Australian Ambassador to the Philippines to Duterte: 'Rape Should Never be Joked'

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Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Amanda Gorely issued a statement this Monday, April 18 on the controversial comment of presidentiable, Mayor Rody Duterte about Jaqueline Hamill, the Australian missionary, who was raped and killed in the Davao prison hostage-taking incident, back in 1989.

"Rape and murder should never be joked about or trivialised. Violence against women and girls is unacceptable anytime, anywhere," Amanda Gorely tweeted, who recently attend the launch of Say G'day exhibition in Davao City. This is part of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Philippines and Australia.

UPLB Student Stephen Villena Receives P50,000 from Mar Roxas for Being Rude to Mayor Duterte?

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University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) student Stephen Villena allegedly received P50,000 from LP presidentiable, Mar Roxas, this is according to a screenshot that is now going viral on Facebook. Villena received a lot of criticisms after he was seen apparently being rude to Davao City Mayor Rodrigo 'Rody' Duterte during the forum inside the UPLB campus this Friday, March 11, 2016.

"Sir, sana pakisagot lang po ng diretso kasi nagtatanong po kami ng diretso dito para po makauwi na kayo." (Sir, I hope you answer questions directly because our questions are also directly, so that you already go home afterwards.) Stephen Villena told Mayor Duterte, as he interrupted the presidential candidate while explaining his answer to the question of the UPLB student during the Q&A portion.

Gerphil Flores Ryzza Mae Show Interview, Sings AGT Songs and Pusong Bato (Video)

Asia’s Got Talent finalist Gerphil Flores appeared on GMA 7’s ‘The Ryzza Mae Show’ this Thursday, May 21. As expected, the 24-year old classical crossover singer had fun moments with the child wonder. In fact, she sang all the songs she used during the AGT audition, semi-finals, and finals, and Pusong Bato.

Immediately after entering the stage, Gerphil sang the folk song “Katakataka” to the amazement of the audience especially the elderly people. But no, she’ wearing white polo this time instead of her usual red attire. And by the way, this is the first time I noticed that she could be the best Marian Rivera look alike.

Did Gerphil Flores Prove Kris Aquino and Ai-ai Delas Alas Are Not Credible Judges of PGT?

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Gerphil Flores is now making a name for herself, being one of the eight finalists of Asia’s Got Talent. She is joined by five other nationalities and three Pinoy talents, including Gwyneth Dorado, Junior New System, and shadow act group, El Gamma Penumbra. But did Gerphil prove that Kris Aquino and Ai-ai Delas Alas are not really credible judges of Pilipinas Got Talent (PGT)? Let’s refresh your memories and analyze deeper.

Back in 2010, Gerphil Flores (then named “Fame”) was among the PGT semi-finalists and was hoping to win against balladeer Sherwin Baguion. The opera singer made her rendition of the classical song, Via Dolorosa, while Sherwin sang a popular ballad song. Gerphil had a 25.05% fan votes, while Sherwin earned 17.99% only.

Filipino Architect Creates Unbelievable Stairs at US University

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A Filipino architect named Rafael Nelson Aboganda was able to create an unbelievable and totally impossible stairs inside a known university in the US. The said stairways, called Escherian Stairwell allow users to go up but will eventually end up going back where they started.

According to animation graduate student Michael Lacanilao who uploaded the video on YouTube, Aboganda created the Escherian Stairwell inside the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in New York back in 1968. Since then, he went missing and only a few students knew about his masterpiece.

Kim Kardashian to Visit Manila in 2015

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Kim Kardashian is set to visit Manila, Philippines in 2015. The news comes two years after her siblings, Rob Kardashian and Kylie Jenner visited the country for the Philippine Fashion Week. That time, Rob and Kylie attended a fashion show at the SM Mall of Asia Atrium.

According to our sources, the 34-year old controversial Hollywood celebrity may arrive in late January or early February next year. However, Kim’s rep confirmed that neither Kanye West nor their first baby, North West will come with her. No further details were released.

Philippine Employers to Remove Age Limit Requirement to all Job Seekers

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All employers in the Philippines have finally agreed to remove the age limit requirement to job seekers. This means that all job vacancy ads in print and online will no longer show ‘18 to 27 years old,’ ‘not more than 30 years old,’ and other similar phrases.

“We’ve come up with this decision after conducting a series of studies. The results showed that age is not really a hinder for employees to be efficient in their jobs. Stanislaw Gunigundo, president of the Philippine Local Employers Association (PLEA) told reporters in a press conference in Makati yesterday.