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In that event, the dancers brought
the house down as all the spectators
were encourage to participate, in varying
degrees, to the wild orgy. Some of the
par ticipants were even born-again
Christians.
One of those who attended the Parokya
event told Metrovan Independent News
she knows one of the dancers and even
showed that dancer’s Instagram account.
It had isolated clips of her rapid fire pelvic
moves either as an exercise or as a dance
routine in a club. “They are very active in
their gym training,” she explained.
But yesterday in a bucolic town in the
province of Laguna, a political swearing
in affair of some 80 new political recruits
to the Liberal Party shocked the young
among them as a dancing group called The
Playgirls started their sex dance routine to
the tune of Twerk it like Miley.
The emcee introduced the act as a gift
to a Liberal official celebrating his birthday.
Laguna Representative Benjamin
Agarao Jr. was later defensively trying
to justify the so-called "Tuwad na Daan"
sexy dance that quickly spread in social
Playgirls performing at Liberal swearing in party.
media circles. It was performed during
his 58th birthday celebration. As of press
time, no one has admitted as to who was
responsible for hiring the Playgirls.
According to rumors that swirled, the
trio was purportedly a surprise gift from
resigned Metro Manila Development
Authority (MMDA) chairman Francis
Tolentino, who had earlier announced plans
to vie for a senate seat in the coming 2016
national election.
Prior to the birthday celebration,
which was held at Agarao’s residence in
Barangay Patimbao in Sta. Cruz town, the
administration standard bearer, Manuel
"Mar" Roxas II, administered the oathtaking of new Liberal Party members from
the province's fourth district, which Agarao
was representing
MMDA chairman Francis Tolentino drew
flak on social media after he reportedly
brought female dancers, who gave a lewd
performance, after the swearing in of new
Liberal Party (LP) members in Laguna.
The female dancers were brought
on stage after the oathtaking, with the
emcee repeatedly announcing that it was
Tolentino's "gift" to those who attended
the event.
Roxas' camp said they were surprised
by the move, adding that Roxas had already
left the venue by the time the dancers were
on stage.
In a statement on his Facebook page,
Tolentino denied that he brought the
dancers as a "gift" for Agarao's birthday.
The manager of the Playgirls also denied
the allegation saying that they were
contracted by a certain Joanna.
"Please hear my side of the story about
certain materials circulating online: I was
just a guest at the birthday party. I did not
bring any dancers/singers. The emcee
probably got misinformed," Tolentino said.
Meanwhile, netizens slammed the
MMDA chief for the move, saying it was
"disgraceful" and "offensive" to refer to
women as "gifts."
Women's rights advocate Elizabeth
Angsioco hit Tolentino for "using women
for [his] political propaganda."
"Chair Tolentino, you use women this
way? This reveals your low regard for us.
You are unworthy of ANY gov't position!"
she said in a tweet.
The impact of such an event, although
viewed as nothing more than legitimate
entertainment in the Philippines’ largely
male macho culture, could alienate certain
sectors of the electorate as it clearly
indicates a brazen preference for partisan
politics rather than adherence to a high
moral ground.
COA's Heidi Mendoza to head UN internal watchdog
MANILA – United Nations (UN) SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon named Heidi
Me ndoz a , a commi s sione r of the
Philippines’ Commission on Audit (COA),
as the new head of the UN’s internal
watchdog.
In a statement Monday, October 5,
the UN said Ban “informed the General
Assembly of his intention to appoint
Heidi Mendoza of the Philippines as the
new Undersecretary-General for Internal
Services for a 5-year, non-renewable term.”
Mendoza begins to serve in this role
“once the UN General Assembly gives its
expected formal approval,” the Associated
Press reported.
On its website, the UN Office of Internal
Oversight Services (OIOS) describes itself
as the “internal oversight body of the
United Nations.”
The OIOS assists the UN secretarygeneral “through the provision of audit,
investigation, inspection and evaluation
services.”
Mendoza is set to succeed Carman
Lapointe, a Canadian who served as the
auditor general of the World Bank Group
from 2004 to 2009.
Two decades in government
Explaining Mendoza’s nomination, the
UN noted her post as COA commissioner,
as well as external auditor for the Food
and Agriculture Organization, World Health
Organization and International Labor
Organization.
“As a certified public accountant, Ms.
Mendoza has over 20 years of service
in government particularly in the field of
audit, investigation, fraud examination,
anti-corruption and integrity advocacy,