Evolution of Philippine (Television) Drama

Atlas TV Guide Vol. 10 No. 122, February 2010

On the cover: Jerri Manthey, Rupert Boneham and Rob Mariano

An assigned article, “The Evolution of Philippine Drama,” is a research-based write-up about the “60 years of Drama” on television watched by Filipino households.

“A good person will never fail; he will always be remembered.” – Psalms 112:6, The Good News Bible in Today’s English Version.

Television's Top 20 Hottest Female Celebs (2009)

Atlas TV Guide Vol. 9 No. 110, February 2009

On the cover: Blake Lively, Taylor Momsen and Leighton Meester

Philippine “Television’s Top 20 Hottest Female Celebs” for 2009 each described in four-line rhymes.

“..... I desire women to adorn themselves in well-arranged dress, with modesty and soundness of mind, not with styles of hair braiding and gold or pearls or very expensive garb, but in the way that befits women professing to reverence GOD, namely through good works.” – The First to Timothy 2:9-10, New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures.

Four Decades of Animation in the Philippines

TV Star Guide Vol. 1 No. 12 (1st Anniversary Special), December 2000
On the cover: Sarah Michelle Gellar and Sean Patrick Flanery

A list of 12 “Memorable Christmas Movies” (p. 14).

Also in this First Anniversary Special of TV Star is a rundown of the “Four Decades of Animation in the Philippines” (pp. 16-17).

 “To the downtrodden every day is wretched, but to have a merry heart is a perpetual feast.” – Proverbs 15:15, The Revised English Bible.

Nonstop News Broadcast: The Battle for TV Supremacy Heats Up

Atlas TV Guide Vol. 11 No. 136, April 2011
On the cover: Top Chef host Kelly Choi and participant Marcus Samuelsson

For the Atlas TV Guide April 2011 issue, I was assigned to write a browse-through assessment of the Philippines’ top three television networks regarding their respective free-to-air dedicated news channel. It’s “Nonstop News Broadcast” as TV5’s Aksyon TV, GMA 7’s News TV and ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) go head to head as “The Battle for TV Supremacy Heats Up” (pp. 16-17).

“Good news from a faraway place is like a cool drink when you are tired.” – Proverbs 25:25, The Everyday Bible, New Century Version.

The Eastern Sarus Crane: Is the Philippines' Largest Bird Already Extinct?

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 20 No. 43, March 4, 1997
On the cover: Tom Cruise
 

For the “Let’s Save Our Planet” section of Mr. & Ms. March 4 1997 issue, I did a research about the Eastern Sarus Crane, the largest bird in the Philippines, and discovered that there are very little information about the bird available locally. The concern agencies of government have not taken any concerted effort to study this precious endemic bird. The information that I gathered were taken from foreign research and studies. And so I asked, “The Eastern Sarus Crane: Is the Philippines’ Largest Bird Already Extinct?”

Atlas TV Star (Later Atlas TV Guide), March 2000
On the cover: The Launching of Disney Channel
 

For the article "Anime vs. Animation vs. Cartoons" (pp. 26-27), I surveyed and interviewed 120 people, mostly kids and teens, to know what anime, animation and cartoon series they like and dislike.

"A poor but wise boy is better than a foolish but old king who doesn't listen to advice." – Ecclesiastes 4:13, The Everyday Bible, New Century Version.