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President Benigno Aquino III says Sen. Jinggoy Estrada (shown above while speaking on the podium) may know more about the alleged harassment and extortion attempts on Janet Lim Napoles in 2013, a few months before the pork barrel fund scam controversy hit the headlines. (MNS Photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – “Less than 10” of the more than 50 individuals criminally charged before the Sandiganbayan over the alleged P10-billion pork barrel scam might have already left the country, Immigration Commissioner Siegfred Mison said Thursday. Mison made the revelation after emerging from a meeting with Justice Secretary Leila de Lima in Manila. The Immigration chief, however, said his office is still verifying the names of those who might have already left, especially those with common names. He said the Bureau of Immigration would be asking the Sandiganbayan for more details on the accused individuals, including their full names – middle names included – and dates of birth to determine if the people on their records to have left where the same ones who had been indicted. On Wednesday, De Lima said she had already directed the Bureau of Immigration to be on the lookout for pork barrel fund scam suspects who would be attempting to flee. De Lima said that even if arrest warrants have not yet been issued by the anti-graft court, the plunder and graft suspects can still be restrained from leaving the country through the hold departure orders that the Sandiganbayan had issued. Covered by the HDOs were Senate Minority Read More …

Regine works hard on her relationship with Lander: “Ito yata ang pinakamahirap—mag-maintain ng relationship dahil sobrang complicated ang trabaho namin.”

A Night to Remember awardees: (From left) Adele Raspado, Ernesto Tabayan, Jr., Jovy Camesa, Gregory Onga, Grace Hamidi, Avelina Hall, Virginia Davis, Annette Saunders, Josephine Mejia, Glecy Onga and James Salazar, Jr. On Tuesday, June 24, 2014, an event dubbed as “An Evening to Remember” will be held at the New Filipino American Community of Los Angeles Hall at 1740 W Temple St., Los Angeles, CA. Highlight of the event will be the awarding of certificates to selected awardees to recognize their exemplary efforts in their chosen fields.. Here is a brief profile of each: Annette Saunders. Married to a Canadian, Annette enjoys her retirement after working for many years as a nurse at the St. Joseph’s Hospital. Her children are all successful: a ship captain, a nurse stationed in Japan, and a manager of a very large company here in the U.S. Trained and skilled in dress fashion, she relishes her humble contribution to many happy celebrations of debuts and weddings with her gown designs. Adele Raspado. She traces her roots to Jones, Isabela and Divisoria. She owns the famous Elcano Bakery which continues to serve the public up to this day. All her children are successful entrepreneurs who come to visit her every year here in L.A. Grace Hamidi. A multi-awarded social worker who recently completed her schooling at the Harvard School of Public Health. She is currently involved in providing water filtering systems to different rural areas in Central and South America. She mentored young social workers Read More …

A micro-implant designed to monitor eye health could help those with a risk for glaucoma. ©Jacek Bieniek/shutterstock.com (Relaxnews) – An innovative high tech information center for the eye is in the works, and it’s not Google Glass. Engineers at the University of Washington have designed a pressure sensor to detect conditions in the eyes that could lead to glaucoma. The low-pressure sensor is a micro-chip that attaches to a surgically implanted, artificial lens. The sensor provides instantaneous pressure tracking, transmitted wirelessly using radio waves. A thin circular antenna in the lens, roughly the same circumference of the iris, powers the sensor, which communicates with a nearby receiver should a change in pressure occur. According to researchers, cataract surgery is the right moment for implantation. “The implementation of the monitoring device has to be well-suited clinically and must be designed to be simple and reliable,” says Tueng Shen, a collaborator and UW professor of ophthalmology. “We want every surgeon who does cataract surgeries to be able to use this.” Cataract surgery often involves replacing a malfunctioning natural optic lens with an artificial one. Adding the pressure sensor to the artificial lens could save the patient from future operations, according to researchers. “No one has ever put electronics inside the lens of the eye, so this is a little more radical,” said Karl Böhringer, a UW professor of electrical engineering and of bioengineering. “We have shown this is possible in principle. If you can fit this sensor device into an intraocular lens Read More …

Paul Soriano and Toni Gonzaga (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) -– If Toni Gonzaga has already prepared their wedding song, Paul Soriano is already thinking about their honeymoon. “The honeymoon, baka ready na. I think it’s something that we both want to do because we’ve never really done that. Once the wedding day comes, the travelling will be plenty,” Soriano said. According to Soriano, he was actually surprised when Gonzaga said in a press conference that she has already taken care of the song when they tie the knot. “That’s great. That’s actually a surprise for me. I didn’t know that. It’s good to know that she’s thinking ahead. We are getting there real soon, so exciting,” Soriano said. Asked when he plans to settle down with the TV host, he said, “Definitely [malapit na]. I’m finishing up a lot of stuff now and I think when these films that I’m producing — I’m also going to be directing a film this year — when it all settles, I think there’s going to be a lot of time to start planning for the rest of my life. I’m excited about that.” Soriano said he is just waiting for “really, really clear signs” from Gonzaga before he decides to finally propose to the “Pinoy Big Brother” host. “I know she’s very busy. Of course, ‘PBB’ just came out. She’s got her sitcom. She just came off a box-office hit movie. I know there are a couple of things that she wants to Read More …