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Road to Scrapping off the Pork

"Not just once but twice."

MILLION MARCH I - The million march was held last August 26 2013 at the Luneta Park. Organized by different organization in the country, though it hadn't turned out the way it was planned still, many people participated in this event.

Some personalities were spotted supporting the said event. 

Juana Change, really wants change doesn't she?

Even the former Justice Secretary Renato Corona showed in the event but end up being booed by the people. 

Even though the target number of participants were not reached, still it was a stepping stone of finally coming out of our shells and finally hearing the voice of the Filipinos.

"A view of people wanting for change."

MILLION MARCH II -  It is evident that people are wanting for that change in our government system. Part two of the Million March was held last October 4, at the he corner of Ayala Avenue and Paseo de Roxas in Makati City.

Earlier, there were many social media campaigns regarding the event. Some of the organizers even went inside the malls surrounding Makati specifically Ayala. They were giving out flyers informing people about the "Part 2 of the Million March."

Sources:

rappler.com

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LTO Chief Virginia Torres retires after the "casino" scandal

Another scandal video has captured attention of Filipinos, this time involving a government official named Virginia "Virgie" Torres, Chief of Staff of the Land and Transportation Office (LTO).

According to Malacañang Memorandum Circular No. 8, which was issued in 2001,"all government personnel concerned are prohibited from entering, staying and/or playing at gambling casinos."

A few days after, LTO Chief Virginia Torres decided to resign on her position within this month. Many issues had been going on that the Palace asked her to retire.

In a radio interview, she said "Para magkaroon ng katahimikan sa LTO, sa mga issues, I chose to retire." She said that some reasons of her retirement were "various threats on her life."

She also said "Maayos kaming nag-usap ng ating pangulo at ako po ang kusang nag-paalam na mag-reretiro sa buwan na ito. Para magkaroon ng katahimikan na sa LTO, sa mga issues, I chose to retire. Hindi naman po totoo ang mga death threats or anything, 'di po yon totoo… Pinayagan naman ako ng maayos ng ating pangulo," 

Torres strongly believe that the video is nothing but a setup, though she doesn't really know who's behind it and she is willing to forgive all of them.

"Alam ko naman po ito ay setup. Hindi ko po alam [kung sino ang nasa likod ng video]. Lahat po sila pinatawad ko na. I have forgiven them all for all of this. After all I am retitring at kakalimutan ko na ang lahat ng ito," -Torres

She also said that she had not intentions of playing at the said casino. 

"Kung ano man ang penalty for this, any conclusion or any decision, I would entertain… I think the motive is what is important. I don't have the intention to gamble out there, at sabi nga po sa akin eh tignan lang, ikot-ikot lang. Perhaps it was an omission and kung ano man ang penalty nito, I am gladly accepting it," she said.

Source:

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/10/06/13/lto-chief-torres-retire

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TENG-sanity

(c) thelasallian.com

De La Salle University's Jeron Teng and University of Santo Tomas' Jeric Teng have finally come to one court, not as brothers, but as rivals. Getting the slots for finals, DLSUST games are finally set as to which university should win the UAAP Season 76.

The first game was UST's victory, scoring 73 and beats La Salle at 72. The Tengs stated, "Walang personalan." Since both teams are driven to win the trophy. Game 2 was La Salle's victory, with scores 77-70 and Jeron Teng being the player of the game with 19 points. As game 2 was called "sudden death", La Salle has proven that there will be a Game 3, or the do or die game, which will be held on October 12,2013, saturday at the Mall of Asia Arena.

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What about Megan Young, "The most beautiful girl in the world"

Megan Young, the newly crowned Miss World 2013 smiles and shows off her beauty to everyone who supported her.

(c) Firdia Lisnawati , AP

THROWBACK - Megan Lynne Young, 23 year-old, born on February 27, 1990 in Virginia, USA started living an ordinary life with her parents and two siblings.

(c) meganbata (Megan Young's instagram) Megan captioned this photo saying the Tooth Fairy was her best friend during these times. 

During her childhood, some often tag her as an "ugly" girl. But that never stopped Megan from achieving her dream. 

At the age of 15, she already had an interest in showbiz when she joined a reality talent search in GMA7 called "Starstruck". She had been a threat to other contestants knowing she has the talent, wit and beauty. Unfortunately, she placed in the top six.

(c) misosology. Megan showing off her singing skills.

After two years of stay in GMA Network Center, she soon transferred to ABS-CBN and started to establish her own name. She appeared in some shows like Kokey and I love Betty La Fea. She became much more famous when she became one of the celebrity housemates in Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2.

in 2009, Megan Young was one of the video jockeys of Channel [v] Philippines and also a host in some shows in Studio 23. Some movies were also starred by her. 

ROAD TO THE CROWN - Her mom said in an interview in GMA7's morning show Unang Hirit that at first Megan was still undecided whether she will pursue joining Miss World Philippines. But Megan remembered interviewing a beauty queen and hence inspired her to join the contest.

In the same interview, Megan's mom said that at first it was just a game. "Nung una laro laro lang, binibihisan namin siya ganun pero hindi namin alam na eto ang mapupuntahan ng bata (refering to Megan)."

MISS WORLD PHILIPPINES - Held last August 18 at Solaire Resort and Casino, Pasay City.

Her name was already standing out during the Preliminary Competitions. She had won many special awards namely: Best in Fashion Runway, Miss Revlon, Miss Figlia,Miss Sports Fila , Miss Laguna World and Miss Bench Body .

Janicel Lubina and Zahra Bianca Saldua were named 1st and 2nd princess, respectively. While Paula Bianca Paz (3rd princess) and Omarie Linn Osuna (4th princess) completed the top 5.

BAGGING MISS WORLD -  Miss world 2013 was held last September 28 in Bali, Indonesia. 

Megan placed in three of the five challenge events (formerly called fast track): first in the Top Model category, fourth in the Multimedia category, and fifth among the 11 finalists in the Beach Fashion Final.

Megan topped 127 other contestants around the world with her winning answer: 

"Miss World for me treasures the core value of humanity and that guides her into understanding people, why they act the way that they do, how they're living their lives and I will use these core values in my understanding not only in helping others but to show other people how they can understand others, to help others so that as one, together, we shall help society,"

She was crowned by Wenxia Yu, Miss World 2012. Runners up were Marine Lorphelin of France as the First Runner up and Naa Okailey Shooter Ghana as the 2nd runner up.

Megan Young is scheduled to be back here in the Philippines ,October 10 this year.