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QUOTABLE QUOTES 

“I hope we can be more professional in our jobs. It’s as if she were taking 

it personal.” 

- President Noynoy Aquino on predecessor Rep. Gloria Arroyo for questioning the 

budget allocated to DSWD headed by former Arroyo ally Dinky Soliman. 

“Th eir motives for doing these to me 

is their lookout. I don’t mind as long as 

I get what is needed for the poorest of 

the poor. Th is is a fl agship [project] of 

President Aquino.” 

- Social Welfare Secretary Dinky 

Soliman after lawmakers present at the 

October 12 budget hearing sang “If We 

Hold On Together” to remind the cabinet 

secretary how she led the singing of the 

same song back when she was still a cabinet 

member of former President Gloria Arroyo’s 

government. She abandoned Arroyo days 

after expressing their support. 

Th e details may look very nice on 

paper, but I’ve been there Mr. Speaker. 

Th e implementation is centrally not that 

simple.” - Former President and now Pampanga 

Representative Gloria Arroyo who, for the fi rst 

time took to the fl oor to speak against the budget 

increase (from P10B to P21B) for the Conditional 

Cash Transfer Program which she started under 

her administration. 

“Th e people of Hong Kong, especially the 

survivors and the victims’ families, will fi nd this hard 

to accept.” 

- Th e Hong Kong government on President 

Aquino’s announcement that Manila Mayor Alfredo 

Lim and four other police offi cials would only be charged 

administratively and not criminally 

“I worked with several Presidents and I learned 

that nobody is indispensable. If you do not agree 

with him, then you have to take the plunge. If you 

are a subordinate, you do not superimpose your 

will over your boss, just keep quiet.” 

- Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile on Justice 

Secretary Leila de Lima’s dismay over President Aquino’s 

“watered down” sanctions on the hostage crisis. De Lima 

headed the Incident Investigation and Review Committee 

(IIRC) which investigated the August 23 hostage crisis 

and recommended sanctions for those responsible. 

“As we continue to welcome IPs into the Catholic community, we ask 

forgiveness for suppressing their spirit as a people and the moments when we 

injured their personhood as they took on a new identity as Catholics.” 

- Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on 

Indigenous Peoples chairman Bishop Sergio Utleg on the Church’s “crimes” against IPs 

November 2010 

Follow us on 

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De Numero 

6 

21 

Number of Filipinos who were killed 

when a cargo plane carrying eight people 

crashed in Afghanistan 

24.4 

227 

In billions of pesos, proposed budget 

of the Conditional Cash Transfer 

program, a fl agship project of the 

Aquino administration which was 

started by former President Gloria 

Arroyo. Under the CCT, identifi ed 

poor families will receive cash 

assistance in exchange for their sending 

their children to school and getting 

medical check ups for mothers 

In billions of pesos, amount 

equivalent to excise and value 

added taxes that Pilipinas Shell 

allegedly wrongfully declared 

from August 2005 to May 2009 

60.96 

In billions of pesos, amount collected by 

the Bureau of Internal Revenue for the 

month of September, exceeding its target 

by P1.6B. 

In millions of pesos, the elusive 

Lotto jackpot price that found no 

winner in the October 13 draw, 

according to the Philippine Charity 

Sweepstakes Offi ce 

HEADLINES 

“High court orders Aquino to 

reinstate ‘midnight appointee’ 

- Manila Standard Today 

HMM... 

“Trillanes release hits snag” 

- Manilatimes.net 

HMM... 

“Aquino slams SC ruling on 

‘midnight appointees’” 

- Inquirer.net 

WOW! 

“Noy tells US envoy: VFA to be 

refi ned” 

- Philstar.com 

REALLY? 

“SC to PNoy: Judicial review is 

duty of court” 

- ABS-CBNNews.com 

HALA

06 November 2010 November 2010 

07 

PINAG-UUSAPAN 

I WANT MY TV5 IN THE STATES. Kapatid Network 

TV5’s rise to broadcast fame has so swift that overseas demand 

for its products are literally outstripping supply. FilAm subscribers 

to satellite television in the U.S. have started to call Direct TV 

regarding TV5 subscriptions after One Philippines ran a cover 

story on Ruff a Gutierrez’s new talent search show, Star Factor, on 

the Kapatid network. In the same issue, we also ran a story on one 

of TV5’s most popular shows, Face to Face, the Filipino version of 

Gerry Springer. 

LOCAL ELECTIONS. After 

President Aquino stressed the 

signifi cance of the grass-roots 

elections – “the barangay 

“is the face of government, 

hence its importance in our 

democracy”--economist 

Winnie Monsod castigated 

COMELEC for its dismal 

performance in the said 

local elections last October 

25. Postponement after 

postponement still resulted 

in over two million voters 

disenfranchised when ballots 

were not delivered to spots all 

over the country already previously known to be problematic. Th e electoral commission also 

failed to disqualify thousands of over-staying incumbents despite easily accessible records of 

who these candidates were. “Shameful or shameless?” she asked on TV, suggesting the answer 

lies in the amount of money that changed hands in the months and weeks and days and hours 

leading up to the elections. 

ATENEO SCHOOL OF PLAGIARISM. It wasn’t very long ago 

when TV5’s Manny Pangilinan delivered a graduation speech so 

impressive that someone in the age of Google promptly traced the 

quotes back to…J.K. Rowling. And now another Atenean, a former 

law professor and legal researcher at that, has done the same thing, 

this time in a fi eld far with far more serious ramifi cations than 

wishing new graduates good luck with somebody else’s old school 

notes. Th is Atenean works for the Supreme Court Justice Mariano 

del Castillo who put together the court’s decision to dismiss the 

plea by 70 WWII Filipino comfort women asking an apology from 

Japan. Th e ruling contained passages lifted directly from at least 

three diff erent sources including—wait for it—Wikipedia. 

MUTINEER-SENATOR GRANTED AMNESTY. By President Noynoy Aquino in the 

“spirit of reconciliation.” Navy offi cer Antonio Trillanes IV led the 2003 Oakwood Mutiny to 

protest the alleged corruption in the Armed Forces. Incarcerated, he was elected senator in May 

2007. In November of the same year, he walked out of his own trial and triggered a standoff at 

the Peninsula Hotel in Manila where he called on then president Gloria Arroyo to resign. Th e 

amnesty, contained in Proclamation No. 50, needs the approval of Congress. 

MALE VISITORS WITH ATTITUDE. John Mayer dropped by and played 12 songs in 

T-shirt and jeans. Fans braved the rains and didn’t mind the street wear, but 12 songs out of 

a deep bench of hits? Th e Internet also buzzed with rumors that he trashed his hotel room in 

Shangrila, to the tune of $8,000. In a fi rst offi cial statement, the hotel “categorically denied” 

Mayer did any damage. A second offi cial statement that came soon after the fi rst said the hotel 

would be happy to have John Mayer back. 

Adam Lambert fared better, with 15 or so songs from his debut CD For Your entertainment, 

plus one throw-away encore, his American Idol rendition of the classic Tears For Fears anthem 

“Mad World.” Lambert confi rmed beyond reasonable doubt that he’s performing in Manila 

because when he kissed his bassist the crowd cheered. He didn’t dare repeat the PDA in Malaysia, 

where homosexuality is a crime punishable by death. 

But the nastiest male visitor to the country as of press time has to be Juan. Supertyphoon 

Juan. 

SUPERTYPHOON JUAN. CNN described 

the activities in the Philippines the day before 

typhoon Juan (international code name Megi) 

made landfall as “like preparations for war:” 

Government trucks and search and rescue 

teams on standby, emergency supplies packed 

and allotted for target destinations, people 

securing windows and roofs, sewers and 

waterways cleared in anticipation of fl oods. 

Sure he may be known as Superambon Juan 

in the national capital region, but up North he 

devastated part of the Sierra Madres, Cagayan, 

and Ilocos Sur, and La Union with maximum 

winds of 225 kilometers per hour winds. As of 

press time, Juan remains the most powerful 

storm in the world this year and Manila’s brisk 

and systematic preparations signal a populace 

that has learned from two very memorable 

lessons, typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng. 

PACQUIAO’S POWER PACE. “Speed is 

my key,” said pound-for-pound king Manny 

Pacquiao, describing his training regimen for his 

November 13 title fi ght with Antonio Margarito 

in Arlington, Texas. Regaining his old speed in 

the fi nal weeks of his training will be crucial, 

the people’s champ told the Philippine Daily 

Inquirer, noting that the concentration in the 

earlier part of his training “was on building up 

my body and my muscles so I would be strong.” 

Pacquiao, who will be at his heaviest of 151 lbs 

against Margarito, said he concentrated on adding power but “it reduced my speed, which I 

am focusing on regaining now.” Asked to comment on Margarito’s edge in height and reach, 

Pacquiao said: “Don’t worry there is always the body.” 

P-NOY IS GOING OUT WITH 

TRISHA? BARBIE? LIZ? After 

his alleged breakup with Valenzuela 

City councilor Shalani Soledad, 50year-old 

P-Noy has been “seen” with 

female company in three separate 

occasions with three separate women. 

Th e three “suspects”: 1) A former 

child star and now television news 

reporter Patricia Ann Roque, who is 

said to have caught the president’s attention one news-watching day. Roque denies the issue, 

and ditto the prez. 2). A lady who answers to the name Barbie Palagos, was supposedly seen 

with the president in a posh Greenbelt Makati restaurant. Th e President even hinted that he 

might even have struck out: “’Yong nakasama ko doon, di na kami magkikita uli dahil ayaw 

niyang center of attraction sya.” he said. 3). Th e third is his personal stylist, fashion magazine 

editor Liz Uy. A former girlfriend of actor John Lloyd Cruz, Uy joined PNoy’s fashion team on 

Kris’s recommend. BFF Actress Anne Curtis says Uy just laughed off the speculations. 

IIRC REPORT DISAPPOINTS HONG KONG. Based on the Incident Investigation 

and Review Committee (IIRC) report, President Noynoy recommended the fi ling of charges 

against 15 persons and three networks for the bungled rescue attempt on a busload of Hong 

Kong tourists in Manila last month. Th e 15 are as follows: Former PNP chief Jesus Verzosa, 

National Capital Region Police Offi ce chief Director Leocadio Santiago, former Manila Police 

District head Chief Supt. Rodolfo Magtibay, hostage negotiator Supt. Orlando Yebra, Manila 

Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team leader Chief Insp. Santiago Pascual, Interior 

Undersecretary Rico Puno, Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez, Deputy Ombudsman Emilio 

Gonzalez, Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim, Manila Vice Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, 

Radio Mindanao Network anchors Erwin Tulfo and Michael Rogas, and offi cials from three 

broadcast networks. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, head of the IIRC, identifi ed the networks 

as ABS-CBN 2, GMA-7 and TV-5, and RMN-dzXL station manager Jake Maderazo as among 

those recommended for charges. Th e number of persons and business entities charged seemed 

about right, but when Hong Kong authorities learned that all charges fi led were administrative 

and not criminal, it’s all back to accusations of corruption and lack of political will. Malacañang, 

however, explains that, given the evidence, the IIRC Report and the nature of our judicial 

system, they are simply being realistic by fi ling only those charges that have a good chance of 

sticking, as opposed to charges that will be dismissed for insuffi cient evidence. 

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09 

He’s 

baaaaack! 

Wowowilling Willie’s 

return to the small screen 

‘Mabait ang Panginoon!’ Willie 

opened to deafening applause. 

‘Akala ko hindi na tayo magkikita 

at magkakapiling muli!’ 

I 

BY MANNY ESPINOLA 

F the dazzlingly successful 

launch of Willing Willie 

last Saturday October 23 

on TV5 is anything to 

go by, the ancient saying 

“If there’s a Wil, there’s a 

wealth” contains far more 

truth than leaders from 

other networks would care 

to admit. It’s just been 

fi ve months since Willie 

threatened his old bosses to 

fi re host Jobert Sucaldito 

or he would quit. And 

those days now feel like 

ancient history. 

.......................................................................... 

As his show launched in his brand new 

network home in Novaliches, Quezon City, 

people tweeted their reactions , a trending topic 

at number 4 in its fi rst hour of his new show, 

Willing Willie. In real life, people queued for 

hours, hoping to get into the studio. When the 

show ended, people were still lined up outside 

the studio. 

But, we press folks covering the show 

were told 600 is the ideal number for a studio 

audience. Th ere are less people who will go 

home disappointed for not winning anything 

because only about 60 persons—or 10 percent 

of the optimal number of 600—actually get 

to win. 

Inside the surprisingly small studio (but 

impressive-looking on the small screen), the 

Man of the Network Hour worked both 

sides of the camera. He traded ripostes with a 

contestant while his peripheral vision caught a 

camera focusing on something other than the 

stage action. With a quick sweep of his arm, he 

had directed the cameraman to get the angle 

he wanted. 

The new old Willie 

During commercial breaks, he would 

change his costumes and press the fl esh of his 

benefactors—some of who may have abandoned 

him when he got too heated or controversial 

to do their product any good back at the old 

station. Now, they are banking again on new 

old Willie, refreshed and reintroduced in a new 

station, running through well-loved segments 

lifted from Wowowee and renamed for the new 

show. 

In fact, they were there, in front row seat, 

half an hour before Willie came on, despite 

WE SPY doctora to the stars Vicki Belo 

(in red) with boyfriend Hayden Kho. John 

Estrrada (below) joins in as celebrity contestant. 

traffi c along Quirino choked by SM Novaliches 

which also opened on the same day right across 

the street from TV5. Th ey sat beside network 

bigwigs like CEO Atty. Ray C. Espinosa and 

COO Roberto “Bobby” V. Barreiro, along 

with Willie’s manager and business partner 

Vic del Rosario, followed minutes later by TV5 

chief honcho Manny Pangilinan, then Senator 

Manny Villar and sponsor Dr. Vicky Belo with 

Hayden Kho. 

As per live television audience expectations, 

Willing Willie’s pilot episode opened with 

the pomp and bombast now familiar to the 

multitudes who await Willie’s appearance on 

television every day. Dancers and acrobats of all 

shapes and plumage erupted onto the circular 

arena, covered circumferentially by eight 

cameras, a hovering couple under the direct 

control of Willie himself. 

Th is time, however, the new show airs in 

the early evening instead of the old noontime 

slot Willie reigned over. Th e new time, people 

whispered, was supposed to be a concession to 

Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon, who have shows 

on TV5, but whose lunchtime show on GMA 

Network, Eat Bulaga, battled Wowowee for 

years. 

Directed by Willie 

“Mabait ang Panginoon!” Willie opened 

to deafening applause, uninstructed and 

undirected. “Akala ko hindi na tayo magkikita 

at magkakapiling muli,” Willie quickly 

TV5 chairman 

Manny Pangilinan 

(his arms crossed) sits beside 

Manny Villar (in white) 

chronicled the trials and tribulations of being 

on top and being toppled, an experience which 

taught him quite a few lessons, including 

circumstances when you get to learn who your 

friends truly are. And then, just as quickly, he 

switched energy gears and put on the fun-andgames 

hat. It was Willie as usual. 

Th e TV show host, game master who 

explains the rules of the game, joker and 

humor-monger who is quick on the uptake with 

his guests, make beso-beso with the parade of 

beauties that follow Willie wherever he goes, 

and get down in an emotional huddle with 

his hard core fanbase (according to an insider, 

Willie’s fanbase profi le is 60 years and above). 

And diff use the intense segment with a serenade 

that is eventually joined in and shared by all. 

“Th is pilot launch was directed by Willie 

himself,” said a TV5 insider. It was temporary, 

we were told. “He is reserving the directorial 

slot of Willing Willie for Mr. M.” Mr. M is 

Johnny Manahan, ABS-CBN starmaker and 

director of Wowowee. 

But before we could chew on that tidbit, it 

was time for “Family Apir,” a bubble-bursting 

relay where a team member tries to burst the 

balloon on a team mate’s lap by sitting forcefully 

on the balloon. A transvestite team won, but 

the celebrity team led by John Estrada got as 

good a laugh as they gave out in sportsmanship. 

And then Goldilocks brought out the cakes and 

refreshments for everyone and Belo Essentials 

to the lady seniors. Willie acknowledged the 

presence of his bosses in the front row, took 

lambing jabs at talent show judge Annabelle 

Rama, and greeted beauty consultant to the 

stars Vicky Belo and boyfriend Hayden (yes, 

like Willie, they’re baaack). And then it was 

back to giving fun and games and prizes. 

Willie gives back to the world 

If these split-second schizoid shifts in 

emotions and empathies and points of view 

were not happening in a variety entertainment 

game show on live TV, you could mistake the 

entire aff air for an insane asylum on New Years 

day. And this is no odious comparison, either. 

Th e Nielsen TV Audience Measurement 

(Megamanila Individuals) overnight ratings 

showed that on the time slot when Willing Willie 

was launched, TV5 won 33.8%, followed by 

ABS-CBN with 30.4% and GMA with 26.0%. 

“We wouldn’t have made it to No.1 if not for the 

fans and the 

people who believe 

that we have to continue 

what we started, to keep helping 

people, make a diff erence in their lives, and 

bring quality entertainment to Filipinos all over 

the world,” Willie said afterwards. 

If the dazzling and seamless launch is 

any indication, the fi ve months when Willie 

wasn’t giving away cash and house and lot and 

cars and stuff , has just been rightly relegated 

to ancient history, their damage charged to 

experience. Th is time around, Willie is here to 

stay just as he was always here to stay with each 

new beginning, each controversial ending, each 

repackaging as the new Willie, the old Willie, 

the only Willie who can pull off the greatest 

comeback of all time—for the nth time. 

To watch selected episodes of Willing Willie 

online, go to http://www.pnoytv.com.


11 

TALIWAS sa nakagawian 

ng kanyang mga 

predecessors, nagbigay 

ng isang report si Pangulong 

Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino 

III tungkol sa kanyang unang 

100 araw bilang pangulo ng 

bansa. On October 7, 2010, 

sa La Consolacion College, 

Manila, nag-report sa kanyang 

mga “boss” si Pangulong 

Aquino kung ano na nga ba 

ang mga nagawa ng kanyang 

administrasyon mula nang 

manumpa siya bilang ika-15 th 

pangulo ng bansa noong June 

30, 2010. 

Pagpapatupad ng Executive Order 

1. No. 7 na nagsususpinde sa bonus at 

allowance privileges ng mga opisyal ng 

122 Government Owned and Controlled 

Corporations o GOCCs. Ito’y matapos 

madiskubre ang malalaking bonuses 

na ibinibigay ng Manila Waterworks 

and Sewerage System sa kanilang board 

members and other offi cials. 

Noong Agosto, inanunsiyo ni 

2. Pangulong Aquino na maaaring 

maging fully operational na ang Ninoy 

Aquino International Airport 3 sa 

darating na Disyembre. Ito’y matapos 

paboran ng International Chamber of 

Commerce ang Philippine government 

sa arbitration case nito laban sa PIATCO 

o Philippine International Air Terminals 

Co. Inc. kaugnay ng kontrata para sa 

NAIA 3. Ipinagmalaki ni PNoy na nasa 

P43.5 bilyon ang halagang nailigtas ng 

Philippine government sa pagkakapanalo 

ng kasong ito. 

Pagpapahinto ng negotiated 

3. contracts ng Department of Public 

Works and Highways. Nagkaroon ng 

rebidding para sa ilang kontratang 

Report ng Pangulo sa ‘Boss’ 

NOYNOY’S 

FIRST 100 

DAYS 

pinasukan ng DPWH nang walang 

maayos na bidding. Ayon kay Pangulong 

Aquino, nasa halagang P934.1 milyon 

ang total na gagastusin sana ng gobyerno 

dahil dito samantalagang nasa P600M 

lang naman talaga ang dapat na halaga ng 

mga ito kung sumunod lamang sa tamang 

proseso. Ganito rin ang nangyari sa mga 

pinasukang kontrata ng Department of 

Transportation and Communications at sa 

Department ofAgriculture. 

Laguna de Bay project. Pinahinto 

4. rin ni Pangulong Aquino ang isang 

planong paghuhukay ng Laguna de Bay 

para lumalim sa halagang P18.5 billion. Ani 

P-Noy, inaprubahan ng dating Pangulong 

Gloria Arroyo ang proyektong ito ngunit 

hindi naman daw dumaan sa tamang 

proseso ang pag-apruba sa kontrata. Kaya 

ani PNoy, pag-aaralan nilang muli ang 

proyektong ito at sisiguruhing dadaan sa 

tamang proseso ang kontrata. 

inaasahang maraming local communities 

ang PAG-ASA magkakaroon revamp. pa ng Mula kuryente, sa pagsibak access 

5. to clean kay water, dating improvement Philippine Atmospheric, 

sa kalsada, at 

Geophysical marami pang and iba. Astronomical Services 

Administration (PAG-ASA) chief Prisco 

Nilo US$2B at pagi-install worth ng of mga foreign bagong investments. Doppler 

radar 9. Mula sa bansa, sa U.S. ipinagmamalaki trip ni Pangulong ni PNoy 

ang Aquino mas at specifi iba pang c na eff weather ort, tinatayang updates kaysa higit 

sa sa vague US$2B warnings worth na of aniya’y foreign ibinibigay investment ng 

PAG-ASA ang papasok noon. sa bansa na magbibigay ng 

additional 43,600 jobs sa mga Pilipino. 

Ani Pagsulong PNoy, maaari sa “zero-based pang mag-snowball budgeting.” 

6. ang Nireview eff ect nito ng at mag-create pamahalaang pa ng Aquino mas 

ang maraming mga existing trabaho contracts sa bansa. ng gobyerno 

kung angkop pa ba o hindi sa ngayon. 

Ani PNoy, Pagsulong aabot sa ng halagang private-public P11B ang 

magagamit 10. partnerships. na ng kanyang Ani pamahalaan PNoy, 

magsisimula na ang bidding para sa private 

companies na gustong makilahok sa 

anumang proyekto ng pamahalaan, gaya 

ng pagtatayo ng eskuwelahan, pag-extend 

ng LRT lines, at marami pang iba. 

Pagtatag ng piso. Ayon 

11. kay P-Noy, at an 

all-time high ang Gross 

International Reserves ng 

bansa na US$52.3B at 

maging ang Philippine 

Stock Exchange Index. 

Kabilang na ang PSE 

sa Best Performing 

Stock Markets in Asia. 

At ani PNoy, steady 

lang ang presyo ng 

mga bilihin. 

12. Renewed 

trust of grantgiving 

bodies. Kung 

dati rati’y dalawang 

beses nang na- 

para sa edukasyon, kalusugan at poverty 

alleviation projects. 

Strengthen Conditional Cash Transfer 

7. Program. Although si Pangulong 

Arroyo ang nagpasimula ng programang 

ito, itinuloy ito ni Pangulong Aquino bilang 

“salbabida po ito para sa mga nalulunod 

nating kababayan, upang makapunta na 

sila sa pampang ng pagkakataon at pagunlad.” 

Mula sa isang milyong pamilya na 

dating nagbe-benefi t dito, pinataasan ni 

Pangulong Aquino ang pondo nito para 

ma-cover ang 2.3 milyong pamilya by 

2011. 

turn down ang Pilipinas sa aplikasyon nito 

para P3B-worth sa Millenium of Challenge World Bank Corporation funding. 

8. Grant, Nabigyan ngayon ay ng napagkatiwalaan US$59.1 million na or muli P3B 

worth ang bansa of funding na bigyan ang Kalahi-CIDSS ng malaking halaga. project 

ng Ani P-Noy, pamahalaan, “Sabi nila, na gusto pinangangasiwaan 

namin kayong 

ng matulungan Department para maabot of Social ang Welfare inyong mga and 

Development. pangarap, heto ang Sa 430 programang million dollars.” ito, 

Renewed trust of the 

13. people. Marami na 

umano ang naniniwalang 

kaya ng gobyernong 

Aquino na sugpuin 

ang katiwalian. 

Gaya na lamang 

ng Pera ng Bayan 

website, kung 

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kung sino at anong 

mga kumpanya ang 

hindi nagbabayad 

ng sapat na buwis, 

o may ginagawang 

maanomalya. 

A stronger peso, 

more foreign 

investments, the 

renewed trust of the 

Filipino people, the 

August 23 hostage 

tragedy, misplaced 

loyalties and the 

end of the Shalani 

romance—two sides 

to the P-Noy coin. 

Blows 

& Lows 

Feuding allies. Puno vs. Robredo. Carandang vs. 

Lacierda. Juana Change vs. 

other Noynoy supporters. If his 

cabinet members and supporters 

are to refl ect his management style, 

we’d say President Aquino believes in 

the Machiavellian “Divide and Conquer.” 

His choice of cabinet members. First, 

he picked close friend Jojo Ochoa, who 

is said to be almost always seen in varying 

states of intoxication, as Executive Secretary 

a.k.a. Th e Little President. Th en he picked 

friend and fellow gun enthusiast Rico Puno 

as Interior Undersecretary, a week ahead of 

Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, a Ramon 

Magsaysay Awardee. He also appointed three 

Abads in government. 

Th e August 23 hostage tragedy. Th is is 

one moment in Philippine history when 

Filipinos missed the hotheaded decisiveness 

of former President Gloria Arroyo. If she were 

still President when this incident happened, 

she would’ve have barked, “Shoot him. Now!” 

and the hostage drama would be over in a 

blink. 

His unbelievable loyalty to Puno. 

Apparently, Interior Undersecretary 

Rico Puno, not the singer, is untouchable. Th is 

seems to be the message President Aquino is 

sending to everyone when one, Puno 

wasn’t sacked or held liable for the 

August 23 hostage crisis; and two, he 

still enjoys the president’s trust even 

after it was revealed by so many sources 

that Puno is one of the many offi cials 

benefi tting from jueteng payolas. 

He blames PGMA all the time. In his 

speeches, President Aquino always 

fi nds a way to throw a punch or two at his 

predecessor, President Gloria Arroyo. At fi rst 

it was okay. But after 100 days, it just became 

tiresome. Get over her already! 

Noynoy-Shalani breakup. Now this is 

one woman PNoy had apparently gotten 

over with. So quickly in fact that even when it 

wasn’t confi rmed yet that they had broken up, 

Aquino was seen in Greenbelt having dinner 

with a pretty lady and 

asking her, “Am I 

making you 

laugh?” He 

should’ve 

stayed with 

Shalani. 

Th e public 

likes her.

12 

Photos from Belo Medical Group’s Facebook Page 

K 

Kris Aquino 

grows up 

BY RACHELLE SIAZON 

RIS Aquino wasn’t called Th e Queen of 

All Media for nothing. But in the end, her 

certifi ed A-list status in the biz and her 

unparalleled talent for hosting couldn’t save 

the dwindling TV ratings of ABS-CBN’s 

daily noontime show Pilipinas Win Na Win 

nor could it fi x the complicated process of 

her annulment with husband James Yap. 

.......................................................................................................................................................... 

Kris’s life is far from 

okay to say the least, but 

she surprisingly took the 

loss of her only TV show 

as well as the aftermath 

of her marriage with 

such grace and humility, 

leaving everyone to 

wonder whether or not her 

level of maturity has really 

improved these past few 

months. 

Pursuit of 

balance in life 

In a press conference 

for her newest product 

endorsement, Kris revealed 

that ABS-CBN actually 

off ered her two TV shows 

after she was asked to leave 

Pilipinas Win Na Win in 

order to give way to four new male hosts. She 

had to beg off though in favor of her decision 

to fi x the broken pieces of her life fi rst and 

foremost. 

“Honestly, before any other show, I felt like 

my personal life has to be put in order. Kasi 

if I look back at the entire year, from August 

2009 to now, I haven’t really had the chance 

to just refl ect on the loss of my mother (the 

late president Corazon Aquino), the campaign 

of my brother (President NoyNoy Aquino), 

and the demise of my marriage. Parang along 

the way, I just had to survive, yung parang 

dapat ko lang itawid nang itawid para hindi 

ako mapahiya, para hindi ko i-disappoint ang 

mga tao. Pero along the way also, nakalimutan 

ko yata na kailangan ko rin naman talagang 

mabuo as a person again,” she began. 

According to Kris, it was only until she 

read her annulment papers did she fully 

realize the answers to some of the whys and 

hows behind her failed marriage with James. 

She related how she’s grown used to playing 

In their fi ve years of marriage, 

the Queen of All Media earned 

P300 million while the dashing 

cager got P20 million. “It’s my 

fault wala kaming pre-nup so I 

am paying the price for it. 

Kung mayroon man 

akong iniyak 

in this whole 

thing, nalugi 

talaga yung 

panganay kong 

anak.” 

November 2010 November 2010 13 

the role of the quintessential working mom— 

who’s not just the breadwinner of the family 

but also the one who takes care of everyone’s 

needs—to the point that having a husband to 

share those responsibilities with doesn’t really 

work for her anymore. 

“Ang kinalakihan ko kasi was that I saw 

my mother playing all those roles, and so 

maybe that has been partly why it has been 

diffi cult for me to succeed in a relationship. 

Because my role model was someone who was 

alone and who really gave her children 100% 

of herself.” 

But she claimed that she doesn’t regret 

marrying James because of their son whom 

she loves with all her heart. 

“When people ask me, ‘Nawalan ka ng 

show, bakit okay ka?’ I’d say, ‘Kasi happy 

naman ako sa anak ko.’” 

Oops! No pre-nup 

In hindsight, Kris revealed that she could 

have saved herself from a lot of trouble if only 

she had listened to her mom’s advice before 

she tied the knot with James in a secret 

wedding ceremony held at the house of her 

manager/closest friend Boy Abunda back in 

June 2005. 

“Th e regret, if you ask me, was that when 

my mom said to me, ‘I only ask you one 

thing, humingi ka ng pre-nup (pre-nuptial 

agreement) para ma-secure mo si Josh.’ It 

was not for any other reason—baka sabihin 

ng mga tao naging matapobre yung pamilya 

namin or anything like that—hindi eh. It was 

my mom’s concern because Josh is illegitimate; 

Josh is a special child who has so many needs. 

So my mom, nung time na ‘yun, said na kung 

ano man ang mangyari hindi darating sa point 

na maaagrabyado yung isa kong anak.” 

But like any other woman blinded by 

love, Kris took the plunge with James and 

unknowingly short-changed her eldest son by 

not protecting her assets. In their fi ve years 

of marriage, the Queen of All Media earned 

P300 million while the dashing cager got P20 

million. With that vast diff erence in their 

earnings, it’s easy to deduce who stands to 

benefi t with the annulment of their marriage, 

even without Kris declaring the outcome in 

public. 

“So yun ang [goal] ko ngayon, na medyo 

dapat talagang magsumikap. Kasi tutal napagusapan 

na yung settlement, one-sided po yung 

settlement, nanggaling sa akin. It’s my fault 

wala kaming pre-nup so I am paying the price 

for it. Kung mayroon man akong iniyak in 

this whole thing, nalugi talaga yung panganay 

kong anak. Walang hiwalay na madali. Lahat 

naman mahirap talaga. Pero kasi if there was 

a child prior to that marriage, yung interest of 

that child nasa-sacrifi ce kasi hindi siya kaparte 

nung conjugal. Tanungin niyo man lahat ng 

kapatid ko, lahat ng naka-trabaho ko, kung 

tungkol sa pera hindi ako mahirap kausap, 

pero kung tungkol sa mga anak ko, as much 

as possible talaga ipaglalaban ko.” 

No child support for Bimby 

What’s shocking though is that James 

didn’t even off er child support for their son 

given that he could very well aff ord it being 

the highest paid PBA (Philippine Basketball 

Association) player. 

“Hindi ko hiningi at hindi rin naman niya 

in-off er kaya wala. Pero in all fairness, hindi 

na rin ako humingi kasi gugulo lang, and 

malay natin baka… but it is in my petition 

to say na hindi ko hiningi. Siguro also, hindi 

mo naman kailangan hingin. Feeling ko kasi 

hindi. I honestly think that maybe you have 

to remember that we are eleven years apart, 

he is twenty-eight. Th e level of responsibility 

and maturity is really very diff erent and I can’t 

blame him because it must be that notion na 

‘Ang laki naman ng kinikita mo e di kayang 

kaya mo.’ So, sana lang, kung may mangyari 

sa akin, hindi niya pababayaan si Bimby.” 

Thrilled with her new horror fl ick 

In the meantime, Kris is looking forward 

to her upcoming movie, Dalaw, which is said 

to be one of Star Cinema’s offi cial entries to the 

Metro Manila Film Fest this year. Apparently, 

it’s also one of the reasons why she didn’t feel 

bad about losing her hosting stint in Pilipinas 

Win Na Win. 

“Kasi hindi naman pwede na mabait lang 

ako sa ABS-CBN when things are doing great. 

I had a hit teleserye, Pilipinas Got Talent, 

which was a phenomenal success. So if in 

their eyes kulang ang naibigay ko sa Pilipinas 

Win Na Win wala ako magagawa, except to 

improve myself. And maswerte lang ako kasi 

horror is my genre. And siguro if the script 

yesterday has been awful, and they had told 

me we need eight more revisions, I couldn’t be 

smiling right now.” 

Kris further shared that Coco Martin, 

Pokwang, and Mariel Rodriguez are no longer 

part of the cast this time around. 

“Dumalaw na ang Dalaw sa napakaraming 

lugar. And mula sa dating apat na characters 

kami, naiba yung takbo ng kwento. Ang 

natira ako at si Diet (Diether Ocampo) who 

will play my evil husband but he’s not really 

evil, so masha-shock ka na lang talaga. In the 

same way that I read the fi nal draft of Feng 

Shui and Sukob (which are both certifi ed box 

offi ce hits), tumayo talaga yung balahibo ko, 

naramdaman ko talaga dito.” 

No to Kapamilya Deal or No Deal 

When ABS-CBN started plugging 

Kapamilya Deal or No Deal on TV again, 

there have been speculations if Kris would 

return to hosting her previous game show. 

But apparently, this was one of the TV off ers 

that Kris declined because she felt that she 

deserves to be given a new show that will 

pose new challenges for her—an issue which 

she quickly discussed with the ABS-CBN 

management. 

“You know, I’ve reached a level of maturity 

siguro talaga na I could accept when I did 

not reach expectations. And I also know all 

the times naman that I did great. Th at’s why 

siguro tumigas ang ulo ko about doing Deal or 

No Deal. Sorry ha. I’m really being super blunt 

about it kasi ang gusto ko, gawa n’yo naman 

ako ng show na hindi rehashed. Gawan n’yo 

ako ng something talaga that will make me 

shine. And I feel that I’m talented enough 

and I’ve paid my dues enough to have that. So 

siguro naiintindihan nila ako.” 

“Nagha-hallelujah nga si Deo (Endrinal, 

ABS-CBN Business Unit Head and her 

manager for TV) na, ‘Salamat sa Diyos 

maganda ang script ng Star Cinema or else 

baka talagang nag-disappearing act ka.’ 

Because in all fairness, they gave me something 

to be excited about.”

14 

Pamana ng kahapon 

M 

AGARA pa rin. Sa gitna ng luntiang 

tubuhan at sa nakapandong na asul na 

langit, makisig sa pagkakatayo, kalansay 

man at kulay abuhin ang labi ng isang 

mansyon; at nagsisilbing isang pamana at 

gunita ng isang masaganang kahapon. 

...................................................................................................................... 

‘Yan ang tinatawag na Th e Ruins 

sa Talisay City, Negros Occidental; 

ang ancestral house ng kaangkan ni 

Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson. 

Marahil, gaya ng Taj Mahal na 

itinayo bilang alay ng pagmamahal 

ni Shah Jahan sa kanyang asawang 

si Mumtaz Mahal, ang eleganteng 

bahay ay itinayo rin, noong 1911, 

makatapos yumao ni Maria Braga, 

asawang Portuges ni Don Mariano, 

asyendero ng asukal. 

Kalunos-lunos ang sinapit ng 

tahanan; kusang sinunog ng mga 

gerilya ng USAFFE (US Armed 

Forces in the Far East) noong 

Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig, 

upang hindi pakinabangan ng mga 

Hapones. 

Sa kabilang lunsod ng Silay, 

tahimik na saksi rin sa nagdaang 

tamis ng nakaraang panahon ng 

kasaganahan ng asukal at mga 

asyendero; ilan dito ang mga 

ancestral house nina: Bernardino- 

Ysabel Jalandoni, Manuel Severino 

Hofi lena, Pranses na si Victor Gaston 

(Balay Negrense). 

Naglipana ang mga lokal na 

turista; lalo’t kasabay ang isa pang 

tampok ng Negros, ang Masskara 

Festival (o maraming masasayang 

mukha). 

Nilikha ang Masskara Festival, 

ayon sa opisyal nitong tala: “In the 

midst of these tragic events (pagbagsak 

ng industriya ng asukal at pagkasawi 

ng mga 700 Negrense sa paglubog ng 

barkong Don Juan), the city’s artists, 

local government and civic groups 

decided to hold a festival of smiles… 

to pull the residents out of the 

pervasive gloomy atmosphere.” 

Pang-31 kapistahan na itong 

taong ito. At karamihan sa 

kabataang pagod at pawisang 

nagsuot ng makukulay na 

maskara at pumarada sa mga kalye 

ng Bacolod ay waring di batid ang 

dahilan ng Masskara Festival. Para 

sa kanila, masaya ito; parang isang 

pistang magastos, nakakapagod 

pero masarap gawin. 

Ganoon 

din ang mga 

nagtitinda ng kung anong souvenir; o, 

mga kabataang masayang nag-iinom 

sa mga bar; mga bakasyunista at 

residenteng walang sawang kumakain 

sa mga manukan; mga nagseseminar 

at mga turista. Nandoon sila para 

magsaya. Hindi rin nila halos batid 

ang pinagmulan ng Masskara. O, 

pwedeng sabihing wala sa isip nilang 

maisip kumbakit may ganoong 

pangyayari. 

Ganoon din naman ang pagtingin 

sa iba pang heritage areas sa Pilipinas. 

Ganoon kasi inilalako ang mga 

pamana at alaalang ito ng nakaraan. 

Mula sa mga ancestal house ng 

Vigan, Malacanang at iba pang bahay 

na bato, ang Intramuros at iba pang 

portipikasyon, mga lumang simbahan 

at mga estatuwa ng mga santo, mga 

kagamitang pangmayaman at mga 

katulad; ipinakikilala ang mga ito 

upang mamangha ang bawat Pilipino 

at upang angkinin nila ito bilang 

bahagi ng dakilang nakaraan nila. 

At naroroon ang malaking 

problema. 

BAKET? 

Kapag dinakila ang mga heritage 

area na ito dahil sa kanilang 

kagandahan lamang (bilang tourist 

spot lamang), nalilimot na rin na 

ang mga ito ay siyang mga naging 

sentro ng pananakop at pagkaalipin 

sa ating mga ninuno. Pawang mga 

nagsamantala sa mga Pilipino 

NI REUEL AGUILA 

(AKA LUNA SIY) 

ang mga nanirahan dito; at gumamit 

ng mga bagay na di kayang maabot 

ng mamamayan. 

Kapag dinakila natin ang mga ito 

batay sa rikit lamang nila, inaalisan 

na rin natin ang ating sarili ng ating 

kasaysayan. O, higit pa, binabago 

natin ang ating kasaysayan batay sa 

perspektiba ng mismong nagpahirap 

sa atin. 

Nang itaghoy ni Nick Joaquin 

sa kanyang mga akda ang pagkasira 

ng Intramuros, hinanap-hanap niya 

ang pagbabalik ng dating “glorious 

days” nito: ang parada ng mga santo, 

ang kisig ng mga sundalo, ang mga 

tertulla, ang magagarang damit; o, sa 

kabuuan, ang lakas ng kolonyalismo 

at kulturang Espanyol na nagkait sa 

ating kalayaan at nagbura sa ating 

katutubong kultura. 

Ganoon din naman ang bida ng 

mga tourist guide: mga mamahaling 

bagay na ginamit sa paglikha ng 

bahay; malalapad na hardwood mula 

sa kinalbong kabundukan natin; 

imported na plato at gamit sa kusina 

at kainan; halaga, tagal at 

dami ng mga manggagawang 

nasangkot sa pagkagawa; 

rangya ng mga pagdiriwang 

na para bang ang lahat ng 

Pilipino noon ay ganoon. 

Ganoon din naman ang 

pagmamalaki ng mga lokal 

na residente. Halimbawa ay 

ang pagmamalaki na nasa 

kanila ang Malacanang of 

the North, o ang mga base 

militar, o ang mga casino, taniman 

at pabrika ng mga multinational. 

Para bang ang mga nakikinabang sa 

mga ito ay ang karamihan ng mga 

Pilipino. 

Anong uri ng pagdakila at pagangkin 

ang mga ito? 

Nalimot ng kasaysayan? 

Nang sunugin ang mansyon ng mga 

Lacson sa Talisay (na talaga namang 

nakakapanghinayang), gasino nang 

banggitin ang daan-daang bahay ng 

libo-libong manggagawang-bukid na 

sinunog din (ng mga Amerikano at 

Hapones). 

Kahit isang lunsod ang Talisay, 

5 th class pa rin ito. Ganoon din ang 

Vigan City. At ang Silay ay 2 nd class 

na lunsod. 

Gasino nang banggitin na 

kakarampot lamang ang bilang ng 

mga bahay na bato kung ihahambing 

sa laksa ng mga nakatira sa mga kubo. 

At ang mga nakatira sa mga kubong 

ito ang siyang pinagtubuan upang 

maitayo ang magagarang ancestral 

house. 

Gasino nang banggitin na mga 

overseas contract workers mula sa 

Japan ang naging manggagawa sa 

paglikha ng Kenon Road; upang 

lamang paalalahanan tayo na 

nagbaliktad na ang sitwasyon, at tayo 

na ang mga mangggagawa sa Japan at 

ibang bansa. 

Hindi maling itanghal natin ang 

mga labi ng kasaysayan. Ngunit 

paano ba natin tinitingnan o 

inilalako ang mga pamanang 

ito? 

Walang naiiwang 

labi ang karaniwang 

mamamayan, silang 

nagpasan 

ng bigat ng 

paglikha 

ng yaman 

ng bayan, ng 

mga gusali, 

tulay, daan, 

bahay, 

monumento. 


Mananatili ang mga nilikha nilang 

ito. Ngunit sila ay malilimot. 

Tanging ang kanilang kahirapan 

ang mananatili. 

Kapag dinakila 

ang mga heritage 

area na ito 

bilang tourist 

spot lamang, 

nalilimot na 

rin na ang mga 

ito ay minsang 

naging sentro 

ng pananakop 

at pagkaalipin 

sa ating mga 

ninuno.

16 

Kaya Mong Gawin 

Whoa! 

They did 

it again 

BY HARVEY I. BARKIN 

P .......................................................................................................................... 

ERHAPS, Jojo and Maricel Quiroz’s biggest 

success—in a string of many—is their easy 

ability to bring money matters into Pinoy living 

rooms as informative and even entertaining. 

Th e Quirozes—actually the 

celebrated Keyroses in their newest 

corporation to date—are multiawarded 

and recognized business 

folks mainly in the Midwest. Th ey 

are also motivational speakers and 

published self-help authors. More 

Norman Vincent Peale than Og 

Mandino, the Quirozes prove their 

success formula isn’t a fl uke. 

Th eir next book, Living Poor: 

Your Best Years Are Ahead of You, 

Not Behind You gets deeper into the 

lessons learned from the fi rst, Living 

Rich: A State of Mind (Authorhouse, 

2007) . What’s more, their new 

show on GMA Pinoy TV’s, KMG 

Kaya Mong Gawin, is a bold follow 

up to their fi rst hit series, Pera Ko, 

Pera Mo. 

Sharing their success 

Jojo and Maricel still talk money 

and more. Th e new segment KMG 

“Show on the Go” off ers the man 

on the street a chance to ask the 

self-made millionaires about money 

problems. While “Th e Money 

Dance” at the end of every episode, 

encourages viewers that fi nances 

can be fun! 

Th ere’s also “Th e Opisina,” 

(not patterned after the sometimes 

surreal NBC TV series), a running 

comedic relief that carries on to the 

next episode. One more hook sure 

to capture audiences. 

Celebrities and personalities still 

guest on Kaya Mong Gawin, such as 

teen star Kris Bernal, boxer Nonito 

Donaire, and the band, Side A, to 

name a few. But unlike your usual 

Pinoy variety show, the luminaries 

share the brighter side of their 

lives; namely their entrepreneurial 

ventures, struggles and eventual 

success. 

Whirlwind courtship 

Jojo and Maricel Quiroz are 

married in real life and elicit 

compassionate responses as hosts. 

His Dad was the CPA at her parents’ 

restaurant and Jojo interviewed 

young Maricel for a job in Jojo’s 

company. She stayed on for several 

months but quit when it became 

busy and she needed to focus on 

fi nishing school. 

Even at that time, her heart 

skipped a beat and found herself 

being particularly clumsy around 

him. He thought her toes were 

cute and never forgot the rest of 

her. Towards her graduation from 

school, he invited her to his condo’s 

housewarming party. Although, she 

was unable to make it, it did the job 


to ignite the spark. From then they 

dated in October and after a three 

month whirlwind of a courtship, he 

proposed by January. 

Th ey have two boys, Josef Jr. 

and Jonathon, ages six and seven. 

Maricel is 31 but he isn’t saying. 

Both are second gen. Jojo was from 

Bataan; Maricel, Pangasinan. 

Husband, wife and 

business partners 

Jojo came to the U.S. when he was 

only four and a half. He graduated 

from Northern Illinois University 

with accounting and business 

majors. For years he worked as an 

accountant in real estate. He had an 

epiphany while working on other 

successful entrepreneurs’ tax returns 

and realized there was money to be 

made if he went into business for 

himself. 

Jojo claims going into business 

just felt like the next stage in his 

evolution, “I felt at peace… that’s 

why when I opened up my fi rst 

company, I got a little tattoo of a 

peace sign on my upper left arm to 

signify that I was at peace and that I 

fi nally got a piece of the pie.” 

Maricel Lichauco Quiroz was 

born in Chicago. Her family owned 

one of the fi rst Filipino restaurants 

in Chicago, Illinois and Milton, 

Florida. Th ey also owned a chain 

of care homes for the physically and 

mentally handicapped. Maricel’s re- 

In the turbulence of 

today’s U.S. economy, 

the couple keeps their 

head above water 

by remembering 

that within every 

struggle lays a unique 

opportunity. Th e 

skill comes in being 

able to see that 

opportunity. 

awakening occurred when she was 

trying to improve other people’s 

quality of life. She felt restrained 

working as an employee. To her, the 

ideal work environment, allowed 

only skies as the limit. 

Th e couple owns businesses and 

buys property all over the States as a 

wealth-building strategy. Th ey have 

offi ces in San Mateo and Las Vegas. 

Th ey head up Keyrose, a fi nancial 

wellness corporation that teaches 

planning and management of taxes, 

mortgages, budgets, retirement and 

real estate. Th eir Keyrose Tracker 

shows property info for the buyer 

and their LoanPayOff Advisor 

Program reportedly saved clients 

$1,438.976.80 on interest to date… 

and is projected to save as much as 

$28,780,998.96 in the future. 

Struggle and inspiration 

Jojo and Maricel consider the 

roles of husband and wife and 

business partners as intertwined. 

Th ey agree the number one struggle 

in business is fi nding the right people 

and fi nding the right product. Th e 

key to overcoming such challenges 

is fl exibility. 

“Employees are your best assets, 

so you have to focus on fi nding the 

right team,” states Maricel. “You 

also have to be fl exible with your 

products and be ahead of the current 

trends.” 

In the turbulence of today’s U.S. 

economy, the couple keeps their head 

above water by remembering that 

within every struggle lays a unique 

opportunity. Th e skill comes in 

being able to see that opportunity. 

Th ey also agree in their 

admiration for key people in their 

lives, Tita Gloria Sancio, and Tita 

Th eresa Dulay. Th ey refer to these 

two ladies as their guardian angels. 

Tito Glo was fi rst introduced to 

the couple as a client. However, her 

exceptional ability to build wealth 

on her own and positive, selfl ess 

outlook on life truly caught the 

attention of the Quiroz’s. She is one 

of Maricel’s most trusted counselors, 

loving in her guidance but willing 

to be brutally honest if the situation 

requires. 

Tita Th eresa on the other hand, 

inspires them daily simply with 

the elegance she leads her life. She 

has been winning the uphill battle 

against stage 4 cancer for several 

years now. She gets up every day and 

lives life to the fullest. 

Th eir new show, KMG Kaya 

Mong Gawin premiered just last 

month, on October 9 th on GMA 

Pinoy TV. With Executive Producer, 

Ronnie Henares behind the scenes, 

the couple is ecstatic about the 

show’s future. 

New business prospects for this 

power couple include a 2011 Boracay- 

Manila Trip during Spring Break in 

collaboration with the San Francisco 

Department of Tourism and 

Philippine Airlines. Th ey want to do 

their part to support the Philippines, 

while simultaneously linking fellow 

travelers with several celebrities. 

Th e Quiroz’s hope a trip like this 

will encourage second generation 

Pinoys to explore their home 

country and realize the gem that is, 

possibly leading to investments and 

real estate purchases to support the 

Philippines’ economy. 

QUIROZ QUOTES 

ON BUSINESS 

SUCCESS 

1. You only have one life, so live 

it! Don’t let fear get in your 

way, you only have one chance 

at life, so make it good. 

2. You never have to look too far 

to fi nd your hidden fortune, it’s 

right in front of you, you just 

have to know where to look. 

3. Kaya Mong Gawin! Believe in 

yourself! 

4. Events that happen in life don’t 

matter as much as how you 

react to them. 

5. Trust your instincts. Don’t 

second guess yourself, listen 

to your gut. 

6. Knowing and not doing is not 

Knowing. – Knowledge without 

action is pointless. 

7. That was then, this is now. 

8. Don’t mistake kindness with 

stupidity.

18 

Philippine 

benchmark 

for the world 

BY HARVEY I. BARKIN 

U ................................................................................................................................ 

SED to be, you could spot the returning balikbayan from 

Manila wearing polo shirts by Stayknit or Le Tigre. Or 

the occasional pricey Collezione. 

But now there’s a Philippine brand that aims 

to be the benchmark that will break through the 

barriers of age, race and even global boundaries. 

No, the brand did not get its name that way. 

It actually stands for Chairman and Executive 

Creative Director BEN CHan. 

Chan is the second son of Chinese 

immigrants to the Philippines. His family owns 

Liwayway Gawgaw (the laundry starch), Oishi 

Prawn Crackers and Kirei Yummy Flakes. 

Mostly educated in Manila, Chan also took 

up interior design in San Francisco. Th e results 

were Dimensione, a furniture store and Finale, a 

gallery. Chan fi rst sold his trademark aff ordable 

men’s shirts at a small store in the Philippines’ 

older giant retail chain, SM Shoemart, in 1987. 

A year later, he opened his fi rst Bench 

boutique and shot a commercial using a popular 

Anything made 

in the Philippines 

and this good 

should shatter old 

values and longheld 

biases. 

actor. In 1993, Bench put up the longest 

billboard (at that time) at Quirino Avenue along 

South Superhighway. His guiding principle has 

always been from Jonathan Swift, “Vision is the 

art of seeing the invisible.” 

His marketing moves eventually put the 

brand on the radar and pretty soon, Manila 

could not ignore Bench. In the ensuing years, 

he expanded to include, among others, more 

apparel lines, cosmetics, fragrance, snacks, 

houseware, beauty salons and internet cafes. 

Bench is Filipino-inspired and Filipinoowned. 

But the retail chain now counts stores 

in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Dubai, Abu Dhabi 

and in China, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Xian. 

Going global 

In the U.S., Bench opened a Serramonte 

store near San Francisco in June 2005. Th e 

Milpitas store opens in November this year, 

targeting the numerous Asian-Americans who 

reside in San Jose. 

Th e Milpitas store sign will be Bench 

Body—more tees and shorts in keeping 

with the perceived physical lifestyle of the 

upwardly mobile in Silicon Valley. It will 

only be 881 square feet—half the size of the 

Serramonte store—but will still carry most 

things Bench has to off er. Most second stores 

rate a mere mention. But Bench’s second 

store comes after the closing of the shortlived 

Eagle Rock, LA franchise store (2007- 

2008). A strong come ack when everybody 

is still cutting back. 

Bench apparel was received with accolades 

in new fashion hot spot, Shanghai. Bench ad 


campaigns were awarded at the New York 

Festival International Advertising in 1996 and 

then again in 2004. Bench was a fi nalist at the 

2001 London International Advertising awards 

and also at the 51st International Advertising 

Festival in Cannes, France. 

Anything made in the Philippines and 

this good should shatter old values and 

long-held biases. Th at’s why Bench is the 

fi rst Philippine brand not to categorize class 

because anyone can wear the brand. And the 

fashion statement here is lifestyle, rather than 

station in life. 

Th e notable Filipino-American reaction 

to Bench’s style is, “Th ink GAP or Hollister 

instead of Ralph Lauren or Guess.” At the 

Serramonte store, their organics (lotions and 

soaps) are, of course, made from papaya or 

coconut. Available scents include Songbird and 

Regine (endorsed by singer Regine Velasquez) 

at about $16 each. Out of stock was Desired 

(endorsed by singer Dingdong Dantes) at about 

$17. And even Wil (endorsed by game show 

host Willie Revillame) at about $14.50. Th ey 

have odd-numbered waistline sizes and some of 

their volume customers are retailers from out of 

state. Th e pragmatic will fi nd Bench the mother 

of all stores for the elusive size undies that some 

forever Pinoy somatic types still wear. Although 

a bit pricey, Bench underwear are said to be 

more comfortable even when some women still 

remove the wire frames and pads in the bra. 

Beyond the basics 

Th e brand also successfully fl irted with 

Filipinos in underwear. Bench fi rst fl ashed 

Philippine personalities on billboards in 1997. 

Wee bit of garment on—whoa!—humongous 

billboards in Metro Manila. Th ink Mayhem 

causing a melee a la cable’s State Farm Insurance 

ad. 

Th e same year, Bench underthings show was 

certainly no understatement. A reported 25,000 

gawkers offi cially added another Philippine 

obsession alongside beauty pageants: panty 

pageants. Bench’s underwear show goes one up 

Victoria’s Secret catalog because it is nationally 

broadcasted with equal opportunity ogling for 

women. Yes, there’s also a men’s line. 

Although sex sells, there are other green 

projects that lend an almost Silicon Valleylike 

success story to Bench: mainly their 

involvement (together with mother company 

Suyen) in environmental projects like the 

Calauit Island Preservation Program, saving 

the La Mesa watershed, and the protection of 

the endangered tarsier and Philippine eagle. 

Th ey also sponsor the Philippine Rowing Team 

in competitions abroad. Deaf, mute and senior 

citizens are also hired within the company. 

In its bid to be a global chain, Bench has 

signed on the likes of supermodel Lu Yan, 

Asian superstar Jerry Yan and American Idol 

participant Jasmine Trias among its endorsers. 

Its Greyhound line of apparel is Th aiinspired. 

Suyen acquired the French men’s line, 

Celio. Guests like the Japanese Taiko Dageki- 

Dan Drummers and the French Les Farfadais 

Acrobats were prominent in their denim and 

underwear fashion shows, 

Bench even launched a book, Pinoy Pop 

Culture to celebrate the Filipino in 2001 amid 

this international carousing. 

But what Bench really sells to the world is 

that maybe you shouldn’t knock what some 

dismissed as knock-off makers. And that 

the best things Filipino are not just inmates 

dancing to Michael Jackson’s “Th riller” or the 

scrappy boxer who must prove himself despite a 

winning streak of world titles. 

Bench dares to be a global standard, a 

benchmark.

20 

I 

F from a Sesame Street 

character’s sense of 

scale, a galleon ship 

is a rubber duckie, 

a super ferry is the 

bathtub, Titanic is the 

whole bathroom, an 

oil tanker the entire 

apartment, and an air 

craft carrier the entire 

neighborhood block. 

.................................................................... 

But while the bigger, more modern 

ships sank from torpedoes or were 

downed by an iceberg, the wooden 

galleon circumnavigated the globe, 

conquered and Christianized 

continents, made Spain the economic 

and military superpower of the western 

hemisphere in the 16th and most of 

the 17th centuries, and transformed 

the European understanding of the 

globe. 

Th is little bangka (relative to the 

size of oil tankers) sailed the world 

powered only by the wind, and 

we were reminded of that fact 

when a replica of the old vessel 

docked in Manila on October 

8, named by UNESCO as Dia 

del Galeon Day. Th e replica, 

named Andalucia, sailed 

from Shanghai, China where 

it was the main attraction of 

the Spanish pavilion of the 

THE DAY 

OF THE 

GALLEON 

TEXT AND PHOTOS BY MANNY ESPINOLA 


Manila once 

enjoyed 

unprecedented 

fame and 

presence on the 

world stage in the 

glory days of the 

Galleon Trade. 

For two days in 

October, a replica 

of the wooden 

ship anchored 

in Manila 

and attracted 

thousands 

of awestruck 

Pinoys. 

Captain Jose Gutierez: “The 

Andalucia is a 17th-century 

upgrade of the Manila Galleon 

class of ships” 

THE FUTURE VISITS THE 

PAST: Filipino students 

take the wheel of the ship 

that shaped their country’s 

history 

Shanghai Expo 2010. 

Manila hosted the fi rst of what is seen as 

a yearly educational festival to foster mutual 

understanding and cultural diversity. Th e 

good ship Andalucia hopes to retrace the 

Manila-Acapulco galleon trade route. From 

Manila, the ship sailed to Cebu and Bohol 

then went to Singapore. 

In Manila, crowds began queuing at 

7 a.m. for a free tour of the ship scheduled 

at 10 a.m. Th ey saw how the galleon had a 

lower forecastle, an elongated hull that gave 

it better stability in water, and reduced wind 

resistance at the front, leading to a faster, 

more maneuverable vessel. It was actually the 

improved version of the vessel Magellan sailed 

in, which was smaller. Th e class of galleons 

(to which Andalucia belongs) that anchored 

in Pier 13 in Manila’s South Harbor simply 

became known as Manila Galleon. 

Glory days of the galleon 

What’s it to us former colonial subjects 

whose grasp of Spanish slipped when the 

language was abolished as a required subject in 

college? Carla Ocampo of Kayumanggi Trails 

Travel and Adventure answered it best: “How 

could a silk shawl worn by fl amenco dancer be 

known as manton de Manila, yet trace its 

origins—in design and material— back to 

China?” Th e answer was simple back then, 

but now lost to us born after the succession of 

colonial masters that replaced Spain in the late 

1800s. “Th e only explanation to this is that 

Manila once enjoyed unprecedented fame and 

presence on the world stage…in the glory days 

of the Galleon Trade.” 

And the era of the galleon trade was 

by and large ruled by the Manila galleons. 

Says Andalucia Group Crew Captain Jose 

MABUHAY! WELCOME TO THE PHILIPPINES! Students 

from Visayas bedecked in ethnic costumes represent 

the natives who met Magellan in 1521 

The gun and Roman Catholicism were 

Spain’s weapons to subjugate the Bronze 

Age islands 

Gutierez, “Th e outer hull of the Manila 

Galleons were made of African teak, or iroko 

back then, although today, and in a replica 

like Andalucia, the best source of iroko these 

days is Brazil.” 

Back then, too, K-Trails’ Ocampo 

continues, “the Philippine capital was a 

cosmopolis where traders and curious minds 

from across the globe converged. 

The cross is mightier 

than the sword 

At any given day in the 300 years that 

Spain ruled the archipelago, the natives always 

outnumbered the colonizers at a ratio of no 

less than 100 natives to one Spaniard armed 

with sword or a musket. But he survived the 

odds, not only because he was armed with 

the equivalent of a 16 th -century M-16, but 

also because he raised the crucifi x and the 

blue-eyed Caucasian plaster representation of 

the mother of the man nailed to the cross. A 

replica of which was also brought on board 

from Antipolo, the Asian home of the Virgin 

brought from Seville in the mid 1600s. 

With the right company and a few history 

text books under your belt, Philippine history 

in the context of the world comes alive as you 

step on board the galleon Andalucia. And 

because history is remembered backwards 

and its lessons learned forward, the most 

eff ective means to remember the past is by 

means of a time machine. In Phil-Hispanic 

history, nothing comes closer to an actual 

time machine than a galleon. And the best 

age to be impressed by the past is when 

you’re young enough to appreciate the heft 

of the super ferry docked nearby, but be 

totally blown away by the cinematic beauty 

of the wooden galleon with sails waving in 

the wind right in front of you.

22 

COMMUNITYNEWS 

It’s Vegas with 

Lani Misalucha! 

IT’S on! Th e fi rst mainstream TV celebrity 

variety/talk show to be hosted by an Asian 

will debut on October 28, 2010 at the 

Crown Th eater (aka Danny Gans theater) of 

world-renowned Th e Rio All-Suites Hotel 

and Casino. Th e pilot episode of It’s Vegas 

with Lani Misalucha will include Las Vegas 

headliners. 

According to Jon Fondy, producer of the 

show, “One hundred free-of-charge seats 

will be given away to local Fil-Ams who will 

call for reservation and already half of that 

is blocked off . All other seats and spaces for 

the SRO section will be made available on a 

fi rst-come-fi rst served basis. Doors will open 

at 1:30 p.m. and the show begins promptly at 

2:00 p.m.” 


Bob Jose, show director, promises a 

“unique, fast-paced, star-studded and colorful 

show that will show the world that Vegas is 

and will continue to be the Entertainment 

Capital of the World!” He added. “Th e pilot 

episode boasts of a carefully selected cast, 

musicians and crew that will complement the 

great talents of Lani Misalucha, voted 2008 

female singer of the year in Las Vegas, which 

earned her the title Siren of the Strip.” 

It’s Vegas with Lani Misalucha will be aired 

locally (KSNV 3.2 and Cox 123), nationally 

(over 49 million homes) and internationally 

(via IPTV on www.vasiantv.com and the 

Living Asia Channel in SouthEast Asia). 

For reserved seating and information, call 

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GMA Network leaves 

ABS-CBN behind in 

September TV ratings 

Tops Mega Manila and Urban Luzon surveys 

MOMENTUM is clearly on GMA 

Network’s side, as the company continues 

to increase its TV ratings lead in viewer-rich 

Mega Manila and Total Urban Luzon over 

its closest rival ABS-CBN based on data 

in September 

2010 from the 

more widely 

recognized 

ratings data 

supplier Nielsen 

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Measurement. 

GMA 

Network’s lead 

over rival ABS- 

CBN in average 

total day (6 

a.m. to 12 mn) 

audience share in 

Mega Manila stood at 7 percentage points 

in September, with GMA posting 37.7 

percent versus competition’s 30.7. Th e huge 

margin is attributed to GMA Network’s 

strong primetime and noontime programs. 

Moreover, people data recorded from 

July to September (September 26 to 30 

based on overnight ratings data) showed a 

decline in ABS’ shares, alongside a steady 

rise in GMA’s lead. In July, GMA’s lead 

in audience shares in its bailiwick Mega 

Manila, which comprises 55 percent of the 

total urban TV household population in 

the country, was at 5.6 percentage points. 

GMA’s advantage grew to 6.7 percentage 

points in August, and further increased to 

7 percentage points in September. 

TV5, which has been recently claiming 

its supposed climb to the number two spot, 

remains a very far third in Mega Manila, 

with an average audience share of only 12.9 

percent in September. 

Four GMA programs fi gured strongly in 

the list of top fi ve overall programs in Mega 

Manila in September. Th ese programs 

include Survivor Philippines Celebrity 

Showdown hosted by Richard Gutierrez, 

Grazilda led by Glaiza de Castro, primetime 

newscast 24 Oras and Ilumina starred 

by Rhian Ramos, Jackie Rice and Aljur 

Abrenica. 

In Urban Luzon, where 77 percent of 

the total urban 

TV household 

population is 

found, GMA’s 

lead also made 

a steady rise 

in the last 

three months. 

From a slim 

0.4 percentage 

point-lead in 

July, GMA’s 

advantage over 

ABS-CBN in 

average total day 

audience share went up to 2.4 percentage 

points in August, and even higher at 3.1 

in September. GMA registered an average 

total day audience share of 36.4 percent in 

Urban Luzon in September vis-à-vis ABS’ 

33.3 percent. 

Sixteen of the top 30 overall programs 

in Urban Luzon were from GMA. 

Meanwhile, GMA Network continues 

to narrow the gap in the national survey as 

ABS’ lead in audience share in July was cut 

by almost half at the quarter’s close. From 

a gap of 8.2 percentage points in July, GMA 

trimmed ABS’s lead to 5.4 in August. In 

September, ABS’s lead went down further 

to only 4.8 percentage points with GMA 

posting an average total day audience share 

at 33.5 percent versus ABS’s 38.3. 

From October 1 to 3, ABS’s national 

survey lead was further trimmed down 

to a mere 1.2 percentage points, as GMA 

registered a 32.7 percent average audience 

share in National Urban Philippines versus 

ABS’ 33.9. 

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25 

M A journal 

of good food 

AMA Sita’s skill in creating recipes and reinventing old 

traditional treats into new, exciting culinary delights 

are well-known. In fact, it is her passion for Filipino 

food that brought forth the now-famous brand of 

sauces, condiments and ready mixes that bears her 

name. But the real inspiration that fueled her imagination and 

strengthened her zeal for the native art of cooking is 

her love of travel. 

.......................................................................................................... 

Mechado 

She recorded her journeys—and the things 

that she learned from the people she met, the 

food and other edible delights that captured 

her fancy and the valuable lessons she 

gleaned from the experiences of others 

she met along the way—in her personal 

journal. 

More than a cookbook 

Written in longhand and fi lled 

with amusing anecdotes, a wealth 

of recipes, useful tips and vivid 

descriptions of places and people, Mama 

Sita’s journal refl ected a woman’s remarkable 

metamorphosis from daughter to mother to 

culinary artist. 

Once again, her personal recipes are 

shared through an engaging cookbook-cumjournal, 

Mama Sita’s Homestyle Recipes. 

Th e cookbook contains a hearty selection of 

traditional and contemporary Filipino dishes 

made easy for the home cook, the cooking 

enthusiast and the novice who wishes to 

experience the wonder of learning and 

cooking fl avorful Filipino recipes. It includes 

Written in longhand and fi lled with 

amusing anecdotes, a wealth of 

recipes, useful tips and vivid 

descriptions of places and 

people, Mama Sita’s journal 

refl ected a woman’s remarkable 

metamorphosis from daughter 

to mother to culinary artist. 

Vegetarian Hot Pot 

Chef Peachy Reyes, grandchild of Teresita 

“Mama Sita” Reyes. 

EVENT 

PHOTOS 

BY TEDDY 

PELAEZ 

Grilled 

Chicken 

Kebobs 

traditional dishes as well as contemporary 

creations, vegetarian cooking, and healthy 

but tasty dishes such as low-fat and oil-free 

concoctions. 

For seasoned kusineros 

and budding cooks 

Mama Sita’s Homestyle Recipes is intended 

for seasoned kusineros and kusineras as well 

as the budding cook in all of us—remaining 

true to Mama Sita’s spirit of memorable and 

aff ordable home-cooked fare. 

Th e fi rst Mama Sita’s Cookbook was 

launched over 16 years ago at the iconic 

restaurant Chateau 1771 in Malate. Th e 

new Mama Sita’s Homestyle Recipes follows 

up on the success of the fi rst publication 

and presents a more interesting read. Th e 

compilation gathers a selection of photos and 

illustrations of ingredients and dishes, as well 

as step-by-step procedures. First-time cooks 

will no doubt fi nd a useful tool in the book’s 

index of ingredients which identifi es the 

names of ingredients, spices, noodles, greens 

and fi sh varieties. 

Th rough the countless recipes and valuable 

cooking tips, the reader will get a glimpse 

Mama Sita 

with her mother, 

Engracia 

of the woman whose love for food, cooking 

and marketing was as infectious as her love 

for life and her concern for the common folk. 

Having come from a family whose love for 

food and cooking was legendary (Mama Sita 

is the eldest daughter of Doña Engracia “Aling 

Asiang” Reyes, regarded as the “grand dame 

of Philippine cooking”), Mama Sita expressed 

her love for people through her homestyle 

cooking. 

Mama Sita’s Homestyle Recipes is now 

available in all National Bookstore outlets in 

the Philippines. For online orders, visit www. 

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Mama Sita’s 

Homestyle Recipes is 

intended for seasoned 

kusineros and 

kusineras, as well as 

the budding cook in all 

of us, while remaining 

true to Mama Sita’s 

spirit of memorable 

and aff ordable homecooked 

fare.


27 

COMMUNITYNEWS 

Keepin’I V t 

BY JAJA BOLIVAR 

“WE found your dog, Uma, and 

your number is in her collar. We 

thought you live in Los Angeles ‘coz 

your area code is 562…” 

Finally, I got a phone call after 

one week of agonizing and looking 

for my missing dog, Uma. Th anks 

to Norman and Barbara Vickroy 

and Nadav Benattar for fi nding 

and returning her. Apparently, 

Uma came running around the 

neighborhood and eventually ended 

up in their backyard. Nadav found 

her hiding under a wooden plank, 

shivering from the cold, rain, stress 

and anxiety. She was very skinny 

when I got her. Kawawa! 

For a week, I cycled through 

diff erent emotions: hopeful, sad, 

really sad, nostalgic, anxious, 

sleepless, restless, in denial, sad, 

really sad, hopeful. I found myself 

crying, at night, in the car, or simply 

out of the blue. 

But that did not stop me from 

taking action. I was on a serious 

mission to fi nd her. I always knew 

she would come back. My gut feel 

told me that she was just around the 

neighborhood and that someone 

alid 

Lost and Found 

Uma: A Happily- 

Ever-After Story 

kindhearted would fi nd her, call me 

and return her. And it happened. 

But fi rst I had to do a lot of 

work. Th at night that she went 

MIA, me and my roommates, Fely 

and Dominique, went around the 

neighborhood block, shouting 

and calling out her name, asking 

everybody we see on the street 

if they found Uma. Th e next 

morning, I left Uma’s crate and her 

food outside the door, hoping she’d 

remember her tracks and fi nd her 

way home. Th en I posted fl iers, 

off ering a $1,000 reward for Uma. 

in the hope of soliciting a reaction 

from the neighbors. Th e fl yer also 

had pictures of Uma, my name, 

location and phone number and 

a specifi c description of her. I also 

went door-to-door and checked the 

San Francisco Animal Shelter every 

day for four days. I also fi led a Lost 

Animal report. 

I went to such lengths, I even 

called Charles Peden, a famous 

psychic in the Bay Area! Peden, a 

gifted animal communicator, told 

me that he was picking up strong 

signals that Uma was in a “hilly 

place” with “lots of birds.” He told 

me not to lose hope as Uma was just 

hiding. 

Recognizing the area the psychic 

described, I went to the park close 

to my home. But no Uma. (Later, I 

would learn that the Vickroys, who 

got me back my Uma, lived in house 

in a hilly place, with lots of birds! If 

you may want to contact Charles for 

help, visit www.charlespeden.com) 

I posted on Facebook, got help 

from my Mom who prayed to the 

Virgin of Peñafrancia and got off ers 

to replace my dog. I even posted 

an ad on Craigslist and checked 

constantly for dogs lost and found 

and off ered for sale online. 

Th ere were false leads: a neighbor 

called to say she may have found 

my dog. It turned out to be a lost 

Chihuahua, which I personally 

brought to the Animal Shelter. It 

was the least I could do for Uma’s 

kind. 

It all ended well for me and I 

must thank everyone who helped 

and commiserated. I know I will 

be more careful now so she doesn’t 

slip out of the house. Aside from 

necessary precautions like ensuring 

our pets’ yearly vaccines and 

veterinary tests, we can also: 

• Make sure your pet has a tag 

with your pet’s name and your name 

and your phone number. 

• Microchip them. Microchip is 

not GPS. It is your pet’s permanent 

ID. It contains your information as 

the dog owner so that when your 

pet gets lost and it is taken to the 

vet clinic or animal shelter, your 

pet will be scanned for a microchip 

and your information will pop up! 

Th ey can easily fi nd out if the dog 

is “lost” or “stolen.” Make sure your 

information us updated. Visit your 

local SPCA, vet clinic or hospital 

to have your pet microchipped. A 

website called www.homeagain. 

com also gives you a list of vets that 

administer microchipping within 

your zip code range. 

• If your dog is already 

microchipped, you can also sign 

it up for a Pet Recovery Service 

membership. Visit www.happypet. 

com for their mobile clinics. Th e 

mobile clinic goes to various Pet Food 

Express locations around the Bay 

Area to administer microchipping, 

vaccinations and treatments. 

• License them. It is mandatory 

in San Francisco and needs to be 

renewed every year. Your dog gets 

a visible license tag on the collar 

for identifi cation. It also means 

that your dog has been vaccinated 

for rabies. For licensing info, go to 

http://animalshelter.sfgov.org/ 

• Spay and neuter them. A must! 

You may have your pets altered at 

your local SPCA or your veterinary 

clinics and hospitals. You must also 

bring your pet’s current vaccination 

certifi cate. SPCA also off ers free/ 

subsidized spay and neuter for low 

I went to such 

lengths to look 

for my pet dog, 

Uma, I even 

posted an ad 

on Craigslist 

and consulted a 

known psychic! 

income San Franciscans. Please 

call or visit the SPCA for further 

information. 

SF Animal Care and Control 

http://animalshelter.sfgov.org/ 

1200 15th Street 

San Francisco, CA 94103 

(415) 554 6364 

acc@sfgov.org 

Facebook: Animal care and control 

San Francisco 

SF SPCA 

www.Sfspca.org 

2500 16th street 

San Francisco, CA 94103 

(415) 554 3030 

Facebook: SF SPACA

28 

Miriam Q inaming 

nagkaproblema 

sa Bb. Pilipinas 

organizers 

MATAPOS ang kontrobersiyal na 

pagbubulgar ng Bb. Pilipinas-World 2007 

na si Maggie Wilson sa press con ng Beauty 

Queen tungkol sa “pangungunsinte” 

diumano ng pamunuan ng Bb. Pilipinas 

sa pangha-harass sa mga beauty pageant 

contestants, si Miriam Quiambao naman 

na isa ring beauty queen ang tinanong ng 

mga press tungkol dito. 

Na-experience rin ba niyang mahipuan 

daw sa boobs at puwet ng mga sponsors ng 

beauty contest? 

“No, wala naman akong ganu’ng 

experience. I’m glad na maganda ang 

naging experience ko nu’ng sumali ako dahil 

favorite pa nga ako ng mga sponsors.” 

Hindi ba siya nagkaroon ng problema 

noon kay Stella Marquez-Araneta na 

organizer ng Bb. Pilipinas beauty pageant? 

“Ahmmm… nu’ng una, nagkaroon 

din kami ng problema kasi ‘di niya kami 

binibigyan ng copy ng kontrata which we 

were supposed to have, ‘di ba?” 

Pero later on, nagkaayos na rin naman 

daw sila at nagkaintindihan kaya okey na 

raw ngayon. 

Single and ready to mingle raw si 

Miriam at busy sa kanyang real estate 

business kung saan niya ini-invest ang 

kinikita niya sa showbiz kaya kahit paano, 

‘di pa rin niya maiwan-iwan ang mundo ng 

lokal na aliwan. 

Oo naman, ‘no! 

TALL, slim, attractive and smart si Jennica 

Garcia pero siya na mismo ang nagsasabing 

hindi niya keri ang sumali sa mga beauty 

contests. 

Marami sa mga entertainment press ang 

nagsabing very much qualifi ed si Jennica kung 

sasali ito sa Bb. Pilipinas. Pero ang pabaklang 

sagot ng magandang dalaga ni Jean Garcia, 

“‘Di ko keri ang Bb. Pilipinas. Tigilan na 

natin ang ganyan. Ibigay na lang natin kay 

Rich Asuncion ‘yan, ‘di ko keri talaga.” 

Twenty-one-years old na ngayon si Jennica 

Claudine Barretto, 

may career pa ba? 

NAPIPILITAN na nga lang kaya ang GMA- 

7 na bigyan ng show si Claudine Barretto 

kahit sadsad naman daw ang ratings 

ng unang drama anthology na ginawa 

nito sa Siyete? 

Nang i-launch kasi ang mga 

programa ng Kapuso Network 

kung saan ini-announce ang mga 

upcoming shows ng GMA-7, walang 

Claudine project na ipinakita 

samantalang ilang buwan na ring 

pahinga ang career ng dating 

Primetime Queen ng ABS-CBN. 

Nang matanong si Ms. Lilibeth 

Rasonable, aniya ay meron naman 

silang planong bigyan ng series si 

Claudine. “Kasi committed 

kami to give her a teleserye 

because that’s what written 

in the contract.” 

Ganu’n? Dahil 

kailangan at hindi 

dahil hinahanap ng 

tao? 

Hay! Nasaan na nga 

ba si Claudine Barretto 

at parang nawawala raw 

ito sa sirkulasyon matapos 

ang kontrobersiyal na away 

nila ni Angelica Panganiban? 

 

Jennica, kasing bakla 

ng mommy niyang si 

Jean Garcia, pero di keri 

magpa-sexy 

pero hindi pa raw siya handang magpa-sexy 

either sa magazine, TV o movies. 

Pero hindi rin naman daw niya isinasarado 

ang pinto sa mga challenging roles. 

“Depende po siguro sa direktor, sa story 

at kung gaano ka-daring ‘yung gagawin ko. 

If it’s Joel Lamangan, Maryo J. delos Reyes o 

Jun Lana, okey sa akin. Malaki ang tiwala ko 

sa kanila,” sabi ni Jennica na kahit 21 na ay 

parang teen-ager pa rin dahil baklang-baklang 

kumilos tulad din ng kanyang Mommy Jean. 

Manang-mana sa ina! 

Marian, malaki na ang ulo, 

pero hataw pa rin sa projects 

SA kabila ng sunud-sunod na nega writeups 

tungkol kay Marian Rivera nu’ng mga 

nakaraang linggo dahil sa naging away nila 

ni Bela Padilla sa set ng Endless Love, ayon 

sa mga GMA bossings and executives, hindi 

naman daw nila naramdamang bumaba ang 

ratings ng mga shows ni Marian o apektado 

ang career nito. 

Pero aminado rin silang ang isang artista 

ay hindi lang dapat ang panlabas na anyo ang 

iniingatan at inaalagaan kundi maging ang 

imahe sa publiko. 

Kaya naman ayon kay Ms. 

Lilibeth Rasonable, head ng 

Entertainment Dept. ng 

GMA-7, may constant 

communication sila kay 

Marian para paalalahanan 


din ito at gabayan kung may mga nagagawa 

mang pagkakamali. 

“Th e image of the show and the artist, 

dapat hand-in-hand ‘yan,” aniya. 

So, hindi man direktang aminin ng mga 

execs ng Siyete na lumalaki na ang ulo ni 

Marian Rivera, the fact na sinabi nilang 

may constant communication sila rito ay 

nangangahulugan lang na may nagawa ngang 

pagkakamali si Marian. 

Pero dahil prime actress nga nila si Marian, 

hindi nila ito “maitapon” kahit ano pang nega 

publicities dito kaya instead na turuan ng 

leksiyon ay binigyan pa nila ng kasunod na 

primetime series, ang Amaya na isang epic 

serye sa GMA-7. 

Well, ‘ika nga, weder-weder lang ‘yan at 

bilog ang mundo. ‘Yun na! 

New starlet nali-link kay 

Dingdong, careful kay Marian! 

AFTER Bela Padilla, isang alaga na naman 

ni Claire dela Fuente ang nali-link ngayon 

kay Dingdong Dantes na boyfriend ni 

Marian Rivera. 

Matatandaang a few weeks ago ay 

nagkaroon daw ng confrontation 

sina Marian at Bela sa set ng 

Endless Love dahil ayon sa mga 

bali-balita, selos na selos daw ang 

una sa akala niyang “panlalandi” 

ng baguhang young actress sa 

kanyang bagong BF. 

At ngayon nga, ang bagong 

nauugnay sa pangalan ni 

Dingdong ay ang pretty young star 

na si Sam Pinto na napapanood sa 

Party Pilipinas at Bubble Gang. 

Pero bago pa man lumaki ang 

balita, nilinaw na agad ni Sam 

Pinto na never silang naging close ni 

Dingdong kaya paano mangyayari 

na siya ang bagong nililigawan 

nito. 

Nagkasama lang daw sila 

as hosts sa isang event at 

pagkatapos noon ay hi-hello 

lang naman daw sila. 

Sabi pa ni Sam, hindi siya 

ang tipo ng babaeng mangaagaw 

ng BF ng may BF 

makasira lang sa relasyon. 

‘Yun naman pala, eh! 

SA oras na nagkakasama-sama ang mga drivers ng mga artista, hindi puwedeng hindi rin 

sila magkatsikahan tungkol sa kani-kanilang amo. Habang busy sa pagtatrabaho ang kanikanilang 

mga bossing, sila naman na naghihintay lang sa karu (read: car) ay kani-kanya ring 

tsismisan. 

Kuwento ng isa sa grupo, wala raw tumatagal na driver ang isang magaling at mature 

na aktres dahil bukod sa super-kuripot na raw ito ay masama pa ang ugali at naninigaw 

ng mga tauhan, especially driver at mga yaya sa konting pagkakamali lang nila. In short, 

‘di makatao ang turing ng magaling na aktres sa mga sa tingin niya ay mas mababa kesa sa 

posisyon niya. 

Kung sa TV ay mabait na ina ang madalas niyang gampanan, sa totoong buhay ay 

kabaligtaran daw ‘yun. 

Clue? Cherry ang dapat niyang kainin para maging sweet siya. 

Grabe na ang fans nina Kim at Gerald 

HAVE they found out who had called Gerald 

Anderson’s mom and threatened to kill Gerald 

if he doesn’t give up his alleged romance with 

Bea Alonzo? 

It’s that anonymous threat from a supposed 

fanatic of the Kim Chiu-Gerald Anderson 

loveteam (which is supposedly for real, not 

just for the reel) that upsets Gerald’s mom. 

And the incident prompted the actor to cry 

helplessly in front the of showbiz press and 

of Kim herself during the press conference 

for their latest Star Cinema project, Till My 

Heartache Ends. After the crying bout, Gerald 

left the press-con to compose himself but 

went on to hyperventilate, prompting the Star 

Cinema staff to rush him to the ABS-CBN 

medical clinic. Th e actor then failed to come 

back to the presscon. 

Some members of the press think that 

Gerald did not cry because of the barrage 

of threats on his life he and other members 

of his family have been receiving allegedly 

from the fanatic members of their loveteam 

(notoriously) known as “Kimerald Fanatics.” 

Rather, they suspect that Gerald is indeed 

guilty of courting Bea who, in turn, seems to 

be encouraging him to go on pursuing her. 

Th ough Kim and Gerald have never admitted 

to be sweethearts in real life, their behavior 

toward each other speak louder than any 

admission they could ever make. 

Both Kim and Gerald are actually aware 

of how vicious and malicious their 

Kimerald followers are. Th ey get text 

messages, emails, and notes from 

those fans threatening to harm Gerald 

if he consorts with any girl other 

than Kim. If you want to know how 

vicious and brazen some Kimerald 

fans could be, just check out the 

email feedbacks below any online 

article linking Kim with Bea or with 

any other girl. (A previous “victim” 

of Kimerald fanatics was Sam Pinto, 

who once admitted she has a crush on 

Gerald. She has –happily?—moved 

on to GMA 7. 

New ‘love’ team: Rufa Mae 

and ex-presidential candidate 

MAINGAY ang bulung-bulungan ngayon sa showbiz na may 

bagong sikat at big time na pulitikong “benefactor” ang sexy 

comedienne na si Rufa Mae Quinto. 

Hindi pa man lantarang inaamin ni Rufa Mae ang 

tungkol sa diumano’y relasyon nila ng ex-presidential 

son na si Mikey Arroyo kahit pa madalas silang 

laman ng mga blind items, may bago nang 

nali-link ngayon kay P-Chi. 

Ang itinuturong big time “fi nancier” 

ni Rufa Mae, walang iba kundi si 

Sen. Manny Villar! Ayon pa sa tsika, 

binigyan diumano ng condo unit ng 

mayamang pulitiko-negosyante si 

Rufa Mae dahil espesyal ito ngayon 

kay MV. 

Hindi pa namin nakukuha ang 

kasagutan ni Rufa Mae sa isyung 

ito, pero ngayon pa lang, parang alam 

na namin ang pagdedenay niya tulad din ng 

pagdedenay niya sa secret aff air daw nila ni 

Mikey Arroyo. 

Eh, ke totoo o hindi, sino ba naman 

ang aamin sa ganyang klase ng tsismis, 

‘di ba? 

ITÊS A 

CRAZY 

PLANETS!* 

Mar 21-Apr 19 

Apr 20 - May 20 

May 21 - June 20 

June 21 - July 22 

July 23 - Aug 22 

Aug 23 - Sept 22 

Sept 23 - Oct 22 

Oct 23 - Nov 21 

Nov 22 - Dec 21 

Dec 22 - Jan 19 

Jan 20 - Feb 18 

Feb 19-March 20 

Ang iyong kapalaran ayon sa mga planeta 

*Stella Strada, starlet 

Magiging papansin ka ngayong buwan ng Nobyembre. As in maraming mawi-weirdohan sa mga antics 

mo, baka akalain pa ng iba na nababaliw ka na kahit na ang gusto mo lang naman ay mag-reach out 

sa mga tao. Kung wala kang trabaho, medyo mahihirapan kang makahanap ng trabaho ngayon dahil 

bukod sa recession, mukhang kailangan mo munang i-polish ang iyong skills. Pero after this, tignan mo’t 

bobongga nang bongga ang career mo. At dahil bobongga ang career mo, maaapektuhan ang iyong love 

life. Alam mo naman ang career at love, hindi puwedeng pagsabayin, one at a time lang. Pero pasasaan 

pa’t maaayos din ninyo ang inyong gulo at magkaka-sex life ka na rin ulit by the end of the month. 

Grabe, tatambakan ka ng work problems sa simula ng buwan kaya go ka na at mag-explain sa kapamilya/ 

karelasyon/jowa/kabit na hindi ka muna sila mabibigyan ng much love and attention dahil busy ka sa 

work. As in ikangangarag ng beauty mo ang pagso-solve ng mga problema mo sa trabaho. At kapag 

naayos mo na ang mga problema mong ito, naku ayusin mo na ang schedule mo nang hindi magkapatongpatong 

ang trabaho at meetings nang hindi ka masyadong naha-harrass! Isa pa, ‘wag magpautang o 

mag-invest dahil matumal ang kita ng mga tao ngayon, malaki ang tsansang hindi ka agad mababayaran 

o baka hindi na talaga. 

Hay naku, maraming kapalpakang mangyayari sa iyo ngayong November. Una, matatambakan ka ng 

trabaho. Tapos, mag-aaway ang either mga boss mo o mga katrabaho mo. Then, magta-try kang magmediate 

pero hindi ka nila pakikinggan. Tapos ulit, made-depress ka. Aawayin mo ang jowa mo. Baka 

hiwalayan ka pa niya kapag napikon sa ‘yo. Sa depression, magkakasakit ka. So maga-absent ka sa work, 

na lalong kukumplika sa problema mo dahil lalo kang matatambakan ng trabaho. In short, hindi talaga 

maganda ang November mo. Don’t worry, lilipas din ‘to. 

Naku, matsi-tsismis ka sa buwang ito. Pero ang payo namin, deadma lang nang hindi na lumaki pa ang 

gulo. Magpapabibo ka kasi masyado sa iyong colleagues at boss dahil gusto mo namang i-acknowledge 

nila ang mga paghihirap mo sa trabaho. Pero siyempre, may mga ibang utak talangkang mao-off sa 

sobrang pagpapabibo mo. At dahil sa pagpapabibong ito, maaaring maisantabi mo ang iyong personal 

relationships na ikaiirita ng iyong partner. Kaya ang dapat mo lang gawin ay ipaliwanag na para sa future 

nyo naman ang mga ginagawa mo. 

Dahil likas na biniyayaan ng galing ang mga Leo, mafi -feel mong ang buwang ito na ang opportunity 

para mapansin naman ng boss mo ang iyong talents at ma-promote. Kaya kung dati ka nang OA sa 

pagtatrabaho, dadagdagan mo pa ngayon ang pagiging OA mo. Pero siyempre, hindi lahat ng offi cemates 

happy na OA kang magtrabaho habang sila eh pabanjing-banjing. Kaya makakatikim ka ng mga parinig 

sa mga utak talangka mong offi cemates na naku naman, kung papatulan mo eh siyang ikasisira mo 

lang. At heto pa, bago matapos ang buwan, baka ma-meet mo ulit ang iyong one great love na hindi mo 

nakatuluyan!!! Exciting, dib a? Ang kaso, mare-realize nyo rin agad na parang hindi kayo meant to be kaya 

magde-deadmahan din kayo in the end. 

Mukhang bongga ang career ng mga Virgo sa buwan ng Nobyembre dahil ito ang buwan when maa-achieve 

mo ang mga goals mo sa career! Magiging panalo din ang iyong image sa offi ce, tingin ng mga tao sa iyo 

ang galing-galing mo, as in babango nang husto ang pangalan mo. Pero ‘wag lalaki ang ulo at ‘wag magfocus 

lang sa sarili dahil maraming iba pang tao ang gusto rin ng iyong atensyon at payo. Maging maingat 

naman sa paggasta dahil kahit na-achieve mo na ang goal mo – kung anuman ‘yon – ay unstable pa rin 

ang fi nances. So hinay hinay lang sa pagbili-bili nang hindi masaid ang iyong bank account. 

Wow! Very peaceful at punung-puno ng pag-ibig ang buwan ng November para sa mga Libra. Kung single, 

matatagpuan mo na ang matagal nang hinihintay na “The One.” Kung may-asawa, hindi kayo mag-aaway, 

as in magiging harmonious ang inyong pagsasama, panood nood lang ng sine at paholding-holding hands 

while walking. Magiging aktibo ka rin sa buwan na ito, as in parang hindi ka mapakali. Gusto mong laging 

on the go, labas ng labas ng bahay, pa-dinner dinner sa resto, palakad-lakad sa park, pa-travel travel. Ang 

banat lang, kaka-travel mo eh mauubos din ang pera mo. 

Uy, mabilis at magaan ang pasok ng pera para sa mga Scorpio. As in kahit anong business dealing, kahit 

ang dati mo nang pina-plano, most likely ay makukuha mo ngayon. Kung employee ka naman, may 

magagawa kang maganda sa iyong trabaho na makakapagpa-pasok ng malaking pera sa iyong kumpanya. 

Dahil diyan, maaaring makatanggap ka ng maraming bonus na maaaring magamit mo para makapag-start 

up ng maliit na negosyo o pang-down sa bahay. At dahil madami kang datung ngayong November, hindi rin 

magiging mainitin ang ulo mo sa peaceful ang lahat ng relationship mo with your family and loved ones. 

Hitik na hitik ka ngayon sa creativity, in fact ang dami-dami mong ideas para sa trabaho, feeling mo ang 

ideas mo na ang pinakamagaling ever. At ito ang maaaring pagmulan ng confl ict with other people. Dahil 

sa kakapilit mo na masunod ang iyong ideas, maraming ibang tao ang mao-offend sa paraan mo ng 

pagpupumilit sa gusto mong mangyari. Tandaan: kahit na gaano ka man kagaling, mahalaga pa rin na 

mapanatiling maganda ang inyong samahan ng mga katrabaho; dahil kahit anong bibo mo sa work, kung 

galit naman sa ‘yo ang lahat ng offi cemates, hindi ka ipo-promote ng boss dahil hindi ka naman susundin 

ng future staff mo. 

In fairness sa mga Capricorn, habang ang lahat ay abala sa trabaho, magiging very peaceful at spiritual 

naman ang buwang ito para sa ‘yo. As in tamang relax lang ang andar ng mga bagay-bagay, walang 

nira-rush na deadline, walang masyadong pressure, puwede kang mag-beach, puwede kang mag-avail 

ng promo fares ng airlines, at puwede kang matulog lang sa bahay. Kung religious ka, baka type mong 

mag-retreat. Kung hindi naman, baka type mong mag-yoga. Pero like everyone else, dini-discourage kang 

gumasta ngayong November, kaya hinay-hinay lang sa early Christmas shopping. 

Ikaw ba’y nalolongkot at walang makaosap? Well, well, well! Mukhang may mami-meet kang “someone” 

ngayong November. Matitipuhan mo siya, mahuhulog ka sa kanya, magiging happy ka…pansamantala. 

Dahil hindi mo pa masisigurado kung siya na nga ba ang “The One.” Sa career, mukhang ito ang buwan ng 

pagpaplano. Sa lahat ng projects or business deals na target mong ma-achieve, ito ang time para maging 

mabusisi para masigurado mong magiging successful ang iyong mga plano. 

Ang swerte swerte mo dahil sa lahat ng taong nagkakandarapa sa pagtatrabaho, mukhang mapapansin 

ka ng boss mo at mabibigyan ng malaking bonus or promotion. At siyempre, dahil napansin ka para sa 

iyong hard work, magpapabibo ka pa. Pero easy lang dahil baka hindi mo namamalayan, inaako mo na rin 

pala pati ang trabaho ng iba, na hindi lang magpapahirap sa ‘yo kundi makaka-alienate din sa iba pang 

tao. Ang isa pang good news: makakabayad ka na ng mga utang mo by the end of the month.

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LOVERS 

NAME 

JOHNNY: Anong tawag 

sa mag-syota na maganda at 

gwapo? 

PETER PAUL: Yan ang 

tinatawag na TADHANA! 

JOHNNY: Kung gwapo ang 

lalaki pero saksakan ng ngepats 

ang babae? 

PETER PAUL: Ah, yan ang 

TRUE LOVE! 

JOHNNY: Eh kung 

parehong pangit yung lalaki at 

ang babae? 

PETER PAUL: KAPWA 

KO, MAHAL KO! 

COOL NG LOLA MOH! 

Once upon a time, a 70 year 

old woman gave birth. 

BISITA: La, pwedeng bang 

makita ang baby nyo? 

SUPER LOLA: Mamaya na. 

After 30 minutes… 

BISITA: O, La, pwede na 

bang makita ang sanggol nyo? 

SUPER LOLA: Oo, pero 

hintay muna tayo na umiyak 

kasi nakalimutan ko kung saan 

ko nailagay. 

MONASTIC ORDER 

A novice monk arrives at 

the monastery and is assigned 

to help his fellow novices copy 

old church canons and laws 

by hand. He notices, however, 

that everyone is copying from 

copies, not from the original 

manuscripts. So, the newcomer 

goes to the head monk to 

question this, pointing out 

that if someone made even a 

small error in the fi rst copy, 

it would be perpetuated into 

the next copy. Th at error 

would be continued in all of 

the subsequent copies! Th e 

head monk, says, “We have 

been copying from the copies 

for centuries, but you make 

a good point, my son.” He 

goes down into the dark caves 

underneath the monastery 

where the original manuscripts 

are held in archives inside a 

locked vault. Hours go by and 

nobody sees the old abbot. So, 

the young monk gets worried 

and goes down to look for him. 

He sees him banging his head 

against the wall and wailing, 

“We missed the “R!” We 

missed the “R!” His forehead 

is all bloody and bruised and 

he is crying uncontrollably. 

Th e young monk asks the old 

abbot, “What’s wrong, father?” 

With A choking voice, the old 

abbot replies, “Th e word was... 

CELEBRATE!!!” 

HOLY CHILD 

TEACHER: Class, sino sa 

inyo ang may gustong pumunta 

sa langit? 

Syempre, lahat nagtaasan ng 

kamay. Except for Pedro. 

TEACHER: Bakit ikaw 

Pedro ayaw mong pumunta sa 

langit? 

PEDRO: Eh kasi po ma’am, 

pinapauwi po ako ng maaga ng 

nanay ko eh, gagabihin po ba 

tayo? 

PLEASE EXCUSE MY 

MOTHER I AM SICK 

1. Dear School Principal: 

Please ekscuse John being 

absent on Jan. 28, 29, 30, 31, 

and 32. 

2. John has been absent 

because he had two teeth taken 

out of his face. 

3. My son is under the 

doctor care and should not take 

P.E. today. Please execute him. 

4. Please excuse Mona for 

being absent. She was sick with 

fl u and I had her shot. 

5. Please excuse Kim Boy 

from school today. He has very 

loose vowels. 

NATIONAL HERO 

MISS CABIGTING: Class, 

sino si Jose Rizal? 

JUAN SIPAG: Ma’am, di ko 

po kilala. 

MISS CABIGTING: Ikaw, 

Pepe, kilala mo ba si Jose Rizal? 

PEPE CHUGIN: Naku, 

sorry, hindi rin po! 

MISS CABIGTING: 

Talaga? Wala sa inyong 

nakakakilala kay Jose Rizal? 

JUAN SIPAG: Ma’am, baka 

po taga-kabilang section po sya, 

ma’am! 

DOCTOR DOCTOR 

GIRL PATIENT: Doc, 

PINOY SIGNS 

anong mas makabubuti sa 

kalusugan ko, gwapo o pangit 

na boyfriend? 

DOCTOR: Ikaw. Kung 

gwapo, walang ibibigay sa iyo 

kundi sama ng loob, sakit ng 

ulo, at sakit sa puso. Sa pangit 

naman walang ibibigay sa iyo 

kundi sakit sa mata! 

GIRL PATIENT: 

Magpatuka na lang ako sa ahas. 

INDAY BAREBACKER 

M’AM: Inday, sa susunod, 

ayokong pinakikialaman mo 

ang condom namin ng Sir mo! 

INDAY: M’am, hwag 

kayong magbibintang! Di kami 

sanay ni Sir gumamit niyan! 

Sobra kayo! 

RENOWNED SINGER 

QUESTION: Sino ang 

international singer na pumunta 

ng Pilipinas? Clue: Ang initials 

ng name niya ay “LP” (Luciano 

Pavarotti). 

ANSWER: Lourna Pal. 

QUESTION: Hindi, lalaki 

siya, taga-ibang bansa, at dedo 

na. 

ANSWER: Ay, obvious ba? 

Eh di si Si Elvis Presley! 

QUESTION: Hindi, 

Italiano siya. 

ANSWER: Ay, eh di Signore 

Elvis Presley! 

QUESTION: Hindi, buhay 

pa siya nung bumisita dito! 

ANSWER: Signore Elvis 

Presley Live In Manila! 

CAREER COURSE 

Galing ng Maynila si 

James, umuwi sa probinsya 

nila. Matagal-tagal din syang 

hindi nakauwi kaya miss nya 

ang mga happenings sa promdi, 

including the chores. Nautusan 

sya ng lola na kunin ang kaning 

babhoy sa mga tiyuhin. 

JAMES: Tao po! Chong, 

pinapakuha ng lola ang kanin 

baboy nyo. 

CHONG: O, ikaw pala yan, 

James. Naku! Ang laki mo na 

iho. Nag-aaral ka pa ba? 


JAMES: Opo, chong, 

college nap o, sa Maynila! 

CHONG: O, ano naman 

ang kinukuha mo? 

JAMES: Ah kaning baboy 

lang po! 

KWENTONG BARBERO 

Th ere was this good 

old barber in a city in the 

United States. One day a 

fl orist went to him for a 

haircut. After the cut, he 

wanted to pay the barber but 

the barber replied, “I won’t 

accept money from you. I’m 

doing community service.” 

Th e fl orist was happy and 

left the barbershop. Th e next 

morning when the barber 

opened his shop, there was 

a “thank you” card and a 

dozen roses waiting at his 

door. Th e following day, a 

policeman went for a haircut 

and he also wanted to pay 

the barber after the cut. But 

the barber replied, “I won’t 



Th e cop was happy and left 

the barbershop. Th e next 

morning when the barber 

opened his shop, there is 

a “thank you” card and a 

dozen freshly baked donuts 

waiting at his door. On the 

third day, a Filipino software 

engineer went for a haircut. 

He also wanted to pay the 

barber. But the barber also 

replied, ” I’m sorry. I won’t 



Th e Filipino software 

engineer was happy and 

left. Guess what the barber 

found when he opened 

his shop in the morning: 

!A DOZEN FILIPINOS 

WAITING FOR THEIR 

FREE HAIRCUT

November 2010

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