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 »
Willing Revillame goes on leave after advertisers pull-out
Last night, Willy Revillame launched into a monologue where he basically portrayed himself as a hero do-gooder who is being victimized by people who are jealous of his success and want to tear him down. Then, at the end of his monologue, he told the audience that he would go on leave for two weeks [...] Read more »
Unilever suspends advertising in Willing Willie and other TV game shows
(Note: Since last year, I’ve been talking with Mr. Chito Macapagal, Unilever Philippines VP for Corporate Affairs, about his company’s zero solid-waste program and other possible solutions to eliminating the scourge of plastic pollution in the Philippines. It was my experience with 2009′s Ondoy that had driven me to write him last year and inquire [...] 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 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 »
“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 »
