Minimalism at its Expensive Taste: John Estrada’s Dream Home

<p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;">John Estrada, along with his wife Priscilla Mereilles, former Brazilian beauty queen, and 7 – year old daughter Anechka, have just moved into their dream house which is located at Orchard in Dasmariñas, Cavite to escape the busy and hectic life of the city.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Their house is located next to one of the famous golf courses in the Philippines, which is Orchard Golf and Country Club. This luxurious house is where minimalism meets the lavish and open nature this house gives. It has a swimming pool with an overlooking view of the golf course, spacious kitchen and dining room, and the master bedroom, where you wish you would never leave for the city!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Let’s have a look at John and Priscilla’s simple yet luxurious humble abode!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRGh5piF05XYGRYFk1Onr1h9dFZ7oBsGyguAFhcB_tACUyg4as_JEk8TzeevpQRX4qDb9-pIr-2HlGzMowgTV6lhTzkV_Gbepb9OHzTAooPf59T4nJIMbNOBoRxAVynH2SWQ2s_GJVVc/s1366/2020-09-15+%25281%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRGh5piF05XYGRYFk1Onr1h9dFZ7oBsGyguAFhcB_tACUyg4as_JEk8TzeevpQRX4qDb9-pIr-2HlGzMowgTV6lhTzkV_Gbepb9OHzTAooPf59T4nJIMbNOBoRxAVynH2SWQ2s_GJVVc/w625-h351/2020-09-15+%25281%2529.png" width="625" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Backyard with the pool</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ovrcqNxuWFkEQzuTir7K5UIhQ3ZmPGrgM15iotfbo82hlYRmRn2RJz-fParr4ZNv_TCbjUboYHXNXdlk_rN_d2ZkWw25bcrBTkxpfa7sksoGhSOJdxlItid0dDr40HjTbRKzu00iAK8/s1366/2020-09-15+%25282%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ovrcqNxuWFkEQzuTir7K5UIhQ3ZmPGrgM15iotfbo82hlYRmRn2RJz-fParr4ZNv_TCbjUboYHXNXdlk_rN_d2ZkWw25bcrBTkxpfa7sksoGhSOJdxlItid0dDr40HjTbRKzu00iAK8/w625-h351/2020-09-15+%25282%2529.png" width="625" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Lounge</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xBEDlrZ8o-nq5ukJ7Wv8kkxB3m5aE0d-8HWKCsfJeqaf6lqmljakgUiuqJ3uSLPGWioP-iH5tcPDjdxWR-_9XNH6uuVzUIM1q0EzraS14m_EhVgghwJuRj2FLsfNEiVVpu1zACtLmqs/s1366/2020-09-15+%25283%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xBEDlrZ8o-nq5ukJ7Wv8kkxB3m5aE0d-8HWKCsfJeqaf6lqmljakgUiuqJ3uSLPGWioP-iH5tcPDjdxWR-_9XNH6uuVzUIM1q0EzraS14m_EhVgghwJuRj2FLsfNEiVVpu1zACtLmqs/w625-h351/2020-09-15+%25283%2529.png" width="625" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Dining Room</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTg7SHKvcncmRBXeC-LPF41DDkVDyVFRTxdH_3c-tx-ECq4LpgZ5d1g6cKLYRiRtP14tNGow46S2SnN3ke7fwEkxbiEn_X4GuVUZFwibPwgDBcZMwfhcqk_ag__dPeryLvpkHoFiDK9Q/s1366/2020-09-15+%25284%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTg7SHKvcncmRBXeC-LPF41DDkVDyVFRTxdH_3c-tx-ECq4LpgZ5d1g6cKLYRiRtP14tNGow46S2SnN3ke7fwEkxbiEn_X4GuVUZFwibPwgDBcZMwfhcqk_ag__dPeryLvpkHoFiDK9Q/w625-h351/2020-09-15+%25284%2529.png" width="625" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Kitchen</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgxuXkd5nktDxPtftXPx4WVQnvcFmO-vY4Hl5RLca_NG3p4GqNg2zr36j0FIN8nYzNH4dmMIJCQRN2v_pfzQYnZpdWOyBgwatJF0lN7p-HaRAcEKwsFEsHHWf_jR8LCsdOmnXQx5iXlc/s1366/2020-09-15+%25285%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgxuXkd5nktDxPtftXPx4WVQnvcFmO-vY4Hl5RLca_NG3p4GqNg2zr36j0FIN8nYzNH4dmMIJCQRN2v_pfzQYnZpdWOyBgwatJF0lN7p-HaRAcEKwsFEsHHWf_jR8LCsdOmnXQx5iXlc/w625-h351/2020-09-15+%25285%2529.png" title="Source of Pictures: Tunay na Buhay Facebook Page" width="625" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Front Porch</i></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Source: Tunay na Buhay Facebook Page</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQwZwl11GNCkOfSDDWoa3kmSr60jZU2EQBkjJxWDU27sC5QUmqyfAON06R1D7mwCOfPxRJqmIi88SvkDSWYKm1vx5U58HioM9i5-xH6M2r3T20CEuEMOJbmfMK0VIOel2WI2sjjeAeCI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="665" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQwZwl11GNCkOfSDDWoa3kmSr60jZU2EQBkjJxWDU27sC5QUmqyfAON06R1D7mwCOfPxRJqmIi88SvkDSWYKm1vx5U58HioM9i5-xH6M2r3T20CEuEMOJbmfMK0VIOel2WI2sjjeAeCI/w586-h586/image.png" width="586" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pool side</div><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2TyeNpDSWoGw-hQ9KQjEdd87-k62pyNklOLSbIjSrLi5_wtpAwDO6mQfp_XIOPqlRmlA1vM8SxTdu9B_Hp08LMP-M77wQZefSd-H-lQAdl0Atqqnh8hIfKYyYN4CH0mUJXVPGaRObMA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="628" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2TyeNpDSWoGw-hQ9KQjEdd87-k62pyNklOLSbIjSrLi5_wtpAwDO6mQfp_XIOPqlRmlA1vM8SxTdu9B_Hp08LMP-M77wQZefSd-H-lQAdl0Atqqnh8hIfKYyYN4CH0mUJXVPGaRObMA/w619-h469/image.png" width="619" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Master Bedroom of John Estrada</i></div><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Source: Lifestyle ABS - CBN Star Studio</i></div></div><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;">In an interview by Pia Acangel last Sept. 9, 2020, John Estrada said that he and his wife had it built since 2012, but never got around to live in it. They have moved in last March before the quarantine has announced. They've also said that they've noticed that they're missing something: Their seven year old daughter, Anechka!<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ66LX8qHrLS8pdv-UTefri2oe8Qf3PcsuqCzSa-a3_YkPBS7dH118SSuj-RmgcxWBVN0h8IGozz45sNy60YNhsBYa-s21cDlryvxz8E45RGyvuXy-nir4OvOW3IuVNhlzSMPv9CmbzVI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="666" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ66LX8qHrLS8pdv-UTefri2oe8Qf3PcsuqCzSa-a3_YkPBS7dH118SSuj-RmgcxWBVN0h8IGozz45sNy60YNhsBYa-s21cDlryvxz8E45RGyvuXy-nir4OvOW3IuVNhlzSMPv9CmbzVI/w474-h469/image.png" width="474" /></a></div><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><i>From left to right: John Estrada, Anechka, and Priscilla Mereilles</i></div><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><i>Source: Lifestyle ABS - CBN Star Studio</i></div></span><p></p><p></p>

Minimalism at its Expensive Taste: John Estrada’s Dream Home

John Estrada, along with his wife Priscilla Mereilles, former Brazilian beauty queen, and 7 – year old daughter Anechka, have just moved into their dream house which is located at Orchard in Dasmariñas, Cavite to escape the busy and hectic life of th…

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Death of a Nurse Sparks a Revolution for Injustice Hazard Pay

<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtELlkBCvFogbh2lAOidiftC5Qy2ntmO-i3IhbhiG9JHLLW0PqaUcoeUy4EC-lw75OkT8x1HEEzq-diO69y1qeLa_tR9E2YbkVxHyXw3hdJ9aqqHVZaOiaNb-vIIMtJqtTgJYhlVAhfD0/s600/Tess+Cruz.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtELlkBCvFogbh2lAOidiftC5Qy2ntmO-i3IhbhiG9JHLLW0PqaUcoeUy4EC-lw75OkT8x1HEEzq-diO69y1qeLa_tR9E2YbkVxHyXw3hdJ9aqqHVZaOiaNb-vIIMtJqtTgJYhlVAhfD0/s320/Tess+Cruz.jpg" /></a></div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;"><div>Maria Theresa Cruz, or also known as Tess Cruz, a former nurse for nearly a decade in Cainta, died July 22, 3 days after she had her swab test. At her funeral, her family received the result of the swab test as positive, but they already knew due to the fact that she was intubated. Nevertheless, despite having medical conditions such as obesity and cardiomegaly (heart enlargement), there was no reason for her to give up and continue to work in the front lines as one of the nurses in Cainta Municipal Hospital. </div><div><br /></div><div>On the other hand, Joie Cruz, CEO of design and creative firm Limitless Labs and daughter of Tess Cruz, has died of COVID – 19 last month before she received her salary plus hazard pay.</div></span><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">In a post she made, she has mentioned that her mother and co – workers waited for their hazard pay, which is going to be used for Maxene, their younger sister, and for her learning materials from Groiler Home Learning Materials. Tess and her co – workers have been expecting P30,000 based from their daily rate of P500, which was announced by the Department of Health (DoH).</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The post continues as Joie states that when she went to the hospital to claim her benefits and process documents, she was told the amount is around P7,000 only. “</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #232323;">Apparently, the COVID hazard pay of the nurses in their public hospital has been reduced to just P150 per day and on top of it were deductions that were not even properly explained by the hospital administration. In the end, it appears my mom was only given a freaking P64.18 (USD 1.31) per day for her COVID hazard pay for 41 days.”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #232323;">Dr. GK Galvez Tan, son of former Health Secretary Jaime Galvez Tan, had a lot to say about the aforementioned amount as well. In a Facebook post last March, he mentions that it’s not about the money and how DoH may hold back. “If this is indeed all they can give, I want them to show us, point by point, peso by peso, why this is all they can afford.”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #232323;">Joie emphasized her sentiment in her post as she writes, “This issue is not about monetary value. This issue is about how governments lie and how we take for granted and exploit our frontliners in the face of this pandemic. This issue is about how my mom was treated way, way below than what she deserves in a local public hospital where she worked in for more than 10 years—the first four years of those were without any salary.”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #232323;">Even if she and her family grieve for Tess’ death, they’ve promised forgiveness for those who feel shortchanged in their dues, especially her mother. She also adds that her family would be given justice and proper action against these wrongdoers.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #232323;">She added a follow up post saying, “This fight is bigger than my mom. This fight is not just to honor her memory, but more so, to help the living—our exploited healthcare workers who are continuously deceived and treated like garbage by people in power.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>

Death of a Nurse Sparks a Revolution for Injustice Hazard Pay

 Maria Theresa Cruz, or also known as Tess Cruz, a former nurse for nearly a decade in Cainta, died July 22, 3 days after she had her swab test. At her funeral, her family received the result of the swab test as positive, but they already knew due to…

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Locked Out in Lockdown: Nurse Evicted After Being Positive for COVID – 19

<p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrStTumDTtNQ1SYU8b64J1skhMnbnyZW1GcHRDtkoojrOCrMwpnkbBHRfyIqRDgWi-kzkry_pHVAbid6D6_-JavCUakQe7RSTvSfrm3_i_HKdoYBtKr5J0eY_ZEPOkJqd83fV8Pex8NKQ/s620/evicted+nurse+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrStTumDTtNQ1SYU8b64J1skhMnbnyZW1GcHRDtkoojrOCrMwpnkbBHRfyIqRDgWi-kzkry_pHVAbid6D6_-JavCUakQe7RSTvSfrm3_i_HKdoYBtKr5J0eY_ZEPOkJqd83fV8Pex8NKQ/s320/evicted+nurse+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;">A female c</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;">aregive</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;">r</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;"> nurse </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;">sud</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;">denly finds he</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;">rself jobless and on the streets as soon as she was tested positive for COVID – 19. She’s forced t</span><span style="text-align: justify;">o roam the streets along with her belongings.</span><p></p> <p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;">According to her, she said tha</span><span style="text-align: justify;">t she went to a health center in Barangay Olympia, but they denied her. She also shared that she wanted to go home to Batangas, but she could not due to the lockdown.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">In a report by Mariz Umali of 24 Oras, she was found in a corner along South Avenue and JP Rizal of Makati City. She’</span>s now isolated at Quezon Institute in Quezon City.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Currentl</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">y, Mayor Abigail Binay has started an investigation as a violation for City Ordinance No. 2020-087, which is ab</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">out acts of discrimination such as forced eviction and restrictions in housing and lodging against people who are not only infected</span> with COVID – 19, but also with communicable illnesses are not allowed. Violators will pay P5,000 for first and second offenses and if found guilty, they will have an additional year in jail for the succeeding offenses.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Makati City government spokesperson Atty. Michael Camiña said that this case should be a wake up call for different sectors to cooperate with one another. “Dapat lahat alam ‘yong ginagawa at hindi lang ‘yong particular sector kasi ang nangyari dito dahil sarado ‘yong mismong health care center. Hindi as informed ‘yong barangay official or barangay personnel na nandoon na baka hindi niya alam ‘yong proper protocol.”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Meanwhile, PRC Chairman Sen. Richard G</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">ordon s</span>aid that the landlady, barangay official and the company where the nurse had worked were the real culprit to the problem. “Dapat bayanihan nga eh tutulungan. Tapos ‘yong barangay na pinuntahan niya sinabi, ‘Wala kaming maitutulong sayo, tawagan mo itong number na ‘to kung saan ‘yon ‘yong epidemiology service na operation.’ Dapat ‘yong kompanya, hindi na muna siya pinaalis doon. Sinecure na muna siya doon hanggang makakuha siya ng tulong kung saang isolation ward siya dadalhin,”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Networks such as GMA News have reached out to the landlady, barangay official of Barangay Olympia, and the company of the nurse, but they have yet to respond regarding the matter.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>

Locked Out in Lockdown: Nurse Evicted After Being Positive for COVID – 19

A female caregiver nurse suddenly finds herself jobless and on the streets as soon as she was tested positive for COVID – 19. She’s forced to roam the streets along with her belongings. According to her, she said that she went to a health center in B…

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