If you’re wondering why sexual perversions are happening left and right, front and back and every which way in the world today, why we have such a hideous sexual predator as Austria’s Josef Fritzl, one of the clues is staring at you right now.

Well, it’s not Miley Cyrus’ fault. Definitely not. This 15-year Disney megastar has simply been used and abused by people around her. Why didn’t her parents object?

Who is his right senses would ask a 15-year-old girl with a wholesome public image, who is the darling of kids as young as five or six years old, to pose semi-nude and to have such so-called “artistic” but sensationally provocative picture on the cover of a widely read magazine?

That’s what Vanity Fair magazine did.

Poor, poor Miley. After realizing what she’s done, the star of “Hannah Montana” is drowning in remorse. She could not apologize enough for allowing herself to be used and abused by people who are only a shade less monstrous than that guy from Austria.

Imagine. Using a 15-year-old celebrity to entice the beasts in the magazine’s male readers. The devil is really everywhere.

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Singer and actress Miley Cyrus arrives at the 2008 CMT Awards in Nashville, Tennessee. (AP)

A Filipina has just conquered Britain with just the power of her voice.

So powerful and beautiful and enchanting was her voice – that fully complements her personality — that she got the nod of even the most discerning and hard-to-please music judge in the entire planet, Simon Cowell.

The Filipina is Madonna. No, she’s not the Material Girl, far from the image of the former American enchantress.

She’s Madonna “Mado” Decena, a 32-year-old mother from the Philippines who’s one of the favorites to bring home the crown in the top-rating British popular talent search show “Britain’s Got Talent.”

Last April 24, Madonna took time from her busy schedule as a club singer in Britain to audition for the show at the Manchester Theatre.

Madonna sang the famous Whitney Houston song “I Will Always Love You” and brought her audience to tears of wonder on just her first few notes. She certainly brought the house down as the teary-eyed British audience gave her a standing ovation.

After Madonna’s number, the three British judges – Cowell (of “American Idol” fame), actress Amanda Holden and journalist Piers Morgan – were simply flabbergasted.

“With the performance, taking everything into account I absolutely love it,” the erstwhile praise-stingy Cowell said.

“I have nothing to say, it’s absolutely brilliant,” Morgan said.

A teary-eyed Holden also heaped praises on the Filipina revelation.

The three judges voted her through the semifinals, and now Madonna is the crowd favorite to win the crown.

Before she delivered her number, Madonna tearfully explained that she had to leave her two children behind with their grandparents in the Philippines because she did not have enough money to send for them in Britain. She said she decided to join the contest for her kids.

“Well it’s a chance for me to get more work, more opportunity for me to sing, for my kids,” Decena said. “If I do well in this competition it would be life-changing not only for me but for my kids, it’s a chance for us to be together,” she added.

The judges assured her that she would soon be with her children because she would soon be a big star in Britain and rake in all the money that she needs to bring her kids to England.

In an e-mail to a Philippine television network, Madonna said she’s hoping that she would be able to inspire Filipinos especially those who are working abroad whether she win or lose in the British talent show. “I hope win or lose I would be able to inspire a lot of Filipinos especially our Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) all over the world who are sacrificing, and working hard for their loved ones to have better lives,” she said.

Madonna has also become a YouTube sensation. In fact, I discovered her in YouTube, singing her opus “I Will Always Love You.”

Just like the British audience and judges at the show, I was also stunned by her magical voice and her excellent rendition of the song. I have simply never heard of such a voice before. I’m definitely sure, she would go places.

Bravo, Mado! More success ahead for you. May you inspire more people!

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Madonna Decena (above and below) delivers her opus “I Will Always Love You” in “Britain’s Got Talent” show as captured in YouTube.

At first, I couldn’t understand why my young daughter was so insistent that we watch a cartoon movie that she was literally trying to drag me from my lazy chair to go and see “Horton.”

My daughter doesn’t usually behave that way, and so I got curious why she’s raving mad about this movie.

After watching the film, I found out why: This movie has miraculous powers!

It can remove all the hardness on people’s heart and can make them feel young again and laugh their hearts out at the same time.

No wonder “Horton” is on top of the box-office charts for a second straight weekend in America alone with $25.1 million, according to studio estimates. Featuring the voices of Jim Carrey and Steve Carell, the movie raised its 10-day total to $85.5 million.

“Horton” fended off a rush of new movies opening over Easter weekend.

“A person’s a person, no matter how small,” that’s the quote from the movie as spoken by Horton the Elephant – a simple yet eye-popping truism that could be the rallying cry of all oppressed peoples in the world.

I thoroughly agree with movie reviewer Rebecca Murray who said that “Horton” is not only hugely entertaining and brilliantly voiced, it also “works its way into the hearts of its audience – and age simply doesn’t matter.”

“The classic Dr Seuss tale springs to life on the big screen using a color palette so vibrant you may feel the urge to don a pair of shades. Although the animation itself isn’t groundbreaking in its technique, it is perfectly in keeping with the tone and style of Dr Seuss’ work,” Murray said.

Jim Carrey provides the voice for Horton, a goofy elephant with a bubbly personality. He matches wits with Kangaroo (voiced by Carol Burnett), a woman who doesn’t believe Horton’s story that small people live inside the speck clinging to a flower he holds.

Horton’s mission is to find a safe place for the small people of Whoville who lives inside the speck. Whoville is led by the Mayor (voiced by Steve Carell), who has 96 daughters and a single son.

I wouldn’t reveal to you how the story unfolds since I don’t want to take out the element of surprise. You just go out there and enjoy the movie with your children, your mate or whoever you feel like sharing some laughs with.

I guarantee more than a hour of sheer delight and fun – and bonding with your loved ones at the same time.

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Above, Kangaroo confronts Elephant in this scene from “Horton.” Below, the Mayor of Whoville. (Photos from 20th Century Fox)