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Maxene Magalona (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) — Maxene Magalona took to Instagram on Monday to express her admiration for screen veteran Dawn Zulueta, one of the lead stars of the upcoming Star Cinema film, “Love Me Tomorrow.” On her Instagram account, the 29-year-old Magalona revealed that she will play the role of Zulueta’s daughter in the romance film, which also stars Piolo Pascual and Coleen Garcia. She posted a picture of her with Zulueta taken during the film’s press conference on Monday. In the caption, Magalona described Zulueta as a “classic beauty” and a “stellar actress.” “What an incredible honor it is to play the daughter of Ms. Dawn Zulueta in #LoveMeTomorrow! She is a stellar actress, I tell you. So natural, so real,” she wrote. Magalona added that she was in awe of Zulueta throughout the making of the film. “It was like I was watching a movie WHILE doing the movie. That’s why I am so sure you guys will love this film.” In “Love Me Tomorrow,” Zulueta plays a fashion designer who finds herself falling in love with a younger man (Pascual). She faces competition from Garcia, a socialite who is in a no-label “connection” with Pascual’s character. Directed by Gino M. Santos, the film is currently being shown in cinemas nationwide. (MNS) See trailer : courtesy of Youtube Star Cinema Channel

Vice president-elect Leni Robredo leads a Holy Mass in commemoration of her late husband Sec. Jesse Robredo’s 58th birthday Friday at Eternal Gardens in Naga City, hours before Congress finished canvassing of votes for president and vice president. Robredo’s victory was affirmed when she garnered 14,418,817 votes, 263,473 votes ahead of closest rival Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who got 14,155,344.(MNS photo) MANILA, May 30 (Mabuhay) – Set to be proclaimed vice president, Liberal Party’s Leni Robredo has urged her closest rival, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to “move on” and stop the lies on supposed poll cheating. “Sa akin, pakiusap ko lang, tama na iyung pagsisinungaling, tama na iyung mind-conditioning kasi naapektuhan lahat,” Robredo said, hours ahead of her proclamation at the House of Representative. “Hindi lang naman ako iyung biktima ng ginagawa nila, hindi lang iyung 14 million na bumoto sa amin, kundi buong sambayanan. Sana mag-move on na tayo,” said Robredo. Robredo said that instead of making “unfair” accusations through the media, the Marcos camp may take their complaint to the proper forum, where they will be forced to provide evidence of alleged irregularities in the elections. “Mas mabuti ngang ihain niya nang pormal iyung reklamo kaysa idinadaan sa media. Kasi tingin ko unfair, hindi lang sa akin, pero pati sa taumbayan na binibilog iyung paniniwala, binibilog iyung kaisipan sa mga bagay na wala namang pruweba,” she said. Final vote tally on Friday showed that Marcos lost the vice presidential contest to neophyte rival Robredo by just over 263,000 votes. Read More …

— Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (right) presses hands with admirers during his speaking engagement at the Unibersidad de Manila on Wednesday. Marcos is touring universities to talk about the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), which his committee handles in the Senate. (MNS photo) MANILA, May 30 (Mabuhay) – The camp of defeated vice presidential candidate Sen. Bongbong Marcos on Monday urged incoming-president Rodrigo Duterte to create a body to investigate the allegedly high number of undervotes in the heated vice presidential race. “We are urging president-elect Duterte to probably create a body to take a look at this because we are not talking just about the elections now, we are talking about the impunities and the irregularities and the vulnerabilities that happened as a result of this automated election system implemented this 2016,” Marcos’ campaign adviser, Rep. Jonathan dela Cruz, said in a television interview. Dela Cruz added they will file an electoral complaint to clear out the issues and concerns that have transpired during the vice presidential contest. “We have thirty days to do that. The winner has to be proclaimed first before we can file any case,” he said. Based on the official count of Congress sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo won the race with 14,418,817 votes compared to Marcos who had 14,155,344 or with by slim margin of 263,473 votes. During the canvassing, the Marcos camp had repeatedly pointed out the undervotes for each certificate of canvass for the vice presidential Read More …

Embassy Chefs from 18 countries pose for a group photo before the awarding ceremony of the 2016 Embassy Chef Challenge at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center on 25 May 2016. WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Chef Claude Tayag’s bringhe recipe and Enzo Lim’s special cocktail bagged the People’s Choice Award at the 8th Annual Embassy Chef Challenge organized by Events DC and Cultural Tourism DC on 25 May 2016 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. “The Filipino people won it. We have conquered the world with our cuisine,” said Chef Claude. Chef Claude Tayag’s Bringhe paired with Enzo Lim’s special cocktail wins the People’s Choice Award in the 8th Annual Embassy Chef Challenge. “See the trending here in the US. Philippine cuisine has crept into the mainstream. They know about adobo, pancit, and lumpia. A lot of people around the world have what I call a ‘Filipino cuisine connection’. I really think it is our decade,” he added. Master mixologist and restaurateur Enzo Lim, whose special cocktail was described as “bold in its use of tropical flavors and locally inspired by way of ginger zest andkalamansi,” shared Chef Claude’s enthusiasm and excitement about the Philippines’ inaugural participation in the Challenge. The winning team: Master mixologist and restaurateur, Enzo Lim and Chef Claude Tayag “This is the first time we joined and I am glad that I’m a part of it. It is a great way to learn about the cuisines of other countries and obviously, to showcase ours, which I think we did,” Read More …

Supporters of Sen. Bongbong Marcos protest outside the House of Representatives on Wednesday during the first day of the canvassing of votes. The protesters urged members of the joint canvassing committee to hold a separate date for the proclamation of the winner of the vice-presidential race.(MNS photo) DAVAO  (Mabuhay) – President-elect Rodrigo Duterte defended Thursday his decision to allow the burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. The longtime Davao City mayor said the issue of Marcos’ burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani has divided the country and must now be put to rest. Rights groups have said Marcos’s forces killed or tortured thousands of people during martial law. “Patay na ang tao, [ano] pa ang gusto niyo? Do you want the cadaver to be burned? Would that satisfy your rage?” Duterte said. “It is my sole decision. I accept full moral, legal responsibility. I believe it has created division in the country,” he added. The presumptive president added Marcos’ children must not be made to suffer for their father’s actions. “Look… the sins of the father, if there are any, should never be visited upon the children,” he said. Duterte, who is set to be proclaimed the country’s 16th president, earlier said he will allow Marcos’ burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani “not because [Marcos] is a hero…but because he was a Filipino soldier.” Martial law victims have warned the dictator’s burial in the heroes’ cemetery would whitewash the strongman’s crimes Read More …