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Balay Dako, a supposedly pet-friendly restaurant turns away customer with Aspin   

September 10, 2024

Balay Dako, a purported “pet-friendly” restaurant, is in hot waters after what appears to be a discrimination on the staff’s part for turning away customers with Aspin, a local breed of dogs in the Philippines. a.k.a. Askal.

Ms. Lara L. Antonio posted a 1000 words post on her Facebook account regarding her encounter with the Balay Dako staff and how she and her companion where turned away because of her dog ‘Yoda’ is not a “shit tzus, labradors…” or a “golden retriever”.

Here’s a snippet of her.. now viral post;

We’ve eaten at Balay Dako before – we know it’s pet-friendly. Yoda has, in fact, been here before as well so we went there assuming everything’s okay. We get to the front of house and she hands me a paper with pet guidelines. It basically says small-medium sized dogs only and big dogs are not alllowed. It also says that dogs must be in a diaper, can’t be smelly, etc. and they will be turned away. I see “diaper” and I instantly think oh no we didn’t bring a diaper. So Mon asks the front of house, and she says it’s okay. There are diapers we can buy inside. She sees Yoda and Ari and nothing is amiss (for now).

Yoda, Ari and I are standing in front of the FOH, waiting to be seated and waiting for Mon to come out with the diapers when someone in black – staff – sees Yoda, goes inside, goes back out and then whispers something to the front of house.

Suddenly, FOH tells me that Yoda isn’t allowed inside. I ask “why”, she says “up to medium sized dogs only”. And I said huh? At this point, we’ve been standing in front of they door for over 10 minutes na, people going in and out greeting Yoda and Ari and she didn’t say anything to me. Tapos biglang she says ah bawal na yung isang dog. So I say, “she’s medium sized. We’ve been here before and no issues naman” and then !!! She said “ano pong breed niya?”

According to her Facebook profile, Ms. Lara L. Antonio is the Marketing Manager of Riot Games in the Philippines, Co-founder of Scene PH and a full-time fur-mom. It looks like those at Balay Dako, messed with the wrong fur-mom.

As of posting, Ms. Antonio’s post has more than 127K reactions and has been shared more than 61K times.

Ad agency and Wellspring issue Public Apology for the “Gil Tulog” Marketing Stunt

July 30, 2024

The ad agency and company behind the controversial “Gil Tulog” marketing stunt has issue an apology, this is after Puyat Clan files complaint against the ad agency for doing ‘Gil Tulog’ campaign.

Gigil, the ad agency behind the “Gil Tulog” campaign, said “Even as all the necessary permits and clearances were secured, our approach had resonated differently and so the campaign was immediately discontinued.” The agency ended their statement with “Our agency will be putting in place more stringent measures to ensure this does not happen again.”

Wellspring, who commissioned the marketing agency, also issued an apology saying;

We made a misstep in our campaign and we are sorry.
We recognize and deeply regret the insensitivity of our execution and we offer our sincerest apologies to the Puyat family, the Makati City government, and the public.
We have learned from this mistake and are committed to doing better.

Gigil is not new to viral videos and trending topics, since they are the company behind some of the most viral ad like the RC cola’s commercials and this Grab Ph Ad. And if you believe that there is not bad publicity, then Wellspring got their money’s worth for doing the marketing stunt no matter how short it is, they will forever be connected to Gil Tulog a.k.a. Gil Puyat Ave.

Why did Makati Gil Puyat Avenue change to Gil Tulog Avenue?

July 25, 2024

This have been trending since yesterday, the issue is that Makati’s Gil Puyat Ave. was suddenly change to Gil Tulog Ave. Thanks to the recently typhoon, people did not notice about the new “name’ until recently.

So what this an official change of name by the Municipality of Makati or it’s just a prank made by someone for clout and clicks?

After a quick google and a visit to the Philippines subreddit, it turns out this is a marketing stunt by “Gil Tulog” is a marketing stunt by Wellspring, a health and wellness brand known for its melatonin supplements.

It’s not just with the street name of Gil Puyat, the campaign also includes Wellspring-branded jeepneys, that they are calling “Sleepneys.” The “sleepneys” will give free rides if your route is “Terminal: Guadalupe Complex > Buendia, EDSA (SB) > Paseo de Roxas > Nicanor Garcia > Tordesillas, Makati City > Ayala Avenue > Senator Gil Puyat Avenue > Washington Intersection, Makati City.”

It’s unclear on how much Wellspring paid for the publicity stunt and if they received the approval of Makati city but one thing is sure, this is “genius but stupid” at the same time.

Source: visor, Balita

Reactions to Potato Corner Job Posts

August 22, 2023

The reactions to Potato Corner job ads are gold!

Potato Corner may have been fast in deleting the job post and publishing a reply, this is the most appropriate way to handle this situation but as we all know the internet is much faster in reacting to the post and these are just a few of them.

In no particular order! 🙂












Aubrey Miles celebrated her 42nd Birthday with a topless photo

March 19, 2022
Aubrey Miles celebrated her 42nd Birthday with a topless photo

Aubrey Miles is arguably one of the Hottest Celebrity Moms in the country and her 42nd birthday photos is proof to that.

Posted on her IG account, Aubrey Miles celebrated her 42nd Birthday with a topless photo holding a glass of champagne.

The photo is captioned;

My vibe ever since🦋 When I reached my 40s, I suddenly realized that I have no shame and nothing to hide. What’s there to hide anyway? LoL😁 I’m just sharing how much fun it is to have freedom that I choose for myself. I’m 42 now and how many more years do I wish to live? 30 or 42 more years? hmmm 😝That’s why, I go for it! I try to live my life freely but with care. If that makes sense🎂

It surely is a very Happy Birthday… specially for all her fans.

MoA Globe heist is a publicity stunt to promote Netflix’s Red Notice

November 14, 2021
MoA Globe heist is a publicity stunt to promote Netflix’s Red Notice

It looks like the disappearance of the Mall of Asia Globe is just a marketing stunt to promote Netflix’s Red Notice in the country.

Netflix ran a similar marketing campaign when they released “Trese”, where billboards appeared to be vandalized.

Red Notice, an action comedy film that follows the story of three art thieves played by Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson (Agent John Hartley), Ryan Reynolds (Nolan Booth) and Gal Gadot (Sarah Black / “The Bishop”) and their pursuit in stealing the three eggs if Cleopatra.

Red Notice premiered in Netflix last Nov. 12th and is now the “biggest opening day in Netflix film history.”

Here’s the official trailer of red Notice;

Mall of Asia Globe is stolen

November 14, 2021

The iconic Mall of Asia Globe have been stolen and as of this posting there have been no information or details as to why it was stolen.

There is, however, a motorcycle dashcam video circulating that a helicopter purportedly “lifted” the MOA globe right from where it’s been standing for the past 15 years.

Mall of Asia Management has released a statement regarding the incident.

Celebrity reacts to Leni Robredo’s bid to run for President in 2022 Election

October 7, 2021
Celebrity reacts to Leni Robredo’s bid to run for President in 2022 Election

It looks like VP Leni Robredo’s presidential bid is off to a good start as a number of celebrities showed their support after formally announcing her candidacy.

Celebrities posted their support on their respective social media accounts by using the hashtag #LeniRobredo2022 #LetLeniLead, while others posted their pictures with anything that’s pink, which is Robredo’s official.

Since it’s now official that Leno Robredo is running for President, we can all agree that what we are now waiting for Eraserhead’s announcement for their reunion concert.

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Ely Buendia tweets a “possible” Eheads reunion “Pag tumakbo si Leni”

September 28, 2021

In a Twitter Q&A as part of promotions for “SUPERPROXIES,” a virtual concert featuring Buendia and Filipino indie rock band Nobody’s Home this October 9th, eraserheads frontman Ely Buendia just broke the internet by hinting of a “possible” Eheads reunion if VP Leni Robredo ‘runs’, though he did not clarify on what position.

The tweet is in response to Ben La Dean (@jaydemaps), who asked him regarding a possible Eheads reunion. Ely, candidly and jokingly, replied “Pag tumakbo si Leni.”

Ely’s tweet have been trending and gone viral receiving 34.9 likes, 6,241 retweets and 2,264 quote tweets.

Here are some of the response that Ely’s tweet got from VP Leni’s supporters and Eraserheads fans;


Ely later clarified that his political views and opinions are his own.

Jackie Chan is Shopee’s newest endorser

August 23, 2021
Jackie Chan is Shopee’s newest endorser

Last week, Shopee announced that their newest endorser will be none other than martial arts and Hollywood superstar, Jackie Chan. The company even release a 30-sec video showing Jackie Chan dancing the Shopee shake.

In a statement, Chan said he “had a lot of fun” doing his latest commercial, which promotes Shopee’s 9.9 sale event. Shopee’s Jackie Chan video was released online for markets in the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Brazil.

https://youtu.be/1TOyqCrT6b0

In an article by ABS-CBN, Shopee Philippines Director Martin Yu gave members of the media a first look at the local version of Chan’s ad, where the action star can be heard speaking in Filipino.

“He has lit up movie screens for over seven decades with his action-comedy movies that are certified Hollywood blockbusters,” he said. “Our new Shopee superstar is none other than Jackie Chan.”

Yu added that Chan will also be featured in upcoming in-app content, including entertainment and games.

Twitter reacts to ABS-CBN Christmas ID 2020 – #IkawAngLiwanagAtLigaya

December 2, 2020
Twitter reacts to ABS-CBN Christmas ID 2020 – #IkawAngLiwanagAtLigaya


These are just a few of the twitter reactions, you can go here for more.

Here’s that RC Cola’s commercial that trended

November 28, 2020

There’s nothing much to say about the commercial, except that the creative team behind the ad succeeded in making a viral video. This could be a first of many weirdly creative commercial from the brand, similar to the other viral commercial videos from Japan, China and even in Thailand.

Here’s that video;