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Toni wishes to be Robin's next leading lady

MANILA - Actress Toni Gonzaga is also excited to work with Robin Padilla. Padilla, who is set to do a Filipino version of “James Bond” film, earlier said that he wanted Gonzaga to be his leading lady in the movie. He said he is impressed by her acting skills. When told about it, Gonzaga said she was ecstatic.  "I'd been very vocal about it and ever since, matagal na matagal na, isa siya talaga sa gusto kong maka-trabaho," Gonzaga told abs-cbnNEWS.com. "Right now, I'm v...

Palace unfazed by Noynoy's bid

MANILA - The Arroyo administration is not threatened by Senator Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino's presidential bid. Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said Aquino's popularity was due to the outpouring of support for his late mother, former President Corazon Aquino, but doubts if the euphoria will last until the 2010 elections. Ermita also expressed confidence that the presidential candidate of the administration coalition, Lakas-Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-KAMPI-...

RP exports fall 25.4% in July

MANILA - After posting its lowest annual contraction since November 2008, Philippine merchandise exports slipped by more than a quarter in July. Data from the National Statistics Office showed that export earnings fell 25.4% to $3.312 billion in July from $4.437 billion recorded in the same period last year. Compared to June's export earnings of $3.406 billion, the latest figure is lower by 2.8%. In June, the country's exports fell 24.8%, the lowest annual drop since November last year. Since...

Bata, Django clinch 2nd World Cup of Pool

MANILA – Efren “Bata” Reyes and Francisco “Django” Bustamante of Philippines B bagged their second PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool title after edging out Germany in an exciting final match on Sunday. Reyes and Bustamante, the 2006 World Cup of Pool champions, posted an 11-9 win in their race-to-11 match against Germans Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann. The pair of “Bata” and “Django” is the first tandem to win the World Cup of Pool twice since it began in 2006. En route to the final, Re...

Jennylyn Mercado wins first round in legal battle

MANILA – Young actress Jennylyn Mercado has won the first round in her legal battle against personal assistant Rowena “Mel” Pulmano after the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office ruled in her favor. In a resolution, Quezon City assistant prosecutor Arleen Tagaban said there is a “probable cause” to indict Pulmano in connection with the complaint filed against her. In her complaint lodged last year, Mercado accused Pulmano of the crime of qualified theft after the latter allegedly spent the actre...