Imelda Marcos has failed in a bid to reclaim jewellery confiscated when her husband was toppled, after the Supreme Court ruled she acquired them illegally. The items, believed to be worth about $150,000, are now the property of the state, paving the way for the sale of a much larger collection of Imelda’s jewellery, possibly… Full Story »
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When Ricky Gervais was every Filipina teen’s dream (yes, him from The Office)
It’s not something he chooses to discuss much these days, but in his younger days Ricky Gervais was a teenage heart-throb in the Philippines. Now instantly recognisable as the tubby bearded boss-from-hell in The Office, the young Gervais once set hearts a flutter with his eyeliner, mullet hair-do and slim physique. His cheesy but catchy… Full Story »
