Monday, July 19, 2021
GMA-7 Rainbow Network makes a comeback
GMA-7 Rainbow Network returned on June 30, 2022 coinciding with ABS-CBN Channel 2's reopening after the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte. The broadcasting network operates every Monday to Friday from 4:55 a.m. to 3:35 a.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 5 am to 3 a.m. It transitioned to 16:9 high definition format, along with the opening billboards of network and blocktime-produced shows.
Here is the complete programming schedule:
Monday to Friday (Metro Manila)
5:30 pm - Partners: Mel & Jay
Why Do I Need God?
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13
“I don’t need God; I can handle things myself!” Occasionally I am confronted with those words. “Really?” I often say, giving me a moment to think before I respond. Though I’ve never actually said it, “I’ve often wanted to respond: “You are a most unusual individual. In fact, you are so rare a specimen that you should be the subject of study by the scientists of our day, and certainly, the theologians, who need to know how someone can be so secure, so confident of himself or herself, so absolute. They need to know what makes you different from all the other creatures which fill the churches of the world, who pray to the Almighty, who christen babies and bury their dead with the hope of eternity.”
I would be particularly interested in knowing where and how you find strength when the doctor says, “I have to tell you we have done everything that medical science can do. If you know how to pray, you’d better do it now.” I’d like to know whom you turn to when you have laid the body of your mate in the cold ground and heard someone intone, “Dust to dust and ashes to ashes.” How do you handle the difficulties of life, especially those which strike closest to your heart and home?
The person who boasts he or she has no need of God is not one to be studied but one to be pitied, because that person has a need—not much different from that of someone with an undiagnosed cancer—which is neither acknowledged nor confronted. You who feel that way have a blind spot in your thinking. The issue is not really whether you can get through life without God—many people do—but how much richer and fuller your life could be with God.
The fact is that you were made by God and for God. Within every heart is a God-shaped vacuum, as Rene Pascal described it, which can only be filled by the Almighty. Long ago, Augustine acknowledged this need, saying, “Thou has made us for thyself, O God, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.”
It is the God-connection which gives meaning and purpose to an otherwise often irrational existence. It is the certainty that there is an Almighty who is not disinterested in what happens to His children, which allows us to face the disasters of life, and to stand before an open grave with the certainty that dust to dust and ashes to ashes was not spoken of the soul.
But belief in God is not a crutch which gets you by the tough times of life, like death and dying. It involves a relationship with God which adds a third dimension to all of life—to marriage, to existence, to how you treat others—reflecting a value system that holds life itself. It is sacred.
A faithful dog is a wonderful companion who may show affection and warmth, but an animal with no knowledge of God cannot express the comfort of one who can hold your hand and say, “We’ll be together for all eternity.”
Here is the bottom line: We have no need of God if there is no life after death—no heaven or no hell. But if one has come back from the other side, and there is no question that he or she has been there, then suddenly, everything changes. If the resurrection of Jesus Christ was a fraud, if no one has ever glimpsed the other side as he or she lay dying, then, perhaps, friend, it’s OK to live without God. But if God exists on the other side, you can’t afford to live without Him on this side. Think about it. On which side is your confidence?
Resource reading: Jeremiah 29:10-14
Star Awards for TV: Coco, Judy Ann, Maja among top acting nominees
The Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) has released the full list of nominees in this year’s Star Awards for Television.
ABS-CBN is nominated for TV Station, with over a 100 of its programs and personalities in the running for awards.
Among the Kapamilya artists who got acting nods for their lead roles are Coco Martin, Judy Ann Santos, and Maja Salvador.
Their respective ABS-CBN series — “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano,” “Starla,” and “The Killer Bride” — are also nominated in the Best Primetime TV Series category.
ABS-CBN’s news programs “TV Patrol,” “Bandila,” and “Umagang Kay Ganda,” meanwhile, are also vying for awards in different categories.
Set to receive special awards are Kapamilya hosts Boy Abunda, who will be recognized with the Ading Fernando Lifetime Achievement Award, and Korina Sanchez, who will be honored with the Excellence in Broadcasting Award.
Details of the awards ceremony, including its schedule, have yet to be announced.
Here is the full list of nominees in the 34th PMPC Star Awards for TV:
BEST TV STATION
5 PLUS 41
ABS-CBN 2
BEAM 31
CNN PHILIPPINES
ETC 21
GMA 7
GMA NEWS TV
IBC 13
Light TV 33
NET 25
PTV 4
RJTV 29
S+A 23
TV 5
UNTV 37
BEST PRIMETIME TV SERIES
FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano (ABS-CBN 2)
Love of My Life (GMA 7)
One of the Baes (GMA 7)
Pamilya Ko (ABS-CBN 2)
Starla (ABS-CBN 2)
The Gift (GMA 7)
The Killer Bride (ABS-CBN 2)
BEST DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
Bilangin Ang Bituin Sa Langit (GMA 7)
Dahil Sa Pag-ibig (GMA 7)
Hanggang Sa Dulo Ng Buhay Ko (GMA 7)
Madrasta (GMA 7)
Magkaagaw (GMA 7)
Prima Donnas (GMA 7)
Sandugo (ABS-CBN 2)
BEST DRAMA ACTRESS
Coney Reyes (Love of My Life/GMA 7)
Jennylyn Mercado (Descendants of the Sun/GMA 7)
Judy Ann Santos (Starla/ABS CBN 2)
Maja Salvador (The Killer Bride/ABS CBN 2)
Nora Aunor (Bilangin Ang Bituin Sa Langit/GMA 7)
Sunshine Dizon (Magkaagaw/GMA 7)
Sylvia Sanchez (Pamilya Ko/ABS CBN 2)
BEST DRAMA ACTOR
Alden Richards (The Gift/GMA 7)
Coco Martin (FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano/ABS-CBN 2)
Dingdong Dantes (Descendants of the Sun/GMA 7)
Jeric Gonzales (Magkaagaw/GMA 7)
JM de Guzman (Pamilya Ko/ABS-CBN 2)
Joey Marquez (Pamilya Ko/ABS-CBN 2)
Joshua Garcia (The Killer Bride/ABS-CBN 2)
BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Aiko Melendez (Primadonnas/GMA 7)
Angel Aquino (FPJ’s Ang Probinsiyano/ABS-CBN 2)
Cherry Pie Picache (Sandugo/ABS-CBN 2)
Irma Adlawan (Pamilya Ko/ABS-CBN 2)
Isabel Rivas (Bilangin Ang Bituin Sa Langit/GMA 7)
Lorna Tolentino (FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano/ABS-CBN 2)
Vina Morales (Sandugo/ ABS-CBN 2)
BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
Gabby Eigenmann (Bilangin Ang Bituin Sa Langit /GMA 7)
Gardo Versoza (Sandugo/ABS-CBN 2)
Jaime Fabregas (FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano/ABS-CBN 2)
Joel Torre (Starla/ABS-CBN 2)
Michael de Mesa (FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano/ABS-CBN 2)
Roderick Paulate (One of the Baes/GMA 7)
Rocco Nacino (Descendants of the Sun/GMA 7)
BEST CHILD PERFORMER
Charles Jacob Briz (The Gift/ GMA 7)
Enzo Pelojero (Starla/ABS-CBN 2)
Euwenn Mikael Aleta (Hanggang Sa Dulo Ng Buhay Ko/GMA 7)
Jana Agoncillo (Starla/ABS-CBN 2)
Kenken Nuyad (Parasite Island/ ABS-CBN 2)
Raikko Mateo (Pamilya Ko/ABS-CBN 2)
Yuan Francisco (The Better Woman/GMA 7)
BEST NEW MALE TV PERSONALITY
Abdul Raman (All-Out Sundays/GMA 7)
Allen Ansay (Buhay Kapalit ng Alak/ Magpakailanman/GMA 7)
Dan Delgado (It’s Showtime/ABS-CBN 2)
Jerick Dolormente (All-Out Sundays/GMA 7)
Jin Macapagal (It’s Showtime/ABS-CBN 2)
Joaquin Domagoso (All-Out Sundays/GMA 7)
Kim de Leon (All-Out Sundays/GMA 7)
Radson Flores (All-Out Sundays/GMA 7)
Ron Macapagal (It’s Showtime/ ABS-CBN 2)
Wize Estabillo (It’s Showtime/ABS-CBN 2)
BEST NEW FEMALE TV PERSONALITY
Angela Alarcon (Beautiful Justice/GMA 7)
Chantal Videla (Starla/ABS-CBN 2)
Faye Lorenzo (Bubble Gang/GMA 7)
Gillian Vicencio (Colored Pens/ MMK/ABS-CBN 2)
Kaori Oinuma (Mata/MMK/ ABS-CBN 2)
Rere Madrid (Tanging Ina Ng Lahat: The Amelia Calma Story/Magpakailanman/GMA 7)
Shayne Sava (All-Out Sundays/GMA 7)
Thea Astley (All-Out Sundays/GMA 7)
BEST SINGLE PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
Alessandra de Rossi (Sisters At War/Tadhana/GMA 7)
Glaiza de Castro (Sino AngBaliw/ Magpakailanman/ GMA 7)
Jane de Leon (Medal/MMK/ ABS-CBN 2)
Janice de Belen (Mata/ MMK/ ABS-CBN 2)
Jasmine Curtis (Sex Slave/ Tadhana/ GMA 7)
Julia Barretto (Colored Pens/MMK/ ABS-CBN 2)
Sunshine Dizon (Magkano Ang Forever/ Tadhana/ GMA 7)
BEST SINGLE PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
Cris Villanueva (Ilog/ Maalaala Mo Kaya/ ABS-CBN 2 )
Dennis Trillo (OFW Most Wanted/ Magpakailanman/ GMA 7)
Joshua Garcia (Tren/MMK/ ABS-CBN 2)
Ogie Alcasid (Flyers/ MMK/ ABS-CBN 2)
Ruru Madrid (Adik Sayo/ Magpakailanman/ GMA 7)
Seth Fedelin (Ilog/ Maalaala Mo Kaya/ ABS-CBN 2)
Sid Lucero (Mural/Maalaala Mo Kaya/ ABS-CBN 2)
BEST PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM
Healing Galing (TV 5)
Imbestigador (GMA 7)
Mission Possible (ABS-CBN 2)
My Puhunan (ABS-CBN 2)
Salamat Dok (ABS-CBN 2)
SOCO (ABS-CBN 2)
Wish Ko Lang (GMA 7)
BEST PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM HOST
Alvin Elchico and Bernadette Sembrano (Salamat Dok/ABS-CBN 2)
Edinell Calvario (Healing Galing/TV 5)
Gus Abelgas (SOCO/ABS-CBN 2)
Julius Babao (Mission Possible/ABS-CBN 2)
Karen Davila (My Puhunan/ABS-CBN 2)
Mike Enriquez (Imbestigador/GMA 7)
Vicky Morales (Wish Ko Lang/GMA 7)
BEST COMEDY SHOW
Banana Sundae (ABS-CBN 2)
Daddy’s Gurl (GMA 7)
Home Sweetie Home: Extra Sweet (ABS-CBN 2)
Pepito Manaloto (GMA 7)
BEST COMEDY ACTOR
Bayani Agbayani (Home Sweetie Home: Extra Sweet/ ABS-CBN 2)
Jayson Gainza (Banana Sundae/ABS-CBN 2)
Luis Manzano (Home Sweetie Home:Extra Sweet/ABS-CBN 2)
Michael V. (Bubble Gang/ GMA 7)
Pooh (Banana Sundae/ABS-CBN 2)
Vic Sotto (Daddy’s Gurl/GMA 7)
Vhong Navarro (Home Sweetie Home: Extra Sweet/ABS-CBN 2)
BEST COMEDY ACTRESS
Angelica Panganiban (Banana Sundae/ABS-CBN 2)
Alex Gonzaga (Home Sweetie Home: Extra Sweet/ABS-CBN 2)
Maine Mendoza (Daddy’s Gurl/GMA 7)
Manilyn Reynes (Pepito Manaloto/GMA 7)
Nova Villa (Pepito Manaloto/GMA 7)
Pokwang (Banana Sundae/ABS-CBN 2)
Toni Gonzaga (Home Sweetie Home: Extra Sweet/ABS-CBN 2)
BEST DRAMA ANTHOLOGY
Dear Uge (GMA 7)
Ipaglaban Mo (ABS-CBN 2)
Karelasyon (GMA 7)
Magpakailanman (GMA 7)
Maynila GMA 7)
Tadhana (GMA 7)
Wagas (GMA News TV)
BEST MUSICAL VARIETY SHOW
Letters and Music (Net 25)
SMAC Pinoy Ito (IBC 13)
Young Once Upon A Time (NET 25)
BEST VARIETY SHOW
All-Out Sundays (GMA 7)
Ask TV (IBC 13)
It’s Showtime (ABS-CBN 2)
Sunday Pinasaya (GMA 7)
The Boobay and Tekla Show (GMA 7)
Wowowin (GMA 7)
BEST FEMALE TV HOST
Amy Perez (It’s Showtime/ABS-CBN 2)
Anne Curtis (It’s Showtime/ABS-CBN 2)
Karylle (It’s Showtime/ ABS-CBN 2)
Maine Mendoza (Eat Bulaga/ GMA 7)
Pia Guanio (Eat Bulaga/GMA 7)
Regine Velasquez (ASAP Natin ‘To/ABS-CBN 2)
Sarah Geronimo (ASAP Natin ‘To/ABS-CBN 2)
BEST MALE TV HOST
Alden Richards (Eat Bulaga/ GMA 7)
Gary Valenciano (ASAP Natin ‘To/ABS-CBN 2)
Luis Manzano (ASAP Natin’To/ABS-CBN 2)
Martin Nievera (ASAP Natin ‘To/ABS-CBN 2)
Ogie Alcasid (ASAP Natin ‘To/ABS-CBN 2)
Paolo Ballesteros (Eat Bulaga/ GMA 7)
Vice Ganda (It’s Showtime/ABS-CBN 2)
Vic Sotto (Eat Bulaga/GMA 7)
BEST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Aha (GMA 7 )
Born To Be Wild (GMA 7)
Idol Sa Kusina (GMA 7)
Matanglawin (ABS-CBN 2)
Med Talk (CNN Philippines)
Pinas Sarap (GMA News TV)
Sports U (ABS CBN 2)
BEST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM HOST
Boy Logro and Chynna Ortaleza (Idol Sa Kusina/GMA 7)
Drew Arellano (Aha/GMA 7)
Dyan Castillejo (Sports U/ABS-CBN 2)
Dingdong Dantes (Amazing Earth/GMA 7)
Dr. Ferdie Recio and Dr. Nielsen Donato (Born To Be Wild/GMA 7)
Kara David (Pinas Sarap/ GMA News TV)
Kim Atienza (Matanglawin/ABS-CBN 2)
BEST CELEBRITY TALK SHOW
Gandang Gabi Vice (ABS-CBN 2)
Magandang Buhay (ABS-CBN 2)
Mars Pa More (GMA 7)
Moments (NET 25)
Profile (CNN Philippines)
Sarap ‘Di Ba? (GMA 7)
Tonight With Boy Abunda (ABS-CBN 2)
BEST CELEBRITY TALK SHOW HOST
Boy Abunda (Tonight With Boy Abunda/ABS-CBN)
Camille Prats, Iya Villania (Mars Pa More/GMA )
Carmina Villarroel, Cassy Legaspi, Mavy Legaspi (Sarap ‘Di Ba?/GMA 7)
Gladys Reyes (Moments/NET 25)
Jolina Magdangal, Karla Estrada and Melai Cantiveros (MagandangBuhay/ABS-CBN 2)
Mitzi Borromeo (Profile/CNN Philippines)
Vice Ganda (Gandang Gabi Vice/ABS-CBN 2)
BEST DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM
No Filter (ABS-CBN 2 )
Brigada (GMA News TV)
CNN Philippines Presents (CNN Philippines)
I -Witness (GMA 7)
Local Legends (ABS-CBN 2)
Reporter’s Notebook (GMA 7)
The Atom Araullo Special (GMA 7)
BEST DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM HOST
Abner Mercado (#No Filter/ABS CBN 2)
Atom Araullo (The Atom Araullo Special/GMA 7)
Kara David (Brigada/GMA News TV)
Maki Pulido, Jun Veneracion (Reporter’s Notebook/GMA 7)
Pinky Webb (CNN Philippines Presents/CNN Philippines)
Raffy Tima, Howie Severino, Atom Araullo, Kara David, Sandra
Aguinaldo (I-Witness/GMA 7)
BEST HORROR/FANTASY PROGRAM
Daig Kayo Ng Lola Ko (GMA 7)
Parasite Island (ABS-CBN 2)
The Haunted ( ABS-CBN 2)
BEST MAGAZINE SHOW
Ang Pinaka (GMA News TV)
Byaheng Langit/Kasangga Mo Ang Langit (PTV 4)
Good News Kasama Si Vicky Morales (GMA News TV)
I Juander (GMA News TV)
Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (GMA 7)
Rated K (ABS-CBN 2)
BEST MAGAZINE SHOW HOST
Jessica Soho (Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho/GMA 7)
Korina Sanchez-Roxas (Rated K/ABS-CBN 2)
Rey Langit & JR Langit (Biyaheng Langit/Kasangga Mo Ang Langit/PTV 4)
Rovilson Fernandez (Ang Pinaka/GMA News TV)
Susan Enriquez and Cesar Apolinario (I Juander/GMA News TV)
Vicky Morales, Bea Binene, Love Anover, Maey Bautista, Jay Arcilla (Good News Kasama Si Vicky Morales/GMA News TV)
BEST NEWS PROGRAM
24 Oras (GMA 7)
Aksyon (TV 5)
Bandila (ABS-CBN 2)
Balitaan (CNN Philippines)
Balitanghali (GMA News TV)
PTV News (PTV 4)
PTV News Headlines (PTV 4)
Saksi (GMA 7)
Sentro Balita (PTV 4)
State Of The Nation (GMA News TV)
TV Patrol (ABS-CBN 2)
BEST MALE NEWSCASTER
Alex Santos (PTV News/PTV 4)
Aljo Bendijo (Sentro Balita/PTV 4)
Alvin Elchico (TV Patrol Weekend/ABS-CBN 2)
Arnold Clavio (Saksi/GMA 7)
Joee Guilas (PTV News Headlines/PTV 4)
Julius Babao (Bandila/ABS CBN 2)
Mike Enriquez (24 Oras/GMA 7)
Noli De Castro (TV Patrol/ABS CBN 2)
Raffy Tima (Balitanghali/ GMA News TV)
Ted Failon (TV Patrol/ABS-CBN 2)
BEST FEMALE NEWSCASTER
Angelique Lazo (Sentro Balita/PTV 4)
Bernadette Sembrano (TV Patrol/ABS-CBN 2)
Catherine Vital (PTV News/PTV 4)
Charms Espina (PTV News Headlines/PTV 4)
Jessica Soho (State Of The NatIon/ GMA News TV)
Karen Davila (Bandila/ABS-CBN 2)
Luchi Cruz Valdes (Aksyon/TV 5)
Mel Tiangco (24 Oras/GMA 7)
Pinky Webb (Balitaan/CNN Philippines)
Vicky Morales (24 Oras/GMA 7)
BEST MORNING SHOW
Bagong Pilipinas (PTV 4)
Good Morning Kuya (UNTV 37)
Pambansang Almusal (NET 25)
Umagang Kay Ganda (ABS-CBN 2)
Unang Hirit (GMA 7)
BEST MORNING SHOW HOST
Arnold Clavio, Connie Sison, Susan Enriquez, Nathaniel Cruz, Lyn Ching- Pascual, Suzie Entrata- Abrera, Ivan Mayrina, Lhar Santiago, Mariz Umali, Love Anover (Unang Hirit/GMA 7)
Anthony Taberna, Jorge Cariño,Gretchen Ho, Amy Perez, Winnie Cordero, Ariella Arida, Jeff Canoy, Kori Quintos, Tina Marasigan, Bryan Termulo and Ariel Ureta (Umagang Kay Ganda/ABS-CBN 2)
Daniel Razon, Angela Lagunzad, Angelo ‘Diego’ Castro III, Rheena Villamor, Barba-Cabodil-De Vera, Dr. Joseph Lee and Dr. Bong Santiago (Good Morning Kuya/UNTV 37)
Dianne Medina, Alfonso “Fifi” delos Santos, Diane, Querrer, Jules Guiang, Karla Paderna, and Chichi Atienza Valdepenas (Bagong Pilipinas/PTV 4)
Earlo Bringas, Phoebe Publico, Kristel Fesalbon, Genesis Gomez, Wej Cudiamat (Pambansang Almusal/NET 25)
BEST PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM
Bawal Ang Pasaway Kay Mareng Winnie (GMA News TV)
CNN’ s Sport’s Desk (CNN Phil.)
Get It Straight With Daniel Razon (UNTV 37)
On The Record (CNN Philippines)
Sa Ganang Mamamayan (Net 25)
The Bottomline (ABS-CBN 2)
The Source (CNN Philippines)
BEST PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM HOST
Andrei Felix (CNN’ s Sport’s Desk/ CNN Phils.)
Boy Abunda (The Bottomline/ABS-CBN 2)
Daniel Razon (Get It Straight With Daniel Razon/UN TV 37)
Pinky Webb (The Source/CNN Philippines)
Rodante Marcoleta and Gen Subardiaga (Sa Ganang Mamamayan/Net 25)
Ruth Cabal (On The Record/ CNN Philippines)
Winnie Monsod (Bawal Ang Pasaway Kay Mareng Winnie/GMA News TV)
BEST TRAVEL SHOW
Biyahe Ni Drew (GMA News TV)
Cooltura (IBC 13)
G Diaries (ABS-CBN 2)
BEST TRAVEL SHOW HOST
Drew Arellano (Biyahe Ni Drew/GMA News TV)
Ernie Lopez (G Diaries/ABS-CBN 2)
Kevin Lapena, Kris Tiffany Janson (Cooltura/IBC 13)
BEST LIFESTYLE SHOW
Glow Up (GMA News TV)
Loving What You Do (GMA News TV)
Pop Talk ( GMA News TV)
Taste Buddies (GMA News TV)
BEST LIFESTYLE SHOW HOST
Dianne Medina (Loving What You Do/GMA News TV)
Solenn Heussaff and Gil Cuerva (Taste Buddies/GMA News TV)
Tonipet Gaba (Pop Talk/ GMA News TV)
Winwyn Marquez, Thia Thomalla and Michelle Dee (Glow Up/GMA News TV)
BEST TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM
ASOP (UNTV 37)
The Clash (GMA 7)
BEST TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM HOST
Julie Anne San Jose, Rayver Cruz (The Clash/GMA 7)
Luis Manzano (I Can See Your Voice /ABS-CBN 2)
Toni Rose Gayda and Richard Reynoso (ASOP/UNTV 37)
BEST CHILDREN SHOW
Anong Say Nyo? (Net 25)
Kid Kwento (Net 25)
KNC Show (UNTV 37)
Talents Academy (IBC 13)
BEST CHILDREN SHOW HOST
Anastacia Paronda, Candice Ayesha Paronda,Madisen Go, Gracelle, Joace Jimenez, Sedrick Ganolon (Talents Academy/IBC 13)
Christian Daniel Isip, Christian Luke Alarcon, Eric Cabobos,Lexter Manalanzan, Marcos Joaquin Paler, Bency Braine Vallo, David Soriano, Leane Manalanzan, Liana Rose Manalanzan, Percida Capulong, Kimberly Enriquez, and Angelica Tejana (KNC Show/UNTV 37)
DJ Albert (Anong Say Nyo?/ Net 25)
Sally Lopez (Kid Kwento/ Net 25)
ADING FERNANDO LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Boy Abunda
EXCELLENCE IN BROADCASTING AWARD
Korina Sanchez-Roxas
GERMAN MORENO POWER TANDEM OF THE YEAR
Seth Fedelin and Andrea Brillantes (Kadenang Ginto/ABS-CBN 2)
https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/19/21/star-awards-for-tv-coco-judy-ann-maja-among-top-acting-nominees
Delta, Lambda – here come the Greeks!
‘NOW COME THE GREEK-LETTERED CORONAVIRUS VARIANTS, CAUSING FAR MORE DAMAGE TO SOCIETY THAN ANY GREEK-LETTERED FRATERNITY CAN EVER CAUSE.’
I WAS a barbarian all my life in UP. Was invited a few times to join fraternities, especially when I was in Pol Sci and in Law school, but I always declined. Some of my classmates and batchmates had joined fraternities as early as high school and most have remained happily part of their Greek-letter brotherhoods, able to maximize the vast network being part of a frat provides.
But yes, a few have also found their undoing in the fraternities. Some ended up in the penitentiary for homicide committed during initiation rites, and one very good UP Elem friend even died in Muntinlupa of cancer while serving a life sentence for the death of a neophyte, who happened to be the younger brother of another batchmate.
While my father joined one at the UP College of Medicine, he neither encouraged nor discouraged us from doing so. But I never had the courage to do so, so I chose to rely on the brotherhood of barbarians that has served me well over the years. In some respects it ain’t as strongly bonded as the Greek letter guys, but in other respects, because it’s a brotherhood of friends you selected yourself, you’re spared having to tolerate someone you dislike just because he is a Greek letter fraternity brother.
It was a frat man who told me that in the frat you can find the most valuable brotherhood as well as your most rabid rival, even enemy.
Now come the Greek-lettered coronavirus variants, causing far more damage to society than any Greek-lettered fraternity can ever cause. (Some might disagree?). First, it was Delta – a variant that appeared in India that has turned out to be far more infectious (though not necessarily more deadly) than the original (Aloha) variant that came from China. The Delta variant is not the dominant variant on the new spike of cases in the UK and is also spreading in many other countries, including the United States. Here in the Philippines we were told over and over again by our Health authorities that we have kept Delta out of our shores; today we find out there have been more than 10 known cases already – which means how many really are out there is anyone’s guess.
And then there’s Lambda, which has new mutations of the spike protein that is used to attach to what they call the ACE2 receptors in our cells. Apparently, it has two new spike proteins, one of which is similar to the Delta variant. These spike proteins were the target of the messenger RNA vaccines (Pfizer Biontech and Moderna), which leaves me wondering whether Lambda could therefore escape Pfizer or Moderna-induced antibodies.
That the virus mutates is not surprising; that’s what a virus does (the colds virus is one example) in order to keep on living. But the COVID virus is able to mutate because a whole lot of people remain unvaccinated, while some of those who already are vaccinated with at least one jab are already letting their guard down. Which can be fatal.
Years ago, on campus, one Greek-letter fraternity I know would alert its members of an impending rumble with another fraternity by the blowing of a car horn according to a certain pattern. That would send my classmates from that frat scampering out of our classrooms and out of our building in order to get to safety.
Unfortunately, we don’t have as “efficient” a warning system for the Greek-letter COVID variants that could send us scampering for safety. So this only means that every day, vaccinated or not, we must remain on the highest alert because the “enemy” is out there waiting to pounce on us when it has a chance.
Let’s not get lured into the COVID initiation rites, shall we? I definitely don’t want to go through the process all over again!
Personal: Happy birthday Tatski Oriate; Grace Morales; Diane Cristobal; Rev. Fr. Paul de Leon, Rev. Fr. Mario Holmina, OSJ
https://malaya.com.ph/index.php/news_opinion/delta-lambda-here-come-the-greeks/
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GMA-7 Rainbow Network returned on June 30, 2022 coinciding with ABS-CBN Channel 2's reopening after the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte. T... -
October 1 - Phoemela Baranda, Abner Delina, Zach Galifianakis, Sean Mendoza, Kelsey Merritt, Aizan Perez, Simon Pineda, Tom Rodriguez and Ry...
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THE shutdown of Multiply.com social network has paved the way for the comeback to be “a major electoral agenda” in the 2022 presidential ele... -
USI Under Special Investigation (revival) Tutok Tulfo (revival) Rated Korina (new episodes) Wanted sa TV (revival) Oplan Zero Tambay (reviva...