Prince Villanueva wants to be like his idol Dingong Dantes: “Primetime King, ‘di ba…Sana po maging ganun ako.”
Mar 182015
Mar 182015
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Mar 172015
MANILA, Philippines — Superstar Nora Aunor joined the rights group Migrante in calling for the resignation of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III. The group gathered on Tuesday to commemorate the 20th death anniversary of the overseas worker Flor Contemplacion, who was subject to death sentence after the death of the four-year-old child she’s babysitting. “Tama na, sobra na! Noynoy, mag-resign ka na!” she said during her speech at the rally, aired in “TV Patrol” on Tuesday. Nora, who starred played the titular role in the 1995 film “The Flor Cotemplacion Story,” also blamed the government’s inequitable labor policy and the lack of jobs in the country for Filipinos’ decision to work abroad. “Nanatiling hungkag at ilusyon ang matuwid na daan at ang pagpapakitang tao ni Noynoy, na hindi na natin aasahan na magpapatupad pa ng matinonng programa para sa mga OFW,” she said. “Ang totoo po, si Noynoy mismo ang pangunahing tagabenta, pahamak at pahirap ng ating mga kababayan,” she further adds. Entertainment ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 The Superstar said she doesn’t bear ill feelings toward the president’s decision before not to include her in the list of nominees for the National Artist for Film. “Ang importante sa akin ay ang mga sobra ng kapalpakan sa mga desisyon niya sa kanyang pamahalaan,” she replied when asked why she calls for the president’s resignation.
Mar 172015
LEADING housing developer Vista Land & Lifescapes grew its net profit last year by 13 percent to P5.7 billion, a record high for the Villar-led firm, as the robust property market sustained a double-digit rise in revenues. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Wednesday, the company also stated that its revenues from real estate sales hit a record level of P22.2 billion last year, 11 percent higher than the previous year. “We are very pleased to report that 2014 is another banner year for the company,” said Manuel Paolo Villar, Vista Land’s president and chief executive officer. “Our strategy is paying off and given the strength of the property market, particularly in the housing sector, we will continue to focus on bringing our housing brands to families around the country,” he added. Gross margin for the year was stable at 50.68 percent versus 50.72 percent in 2013. As an indicator of future revenue growth, reservation sales last year went up by 12 percent to P51.71 billion. Vista Land is the holding company of five business units, Brittany, Crown Asia, Camella Homes, Communities Philippines, and Vista Residences. Villar said Vista Land was riding on the back of “rising middle class” in the Philippines. “We are already seeing affordability increasing not just in Metro Manila but also in the provincial areas. Thus, we continue to add to our existing footprint of 34 provinces, 76 cities and municipalities around the country,” he said. “We are also ramping up our Read More …
Mar 172015
In this Jan. 24, 2015 file photo, a team of archaeologists and anthropologists take notes after starting the excavation work after identifying three unrecorded and unidentified graves in the chapel’s crypt of the closed order Convent of the Barefoot Trinitarians in Madrid’s historic Barrio de las Letras, or Literary Quarter, Spain. AP/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, File MADRID — Experts believe bone remains found in a Madrid convent include those of Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes but are unable to identify them beyond doubt, they said Tuesday. Releasing the latest details of the near year-long search, forensic anthropologist Francisco Etxeberria said investigators’ work led them to believe that Cervantes’ bones are among the remains of 15 bodies found in the crypt of the Barefoot Trinitarians, but they were unable to isolate them or prove definitively which belonged to the author of the Spanish language’s most revered work, “Don Quixote.” Etxeberria said scientists would try to extract DNA profiles for the bones found, but were not sure if this would be possible. Cervantes had no known descendants. Cervantes is known to have been buried in the convent in 1616 but construction work involving the convent in the following years made it difficult to ascertain exactly where his bones lay. Authorities had hoped that the search, which cost some 160,000 euros ($168,000) and attracted much media attention, would allow them to do the great author justice by giving him a properly signposted burial site. Investigators believed they had solid clues to work with Read More …
Mar 172015
THE SUGAR Regulatory Administration (SRA) said sugar output is expected to fall below initial projections and has eliminated the export allocation to non-United States (US) markets to make way for domestic use of the commodity.
Mar 172015
PALO, LEYTE — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in the Eastern Visayas is optimistic about meeting its P6.45-billion target this year as the business sector shows signs of recovery from typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan), with collections in the first two months running ahead of their year-earlier pace.
Mar 172015
DAVAO CITY — The Mindanao Beef Cattle Development Experimental and Research Project is crossbreeding domestic cattle with Hereford and Jersey varieties from the United Kingdom with the intention of boosting meat and milk yields.
Mar 172015
At least 39 of the 75-member ad hoc committee tackling the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) in the House of Representatives have signed a manifesto calling for the postponement of next month’s closed-door deliberations on the measure until the chamber revives its probe into the Mamasapano police operation. Zamboanga City Rep. Celso Lobregat, one of the signatories to the manifesto, said he and his colleagues plan on gathering the signatures of two-thirds of the committee members, or a total of 50 lawmakers. The panel is set to resume executive sessions on the Bangsamoro bill on April 6, over a month after it was indefinitely postponed due to the outcry over the January 25 Mamasapano clash. Committee chair Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez plans to hold a two-week long closed-door discussions on the bill, have the members vote for its approval on April 16. However, Rodriguez will be forced to shelve the executive sessions if two-thirds of the committee will object to it. “Paano siya (Rodriguez) mag-uumpisa [ng hearing]? He can proceed if he wants to but that will not recognized as a committee hearing,” Abakada party-list Rep. Jonathan dela Cruz said. GMA News Online was unable to reach Rodriguez for comment as of posting time. Lobregat said that while he is not opposed to the Bangsamoro bill’s passage, he believes the ad hoc committee should only resume its deliberations until the House resumes and completes its investigation on the Mamasapano clash. Over 60 individuals, including 44 Special Action Force commandos, Read More …
Mar 172015
More than five years after the November 23, 2009 Maguindanao massacre, the Department of Justice was again conducting a preliminary investigation on the infamous killings, this time, however, involving a new set of suspects. The preliminary probe was conducted following the filing of new multiple murder complaints by Maguindanao Gov. Esmael Mangudadatu and other victims’ relatives against 50 new suspects, which included town mayors of Maguindanao and 14 members of the Ampatuan clan. “The new case will not cause a delay in the on-going trial of the first batch of the Maguindanao massacre case filed before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC),” Mangudadatu said. Assistant State Prosecutor Niven Canlapan, head of the panel of prosecutors, said the DOJ was expecting a total of 43 complaints by April 7, during the second day of the preliminary investigation., The respondents were given until April 16 to submit their counter-affidavits. Mangudadatu explained that they came up with the new batch of suspects based on witnesses’ testimonies during the five-year trial, as well as on new witnesses they had spoken with in September and October last year. Named respondents in the new batch of murder complaints were: Solicitor General of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and current City Administrator of Cotabato City Atty. Cynthia Guiani Sayadi; Mamasapano, Maguindanao Mayor Benzar Ampatuan; Jack Ampatuan Lumenda; Sukarto “Manguten/Teng” Singh; one Inspector Mariga of the Maguindanao police; Samer “Mama” Uy; Samsudin Ampatuan; Kage Ali Midtimbang; Kage Melo Lumenda; Farid Adas; Nanun Ampatuan; Pandag Ampatuan; Amerah Read More …