Ploning The Movie

I will surely watch this movie come April 30!
Official Trailer below: 

Official Website

Manila Water irks me!

New version of Manila Water bill

Old version of Manila Water bill
The images above are found at the back of my water bill from Manila Water Company. The east zone water concessionaire in Metro Manila. Please pay a particular attention to the part where it says “BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLAND (METRO MANILA BRANCHES).”
Anyone who knows [...]

Inquirer.net: GMA 7 refutes KBP ad load rule

GMA Network defended its decision not to follow the Kapisanan ng mga Broadcaster ng Pilipinas’ (KBP). Read the excerpt below:
MANILA, Philippines – GMA Network, Inc. said on Wednesday that the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) rule limiting the commercial load of programs to 18 minutes per hour will push commercial airtime prices up.
The [...]

Latest Charice Pempengco Videos

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As everybody knows, Charice Pempengco has become an international sensation. In these two videos, you’ll see her perform on British television and a promo for her appearance on the Oprah Show.
Best wishes Charice, you make us so proud!
On the Paul O’Grady Show:

The Oprah Show promo:

TV Patrol report on DJ Montano breaking his silence – transcript

The YouTube video below, is ABS-CBN’s flagship news program, TV Patrol’s report on DJ Montano breaking his silence on Korina Today on the ABS-CBN News Channel.

After the jump, you’ll be able to read the transcript that I made. I’m working on the English translation, I will update this post once I am done.

Brian Gorrell’s story on ABS-CBN TV Patrol transcript

The news report below is the the first time Brian Gorrell’s story was covered by Philippine TV news.

Transcript (with English translations) can be found after the jump.

Video on Kitty Go about the Brian Gorrell, ‘Gucci Gang’ scandal

[I've added an English translation of the Filipino parts of the report. I'm no professional translator so please bear with me.]
The video and the transcript I made is about a news interview of ABS-CBN’s Bandila with Kitty Go. Kitty Go was an editor and publisher of several magazines in the past. She became infamous when [...]

New Zealand related immigration news and opinion

The Earth Times: New Zealand’s Asians put into campaign spotlight
Excerpt: Wellington – New Zealand’s fast-growing Asian population seems set for the spotlight at this year’s general election, as official projections that it will nearly double its numbers inside the next 20 years. The nationalist New Zealand First party, which has picked up votes from the [...]

Latest New Zealand Immigration Headlines

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NZ Herald: Professional migrants face discrimination in NZ – study
Excerpt: Highly skilled immigrants struggle to find jobs in New Zealand because they come up against a wall of discrimination from both potential employers and recruitment consultants, a Massey University study has found.
The Wellington-based study by human resource management lecturer Jacqui Campbell and communication [...]

Television Ad Clutter in the Philippines

Last Thursday night I had a chance to watch Ms. Cheche Lazaro’s “Media in Focus” show on the ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC). It is an intellectual talk show on everything and anything about media in the Philippines.
The episode was interesting. It was about the imposition of the 18 minute per hour ad load for all [...]