Dennis Trillo is set to topbill an upcoming movie which also stars Raymond Bagatsing, Beauty Gonzalez and Alyssa Muhlach. Trillo shared a moment of him with the film's team during their story conference, via Instagram Stories yesterday, July 22. «May bagong pelikula tayo! (We have a new film!)» he said. Bagatsing will be portraying a character named Nandy while Gonzalez will be bringing the character Cynthia to life, as per the actor's post on Instagram Stories yesterday. Filmmaker Bobby Bonifacio Jr. will be helming the production of the new project, a horror movie called «A Family Ghost Story». Bonifacio co-wrote the script with Juvy Galamiton. Star Cinemas will be ...Keep on reading: LOOK: Dennis Trillo to star with Raymond Bagatsing, Beauty Gonzalez in new horror film

MANILA, Philippines -- A meeting of stars set the Manila City Hall abuzz on Tuesday when actor Alden Richards paid a courtesy call on Manila Mayor Isko Moreno. Richards is seen shaking hands with Moreno in a series of photos shared by the Manila Public Information Office (PIO). The widely popular 27-year-old actor and TV host is the first celebrity to pay a courtesy call on the equally popular city mayor. Moreno was also a former actor. Richards was accompanied by actress Jo Berry, singer Mikee Quintos and comedian Amazing Betong / gsg ...Keep on reading: LOOK: Alden Richards meets Mayor Isko Moreno

Chito Miranda teased a collaboration with rappers Gloc-9 and Shanti Dope after he posted a picture of the three of them together on Monday, July 22. «May bago kaming niluluto (We're cooking something up),» the Parokya ni Edgar frontman wrote in the caption. https://www.instagram.com/p/B0N3iZKhFPA/ Gloc-9 posted a similar picture that included artist Klumcee. https://www.instagram.com/p/B0N8ztXHpwW/ «Naaamoy ko mabango yang niluluto nyo ahh... masarap yan panigurado (I can smell that what you're cooking is good... it's delicious for sure),» actor Joross Gamboa commented on Miranda's picture. Fans on Instagram speculated a part 2 of «Bagsakan,» the popular rap collaborati...Keep on reading: Chito Miranda, Gloc-9, Shanti Dope to collab?

  MANILA, Philippines --- President Rodrigo Duterte might be pushing for a mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) program as he believes Filipinos are now lacking in love of country, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde said Tuesday.   Albayalde added that the proposed mandatory military training for students in Grades 11 and 12 will embed «very important» values like sense of patriotism and nationalism on the Filipino youth.   «Siguro nakita rin ng ating Pangulo na dito tayo medyo bumababa, so we have to revive ito (Maybe the President saw that this is what we lack, so we have to revive these values),» he said in a press bri...Keep on reading: Albayalde says mandatory ROTC will ’embed’ patriotism on youth

      MANILA, Philippines --- At least 16 bills that President Rodrigo Duterte mentioned in his fourth State of the Nation Address (Sona) have a «high chance» of getting the Senate's approval, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Tuesday. «Marami, marami doon sa mga binanggit niya kakayanin talaga namin. As a matter of fact, nakikita ko, at least 16 sa mga sinabi niya malaki ang pag-asang mapasa lahat,» Sotto said in an interview over dzMM. Among these is the President's push for the pay hike of government workers including nurses and public school teachers, which Sotto said, should be a priority in the Senate. READ: Duterte to Congress: Pass new l...Keep on reading: At least 16 of Duterte’s Sona bills may get Senate nod, says Sotto

MANILA, Philippines - National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon, Jr. on Tuesday said he will recommend the extension of martial law in Mindanao for another year due to the sustained rebellion in the region.   «I will. I'll go for one year,» Esperon told reporterson Tuesday after the post-Sona press briefing of the Duterte Cabinet.   Mindanao has been under martial law since the Marawi City siege in 2017.   On July 18, 2017, just before President Duterte's executive order declaring martial law in Mindanao expired, he requested an extension, which Congress approved until December 31, 2017.   He again requested for a one-year extension until De...Keep on reading: 1-year Mindanao martial law extension pushed

      MANILA, Philippines --- Majority of Filipinos believe that homes, farming, and children are the most vulnerable to disasters in the Philippines, a Harvard survey revealed. The nationwide household survey was conducted between March and April of 2017by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) Program on Resilient Communities (PRC) with 4,368 adult respondents representing all economic strata. «This information is important for DRRM (Disaster Risk Reduction and Management) officials to consider as they mull over the kind of messaging and training they develop to better prepare for future disasters,» HHI PRC program director Vincenzo Bolletino said. ...Keep on reading: Harvard survey: Filipinos believe homes, farming, kids most at risk to disasters

PAGADIAN CITY --- A bishop of the Iglesia Filipina Independente (IFI) church and an executive director of a nongovernment organization (NGO) here are concerned about the President's call in his state of the nation address (Sona) to reinstate the death penalty in the country. «Death penalty violates the right to life and there is no conclusive evidence that it can deter crime more effectively,» said Sultan Maguid Maruhom, executive director of the Pagadian City-based nongovernment group Ummah Fi Salam. "It is very dangerous because our judicial system has not yet been reformed effectively. There is fear that it will be exploited by the powerful and applied in a discriminatory manner...Keep on reading: Duterte’s call to reinstate death penalty worries bishop, NGO exec

MANILA, Philippines -- Marjorie Barretto is planning to take legal action against an Instagram user who posted a photo of her daughter, actress Julia Barretto and actor Gerald Anderson.   «Yes, I will,» Marjorie replied to a netizen on Monday who suggested she take legal action against the person who shared the now-viral photo.       Marjorie also chided a netizen who suggested she take action against all the women who are taking the side of actress Bea Alonzo, Anderson's girlfriend.   "Ikaw yata ang naloko nila. Based on a harmless photo, naging mangaagaw na si Julia? You're so affected. The person who is circulating that is even hidi...Keep on reading: Legal action eyed vs uploader of Julia Barretto-Gerald Anderson photo

      MANILA, Philippines--Despite the prodding of President Rodrigo Duterte to both chambers of Congress to renew efforts to pass the coconut levytrust fund bill, industry stakeholders remain cynical of the administration's efforts to bring the money to those who need it the most -- the small coconut farmers. During the President's fourth State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday, the executive urged the House and the Senate for the «urgent legislation of the coco levy fund» to uplift the lives of coconut farmers and develop the downtrodden industry. Since last year, the buying price of copra has been on a downward trend following a global supply glu...Keep on reading: Coco industry still sees bleak future for levy trust fund bill

LUCENA CITY --- The farmers group Kilusan Para sa Tunay na Repormang Agraryo at Katarungang Panlipunan (Katarungan) lamented President Duterte's apparent lack of concrete plans on how to use the coconut levy fund after three years in office. Danny Carranza, secretary-general of Katarungan, said Duterte's pledge that the coconut levy would be utilized for the benefit of small coconut farmers was a «rehash of his election promise.» «Three years into his administration, or 36 months later, the promise remains a promise while coconut farmers nationwide are reeling from deeper poverty due to record low prices of coconut and copra, a situation he was silent about,» he said in a statement...Keep on reading: Duterte’s vague plan for coco levy fund disappoints farmers group

MANILA, Philippines - Senate President Vicente «Tito» Sotto III wants a thorough study of the proposed liquor ban and closure of establishments and bars nationwide by midnight.   Sotto pointed out that the proposal could be considered in certain areas but not nationwide.   «Kailangang pag-aralan munang mabuti papaanong gagawin sapagkat baka mag-impose tayo kaagad ng national e baka.. Mas maganda siguro mag local muna, mga local ordinances (We have to study the proposal thoroughly, it would be better to start at the local level through ordinances),» he said in an interview over DZMM on Tuesday.   "Tingnan muna natin kung ano yung magiging mga advantages, d...Keep on reading: Midnight liquor ban proposal needs thorough study – Sotto 

Filipino professional cosplayer Alodia Gosiengfiao lost her checked luggage on a recent flight to Xi'an, China, for the World Cyber Games. As per Gosiengfiao, she arrived in Xi'an with «no clothes, no makeup and no cosplay costume.» «My Chinese visa just arrived a few hours before my flight. I arrived in Xi'an and lost 2/all of my check-in luggages during the flight,» Gosiengfiao said via Instagram last July 19. «So I had nothing, until now I have nothing. No clothes, no make up and no costume.» https://www.instagram.com/p/B0DwnhZFfKq/ She added she was lucky that Team Korea lent her makeup and a costume for the event, while fellow Filipino cosplayer Liui Aquino lent her his wig a...Keep on reading: Alodia loses luggage on flight to China; fellow cosplayers come to her rescue

  MANILA, Philippines -- A 17-year-old girl was hurt in a shooting incident in Taguig City early Tuesday morning.   An initial investigation by the Taguig City police showed that the victim was walking along Purok 6 in Barangay Tipas to buy ice when she spotted the suspect arguing with a woman at around 5 a.m.   Police said the suspect then shot the woman during the argument and the bullet ricocheted and hitthe victim's right shoulder.   The suspect and an unidentified companion then fled on foot after the shooting. The injured girl was meanwhile rushed to a nearby hospital by witnesses, police said.   Elements of the Taguig City police...Keep on reading: 17-year-old girl hurt in Taguig shooting

  MANILA, Philippines --- Police have identified 11 suspected members of the communist New People's Army (NPA) who are believed to be behind the killing of four police officers in Negros Oriental.   Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Oscar Albayalde said the police officers were summarily executed by the NPA.   «We have identified sa report ni RD (regional director) doon at least 11 of them and some are John Does, and cases will be filed against these people,» Albayalde said in a press briefing at Camp Crame on Tuesday.   READ: 4 cops dead in NPA ambush in Negros Oriental   Police however have yet to release the names of the...Keep on reading: PNP identifies 11 suspects in murder of 4 Negros Oriental cops 

MANILA, Philippines - Senator Christopher «Bong» Go has filed a Senate resolution congratulating and commending Senator Manny «Pacman» Pacquiao for his victory over erstwhile undefeated American Keith Thurman in their World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight title fight in Las Vegas.     «His victory is the victory of the whole nation. His life story, hard work and dedication to serve God and the People is an inspiration to all Filipinos,» Go said in a statement on Tuesday.   «His victory is the victory of the whole nation. His life story, hard work and dedication to serve God and the People is an inspiration to all Filipinos,» he added.   ...Keep on reading: Senate resolution congratulating Pacquiao filed

NEW YORK --- Lil Nas X has taken his horse to the old town road and ridden it to the top of the Billboard charts for 16 weeks, tying a record set by Mariah Carey and Luis Fonsi. «Old Town Road» logs its 16th week at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart this week, matching the success that Carey and Boyz II Men's «One Sweet Day» achieved in 1995-1996. Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber's «Despacito» accomplished the feat in 2017. No song has spent more than 16 weeks at No. 1 on the all-genre Hot 100 chart in the 61-year history of the Billboard charts. The country-rap «Old Town Road» was originally a solo song, but 20-year-old Lil Nas X added Billy Ray Cyrus to the track and...Keep on reading: Lil Nas X ties Billboard record set by Mariah, ‘Despacito

LAS VEGAS - Cristiano Ronaldo won't face criminal charges after a woman accused the soccer star of raping her in his suite at a Las Vegas resort more than 10 years ago, a top prosecutor said Monday.     A new investigation by Las Vegas police failed to show that Kathryn Mayorga's claim could be proven at trial beyond a reasonable doubt, Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said.   «Therefore, no charges will be forthcoming,» Wolfson said in a statement.   The decision represented a victory on one of two legal tracks tied to the 2009 allegation against one of the most recognizable and highly paid players in sports.   In a law...Keep on reading: Cristiano Ronaldo won’t face rape charge in Las Vegas

MANILA, Philippines - Singer Yeng Constantino has apologized to a doctor she named on a video blog about her and her husband Yan Asuncion's «traumatic» experience in a Siargao hospital.   «I would like to apologize to Dr. Esterlina Tan and the other medical staff for the hurt that my post and vlog has caused them,» Constantino wrote Monday night in a Facebook post.   https://www.facebook.com/yengconstantinoreal/posts/2562375990489154   The singer explained her posts were brought about by her «high emotions» because of her husband whose life was in danger.   "Regarding the Siargao incident, yung mga recent posts ko was brought about by my high e...Keep on reading: Yeng Constantino apologizes to Siargao doctor, takes down vlog

Iran's state broadcaster has released new video showing for the first time the 23-member crew of the British-flagged ship seized by Iran --- an apparent attempt to convey they are safe and unharmed. In the video aired Monday, the Stena Impero crew is seen dressed in red uniforms and seated around a table onboard the vessel as an unidentified Iranian man is heard thanking them for their cooperation. A cameraman is heard telling them not to look at the camera. It wasn't clear if the crew was under duress to take part in the filming. Other choreographed shots show a man checking on the ship, the crew sharing a laugh and talking next to a coffee machine inside the ship. The crew...Keep on reading: Iran releases footage of seized tanker crew

  LOS ANGELES --- Marvel's push for more women and people of color in its immensely popular film franchise is extending to behind the camera as it launches its next round of films after the massive success of «Avengers: Endgame.» Of the five films the superhero studio announced at Comic-Con on Saturday, only one is set to be directed by a white man. «It's about fresh voices and new voices and great filmmakers who can continue to steer the (Marvel Cinematic Universe) into new places,» Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said in an interview after the studio's explosive Hall H panel. «And I am as proud of that lineup of directors as you saw today as any.» In addition to ...Keep on reading: Marvel’s next films will bring diversity, onscreen and off

Hair is a very versatile accessory. Some opt to grow it out while others don't. For men, it's usually the latter. However, some decided to keep their tresses, if that's you then this is it... The only article you'll ever need for men's hair. All the trends, styles and best looks. Whether you need classy or casual Best Hairstyles for Men 2019 Long Hairstyles For Men For a man, hair is considered long once it's past 6 inches in length. If you've grown yourself some long hair, you're not alone, Thor and Aquaman have long hair too. Though their hair is mainly in a messy slick back style, that doesn't mean yours has to be. The following hairstyles will have you looking sharp and tr...Keep on reading: Best Hairstyles for Men In 2019

WASHINGTON - Millions of people who take aspirin to prevent a heart attack may need to rethink the pill-popping, Harvard researchers reported Monday.   A daily low-dose aspirin is recommended for people who have already had a heart attack or stroke and for those diagnosed with heart disease.   But for the otherwise healthy, that advice has been overturned. Guidelines released this year ruled out routine aspirin use for many older adults who don't already have heart disease --- and said it's only for certain younger people under doctor's orders.   How many people need to get that message?   Some 29 million people 40 and older were taking an aspi...Keep on reading: Study: Millions should stop taking aspirin for heart health

U.S. stocks moved higher in early trading Monday on Wall Street as investors snapped up technology stocks.The opening gains follow a decline last week that pulled the market further away from record highs set one week ago. Investors have been assessing corporate financial results to get a better picture of the economy's health. So far, the reports have been mixed. Monday is expected to be a quiet day for earnings, but 145 S&P 500 companies are scheduled to report results through Friday. The technology sector was the clear winner early on and pushed the broader market higher. Microsoft rose 1.3% and Apple rose 1.1%. Several chipmakers, including Intel and Broadcom, also posted gain...Keep on reading: Tech Companies Push Bull Market

NEW YORK - Mayor Bill de Blasio called for an investigation Monday of power outages that came at the end of this weekend's oppressive heat, saying he no longer trusts utility Con Edison after it decided to turn off power to thousands of customers.       Around 30,000 customers in Brooklyn were taken off power Sunday, so the utility could make repairs and prevent a bigger outage, de Blasio had said earlier.   On Monday, he offered a blistering assessment of that decision.   «This should not have happened,» he told reporters, «and we need to make sure it doesn't happen again.»   De Blasio said the private company is "not accou...Keep on reading: NYC mayor calls for probe as many wait for power to return

SAN DIEGO - The administration of President Donald Trump announced Monday that it will vastly expand the authority of immigration officers to deport migrants without allowing them to first appear before judges, its second major policy shift on immigration in eight days.   Starting Tuesday, fast-track deportations can apply to anyone in the country illegally for less than two years. Previously, those deportations were largely limited to people arrested almost immediately after crossing the Mexican border.   Kevin McAleenan, the acting Homeland Security secretary, portrayed the nationwide extension of «expedited removal» authority as another Trump administration e...Keep on reading: Trump expands fast-track deportation authority across US

HANOI, Vietnam--- The United States said it's concerned by reports of China's interference with oil and gas activities in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, where Vietnam accuses Beijing of violating its sovereignty.   State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement that China's «repeated provocative actions aimed at the offshore oil and gas development of other claimant states threaten regional energy security and undermine the free and open Indo-Pacific energy market.»   Vietnam on Friday demanded China remove a survey ship from Vanguard Bank, which it says lies within Vietnam's 200-mile exclusive economic zone. China claims the South ...Keep on reading: U.S. ‘concerned’ about China’s oil, gas activity in South China Sea

  Drama, intrigue and disinformation aptly describe the political events that cropped up and stirred the nation before the opening session of the Philippine 18th Congress that is now packed with pro-administration political allies. The suspense of who will lead the House of Representatives ended in an I-told-you-so moment: Alan Peter Cayetano was chosen as Speaker in a term-sharing deal. https://youtu.be/nwh_E8ICO74...Keep on reading: The 18th Congress: Drama and denouement

NEW YORK---First, Don the Con tells neophyte congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib---all women of color---to «go back» to their «countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe» in order to «help fix» them. Three of the women were born in the US, while Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota came to the United States as a Somali refugee when she was ten, and subsequently became a naturalized citizen. Don the Racist doubles down on his vile invective even in the face of outrage, and then at a rally in North Carolina, turns the crowd into a mob in his scurrilous attack on Omar, a Muslim. Trump accused her, falsely, of glo...Keep on reading: ‘Go back where you came from!’

WASHINGTON, DC -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation will hold a hearing on the human rights situation in the Philippines on Thursday, July 25.   The hearing will cover three other countries in Southeast Asia in addition to the Philippines-- Vietnam, Cambodia and Rohingya, Committee Chair Rep. Brad Sherman announced Thursday, July 18.   The announcement comes a week after the UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution calling for a comprehensive investigation into the human rights situation in the Philippines.   Since his election in 2016 President Rodrigo Duterte's so-called war on drugs have earned the ...Keep on reading: Capitol Hill hearings on human rights in PH set for July 25

  LAS VEGAS--- When Senator Manny Pacquiao's split-decision win over Keith Thurman was announced last Saturday, all of the 14,000 spectators at MGM Grand Garden Arena erupted in thunderous applause. Many had been rooting for Pac-Man from beginning to end.   Pac-Man successfully defended his welterweight world title in 12 grueling rounds. At 40 years old, he remains boxing's only eight-division world champion and is hailed by many as a living legend. Pacquiao proved to everyone that his age is just a number.   INQUIRER caught up with some celebrities who watched the fight live. Many thought that the split decision was unfounded.   When asked if...Keep on reading: Celebrities turn thumbs down on Pac-Thurman split decision

MANILA, Philippines --- Former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno sees no problem with the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) scrutinizing the human rights situation in the country if the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte really has nothing to hide. «If they're not hiding anything, what's the problem?» she told reporters in Filipino after her speech at the United People's State of the Nation Address (Sona), held on Monday, the same day that the President was giving his fourth Sona. «Just show the records and that's done.» https://twitter.com/CGonzalesINQ/status/1153288362125455360 According to Sereno, it's clear to the public that questions surrounding the ...Keep on reading: Sereno says gov’t should cooperate with UNHRC probe

  LEGAZPI CITY --- A chairman of Sangguniang Kabataan (youth council) in Daraga town in Albay province was shot and killed on Monday afternoon. Corporal Charmie Mayores, assistant information officer of Albay police, said Jane Moneda, 25, of Barangay (village) Ibaugan, was shot by four unidentified gunmen at around 3 p.m. Based on the initial investigation, the victim had a conversation with the suspects in front of her parent's house before the shooting happened. Police are investigating the incident....Keep on reading: SK chairman gunned down in Albay

  KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Residents of Kidapawan City and nearby towns of Makilala and Mlang in Cotabato province were dismayed by the turned of events while watching President Rodrigo Duterte's 4th State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 22. This after a series of power fluctuations hit the city and its environs past 5 p.m., as the President delivered his Sona before the joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives. Heavy downpour coupled with strong wind sent tree branches hitting transmission lines that tripped and cut the power supply in Kidapawan City. Some radio stations in Kidapawan City that hooked up with the Presidential Broadcast Staff Radio-Tele...Keep on reading: Power outages cut people’s view of Duterte’s Sona in Cotabato

MANILA, Philippines --- President Rodrigo Duterte's defending his verbal agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2016 allowing Chinese access to the Philippines' exclusive economic zone gave former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno goosebumps. «Nakakakilabot ang ginagawa nila. Para bang handa silang ibenta tayo nang hindi natin alam,» Sereno said, replying to questions from reporters after her speech at the United People's State of the Nation Address (Sona), which was held on Monday, the same day that the President was giving his fourth Sona. [What they're doing gave me goosebumps. It's like they're ready to sell us without us knowing about it.] Still speaking in Filipin...Keep on reading: ‘Nakakakilabot’ – Sereno on Duterte’s defending deal with China