Making It Fun in the Philippines

Personally, I don't watch TV anymore, compared to using the TV set to view YouTube videos or digital subscriptions. It's crazy, but ABS-CBN and GMA-7 still follow the TELESERYE AHEM TELEBASURA FORMULA. It's quite inexcusable because if you look at GMA-7's foreign programming schedule -- they certainly HAD a lot ot learn from. For example: The 2000s had GMA-7 air IRIS  and Love Story in Harvard (which actually HAD legal drama in it) for a start. GMA-7 competing with ABS-CBN meant it would air other K-Drama crime shows, like Innocent Defendant (a very grim frame-up drama), Yong Pal, Suspicious Partner, and One Ordinary Day later on in its K-Drama lineup.  In short, GMA-7 had a lot of TEMPLATES to follow from. GMA-7 could've actually started restructuring stuff. Taskforce Firewall's premise is interesting because the problem is COMMON in the Philippines. The pedophilic cybersex den where foreigners predate on preteen girls is a REALITY. However, we end up spending ...

This was something I wish I had noticed. Instead, it slipped by me as I've been more into Korean stuff. Right now, I thought about viral actress Zhang Yingfei . I don't watch microdramas myself. Yingfei was starring in a microdrama called The Genius Heiress . Yes, the show's gone viral in the Philippines despite tensions with Emperor Xi Jinping. It's noteworty to even joke that Yingfei might be Alice Guo despite the blatant differences. Yingfei just turned 22 this year on June 13, 2026.  It's hard not to throw the comparisons between Yingfei and the now-convicted fraudster Alice Guo aka Guo Huaping.  GMA Entertainment The 22-year-old actress definitely has a slim build vs. Alice. Alice was rather chubby. Also, one may notice her face is actually narrower than Alice's. It just happens that she has some resemblances to Alice despite their age gap. Alice Guo was born on August 31, 1990. That means she's actually 14 years younger than Alice! But somehow, I don...

There's always the call of crybabies like, "WAH! PROTECT PELEPENO PRAYD FROM KOMPETISYON!" I'd say F*** THAT because we're seeing some collaborations between Filipino entertainers. In fact, Filipino entertainment has already created some collaborations like Andy Lau and Sharon Cuneta (In Your Eyes), as well as Jacky Cheung (whose wife got involved in a maid firing scandal) with Regine Velasquez-Alcasid. Regine also sang with Remus Choy of the Grasshoppers.  Now, we're meeting Jolin Tsai (also called JOLIN) with a collaboration with SB19 . Here's some excerpt from ABiaS-CBN: Beyond the concept, JOLIN also highlighted the warmth she felt while working with the P-Pop Kings, expressing appreciation especially for Ken.   “Thank you, boys, for always bringing so much energy in person – it truly infects me. Special thanks to Ken, who during production never hesitated to send❤️ to me, giving warm support and feedback. (| hope those expressions behind the screen re...

  Today is what might be called by Migraine International as "Flor Contemplacion Day". The 30th anniversary hit last year. However, I decided to make a bit of a comedy post today for this reason. It's already more than THREE DECADES since Flor was hanged in Singapore. However, Migraine International still insists that Flor was a martyr for the Philippines . Migraine can deny it all they want, but their adherence to the late Joma Sison's IDIOTOLOGY has red-tagged them . These people are still living in what I call the VIETNAM WAR MINDSET.  Back in 1995, Flor's death sparked the creation of The Flor Contemplacion Story   starring the late Nora Aunor. The movie came out on June 7, 1995. The movie was later uploaded by VIVA Films on their YouTube channel, while a pay-per-view version is available on YouTube Movies. I would like to imagine what if The Flor Contemplacion Story had a musical. I imagined it would've happened last year (30 years anniversary), but none....

It's probable Liza Soberano has outgrown her ABiaS-CBN brat days . I normally don't update on her. However, her turn where she actually explores South Korea shows that systems DO shape behavior . A recent incident of apologies to her, about her comment on love teams made me think "She must be growing up." I'd like to throw back to an incident in 2023. Liza also mentioned that the love team culture is toxic as people expect them to be a couple on and off the camera .  In an interview with South Korean singers Ashley Choi and BTOB's Peniel for their "Get Real" podcast, Liza briefly mentioned the controversy that came after her rebranding. Peniel asked if she was OK with talking about it, which led to the discussion about love teams. "We're supposed to be a real couple on and off cam, and we only work with each other for our whole career," Liza said about love teams in the Philippines. She compared it to Hollywood stars like Brad Pitt and...

Right now, I feel pretty mixed about the arrest of Nicolas Maduro. I got the news from one of Rosmary Altuve Gomez's social media posts (congratulations on her engagement, BTW). It's not surprising that Makabayd Bloc decides to STAND BY NICOLAS MADURO of Venezuela. It's also funny that one of its members, Carlos "Heneral Lunatic" Zarate, is a thinner version of Maduro! Makabayad Bloc considers the attack as simply "another Imperialist Takeover" because of Venezuela's natural resources.   It's hypocritical that Bayad Muna has branches in countries that BENEFITED from a better constitution . Standing by the Venezuelan people? Well, the truth of the matter is that the Venezuelans are actually RELIEVED that Venezuela is free of Maduro's BLOODY REGIME . If Bayad Muna really cares about Venezuela then WHY BACK MADURO? Maduro was infamous for eating expensive steak while his people starved. Venezuelans in the USA (like Rosmary) are now celebrating o...

Is it me or ABiaS-CBN stars may have not truly LEARNED their lesson? After all, it was ABiaS-CBN displayed that MASSIVE FAILURE OF THE MIND even before the Legacy Virus pandemic . Yup, we've got Anne Curtis-Smith -- one of ABiaS-CBN's biggest stars making the outrage on Twitter. There are many things worth agreeing but also some areas where Anne is SADLY MISTAKEN. I wonder if she's aware that her beloved network was also among the loudest,and PROBABLY THE LOUDEST critic when it came to the late Fidel V. Ramos' call for constitutional reform . Now, it's easy to talk well about the late Lee Kuan Yew (LKY) . However, it gets irritating when people say, "Look, hindi nagbibisa yung parliamentary system sa Pilipinas! It's because Marcos was corrupt! It only worked in Singapore because Lee Kuan Yew wasn't corrupt! " If one must believe that the Empire of Marcos was truly "parliamentary" then they failed to read Ninoy Aquino INTO CONTEXT . Ninoy...