Watch: Arnel Pineda sings ‘You’re the Inspiration’ with Chicago on stage

Manila, Philippines - Arnel Pineda who rose to international fame after becoming a Youtube sensation and now as a front man of the band Journey, entertained Filipinos when he was invited to sing with the band Chicago.

On January 20, Wednesday, Pineda wowed the audience at a Chicago concert in Araneta Coliseum when he went up the stage and belted out the Chicago hit "You're the inspiration."

"Some guys only need one word for his first name," Chicago founder Robert Lamm said whilst introducing Pineda. "Such is this man. His name is Arnel."

And the crowd went wild with joy.

Pineda who wore a red V-neck shirt and black vest, can be seen very comfortable on stage and, before he exited the scene, exclaimed "I love these guys" as a farewell.

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Heatwarming Photo of a Syrian Girl Playing with the Danish Cop Goes Viral

After the photo of a dead Syrian boy washed ashore went viral, another heart-rending photo is also being noticed by people around the world.

Fortunately, it is not of a dead child but that of Syrian refugee girl playing with the Danish police officer. 

The report said that the girl was trying to guess in which hand the Danish police was holding his wedding ring. Many people are touched with the genuine happiness the girl felt, making her forget even just for a while the traumatic experience her family and her people are facing.

Photo: Claus Fisker/Scanpix Denmark

"The picture shows that even though we have a task we must solve, we are also dealing with people who are in a different situation that nobody wants to be in.

We have to deal with children who have experienced a lot of things and who have traveled far, so if we can make life a little easier for them, as in the pictures, then it's worth it. It does not cost anything," said Police Assistant Commissioner Knud Reinholdt to Danish newspaper BT.

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Rude Bus Conductor draws irks from netizens for his disrespectful comments to passengers

A bus conductor draws irks from netizens following a Facebook post about him as rude and disrespectful to passengers even to an elderly woman. 

In her years of taking the bus, Facebook user Lei Layne said she saw multiple times bus conductors arguing with passengers, but this bus conductor was a totally different individual.

"Yes, there are rude passengers too because the conductors are rude as well. Even drivers join the argument sometimes," said Layne.

"But this bus conductor is different from all that I saw. Even those that are quite and talk nicely are being disrespected," Layne added.

If there are hugot lines from others, here are some from our guy.

"Buy a vehicle of your own so you won't take the bus," said the infamous bus conductor to one of the passengers who asked if she can get off the bus. 

"Lady in red, get off the bus rather than blocking the way."

Here's the complete post of Miss Layne.

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Pasikatin natin si Kuya! Bastos, walang modo, pati matanda pinapatulan. Sa ilang taon na sumasakay ako ng bus, ilang beses akong nakakita ng nag aaway na pasahero at kundoktor. Oo, may bastos na pasahero rin, dahil bastos rin ang kundoktor, kung minsan pati driver nakikisawsaw.

Pero iba ang kundoktor na ito sa lahat ng nakita ko! pati mga pasaherong nananahimik, at maayos na nakikipag usap, binabastos!

1. May bababang pasahero, ilang uli na pumara hanggang sa sumisigaw na hindi pa rin humihinto ang bus. Lumagpas na sila sa bababaan nila, di makalabas dahil walang madaanan sa sikip at dami ng pasahero.

"Boss, pwedeng bumaba?!" sumagot ang kundoktor, "Bumili ka ng sasakyan mo! para dka sumasakay ng bus!" ang layo ng sagot ni kuya! bumaba ang pasahero. Hindi na sumagot.

2. Sinigawan si nanay na nakatayo sa loob ng bus, "Babaeng nakapula! Bumaba ka na lang kesa nakaharang ka jan!"

Ilang beses hindi pinansin ni nanay ang bastos na kundoktor. Hindi tinantanan ni kuya hanggang sa sumagot na si nanay. "Bakit mo ko pababain nakasakay na ko! intindihin nyo ang pasahero, hindi puro kita nyo na lang iniisip nyo"

"Ganon talaga pag makulit ang pasahero!" sagot ng kundoktor na bastos.

Ilang ulit sinigawan ni kuya si nanay para bumaba. Ilang ulit na rin sila nagsagutan.

Baka mahuli daw sila ng overloading kaya pilit nyang (kundoktor) sinisiksik ang mga pasahero papasok ng bus. Para nga naman hindi mukhang puno sa harapan!

Sabi ni nanay, "wag kang mag papasok! puno na pasakay ka pa rin ng pasakay!"

"Tara dito, bumaba ka na lang! pwedeng bumaba kesa nakaharang ka jan!"

3. Bago pa sila mag away ni nanay. Siningil ako ng pamasahe, hindi ako makapagbayad sa sikip ng bus, nakakapit ako, dahil alam naman natin na mahirap tumayo sa loob ng bus habang uuga uga habang umaandar ang bus at siksikan. "Teka lang kuya, hindi ako makakuha ng pamasahe"

pagkatapos nila mag away ni nanay, tinapik ako ng bastos na kundoktor sa balikat. "Pamasahe! Kanina pa eh!"

Bwisit na ko sa kanya habang nakikipag sagutan sya kay nanay, kaya agad ko syang sinagot "Bastos ka ah! umayos ka ng ugali mo! Edukado mga pasahero mo! maniningil ka lang ganyan ka pa! Wala kang modo pati matanda pinapatulan mo!"

Nagsagutan kami, wala daw akong balak magbayad. Hindi daw nya kailangan ang pera ko. Wow! Kaya pala halagang bente uno, naghihimutok sya. 21 pesos! tatakbuhan ko pa? Nakapagbayad na ko, hindi pa rin matahimik ang bunganga ni kuya.

Sabi ni ate sa tabi ko, "dapat jan pinapasikat eh! bastos!"

pinagsabihan ng driver ang kundoktor, "pasahero yun eh. ayusin mo pakikipag usap, magbabayad naman yun"

"hindi yun!" sagot ng walang modong kundoktor.

4. Marami pang sinigawan si kuya na pasahero. Mga pasaherong nakasandal sa upuan habang nakatayo, "huwag kayong sumandal sa upuan! dalawahan yan! sa bintana kayo humarap! Talikuran lang!"

may isang pasaherong sumagot, "paano pag may bababa!? saan dadaan!"

sa laki ng tyan ni kuya, pag dumadaan sya para maningil, naiipit ang mga pasaherong nakatayo pati mga nakaupo nababangga nya! napakasikip talaga!

Parang normal na eksena na sa Pilipinas ang siksikan sa bus, pero hindi pa dyan natapos ang kabastusan ng kundoktor!

Binalikan uli ng kundoktor si nanay sa likod ng bus, may mga bumaba na kaya nakaupo na si nanay, pati ako naka upo na rin. Hanggang sa makababa ako ng bus, naririnig ko pa silang nagsasagutan.

Sabi ni nanay, "Huwag kang nang aaway ng pasahero. Kanina ka pa eh. Lahat na lang inaaway mo" pinapababa pa rin ng bastos na kundoktor si nanay.

Nakapag bayad na ng pamasahe si nanay. Ano pang problema mo kuya?

Sana may aksyon para sa mga kundoktor na walang modo! Hindi marunong makipag usap ng maayos para sa bagay na hindi naman dapat pinag aawayan! Pati matanda pinapatulan. Walang galang!

First time ko makipag away sa bus, public place. Non-sense reason. Totally unreasonable person! I could have let this pass, but he have gotten in to my nerves!

AC Trans ang bus. Plate UVD 698

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Commuting on an overcrowded buses and other transportation is an everyday occurrence in the Philippines. If doing it in a regular basis is already a pain, how much more then if you get to encounter rude and disrespectful bus conductors?

The post has since gone viral receiving 3,856 likes and 6,526 shares at the time of writing. 

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Husband knocks out big man for verbally bullying his wife

Don't be too proud of your size. Just because your bigger and stronger doesn't mean you can scare another person, especially if you speak ill about his wife. You don't know what's going to happen and what you're going to get.

This bulky man learned it the hard way when he allegedly said offending words to an attractive, blonde lady. But she wasn't alone. Her husband was there and heard what the big guy in question said.

The husband came to the defense of his wife and confronted the guy, who appears to be delighted of what he did. The wife asked her husband to forget it, saying it's not worth it.

But the husband didn't give it a go in listening to his wife. So, when the defiant big man continues to say things and admitted he indeed was referring to the wife, the husband grabbed a bottle and smashed it hard on the big man's head. 

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Bill Gates spends brief summer holiday in Palawan

Puerto Princesa City - American business magnate and one of the world's richest man Bill Gates together with his family, was reportedly visited the island of Palawan for a brief vacation in the high-end resort of Amanpulo and to have a look to an island in El Nido that he wanted to invest in.

The co-founder of Microsoft was with his wife Melinda Gates and two of their children. They arrived in the early morning of April 6 via a Global Express private plane in the island paradise of Palawan and spent three days there.

According to the people who witnessed the Gates' arrival at the Puerto Princesa City Airport (PPCA),  as soon as the Gates family arrived, they immediately boarded a privately-hired helicopter, assisted by retired police superintendent Edgar Iglasia, who was tasked to ensure their security and safety while visiting.

The chopper then flew to Amanpulo resort, a beautiful island that is part of the Quiniluban Group of Cuyo islands and islets, north of the province.

Amanpulo resort is a popular getaway of the rich and famous like Gates himself, as well as husband and wife Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to name a few.

The Philippine News Agency was also told that Bill Gates visited the touristy town of El Nido to check the island, where he plans to invest with Filipino partners. No name of an island was mentioned.

The Microsoft magnate’s family reportedly flew Wednesday back to Metro Manila. According to an aircraft security procedure document obtained by the news agency, no one was allowed to come near the Global Express plane except the crew and the international security team. 

Source: Interaksyon.com

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