The title of Soltero (Tagalog: Bachelor), a 1984 film directed by Pio de Castro III for the Experimental Cinema of the Philippines, sounds like solitaire, the card game.
Although cards have nothing to do with this movie, the titular character Crispin Rodriguez (exquisitely portrayed by the late Jay Ilagan) appears to play numerous games.
In each game where happiness is at stake, he uses a card that represents a unique aspect of his singlehood.
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The opening line, penned by screenwriter Bienvenido Noriega Jr., explicitly delineates this quest for happiness:
"Para sa lahat ng mga nagsisikap lumigaya, bagaman nag-iisa. At sa mga may katambal na, ngunit nagsasarili pa rin."
("For those who seek happiness despite being alone. And for those who may have found it, but still wish to be alone.)"
Miss Universe Philippines 2024, the fifth edition of the Miss Universe Philippines pageant, is scheduled at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay tomorrow, May 22.
The Miss Universe Philippines (MUPH) is a country-level beauty pageant that chooses the official representative of the Philippines to Miss Universe, one of the Big Four beauty pageants.
Exactly thirty years ago today, the Philippines successfully staged the 43rd Miss Universe pageant.
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Following are clippings related to Lindablue F. Romero's coverage of the historic event for the May 22, 1994, issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Some personal notes, comments and trivia are also included.
Alice Leal Guo is a name that suddenly emerged in public discourse in a manner that lightning flashes on the sky during a hot summer day. Guo is the businesswoman who was elected in 2022 as municipal mayor of the town of Bamban in Tarlac province.
Following a number of raids conducted by government forces
in the town, a Philippine Senate Committee investigation linked
Guo to illegal activities by Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs).
In the probe, Guo's Filipino citizenship has been put in
the spotlight and is now being scrutinized due to inconsistencies in her testimony
and documents.
When it comes to popular culture, the ensuing controversy jogged the collective memory of many Filipinos.
For this post, emphasis will be given to two movies and two television programs from the last five decades promptly. One of those programs focus on a song.