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VOL.5 ISSUE 71 • JUNE 12, 2012

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EVENTS

Beyond just dancing The spectacular finale.

Lisa Macuja inspires Dabawenyos TO celebrate 114 years of Philippine Independence, SM City Davao staged Sayaw Pinoy featuring the Philippine’s Prima Ballerina, Lisa Macuja and Ballet Manila in a spectacular dance extravaganza that only SM City Davao knows how.

I may have a Chinese surname and all of my grandparents may have hailed from the country we are currently at odds with over some islets in the middle of the sea, but I can proudly say I am 100% pinoy and to be in the front seat and to experience a living Philippine national treasure performing a couple of feet away was a truly pride inducing experience.

Believe me, this was not the first time I saw Lisa dancing live on stage, but every single time I get goosebumps for every pirouette, every battement, every grand jeté she makes.

From her opening number which highlighted precolonial culture, through to numbers celebrating the Pinoy beauty and strength.

Each number was thoughtfully choreographed and done to inspire the Filipino spirit in everyone.

In fact, I felt an upwelling of pride, joy, and love, all

An excerpt from Swan Lake.

Arnis.

Celebrating pre-colonial culture.

The “Dalagang Filipina” segment

emotions combined knowing that every move Lisa and Ballet Manila makes, are all for the love of the arts and country. Bringing ballet to a level where every Filipino would be able to enjoy and appreciate the art of dance. And appreciate they did. Dabawenyos from all strata that filled the SM City Davao Annex Event Centre.

I can vividly remember the crowd cheering Lisa on like a rock star as she was doing her breathtaking 32 fouettés en tournant for the final number. I swear many in the audience shed tears of joy and pride knowing that there were there to experience the magical moment.

Happy 114th Independence Day!

An excerpt from Don Quixote.

Lisa doing her breathtaking 32 fouettés en tournant.

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UP & ABOUT ENTERTAINMENT

Shopping where you matter most

YOU may not immediately notice how the guards politely greet you when they do routine security checks as you enter the mall, or how the maintenance staff takes the time to cheerfully say, “Good morning!” as you pass by, but all these are tell-tale signs of Ayala Malls’ distinctive brand of customer service.

Ayala Malls calls this U-First, their service philosophy to always put the customers’ needs their topmost priority. Following this, Abreeza Mall is committed to maintaining the same quality of customer service by providing an array of services for the convenience and satisfaction of all mallgoers.

First on the list is Abreeza Mall’s concierge, a trademark service pioneered by Ayala Malls. Navigating through one of the city’s biggest malls is easy when you can always stop by the mall’s concierge and ask the accommodating receptionists for directions and other information to make your mall visit a more rewarding experience. An easier way to go is to get information at your fingertips with the new touch screen digital directories installed around the mall. Navigating the mall and getting store directions, being in the know on events and promotions and finding out the latest movies on the silver screen

is now just a touch away.

After a long day of strolling and shopping, you can take a breather at one of the mall’s customer lounges. Located at the ground floor (near CK Jeans) and at the third floor (near Samsung I.T.) of the mall, both lounges feature comfortable furniture and the cleanest restrooms where you can recharge and freshen up.

With Abreeza Mall’s family lounge, bonding with your family at your favourite mall is made more fun and hassle-free with a lounge that features a children’s play area, diaper

changing stations, private breastfeeding rooms, and a reading area for the grownups. It is located at the second floor of the mall, near Timex.

Just visiting Davao?

Abreeza Mall offers conveniences to tourist and travellers, such as flight confirmation, hotel bookings and restaurant reservations. Just visit the malls’ concierge counters located at the Ground Floor near the Activity Center and near the Restaurant Row entrance.

For OFWs, balikbayans and their family, exclusive privileges that al-

low them to enjoy the VIP treatment they deserve are offered at the VIPinoy Lounge. Here you can relax and read the latest magazines or newspapers as you sip freshly brewed coffee from the drinking station.

Stay connected with their internet stations, video conferencing facilities, and mobile phone charging stations. Get exclusive invitation to sale events and other mall activities and avail of special discounts and freebies. Other perks of being a VIPinoy member are consultations with BPI, Ayala Land Properties, and Globe for free advice on financial and investment opportunities, as well products that will help you stay in touch with your loved ones abroad better.

Sharing the Ayala experience with even more people, Abreeza Mall is PWDfriendly. This goes further than ramps and elevators and includes sign language translation by trained concierge representatives and wheel-in service available upon request.

All these you can enjoy while taking in the sights of Abreeza’s vibrant landscape, and right away share your experiences online with the mall’s free WiFi. By going above and beyond the norm to provide special and personalized service, Abreeza Mall has definitely raised the bar for Davao malling. Shopping, dining, entertainment, and beyond—everything’s a breeze at Abreeza Mall!

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ENTERTAINMENT

Bon anniversaire, Natalie!

SOMETHING tells us this is going to be a bit of a low-key birthday for Natalie Portman.

Shortly after the Black Swan star nabbed an Oscar (and a slew of other awards) during last year’s awards season, she mentioned she’d be stepping out of the spotlight to spend quality time with hubby-to-be Benjamin Millepied and her growing baby bump.

And she wasn’t kidding.

Just a week after Portman celebrated her milestone 31st birthday, the über-talented thesp, who virtually disappeared from the Hollywood scene for months, gave birth to her first child, Aleph.

But not even motherhood could keep Portman from Tinseltown for too long.

She resurfaced last November to flex her acting muscles at a live reading of the 1960 Billy Wilder film The Apartment in Los

‘Every Breath U Take’ on SKYcable Season Pass IF you missed Star Cinema’s latest Piolo Pascual and Angelica Panganiban hit, now is your chance to watch it in your home through SKYcable Season Pass, a convenient pay-per-view service that offers uninterrupted access to 24/7 broadcasts of ABS-CBN’s reality programs and Star Cinema movies as well as the biggest sporting events.

Angeles, then in April she served as ambassador for the Free the Children project, which raises funds for issues facing children in developing countries.

She also starred in a

pretty cool Paul McCartney music video, which we’re hoping is a sign we’ll see her on the big screen again soon.

Happy Birthday, Natalie!

The movie starts when Majoy (Angelica Panganiban), pressured by her ticking biological clock, embarks on a quest to find Mr. Right. While looking for signs that she has met her soulmate, she meets Leo (Piolo Pascual), a player who believes that love is just a game and not to be taken seriously.

Majoy’s hopes for the future hang in the balance as she struggles to beat the clock and get her man while staying true to what she wants.

“Every Breath U Take” will air on SKY-

And the winner is...

MADAGASCAR 3: Europe’s Most Wanted and Prometheus took separate routes to the jackpot that was the weekend box office.

Madagascar 3 earned the No. 1 spot with an estimated gross of $60.4 million; Prometheus came away with an even $50 million.

Both films were availabile in 3-D; the PG-rated Madgascar 3 had the advantage of being the weekend’s new familyfriendly option.

Plus, it had “Afro Circus.”

For director Ridley Scott, the No. 2-debuting Prometheus is a win, his top-opening movie in more than a decade, and one of Hollywood’s biggest R-rated openers ever.

The best-reviewed Madagascar movie yet, Madagascar 3 failed to build on its predecessor at the box office. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa opened with $63.1 million in 2008.

Though assumed to be a prequel to Scott’s seminal Alien, Prometheus was not billed as such.

With two movies coming away with weekend grosses of at least $50 million for the first time this summer, Hollywood fattened up—overall ticket sales were up nearly 30 percent versus last year and last week, per Exhibitor Relations.

Madagascar 3’s debut is the now summer’s biggest after that of the all-mightyThe Avengers, which upped its domestic total to $571.9 million,

and its worldwide take to just under $1.4 billion.

Among the other holdovers, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel held the best. The mini-Avengers (budget $10 million) has now grossed $31 million domestically, and, per BoxOfficeMojo.com, more than $113 million worldwide.

In its third week, Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom cracked the Top 10, despite screening at fewer than 100 theaters.

Johnny Depp’s Dark Shadows fell from the standings after a subpar four-week run. The 1970s-centric vampire tale hasn’t come close to matching its $150 million budget domestically, and stands at about $194 million worldwide, per BoxOfficeMojo.com.

Outside of the Top 10, The Hunger Games broke $400 million domestically, and edged closer to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on the list of Hollywood’s all-time domestic champs.

Elsewhere, Robert Pattinson’s Bel Ami grossed $40,000 at 16 theaters, not good, but not bad considering the debuting period drama actually debuted last month as a video-on-demand title.

cable channel 120 in Cebu and Davao.

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SKYcable Season Pass redefines home entertainment as it gives you more reasons to enjoy your time at home with this exclusive access pass to the latest movies fresh from the cinema.

If you want to know more about “Every Breath U Take” on SKYcable Season Pass, log on to www.mysky.com. ph or call SKYcable’s customer service hotlines at 032-3452278 for Cebu; and 082-3055456 for Davao. With SKYcable, experience digital cable TV beyond clear signal.

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Freedom from plastic

By Carlo P. Mallo Photo by Rudolph Alama

IN a couple of weeks, Davao City will no longer see non-biodegradable plastic bags, cups, cellophanes, and Styrofoam being used in the many restaurants, fast food joints, groceries, shopping centers, and other places of trade and commerce – and hopefully, even among vendors and the public market as well.

This is the kind of freedom that we have never thought would be possible.

Plastic has been a very helpful luxury for mankind, but it has been abused and has not been properly disposed.

Just take a look at the sewer systems (the city has none but some private residential villages in the city have one), and you’ll see that plastic is one of the primary products that clogs it. And due to its non-biodegradable nature, plastic does not decompose in days, months, and even years! Aside from clogging our drainage systems, plastic is also filling up our dumpsites.

With the city ordinance

all set for implementation, people and business are forced to shift to paper, food-grade paper containers for food, and canvas bags for groceries. Or as some stores have already done, use biodegradable plastic, which decomposes in 6 months after it is first exposed to air.

And this Independence Day, there is reason for us not only our liberation from our colonizers but also a reason to celebrate a new found freedom from what may seem an innocent packaging material is actually holding hostage the pres-

ent and future generations.

Just remember how many times we have been roused from our sleep because of floodwater rising, or the foul smell of burnt plastic, or how many turtles, dolphins, and whales have been washed ashore because they have ingested plastic bags.

Davao City is just one of the many cities in the country. There are hundreds more that should be banning the use of plastic and styrofoam as well, but it all starts with one voice – just like how our ancestors’ struggle for freedom also started.