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Toni returns to hosting after giving birth

Dec 312016

Toni Gonzaga (MNS photo) After taking a break from work for several months since giving birth, Toni Gonzaga returned to hosting on Wednesday for the launch of a major casino. Gonzaga and Luis Manzano were among the hosts of Okada Manila’s Christmas preview concert, which was held at the Entertainment City Complex in Paranaque. On Instagram, Manzano expressed how much he missed co-hosting an event with Gonzaga. “Always a pleasure working with one of the best hosts ever,” he wrote as he shared their picture taken after the event. Gonzaga last appeared on TV on the September 19 episode of “Pinoy Big Brother.” Gonzaga gave birth days later on September 30. She is expected to make her TV comeback in January. (MNS)

Passengers stranded at ports as Typhoon Nina approaches on Christmas Day

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Dec 312016

Passengers stranded at ports as Typhoon Nina approaches on Christmas Day

Thousands of passengers arrive in droves at the various provincial bus stations in Cubao, Quezon City Friday (Dec. 23, 2016). A number of them have been at the station as early as Thursday night hoping to catch the earliest bus bound for their respective destinations. (MNS photo) MANILA, Dec 24 (Mabuhay) — Passengers have been barred by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and other port authorities from leaving ports in anticipation for Typhoon Nina (international name Nock-Ten). In a tweet, the PCG wrote that a total of 3,682 passengers have been stranded in ports of Bicol, where Nina is expected to transition after it makes landfall in the Catanduanes-Camarines area by Sunday evening. PCG also counted 392 RoRos, 17 sea vessels, and 6 MBCas stranded in Bicol ports due to possible storm surges that may reach two meters over coastal areas of the Quezon-Bicol Region-Samar area. As of 6 a.m. on Saturday, the PCG counted 26,889 passengers in all ports nationwide. Weather bureau PAGASA announced that sea travel is risky “over seaboards of Northern Luzon and the eastern seaboards of Central Luzon, Southern Luzon & of Visayas due to the surge of Northeast Monsoon and Nina.”(MNS)

Estrada out of hospital, back to work

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Dec 312016

Manila Mayor Joseph Ejercito Estrada turnover a key to the city of Manila to President of the French Republic Francois Hollande during the wreath laying ceremony at the Rizal Monument in Manila (MNS Photo) MANILA, Dec 24 (Mabuhay) – Manila Mayor and former President Joseph “Erap” Estrads has been discharged of the hospital and is even back to work, one of his aides said Saturday. “Working na po si Mayor Erap, nakalabas na po, (thank) God,” said Estrada’s media relations officer Bambi Purisima. On Friday, Estrada’s son Senator JV Ejercito said his father was being confined at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan due to pneumonia. Estrada was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday after experiencing difficulty breathing, he said.(MNS)

Kim Chiu to star in new Chito Roño movie

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Dec 312016

Kim Chiu to star in new Chito Roño movie

Kim Chiu (MNS photo) Kim Chiu is reuniting with award-winning director Chito S. Roño for a new movie. Chiu first worked with Roño on the 2012 hit horror movie “The Healing” with Vilma Santos. After four years, they teamed up again for Star Cinema’s star-studded movie “Etiquette for Mistresses.” Chiu posted a photo of her with Roño and Enzo Pineda. In the caption, she said it “feels so good” to be working with Roño for the third time. Aside from the movie, Chiu is also part of the upcoming soap “Ikaw Lang Ang Iibigin,” her reunion project with ex-boyfriend Gerald Anderson. (MNS)

PAL flies high through year 2016

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Dec 242016

Allan Q. Coo, PAL regional manager for North America, International By Abner Galino and Joy Marino With barely two weeks left in year 2016, Philippine Air Lines (PAL) is set to claim another robust year into its storied corporate journey. Allan Q. Coo, PAL regional manager for North America, enumerated the headways that the Philippine flag carrier has achieved throughout the year 2016, chief of them: acquiring two more Boeing 777s. “The first one – RP7778 – was added to our fleet during the last week of October and just 2 days ago, we received our 8th 777 and will be ready to be added to our roster this December operating the trans-pacific routes,” Coo announced during the annual PAL Christmas party held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles last December 16. Coo also announced the new PAL routes: Manila to Saipan, Taipei to Osaka, non-stop flight from Los Angeles to Cebu; the Singapore to Cebu route and Cebu to Caticlan and Cebu to Clark via Caticlan (started on December 16. The new local routes were meant to support the growth Cebu, which PAL consider as itssecond hub, according to Coo. “We have also strengthened our flight connections to and from Cebu to better serve our countrymen from Southern Philippines.” The airline executive as took pride in PAL’s twice daily, non-stop flight from Los Angeles to Manila that started last Thursday (Dec 8). “This gives our passengers a choice of leaving during the day or our regular evening Read More …

Duterte a ‘murderer,’ says De Lima

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Dec 102016

Senator Leila de Lima ,President Benigno Aquino III , New Bilid Prison,Justice Secretary, Vitaliano Aguirre II , Liberal Party MANILA, Dec 8 (Mabuhay) – Without mincing words, Senator Leila de Lima on Thursday called President Rodrigo Duterte a “murderer.” “People of the Philippines, your President is a murderer,” De Lima said in a statement. She noted Duterte’s statement Wednesday that he would not abandon the police allegedly involved in the November 5 killing of Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. because it was his order to shoot those who would resist arrest. “That is an admission that he is the mastermind of such extrajudicial killing (EJK),” the senator said.“That says it all about the EJK phenomenon.” She added, “Together with Edgar Matobato’s testimony on the Davao Death Squad (DDS), Duterte’s admission seals his fate as the Father of all EJKs, first in Davao City, now throughout the entire Philippines, with the number of his victims now beyond the five thousand mark, and still rising.” Matobato, who claimed to be a former member of the DDS, has accused Duterte of masterminding the killings in Davao City when the President was still mayor. De Lima said this also meant that Supt. Marvin Marcos, sacked head of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Eastern Visayas, and some of its members allegedly involved in Espinosa’s killing were part of the “expanded DDS,” which she said is now national in scope and operation. “Nothing can be clearer than that. What we now have is Read More …

Erik Matti: Give indie MMFF entries a chance

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Dec 102016

Erik Matti: Give indie MMFF entries a chance

Erik Matti (MNS photo) Director Erik Matti said that those criticizing the eight finalists of this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival should watch the films first before passing judgment, triggering an avalanche of support from his fans who have been vocal about their cynicism over the quality of past entries. Days after it was revealed that the film festival’s screening committee have decided to snub more commercial works from big budget studios for independent films, the “Honor Thy Father” director sounded off on Facebook against the backlash. “Hinay hinay sa paghamak at paginsulto ng salitang INDIE na parang ito’y may ketong na dapat layuan,” Matti, whose “Seklusyon” is included in the so-called “Magic 8,” wrote. “Ang indie at mainstream ay parehong pelikula rin lang at wag na po ihiwalay sa isa’t isa.” “Ang indie, tulad ng mainstream, ay pwedeng malalim o mababaw, matalino o stupido, nakakatawa o nakakaiyak, commercial o artistic, pambata o pangmatanda o panghugot, cheap o big budget. Pareho pong pelikula yan.” “Panoorin n’yo muna ang mga pelikulang napili sa [MMFF]. Merong pagbabagong naganap sa [MMFF 2016]. Bigyan naman natin ng chance na umubra bago husgahan. Lalabas din naman si Vice, si Vic at si Chinoy kahit di nakasali e,” he added. Matti was referring to studios like Star Cinema and Regal Entertainment, which will be releasing their entries, Vice Ganda and Coco Martin’s “The Super Parental Guardians” and Richard Yap’s “Mano Po 7: Chinoy,” ahead of the annual film festival. Matti’s post on Facebook has since garnered Read More …

Cops involved in Espinosa raid still under restrictive custody –PNP

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Dec 102016

Cops involved in Espinosa raid still under restrictive custody –PNP

PNP chief Dir. Gen. Ronald ‘Bato’ Dela Rosa presents suspected Eastern Visayas drug lord Kerwin Espinosa to media at Camp Crame early Friday morning, November 18, 2016. Espinosa, son of slain Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa, is the alleged Eastern Visayas drug lord. Espinosa was brought to Manila after five months of hiding in Abu Dhabi. (MNS photo) MANILA, Dec 3 (Mabuhay) — The policemen involved in the raid which led to the death of Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. are still under restrictive custody even though they were allowed to leave Camp Crame, an official of the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) Internal Affairs Service (IAS) said Saturday. IAS Chief of Staff Maria Lynberg Constantinopla made the clarification following reports that the restrictive custody status of Police Supt. Marvin Marcos and 17 other policemen involved in the raid had been lifted. “In fact, there is no actual lifting of restrictive custody. They were just allowed to go home to get some information for attachment on their counter-affidavit,” Constantinopla said. She added that PNP personnel are supervising the cops in Leyte while they are getting the necessary documents for their counter-affidavits, which will be submitted on Monday. PNP Chief Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa relieved Marcos and other officers over the slay of Espinosa. In November, suspected drug lord Kerwin Espinosa claimed that he bribed Marcos with at least P3 million to lay off operations against his drug trade. (MNS)

Some Miss U candidates to arrive in PHL on Friday for kickoff party

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Dec 102016

Some Miss U candidates to arrive in PHL on Friday for kickoff party

Eleven Miss Universe 2016 candidates were presented during the media briefing held at the Department of Tourism (DOT) head office in Makati City on Monday (Dec. 12, 2016). They are (standing from left to right) Miss Korea Jenny Kim, Miss China Joyce Li, Miss Vietnam Dang Thi Le Hang, Miss Myanmar Htet Htet Tun, Miss New Zealand Tania Pauline Dawson, Miss Japan Sari Nakazawa, Miss Philippines Maxine Medina, Miss Indonesia Kezia Roslin Cikita Warouw, Miss Malaysia Kiranmeet Kaur Balijeet Singh, Miss USA Deshauna Barber, and Miss Thailand Chalita Suansane. The Philippines previously hosted the Miss Universe pageant twice, in 1974 and 1994. (MNS photo) MANILA, Dec 7 (PNA) – About 11 candidates of the prestigious Miss Universe pageant will be arriving in Manila on Friday (Dec 9) to lead a kickoff party a month before the country hosts its coronation night on January 30, 2017. Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Wanda Teo told reporters that 11 candidates will spearhead a kickoff party in the Conrad Hotel in Pasay City as a “preview” to one of the world’s most-watched beauty pageants. The kickoff party will be attended by candidates from USA, Japan, Australia, China, Korea, New Zealand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Philippines. Reigning Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach will also be present in the event, which will be arranged by one of the event’s main partners, Solar Entertainment Corp. Teo said the hopefuls are expected to visit Siargao on Dec. 11 and Cebu on Dec. 12 to begin photoshoots and tour Read More …

Bianca, Miguel not rushing into having relationship

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Dec 102016

Bianca, Miguel not rushing into having relationship

Bianca Umali (MNS photo) Bianca Umali is definitely one of the most promising young stars of GMA today. A former child star, she’s getting prettier and sexier by the day. She was first paired with Miguel Tanfelix in “Paroa, Kuwento ni Mariposa” four years ago and since then, their BiGuel teen loveteam has gained its own legion of fans. “Four years na ‘yung loveteam namin but we got to know each other as child stars seven years ago pa when I was only nine,” says Bianca. “So ganun na namin katagal na kakilala ang isa’t isa. We saw each other growing up.” So what’s the real score between them now? “We’re very good friends pa rin po. Hindi kami nagmamadali kasi 16 pa lang naman po ako, never been touched, never been kissed. At siya naman, he just turned 18.” “Kaya sana po, huwag nyo kaming madaliin,” says Miguel, who’s been appointed as Youth Ambassador of the U.N. Population Commission for being a good and wholesome role model in maintaining his belief in being pure before marriage. “Basta sa ngayon, we’re so happy na mas nagiging closer ang relationship namin as good, good friends. Mas priority namin ang career and studies. Ako po, araw-araw pumapasok sa La Salle for entrepreneurship.” They’re now paired anew in another show, “URL (Usapang Real Love)”, billed as the first interactive rom com on Philippine TV. (MNS)

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