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Malvarosa is a 1958 Philippine family drama film directed by Dr. Gregorio Fernandez and written by Clodualdo del Mundo and Consuelo P. Osorio for LVN Pictures. It is based on a comics serial of the same name written by Clodualdo del Mundo in Espesyal Komiks and tells the story of a poverty-stricken nuclear family living in the nearby railroad tracks who carry their own burdens that needed to resolved.
|Directed by||Dr. Gregorio Fernandez|
|Produced by||Dña. Narcisa B. Vda. de León|
|Edited by||Enrique Jarlego|
The film stars Charito Solis, Vic Silayan, Carlos Padilla Jr., Vic Diaz, Rey Ruiz, and Eddie Rodriguez as the children of Sinforosa (Rebecca del Rio) and Leroy Salvador as Rosa's fiancé.
Rosa, a beautiful young woman, lives in the slums situated at the nearby railroad tracks with her mother and five older brothers. By the time her alcoholic father died in a train, her mother Sinforosa felt guilt and depression as she became widowed. A few years later, she is going to marry his fiancé Candido but she has to deal the problems first that their family faced in spite of poverty especially Rosa's brothers who also carry their own burdens in which made Rosa stressed to have a solution as well as their confrontations. It would also tell the lives of Melanio, the eldest and an obnoxious womanizer; followed by Alberto, a man with a mean reputation to his family; Leonides, a violent man who became notorious for his crimes throughout the neighborhood; Vedasto, a scheming man whom he persuaded his sister to work with a wealthy man; and lastly, Avelino, a patient and responsible man whom he trusts his sister to eliminate their family's burden. Rosa would also witness some of the misfortunes happened in their family.
- Charito Solis as Rosa
- Vic Silayan as Melanio
- Carlos Padilla Jr. as Alberto
- Vic Diaz as Leonides
- Rey Ruiz as Vedasto
- Eddie Rodriguez as Avelino
- Leroy Salvador as Candido
- Rebecca del Rio as Sinforosa
- Linda Roxas as Miling
- Johnny Reyes as Tony
- Priscilla Ramirez as Aling Ipang
- Ramon Olmos as Damian
- Nita Ramos as Linda
- Caridad Sanchez as Melanio's Woman #1
- Perla Bautista as Melanio's Woman #2
During the shooting of the film, the director and its staff cooperated with the Philippine Constabulary and the Manila Railroad Company for their participation in the important scenes of the film as well as their permission to their facilities and staff.
Malvarosa, released in 1958, concerns a large nuclear family aspiring to recover from the devastation wrought by World War II, when both the retreating Japanese occupiers and the advancing American re-occupiers dropped so many bombs, set so many fires, and killed so many civilians that, after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Manila was one of the most devastated cities in the world at that point, traditionally regarded as comparable in its misery to Warsaw. The country was in such dire straits that, when the American government insisted on setting up military bases and implementing parity rights as preconditions for financial aid, the Filipinos had no choice but to acquiesce.
The film was released on May 19, 1958 at the Dalisay Theatre in Manila, Philippines.
The film was digitally scanned in 4K resolution and partially restored by the ABS-CBN Film Restoration Project. “Malvarosa” and “Biyaya ng Lupa” were digitally scanned in 4K resolution and partially restored using the ABS-CBN Film Archives’ own equipment. Upon undergoing the scan, the two movies’ brightness and contrast were also adjusted, their scratches and specks eliminated, and audio noise such as pops, crackles, hiss, and sizzles removed. It is one of the five LVN Pictures' films that were digitally restored by the ABS-CBN Film Archives - among them are Ibong Adarna (1941), Biyaya ng Lupa (1959), Kung Mangarap Ka't Magising (1977), and Kakabakaba Ka Ba? (1980).
“The restoration of “Malvarosa” and “Biyaya ng Lupa” using ABS-CBN’s own facilities is a milestone that we are proud of,”— Leo Katigbak, head of ABS-CBN Film Restoration, QCinema International Film Festival; October 17, 2019
The film's restored version was premiered on October 17, 2019 at the Gateway Mall - Cinema 7 as part of the QCinema International Film Festival 2019. It was attended by Caridad Sanchez and the representatives of the film's cast and crew including screenwriter Clodualdo "Doy" del Mundo Jr. (representing his father), actor Rap Fernandez (representing his grandfather), Jesus Hofileña (representing Vic Silayan), and actress-singer Zsa Zsa Padilla and her daughter Zia Quizon (representing their father and grandfather, respectively).
- The film's ownership rights is currently handled by ABS-CBN Corporation but the LVN Pictures copyright is retained.
- David, J. A Certain Tendency.
- "ABS-CBN Restores Philippine Classics "Malvarosa" And "Biyaya Ng Lupa"". The Screening Room. November 5, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- "MALVAROSA (1958) - 4K Scan Premiere Announcement". Facebook. October 8, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- "QCinema Premiere of the LVN Pictures classic MALVAROSA". Facebook. October 18, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2020.


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Economy ministry: Concession legislation reform starts in Ukraine
The interagency working group for concession legislation reforms at Ukraine's Economic Development and Trade Ministry jointly with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has begun working on the new version of the law on concessions on Tuesday.
"We finally have given the start to the concession legislation reform! We would systemize four current laws in the new version [of the law], remove inconsistencies and harmonize the law with legislation on public private partnership," First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade Yulia Kovaliv said on Facebook.
She said that today's four laws sometimes contradict one another. In addition, current legislation does not set transparent procedures for initiating and drawing up concession projects, making decisions on their viability.
Kovaliv said that concession is a more beneficial mechanism for the state to manage state-owned property than leasing, for example.
"Concession removes a possibility of so-called "hidden privatization" when lessees of state-owned property registers ownership right to improvements they made and demands compensation for the cost of these improvements from the state," she said.
The working group consists of representatives of the Economic Development and Trade Ministry, Infrastructure Ministry, Energy and Coal Industry Ministry, Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities Economy Ministry, Finance Ministry, lawmakers, representatives of parliamentary committees for economic policy, industrial policy and entrepreneurship.

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Fewer than 500 cell phones have been confiscated under the program, though some lawmakers still suspect prison employees are the main suppliers of cell phones that are reaching inmates in ever-larger numbers.
But Joe Baumann, a chapter president with the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, said the modest results suggest the program is targeting the wrong people.
“Staff are just a small part of the problem,” he said. “If an employee is dirty, word gets out pretty quickly.”
Baumann said the union has complained to state officials that the searches are misguided and overly intrusive.
“There are no boundaries as far as how invasive the searches are,” he said. “People have had to take off jumpsuits, pull off vests, pull up T-shirts. They’re setting themselves up for litigation with the way they’re doing this.”
Baumann declined to say whether the union has any immediate plans to challenge the program with a lawsuit but he warned that “something is going to have to happen” if the department fails to make changes.
Unlike many other states and the federal government, California does not routinely search staff as they enter state prisons. (Visitors are required to pass through metal detectors.)
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The Coalition government had inherited 371 unassessed projects from the previous Labor government, with 22 dating back to 2008. Environment Minister Hunt had made decisions on 125 projects in his first three months in office, including approving 29 major projects as part of their “Australia is open for business” statement. With green tape rationalized and based on the fact that the economy and ecology can live side by side, the new governments actions will eventually help them bring the nation out it’s economic gloom. Greens leader Christine Milne said Tony Abbott’s mantra of being “open for business” was just “code for dig it up, cut it down and ship it away” She says that like it’s a bad thing. I wonder where she thinks money comes from
“I wonder where she thinks money comes from”
I’ve got some bad news for you Kev, she knows exactly where it comes from – the likes of you and I, the problem is she thinks the supply is inexhaustable and that she is justifed in taking as much as she wants to save the world from the sort of people who make stuff.


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Rap recluse Jay Electronica has announced a string of solo tour dates. The Roc Nation emcee is planning stops in Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Santa Ana, and Atlanta. He’s also scheduled to play Buku Festival in his hometown of New Orleans and Governors Ball in New York City.
Electronica posted an Instagram caption acknowledging his tendency to remain in the shadows. “To quote the great PARTYNEXTDOOR… Come and see meeee for once,” he wrote. Electronica has teased his debut album Platform Tassels with Round Solid Heels and 5 7 Closed Womens AmoonyFashion Kitten Black B M PU US Boots Toe Act II: Patents of NobilityFashion Pointy Faus 2016 Leather Pump Heel Shoes Sexy Stilettos Women High Toe apricot gdYwqf for nearly a decade. The project does not have a release date.
Electronica last popped up on KMD’s comeback single “True Lightyears” in August. Earlier last summer, he released “Letter to Falon,” a song inspired by Kevin Durant’s performance in the NBA Finals. Check out the full list of tour dates below. Purchase tickets here.
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With the fifth and final Twilight movie just around the corner, stars Nikki Reed and Elizabeth Reaser took time to reflect on the uber-popular Saga and the impact it ultimately had on their lives and careers.
“I think I’m just so aware of what a special experience this has been,” Reed, 24, told… More »
Twilight actress Elizabeth Reaser had only kind things to say about co-star Kristen Stewart Wednesday night at Summit’s Breaking Dawn – Part II party at Comic-Con. Specifically, Reaser gushed over Stewart’s character Bella’s highly anticipated transformation from human to full-fledged vampire in the saga’s final chapter.
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One of the most anticipated scenes in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt. 1 is of course, the wedding scene with Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. During the press conferences for Breaking Dawn, Celebuzz asked the stars what it was like emotionally on set that day when Bella Swan (Stewart) marched down the aisle to say her… More »
As much as it pains us to say this, last night’s premiere of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse was not without it’s worst dressed. A few attempts of the evening left us hurt and confused. Such as Nikki Reed, who looks more prepared for an ice dancing routine about a magical land of lavender, football playing… More »
Now here’s a lovely sight to perk up your afternoon.
Eclipse actresses Dakota Fanning, Ashley Greene, Bryce Dallas Howard, Nikki Reed, Elizabeth Reaser and Julia Jones gathered together and got cozy for photographer Norman Jean Roy’s lens, posing for a spread in the July 2010 issue of Vanity Fair. We’re just gonna go… More »
Nothing like a fashion-inspired addition to the literay canon to bring out Hollywood’s best and brightest.
The book Prada—a 700-plus page look at the Italian fashion label—received its launch at the Prada store in Beverly Hills on Friday, drawing luminaries such as Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Rose McGowan, Christina Ricci, Zoe Saldana and Elizabeth… More »
Bundled up in a leather jacket, Twilight actress Elizabeth Reaser—who plays Esme Cullen in the vampire saga—touched down at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday.
Reaser, who’s recently been filming the Twilight sequel Eclipse up in Vancouver, seemed glad to be back in sunny LA.
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The cast of New Moon is heading to Vancouver to beging filming the third Twilight film, Eclipse! We caught the new Victoria, Bryce Dallas Howard, along with Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene. Nikki Reed even brought new boyfriend Paris Latsis (of Paris Hilton fame) along for the festivities!
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With the premiere of Twilight less than two months away, the countdown for fans of the book has begun.
The question now on everyone’s mind is; Will the screenplay live up to the high standards set by author Stephenie Meyer’s intriguing, forbidden-love plotline?
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On International Day, UN chief, rights experts urge broad support for victims of torture
To mark the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined with United Nations independent human rights experts urging Member States to step up efforts to promote a victim-centred approach which includes access to redress and rehabilitation services.
“Let us work together to end torture throughout the world and ensure that countries provide reparation for victims,” the Secretary-General said in his message for the Day, urging all Member States to accede to and fully implement the Convention against Torture and to support the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.
Noting that this is the Committee against Torture's 25th anniversary, Mr. Ban said that the Geneva-based body – along with other UN human rights mechanisms such as the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and the Special Rapporteur on Torture – is vital to strengthen a victim-oriented approach that also includes a gender perspective.
“This effort was further strengthened by the adoption this year of a UN Human Rights Council resolution focussing on the rehabilitation of torture victims,” he said, urging countries to step up their efforts to assist all those that have not only suffered from torture, but all cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment.
Joining the Secretary-General's call to action today is a group of UN independent human rights experts, who emphasized that all too often traumatized victims struggle to obtain the physical and mental rehabilitation, justice and compensation to which they are entitled.
“Torture unfortunately continues to be practiced in many countries, made possible by the dehumanization of the victim, torturer and society at large,” said Claudio Grossman, Chair of the Committee against Torture, which last November issued a landmark definition on the right to reparation for victims.
In a news release issued by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), he was supported by the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture, the Special Rapporteur on Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, as well as the Board of Trustees of the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.
The release points out that victims have the enforceable right to reparation that includes fair and adequate compensation and access to as full rehabilitation as possible. States must also ensure victims are not exposed to further risk of ill-treatment and ensure violations are investigated and punished.
The Committee's stance was reinforced in March by a Human Rights Council resolution that called on States to not only provide redress for victims of torture but to ensure they are fully involved in the process to help them rebuild their lives and reintegrate into society.
“A victim-centred approach requires individual assessment of the victim's needs and treatment that goes beyond the short term,” said Special Rapporteur on torture Juan E. Méndez, adding that a holistic approach is crucial to “ensure professionals work with, rather than on, a person who has been tortured.”
Another key duty on States, the experts stress in the news release, is to tackle impunity and strengthen judicial proceedings to prevent torture from continuing.
“Effective redress is not possible without States addressing impunity,” said Pablo de Greiff, Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence.
“In addition to receiving reparation, it is crucial for victims to be involved in truth-seeking exercises, and in judicial processes to ensure effective and impartial investigations, prosecutions and judgements that reflect the gravity of the offence. It is also central for societies to put institutions and mechanisms in place to prevent future violations,” he said.
Rehabilitation of victims is key not only for the individuals affected but for society as a whole, according to Malcolm Evans, Chair of the Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture which conducts field visits to places of detention.
“Wherever and whenever torture and ill-treatment occur, a meaningful prevention implies prevention for the victims and their relatives. Our committee has learned from direct experience the central role that rehabilitation occupies in the cycle of prevention,” he said.
The focus on a victim-oriented approach also highlights the need for properly resourced rehabilitation centres, the experts say.
Every year, the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture supports hundreds of such centres to give humanitarian, medical and legal assistance to victims and their relatives. According to the news release, it is estimated that the Fund assists annually between 50,000 to 70,000 victims and their relatives.
The Fund, which relies on voluntary contributions from governments, the private sector and individuals, has seen its donations drop to $8.4 million in 2012 – a 30 per cent decrease since 2008. Its donor base has also shrunk from 38 donors in 2008 to 22 in 2012.
“Too many governments are cutting back on this in the light of economic problems,” said Mercedes Doretti, a forensic anthropologist who chairs the Fund's Board of Trustees. Ensuring prompt and proper treatment for victims of torture can reduce the financial cost to the state, she noted.
“We strongly hope that this renewed focus on victims' redress and rehabilitation will translate into more resources being made available to respond to thousands of torture victims,” said Ms. Doretti.
Independent experts, or special rapporteurs, are appointed by the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council to examine and report back, in an unpaid capacity, on specific human rights themes.

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There were foreign victims, mostly all retired, along the entire Spanish coastline and on the islands, from the Costa del Sol to the Costa Blanca, Baleares and Canaries.
The scam was headed by foreign banks and foreign financial advisors, nearly all from Denmark, who had been working for some years in Spain, many without the correct authorisation of the National Commission for Market Values. They told the foreigners purchasing property that they had to get a mortgage as otherwise they would be hit with high Spanish taxes.
The sales patter for these inverted mortgages claimed that residents’ homes were in danger from the Spanish taxman, claiming Spain would claim between 70 or 80% in succession tax. In effect the scheme invited the foreigners to defraud the Spanish Hacienda tax authorities.
The lawyer representing those affected in Málaga, Antonio Flores, from Lawbird in Marbella, said the victims signed up for ‘predatory mortgages’ which offered the possibility of mortgaging their homes for nearly five years at a value above the level of the official appraisal and investing the money outside Spain, mostly in Luxembourg, in order to obtain a profit which covered their costs and gave them an extra payment.
Some 800 contracts for the scheme were taken out between 2004 and 2009, and now the foreigners’ platform on the Costa del Sol is appealing to the National Court that those contracts be declared null and void. The total fraud is estimated at 250 million €.
The mortgages were signed in Spain, with Spanish notaries and the investment contracts were signed in offices which the financial agents had in Spain, or in some cases in the client’s home. Nearly all those offices are now closed and the financial agents implicated have abandoned Spain.
The clients’ money went on the purchase of currency or bank bonds in operations which soon lost money, leaving many of them now facing the possibility of losing their homes.


Sporting success clearly runs in the Loader family.
While Ben has broken through in rugby for London Irish and England U20s, his younger brother Danny has already tasted similar success in football.
Ben – educated at Wellington College – has long been tipped for big things as a wing.
He was part of his school first XV that won back-to-back Daily Mail Trophies before he joined the Exiles academy.
He was also part of the England U18 side that won the Five Nations back in 2016.
In the 2017/18 season, Ben started to make an impact at senior level – making his first-team debut for London Irish in the European Challenge Cup against Edinburgh in early December 2017.
And a week later he made his home bow, and produced a man-of-the-match performance, as the Exiles came agonisingly close to downing defending champions Stade Francais.
Those performances helped him earn a call-up to the England U20 elite player squad in January 2018, and he enjoyed a try-scoring debut against the Italians.
Ben scored the bonus point try against the Azzurri in round one as England were 27-17 winners and bookended the Championship with another score in England’s final game against Ireland.
Born in Reading but later based in Sunbury-on-Thames, the wing describes himself as "strong, honest and happy" and as a child modelled his game on speedsters Jason Robinson and Bryan Habana.
Also a keen Manchester United fan, Ben will always have football as his second love.
But it his younger brother Danny who has opted to go down the round-ball route. The Reading striker was part of the England U17 side that won the age-group World Cup in 2017.
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