Paul Walker died helping the Philippines

Paul Walker was killed on a fiery car crash after his Porsche lost control Saturday (US), Sunday Philippine time. But the even more heartbreaking news is that the Fast and Furious actor died while raising funds to help super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) victims in the Philippines.

Walker was in California for a car show / fund raiser activity that will support typhoon relief efforts in the Philippines according to sources. The accident was actually one of those test spins for the car show according to a witness.

Walker was attending the charity event with his organization Reach Out Worldwide when the accident happened. His official Facebook Fan Page wrote:

It is with a truly heavy heart that we must confirm that Paul Walker passed away today in a tragic car accident while attending a charity event for his organization Reach Out Worldwide. He was a passenger in a friend's car, in which both lost their lives. We appreciate your patience as we too are stunned and saddened beyond belief by this news. Thank you for keeping his family and friends in your prayers during this very difficult time. We will do our best to keep you apprised on where to send condolences.

Jamich video asking for views in exchange of Yolanda donations angers the web

A video uploaded last November 12 on Youtube by internet sensation and real life couple Jamvhille Sebastian and Michelle Liggayu aka Jamich has turned viral and controversial for the wrong reason.

The video is a cover of the song Still by the Hillsong United, something that is not unusual, until you see the latter part of the video where they flashed a message saying “For every 10,000 views of this video we will donate 1,000 pesos to Yolanda victims.”

As of this writing, the video has 73,880 views which mean the couple will be donating Php 7,000 to Yolanda victims. The video also got 442 comments, many of which aren't friendly and at least one calling them selfish.
Twitter users seem to concur:

You can watch the whole video below: What do you think of this stunt by Jamich? Yay or nay?

NO ENTRY: US soldiers stop VP Binay from entering UN relief center?

Here’s another news that Binay’s supporters certainly won’t like. An image of Vice President Jejomar Binay with two Caucasian looking soldiers in an almost awkward gesture of handshake is circulating the Internet.

The picture comes with a caption telling the story that the VP “tried to enter the restricted area of (United Nations) UN Humanitarian Relief Centre,” despite UN’s orders.

United Nations supposedly ordered a no-touch policy on their relief goods for Yolanda victims against local politicians last week. Below is the viral image from Facebook with almost 52 thousand shares and 10 thousand comments that started the unconfirmed report:


We already reached out to Joey Salgado Media Affairs Head of the Office of the Vice President and VP Binay to get their reaction on the issue. VP Binay has been under public scrutiny following what netizens described as “epal” moves.

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VP's epal move on Yolanda relief angers the web

via talk.PH UPDATE 1: According to Joey Salgado, welcomed by officers of USS George Washington during his visit to Samar.

@momblogger @Simply_Clinton Vp was welcomed by officers of USS George Washington during his visit to Tacloban.

— Joey Salgado (@salgado_joey) November 20, 2013

UPDATE 2: Here's the facebook post further clarifying the issue: USS George Washington (CVN 73) 131116-N-TE278-321 131116-N-TE278-321 GUIUAN, Eastern Samar Province, Republic of the Philippines (Nov. 16, 2013) Hon. Jejomar Binay, vice president of the Republic of Philippines, left, shakes hands with Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, commander, Battle Force 7th Fleet, center, during a shore visit in support of Operation Damayan. The George Washington Strike Group supports the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade to assist the Philippine government in response to the aftermath of the Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Republic of the Philippines. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paolo Bayas/Released) Digital

Post by USS George Washington (CVN 73).