Nadine Lustre is into sneakers and the most expensive pair in her collection cost her P7,800 in Hong Kong.
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Aug 312014
Earn “pogi points” with these “pampa-gwapo” tips!
Aug 312014
There’s an incredible chain of tropical islands in the Pacific that is sprinkled with pink, white and black sand beaches, ultra-relaxing luxury resorts, charming countrysides and villages, exotic foods and an enticing nightlife. READ FULL STORY
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One, the term sounds like testicles. Which can only recall for us, quite sordidly, that chapter in Philippine impeachment history when a lawyer kept pirouetting with his perorations on the tes-TI-mony of a Madame Wetness. Two, the number involved keeps getting arbitrary. From good old 10 (… Spectacular Philippine Beaches You’d Best Bring 20 Bitches To) to the equally solid if expanded 30 (… Ways to Leave Your Lover), now the number can be anywhere between single-digit (except for 2 or 3 or 4) to double digits, prime or not. Which leads us to the next reason… Three, whichever number you use, it will always take you to ye olde association game. The prime 5 is dynamic and a basketball team’s first contingent oncourt. When the La Salle Green Archers play the Ateneo Blue Eagles, they’ll always be at “sixes and sevens” with us; the 6 of course also reminding us of the Star of David, which has one point more than our trad parol, while 7 isn’t just luck with the dice but also partners and rhymes with heaven. Eight suggests infinity, thus the number requested by wealthy Chinese for repetition on their car plates, 9 is the number of lives of that arrogant animal that we now find to have been misrepresented by a false icon we’ve been greeting Hello Kitty. Ten is the usual cardinal demarcation for a top-something list. Eleven is another prime number, usually partnered with fellow-prime and rhyming, dice-y 7. Twelve would be the Read More …
Aug 312014
To my pleasant surprise, last week’s piece on what editors do drew a stream of positive responses — I never imagined that so many readers would find the thankless and dimly illuminated job of editing so fascinating — but my biggest surprise after the column came out was to realize that I’d already written not just one but two columns on editing, back in 2010. Thankfully, I didn’t repeat myself too much, and since I’ve already written dozens of pieces on, say, fiction and nonfiction, I don’t see why I can’t do a fourth one on editing, focusing this time on how an editor thinks or should think. But before I go one step further into the trenches, let me just point out another important fact about the editor’s job. Particularly in a journalistic context, where some element of public interest is presumably involved (as opposed to literary publishing, which comes down to very personal tastes), “editing” involves much more than dotting i’s or finding better substitutes for problem words. Editing in journalism inevitably involves matters of policy — the publication’s policy in respect of the treatment of, say, political and social issues. What newspaper and magazine editors worry or should worry about are spelled out in a textbook titled Creative Editing by Bowles and Border (Wadsworth, 2000), which says, in a chapter on Situational Ethics: “Copy editors are likely to be concerned with decisions involving the writing, editing and production processes: Is the use of profane language or obscene Read More …
Aug 312014
The 10 Inspiring Young Cebuano Entrepreneurs and the award presenters: (front row, from left): Nico Ybanez and Carlo De Asis of Aframe Surf Company, Christian Paro-an of RC Goldline Salesshop, Mark Ynoc of Ynoc International Trading, Nico Nimor of Nick Automatic, Gabino Abejo Jr. of Abejo Waters Corporation, Erica Neal of Zoet Cakes and Pastries, Koh Onozawa and Franz Ignacio of Loudbasstard, Lorenz Florendo of Tatang’s Extra Crispy Boneless Lechon, Pearl Sarcauga of Dollface Cosmetics, Stephen Ferolino and Cham Lopez (on behalf of Anya Lim) of Anthill Fabric Gallery; (top row) Gabby Cui of PLDT SME Nation, RJ Ledesma, James Bernas of Smart Communications, Jay Aldeguer of The Islands Group, Justin Uy of Profoods International Corporation, Yati Abdullah of DHL, Mayor Michael Rama of Cebu City, author Joey Concepcion and Mon Lopez of Go Negosyo Despite the heavy traffic due to an unexpected downpour, over 300 Cebuano entrepreneurs, institution representatives, government officials and Go Negosyo partners joined us in our gathering on Aug. 28 in Laguna Garden Cafe, Cebu. This gathering welcomed Cebuano entreps to the big network of Go Negosyo entrepreneurs. We also awarded 10 Inspiring Young Cebuano Entrepreneurs who are serving as role models for future generations to follow. These young entrepreneurs maximized their creativity and properly incorporated innovation into their respective business. Aside from the awarding ceremony, we also had a productive dinner forum with Cebuano entrepreneurs Justin Uy, Jay Aldeguer, Kenneth Cobonpue, and Manny Osmeña. Along with Sen. Bam Aquino, Yati Abdullah and Josiah Go, I joined Read More …
Aug 312014
Tim Yap’s haircare motto: “My hair is my statement. My style—bold, never bald.”
Aug 302014
Adolf Azcuna. The Supreme Court congratulates retired Justice Adolf Azcuna for his appointment to the International Commission on Jurists (ICJ). Philippine Judicial Academy file photo The Supreme Court on Sunday congratulated former Associate Justice Adolf Azcuna for his selection to the International Commission on Jurists. Malacañang on Saturday announced Azcuna’s election as one of the five new commissioners of the ICJ. Azcuna is first Filipino to be appointed to the ICJ, and will serve a five-year term as Commissioner, though he will continue to work from Manila. “Congratulations to Retired SC AJ and Philja Chancellor for his selection to the International Commission on Jurists (ICJ),” the high court said in a tweet. ICJ is composed of 60 eminent judges and lawyers from all regions of the world. A Palace statement said the ICJ “promotes and protects human rights through the Rule of Law, by using its unique legal expertise to develop and strengthen national and international justice systems.” Before his election, Azcuna had served as Chancellor of the Philippine Judicial Academy since 2009. From 2002-2009, he was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. “He brings his wealth of experience and wisdom to the ICJ. We are confident that ICJ will benefit from his long years as a jurist and as a trainor of judges,” presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said. — Joel Locsin /LBG, GMA News
Aug 302014
Contrary to Malacañang’s claims, the Supreme Court sought a budget for the judiciary’s electronic courts. The high court said it requested funds for Information Technology infrastructure and connectivity which are needed for nationwide computerization, GMA News’ Lia Mañalac-del Castillo tweeted. The infrastructure is the backbone needed for nationwide eCourts and other IT systems, the high court added. It also said it asked for P70 million to procure computers for data storage in the Angeles Hall of Justice, and P45.3 million for a small claims case monitoring system. On Saturday, deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the high court did not seek funding for eCourts for 2014 and 2015, in reply to reports quoting Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno as saying a lack of funds may threaten the creation of such courts. Earlier this week, Sereno lamented key reform programs, including the creation of more electronic courts, are being threatened by a lack of funds. She said these eCourts provide random electronic system and raffling, which remove human intermediation that makes courts prone to corruption. “The problem is that the executive department deleted our request for funding of more eCourts,” she said. Still, Sereno appealed to the public to continue believing in the judiciary. — Joel Locsin /LBG, GMA News
Aug 302014
By Tina G. Santos |Philippine Daily Inquirer 8:06 am | Sunday, August 31st, 2014 FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—The Bureau of Customs grossed P4.7 million from auctioning off some 676,350 kilograms of smuggled garlic that it had seized in June. Six bidders participated in the auction held through a sealed bid at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) on Aug. 29. The auction was originally set for Aug. 26 but was canceled after the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) issued import permits that allowed the entry of several shipments of garlic on the same day. This prompted a reappraisal of the bid price for the seized garlic. No takers for 1st shipment “From the original price of about P50 per kilo, for a total minimum floor price of P33 million, the total floor price was adjusted to P16.69 million or about P24.50 per kilo,” the bureau said. There were no takers for the first shipment—17 40-foot container vans holding about 486,870 kilos of garlic—as bidders said the shipment had started to rot. The second lot—four 40-foot shipping containers containing 104,670 kilos of garlic—was bought by KKRL Trading for P2.592 million. Another 55,850 kilos of garlic was bought by bidder Kaunlaran for P1.386 million, while the last lot—28,960 kilos—was won by a Nilo Peñaflor at P728,000. The winning bidders put down 50 percent of their bids initially, with the balance to be paid on the next business day, after which the winners had two days to remove their garlic from MICP. “The winning bidders were also required Read More …