Gicela Tejada Oloroso was born in a political clan in Capiz. She migrated to the US as a nurse at the age of 22 in 1972. For most, Pinoys getting a visa it meant she struck out, but it wasn't til 1991 when Gicela was assigned to a reclusive old lady named Huguette that she struck gold. By then, Gicela was already married to a Jewish cab driver and changed her named to Hadassah Peri when she converted to Orthodox Judaism.
Huguette Clark is a reclusive millionaire kinda like a female Howard Hughes, only sane enough to keep her fortune away from greedy relatives who never met her. As for her staff, the Filipino nurse included they were given a little bit of her fortune (by little bit that's around 60M) the rest around $400 million went to charity and to an arts foundation at her estate. Her will is being contested in court by 19 blood relatives, all claiming the 104 year-old was emotionally manipulated or groomed by her caregivers to give her fortune away. That is, to those who showed her the most care during her remaining years on earth. So who really deserves all that wealth?
According to the book Empty Mansions, the Filipina Nurse Gicela Oloroso didn't take a sick day off her whole 20 years with Huguette, sacrificing time off with her three children to care for the old lady. But the returns however yielded a generous bounty from Huguette. Like Gicela says, her employer was "Very, very generous”.
According to the National Post, Huguette Clark gave the mother of three with gifts of $31 million, paying for five homes, including the three-storey, waterfront house in Brooklyn where the Peris live, and a $200,000 Bentley that the nurse has since complained is ill-suited to the city. She also awarded her another $30-million – worth about half that after taxes – in her will.
Call it the 'exploitation of the elderly' or 'gratitude for loyalty' - but Gicela Oloroso is not the only Filipina to have inherited such a vast sum of wealth from an employer. It's not an isolated incident, but end-of-life care seems to give some carers a special place at some of their patient's last will. It just turns out Gicela's patient had more to give than most, more than a heirloom watch or a Thank-you note, but a life-changing gift of extreme wealth. We can only hope Gicela uses her new found fortune to change people's lives as well.
Monday, September 9, 2013
Kristelle Davantes: Justice for Murdered McCann WorldGroup Ad Executive

Kristelle Davantes is a 25 year-old senior account executive at the McCann WorldGroup Advertising Agency. She was out with co-workers on a Friday night and left for Las Pinas around 1am. She never made it home.


According to ABSCBN news, Kristelle's body was found under Tibagan Bridge in Barangay Sabutan, Silang, Cavite at around 6 a.m. on Saturday. Her mouth was gagged with a handkerchief, while her hands were tied with a seatbelt. She had several wounds on her neck. Police believe she was strangled to death.

The promising Davantes worked at McCann’s digital arm called MRM handling brands like Coca-Cola and various Unilever products.
Prayers go out to Kae's family. May justice prevail - show your support please visit the Justice for KAE facebook page created by her friends and family.
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Dalawang Sosyal Girls na Naghihimay ng Malunggay Video
Hindi po sila high sa shabs or juts, high sila sa kakahimay ng Moringa oleifera aka Malunggay!
"Oh my god! My walk-in closet is sooo big that I walked in my walk-in closet, and then I walked out, and realized I'm still in my walk-in closet."
Nakakatuwa sila pag down time nila... they really know how to have fun with Malunggay. AWARD!
Gleng-gleng talaga ng call center agents naten, dahil sa malunggay para silang lumaki sa Southern Cali or one of the 5 NY buroughs. Malunggay katol pa 'teh!
"Oh my god! My walk-in closet is sooo big that I walked in my walk-in closet, and then I walked out, and realized I'm still in my walk-in closet."
Nakakatuwa sila pag down time nila... they really know how to have fun with Malunggay. AWARD!
Gleng-gleng talaga ng call center agents naten, dahil sa malunggay para silang lumaki sa Southern Cali or one of the 5 NY buroughs. Malunggay katol pa 'teh!
Medical Technologist Licensure Examination Results 2013
Here are the results of the 2013 Medical Technologist Licensure Examination
The Licensure Exams were held last AUGUST 31 & SEPTEMBER 1, 2013 and now released publicly on SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
The results are Alphabetical from ABABAO, KEESHIA MARI YBARZABAL to the last examinee ZORILLA, ZHEENA CENIZA
Click here for the complete results
Congratulations to the new Medical Technologists of the Philippines!
The Licensure Exams were held last AUGUST 31 & SEPTEMBER 1, 2013 and now released publicly on SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
The results are Alphabetical from ABABAO, KEESHIA MARI YBARZABAL to the last examinee ZORILLA, ZHEENA CENIZA
Click here for the complete results
Congratulations to the new Medical Technologists of the Philippines!
Monday, September 2, 2013
Nathan Villa: Tiya Pusit Boyfriend

Tiya Pusit will now marry her 27 year-old boyfriend Nathan Villa, a call center agent who works for Amtec Inc. a BPO company in Makati.
Tiya Pusit whose real name is Myrna Villanueva met her young beau through Facebook. He is 38 years her junior. Tiya Pusit is older than Nathan's mom and Nathan is younger than Tiya Pusit's four children. AWARD!

When pressed about the biggest question about their relationship, Tiya Pusit told PEP.ph that the couple hardly have sex.
“Naku, walang sex. Meron kasi akong hypertension, kaya bawal akong ma-excite masyado. Minsan sinubukan namin, ayun... ospital ang bagsak ko.”
The unlikely couple are obviously, truly deeply madly in love. Kabog na lang sa haters! Long live Tiya Pusit!
Friday, August 30, 2013
Richard Chua: Nadine Samonte Boyfriend Fiance Will Finally Marry Her
Nadine Samonte sure knows how to pick 'em and soon for all eternity she will be married to this guy Richard Chua.
Richard Chua proposed to her on his knees at the Hotel Sofitel and his bride-to-be was quite honest to admit she felt underwhelmed, she didn't CRY or shed a tear as girlfriends usually do. In other words, she didn't FREAK out or I guess she was expecting to experience that FREAKOUT girls usually go through when proposed to. Nadine Samonte had none of that, but she said YES anyway. Girl got her reasons and hope she's happy with it.
5 Facts about Nadine Samonte and Richard Chua:
1. Richard Chua is Isabel Rivas' son and the nephew of action star and criminal kidnapping mastermind Dennis Roldan. DaWho si Isabel Rivas?

Isabel Rivas was a sexy starlet in the 80s starring in risque films like Uhaw Na Dagat and Kung Mahawi Man Ang Ulap. Today Isabel is a hot cougar mama living off at a farm in Iba, Zambales.
2. Richard Chua works at the Bureau of Immigration.
3. Nadine Samonte's boyfriend is rumored to be a relative of Emerson Chua, the scion of the Ping Ping lechon empire. Well it seems Richard has more Pork. AWARD!
4. Nadine Samonte met him at Nuvali Sta. Rosa, Laguna when she was out wakeboarding with friends.
5. Nadine calls Richard 'BooBoo.' Richard is 12 years older than Nadine Samonte. So when Nadine was in preschool, Richard was already a junior in college. LOL.
Richard Chua proposed to her on his knees at the Hotel Sofitel and his bride-to-be was quite honest to admit she felt underwhelmed, she didn't CRY or shed a tear as girlfriends usually do. In other words, she didn't FREAK out or I guess she was expecting to experience that FREAKOUT girls usually go through when proposed to. Nadine Samonte had none of that, but she said YES anyway. Girl got her reasons and hope she's happy with it.
5 Facts about Nadine Samonte and Richard Chua:

Isabel Rivas was a sexy starlet in the 80s starring in risque films like Uhaw Na Dagat and Kung Mahawi Man Ang Ulap. Today Isabel is a hot cougar mama living off at a farm in Iba, Zambales.
2. Richard Chua works at the Bureau of Immigration.
3. Nadine Samonte's boyfriend is rumored to be a relative of Emerson Chua, the scion of the Ping Ping lechon empire. Well it seems Richard has more Pork. AWARD!
4. Nadine Samonte met him at Nuvali Sta. Rosa, Laguna when she was out wakeboarding with friends.
5. Nadine calls Richard 'BooBoo.' Richard is 12 years older than Nadine Samonte. So when Nadine was in preschool, Richard was already a junior in college. LOL.
Cheers to the happy showbiz couple!
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Claudia Zobel: Hot pa rin ang Bangkay ng Sexy Starlet
TV5 Interaksyon really has an obsession with the macabre after breaking the news on Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's Necrophilia bill, they're resurrecting 90s startet Claudia Zobel back to mainstream consciousness.
In Roman Catholicism, if a body remains incorruptible after death, it is seen as a sign that the individual is a saint. So can we at least consider canonizing Saint Claudia Zobel?
Claudia Zobel died in a car accident on Feb. 10, 1984, just 18 days short of her 19th birthday. Thelma Maloloy-on was her real name. She was buried Queen City Memorial Gardens in Cebu City, Philippines.
Claudia was quite new to driving. They just finished partying at Roxas Boulevard when they headed back to Makati. Police reports stated she lost control of the Mitsubishi Colt (plate No. PDS 119) when its left front wheel hit an island gutter. The car flipped on the other side and straight into the path of the oncoming Brasilia. With no airbags back then, Claudia died on impact, her body pinned against the steering wheel. It took 15 minutes for rescuers to extract Claudia out of the car.
A True Beauty til the Very End and Post, Post, Postmortem
Claudia Zobel's body had no signs of decay in her face and body, you might say she was perfectly mummified, her lipstick still having its day-old sheen. She was placed in a stone casket with wooden interior.
Zobel, who was 18 years old when she died would have turned a gorgeous cougar this year at 47.
The reason they dug her up, her family wanted to place her bones inside her father's casket. A common practice in the Philippines is to combine the remains of loved ones, its making most of the burial plot which doesn't come as cheap as it used to be.
Am throwing some crazy theories too, a more obvious one- some embalmer has been secretly keeping her corpse as fresh as possible. Well sepulturero love is eternal- either her coffin was sealed in airtight or someone has been keeping her company. Kudos to Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for having the foresight of authoring the Necrophilia bill.
Another theory, well di pa talaga mathimik si Ateh Clauds, restless spirit itey dahil hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin siguro paid in full yung talent fee niya sa Regal. Hello Mother Lily isdatyu?
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In fact, impressive ang epitaph ni Claudia Zobel, her headstone reads like an IMDB page:
Drakula (1982), Shame (1982), Uhaw sa Pag-ibig (1983), Magdalena sa Buong Magdamag (1983), Sinner or Saint (1984) Kapit sa Patalim (1984)
Claudia Zobel had a small role in Lino Brocka's film Kapit sa Patalim which was in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 1984. She was a talented yet struggling actress. Lino Brocka, her director also died in a car accident.
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