Pacquiao: Gays are worse than Animals

Boxer and senatorial candidate Manny Pacquiao said that same sex marriage is worst than an animal in an interview.

In the interview by local channel TV-5, Pacquiao, an evangelical Christian, said people in a same-sex marriage are "worse than an animal."

Here's the excerpt with English translation below:

“Common sense lang. Makakakita ka ba ng any animals na lalaki sa lalakI, babae sa babae? Mas mabuti pa yung hayop. Marunong kumilala kung lalaki, lalaki, o babae, babae,” Pacquiao said.

(It’s only common sense. Would you see any species of animals who engage in male to male, female to female [sexual] relations? Animals, then, are better than humans [in that sense]. They know how to distinguish males from females.)

“Kung lalaki sa lalaki, babae sa babae, eh mas masahol pa sa hayop ang tao,” he added.

(If people then engage in male to male, female to female relations, then they are worse than animals.)

VP Binay Tops New SWS Presidential Survey

Vice President Jejomar Binay has reclaim the top spot in the newest presidential survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS).

Based on the SWS survey that was conducted from February 5 to 7, showed that 29% of 1,200 respondents would vote for Binay to be the country's next president. However, his lead against his rivals slightly dropped from 31% in January. Binay is ahead by 5 points to the 2nd placer Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Grace Poe, who got 24% each. 4th place goes to administration bet Manuel Roxas II with 18%.

Meanwhile, Senators Francis Escudero and Ferdinand Marcos Jr. were tied in 1st in the vice presidential race with 26 percent each.

Escudero, for the first time, lost the lead as his score dropped by two percent while Marcos' rating improved by one percent, the SWS said.

In the senatorial survey, the top 5 leading candidates were Senator Vicente Sotto III 52%, Panfilo Lacson 49%, Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto 46%, former senator Francis Pangilinan 42%, and Senate President Franklin Drilon 40%.

Philippine Presidential Candidate Grace Poe son's Show off $20,000 Nike Shoes

Photo Credit: InterAksyon

Every kids would love that very expensive shoes! Brian Llamanzares, son of presidential candidate Sen. Grace Poe, is being criticized for posting on his Instagram a picture of him showing off his very expensive shoes that cost about $20,000 on eBay. With today’s exchange rate, that’s nearly P850,000.

According to InterAksyon, the shoes are expensive because they are 2011 Limited Edition Nike Mag 10 Back to the Future Marty McFly shoes. He was bashed for posting the photo for being insensitive to the hardship of the Filipino people which majority are below poverty level. Critics also say that it proves the extravagance of his family.

Sen. Grace Poe on Friday defended her son, Brian, for buying a pair of Limited Edition Nike Mag 10 shoes since, she said, Brian has the purchasing capacity and right to choose what he wants.

"He saved up for that a long time. Even if assuming I was not agreeable to it, it made him happy. He has a right to it. Why should we stand in the way?" she added.

So is he the new Jeane Napoles, daugther of Janet Napoles who also has an expensive taste.

A Filipino Student Use The Philippine Flag as Floor Mop

A University Student in Manila is being bashed on the internet when a video of him has gone viral. In the video the student is seen mopping the floor with the Philippine flag.

The video was uploaded on a Facebook page of "Filipino Netizens" page it showed a male student mopping the floor using a Philippine flag tied to a stick.

As of posting time, the 22 second video has accumulated over one million views and has been shared over 28,000 times.

Any act of disrespect to the flag is prohibited under Republic Act No. 8491 or “Act Prescribing the Code of the National Flag, Anthem, Motto, Coat-of-Arms and Other Heraldic Items and Devices of the Philippines.”

“Reverence and respect shall at all times be accorded the flag, the anthem and other national symbols which embody the national ideals and traditions and which express the principles of sovereignty and national solidarity,” Section 2 of the said law stated.

A fine of P5,000 to P20,000, or one year imprisonment, or both will be imposed to any violator of the law.