>On June 30, 1992, President Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino looked out the window of her plain white Toyota Crown. People were marching toward the Quirino Grandstand. They waved as her car went by. Others flashed the Laban sign. Strewn on electric posts were banners imprinted with “We will miss you, Tita Cory”—keepsakes from a testing yet momentous decade that saw her prevail over a dictator and restore democracy. Enroute to the inauguration of her successor, as she smiled back at the people she had served for six years as president, what could she be thinking? What hopes did Tita Cory hold for…
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>In celebration with the success of May Bukas Pa, Noah and Agua Bendita, ABS-CBN brings another fantaserye and this time it was Pablo S. Gomez’s creation. This time it’s about a child who is a mermaid named Mutya who will touch our heart and brings us in her world under water. The newest fantaserye of ABS-CBN directed by Erick Salut and Jojo Saguin and stars Precious Lara Quigaman, Pen Medina, Malou Crisologo, Niña Jose, Gary Lim, Ahron Villena, Alfred Vargas, Jason Gainza, Tess Antonio, Ogie Diaz, Jairus Aquino, Sandy Andolong and introducing Mutya Orquia. Here is the full trailer of…
>WWF-Philippines announced that there are 81 Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelysolivacea) hatchings swim out to sea few hours after hatching in Anvaya Cove, Morong, Bataan. The said area is now known as a hatching site for the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle. The said kind of turtle was classified by the IUCN as vulnerable and one of five sea turtle species in the Philippines that’s under the protection of law.According to the Anvaya Cove Activity Manager Ranessa Santos, the recent hatching was the fourth clutch that hatched since September 2010. “We do what we can to protect seaturtle nests in our…
>In line with the ranking of the Philippines as number 5 in top users of Facebook with 20, 802, 540 and still growing accounts, MYX Philippines and ABS-CBN (Channel 2) ranks number 23 and 25 globally in top media accounts. The info was collated by Yehey from socialbakers.com.Myx Philippines gained 1, 125, 298 fans while ABS-CBN has 1, 005, 841 followes.(Click the image to enlarge)While the comedienne Vice Ganda and also an ABS-CBN talent takes the lead as the artist with 2, 638, 029 fans, globally Lady Gaga is number 1 with 26, 633, 204 followers. Based on the reports…
>In line with the celebration of Women’s Month this March, the Dance Forum brings back “Itim Asu 1719-2009,” a contemporary dance based on Virginia Moreno’s play entitled “The Onyx Wolf / Itim Asu”. It was choreographed by Myra Beltran and it will be available for show buyers who wanted to stage the show in their respective venues and organizations. According to Beltran, the dance show is ideal for women organizations and school who wanted to present this work for learning and fund raising purposes. Beltran’s choreography deconstructs and reinterprets this important work in a contemporary language. It creates fusion of…
>The Princess Diaries and Love and Other Drugs’ Anne Hathaway is now the new Selina Kyle/Catwoman in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. The Dark Knight Rises is a Batman movie that stars Christian Bale who will be playing Bruce Wayne/Batman.(Anne Hathaway picture from Love and Other Drugs)The said confirmation was announced by Warner Bros. Pictures today (January 19, US Time) in Burbank California. According to Nolan, director of the film he is thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Hathaway, who will be a fantastic addition to the story.Anne Hathaway is the third actress who will be doing…
>In celebration of the Chinese New Year this February, Repertory Philippines brings the 1989 best-selling novel of Amy Tan entitled The Joy Luck Club to the Onstage Theater, 2nd floor, Greenbelt 1 Mall,Makati City. The play will run from February 4-20, 2011. The play follows the struggle of four Chinese women who migrated in US who usually meet for a mahjong game and named their group the Joy Luck Club. Each mother has American-born daughters which has a growing generation and cultural gap between them. We will discover the funny and touching side of each mother on how they build…
>In line with its release on February, Walt Disney Pictures will be having a sneak preview of the most anticipated hair-larious movie of the year – Tangled! The sneak preview will happen on January 24 & 25 on selected theaters and ticket cost is regular admission price.Tangled is twisted version of Rapunzel, which follows the tale of a young woman, named Rapunzel (voice of Mandy Moore) who was imprisoned by an evil witch in a tower. With her long magical golden hair and pet chameleon, they met and held captive the prince (charming) of bandit, Flynn Rider (voice of Zachary…
>It’s hilarious and the fight scenes were amazing. This is the first time I saw a movie that a sidekick really kicked some ass in the story. Sorry for the spoiler but Jay Chou who plays Kato in the Columbia Pictures’ 2011 remake of The Green Hornet looks like he was the lead rather than a support to Seth Rogen who plays Britt Reid and Cameron Diaz who played the role of Lenore Case. The Green Hornet is based from the radio program created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker in 1930s and has its TV and comic book…
>On May 1, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI will be leading the beatification of his predecessor Pope John Paul II or also know by his Polish name Karol Józef Wojtyla. This was reported at the website of Catholic News Agency (CNA), where it also stated that the decree for the beatification was approved by Pope Benedict XVI last January 14.CNA also reported that one of the reasons of Pope John Paul II’s beatification was the miraculous healing of Sister Marie Simon Pierre Normand, who suffers and cured from Parkinson’s disease. The nun from Little Sisters of Catholic Motherhood congregation in France…