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Kris Bernal (MNS Photo) Kapuso actress Kris Bernal has done a variety of TV dramas in the past, but it’s her role on “Little Nanay” that has caught the attention of viewers. Kris plays Tinay, a young mother with the mental capacity of a nine-year-old. “Super happy kasi very important sa akin ’yung I get good feedback sa project na ginagawa ko. Sa lahat ng shows na nagawa ko, itong ‘Little Nanay’ ’yung naging pinakamaingay sa akin,” Kris said. Being a part of the series has taught Kris to appreciate individuals with intellectual disabilities. “Mas naiintindihan ko sila ngayon. Before kasi ang knowledge ko lang about them is may special sa kanila, na may hindi normal sa kanila. Pero patagal ng patagal, mas nakikilala ko sila, ’yung pagiging affectionate nila, hindi sila nagtatanim ng sama ng loob. Very loving sila. So parang in return ’yung mga taong nakapaligid sa kanila, dapat equal ’yung pakikitungo sa kanila kasi wala silang sama ng loob, negative vibes. Happy lang talaga sila,” she said. Ever grateful for the opportunity, Kris noted, “Feeling ko nabibigyan ko ng justice at nakikita nila sa akin na ganito ang bata na may intellectual disability. So parang feeling ko ako ang boses nila kung paano sila i-treat at intindihin.” She has now become more active in helping kids that need special care. Kris hold parties and also provides them some supplies. “Meron din akong sinusuportahang SPED school even before this, pero mas active ako now. Gusto ko maghanap pa Read More …

Subaru sets a new all-time sales record of 582,675 vehicles; up 13.4 percent over 2014 Subaru Cherry Hill, N.J. –  Subaru of America, Inc. today reported record-breaking sales of 582,675 vehicles for the 2015 calendar year; an increase of 13.4 percent over the previous annual record of 513,693 vehicles set in 2014. This is the seventh consecutive year of sales records for Subaru of America and eighth consecutive year of sales increases. The December sales total of 56,274 vehicles marks the company’s best-ever sales month, eclipsing the previous best month of September 2015 (53,070). December also marks the 22nd successive month of 40,000+ vehicle sales for the company which continues to outpace the industry. Nearly all of the company’s current models contributed to its sales success in 2015. The Forester, Outback, WRX/STI and Crosstrek sales were notably strong as each carline achieved new annual sales records. The Forester and Outback mid-size CUVs finished the year with sales of 175,192 and 152,294, up 9.5 percent and 9.7 percent, respectively. The small CUV entrant, Crosstrek, added 88,927 sales to the year-end total, while the Legacy sedan achieved 60,447 sales in 2015. On the performance side, the company’s WRX and STI models were up 32.3 percent with annual sales of 33,724. “As our franchise closes its seventh consecutive annual sales record, we have to give our heartfelt thanks to our retailers, distributors and colleagues, as well as Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. for making these historic results possible” said Thomas J. Doll, president and chief Read More …

Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach pays a courtesy call on President Benigno S. Aquino III in Malacañang Palace. The Filipino-German model, who won the Miss Universe 2015 title last December 20 in Las Vegas, Nevada, was accompanied by her mother Cheryl Alonzo Tyndall, Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. Chairperson Stella Marquez-Araneta, and Miss Universe President Paula Shugart when she met with the Chief Executive at the President’s Hall sala. (MNS photo) MANILA  (Mabuhay) – Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on President Benigno S. Aquino III in Malacañang Palace. The Filipino-German model, who won the Miss Universe 2015 title last December 20 in Las Vegas, Nevada, was accompanied by her mother Cheryl Alonzo Tyndall, Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. Chairperson Stella Marquez-Araneta, and Miss Universe President Paula Shugart when she met with the Chief Executive at the President’s Hall sala. Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach pays a courtesy call on President Benigno S. Aquino III in Malacañang Palace. The Filipino-German model, who won the Miss Universe 2015 title last December 20 in Las Vegas, Nevada, was accompanied by her mother Cheryl Alonzo Tyndall, Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. Chairperson Stella Marquez-Araneta, and Miss Universe President Paula Shugart when she met with the Chief Executive at the President’s Hall sala. (MNS photo) After the courtesy call, Wurtzbach held a press conference with Palace reporters at the Malacañang Palace Guesthouse. The 5-foot-8 beauty queen said she felt honored to meet President Aquino. “He congratulated me and we Read More …

Sen. Antonio Trillanes with members of Magdalo party, shows his certificate of candidacy (CoC) for vice president, at the Palacio del Gobernador in Manila, Tuesday. Trillanes will be running as an independent candidate, but expressed support for Sen. Grace Poe’s presidential bid in the 2016 elections. (MNS photo) MANILA  (Mabuhay) – A possible impeachment move could be immediately initiated against Vice President Jejomar Binay if he becomes president, Senator Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV said as the Senate blue ribbon subcommittee concluded on Tuesday its probe on corruption allegations against Binay. Aside from plunder and graft charges, Trillanes said the subcommittee can still recommend more criminal charges, such as tax evasion, against Binay in connection with alleged anomalies he committed when he was still the mayor of Makati City. The subcommittee, headed by Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, had already come up with a partial report, including a recommendation to file plunder and graft charges against Binay over the alleged overpriced Makati City Hall 2 parking building. “Every single act constitutes either a graft charge or a plunder charge or other violations of the Revised Penal Code,” Trillanes, who initiated the Senate probe against Binay, said at a press conference after the hearing. Reminded that Binay would be immune from suit if he gets elected president in the upcoming elections, Trillanes said: “Ganun na nga (That’s how it is) but immediately it can be used as a basis for impeachment.” “So kaya nga kung ma e-elect man si Vice President Binay 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) – The Sandiganbayan has allowed former Makati Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado to testify against Elenita Binay, wife of Vice President Jejomar Binay, in connection with her pending graft case. In a resolution dated January 22, the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division reversed its July 2015 ruling denying the prosecution’s motion to present Mercado as witness. “A re-examination of the Motion stirs this Court to reconsider. It is axiomatic that the matter of presentation of witnesses by the prosecution is not for the accused, or except in limited sense, for the court to dictate. The prosecution has the discretion as to how to present its case and it has the right to choose whom it wishes to present as witnesses,” the 16-page ruling penned by Associate Justice Ma. Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta read. The resolution was concurred in by Fifth Division chairman Associate Justice Roland Jurado and acting member Associate Justice Samuel Martires. In its new ruling, the court gave weight on the prosecution’s pronouncement in its motion for reconsideration filed in August last year, which said that Mercado can give a competent testimony on how an original copy of a Commission on Audit (COA) ended up in his possession. The prosecution Read More …