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60th Earth Hour a Huge Success. Philippines Landed on the Top Spot for the 4th Time.

The NewsMakers — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:48:51 +0000

Earth Hour Philippines has been around since 2008. And come 2012, celebrating the 60th Earth Hour, remains a big event of the country. Last March 31, 1671 cities municipalites, towns and provinces joined hands in conserving electricity for a full hour. “My challenge is not about this next hour, but about what we will be [...]

The Oscars 2012 nominees

The NewsMakers — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:07:01 +0000

The nominees in the main categories below would be now so excited as the climax of Hollywood’ annual awards, The Oscars, comes near. Best picture: "War Horse," "The Artist," "Money Ball," "The Descendants," "The Tree of Life," "Midnight in Paris," "The Help," "Hugo," "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" Best director: Michael Hazanavicius for [...]

Hollywood star Wahlberg apologizes for 9/11 comments

The NewsMakers — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:32:13 +0000

Hollywood actor Mark Wahlberg admitted his remarks about September 11, 2001 terrorists attacks were irresponsible and insensitive. "To speculate about such a situation is ridiculous to begin with, and to suggest I would have done anything differently than the passengers on that plane was irresponsible," Wahlberg said. "I deeply apologize to the families of the [...]

Oscars Foreign Film shortlist

The NewsMakers — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:34:04 +0000

Nine foreign language films are vying for Oscars Academy Award next month. Belgium: “Bullhead,” directed by Michael R. Roskam. Canada: “Monsieur Lazhar,” directed by Philippe Falardeau. Denmark: “Superclásico,” directed by Ole Christian Madsen. Germany: “Pina,” directed by Wim Wenders. Iran: “A Separation,” directed by Asghar Farhadi. Israel: “Footnote,” directed by Joseph Cedar. Morocco: “Omar [...]

Philippine Supreme Court Chief’s trial lead Twitter trending topics

The NewsMakers — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:45:58 +0000

Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona’s impeachment trial became the leading Twitter trend today. Hashtags CJonTrial and CoronaTrial briefly became the main trends. However, the second day of trial was short yet considered another breakthrough for both parties. In the first day of trial, same hashtags also became the hottest topic for several hours.

Golden Globe Awards 2012 winners

The NewsMakers — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:13:07 +0000

The film “The Artist” bags three loudest awards during the 2012 Golden Globe Awards ceremony. Second is “The Descendants” with two prestigious awards. Best Motion Picture – Drama "The Descendants" Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama George Clooney, "The Descendants" Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical [...]

Miss America 2012

The NewsMakers — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:39:43 +0000

Miss America represents everyone, so I think the message to political candidates is that they represent everyone as well. And so in these economic times, we need to be looking forward to what America needs, and I think Miss America needs to represent all. A very well said answer lead Laura Kaeppeler to be [...]

2012 Golden Globe scorecard and nominees

The NewsMakers — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:09:14 +0000

Here are the scorecard of films with more than one nominations for the 2012 Golden Globe awards: “The Artist” – 6 “The Descendants” – 5 “The Help” – 5 “The Ides Of March” – 4 “Midnight In Paris” – 4 “Moneyball” – 4 “Albert Nobbs” – 3 “Hugo” – 3 “My Week With [...]

Chinese pandas on their way to new home

The NewsMakers — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:54:24 +0000

These two happy and chubby pandas left their breeding center in southwestern China for a 10-year stay in France. Huan Huan and Yuan Zi were on Panda Express, a Boeing 777 bound for French zoo that will become their new home under an agreement between Paris and Beijing. They are the first pandas sent [...]

Abortion of Mo Twister and Rhian Ramos’ baby

The NewsMakers — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 05:55:41 +0000

This video was allegedly uploaded by Mo Twister himself. There were violent reactions and some are sympathetic to his drama. But one thing is wrong if proven to be true, both Mo and his ex-girlfriend, actress Rhian Ramos heartlessly killed an innocent, unborn child. To fully understand what Mo’s litany, read the transcript below.. TS [...]