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Kris Aquino (MNS Photo) Television host Kris Aquino shared some of the lessons she learned following her health scare last week. On August 25, the 44-year-old Aquino was hospitalized after a severe vascular headache caused her blood pressure to shoot up. According to the star of the upcoming “Etiquette for Mistresses” film, she could have suffered a stroke. “My hospitalization last week made me realize that my being a workaholic made me take my health for granted,” Aquino, who also hosts the morning talk show “Kris TV,” wrote on her Instagram account. “I’ve faithfully obeyed my doctors, starting with sleeping at the right time, reducing my daily work load to a manageable 12 hours, having rest days, taking my medicines, and of course healthy eating,” she added. Aquino also assured her followers that her blood pressure has normalized since then, and that she has decided to reward herself by spending time with her two sons, James “Bimby” Yap Jr. and Joshua Aquino. (MNS)

— Senate President Franklin Drilon opens the 3rd and last Regular Session of the 16th Congress on Monday (July 27, 2015) at the Senate Building in Pasay City. The Senate will hold a joint session with the House of Representatives Monday afternoon to hear the last and 6th State-of-the- Nation Address (SONA) of President Benigno S. Aquino III. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – Senate President Franklin Drilon wants the Liberal Party (LP) to finally pick a vice presidential running mate for its standard-bearer, Interior Secretary Mar Roxas – and leave Senator Grace Poe out of the picture. Drilon, LP’s vice chairman, said he will ask the party’s national executive committee to convene as soon as possible and nominate a vice presidential candidate. “Medyo lumalapit na ang deadline (The deadline is nearing),” Drilon told reporters on Friday, referring to the period for filing candidacy certificates in October. “Siguro tulungan na namin si Secretary Roxas para mabuo ang ticket (Maybe we should help Secretary Roxas to complete our ticket).” As well as selecting a running mate for Roxas, Drilon said he will ask the party to complete its senatorial slate. The LP has been courting Poe, the top presidential candidate in voter preference surveys, to be Roxas’s vice president. Poe has remained cool to the idea, and has yet to make a decision about running for higher office. “In my view, Grace Poe is already a candidate for president,” Drilon said. “The writing is on the wall. She will run.” Asked why Read More …

WASHINGTON, DC – The rising demand for natural and organic products in the United States is creating a growing market for Philippine agricultural products. Nine Philippine companies will be joining the Natural Products Expo East from September 17 to 19, 2015 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Maryland. The trade show is the largest natural, organic, and healthy products event in the US East Coast. The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) through the DA-Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (AMAS) organized the following natural product exporters to participate in this event—Brandexports Philippines, Inc., Elemie Naturals Inc., GreenLife Coconut Products Philippines Inc., Nutramedica, Inc., Orich International Traders, Inc., Prime Fruits International, Incorporated, Sweet Pacific Foodfarms Product, Team Asia Corporation, and Tropicana Food Products Inc. A variety of coconut products will be available to the American public such as coconut water, milk, milk powder, flour, cider vinegar, coconut nutraceutical products, desiccated coconut, coconut sugar, organic extra virgin coconut oil, and virgin coconut oil beauty pearls. The coconut is known as the tree of life in the Philippines because of the seemingly endless list of products and by-products derived from all its parts. Other Philippine products to be featured in the trade show are body products made from pili, handcrafted bath soaps, topical scalp products, vinegar, dried mangoes, noodles, juices and fruit juice drinks, camote (sweet potato) and banana chips, condiments, and sauces. Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. expressed optimism in the growing share of the Philippines in the natural products market and encouraged US buyers to take advantage of Read More …

Julia Montes (MNS photo) Actress Julia Montes, the lead star of the afternoon series “Doble Kara,” could not keep a straight face when she was asked on whether former leading man Coco Martin is still courting her. The 20-year-old Montes was asked a series of questions about her “most difficult role yet” and the status of her relationship with Martin. “Mahirap pag ako ang sumagot,” she quipped. Montes was also asked to name the Filipino celebrity she considers as the most handsome. She answered: “Si Coco.” Martin and Montes started being romantically linked when they worked together in the phenomenal ABS-CBN series “Walang Hanggan” in 2012. Martin has since admitted that he finds Montes as “girlfriend material.” (MNS)