Halika 3.0

The Gapminder is a glimpse of how Google’s version of Powerpoint would look like. It’s going to be much better if you are looking into the Spreadsheets + Presently (if that’s how it’s going to be named) angle. Imagine that as of now you can gather info from the web and plug it in to Spreadsheets. From there, you can transform this data into visual form. This is where Gapminder comes in. I’d be guessing Google Maps would also be part of the picture.

Ang galeng! More at Google Blog here.

Now that YouTube is Google, the rest would have to make their own. The rest will be focusing on copyright protection and revenue sharing. Something like the old way of doing business.

The new venture, which doesn’t have a name yet, will also allow users to download movies and TV shows to own and play back whenever they want. At first, however, the focus will be on showing video streams of hit shows - with ads - such as NBC’s “Heroes” and Fox’s “24.” Fox is owned by News Corp.

The online partners for the new business include Yahoo Inc., Time Warner Inc.’s AOL, Microsoft Corp.’s MSN, and News Corp.’s MySpace. The new network will also make shows available on its own Web site.

The impetus behind the venture is to provide an authorized, copyright-protected and ad-supported alternative to YouTube, which has turned into an enormously popular online destination, with some of its hits coming from user-uploaded shows from television. [source]

37 Senatorial Candidates for May 2007

Anna Dominique “Nikki” Coseteng,
Sonia “Inang Guro” Roco,
Francis Joseph “Chiz” Escudero,
Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan,
Antonio “Magdalo” Trillanes IV,

Alan Peter “Compañero” Cayetano,
Richard “Goma” Gomez,
Cesar “Buboy” Montano,

Joker Arroyo,
Edgardo “Ed” Angara,
Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III,
Manuel “Manny” Villar,

Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III,
Martin “Dr.B” Bautista,
Felix “Peck” Cantal,
Joselito “Peter” Cayetano,
Melchor “Mel” Chavez,
Michael “Tol” Defensor,
Ruben “Bobby” Enciso,
Antonio Anthony Estrella,

Jamalul Kiram,
Panfilo “Ping” Lacson,
Loren Legarda,
Oliver “Oli” Lozano,

Vicente “Vic” Magsaysay,
Teresa “Tessie” Oreta,
Eduardo “Ed” Orpilla,
John Henry “Sonny” Osmena,
Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan,
Zosimo Jesus “Jess” Paredes II,
Prospero “Butch” Pichay Jr.,

Ralph “KoRecto” Recto,
Luis “Chavit” Singson,
Adrian “Dado” Sison,
Vicente “Tito” Sotto III,
Victor “Vic” Wood,
Juan “Migz” Zubiri

Don Michael Perez is a writer and director.

Filmography

Writer:

1. Asian Treasures (2007 TV series head writer)
2. White Lady (2006 screenwriter)
3. Kuya (2004 screenwriter)
4. Mulawin (2004 TV series head writer)
5. Click (1999 TV series writer)

Director:
1. Mahiwagang Baul (1 episode, 2005)

• Ang alamat ng alitaptap (2005) TV Episode

2. Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang

• Ang Mahiwagang Kuba February 4, 2007
• Ang Parusa ng Duwende February 18, 2007
• Ang Binibining Tumalo sa Hari February 25, 2007
• Ang Mahiwagang Biyulin March 4, 2007
• Ang Prinsipeng Mahaba ang Ilong March 11, 2007
• Ang Sumpa ni Higanteng Hamok March 18, 2007

Use your

wordpress.com
livejournal.com
movabletype

blog addresses as identities and login to these sites:

Jyte
Zoomr
Schtuff

Soon, Halukay.com will be OpenID enabled

Vote: Whyte is Wilma Galvante

O, PExers, vote na!

Sex Bomb Dancers vs. EB Babes

Corporate Social Responsibility Defined

Corporate Social Responsibility goes beyond charity and requires that a responsible company take into full account its impact on all stakeholders and on the environment when making decisions. This requires the company to balance the needs of all stakeholders with its need to make a profit and reward shareholders adequately…. This holistic approach to business regards organizations as (for example) being full partners in their communities, rather than seeing them more narrowly as being primarily in business to make profits and serve the needs of their shareholders. [source]

And more: Corporations that create the appearance of acting responsibly just for its public relations value are said to be “greenwashing.”

The Issue at Hand
Did GMA-7 calculate the risk and by finding the clause any resemblance to real persons or groups in fiction is purely coincidental as a sufficient safety net, proceeded to shoot and show a script depicting an ‘undocumented Cordilleran tribe’ as an object of ridicule? Did they consider that the Igorot market is negligible when it comes to affecting the bottom line so it was OK to make fun of them?

Context
Let us put this into context. I will speak of Marky Cielo and StarStruck, Asian Treasures and stereotypes or TV representations.

Marky Cielo and StarStruck:
The Quest for New Markets and Cheap Talent

StarStruck 3 was a reality show that got its contestants from around the country. Reality shows have become vogue because they are comparatively cheap to produce and some of the contestants become instant celebrities. Since these raw talents cannot command a high talent fee at the start, they are a bargain. Marky Cielo became the Ultimate Survivor of this reality show and part of the prize that he got was a contract with GMA-7 stipulating that he will be part of some of the network’s shows. Cielo is now part of the currently showing Asian Treasures.

Since each StarStruck 3 contender represented a region of the Philippines, the show was an opportunity to attract new viewers from these identified markets. Viewers were encouraged to support the contenders that represent there respective hometowns. Cielo represented Mountain Province and was vocal about his being an Igorot.

So after the show, GMA-7 was able to capture a small percentage of Igorot viewers who would understandably be watching shows where Marky Cielo would be part of the cast.

Asian Treasures:
Problematizing History

Asian Treasures is a TV show that pretends to be historical. It is a localized version of National Treasure and the Da Vinci Code. The mythical treasure amulets of the equally mythical 10 datus were scattered everywhere and the lead characters were tasked to find these treasures. According to the story, the KKK, Rizal and Bonifacio were involved in hiding these treasures.

One of the amulets were entrusted to an undocumented Cordilleran tribe. See screen capture by Jeffer.

This episode was the same one where the character played by Marky Cielo was introduced.

So the small group of viewers who were eager to watch Marky Cielo got to watch the ax- and spear-wielding war- and soot-painted warriors, too.

Fact, Fiction and Stereotypes

Betrayal

BELO THE BELT

THIS MAY BE THE CAMPAIGN SEASON but nobody can stop me from writing about every Filipino’s favorite pastime: Kris Aquino.

An overly-distressed Kris Aquino was rushed to the hospital after having a series of “false labor.” The stress was caused by rumors of her husband James Yap’s infidelity and her recent spat with gossip columnist Cristy Fermin. Whenever Kris is near Yap or Fermin, the baby just starts kicking.

A former female employee at the Belo Medical Clinic has surfaced and revealed sordid details of her 10-month illicit sexual affair with Kris Aquino’s husband, cager James Yap. The affair reportedly started in March 2006 when Yap visited the clinic. He asked for a facial; she gave him a head.

“Hope,” a former employee of Dr. Vicky Belo, confirmed that she had an affair with James Yap. Whenever her boss is out of the clinic, “lumuluhod siya nang walang Belo.”

In her phonebook, according to Hope, she uses the code name “Big Bird” for James Yap. When she’s naked, he becomes Sesame Straight!

Asked how she and James managed to have sex inside a small cubicle at the Belo Medical Clinic, Hope replied, “Dog style.” When the sexual act is over, Big Bird becomes Snoopy.

James Yap’s camp has reportedly appealed to GMA 7’s showbiz-oriented show Startalk not to air its exclusive interview with “Hope” tomorrow, Saturday. If the show decides to cancel the interview, Hope considers asking the network to air her story on “Wish Ko Lang.”

Top 5 Tell-Tale Signs that James Yap Is Indeed Cheating on Kris Aquino

5: From Marlboro, he suddenly switched to Hope.

4: Going out alone becomes too often. And whenever a very pregnant Kris asks him where he is going, he would always reply, “May practice.”

3: Kris would always receive a call from a Belo Medical Clinic staff saying, “Ma’am, naiwan na naman po ni Sir James ang brief niya dito. Pa-pick up na lang po.”

2: Whenever he makes love with Kris, James doesn’t moan. He chirps.

1: Whenever he sees a dog, he tells Kris: “Baby, pa-facial muna ako. Bye!”

from PEx