Showing posts with label Philippines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Philippines. Show all posts
HONOLULU - Kobe Bryant was reportedly "very disappointed" with the lack of professionalism displayed by the FIBA referees and the stadium security.
The media caught up with Kobe Bryant after practice at the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Stan Sheriff Center and asked him several questions regarding his health and the upcoming preseason exhibition between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Utah Jazz.
When asked whether he watched the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship tournament the Black Mamba said, "I watched the finals. Yeah, the Chinese national team vs the Philippines."
"It would've been fun to see Jordan Clarkson there," Bryant said. Clarkson was supposed to be part of the Gilas Pilipinas squad but because of time restraints, the Lakers didn't clear him to play overseas.
When asked what he thought on the controversial officiating and off-court events before and during the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship Bryant said, "I was told that the Philippine team was having issues with transportation or something similar. The fishy thing is when they only attempted to fix the net when their crew was warming up. I'm not pointing fingers, but you know there's got to be something going on [laughter]."
"I didn't think too much about the early calls, but when they called the Filipino point guard for travelling while he was dribbling the ball, I knew something was wrong," Bryant said referring to a moment in the game when Jayson Castro William was called for a travel although he never moved his pivot foot before dribbling the ball.
The 5-time NBA World Champion also shook his head when showed the footage of several fans taunting the Gilas Pilipinas bench.
"Like I said, it is what it is. I hope the Philippine team still gets in the Olympics at Rio. [There's] still the qualifiers. It's not the end of the road for them. As for China, they have an impressive youthful squad. No matter the off-court antics are, they wouldn't get to where they are now without good staff and coaching."
Kobe Bryant expressed his excitement to play the upcoming NBA season alongside star rookie D'Angelo Russell telling the media that he's not afraid to play as a forward if he has to. "All for the team, man. All for that ring."
Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will be held from 6 to 21 August 2016. The preliminary and knockout matches for both men and women will be played inside the first hall of the Olympic Training Center in Olympic Park which seats up to 16,000 spectators.
ESPN: Kobe Bryant on season opener against Utah Jazz
The media caught up with Kobe Bryant after practice at the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Stan Sheriff Center and asked him several questions regarding his health and the upcoming preseason exhibition between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Utah Jazz.
When asked whether he watched the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship tournament the Black Mamba said, "I watched the finals. Yeah, the Chinese national team vs the Philippines."
"It would've been fun to see Jordan Clarkson there," Bryant said. Clarkson was supposed to be part of the Gilas Pilipinas squad but because of time restraints, the Lakers didn't clear him to play overseas.
When asked what he thought on the controversial officiating and off-court events before and during the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship Bryant said, "I was told that the Philippine team was having issues with transportation or something similar. The fishy thing is when they only attempted to fix the net when their crew was warming up. I'm not pointing fingers, but you know there's got to be something going on [laughter]."
"I didn't think too much about the early calls, but when they called the Filipino point guard for travelling while he was dribbling the ball, I knew something was wrong," Bryant said referring to a moment in the game when Jayson Castro William was called for a travel although he never moved his pivot foot before dribbling the ball.
The 5-time NBA World Champion also shook his head when showed the footage of several fans taunting the Gilas Pilipinas bench.
"Like I said, it is what it is. I hope the Philippine team still gets in the Olympics at Rio. [There's] still the qualifiers. It's not the end of the road for them. As for China, they have an impressive youthful squad. No matter the off-court antics are, they wouldn't get to where they are now without good staff and coaching."
Kobe Bryant expressed his excitement to play the upcoming NBA season alongside star rookie D'Angelo Russell telling the media that he's not afraid to play as a forward if he has to. "All for the team, man. All for that ring."
Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will be held from 6 to 21 August 2016. The preliminary and knockout matches for both men and women will be played inside the first hall of the Olympic Training Center in Olympic Park which seats up to 16,000 spectators.
ESPN: Kobe Bryant on season opener against Utah Jazz
Kobe Bryant "disgusted" at the officiating in Philippines vs China
PASAY - Students walked out of the SM Mall of Asia Arena after NU Pep Squad was announced the 2015 UAAP Cheerdance Competition champions.
"LUTO!"
The majority of the viewers both in attendance and at home felt that the crown should've went to either UP or UST, but when both were announced as runner-ups, everyone felt there was anomaly in the judging.
"Luto yun, luto," said a student from University of the Philippines. "Congratulations to NU, but I think everyone who watched would agree it was either us or UST at the top."
Another student said, "nobody was even talking about NU's performance. The contenders were UST, UP, FEU and UE. How would NU three-peat?"
Even the students from NU were shocked after finding out they won. "For me, di ako nag-expect na papasok kami sa top three. Wala, ganun talaga." ("For me, I didn't expect that we'll get in the top three. Oh well, it is how it is.")
UUAP Cheerdance Competition Rigged?
Netizens also took to Twitter to voice out their displeasure with the results while those who were at the SM Mall of Asia Arena simply walked out while the dumbfounded National University Pep Squad accepted their reward in front of a booing audience.
"LUTO!"
The majority of the viewers both in attendance and at home felt that the crown should've went to either UP or UST, but when both were announced as runner-ups, everyone felt there was anomaly in the judging.
"Luto yun, luto," said a student from University of the Philippines. "Congratulations to NU, but I think everyone who watched would agree it was either us or UST at the top."
Another student said, "nobody was even talking about NU's performance. The contenders were UST, UP, FEU and UE. How would NU three-peat?"
Even the students from NU were shocked after finding out they won. "For me, di ako nag-expect na papasok kami sa top three. Wala, ganun talaga." ("For me, I didn't expect that we'll get in the top three. Oh well, it is how it is.")
UUAP Cheerdance Competition Rigged?
Netizens also took to Twitter to voice out their displeasure with the results while those who were at the SM Mall of Asia Arena simply walked out while the dumbfounded National University Pep Squad accepted their reward in front of a booing audience.
Students walked out after UP and UST didn't win
TWITTER - Social media lit up with accusations that the 2015 UAAP Cheerdance Competition was rigged after the much-hyped UP Pep Squad delivered on the floor, but not on the rankings.
Though the scoring system of the UUAP CDC is vauge, this is the first time it came under major scrutiny among the students of participating universities. The National University won three-peat while UST placed just between NU and UP.
I'm still rooting for a technical mistake in the announcement. Something is obviously and terribly wrong somewhere. #UAAPCDC2015— Renier Louie B. Bona (@renierbona) October 3, 2015Honestly, it should be 1.UST 2.UP 3.others😂 OR 1.UP 2.UST 3.I really don't care #UAAPCDC2015— Kyle D (@putthisinmind) October 3, 2015My reaction when they announced UP as the 2nd runner up #UAAPCDC2015 pic.twitter.com/ZGUgWv07uy— Jhap Estepa (@Jhaaaap) October 3, 2015Reaction ng UP Pep upon announcement, sobrang heart breaking. You guys deserve a higher place!! #UPPepSquad #UAAPCDC2015— Jepoy (@jernarvasa) October 3, 2015UP deserves higher placement. #UAAPCDC2015— Neil Baquiran (@tahoboi) October 3, 2015Though i'm a thomasian, i know that UP deserves a higher spot. #UAAPCDC2015— Kumander (@dendenyumol) October 3, 2015Umm, transparency please. What were the basis again? #UAAPCDC2015— Mhem Solania (@meirneyangelie) October 3, 2015In terms of difficulty and creativity, UP is still the champion. ❤️🏆✊🏼 #UAAPCDC2015— Gabiola (@marcogabiola) October 3, 2015Though the scoring system of the UUAP CDC is vauge, this is the first time it came under major scrutiny among the students of participating universities. The National University won three-peat while UST placed just between NU and UP.
#UAAPCDC2015 rigged? Netizens think so
CHANGSHA - Scouts at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship are eyeing the two Gilas Pilipinas rising stars for potential careers in the NBA.
Of the 30 teams in the NBA, 9 sent official talent scouts to the FIBA Asia Championship tournament held in Changsha in China. Among these are the Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat -- all of which are interested in both Terrence Romeo and Calvin Abueva.
Romeo, a Far Eastern University alumnus, is currently signed in the Philippine Basketball Association team GlobalPort Batang Pier. While Abueva, a Sebastino, is currently signed to the Alaska Aces.
Out of all the NBA teams interested in the two, the Miami Heat organization is apparently the closest to offering Terrence Romeo a 10-day contract albeit with their NBA D-League affiliate Sioux Falls Skyforce. This is according to multiple sources present in Changsha including the scout himself who refused to be identified on this publication.
Gilas Pilipinas faces the Chinese basketball team tonight at 8:30 PM Manila time for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship crown and a trip to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Of the 30 teams in the NBA, 9 sent official talent scouts to the FIBA Asia Championship tournament held in Changsha in China. Among these are the Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat -- all of which are interested in both Terrence Romeo and Calvin Abueva.
Romeo, a Far Eastern University alumnus, is currently signed in the Philippine Basketball Association team GlobalPort Batang Pier. While Abueva, a Sebastino, is currently signed to the Alaska Aces.
Out of all the NBA teams interested in the two, the Miami Heat organization is apparently the closest to offering Terrence Romeo a 10-day contract albeit with their NBA D-League affiliate Sioux Falls Skyforce. This is according to multiple sources present in Changsha including the scout himself who refused to be identified on this publication.
Gilas Pilipinas faces the Chinese basketball team tonight at 8:30 PM Manila time for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship crown and a trip to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Terrence Romeo and Calvin Abueva NBA bound?
CHANGSHA - Head coach Gong Luming is so confident that they'll win versus Gilas Pilipinas that he's willing to bet the Spratly Islands.
After China's dominant win versus Iran in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship semi-finals, head coach Gong Luming was asked which team he'd like to face in the finals. "I believe the Philippines has a better chance of getting into the finals. No disrespect to Japan," he replied.
When asked what he thinks China's chances are of beating the Philippines in the finals Gong Luming said, "I am very confident. I am so confident that I'm willing... [paused, laughter] I'm willing to make a bet. If we lose, they can have the Spratly Islands." The whole press room laughed at the obvious jab into politics.
No more than two hours later, Coach Baldwin's Gilas Pilipinas squad held off a very game Japan in their bracket's semi-finals which sets up the China-Philippines match tomorrow at 8:30 PM (Manila time).
The 2015 FIBA Asia Championship for Men is the 28th continental basketball championship in Asia. The tournament is organised by FIBA Asia. The winner of the tournament qualifies for the basketball tournament on the 2016 Summer Olympics, while the next three best teams will participate at the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, as stated by FIBA and the IOC in qualification quota.
After China's dominant win versus Iran in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship semi-finals, head coach Gong Luming was asked which team he'd like to face in the finals. "I believe the Philippines has a better chance of getting into the finals. No disrespect to Japan," he replied.
When asked what he thinks China's chances are of beating the Philippines in the finals Gong Luming said, "I am very confident. I am so confident that I'm willing... [paused, laughter] I'm willing to make a bet. If we lose, they can have the Spratly Islands." The whole press room laughed at the obvious jab into politics.
No more than two hours later, Coach Baldwin's Gilas Pilipinas squad held off a very game Japan in their bracket's semi-finals which sets up the China-Philippines match tomorrow at 8:30 PM (Manila time).
The 2015 FIBA Asia Championship for Men is the 28th continental basketball championship in Asia. The tournament is organised by FIBA Asia. The winner of the tournament qualifies for the basketball tournament on the 2016 Summer Olympics, while the next three best teams will participate at the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, as stated by FIBA and the IOC in qualification quota.
Chinese Head Coach: "If we lose, they can have the Spratly Islands"
QUEZON CITY, Philippines — A staff member of It’s Showtime reveals that the ‘Twitterserye’ portion revolving around Pastillas Girl’s search for love and making peace with her past is apparently all for show.
In an exclusive interview with Manila Link, one of the staff behind ABS-CBN’s noontime show—identity and gender withheld for obvious reasons—confirms what some have been speculating all along: that the story surrounding ‘Pastillas Girl’ Angelica Jane Yap was fabricated to win back the ratings they have been losing to Eat Bulaga’s AlDub.
“We had to do something, eh,” said the staff member. “Siyempre, tingnan mo naman, tinatalo na namin sa ratings yung show na running for almost 40 years na, ‘di ba?”
“Then AlDub came along. Trending lagi, ibang klase! Kahit kami pinapanood namin backstage, kung pano na kami natatalo,” added the anonymous staff member with a chuckle. “We did what we had to do. Labanan pa din ‘yan, kahit ano pa sabihin namin, nina Vice, [or] Joey De Leon sa TV. Kailangan pataasan ng ratings talaga.”
The said staff member shared how they witnessed the AlDub phenomenon overpowering them, and the realization that they needed to do something to regain the noontime audience’s attention.
They then went into detail how they managed to put up an answer to the phenomenal love team.
"Ang ginawa namin, ginaya namin. Kumuha kami ng viral din, ‘yung may following na din. Ayan, si Pastillas. Pinag-guest sa AdVice, binigyan ng story.”
“We added pa-kilig, the works. ‘Yung tipong masasabi nu’ng fans nila na ‘Uy, ginagaya ‘yung idol natin. Tingnan nga natin kung anong kalokohan ‘to’, ‘yung ganu’n. Effective naman, kita mo, ‘di ba? Nakuha namin ‘yung attention nila, kahit nega. At least, nag-te-trending na din kami!”
“Sabi nga, eh, ‘Bad publicity is still publicity.’ ‘Yun ang ginawa namin.”
As of writing, the hashtag #ShowtimeKapamilyaDay generated 6.12 million tweets on micro-blogging site Twitter, still a far cry from their rival #ALDubEBforLove's 20.6 million on Saturday, September 26.
Friday’s episode of It’s Showtime featured Pastillas Girl and her best friend, Karen, who allegedly stole the former’s boyfriend—the story that is said to have inspired the Pastillas recipe video and made everyone sympathize with 21-year-old Angelica.
Here’s where the staff member drops the bomb.
“Syempre kung ‘di namin i-e-explore ‘yung back story kuno, eh ‘di walang mangyayari sa’min. So gumawa kami ng kwento. Iniwan kunwari siya ng boyfriend, inagaw ng best friend, ganyan. The classic tale of the best friend and the boyfriend.”
“Ganyan gusto ng mga Pinoy, eh. ‘Yung may drama. Dalawang babaeng nag-aagawan sa iisang lalake. Nababaliw sila sa ganyan.”
It can be recalled that Angelica’s so called ex-boyfriend was also invited to the show on a previous episode to talk and get some closure.
We also asked the staff member about the truth behind the “open letter” that recently made its rounds on Facebook, containing revelations about Pastillas Girl.
“Wala kaming alam, sa totoo lang. The producers talked to her about the pregnancy daw, kung ano talaga nangyari du’n sa boyfriend. Sila lang nakakaalam. ‘Di na lang in-address para ‘di na masyadong kumalat.”
“Ang masasabi ko lang is hindi ‘yun ‘yung boyfriend niya talaga. Ini-scout lang namin ‘yun. ‘Di naman mahirap maghanap, lahat gusto ng exposure sa TV,” they explained with another chuckle.
What about Karen, the best friend?
“Kami lang din kumuha sa kanya. Basically, lahat scripted,” confirmed the staff member. “As in, lahat.”
Despite all this, our anonymous source maintains there is nothing wrong with what they are doing.
“Like I said, we just did what we had to do. It’s still business after all. Kailangan namin ng ratings, kailangan mapag-usapan para kumita. Hindi lang kami ang gumagawa nyan.”
In an exclusive interview with Manila Link, one of the staff behind ABS-CBN’s noontime show—identity and gender withheld for obvious reasons—confirms what some have been speculating all along: that the story surrounding ‘Pastillas Girl’ Angelica Jane Yap was fabricated to win back the ratings they have been losing to Eat Bulaga’s AlDub.
“We had to do something, eh,” said the staff member. “Siyempre, tingnan mo naman, tinatalo na namin sa ratings yung show na running for almost 40 years na, ‘di ba?”
“Then AlDub came along. Trending lagi, ibang klase! Kahit kami pinapanood namin backstage, kung pano na kami natatalo,” added the anonymous staff member with a chuckle. “We did what we had to do. Labanan pa din ‘yan, kahit ano pa sabihin namin, nina Vice, [or] Joey De Leon sa TV. Kailangan pataasan ng ratings talaga.”
The said staff member shared how they witnessed the AlDub phenomenon overpowering them, and the realization that they needed to do something to regain the noontime audience’s attention.
They then went into detail how they managed to put up an answer to the phenomenal love team.
"Ang ginawa namin, ginaya namin. Kumuha kami ng viral din, ‘yung may following na din. Ayan, si Pastillas. Pinag-guest sa AdVice, binigyan ng story.”
“We added pa-kilig, the works. ‘Yung tipong masasabi nu’ng fans nila na ‘Uy, ginagaya ‘yung idol natin. Tingnan nga natin kung anong kalokohan ‘to’, ‘yung ganu’n. Effective naman, kita mo, ‘di ba? Nakuha namin ‘yung attention nila, kahit nega. At least, nag-te-trending na din kami!”
“Sabi nga, eh, ‘Bad publicity is still publicity.’ ‘Yun ang ginawa namin.”
As of writing, the hashtag #ShowtimeKapamilyaDay generated 6.12 million tweets on micro-blogging site Twitter, still a far cry from their rival #ALDubEBforLove's 20.6 million on Saturday, September 26.
Friday’s episode of It’s Showtime featured Pastillas Girl and her best friend, Karen, who allegedly stole the former’s boyfriend—the story that is said to have inspired the Pastillas recipe video and made everyone sympathize with 21-year-old Angelica.
Here’s where the staff member drops the bomb.
“Syempre kung ‘di namin i-e-explore ‘yung back story kuno, eh ‘di walang mangyayari sa’min. So gumawa kami ng kwento. Iniwan kunwari siya ng boyfriend, inagaw ng best friend, ganyan. The classic tale of the best friend and the boyfriend.”
“Ganyan gusto ng mga Pinoy, eh. ‘Yung may drama. Dalawang babaeng nag-aagawan sa iisang lalake. Nababaliw sila sa ganyan.”
It can be recalled that Angelica’s so called ex-boyfriend was also invited to the show on a previous episode to talk and get some closure.
We also asked the staff member about the truth behind the “open letter” that recently made its rounds on Facebook, containing revelations about Pastillas Girl.
“Wala kaming alam, sa totoo lang. The producers talked to her about the pregnancy daw, kung ano talaga nangyari du’n sa boyfriend. Sila lang nakakaalam. ‘Di na lang in-address para ‘di na masyadong kumalat.”
“Ang masasabi ko lang is hindi ‘yun ‘yung boyfriend niya talaga. Ini-scout lang namin ‘yun. ‘Di naman mahirap maghanap, lahat gusto ng exposure sa TV,” they explained with another chuckle.
What about Karen, the best friend?
“Kami lang din kumuha sa kanya. Basically, lahat scripted,” confirmed the staff member. “As in, lahat.”
Despite all this, our anonymous source maintains there is nothing wrong with what they are doing.
“Like I said, we just did what we had to do. It’s still business after all. Kailangan namin ng ratings, kailangan mapag-usapan para kumita. Hindi lang kami ang gumagawa nyan.”
It’s Showtime insider speaks up: "Pastillas Girl is scripted"
MANILA — It seems that all the bashing she has been receiving has finally got to It's Showtime's Pastillas Girl.
Angelica Jane Yap, dubbed as 'Pastillas Girl', took to her Twitter account how it pains her to see such awful things being said about her online.
She stated that all she wanted was to find new love and heal the broken heart her ex-boyfriend had left her with, and that she didn't mean to oppose their rival show's 'AlDub'.
The 21-year-old added that she was sick of all the comments about her being not a good example, the promiscuous person netizens are making her out to be, and a copycat.
She went as far as pointing out that Yaya Dub, the other half of Eat Bulaga's trending love team, is not so original herself and is just copying international YouTube sensation, Miranda Sings.
Ms. Pastillas also posted a Miranda Sings video, seemingly making people see the similarities with the YouTuber and Maine Mendoza's KalyeSerye character.
The tweets have since been deleted.
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Angelica Jane Yap, dubbed as 'Pastillas Girl', took to her Twitter account how it pains her to see such awful things being said about her online.
She stated that all she wanted was to find new love and heal the broken heart her ex-boyfriend had left her with, and that she didn't mean to oppose their rival show's 'AlDub'.
The 21-year-old added that she was sick of all the comments about her being not a good example, the promiscuous person netizens are making her out to be, and a copycat.
She went as far as pointing out that Yaya Dub, the other half of Eat Bulaga's trending love team, is not so original herself and is just copying international YouTube sensation, Miranda Sings.
Ms. Pastillas also posted a Miranda Sings video, seemingly making people see the similarities with the YouTuber and Maine Mendoza's KalyeSerye character.
The tweets have since been deleted.
Pastillas Girl Calls Yaya Dub A Copycat
ML - The #ALDUBMostAwaitedDate hashtag might win a Guinness World Record for "Fastest Rising Worldwide Trend."
The trending topic broke 10,000,000 after 14 hours according to most statistic-publishing websites which led the Guinenss World Records to consider awarding it with the "Fastest Rising Worldwide Trend" award.
"We are still going to look at the possible loopholes in this such as duplicate accounts and tweets that aren't related to the topic, but we'll have a statement soon enough," said Michael DiCarso, the Guinness World Records head for ASEAN records.
AlDub is a fictional supercouple pairing of Alden Richards and Yaya Dub from the Philippine daytime variety series Eat Bulaga!
The trending topic broke 10,000,000 after 14 hours according to most statistic-publishing websites which led the Guinenss World Records to consider awarding it with the "Fastest Rising Worldwide Trend" award.
"We are still going to look at the possible loopholes in this such as duplicate accounts and tweets that aren't related to the topic, but we'll have a statement soon enough," said Michael DiCarso, the Guinness World Records head for ASEAN records.
AlDub is a fictional supercouple pairing of Alden Richards and Yaya Dub from the Philippine daytime variety series Eat Bulaga!
#ALDUBMostAwaitedDate Might Win A Guinness World Record Award
TWITTER - "Even Manila Link is more credible than ABS-CBN News," said one of the many fans of the fictional AlDub couple.
The #2 news source in the Philippines came under fire as they published obvious clickbait headlines targeted at Vice President Binay's forum at UPLB on September 15. ABS-CBN News claimed that students of UPLB shouted "trapo" instead of "sample" and that the Vice President felt disrespected by the questions and "allegations" by the students of the esteemed University.
Here's an open letter that was posted on Twitter.:
#ALDUBMostAwaitedDate breaks 10M goal
AlDub beat their own record by taking the hashtag to 10,000,000+ tweets on Twitter. Most of their fans were reportedly ecstatic at yet another ABS-CBN mishap claiming that Manila Link is more credible than the "almost satire" news company.
"Buti pa AlDub 10 million tweets? Eh yung ABS-CBN? Nag-ttrend nga, against naman sa kanila," said one of the many AlDub fans on Twitter whose timeline contained many retweets of AlDub-related tweets claiming that she has no time for her personal life and has neglected feeding her children their lunch because she wanted to watch AlDub on TV.
UPDATE: ABS-CBN Posts Their Apology
In a five paragraph "apology" letter that did not contain the word "sorry," ABS-CBN attempted to put a stop on the bad publicity with their smugly written damage control. You can read it on their website.
The #2 news source in the Philippines came under fire as they published obvious clickbait headlines targeted at Vice President Binay's forum at UPLB on September 15. ABS-CBN News claimed that students of UPLB shouted "trapo" instead of "sample" and that the Vice President felt disrespected by the questions and "allegations" by the students of the esteemed University.
Here's an open letter that was posted on Twitter.:
#ALDUBMostAwaitedDate breaks 10M goal
AlDub beat their own record by taking the hashtag to 10,000,000+ tweets on Twitter. Most of their fans were reportedly ecstatic at yet another ABS-CBN mishap claiming that Manila Link is more credible than the "almost satire" news company.
"Buti pa AlDub 10 million tweets? Eh yung ABS-CBN? Nag-ttrend nga, against naman sa kanila," said one of the many AlDub fans on Twitter whose timeline contained many retweets of AlDub-related tweets claiming that she has no time for her personal life and has neglected feeding her children their lunch because she wanted to watch AlDub on TV.
UPDATE: ABS-CBN Posts Their Apology
In a five paragraph "apology" letter that did not contain the word "sorry," ABS-CBN attempted to put a stop on the bad publicity with their smugly written damage control. You can read it on their website.
AlDub Fans Rejoince In Unison As #ABSCBNSaySorryToUPLB Trends
ML - Local Apple resellers announced that the starting price of the iPhone 6s will be at least Php 115,000.00 due to the 85% import tax increase imposed by the customs on the shipping cargos.
The customs told the media that the 85% import tax is set so high to "keep it fair" with the local mobile phone designers and developers. "Masyado na natin tinatangkilik yung mga iPhone at Samsung na yan. Dapat yung sariling atin naman," ("We support iPhone and Samsung brands too much. We should start supporting our own,") said Anthony Paz in a quick presser with the media 3:00 AM Manila time.
Filipino citizens who purchase their iPhone 6s overseas will be given a ticket to pay at their corresponding city hall. According to customs, this is to prevent people from going overseas just to buy an iPhone 6s for cheaper prices.
The iPhone 6s starting price in the USA is $199.00 which would roughly be Php 9,300 in today's exchange rates.
The first places to get the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus will be Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Singapore, the UK and the US.
Preorders begin on Saturday, Setember 12 with the line coming out on September 25.
The customs told the media that the 85% import tax is set so high to "keep it fair" with the local mobile phone designers and developers. "Masyado na natin tinatangkilik yung mga iPhone at Samsung na yan. Dapat yung sariling atin naman," ("We support iPhone and Samsung brands too much. We should start supporting our own,") said Anthony Paz in a quick presser with the media 3:00 AM Manila time.
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The iPhone 6s starting price in the USA is $199.00 which would roughly be Php 9,300 in today's exchange rates.
The first places to get the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus will be Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Singapore, the UK and the US.
Preorders begin on Saturday, Setember 12 with the line coming out on September 25.
iPhone 6s Will Cost Php 100,000+ Due To Customs Tax
ML - In a shocking turn of events, the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) has announced that they will start reducing the internet speed of customers that complain about them online.
The largest telecommunications company in the Philippines released a statement to the press after "enduring cyber bullying on Facebook and Twitter." "We are going to throttle customers who publicly bully PLDT as a whole," said Julian Vega, a spokesperson for PLDT.
The issues began when Facebook users began posting complaints on the comments section of the PLDT Home Facebook page's posts. You can view the PLDT Home Facebook page here.
After the announcement, no complaints have been made publicly so far, but a PLDT in-house technician that refused to be named said that they're cross-examining the names of the customers to the names that they post with on Facebook.
"Kung ang subscriber name niyo ay name niyo din sa Facebook, wag na kayo mag-post ng reklamo. Babagal ang internet niyo," said the technician.
The largest telecommunications company in the Philippines released a statement to the press after "enduring cyber bullying on Facebook and Twitter." "We are going to throttle customers who publicly bully PLDT as a whole," said Julian Vega, a spokesperson for PLDT.
The issues began when Facebook users began posting complaints on the comments section of the PLDT Home Facebook page's posts. You can view the PLDT Home Facebook page here.
After the announcement, no complaints have been made publicly so far, but a PLDT in-house technician that refused to be named said that they're cross-examining the names of the customers to the names that they post with on Facebook.
"Kung ang subscriber name niyo ay name niyo din sa Facebook, wag na kayo mag-post ng reklamo. Babagal ang internet niyo," said the technician.
PLDT To Reduce Internet Speed Of Customers That Complain About Them
ML - Kathryn Bernardo has expressed her intentions to undergo leg reconstruction surgery this coming September after being dubbed the "Sakang Queen."
The 19-year-old actress has been on the receiving end of cyber bullying ever since photographs of her "sakang" legs surfaced on the internet. Social media has dubbed her the "Sakang Queen of the Philippines," which infuriated her fans, friends and family.
"[Kathryn] has considered not wearing pants or wearing longer skirts, but the management agreed that it's not her style. That's why [she] is going to go through with the leg reconstruction surgery," said a source close to Bernardo.
Her fans took to Twitter to defend her plans to reconstruct her legs saying that, "she's still the real Filipina beauty because she's not mixed unlike other the [expletive] and ugly Filipina teen celebrities from ABS-CBN."
Known as the "Teen Queen" of Philippine showbiz, FHM UK placed her on "The Top 10 Hottest Nations in the World" list, representing the country at fifth place alongside French-Filipina actress Solenn Heussaff in July 2014. A year after her recognition from FHM UK, Bernardo was ranked 17 behind former Japanese AV Idol Maria Ozawa for the FHM Philippines 100 Sexiest Woman 2015, which won by Jennylyn Mercado.
More on this story as it develops.
The 19-year-old actress has been on the receiving end of cyber bullying ever since photographs of her "sakang" legs surfaced on the internet. Social media has dubbed her the "Sakang Queen of the Philippines," which infuriated her fans, friends and family.
"[Kathryn] has considered not wearing pants or wearing longer skirts, but the management agreed that it's not her style. That's why [she] is going to go through with the leg reconstruction surgery," said a source close to Bernardo.
Her fans took to Twitter to defend her plans to reconstruct her legs saying that, "she's still the real Filipina beauty because she's not mixed unlike other the [expletive] and ugly Filipina teen celebrities from ABS-CBN."
Known as the "Teen Queen" of Philippine showbiz, FHM UK placed her on "The Top 10 Hottest Nations in the World" list, representing the country at fifth place alongside French-Filipina actress Solenn Heussaff in July 2014. A year after her recognition from FHM UK, Bernardo was ranked 17 behind former Japanese AV Idol Maria Ozawa for the FHM Philippines 100 Sexiest Woman 2015, which won by Jennylyn Mercado.
More on this story as it develops.
Kathryn Bernardo To Undergo Leg Reconstruction Surgery
MAKATI - 27 suspects were arrested today at a raid in an undisclosed warehouse in south Makati. Police said there was an illegal fight club operating in the area led by Maximo "Brad Pitt" Mariano.
Inspired by the movie "Fight Club," Mariano founded the illegal fighting organization in Las Piñas before moving to Makati summer of 2014. According to a notebook confiscated during the raid, the said fight club has a total of 85 members.
"Napanood ko kasi yung movie ni Brad Pitt. Kaya gumawa kami ng kuya ko ng sarili naming Fight Club," said Mariano. ("We watched Brad Pitt's movie. So my brother and I made our own Fight Club.")
Mariano explained to the police officers that he has a brother named Allan who is his accomplice but records show that he is an only child. Psychiatrists have been running tests on Mariano since this afternoon and will release findings before the court hearing.
In the Fight Club movie, the protagonist has a split personality who he thought was another person until the end. Mariano's stories have loose ties to the movie's storyline which is also being investigated by the police.
More on this story as it develops.
Inspired by the movie "Fight Club," Mariano founded the illegal fighting organization in Las Piñas before moving to Makati summer of 2014. According to a notebook confiscated during the raid, the said fight club has a total of 85 members.
"Napanood ko kasi yung movie ni Brad Pitt. Kaya gumawa kami ng kuya ko ng sarili naming Fight Club," said Mariano. ("We watched Brad Pitt's movie. So my brother and I made our own Fight Club.")
Mariano explained to the police officers that he has a brother named Allan who is his accomplice but records show that he is an only child. Psychiatrists have been running tests on Mariano since this afternoon and will release findings before the court hearing.
In the Fight Club movie, the protagonist has a split personality who he thought was another person until the end. Mariano's stories have loose ties to the movie's storyline which is also being investigated by the police.
More on this story as it develops.
Filipino "Fight Club" Discovered And Shut Down
YOUTUBE - "Filipino Food Or Not?" It's what these Americans answer in this hilarious, but informative video clip!
Americans Guess If It's A Filipino Food Or Not
TORONTO - A University of Toronto research showed that Filipinos are the undisputed #1 bullies on the internet. See the rest of the list here.
3. Americans (United States)
Americans or more infamously, "black Twitter," is the main cause of bullying on social media. Tweets posted by people of African-American descent have turned from playful bashing to "roasting" in which the person being bullied is harassed by multiple people at once. Research also showed that nude pictures of celebrities and non-celebrities alike spread faster among the black community.
2. English (United Kingdom)
The English, according to research, has a more "elitist" cyberbullying technique in which they harass a person, usually of different origins, as being less of a human than they are. 33% of bullies on the YouTube comments section are from England. "Fat People Hate," a community formerly based on the popular social networking site reddit, was also led by a majority of English folks. They routinely harassed, bullied and dehumanized people that they considered obese.
1. Filipinos (Philippines)
Filipinos are the most active bullies on Twitter, Facebook and on forums according to the research. 1 out of 4 cyberbullying incident is attributed to a Filipino. The languange difference, since the majority of Filipinos use their native languange, makes the bullying of international celebrities go unnoticed. A primary example was during the boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Filipinos took to Twitter to call the Mayweather family "a bunch of monkeys." Filipinos are also the blame for 85% of cyberbullying incidents on popular computer games Dota 2 and League of Legends.
Filipinos Ranked As The #1 Cyberbullies In The World
FACEBOOK - A screen cap of an argument among students sparked the debate whether theology and science shouldn't mix together in schools.
Pro-God
The pro-God stance argues that schools should not teach science, especially the Big Bang Theory, as the root of men and all creations. "We don't care what facts they have, we have the Bible," said one netizen in response to the viral screen cap.
Pro-Science
The pro-Science stance argues that teaching God as the root of all creations disqualifies and "disrespects" other beliefs. "Science has facts, these religious people should know how to respect facts. Whenever we try to argue with them, they just say 'bla bla bla, you're going to hell,'" said Martin Baltazar in a Facebook post.
Celebrities have been tagged on both Facebook and Twitter, but no big names have chimed in on the debate so far.
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Pro-God
The pro-God stance argues that schools should not teach science, especially the Big Bang Theory, as the root of men and all creations. "We don't care what facts they have, we have the Bible," said one netizen in response to the viral screen cap.
Pro-Science
The pro-Science stance argues that teaching God as the root of all creations disqualifies and "disrespects" other beliefs. "Science has facts, these religious people should know how to respect facts. Whenever we try to argue with them, they just say 'bla bla bla, you're going to hell,'" said Martin Baltazar in a Facebook post.
Celebrities have been tagged on both Facebook and Twitter, but no big names have chimed in on the debate so far.
Facebook Debate Sparks God Vs Science In Schools
MANILA - The bishops of the local Catholic Church has picked their side on the ongoing debate of marijuana legalization. To them "medicinal marijuana is OK."
“Catholic health care ethics, in fact, considers as morally justifiable the use of marijuana for terminal cancer patients in severe pain,” Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, the president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) told the media.
Social media has responded with mixed reactions. Half being in favor of the Catholic Church while the other half think that they have other agendas up their sleeves.
Responses
Alfaro Tan said on Facebook, "I'm sure these [expletive] priests have some money-making tricks up their sleeves. They probably have their own plantation."
Agar said on Facebook, "this is the right choice. There's nothing wrong [with marijuana]. Even Jesus used it once. I read it on Wikipedia."
Tony said on Facebook, "something is corrupting our churches from the inside. Why would the church promote such indecent activities? Even medicinal is not OK! [Expletive] them all to hell."
Ladia Montenegro said on Facebook, "I won't go to Sunday mass until they retract this statement. Shame on them!"
Shane said on Twitter, "the church should influence the youth to frown at drugs, not promote it."
More on this story as it develops.
“Catholic health care ethics, in fact, considers as morally justifiable the use of marijuana for terminal cancer patients in severe pain,” Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, the president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) told the media.
Social media has responded with mixed reactions. Half being in favor of the Catholic Church while the other half think that they have other agendas up their sleeves.
Responses
Alfaro Tan said on Facebook, "I'm sure these [expletive] priests have some money-making tricks up their sleeves. They probably have their own plantation."
Agar said on Facebook, "this is the right choice. There's nothing wrong [with marijuana]. Even Jesus used it once. I read it on Wikipedia."
Tony said on Facebook, "something is corrupting our churches from the inside. Why would the church promote such indecent activities? Even medicinal is not OK! [Expletive] them all to hell."
Ladia Montenegro said on Facebook, "I won't go to Sunday mass until they retract this statement. Shame on them!"
Shane said on Twitter, "the church should influence the youth to frown at drugs, not promote it."
More on this story as it develops.
Philippine Bishops: "Medicinal Marijuana is OK"
MANDALUYONG - A sales lady for a popular mall in Mandaluyong was reportedly fired after calling a transgender "ma'am-sir."
The sales lady, who we'll call "Karen" as she refused to give her real name, got into a quarrel with a transgender in the popular Mandaluyong mall. The transgender, Adrian Gonzales, born male, was window shopping in the lady's footwear area when Karen called her attention.
According to Gonzales, it was in the Alexander Wang isle.
"Nag-lalakad ako, minding my own business, tapos tinawag ba naman niya (Karen) ako. 'Ma'am-sir, Alexander Wang. 50% off po.'" ("I was walking, minding my own business, then she (Karen) called for my attention. 'Ma'am-sir, Alexander Wang. 50% off.'")
"I was very offended. I've already transition from male to a female, then she'd (sic) disrespect me by calling me ma'am-sir? Where's the professionalism?" Gonzales filed a complaint against Karen who was then released from her post this afternoon after a mutual agreement with the mall.
Bystanders during the quarrel said that Gonzales immediately raised her voice at Karen and feinted slapping the security guard who was attempting to separate them from each other.
Netizens have already come in defense of Karen, who they think is the one being oppressed in the situation. One user from Twitter posted: "I don't know the entire story, but Karen seems to be the one being bullied, so I will side with her."
Gonzales, who made public comments about the mall on her Facebook account has since switched off her social network profiles including her Instagram and Twitter accounts to avoid "being bullied."
The sales lady, who we'll call "Karen" as she refused to give her real name, got into a quarrel with a transgender in the popular Mandaluyong mall. The transgender, Adrian Gonzales, born male, was window shopping in the lady's footwear area when Karen called her attention.
According to Gonzales, it was in the Alexander Wang isle.
"Nag-lalakad ako, minding my own business, tapos tinawag ba naman niya (Karen) ako. 'Ma'am-sir, Alexander Wang. 50% off po.'" ("I was walking, minding my own business, then she (Karen) called for my attention. 'Ma'am-sir, Alexander Wang. 50% off.'")
"I was very offended. I've already transition from male to a female, then she'd (sic) disrespect me by calling me ma'am-sir? Where's the professionalism?" Gonzales filed a complaint against Karen who was then released from her post this afternoon after a mutual agreement with the mall.
Bystanders during the quarrel said that Gonzales immediately raised her voice at Karen and feinted slapping the security guard who was attempting to separate them from each other.
Netizens have already come in defense of Karen, who they think is the one being oppressed in the situation. One user from Twitter posted: "I don't know the entire story, but Karen seems to be the one being bullied, so I will side with her."
Gonzales, who made public comments about the mall on her Facebook account has since switched off her social network profiles including her Instagram and Twitter accounts to avoid "being bullied."
Sales Lady Fired For Calling A Transgender "Ma'am-Sir"
FACEBOOK - After Ellen DeGeneres' invite to the infamous "Pabebe Girls," the duo posted their video response on their official Facebook page.
READ: "Pabebe Girls" Invited To The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Pabebe Girls posted a video response on their official Facebook page that they're not interested with Ellen DeGeneres' invite. A partially-corrected excerpt has been provided below:
"Ellen DeGeneres, wala kaming paki sa show mo at hindi din kami interesado sa first class first class mo na yan. Kung sa tingin mo madadaan mo kami sa kalokohan mo, pwes nagkakamali ka. Dahil walang makakapigil samin. Di kami interesado sa show mo. At sa mga haters namin, inggit lang kayo kasi kami napapansin na sa ibang bansa. Wala na talagang makakapigil sa pag-papabebe namin."
Translation provided on the post's comments:
"Ellen DeGeneres, we don't care about your show and we are not interested with your first class flight offer. If you think that you can trick us, then you're mistaken. Because nobody can stop us. We are not interested with your show. And for our haters, you're just jealous because we're being noticed in other countries. Nobody can stop our 'pabebe ways.'"
The Pabebe Girls also posted a few more responses for those who "mock" them on national television, specifically ABS-CBN and GMA talents.
Ellen DeGeneres, whose popular daytime show is currently on its season break has been promoting her website as a new online lifestyle magazine destination.
READ: "Pabebe Girls" Invited To The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Pabebe Girls posted a video response on their official Facebook page that they're not interested with Ellen DeGeneres' invite. A partially-corrected excerpt has been provided below:
"Ellen DeGeneres, wala kaming paki sa show mo at hindi din kami interesado sa first class first class mo na yan. Kung sa tingin mo madadaan mo kami sa kalokohan mo, pwes nagkakamali ka. Dahil walang makakapigil samin. Di kami interesado sa show mo. At sa mga haters namin, inggit lang kayo kasi kami napapansin na sa ibang bansa. Wala na talagang makakapigil sa pag-papabebe namin."
Translation provided on the post's comments:
"Ellen DeGeneres, we don't care about your show and we are not interested with your first class flight offer. If you think that you can trick us, then you're mistaken. Because nobody can stop us. We are not interested with your show. And for our haters, you're just jealous because we're being noticed in other countries. Nobody can stop our 'pabebe ways.'"
The Pabebe Girls also posted a few more responses for those who "mock" them on national television, specifically ABS-CBN and GMA talents.
Ellen DeGeneres, whose popular daytime show is currently on its season break has been promoting her website as a new online lifestyle magazine destination.
Pabebe Girls To Ellen: "Di kami interesado sa show mo!"
LOS ANGELES - Philippine internet sensation "Pabebe Girls" were invited to The Ellen DeGeneres show earlier today by Ellen herself. The TV show host will pay for plane tickets and accommodation of the three girls involved in the original video.
The "Pabebe Girls" took the internet by storm with their video where they threatened people who do not agree with their "pabebe" ways. Whether they were serious or not remains unknown, but they've caught the attention of multiple local and international celebrities.
The latest international celebrity to hop on the "Pabebe Girls" hype train is 27 time Emmy award-winning TV show host Ellen DeGeneres who hosts her daytime show in the United States. The trio, including the girl who recorded the video, were invited by Ellen to come on the show.
"I'll pay for their plane tickets -- first class -- and their hotel fees. I really want them on the show," said Ellen.
Ellen was amazed at how passionate the "Pabebe Girls" were with their "pabebe" ways and was also intrigued by one of the girls' seemingly lack of eyebrows. The host joked: "I'll also pay for fake eyebrows if I have to."
READ: Pabebe Girls To Ellen: "Di kami interesado sa show mo!"
The "Pabebe Girls" took the internet by storm with their video where they threatened people who do not agree with their "pabebe" ways. Whether they were serious or not remains unknown, but they've caught the attention of multiple local and international celebrities.
The latest international celebrity to hop on the "Pabebe Girls" hype train is 27 time Emmy award-winning TV show host Ellen DeGeneres who hosts her daytime show in the United States. The trio, including the girl who recorded the video, were invited by Ellen to come on the show.
"I'll pay for their plane tickets -- first class -- and their hotel fees. I really want them on the show," said Ellen.
Ellen was amazed at how passionate the "Pabebe Girls" were with their "pabebe" ways and was also intrigued by one of the girls' seemingly lack of eyebrows. The host joked: "I'll also pay for fake eyebrows if I have to."
READ: Pabebe Girls To Ellen: "Di kami interesado sa show mo!"
"Pabebe Girls" Invited To The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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