Rihanna by Damien Hirst For GQ’s 25 Anniversary Issue

British GQ is celebrating its 25th anniversary and for the occasion enlisted superstar artist Damien Hirst and singer Rihanna for its cover. The artist went ahead and created a Medusa inspired spread, with snakes crawling around the body and head of the singer. Even Rihanna’s eyes have been given the animal treatment, resulting in an overall surreal photoshoot and over, that even carries the Hirst signature, just like one his paintings. The December 2013 issue of British GQ should be hitting newsstands in the coming weeks.

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Janet Napoles MEMEs collection

MANILA – On the fictional news broadcast "BV Patrol," mug shots of fugitive businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles were shown after she surrendered—on mugs.

Meanwhile, a photo of Napoles on her yacht with President Benigno Aquino III also

surfaced on the Internet—however, her yacht looked suspiciously like the Titanic.

These and other manipulated photos or “memes” of Napoles flooded social media after

news broke of her surrender to President Aquino last night.

Memes of Napoles with pig’s ears and a snout also spread, as well as a depiction of her as the

Muppet Miss Piggy in a mug shot.

One meme showed Napoles as a contestant who will sing on “The Voice of the Philippines”.

 The judges were Internal Revenue Commissioner Kim Henares, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima,

Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, and Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago.

Another showed Janet Jackson: "Janet, kumanta na!"

Another speculated that maybe, Napoles surrendered because she wanted to claim the bounty on her own head.

Meanwhile, netizens said they expect Napoles will soon get ill and be sent to St. Luke’s Medical Center

 in order to avoid detention in a prison cell. One meme with action star Bembol Roco in a contemplative

pose contained the text: “May nase-sense ako. 1. Mahuhuli si Napoles; 2. Magkakaroon ng Senate inquiry;

3. Magkakasakit siya; 4. Dadalhin sa St. Luke's.”

This was an allusion to what happened to former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and former Chief Justice

Renato Corona. Arroyo and Corona were much mocked by Filipinos online for appearing in wheelchairs when

they got sick during their trials, in what they saw as a poor attempt to solicit pity from the public.

Another meme showed photos of Arroyo and Corona in wheelchairs, along with a photo of Miss Piggy.

“Birds of the same feather end in the same chair,” said the caption.

Many netizens expressed anger at the businesswoman and the misuse of the pork barrel, and used memes

 to express their fury.

One image showed a minion celebrating Napoles’ surrender.

However, others chastised the administration, saying Napoles’ surrender was scripted.

"Hoy ikaw!" went one meme depicting the late Fernando Poe Jr. pointing an accusing finger at an

unidentified man. "Kunwari ka pang may P10M reward money, nasa Malacanang lang pala."

Others posted a comic illustration of a man, supposedly Aquino, with his head under sand, next to an ostrich.

"Mr. President, Sir, you mean you too didn't know?" went the caption.

Another showed Aquino showing off a Napoles-faced crocodile as a hunting prize.

Others quickly created memes out of photos that were released this morning by Malacanang.

“Lord?” went Napoles in one meme. The original photo released by the Palace as proof of her surrender

showed her looking upwards at an object out of the image’s frame.

“Maybe she wants to steal the chandelier, too,” quipped netizens on Facebook.

Another showed her supposedly asking for forgiveness from God.

Meanwhile, one netizen created a comic panel out of a photo released by Malacanang, entitled "Meanwhile at the Palace".

In the panel, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda and Secretary to the Cabinet Jose Rene Almendras are looking

at Napoles, with Lacierda thinking he should text his bank account number to the businesswoman. Napoles, meanwhile,

 is wondering which hospital it would be better for her to stay, while lawyer Lorna Kapunan tells the two

 Palace officials to calm down, as they have to think where they can hide Napoles.

Others meanwhile poked fun at those whose hopes of earning the P10 million bounty were dashed by Napoles’

surrender.

"Hello boss, binabawi ko na po 'yung resignation ko. Hindi ko na maha-hunting si Napoles...sumuko na siya!"

said the meme.

One of the latest memes to crop up include that of Napoles' brother Reynald.

 

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PNoy announces P10-million bounty for Napoles arrest

Pres. Benigno Aquino III chats with Justice Sec. Leila de Lima at the 8th East Asia Conference on Competition Law and Policy at the Sofitel Hotel in Pasay City (Malacanang Photo Bureau)

MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATE - 12:25 p.m.) President Benigno Aquino III announced on Wednesday a P10-million bounty on fugitive businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles, who is at the center of a P10-billion scam involving government pork barrel funds.

"Ten million pesos ang (is the) reward for information leading to the arrest of Napoles," Aquino said at the sidelines of the 8th East Asia Conference on Competition Law and Policy at the Sofitel Hotel in Pasay City.

He said the reward was only for Napoles, not for her brother Reynald Lim.

The siblings went into hiding two weeks ago after a Makati trial court issued a warrant for their arrest for serious illegal detention charges brought against her Benhur Luy, a former associate who blew the whistle on the pork barrel scam.

"Ang harboring of fugitive, kaso 'yun, ang obstruction of justice, kaso din 'yun ...kung akala nila titigilan ang paghahanap, nagkakamali sila. We're confident,malapit-lapit na natin mahahabol 'yan (Harboring a fugitive is one case, obstruction of justice is another case … if they think we will stop looking for them, they are mistaken. We’re confident we will catch them soon)," Aquino said.

The bounty on Napoles was announced a day after Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said the siblings had been added to the government’s list of prominent fugitives formerly known as the “Big 5” -- retired Army general Jovito Palparan, former Palawan governor Joel Reyes and his brother Mario, former Dinagat congressman Ruben Ecleo, and businessman Delfin Lee -- none of whom have been arrested.

Authorities scrambled Tuesday to check the airports and seaports for Napoles and her brother Reynald Luy Lim after three yachts she reportedly used in the past were discovered missing from the Manila Yacht Club.

Yacht club officials are being asked to shed light on the matter.

The Bureau of Immigration had been on alert for Napoles, tagged as the brains in the alleged scam to divert billions of pork barrel of lawmakers into bogus nongovernment organizations and projects, since a BI lookout order was issued two weeks ago.

On Tuesday, De Lima, at a press conference with Ombudsman Conchita Morales, had assured newsmen that based on latest updates from the immigration office, Napoles and her brother were still in the country.

Immigration OIC: southern backdoor watched

In a press briefing Tuesday, BI Officer-in-Charge Siegfried Mison said the information about the yachts was relayed to him by a “confidential source” last week after the issuance of the warrant of arrest against the Napoles siblings.

“I was informed that Mrs. Napoles has three yachts, parked at the Manila Yacht Club but according to the source wala na mga yacht niya dun,” he said.

However, the BI official did not identify the names of the luxury sea vessel and he is not certain if Napoles owned the missing yachts.

“We confirmed sabi ng source meron daw tatlo dun dati ginagamit niya, hindi lang ako sure kung sa pangalan niya or ginamit niya, na wala na dun sa yacht club,” he added.

Despite this, Mison is confident that Napoles and her brother, Reynald Luy Lim, are still in the country.

He also reported that they are in constant communication with their counterparts in neighboring countries particularly in Indonesia, to help locate the Napoleses, apart from the lookout order to BI employees guarding the country’s seaports.

“An alert order has been issued to the possible backdoor they might use to flee the country. They can use the Balot Island which is near General Santos City, about three hours away to Indonesia and Bonggao, Tawi-Tawi, which is near Malaysia,” Mison explained.

He added, “We have coordinated with Indonesian immigration at the Marore Island, which is near the Philippines. We alerted them by issuing information including pictures of Janet and Reynald.”

Mison noted that they are guarding the southern part of the country since it would be difficult for a sea vessel to cruise through the northern part because of the weather during this season.

The closest to the Philippines is Hong Kong, if one will use the southern part to exit the country, but the monsoon weather won't allow this, too, he said. “Puede ba sa Hong Kong? but not during this weather. Not habagat weather,” the BI official added.

Mison said that they are also coordinating with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) as they have jurisdiction on private hangers, which deploys private planes.

“We have requested that they might want to consider giving us access or they could be vigilant and try to find out who are on boat and private planes that would have the capacity to reach foreign destinations,” he said.

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