Philippines cancels Aug 23 holiday, says work day
MANILA, Aug 12 - Philippine markets will be open on Monday, Aug. 23, after the government said a previously declared holiday would instead fall on Aug. 21, the actual anniversary of the assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr, father of the current president.
The presidential palace said late on Wednesday it had reversed a decision of the previous administration to declare Aug. 23 a special non-working holiday.
"The president is empowered under Republic Act No 9492 to modify holidays by law, order or proclamation," presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said in a text message to reporters.
The 1983 assassination of opposition leader Aquino sparked massive protests that eventually led to the ouster of dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1986.
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Ellen DeGeneres out on "American Idol"; J-Lo in?
Ellen DeGeneres is out on “American Idol.” DeGeneres will not return as a judge on the hit singing competition series, Fox announced Thursday. And more judge changes are in store as the network tries to stem the show’s alarming loss of viewers.
Ellen DeGeneres says farewell to “Idol.” (Michael Becker/Fox)
Meanwhile, Jennifer Lopez appears to be the show’s new Paula Abdul. J-Lo’s career has been on the fast track to nowhere of late and, according to the Web site Deadline.com, she’s brokered a deal to step in and replace Ellen, who, in turn, had replaced Paula last season. But some sources said it was not yet a done deal. A Fox rep declined to comment.
For J-Lo, a move to “Idol” would mark a return to the Fox network. Like Paula, J-Lo was a dancer first; she got her big TV break as a back-up dancer on the network’s “In Living Color” sketch comedy show in the ’90s. Most recently, the singer/dancer/actress appeared in the flick “The Back-Up Plan,” which was a far cry from her 1997 starring role in “Selena.”
Sources say the suits behind the show were happy with Ellen’s exit. On Thursday, they handed her the knife, issuing a statement saying DeGeneres “has decided to bow out from her role as a judge on ‘American Idol’ next season” which included a quote from Ellen in which she said that a couple of month ago she told Fox and the show’s producers she didn’t think she was “the right fit” for the show.
The announcement even included a quote from the usually buttoned-down Peter Rice, chairman of entertainment at Fox Networks Group, in which he effused, “We love Ellen and understand and support her decision to bow out of ‘Idol’.”
However it happened, the good news — the thing for us to focus on — is that Ellen is gone. Monday, Fox’s day at Summer TV Press Tour 2010, is going to be major with the remaining “Idol” judges’ status on everyone’s minds, such as they are.
Sources say the swap-out of Ellen, who survived just one season on the show, is not the producers’ last move. We already know Simon Cowell is gone, and Kara DioGuardi’s contract had not been renewed as of press time.
And Nigel Lythgoe, who has returned to the show in an oversight capacity, had been advocating for a gut job. Lythgoe, who executive produced “Idol” for many years before leaving in summer of ‘08 to focus exclusively on “So You Think You Can Dance,” was no fan of the judging panel.
This past season — Ellen’s first and, as it turns out last, Lythgoe was the show’s most outspoken critics, telling pretty much anyone who would listen, including Zap2it.com last April, “I would replace the entire judging panel.”
“They don’t’ have a great deal of chemistry at the moment,” he said, stating the obvious, of Randy Jackson, Ellen, Kara, and Simon.
“It’s uncomfortable to watch,” Lythgoe said, speaking for us all, adding, “Ellen hasn’t worked out as well as we would have hoped.”
Ellen was a bad fit from the get go. The comic-turned-sitcom-star-turned-daytime-talk- show-host started her new “Idol” judging career on the same day Simon came to Winter TV Press Tour 2010 to announce he was quitting the show.
DeGeneres was never comfortable performing the responsibilities of an “Idol” judge. Cheerleader yes — judge no, and her pre-written gags almost always fell with a thud on performance nights.
In that interview back in April, Lythgoe blue-skied that if he could get any judge lineup he wanted on “Idol” it would be: Usher, Elton John and Justin Timberlake.
Not coincidentally, their names have all turned up in recent speculation as to who will replace Simon on the singing competition, which has seen its ratings sink dramatically the past couple seasons, though it remains the country’s most watched program.
But the latest reports have Steven Tyler front-running the list of possible Simon replacements.
Other pop culture talent who’d been spit-balled as Reporters Who Cover Television played Let’s Re-Cast “Idol” included Chris Isaak, Harry Connick Jr., and Jessica Simpson. And, let’s not forget Bret Michaels, Howard Stern — and, of course, Donald Trump .
Ellen DeGeneres says farewell to “Idol.” (Michael Becker/Fox)
Meanwhile, Jennifer Lopez appears to be the show’s new Paula Abdul. J-Lo’s career has been on the fast track to nowhere of late and, according to the Web site Deadline.com, she’s brokered a deal to step in and replace Ellen, who, in turn, had replaced Paula last season. But some sources said it was not yet a done deal. A Fox rep declined to comment.
For J-Lo, a move to “Idol” would mark a return to the Fox network. Like Paula, J-Lo was a dancer first; she got her big TV break as a back-up dancer on the network’s “In Living Color” sketch comedy show in the ’90s. Most recently, the singer/dancer/actress appeared in the flick “The Back-Up Plan,” which was a far cry from her 1997 starring role in “Selena.”
Sources say the suits behind the show were happy with Ellen’s exit. On Thursday, they handed her the knife, issuing a statement saying DeGeneres “has decided to bow out from her role as a judge on ‘American Idol’ next season” which included a quote from Ellen in which she said that a couple of month ago she told Fox and the show’s producers she didn’t think she was “the right fit” for the show.
The announcement even included a quote from the usually buttoned-down Peter Rice, chairman of entertainment at Fox Networks Group, in which he effused, “We love Ellen and understand and support her decision to bow out of ‘Idol’.”
However it happened, the good news — the thing for us to focus on — is that Ellen is gone. Monday, Fox’s day at Summer TV Press Tour 2010, is going to be major with the remaining “Idol” judges’ status on everyone’s minds, such as they are.
Sources say the swap-out of Ellen, who survived just one season on the show, is not the producers’ last move. We already know Simon Cowell is gone, and Kara DioGuardi’s contract had not been renewed as of press time.
And Nigel Lythgoe, who has returned to the show in an oversight capacity, had been advocating for a gut job. Lythgoe, who executive produced “Idol” for many years before leaving in summer of ‘08 to focus exclusively on “So You Think You Can Dance,” was no fan of the judging panel.
This past season — Ellen’s first and, as it turns out last, Lythgoe was the show’s most outspoken critics, telling pretty much anyone who would listen, including Zap2it.com last April, “I would replace the entire judging panel.”
“They don’t’ have a great deal of chemistry at the moment,” he said, stating the obvious, of Randy Jackson, Ellen, Kara, and Simon.
“It’s uncomfortable to watch,” Lythgoe said, speaking for us all, adding, “Ellen hasn’t worked out as well as we would have hoped.”
Ellen was a bad fit from the get go. The comic-turned-sitcom-star-turned-daytime-talk- show-host started her new “Idol” judging career on the same day Simon came to Winter TV Press Tour 2010 to announce he was quitting the show.
DeGeneres was never comfortable performing the responsibilities of an “Idol” judge. Cheerleader yes — judge no, and her pre-written gags almost always fell with a thud on performance nights.
In that interview back in April, Lythgoe blue-skied that if he could get any judge lineup he wanted on “Idol” it would be: Usher, Elton John and Justin Timberlake.
Not coincidentally, their names have all turned up in recent speculation as to who will replace Simon on the singing competition, which has seen its ratings sink dramatically the past couple seasons, though it remains the country’s most watched program.
But the latest reports have Steven Tyler front-running the list of possible Simon replacements.
Other pop culture talent who’d been spit-balled as Reporters Who Cover Television played Let’s Re-Cast “Idol” included Chris Isaak, Harry Connick Jr., and Jessica Simpson. And, let’s not forget Bret Michaels, Howard Stern — and, of course, Donald Trump .
Ellen DeGeneres out on "American Idol"; J-Lo in?
Ellen DeGeneres is out on “American Idol.” DeGeneres will not return as a judge on the hit singing competition series, Fox announced Thursday. And more judge changes are in store as the network tries to stem the show’s alarming loss of viewers.
Ellen DeGeneres says farewell to “Idol.” (Michael Becker/Fox)
Meanwhile, Jennifer Lopez appears to be the show’s new Paula Abdul. J-Lo’s career has been on the fast track to nowhere of late and, according to the Web site Deadline.com, she’s brokered a deal to step in and replace Ellen, who, in turn, had replaced Paula last season. But some sources said it was not yet a done deal. A Fox rep declined to comment.
For J-Lo, a move to “Idol” would mark a return to the Fox network. Like Paula, J-Lo was a dancer first; she got her big TV break as a back-up dancer on the network’s “In Living Color” sketch comedy show in the ’90s. Most recently, the singer/dancer/actress appeared in the flick “The Back-Up Plan,” which was a far cry from her 1997 starring role in “Selena.”
Sources say the suits behind the show were happy with Ellen’s exit. On Thursday, they handed her the knife, issuing a statement saying DeGeneres “has decided to bow out from her role as a judge on ‘American Idol’ next season” which included a quote from Ellen in which she said that a couple of month ago she told Fox and the show’s producers she didn’t think she was “the right fit” for the show.
The announcement even included a quote from the usually buttoned-down Peter Rice, chairman of entertainment at Fox Networks Group, in which he effused, “We love Ellen and understand and support her decision to bow out of ‘Idol’.”
However it happened, the good news — the thing for us to focus on — is that Ellen is gone. Monday, Fox’s day at Summer TV Press Tour 2010, is going to be major with the remaining “Idol” judges’ status on everyone’s minds, such as they are.
Sources say the swap-out of Ellen, who survived just one season on the show, is not the producers’ last move. We already know Simon Cowell is gone, and Kara DioGuardi’s contract had not been renewed as of press time.
And Nigel Lythgoe, who has returned to the show in an oversight capacity, had been advocating for a gut job. Lythgoe, who executive produced “Idol” for many years before leaving in summer of ‘08 to focus exclusively on “So You Think You Can Dance,” was no fan of the judging panel.
This past season — Ellen’s first and, as it turns out last, Lythgoe was the show’s most outspoken critics, telling pretty much anyone who would listen, including Zap2it.com last April, “I would replace the entire judging panel.”
“They don’t’ have a great deal of chemistry at the moment,” he said, stating the obvious, of Randy Jackson, Ellen, Kara, and Simon.
“It’s uncomfortable to watch,” Lythgoe said, speaking for us all, adding, “Ellen hasn’t worked out as well as we would have hoped.”
Ellen was a bad fit from the get go. The comic-turned-sitcom-star-turned-daytime-talk- show-host started her new “Idol” judging career on the same day Simon came to Winter TV Press Tour 2010 to announce he was quitting the show.
DeGeneres was never comfortable performing the responsibilities of an “Idol” judge. Cheerleader yes — judge no, and her pre-written gags almost always fell with a thud on performance nights.
In that interview back in April, Lythgoe blue-skied that if he could get any judge lineup he wanted on “Idol” it would be: Usher, Elton John and Justin Timberlake.
Not coincidentally, their names have all turned up in recent speculation as to who will replace Simon on the singing competition, which has seen its ratings sink dramatically the past couple seasons, though it remains the country’s most watched program.
But the latest reports have Steven Tyler front-running the list of possible Simon replacements.
Other pop culture talent who’d been spit-balled as Reporters Who Cover Television played Let’s Re-Cast “Idol” included Chris Isaak, Harry Connick Jr., and Jessica Simpson. And, let’s not forget Bret Michaels, Howard Stern — and, of course, Donald Trump .
Ellen DeGeneres says farewell to “Idol.” (Michael Becker/Fox)
Meanwhile, Jennifer Lopez appears to be the show’s new Paula Abdul. J-Lo’s career has been on the fast track to nowhere of late and, according to the Web site Deadline.com, she’s brokered a deal to step in and replace Ellen, who, in turn, had replaced Paula last season. But some sources said it was not yet a done deal. A Fox rep declined to comment.
For J-Lo, a move to “Idol” would mark a return to the Fox network. Like Paula, J-Lo was a dancer first; she got her big TV break as a back-up dancer on the network’s “In Living Color” sketch comedy show in the ’90s. Most recently, the singer/dancer/actress appeared in the flick “The Back-Up Plan,” which was a far cry from her 1997 starring role in “Selena.”
Sources say the suits behind the show were happy with Ellen’s exit. On Thursday, they handed her the knife, issuing a statement saying DeGeneres “has decided to bow out from her role as a judge on ‘American Idol’ next season” which included a quote from Ellen in which she said that a couple of month ago she told Fox and the show’s producers she didn’t think she was “the right fit” for the show.
The announcement even included a quote from the usually buttoned-down Peter Rice, chairman of entertainment at Fox Networks Group, in which he effused, “We love Ellen and understand and support her decision to bow out of ‘Idol’.”
However it happened, the good news — the thing for us to focus on — is that Ellen is gone. Monday, Fox’s day at Summer TV Press Tour 2010, is going to be major with the remaining “Idol” judges’ status on everyone’s minds, such as they are.
Sources say the swap-out of Ellen, who survived just one season on the show, is not the producers’ last move. We already know Simon Cowell is gone, and Kara DioGuardi’s contract had not been renewed as of press time.
And Nigel Lythgoe, who has returned to the show in an oversight capacity, had been advocating for a gut job. Lythgoe, who executive produced “Idol” for many years before leaving in summer of ‘08 to focus exclusively on “So You Think You Can Dance,” was no fan of the judging panel.
This past season — Ellen’s first and, as it turns out last, Lythgoe was the show’s most outspoken critics, telling pretty much anyone who would listen, including Zap2it.com last April, “I would replace the entire judging panel.”
“They don’t’ have a great deal of chemistry at the moment,” he said, stating the obvious, of Randy Jackson, Ellen, Kara, and Simon.
“It’s uncomfortable to watch,” Lythgoe said, speaking for us all, adding, “Ellen hasn’t worked out as well as we would have hoped.”
Ellen was a bad fit from the get go. The comic-turned-sitcom-star-turned-daytime-talk- show-host started her new “Idol” judging career on the same day Simon came to Winter TV Press Tour 2010 to announce he was quitting the show.
DeGeneres was never comfortable performing the responsibilities of an “Idol” judge. Cheerleader yes — judge no, and her pre-written gags almost always fell with a thud on performance nights.
In that interview back in April, Lythgoe blue-skied that if he could get any judge lineup he wanted on “Idol” it would be: Usher, Elton John and Justin Timberlake.
Not coincidentally, their names have all turned up in recent speculation as to who will replace Simon on the singing competition, which has seen its ratings sink dramatically the past couple seasons, though it remains the country’s most watched program.
But the latest reports have Steven Tyler front-running the list of possible Simon replacements.
Other pop culture talent who’d been spit-balled as Reporters Who Cover Television played Let’s Re-Cast “Idol” included Chris Isaak, Harry Connick Jr., and Jessica Simpson. And, let’s not forget Bret Michaels, Howard Stern — and, of course, Donald Trump .
‘Jejemon’ is Filipino word of the year
QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA – Its ubiquity among the general populace and its unique description of a certain sub-culture has made “jejemon” the Filipino word of the year, as decided by several members of the academe, private sector, and publishing firms.
Jejemon beat 10 other words for the distinction of called the “Word of the Year” during the recent Sawikaan 2010 conference held in UP Diliman. It now joins the ranks of “canvass”, “huweteng” (a local numbers game), “lobat” (short for “low battery”) and “miskol” (short for missed call), which were previously chosen.
Other contenders this year were “Ondoy,” referring to the tropical typhoon that caused massive flooding in Metro Manila last year; “tarpo”, an amalgam for “trapo”, a derogatory term for traditional politician and tarpaulin used for election campaigns; and “korkor”, referring to Koreans, who form a large community in the Philippines.
Also declared as finalists were “load”, referring to the prepaid load of mobile phones; “emo”, describing a genre of music; “spam”, referring to unwanted email; “unli”, short for unlimited calls or text messaging; and “solb”, which actually translates to “solve” in English.
“Namumutbol,” though not a commonly said word, also made it to the finals. The literary translation to Filipino means playing football though its presenter, Joselito Delos Reyes, describes it as either literally kicking something away or working for extra pay.
One word in particular, “Ampatuan”, also garnered certain votes during the event but did not make it to the top three. Ostensibly, it refers to the family of politicians in Maguindanao allegedly responsible for the massacre of at least 50 people, more than half of whom were journalists.
The selection of word “finalists”, though, generated criticisms. Those who wrote comments in the blog Forgottengfaerie.com said they have not encountered the words tarpo, korkor, and namumutbol.
The words were reviewed by members of the Filipinas Institute of Translation (FIT), the UP Sentro ng Wikang Filipino, UP College of Arts and Letters, Department of Education, and Commission on Higher Education.
The words were presented by several literary professionals who defended their word nominations. It was Rolando Tolentino of the UP Film Center who presented jejemon.
Renowned poet and writer Victor Emmanuel “Vim” Nadera, National Artist for Literature Virgilio Almario and FIT Director Romulo Baquiran, Jr. were among the judges.
Nadera said the words were chosen based on significance of their use among Filipinos as well as recall and the way they were presented and written. A basis for the judging is also on the scholarly approach of the papers that presented the words.
“We’re citing the publishable value of the paper and also if it properly explores the development and etymology of the word being presented,” Nadera said in Filipino.
In choosing the word of the year, Nadera said that word should mirror dynamic evolution of the Filipino language. He said that Filipinos, in their quest to strengthen their identity, tend to “Filipinize” foreign words to describe a totally different idea.
Citing jejemon, he said it is actually a derivative of the Japanese anime Pokemon and Digimon. “Jeje” is added as derivative from the way certain people change the way they indicate their humor, replacing “hehehe” with “jejeje.”
Previous Word of the Year winners have been included in the second edition of the UP “Diksiyunaryong Filipino”, which was launched last July 29 and edited by Almario.
Almario himself said that the fast evolution of the Filipino language is also pushing the boundaries of creating a local dictionary. He said it would take another two more editions before a Filipino dictionary could encompass the majority of the new words that have been constantly added into social communications.
“It’s a never ending process of adding new words and editing old ones whose use have been enhanced or changed along the way,” Almario said.
Jejemon beat 10 other words for the distinction of called the “Word of the Year” during the recent Sawikaan 2010 conference held in UP Diliman. It now joins the ranks of “canvass”, “huweteng” (a local numbers game), “lobat” (short for “low battery”) and “miskol” (short for missed call), which were previously chosen.
Other contenders this year were “Ondoy,” referring to the tropical typhoon that caused massive flooding in Metro Manila last year; “tarpo”, an amalgam for “trapo”, a derogatory term for traditional politician and tarpaulin used for election campaigns; and “korkor”, referring to Koreans, who form a large community in the Philippines.
Also declared as finalists were “load”, referring to the prepaid load of mobile phones; “emo”, describing a genre of music; “spam”, referring to unwanted email; “unli”, short for unlimited calls or text messaging; and “solb”, which actually translates to “solve” in English.
“Namumutbol,” though not a commonly said word, also made it to the finals. The literary translation to Filipino means playing football though its presenter, Joselito Delos Reyes, describes it as either literally kicking something away or working for extra pay.
One word in particular, “Ampatuan”, also garnered certain votes during the event but did not make it to the top three. Ostensibly, it refers to the family of politicians in Maguindanao allegedly responsible for the massacre of at least 50 people, more than half of whom were journalists.
The selection of word “finalists”, though, generated criticisms. Those who wrote comments in the blog Forgottengfaerie.com said they have not encountered the words tarpo, korkor, and namumutbol.
The words were reviewed by members of the Filipinas Institute of Translation (FIT), the UP Sentro ng Wikang Filipino, UP College of Arts and Letters, Department of Education, and Commission on Higher Education.
The words were presented by several literary professionals who defended their word nominations. It was Rolando Tolentino of the UP Film Center who presented jejemon.
Renowned poet and writer Victor Emmanuel “Vim” Nadera, National Artist for Literature Virgilio Almario and FIT Director Romulo Baquiran, Jr. were among the judges.
Nadera said the words were chosen based on significance of their use among Filipinos as well as recall and the way they were presented and written. A basis for the judging is also on the scholarly approach of the papers that presented the words.
“We’re citing the publishable value of the paper and also if it properly explores the development and etymology of the word being presented,” Nadera said in Filipino.
In choosing the word of the year, Nadera said that word should mirror dynamic evolution of the Filipino language. He said that Filipinos, in their quest to strengthen their identity, tend to “Filipinize” foreign words to describe a totally different idea.
Citing jejemon, he said it is actually a derivative of the Japanese anime Pokemon and Digimon. “Jeje” is added as derivative from the way certain people change the way they indicate their humor, replacing “hehehe” with “jejeje.”
Previous Word of the Year winners have been included in the second edition of the UP “Diksiyunaryong Filipino”, which was launched last July 29 and edited by Almario.
Almario himself said that the fast evolution of the Filipino language is also pushing the boundaries of creating a local dictionary. He said it would take another two more editions before a Filipino dictionary could encompass the majority of the new words that have been constantly added into social communications.
“It’s a never ending process of adding new words and editing old ones whose use have been enhanced or changed along the way,” Almario said.
‘Jejemon’ is Filipino word of the year
QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA – Its ubiquity among the general populace and its unique description of a certain sub-culture has made “jejemon” the Filipino word of the year, as decided by several members of the academe, private sector, and publishing firms.
Jejemon beat 10 other words for the distinction of called the “Word of the Year” during the recent Sawikaan 2010 conference held in UP Diliman. It now joins the ranks of “canvass”, “huweteng” (a local numbers game), “lobat” (short for “low battery”) and “miskol” (short for missed call), which were previously chosen.
Other contenders this year were “Ondoy,” referring to the tropical typhoon that caused massive flooding in Metro Manila last year; “tarpo”, an amalgam for “trapo”, a derogatory term for traditional politician and tarpaulin used for election campaigns; and “korkor”, referring to Koreans, who form a large community in the Philippines.
Also declared as finalists were “load”, referring to the prepaid load of mobile phones; “emo”, describing a genre of music; “spam”, referring to unwanted email; “unli”, short for unlimited calls or text messaging; and “solb”, which actually translates to “solve” in English.
“Namumutbol,” though not a commonly said word, also made it to the finals. The literary translation to Filipino means playing football though its presenter, Joselito Delos Reyes, describes it as either literally kicking something away or working for extra pay.
One word in particular, “Ampatuan”, also garnered certain votes during the event but did not make it to the top three. Ostensibly, it refers to the family of politicians in Maguindanao allegedly responsible for the massacre of at least 50 people, more than half of whom were journalists.
The selection of word “finalists”, though, generated criticisms. Those who wrote comments in the blog Forgottengfaerie.com said they have not encountered the words tarpo, korkor, and namumutbol.
The words were reviewed by members of the Filipinas Institute of Translation (FIT), the UP Sentro ng Wikang Filipino, UP College of Arts and Letters, Department of Education, and Commission on Higher Education.
The words were presented by several literary professionals who defended their word nominations. It was Rolando Tolentino of the UP Film Center who presented jejemon.
Renowned poet and writer Victor Emmanuel “Vim” Nadera, National Artist for Literature Virgilio Almario and FIT Director Romulo Baquiran, Jr. were among the judges.
Nadera said the words were chosen based on significance of their use among Filipinos as well as recall and the way they were presented and written. A basis for the judging is also on the scholarly approach of the papers that presented the words.
“We’re citing the publishable value of the paper and also if it properly explores the development and etymology of the word being presented,” Nadera said in Filipino.
In choosing the word of the year, Nadera said that word should mirror dynamic evolution of the Filipino language. He said that Filipinos, in their quest to strengthen their identity, tend to “Filipinize” foreign words to describe a totally different idea.
Citing jejemon, he said it is actually a derivative of the Japanese anime Pokemon and Digimon. “Jeje” is added as derivative from the way certain people change the way they indicate their humor, replacing “hehehe” with “jejeje.”
Previous Word of the Year winners have been included in the second edition of the UP “Diksiyunaryong Filipino”, which was launched last July 29 and edited by Almario.
Almario himself said that the fast evolution of the Filipino language is also pushing the boundaries of creating a local dictionary. He said it would take another two more editions before a Filipino dictionary could encompass the majority of the new words that have been constantly added into social communications.
“It’s a never ending process of adding new words and editing old ones whose use have been enhanced or changed along the way,” Almario said.
Jejemon beat 10 other words for the distinction of called the “Word of the Year” during the recent Sawikaan 2010 conference held in UP Diliman. It now joins the ranks of “canvass”, “huweteng” (a local numbers game), “lobat” (short for “low battery”) and “miskol” (short for missed call), which were previously chosen.
Other contenders this year were “Ondoy,” referring to the tropical typhoon that caused massive flooding in Metro Manila last year; “tarpo”, an amalgam for “trapo”, a derogatory term for traditional politician and tarpaulin used for election campaigns; and “korkor”, referring to Koreans, who form a large community in the Philippines.
Also declared as finalists were “load”, referring to the prepaid load of mobile phones; “emo”, describing a genre of music; “spam”, referring to unwanted email; “unli”, short for unlimited calls or text messaging; and “solb”, which actually translates to “solve” in English.
“Namumutbol,” though not a commonly said word, also made it to the finals. The literary translation to Filipino means playing football though its presenter, Joselito Delos Reyes, describes it as either literally kicking something away or working for extra pay.
One word in particular, “Ampatuan”, also garnered certain votes during the event but did not make it to the top three. Ostensibly, it refers to the family of politicians in Maguindanao allegedly responsible for the massacre of at least 50 people, more than half of whom were journalists.
The selection of word “finalists”, though, generated criticisms. Those who wrote comments in the blog Forgottengfaerie.com said they have not encountered the words tarpo, korkor, and namumutbol.
The words were reviewed by members of the Filipinas Institute of Translation (FIT), the UP Sentro ng Wikang Filipino, UP College of Arts and Letters, Department of Education, and Commission on Higher Education.
The words were presented by several literary professionals who defended their word nominations. It was Rolando Tolentino of the UP Film Center who presented jejemon.
Renowned poet and writer Victor Emmanuel “Vim” Nadera, National Artist for Literature Virgilio Almario and FIT Director Romulo Baquiran, Jr. were among the judges.
Nadera said the words were chosen based on significance of their use among Filipinos as well as recall and the way they were presented and written. A basis for the judging is also on the scholarly approach of the papers that presented the words.
“We’re citing the publishable value of the paper and also if it properly explores the development and etymology of the word being presented,” Nadera said in Filipino.
In choosing the word of the year, Nadera said that word should mirror dynamic evolution of the Filipino language. He said that Filipinos, in their quest to strengthen their identity, tend to “Filipinize” foreign words to describe a totally different idea.
Citing jejemon, he said it is actually a derivative of the Japanese anime Pokemon and Digimon. “Jeje” is added as derivative from the way certain people change the way they indicate their humor, replacing “hehehe” with “jejeje.”
Previous Word of the Year winners have been included in the second edition of the UP “Diksiyunaryong Filipino”, which was launched last July 29 and edited by Almario.
Almario himself said that the fast evolution of the Filipino language is also pushing the boundaries of creating a local dictionary. He said it would take another two more editions before a Filipino dictionary could encompass the majority of the new words that have been constantly added into social communications.
“It’s a never ending process of adding new words and editing old ones whose use have been enhanced or changed along the way,” Almario said.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
iPod Shuffle 4th Generation
DESIGN: This new iPod shuffle is about half the volume of the previous iPod shuffle. HALF. By moving all the controls from the face onto the headphone cable, Apple was able to reduce the width and thickness to almost 50%, even if the length grew slightly. This wasn't totally sensible: Although the headphones do offer a comprehensive control scheme, the button position on the headphone cord becomes really difficult to use unless you're sitting still. It also limits your choice of headphones to the ones Apple gives you, or new shuffle-specific ones made by other manufacturers.
USAGE: Because the shuffle's now only half as wide as the old one, the clip is only about half as strong. There's less surface area, and it's no longer jagged—it's just two bits of metal on top of each other. There's still quite a bit of strength in it, but you'll be able to yank it off from your jeans using just the headphone cable, so it could mean trouble.
- 2GB/blue iPop shuffle 4th Generation, gift sakin ng tita ko nung umuwi siya galing London..... and hindi sana ito yung ineexpect ko na bibigay niya na iPod kasi ang last na hiningi ko sa kanya is iPod touch(mahal!) hehe.... Hopeing lang naman ako eh malay mo bigyan nya ko nun db???!! and di rin naman ako nageexpect na bibilin nya yon kasi nga sobrang mahal pa daw nun sa london what more kung dito pa sa Philippines bibilin di ba?? e di mas doble pa yung price nun... and yon nung umuwi sya isang iPod shuffle 4ht generation and the worlds smallets mp3 player nga ang dinala sakin ng tita ko... and ang cute ng mga features nya kasi my voice kit na idadownload para marinig mo ung voice ng nagsasabi na kung anu yung title ng piniplay mong songs and kung ilang percent na lang yung battery ng iPod mo..so ayon nakakaaliw sya and kahit saan talaga pwede dalhin and no hassle dahil yung volume and lipatan eh nasa headset na mismo hindi kagaya ng iba na tatanggalin mo pa sa pocket mo ung mp3 player mo para lang hinaan or lakasan ng volume o ilipat.. and super cute nya kaya naman madami talaga yung mga naaliw... dito sa Philippines when i went to apple store sa festival mall, it cost P2490 and yong original na headset nya is P1700(so mahal!!!)...hayyy kaya mas dapat ingatan yung headset kasi magkasing price na halos sila ng isa pang mp3 player...hahahha
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