BY NESTOR CUARTERO PROGRAMS, NOT STARS: “We are looking at programs, not stars,’’ stated Perci Intalan, new programming head of TV5 during a video media conference Aug. 6. By that, Perci meant that network is appraising proposals for shows from suppliers of content from outside instead of going out of their way […]
BY NESTOR CUARTERO * JUST A THOUGHT: “A mother is the one who fills your heart in the first place.” – Amy Tan * MORNING MOMS: TV programmers have made us believe that the first few hours of the morning are “the mommy hours.’’ From the 1960s when television was still in its infancy, morning shows […]
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BY NESTOR CUARTERO * JUST A THOUGHT: “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.”— Lao T’zu * READY TO HELP: The shutdown on July 10 of ABS-CBN may be a bitter pill to swallow for management, stars and staff of the country’s largest broadcasting network, yet it has not […]
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BY NESTOR CUARTERO * JUST A THOUGHT: “To be irreplaceable, one must always be different.” – Coco Chanel * WELCOME NEWS: Revivalist network TV-5’s offer to hire displaced workers, including actors and creatives, from ABS-CBN is good news in a world made dreary by politics and COVID-19. The closure of ABS-CBN has […]
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BY NESTOR CUARTERO * JUST A THOUGHT: “Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” – Les Brown * LOYAL TO ABS-CBN: Through social media posts and during a live appearance, Angel Locsin called on fellow artists to speak up in defense of their shuttered home studio. Enchong […]
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BY NESTOR CUARTERO * JUST A THOUGHT: “Everything you can imagine is real.” – Pablo Picasso * FIRST FOUR: The Executive Committee behind Christmas MMFF 2020 recently released the first four official entries to the annual film festival. Based on screenplay submission, they are: “Ang Mga Kaibigan ni Mama Susan,” a […]
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