Pacquiao, next PHL presdient?

 Entertainment
Nov 212016
 

MANILA, Nov 16 (Mabuhay) – Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao said he has no plans yet to run for president but said he is not closing his doors on that possibility. “Wala pa sa isip natin yan, focus tayo sa trabaho natin (I don’t think about if for now, I want to focus on my work),” Pacquiao told reporters on Wednesday when sought for comment on President Rodrigo Duterte’s comment that he could become president. “For President na to ha (This is for President),” Duterte said when he raised the senator’s hand during a courtesy call in Malacañang last Monday night. But Pacquiao said he has not discussed with anyone the possibility of him seeking the highest office in the land. He said the President had just probably made the remark since they have the same advocacy. “Siguro nakita nya na pareho naman kami ng advocacy, pareho kami ng nararamdaman so nasabi nya yun pero sa akin trabaho lang ako (Perhaps he saw that we have the same advocacy, we have the same view so he said that but I want to focus on my work now),” said the senator. Pacquiao said he wants to concentate now on boxing and on his work at the Senate. Asked about the possibility that he would change his mind and consider running for president, the senator said: “Hindi naman natin sinasabing sarado. Ang pagiging Presidente ang Panginoon ang naglalagay dyan… Masyadong mataas yan para pangarapin. Gamapanan natin yung trabaho natin para marami tayong matutulungan Read More …

Sofia explains why she’s using her mother’s last name

 Entertainment
Nov 212016
 
Sofia explains why she’s using her mother’s last name

Sofia Gonzalez (MNS photo) Sofia Gonzalez, the eldest daughter of Tacloban City Mayor Cristina Gonzalez and ex-Mayor Alfred Romualdez started recording her debut album for Viva Records. One of the songs she did is her own composition, “Love Hurts”. How can she write a song about love when she herself admits she has never fallen in love in her entire life? “Love is relatable naman even if you haven’t been in love yet. But actually, I’m in love pala, with food!” she laughs. “I got the inspiration for the song from my friends who fall in love then break up with their boyfriends and come to me to open up about their heartbreaks. I’m their shoulder to cry on and judging from their stories, parang ang daming lalaking manloloko.” How long does it take for her to write a song? “‘Love Hurts’ natapos ko in 5 minutes. It was late at night, I was bored, so I wrote it. I have finished two other songs.” How come she’s using her mom’s family name and not her dad’s? “Romualdez kasi is more identified with politics, while Gonzalez  is better known in showbiz. My mom is known as an actress-singer then. She’s using Gonzalez and also her dad, my lolo, Jose Mari Gonzalez, who’s also an actor-singer.” So will she also be an actress-singer? “No. I don’t know how to act. I tried in Youtube but it’s awful.” Who among today’s young actors  would she like to have as a ka-love team? Read More …

Duterte grants executive clemency to Robin Padilla

 Entertainment
Nov 212016
 
Duterte grants executive clemency to Robin Padilla

Actor Robin Padilla was granted absolute pardon by President Rodrigo Duterte following their meeting at the Malacañang Palace on Tuesday.(MNS photo) MANILA, Nov 16 (Mabuhay) — Actor Robin Padilla was granted absolute pardon by President Rodrigo Duterte following their meeting at Malacañang Palace on Tuesday. The pardon restores Padilla’s civil and political rights, which may enable him to get a US visa so he can be with his wife and newborn child. “He has suffered enough, I think. Kung bitawan mo naman iyong tao sa labas, give him the rights –makaboto, maka-travel, whatever,” Duterte told reporters. Padilla, a staunch supporter of Duterte, was convicted of illegal possession of firearms in 1994. He was released after being granted conditional pardon by former President Fidel Ramos three years later. According to Duterte, he did not see any malicious intent in Padilla when he was caught with guns. Television host-actress Mariel Rodriguez, Padilla’s wife, on Monday gave birth to a baby girl in the United States. It is the couple’s first child since getting married back in 2010 in India. Padilla was unable to travel to the U.S. after failing to secure a visa. Rodriguez first confirmed her pregnancy in May, eight months after suffering her second miscarriage. She flew to the US in September to receive extra care during her delicate pregnancy. (MNS)  

Why Yeng’s husband sacrificed his own music career

 Entertainment
Nov 212016
 
Why Yeng’s husband sacrificed his own music career

Yeng Constantino (MNS photo) Yeng Constantino admitted that she sometimes feels sad that her husband, Yan Asuncion, had to give up his music since they got married. Constantino said Asuncion stopped recording and writing new songs because he is devoting most of his time to their business. “Si Yan po, marami pong sinacrifice bilang artist. Kasi si Yan, isa siya sa main worship leaders ng church namin, ‘yung Victory. Gumagawa sila ng album. Pinadala pa nga sila sa Nashville to be trained para sa pagre-record, pag-produce. Pero nung naging kami, he knew na kailangan niya i-let go ‘yun and suportahan ako sa ginagawa ko and for him to go to a different direction which is business,” she said. Constantino stressed that she greatly appreciates Asuncion’s sacrifices. “Of course sa heart niya, he wants to support me, ‘yung family namin. Minsan, siguro hindi ko nao-open masyado sa kanya, pero nalulungkot ako kasi he’s really a good songwriter, napakagaling na musician. Pero right now, hindi niya ginagawa dahil nagfo-focus siya talaga na makakaipon kami so that when the baby comes, talagang sigurado,” she said. Constantino said it is her hope that Asuncion would someday go back to writing and recording songs. Constantino, who got her big break when she won ABS-CBN’s “Pinoy Dream Academy” in 2006, met Asuncion in 2013 through a common friend. Last year, they exchanged vows at a garden ceremony in Hacienda Isabella, Tagaytay. The two marked their first anniversary as a couple in February this year.(MNS)

Kerwin Espinosa vows to tell all: PHL envoy

 Entertainment
Nov 212016
 
Kerwin Espinosa vows to tell all: PHL envoy

PNP chief Dir. Gen. Ronald ‘Bato’ Dela Rosa presents suspected Eastern Visayas drug lord Kerwin Espinosa to media at Camp Crame early Friday morning, November 18, 2016. Espinosa, son of slain Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa, is the alleged Eastern Visayas drug lord. Espinosa was brought to Manila after five months of hiding in Abu Dhabi. (MNS photo) MANILA, Nov 16 (Mabuhay) – Alleged Eastern Visayas top drug lord Kerwin Espinosa is asking to be placed under the government’s Witness Protection Program, with the promise that he will reveal all that he knows about the illegal drug trade, Philippine Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Constancio Vingno Jr. said Wednesday. “’Ang request niya, na he be placed under the Witness Protection Program and he will tell all,” Vingno said. The Philippine envoy was able to meet with Espinosa last week at the Wadha Jail in Abu Dhabi, where the alleged drug lord has been detained since he was arrested by local authorities last October 17. The request comes as the alleged drug lord is said to fear for his life, as well as that of his family’s, after the killing of his father, Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr., inside the Leyte Sub-Provincial Jail last November 5. DOJ Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Monday said that they are inclined to place Kerwin under the custody of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Vingno said the younger Espinosa has yet to give a sworn statement to Philippine authorities, who are currently processing papers Read More …

Stockholders’ rights in dissolved corporations

 Economy
Nov 212016
 

What happens when a corporation is dissolved but the stockholders failed to liquidate the corporation and distribute the remaining assets of the corporation? May a stockholder who was deprived of his share in the remaining property demand to inspect the books of the corporation? Under Philippine laws, a corporation which has been dissolved, has three years after dissolution to continue as a body corporate but only for the purpose of liquidating its assets and winding up its affairs.

Duterte narrates how he became ‘fast friends’ with Putin

 News
Nov 212016
 
Duterte narrates how he became ‘fast friends’ with Putin

President Rodrigo Duterte and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet for the first time during a bilateral meeting at the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in Lima, Peru on November 19. ROBINSON NIÑAL JR./ Presidential Photo LIMA, Peru—President Duterte hit it off with Russian President Vladimir Putin when they first met on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit here on Saturday. Sounding like a starstruck schoolboy who just met his idol, Mr. Duterte gushed about his initial interaction with the former KGB colonel. “It was like we have known each other for a long time and even [by] the way we pat each other’s hand in a handshake,” Mr. Duterte told reporters. He said that at one of the side events with the Apec leaders, he was having a conversation with a Vietnamese official who thanked him for the release of Vietnamese fishermen who were apprehended in Philippine waters. “When I finally sat down, I found out that President Putin was on my left side, so we shook hands,” he said. “And then after I shook his hand again and I finally said ‘I [will] go ahead.’ He told to me, ‘Don’t forget to visit Russia,’” he said. Like with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the only other leader he had a bilateral meeting with, he said he had become “fast friends” with the Russian president. He joked that the moment Putin entered the room, the Russian leader went up to him and told him, Read More …

Duterte to declare Panatag a marine sanctuary

 News
Nov 212016
 
Duterte to declare Panatag a marine sanctuary

LIMA, Peru—President Duterte plans to issue an executive order unilaterally declaring the lagoon of the disputed Panatag Shoal a marine sanctuary, where neither Filipinos nor Chinese may be allowed to fish. Mr. Duterte told Chinese President Xi Jinping about his plan during their bilateral meeting on Saturday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum here, according to National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr., who was present at the meeting. “The President has decided to declare that a sanctuary. That is a unilateral action from the government,” he said, referring to the triangular lagoon “as big as Quezon City” and known to be a spawning ground for fish. Panatag Shoal, internationally known as Scarborough Shoal, is a traditional fishing ground for Filipinos. China seized the shoal after a two-month standoff with the Philippines in 2012 but recently loosened its grip to allow Filipinos to fish again in the area following friendly overtures from Mr. Duterte. If Mr. Duterte’s plan proceeds, Filipino, Chinese and other fishermen would only be allowed to fish in the deeper waters just outside Panatag. Mr. Duterte’s plan is delicate because it may imply Philippine territorial control over the shoal, whose ownership the UN-backed Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague did not resolve when it ruled in favor of the Philippines in the maritime dispute in July. Esperon said Mr. Duterte “clearly talked about maritime arrangements” with Xi, including the prospect of cooperation between the coast guards of the two countries. “The implication and Read More …

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