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May 192014
May 192014
Karada assesses the body condition of clients thoroughly to know what kind of treatment best suits them. MANILA, Philippines – Our body operates 24/7 and like a machine, it requires tuning up once in a while to get it back to its original orientation. On the surface, shooting pain on the lower back, muscle aches, and stiff neck might be signs of excessive fatigue and stress, but on a deeper level, it is our body’s way of telling us that something is off beam and that it needs to be corrected immediately. And while our first instinct is to have a massage to ease the pain and discomfort, it actually takes more than simple kneading and pulling to fix the problem. At Karada, expert therapists focus on the proper alignment of the body while restoring its natural balance by applying precise pressure on various points of the human body. The salon has its roots in Japan and employs ancient techniques known for their therapeutic and wellness benefits. A Japanese term that means “body,” Karada is the newest body therapy center to open in the Philippines at the third level of the new Glorietta Wing in Ayala, Makati City; Greenbelt Radissons, Legaspi Village, Makati City; and at the second floor, Serendra, Bonifacio High Street. By the end of this year, new Karada branches will open in the Alabang area and another one in Makati City, “We offer revitalization of both mind and body through AP Balance, an original technique from Read More …
May 192014
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May 162014
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May 162014
President Benigno S. Aquino III converses with Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Alan Purisima during the 34th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Chiefs of Police (ASEANAPOL) Conference at the Luzon Ballroom of the Sofitel Philippine Plaza in Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City on Tuesday (May 13, 2014). (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) — The jobs of Budget Sec. Butch Abad, Agriculture Sec. Proceso Alcala and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority director Joel Villanueva are safe, at least for now. On Thursday, President Benigno Aquino III said that he will not fire the Cabinet officials for being mentioned on the list of government officials supposedly involved in the pork barrel scam allegedly masterminded by Janet Lim-Napoles without any proof. “Mali siguro na may nag-criticize [lang], dapat tanggalin na kaagad. Siguro ang importante: May ebidensya nga ba?” Aquino told reporters during the inauguration of a new solar plant in Negros Occidental. The President’s remark came following calls by government ciritics for Aquino to relieve Abad, Alcala and Villanueva from their posts for being included on the unsigned Napoles list and affidavit turned over by former Senator Panfilo Lacson to the Senate blue ribbon committee. The President, however, said that is not how the justice system works. “Baka hindi alam ng ating mga kaibigan sa kaliwa ..pero dito sa bansa natin karapatan ng bawat isa ang pinangangalagaan at isa sa mga tenets ng ating batas ‘innocent until proven guilty’. Hindi ‘guilty until you prove yourself innocent’” he said. He added that the bottom Read More …
May 162014
The Senate pork barrel scam probe was suspended on Tuesday (Sept. 24, 2013) after Blue Ribbon Committee Chair, Sen. Teofisto Guingona III (left) expressed disappointment on Justice Secretary Leila De Lima for not bringing whistleblowers to testify at the hearing. (MNS photo) MANILA, May 8 (Mabuhay) — Whistleblowers Association of the Philippines (WAP) president Sandra Cam on Thursday said that she will wait for Justice Secretary Leila M. De Lima to release first the list given to her by Janet Lim Napoles before she also releases her own list. The list purportedly contains the names of lawmakers implicated in the P10-billion Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam. Napoles is the alleged “brains” behind the P10-billion pork barrel and the P900-million Malampaya Fund scams. De Lima earlier said that she will release the so-called Napoles’ list once the thorough and extensive validation of the testimony of the alleged pork barrel queen is finished. Likewise, De Lima asked the Senate to give her more time to finish the validation of the Napoles’ list before she releases such a list. According to De Lima, she has specific instructions from President Benigno S. Aquino III not to “sanitize” the Napoles’ list. On the other hand, Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery Panfilo Lacson earlier disclosed that he received Napoles’ unsigned and incomplete affidavit, which also includes a list of those involved in the pork barrel scam. In a press conference at the Aloha Hotel along Roxas Boulevard, Manila, Cam said that she cannot yet Read More …
May 162014
Philippine Army Cpl. Kenneth Dumagco, foreground, moves to a notional extract location during helicopter insert and extract training with U.S. soldiers on Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, April 29, 2014. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Pete Thibodeau CROW VALLEY, May 15, 2014 (AFP) – US aircraft dropped bombs and marines tore forward under artillery fire in war games in the Philippines on Thursday, weeks after the allies signed a defense deal against a backdrop of flaring Chinese tensions with its neighbors. The live rounds made a dull thud and kicked up dust as they rained down on a dry riverbed in the northern Philippines at the start of the hour-long maneuvers, involving about 100 American and 200 Filipino marines. “We’re training to take over a key enemy position,” US Marines spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Jay de la Rosa told AFP from a nearby ridge observation point, as F/A-18 and A-10 aircraft unloaded their payloads. Artillery shells also poured down from nearby hilltops before V-22 Osprey aircraft and conventional military helicopters made paratroop drops of marines on the simulated battlefield, later joined by colleagues aboard armored vehicles. “It’s a maritime security scenario,” Filipino Navy Captain Annaleah Cazcarro said. “We don’t have a target country,” she emphasized. Thursday’s maneuvers came at the end of 10 days of annual war games between the US and its close ally the Philippines, involving 5,500 troops and this year addressing security issues in the flashpoint South China Sea. China is engaged in increasingly tense rows with both the Read More …
May 162014
Levito Baligod , the former lawyer of pork scam whistle-blower Benhur Luy, believes his former client has the more credible list of lawmakers implicated in the pork barrel scam of Janet Lim Napoles. He said he made separate lists based on the information, which was then verified by the pork scam whistle-blowers. MANILA, May 15 (Mabuhay) – The camp of pork barrel scam whistleblower Benhur Luy on Thursday opposed the bid of Janet Lim-Napoles, the alleged mastermind of the multibillion-peso anomaly, to become a state witness and get immunity from suit. “We believe that she should not be granted immunity. Her questionable credibility is a natural liability that can do nothing to contribute to the cause of our witnesses,” Luy’s legal counsel Raji Mendoza told reporters on Thursday. Mendoza noted how Napoles had lied “many times”, citing her appearance at a Senate inquiry where she denied any knowledge on the P10-billion anomaly. But lately, Napoles confessed to taking part in the scheme and even produced a list implicating several people. “We do not know kung ang sinasabi niya ba ay ang buong katotohanan, bawas na ang katotohanan, nadagdagang katotothanan, or pawang kasinungalingan,” Mendoza said. On the other hand, the camp of Technology Resource Center director general-on-leave Dennis Cunanan, a co-accused in the scam who turned provisional state witness, refused to comment on the Napoles’ immunity bid. “For now wala kaming mai-co-comment diyan sa intention niyang maging state witness at ang pagkakadinig ko according to her lawyer, hindi naman siya nag-a-apply Read More …
May 162014
Really?: An alleged photo of Jeane Napoles, daughter of Janet Lim-Napoles who is at the center of the pork barrel scam that involves lawmakers in the Philippines, as she is supposedly “bathing” in a tubful of money that has been circulating on the internet. This one was posted in en.wordpress.com. MANILA (Mabuhay) — Isabela Rep. Rodolfo “Rodito” Albano III on Tuesday said that the Napoles multi-billion peso scam has become a ludicrous, wacky and bizarre news serial already as more and more people claim to have the “authentic” list of wrong-doers. Albano bewailed the recent developments on the Napoles pork barrel scam which involves billions of pesos in congressional pork barrel funds allegedly lost to ghost projects. “Instead of getting to the bottom of the truth, things have been muddled and have become more complicated as events unfold by the day,” Albano, member of the House Minority Bloc, said. “Lahat na lang nagsasabi na may listahan. Si Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, si former Sen. Panfilo Lacson, even whistleblower Sandra Cam – they are all trying to muddle the issue. Hindi na natin alam kung alin talaga ang tunay na listahan,” Albano added. Since anybody could claim that they have the so-called ‘Napoles list,’ Albano stressed the need for a credible and competent group of experts to determine the authenticity of the controversial list. Turning mock-serious, Albano said: “It’s about time that we engaged the services of the authentication and valuation experts of the TV show “Pawn Stars” of the Read More …
May 162014
Ms. Hasmin Mama, one of the 37 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) repatriated from Syria, expresses gratitude to the Philippine government and Embassy personnel who helped them come home. These 37 female OFWs arrived Friday (March 7) afternoon via EK 332 of Emirates Airlines at the Gate 3 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1.(MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – Another batch consisting of 41 Filipinos has been repatriated from Syria with the help of Philippine officials in Lebanon and Syria, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. The DFA said the Philippine embassies in Beirut, Lebanon and Damascus, Syria, worked with the International Organization for Migration to repatriate the 41 last May 6. “The departure of this group of 41 Filipinos brought to 2,305 the total number of Filipinos repatriated from Syria via the Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut since the first cross-border operations began on 12 December 2012,” it said in a news release. “This brings the total number of Filipinos repatriated from Syria to 5,334,” the DFA added. The DFA said the IOM shouldered the airfare and expenses for land transportation and meals of the repatriates. It added the May 6 operation was the 50th cross-border operation. A Reuters report said more than 150,000 people have been killed in the Syria conflict, which has become increasingly sectarian as rival regional powers have backed either President Bashar Hafez al-Assad, a member of the Shi’ite offshoot Alawite sect, or the overwhelmingly Sunni rebels who oppose him. Millions more have fled Read More …