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Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – With his impending arrest, beleaguered Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. on Thursday asked the Supreme Court for the third time to stop the Office of the Ombudsman and the Sandiganbayan from prosecuting him in connection with his alleged involvement in the P10-billion pork barrel scam that has rocked the country since last year. In his third petition for certiorari before the high tribunal, Revilla said the Ombudsman committed grave abuse of discretion and violated his right to due process when it issued a resolution last March 28 finding probable cause to charge him with plunder along with fellow Senators Juan Ponce Enrile and Jinggoy Estrada. He said that the Ombudsman committed the same violation when it dismissed his motion for reconsideration last June 4. Revilla also challenged the basis of the Ombudsman’s finding of probable cause against him saying that nowhere in its resolution has the anti-graft agency showed that he stole P50 million of government funds, the amount that qualifies him for the charge of plunder. “The Ombudsman’s resolution failed to present any proof that Senator Revilla has received even a single centavo as kickback from his pork barrel allocation,” the 81-page motion said. This, he added, is more than enough reason for the SC to stop the Ombudsman. He explained that the High Court needs to intervene as he is under threat of being arrested and detained without bail as plunder is a non-bailable offense. Further, the senator Read More …

Ellen Adarna (MNS photo) Sexy actress and glamour model Ellen Adarna said she does not get bothered when people describe her as the “pantasya ng mga kalalakihan.” Adarna said she is flattered when people say she’s sexy. “I’m flattered, I’m happy but it doesn’t really bother me a lot. You know what, this is just an act. At home, I’m a batang yagit. Even on set, nakapaa lang ako, very laid back. I grew up in Cebu and I’m probinsyana na walang pakialam,” she said. Adarna said she grew up in a “liberated” family. Asked what her boyfriend’s reaction was when she appeared in the viral workout video, Adarna said, “Actually he doesn’t care. It was for fun lang and the one who did it is my friend and it’s his material for film school. Hindi namin inexpect na magiging viral kasi project lang niya yun.” Adarna also denied saying she is willing to leave her boyfriend for her fellow “Moon of Desire” star JC De Vera. “I never said that. Sabi nga niya sa akin, ‘Sabi mo daw iiwan mo daw yung boyfriend mo for me.’ Sabi ko ‘Saan mo nakuha iyan? Anong sabi mo?’ Si Raul, my boyfriend, visits on set. Magkakilala sila,” she said. Meanwhile, Adarna confessed it was her childhood dream that Kris Aquino adopts her. “It was me and my best friend Tara. We’d always say ‘Kris Aquino please adopt us,’” she said. The reason for this, Adarna said, is because she can identify with Read More …

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