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“The Bourne Legacy” in a 45-day shoot in the Philippines; Film release set for Summer 2012

dmeemai — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:35:56 +0000

The hit franchise known for trotting around the globe, from France and Italy to India and Morocco, is adding a new location to its roster: the Philippines. Universal Pictures’ “The Bourne Legacy,” the fourth movie based on the Robert Ludlum novels, started filming in Manila, the country’s capital, two weeks ago.

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IPowow Plays Major Role in Influencing Miss Universe 2011 Results

PILIPINAS.IT — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:53:31 +0000

the world stopped today as Miss Universe 2011 crowned their 60th queen, Miss Angola Leila Lopes and for the first time, technology played a major role in influencing the outcome via IPOWOW “In the Now” technology, which turned all PINOYs (and rest of the world) as “virtual” judgeson the night of the telecast.

see more [http://www.pilipinas.it]

Be a ‘Virtual’ Judge in Miss Universe 2011

PILIPINAS.IT — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:24:11 +0000

for the first time in the history of Miss Universe, interactive technology will play a major role as IPOWOW “In the Now” technology turns all PINOYs (and rest of the world) as virtual judges on the night of the telecast.

see more [http://www.pilipinas.it]

Dream High Coming to the Philippines!

JC John (ᜑᜓᜏᜈ᜔) — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:55:22 +0000

The rights to air Dream High was bagged by ABS-CBN together with two other very popular Korean Dramas – Sungkyunkwan Scandal and Marry Me, Mary.

“WILLIE REVILLAME IS A GOLD MINE”

buddyandmind — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 07:07:02 +0000

“WILLIE REVILLAME IS A GOLD MINE”
By: Rosauro M. Angeles
rossmangeles@hotmail.com
buddyandmind@yahoo.com

Wilfredo Buendia Revillame is a huge mine of gold.

Indeed, he is a gold mine. Yet mining the gold out of Willie entails a lot of controversy.

He is a formidable television host. On the side, he is an actor and a recording artist. Although supported by a few talented noon time co-hosts, he alone as a single personality consistently brought the house down and rakes a lot of money for ABS-CBN defunct noontime TV show “Wowowee”.

Some of the serious controversies where Willie has been involved include “The Ultra Stampede” resulting to deaths and injuries of “Wowowee” myriad of fans; the public disgust of his behavior during the funeral march of the late President Corazon Aquino shown in “Wowowee” episode of August 3, 2009; Willie’s on air call for the termination of one of the talk show host of ABS-CBN and the latest of which is centered on a 6 year old child who performed a live macho dancing on TV 5’s “Willing Willie” episode of March 12, 2011.

TV 5 management has already made a stand on the latest child macho dancing issue. TV 5 is willing to back Willie Revillame which they think was put on a bad light and was casted unfairly as a child abuser.

Casting Willie Revillame as a child abuser is totally unfair. Although anyone who would view an edited version of a video portraying a crying 6 year old child performing a macho dance will opine that the act was made in bad taste.

In a live performance, when emotion is high, the continuity of action is very fluid and things are happening without you knowing that it had reached already the level that needs an abrupt stop, a slow down or a change in course. The host and the show management must be discerning, action oriented and must not be carried away by the emotions that is running high particularly if the large live audience are very engaging and participative.

On the one hand, there are sectors of our society particularly in the entertainment, media and government sectors who loves controversy. Others simply make controversy as their principal business. Controversy draws attention and influence peoples’ opinion. It carries with it a continued media and TV coverage that can help some personality to gain popularity and a particular business to increase its revenue. It is also a way of arresting the growing popularity of competition.

Most often, due to pressure of public opinion, it sways some agencies or branch of government to act with haste thus resulting to investigations and unnecessary spending of tax payers’ money. This is true, not only in the case of Willie Revillame.

To read more, visit http://www.buddyandmind.com

Be a part of “Everyman’s Journey,” the documentary on Arnel Pineda’s fascinating story…

dmeemai — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 06:57:24 +0000

Arnel’s story is a fascinating look at how fame and celebrity have transformed in our super-connected Youtube age. Like fellow Youtube sensation-turned-pop icon Justin Bieber, Arnel was catapulted to stardom after being “discovered” by sheer chance. Our film follows him through this uncharted world of democratized media, where a celebrity’s fame is fueled by viral hype and destroyed by short attention spans and fickle opinions…

CONTINUE READING HERE….

Fil-Canadian Maria Aragon: Another breakout star on YouTube. What is so special about her? (Videos)

dmeemai — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 23:39:35 +0000

If you have told anyone 10 years ago that in the future, someone can be famous and reach millions and millions of people around the world in one week’s time, no one would believe you.

The ‘future’ of instant fame happened six years ago when three cool geeks from California invented YouTube in 2005. Since May 2010, YouTube exceeds 2 billion views a day. 2 billion. Since March 2010, there are 24 hours of video uploaded PER minute. I thought there should be more but over the years, there have only really been a few breakout artists who attribute their good fortune to YouTube: Arnel Pineda, Charice, Greyson Chance, Kina Grannis, Marie Digby, and Justin Beiber comes to mind.

That’s what is special about Maria Aragon, a Filipino-Canadian 10-year old girl from Winnipeg, Canada. NOT everyone gets their chance! Her simple video of her covering Lady Gaga’s new track “Born this way” stood out from the hundreds of cover of the same song. She wasn’t trying to be anything. She wasn’t trying to copy Lady Gaga, she was just doing her own interpretation of the song!

CONTINUE READING HERE…

Used Cars For Sale – 2004 Ford Escape XLS 2.0Li 4×2 A/T

autotrade — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:49:04 +0000

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For Sale – 2005 Honda Jazz 1.3Li iDSI A/T

autotrade — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 12:05:00 +0000

2005 Honda Jazz 1.3Li iDSI A/T
7 Speed Mode, Well Mainatained,
60T kms., All Original, Very Fresh,
Color Silver Stone, Ending Plate 4,
Cash, Bank Finance or Trade In OK
Asking Price P478T negotiable

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83rd Academy Award Nominees 2011

Jam — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:04:50 +0000

See if your favorite movie or actors have been nominated for the 83rd Oscar Awards. http://iamjammed.com/entertainment/list-of-nominees-for-the-83rd-academy-awards/

Danica Flores Magpantay is Supermodel of the World

Jam — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:29:57 +0000

A Filipino emerged victorious in a prestigious fashion model search held in New York. http://iamjammed.com/blogging/danica-flores-magpantay-named-supermodel-of-the-world-2011/

Stand up for Pinoy Pride: Thia Megia on American Idol Season 10

dmeemai — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 07:25:33 +0000

This is a first for American Idol! One of its TV promos, “10 reasons to watch American Idol Season 10″ mentions a contestant’s name.

Incidentally, the name mentioned is that of 16 year old Filipina Thia Megia. She makes it to number 5th reason to watch Idol this year! When Thia says her name, new judge Jennifer Lopez quips, “that’s a movie star name…”

Continue reading here to watch the video promo….

Tim Yap “Mistweets” Puts Another Person in Danger

PILIPINAS.IT — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:10:30 +0000

IT PINOYs bombarded Tim Yap over his incorrect message naming Miko Morales as the Grand Lotto 6/55′s P741.2M Peso winner (that’s 16.98M USD).

“Eto na, PCSO confirms one winner—his name is Miko Morelos. He gets to take home the P741.2M peso Grand Lotto 6/55 Jackpot! #magtagokana!” (@iamtimyap)

read more [itpinoy.blogspot.com]

Charice & Lea Michele Face Off on Glee Premiere, September 21

dmeemai — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 07:47:47 +0000

Get ready Gleeks! The season two premiere of Glee is just a few days away and we’ve got another juicy spoiler. Singing sensation Charice is set to make her first appearance on the hit show and she’s starting some serious drama!

Charice is set to take on the role of foreign exchange student Sunshine Corazon who proves to be a thorn in Rachel Berry’s side (played by Lea Michele).

PLEASE CONTINUE READING HERE…. with photos and video clip!

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sylv3rblade — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:59:27 +0000

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Justin Bieber’s Girlfriend?!?!

sylv3rblade — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:16:25 +0000

So just who is Justin Bieber’s Girlfriend? Miley Cyrus? Charice Pempengco? His mom?

A lot of speculation is going around the internet and on twitter about the Bieber’s girlfriend. Sure, he says he’s single but…. what if he isnt? Is he still single? Or did Justin Bieber just get a girlfriend?

Find out who the lucky girl is via:

Justin Bieber’s Girlfriend Pictures

Filipino-American Alexie Agdeppa, among the chosen 11 of So You Think You Can Dance 7

dmeemai — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:44:27 +0000

Another season to celebrate the magic of So You Think You Can Dance and one great reason to tune in on Fox every Wednesday and Thursday nights: Jazz dancer Filipino-American Alexie Agdeppa!!

This season couldn’t get any harder than the six previous seasons combined. This year, the producers introduced huge changes that’s never been done on the show.

Among the variations– instead of the usual Top 20 (Top 10 guys, Top 10 girls) they slashed it to half! So there are only 5 girls and 5 guys competing for the title “America’s Favorite Dancer.” Instead of the contestants being partnered with one another, they will be paired with an all-star cast from the favorite finalists from different seasons. Such tremendous challenge and Alexie Agdeppa is one of the “it” girls!!

OMG, Charice joins the biggest show in America today; officially a GLEEK or a rumor?!

dmeemai — Wed, 26 May 2010 04:21:47 +0000

I found this ~~news~~ rumor on Broadwayworld.com.

Broadway World is such a respectable site for everything Broadway/Theater and the like. It is very surprising to find how they can run a story without validation. Nonetheless, their main source is from the Philippine Daily Inquirer and it quoted Charice’ manager Grace Mendoza.

“The Phillippine Daily Inquirer confirms that Charise, the Philippina singing sensation will join the cast of GLEE next season. Her manager, Grace Mendoza, tells the Inquirer: “Yes, it’s true, Charice will soon join GLEE… And not just as a guest, but as part of the cast in a new season.” [Note: Yes, they've misspelled Charice name and Filipina!]

Digging into it because I am a huge Glee fan, I found out the link to the Inquirer doesn’t exist anymore. Either they have been removed because it was false or they intentionally put the story up without confirmation other than rely on the manager’s words. In which case, I strongly suggest Charice fire her own manager for starting out an incredible story that isn’t true.

Resignation Letter of Willie Revillame

yoking — Fri, 21 May 2010 02:30:04 +0000

Willie Revillame sends his resignation letter to the heads of ABS-CBN after weeks of leaving the show Wowowee.

In his letter, Willie asks that he be released from his contract with the network which is still 1.5 years premature. Here is a copy of the letter of resignation of Willie.

Charice’s self-titled debut album hits stores May 11th! Check out the single “Pyramid” (video)

dmeemai — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:41:45 +0000

The world Premiere of Charice’s Music Video “Pyramid” debuted at Oprah Winfrey’s official site a few days ago and I’m pretty excited to blog about it. Didn’t realize her album is set for release on May 11th.

To those unfamiliar, Ellen DeGeneres ’sort of’ discovered the then 15 year old girl with the big voice from the Philippines Charice, after Charice made her first US television appearance in the popular daytime show two years ago. Oprah Winfrey, the queen of television and considered to be the most influential woman in the world happened to notice her too. That encounter began a wonderful journey for Charice toward making it as an international artist! The rest is history.