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Retired LA Kings player Daryl Evans and heart surgeon Dr. Kathy Magliato honored with the King and Queen of Hearts Awards Guests included hockey hall of famer Bob Miller, health and environmental activist Kelly Meyer and Filipino-American actresses Nia Peeples (photo above with Brandon Paul) and Rebecca Mader. The American Heart Association’s (AHA) Los Angeles Go Red For Women Luncheon raised $351,491 and drew close to 350 people to The Globe Theatre at Universal Studios Hollywood on May 7, 2015. The garden-themed affair, presented by sponsors Macy’s, Union Bank and Huntington Hospital, celebrated the American Heart Association’s thriving Teaching Gardens in Los Angeles. Special guest and Teaching Gardens co-founder Kelly Meyer shared with guests how the program is providing inner-city children a real-life laboratory where they learn to plant seeds, nurture growing plants, harvest produce and understand the value of good eating habits. NBC4 Southern California’s evening news anchor Colleen Williams was the Master of Ceremony, and two exceptional individuals were honored for their contributions to the fight against heart disease and stroke. The Queen of Hearts Award was presented to cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Kathy Magliato in honor of her remarkable accomplishments in the field of medicine, her lifesaving work and outstanding service to the American Heart Association. Magliato is one of very few female cardiothoracic surgeons in the world. She is the Director of Women’s Cardiac Services at Saint John’s Medical Center in Santa Monica. A longtime AHA volunteer, Magliato was past president of the association’s Greater Los Angeles Read More …

The Blue Ribbon Sub-Committee, chaired by Sen. Koko Pimentel, resumes its inquiry on the alleged overpricing of the 11-storey new Makati City II Parking Building, the 22-storey Makati City Hall Building and related anomalies. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – Congresswoman Mar-Len Abigail Binay, daughter of Vice-President Jejomar Binay, on Monday confirmed that she cannot forgive Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV for what she has done to her family. Binay said Trillanes’ attacks are not born out of a sense of duty but personal ambition. She noted that Trillanes has already announced that he wants to run for vice-president in the next election. “I was talking personally. Ako, hindi ko siya mapapatawad. It is already a personal vendetta. Para siyang kontrabida sa pelikula sa buhay namin,” she said. “There is that line na sinasabi mo ‘O trabaho lang ito, walang personalan.’ He has crossed that line matagal na.” Binay said Trillanes’ anger is palpable in the way he talks about her family. Trillanes is one of the senators leading a Senate Blue Ribbon subcommittee investigation on alleged irregularities committed by Vice-President Jejomar Binay while he was still mayor of Makati. He earlier criticized Binay for backing out of a debate when he was the one who openly challenged the senator. The senator said Binay failed to keep his word to support mutineers who holed up at the Manila Peninsula in 2007. Asked if the Peninsula issue is a possible source of the senator’s anger, the congresswoman said: “Yung lang? Para siyang na-busted.” Read More …

Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo (MNS Photo) Popular love team Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo admitted that they are feeling the pressure of starring in the remake of the ABS-CBN series “Pangako Sa ‘Yo.” “Sobrang saya ko sa trailer at nae-excite kami lalo ni DJ,” Bernardo said on Thursday night at the sidelines of the press conference for the said soap. “Ako naman sobra akong nagagalak doon, grabe ang napanood ko [sa trailer]. Sobrang excited at kinakabahan din, siyempre,” Padilla added. Dubbed as the number one love team in the country, Padilla and Bernardo said they feel pressured to give their fans a great show. “Nakaka-overwhelm, pressure din lalo. So kailangan naming gawin lahat para hindi namin sila [mabigo],” she said. “Pangako Sa ‘You” will debut on May 25, replacing the hit series “Forevermore” starring Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil. Meanwhile, Bernardo and Padilla are still mum on the real status of their relationship. “Okay lang, chill lang kami at excited kami pareho dito [sa series],” Bernardo said. “Kapag nasa tamang oras,” Padilla added. In previous interviews, Padilla and Bernardo admitted that they have a “mutual understanding.” (MNS)

Shown in the photo above are Secretary Soliman and MCC CEO Dana Hyde WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a meeting at the Headquarters of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in Washington D.C. on 14 May 2015, MCC Chief Executive Officer Dana Hyde and Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman of the Philippine Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reaffirmed the strong partnership between the Philippine Government and MCC. Secretary Soliman noted that the partnership contributes to and strengthens the country’s democratization process.  She cited MCC’s support for the Philippine Government’s community driven-development (CDD) approach in order to empower ordinary citizens to actively and directly participate in local governance. She lauded MCC’s support for the KALAHI-CIDDS (Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services) –  one of the three core social protection programs of DSWD in alleviating poverty. Ms. Hyde, in turn, affirmed that MCC is “proud of the partnership” and acknowledged the hard work that the DSWD is doing to sustain the MCC projects through the Millennium Challenge Account-Philippine Compact. She also expressed interest to visit the Philippines before the end of the year. Signed on 23 September 2010 in New York City and entered into force on 25 May 2011, the US$434 million First Philippine Compact is intended to allow poor communities to develop small-scale projects and manage assets in a sustainable way, facilitate increased commerce by reducing transportation costs, and increase the efficiency and sustainability of revenue collection through the redesign and computerization of business processes.  The Compact symbolizes the strong bilateral ties between with Read More …

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