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MANILA, Philippines – Three DJs of radio station Magic 89.9, including Mo Twister (Mohan Gumatay in real life), were suspended on Wednesday morning for starting the hashtag #charicepempengcosextape on the microblogging site Twitter.

Gumatay, along with DJs Tin Gamboa and Mia Bayuga, started the Twitter hashtag “as a joke” while their show “GoodTimes” was on air today.

The hashtag was the top local trending topic on Twitter this morning.

In a statement, Magic 89.9 said the station “does not condone what happened this morning, May 9, 2012 on GoodTimes.”

Magic 89.9 said “the DJs involved shall be suspended from boardwork for two weeks without pay as consequence of their actions.”

Charice, meantime, in her official Twitter account said she thought Gumatay was nice and that he was “unbelievable.”

“Too bad. Remember, you interviewed me? I thought you were nice. anyway, I should talk to you FACE TO FACE. :)” she said.

Charice added she hopes Gumatay has a “good lawyer,” hinting that she would file a case against the controversial radio jockey.

“It’s my birthday tomorrow.. I just can’t wait to go back to the Philippines,” she said.

Charice is one of the judges on “The X Factor Philippines,” which will start airing soon on ABS-CBN.

Magic 89.9 said it will issue a public apology to Charice on Thursday on the radio show.

Source : ABS CBN News

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A runner makes his way along a trail on a butte in front of the “super Moon” at Papago Park in Phoenix, Arizona May 5, 2012. A “super Moon” will light up Saturday’s night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley’s Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. Photo by REUTERS/Darryl Webb

MANILA, Philippines – The country will witness the so-called “super moon” tonight, state weather bureau PAGASA said.

In an interview with dzMM TeleRadyo, PAGASA weather forecaster Glaiza Escullar explained the size of the “super moon” appears to be 14% larger than normal because the moon will be in its nearest distance from the Earth tonight.

Meanwhile, Escullar said it is going to be a warm Sunday across the country, particularly in the northern and central Luzon with just isolated rains in the afternoon or evening.

PAGASA said a high pressure area extending over Bicol region and Eastern Visayas is causing the hot weather.

Source: ABS CBN NEWS

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LOS ANGELES - Bear Grylls, the British adventurer and star of survival show “Man vs. Wild,” has been fired by US cable television network Discovery Channel in a contract dispute.

Grylls, 37, who was dropped into hostile places to survive by eating insects, wading rapids and drinking his urine, has hosted the TV show since 2006, becoming a celebrity around the world.

But Discovery Channel said on Tuesday that “due to a continuing contractual dispute with Bear Grylls, Discovery has terminated all current productions with him.”

A spokesman for Grylls said he and Discovery had been unable to reach agreement on new programming and had parted ways.

“Bear’s goal has always been to make life-empowering shows for his many fans around the globe, and he has taken great risks to bring Discovery such award winning programming over seven seasons,” said Heather Krug, publicist for the wilderness expert.

“Unfortunately, Bear and Discovery have not been able to come to mutual agreement on new programming, and he disagrees with Discovery’s decision to terminate current productions. Bear has loved the ‘Man vs. Wild’ journey and looks forward to producing further cutting edge content again soon for his loyal audience.”

The details of the dispute were unclear but trade publication The Hollywood Reporter quoted industry sources as saying it revolved around two unannounced projects for which Grylls was contracted.

The sixth and most recent season of “Man Vs. Wild” was broadcast on Discovery in July and August 2011. It featured one episode in which Grylls was joined in a remote part of Iceland by actor Jake Gyllenhaal.

Other episodes have seen Grylls dropped by parachute into jungles and deserts, surviving for days by eating snakes, sleeping in snow holes and wrapping a urine-soaked t-shirt around his head to combat dehydration.

“Man vs. Wild,” is broadcast in Britain as “Born Survivor: Bear Grylls” and shown in some 200 countries around the world.

Grylls climbed Mt Everest at the age of 23 and served for three years in Britain’s elite Special Air Service, training in parachuting, jungle warfare and combat survival.

He also has found fame as a motivational speaker and written several books, including teenage fiction and a best-selling autobiography.

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