MANILA -- There are guys who will easily capture you with their dashing good looks. There are others who will readily impress you with their admirable elocution skills. Still, there are those who can simply enamor you with their charm. Actor-politician Alfred Vargas undoubtedly oozes with all of the above. A management economics graduate from the Ateneo de Manila University, Vargas is about to finish his Masters in Public Administration (MPA) at the University of the Philippines this year. Completing his master's degree is a promise Vargas made to his late mother, lawyer Susana “Ching” Vargas, who previously worked as deputy executive secretary for finance and administration in Malacanang, under three former presidents, Corazon Aquino, Fidel Ramos and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Vargas’s father was businessman Alfredo Vargas, Jr., who passed away in 2011. Vargas’s mom initially wanted him to follow in her footsteps and become a lawyer, too. However, the actor was … [Read more...] about News Finally, a son for Alfred Vargas
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Some hardy Chicagoans brave polar vortex to get to work, help others
CHICAGO (DPA) - Armed with steaming hot coffee, hand warmers, multiple socks and layer upon layer of thermal gear, residents across the Chicago area steeled themselves against an Arctic surge that gripped the upper Midwest on Wednesday (Jan 30) as dangerously cold conditions brought the city and suburbs to a near standstill. The now-infamous polar vortex was at it again, plummeting the region into a cold snap so frigid it made the South Pole look like a day at the beach. It was such a precipitous drop in temperature - minus 31 deg C - at a certain point, all residents and business owners could do was shake their stocking cap-covered heads in disbelief. "A couple of people have come in asking me if I've seen a penguin outside," said Mr David Avalos, who served a steady stream of resilient customers ordering cream cheese turnovers at La Luz Bakery in north suburban Mundelein. The sustained blast of subzero temperatures was far from a laughing matter, however, leading to dozens of … [Read more...] about Some hardy Chicagoans brave polar vortex to get to work, help others