Bing Velasco, mother of actors Patrick and Cheska Garcia, passes away at 70

BY CARISSA ALCANTARA

  

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AT A GLANCE

• The news of their mother's demise was confirmed by their eldest sibling Pichon Garcia through social media.

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(L-R) Patrick, Pichon, Bing and Cheska Garcia (Instagram) 

The mother of Patrick Garcia and Chesca Garcia Kramer, Maria Celeste Dahlia "Bing" Velasco, passed away on April 20.

The news of their mother's demise was confirmed by their eldest sibling Pichon Garcia through social media.

"To those who knew, loved, and cherished every moment of our mom’s vibrant and beautiful personality. Final wishes, messages, and service will be on April 26, Friday 7 p.m.” wrote Pichon.

Bing's remains will be interred at Arlington Memorial Chapels on Araneta Avenue, Quezon City on April 23. The memorial service will be held on Friday, April 26.

Cheska also took the time to post on her social media account a long tribute to her mom. She posed a series of photos of her mom with her siblings, and kids.

"I will miss you so much, Mommy. I love you dearly! I am grateful for all the precious days I spent with you. You were there for all the important events in my life, and you were also there just to hang out, relax, and talk about anything and everything under the sun. I will miss those moments, Mommy!," Cheska wrote in her post.   "I will miss holding your hand or walking arm in arm-with you. I will miss your lovely scent; you always smelled so good. I will miss your smiling face! I love you, Mommy," she said.heska's husband, Doug Kramer, also paid a tribute to his mother-in-law by recalling the moment they went to Europe and she got lost. But it was a core memory for him saying, saying how happy they were to grant Bing's dream trip. He then appealed to the public to give their family the time to grieve.

"The best mom in law anyone could have!The OG, the coolest grandma, the funniest, and one who never runs out of chika because she knows all the issues on fb (Facebook)," Doug ended his post

The Stands: An INQUIRER Sports Newsletter

 

April 26, 2024

National University gets a playoff bonus first. (AUGUST DELA CRUZ)

Hey there sports fan, Before anything else, how about we give the St. Benilde Lady Blazers their much-deserved share of the spotlight? Also, we did an interesting primer on the three artistic gymnastics events that Carlos Yulo will focus on as he seeks podium finishes in the Paris Olympics later this year. You can read the three-part "The Art of Yulo" series here, here and here.    That series will give you an  idea about how performances are scored in the Olympics and will also  introduce you to Yulo's bag of tricks, including the answer to this trivia question: The Nagornyy triple pike is a move performed in what event in artistic gymnastics? We will share the answer here at the end of this email. So, it must feel great to be a Lady Bulldog nowadays. Entering the second preliminary round of the UAAP Season 86 women's volleyball tournament, National U was at third place, behind the surprising University of Santo Tomas and defending champion La Salle. But NU has swept the second round and is now the first team to qualify for twice-to-beat protection in the Final Four. And make ni mistake about it, the Lady Bulldogs plan to leave that semifinal benefit unused.

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Chery Tiggo drove itself into the semifinals and PLDT out of contention.  (AUGUST DELA CRUZ)

Meanwhile... The present and the future clashed in the PVL All-Filipino, with Choco Mucho's powerful Sisi Rondina battling Farm Fresh rising star Trisha Tubu. Both are excellent hitters and served up a preview of future clashes. Needless to say, Rondina was impressed with what she saw.  Meanwhile, it took some serious work but Chery Tiggo reached the semifinals anyway. The Crossovers found the Galeries Tower Highrisers a surprisingly tough nut to crack and had to rally for a five-set victory on Thursday evening.  That win but Chery Tiggo in the Final Four and also sealed that cast after officially ousting PLDT.  What we're up to next: We will be tracking three-point milestones in the PBA as well as keep tabs on the Philippine Cup, which is now moving to the homestretch of the elimination round. We'll also continue our coverage of the PVL, UAAP and the NCAA volleyball tournaments so keep it here on all your Inquirer platforms. Number of the Week: 53 Three-pointers Marcio Lassiter needs to make as of this letter's posting to become the all-time leader in that department.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “We are the saling pusa (outsiders) compared to NU and La Salle, so we would really just want to gate-crash their party.” —UST Tigresses coach Kungfu Reyes, on chasing a top-two berth.

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Pia Wurtzbach to be recognized as Global Fashion Influencer of the year

BY NEIL RAMOS

  

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Pia Wurtzbach is to be honored as Global Fashion Influencer of the Year at the fourth EMIGALA Fashion & Beauty Awards in Dubai, to be held April 27–28.

Organizers of the event, which honors various members and contributors to the fashion and beauty industries globally, shared the news on Instagram.

It is a huge milestone for the former beauty queen, who made a splash as first-time attendee at the Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks last year, going on to secure the sixth spot in the list of “most visible influencers” by Lefty.io, an influencer marketing platform, earning 2.95 million dollars in media value (EMV) due to her social media presence during the fashion weeks.

The success led to comparisons with Heart Evangelista, also a regular at fashion weeks.

Some have even suggested the two are competing.

Heart denied this. 

Pia also downplayed the allegations, insisting “there is so much room in this world for everyone to shine.”

So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines

Cecil Morella - Agence France-Presse

MANILA, Philippines — Extreme heat scorched the Philippines on Wednesday, forcing schools in some areas to suspend in-person classes and prompting warnings for people to limit the amount of time spent outdoors.

The months of March, April and May are typically the hottest and driest in the archipelago nation, but conditions this year have been exacerbated by the El Nino weather phenomenon.

"It's so hot you can't breathe," said Erlin Tumaron, 60, who works at a seaside resort in Cavite province, south of Manila, where the heat index reached 47 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.

"It's surprising our pools are still empty. You would expect people to come and take a swim, but it seems they're reluctant to leave their homes because of the heat."

The heat index was expected to reach the "danger" level of 42C or higher in at least 30 cities and municipalities on Wednesday, the state weather forecaster said.

The heat index measures what a temperature feels like, taking into account humidity.

There was a 50 percent chance of the heat intensifying in the coming days, said Ana Solis, chief climatologist at the state weather forecaster.

"We need to limit the time we spend outdoors, drink plenty of water, bring umbrellas and hats when going outdoors," Solis told AFP.

Solis said El Nino was the reason for the "extreme heat" affecting swathes of the country.

Around half the country's provinces are officially in drought.

The northern municipality of Aparri endured a heat index of 48C on Tuesday, the highest in the country, and was expected to hit 45C on Wednesday.

The actual maximum air temperature was 36.4C on Tuesday, with 35C forecast for Wednesday.

"It's really hot here," Eric Vista of the municipal disaster agency told AFP.

Vista said a shower of rain on Tuesday night offered some temporary relief, but it was "back to being super hot" on Wednesday.

Sweltering temperatures in the capital Manila forced many schools to switch to remote learning. The heat index reached 45C on Tuesday and was expected to hit 44C on Wednesday.

In Dagupan city, north of Manila, university employee Edz Alteros said she and her colleagues no longer went out for lunch because of the heat.

The heat index there reached 47C on Tuesday.

"We get somebody to buy food and we eat inside the office," Alteros, 27, said.

"The air conditioning is set at 14-18C during the hottest part of the day, but we ease up at other times to prevent the aircon breaking down."

Global temperatures hit record highs last year, and the United Nation's weather and climate agency said Tuesday that Asia was warming at a particularly rapid pace.

The Philippines ranks among the countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

„75 ist das neue 65“

 

Experten sehen Ruhestand in Sechzigern als „Traum“ statt „Realität“

Von: Max Schäfer 

Die Rente steht unter Druck: Immer mehr Menschen gehen in Rente, immer weniger arbeiten. Laut Experten muss sich das System dem Wandel anpassen.

München – Wer in Deutschland in Rente geht, macht das in der Regel mit Mitte sechzig. Das Problem: Die alternde Gesellschaft setzt das Sozialsystem unter Druck. Nicht umsonst forderten daher verschiedene Ökonomen, Politiker und Verbandsspitzen ein höheres Rentenalter. Deutschland ist mit der Entwicklung keinesfalls alleine: Auch britische Finanzfachleute sind sich laut einem BBC-Bericht einig, dass der Ruhestand in den eigenen Sechzigern eher „Traum als Realität“ sei. 

Wenn es um den Ruhestand gehe, „denke ich, dass 75 das neue 65 ist“, sagte etwa Chris Parry von der Cardiff Metropolitan University gegenüber der BBC. Larry Fink, Vorstandsvorsitzender von des Investmentunternehmens Blackrock geht ebenfalls davon aus, dass ein Ruhestand mit 65 Jahren für die meisten Menschen nicht mehr möglich sein wird.

„In 30 Jahren noch schwieriger“: Finanzexperten sehen zunehmende Belastung für die Rente

„Die Rente ist ein viel schwierigeres Unterfangen als noch vor 30 Jahren“, erklärte Fink in einem Brief an Investoren. „Und in 30 Jahren wird es noch schwieriger sein.“ Als Ursachen nennt er den Zerfall der sozialen Sicherungsnetze und steigende Lebenshaltungskosten – und eben die steigende Lebenserwartung. 

Das Rentensystem ist unter Druck. Experten prognostizieren deshalb einen Anstieg des Rentenalters. (Symbolfoto) © Lobeca/Imago

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In Deutschland lag diese 1960 etwa bei 66,9 Jahren für Männer und 72,4 Jahre für Frauen. 2020 waren es laut Statistischem Bundesamt 78,3 bzw. 83,2 Jahre. Weltweit sieht diese Entwicklung nicht anders aus. Jeder sechste Mensch wird 2050 65 Jahre oder älter sein, lautet eine Einschätzung der Vereinten Nationen. Damit erreichen die Gesellschaften auch den Punkt, an dem mehr Menschen in den Ruhestand gehen als ins Erwerbsleben eintreten. Dazu beziehen die Menschen länger Rente. 

Rentensysteme haben sich der gesellschaftlichen Entwicklung nicht angepasst – laut Ökonom

Die Rentensysteme hätten sich dem Wandel nicht angepasst, kritisierte Gal Wettstein, leitender Ökonom am Center for Retirement Research am Boston College, gegenüber der BBC. Es sei auch „unklar, warum die Mitte der 60er Jahre zu einem solchen Schwerpunktalter für den Ruhestand wurde“. Er spricht dabei von einem „groben Urteil“, das die Menschen gegen Ende ihres Lebens aus dem Berufsleben drängen solle.

Ganz ähnliche Töne schlug jüngst FDP-Politiker Christian Dürr ein, der ein flexibles Rentenalter forderte. „Es gibt ja viele Menschen, die sagen: Ich habe einen tollen Job oder finde eine neue Aufgabe, zu der ich Lust habe“, sagte der Chef der FDP-Fraktion im Bundestag der Bild. „Warum stelle ich solche Leute aufs Abstellgleis? Das ist geradezu altersdiskriminierend.“ Dürr kann sich ein flexibles Renteneintrittsalter vorstellen. Auch Menschen im Alter von 73 Jahren könnten dann noch arbeiten. Bis zur 75, die Chris Parry ins Spiel brachte, ist es dann nicht mehr weit. (ms)