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Thursday, June 27, 2013

Sorry, Pinoys Still Need A Visa to Visit Japan

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MANILA, Philippines (UPDATE) - Filipinos still need to get a visa to visit Japan, contrary to a report circulating on the internet.

On Thursday, the Japanese embassy issued a statement denying it had removed visa requirements for Filipinos.

"The Embassy of Japan in the Philippines would like to clarify to the public that Japan has not lifted the visa exemption for the Philippines contrary to the recent reports. However, Japan has opened multiple-entry Visas to Filipinos," it said.
Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on June 25 saying it is granting multiple entry visas for Filipino citizens, valid for three years.

"In celebration of the 40th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation, the Government of Japan has decided to begin issuance from July 1, of multiple entry visas for short-term stay to nationals of the Republic of the Philippines (ordinary passport holders) who reside in their home country," the MOFA said on its website.

Granting multiple entry visas is expected to increase the number of Filipino tourists who visit Japan.

The MOFA said Filipinos who have fulfilled certain conditions and who have an ordinary Machine-Readable passport (MRP), which meet International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards or an ordinary IC passport, may get a multiple entry visa.

With the visa, Filipinos may stay for 15 days in Japan. The multiple entry visa will be valid for up to three years.

Filipino netizens were abuzz about a report that erroneously indicated Japan granted visa exemptions to the Philippines and four other ASEAN countries.

However, Japan only granted visa exemptions to nationals of Thailand and Malaysia.

Filipinos who are interested in getting a visa to Japan should apply at the Japanese embassy through accredited agencies. The Japanese embassy in the Philippines does not accept direct visa applications.

Justice Must Be Granted

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Just as things were getting serious only a few months ago between a hot couple, sexy star SS and hot hunk HH, came the revelation that the two have already called it quits.

The beautiful couple who were once sweet together had a very promising start having just come from broken relationships. The affair developed on the set of a project they did together, and even spent a lot of time with each other even after the show ended. Yet amidst all that, both never officially admitted that they were ever a couple.

But now, the writings are on the wall - reports of their alleged break-up are all over.

HH is is now being linked to a popular actress PA – the alleged reason why they broke up. Malicious tonques point to PA, as she was often seen with HH being sweet prior to HH and SS break-up. PA and HH have worked together in some projects in the past, including movies.

But did PA really cause it?

Recent talks have it alleging that HH’s courting of SS was just a set-up – a sort of vendetta. SS split with an ex EX prior to her rumored affair with HH has caused EX to almost commit suicide from depression. HH and EX have common friends CF who were very close and sympathetic to EX. CF’s could not take EX’s plight sitting down and vowed to take up the cudgels for him.

CF’s reportedly devised a plot against SS for dumping EX so bad that they felt she, too, deserved to have it. CF’s met up with HH to talk and convinced him to help them as it would mean justice for their dear friend EX. The plan meant HH would court and charm SS until she would eventually fall for him. And just as SS would have gone madly in love, HH would abandon and drop her like a dirty, old rug. Yes, very much like what she did to EX.

And the way thing have turned out of late, justice was indeed served.

“Justice is sweet and musical; but injustice is harsh and discordant.” ~ Henry David Thoreau

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Poll: What Can You Say About GMA Network Statement Regarding My Husband's Lover?

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“GMA Network welcomes the scrutiny of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) of our primetime program ‘My Husband’s Lover’. We believe that our program while tackling sensitive real-life situations is produced with utmost prudence and in good taste. The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board or MTRCB has given the program an SPG (Strong Parental Guidance) rating and GMA is committed to comply with all its standards.

We would like to thank all the viewers of ‘My Husband’s Lover’ for supporting our program not just by watching it but via intelligent discussions and comments in all forms of media. The Kapuso Network is pleased with the high ratings that ‘My Husband’s Lover’ has achieved in its first two weeks and would like to assure the Filipino audience that we will continue to produce relevant and entertaining programs.”

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