Thursday, November 2, 2017

‘Tabi Po,’ more than the usual aswang tale

“Tabi Po The Series” which premiered on Sari Sari Channel on Cignal TV last week, aims to show love and beauty amid the horrific lives of creatures called aswangs.

“Tabi Po” is about Elias, a neophyte aswang. Born from a balete tree during the country’s Spanish era, Elias embarks on a journey with two older aswangs, Tasyo and Sabel, in the quest to understand their true nature.

The series is a TV adaptation of Mervin Malonzo’s best-selling graphic novel series that won the National Book Awards for Graphic Literature. Directed by Paul Basinillo, “Tabi Po” stars a powerhouse cast led by Luis Alandy as Tasyo, Phoebe Walker as Sabel, Jourdanne Castillo as Salome, and AJ Muhlach as Elias.

“Tabi Po The Series” airs every Friday until Dec. 1 at 8 p.m

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Heart graces PVB stockholders meeting

The presence of Veterans Bank’s brand ambassador Heart Evangelista-Escudero was the highlight of the recently held Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) Annual Stockholder’s meeting attended by more than 3,000 stockholders and their heirs.

Heart, together with PVB Board of Directors headed by Chairman and CEO Roberto F. de Ocampo, PVB Vice-Chairman Guillermo L. Parayno, Jr. and President and COO Nonilo C. Cruz awarded a plaque of recognition to three centenarians and World War II heroes who also received cash gifts from the bank.

Philippine Veterans Bank is owned by some 384,000 Filipino World War II veterans and their designated heirs.

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Tidbits: Happy b-day greetings today, Nov. 2, go to Ely Buendia, Jenny Syquia, Jaime Blanch, Mell Salas, Ezekiel Joshua Dimaguila, Engr. Remegio Biazon, Rep. Lynette Punzalan, and Arnold Clavio… Nov. 3: Rep. Vilma Santos, Mabel AbaƱo, Evelina Ramos Cavett, Atoy Perez, Eric Tagle, Babylyn Velasco, Josefina Javellana, Maria Manna Merk, singer Amapola and Renz Mark P. Bernardino