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WHEN I MET U (2009) Movie Sneak Preview / Music Video

When I Met U is an upcoming 2009 Philippine romantic comedy film directed by Joel Lamangan. The screenplay by Aloy Adlawan was written for Jose Javier Reyes to direct, Reyes later turned down the offer due to an issue of "creative differences" and hectic schedule. The film is scheduled to be released in the Philippines on February 11, 2009 as Valentine's movie. This will be the second movie and maybe the last (as of now, because they come from different networks) of reel love partners Richard Gutierrez and KC Concepcion after the blockbuster hit For the First Time. PLOT Jenny is an unpretentious mall promodizer searching for true love. A hopeless romantic, her quest leads her to Benjie, a cargo pilot who offers her the love she truly yearns. An unlikely romance begins when she hitches a ride with Benjie to attend a wedding in Palawan . On board, they openly show their dislike for each other but when the aircraft crashes in an unknown island, the two turn to each other for...

Erap mother, Doña Mary, dies at 103

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Doña Mary Ejercito died Tuesday at the age of 103, her hand clasped tightly by her most famous son, former President Joseph Estrada. A statement from the Estrada camp said Doña Mary died at around 4:15 pm, January 13, 2009 due to of multiple organ failure, adding that her kidneys had shut down four days before her death.. Doña Mary had been on a respirator for over a year since she was confined at San Juan Mediacal Center on August 2007. The body would be brought to the Saint John the Baptist Church in San Juan City. She will be brought out of the St. John the Baptist Church in San Juan City at 9 a.m. Saturday. Doña Mary Ejercito, will be buried at the Ejercito family mausoleum on Saturday morning. Initial burial plans include a funeral march from the church to the cemetery, which will take one-and-a-half to two kilometers. Malacanang on Tuesday expressed its condolences with the family of ousted former President Joseph "Erap" Estrada regarding the death of Doña Mary Ejercito...

Taylor Lautner Returns as Jacob Black in Twilight Sequel "New Moon"

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Taylor Lautner will be back to morph into the monstrous Jacob Black in the “Twilight” sequel “ New Moon .”   There had been talk that a bigger, buffer, more menacing actor might play the role when the second of Stephenie Meyer’s hugely successful vampire novels hits movie screens come Nov. 20.  Lautner, by comparison, appears lean and sweet-faced in part one. But distributor Summit Entertainment and director Chris Weitz confirmed Wednesday that Lautner would be returning.  Stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson will also be returning as the saga’s doomed young lovers, high schooler Bella Swan and brooding vampire Edward Cullen.  Catherine Hardwicke’s “Twilight” opened at No. 1 with a whopping $69.6 million at the box office in November, the biggest opening ever for a female director. It has since grossed about $177 million domestically.

"Feast of the Black Nazarene 2009"

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On January 2, 2009, the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene decided to change the route of the procession of the Black Nazarene of Quiapo. Instead of beginning the procession at 3pm. From the Quiapo Church, the procession was scheduled to begin from Jose Rizal's Park in Luneta at 8:30AM, going through wider streets towards the Quiapo Church. A healing mass is also performed at 8:30AM, led by his holiness, the Roman Catholic Manila Archbishop, Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales. The Quiapo Church Rectory has decided to change routes to prevent injuries and deaths that has happened in the previous years due to the large crowds and stampede of the procession. However, on the day of the procession of the Black Nazarene, the older route was still followed due to many devotees who has decided to pull the ropes of the carriage towards the original route which encircles the Quiapo church. The new route was followed only up till Arlegui street, after which many of the Quiapo devotees took charge o...

Watch "Love me Again" Trailer

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Angel Locsin and Piolo Pascual in a Promo Picture for Love Me Again (Land Down Under) . Arah ( Angel Locsin ) dreams of a better life—different from the life she knows in Bukidnon. Ranches everywhere are closing one by one. The glory her hometown once knew was slowly disappearing in favour of life abroad, particularly in Australia. Arah believes this too. Australia will save them from poverty. But Migo ( Piolo Pascual ) does not share this belief. He believes that Bukidnon’s glory will return if only people didn’t leave. Migo is Arah’s first love. When Arah’s father suddenly encounters an accident, Arah is left with no choice but to seek better opportunities to earn money. Arah, in desperation accepts money from the Australian rancher Brian in exchange for a contract. Her decision breaks Migo’s heart. The two part ways, their problems unresolved. With the help of her co-workers, especially her new found frined, Ina (a Filipina working there as a cook), Arah slowly adjusted t...

DEATH OF JOHN TRAVOLTA' S SON

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Jett Travolta's body shows no sign of head trauma and his death certificate says he was killed by a "seizure," an undertaker said Monday, as the 16-year-old's celebrity parents prepared for a Florida funeral. Glen Campbell, assistant director of the Bahamian funeral home handling the remains of John Travolta's son, told The Associated Press that the body is in "great condition," despite police officials who had said the teen hit his head on a bathtub. Authorities didn't release the results of an autopsy performed Monday, but Campbell saw the body and the death certificate, which was based on its findings. "The only cause of death that was listed was 'seizure'," he said. Late Monday, a black hearse traveled from the funeral home to the airport after the family said it would bury the teen near their home in Ocala, Florida. Two white jets waited as police in dress uniforms blocked access to the tarmac. Jett Travolta died Friday at the ...