The Blue Eagles gifted their president Fr. Ben Nebres, SJ, on the Sesquicentennial of the Ateneo with Back-to-Black UAAP Championships in the Junior and Senior divisions of the 72nd UAAP Basketball.

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The Loyola Heights dribblers had an imported muse… US Ambassador Kristie Kenny rooting with Chris Tiu in the Blue Eagles box. Had it been an Ateneo vs La Salle finals, she might have been culpable of interfering in domestic affairs.

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The Blue Eagles fly high a worthy champion. But I tip my hat to UE mentor Lawrence Chiongson who fired up Paul Lee and the UE warriors to give the Blue Eagles a wake-up call with a 20-point thrashing in game 2.

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PGMA asks advises public against panic buying causing shortage of essential commodities like rice and instant noodles. Like Ondoy pouring one month’s rain in 6 hours, supermarkets sold out in a weekend a month’s supply.

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FOREIGN AND FIRST LADIES. Dolly Borlongan, curator of the Marikina Shoe Museum, saved the an international patrimony and historical footprint… over 8,000 shoes of Imelda from the Marikina flood.

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France First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy’s website www.carlabrunisarkozy.

org crashed. The site promised a glimpse of her life as the wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy. It was not google but the oggle for the former centerfold beauty’s photos before she became first lady that caused the site to fall “victim to its own success” due to heavy traffic. In France, no need for parental guidance.

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Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a stunning decision that honored the first-year US president more for promise than achievement and drew both praise and skepticism around the world. He was awarded not only for his efforts this year, but for what the world expects of him.

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NASA crashed a rocket into the moon Friday, sending a huge plume of dust 10 kilometers above the surface. Scientists hoped the experiment would find frozen water ice hidden in the lunar craters. They should have sent an Albino astronaut, instead.

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United Nations (UN) humanitarian chief John Holmes will confer with President Arroyo, Cabinet ministers, UN officials and donors on a two-day visit to RP on Monday to review relief efforts in response to the devastating tropical storm “Ondoy” and typhoon “Pepeng.”

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SPORTS & GOOD SPORTS. Former champions WBO lightwelterweight Kendall Holt and IBF lightwelterweight Paul Malignaggi pick Miguel Cotto over Manny Pacquiao for the WBO welterweight crown on Nov. 14. So Manny is training hard by endorsing anti-dandruff Head & Shoulders to lick Cotto.

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Promoter Bob Arum said Manny Pacquiao took a break from training camp in Baguio to distribute food and supplies to hundreds of victims of RP’s worst calamity in 40 years. He can’t go jogging outside because of the landslide.

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Manny might as well run for the congressional seat in Baguio instead of facing Chiongbian in Saranggani.

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Comelec legal head Ferdinand Rafanan said candidates must be incognito when gift-giving on Christmas and on medical missions and other charitable activities, or face disqualification… or jail. They can disguise as Santa Claus.

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Danton Remoto petitioned for recognition of gay rights group Ang Ladlad as a legitimate party-list organization. Comelec must revise the digital ballot form on gender… M, F and add “Others.”

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MISCELLANY. Internet Café Association of Cebu president Felix Cogal plans to capitalize on the growing number of online gamers as potential medical transcriptionists.

What are the odds on getting the medical prescription right?

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Tourism Sec. “Ace” Durano positions RP as kayaking destination. He should have positioned these before Ondoy and Pepeng.

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Tycoon Danding Cojuangco to support NPC presidential candidate. News, not Ne(ph)ews

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Cultural Center of the Philippines OIC and Artistic Director Raul Sunico collaborate with Instituto Cervantes Director Jose Rodriguez to exhibit “Pelicula,” photos exhibit by Barcelona-born Oscar Fernandez Orengo of Cahiers du Cinema (Spain) of 44 filmmakers from various cinematic genres. The collection honors Filipino directors with “Eksena: Mga Sineastang Filipino.” Show runs until Oct. 31 at the CCP.

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“Dirty Harry” Mayor Rodrigo Duterte was flagged down for not wearing the required protective helmet while driving his Yamaha Virago 750 motorcycle along MacArthur Highway in Davao. Traffic Enforcer Superintendent Noel Fermin’s writing arm was shaking when the mayor agreed to be ticketed, “…Make my day.”

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Sen. “Chiz” Escudero turned 40 but said it was not the time to talk politics and the 2010 elections in the aftermath of tropical storms “Ondoy” and “Pepeng.” “Let’s just all work together to help the victims of these calamities,” The calm after the storm. That’s echoing his possible VP running mate Luntiang Sen. Loren Legarda.

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GKNB? Last Friday, a popular quiz show asked what “T” stood for in NATO. The contestant answered that the “T” in “NATO” stood for “Treaty,” but the host said the correct answer is “Tango.”

Did you know of North Atlantic Tango Organization?

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Feedback: jaz@mb.com.ph.