Piolo Pascual and Angel Locsin to reunite in an upcoming movie project

Piolo Pascual and Angel Locsin are set to do a movie together once again! Piolo himself confirmed the report on late night entertainment news show on ABS-CBN, "Showbiz News Ngayon":

“There is a project and hopefully sometime soon ay magawa na namin. She’s also doing some project with another leading man pero even while we were doing ‘Lobo’ mayroon ng project na gagawin namin together….I hope it will happen soon,” the Kapamilya hunk said.

Piolo Pascual and Angel Locsin on "Lobo" | Photo courtesy of ABS-CBN

Undeniably two of the biggest Kapamilya stars right now, Piolo and Angel first teamed up on TV via the defunct hit series "Lobo." In 2009, they were paired in the movie "Love Me Again".

At the moment, Angel is doing the movie adaptation of the longest drama anthology on Philippine TV "Maalaala Mo Kaya: The Movie". Piolo, on the other hand, is filming a movie with Angelica Panganiban.

Just a little update on the two:

Piolo won the "Hottest Actor" award at the recently concluded Yahoo! OMG Awards 2011 (details HERE).

Angel is also said to play Darna again but this time it would be on ABS-CBN (details HERE).

Angel Locsin to play 'Darna' on ABS-CBN?

Angel Locsin as Darna on ABS-CBN?
Angel Locsin is said to be playing once again the role of the Noypi female superhero Darna which would have to be one of the memorable characters Angel ever portrayed. But this time it will be on the Kapamilya network.

According to reports, ABS-CBN has finally acquired the rights to do a remake of "Darna" and Angel Locsin is again the one slated to do the role of the superhero.

"Darna" was remade by the GMA-7 a couple of times, with Angel Locsin taking the lead role in 2005 and Marian Rivera in 2009. Learning the news about ABS-CBN doing the show, was said to have made the rival network dismayed especially that another popular show on their network "Dyesebel" was also purchased by the Kapamilya.

Yes, "Darna" and "Dyesebel" reportedly will be on ABS-CBN soon!

Do you think Angel Locsin should take the Darna role once again? And who do you have in mind the best to play Dyesebel? Feel free to comment below.

Bagyong Falcon June 25, 2011 PAGASA Update

Bagyong Falcon 'moving away' from the Philippines - PAGASA

Bagyong Falcon satellite image as of 5 a.m. on June 25, 2011

Bagyong Falcon (Tropical Storm FAlcon) has acquired more strength and has accelerated as it continuously moves away from the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said via its bulletin on Friday.

Bagyong Falcon was last spotted at 590 km North Northeast of Basco, Batanes at 4 a.m.

The bulletin added that Tropical Storm Falcon is still expected to "enhance the Southwest Monsoon and bring occasional rains over Luzon particularly over the western sections of Northern and Central Luzon. "

Moving at a rate of 24kph in a North Northwest direction, the weather disturbance now has maximum sustained winds of 105 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 135 kph.

Meanwhile here's PAGASA's 24-hour weather outlook for June 25, 2011:

English:

Northern and Central Luzon will experience monsoon rains which may trigger flashfloods and landslides while the Southern Tagalog Region will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. The rest of Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening.

Moderate to strong winds blowing from the Southwest will prevail over Northern and Central Luzon and Southern Tagalog Region and coming from the Southeast to Southwest over the rest of the country. The coastal waters throughout the archipelago will be moderate to rough.

Filipino:

Ang Kalakhang Maynila ay makakaranas ng mga pag-ulan dulot ng Habagat. Katamtaman hanggang sa malakas na hangin mula sa Timog-kanluran ang iiral at ang Look ng Maynila ay magiging katamtaman hanggang sa maalon. Ang tinatayang agwat ng temperatura ay mula 24 hanggang 28 antas ng Celsius (75°F hanggang 82°F).

Ang Hilaga at Gitnang Luzon ay makakaranas ng mga pag-ulan dulot ng habagat na maaring magdulot ng mga pagbaha at pagguho ng lupa samantalang ang Timog Katagalugan ay magkakaroon ng maulap na kalangitan na may kalat-kalat na pag-ulan at pagkidlat-pagkulog. Ang nalalabing bahagi ng Katimugang Luzon ang Kabisayaan at ang Mindanao ay magiging bahagya hanggang sa maulap na may pulu-pulong pag-ulan o pagkidlat- pagkulog lalo na sa dakong hapon o gabi.

Katamtaman hanggang sa malakas na hangin mula sa Timog-kanluran ang iiral sa Hilaga at Gitnang Luzon at sa Timog Katagalugan at mula naman sa Timog-silangan hanggang Timog-kanluran sa nalalabing bahagi ng bansa. Ang mga baybaying-dagat sa buong kapuluan ay magiging katamtaman hanggang sa maalon.


Since heavy rains and flashfloods are still being experienced in Metro Manila, several universities and colleges have suspended Saturday classes. Check out the details here: http://noypistuff.blogspot.com/2011/06/metro-manila-universities-suspend.html

DOT launches controversial tourism ad

The Department of Tourism (DOT), in cooperation with giant telecom company Smart, has begun its “Pilipinas, Tara Na!” domestic tourism advocacy program. But it seems like the government agency kicked things off with a controversial print ad. Check it out below:


This DOT "Tara Na! Tourism Ad" compares Phuket, Thailand to El Nido, Palawan | Photo courtesy of Jayvee Fernandez


The following are written on the bottom of the ad:

"** This value driven campaign promotes the Philippines to its own people, many of whom opt to travel abroad unaware of their country’s beauty. “Tara na” means let’s go.
"

Although the "comparison" makes the ad controversial, it has been well received by a number of people who said that it is "catchy" and "effective".

In the coming weeks the DOT is expected produce more print and TV advertisements and billboards which aim to further stimulate growth of the domestic base.

Eguchi Aimi, Japanese pop star, not human!

Eguchi Aimi, the freshest addition to the all-girl Japanese pop group AKB48 has been revealed to be computer-generated and does not live in the real world!

Eguchi Aimi of AKB48

A video on how Eguchi Aimi came to "life" has been released. It appears that Eguchi was nothing more than the outcome of combining the facial features of the AKB48 members using a computer software. Take a look on how this clever publicity stunt was created.



Fans were said to have been disappointed upon learning that Eguchi Aimi of AKB48 is fake.

Metro Manila universities suspend classes on June 25, 2011 due to heavy rains and floods

The following universities and colleges have announced suspension of classes on June 25, 2011 (Saturday) due to heavy rains and floods in Metro Manila:

Adamson University

Arellano University

Ateneo de Manila University

Centro Escolar University

City College of Manila

Colegio de San Juan de Letran-Manila

De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde

De La Salle University

Far Eastern University

Infotech Pasig

Lyceum of the Philippines

Mapua Institute of Technology - Makati and Intramuros

Miriam College

Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila

Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasay

Philippine Best Training System Colleges in Rizal

Philippine College of Criminology

Philippine Merchant Marine School

Philippine Normal University

Philippine Women's University

Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Republican College, Quezon City

Samson College of Science and Technology

San Beda College-Mendiola and San Beda College-Alabang

St. John Bosco-Pio del Pilar and Ampid, San Mateo

St. Paul College Makati

St. Paul University- Quezon City and St. Paul University-Manila

St. Scholastica's College

Taguig City University

Trinity University of Asia

Unibersidad ng Maynila

University of Asia and the Pacific

University of the East-Caloocan

University of Sto. Tomas

University of the Philippines College of Law

University of the Philippines Manila




List of schools courtesy of ABS-CBN.

Meanwhile, check out the latest on Tropical Storm Falcon here: http://noypistuff.blogspot.com/2011/06/pagasa-weather-forecast-bagyong-falcon.html

PAGASA Weather Forecast : Monsoon rains to prevail over Luzon

According to the 24-hour weather forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Calayan, Babuyan and Batanes group of islands will experience rains with gusty winds while the rest of Luzon and Western Visayas will have monsoon rains which may trigger flashfloods and landslides. Mindanao and the rest of the Visayas will be having mostly cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms.


"Rains/Monsoon rains" are expected in the following cities: Metro Manila, Tuguegarao, Laoag, Baguio, Olongapo, Angeles, Tagaytay, Legaspi, Puerto Princesa, Ilo-ilo, and Bacolod. It would be "mostly cloudy with scattered rash" in the cities of Cebu, Tacloban, Cagayan de Oro, Davao and Zamboanga.

The forecast added that "moderate to strong winds from northwest to southwest will prevail over the rest of Luzon and coming from the southwest to south over the res of the country." The coastal waters will also be "moderate to rough" throughout the archipelago.

Here's a Filipino version of the said PAGASA Weather Forecast:
Ang Kalakhang Maynila ay makakaranas ng mga pag-ulan dulot ng Habagat. Katamtaman hanggang sa malakas na hangin mula sa Timog-kanluran ang iiral at ang Look ng Maynila ay magiging katamtaman hanggang sa maalon. Ang tinatayang agwat ng temperatura ay mula 24 hanggang 28 antas ng Celsius (75°F hanggang 82°F).

Ang mga isla ng Calayan, Babuyan at Batanes ay magkakaroon ng mga pag-ulan na may pagbugso ng hangin samantalang ang nalalabing bahagi ng Luzon at Kanlurang Kabisayaan ay makakaranas ng pag-ulan dulot ng Habagat na maaring magdulot ng mga pagbaha at pagguho ng lupa. Ang Mindanao at ang nalalabing bahagi ng Kabisayaan ay magiging madalas na maulap na may kalat-kalat na pag-ulan at pagkidlat-pagkulog.

Katamtaman hanggang sa malakas na hangin mula sa Timog-kanluran ang iiral sa Luzon at Kanlurang Kabisayaan at mula naman sa Timog-silangan hanggang Timog-kanluran sa nalalabing bahagi ng bansa. Ang mga baybaying-dagat sa buong kapuluan ay magiging katamtaman hanggang sa maalon.
Meanwhile, check out the latest on Tropical Storm "Falcon" here: http://noypistuff.blogspot.com/2011/06/tropical-storm-falcon-meari-june-24.html