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All his professional life, Joseph E. Estrada has always been a leading man.

The decision handed down last Sept. 12 by the anti-graft Sandiganbayan Court has just reversed his role - to that of a character actor.

The Supreme Court will be making this dubious role permanent if it affirms Mr. Estrada’s Sandiganbayan’s conviction of plunder that will put the 70-year-old charismatic former leader behind bar for the rest of his life.

CHICAGO - Catherine “Kathy” Tanco-Ong. the low key and unassuming manager of the Philippines’ International Little League Association of Manila (ILLAM) that nearly snared the 27th Junior World Series title Aug. 18, never dreamed of staking a claim to an honor dominated by men. “I was just a chaperon of my children in the sports that they love.

Suddenly, other parents nudged me into guiding the ILLAM team," Ms. Tanco-Ong told this columnist on how she got involved in baseball.