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Success story: A terminated case is reinstated and visa issued, on Citizen Pinoy this Sunday

JOSEPH was petitioned by his mother in 2007 and waited 12 long years for his Nanay Pilar’s petition to become current. Unfortunately, Joseph was in Zurich, Switzerland, for work and was unable to attend his embassy interview in April 2019.

Despite Joseph’s attempt to contact the National Visa Center to reschedule his interview date, he received a termination letter, where the Embassy said Joseph failed to contact them within the allotted one-year period, and his file had now been destroyed. Joseph consulted with the Law Offices of Michael Gurfinkel to get his case back on track. After writing to the Embassy, arguing

Direk Derick Cabrido impressed by JC Santos and Bela Padilla’s ‘teamwork’

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By Bot Glorioso Philstar.com

MANILA — Director Roderick “Derick” Cabrido has two factors to consider before working on a project. First, he looks into the material and second, he checks on actors who will star in it.

“For me, it is important that I like the material and it’s a must that I can do the material. Not because you are a director, it would also mean that you can do whatever the material is. It has to be (within) your capacity,” direk Derick told The STAR on aspects he deems important in starting a film project.

“The actors come next because they are the ones who will give life to the story. For me, I think, if the casting is not appropriate (for the material), then the material will also go wrong.”

That’s why, direk Derick is more than happy that Wish You Were The One, his latest directorial stint for Viva Films, has all the right “ingredients” that make a good movie and tell a compelling story. In case you didn’t know, almost every movie that gets made has to start with a script. Wish a unique story.

Sobrang iba-ibang at sobrang na-enjoy ko siya,” declared the director whose previous films were mostly of the horror or thriller genre. Some of his notable directorial works were Purgatoryo, Tuos, Clarita and U-Turn. “There was this one time when I and Sir Enrico talked and I told him that romantic drama is much different compared to horror. The moment is light, the beat and expectations are also different.

“This is such a memorable film for me because well, of course, I did a romance drama before but that was for a TV series. This time, it’s a full-length film kaya sabi ko nga sobrang memorable sa akin ng project na ito kasi sobrang mahal ko ‘yung materyal