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CHANGE is brewing at GMA, sparking discussions among TV fans and industry insiders.  Effective this Saturday (March 1), Lilybeth Rasonable (LGR or LiGoRas) is stepping down as Senior Vice President of the Entertainment Group, a role she has held since 2013. While the announcement disclosed by the Philippine Stock Exchange has sparked mixed reactions, it’s hard to ignore that her departure marks the end of a distinct, if contentious, era in Philippine television. A Look Back at a Tenure of Transformation Rasonable, a graduate of the University of the Philippines with a degree in Broadcast Communication (1985), began her media career at IBC and ABC (now TV5) before joining GMA in 1998. She played a role in the success of early fantasy dramas like Mulawin and Encantadia before taking over as SVP in 2013, succeeding Wilma Galvante. The industry and media enthusiasts did not see her stewardship favorably, some being described by some as “lopsided" because of the perceive...

Hello, Timow here. After 12 years, I find myself back on Blogger.  My old blog here was a mixed bag of memories—some good, some I'd rather forget—but here I am again, reviving this space for the time being. Unfortunately, this return isn’t entirely by choice. For these past three days, I’ve struggled to access my WordPress site (or others), even while logged in.  Here's the tracert test I conducted this afternoon. It’s frustrating.  My Jetpack app works fine on my smartphone, but my experience is frustrating! When I blog, I prefer working on it on a laptop and Chromebook over a smartphone. Typing on a phone just isn’t the same. You need to copy and paste the links. It's tedious. For now, Blogger will have to do until someone is paying attention to me. The next blog post on WordPress is scheduled to be on Monday. (I'll try to replicate that content here if the servers fail to respond.) ~Timow