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Miss Japan Crowned Miss International 2012; Miss Philippine makes the Top 15

<p>Miss Japan, Ikumi Yoshimatsu won the Miss International 2012.<br />
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Finland was First Runner Up (Right), and Sri Lanka grab Second Runner Up (Left)</div>
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Completing the top five is Miss Dominican Republic in 3rd and Miss Puruguay in Fourth Runer up.</div>
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Miss Philippines, Nicole Schmitz makes the 15. </div>
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<span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">India</span><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> - </span><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Rochelle Maria Rao</span><br />
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Miss friendship - Ameeksha Dilchand (Mauritius)</div>
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Miss Photogenic - Ikumi Yoshamitsu (Japan)</div>
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Miss Talent - Ekaterina Meglinskaia (Russia)</div>
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Best National Costune - Nicole Velasquez(Honduras)</div>
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Miss Internet - Nang Khin Zay Yar (Myanmar)</div>
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Miss JOICEF - Anedie Azael (Haiti)</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Miss International 2012</b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">, the 52nd edition of the </span>Miss International<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> pageant was held at </span>Okinawa<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">, </span>Japan<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> on October 21, 2012. </span>Fernanda Cornejo<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> from </span>Ecuador<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> crowned her successor Ikumi Yoshimatsu from </span>Japan<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> at the end of the event.</span></span></div>
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Miss Japan Crowned Miss International 2012; Miss Philippine makes the Top 15

Miss Japan, Ikumi Yoshimatsu won the Miss International 2012. Finland was First Runner Up (Right), and Sri Lanka grab Second Runne...

[VIDEO] Felix Baumgartner's supersonic freefall from 128k' - Mission Highlights

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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">After flying <span style="line-height: 20px;">After flying to an altitude of 39,045 meters (128,100 feet) in a helium-filled balloon, Felix Baumgartner completed a record breaking jump for the ages from the edge of space, exactly 65 years after Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier flying in an experimental rocket-powered airplane. Felix reached a maximum of speed of 1,342.8 km/h (833mph) through the near vacuum of the stratosphere before being slowed by the atmosphere later during his </span>4:20<span style="line-height: 20px;"> minute long freefall. The 43-year-old Austrian skydiving expert also broke two other world records (highest freefall, highest manned balloon flight), leaving the one for the longest freefall to project mentor Col. Joe Kittinger.</span></span><br />
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[VIDEO] Felix Baumgartner's supersonic freefall from 128k' - Mission Highlights

Here is the Highlight video of Felix Baumgartner's supersonic Free Fall. After flying After flying to an altitude of 39,045 meters...

Are Filipino Netizens ready for e-Martial Law (Cybercrime Law)?

<p><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Passage of the Republic Act No. (RA) 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 outrage netizens not only on the Philippines but some other parts of the World.</span></span><br>
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<span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Human Rights Watch also urgued to Replace or Repeal the said Law, saying it's Violates the Constituttion as well as the international conventions.</span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">The Law "violates Filipinos' right to free expression and it is wholly incompatible with the Philippine </span></span><span style="line-height: 16px;">government's obligation under international law." -- Bryan Adams, Asia Director for HRW</span></blockquote>
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The Aim of the new Cybercrime Law  is to fight against Hacking, Pornography, Identity Theft, and Spamming, This is what THEY said.<br>
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Liking, posting, re-tweeting, replying , commenting in a photo, Etc on Social Media  that for them is Libelous faces a maximum prison term of 12 years and a maximum fiine of P1 Million Pesos.<br>
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Newspaper Editor or Writer or any other Trained Professional in Traditional Media face a prison term of just 4 years and a fines of P6 000 Pesos.<br>
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Also, it also allows the authorities to collect data from a personal user accounts on soial media and listen in voice/video application such as skype, even without a warrant.<br>
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Old Blog ,Social Media Post that violates the new law can still be charged of libel. By keeping it today, meaning you still publishing it now.Time to review your facebook, Twitter and blogs if you don't want to go in jail for 12 years.<br>
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It Allows the Supreme Court to block or restrict order against websites and systems that violates the law. File Sharing sites, Torrents  and download sites could be gone, when someone file complained against this websites.<br>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The Cybercrime Prevention Act technically takes effect on October 3, or after 15 days it was published in the papers and on the Official Gazette on September 18. The President signed the law on September 12.</span><br>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">There are already Five Petitions including one filed by journalist and bloggers, filed in the Supreme Court all says that the law violates freedom of expression, Due process, equal protection and privacy of communication.</span><br>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Sen Teofisto Guingona III,who voted against the passage of the law, has </span>petitioned the SC to void the the provisions of the cybercrime law, that the said law is Unconstitutional.<br>
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Lacierda said Freedom Expression is always recognized but Freedom of expression is not absolute.<br>
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Are Filipino Netizens ready for e-Martial Law (Cybercrime Law)?

The Passage of the Republic Act No. (RA) 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 outrage netizens not only on the Philippines but som...

"The Mistress" Hits P100 Million in Five Days

<p>A Certified Block Buster Hit! It's Unstoppable! The Mistress had reached P100 million hit in just five days of showing. This is a confirmed report according to a tweet by Star Cinema Marketing Director, Marj So.<br />
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Thanks to all those who watched, was entertained & intrigued #TheMistress reaches its Php 100M mark today! Watch it now or watch it again</blockquote>
But the fever will not just stay in the Philippines, but also overseas as its international screening is set for several venues like North america, Middle East, and Europe, also in New Zealand and Guam.<br />
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The Mistress Premiere Last wednesday, september 12, 2012 earn more than P25 million. (<a href="http://www.tdtrend.com/2012/09/the-mistress-gross-p25-million-on-first.html">"The Mistress" Gross P25 Million on the First Day</a>)<br />
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The film tells a story of a adventurous man (Cruz) which met and fall in love in an unexpected circumstances with Sari (Alonzo) who is already committed to a married man Rico (Valdez)</div>
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So far, The record of all-time highest grossing film in the Philippines is Praybeyt Benjamin, comedy film which is also produced by Star Cinema and Starring Vice Ganda.<br />
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"The Mistress" Hits P100 Million in Five Days

A Certified Block Buster Hit! It's Unstoppable! The Mistress had reached P100 million hit in just five days of showing. This is a confir...

"The Mistress" Gross P25 Million on the First Day

<p>The first day of the long-awaited film "The Mistress" gross over P25 million according to the Star Cinema  advertising and promotion manager Mico Del Rosario.<div>
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"The Mistress" Gross P25 Million on the First Day

The first day of the long-awaited film "The Mistress" gross over P25 million according to the Star Cinema advertising and promoti...

Phil Govt website "MWSS" hacked

<p>The <a href="http://mwss.gov.ph/">Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System</a> (MWSS) Official website has been hacked by the "Anonymous #OccupyPhilippines. (Same hackers who hacked Chinese website "China University Media Union" because of an issue before in Scarborough Shoal and other Phil Govt website)<br />
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This is the only thing can see in the homepage of the MWSS site and a video url of the reason why Anonymous #OccupyPhilippines hack their site</div>
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Reasons of Anonymous #OccupyPhilippines Excerpt from the video.</div>
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<li>MWSS Regulatory Head Manuel Quizon admitted both Maynilad and Manila Water continue to charge consumers around 1.52 pesos per cubic meter for the 2 cancelled project. Maynilad has refused to answer queries about the charges but Manila Waters says all charges collected from water consumers are authorized by MWSS and the regulatory board. Consumer group Water For All Refund Movement(Warm) said Maynilad and Manila Water should stop the collection of these amounts and immediately refund around 6 billion pesos which is estimated collected so far from 2008. According to the Group, water rates have gone up to 37 pesos to 48 pesos per cubic meter since the two concessionaires took over water services.</li>
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Phil Govt website "MWSS" hacked

The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) Official website has been hacked by the "Anonymous #OccupyPhilippines. (Same ha...