Below is a video of Kyla’s rendition of the National Anthem during one of Manny Pacquiao’s fights. Tell me what’s wrong with it. Nothing is wrong with it. The National Anthem was sang correctly, even with power (she didn’t have to belt it), and Kyla was able to lead the thousands of Filipinos in attendance. [...]
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Let’s answer the question that the title of this post asks in a different way. Should we be proud of the likes of Willie Revillame or other entertainers in the international scene who make a mockery of Filipino senses and sensibilities? Take the case of Revillame. What does he symbolize when he is viewed by [...]
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It happened again! At the start of Pinoy Power 2, featuring the Donaire-Concepcion boxing match, U.S.-based Filipina songstress Dessa sang her own version of Lupang Hinirang and mangled it. She sang it slow as if she were giving a funeral dirge and then tried to end it with a rousing high-note, which went badly off-key. [...]
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The problem with the Arroyo government is that, when a sensitive issue arises, it hems and haws and then seeks to wiggle itself out of the situation by lying. If all fails, it sends its attack dog. Such is the case with the news about the eating splurges of GMA and her band of sycophants [...]
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My dog is funnier. But I’m not going to talk about my dog although she’s more noble. In one of those videos you can catch in youtube, which I’m featuring below, Revillame had as contestants aspiring comedians. Yet, instead of encouraging or helping them in their careers (doesn’t ABS-CBN like to brandish Revillame as a [...]
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