Category: Entertainment
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Joji Alonso awarded by MPA for anti-camcording work
Attorney and filmmaker Joji Alonso was presented with the Motion Picture Association (MPA) Asia-Pacific Copyright Educator (A.C.E.) Award today at CineAsia in recognition of her long term commitment to championing the value of screen content and the need to protect the work and livelihoods of her fellow filmmakers in the screen community in the Philippines.…
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Horrific hostage taking in Quezon City turns into an unforgettable marriage proposal
The video of Calvin and Jay-Ar’s marriage proposal has gone viral on the Internet. Shot with a hidden camera, the “amateur” video takes place at “Van Gogh is Bipolar”, a restaurant in Quezon City. As the couple were dining a lone gunman bursts in, taking Calvin as hostage while cops bang on the door to…
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Pac is back: What’s next after Rios?
In a historical clash between two brawlers, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao from the Philippines went against American Brandon “Bambam” Rios in a 12-round slugfest that saw the Filipino victorious amidst criticisms of distractions and a rumored retirement after suffering two consecutive losses to Timothy Bradley and arch rival Juan Manuel Marquez. The fight took place at…
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Kapuso stars light up Christmas Tree at Greenhills Shopping Center
The tradition of lighting Christmas trees dates back to the XVIIth century. Candles were used to light The Tree, until the first Christmas tree lit by electric lights went up in New York City in 1882 with just 80 small electric light bulbs. It was Edward Johnson who created the first string of electric lights…
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Night vision goggles now being used to catch illegal camcorders
As part of its ongoing campaign to eliminate illegal camcording in the Philippines, the local screen community has increased security measures in all cinemas countrywide. Statistics reveal an alarming growth in the number of illegal camcords that have been forensically matched to the Philippines this year. Ten released copies have been recently traced back to…
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PHILIP Lifestyle Guy premieres on TV5
StyleRPA chief and Aksyon TV host Philip Abadicio now has his own lifestyle TV show. PHILIP Lifestyle Guy airs on TV5 every Sunday 11am. Full press release follows. Philip Abadicio has been writing about lifestyle. He is behind the successful campaigns of his clients’ lifestyle products and brands. As a PR man, he established RPA…
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Donaire floors Darchinyan for 9th round TKO
The Filipino Flash Nonito Donaire (32-2) stops Amernian boxer Vic Darchinyan (39-6-1) at 2:06 of round 9 to obtain the knockout victory at round 9 on Sunday, November 10 2013 at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. Earlier in round 2 Donaire managed to land a hard right which wobbles Darchinyan. The two…
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Philippine racer Marlon Stockinger places 7th in Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Lotus F1 team junior racer Marlon Stockinger returned to the track to compete in the World Series by Renault 3.5 Series in Budapest, finishing the three consecutive weekend races in 7th place and a 2nd place finish in the rookie podium. The World Series by Renault consists of four championships primarily supplied by MICHELIN tires.…
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GRAND VIDEOKE: modern videoke system featuring full HD video and sound
GRAND VIDEOKE is the newest, most technologically advanced videoke product to hit the Philippine Shores. Manufactured by Korea’s TJ Media and locally distributed by the Wow Videoke group, this new system takes advantage of advances in home entertainment systems by providing full HD sound and HD videos. Each system comes with two microphones, 5,157 built-in…
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Hong Kong reporters kicked out of APEC for shouting at PNoy
Reporters for Hong Kong media outfits have gotten their media credentials revoked after shouting at Philippine Presient Benigno “PNoy” Aquino III during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit (APEC) held at Sofitel Hotel, Bali, Indonesia on Sunday October 6, 2013. In a captured video two reporters, one male and one female, can be seen shouting…