Jason Mraz & Tristan Prettyman not getting Married Until Gay Marriage Is Legal

Singer Jason Mraz and Tristan Prettyman will be facing a tough challenge before ringing their wedding bells -- they will not tie the knot until gay marriage becomes legal!

Very Confident with the relationship with his "dream girl".

The 33 year-old singer said, "We both feel that in our engagement, we have a union that's really special and cant be broken. It's a sacred bond."

"The wedding would be nice for our family, our friends, our community -- our moms especially -- and so it puts us in the fight," he continued. "We can't get married until [gay] marriage is legal and equal...I think giving people the right to marry will be a huge movement in civil rights."

Mraz claims that he's a changed man having Prettyman in his life.

"A lot of single guys wonder where their next hookup is going to be, or where their next date is going to come from, and I know that now. I love that and I see that and I feel that," he added. "The freedom now is that my work ethic changes, how I show up on a day to day basis changes, how I take care of myself has transformed. It's been really special."

Jason Mraz and Tristan Prettyman announced their engagement last December. It seems the two really found courage and trust to each other. A long way to go for the two.

[Photo courtesy by Jesse Grant/Getty Images]

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Being the Governor Cost Him $200 million

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wants you to know that he sacrifice many things during his term -- hundreds of millions of dollar!

In his interview with Austria's Krone newspaper (via THR), Schwarzenegger reveals that it cost him $200 million in lost wages and expenses. He thinks that it was "more than worth it".

For him the biggest downside wasn't the lost cash but the things happened to his family. Schwarzenegger admits, "What was much worse was the damage my time as governor did to the family. There is a lot there that needs to be repaired."

Arnold's approval ratings suffered while in office as he failed to solved one of the worst budget crises in California history.

[Photo courtesy by Bauer Griffin]

Elizabeth Edwards Died Of Breast Cancer At 61

Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards’ wife, Elizabeth Edwards, who had recently decided to stop treatment, has passed away at her home in North Carolin on Tuesday (December 7) after her six-year battle against breast cancer. She was 61.

Elizabeth Edwards was first diagnosed with cancer in 2004, and learned that the cancer had returned in 2007.

John and Elizabeth tied the knot in 1977 and had three children, Cate, Emma Claire and Jack. Her eldest child, Wade, 16, was killed in a car accident (1996).

Aside from battling the big C, Elizabeth Edwards is also dealing with her husband’s infidelity with Rielle Hunter, with whom he had a love child.

Prayers for Elizabeth Edwards!

[Photo courtesy by Gerry Broome/AP]

Barbara Bush Hopes Sarah Palin Will Stay in Alaska (video)

Former First Lady Barbara Bush gave her honest opinion about former Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin and it simply classic!

Barbara Bush says during her interview airing Monday on CNN’s Larry King Live:

Mrs. Bush says she once sat by Palin, "Thought she was beautiful. And she's very happy in Alaska," Bush said, chuckling. "I hope she'll stay there."

Hilariously two thumbs up!

[Video courtesy by CNN]

Angelina Jolie Condemns Floria Church for Quran Burning Plan

Angelina Jolie expressed her concern as she condemned the plan of a Florida church as they threat to burn copies of the Muslim's sacred book Quran to mark the anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

During her trip to Pakistan, UNHCR goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie said, “I have hardly the words that somebody would do that to somebody’s religious book."

The 35-year-old actress also spoke out about the flood victims and the lack of media attention about this disastrous incident.

“There’s lots of speculation about why this one has not gotten the attention it deserves,” she shared. “Even all of the wonderful coverage...is not getting the response that usually it’s able to get.

[Photo courtesy by REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl]

Angelina Jolie Visits With Pakistani Flood Victims; "I am very moved by them"

Continuing her humanitarian ways, Angelina Jolie is in Pakistan to meet the displaced victims due to the recent heavy flood, on Tuesday (September 7).

UNHCR goodwill ambassador Jolie told reporters, "I am very moved by them and I hope that I am able to, today and tomorrow, be able to do something to help bring attention to the situation for all of the people in need in Pakistan."

She also recorded a PSA ad to help out the flood victims.

BTW, Angelina Jolie really looks good in this picture.

[Photo courtesy by Popsugar/Landov]

GMA-7's Philippine national anthem "Lupang Hinirang" cinematic video

GMA Network delivered another superb presentation as they released the cinematic version of the Philippine national anthem "Lupang Hinirang" featuring the brightest Kapuso stars.

It retells the Philippine History through a succession of carefully-crafted and awe-inspiring reenactments of historical events from Lapu-Lapu’s victory over Magellan’s troops in the Battle of Mactan to the Filipinos’ peaceful revolt in pursuit of democracy in the 1986 People Power Revolution at EDSA.

The new version, which was conceived from the strengthened corporate partnership between GMA Network and SM Cinemas, advances the narration of Philippine history from the standard versions released before.

This project was done in close coordination with the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, who recognized the Network’s efforts to instill nationalism and patriotism among the Filipino people.

The roster of Kapuso stars who played Philippine historical icons include (in alphabetical order): Aljur Abrenica, Marvin Agustin, Victor Aliwalas, Alvin Aragon, Bea Binene, Iza Calzado, Bodie Cruz, Dingdong Dantes, Gabby and Geoff Eigenmann, Mark Anthony Fernandez, Carlo Gonzalez, Carl Guevarra, Richard Gutierrez, Dion Ignacio, Paolo Paraiso, Enzo Pineda, Rhian Ramos, Marian Rivera, Arthur Solinap, Mike Tan, JC Tiuseco, Dennis Trillo, and TJ Trinidad.

Also included in the video are Ogie Alcasid, Heart Evangelista, Eddie Garcia, Jaya, Zoren Legaspi, German “Kuya Germs" Moreno, Regine Velasquez, Carmina Villaroel, Jillian Ward, and more; plus News and Public Affairs' pillars composed of Arnold Clavio, Mike Enriquez, Vicky Morales, Howie Severino, Jessica Soho, and Mel Tiangco.

Shot wholly in high-definition (HD) digital video technology, the national anthem is slated to roll on the big screens of SM across the country. It will also be a part of GMA’s sign-on and sign-off messages marking the beginning and end of each day’s broadcast.

[via GMA Network Press Release]

Wyclef Jean was rejected to run as Haiti's Presidential candidate

Wyclef Jean's intention to become the next President of Haiti has been denied after the election council disapproved his candidacy.  Total of  34 contenders are running  for the Haitian presidency but 15 candidates were rejected and 19 were approved.

Wyclef failed to satisfy legal residency requirements to run in his native country which is at least five years before the election.

Haiti's presidential election will be on November 28.

[Photo courtesy by Frederic Dupoux/Getty Images]

Kris Aquino on her driver's violation: "We should be the 1st to obey traffic rules." (tweet bits)

The administration of President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III wants to show to the public that discipline must start in his family and no one can escape the law even in a simple traffic violations.

The driver of actress-TV host Kris Aquino, the President's youngest sister, was cited  by MMDA traffic enforcers for obstruction after parking in front of the gate of ABS-CBN Friday morning (April 13).

Kris reportedly told her driver to "obey the law and accept the traffic tickets if he is indeed guilty of obstruction."

Kris tweeted, "Yes, mario my driver has a ticket from MMDA. He double parked in Sgt Esguerra, in front of ABS. I told him, kasalanan mo so dapat we should be the 1st to obey traffic/parking rules."

President Aquino's popularity is still up and he continuously receiving good comments for obeying traffic rules and refusing to use blinkers and blaring sirens to counterflow traffic.

[Photo courtesy by ABS-CBN]

Sean Penn "Suspicious" of Wyclef Jean's Presidential bid in Haiti; Wyclef Answers to Penn: "I have sweat in my blood."

Actor Sean Penn criticized Wyclef Jean’s intention and decision to run for President of Haiti. Penn is suspicious about the outside corporate forces backing Wyclef's Presidential candidacy.

During the CNN interview, Sean Penn said, “I’m not accusing Wyclef Jean of being an opportunist; I don’t know the man. One of the reasons I don’t know very much about Wyclef Jean is that I haven’t seen or heard anything of him in these last six months that I’ve been in Haiti.”

“This is somebody who’s going to receive an enormous amount of support from the United States, and I have to say I’m very suspicious of it, simply because he, as an ambassador at large, has been virtually silent. For those of us in Haiti, he has been a non-presence."

Wyclef responded to Sean comment's via The Gayle King Show , saying, “He hasn’t seen me for six months - I have been going to Haiti for more than five years. When the hurricane toppled Haiti, I was the first one there...if I did not create Yele Haiti to start stopping the violence, even him coming to Haiti would not have been possible today.”

""My country is not a city of tents, meaning I can't use the excuse of people living in tents to say that I'm going to make Haiti a better place. I would like to tell Sean Penn I do not react on emotions when it comes to the Haitian people. I do not have to sacrifice my life and live inside of the tents to prove I am for the Haitian people."

"I have sweat in my blood."

Celebrities celebrates after Overturning California's same-sex marriage ban

Celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres, Kelly Osbourne, Kim Kardashian, Paris Hiton and Sophia Bush expressed excitement as they are all overwhelmed after the court overturned the same-sex marriages ban calling Proposition 8 unconstitutional.

Below are celebrities' message after U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker in San Francisco struck down Prop 8:

• Ellen DeGeneres: "Equality won!"

• Shanna Moakler: "Tonight we celebrate! EQUALITY and LOVE for all! This is so much bigger then [sic] marriage, it's about wisdom, compassion and knowing we CAN be heard, action DOES make a difference!"

• Kelly Osbourne: "so happy over the news on prop8 its about time!"

• Portia de Rossi: "I am ecstatic that proposition 8 has been overturned in the state of California. This is an incredibly exciting and historical day and a big step towards equal rights for all."

• Olivia Munn: Prop 8 Overturned!!! Equal rights for everyone! Nice to be out of the 1950s..

• Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger: "This decision affirms the full legal protections and safeguards I believe everyone deserves."

• Lance Bass: "Congrats on the overturning of Prop 8!!!!"

• Milla Jovovich: "Gay Marriage law overturned in CA!!! Thank god good ppl are being treated equally again! Now we need the rest of the US to follow!"

• Pink: "It’s a good day!"

• Ricky Martin: "YEAHHHHH!!!!! PROP8UNCONSTITUTIONAL MOVING FORWARD!!!!!!!!"

• Kim Kardashian: "Prop 8 was struck down! This news is amazing!!!! Its about time! Congrats to everyone!"

• Samantha Ronson: "Song Of The Day: Let's Get Married- Jagged Edge."

• Paris Hilton: "What a huge historical day for equal rights in this country! They finally overturned Prop 8! There shouldn't be a law on true love. :)"

• Sophia Bush: "A MAJOR step forward. Everyone deserves the right to love whomever they choose. I am proud to be from Cali again!"

• Rose McGowan: "Yay! No more Prop H8! I wanna be a flower girl in a wedding asap!"
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Fran Drescher: "Congrats to CA for c-ing the light & rising above prejudice. u had me worried there! When Iowa is cooler than Cali, it's time to recalibrate!"

[Photos courtesy by Bauer Griffin - Steven Henry/Getty Images]

President Benigno "Noynoy" S. Aquino III first paycheck (Photo)

Like a first time employee on his first job, Benigno "Noynoy" S. Aquino III showed his first paycheck as the President of the Republic of the Philippines.

Aquino's salary is actually over P90,000 but due to mandatory tax and contribution deductions, the President received his July paycheck amounting to P63,002.17.

Noynoy is the first President of the Philippines who is still a bachelor with no children. Many are interested and intrigue on what he will do to his first salary.

[Photo courtesy by Jay Morales/Malacanang Photo Bureau]

Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III takes oath as the new President of the Philippines (video); promise justice and good governance during his term

President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, the only son of two democracy icon takes an oath of promise to deliver justice and good governance during his inauguration at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila. He is now the 15th President of the Philippines.

Noynoy must continue the good name and legacy of his mother, the late President Corazon Aquino and his late father Senator Ninoy Aquino.

Aquino took his oath before Supreme Court Associate Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales, who also administered the oath of office of Vice President Jejomar Binay.

All Pinoys are hoping for a brighter change and get rid of corruption in public administration.

[video courtesy by ABS-CBN]

Ara Mina running for Councilor in Quezon City

Sexy actress Ara Mina (real name: Hazel Klenk Reyes) has also joined the whirlwind world of politics as she filed her certificates of candidacy (COC) for Quezon City’s second district. She is running for Councilor in the 2010 elections.

Actress Alma Moreno seeking reelection as a councilor of Parañaque

It seems politics is next way to go for some artist. Veteran actress Alma Moreno is seeking reelection as a councilor of Parañaque City but not under her former husband/ex-Mayor Joey Marquez.

The 50 year-old actress filed her certificate of candidacy on Thursday (November 26, 2009) at the Commission on Elections office in Parañaque City.

She joined the party ticket of the incumbent Mayor Jun Bernabe.

Alma was given the title "Sex Goddess of Philippine Movies" in the '70s and '80s.

Actor Joey Marquez is eying once again the Mayoralty post of Parañaque after being acquitted by the Supreme Court last September for graft charges.

Actor-Senator Lito Lapid running for Senate seat again in 2010;

Many Filipinos felt as a legislator, Senator Lito Lapid deeply failed!

Many expected that his original plan to seek gubernatorial post in Pampanga will push through but in sudden turn of events, the veteran action star will seek for re-election in 2010 Philippine national election.

Sen. Manuel "Lito" Lapid filed his certificate of candidacy (CoC) yesterday, November 25 at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) main office in Intramuros, Manila City.

It seems many allies of President Arroyo are vying for the gubernatorial seat of Pampanga and the administration senatorial line up deeply needs of star power and many of the allies of the president are transferring to another political party.

Lapid is being criticized of lacking proper knowledge and non-participation in creating new laws.

His chances in winning again is doubtful but running as governor gives him great chance of winning.

Newsweek on Sarah Palin: “How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sarah?“

Looking fit fab in rep top and black shorts, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin grace the latest cover of Newsweek Magazine with an interesting caption “How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sarah?“ which go both ways.

The photo was originally used in Runner’s World Magazine shows her nice figure at age 45 but basically the Newsweek cover tells us that Palin is all trouble.

She is currently busy promoting her memoir "Going Rogue: An American Life".

Joey Marquez will run for Mayor of Parañaque again (2010 elections)

After being acquitted by the Supreme Court last September for graft charges, actor Joey Marquez is eying once again the Mayoralty post in Parañaque City, Philippines and recently he confirmed that he will run again.

Joey served as Mayor of Parañaque from 1995 to 2004 and also as Vice Mayor from 1002 to 1995.

Edu Manzano will run as Vice President under Gilberto Teodoro (2010 election)

Former Optical Media Board (OMB) chairman and actor Edu Manzano is Gilberto Teodoro's Vice President in the upcoming 2010 Philippine national election.

According to DILG secretary Ronaldo Puno "The person who has accepted the challenge of standing beside Secretary Teodoro in the quest to become the next president of the Republic of the Philippines and the next vice-president of the Republic of the Philippines, no other than former OMB chairman Edu Manzano

He previously served as Vice Mayor in Makati and decided to run for Mayor in 2001 but he failed. Jejomar Binay won by a landslide.

Many are now saying that being line-up in the Administration ticket is a political death wish.

Ooops, it will be another showdown for Manzano and Binay in 2010. Binay will be running as Vice President under Former President Joseph Estrada.

Noynoy Aquino and an all-star cast for ‘Hindi Ka Nag-iisa’ Music Video

The election campaign fever are now pumping up! Celebrities are now laying down their cards on the candidates that thew will support and entrust the future of the Philippines.

A political campaign-music video in support for Noynoy Aquino was unveiled yesterday which shows deep emotions and a promise of hope for a better tomorrow.

The music video features an all-star cast from the kapamilya and kapuso network: Kris Aquino, Sharon Cuneta, Boy Abunda (who jump from Manny Villar to Noynoy), Ogie Alcasid, Dingdong Dantes, Marian Rivera, Anne Curtis, Bea Alonzo, James Yap, Aiai delas Alas, Mariel Rodriguez, Bianca Gonzales and many more..

Helm by Onat Diaz and Regine Velazquez sung the theme song "Hindi ka nag-iisa".

Watch the music video below... Two thumbs up!!