It's only a few days away before the national elections and ARJO ATAYDE who's running for Congress in Quezon City's 1st Distric is getting huge support from celebrity friends and recently, the IGLESIA Ni Cristo (Church of Christ). Arjo is part of current Mayor Joy Belmonte's #TeamAksyonAgad that seeks to add and improve projects in education, job generation, healthcare, fight for womens rights, the plight of children and the LGBTQIA+ community.
This was deemed a huge honor for Arjo who says "I am grateful for the trust and support of the INC in the forthcoming national elections. It has always been my dream to serve the people in my district, and the Filipino people. I encourage everyone to participate in the coming elections, to choose honest public servants that would lead us, uplift the lives of our fellow citizens. I pray we have peaceful and honest polls."
Arjo enjoys recent survey leads (according to Istratehiya Inc.) and 74.9% is such a huge figure, here's wishing him the great opportunity to serve his constituents which he has dreamed of doing even before he started showbiz. Your folks definitely raised you well!
The BH Partylist or Bagong Henerasyon (New Generation) just concluded their Miting De Avance last May 4 at the Elements Tent in Centris Quezon City. With throngs of people coming from different parts of Metro Manila and nearby provinces, they all converged there to show support for Congresswoman Bernadette Herrera (1st Nominee) and businessman Marlon Manalang (2nd Nominee) for their group.
I am very familiar with Congresswoman Bernadette's work since I reside in Quezon City wherein she served as councilor in the early 2000's. When the partylist system was started and BH Partylist had sufficient votes, their goal to help those who need help in hospital payments, health, education (scholarships and higher education), and those who want to find jobs, businesses (SME's) so people can put food on their table and survive their daily lives. So far, they've gotten over 130 Principal Authored Bills to address this and needs to help even more this coming elections.
Congresswoman Bernadette Herrera says "Since 2010, this is the first time we are doing a Miting de Avance. From our hearts, thank you so much for being here. Thank you Brother Marlon for organizing this today. I go around looking in communities, hearing people what they need, and I'm thankful you visited us here to give support to our cause. I already feel we have won the race. We are excited to provide public service. I have been here for 21 years and I feel so overwhelmed when people tell us that they were helped by our partylist Bagong Henerasyon. With MCGI and us, I see a very huge support from you all. When Brother Marlon and I visit Kuya Daniel, I feel like I'm part of MCGI. Our goal is to help in Health, Education and Job Generation. We need to teach our neighbors, those who are in the provinces to vote for a partylist representative. It's not hard to campaign as people know we have done remarkable achievements with the Universal Healthcare Law. The government should be able to shoulder private hospitals next, we need to work on this and we hope you would help us do this in the next congress. There's only a few days left before national elections and I hope in the few days you would ask your family, relatives, who would want to push for the same projects we do with Bagong Henerasyon. You are our inspiration, for the people you help are also the same ones we want to represent in the lower house. Number 35, Bagong Henerasyon Partylist!"
Check out the highlights of the event on this video, this includes a short interview with Brother Marlon Manalang (2nd Nominee) who also introduced us to some of his kids who were with him that afternoon:
If you want more information about their cause and projects, you may like their social channels by searching Bagong Henerasyon on Facebook. If you want them to represent you, make sure you shade number 35 this Monday.
I've had the pleasure of meeting Writer-Director Phil Giordano during the screening of Brillante Mendoza's masterpiece "Palitan" during the first week of December 2021. He's originally from Staten Island in New York, got his masters from NYU Tisch School of the Arts Asia. He's pretty accomplished and has received a Grand Jury Prize at the New York Screenplay Contest for his short entitled "Supot".
He's no stranger to how we do films in the Philippines as I'm under the impression he's been working with Brillante Mendoza's production for a number of years. His handy work "Supot" that got around 10 accolades in Busan International Film Festival and several other award giving bodies - and have been shown in different countries as well. He's done several commercials and campaigns with well known brands like KFC, Porsche, Johnson & Johnson, Universal Music and others. Recently, they released a new movie which he made for the VIVAMAX platform called "PUSOY". This was something he already had written but made it extra spicy since it's likely to follow the theme of movies seen on the app.
As the title suggests, this is about a group of card hustlers lead by Baron Geisler's character Rodolfo. Their lives got complicated when they got caught in one of their cheating sprees and murdered a son of a politician played by Greg Hawkins (of Kuya Escort fame). Rodolfo got in a rut and had to seek help of a General which then forced him to go even deeper into debt... and the dark world of wagers, dirty money, women and vices. The film stars Janelle Tee who plays the role of Xandra. She's Rodolfo’s mistress with the same set of skills, providing the venue for love, trust and betrayal in different acts. Also in PUSOY are Vince Rillon, Angeli Khang, Felix Roco, Jela Cuenca, Julio Diaz, Raqel Monteza, Kiko Matos and Jacq Yu. This is pretty much an ensemble of new and experienced actors which we asked Director Phil Giordano about, let's listen in:
It's remarkable to see that we have the talented Director Phil Giordano making strides in the movie industry in the Philippines. I like his capacity to adapt, to make his films follow his style, which I deem stem from his hunger to create things and write at an early age. After seeing films done in the US, he knew he could do an even better job and got inspired with the great film makers. He's also planning to have a shorter version of this out for international film festivals, so this is just the start. Exciting times no?!
PUSOY by the way can be seen worldwide on VIVAMAX (this is produced by Brillante Mendoza), you can visit VIVAmax.net for more information about the movie and other titles in their library. Get in tourch with Phil on his social channels FB: https://www.facebook.com/PhilipJGiordano/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/philip_giordano.director if you want to see more of his work.
The need for a dependable, workhorse for monitors is at an all time high now. With professionals arranging work from home, you need something that can accomodate all the windows on your screen, all the software you need, a refresh rate and resolution acceptable in world standards. If it can't do that, it's going to be extra difficult for those who need it in these conditions. LG Electronics have continued to innovate these past few years including their top of the line LG UltraWide monitors. With the likes of the UltraWide Full HD Resolution 2560x1080, it surely gives one more real estate space on screen, that's about 33 percent compared with an FHD screen (1920x1080) used in some homes and offices.
LG's UltraWide 29WP500-B model can give you ample views for textbooks, notes, lectures, video calls without having the need to switch to other windows if you're a student. Quality wise, it won't dissappoint you with HDR10, 99% color gamut, IPS which makes everything pleasing to the eyes. I on the other hand need one because I do gaming on my laptop, which is a little difficult to see when you flick for aiming at enemies. With its AMD FreeSync tech, you see high resolution and fast paced game details without any lags as long as corresponding hardware can do it. This can do it in a very fluid manner, perfect for casual or pro gaming. If it can do that, imagine on what it can do when watching movies, YouTube videos, or media in your network. You can also use the wide screen for putting up multiple windows, so sharing or viewing data would be easy especially when Excel Sheets are involved at work.
LG Electronics has been recognized for their LG PuriCare AeroTower Air Purifier and the LG tiiun for innovation. They were also given nods for their LG One Quick Flex All in One display solution, the LG UltraGearTM Gaming Laptop, the LG OLED evo Gallery Edition and several OLED evo TV models which they have showcased in the past year. They have designed these pieces with the users in mind, something that has made great strides for them at the Red Dot Awards. They were also given accolades at the CES Awards in 2022 for their products under Home Appliances, Entertainment and Business Solution categories for a total of 150 given at the hybrid CES event this year.
Congratulations to LG for always putting the consumer at the forefront of their innovations, how they start technology, think about their design and give value when releasing products around the world.
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