filipino gateway structure which will be the first to be built outside the Philippines. This gateway will clearly define the entrance to the Historic Filipinotown from neigborhood with a graphical representation of the district, celebrate the residents’ history, arts, and cultural heritage and establish a landmark that will help the residents and visitors remember the neighborhood by.

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Malacañang says travel advisories ‘right of any country for safety of their citizens’ MANILA, July 8 (Mabuhay) – Malacañang brushed off the latest travel advisory issued by the United States of America against travelling to the southern portion of the Philippines, saying it was the right of any country in order to keep their citizens safe.

Deputy Presidential Spokesperson said in a press briefing aired over government-run radio station dzRB Radyo ng Bayan that the Philippine government clearly understood the intentions of the travel advisory as the Philippines, through its various diplomatic posts around the world, had also issued similar advisories to Filipinos, the most recent of which, was for Egypt and for Massachusetts during the Boston marathon bombing incident.

“We respect the right of any country to issue any precautionary measures intended for the safety of their citizens while visiting other countries in the same way that the Philippine government through our posts in other countries have also issued several warnings whenever we feel that our citizens should take extra precautions in light of events that are happening,” Valte said.

One example (is the) one I mentioned yesterday on the caution or the alert levels that we raised in Egypt due to the movements there.

I also remember the DFA Spokesperson mentioning that we did issue a precautionary warning to our citizens residing in Boston right after the bombing had taken place,” she added.

“You know, as a country we also recognize the need of others to issue these precautionary measures to their citizens,” Valte further said.

Valte pointed out that despite such travel advisories to foreign visitors, the country posted two million tourist arrivals for the first five months of 2013.

“This is the first time in Philippine history that the country has reached the two million mark in the first five months of the year. So makikita po naman natin na marami pa rin ang dumadating sa ating bansa at talagang malaki ang katotohanan sa likod ‘nung ‘It’s more fun in the Philippines’,” she added. (MNS)

PHL has too many laws, says former Justice chief MANILA, July 8 (Mabuhay) – Former Justice Secretary and now party-list Representative Silvestre Bello III said the country has too many laws that should already be discarded.

Bello, who is a neophyte lawmaker, made the statement during an activity included in a course on legislation jointly organized by the House of Representatives and the University of the Philippines National College of Public Administration and Governance.

Bello said Congress should devote its time revisiting its laws to check which are still relevant. He said, “the problem is implementation.”

Bello is just one of the familiar faces who attended the course on Monday, which also included former Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia, former Valenzuela City Mayor Sherwin Gatchalian, former ambassador Roy Señeres, socialite Rosemarie “Baby” Arenas and former television director Lino Cayetano.

This is the same course some 32 neophytes already attended 2 weeks ago.

The course aims to enable participants to gain substantial working knowledge of the theories, concepts, and dynamics of legislation to assist them in performing their law-making roles; appreciate the value of legislation in the context of Philippine development, in general, and the development challenges of their legislative districts, in particular; as well as understand the dynamics of the legislative process and the management of relationships with peers, executive agencies, civil society organizations, international development agencies and their constituents. (MNS)

Aquino still open to Chacha, but questions urgency MANILA, July 6 (Mabuhay) – President Benigno Aquino is not yet closing the door to Charter change, but as to its urgency, he still needs to be convinced, Malacañang said Saturday.

Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the President wants to know what will be lost if the Constitution is not amended – and has yet to get a good answer.

“Until that time someone is able to answer the question of the president, it will remain to be not a priority.... Somebody has to justify the urgency to him,” she said on government-run dzRB radio.

She said Aquino has always asked if there would be a “clear and present danger” and would something be lost if the 1987 Charter is not amended now.

“Hanggang ngayon wala pa makabigay ng malinaw na sagot sa tanong na ‘yan ng pangulo,” she added.

Valte also reiterated Chacha is not a priority especially after the country achieved economic progress without resorting to it.

Aquino has so far remained firm in not prioritizing Chacha despite appeals from business groups and some lawmakers.

Earlier, 13 business groups including the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Makati Business Club and the Employers Confederation of the Philippines urged Aquino to consider amending restrictive economic provisions of the Constitution.

Even administration ally House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. indicated a Charter change initiative in the House of Representatives.

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CCT won’t lift millions out of poverty – study MANILA, July 8 (Mabuhay) – A study finds that the Aquino government’s centerpiece anti-poverty program will not lift millions of Filipinos out of poverty because of its limited scope, despite its constantly increasing budget and widening coverage.

Research by Dr. Celia Reyes of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) points to the design of the conditional cash transfer program, also known as the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or the 4Ps, whose intended beneficiaries are poor families with children aged up to 14 years old.

The program provides cash of up to P1,400 monthly to families belonging to the poorest of the poor as long as they meet certain conditions: the children must regularly go to school, get vaccinated, and mothers must avail themselves of pre- and postnatal care, among others.

Reyes, senior research fellow at the PIDS, explained the program does not make the beneficiaries qualified to have jobs, an essential requirement for them to overcome poverty.

“If you look at the current design, it is not going to promote the beneficiary children to get good jobs when they enter the labor force,” she said during a presentation of her study on Monday.

According to the study, the 4Ps program does not influence the school participation rate of children aged beyond the program’s coverage. This means that poor youths above 14 either do not attend school as often or drop out, with reasons ranging from lack of personal interest to the need to work.

The study also states that the program’s maximum support period of 5 years won’t allow children aged 6 at the time their families began to receive the benefit to finish grade school.

Based on Reyes’s research, the average daily wage of a person who finished high school is 40 percent higher than that of someone who finished a few years in elementary. The average wage of an el-

ementary graduate, meanwhile, is 18 percent higher than that of someone who wasn’t able to go to school at all.

“If we want 4Ps to become more effective, it shouldn’t stop at supporting at the elementary level,” Reyes said. “If you really want to break that intergenerational cycle of poverty, you have to make sure than when the child enters the labor force, he or she will have a decent wage that will enable him or her to move out of poverty.”

Reyes recommends that instead of expanding the coverage - the government plans to increase the beneficiaries from the current 3.9 million to 5.2 million by 2016 - the assistance should be “deepened.”

This would entail extending the assistance to beneficiary families until their children finish high school at the very least, she said.

She also said the targeting system must be improved so that only truly poor families would benefit from the program.

For University of the Philippines professor Leonor Briones, the cost of implementing the 4Ps is too high even if the program reaches only a small portion of the country’s poor. Latest statistics show that 27.9 percent of Filipinos live in poverty.

This year, the program has a budget of P44 billion, and is seen to increase further as the government aims to cover more beneficiaries.

Briones also warned that dole-out programs such as the CCT would breed dependency. “Five years of continuous conditional cash transfers might develop dependency in a society which has very strong tendencies for dependency,” she said at Monday’s forum. Ultimately, Reyes said CCT must go hand in hand with other anti-poverty programs. She said in her study that the program “may not be adequate to move people out of poverty in the long term.”

“A package of interventions is needed, including those related to livelihood.” (MNS)

We will ensure fiscal viability of Bangsamoro – gov’t MANILA, July 8 (Mabuhay) – The government peace panel head expressed hopes that the outcome of today’s resumption of peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will be positive.

Chief government negotiator Miriam CoronelFerrer said the government peace panel and the MILF are ready to hammer out the remaining details of the three remaining annexes on wealth-sharing, power-sharing and normalization.

Together with the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) and the annex on Transitional Arrangements and Modalities, the three annexes will comprise the comprehensive agreement on the Bangsamoro. Coronel-Ferrer said the government peace panel particularly wants to resolve the issue on wealth-sharing, which has become one of the most contentious points in the ongoing peace talks.

“We’re very hopeful.

I’m sure both panels are very well-prepared to continue the discussion on the issues especially with regards with the wealth sharing annex,” CoronelFerrer told ANC. “At the end of it, we will have to balance our respective parting points. That’s the whole essence of an agreement – you come to terms with each other’s needs and interests as well as constraints and possibilities. To that extent, I think we are both very hopeful that we will come up with something that will be a good package all in all,” she added.

Coronel-Ferrer did not reveal the wealth-sharing formula that the government is amenable to, but she said “we are discussing these matters with regards to the [sharing of] the funds of natural resources as well as other sources of government revenue. These are all in the agenda.”

Coronel-Ferrer also noted that the government’s proposed provisions on wealth-sharing will be “significantly different” compared to those found in the current Organic Act for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

“It will be quite significantly different in some of the features that we will be introducing with regards to the system’s budgetary appropriation. There will be more [power of taxation] that will be transferred to the Bangsamoro and many other components that altogether will enhance the fiscal viability of an autonomous region,” she said.

Meanwhile, she clarified that no constitutional change is needed in establishing the Bangsamoro region.

“The president has been very clear that he is not keen on supporting any initiative leading to constitutional amendments. The understanding with the MILF is that the work of the transition commission is precisely to draw up a new organic act, a new Bangsamoro basic law that will then be submitted to Congress for its own legislative process,” she said.

“That said, the right of the MILF and other forces to introduce amendments to the constitution is very well respected. If there are items they wish to be considered for future constitution reforms, certainly they can start working on this. But the roadmap we have committed to is the new Bangsamoro basic law that will replace the current organic act in the ARMM.” Meanwhile, she said the recent clash between government troops and members of the MILF breakaway group Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) that led to the death of at least five government soldiers will not affect the peace talks. (MNS)

IT-BPO exec appointed as DTI Undersecretary MANILA, July 8 (Mabuhay) – Malacañang has appointed Nora K. Terrado, an executive from the Information Technology- Business Process Management (IT-BPM) industry, as the new undersecretary for the management services group of Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

Terrado replaces Undersecretary Zenaida Maglaya, who recently transferred to the Regional Operation and Development Group.

Terrado will be in charge of the Management Services Group, which covers the administrative and support offices of DTI. Prior to her appointment, Terrado was president of Headstrong Philippines Inc., a global financial consulting and IT services company, and vice President of GENPACT Headstrong Capital Markets and IT Philippines.

During her stint in Headstrong from 2006 to 2013, she served as its Country Manager, General Manager, Chief Financial Officer of Asia Pacific Operations, Managing Consultant and Program Manager.

A certified public accountant, Terrado also served as Financial Controller, Manager of the Regional Shared Services Center for Southeast Asia Operations of Harper Group/Circle International and Vice President for Finance and Administration of Circle Freight and Affiliated Companies. She also worked as External Auditor at SGV&Co (now Ernst and Young).

Terrado earned her B.S. Commerce degree as a state scholar at the University of St. La Salle Bacolod City, and studied Strategic Business Economics at the University of Asia and Pacific. (MNS)

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MANILA, July 8 (Mabuhay) – A three-termer solon on Sunday said new truck load restrictions may lead to rice supply disruptions in Metro Manila that could drive up the price of the staple.

“We don’t want rice prices to go up. It is bad for consumers. When rice prices increase, the prices of other prime commodities also climb,” said LPG-MA party list Rep. Arnel Ty said.

Ty made the statement shortly after freight industry players expressed concern that the price of rice could shoot up by P1 per kilo on account of new truck load controls.

Under new load limits, a 22-wheeler truck-trailer previously allowed to carry between 700 to 800 sacks of rice per trip may now transport only 480 to 530 sacks per voyage.

Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala has already scheduled a dialogue with freight industry leaders as well as rice suppliers on July 15 to discuss the new truck load cutbacks.

Ty urged the Department of Public Works and

Highways (DPWH) to withdraw the new truck load controls.

“The new load limits threaten to destabilize Metro Manila’s food supply, especially rice. And supply disruptions are bad because these tend to add to the upward pressure on consumer prices,” Ty warned stakeholders.

The bulk of Metro Manila’s rice supply gets trucked in from Central and Northern Luzon.

Meanwhile, the veteran lawmaker said the truck load cutbacks have also upset Metro Manila’s supply of construction materials.

The DPWH imposed new load controls on all cargo trucks effective June 1. It reduced by at least 25 percent the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight (GVW) of the largest trucks.

GVW refers to the combined weight of the vehicle and its cargo, from rice, corn, meat, poultry, fish and other food supplies, to petroleum products, building materials such as cement, and other manufactured goods.

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UTREACH Binibining Pilipinas USA pageant night July 27 As many as 20 finalists will vie for the prestigious Binibining Pilipinas-USA 2013 title with coronation night to be held on July 27 at the Centinela Valley Center for the Arts in Lawndale, California said a news release sent to Weekend Balita over the weekend.

The finalists – Kristine Masajo, Kathleen Bautista,Jessica Marasigan, Jessica Joan, Jasmin Miko,Kayla Marie Nadres, Carlotta Pura, Melissa Gasia, RizzaBelen Diaz, Alexandra Drechsler, Patricia Rodriguez, Hanah Marte, Kristina Cruz, Geramie Dizon, Amyra Soriano, Arienne Calingo, Hanadi Ahmad and Melissa Jane Rodriguez (two others have yet to be named as they are still finalizing their paperwork) – have been barnstorming the city of Los Angeles and its suburbs. in places where there are Filipino events and have graced these affairs with their beauty and elegance either in fashion shows or just by their mere attendance.

They will be competing for the title along with other prizes: modeling contracts, talent development contracts with top film and television studios in the Philippines, luxury vacations in Boracay or Palawan, and much, much more, according to impressario Monet Lu. According to pageant producer Insider Productions LLC, the Binibining Pilipinas-USA 2013 beauty pageant was “created to showcase and highlight the beauty, elegance, intellect and cultural pride of today’s young FilipinaAmerican. BPUSA has nationally searched for those special young women in today’s FilipinoAmerican communities who not only have the beauty, grace, style, and glamour to walk the runways of the world, but who have the dynamic personalities and intel-

ligence that set them apart from the rest.”

Co-Executive Producer Atty.

Norberto Reyes III said the winner – if she meets requirement of 6 months – may also get the chance to compete in the 2014 Binibining Pilipinas Beauty Pageant in the Philippines where the title holder gets the honor to represent the country in international beauty pageants.

In addition, Reyes said, 1st runner up winner will compete in the Miss Philippines-Earth, “which does not have a residency requirement.” Apart from Reyes, the other co-executive producer is Mildred Deang, who is also the chief executive officer of Pinoy Insider, a newspaper tabloid circulated in Southern California.

Expected to take part on coronation night at beauty titlists Shamcey Supsup, who also serves as spokesmodel, and Venus Raj (spokesmodel/mentor/host); Mafae Yunon-Belasco (mentor); Lee Robin Salazar (host); and the unprecedented queenmaker, Jonas Gaffud (pageant coach/consultant).

Tickets for the pageant night are available through www.eventbee.com, keyword: “Binibining Pilipinas USA”. For further information, details, and sponsorship opportunities, please contact us at 213-788-3323 or e-mail: info@InsiderProductions.net. You may also visit their website at: www.BinibiningPilipinasUSA.com or their Facebook page: www.Facebook. com/BinibiningPilipinasUSA Sponsors of the pageant include The Filipino Channel (TFC), Lifestyle Network, Porsche, Philippine Department of Tourism, Fil-Am Insider, VIVA Films, M. Beauty by Dr. Tess, Bench, Goldilocks, Bumper, Wild Rose, Mercator Model and Artist Man-

A collage of Binibining Pilipinas USA beauty pageant finalists, organizers, fashion gurus, sponsors and beauty pageant activities.

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agement, Smoothies, Bodyography, Phyto, Lierac, Michelle haut Chocolat, Shapes Me Well, Burbank Bar & Grille, HIWA, Gandi Skin Care & Acupuncture, Gin-

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Cherry’s Salon and Colina Salon.

US Asian Post’s Philip Ner is the official photographer of the Binibining Pilipinas USA Beauty Pageant.

Los Angeles woman in foreclosure rescue fraud pleads guilty SACRAMENTO, July 8 – Jewel Hinkles, aka Cydney Sanchez, 63, of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty today to bankruptcy fraud in connection with a foreclosure rescue scheme she ran, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.

According to court documents, on December 1, 2011, a federal grand jury indicted Hinkles, along with Jesse Wheeler, 36, of Roseville; Cynthia Corn, 60, of Oakland; and Brent Medearis, 46, of Modesto, in connection with the scheme. Wheeler operated JW Financial Solutions in Roseville, and Corn operated Property Relief in South San Francisco, both as affiliates of programs created

by Hinkles. Medearis worked out of Modesto for Corn. Wheeler and Medearis previously pled guilty to bankruptcy fraud.

According to court documents,

Hinkles was the founder and general manager of Horizon Property Holdings LLC in Beverly Hills.

From 2008 through 2010, Hinkles offered a service called Save My Home or Homesaver that promised to rescue financially distressed homeowners from foreclosure and reduce the principal on homeowners’ mortgages. Horizon offered its program directly to clients and also through several layers of “affiliates,” who promoted and sold the program to clients, mostly in Northern California.

The defendants allegedly told homeowners that they would save their residences from foreclosure by arranging for investors to purchase their existing mortgage at a discounted price, thereby reducing the homeowner’s principal and monthly mortgage payment.

To prevent foreclosure and defraud the existing lenders, the

Gamma Epsilon Fraternity/Gamma Lambda Epsilon Sorority Golden Anniversary Celebration Aug. 24 One of Philippines’ largest fraternities/sororities – Gamma Epsilon Fraternity/Gamma Lambda Epsilon Sorority – with chapters from all over the archipelago and international chapters all over the world is celebrating its Golden Anniversary this year with members on the west coast holding its Southern California gathering in the City of Riverside.

Hosted by Brod Jerry Corrales, who happens to be one of the most successful Epsilonian businessmen in the U.S., the Southern California potluck celebration will take place on August 24, 2013, at Residencia Corrales no less, which is located at 18647 Sunset Knoll Drive, Riverside, CA 92504.

All members of Gamma Epsilon Fraternity/Gamma Lambda Epsilon Sorority from any chapter are invited to attend this rare opportunity to meet old “brods” and “sisses” and to meet new ones, and once again renew our loyalty to the fraternity we all love.

According to Brod Jerry, this gathering is a whole day affair. Every member is also encouraged to bring their spouses and even their children for a complete family get-together and get-to-know-you event. Bring food, your jokes, laughter and of course your friendship and love for our fraternity.

For more information, please call Brod Jerry Corrales on his cell phone at (951) 288-9966.

defendants filed fraudulent deeds transferring an interest in the homeowner’s property to a fictitious entity called Pacifica Group 49/ II. In many instances, the defendants also filed fraudulent petitions in bankruptcy court, often naming both the homeowner and Pacifica Group 49/II as the debtor. The purpose of these petitions was to invoke the automatic provisions of federal bankruptcy law that bring to an immediate halt any foreclosure actions against a debtor’s property.

Because the fraudulent deeds and bankruptcy petitions delayed foreclosure proceedings, the defendants were able to pretend that they were providing a legitimate service and continue to collect fees from defrauded homeowners. To enroll in the Save My Home program, clients were required to pay an initial pay-

ment of approximately $3,500 and monthly fees up to $1,500.

The Homesaver program required clients to pay an initial payment ranging from $1,750 to $6,500 and monthly fees up to $850. In total, the scheme collected at least $4.9 million from more than 1,000 homeowners, including homeowners whose mortgages were owned by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).

According to the indictment, the defendants never arranged for the purchase of a single mortgage from any of the clients’ lenders and never negotiated a single mortgage principal reduction for any of Horizon’s clients.

This case is the product of an investigation by the United States Postal Inspection Service; the Federal Housing Finance Agency,

Office of Inspector General; the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office. Assistant United States Attorneys Steven R. Lapham and Lee S. Bickley are prosecuting the case.

Hinkles is scheduled for sentencing September 30, 2013, and faces a maximum statutory penalty of five years in prison for bankruptcy fraud and a $250,000 fine.

The actual sentence, however, will be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables.

Corn is scheduled for trial on August 6, 2013. The charges against her are only allegations; she is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

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fered as she was hurled out of the plane when its tail broke off in the crash.

Asked about the accidental death report, Beijing’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said: “We are still trying to verify the situation.”

The two friends were coming to visit Stanford University, just south of San Francisco, and to attend a summer camp at a local Christian school, the Chronicle reported.

The two teenagers were best friends and promising students.

Wang excelled at Chinese calligraphy and painting, and Ye was a piano player and a national aerobics champion, Chinese media reported.

US investigators said Sunday that the Asiana jet was traveling much slower than recommended as it attempted to land.

The flight data recorder showed that as the Boeing 777 approached the runway its pilots were warned four seconds before the crash that the aircraft was likely to stall and asked to abort the landing.

The request to abort was captured on the cockpit voice recorder 1.5 seconds before the plane crashed, said National Transportation Safety Board chairwoman Deborah Hersman, who is leading the probe.

Her announcement came minutes after a video obtained by CNN confirmed that the aircraft clipped a seawall short of the airport runway.

The footage showed the plane with its nose up and its rear hitting the ground. The plane then hit the tarmac, abruptly bounced upward, and spun around 180 degrees.

In Seoul on Monday, Asiana said pilot Lee Kang-Kuk had just 43 hours of experience in piloting the 777 and was still undergoing training, although he had more than 9,000 hours of flight time experience.

An Asiana spokeswoman told AFP he was accompanied by an experienced trainer, who acted as co-pilot.

On Monday Asiana CEO Yoon Young-Doo, who had earlier apologized for the incident, described

school uniform, smiles for the camera and flashes a V-sign.

Wang, 17, was an active and acclaimed student leader, according to her classmates.

“I feel very depressed after learning the news this morning,” said Lu Hao, a fellow student.

“She was very friendly to all the classmates.”

Wang was good at Chinese calligraphy and painting, and her works hung in the office of her father who owns a company, the report said.

Ye, 16, an outstanding student and piano player and a national aerobics champion, was the pride of her family, the report said, citing teachers and her mother.

“She was learning music from me and was very gifted in singing,” the newspaper quoted a teacher surnamed Ai as saying.

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Monday expressed “deepest regrets” to the injured and the families of Chinese vic-

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media reports that pilot error may have caused the tragedy as “intolerable,” calling it a “matter of speculation.”

He had earlier said the plane had no known mechanical problems.

Choi Jeong-Ho, the head of South Korea’s transportation ministry’s aviation policy bureau, meanwhile said it was too early in the investigation to say that pilot error was a factor.

Asiana Flight 214, which originated in Shanghai and stopped in Seoul, had 291 passengers and 16 crew members aboard.

In total, 123 people aboard the flight escaped unharmed, US officials said.

On Monday, a group of 11 South Korean passengers aboard the plane returned home, including a 28-year-old woman who was travelling with her husband for their first wedding anniversary.

“I feel so much pain both physically and mentally,” the woman told Yonhap news agency.

“My whole body aches.”

Another passenger who arrived at Seoul’s Incheon airport was carried on a stretcher to a waiting ambulance, Yonhap reported.

The twin-engine Boeing 777 is one of the world’s most popular airplanes used for long distance flights.

According to aviation safety databases, the two dead teens are the 777’s first fatalities in the plane’s 18 year of service.

It was the first deadly Asiana passenger plane crash since June 1993, when one of its Boeing 737s slammed into a mountain in South Korea, killing 68.

Asiana’s share price ended down nearly six percent on Monday as investors digested the impact of the accident.

Huge insurance payouts to victims and for the aircraft could raise future premiums and increase the company’s financial burdens.

Aviation experts, however, said the damage to its business could be limited, as South Korea’s number two airline has spent years building a reputation for safety and quality.

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tims in a letter to President Xi Jinping.

“I am heartbroken by the fact that your citizens were killed and injured by the latest plane crash in San Francisco,” Park said in the letter.

“I convey my deepest regrets to the families of the victims and the injured as well as the people of China and President Xi,” she said, vowing “utmost assistance” to establish the cause of the crash and handle its aftermath.

The two girls who died were among a group of 30 students flying to the United States with their teachers to take part in a summer camp, previous Chinese media reports said.

Participants had paid nearly 30,000 yuan ($5,000) each for their places, according to the official news agency Xinhua.

Jiangshan is a small but wealthy city, where many locals have made their fortune in construction materials and beekeep-

ing, Xinhua said.

Most students on the trip were their families’ only children, it added.

Wang’s last posting on one of China’s Twitter-like weibo sites was “Go!”, apparently reflecting her excitement about the journey.

Chinese nationals made up 141 of the 291 passengers aboard the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 that burst into flames after it landed short of the runway, injuring 182.

The two teenagers are the only deaths from the accident so far.

A total of 12 relatives of the dead and injured were to leave for San Francisco on Monday, Xinhua said, citing school officials.

A relative of Liu Yipeng, one of the injured, told state broadcaster CCTV that the girl was still in intensive care.

“We will go to the hospital to see her first. We have got the notice that she is safe, but have no idea about her exact condition,” he said.

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kosher.

Kosher seafood includes sardine, tuna, mackerel, carp, salmon, red snapper (maya-maya), anchovy (dilis) and herring (tawilis) among others while chicken, duck, goose and turkey are some of kosher-approved poultries.

Weinberg also identified local food products that have huge potential in the kosher market such as coconut-based products particularly the coconut sap vinegar, dried fruits, fruit jams and fish products.

Filipino food exporters should take advantage of producing

tawilis in the kosher market since this fish can only be found in Taal Lake.

“Usage and production are low.

The Philippines has a lot of room to grow and has a lot of opportunities,” he said.

Kosher products, like halal foods (foods that Muslims are allowed to eat under Islamic law) go through inspections and needs certification to ensure that it passed the Jewish rules.

Thus, exporters entering the kosher market needs kosher certification which worth an average of ,000 a year.

But Weinberg said that the cost of being kosher is not significant since its market is looking on products being a kosher-certified. ”It is hard to get into the market if you have to introduce a product which is not yet known. But if you make the product kosher, it makes it interesting to consumers who can afford to buy a specialty product,” he explained.

He added that it is also favorable for Filipino exporters to get into the kosher market particularly in US since there is already established trade relation between the two countries. (MNS)

ship of her husband, during its port call in San Diego, California.

During her visit, Mrs. Alcaraz signed copies of the book “Mrs. Alcaraz, A Biography” and “Commodore Alcaraz; First Victim of President Marcos.”

She was accompanied by granddaughter Hailey Marshall and daughters Ramona and Efigenia in their short tour

of the Filipino frigate.

Commodore Alcaraz gained distinction in World War II by shooting down three Japanese Zero fighters who tried to attack his ship, the Abra (Q-112) during the first months of the war. Consul General Maria Hellen De La Vega and the Filipino-American community in California also visited the BRP Alcaraz last July 1. (MNS)

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automatic cannon and speed trials attained at 25 knots without any difficulty.

The ship’s top speed is placed between 29 to 31 knots.

On July 2, Concepcion D. Alcaraz, the widow of Filipino naval hero Commodore Ramon Alcaraz, visited the BRP Ramon Alcaraz, the namesake

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Citing the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Tan-Castro said about 200,000 hectares a year are destroyed and almost 5 million hectares are considered denuded due to illegal logging.

“As a result, soil erosion and river siltation plague the provinces of Aurora, Quezon, Nueva Ecija and some parts of Mindanao,” Tan-Castro said.

Tan-Castro said the massive logging in the Sierra Madre mountain range had been

blamed for the flash floods and landslides that killed more than 1,000 people in Quezon and Aurora in December 2004.

Tan-Castro said even more dangerous and intolerable is the unlawful practice of cutting trees in protected watershed areas where hardwood trees still abound.

“We must stop the widespread forest destruction and make tree growing and preservation part of our national consciousness,” Tan-Castro said.(MNS)

Sunny days ahead for PHL weathermen MANILA, July 8 (Mabuhay) – Employees of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) will now be able to get their benefits straight from the national budget starting 2014, a move that could stem the supposed “brain drain” in the agency.

Philippine Weathermen Employees Association President Ramon Agustin hopes the joint circular signed last week would “turn the tide” and attract weather forecasters to stay put. “Maybe the forecasters will think twice now. We are not for a lavish lifestyle, we just want a decent living,” he said.

The joint circular, signed by Budget Secretary Florencio Abad and Science and Technology Secretary Mario Montejo, defines the rules and regulations for the granting of the magna carta benefits of PAGASA personnel.

The benefits include the hazard pay, which is 15% of the salary of the weather forecaster; and longevity pay, which is 10% of the basic salary depending on the num-

ber of years in service.

Agustin explained that the benefits were sourced previously from the coffers of PAGASA, which means employees will have to wait for savings from the agency’s operations.

“Sometimes, weather forecasters have to wait for at least six months before they get their benefits,” he said. He noted the release of the funds will also have to go through a long process.

For 2013, the hazard and longevity pay may be released only in August.

“After many years, our appeal to include the magna benefits in the annual budget is finally achieved.

Now it is now our turn to perform the patriotic and noble mission of PAGASA to serve the country even better,” Agustin said in a separate press release.

News of former PAGASA chief Nathaniel Servando’s decision to leave the country earlier prompted debates anew whether or not the country’s weather forecasters are being supported by the government.

Comelec denies Muhlach’s petition vs Fuentebella MANILA, July 8 (Mabuhay) – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has denied the petition of actor-turned-politician Aga Muhlach asking to annul the proclamation as elected congressman of 4th District of Camarines Sur of rival, Felix William Fuentebella.

In a resolution promulgated on June 20, the Comelec First Division ruled to deny Muhlach’s urgent petition to annul Fuentebella’s proclamation last May 16 saying it lacks the merit that would warrant cancellation of the latter’s win.

“Premises considered, the Comelec First Division resolves to dismiss the Urgent Petition to Annul and Set Aside Certificate of Canvass and Proclamation for lack of jurisdiction and merit,” said the 10-page ruling.

The First Division presided by Commis-

sioner Lucenito Tagle said the petitioner failed to mention in is protest any evidence that the results from certain barangays in three municipalities, namely Tigaon, Sagnay, and Siruma, in Camarines Sur, would still materially affect the results of the elections. Muhlach said in his petition the absence of the results from the three towns put in doubt who really won the race since votes from the three remain crucial in determining the results.

“The allegation does not establish in what manner the untransmitted results will affect the standing of respondent… It must be emphasized that the Commission cannot annul the proclamation of respondent based on a mere sweeping statement, unsubstantiated and unsupported,” added the decision.

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Construction of NAIA Expressway to start in January MANILA, July 8 (Mabuhay) – The government and a subsidiary of San Miguel Corp.(SMC) on Monday formally signed a P15billion concession agreement to construct and operate the airport expressway.

The concession agreement was signed by Public Works Secretary Rogelio L. Singson and SMC chief financial officer Ferdinand K. Constantino.

San Miguel’s Optimal Infrastructure Development Inc. is building an elevated toll road that will connect Manila’s three airports. The 7-kilometer, four-lane NAIA Expressway is expected to ease traffic at the airports, and link the northern and southern ends of Metro Manila.

With the on-going detailed engineering design for the project, civil works for the first phase between Entertainment City to NAIA Terminals 1 and 2 is expected to start by January 2014 and will be completed by March 2015.

Construction for the second phase from Domestic Road to Terminal 3 at Sales Street is between April 2014 to September 2015.

Earlier, Optimal Infrastructure Development paid the Department of Public Works and Highways an upfront fee of P11 billion for the right to build the toll road and collect fees from motorists for 30 years.

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, had assisted the DPWH in conducting the successful bid for the elevated toll road project. IFC and the Development Bank of the Philippines helped in the technical and financial structuring of the bid to make it attractive to private sector investors.

“Through our public-private partnership team, we are glad to help enhance the government’s capacity to prepare well-developed projects that will attract private investments and achieve its intended economic development objectives,” said IFC Resident Representative Jesse Ang. The project is expected to bring in about $360 million in private investments over the next five years.

The IFC will also advise the Philippine government in three other projects worth a combined P55.5 billion. (MNS)

Investigators probing the Asiana Airlines plane crash in San Francisco said the aircraft’s four-man cockpit crew were being quizzed as it emerged the plane had been flying well below the recommended speed for landing when it crashed at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday.

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Los Angeles prepares for the 30th martyrdom anniversary of Ninoy Aquino Group looks to recognize top Fil-Ams for their ‘exemplary services’

BY ROMY BAYLON, OFGG PRESIDENT July 2, 2013 – Los Angeles, CA. The Ninoy Aquino Movement (NAM) of Los Angeles, in partnership with the Overseas Filipinos for Good Governance (OFGG), prepares to celebrate the 30th Martyrdom Anniversary of Ninoy Aquino.

Benigno S. Aquino, Jr., “Ninoy” as he was warmly called, is the father of the current Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino, III, and the husband of former Philippine President and People Power icon, Corazon C. Aquino. The celebration of Ninoy’s martyrdom will be held on August 24, 2013, 7 p.m. at the Carson Community Center in Carson, California.

Mr. Ken Kashiwahara, an ABC News correspondent, will be the guest speaker for the event. Mr. Kashiwahara is also the brother-in-law of Ninoy, and was the last person Ninoy had spoken with before he was assassinated 30 years ago.

The celebration seeks to recognize exemplary service of individuals or groups to the Filipino community in Los Angeles.

The NAM and OFGG Search Committee now accepts nomination and invites the public to submit nominees.

Awards and recognitions will be given in various sectors who perpetuate the work, ideals and values of Ninoy Aquino. Award categories include, among others, public service, youth leadership, professional excellence, community service and volunteerism. Nomination form is available by download at www.ofgg.org/ninoy or by calling (213) 252-9481. Deadline for submission is July 31, 2013.

In connection to this historic event, a 6:30 p.m. mass is scheduled on August 21, 2013 at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church on Santa Monica Blvd. The mass will be celebrated by Fr. Rodel Balagtas.

The organizing committee also in-

vites the community to submit photographs with Ninoy Aquino to be included in the souvenir program. Kindly email your pictures to info@printhubusa.com In February 15, 1981, Ninoy spoke in front of his Filipino friends and supporters at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre here in Los Angeles. During that speech, Ninoy confessed, “What can one man do? I have no army. I have no following. I have no money. I only have my indomitable spirit.” He announced to the audience his plan to return home, “I shall return to the Philippines knowing that maybe the seeds that we have planted here today will bear fruit tomorrow.”

In his final words to the audience, he saluted everyone for their courage to carry on the fight for freedom. Ninoy added, “This courage have energized the batteries of my life, and I shall bring it to whatever fate will lead me, and I shall always remember the people of Los Angeles and truly to me it has become the City of Angels.”

At the celebration, the “arrival speech” of Ninoy (the speech that was never read) will be recited to remind Filipinos, those living in the Philippines and abroad, our patriotic duty to our Motherland. In his final note, Ninoy said, “I could have opted to seek political asylum in America, but I feel it is my duty, as it is the duty of every Filipino, to suffer with his people especially in time of crisis.”

The Filipino community of Los Angeles shows gratitude to Ninoy and his family and continues to perpetuate his courage to make a difference, and to show the world that Ninoy’s sacrifice was not in vain!

The Overseas Filipinos for Good Governance (OFGG) is a non-profit organization based in Southern California. Founded in May 2010, its mission is to promote good governance in the Philippines and the Filipino diaspora, with a focus on leadership and education.

Pentagon begins furloughs for 650,000 civilians WASHINGTON, July 8, 2013 (AFP) – Heavy US government spending cuts took a sharp swing on Monday as the Pentagon began putting about 650,000 civilian workers on unpaid leave.

The Department of Defense’s civilian employees face furloughs of up to 11 days through the end of the fiscal year on September 30.

The furloughs will slash their paychecks by 20 percent at a time when the US economy is crawling at a modest pace four years after the Great Recession ended.

The pay pinch was expected to have the most immediate impact in areas with a large military presence, such as greater Washington DC, California and Texas.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced the furloughs in May as part of the $37 billion cut from the Pentagon’s budget under the federal government’s broad spending reduction, or sequestration,

that took effect on March 1.

The defense budget took the biggest hit under the $85 billion in cuts through the current fiscal year, a drastic program implemented after political parties failed to reach a compromise over longer-term deficit reduction.

The sequestration lowers government spending by five percent, and Pentagon spending by about eight percent.

Hagel said he had made the furlough decision “very reluctantly” because of the disruption to workers’ lives and the impact on defense operations.

The furloughs are expected to save approximately $1.8 billion, according to the Pentagon.

The Pentagon already has been forced to reduce spending in a number of areas, including combat training, maintenance and deployments.

The furloughs that began Monday will be done at a rate of one day per week for most civilian personnel.

SEOUL, July 9, 2013 (AFP) – South Korea’s Asiana Airlines on Tuesday defended the pilots of the San Francisco crash jet as “very competent” as attention focussed on whether human error caused the Boeing 777 to slam into the runway.

The pilot at the controls was a novice at flying the 777, and his supervising colleague had only just qualified as a trainer, according to Asiana. US investigators say the plane was flying far too slowly when it clipped a seawall short of the runway on Saturday.

Asiana chief executive Yoon Young-Doo said he would travel to California to meet transport safety officials and victims, after US investigators said they had begun questioning the cockpit crew.

Two teenage Chinese girls were killed and more than 180 people injured when the flight from Shanghai via Seoul went skidding out of control on its belly, shredding the tail end of the plane and starting a fire.

Yoon said the trainer who was acting as co-pilot at the time of the crash, Lee Jung-Min, had led 33 flights on 777s to San Francisco and had more than 3,000 flight hours under his belt – far more than the 500 required to become a trainer.

The pilot who was at the controls, Lee Kang-Kuk, who was still undergoing training on the 777, had also led 29 flights to San Francisco on 747s in the past, he said.

“They are very experienced and competent pilots,” he told reporters in Seoul, while adding that South Korea’s number two airline would improve its landing simulation training.

“I feel tremendous responsibility for those affected by the crash,” Yoon added.

“I am going to San Francisco today to meet with relevant US officials, make a courtesy visit to the NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) to express regret and to meet with those in

hospital.”

Passenger Kim Ji-Eun was seated a few rows ahead of dozens of Chinese passengers at the rear of the cabin, including the two girls, and described seeing passengers “being thrown out everywhere”.

“It was so scary. The (second) thud was so loud that people started screaming. I blinked once and looked back, only to see no one there,” Kim, 22, told the Chosun Ilbo daily.

“I was so shocked to realise that none of the people who were sitting behind me were there,” she told the newspaper.

Yoon was speaking after NTSB chief Deborah Hersman said the aircraft’s four-man flying crew were being quizzed. Flight data showed the plane had been travelling at approximately 106 knots on impact—sharply lower than the target speed for landing.

“137 knots is the speed that

they want to have when they cross the threshold of the runway,” Hersman said. “The crew is responsible to make a safe approach to the airport.”

On Monday, Yoon lashed out at reports that pilot inexperience may have been to blame for the fatal crash, saying the speculation was “intolerable”.

Hersman also said it was too soon to blame the accident on human error.

“We have to understand what these pilots knew, we also need to look at how they were flying the aircraft – were they hand-flying the airplane? Were they relying on auto-pilot or some combination of the two?” she said.

But attention on the crew’s experience has intensified after Asiana said the trainer pilot was on his first day on the job, having received his teaching licence for the Boeing 777 just a month before the crash.

China woos Taiwan’s first Wimbledon winner

TAIPEI, July 8, 2013 (AFP) – Taiwan’s tennis hero Su-Wei Hsieh is mulling giving up her Taiwanese citizenship to represent China, where she could receive a much bigger sponsorship deal her father said Monday, after her historic victory in the Wimbledon women’s doubles contest. Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou immediately congratulated Hsieh after she and partner Peng Shuai of China beat Australian duo Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua on Saturday.

The hard-won triumph made Hsieh the first Taiwanese tennis player ever to grab a Grand Slam title.

But while the island was basking in her glory, Hsieh’s father, Hsieh Tzelung, took the public by surprise when he said his daughter may give up her Taiwanese citizenship to represent China in exchange for an annual 10 million yuan ($1.63 million) sponsorship deal offered by a Chinese brewery. The deal would dwarf the 27-year-old’s current total annual sponsorship income of just Tw$1.5 million ($50,000), a sum paid by two local companies. In an interview with AFP by telephone, her father said: “It is not that we don’t love Taiwan... we have no choice.

“The amount is barely half of the total I need to support the training and related spending of Su-Wei as well as her brother and a younger sister,” both of whom are teenaged tennis players, her father said.

The remarks sparked concern in Taiwan that the island would lose its latest sporting icon. Sport chiefs said they were actively seeking sponsorship deals from local companies.

“My understanding is that some big enterprises have voiced their desire of providing financial assistance to Hsieh and other local talented athletes,” Lin Che-hung, spokesman for the Sports Administration, told AFP. Wu Chia-ching, a pool world champion in 2005, rocked Taiwanese sports when he announced in April 2011 he had become a Chinese citizen and would represent China in a tournament.

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MOTORING GM, Honda partner on fuel cell vehicle development “Honda and GM are eager to accelerate the market penetration of this ultimate clean mobility technology,” Honda chief Takanobu Ito said in a statement.

“I am excited to form this collaboration to fuse our leading fuel cell technologies and create an advanced system that will be both more capable and more affordable.”

Engineers from both companies will work together to develop the next generation of fuel cell technology, sharing all their previous research and future discoveries at joint research facilities in Michigan and Japan.

While the master agreement does not cover manufacturing, it will likely lead the automakers to use essentially the same engine and storage tanks in their fuel cell vehicles.

One of the goals is to reduce costs by working with suppliers to develop standardized – and less expensive – compoIn 2009, Honda presented a concept car FCX Clarity, a fuel-cell electric vehicle that runs on electricity pronents. duced from hydrogen. General Motors and Honda will combine forces to develop hydrogen fuel cell vehicles The automakers will also work with in the hopes of delivering them to customers by around 2020, the US and Japanese automakers said Tuesday. AFP/KATSUMI KASAHARA governments and fuel station operators (CHICAGO-AFP) – General Mo- nese automakers said Tuesday. to develop the necessary infrastructure tors and Honda will combine forces to The partnership is aimed at solving to support the vehicles. develop hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the two biggest problems facing the “This collaboration builds upon Honthe hopes of delivering them to custom- commercial feasibility of fuel cells: high da and GM’s strengths as leaders in hyers by around 2020, the US and Japa- cost and lack of fueling stations. drogen fuel cell technology,” said GM

chief Dan Akerson.

“We are convinced this is the best way to develop this important technology, which has the potential to help reduce the dependence on petroleum and establish sustainable mobility.”

Fuel cell vehicles are considered the holy grail of green cars because they emit nothing but water vapor from the tailpipe and can operate on renewable hydrogen gas made from non-polluting sources like wind and biomass.

The current technology allows the vehicles to drive up to 400 miles (640 kilometers) on a single tank and to be refueled in just a few minutes—an advantage over slow-charging electric vehicles. The propulsion technology also has sufficient horsepower to be used on large vehicles.

GM, which has been working on the technology since the 1960s, has logged nearly three million miles on a fleet of 119 hydrogen-powered vehicles launched in 2007.

Honda leased its first fuel cell vehicle in 2002 and has deployed 85 so far in the US and Japan. It plans to make hundreds of the FCX Clarity available to customers in Japan and the United States in 2015.

Apple wins in-car entertainment patent (Relaxnews) – Apple has been awarded a patent for a touchscreen telematics system that provides tactile feedback and customization. The US patent in question, No. 8,482,535, secured on Tuesday, is built around the concept that a car’s screen, or even knobs and dials, would vibrate when touched or contain ridges and grooves so that the driver need not take his or her eyes off the road to be certain of accessing the right service or function, whether it be turning up the volume or even turning on the air conditioning or fog lights.

The patent application details how a driver could start out with a standard car dashboard but through Apple’s software and hardware, physically reposition and program the switches and other control

buttons for specific operations as well as customizing the apps and information displayed on a vehicle’s touchscreen.

As AppleInsider points out, the new patent is actually a continuation of an existing 2011 property and similar applications can be traced back to as early as 1992. Which goes to show just how long the company has been contemplating the use of computers in cars.

As well as detailing how apps would work in an in-car environment, the patent even touches on head-up displays and cameras that monitor a driver’s movement.

Siri Eyes Free integration with MyLink: This year, Chevrolet became the first US car company to offer Siri Apple first made its in-car intentions Eyes Free integration as standard. clear in June 2012 when it announced During his keynote presentation at this Siri Eyes Free, a special iPhone setting to access a number of smartphone functions via voice. year’s World Wide Developers Conferoptimized for drivers which enables them ence, held in June, Eddy Cue, Apple’s head of internet software and services said that full iOS integration with car dashboards would be coming in 2014 and that 12 manufacturers were already onboard – Ferrari, Honda, MercedesBenz, Nissan, Chevrolet, Infinity, KIA, Hyundai, Volvo, Opel, Jaguar Land Rover and Acura. Interestingly, the latest Aston Martins feature touchscreens and other control knobs with vibrating feedback, a technology it first demonstrated on the new Vanquish supercar.

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Volvo’s 2020 vision (Relaxnews) – Volvo has this week been demonstrating six new technological world firsts to the world’s motoring press that the company hopes will help it reach its ultimate goal to ensure that by 2020 no one is seriously injured or killed while driving or traveling in a new Volvo car.

The company is famous for its obsession with accident data and statistics and has come to the conclusion that developing and deploying technologies that eliminate driver distraction and that stop vehicles from departing the road will be critical to meeting its 2020 aims.

Therefore, the new features include detection and auto brake for pedestrians and large animals, whether in bright sunshine or at night; autonomous steering intervention to help prevent cars from veering off the road; and an adaptive cruise control with steer assist to take the stress and strain out of motorway and stop start driving. But perhaps most impressive is that none of these technologies are mere prototypes – they will be debuting on the company’s next XC 90 flagship 4x4 when it officially launches in 2014.

“Our aim is to gain leadership in the field of autonomous driving by moving beyond concepts and actually deliver pioneering technologies that will reach the customers. Now, we are taking the first steps towards our vision by introducing the first Volvos with autonomous steering to avoid accidents and make driving more comfortable,” says Thomas Broberg, Senior Safety Advisor Volvo Car Group.

There is a huge buzz around autonomous driving technologies at the moment. In January, Audi wowed the crowds at the International CES with its selfparking car (complete with iPhone app) and its intelligent motorway cruising car that could not only accelerate, brake and steer with autonomy, but could also change lanes to allow other cars to pull onto the road ahead of it.

However, as with wearable technology, the focus has been on this ‘wow’ factor rather than the use case scenario, and technological limitations (the sensors alone in Audi’s cars cost more than a Porsche 911!). Volvo’s approach is to take existing technologies and build on them

Volvo Autonomous Parking Concept: Press the button within the app and the car will find a suitable space and park itself.

to create clearly defined features with an equally clear use case and benefit.

Advance detection For example, according to STRADA (Swedish TRaffic Accident Data Acquisition), 58 percent of all the pedestrian fatalities occur in darkness, at dusk or dawn.

Volvo’s Pedestrian Detection in darkness system is focused purely on identifying people on or near the road, including cyclists, and tracking their movement. If a pedestrian has moved into the vehicle’s path, the system sends a warning to the driver and if he or she fails to take action, the car will automatically stop in order to avoid collision.

However, from a technological standpoint, it is comparatively easy to identify

a person, as anyone who uploads photos to Facebook will know. Identifying large animals, such as moose and deer is much more difficult considering that they are naturally camoflauged. Yet hitting one is a serious risk in a number of countries—in Canada there are 40,000 such accidents a year. What’s more, at crusing speeds of 70-100km/h there is a 70 percent chance that such a collision will result in severe injury to a car’s occupants. “It is a huge challenge to detect what nature has done its best to conceal. Initially, we are focusing on large animals as they cause the most damage and the most severe injuries,” said Broberg.

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Forget about parking – just call your car to pick you up Still, as well as the present, Volvo couldn’t resist also giving a glimpse of the future with its communicating and self-parking cars.

Just like Audi, Volvo has developed an autonomous parking technology with an iPhone app.

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Exercise can alter your DNA to cut your risks of obesity and diabetes, a new study finds. Photo: Maridav/ shutterstock.com

(Relaxnews) – Exercise doesn’t only improve your appearance, it can alter your genes, cutting your risks of obesity and diabetes, a new Swedish study finds.

While inherited DNA cannot be altered, the way that genes express themselves can through exercise, diet, and lifestyle, researchers from Lund University Diabetes Center explained, noting that a workout can positively affect the way cells interact with fat stored in the body.

Lead author Charlotte Ling, associate professor, and her team looked at the DNA of 23 slightly overweight but healthy men aged around 35. The men previously didn’t exercise but attended indoor cycling and aerobics classes for six months. “They were supposed to attend three sessions a week, but they went an average 1.8 times,” says associate researcher Tina Rönn.

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Using technology that analyzes 480,000 positions throughout the genome, they could see that epigenetic changes had taken place in 7,000 genes (an individual has 20,000 to 25,000 genes). A closer look revealed genes linked to diabetes and obesity, also connected to storing fat, had also been altered.

“We found changes in those genes too, which suggests that altered DNA methylation as a result of physical activity could be one of the mechanisms of how these genes affect the risk of disease,” said Rönn.

“This has never before been studied in fat cells. We now have a map of the DNA methylome in fat,” Lind added.

The findings, announced this week, appear online in the journal PLOS Genetics.A separate study published this March in the journal Cell Metabolism shows that when people exercise for as little as 20 minutes, it can alter their DNA almost immediately.

Heavy mobile phone usage tied to poor fitness: study A daily pint of (Relaxnews) – Perhaps not too surprisingly, spending copious amounts of time hovering over your mobile phone – texting, emailing, gaming, or watching videos – doesn’t do much for your fitness.

Reported in Runners World on Thursday, Kent State University found that university students who spent large amounts of time on their phone – as much as a truly obsessed 14 hours per day – were less fit than those who spent around 90 minutes a day.

While the concept of mobile devices allows “on the go” communication, the more students used their devices, the more sedentary they were, the report said.

Plus those who spent more time on their mobile devices were more likely to engage in other sedentary forms of enter-

tainment, such as playing video games or watching films.

Low-frequency users, on the other hand, “were more likely to report being connected to active peer groups through their cell phones and to cite this as a motivation for physical activity.”

“The possibility that cell phone use may encourage physical activity among some low-frequency users while disrupting physical activity and encouraging sedentary activity among high-frequency users helps explain the significant negative relationship between cell phone use and cardiorespiratory fitness identified in this study,” the authors write.

The study appeared online in the journal International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.

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A new US study finds that people who spend a lot time using mobile devices are less fit than those who don’t. Photo: Diego Cervo/shutterstock.com

Internet health searches not private: US researcher

Should someone living with depression, herpes or cancer research his or her condition online, as an increasing number of patients are doing, these search terms might not remain private. Photo: ajus/shutterstock.com

(WASHINGTON-AFP) - Patients searching for health-related information on the Internet may find their privacy threatened, said a research letter published in a major US medical journal on Monday.

Marco Huesch, a researcher at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, searched for “depression,” “herpes” and “cancer” on various health-related websites and observed that the data was being tracked.

“Confidentiality is threatened by the leakage of information to third parties” through trackers on the websites themselves or on consumers’ computers, he

wrote in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Should someone living with depression, herpes or cancer research his or her condition online, as an increasing number of patients are doing, these search terms might not remain private, Huesch said.

Disclosure of any conditions could result not only in “embarrassment” but also “discrimination in the labor market,” he added.

The scientist used freeware privacy tools DoNotTrackMe and Ghostery to detect third party entities on the websites he browsed and commercial software called Charles to intercept any transmission of

the information he generated to third parties.

Of what he called a “convenience sample” of 20 high-traffic sites, which include the official pages of the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration as well as WebMD and Weight Watchers, all had at least one third-party entity, and six or seven on average, he said.

Thirteen out of 20 websites contained third-party elements that tracked user data, said Huesch, highlighting the role of social media plug-ins, which appeared on five of those 13 sites.

Plug-ins such as the Facebook “Like” button “allow tracking on websites even if the online user is not logged into social media” and “the user does not actually press the social button,” he said. Seven of the 13 websites in question leaked Huesch’s searches to tracking entities.

Huesch warned that the risk of personal or professional embarrassment could “reduce the willingness of some people to access health-related information online.”

Currently, threats to privacy are “insufficiently addressed in current legislation and regulations,” according to the scientist.

Until regulations on information-gathering are enacted, he advised patients and physicians to use free privacy tools for online browsing, or to search via websites maintained by professional societies or government researchers.

Nasal spray could replace painful dental needles

Good news for those who fear the dentist: a new nasal spray could replace anesthetic injections. Photo: Insuratelu Gabriela Gianina /shutterstock.com

(Relaxnews) – Painful injections in the dentist’s chair could soon become a thing of the past. Researchers from the University of Buffalo in the US have devised a nasal spray that could replace needles for most procedures.

In clinical tests, the spray, Kovacaine Mist, was found to be as effective as standard anaesthetics in four out of five

(Relaxnews) – Good news for beer lovers: a new study finds that drinking a pint a day can improve the health of your heart.

Researchers at Harokopio University in Athens found blood flow to the heart improved within a couple of hours of drinking two-thirds of a pint, or 400 milliliters of beer.

While the study was small, involving 17 nonsmoking men in their late 20s and early 30s, it adds to previous evidence that moderate beer consumption may be good for your heart.

The subjects completed three rounds of cardiovascular tests after drinking the same amount of alcohol-free beer or a measure of vodka.

All three drinks had some benefit to the stiffness of arteries around the heart, and therefore the bloodflow to the heart, but the arteries were most flexible after polishing off the beer.

Prior research from the University of Wisconsin in Madison has found that darker beers, such as stout and ale, may benefit the heart more than lager.

The rationale is that dark beer is rich in flavonoids, which have powerful antioxidant effects.

The results of the new study were published online this week in the journal Nutrition.

New research finds that polishing off a pint a day can improve the health of your heart. Photo: UnaPhoto/shutterstock.com

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get tough and I feel like quitting. Lord Jesus, I ask this day for the comforting

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reassurance of Your love, because there are times when people fail me, and I

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Empress Schuck surprised over her inclusion in ‘sexiest woman’ list MAKING it to the Top 10 spot of the FHM’s 100 Sexiest Woman in the Philippines came as a surprise for young actress Empress Schuck.

The 20-year-old actress said she never rallied or asked her fans for votes but she’s thankful for the support shown by everyone in this year’s sexiest list.

“Nagpapasalamat ako sa lahat ng mga bumoto sa akin kasi hindi ko naman ini-expect na makakapasok ako. Isa siyang karangalan para sa akin,” she said during the press conference of her upcoming movie “Tuhog.”

She added: “Hindi ako makapaniwala. Nagpost ako nung nakapasok ako pero hindi ko naman sinabi na magvote kasi nakakahiya. Hindi naman ako nagpromote ng masyado, yung ibang fans ‘yung nagcampaign

talaga.”

Marian Rivera returned to the No. 1 spot as this year’s sexiest woman followed by Sam Pinto, Angel Locsin, Jennylyn Mercado, Cristine Reyes, Solenn Heussaff, Ellen Adarna, Anne Curtis and Jackie Rice.

Empress, who was the magazine’s cover babe for the March 2013 issue, received 683,118 votes.

She said her FHM cover is her way of telling everyone that she’s ready for a more mature and challenging roles both on television and movies.

“Isa na iyon sa mga steps para masabi ko na ito ‘yung the new Empress. The more mature and willing nang umaccept ng mas mature and challenging roles,” she added.

Aside from her daily stint in

“Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala” opposite KC Concepcion, Sam Milby and Judy Ann Santos, she’s set to star in comedy movie “Tuhog” with Enchong Dee, Jake Cuenca and comedienne Eugene Domingo.

She plays the role of Angel, a young girl who preserves herself for the man she loves.

Empress said moviegoers will see a different side of her.

“Hindi ko naman masasabi na nagpa-sexy ako. Siguro makikita niyo sa pelikulang ito yung mga nangyayari lang talaga sa totoong buhay. Makikita rin dito yung pinagdadaanan ng mga magboyfriend-girlfriend. Hindi ko masasabi na nagpasexy ako kasi ginawa lang namin yung mga talagang nangyayari in real Empress Schuck life,” she added.

Produced by Skyligh Films, “Tuhog” will grace the big screen

starting July 17.

Why Daniel likes working with Kathryn

Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo

Teen actor Daniel Padilla is thrilled to be working again with leading lady Kathryn Bernardo, saying she never fails to make him feel relaxed on the set.

“Para sa akin nare-relax ako.

Alam mo ‘yon

sobrang relax lang kaming dalawa. Hindi mabigat ang feeling at hindi maintriga. So ang nangyayari ay good vibes lang. Mas mabuti na good vibes nilalabas mo, o puro bad trip walang ganoon,” explained Padilla, who is teaming up again with Bernardo in the upcoming series “Got To Believe.”

The love team of Padilla and Bernardo proved to be a hit among fans, who supported their previous projects—the TV series

Daiana Menezes

“Princess and I” and the movie “Must Be Love.”

But Padilla said fans can expect a different storyline in their upcoming series, which has been touted as a romantic-comedy.

“Malaki ang pagkakaiba nito sa dating serye. Iba ang story at iba ang dating. Kung makikita niyo ang trailer ay talagang iniba kay Gino at kay Mikay,” he said, referring to their characters in “Princess and I.” The young heartthrob also

teased that they will have more sweet moments with Bernardo in the new soap. “Siyempre po, hindi ba?” he said.

Padilla is also happy to finally work with director Cathy Garcia-Molina.

“Excited ako dahil noong nagtaping eh ang saya lang. Si Direk Cathy akala ko ay terror pero noong naka-trabaho ko na ay nag-enjoy ako. Hindi ako ‘yung parang ‘ayaw ko na’ ito. Nag-enjoy ako, maasaya,” he said.

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For Bianca Gonzalez, marriage first before children TV host Bianca Gonzalez said she sees herself having children in five years, but not before she gets married via the “usual traditional Pinoy” way.

The-30-year-old Gonzalez said she has started saving up “for the future,” which includes settling down and having a family.

“Siyempre 30 na ako, I have to concretely think about the future. Hindi na mura ang mabuhay ngayon, and in the future if ever, magpapatayo ka ng bahay, magkakaroon ka ng family, oo, kailangan pag-ipunan talaga.”

“And yes, that includes settling down. Hindi ko alam kailan, but that includes settling down,” said Gonzalez, who is in a relationship with Barako Bull player JC Intal.

Bianca Gonzales

Asked if she feels “pressured” to get married, since she is now in her 30s, Gonzalez said, “In fairness, pressure hindi. I think more than anything, I think ‘yung lalaki ‘yung nape-pressure talaga, eh.”

“Pag babae, sitting pretty ka lang, eh. Maghihintay ka lang eh. Kung ayaw niya, ‘di wag.

Kung gusto niya, edi pag-isipan,” she said.

The “Umagang Kay Ganda” host related that she has always had her mind set on going about marriage the traditional way, as seen in Filipino customs.

“Ako, definitely before I get pregnant and have kids, dapat ikasal ako. The usual traditional Pinoy. Ang concept ko ng marriage, magpa-paalam sa magulang ng isa’t isa, bago ma-engage,

tapos may preparation. May time para mag-prepare, tapos ‘yung actual marriage,” she said. As to her preferred “time frame” for settling down, Gonzalez brought up the practicality of conceiving a child relative to a woman’s age.

“I’m 30 – ano ba ang [body] clock ng babae? – gusto ko magkaanak no later than 35, so iminus mo, somewhere there in between,” she said.

When asked hypothetically if she feels “ready” to get married, Gonzalez said, “I can’t say I’m ready. I think no girl can ever fully say I’m ready na na magpakasal.”

“But then, leap of faith din pag nagse-say yes ang mga babae pag tinatanong sila. But I’ll be very lucky if ever, because he’s a very good man,” she said.

Enrique Gil to release debut album Details of Kris-James compromise revealed their son from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Wednesday and from 4:30 p.m. every Friday until 2 p.m. on Saturday.

Aquino told reporters that she and Yap were able to come to a compromise.

“I am happy na may compromise,” she said. “Any mother would always want what would be for the best para sa anak niya and I think the decision of Judge Sulit today and ang inayos niyang agreement between both parties would really benefit my son very much and anything that will benefit my son is always going to be my priority.”

Aquino and Yap conferred at the Makati City Regional Trial Court Branch 140 Monday last week.

“Sana mag-focus kami kung paano namin papalakihin ang anak naming ng maayos. Sana maging successful kami bilang nanay at tatay,” Yap said before

James Yap and Kris Aquino

the closed-door meeting started. “Move on na, move forward. Basta ang iniisip ko lang talaga, ang anak ko,” he added.

After the conference, which lasted for almost two hours, the two looked satisfied with Judge Christina Sulit’s decision.

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Former celebrity couple Kris Aquino and James Yap have come to a compromise regarding their son James “Bimby” Yap Jr. However, due to a court gag order, both parties were not able to give details on their agreement. It was also not clear whether their initial arrangement regarding Yap’s visitation schedule would be implemented.

But an insider, who asked not to be named, said that one vital part of the former couple’s agreement is that Yap will be paying for their six-yearold son’s education.

The source said Aquino had been paying for Bimby’s tuition fees in an international school, which amounts to more or less P700,000 per year.

Two years earlier, Aquino and Yap had agreed that the star basketball player can visit

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role to date, Gil is cast opposite actress Julia Montes in the drama series “Muling Buksan ang Puso,” which is set to premiere during ABS-CBN’s Primetime Bida block on July 8.

Directed by Manny Palo (“Sta. Niña,” “A Moment in Time”) and Nuel Naval (“A Secret Affair,” “Magkaribal”), the soap boasts star-studded ensemble cast, including showbiz veterans Susan Roces, Dante Rivero and Pilar Pilapil, along with Agot Isidro, Jestoni Alarcon and Cherie Gil.

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Enrique Gil, who is touted as the “Next Ultimate Leading Man” on local TV, is adding “recording artist” to his list of credentials.

The 21-year-old actor is set to release his first debut album under Star Records, the ABS-CBN recording outfit announced in its official Facebook page early this week.

In a video accompanying the announcement, Gil says the album will be out in record bars nationwide “very soon.”

Having started his showbiz career in 2008, Gil is more known as an actor, with lead roles in several Kapamilya series, including “Mula sa Puso” (2011) and “Budoy” (2012).

For the 2012 series “Princess and I,” wherein he also starred, Gil recorded a cover of the OPM hit “Tunay na Ligaya” for inclusion in the soap’s official soundtrack album.

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