Whitney Houston’s Estate Expected to Get Boost After Death, But Less Than Michael Jackson
By SUSANNA KIM | Good Morning America
Whitney Houston had her fair share of chart-toppers, even posthumously on iTunes and Amazon, but the superstar’s finances took a different kind of hit during personal struggles.
Lapid’s wife on smuggling: Sorry, I screwed up
The Philippine Star
MAM AWARDS: NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR 2012
Los Angeles, 15 February 2012 – Nominations to the Migration Advocacy and Media (MAM) Awards are now formally open.
Lawmakers oppose new SALN format
By Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star) Updated February 16, 2012 12:00 AM
[Editor's Note: "BELIEVE IT OR NOT, HONORABLE LAWMAKERS TO CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONER DUQUE RE: THE NEW FORMAT OF SALN HEARING...potentially unconstitutional overreach...might breach bank secrecy laws...could expose public officials to self-incrimination, harassment & abuse...invade area of protected freedoms...additional info required is tantamount to a ‘fishing expedition’...strongly opposed, also threatened to bring the matter to the courts for final ruling...atsaka bakit daw pati spouse & relatives nila kasama sa disclosure..HELLOWW, HINDI BA ITO ANG DAHILAN KUNG BAKIT INIMPEACH NINYO SI CJ CORONA??...TAPOS NGAYON PANAY ANG NGAWA NINYO PAG SA INYO INA-APPLY...ANO KAYO SINUSWERTE?" -- Maria Elizabeth Embry]
Gawad Geny Lopez Jr. Bayaning Pilipino Awards goes global
Worldwide search for Filipino organizations doing extraordinary service kicks off this month
REDWOOD CITY, CA, February 10, 2012 – “Where there are Filipinos, there are heroes, and it’s time to honor them.”
With this campaign line, firm belief and an international network of regional teams in place to make it happen, the Gawad Geny Lopez Jr. Bayaning Pilipino Awards is going global this year, the first time since its inception in 1994. Read more…
MIKE FEUER LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO BECOME LA’S NEXT CITY ATTORNEY
With Broad Support Throughout Los Angeles, Feuer Announces Honorary Co-Chairs and Raises Nearly $350,000
LOS ANGELES, CA – Government reformer, leading state legislator and prominent attorney Mike Feuer announced the launch of his campaign for Los Angeles City Attorney today.
Goverment lost P1 billion in taxes from rice importation
By Charlie V. Manalo, Philippine Daily Tribune
Zambales Rep. Ma. Milagros “Mitos” Magsaysay lashed out anew at the “daang matuwid” concept of governance of the Aquino administration, saying unchecked corruption going on at the Bureau of Customs (BoC) is the complete antithesis of President Aquino’s anti-graft drive. Read more…




