Pinoy Meets World

The new Green Lantern costume has been revealed on the cover of Entertainment Weekly and in my opinion Hal Jordan (played by Ryan Reynolds) has never looked better.

The suit was created using CGI and it gives off an “alien” type feel with glowing accents that brings the costume into the 21st century.

I also really like the glowing eyes and ring on the costume. My biggest fear was that the costume would stray to far from the original, instead it manages to stay true to form while adding a bit of eye candy.  Read more... (100 words, 1 image, estimated 24 secs reading time)

July 8, Thursday

Daytime:

1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) – 8.1%
2. Basahang Ginto (GMA-7) – 6.7%
3. Trudis Liit (GMA-7) – 6.3%
4. Wowowee (ABS-CBN) – 5.8%
5. Showtime (ABS-CBN) – 5.2%
6. Rosalka (ABS-CBN) – 4.9%
7. Hole in the Wall (GMA-7) – 4.8%
8. Panahon Ko ‘To (ABS-CBN) – 3.9%
9. Laf En Rol (GMA-7) – 3.7%
10. Impostor (ABS-CBN) – 3.5%

Primetime:

1. Agua Bendita (ABS-CBN) – 16.5%
2. Kung Tayo’y Magkakalayo (ABS-CBN) – 15.5%
3. Endless Love (GMA-7) – 14.4%
4. Diva (GMA-7) – 14.2%
5. 24 Oras (GMA-7) – 12.9%
6. Pilyang Kerubin (GMA-7) – 12.8%
7. Queen Seon Deok (GMA-7) – 12.6%
8. Magkaribal (ABS-CBN) – 12%
9. TV Patrol (ABS-CBN) – 11.3%
10. Rubi (ABS-CBN) – 9.2%  Read more... (642 words, estimated 2:34 mins reading time)

Robin Padilla had formally turned down ABS-CBN’s offer to host Wowowee as stated in this SMS: In a letter dated July 12, 2010, Mr. Robin Padilla formally notified ABS-CBN of his decision to decline the Network’s earlier offer for him to host its Wowowee noontime show. Mr. Padilla cited his personal values and beliefs as the reasons for his said decision.

Robin gave as reason not wanting the same thing that happened to Willie to happen to him!  Read more... (124 words, 1 image, estimated 30 secs reading time)

MANILA, Philippines – President Arroyo reactivated yesterday the El Niño Task Force and ordered the release of P1.7 billion to fund emergency measures to mitigate the detrimental effects of the dry spell on the fisheries and agriculture sectors.

The effects of El Niño could result in as much as P20 billion in economic loss in the next six months, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.

Immediately after its reactivation, members of the task force, chaired by Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap, met at the Palace to come up with “a comprehensive and integrated action plan to address the coming El Niño phenomenon,” Secretary Conrado Limcaoco, officer-in-charge of the Office of the Press Secretary, told a news briefing.  Read more... (151 words, estimated 36 secs reading time)

MANILA – Apl.de.ap of Grammy Award-winning group the Black Eyed Peas led an all-night hip hop party at Skydome, SM North Edsa Thursday.

Filipino hip hop artists from here and abroad gathered at the Skydome for the benefit concert.

The Filipino American international singer organized the concert to help thousands of flood victims here. Tickets were sold for P150 each. The proceeds from the concert will go to the affected communities.

“That’s why it’s important for me to go back [here]… to help out. I donated money and also we bought a couple of boxes of food, canned goods and stuff like that,” apl.de.ap said.  Read more... (150 words, estimated 36 secs reading time)

MANILA –Hollywood stars called on their fellow Americans to help the victims of tropical storm Ondoy (international codename Ketsana) in the Philippines as they expressed their sympathies to the thousands of affected Filipinos.

Demi Moore wrote in her Twitter account that the Filipino victims are in dire need of assistance. To help, she urged them to call the American Red Cross.

“Typhoon victims in Philippines in dire need of food/clothing. Call the American Red Cross to help. 18004357669,” the “Ghost” star wrote.

Alyssa Milano tweeted the same message and posted an Associated Press article reporting the devastation caused by Ondoy.  Read more... (160 words, estimated 38 secs reading time)

There is potential hazard in uploading one’s personal views to cyberspace.

ABS-CBN reporter RG Cruz had to learn this the hard way.

Cruz is now the subject of a ‘white paper’ circulating within his home network. The letter lambasted Cruz for “unwarranted personal aggravation” for “attacks” that he had posted in his Facebook account against a “First Lady wannabe.”

Though ordinarily, this would’ve been dismissed by most-and swiftly at that-the letter gained mileage recently when it was picked up by a popular broadsheet, reporting that the white paper was purportedly written by Korina Sanchez, one of the network’s top anchors.  Read more... (242 words, estimated 58 secs reading time)