If you haven’t heard Willie Revillame’s rant over this Willing Willie Jan-Jan Controversy, here’s the video: (For the full transcript, go to Gelo Lopez’s blog.) First of all, let’s state the obvious. Revillame had every right to say whatever he felt he should say to defend himself. No problem there. We are all just exercising [...] Read more »
Commenter Urges Parents To Guide Kids On Business Transactions
Someone left a comment on my post “Pyramid Scams: Two Things To Watch Out For” and I think it deserves a space of its own. There are some companies actively targeting the youth market. Visit their offices and you will see that most of the people attending their seminars are kids as young as 16 [...] Read more »
Monique Wilson Calls On Fellow Artists To Do The Right Thing
(This is from Monique Wilson’s Facebook page.) A CALL TO MY FELLOW ARTISTS IN THE PHILIPPINES by Monique Wilson on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 12:12am The debate is no longer whether it was child abuse or not. The facts are plain to see. No one with a sense of respect for another human being [...] Read more »
Willing Willie Jan-Jan Controversy: The “Apology”
Here’s the video of Willie Revillame’s “apology” over this Jan-Jan controversy. That’s how you get out of trouble when you’re in a country where STUPID rules. Just appeal to the lowest sensibilities. That’s what Willie Revillame did, no doubt about it. And as before, he depicted himself again as a victim. What Willie clearly did [...] Read more »
Willing Willie Jan-Jan Controversy or Why Philippine TV Sucks
This country’s broadcasting industry should start looking deep within itself and check if it’s doing this country a lot of good or a lot of harm. It may be difficult to establish a clear correlation between many of our country’s ills and the influence of broadcast media especially television, but it’s quite clear even to [...] Read more »
Simple, Simple
As expected Malacanang defended President Noynoy Aquino’s purchase of a luxury vehicle reportedly at a cost of P4.5 million pesos. According to the palace, the president bought the “third-hand, entry-level” Porsche using personal funds. I’m willing to give Malacanang and the President the benefit of the doubt. After all it’s not that difficult to imagine [...] Read more »
“Showbiz” Bad For Local Film Industry
You have to admire Master Showman German Moreno’s dedication to the local film industry. I often hear him on his radio program promoting locally made films and the actors and actresses in these projects. Sometimes he would reminisce about the golden age of Philippine cinema and the superstars that gave the industry class. I’m no [...] Read more »
TV News: Popularity Is Not Credibility
There’s a long-standing practice in local TV that I find disturbing. I’m talking about the personality-centered approach to promoting TV news. I’m convinced that this is the wrong approach if the intention is to get more people to watch the news or to boost their news programs’ credibility. The way I understand it credibility is [...] Read more »
Open-Mindedness And Critical Thinking
Here’s an excellent explanation of how it is to be truly open-minded. Read more »
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