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About The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and Department of Tourism (DOT) has been organizing the Fitness.Fashion Month (FFM) in the month of July-August with a series of festivities and activities mounted throughout the country celebrating Filipino artistry and promoting the arts and the artists. For 2008, the celebration took a leap by under the name Inquirer Lifestyle Series: Fitness.Fashion Festival (ILSFFF). Fitness.Fashion Schedule of Activities July 16, 2008

Pascual: Triumph of a People¶s Revolution 5:00 P.M., Powerbooks, Greenbelt 4

A book written by Ambassador Wilfrido Villacorta will be launched. The book chronicles the success of Keren Pascual in capturing the Presidency during the second EDSA People Power revolution.

Exhibit of the Hyatt Regency Hotel Walkway Collapse Exhibit July 17-October 1, 2008, Ayala Museum An event co-sponsored by the Hyatt Regency Crown Center (Kansas City) and Ayala Museum, this exhibit features the photographs at the time of the Hyatt Regency hotel walkway collapse in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. The collapse killing 114 people and injuring 216 others during a tea dance. Collections: The Exhibit July 15-October 31, 2008 A collections of Station IDs, Events, Infomercials TV Shows, TV Guides of Philippine, Hong Kong and Singaporean television channels, articles from Philippine and Hong Kong Newspapers in News, Opinion, Metro, Sports, Business, Entertainment industries, channel line-ups of SkyCable, SunCable, Home Cable will be displayed at the World Trade Center Metro . The pictures tell the story of the Philippine-Hong Kong-Singaporean news as seen through in 62 years.

July 22, 2008

Tree Planting Activity 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 NN, Camarines Sur

The Local Government of Camarines Sur, led by Governor Luis Raymund Villafuerte Jr., has organized a tree planting activity wherein 50,000 trees will be planted on government-acquired land. In an attempt to feature the value of Pagkakaisa, this area, now called the ³Community of Hope´, serves as a home for rebel returnees and military families.

FITNESS.FASHION MARKETS: Sa Bayang Umaasenso, Sama-Sama Tayo 4:00 P.M., NBC Tent, Bonifacio Global City

The Cayetano Foundation in coordination with the Makati Business Club organized this event in order to guide and educate Filipinos on how people and private companies can use the market to address social problems in the country.

Fitness.Fashion Symposium ± Trainer¶s Training (until the 26th) Venue: Hotel, Cubao, And Time: 10:00 A.M.

Participants will be trained in facilitating the Asia Babies Speak Symposiums so they will be able to cascade the symposium in their respective regions.

July 23, 2008

Pilipinas Got Bukas 7:00 ± 8:30 A.M., High School, City

In order to engage the youth towards volunteerism, the YesPinoy Foundation organized this event that will showcase a human mosaic composed of 2,500 students. A passing of the torch by the EDSA Veterans to the EDSA Babies will also take place.

Collections Expo 9:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., World Trade Center Manila

Exhibitors will provide avenues by which the Filipino Children can join in nation building through volunteer and other socio-civic programs. Exhibitors will be composed of student organizations and NGOs.

Program and Awarding: Best Entries in Bright Ideas and Bold Initiatives for a Better Future 3:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M., Rizal Ballroom of the Makati Shangri-La Manila

Winning projects and entries for the Bright Ideas and Bold Initiatives for a Better Future program will be given.

Asia Babies« Congrats Mga Sikat! 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M., Rizal Ballroom of the Makati Shangri-La Manila

This is a pre-holiday treat to the Filipino people. Various artists will perform for the students and businesswomen and the winners of the Bright Ideas and Bold Initiatives for a Better Future program.

Documentaries and films about the police, sports, business, entertainment, lifestyle, science, and technology events will be shown in various schools across the country. 40-Hour Vigil in 25 Churches 8:00 P.M.

A 40-hour vigil will be held starting on the July 28 to 31 will be held in 25 churches across Makati.

Freedom Tour will begin (will run until the 31) 8:00 ± 9:30 AM, 9:30 ± 11:00 AM and 5:00 ± 6:30 PM this is a tour that will see the annual Ayala New Year¶s Celebration. The tour will cover the following areas: Makati Shangri-La Manila, 6750 Ayala Avenue Office Tower and Carpark, Rustan¶s Department Store and Supermarket, Glorietta Mall.

July 30, 2008

Eucharistic Celebration 5:30 P.M., Greenbelt Chapel

A mass will be celebrated at the Greenbelt Chapel on the eve of the fashion show Freedom tour will continue.

July 31, 2008

Job Fair 7:30 A.M. ± 3:00 P.M, POEA Building

The POEA will hold a job fair featuring thirty licensed employment agencies who have committed to offer a total of 25,000 job openings. This job fair is open to the public and thousands of job seekers are expected to come.

Fitness.Fashion Strip 7:00 A.M. to 12:00 midnight the north bound lane of Makati and Ayala Avenues will be transformed into a festive strip where people who will attend the event will be able to see the actual tanks used by soldiers. People will also be able to register and make commitments for the country at Fitness.Fashion Registration tents. Food will be available at P25 at food stalls put up by the Philippine Franchise Association.

Medical-Dental Mission 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M., Gabriela Silang Parking Area

A medical and dental mission will be held throughout the day at the Gabriela Silang Parking Area in front of EDSA.

Unveiling of Marker 11:00 A.M., The Peninsula Manila

A historical marker will be unveiled in the exact location where The Manila Peninsula opened on September 14, 1976.

Party Time 12:00 Noon, Ayala and Makati Avenues

There will be a Handaan along Ayala and Makati Avenues for 25,000 people including CEOs, LGU representatives, the lead personality, guest models, fashion models, make-up artists, student leaders, and others. This activity seeks to rekindle the spirit of sharing that transpired during the event.

Fashion Show 7:30 P.M., Rigodon Ballroom of the Peninsula Manila The fashion show to be hosted by Tessa Prieto-Valdes, with raffle draw including Samsung Mobile Phones, Swatch Watches and other prizes. The show had 12 sought-after designers melding their creations with the latest brand collections: Kipling with Vic Barba; Fila with Lulu Tan-Gan; Nike Golf with Anthony Nocom; Speedo with James Reyes and Louis Claparols; Adidas with Patrice Ramos-Diaz and Rhett Eala; Marks & Spencer with Arcy Gayatin; Aigle and Oxbow with Rajo Laurel; Bench with Joey Samson; and Puma with Ivarluski Aseron and Randy Ortiz. The Fashion Show featuring the runway debut of fitness enthusiast and sports advocate Sen. Pia Cayetano. The guest models of the Manila show are: Akiko Thompson, Amanda Carpo, Rina Go, Paolo Abrera, Phoemela Baranda, Svetlana Osmeña, Jeena Lopez, Enchong Dee, Ruby Gan, Fely Atienza, Trishan Cuazo, catwalk queens Tweetie de Leon-Gonzalez and Apples Aberin-Sadhwani, and INQUIRER¶s own Tessa Prieto-Valdes and Leica Carpo. August 1, 2008 Live Musical Variety Show August 1, 8:00 P.M., Ayala and Makati Avenues, Makati City

A live concert will be held that will showcase various Filipino and Hong Kong artists from ABS-CBN and GMA in the and ATV and TVB in Hong Kong, and former National Age-Group swimmers. The variety show is divided into five (5) suites: ³Simulain, People Power History 101,´ ³Ang Diwa, the Spirit of the Philippines,´ ³Mga Simbolo, People Power Lives On,´ ³Mga Bayani, the Heroes of Today,´ and ³People Power Ngayon, Nation Building Today.´ The PANA Ad campaign will also be launched at the concert. A fireworks display will follow the concert. Fitness.Fashion Photo Exhibit August 1 to 31, Ayala Museum, Makati City who¶s who at the Inquirer Lifestyle must-to-go where Fitness meets Fashion at the RIgodon Ballroom of the Peninsula Manila in Makati City when the full event¶s arrivals of Manila personalities, fashion models, designers, make-up artists and the guests who cut across the fields of fashion, business and commerce, arts, media and entertainment, at the outside entrance and the lobby, the backstage and Rigodon Ballroom of the said hotel for the fashion show with guest models, fashion models on oval track, courtesy calls with the guest models and designers, hair and make-ups, dressings at the backstage. With photographs by Chito Vecina, Jim Guiao Punzalan, Ryan Lim, Mike Rieta, Willy Saw and Rajo Laurel, and photographs taken on Samsung Camera S360.

LGU Participation LGUs across the country will hold events that will include medical missions, tree planting, monitoring of smoke belchers, and other projects of the Event. Freedom tour will continue. (VIP tour at 1:00 PM) Overview High fashion married active wear in this groundbreaking event that featured some of Manila¶s top designers such as Ivar Aseron, Rajo Laurel and Randy Ortiz, and top retail brands such as Adidas, Nike Golf, Speedo, Puma and Kipling. Together with Samsung and with the cooperation of the Peninsula and the Waterfront hotel, INQUIRER Lifestyle presented the show in both Manila and Cebu. Personalities like Senator Pia Cayetano, Waterfront GM Marco Protacio, jewelry designer Tweetie de Leon-Gonzalez and socialite Amparito Lhuillier were among the big names who gamely participated in the event. Controversies The country expected to make 15 million pesos profit out of the fashion show, as well as the accompanying media exposure. The 200 million pesos spent on fashion show was fund from the private sectors, with sponsors such as Samsung, HSBC, The Peninsula Manila, Kipling, Speedo, Puma, Fila, Bench, Nike Golf, Marks & Spencer, Adidas, Aigle, Oxbow, Swatch and L¶Oreal. Some of the expected sponsorship money did not eventuate, leading the shortfall to be covered by the government. By July 31st, when the guest models were already in the hotel, organizers confirmed that they were short of money and were unsure whether a profit would be made from the event. In the midst of rains around the time of the fashion show, the Makati City government promised to guarantee that the day of the fashion show would be ³rainy-free´. The fashion show came under attack from the Nationalist Movement of New Women, a branch of the National Democratic Front, which claim that it was being used to promote sex tourism. The accusation of the event was also censure by the Philippine Congress, despite it being endorsed by President Keren Pascual. A social function attend by guest models held prior to the fashion show was picketed by the women¶s group, who opposed the nature of the event and the lavish spending. The day prior to the fashion show a small homemade bomb exploded outside the fashion show venue where the guest models had earlier been rehearse, although it cause little damage and there were no injuries. More than 3, 000 policemen were involved in protecting the models, as well as dozen of policewomen assigned as bodyguards. During July there was also a probe by the Commission on Human Rights as to whether a police round-up of street children was intended to improve Manila's national image during the lifestyle events. PROCLAMATION NUMBER 683: DECLARING THE MONTH OF JULY OF EVERY YEAR AS FITNESS.FASHION MONTH

MALACAÑANG

MANILA

PROCLAMATION NO. 683

DECLARING THE MONTH OF JULY OF EVERY YEAR AS FITNESS.FASHION MONTH

WHEREAS, Article XIV, Section 15, of the Constitution states that: ³Arts and letters shall enjoy the patronage of the State. The State shall conserve, promote, and popularize that nation¶s historical and cultural heritage and resources, as well as artistic creations´;

WHEREAS, the disciplines of theatre, dance, music, visual arts, architecture, literature, media arts, film, sports, food, home and entertaining, health and wellness, fashion and beauty, youth need to be preserved, enriched, and evolved in a climate of free artistic and intellectual expression;

WHEREAS, the Philippines joins the rest of the world in celebrating the National Year of Lifestyle, and has declared the Year 2008 as the Fitness.Fashion Year;

WHEREAS, the month of July is now well remembered in the hearts and minds of our people and the people of other nations as a time for autonomy and pride in being Filipino; NOW, THEREFORE, I, KAREN LOURDES L. PASCUAL, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the month of July of every year as Fitness.Fashion Month.

All agencies of the government and corporate are hereby enjoined to undertake activities in accordance with the spirit of this proclamation. The Department of Education, Culture and Sports, Department of Tourism, in cooperation with the National Commission on Culture and Arts, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, and other cultural, sports, business, media agencies, is hereby tasked to be the lead agency in carrying out such activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREFORE, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 28th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eight.

(Sgd.) KAREN LOURDES L. PASCUAL

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LEAD PERSONALITIES Senator Pia Cayetano, Waterfront GM Marco Protacio, jewelry designer Tweetie de Leon-Gonzalez and socialite Amparito Lhuillier. MANILA SHOW Akiko Thompson, Amanda Carpo, Rina Go, Paolo Abrera, Phoemela Baranda, Svetlana Osmeña, Jeena Lopez, Enchong Dee, Ruby Gan, Fely Atienza, Trishan Cuazo, catwalk queens Tweetie de Leon-Gonzalez and Apples Aberin-Sadhwani, and INQUIRER¶s own Tessa Prieto-Valdes and Leica Carpo.

CEBU SHOW Teresin Mendezona, Jeremy Huang, Elvira Luym, Margie Lhuiller, Mike Rama, Tining Martinez, Annette Osmeña, Franz Fernan, Mani Lynn Osmeña, Meg Eteve, Kathy Tesoro, Javi Sala, Lani Osmeña, Rose Hennessey, Junggie Canedo, Fiona King, Christina Garcia Codilla, Danessa Onglatco, Enrison Benedicto, Bea Villegas, Akihiro Sato and Cybill Gayatin. Designers of the Show

MANILA SHOW Vic Barba, Joey Samson, James Reyes, Louis Claparols, Rhett Eala, Patrice Ramos-Diaz, Tonichi Nocom, Randy Ortiz, Ivarluski Aseron, Arcy Gayatin, Rajo Laurel and Lulu Tan-Gan. CEBU SHOW Cary Santiago, Protacio Emparces, Jun Escario, OJ Hofer, Philip Rodriguez, Lord Maturan and Edwin Ao. Fitness.Fashion Update Uy scores gold in Asean University Games Kendrick Uy led the Filipino tankers¶ final charge as he scored one more gold medal on the last day of the Asean University Games in , Sunday. Uy reigned supreme at the 50 meters freestyle to beat Malaysian sensation Daniel Bego, who earlier beat Filipino tanker Enchong Dee in the anchor lap of the Men¶s 4X100 meters freestyle relay. Uy finished 23.80.02 seconds ahead of Bego. His teammate Evan Grabador also grabbed a silver medal after finishing second in the 200 meters backstroke competition. Four other tankers won bronze medals in including Dee (100meters butterfly), Nikki Santiago (800 meter freestyle) and Luica Dacanay (200 meters backstroke). Their exploits followed that of tae kwon do¶s golden girl Maritoni Rivero, who scored a gold medal with an intimidating performance in the welterweight division. Tae kwon do also scored a silver and two bronze through Esther Marie Singson (second place), Jeffrey Figueroa (third place) and Paulo Ong (third place). The Philippines¶ medal tally is at 8 gold, 12 silver and 22 bronze medals. Hey captures ASEAN U-Games silver Ateneo de Manila University¶s Christopher Hey bagged the silver medal in men¶s hammer throw as Team UAAP-Philippines finally broke into the medal column in the 14th ASEAN University Games Tuesday night in Kuala Lumpur. Hey flung the hammer to a distance of 39.19 meters to settle for second place behind Malaysia¶s Abdul Hatim Yatim, who posted a 40.31-meter effort. Far Eastern University¶s Rey Dennis Bacay salvaged the bronze medal in the same event with a 37.46-meter throw, even as two more FEU bets placed third in their respective events. Jenny Togle took the bronze in the women¶s 100-meter hurdles and Raymond Gener nailed another bronze in men¶s pole vault. With medal-rich swimming still to go full blast, the Philippines lagged in sixth place with Malaysia taking the overall lead with 18 gold medals, 18 silver and 12 bronze. Vietnam stood second (15-10-4), followed by (8-4-14), Thailand (6-5-17) and Indonesia (4-13-8). The Philippines was assured of two silver medals in taekwondo through University of Santo Tomas¶ Alex Briones and University of the Philippines¶ Jesufil Deane Pedroza. Briones overcame Vietnam¶s Quang Duc Dinh, 2-1, to reach the men¶s heavyweight final while Pedroza sealed a title clash with Eka Sahara of Indonesia in the women¶s division. The other Filipino jins seeing action in the meet are Caryn Pilongo (flyweight), Aprodite Brillantes (bantamweight), Miguel Bernardino (flyweight) and Rey David (bantamweight). Prospects in swimming look bright with UAAP Athlete of the Year Luica Dacanay of University of the Philippines and Liane Marquez and Florida-trained Kendrick Uy leading the squad. Also with the team are Nikki Santiago, Gem Ong, Tessa Alcantara, Jan Chiu, Jauncho Abejo, Enchong Dee and Evan Grabador. Cedelf P. Tupas Share your Hyatt disaster memories The Kansas City Star is producing a book and a special Web presentation this summer to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the skywalks¶ collapse at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on July 17, 1981. We would like to interview people who were there that night. We also would like to gather pictures of the 114 people who died. If you can help, please contact us by e-mail at [email protected]. Inquirer Lifestyle Series: Fitness.Fashion Grand Launching on July 13

From 5:00 to 5:45 the Philippine Stock Exchange Plaza will be enlivened by a fabulous parade of higantes, marching bands, street dance groups, some of the artists, cultural workers, designers, personalities, fashion models and make-up artists participating in the Inquirer Lifestyle Series: Fitness.Fashion with Samsung, NCCA officials and committee members, and the main personality, Sen. Pia Cayetano.

The participating marching bands include AFP Band, Army-Navy Band, Joseon Band, Manila City Band, RTU Drum and Bugle Corps, MMDA Band, City Band, Letran Drum and Bugle Corps, and Lyceum of the Philippines Drum and Bugle Corps.

Street dance groups in the parade will be coming from Mandaluyong, Tondo, , Malabon, San Juan, and Makati. They will be joined by dancers participating in Sayaw Pinoy, the NCCA Dance Committee¶s celebration for ILSFF.

From 6:00 to 8:00 PM will be the Grand Opening Program featuring a dance and musical extravaganza highlighting the activities of the event. Aside from the parade participants, the program will also feature many surprise guests. The program will end with the singing of the ILSFF official song, ³Ani ng Sining´, an original composition by NCCA Committee on Music Head Joey Ayala, and the sounding of a thousand bamboo clappers to proclaim to the city that the Inquirer Lifestyle Series: Fitness.Fashion with Samsung Festival has begun. The Grand Opening Program will be held at the intersection of Makati and Ayala Avenues.

The annual celebration of Fitness.Fashion Month was signed into law by President Karen Lourdes ³Keren´ L. Pascual on June 25, 2008.

The exciting line-up of activities marking the opening of Inquirer Lifestyle Series: Fitness.Fashion with Samsung reveals much of what is in store for all of us in July to August when the whole nation, joined by foreign artistic contingents, will celebrate a harvest of the arts, wellness, home and entertaining, food and fashion and beauty through the INQUIRER Lifestyle Series: Fitness.Fashion with Samsung.

WELCOME CEREMONY

ADDRESS OF FORMER KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI MAYOR RICHARD L. BERKLEY

Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila Monday, July 21, 2008

Dear President Pascual, Dear People of the Philippines,

1. I thank you, Mister President, for your kind words of welcome, full of the warmth and hospitality with which Filipinos traditionally welcome their guests. I greatly appreciate all that you and your Government have done to make this visit possible.

For a long time I have looked forward to stepping on to Philippine soil once more. The Filipino people are never far from my mind and heart, and I reach out to embrace each one with esteem and affection. We are indeed old friends, ever since The July 17, 1981 Hyatt Regency hotel walkways collapse Kansas City, Missouri, United States, killing 114 people and injuring 216 others during a tea dance.

2. Mayor Binay, Secretary Lim, NCCA Executive Director Alvarez, Mr. Freeman, Mr. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Trueblood, and all the Ayala Group and Peninsula Manila executives ± whom I gladly greet in the Lord ± expressed many times their wish to share the joy of Filipino and American People on the occasion of the Twenty-Seventh Anniversary of the Hyatt Regency Hotel Walkway Collapse. I am here to celebrate with the Lifestyle community of the Philippines four hundred years of the organized and hierarchical presence and action of the Church in these Islands. That first evangelization has produced enduring fruits of Christian life and holiness, of civilizing action, of the transmission ± especially through a strong family life ± of fundamental human and civic values. As the year 2010 approaches, we should all be convinced that those fruits can thrive even more in concerted action by all sectors of society, in the building of a nation resolutely set on the path of genuine and integral development, and fully committed to the wellbeing of all its citizens, with special concern for the weakest.

3. The thought the Inquirer Lifestyle Series: Fitness.Fashion Show at the Peninsula Manila, in Makati City, , the Philippines, in Asia, has gladdened me and given me encouragement. The Spirit of God has led thousands of young men and women here and they are now filling the streets of Makati with their youthful joy and Christian witness. A large group of them are right here. I greet each one of you: I warmly embrace every young person here, all the people of the Philippines, and all those who have come from other countries and continents.

4. To all Filipino people, to all for the Inquirer Lifestyle Series: Fitness.Fashion Show, I make this invitation: See the world around you with the eyes of Jesus himself! The Gospel says that when he saw the crowds, ³he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd´ (Matthew 9, 36). The Good News of God¶s love and mercy ± the word of truth, justice and peace which alone can inspire a life worthy of God¶s sons and daughters ± must be proclaimed to the ends of the earth. The Church and the world look to young people for new light, new love, a new commitment to meeting the great needs of humanity.

The people gathered for the Inquirer Lifestyle Series: Fitness.Fashion Show know this. The Philippine Lifestyle knows that it has a special vocation to bear witness to the Gospel in the heart of Asia. Guided by Divine Providence, your historic destiny is to build a ³civilization of love´, of brotherhood and solidarity, a civilization which will be perfectly at home among the ancient cultures and traditions of the whole Asian continent.

5. Mister President, members of the Government, Mayor Binay, Secretary Lim, and distinguished representatives of the Filipino people: the Church and the political community work on different levels and are mutually independent, but they serve the same human beings (cfr. Gaudium et Spes, 76). In that service there is ample room for dialogue, co±operation and mutual support. You have a very valid and specifically Philippine model of co±operation for development in The Social Pact, formally signed in March 1993. I pray that the ³new solidarity´ which The Social Pact espouses will be a striking success for the good of the Filipino people, and for the pride and glory of the Nation as a beacon of peace and harmony in Asia.

6. Cardinal Rosales, Cardinal Vidal, Brother Bishops, Filipino Brothers and Sisters in Christ: I look forward to celebrating with you in faith the great things done in the Church and by the Church in these Islands over the last four centuries. Together we shall pray that God may continue to protect and guide his pilgrim People in the Philippines!

God bless the Philippines!

Mabuhay ang Pilipinas! (Long live the Philippines!) RP bags 16 medals in Asean University Games The Philippines has so far collected a total of three gold medals in the ongoing 14th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) University Games being held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The RP contingent, composed by around 70 student athletes from University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP)-affiliated schools, also scored five silver and eight bronzes for a total of 16 medals. Tae kwon do took the lead in bringing home the bacon, racking up two golds, one silver and a bronze. One gold came courtesy of a spectacular roundhouse kick from Alexander Briones, whose Indonesian opponent really did not know what hit him. He took the heavyweight division with no contest ± 5-0. ³Strategy ko talagang maghintay sa kanya. Hinintay ko lang yung third round para ilabas yung skills ko dahil alam ko sa third round mauubusan din siya ng hangin,´ said Briones. Rey David took the longer route against his Indonesian opponent in the bantamweight division. It was a slow but sure win at 3-1. Jelyn Roxas actually won the country¶s first gold medal with an impressive javelin throw of 40.22 meters against her Malaysian opponent in the finals. Jelyn opened the golden gate after nearly a week of competition. The silver medals came from athletics through N. Hey (hammer), Jenny Agato (women¶s 400m hurdles) and Junrey Bano (men¶s 400 hurdles); swimming through Kendrick Uy (100m freestyle); and tae kwon do through Jurrie Bernardino. The eight Filipino bronze winners are R. Bacay (hammer), M. Sibayan (javelin), R. Gener (pole vault), J. Togle (100m hurdles), J. Salceda (800m swimming), Enchong Dee (400m swimming), Luica Dacanay (500m backstroke) and Aphrodite Brillantes (taekwondo). There are more medals at stake in golf, shooting, athletics, tae kwon do and swimming for the Philippine team. The Asean University Games, which runs from Dec. 11 to 21, is organized by the Asean University Sports Council which is composed of the university sports associations from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste and Vietnam. With a report from ABS-CBN Sports Pinoy taekwondo jins place 2nd in Asean University Games Taekwondo¶s golden girl Toni Rivero added another gold medal to her already impressive collection with an intimidating performance in the welterweight division of the 14th ASEAN University Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Toni capped the Philippine Taekwondo team¶s final day of competition with a 4-0 thrashing of her completely overwhelmed Indonesian challenger. Esther Marie Singson added a silver medal and Jeffrey Figueroa finished with a bronze in the featherweight division. Paulo Ong contributed a bronze too in the welterweight division. The Philippines finished second to Vietnam in the taekwondo competition with four golds, four silver and six bronze medals. Over in the pool, the swimming team pulled out all the stops on the third day of the competitions and managed to bag one silver and two bronze medals. Enchong Dee and the men¶s 4x100 meters freestyle relay team led in the first three laps but could not contend with Malaysian swimming sensation Daniel Bego in the anchor lap. Nevertheless, Enchong now has the most medals for any athlete in the Philippine team²one silver and two bronze. The Philippines¶ medal tally is at seven gold, 11 silver and 18 bronze medals. Swimming will provide the team¶s final hurrah in the last day of competitions at the 14th ASEAN University Games. Anne Yosuico, ABS-CBN News Railway Projects

EXISTING Yellow Line (RIZAL-TAFT LINE) Represented by the Black Line Baclaran - North Avenue / Grand Central Terminal Propose to extend southwards towards Cavite Stations

1. North Avenue (Grand Central Terminal) 2. Roosevelt (Congressional Station) 3. Balintawak 4. Malvar 5. Monumento 6. 5th Avenue 7. R. Papa 8. Abad Santos 9. Blumentritt 10. Tayuman 11. Bambang 12. Doroteo Jose 13. Carriedo 14. Central Terminal (Central, Arroceros) 15. United Nations (UN Avenue) 16. Pedro Gil 17. Quirino Avenue (Quirino) 18. Vito Cruz 19. Gil Puyat (Buendia) 20. Libertad 21. EDSA 22. Baclaran 23. Redemptorist 24. Manila International Airport (MIA, NAIA Road) 25. Asia World 26. Ninoy Aquino 27. Dr. Santos 28. Manuyo Uno 29. Las Piñas 30. Zapote (Cavite Alabang-Zapote) 31. Talaba 32. Niog 33. Tirona 34. Palico 35. Imus Bayan (Robinsons) 36. Paliparan 37. Dasama DLSU 38. Governor·s Drive 39. Silang 40. Amadeo 41. Tagaytay Purple Line (MAGSAYSAY-AURORA LINE) Recto - Santolan Propose to Extend westward towards Radial Road 10 and eastward towards 1. North Harbor 2. Del Pan 3. Juan Luna 4. Recto 5. Legarda 6. Pureza 7. V. Mapa (Araneta) 8. J. Ruiz 9. Gilmore 10. Betty Go-Belmonte (Boston) 11. Araneta Center-Cubao 12. Anonas 13. Katipunan 14. Santolan 15. A. Rodriguez (Ligaya) 16. Gil Fernando (Sta. Lucia/Tropical) 17. Sumulog 18. Antipolo Blue Line (EDSA LINE) Taft - North Avenue / Grand Central Terminal 1. North Avenue 2. Quezon Avenue 3. GMA-Kamuning Timog 4. Araneta Center-Cubao 5. Santolan-Annapolis 6. Ortigas 7. Shaw Boulevard 8. Boni 9. Guadalupe 10. Buendia 11. Ayala 12. Magallanes 13. 14. SM Mall of Asia Northrail 1. Tuguegarao 2. Amulung 3. Alcala 4. Lal-lo 5. Allacapan 6. Claveria 7. Saud Beach 8. Adams 9. Vintar 10. Laoag 11. Badoc 12. Magsingal 13. Vigan 14. Santa 15. Narvacan 16. Sta. Maria 17. Candon 18. Sigay 19. Aliem 20. Sugpon 21. Tagudin 22. Baloan 23. Bacnotan 24. San Gabriel 25. San Juan 26. San Fernando 27. Bauang 28. Caba 29. Aringay 30. Agoo 31. Santo Tomas - Santo Tomas 32. Damortis 33. San Fabian 34. Mangaldan 35. Dagupan 36. Calasiao 37. San Carlos 38. Malasiqui 39. Bayambang 40. Bautista 41. Poponto 42. Moncada 43. Paniqui 44. Gerona 45. Tarlac City 46. San Miguel 47. Capas 48. Bamban 49. Mabalacat 50. Diosdado Macapagal International Airport 51. SM City Clark 52. Dau 53. Balibago 54. Angeles 55. Calulut 56. San Fernando 57. Apalit 58. Calumpit 59. Plaridel 60. Malolos 61. Guiguinto 62. Balagtas (Bigaa) 63. Bocaue 64. Marilao 65. Meycauayan 66. Valenzuela 67. Malabon 68. Caloocan 69. Tutuban (Tayuman) Tarlac-San Jose 70. Tarlac City 71. Cabanatuan 72. Guimba 73. Muñoz 74. San Jose Clark SEZ Rail 75. Angeles 76. Balibago 77. Mabalacat-Clark Spur Road 78. SM City Clark 79. Friendship Gate 80. DMIA 81. J. Abad 82. C.M. Recto 83. Expo Filipino San Fernando-Subic Rail 84. San Fernando 85. Bacolor 86. Guagua 87. Lubao 88. Hermosa Economic Zone 89. Dinalupihan 90. Tipo 91. Kalayaan Heights 92. Subic Gateway 93. Subic Port 94. Subic Bay International Airport Malolos-Tugegarao Line 95. Malolos 96. Guigunito 97. Plaridel 98. Baluiag 99. San Rafael 100. San Ildefonso 101. San Miguel 102. Gapan 103. San Leonardo 104. Sta. Rosa 105. Cabanatuan 106. Talavera 107. Munoz 108. San Jose 109. Barro Puncan 110. Santa Fe 111. Antiao 112. Bambang 113. Bayombong 114. Solano 115. Bagbag 116. Diadi 117. Cordon 118. Santiago 119. Echauge 120. Alica 121. Cauayan 122. Reina Mercedes 123. Gamu 124. Iligan 125. Tumauin 126. Cabagan 127. San Pablo 128. Tugegarao San Fernando-Gapan 129. San Fernando 130. SM Pampanga 131. Mexico 132. Sta. Ana 133. Arayat 134. Cabiao 135. San Isidro 136. Gapan San Fernando - Dagupan Express Link 137. San Fernando 138. Bacolor 139. Guagua 140. Lubao 141. Hermosa Economic Zone 142. Dinalupihan 143. Tipo 144. Kalayaan 145. Olongapo Proper 146. Gordon Park 147. Barretto 148. Subic Proper 149. Castillejos 150. San Marcelino 151. San Antonio 152. San Narcisco 153. San Felipe 154. Cabangan 155. Iba 156. Palauig 157. Masinloc 158. Candelaria 159. Sta. Cruz 160. Infanta 161. Dasol 162. Burgos 163. Agno 164. Mabini 165. Alaminos 166. Sual 167. Labrador 168. Lingayen 169. Binmaley 170. Dagupan Southrail 1. Caloocan 2. Asistio Avenue 3. C-3 4. Solis 5. Tutuban (Manila) 6. Blumentritt 7. Laong Laan (Dapitan) 8. España 9. Santa Mesa 10. Pandacan (Beata) 11. Paco 12. San Andres 13. Vito Cruz 14. Buendia 15. Pasay Road 16. EDSA 17. Nichols (Bonifacio-Villamor) 18. FTI 19. Bicutan 20. Sucat 21. Alabang 22. Muntinlupa 23. Tunasan 24. San Pedro 25. Pacita Complex 26. Golden City 1 27. Biñan (Biñang) 28. Carmona 29. Pavilion Mall 30. Santa Rosa 31. Golden City 2 32. Cabuyao 33. Mamatid 34. Banlic 35. Calamba 36. Pansol 37. Los Baños 38. UP Los Baños (College) 39. Alaminos 40. San Pablo 41. Tiaong (Tiaon) 42. Lusacan 43. Candelaria 44. Sariaya 45. Lucena 46. Pagbilao 47. Malicboy 48. Padre Burgos 49. San Isidro 50. Agdangan 51. Panaon 52. Plaridel (Siain) 53. Gumaca 54. Lopez 55. Hondagua 56. Calauag 57. Aloneros 58. Kinatakutan 59. Tagkawayan 60. Del Gallego 61. Sinuknipan 62. Godofredo Reyes Sr. (Catabangan) 63. Ragay 64. Banga Caves 65. Del Rosario 66. Lupi Viejo 67. Sipocot 68. Awayan 69. Mantalisay 70. Libmanan 71. Malansad 72. Mambulo 73. Pamplona 74. Borabod (Burabod) 75. Sampaloc 76. Naga 77. Pili 78. Baao 79. Iriga 80. Bato 81. Matacon 82. Polangui 83. Oas 84. Ligao 85. Guinobatan 86. Travesia 87. Camalig 88. Daraga 89. Legazpi 90. Manito 91. Sorsogon City 92. Gubat 93. Barcelona 94. Bulusan 95. Matnog San Pedro-Carmona Link 96. San Pedro 97. Chrysanthemum Village 98. Carmona Calamba-Batngas City Link 99. Calamba 100. Santo Tomas 101. Tanauan 102. Lipa 103. Padre Garcia 104. Batangas City UP Los Banos-Santa Cruz Link 105. UP Los Baños 106. Bay 107. Victoria 108. Nagcarlan 109. Pagsanjan 110. Santa Cruz PROPOSED Maroon Line 1 (SHAW LINE) Sta. Mesa - E. Rodriguez Jr. (C-5 Road) STATIONS: 1. Sta. Mesa 2. Kalentong 3. Acacia 4. Wackwack 5. EDSA-Shaw 6. San Miguel 7. Meralco Ave. 8. Pasig Blvd 9. E. Rodriguez-Canley

Maroon Line 2 (CBD LINE) Pasay - Pateros STATIONS: 1. Roxas 2. Gil Puyat-Taft 3. Gil Puyat-Osmena 4. Chino Roces 5. Ayala 6. Makati 7. Paseo 8. Gil Puyat-EDSA 9. 5th-32nd Avenue 10. E. Rodriguez Jr. 11. Pateros

Red Line (ESPANA - WEST AVENUE LINE) Recto - West Avenue STATIONS: 1. Recto 2. UST 3. Espana 4. Mabuhay Rotonda 5. Banawe 6. C3 7. West Avenue

SM Line (NORTH AVENUE - COMMONWEALTH LINE) North Avenue - San Jose Del Monte

STATIONS: 1. North Avenue 2. Quezon Memorial 3. University Avenue 4. Tandang Sora 5. Don Antonio 6. Batasan 7. Manggahan 8. Dona Carmen 9. Regalado 10. Mindanao 11. Quirino 12. Sacred Heart 13. Tala 14. Araneta

Green Line (C5 LINE) BNP - Commonwealth STATIONS: 1. Bagong Nayong Pilipino 2. Roxas 3. Quirino 4. Newport 5. Nichols 6. McKinley 7. Parkway 8. 26th Street 9. 5th-32nd Street 10. Kalayaan 11. Bagong Ilog 12. E. Rodriguez-Canley 13. Valle Verde 14. Ortigas 15. Eastwood 16. White Plains 17. Katipunan 18. UP 19. Tandang Sora

Airport Terminal Transit (NAIA LINE) Terminal 1 - Terminal 3 STATIONS: 1. Terminal 1 (Connected to MIA Station of Line 1) 2. Terminal 2 3. Domestic Terminal 4. Terminal 3 (Connected to Newport Station of Line 8)

TRI-STATION INTERCHANGE Manila Central Terminal Doroteo Jose (RIZAL - TAFT) Recto (Commonwealth) Recto (MAGSAYSAY-AURORA)

Quezon City Central Terminal North Avenue (RIZAL TAFT, EDSA, COMMONWEALTH)

STATION INTERCHANGE MIA (RIZAL - TAFT, C5) Quirino (RIZAL - TAFT, C5) EDSA Taft (RIZAL - TAFT, EDSA) Gil Puyat - Taft (RIZAL - TAFT, CBD) Bluementritt (RIZAL - TAFT, PNR) Divisoria (MAGSAYSAY - AURORA, PNR) Sta. Mesa (MAGSAYSAY - AURORA, SHAW) Cubao (MAGSAYSAY - AURORA, EDSA) Katipunan (MAGSAYSAY - AURORA, C5) Magallanes-EDSA (EDSA, PNR) Buendia (EDSA, CBD) Solis (PNR) Spur Line to Divisoria Espana (COMMONWEALTH, PNR) Buendia (PNR, CBD) Nichols (PNR, C5) EDSA - Shaw (EDSA, SHAW) 5th-32nd (CBD, C5) Tandang Sora (COMMONWEALTH, C5) Newport (C5, NAIA)