InterAksyon.com reports that Filipino boxing icon and incumbent Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao has opposed US President Barack Obama's stand backing same-sex marriages. Citing Pacquiao's interview with Examiner.com, Pacquiao reportedly stressed that it should always be "God's words first" And that people should “just believe” in what the Bible says.
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GMA News Online reports that the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) withdrew a 50-centavo fare hike for jeep drivers in the wake of the recent rollback in oil prices. LTFRB board member Manuel Iway said they had made it clear the provisional fare hike would be withdrawn once diesel prices fall below P45 per liter. The fare adjustment takes effect Tuesday, May 15.
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ABS-CBNNews.com reports that actor Derek Ramsay has finally admitted through Twitter that he and long-time girlfriend Angelica Panganiban had broken up. "Guys we truly appreciate all your concerns,” Ramsay tweeted Monday, May 14. “Even though Angel and I are no longer together we still have the utmost respect for one another.”
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ABS-CBNNews.com reports that world renowned Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao had been served divorce papers by his wife Jinkee on the eve of his fight with Mexico's Juan Manuel Marquez in November 2011. The report cited Pacquiao's boxing coach, Freddie Roach, in an interview by L.A. Times, as the source of the information. "All the distractions caught up to Manny in his last fight," Roach told L.A. Times.
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ABS-CBNNews.com reports that the Philippines made it again to the Guinness World Records on Sunday, May 13, for the most consecutive haircuts by a team.
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GMA News Online reports that the Philippines' Brian Viloria defeated via technical knockout Sunday, May 13, Mexico's Omar Niñp Romero in their fight at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City to retain his WBO Flyweight title.
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ABS-CBNNews.com reports that actress-politician Alma Moreno is being eyed by leaders of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) party as one of their possible senatorial bets in the 2013 midterm elections. The report said Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla, president of Lakas-CMD, believes Moreno (Vanessa Moreno Lacsamana in real life) could be a strong candidate for the party. Revilla, however, said they have yet to come up with a final decision on Moreno's possible senatorial candidacy.
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GMA News Online, via radio dzBB, reports that four people — including a policeman and a village chairman — were killed in a shooting incident that marred a bikini open event in Jaro town in Iloilo province shortly after midnight Thursday. The report said the violence started when one of the fatalities, Rolando Tabuada, a village chairman, tried to pacify the group of PO3 Jerome Jacolina, who were allegedly making a scene protesting the P3,000 bill for the food and beer they consumed. Tabuada reportedly grappled for the firearm that was drawn by one Henry Jacolina, who the report said was PO3 Rolando Tabuada's cousin. The report said the gun went off and hit Tabuada in the chest. Shots reportedly rang out for about 10 minutes.
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GMA News Online reports that President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III's rumored relationship with TV personality Grace Lee seemed to have gone sour, taking into consideration the supposed jokes the President made in a speech last Saturday, May 5, in Negros Occidental. During his speech, President Aquino reportedly said he is not yet ready to tie the knot. “Nabanggit pa naman ni [Transportation] Secretary Mar [Roxas] kanina, ‘mass wedding' sabi ko, ‘Teka muna, hindi pa ako ready'.”
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