LJ Reyes advocates for healthier food choices.
Nov 302014
Nov 302014
Ruffa Gutierrez gives tips on how to save more when grocery shopping.
Nov 292014
MEGASTAR Sharon Cuneta said she still feels broken over the death of her mother, Mrs. Elaine Gamboa-Cuneta. The actress wrote a message for her mother and posted it on Facebook. “I miss you, Mama ko… I know that this is my new normal, and I know that by God’s grace, all will one day settle, and I will get used to it… But I have never known life without you… I am broken, Mommy ko… I had no idea how much it would hurt to lose you…,” she wrote. Sharon said she had to quietly go on with each day since her mom’s death last November 5. She also asked for forgiveness and wished she could have more time left with her. “I wish we could have had just a little more time together to become close… to love more… to talk… just to be Mama and baby again… I love you very, very much, Mama ko… I am so sorry for everything I did to hurt you from the time I was little…” “I still had so much to say to you, but God had to bring you home, and I know He is making you the happiest you’ve ever been… I think of you all day long and cry every day… I know you see me and are just with me all the time, and one day I know I’ll be okay… After all, I am your girl… and you didn’t raise me to be weak and useless.” Read More …
Nov 282014
DILG Secretary Mar Roxas III (left) chats with Senators Grace Poe-Llamanzares, JV Ejercito, and Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during the Senate deliberation on the 2015 budget of the Department of Interior and Local Government on Monday, November 24. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday night questioned the P12.9 billion allotment for water supply, low-cost housing and other projects to the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) which were contained in the errata submitted by the Department of Budget and Management. Marcos, chairman of the Senate local government committee, said the DILG has no mandate to build housing units, which is given to the National Housing Authority (NHA), or to create water supply, which is the concern of the Local Water Utilities Administration or the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). He said the role of the DILG is simply supervision and not control of provinces, cities and municipalities. “The DILG chief has no technical expertise in low-cost housing, and even if he has, that is not his mandate. That is the responsibility of the National Housing Authority,” Marcos said. He said that instead of managing water supply projects or building houses, the DILG, headed by Sec. Mar Roxas, should focus on improving the peace and order situation and homeland security. He added that Roxas should strive towards ensuring that Filipinos feel safe at home, on the streets, in their workplaces and renew their trusts with men in uniform. Within DILG’s mandate But Senator Read More …
Nov 282014
(Supreme Court of the Philippines} MANILA (Mabuhay) – Even Supreme Court (SC) justices will not be spared by the proposed Freedom of Information (FOI) bill once it is passed in Congress. In a press conference on Tuesday, Akbayan Representative Ibarra “Barry” Gutierrez, an author of the bill, said the bill is clear that even justices are required to make public their statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN). “They really have no choice. In the law, we said that the SC has to upload their SALNs. They cannot willfully violate the law,” Gutierrez said. The high court is very strict about releasing the magistrates’ SALN, saying in a 2012 resolution that the public’s right to information is not absolute. “While providing guarantee for that right, the Constitution also provides that the people’s right to know is limited to ’matters of public concern’ and is further subject to such limitations as may be provided by law,” the high court said. Gutierrez said the FOI bill, if passed, will make moot the Supreme Court’s resolution on the SALN guidelines. “A resolution cannot be higher than the law,” he said. The tribunal made the ruling setting the SALN guidelines after Chief Justice Renato Corona was impeached by Congress on his failure to disclose his wealth. Asked if justices may be impeached if they fail to follow the bill’s provisions, Gutierrez agreed, citing culpable violation of the Constitution as a ground for impeachment. “The FOI requires SC justices to make available their SALN Read More …
Nov 282014
In this photo taken Feb. 25, 2014 by surveillance planes and released Thursday, May 15, 2014, by the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, a Chinese vessel, top center, is used to expand structures and land on the Johnson Reef, called Mabini by the Philippines and Chigua by China, at the Spratly Islands at South China Sea, Philippines. The Philippines has protested China’s reclamation of land in the disputed reef in the South China Sea that can be used to build an airstrip or an offshore military base in the increasingly volatile region, the country’s top diplomat and other officials said Wednesday, May 14, 2014. The white arrow was added by the source. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has already protested China’s reported reclamation project on a disputed reef in the South China Sea. Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario said the DFA sent a note verbale to China on October 10 regarding its reported construction activities, including the building of an airstrip, on Fiery Cross or Kagitingan Reef. “We looked at our records and discovered that a note verbale has already been sent,” he told reporters at the sidelines of the DFA’s budget deliberations in the Senate on Tuesday. “We were protesting the activity,” he said in an ambush interview. The Philippines includes Kagitingan Reef within its territory as part of the Kalayaan Group of Islands. China, meanwhile, claims almost the entire South China Sea as its own, covering territories claimed by the Philippines, Read More …
Nov 282014
MANILA (Mabuhay) – An abandoned package that triggered a bomb scare in a busy Makati City street Monday morning yielded no explosives but tools, police said. PO2 Alex Witty of the Makati Police Station said that the area – Makati Avenue corner Paseo de Roxas – was declared safe at 12:12 p.m. The abandoned package was reported by a security guard in the area at 11:10 a.m., prompting the city police department to send in personnel from the Explosives and Ordnance division. Witty said personnel from the EOD used a “water charge” to open the abandoned package, and found that the aluminum box contained assorted tools used for repairing computers. Police are reviewing the CCTV footage to determine who left the package in the area, Witty said. The bomb scare slowed down traffic along the two busy Makati streets. (MNS)
Nov 282014
LBC office LBC continues to deliver smiles all around the world by opening a bigger and better branch in Carson City. The grand opening was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 22, 2014 at 21636 Figueroa St. Carson, CA 90745. This is actually not the first time LBC has opened a branch in Carson. In fact, LBC has been present in Carson for many years since the late 80′s. But according to Mr. Michael Salomon, LBC’s Vice President for Operations in Northern California, LBC believes that by moving to this new location they will be able to provide better service by making the location more accessible and convenient for the Filipino residents in Carson. This new branch is relatively close to most local Filipino stores and restaurants that Pinoy residents in Carson frequently visit. LBC Carson branch employees eagerly await customers at their newly opened branch. “Our main goal is really to continue to strive to make life more convenient for the Filipinos,” said Mr. Michael Salomon. And with this in mind, LBC has been providing quality service for money remittance, ocean and air forwarding to the Philippines for many years. LBC does not only move boxes, it also aims to move lives through their various retail products and services. In fact, LBC currently has an on-going promo called “Smile and Drive,” through which, LBC is giving away $250,000 worth of prizes. A total of 9 brand new Toyota Corollas will also be raffled off to LBC customers who Read More …
Nov 282014
Ruffa Gutierrez (MNS Photo) RUFFA Gutierrez said all is well now between her and mother Annabelle Rama. Gutierrez said she believed that her mother did not mean any harm when the talent manager criticized her new relationship with French-Israeli businessman Jordan Mouyal at Rama’s recent birthday party. “She was trying to be sarcastic and funny and napunta sa akin yung usapan. So, nung napunta sa akin hindi ko na nakain yung dessert ko kasi katabi ko yung pinapatamaan niya,” the actress said. Gutierrez said she left the party because she was hurt by what her mother had said. Afterwards, they were able to patch things up. “Na-hurt ako because matanda na ako and pinapahiya pa niya ako. Sana, if ever, control lang… self-control. I don’t know kung mababago pa ‘yun. My mom kasi is so frank, she expresses what she feels for that moment and sooner or later she will regret it,” she added. “We’re okay. She’s always at the house and when I see her I always say ‘hi’. I love her naman even if she fights me. She mellowed na sa lagay na yun ha,” Gutierrez said. The actress said that even though they do not usually see eye to eye on a lot of things, her mother has a big heart. “My mom naman has a good heart. When she loves someone and when she’s loyal to someone, it really shows,” she said. In same interview, Gutierrez said that she and Mouyal are dating for a few Read More …
Nov 282014
The 2014 MiniMini is trimming back its range from eight to five models.©Mini (Relaxnews) – BMW has announced that it’s to cut the Mini range down to size in order to focus on five key ‘Superhero’ models. And to give customers even greater levels of care and service. Speaking at an event at BMW’s headquarters in Munich, the Mini brand’s chief, Peter Schwarzenbauer said that the decision was to ensure each new Mini really stands with its own personality and capabilities “Like a superhero.” When BMW resurrected the Mini in 2001 it did so with a single model available in three levels of trim and performance. However, over the past 13 years the range has slowly swollen and there are currently eight different Minis available plus limited edition models. But rather than diluting the brand, the expansion has worked — Mini is enjoying record sales — and has led to some imitation, most notably from Fiat with its equally retro-styled 500 being stretched into a range including a five-door model, a people carrier and most recently, a crossover miniature SUV. Although Schwarzenbauer wouldn’t be drawn on specifics, the cars most likely to get the chop will be the Paceman, the Coupé and the Roadster. Slimming down the range will also give Mini the space to add new levels of customer care and individual service. Bringing a premium touch to the mass market car buying experience is a growing trend. Citroën has recently spun out its DS range as a separate premium Read More …