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Representatives of the Makabayan bloc led by Rep. Neri Colmenares link arms with Sen. Grace Poe and Sen. Chiz Escudero during a solidarity event at the Quezon City Sports Club on Thursday. The group declared support for Team Galing at Puso in the 2016 election.(MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – The camp of Sen. Grace Poe and a Malacañang spokesperson on Monday brushed off the lead of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte in a Social Weather Stations (SWS) pre-election survey. Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said they remain confident that administration bet Mar Roxas will win the 2016 presidential elections. “The candidates will have six months to present their platform to the people. In the meantime, survey numbers will go up or down but the only survey that matters is the one in May,” said Lacierda. President Benigno Aquino III has endorsed Roxas as his anointed successor in 2016. Roxas ranked fourth in the SWS survey conducted November 26 to 28, garnering 15 percent. The camp of Poe, meanwhile, said survey results are only snap shots of the people’s sentiments at a given time frame. “People’s sentiments change depending on what message they hear. Our resolve is to intensify and amplify the message of Sen Poe- her message of inclusive growth and good governance,” he said in a text message on Monday. “We believe that giving focus to this will convert more people into supporting her,” he added. Poe, who led previous SWS surveys, was tied with Vice President Jejomar Binay at Read More …

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Donna Cruz (MNS Photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) — After 15 years, Donna Cruz is returning to her first love — singing. Cruz said she consulted her husband as she considered joining the music industry once more. “Na-miss ko kasi talaga namang first love ko naman ‘yong singing. Even my husband knows that. So sa ngayon na kinausap ko nga siya, sabi ko, ‘Honey, I think okay na — malalaki na rin naman ‘yong kids natin — kung bibigyan ko naman ng panahon ‘yong sarili ko and ‘yong kaligayahan ko rin sa pagkanta.’ So I think wala namang problema sa kanya,” she recalled. She denied speculations that her husband is against her decision. “It’s a mutual decision naman eh. Kasi ako talaga ‘yong tipong mommy na talagang pag nag-focus ako sa mga anak ko, nasa kanila talaga. Sabi ko nga, gusto kong ma-build ‘yong mommy and kids na samahan. Gusto ko talaga malapit ako sa mga anak ko,” she said. The 38-year-old actress is married to Yong Larrazabal, an ophthalmologist from Cebu. According to Cruz, her children’s support inspired her the most to return to recording. “Sobrang hindi talaga mawawala sa akin ‘yong love ko sa singing so gusto ko talaga even before pa. Kaya lang ayokong pumasok sa paggawa ng album or whatever kung hindi pa handa yung pakiramdam ko na iwan ‘yong mga anak ko maliliit pa eh. Ngayon, okay na silang iwan — kumbaga sobrang nakatatak na ako sa kanila,” she said. Cruz went on to assure her fans Read More …

(ROME, Italy) President Benigno S. Aquino III graces the meeting with the Filipino Community at the Leptis Magna Function Room of the Ergife Palace Hotel during his official visit here on Thursday (December 03). (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – A third quarter poll taken by the Social Weather Stations found an increased number of Filipinos predicting that Benigno Aquino III would be a successful president, with 35% of respondents expecting him to be successful, compared to the second quarter’s 29%. The third quarter poll also found that 26% expected Aquino to be unsuccessful while 39% said it was still too early to tell either way. In the second quarter 21% said the president would be unsuccessful, and 50% said it was too early to tell. Net expectation of success, or the percentage of those who said he will be successful minus the percentage of those who said he would be unsuccessful, thus rose to +9 in the third quarter from the second quarter’s +8. (ROME, Italy) President Benigno S. Aquino III shares the stage with the participants of the meeting with the Filipino Community for a snap shot at the Leptis Magna Function Room of the Ergife Palace Hotel during his official visit here on Thursday (December 03). (MNS photo) The SWS rates a net satisfaction rating of +70 as “excellent”; +50 to +69 as “very good”; +30 to +49 as “good”; +10 to +29, “moderate”; +9 to — 9, “neutral”; — 10 to — 29, “poor”; — 30 to Read More …

Dingdong Avanzado proud about daughter Jayda: “She plays the guitar. She plays the piano. She does her own recording.”