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Entertainment

Truth in advertising

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I am currently watching the entertainment talk show The Buzz. Host Boy Abunda is interviewing Sharon Cuneta about the issue surrounding her Marie France billboard advertisement. This is the said billboard that is getting so much flak now…

The Sharon Cuneta Marie France billboard with the “before” and “after” shots of her is getting so much attention because people are saying that it is misleading. The photo above of the “after” shot is thinner than the Sharon that everyone sees on TV. Here she was in her press conference for the Marie France weight loss endorsement…

It’s obvious that there’s a ‘manipulation’ done on the photo of the “after” shot if you look at her photo from the press con. There were rumors that the billboard which can be found along EDSA would be taken down due to the violation on Truth in Advertising. But Marie France was quick to deny the rumors. They even went so far as to say that there wasn’t any manipulation (read: photoshop) done on the “after” shot of Sharon in the billboard. But can someone please explain the obvious difference between Sharon the “after” shot versus Sharon on TV now?!?

Sharon said on The Buzz that her credibility would speak for itself. The billboard was truthful. But she couldn’t explain clearly why she looked thinner on the “after” shot than her body size on TV.

I am wondering then… where’s the truth in that?!?

Community issues

Noynoy: Out to please

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President-apparent Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III is obviously out to please those people who campaigned for him. As my sister puts it, it’s “payback” time!

Reports have been surfacing that he’s offering government positions to Boy Abunda, Lily Monteverde (Mother Lily to the local entertainment world), Mary Grace Poe (daughter of late Fernando Poe, Jr.), Dingdong Dantes, and Ogie Alcasid.

I know most people would say there is nothing wrong with Noynoy offering the aforementioned people government posts. But when you step back and really think about it, you begin to question the qualifications of these individuals. Are they really qualified for the job or are they just being given a job to please them/to say thanks for the help? Is Boy Abunda qualified to become the Secretary of Tourism? He is a talent manager and a showbiz talk show host. He is also well-known for being Kris Aquino-Yap‘s (Noynoy’s youngest sister) best friend. Wouldn’t he be more qualified for a PR job rather than the Tourism post? Mother Lily Monteverde is a movie producer. She is supposedly being offered to chair the Optical Media Board (OMB) whose function is to stop piracy in the country. If a place needs to be raided, can she tag along with the OMB team? We’ve seen violent raids done in the past. Is she really the one for the post? Or is someone tougher and well-versed with piracy more suited for the position? The same question comes to mind with Mary Grace Poe, Dingdong Dantes and Ogie Alcasid.

There is nothing wrong with Noynoy surrounding himself with those he deems trustworthy and loyal to him. I can understand as much. But to offer government posts to those people with whom he has an “utang na loob” is another matter. We might be seeing government people who are unfit for the job but since they are loyal to the newly elected president, they are given important posts. Do we really need another 6 years of this?

We all want change. That’s what we’ve been asking for. But if the President-apparent Noynoy Aquino will start handing out government seats to friends and those with whom he is indebted to (for campaigning him), I don’t think change will happen anytime soon.