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GLOBAL ACTION ICON WU JING IS BACK IN THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED PREQUEL “THE WANDERING EARTH II”

Posted on: May 18th, 2023 by @peoplesbalita No Comments

Action icon Wu Jing has been very busy.

This month, the prolific Chinese actor, director and martial artist (“Wolf Warrior” films, “Shaolin”) will be seen in “The Wandering Earth II,” prequel to the 2019 futuristic blockbuster “The Wandering Earth.” Given the fate of Jing’s character in the first movie, it would have been impossible to include him in a second movie but fortunately, director Frant Gwo came up with the perfect solution. “Wu provided us with a lot of selfless help in the first installment,” said Gwo in an interview with China.org.cn. “I wanted to show gratitude to him, but I didn’t want to write some unconvincing plot about his resurrection. So, I said, let’s do a prequel.”

Watch the trailer for “The Wandering Earth II”: https://youtu.be/ZCuE5HntgeM

In an interview with Chinese paper Global Times to promote the first film, Jing said he hoped that “The Wandering Earth” would spark children’s interest in science. Having young children of his own, it’s no surprise that Jing wanted to be part of the prequel, too.

In “The Wandering Earth II,” after learning that the sun is rapidly burning out and will obliterate Earth in the process, humans build enormous engines to propel the planet to a new solar system, far out of reach of the sun’s fiery flares.

However, the journey out into the universe is perilous, and humankind’s last shot at survival will depend on a group of young people brave enough to step up and execute a dangerous, life-or-death operation to save the earth.

The film, to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures exclusively in cinemas in the Philippines on May 31, also stars international star Andy Lau.

Besides the highly anticipated futuristic prequel, Jing will star in another fan-favorite follow-up, “Meg 2: The Trench,” in cinemas August 2.

About “The Wandering Earth II”

Directed by Frant Gwo, with a screenplay by Frant Gwo and Gong Ge’er, “The Wandering Earth II” (a prequel to the 2019 futuristic blockbuster “The Wandering Earth”) is based on the book by Liu Cixin.

The film stars Andy Lau, Wu Jing, Li Xuejian, Sha Yi, Ning Li, Wang Zhi and Zhu Yanmanzi.

In cinemas May 31, “The Wandering Earth II” is distributed in the Philippines by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Discovery company.

(ROHN ROMULO)

75 NA IMMIGRATION OFFICERS, NAGSIPAGTAPOS

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MAY kabuuang 75 na panibagong batch ng mga Immigration Officers ang nagtapos sa ilalim ng Bureau of Immigrations (BI) Philippine Immigration Academy (PIA).

Ang mga nagtapos na mga BI Immigration ay pormal na kikilalanin sa isang graduation ceremony sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3.

Sinabi ni BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco na ang 75 ay sumailalim sa isang makabagong fast-tracked course na naglalayon na maibigay ang ” brief and concise learning experience” para sa mga bagong IO’s na magsisilbing frontliners sa mga paliparan.

Lahat ng immigration officers ay sumailalim sa pagsasanay sa ilalim ng BI-PIA kabilang ang immigration laws, rules, and procedures. Matatagpuan ang academya sa Clark, Pampanga, pero ang mga bagong officers ay nagsanay sa NAIA para sa mas holistic at on-the-ground training.

Ang mga bagong IO’s ay sinanay sa pinakabago at tamang kaugalian sa immigration industry at maaari silang mai-deploy pagkatapos ng kanilang kurso.

Ang mga bagong nagtapos ay binubuo ng 22 babae at 63 na lalaki at dinaluhan ni Secretary of Justice Jesus Crispin Remulla, bilang guest of honor at speaker.

“I am proud to have been given an opportunity to address you this morning,” ani Remulla sa kanyang talumpati. “Soldiers you are, warriors you are, but given a task sometimes called so mundane, but actually very significant at a time when terrorism other crimes have crossed borders without limit. You are the ones who limit the movement of people who will not do our country good favor,” ayon pa kay Remulla.

Ayon kay Tansingco, ang karagdagan na mga personnel ay dagdag sa pangangailangan sa airport at iba pang sangay ng BI.

“As we continually recover from the woes of the Covid-19 pandemic, we need a new breed of officers to cope with the increasing volume of passengers,” ayon sa BI Chief. “We also trust that through this action, we strengthen our drive to combat human trafficking and thwart the entry of unwanted aliens in our borders,” dagdag pa nito.

Ang 75 na bagong mga IO’s ay karagdagan sa halos 1,000 personnel na idineploy sa iba’t-ibang paliparan. GENE ADSUARA

Halos 60K Pinoy nagbenepisyo sa P400 milyong medical assistance – PCSO

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IBINAHAGI ng Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) na hindi bababa sa 60,000 Pilipino ang nakinabang sa mahigit P400 milyon na inilabas ng ahensya sa tulong medikal sa unang quarter ng 2023.

“Nasa 60,779 kababayan natin ang natulungan sa kanilang gastusing pang-medikal, na umabot sa P410,427,957.55 na inilabas ng PCSO sa pamamagitan ng Medical Access Program,” ani PCSO Chairman Junie E. Cua.

“Asahan po ninyo na tuluy-tuloy lang ang PCSO sa adhikain nitong matulungan ang sambayanang Pilipino. Paiigtingin pa natin ang serbisyo para mas marami pang kababayan natin ang makinabang,” dagdag pa ni Cua.

Ayon sa PCSO, ang Medical Access Program (MAP) ay sumasaklaw sa iba’t ibang mga request para sa fund augmentation para sa mga medical concerns tulad ng confinement, dialysis injection, paggamot sa kanser, hemodialysis, laboratoryo, diagnostic, at mga imaging procedures, gayundin sa implant at mga medikal na kagamitan, atbp.

Anila, ang MAP ay kinuha mula sa Charity Fund na binubuo ng 30 porsiyento ng mga net receipt, at eksklusibong ginagamit upang pondohan at suportahan ang mga programang pangkalusugan, tulong medikal, mga serbisyo, at mga kawanggawa na may national character.

Ang PCSO ay kumakalap ng mga pondo sa pamamagitan ng mga sweepstakes, karera ng kabayo, lottery at mga kahalintulad na aktibidad.

Nagpahayag si Cua ng positibong pananaw na ang ahensya ay makakapaglingkod sa mas maraming Pilipino ngayong taon at lalampas sa mga numerong naitala nito noong 2022 kung saan nakapaglabas ang PCSO ng P1,395,310,206.43 sa 210,731 benepisyaryo.