FEBRUARY 2015 L.ittleM.anilaConfidential Families Angry Aquino reaches out to relatives of dead SAF soldiers but relatives are not convinced MANILA - President Benigno Aquino III, arriving late for the necrological services for the 44 slaughtered police commandos at Camp Bagong Diwa, said he feels the grief of the bereaved families because he lost his father too more than two decades ago. “I was watching television on my own in our house in Boston, waiting for news of my father. I heard the television announcer say: Opposition leader Benigno Aquino was seen lying in a pool of blood; shots were fired. At that instance, time julia stopped for me, and my world turned upside down,” he said. MONTES “At the saddest and most painful point, I had several questions- now that my father is dead, how can we achieve what he wanted to achieve KISSING THE WIND OF FAME for our country? Does that mean the fight is over? ANGRY continued on page 24 JENNYLYN MERCADO is the successor to Marian Rivera VINA MORALES is opening her heart COSMOPOLITAN GOES YOUNG WITH (gasp) KATHRYN BERNARDO ON THE COVER Charo Give a Helping Hand Santos-Concio for a Cause Pageant ABS-CBN PRESIDENT AND CEO Nathalie Ramos is one of the contestants for this CHARO SANTOS-CONCIO NAMED year’s Philippine Canadian Charitable Foundation’s OUTSTANDING PAULINIAN ALUMNA Manny Yanga of Scarborough Toyota (3RD FROM LEFT SEATED) and Anna Eusebio of UMAC Miss Philippines-Canada pageant. Here, she models door to door Cargo (5TH FROM LEFT SEATED) pose with Senator Tobias Enverga and his wife one of the gowns during the PCCF Induction dinner. Rosemer, Canada’s Finance Minister Joe Oliver, Consul-general Junever Manilum-West (2ND, One of the prizes is a free trip to the Philippines for 3RD, 4TH, 5TH FROM LEFT STANDING) at the PCCF Induction. PHOTO BY ARIEL RAMOS FEBRUARY 2015 FEBRUARYthe winner. 2015 STORY INSIDEL. M. Confidential 1 Basta Toyota, sa Scarborough na! 2 L. M. Confidential FEBRUARY 2015 FEBRUARY 2015 China reclamation bad for ASEAN Iya Villania de- fends Nikki Gil Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario says Manila is still exploring ‘options’ to respond to China’s ‘massive reclamation’ in the South China Sea on virginity issue Nang mabanggit kay Iya ang MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines plans Vietnam, Malaysia, and Bru- tion activities as an attempt to strengthen its pagdepensa niya kay Nikki laban sa to raise China’s “massive reclamation” in the nei are also ASEAN members control over the disputed features even if the bashers nito sa social media tungkol South China Sea in an upcoming meeting of that have claims to parts of the arbitral tribunal rules in favor of the Philippines. sa isyung virginity, foreign ministers of Southeast Asia’s regional South China Sea. Other mem- The Hague-based arbitral tribunal has no inamin nitong na- bloc. bers of the bloc are Cambodia, mechanism to enforce its ruling. tawa siya sa nag- Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, ing reaksiyon ng Rosario denounced Beijing’s construction work Singapore and Thailand. marami sa kanyang in disputed reefs as a “blatant violation” of agree- The strategic sea is believed to hold vast PH wants legally binding code statement. ments of the Association of Southeast Asian Na- deposits of oil and gas, rich fishing grounds, and soon tions (ASEAN) with China, calling it a “threat” a major shipping route. Ayon kay Iya, to all 10 ASEAN members. Last year, both the Philippines and its close hindi ito dapat Del Rosario said that the reclamation will be treaty ally the United States proposed before naging isyu dahil discussed in the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Re- PH ‘exploring options’ on reclama- ASEAN and China a freeze to any activity that ito naman daw ang dapat, lalo’t treat in Kota Kinabalu in Sabah from January 27 tion may raise tension in the South China Sea, in- tayo ay nasa isang Catholic country. to 28. The meeting is the first under Malaysia’s cluding reclamation. Yet China rejected the call. Dapat bang ma-maintain ng isang chairmanship of ASEAN in 2015. Del Rosario admitted that the Philippines is This time around, Del Rosario said the Philip- babae ang kanyang virginity hang- “We’ll talk about the massive reclamation, the still exploring how to respond to China’s recla- pines does not have any new proposal but will gang sa araw ng kasal nito? threats it presents in terms of its implication on mation activities. continue working on the early conclusion of a Pahayag ni Iya, “I do believe in freedom of navigation as well as the rising of “We ourselves are looking to see what options legally binding Code of Conduct (COC) in the tensions which are obviously violations of [agree- are open, not only to us but also to other nations South China Sea. that. “You know, I don’t look down ments], in terms of [China’s] desire to change in terms of addressing this massive reclamation. “I think that the South China Sea is a major upon other girls who practice it [pre- the status quo and character of the features We relate this to the expansion agenda of the topic on the agenda because it concerns the marital sex]. “It doesn’t make you less there,” Del Rosario said. Chinese in connection with their claim of un- peace and stability of the region. We are looking of a person. Kanya-kanya namang “I will re-emphasize this and invite the con- disputed sovereignty of the entire South China to ASEAN in terms of the centrality, posture to values ‘yan, e. “But, personally, I do cern of the ASEAN states because it is a threat Sea,” the secretary said. be able to ensure peace and stability,” he said. believe that one should not practice to all of us.” For now, Del Rosario said Manila will con- While not a party to the dispute, the US also pre-marital sex.” The secretary was referring to the 2002 Dec- tinue protesting the construction work. plays a more active role and pushes for a speedy Base sa nilalaman ng statement ni laration on the Conduct of Parties in the South “Certainly, we’re taking a position in terms of conclusion of the COC. Iya, lumalabas na virgin siya nang China Sea (DOC), a non-binding agreement registering the necessary protests and consulting The Philippines stopped all construction and ASEAN and China entered into. The DOC asks with our international partners as to what can repair work in maritime features it occupies to pakasalan ni Drew Arellano noong parties to refrain from actions that will “compli- really be done,” he said. maintain the “moral high ground” as its arbitra- February 3, 2014. Bago sila ikinasal cate or escalate disputes.” Manila filed diplomatic protests against tion case is underway. ay sampung taon naging magkasin- Del Rosario’s statement comes a day after China’s reclamation work in Mabini ( Johnson So what happens when China finishes its tahan sina Iya at Drew. Philippine Foreign Undersecretary Evan Garcia South) Reef, McKennan (Hughes) Reef, Calde- airstrip and reclamation? Ibig sabihin, ganun katagal din also criticized the “huge activities” China is ron (Cuarteron) Reef, and Gavin (Gaven) Reef. Beyond protests and talks, Del Rosario hinted ang ipinaghintay ni Drew bago sila conducting in the disputed area, first reported With one of the weakest militaries in Asia, that there is not much the Philippines can do for nagsiping? late last year. the Philippines opted to take the legal track by now. “Yes!” natatawang pagkumpirma ni Military chief Gregorio Catapang Jr said ear- filing a historic arbitration case against China’s “I can’t predict or forecast for you what the Iya na parang kinikilig. Dagdag niya, lier this month that Beijing’s reclamation activity expansive claim under the UN Convention on scenario is going to be....I wish I could be more is already “50% complete” while defense sources the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). definitive in my response but right now, that’s “Doon ko naman na-confirm na mahal said that China will finish building an airstrip in China is snubbing the case, and continues its the best I can do.” niya talaga ako. Fiery Cross Reef this year. reclamation work. Analysts see Beijing’s reclama- FEBRUARY 2015 FEBRUARY 2015 L. M. Confidential 3 TFC@theMovies’ much talked about story What The FACT? about an unconventional family, their lives and loves, unfolds on PPV on TFC BY JOSE BAKING Pay Per View on TFC MASSACRE takes viewers world- It was not a misencounter. It was an intentional ambush, a massacre. It was not a case of msitaken identity. The Philippine soliders and special wide to a journey with police forces were out in the open with no cover and yet the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) ‘EDSA Woolworth’ kept shooting. And when the soldiers surrendered, they were shot in poin blank range. Their equipment, guns and supplies were taken. Yet, the Philippine government and the MILF negotiators inist on using the word misencounter. A misencounter, one that involves mistaken identity does not last 5 hours. This was the equivalent of shooting fish in a barrel, as they say. Why everyone insists on going on with the peace negotiations is beyond explanation. Committed to Peace embarrassingly, you ask the United States for That’s nice. This is the cliche’ line that the MILF help. The same country that we kicked out of has always used after ambushing our soldiers, the country. That would be possible if China is during a truce.