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Jun 022015
Jun 022015
AndreaTorres neither runs nor bikes nor swims. She’s not into any cardio exercise. Find out what she does to stay fit.
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Maja Salvador (MNS Photo) Actress Maja Salvador on Thursday denied that her “Bridges of Love” leading man Paulo Avelino has something to do with her breakup with actor Gerald Anderson. Salvador also said it is not true that Anderson got jealous of Avelino. “Wala pong kinalaman si Paulo,” Salvador said, while refusing to divulge details of the split. “Trabaho lang talaga ‘yung kay Paulo. Kung nag-level up man, kung ano ang mayroon kami ni Paulo, ay ‘yung pakikipagkaibigan. Kasi as an actor, sobrang madami ka ding makukuha and matututunan sa kanya.” In the interview during the press conference for her new album “In Love” under Ivory Music & Video., Salvador also denied that she was the reason for the breakup of Avelino and girlfriend KC Concepcion. “Ay hindi. Tulad ng sinabi ko, ayaw kong idetalye pero kung ano man ang rason niya at ano ang pinagdadaanan niya sana maging maayos. Kung ano man ang mga pinagdadaanan niya ay ipagdasal natin na sana ay maayos kung ano man ang kailangan niyang ayusin,” she said. (MNS)
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Southern California Edison ROSEMEAD, Calif – Southern California Edison (SCE) continues to advise customers to stay vigilant and learn to protect themselves from a telephone bill scam that demands immediate payment for allegedly past-due electricity bills. It’s getting costlier too since in April, SCE customers lost an estimated $27,000 to phone scams, an increase from $17,000 in March. Recently, an SCE business customer was defrauded out of $3,000 after responding to a scam call. So far this month, more than 500 scam phone calls have been made to SCE customers, with some paying between $1,500-$3,000. Some customers have even reported seeing a red truck thought to be from SCE with the words “Service Disconnect” parked outside their homes or businesses. Scammers also have created fake telephone lines and recordings that state: “Hello. Thank you for calling Southern California Edison Disconnection Department.” Another trick is telling customers local police will be called if they don’t pay immediately. Many impostors urge customers to use a reloadable prepaid card to make payments. “You should be leery of anyone who calls you asking for money. Utilities are not going to call and request payments over the telephone,” said Hector Tamayo, a detective with the Claremont Police Department. “The biggest red flag is when these callers request money on a reloadable prepaid card. Most people should be able to catch on when the caller is asking you to send a payment through a prepaid card.” So how does the scam work? Phone impostors claiming to be with SCE call customers and fraudulently Read More …
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President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his message during the Department of Education’s event “Sa K to 12, Kayang-kaya, Sama-sama! A celebration of K to 12 Milestones,” marking the second year anniversary of Republic Act 10533 or the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 also known as the “K to 12 Law” which was signed by President Benigno Aquino III in May 2013. The event was held at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City on Friday (May 29). The K to 12 education program as envisioned by DepEd aims to produce high school graduates who have the competency to hold a job and be better prepared for college education and global opportunities. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) — Malacanang announced on Saturday new appointments for different diplomatic posts and other government positions. Among those appointed by President Aquino include Amable R. Aguiluz V, Special Envoy of the President to the Kingdom of Bahrain. Aguiluz was appointed May 16, 2015. Also appointed were Joselito A. Jimeno as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Switzerland and Leslie J. Baja as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Egypt. Other appointees were Gov. Denis B. Habawel, Chairperson, Regional Peace and Order Council, Cordillera Administrative Region; Regina S. Antequisa, member, Representing the Victims of Disasters and Calamities, National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC); and Ninian S. Sumadia, member, Representing the Youth and Students, NAPC. Victor G. Chiong was also designated as a member of the Board of Administrators of the National Electrification Administration. The President also appointed Paisalin Read More …
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TOKYO, Japan – President Benigno S. Aquino III along with fellow regional leaders attends the luncheon meeting hosted by Keidanren and the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Golden Room of the Keidanren Kaikan on Saturday (December) at the sidelines of the ASEAN – Japan Commemorative Summit, the culminating event to a full year of activities commemorating 40 years of ASEAN-Japan relations. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – Encouraging more businessmen to come to the Philippines as well as security issues would be President Aquino’s top agenda when he visits Japan next week, a Palace official said. In a radio interview over dzRB Radyo Ng Bayan on Saturday, Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said that apart from the bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other high-ranking Japanese officials including the Emperor, President Aquino is scheduled to meet Japanese businessmen. “The President has a long line of meetings with captains of industry of either Japanese businessmen, who already have investments here in the Philippines, and those who are… because of our economy now, are looking to expand or are looking to put in more investments in the country,” Valte said during the interview. “Every time the President goes out, he always makes it a point as much as possible to touch base with the captains of industry to really tell them what has been happening to country, and so far, you see that this is bearing fruit.” The foreign direct investments are up and the number of Read More …
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BANGSAMORO BASIC LAW: Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., chair of the Senate Committee on Local Government, listens to Datu Abul Khayr Alonto, Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Central Committee chair, during Monday’s (May 18, 2015) hearing on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law. Alonto said they stand together with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) for the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law.(MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – Unsure whether the Senate could meet its self-imposed deadline for the approval of the Bangsamoro Basic Law, Senate President Franklin Drilon on Saturday stressed the importance of having the measure enacted before October this year. “I am not very optimistic that the law can be in place by June 11. The committee of Senator Bongbong Marcos will conduct two more hearings on June 2 and June 3. I do not know if Senator Bongbong will submit a committee report on the ninth of June…,” he said. Marcos heads the Senate committee on local government, which deliberates on the final form of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). Also, Drilon said that in case the Senate approves the BBL before the sine die adjournment, the measure would still have to be deliberated on in the bicameral conference committee. Congress would have to contend with a possible new deadline, given the time constraints, he added. “We have to go back to the drawing board and see what we can do and see how we can have this measure in place maybe before October of this year…If we Read More …
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A report in the Philippine Daily Inquirer cited a report to officials including Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. indicating Filipinos are among the Southeast Asians being lured to conflict zones in the Middle East. Some Islamic militants are home-grown, just like the Abu Sayyaf (in photo), who have links with al-Qaeda terrorists. (Photo from http://vkb.isvg.org/Wiki/Groups/Abu_Sayyaf_Group_(ASG)) ZAMBOANGA (Mabuhay) – The Sulu provincial police office believes the twin explosion near their headquarters on Friday evening was a retaliatory attack from the Abu Sayyaf Group. Sr. Supt. Abraham Orbita, provincial director of Sulu police, noted that before the explosions, they had arrested several members of Abu Sayyaf in Sulu. He said on May 25, police nabbed Alvin Jumaidi, 25, an alleged follower of Abu Sayyaf sub-leader Arod Wahing operating in Talipao, Sulu. Recovered from Jumaidi, a native of Barangay Anuling, Patikul municipality, Sulu, was an unregistered .45-caliber pistol. Jumaidi’s father, also an Abu Sayyaf member, was also arrested in Zamboanga City following a foiled jailbreak in Zamboanga City Reformatory Center. On May 20, a suspected Abu Sayyaf bandit identified as Mindas Manda alias “Muktaderas” was killed in a shootout with police in Barangay Walled City, Jolo, Sulu. Manda was accosted by policemen after he was sighted carrying an M-16 rifle. He was asked to surrender but allegedly drew his firearm against the responding policemen. On May 6, five suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group were also killed in a shootout after they attempted to abduct a businesswoman in Siasi town. The family Read More …
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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) – Senate President Franklin Drilon on Saturday dismissed as “totally unfounded” the accusations of the camp of Vice President Jejomar Binay that the administration party is using government agencies’ resources, including the Anti-Money Laundering Council, in preparation for the 2106 polls. “The insinuation is that the Liberal Party influences the AMLC or the Anti-Money Laundering Council, which is totally, totally unfounded,” Drilon, vice chair of the ruling Liberal Party (LP), said. “(AMLC’s members) are all professionals. Do you think these people will tarnish their reputations by being tainted with politicians and political parties? I don’t think anybody in their right mind will ever say that,” he said. Joey Salgado, VP Binay’s chief media officer, earlier accused the LP of using government resources to malign Vice President Binay, whose intention to run for president in 2016 is no secret to the public. Drilon said Binay’s camp should just focus on efforts in answering corruption allegations against the Vice President. “Medyo masalimuot ang mga lumalabas sa AMLC at natural lamang ng mga tinatamaan na ginagamit ito sa pulitika. Mas mabuti siguro kung sagutin na lang, kung hindi man totoo ang mga nakasulat doon ay e, ‘di sagutin. Rather than you Read More …
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Members of the New Peoples Army (NPA) belonging to the Pulang Bagani Command celebrate the 40th Founding Anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) somewhere in Davao City on Friday, December 26, 2008. The NPA, which is the armed wing of the CPP, has been fighting for the establishment of the Marxist state in the Philippines since 1968. AKP Images/ Keith Bacongco LEGAZPI CITY (Mabuhay) -– An Army soldier was killed and another was wounded in a clash on Saturday with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in a remote village in the town of Gubat town in Sorsogon, a Philippine Army officer said. Captain Marjorie Panesa, public affairs chief of the Army’s 9th Infantry Division based in Bicol, said a 9-man Army team were on a “Bayanihan” mission in Barangay (village) Benguet, Gubat, at about 8:30 a.m. on Saturday when they chanced upon a group of about 10 communist rebels. The encounter led to a firefight that killed a member of the Army team and wounded another, Panesa said. Panesa said they could not release the names of the slain and wounded soldiers because they had yet to inform the families of the victims. The communist rebels fled following a five-minute firefight, she said, adding that Army troopers were in hot pursuit operation.(MNS)