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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

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.






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Rob Reyes: The long journey back from an ACL injury


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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
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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
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Bulls, Thibodeau agree to four-year extension


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

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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.
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Sixers’ Bynum to sit out three weeks to rest knee

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

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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.

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Rookie sad to let down fans, team after injury cuts short PBA debut By Richard Dy



Chris Tiu watches the rest of the Rain or Shine-Petron game on TV after injuring his hamstring in the first half of his first game as a pro. Jerome Ascano 
RAIN or Shine rookie guard Chris Tiu waited a long time to play his first game as a pro.
Unfortunately, it ended even before it could really start.
The celebrated 27-year-old rookie shook his head in frustration as he limped off the court at the halfway mark of his debut game for the Painters after hurting the same hamstring that had curtailed his play in the preseason.
 “Injuries are always frustrating. But I just have to go through this and do better in my therapy,” Tiu toldSpin.ph inside the Painters dugout.

Chris Tiu will most likely miss a minimum of three games as he undergoes therapy. Photo by Jerome Ascano
Chris Tiu will most likely miss a minimum of three games as he undergoes therapy. Photo by Jerome Ascano

Tiu had scored his first PBA basket and issued two assists when he emerged from one play clutching his left leg. He asked to be taken out of the game at the 6:01 mark of the second quarter and walked slowly back to the bench. He did not return.
The former Ateneo star said he suffered the injury on the same leg but on a different part of the hamstring and team doctor JT Calinawan said Tiu will most likely sit out a minimum three games as he undergoes therapy.
“I just have to go back and have my therapy and make sure my left leg heals well before I go back and play. I really need to be patient and be persevering,” said Tiu.
Tiu said he was sad to let down both the fans and the team, which was counting on the former Smart Gilas mainstay to fill the void at point guard while last year’s top rookie Paul Lee recovers from shoulder surgery.
“I’m just sad because I know our fans and our team owners were excited to see me play,” he said.

source: http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/rookie-sad-to-let-down-fans-team-after-injury-cuts-short-pba-debut
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Plucky Elasto Painters cut tournament favorites Boosters down to size By Richard Dy



Top rookie pick June Mar Fajardo scored nine points in his pro league debut. Jerome Ascano
A SMALLER Rain or Shine showed tremendous grit with its physical play, cutting a talent-laden Petron team down to size in a 102-86 victory for an auspicious Philippine Cup debut on Wednesday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Unfazed by the Boosters’ formidable frontline led by top rookie pick June Mar Fajardo, the Elasto Painters outgunned and simply outhustled Petron in a huge second-half effort en route to the king-sized upset.
“As I said before the game, this is the best time to play Petron because they are still in transition. They have a new coach and a new system so swerte kami at nauna namin silang makalaban,” said Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao.
Rain or Shine, which is parading one of the shortest rosters in the pro league this conference, didn’t back down from Petron’s huge frontline as centers Beau Belga, Jr Quinahan, Larry Rodriguez, Ronnie Matias, and Jervy Cruz banged up Fajardo, Arwind Santos and Danny Ildefonso throughout the game.
The Elasto Painters’ four big men collared a total of 24 rebounds, an effort that drew praise from Guiao, who from the start of the game, instructed them to gang-rebound at all cost.
“I’m happy with the way the team is playing. To me I think it’s the poise and newfound confidence we had from the Finals that helped us. They are playing together…everybody made their contribution,” added Guiao, the man responsible for leading Rain or Shine to the Governors Cup last season for the franchise’s first-ever league title.
The loss marred the debuts of Petron coach Olsen Racela and the 6-10 Fajardo, who finished the game with nine points, 12 rebounds, two blocks, and a bandage on his left eyebrow after a bruising loose ball scamble with Ryan Arana.
The Elasto Painters, who already missed the services of last season’s Rookie of the Year Paul Lee due to a shoulder injury, also lost Chris Tiu after the celebrated rookie injured his his hamstring in the second quarter.
They also lost Belga in the final five minutes after he was slapped a flagrant foul one.  Belga had to sit out the remainder of the game due to the five-minute sit-down rule for a player slapped with a flagrant foul one.
The Elasto Painters erected their first sizeable lead late in the third canto following a basket by Cruz to make it 78-65.
But come the fourth quarter, with Rain or Shine getting slapped with three technical fouls and two flagrant fouls, Petron managed to close in at 82-88 with under six minutes to play.
The Elasto Painters, though, showed tremendous poise from there. Going after every loose ball and pushing the ball at every opportunity, Rain or Shine went on a telling 14-4 windup that doused cold water on Petron’s rally.
Jeff Chan, fresh from two international stints with Smart Gilas 2.0, led Rain or Shine with 20 points, while Cruz, Quinahan and Jireh Ibanez added 13 points apiece.
On the other hand, Joseph Yeo and Santos paced the Boosters with 16 points each.

              The scores
 RAIN OR SHINE (102) -- Chan 20, Cruz 13, Quinahan 13, Ibanes 13, Belga 9, Matias 8, Norwood 8, Rodriguez 6, Arana 6, Tang 3, Tiu 2, Uyloan 1.
 PETRON (86) -- Yeo 16, Santos 16, Cabagnot 12, Miranda 11, Fajardo 9, Lutz 8, Washington 7, Pena 4, Mallari 3, Ildefonso 0.
 Quarterscores: 23-23, 46-47, 78-68, 102-86

source:http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/plucky-elasto-painters-cut-tournament-favorites-boosters-down-to-size
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Pacquiao trainer Buboy Fernandez lays down blueprint for beating Marquez



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While Manny Pacquiao and his wife Jinkee filed their Certificate of Candidacy in Sarangani Province for the upcoming 2013 Philippine elections, his longtime and trusted buddy and assistant trainer, Buboy Fernandez, is busy studying tapes and formulating a game plan for the 8-Division World Champ in beating nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez when they tangle a fourth time on December 8 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Fernandez stated their keys to success in beating Marquez, and emphasized the importance of solving Marquez's counter-punching. “We’re always on the offensive and often times we forget to defend that’s why Marquez’s punches get through," Fernandez told our good friend Snow Badua of PTV Sports.
Fernandez is confident with Pacquiao's abilities, and believes that they will have a solution to counter Marquez's counter-punching. “We are studying how we can fix some issues, but we don’t need to change our “National Fist”. The power is already there. The speed is already there. We can work on his movement, but the most important thing is how we’re going to handle Marquez’s counter-punching," Fernandez said.
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To help achieve this, Fernandez lauded the idea of scrapping Baguio, and Philippines as a whole, as part of their training camp. Stating the obvious, Fernandez said that there are more distractions when Pacquiao trains in the Philippines. “When you’re at the Wild Card with coach Freddie (Roach), there are no more excuses. Once you get in the ring at the Wild Card, there are no more excuses and you have to concentrate on the job at hand.”
Baguio City Mayor, Mauricio Domogan expressed his sadness in behalf of Baguio City's tourism exploits, but also said that a win by Pacquiao is what matters the most. "The important thing is that he (Pacquiao) can focus and win. It's their discretion where they can achieve that, but as you saw in the Bradley fight when he trained in Baguio, he showed a good performance, but unfortunately the judges did that to him, which is out of our hands," said Domogan.
Team Pacquiao will continue their training camp in Manila on October 8, then leave for the US on October 13.
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