Alodia Gosiengfiao May Soon Have a TV Show at TV5

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Cosplay celebrity Alodia Gosiengfiao, together with her mom Mariglor Arraiza and sister Ashley, just had an awesome meeting earlier with TV5 executives namely Artist Center Head Director Bebong Munoz, Sports Head Coach Chot Reyes, VP and Head of D5 Studio Mr. Lloyd Manaloto, and asks her fans

"If for example.... We come up with a show... What kind of shows do you wanna see? (Fanta Serye? X-Men ish? Action? Drama? Comedy? Jap Gameshow ish? Gaming?)"

Of course, lots of suggestion from her fans came pouring in non-stop which focused mainly on her gaming and cosplay icon background. Below are just some of the hundreds of suggestions given by her numerous followers who were all hoping for a reply from the queen of cosplay.

"Gamer girl, that slips in and out reality by daydreaming about how to answer everyday problems with correlation with, anime, gaming world and game show like style. Para magamit cosplay and acting prowess of cosplayers." - Benedict Villanueva

"Maybe a magazine show focusing on all sorts of Gaming (board, esports, console) with the touch of anime and cosplay. That would SUGOIIIII" - Philip Mejorada

"Jap Gameshow-ish where contestants hav to wear anime/game costumes.. xD" - Julian Yu

"Horror/sci-fi/escapist anthology series ala The Twilight Zone. That would give a lot of cosplay possibilities and use it for good effect too." - Justine Dreco

"I wanna see you on drama shows.. cosplay and superhero games stuff is so common to you, so.. I wanna see diff side of Alodia Gosiengfiao smile emoticon and not speaking English pure Tagalog smile emoticon goodluck smile emoticon" - Se Yun

" I recommend a travel show. If you want, I can recommend "HKT48 no Odekake" or Jounetsu Tairiku na Pinoy version."- Vol Ventura

TV5 may not be the top mainstream network but they embrace concepts and ideas other station wouldn't even touch. As what another fan said, I believe they should bring back the Animega concept in primetime. That was one of their leverages back when they were starting the channel.


My kids are fans of anime and they can't get enough of it.

I've known Alodia ever since she was still cosplaying Ragnarok characters popularized by the Level Up games company which I was a part of as Systems Administrator back when it was starting to be a hit among Filipino online gamers specifically on the MMORPG. The role-playing games was a sensation back then and Alodia was the leading cosplayer whom male gamers adored and even dreamed of since she is a real beauty.

Now that Alodia is taken already by no other than Eric Ejercito, a grandson of Erap himself, and also involve din the world of gaming and cosplay, the fandom heat continues to burn.

*Photo credit to Alodia's FB account

First-ever #TwitterElection Showcases the People Power of the Philippines

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The people made over 35 million elections-related Tweets since the start of the year, with over 4 million Tweets sent on Election Day alone.

After three months of watching, hearing, and talking about the political candidates, the Filipino public has cast its vote and has elected a new set of government officials in the national and local levels. But what marked the difference for the election this year is the higher level of inclusiveness Filipinos enjoyed through the country’s first-ever #TwitterElection. Engaging the first-time voters who are heavy social media users, or one-third (17 million) of the country’s 50 million registered voters, is critically important for any candidate to win the election. And the people’s voices have been heard on Twitter with over 35 million elections-related Tweets sent since the start of the year, of which over 4 million Tweets came on Election Day (May 9th) alone.

There was global interest in the Philippines general election and this was reflected in the #TwitterElectionconversation, too. When you zoom out on the heatmap below, you can see the elections-related conversations on Twitter over the past 30 days from all over the world - from the US to UK to Europe to the Middle East to Asia Pacific - including Tweets from many Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). For example, the three #PiliPinasDebates2016 Presidential TV debates generated Twitter conversations worldwide, nearly 5 million Tweets combined, with the last one on April 24, 2016 shown on the heatmap.

Congratulations to COMELEC for Fast Turnaround Time This Election

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"For more than 3 months, my boss Andy Bautista received a lot of flak from media, the politicians, and the general public. But he took the criticisms like a man.

Today, with his head held high, he can proudly report:

81% voter turnout--the highest in years;
94% transmission--the quickest in years; and
450,000 overseas voters--3x the size of 2013.

Great job, Chairman Andy!

Congratulations, sir!" - Kris Ablan of COMELEC

I hope you would agree that COMELEC has a very fast turnaround time. They have finally started coping up with technology. Kudos to the people responsible - to Comelec Chairman Andy Bautista, his team and to all the teachers or BEIs, poll watchers, volunteers, PPCRV, NAMFREL, and the rest of the unsung heroes in this election.

Hats off also to the debates which may not be 100% satisfying but at least gave everyone a glimpse of the candidates for President and Vice President. I know it would be very difficult for a senatorial debate since there are just too many candidates for the position.

In the above photo taken by COMELEC's Kris Ablan are COMELEC Chairman Andy Bautista, Commissioner Luie Tito Guia and NCR Director Temie Lambino.

I like how the COMELEC Chairman smiles after every interview , reassuring us that everything will be OK. I am in awe how he can be so chill amidst all the criticism. He has been so patient, explaining again and again. He will have to keep being patient as there are always people whining and complaining. I saw how gracious and dignified Mr. Andy Bautista was, during his pre-election interviews...and despite the criticisms, he remained straightforward in his answers. Thank you everyone for all your efforts and may you be blessed a hundredfold! Congratulations Chairman Bautista for your huge contribution towards nation building-we salute you on a job well done!