Nailhan na sa kapulisan ang drayber sa usa ka Mitsubishi Lancer nga nibangga sa usa ka motorsiklo nga dunay sakay nga tulo ka mga batan-on sa nasudnong dalan sa Barangay Alegria Sur, Loay, Bohol niadtong Sabado sa kaadlawon.
Si Inspector Ricardo Tero, hepe sa Loay Police Station niila sa suspetsado si Lyn Taguro, hamtong nga panuigon, usa ka dalaga ug nagpuyo sa Graham Avenue, dakbayan sa Tagbilaran.
Mautd ni Tero nga ang abogado sa maong suspek nga si Manlalaban Hermilo Butron niduaw sa ilang buhatan aron pag bayad sa piyansa sa iyang kliyente apan wala kini nahimo kay wala pa mapasaka ang sumbong didto sa piskalya.
Sa laing bahin, gibutyag ni Tero nga usa sa mga biktima nga nailhan nga si Mark John Detallan, 17- anyos, ulitawo, taga Barangay Tinago, Dauis, Bohol giputlan sa wala niining paa sud sa Gov. Celestino Gallares Hospital human naka angkon kini ug bali atol sa maong aksidente. Niingon si Tero nga nabilin pa ang ubang unod sa biktima sa kotse nga may plaka numero GCT-860 atol sa ilang pagrikober sa maong sakyanan didto sa compound Palo Beach Resort sa samang lungsod. Laing mga biktima nga sila si Dexter John Guirigay, 22-anyos ug John Emil Guirigay, 30-anyos, nagpuyo gihapon sa barangay Tinago nadala usab sa samang tambalanan.
Source: BoholNewsDaily
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US survey on teen sex: More use rhythm method for birth control
ATLANTA – A growing number of teen girls say they use the rhythm method for birth control, and more teens also think it's OK for an unmarried female to have a baby, according to a government survey released Wednesday.
The report may help explain why the teen pregnancy rate is no longer dropping like it was.
Overall, teenage use of birth control and teen attitudes toward pregnancy have remained about the same since a similar survey was done in 2002.
But there were some notable exceptions in the new survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 17 percent of sexually experienced teen girls say they had used the rhythm method — timing their sex to avoid fertile days to prevent getting pregnant. That's up from 11 percent in 2002.
They may have been using another form of birth control at the same time. But the increase is considered worrisome because the rhythm method doesn't work about 25 percent of the time, said Joyce Abma, the report's lead author. She's a social scientist at the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.
The survey results were based on face-to-face interviews with nearly 2,800 teens ages 15 through 19 at their homes in the years 2006 through 2008. Trained female interviewers asked the questions.
It found that about 42 percent of never-married teens had had sex at least once in their life.
Of those teens, 98 percent said they'd used birth control at least once, with condoms being the most common choice. Those findings were about the same as in the 2002 survey.
The increase in the rhythm method may be part of the explanation for recent trends in the teen birth rate. The teen birth rate declined steadily from 1991 through 2005, but rose from 2005 to 2007. It dropped again in 2008, by 2 percent, to about 10 percent of all births.
"We've known the decline in childbearing stalled out. This report kind of fills in the why," said Bill Albert, a spokesman for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.
Teen attitudes may be big part of it. Nearly 64 percent of teen boys said it's OK for an unmarried female to have a child, up from 50 percent in 2002. More than 70 percent of teen girls agreed, up from 65 percent, though the female increase was not statistically significant.
The survey was conducted at a time of some highly publicized pregnancies of unmarried teens, including Bristol Palin, the daughter of former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, and Jamie Lynn Spears, Britney's kid sister. The 2007 movie "Juno," a happy-ending tale of a teen girl's accidental pregnancy, was popular at the time.
Source: GmaNews
The report may help explain why the teen pregnancy rate is no longer dropping like it was.
Overall, teenage use of birth control and teen attitudes toward pregnancy have remained about the same since a similar survey was done in 2002.
But there were some notable exceptions in the new survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 17 percent of sexually experienced teen girls say they had used the rhythm method — timing their sex to avoid fertile days to prevent getting pregnant. That's up from 11 percent in 2002.
They may have been using another form of birth control at the same time. But the increase is considered worrisome because the rhythm method doesn't work about 25 percent of the time, said Joyce Abma, the report's lead author. She's a social scientist at the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.
The survey results were based on face-to-face interviews with nearly 2,800 teens ages 15 through 19 at their homes in the years 2006 through 2008. Trained female interviewers asked the questions.
It found that about 42 percent of never-married teens had had sex at least once in their life.
Of those teens, 98 percent said they'd used birth control at least once, with condoms being the most common choice. Those findings were about the same as in the 2002 survey.
The increase in the rhythm method may be part of the explanation for recent trends in the teen birth rate. The teen birth rate declined steadily from 1991 through 2005, but rose from 2005 to 2007. It dropped again in 2008, by 2 percent, to about 10 percent of all births.
"We've known the decline in childbearing stalled out. This report kind of fills in the why," said Bill Albert, a spokesman for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.
Teen attitudes may be big part of it. Nearly 64 percent of teen boys said it's OK for an unmarried female to have a child, up from 50 percent in 2002. More than 70 percent of teen girls agreed, up from 65 percent, though the female increase was not statistically significant.
The survey was conducted at a time of some highly publicized pregnancies of unmarried teens, including Bristol Palin, the daughter of former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, and Jamie Lynn Spears, Britney's kid sister. The 2007 movie "Juno," a happy-ending tale of a teen girl's accidental pregnancy, was popular at the time.
Source: GmaNews
Katrina Halili ready to continue court battle with Khos
Nananatiling matatag si Katrina Halili sa kabila ng mga pinagdadaanang niyang pagsubok ngayon at unti-unti nang nagbubunga ang kanyang pagiging palaban sa korte.
“Masaya po ako sa resulta ng mga ipinaglalaban ko pero siyempre hindi pa naman po tapos lahat, ‘di ba?" Katrina shared sa kanyang Startalk TX last May 29. “Ipaglalaban ko ang sarili ko. Hindi naman ako papayag na basta-basta nila akong gaganunin."
Malinaw sa kanyang pahayag na nananatili siyang palaban sa kabila ng mga pagsubok na kanyang pinagdadaanan sa kanyang buhay ngayon. Patuloy ang kanyang laban kina Hayden Kho Jr. at sa mother nitong si Mrs Irene Kho.
Sa June 3 ang arraignment ni Mrs. Kho, at sa June 7 naman ay itutuloy ang cross-examination kay Katrina para sa kasong isinampa niya laban kay Hayden.
Read more @ GmaNews
“Masaya po ako sa resulta ng mga ipinaglalaban ko pero siyempre hindi pa naman po tapos lahat, ‘di ba?" Katrina shared sa kanyang Startalk TX last May 29. “Ipaglalaban ko ang sarili ko. Hindi naman ako papayag na basta-basta nila akong gaganunin."
Malinaw sa kanyang pahayag na nananatili siyang palaban sa kabila ng mga pagsubok na kanyang pinagdadaanan sa kanyang buhay ngayon. Patuloy ang kanyang laban kina Hayden Kho Jr. at sa mother nitong si Mrs Irene Kho.Sa June 3 ang arraignment ni Mrs. Kho, at sa June 7 naman ay itutuloy ang cross-examination kay Katrina para sa kasong isinampa niya laban kay Hayden.
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3 cops die, 1 hurt in clash with communist rebels
MANILA, Philippines—A police officer was hurt in a clash with suspected members of the New People’s Army in Zambales province early Wednesday morning, police said.
Philippine National Police spokesman Chief Superintendent Leonardo Espina, citing reports from Central Luzon police, said a police unit clashed with an estimated 30 members of the communist rebels in the village of Malabon in Candelaria town at around 7 a.m.
The police unit’s team leader, identified only as a certain Inspector Dellezo, was wounded in the encounter and he was brought to the Candelaria District Hospital for treatment.
Espina said reinforcing teams arrived and engaged with the suspects, leaving three still unidentified suspects dead.
Recovered from the crime scene were various high-powered firearms and ammunition.
Source: Inquirer
Philippine National Police spokesman Chief Superintendent Leonardo Espina, citing reports from Central Luzon police, said a police unit clashed with an estimated 30 members of the communist rebels in the village of Malabon in Candelaria town at around 7 a.m.
The police unit’s team leader, identified only as a certain Inspector Dellezo, was wounded in the encounter and he was brought to the Candelaria District Hospital for treatment.
Espina said reinforcing teams arrived and engaged with the suspects, leaving three still unidentified suspects dead.
Recovered from the crime scene were various high-powered firearms and ammunition.
Source: Inquirer
Census to wrap up June 11
FEW more days and the 1265 National Census on Population and Housing enumerators would be wrapping up the 2010 census data.
But National Census Office authorities here in Bohol said the data may not yet be available on June 11 but later or by the end of the year.
To this, Jessamyn Anne Alcazaren requests local leaders not to press the enumerators to share the raw data as this would have to be forwarded yet to Manila.
Please spare the census enumerators if they could not share the data yet, these would still have to be validated, Alcazaren said.
Besides, the enumerators are instructed to keep the information confidential, she explained just as the data shared by respondents are kept in privacy.
Source: BoholNewsDaily
But National Census Office authorities here in Bohol said the data may not yet be available on June 11 but later or by the end of the year.
To this, Jessamyn Anne Alcazaren requests local leaders not to press the enumerators to share the raw data as this would have to be forwarded yet to Manila.
Please spare the census enumerators if they could not share the data yet, these would still have to be validated, Alcazaren said.
Besides, the enumerators are instructed to keep the information confidential, she explained just as the data shared by respondents are kept in privacy.
Source: BoholNewsDaily
Sy 2010-11 starts Tuesday June 15
THOUSANDS of students and pupils in Bohol’s public and private schools are expected to troop back when schools open on June 15.
This too as the government revs on its Balik Eskwela campaign to keep all school-age children in schools and make the teaching venues conducive to learners.
The day, June 15 would be after the country breaks for the Independence Day holiday, which is reset on the nearest Monday after June 12, shared Bohol division office representative Auxilio Cruspero during the recent Kapihan sa PIA Thursday.
While there were initial rumors about classes opening on the 14th the Department of Education corrected the opening dates while citing an amendment of its order no. 26 series of 2010.
Paragraph 2 of the Department order no. 26 series of 2010 from the education department earlier pegged the beginning of the school year on Monday, June 14, 2010.
However, based on Presidential proclamation Number 1841, June 14 has been previously declared regular holiday being the Monday nearest June 12.
By this, the DepEd order number 69 series of 2010 came to correct the error.
DepEd Secretary Mona Valisno also affirmed that the school year 2010-2011 shall begin on Tuesday June 15, 2010 and shall end on April 8, 2011.
Over this, “there would be 202 school days inclusive of the 5 days INSET Break and the parent-teacher conference that shall be held on Saturdays following the week after the administration of the quarterly examinations,” the order reads.
According to the education authorities, the number of school days is compulsory to public elementary and secondary schools.
As to the private schools, Sec. Valisno said they may opt to deviate from the DepED school calendar but they shall not start their classes earlier than the first Monday of June and not later than the last day of August as provided in Republic Act 7797.
Source: BoholNewsDaily
This too as the government revs on its Balik Eskwela campaign to keep all school-age children in schools and make the teaching venues conducive to learners.
The day, June 15 would be after the country breaks for the Independence Day holiday, which is reset on the nearest Monday after June 12, shared Bohol division office representative Auxilio Cruspero during the recent Kapihan sa PIA Thursday.
While there were initial rumors about classes opening on the 14th the Department of Education corrected the opening dates while citing an amendment of its order no. 26 series of 2010.
Paragraph 2 of the Department order no. 26 series of 2010 from the education department earlier pegged the beginning of the school year on Monday, June 14, 2010.
However, based on Presidential proclamation Number 1841, June 14 has been previously declared regular holiday being the Monday nearest June 12.
By this, the DepEd order number 69 series of 2010 came to correct the error.
DepEd Secretary Mona Valisno also affirmed that the school year 2010-2011 shall begin on Tuesday June 15, 2010 and shall end on April 8, 2011.
Over this, “there would be 202 school days inclusive of the 5 days INSET Break and the parent-teacher conference that shall be held on Saturdays following the week after the administration of the quarterly examinations,” the order reads.
According to the education authorities, the number of school days is compulsory to public elementary and secondary schools.
As to the private schools, Sec. Valisno said they may opt to deviate from the DepED school calendar but they shall not start their classes earlier than the first Monday of June and not later than the last day of August as provided in Republic Act 7797.
Source: BoholNewsDaily
Lakers and Celtics renew league's greatest rivalry
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The National Basketball Association (NBA)'s most alluring rivalry will take center stage on Thursday when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Boston Celtics in the opening game of the NBA Finals.
But Kobe Bryant, hoping to lead the Lakers to a second straight title and 16th overall, refuses to get caught up in the hype as the franchises get set to meet in the championship round for the 12th time.
"I don't give a damn about it," the four-times NBA champion told reporters. "That's for other people to get excited about. I get excited about winning."
Both the Lakers and Celtics admit they wanted to face each other in the finals, a rematch of 2008 when Boston clinched the series with a 39-point victory in Game Six.
"The Celtics and Lakers mean more to each guy because of the history -- even the young guys know the history," said Celtics coach Doc Rivers. "You feel like when you're a Celtic, you want to defend the Celtics, and when you're a Laker, you want to defend the Lakers."
While the Lakers appeared the team to beat in the Western Conference all season, Boston limped home with a 27-27 record in the East and looked to be a longshot to reach the finals.
But Rivers' game plan was to have his team healthy for the playoffs and the suddenly chipper Celtics responded with dominating victories over Miami, Cleveland and Orlando.
Though some of Boston's reserve players have changed from 2008, the nucleus of the team remains Los Angeles native Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen.
"I want to play against LA, I want to go there and try to win the championship in my hometown," said Pierce, who is averaging a team-leading 19.1 points in the playoffs.
"It's the rivalry, period, the motivation of being in the championship. I can pretty much put all the things that's motivational for the series in a hat and just pick one."
The Lakers insist they are a more mature team than they were in their loss to the Celtics two years ago.
"Experience," said veteran guard Derek Fisher. "Our mind-set as a team is different, for the better. We've learned more about what it takes to be the best."
The first two games are in Los Angeles before the best-of-seven series shifts to Boston, where the Celtics hope to raise their record 18th championship banner.
Boston has a 9-2 edge versus the Lakers in the finals.
"Everybody's excited. The Celtics wanted the Lakers, the Lakers wanted the Celtics," said Kevin McHale, a seven-times All-Star for Boston who is now an analyst on NBA TV.
"Everybody wanted this series so everybody should be happy. There is a lot of history. Who wins? Flip a coin on this one."
Source: MB
But Kobe Bryant, hoping to lead the Lakers to a second straight title and 16th overall, refuses to get caught up in the hype as the franchises get set to meet in the championship round for the 12th time.
"I don't give a damn about it," the four-times NBA champion told reporters. "That's for other people to get excited about. I get excited about winning."
Both the Lakers and Celtics admit they wanted to face each other in the finals, a rematch of 2008 when Boston clinched the series with a 39-point victory in Game Six.
"The Celtics and Lakers mean more to each guy because of the history -- even the young guys know the history," said Celtics coach Doc Rivers. "You feel like when you're a Celtic, you want to defend the Celtics, and when you're a Laker, you want to defend the Lakers."
While the Lakers appeared the team to beat in the Western Conference all season, Boston limped home with a 27-27 record in the East and looked to be a longshot to reach the finals.
But Rivers' game plan was to have his team healthy for the playoffs and the suddenly chipper Celtics responded with dominating victories over Miami, Cleveland and Orlando.
Though some of Boston's reserve players have changed from 2008, the nucleus of the team remains Los Angeles native Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen.
"I want to play against LA, I want to go there and try to win the championship in my hometown," said Pierce, who is averaging a team-leading 19.1 points in the playoffs.
"It's the rivalry, period, the motivation of being in the championship. I can pretty much put all the things that's motivational for the series in a hat and just pick one."
The Lakers insist they are a more mature team than they were in their loss to the Celtics two years ago.
"Experience," said veteran guard Derek Fisher. "Our mind-set as a team is different, for the better. We've learned more about what it takes to be the best."
The first two games are in Los Angeles before the best-of-seven series shifts to Boston, where the Celtics hope to raise their record 18th championship banner.
Boston has a 9-2 edge versus the Lakers in the finals.
"Everybody's excited. The Celtics wanted the Lakers, the Lakers wanted the Celtics," said Kevin McHale, a seven-times All-Star for Boston who is now an analyst on NBA TV.
"Everybody wanted this series so everybody should be happy. There is a lot of history. Who wins? Flip a coin on this one."
Source: MB
P2.6-M cocaine seized in Cavite, 1 nabbed
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna- -- A kilo of high-grade cocaine amounting to P2.6 million was seized in a police buy bust operation in Imus Cavite Tuesday, the police said Wednesday.
One of the suspects identified as Arnold Alima was arrested after selling the illegal drug contained in four sealed plastic bags to a police posing as a buyer at around 3:30 a.m. in Barangay (village) Tanzang Luma, Cavite, said Senior Superintendent Primitivo Tabujara, provincial police director, in a text message.
Two other suspects identified only through their aliases “Nancy” and “Garcia” sensed the entrapment operation and were able to escape the arrest onboard a Honda Civic car with plate number NAN-24.
Police conducted pursuit operations by establishing checkpoints along Aguinaldo Highway in Cavite.
Chief Superintendent Rolando Añonuevo, Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) police director, in a statement, said police and drug agents were alerted about the recovered drugs, which could be part of the reported huge amount of cocaine that were delivered in Samar and Bicol last month and were now being peddled in Manila and nearby provinces
Source: Inquirer
One of the suspects identified as Arnold Alima was arrested after selling the illegal drug contained in four sealed plastic bags to a police posing as a buyer at around 3:30 a.m. in Barangay (village) Tanzang Luma, Cavite, said Senior Superintendent Primitivo Tabujara, provincial police director, in a text message.
Two other suspects identified only through their aliases “Nancy” and “Garcia” sensed the entrapment operation and were able to escape the arrest onboard a Honda Civic car with plate number NAN-24.
Police conducted pursuit operations by establishing checkpoints along Aguinaldo Highway in Cavite.
Chief Superintendent Rolando Añonuevo, Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) police director, in a statement, said police and drug agents were alerted about the recovered drugs, which could be part of the reported huge amount of cocaine that were delivered in Samar and Bicol last month and were now being peddled in Manila and nearby provinces
Source: Inquirer
Comelec: No clues yet on source of 'Hello Nico' tape
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has yet to identify the source of the supposed taped conversation between Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno and Commissioner Nicodemo Ferrer regarding an alleged plot to rig the May 10 automated polls.
Comelec chairman Jose Melo said multiple “layers" on the website where the conversation was originally posted made it difficult for the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to determine the source.
"Wala pa kasi nga may layering (We have no clues yet because there are so many layers to the website)," he told reporters in a chance interview Tuesday.
He said the multiple layering only showed that the people behind the website intended to keep their identities secret.
"Talagang tinatago (Their identities are well-hidden), there is an intention to hide," Melo said.
Melo reiterated that Ferrer and the other commissioners were not involved in any plot to manipulate the recent elections. Ferrer had earlier said that he has never talked to Puno in his life. Puno had likewise denied talking to Ferrer.
Melo said that like Ferrer, the commission might file charges against the culprit once he or she is identified. "Pwede natin idemanda, dinadawit ang mga tao ditong inosente (We can file charges, they are tagging innocent people here)," he said.
The Comelec has tasked the DOJ to investigate the alleged taped conversation. DOJ acting secretary Alberto Agra met with Melo early Tuesday about the matter.
In 2004, a conversation about alleged vote-rigging between a woman presumed to be President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and a man presumed to be then Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano was recorded on tape. When it surfaced in 2005, it became known as the "Hello Garci" controversy.
Source: GmaNews
Comelec chairman Jose Melo said multiple “layers" on the website where the conversation was originally posted made it difficult for the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to determine the source.
"Wala pa kasi nga may layering (We have no clues yet because there are so many layers to the website)," he told reporters in a chance interview Tuesday.
He said the multiple layering only showed that the people behind the website intended to keep their identities secret.
"Talagang tinatago (Their identities are well-hidden), there is an intention to hide," Melo said.
Melo reiterated that Ferrer and the other commissioners were not involved in any plot to manipulate the recent elections. Ferrer had earlier said that he has never talked to Puno in his life. Puno had likewise denied talking to Ferrer.
Melo said that like Ferrer, the commission might file charges against the culprit once he or she is identified. "Pwede natin idemanda, dinadawit ang mga tao ditong inosente (We can file charges, they are tagging innocent people here)," he said.
The Comelec has tasked the DOJ to investigate the alleged taped conversation. DOJ acting secretary Alberto Agra met with Melo early Tuesday about the matter.
In 2004, a conversation about alleged vote-rigging between a woman presumed to be President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and a man presumed to be then Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano was recorded on tape. When it surfaced in 2005, it became known as the "Hello Garci" controversy.
Source: GmaNews
Better than 'Sex,' 3-D 'Shrek' tops box office again
LOS ANGELES—"Shrek Forever After," the first 3-D sequel about the gentle green ogre showed its staying power Monday, hanging onto the North American box office top spot for a second week, final data showed.
The fourth film of the Mike Myers-voiced animated series took in $55.6 million over the weekend, according to figures released by box office tracker Exhibitor Relations on Monday.
The movie beat out competition from new releases "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" and "Sex and the City 2," which took the number two and number three box office spots respectively.
"Prince of Persia," a movie adapted from a video game series, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Ben Kingsley, took $37.8 million in its first week in theaters.
"Sex and the City 2," the sequel movie following the love lives of the four girlfriends at the heart of the hugely popular television show, earned $37.1 million in receipts, despite dismal reviews.
Down two spots to number four was "Iron Man 2," featuring Robert Downey Jr. as unconventional super hero Tony Stark, which took in $20.3 million to bring its four-week earnings to a massive $278.8 million.
"Robin Hood," starring Russell Crowe as the legendary English outlaw, also fell two places, taking the number six spot with $13.6 million in weekend box office receipts.
The romantic drama "Letters to Juliet" took sixth place with 7.3 million dollars, ahead of romantic comedy "Just Wright," with a duo of rapper-actors Queen Latifah and Common, at $2.7 million.
In the number eight spot was "Date Night," starring comedy hot shots Tina Fey and Steve Carrell, which managed to rake in $2.3 million in its eighth week in theaters.
Down to ninth place was Saturday Night Live-inspired "MacGruber," which fell three places in its second week of release, earning $1.9 million.
Rounding out the top ten was "How to Train Your Dragon," an animated children's film, which took in 1.4 million dollars, bringing its 10 week total to $213 million.
Source: Showbizandstyle
The fourth film of the Mike Myers-voiced animated series took in $55.6 million over the weekend, according to figures released by box office tracker Exhibitor Relations on Monday.
The movie beat out competition from new releases "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" and "Sex and the City 2," which took the number two and number three box office spots respectively.
"Prince of Persia," a movie adapted from a video game series, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Ben Kingsley, took $37.8 million in its first week in theaters.
"Sex and the City 2," the sequel movie following the love lives of the four girlfriends at the heart of the hugely popular television show, earned $37.1 million in receipts, despite dismal reviews.
Down two spots to number four was "Iron Man 2," featuring Robert Downey Jr. as unconventional super hero Tony Stark, which took in $20.3 million to bring its four-week earnings to a massive $278.8 million.
"Robin Hood," starring Russell Crowe as the legendary English outlaw, also fell two places, taking the number six spot with $13.6 million in weekend box office receipts.
The romantic drama "Letters to Juliet" took sixth place with 7.3 million dollars, ahead of romantic comedy "Just Wright," with a duo of rapper-actors Queen Latifah and Common, at $2.7 million.
In the number eight spot was "Date Night," starring comedy hot shots Tina Fey and Steve Carrell, which managed to rake in $2.3 million in its eighth week in theaters.
Down to ninth place was Saturday Night Live-inspired "MacGruber," which fell three places in its second week of release, earning $1.9 million.
Rounding out the top ten was "How to Train Your Dragon," an animated children's film, which took in 1.4 million dollars, bringing its 10 week total to $213 million.
Source: Showbizandstyle
PNP for ‘firearms control’ vs. total gun ban
MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine National Police is leading toward a nationwide “firearms control” program than a total gun ban, as calls mount against the absolute ban of carrying firearms for civilians.
PNP spokesman Chief Superintendent Leonardo Espina said on Tuesday that PNP chief Director General Jesus Verzosa was more in favor of firearms control, wherein legitimate gun owners would be subjected to “certain controls,” instead of prohibiting them entirely from carrying guns.
Asked what these “controls” were, Espina said these would only be determined in the upcoming consultative summit on June 4 as part of the PNP’s National Firearms Control Program.
Various stakeholders are expected to have a dialogue to come up with the next steps after the election gun ban is lifted come June 9, Espina said.
A group, calling themselves A2S4 Coalition, rejected calls for a total gun ban.
The coalition, composed of members from gun dealers, government officials, civilians, and even the media, said in their manifesto, “The Filipino should be allowed to carry a legitimate and licensed firearm even outside his or her household or place of business.”
“Together with this privilege, we uphold responsible gun ownership…[and] oppose any attempts to permanently prohibit or ban the privilege of a Filipino to carry a licensed firearm.”
The manifesto was signed by members of the coalition, including Nereo Dionisio, vice president of the Association of Firearms and Ammunition Dealers of the Philippines; Judge Jaime Santiago, president of the Metropolitan and City Judges Association of the Philippines, and other individuals and organizations.
Meanwhile, Nueva Ecija Representative Rodolfo Antonino also rejected plans to extend the election gun ban beyond its deadline.
But Espina said all these concerns would be tackled at the upcoming firearms summit.
“We never said it’s [the matter of the gun ban] is a unilateral decision. We’ll go with the decision of the majority for the greater good,” he told reporters.
Source: Inquirer
PNP spokesman Chief Superintendent Leonardo Espina said on Tuesday that PNP chief Director General Jesus Verzosa was more in favor of firearms control, wherein legitimate gun owners would be subjected to “certain controls,” instead of prohibiting them entirely from carrying guns.
Asked what these “controls” were, Espina said these would only be determined in the upcoming consultative summit on June 4 as part of the PNP’s National Firearms Control Program.
Various stakeholders are expected to have a dialogue to come up with the next steps after the election gun ban is lifted come June 9, Espina said.
A group, calling themselves A2S4 Coalition, rejected calls for a total gun ban.
The coalition, composed of members from gun dealers, government officials, civilians, and even the media, said in their manifesto, “The Filipino should be allowed to carry a legitimate and licensed firearm even outside his or her household or place of business.”
“Together with this privilege, we uphold responsible gun ownership…[and] oppose any attempts to permanently prohibit or ban the privilege of a Filipino to carry a licensed firearm.”
The manifesto was signed by members of the coalition, including Nereo Dionisio, vice president of the Association of Firearms and Ammunition Dealers of the Philippines; Judge Jaime Santiago, president of the Metropolitan and City Judges Association of the Philippines, and other individuals and organizations.
Meanwhile, Nueva Ecija Representative Rodolfo Antonino also rejected plans to extend the election gun ban beyond its deadline.
But Espina said all these concerns would be tackled at the upcoming firearms summit.
“We never said it’s [the matter of the gun ban] is a unilateral decision. We’ll go with the decision of the majority for the greater good,” he told reporters.
Source: Inquirer
Ferrer nihulga nga mokiha ni de Lima
Si Commission on Elections Commissioner Nicodemo Ferrer nagkanayong nga siya nagplano sa pagpasaka og kaso nga may kalabot sa kalapasan sa Anti-Graft law batok ni Commission on Human Rights Chair Leila de Lima tungod sa pagamit sa iyang posisyon aron pagpanghadlok sa ubang tao.
Kinit tungod sa imbestigasyon sa CHR tungod sa alegasyon sa dili ensaktong tratamentong batok sa duha ka whistleblowers sa niaging semana.
Matod pa ni Commissioner Ferrer, “If you use your office, your official function, to harrass persons, that’s a violation of the anti-graft law.”
Ang Comelec nidapit sa niaging semana ka Arwin Serrano usa ka miyembro sa Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting ug Melchor Magdamo, kanhi election lawyer kinsa nag expose sa alegasyon sa irregularidad sa planong pagpamalit ug P700 milyones nga kantidad ug ballot secrecy folders gikan sa QTC Paper Supply nga nag kantidad ug P380 ang matag buok. Panahon sa tigum, usa ka sininggitay tali ang nahitabo ni Serrano ug ni Ferrer.
Matud pa, si Ferrer nitudlo ngadto kang Serrano ug nitawag niining bakakon. Si Ferrer usab nibawos pag alegar nga matod pa siya gipatiran sa lingkoranan nga iyang gipanghimaka. Siya ang nag ingon nga iyang plano nga mopasaka ug libel cases batok ni Serrano ug posibleng apil niini si de Lima.
Iyang gihagit si de Lima nga mopasakag kaso batok kaniya.
Source: BoholNewsDaily
Kinit tungod sa imbestigasyon sa CHR tungod sa alegasyon sa dili ensaktong tratamentong batok sa duha ka whistleblowers sa niaging semana.
Matod pa ni Commissioner Ferrer, “If you use your office, your official function, to harrass persons, that’s a violation of the anti-graft law.”
Ang Comelec nidapit sa niaging semana ka Arwin Serrano usa ka miyembro sa Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting ug Melchor Magdamo, kanhi election lawyer kinsa nag expose sa alegasyon sa irregularidad sa planong pagpamalit ug P700 milyones nga kantidad ug ballot secrecy folders gikan sa QTC Paper Supply nga nag kantidad ug P380 ang matag buok. Panahon sa tigum, usa ka sininggitay tali ang nahitabo ni Serrano ug ni Ferrer.
Matud pa, si Ferrer nitudlo ngadto kang Serrano ug nitawag niining bakakon. Si Ferrer usab nibawos pag alegar nga matod pa siya gipatiran sa lingkoranan nga iyang gipanghimaka. Siya ang nag ingon nga iyang plano nga mopasaka ug libel cases batok ni Serrano ug posibleng apil niini si de Lima.
Iyang gihagit si de Lima nga mopasakag kaso batok kaniya.
Source: BoholNewsDaily
Shell, Petron roll back LPG price by P1.50/kilo
Just hours after independent cooking gas retailers said that they plan to cut prices by P1.50 a kilo, oil giants Pilipinas Shell and Petron Corp. confirmed Monday night a similar rollback on their liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) products.
Shell said its rollback on LPG (Shellane) took effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, while Petron’s price reduction on its cooking gas (Gasul) would be implemented six hours later.
Since a regular cylinder of cooking gas weighs 11 kilos, the P1.50 price drop would translate to a reduction of P16.50 per tank. The rollback brings down the suggested retail price (SRP) of Shellane and Gasul to P589.
Meanwhile, cooking gas from the other remaining big oil player, Chevron Philippines (formerly Caltex), retailed for P650 as of Monday night.
Chevron was yet to announce an adjustment as of press time.
Monday morning, LPG Marketers Association (LPGMA) President Arnel Ty said that the group is looking to drop their product prices between P1 and P1.50 a kilo sometime this month.
Source: MB
Shell said its rollback on LPG (Shellane) took effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, while Petron’s price reduction on its cooking gas (Gasul) would be implemented six hours later.
Since a regular cylinder of cooking gas weighs 11 kilos, the P1.50 price drop would translate to a reduction of P16.50 per tank. The rollback brings down the suggested retail price (SRP) of Shellane and Gasul to P589.
Meanwhile, cooking gas from the other remaining big oil player, Chevron Philippines (formerly Caltex), retailed for P650 as of Monday night.
Chevron was yet to announce an adjustment as of press time.
Monday morning, LPG Marketers Association (LPGMA) President Arnel Ty said that the group is looking to drop their product prices between P1 and P1.50 a kilo sometime this month.
Source: MB
Even without Noynoy, no-tobacco day a success – DOH
Despite the “defiance" of president-apparent Sen. Benigno Simeon “Noynoy" Aquino III, the Department of Health claimed the No-Tobacco Day activities last Monday were successful.
Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral said Tuesday her department convinced many Filipinos (at least for the whole month of May) to shun smoking, and ordered tobacco firms to place graphic warnings on cigarette packages. [See: DOH orders health info warnings on cigarette packs]
“Maayos naman. Ang buong buwan ng Mayo, nagkaroon ng kampanya against smoking, kasama paglabas ng administrative order na maglagay ng graphic health information sa sigarilyo at alisin ang misleading descriptor like low tar, light at mild (No-Tobacco Day was a success. During the entire month of May, we had a fruitful campaign against smoking, and we issued an administrative order to place graphic health information on cigarettes. We also had the tobacco firms remove misleading descriptors like low tar, light and mild)," Cabral said in an interview on dwIZ radio.
Aquino on Monday said he would continue to smoke even if it was World No-Tobacco Day. Aquino had had felt uncomfortable with questions about his smoking habit. [See: Noynoy says he will smoke even on no-tobacco day]
The leading presidential bet had said he is not inclined to quit his habit at this time, saying it may put added pressure on him and affect his decisions.
“Karapatan niya yan, basta wala siya sa harap ng ibang tao at di niya naha-harm ang mga iyan (That is his right, so long as he does not smoke in front of others or harm them with his smoking)," Cabral said.
In the meantime, she said the DOH will continue to give advisories on radio, television and newspapers that smoking is dangerous to one’s health.
Read more @ GmaNews
Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral said Tuesday her department convinced many Filipinos (at least for the whole month of May) to shun smoking, and ordered tobacco firms to place graphic warnings on cigarette packages. [See: DOH orders health info warnings on cigarette packs]
“Maayos naman. Ang buong buwan ng Mayo, nagkaroon ng kampanya against smoking, kasama paglabas ng administrative order na maglagay ng graphic health information sa sigarilyo at alisin ang misleading descriptor like low tar, light at mild (No-Tobacco Day was a success. During the entire month of May, we had a fruitful campaign against smoking, and we issued an administrative order to place graphic health information on cigarettes. We also had the tobacco firms remove misleading descriptors like low tar, light and mild)," Cabral said in an interview on dwIZ radio.
Aquino on Monday said he would continue to smoke even if it was World No-Tobacco Day. Aquino had had felt uncomfortable with questions about his smoking habit. [See: Noynoy says he will smoke even on no-tobacco day]
The leading presidential bet had said he is not inclined to quit his habit at this time, saying it may put added pressure on him and affect his decisions.
“Karapatan niya yan, basta wala siya sa harap ng ibang tao at di niya naha-harm ang mga iyan (That is his right, so long as he does not smoke in front of others or harm them with his smoking)," Cabral said.
In the meantime, she said the DOH will continue to give advisories on radio, television and newspapers that smoking is dangerous to one’s health.
Read more @ GmaNews
Arabs demand independent probe of Israeli raid
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting Monday on Israel's deadly commando raid on ships taking humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip, with the Palestinians and Arab nations demanding condemnation and an independent investigation.
The Palestinians and Arabs, backed by a number of council members including Turkey, also called for Israel to lift the blockade on Gaza, immediately release the ships and humanitarian activists, and allow them to deliver their goods.
Assistant Secretary-General Oscar Fernandez-Taranco said in his briefing to the U.N.'s most powerful body that the early morning bloodshed on Monday would have been avoided "if repeated calls on Israel to end the counterproductive and unacceptable blockade of Gaza had been heeded,"
Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, whose country had been a longtime Muslim ally of Israel, called the raid "banditry and piracy" on the high seas and "murder conducted by a state." He urged the council to adopt a presidential statement circulated by Turkey.
Source: GmaNews
The Palestinians and Arabs, backed by a number of council members including Turkey, also called for Israel to lift the blockade on Gaza, immediately release the ships and humanitarian activists, and allow them to deliver their goods.
Assistant Secretary-General Oscar Fernandez-Taranco said in his briefing to the U.N.'s most powerful body that the early morning bloodshed on Monday would have been avoided "if repeated calls on Israel to end the counterproductive and unacceptable blockade of Gaza had been heeded,"
Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, whose country had been a longtime Muslim ally of Israel, called the raid "banditry and piracy" on the high seas and "murder conducted by a state." He urged the council to adopt a presidential statement circulated by Turkey.
Source: GmaNews
Urge US lawmakers to revive textile trade with RP
MANILA, Philippines—A labor group has urged apparent President-apparent Benigno Aquino III to persuade American lawmakers to pass a bill that seeks to revive the textile and apparel trade between the United States and the Philippines, and create thousands of new jobs in both countries.
"Mr. Aquino's powerful fresh mandate puts him in a superb position to influence key US legislators to approve the bill," said former Senator Ernesto Herrera, secretary-general of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP).
Herrera was referring to the bill that would allow Philippine-made garments using American fabrics greater access to the US market for men's, women's, and children's apparel, worth some $200 billion annually.
In the process, the proposed Save Our Industries Act would rescue the moribund US textile industry. However, if the US Congress fails to act on the bill, it will expire this December.
"The bill is mutually beneficial to the Philippines and the US. It will spur thousands of new jobs, both in our labor-intensive garments industry and in America's textile sector," said Herrera, former chairman of the Senate committee on labor, employment, and human resources development.
"At present, garments are already our second-largest export to the US, after semiconductors," he said in a news release.
Once Capitol Hill enacts the measure, Herrera said he is counting on a greater number of American garment makers to build new or additional factories in Manila, or to expand their existing contract-manufacturing activities here.
"They will bring in American textiles, provide gainful employment to thousands of Filipino workers who will design, cut, and sew the garments, and then export the ready-to-wear clothes back to the US," he said.
"They will be driven to do this because once their Philippine-made garments are shipped to America, they will enjoy higher margins not just because of the low cost of production here, but also owing to the reduced if not zero US tariffs," Herrera added.
The American firms likely to be drawn to the Philippines include Polo Ralph Lauren Corp., Levi-Strauss & Co., Guess? Inc., Urban Outfitters Inc., Aeropostale Inc., American Eagle Outfitters Inc., Pacific Sunwear of California Inc., Hot Topic Inc., Abercrombie & Fitch Co., True Religion Apparel Inc., The Gap Inc.;
Limited Brands Inc.; Buckle Inc.; The Wet Seal Inc., Zumiez Inc., J. C. Penney Co. Inc., Sears Holdings Corp., Ann Taylor Stores Corp., Cache Inc., The Cato Corp., Charming Shoppes Inc., Chico's FAS Inc., Christopher and Banks Corp., J. Crew Group Inc., Bebe Stores Inc., The Talbots Inc., New York & Co. Inc., and Coldwater Creek Inc.
Herrera said many of the American firms are specialty apparel retailers or department stores that produce their own lines of clothing for men, women, and children, and some of them already have existing Philippine facilities.
Source: Inquirer
"Mr. Aquino's powerful fresh mandate puts him in a superb position to influence key US legislators to approve the bill," said former Senator Ernesto Herrera, secretary-general of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP).
Herrera was referring to the bill that would allow Philippine-made garments using American fabrics greater access to the US market for men's, women's, and children's apparel, worth some $200 billion annually.
In the process, the proposed Save Our Industries Act would rescue the moribund US textile industry. However, if the US Congress fails to act on the bill, it will expire this December.
"The bill is mutually beneficial to the Philippines and the US. It will spur thousands of new jobs, both in our labor-intensive garments industry and in America's textile sector," said Herrera, former chairman of the Senate committee on labor, employment, and human resources development.
"At present, garments are already our second-largest export to the US, after semiconductors," he said in a news release.
Once Capitol Hill enacts the measure, Herrera said he is counting on a greater number of American garment makers to build new or additional factories in Manila, or to expand their existing contract-manufacturing activities here.
"They will bring in American textiles, provide gainful employment to thousands of Filipino workers who will design, cut, and sew the garments, and then export the ready-to-wear clothes back to the US," he said.
"They will be driven to do this because once their Philippine-made garments are shipped to America, they will enjoy higher margins not just because of the low cost of production here, but also owing to the reduced if not zero US tariffs," Herrera added.
The American firms likely to be drawn to the Philippines include Polo Ralph Lauren Corp., Levi-Strauss & Co., Guess? Inc., Urban Outfitters Inc., Aeropostale Inc., American Eagle Outfitters Inc., Pacific Sunwear of California Inc., Hot Topic Inc., Abercrombie & Fitch Co., True Religion Apparel Inc., The Gap Inc.;
Limited Brands Inc.; Buckle Inc.; The Wet Seal Inc., Zumiez Inc., J. C. Penney Co. Inc., Sears Holdings Corp., Ann Taylor Stores Corp., Cache Inc., The Cato Corp., Charming Shoppes Inc., Chico's FAS Inc., Christopher and Banks Corp., J. Crew Group Inc., Bebe Stores Inc., The Talbots Inc., New York & Co. Inc., and Coldwater Creek Inc.
Herrera said many of the American firms are specialty apparel retailers or department stores that produce their own lines of clothing for men, women, and children, and some of them already have existing Philippine facilities.
Source: Inquirer
Urge US lawmakers to revive textile trade with RP
MANILA, Philippines—A labor group has urged apparent President-apparent Benigno Aquino III to persuade American lawmakers to pass a bill that seeks to revive the textile and apparel trade between the United States and the Philippines, and create thousands of new jobs in both countries.
"Mr. Aquino's powerful fresh mandate puts him in a superb position to influence key US legislators to approve the bill," said former Senator Ernesto Herrera, secretary-general of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP).
Herrera was referring to the bill that would allow Philippine-made garments using American fabrics greater access to the US market for men's, women's, and children's apparel, worth some $200 billion annually.
In the process, the proposed Save Our Industries Act would rescue the moribund US textile industry. However, if the US Congress fails to act on the bill, it will expire this December.
"The bill is mutually beneficial to the Philippines and the US. It will spur thousands of new jobs, both in our labor-intensive garments industry and in America's textile sector," said Herrera, former chairman of the Senate committee on labor, employment, and human resources development.
"At present, garments are already our second-largest export to the US, after semiconductors," he said in a news release.
Once Capitol Hill enacts the measure, Herrera said he is counting on a greater number of American garment makers to build new or additional factories in Manila, or to expand their existing contract-manufacturing activities here.
"They will bring in American textiles, provide gainful employment to thousands of Filipino workers who will design, cut, and sew the garments, and then export the ready-to-wear clothes back to the US," he said.
"They will be driven to do this because once their Philippine-made garments are shipped to America, they will enjoy higher margins not just because of the low cost of production here, but also owing to the reduced if not zero US tariffs," Herrera added.
The American firms likely to be drawn to the Philippines include Polo Ralph Lauren Corp., Levi-Strauss & Co., Guess? Inc., Urban Outfitters Inc., Aeropostale Inc., American Eagle Outfitters Inc., Pacific Sunwear of California Inc., Hot Topic Inc., Abercrombie & Fitch Co., True Religion Apparel Inc., The Gap Inc.;
Limited Brands Inc.; Buckle Inc.; The Wet Seal Inc., Zumiez Inc., J. C. Penney Co. Inc., Sears Holdings Corp., Ann Taylor Stores Corp., Cache Inc., The Cato Corp., Charming Shoppes Inc., Chico's FAS Inc., Christopher and Banks Corp., J. Crew Group Inc., Bebe Stores Inc., The Talbots Inc., New York & Co. Inc., and Coldwater Creek Inc.
Herrera said many of the American firms are specialty apparel retailers or department stores that produce their own lines of clothing for men, women, and children, and some of them already have existing Philippine facilities.
Source: Inquirer
"Mr. Aquino's powerful fresh mandate puts him in a superb position to influence key US legislators to approve the bill," said former Senator Ernesto Herrera, secretary-general of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP).
Herrera was referring to the bill that would allow Philippine-made garments using American fabrics greater access to the US market for men's, women's, and children's apparel, worth some $200 billion annually.
In the process, the proposed Save Our Industries Act would rescue the moribund US textile industry. However, if the US Congress fails to act on the bill, it will expire this December.
"The bill is mutually beneficial to the Philippines and the US. It will spur thousands of new jobs, both in our labor-intensive garments industry and in America's textile sector," said Herrera, former chairman of the Senate committee on labor, employment, and human resources development.
"At present, garments are already our second-largest export to the US, after semiconductors," he said in a news release.
Once Capitol Hill enacts the measure, Herrera said he is counting on a greater number of American garment makers to build new or additional factories in Manila, or to expand their existing contract-manufacturing activities here.
"They will bring in American textiles, provide gainful employment to thousands of Filipino workers who will design, cut, and sew the garments, and then export the ready-to-wear clothes back to the US," he said.
"They will be driven to do this because once their Philippine-made garments are shipped to America, they will enjoy higher margins not just because of the low cost of production here, but also owing to the reduced if not zero US tariffs," Herrera added.
The American firms likely to be drawn to the Philippines include Polo Ralph Lauren Corp., Levi-Strauss & Co., Guess? Inc., Urban Outfitters Inc., Aeropostale Inc., American Eagle Outfitters Inc., Pacific Sunwear of California Inc., Hot Topic Inc., Abercrombie & Fitch Co., True Religion Apparel Inc., The Gap Inc.;
Limited Brands Inc.; Buckle Inc.; The Wet Seal Inc., Zumiez Inc., J. C. Penney Co. Inc., Sears Holdings Corp., Ann Taylor Stores Corp., Cache Inc., The Cato Corp., Charming Shoppes Inc., Chico's FAS Inc., Christopher and Banks Corp., J. Crew Group Inc., Bebe Stores Inc., The Talbots Inc., New York & Co. Inc., and Coldwater Creek Inc.
Herrera said many of the American firms are specialty apparel retailers or department stores that produce their own lines of clothing for men, women, and children, and some of them already have existing Philippine facilities.
Source: Inquirer
Urge US lawmakers to revive textile trade with RP
MANILA, Philippines—A labor group has urged apparent President-apparent Benigno Aquino III to persuade American lawmakers to pass a bill that seeks to revive the textile and apparel trade between the United States and the Philippines, and create thousands of new jobs in both countries.
"Mr. Aquino's powerful fresh mandate puts him in a superb position to influence key US legislators to approve the bill," said former Senator Ernesto Herrera, secretary-general of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP).
Herrera was referring to the bill that would allow Philippine-made garments using American fabrics greater access to the US market for men's, women's, and children's apparel, worth some $200 billion annually.
In the process, the proposed Save Our Industries Act would rescue the moribund US textile industry. However, if the US Congress fails to act on the bill, it will expire this December.
"The bill is mutually beneficial to the Philippines and the US. It will spur thousands of new jobs, both in our labor-intensive garments industry and in America's textile sector," said Herrera, former chairman of the Senate committee on labor, employment, and human resources development.
"At present, garments are already our second-largest export to the US, after semiconductors," he said in a news release.
Once Capitol Hill enacts the measure, Herrera said he is counting on a greater number of American garment makers to build new or additional factories in Manila, or to expand their existing contract-manufacturing activities here.
"They will bring in American textiles, provide gainful employment to thousands of Filipino workers who will design, cut, and sew the garments, and then export the ready-to-wear clothes back to the US," he said.
"They will be driven to do this because once their Philippine-made garments are shipped to America, they will enjoy higher margins not just because of the low cost of production here, but also owing to the reduced if not zero US tariffs," Herrera added.
The American firms likely to be drawn to the Philippines include Polo Ralph Lauren Corp., Levi-Strauss & Co., Guess? Inc., Urban Outfitters Inc., Aeropostale Inc., American Eagle Outfitters Inc., Pacific Sunwear of California Inc., Hot Topic Inc., Abercrombie & Fitch Co., True Religion Apparel Inc., The Gap Inc.;
Limited Brands Inc.; Buckle Inc.; The Wet Seal Inc., Zumiez Inc., J. C. Penney Co. Inc., Sears Holdings Corp., Ann Taylor Stores Corp., Cache Inc., The Cato Corp., Charming Shoppes Inc., Chico's FAS Inc., Christopher and Banks Corp., J. Crew Group Inc., Bebe Stores Inc., The Talbots Inc., New York & Co. Inc., and Coldwater Creek Inc.
Herrera said many of the American firms are specialty apparel retailers or department stores that produce their own lines of clothing for men, women, and children, and some of them already have existing Philippine facilities.
Source: Inquirer
"Mr. Aquino's powerful fresh mandate puts him in a superb position to influence key US legislators to approve the bill," said former Senator Ernesto Herrera, secretary-general of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP).
Herrera was referring to the bill that would allow Philippine-made garments using American fabrics greater access to the US market for men's, women's, and children's apparel, worth some $200 billion annually.
In the process, the proposed Save Our Industries Act would rescue the moribund US textile industry. However, if the US Congress fails to act on the bill, it will expire this December.
"The bill is mutually beneficial to the Philippines and the US. It will spur thousands of new jobs, both in our labor-intensive garments industry and in America's textile sector," said Herrera, former chairman of the Senate committee on labor, employment, and human resources development.
"At present, garments are already our second-largest export to the US, after semiconductors," he said in a news release.
Once Capitol Hill enacts the measure, Herrera said he is counting on a greater number of American garment makers to build new or additional factories in Manila, or to expand their existing contract-manufacturing activities here.
"They will bring in American textiles, provide gainful employment to thousands of Filipino workers who will design, cut, and sew the garments, and then export the ready-to-wear clothes back to the US," he said.
"They will be driven to do this because once their Philippine-made garments are shipped to America, they will enjoy higher margins not just because of the low cost of production here, but also owing to the reduced if not zero US tariffs," Herrera added.
The American firms likely to be drawn to the Philippines include Polo Ralph Lauren Corp., Levi-Strauss & Co., Guess? Inc., Urban Outfitters Inc., Aeropostale Inc., American Eagle Outfitters Inc., Pacific Sunwear of California Inc., Hot Topic Inc., Abercrombie & Fitch Co., True Religion Apparel Inc., The Gap Inc.;
Limited Brands Inc.; Buckle Inc.; The Wet Seal Inc., Zumiez Inc., J. C. Penney Co. Inc., Sears Holdings Corp., Ann Taylor Stores Corp., Cache Inc., The Cato Corp., Charming Shoppes Inc., Chico's FAS Inc., Christopher and Banks Corp., J. Crew Group Inc., Bebe Stores Inc., The Talbots Inc., New York & Co. Inc., and Coldwater Creek Inc.
Herrera said many of the American firms are specialty apparel retailers or department stores that produce their own lines of clothing for men, women, and children, and some of them already have existing Philippine facilities.
Source: Inquirer
Australian shot in Israel ship attack—foreign minister
SYDNEY, Australia—An Australian man was shot in the leg during a deadly raid by Israeli commandos on a Gaza-bound aid ship, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said on Tuesday.
The man has received hospital treatment, while two Australian journalists on the flotilla were both safe after the "terrible and shocking incident," which left nine pro-Palestinian activists dead.
"We are, through our officials, strenuously trying to ascertain the whereabouts and welfare of any other Australians," Smith told public broadcaster ABC.
"We do know in the case of the two journalists that they are safe. So far as the injured Australian is concerned, he is being provided with consular assistance."
Israel has been widely condemned for the attack in international waters, which prompted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cut short a visit to Canada and the United States where he was due to meet President Barack Obama.
Smith said Israel should launch a "credible, transparent" investigation and provide a detailed explanation.
"Firstly I think it is appropriate for Australians to deplore the violence and deplore the deaths," he said.
"Certainly Australia thinks there has to be a credible investigation. The onus is on Israel to effect a credible investigation."
Source: Inquirer
The man has received hospital treatment, while two Australian journalists on the flotilla were both safe after the "terrible and shocking incident," which left nine pro-Palestinian activists dead.
"We are, through our officials, strenuously trying to ascertain the whereabouts and welfare of any other Australians," Smith told public broadcaster ABC.
"We do know in the case of the two journalists that they are safe. So far as the injured Australian is concerned, he is being provided with consular assistance."
Israel has been widely condemned for the attack in international waters, which prompted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cut short a visit to Canada and the United States where he was due to meet President Barack Obama.
Smith said Israel should launch a "credible, transparent" investigation and provide a detailed explanation.
"Firstly I think it is appropriate for Australians to deplore the violence and deplore the deaths," he said.
"Certainly Australia thinks there has to be a credible investigation. The onus is on Israel to effect a credible investigation."
Source: Inquirer
Comelec proclaims Mikey's party-list group, then retracts
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday proclaimed the party-list group of Pampanga Rep. and presidential son Juan Miguel “Mikey" Arroyo — only to retract it later in the day.
Ang Galing Pinoy (AGP), which claims to represent security guards and tricycle drivers, was among the 28 party-list groups proclaimed after winning the May 10 automated elections.
Comelec Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal cited pending disqualification cases as the reason why they retracted AGP’s proclamation.
AGP’s proclamation was booed by those present at the event.
A report on GMA Network's "24 Oras" said Mikey Arroyo is currently out of the country.
A member of AGP, meanwhile, dismissed the lukewarm reception given to them by the audience during the proclamation.
"Siguro magpe-perform na lang kami para maipakita sa mga sumuporta at bumoto sa amin na karapat-dapat kami (We'll just perform well to show our supporters that we deserve to be elected)," said Charlie Chua in an interview aired over "24 Oras."
Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo and Gabriela Rep. Liza Maza had earlier sought the disqualification of Arroyo as the group’s first nominee, saying he is not a member of the sector AGP seeks to represent.
Read more @ GmaNews
Ang Galing Pinoy (AGP), which claims to represent security guards and tricycle drivers, was among the 28 party-list groups proclaimed after winning the May 10 automated elections.
Comelec Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal cited pending disqualification cases as the reason why they retracted AGP’s proclamation.
AGP’s proclamation was booed by those present at the event.
A report on GMA Network's "24 Oras" said Mikey Arroyo is currently out of the country.
A member of AGP, meanwhile, dismissed the lukewarm reception given to them by the audience during the proclamation.
"Siguro magpe-perform na lang kami para maipakita sa mga sumuporta at bumoto sa amin na karapat-dapat kami (We'll just perform well to show our supporters that we deserve to be elected)," said Charlie Chua in an interview aired over "24 Oras."
Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo and Gabriela Rep. Liza Maza had earlier sought the disqualification of Arroyo as the group’s first nominee, saying he is not a member of the sector AGP seeks to represent.
Read more @ GmaNews
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