Bianca Manalo admits relationship with Fabio Ide

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Sep 152015
 
Bianca Manalo admits relationship with Fabio Ide

Bianca Manalo and Fabio Ide (MNS photo) Beauty queen-turned-actress Bianca Manalo, one of the stars of the hit primetime series “On The Wings of Love,” confirmed her rumored relationship with Brazilian-Japanese model Fabio Ide. The 27-year-old Manalo admitted that she has been seeing Ide for more than a month now. “Actually ‘nung lumalabas kami as friends, tinanong niya ko na okay lang ba sa [akin] na magka-boyfriend na showbiz? Sabi ko pa, ‘hindi. Ayoko na.’ Ayan kinain ko ‘yung sinabi ko,” she said. Manalo was formerly in a relationship with Kapamilya actor John Prats. The two broke up in 2012. Meanwhile, Ide, in an interview with the same program, said that he feels “really happy” to be with Manalo. “We’re really trying to take care of each other and enjoy good time slowly we’re getting to know more about each other as a couple. And it’s good. It’s a good feeling. Masarap ‘yung feeling na ‘yun eh,” he added. (MNS)

Pinoys to demand for accountability, inclusive growth beyond 2016: Aquino

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Sep 152015
 
Pinoys to demand for accountability, inclusive growth beyond 2016: Aquino

— President Benigno S. Aquino III poses for a selfie during the 23rd Pacific Economic Cooperation Council General Meeting (PECC XXIII) at the Luzon Ballroom of the Hotel Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila in CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City on Friday (September 11, 2015). With the theme: “Growth Engines for the 21st Century: Balanced, Inclusive, and Sustainable Growth”. Founded in 1980, PECC is a regional organization that has been in the forefront of understanding and examining the forces transforming the regional economy. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – As an offshoot of his six-year stint at Malacañang, President Benigno Aquino III on Friday said that Filipinos will continue to demand for good governance and inclusive growth even after he steps down in 2016. “We see today a people who have felt the effects of good governance – and who will refuse to accept anything less,” Aquino told participants during the 23rd Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) general meeting at the Sofitel Plaza in Pasay City. “My countrymen will continue to demand integrity, accountability, and sustainable, inclusive growth even after I have stepped down from office. They will demand the continuity of the successes we have reaped,” the President added. Aquino said his administration’s strategy was to invest in the Filipino people through improved social services and infrastructure. President Benigno S. Aquino III is received by Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo; Philippine PECC chairman Ambassador Antonio Basilio; and PECC co-chairs Jusuf Wanandi and Donald Campbell upon arrival for the 23rd Pacific Read More …

Palace shrugs off VP Binay’s proposal to remove PNP from DILG supervision

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Sep 152015
 
Palace shrugs off VP Binay’s proposal to remove PNP from DILG supervision

Former Interior and Local Government Secretary and presidential candidate Mar Roxas (right) performs the ceremonial turn-over of the department flag to incoming Interior Secretary Mel Sarmiento at the department headquarters in Quezon City, Friday. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – Malacañang on Friday brushed aside Vice President Jejomar Binay’s proposal to remove the Philippine National Police (PNP) under the supervision of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said Binay’s suggestion was an “obvious” attack on outgoing DILG Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II, the presumptive standard bearer of the ruling Liberal Party (LP) in next year’s presidential election. “It is quite obvious that this suggestion from the Vice President is made as a not-so-veiled attack on Secretary Roxas and not really to improve governance and performance of the institution,” Valte said in a text message. Binay and Roxas are set to face off in a political rematch in the 2016 national elections, with Binay gunning for the presidential post under the opposition party United Nationalist Alliance (UNA). Binay proposed that the PNP should be under the direct control of the Office of the President, saying the DILG chief already has a lot on his plate. Roxas has already resigned from his post and is set to turnover the DILG command to incoming secretary, former Western Samar Rep. Mel Senen Sarmiento, also of LP, on Friday afternoon. Valte further said that data from the anti-crime campaign of the PNP would disprove Binay’s assumptions. “The data [on] Read More …

Basilan court declares Abu Sayyaf a terrorist group

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Sep 152015
 
Basilan court declares Abu Sayyaf a terrorist group

A report in the Philippine Daily Inquirer cited a report to officials including Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. indicating Filipinos are among the Southeast Asians being lured to conflict zones in the Middle East. Some Islamic militants are home-grown, just like the Abu Sayyaf (in photo), who have links with al-Qaeda terrorists. (Photo from http://vkb.isvg.org/Wiki/Groups/Abu_Sayyaf_Group_(ASG)) MANILA (Mabuhay) — The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) is now officially recognized as a terrorist group under the Human Security Act of 2007. This was after Judge Danilo Bucoy of the Regional Trial Court Branch 9 in Isabela City, Basilan granted a request from the Department of Justice to declare the armed group as a terrorist and outlawed organization. In a 19-page resolution, a copy of which the Department of Justice released to the media on Friday, the Basilan court took into consideration the “essential elements” to declare someone or a group as a terrorist under RA 9370 or the Human Security Act of 2007. The court said the preamble of the ASG’s Charter showed that the group is “resolute and determined to use whatever means, including terrorism, if only to achieve its purpose, that is, to supplant the existing form of government with their own version of an Islamic State.” The court said though the word “terrorism” is not stated in the preamble, its concept and essence were “all over it and are, therefore, deemed written into it.” The court also gave weight to documents and testimonies from four witnesses that showed the ASG Read More …

Poe camp insists disqualification case a ploy to prevent her from running

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Sep 152015
 
Poe camp insists disqualification case a ploy to prevent her from running

Senator Grace Poe (MNS Photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – The camp of Senator Grace Poe said Friday the disqualification case filed against the lawmaker was a mere ploy to prevent her from seeking higher office in 2016. In a statement, lawyer Alexander Poblador, Poe’s counsel, said the case filed by defeated 2013 senatorial candidate Rizalito David was directed not so much as to her election to the Senate but on the possibility of her seeking higher office in next year’s polls. Poe, however, has yet to categorically state her political plans for 2016. “The petition has more to do with what will happen in 2016 rather than her current seat in the Senate,” said Poblador, who accompanied Poe during the preliminary conference on the quo warranto petition before the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET). He said they have sufficient evidence to prove that Poe met the citizenship and residency requirements for congressional candidates when she ran and won in the 2013 midterm elections. The lawyer said the disqualification case ought to be dismissed for late filing and forum shopping, noting that a similar case was also filed by David with the Commission on Elections recently. He said under the SET rules, a petition must be filed within 10 days after proclamation. “Since Senator Poe was proclaimed on May 16, 2013, those who would want to question her qualifications had only until May 26, 2013 to file a petition against her,” he said. “Our answer to the David petition contains grounds for summary Read More …

Jodi proud of son Thirdy’s school awards

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Sep 152015
 
Jodi proud of son Thirdy’s school awards

Jodi Sta. Maria (MNS photo) Jodi Sta. Maria took to social media to share how proud she is of her only son Thirdy for excelling in school “in spite of everything we have been through as a little family.” On Instagram, Sta. Maria shared a collage showing the three commendations Thirdy got from his school. In the caption, the “Pangako Sa ‘Yo” actress said the awards are not just a testament to Thirdy’s abilities but “a testament of God’s goodness in our lives.” “It is only with God’s grace and God’s love that Thirdy has emerged from it as a God-fearing, intelligent, disciplined, kindhearted and loving boy. His intellect, his humor, his compassion and his maturity are way beyond his age,” she wrote. Based on the pictures, Thirdy was recognized for outstanding leadership qualities, wholesome attitude, and excelling in class recitations, projects and oral discussions. “I am blessed to be his mother and I couldn’t be prouder. I love you babe,” Sta. Maria said. Thirdy is Sta. Maria’s son with Pampi Lacson. They have already parted ways and Sta. Maria is currently in a relationship with Jolo Revilla. (MNS)

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