Archive for June, 2009

Showbiz is in her genes. Her grandmother is Delia Razon, the still-glamorous LVN actress who played a princess in the ’50s fantasy-adventure flicks. Her father is Rey “PJ” Abellana who, in his own right, was a soap prince in the ’80s. Her mother is Ria Reyes, daughter of Delia. That’s why even if Carla...
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MANILA – Actress Katrina Halili has commended Maricar Reyes for trying to pick up the pieces after the sex video scandal broke out. Halili maintained that “life must go on” and the scandal should not keep them from moving forward.
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MANILA – The camp of Dra. Vicki Belo on Monday cried harassment after three agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) went to her Makati City residence last week and purportedly insisted on searching her house without any warrant.   In an interview with ABS-CBN News, Belo’s legal counsel, lawyer Adel Tamano, said the...
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MANILA, Philippines – President Arroyo will not slow down on her foreign trips despite criticism over their necessity and expenses, Palace officials said yesterday. Arguing that the trips bring huge investments and aid for Filipinos, Press Secretary Cerge Remonde and deputy presidential spokesman Anthony Golez, in separate interviews, pointed out that Mrs. Arroyo’s latest...
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MANILA, Philippines – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said there is still room for banks to reduce their lending rates to encourage borrowing but the lacklustre economy would likely compel companies to use funds for capital build up rather than expansion. BSP Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. said unclear prospects in 2009 would...
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