#august agbayani

[catboymoments]

Spiderverse grabbed my by the throat and said “you WILL be blessed with creative energy and a worldview beyond your comprehension” and I drew this up immediately when I got home. So I have a few ideas for olden town and how it ties together faith and fantasy and how the central message is above all, understanding is everything and also a world where coexistence is possible is something we can dream of because the enemy is hatred and evil, not each other. I am so silly right now.

[josh0555]

This is the Station ID of GMA in 2005. This is also the first Station ID to feature an orchestra. The Station ID features Martin Nievera as the conductor, Sharon Cuneta as the concertmaster, Piolo Pascual as the pianist, Ryan Agoncillo as the guitarist, Aga Muhlach as the drummer, Ritz Azul as the Flute player, Arcee Muñoz as the Oboe player, Ruffa Gutierrez as the Clarinet player, Fernando Poe Jr. as the English Horn player, Mark Gil as the Bass Clarinet player, Christopher de Leon as the Bassoon player, Rodolfo "Dolphy" Quizon as the trumpeter, Alice Dixson as the French Horn player, Tuesday Vargas as the Trombone player, Coco Martin as the Tuba player, Bayani Agbayani as the Euphonium Player, Derek Ramsay as the Baritone Horn Player, Edu Manzano as the Timpani player, Richard Gomez as the glass harp player, Toni Gonzaga as the glass harmonica player, and the orchestra players, Heart Evangelista, Dimples Romana, Bea Alonzo, Eula Caballero, Hero Angeles, Jericho Rosales, RK Bagatsing and Lucy Torres-Gomez as the First Violinists, John Lloyd Cruz, EJ Falcon, Janno Gibbs, Eric Fructuoso, Mel Martinez, Rene Hawkins, Patrick Garcia, Justin Cuyugan and Pen Medina as the Second Violinists, Maricel Soriano, Jose Manalo, Wally Bayola, Epy Quizon, Eric Quizon, and Vandolph as the Viola players, Eddie Gutierrez, Tonton Gutierrez, Janine Gutierrez, Richard Gutierrez, Raymond Gutierrez, Geoff Eigenmann, Gabby Eigenmann, Andi Eigenmann, Niño Muhlach and Michael de Mesa as the Cello players and Jaime Fabregas, Leandro Muñoz, Mark Lapid, Cherie Gil, Albert Martinez and Efren Reyes Jr. as the upright bassists featuring the GMA News and Public Affairs crew members like Henry Omaga-Diaz and Mike Enriquez as the trumpeters, Cheryl Cosim as the Clarinet player, Karen Davila as the Oboe player, Jessica Soho as the Bassoon player, Mel Tiangco as the French Horn Player and Amelyn Veloso as the Cornet Player. Somehow, Willie Revillame does not appear in the Station ID because he is disqualified from the orchestra by Filipino singer, songwriter, television host and conductor Martin Nievera. Due to this, Willie Revillame decided to quit GMA after Martin Nievera got jealous at Willie Revillame when he conducted the 2005 Kapuso Theme in Talentadong Pinoy in April 30, 2005. However, Martin Nievera fell in love with Sharon Cuneta where they got married in October 31, 1997. However, They had 2 children, Robin Nievera who was born in August 15, 1998 and Ram Nievera who was born in March 23, 2003. The Station ID of GMA in 2005 was composed by Louie Ocampo. The Station ID of GMA was used for the 55th anniversary special. But eventually, The Station ID of GMA can be used from 2005 until 2010. However, This is the last Station ID of GMA to feature Arcee Muñoz, Alice Dixson, Tuesday Vargas, Ritz Azul, Eula Caballero, Hero Angeles, Aga Muhlach, Niño Muhlach, Coco Martin, Ryan Agoncillo, Toni Gonzaga, Jose Manalo, Wally Bayola, Geoff Eigenmann, Gabby Eigenmann, Bayani Agbayani, Raymond Bagatsing, Andi Eigenmann, Fernando Poe Jr., Mark Gil, and Rene Hawkins. In the opening and ending, Some books are seen like Unang Hirit, Eat Bulaga, Talentadong Pinoy, Mapagkailanman, Wheel of Fortune, The Price is Right and the yellow book with GMA at the front cover and "The End" at the back cover. But somehow, This will be used in the opening of the 2010 Station ID of GMA. But the ending was different when sparkles come out when the book closes. Somehow, There is a group orchestra picture at the very end before the book closes.

The Station ID was recorded in May 1, 2005 before Arcee Muñoz, Alice Dixson, Tuesday Vargas, Ritz Azul, Eula Caballero, Hero Angeles, Aga Muhlach, Niño Muhlach and Coco Martin move to TV5. But now, It’s obvious that Ryan Agoncillo, Toni Gonzaga, Jose Manalo, Wally Bayola, Bayani Agbayani, Raymond Bagatsing, RK Bagatsing and Andi Eigenmann may have moved to ABS-CBN in 2005. But eventually, This was Fernando Poe Jr.’s last Station ID from GMA before his death in September 11, 2005. Sadly, This was also going to be Mark Gil’s last Station ID before his death in November 11, 2005. But now, It’s obvious that it was the last Station ID of Rene Hawkins before his death in February 14, 2009.

[glitchgaymer]

Hcs for the Tennyson parents

Carl Jeremy

B-Day: September 11, 1965

Michael Frank

B-Day: September 11, 1965

Natalie Karen (neé: Clark) Moore Tennyson

B-Day: August 13, 1965

Only child

Sandra Maria (neé: Ramos) Agbayani Tennyson:

1 older sister, 1 twin brother, and 1 younger sister

Her mother has 13 sisters while her father has 6 sisters and 1 brother

Filipino from Ilocos Norte

B-Day: May 5, 1965

[bantayocw]

Saktong tulong mula sa Taiwan officials

by Susan K.

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Matagumpay na naidaos dito sa Taiwan ang kauna-unahang Bantay OCW Foundation Caravan sa Asya pagkatapos ng isang buwang pag-iikot natin sa Amerika.

Sa pangunguna ng Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) at Philippine Overseas Labor Office at Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (POLO-OWWA) dito sa Taiwan, naihatid namin ang Financial Literay at Mental Health Awareness program direkta sa mga kababayan nating OFW noong August 4.

Kasama natin ang Bantay OCW co-hosts na sina Ms. Joyce Delovieres at Prof. Rommel Agbayani.

Muli maraming salamat kina MECO Chairman at Resident Representative Angelito Banayo, Labor Attache Atty. Cesar Chavez, Welfare Officer (WelOf) Dayang Dayang Sittie Kaushar Jaafar, Assistance to Nationals (ATN) Director Sabrina Aaron, Deputy Director Nestor Mayo at Information Attache’ Gerry de Belen. Pati na ang masisipag na mga staff ng MECO.

Noong Lunes sinundan naman namin ang serbisyong hatid ng POLO-OWWA sa pamamagitan ni WelOf Jaafar. Dalawang pasyenteng OFW na pawang mga kalalakihan ang dinalaw niya sa hospital. Ang isa’y nasunog samantalang bumagsak naman ang isa nating kabayan mula sa mataas na kisame sa pinagtatrabahuhan nito.

Isang nurse si WelOf Jaafar. Kaya naman, kabisado niya ang pasikot-sikot at proseso sa isang hospital. Bilang isang opisyal ng pamahalaan, malaking adbantahe ang pagiging nurse nito.

Alam niya kung paano makakuha ng tamang mga impormasyon mula sa doktor mismo na siyang tumitingin sa pasyente pati na ang kooperasyon ng mga nurse na humahawak sa ating mga OFW.

Kailangan niya ang tumpak at detalyadong impormasyon, dahil iyon din ang kaniyang sasabihin sa kapamilya ng OFW.

Nang nasa Alkhobar pa si Jaafar, malaking bentaha din na marunong siyang magsalita at bumasa ng Arabic. Sa gayong paraan nagiging madali na makuha niya ang impormasyong kinakailangan pati na ang angkop at praktikal na tulong para sa OFW.

Masasabi rin ni Jaafar kung nasa kritikal o ligtas na ang kalagayan ng pasyente. Nabanggit din ni Jaafar na mahalagang ipaalam din sa pasyenteng OFW ang kanilang tunay na kalagayan lalo pa’t kung kinakailangang magsagawa ng mga major operation.

Dahil kung makapaghihintay pa naman ang nasabing operasyon, mas mabuti na sa Pilipinas iyon isagawa.

Mas magiging madali para sa OFW na may mga kamag-anak siyang titingin mismo sa kaniya at pati na ang mabilis na pagdedesisyon at hindi na kailangan pang mangga-ling sa abroad.

Mapalad ang ating mga OFW dito sa Taiwan. Abogado ang kanilang labor attache’ na si Labatt Cesar Chavez Jr. at nurse naman si WelOf Sittie Jaafar. Napakalaking bagay ito sa ating mga OFW. Tumpak na tulong ang kanilang naibibigay sa kanila. Saktong-sakto ‘ika nga! Mabuhay po kayo!

[kuyarexdelsdiaries]

Magandang Tanghali Bayan (20 Years After)

Twenty Years ago on Bonifacio Day, ABS-CBN Launched its noontime show "Magandang Tanghali Bayan" as they will compete with GMA's Eat Bulaga replacing "'Sang Linggo nAPO Sila" on the 6-day timeslot (Which GMA's Eat Bulaga, Ika-6 Na Utos, Contessa, Ika-5 Utos and Asawa Ko, Karibal Ko continued its practice to this day). Original hosts of "MTB" are Randy Santiago, John Estrada, Willie Revillame, Christine Jacob-Sandejas (now with CNN Philippines), Roderick Paulate, Vanessa del Bianco and Amy Perez. The show aired live from Studio 3 of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center. This marks the return of Christine Jacob to ABS-CBN since she left when she was a co-host of now rival Eat Bulaga! which moved from the network to the rival GMA Network in 1995.

The show assumed most of the segments and staff from its predecessor "'Sang Linggo nAPO Sila" during its first season. Among the most popular segments from APO's previous noontime show was "Calendar Girl", a daily pageant where pretty and sexy young girls 15–21 years of age participate in the talent and question and answer portions hosted by Estrada, Santiago and Revillame. To continue the chronology of the pageant (where monthly winners from January to December of the previous year converge to compete in the Grand Finals of following year), management decided to include the January–November monthly winners from the defunct "APO" show in the "MTB" grand coronation that happened on January 2, 1999.

In December 1998, "Pera o Bayong" (Money or Basket) debuted on TV as "MTB"'s highlight game portion. The engaging elimination round and the suspense-filled jackpot round won the hearts of most televiewers. It gave "MTB" better overall ratings than 'Sang Linggo nAPO Sila, and the show even overtook GMA's Eat Bulaga! as the top weekday noontime variety show from early 1999 until Revillame's ouster in 2001. This led the show to replace Sabado Live! on Saturday timeslot and the show was extended to Saturdays in March 1999. Well-known TV director Edgar "Bobot" Mortiz started handling directorial chores for the show along with newcomer Bobet Vidanes.

"MTB" also had its share of controversies. The "Calendar Girl" portion became notorious for the main hosts' green jokes which subsequently got warnings from MTRCB (then headed by veteran actress Armida Siguion-Reyna). Eventually, the ABS-CBN management intervened and suspended the three main hosts indefinitely. With their suspension in August 1999, the show was temporarily replaced by "Esep-Esep" for a week. Estrada, Santiago and Revillame came back with a bang after their suspension a week later.

In the year 2000, the phenomenal game portion "Pera o Bayong" faced stiff competition from Eat Bulaga! when the long-running noontime show produced a segment called "Meron o Wala" (Something or Nothing). But despite the move from the rival show, "Pera o Bayong" still continued to enthrall viewers. The popular catchphrases coined by the hosts eventually became part of the Filipino pop culture. Because of its immense popularity, "Pera o Bayong" was made into a movie version ("Pera o Bayong not da TV)" by Star Cinema that year, with the whole "MTB" cast included.

Changes were suddenly made after the February 7, 2001 episode, when main host Willie Revillame was axed from the show after citing creative differences between him and the staff (He would later host "Willingly Yours" between 2002 and 2003). Matinee idols Marvin Agustin, Dominic Ochoa and Rico Yan (collectively known as "Whattamen") replaced him on the show. Top-notch stand-up comedians Marissa Sanchez and Ai-Ai delas Alas also joined as new female co-hosts. "MTB" also started doing out-of-town shows abroad during the same year to promote ABS-CBN's international channel TFC.

In March 2002, "MTB" lost a co-host, Rico Yan, who died during his Lenten vacation in Dos Palmas Resort, Palawan. The show aired a week-long tribute for him.

That same year, the show introduced new faces to join the growing "MTB" family. The quintet Power Boys, the dance group G-Girls, morning traffic angel Pia Guanio and upcoming teen star Maoui David were among those that joined in the fun and that time, Christine Jacob-Sandejas left the show to focus on her family. During the 4th anniversary of the show on November 2002, the show underwent a major revamp with new game portions and some established ABS-CBN stars (Judy Ann Santos, Edu Manzano, Ryan Agoncillo) co-hosting on a weekly basis. By this time, the show had lost its luster in the ratings game to "Eat Bulaga" following the rising popularity of the reality portion "Sige Ano Kaya Mo?" and creating new sensations out of the Sexbomb Dancers.

"Magandang Tanghali Bayan" ended its four-year run on February 21, 2002 to give way to Willie Revillame's TV comeback on the noontime slot. The title of the replacement show ("Masayang Tanghali Bayan") and Willie's co-hosts (among them Randy Santiago and John Estrada) were not revealed until 12:00nn of February 22, 2002.

Prior to the start of the show, ABS-CBN drummed up month-long promotions for the show where they only revealed Willie Revillame, the JaBoom Twins and Cindy Kurleto as mainstays and had the audience guess the rest of his co-hosts thru a nationwide raffle promo. The title of the show was also kept under wraps as well.

It was on the initial telecast on February 22, 2002 when Willie Revillame revealed the title "Masayang Tanghali Bayan" and his co-hosts thru an elaborate opening number. He was joined by Randy Santiago, John Estrada, Dennis Padilla, Aiai delas Alas, Bayani Agbayani, Mickey Ferriols and Aubrey Miles. Resident comedians Tado and Bentong also came on board as well. The show was directed by ace TV director Johnny Manahan. The show had more game portions giving out big cash prizes thru "Super Jack en Poy" and "Urong Sulong" which gives out P2 million as the highest possible jackpot prize. It was also touted as the biggest noontime show of ABS-CBN, with a simultaneous airing on the Kapamilya Network's UHF channel, Studio 23.

Like its predecessor, the second version of "MTB" also courted controversy when John Estrada and Willie Revillame were suspended because of delivering their usual green jokes during the "Super Jack en Poy" jackpot round. The show's family also grew with the inclusion of former GMA-7 comedians Long Mejia and Dagul. However, before 2003 was about to end, Willie Revillame resigned from the show after a public outcry when he delivered a derogatory joke on midget co-host Mahal during her birthday.

The show continued to air until February 2004 with comedian Vhong Navarro and actor-host Edu Manzano taking over Willie's place. However, "Masayang Tanghali Bayan" failed to sustain viewership and was given the axe on February 20, 2004. Revillame on the other hand, moved to ABC to host Puso o Pera.

The ABS-CBN management capitalized on Aiai delas Alas' rising popularity following her box-office triumph in Star Cinema's "Ang Tanging Ina". She was named the main host, together with Edu Manzano and former GMA-7's resident game show host Arnell Ignacio in the third incarnation of "MTB". Mickey Ferriols and Tado were also retained from the former show, and were joined by the Viva Hot Babes, and newcomers BJ Manalo, Jeni Hernandez and Empoy.

"MTB Ang Saya Saya" premiered on February 21, 2004 with more reality based talent search segments launched. "TV Idol (You're the Man!)" gained popularity among the viewers and gave birth to the showbiz careers of Ahron Villena, AJ Dee and JE Estrada. The show also made household names out of Joross Gamboa, Roxanne Guinoo and Sandara Park fresh from their winning stints in the reality show "Star Circle Quest". However, these efforts were overshadowed by rival "Eat Bulaga" which celebrated its 25th anniversary on television with a Silver Special.

On November 15, 2004, "MTB Ang Saya Saya" lost its prime 12:00nn slot to Kris Aquino's "Pilipinas, Game Ka Na Ba?" and started airing as an afternoon variety show on a 1:00pm time slot. Soon after, main host Edu Manzano resigned on January 2005 to concentrate on his duties as chairman of the Optical Media Board (OMB).

The show ended on February 4, 2005 and was replaced by "Wowowee", hosted by Willie Revillame, who made his third comeback on the ABS-CBN noontime slot due to public clamor.

After Wowowee, all noontime shows of Kapamilya network were followed suit including Pilipinas Win na Win, Happy Yipee Yehey, (both failed to claim the ratings game) and the present-day It’s Showtime when it became a permanent noontime show on February 6, 2012.

After MTB, Where Are They Now?

Willie Revillame hosted Wowowee on ABS-CBN from 2005 to 2010. Then moved to TV5 on October 2010 to host Willing Willie, Wil Time Bigtime in 2011 and Wowowillie in 2013 but hounded by the following controversies:

On February 4, 2006, while Willie was hosting Wowowee, the PhilSports Arena stampede occurred.

On August 20, 2007, During the episode of Wowowee, a technical error occurred during the final jackpot round of the show's Wilyonaryo segment which raised allegations within the media that the segment was, or could be, rigged by the producers. The incident prompted an investigation by the country's Department of Trade and Industry, and was also the catalyst of an on-air feud between Revillame and Joey de Leon.

Five Days Later, the Department of Justice dismissed criminal charges against Revillame in connection with the stampede. However, Justice Secretary Raul M. Gonzalez affirmed the charge against 14 others, including ABS-CBN officials.

In the August 3, 2009 episode of Wowowee, during which the show was interrupted for live coverage of the transfer of President Cory Aquino's remains from La Salle Greenhills to the Manila Cathedral, Revillame said that he could not make people happy while the entire country was mourning. The Alliance of Filipino Journalists denounced his remarks as a sign of disrespect towards Aquino. Revillame said he had no intention of defaming the former president and her family. ABS-CBN senior executive Cory Vidanes said the network supported Revillame's action, stating that his outburst did not run afoul of the Broadcast Code of the Philippines. Network entertainment official Johnny Manahan said Revillame was correct in saying that the footage should not have been inserted, but the way he said it was wrong.

On May 4, 2010, Revillame went into another on-air tirade on his now-defunct noontime show "Wowowee", this time directing his anger at entertainment columnist and DZMM Radio host Jobert Sucaldito. Without mentioning him by name, he said he had enough of Sucaldito's alleged criticisms against the show having high-school contestants whose grades were below the passing mark for the Willie of Fortune segment and also ridiculing them on-screen. He threatened to resign from the show unless the ABS-CBN management dismissed Sucaldito, who described Revillame's rant as being "pikon" (Tagalog slang meaning 'touchy'). He went on an indefinite leave three weeks later after the network declined his resignation letter.

In a press conference on August 9, 2010, Revillame announced that he was ending his contract with ABS-CBN, even if it is supposed to expire in September 2011. He also accused ABS-CBN of violating several provisions in his contract. He narrated that his decision came out of meetings between ABS-CBN production head Linggit Tan and network president Charo Santos-Concio regarding a return to the show on July 31. However, on July 20, Tan said the management will replace Wowowee with a new show on July 31 and also offered him a one-hour weekly show. She added negative feedback still prevailed among network employees about him going to work again. Despite the move, the network stated that Revillame's Wowowee tirade only highlighted his arrogance and stressed that the contract is still in effect.

On March 12, 2011, a "macho dance" by an apparently unhappy six-year-old boy on Revillame's primetime show, Willing Willie, resulted in criticism, including the Philippine Department of Social Welfare and Development describing it as a case of child abuse. Revillame "sincerely and deeply" apologized for the segment, “which viewers may have found offensive or in bad taste.” The Commission on Human Rights pursued an investigation of the program for violating the law. In October 2015, the Court of Appeals allowed the arrest and prosecution of Revillame over the case.Atty. Nards de Vera, lawyer of Revillame, clarified in a GMA News article that Revillame has already posted the bail for the two cases in September 2013, and does not need the warrant of arrest served against his client. On April 11, 2016, the 3rd division of the Court of Appeal (CA) had affirmed the Regional Trial Court Quezon City Judge Roberto Buenaventura Decision. The CA said that Judge Buenaventura hadn't committed no grave abuse of discretion. In the CA's Decision, written by Justice Maria Luisa Quijano-Padilla, on the arrest and to bring to trial Willie Revillame, they said, " “as there is probable cause for the petitioner’s commission of a crime, his arrest and arraignment should now ensue so that this case may properly proceed to trial, where the merits of both parties’ evidence and allegations may be weighed.”

On February 28, 2013, Revillame scolded co-hosts Ethel Booba and Ate Gay how Ethel had confronted him in the dressing room.

In January 2011, ABS-CBN announced through its Push.com site that a new noontime show, hosted by ex-MTB hosts Santiago and Estrada as well as Toni Gonzaga and ex-Wowowee host Mariel Rodriguez, was in the works. However, the new noontime show is called "Happy Yipee Yehey!", which set to premiere on February 12, 2011 until 2012 when the noontime show was replaced by It's Showtime.

Revillame would later take a break from 2013 until March 2015 when he signed a contract with GMA Network. His show Wowowin premiered on May 10, 2015 on the Sunday Grande sa hapon lineup until February 2016 and was replaced by Dear Uge at the same time, Wowowin ended up on the First timeslot of the GMA Telebabad which continued to this day.

In 2018, John Estrada left ABS-CBN to sign a new contract with GMA Network after 27 Years on the Kapamilya Network from "Palibhasa Lalake" up to "The Good Son". His first show on GMA was "Victor Magtanggol" as Loki/Dr. Mikolai.

Randy Santiago would resign as director and was replaced by Alberto Miguel.

Recently, Kiray Celis who discovered she joined a contest called Muntíng Miss U of MTB 1999, signed contract with GMA Network.

In Case Sunday PinaSaya ends its run, Willie, John, Randy and Kiray might revive Magandang Tanghali Bayan as a Sunday-variety/comedy Noontime Show inheriting all the SPS Hosts:

- Ai-Ai delas Alas - Jose Manalo - Wally Bayola - Marian Rivera-Dantes - Dingdong Dantes - Barbie Forteza - Alden Richards - Julie Anne San Jose - Valeen Montenegro - Jerald Napoles - Joey Paras - Gladys Guevarra - Boobsie Wonderland - Andre Paras - Ryzza Mae Dizon - Ruru Madrid - Mike "Pekto" Nacua - Kim Last - Lovely Abella - Bianca Umali - Miguel Tanfelix - Kyline Alcantara - Maine Mendoza

(NOTE: The contributor of this post is Carl Veluz, a good friend of the EIC/Publisher of KRD.)

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More suspects in Pangasinan ex-guv ambush charged

#PHnews: More suspects in Pangasinan ex-guv ambush charged

SAN CARLOS CITY – Charges have been filed against 17 individuals identified as the newest suspects in the ambush of former Pangasinan governor Amado Espino Jr.

In a statement on Friday, the San Carlos City Police said the 17 individuals have been identified through witness statements and various evidence linking them to the crime.

Gunmen waylaid Espino’s convoy in Barangay Magtaking, San Carlos City on September 11 last year.

Espino survived the incident with injuries but his aide, Staff Sgt. Richard Esguerra, and his driver, Agapito Cuison, both died.

Charged were Armando Frias, Sherwin Diaz, Ricky Arambulo, Pong Tamondong, Cesar Agbayani, Arnulfo Alipio, Ernesto Frias Jr., Ronald Anthony Romero, Ernesto Agbayano, former Pangasinan board member Raul Sison, a certain Ruseller aka “Sel”, Fidel “Kalbo”, and five other "John Does".

Cases of murder, frustrated murder, and attempted murder have been filed against the suspects at the San Carlos City Prosecutor’s Office.

The same cases were also filed against 22 suspects in October 2019.

The San Carlos City police, along with the Special Investigation Task Group Espino, credited the identification of the suspects to its continuous and relentless investigation, with its constant follow-up operations.

Meanwhile, Sison’s involvement in the ambush was confirmed by Pangasinan Police Director, Col. Redrico Maranan, in an interview over DWCM Aksyon Radyo Pangasinan last month.

Sison succumbed to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in March. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "More suspects in Pangasinan ex-guv ambush charged." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1110808 (accessed August 01, 2020 at 11:54PM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "More suspects in Pangasinan ex-guv ambush charged." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1110808 (archived).

[marlonecalnea]

Hulascope: Mabulaklaking selebrasyon ngayong Mayo

Tuwing buwan ng Mayo ay ginugunita sa Pilipinas ang piyesta ng “Flores De Mayo,” o ang pag-aalay ng mga bulaklak sa Mahal na Birheng Maria. Ngayong buwan din isinasagawa ang taunang selebrasyon ng Santacruzan. Alamin ang gabay sa swerte ngayong Mayo sa tulong ng Hulascope.

Aries (March 21 - April 19)

Maaaring mahihirapan kang umintindi o magproseso ng mga nangyayari sa iyong paligid ngayong buwan, Aries. Dahil dito ay baka mahirapang kang unawain ang ibang tao at mahirapan din silang unawain ka. Habaan ang iyong pasensya at ‘wag personalin ang lahat ng bagay. Marami ka pang haharaping mga pagsubok sa mga dadaang mga linggo at ito na ang tamang panahon upang magpokus at magseryoso.

Swerteng OPM ngayong buwan:

Gigil Si Aquo ni Vice Ganda

Taurus (April 20 - May 20)

Nao-overwhelm ka ba ngayon, Taurus? Masyado yatang marami ang iyong mga inaatupag at mabilis ang pagpasok ng mga ito. Easy ka lang at ‘wag piliting asikasuhin ang lahat ng ito nang sabay-sabay dahil baka makasama pa ito sa huli. Siguro ay magandang pagkakataon na ito upang baguhin ang iyong work ethics. Huwag kang magmadali dahil mas maganda nang dahan-dahan at sigurado sa lahat ng gagawin.

Swerteng OPM ngayong buwan:

Nota ni Aleck Bovic

Gemini (May 21 - June 21)

Huwag ka masyadong makampante, Gemini. Maaaring nasasanay ka na sa iyong mga nakagawian, ngunit may nakaabang din na kapahamakan ang pagiging komportable mo. Umalis sa iyong comfort zone at huwag kalimutang mag-ingat. Maging alisto at may maswerteng bagay na darating sa iyo.

Swerteng OPM ngayong buwan:

Booba (Do The Hustle) ni Rufa Mae Quinto

Cancer (June 20 - July 22)

Maaaring na misread mo lamang iyon, Cancer. Ang kadahilanan ng iyong pagdaramdam sa iyong mga kaibigan ay maaaring nag-ugat lamang sa isang simpleng ‘di pagkakaunawaan. Suriin nang mabuti ang sarili bago hanapan ng mali ang iba dahil maaaring ikaw lamang ang nag-iisip ng masama sa iyong sitwasyon. Pakinggan ang saloobin ng iyong kaibigan o kasintahan at baka may matutunan ka rito.

Swerteng OPM ngayong buwan:

Kakaibabe ni Donnalyn Bartolome

Leo (July 23 - August 22)

Mapaglaro ang tadhana sa iyo, Leo. Ang mga magagandang bagay na dumating sa’yo kamakailan lamang ay mayroong kapalit. Maaaring balikan ka ng karma sa mga nagawa mong kasalanan dati. Iyong tandaan na ang buhay ay umiikot lamang at sana’y maging aral ito na magmula ngayon ay mag-ingat sa mga gagawin o sasabihin sa iba dahil may kapalit ang lahat ng mga kinikilos.

Swerteng OPM ngayong buwan:

Sabay Sabay Tayo ni Marian Rivera

Virgo (August 23 - September 22)

Mag-ingat sa mga kasunduang pahihintulutan, Virgo. Bago ka pumayag sa mga kasunduan ay suriin mo muna nang mabuti kung maaasahan at katiwa-tiwala ito. Kilalanin nang mabuti kung sino ang kasosyo at ang intensyon nila. Masyado bang too good to be true? Maging maingat dahil baka ang pananamantala pa ng iba ang maging dahilan ng iyong pagkalugi.

Swerteng OPM ngayong buwan:

Dyosa ni Yumi Lacsamana

Libra (September 23 - October 22)

Pag-isipang mabuti ang iyong mga nararamdaman, Libra. May mga pagkakataong pagbibigyan mo ng pansin at pagdadalawang isip ang iyong relasyon sa iyong mga malalapit sa buhay. Ano nga ba ang ugat nito? Siguraduhin ang nararamdaman at pag-isipan ito nang mabuti. ���Wag lamang puso ang gamitin at emosyon ang sundin sa paggawa ng mga desisyon. Makinig din sa sinasabi ng iyong isipan.

Swerteng OPM ngayong buwan:

Itaktak Mo ni Joey De Leon

Scorpio (October 23 - November 21)

Marami kang kahaharaping pagsubok ngayong buwan, Scorpio. Ang mga pagsubok na ito ay makakapagpahina ng iyong loob at kumpyansa sa sarili. Ngunit kung ‘di mo susukuan at pagpupursigihan ang mga hamon na ito ay mayroon kang makakamit na kaswertehan na nakalaan lamang para sa’yo. Laban lang!

Swerteng OPM ngayong buwan:

Nandito Lang Ako ni Ada

Sagittarius (November 21 - December 21)

Maraming kang mga bagay na matututunan at mapagtatanto ngayong buwan, Sagittarius. Maaaring may mga bagay sa iyong nakaraan na hindi mo na naiayos o hindi mo naintindihan kung bakit nangyari. Malalaman mo na ang mga dahilan nito, ngunit maghunos dili ka at ‘wag magpadalos-dalos sapagkat ang mga kadahilanan ng mga ito ay wala na sa iyong kontrol. Magpatawad at magmove-on. Magpasalamat dahil nalaman mo na ang mga ito upang maging klaro na ang iyong isipan.

Swerteng OPM ngayong buwan:

Para Sa’yo Ang Laban Na To ni Manny Pacquiao

Capricorn (December 22 - January 19)

Gaganahan kang magsipag ngayon, Capricorn. Mayroong maunlad na pagbabago sa iyong buhay ang nakaabang sa nalalapit na panahon ngunit kinakailangan na ikaw ay magpursigi nang tahimik. Maging lowkey. Dahil kinakailangan ito nang disiplina at pagsikapan nang mabuti, malilimitahan ang mga kilos mo sa mga susunod na panahon. Hindi mo magagawa ang lahat ng iyong ninanais, ngunit ang sakripisyo mong ito ay magbubunga ng karapatdapat mong tagumpay.

Swerteng OPM ngayong buwan:

Otso Otso ni Bayani Agbayani

Aquarius (January 20 - February 18)

Choose your battles, Aquarius. Kahit anong gawin mo ay mami-misinterpret pa rin ito ng ibang tao. Tandaan mo na imposible na iyong makumbinsi ang lahat ng tao, at normal lamang ito. ‘Wag ka nang mag-aksaya ng panahon pakinggan ang lahat ng kumento ng ibang tao basta alam mo sa iyong sarili na tama ang iyong ginagawa ay magpatuloy ka lamang.

Swerteng OPM ngayong buwan:

Beep Beep Beep Ang Sabi Ng Jeep ni Willie Revillame

Pisces (February 19 - March 20)

Tama na ang pag-iilusyon, Pisces. Maaaring out of touch ka na sa reyalidad ng iyong sitwasyon. Magpakatotoo ka; ibaling mo ang iyong kaisipan sa iyong mga kathang-isip at magpokus sa iyong nararamdaman. Pakinggan mo ang sinasabi ng iyong mga mahal sa buhay dahil ang kanilang panlabas na perspektibo ay makatutulong sa pagbalanse ng iyong mga pananaw.

Swerteng OPM ngayong buwan:

Imagine You and Me ni Maine Mendoza

Ang pagtatapos ng mapanlinlang na buwan na ito ay isang babala para sa mga susunod na pagsubok na kahaharapin. Ang mga pagsubok na darating ay dagdag lamang sa mga aral na matututuhan sa habang nabubuhay.

Magsilbi sanang paalala ang Hulascope na ito ng kahalagahan ng mga pagkakamali at kasawian upang matutong mag-ingat sa hinaharap.

Ang lathalaing ito ay orihinal na nailimbag sa The Benildean

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Rosanna Roces On Same-Sex Marriage.

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Congratulations Ms. O and Blessy. Thank you for making me your ninong. #LoveWins 👭🌈

A photo posted by Adolfo Borinaga Alix, Jr. (@aalixjr) on Dec 10, 2016 at 2:50am PST

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The couple with their ninong and ninang. #Jen&Blessy #LoveWins 🌈👭

A photo posted by Adolfo Borinaga Alix, Jr. (@aalixjr) on Dec 10, 2016 at 7:18am PST

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In terms of the transfiguring potions, are they taken just once or do you take them frequently for the rest of your life like with hormones?

Also the ideas for NZ portals are coming I just need to narrow them down, don't wanna overload anyone haha

heres the thing- transfigurative potions dont just change your gender! depending on what you add to the base, you can use one to change your appearance to whatever youd like- wether that be another person to infiltrate a party or just change your hair color, all you have to do is control the dosage and ingredients and how you apply it.

a transfigurative potion that changes your gender is created by taking the base and adding hormones of your choice, kicking the strength up and then taking a low dose every day for two weeks to make the effects permanent- as in, you won't change back naturally/gradually. the dose has to be low so it doesn't happen all at once and suddenly- which would be agonizingly painful.

permanence of transfigurative effects in general is decided by how often and how much of the potion you consume, so if you take a low dose of one once youll only look the way you want for a few hours!

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headcanon: timmy’s mom and august went to the same culinary school/class and now they’ll go to each other’s shops. timmy’s mom is terrible at baking and august doesn’t know how to infuse food with healing magic. idk if this is true or not but in my mind they are friends and exchange tips :D

IM MAKIGN THIS CANON NOW... SAUR CUTE

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yall are like “zephyr is soooo hot” but have you seen AUGUST???

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Sketchbook boys

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August: So I was standing there, with glittery sause all over my titties

He’s a bit of a himbo

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Where can I read what you have so far for olden town? Do you have a tag you use on those posts? Thanks, Fran!

you can check out my olden town tag, but heres the stuff from my notes so far!

the story starts when Oliver finds a box in the attic with his mothers' wand, an old notebook and some spellcards

he accidentally activates a card, but it doesnt do much other than a little light show but it does alert the high parliament that theres magic being used outside of the olden town

but at the same time timmy and emily have snuck into the high parliament's center and they find this out so theyre like "bro lets go on an adventure"

so emily and timmy hop on over to earth and they sneak themselves into oliver's school and eventually find him and theyre like "dude we think youre a witch" and hes like "a WHAT" and he thinks theyre making fun of him :(

but eventually they drag him to the woods outside of school and theyre like "come with us bro"

they bring him into the olden town which is this magical inbetween realm of gods, magic and monsters

they show him around but then emily gets chewed out by berlin, her guardian, and theyre like "send this kid home you cant just bring people into the olden town because you think they might be magical" but then someting happens as theyre about to leave like a monster attack or something and oliver uses his mothers wand which gets recignized and theyre like "holy shit he's priya's kid" "he went missing 13 years ago didnt he"

And so Oliver gets welcomed into the olden town and our story begins truly

Berlin is like well you cant stay with me im barely making it with just emily and timmys like I would ask my mom but shes a single witch with four kids and then berlin is like oh I know 

So they call up their uncle zephyr

Oliver sneaks back to his house and grabs a few things and then he gets to go stay with zephyr, felix and august and they welcome him into the bakery with open arms

Felix is super excited to have an older brother and they get along super swimmingly

Oliver looks in the box his mom had and opens the journal and reads what shes written- it seems to be a field journal of different magical creatures and things shes discovered- spells, potions… her life?

Not sure where oliver’s father comes into play

Ooh what if.

What if monsters used to be docile and friendly but recently theyve started acting out and going mad

Its hard for people to contact the gods nowadays, as if the balance of the universe is off

Overarching theme: while religion shouldn’t interfere with politics, it’s important to some people and that’s okay- you shouldn’t try to get rid of it or be mean to people who are religious- at the same time, religion shouldn’t mean you can disrespect others

More Lore- 13 years ago a plague swept nymaara that wiped out a good chunk of the humans- including priya’s partner, Emily’s parents and Timmy’s father and it nixxed priya’s ability to have children 

Oliver settles into the Agbayanis house but he spends a lot of time over at Berlin’s cottage with Emily and Timmy and they teach him the basics of magic 

Instead of being called wizards or witches, magic wielding humans are called magicians 

Plot points include- forest adventure (possible field trip) underground battle brawl ring, big overarching quest, Cantrip and Berlin’s past and what happened to bonnie? Berlin did something selfish and bad and it costed them something precious 

Clues within the school that lead to the answer of priya’s disappearance 

Timmy becoming a vessel for the gods

Kids getting familiars and curios 

Gods and monsters…

The Twist- Oliver is an artificial life form created by Priya and hidden in the human realm for his own protection 

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August Agbayani 🤝 Char Pyra

Trans Dilfs with pretty boy husbands

Char is one of my ocs, he’s the king of Incendier, the flame kingdom 🔥 I’m gonna make a post with him and some other oc’s parents!

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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MECOnnect at mga programa ng MECO sa TAIWAN

by Susan K.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – Matapos ang mahabang biyahe namin sa Amerika, pabalik na sa Asya ang Bantay OCW Team. Habang naghihintay kami sa LAX Airport, nakikipag-ugnayan naman kami kay Manny Paez ng Manila Forwarder upang maipadala nang libre ang ilang jumbo box na donasyon ng ating mga kababayan mula sa LA patungo ng Pilipinas. Maraming salamat kay Paez sa kanyang pagkakawanggawa dito sa Amerika.

Mula sa Los Angeles, diretso naman kami sa Taiwan upang ipagpatuloy ang aming Bantay OCW Foundation Caravan na nagsusulong ng Mental Health Wellness at Financial Literacy program para sa ating mga OFW.

Sa loob ng isang buwan, umikot ang Bantay OCW sa New York, Houston, Florida, San Francisco, Las Vegas at Los Angeles.

At bago nga kami bumalik ng Pilipinas, sa paanyaya at pangunguna mismo ni chairman Angelito T. Banayo, Managing Director at Resident Representative ng Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) sa Taipei, Taiwan, ilulunsad ng MECO ang Bantay OCW Foundation Financial Literacy Seminar at Mental Health wellness program.

Ayon kay MECO Deputy Director Nestor Mayo, gagawin ito sa araw ng Linggo, August 4 mula 9 a.m. hanggang 12 noon sa Ugnayan Center sa Taipei City, Zhongshan North Road sa Taiwan.

Ibibigay ni Welfare Officer Ms. Dayang Dayang Sittie K. Jaafar, Deputy Director for Labor Affairs ng MECO POLO Taipei ang Welcome Remarks at susundan naman ng Inspirational Message ni Chairman Banayo.

Makakasama naman natin mula sa Bantay OCW sina Ms. Joyce Delovieres, banker and certified financial planner, Psychology professor Rommel Agbayani para sa Mental Health Issues and Counseling at si Shermaine Katindig, associate producer, upang talakayin ang mga programa at proyekto ng Bantay OCW Foundation.

Magkakaroon ng Q&A/Open Forum para sa mga napapanahong katanungan ng mga OFW na dadalo sa naturang pagtitipon.

Ibibigay naman ni Labor Attache Atty. Cesar Chavez, Jr., Director for Labor Affairs, MECO POLO Taipei ang kaniyang closing remarks at makakatuwang naman bilang moderator ang inyong lingkod.

Inaanyayahan namin ang ating mga kababayan sa Taiwan na maaari po kayong dumalo sa naturang pagtitipon at hangad po ng MECO at Bantay OCW Foundation na higit pa po kaming makatulong.

Talagang MECOnnect ang MECO sa ating mga OFW dito sa Taiwan. Ayon kay Gerry De Belen, spokesman ng MECO, narito ang mga phone lines ng TPE-TXG-KHH offices: TPE – 2-26588825 TXG – 4-23228835 to 36 at KHH – 7-3985935 to 36.

Hangad namin ang pagtatagumpay ng marami pa ninyong mga programa sa hinaharap. Maraming salamat sa mga opisyal ng MECO sa walang sawa ninyong pagtugon sa mga pangangailangan ng ating mga OFW sa Taiwan.

Maraming Salamat din kay Director Mayo sa kaniyang walang kapagurang pakikipag-unayan sa Bantay OCW Team, at kay Ms. Victoria Serafica para sa ikakatagumpay ng proyektong ito.