Dani Girl musical, nice respite from DAP

Dani Girl: A musical good for the soul.

Dani Girl: A musical good for the soul.


President Aquino has used every opportunity to justify to the public the billions of pesos that he diverted to finance the Disbursement Accelerated Program or DAP, several projects under it were declared by Supreme Court unconstitutional.

The latest was last Wednesday in Batangas during the commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary of the Apolinario Mabini, the brains of the Philippine revolution.

His arguments are warped and many times dishonest.

We expect more of that when he delivers his 5th State-of-the-Nation Address on Monday. It would be another stressful activity for those who have enough of Malacañang’s bewildering arguments for DAP.

It would be good to recharge this weekend for another challenging week. We suggest a musical,”Dani Girl,” on its last weekend at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium at the RCBC Building on Ayala Avenue, Makati.

Directed by Christopher “Toff” de Venecia , the musical deals with a serious subject – the Big C in an engaging, touching way.

If you loved the movie, “Fault in our stars”, you will enjoy Dani Girl.

Sony introduces 2014 BRAVIA 4K TVs

Following the initial launch of its 84-inch 4K TV a couple of years back, Sony adds five new screen sizes in the lineup. These Ultra High Definition TVs sport the company’s proprietary technology like the 4K X-Reality PRO engine, TRILUMINOS Display, and X-tended Dynamic Range PRO to deliver only the most immersive viewing experience.

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The five new variants come from the X9500B and X8500B series. The former is available in an 85-inch screen size while the latter is available in 70-inch, 65-inch, 55-inch, and 49-inch displays. Below is a list of their key features.

X9500B Series 4K TV

  • The reference standard in 4K Ultra HD
  • Immersive 4K Ultra HD picture quality with four times the resolution and clarity of Full HD 1080p
  • X-tended Dynamic Range PRO driven by direct LED arrays delivers brilliant picture quality
  • 4K X-Reality PRO picture engine for best picture from any source
  • TRILUMINOS Display for breathtaking color, clarity and detail
  • Motionflow XR 960 produces lifelike movement
  • HDMI 2.0 and 4K 60p with newly developed HEVC codec for support of future 4K content
  • ClearAudio+ Digital Sound Processing (DSP) with S-Force Front Surround projects clear vocals and wide sound range (optional subwoofer SWF-BR100)
  •  Built-in Wi-Fi for streaming connectivity, including Sony Entertainment Network
  • Screen Mirroring via NFC OneTouch Mirroring
  • MHL 3.0-enabled for mirroring second screens
  • 3D capable with 2 pairs of glasses included
  • Screen sizes include 85-inch class (85X9500B)

X8500B Series 4K TV

  • Brilliant colors, unprecedented 4K quality
  • Immersive 4K Ultra HD picture quality delivering four times the resolution and clarity of Full HD 1080p
  • 4K X-Reality PRO picture engine for best picture from any source
  • TRILUMINOS Display for breathtaking color, clarity and detail
  • Motionflow XR 240 produces lifelike movement
  • ClearAudio+ Digital Sound Processing (DSP) with S-Force Front Surround projects clear vocals and wide sound range (optional subwoofer)
  •  HDMI 2.0 and 4K 60p with newly developed HEVC codec for support of future 4K content
  • Built-in Wi-Fi for streaming connectivity, including Sony Entertainment Network
  • Screen Mirroring via NFC OneTouch Mirroring
  • MHL 3.0-enabled for mirroring second screens
  • 3D capable with 2 pairs of glasses included
  • Screen sizes include 70-inch class (70X8500B), 65-inch class (65X8500B), 55-inch class (55X8500B), and 49-inch class (49X8500B)
Sony compared their 4K UHDTVs against "Brand S" to show the difference in detail and contrast of the images.

Sony compared their 4K UHDTVs (left) against “Brand S” (right) to show the difference in detail and contrast of the images.

The 85-inch X9500 is up for purchase starting October 2014 and will retail for Php1.2M. The 70-, 65-, and 55-inch X8500B, on the other hand, will be available in August; while the 49-inch variant will come in September. We’re still waiting on the local SRPs for the smaller screen sizes so watch this space as we’ll update it once we have the details.

Update: According to Sony, tentative prices for the 70-, 65-, 55-, and 49-inch displays are Php320K, Php280K, Php190K, and Php100K, respectively.

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TV host mauls taxi driver; no money for P78 fare


By Ellen T. Tordesillas, VERA Files

Daniel Marsh

Daniel Marsh

A TV show host, who said he had no money to pay the P78.50 fare, mauled a taxi driver Wednesday morning in front of a Mandaluyong condominium.

Cabbie Edward Villanueva, 49, of World Taxi, said Daniel Marsh, one of the hosts of “Juan Direction,” a weekly documentary-style reality show, mauled him and damaged his cab when he insisted that the host pay the P78.50 fare reflected in the taximeter.

VERA Files tried to get Marsh side by text and call, but he did not reply.

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Villanueva said Marsh got into his cab a little past 5 a.m. outside the Prive Luxury Club at The Fort in Taguig and directed him to go to the Tivoli Garden Residences in Mandaluyong.

On their way to Tivoli, the driver said Marsh, who was tipsy, was complaining that he lost his wallet at the club.

“I lost my wallet, my cash, my ATM, everything,” Villanueva quoted the Irish-Filipino TV host as saying.
Upon arriving at Tivoli, Marsh just stepped out of the cab and declared “I’m free,” the driver said.

The driver said he called out, “No, Sir.”

Marsh, the driver said, insisted, “I’m free. I’m not joking.”

The driver said Marsh kicked his cab when he insisted on being paid.

Taxi driver Edward Villanueva. Screengrab from ABS-CBN TV Patrol.

Taxi driver Edward Villanueva. Screengrab from ABS-CBN TV Patrol.

Villanueva said he got out of the car and Marsh mauled him. “He hurt me with a head butt,” he said.

The driver said before Marsh went up, he threw him a P100 bill at him.

An eyewitness, who asked not to be named, related what she saw: “A taxi stopped in front of Heliconia Tower. I heard loud bangings and saw a foreign-looking young man, cursing, kicking, banging the taxi he alighted from.

When the driver stepped out of the car, he punched him, cursed, shouting invectives, ‘You’re trying to rip me off. Who are you? You’re nothing, you don’t know me, don’t fuck with me!’”

The eyewitness further said: “(The) poor driver was beaten and his taxi’s window was broken. I told the security guards to call the police. The foreign-looking guy happens to be a resident of Heliconia 806, and a member of Juan Direction, according to the guard. He went up to his unit, with the poor driver left below.

After 10 minutes or more the barangay police arrived, but the Tivoli guards cannot make its tenant go down and face the authorities.”

“All those things happened for at least 10 to 15 minutes, with school children picked up by their service, witnessed and heard the violence and the cursing. Tivoli guards cannot control its tenant. In fact, one guard said, this young man is so abusive that he kicks on the elevator, or punches the wall, whenever he is drunk, but ‘mabait’ naman daw pag di nakainom (he’s ‘nice’ when he’s sober).”

Villanueva said he has reported the incident to Barangay Hulo in Mandaluyong. He has gone to a barangay clinic and the health workers there advised him to subject his injured nose to an X-ray procedure.

He said Marsh also has not talked with him. As of press time, Villanueva was at TV5 trying to seek help from TV executives.

(VERA Files is put out by veteran journalists taking a deeper look at current issues. Vera is Latin for “true.”)

ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q arrives in APAC & EU, priced at USD799

ASUS has finally made their new top-of-the-line gaming monitor, dubbed as ROG Swift PG278Q, available in APAC and Europe markets, and is immediately looking to lure in gamers with its 27-inch WQHD panel, not to mention support for NVidia G-Sync and 3D-Vision.

ROG Swift PG278Q philippines

Touted as the “First and Only WQHD G-Sync fast gaming monitor”, the ROG Swift PG278Q was quite the head-turner during this year’s CES because it offers extra features that one wouldn’t typically see on an ordinary gaming monitor.

For starters, this 27-inch monitor boasts a 2560×1440 resolution with a wide viewing angle that’s said to range from 160-degree up to 170. In addition to that, this sleek monitor features a 1ms GTG response time and its Refresh Rate can go as high as 144Hz.

ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q specs:
Screen Size: 27-inch
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Resolution: WQHD, 2560×1440
Brightness: 350 cd/m2
Display Colors: 16.7 million
Viewing Angle: 160-170°
Stand adjustments:
Tilt: -5° ~ 20°
Swivel: ±60°
Pivot: 90° clockwise
Height: 0-120mm
Speakers: N/A
Ports: 1x DisplayPort
2x USB3.0 (1x Upstream, 2x Downstream)
VESA Wall mount
5-way Menu Controller, Refresh Rate adjuster
ASUS GamePlus
NVidia G-SYNC, 3D-Vision support
Weight: 15.4lbs

As you would expect from monitors with this kind of feature set, the SRP isn’t going to be wallet-friendly to say the least. That being said, if you’re eyeing the ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q, prepare to shell out an eye-watering USD799 for it.

Update: According to an ASUS spokesperson, the monitor will be available locally around the midway point of September and will be sold for Php45,000.

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Acer Liquid Jade Plus & Liquid Leap will debut next month

During this year’s Computex, Acer unveiled the Liquid Jade and Liquid Leap and stated that it will be made available this month. Well it seems that the Taiwanese firm will miss their target by a small margin and will instead launch a beefed-up variant of their flagship device called Liquid Jade Plus with twice the amount of RAM and internal storage.

Acer Liquid Jade Plus specs:
5-inch IPS ‘Zero Air Gap’ display @ 1280 x 720 resolution
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
1.3GHz MediaTek quad-core processor
2GB RAM
Expandable 16GB storage
Up to 32GB via microSD)
13MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, 0.3-second autofocus
1080p video recording
2MP front camera
Dual-SIM,
3G/HSPA+
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
Android 4.4 KitKat
2100mAh battery
140.5 x 5 x 7.5mm

The new Acer Liquid Jade Plus is said to make its official debut next month and will be retailed for €279 or a little over sixteen grand in our local currency. Acer’s 5-inch dual-SIM smartphone will be joined by its first smartband, the Liquid Leap, which will be sold for 99 Euros.

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