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SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2017 Isah V. Red, Editor / Bernadette Lunas, Issue Editor isahred@gmail.com.ph
MEET THE ‘YOUNGEST’ CHANGEMAKERS IN FORBES 2017 LIST OF 30 UNDER 30
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(Part 1 of 2) BEING young has never been an advantage as it is today. Forbes recently released its annual list of 30 under 30, a gathering of today’s young change-makers who are bold and skilled enough to challenge rules and conventions as well as succeed in various industries. Here are the 30 youngest of Forbes’s 600 honorees in 2017 who prove that “you’re never too young to achieve real success.”
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HERE is another challenge for dining establishments these days aside from serving sumptuous food. Restaurateurs now have to cater to the Instagram-obsessed generation by creating a space with a unique character. This concept café seems to have hit all the right notes, as since its inception over a year ago, it has been gaining a lot of attention from locals, diners, artists and style bloggers who enjoy each corner of this artinspired hangout. Buku-Buku Kafe is owned by mother-daughter-son creative trio Lyn Santiago, who heads the operations; Jessica Santiago, who handles digital marketing; and Nicholas Santiago, who spearheads all marketing efforts. It’s a coffee shop/dining hub/reading space/avenue for upcoming artists and musicians located at The District in Imus, Cavite. The idea of putting up a concept café that offers a full dining experience came about when Jessica traveled to the US, where she chanced upon small street coffee shops with artistic vibes. She saw how these spaces allowed artists to do poetry reading and live session with bands. Buku-buku is a Bahasa term for “many, many books” thus in its core, the hangout place serves as a book reading space where patrons can peruse books, comic books and zines while indulging in a cup of brewed coffee, cocktail drinks and food items inspired by the founders’s travels in Malaysia and Europe. Music and visual artists who are looking for a stage, so to speak, to showcase their work are afforded more visibility at Buku-Buku Kafe. “I think our partnership with young local artists and indie musicians works both ways. They’re pretty much in line with our brand vision; selling art pieces and having live performances from indie bands add up to the unique flavor of our café,” says Nicholas. The Santiago trio further pushed their mission of boosting the art and music scene in the south as they opened the second Buku-Buku Kafe branch at SM Southmall in Las Piñas in December last year. The 123-sqm Las Piñas branch boasts of industrial chic look. Every corner has been detailed and structured with a creative touch to make the whole place truly Instagram-worthy. The wooden tables and light fixtures with floating books were present in the new branch, as these are some of the signature elements in the flagship restaurant. The huge wall mural and framed black and white vintage photos hanging on the staircase wall, meanwhile, are meant to catch the attention of any guest. According to Nicholas, the second branch was designed to appeal to both the culinary and visual arts enthusiasts. He shared, “With wonderfully simple and rather eclectic furnishings which match the industrial look, the focus is not just on food but the total experience. We want to inspire human emotions for sure.” Taking the simplest form of space and transforming it into something unique, Buku-Buku Kafe is introducing a new and creative kind of hangout spot. —BML
FOOD MEETS ART. Diners, style bloggers and upcoming music and visual artists have found a new place to hangout and showcase their work at the eclectic coffee shop/dining hub/reading space Buku-Buku Kafe.
Aditya Agarwalla, 23 This Princeton University drop out is part of the Social Entrepreneurs list for his Kisan Network, which he founded to serve as an online marketplace for smallscale farmers in India.
Simone Biles, 19 An honoree for Sports, Biles is an American gymnast who has already won four Olympic gold medals.
Alessia Cara, 20 This young Canadian pop-star first made waves on YouTube. She sung the theme song for Disney movie Moana. Keiana Cave, 18 The teenage founder of Mare, a startup company dedicated to inventing molecules to solve major social problems such as oil spill toxins, notched a spot in Energy category. James Charles, 17 An honoree for Art & Style, this high school senior makeup artist is named the first male ambassador of makeup brand CoverGirl in 2016.
RJ Cyler, 21 Blue Ranger in the upcoming Power Rangers film is on Forbes list for Hollywood & Entertainment. Turn to E2
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Daya, 18 The “Sit Still, Look Pretty” and ‘Hide Away” singer has a bright future ahead of her as she is listed on the Music category. Desiigner, 19 This young musician made it to the airwaves with his hip hop song “Panda,” gaining him a spot in the Music category.
8 OUTSTANDING WOMEN IN NATION’S SERVICE
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Elle Fanning, 18 The youngest Fanning sister is making a name for herself as she recently starred in Disney’s Maleficent.
O SAY that being a woman is difficult would be an understatement.
First, it’s only the female gender that has to endure the excruciating pain of childbirth. Then, she has to thrive in a world where misogyny remains rampant. And, she is expected to live a life that’s “meant for women”—a submissive, stay-at-home life where she is assumed to take over domestic duties and discouraged to pursue careers delegated to men. The list goes on, sadly. Fortunately, many women have broken and are breaking through the glass ceiling, gender stereotype notwithstanding. No sexist remark or general assumption stops them to show the world that they can be whoever they want to be, and be actually good at it. course did not end there as she practices a fearless journalism career as multi-media manager and trauma reporter. Silverlens gallery founder Luisa Mercedes Lorenzo is TOWNS’s awardee for Arts. Her biggest contribution to nation building is putting in place, through the photography gallery, practices that eventually should be standard for all galleries and museums. Philippine Navy commissioned officer Marissa Arlene Martinez’s work in training and development, and capacity enhancement for officers and sailors qualified her to receive the TOWNS award for Government Service. As one of the first female graduates of the Philippine Military Academy (class of 1997), Martinez is considered a pioneer in the military. With her goal to address the widespread inequity in access to electricity in the Philippines, Computer Engineering graduate Aisa Mijeno co-founded the Sustainable Alternative Lighting Corporation (SALt Corp.) with her brother Raphael.
Elliot Fletcher, 20 An honoree for Hollywood & Entertainment category, the Faking It star is one of the few trans actors onscreen. Skyler Grey, 16 This Los Angeles high schooler has painted murals at the Four Seasons in Dubai and outside the Cipriani building in Abu Dhabi, some of the reasons that gained him a spot in the Art & Style category. Lucas Hedges, 20 His portrayal of a teen whose father dies of heart condition in Manchester by the Sea has won over critics and Forbes’s panel of judges, giving him the honor of being part of the Hollywood & Entertainment category.
Take these eight women, recipients of The Outstanding Women in Nation’s Service (TOWNS) Foundation’s TOWNS 2016 Award. The eight awardees were chosen from over 60 nominations. Twoscreening committees and the Board of Judges chaired by Supreme Court Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno did the final selection.
The outstanding women
Thirty-year-old Cherrie Atilano is the awardee for Social Development for her work to improve the lives of Filipino farmers as well as encourage the youth to pursue a career in farming through AGREA Agricultural System International, Inc., an agri-social enterprise in Marinduque that builds sustainable farming communities. She believes that “this country will not prosper unless we believe and support the backbone of our economy which is agriculture” and that “we need to make our farmers’s lives better.”
Cody James, 21 This Robotics Programmer, who has already worked at Boeing and Textron and now working on advanced manufacturing for future aircraft, is one of the 30 under 30 in Manufacturing & Industry.
Kylie Jenner, 19 Aside from her reality TV fame, this young star is recognized for her Kylie Cosmetics brand which is said to have earned seven figures in revenues last year alone, thus gaining her a spot in Retail & E-Commerce. Chloe Kim, 16 This Team USA member became the first American woman to win a gold medal in snowboarding at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, a recognition that made her a deserving honoree for the Sports category.
Her impressive feat at the 2016 Rio Olympics earned Hidilyn Diaz the weighty recognition of being TOWNS’s outstanding woman in Sports category. Her third try at the Olympics got her a silver medal—ending the country’s medal drought. The Pinay weightlifter is also the first Filipino woman to win an Olympic medal. Patricia Evangelista’s claim to fame was being the first Filipino to win at the London-based annual International Public Speaking Championships at age 18. But her contribution to public dis-
And through this start-up social enterprise, she created the SALt Lamp. The great potential of Aisa’s invention led for her to share the stage with US President Barack Obama and Alibaba Group Holding Limited Executive Director Jack Ma at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation in November 2015. Right now, the social enterprise is gaining ground in electricity-poor countries that want to take advantage of the technology. No wonder Mijeno is bestowed upon the award for Social Enterprise. Lou Sabrina Ongkiko has the credentials and the capacity to teach in other countries, yet she chose to be a public school teacher in the Philippines. She asserts that she would rather teach in the public school because if there is someone she wants to help develop, encourage to dream more, and to see become successful, that is the Filipino child. Ongkiko, the awardee for Education, works on the Senior High School Manual of Operations with the School Effectiveness Division (SED). TOWNS awardee for Information and Communications Technology is Jocelle Sigue, for her efforts to help local government units in different parts of the country, especially in the countryside, to develop their ICT ecosystems for job and investment generation. She trains and builds ICT councils in various cities and provinces, some of which are now part of emerging locations for IT-BPM.
WOMEN OF SUBSTANCE. The Outstanding Women in Nation’s Service Foundation has named Cherrie Atilano, Hidilyn Diaz, Patricia Evangelista, Luisa Mercedes Lorenzo, Marissa Arlene Martinez, Aisa Mijeno, Lou Sabrina Ongkiko and Jocelle Sigue as TOWNS 2016 awardees.
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“Aside from the obvious fact that we always strive to offer something fresh every month, how the life of a person has progressed over a considerable period of time can, in itself, make for an interesting account. Unless that individual went through a monumental change, then it wouldn’t make sense to rush a follow-up appearance,” the cover story quotes. Another article furthers that the magazine is proud to say that it is instrumental to Kim’s success at the moment introducing the stunning actress as simply the girl from the viral Twerk It Like Miley Dubsmash video to being every man’s ultimate fantasy. Meanwhile, in her interview with FHM, the sexy actress shared, “Iyong biggest challenge ko ngayon is kung paano ako tatagal sa industriya. I want to prove to everyone that talent still reigns. Ang pagiging ‘pantasya ng bayan’ ay hindi kasing simple ng pagpapakita ng katawan. Sex appeal is beyond showing skin.” Confident that people would look beyond her physical attributes, Kim also focuses on her other skills like singing. For her first project in 2017, Kim is in the cast of Mang Kepweng remake where she plays Vhong Navarro’s leading lady. Nickie Wang
E GUESS the Ginebra San Miguel 2017 themed calendar wasn’t racy enough as Pantasya ng Bayan Kim Domingo left little to the imagination when she posed topless with only her hands covering her breasts for the January cover of FHM. The 21-year-old Kapuso star teased her Instagram followers with a series of posts before the New Year. Clearly up for something, Kim treated her fans to a generous display of the product of her photo shoot with the popular men’s magazine. On the cover story, the magazine noted that they normally wait for a couple of years before they ask a cover girl to headline another issue because they aim to showcase something fresh every month. But Kim’s case is obviously an exception. The FHM January muse debuted on the cover of the popular glossy in December 2015. Since then, Kim became one of the most requested models for the magazine. They even receive regular queries on when the sexy Kapuso talent is coming back as its cover girl.
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Pantasya ng Bayan Kim Domingo smolders on the cover of FHM Philippines January issue
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BIRTHDAY girl Liza Soberano, who turned 19 on Wednesday, was included on the annual list of 100 women with the most beautiful faces in the world. The list was revealed by website TC Candler and based on submissions from the Internet. The Kapamilya star placed 2nd on “The 27th Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Faces 2016,” which was announced in a YouTube video on Dec. 27 and has received almost three million views so far. It’s the second time for Liza to be included in the list (which was started in 1990). She is joined by another Kapamilya actress, Kathryn Bernando, who ranked 69th. The world famous 100 Faces List is published annually by The Independent Critics since 1990. What originally started off as a small project has grown into a yearly internet phenomenon. In recent years, the list has been seen by almost a quarter of a billion people from around the world. It is widely considered to be the most internationally recognized and prestigious list of its kind. Almost 40 countries are represented on the annual list. That number seems to go up every year as the public participation grows and expands. This diversity relies heavily on suggestions from almost every corner of the globe. As the years have passed, The Independent Critics list has been heavily influenced by the rise of international modeling, worldwide cinema, K-Pop, Bollywood, global television, and Internet personalities.
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Nickie Wang, Issue Editor isahred@gmail.com
The cast of the controversial MMFF 2016 entry, "Oro"
Richard Parker (the tiger) almost drowned during the filming of the blockbuster movie
5 INSTANCES ‘NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED’
‘ORO’ TURNS ‘PIEDRA’ A DISTURBING TWIST ON MMFF WINNING FILM
By Nickie Wang
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N MANY cases, real animals are required for the story for it to be realistic and believable. In the very same premise, in a scene from Oro, a Metro Manila Film Festival entry, a dog was slaughtered because “it is part of a tradition.”
However, in a statement posted on the film’s Facebook page, director Alvin Yapan vehemently denied that they killed a dog for the movie. He said the scene was based on the testimony of a witness and that he never asked an actor to kill a dog in the film. “I did not invent the metaphor of killing a dog just for the movie to be talked about,” Yapan’s statement said. “I’m not dumb. And any actor for sure will not allow it. And I will never put any actor in that position.” The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) thinks otherwise. In a statement, Peta-Asia said witnesses confirmed that the dog slaughter scene was real. “Whether or not the dog slaughter scene was intentionally staged or a dog was coincidentally slaughtered at the location of the movie, the fact remains that the killing was illegal,” PetaAsia said. The film, which won three trophies at the MMFF Gabi ng Parangal namely Best Actress (Irma Adlawan), Best Ensemble Cast, and the Fernando Poe, Jr. Memorial Award, is now in the center of controversy after barrage of complaints flooded social media calling the withdrawal of Oro in the film fest. Oro was stripped off the FJP award due to this controversy. In statement sent to the media by MMFF spokesperson Noel Ferrer,, it said that theater owners had been advised to stop screening Oro until the filmmaker submit an edited version cutting out the dog slaughter. And in revoking the FPJ award, the statement said, “Upon consultation with the family of the late Fernando Poe, Jr.,, the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) Executive Committee announces the withdrawal of the Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award recently granted to the film Oro. Without making any judgment on the artistic merit of the film or cinematic depiction, the MMFF finds the present controversy on the alleged killing of a dog in the course of the filming of the movie effectively casts a doubt on the movie’s ability to exemplify the human and cultural values espoused by the late Fernando Poe, Jr.” Their statement furthered that they would like to reiterate that the MMFF Executive Committee takes this opportunity to strongly emphasize that it has not condoned nor will ever condone any cruelty to animals. Neither will it allow the Festival to be the vehicle for any such actions. The MMFF has been getting positive feedback from the audience and local film community for giving this year’s
MMFF Gabi ng Parangal Best Supporting Actress Phoebe Walker (top) and Best Supporting Actor Christian Bables
festival a much-needed makeover. It staged the festival’s 42nd edition excluding commercial films that used to be staples in the annual film event. At the awards presentation on Dec. 29, Sunday Beauty Queen, which follows a group of Hong Kong-based house maids as they prepare for a beauty contest dubbed the “Miss Philippines Tourism Hong Kong and is the only documentary to be included in the MMFF’s 42-year history, won best picture. The docu film also won the Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Memorial Award. Meanwhile, the most decorated films of the Gabi ng Parangal were Seklusyon and Die Beautiful. Seklusyon garnered the most number of major awards with 8 trophies including the Best Director award for Erik Matti. Die Beautiful, on the other hand, bagged the awards for Best Actor for Paolo Ballesteros, Best Supporting Actor for Christian Bables and the Audience Choice Award.
DISCLAIMER IS VIOLATED
IN MOST films in Hollywood, especially those that feature animals, you’ve probably noticed the logo of the American Humane Association (AHA) that says during the making of the movie “No Animals Were Harmed.” For the longest time, or since the AHA was established in the late 19th century, filmmakers are urged to use prosthetics or, with the advent of technology, computer-generated animals in their productions. But the full scope of animal injuries and deaths in entertainment productions cannot be known unless someone or a support group would push for a thorough investigation since it cannot be initiated by the helpless animals themselves. This week, we are listing down some of the biggest productions (in recent history) where animals were harmed during filming or while on the set. Life of Pi (2012) The Bengal tiger that was a central character in 2012 hit movie. The large cat almost drowned after falling off the boat it was filming on. It was eventually rescued by his handler and suffered no permanent injuries. Yes, Richard Parker was okay. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) Based on the report of AHA, fourteen horses were injured during the filming of 2008 fantasy adventure film. Yet it received the “No Animals Were Harmed” credit because, the organization now explains, none of the injuries were serious or due to “intentional harm.” The Hobbit (2012) In Peter Jackson’s movie, 27 animals died. Many of them were sheep and goats that drowned or died of exhaustion or dehydration while being housed and trained at a nearby farm. The deaths happened while filming was on hiatus, and no one was monitoring the animals at the time. Luck (2012) Thoroughbred horses died during the filming of a racing scene, but the director quickly dismissed the event as “something that happens in real races all the time.” Then, while filming the beginning of season two, another horse suffered horrific head injuries and had to be euthanized. Zookeeper (2011) An 18-year-old giraffe died during filming of the comedy movie. The animal apparently died after accidentally eating some blue tarp the crew had used to cover his enclosure during filming.
Senior actress Irma Adlawan accepts her Best Actress trophy for her role in the much talked about film, "Oro" Photos by Teddy Pelaez This giraffe died while it was in its enclosure waiting for the shoot