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Undersecretary Mary Liza Diño-Seguerra has been reappointed for another three-year term as the Chairperson and CEO of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP). Diño took her oath before Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez in a virtual ceremony held last March 9, 2022 and attended by DTI representatives and FDCP employees.
Undersecretary Diño has served the national film agency after being appointed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte in 2016. Her three-year term was extended to 2021 and now, with the reappointment of her position, her term as Chairperson and CEO of the FDCP will be extended until 2025. DTI Secretary Lopez congratulated Undersecretary Diño saying, “I’m impressed with all the kind of work you’re doing and I wish you all the best. I know, under your leadership, mas gaganda pa ang ating film industry. Palakasin pa natin.” “On behalf of our team FDCP, onsite and online, maraming, maraming salamat,” said Undersecretary Diño during her oath-taking ceremony.
Since 2016, Undersecretary Diño has been pushing for programs and policies that would alleviate the working conditions of the local film industry workers and further develop and strengthen the industry. Some of her notable efforts during her term include the DoLE-FDCP JMC or the guidelines on working conditions for film and audiovisual film workers, Film Workers Summit, Film Industry Conference, Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino, Philippine Film Industry Month, Full Circle Lab Philippines, talent and production development programs, and co-production incentives.
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KD Estrada, Alexa Ilacad Convey Their History And Harmony In "Misteryo", "When I See You Again"
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The breakout loveteam of 2022 is making beautiful music together as KD Estrada and Alexa Ilacad have come out with back-to-back song collaborations “Misteryo” about the thrill and enigma of having a connection like no other and "When I See You Again" that talks about their exciting journey and rosy future ahead. The phenomenal tandem dubbed KDLex, who started making waves as celebrity housemates in “Pinoy Big Brother Kumunity Season 10 Celebrity Edition", performed the two tracks during their recent “Closer” fancon.
Alexa thanked their fans called Sweethearts for supporting the song, which currently has almost 500,000 combined views on YouTube for its lyric and performance videos and over 170,000 plays on Spotify. The singer-actress composed “Misteryo” with additional lyrics from Eunice Jorge, who arranged and produced the song. “As the composer of this song, it warms my heart to see you all loving ‘Misteryo'. This song has a very special place in my heart and I’m happy I get to share it with you all,” said Alexa. “Misteryo” is about two people enchanted by each other and fascinated by how easy their love is. The love song narrates something that comes as an exciting mystery to both of them. It has pop, upbeat elements that give life to its sweet lyrics and melody.
KD and Alexa also collaborated for another song “When I See You Again” which they penned themselves about what they endured together inside the PBB house and what they wish for each other for the future. The song was produced by ABS-CBN Music creative director Jonathan Manalo and is being heard on “PBB Kumunity Season 10” as the latest eviction song. Currently, “When I See You Again” already has more than 160,000 plays on Spotify while its lyric video has over 300,000 views on YouTube. Aside from their music collaborations, KDLex will soon star in a series entitled “Run To Me.” KD is also part of the upcoming iWantTFC Original “Bola Bola” topbilled by Francine Diaz.
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Google Launched Search Trends Philippine Elections Page
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As millions of Filipinos anticipate casting their vote in the upcoming national elections, they are searching online for information about the candidates and other related topics. To make it easier for the media to find this data for their stories, Google has launched a Google Trends Philippine Elections page, a tool that helps surface the top queries, topics, and most-searched presidential and vice presidential candidates running in the elections.
The page also includes data on the top policy issues searched in each part of the country, such as agriculture, economy, education and tourism among others. All the charts from the page are embeddable and will continue to update even after they’re placed on a media’s site. The Google Trends Philippine Elections is not a poll or survey and does not reflect voting intentions. It merely reflects people’s search interest about particular topics at a local level over a period of time. A spike in a particular search query does not reflect that a candidate is somehow “popular” or “winning”.
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Female Gamers Take Centerstage In Game Fest 2022
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Global smartphone brand vivo is showcasing its newest gaming phones all throughout the month of March with the launch of Game Fest 2022, a surefire online event geared to fire up the gaming community. The month-long event kicked off last March 13, 2022 and will feature an all-female Mobile Legends Bang Bang (MLBB) exhibition where ten local female streamers are slated to duke it out in select SM malls nationwide.
The intrepid ladies are poised to showcase their gaming wares using vivo’s latest gaming phones, the Y21T and Y33T. Both promise turbocharged, uninterrupted gameplay with their powerful features, such as Multi-Turbo 5.0 and Ultra Game Mode, and long-lasting batteries. To give other interested ML gamers a chance to display their skills, vivo is also holding a National Mobile Legends Tournament called the vivo MLBB Arena from April 10 to May 29. Call for entries to this slambang event will start on April 1. They will be using vivo’s newest gaming phone, the Y33T, in their matches.
Whether one is a casual gamer or an esports player, they can catch the Game Fest 2022 activities and check out vivo’s latest gaming phones at the following malls:
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Customers can get the vivo Y21T for Php10,999, available in SM Online and all vivo concept stores, multibrand stores, exhibit and kiosks nationwide.
