Trending news#: 15 Mariel Rodriguez, kumportable agad sa sa show ni Willie Revillame!

VERY WARM ANG ginawang pag-welcome kay Mariel Rodriguez bilang karag-dagang co-host ni Willie Revillame sa Wil Time Bigtime last Saturday. Naging surprise call in pa si Robin Padilla na hindi inaasahan ni Mariel na pupunta roon para sa kanya.

It’s been several weeks na talagang nahirapan daw si Mariel before coming up with her final decision na lumipat sa TV5.  Maraming nangyaring pag-uusap daw sa pagitan ng actress-TV host at ng mga executives ng ABS-CBN.

May desisyon nang aalis, tapos mapipigilan. Magdi-decide ulit na aalis pero magbabago na naman ang isip kapag nakausap na ng mga big boss ng Kapamilya Network.

Ito raw nga umano ang dahilan kung bakit sa panahong napapabalitang nagbabalak na siyang lumipat o lilipat na, hindi naringgan ng kumpirmasyon o kahit anumang pahayag hinggil dito si Mariel.

Kasi nga, everday ay nagpapabagu-bago pa at hindi pa firm sa kanyang desisyon. Hanggang finally, nabuo na nga ang kanyang pasya na iwan ang Happy Yipee Yehey! at maging isa sa co hosts ng Wil Time Bigtime.

Paglilinaw naman ni Willie, hindi nila kinumbinsi si Mariel na lumipat. Hinayaan umano nila ang actress-TV host na pakinggan kung ano ang idinidikta ng puso at isipan niya at kung saan siya magiging masaya.

At kita naman kay Mariel na happy nga siya sa kanyang pagpasok sa Wil Time Bigtime. Kaagad-agad, kumportable kaagad sa tabi nina Shalani Soledad at iba pang co-hosts ng show.

With Willie, given nang at ease na siya dahil sa tagal na rin ng kanilang pinagsamahan. Parang Kuya na nga ang turing niya rito.

And with that, naniniwala ka-ming Mariel just did the right decision, kung saan magiging masaya siya at hindi niya pagsisisihan.

trending issue#: 14 Bea Alonzo, inaming 6 buwan na silang magkarelasyon ni Zanjoe

Matapos ang mga pag-iwas, umamin na rin si Bea Alonzo sa tunay na estado ng relasyon nila ni Zanjoe Marudo.

Ayon sa aktres, anim na buwan na ang relasyon nila ni Zanjoe.

Napag-alaman na ilang buwan nang laman ng mga usap-usapan sa sulok ng showbiz ang relasyon nina Bea at Zanjoe ngunit hindi direktang umamin kung mag-on na nga sila.

Nitong nakaraang birthday celebration ng aktres inihayag ni Zanjoe na si Bea na ang babaeng gusto niyang "ibahay."

Sa ngayon ay excited ang dalawa sa nalalapit nilang Korean vacation.

Trending news#: 13 Mario Maurer to headline Philippine fashion week!

MANILA, Philippines – Local apparel brand Penshoppe recently confirmed that for their Philippine Fashion Week show to be held on October 29, 2011 at SMX, Thai superstar Mario Maurer has agreed to strut the runway as the show’s final reveal.
This latest development was confirmed by Penshoppe Brand Director Alex Mendoza who said, “Our theme for Fashion Week aptly called INVASION represents the thrilling new changes happening to the brand on its 25th year and we are very excited to see a massive Asian star like Mario Maurer walk the runway for us.”
This October, Mario Maurer is set to arrive in Manila as the latest endorser of Penshoppe. Following the brand’s highly successful series of top trending international campaigns, Maurer’s selection (after British actor Ed Westwick from the popular series Gossip Girl) marks the arrival of the local apparel group as a force to be reckoned with not only in the local circles but also in the international scene.
“Ed Westwick for Penshoppe opened a lot of doors for us. Now Mario will not only make Penshoppe a bigger fashion name in the Philippines – he will also help grow the market in Southeast Asia, especially knowing that he has gained a wide following among the regional fans,” explains Mendoza.
“While Ed represents the international jet set, Mario will represent a wider audience composed of the younger set.”

Meanwhile, the Philippines’ leading broadcast network ABS CBN has been awarded the exclusive rights to air the highly anticipated Philippines visit of the Thai heartthrob. Among the films that boosted Maurer’s name to public consciousness was The Love of Siamreleased in 2007. He also starred in the sleeper hit Crazy Little Thing Called Love that surprisingly gave ABS CBN high ratings during its premiere on local television.

trending news#: 12 Another python caught in NAIA at 10/16/2011 2:56 PM

MANILA, Philippines – A 3-meter long, 20-kilogram python was caught inside the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Saturday.
According to Russel Perez, chief of the Airport Ground Operation and Safety Division, they caught the python along the access road of terminals 2 and 3.
Authorities believe the animal came from the grassy area of the Nayong Pilipino Park.
The python is now under the safekeeping of the Wildlife Rescue Area of the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau.
Last September 27, another python was also caught near NAIA Terminal 3.
Furthermore, the Philippine Aviation Security Services Corporation personnel caught a 5-feet python last year.

Trending news#: 12 'Ang Babae sa Septic Tank' makes it to Oscars shortlist

MANILA, Philippines – Cinemalaya 2011 Best Film "Ang Babae sa Septic Tank" (The Woman in the Septic Tank) has made it to the shortlist of films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category of the 84th Academy Awards.
The film is one of the 63 entries in the said category.
"Ang Babae sa Septic Tank" tells the story of three filmmakers who did a pre-production, a courtesy call on their lead actress (played by Eugene Domingo) and an ocular inspection of the Payatas dumpsite, their film's major location.
Aside from Best Film, the movie also won Best Actress (Domingo), Best Director (Marlon Rivera), Best Screenplay (Chris Martinez) and Audience Choice Award in the New Breed Category at the 7th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.
Star Cinema, ABS-CBN's movie outfit, distributed the film in mainstream theaters last August. -- Report from ABS-CBN North America News Bureau

Trending news#: 11 De Lima opposes lowering of age of criminality

MANILA, Philippines - Justice Secretary Leila De Lima has expressed opposition to proposals on lowering the age of criminal responsibility from 15 years old to 9 years old.
In a message delivered at a joint Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) media forum in Quezon City with the theme "Understanding the Children in Conflict with the Law," De Lima stressed that the recent spate of crimes involving minor offenders should not be used to justify proposed amendments on the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006.
"If the criminal syndicates are considered the problem, neither lowering the age nor putting children in jail is the solution. Arresting and putting children to prison is easier than cracking a whip at a syndicate. It is faster than providing programs and infrastructure to prevent them from offending. But it will not address the causes of offending," she said.
"Lowering the age will violate the very essence of justice if children who have been exploited by criminal syndicates are penalized instead of the adults who had exploited them," she added.
De Lima said it is government's responsibility to pursue and put the adult criminal syndicates behind minor offenders to jail.
There are moves to lower the age of criminal responsibility due to the recent arrests of children in conflict with the law involving incidents such as robbery and rape. The suspects in these crimes were arrested but were turned over to the DSWD because they cannot be prosecuted.
Under the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act or Republic Act(RA) No. 9344, a child 15 years old or below at the time of the commission of the offense shall be exempt from criminal liability and only subjected to an intervention program.
Child offenders are victims, too
De Lima said the community, especially parents, schools, and mass media have a major role to play in helping children stay out of crimes.
"These children are victims of circumstances beyond their control, of chronic poverty and alarming culture of violence rampant in a child's home, school and community. Hence, children should be treated as individuals with problems who need help and need to be provided with appropriate assistance and services, to ensure the full protection of their rights to survival, protection, development and participation," she said.
The justice chief particularly highlighted the role of mass media in preventing juvenile delinquency. She also called on media practitioners to maintain the highest standards in reporting about minor offenders.
"I urge the media practitioners to maintain the highest critical and professional standards when reporting cases on children in conflict with the law. I urge them to provide a balanced and evidence based reports about children so that they are not subjected to inappropriate and sensationalized publicity."
And while she disagrees with moves to lower the age of criminal responsibility of children in conflict with the law, De Lima said minor offenders should still not be completely free of accountability, only that a "different or special justice system for them is prescribed by law."
"The Juvenile Justice System will still hold them accountable through child appropriate procedures that will see through their atonement.
"Within the framework of restorative justice, RA 9344 provides that children exempt from criminal responsibility shall undergo appropriate intervention programs, designed in consideration of several factors such as circumstances of the child, the needs of the child, the influence of the family and environment on the grown of the child, and the ability and willingness of the parents/guardians to guide and supervise the child," De Lima said.
De Lima called on the public, especially since October is National Children's Month, to "take on his and her duty to promote children's rights and support the law.

Trending news#: 10 Pumatay kay given Given Grace nasa kamay na ng Pulisya.

Pagkakita pa lang sa itinuturong gumahasa at pumatay sa estudyanteng si Given Grace Cebanico, umapaw agad ang galit ng kanyang mga mahal sa buhay.
Pilit ipinasok ng mga pulis sa selda ang suspek.
Sa bigat ng damdamin, halos wala na sa sarili ang mga kamag-anak ng dalaga.
Martes nang matagpuan ang bangkay ni Given sa madamong lote sa loob ng UP Los Baños (UPLB).
Pinagnakawan, at saka pinatay ang 19 anyos na dalaga.
Base sa resulta ng crime lab, kumpirmado na ring siya ay ginahasa.
Naaresto kagabi ang isa sa mga suspek na kinilalang si Percival de Guzman, isang tricycle driver.
Positibong kinilala si de Guzman ng isang testigo.
Umamin siya sa krimen matapos ma-recover ang telepono ni Given sa kanya.
Itinuro naman ni de Guzman ang umano'y kasabwat na si Lester Ivan Rivera, isang security guard na tumakbo sa Floridablanca, Pampanga.
Kaninang umaga, isinuko si Rivera ng kanyang lolo sa mga pulis.
Sa loob ng selda, nagturuan pa ang dalawang suspek kung sino ang pasimuno sa krimen.
Sa isinagawang press conference ng Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) CALABARZON, halos hindi nakayanan ng tatay ni Given na marinig ang nangyari sa panganay na anak.
“With respect to the father, sinuntok nila [ang biktima] hanggang sa mawalan ng malay, bago ni-rape,” sabi ni Senior Superintendent Edwin Jose Nemenzo, regional director ng PNP-CIDG CALABARZON.
Malaking bagay naman sa pamilya Cebanico ang mabilis na pagkaaresto ng mga suspek sa krimen.
“At least, madadala namin ang aming anak sa huling hantungan na nakamit ang justice,” sabi ng ama ni Given na si Daniel.
Kaninang tanghali, nagsagawa ng indignation rally ang UP Los Baños community.
Sigaw nila ay hustisya kay Given.
Puno ng emosyon ang pagbabalik-tanaw ng kanyang mga kaibigan, kaklase, at guro sa naging buhay ng dalaga.
Ayon sa kanila, masipag, matalino, malambing, masayahin at may natatanging hilig sa pagkanta si Given.
“Ang sakit-sakit po, hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin namin matanggap na wala na siya sa amin. Ang hirap gumising sa umaga na wala na siya,” sabi ng roommate ng biktima na si Naryne Amansec.
“Inaalagaan namin sila hanggang sila ay maka-graduate, para kaming binawian ng anak, bilang mga teachers,” sabi naman ni Vladimir Mariano, direktor ng Institute of Computer Science ng UPLB.
Bukod sa paghingi ng hustisya, hinimok din nila ang kinauukulan na higpitan ang seguridad sa loob at labas ng UP Los Baños nang hindi na maulit ang karumaldumal na krimen.
Ngayong gabi na nakatakda ang inquest proceedings sa 2 suspek.
Pero kanina, muntik pa umanong tumakas ang isa sa mga suspek na si Lester Rivera, pero napigilan naman siya ng mga pulis.