Wednesday, October 23, 2013

India Backs PH Arbitration Bid to Solve Sea Dispute

India has expressed its support for a peaceful resolution to the territorial conflict in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), adding it hoped the Philippines’ arbitration bid would prosper and lead to the stability of international waters.

Read more: Inquirer

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Monday, September 16, 2013

DSWD assures sufficient food supplies for evacuees in Zambo conflict

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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday assured regular provision of food and assistance to rising number of displaced families currently sheltered in evacuation centers in Zamboanga City affected by the one-week armed conflict.

In its twitter account, the DSWD disclosed that as of 2 p.m. Monday, about 16,473 families or 81,806 individuals have been affected by the on-going clash between government forces and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).

About 13,028 families equivalent to 67,845 individuals are still staying in 24 evacuation centers situated therein.

The Joaquin F. Enriquez Sports Complex still has the biggest number of family-evacuees with 9,065 families or 50,343 individuals.

The DSWD said it tapped local catering groups and food service providers to ensure regular provision of food to the increasing number of evacuees inside the Joaquin F. Enriquez Sports Complex.

According to DSWD Secretary Corazon J. Soliman, the Department had stepped up measures to ensure sufficient supply of food will be regularly given by tapping local food providers to assist in food preparation in addition to the food provided by the community kitchens established by the city government.

Soliman said she had instructed the DSWD Field Office IX for the continuous procurement of ready-to-eat food from partnered food service providers like Chinitos, Whoopee Burger House, Sunflower Food Center, and small canteens.

"This is to ensure the timely and orderly provision of meals to the evacuees with the elderly, children, and pregnant women as priorities," she said.

"Starting today (Monday), DSWD will provide 80,000 packed foods to the evacuees in the Grandstand to be delivered by the mentioned food providers (40,000 for lunch and another 40,000 for dinner),"she added.

Soliman also noted that the city government is also providing 12,000 packed foods per mealtime while the International Committee of the Red Cross committed to shoulder another 10,000 packed food for dinner.

On Sunday, DSWD, through Chinitos, Whoopee Burger House, Sunflower Food Center, and small canteens has provided 16,500 packed meals for lunch and dinner with a total cost of P825,000.

Breakfast on Monday was prepared by the established community kitchens where 24 sacks of rice and 20 cases of corned beef were consumed.


Soliman is still in Zamboanga City to oversee the relief operations to victims of the more than a week of armed conflict between government forces and rogue elements of the MNLF.

- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=2131379349154

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Charges Maybe Filed Against Napoles On Friday

President Benigno S. Aquino III said on Tuesday that appropriate charges in relation to the alleged misuse of the priority development assistance fund (PDAF) may be filed against Janet Lim Napoles by Friday.

President Aquino told reporters in a press conference after keynoting the 7th ASEAN Navy Chiefs Meeting in Makati City that government prosecutors were studying the evidences, analyses and "possible defenses that can be brought to court" in order to have a rock-solid case against Napoles.

"The first charges with regards to this issue, I understand, will be filed not later than Monday. There is a possibility it can be filed by Friday. I will be given a briefing on what the lawyers called the theory of the case, the evidence that supports the theory of the case," the President said.

"So a complete briefing sometime this week; and the commitment is not later than Monday next week, and possibly by Friday this week," he noted. (PCOO)

- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=1751378814786
President Benigno S. Aquino III said on Tuesday that appropriate charges in relation to the alleged misuse of the priority development assistance fund (PDAF) may be filed against Janet Lim Napoles by Friday.

President Aquino told reporters in a press conference after keynoting the 7th ASEAN Navy Chiefs Meeting in Makati City that government prosecutors were studying the evidences, analyses and "possible defenses that can be brought to court" in order to have a rock-solid case against Napoles.

"The first charges with regards to this issue, I understand, will be filed not later than Monday. There is a possibility it can be filed by Friday. I will be given a briefing on what the lawyers called the theory of the case, the evidence that supports the theory of the case," the President said.

"So a complete briefing sometime this week; and the commitment is not later than Monday next week, and possibly by Friday this week," he noted. (PCOO)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=1751378814786#sthash.VpFsz7HA.dpuf

Monday, August 19, 2013

Walang Pasok August 20, 2013

Walang Pasok Aug. 20 Update: 7:42 am

List of school suspensions on August 20, 2013
as published in Gov.ph

Due to the effects of Tropical Storm Maring and the enhanced southwest monsoon, classes in certain areas have been suspended for August 20, 2013.

Please check back on this page for updates. This list was collated from announcements made online by schools and LGUs. For more details on the rules for suspension, please read Executive Order No. 66, s. 2012.  This list was last updated on 10:07 p.m., August 19, 2013. For real-time updates from the media and different organizations, please track the #walangpasok hashtag on Twitter. For updates on the weather, please visit http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/.

Metro Manila

    Caloocan City (all levels)
    Las Piñas City (all levels)
    Makati City (all levels)
    Malabon City (all levels)
    Mandaluyong City (all levels)
    Manila City (all levels)
    Marikina (preschool to high school)
    Muntinlupa City (all levels)
    Navotas City (all levels)
    Parañaque City (all levels)
    Pateros City (all levels)
    Pasay City (all levels)
    Pasig City (all levels)
    Quezon City (all levels)
    San Juan City (all levels)
    Taguig City (all levels)
    Valenzuela City (preschool to high school)

By Province

    Angeles, Pampanga (preschool to high school)
    Antipolo, Rizal (preschool to high school)
    Bataan (all levels)
    Batangas (all levels)
    Cainta, Rizal (all levels)
    Cavite (all levels)
    Laguna (all levels)
    Pangasinan (preschool to high school)
    Baliuag, Bulacan (all levels)
    Bocaue, Bulacan (preschool to high school)
    Calumpit, Bulacan (all levels)
    Hagonoy, Bulacan (preschool to high school)
    Malolos, Bulacan (preschool to high school)
    Meycauayan, Bulacan (all levels)
    Obando, Bulacan (all levels)
    San Jose del Monte, Bulacan (preschool to high school)
    Dagupan, Pangasinan (all levels)
    Angono, Rizal (preschool to high school)
    San Mateo, Rizal (preschool to high school)
    Taytay, Rizal (all levels)
    Tanay, Rizal (preschool to high school)
    Rodriguez, Rizal (all levels)
    San Fernando, Pampanga (all levels)

School Specific

    Ateneo de Manila University (all levels)
    Ateneo Law School
    Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health
    Arellano University – Main, Mandaluyong, Pasay, Malabon campuses (all levels and office operations)
    Baliuag University (all levels)
    Central Colleges of the Philippines (all classes and office operations)
    Centro Escolar University – Manila, Malolos Campus (all classes and office operations)
    De La Salle University – Dasmariñas (all levels and office operations)
    De La Salle University – Taft and STC, Makati, and Ortigas (all levels and office operations)
    De La Salle – College of Saint Benilde
    De La Salle Lipa (preschool to high school)
    Don Bosco Technical College
    Far Eastern University – Manila; FEU East Asia College; and FEU Makati (all levels and office operations)
    Fatima University – Valenzuela, QC, Antipolo, Pampanga (all levels)
    FEATI (Far East Air Transport Incorporated) University
    La Verdad Christian College, Caloocan
    Letran, Manila
    Mapúa Institute of Technology (all levels)
    Makati Medical Center College
    Miriam College, Quezon City (all levels)
    National University (all levels and office operations
    Perpetual Help – College of Manila (all levels)
    Philippine Women’s University – PWU Taft, PWU HS, JASMS INDIANA, JASMS QC (all levels and office operations)
    Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Bataan (all levels)
    Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Parañaque (all levels)
    Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Maragondon (all levels)
    Polytechnic University of the Philippines – San Pedro, Laguna (all levels)
    Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Sta. Mesa, Manila (all levels)
    Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Sta. Rosa, Laguna (all levels)
    Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Sto.Tomas, Batangas (all levels)
    Saint Francis of Assisi College (all levels, all campuses)
    San Pedro College of Business Administration (all levels)
    San Sebastian College – Recoletos, Manila (all levels and office operations)
    St. Paul University, Manila and Quezon City
    STI College, Balagtas, Bulacan
    University of Asia and the Pacific (all levels and office operations)
    University of the East, Manila and Caloocan (all levels)
    University of the Philippines – Diliman, Manila, Los Banos
    University of Perpetual Help – Biñan Campus (all levels)
    University of Santo Tomas (all levels and office operations)
    Letran, Manila (all levels)
    Lyceum of the Philippines University – Cavite (all levels)
    Lyceum of the Philippines University – Manila (all levels)
    Xavier School Nuvali (all levels)

Government Offices

    Courts of the National Capital Judicial Region, including the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, Court of Tax Appeals, and Sandiganbayan. (For courts outside NCJR, discretion is given to the Executive Judges to suspend.)
    Senate
    Pasay City Hall
    Quezon City Hall
    Commission on Elections (COMELEC) offices in NCR (both field and main)



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Sunday, August 18, 2013

Emergency Hotlines Philippines 2013

For your reference the following are the different  Emergency Hotline Numbers in the Philippines

National Disaster and Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) hotlines
(02) 911-1406, (02) 912-2665, (02) 912-5668, (02) 911-1873


Philippine National Police (PNP) Hotline Patrol
117 or send TXT PNP to 2920


Bureau of Fire Protection (NCR)
117, (02) 729-5166, (02) 410-6319 (Regional Director, Information Desk)


Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) hotline
7890 or (02) 726-6255


Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA)
136, 882-0925 (flood control)
Trunkline: (02) 882-4150-77 loc. 337 (rescue), 255 (Metrobase)
Metrobase: 882-0860


Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)
(02) 304-3713, (02) 304-3904


Red Cross hotline
143, (02) 527-0000, (02) 527-8385 to 95


North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) hotlines
(02) 3-5000 and (02) 580-8910


Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) hotlines
(0920) 96-SCTEX (72839) (traffic hotline) or (045) 459-0522


Skyway System Hotline
(02) 776-7777, 0917-539-8762 (globe), 0999-888-0893 (smart), 0932-854-6980 (sun)



South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) hotline
0917-6877539 (globe), (049) 508-7509, (02) 584-4389


Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) hotline
(02) 433-8526


Philippine Coast Guard (02) 527-3877, (02) 527-8481, 0917-724-3682 (globe), 0917-PCG-DOTC (globe)


Manila Water Hotline
1627


PHIVOLCS
Trunkline: (02) 426-1468 to 79, local 124/125 (emergency);
Text/call: 0905-313-4077 (globe)


DSWD
(632)931-81-01 to 07, local 426 (Disaster Response Unit); (02) 951-7119


Local government units (partial)
Manila Traffic Hotline – 527-3087
Cainta Traffic Hotline – 646-0044, (02) 248-1743 (hotline)
Las Piñas Traffic – 874-5756, 874-3927, 874-5754, 874-5753
Mandaluyong Hotline – 534-2993 (traffic); 533-2225 (Command Control Center)
Taguig Traffic – 838-4301 loc. 7112
Marikina STOC – 646-1651, (02) 646-1633 (traffic)
Pasig Traffic – 643-0000 (Command Control Center); 643-1111
Makati Public Safety Dept – 844-3146, 819-3270 to 71

for other LGU visit this link 

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Isdang Bagsak Presyo Dahil sa Oil Spill Binibili ng Lokal Na Pamahalaan

Aquino wants immediate containment of Cavite oil spill

President Benigno S. Aquino III wants government agencies to step up recovery and clean up efforts on the oil spill that affected coastal communities in Cavite.

“Ang directive ng Pangulo is to make sure that we focus on the recovery and clean-up operations dahil maraming mga barangay na maaapektuhan doon,” Deputy Presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said in a radio interview over dzRB Radyo ng Bayan on Saturday.

Valte said the Philippine Coast Guard had a meeting Saturday morning with the representatives of oil companies, local government units (LGUs) and other stakeholders.

They agreed to dispatch additional tugboats and marine environment personnel to assist the clean-up operations, Valte said.

The PCG is also forming an adjudication team to handle the investigation after the clean-up efforts and to determine which entity is accountable for the leak.

The Palace is also in touch with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to know what possible assistance the government could extend to coastal barangays affected by the oil spill, Valte said. So far however, LGUs are already providing assistance to affected communities, she added.

The municipality of Rosario, Cavite, declared a state of calamity Friday after officials said the spill damaged coral reefs in its municipal waters.

The coast guard said samples taken from areas hit by an oil spill matched that of the diesel being used by a fuel tanker that had earlier unloaded fuel at the Petron Corp. terminal in Rosario, Cavite. PND (as)

SOURCE: PIA

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

OWWA opens application for EDSP Scholarship

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, July 15 (PIA) -- The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Regional Welfare Office 8 is now accepting applications for the Education for Development Scholarship Program of the agency.

OWWA Region 8 Director Norma del Rosario said the scholarship is open to children of married Overseas Filipino Workers or brother or sister of unmarried OFWs who are graduating fourth year High School students or High School graduates who have not yet earned any college units.

The OWWA provides qualified EDSP scholars with a P60,000.00 financial assistance per school year for a four or five-year baccalaureate degree course in any college or university of the scholar’s choice.

The tuition fee of the scholar is directly paid by the OWWA to the college or university while the remaining amount is given to the scholar upon submission of grades at the end of each semester.

The deadline for submission of applications is on July 31, 2013, Director del Rosario said.

Moreover, the qualifying examination which is to be conducted by the DOST-SEI is scheduled on September 22, 2013.

Application forms and further information are available and downloadable at the OWWA Website www.owwa.gov.ph.

Interested applicants may also visit OWWA-RWO8 office at the DOLE Compound, Trece Martirez St., Tacloban City, Director del Rosario added. (PIA 8)

Source:  PIA

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Makati judge stops awarding of $2.26 B in damages to martial law victims

Ferdinand Marcos
Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Sunday lauded the decision of a Makati Regional Trial Court trashing the petition to enforce the 18-year-old judgment of the United States District Court in Hawaii that awarded compensatory and exemplary damages to human rights victims during martial law.

In a statement issue on Sunday, the son and namesake of the former dictator said that their family felt vindicated by the decision.

“We feel vindicated because the judge (Pascua) recognized the arguments that we have been making for many years now,” Marcos said, referring to the 11-page decision dated June 25, 2013 penned by Judge Bonifacio S. Pascua of National Capital Judicial Region, Branch 56 of Makati City, dismissing the petition thus: “The final judgment in the case MDL No. 840 against the estate of the late Ferdinand R. Marcos et. al. is not conclusive yet, but presumptive evidence of a right of the petitioners against the Marcos estate.”

Marcos said the petition stemmed from a verdict on February 3, 1995 by the US District Court awarding plaintiffs Priscila C Mijares et. al. $2,260,000,000 as compensatory and exemplary damages after they won in the Class Action MDL 840. On May 21, 1997, the plaintiffs filed a petition for enforcement of the foreign judgment here in the Philippines.

“In his decision, Pascua said the plaintiffs have not presented any new evidence and that they anchored their cause of action in Hawaii upon the Torture of Victims Protection Act (TVPA), which was signed by President George H. W. Bush on March 12, 1992,” Marcos said in the statement.

Read the rest of the story at Interaksyon


Short Video: Marcos legacy still haunts Philippine human rights victims

Thursday, July 11, 2013

DILG to eradicate ‘padrino system’ in PNP

DILG Secretary Mar Roxas
Secretary Mar Roxas of Interior and Local Government yesterday said concrete measures are being undertaken by the Philippine National Police (PNP) to cleanse its ranks of any vestiges of corruption, particularly at the start of recruitment of its new personnel.

A survey done by Transparency International revealed that the public perceives PNP officials as among the most corrupt in the Philippines. In a scale of 1-5, the respondents of the survey gave the police a score of 4 overall.

In a statement, Roxas said the issue will be addressed by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), PNP, and the National Police Commission (NPC).

“This is a big challenge for us, but we will face this head on through concrete measures,” Roxas said in Filipino. He said major changes will be made in the selection process for the police force.

Roxas said that they will institute measures so that applicants to the police force will no longer have to depend on the support of an insider or a corrupt official, locally referred to as “padrino” system. He said that the tendency of a new recruit is to engage in illegal activity to recover the money that he gave to the corrupt official for processing of his application.

He said all applicants who passed the requirements and exams will now have an equal chance to be accepted in the PNP.

Roxas has ordered DILG personnel to finalize the implementing rules for processing of application. He said a new policeman who undergoes the legal application process most likely will not be pressured to resort to illegal activities. Overtime, there will be improvement in PNP’s public image. (RDA/PIA Newsdesk/DILG)

source:  PIA

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

171,532 job opportunities at NCR Labor Day Job Fairs

There are 171,532 local and overseas job opportunities from 760 employers available to job seekers at the 2013 Labor Day Job Fairs in the National Capital Region (NCR) today, May 1.

The 2013 Labor Day with the theme, Manggagawang Pilipino: Handa sa Hamon ng Makabagong Panahon is being celebrated as a tribute to the nation’s workers, in recognition of their significant contribution to the country’s development, and to highlight their achievements as a major socioeconomic pillar of Philippine society, Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said.

The 171,532 job vacancies are part of the more than 400,000 vacancies being offered by employers to jobseekers expected to troop to the DOLE’s 75 job fairs nationwide.

“All of these vacancies are in identified key employment generator (KEG) sectors, namely, cyber services, tourism, banking and finance, hotel and restaurant, health and wellness, wholesale and retail trade, automotive, and construction,” Baldoz said.

In Metro Manila, 16 job fairs are currently being conducte at various SM Malls which were opened to all jobseekers, new graduates, and returning and displaced overseas Filipino workers.

Baldoz added that 726 local employers and 37 licensed overseas recruitment agencies will participate and offer job opportunities both local and abroad to jobseekers in the Labor Day job fairs in NCR.

The NCR job fairs will be held at SM Malls in North EDSA, Fairview, Novaliches, Manila, Sta. Mesa, San Lazaro, Valenzuela, Mega Mall, Pasig, Marikina, South Mall, Las Piñas, Sucat, Bicutan, Muntinlupa, and Mall of Asia.

According to the labor chief, occupations in the wholesale and retail trade top the number of job vacancies with 27,750.

“These vacancies are for sales associates, sales marketing officers, cashiers, store supervisors, accounting assistants, office staff, production assistants, office management trainees, store management trainees, assistant brand managers, account executives, security guards, merchandisers, stockmen, inventory assistant, store clerks, and auditors,"

Cyber services, with two categories, namely, call center/BPO operations and information technology offer job vacancies for such positions as facilities managers, technical support representatives, collection specialists, network processing associates, data analysts, sales support representatives, software testers, JAVA developers, graphic artists, web developers, web designers, systems administrators, systems programmers, call center engineers, software testers, logistics staff, encoders, web and graphics designers, and game testers.

Construction industry offers job opportunities for architects, electrical engineers, safety officers, safety engineers, field engineers, civil engineers, pipe welders, heavy equipment drivers, surveyors, formworks engineers, rebar engineers, estimators, senior electrical design engineers, senior mechanical engineers, masons, carpenters, material control engineers, and painters.

The automotive industry is offering jobs for such positions as motor pool staff, tinsmiths, auto painters, washers, machinists, transport associates, drivers, electroplaters, auto electricians, assembly line technicians, chassis fabricators, and welders.

There are also job vacancies available in health and wellness for such positions as as beauty consultants, branch sales consultants, clinic staff, dermatologists, front-desk staff, graphic artists, nutritionists/dieticians, pharmacists, sales representatives, spa therapists, trainers, pharmacy assistants, pharmacists, massage therapists, cashiers, receptionists, medical technologists, radiologic technologists, clinic managers, manicurists, salon managers, and salon stylists.

Jobs are also available for front desk officers, waiters/waitresses, room attendants, bellmen, kitchen helpers, concierge officers, laundry staff, dining personnel, dining supervisors, kitchen personnel, restaurant management trainees, cooks, store/area managers, HR administrative assistants, commissary operations managers, event specialists, uniform and linen supervisors, and room attendants being offered by the hotel/restaurant/tourism sector.

Jobseekers are advised to bring the following documents to the job fairs: resume/biodata, copy of diploma, copy of transcript of records, clearances, employment certificates, if there is any, ID pictures, and other documents like TIN, SSS, and Phil-Health identification.

The DOLE-NCR has enlisted the support of the National Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Professional Regulation Commission, Social Security System, Pag-IBIG, National Statistics Office, PhilHealth, and the Philippine Postal Corporation for the provision of onsite preemployment documentation and advisory services.

Smart Communications, Inc., a major sponsor of this year’s Labor Day festivities, will provide the SMART Libreng Tawag (IDD Calls) for families of OFWs at the job fairs at SM North EDSA and SM Manila, and at the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration central offices.

The DOLE-National Capital Region, together with the Bureau of Local Employment, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, and the Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns, and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, National Conciliation and Mediation Board, Employees Compensation Commission, Occupational Safety and Health Center, Bureau of Labor Relations, National Labor Relations Commission, Maritime Training Council, and the DOLE’s Administrative Service, Legal Service, and the Labor Communications Office, is organizing the job fairs in the national capital.

It is being supported by its partners, namely, SM Prime Holdings/SM Supermalls, Smart Communications, Inc., Banco de Oro, Centrex, Asia Brewery, Inc., PESO Association of Metro Manila, Philippine Association of Service Contractors, Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industries, Inc., Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippine Star, Manila Bulletin, Light Rail Transit Authority, Metro Manila Development Authority, and the Department of Public Works and Highways.

News Source:  Philippine Information Agency

Saturday, March 30, 2013

The Wolverine: International Trailer

Watch the official trailer, starring Hugh Jackman! In cinemas July 26th 2013 Based on the celebrated comic book arc, this epic action-adventure takes Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), the most iconic character of the X-Men universe, to modern day Japan. Out of his depth in an unknown world he faces his ultimate nemesis in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality, emerging more powerful than we have ever seen him before.

Kris Aquino Thanks Boy Abunda For Not Leaving Her Side

In an interview with Kris Aquino in The Buzz, she thanked Boy Abunda for the support that he has given to her. Watch Kris Aquino interview in the Buzz.


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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Former PBA Import Arrested

Former Rain or Shine PBA import, Jamelle Cornley, was arrested after he allegedly damaged hotel properties and assaulted a police officer.

According to initial reports, Cornley causes a commotion at Sir Williams Hotel when he learned that the girls that he invited in his hotel room was gone together with his $1600 in cash. Cornley's outrage at the hotel lobby resulted to an estimated P 200,000 damaged in property.

Cornley resisting to be put in jail.  Photo Credits: GMA Network



The hotel management called on the police to control the PBA star's outrage. However, when Police Officers Lazatin and PO2 Daang tried to arrest him, Lazatin was punched in the head causing him to become unconscious. Lazatin was later rushed to the hospital.

Cornley is now detained at Kamuning Police Station.


Sunday, March 24, 2013

Azkals Won Over Cambodia 8-0

The Philippine Azkals held a commanding 6-0 lead against Cambodia in their AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers match last night when match officials suspended play in the second half due to the heavy downpour that flooded the Rizal Memorial pitch. Referee Gamini Nivon Robesh of Sri Lanka halted the action with 30 minutes left in the match after rains turned the field made out of natural grass into an artificial lake. At presstime, officials are studying whether to resume the match last night or move the conclusion of the action today. Prior to the suspension, the Azkals were completing their dominance of the hapless Cambodian side with Phil Younghusband setting the tone with his second career hat trick. Younghusband, who was coming off an inconsistent showing in the AFF Suzuki Cup, delivered a trio of sensational scores in the 25th, 31st and 34th minutes to stretch his number of international goals to 31. Midfielder Stephan Schrock, playing his first match on home soil since 2011, scored a curling shot a minute into the second half while Fil-Spaniard Javier Patiño debuted in style with goals in the 45th and 57th minutes. The Azkals certainly made a splash in their Group E qualifiers debut. Only Mother Nature put a temporary stop to their onslaught. It had been a bizarre match even before the rains fell. Play was halted for almost five minutes before halftime when power outage left the historic stadium in near-darkness. source: Manila Bulletin

Heart Evangelista Emotional Response To Her Parents [video]

Response ni Heart Evangelista Tungkol sa Kanilang Relasyon ni Chiz Escuedero


Sa tingin nyo tama ba na pakialaman ng mga magulang ni Heart ang kanyang relasyon kay Senator Chiz? Iwan lang kayo ng comments.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Gag Order Issued To Kris Aquino and James Yap

A Makati Regional Trial Court on Friday issued a gag order over court proceedings involving ex-couple actress-TV host Kris Aquino and basketball star James Yap.

Judge Liza Marie Picardal-Tecson of Makati Regional Trial Court branch 144 issued the gag order after the hearing of Yap's petition for a hold departure order prohibiting the Queen of All Media from bringing their son, James Jr. (popularly known as Bimby), outside of the country.

The gag order bans the former couple from discussing the merits of HDO petition as well as other cases involving both parties filed in same court.

Yap sought for the HDO when he learned that Kris plans to bring Bimby to Europe for a vacation during the weekends.

Before Yap filed the HDO petition, the court granted Kris' Temporary Protection Order (TPO) last March 15, the same day it was filed.

The TPO mandates Yap to stay away from his son, Kris, and any household member at a safe distance of at least 100 meters. The order includes Kris' residence, place of work, and their son's school. The TPO expires April 13.

Source:  Sunstar

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Pope Francis Warns Church

The New Pope - Pope Francis
Pope Francis warned on Thursday that the troubled Catholic Church risked becoming little more than a charity with no spiritual foundations if it failed to undergo renewal.

The 76-year-old Argentinian told the cardinals who elected him as Latin America’s first pope that the Church could “end up a compassionate NGO.”

“I would like all of us after these days of grace to have the courage to walk in the presence of the Lord,” Francis said in his first mass, amid the splendor of the Sistine Chapel.
He warned the cardinals against “the worldliness of the Devil.”

“Walking, building and confessing are not so easy. Sometimes there are tremors,” the pope said, in a homily that will be scrutinized for clues to the style of his leadership.
The new head of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, who was formerly known as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, had begun his reign by meeting people in Rome and laying a bouquet of flowers in homage to the Virgin Mary in a basilica.

The pope also prayed at the altar of St Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit order to which he belongs.

He returned to the priests’ quarters where he stayed before the conclave and settled his own bill.
The election of the son of an Italian emigrant railway worker, who was considered a rank outsider, was met with widespread surprise and expressions of hope for change in a Church riven by scandal and internal conflict.

His elevation was also seen as recognition of the Church’s power in Latin America, which now accounts for 40 percent of the world’s Catholics, while it is in decline in Europe.

“The choice of Bergoglio shows that the Church is determined not to remain in mourning for the crisis in Europe but has opened its doors to the revitalizing energy of Catholicism’s biggest continent,” Vatican expert Luigi Accatoli told AFP.

Read the rest of the story at Manila Bulletin

Friday, March 1, 2013

Anne Curtis ASAP Video (No Pa*ty Video)

Here's Anne Curtis ASAP controversial video performance during her birthday.  Her provocative 'wet' performance prompted Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) to summon ASAP  to gender-sensitivity investigation over alleged provocative outfit.



Below are some of the comments from YouTube:
shinel him - kaya nga marami na rerape e.. mga babaeng nag susot ng ganyan tapos pag sinipulan o may bumati ng hi sasabihan bastos kung kung ayaw niyo masipulan o mapansin ayusin niyo papamit niyo... mas bastos ung nag suot kaysa sa pumansin.

imsongstress - very gorgeous Anne in Asap!!!! pero nagiging malisyoso ang mga tao pag may mga nagiinsinuate na ipause mo sa bandang ganito...well nung nagperform sya sa asap ay dire diretso walang pause or replay button kaya ang ganneda pero paghinaluan ng kalaswaan ng isip eto ang nangyayari.....marami lang talagang malaswa satin aminin hahaha kaya pilit nating pino pause sa isang angle ang pause and replay button hahaha di na kasalanan ni Anne kung hot sya at pagnasaan talaga!!!!!
iamsupergirliv - Alam nyo, masyado lang po kasi ung ibang tao malisyoso. Hindi naman hahayaan ng Network yung suot ni Anne Mkkbastos lang un sa manonood. NASA TAO LANG TALAGA ANG MALING PAG IISIP :)

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Cardinal Tagle Has A Big Chance To Be The Next Global Catholic News Site

Cardinal Luis Tagle
Considered a darkhorse contender for Pope, Luis Cardinal Tagle has just received what virtually amounts to an endorsement by the world's leading Catholic news agency.

"He is one of the cardinals most frequently mentioned as a possible pope," declares the US-based Catholic News Service (CNS) in a newly posted glowing profile of the Filipino cardinal. "His youthful energy, his pastoral experience, his theological training and his communications skills impressed cardinals and bishops from around the world even before Pope Benedict XVI inducted him into the College of Cardinals last November."

The CNS's coverage of the Vatican is closely followed around the world. Its articles about religion are widely published by Catholic publications and presumably read by the cardinals who will be selecting the next Pope.

Continue at GMA News


Monday, February 25, 2013

Pope’s Final Public Blessing

Over 200,000 people gathered at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Sunday to hear Pope Benedict XVI final public blessing before he retires.

“The Lord is calling me to ‘climb the mountain,’ to devote myself to prayer and meditation,” the Pope told the crowd as he appeared at the window of his apartment overlooking the square.

“But this does not mean abandoning the Church. If God is asking me to do this, it is so because I can continue to serve the Church with the same dedication and the same love, with which I have done thus far, but in a way that is better suited to my age and my strength,” the Pope said.
“Thank you for your affection,” he added.

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world earlier this month with the announcement he would step down as head of the Catholic Church on February 28 due to old age and failing health.


“I declare that I renounce the ministry of Bishop of Rome, Successor of Saint Peter, entrusted to me by the Cardinals on 19 April 2005, in such a way, that as from 28 February 2013, at 20:00 hours, the See of Rome, the See of Saint Peter, will be vacant,” Vatican Radio quoted the Pope, who is 85, as saying in a declaration.

“After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry,” he said.

Read the rest of the story at Manila Bulletin

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Cyber hacking diverts money to hacker's account

The Department of Trade and Industry Region 10 is warning entrepreneurs of the ongoing and increasing cases of cyber hacking especially on the import and export transactions of Filipino importers and Chinese suppliers.

Linda O. Boniao, officer-in-charge of Department of Trade and Industry Region 10 said that these cases of cyber hacking usually divert Filipino importers’ payments to the hacker’s bank account.

Further, she said, the Embassy’s economic team in Beijing has already met with the officials of China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) Criminal Investigation Department (ICD) particularly their cyber crime investigation officers to discuss on these reported cases. So far, there have been six cases reported to the Philippine Embassy in China by Filipino victims, Boniao revealed.

According to the report, there are three variations of these instances. One involves a Filipino importer and a Chinese supplier with the former’s final transaction payment diverted to the hacker’s account in China. The second involves a Filipino importer and a Chinese supplier, with the former’s payment diverted to the hacker’s account outside China. And the third type involves a Filipino importer and a non-Chinese supplier, with the former’s payment ending up in the hacker’s bank account in China.

Through investigation, Chinese officials have been able to trace the perpetrators to Africans, specifically, Nigerians, said Boniao.

Chinese findings are further confirmed by the National Bureau of Investigation here, she added. In a similar set-up between Filipino importer and Chinese supplier, they were able to trace the deceptive email directing the Filipino importer to deposit the payment in the hacker’s account, to Nigeria.

Boniao explained that MPS authorities can easily freeze bank accounts in China, if they are subject to criminal complaint. However, this is not easy in other countries as it will require court order. She added that Chinese officials cannot assist if hacker’s bank account is outside China for lack of jurisdiction.

In the end, Boniao said that the most effective means of preventing cyber hacking menace is for entrepreneurs to be vigilant about the occurrence of such crime. (JMOR-PIA10)

source: PIA

Monday, January 21, 2013

State Of Emergency Declared in Davao Del Norte

Photo Credits to Sunstar.com.ph
Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario has declared a State of Emergency in the province due to the continuous rains and flood that has inundated the province for several days now.

“The province is practically under the water for four days now so I have declared a state of emergency,” del Rosario said.

The declaration included the suspension of classes in the elementary and high school department in all municipalities Monday, he said, excluding the three cities.

A report from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Center (PDRRMC) shows that as of 9:15 a.m. of January 21, a total of 9,425 families comprising 39,037 families have been evacuated in the province.

Majority or 5,596 families and 18,752 individuals were evacuated in the municipality of Kapalong where flooding is at its worst. Up to 3,201 families comprising 16,005 individuals have been evacuated in the municipality of Carmen.

A total of 623 families including 3,115 individuals have been evacuated in the municipality of Asuncion while five families with 25 individuals have been evacuated in Sto. Tomas. New Corella, which has not been included in the list of flooded municipalities before, had 228 families and 1,140 individuals evacuated.

PDRRMC reports show that Barangay Sagayen in Asuncion and Purok 1 in Florida, Kapalong are still passable to all types of vehicles. Bgy. Pagsabangan continue to be passable but not for motorcycles and low vehicles since most areas here including the cemetery are half submerged in floodwaters.

Barangays that were reported not passable as of yesterday included Bgy. San Miguel via Campo Kuatro, Dujali-Mampising, Miranda Bridge, Talomo-Salvacio and San Vicente-Esperanza.

A total blackout has been reported in Kapalong for two days now and in Asuncion, while partial blackout was reported in Mankilam, Tagum City.

One person who was reported missing in Bgy.Sonlon in Asuncion has not yet been found as of Monday while PDRRMC reported that Dodong Licomes from Bgy. Maniki in Kapalong has been injured due to electrocution.(RGA/LAC/PIA-XI)

source: PIA 
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