Archive for June, 2009

Kho-Halili causes bickering in House

MANILA, Philippines—After the much publicized face-off of Dr. Hayden Kho and actress Katrina Halili on Thursday in the Senate, the fallout from the sordid affair extended to members of Congress. In several interviews last week, Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. blamed Sen. Ramon Revilla Jr. for the proliferation of cybersex videos after the latter allegedly sat on the House-approved Bill No. 3305, which seeks t read more...

'Cha-cha' reaches moment of truth

With three session days left, the House of Representatives is set to deliberate on pending Charter change (Cha-cha) resolutions, and to possibly put these to a vote this week. House Speaker Prospero Nograles on Friday said that aside from the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) extension and right of reply bills, he will have the Cha-cha measures–House resolutions 737 and 1109–debated at the read more...

1st day of school starts well; teachers watch for A(H1N1)

MANILA, Philippines – While the first day of school went off to a relatively smooth start Monday, school authorities kept close watch over students for signs of the A(H1N1) virus. Education Secretary Jesli Lapus said Monday he ordered all schools to make sure they have running water and teachers to monitor symptoms of the disease. Read more… Incoming search terms:pictures of teachers and students i read more...

PLDT, SMC, SMIC top list of most profitable listed companies

The country’s biggest conglomerates–Philippine Long Distance Company (PLDT), San Miguel Corporation (SMC), and SM Investments Corporation (SMIC)–led the list of top earners among the listed companies in 2008. The three’s combined profits of P68 billion already accounted for 34 percent of the 233 listed companies that submitted their latest financial statements to the Philippine Stock Excha read more...

Arum scoffs at Floyd's 60/40 offer

Floyd Mayweather Jr. must be hallucinating when he said he wants the bigger purse and wouldn’t agree to a 50/50 split with Manny Pacquiao if ever they get to meet. Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, made this observation after Mayweather said “it will be a cold day in hell” before he agrees to a 50/50 split with the Filipino. Read more… read more...

PBA: Realtors halt fast-breaking Whoppers

MANILA, Philippines – Sta. Lucia toughened up on defense to neutralize Burger King’s vaunted quick transition play as it fashioned out a 93-84 victory last night to close in on a semifinal berth in the Motolite PBA Fiesta Conference at the Araneta Coliseum. Import Anthony Johnson continued to dish out fine form while the rest backed him up with a resolute defense to stymie the Whoppers’ play patterns an read more...

Smart-Gilas back from Tokyo, breaks camp

MANILA, Philippines – SBP executive director Noli Eala said yesterday the Smart-Gilas developmental basketball team will take a break and reopen training camp in September after a grueling six-month grind that ended with a four-game exhibition series with the Japanese national team in Tokyo. Smart-Gilas lost all four games to Japan at the National Training Center. Japan won, 83-64, last Tuesday, 84-77 last read more...

Pinay Pussycat

“My name is Nicole.” She says that loud and clear in the Clear commercial. Yes, her name is Nicole — Nicole Scherzinger, one of the five Pussycat Dolls who also include Jessica Sutta (one time captain of the Miami Heat dance troupe), Melody Thornton (a powerhouse singer), and Ashley Roberts and Kimberly Wyatt, two of the most talented young dancers in Hollywood. Read more… Incoming search terms:biki read more...

Vicki Belo: I may be a co-dependent

MANILA, Philippines – Celebrity doctor Vicki Belo’s voice was the only one not heard at last week’s rather raucous Senate hearing on the sex video scandal involving herself, fellow doctor and former boyfriend Hayden Kho, and sexy actress Katrina Halili. Although she sent an affidavit to the hearing through lawyer Adel Tamano, the usually loquacious Belo has chosen to remain silent throughout the chaos so fa read more...

Dr. Vicki Belo is a victim of love, says Lolit Solis

Talent manager and Startalk co-host Lolit Solis talked at length about the Hayden Kho sex-video scandal in a one-on-one interview with her co-host Joey de Leon yesterday evening, May 30, on their GMA talk show. Joey asked, how does Lolit feel now that she herself plays a major role in this controversy? Read more… Incoming search terms:hayden cohayden khovicky belo birthday agehayden co photokim chiu phi read more...

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