Controversial singer Lady Gaga started her concert in the Philippines Monday night sporting  a conservative Filipiniana-like dress in the middle of protest by conservative Christians in the country.

Famous  for her bizarre costumes, the American singer and songwriter arrived on stage riding a black stallion.

The crowd then went she sang out her hit song "Born This Way."

The concert  is a 2-night performance that catching the ire of conservative Christians in the Catholic-majority nation.

Lady Gaga is set to perorm at the Arena, a new, oblong theater built in Pasay by the country’s richest man, Henry Sy of the SM shopping mall chain.

Reportedly four teenagers were killed due to  a car accident inside Ayala Alabang Village in Muntinlupa City early Saturday.

The victims’ identities were: Bruce Garcia, 14; Thomas Eric Nguyen, 16; Joshua Syyap, 15; and Timothy Syyap, 18.

Primary  investigations appear  that the four teens were inside the black Hyundai Elantra when it crashed into an electric post along Guijo St. at around 4 a.m.

Because of the strong  impact of the crash, the passengers were thrown off the car.

Three of the victims were declared dead on arrival at  Asian Hospital and Medical Center.

The other victim passed away at the hospital.

Meanwhile, investigations are still going on.

Trying to be a Jack of all Trades,  Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao accepts an offer after  being tapped to appear in his first Hollywood movie, “Brass Knuckles,” with Fil-Am comedian Rob Schneider.

According to movie producer Damian Perkins, the shoot will start after Pacquiao’s fight with Timothy Bradley, hoping that the movie will be shown by the end of the year.

In the film, it  also stars Academy Award winner Benecio del Toro and Mexican-born actor Jacob Vargas.

With the movie industry, Pacquiao is no stranger  since he already appeared in local films like Lisensyadong Kamao (Licensed Fist), Anak ng Kumander (Son of Commander) and Wapakman.

An announcement came from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)  that 4 passed the Technical Evaluation for the Upgrading as Professional Electrical Engineers given by the Board of Electrical Engineering in Manila this May 2012.

 Here are the  successful examinees who passed the technical evaluation for the upgrading as PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEER held in May 2012  Released on May 17, 2012 
 
 
CALPITO, ERNESTO JR  LAMBINO
LACONSAY, ADOLFO  REYES
PARAS, ANGELITO  MENDOZA
RUBIN, FRANKLIN  ELAGO 
       
 Congratulations!

Actress Claudine Barretto decided to make amends with the  2 airline ground crew members who supposedly got verbal abuse from the actress during a fight  about their luggages.

It has been two weeks since the incident, Barretto went to see  the family of Cebu Pacific ground crew members Charisse Bocboc and Kristine Ilagan to offer her apologies  for raising her voice over her offloaded luggage.

Barretto said she scolded  the 2 employees and said she is "thankful" that they have accepted her apology.

"I humbled myself, nag-apologize naman ako sa pagtaas ng boses ko sa kanila, habang nagko-complain ako sa Cebu Pacific," she said. "Tinanggap naman nila ‘yung apology ko, so talagang thankful ako pati sa pamilya nila dahil sobra silang warm na tinanggap ako."

Bocboc and Ilagan confirmed Barretto’s statement, but reportedly denied having been cursed at or endured personal attacks from the actress.

Filipino boxing champ  Manny Pacquiao cleared the reports about him  condemning homosexuals when he commented against same-sex marriage.

Pacquiao, who recently turned into  a Bible preacher, answered that he was just voicing out his opinion against homosexual union.

Pacquiao pointed  that he is not against homosexuals, saying  that he also has gay relatives.

The boxer further explained that he is just against with the acts which, he said, violate the Holy Scripture.

After submitting its plea to the Court of Appeals, CA has  turned down the plea of television network ABC Development Corp. (TV5) for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and/or writ of preliminary injunction on the 20-day suspension order of the Movie Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) on the network’s program, "T3."

On Wednesday, the CA First Division had  a hearing on TV5′s TRO application on Wednesday.

The case started from on-air threats made  by program hosts Ben, Raffy and Erwin Tulfo against celebrity couple Raymart Santiago and Claudine Barretto after the controvedrsial physical altercation between the couple’s group and the Tulfos’ eldest brother, Mon.

Part of TV5′s plea to the 3-member Division, chaired by CA Presiding Justice Andres Reyes, Jr. that the review board cannot restrain  the network’s constitutional right to freedom of speech.

In addition to that, TV5 pointed out  that the nature of the MTRCB order was "preventive" and that there was "nothing to prevent" because the program hosts were already suspended by TV5.

Meanwhile, the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), representing MTRCB, answered that TV5 cannot raise a constitutional right because its permit to operate is by virtue of a congressional franchise. Making their  operation a privilege, not a right, the OSG stressed.

The OSG explained  that under said franchise, TV5 has duties to the viewing public, and should not let its airtime to be utilized for obscene utterances.

When it comes to gay marriage, Malacanang has its own view  not following US President Barack Obama’s path.

 Edwin Lacierda, Presidential spokesman said that the United States has a different milieu compared to the Philippines, noting that same-sex marriage is an election issue in the United States.

He added that the meaning of marriage in the Family Code is clear: that it is the union of a man and a woman.

On Wednesday, President Obama declared that  he believes same-sex couples should be permitted to marry, a position  that is expected to please his political stature and complicate efforts to attract some independent voters.

"It is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married," Obama said in an interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts.
 

Again, Convergys Corporation received a recognition as the  “BPO Employer of the Year” at this year’s International ICT Awards held in Manila.

This was the third time that the customer management firm was named the top business process outsourcing (BPO) in the country.

“Convergys is dedicated to providing unparalleled service to our clients and their customers across the globe,” said Ivic Mueco, Convergys vice president and country manager in the Philippines.

Meanwhile, Convergys has already built 18 contact center facilities in the country within 8 years.

Reportedly a huge plantation of     Marijuana was discovered by the officials of the Philippine Drug and Enforcement Agency (PDEA). The agency  raided the mountainous region of Cordillera in Northern Luzon.

According to the authorities,  the plantation was located in the remote Bakun and Kibugan mountains in Benguet, which made it harder for them to reach the area.

It took  4 days before the marijuana plants, with an estimated worth of P260 million, were all uprooted.