Wake-uppers:
Scene: The Department of Education (DepEd), in
cooperation with the provincial government of Bohol, Australian
Embassy and Asia Foundation Partnership in the Philippines conducted the
"Eskwela Agrikultura" Agri Senior High School Summit last March 9. It
brought together agriculture and tourism industry stakeholders to discuss the
development goals of the province senior high school opportunities in tourism.
Scene: Fans remembered the 6th anniversary of
Rebecca del Rio’s death last Friday. Rebecca Del Rio (Ma. Lourdes Buslon
in real life) was the 1st Filipina to win Asia's Best Supporting Actress in the
1958 Asian Film Festival. A native of Sierra-Bullones town, Del
Rio hit her peak in the ’50s and she made numerous movies under Sampaguita
Pictures. She was touted as the “most glamorous kontrabida” of her time.
Rebecca del Rio may be a darling to baby boomers but perhaps a bit of a
"stranger" to the new generation of movie lovers.
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ABS-CBN’s Dolce Amore has been
keeping Filipinos glued to their TV sets. Last week, many Boholano followers
could not get over to the kilig serye’s
episode on Bohol, trending on social media and unwittingly disrupting the
diurnal of Boholanos.
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‘KILIG PA’ MORE. Dolce Amore which shows the
beauty of Bohol last week has been keeping televiewers glued to their TV sets
with so much ‘kilig’. Courtesy:
Star Creatives
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“I did watch the episode. It was not only kilig but
it showed the beauty of our province,” said Karen Digal-Asoy who personally met
LizQuen during their taping in Sevilla town.
“I can’t get over the movie..so much love and
kilig,” said Anita Dacaldacal.
The Bohol episode shows Tenten (Enrique Gil)
finally agreed to join Serena (Liza Soberano) in her trip to Bohol.
They immediately headed to Nanay Melds (Frenchie
Dy)'s community with a friendly guide (Buboy Villar) who helped them find the
way. They crossed two streams (unverified locations) and Sipatan hanging
bridges in Sevilla town, and had a long walk on a forest road of Loboc and
Bilar.
When they reached the community, they were greeted
by a marching band and a group of residents who made them feel like VIPs.
Serena finally got the chance to hug her Nanay Melds once more.
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DR. DOLOREICH DUMALUAN and his wife Malou
meet LizQueen
at Dumaluan Beach Resort in Panglao town
where the breathtaking beach scene of
Dolce Amore’s Bohol
episode is shot here. Contributed Photo/Roldan Cuevas
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Serena and Tenten excitedly explored the beauty of
Bohol with Nanay Melds and Tatay Cardo (Rommel Padilla). Nany Melds told them
that she was working at the floating restaurants.
They went to Loboc River cruise. There was
Lobocanon singer Sam Varquez who was singing “Welcome to Bohol...” while they
were enjoying the ambiance of the river. They also joined the local folks to
dance tinikling.
After the cruise, the group headed to Chocolate
Hills. The place was a perfect setting to discuss love and destiny.
Quote and unquote: "Ang pag-ibig nila
ay hindi dahil bumagal ang ikot ng mundo o kumanta ang mga ibon o biglang
lumiwanag ang madilim na paligid. Ang pag-ibig nila ay nagsimula sa gutom
lamang. Isipin mo yun... Ang happily ever after, hindi
ibig sabihin na happy-happy ka lang lagi. Ang ibig
sabihin ng happily ever after ay dahil pinili mong maging happy sa
taong kasama mo at mahal mo at kahit ano'ng mangyari, paninindigan mo yun dahil
mahal mo yun e. Bumagal man ang ikot ng mundo, umawit man ang ibon
o hindi, magliwanag o dumilim man ang mundo, magmamahal ka dahil pinili mong
magmahal."
There was a scene at Dumaluan Beach Resort where
Tenten enjoyed his morning swim and Serena defended him from the three women
who made fun of him because of his lisp problem.
Dolce Amore’s Bohol episode,
according to data from Kantar Media, registered a national TV rating of 37.5
percent.
Kilig much!
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Willy Ramasola’s post on Grace
Poe goes viral
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JP
Maslog is rubbing elbows with LizQueen during
the loveteam’s recent visit to
Bohol. Contributed Photo
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Willy Ramasola’s Facebook post on presidential
candidate Sen. Grace Poe goes viral.
His post in full read: "To my FB friends who
support Grace Poe, please explain to me why people should vote for her.
"Her own husband is a natural born American and he cannot even vote for his own wife this coming May. Her children according to her will remain American citizens. As senator, the number of bills she filed which became law is none. Big fat zero. Her other public service experience was at MTRCB which consisted of watching movies and classifying them as PG or GP or R.
"So tell me why people should vote for Grace? Give me a very good reason aside from her being the adopted daughter of FPJ. Thanks."
"Her own husband is a natural born American and he cannot even vote for his own wife this coming May. Her children according to her will remain American citizens. As senator, the number of bills she filed which became law is none. Big fat zero. Her other public service experience was at MTRCB which consisted of watching movies and classifying them as PG or GP or R.
"So tell me why people should vote for Grace? Give me a very good reason aside from her being the adopted daughter of FPJ. Thanks."
Well, Willy has a point.
Unexpectedly, his post caught the attention of many
personalities, including singer Gab Valenciano, son of Gary V.
Valenciano said, "Dear Willy Ramasola, I do
not know who you are so I cannot comment based on your character and personality,
instead, I will comment based on your post."
Gab also reminded everyone that dual
citizenship exists and that her family’s own American citizenship should not be
taken against her.
“Sen. Grace is my friend above anything. And I
defend my friends. So what if her husband is an American citizen. So what if
her kids are keeping their American citizenship. Get with the times. There is
something called dual citizenship. People who are well travelled and have spent
time away from their hometown could have gained more insight, could have gained
an understanding of what it means to advance any kind of system beyond the
‘Filipino way,’” he said.
Valenciano also blasted the existing double
standards in the Filipino political system which have served as hindrances to
someone like Poe who just wants to serve her country.
“Our political system is rotten to its core, and
the whole world knows this. A true Filipino is Filipino by blood, not by paper.
People move countries to expand their way of life, not relinquish their
homeland. She purely and sincerely wants what’s best for our country and will
do anything and everything to serve with the best of her ability, no strings or
bs attached. That’s what I admire most about her. We Filipinos are so freaking
fickle. We lambast and rebuke her yet have the balls to support someone who
goes against a Filipino’s moral code. It’s an outrageous double standard that
is so hypocritical, it’s sickening. Let’s disqualify the “inexperienced”
candidate who doesn’t meet the requirements of residency and continue
glorifying the corrupt, unscrupulous and indecent,” he said; adding he wasn’t
paid to endorse but would just like to defend his friend from the hate he
believes she doesn’t deserve.
“My issue here isn’t about who you want to vote
for. Vote for who YOU personally believe in. That’s fine. But do not use these
technicalities to question someone’s ability or inability to lead,” he said.
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