Manila Standard Stories

GMA gathers AFP brass
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo sought to bolster her support within the military yesterday, following talk of a serious attempt to overthrow her government.

Palace confirms ISAFP chief's removal
By Fel V. Maragay
Malacañang yesterday confirmed an impending change in the top intelligence post of the Armed Forces but denied it had anything to do with the release of a wiretapped conversation that has proved politically embarrassing to the Arroyo administration.

Jueteng lords snub House investigation

Poverty, corruption RP's twin evils --- WB

Key Cabinet men, Abu get CA nod

Saudi court orders Pinoy beheaded

 

Best foot forward. With a flick of a well-practiced wave and a showcase of luscious curves, candidates for the Mutya ng Pilipinas beauty tilt swept away the rainy day blues.

 

Antismuggling bill OKd

The House of Representatives has approved the proposed Anti-Smuggling Act of 2005, spurred by the need to stop the loss of P150 billion in annual revenues and cure the chronic fiscal deficit.

More powers sought for BSP

The Senate committee on banks yesterday sought the approval of a measure seeking to give the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) more powers to prevent bank failures and protect the interest of depositors.

Salonga launches newspaper

Would a newspaper improve schoolchildren's English and address the Philippine education crisis?

Atienza, BF lock horns again

A small patch on the uniforms of traffic policemen is big deal for Manila Mayor Lito Atienza and his archenemy Bayani Fernando.

Taiwan hikes RP labor quota

Taiwan has agreed to take in more Filipino workers this year, raising its 80,000 yearly quota by 1,400.

Modena vows to fight for OFW

Never say die.
Despite the furor surrounding his abrupt return to the country, Philippine Ambassador to Israel Antonio Modena said he would continue to fight for the rights of overseas Filipino workers.

Incentive law sought to negate SC ruling

By Lawrence Agcaoili
The Department of Finance is pushing for the enactment of a law that will provide fiscal incentives to foreign and local investors that have set up shop in former US military bases in the country.

Oil prices up by P0.50/liter

By Alena Mae S. Flores
Oil companies raised the pump prices of petroleum products by P0.50 per liter in the wake of higher crude prices in the world market.

First Holdings eyes Subic-Clark toll road

By Jenniffer B. Austria
First Philippine Holdings Corp. plans to bid for the contract to operate and maintain the $500 million Subic-Clark toll road project.

NTC urges telecom firms to boost security systems

Amid allegations of mobile phone tapping, the National Telecommunications Commission yesterday said it had asked telecommunications companies to beef up their security measures to ensure the security of subscribers.

Bank lending growth slowed in March — BSP

Growth in the loans outstanding of commercial banks slowed down to 5.1 percent in March to P1.54 trillion after rising 5.8 percent in February, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas reported yesterday.

Selling golf courses and TV networks

By Ray S. Eñano
The government's privatization program is almost 20 years old and many prized properties and companies have since been sold after the newly-installed government of President Corazon Aquino began a massive restructuring of Philippine National Bank (PNB) and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) back in 1986.

Pinoy hurt in Baghdad camp attack

A Filipino worker was among those hurt in a mortar attack at Camp Victory near Baghdad International Airport last May 31, Labor Undersecretary Manuel Imson said yesterday.

TV show director shot dead at posh club

A young television director was killed while six other persons were wounded, including a woman police officer, when an unidentified man went into a shooting rampage outside a bar in Makati City at dawn yesterday.

BI chief recalls IDs of immigration men

Immigration Commissioner Alipio Fernandez Jr. ordered yesterday the recall of all mission orders and identification cards issued to confidential agents whose contracts have been terminated.

PDEA agent charged for escorting Syrian

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency yesterday filed administrative charges against one of its own agents who was caught escorting a Syrian drug suspect who tried to leave the country last week.

Lina elected BAP chief

In a colossal step towards the further upliftment of basketball in the country, the Basketball Association of the Philippines yesterday installed former Senator, Laguna Governor and local government secretary Joey Lina as its new president.

Speed vs size in PBL Finals

By Reuel Vidal
It will be size versus speed when Welcoat Paints battles Montaña Pawnshop in the best-of-five championship series of the 2005 Philippine Basketball League Unity Cup starting 4 p.m. today at the Cuneta Astrodome.

Fedex 5 plays PF

Purefoods parades a new import today when it starts its best-of-three battle with the FedEx Express in the wildcard phase of the Gran Matador Philippine Basketball Association Fiesta Conference at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City.

Asia's best vs Europe's finest

The world's top shuttlers, led by China's Lin Dan, are all set to see action in the Manuel V. Pangilinan Cup when it gets going on July 12 at the Philsports Arena.

PBL growing bigger

By Reuel Vidal
The 2005 Philippine Basketball League will have a great championship series between the Welcoat Paintmasters and the Montaña Pawnshop Jewels which will start today at the Cuneta Astrodome.

Consa: Better way to go
Former Defense secretary Fortunato Abat comes as a comic relief to a country beset by so much negative news about destabilization,

 

Consa: Better way to go
Former Defense secretary Fortunato Abat comes as a comic relief to a country beset by so much negative news about destabilization,

 

Junta? Maybe; Erap? No
By Antonio C. Abaya
WE were told to expect an exposé on tape regarding cheating in the May 2004 elections.

Pulso sa DYAB Abante Bisaya, Maayong Buntag, Kapamilya ug TV Patrol Central Visayas

Too ka bang si Comelec Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano ang "Gary" nga gikasulti sa telepono nilang Pres. Arroyo ug First Gentleman Mike Arroyo?

Please text your answer to DYAB REACT (opinion) and send to 2366.

Weather Update

Southwest monsoon prevailing over Luzon and Visayas.

Metro Cebu: Occasional rains, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the southwest, Manila Bay will be slight to moderate, temperature range 25 to 29°C (77 to 84°F).
 

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Pulso sa DYAB Abante Bisaya, Maayong Buntag, Kapamilya ug TV Patrol Central Visayas

Angay bang mo-resign si Pres. Arroyo tungod sa nabistong audio recording sa giingong pagtikas niya sa niaging eleksiyon?

Please text your answer to DYAB REACT (opinion) and send to 2366.

Bugged Glo Conversations (Complete Transcript)

Tale of the tapes
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'Spliced'

Conversation between "Gary" and Mike on 08 1433H June 04

Boss tulungan mo sana yung loyal sa atin si Bobby Barbers,

Papano pag kayu-kayo dyan

Tignan mo, oo, nagfile ng parang annulment or something, tignan mo kung matutulungan mo

O sige basta kwan, talaga naming aking inaano si Bobby e, talaga naming siya naman ang atin e

Oo siya, sya talaga ang atin, tulungan mo sana.

Ok.

Thank you.

 

Gary and Mike on 02 1156H June 2004

Kami ni Bobby Barbers dahil parang siya kasi doon sa Lanao del Sur. Meron pa raw 27 municipalities pa.

Alin, alin

Meron pa raw 27 municipalities dun sa Lanao del Sur

Hindi kasi ang kuwan dun sa Lanao del Sur, 2 presinto sa bayan, 4 na presinto sa Madalin, 1 presinto sa Capay, yun na lang.

So bale 5.

No. Pero presinto lang

A precinct lang.

Oo, wala naming 1000 e.

Ang impression, dahil sa Columbio meron pa raw 3rd siya.

Hindi wala na yung Columbio nakasama na nung kuwan,

Sa tingin ko wala na rin.

Ang South Op ang nilagay nila na merong 4000, pero kahit anu pa wala pa rin di makahabol.

E ang Tawi-Tawi makakuha pa raw siya ng 750

E, wala namang ano, ewan ko, wala namang ano yang Tawi-tawi.

Kawawa naman yung bata natin.

Alam mo, talagang inaano ko yan, pinagdududahan na ako ng nag-kuwan dun sa Lanao Sur.

(Laughter) Anak ng puta, hay naku, kawawa naman.

O sige tatawagan ko mamaya siya.

Sige tawagan mo siya kung puwede.

Sige.

Thank you, thank you.

 

Gary and Mike on 02 1023H June 2004

Hello.

Hello, si Mike to.

(garbled)

Hello.

Kung puwede ho, tulungan niyo si Bobby Barbers.

Oo nga ho, pero mahihirapan na tayo, medyo nabuko tayo sa Lanao del Sur at hindi na makakahabol dito sa Cotabato.

Ganun ba, baka puwede pang gawan ng paraan.

Nandito po kami sa session ngayon e. Nag-usap na kami ni Senator.

Ok.

 

Gary and PGMA on 31 2317H May 2004

Hello, Ma'm.

Hello, saka yung kabila they are trying to get Namfrel copy na in-issue pang COCs.

Namfrel copies ho?

Oo.

Ay wala naman, ok naman ang Namfrel sa atin. They are now (garbled) to us.

Oo, oo pero it doesn't make sure na (garbled), pero yun nga they are trying to get that.

Oho, we will get in advance copy ho natin kung ano ang kwan nila. Sige ho.

 

PGMA and Gary on or about 01 2143H June 2004

Hello, Ma'm,

Hello.

Good evening Ma'm.

When they open the ballot box of Camarines Norte it was empty.

This afternoon ma'm?

Oo.

Camarines Norte?

Oo.

I'll call up the supervisor tonight or tomorrow ma'm.

Si Carino?

Lisa Carino, Lisa Narino.

It was empty.

She's not going to do that because this guy is a straight type.

It was empty.

I will call her up Ma'm.

Ok.

 

Gary and PGMA on 02 2229H June 2004

Hello, Ma'm, good evening.

Hello, dun ba sa Lanao del Sur tsaka sa Basilan yun lang bang match dun sa SOV sa COC.

Kuwan ho yan, ang sinasabi nila wala naman ho.

Hindi nagma-match.

Hindi nagma-match. May posibilidad na di magma-match kung hindi nila sinunod yung individual SOV ng mga munisipyo, pero ewan ko lang ho kung sa atin pabor o hindi kasi dun naman sa Basilan tsaka Lanao Sur, itong ginawa nila na pagpataas sa inyo hindi naman ho kuwan, maayos naman ang paggawa e.

So nagma-match?

Oho. Sa Basilan ay iyon ay pahabol na naman ng mga military dun, hindi masyado marunong kasi silang gumawa e, katulad sa Sulu, Habaton. Pero hindi naman ho kinausap ko kanina yung Chairman ng Board sa Sulu, ang akin e patataguin ko na muna yung EO ng Pagundaran na para hindi siya maka-testigo ho. Nai-print na ho yung kuwan Camarines Norte, tomorrow we will present official communication dun ho sa Senate, dun sinasabing wala hong laman yung ballot box.

Oo.

Na-receive ho nila lahat e.

Oo.

Tumawag ho kayo kanina, Ma'm?

Ya, about that Lanao del Sur at Basilan.

Oho. Nagkausap nga ho kami ni Abdullah dun sa kuwan kanina about this, iaano ko ho, wag ho kayo masyado mabahala, anyway we will take care of this, kakausapin ko rin si Atty. Makalintal.

Oo, tapos non si ano, tapos non si, Calanguyan meron daw silang teacher na nasa Witness Protection Program ng kabila.

Sino ho?

Yung kabila, may teacher daw silang hawak.

Wala naman ho, baka nananakot lang ho sila, kasi yung kuwan.

Calanguyan, Tawi-Tawi.

Calanguyan sa Tawi-Tawi, wala naman hong kuwan tayo dun, wala tayong ginawa dun sa Calanguyan, talo nga tayo dun, talo nga si Nur doon e.

Oo.

Sige, aanuhin ko ho.

Ok, sige, sige. Thank you, thank you.

Sige po.


 

PGMA and Gary on 06 1900H June 04

Hello.

Hello, Ma'm, good evening, tumawag po kayo.

Oo, sabi ni Teng dapat sigurado natin consistent yong mga documents wag yong (garbled)

Yung kuwan, hindi naman ho masyadong problema yung sa Maguindanao. Pero anu ho yung tinex ninyo kagabi na may mga fake (garbled) na ako daw ang source.

Oo, oo.

Pero pano, san ho ba naman, ang hindi ko maintindihan what is that they are trying to drive at with 120 days (garbled) establish ng (gabled) precincts

Ok, ok, siguro ano, baka more shot in the dark lang yon. But I will just you know everything I'll found out, para we can always make the appropriate remedies.

Si Gen. Lumibao nasa Zamboanga na. I had all the people around us talk to him so that they will be able to prevent what (garbled) happened

Ok, ok, ok, sige, ok, thank you.

PGMA and Gary on1104 26 May 2004 2004

Hello.

Hello, Ma'm, good morning.

Si ano, si Biazon nagbabanta, kung madadaya daw siya papabuksan daw niya yung ano, (garbled), tsaka sa Tawi-Tawi, baka raw ako madale doon, so … baka nga.

 

PGMA and Gary on 1125H 26 May 2004

Hello, Ma'm.

Hello, hello.

Hello, Ma'm.

Hindi kaya puwedeng ma-delay yung senatorial canvassing until after the voting on the news tonight.

On the news, o sige po, mag-uusap po kami ni Col….

Kasi mabubungkal sa Senate, e, para walang, kung iron case (garbled) magiging two allies ito di siyempre (garbled) di sya magtatally for sure.


 

PGMA and Gary on 27 0729H May2004

Hello, Ma'm.

Hello, meron tayong schedule (garbled) PRs para sa Sulu.

San nanduon Ma'm.

Sulu, Sulu.

Oo Ma'm, meron.

Nacocorespond.

Oho Ma'm, lahat po meron.

Kumpleto.

Ok. Sige. Ok, ok.

Ok sige Ma'm, sige po.

 

PGMA and Gary 28 2213H May 2004

Hello.

Hello.

Hello, good evening Ma'm, good evening.

The FPJ camp daw will file a case against the Board of Canvassers dun sa Marawi.

Ma'm, ano Ma'm?

The FPJ camp raw will file case raw against the Board of Canvassers and military in Marawi?

Hindi naman ho siguro nila maano ang ating Board of Canvassers pero ang military kasi si Gudani, sa kanila si Gudani. I do not know if they will file. Sa kanila si Gudani Ma'm, that is why I had to work with Gen. Esperon and Gen. Kyamco na at that time pinalitan namin si Gudani for a while kaya kuwan, pero bakit nila pa-filean yang mga military na sa kanila lahat na halos ayaw na ngang mag give way sa aming mga tao.

Oo, oo.

 

PGMA and Gary on 08 1751H June 04

Hello.

Hello Garcy.

Hello, Ma'm.

Ano gawin natin dun sa Namfrel press con kanina, yung Namfrel Lanao del Sur?

Inaano ko, meron na ho akong kopya ng ifinax ni Nonong, yung kay Dalidig, pero that is not true because I have already (garbled) my staff whom I assigned Lanao Sur pagkatapos ho si Rey Lumibao, the supervisor, is coming and then we will also try to make them say something after this. Pasasalitain ko sila ho without me letting people know that I am the one who will (garbled) ganon lang ho ang kwanin natin.

Ok, ok.

Sige ho Ma'm, ok po.

 

PGMA and Gary on 10 1340H June 04

Hello.

Hello Garcy.

Ma'm, good afternoon.

Ano, kinausap na kayo ni Abalos?

Oo, Ma'm. Mamasyal na lang muna daw ho ako sa Mindanao kuwan lang. Kaya nga ho kung ano man ho ang mga problema natin tawagan lang ho ninyo ako.

May problema sa Southwood East pero local, kasi iba-iba raw ang iprinoclaim ng Comelec doon.

Sino ba atin don.

Ay naku ang importante na hindi madamay yung sa itaas.

Ay hindi ho kasi ako ang may hawak noon.

Kasi ang issue doon sabi ng (garbled) dadalhin daw yung sa kanila yung recount, pero sabi naman ni Echiverri dun na lang daw sa munisipyo.

Doon na lang ho. Ok na ho yon, ako ho may (garbled)

O sige. So hindi maapektuhan yung sa taas ha.

Hindi ho. Hindi ho.

Kasi ang sabi nila if kung maging exclusive baka, kasi si Fernando Poe gumagapang na naman daw doon e.

Ay hindi ho, nasa akin ho yan.

Ok sige.

Sige po.

 

PGMA and Gary on 07 1610H June 04

Hello.

Hello.

Yes mam.

Did you get my text about the Tipo Tipo

Oho, oho Ma'm. Kuwan that is what I am being fearful about (garbled) Ali yon that is why we are asking people to look for her so that we can confront her.

She's probably being held by them.

Ma'm.

She's probably being held by them already.

She is here, that is why if it is possible we will have her family call her up from Zamboanga.

Ok, ok.

Sige po Ma,m.

 

PGMA and Gary on 07 1917H June 04

Hello

Yes, Ma'm.

Ano nahanap na ninyo?

Ma'm.

Ano nahanap na ninyo yung sa Tipo Tipo?

Ang Tipo Tipo ho hindi pa. Ang nandito lang ho itong mga inaano nila ngayon kaya nga…

 

PGMA and Gary on 29 0947H May 2004

Hello, Ma'm.

Hello, 40 plus daw ang talo ko dun sa kuwan sa Cotabato?

Ma'm.

More than 40.

Siguro less, pero hindi siguro sosobra ng 40 Ma'm. Natapos na kami ni Atty. Vidol.

A, ganun, so mali yung figures ni Teng.

Siguro kasi si Teng kinausap niya yung staff ni Atty. Vidol, kami ni Atty. Vidol nagusap ho ngayon. But I will give the exact figure Ma'm in a little while.

Oo, oo

Para malaman ho ninyo.

Pero we ….


 

PGMA and Gary on 29 0943H

Hello.

Hello, Ma'm, good morning uli

Oo,oo

Ok man, sa Quick Count naming mas mataas ho siya pero mag-compensate ho sa Lanao yon.

So will I still lead more than 1 million?

More or less it's that advantage Ma'm, parang ganun din ang lalabas.

It could not be less than 1 million.

Oho. Pipilitin ho natin yan. Pero as of the other day its 982.

Kaya nga e.

Then if we can get more in Lanao.

Hindi pa ba tapos?

Hindi pa ho, meron pang kina-canvass darating na 7 municipalities.

Ah. ok. Oo

Sige po.

Ok,ok.

 

'Original'

Conversation between Gary and Mike (Arroyo) on 08 1433H June 04

Mike: Tulungan mo sana yung loyal sa atin. Si Bobby Barbers.

Gary: Sige, sir, nakabantay na yung mga abogado natin.

Mike: Nag-file ng… nag-file ng parang annulment or something tingnan mo kung matutulungan mo

Gary: Sige sir… talaga namang aming inaalalayan si Bobby eh…talaga namang siya yung atin

Mike: Oo siya, siya talaga ang atin. Tulungan mo sana

Gary: Ok

Mike: Thank you.

 

Conversation between Gary and Mike on 02 1156H June 2004

Gary: Hello

Mike: Sabi ni Bobby Barbers meron pa raw siyang...doon sa Lanao del Sur. Meron pa raw 7 municipalities pa.

Gary: Alin? Alin?

Mike: Meron pa raw siyang 7 municipalities sa Lanao del Sur

Gary: Hindi kasi ang kuwan dun sa Lanao del Sur 2 presinto sa Bayang, 4 na presinto sa Madalin, 1 presinto sa Kapai. Yun na lang..

Mike: so bale lima

Gary: No, no pero presinto lang

Mike: Ah precinct lang

Gary: Oo wala namang 1,000 eh

Mike: Ang impresson dahil a Columbio meron pa raw 3rd siya.

Gary: Hindi wala na yung Columbio nakasama na nung kuwan

Mike: Sa tingin ko wala na rin.

Gary: Ang South Upi nang ilagay nila na merong 4,000. Pero kahit ano pa wala pa rin hindi makakahabol

Mike: Ang Tawi-Tawi makakuha pa raw siya ng 750.

Gary: Lumalamang pa rin sa bilangan sa Tawi-Tawi eh. Alam mo talagang binabantayan ng mga watchers natin sa Lanao Sur.

Mike: Anak ng Putsa! Hay naku, kawawa naman

Gary: O sige tawagan ko mamaya siya

Mike: Sige. Tawagan mo siya kung puwede

Gary: Sige

Mike: Thank you. Thank you

 

Conversation between Gary and Mike on 02 1023H June 2004

Gary: Hello

Mike: Hello. Si Mike to

Gary: Hello.

Mike: Kung puwede ho tulungan nyo si Bobby Barbers

Gary: Oo nga ho pero mahihirapan na siya medyo malabo siya sa Lanao del Sur. Hindi na makakahabol sa Cotabato pero meron tayong mga abogado dun

MIKE: Ganon ba

GARY: Andito ho kami sa meeting ngayon e actually nag-usap na kami ni senator

MIKE: OK.

 

Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 31 2317H May 2004

Gary: Hello Mam

GMA: Hello saka yung sa kabila they are trying to get their Namfrel copy of municipal COCs.

Gary: Namfrel copies ho?

GMA: Oo.

Gary: Ay wala naman. Ok naman ang Namfrel sa atin. They are now sympathetic to us.

GMA: Oo pero it doesn't make sure (garbled) pero yun nga they are trying to get that

Gary: Oho we will get an advance copy ho natin kung ano ho ang kuwan nila. Sige ho.

 

Conversation between PGMA and Gary on or about 01 2143H June 2004

Gary: Hello, Mam.

GMA: Hello

Gary: Good evening Mam

GMA: When they opened the ballot box of Camarines Norte it was empty.

Gary: This afternoon Mam

GMA: Oo.

Gary: Camarines Norte?

GMA: Oo.

Gary: I'll call up the supervisor tonight or tomorrow Mam. Tanong ko kung bakit.

GMA: Si Carino?

Gary: Lisa Carino. Lisa Narino… She's not going to do that because this guy is a straight guy.

GMA: It was empty.

Gary: I will call her up Mam.

GMA: OK.

 

Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 02 2229H June 2004

Gary: Hello Mam good evening

GMA: Hello. Dun ba sa Lanao del Sur tsaka sa Basilan di raw nagma-match yung SOV sa COC.

Gary: (inaudible)

GMA: Di nagma-match

Gary: Di nagma-match? Baka honest mistake lang ho dahil sa pagod at puyat ng canvassers pero nire-review naman nila e at pag may mali, kino-korek nila pero kung minsan nagkakamali sa pagbasa ng municipal COC pag di malinaw. Nagbabantay naman ho yung mga watchers natin

GMA: Hindi nagma-match

Gary: Dapat mag-match talaga kasi yung COC galing lang sa total ng SOV pino-post lang ng canvassers meron naman ho tayong watchers na nagbabantay ng canvassing as Lanao del Sur at Basilan. Yung Camarines Norte transmit naman daw yung COC sa Senate

GMA: Oo.

Gary: Na-receive na ho nila lahat e.

GMA: Oo.

Gary: Tumawag ho kayo kanina Mam?

GMA: Yah about that Lanao del Sur at Basilan.

Gary: Oho nagka-usap ko kami ni Abdullah dun sa kuwan kanina about this. Inaano ko ho huwag ho kayo masyadong mabahala anyway we will take care of this kakausapin ko rin si Atty. Makalintal.

GMA: Oo tapos non si ano tapos non si, Calanguyan meron daw silang teacher na nasa witness protection program ng kabila

Gary: Sino ho?

GMA: Yung kabila may teacher daw silang hawak.

Gary: Wala naman ho baka nananakot lang ho sila kasi yung kuwan

GMA: Calanguyan, Tawi-Tawi

Gary: Calanguyan, Tawi-Tawi. Wala naman hong watchers tayo dun eh. Talo nga tayo dun eh. Talo nga si Nur dun eh. Sige ho. Tsine-tsek ko ho.

GMA: Oo

Gary: Sige, aanuhin ko ho.

Conversation between PGMA and Gary on 06 1900H June 04

GMA: Hello

Gary: Hello Mam good evening tumawag po kayo

GMA: Oo sabi ni Teng dapat sigurado natin consistent yung mga documents sa

Maguindanao

Gary: Yung kuwan hindi naman ho masyadong problema yung sa Maguindanao pero ano ho yung tinext ninyo kagabi na merong reports na ako daw ang source

GMA: Oo. Oo.

Gary: Pero pano san ho ba naman ang hindi ko maintindihan what is that they are trying to drive at with 120 days (garbled) establish ng (garbled)

GMA: Ok, Ok baka siguro more shot in the dark lang yon but I'm just letting you know everything I found out para we can always make the appropriate remedies.

Gary: Oo Mam. Si Gen. Lomibao nasa Zamboanga na I had all the people around us talk to him so that they will be able to prevent what happened

GMA: Ok ok ok sige ok thank you

Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 1104 26 May 2004

GMA: Hello

Gary: Hello Mam good morning

GMA: Si ano, si Biazon nagbabanta kung madadaya daw siya papabuksan daw niya yung ano (garbled) tsaka Tawi-Tawi baka raw ako madale doon so

Gary: E baka nga ho

Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 1125 26 May 2004

Gary: Hello Mam

GMA: Hello, Hello

Gary: Hello Mam

GMA: Hindi kaya puwedeng ma-delay yung senatorial canvassing until after the voting on the rules tonight.

Gary: On the rules, o sige po mag-uusap po kami ni Attorney.

GMA: Kasi mabubungkal sa Senate e para walang… magiging between 2 allies ito siyempre magagalit ang dalawa di siya magta-tally for sure.

 

Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 27 0729H May 2004

Gary: Hello Mam

GMA: Hello meron tayong schedule (garbled) PR para sa Sulu

Gary:…Mam

GMA: Sulu, Sulu

Gary: Oo. Mam meron

GMA: Nagko-correspond.

Gary: Oho Mam lahat po meron

GMA: Kumpleto. Ok sige ok ok

Gary: Ok sige Mam sige po

 

Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 28 2213 May 2004

Gary: Hello

GMA: Hello

Gary: Hello good evening Mam good evening

GMA: The FPJ camp daw will file a case against the Board of Canvassers dun sa Marawi and the military?

Gary: Mam ano Mam?

GMA: The FPJ camp raw will file a case against the Board of Canvassers and military in Marawi?

Gary: Hindi naman ho siguro nila maaano ag ating Board of Canvassers pero ang military kasi si Gudani sa kanila si Gudani I do not know if they will file. Sa kanila si Gudani Mam that is why I had to work with Gen. Esperon and Gen. Kyamko na at that time pinalitan namin si Gudani for a while kaya kwan…sa kanila halos ayaw na ngang magpa..as aming mga tao.

GMA: Oo oo.

Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 08 1751H June 04

Gary: Hello

(space)

Gary: Hello Mam

GMA: Ano ang gagawin natin dun sa Namfrel presscon kanina yung Namfrel Lanao del Sur?

Gary: Inaano ko. Meron na ho akong kopya ng finax ni Nonong yung kay Dalidig pero that is not true because I have already asked my staff whom I assigned Lanao Sur pagkatapos ho si Rey Lumipao. The supervisor is coming and then we will also try to make them say something after this. Pagsasalitain ko sila ho without me, letting people know that I am monitoring

GMA: Ok ok

Gary: So ganoon na lang ang kwanin natin

GMA: Ok

Gary: Sige ho mam ok po.

 

Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 10 1340H June 04.

Gary: Hello

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Gary: Mam good afternoon

GMA: Ano kinausap na kayo ni Abalos?

Gary: Oo Mam. Papasyal lang muna daw ho sya sa Mindanao. Kwan lang. Kaya nga ho kung ano man ho ang mga problema natin tawagan lang ho ninyo ako.

GMA: May problema sa Southwood East pero local kasi iba-iba raw ang ipin-roclaim ng Comelec doon

Gary: Sino ba atin doon

GMA: Ay naku ang importante na hindi madamay yung sa itaas.

Gary: Ay hindi ho may mga watchers ako doon eh

GMA: Kasi ang issue doon sabi ng…pero sabi naman ni…dapat gawin na lang sa munisipyo. Ako ho ang may mga watchers doon eh. So hindi maaapektuhan sa taas ah

Gary: Hindi ko. Hindi ho.

GMA: Kasi ang sabi nila…si Fernando Poe lumalaban na naman daw doon e.

Gary: Ay hindi ho nasa akin ho yan

GMA: Ok sige

Gary: Sige ho.

Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 07 1610H June 2004

Gary: Hello

GMA: Hello

Gary: Yes Mam

GMA: Did you get my text about the Tipo-Tipo?

Gary: Oho oho Mam kwan that is what I am being fearful about (garbled) ah yon that is why we are asking people to look for her so that we can __ her.

GMA: Shes probably being held by them.

Gary: Mam

GMA: Shes probably being held by them already.

Gary: she is here what is why if it is possible we will have her family call her up from Zamboanga

GMA: Ok ok

Gary: Sige po Mam

 

Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 07 1917H June 04

GMA: Hello

Gary: Yes Mam

GMA: Ano nahanap na ninyo

Gary: Mam

GMA: Nahanap ninyo yung sa Tipo-Tipo

Gary: Ang tipo-tipo ho hindi pa. Ang nandito lang ho itong mga inaano nila ngayon kaya nga

 

Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 29 0947H May 2004

Gary: Hello Mam

GMA: Hello 40 plus daw ang talo ko dun sa kwan sa Cotabato

Gary: Mam.

GMA: More than 40.

Gary: Siguro less than pero hindi siguro sosobra ng 40 Mam. Patapos na canvassing ni Atty. Vidol.

GMA: A ganun so mali yung figures ni Teng.

Gary: Siguro kasi si Teng kinausap niya yung staff ni Atty. Vidol kami ni Atty. Vidol nag-usap ho ngayon but I will give the exact figures Mam in a little while.

GMA: Oo oo

Gary: Para malaman ho ninyo

GMA: Pero we…


Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 28 0943H 2004

GMA: Hello

Gary: Hello Mam good morning ulit

GMA: Oo, oo

Gary: Ok Mam sa Quick Count namin mas mataas ho siya pero mag-compensate ho

sa Lanao yun.

GMA: So will still lead by more than 1M?

Gary: More or less…that advantage Mam. Parang ganun din ang lalabas.

GMA: It could not be less than 1M?

Gary: Oho. Total na namin yan pero as of the other day its 982.

GMA: kaya nga e.

Gary: Kung maganda ang result ng Lanao.

GMA: Hindi pa ba tapos?

Gary: Hindi pa ho. Meron pang kina-canvass darating na 7 municipalities.

Glo Conversations

ARROYO: Hello.

ALLEGED COMELEC OFFICIAL: Hello ma'am. Good morning ulit. Ok ma'am, mas mataas ho sya pero ma-compensate po sa Lanao yon. [Hello ma'am. Good morning, again. OK, ma'am, it's higher but but Lanao will compensate for it.]

ARROYO: So will I still lead by more than 1M?

ALLEGED COMELEC OFFICIAL: More or less (inaudible) advantage ma'am.

(Original, according to Malacanang) ARROYO: Hello.

GARY: Hello ma'm. Good morning ulit. Ma'm OK na ma'am. Sa Quick Count naming mas mataas ho siya pero maco-compensate ho sa Lanao yon. [M'am, it's ok. In the Quick Count, it's higher, but Lanao will compensate for it.]

ARROYO: So will I still lead by more than 1M?

GARY: More or less. it's still advantage, ma'am.

Conversation 2

Bunye said Arroyo had actually been speaking with a certain Gary, a campaign leader for the administration in Mindanao.

Below is the second conversation:

Conversation 2

(Allegedly tampered tape) ARROYO: Hello. Sa Lanao del Sur at Basilan hindi raw nagma-match yong SOV sa COCs. [In Lanao del Sur and Basilan the SOV (statements of votes-ed) don't match the COCs (certificates of canvass-ed).]

ALLEGED COMELEC OFFICIAL: Ang sinasabi nila wala na naman ho? [They say there's no discrepancy.]

ARROYO: Di nagma-match. [They don't match.]

ALLEGED COMELEC OFFICIAL: "Di nagna-match. Ay may posibilidad na hindi magma-match kung hindi sinunod ang individual SOV ng mga munisipyo. [They don't match. There's a possibility they won't match if the individual SOVs of the municipalities aren't followed.]

(Original, according to Malacanang) GARY: Hello ma'am, Good evening.

ARROYO: Hello. Sa Lanao del Sur at Basilan hindi raw nagma-match yong SOV sa COCs.

GARY: Ang sinasabi nila, wala na naman ho?

ARROYO: Di nagma-match.

GARY: Di nagma-match. Baka honest mistake lang ho dahil sa pagod at puyat ng canvassers. [They don't match. It could be an honest mistake because the canvassers are tired and haven't had any sleep.]

On the second conversation, the phrase "Baka honest mistake lang ho" was deleted and allegedly replaced by "may posibilidad na hindi magma-match kung hindi sinunod ang indivicual SOV ng mga munisipyo."

Weather Update

Typhoon "DANTE" was located based on satellite and surface data at 1,220 kms east northeast of Extreme Northern Luzon or at 770 kms southeast of Okinawa, Japan (22.3°N 134.1°E) with maximum sustained winds of 160 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 195 kph. It is forecast to move north northeast at 07 kph. Southwest monsoon prevailing over Luzon and Visayas.
Metro Cebu: Mostly cloudy with occasional rains, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the southwest, coastal waters will be slight to moderate, temperature range 23 to 31°C (73 to 88°F).
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Newsweek Stories

Could Bolton Be Good for the United Nations? 
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The Oval: What's a Suitable Gift for a President? 
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Fineman: Mark Warner, the Democratic Contender 
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New Leader: Kosovo on Track to Independence 
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Terror Watch: Blow to Bush as Swiss End Probe 
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Dickey: Iran's Bloggers Go Behind the Chador 
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Allan Sloan: Warren Buffett's Power Play 
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Peer Program Helps Mothers with HIV 
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Q&A: Tips for Teens Who Want to Eat Well 
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Politics: The Cellular Divide 
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Typhoon Dante Is Here

Typhoon "DANTE" was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 1,080 kms east of Visayas (12.1°N 135.4°E) with maximum sustained winds of 150 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 185 kph. It is forecast to move west northwest at 19 kph. Intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) affecting Mindanao. Southwesterly surface windflow prevailing over Western Luzon.

Metro Cebu: Cloudy with rainshowers and thunderstorms, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the south and southwest, coastal waters will be slight to moderate, temperature range 24 to 30°C (75 to 86°F).
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Too ka bang GSIS ug AFP ang labing kurakot nga mga ahensiya sa gobyerno?

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Weather Update

Intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) affecting Eastern Visayas. Southwesterly surface windflow prevailing over Western Luzon.

Metro Cebu: Mostly cloudy with rainshowers and thunderstorms, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the south and southwest, coastal waters will be slight to moderate, temperature range 25 to 34°C (77 to 93°F).
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Miss Canada Natalie Glebova is Miss Universe

 

 

 

 

 

AP Headlines

Bush Shrugs Off Setbacks, Vows Agenda Push  
President Bush, faced with a string of setbacks on Capitol Hill, shrugged off questions about his political clout and promised Tuesday to keep pushing the Republican-led Congress for a Social Security overhaul.

Kidnapped Governor in Iraq Found Dead  
The kidnapped governor of volatile Anbar province was found dead after a fierce battle between U.S. forces and foreign fighters.

Ex-FBI Official Says He Was 'Deep Throat'  
One of the most enduring mysteries in American politics and journalism may have been solved with word Tuesday that former FBI official W. Mark Felt claims to be Deep Throat, the source for the Washington Post stories that helped bring down President Richard Nixon.

Court Overturns Arthur Andersen Conviction  
The Supreme Court threw out the conviction of the Arthur Andersen accounting firm for destroying Enron Corp.-related documents, ruling unanimously Tuesday that the jury instructions were too broad.

United Airlines, Union Announce Agreement  
United Airlines and its machinists' union announced an agreement in principle on a contract Tuesday, narrowly heading off the need for a bankruptcy judge's ruling that could have triggered a strike.

AP: Gitmo Detainees Say They Were Sold  
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Study: Tobacco Cos. Wooed Female Smokers  
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Live Aid Organizers Announce New Shows  
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Stocks End Down on Weak Manufacturing Data  
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Royals Hire Buddy Bell As Manager  
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Uyon ka ba sa pagtukod sa AFP og beach houses sa Boracay?

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Weather Update

Tail-end of a cold front affecting Northern and Central Luzon. Intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) affecting Mindanao including Palawan.

Metro Cebu: Partly cloudy to cloudy with rainshowers and thunderstorms, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the south and southwest, coastal waters will be slight to moderate, temperature range 25 to 34°C (77 to 93°F).
 

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Muslims' Fate

MILF chief says Muslims must shape fate
CAMP DARAPANAN, Maguindanao - The leader of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front says Muslims in Mindanao must decide on the shape of an ancestral homeland as a peace deal nears.
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Jueteng Libel

Salceda sues 'jueteng' whistleblower for libel
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Jueteng Payolas

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Fishers Protest

A policeman grabs a protester by the neck as he tries to stop a group of impoverished fishermen from marching to the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila as they observe National Fisherfolk Day. The protesters claimed that the worsening poverty and hunger among coastal communities nationwide was due to the alleged neglect of the government of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Holocaust Memorial

 

An unidentified youth jumps from one pillar to another at the new Holocaust memorial in Berlin. The memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe, which consists of 2,711 charcoal-grey rectangular pillars, which rise from the ground and form a tight grid through which visitors can wander, opened to the public on Thursday.

Weather Update

 

Frontal system affecting Luzon. Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Southern Visayas, Mindanao and Palawan.

Metro Cebu: Mostly cloudy skies with rainshowers and thunderstorms, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the southwest, coastal waters will be slight to moderate, temperature range 24 to 32°C (75 to 90°F).
 

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Angay bang suspensuhon si Byron Garcia tungod sa laing puga sa CPDRC?

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Giant Chair

 

A Chinese man looks at a giant wooden chair used as an advertisement at a shop in Shanghai.

Weather Update

 

Frontal system affecting Luzon. Intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) affecting Mindanao and Western Visayas including Palawan.

Metro Cebu: Mostly cloudy skies with rainshowers and thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the south and southwest, coastal waters will be slight to moderate, temperature range 25 to 33°C (77 to 91°F).
 

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Uyon ka bang makabotar ang Cebu City sa eleksiyon sa probinsiya?

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Weather Update

 

Tail-end of a cold front affecting Luzon. Intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) affecting Mindanao including Palawan.
Metro Cebu: Mostly cloudy with rainshowers and thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the south and southwest, coastal waters will be slight to moderate, temperature range 24 to 34°C (75 to 93°F).
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Kon mag-plebisito karong adlawa, uyon ka ba sa pagtukod sa bag-ong tulo ka probinsiya sa Sugbo?

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Weather Update

Frontal system affecting Extreme Northern Luzon. Intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) affecting Mindanao including Palawan.

Metro Cebu: Partly cloudy to cloudy with rainshowers and thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the south and southwest, coastal waters will be slight to moderate, temperature range 24 to 34°C (75 to 93°F).

 
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Weather Update

Intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) affecting Mindanao. Frontal system affecting Northern and Central Luzon.

 
Metro Cebu: Mostly cloudy with rainshowers and thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the southeast, coastal waters will be slight to moderate, temperature range 24 to 34°C (75 to 93°F).
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Too ka ba sa pasalig ni Pres. Arroyo nga di mosaka ang presyo sa school supplies hangtod sa pagtapos ning tuiga?

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Weather Update

Intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) Mindanao. Frontal system affecting Northern Luzon.
Metro Cebu: Mostly cloudy with rainshowers and thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the southeast and south, coastal waters will be slight to moderate, temperature range 26 to 34°C (79 to 93°F).
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Weather Update

Intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

Metro Cebu: Mostly cloudy with rainshowers and thunderstorms, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the southeast and south, coastal waters will be slight to moderate, temperature range 26 to 34°C (79 to 93°F).
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Weather Update

 

Intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
Metro Cebu: Mostly cloudy with rainshowers and thunderstorms, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the southeast and south, coastal waters will be slight to moderate, temperature range 26 to 34°C (79 to 93°F).
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Star Cinema

The many years of quality movie-making by Star Cinema are now online!

Manny Talks

Manny Pacquiao: People's Champ Narito ang interview namin sa kampeon ng mga Pilipino.

Jean & Eula

An Interview with the Former Kontrabidas Eto na ang pinakaaabangang pagbabalik sa teleserye ni Jean Garcia at Eula Valdez

Jomari's Back

Jomari: Balik Kapamilya!

Weather Update

Intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) affecting Visayas and Mindanao.
Metro Cebu: Partly cloudy to cloudy with rainshowers or thunderstorms in the afternoon or evening, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the east and southeast, coastal waters will be slight to moderate, temperature range 26 to 36°C (79 to 97°F).
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Phuket Visit

'Wazzup, Wazzup' sails to Phuket!
Watching our local hard-line news with the familiar recipe of playing on angry politicians and resorting to plain old sensationalism leaves me distraught and at times with a bad migraine.

Kuya

'Kuya' reality TV show debuts on Studio 23 August
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation is set to revolutionize reality-based television by debuting "Kuya" this August on Studio 23.
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Curtis as Kuba

'Kampanerang Kuba' excites Anne Curtis
Anne Curtis is both excited and nervous to portray the lead role in Kampanerang Kuba.
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FAMAS Rights

ABS-CBN bags rights to air FAMAS
ABS-CBN secured exclusive rights to broadcast the 53rd Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night on June 26, the network giant announced today.
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Rainy and Cloudy

Intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) affecting Visayas and Mindanao. Metro Cebu: Partly cloudy to cloudy with rainshowers or thunderstorms in the afternoon or evening, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the east and southeast, Coaster waters will be slight to moderate, temperature range 26 to 36°C (79 to 97°F). More Weather

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PAL Crew Collared

PAL crew arrested in Japan for cocaine
A Philippine Airlines cabin crew member had been arrested in Japan for possession of cocaine, ANC reported.
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Network War

AFTER the chaos, a more orderly show. Onstage is Bituin Escalante.

Stampede in Cebu
Posted 10:23pm (Mla time) May 05, 2005
By Bayani San Diego
Inquirer News Service
 

CEBU CITY -- Fans stampeded in Ayala Center right before an ABS-CBN mall show on Saturday, second day of the network's promo blitz in the southern capital. Monobloc chairs and pieces of metal railings flew as waves of zealous spectators surged toward the stage. No one was reported hurt, but the melee left a wailing child or two in its wake, and a frantic lola searched the grounds for her missing bakya. The same couldn't be said of the stars, who suffered bruises and scratches. Amy Perez, Roderick Paulate, Nikki Gil, and Angelica Panganiban were among the casualties. But they all shrugged it off as "evidence of the Cebuanos' love and warmth." "There were so many people, everywhere we went," guest star Rachel Alejandro told the media later in Tambuli Resort, which was likewise swarming with fans even though it was on faraway Mactan island. To think that homegrown ABS-CBN talents Angela Calina and Jude Bacalso earlier claimed that Cebuano fans "are really not showy (demonstrative)." On this weekend they were, definitely. It was obvious that the showdown here between ABS-CBN and GMA 7 (April 29 to May 1) had charged up the local crowd. The collision has been described variously as "a miting de avance" and "all-out war." Strewn all over the city were streamers and posters of the two giant networks. "It really is a lot like an election," said a source from ABS-CBN, "or a fiesta." "Some of our Cebuano friends were saying this event was bigger than Sinulog," said Charo Santos-Concio, ABS-CBN EVP and Entertainment head. She added: "At the airport in Manila, I told some of our GMA-7 friends: 'This [weekend] will be fun!'" The revelry, however, smacked of politics. It was as if the Visayan viewers were being asked to vote which of the country's two top networks is No. 1. GMA 7 claimed it was No. 1 in Mega Manila; ABS-CBN countered that they were No. 1 all over the country. Throughout the weekend, they were clearly monitoring each other's movements. Case in point: Over merienda, "TV Patrol" Central Visayas anchor Leo Lastimosa fumed: "It's sad that our competitor had to resort to dirty tactics, ferrying audiences to the venues in a fleet of buses." The following day at breakfast, GMA insiders were denying the "dirty tactics" allegation. It was also a war of words. Charges and counter-charges flew thick and fast. The GMA camp insisted that ABS-CBN's decision to invade Cebu was a last-minute decision. ABS-CBN, through Santos-Concio, explained that summer specials have always been a part of the station's annual calendar. "Every year, we bring our different musical-variety shows like 'ASAP' and 'MTB' to the provinces. It's just that this year, we planned something bigger," Santos-Concio said. GMA 7, through president and CEO Felipe L. Gozon, reportedly approved a P40-million budget for the blitz only after the head-on collision with ABS-CBN was confirmed. On the other hand, Santos-Concio insisted: "We just spent our regular budgets [and] got a little help from our friends in Cebu." Food flowed from host restaurants and vehicles were lent by said Cebuano friends, who also donated streamers and giveaways. "Aggressiveness is also a function of competition," Santos-Concio said, unperturbed. "And there is nothing wrong with competition." "Surreal," a talent manager called the Cebu confrontation. "It's palpable proof that there is a raging network war." Guess who's caught in the crossfire? The hapless masses, of course, who would risk life and limb and brave a stampede for a glimpse of Jericho Rosales and Shaina Magdayao.

Douglas Photos

Judges in the legal battle over the unauthorised use of bootleg photos of the wedding of Michael Douglas to Catherine Zeta-Jones have overturned the £1m damages paid for by Hello!

Google Desktop Search

Google has introduced a new enterprise version of its Desktop Search tool featuring bolstered security and management tools.

Yahoo PC Phone

Yahoo on Wednesday unveiled a beta of its instant messaging client that sports improved, always-on voice calling, as well as other phone-like features, including voicemail capabilities.

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