Pauleen then thanked LJ Moreno-Alapag for the lollicakes, it’s unclear if it was just a gift or if it was specifically for the gender-reveal of the baby.

Pauleen started her career as a part of ABS-CBN’s Star Magic Batch 11 in 2002. She did some shows in the Kapamilya network namely, Berks, Basta’t Kasama Kita, Marina, Bora: The Sons Of The Beach, and Qpids. Then after that, she transferred to GMA Network in 2005. She met her now husband Vic Sotto on the set of Eat Bulaga. Bossing and Pauleen started dating on December of 2011 but only confirmed their relationship in 2013. Sotto then confirmed his engagement with Luna in September of 2015. The couple then got married in Ayala, Alabang on January 30, 2016.

Luna was a part of Sotto’s movie “Enteng Ng Ina Mo” as a sexy waitress and also in “Enteng Kabisote 10 and the Abangers” in this movie Luna played as “Faye” the wife of “Enteng” Sotto’s character. Sotto then confirmed his engagement with Luna in September of 2015.

However, not all traffic enforcers are to be trusted. Facebook user Ronan Pastrana posted a video on his account wherein he detailed his encounter with what he alleges is a bogus MMDA traffic enforcer. His video has already garnered 302 thousand views as of this writing.

The screen capture above is of the bogus traffic enforcer who Pastrana encountered. According to his video description, he encountered the man as he was driving along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City bound towards Tandang Sora at around 3:00 in the afternoon of June 23.

Pastrana got hailed by the man for “overspeeding,” or going beyond the required speed limit. According to Philippine Star, Commonwealth Avenue has a speed limit of 60 kilometers-per-hour. The netizen admitted to this certain violation and narrated that he pulled his car over.

When he approached the traffic enforcer, Pastrana was shocked beyond words when the enforcer asked for his driver’s license and then cut it in half. Pastrana mentioned that he had a temporary driver’s license with him at the time, which has a five-year validity period. Both his license card and temporary license were placed in the same case and the traffic enforcer took them both.

Pastrano narrated that he also had a hard time obtaining his ticket for the violation since the enforcer made it difficult. But what he couldn’t comprehend was why his license was cut in half by the traffic enforcer. He also asked netizens if what the enforcer did was legal.

According to MMDA’s website, a traffic enforcer can only confiscate a driver’s license but legally they are not allowed to vandalize the license, this includes cutting it in half. They are also not allowed to confiscate a driver’s license if the violator has only committed his offense for the first time.

President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday greeted Filipino Muslims who are celebrating Eid’l Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan.

“The first day of the Islamic month of Shawwal always brings great joy to our Muslim brothers and sisters,” Duterte said in a statement. “This signifies the successful journey towards spiritual purification through a month-long fasting.”

“May this renewed sense of spiritual accomplishment give you the strength and courage to cultivate our communities,” he said.

“In times when all odds seem stacked against us, it is our willpower and faith that will always see us through,” he said. “Let us channel our energies towards fostering national unity – because dedicating our lives to the betterment of humanity is the best way to demonstrate our devotion to God.”

He said Filipinos should work together in “building a society that is grounded on love, mutual respect and understanding.”

Duterte earlier declared June 26 as a regular holiday in observance of Eid’l Fitr.

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced on Tuesday, June 20, that college students affected by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) will receive a one-time educational assistance of P5,000.

During a Palace news briefing on Tuesday, CHED Commissioner Prospero de Vera III said there is "residual money" of about P540 million "from Yolanda funds that were not utilized in 2016."

"The Office of the President instructed CHED to expedite the use of this money....We are sending notices to all the public and private universities in Yolanda-affected areas that the money will be available to them," De Vera added.

According to CHED Memorandum Order 56 series of 2017, this educational assistance will be made available to all enrolled students in Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, and Mimaropa who were identified as affected by Yolanda.

"So this will be disbursed by the universities to students as financial assistance starting this month as soon as the necessary paperwork is done with the state universities and colleges," De Vera explained.

More than 100,000 students stand to benefit from the program funded by the 2016 budget of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund.

Students with the following qualifications will receive the educational assistance:

Qualified students must submit the following requirements:

It has been more than 3 years since Yolanda ravaged parts of the Visayas in November 2013, displacing families and damaging infrastructure, including colleges and universities.

MANILA, Philippines – Lawyers of Vice President Leni Robredo insist former senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr must shoulder the expenses that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has incurred because of his election protest.

Robredo's lawyers Romulo Macalintal and Maria Bernadette Sardillo said they reiterated this in a motion filed before the Supreme Court (SC), sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), on Tuesday, June 20.

Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has issued a “special” order allowing senators to give assistance to displaced Marawi residents more than the 5-percent limit set by the Senate rules.

Pimentel pointed out that under Section III, Item 17.1 of Memorandum Circular 2016-002, the Senate President “may grant exemption to the limitation of 5% for Welfare Assistance expenses from the budget of each senator’s office.”

“The war against terrorism is not just won with bullets and bombs. It is won by the unity of the people, and through this measure, I hope to show our displaced brothers and sisters that they are not forgotten,” Pimentel said in a statement on Saturday.

Thousands of Marawi residents had been displaced since the fighting between government forces and the Maute terrorist group erupted last May 23. President Rodrigo Duterte has already placed the entire region of Mindanao under martial law.

And as Ramadan about to end, Pimentel urged the government to provide three-meals a day for Marawi residents, saying the need for food might increase in evacuation centers.

Eid al-Fitr, which falls on Monday, June 26, marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan and is welcomed with great joy throughout the Muslim world.

“Let’s join our Muslim brethren in celebrating Eid al-Fitr with prayers for peace and giving them help in their hour of need,” the Senate leader added.

Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting for Muslims

DAVAO CITY – Maute Rebel Leader Abdul Jah Khoul SallSallani denies alliance with the foreign terrorist ISIS. 

Fighting between armed men and government forces resumed on Thursday morning in Marawi City.

Maki Panandigan, a resident of Marawi City, called the Philippine Daily Inquirer at 9:45 a.m. Thursday to say that fighting has resumed in the city.

“It has started,” Panandigan said.

“I can see smoke,” he added, apparently referring to a fire in the area.

The fighting resumed a day after the mass evacuation of residents to nearby Lanao del Sur towns and Iligan City, following a spate of clashes when groups linked to the Abu Sayyaf and the Maute Group attacked Marawi City starting Tuesday afternoon.

This prompted President Duterte to declare martial law in all of Mindanao two nights ago.  SFM

Responding to appeals for help, the Philippine Daily Inquirer is extending its relief to victims of the attacks in Marawi City

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday quelled speculation that the terror attack in Marawi City was orchestrated by the government to justify President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial rule in Mindanao.

“What would we get from (doing that)?” Chief Supt. Dionardo Carlos, PNP spokesperson, said in a news conference at Camp Crame.

He said those accusing the Duterte administration of plotting the attack should back their claim with evidence.

“Huwag tayo mag-isip ng masama,” he said. “Mag-isip tayo kung paano maayos ‘yung bansa.“

(“Let’s not be negative in our thinking. Let’s think kof how we can put the country in order.”)

“If we keep on dividing the people by speculation, they should come out and show proof,” he added.

Carlos also stressed that PNP and military personnel on the ground had been doing their best to protect the people of the terror-stricken Marawi and restore normalcy in the city.

“Mas mapapabilis kapag tayo ay nagtulong-tulong na alisin ang Maute at Abu Sayyaf groups,” he said.

(“Things will work out faster if we can help each other eject the Maute and Abu Sayyaf groups.”)

Since being elected president in July, Duterte has mentioned several times in his public speeches about the possibility of his declaring martial law in the country.

On May 23, he placed all of Mindanao’s 27 provinces and 33 cities under martial law following the armed clashes between government forces and Maute bandits, who had pledged allegiance to the international terrorist group Islamic State.

MANILA — President Duterte opted to put the whole of Mindanao under martial law to prevent the country from disintegrating in the wake of the violent attacks mounted by the Maute group in Marawi City, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said on Thursday.

He also played down rumors that he was the “architect” of Mr. Duterte’s decision to impose martial rule in southern Philippines, which many feared might lead to human rights violations.

“It’s the President’s own initiative since many months ago,” Aguirre said in a text message to reporters.

The justice secretary rejected criticisms that the Chief Executive might have overreacted in declaring martial law, noting that the 1987 Constitution has authorized the President to employ such measure.

“The (martial law) proclamation is in accordance with the Constitution and necessary to avoid the dismemberment of our nation,” he argued.

He said groups which raised objections to Mr. Duterte’s action saw it as an “obstacle to their own agenda.”

Meanwhile, Aguirre said he met with some officials of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Mindanao who raised security concern in prosecuting possible cases to be filed against arrested Moro

He said the DOJ might ask the Supreme Court for the creation of special courts which would handle the cases of Maute members to ensure the safety of judges and government prosecutors.

According to Aguirre, the regional and city prosecutors may also move the trial of cases outside of Mindanao. SFM

Mayroong Bagong hawak na listahan ang Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) na listahan ng mga artistang sangkot sa paggamit at pagtutulak ng iligal na droga.

Ito ang sinabi ni PDEA-NCR Director Wilkins Villanueva, kung saan hindi lamang mga user ang kanilang hawak kundi maging mga pusher din.

Dagdag pa niya, may ilan pang hanggang ngayo’y artista pa rin habang ang ilan ay mga hindi na aktibo sa showbiz.

Nagpasalamat naman ito sa ibang mga artista na boluntaryong nagpasilong sa drug test.

MANILA - The net worth of Vice President Leni Robredo has gone down by around P2.1 million in six months.

A copy of her Statement of Assets Liabilities and Net worth (SALN) released on Tuesday shows Robredo's net worth decreased from P11,053,138 in June 2016 to P8,878,111.43 in December 2016, down by about P2.1 million.

The SALN also shows that Robredo's total assets decreased from P17,953,138 to P15,778,111.43 during the same period. Her liabilities, meanwhile, remain at 6.9 million.

Last week, President Rodrigo Duterte reported a net worth of P27,428,862.44 in December 2016, an increase of over P3.3 million (14 percent) from the P24,080,094.04 he declared in June 2016.

Duterte's total assets totaled P28,428,862.44 million as of the end of 2016. However, he also declared total liabilities of P1 million due to a personal loan from Samuel Uy.

The increase in the President's net worth is also partly due to the decrease in his liabilities. His personal loan from Uy decreased by P100,000 making his liabilities down to P1 million from P1.1 million.

He was among the first officials whose SALN was available at the Office of the Ombudsman.--report from Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News