All-new 2016 Honda Civic sedan makes it to IIHS’ TOP SAFETY PICK+ Collision Safety Rating

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Feb 032016
 
All-new 2016 Honda Civic sedan makes it to IIHS’ TOP SAFETY PICK+ Collision Safety Rating

2016 Honda HR-V TORRANCE, Calif  – The dynamic, new-from-the-ground-up 2016 Honda Civic Sedan, 2016’s North American Car of the Year, has received the highest available rating of TOP SAFETY PICK+ from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), including a SUPERIOR rating for frontal crash prevention when equipped with the Honda Sensing™ suite of safety and driver-assist technologies, available on all 2016 Civic Sedan models. The 2016 Civic Sedan has earned a top rating of GOOD in five IIHS crash test modes, including the rigorous small overlap frontal crash test. The 2015 TOP SAFETY PICK+ designation is reserved for vehicles that also have an available front crash prevention system that earns an ADVANCED or SUPERIOR rating from the Institute. “As these new safety ratings demonstrate, the 2016 Civic Sedan not only brings new value to the compact segment with its hefty upgrades to fun-to-drive performance, fuel efficiency, refinement and technology, it also delivers advanced collision safety performance,” said Jeff Conrad, senior vice president and general manager of the Honda Division. “With its available Honda Sensing technologies, including our first application of Adaptive Cruise Control with Low-Speed Follow, the new Civic Sedan offers customers a suite of technologies unlike anything else in the class.” The 10th-generation Civic Sedan offers a wide range of advanced active and passive safety and driver-assist features and technologies, including Honda Sensing, which is available on all trims. Honda Sensing technologies include: Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS)1 Forward Collision Warning (FCW) – integrated with CMBS2 Lane Keeping Read More …

Yassi and Andre’s friendship enough foundation for strong on-screen chemistry

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Feb 032016
 
Yassi and Andre’s friendship enough foundation for strong on-screen chemistry

Yassi Pressman and Andre Paras (MNS photo) Many on-screen partners become entangled romantically in real life, but not Yassi Pressman and Andre Paras. The two have worked together on several projects, including “Diary Ng Panget,” “Wang Fam,” and their newest movie together “Girlfriend For Hire.” – and while they find each other attractive, too – they remain friends, nothing more and nothing less. Like what many of the young stars say these days, the focus is on career. “We’re focusing on work. What’s good about it is maganda ’yung feedback ng mga fans kasi as artists, we really want to entertain people. I’m really happy they love it. Sa pagka-develop (sa isa’t-isa), wala pa kasi we’re focused on our work muna,” Andre said at the press conference of “Girlfriend For Hire.” Yassi said their busy schedules keep love at bay. While she sees Andre as “gwapo, matangkad, mabait” she said, “Mahirap po kasi sa schedule namin ngayon. So sa work lang kami nagkakasama. Minsan pumupunta siya kasama ’yung friends ko. Pero hindi siya ’yung every day na kailangan naming mag-spend ng time together kasi grabe din ‘yung (taping schedule ng) soap niya at events namin.” The Viva artist said she is “in love” but with family and work, not with any man. After going through a heartbreak before, Yassi has become more cautious in falling in love and having a relationship. “Mahirap ma-in love. Na-in love na ako dati nang grabe kaya po kailangan na bago ka mag-desisyon na ma-i-in-love Read More …

AARP unmasks ‘Fearless at 50’ Filipina Roxanne Cai

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Feb 032016
 
AARP unmasks ‘Fearless at 50’ Filipina Roxanne Cai

Roxanne “Rock N Roll” Cai WASHINGTON, D.C – Recognizing the milestone 50 represents, AARP recently launched “Fearless at 50,” a campaign to celebrate real people who are challenging outdated perceptions of what it means to be 50 and over. The campaign features real people boldly trying new things or just feeling good about who they are in video vignettes. Roxanne “Rock N Roll” Cai co-founded The Initiative, a group working to fight crime, help the needy, and make the San Francisco Bay Area a safer place – all dressed as superheroes. The volunteer group organizes food and clothing drives, used needle-pickups, and street patrols. “We are activists who sometimes wear costumes. Our tagline is we try to save the world one deed at a time,” said Cai, who immigrated to the U.S. from Manila when she was two years old. “When I joined this Real Life Super Hero community, I knew that there was a big emphasis on costumes, and that was very appealing to me. It’s fun to dress up in costumes and in masks and capes!” “Passing age 50 is often a big transition for people,” said Daphne Kwok, AARP Vice President of Multicultural Leadership, Asian American and Pacific Islander Audience Strategy. “We need to change the way we think about getting older. People 50-plus have life experiences that enrich their lives and expand their possibilities. We encourage people to be fearless about aging, and we celebrate individuals like Roxanne who are maximizing their lives to the fullest.” Read More …

Everyday pollution can lead to breakouts

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Feb 032016
 
Everyday pollution can lead to breakouts

Your skin is against Urban Nanoparticles, the skin’s next worst enemy. MANILA, Philippines – Created by chemical reactions in the air in the presence of the sun’s UV rays, ground-level ozone also lingers on the skin. What you can’t see can hurt you Urban Nanoparticles have become a huge concern since the discovery of PM 2.5—particles that are 2.5 micrometers in size or even smaller—so tiny they are only visible under an electron microscope.                   “It is the most common skin problem seen in dermatological practice locally and worldwide, which occurs due to the combination of four factors: increased oil production, clogging of pores, proliferation of bacterial, and inflammation,” says Dr. Noemi Ramos, who has been practicing dermatology for over 20 years. “Environmental and occupational exposure to industrial chemicals are also known to cause some variants of acne,” she says, adding that example of these variants include whiteheads and blackheads, among others.                                                                                                                                                 These bumps constantly remind you how painful life can be with such a harmful environment. Thanks to science and technology, many wonderful ways have been developed to make your skin pollution-proof. All it takes is your resolute adherence. Lifestyle Feature ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: The right regimen As today’s urban environment causes various forms of acne and inflammation when particles clog the pores or prevent dead skin cells from rising up to the skin’s surface, it is important to thoroughly remove its particles through proper and regular Read More …

The Craziness that is the Tokyo Auto Salon

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Feb 022016
 
The Craziness that is the Tokyo Auto Salon

The annual Tokyo Auto Salon ended last Jan. 17 and its organizers have every reason to be happy. This year, the show saw a record 105.1 percent increase compared to previous years. In total, 325,501 enthusiasts walked through the halls of Makuhari Messe to see the newest and craziest stuff the Japanese aftermarket scene had to offer. The show traces its roots back to the “Tokyo Exciting Car Show” with a goal of establishing a custom car culture. Thirty four years later it has grown from being just a custom car show. It has become the gauge of the latest trends in the aftermarket business where new technology or methods for tuning and upgrading are showcased, some of which, for the first time. The Philippine STAR is priviledged to have witnessed this wacky show first-hand and while I’d like to give a rundown all 880 vehicles on display from the 450 exhibitors, I will instead be focusing on the motorsports-inspired displays of the largest Japanese brands: Honda, Toyota, Mazda, and Subaru. Honda-MUGEN Honda’s Civic Type-R isn’t for the faint of heart already thanks to its 300-hp, front-wheel drive configuration. However, for Japanese tuner MUGEN, it doesn’t seem crazy enough. They showed off a more extreme version of the Civic Type-R with the menacing Civic Type-R MUGEN. Shown as a prototype, the Civic Type-R MUGEN gains a body kit that’s lairer than the standard Type-R. It gains a new front bumper, touring car-style front and side skirts, and a large (but Read More …

What in the Worlds

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Feb 022016
 
What in the Worlds

Remember that thrill  of competing in the  World Universities  Debating  Championship! You’ll need it when you  eventually attempt to debate your wife. And that’s a debate you’ll never win. When I’m not slaving over a column that will elicit an occasional smirk from my three female readers, I’m a host and motivational speaker where my only puhunan is laway. For that puhunan, I have to thank four years’ worth of college (and a wee bit of graduate school) intervarsity debate. Here’s my confession: I was a debate addict. I started my collegiate debate career with interschool debates. As a sophomore, I took it to a higher notch with the Australasian debates (a debate competition open to Australia, New Zealand and Asian countries). Then, as a junior, I went full-on with the World Universities Debating Championships. College life was a blur prepping for debating competitions in Malaysia to Australia to Singapore to the United States to Ireland. It was nerve-wracking. It was stressful. It was glorious. Admittedly, I didn’t get too far in the global debating circuit as the local debating community was just starting to be exposed to the dynamics of international debate. But it was through debate that I learned a lot about the importance of wit and humor. I learned all about international relations (and the lack of them). And I learned about the differences between Australian, Irish and Singaporean beer.  So my pink parts were bursting with pride when a team from my alma mater, De La Read More …

What PHL will gain from Japan imperial couple’s visit

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Feb 022016
 
What PHL will gain from Japan imperial couple’s visit

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan visit the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Los Baños Laguna on Friday (January 29) the last day of their five-day official visit to the Philippines. (MNS photo) MANILA  (Mabuhay) – The Japanese imperial couple’s visit to the Philippines will strengthen Philippines’ diplomatic ties with Japan and lead to economic opportunities for both countries, an official said. Philippine Ambassador to Japan, Manuel Lopez said the Philippine state visit, a first for Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in over five decades, shows a deepening of ties between the two Asian nations. The ambassador said the announcement of the visit initially came as a surprise, noting the Japanese emperor and empress rarely travel and the Philippine government is up against many other invitations for the couple sent by various countries. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan visit the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Los Baños Laguna on Friday (January 29) the last day of their five-day official visit to the Philippines. (MNS photo) “Since a few years ago we’ve been trying to work on the imperial royal family but we were only focusing on the crown prince because the emperor and empress hardly travels… When we were told a few months ago that it’s now the emperor and the empress coming to the Philippines we could not believe it, we were surprised,” said Lopez. Lopez acknowledged a “natural progression of relationship” between Japan and the Philippines, with “foreign direct investments from Japan going Read More …

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