TV Ratings: Dyesebel pulls away from rivals May 30 – June 2, 2008

Babangon Ako’t Dudurugin Kita inched a bit closer to scare primetime leader Dyesebel last Friday, May 30. Gathering a rating of 34.5 percent against Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes’s 36.1 percent, the tandem of Yasmien Kurdi and JC de Vera almost pulled off a surprise in the Mega Manila contest. Robin Padilla’s Joaquin Bordado likewise [...]

PRESS: Paolo Bediones reveals some vital details about “Survivor Philippines”

Last week pa nagsimulang dumating sa GMA Network ang mga nakapasa sa auditions ng Survivor Philippines mula sa Davao, Cebu, Iloilo, Dagupan, Baguio, at ang mga nakapasa rin sa SM North Edsa at SM Manila. Hindi pa nakukuha ng PEP ang exact numbers ng mga nakapasa sa first round ng audition ng Survivor Philippines, pero [...]

Pinoy Idol Top 16 Song Choices

For the theme “Musical Influence,” I hope that the remaining 16 have chosen the right songs before we select the magic 12. Here are their choices. TOP 8 BOYS SONG CHOICES: Ram Chavez- Kung Ayaw Mo Wag Mo (Rivermaya) Daryl Celis: Because of You (Ne-yo) Robby Navarro- Wildflower (Color Me Badd) Toffer Rei- Something To [...]

Goodbye to Regene, Vren, Sherwin, and Rye

The more shocking fact is that Sue and Carol weren’t even on the bottom group. The look on Sue’s face is enough for me to call out to the heavens and shout “what the f”. I could be harsh, but since the entire show was all wrong from the start, it appears that the fans [...]

Who should leave after 2 nights of dreadful Karaoke singing?

The early favorites could be in trouble after dismal performances due to apparent nerves and lack of experience. Truly disappointing and boring; the looker Daryl Celis‘ take on True Colors made the song as dreary as it could get. Such songs with it’s simple and pure melody requires distinctly beautiful voice, the likes of Cindy [...]

Bad breath: Is there a cure?

BAD breath, medically termed Halitosis, has plagued man since time immemorial. As man developed into a more civilized and social being, he became more conscious about his place in society, manners, looks and even smell.  Statistics in the United States say that about 40 million of its population have bad breath. In the Philippines, as [...]

Be proud of how you look

CELEBRITIES are the standard by which we all seem to measure our physical appearances. Media and society exert that pressure in subtle ways. Now, combine that pressure to look a certain way with growing up as an Asian American, more specifically, a Filipino American.  I can tell you as an Filipino American male growing up [...]

L.A. runs anti-smoking trailers in theaters

LOS ANGELES — L.A. County’s health department is not waiting for Hollywood to keep up with its word to address teen smoking in movies. A new 15-second trailer aimed at teens with anti-smoking messages debuted this week at the Lloyd E. Rigler Theatre at the Egyptian in Hollywood Blvd here. The trailer, which carries key [...]

Clinic launched to delve into mysterious diseases

WASHINGTON — The U.S. National Institutes of Health has launched a new clinical research program that will try to unlock the mysteries behind diseases that baffle the medical community. The infrastructure for the Undiagnosed Diseases Program was put in place last month and it will begin to accept patients in July, the government agency based [...]

Obama declares nomination victory

Barack Obama has declared himself “the Democratic nominee for president of the United States”. He was speaking to a cheering crowd on the last day of the primary season, as projections showed he had earned enough delegates to clinch the nomination. Of the states that voted, Montana was won by Mr Obama and South Dakota [...]