Weekend Balita

Jul 292013
 

MANILA  (Mabuhay) – The Commission on Elections has reserved 2 seats in the House of Representatives for the Coalition of Senior Citizens in the Philippines (Senior Citizens) party-list group. Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes said the poll body reserved three party-list seats including 2 for Senior Citizens and 1 for the Abang Likod party-list group after […]

Jul 292013
 

MANILA — MoneyGram (NASDAQ:MGI), a leading global money transfer company, announced today it renewed its exclusive agreement with Robin Padilla as its brand ambassador. Last year, MoneyGram unveiled its collaboration with the Filipino movie personality during the launch of its “Moneygrado sa MoneyGram” campaign, which targets Filipino senders and receivers around the world. “Robin Padilla has […]

Jul 282013
 

By Fe P. Koons Hollywood, CA – A large number of Filipino Americans came to support the fashion show of awesome designer Alan Del Rosario at the Supper Club in Hollywood last July 21 to raise funds for the Apl of My Eye Campaign, a project of the Apl.de.ap Foundation International and Mending Kids International. […]

Jul 272013
 

MANILA, July 26 (Mabuhay) — Malacañang Friday denied Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, Jr was among the personalities acting as ‘padrinos’ or godfathers to some officials at the corruption-ridden Bureau of Customs. Presidential Deputy Spokesperson Abigail Valte told a media briefing Ochoa himself admitted he recommended the appointment of Customs Deputy Commissioner Peter Manzano. But Valte […]

Jul 272013
 

MANILA, July 26 (Masbuhay) –Kapamilya stars Billy Crawford and Nikki Gil have ended their relationship, which would have turned five years next month. This was confirmed by ALV Talent Circuit, which manages the careers of the 31-year-old “It’s Showtime” host and the 25-year-old “ASAP” mainstay. “On behalf of our artists, Billy Crawford and Nikki Gil, […]

Jul 272013
 

MANILA  (Mabuhay) — Neophyte Senator Grace Poe on Thursday vowed to prioritize the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill as chairperson of the committee which handles it, but admitted the Palace is lukewarm about the measure. “There is no denying that it is not the priority… I’d love to see where the concern is coming from,” […]

Jul 272013
 

MANILA  (Mabuhay) — A Malacañang spokesman on Thursday said there is no need to send peacekeepers to Mindanao, contrary to what former Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) leader Nur Misuari told the United Nations (UN) in a letter. During a press conference earlier in the day, Misuari said he wrote to UN Secretary General Ban […]

Jul 272013
 

TEMECULA, Calif., July 25, 2013 – “Stop in the name of love” singer and Billboard magazine’s “Female Entertainer of the Century” Diana Ross will be performing this summer at the Pechanga Theater in a string of “one night only” shows that will also feature Chicago, the hit all-male American rock band during the 1970s and 1980s, and Daughtry, another American rock band […]

Jul 252013
 

MANILA, July 24, 2013 (AFP) – Hundreds of Philippine activists on Wednesday accused China of “gunboat diplomacy”, demonstrating at a noisy Manila protest against the Asian giant’s moves to stake its claims in the South China Sea. Riot police cordoned off the entrance to an office building housing the Chinese consulate as an estimated one […]