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Thursday, November 21, 2013

Pinoy Nominees in 2013 Asian Television Awards

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Several Pinoy artists and television shows received nominations in the 2013 Asian Television Awards (ATA) to be held in Singapore on December 5.

Nominees for the Best Actress award include GMA-7 artists Marian Rivera for "Temptation of Wife" and Lorna Tolentino for "Pahiram ng Sandali."

Michael V, also a GMA-7 talent, received a nomination for Best Comedy Performance by an Actor in sketch comedy show "Bubble Gang." The comedian came highly commended in the 2009 awards.

ABS-CBN's Kris Aquino was included in the nominees for Best Entertainment Presenter/Host for morning talk show "Kris TV."

Last year, none of the 5 nominated Pinoy artists won in their respective categories, however, news anchor Korina Sanchez was highly commended for her news and current affairs show "Rated K - Kwento ng Buhay Ko."

Since its launch in 2006, Philippine television has received awards for 2012 Best Lifestyle Programme (ABC's "Chef vs Mom") and 2011 Best Talk Show (ABS-CBN's "Bottomline with Boy Abunda").

This year, 4 shows from GMA network are nominated, mainly "Born Impact: When Whales Strand" for the Best Natural, History, or Wildlife program, "Saksi: Typhoon Pablo's Trail of Death" and "24 Oras: Bagyong Pablo" for Best News Program, and "Reporter's Notebook: Bagyong Pablo" for Best Current Affairs Program.

ABS-CBN's "The X Factor Philippines" received a nomination for Best Reality Show.

The Philippine entries are among other nominees from Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Australia.

According to its website, an expert panel of 50 judges from across the region will determine winners for The Asian Television Awards. Awards recognize broadcasters from free-to-air television, pay-TV networks, as well as independent production houses across Asia.

"ATA is positioned as the only event of its kind within the Asian region, and upholds a prestigious reputation of showcasing quality television production."

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Agree or Disagree: Selfie is the Word of the Year

Ashton Kutcher poses in the audience during the 2010 People's Choice Awards

Meryl Streep takes a photo of herself and Hillary Clinton after Clinton hosted a dinner for the Kennedy Center honorees in Washington

Tom Hanks takes a selfie with fellow actor Steve Martin at the 2013 Governors Awards

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The most esteemed guardian of the English language has bestowed a prestigious honor upon debatably the most embarrassing phenomenon of the digital age: the selfie.

So, grab a smartphone, put on your best duck face and celebrate.Oxford Dictionaries' word for the year for 2013 is "selfie."

And when you share that filtered photo on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, you'll join not just Anthony Weiner and Geraldo, but millions of others around the world perpetuating a tradition started over a decade ago, Oxford says.

The word "selfie" first popped up in an Australian chat room on September 13, 2002, to describe an undignified scene, the dictionaries' publishers believe.

This was the post: "Um, drunk at a mates 21st, I tripped ofer and landed lip first (with front teeth coming a very close second) on a set of steps. I had a hole about 1cm long right through my bottom lip. And sorry about the focus, it was a selfie."

Yes, the first-ever known mention of the word "selfie" stemmed from an inebriated mouth with teeth protruding through its bottom lip.

Given those circumstances, Oxford may not much care how you spell it.

You could go with "ie" or "y," as in "selfy."

Oxford says that doesn't change the official definition:

"A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website."

Complete unknown

For years after its birth, "selfie" crept through the web largely unnoticed.

But in 2012, the word of the year began its ascent to digital fame, Oxford says.

Suddenly, everybody around the world was using the word, as they self-snapped away.

By August this year, Oxford proclaimed it a real English-language word and gave it a place in the dictionary -- but that was merely a stepping stone to lingual infamy.

"Language research conducted by Oxford Dictionaries editors reveals that the frequency of the word selfie in the English language has increased by 17,000% since this time last year," Oxford wrote in justifying its choice.

"Selfie" beat out seven competitors, including "twerk," "schmeat" (synthetically produced meat) and "bitcoin" for the Word of the Year crown.

"Selfie" is not slouching on its thrown, Oxford says of its word of the year.

It has spawned herds of images on social media. There are 57 million photos bearing its hashtag -- #selfie -- on Instagram alone.

There is even a user account called "selfie." And, yes, it contains nothing but selfies.

"Selfie" has also been busy pumping out offspring in its namesake.

It has given birth to "helfie" -- a photo of one's own hair; "belfie" -- a snapshot of one's own backside; and "welfie" -- a selfie taken while working out, aka the most annoying kind.

There's also the "drelfie" -- a photo of yourself when you're drunk.

Fitting, since a drelfie in Australia was the first "selfie" that ever bore the name.

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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Voracious

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Although the once voluptuous Award-winning Actress AA has turned heavier over the years, her appeal has not diminished, according to her admirers. Her onscreen presence still makes for good copy. It is probably for this reason why AA seems not that much bothered by her size.

AA was a welcome surprise for her playing a significant role in a Primetime Soap PS, a far cry from her many serious portrayals during her heyday which won not a few acting awards for her. Back then, her public life, particularly her lovelife often elicited major controversies, too. But not long after, her innate talent overshadowed such controversies.

On the set of PS during tapings, some people have allegedly observed how AA seems to have a huge appetite for food. Reportedly, AA's mouth seems to be always busy. Whether she is memorizing a script or just chatting with friends, she is always busy chewing. Her behavior seems like a turn-off to some people as AA looks thrilled everytime she would see food. She must really have been over with preserving her image that she doesn’t give a damn how she gorges on food.

AA was once quoted that her previous television project was one she would not forget if only for the hearty buffet they were served everyday. She said that working for that project seemed not work at all because of the daily food bonanza.

One taping day of PS, AA was in her usual gorging habit. She kept munching non-stop that during mid-day of the shoot, she seemed bloated already. After awhile, AA was called for her scene. As she was delivering her dialogue, some staff heard that she passed off gas, then a sudden foul-smell permeated the air. Shock was written all over AA' s face before she rushed to the portalet. Turned out, some drippings were already running through her legs! Hahaha!

" Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow. " ~ Honore de Balzac

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Bb. Pilipinas 2012 1st Runner Up, Annalie Forbes, Wins Miss Grand International 3rd Runner Up

Miss Grand International 2013 - Janelee Chaparro, Puerto Rico

1st runner-up - Chantel Martinez, Dominican Republic

2nd runner-up - Denisa Paseciakova, Slovak Republic

3rd runner-up - Annalie Forbes, Philippines

4th runner-up - Kelly Louise Maguire, Australia

Korina Sanchez Denies Rumors, Explains Absence from ‘TV Patrol’

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ABS-CBN news anchor Korina Sanchez denied reports that she was told to go on vacation by ABS-CBN.

Last Sunday, Pilipino Star Ngayon showbiz editor Salve Asis reported her sources believed Korina was told to go on vacation by her home network for a statement she made against CNN journalist Anderson Cooper. Korina was not present during the Friday, November 15, and Monday, November 18 broadcast of ABS-CBN’s primetime newscast

But in an interview with Jasmine Romero in the DZMM program “Rated Korina” Tuesday morning, November 18, Korina said the speculations about her absence are not true.

“Yung mga espekulasyon, hindi naman totoo ‘yan,” Korina told Romero, who is pinch-hitting for her during her absence.

The “TV Patrol” co-anchor said she is visiting areas that were “nasalanta ng iba’t ibang delubyo” for her news magazine program “Rated K.”

Among the areas they visited, Korina said, are Ormoc and Bohol. She and her team were supposed to go to Tacloban but ABS-CBN did not allow her “dahil delikado raw.”

Korina added they are about to go to Capiz, Iloilo and Palawan.

She said people should not speculate about her absence from her programs.

"So, ayun, uulitin ko lang, matagal nang naiplano itong paglilibot na ito,” Korina said. "Huwag lang sanang pilit na ikinokonekta sa iba pang bagay, ha?”

Supreme Court Declares PDAF Unconstitutional

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SC: Prosecute government officials

Congress stricken off powers over lump sums

The Supreme Court has declared the priority development assistance fund (PDAF) – from past and present budgets – unconstitutional.

The high court voted 14-0. Associate Justice Presbitero Velasco inhibited. His son is a member of the House of Representatives.

The SC also ruled that the Malampaya fund can only be used for energy-related projects and not “ for such other purposes as may be hereafter directed by the President.” The justices voted 13-1.

The PDAF was supposedly siphoned to ghost projects. Some senators have been tagged in the scam, allegedly perpetrated by businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles.

SC spokesperson Theodore Te confirmed the news. Reading the decision penned by Associate Justice Estela Perlas-Bernabe, he said the following have been declared unconstitutional, among others:

a) The entire 2013 PDAF article

b) All legal provisions of past and present Congressional Pork Barrel Laws, such as the previous PDAF and Countrywide Development Fund (CDF) Articles and the various Congressional Insertions, which authorized legislators – whether individually or collectively organized into committees – to intervene, assume or participate in any of the various post-enactment stages of the budget execution, such as but not limited to the areas of project identification, modification and revision of project identification, fund release and/or fund realignment unrelated to the power of Congressional oversight

c) All legal provisions of past and present Congressional pork barrel laws such as the previous PDAF and CDF Articles and the various Congressional insertions which confer or conferred personal, lump sum allocations to legislators from which they are able to fund specific projects which they themselves determined

d) All informal practices of similar import and effect, which the court similarly deems to be acts of grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of discretion.

Malampaya only for energy projects

The same decision also declared unconstitutional the phrase “and for such other purposes as may be hereafter directed by the President” under section 8 of Presidential Decree 910.

Adopted in 1976, the presidential fiat cited rules for the use of royalties from oil and gas finds in the country only for the financing of “energy resource development and exploitation programs and projects of the government.”

Parts of the Malampaya funds were also allegedly used for ghost projects. Some farmers earlier denied receiving aid for rehabilitation of their agricultural programs.

Te said the funds covered by the decision must be returned to the national coffers of the government. “The funds covered by the Malampaya funds and the Presidential Social Fund which shall remain therein to be utilized for their respective special purposes [only].”

The high court was also adamant in its call to prosecute those who plundered the lump sums.
The decision reads: “The court hereby directs all prosecutorial organs of the government to, within bounds of reasonable dispatch, investigate and accordingly prosecute all government officials and/or private individuals for criminal offenses.”

The National Bureau of Investigation already filed plunder raps against Napoles; senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr., and Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada; and several individuals.

Yesterday, the Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the respondents to file their counter affidavits.