Philippine Daily Inquirer articles from November 2009, page 3

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Alcantara reaches Phinma semifinals.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Marc Anthony Reyes FRANCIS CASEY ALCANTARA EXPECTEDLY got through the semifinals with an easy win over his Thai foe even as three Japanese also advanced to crowd him yesterday in the Phinma international juniors boys singles at the...

2 Army commanders sacked.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Jocelyn R. Uy TWO ARMY COMMANDERS WITH DIRECT responsibility for the province of Maguindanao where a brutal massacre left 64 people dead this week were relieved of their posts yesterday. Maj. Gen. Alfredo Cayton, the 6th Infantry...

Backhoe operator in massacre may be dead, says CIDG.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Marlon Ramos THE CAPITOL EMPLOYEE who operated the backhoe used to bury the victims of the Monday massacre in Maguindanao may have been murdered to silence him, the chief investigator of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group...

A lot smarter than the childish POC-PSC war.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Recah Trinidad ITS TOO EARLYOR ACTUALLY too late?but about a hundred youthful aspirants, selected from all over the country, start vying for the Philippine boxing team to the Olympics early next year. The tournament, which could...

Binay in Tarlac sortie says its Noynoy and him.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Tonette Orejas, Inquirer Central Luzon CITY OF SAN FERNANDOIT is going to be Noynoy and Jojo in Tarlac. Insofar as Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay is concerned, the Liberal Party (LP) tandem of Sen. Benigno Noynoy Aquino III and...

Buddies turn back Stallions, keep Liga hopes alive.
November 28, 2009... Byline: June Navarro CEBU CITYTHE SMART-PAMPANGA Buddies finally came out of their shell by repulsing Trace-Laguna Stallions, 70-65, to keep their flickering hopes alive in the Super Leg of the Smart Liga Pilipinas Conference 3 at the Cebu...

Kill Bill?
November 28, 2009... Byline: Roberto F. de Ocampo AT THE OUTSET I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I AM no stranger to condoms and can attest to their effectiveness. I have four children and could have had more but my wife and I agreed that four was enough and implemented that...

China ends U16 hopes of gallant Nationals.
November 28, 2009... A TALL CHINESE SQUAD ENDED THE RUN of a gallant Nokia-Team Pilipinas, 85-66, in the semifinals of the Fiba-Asia U16 Mens Championship Thursday night at the Bandaraya Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The Chinese, whose frontline boasted a...

CHR takes cudgels for Ang Ladlad.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Nikko Dizon THE COMMISSION on Human Rights (CHR) has taken up the cudgels for the gay and lesbian group Ang Ladlad and formally urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to reexamine its petition for party-list accreditation. In...

Check out your neighborhood library hubs.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Neni Sta. Romana Cruz, Foundation for Worldwide People Power THE NAMES OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING library hubs from among the first 35 established and made operational since school year 2005-2006 have already been publicly announced...

Crop forecasting to help farmers face climate change impact.
November 28, 2009... LOS BANOS, LAGUNASCIENtists here recommended crop forecasting as among the new approaches that could help farmers mitigate the impacts of climate change. Dr. Felino Lansigan, a professor at the Institute of Statistics at the University of the...

Extraordinary people.
November 28, 2009... WHILE THE WHOLE NATION RECOILS AT WHAT they are believed to have done, President Macapagal-Arroyo is not about to break her embrace of the Ampatuans. Or at least that was the assurance the deputy presidential spokesperson, Lorelei Fajardo, gave...

Female artist builds Palawans giant Christmas tree.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Maricar Cinco, Inquirer Southern Luzon PUERTO PRINCESA CITYGet together and move toward the light. This is the underlying message of the 97-foot Christmas tree, made of flat bars and light bulbs, that stands on top of the three-floor...

Fierce Fighter spearheads PCSO Anniversary Cup field.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Musong R. Castillo FIERCE FIGHTER, A HARD-FINISHING mare, looms as the top choice today when the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Diamond Anniversary Cup is flagged off today at the new Santa Ana Park in Naic, Cavite. ...

Govt lawyer starts probe of Baguio fuel overprice.
November 28, 2009... BAGUIO CITYA STATE PROSecutor is investigating reports that petroleum products sold in this city is overpriced. Lawyer George Yarte Jr. said he was given the task of looking into allegations that oil firms that ship diesel, gasoline and...

Giant Binay photo mosaic guns for Guinness record.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Allison W. Lopez MOVE OVER, PUNY BILLboards. A 32,000-square-foot photo mosaic that looks like a largeor rather a giantimage of Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay was unveiled in Makati City yesterday, beating out billboards and streamers...

GMA gives Puno control over ARMM.
November 28, 2009... Byline: TJ Burgonio and Marlon Ramos PRESIDENT MACAPAGAL-ARROYO YESterday gave Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno the authority to exercise administrative control over the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in the aftermath of the...

Hagedorn-commissioned SWS poll Nov. 4-8: Noy ahead with 47%.
November 28, 2009... PUERTO PRINCESA CITYTHE most recent survey conducted early November by the Social Weather Stations has Liberal Party presidential candidate Sen. Benigno Noynoy Aquino III emerging as the runaway winner in a head-to-head contest with Sen. Manuel...

He took part in killings.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Norman Bordadora and Jocelyn R. Uy STATE PROSECUTORS have found sufficient evidence to recommend the filing of murder charges against Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. in connection with the killing of seven of at least 64 persons...

Ilocos for Marcos, not VillarKeon.
November 28, 2009... LAOAG CITYILOCANOS were not supporting the candidacy of Sen. Manuel Villar despite the entry into Villars camp of Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos, but the so-called Solid North will remain loyal to the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos...

Lacuna resets age-group pool record.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Marc Anthony Reyes SIXTEEN-YEAR OLD JHESSIE KING LACUna proved that hes got what it takes to be in the national team going to the Southeast Asian Games in Laos when he bagged the 200-meter freestyle gold medal in the national...

LP, NP bare respective senatorial candidates.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Michael Lim Ubac ONLY 10 SENATORIAL ASPIrants have so far made it to the Liberal Party (LP) slate, while rival Nacionalista Party (NP) has come up with so far five candidates for the May 2010 polls. At press time yesterday, the LP...

The scale of rido in Mindanao.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Mahar Mangahas WHAT IS RIDO? RIDO REFERS TO A STATE OF recurring hostilities between families and kinship groups characterized by a series of retaliatory acts of violence carried out to avenge a perceived affront or injustice. This is...

Makati vice mayor splits from Binay.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Allison W. Lopez LIKE A MARRIAGE GONE SOUR, MAKATI Mayor Jejomar Binay yesterday confirmed the parting of ways between him and Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado, who is reportedly leaving the Binay camp to run for mayor next year. I was...

Massacre suspect declared fit.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Jeannette I. Andrade and Nikko Dizon THE MAIN SUSPECT IN THE MAGUINdanao massacre is healthy and apparently none the worse for whatever ordeal he went through the past days, according to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). ...

Security watch in Metro.
November 28, 2009... THE NATIONAL Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) ordered all district directors and police chiefs in Metro Manila yesterday to further strengthen security measures in the metropolis and ensure that no violence will spill over as possible...

P.5M for info on Ivler.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Jeannette I. Andrade and Beverly T. Natividad THE MOTHER OF JASON IVLER, A SUSPECT IN the fatal shooting of the son of a Malacanang official, showed up yesterday at the National Bureau of Investigation office, claiming that the...

MILF scoffs at claim tying rebs to murders.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Inquirer Mindanao COTABATO CITYTHE MORO ISLAMIC Liberation Front (MILF) yesterday scoffed at the claim of Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. that MILF rebels were behind the Nov. 23 mass murder in Maguindanao. MILF vice chair for...

Mangyans end hunger strike.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Ma. Ceres P. Doyo and Nikko Dizon AFTER STAGING A HUNGER STRIKE FOR 11 DAYS, Mangyans of Mindoro and their sympathizers finally ended their protest yesterday when Environment Secretary Lito Atienza announced the temporary revocation...

Pampanga race: Pineda to give it another try.
November 28, 2009... CITY OF SAN FERNANDONarrowly defeated in the Pampanga gubernatorial race by Catholic priest Eddie Panlilio in 2007, former Board Member Lilia Pineda will take a second crack at the post as candidate of the administration party Lakas-Kampi-CMD in...

PBA mulls hiring of Asian imports.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Jasmine W. Payo ASIAS BEST CAGERS MAY just suit up as imports in the season-ending Fiesta Cup conference of the Philippine Basketball Association. The PBA Board of Governors unanimously agreed in a meeting Thursday to dump...

Peacemakers in Sarangani, Cotabato win Galing Pook.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Edson C. Tandoc Jr. IN A COUNTRY STILL IN SHOCK OVER an unimaginable political massacre, three local government units from far-flung provinces have shown that peace, if sincerely pursued by local leaders, is not elusive after all. ...

Pimentel calls for arrest of Ampatuan patriarch.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Christine O. Avendano and Gil C. Cabacungan Jr. SENATE MINORITY LEADER Aquilino Pimentel Jr. yesterday called for the arrest of Maguindanao Gov. Andal Ampatuan Sr. so he could serve as a material witness to the slaughter of at least...

Political trash in Quezon stays after new SC ruling.
November 28, 2009... LUCENA CITYAFTER THE Supreme Court reversed its earlier ruling against premature campaigning, the top poll official in Quezon province declared that banners, posters and streamers of politicians bearing their names can stay even after they had...

Warlords in a weak state.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Randy David MEDIA REPORTS AND ANALYSES OF THE Nov. 23 gruesome mass murder of 57 innocent civilians in Maguindanao have highlighted different aspects of the culture of warlordism in Muslim Mindanao. Their common starting point is the...

Sandiganbayan allows Disini to travel abroad.
November 28, 2009... THE SANDIGANBAYAN HAS ALLOWED ALleged Marcos crony Herminio Disini to travel to Singapore and Austria despite objections by the prosecution claiming he is a flight risk. Disini, a golfing buddy of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, faces...

SEA Games athletes will receive funding.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Marc Anthony Reyes THE PHILIPPINE OLYMPIC Committee yesterday said that all 251 athletes listed to compete in the Laos Southeast Asian Games will get their funding. Athletics chief Go Teng Kok said the Olympic body has already come...

Govt sets aside P40M for polls in HK, Singapore.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Jerry E. Esplanada THE GOVERNMENT HAS SET ASIDE P40 million for the holding of automated elections next year in Hong Kong and Singapore where there are more than 128,000 registered Filipino voters. Under a memorandum of agreement...

Murphys Law: a threat to 2010 elections.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Solita Collas-Monsod MAYBE IT IS BECAUSE THE COMMISSION on Elections keeps on making reassuring noises and the TV infomercials cum voter education make it sound so simple and fool-proof, but the average Juan on the streetas well as a...

Alcano rises, gains last 64.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Cedelf P. Tupas FORMER DOUBLE-WORLD CHAMPION RONNIE ALCANO CONtinued his rise from the losers bracket with a clinical 9-4 victory over Cheng Tsung-ha of Chinese Taipei last night that gave the Filipino a seat in the round of 64 of the...

Students, evacuees struggle for normalcy.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Clarice Colting-Pulumbarit, Inquirer Southern Luzon CALAMBA CITYNOISE AND loitering children greet one upon entrance to the Lingga Elementary School in this city. For one month now, teachers and students who are victims of floods...

Talk rife GMA ready to file CoC as Pampanga lawmaker.
November 28, 2009... Byline: TJ Burgonio ALL THE SIGNS POINT TO PRESIDENT Macapagal-Arroyo running for a congressional seat next year, as some officials and even her election lawyer have noted. All that is needed is for her to actually file a certificate of...

Texters shock Whoppers with big rally.
November 28, 2009... MARK CARDONA SIZZLED FOR A SEAson-high 40 points as Talk N Text completed a stirring comeback from 30 points down to pummel Burger King, 118-105, last night in the KFC PBA Philippine Cup last night at the Ynares Center in Antipolo. They didnt...

Massacre death toll reaches 64.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Inquirer Mindanao SHARIFF AGUAK, MAGUINdanaoThe grassy hill of Barangay Salman in nearby Ampatuan town continued to give up corpses. A total of 64 cadavers have been retrieved since Mondays mass murder, which was allegedly carried...

No total ouster of rebs in 2010.
November 28, 2009... TACLOBAN CITYA military officer in Eastern Visayas has admitted that New Peoples Army rebels would still be around after the term of President Macapagal-Arroyo, who had ordered the Armed Forces to eliminate communist threats by the end of her...

The Ampatuans are cowards.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Ramon Tulfo IF THERE HAD BEEN NO INTERnational and local outrage over the mass killings in Maguindanao, do you think President Gloria would have ordered the arrest and disarming of the Ampatuans? The President had long coddled...

UE battles Cebu five.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Jasmine W. Payo GAMES TODAY (FilOil-Flying V Arena) 2 p.m.Univ. of East vs Univ. of Cebu 4 p.m.Univ. of Visayas vs Mapua TWO TOWERING CAGERS TAKE the spotlight as two Visayas teams kick off their bids against separate...

Perfect shirt.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Gino Deo Go EITHER ITS TOO LOOSE, TOO TIGHT, OUT OF SIZE OR too loud. The color is either too pale, too bright or too faded. The fabric is either too rough, too stretched, or too wooly. I still havent found the perfect striped shirt....

Failure.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Johnny Esmilla Jr. I AM A FAILURE. THAT SEEMS A BIT HARSH AND IT IS hard to accept, but it is true. Thanks to my public management class, I learned that you should be judged according to the standards you yourself have set. So a...

Boracay welcomes new property to its shores.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Charles E. Buban BORACAY HAS TURNED into one of the major destinations in the Philippines not only for its clear crystal waters and sugary white sand beaches but also for its world-class establishments that have hosted some exciting...

Ongpin bloc acquires 28% of SMC.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Doris C. Dumlao A GROUP LED BY FORMER Trade Minister Roberto Ongpin, businessman Inigo Zobel and condiments king Jose Campos yesterday acquired a 28-percent stake in San Miguel Corp. for about P64.3 billionthe largest corporate buy-in...

Cebu Pacific shelves plans to raise cash through IPO.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Paolo Luis G. Montecillo BUDGET AIRLINE CEBU PACIFIC of the Gokongwei group has shelved plans to raise money by selling shares to the public. According to airline officials, that the company still has enough revenue to cover the...

Century Peak nears Leyte nickel plant deal.
November 28, 2009... CENTURY PEAK METALS HOLDINGS CORP. has disclosed that its nickel smelting subsidiary is one step closer to establising operations in an industrial park in Leyte. The company said in a statement to the Philippine Stock Exchange that Century...

Cheap fares pushed up air travel in Jan.-Sept.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Paolo G. Montecillo THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO TRAVELED by air within the country grew by nearly a third in the January to September period as promotional fares offered by local carriers encouraged more tourists to visit destinations...

Design approaches for healthcare.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Isabel Berenguer Asuncion THEY SAY THAT the baby boom generation is the largest generation. It is also probably today, the largest beneficiary of healthcare services in the world. As the older members are into their 60s and needing...

More young Pinoys getting diabetes.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Charles E. Buban FOR DR. TOMMY TY WILLING, chair and president of Diabetes Philippines, seeing young patients with Type 1 diabetes is already expected as the condition usually begins in childhood, when their pancreas totally lose...

Disclosures.
November 28, 2009... EEI Corp. on Nov. 25 announced the resignation of Ernesto De Castro as director of the company. *** Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. has accepted the resignation of Carmelita R. Araneta as head of the International Offices and Subsidiaries...

A dipstick test for food quality.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Massie Santos Ballon THE ACT OF BUYING FRESH PROduce is arguably a full theatrical presentation composed of several scenes, often starting with the visual inspection. Theres the bit that involves sniffing the juncture where the stem...

ERC allows Meralco to recover costs.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Amy R. Remo THE ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISsion has allowed power distributor Manila Electric Co. to collect its underrecoveries, which would result in an increase of 1.71 centavos per kilowatt-hour in consumers electricity bills. ...

First Gen sets out to raise P15B in stock rights offer.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Amy R. Remo FIRST GEN CORP. OF THE LOPEZ Group aims to raise P15 billion from a stock rights offering, according to a memorandum posted at the website of the Philippine Stock Exchange. On Wednesday, the PSE approved First Gens plan...

Amara by the sea.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Marcos de Guzman Jr. THE SEA IS A SOURCE OF life. It never ceases to give us gifts of wonder and worth. This is why communities are born by the sea or around bodies of water. Cebu boasts of one such community, Amara. This is a...

Politicians, stress, heart attack and stroke.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Rafael Castillo, M.D. Conclusion FOR POLITICIANS ON THE CAMPAIGN trail, and for everyone else needing to take a pause from ones stressful hectic schedule, experts recommend the following simple techniques to relax. This may take...

Megaworld sees P4B in warrants trade.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Doris C. Dumlao THE PHILIPPINE STOCK EX-change has approved the listing of 4.1 billion warrants of property developer Megaworld Corp. and the listing of the same amount of common shares as underlying assets to the warrants. In a...

Pass bill on BSP charter, IMF urges govt.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Michelle V. Remo THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY Fund has urged Congress to pass the bill amending the charter of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. The US-based funding institution said the proposed law would help keep the countrys...

Philex upbeat on prospects of Surigao mine.
November 28, 2009... PHILEX MINING CORP., THE countrys largest mining firm, recently unveiled the initial mineral resource estimates for its Bayugo project, showing good prospects for its gold and copper mining site in Surigao del Norte. In a disclosure to the...

4 buying pitfalls overseas Pinoys must avoid.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Tessa R. Salazar DEVELOPERS GO THROUGH great lengths just to attract overseas-based Filipino property buyers, even holding road shows abroad to directly connect with overseas workers, whose dreams include owning a house and lot, and...

RP to post faster growth in 10, says Goldman Sachs.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Michelle V. Remo GOLDMAN SACHS IS BULLISH that the Philippines, after registering a disappointing 0.8-percent expansion in the third quarter, will record a faster growth in 2010 of 4.2 percent. The third-quarter performance was...

Selling organs kills more poor Pinoys, donation advocates say.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Tessa R. Salazar PLEASE, DONT THROW away your kidneys. Amid the growing scarcity of available kidneys from deceased donors, organ donation advocates have aired this appeal to Filipinos who plan on selling their kidneys. The...

RP targets slice of Taiwans beach wedding mart.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Abigail L. Ho THE MANILA ECONOMIC AND Cultural Office is aggressively promoting local beach destinations to Taiwanese couples, in a bid to loosen Hawaiis hold on the Taiwanese market. Meco director for tourism Ireneo Reyes said the...

Weakening dollar expected to weigh down RP recovery.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Ronnel W. Domingo A WEAKENING US DOLLAR MAY DAMP-en the recovery prospects of the Philippine economy, canceling the momentum that has been building up in the past few quarters, according to officials of the National Economic and...

Lenka in Manila this December.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Pam Pastor ITS 11:30 A.M. AND THE phone is ringing. Its Lenka, calling from Los Angeles. The Australian singer-songwriter has a lot to share. After all, she had quite a year. Her album, released in the US in September 2008 was made...

Fan-demonium and fireworks at James Jeans Manila tour.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Jed-Angelo Q. Segovia AWKWARDLY, JAMES JEAN rises from his book signing table, approaches the guy who had motioned for a hug and embraces him. The crowd cheers, while others cup their mouths in gleeful surprise. A tiny smile breaks on...

There will be blood (a lot of it).
November 28, 2009... Byline: Wanggo Gallaga I DIDNT want to go the route of Kill Bill or 300, explains Ninja Assassin director James McTeigue when asked to somehow explain the gruesome splatters of blood that has become a highlight of the film. In fact, the...

I thought I was a horrible cover artist.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Jed-Angelo Q. Segovia HE SPEAKS WITH MEAsured thought and gestures in a tiny circle. When he looks up his hair flows over his face, keeping the man mysterious the more he reveals. Talking about himself seems to make him ill at ease....

5 Pinoy fashion bloggers serve style treats online.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Rosanna Aranaz, Contributor PATRIOTISM IS HUGE these days, so why not parade our Filipino pride in the fashion blogosphere as well? Why look elsewhere when there are style icons in our own online backyard? Visit the blogs of these...

Five reasons why nerds are hot.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Eunice Beatrice H. Braga, Contributor OUR KIND HAS OFTEN BEEN BOXED IN our supposed spacesthe library, the science lab, the arthouse movie theater, the sci-fi convention, the front-row seat in the classroom. But since the 21st...

Buying gadgets in Hong Kong? Careful!
November 28, 2009... Byline: Tatin Yang ONE OF THE THINGS WE LOOK FORward to when traveling abroad is the chance to get our hands on gadgets weve been eyeing for a significantly cheaper prices than those offered here. Due to exorbitant import tax rates here,...

Digital Harinezumi yep, its a camera.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Tatin Yang IVE ALWAYS BEEN IN SEARCH of the perfect toy camera to fit my lifestyle. Nothing that uses film, Ive been spoiled by the digital age too much. Nothing so bulky and big that Id end up leaving it at home because its a hassle...

Hunting for eggson Facebook.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Ruby de Vera YOU WOULD THINK ONLY BIRDS and reptiles hatch eggs, or maybe chocolates during Easter. But youd be wrong. So far I have seen the following hatch from a variety of artfully designed eggs: gummy bears, seals, foxes,...

Great Scott!
November 28, 2009... Byline: Tals Diaz MADRID, SPAINDRESSING up to meet The Sartorialist is like getting ready for a first date. You want to look impeccable to make a good first impression, but you also dont want to seem like you tried way too hardlike you...

20-year-old student is Cebus latest fashion whiz.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Krystle Gail Uy, Contributor THE ONLY PERSON I WOULD like to dress up is Heart Evangelista, says Mique Yapching, a 20-year-old design student from the University of San Carlos Technological Center in Cebu. Yapching used to dream of...

Model-radio DJs heat up the airwaves.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Interview by Stefanie Cabal WE HAVE KNOWN SARAH Meier from her VJ-ing days at MTV. Now she hosts a radio show with commercial model Vicky Herrera, the youngest among the talented Herrera siblings, who handles Trilogy boutique and...

Style walkers.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Mikaela Benipayo, Contributor Rachel Cuevas 19 years old, University of Asia and the Pacific I go for hip dressing and freestyle. Style icons: Katy Perry and Mischa Barton Nelie De Chavez 18 years old, Ateneo de Manila...

Underwhelming finale for Celebrity Duets.
November 28, 2009... Byline: Nestor U. Torre WHEN JOEL CRUZ WAS HAILED as the third winner of GMA-7s Celebrity Duets talent tilt last Nov. 14, the announcement was decidedly anticlimactic. Weve got nothing personal against Mr. Cruz, but it was clear that his...