AHEM! AHEM! AHEM!
Haynako. (Translation: Sigh.)As I was flipping through the channels today, October 4, 2005, I stumbled upon ANC once again. Sadly, I felt like I was bumping into an old friend who was slowly losing his mind. The latest move in their agenda to bring down the Gloria administration is so blatantly transparent, heavy handed, and insulting to one's intelligence that I couldn't help but think "Good gosh, they've gone nuts." Tsk tsk. It's really sad to see that the station has become so desperate that it had to take a turn for the worse through their new feature, VOICELINE - a fifteen second-ish spot aired during commercial breaks where viewers can air their opinions on current events, an idea undoubtedly ripped off from CNN. But more than being unoriginal, it's also a not-so-subtle way for the station to continue fanning out incendiary pseudo-moralistic propaganda without taking any responsibility for it. For the past few days, the only recordings I have been hearing have been that of burgeois English speaking voices ranting and raving about "Gloriagate" or making cryptic/ominous statements about the eventual "comeuppance" that will be served to the incumbent. Then after fifteen seconds of sedition, the station unabashedly washes their hands off these comments by posting the words: "The opinions expressed by our viewers do not reflect the position of this station". Whatever man! If it ain't your opinion, then why did you air it in the first place? And why aren't you airing reactions to any other issues other than Gloriagate? Jeez. Not only are you insidious, but you're not even good at it. Two bit hacks. I'm onto you. No wonder I removed you from my channel listing once before. Hmph. I think I'll remove you again. There.
Oh. And don't even get me started with Cito Beltran's subliminal crusade. Cito, if you want your show to be a mouthpiece for your religion, go ahead and do it. It would be much more appreciable if you were up front about it. Really.
GMA! Please open your own news channel.
I mean the TV station, not the president.
posted by carlosceldran @ 10:38 PM
20 Comments:
Carlos, In my view ANC has lost all its credibility. It has become extremely difficult to watch Gene O, Cito B, Pia H , Carmina C and the like. Their hardened anti GMA stance portrays them as mere aplogists for the pathetic opposition. Ill take Harry Gasser anyday over these biased clowns. Guys, do us a favor and pleeeeze resign and save us the torture of having to watch your silly anti gma tirades.--Mordmiera (BTW, I hope you are related to David Celdran, the only objective and authentic journalist on that channel)
He is. Don't you see the resemblance?
I hope this latest news about the Filipino spy in the White House reveals who exactly in Manila that guy was emailing documents to. The opposition is not only pathetic but unpatriotic.
Yes, sedition is not democracy. A lot of these people should've been investigated, tried and sent to prison a long time ago
Call me clueless, but...
what is Cito Beltran's religion?
Victory Church. I have many Victory Church friends who I adore and they aren't preachy. Cito is a latent preacher. The worst kind.
they should exercise impartiality when delivering the news. the only reason they're there is because of their pretty faces that's pleasant to look at on tv.
again, that's what i think. if i'm wrong, just shoot me.
Daniel, i agree with you. Since when do newsreaders have the right to impose their biased views on us viewers. They think that because they are on TV, they are looked on for leadership. Hoy, just read the news period!- Matteo C.
There's really a very low entry level to the ff professions in this country: newscaster, model, actor, tv show host, politician... all you need is an accent, white skin, big boobs, koneks, money, or all of the above. We're the catchbasin for the wannabes for the above professions in other countries with real competition. :-(
the problem with a lot of these people is just because a microphone was shoved up their face they think they're intelligent and they have a warrant to speak up.
and all of them dress so horribly on tv! the men can't even wear their suits properly!
and the abs-cbn group does not have rhea santos either. she is the bomb! the gma newscaster is cute, graceful and does not have the urge to upstage the news.
hi there I just read the WALL PAPER MAGAZINE UK EDITION and guess celdran is on it
can you get the magzine over there?
Hi! Yes. We can. Darn expensive though...Sigh. :o)
Carlos, the problem with so-called "journalists" like Gene Orejana, Pia Hontiveros or Karmina Constantino is that they are very biased and show it. They can't even disguise it with wit.
I have to give it to Korina Sanchez, for example, for at least being biting and witty. It's pretty clear where she stands, but at least she isn't obnoxious about it and makes witty putdowns. I have to say the same for David Celdran (any relation?) who exercises a lot of restraint and tries to be objective. Ditto with Ricky Carandang, who is really turning out to be one of the best TV journalists in this country. He, too, makes intelligent and funny comments and asks incisive questions without being obnoxious.
Hey you can call up ANC as many times as you want using as many voices as you can and sing Hosannahs to your 3 foot idol.
you chanced upon ANC and a soundbyte on VOICELINE and call it pro-GMA already?
i think ANC has been pretty balanced. listen to the paid hacks of GMA, phoning in, too.
stay glued to ANC and get to listen to pro-Glueria rants, too. best, phone in yours too. :)
For news channels I think that if the situation is normal, who will watch them? If all's well in this country news networks wont sell.
This country is simply misinformed deliberately.
Regarding acidboy's comments about the bad suits, I would have to say that we must exclude Ricky Carandang from that list. His suits are actually very well done. How do I know? I use his tailor sometimes. Boy Naluz of Naluzzi at the Makati Atrium. Naluzzi also makes great guyaberas for less than 3 grand. But I digress. Actually, I have removed him from my list of great ire not only for his proper dress, but because Ricky C is one of the few newscasters on ANC that don't let his biases flagrantly shine through in newscasts or interviews. Now Pia Hontiveros and Ces Drilon. Well, that is another story altogether. Sorry Ces and Pia, nothing personal, but youve been cocky, smarmy and your wardrobe has been lacking color as of late. And if you chicks would rather air your opinions instead of the news, then start a blog. Thats what they are for. Dont use the news as your platform, girls. It's annoying. But then again, what would I know. Ive removed ANC from my remote.
Carlos, its amazing you can tell what Ces is thinking considering how much botox she's had.
Gene Orejana is the MOST obvious anti-gma host on ANC. It irritates me to watch him sometimes, he may take in pro-administration guests to balance out the show, but its still obvious from his questions and tone that hes anti-gma. He holds back with the tough questions when interviewing the apposition, and goes all out grilling the pro-gloria guests.
Tina Palma and Pia Hontiveros seem anti-gma too, but they are less obvious than Gene. I think hes mad because he gets bad ratings.
and i thought i was th only one who noticed.ANC has been pretty biased lately and sorry to say,but the ABS CBN reporters feel like the whole world revolves around them or their station.a lot of them are primadonna's and some of them are in immoral and illicit relationships. talk about calling the kettle black."hiding in plain sight",i guess.
yes,i would take harry gasser anytime too..
Last week was the worst.Their senior reporters were interviewing victims in the evacuation areas and the streets and were wearing heels!
Che Che Lazaro I still find consistent but I think Probe Team is an independent production.
Pinky Webb is pretty classy but she's more on the mainstream TV.
Ricky C.is okay but I feel hedges most of the time.Probably a people pleaser.He has a lot of potential if only he can get out of Ces Drilon's shadow.
Pia Hontiveros..looks bored on Shoptalk and defensive on Strictly Politics.
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