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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

ABS-CBN Pulls Out ‘No Race No Religion’ Papal Shirts from Online Shop

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Television network ABS-CBN has pulled out one of the papal merchandise that they are selling in anticipation of the visit of Pope Francis in January next year.

The move came after Archbishop Socrates Villegas, president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, on Monday warned the public against buying shirts and merchandise bearing messages supposed to have been made by the pope.

“It is definitely misleading and erroneous,” Villegas said in a statement posted in CBCP News.

In a report from ABS-CBN, Bong Osorio, spokesman of the company, said the shirts bearing “No Race, No Religion” words were not meant to deceive the public regarding Pope Francis’ message of openness.

“ABS-CBN assures the public that there was no intent to deceive or mislead the public through the commemorative shirt that carry statements inspired by Pope Francis’ message of love, openness, and humility,” Osorio said.

“We apologize if a particular statement shirt offended anyone. We are pulling out the item from our online shop and all retail partner stores,” Osorio added.

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Monday, December 29, 2014

Not a Good Career Leverage

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Although Overnight Talent (OT) has been in showbiz since she was a child, the movie (TM) that paired her with Comeback Performer (CP) propelled her into instant fame. The management of OT and CP took a big risk in producing TM, which was based on a popular publication (PP), and the gamble paid off. Thus, OT and CP are believed to be the next popular loveteam and producers hoped that their partnership would consistently reap box office hits.

As TM was based on PP, OT and CP are sometimes required to attend promotional tours, such as book signings and other related events. Naturally, they are introduced to the authors of the works from which their movies are based. Thus, it is expected that OT and CP should acknowledge these authors to give a little respect. However, that is not how OT saw it.

During a concert of an all-female Asian group, the author (TA) of the book, which the pair made into a movie, called OT as they were supposed to know each other. Instead of acknowledging TA, OT turned her head away and snubbed TA. The reaction of OT shocked TA, who could not believe that OT was not even friendly.

Now, when the snubbing incident reached the fellow authors of TA, they resorted to a united action whenever OT would show up for promo events. Thus, when the latest movie of OT was being promoted, the authors staged a walkout in support of TA. Someone even commented that OT, who has yet to go beyond her one-hit wonder, has the gall to act like a prima donna.

Did OT really not recognize TA during the concert, which prompted her to not return the smile? Or is OT really snotty and uncaring of anything but her career? While rumors are already circulating about the negative personality of OT, she should be oriented as to how to behave properly. Perhaps, someone might remind her that TA and the other authors have a huge fanbase, and that their novels can be made into movies even without OT playing the lead female role. 

Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. – Charles R. Swindoll

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