LOS ANGELES – Court records show a $1 million sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former assistant against Steven Seagal has been dismissed in Los Angeles. Kayden Nguyen (WIN’) had claimed Seagal forced her to stay in a Louisiana home and that the action star repeatedly fondled her. The allegations led to the suspension of [...]
Pagbabalik tahanan ang tawag ni Cesar Montano sa kanyang pagpirma ng kontrata sa GMA Network para gawing opisyal ang kanyang pagigigng certified Kapuso star. Matatandaan na sa GMA Films ginawa ni Cesar ang ilang award-winning projects tulad ng “Jose Rizal” noong 1998 at “Muro Ami” noong 1999. “Bumalik lang ako pero nakakapanibago lang, kasi for [...]
After rolling back prices of their products twice so far this month, independent dealers of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) will implement at least two more rollbacks before July ends. Radio dzBB reported Friday the LPG Marketers’ Association said the series of rollbacks is due the lowering of the product’s contract prices in the world market. [...]
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is keeping its benchmark interest rates at a record low as easing inflation shields the country’s economy from the European debt crisis. In a press conference Thursday, BSP Gov. Amando Tetangco Jr. said that the overnight borrowing or reverse repurchase remains at 4 percent and the overnight lending or [...]
Money sent home by overseas Filipinos reached the highest volume in May as compared to any month before, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Thursday. The BSP said the amount of money sent home by Filipinos from abroad reached a new monthly record of $1.578 billion amid the steady demand for professional and skilled [...]
WITH or without Malacanang appointment, basketball luminary Chito Loyzaga announced his availability to help fellow sports officials on their quest for sports glory. In fact, Loyzaga, son of cage great Caloy ‘The Big Difference’ Loyzaga, is the man behind the resurgence of baseball through the Philippine Baseball League which he organized the past two years. [...]
RICHIE Garcia is set to formally assumed office at the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) today, according to Malacanang source. Garcia, who was highly recommended by Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Jose ‘Peping’ Cojuangco, already received instruction from Malacanang to head the P200 million annual budget sports agency, according to official who has the knowledge in [...]
THE Philippine billiards team led by Marlon ‘Marvelous’ Manalo vie for pride and honor when they play against some of the best players in the world in the 2010 Guinness World Series 9-ball Championships slated July 28 to August 1 in Jakarta, Indonesia. “Baka dito sa Guinness sa Jakarta ay matumbok na din natin ang [...]
THE Aquino government yesterday said about $4.5 billion to $5 billion in revenues or about three percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) is lost yearly due to lower tax effort ratio. Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said the Asian average tax effort ratio is 16 percent while the country could only manage a tax effort [...]
By BenCyrus G. Ellorin CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Taking into account the drastic increase in the electricity of Mindanaoans despite poor power supply, two Cagayan de Oro Ciy-based members of the House of Representatives want the 15th Congress to look into the issue “in aid of legislation.” Second district Rep. Rufus Rodriquez and Abante [...]
