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May 26,000 hanggang toring Center place the number pa ang hinihintay kagabi lulan ng Kinilala na ng Middle East DOLE ang 3,544 Pilipinong 30,000 Pilipino, karamihan of Filipinos already out of Libya pitong flight. Ngayong araw, 36 Crisis Monitoring Center ng nakalabas na ng Libya habang manggagawa, ang nasa Libya at 3,544,” ani Baldoz. Pilipino ang inaasahang dadating. 4 NEWS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011 Impeachment ni Merci tinuloy Singson nagbitiw na PARA sa mayorya ng abogado niya at rek- Ayon kay Iloilo committee on justice lamo ng “railroading” Rep. Niel Tupas Jr., ng Kapulungan ng ng mga kaalyado ng committee chair, la- IBINIGAY na kahapon ni Ilocos Sur Gov. mga Kinatawan, sapat opisyal. yon niyang makaboto Luis “Chavit” Singson kay Speaker Feli- ang dalawang rekla- Bumoto ang komite, rito ang plenaryo ba- ciano Belmonte Jr. ang liham ng pag- mong impeachment 38-7, pabor sa proseso go ang recess sa Mar- bibitiw ng anak niyang si Rep. 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Mary John Mananzan ly navigated the corri- en’s Studies” sa St. Sinabi ni Nathaniel at Iloilo Rep. Janette dors of power, along Scholastica’s College Servando, acting ad- Garin ng New York- with those on the sa Maynila. ministrator ng Pagasa, based na Women De- frontlines, who have Kinilala ng Women uulanin pa rin Visayas liver, isang pandaigdig- worked to expand Deliver si Garin, at Mindanao sa susun- ang samahan na nag- rights and choices for deputy majority leader od na dalawang bu- susulong sa pagpapa- girls and women ev- ng Kapulungan ng mga wan kahit pa nakaka- baba sa kamatayan ng erywhere,” pahayag ni Kinatawan, dahil sa ranas na ang mga ito ina sa mundo, upang Women Deliver presi- pagsulong sa reproduc- ng higit sa normal na gunitahin ang ika-100 dent Jill Sheffield. tive rights. Sinusulong pag-ulan mula noong Pandaigdigang Araw Ayon sa Women niya ang karapatan sa Disyembre. ng Kababaihan sa Deliver, makabuluhan pagpili sa pagpaplano “In the past few Marso 8. si Mananzan, isang ng pamilya, artipisyal days, some areas in “The list recognizes madreng Benedictine, man o natural. the Visayas and Min- danao received so much precipitation because of low pres- sure areas. Today, Palawan is getting rains because of an LPA,” ani Servando. Idinagdag niya na nadama na ang todong bangis ng La Niña ni- tong Enero at Pebrero. Kristine L. Alave 6 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011 SHOWBROMEL M. LALATA, EditorUZZ their foreign counterparts so why restrict (actually, bar) their exposure on Pinoy radio? This disturbing colonial mentality PH musicians still (or would ‘business acumen’ be a more apt phrase?) must be a source of delight for the domi- nant record companies which are, coincidentally, mostly con- 2nd class citizens trolled by foreign conglomer- ates—save for what I call P2BP (Proud 2 Be Pinoy) labels like By Dolly Anne Carvajal Viva, Alpha, GMA and Star Records. Plus some exciting NE OF my fave Facebook friends is music new players like Terno. whiz Dennis Garcia (of Hotdog). His musings “So you still expect interna- O and posts never fail to either crack me up or tional recognition for our bril- make me see the bigger picture. His recent blog about liant musicians and songwrit- the plight of OPM artists hits the nail right on the ers? Don’t hold your breath. head (Check out his site, bahalanasibatman.com). Our poor artists are slightly un- focused, slightly distract- With Dens’ permission, I am tant pa rin ang iba na sumali. ed—busy fighting for scraps, reprinting his entry below. In Tuloy-tuloy naman ang panlili- ehem, airplay in their own show biz parlance, OPM has be- gaw namin sa kanila. home court. come an expression meaning “We have even changed our “Getting an upgrade to first “Oh Promise Me” to refer to by-laws because the old one class in this business is not a people who are always giving specified na singer lang ang cinch. Nor is it something that’s empty promises. Hopefully, pwede. Ngayon, all the band yours for a song.” that’s not what the OPM (Or- members can join. Those musi- Buboy and Shine’s 11th ganisasyon ng Pilipinong Man- cians who do not have access to The couple closest to my gaawit) has to offer. With my recording studios can avail of heart, Cesar and Sunshine good friend Ogie Alcasid at the free recording as we have part- Montano, celebrated their 11th helm, things can only get better. nered ourselves with Meridian DENNIS Garcia OGIE Alcasid anniversary last Feb. 24 (secret Ogie’s action International School that offers “Just consider this: when you wedding). They got married ery hour … but this is largely thrice. The second time was on “I heeded the advice of Den- free recording to OPM mem- turn on your radio to listen to ignored. And lamely enforced. nis, whom I have a lot of re- bers. 7101 Music Nation has al- some fresh contemporary mu- Sept. 14, 2000, at the Coconut “And the stations’ excuses are Palace and the third, an under- spect for,” said Ogie. “I am so offered their website to musi- sic, chances are you’ll hear a so flimsy and shallow. ‘There’s scrapping my suggestion to re- cians without music labels as song from America’s top 40. Or water wedding, took place in not enough local material.’ ‘It Trang, Thailand, on Feb. 14, name OPM as Pinoy Pop. they will be launching live if your taste leans more towards goes counterflow with our for- “Taguig Rep. Freddie Tinga streaming capability soon.” easy listening, your ears will be 2005. mat.’ ‘Listeners don’t request for They had a romantic and Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy How’s that for getting things transported to ‘quiet storm’ them.’ ‘They play it naman on Casiño have filed separate bills started on a happy note? heaven with a surfeit of tunes Japanese dinner at Toki Resto your maid’s station.’ (The Fort) to mark their 11th which reduce amusement tax Dennis’ piece from Patti Austin, Air Supply, “Ho hum … Hello, serr.