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GMA Network encourages viewers to believe in Magic of Christmas in new campaign
Magic unfolds on television as GMA Network launches its 2016 Christmas campaign dubbed “Maniwala Sa Magic Ng Pasko,” the first locally-produced 3D animated Christmas campaign. The campaign airs worldwide on GMA Pinoy TV. With its latest offering, the station that is one-in-heart with the Filipino audience brings to life three endearing and magical stories that […]
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It’s raining fun at Bandastiks 2016
By Lindy Rosales “The best antidote to jet lag.” That was some zinger coming from Consul General Tess Dizon-De Vega. She just arrived from Manila, and on, November 4, was treated to a madhouse of a contest called Bandastiks. Organized this year by the alumni associations of Ateneo de Manila University, Assumption College, De La […]
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Watching ‘Aladdin’ on the eve of election: More baklava, please
By Cristina DC Pastor I watched “Aladdin” on the eve of the presidential election as I thought it would be a great way to just sit back and de-stress. Until I heard Princess Jasmine insist on having a woman “rule the kingdom” and Aladdin branded a thief and a liar, I did not realize that […]
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With Apl.de.Ap as your tour guide, plan your March 12-19, 2017 trip to the PHL now!
The new Philippine ambassador of Tourism has six Grammy Awards and a booming empire as a hip hop artist. Apl.de.Ap of the popular Black Eyed Peas band, hosted an afternoon reception at the Viacom corporate headquarters on Times Square, to unveil his “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” tourism video. The launch was organized by […]
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At NY Comic Con, to role-play is to be your own true self
By Lindy Rosales Whenever you see Batman, a Jedi knight, and anime maidens walking the streets of New York, it can only mean Comic Con is in town and an assortment of costumed characters is popping up all over. It’s my chance to see my childhood characters come to life and maybe share a train […]
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The long goodbye: ConGen lauds his consular officers, staff as ‘patriots’
By Lindy Rosales It was the long goodbye that started in April and ended a week before he left on October 20. Farewell parties and fundraising dinners in honor of departing Consul General Mario de Leon Jr. went on for several months across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and other states in the northeast under […]
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The role of the film critic in cultural discourse
By Joel David The absence of critical thinking in the Philippines has led to a disastrous state of affairs. Philippine cultural training, as implemented by its educational institutions, is still reliant on the top-down dissemination of knowledge and the propagation of assumptions that are meant to be beyond questioning. So when you engage in the […]
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TOFA goes national; 16 individuals, led by Miss Universe, conferred honors
By Lindy Rosales As in previous years, it was a chilly fall evening when people started making their way to Carnegie Hall dressed in their formal Filipiniana best. This year, the rains came down hard to usher in The Outstanding Filipino Americans (TOFA) awards night celebrated in honor of Filipino American History Month. This year’s […]
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Founder Elton Lugay says TOFA search for ‘best and brightest’ goes nationwide
By Cristina DC Pastor Perhaps you were one of the skeptics, you were one among countless doubters. But through its bumpy yet engrossing six-year run, The Outstanding Filipino Americans or TOFA remains in place, expanding its jurisdiction as an important search for the best and the brightest FilAms. Elton Lugay who founded TOFA in New […]