Malacanang on Monday said Philippines will not seek an apology from U.S. over the inverted Philippine flag incident during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting.
“We understand that the U.S. embassy has already admitted that it was an honest mistake,” said Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda.
“It was an honest mistake and therefore we moved on and we believe what is important is the relations between the U.S. and the Philippines,” he added.
The Philippine flag must always have the blue field on top because the red field symbolizes war.
As stated in Section 10 of Republic Act 8491: “The flag, if flown from a flagpole, shall have its blue field on top in time of peace and the red field on top in time of war; if in a hanging position, the blue field shall be to the right in time of peace, and the red field to the right in time of war.”
Lacierda explained that protocal officers were able to spot the mistake but because of the tight security, changes have not been made immediately.
“Our protocol offices were able to realize that the flag was inverted, but because the meeting itself had a very tight security, they were able to inform the state department at least the corresponding protocol officers of the state department,” said Lacierda.
It was Undersecretary Manolo Quezon who informed the U.S. Embassy about the error, which embassy spokesperson Rebecca Thompson said was merely an “honest mistake.”
“This thing not only happened to us. It has happened I understand also previously to other countries’ flag as well,” said Lacierda.
Lacierda said the flag mistake should not be taken badly. After all, President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III had a fruitful trip to the U.S.
“What’s important…is the good news that President is going to bring home what he comes home tomorrow at 3 am,” said Lacierda.
Aquino was in the U.S. for a week-long state visit. He met with potential investors and graced the U.N. General Assembly.
Tonight’s second-season premiere offers a reassuring blast of singing, dancing and high-school-faculty power-plays. New additions to the cast include: Sunshine, an exchange student with a big smile and bigger voice (played by teenage pop star Charice, whose fan club includes Oprah Winfrey); the Justin Bieber-esque Chord Overstreet as Sam, and a new football coach, known as “the Beast” (played by Dot Jones).
While Overstreet and Jones might not be too recognizable, Gleeks may remember Charice from her multiple “Oprah” appearances. “I love all the cast. They actually really gave me a warm welcome when I was on the set,” she said. “I love my character. It’s really me. It’s very Charice.”
Glee Season 2 will premiere its first episode “Audition” tonight at 8 p.m. Easter/9 p.m. Pacific on FOX.
‘Glee’ Returns with Huge Ratings Win
Billboard logo Glee Season 2 Episode 1 AuditionDebuting on a new night and a new time — Tuesday at 8 p.m. over its Fall 2009 timeslot of Wednesday at 9 p.m. — “Glee” received 12.3 million total viewers on Sept. 21, up 20% compared to its first season finale total of 11.1 million total viewers, and its best standalone tally without an “American Idol” lead-in.
Season 2 will definitely include recurring appearances by Charice, Chord Overstreet and John Stamos. “[Charice] came in, and it was a lovely meeting, and at the end her manager just had her sing a couple bars of ‘Gold Digger’ and it was like ‘Ohhhh, hold on a second,’” Falchuk says. “Oh yeah, she’s worth writing for.” (In the season opener, Charice sings a blow-the-roof-off rendition of Beyoncé’s “Listen,” and Falchuk says the intercut reactions of the “Glee” cast to her performance were all real. “It was shock,” he says. “She’s 4 foot 2 and she can sing like that? Ridiculous.”)
Charice's 'Glee' Debut And The Return Of 'Modern Family' In Today's Tweet Dreams
Lea Michele's character knew it in last night's season premiere of "Glee," and now the world knows it: Singing sensation Charice is a force to be reckoned with! The Twitterverse was clearly impressed by the 16-year-old's "Glee" debut, including Former "Glee" guest star and crooner Josh Groban who wrote to her, "@officialcharice Great job on Glee! Very happy that so many people will hear your beautiful voice." Charice (pictured) was clearly flattered by the attention, tweeting, "wow! trending topic!! :) thank you so much!! <3 i love you all!!!"
But, Charice isn't the only big thing in television this week, just ask Jesse Tyler Ferguson who told followers, "Any North Americaner who follows me on twitter doesn't need to be told what tonight is: Its the night after the big Glee premier!" He jests, but Jesse and his Emmy-winning "Modern Family" crew are back for a new hilarious season tonight (9 p.m. on ABC.) His little costar Nolan Gould (who plays the dopey and adorable Luke Dunphy) had us laughing already with his tweet, "Modern Family season 2 premiere tonite! Just so you know, Luke got extremely handsome over the summer, lol! So excited 2 be back on the air."
Get ready for next Tuesday's new episode with these brand-new tracks, featuring their latest cast addition, Charice!
Empire State of Mind (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys) Telephone (Lady Gaga) Billionaire (Travie McCoy & Bruno Mars) Listen (Beyonce) What I Did For Love (A Chorus Line)
Glee is a musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States. It focuses on a high school show choir (a modern glee club) called "New Directions", at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio. The pilot episode of the show was broadcast after American Idol on May 19, 2009, and the first season began airing on September 9, 2009. On September 21, 2009, Fox officially gave the series a full-season pick-up. Glee aired its mid-season finale on December 9, 2009 and returned from a four-month hiatus on April 13, 2010, picking up the remaining nine episodes of the season. The spring premiere had an estimated 13.7 million viewers, nearly doubling in followers on its return. It was renewed for a second season, which is scheduled to begin on September 21, 2010, and will feature three new cast members.[1] On May 23, 2010, it was announced that Glee had been picked up for a third season.[2]
The show's creators, Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, first conceived Glee as a film. Murphy selects the series' music, aiming to maintain a balance between show tunes and chart hits. Songs covered in the show are released through the iTunes Store during the week of broadcast, and a series of Glee albums has been initiated by Columbia Records, beginning with Glee: The Music, Volume 1, which was released on November 2, 2009. The music of Glee has been a commercial success, with over seven million digital sales.
The show has received mostly positive reviews from critics and viewers. The series won the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series—Musical or Comedy and received three additional nominations for Best Actress (Lea Michele), Best Actor (Matthew Morrison), and Best Supporting Actress (Jane Lynch). The show won a People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Comedy in 2010. Its first season also earned a Peabody Award. It received a comedy writing award at the Just for Laughs conference in Montreal in July 2010.[3] It won four Emmy Awards including Outstanding Supporting Actress for Jane Lynch, Outstanding Guest Actor for Neil Patrick Harris and Outstanding Direction of a Comedy Series for Ryan Murphy's direction of the pilot episode. It was also nominated for 15 other Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Actress for (Lea Michele), Outstanding Actor for (Matthew Morrison), Outstanding Supporting Actor for (Chris Colfer), Outstanding Guest Actress for Kristin Chenoweth, and Outstanding Guest Actor for Mike O'Malley. It also received one writing nomination and one other nomination for directing.
Chris & Amber's "Atrocious" Auditions for GLEE
"Glee" is nominated for 19 categories at the upcoming Primetime Emmy Awards It is vying for the title as Outstanding Comedy in addition to one Emmy nod for writing and two nominations in the category of directing.
Next season premieres in September 21, with additional cast and a host of celebrity guests. Some new fans are beginning to take notice of this already popular show. So Let this be a little guide for the new gleeks.
Read on to give yourself a heads up on what glee is and what makes it tick.
Glee is a musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States. It focuses on a high school show choir (a modern glee club) called "New Directions", at the fictional William McKinleyWilliam McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio. The pilot episode of the show was broadcast after American Idol on May 19, 2009, and the first season began airing on September 9, 2009. On September 21, 2009, Fox officially gave the series a full-season pick-up. Glee aired its mid-season finale on December 9, 2009 and returned from a four-month hiatus on April 13, 2010, picking up the remaining nine episodes of the season. The spring premiere had an estimated 13.7 million viewers, nearly doubling in followers on its return. It was renewed for a second season, which is scheduled to begin on September 21, 2010, and will feature three new cast members. On May 23, 2010, it was announced that Glee had been picked up for a third season.
Meet the Cast:
Glee features twelve main roles with star billing. Morrison plays Will Schuester, McKinley High's Spanish teacher who becomes director of the glee club, hoping to restore it to its former glory. Lynch plays Sue Sylvester, head coach of the "Cheerios" cheerleading squad, and the Glee Club's arch-nemesis. Mays appears as Emma Pillsbury, the school's mysophobic guidance counselor who has feelings for Will, and Jessalyn Gilsig plays Terri Schuester, Will's wife of five years. Michele plays Rachel Berry, talented star of the glee club who is often bullied by the Cheerios and football players. Monteith plays Finn Hudson, star quarterback of the school's football team who risks alienation by his friends to join the glee club. Also in the club are Amber Riley as Mercedes Jones, a fashion-conscious diva who resents having to sing back-up; Colfer as Kurt Hummel—a gay male soprano; McHale as Artie Abrams, a guitar player and paraplegic; and Ushkowitz as Tina Cohen-Chang, an Asian American student with a fake speech impediment. Mark Salling plays Noah "Puck" Puckerman, a friend of Finn's on the football team who at first disapproves of Finn joining the glee club, but later joins the glee club himself. Dianna Agron plays Quinn Fabray, Finn's cheerleader girlfriend, who also later joins the glee club.
Naya Rivera and Heather Morris, who portray Cheerios and Glee club vocalists SantanaSantana Lopez and Brittany respectively, were originally recurring actors, but starting in the second season will be promoted to series regulars. Mike O'Malley plays Kurt's father Burt Hummel, and will also become a series regular from season two.
Just imagine yourself in front at the mirror in normal statistics. I read and take a lot of fat burner and instructions but none of them works. Now I'm sharing this to you my way of my own and hope this will work for you too. The very simple way to loose weight safe and effective but takes a lot of discipline and willpower. If you will do this you have to put in your mind that you really want to loose weight. Everything will follow and surely your motivation will come up if you can now see the result in yourself. Let's start.
Ingredients:
discipline
vitamins and minerals
fruits and vegetables
willpower
Instructions:
1. Every men and women at age 18+ needs a 2000+ calories starting at 60kg a day. If you want to loose weight you have to cut your food intake less than 2000 cal a day.
2. Eat at breakfast. We consume much of our energy in what we eat in the morning. I eat much at breakfast than lunch and dinner. Especially carbohydrates. At lunch and diner I only eat fruit and vegetables. When i got starve I eat fruits. I advice to eat more vegetables at dinner. It will give you good bowel and extra energy. Be sure you have plenty of them at your home. If you feel dizzy at start, its time to take extra vitamins and minerals.
3. Do exercises. I go and exercise to the gym at weekdays and rest at weekend. Be sure to burn calories even in light workout.
Only three instruction and easy to follow. I loose 3kls in doin it in a month. Goodluck!
iDate Online, the first online interactive dating game in the Philippines open its door to the masses as its Grand Club Opening happened last February 18, 2010. This game was published by Gameclub, the same company who’s handling Special force, Twelvesky2, Crossfire and Fiesta Online.
Okay this entry would be my first glance review of this casual game. I started playing yesterday after getting an iDate Installer which was delivered to us by Gameclub personnel who is assigned in our area. Since I already have a Gameclub account I did not go through signing up for a new one but instead went directly to launching the iDate Game Client. My first impression was wonderful though I was expecting that iDate is full pledge 3D but sorry to say it’s not. However, its graphics, the well created characters, and the danceable music track collections can really carry the game.
iDate has two servers with 10 channels to choose from. As soon as you already picked the channel you want you will be prompted to create your character. Then next thing you will see the Friends lists window in which you will be seeing other players you came to know and added in that list. It then show the level of relationship with that person. The more time you play together it will somehow increase the level bar. Going to the lobby would show you all the rooms available. Rooms can be divided into Normal room and Hunting room. Normal room would be an environment where you just need to dance on the dance floor with your fellow iDate players while Hunting Room adds a little spice because you can pick a partner (should be opposite sex) and if that player chose you at the end of the dance music battle you get bonuses. As for the music tracks in-game, I sure you are familiar with some songs like Insomia, Nobody Nobody, Fire and Hot Issue. If I’m not mistaken all of these are Korean songs or remixes. Another feature of the game is the ability of the players to move around inside the room while waiting for the Room master to start the game. As you level up more and more actions you can perform in-Game.
As of this post I can say the game is fun and you can really feel that the iDate community is there. It looks like the game is a hit.
If there’s only one thing that changed with Shaina Magdayao since a nasty rumor spread about her and boyfriend John Lloyd Cruz like wildfire, it made her a stronger person and more loving and appreciative of her craft.
Shaina gave her first comments on the controversy since rumors broke in early September that she and John Lloyd were rushed to the St. Luke’s Medical Center for a rare case of “penis captivus” during heterosexual intercourse wherein the vagina captures the penis tightly and makes it impossible to break free. As such the rumor described them as being stuck together when they were brought to the Quezon City hospital.
She said the report was utterly false and baseless, and that the source had been watching “Grey’s Anatomy” too much. The US TV show had featured the rare medical occurrence in one of its episodes.
“As a person, it made me stronger,” Shaina told the entertainment press during the launch of ABS-CBN’s “Precious Hearts Romances: Alyna,” wherein she is cast in her first lead role. “Dumating ako sa point na lowest ko. Akala ko wala ng hope. But then the fact nalagpas ko ang mga binato sa akin, dumagdag lalo ang confidence ko. Nakikilala ko ang aking sarili. Nakita ko na kaya kong gawin at lagpasan ang mga problema sa buhay,
In addition, the controversy further reaffirmed her love for acting. “Na-renew ang passion ko sa craft. Dati pag sinabi sa akin na umiyak ako, ganoon iiyak na lang ako sa utos ni direk. Ngayon ramdam na ramdam ko talaga ang hirap na gampanan ang isang character katulad ni Alyna. Gusto kong patunayan that I can be someone.”
Shaina reveals how she got to know about the nasty rumor, how it affected her family and loved ones as she made an appeal to stop the false reports as she faced the press in this video:
Showbiz Eye By Gerry Plaza, Special to Yahoo! Southeast Asia
