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San Diego, California The DOJ, through its Of- fi ce for Competition (OFC), December 17, 2010 announced Monday its in- Miss International 2013 Bea Rose Santiago (center) and her court vestigation after a group Philstar.com | MANILA, the 53rd Miss International of lawmakers and activists 12/18/2013 – Miss Philip- beauty pageant, held in at the petitioned it to conduct an pines Bea Rose Santiago inquiry into the matter, citing was declared the winner of (Continued on page 8) possible cartelization that led to Meralco’s sharp increase in generation charge this month. US does not recognize China The DOJ has been des- ignated as the competition air defense zone authority in the country in Philstar.com | MANILA, ticularly in the South China Executive Order No. 45 series 12/18/2013 - Washington does Sea,” he said. of 2011. not recognize China’s air de- He also announced $40 Created under the execu- fense identifi cation zone over tive order was the OFC, which million in new assistance in It there was a city in Europe he would want to go back to, it would be Holland’s the East China Sea, visiting can receive any form of com- part to help the Philippines Amsterdam. He was on a “European Sampler Tour” with his family when they arrived in US Secretary of State John plaint as a basis for inquiry protect its territorial waters the early evening of December 24, 2007 in the city famous for its windmills and master Kerry said yesterday. or further study on possible amid rising tensions with artists like Vincent Van Gogh. “The United States does China even as he urged na- violations of laws prohibiting not recognize that zone and cartelization, monopolies, or tions involved to “lower the “It’s already dark,” he complained to the tour guide who was from Netherlands. “How does not accept it,” Kerry combinations in restraint of intensity.” can we see the city?” said during a news conference The money, from a US trade as defi ned in competi- yesterday with Foreign Affairs tion laws. program known as the Global “I am sorry,” the lady apologized. “We have a fi xed schedule. Tomorrow, Christmas Secretary Albert del Rosario. Justice Secretary Leila Security Contingency Fund, Day, we have to leave for Germany.” “The zone should not will be spent over three years de Lima said she expected a be implemented and China report and recommendation and will be split between im- The tour started in London, England, and had taken them to Brussels, Belgium and should refrain from taking from the OFC to be submitted proving the Philippine Coast fi nally Amsterdam in Holland. From there, they would proceed to Cologne, Heidelberg, similar unilateral actions, par- (Continued on page 6) by January next year. cross the Black Forest in Germany, spend a day in Lucerne in Switzerland, and loop back “This is a test case for the to Paris, France. OFC,” De Lima said. Pandan JCOZMH Hospital, Recipi- (Continued on page 14) National interest At a news briefi ng that was attended by multisectoral group leaders led by ent of Pandan Antique Founda- Akbayan Rep. Walden Bello who had #WHIPIT A Filipino campaign goes global and viral met with her, De Lima said she had tion (PAF) Equipment Donations directed the OFC to do its investigation Dont let labels hold you back. as early as last week because the power by Dr. Cesar D Can- rived in two truckloads having Rappler.com | MANILA, rate hike was of national interest. dari | PANDAN, AKLAN, an estimated dollar value of 12/13/2013 – Can an ad made Meralco has 5.2 million customers in its franchise area that covers 31 cities and 80 12/13/2013 -- THE PANDAN $449,299.78. Dr. Fabila-San- in the Philippines have global municipalities in Metro Manila; the entire ANTIQUE FOUNDATION chez, Director of the hospital impact? Yes, it can! provinces of Bulacan, Rizal and Cavite; and stated: “This is the greatest On November 10, Pantene parts of the provinces of Laguna, Quezon, (PAF) with its major project Batangas and Pampanga. of Adopt-a-Hospital in Pan- gift from Dr. Candari that this Philippines aired its latest The franchise area is home to 24.7 million dan, Antique, Philippines is hospital has received during commercial on local televi- people, roughly a quarter of the entire Philip- sion challenging the double pine population. a success. Dr. Cesar D. Can- this Christmas time”. “It is worth looking into,” De Lima said, dari Founder and Chairman On behalf of Pandan Antique Founda- standards women face at noting that the OFC has the mandate to of the Board single handedly tion (PAF), Dr. Candari was able to work. That was the fi rst peak ensure the constitutional policy of ensuring partner with MMI in this humanitarian that competition thrives. completed this project. This endeavors. MMI is a Christian non- of engagement using #WHIP- “Collusion is the very antithesis of the has been a long process but profi t corporation, a relief organiza- IT on social media. competition,” she said. very fruitful in that the items tion that provides medical and dental What pushed it viral glob- The OFC will determine whether there was indeed collusion or market abuse by the are now in the hands of those assistance through missionary organiza- ally was Facebook COO tions located in Third World countries. power fi rms. who need them. The hospital http://www.medministries.org. Such Sheryl Sandberg, the author Marie Slaughter, a Princeton The ad was created by “We need to know exactly whether the in- of Lean In: Women, Work and professor who recently left BBDO Guerrero in the Philip- creases are justifi ed,” she also told reporters. equipments and supplies were assistance is provided in the form of Antitrust law delivered to JCOZMH Dis- used or refurbished medical, dental and the Will to Lead, who herself the State Department, about pines. Now P&G says it will Asked what possible charges could be fi led was caught in a fi erce debate whether women can really trict Hospital on December (Continued on page 6) (Continued on page 8) 10, 2013. The equipments ar- in the US this year with Anne- have it all. (Continued on page 4) Father and Son, USN Retired: The Life Stories of Quintin Ramil, Sr. & Jr. supervisor would just give him a mean By Quintin R. Ramil, Jr look when he was late but soon it got worse and Mario would not show up Chapter 15: at all. This was easily an Unauthorized Mario’s Story Absence (UA), a clear violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). PO1 Schock would not write One day our Leading Chief RMCS him up and would always give him the Chase called me to his offi ce. He benefi t of the doubt because he was told me that our command received a my brother. message from a ship in Long Beach Normally when someone is placed where an RM3 Mario Ramil had put on report he appears in front of the Ex- in a request for Duty-with-Brother ecutive Offi cer, called XO’s Mast and and that they wanted to know if I the supervisor would also be there in would approve it. I said sure. I had his dress whites and all he gets is what forgotten that my brother had joined The Honorable Mario Ramil (right). In 1993, Mario was only the second Filipino to become Justice in the Supreme Court of Hawaii we call a slap on the wrist. A complete the Navy. I did not know that he was waste of time for us supervisors. Once a Radioman like me. last station was an oiler home-ported at Mario quickly got into our groove. Crossroads, a small section of Bar- I noticed that Mario would always be on a pay day, Mario showed up long Before long Mario showed up. He Long Beach Naval Station. Chief Chase He was assigned as overall operator but rio San Miguel, which had many bars in a hurry to leave when off-time came. enough to pick up his check and took checked in at the barracks with the assigned him to Section Bravo and his mostly on a teletype machine linked catering to the sailors.