Former Manila Mayor, now Congressman (of Buhay ) Lito Atienza, during a gathering with members of entertainment press, deplores how, after President Ferdinand E. Marcos left the country hurriedly during the so-called “People Power Revolution, arts and culture have been neglected by administrations that took over, from Cory Aquino in 1986 down to her son Noynoy, most recently.
“It takes 25 years for a generation, and these kids now don’t know anything about the arts and culture,” he said. “And that’s also the reason Philippine movies are in bad shape because these kids don’t appreciate local movies as much as we did during the golden years of Philippine movies during the years of Marcos.”
Atienza, José Livioko Atienza, Jr. (born August 10, 1941), currently hosts Maynila, a weekly drama anthology about lives of people living in Manila, since 1999 on GMA Network. A true-blue Manileño, many say he was the city’s best mayor ever since Antonio Villegas.
Atienza was born in the San Andrés Bukid district of Manila, four months before the outbreak of World War II. He has a degree in architecture from the University of Sto. Tomas and that helped him in rehabilitating and renewing the City of Manila, which had fallen to decay over years of unmanaged growth in population and the lack of an urban planning and community development.
He is married to Evalina Ilagan with their children including TV host Kim Atienza and athlete-turned newscaster Ali Atienza.
Atienza’s leadership can be described into three aspects; (1) social and community development – where he focused on improving the welfare of senior citizens and of children, especially for abandoned children, (2) improving living conditions by improving government services and facilities, and (3) simplifying the bureaucracy in dealing with the city government of Manila.
“One could not be an effective public servant if he couldn’t support, instill good values and manage his own family,” Lito would always tell his children.
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Irene and Natoy’s love for family will be put to test until the very end as hit ABS-CBN afternoon series Tubig at Langis approaches its must-see and intense finale.
Just as when Irene (Cristine Reyes) thought she and Natoy (Zanjoe Marudo) could finally start anew with their baby, peril lurks once more after Clara (Isabelle Daza) manages to escape from jail. Clara is more furious than ever and more determined to destroy the lives of the Villadolid family especially with her miscarriage. What evil scheme will she be plotting? How far can Irene go to protect her family?
Tubig at Langis is one of the most successful and most watched ABS-CBN series on afternoon TV this year. It continues to dominate its timeslot in national TV ratings and has record-high rating of 21.1 percent nationwide according to data from Kantar Media.
It also created much buzz on social media. Aside from making it to the top trending topics, videos of various intense scenes also went viral online. Some even created memes featuring various characters from the show.
Tubig at Langis is a story about a couple that would do everything to protect their marriage and their family. The story truly resonates with the audience since most, if not all, Filipinos are family-oriented. Many women also admired how strong and empowered Irene is as a woman despite the many challenges that came along her way.
Included in the powerhouse cast of the show are Vivian Velez, Victor Silayan, Dionne Monsanto, Nadia Montenegro, Lito Pimentel, Efren Reyes Jr., Jean Saburit, Ingrid Dela Paz, Marco Gumabao, Miguel Vergara, Archie Alemania, Jopay Paguia, Tart Carlos, Cai Cortez, Miko Raval, Nina Medina, Ynez Veneracion, and Mel Kimura.
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THE 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) calls on all creative and innovative Filipinos to participate in the MMFF Logo Design and Theme Song Making competitions and win as much as P50,000.00, a Sony tablet, and all-access passes to all MMFF movies.
For the MMFF Logo Design competition, participants may submit up to two logo entries that satisfy the MMFF Executive Committee criteria: concept (40 percent), originality (30 percent), and relevance (30 percent). Logo entries, preferably in vector format, must be sent with the registration form at [email protected] The MMFF Logo Design competition winner will receive P20,000.00 in cash, all-access passes to all MMFF movies for two, and a Sony tablet.
For the MMFF Theme Song Making competition, participants may submit up to three entries in MP3 format. Song entries must be three to five minutes long, in English or Filipino, and must fit the committee’s selection criteria: musicality (30 percent), lyrics (30 percent), originality (30 percent), and impact (10 percent). Song entries must be sent with the lyrics (in Word format) and the registration form at [email protected]
The MMFF Theme Song Making competition winner will receive P50,000.00 in cash, all-access passes to all MMFF movies for two, and a Sony tablet.
Winners for both logo design and theme song making competitions will be announced on Sept. 12 and posted on all official MMFF social media platforms.
Earlier this year, the MMFF went through a major change when it reformed its board of directors and set up a new selection criterion for future entries. The new season of the MMFF begins with the logo design and theme song making competitions to set the new tone of one of the most beloved and most anticipated December events of the country.
Deadline for submission of entries is on Aug. 31. Join the #reelvolution! For full contest mechanics, visit www.mmff.com.ph and like the MMFF Facebook page: www.facebook.com/mmffofficial.