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Help Dondon Lanuza raise the “blood money” required by Saudi Arabia to buy his life and freedom. So far, they had raised 6 million donations given by the government and by public and private donors.
Time is of the essence because by this month, it would have been a year since Lanuza has been granted forgiveness in exchange for blood money and if no significant amount is raised and received by the family of the aggrieved, Dondon might lose his chance at life and freedom.
In the Philippines, donations are accepted at any Metrobank branch. Please make the check payable to the mother of Dondon Lanuza: “Letty Lanuza” (Metrobank Branch: Malolos McArthur Hi-way; Savings Bank Account No. 575-3-57501112-9; For telegraphic transfer: Swift Code: MBTCPHMM).
Outside the Philippines: US Dollars by check should be made payable to and mailed to: “Loida Lewis FBO Dondon Lanuza” (P.O. BOX 1080 New York, NY 10028). Money remittance or wire transfer donations can also be sent to the account: Loida N. Lewis FBO Dondon Lanuza (Metrobank Branch: New York, Account No.: 16048420; Swift Code: MBTCUS33; ABA Routing #: 026002846).
Donations received will be acknowledged and listed on www.helpdondon.com. For more information, please visit the website or contact Lewis’ assistant Liza Soriano at 09473293274.
Volunteers and ‘river warriors’ help clean up Estero de Santibañez near Paco, Manila.
- A scene from Pinoy Henyo...
- WORD: PAKWAN
- Boy 1: Bilog?
- Boy 2: Hindeeee!
- Boy 1: Ah, kulay green?
- Boy 2: Oo!
- Boy 1: Pahaba?
- Boy 2: Oo!
- HAHA. : )) Funny contestants :))
Foto Contributor Friday:
The Philippine Flag.
Submitted by markenzogarcia
Hey, I know this is out of topic but I decided to post this anyway. >:)
(Source: galacticjourney, via pigfarts-pigfarts-here-i-come)
Death Cab for Cutie will be having a concert here on Manila this March 5, 2012, 7pm, at NBC Tent, Global City, Taguig.
(Source: philstar.com)
This is how we Filipinos love our parents. Respect. :D
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Baked buttered scallops in Roxas City. YUMMY!
Visitors browse the books for sale inside the newest and biggest floating library, the MV Logos Hope, which is now docked at Pier 15 of the North Harbor in Manila. Logos Hope was launched in February 2009 and replaced the decommissioned MV Doulos.
People watch the fireworks display during the 3rd Philippine Pyromusical Competition at the Mall of Asia in Pasay City on Saturday. The fireworks competition happens every weekend and will run up to the second week of March.
The National Geographic Channel (NGC) will soon broadcast the documentary about the Presidential Palace, “Inside Malacañang.”
Directed by filmmaker Marnie Manicad, the documentary gives viewers a peek into the country’s most tightly guarded address – the official residence and workplace of President Benigno Aquino III.
Manicad didn’t go into the project blindly; she was fully aware of the challenges. Securing all the necessary permits and gaining the insiders’ trust were only the beginning.
“We got access to the most secluded parts of the Palace,” Manicad recounted. “We also had to convince the Presidential Security Group (PSG) that we needed to film their training sessions and operations.”
Manicad and her team had to justify their every move, especially if it involved the four people who are closest to the President – the group commander of the PSG, the personal security aide, the food tester and the presidential photographer.
She was stunned to discover that there actually was a person assigned to taste the President’s meals beforehand. She admitted, “I thought the food tester was an urban legend.”
Making the docu yielded other discoveries as well. “I learned more about the history and evolution of the place. It provided us with a deeper insight on the Palace – not just the physical structure, but its meaning to us, as Filipinos.”
In making “Inside Malacañang,” Manicad said, she was inspired by the NGC docus “Inside the Vatican,” “Inside: The Obama White House,” “Air Force One” and “Restrepo: Outpost Afghanistan.”
These “nontraditional” stories encouraged Manicad to “push the limits” of local docu-making. “It’s difficult to make docus, especially if it’s about a heavy topic,” she admitted. “In doing narrative feature films, you can adjust on the set. But with docus, you need complete grasp of the subject, because you can’t make excuses once you start shooting.”
Things are made more arduous by the very high journalistic and filmmaking standards set by NGC, whose editors went over every line of the script with a fine-toothed comb.
“For this docu, I had a 16-page voiceover script,” Manicad related. “But with the added research annotations and references, it reached over 84 pages. NGC is that strict when it comes to facts and details.”
NGC doesn’t accept popular online sources such as Wikipedia for the kind of information she needed. “You should only rely on books, actual reports and first-hand interviews,” the filmmaker said. “The script had to be cleared by NGC Singapore, Hong Kong and Washington DC before we could record the final narration, done by veteran actor Joonee Gamboa.”
It’s a landmark docu. It will not just give viewers an unprecedented, all-access pass to the Palace; it will also be shown on National Geographic channels all over the globe in the first quarter of this year.
“It’s unbelievable. I only used to dream about making docus. Now, not only did I finish one; as a bonus, it will be aired on NGC,” Manicad said.
(Story courtesy of the Philippine Daily Inquirer)
(Source: goodnewspilipinas.com)
