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I may have a Chinese sur-name and all of my grand-parents may have hailed from the country we are currently at odds with over some islets in the middle of the sea, but I can proudly say I am 100% pinoy and to be in the front seat and to experience a living Phil-ippine national treasure performing a couple of feet away was a truly pride in-ducing experience. Believe me, this was not the first time I saw Lisa dancing live on stage, but every single time I get goosebumps for every pir-ouette, every battement, every grand jeté she makes. From her opening num-ber which highlighted pre-colonial culture, through to numbers celebrating the Pinoy beauty and strength. Each number was thought-fully choreographed and done to inspire the Filipino spirit in everyone. In fact, I felt an upwell-ing of pride, joy, and love, all

emotions combined know-ing that every move Lisa and Ballet Manila makes, are all for the love of the arts and country. Bringing ballet to a level where every Filipino would be able to en-joy and appreciate the art of dance. And appreciate they did. Dabawenyos from all strata that filled the SM City Davao Annex Event Centre. I can vividly remember the crowd cheering Lisa on like a rock star as she was doing her breathtaking 32 fouettés en tournant for the final number. I swear many in the audience shed tears of joy and pride knowing that there were there to experi-ence the magical moment. Happy 114th Indepen-dence Day!

Beyond just dancingLisa Macuja inspires Dabawenyos

Lisa doing her breathtaking 32 fouettés en tournant.The “Dalagang Filipina” segmentCelebrating pre-colonial culture.Arnis.

An excerpt from Swan Lake.

The spectacular finale.

An excerpt from Don Quixote.

TO celebrate 114 years of Philippine Independence, SM City Davao staged Sayaw Pinoy featuring the Philippine’s Prima Ballerina, Lisa Macuja and Ballet Manila in a spectacular dance extravaganza that only SM City Davao knows how.

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Shopping where you matter mostYOU may not im-mediately notice how the guards politely greet you when they do routine security checks as you enter the mall, or how the maintenance staff takes the time to cheerfully say, “Good morning!” as you pass by, but all these are tell-tale signs of Ayala Malls’ distinc-tive brand of custom-er service.  Ayala Malls calls this U-First, their service phi-losophy to always put the customers’ needs their top-most priority.  Following this, Abreeza Mall is com-mitted to maintaining the same quality of customer service by providing an ar-ray of services for the con-venience and satisfaction of all mallgoers.  First on the list is Abree-za Mall’s concierge, a trade-mark service pioneered by Ayala Malls. Navigating through one of the city’s biggest malls is easy when you can always stop by the mall’s concierge and ask the accommodating reception-ists for directions and other information  to make your mall visit a more rewarding experience. An easier way to go is to get information at your fingertips with the new touch screen digital directories installed around the mall. Navigating the mall and getting store di-rections, being in the know on events and promotions and finding out the latest movies on the silver screen

is now just a touch away. After a long day of stroll-ing and shopping, you can take a breather at one of the mall’s customer loung-es.  Located at the ground floor (near CK Jeans) and at the third floor (near Samsung I.T.) of the mall, both lounges feature com-fortable furniture and the cleanest restrooms where you can recharge and freshen up.  With Abreeza Mall’s family lounge, bonding with your family at your fa-vourite mall is made more fun and hassle-free with a lounge that features a children’s play area, diaper

changing stations, private breastfeeding rooms, and a reading area for the grown-ups.  It is located at the sec-ond floor of the mall, near Timex. Just visiting Davao? Abreeza Mall offers con-veniences to tourist and travellers, such as flight confirmation, hotel book-ings and restaurant reser-vations.  Just visit the malls’ concierge counters located at the Ground Floor near the Activity Center and near the Restaurant Row entrance.   For OFWs,  balik-bayans  and their family, exclusive privileges that al-

low them to enjoy the VIP treatment they deserve are offered at the VIPinoy Lounge.  Here you can relax and read the latest maga-zines or newspapers as you sip freshly brewed coffee from the drinking station.  Stay connected with their internet stations, video conferencing facilities, and mobile phone charging stations.  Get exclusive in-vitation to sale events and other mall activities and avail of special discounts and freebies.  Other perks of being a VIPinoy mem-ber are consultations with BPI, Ayala Land Proper-ties, and Globe for free advice on financial and in-vestment opportunities, as well products that will help you stay in touch with your loved ones abroad better.      Sharing the Ayala expe-rience with even more peo-ple, Abreeza Mall is PWD-friendly. This goes further than ramps and elevators and includes sign language translation by trained con-cierge representatives and wheel-in service available upon request. All these you can enjoy while taking in the sights of Abreeza’s vibrant land-scape, and right away share your experiences online with the mall’s free WiFi. By going above and be-yond the norm to provide special and personalized service, Abreeza Mall has definitely raised the bar for Davao malling.  Shopping, dining, entertainment, and beyond—everything’s a breeze at Abreeza Mall!   

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MADAGASCAR 3: Europe’s Most Want-ed and Prometheus took separate routes to the jackpot that was the weekend box office. Madagascar 3 earned the No. 1 spot with an estimated gross of $60.4 million; Prometheus came away with an even $50 million. Both films were availa-bile in 3-D; the PG-rated Madgascar 3 had the advantage of being the weekend’s new family-friendly option. Plus, it had “Afro Circus.” For director Ridley Scott, the No. 2-debut-ing Prometheus is a win, his top-opening movie in more than a decade, and one of Hollywood’s biggest R-rated openers ever.

The best-reviewed Madagascar movie yet, Madagascar 3 failed to build on its predecessor at the box office. Mada-gascar: Escape 2 Africa opened with $63.1 mil-lion in 2008. Though assumed to be a prequel to Scott’s semi-nal Alien, Prometheus was not billed as such. With two movies com-ing away with weekend grosses of at least $50 mil-lion for the first time this summer, Hollywood fat-tened up—overall ticket sales were up nearly 30 percent versus last year and last week, per Exhibi-tor Relations. Madagascar 3’s de-but is the now summer’s biggest after that of the all-mightyThe Avengers, which upped its domes-tic total to $571.9 million,

and its worldwide take to just under $1.4 billion. Among the other hold-overs, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel held the best. The mini-Avengers (budget $10 million) has now grossed $31 mil-lion domestically, and, per BoxOfficeMojo.com, more than $113 million worldwide. In its third week, Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom cracked the Top 10, despite screening at fewer than 100 theaters. Johnny Depp’s Dark Shadows fell from the standings after a sub-par four-week run. The 1970s-centric vampire tale hasn’t come close to matching its $150 million budget domestically, and stands at about $194 mil-lion worldwide, per Box-OfficeMojo.com.

Outside of the Top 10, The Hunger Games broke $400 million domesti-cally, and edged closer to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on the list of Hollywood’s all-time do-mestic champs. Elsewhere, Rob-ert Pattinson’s Bel Ami grossed $40,000 at 16 theaters, not good, but not bad considering the debuting period drama actually debuted last month as a video-on-de-mand title.

SOMETHING tells us this is going to be a bit of a low-key birthday for Natalie Portman. Shortly after the Black Swan star nabbed an Os-car (and a slew of other awards) during last year’s awards season, she men-tioned she’d be stepping out of the spotlight to spend quality time with hubby-to-be Benjamin Millepied and her growing baby bump. And she wasn’t kidding. Just a week after Port-man celebrated her mile-stone 31st birthday, the über-talented thesp, who virtually disappeared from the Hollywood scene for months, gave birth to her first child, Aleph. But not even mother-hood could keep Portman from Tinseltown for too long. She resurfaced last No-vember to flex her acting muscles at a live reading of the 1960 Billy Wilder film The Apartment in Los

Angeles, then in April she served as ambassador for the Free the Children proj-ect, which raises funds for issues facing children in developing countries. She also starred in a

pretty cool Paul McCart-ney music video, which we’re hoping is a sign we’ll see her on the big screen again soon. Happy Birthday, Nata-lie!

IF you missed Star Cinema’s lat-est Piolo Pascual and Angelica Panganiban hit, now is your chance to watch it in your home through SKYcable Season Pass, a convenient pay-per-view service that offers uninterrupted access to 24/7 broadcasts of ABS-CBN’s reality programs and Star Cin-ema movies as well as the big-gest sporting events. The movie starts when Majoy (An-gelica Panganiban), pressured by her ticking biological clock, embarks on a quest to find Mr. Right. While looking for signs that she has met her soul-mate, she meets Leo (Piolo Pascual), a player who believes that love is just a game and not to be taken seriously. Majoy’s hopes for the future hang in the balance as she struggles to beat the clock and get her man while stay-ing true to what she wants. “Every Breath U Take” will air on SKY-

cable channel 120 in Cebu and Davao. It will be available on SKYcable Season Pass from June 8 to 30 for as low as P200 for a three-day access or P300 for a seven-day access, available to all new and existing SKYcable subscrib-ers. Die-hard fans who subscribe to any of these exclusive access passes can relive the movie’s “kilig” and come-dic moments as often as they want. SKYcable Season Pass redefines home entertainment as it gives you more reasons to enjoy your time at home with this exclusive access pass to the latest movies fresh from the cin-ema. If you want to know more about “Every Breath U Take” on SKYcable Sea-son Pass, log on to www.mysky.com.ph or call SKYcable’s customer service hotlines at 032-3452278 for Cebu; and 082-3055456 for Davao. With SKY-cable, experience digital cable TV be-yond clear signal.

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And the winner is...

Bon anniversaire, Natalie!‘Every Breath U Take’ on SKYcable Season Pass

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By Carlo P. MalloPhoto by Rudolph Alama

IN a couple of weeks, Davao City will no longer see non-biode-gradable plastic bags, cups, cellophanes, and Styrofoam be-ing used in the many restaurants, fast food joints, grocer-ies, shopping centers, and other places of trade and commerce – and hopefully, even among vendors and the public market as well. This is the kind of free-dom that we have never thought would be possible. Plastic has been a very help-ful luxury for mankind, but it has been abused and has not been properly disposed. Just take a look at the sew-er systems (the city has none but some private residential villages in the city have one), and you’ll see that plastic is one of the primary products that clogs it. And due to its non-biodegradable nature, plastic does not decompose in days, months, and even years! Aside from clog-ging our drainage systems, plastic is also filling up our dumpsites. With the city ordinance

all set for implementa-tion, people and business are forced to shift to paper, food-grade paper containers for food, and canvas bags for groceries. Or as some stores have already done, use bio-degradable plastic, which decomposes in 6 months af-ter it is first exposed to air. And this Independence Day, there is reason for us not only our liberation from our colonizers but also a rea-son to celebrate a new found freedom from what may seem an innocent packag-ing material is actually holding hostage the pres-

ent and future generations. Just remember how many times we have been roused from our sleep because of floodwater rising, or the foul smell of burnt plastic, or how many turtles, dol-phins, and whales have been washed ashore because they have ingested plastic bags. Davao City is just one of the many cities in the coun-try. There are hundreds more that should be banning the use of plastic and styrofoam as well, but it all starts with one voice – just like how our ancestors’ struggle for free-dom also started.

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Freedom from plastic