Gardo Versoza hosts a party to celebrate baby Uziel’s first birthday and baptism.
Oct 292014
Oct 292014
Check out the celebrities we spotted at Sunnies Studios anniversary party and Yamaha’s “Open Your World” event.
Oct 292014
The Voice Kids finalists are making Christmas merrier for the underprivileged kids.
Oct 292014
Will Lovi Poe visit FPJ’s tomb with Rocco Nacino? “Feeling ko naman, dinadalaw na siya ng Dad ko!”
Oct 292014
Photo of blue chicken served on a plate. Photo by Laurie Brown/Colored Food Series MANILA, Philippines – We all know the basic drill when it comes to losing weight. Eat the right amount of food and top it with regular exercise. But other than those, there are other ways to shed some pounds. Here are some of the unusual but effective ways to get rid of those flabs. Sniff green apples or bananas It is quite difficult to draw a line between real hunger and craving. So when in doubt, sniff green apples and bananas. Smelling
Oct 282014
Regine Velasquez (Photo by Glaiza Jarloc/Sunnex) ASIA’S Songbird Regine Velasquez believes that it takes more than just sheer talent to achieve a successful career in the entertainment business. Interviewed at the recently concluded Buglasan Festival in Dumaguete City, Velasquez recalled that at the beginning of her music career, she was different from her contemporaries. Most of the singers during her time came from the United States and have a good command of the English language. Velasquez, on the other hand, was honest in saying that she prefers to speak and perform in Filipino. “Nung time na pumasok ako, lahat sila Inglesera. Taga Bulacan ako at hindi ‘yun ang first language ko. They just let me, nag Tagalog ako, and doon ako actually nagkaroon ng character.” She added that her former manager, Ronnie Henares, made her sing and nothing more. “When I was starting, Ronnie made me do nothing else but sing. Because that’s what I am, I’m a singer. Yun ang ginawa ko lang. That’s all I did and I remember I was so busy.” “I’m glad I started that way kasi at least nabuo ko sa isip ng mga tao na I’m a singer first more than anything else. It added na lang na I can act and I can host.” She made a name for herself locally and abroad. She did numerous concerts in the local and international scene and even released three albums in the whole of the Asia-Pacific region. Velasquez said that she never thought that Read More …
Oct 272014
Manila Archbishop Antonio Luis G. Tagle as announces the visit of Pope Francis to the Philippines on January 15-19 next year during a press conference July 29, 2014 in Intramuros, Manila. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – Inmates of the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City have sought an audience with Pope Francis when he visits the Philippines in January 2015. Saying they are doing their best to repent and live a life of good, the inmates wrote a letter dated September 26 to the pope via Apostolic Nuncio Giuseppe Pinto. “We hope and pray that as you continue God’s mission of loving all His children and inspiring them, you will give us a few minutes of your most precious time during your visit here in January 2015,” they said. Pope Francis is to visit the Philippines on Jan. 15 to 19 next year. “At this point, we know that it is impossible to happen, but we are still taking our chance of inviting you our beloved Father, to please visit us here in prisons. We would like to share with you how God’s eternal grace transforms sinners like us. It will be a great blessing for us to have Christ’s disciple and our Father here in our midst, to give us and many other prisoners strength and unwavering hope in God’s love and forgiveness,” the letter said. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines noted Pope Francis had shown acts of kindness to inmates, including washing the feet of young Read More …
Oct 272014
In an exclusive charity event held recently at the Porta Via Restaurant & Bar in Beverly Hills, John Paul Puno launched his single-record called “Via Sacra” (or Secret Road) which is included in his album. He takes pride in accomplishing a whole album which “mirrors the journey of life itself – songs that reflect love, loss, pain and hope.” Following are the songs in his complete album, “Nowhere Man,”“Miracle,”“Run,”“Tarde Para Regresar,”“Rule The World,”“Wherever You Will Go,”“Ordinary World,”“The One That Got Away” and “Via Sacra.” The album was produced by legendary multi-platinum Grammy award-winner producer, Robert “Bob” Cutarella who also produced for Eric Clapton, Sting, Josh Stone and who has likely garnered hits with industry legends such as:Michael Jackson, Celine Dion, The Beegees, Pink Floyd, Elton John, Michael Bolton, Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, Cyndi Lauper and Slash. Likewise, the album’s Grammy-award engineer/producer was Francis Buckley, whose movie and television credits include: “Flashdance,”“Jungle Book,”“The Wedding SInger,” and “City of Angels.” He has also worked with the likes of Quincy Jones, BB King, Alanis Morisette, Paula Abdul, Van Halen, Lea Salonga, Deborah Cox and Adam Sandler. In a recent interview with another publication, John admitted that “selecting the songs for the album was an organic process that developed over time. One of the album highlights is a soaring orchestral version of Snow Patrol’s ‘Run’ arrranged by Puno himself, which eventually became one of the very first songs he self-produced during his early foray in music.” During the charity event, John performed a variety of songs for Read More …
Oct 272014
President Benigno S. Aquino III and his four sisters, visit the graves of their parents on Wednesday,October 30, 2013, two days before the traditional All Saints’ Day commemoration on November 1. The President and his sisters Viel Dee, Pinky Abellada, Kris Aquino and Ballsy Cruz attend a Holy Mass at the Manila Memorial Park (MMP) in Parañaque City, where their parents, former President Corazon Aquino and martyred opposition leader Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., are buried. (MNS Photo ) MANILA (Mabuhay) – The cold weather plus the damage to greenhouses caused by recent cyclones now threatens the produce of flower growers in Benguet for the coming Undas (All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days). Flower growers said the cold weather has caused leaves of Malaysian Mums to dry, and there are no greenhouses to protect them. “Nabutas ‘yung greenhouse. Hindi siguro nila napansin. Tulad niyan may tulo-tulo doon,” said agriculturist Miguel Bagtila. Also, flower growers said they expect a smaller harvest as the greenhouses were damaged by Typhoon Luis and Tropical Storm Mario. Flower grower Marvin Sabela said the cold had also affected the growth of roses. Last September, Mario caused some P100,000 in damage to a greenhouse in La Trinidad in Benguet, destroying the flowers the owner had planned to sell for Undas. The municipal agriculture office estimated some 600 flower growers were affected by Mario. The Benguet Flower Association said Mario had a large effect on their industry. (MNS)
Oct 272014
Senator Bong Revilla, shown in photo on his way to be detained on plunder and graft charges, said his lawyer, Sal Panelo, only talked about the rats and roaches in his cell in jest. Revilla’s lawyer has said the senator’s family saw rats “as big as cats” inside the senator’s cell. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) — A lawyer of the Anti-Money Laundering Council on Thursday said Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. used the bank account of a “dummy” corporation to receive alleged kickbacks from Janet Napoles. During his cross-examination for Revilla’s bail petition, Atty. Leigh Von Santos confirmed Revilla did not use aliases in his bank accounts. Santos, however, said Nature Concepts Development and Realty Corporation – a company owned by Revilla’s wife Lani Mercado received deposits amounting to P23 million even during the period when the company was not operating. The AMLC investigator said the company’s bank account got P2.2 million in 2007, P15 million in 2009 and another P250,000 during the same year. Santos said Nature Concepts could be considered a “dummy corporation” of Senator Revilla. He earlier said the company had no corporate and financial activities reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission. An AMLC report also said Nature Concepts received a total of P27.745 million through deposits from 2007 to 2010. This is the same period that whistle-blower Benhur Luy alleged that Revilla received kickbacks from his anomalous transactions with Napoles. “Despite the insubstantial capital, it received substantial amounts through deposit totaling Php 27,745,000, most of Read More …