Tuesday, August 29, 2017

IBC-13 Philippine National Anthem (1998-2003, 2016-present)

1998-2000 (for ABS-CBN and Studio 23), 1998-June 12, 2003 (for PTV and IBC), 1998-2001 and 2004-2005 for ZOE TV-11, (the Philippine National Anthem Centennial version video is aired on ABS-CBN, PTV, ABC, GMA, ZOE-TV (then on channel 11) and IBC, the client is Philippine National Centennial Commission, creative directors WILLA MAGLALANG, GRACE CHONG and MARK FLORES, Account Management by NORBERT PINEDA, PATRICK SISON and TITUS ARCE, Broadcast Production by BETH MOLINA MAQUILING, directed by Vitt Romero, advertising agency DYR-Alcantara and production house Production Village Corporation. Team PROVILL: Executive Producer LORNA TABUENA and MARI BUENCAMINO, Line Producers INA LAGMAN, YAYAN CONCEPCION, EMIE RODRIGUEZ and ROSS MISA, Production Managers CAROLINE FRANCISCO, GINA CHUA and BENG NADRES, Storyboard Artist TANI SANTOS, Supervising Managers JUN GOMEZ, ANA FE MANUEL, CECILE SIA, Technical Manager ANING VIDANES, Studio Manager MANING GARCIA, Catering Manager LOLIT OJAS, Negative Cutter: JUN TUNGOL, In-charge of Editing Studio: LOUIE LAVILLES, Traffic Communications Manager LENI BASCO, Accounting Manager CENG CAPULONG, Chief Electrician BOY CARBONEL, Head Set Man: RITO CAYABO, Transportation Coordinator: EDDIE PAMPILLON, Post Production VIDEOPOST, Colorist JUDE NG, Online Editor JESSICA, Audio by AUDIOPOST, Sound Engineer RONALD DE ASIS, Direk’s Creative Producer Ellen Le Ganda De Guzman, Direk’s Chief Visualizer and Story Consultants Bert Gabiano and Jun De Felipe, Direk’s Staff Ed Bondoc, Greg De Guzman, Bey Vito and Madison Laserna) (digital copy version, super clear high-quality picture (Standard Picture Mode, Normal Color Temperature 4:3 576i PAL version and high-volume audio sound without logos and watermarks version)

An Igorot playing the national anthem in bamboo flute when the flag was being folded. Meaning the red is on top, a representation of war by the soldiers. The three men walked and the flag was folded. After the drum roll, the male voice-over announcer says “Mga kababayan, awitin natin ang Lupang Hinirang, ang Pambansang Awit ng Pilipinas.” Sa umpisa ng kanta, nakapabilib kami. The tempo is how it should be sung and played as it was originally composed in the March tradition. When the song is played, people must stop walking, stand at attention and sing the anthem. The main music of the national anthem begins as the blending of the children’s voices to match the "Gentle People, Pearl of the Orient" line in the first note of the anthem in Tagalog a capella and led raising of the Philippine Flag by their two Boy Scouts of the Philippines members with the adult ones show that their patriotism as Filipinos lives on forever, showing the shots of Rizal Monument, the fishermen, the doctors, the employees, the construction workers, the farmers, the policemen, the firemen, the children, the sewing of the First Philippine Flag in Hong Kong by Marcela Agoncillo, her daughter Lorenza and Josefina Herbosa de Natividad, the family, the car factory workers, the carpenters, the port workers, the airline hangar workers, the shot of Bonifacio Monument. While the scenes from the TV commercial of Expo Pilipino titled “Kawit” directed by Vitt Romero and including the Bayani Scenes by Raymond Red with the Rizal’s execution by firing squad at Bagumbayan and as a finale, the male voice-over announcer says “Ang watawat at pambansang awit ay sagisag ng ating pagka-Pilipino. Igalang natin at ipagpitagan ang mga ito” with logo of Philippine Centennial plus there is a Special Thanks to. (Finalist in the prestigious New York Festivals (NYF) International TV and Film Awards 1999)




HB 6177 | Rationalization of Income for Creation of LGUs pushed

HOR COMPLEX, Quezon City (DWDD) – The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a bill which seeks to rationalize the income requirements for the creation of a municipality and the creation of a province.

House Bill 6177 likewise aims to rationalize the income requirement for the declaration of highly urbanized status in the case of component cities.

The bill amends certain provisions of Republic Act No. 7160, as amended, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, specifically requisites for the creation of municipality (Section 442), requirements for a city to be classified as highly urbanized (Section 452), duty of the President to grant highly urbanized city status (Section 453) and requisites for the creation of a province (Section 461).

The bill seeks to correct the imbalance in income requirements created by RA No. 9009 entitled “An Act Amending Section 450 of RA No. 7160, otherwise known as the ‘Local Government Code of 1991’, as amended, by increasing the average annual requirement for a municipality or cluster of barangays to be converted into a Component City.”

Deputy Speaker Gwendolyn Garcia (3rd District, Cebu), one of the authors of the bill, said under the present law, a city may not be created if the income of a municipality or a cluster of barangays falls below P100 million while for P2.5 million, a new municipality may be formed and for a mere P20 million, a new province may be created.

“Likewise, we have a situation where, despite the P100 million threshold in the creation of a city, a highly urbanized city may be declared on the basis of a P50 million income,” Garcia said.

Rep. Victor Yap (2nd District, Tarlac), another author, said there is a situation where the threshold amounts of average annual income required for the conversion and/or creation of various local government units (LGUs) vary widely and irrationally.

The proposed amendment to Section 442(a) states a municipality may be created if it has an average annual income, as certified by the provincial treasurer of at least P12.5 million for the last two consecutive years based on the 2016 constant prices and a population of at least 25,000 inhabitants as certified by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

Under the amended Section 452(a), a city shall be classified as a highly urbanized city based on the following requirements: a minimum population of 200,000 inhabitants as certified by the PSA; and a locally-generated annual income for the last two consecutive years of at least P250 million based on 2000 constant prices, as certified by the Department of Finance (DOF).

The amendment further states that the annual average income shall include the income accruing to the general fund, but excluding the internal revenue allotment (IRA) shares, special funds, trust funds and non-recurrent income.

The amendment to Section 453 states it shall be the duty of Congress to pass a joint resolution to declare a city as highly urbanized within 30 days after it shall have met the minimum requirements prescribed under the Act upon proper determination therefor, provided that the declaration shall be ratified in a plebiscite by the qualified voters of the province in which the city geographically belongs.

The amendment to Section 461 (a) provides that a province may be created if it has an average locally-generated annual income for the last two consecutive years, as certified by the DOF of not less than P200 million based on the 2000 constant process and either of the following requisites: (i) contiguous territory of at least 2,000 square kilometers, as certified by the Land Management Bureau; or (ii) a population of not less than 250,000 inhabitants as certified by the PSA.

Section 461(b) is also amended to read as follows: “The territorial jurisdiction of a newly-created province shall be properly identified by metes and bounds. The requirement on land area shall not apply where the province proposed to be created is composed of one or more islands. The territory need not be contiguous if it comprises two or more islands or is separated by a chartered city or cities which do not contribute to the income of the province.”

Likewise, the amendment to Section 461(c) provides that the average annual locally-generated income shall include the income accruing to the general fund, exclusive of the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) shares, special funds, trust funds, transfers, and non-recurring income.

Other authors of the bill are Reps. Francisco Jose Matugas II (1st District, Surigao del Norte), Prospero Pichay, Jr. (1st District, Surigao del Sur) and Johnny Pimentel (2nd District, Surigao del Sur). CONGRESS / MCAG

ABS-CBN pays tribute to Filipino soldiers

ABS-CBN celebrated recently the bravery and heroism of Filipino soldiers via a variety show held at the AFP Medical Center Auditorium called “Saludo Sa Sundalong Pilipino.”

The Kapamilya network, with the help of the AFP, granted the request of the soldiers to meet the stars of “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano.”

“The Voice” Season 2 finalist Daryl Ong opened the jam-packed show, attended by over 150 soldiers. He was followed by group performances by the show’s “CIDG” boys as with Awra, Ligaya, and Pacquito; and the love team of Ejay Falcon and Yam Concepcion.

Yassi Pressman and Coco Martin also got to serenade the troops, while Susan Roces, Jaime Fabregas, Mitch Valdez, Angel Aquino, Sid Lucero, and Mark Lapid gave messages of gratitude to the nation’s heroes.

The event, which was also graced by ABS-CBN executives Carlo Katigbak, Cory Vidanes, Laurenti Dyogi, Deo Endrinal, Jun Dungo, and Kane Errol Choa, was the idea of ABS-CBN news reporter Chiara Zambrano, who was assigned to cover the war in Marawi and saw firsthand the sacrifices of our military.

Coco thanked the network for the chance to serve the country’s heroes.

Major Marissa Narag of the AFP Medical Center also thanked the network.

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Aegis to tell life story through concert

Aegis, one of the country’s most successful rock bands, tells their life story through a concert billed “Aegis Na Aegis: A Story Of Us,” to be held on Sept. 1 at the award-winning Newport Performing Arts Theater (NPAT) of the Resorts World Manila (RWM). It’s a homecoming concert for Aegis who had just completed a memorable US tour.

The iconic rock band (composed of sisters Juliet, Mercy and Ken Sunot, vocals; Stella Pabico, keyboards; Rey Abenoja, guitars; Rowena Adriano, bass; and Vilma Goloviogo, drums) will bring audiences down memory lane, retracing their rise to fame through songs.

Celebrating their two decades of existence next year, Aegis considers their NPAT show a most significant one, considering it is a 1,500-seater venue.

“Makakaya kaya namin punuin ito?” they humbly expressed during their recent meeting with the press.

They promised to do their best to make “Aegis Na Aegis: A Story Of Us” a memorable one for fans.

 Aegis is best remembered for their hit songs “Halik,” “Basang-Basa Sa Ulan,” “Luha,” and “Sinta,” which they will perform at the concert, of course. They will also be doing covers as well as songs “na ’di pa naririnig ng mga fans sa mga previous shows namin.”

“Aegis Na Aegis: A Story Of Us” is presented by RWM in cooperation with Ultimate Shows. Inc. with direction, concept and script by Lambert de Jesus.

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Tidbits: Happy b-day greetings today, Aug. 29, go to Jamie Rivera, Oskar Atendido, Jeric Mariano, Prof. Candida Agcaoili, Dr. Nellie Yu, Nita Trofeo, Teresa Arnaiz, Shelby Payne, Richard Suaco-Ante, and Kwa Motto…Belated b-day greetings to Monch Novales (Aug. 28) Aug. 30: Amb. Tony Cabangon-Chua, former QC Councilor Ariel Inton, Carlos Palanca III, Toni-Rose Gayda, Edgar Mortiz, Manny Garcia, Cecile Galera, Ed Sy, Jun Jacob, Aileen Sarmiento Octaviano, Antoinette Taus, Rose B. Reyes, Anna Marie Baradi, Rosy Pacheco, Andrea Ruth Robinson, Albert M. Gerilla of Cuts Salon, Sangandaan branch, Caloocan City, Pricelle ValdecaƱas, and Jericho Ejercito… Happy wedding anniversary to Rey and Tessie Guiao; and Scott Paul and Maritoni LuetgerAug. 31: Ramona Ty, Jim Paredes, Zenaida Silva, Connie Gonzalez, Timothy A. Yuquimpo, Monching Fernandez, Dr. Inday Morales, Susan A. de Guzman, Baby Michelle Naidas Abacan, Cherry Pascual, Monching Tabuldan, and Rachelle Ann Go…