Showing posts with label Trending News and Events. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trending News and Events. Show all posts
Thursday, May 10, 2012
China TV 'claims' the Philippines is part of China's territory
Beijing — An anchor on China's state-run television network has accidentally declared the Philippines a part of China, in an embarrassing gaffe as tensions between the two nations run high.
He Jia, anchor for China Central Television's (CCTV) nationally televised news broadcast, made the claim during a late Monday broadcast that has been repeatedly replayed on the Internet.
The presenter apparently meant to say that the Huangyan islands – known in the Philippines as the Scarborough Shoal, and claimed by both nations – is China's territory.
"We all know that the Philippines is China's inherent territory and the Philippines belongs to Chinese sovereignty, this is an indisputable fact," He said in the broadcast, which has since disappeared from the CCTV website but is available elsewhere on the web.
Viewers joked in online postings that the presenter's nationalistic fervour led to her mistake.
"This anchor woman is great, a good patriot, she has announced to the world the the Philippines belongs to China," said a microblogger named helenjhuang.
"We should attack directly, send (Philippine President Benigno) Aquino packing and take back our inherent territory."
Monday, May 7, 2012
Video of Raymart Santiago - Mon Tulfo fight in NAIA now on YouTube
MANILA, Philippines – The scuffle between journalist Mon Tulfo and actor Raymart Santiago on Sunday has been caught on video and uploaded on the video-sharing site YouTube.
The 59-second video posted by glamchiq00 showed Santiago charging at Tulfo and people trying to stop the fist fight.
The video was uploaded after news broke out earlier in the afternoon about the incident.
Both Tulfo and Santiago were among the top trending topics on microblogging site Twitter because of the incident.
Santiago’s wife, actress Claudine Barretto, said she is challenging Tulfo to show the video which he claims caught her scolding the airport staff. Barretto also appealed to airport authorities to release the CCTV footage to determine who really started the brawl between Tulfo and her husband.
The amateur video was immediately shared on other social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook.
“I don't know what happened, but from this video, mas hinawakan at inawat si Mon Tulfo ng mga guards than Raymart Santiago. Walang pumigil kay Raymart sa pagsuntok niya kay Mon Tulfo while Tulfo was held down by the airport guards,” journalist Joel Pablo Salud said on Facebook.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
'Phil So Good' - Julien Drolon feat. Rhian Ramos (with lyrics)
The 'Phil So Good' music video starting to become viral over the web. The music video starring a Frenchman singing about his love for our country, The Philippines, catches the attention of netizens over the web.
The music video was shot on location across Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. It shows Drolon basking in the sun on various beaches in the country and extolling, in French and English, this "paradise on earth". Also seen in the music video is our very own Filipina Actress Rhian Ramos who did the rapping part of the song.
While the music is an upbeat mix of funk, reggae and dance pop, and lends a cosmopolitan touch to the tropical scenarios. It is composed by French writer-turned-musician Julien Drolon.
According to his interview with Philippine Daily Inquirer, Drolon described the Philippines as the land of music in Asia. He also added that in France they don't live music the way Filipinos do.
Drolon has so far recorded six songs with an all-Filipino lineup of musicians that also serve as his regular band, including keyboardist Leal Nanca, who wrote the rap lyrics to "Phil So Good." Drolon has also worked with Noel Mendez, Jack Rufo, Rico Blanco and the band Brownman Revival.
'PHIL SO GOOD' English/Tagalog Lyrics
Paradise islands, white sand beach
Tropical jungles where tribes still live
Land of Rizal and the guitar strings
Gotta find some time to live it here
I am in the Philippines x 3
And I feel so good, so good
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Jessica Sanchez sings "Proud Mary" on American Idol Top 5 Show
Jessica Sanchez - Proud Mary
Filipina-Mexican-American Jessica Sanchez sang “You Are So Beautiful” by Joe Cocker and “Proud Mary” by Tina Turner on the American Idol 11 Top 5 Performance Show.
I prefer Jessica's "Proud Mary" performance than her "You Are So Beautiful" rendition. Because on that performance she shows that she is not just a singer...that she can groove 'cause she is a total performer. #kudos!
And I totally agree when Jennifer Lopez said to her that she's a little bit of Tina and a little bit of Beyonce.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Open Letter to Miriam Quiambao
"Homosexuality is not a sin but it is a lie from the devil. Do not be deceived. God loves gays and wants them to know the truth." - Miriam Quiambao says on Twitter. And that particular tweet draws so much attention and makes people especially LGBT community to raise their eyebrows to the former Beauty Queen.
Ms. Quiambao already says sorry but LGBT group seems not accepting her apology yet.
Open Letter to Miriam Quiambao: Let's defend every word in the Bible!
Dear Miriam Quiambao,
Congratulations on standing up for the truth given by God in the Bible! Literally interpreting the Bible is what we should really do. The word of God is the word of God. Those who believe in God shouldn't doubt the Bible: each word in the Bible, each punctuation mark, each syllable was written by the owner and creator of the universe, period. I love your zealous and unwavering faith that everything that the Bible says is true and that we should follow it.
I know that we should take the Bible as it is. There's no doubt that God forbids cross-dressing; Deuteronomy 22:5 says that. Leviticus 18:22 implies that homosexuality is an abomination to God's eyes as well. But I'm having some problems with other verses in the Bible. Please help me with what to do about them because, just like you, I want to live my life in accordance with the word of God.
1. According to Genesis, God only created men and women. Nothing else, no one in between. Just either men or women. Now, Genesis 1:5 says that God created only evening and morning. There was no mention about afternoon, dusk, dawn, midnight, the blue hour, etc. As a literal follower of the Bible, how should I regard these "other" parts of the day? To borrow your own words, are they the "lies of the devil?" Why do we have these abominations? Is God testing my faith?
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
DOT launched "It's More Fun In The Philippines" International TVC on CNN
Department of Tourism released on Monday the International TV Commercials for its tourism campaign, "Its More Fun In The Philippines". The TVC is first seen on the International News Channel, CNN, during its special segment "CNN: Eye On" which currently features interesting facts about our country, Philippines. The "CNN: Eye On The Philippines' will be aired from April 30 - May 7, 2012.
Back to the TVC, The 30-Seconder TVC showcases the top tourist destinations in the country like Chocolate Hills in Bohol and Banaue Rice Terraces in Cordillera. The TVC is accompanied by the disco house song ‘Barbra Streisand’ by Duck Sauce with a rap by Pinoy Black Eyed Peas member Apl.de.Ap, and it ends with the question “What will you come up with?”
Here's the "Its More Fun In The Philippines" TVC:
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Jessica Sanchez sings 'Dance With My Father' on American Idol 11 Top 6 Show
Jessica Sanchez once again wowed me (and hopefully you too) with her own rendition of "Dance With My Father' originally sang by Luther Vandross during the American Idol 11 Top 6 Performance Show.
Her performance was really full of emotions and you can feel it through her voice and see it on Jessica’s action on how she misses her father so badly. In short, Jessica owned the song and performed it so naturally.
Anyway, Jessica still needs your vote for her not to be eliminated tomorrow. You only have 2 hours to vote after the show.
Here's How to Vote:
In the US,
(1) You can vote for Jessica Sanchez by calling 1-866-IDOLS-01 (1-866-436-5701)
(2) Text “VOTE” to 5705.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Instagram Sold By Facebook For $1 Billion
Here's what Mark Zuckerberg said on his blog post:
"I'm excited to share the news that we've agreed to acquire Instagram and that their talented team will be joining Facebook.
For years, we've focused on building the best experience for sharing photos with your friends and family. Now, we'll be able to work even more closely with the Instagram team to also offer the best experiences for sharing beautiful mobile photos with people based on your interests.
We believe these are different experiences that complement each other. But in order to do this well, we need to be mindful about keeping and building on Instagram's strengths and features rather than just trying to integrate everything into Facebook.
That's why we're committed to building and growing Instagram independently. Millions of people around the world love the Instagram app and the brand associated with it, and our goal is to help spread this app and brand to even more people.
We think the fact that Instagram is connected to other services beyond Facebook is an important part of the experience. We plan on keepingfeatures like the ability to post to other social networks, the ability to not share your Instagrams on Facebook if you want, and the ability to have followers and follow people separately from your friends on Facebook.
For years, we've focused on building the best experience for sharing photos with your friends and family. Now, we'll be able to work even more closely with the Instagram team to also offer the best experiences for sharing beautiful mobile photos with people based on your interests.
We believe these are different experiences that complement each other. But in order to do this well, we need to be mindful about keeping and building on Instagram's strengths and features rather than just trying to integrate everything into Facebook.
That's why we're committed to building and growing Instagram independently. Millions of people around the world love the Instagram app and the brand associated with it, and our goal is to help spread this app and brand to even more people.
We think the fact that Instagram is connected to other services beyond Facebook is an important part of the experience. We plan on keepingfeatures like the ability to post to other social networks, the ability to not share your Instagrams on Facebook if you want, and the ability to have followers and follow people separately from your friends on Facebook.
Friday, April 6, 2012
'It's More Fun In The Philippines" Domestic Jingle
Department of Tourism has just recently released the 'Domestic Jingle' for "It's More Fun In The Philippines" Campaign through their official account in the video-sharing site Youtube. According to DOT, the lyrics of the jingle are written by Tin Sanchez while the music is composed by Mike Villegas. The jingle is musically arranged by Angelo Villegas and sang by Filipino Artist Jay Padua. As of this writing, the video is viewed 15,573 times. (konti pa lang)
I personally find the jingle lively and the lyrics are captivating. Gusto ko yung part na:
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Love Quotes 2.12.12
“Makakapili ka ng lugar na uupuan mo, pero hindi mo mapipili ang taong uupo satabi mo… ganyan ang senaryo sa bus.. Ganyan din ang pag-ibig .. Lalong di mo kontrolado kung kailan sya bababa.”
"Ang Pag-ibig ay para lang sa mga taong matatapang."
-- Anonymous
"Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love: it is the faithless who know love's tragedies."
“Kung maghihintay ka nang lalandi sayo, walang mangyayari sa buhay mo.. Dapat lumandi ka din."
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Single Awareness Month
Pebrero na naman. Ang buwan na pinaka-ayaw ng mga single sa kadahilanan na puputaktihin na naman sila (sila lang?) ng mga katanungan tungkol sa kung sino valentines' date nila at kung bakit single sila.
This is also the EMO Month ng mga single. Yung haharap sila sa salamin tapos tatanungin nila yung sarili nila:
'Panget ba ako? Bakit walang nagkakagusto sa akin? Bakit wala akong GF/BF? Bakit yung mga kaibigan ko may syota ako wala? Bakeeeeettt?!! '
Tapos meron rin mga single na pipilitin nilang magka-GF/BF before Valentines para masabi lang na may-date sila...para masabing IN sila.. HAHA
Sa lahat ng mga single out there. DON'T PRESSURE YOURSELF! ano naman kung single ka sa Buwan ng Pag-ibig? Bakit mamamatay ka?!! May Shoot-to-Kill order na ba ang gobyerno sa mga taong walang jowa ngayong Pebrero? i don't thinks so. tsk tsk.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Puerto Princesa Underground River is officially among the New7Wonders of Nature
Our very own Puerto Princesa Underground River is now confirmed as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature as announced by New7Wonders Founder and President Bernard Weber in Manila.
Weber congratulate Filipinos for this achievement and also he said that he knew that Philippines was taking the New7Wonders of Nature Poll seriously when our President Aquino came out to support the PPUR.
Meanwhile, PPUR is the second to be confirmed on a preliminary basis, following Jeju Island, as New7Wonders has now completed the telephone voting validation in the Philippines.
The remaining 5 provisional New7Wonders of Nature namely; Amazon, Halong Bay, Iguazu Falls, Komodo and Table Mountain. are currently undergoing the three steps of the verification process, namely the national voting validation, the global voting calculation confirmation by an independent audit firm, and the preparation and implementation of the Official Inauguration ceremonies.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
The Special 1-Peso Rizal Coin
As We, Filipinos,
commemorate the 150 years birthday of our National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal,
the Central Bank of the Philippines will release 10 Million pieces of
the Special 1-Peso Rizal Coin this month.
But I think I was lucky enough dahil meron na kong Special 1-Peso Rizal
Coin 'nung December pa though I only have 3 pieces. Kayaaa... 999,997
thousand rizal coins na lang ang madidistribute ngayong month. :D
New Banknotes of the Philippines. Money.#ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines.
New Banknotes of the Philippines. Money.#ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Indeed...Its' more fun in the Philippines.
After a much-criticized 'Pilipinas Kay Ganda' and a mediocre design of 'Pilipinas Tara Na!', Department of Tourism headed by Ramon Jimenez, Jr. launched a new brand campaign to attract visitors to the country with the line - ‘It’s more fun in the Philippines’
If you will look at the design it is far far far better than the ‘Pilipinas Tara Na!’ design and brainier than the ‘Pilipinas Kay Ganda’.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Trending Quotations of 2011
2011 is coming to a close. So, the better way to end this year is to list down all the memorable lines that TV personalities have thrown on National TV. Their unforgettable lines that made them trending and become talk of the town. (in no particular order)
Atty. Ferdinand Topacio: "Ipatatanggal ko ang itlog ko kapag 'di bumalik ang mga Arroyo"
Christopher Lao: "I should have been informed. Dapat ininform. 'yun lang 'yun eh."
James Soriano: “Filipino was the language of the streets: it was how you spoke to the tindera when you went to the tindahan, what you used to tell your katulong that you had an utos, and how you texted manong when you needed ‘sundo na.’”
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
HOT ON TWITTER: MVP of TV5 plans to acquire GMA-7 for 500 Million Pesos?
It is a hot issue on blogs and social networking sites like twitter that TV5 Chairman Manny V. Pangilinan (MVP) plans to buy-out one of the major TV stations in the country, the GMA Network for Php500 Billion. GMA-7 worth only Php22 Million according to Philippines Stock Exchange (PSE).
The news sparked from Ruffa Gutierrez' tweet regarding what's MVP will be buying next. Though Ruffa doesnt mention (in her tweet) any name or any company.
"Guess what MVP is buying next?? Found out last week through a little birdy but the few people I told didn't believe me. Now its CONFIRMEDDD."
Thursday, October 6, 2011
RIP Steve Jobs
Early this morning, when I logged-in to my Facebook Account and read some of my friends’ status saying RIP Steve Jobs, you’ve touched many lives and etcetera etcetera. And my reaction was “huh? Really? Are kidding dude?”
To verify the news, I check it on Twitter. And yap! It was indeed TRUE.
The co-founder and former CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs, has just passed away. He died on Wednesday at the age of 56, after a long-years battle with pancreatic cancer and other health issues. He is the genius behind Apple Products' like Iphone, Ipad, Ipod Touch, Macbook and many more..
To end this blog entry, iiwan ko sa inyo ang mga sinabi ni Steve Jobs last 2005 during the Stanford Commencement Ceremony.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Miss Philippines owned the stage during the swimsuit and evening gown preliminary competition of the Miss Universe 2011 pageant!
After the Preliminary Competition of this year Miss Universe Pageant, Nag-iba na ang boto ko. Ayaw ko na kay Miss USA dahil...sobra niyang payat at hindi outstanding ang kanyang paglakad. At dahil jan...Kay Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup
na ulet ako. hehe. She's the best. Her walk shows simplicity and
elegance. And her unique catwalk on the stage, capture the true essence
of beauty & poise and she is definitely deserve to be crowned Miss
Universe
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
I Support The Philippines, I Vote For Ms. Shamcey Supsup
Nagsimula na ang kompetisyon para sa 2011 Miss Universe Pageant at for the first time in the 60 years history of Miss Universe Competition ay may bago itong rule kung saan magkakaroon ng online voting at ang contestant na may pinakamaraming boto ay awtomatikong makakasama na sa semifinals ng Miss Universe pageant.
At dahil online voting ito, ay may malaking chance na makasama si Ms. Shamcey Supsup sa semifinals dahil para saan pa at tinawag tayong "Social Networking Capital of the World" diba? Ibig sabihin madalas tayong online sa internet.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Amanda Coling raped by 4 Azkals Players?
Then, the next day. Na-shock ako dahil lahat ng news program sa TV (like TV Patrol, 24 Oras, Aksyon) e, merong balita about nga sa rape scandal na kinasangkutan ng Azkals.
Then, Napanuod ko sa TV Patrol at Aksyon na nagpapa-interview yung babae na sangkot nga daw sa Rape scandal pero naka-pixel yung face niya.
Until, kahapon (Sunday), napanuod ko sa Showbiz Central na nagpapa-interview ang babaeng sangkot sa rape scandal. At nagulat ako dahil... may pangalan na siya at nagpakita pa nang mukha. Her name is Amanda Coling.
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