Oks! News from the Philippines

This year’s “Top 10 of the 100 Sexiest Women of FHM Philippines” is out based on a survey which garnered over 2 million votes.

1. Cristine Reyes – 382,819 votes
2. Marian Rivera – 282,300 votes
3. Angel Locsin – 266,233 votes
4. Katrina Halili – 238,558 votes
5. Iwa Moto – 220,945 votes
6. Ehra Madrigal – 213,287 votes
7. Anne Curtis – 207,825 votes
8. Angelica Panganiban – 198,236 votes
9. Pauleen Luna – 193,917 votes
10. Valerie “Bangs” Garcia – 179,198 votes

For the complete list of Top 100 Sexiest Women 2009, go get a copy of FHM Philippines July 2009 issue.

King of Pop Michael Jackson has died at a young age of 50 after suffering a cardiac arrest, according to earlier reports. Michael Jackson’s death came in as a shock.

He was rushed to the UCLA Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Jackson had been busy rehearsing for a high-stakes comeback tour, set to start within weeks in England, with dozens of dates scheduled and tickets selling out quickly.

His death has stunned fans young and old, and messages of grief and appreciation have poured in from his family, close friends in Hollywood, and fans around the globe.

Smart today announced their exclusive deal with HTC Philippines on the new Adroid-powered phone, HTC Magic. The phone is the 3rd Android OS powered smartphone coming from HTC.

Smart is offering the HTC Magic for a 2-year lock in period witht he ff. postpaid plans:

Suggested ratail price: Php 39,900

Smart Plan 500: Php27,000
Smart Plan 800: Php24,000
Smart Plan 1200: Php20,000
Smart Plan 1800: Php15,000
Smart Plan 2500: Php9,500
Smart Plan 3500: Php3,000
Smart Plan 500: Php27,000

See complete specs of HTC Magic here.

Selling Period: June 22 to 27, 2009
Travelling Period: July 22 to December 15, 2009

Php688 ALL-IN
- Manila to Busuanga, Virac, San Jose or Tuguegarao
- Cebu to Bacolod or Tacloban
- Cebu to Butuan or Cagayan de Oro

Php788 ALL-IN
- Cebu to General Santos, Dipolog, Ozamiz or Zamboanga
- Davao to Zamboanga

Php888 ALL-IN
- Manila to Calbayog or Catarman

Php988 ALL-IN
- Manila to Caticlan
- Cebu to Caticlan

Promo applies to PAL Express services.
For bookings, call PAL Reservations in Manila: (02) 855-8888, Cebu: (032) 340-0191, Davao: (082) 222-0366 or your travel agent.

Conditions for travel:
- Valid for one way or roundtrip travel on economy class
- Limited seats only on this fare
- Go show/Open dated is not allowed
- Confirmed booking is required
- Rebooking is at P600 per coupon
- Tickets are non-refundable
- Valid for sale until June 27, 2009 only
- Valid for travel until December 15, 2009 only
- Free baggage allowance: 10 kgs
- No Mileage Accruals
- Valid only for sale in the Philippines
- For complete conditions of the fares, please get in touch with our PAL sales office or travel agent
- PAL Express flights operate at the new Manila NAIA Terminal 3

This summer of 2010, the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender will be seen on movie theaters. The video below if the first movie trailer to be made available to the public.

Lee Min Ho (Jun Pyo) managed to take home the Best New Actor trophy for Boys Over Flowers in the 45th Paeksang Arts Awards.

His co-star Kim Bum was also nominated in the same category. Kim Hyung-joong, on the other hand, won Male TV Popularity Award.

The 45th Paeksang Awards was held last February but the video showing Lee Min Ho stumbling at the red carpet is becoming popular in YouTube.

This year 2009, Marian Rivera was chosen by YES! Magazine to be the covergirl of their 100 Most Beautiful Stars issue.

This is the third year that YES! Magazine compiled their list of “100 beautiful stars” since they conceptualized the idea last 2007. Just like in their 2007 and 2008 edition, the list does not necessarily count to 100 stars as family, couple or a group will just count as one.

Here’s a partial list of celebrities who made the list:

COUPLES
Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo
Angel Locsin and Luis Manzano
Angelica Panganiban and Derek Ramsay

GLAM DADS
Jericho Rosales
Dennis Trillo
Mark Anthony Fernandez

PASSING THE TORCH
Jean Garcia and Jennica Garcia

THE VENERABLES
Eddie Garcia
Gloria Romero

FACES TO WATCH
Carla Abellana

PRIMETIME LADIES
Kim Chiu
Rhian Ramos
Bea Alonzo

LEADING MEN
Piolo Pascual
Dingdong Dantes
John Lloyd Cruz

PRINCESSES OF THE CINEMA
Sarah Geronimo

THE NEW PRINCE
Gerald Anderson

NOT YOUR AVERAGE GIRLS
Shaina Magdayao
Maja Salvador
Kris Bernal

BOYS NEXT DOOR
Geoff Eigenmann
Aljur Abrenica

HUNKS AND BABES
Sam Milby
Anne Curtis
Jake Cuenca
Cristine Reyes
Diether Ocampo
Mariel Rodriguez

MULTI-TALENTED
Gary Valenciano
Ogie Alcasid

BEAUTIFUL AT ANY AGE
Iza Calzado
Jolina Magdangal
Regine Velasquez
Sharon Cuneta
Maricel Soriano
Dawn Zulueta
Lorna Tolentino
Vilma Santos
Donita Rose
Iya Villania
Regine Velasquez

THE ADORABLES
Zaijan Jaramilla

Plan your next trip and avail of these super low fares.

Php888 – from and to Manila

Bacolod, Cebu, Legaspi, Puerto Princesa, Dumaguete, Roxas, Iloilo, Tacloban, Kalibo, Tagbilaran and Laoag

Php1,888 – from and to Manila

Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Dipolog, General Santos, Cotabato, Zamboanga and Davao

SELLING PERIOD: JUNE 22-27, 2009
TRAVEL PERIOD: JULY 22- DECEMBER 15, 2009

INCLUSIVE OF COMPLIMENTARY IN-FLIGHT SNACKS AND BEVERAGES, NEWSPAPER, & ON-BOARD ENTERTAINMENT

*Exclusive of Aviation Security Fee (ASF)
* Inclusive of Value Added Tax (VAT)

CONDITIONS:
- Valid for one-way and combinable for round trip travel on Economy Class.
- Booking Class Code: W, Fare Basis: WWW.
- Not eligible to earn Miles, but will earn segment count towards Elite tier status.
- Open-dated and go-shows are not allowed.
- Non-Refundable, but upgradable to higher fare.
- Re-issuance is allowed at PHP 600 per sector.
- No-Show surcharge is PHP 600 per sector.
- Rebooking is allowed at PHP 600 per sector.
- Restricted for sales and ticketing in the Philippines.

For Bookings and Inquiries:

CALL: PAL Reservations in Manila – (02)8558888, Cebu – (032)3400191, Davao – (082)222-0366

The flagship Nokia N97 smartphone has finished the pre-order phase and should be out in stores by next week. The phone is packed with features and functionalities with a suggested retail price of about Php34,000.

3.5 inches (360×640 pixels, 16 million colors) touchscreen display
32GB internal memory
up to 16GB on microSD
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
HSDPA 3.6Mbps
proximity sensor
accelerometer sensor
full qwerty keyboard
handwriting recognition
5 MP (2584×1938 pixels) Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, video (30fps)
2nd front facing camera for videocalls
LED Flash
GPS receiver (A-GPS support)
Stereo FM radio with RDS
TV Out
3.5 mm audio output jack
Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5

June 13, 2009 (Saturday)

Pilipinas Game Ka Na Ba (10.6%) vs Maynila (8.6%)
Wowowee (23.9%) vs. Joey’s Quirky World (11.3%), Eat Bulaga (19%)
Entertainment Live (11.7%), Talk N Text Idol (12.6%) vs. Startalk (11.3%)
Cinema FPJ (20.1%) vs. Wish Ko Lang (12.3%)
Nasaan Ka, Maruja (24.6%) vs. Pinoy Records (14%), Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (4.9%)
Singing Bee (27%) vs. The Next Big Star (14.5%), Talentadong Pinoy (13.4%)
Maalaala Mo Kaya (29.7%) vs Bitoy’s Funniest Video (18.9%), Midnight DJ (9.5%)
XXX (22%) vs. Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho (23.1%), Imbestigador (20.1%)
Banana Split (14.3%) vs. Cool Center (6.2%)

June 14, 2009 (Sunday)

Matanglawin (12.4%) vs. Joey’s Quirky World (9%)
ASAP 09 (18.4%) vs. SOP (11.4%)
Your Song Presents: Boystown (12.7%) vs. Dear Friend (10.3%)
The Buzz (14.2%) vs. Showbiz Central (10.4%)
Goin’ Bulilit (22.7%) vs. Kap’s Amazing Stories (18.5%)
Singing Bee (29.9%) vs. Power of Ten (15.4%)
Rated K (31.3%) vs. Mel & Joey (17.6%)
Sharon (24.7%), George & Cecil (22.2) vs. All Star K (14%)
TV Patrol Linggo (13.2%) vs. Ful Haus (12.1%)