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 »
Run Against (Human) Trafficking: Another race-for-a-cause or is it?
Over the past year, I’ve seen all sorts of races being run for all sorts of causes and while I generally brush off these events as gimmickry or as a poor substitute to direct action. I am not a big fan of big showy, celebrity driven calls for mass actions that get blasted on [...] Read more »
Setting A Bad Example
It worries me that this Aquino administration is creating all sorts of problems for itself and the country. It’s bad enough that its handling of local issues leaves much to be desired, but what’s worse is that its habit of bungling its way through problems seems to extend even to issues that involve other countries. [...] 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 »
Beyond Reasonable Doubt: A Concept Lost On Filipinos
So the Supreme Court has decided to acquit Hubert Webb and the other people convicted for the Vizconde Massacre. This is obviously good news for Former Senator Freddie Webb and his family and obviously a bad one for Lauro Vizconde. As a spectator in all this, I can neither say I am happy nor sad [...] Read more »
To Tim Yap: It’s Not Just About Having Correct Information
Inquirer reporter Miko Morelos certainly has every right to reject media personality Tim Yap’s apology for erroneously identifying him as the winner of the P741 Million Grand Lotto Jackpot. Morelo explains: (from abs-cbnnews.com) According to Morelos, above his own security, his family’s safety was put at risk. “Hindi lang ako iyong naapektuhan eh. Pati yung [...] Read more »
