Megan Young describes her “awkward stage”: “I wore glasses, I had braces ‘tapos yung buhok ko was so kinky…ang payat-payat ko pa.”
Aug 252015
Aug 252015
President Benigno S. Aquino III is the guest of honor in the El Shaddai Charismatic Renewal Movement 31st anniversary celebration, coinciding with the 76th birthday of its spiritual leader-founder Mariano Z. Velarde, also known as Brother Mike, at the El Shaddai House of Prayer at Amvel Business Park in Paranaque City Sunday morning, (August 23). After the program, the President, along with Bro. Mike, DILG Sec. Manuel Roxas III, and DND Sec. Voltaire Gazmin had a private breakfast. (MNS photo) CEBU CITY (Mabuhay) – President Benigno Aquino III on Monday assured overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that safeguards will be put in place to prevent abuse in balikbayan box inspections. At a media briefing here, Aquino said he will review the Bureau of Customs’ proposed new policies in balikbayan box inspections with customs and finance officials on Monday afternoon. The BOC has earlier announced that it will issue stricter guidelines on balikbayan boxes by October in an effort to curb technical smuggling. In various posts on social media, OFWs complained that the measure would be an additional burden to them. Others have urged their fellow migrant workers to stop sending their packages until BOC clarifies the plan. Meanwhile, Customs chief Alberto Lina defended Monday the agency’s plan to open balikbayan boxes, saying the bureau is mandated to prevent the entry of contraband items as well as assess the value of items that need to be taxed. Lina said that under the law, the bureau can inspect all balikbayan boxes entering the Read More …
Aug 252015
Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton when his mug shot was taken by Philippine National Police personnel. Pemberton is accused of murdering transgender Jennifer Laude in Olongapo, Philippines. MANILA (Mabuhay) – US Marine Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton admitted on Monday that he choked Jennifer Laude to death after learning that she was also a “man.” Pemberton made the admission during the hearing on Laude’s murder at the Olongapo City Regional Trial Court Branch 74. Pemberton strangled and dragged Laude after discovering that she was a transgender, Laude family lawyer Harry Roque told reporters. In his testimony, Pemberton said that on Oct. 11, 2014, he went to the mall and several bars as part of his “liberty time.” After going to several bars, he went back to the mall and later went to Ambyanz Resto Bar where he met “two women,” one whom was Laude. He said Laude and the other unidentified woman went with him to Cellzone Lodge where one of the women performed oral sex on him. After the woman left, Pemberton and Laude were left alone inside the hotel room, where Laude also began performed oral sex on him. During the sex act, Pemberton said, he reached down between Laude’s legs and discovered that his sex partner had a penis. According to Pemberton, he got angry – feeling that he was being raped by another man. The American said he pushed Laude but the latter retaliated by slapping him. Pemberton said he then choked Laude. When he saw Read More …
Aug 252015
President Benigno S. Aquino III is the guest of honor in the El Shaddai Charismatic Renewal Movement 31st anniversary celebration, coinciding with the 76th birthday of its spiritual leader-founder Mariano Z. Velarde, also known as Brother Mike, at the El Shaddai House of Prayer at Amvel Business Park in Paranaque City Sunday morning, (August 23). Accompanying the President are DILG Secretary Manuel Roxas III and DND Secretary Voltaire Gazmin. (MNS photo) CEBU CITY (Mabuhay) – President Benigno Aquino III on Monday rejected an administration lawmaker’s call for him to be Interior Secretary Mar Roxas’ running mate for the 2016 polls. In a media briefing here, Aquino said running for vice president will not sit well with his family. “Habang tinatanong mo sa akin ‘yan parang nakikita ko na ‘yung mga kapatid ko naiyak na at ‘yung mga pamangkin ko humahagulhol na,” the President told reporters. Aquino added that he could have agreed to earlier proposals for him to extend his term if he really wanted to stay in power. “Kung gagawin na rin naman lahat ‘nung trabaho, siguro dapat sumang-ayon na ako doon sa mungkahing pagtingin ‘nung Konstitutsyon ulit at term extension,” he said. The President further said that he should allow Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, whom he endorsed as his preferred successor last month, to continue the reforms that he started. “Kung sa atin parati iaasa ‘yan baka hindi tayo nakakatulong doon sa manigurado na tuluy-tuloy itong arangkadang nangyayari sa ating bansa,” Aquino said. Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga, a Read More …
Aug 252015
An operative of a joint inter-agency government task force holds counterfeit music players raided from a warehouse in Binondo, Manila on Wednesday. The raid netted fake cellphones, electronic gadgets, and accessories worth an estimated P70 Million. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – Pro-overseas Filipino workers (OFW) groups on Monday urged Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials to hold a dialogue with the OFW sector in connection with its plan to randomly inspect balikbayan boxes supposedly as a way to curb technical smuggling. Despite government assurances on safeguards, OFW groups fear the planned random inspection, set to be implemented starting October in time for the Christmas season, will be abused by “unscrupulous individuals.” “Every balikbayan box is sacred to the OFW and his or her family. Pinaghirapang pag-ipunan at bilhin ang bawat nakalagay sa kahon na ‘yan – mula sapatos hanggang lotion, mula tuwalya hanggang de lata. At kung may mawala, sino ang managot sa nagpadala?” said the Blas F. Ople Policy Center, a pro-migrant group, in a statement. Susan Ople, who heads the center, said the coalition intends to formally write to Commissioner Albert Lina to seek a dialogue in order to clarify the bureau’s new policy on balikbayan boxes. “This has become a very emotional issue for our OFWs,” she noted. “We would like to know firsthand from the BOC leadership what brought this controversy on.” Among the issues to be raised by the OFW coalition before the BOC is the “dictatorial and arbitrary manner” by which the bureau has chosen Read More …
Aug 252015
Vilma Santos (MNS Photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) — BATANGAS Governor Vilma Santos said she is not interested in running for vice president in 2016 elections but she is contemplating a run for Congress. Santos said she is not ready for a national position. “Wala akong plano, wala akong ambisyon. Hindi kasi madali na trabaho yun. Yung governor, sakripisyo na, how much more kung pag-uusapan natin (yung bise) na hindi biro. Alam ko yung kakayanan ko. Hindi ako prepared for that,” she said. She said she is seriously contemplating to run as representative of Batangas. “I may run for Congress, kasi hindi naman siya ganun kahigpit like 24/7, 8 days a week. Eight days a week, as in literal, hindi ko kaya ‘yon. Ito, legislative, pero not as heavy kasi batas din ito. That’s part of my learning too, pero hindi ganoon kalaki ang burden,” she said. Santos, who spent nine years as a mayor of Lipa and another nine years as governor of Batangas, said it was not an easy job but a fulfilling one. She said that it entails a lot of sacrifice, especially from her family life, but she made a promise to the people, which is to serve them, and does not regret a thing. “Hindi madali. Marami akong sakripisyo at sa totoo lang, kung iisipin mo yung public service, sacrifice yan. Hindi totoo na masarap yan. Hindi kung gusto mo na maging epektibo,” she said. “Wala akong regrets kahit marami akong natapon na pagkakataon, income number one. Read More …
Aug 252015
Wally Bayola (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) — WALLY Bayola says he was so surprised when his Lola Nidora character became a big hit in the Problem Solving segment of “Eat Bulaga”. “Nagulat kami lahat kasi bentang-benta talaga sa viewers ang pagtataray niya, ang paghihigpit niya kay Yaya Dub at ang pang-aapi niya kay Alden Richards,” he says. “Yung Alden-Yaya Dub loveteam mismo, phenomenal ang reception ng publiko hindi lang dito kundi maging sa ibang bansa. Kahapon nga, naging malaking issue nang pilit kong pinakakasal si Yaya Dub kay Jose Manalo as Frankie Arinolli. Pataas nang pataas ang rating ng show pagpasok na ng kalyeserye segment namin.” Wally has staged one of the most successful comebacks of a celebrity who got involved in a sex scandal. He admits he got so depressed when his controversial sex video came out and he thought his career was over. “Kaya malaking pasasalamat ko sa ‘Eat Bulaga’ for giving me another chance,” he says. “Unang-una kay Jose kasi siya talaga ang nag-push na makabalik ako. At heto nga, bukod sa ‘Eat Bulaga’, napasama pa ako sa bagong show na ‘Sunday PinaSaya’, kaya Monday to Sunday na kami mapapanood nina Jose at Alden sa TV every lunch time.” “Sunday PinaSaya” has started airing last Aug. 9. Its youthful director, Rich Ilustre, says that it will be 80 percent comedy based. “May musical production numbers at games ito, but mostly comedy sketches with the cast members playing multiple roles,” he says. “For instance, si Ai Ai de Read More …
Aug 252015
In this July 27, 2015, photo, Sofia Harrison, 15, right, and some of her friends browse clothing at a shopping mall in Garden City, N.Y. Teens aren’t roaming around at the mall for kicks during back-to-school. They’re researching the looks they want online and follow popular hashtags on social media so they can piece together looks before they get there. AP/Seth Wenig GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Giulia Pugliese is a typical teenager. She likes to look good, and she’s particular about what she wears. But when The Associated Press followed the 15-year-old from Long Island on a recent back-to-school shopping trip with friends, she left a Nike store empty-handed — even though Nike is one of her favorites. The reason? “I buy on sale because it’s stupid to buy a pair of shorts for $60,” said Pugliese, who instead looks for the “Swoosh” logo in discount stores like Marshalls. Teens are shopping like their parents during the back-to-school season, and that’s putting a lot of pressure on retailers to change the way they market to them. Gone are the spending sprees, starting weeks before school bells ring. More teens are thrifty nowadays, a habit picked up from their recession-scarred parents. Today’s kids recycle more clothes from the previous school year, mixing and matching the old with the new for different looks. They also shop year-round for things they need so they’re spending less money this time of year. When they do buy, they’re less likely to get anything that’s not Read More …
Aug 252015
Ricky Rubio to those who want to become basketball players: “Work hard. The ones who make it are the one who work harder.”
Aug 242015
Celebrities who survive the ordeal of a breakup share how to mend a broken heart.