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Liberal Party (LP) chairman President Benigno S. Aquino III raises the hands of the administration senate slate for the 2016 national elections during the Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid: Ang Pagpapakilala at the Balay Expo Centro Building in EDSA corner McArthur Avenue, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City on Monday (October 12). The 12 senatorial bets includes COOP NATCCO party-list Representative Cresente Paez; Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) director and former Akbayan party-list Representative Ana Theresia “Risa” Hontiveros-Baraquel; former Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General Emmanuel “Joel” Villanueva; former Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla; Senator Ralph Recto; Senate President Franklin Drilon; former Senator and former food security czar Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan; former Justice Secretary Leila de Lima; Interior and Local Government Assistant Secretary for Muslim Affairs and Special Concerns Nariman Ambolodto; Senator Teofisto “TG” Guingona III; and Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) general manger and chief operating officer Mark Lapid. Also in photo are LP Presidential Candidate former DILG Secretary Manuel Roxas II; LP Vice Presidential Candidate Camarines Sur 3rd District Representative Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo; and LP vice chairman and House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) — Administration standard bearer Manuel “Mar” Roxas II on Friday denied that his camp was behind the negative advertisements against his fellow presidential candidate, Vice President Jejomar Binay. “Bakit ko gagastusan ‘yan? Eh hirap na nga ako gastusan ‘yung mga ads ko,” Roxas said. The camp of Vice President and United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) standard bearer Binay earlier Read More …

Los Angeles, CA   – This Spring, GK 1 World Foundation (dba Gawad Kalinga USA), in cooperation with Seafood City, will host the Hope Summit 2016, a three-day event on March 4-6 at Radisson Hotel Los Angeles at USC. A team from the GK global network that includes GK founding father Tony Meloto and GK Executive Director Jose Luis Oquinena, along with social entrepreneurs, will lead discussions on inspiring social innovations toward sustainable transformation. Leaders and advocates of GK in the United States will share collaborative solutions to attaining their mission. Gawad Kalinga, headquartered in Manila, aims to end poverty for five million families by 2024. In the United States, GK is officially represented by GK USA, a 501 ©(3) not-for-profit organization registered in California. The event aims to bring together 200 of GK’s existing strategic supporters and welcome new partners.  Rod and Tess Castro, Summit leads, say the event will be a celebration of the strides made employing GK’s model of Social Transformation in ending poverty in the Philippines.  Partners and GK friends will re-connect as they revisit GK’s history and propel plans in delivering results-oriented programs and projects. While the Philippine economy is rising steadily and is one of the fastest growing in the world today, GK has been recognized as one of the most credible organizations that is dedicated to ensuring that the poor are not left behind. GK has now evolved as a global movement, with a large philanthropy platform spanning over 2,500 villages in the Philippines and Read More …

President Benigno S. Aquino III presides over the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board Meeting at the Aguinaldo State Dining Room of the Malacañan Palace on Friday (September 4). The meeting is to review the Public-Private Partnership projects of the present administration. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) — Inflation was pulled down to 1.3 percent in January owing to the slower price adjustments in both food and non-food items, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said Friday. The latest number noted a decrease from the 2.4 percent in January 2015 and a slight slowdown from the 1.5 percent the previous month, as inflation for the food subgroup decreased following the stabilization of prices of fish, fruits, vegetables, milk, cheese, and eggs. “Good weather conditions at the onset of 2016 allowed prices of these food items to stabilize. This was an improvement from the previous month when Typhoon Nona pushed up prices due to hampered production, transport, and delivery of agricultural products in the affected areas,” newly-appointed Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Emmanuel F. Esguerra said in an emailed statement. January’s inflation figure was also in line with the central bank’s forecasted inflation range of 0.8 to 1.6 percent, exactly the same as the median forecast. In terms of non-food items, inflation likewise showed a deceleration across all commodity groups, with transport having the biggest change. “Domestic prices of petrol — gasoline, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), diesel, and gasoline — continued to go down. This was still due to persistent global oversupply Read More …

Liberal Party chairman President Benigno S. Aquino III attends the “Daang Matuwid: To Be Continued…” of the ruling Liberal Party (LP) at the Corazon C. Aquino Kalayaan Hall of the Club Filipino in San Juan City on Monday (October 05, 2015). Also in photo are LP Presidential Candidate former DILG Secretary Manuel Roxas II and wife Korina Sanchez-Roxas; LP Vice Presidential Candidate Camarines Sur 3rd District Representative Maria Leonor Robredo and daughters Jessica Marie and Janine Patricia Robredo. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) — For hurling repeated criticisms against him, administration standard bearer Manuel “Mar” Roxas II on Friday said Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte appears to be his “number one fan.” Roxas said Duterte, his friend-turned-foe, has focused his campaign on targeting his character. “‘Yan ang number 1 fan ko eh. Wala na siyang nakita kung hindi si Mar Roxas,” he said. “Kami, [ang] pinag-uusapan namin saan kayo dadalhin,” Roxas added, touting how he plans to continue the “Daang Matuwid” program of President Benigno Aquino III, his fellow Liberal Party member. Duterte had claimed that Roxas had a nervous breakdown as Interior Secretary during Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) in 2013. The worst storm ever to make landfall, Yolanda hit the country on November 8, 2013, affecting over 1.4 million families and killing around 6,300 people. “Mar Roxas got the scare of his life during Yolanda,” Duterte said. “I was there on Day Two. Si Mar nagka-breakdown.” “I was there. I was talking to him. Nag-mo-monologue siya,” he said. “He Read More …

Coco Martin (MNS photo) Coco Martin revealed during the victory party of “Beauty and the Bestie” that there was a time when his friend Vice Ganda thought of quitting showbiz. Martin said this happened when the TV host-comedian was making showbiz headlines left and right. “Actually nung nag-uusap kami noon, nalulungkot ako para sa kanya kasi nararamdaman ko talaga na down siya. Sa mga kuwento niya sa akin, gusto na niyang bumitaw. Sabi niya, ‘Gusto ko na magpahinga, gusto ko mag-abroad, mag-shopping, magbakasyon kasama ang boyfriend ko,’” Martin shared. But Martin constantly reminded his co-star of all their hard work in reaching where they are today. “Nung mga taon na marami nang pumupuna sa kanya, down siya, sabi ko talaga sa kanya, ‘Huwag na huwag mong bibitawan itong trono mo. Nagsimula tayo sa wala. Pero sa pagkakataong ito, nandiyan ka na. Huwag mo hahayaan na mawala lang ito sa ‘yo ng basta-basta,’” he said. Martin credits “Beauty and the Bestie” for reigniting Vice Ganda’s enthusiasm for work. “Honestly sinasabi ko sa kanya ang mga bagay na ‘yun kasi gusto ko siya magising, gusto ko lumaban siya ulit. Nung papatapos na ang pelikula, nakikita ko na nabubuhay na siya ulit, ginaganahan. Kaya sabi ko bumalik na siya. May time lang talaga na down siya pero hindi talaga nagpatalo ang kabayo hanggang finish line, lumaban,” he said. Turning emotional, Vice Ganda said “Beauty and the Bestie” wouldn’t be a huge success if not for Martin and the rest of the cast and Read More …