WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2017
TV host Drew Arellano cuddles up to Baby Primo for a sweet photo
Drew Arellano on being a father “YOU love my job,” this is how firsttime father Drew Arellano often teases the viewers of his popular travel show. And who wouldn’t love his job, right? He goes all over the Philippines, and sometimes even abroad, to see the natural wonders, experience the culture, taste the food and of course try out the new adrenaline-pumping adventures the place offers. But, however awesome all of those sound, there’s one job that he’d love to do more – and that’s being the best dad to baby Primo. Just like other working parents, Drew shared that he struggles to find more time for his family. Most first-time parents want to be with their children all the time, to witness all the milestones and to enjoy every moment with their firstborn. But in reality, not everyone has the luxury to do so. Most parents just make do with the time they have with their children and make it worthwhile. Taking care of a newborn is definitely exhausting, all the crying, having no sleep and a sudden change in lifestyle may take a toll on first-time moms and dads, especially if they have to juggle all of that with their demanding work. But little victories like seeing your baby smile, and feeling that they recognize you may take all those stress away. “Just making him smile, his milestones which we caught on cam, his front teeth, and all of his other firsts, [we consider] those achievements,” shared Drew. He also shared that at first, it seemed like Primo didn’t know him. But as time went by, Primo began to recognize him and respond to his quips. “In the morning, a slap on the face is ‘I love you, Papa’, for me,” shared Drew. He also bonds with Primo in every way he can. He makes routine activities like eating, playing and taking a bath fun for the baby. In fact, when he takes Primo to bath, he sings the ‘Babyflo Bath Time’ song to calm Primo down. In time for Father’s Day, Babyflo® launched the second webisode of its newest campaign, Let Love Flow with Babyflo®. Watch the adorable father and son bath time bonding of Daddy Drew and Baby Primo on the Babyflo® Facebook page, www.facebook.com/BabyfloPH.
Twitter’s most influential personalities “F IREWORK” singer Katy Perry debuted on Billboard 200 at no. 1 with her new album Witness two days after she made social media history, by becoming the first person in the world to reach 100 million Twitter followers.
Twitter recognized the global pop star’s accomplishment by posting a video montage containing some of her tweets since she joined the microblogging in 2009. Perry has posted more than 8,500 tweets since then. The 32-year-old singer, who is also considered one of the best-selling music artists of all time, according to Soundscan, is followed closely by Canadian pop star Justin Bieber with 96.8 million Twitter army. In third place is former U.S. President Barack Obama with 90.9 million Twitter fans. Behind them are pop stars Taylor Swift and Rihanna with 85.1 million and 74.1 million followers, respectively. With Perry’s historical social media record, this establishes that Twitter is still very relevant and the personalities who are dominating the social media platform are the ones who have the most influence on people. And most of them use Twitter for a good cause. In that respect, let’s have a rundown of the most influential, i.e. most followed local personalities in the ubiquitous microblogging site. Vice Ganda He is one of the most influential members of LGBT community online and IRL (in real life). Sexual preference aside, this also puts him the most influential male personality on Twitter with more than 8.9 million fans. He uses the microblogging site as an extension of the shows It’s Showtime and Gandang Gabi Vice and can make a topic trend even
Advocacy film tackles values formation, among others HEARD of New Generation Heroes? It is a film, a local one, that tackles values formation, rights to proper education, giving importance to teachers and people who dedicate themselves in teaching. According to the film’s director, Anthony Hernandez, the story is based on true events. The film stars Aiko Melendez and Anita Linda. Also in the cast are Jao Mapa, Joyce Peñas, Dexter Doria, Debraliz Valasote, Alvin Nakasi, Gloria Sevilla, Rob Sy, Aleera Montalia, Jm Del Rosario and Andrea Kate Abellar. Hernandez says that we don’t get education only in the confines of the four walls we call school. He said that we learn a lot of things outside the classroom. The film tells the story of Salvacion Fajardo, a retired teacher, whose dedication as an educator didn’t give her enough time to build her own family. Apart from her, the film focuses as well on Gener, a street smart who only finished Grade 5. Gener and her sister Ana were orphaned early in life so they fended for each other’s needs. Gener, as a street child, was educated by his environment and decided to act on an advocacy he though might help others like him. He is asking for book donations that he will use to help fellow street children learn how to read
and write. Gener will meet Salvacion and together will pursue his dream to help others. Meanwhile, Lolita, an efficient teacher, tries to do everything to make both ends meet to support her children one of whom has cerebral palsy. This is the portrait of Hernandez’s New Generation of Heroes.
Joyce Peñas (left) and Aiko Melendez in a scene from the Anthony Hernandez film
CROSSWORD PUZZLE Wednesday, June 21, 2017
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with just a single, most often witty tweet. Angel Locsin Still this generation’s most favorite Darna lands on the list in second place with 8.88 million virtual army. She used to be the most followed local personality until Vice Ganda edged her out just recently. Nonetheless, Locsin has a steady growing Twitter fan base now that she’s back on the boob tube and has become more visible with her efforts in Marawi. Anne Curtis The former Dyosa star, who introduces herself to her 8.72 million followers as a Fil-Aussie actress/host, pursuer of dreams, and UNICEF celebrity advocate for children, also used to dominate local Twitterverse, a position she held for five years since she joined the social media site. Many consider Curtis as Philippine showbiz’s ultimate It Girl and her followers await her tweets on her latest outfits, imitating her style and OOTDs. Kathryn Bernardo There are a little over 6.9 million people watching her every post. She caught the heart of netizens with her occasional “good morning” and “good night” greetings to her fans. Almost all of her tweets are generated via Instagram. So,
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Pop star Katy Perry breaks Twitter record
if you missed any of her tweets, or if you don’t have a Twitter account at all, you can still get fresh feed from the so-called “Teen Queen” using a different platform. Yeng Constantino She has amassed a Twitter following of more than 6.6 million. The singersongwriter is the most followed recording star in the country (unless you consider the three in the list who also came out with their respective albums as legitimate singers). She even got more followers than music channel MYX Philippines that missed a spot in the top 5 with 600,000 less followers compared to the Pinoy Dream Academy winner. Rounding up the top 10 of the most followed local celebrities on Twitter are: Bianca Gonzales (6.2 million followers); Daniel Padilla (5.8 million followers); Luis Manzano (5.4 million followers); and KC Concepcion (5 million followers). The list is based on the latest data from SocialBakers, a global social media analytics company offering a marketing software-as-a-service that delivers data analytics and social media management for thousands of companies of all sizes for marketing on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google+, VK and Pinterest.