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Philippines gets new ‘nonstop’ news and sports TV channel

Philippines gets new ‘nonstop’ news and sports TV channel

By Fri, Feb 18, 2011 7:24PM UTC View Comments Philippines gets new ‘nonstop’ news and sports TV channel

The Associated Broadcasting Corp., now known as TV5, tonight unveiled AksyonTV, the Philippines’ newest “nonstop news and sports channel”, before members of the press and bloggers and trade partners in glitzy ceremonies at The Fort, Tagig City in Metro Manila. This is definitely good news for news hounds and Filipinos long wishing for a 24-hour...

Willing Willie and the hope of poor Filipinos

By Thu, Jan 13, 2011 9:15PM UTC View Comments Revillame brings and spreads same ideas to TV5

We’ve heard Willie Revillame defend his idea of entertainment many times, and it never fails to amaze me that he gets away with it from the showbiz community he comes from and the networks he has been identified with. Right now, Revillame propagates his concept of “helping” on TV5, and it is an open secret...

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