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(PepPh) Nasorpresa si Jasmine Curtis-Smith sa natuklasan sa kanyang nabiling condominium unit dahil may tumira na rito bago pa man siya makalipat.

Sa kanyang Instagram kahapon, May 23, nag-upload si Jasmine ng mga larawan at videos kung saan nilinis ng isang cleaning company ang kanyang unit.

Dito ikinuwento ng 27-year-old Kapuso actress na nabili niya ang condo unit noong mga 20 taong gulang lamang siya.

Hindi raw ito nagamit ni Jasmine ng halos dalawang taon dahil hindi niya alam kung paano i-handle ang bago niyang property.

Sabi niya, “Moved into my studio unit a week before lock in started.

“Many many many thanks to @bbcleaningco for disinfecting and cleaning my new city sanctuary!

“Story of this unit… purchased this as an investment almost 6-7 years ago. Wasnt able to utilize it for a year and a half after turnover because of my lack of knowledge in property handling!”

Noong lilipat na raw si Jasmine, natuklasan niyang may tumira na raw sa kanyang unit.

Nagkasira-sira na rin daw ang ilang bahagi ng condo. May mga naiwan pa raw na mga boteng walang laman.

At higit sa lahat, ninakaw raw ng hindi niya kilalang mga tao ang kalan at mga handle ng cabinet sa kanyang unit.

Lahad ni Jasmine, “I was about to move in after that year and a half but when I got to the unit, it was LIVED IN.

“All the plastic sealing of my sinks, faucets etc were torn and with empty bottles, sachets and whatnot left behind! They even stole the range and cabinet handles that came with the unit.

“they changed security and managements a year or two after that incident, so I decided to keep it and not sell anymore.

“Afterall, I still am not that knowledgeable with property handling!

“Plus thought about how useful this place will be not just for me but for overseas family visiting in the future… Read More

(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — Lucio ‘Hun Hun’ Tan III is named to another key position in the Tan family business: vice president at PAL Holdings.

The Philippine Airlines operator informed the Philippine Stock Exchange on Thursday the appointment of the third-generation Tan to the post, which took effect on May 26.

The grandchild and namesake of tycoon Lucio Tan, he is the son of former PAL Holdings president Lucio “Bong” Tan Jr. who passed away in November 2019.

Tan III’s appointment comes at a turbulent time for the airline operator as PAL struggles with limited flights in light of pandemic-induced travel restrictions.

PAL president and chief operating officer Gilbert Santa Maria told CNN Philippines earlier this month that they are “surviving with difficulty” amid these trying times.

“We’re managing liquidity, we’re trying to continue to get the forbearance from our lessors on the payments on the aircraft. We’ve returned some aircraft,” the flag carrier chief said.

PAL is also in the middle of a restructuring which includes cost-cutting efforts, added Santa Maria, also noting the airline’s transformation into a cargo carrier during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last October, PAL announced up to 35% of its 7,000-strong workforce will be affected by job cuts under its recovery plan.

In late 2019, Tan III was also appointed president and chief operating officer of the family-led Tanduay Distillers and director of LT Group, MacroAsia, PAL Holdings, PAL and Air Philippines. He has a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering and master’s degree in computer science from Stanford University.

Shares of PAL Holdings finished trading on Thursday at ₱5.74, up 4.36% from the previous close… Read More

(GoodNewsPilipinas) Filipino American star athlete Jordan Clarkson has won the 2020-21 Kia National Basketball Association (NBA) Sixth Man Award.

The 6-foot-5 Utah Jazz guard was awarded for his contributions in a reserve role, the NBA announced on May 25, 2021. The award is Jordan Clarkson’s first Sixth Man honor, delivering the first win for the Utah Jazz club.

Clarkson reached the top of the ranking with 65 first-place votes worth 5 pts each), 25 second-place votes (worth 3 pts each), and 4 third-place votes(worth 1 pt each) for a total of 407 points from a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters.

Clarkson averaged over three 3-pointers per game, providing immediate offense off the bench. The hot-shooting guard averaged a career-high 18.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.5 assists in 26.7 minutes in the 2020-21 regular season, playing 68 of his 69 games off the bench… Read More

(BusinessWorld) SUPREME Court Associate Justice Marvic Mario Victor F. Leonen did not celebrate the dismissal of the impeachment complaint against him by the House of Representatives on Thursday, saying it was a waste of time and was ill-motivated to begin with.

“There is no victory to be celebrated by anyone. If anything, it should remind some not to waste our time and resources for narrow parochial selfish gains,” Mr. Leonen said in an e-mailed statement on Thursday.

“A dismissal on the basis of the mere face of the impeachment complaint affirms the baselessness of the grounds raised. It is an act that powerfully speaks for itself,” he added.

Mr. Leonen said the country’s leaders will eventually see the motives of those who filed the complaint and “(a)t the right time, they will do the right thing.”

He also told “the prime movers of this baseless complaint and those who have supported them” that he wishes them well, “and I wish that you will also find your own peace.”

The complaint was filed in Dec. 2020 by Edwin M. Cordevilla, secretary-general of the Filipino League of Advocates for Good Government. It was endorsed by House Speaker Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco in March.

The House of Representatives dismissed the complaint for lack of authentic and verified documents supporting his alleged violations of the Constitution.

The complaint alleged that Mr. Leonen violated the 1987 Constitution by failing to submit his Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) when he was with the University of the Philippines, and for his slow disposal of cases before the Supreme Court.

Deputy Speaker Rufus R. Rodriguez, during his manifestation on Thursday, said the complaint lacked the authenticated documents that are meant to determine its sufficiency in form. Most of the documents submitted were published newspaper articles.

“The complaint is beyond verifying because they are all hearsay. All of the documents are hearsay. All the attached in annexes are hearsay,” Mr. Rodriguez said.

Albay Rep. Edcel C. Lagman, for his part, said the supposed violations relating to the filing of SALNs cannot be impeachable as the allegations happened before Mr. Leonen’s appointment to the Supreme Court.

“Granting if this is true, it cannot be a ground for impeachment for the following reasons: one, the alleged failure was before Justice Leonen was appointed as Associate Justice in 2012. An impeachable incumbent official should be impeached for offenses done during his incumbency,” he said… Read More

(GMA News) Workers in quarantine and isolation facilities have been placed on the A1 priority list in the the government’s vaccination program against COVID-19, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said Thursday.

Puyat said vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said her request for the inclusion of frontline employees in accommodation establishments had been “favorably acted upon.”

The workers concerned have been placed under Priority Group A1.3.

Puyat said the vaccination of quarantine and isolation facilities workers would start “as soon as possible.” The vaccines which would be used would be “whatever is available.”

“Matagal na naming pinaglalaban masama sila sa A1. They are exposed to positive COVID cases every single day,” Puyat told GMA News Online.

[We have been pushing for their inclusion in A1 for a long time. They are exposed to positive COVID cases every single day.]

Galvez also said frontline workers involved in the government transport system, quarantine inspection, worker safety inspection, and other activities indispensable to the COVID response were placed under priority group A4.14.

Meanwhile, frontline workers in hotels and accommodation establishments were placed under Priority Group A4.6.

As of May 25, the Philippines has fully vaccinated over 1 million individuals in the country.

A total of 1,200,430 confirmed COVID-19 cases have also been reported, of which 1,131,942 have recovered and 20,379 have died… Read More

(PhilStar) MANILA, Philippines — The Quezon City government will roll out its “trash to cashback” program to promote solid waste management and encourage the public to recycle and adopt a more sustainable lifestyle.

First launched in March at the city hall, the program enables residents to trade recyclable materials for environmental points that may be exchanged for basic commodities such as rice, eggs, vegetables and other grocery items.

“Together with our partner, Basic Environmental Systems and Technologies (BEST), we are bringing this project down to the barangays to make it more accessible and convenient to residents who are willing to trade their trash into groceries. Hopefully, we can launch it by June in celebration of the Environment Month,” Mayor Joy Belmonte said yesterday.

The city government requested barangays to identify drop-off points in their areas where residents can bring their waste.

In addition to recyclable items such as metal, paper products and PET bottles, single-use plastics such as shampoo sachets and coffee packs will also be accepted at the drop-off points.

“Single-use plastics that we usually disregard are also included on the list of recyclables that can be traded for environmental points. This is part of our campaign to reduce plastic waste,” Belmonte said.

Residents are also allowed to donate their points to beneficiaries identified by the barangays.

Andrea Villaroman, head of the city’s Environmental Protection and Waste Management Department, said the chosen beneficiaries would receive groceries or “incentive bags” from BEST in exchange for the accumulated points donated by the residents.

“The incentive bag will include rice, vegetables and other essentials. We will ensure that these food packages and groceries will be given to those in need, especially the most vulnerable sectors,” Villaroman said.

Aside from barangays, city hall is also planning to introduce the program to commercial establishments such as malls, hotels and restaurants.

“We are also encouraging malls, hotels and restaurants to collect recyclables and donate their earned environmental points to the communities in their areas. They don’t have to bring their recyclables to the Quezon City hall. The city government and BEST will pick these at drop-off points,” Villaroman said.

To participate in the program, residents must register at bXTRA.com.ph.

Accumulated points are converted and may be used to redeem grocery items from the mobile redemption store or bXTRA outlet and food deliveries… Read More

(BusinessWorld) THE PRESIDENTIAL Palace on Tuesday asked local governments to pass an ordinance that would penalize people selling coronavirus vaccination slots, a day after the Manila city government took such initiative.

“Our appeal to the local governments is to pass a similar ordinance that will impose penalties on those selling slots, so it will be clear that we have legal basis to punish those committing such act,” Presidential Spokesman Herminio L. Roque, Jr. said in Filipino during a televised news briefing.

The police are already looking into the reported sale of vaccination slots in the cities of San Juan and Mandaluyong, which was flagged by netizens last week by citing alleged transactions through social media posts.

Police chief Guillermo T. Eleazar said on Tuesday that they are investigating the matter as an online scam and possibly with political motivation.

“We cannot also discount the possibility that this is politically motivated, probably employed to discredit the reputation of the LGU (local government unit) involved,” Mr. Eleazar said in a statement.

The police earlier said they already have the name of the person who could be involved in the scam but declined to divulge details.

Philippine National Police Spokesperson Ronaldo E. Olay said the suspect claimed to have connections within the LGUs.

The National Bureau of Investigation has also been directed to conduct a separate probe, according to Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra… Read More

(GMA News) The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Wednesday said the Philippine National Police’s decision to grant the Department of Justice (DOJ) access to its drug war records was “a step towards the right direction.”

The DOJ earlier said police have granted them access to records involving 61 cases where the PNP’s Internal Affairs Service found administrative or criminal liability on the part of the operating cops.

“We hope that 61 cases is just a beginning and we look forward to more cases being investigated,” CHR spokesperson Atty. Jacqueline de Guia said in a statement.

She added the CHR has “repeatedly urged the government to be transparent and open in cooperating in the investigations of the said cases involving alleged extrajudicial killing related to the government’s drug campaign.”

The CHR previously lamented that restrictions on access to police records hampered its investigations into cases where victims were killed by law enforcers for allegedly “fighting back” (nanlaban).

In March, the CHR sought the PNP’s “openness” to probes after the human rights body found a “strong indication of intent to kill” on the part of authorities carrying out the government’s drug war.

“As [the] conscience of the government… CHR also looks forward to more meaningful and constructive engagements with the government in pursuit of truth and justice for every case of human rights violation,” it said… Read More