Singer-songwriter and Eraserheads vocalist Ely Buendia is now at the Philippine Heart Center. He was transferred to the facility around 1:00 a.m. Sunday after being treated at the critical care area of the Makati Medical Center emergency room. Buendia had experienced chest pains and reportedly collapsed after the first set of the long-awaited Eraserheads reunion concert at the Bonifacion Global City open field Saturday night. According to ABS-CBN reporter Jeff Canoy, the singer was brought out of the Makati Medical Center in a stretcher. Buendia's family has declined to comment on his condition. Buendia's friend filmmaker Joyce Bernal has denied that the singer suffered a heart attack. She said Buendia suffered chest pains due to the stress brought about by his mother's recent death and exhaustion due to the rehearsals for the Eraserheads reunion concert. Buendia's mother died of cardiac arrest early morning of August 28. She had been recovering from surgery done just days before to treat her intestinal cancer. The concert's producer Francis Lumen, who is also the owner of MTV Philippines, said that Buendia is resting to recover from stress and exhaustion. Buendia's family is requesting the media to refrain from interviews and shooting video of the singer. The Eraserheads vocalist was rushed to the Makati Medical Center Saturday night a little past 10 pm, cutting Eraserheads concert shout. Bandmembers and Buendia's sister informed the crowd about what happened to the singer. Buendia's sister announced at the concert that the Eraserheads' frontman is in a lot of physical and emotional stress lately. Despite his mother's death on August 28, the Eraserheads vocalist decided to push through with the concert, anyway. There are unconfirmed reports that Buendia suffered a heart attack. A witness at the Makati Medical Center emergency room told that Buendia appeared unconscious and was taken to the critical care area late Saturday night. The witness said several doctors rushed to Buendia and a minor commotion ensued. The witness also said that the news going around the ER was that the singer had a heart attack. Buendia had a previous heart attack in January 2007. He underwent two angioplasty procedures at the Philippine Heart Center after doctors found at lest two blockages in his arteries. Doctors said the singer has a history of heart disease in his family and was genetically predisposed to it. The Eraserheads reunion concert became controversial after its first sponsor, cigarette-maker Philip Morris, was accused of violating Philippine laws prohibiting tobacco companies from sponsoring concerts and other promotional events. When Philip Morris pulled out of the production due to legal concerns, it was Lumen who took over the sponsorship of the show. The Eraserheads was the most successful Filipino band of the 1990s. They broke up in 2002. With a report from Jeff Canoy

Rogue commanders of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front have strong ties with extremists, including the al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah , and would continue to sow terror even when a final peace agreement is forged with the separatist group, security and intelligence officials said Sunday. Malacañang, on the other hand, has accused the MILF leadership of authorizing the atrocities, putting into question their sincerity in pursuing peace talks with the government. National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales said Ameril Umbra Kato and Abdurahman Macapaar alias Commander Bravo, heads of the MILFs 105th and 102nd base command, respectively, are not likely to heed orders from the leadership of the Muslim rebel group to yield or stop their atrocities owing to their extremist leanings. Gonzales disclosure came amid calls for the government to officially declare the MILF or at least the two commanders as terrorists. He said a relative of Kato, Umberil Kato, also has ties with the JI. We have been receiving reports for quite some time that Kato is more of a JI than an MILF leader, Gonzales told The STAR. And we have not disregarded these reports. Unholy alliances Gonzales said Kato and Macapaars groups have been also in contact or were contacted in the past by other extremist groups for some sort of temporary and convenient alliance with the objective of destabilizing the country. With this I mean the New Peoples Army and even extreme rightist groups, he said. He said nothing except the setting up of a fundamentalist and Islamic state would satisfy Kato and Macapaar. Now, there is a big debate in the MILF leadership on the peace process, Gonzales said. He said top MILF leaders conceded the attacks staged by Kato and Macapaar have damaged their groups credibility in the eyes of the government and the public as well as the international community. They leaders are really, really trying hard to strike a balance between showing sincerity and showing that they are a force to reckon with, he said. A senior intelligence official, in a separate interview, told The STAR that Kato has been giving sanctuary to foreign JI militants in his stronghold in Liguasan Marsh since 2000. The militants were seeking to spread JIs radical beliefs in the Philippines. In return, Katos men have been receiving training on urban terrorist operations, including propaganda and bomb making, the official said. The official, however, said Macapaar, based on intelligence files, was unusual because he has shown some leftist tendencies. Macapaar has not only dealt with the communist rebels in some occasions but attended a plenum of the top NPA and Communist Party of the Philippines leaders at one time in the past, the official said. Zachary Abuza, an author and expert on al-Qaeda and a senior fellow of the United States Institution for Peace , in an article noted that Katos command was one of the MILF units that posted the highest number of ceasefire violations. Gonzales also warned of stepped-up attacks from communist rebels to take advantage of the ongoing conflict in Mindanao. Joma Sison has given orders for guerrilla fronts to undertake attacks knowing that troops are busy in Mindanao, he said in a telephone interview. He said NPA commanders have been trying to link up with renegade MILF forces to maximize their planned attacks. Damaged credibility Press Secretary Jesus Dureza said if MILF chairman Al Haj Murad is not willing or capable of bringing in Kato, Macapaar and Commander Pangalian to answer for their terrorist acts, then he and his men must stand down as government forces enforce the law. He said there will be no letup in the government offensive against the three MILF commanders since they must be neutralized and punished in accordance with our law for their acts of terrorism against innocent and helpless civilians. The three are historically recalcitrant MILF commanders and may continue their violent acts even if agreements are signed between the government and MILF leaders, according to Dureza. The inaction of the MILF leadership will be construed as tacit approval of the criminal acts of its three commanders and will be a clear proof of MILF leaders insincerity to pursue the conclusion of the peace talks, he said. He added that the government wants to continue peace negotiations but not at the expense of the law. There is no all-out war in Mindanao. This is waging all-out peace in Mindanao, he said. Wheres anti-terror law? Meanwhile, opposition Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano assailed why the government charged the MILF leaders linked to recent attacks in Mindanao with common crimes instead of charging them with violation of the anti-terror law. He even cited jurisprudence that if it is established that the motive of the MILF for killing is to pursue its political agenda, the criminal case will likely be dismissed. Cayetano said if the MILF leaders are charged with violating the anti-terror law, the government can also pursue their financial supporters, including those from abroad. The senator noted how both the government and the United States were aggressive in pushing for the passage of the anti-terror law, but now that there are apparent violations of it, he wondered why the government is not pursuing terrorism charges and why the US government is silent on it. Cayetano also questioned the interests of the other countries, including the United States and Malaysia, in pursuing the memorandum of agreement between the government and the MILF. Following Malacañangs reversal of its earlier announcement that it will no longer sign the controversial peace pact, Senate Majority Leader Francis Pangilinan also questioned the governments unclear stand on the issue. Malacañang needs to provide direction, not confusion. The uncertainty will only end if somebody truly takes charge. To put it simply, that really should be the job of the President, he said. Pangilinan is pushing for the creation of a new negotiating panel composed of highly respected individuals who have impeccable credentials. Internal strife Former Senate president Franklin Drilon, on the other hand, has deplored the internationalization of the Mindanao peace process, saying the unwarranted intervention of certain foreign countries is making it more difficult for the national government to resolve its internal problem with the MILF. Drilon said he has been receiving persistent reports that the intervention of some countries, including Malaysia and the US, was putting undue pressure on government negotiators to grant concessions to the MILF that clearly violate the Philippine Constitution, among them, giving away of certain territories. We certainly dont want to happen to Mindanao what happened to Kosovo, Drilon said in a statement. Drilon was also alarmed by the appeal of Murad to the Malaysian government to revive the Mindanao peace talks that were stalled when MILF forces attacked unarmed civilians in Central Mindanao last week. Murad also asked that the military be stopped from pursuing the MILF forces involved in the atrocities. I hope Malacañang will find the moral courage to send a diplomatic note to Malaysia, saying in no uncertain terms that the Philippine government will implement its laws against criminals who attack and murder unarmed civilians, Drilon said. I am sure that the Malaysian government will understand and will not give the impression that it condones the unlawful acts of the MILF, especially the unprovoked killing of innocent civilians, he added. – With Christina Mendez

A son of Indanan, Sulu Mayor Alvarez Isnaji was arrested for frustrated murder in Zamboanga City, ABS-CBN Regional Network Group reported Friday.

Rommel Eming Isnaji was collared by authorities in Barangay Tumaga Thursday morning and was immediately committed to the Zamboanga City Reformatory Center.

Regional Trial Court-9 Judge Peter Eisma issued the arrest warrant against Isnaji for allegedly shooting a certain Ronald Montojo.

The Isnaji family immediately posted P200,000 bail bond imposed by the court for their kin's temporary freedom.

Isnajis father was tagged as the mastermind in the kidnapping of ABS-CBN senior correspondent Ces Drilon, her crew and Mindanao State University Professor Octavio Dinampo in June this year.

Another son, Haider, is also detained for his alleged participation in the kidnapping incident.

Now that the Grand Dream Nights are just a few days away, the Top 6 Scholars of Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2 are undergoing intense training from all their mentors.

The final week before the much-awaited commencement exercises proves to be a tough one as the Dream Mentors are making sure that this season's crème de la crème have not forgotten everything they've learned about performing. Teacher Kitchy has been busy polishing the Top 6's singing techniques for the past few days. With the help of Teacher Monet, she has been pointing out the things that the Top 6 are still doing wrong and reminding them of the proper ways of correcting them. Meanwhile, Teacher Maribeth hasn't changed her stern and strict manner of teaching. She has been pushing the Scholars to perfect their choreography for the Grand Dream Nights, reminding them that the two-night finale is going to be the culmination of every single lesson they have learned in their three-month stay inside the Academy. Voting for the Top 6 Scholars is still very much open. To support your favorite, key in PDA space BUGOY, PDA space LAARNI, PDA space MIGUEL, PDA space LIEZEL, PDA space VAN, or PDA space CRIS on your cellphones and send to 231 for Smart and Talk & Text, and Addict Mobile subscribers, and 2331 for Globe, TM, Sun, and Bayan subscribers. You can also vote online thru www.pinoydreamacademy.com.ph Voting officially ends on September 14, 1 PM, on ASAP '08.

What other exciting events will take place during the last few days of Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2?

Stay tuned from Monday to Friday to Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2 Uberture, 5:30 PM, and Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2 Primetime, after Iisa Pa Lamang on ABS-CBN to find out. You can also watch the Scholars everyday on Studio 23, 12:00-2:00 PM and 24/7 online via TFCNow Video Stream .

For online updates, check out Pinoy Dream Academy 2's official website: www.pinoydreamacademy.ph