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‘Euphoria’ star Hunter Schafer Joins ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’

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THE Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes has just grown its cast even further, adding up-and-coming actress Hunter Schafer.

The Lionsgate prequel to the hit YA trilogy is based on Suzanne Collins’ 2020 novel, The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, which tells the story of a young Coriolanus Snow. The studio previously revealed that West Side Story star Rachel Zegler would play District 12 tribute Lucy Gray Baird, alongside Tom Blyth (Billy The Kid) as Snow himself.

Lionsgate previously revealed five other cast members for The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. Schafer will join Jerome Lance as Marcus, a tribute from District 2; Knox Gibson as Bobbin from District 8; Mackenzie Lansing as Coral from District 4; Ashley Liao as Clemensia Dovecote, and Aamer Husain as Felix Ravinstill, who are each District 11 mentors. The cast is full of fresh faces on the rise, and they’re certain to create a stir among fans of The Hunger Games franchise.

Schafer will portray Tigris Snow, who is Coriolanus’ cousin and confidante that advises him in every aspect of his life. She not only guides him in his own role as mentor, but even directs his moral compass. She will surely have something to say when Coriolanus forms a relationship with Lucy, which greatly affects his outlook on the games.

Hunter Schafer, who made her onscreen debut in HBO’s Euphoria, has already made a huge impression on the industry in a very short time. Not only has she champion civil rights as a trans activist in the public sphere, but she has even ventured into voice acting with the English dub of the anime film Belle.

The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes will be directed by Francis Lawrence, who is already very familiar with The Hunger Games as director of the last three films: Catching Fire, Mockingjay Part One, and Mockingjay Part Two. (source: screenrant.com)

(ROHN ROMULO)

Gobyerno, ipinagpaliban ang booster rollout para sa non-immunocompromised children na may edad na 12-17

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IPINAGPALIBAN ng national government ang pagbibigay ng kauna-unahang COVID-19 booster dose para sa non-immunocompromised children na may edad na 12 hanggang 17 bunsod ng ilang “glitches” sa Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC).

Ipinaliwanag ni National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) chairperson at Health Undersecretary Dr. Myrna Cabotaje na ang HTAC ay gumawa ng kundisyon na ang healthy adolescents na may edad na 12 hanggang 17 ay mabibigyan lamang ng kanilang booster shot kung ang booster coverage para sa senior citizens sa kani-kanilang lugar ay umabot sa 40%.

“We were confident sana na after the immunocompromised, sisimulan na ang rest of the 12 to 17 booster. Kaya nga lang po, may isang recommendation ang HTAC na nakiki-bargain kami. Ang gusto nila, at least 40% ng first booster ng area ay sa senior citizen. Alam naman natin na mababa ang first booster. Scientifically, may basis sila, pero operationally, nahihirapan kami,” ayon kay Cabotaje.

Ang rollout ng unang COVID-19 booster dose para sa immunocompromised minors para sa nasabing age group ay nagsimula, araw ng Miyerkules subalit sa mga ospital lamang dahil sa safety reasons.

Sinabi ni Cabotaje, na nananatili pa rin silang nakikipag-negosasyon sa HTAC kaugnay sa nasabing kondisyon, umaasa na magdedesisyon ito sa loob ng isang araw kung ang booster inoculation para sa non-immunocompromised children na may edad na 12 hanggang 17 ay maaaring magpatuloy “as long as they meet the five-month interval.”

Base sa guidelines ng Department of Health (DOH), ang immunocompromised adolescents na may edad na 12-17 ay maaaring makatanggap ng first booster ng 28 araw matapos ang second dose ng COVID-19.

Samantala, ang non-immunocompromised mula sa parehong age group ay kailangan na maghintay ng limang buwan matapos ang bakuna ng kanilang second COVID-19 dose bago pa sila makakuha ng kanilang unang booster shot. (BISHOP JESUS “JEMBA” M. BASCO)

‘TWBU’, nasa number 3 spot ng Netflix PH: ALDEN, masaya sa sunud-sunud na tagumpay ng mga projects sa GMA

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MASAYA si Asia’s Multimedia Star Alden Richards sa sunud-sunod na tagumpay ng mga projects na ginawa niya sa GMA Network.

Matapos mag-open last June 17 sa Netflix PH ang romantic-drama teleserye na The World Between Us, kasama sina Jasmine Curtis-Smith at Tom Rodriguez, ang good news ay nasa number 3 spot na sila sa Top 10 shows.

At ang latest news tungkol pa rin sa TWBU, ito ang first Filipino title on Freevee, Amazon’s free-streaming video service.

According to Alden sa latest interview niya, this was a huge achievement for the GMA-7 primetime drama, “Parang ngayon nagha-harvest ng fruit iyong ‘The World Between Us.’ Nakakatuwa kasi based on what I heard, iyong team ng Amazon Freevee ang lumapit sa GMA to get the title.

“Sobrang honored and proud lahat. The whole team is so proud to be recognized by an international platform again. This milestone served as an inspiration for me to do better. Ito rin kasi ang dream ko for the soap kasi sobrang pinaghirapan siya ng lahat, dahil ginawa namin ito during the height of the pandemic, kaya being part of Freevee’s line up was a reward.”

No wonder, mas inspired ngayon si Alden na tapusin ang taping ng Korean drama na Start-Up Philippines dahil naghahanda na rin siya sa kanyang ForwARd concert sa five US cities by the middle of August to September.

Ang first ever self-produced concert ni Alden ay ang first time ulit niyang mag-live concert, after almost three years of the pandemic. Ang proceeds ng concert ay gagamitin nila para sa itinayo niyang AR Foundation, Inc.

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EXCITED na ang mga netizens na gabi-gabing sumusubaybay sa First Lady nina Gabby Concepcion at Sanya Lopez.

Finale week na nila simula ngayong gabi, at sa loob ng limang gabi, para bang napakarami pang dapat asahan ang mga televiewers. Like, mapapahamak ba ang magbalaeng Blesilda (Pilar Pilapil) at Edna (Sandy Andolong), sa kamay ni Sen. Allegra (Isabel Rivas), o mahuli na siya at maparusahan, dahil sa assassination plot niya para mamatay ang buong pamilya ni PGA (Gabby)?

Mabuo na kaya ang baby nina PGA at Melody (Sanya)? At bukod sa special guest appearance ni Jestoni Alarcon sa serye, sino pa ang dalawang special guests na papasok sa story? Ikakagalit kaya ni Melody kung papalitan siya ni PGA bilang presidential candidate?

Don’t fail to watch the finale week of First Lady after 24 Oras, na alam ba ninyong maraming netizens ang nagri-request kung pwedeng magkaroon pa ito ng season three?

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LAST June 20, after Father’s Day, Kapuso couple, Dennis Trillo and Jennylyn Mercado formally introduced their daughter to the world sa pamamagitan ng YouTube channel ng actress, ang “After All.”

Nagpakita muna sila ng snippets from Jen’s admission to the hospital hanggang sa lumabas na sila. Hindi pa iyon ang due date ni Jen, check-up lamang iyon, but her prenatal cervix was already open, kaya nag-decide na ang obstetrician-gynecologist ni Jen na magsilang na siya by ceasarian section. That was April 25.

In the vlog, Jennylyn and Dennis finally revealed the face of Baby D which stands for Dylan. More on Baby Dylan sa susunod na vlog ni Jennylyn.

(NORA V. CALDERON)

Pres-elect Marcos at pamilya naghahanda na para sa kanyang ‘assumption to office’

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KINUMPIRMA ni President-elect Bong Bong Marcos na nasa transition process ang kanyang pamilya para maging First Family simula June 30,2022.

Sa isang video na pinost sa kanyang YouTube channel, sinabi ni Marcos Jr., na ang kanyang asawa na si Liza at mga anak na sina Sandro, Simon at Vinny ay kasalukuyang nag-aadjust para sa kanilang bagong buhay bilang miyembro ng presidential family.

Sinabi ng incoming President na pansamantalang iniwan muna ni Liza ang kanyang posisyon sa kanilang law firm na M & Associates na kanyang binuo.

“Malungkot, dahil ito’y alam ko, nakita ko, pinaghirapan niya… talagang binuhos niya ang kanyang sipag dito, ang kanyang galing dito. From nothing, nagkaroon ng isang magandang law firm, ngunit wala tayong magagawa dahil siya ay magiging First Lady at kailangan niyang bitawan ang kanyang interes doon sa kaniyang law firm,” pahayag ni Pres-elect Marcos Jr.

Humingi ng paumanhin si Bong Bong sa kanyang asawa dahil kailangan nitong iwan ang kanyang law firm.

Ang panganay nilang anak na si Sandro ay naghahanda na rin sa kaniyang trabaho bilang Ilocos Norte representative.

“Iyong dalawa ko pang anak, dahan-dahang nasasanay dahil marami silang bigla na security. Panay nga reklamo. Pero wala tayong magagawa, ganoon talaga ‘pag ikaw ay naging anak ng presidente,” dagdag pa ni Marcos.

Pinasalamatan naman ni Marcos si Pang. Rodrigo Duterte sa kanyang mga nagawa sa bansa at saludo siya dito.

“Pinasalamatan ko siya dahil kahit papa’no, sinuportahan kami ni Inday Sara, pati ako. Tiniyak ko sa kanya na ‘yung mga proyekto niya na nakabuti sa ating bansa ay ipagpapatuloy ko,” dagdag pa ni Marcos. (Daris Jose)

Renomination ni Nograles bilang chairperson, OK sa CSC

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WELCOME sa Civil Service Commission (CSC) ang ginawang ‘renomination” ni President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. kay dating cabinet secretary Karlo Nograles bilang Chairperson-designate ng nasabing ahensiya.

“We were already off to a good start with Chair Karlo’s earlier brief stint at the Commission. Now that he’s back, I, together with Commissioner Ryan Acosta, as well as the rest of our officials and employees, are eager to continue working with him on the plans and much-needed reforms we had laid down for the civil service,” ayon kay CSC Senior Commissioner Aileen Lourdes A. Lizada.

Ayon sa CSC, bahagi ng kanilang plano sa ilalim ni Nograles ay ang palitan ang “outdated modes of service delivery through proactive HR policies and programs, digitalization, and upskilling of the government workforce.”

Tinukoy ng CSC na dahil sa fast-changing needs at kondisyon ng workforce, prayoridad nito na gawing “adaptive at fragile” ang public service delivery upang masiguro na nagpapatuloy sa gitna ng krisis o emergencies.

Ang CSC Resolution No. 2200209, o ang Policies on Flexible Work Arrangements in the Government ay “one of the last policy resolutions the Commission promulgated before Nograles stepped out of the agency. The policy aims to provide adaptable and responsive work schemes for government officials and employees to manage any current or emergent situations caused either by natural and man-made calamities or any other situation that may affect the delivery of public services.”

Samantala, nagpahayag naman ng kanyang pasasalamat si Nograles kay Marcos para sa panibagong pagkakataon para pangunahan ang constitutional body.

“I thank President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for his trust and confidence. Maraming, maraming salamat po for this opportunity to continue our efforts to further professionalize the civil service, not only to make it world-class but, more importantly, to better serve our fellow Filipinos especially during these trying times,” ayon kalatas ni Nograles.

“I am very excited to return to the Civil Service Commission and lead it into the better normal, together with its committed and dedicated public servants,” dagdag na pahayag nito.

Si Nograles ay pinagkalooban ng an ad-interim appointment bilang CSC Chairperson ni incumbent President Rodrigo Roa Duterte noong Marso 4, 2022 at nagsilbi hanggang Hunyo 1, 2022.

Si Nograles, nagsilbi ng three terms bilang kinatawan ng 1st District of Davao City mula 2010 hanggang 2018, kung saan siya ang chairman ng Committees on Labor and Employment (16th Congress) at Appropriations (17th Congress), na sa kalaunan ay itinalaga ni Pangulong Duterte bilang Cabinet Secretary noong Nobyembre 2018.

Nagsilbi rin siya bilang presidential spokesperson at co-chair at spokesperson ng Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). (Daris Jose)

K-Pop Group RED VELVET, BINI, LADY PIPAY, at BGYO bibida sa advocacy concert na ‘Be You! The World Will Adjust’

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HANDA na ang lahat para sa espesyal na advocacy concert na hangarin ang i-promote ang mental health awareness para sa mga taong may special needs na pinamagatang Be You! The World Will Adjust (An Extraordinary Celebration For People With Special Needs) sa Hulyo 22 (Biyernes, 7:00 p.m.) sa SM Mall Of Asia Arena at ito ay inisyatibo ng Purpose International Training Institute Inc.

Gumagawa at nagbibigay ang In Purpose International Training Institute Inc. ng mga tutorial trainings nan aka-sentro sa mga programa para sa skill development at special education para sa mga taong mayroong special needs.

Sa pamamagitan ng kanilang tagline na #YesToInclusion, layunin ng event na ito ang ipagdiwang ang diversity, individuality, at kalayaan ng self-expression lalo na sa mga taong may special needs.

Nais ng event na lumikha ng isang bukas at ligtas na espasyo para ma-express ng lahat ang kanilang mga sarili at ipagdiwang ang buhay lalong-lalo na sa gitna ng mahirap na buhay dulot ng pandemya.

Mula ito sa direksyon ni Alex Magbanua, bida sa concert na ito na talaga namang spectacular ang show ang mga powerhouse artists gaya ng Korean all-girl pop group na Red Velvet kasama ang mga homegrown Pinoy artists gaya
ng BGYO, Bini, Aeron Mendoza, at Lady Pipay.

Ipapakita din sa concert ang mga inspiring testimonials na nag-aangat sa mga experiences ng mga taong may special needs.

(ROHN ROMULO)

PDU30, hinawakan ang West Philippine Sea dispute ng “maingat at walang pag-aalinlangan”

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“CAREFULLY and decisively,” ang naging paghawak ni Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte sa maritime dispute sa West Philippine Sea (WPS).

“The China-Philippine relationship has been placed on a better platform and has now been… better than what we experienced the last six years,” ayon kay Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar.

“This is exhibited by his unrelenting stance on the West Philippine Sea where he again mentions that the 2016 arbitral award – a significant contribution to the body of international law particularly the 1982 UNCLOS and that it singles out no one,” ani Andanar.

Aniya, paninindigan ng pamahalaan ang “full implementation” ng 2022 declaration ng conduct of parties sa South China Sea, alinsunod sa freedom of navigation and over-flight, exercise self restraint at protect the marine environment na nakasaad sa UNCLOS.

Sinabi ng Philippine Foreign Affairs Department na nakapaghain na sila ng mahigit sa 300 diplomatic protests laban sa “unprovoked” Chinese illegal activities sa West Philippine Sea.

Samantala, pinuri naman ni Andanar si Pangulong Duterte para sa “tumitibay at lumalalim” na relasyon nito sa China.

Pinasalamatan din ni Andanar ang China para sa donasyon nito na bakuna sa panahon ng COVID-19 pandemic.

“We are once again grateful to China, our friend for more than a thousand years for helping us through these challenging and tough times,” ayon kay Andanar.

“With the vaccines China has donated, we were able to start our healing and economic recovery as a people and nation during the beginning of the pandemic,” aniya pa rin. (Daris Jose)