Thursday, December 06, 2007 (Philippines)

She didn't deal and she ended with P1,000 winning. Toledo City Mayor Arlene Espinosa-Zambo (right) with ABS-CBN’s “Deal or No Deal” host Kris Aquino. The episode, one of two shot at SM City Cebu last week, was aired nationwide last night. Mayor Zambo (above, yelling “Christmas gift, banker!”) said she decided to do something special for herself “have a break, have fun and relax.” (Abs-cbn video clip) A DYNAMITE explosion killed a fisherman and seriously injured his 12-year-old son off Barangay San Vicente in Olango Island, Lapu-Lapu City past 8 a.m. yesterday. Ebon Geronco, 46, was about to toss the dynamite when big waves tilted his boat, making him lose his balance until the explosive went off as he held it in front of his chest. The explosion severed his right hand and burned his face and neck. [full story]