There were several sex videos between Dr. Hayden Kho and other women. One of them is a doctor and model, Maricar Reyes. Although it has not yet been confirmed by Ms. Reyes, she has been identified as one of the ladies in the videos that was leaked out.
Maricar Reyes and her legal counsel has yet to make an official statement. The NBI and the Senate is doing an inquiry regarding these sex videos.
The Philippine Sports Commission said Friday it has closed an agreement with its Chinese counterparts for the Southeast Asian Games-bound athletes to train in the mainland for at least three months.
PSC chair Harry Angping said he will fly to Beijing and Guangzhou late this month to finalize how many athletes can train in China from August to November
The Smart Gilas Pilipinas National Team survived a late surge to beat Satria Muda of Indonesia, 112-107, in overtime and secure fifth place in the Fiba-Asia Champions Cup at the Britama Arena here.
Malacañang warned its critics Saturday against reviving the issue of poll fraud in the 2004 elections with the death of former National Bureau of Investigation deputy director and “Hello Garci” whistleblower Samuel Ong.
One worker was reported dead and three others injured when a wall collapsed on them at a construction site in Pasay City early Saturday.
The incident occurred at about 8 a.m. near the Cuneta Elementary School.
No Filipinos were among those reported injured in tremors that struck the Al-Eis area in Saudi Arabia last Wednesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said late Friday.
The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah reported to DFA Secretary Alberto Romulo today that Filipino workers in the area were safely evacuated.
Also, Filipino workers at the Saudi Cooperative Electric Company have been evacuated, while evacuation centers (tent camps) have been set up by the Saudi Civil Defense authorities outside of Al-Eis for the evacuees.
The military has rescued 12 hostages – eight Filipinos and four Ukrainians – from militants being targeted by the armed forces in the southern oil region.
The militants, meanwhile, said the three remaining Filipino hostages they’re holding will be set free soon. Maduekwe said two other Filipinos had died in the fighting, confirming assertions made earlier by militants.
Twelve senators, including Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile, voted to proceed with the investigation of the ethics complaint against Senator Manny Villar over an alleged anomalous road project.
Those who voted, aside from Enrile, were the complainant, Senator Ana Consuelo “Jamby” Madrigal, Senators Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, Juan Miguel Zubiri, Rodolfo Biazon, Panfilo “Ping” Lacson , Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, Gregorio Honasan, Edgardo Angara, Richard Gordon, Loren Legarda, and Manuel “Mar” Roxas.
Only three senators – Lacson, Madrigal, and Aquino – did not explain their “yes” votes.
Most of the senators, who explained their votes, were one in saying that their decision to proceed with the investigation of the case was only to give Villar a chance to answer the allegations against him, and not to find him guilty.
The town mayor of Maconacon in Isabela province is in critical condition after a lone gunman shot him at close range in Tuguegarao City Wednesday afternoon.
Mayor Francisco Talosig was on board his Hyundai van (SFA 795) when he was shot at the right neck by a still unidentified assasin at around 1:45 p.m. in the village of Caritan Centro.
Talosig was immediately rushed to the St. Paul’s Hospital for treatment and remained in the intensive care unit as of this posting.
Initial investigation revealed that the victim was with a police escort and two village officials when he was shot using a caliber .45 pistol.
Scientists are returning next week to La Gloria, a pig-farming village in the Veracruz mountains where Mexico’s earliest confirmed case of swine flu was identified. They hope to learn where the epidemic began by taking fresh blood samples from villagers and pigs, and looking for antibodies that could suggest exposure to previous swine flu infections.
Some experts say it’s pointless to worry about what happened in La Gloria now that the swine flu virus has spread around the world. But others argue that a thorough investigation could be key to preventing future epidemics.