VIRAL: Dog left inside parked car for an hour photo earns ire of netizens

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines- A <a href="https://www.facebook.com/topgearphilippines/?fref=photo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">photo</a> of a dog apparently locked inside a car parked at UP Town Center in Quezon City is making rounds online.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1Pjmzco7kV7egGQiIXUwcHtwf_zNW1yxeP1ruVVMMV8n516nrXByY3VaBACJyehxEvCUDxmwHaFR0STgBrnhEwnhhRyFSkkSS2XQa9fvyQWaqRxRkdsc7C8NcRIzaR7BjA5HXKnHQcB9/s1600/dog+town+center.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="This dog was apparently left by its owner inside a parked car for more than an hour. " border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1Pjmzco7kV7egGQiIXUwcHtwf_zNW1yxeP1ruVVMMV8n516nrXByY3VaBACJyehxEvCUDxmwHaFR0STgBrnhEwnhhRyFSkkSS2XQa9fvyQWaqRxRkdsc7C8NcRIzaR7BjA5HXKnHQcB9/s640/dog+town+center.jpg" title="This dog was apparently left by its owner inside a parked car for more than an hour. " width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">This dog was apparently left by its owner inside a parked car for more than an hour. <br />PHOTO CREDIT: Top Gear Philippines</td></tr></tbody></table>The photo shared by a certain Louise Wong on Top Gear Philippines’ Facebook page earned the ire of pet lovers and other netizens. According to Wong, she and her companions noticed a dog abandoned inside a car with a minimal gap on the window at around 5pm on Sunday, January 31. More than an hour later, they were surprised to find that the dog was still alone in the car. <br /><br />Wong stressed that UP Town Center is a dog-friendly mall so the pet owner could have simply brought the dog inside the establishment instead of leaving it alone in the vehicle.<br /><br />“No matter how short the errand (and it wasn't), if they couldn't bring their dog with them, then they shouldn't leave it on its own to overheat or to be locked up,” Wong wrote.<br /><br />The post has gone viral getting more than negative 21,000 reactions and over 4,000 shares on Facebook.<br /><br /><center><div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/topgearphilippines/posts/1031207573592977" data-width="500"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><blockquote cite="https://www.facebook.com/topgearphilippines/posts/1031207573592977:0">From Louise Wong: "Good evening. We were at UP Town Center today at 5pm, and after parking, we saw that the car to our...<br />Posted by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/topgearphilippines/" rel="nofollow">TOP GEAR PHILIPPINES</a> on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/topgearphilippines/posts/1031207573592977:0" rel="nofollow">Sunday, January 31, 2016</a></blockquote></div></div></center><br />Several netizens quickly expressed their anger over the incident.<br /><br />A certain Ria Ilano wrote: “In other countries, they would break the window of the car to let the dog out. Havent heard that happening in here. But if I saw one and its under the sun, I would do it. And leave a note on the windshield (the RA Animal Welfare Act 8485 strengthened by an amended 10631).”<br /><br />“IF YOU WANT TO KILL YOUR BELOVED PET, this is what you do! We don't need a rocket scientist to know that inside temperature is waaaaaaaay higher than outside temperature so MUCH SO THAT LOWERING ALL OF YOUR WINDOWS will still kill them. Sorry for the caps. I just don't want to see broken-hearted pet owners,” Cheri Jose commented.<br /><br />The American Veterinary Medical Association warned against leaving pets particularly dogs inside vehicles since the temperature in enclosed cars can quickly elevate in a few minutes. Dogs are at risk of suffering heatstroke, which can quickly take their lives in just 15 minutes, when left inside a vehicle. <br /><br />Moreover, some dog breeds may be at more risk in extreme temperatures compared to others. Dog breeds with short muzzles such as pugs and boxers experience difficulty breathing in extreme temperatures. <b><i>-Mini/The Summit Express</i></b></div>

VIRAL: Dog left inside parked car for an hour photo earns ire of netizens

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INFOGRAPHIC: 16 Things You Need To Know About Presidential Candidate Rodrigo Duterte

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - For the past months, he took the interest of the Filipino audience on whether or not he will run for the presidency or not. He may have earned the praises and reproval of the crowd but nonetheless, the myths, cursing habits and extensive admiration for women that surrounds the famed Davao City mayor gave him a larger-than-life character that mesmerized his supporters.<br /><br />With his name inching up in the survey games lately, his supporters are banking on his no-nonsense approach in solving social predicaments which they think will finally catapult the Philippines to a prosperous and stabilized nation ala Singapore. <br /><br />Will the ironclad leadership of the pro-federalism Mayor Rodrigo Duterte succeed as the dark horse of the upcoming presidential elections? Time to take a look at him closely with this 16 interesting things about him:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UouncJQTg8zl_cwWHjGe5e3M7znvB-YF4VpwlA4G2HUCTwbUrSNeov-YDLB_80XYHUgnBeYeWo4cfYZuFQ4Mzm3ggMv6KSpbV9wVuY725fib1W_hKM-Tp24fwea4ApZu7eNQt3bxqNub/s1600/duterte-fast-facts.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="fast facts rodrigo duterte" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UouncJQTg8zl_cwWHjGe5e3M7znvB-YF4VpwlA4G2HUCTwbUrSNeov-YDLB_80XYHUgnBeYeWo4cfYZuFQ4Mzm3ggMv6KSpbV9wVuY725fib1W_hKM-Tp24fwea4ApZu7eNQt3bxqNub/s1600/duterte-fast-facts.jpg" title="fast facts rodrigo duterte" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>1. Duterte is a Cebuano.</b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQXZHDlDu4Mz6yBVoZTVeW9KhyioDCoOXOXzO0vakV4ph-FQebNyUZdJYCTe9XKb-GzaWWX0-Jc502NXR2kugYHRnGlpnYiyDFViojVSjbItkZIfMQuHox87QpKjy8sv0ae0XZ4BlB_t6/s1600/duterte-esquire.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte on Esquire Magazine" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQXZHDlDu4Mz6yBVoZTVeW9KhyioDCoOXOXzO0vakV4ph-FQebNyUZdJYCTe9XKb-GzaWWX0-Jc502NXR2kugYHRnGlpnYiyDFViojVSjbItkZIfMQuHox87QpKjy8sv0ae0XZ4BlB_t6/s640/duterte-esquire.jpg" title="Duterte on Esquire Magazine" width="476" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Duterte on Esquire Magazine. Photo credit: Esquire Philippines</td></tr></tbody></table>Born on March 28, 1945 in Maasin, Leyte, Duterte hails from the Visayas region, with a Cebuano blood coming from the Durano and Almendra clans. His father was a mayor of Danao City in Cebu prior to his stint as governor of Davao when the family decided to move in their new bailiwick sometime in 1950s. Duterte admits that he proudly embraces his Cebuano roots and still has a plan to retire at the Queen City of the South in the future.<br /><br /><b>2. From a family of politicians</b>.<br /><br />Aside from his father, Rody is also related to the former Cebu City mayor during the 80s, Ronald Duterte, whose father Ramon Duterte held the same position way back in the late 50s. Other political families in Cebu are also affiliated to Duterte, thus enjoying the latter's support at all times as he considers them as long distance relatives.<br /><br /><b>3. A skinny, high school bad boy.</b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfVkFAWCC1U_F6y5WyANd6cFun3a_V8_DCWhh1ukLGgRNp0u1Jb2zeLL08uqcgfKgdsVO8kA89bWIobMzKr4JEdD3vBQi-Dp2XRikyfztx6GEgkIkDe1ww7VpC_LLteVXPJLLvHXUrjP9/s1600/Soledad+Duterte.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Teenage Duterte with Nanay Soledad" border="0" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfVkFAWCC1U_F6y5WyANd6cFun3a_V8_DCWhh1ukLGgRNp0u1Jb2zeLL08uqcgfKgdsVO8kA89bWIobMzKr4JEdD3vBQi-Dp2XRikyfztx6GEgkIkDe1ww7VpC_LLteVXPJLLvHXUrjP9/s640/Soledad+Duterte.jpg" title="Teenage Duterte with Nanay Soledad" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Teenage Duterte with Nanay Soledad. Photo credit: Editha Caduaya/Rappler</td></tr></tbody></table>Duterte has a skinny physique when he was still young so to avoid being bullied, he opted to befriend the street dwellers of Davao City, in which he learned how to deal things in a simple and logical manner just how ordinary people does. Being one of the tough guys of Davao City, the young Rody was embroiled in various fracases which resulted for him to be expelled twice in high school! Later on he will finish his secondary studies at the Holy Cross Academy of Digos.<br /><br /><b>4. Bedan law graduate.</b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXzJpXy7XpiOLK8zZvQgZ8tXpc1DJBOjDZim4zf8r5CTklvcS9L2Pl82qWnDxaLFY84MxJoMNd8_4ARp7zS56qEfNBm61023HExgQW-R7JiFZ67CFqlO2EhZTnMmn_IFWsh0UoPBmdD-G/s1600/Young+Rodrigo+Duterte.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Young Duterte (right)" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXzJpXy7XpiOLK8zZvQgZ8tXpc1DJBOjDZim4zf8r5CTklvcS9L2Pl82qWnDxaLFY84MxJoMNd8_4ARp7zS56qEfNBm61023HExgQW-R7JiFZ67CFqlO2EhZTnMmn_IFWsh0UoPBmdD-G/s400/Young+Rodrigo+Duterte.jpg" title="Young Duterte (right)" width="337" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Young Duterte (right).<br />Photo credit: Vice Mayor Pulong Duterte Facebook Page</td></tr></tbody></table>After completing his secondary education, Duterte studied at the Lyceum of the Philippines to earn his Bachelor of Arts Degree. Upon his graduation in 1968, he proceeded to San Beda College for his law studies wherein he graduated and passed the bar exam in 1972.<br /><br /><b>5. From special counsel to mayor.</b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1xG6deuqc2D7xzmuFs2bO1pIaHLnCX3-8ojA10Rdopczx-TwIudN_bQe7sWK9L5zoyZBnHBc8kphvjhAJiAPdajzeQW4XOnaZmpevvJTi-MgRpLZM2aoHvOeK7kgCYhFHnLn0-S1fesI/s1600/Duterte+Taking+Oath.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte taking his oath" border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1xG6deuqc2D7xzmuFs2bO1pIaHLnCX3-8ojA10Rdopczx-TwIudN_bQe7sWK9L5zoyZBnHBc8kphvjhAJiAPdajzeQW4XOnaZmpevvJTi-MgRpLZM2aoHvOeK7kgCYhFHnLn0-S1fesI/s640/Duterte+Taking+Oath.png" title="Duterte taking his oath" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Duterte taking his oath. Photo credit: isupportduterte.com</td></tr></tbody></table>Due to the social and political statures of his parents, Duterte was appointed to become OIC vice mayor of Davao City prior to the restoration of democracy under the Cory Aquino administration. He ran and won in the 1988 local elections as mayor of the city. His mayorship was only disputed only when he had to run for different positions either as vice mayor or congressman of Davao's first district due to term limitations as stipulated by the 1986 constitution. Prior to his elections to those positions, Duterte served first as special counsel of the city.<br /><br /><b>6. One of the most trusted Filipinos.</b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ieCtTZrqmYscCJZekil3ibP_urSaFwnpy2D0szbwTgl7UOF5r1B4VTSrjgtnDsXrwARubD4vCkeUMCcbuosMDmdMGQY9j-qXTTCOi3SvqRfPKLHYwMFikDqdw2PWteeYiJTshvCAba5o/s1600/Readers+Digest+Asia.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="March 2010 cover of Readers Digest Asia featuring the 100 most trusted Pinoys. " border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ieCtTZrqmYscCJZekil3ibP_urSaFwnpy2D0szbwTgl7UOF5r1B4VTSrjgtnDsXrwARubD4vCkeUMCcbuosMDmdMGQY9j-qXTTCOi3SvqRfPKLHYwMFikDqdw2PWteeYiJTshvCAba5o/s640/Readers+Digest+Asia.jpg" title="March 2010 cover of Readers Digest Asia featuring the 100 most trusted Pinoys. " width="468" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">The March 2010 cover of Readers Digest Asia featuring the 100 most trusted Pinoys. <br />Photo credit: GMA News online</td></tr></tbody></table>In 2010, Reader's Digest Asia released a list of the top 100 most trusted Filipinos. Among the list was Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte occupying the 47th spot. Among the politicians on the list, Duterte was the 5th most trusted, just behind President Benigno Aquino III, Gov. Vilma Santos-Recto, former Senator Mar Roxas and Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim.<br /><br /><b>7. Duterte receives PHP 78,946 salary every month.</b><br /><br />Compared with his fellow presidential contenders, Duterte has only PHP21.97 million net worth as of 2014. Aside from his government salary, he receives the majority of his source of income from his private investments, material possessions and by serving as head of different councils.<br /><br /><b>8. He never lost in any elections so far.</b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgk5u5y-tilvv5InXyJoWV326kEBlv7vVyW0lbhg0_UCtAxrsBX1wXSslsKwijaAj7VIWGfNEsgGPRhZmv3gYlNSRuCJnyBPq8JOCWEdCLjPD13xOdMgaq1ZvbFUVb4PJ-0joFKJwdxOd5/s1600/Rody+Duterte.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Mayor Duterte faces a crowd." border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgk5u5y-tilvv5InXyJoWV326kEBlv7vVyW0lbhg0_UCtAxrsBX1wXSslsKwijaAj7VIWGfNEsgGPRhZmv3gYlNSRuCJnyBPq8JOCWEdCLjPD13xOdMgaq1ZvbFUVb4PJ-0joFKJwdxOd5/s640/Rody+Duterte.JPG" title="Mayor Duterte faces a crowd." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Mayor Duterte faces a crowd. Photo credit: Philippine Star online</td></tr></tbody></table>Like his closest contemporary Vice President Jejomar Binay, Duterte etched the same political path and both never lost in an election. For over twenty years, Duterte successfully defended his post as mayor, vice mayor and congressman of Davao City. This untarnished record is being seen by his brave supporters as a clear testament on the high chance of the Davao City mayor to clinch the presidency this May.<br /><br /><b>9. Duterte is for diversity.</b><br /><b><br /></b> Duterte on his views about homosexuality and same-sex marriage. Video from: ABS-CBN News online<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RtAIytt5KSc" width="560"></iframe></center><br />The mayor is very much supportive in uplifting the social conditions of the LGBT, Muslims, Lumads and other minorities in the society. Through his political power, Duterte passed an Anti-Discrimination ordinance in Davao City. He is against bullying members of the LGBT and in fact provides opportunity for them to yield political powers in the society by including prominent members of the said sector to join in his political ticket. <br /><br />Duterte is also an advocate of anti-discrimination against Muslims and other oppressed minorities in the society through providing the same opportunities that he offered to the LGBT community in his area of jurisdiction. Duterte fully supports the Reproductive Health Bill as well as the same-sex marriage in the LGBT community even way before these issues became a hot topic in the congress. Various health services such as vasectomy and tubal ligation procedures which are free of charge with some complimentary financial donation to whoever will undergo through such services are being provided by his local government.<br /><br /><b>10. Mayor Incognito.</b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOHRQ6Sa4y6T9wekSds4aLommlzxjFWVVBpDYi1YdQQaVmiJiv35GbNwT36PzPH5SFyWbcbkHMT3dxopkzVT-Y3yQMDrmjxtTVAVXWJ4vl3whAYYdHAWaGCIyOl6-lyVdGDArw0UrfnEa/s1600/Duterte+Taxi+Driver.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte checks the situation of the city sometimes as a cab driver. " border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOHRQ6Sa4y6T9wekSds4aLommlzxjFWVVBpDYi1YdQQaVmiJiv35GbNwT36PzPH5SFyWbcbkHMT3dxopkzVT-Y3yQMDrmjxtTVAVXWJ4vl3whAYYdHAWaGCIyOl6-lyVdGDArw0UrfnEa/s640/Duterte+Taxi+Driver.jpg" title="Duterte checks the situation of the city sometimes as a cab driver. " width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Duterte checks the situation of the city sometimes as a cab driver.<br /><span style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: left;">Photo credit: Davao’s Pride Facebook Pag</span><span style="font-size: small; text-align: left;">e</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Probably an important ingredient on why Davao City is considered as one of the safest cities is that its own head personally oversees the peace and order situation of the city. It’s not a secret anymore that the mayor normally rides a big bicycle to roam around the city every week, sometimes using a taxi and even treating lucky passengers going home a free ride!<br /><br /><b>11. Grocery against bribery.</b><br /><br />Aside being a hands-on in keeping the peace and order of the city by warding off muggers, Duterte knows the temptations surrounding his men. In order to combat this, he was reported to be handing out grocery packages to his policemen in order to help them to resist the temptation of taking bribes. Recently, the presidential aspirant is eyeing a PHP 75,000-100,000 salary for policemen, that’s five times higher than the current rate of their salary!<br /><br /><b>12. Allergic to awards.</b><br /><br />Aside from declining the nomination for the World Mayor Prize, which is being given to outstanding mayors in the world, Duterte also rejected handling the post as DILG Secretary not only once, twice nor thrice, but four times...offered to him by the last four presidents of the country! He insists that he is not the man capable of the job and would rather continue steering Davao City to stability. This is quite impressive as we all know that the DILG post is the most coveted by anyone who is aspiring to run for a higher office or to any politician who wants to wield greater influence nationwide.<br /><br /><b>13. In good terms with the NPA.</b><br /><br />Yes, despite sitting on the other sides of the political spectrum, Mayor Duterte transcends the boundary of this line and one of this is when he donated financial assistance to help NPA rebels to cope up with the damages inflicted to them by Typhoon Pablo way back in 2012. Not only that, he even paid the medical bills of a wounded NPA member in 2004 when the man was brought in Davao Medical Center coming from an encounter and allowed a hero's burial to one of the leaders of NPA, Leoncio Pitao. <br /><br /><b>14. Has four children, associated with two women, admits having three girlfriends.</b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKPYTX8cQcbSDncm9Yl90shFknJjynjirDrPT2pcOO6lPZ0sz-LOHjZ_Aa7n_Kpq97WGz4KtP1WBIPnHq-03U1JvX0RlEpFozOVtHmH2L-tqcMarUcbV97vSqg2x1xl46VFSwQzHaxL8g/s1600/Duterte+Kids.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte kids namely (left to right) Sara, Paolo and Sebastian. " border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKPYTX8cQcbSDncm9Yl90shFknJjynjirDrPT2pcOO6lPZ0sz-LOHjZ_Aa7n_Kpq97WGz4KtP1WBIPnHq-03U1JvX0RlEpFozOVtHmH2L-tqcMarUcbV97vSqg2x1xl46VFSwQzHaxL8g/s640/Duterte+Kids.jpg" title="Duterte kids namely (left to right) Sara, Paolo and Sebastian. " width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Duterte kids namely (left to right) Sara, Paolo and Sebastian. <br />Photo credit: Sunstar Davao online</td></tr></tbody></table>Digong has been very vocal of his love for women. Although he can be seen flirting around with some, he’s very overprotective to them. He was once living with her former wife, Elizabeth Zimmerman, the mother of his three children namely Paolo, Sarah and Sebastian. Zimmerman is a former flight stewardess and is now currently battling cancer, their marriage was nullified in year 2000. He is also a father to an 11 year old child Veronica from Honeylet, a nurse.<br /><br /><b>15. Book and shoe lover.</b><br /><br />He once said that the closest common thing that he has with Imelda Marcos is that they both love shoes, although his collections were smaller in quantity and a lot cheaper. The mayor is fond of reading books particularly historical or spy novels.<br /><br /><b>16. Seeks guidance from his parents when making important decisions.</b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwjOCn2EIi05jS6hBHKoxiw9bHRfvDvwKsEGGOZpmapQuujuuQEN-3osSeXIgd0vC5ZbL6-AYsAYrOI7gfINBUQkvaUgjyePrNz09DmLQNJUy6lAmkVFy7BgspU2KXpUQg-1k6YHY1iqb/s1600/duterte-mother.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte contemplates in front of his father’s tomb." border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwjOCn2EIi05jS6hBHKoxiw9bHRfvDvwKsEGGOZpmapQuujuuQEN-3osSeXIgd0vC5ZbL6-AYsAYrOI7gfINBUQkvaUgjyePrNz09DmLQNJUy6lAmkVFy7BgspU2KXpUQg-1k6YHY1iqb/s400/duterte-mother.jpg" title="Duterte contemplates in front of his father’s tomb." width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Duterte contemplates in front of his father’s tomb. <br />Photo credit: Durian Post Wordpress</td></tr></tbody></table>Despite his macho persona, Duterte has an evidently soft spot not only for women and suffering people, but as well as for his parents. Whenever he’s about to make any important decisions, he always seeks the guidance of his parents by visiting their graves.<br /><br /><b>RELATED STORIES</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/01/infographic-16-things-you-need-to-know-presidential-candidate-binay.html" rel="nofollow">INFOGRAPHIC: 16 Things You Need To Know About Presidential Candidate Jejomar Binay</a></li><li><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2015/12/infographic-16-things-you-need-to-know-about-presidential-candidate-sen-miriam-santiago.html" rel="nofollow">INFOGRAPHIC: 16 Things You Need To Know About Presidential Candidate Sen. Miriam Santiago</a></li><li><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2015/12/infographic-16-facts-about-2016-presidential-candidate-mar-roxas.html" rel="nofollow">INFOGRAPHIC: 16 Facts about 2016 Presidential Candidate Mar Roxas</a></li></ul><b><i><br /></i></b><b><i>-Michael Santiago/The Summit Express</i></b></div>

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WATCH: Vic and Pauleen’s heartwarming wedding video

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The video of Vic Sotto and Pauleen Luna’s wedding can be finally viewed online.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTyCsG4QWPWyhjsDb7eYog9dOs01t0YgTCbXtMHDz60iGEA00FghJoMqmu8kZB08v1zk5csBZswcVRBT-bMmTl12oVABfn4rR_UvrbZDK8l457L3r36UOLRsDVzdE5RXgu_R7xsRoc0EI/s1600/vic-pauleen-wedding.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Vic and Pauleen’s heartwarming wedding video" border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTyCsG4QWPWyhjsDb7eYog9dOs01t0YgTCbXtMHDz60iGEA00FghJoMqmu8kZB08v1zk5csBZswcVRBT-bMmTl12oVABfn4rR_UvrbZDK8l457L3r36UOLRsDVzdE5RXgu_R7xsRoc0EI/s640/vic-pauleen-wedding.png" title="Vic and Pauleen’s heartwarming wedding video" width="560" /></a></div><br />Renowned videographer Jason Magbanua captured the highlights of the highly-anticipated wedding of the Eat Bulaga hosts held at St. James The Great Parish Church in Alabang on Saturday, January 30. The video featured scenes from the wedding preparation, the actual ceremony as well as the reception. <br /><br />In his Facebook post, Magbanua revealed that he and Luna first met during the wedding of the brother of Ruby Rodriguez in Boracay in 2008. Although Luna was still single at that time, she told Magbanua that she would like him to film her future wedding after seeing the videographer’s creation.<br /><br />"I'm single, I'm with no one right now, but when it's time, I'd love for you to film my wedding,” Luna told Magbanua.<br /><br />Several years later, Luna asked Magbanua to cover her wedding shortly after she and Sotto announced their engagement.<br /><br />In their official wedding video, Sotto disclosed that he was used to having short relationships or flings in the past. However, Sotto said that it was great to have someone to call his spouse.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Luna said in her speech that a lot of people didn’t understand their relationship. Although theirs was not ideal, Luna described it as “genuine” and “unbreakable”.<br /><br />“You made me see that true love knows no age, no boundaries, beyond what the eyes can see, that true love is felt,” Luna said.<br /><br />“Remember from this day on, we are one. I will hold your hand through this whole journey and I will not let go. Thank you and I love you,” she added.<br /><br />Sotto, who is 35 years older than Luna, first confirmed their relationship in December 2013. Their relationship, which began in 2011, was hounded by several controversies in the past. <br /><br />Watch their heartwarming wedding video.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/L3GJ68c0dDU" width="560"></iframe></center><br /><b><i>-Mini/The Summit Express</i></b></div>

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VIDEO: Monterozo Twins wow in 'Sound of Silence,' beatbox on PGT

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Monterozo twins from Las Piñas wowed with the performance of OMI's "Cheerleader" and Simon Garfunkel's "Sound of Silence" on Pilipinas Got Talent (PGT) Season 5 audition phase on Sunday, January 31, 2016.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCttPRHHYWvsUZSFKfE89QgNoM3c9cwRfqGGa5pocTUuds92i0iJXPtvflYelN_bMcrzhslcZUsODGELG2kGwX5LYH5zKGc3zkbdQqhBTgz6lwyfM8DEVADpYg7LxbIfMeR5P0fjhQ7hEo/s1600/monterozo-twins-pgt5.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Monterozo Twins PGT 5" border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCttPRHHYWvsUZSFKfE89QgNoM3c9cwRfqGGa5pocTUuds92i0iJXPtvflYelN_bMcrzhslcZUsODGELG2kGwX5LYH5zKGc3zkbdQqhBTgz6lwyfM8DEVADpYg7LxbIfMeR5P0fjhQ7hEo/s640/monterozo-twins-pgt5.jpg" title="Monterozo Twins PGT 5" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monterozo Twins. Photo Credit: OfficialPGT5/Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>Roland and Rovince impressed the crowd with their beatboxing skills and good blending.<br /><br />"Naaaliw ako. Kung makapasok kayo sa grand finals, puro ganun lang?," Vice Ganda said while laughing on the sound of the trumphet from Roland's voice.<br /><br />"Kahit nagbe-beatbox kayo di 'nyo nakakalimutan yung tunog, i-relate sa audience, sa amin kaya plus points sa akin yun," judge Angel Locsin commented.<br /><br />"You're act is so simple. It's very sweet. You look great but I don't know if it's worth P2 million (referring to the grand prize of the winner of the show)," judge Freddie M. Garcia told the duo.<br /><br />Having heard the comments of Vice Ganda and FMG, the Monterozo twins offered to sing the "Sound of Silence" which gave them the thumbs up.<br /><br />"Now you're singing. Now, I understand," FMG said.<br /><br /><b>WATCH: Pilipinas Got Talent Season 5 Auditions: Monterozo Twins - Singing/Beatbox Duo</b> (video courtesy of ABS-CBN)<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ecBWw6NTcvM" width="600"></iframe></center><br /></div>

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VIDEO: Pole dancer Celine Venayo gets "most beautiful YES" on PGT

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Nineteen-year old pole dancer Celine Venayo from Paranaque City received the "most beautiful YES" from Pilipinas Got Talent (PGT) Season 5 judge on Sunday, January 31, 2016.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEXJSRtmKgzCkB8ceA4s6bBg4_y4cf3Eo3tpOZ1ij9BuY7xDMjVCoslnYK91VUb_Zh98ahw_-yD8B5892k6NiXAO9khk8xQYIACcGeMr96cjPvz_sRLcudj3_utE8Meai84jQZTWHOscv/s1600/celine-venayo-pgt5.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Pole dancer Celine Venayo gets "most beautiful YES" on PGT" border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEXJSRtmKgzCkB8ceA4s6bBg4_y4cf3Eo3tpOZ1ij9BuY7xDMjVCoslnYK91VUb_Zh98ahw_-yD8B5892k6NiXAO9khk8xQYIACcGeMr96cjPvz_sRLcudj3_utE8Meai84jQZTWHOscv/s640/celine-venayo-pgt5.jpg" title="Pole dancer Celine Venayo gets "most beautiful YES" on PGT" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pole dancer Celine Venayo received "most beautiful YES" on PGT. Photo Credit: OfficialPGT5/Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>Judge Robin Padilla was amazed on her gracious execution of pole dancing.<br /><br />"'Wag ka na magsalita Robin. Kitang-kita sa face mo na bilib na bilib ka," judge Freddie M. Garcia joked to Robin after Angel Locsin asked if Robin was happy on her performance.<br /><br />"Una, ang ganda-ganda mo. Na-expressed mo ang sarili mo at naramdaman ko, ang galing mo," Robin commented.<br /><br />"Ang ganda mo nga, kaya naman bwiset na bwiset ako sa'yo. Ipinaramdam mo sa'ken mga kakulangan ko," Vice Ganda added.<br /><br />"Watching you is like watching an art in motion. You are so graceful and a pure art form," FMG added.<br /><br /><b>WATCH: Pilipinas Got Talent Season 5 Auditions: Celine Venayo - Pole Dance</b> (video courtesy of ABS-CBN)<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MePsqhoBmFo" width="600"></iframe></center><br />What can you say on her performance? Tell us in the comment section below.<br /><br /><b>RELATED STORY</b><br /><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/01/video-super-goodie-pep-squad-duo-wows-pgt-judges-viewers.html" rel="nofollow">VIDEO: 'Super Goodie Pep Squad Duo' wows PGT judges, viewers</a></div>

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VIDEO: 'Super Goodie Pep Squad Duo' wows PGT judges, viewers

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The talented pep squad duo called "Super Goodie" wowed the judges and viewers of Pilipinas Got Talent (PGT) Season 5 on Sunday, January 31, 2016.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Y9_VVUG5WgbH7lYL35ozbq8TZjfoO8PFAIMVnp1gcNmw7kc9_IyL3PoBXU-v7ubsdIX7-EqN_LTv-GsM-1AsgcUXj9uxnNaTHzsyiZuXaZDbNYkWOpLIWNwPBIeifwxnpkxGFgwS9Y2S/s1600/super-goodie-pgt.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="'Super Goodie Pep Squad Duo' wows PGT judges, viewers" border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Y9_VVUG5WgbH7lYL35ozbq8TZjfoO8PFAIMVnp1gcNmw7kc9_IyL3PoBXU-v7ubsdIX7-EqN_LTv-GsM-1AsgcUXj9uxnNaTHzsyiZuXaZDbNYkWOpLIWNwPBIeifwxnpkxGFgwS9Y2S/s640/super-goodie-pgt.JPG" title="'Super Goodie Pep Squad Duo' wows PGT judges, viewers" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />The duo from Calamba City, Laguna received 4 'YESes' from the judges with some netizens expect the act to receive the highly coveted 'golden buzzer' that may send them automatically to the semi-finals.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">''Super Goodie" 👈 deserve ang GOLDen Buzzer eh 👍 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PGT5HanepSaGaling?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#PGT5HanepSaGaling</a><a href="https://twitter.com/vicegandako" rel="nofollow">@vicegandako</a></div>— Aubrey Viceral KN-JD (@aubreyviceral) <a href="https://twitter.com/aubreyviceral/status/693790384279785475" rel="nofollow">January 31, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Super Goodie! Nuks 😂 grabe! Golden Buzzer na this <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PGT5HanepSaGaling?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#PGT5HanepSaGaling</a></div>— Johnny Cole (@jnvnick) <a href="https://twitter.com/jnvnick/status/693789453232373760" rel="nofollow">January 31, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />The eight-year old girl amazed the crowd due to her cuteness and dance prowess.<br /><br />"Kaya pala hindi pa nagshu-shooting si Darna kasi maliit pa siya. Napakahusay mong bata," judge Vice Ganda commented. <br /><br />"You're really fantastic, ang galing galing mo," judge Freddie M. Garcia said. <br /><br /><b>WATCH: Pilipinas Got Talent Season 5 Auditions: Super Goodie - Pep Squad Duo (video courtesy of ABS-CBN)</b><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fso0tgh98XQ" width="600"></iframe></center><br />What do you think of their performance, do they deserved the Golden Buzzer?</div>

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List of Passers: January 2016 Architect board exam (ALE) results

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Those awaiting results of the January 2016 Architect board exam also known as Architect Licensure Examination (ALE) can find here the full list of passers, top 10 (topnocthers), top performing schools and performance of schools as the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the Board of Architecture (BoA) released results in few working days after the last day of exam.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoqujIhrcc7LVm_lgYc3hFZGxLUuYKTmtlUI1GwDXoPaDq6IHcbcI2yt_2diTQ2Y_bboJ_S3anS76kYRiU2-jXnkFjC85NNQah1oWQWs7o5-oC5LEN2IbxfwU4v5y6YP39gctIekNqX15/s1600/Architect-board-exam-results-jan2016.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt=" January 2016 Architect board exam results (ALE)" border="0" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoqujIhrcc7LVm_lgYc3hFZGxLUuYKTmtlUI1GwDXoPaDq6IHcbcI2yt_2diTQ2Y_bboJ_S3anS76kYRiU2-jXnkFjC85NNQah1oWQWs7o5-oC5LEN2IbxfwU4v5y6YP39gctIekNqX15/s640/Architect-board-exam-results-jan2016.jpg" title=" January 2016 Architect board exam results (ALE)" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />PRC conducted the Architect board exam on January 29 and 31, 2016 in the cities of Manila, Cebu and Legaspi. The Board of Architecture who gave the licensure exam is headed by its Chairman, Arch. Rolando L. Cordero and board member, Arch. Fidel Jose R. Siapno. <br /><br /><b>Roll of Successful Examinees in the</b><br /><b>ARCHITECT LICENSURE EXAMINATION</b><br />Held on JANUARY 29 & 31, 2016<br />Released on FEBRUARY 2016<br /><br /><i>Updating for the list of passers....</i><br /><br />The two-day exam covered the following subjects: history and theory of architecture, principle of planning and architecture practice, utilities systems, structural conceptualization, building materials and construction (January 29) and architectural design and site planning (January 31).<br /><br />According to PRC, the <a href="http://www.prcboardnews.com/2016/01/prc-releases-january-2016-architecture-board-exam-ale-results.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">target release date of Architect board exam</a> is on Friday, February 5, 2016 or in 5 working days after the tests.<br /><br />In June 2015, results were released in 4 working days after the last day of exam. 867 out of 1,428 successfully passed the Architect Licensure Examination (ALE).<br /><br />In June 2015, results were out online after 5 working days. PRC named 1,201 out of 1,964 passers of the ALE.<br /><br />The Summit Express and PRC Board News advise examinees to monitor results starting Thursday, February 4 or in 4 working days.<br /><br />Aside from the complete results, the registration schedule for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will be announced. Those who will register are required to bring the following: duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal, current Community Tax Certificate (cedula), 1 piece passport size picture (colored with white background and complete name tag), 2 sets of metered documentary stamps and 1 short brown envelope with name and profession and to pay the Initial Registration Fee of P600 and Annual Registration Fee of P450 for 2016-2019. Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.<br /><br />The Summit Express will update this page immediately once the results are released online.<br /><br />Like Us on Facebook, Follow Us on Twitter or subscribe to our E-mail list to receive Architect board exam-related updates.</div>

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IN PHOTOS: Vic Sotto and Pauleen Luna wedding day

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Eat Bulaga hosts Vic Sotto and Pauleen Luna will be officially husband and wife today!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPZJkx6a5lX57N6fOlQ1KdhAeMvbQwoy14bFDYsRO1cQvxSDXeFynMGub6TnZQvS6ssUU0NWA3QhOl6YsMgfhr0T0eymYRMmj5_HXmkVoUF7nLCqjKRsfLQAvalmyDQX9eMm37B1taQ-7/s1600/vic-sotto-pauleen-luna-wedding.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ALMOST MR. AND MRS. SOTTO" border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPZJkx6a5lX57N6fOlQ1KdhAeMvbQwoy14bFDYsRO1cQvxSDXeFynMGub6TnZQvS6ssUU0NWA3QhOl6YsMgfhr0T0eymYRMmj5_HXmkVoUF7nLCqjKRsfLQAvalmyDQX9eMm37B1taQ-7/s640/vic-sotto-pauleen-luna-wedding.jpg" title="ALMOST MR. AND MRS. SOTTO" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">ALMOST MR. AND MRS. SOTTO. Photo Credit: Eat Bulaga and arsibaltazar3/Instagram</span></td></tr></tbody></table>The perfect time has arrived that breaks their 34-year age gap as Vic, 61, will finally marry his longtime girlfriend Pauleen, 27, at the St. James the Great Parish in Alabang on Saturday, January 30.<br /><br />Pauleen's gorgeous wedding gown and Vic suit were designed by celebrated Filipino designer Francis Libiran.<br /><br />Eat Bulaga co-hosts Tito Sotto and Joey de Leon are the principal sponsors while Ruby Rodriguez serves as the Matron of Honor. Anjo Yllana, Wally Bayola, Jose Manalo, and Paolo Ballesteros are groomsmen and Ryzza Mae Dizon is the flower girl.<br /><br />Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, one of the best friends of Pauleen Luna, although busy with her responsibilities did not miss the event.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="6" style="background: #fff; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.5) , 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: 99.375%;"><div style="padding: 8px;"><div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 62.5% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><div style="background: url(data:image/png; display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div></div><div style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BBKGnLdQ5Gm/" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Otw to @pauleenluna 's wedding :) #missuniverse2015 #missuniverse #wedding #vsco #vscocam #philippines</a></div><div style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A photo posted by Harley Tan (@harleybarleyyy) on <time datetime="2016-01-30T09:17:49+00:00" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Jan 30, 2016 at 1:17am PST</time></div></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script></center><br />More than 200 guests, family and closest friends of the couple are expected to attend the simple yet elegant ceremony.<br /><br />Here are some of the photos for the much-anticipated Vic Sotto and Pauleen Luna wedding (courtesy of respective owners). refresh page for the updates:<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="6" style="background: #fff; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.5) , 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: 99.375%;"><div style="padding: 8px;"><div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><div style="background: url(data:image/png; display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div></div><div style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BBKU3Xhq5fa/" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Final answer!</a></div><div style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A photo posted by Tito Sotto (@helenstito) on <time datetime="2016-01-30T11:22:22+00:00" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Jan 30, 2016 at 3:22am PST</time></div></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="6" style="background: #fff; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.5) , 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: 99.375%;"><div style="padding: 8px;"><div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><div style="background: url(data:image/png; display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div></div><div style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BBKR-kRn347/" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Final touches from @francislibiran8 and @mickeysee on beautiful Pauleen Luna before marching down the aisle for her wedding. #FrancisLibiranWeddings #MrAndMrsSotto</a></div><div style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A photo posted by Arsi Baltazar (@arsibaltazar3) on <time datetime="2016-01-30T10:57:08+00:00" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Jan 30, 2016 at 2:57am PST</time></div></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="6" style="background: #fff; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.5) , 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: 99.375%;"><div style="padding: 8px;"><div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><div style="background: url(data:image/png; display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div></div><div style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BBKStXrMNwX/" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">#naylolit #MrsMago @ryan_agoncillo at #MrAndMrsSotto</a></div><div style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A photo posted by @gorgyrula on <time datetime="2016-01-30T11:03:32+00:00" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Jan 30, 2016 at 3:03am PST</time></div></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">The Groom with Father Jeff <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MrAndMrsSotto?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#MrAndMrsSotto</a> <a href="https://t.co/Hj7lRObxED" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/Hj7lRObxED</a></div>— Eat Bulaga (@EatBulaga) <a href="https://twitter.com/EatBulaga/status/693389277590228992" rel="nofollow">January 30, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="6" style="background: #fff; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.5) , 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: 99.375%;"><div style="padding: 8px;"><div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><div style="background: url(data:image/png; display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div></div><div style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BBKRUGiMN98/" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">selfie selfie muna with Ms U ang groom #vicsotto #MrAndMrsSotto</a></div><div style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A photo posted by @gorgyrula on <time datetime="2016-01-30T10:51:20+00:00" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Jan 30, 2016 at 2:51am PST</time></div></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="6" style="background: #fff; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.5) , 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: 99.375%;"><div style="padding: 8px;"><div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><div style="background: url(data:image/png; display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div></div><div style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BBKR9MasN_M/" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">#vicsotto #viccosotto with #naylolit #MrAndMrsSotto</a></div><div style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A photo posted by @gorgyrula on <time datetime="2016-01-30T10:56:57+00:00" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Jan 30, 2016 at 2:56am PST</time></div></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Sotto Family...<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MrAndMrsSotto?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#MrAndMrsSotto</a> <a href="https://t.co/KfhTuAHKsD" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/KfhTuAHKsD</a></div>— LOVE ALDUB_SG (@ElsieCastillo) <a href="https://twitter.com/ElsieCastillo/status/693381188975628290" rel="nofollow">January 30, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="6" style="background: #fff; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.5) , 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: 99.375%;"><div style="padding: 8px;"><div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 62.5% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><div style="background: url(data:image/png; display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div></div><div style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BBKMGpGq7q2/" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Congrats! @pauleenluna (wearing @francislibiran) is #AlmostMrsSotto ❤️ #MrAndMrsSotto</a></div><div style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A photo posted by Chrys treasured chest Fb page (@chrys_treasured_chest) on <time datetime="2016-01-30T10:05:48+00:00" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Jan 30, 2016 at 2:05am PST</time></div></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="6" style="background: #fff; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.5) , 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: 99.375%;"><div style="padding: 8px;"><div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><div style="background: url(data:image/png; display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div></div><div style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BBKHhpkyzKK/" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">#Repost @yes_magazine with @pauleenluna looking beautiful in her @francislibiran gown. #MrandMrsSotto Photo by @camsagcaoili</a></div><div style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A photo posted by aldub_eb® (@aldub_eb) on <time datetime="2016-01-30T09:25:48+00:00" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Jan 30, 2016 at 1:25am PST</time></div></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="6" style="background: #fff; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.5) , 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: 99.375%;"><div style="padding: 8px;"><div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><div style="background: url(data:image/png; display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div></div><div style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BBHlFeej0xy/" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">So this is it!!!!! #VicPauleenIdo #almostmrssotto</a></div><div style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A photo posted by Ruby Rodriguez (@rodriguezruby) on <time datetime="2016-01-29T09:46:23+00:00" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Jan 29, 2016 at 1:46am PST</time></div></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script></center><br /><br />Reports said that the couple decided to fly to the beaches of Maldives for their honeymoon.<br /><br />Pauleen disclosed that she hopes to be blessed with a child soon. She also shared that she will not be doing as many soap operas so she can focus on being a wife to Vic.<br /><br />Vic Sotto proposed to Pauleen in September 2015 after almost four years of dating.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-cgpyWOvqiM" width="600"></iframe></center><br /></div>

IN PHOTOS: Vic Sotto and Pauleen Luna wedding day

MANILA, Philippines - Eat Bulaga hosts Vic Sotto and Pauleen Luna will be officially husband and wife today! ALMOST MR. AND MRS. SOTTO. Pho...

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INC vs. ABS-CBN News? #ABSCBNnomore trends on Twitter

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Netizens on Saturday, January 30, wondered on highly offensive '#ABSCBNnomore' trend on Twitter with the aim to boycott broadcast giant ABS-CBN and other local news organizations due to the alleged biased reporting and irresponsible journalism. But, who's behind this campaign to attack and why?<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgKa85dhutf_ENFGLF-DwJJTZu1SRq5M3pq-GYJcfKM4rbmESZfj1lROLzr4hbfdD_tWH22glCytco8zBi-dgxqYfbnE73XvFGr7C8A8LOvZrVXhw3eq7Q3q-rYeAQngvofMXmHYSIG6q/s1600/abscbnnomore-trend.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Why #ABSCBNnomore trends on Twitter?" border="0" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgKa85dhutf_ENFGLF-DwJJTZu1SRq5M3pq-GYJcfKM4rbmESZfj1lROLzr4hbfdD_tWH22glCytco8zBi-dgxqYfbnE73XvFGr7C8A8LOvZrVXhw3eq7Q3q-rYeAQngvofMXmHYSIG6q/s640/abscbnnomore-trend.JPG" title="Why #ABSCBNnomore trends on Twitter?" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#ABSCBNnomore trends on Twitter. Screeshot from Twitter Photos.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">We INC members started HT/this trend. Why? Simply bcs of there bias news towards us. Dont blame AlDub fans on this. 😏 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ABSCBNnomore?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#ABSCBNnomore</a></div>— Marianne (@apiadomariannee) <a href="https://twitter.com/apiadomariannee/status/693340934902149120" rel="nofollow">January 30, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">I heard a certain sect started to trend this. However, I'm a solid Catholic and I just support this hashtag as a citizen. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ABSCBNnomore?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#ABSCBNnomore</a></div>— Alex Joseph V. D. (@AlexJosephVD) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexJosephVD/status/693325205188390913" rel="nofollow">January 30, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">For the sake of our unity brethren let's do this.. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ABSCBNnomore?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#ABSCBNnomore</a> <a href="https://t.co/xaCxr7vjIE" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/xaCxr7vjIE</a></div>— suzanne rodrigo (@suzannerodrigo) <a href="https://twitter.com/suzannerodrigo/status/693324431314124800" rel="nofollow">January 30, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ABSCBNnomore?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#ABSCBNnomore</a> ? Sino nag-umpisa ng HT na'to? I dont know the story but hopefully, don't blame the AlDub this tym, we're busy on the wedding.</div>— SERENDIPITYxoxo (@MyBebeAngela) <a href="https://twitter.com/MyBebeAngela/status/693324150505484288" rel="nofollow">January 30, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><b>Most impact on #ABSCBNnomore trend</b><br /><br />Based on Philippines Trends (@trendinaliaPI), which automatically monitors every hashtag on the social networking sites, the tweet with the most impact on the #ABSCBNnomore trend was published by @Access_TRUTH account.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">The tweet with the most impact of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ABSCBNnomore?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#ABSCBNnomore</a> Trend, was published by <a href="https://twitter.com/Access_TRUTH" rel="nofollow">@Access_TRUTH</a>: <a href="https://t.co/53wgvETRLa" rel="nofollow">https://t.co/53wgvETRLa</a> (157 RTs) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/trndnl?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#trndnl</a></div>— Philippines Trends (@trendinaliaPI) <a href="https://twitter.com/trendinaliaPI/status/693318567673012224" rel="nofollow">January 30, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />On its Facebook, Access the TRUTH page for Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) updates encouraged netizens to boycott ABS-CBN as they called them 'ABIAS-CBN.'<br /><br />"Post po ninyo sa Twitter ang 1000 reasons natin kung bakit ‪#‎ABSCBNnomore‬ para mas madame po ang magtweet," Access the TRUTH shared.<br /><br />The page cited some instances ABS-CBN allegedly failed to deliver the truth on news reporting.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_uV-VkO2ykSlw7kCVWKr7r4eYcJPwpKMMaD9lJNR_IDckQa0RIhgsDOmk49Mi79vKhZrUAskjvD8mzbURDF0BvgrpzC9MOhCF9z_miCLDmeA6Ubd3AbYq4-HZvVPypvvVjXLng5U5Scl/s1600/ABSCBNNomore-trend-cause1.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ABS-CBN allegedly failed to deliver the truth on news reporting" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_uV-VkO2ykSlw7kCVWKr7r4eYcJPwpKMMaD9lJNR_IDckQa0RIhgsDOmk49Mi79vKhZrUAskjvD8mzbURDF0BvgrpzC9MOhCF9z_miCLDmeA6Ubd3AbYq4-HZvVPypvvVjXLng5U5Scl/s640/ABSCBNNomore-trend-cause1.jpg" title="ABS-CBN allegedly failed to deliver the truth on news reporting" width="486" /></a></div><br />"Ang mas pinanigan ng ABS CBN ay ang iilang tiwalag na gumagamit sa kanila upang sirain ang Iglesia, tinalikuran at sinaktan ng ABS CBN ang milyun-milyong kapatid sa buong mundo na marami sa kanila ay kanilang subscribers.<br /><br />"Kahit alam ABS CBN na ang mga tiwalag na ito ay may mga hinanakit sa Pamamahala sa pagdidisiplina sa kanila dahil sa kanilang paglabag. Natural lamang na puro masama ang sasabihin ng mga ito tungkol sa Iglesia at sa Pamamahala na wala namang katotohanan. Ito’y sa layunin lamang na pabagsakin ang Pamamahala at mga pangunahing katuwang Nila.<br /><br />"MULA PA SA SIMULA NG MGA ISYU TUNGKOL SA IGLESIA, WALANG PAGSISIKAP ANG ABS CBN NA MALAMAN ANG KUMPLETONG PANIG NG IGLESIA. KUNG MAY ALAM MAN SILA, KANILA ITONG ITINATAGO.<br /><br />"Nagparamdam na tayo sa kanila, ngunit itinuloy pa rin nila ang biased reporting, siempre may basbas ito ng kanilang management.<br /><br />"Ginagamit sila ng mga tiwalag upang isulong ang kanilang layuning sirain ang Iglesia sa paningin ng tao.<br /><br />"Ginagamit din ng ABS CBN ang mga tiwalag upang isulong din ang kanilang hidden agenda."<br /><br />Check out the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Accessthetruth/posts/480577258800763" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full post here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><b>Did INC order brethren to boycott ABS-CBN?</b><br /><br />Several posts on social media also claimed that INC’s Templo Central instructed its members not to watch any program aired by ABS-CBN because the network damaged the sect’s image through its news reports.<br /><br />ABS-CBN was among the local news organizations which covered the controversial arrest of former INC minister Lowell Menorca on January 20 on libel charges filed in Marawi City by an INC-affiliated group.<br /><br />In a report from Inquier, Menorca claimed that he was abducted from Bulan, Sorsogon, on orders of INC leaders, was on his way to court to testify on the writ of habeas corpus and amparo he had filed against the sect when plainclothes policemen arrested him.<br /><br />Standard.com report, which was shared by Access the TRUTH claimed that expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo member Lowell Menorca said on Tuesday that there is no overt and direct threat from the INC leaders to harm him and his family.<br /><br />"Menorca made the admission before the Court of Appeals Seventh Division during the cross examination by lawyer Rogelio Vinluan, counsel for respondents INC officials, in connection with the petition for the writ of amparo and writ of habeas corpus filed by Menorca’s family accusing the INC leaders of allegedly holding him in custody against his will at the compound of the INC’s Central Office in Quezon City," the page posted.<br /><br />Meanwhile, INC spokesperson Edwil Zabala clarified there's no written directive to its members to boycott ABS-CBN and other news organizations. “Walang circular na binasa sa pagsamba ukol sa issue na ’yan," Zabala told Inquirer.<br /><br />As of press time, ABS-CBN is yet to release statement on this issue. </div>

INC vs. ABS-CBN News? #ABSCBNnomore trends on Twitter

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Can you spot what’s wrong with the Japanese Imperial couple’s photo?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines- Several netizens have expressed their disappointment over the Japanese Imperial couple’s picture at the Rizal monument in Luneta park in Manila.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8HyNceghrL3whqppf2fx_cpevIt_IxxSqqESD8t4AaaYkspQdQ6hg3_bqO5zsKKr6NAnkOCLj3sZy46IiPUalbMLacIsG6VaALD8qYJRFZoC3lemISE1yOh5DeudbwukY5gAE89LsBPK/s1600/japanese+imperial+couple+photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Can you spot what’s wrong with the Japanese Imperial couple’s photo?" border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8HyNceghrL3whqppf2fx_cpevIt_IxxSqqESD8t4AaaYkspQdQ6hg3_bqO5zsKKr6NAnkOCLj3sZy46IiPUalbMLacIsG6VaALD8qYJRFZoC3lemISE1yOh5DeudbwukY5gAE89LsBPK/s640/japanese+imperial+couple+photo.jpg" title="Can you spot what’s wrong with the Japanese Imperial couple’s photo?" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you spot what’s wrong with the Japanese Imperial couple’s photo? <br />PHOTO CREDIT: Facebook/Official Gazette</td></tr></tbody></table>On Wednesday, January 27 Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko laid wreath at the monument of the country’s national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, to pay tribute. Manila Mayor Joseph Ejercito Estrada also appeared during the wreath-laying ceremony.<br /><br />A photo of the Imperial couple during the said event was shared on the Facebook page of Official Gazette. Netizens questioned as to why the photo had to be taken from the side.<br /><br />Several members of the online community pointed out that this was done in order to hide Torre de Manila, the infamous “photobomber” in the historic site.<br /><br />“Greatest photo bomber of all time.. torre de manila..haha,” commented Facebook user Jerick Rupinto.<br /><br />A certain Seph Moore wrote: “Tingnan nyo di na makunan ng magandang angulo yung himlayang ng pambansang bayani natin. Dahil sa building na tinatayo sa likod nito”<br /><br />(They can’t take a photo of our national hero’s shrine on a good angle. That’s because of the building erected at it’s back.)<br /><br />Netizen Rez Gaud added: “Ganyang angulo na lang para hindi kita ang photobomber, grr.”<br /><br />(Take it on that angle only so that the photobomber won’t be seen.)<br /><br />To mark the 60th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between the Philippines and Japan, the emperor and empress of Japan have visited the country for a historic five-day state visit. The two were welcomed by President Benigno Aquino III during their arrival on Tuesday, January 26 and will be staying until January 30.<br /><br />In 1962, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited the Philippines as crown prince and princess of Japan. <br /><br />“Their visit underscores the abiding friendship between the Japanese and Filipino people. As our country charts the path that leads to sustainable, inclusive growth we are fortunate that Japan is our steadfast partner and ally,” said Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr.<b><i> -Mini/The Summit Express</i></b></div>

Can you spot what’s wrong with the Japanese Imperial couple’s photo?

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14th month bonus set to be given to government employees

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - A bonus equivalent to one month pay is scheduled to be given to government workers this June 2016, highlighting the need for the House and the Senate to break their impasse over a pay hike bill for state workers, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said today.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuswdjLtK0Y1x83fqUgKWtrZfv9CMBb7w-XNl7K_Vvoh26fBfqHtxPfViWjY2WSwRSb87wn8lDhye9GzdaGeqREd_xki_-w3ucFnb5F6ywnsTK0j1ZP6Jho6p0R3D4Ls3m0MQe0U_m5X3/s1600/14TH-month-pay-2016.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="14th month bonus set to be given to government employees" border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuswdjLtK0Y1x83fqUgKWtrZfv9CMBb7w-XNl7K_Vvoh26fBfqHtxPfViWjY2WSwRSb87wn8lDhye9GzdaGeqREd_xki_-w3ucFnb5F6ywnsTK0j1ZP6Jho6p0R3D4Ls3m0MQe0U_m5X3/s640/14TH-month-pay-2016.jpg" title="14th month bonus set to be given to government employees" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />Recto said the proposed Salary Standardization Law IV for government workers provides for a 14th month pay to be given in the middle of the year.<br /><br />Under its section on "compensation system," the measure seeks the grant of a "a mid-year bonus equivalent to one month basic salary to be given not earlier than May of every year."<br /><br />"This mid-year bonus becomes the 14th month pay. The traditional 13th month pay being the year-end bonus," Recto said.<br /><br />"In the past, the 13th month pay was given in 'two gives.' Half in May or June, so that government employees will have money for the school enrolment of their children, and the balance in December. The SSL IV makes what is given mid-year and year-end equivalent to a full month pay each," Recto said.<br /><br />He said these two bonuses will be tax exempt for most state workers.<br /><br />By one estimate, both the 13th and 14th month bonuses of 970,943 employees - or 83% of total national government workforce - will be tax-exempt, Recto said.<br /><br />"There's research which shows that those in the Salary Grades (SG) 1 to 16 will get these bonuses tax-free," he said.<br /><br />"The mid-year bonus translates to an eight percent increase in the annual pay of government workers and, if early calculations are correct, they will be getting it without any tax deduction," Recto said.<br /><br />He added most employees holding SG 17 to 23 positions will also get their 13th month pay with no withholding tax.<br /><br />Recto is the principal author of Republic Act No. 10653 which adjusted the 13th-month pay and other benefits tax-exempt ceiling from P30,000 to P82,000.<br /><br />The SSL IV also retains the P5,000 Christmas cash gift for all government workers.<br /><br />In addition, the measure authorizes a "performance-based bonus" of up to two months salary which Recto said should be based "on conditions to be met, like meritorious service, exemplary performance and increase in productivity. While he admitted that the SSL IV has some weaknesses, "it, however, has many good provisions, like the 14th month pay."<br /><br />"This underscores the need for the House and the Senate to ratify SSL IV's final version, so it can be sent to the President for his signature, and so that payroll can be made," he said.<br /><br />At present, the SSL IV bill is caught in deadlock after the House and the Senate panels in the conference committee failed to resolve the issue on whether to include the pension of military retirees in the pay hike.<br /><br />The first tranche of the salary hike in SSL IV is supposed to be included in the January payroll of state workers.<br /><br />SSL IV spreads the pay adjustments over four years, with the first year costing P57.9 billion. Fully implemented, SSL IV will cost P225.8 billion a year.</div>

14th month bonus set to be given to government employees

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Senator decries DoJ's shabby treatment of SAF 44 kin

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos, Jr. decried on Thursday the Department of Justice's shabby treatment of the kin of the 44 commandos of the Special Action Force commandos slain in the Mamasapano massacre.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jlBmSuTw5p1NnC0srIjuTlDJIoYpNBz5P7zodSehluLOwmiwvGgK9pErUr7kPPGJyiiWJjl56OcecNUbpP0hwYt6iQ75s2VtJEuMjuNJk6-Ipm6YnJD_tzCOVaIQJbf17Kg4rP7CeMFA/s1600/SAF-44-commemoration.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="COMMEMORATION saf 44" border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jlBmSuTw5p1NnC0srIjuTlDJIoYpNBz5P7zodSehluLOwmiwvGgK9pErUr7kPPGJyiiWJjl56OcecNUbpP0hwYt6iQ75s2VtJEuMjuNJk6-Ipm6YnJD_tzCOVaIQJbf17Kg4rP7CeMFA/s640/SAF-44-commemoration.jpg" title="COMMEMORATION saf 44" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Credit: Philippine National Police (PNP)</td></tr></tbody></table>Marcos said his privilege speech last Tuesday was prompted, among others, by actual requests, sent to him through e-mails, from the family of one of the SAF 44 requesting his assistance to seek justice for the slain police officer and complaining of questionable delays in the preliminary investigation of the cases pending before the DOJ.<br /><br />He noted that in the first e-mail sent to him dated December 8, 2015, the SAF 44 kin, whom he did not name for security reasons, complained about the cancellation of the scheduled preliminary investigation on the Mamasapano case on November 11 and 27.<br /><br />The complainant noted that the Nov. 27 hearing was cancelled anew despite the presence of the representatives of 35 SAF commandos from the 55th Seaborne Company as well as the lawyers of some of the respondents.<br /><br />"Many of the families of the slain SAF 55 are from Visayas and Mindanao. We were travel weary and we spent money for our fare in going to Luzon and hotel accommodation only to be informed later that the hearing is cancelled," the letter-sender said.<br /><br />In a subsequent e-mail to Marcos, dated January 18, 2016 the SAF 44 kin said they were again told the scheduled January 14, 2016 hearing was cancelled because the case is already submitted for resolution.<br /><br />"If this is how we treat those that have given their lives in defense of the country, what fate for the ordinary citizen? What fate for those we love and care for in life?" Marcos said.<br /><br />Marcos further noted that upon receiving the first e-mail, he immediately wrote then Acting Justice Secretary Alfredo Caguioa on the status of the preliminary investigation but he has yet to receive any response. "More than a month has passed since I wrote the DoJ to endorse that email for appropriate action but until now I have not received even a cursory reply to assure that they would attend to the matter," Marcos noted.<br /><br />With the appointment of Caguioa to the Supreme Court, Marcos had also urged his replacement, undersecretary Emmanuel Caparas to prioritize the resolution of the Mamasapano case, noting that a year after the tragic incident no case has been filed in court against the suspects.<br /><br />He said no word or gesture can assuage the pain of the families of the slain policemen.</div>

Senator decries DoJ's shabby treatment of SAF 44 kin

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VIDEO: Here’s Pia Wurtzbach’s response to a 17-year-old Pinoy’s “promposal"

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines- Who would have thought that a teenage Pinoy will have the guts to ask Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach to go the prom?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8HIK0Mgsjpv7mx_XnYP5kUUsI_MXR6iobaNCuYdh9CrRrjEE7bHGrhQF-07M4cQrHD0xmZaQ_8I2wrag_-NP3KKzvQnd4jgY9P5T_zVOCnpqRNPeHtYwWbtqDb4_jqkQglAoJVTVd05m/s1600/pia-alonzo-wurtzbach.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach" border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8HIK0Mgsjpv7mx_XnYP5kUUsI_MXR6iobaNCuYdh9CrRrjEE7bHGrhQF-07M4cQrHD0xmZaQ_8I2wrag_-NP3KKzvQnd4jgY9P5T_zVOCnpqRNPeHtYwWbtqDb4_jqkQglAoJVTVd05m/s640/pia-alonzo-wurtzbach.jpg" title="Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />Jerel Labra, a 17-year-old Filipino from Texas, courageously asked Wurtzbach to go to the prom with him during the Twitter event #AskMissUniverse on Thursday, January 28.<br /><br />In the 29-second video clip, Labra said: "I may not be as handsome as James Franco or as funny as Seth Rogen, or may be as ripped as Channing Tatum, but I can say this. I am a runner up. This is my question for you. Pia, will you go to prom with me on April 23rd?”<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-video" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/MissUniverse" rel="nofollow">@MissUniverse</a> here's my question: <a href="https://twitter.com/PiaWurtzbach" rel="nofollow">@PiaWurtzbach</a> will you go to my senior prom with me? 😁 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AskMissUniverse?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#AskMissUniverse</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/prom2k16?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#prom2k16</a> <a href="https://t.co/zEcHb2JKPk" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/zEcHb2JKPk</a></div>— Jerel Labra ن (@JerelLabra) <a href="https://twitter.com/JerelLabra/status/692533639452737537" rel="nofollow">January 28, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> </center><br />Apparently, the Pinoy teen’s video of his “promposal” caught the attention of the 26-year-old Filipina beauty queen.<br /><br />"I'd love to go if my schedule permits. So, we'll see. I can't promise anything yet right now, but your message was really sweet,” Wurtzbach replied.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-video" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="und"><a href="https://twitter.com/JerelLabra" rel="nofollow">@JerelLabra</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MissUniverse" rel="nofollow">@MissUniverse</a> <a href="https://t.co/zPnlatiJn8" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/zPnlatiJn8</a></div>— Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (@PiaWurtzbach) <a href="https://twitter.com/PiaWurtzbach/status/692550546935435264" rel="nofollow">January 28, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="“utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><b>Wurtzbach Wants Atom Araullo to Join Her in Miss Universe Travel</b><br /><br />During the #AskMissUniverse Twitter event, Wurtzbach was asked by one Twitter user to choose three words from a list which includes : love, family, pizza, traveling, Miss Universe crown, Araullo, money, enough sleep and happiness.<br /><br />Instead of just choosing three words, Wurtzbach gave a creative answer entwining words in order to create a sentence. Araullo was also tagged in Wurtzbach’s tweet.<br /><br />She wrote: “Traveling as Miss Universe while being interviewed by Atom. (Boom!) haha.”<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/eyetolow" rel="nofollow">@eyetolow</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/atomaraullo" rel="nofollow">@atomaraullo</a> Traveling as Miss Universe while being interviewed by Atom. (Boom!) haha - Pia</div>— Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (@MissUniverse) <a href="https://twitter.com/MissUniverse/status/692552191136104450" rel="nofollow">January 28, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="“utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />More popularly known as PiAtom, the love team of Wurtzbach and Araullo rose to fame after the ABS-CBN news reporter interviewed the beauty title holder during an episode of “Umagang Kay Ganda”. After discovering that Wurtzbach wasn’t dating anyone at the moment, the two were teased by Araullo’s co-hosts.<br /><br />However, Wurtzbach revealed during one of her interviews that her busy schedule and obligations as the reigning Miss Universe would make it difficult for her to date anyone. <br /><br />“This is my boyfriend for now,” Wurtzbach announced as she gestures to her crown. <b><i>-Mini/The Summit Express</i></b></div>

VIDEO: Here’s Pia Wurtzbach’s response to a 17-year-old Pinoy’s “promposal"

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VIDEO: 'Lucky blogger' has entire PAL plane to himself on flight to Boracay

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - A lucky Austrian travel blogger had the entire plane to himself from Manila to Boracay flight as he was the only passenger who showed up, reports said.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFA5TLOhrcVepL2HB7a26MMfDeAteyJNaYQMgegRZ8Lj8kait_JBb8jBy4Qs8mKLBzU6Qd6QQbx1lfSconuDEyGjpwZYlFO7NDjXuERp92VEnqP-pSxXxCucZmylriz5WJb-XoeAx48PH/s1600/simon-solo-plane-boracay.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Austrian blogger boards PAL flight to Boracay alone" border="0" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFA5TLOhrcVepL2HB7a26MMfDeAteyJNaYQMgegRZ8Lj8kait_JBb8jBy4Qs8mKLBzU6Qd6QQbx1lfSconuDEyGjpwZYlFO7NDjXuERp92VEnqP-pSxXxCucZmylriz5WJb-XoeAx48PH/s640/simon-solo-plane-boracay.jpg" title="Austrian blogger Alex Simon boards PAL flight to Boracay alone" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Austrian blogger Alex Simon boards PAL flight to Boracay alone</td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3418876/Alex-Simon-passenger-board-Philippine-Airlines-flight.html?ito=embedded" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MailOnlin</a>e shared that Alex Simon, 28, from Ischgl, Austria, was surprised when no one else boarded the Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight – leaving him alone with two attendants and two pilots.<br /><br />"When I arrived to the airport I just heard my name on the speaker, "Sir Alexander Simon, please come to the information."<br /><br />Simon get the chance to to enter the cockpit and talked to the pilots before the plane took off.<br /><br />"So the lady explained to me that I don’t need to wait two more hours on my connecting flight, we’re gonna start in 30 minutes because there are no more passengers except me," Simon said.<br /><br />"I was little bit surprised and I couldn't believe it. I thought I was dreaming. Later while boarding I just realised that it’s gonna be a special flight because this time I didn´t even need to line up," Simon added.<br /><br />He added: "I took my seat then I asked the flight attendant lady if I can sit next to the window. She just answered, “You can sit anywhere, because you’re the only one passenger”."<br /><br />He said that PAL staff member told him flights on the same route are usually packed.<br /><br />"It was an unforgettable feeling to take a flight to the one of the most beautiful islands of the world, but to be alone and feel like a superstar it made it more special."<br /><br />"I just had luck, I think, that no one else was interested on this day to fly to paradise."<br /><br />Simon posted the video of his rare experience on YouTube last February, but it went viral this week after being shared by some international websites.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2zH5o-pZ2CM" width="600"></iframe></center><br />Meanwhile, PAL management is yet to release statement on the said viral video.</div>

VIDEO: 'Lucky blogger' has entire PAL plane to himself on flight to Boracay

MANILA, Philippines - A lucky Austrian travel blogger had the entire plane to himself from Manila to Boracay flight as he was the only pass...

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Starbucks, former barista debunk 'dead mouse in coffee' issue

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - A former barista of Starbucks debunked the '<a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/01/video-customer-finds-dead-mouse-starbucks-coffee.html" rel="nofollow">dead mouse in a coffee</a>' issue which went viral recently.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNDvJK9XPsMmd1gdTHw0AI_KHOw04M9DcPR1OsshxpicSxt0lSV0c0cjXHimAAtjg5lqKd2Q3Y1pkZWoc5pm1ndsKfSIywxLPjzSuOtxXn6cDFbAQaQqKIfl5FiyobXvAVrJRrOQ3PCxx/s1600/starbucks-barista.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Starbucks barista debunks 'dead mouse in coffee' issue" border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNDvJK9XPsMmd1gdTHw0AI_KHOw04M9DcPR1OsshxpicSxt0lSV0c0cjXHimAAtjg5lqKd2Q3Y1pkZWoc5pm1ndsKfSIywxLPjzSuOtxXn6cDFbAQaQqKIfl5FiyobXvAVrJRrOQ3PCxx/s640/starbucks-barista.jpg" title="Starbucks barista debunks 'dead mouse in coffee' issue" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Marco Carlo Calibara, a former barista of Starbucks says it is impossible for a rat to sneak inside a coffee cup. <br />Photo Credit: Facebook/<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Marco Carlo Calibara and </span>abc7chicago.com</td></tr></tbody></table><br />In a lengthy post on Facebook, Marco Carlo Calibara who claimed to worked in the said company for three years said the alleged incident is unlikely to happen as the coffee shop is following strict quality standards.<br /><br />"Unang-una, Ate, WALA KAMING KUSINA, ginagawa namin yung drinks nyo sa harap ninyo ng may sinusunod na beverage quality standards. Kahit subukan kong maglasing para mas dibdibin yung hinanaing mo eh hindi ko maintindihan kung saan ka kumuha ng apog para ipagpilitan yang katangahang pakulo mo," Calibara said.<br /><br />Calibara also questioned how the mouse will get into the coffee since the the chain has meticulous process of serving drinks. He points out that all Starbucks use high-powered blenders which would have resulted in anything inside the blender chopped to pieces and would have made the coffee red with blood and look like an order of Red Velvet Frappuccino.<br /><br />"Ang malaking tanong: Paano, PAANO mapupunta yung bubwit na yun doon?? Mas malabo pa sa sabaw ng pusit na sa process ng pag gawa ng drink sya mapupunta — Oh sige, isipin nalang natin na na blend yun ate tulad ng kathang isip na pakulo mo, HELLO?! High-powered yung mga Blenders namin (Vitamix / BlendTec ) sa store, at kahit cellphone mo, oh kamay mo eh kayang durugin no'n kaya wag kang ano dyan! Ano, may pag Matrix na sa pag iwas sa blades ng blender?! Damn bubwit got them skills, eh?!?"<br /><br />Here's his full post to debunk the allegation against Starbucks:<br /><br /><center><div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/marcoenvyme/posts/1741500066080978" data-width="500"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><blockquote cite="https://www.facebook.com/marcoenvyme/posts/1741500066080978">I've worked with Starbucks for more than 3 years and this is my opinion Re: the issue, (Tataglish-in ko nlang para...<br />Posted by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/marcoenvyme" rel="nofollow">Marco Carlo Calibara</a> on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/marcoenvyme/posts/1741500066080978" rel="nofollow">Thursday, January 28, 2016</a></blockquote></div></div></center><br />On Tuesday, the complainant named Jessica shared that she already drank half of her drink from the world-famous coffee branch in Mandaluyong when she noticed the dead mouse.<br /><br /><b>VIDEO</b>: <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/01/video-customer-finds-dead-mouse-starbucks-coffee.html" rel="nofollow">Customer allegedly finds dead mouse in her Starbucks coffee</a><br /><br />Jessica reported the incident to the Philippine National Police (PNP). On Thursday, the Health and Sanitation Office of the city immediately took action and sent their staff to conduct an investigation at the said branch.<br /><br />Meanwhile, upon consulting a doctor, Jessica was diagnosed to have been suffering acute gastroenteritis and leptospirosis.<br /><br />Starbucks Philippines in a statement revealed that they are currently conducting an investigation on the incident.<br /><br />“We want everyone who visits our stores to enjoy their visit, and we take such claims very seriously. Ensuring all our products meet Starbucks high quality assurance standards is a top priority, and we are actively investigating this customer’s concern, “ Starbucks Philippines said.</div>

Starbucks, former barista debunk 'dead mouse in coffee' issue

MANILA, Philippines - A former barista of Starbucks debunked the ' dead mouse in a coffee ' issue which went viral recently. Marco ...

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