UPLB reacts to ABS-CBN's Maalala Mo Kaya episode

[paralusi]

UPLB reacts to ABS-CBN's Maalala Mo Kaya episode
Written by the Office of Public Relations
Friday, 06 March 2009 15:10

UPLB has issued an official statement to ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation in light of a recent episode of their Maalala Mo Kaya program which inadvertently cast a bad light on the University and its constituents.

The complete letter is as follows:

Our attention has been called by constituents and alumni to an episode featured in Maala-ala Mo Kaya entitled "Blusa," which was aired on ABS-CBN on Feb. 28 and on TFC recently. Our constituents and alumni were concerned whether the episode was based on truth.

The story was of a woman who allegedly graduated BS AgriBusiness, summa cum laude, from the University of the Philippines Los Baños or UPLB, who could not find a job, and ended up a stripper. We tried to find out who the subject was by tracking all 27 of our summa cum laude graduates from the time the University was established in 1909. We could not find anyone matching the subject as portrayed in "Blusa."

Whether or not the subject was a UPLB graduate, we deeply sympathize with her and her family. However, in the interest of maintaining its reputation as a truthful storyteller, the MMK should have a mechanism to validate claims by letter senders especially those that require a stretch of imagination as to be believed.

While indeed touching and a perfect example of a human-interest story, "Blusa" regrettably affected the reputation of UPLB as an educational institution and its constituents and alumni. We therefore request ABS-CBN to set the record straight and correct the wrong impression that it created among its viewers. We also make an appeal to producers of similar programs to be more prudent in reporting stories with claims that would affect the reputation not only of a school but also of its alumni in the Philippines and abroad.

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ABS-CBN Official Statement, March 10

Storytelling in Maalaala Mo Kaya (MMK) is always based on narratives sent to the program by people who want to share their stories. MMK decides to go into production of the chosen stories, ONLY after the letter sender has signed a waiver attesting to the authenticity of the story sent.

MMK recognizes that a number of UPLB alumni are questioning the truthfulness of one letter sender who claims that her sister, the main character in “Blusa” essayed by Ms. Angel Locsin, was indeed a UPLB BS AgriBusiness, summa cum laude graduate, who could not find a job and ended up as a stripper.

When MMK found out about the adverse reactions, the MMK production group went back to the letter sender to inform her of the issue raised and to re-verify her account. She reiterated that she stands by her story.

Be that as it may, and after careful deliberation, MMK realizes that its writing and research pool may have been remiss in one thing----verifying with UPLB the veracity of the indicated facts of the letter sender. Having said that, MMK sincerely apologizes for the oversight.

MMK always aims for truth and excellence. This incident may have deviated from its tight norm, but rest assured that MMK will continue to serve its publics with utmost care and respect.

[KuyaDanny]

I was too busy watching Angel Locsin and didn't really concern myself with the UPLB affiliation.

To all alumni out there, that episode had no adverse effect on your school's reputation in this viewer's eyes. However, if Angel Locsin typifies today's UPLB students, then I hold your school in higher regard than ever before. *okay*

[kaningbrown]

Wait wait. So you mean to say MMK stories are real? I thought they've been fabricating those stories for years already.

[cretinous00]

if MMK does a mini-series about that rumored PhD student in sociology who studied prostitution in the philippines, and actually worked as a prostitute in the process, that'll be the day.

sorry, UPLB, that PhD stude is supposedly from UPD. :)

[benj20_ph]

medyo OA ang reaction ng mga taga-UPLB ang reaction dito.

hindi naman siguro sa UPLB interested ang mga tao, most likely sa istorya mismo nung letter sender.

in fact waa namang retentive effect ang UPLB after watching it only now that people are reacting violently na parang niyurakan ang mga pagakababae at pagkababae nila lolz

anyways, mayaman o matalino o madiskarte man ang mga tao, may mga bagay na hindi talaga natin kayang ma-control...only our strong faith will most likely keep us intact to live yet another day.

[mai_1]

e di ba nasiraaan nga ng bait yung letter-sender? baka naman nung time na nagsusulat siya e nasa "stage of disillusionment" siya at na-imagine niyang summa cum laude grad siya sa UPLB. :D

imposibleng magkamali ang records ang UPLB UNLESS nasunugan sila at hindi na-recover lahat ng mga dokumento nila.

[KuyaDanny]

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[real madrid]

lahat ba ng story sa MMK any totoo?

di kaya gawa-gawa din nila yung iba dun.

[a_muse07]

in my opinion, siguro mas may impact sa tingin nung letter sender kung gamitin niya ang pangalan ng UP... that person didn't count on UP having a really select group of summa cum laudes...

please lang ha, di ganun kadali makakuha ng summa. *peace*

[weetzie_bat]

wag na dapat mag react ang uplb...
kasalanan din naman ni pusang gala eh!
di siya marunong dumiskarte... dapat hindi agribusiness ang kinuha niyang course or dapat sa IRRI siya nagapply..

pero dapat tinulungan din siya ng uplb, but its more her fault!

[Dyak Isparow]

lols. promotional strategy lang yan ng ABS CBN lastek.. di na tayo nasanay sa mga ganyang pakulo eh.. palibhasa nasa media sila kaya madali agad mag paikot ng kung ano ano.

yun ngang Calvento files dati "Imbento files" daw. :lol:

[glenskie]

ABS-CBN had issued an apology to UPLB already. I saw that episode and I was bothered din and I couldn't believe that a summa cum laude graduate of any UP school can reach that level of destitution LOL. For one, their home college would be the first to offer them teaching jobs.

OFFICIAL STATEMENT

In response to the call of UPLB officials for ABS-CBN to "set the record straight," its Corporate Communications Department has issued the following statement (published as is):

"Storytelling in Maalaala Mo Kaya (MMK) is always based on narratives sent to the program by people who want to share their stories. MMK decides to go into production of the chosen stories, ONLY after the letter sender has signed a waiver attesting to the authenticity of the story sent.

"MMK recognizes that a number of UPLB alumni are questioning the truthfulness of one letter sender who claims that her sister, the main character in 'Blusa' essayed by Ms. Angel Locsin, was indeed a UPLB BS AgriBusiness, summa cum laude graduate, who could not find a job and ended up as a stripper.

"When MMK found out about the adverse reactions, the MMK production group went back to the letter sender to inform her of the issue raised and to re-verify her account. She reiterated that she stands by her story.

"Be that as it may, and after careful deliberation, MMK realizes that its writing and research pool may have been remiss in one thing—verifying with UPLB the veracity of the indicated facts of the letter sender. Having said that, MMK sincerely apologizes for the oversight.

"MMK always aims for truth and excellence. This incident may have deviated from its tight norm, but rest assured that MMK will continue to serve its publics with utmost care and respect."

[hangaway]

The point is that the story was not true :( ABS CBN is passing off fiction as fact. Typical of ABS... why am I not surprised

[grilled_furious]

pero totoo ba yung kwento?may proof ba *** sender na summa cum laude talaga yung sis niya?

[tahoma10]

e di ba nasiraaan nga ng bait yung letter-sender? baka naman nung time na nagsusulat siya e nasa "stage of disillusionment" siya at na-imagine niyang summa cum laude grad siya sa UPLB. :D

imposibleng magkamali ang records ang UPLB UNLESS nasunugan sila at hindi na-recover lahat ng mga dokumento nila.

Correction: Yung kapatid ang letter sender...
I doubt the letter sender because it is according to what she knows... Di ba she admitted na hindi siya magaling.. Baka akala niya summa cum laude yung kapatid niya at baka akala din niya graduate yung sister nia sa UPLB... :naughty: Hindi realistic yung story na summa cum laude ka and yet you cannot even find a job, which means that even UPLB (allegedly) cannot take their summa cum laude for a teaching position??... at the least, summa cum laudes will teach in college while waiting..
Personally, I think MMK should be more cautious in evaluating the stories to be aired... Im a solid KAPAMILYA, though. Anyways, of all the stories that they aired, this one is really dubious.. Hindi talaga maiwasan na mag-react ang UPLB.. Even my students (guro po ako) believed. Natakot nga, bakit daw UPLB graduate ka na nga, summa cum laude ka pa, tapos walang trabaho... Paano na raw yung iba na average lang at hindi galing sa UP..:(
Well, I told them: " Baka joke lang yun nung letter sender".. It is really impossible, unless......????:confused:

[philippines123]

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and so, what's the point? sayang sa bandwidth ha.

[ronelio]

nakakaloka! im a proud UPLD grad and for me, the story is hallucination to the highest level!!! u don't need to apply if ur a summa, ikaw na ang aaplayan ng mga private firms! not to mention na ooferan ka rin ng teacing position ng college mo!

[kungpow]

Whaaaaat? How dare you say that to KuyaDanny? The god of PEX !

and so, what's the point? sayang sa bandwidth ha.

[light-emitting]

Tama lang ang ginawang pagreact ng UPLB. Hindi naman kasi ito usapan ng interest ng manonood sa kung saan gumraduate yung nabaliw eh.

Kung isa kang de-kalidad na institusyon, and I am not restricting this to the Center of Excellence in Agriculture, tapos ipagkakalat ng mga media group na may nabaliw na Summa Cum Laude from your institution.. I mean, hindi kasi maiiwasan yung mga conversation na ganito eh:
A: Ay ano ba yan, taga-UPLB? Nabaliw? Summa?
B: Onga A eh. Ganyan ba talaga ang gumagraduate na Summa ng UP?
I hope you get my drift. Seriously, nakakabahid ng reputasyon.

Pero this is not surprising. Kahit nga yung mga news shows nila and documentaries, ang lakas nilang magtwist ng stories to make them factual eh. Kaya hindi ako nanonood ng TV Patrol et. al. :bop:

[icarus_rising]

Typical fictional story from ABS announcing it was real. And I wonder how people in peyups.com glorify this kind of tainted stories? They were infiltrated I suppose. It's not where the bright minds meet afterall.

[immortalscythe]

weird naman nun, siguro nga wala sa sariling bait yung letter sender if ever na totoong Summa Cum Laude sya. My God! ikaw na lalapitan ng trabaho at mamimili ka na lang and take note UPLB ka pa galing, di naman pipitsugin yang school at nasa top pa yung school na yan. pwera na lang kung naging passion ni letter sender and striptease wahehehe pwede pa diba

[KuyaDanny]

Actually, the letter sender was the SCL/stripper's sister. According to the story, she was far less intellectually endowed than the UPLB alumna, so it could be possible her information was inaccurate.

[philippines123]

afaik, mmk is an expert in giving color to A letter sender'd story. over sensationalism is the show's expertise kaya kahit walang nakakaiyak sa storya ay malalagyan ito ng drama.

[joshua3]

Simple lang ito. :)

HINDI TOTOTO.

On MMK: Hindi ako mahilig sa mga TV dramas pero naiiba itong MMK. Mahusay talaga ang pagkakagawa. Gayunpaman, hindi ako naniniwala sa mga istorya nila na hango daw sa totoong buhay [ako yun, ewan ko sa iba]. Alam ko nilabanan ito ng GMA7 na mukhang mas totoo ang mga istorya kasi pinapakita nila ang mga karakter sa totoong buhay pagkatapos ng palabas at iinterbyuhin ni Mel Tiangco. Yun nga lang baduy ang akting at direksyon at pagkakagawa in general.

On UPLB: Tama lang na magreact sa ginawang ito ng ABS-CBN. Parang sila ang nabaliw dito. Di man lang sila napaisip na isang summa ng agri yung pinag-uusapan. At hindi basta-basta summa. Kundi summang galing sa pinakamagaling na institusyon sa agrikultura sa Pilipinas at tinitingala rin sa buong mundo. Okey lang kayo ABS-CBN? :grrr:

[joshua3]

^HINDI TOTOO pala.

[jed_allan]

afaik, mmk is an expert in giving color to A letter sender'd story. over sensationalism is the show's expertise kaya kahit walang nakakaiyak sa storya ay malalagyan ito ng drama.

hindi naman. yun ang sinabi ng letter sender kaya yun din pinakita sa palabas.pero dapat venerify pa rin nila sa UPLB para mas accurate.

[philippines123]

yep, pero MMK is still the best drama show for me, kumpara naman sa mga teleseries at yung sa walang kalatuy-latoy na palabas noon ni mEL Tiangco.

Kung sakali mang sumikat ako at isabuhay sa TV ang buhay ko, gusto ko sa MMK, kaso ayoko ng sensationalism sa buhay ko. wala naman kaseng ganong ka-touching at di ako emotionAl na tao...

saka ang ganda ng episode ngayon with Eugene, Gina, at Aarhon

[HARE]

Yup ABS CBN has this history of lousy information...We saw it here in Singapore, my sister went to UPLB and bein from a different University...(UST) if graduates like us get good job offers after college then by simple assumption maybe so as the alleged UPLB Summa CumLaude Graduate....

Arounf 4 years ago, I was able to watch an investigative report done by the Correspondents of ABSCBN researched by ABNER MERCADO...it was about people forever jailed in Muntinlupa...2 guys went for the interview claiming that they were HOLD-UPpers when they were in college. Actually, the show tried to softly describe where these two guys went to a prestigious University while being Hold-upers..and boom! a aerial shot of the UST Main Building...I waited if they will try to verify in the registrar's office...But no! Haha... Eversince hindi na ako nanuod ng Investigative report sa ABS CBN...

[ubermensch]

haha. naging MMK thread na yata ito. nabanggit na nga itong episode na ito ng isa kong kasamahan dito na galing UPLB. mahanap ko nga sa youtube or somewhere else.

yung Magpakailanman ni Mel Tiango, mas makikita mo na totoo kasi iniinterview yung character (on which the story was based) at the end. kaso lang nakakainis na nakakatawa yung product placements. like, this one episode on elma muros, she was telling somebody the things she learned that brought her to where she was. i stopped the other things i was doing so i could listen more, because i thought maybe we could all learn a thing or two from her, given that she has achieved a lot in her craft. so she started talking about discipline, and how it should extend to everything you're doing, such as showing up during training with clothes that are well-pressed and neat. which is why she uses tide ultra because it cleans really well and gives out that immaculate white that signifies cleanliness.

and i said to myself, "seriously?" man, that was so inappropriate and crude for whoever was in charge to require her to have that spiel.

sorry, i have nothing more to add to the UPLB angle (as if i actually contributed something, haha).

[kurimaw_mama]

aminin natin, may mga summa talaa na ma-pride din. kapag di nakuha ang job ffer at natalo sya ng 1 cum laude lang pero president ng 1 org at member pa ng ilang oprgs, baka magtiwakal nga yan sa sobrang taas ng pride.

pero karamihan ng kilala kong summa sa iba't ibang schools e nagma-masters o PhD straight at nagtuturo sa school.

konti lang ang direct hired kaagad ng petron, P&G, McKinsey, Unilever, Shell, etc.

[Pickheart]

My English teacher back in high school was a former writer in MMK before. He told us that sometimes, the stories being aired are just fiction. Sila daw mismo gumagawa minsan.

So, is the summa-cum-laude-turned-stripper episode true? Hmm... :rolleyes:

[kanski]

one, i'd like to see abs-cbn issue their apology on air and treat this as a news story just as they treat the misgivings of other stations as a sensational event.

two, i think this is much ado about nothing by the uplb community.

[paralusi]

Actually, the letter sender was the SCL/stripper's sister. According to the story, she was far less intellectually endowed than the UPLB alumna, so it could be possible her information was inaccurate.

KD, you actually watched one complete episode without pressing the mute button?

:D

[KuyaDanny]

Well, they had commercials, so I had the chance to change channels once in a while.

From the posts I read in this thread, many people do not think MMK is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. I don't see what the fuss is all about.

[Dyak Isparow]

MMK is a money making show. :lol:

besdes, ABS CBN has a lot of great great crrative writers. wahehe!

you can only imagine............ hmm... wahehehehe

[cretinous00]

too bad i don't get a chance to watch MMK. when my car's on coler-coding, i get to listen to mr. fu on energy FM while riding the fx:

caller: "mr. fu (or something,) ang GF ko po as three months preggy. pero hindo ko na sya mahal. ano po ba gagawin ko?"

mr. fu (or something): aba tsong, kung 'di ka ba naman ogags. porque buntis na ang GF mo hindo mo na sya mahal. pero noon nagcho-chorva kaya abot-langit ang pagmamahal mo sa kanya. ungas ka talaga!

[carbon8d]

interesting... hmmmm

[real madrid]

^^ oo nga naman nabkit kung kelan buntis saka di mo na mahal....

[purpleheadd07]

i haven't seen the episode but the personality i've heard is actually known in Laguna but not from UPLB. "may pahid" daw talaga ang babaeng iyun.

Miss Charo is said to have sent her apologies saying that the story was merely shared to them via a letter, they didn't bother to research or verify though.

i don't know but i don't believe such claims. it's just plain BS saying that they didn't bother to research, ang lapit lang kaya ng Laguna. :bop:

sayang, maganda sana siguro talaga ang story, yun nga lang gawa gawa lang. kudos to the creative writers then. too bad, they claimed it was a true story. haay.

[alvincell]

wala naman kinalaman ang uplb dito

i think may problem talaga si angel( or yung name of the character)
personally :)

[ach_choo]

pero noon nagcho-chorva kayo abot-langit ang pagmamahal mo sa kanya. ungas ka talaga![/i]
Chorva. :rotflmao:

[neesa]

hindi naman kase issue dito yung eskwelahan na pinanggalingan nya eh. it can happen to anybody. UP naman talagang they went through all the trouble pa and i wonder if it's because nagmamalasakit sila sa patient or because of their image. for all they know there are cases similar to those na hindi lang nakaabot sa MMK. and nangyayari naman talaga na pag overqualified hindi rin tinatanggap sa trabaho. for one, most of them mataas na sweldo agad ang dine-demand nila and second, companies don't want an employee whom they know will eventually leave to find a job that will suit their qualification. tsaka hindi lang naman credentials din ang tinitignan nila, it's the whole person.

hindi lang naman din ito *** first time na may nabalitaan tayong sobrang talino na nag-develop ng mental illness in fact, ang dami naming kasong ganyan sa Psychiatry. a high IQ doesn't equate to a high EQ. ang point lang ng story is, don't be quick to judge people who are different from you especially those who are mentally ill kase hindi natin alam kung anong pinagdaanan nila kung bakit sila naging ganon. kung ikaw ang nabaliw, kakayanin mo ba mag-recover? kung sunud-sunod ang tagumpay mo tapos bigla kang bumagsak, makakabangon ka ba?

the school from which she came from is beside the point and I don't like the way UP reacted to it-- same with those people who shuns the mentally ill away.

[Dyak Isparow]

^ kung sa bagay.. good point. well.. people have different opinions..

and people react differently too.

[Dacs]

hindi naman kase issue dito yung eskwelahan na pinanggalingan nya eh. it can happen to anybody. UP naman talagang they went through all the trouble pa and i wonder if it's because nagmamalasakit sila sa patient or because of their image. for all they know there are cases similar to those na hindi lang nakaabot sa MMK. and nangyayari naman talaga na pag overqualified hindi rin tinatanggap sa trabaho. for one, most of them mataas na sweldo agad ang dine-demand nila and second, companies don't want an employee whom they know will eventually leave to find a job that will suit their qualification. tsaka hindi lang naman credentials din ang tinitignan nila, it's the whole person.

hindi lang naman din ito *** first time na may nabalitaan tayong sobrang talino na nag-develop ng mental illness in fact, ang dami naming kasong ganyan sa Psychiatry. a high IQ doesn't equate to a high EQ. ang point lang ng story is, don't be quick to judge people who are different from you especially those who are mentally ill kase hindi natin alam kung anong pinagdaanan nila kung bakit sila naging ganon. kung ikaw ang nabaliw, kakayanin mo ba mag-recover? kung sunud-sunod ang tagumpay mo tapos bigla kang bumagsak, makakabangon ka ba?

the school from which she came from is beside the point and I don't like the way UP reacted to it-- same with those people who shuns the mentally ill away.
So how about the fact that the story has NO credibility whatsoever?

[OPN]

First off let me say, I prefer the ABS-CBN shows than GMA 7s of similar storyline/genre because of the production quality and the acting chops of the actors involved. I also prefer their news team, I remember staying up late to watch Teddy Locsin/Jessica Zafra (sp?) et al and news stuff on cable talk shows from Randy David to Atty. Katrina Legarda. Still do now, with Maria Ressa at the helm. In any case, media is such a different ballgame now that its up to you the reader/audience to be discerning of the information/news you heard/read/receive.

I watched that MMK episode with my sister who’s a fellow UP grad. She keeps commenting why Angel’s character can’t find a job when she’s a UP grad and a summa cum laude at that. As what is already mentioned upthread, we wondered why she wasn’t offered a teaching job upon graduation. And it should not be difficult for her to have access or entry to positions in some government programs and projects that would fit her course.

Incidentally, isn’t Ms. Charo Santos-Concio a UP alumna? But that’s beside the point. ;)

My question is, was there really a claim by the production team of MMK that their stories are all “a true story”? Or, a loose adaptation of a true story? I’m sure if the story is true, the letter sender signs a waiver and testifies the veracity of his/her story and the fine prints in the legalese gives MMK artistic freedom to tweak the stories. In any case, in movies or series like this, the creative writers are given the artistic license to adapt the story to TV and make it riveting/interesting to its audience.

The thing about Angel Locsin’s character graduating summa cum laude at UPLB was a pivotal moment and aspect of the story. So, as an audience and as a UP grad, it’s kinda hard to employ a willing suspension of disbelief in this case taking reference to the rep of the school she supposedly graduated from. Hence, the vocal reaction from the UPLB and UP community – isn’t that the spirit of being a UP student? Let your voice be heard..

[KuyaDanny]

I have never heard any claims by the show's producers that MMK stories are all true. But maybe I don't listen very well.

Even if they did make that claim, I would not believe it.

[usoundlikethis]

This is just another promotional gimmick of the station. Ano ba ang pinakasikat na school dito satin, and isa pa malakas ang impact kung sasabihin pang summa cum laude.

The production group ng MMK, andaming galing ng UP diyan, kaya it really was a set-up na.

Sa mga taga-UP dyan no need to worry. Wala namang effect ito kasi most people think that MMK episodes are fictional, at sa mga nakapanood, ni hindi nga nila marecall *** pinang galingang school ni pusang gala.

[Zarkman]

Actually, the letter sender was the SCL/stripper's sister. According to the story, she was far less intellectually endowed than the UPLB alumna, so it could be possible her information was inaccurate.

Or she could've been drunk. Or she must've been smoking something. Or both. Just sayin'. ;)

Assuming I send them a letter with my story, do you think I'd get compensated somehow? By passing off an interesting piece of fiction as fact, I suppose she managed to grab the reviewers' attention, whoever sent in that story.

[purpleheadd07]

one gets paid P10,000.00 for a letter/story submitted.

just the same, palpak pa din ang pag check nila ng facts. :bop: although siyempre dinadagdagan na lang nila yan ng details para pampakulay. emotional appeal ba. :wink:

[chevara]

Diba after naman ng MMK pinapakita nila yung character mismo ? yung pictures? Remember the episode of Ms. Gina Parreno? Yung nabaliw ang lahat ng anak niya kung saan siya nakakuha ng award? Diba pinakita yung letter sender and yung actual na mga baliw na anak na nakakulong? remember?

Although kahit ako hindi makapaniwala na Summa ka ng UP tapos hindi ka nagkaroon ng trabaho...mukang impossible..

But on one side..
Kung mapapansin niyo, yung character ni Angel Locsin, masyadong mataas ang tingin niya sa sarili niya, pinagyayabang niya na Summa Cum Laude siya..which is possible na hindi siya makakuha ng trabaho dahil you may have the brains but you lack the attitude..pwede padin mangyari kaso 1 in a million ata na mangyayari yun kasi Summa ka...

As for the point naman na yung letter sender ay yung ate ni angel which is Dimples Romana, ...kahit naman pinakita sa palabas na hindi siya katalinuhan like angel...hindi naman siguro siya ganun KAMANG-MANG at BOBO para hindi malaman ang storya ng kapatid niya na pinakita na mahal na mahal niya. Kung kayo ba na may kapatid na nasubaybayan niyo ang paglaki at mahal na mahal niyo..at umattend kayo ng graduation niya tapos ang nakuha niya lang talaga ay Loyalty awardee then after ba nun ang magreregister sa utak niyo ay ang kapatid mo ay hindi loyalty awardee kung hindi Valedictorian??
No, diba..ang taong ni isang walang alam lang ang magiisip ng ganun unless intention niya talagang ibahin..

I believe may onting mali ang MMK dito..and as for UPLB dapat nga silang magreact..for MMK...maybe SOME are FACTUAL STORIES and SOME are FABRICATED...magaling kasi sila magpaiyak ng mga viewers kaya hindi ito napapansin..Kapamilya ako but I know naman if stories are possible and not...this time..nasa gitna ng possible at impossible ang pinresent nila..

Puntahan dapat ng UPLB yung kapatid ng letter sender and get all the information needed to clarify everything..=)

[speedcuber]

What the hell?! I thought it was already an open secret that everybody knows that NOT ALL the stories in MMK are real. Maybe some, but not all. Remember the episode where Roderick Paulate portrayed the role of an Ita and won best actor for that, it was actually a fabricated story by a CEU professor. But i really think MMK should be cautious when they use genuine schools/names/establishments/etc in their sensitive episodes...

[spanishsardine]

hmmm medyo naguguluhan lang ako. kasi summa cum laude daw sya ng UPLB agricultural engineering tapos nag aaply sya ng trabaho sa manila. may trabaho ba talagang nagaantay sa kanya dun if ever totoo?

pero wala naman nakakahiya sa istorya ng MMK eh. mas nakakahiya pa nga dapat kung may alumni na sikat na kurakot di ba.

[Pickheart]

hmmm medyo naguguluhan lang ako. kasi summa cum laude daw sya ng UPLB agricultural engineering tapos nag aaply sya ng trabaho sa manila. may trabaho ba talagang nagaantay sa kanya dun if ever totoo?

Bakit naman wala? May nursing nga sa call center eh.

[Ephraim123]

nakakaloka! im a proud UPLD grad and for me, the story is hallucination to the highest level!!! u don't need to apply if ur a summa, ikaw na ang aaplayan ng mga private firms! not to mention na ooferan ka rin ng teacing position ng college mo!

and hello UP kaya yun. medyo kapani-paniwala pa siguro kung summa lang siya ng "other" schools noh.

pish tayo! lol

[cretinous00]

hey guys, what's the big deal if the story were true? i'm proud to know that lolit solis and christy fermin are both UP alumna. no comment on pia guanio and giselle sanchez though. :D

[mantakista]

offT: i don't think christy fermin is from UP.

[KuyaDanny]

Baka naman napadaan siya sa UP isang araw patungo sa ibang lugar. Nang tanungin siya pagkatapos kung saan siya nanggaling, sinagot niya "I came from UP." Ayon, biglang naging alumna. :lol:

[enchante]

^ a friend of mine was one of the researchers behind this MMK episode and FYI, she's also a graduate of UPLB. so given this, i don't think she will ever want to cause such mishap to her alma matter... although the lesson learned is still that they should have really confirmed first with OSA or anyone who could have had verified the information that was given by the letter sender.

PS: to those wondering if MMK stories are real, yes they are. i was actually able to read some of the letters, and i'd say it's not an easy job at all--to end up with interesting stories that will catch the audience's hearts; especially given the fact that most stories submitted are just whines from being poor or being poor or being poor... :bop::bop:

[thebigQ]

Baka naman napadaan siya sa UP isang araw patungo sa ibang lugar. Nang tanungin siya pagkatapos kung saan siya nanggaling, sinagot niya "I came from UP." Ayon, biglang naging alumna. :lol:

Haha. Super funny!:lol:

I think sa Lyceum sha galing. Pati si Boy Abunda. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[lifeline20]

I seriously believe stories were based on letters... But the stories are not all true...

[trizha]

I think what has been said that she is from UP is beside the point.

If im not mistaken, the character of angel locsin finished an agricultural course, and it doesn't make sense for an agricultural course graduate to immediately come down to manila and look for a job in the city.

[thebigQ]

I think what has been said that she is from UP is beside the point.

If im not mistaken, the character of angel locsin finished an agricultural course, and it doesn't make sense for an agricultural course graduate to immediately come down to manila and look for a job in the city.

Paulit-ulit na emphasize sa story yung pagiging summa cum laude and UP grad nung character. Ang course niya ay Agri Business. Feeling kasi siguro ng UP, nagamit ang pangalan ng school para maging kapanapanabik yung story. Imagine, sinong hindi maiintriga at manonood kung sa teaser pa lang sinasabi na nila na "Ito ang kwento ng isang UP Summa Cum Laude na nabaliw dahil hindi makahanap ng trabaho"?

Nakakadisappoint lang kasi hindi man lang nag-tanong yung staff sa UPLB kung totoo nga yun. Aminado ang ABS CBN kaya nga nag-appologize sila eh. Wala namang problema kung yun talaga yung nakasulat sa story nung letter sender eh. Pero kung nagtanong sila sa UP at pinakita ng UP ang records nila na walang ganung tao, dapat hindi na lang nila minention yung school dun sa story na pinalabas nila sa TV.

Kahit sa anong school mangyari ito tiyak magrereact ng negative yung mga students and alumni.

[freeman2981]

pagpasensyahan nyio na po ang abs-cbn, ***** lang eh..hehe

[scarlet_chewy]

what's wrong with the story??? kayo din ba na nagrereact na hindi totoo yung story at fiction lang yun e may proof or evidence na maipapakita dito? It's not good to judge people kung di nyo naman kilala ang pagkatao nila... Diba sa MMK "blusa" may attitude si "angel locsin"? is that impossible? You can see a number of UP grads o nag aaral pa lang sa UP n may hangin na ang ulo...and siguro dahil nga known as DEFENSIVE ang mga UPian kaya nagreact sila dito (malamang pati din sa thread na 2 marami angUPian na trying hard na tama sila)...Just show your evidence,ok? Na hindi nga totoo ang story at hindi tga UP *** main character sa blusa... It's not wrong to give your opinions... but don't accuse the (sender) sister of the SCL.. Nobody's perfect even UPian's... It can happen to anyone... At hindi por que tga UP ka e imposible ng mangyari 2sau... Just don't assume that you know everything... You'r also human...

[KuyaDanny]

Whether the story is true or not does not really matter to me. Whether the character graduated from UP or some other school does not matter to me either.

What does matter is that I was entertained for an hour and maybe came away with some lesson: Sa bawa't sandaling mangarap ka, magpakahanda ka ring tumanggap ng kabiguan.

[mang_usteng]

what's wrong with the story??? kayo din ba na nagrereact na hindi totoo yung story at fiction lang yun e may proof or evidence na maipapakita dito? It's not good to judge people kung di nyo naman kilala ang pagkatao nila... Diba sa MMK "blusa" may attitude si "angel locsin"? is that impossible? You can see a number of UP grads o nag aaral pa lang sa UP n may hangin na ang ulo...and siguro dahil nga known as DEFENSIVE ang mga UPian kaya nagreact sila dito (malamang pati din sa thread na 2 marami angUPian na trying hard na tama sila)...Just show your evidence,ok? Na hindi nga totoo ang story at hindi tga UP *** main character sa blusa... It's not wrong to give your opinions... but don't accuse the (sender) sister of the SCL.. Nobody's perfect even UPian's... It can happen to anyone... At hindi por que tga UP ka e imposible ng mangyari 2sau... Just don't assume that you know everything... You'r also human...

burden of proof ay nasa letter sender or abs-cbn.. anu proof nila na summa cum laude nga yung nabaliw? as per UPLB alumni/admin wala pang nag susumacumlaude sa course na yun.. less likely na walang magoffer ng trabaho sa isang summa cum laude kasi kung wala talaga sa private companies andyan lagi ang teaching position sa university. tska kung di pa nagreact ang UP community di pa bibigay ng apology ang abscbn.. MMK is a nice show..fan ako nito.. noon pa man alam ko na fabricated mga istorya dito..

[Altwegg]

Napakalalim naman niyan, KuyaDanny.

[mang_usteng]

I think what has been said that she is from UP is beside the point.

If im not mistaken, the character of angel locsin finished an agricultural course, and it doesn't make sense for an agricultural course graduate to immediately come down to manila and look for a job in the city.

what makes you think walang trabaho ang agri related course sa manila? unless limited lang trabaho alam mo pwede applyan pwede mo sabihin yan.. dami ko kakilala tatrabaho dito sa manila ever since they graudated sa uplb with agri course doing technical stuff related sa course na tinapos nila.. im assuming di ka tiga UP?

[broadstripes]

Paulit-ulit na emphasize sa story yung pagiging summa cum laude and UP grad nung character. Ang course niya ay Agri Business. Feeling kasi siguro ng UP, nagamit ang pangalan ng school para maging kapanapanabik yung story. Imagine, sinong hindi maiintriga at manonood kung sa teaser pa lang sinasabi na nila na "Ito ang kwento ng isang UP Summa Cum Laude na nabaliw dahil hindi makahanap ng trabaho"?

Nakakadisappoint lang kasi hindi man lang nag-tanong yung staff sa UPLB kung totoo nga yun. Aminado ang ABS CBN kaya nga nag-appologize sila eh. Wala namang problema kung yun talaga yung nakasulat sa story nung letter sender eh. Pero kung nagtanong sila sa UP at pinakita ng UP ang records nila na walang ganung tao, dapat hindi na lang nila minention yung school dun sa story na pinalabas nila sa TV.

Kahit sa anong school mangyari ito tiyak magrereact ng negative yung mga students and alumni.

Mahirap na talaga maghanap ng trabaho sa Pilipinas noon pa man. Aminin natin yan. Nakabase ako ngayon dito sa New Zealand at may kaibigan kami UPLB graduate agri. din ang course. Nagtrabaho siya sa government for a couple of years. Pero hindi ganun kalaki ang sahod niya kaya nagcall center na lang siya. Pero hindi pa rin sapat yun kaya andito siya ngayon sa New Zealand. Aminin natin karamihan ng mga professionals satin hindi nagagamit ang pinagaralan nila. San bumabagsak? Kadalasan sa call center dahil dun medyo malaki ang kita. Asan ngayon yung kinikwento ko? Naglilinis dito sa isang motel dito sa New Zealand. Sad but true. Ganyan ang buhay ng karamihan ng mga professianals satin sa abroad. Bakit sila umaalis? Dahil hindi sapat ang kinikita nila para buhayin ang pamilya nila. Para sakin ang gusto lang iparating ng MMK ay kung gaano kahirap ang buhay satin ngayon. kahit saang school ka man graduate hindi ganon kadali para makakita ka ng trabaho na nauukol dun sa pinagaralan mo.

Siguro may pagkakamali nga ang ABS-CBN pero hindi porket nagapologize sila ay inaamin nila na nagkasala sila. Halimbawa na lang kapag nagrenta ka ng isang maayos na sasakyan pero hindi mo nagustuhan yung nirentahan mong sasakyan sa kung ano mang dahilan at sumulat ka ng letter of complaint sa kumpanya. Ano isasagot ng kumpanya? Natural hihingi sila ng paumanhin kahit na sa tingin nila e mababaw lang yung dahilan mo para wag ng lumala yung problema at ng mapangalagaan ng kumpanya yung pangalan nila.

[Larry S.]

As a die-hard deconstructionist, I would prefer to remove all external references to what is not true while I am watching, and simply wallow on what is beautiful.

Although in my heart, I do not condone the policy of ABS-CBN, nor the behavior of the letter sender...I simply do not watch sensationalist shows at all. I haven't watched the show, either.

[Dacs]

Whether the story is true or not does not really matter to me. Whether the character graduated from UP or some other school does not matter to me either.

What does matter is that I was entertained for an hour and maybe came away with some lesson: Sa bawa't sandaling mangarap ka, magpakahanda ka ring tumanggap ng kabiguan.
When someone claims the show is based on something factual, then it does matter.

Had they claimed it otherwise, then it would have been all good.

[thebigQ]

^

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