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‘Tulungann’yo kami’Nina Norman Bordadora, Abigail L. Ho at Doris C. Dumlao

D APAT sabay tayo. Sinabi kahapon ni PangulongAquino sa mga negosyante na gumawa ng “in-tegrity pledge” na wala na silang dahilan upang

manuhol o hindi magbayad ng tamang buwis.Sa kanyang talumpati sa First

Integrity Summit ng mga opisyalng pamahalaan at negosyo, sinabini G. Aquino na napagpatibay nang kanyang administrasyon angkatapatan sa pamamahala sapaglalagay ng mga opisyal na buoang karangalan at sa mga proyek-tong bukas sa pagbusisi ng lahat.

“But instilling a culture of in-tegrity in government is only oneaspect of the equation. We mustalso foster the same culture in theprivate sector, and this is whywhat you are doing today is veryimportant,” aniya.

Matapos kumuha ng lagda saisang Integrity Pledge, ibinigay ngmga pinuno ng negosyo kay G.Aquino ang Unified Code of Con-duct na nagdedetalye kung paanomaninindigan ang mga opisyal at

empleyado ng mga kumpanya sapinakamataas na pamantayan ngethics sa mga transaksyon.

“This is the result of more thanfive months of consultations andmeetings,” sinabi ni Edilberto deJesus, pangulo ng Asian Instituteof Management, kay G. Aquino.“This is a collective effort of theprivate sector to conduct businesswith integrity and to signify coop-eration with the government tocombat corruption.”

Sinabi ni Tony Kwok ng HongKong Independent CommissionAgainst Corruption na hindi langgawain ng pamahalaan ang labansa katiwalian.

“Don’t ask why the governmentis failing to fight corruption. Askyourselves. It takes two to tango,”ani Kwok.

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Biazon sa Customsang mungkahi saisang news briefingna political accomo-dation ang mgabagong pagtatalaga,tinukoy na hindimapipintasan angkakayahan ni Biazon“especially in the fieldof public service.”

Sinabi ni Alvarezna “an excellentchoice” si Biazon napamunuan angkawanihan. Malayoumano ang marara-ting ng pagsasama ni-na Biazon at Lim “insustaining the mo-mentum we havebuilt towards thetransformation of theBureau of Customs in-to an efficient, ethicaland professional orga-nization.”

Nina Norman Bordadora at Philip C. Tubeza

TINALAGA ni Pangulong Aquino sidating Muntinlupa Rep. Ruffy Biazonbilang komisyuner ng Bureau of Cus-toms at deputy commissioner for in-telligence naman ng kawanihan sidating Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim, hinayagng Malacañang kahapon.

Pinalitan ni Biazonsi Angelito Alvarez,na hinayag ni G.Aquino ang pagkaka-sibak noong isangbuwan. Nagpahayagang Pangulo ngpagkadismaya sapagkabigo ni Alvarezna mahuli ang mgasmuggler, na na-pansin nang nawalaang ilang libong con-tainer van sa ilalimng pagbabantay niya.

Kapwa natalong

kandidato sa pagka-senador noong 2010ng Liberal Party ni G.Aquno sina Biazon atLim.

Sinabi ni Palacedeputy spokespersonAbigail Valte nananiniwala si G.Aquino na maipatutu-pad ni Biazon ang ki-nakailangang pag-babago sa kawanihanupang makamit angtarget nito.

Binalewala ni Valte

Dialogo napigilang tigil-pasadaNATIGIL ang binaba-lak na pambansangtigil-pasada ngayongbuwan dahil sa pag-uusap sa pagitan ngmga p inuno ng 30pangka t pant rans-portasyon at ni Pangu-l o g A q u i n o n a n a-ngakong agad tutugu-nan ang mga alala-hanin nila, kabilanga n g t u m a t a a s n apresyo ng petrolyo.

Sa paglalarawanng mga op i sya l ngPalasyo, “construc-tive” ang tatlong-orasna pag-uusap.

“The sense we gotwas that the transportstrike will not hap-pen,” ani deputy pres-idential spokespersonAbigail Valte sa isangn e w s c o n f e r e n c ekagabi. Christine O.Avendaño

Mayor: Lolong may death threatButi pasi Shalaniengaged na

BUNAWAN, Agusandel Sur—Nanganga-nib ang buhay ni “Lo-long” kahit pa naba-bakuran at nakakan-dado, ayon kay MayorEdwin Elorde.

“There could besaboteurs out therewho may want to cutshort the star powerof our catch,” sinabi niElorde. “Maybe somesectors want Lolongdead.”

S i n a b i n g a l k a-ldeng maaaring pina-plano ng mga kaawayniya sa politika na is-

abotahe ang mga gi-nagawa niya upangprotektahan ang 6.4-metrong buwaya.

Balak ng mga lokalna opisyal na itampoka n g m a y i s a n gtoneladang bigat na siLolong sa isang eco-tourism park na ita-tayo sa bayan.

“Saboteurs mightjust poison Lolong inhis cage, or they willblame us and say ifwe did not take Lo-long from the wild, hewould not have died,”ani Elorde. RMdGM

IKAKASAL na si Sha-lani Soledad, ang da-t ing kas intahan niPangulong Aquino.

Sinabi kahapon niPasig Rep. Roman Ro-mulo, ang kasintahanni Soledad nang ilangbuwan, na inalok naniya ng kasal ang kon-sehal ng Valenzuelanoong isang linggo atbinigyan niya ito ngsingsing na diamante.

“That was an en-gagement ring. I askedher to mar ry me aweek ago,” ani Romu-lo, ang 44-taong-gu-lang na binatang anakni dating Foreign Sec-retary Alberto Romulo.

Anang mambaba-tas, pinag-uusapan nilang kanyang 31-taong-gulang na nobya angisang kasal sa unangbahagi ng 2012.

“Some may say it istoo soon, but I thinkwe’re both old enought o k n o w w h a t w ewant in life,” aniya.

Cynthia D. Balana

Danny Lim hinirang deputy niya for intelligence

’Di kaya ng Pilipinas talunin CPP-NPA,ayon sa cable ni Kenney sa mga boss n’yaSA KABILA ng malaking pondo atpagpapakalat ng mga sundalo,hindi kaya ng pamahalaan ngPilipinas na buwagin ang matagalnang rebelyong komunista, sinabing Embahada ng Estados Unidossa Maynila sa isang pagsisisyasatnoong 2006.

Sinabi ng noon ay US Ambas-sador Kristie Kenney sa dalawangcable sa US state department na“apt to remain deadly and long”ang kampanya ng Maynila labansa Communist Party of the Philip-pines (CPP) at sangay ng militarnito na New People’s Army (NPA),at ang “total victory over the in-surgents in the foreseeable futureremains unlikely.”

Lumabas ang mga cable saWikiLeaks, whistle-blower sa In-ternet.

Sa isang unclassified memo namay petsang July 17, 2006, inulatni Kenney na “nothing dramatichas changed in the status quo in

the long-running saga of the CPP-NPA despite the Philippine govern-ment’s announced goal of defeatingthe NPA within two years and itsallocation of additional resources.”

Sa isa pang unclassified cable namay petsang Hunyo 30, 2006, sin-abi ni Kenney na inaprubahan ngnoon ay Pangulong Gloria Macapa-gal-Arroyo ang iba’t ibang opensiba“to eliminate the NPA in critical ar-eas, including Central Luzon,southern Luzon, parts of northernLuzon, and the Bicol region.”

“The new campaign will simul-taneously seek socioeconomic de-velopment, lack of which has fu-eled the communist insurgencyover almost 40 years,” aniya.

Ngunit sinabi niyang “apartfrom the announced [military]troop redeployment from CentralMindanao, other elements of thenew strategy remain vague, withno clearer prospect for successthan earlier campaigns.” JEE

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‘Thelma’ gets‘A’ rating

Direk Paul sent me this textmessage: “I’m speechless! I’m sohappy that Thelma was graded “A”by the CEB. I worked so hard onthe film. I’m overwhelmed by theboard’s comments. It made all thehard work worth it.”

Hopefully, more people willtake time to watch Direk Paul’smasterpiece. It’s a welcomechange from some Pinoy films thatare all fluff and no substance.

Boycott CarlaPress people at the studio of

“Paparazzi” were quite appalledwhen Carla Abellana said in a“mataray tone” in her VTR inter-view that after her clash with mycolleague Mario Bautista, she hasstopped reading write-ups abouther. If that’s the case, maybe weshould not write about her any-more.

Guess list•A furniture supplier was

shocked when a top celebritycalled off the deal to provide stufffor the new house in a ritzy subdi-vision which he was dead-set onbuying. It turns out that his fundsare dwindling due to his expensive“extracurricular” activities so hecan no longer afford to buy themansion he was eyeing. With theway he spends, it might be theend. He must bear in mind thatit’s not how much we earn buthow much we save that matters.

• Looks like an actress is backto her old ways. She is fast becom-ing a major headache in hershoots. Hopefully, she snaps out ofit soon or else no amount of dam-age control can save her. But thatcan only be possible if she gets ridof an “undesirable” in her life. Buthow can codependents survivewithout each other?

Mysterious bagDirek Joyce Bernal told me the

horror movie of Kris Aquino andDingdong Dantes which she is di-

recting will center on a mysteriousladies’ handbag. “May sumpangtaglay ang bag,” she says.

BAGabag is it!

Second lifeJoseph Bitangcol is on his way

to full recovery after his vehicularaccident last August. When I sawhim at the dressing room of TV 5,he was in high spirits.

“Konting therapy na lang,makakapag work na ako,” he said.“Nakakainip na nasa bahay langkasi di ako sanay na di nagtratra-baho since breadwinner ako. I’mso thankful na sobrang daming tu-mutulong sa akin kaya mapapa-bilis ang pagbalik ko sa normal.”

On his second lease on life,Joseph should always put safetyfirst.

Dolly Anne Carvajal

W E gave Thelma an “A” rating at theCinema Evaluation Board (CEB). It’swell-crafted and it touches all the

right places of the heart. Kudos to Direk PaulSoriano and the superb cast for such an unfor-

gettable film.

JOSEPH Bitangcol

CARLA Abellana

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Directed by Jun Lana, stars Lovi Poe, DennisTrillo, Jake Cuenca, Carla Abellana, Dimples Ro-mana, Timmy Cruz, Yogo Singh

Cuenca). They some-how end up swappingpartners and conflictsarise as they use oneanother to deceiveand destroy each oth-er. Producer Lily Mon-teverde relates that itcaptures her opinions

about modern rela-tionships. Poe recallsthat she was stunnedby the risqué issuesdepicted in the script.

Ikawang Pag-IbigDirected by Marilou

Diaz-Abaya; stars InaFeleo, Jomari Yllana,Marvin Agustin,Shamaine Centenera-Buencamino, Eddie

GarciaAfter her brother-

priest falls ill, drivendocumentarian(Feleo) rediscoversher faith on a pilgrim-age to Caceres, Naga,Camarines Sur. Thefilm was produced incelebration of the tri-centennial of the de-votion to the Virgin ofPeñafrancia.

Spy Kids 4: Allthe Time

in the WorldDirected by Robert

Rodriguez; stars Jessi-ca Alba, Joel McHale,Jeremy Piven, MasonCook, Rowan Blan-chard, Ricky Gervais

After uncoveringmom’s secret identityas a spy, twins (Cook,Blanchard) are re-cruited to fight a vil-lain (Piven) who canstop time. TORONTOSTAR’s Linda Barnardcalls it “a pleasanttime-waster for kids…with a profamily mes-sage.”

Don’t Be Afraidof the Dark

Directed by TroyNixey; stars GuyPearce, Katie Holmes,Eliza Taylor Cotter,Bailee Madison, AlanDale, Julia Blake, JackThompson

Family is attackedby strange creaturesthat inhabit every cor-ner of their newhome. New YorkPost’s Kyle Smithpoints out: “Fantasti-cally creepy haunted-house yarn [that’ll]turn your nerve end-ings to Popsicles.” E!ONLINE’s Luke Y.Thompson agrees:“While not as instant-ly white-knuckle scary. . . monsters delivercreepiness.” Philadel-phia Inquirer’s StevenRea sums it up as“joltingly graphic andatmospheric.”

Sweethearts (Poe,Trillo) are secretly en-vious of their richfriends (Abellana,

SPORTSDENNIS U. EROA, Editor

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OOOOBANDERA CUPINAABOT ni Inquirer Publications Inc. VP for operations ImeldaAlcantara ang Bandera Cup kay Eddie Mariano na kinatawan niJoseph Lagasca, may-ari ng nagwaging kabayo na si Benissimo saSta. Ana Park sa Naic, Cavite. Nakamasid (mula kaliwa) sinaBandera racing columnist Jenny Ortuoste, Philracom commissionerLyndon Guce, Bandera sports editor Frederick Nasiad at InquirerSenior VP for sales and marketing Rene Reinoso.

RED LIONS SEMPLANG

Stags muntik naSAN SEBASTIAN 77 - Pascual27, Abueva 22, J. Dela Cruz 12,Sangalang 7, Del Rio 4, Miranda3, Ferrer 2, Vitug 0, L. Dela Cruz0, Balucanag 0, Antipuesto 0,Maiquez 0.PERPETUAL 76 - Asuncion 13,Allen 12, Elopre 12, Thompson11, Vidal 9, Tonggal 6, Sison 6,Jolangcob 3, Sumera 2, Alano 2,Paulino 0, Parico 0, Arboleda 0.Quarters: 17-17, 34-33, 56-52,77-76IKALAWANG LARO:JRU 76 - Lopez 17, Matute 15,Kabigting 13, Villarias 12, Apinan8, Almario 7, Mendoza 2, Mon-temayor 2, Monserat 0, Gaco 0.SAN BEDA 65 - Lanete 20, DelaRosa 10, Caram 9, Marcelo 9, K.Pascual 8, Villahermosa 7, Amer2, Semerad 0, Sorela 0, J. Pas-cual 0.Quarters: 23-16, 39-27, 60-51,76-65

Ni Cedelf P. Tupas

N ALUSUTAN ng San Sebastian College angPerpetual Help, 77-76, samantalang bi-nomba ng Jose Rizal University ang kam-

peong San Beda, 76-65, sa NCAA men’s basketballtournament sa FilOil Flying V Arena.

Tinamaan ng nerbiyos angmga tagasunod ng Stags ka-hapon matapos pakawalan niAltas guard Earl Thompsonang floater na sana’y pumu-tol sa 13-game winningstreak ng Stags.

"It’s a scary win but wewill take it,” sabi ni San Se-bastian coach Topex Robin-son na nakahinga ngmaluwag matapos sumablaysi Thompson.

"It just brings the energyback. Sometimes you getused to winning that it getsboring. This win will jerk usup and its something I couldchallenge the players in ournext game.”

Nanguna sina Nate Matuteat Alex Almario sa atake ngBombers. Bumagsak ang Li-ons sa 10-2 marka.MGA ISKORUNANG LARO:

Cone bagong coach ng LlamadosBAGONG coach ng Derby AceB-Meg Llamados si Tim Conena giniyahan ang Alaska sa13 titulo kabilang ang GrandSlam sa Philippine BasketballAssociation.

Pumirma ng kontrata siCone Martes mataposmakipag-usap kina SanMiguel Corporation presidentat Chief Executive Officer Ra-mon Ang at dating PBAchairman Butch Alejo ngPurefoods.

Hindi binigay ang halagang kontrata na sinasabingpang-matagalan.

Hinarap ni Cone ang mgamanlalaro at coaching staffng Llamados kahapon.

Makakatrabaho rin niCone si dating PBA Commis-sioner at Samahang Basket-bol ng Pilipinas executive di-rector Noli Eala na siyangSports Director ng SanMiguel Corporation.

Kinuha ni Cone ang datiniyang manlalaro na si Jef-frey Cariaso bilang assistantcoach. Kabilang rin sa coach-ing staff sina Richard DelRosario, Coy Banal at JohnnyAbarrientos na nagmula saGinebra.

Beterano ng Alaska sinaCariaso at Abarrientos.

“I am turning over a new

page in my life. I have giventhe best of my career for allof 22 years to Alaska and I’mproud to say that the founda-tional pieces I have helpedlaid have transformed it intoone of the strongest teams inthe PBA,” wika ni Cone.

‘’I am delighted to leave

the team in a very goodshape. That said, it’s time tomove on and release thattrapped energy to do more. Iam eager to take on this newrole and I look forward toworking with James (Yap),Kerby (Raymundo) and therest of the team.”

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UAE haharapin Smart Gilas PilipinasWUHAN, China—Destinasyon: London. Nais ng Smart Gilas Pilipinas na magka-roon ng mabunying simula sa mahirap na karera para sa nag-iisang tiket nanakataya para sa 2012 London Olympics. Bagamat hindi pinaporma ng mganasyonal ang United Arab Emirates sa kanilang mga huling laban, naniniwala sicoach Rajko Toroman na hindi dapat maliitin ang kanilang mga katunggali. “Ithink we are a better team, but if you under estimate them (UAE), we’ll be in se-rious trouble,” sabi ni Toroman. “We beat them by 35 points (in the Jones Cup)but things have been different since then. They now have their best shooter, acouple of athletic wingmen and big guys who could shoot from the outside.”Lalaro sa pambansang koponan sina Marcus Douthit, Asi Taulava, KellyWilliams, Ranidel De Ocampo, Japeth Aguilar, Jimmy Alapag, Chris Tiu, MarkBarroca, JV Casio, Marcio Lassiter at Chris Lutz. June Navarro

EAGLES, FALCONS PABORITO

Bakbakan sa F4with an adversity,” wika niBlack. “We’ll find out whatwe’re made of.”

Matapos ang sagupaan Ate-neo-UST ay susubukan ng Fal-cons ang Tamaraws 2 p.m.

“Even if we had a big winagainst Ateneo, going into theplayoffs is a different ball-game,” sabi ni Adamson coachLeo Austria.

Huling pumasok sa finalsang Adamson noong 1992.Sasandal ang Falcons kina AlexNuyles, Eric Camson, Lester Al-varez, Jan Colina at JerickCañada. Jasmine Payo

P UNTIRYA ng Ateneo at Adamson na tapusin angmga pangarap ng University of Santo Tomas atFar Eastern University sa UAAP Final Four nga-

yon sa Smart Araneta Coliseum.Tangan ng Eagles at Falcons

ang twice-to-beat advantage.Matapos mabulilyaso ng Fal-

cons na walisin ang eliminasyonat awtomatikong upuan sa fi-nals, nais ni Ateneo coach Nor-

man Black na manumbalik angtunay na karakter ng Eagles sapagharap nila sa Tigers alas-12ng tanghali.

“We’ll find out the charac-ter of the team when faced

V-League Finals puntirya ng Army, BasteBALAK ng paboritong Philip-pine Army at San SebastianCollege na walisin ang kani-lang mga kalaban sa semifi-nals ng Shakey's V-LeagueOpen Conference ngayon saFilOil Flying V Arena sa SanJuan.

Sasagupain ng Lady Troopersang Ateneo Lady Eagles saman-talang hangad ng Lady Stags na

palubugin ang Philippine Navysa isa pang semifinal.

Kapwa tangan ng Army atSSC ang 1-0 abante sa best-of-three series.

Kinuha rin ng Army at SSCang 1-2 posisyon sa pagtatapos

ng classification stage.Sinabi ni Lady Stags coach

Roger Gorayeb na determinadoang kanyang mga pambato namakarating sa finals kontraArmy.

"I'm thinking of the finals,"sabi ni Gorayeb na binigay saLady Stags ang una nitong titu-lo sa V-League dalawang taonnakararaan.

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•NCC: Take your pickpage 4

•ADAMSON PEP SQUAD:force to reckon with

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• Hungry and daring: UEPEP SQUAD page 6

• ‘Bawal ang Talo ’ FEUcheering squad page 7

UP PEP SQUADHAIR POWER for the champs.

PHOTOS BY AUGUST DELA CRUZ

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YELLOW HEADS READY TO PERFORM

Pep gone blonde

At first, they saw a few plat-inum blonde boys in the back-ground as spotters. Then someof the girls sported the same ‘doin the next game.

Almost all of them have beentossing their yellow heads inunison by the time they per-formed in the matchup againstthe UE Red Warriors.

Instead of being a spoiler,the teasers have intensified theexcitement.

Fans have since been talkingabout what the theme of thePep will be.

“Coach Lala (Lalaine Pereña)has always known what our

theme will be in advance. Sheprepares them two years beforethe competition,” says captainKathleen Anne “Kae” Madrigal.

Revealing a part of their gim-mick for the competion day isalmost a necessity to check ifeverybody got the correct haircolor. One of them turned up inpractice with silver hair and thetreatment had to be redone.

Kae admits that dyeing herhair is a sacrifice. It is some-thing she will not do on herown. But the cheerdance com-petition is a time for teamworkand even a little craziness soshe went with it.

But while the hair will makethem stand out in the field, wemust remember that this is theUP Pep Squad and more thananything, it is their oft-unique

routine that people will lookforward to.

“The audience can expect ahigher level of difficulty in thestunts.

UP parati ang nagseset ngbar. Kahit kami nahihirapanding i-conquer ito pero we doour best to set another standardfor the UAAP Cheerdance Com-petition,” says co-captain Lau-rence Martin Bautista.

Kae says that the lineup ofthe team is almost the same aslast year’s so it helped themgauge how difficult the stuntsthat they are going to show oncompetition day. She says thisyear’s routine was a lot harderto learn for them.

They have been practicingfor it since summer. So it’s nowonder that even if the compe-tition were scheduled evenweeks before, the UP Pep Squadwould’ve been ready to per-form.

There are nights when theyrequire minimal supervision asthey fine-tune their stunts ontheir own while coach Lalalooks on.

On such nights, the mood iseasy. They laugh and jokearound. But there are nightswhen trainings are intense asthey tirelessly work on perfect-ing their routine.

Some of the things that fanscan look forward to this yearare the hair-raising lifts and thetosses.

And, they can find out oncompetition day the significanceof their hair choices.

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Competing Line-upDANCERS:1. John Paul D. Belarmino2. Laurence Martin S. Bautista3. Richbert Patrick R. Asuncion4. Irish Adrienne R. Planes5. Jesus Mari A. Pe Benito6. Brainard Bill Barrinuevo7. Fiona Alexandra G. Gali8. Kathleen Anne C. Madrigal9. Beatrice Isabel C. Segundo10. Kiko A. Cortez11. Bien Joseph F. Insigne12. Carlito N. Serrano, Jr.13. Zar Anthony B. Semsem14. Matthew P. Alonzo15. Noelynne Jane N. Figueroa16. Nesza Isabel A. Salvador17. Marielle A. Barraza18. Patricia Kathryn P. Paraso19. Leann Gaudunce D. Melegrito20. Rafaella R. De Guzman21. Gabrielle Antonette M. Tuazon22. Raymond R. Santos23. Mark Louie G. Castro24. Frances Audrey P. Munoz25. Lara Christina M. Limjap

RESERVES:1. Maria Felicia C. Sison2. Romeo Oscar V. Defeo Jr.

COACHES:1. Lalaine Perena2. Niño Jose Antonio3. Pio Niño Opinaldo

By Ruth L. Navarra

T HE SECRET is out. The UP Pep Squad will channelblonde ambition. Halftime performances in thelast few games of the UP Fighting Maroons have

been the root of speculation among cheerdance fans.

BLONDE AMBITIONfor the titleholders.

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DISCLAIMER: The predictions were based on a combination of observations, information, and random skills assessment. The outcomes may vary slightly or otherwise, depending onthe judges chosen for the competition and the criteria employed by the UAAP CDC board. As with any judging competition, the composition of variables-category scores, crowd partic-ipation, props, and other intangibles will also determine the final scores, and thus the final standings. All in all, this preview was designed to provoke discussion and debate, in thespirit of friendly competition. Good luck to all teams! —NCC

UAAP CHEERDANCE COMPETITION PREVIEW

Take your pickCompiled by NCC judgesand instructors

UP PEP SQUADSTRENGTHS: Athleticism, Cre-ativity, Dance, Coaching

This squad seems to be madefor this competition. In the his-tory of the UAAP CDC, no otherteam has developed such a fear-some reputation. They are theteam to beat every year, includ-ing this year. A lethal combina-tion of experience, talent, andskills, back-stopped by bravadoand swagger. The members ofthe squad are handpicked by theeagle-eyed head coaches andput through a rigorous trainingregimen. You have to earn yourinvitation to try out for thissquad. These days, more alumnilook forward to watching thissquad perform rather than theirbasketball team. It will take aperfectly awesome routine tounseat the champs.

PREDICTION: 1st

FEU CHEERINGSTRENGTHS: Stunts, Dance,Creativity, Gymnastics, Cos-tumes

The Tamaraws are hungry.They feel they’ve been robbed ofhard-earned victories in the pastand are out to prove they de-serve to win. Mixing theatricalflair and hard-core gymnasticssk i l l s , t he squad has beenpreparing for this moment sincethey came in second last year. Ifthey can hit their stunts, stay intheir spots, and capture thecrowd, this may be the year. Butthey’ll have to earn it. Perfectsynchronicity is the key forthem. The Tamaraw faithful willbe there in full force.

PREDICTION: 2nd

DLSU ANIMOSQUAD

STRENGTHS: Stunts, Tosses,Gymnastics, Coaching

The Animo squad comes intothis year’s CDC armed to the

teeth. Their prized recruit is 5-time NCAA competition champi-on coach Rhufa Del Rosario soyou know they mean business.They are consistent top 10 fin-ishers in the Nationals, so theyknow their stunts and tosses. Ex-pect more dance and creativityfrom the normally traditionalroutine. Coach Rhufa is knownfor spectacular tosses and a realflair for the dramatic, so we ex-pect surprises.

PREDICTION: 3rd

UST SALINGGAWIDANCE TROUPE

STRENGTHS: Dance, Creativity,Costumes

The Tigers, like UP, are al-ways in contention for the topspot in the CDC. There was atime when it seemed there wereonly two squads competing. Re-

cently, the Salinggawi seemed totaper off from the CDC, allowingother squads room to rise. Al-though one of the early pioneersof stunts and tosses in the coun-try, most of the teams have al-ready surpassed them in termsof skill, as they only compete inthe UAAP. Nonetheless , theTigers are still as talented asthey come, recruiting the bestand brightest from the highschool ranks. And because theUAAP CDC sti l l emphasizesdance and props, they might justhave enough to stay in the topfour this year.

PREDICTION: 4th

ATENEO BLUEBABBLE

BATTALIONSTRENGTHS: Creativity, Pyra-mids, Tosses, Coaching

The Blue Babble has enjoyeda resurgence in recent years, fin-ishing well in the UAAP and theNationals. But unlike their coun-terparts in basketball, they’veyet to reach championship air.Like their basketball team, theyremain unbowed and full offight. Head coach Randell SanGregorio always handles thisteam well, entering each compe-tition with the confidence andenergy. This year, Ateneo’s re-cruits include members of TEAMPIL IP INAS, which won theSoutheast Asian CheerleadingOpen in Singapore, so expectthe development to continue.People are still talking about the‘moonwalk’ in last year’s CDC.Lets see what they come up withthis year.

PREDICTION: 5th

NU BULLDOGSSTRENGTHS: Creativity, Gym-nastics, Management

The Bulldogs are coming tothis year ’ s CDC with a newteam, a new coaching staff, anda new attitude. Dismayed bytheir 7th place finish last year,team managers decided to re-vamp the squad, recruiting topgymnasts from the PhilippineNational Games in Bacolod thisyear. Coached by former FEUstalwarts, expect the team tobring a new flavor to their rou-tine. Like all the other teams inNU, they are in a definite rush toget to the top. This is step two ofthat climb.

PREDICTION: 6th

ADAMSON U PEPSQUAD

STRENGTHS: Creativity, Tosses,Costumes, Coaching Staff

The Falcons come into thisyear’s competition with a winningattitude. 3-time National championArnold Villanueva lends his exper-tise to the team, which means onlyone thing: higher expectations.Though this is a rebuilding year forthe Falcons, we expect Villanuevaand his team to chisel away therough edges, slowly honing achampionship-caliber squad. Unfor-tunately, all squads have leveled-up, so although we expect markedimprovement, we are also realistic.If Villanueva remains at the helmfor at least three years, expect themin the top three soon.

PREDICTION: 7th

UE PEP SQUADSTRENGTHS: Creativity, Dance

The UE Pep Squad is cominginto the CDC with pretty muchthe same members as last sea-son. While other squads havebeefed up their rosters, hiredveteran consultants, and recruit-ed heavily from the high schoolranks, the UE Pep Squad seemedcontent to stand pat. However,this does not mean they won’tpull off any surprises.

PREDICTION: 8th

WHAT IS THE NATIONAL CHEERLEADING CHAMPIONSHIPS (NCC)?

•The NCC is the Philippines’ first and only cheerleading organization that is nationwide.For the 2010-2011 season, the NCC offers 7 divisions: College Coed, College All-Girls, High School Coed, HighSchool All Girls, Junior All Girls, Groups Stunts Open and Partner Stunts Open.

•The NCC is also launching its All-Girl Dance division, featuring Hiphop and Jazz categories.

•The NCC conducts camps and competitions in provinces and cities all across the Philippine archipelago,leading up to the country’s biggest competition, called the Nationals.

•The NCC Season takes place annually from October-March. It is usually divided into two parts—the Region-al Qualifiers from October-December and the Nationals from January-March.

•The NCC also conducts regular cheerleading camps. These include private coaching and skills training, one-day mini-camps, and the NCC International Cheer Camp Series, which features American instructors andcoaches.It is the mission of the NCC to establish a world-class cheerleading program that allows athletes to excel inter-nationally.

READY TO SURPRISE: Ateneo’sBlue Babble (left) and DLSU’SAnimo Squad.

PHOTOS BY AUGUST DELA CRUZ AND PAUL TAN.

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Adamson Pep Squad: force to reckon withBy Jun Veloira

They were in last place in lastyear’s UAAP Cheerdance Com-petition, but now they’re backto turn things around.

An Adamson Pep Squad withan overhauled roster vows anexplosive and clean perfor-mance when it tries to conquerthe field in the 2011 UAAPCheerdance

The Adamson Pep Squadmeans serious business thisyear, restocking a crew pillagedby graduation and hiring aproven coaching staff--movesthat have infused confidencethat the team can finally vindi-cate itself and crawl out of lastplace in a slam-bang fashion.

In fact, the change has start-ed to yield results.

The squad rode a perfect runen route to third place in the2011 FilOil Flying V Cheerlead-ing Competition last June 12 atThe FilOil Flying V Arena,where eight schools from UAAPand NCAA participated. Andthey don’t plan to stop there,

hoping to ride that wave of mo-mentum into a dominant per-formance in the UAAP cheer-dance showdown.

"Adamson is a very strongteam. They [didn’t] have propertraining before but they [man-aged] to do technical skills andpyramids. The fundamentals arethere. They just need a new direc-tion,” said head coach Arnold Vil-lanueva, who steered the CentralColleges of the Philippines (CCP)Bobcats to three national titles inthe National Cheerleading Cham-pionship.

But it certainly won’t be awalk in the park for Adamson.The team now mostly consists ofnew members as it lost majorityof its squad to graduation. Theyalso lack gymnasts--which someschools have utilized to great suc-cess. And, aside from the pressureof unloading the eighth-place bur-den on their backs, they will bethe first to perform in this year’scompetition.

But the team is still opti-mistic and plans to use thesechallenges to its advantage.

“’Getting out of last place hasbeen our major motivation.We’ll just try our best to give aclean run and put the pressureback on the other schools. We’lljust have to trust God, trustourselves, and do our best,”said Adamson Pep Squad presi-dent Karlo Lazana, one of theteam’s few veterans who will bemaking his final performancethis year.

The team is also getting a lot

of school support nowadays. Be-fore, the little funding they get,translated into an absence offormal training from

professional coaches. Theyrelied on alumni pep squadmembers for their choreogra-phy. Members would thenbrainstorm moves into theirroutine, often inspired by cheer-dance videos siphoned off theInternet.

That lack of funding, they

believe, made them fall behindin competition.

This year, they are now en-joying tremendous support fromtheir school. They now havecoaches who give them anadded edge and are now beingtreated as varsity athletes bythe school--enjoying benefitslike scholarships, dormitoriesand equipment. Now they feelconfident and are more pre-pared than ever.

UST SALINGGAWI

“We just finished organizingDanscene. It’s a university-widedance competition and we’re in-charge of it. That took up a lotof our time,” says SDT vicepresident Anna Camille Cruz.She said that they’ve only start-ed focusing on the completeroutine a little over a monthago.

But if there’s anything thatSDT is good at, it’s pulling flaw-less, heart-stopping miracles ina few week’s time. It’s workedfor them for their previous eighttitles.

For choreographer Ryan Sil-va this tells a lot about thecharacter of the team.

“Natatalo sila ng isang dancetroupe na ang forte ay hindi na-man cheering. Marami kaming gi-nagawa (na iba sa cheering) thewhole year. Mas nakikita ko angvalue ng Salinggawi as a dancetroupe and not just a cheeringteam. Nakakaadopt kami sa mgakailangan naming gawin at yunang ipinagmamalaki namin,” Silvasaid.

The troupe does its best withthe little time that it has. Theyspend four to eight hours everynight for their routine. They di-vide themselves into smallgroups. They have one area forthe dancers and another forthose who will do the stunts.

One of the biggest assets ofthe team every competition sea-son is the supporters who rallybehind them. They don’t get al-lowance for food but each timeFr. Rolando dela Rosa, OP visitsthem, they are given a dinnertreat.

A restaurant inside the uni-versity recently pledged to SDTpresident Adams Aaron Bernabeto provide food for their prac-tice nights. When their alumnivisit, they bring them sweetpastries for the team.

“This is a tradition. This iswhat we call the ‘sugar rush’ toperk the dancers up,” says for-mer president Marvin Wynant.

Watching the ‘sugar rush tra-dition’ is fun to watch. Thedancers circle a box of cakewhere they talk and encourageeach other to give their best.They bow their heads and pray.Then they share a few forks toattack the food in front of them.

By Ruth L. Navarra

F OR others this is cramming, but for the win-ningest cheerleading team in UAAP, it’s a com-fort zone. The UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe

(SDT) is still on the stage of practicing their stunts acouple of weeks before the competition.

The support they receive ex-tends beyond the food. The uni-versity’s gym is under construc-tion. There is currently a shortageof venue for practice for otherteams but these teams easily giveup their slots in the Central Semi-nary Gym so that SDT could per-fect its routine.

An alumnus based in SouthAmerica annually sends moneyto his friends to buy props forthe crowd. One of his mostmemorable ideas was the giantt-shirt that stole the show lastyear.

Obviously, hearts have al-ready been won. They are tire-lessly waiting, praying for an-other championship crown. Buteven without the title, they re-main proud of The Troupe.

SDT’s supporters still excitedlymove their fingers in the air incircular motions while they swaytheir bodies to the timeless beatof “Go Uste!”

IMPROVING: Adamson Pep Squad ready for action. RICHARD REYES

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Hungry and daringBy Din Villafuerte

I T’S BEEN eight years since this squad had a tasteof what’s it like to be at the top of the pyramid.Figuratively, that is.

After placing first runnerupin the 2002 UAAP CheerdanceCompetition, the University ofthe East Pep Squad has sincebeen left behind by otherschools, which benefitted fromincorporating gymnastics intotheir routines.

To make matters worse, theirown gymnasts transferred toother universities.

The UE Pep Squad is one ofthose teams that has, time andtime again, fallen short of leav-ing a strong impression with thecrowd that looks forward to theUAAP Cheerdance Competitionevery year.

This year, the Warriors havegiven hints that an improvedsquad could change that.

UE Pep Squad captain JoanaJane Hipolito says the team hashigh expectations for this year’sUAAP Cheerdance Competition.“Our routine is harder thisyear,” said Hipolito in Filipino.“We will be doing morestunts unlike before when wewere more on dance.”

Hipolito, a senior, hasbeen with the pep squadsince 2008.

Lovelyn V. Yee, UE PepSquad adviser and headcoach, also has highhopes about UE’s perfor-mance this Saturday.

“I think our pep squadhas a winnable routine this

year. Like what Joana said, allthey need to do is perfect theirroutine. They need to be flawless.And they need to sustain their en-ergy level. It has to be consistentfrom the beginning up to the endof the routine,” said Yee, who isconfident of a podium finish forthe squad this year.

This year’s cheering competi-tion is doubly exciting for CoachYee as it is her first year withthe team. The UE alumna usedto be a member of the pepsquad when she was in college.

The job to coach the teamwas offered to her before butshe begged off as she was newlymarried then. But when it wasoffered to her a second time,she didn’t hesitate anymoreand grabbed the opportuni-ty to pay it forward to her

alma mater.Yee said people should watch

out for a more daring squad.“There’s a big improvement

in terms of the members’ move-ments, and to think that 60 per-cent of the squad are rookies.People will be seeing a more ex-citing dance routine.”

“They will see a new squadthis year, a warrior who’s grittierand even more determined thanever,” added Hipolito. She gavehints of a more modern and fu-turistic routine. The squad cap-tain said they’ll make up for lastyear’s slip-ups, where somemembers got injured a day be-fore the competition.

As a consequence, the teamhad to leave off some parts oftheir original routine. They fin-ished sixth last year.

Weeks before the competition,the whole team is in the mindsetthat they are all winners.

“These kids are dedicated towhat they are doing and theyhave this hunger to win. Thosetwo things make them a strongsquad,” said Yee.

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FEU CHEERING SQUAD

By Ruth L.Navarra

T HEY arenot set-tling for

anything lessthan perfection.The words “Baw-al ang Talo” iswritten on thewhite bulletinboard in the gymwhere the FEUCheering Squadpractice on.

It was coachJaqueline Alolor’swords for them be-fore she took a preg-nancy leave a fewmonths before. Shemade them read itagain like a sternschool teacher when

she visited to watchthem finished routine.

This is a squadtired of being abridesmaid. Theyhave only been cham-pions twice, more re-cently in 2009 butthey have alwaysbeen a contendersince 2002.

“Talo” means to bedelegated to secondor third place, again.

Three weeks be-fore competition day,the squad has com-pleted its routine. Yet,they still meet everyday to perfect thestunts which theywant to execute flaw-lessly.

“We want to keepdoing it until we getto a point where we

no longer have tothink about whatwe’re doing becausewe’re just doing it.We want it to comenaturally to us,” sayscaptain Ven-Mar Cud-og.

They have beennitpicking for weeks.They start their train-ing by looking forweak spots on theirlifts, toss, and pyra-mids. The membersare not allowed tostop until they get itright. If they do get itright, their facial ex-pressions are thenscrutinized.

“Dapatmakasanayan niyo nayang mga ngiti ninyo.Hindi yung sa compe-tition niyo pa lang

lationship.They are given a

break while theircoaches convene anddiscuss their props.On this few minutesof freedom, they sitaround in group andwatch the routinethey just performed.

“We already knowwhat our theme will

be sa umpisa pa langng second sem. Lahatng dancers nagcast ngvote kung ano gustoniyang theme pero sicoach Jacq talaganagdedecide kungano yung gagawin,”said coach Peter.

They’ve been prac-ticing the core oftheir stunts since

summer.Now, they are just

counting the days toshow it off to thecrowd.

Keep your eyesopen for their tum-bling passes and thefirst pyramid.

You wouldn’t wantto miss out on some-thing awesome.

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1. Astillar Rachelyn2. Asoi Mark Kazuyoshi3. Aya-ay Ian Paul4. Bugtai Karl5. Buluran Lester6. Bombales Bryan7. Briones Joseph Buck8. Caluscusin Jean9. Cerda Rochelyn10.Copada Kevin Chiel11.Cudog Ven-Mar DS12. De Borja Ronilyn13. Foronda KernellMarphil14. Go Shairelle15.Glena Mark Lowie16. Mateo Trishia Raye17.Palad Marvin Robert18. Perez Annievi19.Reyes Ron Rudolf20.Rivera FrancisJames21. Santiago Iris22.Santos Shaun Ethan23. Singson, IsiahJoshua24. Verceles Jovilyn25.Zuniga Eileen MaeCOACHES:Mrs. Jacqueline A. AlotaMrs. Marilou SantosMr. Peter PadillaMr. Arthuro Saagundo

gagawin yan,” coachJacq yells to them.

They run throughthe whole routine allsmiles and givingtheir 100 percent fora crowd of at least 20that included theircoaches and membersof the FEU Boosterswho do the drums forthem.

When they finish,the members gasp forair, sweating heavily,devoid of any smiles.Then they are askedto do it again so theyrevert to their perkyselves and do it with-out complaints.

The intense prac-tice showed howstrict coaches Jacqand her assistant Pe-ter Kriz Padilla couldbe.

The mood changesonce they’re done.They joke around andtease their coachesthat meant that out-side the dance floorthey have an easy re-

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DETERMINED: FEU wants to shed bridesmaid’s tag. AUGUST DELA CRUZ

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