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Filipina Pop Star Princess Sarah Geronimo is poised to open New Year with a bang for a two-night concert to endear followers and avid patrons of the only getaway for music and game lovers, Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California on January 16 and 17 at 8 p.m. Pechanga Resort & Casino is well-known for hosting the best and the brightest Filipino entertainers and performers such as Mega Star Sharon Cuneta, veteran actor Richard Gomes and OPM (Outstanding Pilipino Music) legend Rico J. Puno, who gave wholesome entertainment to the delight of the crowd in previous engagements. Variety is the name of the game for Pechanga Resort & Casino, the reason why it is hosting in January 2015 the first-ever two-day concert of Geronimo dubbed as ‘Perfect 10’ by Viva Live group. At age two, Geronimo, who was gifted with talent in both singing and acting, started a series of shows in the malls. She born July 25, 1988 by Filipino parents, Divine and Delfin and is the third of four children. When she turned four, her mother led her to audition to different TV programs where she became part of the kiddie show, Pen-Pen de Sarapen (4-6 years old), Ang TV (7-8 years old), and NEXT (8-9 years old). She likewise, performed in various other venues as hotel lounges and huge shopping malls and in 1995 became one to perform for the 1995 visit of Pope John Paul II. In 2003, when Geronimo was just 14 years old, she joined the singing competition Read More …

Government security officers simulate the motorcade of Pope Francis upon his arrival using one of the Popemobiles the pontiff will use during his five-day visit to the Philippines. Traffic to some roads will be rerouted starting Thursday until the Pope’s departure on Monday. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) — A migrants’ rights group on Tuesday called on Pope Francis to speak on behalf of overseas Filipinos to stimulate government action for the improvement of migrant rights. “We call on Pope Francis to heed our call: Stand with us against trafficking and modern-day slavery of Filipino migrants! Struggle with us against [President Benigno] Aquino [III]’s labor export policy!,” said Garry Martinez, Migrante International chairperson, in a statement. According to Martinez, Pope Francis’ outspoken attitude towards human trafficking. In his traditional Angelus prayer in 2013, Pope Francis highlighted the plight of refugees and migrants, saying their “dramatic” condition is “marked by fear, uncertainty and difficulties.” Martinez said Pope Francis’ support would help the 125 Filipinos currently on death row abroad, the 7,000 in jail, and the 25,000 left stranded and awaiting repatriation in the Middle East. “As he visits the Philippines, we call on Pope Francis to speak on behalf of an estimated 15 million overseas Filipinos in over 239 countries around the world. We call on him to speak out for Filipino migrants in distress and their families,” he said. Pope Francis, who will be in the Philippines from January 15 to 19, will meet with Filipino families affected by migration, poverty, Read More …

Whip it good: L’Occitane Shea Whipped Body Cream, Whipped Hand Cream and Whipped Shower Foam The products: L’Occitane Whipped Shea Butter Body Cream, Whipped Shower Foam, Whipped Hand Cream What they do: A pampering bodycare line with the same delicate scent as L’Occitane’s classic shea butter collection, Whipped Shea Butter is a new light and ultra-nourishing texture that immediately becomes one with the skin. It contains a concentration of shea butter that is as light as whipped egg whites — a delicious way to nourish dry skin. Where to get it: L’Occitane is available at Rustan’s The Beauty Source. * * * Color your nails ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ with OPI The product: OPI limited-edition nail lacquers inspired by the Universal Pictures and Focus Features movie Fifty Shades of Grey Lifestyle Feature ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: What it includes: OPI’s Fifty Shades of Grey collection includes six new limited-edition nail lacquers — five gray polishes in varying shades and textures, and one rich red hue. The collection captures the mood, feelings and emotions of the film with assorted hues of gray, ranging from glittering and gleaming silvers to cool gray cremes to dark charcoal. Where to get it: OPI Fifty Shades of Grey collection is available at Rustan’s The Beauty Source. * * * Get glossy lips and stay-put color from Revlon The product: Revlon ColorStay Moisture Stain What it is: A luxurious yet ultra-light stain that glides on lips with creamy comfort, Revlon ColorStay Moisture Stain Read More …

Wynwyn Marquez, Pia Wurtzbach, deaf-mute Christine Balaguer, and policewoman join Binibining Pilipinas 2015 screening.

Mrs. Rodriguez brought his son Jordan to my clinic because of recurrent itching.  He was five when I first saw him.  His face, especially the areas around his eyes, was red, scaly, and dry; his neck was thick and extremely rough and scaly with a lot of scratch marks on it.  The areas in front of his elbows and the back of his knees where also thickened with linear lines and excoriations (tiny spots of removed skin, sometimes with bleeding). The poor kid was scratching incessantly and appeared tired and sleepy.  He was irritable, too.  Mrs. Rodriguez was complaining that she had sleepless nights trying to comfort Jordan and that she had been to several doctors, but Jordan’s problem remained unabated and seemed to be worsening with time. Jordan’s problem is skin asthma, known in medical terms as atopic dermatitis or eczema.  It is a relapsing skin condition that causes inflammation, redness, and itchy rashes.  The bad thing is that there is no known single cause for atopic dermatitis.  It is a largely genetic skin disorder characterized by an inherited barrier defect (a defect in the skin’s protective covering function).  This barrier failure causes increased permeability of the skin and reduces its antimicrobial function.  A loss in this protective covering factor results in flattening of the skin’s surface, disruption of the skin’s lipid organization, and reduction of moisturizing factors.  This leads to an increase in the skin’s acidity, which encourages certain enzymes to digest the lipids and proteins that hold Read More …