1. FILIPINO YOUTUBE SENSATION APPEARS ON ELLEN SHOW
Aldrich Lloyd Talonding, the young boy from General Santos who sang Luther Vandross’s “Dance With My Father” exceptionally well, appeared in the Sept 12 episode of the Ellen Degeneres Show. It can be recalled that Ellen invited the YouTube sensation and his cousin James Walter Bucong to sing live in her show after seeing the viral video that launched the cousins to stardom. The duo received a standing ovation after their live performance. Ellen gave the boys a piano and guitar set as well as USD10,000.
2. MIKEE COJUANGCO JOINS THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski has been away from the limelight for several years now, but this is because she has been busy with motherhood and her first love – sports. She has reaped countless awards and medals for her skills as an equestrienne since she was a young girl. Now, Mikee wants to out her experience as an athlete to good use with her recent appointment at the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The elite group convened in Buenos Aires, Argentina and conducted stringent screening procedures for new members. Mikee was said to have earned 79 out of 97 votes cast and she will be joined by US Olympic Committee head Larry Probst and seven others.
3. WHO IS SEXY?
Pork barrel whistle-blower Benhur Luy revealed on Thursday that his former boss, Janet Lim Napoles, worked closely with a male senator with the monicker “sexy”. He said he remembers the office he went to but not the exact floor. The witness notes that the Senator used to be fat but lost weight later on, hence the code name “sexy”.
4. PHOTO OF P-NOY WITH THE NAPOLESES CAME FROM PALACE
Malacañang released pictures of P-Noy with Janet Napoles, her husband Jimmy, and daughter Jeanne. The photo was taken in Cebu in November 2012. The Palace said it had released the batch of 24 photos to show that P-Noy regularly poses for photos with people he does not know personally.
5. GIGI REYES HAS LEFT THE BUILDING
The controversial Atty. Lucila “Gigi” Gonzales Reyes, the former chief of staff of Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce Enrile, had left the country before her name was embroiled in the pork barrel scam. Reports say Reyes left Manila on Aug 31 at 7:50 pm via Cebu Pacific flight 5J 362 bound for Macau. The high profile lawyer had not booked a returning flight.
