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Maja Salvador (MNS Photo) Actress Maja Salvador on Thursday denied that her “Bridges of Love” leading man Paulo Avelino has something to do with her breakup with actor Gerald Anderson. Salvador also said it is not true that Anderson got jealous of Avelino. “Wala pong kinalaman si Paulo,” Salvador said, while refusing to divulge details of the split. “Trabaho lang talaga ‘yung kay Paulo. Kung nag-level up man, kung ano ang mayroon kami ni Paulo, ay ‘yung pakikipagkaibigan. Kasi as an actor, sobrang madami ka ding makukuha and matututunan sa kanya.” In the interview during the press conference for her new album “In Love” under Ivory Music & Video., Salvador also denied that she was the reason for the breakup of Avelino and girlfriend KC Concepcion. “Ay hindi. Tulad ng sinabi ko, ayaw kong idetalye pero kung ano man ang rason niya at ano ang pinagdadaanan niya sana maging maayos. Kung ano man ang mga pinagdadaanan niya ay ipagdasal natin na sana ay maayos kung ano man ang kailangan niyang ayusin,” she said. (MNS)

President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his message during the Department of Education’s event “Sa K to 12, Kayang-kaya, Sama-sama! A celebration of K to 12 Milestones,” marking the second year anniversary of Republic Act 10533 or the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 also known as the “K to 12 Law” which was signed by President Benigno Aquino III in May 2013. The event was held at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City on Friday (May 29). The K to 12 education program as envisioned by DepEd aims to produce high school graduates who have the competency to hold a job and be better prepared for college education and global opportunities. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) — Malacanang announced on Saturday new appointments for different diplomatic posts and other government positions. Among those appointed by President Aquino include Amable R. Aguiluz V, Special Envoy of the President to the Kingdom of Bahrain. Aguiluz was appointed May 16, 2015. Also appointed were Joselito A. Jimeno as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Switzerland and Leslie J. Baja as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Egypt. Other appointees were Gov. Denis B. Habawel, Chairperson, Regional Peace and Order Council, Cordillera Administrative Region; Regina S. Antequisa, member, Representing the Victims of Disasters and Calamities, National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC); and Ninian S. Sumadia, member, Representing the Youth and Students, NAPC. Victor G. Chiong was also designated as a member of the Board of Administrators of the National Electrification Administration. The President also appointed Paisalin Read More …

BANGSAMORO BASIC LAW: Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., chair of the Senate Committee on Local Government, listens to Datu Abul Khayr Alonto, Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Central Committee chair, during Monday’s (May 18, 2015) hearing on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law. Alonto said they stand together with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) for the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law.(MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – Unsure whether the Senate could meet its self-imposed deadline for the approval of the Bangsamoro Basic Law, Senate President Franklin Drilon on Saturday stressed the importance of having the measure enacted before October this year. “I am not very optimistic that the law can be in place by June 11. The committee of Senator Bongbong Marcos will conduct two more hearings on June 2 and June 3. I do not know if Senator Bongbong will submit a committee report on the ninth of June…,” he said. Marcos heads the Senate committee on local government, which deliberates on the final form of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). Also, Drilon said that in case the Senate approves the BBL before the sine die adjournment, the measure would still have to be deliberated on in the bicameral conference committee. Congress would have to contend with a possible new deadline, given the time constraints, he added. “We have to go back to the drawing board and see what we can do and see how we can have this measure in place maybe before October of this year…If we Read More …

Members of the Senate Blue Ribbon Sub-Committee investigating the alleged overpricing of a 12-story building for the University of Makati’s nursing school watch a presentation on Monday. The building’s construction cost of P1.140 billion is alleged to be overpriced to benefit then mayor Jejomar Binay back in 2007. (MNS Photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – Senate President Franklin Drilon on Saturday dismissed as “totally unfounded” the accusations of the camp of Vice President Jejomar Binay that the administration party is using government agencies’ resources, including the Anti-Money Laundering Council, in preparation for the 2106 polls. “The insinuation is that the Liberal Party influences the AMLC or the Anti-Money Laundering Council, which is totally, totally unfounded,” Drilon, vice chair of the ruling Liberal Party (LP), said. “(AMLC’s members) are all professionals. Do you think these people will tarnish their reputations by being tainted with politicians and political parties? I don’t think anybody in their right mind will ever say that,” he said. Joey Salgado, VP Binay’s chief media officer, earlier accused the LP of using government resources to malign Vice President Binay, whose intention to run for president in 2016 is no secret to the public. Drilon said Binay’s camp should just focus on efforts in answering corruption allegations against the Vice President. “Medyo masalimuot ang mga lumalabas sa AMLC at natural lamang ng mga tinatamaan na ginagamit ito sa pulitika. Mas mabuti siguro kung sagutin na lang, kung hindi man totoo ang mga nakasulat doon ay e, ‘di sagutin. Rather than you Read More …

The fuel is synthetically produced without the use of petroleum. ©Stefan Redel/shutterstock.com (Relaxnews) – German carmaker Audi has started producing its first quantities of e-benzin, a synthetic fuel that can be used like traditional petrol but without the harmful sulphur or hydrocarbon emissions. While a host of automotive experts have declared electricity as the fuel of the car’s future with hybrids being used as a stop gap to wean drivers off their fossil-fuel focused dependence while the next generation of extended range batteries are prepared for mass market, Audi is hedging its bets. It may have been one of the first premium car makers to bring hybrids and plug-in electric vehicles to its range but it has also been developing a suite of synthetic e-fuels that behave like traditional petrol or diesel, but that burn without releasing sulphur or aromatic hydrocarbons and with little if any CO2 emissions. In April it announced that it, alongside its technical partners, had successfully created an e-diesel made from water and carbon dioxide. Since the beginning of May, a factory in Dresden has been producing 160 liters of the fuel a day. Less than three weeks later, Audi is now claiming to have achieved another significant breakthrough, a cleaner alternative to petrol – e-benzin. Synthetically produced without any petroleum it is extremely high-grade and therefore suitable for use in serious performance or seriously efficient cars as both use engines that run with a high compression ratio. However, it can just as easily be added Read More …