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ABS-CBN Suspends Korina Sanchez for 1 week

News anchor Korina Sanchez was suspended for one week on ABS-CBN prime-time newscast TV Patrol, says report.

According to PhilStar.com, Korina Sanchez was suspended for one week.

"Isang linggo palang hindi mapapanood si Korina Sanchez sa TV Patrol. Balita ng source, bakasyon daw ang press release na pinalulutang," the site qouted.

Sources say, the ABS-CBN Kapamilya network made it look like Sanchez will only be leaving for a vacation.

Sanchez’ remarks against Anderson Cooper  might be the reason of suspension but no confirmation yet from the network.

Korina Sanchez was a hot topic on social networking sites for the past days after making controversial comments on Anderson Cooper’s Tacloban report about typhoon Yolanda recovery on Wednesday, November 13, 2013.

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Donations For the Victim of Typhoon Yolanda..

Ang Northern Naguilian National High School po ay nalilikom ng mga tulong para po sa mga biktima ng Bagyong Yolanda sa Visayas, sa susunod na Linggo po ay pupunta ng GMA Kapuso NEtwork para kunin ang mga nalikom na tulong. Kaya nananawagan po kmi sa inyo ng mga iba pang tulong upang mabigyan natin ng pangangailangan ng mga kapatod natin sa Visayas, kung maaari po ay mga pagkain ang ating idodonate sapagkat un po ang pangunahing kailangan nila ngaun! Maaari po ninyong ipunta sa aming eskwelahan ang inyong mga donasyon. MAraming Salamat po and MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL..

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Almost 100 dead in Typhoon ‘Yolanda’ at Visayas, Philippines

One of the strongest storms on record slammed into the central Philippines, killing more than 100 people whose bodies lay in the streets of one of the hardest-hit cities, an official said Saturday.

Capt. John Andrews, deputy director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, said more than 100 others were injured in the city of Tacloban on Leyte Island, where Typhoon Haiyan hit Friday.

With power and most communications knocked out a day after the typhoon ravaged the central region, Andrew told The Associated Press that the information about the deaths was relayed to him by his staff in Tacloban.

“The information is reliable,” he said.

Nearly 750,000 people were forced to flee their homes and damage was believed to be extensive.

Weather officials said ‘Yolanda’ had sustained winds of 235 kph (147 mph) with gusts of 275 kph (170 mph) when it made landfall. By those measurements, Haiyan would be comparable to a strong Category 4 hurricane in the U.S., nearly in the top category, a 5.

According to reports by the military, fatalities from the fury of ‘Yolanda’ where “too many” in Tacloban City in Leyte.

Armed Forces Central Command spokesman Lt. Jim Alagao said on Saturday that based on field reports from soldiers there, there were “too many” bodies scattered along the streets.

“We don’t have numbers yet but it’s many,”Alagao told 

INQUIRER.net in Filipino.

Alagao also said the troops were having a hard time to retrieve bodies because of fallen trees and posts that blocked the roads.

He said the city was described by the soldiers as “a total devastation” and that the soldiers in Tacloban City have already started their clearing operations and relief efforts.

Alagao said they were relying on military radios as of the moment to communicate with their troops there.

But in Samar, another area which was directly hit by ‘Yolanda,’ Alagao said they could not establish contact even through military radio.

Because of cut-off communications in the Philippines, it was impossible to know the full extent of casualties and damage. Officially, four people were listed as dead as of Saturday morning, before the latest information from Tacloban came in.

Southern Leyte Gov. Roger Mercado said the typhoon ripped roofs off houses and triggered landslides that blocked roads.

The dense clouds and heavy rains made the day seem almost as dark as night, he said.

“When you’re faced with such a scenario, you can only pray, and pray and pray,” Mercado told The Associated Press by telephone, adding that mayors in the province had not called in to report any major damage.

“I hope that means they were spared and not the other way around,” he said. “My worst fear is there will be massive loss of lives and property.”

Eduardo del Rosario, head of the disaster response agency, said the speed at which the typhoon sliced through the central islands — 40 kph (25 mph) — helped prevent its 600-kilometer (375-mile) band of rain clouds from dumping enough of their load to overflow waterways. Flooding from heavy rains is often the main cause of deaths from typhoons.

“It has helped that the typhoon blew very fast in terms of preventing lots of casualties,” regional military commander Lt. Gen. Roy Deveraturda said. He said the massive evacuation of villagers before the storm also saved many lives.

As of early Saturday, Yolanda was over West Philippine Sea and is expected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility in the afternoon.

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Hundreds of Sinkholes Found in Bohol After Quake

TAGBILARAN CITY, Philippines—Close to 100 sinkholes have been discovered in nine towns and one city in Bohol after the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that shook the province on Oct. 15.

Environment officials said not all of the sinkholes posed dangers to the public as long as no houses were built over them.

In Poblacion Uno village in the capital Tagbilaran City, however, 200 families were asked to leave their homes, as the structures were built on the roof of a sinkhole.

A sinkhole is a vacuum or cavern beneath the ground or topsoil waiting for an occurrence (earthquake or heavy rain) to rupture.

Bohol Gov. Edgar Chatto said a team from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) was assessing the sinkholes to determine which ones posed a threat to the public.

The eight-member team is using a ground-penetrating radar to map the island for sinkholes.

Chatto said the mapping would be completed by the first quarter of 2014 and then the team would decide whether there was need for engineering intervention.

“Don’t worry. Bohol is a very safe place to stay,” Chatto told reporters on Friday.

“Makinig tayo sa mga scientists and experts (Let us listen to the scientists and experts).”

The sinkholes were found by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) in: Tagbilaran City and the towns of Baclayon, Corella, Alburquerque, Panglao, Dauis, Balilihan, Batuan, Loon and Carmen.

Ed Llamedo, DENR-7 information officer, said these sinkholes had been existing as long as 5.3 million years ago but only surfaced after the strong earthquake on Oct. 15 that killed more than 200 persons and destroyed or damaged P5 billion worth of infrastructure, churches, and public and private structures.

Llamedo urged local officials to implement force evacuation, monitor the sinkholes, put up road signs for sinkholes and cordon off exposed sinkholes.

Filling the sinkholes with cement will only be advisable after the MGB team gets a complete picture of the sinkhole below, he added.

Llamedo explained that their radar can produce an image indicating the diameter, depth, cave pillar and extent of the sinkholes.

The DENR issued a Geohazard Threat Advisory on Oct. 28, recommending the preemptive evacuation of 200 families whose houses were built on the cave roof of the sinkhole found in Poblacion Uno in Tagbilaran City. The sinkhole already ate up an interior road.

“Based on our geological mapping, there are still more,” said MGB director Leo Jasareno. “There are numerous sinkholes in the province based on our map interpretation.”

Most the sinkholes have an area of four meters by five meters and a depth of two meters and are located in the middle of barangays.

Some of the sinkholes, Jasareno said, pose no immediate danger to residents unless the capping or the topsoil of the sinkhole weakens. 

“These sinkholes may still widen and deepen but this will happen in geologic time, many years not in our lifetime,” he said.

He said a particularly large sinkhole that has not yet caved in was discovered in a school ground in Panggangan Island through the use of ground penetrating radar.

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Radar imagery showed  that the sinkhole has a length of 100 meters and a depth of five to 10 meters.

“The sinkhole is located in the school grounds but is not directly under the school building,” said Jasareno.

The MGB, however, recommended the immediate evacuation of residents of Barangay Poblacion 1 in Tagbilaran City after a 5-meter by 4-meter sinkhole with a depth of two meters appeared in the barangay.

“We will recommend immediate evacuation in areas deemed dangerous,” said Jasareno.

The MGB chief noted that 80 percent of Bohol is made up of limestone, causing natural depressions like sinkholes to cave in as limestone deposits underneath erode.

The agency intends to complete the survey of sinkholes in Bohol by the end of the year.

It has already begun surveying sinkholes in Cebu City.

“We have started the survey in Cebu, but there is no immediate danger in the province,” he said.

Compared to numerous sinkholes that appeared in Bohol after the magitude 7.2 quake rocked the province, only one turned up in Cebu.

After the powerful earthquake struck the provinces in mid-October, a 15-meter wide sinkhole destroyed at least five houses.

The MGB is keeping an eye on Cebu because “all of Mactan” is limestone underneath.

1 sugatan, sa barilan ng kapitan at umano'y tauhan ng alkalde sa La Union

NAGUILIAN, La Union - Isa ang sugatan sa nangyaring palitan ng putok ng baril sa pagitan ng punong barangay at tatlong kalalakihan sa Barangay Casilagan sa bayan ng Naguilian, La Union kahapon.

Sa panayam ng Bombo Radyo La Union kay Casilagan Barangay Chairman Ricardo Aromin, sinabi nito na habang naghahanda siya patungo sa isasagawang caucus sa kanilang lugar ay napansin nito ang tatlong kalalakihan na may sukbit na baril sakay ng dalawang motorsiklo na nag-aabang sa labas ng kanyang bahay.

Dahil dito, agad umanong kinuha ng opisyal ang kanyang shotgun upang depensahan ang sarili laban sa tatlo at dito na sumunod ang palitan ng putok.

Isa sa tatlo ang tinamaan ng bala at nahulog sa sinasakyang motorsiklo matapos itong tamaan ng baril ni Aromin.

Kumaripas naman ng takbo ang dalawa at naiwan pa ang kanilang mga sasakyan at sandata sa nabanggit na lugar.

Ayon pa sa kapitan, namumukhaan niya ang isa sa nagtangka sa kanyang buhay na tauhan umano ni Naguilian Mayor Reynaldo Flores.

Malakas ang paniniwala ni Aromin na may kinalaman sa politika ang motibo sa insidente.

Samantala, sinusubukan namang makipag-ugnayan ngayon ng Bombo Radyo News team kay Mayor Flores upang makunan ang kanyang panig.

Sa kasalukuyan ay ginagamot sa isang pribadong pagamutan sa lungsod ng San Fernando, La Union ang umano'y nabaril ng kapitan.

Dinala naman sa La Union Police Provincial Office ang nasabing biktima para sa malalimang imbestigasyon.

Inaalam din ng pulisya pagkakakilanlan ng tatlo pang sangkot sa nangyaring engkwentro at ang may-ari ng ilang mga narekober basyo ng bala, baril at ang dalawang ginamit na motorsiklo na ginamit.

Si Aromin ay natalong kandidato sa pagka-bise alkalde ng naturang bayan sa ilalim ng lokal na opisisyon noong 2013 mid-term election at tumatakbo muli ito sa halalang pambarangay bilang kapitan ng Casilagan.

Una rito, binaril naman ng hindi pa kilalang suspek si Magsiping Barangay Chairman Fulgencio Regunay ng bayan ng Luna sa lalawigan nitong nakalipas lamang na araw ng Martes.

Malaki rin ang hinala ng kaanak ng pinaslang na kapitan na politika umano ang motibo sa nangyaring krimen.

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Ben Payat: A Touching Story

Isang anak nang pagkadalaga,na hindi nakayang alagaan ng ina at itoy pinagkatiwala sa kanyang lola at mga tiyahin,

Mula pagkamusmos ay dumanas siya ng maltrato mula sa kanila, kahit na sya ay apo, nasa isip nila na kasalann daw niya kaya di nakapagtapos ng pag-aaral ang ina. Lagi siyang napapalo ng lola nito, konting mali ay may parusa sa batang musmos, kahit mga tiyahin, galit sila sa kanya, ang tanging kakampi nya ay ang lolo nito.

Dumating ang pasukan at nagmakaawa siya na pumasok, napilit ng lolo nito ang lola niya na papapasukin siya, ngunit dapat bago pumasok si Ben ay kailangan makaigib at magawa nya ang trabaho sa kusina, dahil sa kagustuhan makapag-aral ginawa ni Ben ang pag igib, paghugas ng pinag kainan, pakainin mga hayop na alaga nila, pasok siya sa paaralan na ang baon ay piso lamang, ang dmit ay nag iisang pares na uniporme at minsan ang tsinelas nito ay magkaiba ang dahon, lahat ay naawa sa kanya kasi alam nila ang buhay niya, naging magkaibigan kami, at dahil mabait siyang bata, lagi namin share sa kanya mga baon na pagkain at makikita talaga ang gutom nito, napakatalino niya, lagi kaming habulan sa bawat exam.

Ganuon ang buhay na umimnog kay Ben.

Walang pakialam sila lola at tita niya, tanging ang lolo ang laging nagmamahal sa kanya, natutuwa sa mataas na marka ng apo,

Dahil sa siwasyon nya sa bahay nila, nabuhos ang isip nya sa pag-aaral, sa school niya kasi nakikita ang pagmamahal ng pamilya na wala sa kanya, ngunit kailan man ay di siya nagtanim ng galit sa lola at mga tiyahin,

Dumaan ang pagtatapos ng elementarya at naging salutatorian siya, lalong nakakaiyak kasi wala man lang dumating sa pamilya nito dahil may inasikaso ang lolo niya, ganun paman ay masayang umakyat ng entablado si Ben payat, may ngiti at lahat kami ay nagpalakpakan, lumapit siya sa akin at bumati, sinabi niya na baka di siya makapag high school dahil ayaw ng lola magastos daw kaya papasok siya sa pagawaan ng hallow blocks, nag iyakan kaming dalawa lalo na at ipapadala ako sa UPang para mag aral, linggo magkasama kami pumunta sa gawain sa church(born again)nang kausapin siya ng head pastor na napili siya sa schoolarship ng kongregasyon, ang tuwa sa kanyang mukha, ayaw pumayag ng lola nito, ngunit napilitan din.

Umalis ako at tanging text kami nagkaugnayan, pasok sa highschool, pag hapon ay nasa hallowblock si Ben, para ibigay sa lola na gahaman ang kita, 9 ng gabi nagtitinda ng balot para may pera siya pag may project.

Wala siyang kapaguran, at lalong naging malapit siya sa Dios.

Pag bakasyon umuuwi ako ay di maubos ubos ang kuwento niya.

Walang pagbabago sa maltrato ng lola niya sa kanya, at ang ina ay tuluyan na siyang kinalimutan.

Nakapagtapos siya ng high school at dahil matataas ang marka, scholar parin siya sa University sa umaga, pag hapon sa hallowblock, at balot sa gabi para pantustos niya sa mga project nya.

Halos di na siya nagpapahinga.

Mabilis na lumipas ang taon at nakapagtapos siya bilang summa cum laude.

At doon ay nakita ng lola niya kung sino na si Ben, naiyak ang lola nito at nagsisi sa mga ginawa niya sa apo.

Year 2011 nang umuwi ako. At siya po ang tinanghal bilang panauhing pandangal ng aming paaralan.

Lahat ay naiyak habang nagsasalita sa taas ng entablado.

Nagpasalamat siya sa lola niya at sa kahirapan na kung saan iyon ang naging lakas niya para iahon ang sarili.

Nagpasalamat siya sa simbahan na kung saan sila ang tumugon sa schoolarship niya.

Sinabi niya na walang imposible basta may tiwala ka sa Dios at sarili.

Lahat ay umiyak, sino nga ba ang magsasabing siya si Ben, ang batang payat, isang uniporme, naglalako ng balot, at gumgawa ng hallowblocks, minamaltrato ng lola, tsinelas ay magkaiba ang dahon dahil sa wala siyang pambili.

Ngayon isa nang professor sa U.P.

Lahat kaming kaklase niya ay yakapan ng magkita kita, may mga nahihiya sa kanya pero sabi nya ako parin ito, si Ben payat..

Isang batang akala ng marami ay matutulad sa ina,

Ngunit lahat ay nagkamali.

Mga anak ofw sana mabasa nyo ito.

At makita ninyo ang rason kung bakit mga magulang ay nandito ngayon sa ibang bansa.

Salamat po.

Miss Philippines-Megan Young Crowned as New Miss World

BALI, Indonesia—Miss Philippines, Megan Young, was crowned Miss World in a glittering finale on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Saturday.

“I promise to be the best Miss World ever,” Young, 23, said after winning the 63rd annual event, as a large number of Filipino fans who traveled with her celebrated by jumping and waving the country’s flag.

“Salamat sa mga kababayan ko. Mahal na mahal ko kayo (Thanks to my compatriots. I love you very much),” said the teary-eyed actress after she was crowned on Hindu-majority Bali at the end of a three-week contest.

Philippines’ first

Young, wearing a pearl white gown,  bested 126 beauty queens from around the world to become the first Filipina to win the coveted title in a contest broadcast to more than 180 countries worldwide.

Miss France, Marine Lorphelin, 20, took second place, while Miss Ghana, Carranzar Naa Okailey Shooter, 22, came in third.

The 127 contestants vying for the crown were introduced Saturday wearing evening gowns shimmering in sequins, many of them with plunging necklines and slits up the leg. Four candidates dropped out earlier, mainly due to illnesses, said Syafril Nasution, one of the local organizers.

Young, who took the crown from Wenxia Yu of China, the 2012 winner, was born in the United States. When she was 10 she moved to the Philippines, where she has appeared in films and as a television host.

Core value of humanity

She thanked the judges for choosing her and pledged to “just be myself in everything I do, to share what I know and to educate people.”

To the question “Why should you be Miss World?” Young answered, “I treasure a core value of humanity and that guides people why they act the way they do. I will use this to show other people how they can understand each other … as one, we can help society.”

This is the first time the Philippines has won a Miss World title crown in the 63-year history of the London-based pageant.

The country has won the Miss Universe title twice, Miss International four times, Miss Earth once and Miss Supranational also once, this year.

The closest the Philippines came to win the Miss World title before were in 1973 with Evangeline Pascual and in 2011 with Gwendoline Ruais.  Both finished first runner-up.

AND THE NEW MISS WORLD IS . . . Miss Philippines Megan Young, right, reacts after winning the Miss World pageant final in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013. Young beat candidates from 128 countries and is the first Filipina to wear the crown in the pageant’s 63-year history. AP

Protest

Indonesia’s government announced three weeks ago that the finals would be moved from the outskirts of the capital, Jakarta, and instead held on the Hindu-dominated resort island of Bali, where earlier rounds were taking place following protests by Muslim hardliner groups.

In a bid to reduce hard-line anger, organizers also took an early decision this year to axe the famed bikinis from the “beach fashion” round, replacing them with Balinese sarongs. But pressure continued to mount, and more mainstream groups joined in and called for the show to be banned.

Despite threats from the Islamic Defenders Front to disrupt the pageant, police said no rallies were staged Saturday. The group has demonstrated for weeks, calling for the government to cancel the pageant because members say it shows too much skin and goes against Islamic teachings.

Hundreds of police were deployed across Bali for Saturday’s final, which saw contestants clad in stilettos and shimmering gowns take to the stage in the Nusa Dua resort, southern Bali.

The contestants were quickly whittled down to six. Then, they faced a question-and-answer round before the winner was announced.

Highest score

Young, who is studying digital media and also presents TV shows in the Philippines, entered the semifinal round with the highest score based on preliminary activities.

Just a day before the coronation night, the Miss World Organization announced on its official website that Young topped the “Top Model” competition, placed fourth in the “Multimedia Challenge” and fifth in the “Beach Beauty” contest.

Others who made it to the Top 6 were Brazil’s Sancler Frantz who won the Beach Beauty competition, Spain’s Elena Ibarbia, and Gibraltar’s Maroua Kharbouch, who advanced by amassing the highest number of public votes.

Young’s proclamation as the new Miss World came just weeks after her coronation as the country’s official representative to the global competition.

Clear favorite

She was a clear favorite in the 2013 Miss World Philippines pageant and bested 25 other contestants in the finale held Aug. 18 at the Solaire Resort and Casino.

In the national tilt, the Olongapo-based Young also bagged the lion’s share of special awards—Best in Fashion Runway, Miss Sports by Fila, Miss Reducin, Miss Olay, Miss Laguna, Miss Bold and Glamorous by Revlon, Miss Figlia, Miss Bench Body, Miss Slimmers World and Miss Solaire Resort and Casino.

Young was just as impressive in the international competition. During the opening press conference, she joined 2013 winner Yu Wenxia of China and Miss World owner Julia Morley in addressing the media delegation. Eight other international representatives joined the Philippines’ bet.

The American-Filipino TV personality also earned a spot in the “Dances of the World” segment for the final telecast, where only a select few contestants were chosen.

Interest in Asia

A total of 129 contestants had been due to compete in the final, but two pulled out at the last minute, according to organizers.

While the popularity of Miss World, first held in 1951, has waned in the West, continued interest in Asian countries ensures that the final rakes in a huge global television audience.

Venezuela has produced the most Miss Worlds, with six winners, while India and Britain claim five titles each. With Armin Adina, Inquirer; Agence France-Presse

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Megan Young's "topless photos" draw controversy one day before Miss World 2013 pageant

Isang araw bago ganapin ang Miss World 2013 sa Bali, Indonesia, sumulpot ang ilang fans na nagrereklamo sa diumano'y "naked pictures" ng kandidata ng Pilipinas na si Megan Young. Nailathala ang naturang artikulo sa isang online site sa U.K.

Bukas, September 28, ang coronation night ng Miss World 2013. Gaganapin ito sa Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center, Bali, Indonesia.

Tulad ng mga nakaraang international beauty pageants, sinasabi na malaki ang tsansa na makuha ng Philippine representative ang Miss World crown. Ngayon ay turn naman ni Megan Young.

Pero isang araw bago ang coronation night, kumalat ang mga litrato ni Megan na na-publish sa March 2012 issue ng isang men's magazine.

Sinasabing topless photos ang mga ito, ngunit nang nakita ng writer na ito ang litrato, malinaw na wala mang saplot na pang-itaas si Megan, nakadapa ito sa buhangin o kaya'y nakatayo na nakatalikod.

Ibig sabihin, walang nakikita sa kanyang maselan na bahagi ng katawan. Sexy na matatawag ang mga litrato, ngunit hindi nude.

Lumabas sa U.K. edition ng International Business Times, isang New York-based online publication, ang balita tungkol sa controversy ng "topless photos" ni Megan, dahil sa reklamo diumano ng nagagalit na fans.

Sinabi sa artikulo na si Megan ay "one of the top contenders" at "early favourite" upang makuha ang korona ng Miss World ngayong taon.

Pero ilang fans daw ang kumukuwestiyon sa "topless photos" na ito ni Megan.

Nagtatanong din daw ang ilan kung magsasagawa ng protesta ang Indonesian group ng mga religious and feminists sa "naked pictures" ni Megan.

Ito ang bahagi ng report ng International Business Times:

“The most recent contestant to join the controversies is Miss Philippines, Megan Young. Having made it to the top ten of two contests—Beach fashion and Top Model—at the Miss World 2013 pageant, Young is one of the top contenders predicted to win the coveted Miss World crown during the finale.

“However, topless photos of Megan Young, an early favourite among pageant’s fans, that appeared in the March 2012 issue of Rogue Magazine have surfaced and drawn ire from the fans.

“'Rules are rules when it comes to the Miss World beauty contest it seems that contestants’ taking their clothes off is a clear breach of the laws,' a user wrote to IBTimes UK on condition of anonymity.

“'A beauty queen is somebody that is a good role model inside and out and obviously is a beautiful person. It's not just about exterior beauty; a beauty queen has to have outstanding morals, elegance, femininity and class. And that's what everybody thinks it is. Beauty queens should be seen as role models not sex object.'

"The user asks: 'Will an Indonesian group of religious and feminist launch a protest on Megan Young's naked pictures? How will Miss World Organization and Indonesian government handle this issue?'

“Notwithstanding any of these controversies, the Miss World Organisation is readying to host all the 130 contestants on the Miss World 2013 finale. Both Miss Philippines and Miss Uzbekistan remain listed on the pageant’s official website.”

Ang kandidata ng Uzbekistan na si Rakhima Ganieva ay inakusahan naman ng fraud.

Sinabi ni Ganieva sa mga interview sa kanya, na nanalo siya sa national pageant sa kanilang bansa noong July. Ngunit ayon sa mga opisyales ng Uzbekistan ay walang ginanap na pageant sa kanila.

Hindi pa naglalabas ng statement ang Miss World Organization tungkol sa "topless photos" controversy na kinasasangkutan ni Megan.

Pero nakakuha ng kakampi si Megan mula sa mga kababayan niya, na pinutakti ang comments section ng International Business Times.

Inakusahan nila ito ng "irresposible journalism."

Sinisiraan lamang daw nito ang Filipina actress-TV host, na strong contender para sa Miss World crown and title.

Iginiit ng mga tagapagtanggol ni Megan na artistic, hindi topless, at walang bahid ng kalaswaan ang kanyang sexy pictorial.

Courtesy of PeP by Jojo Gabinete-

Banaue Rice Terraces: The National Cultural Treasure

For 2,000 years the mountains of Ifugao province in the Philippines have been carefully cultivated with a seemingly endless series of terraced fields that climb thousands of feet.

The Ifugao Rice Terraces, which follow the natural contours of the mountains, only enhance the region’s rugged natural beauty. They also epitomize a harmonic, sustainable relationship between humans and their environment. These fields, and the knowledge to farm and sustain them, have been passed down from generation to generation for centuries.

The structures' original builders used stone and mud walls to carefully carve and construct terraces that could hold flooded pond fields for the cultivation of rice. They also established a system to water these plots by harvesting water from mountaintop forests. These incredible engineering feats were done by hand as was (and is) the farming itself.

The rice terraces have long been central to the survival of the Ifugao peoples but they also occupy a central importance within their culture. Entire communities cooperate on cyclical, seasonal systems of planting, pest control, and harvest, which are tied to lunar cycles and sometimes accompanied with religious rituals.

But the world is changing and this region is not immune. Increasing numbers of young people are migrating toward urban areas in search of a far different future. With few left to work the fields according to the old ways their future is uncertain. Some 25 to 30 percent of the terraces are abandoned and beginning to deteriorate, along with irrigation systems.

Due to these threats the site was placed on the list of World Heritage in Danger in 2001 and it remains there today. Sustainable tourism may offer hope for conservation. In fact, the region’s value to the nation as a tourist destination likely exceeds that of its rice production.

How to Get There

Others are just as lovely but the Banaue Rice Terraces are the most famous of the lot. Banaue is some 216 miles (348 kilometers) from Manila (perhaps eight to ten hours with stops and mountainous terrain), and daily buses make the trip.

When to Visit

During summer and fall abundant rains can sometimes cloud views of the slopes. Winter may be a more reliable period for sightseeing. June is harvest time, so the landscape is golden and activity levels are high.

How to Visit

Not surprisingly, hiking into the terraces is a popular activity among visitors to the region. But the emerald hillsides appear lovely even without the walk and outstanding picnic spots abound. Plenty of guided tours are available in Banaue.