sorry, GIBO fans. for endorsing bong revilla for senator, your candidate's as irresponsible as this idiot's statements.
that being said, *MERRY CHRISTMAS!* and may ANG PANDAY be at the bottom of the box office this MetroManila Flimflam Fest! On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 3:35 PM, Peejay Reyes <[email protected]>wrote: > another reason why not to vote for this ?#$%&+=!!!!!! > > > > http://www.spot.ph/2009/12/22/bong-revilla-we-should-show-only-one-hollywood-movie-a-month/ > > Senator Bong Revilla: “We should show only one Hollywood movie a month” > Published: December 22, 2009 > [image: bong3] <http://www.spot.ph/files/2009/12/bong3.jpg> > > Revilla in Ang Panday > > Looks like action star and senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. wants to beat > Hollywood movies to a pulp. If he had his way, the current onslaught of > Hollywood movies in the Philippines would be reduced to one movie per month, > reports > Inquirer.net<http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20091221-243317/Actor-solons-strategy-less-Hwood-films-in-RP>. > “We should set limits, like what happened in South Korea.” > > In the 1960s, Korea enacted the Motion Picture Law that “blocked free > importation of foreign films” under the foreign film import quota system. It > was meant as “a support measure for Korean films,” according to pages of > *Korean > Cinema: From Origins to > Renaissance*<http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/common/modules/Download.jsp?filePath=/eng/publication&fileName=history6_177.pdf>posted > on the Korean Film Council > website <http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/index.jsp>. > > However, Revilla added, “A lot of people would react negatively and I know > it’s against the GATT [General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade].” > > Revilla suggested the drastic proposition when asked a hypothetical > question about Hollywood movies being shown during Christmas time, which is > usually reserved for the Metro Manila Film Festival. “How else can we revive > the local movie industry if we give up the holiday play dates? The rest of > the year, Hollywood movies beat local productions at the box office.” > > Revilla stars in one of the Metro Manila Film Festival > entries<http://www.spot.ph/?s=%22metro%20manila%20film%20fest%22&cat=534>this > year, > *Ang Panday* <http://www.spot.ph/2009/12/21/ang-panday/>, which he also > produced. “We have somehow perfected the use of special effects… We want to > show the whole world that Filipinos can make films like *Harry Potter* or > *Lord of the Rings*,” Revilla told *Manila > Bulletin*<http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/235044/bong-revilla-mac-captain-ship> > . > > He made headlines recently for asking Senior Superintendent Alfred Corpuz > to investigate what he says is a > cover-up<http://www.spot.ph/2009/12/18/sen-bong-revilla-says-hayden-kho-lied-about-denied-suicide-attempt/>of > the alleged attempted suicide of Hayden Kho Jr., infamous for his sex > videos with actress Katrina Halili. Dubbing Kho a “pervert of the highest > kind <http://www.senate.gov.ph/press_release/2009/0519_revilla1.asp>,” > Revilla called for a Senate investigation on the videos and supported Halili > in demanding that the plastic surgeon’s license be > revoked<http://www.senate.gov.ph/press_release/2009/0519_revilla2.asp>, > which was indeed revoked in November. > > *SPOT.ph wants to know: Do you agree with Bong Revilla?* > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "gimik" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] <gimik%[email protected]>. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/gimik?hl=en. > -- spanx' blog: http://spankyenriquez.blogspot.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gimik" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gimik?hl=en.
