Tuesday, July 10, 2012

PHILIPPINE COMEDY KING DOLPHY DIES AT 83



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ABS-CBNnews.com
Posted at 07/10/2012 9:09 PM | Updated as of 07/10/2012 10:51 PM


MANILA, Philippines (3rd UPDATE) – Dolphy, dubbed the country’s “King of Comedy,”whose body of work on stage, movies and television mirrors the history of Philippine entertainment, died on Tuesday night. He was 83.

With his lean physique and humble demeanor, Dolphy’s memorable characters, notably as the down-on-his-luck family man John Puruntong in the long-running sitcom “John and Marsha,” effectively captured the travails of the common Filipino who is able to find humor even in the direst situations.

Dolphy died after a five-year battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to his long-time partner, actress and singer Zsa Zsa Padilla.

"We would like to inform the public that Mr. Rodolfo 'Dolphy' Quizon, passed away today, at 8:34 p.m. due to multiple organ failure, secondary to complications brought about by severe pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and acute renal failure," the Makati Medical Center said in a statement.

"We join the entire Filipino Community in praying for the soul of Mr. Quizon and his dearly beloved family and friends. To the Quizon Family, we extend our deepest condolences," the hospital said.

Caught by surprise

Dolphy's family was caught by surprise over his death on Tuesday night.

According to a medical bulletin issued Tuesday at 4 p.m., Dolphy was said to be responding well to treatment.

"Dolphy underwent dialysis and blood transfusion yesterday. Platelet apheresis is also being performed. X-ray results show that he is responding very well to the treatment and recovering from his pneumonia," the bulletin said.

Doctors noticed, however, that compared to yesterday, Dolphy was asleep most of the time on Tuesday.

"He is not as lucid and active as yesterday, however, and is seldom awake. Doctors are awaiting other results from the tests and the treatments, and has advised to give him a rest day today," the bulletin added.

Eric Quizon, spokesman of the Quizon family, rushed to the Makati Medical Center after he received information that his father had passed away. 

Colorful love life 

Apart from his work as an actor, Dolphy was just as known for his colorful love life.

“Sinasabi ko, huwag pamarisan ang mga ginagawa ko doon. Well, doon napunta ang buhay ko. Madali akong umibig, magdali akong magmahal kaya ganoon,” he said in his biography “Dolphy: Hindi Ko Ito Narating Mag-Isa,” which was released by ABS-CBN in time for the comedian’s 80th birthday.

Dolphy had 18 children with six women: Manny, Salud, Rodolfo Jr., Freddie, Edgar and Raul with Engracia Dominguez; Mariquita, Carlos, Geraldino and Edwin with Gloria Smith; Ronaldo, Enrico, Madonna and Jeffrey with Baby Smith; Vandolph with actress Alma Moreno; and Zia and adopted daughter Nicole with Padilla.

He also had a child, who’s now living in the United States, with Evangeline Tagulao.

Tondo boy

Born Rodolfo Vera Quizon, Sr. on July 25, 1928 to ship mechanic Melencio Quizon and seamstress Salud Vera in Tondo, Manila, Dolphy was probably fated to enter show business.

As a young boy, Dolphy sold peanuts and watermelon outside a nearby theater.
He took on other lowly jobs – as a porter and shoeshine boy – amid the hardships of World War II before trying out as a dancer and chorus boy at the Avenue and Lyric Theaters, where he took on the name “Golay.”

He reverted to his given name when he was discovered by Fernando Poe Sr. This led to Dolphy’s first movie “Dugo ay Bayan,” which he made when he was 19.

In 1952, he joined the stable of Sampaguita Pictures, where his star slowly began to shine with films such as "Sa Isang Sulyap Mo, Tita" with Tita Duran and Pancho Magalona,” “Jack ‘N Jill,” “Silveria,” “Tanzan,” “The Big Broadcast” and many others.
In interviews, Dolphy had said his favorite and most memorable movie was “Jack and Jill,” where he portrayed a gay character for the first time. Dolphy also said this was the movie that made him a star.

The country's iconic comedy duo of Dolphy and Panchito was born in 1963, when the two comedians were cast on the ABS-CBN show “Buhay Artista,” which was conceptualized by ABS-CBN patriarch Eugenio Lopez Jr. and renowned TV director Ading Fernando.

Two years later, Dolphy founded his own film company, RVQ Productions, which helped propel his status as the country’s comedy king with movies such as “Dolfinger,” “Fefita Fofonggay,” ‘El Pinoy Matador” and numerous others.

TV times

But for many followers of showbiz history, Dolphy’s biggest triumph was the multi-awarded sitcom “John en Marsha,” with the late Nida Blanca as his wife and a young Maricel Soriano as his daughter. The TV comedy series about the struggles of a poor man working hard for his family while enduring the contempt of his condescending mother-in-law (Dely Atay-atayan) premiered in 1971 and ran for 15 successful years. It also spawned eight movies.

It was also around this time when Dolphy was finally recognized for his acting skills, after he bagged the FAMAS Best Actor prize for the critically acclaimed “Omeng Satansya.” He also earned raves for his dramatic turn as a transvestite raising a young boy in Lino Brocka’s “Ang Tatay Kong Nanay.”

By the late 1980s, however, Dolphy’s career took a downturn after his controversial breakup with Alma Moreno and news of his relationship with Padilla.

But in 1991, the comedian staged a major comeback with the ABS-CBN sitcom “Home Along Da Riles.”

Using the same formula that made “John en Marsha” a hit, “Home Along Da Riles” revolves around an extended Filipino family living alongside the railroad tracks. Dolphy played the family breadwinner Kevin Kosme, who works as a messenger and janitor but dreams of working overseas. While the Kosmes are poor, they, like the Puruntongs, are happy, maintaining a positive outlook on life.

The series, which ran for 11 years from 1991 to 2002, featured at one time or another several actors who later on would become major stars in show business, including Claudine Barretto, Rica Peralejo and Vhong Navarro.

Later years

Dolphy would once again win an acting award for yet another gay role when he starred in 2001’s “Markova: Comfort Gay,” about the real-life story of a Filipino homosexual who was forced to have sex with Japanese soldiers occupying Manila in World War II.

Dolphy shared the role with his real sons Eric and Epi Quizon, who played Markova in various stages of the character’s life. All three shared the Best Perfomer award at the Brussels International Film Festival.

Amid public clamor to have him declared a National Artist, Dolphy, who would have turned 84 this month, was awarded the Grand Order of the Golden Heart by President Benigno Aquino III in November 2010 for his contributions to art and culture.

It was also in 2010 that Dolphy released his last film "Father Jejemon," an entry to the 2010 Metro Manila Film Festival, for which he won the Best Actor trophy. It was a double victory for him as he also took the Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in another entry, “Rosario.”

He also managed to star in a one more television show, “Pidol’s Wonderland,” for TV5.

Sickness

According to the comedian’s son, Eric Quizon, his father was diagnosed with COPD five years ago. The illness, which hinders the flow of air to the lungs, is generally permanent and may be progressive over time.

Likening COPD to cancer, Quizon said Dolphy's illness has developed into a toxic metabolic encephalopathy, which could lead to sepsis or the poisoning of the blood.
“It’s a progressive disease. Para siyang cancer pero hindi kasing grabe ng cancer. 'Yung body niya, patuloy lang siyang manghihina. It’s like emphysema. Ang ganitong klaseng sakit, five years ago sinabihan na siya na parang stage 4 ang sakit na iyon. In cancer terms, very critical na iyon,” Quizon explained.

Reports of Dolphy’s deteriorating health surfaced in late 2010, triggering numerous rumors about his death. Since then, he had been in and out of the hospital due to respiratory problems. Quizon said Dolphy survived ten bouts with pneumonia before the disease hit him again last June 9.

Yet despite his frail condition, Dolphy still managed to attend the launch concert of his daughter Zia Quizon last year.“Kahit medyo tagilid ako kailangan andito ako, bunso ko yan eh. I wish her all the luck,” he said at the time.

Throughout his battle with his illness, Dolphy maintained his sense of humor until the end, poking fun at the undying rumors about his condition.

“Huwag niyong madaliin; darating din tayo dyan,” he once said.

But on Tuesday, the laughter had finally come to a stop.

Sunday, July 8, 2012

JUST WATCHED 'THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN'



Just yesterday after the 300PM shift, we headed to Megamall to watch the movie. We'll, we've waited almost two hours because the next showing was 5.55PM. The movie ticket has also increased to P200. 


Directed byMarc Webb
Produced byAvi Arad
Laura Ziskin
Matt Tolmach
Screenplay byJames Vanderbilt
Alvin Sargent
Steve Kloves
Story byJames Vanderbilt
Based onThe Amazing Spider-Man by
Stan Lee
Steve Ditko
StarringAndrew Garfield
Emma Stone
Rhys Ifans
Denis Leary
Campbell Scott
Irrfan Khan
Martin Sheen
Sally Field
Chris Zylka
Music byJames Horner



Plot

A young Peter Parker discovers his father's study has been broken into. His father, Richard, gathers up hidden documents, and Peter's parents take him to the home of his Aunt May and Uncle Ben, then mysteriously depart. Years later, a teenage Peter attends Midtown Science High School, where he is bullied by Flash Thompson and has caught the eye of Gwen Stacy. At home, Peter finds Richard's papers, and learns his father worked with fellow scientist Dr. Curt Connors at Oscorp. Faking his way into Oscorp as one of a group of high-school interns, Peter sneaks into a lab where a "biocable" is being created from genetically modified spiders, one of which bites him. On the subway ride home, he is shocked to find strange spider-like abilities manifesting.

After studying Richard's papers, he visits the one-armed Connors at home, reveals he is Richard Parker's son, and gives Connors his father's "decay rate algorithm", the missing piece in Connors' experiments on regenerating limbs based on lizard DNA. Connors is being pressured by his superior, Dr. Ratha, to devise a cure for the dying, unseen head of Oscorp, Norman Osborn.

In school, attempting revenge on Flash, Peter gets in trouble, forcing Uncle Ben to change work shifts in order to meet with the principal; he tells Peter to pick up May tonight for him. Peter later goes to Oscorp and helps Connors regenerate a limb on a laboratory mouse, while ignoring a call from Ben. When Peter returns home, Ben scolds him for having neglected to pick up May. Peter storms off, and Ben goes out to search for him. Peter visits a convenience store, and while arguing with the clerk, a man steals from the till and dashes out. Peter refuses to give chase. The thief runs into Ben, who confronts him. They wrestle over a gun, and Ben is shot. The killer escapes as Peter finds his uncle, who dies in his arms.

Afterward, Peter uses his new abilities to hunt criminals matching the killer's description. After a fall lands him inside an abandoned gym, a luchador-wrestling poster inspires him to create a mask to hide his identity. He also adds a spandex suit, and builds mechanical devices to attach on his wrists to shoot a biocable "web". The mask, suit, and webshooters becomes a matching red-and-blue spider-themed costume. He later accepts a dinner invitation from Gwen and meets her father, police captain George Stacy. After dinner, Peter and Gwen go to her apartment building's roof, where he shows her his abilities, and they kiss.

Ratha says Connors must begin human trials immediately if Osborn is to survive. Connors refuses to rush the drug-testing procedure and put innocent subjects at risk. Ratha fires Connors and says he will test Connors' serum at a Veterans Administration hospital under the guise of flu shots. Connors tries the formula on himself. After passing out and awakening, he finds his missing arm has regenerated. Learning Ratha is on his way to the VA hospital, Connors, whose skin is growing scaly and green, goes to intercept him. By the time he gets to the traffic-jammedWilliamsburg Bridge, Connors has become a hybrid of lizard and man, tossing cars, including Ratha's, over the side of the bridge. Peter, now calling himself Spider-Man, saves each fallen car with his web-lines.

Spider-Man suspects Connors is the Lizard, and unsuccessfully confronts the Lizard in the sewers. The Lizard learns Spider-Man's real identity and attacks Peter at school. The police hunt both Spider-Man and the Lizard, with Captain Stacy learning Spider-Man's real identity. The Lizard plans to make all humans lizard-like by releasing a chemical cloud from Oscorp's tower. Spider-Man eventually disperses an antidote cloud instead, restoring Connors and earlier victims to normal, but not before the Lizard fatally claws Stacy. The dying Stacy makes Peter promise to keep Gwen safe by staying away from her. Peter initially does so, but later suggests he may see her after all.

In a scene during the end credits, Connors, in a prison cell, appears to speak with a man who asks if Connors told Peter the truth about his father. Connors replies, "No" and demands Peter be left alone before the man leaves.





















Tuesday, July 3, 2012

MCDONALD'S LARGEST STORE ON EARTH TO OPEN DURING OLYMPIC GAMES AND TO BE DISMANTLED AFTER



McDonald's, supersized: First pictures inside the world's biggest fast food restaurant. . . yards from Olympic stadium

PUBLISHED: 17:15 GMT, 25 June 2012 | UPDATED: 13:48 GMT, 26 June 2012


When the Olympic Games begin in London next month, the capital will play host to the fittest, fastest and strongest athletes in the world.

But it will also be home to a rather different superlative – the biggest McDonald’s on the planet, right in the middle of the Olympic park.

So while the competitors stretch themselves to their very limits, hungry spectators will gorge on tens of thousands of burgers and portions of fries.

The vast two-storey restaurant will serve up to 1,200 customers an hour and sell £3million of fast food during the Games.

At 3,000 sq ft the building, next to the Olympic Stadium, is bigger than the current largest McDonald’s, in Moscow.

The Russian restaurant will regain its title on September 9, however, when the London branch is bulldozed after the Paralympics closing ceremony.

Yesterday McDonald’s gave the media a preview of its flagship store, which includes 20 till points and 1,500 seats.

It is one of four branches in the park, including two open to the public, one for the athletes and officials in the Olympic Village and one at the press centre.


Altogether they will serve 1.75million meals in 29 days, with Britons accounting for an estimated 85 per cent of customers.

The main restaurant will offer some of the best views across the Olympic Park from its first-floor balcony, which can seat 150 customers.

It will be staffed by 500 of its top-performing employees from 85,000 in the UK, with 200 on a shift at any one time.

The global sponsor has been linked to the Olympics since 1968, when the company airlifted hamburgers to US athletes in Grenoble, France, after it was reported they were missing McDonald’s food. 

But the chain has been criticised for promoting the consumption of fast food at a time when people should be celebrating sports participation and healthy living.

It is estimated one in ten meals eaten at Games venues will be from McDonald’s.

Last week, members of the London Assembly said firms which sold junk food should not be linked to the Olympic Games. Cadbury and Coca-Cola are also sponsors.

Jenny Jones, a Green Party assembly member, said: ‘London won the right to host the 2012 Games with the promise to deliver a legacy of more active, healthier children across the world.

‘Yet the same International Olympic Committee that awarded the Games to London persists in maintaining sponsorship deals with the purveyors of high calorie junk that contributes to the threat of an obesity epidemic.

‘The advertising of foods high in fat, salt and sugar is already restricted on children’s television.

‘These Games will subvert those regulations by providing a glut of sponsored messages for high calorie food and drink that are at odds with the Olympian athletic ideal.’

The restaurant will be McDonald’s first sustainable outlet and 75 per cent of the building and fittings will be recycled or reused.


It is part of London 2012’s bid to be ‘the greenest Games ever’.

While the restaurants serve fast food to the hungry public, McDonald’s executives will be enjoying some of the top events from their corporate seats.

Yesterday, the firm admitted that global chief executive Jim Skinner and UK chief executive Jill McDonald, along with dozens of others, will enjoy corporate tickets to events such as the opening and closing ceremonies, athletics and swimming.

The restaurant will start trading on July 28, one day after the opening ceremony.

It will not open for the ceremony itself, which many VIP guests and heads of state are expected to attend, for ‘security reasons’.





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Sunday, July 1, 2012

IN PHOTOS: SPORTS LANG


Basketball and Volleyball practice
June 29, 2012
Pineda Covered Court Pasig City


Shieldon, Me, Mary Chille, Kristoffer


Me, Kristoffer, Shieldon


Adrian, Shieldon, Me, Kristoffer


Adrian, Shieldon, Me, Kristoffer



Shieldon, Me, Mary Chille


Me, Kristoffer, Shieldon


Me, Kristoffer, Shieldon



Shieldon, Me, Mary Chille