Thursday, June 09, 2005

The Freeman Stories

GLO MOVES SWIFTLY TO BLUNT MOVE: Impeachment vs. GMA looms
President Arroyo is moving quickly to blunt an anticipated move by militant partylist and opposition members of the House of Representatives to have her impeached.

Talisay folk told to pray for Tomas
Talisay City Vice Mayor Aberdovey Belleza has called on Talisaynons to unite and pray for the enlightenment of the revengeful attitude of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña against them.

Fire hits 5 biz firms
An hour-long fire hit five business establishments on Manalili and El Filibusterismo Streets last night.
 


SC clears PAL on employee dismissal

Low-income towns oppose increase in real property taxes

Another Salcon blue guard killed

Boy kills brother over dried fish

FROM JAPANESE OIL FIRM: Tañon fishermen get compensation

FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC MARKET: Teddy to renew loan application with LBP

Council wants additional teachers in upland brgys

SRP cable wire thief arrested

Talisay meat inspector to face probe over fake inspection certificates

Mordeno backs bill moving school opening to September

Rattan employees strike ends with MOA signing

Cebuanos attest to healer's work

RAPE VICTIM?: Lapu-Lapu school girl, 15, found dead

Journalist's wife tags cop in husband's slay

30 towns sign up against "Sugbo-ak"

Vigilantes score anew

Council to decide on land swap deal

Muslims here now have own cemetery

Tom luring OceanJet to SRP


HRRAC sportsfest set June 19 at CCSC

Mercado, Jake top slalom tilt in Pabol

Pagdanganan to inspect SEAG venues here today

Spurs vs. Pistons

CECABA All Stars to play series of friendly games

Tuñacao denies internet report


Business firm official now a high school grad

EDITORIAL

There is a plot that is part of the fad

OPINION

E.C. Dioko: Classes even with signal no.1? DedEd Secretary must have been ill-advised
'When bureaucracy is overly centralized the result is palpak management.'

Aven Piramide: On the highly urbanized Cebu City (Second of 2 parts)
'The time has not come for us to consider our metropolis being downgraded to being a component city of Cebu province.'

Cherry Piquero-Ballescas: Minus 33
'Will jueteng charges depose PGMA and her family? Will PGMA join the league of ousted presidents? Will she be the 3rd after Marcos and Estrada?'

Valeriano S. Avila: Why we need to change our constitution
With seven out of eight Congressmen raring to do the cha-cha or change the constitution is good news for us Cebuanos who have grown tired and weary of the efforts by most of them to break up the Province of Cebu, which only shows that we Cebuanos are disunited.

Leo Lastimosa: Duha ka Gary
Karong nigawas na si Edgar Ruado, nga nagpailang maoy "Gary" sa kontrobersiyal nga audio recordings uban nilang Presidente Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ug First Gentleman Mike Arroyo, angay na bang tapuson ang kontrobersiya?

Pulso sa DYAB Abante Bisaya, Maayong Buntag, Kapamilya ug TV Patrol Central Visayas

Too ka bang si Comelec Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano ang "Gary" nga gikasulti sa telepono nilang Pres. Arroyo ug First Gentleman Mike Arroyo?
Please text your answer to DYAB REACT (opinion) and send to 2366.

Weather Update

Satellite Image
Southwest monsoon prevailing over Luzon and Visayas.
Metro Cebu: Occasional rains, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the southwest, Manila Bay will be slight to moderate, temperature range 25 to 29°C (77 to 84°F).
 

Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Pulso sa DYAB Abante Bisaya, Maayong Buntag, Kapamilya ug TV Patrol Central Visayas

Angay bang mo-resign si Pres. Arroyo tungod sa nabistong audio recording sa giingong pagtikas niya sa niaging eleksiyon?
Please text your answer to DYAB REACT (opinion) and send to 2366.

Weather Update

 
Satellite Image
Typhoon "DANTE" was located based on satellite and surface data at 1,310 kms east northeast of Extreme Northern Luzon or at 720 kms southeast of Okinawa, Japan (24.4°N 133.7°E) with maximum sustained winds of 150 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 185 kph. It is forecast to move northwest at 06 kph. Southwest monsoon prevailing over Luzon and Visayas.
 
Metro Cebu: Cloudy with occasional rains, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the southwest, coastal waters will be slight to moderate, temperature range 23 to 30°C (73 to 86°F).

The Freeman Stories

THE LATEST ANTI-TALISAY SQUEEZE: Tomas targets Talisay drivers
Jeepney and taxi drivers from Talisay City are the latest victims of the squeeze Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña has applied on its neighbor to the south to punish it for laying claim to a portion of the south reclamation project.

Man jailed 6 years for molesting girl

Withholding cash aid from towns denied

AFTER 8 YEARS: Odilao estafa case drags on

Christian ends life in front of Muslim lover

San Fernando pusher nabbed

Moneylender held up in Lawis, Pasil

Ex-town mayor faces disbarment complaint

Public schools ordered to accept late enrollees

Tomas sides with spa over row with hotel

Santiago urges media to be "responsible"

Vidal to be released from hospital today

TOM DARES IBP: Name law that I broke in closing coastal road

Mayor facing graft raps


Mayor Osmeña approves additional SEAG budget

Marlins rule Cebu novice swim meet

Thirsty badminton June 18-19

Don Bosco caps 2nd, Hiroshi ends 3rd in Barotac football

Cabrera takes Cetba month of May title

M. Lhuillier shoots down CDO Stars in Sogod, Leyte cagefest

Pipeline maintains clean slate in CITBA hoop

Ababat rules Micabaja chess

Bolanos, Bautista both predict wins

Queen City Run 2005


EDITORIAL

It's not the government. It's ourselves.
OPINION
Juanito V. Jabat: Element of surprise ruined
'Mayor Tom O says one of his objectives now is to make Talisay City bankrupt in two years. Hizzoner should've kept that objective under wraps so as not to ruin the element of surprise.'

: Malacañang and the "Garcigate" tape
Letter to the Editor

Fr. Roy Cimagala: When signs begin to "speak"
'When minds are enlightened, and hearts are enkindled, signs begin to 'speak.''

Valeriano S. Avila: High tech destabilizers should be jailed!
I have little doubt that the forces of destabilization are totally behind the latest issue raging against Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA) wherein she was supposedly "caught on tape" talking with an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) allegedly asking to secure a million vote margin against her political opponent Fernando Poe Jr. (FPJ).

Leo Lastimosa: Telebabad ni Glo
Giunsa pagtino sa Malakanyang ang mga pung nga gipuno o gikuha sa mga kaatbang ni Presidente Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo sa audio recording sa pakig-istorya sa presidente ug ni First Gentleman Mike Arroyo uban sa usa ka "Gary?" Di lisod toohan nga mahinumdoman pa sa presidente ug sa iyang bana ang labing importanteng mga istorya nila sa telepono bisan kapin na sa tuig ang nilabay.

HELP
Public Service

Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Pistons Advance to 2nd Straight NBA Finals

Ben Wallace
When needing one win to clinch a series, Detroit has won 10 straight.
Too Hot To Handle
The Pistons overcame a lot to win the East with an 88-82 Game 7 victory. In the Finals, they'll be the underdogs. Story
 

Champs Survive

SI.com's Marty Burns says the Pistons' backcourt stepped up for Detroit in its 88-82 win over Miami in Game 7 to advance to a matchup with San Antonio in the NBA FInals.

With Monday's victory, the Pistons are now 4-4 in Game 7s.
Dwyane Wade scored 20 points -- none in the final 15 minutes.
Richard Hamilton has scored 20 or more points in 16 of the Pistons' 17 postseason games.
 

Bugged Glo Conversations (Complete Transcript)

Tale of the tapes
'Spliced' / 'Original'
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'Spliced'

Conversation between "Gary" and Mike on 08 1433H June 04

Boss tulungan mo sana yung loyal sa atin si Bobby Barbers,

Papano pag kayu-kayo dyan

Tignan mo, oo, nagfile ng parang annulment or something, tignan mo kung matutulungan mo

O sige basta kwan, talaga naming aking inaano si Bobby e, talaga naming siya naman ang atin e

Oo siya, sya talaga ang atin, tulungan mo sana.

Ok.

Thank you.

 
Gary and Mike on 02 1156H June 2004

Kami ni Bobby Barbers dahil parang siya kasi doon sa Lanao del Sur. Meron pa raw 27 municipalities pa.

Alin, alin

Meron pa raw 27 municipalities dun sa Lanao del Sur

Hindi kasi ang kuwan dun sa Lanao del Sur, 2 presinto sa bayan, 4 na presinto sa Madalin, 1 presinto sa Capay, yun na lang.

So bale 5.

No. Pero presinto lang

A precinct lang.

Oo, wala naming 1000 e.

Ang impression, dahil sa Columbio meron pa raw 3rd siya.

Hindi wala na yung Columbio nakasama na nung kuwan,

Sa tingin ko wala na rin.

Ang South Op ang nilagay nila na merong 4000, pero kahit anu pa wala pa rin di makahabol.

E ang Tawi-Tawi makakuha pa raw siya ng 750

E, wala namang ano, ewan ko, wala namang ano yang Tawi-tawi.

Kawawa naman yung bata natin.

Alam mo, talagang inaano ko yan, pinagdududahan na ako ng nag-kuwan dun sa Lanao Sur.

(Laughter) Anak ng puta, hay naku, kawawa naman.

O sige tatawagan ko mamaya siya.

Sige tawagan mo siya kung puwede.

Sige.

Thank you, thank you.

 
Gary and Mike on 02 1023H June 2004

Hello.

Hello, si Mike to.

(garbled)

Hello.

Kung puwede ho, tulungan niyo si Bobby Barbers.

Oo nga ho, pero mahihirapan na tayo, medyo nabuko tayo sa Lanao del Sur at hindi na makakahabol dito sa Cotabato.

Ganun ba, baka puwede pang gawan ng paraan.

Nandito po kami sa session ngayon e. Nag-usap na kami ni Senator.

Ok.

 
Gary and PGMA on 31 2317H May 2004

Hello, Ma'm.

Hello, saka yung kabila they are trying to get Namfrel copy na in-issue pang COCs.

Namfrel copies ho?

Oo.

Ay wala naman, ok naman ang Namfrel sa atin. They are now (garbled) to us.

Oo, oo pero it doesn't make sure na (garbled), pero yun nga they are trying to get that.

Oho, we will get in advance copy ho natin kung ano ang kwan nila. Sige ho.

 
PGMA and Gary on or about 01 2143H June 2004

Hello, Ma'm,

Hello.

Good evening Ma'm.

When they open the ballot box of Camarines Norte it was empty.

This afternoon ma'm?

Oo.

Camarines Norte?

Oo.

I'll call up the supervisor tonight or tomorrow ma'm.

Si Carino?

Lisa Carino, Lisa Narino.

It was empty.

She's not going to do that because this guy is a straight type.

It was empty.

I will call her up Ma'm.

Ok.

 
Gary and PGMA on 02 2229H June 2004

Hello, Ma'm, good evening.

Hello, dun ba sa Lanao del Sur tsaka sa Basilan yun lang bang match dun sa SOV sa COC.

Kuwan ho yan, ang sinasabi nila wala naman ho.

Hindi nagma-match.

Hindi nagma-match. May posibilidad na di magma-match kung hindi nila sinunod yung individual SOV ng mga munisipyo, pero ewan ko lang ho kung sa atin pabor o hindi kasi dun naman sa Basilan tsaka Lanao Sur, itong ginawa nila na pagpataas sa inyo hindi naman ho kuwan, maayos naman ang paggawa e.

So nagma-match?

Oho. Sa Basilan ay iyon ay pahabol na naman ng mga military dun, hindi masyado marunong kasi silang gumawa e, katulad sa Sulu, Habaton. Pero hindi naman ho kinausap ko kanina yung Chairman ng Board sa Sulu, ang akin e patataguin ko na muna yung EO ng Pagundaran na para hindi siya maka-testigo ho. Nai-print na ho yung kuwan Camarines Norte, tomorrow we will present official communication dun ho sa Senate, dun sinasabing wala hong laman yung ballot box.

Oo.

Na-receive ho nila lahat e.

Oo.

Tumawag ho kayo kanina, Ma'm?

Ya, about that Lanao del Sur at Basilan.

Oho. Nagkausap nga ho kami ni Abdullah dun sa kuwan kanina about this, iaano ko ho, wag ho kayo masyado mabahala, anyway we will take care of this, kakausapin ko rin si Atty. Makalintal.

Oo, tapos non si ano, tapos non si, Calanguyan meron daw silang teacher na nasa Witness Protection Program ng kabila.

Sino ho?

Yung kabila, may teacher daw silang hawak.

Wala naman ho, baka nananakot lang ho sila, kasi yung kuwan.

Calanguyan, Tawi-Tawi.

Calanguyan sa Tawi-Tawi, wala naman hong kuwan tayo dun, wala tayong ginawa dun sa Calanguyan, talo nga tayo dun, talo nga si Nur doon e.

Oo.

Sige, aanuhin ko ho.

Ok, sige, sige. Thank you, thank you.

Sige po.


 
PGMA and Gary on 06 1900H June 04

Hello.

Hello, Ma'm, good evening, tumawag po kayo.

Oo, sabi ni Teng dapat sigurado natin consistent yong mga documents wag yong (garbled)

Yung kuwan, hindi naman ho masyadong problema yung sa Maguindanao. Pero anu ho yung tinex ninyo kagabi na may mga fake (garbled) na ako daw ang source.

Oo, oo.

Pero pano, san ho ba naman, ang hindi ko maintindihan what is that they are trying to drive at with 120 days (garbled) establish ng (gabled) precincts

Ok, ok, siguro ano, baka more shot in the dark lang yon. But I will just you know everything I'll found out, para we can always make the appropriate remedies.

Si Gen. Lumibao nasa Zamboanga na. I had all the people around us talk to him so that they will be able to prevent what (garbled) happened

Ok, ok, ok, sige, ok, thank you.

PGMA and Gary on1104 26 May 2004 2004

Hello.

Hello, Ma'm, good morning.

Si ano, si Biazon nagbabanta, kung madadaya daw siya papabuksan daw niya yung ano, (garbled), tsaka sa Tawi-Tawi, baka raw ako madale doon, so … baka nga.

 
PGMA and Gary on 1125H 26 May 2004

Hello, Ma'm.

Hello, hello.

Hello, Ma'm.

Hindi kaya puwedeng ma-delay yung senatorial canvassing until after the voting on the news tonight.

On the news, o sige po, mag-uusap po kami ni Col….

Kasi mabubungkal sa Senate, e, para walang, kung iron case (garbled) magiging two allies ito di siyempre (garbled) di sya magtatally for sure.


 
PGMA and Gary on 27 0729H May2004

Hello, Ma'm.

Hello, meron tayong schedule (garbled) PRs para sa Sulu.

San nanduon Ma'm.

Sulu, Sulu.

Oo Ma'm, meron.

Nacocorespond.

Oho Ma'm, lahat po meron.

Kumpleto.

Ok. Sige. Ok, ok.

Ok sige Ma'm, sige po.

 
PGMA and Gary 28 2213H May 2004

Hello.

Hello.

Hello, good evening Ma'm, good evening.

The FPJ camp daw will file a case against the Board of Canvassers dun sa Marawi.

Ma'm, ano Ma'm?

The FPJ camp raw will file case raw against the Board of Canvassers and military in Marawi?

Hindi naman ho siguro nila maano ang ating Board of Canvassers pero ang military kasi si Gudani, sa kanila si Gudani. I do not know if they will file. Sa kanila si Gudani Ma'm, that is why I had to work with Gen. Esperon and Gen. Kyamco na at that time pinalitan namin si Gudani for a while kaya kuwan, pero bakit nila pa-filean yang mga military na sa kanila lahat na halos ayaw na ngang mag give way sa aming mga tao.

Oo, oo.

 
PGMA and Gary on 08 1751H June 04

Hello.

Hello Garcy.

Hello, Ma'm.

Ano gawin natin dun sa Namfrel press con kanina, yung Namfrel Lanao del Sur?

Inaano ko, meron na ho akong kopya ng ifinax ni Nonong, yung kay Dalidig, pero that is not true because I have already (garbled) my staff whom I assigned Lanao Sur pagkatapos ho si Rey Lumibao, the supervisor, is coming and then we will also try to make them say something after this. Pasasalitain ko sila ho without me letting people know that I am the one who will (garbled) ganon lang ho ang kwanin natin.

Ok, ok.

Sige ho Ma'm, ok po.

 
PGMA and Gary on 10 1340H June 04

Hello.

Hello Garcy.

Ma'm, good afternoon.

Ano, kinausap na kayo ni Abalos?

Oo, Ma'm. Mamasyal na lang muna daw ho ako sa Mindanao kuwan lang. Kaya nga ho kung ano man ho ang mga problema natin tawagan lang ho ninyo ako.

May problema sa Southwood East pero local, kasi iba-iba raw ang iprinoclaim ng Comelec doon.

Sino ba atin don.

Ay naku ang importante na hindi madamay yung sa itaas.

Ay hindi ho kasi ako ang may hawak noon.

Kasi ang issue doon sabi ng (garbled) dadalhin daw yung sa kanila yung recount, pero sabi naman ni Echiverri dun na lang daw sa munisipyo.

Doon na lang ho. Ok na ho yon, ako ho may (garbled)

O sige. So hindi maapektuhan yung sa taas ha.

Hindi ho. Hindi ho.

Kasi ang sabi nila if kung maging exclusive baka, kasi si Fernando Poe gumagapang na naman daw doon e.

Ay hindi ho, nasa akin ho yan.

Ok sige.

Sige po.

 
PGMA and Gary on 07 1610H June 04

Hello.

Hello.

Yes mam.

Did you get my text about the Tipo Tipo

Oho, oho Ma'm. Kuwan that is what I am being fearful about (garbled) Ali yon that is why we are asking people to look for her so that we can confront her.

She's probably being held by them.

Ma'm.

She's probably being held by them already.

She is here, that is why if it is possible we will have her family call her up from Zamboanga.

Ok, ok.

Sige po Ma,m.

 
PGMA and Gary on 07 1917H June 04

Hello

Yes, Ma'm.

Ano nahanap na ninyo?

Ma'm.

Ano nahanap na ninyo yung sa Tipo Tipo?

Ang Tipo Tipo ho hindi pa. Ang nandito lang ho itong mga inaano nila ngayon kaya nga…

 
PGMA and Gary on 29 0947H May 2004

Hello, Ma'm.

Hello, 40 plus daw ang talo ko dun sa kuwan sa Cotabato?

Ma'm.

More than 40.

Siguro less, pero hindi siguro sosobra ng 40 Ma'm. Natapos na kami ni Atty. Vidol.

A, ganun, so mali yung figures ni Teng.

Siguro kasi si Teng kinausap niya yung staff ni Atty. Vidol, kami ni Atty. Vidol nagusap ho ngayon. But I will give the exact figure Ma'm in a little while.

Oo, oo

Para malaman ho ninyo.

Pero we ….


 
PGMA and Gary on 29 0943H

Hello.

Hello, Ma'm, good morning uli

Oo,oo

Ok man, sa Quick Count naming mas mataas ho siya pero mag-compensate ho sa Lanao yon.

So will I still lead more than 1 million?

More or less it's that advantage Ma'm, parang ganun din ang lalabas.

It could not be less than 1 million.

Oho. Pipilitin ho natin yan. Pero as of the other day its 982.

Kaya nga e.

Then if we can get more in Lanao.

Hindi pa ba tapos?

Hindi pa ho, meron pang kina-canvass darating na 7 municipalities.

Ah. ok. Oo

Sige po.

Ok,ok.

 
'Original'

Conversation between Gary and Mike (Arroyo) on 08 1433H June 04

Mike: Tulungan mo sana yung loyal sa atin. Si Bobby Barbers.

Gary: Sige, sir, nakabantay na yung mga abogado natin.

Mike: Nag-file ng… nag-file ng parang annulment or something tingnan mo kung matutulungan mo

Gary: Sige sir… talaga namang aming inaalalayan si Bobby eh…talaga namang siya yung atin

Mike: Oo siya, siya talaga ang atin. Tulungan mo sana

Gary: Ok

Mike: Thank you.

 
Conversation between Gary and Mike on 02 1156H June 2004

Gary: Hello

Mike: Sabi ni Bobby Barbers meron pa raw siyang...doon sa Lanao del Sur. Meron pa raw 7 municipalities pa.

Gary: Alin? Alin?

Mike: Meron pa raw siyang 7 municipalities sa Lanao del Sur

Gary: Hindi kasi ang kuwan dun sa Lanao del Sur 2 presinto sa Bayang, 4 na presinto sa Madalin, 1 presinto sa Kapai. Yun na lang..

Mike: so bale lima

Gary: No, no pero presinto lang

Mike: Ah precinct lang

Gary: Oo wala namang 1,000 eh

Mike: Ang impresson dahil a Columbio meron pa raw 3rd siya.

Gary: Hindi wala na yung Columbio nakasama na nung kuwan

Mike: Sa tingin ko wala na rin.

Gary: Ang South Upi nang ilagay nila na merong 4,000. Pero kahit ano pa wala pa rin hindi makakahabol

Mike: Ang Tawi-Tawi makakuha pa raw siya ng 750.

Gary: Lumalamang pa rin sa bilangan sa Tawi-Tawi eh. Alam mo talagang binabantayan ng mga watchers natin sa Lanao Sur.

Mike: Anak ng Putsa! Hay naku, kawawa naman

Gary: O sige tawagan ko mamaya siya

Mike: Sige. Tawagan mo siya kung puwede

Gary: Sige

Mike: Thank you. Thank you

 
Conversation between Gary and Mike on 02 1023H June 2004

Gary: Hello

Mike: Hello. Si Mike to

Gary: Hello.

Mike: Kung puwede ho tulungan nyo si Bobby Barbers

Gary: Oo nga ho pero mahihirapan na siya medyo malabo siya sa Lanao del Sur. Hindi na makakahabol sa Cotabato pero meron tayong mga abogado dun

MIKE: Ganon ba

GARY: Andito ho kami sa meeting ngayon e actually nag-usap na kami ni senator

MIKE: OK.

 
Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 31 2317H May 2004

Gary: Hello Mam

GMA: Hello saka yung sa kabila they are trying to get their Namfrel copy of municipal COCs.

Gary: Namfrel copies ho?

GMA: Oo.

Gary: Ay wala naman. Ok naman ang Namfrel sa atin. They are now sympathetic to us.

GMA: Oo pero it doesn't make sure (garbled) pero yun nga they are trying to get that

Gary: Oho we will get an advance copy ho natin kung ano ho ang kuwan nila. Sige ho.

 
Conversation between PGMA and Gary on or about 01 2143H June 2004

Gary: Hello, Mam.

GMA: Hello

Gary: Good evening Mam

GMA: When they opened the ballot box of Camarines Norte it was empty.

Gary: This afternoon Mam

GMA: Oo.

Gary: Camarines Norte?

GMA: Oo.

Gary: I'll call up the supervisor tonight or tomorrow Mam. Tanong ko kung bakit.

GMA: Si Carino?

Gary: Lisa Carino. Lisa Narino… She's not going to do that because this guy is a straight guy.

GMA: It was empty.

Gary: I will call her up Mam.

GMA: OK.

 
Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 02 2229H June 2004

Gary: Hello Mam good evening

GMA: Hello. Dun ba sa Lanao del Sur tsaka sa Basilan di raw nagma-match yung SOV sa COC.

Gary: (inaudible)

GMA: Di nagma-match

Gary: Di nagma-match? Baka honest mistake lang ho dahil sa pagod at puyat ng canvassers pero nire-review naman nila e at pag may mali, kino-korek nila pero kung minsan nagkakamali sa pagbasa ng municipal COC pag di malinaw. Nagbabantay naman ho yung mga watchers natin

GMA: Hindi nagma-match

Gary: Dapat mag-match talaga kasi yung COC galing lang sa total ng SOV pino-post lang ng canvassers meron naman ho tayong watchers na nagbabantay ng canvassing as Lanao del Sur at Basilan. Yung Camarines Norte transmit naman daw yung COC sa Senate

GMA: Oo.

Gary: Na-receive na ho nila lahat e.

GMA: Oo.

Gary: Tumawag ho kayo kanina Mam?

GMA: Yah about that Lanao del Sur at Basilan.

Gary: Oho nagka-usap ko kami ni Abdullah dun sa kuwan kanina about this. Inaano ko ho huwag ho kayo masyadong mabahala anyway we will take care of this kakausapin ko rin si Atty. Makalintal.

GMA: Oo tapos non si ano tapos non si, Calanguyan meron daw silang teacher na nasa witness protection program ng kabila

Gary: Sino ho?

GMA: Yung kabila may teacher daw silang hawak.

Gary: Wala naman ho baka nananakot lang ho sila kasi yung kuwan

GMA: Calanguyan, Tawi-Tawi

Gary: Calanguyan, Tawi-Tawi. Wala naman hong watchers tayo dun eh. Talo nga tayo dun eh. Talo nga si Nur dun eh. Sige ho. Tsine-tsek ko ho.

GMA: Oo

Gary: Sige, aanuhin ko ho.

Conversation between PGMA and Gary on 06 1900H June 04

GMA: Hello

Gary: Hello Mam good evening tumawag po kayo

GMA: Oo sabi ni Teng dapat sigurado natin consistent yung mga documents sa

Maguindanao

Gary: Yung kuwan hindi naman ho masyadong problema yung sa Maguindanao pero ano ho yung tinext ninyo kagabi na merong reports na ako daw ang source

GMA: Oo. Oo.

Gary: Pero pano san ho ba naman ang hindi ko maintindihan what is that they are trying to drive at with 120 days (garbled) establish ng (garbled)

GMA: Ok, Ok baka siguro more shot in the dark lang yon but I'm just letting you know everything I found out para we can always make the appropriate remedies.

Gary: Oo Mam. Si Gen. Lomibao nasa Zamboanga na I had all the people around us talk to him so that they will be able to prevent what happened

GMA: Ok ok ok sige ok thank you

Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 1104 26 May 2004

GMA: Hello

Gary: Hello Mam good morning

GMA: Si ano, si Biazon nagbabanta kung madadaya daw siya papabuksan daw niya yung ano (garbled) tsaka Tawi-Tawi baka raw ako madale doon so

Gary: E baka nga ho

Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 1125 26 May 2004

Gary: Hello Mam

GMA: Hello, Hello

Gary: Hello Mam

GMA: Hindi kaya puwedeng ma-delay yung senatorial canvassing until after the voting on the rules tonight.

Gary: On the rules, o sige po mag-uusap po kami ni Attorney.

GMA: Kasi mabubungkal sa Senate e para walang… magiging between 2 allies ito siyempre magagalit ang dalawa di siya magta-tally for sure.

 
Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 27 0729H May 2004

Gary: Hello Mam

GMA: Hello meron tayong schedule (garbled) PR para sa Sulu

Gary:…Mam

GMA: Sulu, Sulu

Gary: Oo. Mam meron

GMA: Nagko-correspond.

Gary: Oho Mam lahat po meron

GMA: Kumpleto. Ok sige ok ok

Gary: Ok sige Mam sige po

 
Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 28 2213 May 2004

Gary: Hello

GMA: Hello

Gary: Hello good evening Mam good evening

GMA: The FPJ camp daw will file a case against the Board of Canvassers dun sa Marawi and the military?

Gary: Mam ano Mam?

GMA: The FPJ camp raw will file a case against the Board of Canvassers and military in Marawi?

Gary: Hindi naman ho siguro nila maaano ag ating Board of Canvassers pero ang military kasi si Gudani sa kanila si Gudani I do not know if they will file. Sa kanila si Gudani Mam that is why I had to work with Gen. Esperon and Gen. Kyamko na at that time pinalitan namin si Gudani for a while kaya kwan…sa kanila halos ayaw na ngang magpa..as aming mga tao.

GMA: Oo oo.

Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 08 1751H June 04

Gary: Hello

(space)

Gary: Hello Mam

GMA: Ano ang gagawin natin dun sa Namfrel presscon kanina yung Namfrel Lanao del Sur?

Gary: Inaano ko. Meron na ho akong kopya ng finax ni Nonong yung kay Dalidig pero that is not true because I have already asked my staff whom I assigned Lanao Sur pagkatapos ho si Rey Lumipao. The supervisor is coming and then we will also try to make them say something after this. Pagsasalitain ko sila ho without me, letting people know that I am monitoring

GMA: Ok ok

Gary: So ganoon na lang ang kwanin natin

GMA: Ok

Gary: Sige ho mam ok po.

 
Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 10 1340H June 04.

Gary: Hello

(space)

Gary: Mam good afternoon

GMA: Ano kinausap na kayo ni Abalos?

Gary: Oo Mam. Papasyal lang muna daw ho sya sa Mindanao. Kwan lang. Kaya nga ho kung ano man ho ang mga problema natin tawagan lang ho ninyo ako.

GMA: May problema sa Southwood East pero local kasi iba-iba raw ang ipin-roclaim ng Comelec doon

Gary: Sino ba atin doon

GMA: Ay naku ang importante na hindi madamay yung sa itaas.

Gary: Ay hindi ho may mga watchers ako doon eh

GMA: Kasi ang issue doon sabi ng…pero sabi naman ni…dapat gawin na lang sa munisipyo. Ako ho ang may mga watchers doon eh. So hindi maaapektuhan sa taas ah

Gary: Hindi ko. Hindi ho.

GMA: Kasi ang sabi nila…si Fernando Poe lumalaban na naman daw doon e.

Gary: Ay hindi ho nasa akin ho yan

GMA: Ok sige

Gary: Sige ho.

Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 07 1610H June 2004

Gary: Hello

GMA: Hello

Gary: Yes Mam

GMA: Did you get my text about the Tipo-Tipo?

Gary: Oho oho Mam kwan that is what I am being fearful about (garbled) ah yon that is why we are asking people to look for her so that we can __ her.

GMA: Shes probably being held by them.

Gary: Mam

GMA: Shes probably being held by them already.

Gary: she is here what is why if it is possible we will have her family call her up from Zamboanga

GMA: Ok ok

Gary: Sige po Mam

 
Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 07 1917H June 04

GMA: Hello

Gary: Yes Mam

GMA: Ano nahanap na ninyo

Gary: Mam

GMA: Nahanap ninyo yung sa Tipo-Tipo

Gary: Ang tipo-tipo ho hindi pa. Ang nandito lang ho itong mga inaano nila ngayon kaya nga

 
Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 29 0947H May 2004

Gary: Hello Mam

GMA: Hello 40 plus daw ang talo ko dun sa kwan sa Cotabato

Gary: Mam.

GMA: More than 40.

Gary: Siguro less than pero hindi siguro sosobra ng 40 Mam. Patapos na canvassing ni Atty. Vidol.

GMA: A ganun so mali yung figures ni Teng.

Gary: Siguro kasi si Teng kinausap niya yung staff ni Atty. Vidol kami ni Atty. Vidol nag-usap ho ngayon but I will give the exact figures Mam in a little while.

GMA: Oo oo

Gary: Para malaman ho ninyo

GMA: Pero we…


Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 28 0943H 2004

GMA: Hello

Gary: Hello Mam good morning ulit

GMA: Oo, oo

Gary: Ok Mam sa Quick Count namin mas mataas ho siya pero mag-compensate ho

sa Lanao yun.

GMA: So will still lead by more than 1M?

Gary: More or less…that advantage Mam. Parang ganun din ang lalabas.

GMA: It could not be less than 1M?

Gary: Oho. Total na namin yan pero as of the other day its 982.

GMA: kaya nga e.

Gary: Kung maganda ang result ng Lanao.

GMA: Hindi pa ba tapos?

Gary: Hindi pa ho. Meron pang kina-canvass darating na 7 municipalities.

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Smoking Gun

The taped conversations between President Arroyo and Commission on Elections (Comelec) on instructions to cheat massively for her to win the polls are genuine, while the Malacañang-claimed "original" copy has been doctored, a source knowledgeable in the ways of splicing tapes as well as spotting inconsistencies found in "faked" tapes told the Tribune yesterday, following the release to the media of the claimed tapes by presidential spokesman and Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye.

Also, in a privilege speech delivered yesterday, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. posed questions that all pointed to the authenticity of the tape which Malacañang now tries to pass off as fabricated, even as Pimentel, in an interview with television reporters demanded the resignation of Mrs. Arroyo.

He asked Bunye to shed light on the following questions since it was he who brought the matter up for public discussion, among which was whether the conversation took place when the canvassing of the presidential votes was on-going and at a time when the President was tailing her main rival, Fernando Poe Jr.

Glo Conversations

ARROYO: Hello.

ALLEGED COMELEC OFFICIAL: Hello ma'am. Good morning ulit. Ok ma'am, mas mataas ho sya pero ma-compensate po sa Lanao yon. [Hello ma'am. Good morning, again. OK, ma'am, it's higher but but Lanao will compensate for it.]

ARROYO: So will I still lead by more than 1M?

ALLEGED COMELEC OFFICIAL: More or less (inaudible) advantage ma'am.

(Original, according to Malacanang) ARROYO: Hello.

GARY: Hello ma'm. Good morning ulit. Ma'm OK na ma'am. Sa Quick Count naming mas mataas ho siya pero maco-compensate ho sa Lanao yon. [M'am, it's ok. In the Quick Count, it's higher, but Lanao will compensate for it.]

ARROYO: So will I still lead by more than 1M?

GARY: More or less. it's still advantage, ma'am.

Conversation 2

Bunye said Arroyo had actually been speaking with a certain Gary, a campaign leader for the administration in Mindanao.

Below is the second conversation:

Conversation 2

(Allegedly tampered tape) ARROYO: Hello. Sa Lanao del Sur at Basilan hindi raw nagma-match yong SOV sa COCs. [In Lanao del Sur and Basilan the SOV (statements of votes-ed) don't match the COCs (certificates of canvass-ed).]

ALLEGED COMELEC OFFICIAL: Ang sinasabi nila wala na naman ho? [They say there's no discrepancy.]

ARROYO: Di nagma-match. [They don't match.]

ALLEGED COMELEC OFFICIAL: "Di nagna-match. Ay may posibilidad na hindi magma-match kung hindi sinunod ang individual SOV ng mga munisipyo. [They don't match. There's a possibility they won't match if the individual SOVs of the municipalities aren't followed.]

(Original, according to Malacanang) GARY: Hello ma'am, Good evening.

ARROYO: Hello. Sa Lanao del Sur at Basilan hindi raw nagma-match yong SOV sa COCs.

GARY: Ang sinasabi nila, wala na naman ho?

ARROYO: Di nagma-match.

GARY: Di nagma-match. Baka honest mistake lang ho dahil sa pagod at puyat ng canvassers. [They don't match. It could be an honest mistake because the canvassers are tired and haven't had any sleep.]

On the second conversation, the phrase "Baka honest mistake lang ho" was deleted and allegedly replaced by "may posibilidad na hindi magma-match kung hindi sinunod ang indivicual SOV ng mga munisipyo."

Weather Update

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Typhoon "DANTE" was located based on satellite and surface data at 1,220 kms east northeast of Extreme Northern Luzon or at 770 kms southeast of Okinawa, Japan (22.3°N 134.1°E) with maximum sustained winds of 160 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 195 kph. It is forecast to move north northeast at 07 kph. Southwest monsoon prevailing over Luzon and Visayas.
Metro Cebu: Mostly cloudy with occasional rains, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the southwest, coastal waters will be slight to moderate, temperature range 23 to 31°C (73 to 88°F).
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Monday, June 06, 2005

Opinion Survey

Palace: Opposition plotting coup again
Malacañan said on Sunday that the opposition is plotting yet again to destabilize the government, this time by attempting to directly link President Arroyo to alleged irregularities in the 2004 election.
 
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Sunday, June 05, 2005

Today's Headlines

President upbeat despite big problems gripping country
President Arroyo shrugged off constant coup rumors, sagging popularity and corruption allegations against her family, vowing Saturday to carry out more reforms to kick-start the economy.
 
 

The summit of political parties in August is expected to firm up the shift to a parliamentary government with Sen. Edgardo Angara and Speaker Jose de Venecia leading the move to include it on the summit's agenda.

Shift in form of govt tops August meet
The summit of political parties in August is expected to firm up the shift to a parliamentary government, with Sen. Edgardo Angara and Speaker Jose de Venecia leading the move to include it on the summit's agenda.


RP keeps ranking on human traffic list
WASHINGTON - The Philippines remained on the Tier 2 watch list of human trafficking violators compiled by the US State Department.

P3.5-M BOI fund use questioned
The Commission on Audit is questioning the diversion by the Board of Investments of some P3.488-million funds intended for the promotion of the country as an investment haven to other purposes such as personnel welfare assistance and the purchase of office supplies. 

'I am just doing my job,' Lomibao tells detractors
FORT DEL PILAR, Baguio City - The Philippine National Police chief, Director General Arturo Lomibao, on Saturday lashed out at his critics, saying he is doing his job to rid the country of the illegal numbers game, jueteng. 

MILF: Peace agreement can help stop entry of terrorists
COTABATO - A Muslim separatist chief said Saturday that a peace agreement with the government could help stop foreign terrorists from getting into Mindanao.

Mindanao tribal chief recalls Japanese father
Memories of last seeing his father during World War II have flooded back for a tribal leader, Tanao Bantilan Tao, as, 60 years on, Tokyo chases the ghosts of Japanese soldiers in the jungles of Mindanao. 

Palace urged to bare 'pet' proposed changes to Charter
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Nene" Pimentel, Jr on Saturday urged Malacañan and its Congress allies to disclose which provisions in the 1987 Constitution would be up for amendment.
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Malacañan preempts opposition, leaks new destab plot
Malacañan assailed the opposition camp Saturday for allegedly possessing a taped conversation indicating that the 2004 presidential elections was rigged to ensure President Arroyo's victory, it was learned Saturday.
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50 jailed Filipino minors in Saudi need help
A militant group bared 50 Filipino children are currently languishing in Saudi Arabian jails and need to be saved by the government, abs-cbnNEWS.com learned Saturday.
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DepEd welcomes 17.5-M public students Monday
The Department of Education on Saturday announced it is ready to welcome an estimated 17.5 million public elementary and high school students on Monday for the formal opening of the 2005-2006 school season.
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Jinggoy wants Gonzales, Wycoco called to 'jueteng' probe
Opposition Sen. Jinggoy Estrada has asked the Senate panels investigating the "jueteng" payola controversy to summon Justice Secretary Raul Gonzales and National Bureau of Investigation chief Reynaldo Wycoco on Monday's hearing, DZMM reported.
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Nene dares NBI to sue jueteng witness handler
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Nene" Pimentel Jr. on Saturday challenged National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Reynaldo Wycoco to file charges against politicians who allegedly suborned self-confessed "jueteng" operator Wilfredo Mayor into linking public officials to numbers rackets.
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Typhoon Dante gains strength
Typhoon Dante (international codename: Nesat) continued to gain strength even as it slightly slowed down during the past six hours, weather bureau Pagasa said.
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Recto: Use Boracay resort for rehab of wounded troops
Sen. Ralph Recto on Saturday urged the military to convert its resort complex in Boracay island into a convalescence center for wounded soldiers.
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200,000 high-school freshmen 'raw'—DepEd
Around 200,000 sixth graders who scored poorly in the National Achievement Test may have to be given remedial instruction once they start high school.

House backs Con-con
The House of Representatives will support President Arroyo's renewed call to start initiatives for a Charter change through a constitutional convention next year, Speaker Jose de Venecia said.

Ping belittles 2 NBI witnesses' testimony
Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Friday lashed out at the National Bureau of Investigation for presenting two new witnesses who contradicted the testimony that Wilfredo Mayor, a confessed jueteng operator, made at a Senate inquiry.

Sandigan tells Imelda to stay put in Manila
The Sandiganbayan on Friday denied the petition of former first lady Imelda Marcos to go to China to have her knees treated.

P8B of Marcos loot eyed for land reform
Some 10,000 human-rights victims may not receive the P8-billion earmarked from the P38-billion sequestered Marcos Swiss account as compensation for their suffering during the Marcos regime, as the Department of Land Reform is planning to use the money for its program.

VP: Study legalized jueteng
MAGALANG, Pampanga - Vice President Noli de Castro on Friday urged the authorities to seriously study the possibility of legalizing jueteng.

Palawan now in Western Visayas
Palawan and Puerto Princesa City are now under the administrative jurisdiction of the Western Visayas region following their transfer from Southern Tagalog, the Department of the Interior and Local Government announced on Friday.

Volcanic smog on Pacific island reaches Philippines
SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands - Smog from Anatahan Volcano on this tiny US territory in the Pacific has reached as far as the Philippines and Palau, the US Geological Survey said.

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WEATHER UPDATE

Typhoon "DANTE" was located based on satellite and surface data at 800 kms east of Northern Luzon (16.4°N 130.3°E) with maximum sustained winds of 165 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 200 kph. It is moving north at 15 kph towards the Southern Islands of Japan. Southwesterly and westerly surface windflow prevailing throughout the archipelago.


Metro Cebu: Mostly cloudy with rainshowers and thunderstorms, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the southwest and west, coastal waters will be slight to moderate, temperature range 24 to 33°C (75 to 91°F).

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Game 7 On Tuesday (RP Time)

Tayshaun Prince (L), Chauncey Billups, Rip Hamilton
Very much in concert, the Pistons got the job done in Motown.
Detroit made good on yet another 'Sheed guarantee in a big way. With Flash out for Game 6, the Pistons went off. They closed the second and third periods on 10-0 and 9-0 runs, respectively.  Result: a 91-66 thrashing to force Game 7 in Miami. More
 
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Richard Hamilton plucked Shaquille O'Neal's lazy outlet pass from the air, took one dribble toward the basket and flicked a no-look pass to Ben Wallace for a resounding dunk.

The sound of London's Big Ben tower chimed over the loudspeaker system, and a sellout crowd stood and roared its approval. The time for the Pistons to be dethroned as champions had not yet arrived.

Hamilton did a little of everything on offense, and the Pistons swarmed and swatted their way to a dominant defensive performance Saturday night to defeat Miami 91-66 and even the best-of-seven series at three games apiece.

Game 7 will be in Miami on Monday night to determine who will represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals.

And the deciding factor may end up being a player who was no factor at all in Game 6 -- Dwyane Wade.

A strained rib muscle was too painful for Miami's emerging superstar to bear, and he decided to sit out just before gametime. Without their leading scorer, the Heat had no one aside from O'Neal to give them an offensive boost -- and there were several long stretches when that was exactly what Miami needed.

The 66 points represented the lowest postseason point total in Heat franchise history.
 

Friday, June 03, 2005

One Win Away

Shaquille O'Neal
The Diesel supplied power moves, scoring 15 of his 20 in the first half.
Shaq led five double-figure scorers, and the Heat shot 52 percent from the field in an 88-76 victory over the Pistons and a 3-2 lead. The win came with a price: Flash left Game 5 with a rib injury. More

Indon Threat

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Indonesian police on a armored vehicle guarding the US embassy in Jakarta. The United States said it would reopen its embassy and diplomatic offices in Indonesia, almost a week after they were closed due to an unspecified security threat.

Jap Straggler A Hoax?

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An elderly man who said he was a former soldier of Japan's Imperial Army from the Second World War is escorted by a policeman to a safehouse in a farming Malungon town near General Santos city in southern Philippines. Japanese officials and media rushed to the southern Philippines late last week after a Japanese man promised to set up a meeting with two elderly men who would be the first Japanese cases in 30 years of war-time stragglers being found.

Free At Last

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Freed Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails wave the Hamas flag as they arrive in a bus and to be welcomed by their relatives in Erez checkpoint north of the Gaza Strip. Israel freed 400 Palestinian prisoners on Thursday in what Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has called an attempt to boost moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of a Gaza withdrawal.

Inquirer Stories

NATION

Plywood bed, P30 daily meal for Garcia, Detainee No. 66
Wife of whistle-blower on AFP sidewalk scam threatened
Arroyo wants constitutional convention next year
Sandigan urged to order arrest of Garcia's wife
Solons want plunder ceiling lowered
House urged to adopt 'no work, no pay' policy
'Jueteng-free' certification fails to stop cop's relief
Scandal part of coup plot, says Palace exec
'Witnesses' out to discredit whistle-blowers
Solons tell Lomibao: Stop 'jueteng'; it's your job
Arroyo rating lowest ever

OPINION

GSIS e-card not tied to relative in Union Bank
Tuition rate increases
Ghosts of martial law
Rehashed issues
Boracay should be kept public domain
NSO accessible 24/7
Editorial : Boondoggle
Analysis : Cold comfort
As I See It : Gov't protects foreign cartel at Filipinos' expense
At Large : Business folk and macho men
Looking Back : Two on the National Anthem
Passion For Reason : What 'Deep Throat' can teach 'jueteng' probers
Pinoy Kasi : The naked truth

LIFE

Life-Styled : The wind beneath Inno's wings
Without Batting An Eyelash : The long wait for Kiehl's is over
Apples' Pickings : Remembering Richard Tann
Age-defying wonder gets a screen test
Makeover 911 : Three days of beauty bliss
Viva Evita!

ENTERTAINMENT

Only in Hollywood : If it's Tuesday, that must be Scarlett Johansson
Dollywood : 'Horror' stories
Viewfinder : Weak motivation for Anakin's transformation into Darth Vader
Giants rule Awit
Gay roles never scared Ricky Davao
Stars meet taxmen
Big stars expected at Urian
Censors have new job

METRO

What is safest time in eastern Metro?
Curator to tutors: Get clearance for building
MMDA to schools: more parking lots
Dina Bonnevie, beau face estafa raps

REGIONS

Arroyo help sought for OFW facing beheading in Saudi
Militants: general admitted culpability for deaths
Class opening faces same woes in provinces
LGU execs to meet in bid to back GMA
Cops vow bankruptcy for gambling lords
Appeals court junks bid to annul Cavite land deal
Roundup
Batangas Ombudsman was to meet with PDI
Honor awaits men, women in record strawberry cake
S. Korea group distributes pigs in W. Visayas
Cagayan wage board OKs P15 allowance hike

WORLD NEWS

At least 67 dead, 56 missing in China
EU battles to keep rejected charter alive
Indonesia embassy clouds Australian ties to Jakarta
13 killed in northern Iraq suicide car bombings
Indonesian president voices optimism over Aceh peace talks
US trade chief says China 'risks outbreak of protectionism'

SPORTS

Sportswatch
Monsalve tops Akari tourney
Clean Living : Strongest RP billiards team vies in Asian Tour
PBC tilt starts; Zulkifli heads field
Alcantara, Solon pull off double victories
Loang rules San Beda law golf
Qatar routs Jordan, faces Kazakhs next
Tigresses rip Lady Tams
Dasalla rules Stage 7; Davadilla keeps yellow jersey
Saragosa fires 70, storms in front by seven
Kornets, P'masters back in contention

INFOTECH

Long, winding road for Congress computerization
AMDG to distribute Guild Wars in the Philippines
RP to follow Korean e-business financing model
ICANN steps up approval of 'xxx' domain
SMS remains strong worldwide, says study
CICT revs up June ICT activities