Mike Enriquez inhales a live tarsier

Broadcaster Mike Enriquez could face criminal charges and a P1 million fine for allegedly harming an endangered species after he accidentally inhaled a live tarsier during a sting operation against illegal smugglers in Bohol province.

The incident occurred on Friday evening when Enriquez, accompanied by a TV crew from his investigative show “Imbestigador,” joined an operation of law enforcers from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in a raid of a warehouse in the town of Sagbayan.

Based on reports reaching Good Times Manila, the operatives intercepted a shipment of more than 30 tarsiers from the warehouse where they were being kept in a small cage to be transported to sellers of exotic pets. Endemic to the Philippines, the tarsier, the size of a closed human fist, is one of the smallest primates in the world.

Enriquez, who was advised not to go near the animals, reportedly insisted on getting closer so his cameramen could film them.

But as the tarsiers were being carefully moved, the broadcast journalist crept closer and closer until he was just inches from the little creatures, according to reports.

To everyone’s shock, Enriquez, who was breathing heavily in excitement, suddenly inhaled one of the tarsiers, a pregnant female, which got sucked into his right nostril as though by a vacuum cleaner.

Paramedics and rescue teams on standby tried in vain to extricate the animal, but they could not locate it in the cavernous hole. Doctors in a nearby hospital also said they did not have the right instruments to deal with the emergency.

Fearing that the tarsier is already dead, environment groups are demanding an apology from Enriquez on top of criminal charges and fines. Enriquez has apologized for what happened and said he is open to an investigation.

UPDATE: As this story was being posted, GTM learned that the tarsier is alive and well, and that the charges against Enriquez have been dropped.

“This morning, I felt her move inside my my nasal cavities. She seems very active and healthy,” Enriquez said by phone from his bed in an undisclosed hospital where he is under observation. He also revealed that the 110-gram tarsier had apparently given birth to a baby inside.

“I can feel the patter of its tiny feet,” Enriquez said. To feed the mother and its baby, he said he catches flies, crickets and grasshappers, and flicks them into his nostrils.

He recalled that while being interviewed by provincial media this morning, a tiny head suddenly peeked out of his right nostril for a brief moment before scurrying back inside. “Everyone reacted like, ‘awww, how cute,’” he said.

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Hometown Hero

Dear Readers, how are you today?

You won’t usually find me being all serious and stuff, but today, my friends, please allow me to make an exception. I know most of you only come here for the jokes but there are times when even someone like me will have to turn serious for something he believes in.

It’s not in my nature to talk about my achievements, and you will rarely find me here talking about what I have done in my life to be proud of.

But last Thursday, an organization back in my province honored me as a “Hometown Hero” because of my work in a charity. Not many people know this but I am actually heavily

involved in a grassroots campaign to help individuals, especially children, who have lost their limbs from accidents, firecracker explosions, domestic violence cases, and armed conflicts.

I won’t bore you with the details but let me just say it was such an indescribable feeling to be recognized for something you love doing. Here at Good Times Manila, I have an undeserved reputation for meanness and savagery, but the truth, dear reader, is that I’m a kindhearted person with a soft spot for differently-abled people.

I was honored back home because of my efforts to provide physically disadvantaged individuals with learning tools, like computers, books and other educational materials not usually available to them in impoverished places.

In a small town in the South, a computer laboratory I helped set up for individuals who have lost their limbs is now up and running. I am so proud of everyone who made this possible, especially the children who are doing their best to learn even with no arms and legs.

During the awarding, these children gave me their heartfelt messages of thanks for my work, which they themselves typed and printed out for me. I am truly humbled by these amazing people. With your kind indulgence, dear goodtimers, allow me to share these with you:

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Pionmaglkuluko nyho lkang jhjkamni! Shiut kauyio!23q

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Julius Babao and Yao Ming are related, family tree shows

ABS-CBN newscaster Julius Babao is related to international basketball sensation Yao Ming, giving credence to observations that the two bear an “uncanny resemblance” to each other, Good Times Manila found Tuesday.



A study of Babao’s family tree by the genealogical research unit of the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints found the blood connection between Yao, who plays for the Houston Rockets, and Babao, one of the anchors of TV Patrol.

Babao, husband of fellow TV personality Cristine Bersola-Babao, did not immediately return calls for comment, and it is not yet clear if the two men have any plans to meet.

It was found that on the paternal side of Babao’s family tree, Babao’s great-grandmother was a sister of Yao’s great-grandmother, making them distant cousins.

Yao Bing, Babao’s great-grandmother, it was learned, is pure Chinese who became a naturalized Filipino after migrating to the Philippines and marrying his great-grandfather, Juliano Babao.

GTM also discovered that Babao himself has a Chinese name: Yao Ning.


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‘Senador Manny Villar, lumuwa ang buwa’

Lumuwa ang buwa ni Senador Manuel Villar kahapon matapos habol-habulin ang mga nakawalang itik sa isang bukid habang siya’y nag-shu-shooting ng kanyang bagong commercial, ayon sa mga ulat.

Kaagad dinala sa St. Luke’s Medical Center ang senador upang tahiin at muling isuksok ang kanyang buwa.

Ayon sa mga doktor, nasa mabuting kalagayan si Villar at makalalabas na mula sa hospital sa loob ng dalawa o tatlong araw. Hindi naman anila maaapektuhan ang kakayanan ng senador na manganak muli.

Ang “buwa” ay “uterus” sa Ingles at kadalasang nakikita lamang sa mga kababaihan. Ngunit mayroon ding mga lalaki ang mayroong buwa tulad ni Villar. Ayon sa research, isa sa isang milyong kalalakihan ang mayroong buwa. Samantala, ang pagluwa ng buwa ay tinatawag na “prolapsed uterus” na nangyayari sa iba’t ibang kadahilanan tulad ng marahas na pag-iri o iba pang pisikal na aktibidad.

Nalaman ng Good Times Manila na nangyari ang insidente habang tinatapos ng senador ang shooting ng bago nyang commercial kung saan makikita siyang nagpapastol ng mga itik.

Habang naglalakad ang senador ay biglang nagtatakbo ang mga itik sa iba’t ibang direksyon na ikinabigla ni Villar. Kaagad umanong hinabol ng senador ang mga itik ngunit lalo lamang kumaripas ang mga ito.

Nadapa at nagpagulong-gulong umano ang senador sa putik habang hinahabol ang mga itik.

Dahil dito, dumugo at lumuwa ang buwa ni Villar at kaagad itong sinugod sa ospital. Nagpadala naman kaagad ng mga bulaklak sina Vice President Noli De Castro at mga senador na sina Loren Legarda, Chiz Escudero at Mar Roxas.

Samantala, ayon sa isang mapagkakatiwalaang source, may nakarinig umano kay Senador Panfilo “Ping” Lacson na mag-komentong gusto rin nitong magkaroon ng buwa. “Ano ba yung buwa?

Pano ba pwedeng magkaron non?” ani Lacson.

Mula sa ospital, isang maikling pahayag ang iniwan ni Villar: “Ngayon, alam ko na talaga ang naramdaman ni Aling Neneng from Riyadh. Sa sobrang sakit, dumugo, lumuwa ang buwa
ko.”

CORRECTION: Not “Aling Virgie” as earlier reported but “Aling Neneng.” Thanks, star! :D

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More Hayden sex scandals surface: a ’shocking’ threesome

More videos of Hayden Kho having sex with various women have surfaced on the Internet, particularly in streaming sites, like Youtube, days after his purported “sex scandal” with sexpot Katrina Halili came into light.

As public outrage simmered against the doctor, who became famous for his relationship with celebrity surgeon Vicki Belo, more of Kho ’s scandalous videos have made their way into the Internet, including a shocking threesome with two famous female celebrities.

In one video uploaded anonymously by one “drV_B,” Kho is seen performing various sex acts with two women who “look exactly like” singer Mystica and Kho’s former flame, Madame Auring.

As this story was posted, the video had already generated dozens of comments like: “rowr!” “love those acrobatic moves,” “where can I meet these cougars?” “disgusting!” “horrifying,” “EEEEEEWWWWW!!!” “i’m going to have nightmares,” “who’s the cutie pie?” and “i’m vomiting already but I can’t stop watching.”

One commenter said: “How could he (censored) Mystica’s (censored) (censored) and (censored) Madame Auring (censored) positions (censored) ice cream (censored) inserted golf balls into (censored) and licked (censored) his (censored) (censored) slathered hot sauce on her (censored) (censored) and kalamay (censored) (censored) grilled corn (censored) (censored) and butong pakwan inside (censored) (censored) whips, chains, (censored) on top of banana leaves?”

The sex videos have reportedly piked the interest of Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla, who has pledged to help Halili file charges against Kho.

The senator is reportedly thinking of inviting Mystica and Madame Auring to a Senate inquiry as well as a dinner for three.

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Jobert Sucaldito hospitalized after accident with cucumber Jobert Sucaldito hospitalized after accident with cucumber

Showbiz talk show host Jobert Sucaldito is recovering at the Capitol Medical Center in Quezon City after a successful emergency surgery to remove a large piece of cucumber that got stuck in his rectum, according to reports.

Sucaldito, one of the hosts of ABS-CBN’s “The Buzz,” reportedly met with the accident Sunday night and was rushed to the hospital after complaining of “extreme pain” in his bottom.

X-rays subsequently revealed that a broken piece of cucumber, about five inches in length, had gotten lodged into the lower end of his large intestine.

It was not immediately clear how the cucumber got there.

The surgeons who operated on Sucaldito were tight-lipped and refused to discuss his case with media, citing doctor-patient confidentiality. Oddly enough, they all looked like they were trying vainly to keep from laughing and refused to look reporters in the eye.

Members of Sucaldito’s household who declined to be named said they recovered the other half of the cucumber, also five inches in length, in Sucaldito’s bedroom.

They said it had “bite marks” and was in a “soggy” state.

Besides the cucumber, they said they also found “a bottle of Johnson’s baby oil, pictures of scantily clad men, and lots of tissue paper.”

Reached by phone, Sucaldito said he is fine and will be discharged from hospital soon. He explained that it was all an accident.

Cucumbers Have Rights, Too

“Gumagawa kasi ako ng salad. Napaupo ako dun sa chair e meron palang pipino dun na patayo ang pusisyon. Basta, mabilis kasi ang mga pangyayari (I was making a salad. I sat on a
chair but there was a cucumber there in an upright position. Everything just happened so fast)” he said.

In a related development, a group of vegan Filipinos is reportedly thinking of filing an abuse complaint against Sucaldito for allegedly molesting a harmless and defenseless vegetable.
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Marc Logan is ‘Journalist of the Year’

Marc Logan, ABS-CBN’s prized reporter, has been honored as “Journalist of the Year” by the Rotary Club of Manila in recognition of his 12 years of reporting local oddities and other crazy stuff on primetime TV.

Logan, famous for his rapidfire and rhythmic way of delivering the news, was recognized for his keen eye for detail and nose for news, especially about funny stuff like “wrestling gay men, tribal street dancers, old ladies competing in beauty pageants, two-headed carabaos, etc.”

“Marc Logan makes everything seem funny to the point that it’s unfunny, annoying and repetitive. He makes fun of things that are not really amusing, and the way he reports it is
not even remotely funny, but he has been doing it for years,” read part of the citation.

“That is a really funny thing.”

Logan was cited for his TV Patrol coverage on such important local events like town festivals and record-breaking attempts for things like “biggest bilao of palabok” or “largest sisig plate,” among many, many, many others.

“Gay jokes, old lady jokes, fat lady jokes, toothless people jokes, dark-skinned people jokes – you name it, and Marc Logan has made it every night every year for the past 12 years,” according to Rotary.

Logan makes us “question our own ideas and concepts of humor and even our own intelligence because even though we rarely laugh at his inane jokes and senseless rhyming, he is
still at it, this unfunny big man, laughing like a hyena all the way to the bank,” Rotary added.

Upon accepting the award, Logan thanked ABS-CBN for allowing him to do his thing every night, and his family for being his “only fans.”

Good Times Manila recently had dinner with the Logan family to see what the famous newsman is really like in person.

Here is how the dinner went:

Marc Logan: Napakasarap ng ating ulam, sweetheart. Isang plato ng galunggong, dalawang lata ng corned beef at syempre pa, kangkong with bagoong. Ayayayay! Mukhang mananaba na
naman ako nyan! Ang tyan ko nga’y bilugan na tulad ng isang balloon. Bukas kailangan ko na yatang mag-gym kasama ng mga macho at seksing naroon! Naku naman, inay, hindi kaya ako
ma-out-of-place doon?

Logan’s wife: Ikaw, Marc Logan, huwag ka nang magreklamo dyan! Gwapo ka pa rin naman, parang si Brad Pitt lamang! Oha? Oha? Si Brad Pitt ka pag nakatalikod, si Tom Cruise pag
nakasideview, at pagnakaharap? Naku, mukha kang isang baluga! Joke lang naman, sweetheart! Hayan, kumain pa kayo dyan. May sinaing pa sa kusina, wag na kayong mahiya!

Logan’s son: Haynaku, inay, haynaku, itay, bukas kailangan kong maagang gumising pagkat pupunta kami ng aking barkada sa Boracay! Pahingi namang pangbaon nang hindi ako mamulubi
roon… Ay, P1,000 lang? Itay naman, parang hindi ka si Marc Logan! Nakakahiya naman kung ang anak mo’y pagtawanan ng mga kaibigan nya’t kachokaran! Ayayayay! Salamat sa P3,000,
itay! May pasalubong kayo sa akin na T-shirt at kung anek anek galing Boracay!

Logan’s daughter (adopted): Can’t you talk like normal people? My gosh! Nakakahiya sa bisita.

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Swine flu reaches RP shores, claims first victim – Jinggoy

The dreaded swine flu virus, or H1N1 virus, has reached the Philippines and claimed its first victim, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, the only confirmed case so far of the disease in the country, health authorities said Wednesday.

Estrada had reportedly been exhibiting flu-like symptoms since last week in addition to other possible signs of swine flu, like taking on a “porcine appearance” and other pig-like characteristics, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said.

Pig

Not Jinggoy

The health department is monitoring five other people in the country after they exhibited flu-like symptoms in the past weeks, the official said.

Late Tuesday night the senator was rushed to the intensive care unit of the Cardinal Santos Memorial Medical Center in San Juan City after he complained of “high fever,coughing, vomiting and making involuntary oink noises.”

His wife, children and immediate family, including former President Joseph Estrada, had been placed under quarantine in the hospital to prevent the spread of the highly contagious disease, Duque said.

Previously, Estrada was also confined to a hospital bed after he had an infection as a result of a botched liposuction procedure.

“He’s doing fine,” Duque told reporters. He said Estrada’s case was confirmed to be swine flu after his symptoms were accompanied by certain “telling changes” in his body.

“His snout started protruding and became pointier. He really looked more and more like a pig,” Duque said. “I mean if you placed him side by side with a pig, you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.”

He said Estrada also could no longer use a spoon and a fork and would eat his grub by “digging his snout into the plate” and making “disgusting smacking and slurping noises as he ate.”

Before he was wheeled into the ICU, Estrada had a message for his family, supporters and constituents:

“Please pray for me and my familoink. I hope we will be okayoink. I pray that my conditioink will not spreadoink elsewhere in the countroink. Maramoink maramoink salamat poink!”
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Piolo Pascual now an entrepreneur, opens sausage stand

Top ABS-CBN actor Piolo Pascual has ventured into the food business by launching his own snack stand featuring various sausages on its menu, according to reports.

The food stand, which is open to franchising, will have its flagship outlet at Trinoma mall in Quezon City. It will be simply called “Papa P.’s Sausage Stand.”

In a statement, Pascual, star of the upcoming Korean soap remake “Lovers in Paris” with KC Concepcion, said the food stand will offer many different kinds of imported sausages, such as bratwurst, kielbasa, cervelat, Italian sausages, and regular American hotdogs.

Since the actor has stopped eating pork and beef, he said they will also offer sausages made with pure chicken meat for the health-conscious.

Pascual said each sausage type comes in different sizes: the 6-incher, also called the “Love Banana,” the 7-incher, or the “Meat Truncheon,” the 8-incher, or the “Jackhammer,” the 9-incher, or the “Bottom Pounder,” the 10-incher, or the “The Deepthroat,” and the “12-incher,” or “The Gagger.”

Each sausage is served hot in a bun or solo with a choice of sidings like fries and chips, and condiments like mayonnaise, mustard and ketchup.

The actor said his favorite condiment is “thick, white and creamy mayonnaise.” “Yum yum! So delicious!” he said in an interview.

“I’ve always loved sausages even as a child,” Pascual said, his eyes twinkling.

“It always feels great to wrap my lips around a thick, long piece of meat, and the way its juices run down my throat is so wonderful. I just looooove having a thick hard sausage in my mouth.”

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Did Aling Dionisia and Floyd Mayweather Sr. have a fling? It’s Romeo and Juliet: senior citizens’ edition.

It’s Romeo and Juliet: senior citizens’ edition.

Good Times Manila has learned from highly reliable sources that Manny Pacquiao’s mother, Aling Dionisia, and Floyd Mayweather Sr., who coached British Ricky Hatton, had a “summer fling” while they were in Las Vegas.


Insiders said Aling Dionisia and Mayweather were seen “cozying up to each other” in a dimly lit corner of a restaurant – unknown to Pacquiao and the rest of the family.

“They were seen cuddling and whispering sweet nothings in each other’s ear. It was really sweet,” one source said.

The sources said the two had to break up the budding romance considering that Pacquiao was fighting Mayweather’s ward. Pacquiao eventually demolished Hatton in an impressive second round knockout.

A fight between Pacquiao and Mayweather’s son, Floyd Mayweather Jr., is also looming large following the latter’s announcement he will come out of retirement.

Eyewitnesses said Aling Dionisia and Mayweather had a tearful farewell at an unnamed hotel. “Ay will mis yu sow mats, Floydie. May hart wil be wid yu olwis. Ay hop we will mit agin. Mwaah!” Pacquiao’s mother was heard saying.

Mayweather gave her a teary smile and said simply: “I love you, Dionie.”

Back home, Aling Dionisia vehemently denied the illicit romance. “Hindi totoo yan. Walang katotohanan yan, utang na loob. Sinisira lang nila ako kay Manny… Alam ni Lord na hindi totoo yan. Bisayds, hindi ko sya type no!”

But when reporters asked about the letters “FMS” tattooed on her ankle, Aling Dionisia looked momentarily stricken. Then she recovered her composure and said it actually stands for “For My Son.”

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The last days of the Rustom-Carmina marriage

Good Times Manila has obtained a personal journal purportedly belonging to actress and TV host Carmina Villaroel with entries reflecting her thoughts and feelings in the last days of her marriage to Rustom Padilla, now known as Bebe Gandanghari.


Due to the highly sensitive and personal nature of the diary, GTM will not publish its entire contents, but will instead reproduce only excerpted portions, particularly the entries that make allusions to their relationship as husband and wife.

In separate interviews, Villaroel, who has since married Zoren Legaspi, with whom she has twins, and Gandanghari, who now lives as a woman, each refused to comment on the journal or vouch for its authenticity. They said they will respond in due time.

The excerpts follow:

Dec. 4, 1996
Dear Diary,
Making Christmas preparations… Why do I feel that honey is not so excited about Christmas this year? It’s been months since we made loving-loving.

Feb. 20, 1997
Dear Diary,
Tonight, I found red lace panties in the laundry basket. I’m sure hindi sa ‘kin yon. Size XL at “crotchless…” I hope I’m wrong, dear diary. I hope he’s not cheating on me.

Feb 27, 1997
Dear Diary,
I found smudges of lipstick on honey’s hanky today. I also smelled Chanel No. 5 on his shirt. That’s a woman’s perfume, dear diary.

March 14, 1997
Dear Diary,
I came home earlier than usual today. I was shocked to see honey wearing bras and panties in our bedroom.

When I confronted him sabi nya he wants to experiment para naman daw magka-spice ulit ang sex life namin. Actually may point sya. (Kaya lang parang napaka-kinky kasi…)

April 10, 1997
Dear Diary,
Honey came home today and suggested a threesome. Nashock ako. Sabi ko, hindi ako comfortable na me ibang babae while we make loving-loving…

Natahimik lang sya.

April 11, 1997
Dear diary,
Honey said that if I’m uncomfortable with a woman, why not a man na lang daw? (Hindi na ako makatanggi…)

April 13, 1997
Dear Diary,
Honey brought a man with him to the house tonight. Natuloy na finally ang threesome namin.

Pero parang naechapwera ako… walang pumansin sa akin e. Silang dalawa lang ang nag-loving loving.

Dear diary, dapat na ba akong magduda?
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Angel Locsin: Marian Rivera a good choice for ‘Darna’

Popular actress Angel Locsin said Tuesday that Marian Rivera is a “good choice” as popular TV and movie heroine “Darna,” a role she herself once played when she was still with GMA-7 Network.

Locsin, in an email interview, said she is not concerned about comparisons between her and Rivera’s portrayal of the Mars Ravelo character, saying she is secure and happy with her own career.

The actress is the female lead of ABS-CBN’s remake of the Korean soap opera “Only You,” opposite actors Sam Milby and Diether Ocampo.
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She did caution Rivera to make sure that her underarms will be in their best condition once she dons the sexy costume.

“I suggest she use Rexona. And she should undergo laser treatment by Facial Care Center. Hihihi!” Locsin said.

Locsin’s email to Good Times Manila is reproduced in full below:

There is no problem naman po with her playing Darna. SHE’S a good actress and a good choice for Darna. So there’s NOTHING wrong with it po. BUT I suggest she use Rexona. And she should undergo A laser treatment by Facial Care Center. Hihihi! There’s no problem naman po if you’re the first or SECOND or third choice for a role, basta you perform it well. Hindi naman po mahalaga kung mag-RATE ba o hindi ang series, as long as you do your best po and you’re secure with your career. We’re all TRYING HARD our best po to be good actors. Kaya wala po talagang makapagsasabi na Marian Rivera is just a COPYCAT. Thank you po.

Reached for comment, Rivera replied, via a text message:

“leche sya! maputi pa ang singit ko sa kili-kili nya! at anong copycat copycat, e sya nga ang mukhang pusang gala. tarantado kang reporter ka, wag mo nga akong istorbohin sa text.”

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Mar and Korina to wait until their wedding night

Sen. Mar Roxas and his fiancée, popular TV and radio broadcaster Korina Sanchez, have revealed what their gift for each other will be on their wedding night: their virginity.
In an exclusive interview with Good Times Manila, the couple admitted that they are saving themselves for the day they tie the knot in May next year (on Election Day). Roxas is reportedly eyeing the presidency in 2010.

“You know, I believe that purity is the best gift a woman can give to her husband. There is no gift that is more special than that,” Sanchez said.

Roxas, who has a son he sired through artificial insemination, said the same goes true for men. “When you wait, there is much more excitement in the relationship. You have something to look forward to, and it makes your wedding night so much more special.”

The couple said being virgins for the greater part of their lives had made them much better persons inside and out.

“Right now, young kids are already having sex. Did you hear about the 13-year-old boy in England? Grabe, imagine, ganun kabata. Iba na talaga ang kabataan ngayon,” Sanchez said.

“My advice to our youth today: Wait until you’re married. That’s the best wedding gift you can give,” Roxas said.

“Look at us. We’re virgins but we’re happy and so much in love. I’m really looking forward to our wedding night,” Sanchez said. Then she giggled and looked sweetly into Roxas’s eyes.

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Dingdong to promote breast reduction for men

Heartthrob Dingdong Dantes has accepted a multi-million peso endorsement deal to promote the clinic of celebrity doctors Manny and Pie Calayan, according to reports.

Dantes, a popular TV and movie actor and sought-after commercial model, will be the new face behind the surgeons’ breast reduction for men promotional campaign.

The promo offers a 50 percent discount for men who wish to remove the layer of fat in their chest area, or what is often jokingly referred to as “man-boobs,” or “moobs.”

“We’re very happy that Dingdong accepted our offer. He’s really hot right now, and he’s just perfect for the campaign,” Manny said in an interview.

Dantes recently emerged as one of the world’s sexiest men, according to E! Entertainment, and remains one of GMA-7’s top leading men. He was last seen on TV’s “Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang” opposite popular actress Marian Rivera.


Dantes, in a phone interview, said he felt honored to be chosen by the Calayans as endorser. “God is really good to me,” he said.

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kris and James

Good Times Manila sat down with Philippine Basketball Association player James Yap, more popularly known as the husband of television personality Kris Aquino, for an exclusive interview about their marriage recently.

In the tell-all interview, Yap revealed intimate details about life with Aquino, showbiz talk show and reality show host and occasional actress, as well as her son Josh with former flame, Philip Salvador, and their own firstborn, Baby James.

The full transcript of the interview follows:

GTM (Good Times Manila): How are you as a family now?
JY (James Yap): Okay po kami. Kami nina Kris, Josh, Baby James… Masaya po kami.
GTM: How is Kris Aquino as a wife?
JY: Napakabuti po nyang asawa. Wala po akong masabi.
GTM: What do you usually talk about?
JY: Marami po. Lagi kaming naguusap tungkol sa mga damit nya, make-up nya, shoes nya, yung shows nya, yung mga old movies nya, yung skin products nya, endorsements nya, yung hair nya… Marami po talaga…
GTM: What about you? Do you also talk about your interests, like your basketball career?
JY: Ha? Ah, eh, minsan po…

GTM: Do you eat together as a family?
JY: Ha? E bawal po.
GTM: What do you mean?
JY: Ang ibig ko pong sabihin, bawal po akong sa lamesa kumain…
GTM: Wait, you mean to tell me you’re banned from eating at the dinner table?
JY: Hindi naman po bawal… pag lang po me bisita.
GTM: Why is that?
JY: Concern lang po sya baka raw mapahiya ako pag English na ang usapan…
GTM: And if there are no visitors, you can eat with her?
JY: Opo. Pero styro lang yung plato at plastic lang ang kubyertos.
GTM: Why?
JY: Minsan po kasi nahulog ko yung plato at nabasag, ayun, galit na galit sya. Naospital po…
GTM: What? Who got hospitalized?
JY: Ah, eh, naku, aksidente lang naman po. Nahagis nya lang po yung tinidor, pero napalakas kaya bumaon sa leeg ko.
GTM: What happened?
JY: Hindi naman po umabot sa ugat… Nagsorry po ako at pinatawad naman nya ako. Mabait po sya talaga…
GTM: She stabbed you with a fork and you apologized?
JY: Opo, lumuhod po talaga ako at nagsorry. Mahal po talaga yung China plate na yun.

GTM: So she just “forgave” you?
JY: May parusa po.
GTM: And what was it?
JY: Pinaluhod nya po ako sa asin.
GTM: And that was the end of it?
JY: After three days nilagyan nya po ng mabigat na Bible ang mga kamay ko.
GTM: And what happened?
JY: Nangalay po ako.

GTM: How is Kris with the kids?
JY: Mabait po syang nanay. Wala po akong masabi.
GTM: How is your relationship with Josh and Baby James?
JY: Hindi ko po sila nakakausap e…
GTM: Why is that?
JY: Wala po kaming mapag-usapan.

GTM: Do you and Kris sleep in the same bed?
JY: Dalawang beses lang po sa isang buwan.
GTM: Where do you sleep normally?
JY: Sa cage po.
GTM: What cage?
JY: Dog cage po kasi yung style nung kwarto ko. Kumportable naman po.
GTM: How big is it?
JY: Kasya naman po ako.
GTM: Of course.
JY: Pero hindi na kasya ang unan.

GTM: Does she lock up the cage?
JY: Syempre naman po.
GTM: Why?
JY: Simula po nung ke Hope… Ganun na po talaga…
GTM: And you’re happy with that?
JY: Nagrequest na po ako na kung maaari humiwalay na si Brownie.
GTM: And Brownie is…?
JY: Siya po yung German shepherd na roommate ko.

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Supot

A group of Filipino men today decried what they described as the oppressive local culture that discriminates against uncircumcised males, who are usually derogatorily called “supot.”

“Being supot is not wrong, bad, unhygienic or unhealthy,” said Dr. Reynaldo Joson, who chairs the Department of Surgery at the Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center and is president of the Supporters of Untouched Prepuces Organized Taskforce (SUPOT).

He made the comments in reaction to several medical clinics offering free “tuli” or circumcision procedures to young boys all over the country this summer.

“It’s a common misconception that if you’re uncircumcised, you’re less of a person. But this perception is almost only concentrated in the Christian parts of the archipelago,” he said. He cited a column by University of the Philippines sociologist Michael Tan, who refuted many of the myths associated with circumcision.

Joson said he would take his advocacy nationwide to convince parents that they do not have to make their kids undergo circumcision.

He said they had recruited some uncircumcised celebrities to help their cause: Sam Milby, Troy and KC Montero, Jon Avila, Gerald Anderson, and KC Concepcion.
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Texversation Between Jake and Gerald

Good Times Manila has obtained a transcript of what highly reliable sources said is an SMS conversation between ABS-CBN actors Gerald Anderson and Jake Cuenca, stars of the primetime soap “Tayong Dalawa.”


But when contacted, both men denied they were the ones who sent the text messages to each other.

“Definitely not true. It’s obviously just a joke,” Anderson said in an interview.

Then he added: “Even if it’s true, what’s wrong with that? It’s just an innocent conversation between two male friends.”

Cuenca, on the other hand, said: “Ger and I are just very good friends. That’s the end of it. I don’t want to make any more comments. Thank you.”

GTM is publishing the alleged exchange of messages in full, as follows:

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Jake: d2 na me. wer na u?
Gerald: On my way na
Jake: 0k! pan0 c Kim?
Gerald: Sbi ko punta me sa parents
Jake: guD!
Gerald: Bakit good?
Jake: pra ma$oL0 kita! haha! jk
Gerald: Ikaw yang mga biro mo
Jake: jk lang!
Gerald: Whatever dude
Jake: did u mi$ me?
Gerald: Araw araw kaya tayo nagkikita…
Jake: uy, d cnag0t an tan0nG!
Gerald: Hehe! wag kang mkulit!
Jake: ano… did u… Mi$ me? ;)
Gerald: Hindi yata
Jake: deny pa t0. upakan kiTa dyAn eh!!!
Gerald: E di sbukan mo
Jake: hahaha! lambing laNg y0n!!!
Gerald: lambingin mo ang lelong mo
Jake: pakip0t ka pa..
Gerald: Hindi ah…
Jake: indi rAw paki$s nga!
Gerald: ano ba?! pag me makabasa sa mga tnetxt m sakin
Jake: wen0 ngy0n? jk lang nman e…
Gerald: Bat hilig mo mgjoke na ganyan? prang ttoong bading ka e..
Jake: hahaha. eto naman, hndi na mabiro
Gerald: Whatever dude
Jake: 0 wag na magtamp0! s0ri na
Gerald: Ok, lapit na ako, q.Ave na
Jake: yeHey! xCited na k0. paki$$ naman ger
Gerald: (no reply)
Jake: aY, napik0n?
Gerald: (no reply)
Jake: s0ri na! jk laNg nMan un t0L
Gerald: Sige na nga… haha
Jake: hahaha! 0h, i’m wAiting. san Na anG ki$ k0??
Gerald: chup
Jake: chup!!! yeHeY!!!! mahAl na ata kiTa!
Gerald: Haha. tumigil ka na dyan bok

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Kim Chiu reveals secret ‘MWF diet’ to keep trim

Young actress Kim Chiu revealed Monday her secret to keep her “model-like” body trim and fit, which has made her the envy of girls everywhere.

The female lead of the ABS-CBN primetime soap “Tayong Dalawa” said a combination of eating only healthy food and exercising helps her keep her weight at 50 pounds (roughly the weight of a young Labrador retriever).

“Ang diet ko is actually based on a diet book I found at National (bookstore),” she told Good Times Manila in an interview.

“It’s called the ‘MWF diet,’” the young actress, who is paired with young actor Gerald Anderson, said.

“Ibig sabihin, kumakain lang ako tuwing Monday, Wednesday and Friday.”

Chiu said: “For example, Monday ngayon, and according sa schedule ko, I will have to eat something today.” This morning, she said she took a bite of a French toast, which she spit out after 15 seconds.

“Twenty calories na yun,” she said.

For lunch, she said she dipped a spoon into a bowl of mushroom soup and licked the spoon. “That’s another 12 calories.” she explained. For dinner, Chiu said she plans to eat a French fry and a melon ball, amounting to 30 calories.

“Medyo mapaparami ata ako ng kain ngayon. Hahaha! Hindi na lang ako mag-didinner sa Wednesday,” she said.

For her exercise regimen, Chiu said she uses the treadmill and lifts two coffee mugs that serve as her dumbbells.

She said she used to jump rope but she had to stop after an incident in which she ended up flying in the air and got stuck in an acacia tree for three hours.

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Who’s more ‘maasim’ – Madame Auring or Datu Puti?

In order to solve this enduring mystery, the manufacturers of Datu Puti Vinegar recently commissioned the University of the Philippines Institute of Chemistry to analyze the pH value and other sourness indicators of the popular vinegar in comparison with Madame Auring’s armpit.

The study was reportedly intended for use in a future marketing campaign by the popular vinegar brand, industry sources said.

Conducted in February this year, the study is titled “A Comparative Analysis of pH Values, Organic Acids and Hydrogen Ions Present in Fermented Sugar Cane Juice (Datu Puti Vinegar) and a Skin Sample from the Axilla of Nonagenarian Female Subject (M. A.) in Order to Determine Sourness.”

Based on the study led by the institute director, Dr, Florian Del Mundo, it was found that Datu Puti is sourer than the 93-year-old Madame Auring – but only by a very small margin.

Part of the study read: “In conclusion, organic acids and hydrogen ions that are believed to be the major contributors to the sourness of chemicals occur in marginally higher numbers in the vinegar sample analyzed than the axilla sample from female subject M.A. It was also found that both samples had a consistent pH value of 1.5, indicating similar acidity levels.”

But industry insiders said CBL Master Trading, the maker of Datu Puti, was “unhappy” with the results.

“They wanted a clear win for Datu Puti. But the study showed that Madame Auring is almost as ‘maasim’ as Datu Puti,” one source said. “They’re thinking of pulling the plug on the ad deal but nothing is final yet.”

Sought for comment, Madame Auring, a self-proclaimed celebrity psychic, said she was bound by a nondisclosure agreement she signed with the company and could not comment.

She only said: “Ang masasabi ko lang, maasim pa talaga ako (All I can say is I’m still very sour)! Hihihihihi!”

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Gloria Arroyo denies farting in elevator

Note: This is a reposting. Originally published on Jan. 24, 2009.
President Macapagal-Arroyo issued a denial yesterday that she was the one who passed gas inside an elevator with her bodyguards and a small group of journalists at the Manila Hotel, where she attended a luncheon Wednesday.

“That was not me. I categorically deny the allegation,” Ms Arroyo told reporters in an ambush interview but did not elaborate.

In a press conference later in the afternoon, her deputy spokesperson Lorelei Fajardo said she could not understand why the media were so interested in the matter.

“It’s obviously not an issue. She has denied it, and that’s that,” she said.

On Wednesday, Ms Arroyo took the elevator of the hotel on the way to the 23rd floor where she was to be honored by a women’s group, Gising Pinay, as their “Filipina of the Year.”

By normal procedure, only the Presidential Security Group members are allowed to accompany her on elevators and other confined spaces but Ms Arroyo, breaking protocol, permitted three journalists, two from TV and one from print, to join her.

On the way up, the unmistakable sound of someone breaking wind suddenly erupted, followed by the instantly recognizable smell.

Per the journalists’ accounts, all eyes were immediately glued to Ms Arroyo, who kept a poker face through it all, making no comment.

The three journalists, Julius Babao from ABS-CBN, Kara David from GMA-7, and Tirso Baraquel from the Inquirer, in separate personal accounts, each said they were not the ones “who did it.”

All three said they were prepared to take a lie detector test to prove their claim.

The PSG, on the other hand, refused to confirm or deny if any one of the six bodyguards who were with Ms Arroyo was at fault.

Black & White Movement leader Leah Navarro quickly called for an investigation. “I think the PSG should make an official statement about this. It’s obvious someone’s trying to hide something.”

“If President Arroyo could lie about something as petty as this, then it just shows she could lie about anything,” Navarro said.

On TV Patrol, Babao said: “In that situation, we really couldn’t say anything. No one among us could speak after that. I think it’s safe to say that everyone suspected her (Ms Arroyo) but no one dared to ask.”

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