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Jojo 'Jolas' Lastimosa: 'Kapag hindi ka magsipag, walang mangyayari sa iyo.'

Ikinuwento ng retired PBA player Jojo "Jolas" Lastimosa ang kanyang buhay pamilya, at isinama kami sa kanyang tinuturuang basketball camp. (Aired Sept. 29, 2012)

Date posted: Oct 3, 2012 9:32am

Reporter: Rhea Santos

source: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/video/135607/tunaynabuhay/jojo-jolas-lastimosa-kapag-hindi-ka-magsipag-walang-mangyayari-sa-iyo

Anne Curtis, other celebs tweet opposition to cybercrime law

By Edwin P. Sallan, InterAksyon.com · Wednesday, October 3, 2012 · 5:29 pm

 

Sweethearts Erwan Heusaff and Anne Curtis are among the more vocal critics of the cybercrime law.

Sharon Cuneta, Regine Velasquez and Ciaro Sotto have already voiced out their support for the new cybercrime law, including its contentious provisions on libel.
Other celebrities seem to be on the fence about the issue, like rock musician Rico Blanco who tweeted, “don’t allow yourself to be anyone’s puppet or fool. read up on an issue before joining any bandwagon. decide for yourself.”
Filmmaker Jose Javier Reyes, a staunch free speech advocate, also seems to be of two minds. “So does the Cybercrime Law mean we can collect all the trolls who bash people anonymously & annihilate them with bullets or Holy Water?” he tweeted.
“So say it, shout it or scream it but don’t tweet it or shout out it or like it or share it! The Cyber Big Brother open season has begun!” he added.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, there are many celebrities who have joined the protests of many netizens against that law, which supposedly took effect on Wednesday.
Actress Anne Curtis, the most followed local celebrity in social media, led the charge on Wednesday with a series of tweets, 10 installments to be exact, that articulated her opposition to the controversial law:
“Being someone that’s active in the Social Media world I couldn’t help but feel sad & scared while reading the Cybercrime Act.
“Whatever happened to Freedom of speech? Having an opinion? Expressing oneself? These are our own accounts. Our property. Our lives.
“And now if we share our opinions we can get into trouble with the law? Put behind bars? Fined a ridiculous amount even?
“The cybercrime act does have some responsible points that should be included & implemented BUT
“BUT going to extent of having a law that takes away a freedom we should all rightfully have just seems wrong to me.
“Even if I know that as a celebrity I’d probably even benefit from the act but at the end of the day I’m still a citizen of this country
& we should all have equal rights. I just feel its so one sided. I hope they consider REVISING the crybercrime act.
“We want peace in our country, amongst our people & future generations.
“An act that takes away a citizen’s freedom & right to hear/read/tweet/retweet/blog/post/like about the good & bad things about our country
“I’m afraid will do the complete opposite. I am for the Revision of the Cybercrime Act.”
Anne’s boyfriend, Erwan Heussaff, took his own protest to another level when he posted an Instagram mock mugshot of himself labeled, “Future CyberCriminal?” and asked his followers to do the same, many of whom were more than happy to oblige.
Erwan’s sister, Solenn, was less diplomatic than Anne in this single tweet: “Where are we heading? This makes me so mad. Don’t blame the people for your sensitive egos!”
Other celebrities like Bianca Gonzalez, Jim Paredes, Enchong Dee, BB Gandanghari, Young JV, Maricar De Mesa, Aiko Melendez, Maxene Magalona and even American pop star Greyson Chance, who performed in the country this year, have also expressed their displeasure on the new CyberCrime law.
Their tweets as follows:
bianca gonzalez ‏@iamsuperbianca
a society grows/matures/develops because we share opposing views. so keep sharing your opinion.  #ReviseCyberCrimeLaw
i’m also against cyber pornography and human trafficking. but i stand for everyone’s freedom of expression. #revise#studynewmedia #freedom
Jim ‏@Jimparedes
I am a for a cybercrime law to protect kids from porno, to stop hacking, theft but not to arbitrarily stifle expression. No to libel prov
BB GandangHari ‏@imBbGandangHari
There’s no more fun in the PHILIPPINES. #NoToCyberCrimeLaw
Young JV ‏@YoungJVofficial
Freedom of speech!! #notocybercrimelaw
Enchong Dee ‏@EnchongDeeClub
Edi, goodnight na sa’yo #NotoCyberCrimeLaw dba? ` MatuLog ka na rin kaya Cyber Crime Law ka, forever! KDOT! (e_e)
Greyson Chance’s. ‏@Kelly_Greyson
I’m not from Philippines, but I’m against cybercrime law. Say#NoToCyberCrimeLaw.
Maricar de mesa ‏@msMaricarDemesa
RT @imBbGandangHari: It’s just plain stupid to be put in jail just because it’s against the law to express yourself.#NoToCyberCrimeLaw
Maxene Magalona ‏@maxenemagalona
So.. We can’t use social media, a VERY powerful form of communication, to say what we want or what needs to be said?#NoToCyberCrimeLaw
Aiko S. Melendez ‏@msaikomelendez
To fight and stand up for what you truly believe in will always be your most beautiful battle:) #NoToCyberCrimeLaw

source: http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/anne-curtis-other-celebs-tweet-opposition-to-cybercrime-law/

Sotto, maghahain ng resolusyon para alisin ang Libel Law

Naniniwala si Senador Vicente "Tito" Sotto III na hindi labag sa freedom of expression ang kontrobersyal na Cybercrime Law.

Gayunman, sinabi ni Sotto sa panayam ng DZMM TeleRadyo, na kung patuloy na umaalma ang mga mamamayan ukol dito ay maghahain siya ng resolusyon para alisin na ang Libel Law, hindi lang sa cyberspace kundi maging sa print at broadcast media.

"Ngayon, ipagpalagay na natin na gusto nila, open talaga, gusto nila may freedom of expression sila. Gawin natin, pag-aralan natin sa Senado. Magpa-file ako sa Lunes, alisin na rin sa inyo, alisin na natin lahat, alisin na natin ang libel."

"Magpa-file ako ng bill o resolution na alisin na ang libel para kami pwede na ring magmura, kayo pwede na ring magmura, at bakit sila lang ang pwede?" sabi ni Sotto.

Ayon pa kay Sotto, maaari namang gamitin ang freedom of expression nang hindi nagiging bastos o naninira ng kapwa.

Kailangan lang aniyang maging accountable at responsable ang mga netizen sa pagggamit ng social networking site.

Bukod dito, sinabi ni Sotto na ang pagpapanatili ng moralidad ang isa sa naging layunin ng Cybercrime Law.

"Moralidad ang issue dito eh kaya nga gusto nating bantayan ang cyberspace kasi yung moralidad ng mga kabataan natin, nababastos na eh, nabababoy na," aniya.

Hindi isiningit

Una nang itinanggi ni Sotto sa panayam din ng DZMM TeleRadyo na hindi niya isiningit ang probisyong libel sa Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 o Republic Act 10175 makaraang atakehin sa social media.

Iginiit ni Sotto na bago siya batikusin sa mga social networking site kaugnay ng umano'y plagiarism sa mga testimonya niya kontra-Reproductive Health (RH) Bill ay matagal nang naipasa sa Senado ang Cybercrime Law kung saan nakapaloob ang lahat ng krimen ng Revised Penal Code.

Gayunman, inamin ng senador na siya ang nagbigay ng naturang suhestyon na kinatigan naman ng iba pang mga senador.

Una na ring sinabi ni Sotto na sakaling maipasa ang decriminalization ng libel ay pagmumultahin na lang ang lalabag sa Cybercrime Law ngunit posible pa ring makulong kung walang pambayad.

Magugunitang umabot na sa pito ang mga inihaing petisyon kontra sa Cybercrime Prevention Act ngunit patuloy pa rin ang implementasyon nito ngayong araw.

SOURCE: http://dzmm.abs-cbnnews.com/news/National/Sotto,_maghahain_ng_resolusyon_para_alisin_ang_Libel_Law.html

Rob Reyes: The long journey back from an ACL injury

http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/rob-reyes-the-long-journey-back-from-an-acl-injury

Rob Reyes, special to InterAKTV · Wednesday, October 3, 2012 · 3:52 pm

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I’ve been thinking for a while how to write a column about dealing with injuries as a PBA player. I’m currently recovering from an injury from last conference and it struck me that I should just go with what I know and share my experiences on the subject.
First, I want to talk about some of the minor bumps, bruises, aches and pains — the things every PBA player deals with at some point.
I can’t imagine that there is a PBA player who’s played in the league for three or more years who doesn’t wake up during the season with an ache or pain somewhere. You might think that PBA players are like robots, but if you stopped by any PBA practice just when they wrap up, you’d probably see at least half of the guys covered in ice.
Along with the aches and pains that come from just the grind of playing, you also have the minor injuries. Every practice or game, it just takes stepping on a teammate’s foot to have an ankle sprain and then spend the next two or three days (unless it’s a bad one, which could be much longer) icing your foot on the sidelines.
It just takes one errant pass or miscatch of one to have a sprained thumb or finger. You might have to deal with that little nagging injury the whole season. A hurt finger is one of those injuries that nags you, but you can play with it if you can handle the pain.
So that’s a little bit about minor aches and pains or injuries we deal with in the PBA. Most, if not all, PBA players deal with things like that.
Unfortunately, I’ve also dealt with the crushing ACL tear that knocks you out at least six months. I would like to take you down the road of an ACL recovery and how I felt during my fight to get back on the court. Fortunately major injuries like that aren’t as common.
It isn’t the worst injury you could get as a basketball player. Actually, today, an ACL reconstruction surgery is a common procedure in any orthopedic clinic. It still is a tough injury though, and the rehab is usually a minimum of six months, and some players never feel quite the same again.
I tore my ACL my first year in the PBA. When it happened I was so scared and I had no idea where my PBA career was headed. I prayed and hoped it wasn’t torn, until I got the results of the MRI, which concluded that it was torn.
Then I had to schedule surgery. The surgery is quick, and you can go home the day of surgery. I was actually awake for part of my surgery. I didn’t have my contacts in (kind of like one out of every five games last year!) so I couldn’t see what the doctor was trying to show me, so they just put me back to sleep.
Once you’re done with surgery the long road back to playing begins. It’s painfully slow at first, and at times is actually painful.
Priority number one is to get the swelling on your knee down. Then you have to get it bending. Getting it to bend, for me, was the worst part. It was frustrating when I couldn’t bend it as far as I wanted, and at times bending it was excruciating.
You spend a lot of time early on just strengthening the small muscles that support the knee. This part is tough mentally, because most PBA players are strong and are used to exercising at a high level with a lot of weight.
Imagine going from trying to push Asi Taulava around to having to hold a 5-lb. weight on your ankle. It’s pretty demoralizing when working with that little ankle weight is as challenging as keeping a 235-lb. Fil-Tongan from getting to the block. You’re welcome, Asi!
Once you are permitted to work with heavier weights and start doing some basketball type movements, it’s a huge relief. The excitement of graduating to the weight room wears off after a while though, and after three or four months you’re chomping at the bit to play already!
There is another aspect to dealing with an ACL injury, and that’s the issue of being forgotten. What I mean by that is, after a few months of not being able to practice or play with your teammates, it feels like you’re not even on the team anymore.
You become nothing more than a cheerleader. You experience only some of the satisfaction of your team winning, plenty of the pain when they lose, all the while realizing that you couldn’t help in any way other than to shout on the sidelines. It’s tough to deal with, but you can either let it bother you, or you can use it as fuel to motivate your recovery.
The last step before you are allowed to start practicing again is to pass a hop test. It’s a series of tests that put your injured leg versus your healthy leg. You have to get the same score on both legs to be cleared.
Some people pass it right away. I had trouble with it at first. It was mostly a mental battle for me. I lost confidence in my leg. After some more strengthening (mental and physical) I was able to pass it.
For me, it was an awkward transition. My mind hadn’t really forgotten what to do, and I knew my body was capable, but my mind and body were in different time zones. The most difficult part of returning from an injury like an ACL is that you haven’t played in so long, you have to get your timing back. If you remember my first column, I was also adjusting to a new team so it wasn’t really until near the end of the season before I actually felt “normal” again.
When you’ve had an ACL surgery and you run in to other players who have had it also, or who are going through the surgery and rehab, you always offer some words of support. It’s as if you’re a member of a group made up of the “survivors”, and the “recovering”. Those who are survivors have a general respect among other survivors, and are always encouraging to those who are recovering. Players who aren’t in the group are supportive to the members, but hope they never have to join.

More from Rob Reyes
Rob Reyes: That familiar unfamiliar feeling
Rob Reyes: First day high at the opening ceremonies of the PBA

As a PBA player, sometimes I feel invincible, but our bodies remind us regularly that that is far from true. You may watch PBA games and see guys like Kelly Williams and KG Canaleta look superhuman when they soar through the air and make high-flying, blazingly-fast plays.
But I have no doubt that some days their bodies fail them, too. We train and get therapy, but at some point our bodies fail all of us, if even just a little. So the next time you see a PBA player and give him a pat on the back, be gentle, because it might hurt.
Rob Reyes is a center for the Air 21 Express. He writes a regular column for InterAKTV. For more PBA discussion, follow Rob on Twitter @theREALrob22

Bulls, Thibodeau agree to four-year extension

http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/bulls-thibodeau-agree-to-four-year-extension

Agence France-Presse · Wednesday, October 3, 2012 · 4:45 pm

Reuters

CHICAGO – Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau has agreed to a four-year contract extension to continue guiding the NBA club, Bulls general manager Gar Forman said on Monday.
Thibodeau, an NBA assistant for seven teams over 18 seasons, before joining the Bulls, is entering his third season as Chicago’s coach with a record of 112-36 and a pair of Central division titles.
“I’m biased, but I think he’s the best coach in the NBA,” Forman said.
The Bulls went 62-20 in Thibodeau’s first season and lost to Miami in the Eastern Conference finals.
In a lockout-shortened 2011-2012 campaign, the Bulls were an NBA-best 50-16 but lost to Philadelphia in the first round of the playoffs.
A major reason for Chicago’s playoff collapse last season was a knee injury suffered by superstar guard Derrick Rose in the Bulls’ first playoff game. Rose is expected to miss most of the upcoming season following left knee surgery five months ago.

Sixers’ Bynum to sit out three weeks to rest knee

http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/sixers-bynum-to-sit-out-three-weeks-to-rest-knee

Agence France-Presse · Wednesday, October 3, 2012 · 4:55 pm

Reuters file photo

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania – Philadelphia 76ers center Andrew Bynum will sit out the next three weeks to make certain he has fully recovered from off-season therapy on his knees, the NBA club said on Monday.
The move was taken as a precaution after Bynum felt discomfort during a workout. He was diagnosed by a doctor with a bone bruise on his right knee following non-surgical Orthokine treatments last month in Germany.
“It happened a few days ago,” Bynum said. “I was working out and I just kind of told (team trainers) that I was feeling a little bit uncomfortable, and they told me to take the time to let the (therapy) do its work.”
Bynum was traded to the 76ers from the Los Angeles Lakers in the four-team deal last August that sent Dwight Howard from Orlando to the Lakers. Bynum averaged 18.7 points and 11.8 rebounds a game last season.
Bynum will miss all seven of the 76ers’ pre-season exhibition games but take part in conditioning exercises and should be ready for the team’s NBA season opener October 31 against visiting Denver.
“I feel a lot better,” Bynum said. “The Orthokine is working. There hasn’t been swelling in my knees. Everybody that has this procedure goes through this, having to get their legs strong and get back out there on the court.”
Bynum’s treatment, intended to combat osteoarthritis, is not approved in the United States but has been used by Lakers star Kobe Bryant and New York Yankees baseball star Alex Rodriguez and involves concentrating plasma-rich platelet cells in the injured area to speed the healing process.
Golf star Tiger Woods also has undergone similar therapy.
The 76ers signed veteran NBA big man Mikki Moore as a fill-in for Bynum. Moore has averaged 5.8 points and 3.9 rebounds a game in 564 NBA appearances.