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In this photo taken Feb. 25, 2014 by surveillance planes and released Thursday, May 15, 2014, by the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, a Chinese vessel, top center, is used to expand structures and land on the Johnson Reef, called Mabini by the Philippines and Chigua by China, at the Spratly Islands at South China Sea, Philippines. The Philippines has protested China’s reclamation of land in the disputed reef in the South China Sea that can be used to build an airstrip or an offshore military base in the increasingly volatile region, the country’s top diplomat and other officials said Wednesday, May 14, 2014. The white arrow was added by the source. (MNS photo) Manila, Philippines (AFP)  – Eight in 10 Filipinos are worried a festering South China Sea territorial dispute could lead to “armed conflict” with the world’s most populous nation, an independent polling outfit said Friday. Manila-based Social Weather Stations said this sentiment had weighed on people’s minds since the Philippines backed down from a tense standoff with China over control of rich fishing grounds around Scarborough Shoal in 2012. The study showed 84 percent of 1,200 respondents were “worried” about armed conflict with China. About half were “worried a great deal” while more than a third were “somewhat worried”. The same poll has been conducted every year since 2012, and in each of the surveys at least 80 percent of respondents have been concerned that the sea dispute could escalate into a full-blown conflict with the Philippines’ Read More …

Alex Gonzaga and Toni Gonzaga (MNS photo) If there’s one thing that Alex Gonzaga really wants to do, it would be to star in a movie with her sister, Toni Gonzaga. Alex admitted she has been dreaming of headlining a movie with Toni ever since she joined showbiz. Does she already have an idea as to the roles she would like them to play? “Depende kasi iyon, ‘yung what’s good with me and my sister kasi ‘yung relationship namin sobrang close namin so I think any character would work kasi may chemistry talaga kami dahil we’re really close,” she explained. Alex said she and Toni will not have a hard time working together because they really know each other well. Aside from this, Alex said she is also looking forward to the big screen adaptation of her book, “Dear Alex, Break Na Kami. Paano?! Love, Catherine.” “I am really looking forward to that,” she said. “Wala pang [cast] pero may sinasabi na ako sa kanila. We’re still in the process of [choosing] kasi.” In a past interview, Alex said she would like Luis Manzano, John Lloyd Cruz and Piolo Pascual to be part of the movie. The movie adaptation will be written by Antoinette Jadaone, who is behind other films “Beauty in a Bottle,” “Relaks, It’s Just Pag-Ibig” and “That Thing Called Tadhana.” (MNS)

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