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MANILA to former first lady Imelda Marcos that was seized after her husband was deposed from the presidency in 1986.
Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez said on Monday that the government had not taken legal action to claim ownership of the jewellery.
"Evidently, Mrs. Marcos remains to be the legitimate owner of said prized jewellery," he said in a letter to the Presidential Commission on Good Government, the anti-graft agency, adding it was also not proved the items were ill-gotten.
Gonzalez said the state agency which aims to recover about $10 billion worth of alleged ill-gotten wealth of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his family failed to file a criminal or civil suit to claim the jewellery.
In 2006, the government tried to auction the jewellery collection, estimated to be worth 15 billion pesos , which has been kept in a vault at the Philippines' central bank since 1990.
Marcos, famous for her huge collection of shoes, jewellery and jetsetting lifestyle, went to a local court to stop the sale, arguing the gems were not acquired illegally using public funds.
"Thank God that after more than 23 years of relentless persecution and deprivation initiated by the government in 1986, President Gloria Arroyo's government has now started efforts for the Marcos' truth and justice to prevail," Marcos said in a statement issued through a spokeswoman.
"Many of those jewellery pieces were intended for religious images, like tiaras for the Blessed Virgin Mary."
The jewellery collections were seized at Malacanang Palace when the Marcoses fled the country in February 1986 after the dictator was toppled by a civilian-backed army coup.
Another set of jewellery was seized by U.S. authorities when the Marcoses settled in Hawaii, where the strongman died in 1989.
Imelda returned in the early 1990s and sought the presidency in 1992 but was defeated. She later won a congressional seat but gave it up after serving one three-year term.
Human rights advocates Rosetta Ann Rosales and Frank Chavez told reporters they would go to court to stop the government from returning the jewellery to the Marcoses, arguing about 10,000 victims of rights victims under Marcos' 20-year iron rule are still awaiting court-imposed compensation.
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Fete dela Musique 2009: Music Is Language
Start: June 20, 2009 1:00pm
End: June 21, 2009 03:00am
Location: Metrowalk Commercial Complex, Meralco Avenue Ortigas, Pasig City
ROCK/METAL – METROWALK PARKING LOT
Music Starts @ 1PM
Admission is Free!
1. BADBURN
2. WITCHTREESYMBOL
3. FINAL VOW
4. ETERNAL NOW
5. HILERA
6. PILEDRIVER
7. FASPITCH
8. THE AMBASSADORS
9. THE YOUTH
10. INTOLERANT
11. VALLEY OF CHROME
12. SIN
13. STARSCREAM
14. TYPECAST
15. GINRUM &TRUTH
16. KATOLIKO
17. IXION
18. APRIL MORNING SKIES
19. BLOODSHEDD
20. BLUE BOY BITES BACK
21. CAMPBELL
22. OREMUZ
23. ANGULO
24. MARYZARK
25. IMBUE NO KUDOS
26. COG
POP/ ALTERNATIVE – METROWALK CENTER PLAZA
Music Starts @ 1PM
Admission is Free!
1. STONEFREE
2. MAYONNAISE
3. DANITA
4. ALAMID
5. MIKE’S APARTMENT
6. DECEMBER AVENUE
7. GASULINA
8. CHILITEES
9. SHIFT
10. ARMAS
11. CIRCA
12. URIE’S ATTACK
13. THE CAMERA WALLS
14. THE OUT OF BODY SPECIAL
15. MANILA BUS
16. THE CHARMS
17. SALAMIN
18. ENEMIES OF SATURN
19. EPHESUS
20. PURPLE CHICKENS
21. CALLALILY
22. ALIBATA
23. CHUBIBO
24. THE BERNADETTES
25. CORPORATE LO-FI
26. DICE & K9 MOBBSTARS
27. BURNING BUSH
JAZZ – ARUBA (METROWALK)
Music Starts @ 5PM/Admission is Free!
1. YOSHA
2. SINOSIKAT
3. EARTH TRIO
4. BRASS MONKEYS
5. ELEA AND JAZZ JAZZIN’ PROJECT
6. JUAN PABLO DREAM
WORLD / FOLK – MARINA (METROWALK)
Music Starts @ 7PM/Admission is Free!
1. SYALAM
2. BANDANG MALAYA
3. BRIGADA
4. PERYODIKO
5. KADANGYAN
6. REPUBLIKA DE LATA
7. THE CHONGKEYS
8. 524
ELECTRONICA / GOTHIC / NEW WAVE – METRO PHI BAR (METRO WALK)
Music Starts @ 7PM / Admission is Free !
1. SWITCH
2. THE EDRALINS
3. TURBO GOTH
4. TAKEN BY CARS
5. SKIES OF EMBER
6. TETHER
7. FUNERAL FROST
8. SCARLET TEARS
9. THE LOWTECHS
10. PEDICAB
11. US 2, EVIL-0
12. FUN CITY BOYS
REGGAE / SKA – LOVE TO LAUGH (METROWALK)
Music Starts @ 6PM/ ADMISSION IS FREE!
1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION*
2. REGGAE MISTRESS*
3. JUAN PABLO DREAM
4. SKABECHE
5. SAGOR
6. COFFEE BREAK ISLAND*
7. BAMBU SPLIFF
8. PINK COW
9. JEEPNEY JOYRIDE
10. NEIGHBORS
11. TANGO BITOY
12. PEACE PIPE
13. COLLIE HERB
BLUES – ELBOW ROOM (METROWALK)
MUSIC STARTS @ 7PM/ ADMISSION IS FREE!
1. SNAKE CHARMER
2. BLUE JEAN JUNKIES
3. JONIVER
4. BEMBOL ROCKERS
5. NICOLE AND CARLO
6. PLAYPHONICS
7. HOUSE OF RAVEN
8. DR. CROWLEY
9. LADY HIGH
10. POWER TONE
HIP-HOP/RNB - MUGEN (METROWALK)
MUSIC STARTS @ 6PM/ ADMISSION IS FREE !
1. PAMILYA DI MAGIBA
2. MIKE SWIFT/J.HON
3. CB AUTOMATIC
4. KRAZYKYLE
5. SINAG
6. PEOPLE’S FUTURE
7. ILL- J
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OVERALL STANDINGS
No.
Name
Run1
Bike
Run2
Total
12
Rubeno Javier
0:20:58
1:27:43
0:24:12
2:12:53
47
Ryan Mendoza
0:20:49
1:30:59
0:26:51
2:18:39
9
August Benedicto
0:21:11
1:33:55
0:24:10
2:19:16
43
Nilo Estayo
0:28:34
1:20:39
0:33:35
2:22:48
42
Jeff Valdez
0:22:35
1:35:00
0:27:04
2:24:39
36
Leo Oracion
0:25:51
1:33:48
0:29:28
2:29:07
15
Carlo Pedregosa
0:23:26
1:41:18
0:28:43
2:33:27
11
Lito Esparar
0:26:54
1:34:46
0:32:49
2:34:29
31
Rayzon Galdonez
0:27:25
1:38:18
0:29:28
2:35:11
37
Mharlo Pua
0:24:52
1:44:44
0:28:20
2:37:56
4
Jayson Olano
0:26:56
1:41:09
0:33:18
2:41:23
48
Angelito Glinogo
0:27:34
1:37:43
0:37:38
2:42:55
26
Mhelchor De Lara
0:24:55
1:53:42
0:31:06
2:49:43
76
Mirasol Abad
0:26:15
2:01:52
0:30:35
2:58:42
21
Emmanuel Alibangbang
0:25:55
1:33:57
1:01:32
3:01:24
1
Mar Benedicto
0:23:22
1:47:07
0:55:13
3:05:42
6
Patrick Sunga
0:32:38
1:52:34
0:43:02
3:08:14
57
Miguel Permalino Jr.
0:29:14
2:03:15
0:36:56
3:09:25
77
Monica Torres
0:25:50
2:16:21
0:28:12
3:10:23
38
Michael Pua
0:32:01
1:59:41
0:38:54
3:10:36
49
Raymond Garcia
0:32:59
1:55:51
0:44:13
3:13:03
68
Eduardo Pedregosa
0:23:53
2:19:32
0:29:40
3:13:05
33
Erik Guieb
0:29:00
2:03:08
0:41:16
3:13:24
35
Jojo Macalintal
0:24:24
1:51:13
0:57:57
3:13:34
5
John Alex Razote
0:24:17
2:16:27
0:33:19
3:14:03
28
Jainor Dizon
0:34:44
1:55:55
0:43:59
3:14:38
22
Bombolini Bacani
0:37:45
2:05:56
0:46:04
3:29:45
2
Eugenio Gomez Jr.
0:35:12
1:49:52
1:07:26
3:32:30
41
Nichol Tablante
0:33:47
2:15:24
0:44:34
3:33:45
46
Leo Cesar Dela Cruz
0:35:04
2:13:01
0:47:46
3:35:51
56
Benedict Ella
0:35:30
2:19:44
0:43:37
3:38:51
32
Michael Gatmaitan
0:34:28
2:13:41
0:50:57
3:39:06
39
Nilo Quintana
0:33:00
2:16:12
0:54:35
3:43:47
45
Reynold Macainan
0:33:50
2:20:51
0:51:41
3:46:22
72
May Benedicto
0:28:26
2:41:42
0:37:38
3:47:46
44
Lee Brian Leyritana
0:34:22
2:38:31
0:50:56
4:03:49
16
Edsel Maniguera
0:35:25
2:34:51
0:58:52
4:09:08
40
Von Ryan Rivera
0:33:23
2:24:10
1:12:02
4:09:35
25
Ian Clemeno
0:35:08
2:48:52
0:51:58
4:15:58
23
Dale Caladiao
0:37:02
3:01:49
0:46:23
4:25:14
10
Elmer Dela Rosa
0:36:13
3:09:02
0:49:09
4:34:24
85
Tisha Casino
0:41:34
3:02:11
0:51:41
4:35:26
DNF & DQ
27
Danilo Desierto
0:20:53
########
0:00:00
DNF
14
Timmy Santos
0:23:56
1:57:50
########
DNF
13
Louie Peralta
0:41:57
########
0:00:00
DNF
29
Adrian Evangelista
0:42:11
########
0:00:00
DNF
24
Mike Castaneda
0:44:32
########
0:00:00
DNF
17
Ricardo Samayo
0:24:20
1:29:15
0:22:44
2:16:19
DQ
AGE GROUP STANDINGS
Run1
Bike
Run2
Total
MALE
U23
4
Jayson Olano
0:26:56
1:41:09
0:33:18
2:41:23
1st Age Grp
1
Mar Benedicto
0:23:22
1:47:07
0:55:13
3:05:42
2nd Age Grp
6
Patrick Sunga
0:32:38
1:52:34
0:43:02
3:08:14
3rd Age Grp
5
John Alex Razote
0:24:17
2:16:27
0:33:19
3:14:03
2
Eugenio Gomez Jr.
0:35:12
1:49:52
1:07:26
3:32:30
23-30
12
Rubeno Javier
0:20:58
1:27:43
0:24:12
2:12:53
1st Overall
9
August Benedicto
0:21:11
1:33:55
0:24:10
2:19:16
3rd Overall
42
Jeff Valdez
0:22:35
1:35:00
0:27:04
2:24:39
1st Age Grp
15
Carlo Pedregosa
0:23:26
1:41:18
0:28:43
2:33:27
2nd Age Grp
11
Lito Esparar
0:26:54
1:34:46
0:32:49
2:34:29
3rd Age Grp
16
Edsel Maniguera
0:35:25
2:34:51
0:58:52
4:09:08
10
Elmer Dela Rosa
0:36:13
3:09:02
0:49:09
4:34:24
31-40
47
Ryan Mendoza
0:20:49
1:30:59
0:26:51
2:18:39
2nd Overall
43
Nilo Estayo
0:28:34
1:20:39
0:33:35
2:22:48
1st Age Grp
36
Leo Oracion
0:25:51
1:33:48
0:29:28
2:29:07
2nd Age Grp
31
Rayzon Galdonez
0:27:25
1:38:18
0:29:28
2:35:11
3rd Age Grp
37
Mharlo Pua
0:24:52
1:44:44
0:28:20
2:37:56
48
Angelito Glinogo
0:27:34
1:37:43
0:37:38
2:42:55
26
Mhelchor De Lara
0:24:55
1:53:42
0:31:06
2:49:43
21
Emmanuel Alibangbang
0:25:55
1:33:57
1:01:32
3:01:24
38
Michael Pua
0:32:01
1:59:41
0:38:54
3:10:36
49
Raymond Garcia
0:32:59
1:55:51
0:44:13
3:13:03
33
Erik Guieb
0:29:00
2:03:08
0:41:16
3:13:24
28
Jainor Dizon
0:34:44
1:55:55
0:43:59
3:14:38
22
Bombolini Bacani
0:37:45
2:05:56
0:46:04
3:29:45
41
Nichol Tablante
0:33:47
2:15:24
0:44:34
3:33:45
46
Leo Cesar Dela Cruz
0:35:04
2:13:01
0:47:46
3:35:51
32
Michael Gatmaitan
0:34:28
2:13:41
0:50:57
3:39:06
39
Nilo Quintana
0:33:00
2:16:12
0:54:35
3:43:47
45
Reynold Macainan
0:33:50
2:20:51
0:51:41
3:46:22
44
Lee Brian Leyritana
0:34:22
2:38:31
0:50:56
4:03:49
40
Von Ryan Rivera
0:33:23
2:24:10
1:12:02
4:09:35
25
Ian Clemeno
0:35:08
2:48:52
0:51:58
4:15:58
23
Dale Caladiao
0:37:02
3:01:49
0:46:23
4:25:14
41-50
57
Miguel Permalino Jr.
0:29:14
2:03:15
0:36:56
3:09:25
1st Age Grp
35
Jojo Macalintal
0:24:24
1:51:13
0:57:57
3:13:34
2nd Age Grp
56
Benedict Ella
0:35:30
2:19:44
0:43:37
3:38:51
3rd Age Grp
51 & Above
68
Eduardo Pedregosa
0:23:53
2:19:32
0:29:40
3:13:05
1st Age Grp
FEMALE
U23
72
May Benedicto
0:28:26
2:41:42
0:37:38
3:47:46
3rd Overall
23-30
76
Mirasol Abad
0:26:15
2:01:52
0:30:35
2:58:42
1st Overall
77
Monica Torres
0:25:50
2:16:21
0:28:12
3:10:23
2nd Overall
41-50
85
Tisha Casino
0:41:34
3:02:11
0:51:41
4:35:26
1st Age Grp
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Q. Do you feel you guys dodged a bullet tonight?
"I don't think we dodged a bullet. I think they played extremely well and we played well enough to win. You know, they bounced back like we knew they would, played extremely well, and we got out of here with a win."
Q. Talk about preparation and your traveling to Orlando.
"Just work hard tomorrow. I'm sure we'll watch film, see some of the things that we can correct, which are many of them, blew a lot of assignments tonight, and just be ready for Game 3."
Q. Can you give us a defender's eye view of that lob to Courtney Lee.
"Honestly, it was just a brilliant play. It was just a very, very smart play that he drew up. He knew my eye was more on the shooters coming up, and just a hell of a play by a hell of a coach. "
Q. You've been through these Finals so many times before, can you talk about the importance of holding the home court? I know the series is far from over, but at the same time you did what you wanted to do. Talk about the importance of being up 2‑0 as opposed to possibly having the series tied going to Orlando.
"We just did our job defending home court. Last two series we didn't do that, put ourselves in jeopardy having to go on the road and win a Game 3, and here we managed to do it. Now it's time to go to Orlando and see if we can't get one."
Q. You found Pau for that lay‑up in overtime that was a key play. Can you talk about the way you communicate and keep each other involved in each other's games throughout the course of the game?
"We're always talking to each other, always, things that we see and defenses ‑‑ their whole defense is cocked towards me and Pau, so we're in constant dialogue that we can see, adjustments that we can make on the fly, and we've been kind of trying to time that up the right way the whole game. It just didn't work out for us, and at the right time it did."
Q. When you speak to him in Spanish, is that more of like a gesture, or at any time is it a tactical advantage?
"You know what, it's just what language comes to me first to be honest with you. It's just whatever rolls off the tongue."
Q. Can you describe that play a little bit more in detail, what you saw, how it unfolded from your perspective?
"Which one?"
Q. The one where you passed to Pau.
"We just put Dwight in a situation where he had to make a choice, simple as that. Pau and I timed it perfectly with him being parallel to myself and him having the right angle to get it to him just in case Dwight committed. He committed, and I got Pau an easy bucket, and one."
Q. Phil said that he didn't believe this game was up to your standards. What do you think about that comment? And if so, why?
"Meaning what?"
Q. Seeing open players, being able to strip the ball if you were doubled.
"He said the team wasn't up to our standards?"
Q. He said he didn't think you played up to your standards tonight.
"No, absolutely not. I didn't read the coverages as well as I did, and we still managed to win the game. It's on me to make those adjustments, make those reads, and I'll come back Game 3 ready."
Q. Is that being a little overanxious or what?
"No, it's just like the quarterback throws an interception every now and then. You know what I mean, it's the same type of situation."
Q. Can you talk about the difficulty of what Orlando has to do on their home court? Fish and I have been discussing how big this game was and how tough it is for anybody to win three straight, whether it's on their home court or not.
"I don't think they're thinking about that, they're thinking about one game. This is a very loosy‑goosy team we're playing against. You seen some of the shots they hit tonight, those are tough shots. Supposed to be tough shots. For them it's like shooting fish in a barrel. They're just thinking about Game 3, and so are we."
Q. The second part is your game face has been on the entire series. Still waiting for a big smile out of you. You're up 2‑0. What's the story? Are you not happy or only half happy?
"What's there to be happy about?
Q. You're up 2‑0.
"The job is not finished. Is the job finished? I don't think so."
Q. I wanted to ask you two questions: One, what kind of coverages were you getting tonight? And it seemed it was a more difficult night for you offensively. What were they doing to force that? And can you talk about some of the adversity this year Derek Fisher has gone through lately, his shot wasn't falling, having trouble with some of the guys like Aaron Brooks, and what he did tonight?
"Coverage is a little misleading. In terms of me turning the ball over, that was me having to make smarter decisions with the basketball and not having to force the ball in certain situations and making sure guys stayed spaced, stayed in right positions. Those are things we can adjust in terms of scoring the ball. That is what it is. The thing I need to adjust to is the turnovers.
Derek is a professional, he's going to keep on coming all the time. If he's not shooting the ball well, it's not going to affect him. It's not going to affect the next shot, and he's going to continue to shoot the ball and play with great energy and play with great confidence."
Q. Experience is divine on this squad right now, making the plays, executing down the stretch. You've reached the abyss with the warrior glare, but it just seemed tonight Gasol and D. Fish separated themselves making key plays in money time.
"Yeah, that's what great teams do. You've got to have other guys step up and contribute and make big plays, and we've been doing that the whole playoffs. Lamar just had a great, great game, particularly in the fourth quarter. The guys played well."
Q. You talk about energy. Think about what you spent the other night to have that kind of win and then think about tonight and the fight that you had tonight. How hard is it to keep that even, knowing where you want to go and the goals you have? How hard is it for you guys to be on an even plane energy‑wise?
"We're about to kick it up."
Q. So you have more to give?
"You'd better believe it. We're close. You see what I'm saying? This is The Finals. We're going to be ready to go."
Q. Is it hard then when you win a game the way you did the other night, is it hard not to have a drop‑off coming into today?
"No, I don't think we had a drop‑off at all. Our energy was actually higher than it was the other night. But Orlando, they just executed extremely well. They have a great coach, they made great adjustments, and they busted us. The energy was there, it's just that they made their adjustments. So we have to make ours and we have to be ready to go in Game 3, and we will be. But they will be, too."
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HERMOSILLO, Mexico (CNN) -- Parents in northern Mexico on Sunday began to bury the children who died in a horrific day care fire as Mexican authorities raised the death toll from the blaze to 41.
Maria Jesus Coronado Padilla mourns her 2-year-old daughter, Paulette Daniela Coronado Padilla on Sunday.
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A large crowd of mourners attended a funeral for six of the victims Sunday afternoon in Hermosillo, about 200 miles (320 kilometers) south of the U.S. border. The cause of Friday's fire at ABC Day Care wasn't known, but investigators concluded that the fire didn't start inside the building, said Eduardo Bours, the governor of Sonora state.
Neighbors described parents arriving at the day care center completely desperate on Friday, seeing it engulfed in flames and knowing there was no way to get the children out. The building had two doors, one of which was padlocked shut, and windows were too high for the children to reach, officials said.
Some parents rammed their vehicles into the building to try to free the trapped children, witnesses told CNN. Watch parents gather at site of fire »
"When we went out and ran towards the nursery, teachers already had many children outside, those who could walk properly," said one man at the scene, who did not give his name. "A pickup truck broke down the walls. The dad of one of the kids broke down one of the walls with his car driving in reverse, and that helped us a bit."
Others said they waited for hours for news of their children. Watch a town in deep shock »
"They didn't tell us anything, nothing, until like 6 p.m.," said Ofelia Vasquez, whose 4-year-old son Herman was in the building. She said she eventually was told he was at Chavez Hospital.
"We went there and we saw that he was badly burned, 75 percent of his body was burned," she said.
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Herman Vasquez died after surgery, his mother said.
As of Sunday afternoon, 26 children remained hospitalized, 12 of them in critical condition, Sonoran authorities said. Another 10 children had been transported to other hospitals: eight to Guadalajara, one to Ciudad, Obregon, and two to Sacramento, California.
A team of 29 medical experts in Hermosillo was deciding if any more victims would be moved to the Shriners Hospital for Children in Sacramento, or elsewhere.
In addition, six adults were injured, Sonora spokesman Daniel Duran said.
"Without a doubt this is the worst disaster we've had," Bours told CNN.
President Felipe Calderon traveled to Hermosillo on Saturday. He arrived with Interior Secretary Fernando Gomez Mont and Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova to get firsthand updates from doctors and investigators, the state news agency Notimex reported.
Calderon ordered the nation's attorney general to investigate the blaze.
Most of the victims died from smoke inhalation and not burns, Bours said. But the fire was serious enough for the roof to collapse, he added.
At the time of the blaze, 142 children were inside the ABC Day Care. The day care is for children ages 2 to 4, but Bours confirmed that children even younger were among the victims.
All the children at the center had been accounted for by Saturday evening, Bours said.
A severely burned 3-year-old girl arrived Saturday at the Sacramento hospital -- where pediatric burn treatment is a specialty -- and was in critical condition, according to Dr. Tina Palmieri, assistant chief of the burn unit.
The child was burned over 80 percent of her body, the doctor told reporters. She said the hospital normally can save just over half of the children with burns that severe.
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