2020-2Q: April to June
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Pilipino Workers Center partners with TFC for their Online and Phone-In Townhall to address critical issues affecting the community
LOS ANGELES, April 24, 2020 – As part of TFC’s Kapamilya Virtual Hugs initiative, TFC has partnered with the non-profit Pilipino Workers Center (PWC) to provide relevant and critical information to members of the Filipino community.
As California is about to enter the seventh week of Shelter-in-Place, many community members find themselves displaced, unemployed, and having trouble in coping with the changes and realities brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The non-profit Pilipino Workers Center (PWC) helps the community by continuing to provide valuable information and resources that could aid the public. One way of doing so is through an online and phone-in townhall, where participants may ask questions and interact with resource speakers on various topics.
The next scheduled townhall presented by PWC, together with TFC, is this Monday, April 27 from 2:00-4:00 P.M. Topics for discussion are:
CA emergency fund for undocumented immigrant workers
Care Fund/Care Meals/COVID-19 Relief Fund
SB 1257 – Health & Safety for All Workers Act
Unemployment Insurance, Second Stimulus
Information on My Health LA and Medi-Cal
And many more
Participants may join the Online Townhall through the following:
Via Zoom – Online: Go to https://Zoom.US/J/128757730
Via Zoom – By Phone: +1 669 900 6833 Meeting ID: 128 757 730
Via Facebook Livestream: www.facebook.com/PWCSC
PWC does their part by providing support for human trafficking survivors, immigration services, affordable housing, workforce training, education on workers’ rights, wage theft enforcement, free tax preparation, and a cooperative for homecare workers.
Members of the Pilipinx community experiencing any kind of difficulty or hardship may reach out to the Pilipino Workers Center at these numbers: call (213) 250-4353, text or call (213) 422-3341. Relevant information may also be found at www.pwcsc.org.
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GMA Network unveils ‘GMA Affordabox’ on its 70th anniversary
For its 70th anniversary celebration, the country’s leading and largest broadcast firm GMA Network, Inc. wholeheartedly offers its own high-quality and affordable Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) receiver ‘GMA Affordabox’.
As the Network aspires to enable every Filipino home to enjoy digital TV viewing experience, GMA Network Chairman and CEO Felipe L. Gozon proudly shared that GMA Affordabox was specifically developed to be made accessible to millions of Filipino households.
“In celebration of this milestone of reaching seven colorful decades in the industry, we are more than grateful for the Filipinos’ continued trust in GMA Network as we reaffirm our commitment to deliver excellence in news and entertainment. Kaya naman, kasabay ng ika-70 anibersaryo ng inyong Kapuso Network, buong puso naming inihahandog sa inyo ang high-quality at abot-kayang digital TV receiver na Para Sa Pilipino—ang GMA Affordabox.”
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
Bradford Adkins, 'SCENES In The City' is a widely read Filipino-American community column in San Francisco since 2008. Online, it is being globally read by more than 176 countries. The column features include: the issues and events, the individuals and organizations moving the community.
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We, the staff, nurses, and doctors at Regional Medical Center, are writing this letter to inform you of the decision by Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) to close down the Women and Children’s services at Regional Medical Center. As you are aware, Regional Medical Center is the ONLY hospital on the eastside of San Jose. If you look on the service map of Regional Medical Center, the hospital covers the area from Milpitas, downtown San Jose, East San Jose to Morgan Hill. The hospital delivers close to 1000 babies a year and it treats thousands of obstetrical visits for women on the Eastside. We are proud to serve the mostly poor and minority patients in our community.
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Presents
LUCKY GRANDMA
幸運的奶奶
- IN VIRTUAL THEATERS MAY 22, 2020 -
In the heart of Chinatown, New York, an ornery, chain-smoking, newly widowed 80-year-old Grandma (Tsai Chin) is eager to live life as an independent woman, despite the worry of her family. When a local fortune teller (Wai Ching Ho) predicts a most auspicious day in her future, Grandma decides to head to the casino and goes all in, only to land herself on the wrong side of luck...suddenly attracting the attention of some local gangsters. Desperate to protect herself, Grandma employs the services of a bodyguard from a rival gang (Corey Ha) and soon finds herself right in the middle of a Chinatown gang war.
Featuring TSAI CHIN COREY HA (aka HSIAO-YUAN HA), MICHAEL TOW, WOODY FU, WAI CHING HO & CLEM CHEUNG
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Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/KHiW2LJVHNo
Read the story: https://tinyurl.com/y9hac4wc
East meets West with Asianovelas to start airing on TFC this June
DALY CITY, Calif., June 11, 2020-- The Korean wave or Hallyu continues to spread around the globe with people talking about the skin-care routines, up to Korean music with the K-Pop group BTS winning awards at the Billboard Music Awards, and with the Korean film “Parasite” making Oscars history after raking four awards early this year.
Also making waves in different countries are the South Korean series, which TFC will bring to its cable, satellite, and IPTV live channels starting June 15, kicking-off with the Filipino dubbed South Korean series “Tale of Nokdu” and “Love in the Moonlight”.
“Tale of Nokdu” is a romantic-comedy series based on the popular webtoon of the same title. It tells the story of Jeon Nok Doo (Jang Dong-Yoon), a young man who does not want to get married and disguises himself as a woman to infiltrate a mysterious women-only community. There he meets Dong Dong Joo (Kim So-Hyun), a young woman who is living in the said community but does not want to become a gisaeng (female entertainer).
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ABS-CBN’s number one teleserye, “FPJ’s Ang Probinsiyano”,
other top and new shows to return to TFC worldwide this June
DALY CITY, CA, June 5, 2020 – The megahit Filipino action-drama TV series – FPJ’s Ang Probinsiyano – and a host of beloved television characters and programs from the media company ABS-CBN Corporation are finally returning to TFC this June.
A much-awaited comeback
Some of ABS-CBN’s most watched Filipino teleseryes are making their much-awaited return to TFC. Subscribers can now watch again TV icon Cardo Dalisay’s adventures in FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano, starting with a recap of this season’s story before fresh episodes are released.
Other teleseryes making a comeback are A Soldier’s Heart and Love Thy Woman.
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ABS-CBN TFC STATEMENT ON ITS OVERSEAS PROGRAMMING
MAY 5, 2020—Philippine entertainment and broadcasting company ABS-CBN Corporation (ABS-CBN), on May 5, 2020, was issued a cease and desist order by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) prohibiting ABS-CBN from continuing to broadcast on free-to-air TV and radio in the Philippines, effective immediately.
For Filipinos overseas, ABS-CBN through its international subsidiaries and flagship channel TFC has always been their bridge back home as a source of comprehensive and timely news and entertainment. TFC assures its many subscribers around the world that it will remain and continue to deliver relevant news and information, TV shows and movies across our different channels and platforms via cable and satellite, IPTV, and TFC Online.
As we have earlier stated, we trust that the Philippine government will decide on our franchise with the best interest of the Filipino people in mind, recognizing ABS-CBN’s role and efforts in providing the latest news and information, especially during these challenging times.
We will continue our commitment to be of service to Filipinos, worldwide.
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JoKoy’s latest Netflix special, featuring Filipino American talents, premieres on June 12
LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2020 - JoKoy, one of today’s premier comedians, announced that his third Netflix special, “In His Elements,” starts streaming on June 12, which also marks the annual celebration Philippine Independence Day.
On his Instagram® account, JoKoy shared, “This is a very special moment for me. This is that one special where I said I need to go back home to the Philippines; I need to show people where my mom is from. I had this crazy idea of bringing a bunch of my friends that were Filipino that live in America that never have been back to the Philippines. Let us show them how beautiful the country is, let us show them how beautiful the people are.”
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New online show “Juan Love: Pag-ibig sa Panahon ng Pandemya” premieres this June 20
Beginning this Saturday (June 20), GMA News and Public Affairs debuts the newest addition to its roster of online shows with “Juan Love: Pag-ibig sa Panahon ng Pandemya”.
“Juan Love: Pag-ibig sa Panahon ng Pandemya” features stories about love in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.
For its pilot episode, fall in love with the story of Lolo Rogelio who needed to be isolated from his wife who tested for COVID-19.
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GMA Network’s 25-year franchise renewed prior to expiry
GMA Network, Inc. clarifies the case of its franchise renewal as it has been cited several times recently in light of the current situation of fellow broadcast network, ABS-CBN.
Formerly known as Republic Broadcasting System, Inc., GMA Network obtained its original 25-year franchise through Republic Act No. 7252 or “An Act Granting the Republic Broadcasting System, Inc. a Franchise to Construct, Install, Operate and Maintain Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations in the Philippines.”
The said act was signed into law on March 20, 1992; became effective on May 12, 1992 – fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette on April 27, 1992; and as such, was valid until May 12, 2017.
On April 21, 2017 – 22 days prior to the expiry of the original franchise – President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act No. 10925 or “An Act Renewing For Another Twenty-Five (25) Years The Franchise Granted To Republic Broadcasting System, Inc., Presently Known As GMA Network, Inc., Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 7252, Entitled An Act Granting The Republic Broadcasting System, Inc. a Franchise to Construct, Install, Operate and Maintain Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations in the Philippines.”
Given this, it is important to note that that there is no parity of circumstances between the two broadcast networks. And that there is no truth to statements claiming that GMA continued its operations despite the expiration of its franchise, which was in fact renewed earlier than its expiry date. (30)
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Kapuso Foundation continues much needed aid to frontliners, Filipinos
GMA Kapuso Foundation (GMAKF)’s ‘Labanan Natin ang COVID-19’ campaign, GMA Network’s response efforts to help the nation battle the pandemic, has so far extended help to medical frontliners in 35 public hospitals and 26,349 individuals in various poverty stricken areas.
Through the funds raised from the public and partners from the private sector, GMAKF distributed 107,000 pairs of gloves, 23,996 pieces of surgical masks, 1,500 N95 masks, 4,600 face shields, 4,580 500-ml bottles of rubbing alcohol, 4,400 pieces of germicidal soap, and 5,600 sets of personal protective equipment for public hospital workers.
In addition, 26,532 bottles of purified/mineral water, 15,062 packs of bread/snacks and 130 blankets and folding beds were provided as GMAKF expresses its gratitude for those who tirelessly take care of COVID-19 patients.
The basic medical supplies were given to 35 public hospitals within Metro Manila as well as in Cagayan, Benguet, Pampanga, Bulacan, Marinduque, Laguna, Quezon, Rizal, Samar, Leyte, Lanao del Sur, and up to Sulu.
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