PEP.ph reports that the rumors about President Noynoy Aquino and TV host Grace Lee's break-up started on May 5. That was when Aquino was in Negros Occidental. While there, he gave a speech, wherein he quipped: "Dalawa ho ang bumihag sa puso natin noon dito, e. Baka ho sa pangatlo suwertehin na ako (There were two who enslaved my heart here before. Maybe I'll get lucky with the third one."
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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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InterAksyon.com reports: "The Philippine Daily Inquirer apologized Friday for running the caption head 'Security Risk?' that accompanied a photograph in its May 9 edition of a woman clad in a burqa shaking hands with President Benigno Aquino III."
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ABS-CBNNews.com reports that boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, in an interview broadcast on GMA 7's 24 Oras, offerred some advice to actor Raymart Santiago and Mon Tulfo, who figured in a well-publicized brawl at the NAIA 3 on Sunday, May 6.
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ABS-CBNNews.com reports that Father Conegundo Garganta, the executive sectary of the influential Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), is calling on all Filipinos worldwide to support Filipino-Mexican-American contestant Jessica Sanchez, who is currently part of “American Idol” Top 4. In an interview with reporters on Wednesday, May 9, Garganta said it is but right to vote for the 16-year-old singer.
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Agence France-Presse (AFP), via InterAksyon.com, reports that on Wednesday, May 9, U.S. President Barack Obama "became the first US president to say publicly he was in favor of same-sex marriage."
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ABS-CBNNews.com reports that Mo Twister and two other DJs of radio station Magic 89.9 have been suspended for allegedly starting the hashtag #charicepempengcosextape on the popular microblogging site Twitter. Mo Twister (Mohan Gumatay in real life) Gumatay, along with DJs Tin Gamboa and Mia Bayuga, reportedly started the hashtag “as a joke” while their show “GoodTimes” was on air Wednesday, May 9.
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CNN's travel site, CNNGo posted the "World's 12 Best Airline Magazines" list on May 9. Cebu Pacific's in-flight magazine, Smile, made the cut. The magazine, which was cited for its "youthful (and authentically Filipino) charm," was ranked seventh on the list.
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In today's issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, a photo of President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III shaking the hand of a woman clad in a burka (or burqa) appears with this caption lead-in: "Security risk?"
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