By Michael Lim Ubac, Tina G. Santos, Philippine Daily Inquirer

No need to mess up the election calendar. That was President Aquino’s reaction on Tuesday to a suggestion from Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. that the barangay (village) elections set by law for October this year be postponed to either next year or to 2015.

Although he said he had not been fully apprised of Brillantes’ suggestion, Aquino recalled that proposals for postponing the barangay polls had been anchored on the need to synchronize all elections.

By PEP

Inanunsiyo ng television host na si Willie Revillame sa kanyang programa nitong Martes na hindi na siya pipirma ng panibagong kontrata sa kanyang home network na magtatapos sa darating na Oktubre.

Sa eksklusibong panayam ng PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) na isinulat ni Jojo Gabinete, sinabi umano ni Willie na nagdesisyon siyang ianunsiyo ang kanyang pagbibitiw sa kanyang programang "Wowowillie" para matapos na ang mga espekulasyon tungkol sa hindi niya pagrenew ng kontrata sa TV5.

By ABS-CBNnews.com

After evading the media for so long about the real score of his blossoming romance with Maja Salvador, Gerald Anderson, for the first time, admitted that the “Ina Kapatid Anak” actress is already his girlfriend.

In a teaser posted by StarStudio magazine for its June 2013 issue, Anderson was quoted as saying “Yes, I’m in love with Maja Salvador” and “Yes, she’s my girlfriend.”

By Rey Pumaloy, Abante Online

Bilang sagot sa mga naglalabasang issue na kakalas na sa GMA 7 ang Songbird na si Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, nagsalita na ang nakababata nitong kapatid at business manager na si Cacai Velasquez-Mitra.

Mariing pinabulaa­nan ni Cacai ang bali-balitang lilipat na si Regine sa ibang istasyon kapag nag-expire na ang kontrata nito sa Kapuso network nga­yong August. Ayon kay Cacai, wala siyang nakakausap o kinakausap na kahit sino sa ibang istasyon para maintrigang nagbabalak na ang opisina nila sa pag-alis ni Regine sa GMA 7.

By PEP

Sa kabila ng kontrobersiya, maayos at mabuti raw ang relasyon ni Raquel Pempengco at ang panganay na anak na si Charice. Eksklusibong na-interview ng PEP contributor na si Arniel Serato ang ina ng singer sa pamamagitan ng email kagabi, May 20.

Dito ay sinagot ni Raquel ang ilang mga katanungan kaugnay ng nababalitang alitan nila ngayon ni Charice. Nakuha ng PEP ang email address ni Raquel sa pamamagitan ng Facebook chat, kung saan nakausap siya ni Arniel.

By Edu Punay (The Philippine Star)

After ruling out a joint investigation with Taiwan into the fatal shooting of a suspected Taiwanese poacher off Batanes last May 9, the Philippines has agreed to at least “cooperate” with investigators sent by Taipei.

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima revealed the agreement yesterday after a meeting in Manila between the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and a delegation of Taiwanese investigators. The NBI is under the Department of Justice (DOJ).

By Gil C. Cabacungan, Philippine Daily Inquirer

With a firmer grip on Congress, President Aquino is expected to push for changes in foreign equity restrictions to attract more capital in order to create more jobs and reduce poverty incidence.

But his political leaders are divided on how to initiate the changes. On one hand, Quezon City Rep. Feliciano Belmonte Jr., who is expected to retain the speakership, prefers Charter change (Cha-cha).

By Angie M. Rosales, Tribune

There is no assurance in the administration coalition securing a stronghold on the leadership of the Senate when the 16th Congress opens in July, as neither of the two supposed frontrunners, Senators Franklin Drilon and Alan Peter Cayetano, is, at this time, already certain of mustering the needed numbers, or the required 13 votes from senators.

Cayetano’s own partymate in the Nacionalista Party (NP), reelected Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, has been vocal in supporting Drilon over Cayetano, while an incoming member noted the fact that even if the recently-concluded senatorial race was dominated by candidates from Team PNoy, the ranks of the ruling Liberal Party (LP) in the upper chamber would increase by only one, in the person of Senator-elect Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino as he’s the lone administration party candidate who won in the polls.

By Carlo Pamintuan, GMA News

We’ve seen it too many times in the past. Big market teams take talents from smaller market teams. Powerhouse ball clubs clean out the roster of a franchise on its way out of the PBA. We’ve seen up-and-coming talents traded for journeymen. We’ve seen potentially good rookies uprooted from the teams that drafted them.

We’ve also seen those teams winning championship after championship. But with the Alaska Aces' sweep of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in the 2013 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals, we’ve also seen that one-sided trades and blockbuster deals are not the only paths to a championship.

By Jaemark Tordecilla, InterAKTV

Calvin Abueva representing the Philippines in international competition? The idea isn’t seem too far-fetched, at least for the brain trust of the national squad.

Members of the Philippine national men’s basketball coaching staff are interested in the brash Alaska rookie to possibly become part of the pool, InterAKTV has learned. SMART-Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes refused to make an official comment on the matter.

By Mark Giongco, INQUIRER.net

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel’s improbable run came to an end via three-game sweep at the hands of Alaska Sunday night. But as the Kings’ head coach Alfrancis Chua looked back on the conference that was, he could only speak of the positives.

“First of all, gusto kong magpasalamat sa fans hindi sila sumuko [I want to thank the fans because they didn't give up]imagine we had 24,000 who showed,” he said of the 23,436 crowd at the Araneta Coliseum -setting a new PBA record. “I’m so proud of my team, my players it was a wonderful ride from 0-4.”

By Marc Jayson Cayabyab/KBK, GMA News

Buhay Hayaang Yumabon (Buhay) party-list topped the Commission on Elections (Comelec) first tally of partial and official count, while Mikey Arroyo's former group Ang Galing Pinoy (AGP) got the least votes.

Buhay, which was founded by El Shaddai leader Bro. Mike Velarde, describes itself on its website as an "organization that acknowledges the sanctity and value of human life as the most fundamental element of society and recognize the rights of individuals disadvantaged by age, sickness and disability." It is represented by Velarde's son, Mariano Michael Velarde.

By Marc Jayson Cayabyab,GMA News

Amid criticisms that the proclamation of the winners of the senatorial race was rushed and premature, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman on Monday said he is convinced that their proclamation is valid and is based on correct "projections."

Poll chief Sixto Brillantes Jr. said they proclaimed the top six senators based on "projections" instead of exact number of votes.

By Genalyn D. Kabiling, mb.com.ph

The Aquino government may be confronted with a few problems abroad, including a tense diplomatic row with Taiwan, but it is not about to let go of Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario.

Deputy Presidential Spokeswoman Abigal Valte asserted this yesterday, saying Del Rosario will remain in his post, dispelling rumors the senior Cabinet member may soon be replaced by Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas due to his alleged poor handling of the country’s foreign affairs.

By Jaime Sinapit, InterAksyon.com

Interior Secretary Roxas II said the Election Day incident involving the failed bid of lawmen to search the house of Senator Revilla Jr. for guns and armed men was a legitimate police operation to enforce a Comelec gun ban.

This, even as he said that a local judge who refused to issue a search warrant for the senator's home could be held liable.

By InterAksyon.com

Chairman Amadeo Perez of the Taipei-based Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) on Monday said that the two incidents of attacks on Filipino workers in Taiwan were “isolated cases involving gangsters.”

In a radio interview, the country’s de facto envoy to the island who has since returned to the country said police authorities in Taipei are already handling the two cases - a Filipino was hurt in the hand trying to parry an attack with a wooden stick (not a baseball bat) by gangsters and Filipinos in a dormitory were attacked for partying noisily in the middle of the night.

By Jefferson Antiporda, Manila Times

TO squelch rumors that he has lupus, Vice President Jejomar Binay will undergo medical examination by a team of physicians assembled by the Philippine Medical Association.

Binay hopes the result of the tests would stop reports that he is afflicted with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), the same disease that afflicted former president Ferdinand Marcos. With SLE, the immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal, healthy tissue leading to inflammation, swelling, and damage to joints, skin, kidneys, blood, the heart, and lungs.