Di Tunay na Lalake: Mar Roxas
Malabong kausap. Di mo malaman kung anong gustong i-drive.
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Archive for Media in Focus
Frontpage: Mar gives way to Noynoy
It’s as if the top three newspapers only have one editor.
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Twilight books for download
I have never been a fan of books written in series. Unless it’s a photography or gadgets magazine, I do not spend my time reading a bunch of texts. I have never read a Harry Potter book nor the Lord of the Rings. That’s why when Twilight was shown to the cinemas two months ago, it was only then that I knew it was from a book.
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Weird Frontpage Images
From time to time, I visit Newseum to get some newspaper frontpages and study them. I wanted to study the principles and trends of newspaper design. I cannot help but encounter some images that I find weird, not only because of the composition but the grossness of the image itself. Read the rest of this entry »
Chiz Escudero in Good Times with Mo
Just as we thought that Forbidden Questions in Good Times With Mo (Magic 89.9, Wednesday, 6am-9am) is just about celebrities washing their dirty linens on air, today’s guest is Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero. Read the rest of this entry »
Anatomy of Inday Jokes
I maybe corny at laughing at those Inday jokes, supposedly Margarita Saring Lumaban in real life whose a househelp of Doña Anna Prieto. But I guess understanding the underlying thought for these kinds of jokes, and other jokes in general, would help us explain why jokes are jokes (read: funny). Read the rest of this entry »
What's your favorite radio station?
In the past few days I have been listening to Max FM 103.5. Though I wasn’t able to hear the music when they were still in the old format of Klite, I think their music is better, since they are playing songs from the past. FM radios are already saturated by current pop and novelty songs, but 103.5 plays songs of Backstreet Boys, N’Sync, TLC, Eminem, John Meyer, Jason Mraz, etc. These are songs that I grew up with and songs that I know off when I was still a student. Read the rest of this entry »
Election jingles and advertisements
One of the things I like on the elections in the Philippines is the creativity of the candidates in coming up with catchy and attention grabbing political advertisements and jingles. Especially in the national level, these candidates will try everything they can to reach the electorate and embbed in their minds that they are the right person to vote. Read the rest of this entry »
Corruption in Baras PNP
The local Philippine National Police has just given me a reason to continue to manage the municipality’s newspaper. Read the rest of this entry »
