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In a bid to ensure safe UNDAS 2013, the people of the Philippines were provided this emergency hotlines for possible immediate calls. If you are at home, might as well take note of this list of numbers for future reference.
Here goes Emergency hotlines for UNDAS 2013 as published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines:

National Disaster and Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) hotlines
(02) 911-1406, (02) 912-2665, (02) 912-5668, (02) 911-1873, (02) 912-3046, Trunkline: 911-5061 to 64

Philippine National Police (PNP) Hotline Patrol
117 or send TXT PNP to 2920

Bureau of Fire Protection (NCR)
117, (02) 729-5166, (02) 410-6319 (Regional Director, Information Desk)

Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Central hotline
7890 or (02) 726-6255

Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA)
136, 882-0925 (flood control)
Trunkline: (02) 882-4150-77 loc. 337 (rescue), 255 (Metrobase)
Metrobase: 882-0860

According to Toronto police, they were able to recover a video showing allegedly Rob Ford, the city's mayor, smoking crack cocaine. The material was said to have been taken from a computer seized from a certain drug raid sometime this year.
Mayor Ford vehemently denies the accusation, saying there is no such kind of a video.

On the other hand, Toronto police chief William Blair said he is sure that the mayor appeared in the said video.

While there is not in the video that can push Ford to face criminal charges, the act was simply inappropriate and disappointing.

During an interview, Mr. Ford said he has no reason to resign as a mayor.

I have no reason to resign 

I’m going to go back and return my phone calls. I’m going to be out doing what the people elected me to do and that’s save taxpayers’ money and run a great government that we’ve been running.

Ford wishes he could defend himself but sadly, the case is already with the courts.

As a citizen or maybe a government official of Toronto, do you believe that Mayor Ford is really in the said video smoking crack?

A state-owned pipeline expelled  gasoline up into the sky, forcing about 5,000 residents to evacuate. Allegedly, the incident happened due to a handiwork of some thieves tapping into the fuel lines.
Volumes of gasoline leaked into areas near housing districts in Tlajomulco.

While there were no injuries reported, residents had to leave the place under threat from possible huge fire to break out.

Inhalation of toxic fumes was also feared.

The same kind of unwanted event took place in Mexico, sometime in December 2011, believed to have been caused by illegal gas line taps.

Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte signed and issued an executive order (EO 39), dated October 29, imposing speed limits for all kinds of motor vehicles within the "territorial boundaries of Davao City".
The said speed limits are assigned to the different types highways of the city, as listed below:

Name of highway, thoroughfare, street or road with corresponding maximum allowable speeds:

60km / hr speed limit
From Sirawan to Ulas Crossing
From Lasang to Panacan
From Calinan to Ulas Crossing
From CP Garcia Highway - Mc Arthur Highway to Panacan

40km / hr speed limit
From Ulas to Generoso Bridge / Bolton Bridge
From Panacan Crossing to JP Laurel Avenue-Alcantara
From Ma-a Road Diversion to McArthur Highway

30km / hr speed limit
From JP Laurel to Alcantara to Bolton / Generoso Bridge
From Buhangin Crossing-Milan to Bolton / Generoso Bridge
From CP Garcia Highway - Bacaca Road to Bolton / Generoso Bridge
From CP Garcia Highway - Angliongto St. to Bolton / Generoso Bridge

Violators, as stipulated in the executive order, if warranted maybe subjected to arrest while vehicles can be impounded.

Davao City Executive Order 39 will be taking effect immediately after signing.

For your information and guidance, Davao motorists and those planning to drive by the city roads from other municipalities or cities.

Earlier news today pronounced that tropical storm Vinta already intensified into a typhoon and is now sweeping the areas situated in Northern Luzon.

As per 2:00 PM data report by the Philippine weather bureau, the eye of Typhoon Vinta is located at 150 km East Southeast of Aparri, Cagayan or 140 km east of Tuguegarao City (17.7°N, 123.1°E).

Here is a 3:30 PM satellite image of typhoon Vinta provided by PAGASA.

Meanwhile, the following areas are declared as under the assigned signal numbers:

Areas under signal no. 3
Cagayan including Calayan and Babuyan Group of Islands, Apayao and Ilocos Norte.

Areas under signal no. 2
Batanes Grp of Islands, Abra, Kalinga, Ilocos Sur, Mt. Province, and Isabela.

Areas under signal no. 1
La Union, Benguet, Ifugao, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Aurora, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac & Zambales.

PAGASA issued alerts against possible flashfloods and landslides in areas under signal 3,2 and 1.

Related post on typhoon Vinta: 13 areas previously declared as under storm signals

As regular practice of Google, a doodle has just been created and dedicated for this year's Halloween, hence we are treated with an interactive logo, once you open up your Google homepage. At the outset, you will be seeing this image:
Notice the yellow play button in the middle? When you click on it, you will be shown the next scene, as pictured below:

Meanwhile for a buzz on solar eclipse 2013 news, NASA disclosed earlier that a hybrid solar eclipse will be sweeping across the US, Africa and Europe on Sunday at 1237 GMT over the Atlantic Ocean. It will be some 300+ kilometers southwest of Liberia.
The unique solar eclipse will be taking place this weekend. The sun will be seen as partially covered in some parts of the world, while it will be full in areas like South Africa.

The United States and Europe will be seeing the sun partially overshadowed by the moon.

Viewers are advised to use proper eye protections or devices to witness the rare Hybrid Solar Eclipse.

In countries like the Philippines, people viewing a solar eclipse phenomenon would use a lot of ways to do so. Sometimes people would put a large basin filled with water to watch the eclipse happening. Some would utilize already-used camera films as viewing filter.

But so far for this year 2013, there has been no solar eclipse declared to happen the Asian continent.

At least three (3) new vertebrate species were found in the mountain range of Cape Melville by a scientist based in James Cook University, Queensland.

As a precursor to its official revelation in the coming weeks, Twitter said it made an overhaul of its user display; It made messaging "more visual" - one of its moves to compete with photo sharing portals like Instagram.
Twitter's move will be favoring its photo and video sharing features - it will be more direct this time. Things can be seen directly in your Twitter account's timeline.

The basic mechanics of Twitter will be staying the same but the look and feel will be definitely different. Twitter feeds will be more direct and up front and more engaging.

Twitter's Michael Sippey said:

These rich tweets can bring your followers closer to what's happening, and make them feel like they are right there with you.

Did you notice this tweak at work in your Twitter accounts and timelines already?

Tiananmen Square attack on Monday, October 28 was the first ever declared terrorist handiwork in China capital, news said earlier.
The suspects who drove a sports utility vehicle that plowed through the crowds nearby, crashed into the symbolic statue of the late Chinese chairman Mao Zedong, Chinese police authority said on Wednesday.

Police announced their capture of at least five suspects responsible for the "terrorist attack".

China's Foreign Ministry expressed their share of sorrow and grief to the bereaved families of the victims. Meanwhile, state media disclosed the name of the vehicle's driver as Usmen Hasan.

Tiananmen Square is a large city square built at very heart of Beijing. It is known as the third largest city square in the world.

Here is the full text of President Aquino's national statement during a Foreign Correspodents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) forum on October 30, 2013.
The following keywords were tackled in the President's speech: Pork Barrel, Pork Barrel Scam, Commission on Audit, PDAF, Disbursement Acceleration Program, DAP, GOCC, MWSS, MNLF, Nur Misuari, Zamboanga

Here goes the speech of Pres. Aquino in full text:

Pambansang Pahayag ng Kagalang-galang
Benigno S. Aquino III
Pangulo ng Pilipinas
Mula sa Palasyo ng Malacañan
Inihayag sa isang live telecast
[7:45 n.g., ika-30 ng Oktubre 2013] 

Mga minamahal kong kababayan, magandang gabi po.
Nitong mga nakaraang buwan, lumitaw ang ilang mga paksang naging sentro ng pampublikong diskurso. Kabi-kabilang tinig po ang narinig natin, at baka po mayroon na sa ating nahihilo sa usaping Pork Barrel at DAP. Humihingi po ako ngayon ng kaunting oras upang liwanagin ang mga isyung ito. 

Nakikita na po siguro ninyo ang nangyayari ngayong bangayan. Sa isang panig, kayo at ang gobyernong binigyan ninyo ng mandato para sa pagbabago, na tatlong taon at limang buwan nang gumagawa ng reporma, naghahabol sa corrupt, at kumakalinga sa mahirap. Sa kabila naman ay ang mga tiwaling opisyal na diumano’y sangkot sa Pork Barrel Scam.
Baka po may nakakalimot sa atin: Pagnanakaw ang tunay na ugat ng isyung ito. Iyan po ang usapang pilit nilang tinatabunan, matapos mabisto ang kanilang kalokohan. Napapailing na nga lang po ako, dahil ang una kong inasahan, papabulaanan nila ang mga akusasyon. Di po ba’t iyan ang natural na tugon ng kahit sinong akusado? Sa hinaba-haba ng mga kontra-paratang na ibinabato sa atin, ni minsan, hindi ko narinig ang katagang at statement na “Hindi ako nagnakaw.” 

Sana nga po, alang-alang sa inyong mga nagtiwala at bumoto sa kanila, ay tinutupad ng mga opisyal na ito ang kanilang sinumpaang tungkulin. Sana nga po, may paliwanag kung paanong nangyaring ang mga benepisyaryo ng pekeng NGO na pinili nila, ay listahan lang pala ng mga board passer na hinugot lang mula sa diyaryo. Pero parang ang hirap na pong maniwala sa mga palusot, kung sa paulit-ulit nilang paggamit ng pare-parehong NGO, ni minsan ay hindi nila sinilip kung nakakaabot sa taumbayan ang perang inilaan nila para dito. Medyo mahirap o imposible na po talagang ipaliwanag ito. 

Sa sobrang hirap nga pong ipaliwanag, tila sinunod na lamang nila ang payo ng isang matandang pulitiko sa kanilang kampo: Kung hindi mo kayang ipaliwanag, palabuin mo na lang lahat; kung hindi mo kayang bumango, pabahuin mo na lang lahat; kung hindi mo kayang gumuwapo, papangitin mo na lang lahat. Narinig naman ninyo ang hirit nila: Pare-pareho lang naman daw kaming lahat. 

Ang tugon ko po diyan: Hindi tayo pareho. Hindi kami nagnakaw, at hindi kami magnanakaw; kami ang umuusig sa mga magnanakaw. Itinalaga po natin ang mga taong may paninindigang tuparin ang kanilang mga sinumpaang tungkulin. Di po ba’t ang itinalaga nating liderato ng Commission on Audit ang sumuyod sa mga dokumento, kaya’t natuklas ang mga pang-aabuso sa PDAF? Di ba’t nakakaasa tayo ngayon sa patas at makatarungang imbestigasyon, dahil katuwang sa tuwid na daan ang Ombudsman na atin ding itinalaga? 

Linawin na rin po natin: Hindi pork barrel ang Disbursement Acceleration Program. Sa kabuuang DAP releases noong 2011 at 2012, siyam na porsyento po nito ang ginugol sa mga proyektong iminungkahi ng mambabatas. Hindi rin po pagnanakaw ang DAP. Ang pagnanakaw, ilegal; ang paggastos gamit ang DAP, malinaw na nakasaad sa Konstitusyon at sa iba pang mga batas. Pangalan lang ang DAP ng isang proseso ng paggastos sa perang natipid, at sa iba pang nalikom na kita ng inyong gobyerno. Saan po nanggaling ang perang ito? Nagmula ito sa pagtitigil natin sa kuntsabahan sa kontrata, tong-pats, overpricing, at kickback. Nagmula ito sa maayos na paggugol ng budget. Nagmula ito mula sa dagdag na kita mula sa matinong koleksyon ng buwis. Nagmula ito sa tapat na pamamahala sa mga GOCC; halimbawa ang MWSS, na dating nababaon sa utang, pero ngayon, taun-taon nang nag-aabot ng dibidendo sa gobyerno. Savings, above-target na koleksyon, at mga bagong revenue ang resulta ng tamang pamamahala. At dahil sa DAP, naitutok ang pondo sa mga proyektong nasa loob rin naman ng budget at totoong may pakinabang sa atin. 

Paano gumagana ang mekanismong ito? Simple lang po. May mga ahensya, na sa iba’t ibang kadahilanan, hindi agad naipapatupad ang mga proyekto nila; mayroon namang masigasig at mabilis magpatupad ng mga proyekto. Kapag naantala ang pagpapatupad ng proyekto, natural, hindi rin ito gugugulan ng pondo. Hindi po natin hinahayaang matulog ang pondong ito: humanap tayo ng programang nakapila sa ilalim ng ahensyang mabilis magpatupad, at doon natin itinutok ang pondong natipid, pati na rin ang dagdag na perang kinita ng ating gobyerno. Mas mabilis at napaaga ang pagdating ng benepisyo sa mamamayan, at mas masinop at epektibo nating nagugol ang perang taun-taong nakalaan sa ilalim ng Pambansang Budget. 

Kayo nga po ang magsabi: Mali ba ito? Kailan ba naging masama ang paghahanap ng konstitusyonal na paraan para makapaglingkod ng mas epektibo sa taumbayan? Dahil po sa DAP, napondohan ang Project NOAH, na nagbibigay ng tama at agarang babala kung may sakuna. Dahil din sa DAP, sa ilalim ng Training-for-Work Scholarship Program ng TESDA, mayroong halos 150,000 na Pilipino ang napag-aral; di bababa sa 90,000 sa kanila ang may trabaho na ngayon. Nakinabang din po ang ating Air Force at kapulisan; nakapagpatayo tayo ng kalsada, classroom, at ospital sa Mindanao at sa iba pang bahagi ng bansa; naibalik ang benepisyo ng mga empleyado ng DepEd noong nabayaran ang kanilang GSIS premiums na matagal nang di nababayaran ng pamahalaan; at marami pang ibang programa at proyektong may tunay na pakinabang sa Pilipino. 

Malaki rin ang naitulong ng DAP sa nangyayaring pag-arangkada ng ating ekonomiya. Sabi pa nga ng World Bank, nag-ambag ang DAP ng 1.3 percentage points sa ating GDP growth noong ikaapat na quarter ng 2011. Ikumpara po natin: Hindi ba’t noong sila ang nasa poder, “Sick Man of Asia” ang tawag sa atin? Ngayon, mamili na kayo sa mga bagong bansag sa atin ng mundo: Asia’s fastest growing economy, Rising Tiger, Brightest Spark. Isama pa diyan ang nakuha nating investment grade status mula sa tatlong pinakatanyag na credit ratings agency. Ang pag-angat nito, at ang tinatamasang benepisyo ng ating mga kababayan, lalo na ng mga nasa laylayan ng lipunan–ito po ang bunga ng tamang paggastos, sa halip na pagnanakaw. Ang perang dating kino-corrupt, napakinabangan na ng taumbayan, lalo na ng mahihirap. 

Ipaliwanag na rin po natin itong President’s Social Fund. May mga pagkakataon po na kailangan ng agarang pondo para tumugon sa mga biglaang pangangailangan. Halimbawa: ang tulong para sa pamilya ng sundalo’t pulis na nasawi sa pagreresponde sa MNLF-Misuari Faction sa Zamboanga, gayundin sa paghahatid ng ayuda nang sumalanta ang bagyong Sendong. PSF po ang pinanggagalingan nito; kung wala nito, kung walang calamity o contingency funds, mananatili ang ating mga kababayang nagdurusa. 

Dahil noong araw, inabuso ang pondong ito, baka raw abusuhin namin ito ngayon–kahit walang paratang ng pagnanakaw o kamalian ng paggamit. Ang mungkahi ng ilan, tanggalin na lang. Tanong po: Makatuwiran po ba ito? Maganda po sana kung ganoong kasimple, pero paano po kung magkaroon ng sakuna? Buwenas na tayo kung may session sa Batasan; mahina po ang apat na buwan ng debate at pakikipagpalitan ng sulat sa Kongreso bago maaprubahan ang pondong puwedeng gugulin. Kung ikaw ang nasa Zamboanga City, at humihilab ang sikmura ng anak mong iyak nang iyak, matatanggap mo ba kung sabihin sa iyo ng iyong gobyernong, pasensyahan muna tayo? May pera naman po, at may sapat tayong mekanismo upang siguruhing mapupunta ito sa dapat kalagyan. Tama bang ipagkait ang kalinga sa ating mga kababayan? 

Uulitin ko po: Pagnanakaw ang isyu dito. Hindi ako nagnakaw. Pero ang mga diumano’y nagnakaw ay siyang nagpapasimuno ng kalituhan; gustong kaladkarin pababa ang lahat ng ating pinaghirapang maabot dito sa tuwid na daan. Tayo ang ninakawan, tayo ang niloko, tapos tayo pa ngayon ang pinagpapaliwanag. Tayo ang patuloy na naghahanap ng katotohanan, tayo ang nagbawas nang nagbawas sa mga mekanismong maaaring gamitin para abusuhin ang kapangyarihan―tapos, tayo pa ngayon ang pinaparatangang “Pork Barrel King.” 

Ito po ang masasabi ko sa kanila: Kung sa tingin ninyo, titigil ako sa pag-usig; kung sa tingin ninyo, maililihis ninyo ang atensyon ng publiko; kung sa tingin ninyo, makakatakas kayo sa pagnanakaw; nagkakamali kayo ng tantya sa akin, at sa taumbayang Pilipino. Baka naman po may natitira pang kabaitan sa inyo. Sana po, gumawa na kayo ng kilos para naman sa kapwa ninyo, at hindi lang para sa sarili. 

Nang bumalik sa bansa ang aking ama noong ika-21 ng Agosto 1983, may nakahanda siyang talumpati. Hindi na ito narinig ng mga Pilipino dahil sa tarmac pa lang, pinaslang na siya. Sa talumpati, sinipi niya si Archibald MacLeish: “How shall freedom be defended? By truth when it is attacked by lies.” Ngayong sinusubok ng mga kasinungalingan at panlilinlang ang karapatan ng mga Pilipinong magkaroon ng isang tapat na pamahalaan, tanging katotohanan lamang ang wastong sandata. Sa gabing ito, inilatag ko sa inyo ang tunay na konteksto ng mga nangyayari sa ating bayan. Mangyari po sanang sa darating na mga araw, pag-usapan ninyo ito sa kani-kaniyang mga pamilya, grupo, at komunidad, at doon bumuo ng sariling mga kaisipang nakatuntong sa katotohanan. 

Mga Boss, marami na tayong pinagdaanang laban. Nagpapasalamat ako dahil gaano man kasahol ang mga paninira at pagsasabotahe, hindi kayo bumitiw, hindi kayo sumuko, at pinatunayan nating walang maaapi kung walang magpapaapi. Ngayon, ang mga tila nagsamantala sa atin ang gustong idiskaril ang kurso natin tungo sa ating mga pangarap. Hindi ako naniniwalang papayag kayo dito. At habang nandiyan kayo, patuloy akong maninindigan. 

Panatag ang loob ko, nasa poder man ako o hindi, na kayo mismong mga Boss kong maayos ang kaisipan at nasa tamang lugar ang puso, ang magpapatuloy at magtatapos ng laban. Dito nagmumula ang aking lakas at katatagan ng loob. Di ba’t kailan lang, ang umiiral na siste ay isang taumbayang nagsawa nang mangarap, nagsawa nang pumalag, nagsawa nang makiambag? Ngayon, napakarami na nating sama-samang pumapanday ng positibo at makabuluhang pagbabago sa lipunan. Tiwala akong mas masigasig pa ninyong papanigan ang tama, ang makatotohanan, at ang makatarungan. Kaya nagpapasalamat ako, dahil alam kong tuloy na tuloy pa rin ang ating martsa sa tuwid na daan.
Muli, isang magandang gabi po sa inyong lahat.

Thanks to news.yahoo.com for sharing this material through an online news post.

Robinsons Galleria mall in EDSA Ortigas had to close for 2 days due a big fire that hit its department store's toy section on Tuesday night.
Robinsons Galleria will be opened to shoppers on November 1 (Fri). Developer and operator of Robinsons Malls, Robinsons Land Corp (RLC) will be doing rounds to inspect the affected areas of the shopping center.

The incident even created heavy traffic around the area.

Here is a photo of the notice posted at the mall, courtesy of a Tweet by @zenhernandez:

Robinsons Galleria mall in EDSA-Ortigas will be closed for 2 days. Operations will resume Nov 1 at 12nn. pic.twitter.com/S2K3BudVLM
— Zen Hernandez (@zenhernandez) October 30, 2013

The fire started around 10PM and was put out at 4:20 am.

In the last, almost 24 hours or so, Twitter hashtag #PROUDSKWATER sat on top of the trend and the Tweets are adding up like crazy. Are you on the same frenzy as well? See what people have been posting on Twitter with the said tag.
Sample #PROUDSKWATER Tweets:

"@1DLalalaxx: #PROUDSKWATER Ligaw Rich kid: Can I make 'ligaw' to you? Poor kid: T3h pw3d3 l!g5w? L5byuu. #PROUDSKWATER" HAHA
— CARE BEAR (@chriztel_janna) October 30, 2013

Rich Kid: Iphone 4/s, Iphone 5/s or Iphone 5c. Poor Kid: Ipon... Ipon Ipon din para magka silpon. #PROUDSKWATER
— PhoemelaAnnLaxamana♕ (@AnneLaxamanaa) October 30, 2013

Rich Kid: Went to Paris, 12 photos. Poor Kid: Went to Bathroom, 643 photos. #PROUDSKWATER
— PhoemelaAnnLaxamana♕ (@AnneLaxamanaa) October 30, 2013

Rich Kid: Earphones while walking Poor Kid: Speaker while walking #PROUDSKWATER
— Bea Payte (@beamazingg_) October 30, 2013

Rich Kid: Cherifer/ growee Poor Kid: TALON TALON LANG PAG NEWYEAR #PROUDSKWATER
— Kristine (@iamkrissstine) October 30, 2013

RICH KID: Hello guys! POOR KID: eOw phOesxz! #PROUDSKWATER
— Jokes at iba pa ™ (@jokesatibapa) October 30, 2013

If you dig further into the hashtag's timeline, you would see that this has been on for almost 24 hours already.

While the tag speaks about being a proud resident of a "squatter" area or slums as most people would call it, the postings speak mostly on the obvious economic disparity in the Philippine society. Tweets are mostly on the comparison between a rich and poor kid's gadgets, education, food and similar things. It even goes to the way people greet each other.

Some find PROUDSKWATER Tweeting fun but a number of observers posted messages of dislike.

Stop comparing! we're all equally made by God. #PROUDSKWATER comparing is a sin.
— ♥ Angel мαℓιк ♥ (@AngelicagraceMe) October 30, 2013

Ang hard naman nung #proudskwater we are all created equally diba?
— popoy (@Dwaytiecutie) October 30, 2013

read some #proudskwater tweets some of it are below the belt. hold your horses people. We are all made by God equally. :>
— Loti Abad (@lotiabad) October 30, 2013

So far, that's what we got trending in our social media platforms today, particularly on micro blogging tool Twitter.

Weather bureau PAGASA declared at least 13 areas in Luzon under storm signal as tropical storm "Vinta" intensifies on Wednesday morning.
Latest data says Vinta is at 700 kilometers east of Casiguran, Aurora. It packs maximum winds of 75 KPH near the center, while gustiness is about 22 KPH.

PAGASA listed the following areas under signal No.1, as of 11:00AM report:

1. Cagayan
2. Calayan Group of Islands
3. Babuyan Group of Islands
4. Apayao
5. Kalinga
6. Mt. Province
7. Benguet
8. Ifugao
9. Isabela
10. Aurora
11. Nueva Vizcaya
12. Quirino
13. Nueva Ecija

Fishermen and those planning to carry out voyages this week should take heed this warning brought about by storm Vinta. PAGASA says there could be flash floods and landslides. Within 500km radius of the storm, there could be moderate to heavy rainfall.

Stay tuned to PAGASA news and updates on Vinta, until Friday where the storm is expected to leave Philippine's Area of Responsibility.

Ariella Arida's 'Arriba Walk' looks like the talk in the pageant town. Reports say, the 2013 Miss Universe beauty pageant Philippine representative Ariella Arida shows off her signature walk at the Tony Ward Couture Frozen Memories Fashion Show, which was held on October 26 in Moscow, Russia.
Are you curious how an Arriba Walk is done? Watch Arida's video below:
Ariella revealed in a media interview that her Arriba Walk is rather bearing a deep meaning to herself.

With the many kinds of walks being introduced by these pageant contestants, do you think Arriba Walk is the new and winning key in this year's Miss Universe pageant?

GMA Network artist Rhian Ramos felt kind of shocked when she knew that his first showbiz leading man, Richard Gutierrez is no longer in Kapuso Network.
Rhian thought Richard was just laying low or something like, a show of the actor has just ended and that's all it.

Rhian said she is not in the position to advise Richard but as long the latter is happy with his decisions, she is all supportive of it.

A lot of us do not really know the real score going on with Richard Gutierrez at the moment but surely, this news we just found, lifted a curtain on why Richard has not been appearing on GMA TV shows lately.

Did Richard Gutierrez transfer to ABS-CBN already? What do you know?

Couple Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston are reportedly planning to build an airport a the latter's mansion to ease their travels to and from the east coasts.
Justin works in New York for his latest project, a TV show "The Leftovers". The distance between him and Jennifer is some kind of a deterrent for them to see each other as they want, so they are contemplating on constructing an airport at their Bel Air property.

Aniston hinted that the project would definitely cut off flight times; People will be able to fly between the east and west coast via private jet.

Justin Theroux and Jen already handed over a plan for the said airport to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Have you been seeing something like Giraffe Riddle swarming your Facebook timeline and group updates? You sure did ride on the riddle feast but did you know why this Giraffe thing is making rounds over Facebook?
Apparently, a blogger named Vernon Chan thought that there is some kind of a connection to a certain story featured on BBC regarding a 9-month-old baby named Millie Elizabeth Josephine Thompson, who died from choking on food. Thereafter, her parents decided to make a trust called "Millie's Trust" to help fund awareness campaigns for Pediatric First Aid.

In another event, an endangered giraffe, Rothschild specie was born on the 25th of March 2013. The Zoo named "Chester Zoo" decided to call the giraffe Millie as a way to remember the young and innocent Millie Thompson.

Coincidentally, Millie's Trust supported Chester Zoo in its cause and thus, encouraged people to visit the place so that it will grow and can help sustain the growth of the rare calf.

Now, how come Giraffe Riddle is spreading like fire on Facebook? Up until now, nobody can really point out whose side started the worded puzzle but one thing is for sure, it was made to help raise awareness on Pediatric First Aid and saving the endangered giraffe specie.

Now you know the great story behind the giraffe riddle invading your Facebook updates! And of course, here goes the riddle, if you want to hop in, for a cause.

So here’s the deal.
The deal is I give you a riddle. You get it right you get to keep your profile pic. You get it wrong and you change your profile pic to a Giraffe for the next 3 days.
MESSAGE ME PRIVATELY ONLY SO YOU DON’T GIVE OUT THE ANSWER.
Here is the riddle: 3:00 am, the doorbell rings and you wake up. Unexpected visitors, it’s your parents and they are there for breakfast. All you have is strawberry jam, honey, wine, bread and cheese. What is the first thing you open? Remember… message me only. If you get it right I’ll post your name here. If you get it wrong, change your profile pic!

Do you think you got what it takes to answer this quite tricky giraffe riddle? Try it!

UFC Fight Night 30 was a blast, where middleweights, who are also good friends and training partners Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida and Mark "Filipino Wrecking Machine" Munoz were slated for the main event.
In a pre-fight bet, the two somewhat agreed that the winner would buy the dinner later. As agreed and as sportsmanship in the two fighters would show, Lyoto treated Mark after a huge knockout win in the first round.

Dinner together!!Jantar junto após a luta!! http://t.co/jqMqgWEslR
— Lyoto Machida (@lyotomachidafw) October 27, 2013

The two enjoyed a dinner after UFC Fight Night 30.

Sharing his humorous take on Saudi Arabia's recent ban on female driving, a Youtube(r) who introduced himself as "Hisham Fageeh" uploaded a mockery video titled "No Woman, No Drive", an adaptation to Bob Marley's "No Woman, No Cry".
Three days after putting the 4:15 minutes video online, the views have already reached about 5 million views and counting. It surely is trending but not without attracting mixed reactions from the netizens.

The video begins with Hisham's brief background:

I'm an artist and social activist. I don't really listen to music, but while studying in the US I heard this song by this Jamaican guy that caught my attention. I decided to do my own rendition. With lyrics relevant to my culture but without musical instruments...

Watch the No Woman, No Drive mockery video:
"No Woman, No Drive" is a sarcastic take on the driving female ban imposed by the Saudi government. For those who can't digest satirical views, violent reactions could be easily drawn.

So as what a commenter in Youtube said, "It's Sarcastic video relax people and women driving is not allowed in Saudi not Islam".

Year 2014 is almost here and of course, we got this list of holidays to take note. So far, we got 18 non-working holidays next year, where 15 of them are falling on the weekdays.
President Benigno Aquino III declared the following non-working holidays under Proclamation No. 65:

January 1 (Wednesday) - New Year's Day
January 31 (Friday) - Chinese New Year
February 25 (Tuesday) - People Power Anniversary
April 9 (Wednesday) - Araw ng Kagitingan
April 17 (Thursday) - Maundy Thursday
April 18 (Friday) - Good Friday
April 19 (Saturday) - Black Saturday
May 1 (Thursday) - Labor Day
June 12 (Thursday) - Independence Day
August 21 (Thursday) - Ninoy Aquino Day
August 25 (Monday) - National Heroes Day
November 1 (Saturday) - All Saints Day
November 30 (Sunday) - Bonifacio Day
December 24 (Wednesday) - Christmas Eve
December 25 (Thursday) - Christmas Day
December 26 (Friday) - Day after Christmas
December 30 (Tuesday) - Rizal Day
December 31 (Wednesday) - New Year's Eve

Soon to be added are the two (2) Islamic holidays -  Eid'l Fitr and Eid'l Adha, wherein dates are still indefinite.

Starting today, you may now plan your calendar for any appointments, vacations, conferences or maybe tours in the coming 12 months of 2014.

Another Philippine pride - Miss Rose, a Pinay working as a caregiver in Tel Aviv Israel wowed the crowd and judges as she sang Shirley Bassey's "This is my Life" in X Factor Israel audition.
Miss Rose is no doubt a hard worker but she got the golden voice, most definitely. She said:

I'm still single because I've been working for so many years and I forgot to find somebody with me.. for me"

She's been watching X Factor and she can't believe that she's at the audition.

Without further ado, here is Miss Rose singing "This is my Life" as her entry for the X Factor Israel audition:
Her video on Youtube is titled X FACTOR ISRAEL THE AUDITION OF MISS ROSE "THIS IS My LIFE" or simply search for "x factor Israel ms rose audition".

The malware labeled as 'GTA V Full PC Game + Crack' is making rounds in the Internet using torrent sites, WCCF Tech person Syed Muhammad Usman Pirzada indicated. He further said:

Site metrics and Seed Ratio reveal that this particular torrent has been downloaded well into the thousands. The setup file is a realistic 18 GB and has an actual setup.exe file, one that works. Basically a malicious replica of the original setup file this one doesnt give out any hint of malicious activity

The GTA5 malware appears like a legit file and the truth is, thousands must have downloaded it already. It ranks well in the search engine results and still appear as unreported torrent file.
To the PC gamers out there, gravely anticipating for the release of the PC version of the latest GTA, it's not yet available.

GTA 4 PC version has just came out a few months ago. On the other hand, GTA5 was released, yet only for PlayStation and Xbox consoles.

Be warned and stay away from possible malware infections brought by a malicious GTA5 for PC installer. Stay away from that fake Grand Theft Auto 5 for PC thing.

It's been set to happen on November 9 - Pacific Xtreme Combat or PXC 41 for the Flyweight Championship fight between lightweight champion Ale Cali and challenger Louis Smolka.
Guam fighter Louis Smolka recently won via first round submission over Jessie Rafols in PXC 39. Ale Cali on the other hand is making a comeback to defend his flyweight champion's belt.

Cali or better known as "The Young Gun" is a 5'5" slugger from Davao City. He is holding a fight record of 5-1, where four of the wins were by knockouts. His last fights were against Jesse Taitano in PXC 29 and Erwin Tagle in PXC 34.

Smolka or "Da Last Samurai" has been enjoying an undefeated stat, 4-0 to be exact and all of them were won via submission. He was last seen fighting against Alvin Cacdac in PXC 35 and a fight with Rafols in PXC 39.

So far, other fight cards in PXC 41 are the following:

• Crisanto Pitpitunge vs Russell Doan
• Shane Nelson vs Keita “K Taro” Nakamura
• Frank “The Crank” Camacho vs Seung Hwan Bang

How do you view this Banaue wakeskating stunt pulled off by the two professional wakeskating men at the Banaue rice terraces, a world wonder and heritage located in the Philippines?

American wakeskater Brian Grubb and Dominik Preisner of Germany spinned off a stunt at the ancient rice terraces in Baguio Philippines on Sunday last week. After uploading it on Thursday, the video quickly spread online like fire, prompting various comments and reactions from Filipinos.

Grubb said, he thought of the wakeskating paradise when he saw the back of a Philippine 1,000 peso bill.

I noticed that on the back of the bills here, you could see all these rice terraces and tonnes of water

According to  Augusto Villalon, president of the Heritage Society, a world heritage property should not be exploited.

On the other hand, Red Bull, declared sponsor of two wakeskaters defended the event by assuring that respect for the environment was really a priority right from the beginning of the project. The company said the team who handled the activity assured that no plants and wildlife have been damaged or disturbed in the process.

Here's the "Wakeskating the Eighth Wonder of the World w/ Brian Grubb" video uploaded by Red Bull:
Some say, the stunt should not have been done at the world heritage site. It's an ancient creation and was built for the purpose of growing rice for the people of northern region.

What is your take on this wakeskating stunt at the Banaue rice terraces by the two conservationists?

Headlining ONE FC: Moment of Truth this December 6 will be the unsettled scores between Philippine's Honorio Banario and Featherweight World Champion Koji Oishi. The two met in May during the conduct of 'Rise to Power' where Oishi took the belt from the Filipino pride via knock out resulting from a counter punch in the second round.
Witness this much awaited rematch at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.

This is One Fighting Championship's return to the Philippines as it showcases another spectacular set of fight cards to watch out for. The complete list is on the way but you got to expect the full force of Pinoy fighters entering the cage once again for redemption, if you prefer to call it as such.

CEO of ONE FC Victor Cui said:

We are coming back to Manila to put on one of the greatest fight cards in Asian MMA history. We know that the fans have been eagerly hoping for a rematch between ONE FC World Champion Koji Oishi and Honorio Banario and we are delivering what they want. This is a must see rematch for every MMA fan on the planet. Also, we are bringing in international and national stars. Eduard Folayang and Geje Eustaquio will be on the stacked fight card. Plus, the fierce MMA darling of the Philippines, Jujeath Nagaowa, will make her ONE FC debut in front of thousands of screaming home fans. We are putting together a fight card that will blow away the thousands of passionate Filipino fans in attendance and the millions watching live around the world are set for another evening of world-class MMA action featuring the best in Asia.

Edward Folayang looks to come out with a stronger ground game in the 'Moment of Truth' while Geje Eustaquio will be there to impress ONE FC in order to gain a title shot for the still-available Flyweight World Championship belt.

And yes, the first ever Filipina to join the Philippine fighting corps in ONE FC, as she takes her debut is Jujeath Nagaowa. In the press conference on October 24 at the Midas Hotel, Nagaowa said she joined ONE FC because she wants to inspire other potential Filipinas and MMA enthusiasts to pursue their dreams of fighting in the world of Mixed Martial Arts.

This is the kind of action the Filipinos have been craving for and they are going to have it on December 6.

Here goes some of the photos we took during the ONE FC: 'Moment of Truth' Press Conference at the Midas Hotel and Casino on October 24, 2013:



Will "The Rock" Banario reclaim his belt from Oishi? Let's see how things turn up!

Stay tuned and updated with the latest happenings in ONE FC, as the December 6 event unfolds with the complete fight card. Visit www.onefc.com and follow on Twitter @ONEFCMMA and Facebook at www.facebook.com/ONEFCMMA.

Update: Here's to watch ONE FC: Moment of Truth Live Stream online from the Mall of Asia, Arena on Dec 6.

Miles-long Bohol wall was created after a devastating magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit the Visayas region in mid October this year.

This is how the torn-apart soils, dubbed as the Bohol Wall, look like.
The spectacular work of nature measures kilometers, extending through some of Bohol's farmlands, where the very powerful tremor pushed the ground up for almost three meters.
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology's Maria Isabel Abigania told news agencies:

Our people have walked five kilometers (three miles) so far and not found the end of this wall,” she said, as experts from the institute surveyed the damage. 

So far we have not gotten any reports of people getting swallowed up in these cracks. The fault runs along a less-populated area.

The said Bohol wall is just one of the many remnants of the damages that the Bohol quake brought to the Visayas region. As of the latest, the death toll rose to 213 already while the cost of the damage is estimated at P1.8B mark. (Photos: ph.news.yahoo.com, theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com)

A local unit of Samsung has been caught red handed for using fake comments online in order to induce false praise (for itself) and negative impressions for its competitors.
To be specific, Samsung defamed rival company HTC Corp. through hiring writers and designating employees to post negative comments.

Reports say, the company was fined by Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday for over $340,000.

It looks like this kind of issue has been going on for Samsung. Earlier this year, a misleading advertisement about a set of camera functions for Galaxy Y Duos GT-S6102 phone pushed Samsung NT to pay a fine of $300,000.

This is perhaps one of the reasons why Samsung had an income drop in the handset market in the period July-September - from 10.3 percent in the 3rd quarter of 2011 to an extremely low 2.6 percent in the 3rd quarter of 2013. (Image: www.cultofandroid.com)