7 Reasons Why We Need to Stop Tuning in to the Vhong Navarro Case

Can't let this issue slide but I certainly hate this. To be honest, I'm pretty sick of the whole Vhong Navarro -Deniece Cornejo - Cedric Lee story. It's drivel and utter garbage and people certainly have more things to do than tune in and watch what passes as 'news' trickle. It was good the first two days but with so many things happening, we really should stop this.

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1. It's veiled network war - ABS-CBN is defending Vhong's honor. I get that, it's part of their responsibility as an employer. They play the whole angle of Vhong being innocent while GMA pushes to pain Vhong as the evil, rapist out to get the 'purity' of one Ms. Deniece Cornejo. They throw news all day, countering each other's reports. It's definitely the network war in a whole new playing field and we're all stuck with it.

2. Politicians are riding in it now - Rather than focus on Napoles and her sordid activities with taxpayer money, politicians like Jinggoy Estrada and Bong Revilla are doing 'everything they can to bring justice to Vhong'. They want to ride on the popularity of this non-issue to divert attention from other matters.

3. Slut-shaming - I fucking hate people who have slut shamed a person they don't even know till like 40 minutes ago. We don't know what really happened so let's not throw stones at this supposed 'Mary Magdalene'. The way the comments thread on any news outlet flows, there's always bound to be a 'P.I.' or tarantado or even death threats. What if it's your little sister that got involved in this? You'd probably tear other people's hearts right?

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4. Patronizing - That's one problem I have with society. We patronize people too much. We're all monsters, we all have a dark side and it's just not right to patronize ourselves TOO MUCH. Why the fuck was Vhong in the condo, meeting a girl privately despite the fact that he has a girlfriend. Ano to magbabahay-bahayan lang sila? The hashtag #justiceforvhong is just over the wall. seriously.

5. There's No Pay Off - standby a news or an issue if there's a payoff. Our first step towards peace in Mindanao has been achieved and yet we are all tuned in for the exclusive on the Vhong Navarro- Deniece Cornejo - Cedric Lee case. Once that's done, where does that leave us? Yolanda victims are still reeling from the disaster and yet here we are, moving on with our lives and making 'chismis' on a (and I cannot stress this enough) NON-ISSUE.

Also, we don't earn money from this and yet we spend so much time... even in social media.

6. It turns people into experts - just like how a Manny Pacquiao match can turn all of us into veteran sports analysts, this non-issue is turning the average Juan Dela Cruz into lawyers, detectives and medico legals. That's how absurd this is.

7. Reminder that the Rich Gets More - does it not hurt you that this is getting so much attention and yet other cases are scoffed? Yes that's right, it's because the ones involved are rich AND famous. We wouldn't even be batting an eyelash if it were some poor Juan or Juana in Tondo.

I know there's a whole lot more but I just don't want to completely ruin my day. Wake up people. Tune out and start talking about other things, you'll be happier if you do so.

Doctor Who Meet Your Pinoy Counterpart Doktor Sino

A friend of mine posted this on Facebook as a jest. It's really difficult to imagine that ABS-CBN would do something as off-the -wall as Doctor Who. Still there's always a "what if" factor to these kinds of jokes.

Except for Robin Dude...

So Apparently ABS CBN Found It's Darna Months Ago

Update: It's apparently a rumor and it's apparently showbiz newcomer Yam Concepcion...

I'm not sure about the casting but I'm swaying towards the positive. I mean, Marian's version sucked... really bad. Angel Locsin was a perfect fit as Darna/ Narda but the story was forgettable. Really? Doctor Zombie? Really??

Plus if Yam is pretty enough to pass as Narda. And she does have the "it" factor to play the role of Mars Ravelo's classic creation. Storywise, I'm really wishing that they pick up parts and tidbits of the recent project by Gerry Alanguilan and Arnold Arre. Except that part where Narda grew up to be a losyang mom. Pass... :D

Darna by Arnold Arre

What perplexes me is why is nobody talking so much about this? A year ago, the net was abuzz about who'll take the coveted role and months pass and nobody even bothered commenting? Weird.

Oh and ABS-CBN, please use the "DARK DARNA" concept. Shit was awesome!

Update: A friend who's closely tied to the industry is saying that the reports poster HERE is unconfirmed. Which probably makes for the argument as to why this news isn't making enough noise through the social networks.

ABS-CBN Can Bring Back Palibasa Lalake Now

If you haven't been watching TV lately, you've probably missed out on the news that some GMA 7 talents have returned to ABS-CBN namely Richard Gomez, Joey Marquez and Carmina Villaroel.

This made me realize that we might be seeing the return of something here. Something primetime Pinoy TV has been missing for years now ever since the dawn of the telenovelas and those damn pesky Koreanovelas and that has got to be primetime sitcoms and that something is the 90s TV show Palibhasa Lalake.