MANILA, Philippines - SEEN : Ang mga tagahanga ni Francis Magalona na sumugod kahapon sa Medical City upang makita ang kanyang labi. Sina Michael V. at Ogie Alcasid ang ilan sa mga kaibigan ni Francis na unang pumunta sa Medical City upang makiramay sa kanyang mga naulila.
SCENE : Kulang sa respeto sa mga entertainment writers ang mga PR ng Folded & Hung Clothes ( Eric Galos at Jozen Curva). Sunud-sunod ang pagpapadala nila kahapon sa mga entertainment columnists ng mga e-mail ng press release at litrato ni Angel Locsin. Hindi man lamang sila nagkaroon ng courtesy na ipakilala ng personal ang mga sarili sa mga entertainment writers.
SEEN : Ang mensahe ni Wilma Galvante kay Annabelle Rama na hindi nakukuha sa mga regalo at pagpapautang ng pera ang integridad ng mga officers ng GMA 7. Nagbanta si Annabelle na marami pa siyang pasasabugin na isyu sa palaban na GMA 7 executive.
SCENE : Ang tribute ng Eat Bulaga kay Francis Magalona. Nakaukol kay Francis ang buong oras ng Eat Bulaga ngayong tanghali.
SEEN : Hindi natuloy ang taping kahapon ng SRO Sinema Serye dahil sa pagkamatay ni Francis. Mga eksena ng kanyang anak na si Maxene Magalona ang dapat na kukunan kahapon.
SCENE : Ang official statement ng University of the Philippines Los Baños tungkol sa episode ng Maalaala Mo Kaya na tinampukan ni Angel Locsin at tumanggap ng mga batikos mula sa mga televiewers:
“Our attention has been called by constituents and alumni to an episode featured in Maalaala Mo Kaya entitled Blusa, which was aired on ABS-CBN on Feb. 28 and on TFC recently. Our constituents and alumni were concerned whether the episode was based on truth.
The story was of a woman who allegedly graduated BS AgriBusiness, summa cum laude, from the University of the Philippines Los Baños or UPLB, who could not find a job, and ended up a stripper. We tried to find out who the subject was by tracking all 27 of our summa cum laude graduates from the time the University was established in 1909. We could not find anyone matching the subject as portrayed in Blusa.
Whether or not the subject was a UPLB graduate, we deeply sympathize with her and her family. However, in the interest of maintaining its reputation as a truthful storyteller, the MMK should have a mechanism to validate claims by letter senders especially those that require a stretch of imagination as to be believed.
While indeed touching and a perfect example of a human-interest story, Blusa regrettably affected the reputation of UPLB as an educational institution and its constituents and alumni. We therefore request ABS-CBN to set the record straight and correct the wrong impression that it created among its viewers. We also make an appeal to producers of similar programs to be more prudent in reporting stories with claims that would affect the reputation not only of a school but also of its alumni in the Philippines and abroad.