Kurtsky Keigee Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Fans of the Eraserheads were alarmed over the weekend when the rumor spread that the much anticipated one-night reunion gig of the legendary Filipino band will not materialize on August 30 due to Philip Morris' failure to secure a permit from the authorities. Since news of its involvement surfaced, the tobacco company has been caught in bitter word war with the Department of Health (DOH) and other health-advocacy groups. The DOH cited Republic Act No. 9211 as basis for threatening to take legal action against Philip Morris should the company continue to sponsor the event. "If we are able to show and prove that this concert is actually sponsored by you, by Philip Morris, then we will truly train our guns on you for clearly violating the law," Health Undersecretary Alexander Padilla warned Philip Morris in a press conference a couple of weeks back. RA 9211, also known as the Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003, strictly prohibits tobacco companies from sponsoring any sports, cultural, and artistic events of individual or team athletes, artists and performers. "Masakit na ang ulo ng organizer," lamented a PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) source two weeks ago. Our mole, who has access inside the tobacco firm, was obviously pertaining to all the legal questions being raised against the company. Philip Morris's flagship cigarette brand, Marlboro, was the mastermind behind the big event and fans were simply instructed to register online to gain instant access to the concert without the need to shell out cash. Legal impediments, however, prohibited the giant tobacco company from orchestrating its plan. In the end, the firm was left with no choice but to seek another party willing to save the project. ALL SYSTEMS GO. Eraserheads drummer Raimund Marasigan assured the public that the concert will definitely push through this coming August 30 as Philip Morris successfully handed down the project to another company during the weekend. The team assigned to oversee the entire production has reportedly started working overtime in preparation for Saturday's event. The change of sponsor consequently altered the original plan as envisioned by Philip Morris. If the concert was initially designed to be free of charge and strictly for adults only, the new setup now requires the public to purchase tickets to gain admission inside the open-air venue at The Fort, Taguig City. According also to Marasigan, details about the concert will be announced tomorrow, August 26, through various media outlets, like radio and newspapers. The hasty arrangement understandably worried some fans, particularly when it comes to security issues. "This is a big event and parang nakakatakot lang dahil mukhang minadali lahat. Sana naman huwag maging magulo kasi for sure marami talagang manonood," remarked a loyal fan to PEP upon learning of the new arrangement. Some individuals, on the other hand, favored the traditional method of ticket selling instead of online registration since Philip Morris, they alleged, provided little information to the public on how to gain admission and in the process only caused confusion among the fans. They also cited that selling tickets is more appropriate and fair since the majority won't have to adhere to the age-restriction policy, previously intended to please the supposed adult market of cigarette manufacturers. "Mas okay na ‘yong ganito kesa naman doon sa magre-register ka pa. Malabo naman din kasi ‘yong unang system considering ‘yong magnitude nung event. At least ngayon, malinaw na kung saan and paano makakakuha ng ticket and mas sigurado na maraming makakapanood," reasoned Mark, a fan of the Eraserheads since the band arrived commercially in 1993. As for the ticket prices, PEP received a report earlier today that general admission tickets will be sold at P1,500. Quote Link to comment
simone18 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 hahahaha! you wish! :upside: hah!say what you want dude pero meron talaga. my kuya's been friends with raims for the longest time so we'll get our tix and backstage passes. mangisay ka nalang sa inggit!!! :P :P :P Quote Link to comment
Pongsky14 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 san makakakuha ng tix..? meron na bang sinabing ticket outlet..? Quote Link to comment
hardtohandle Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 hah!say what you want dude pero meron talaga. my kuya's been friends with raims for the longest time so we'll get our tix and backstage passes. mangisay ka nalang sa inggit!!! :P :P :P Hahahahahah! Dream on dude! Talagang mangingisay ako sa inggit! friend pala ni kuya mo si raims eh, heheheheh! Eh ako friend ko si Marcus eh. :upside: Sabi mo meron ka nang tickets, and then "we'll get our tix and backstage passes", heheheh! dont count the chicks yet... I can afford to buy, by the way... Quote Link to comment
simone18 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 oh whatever.f#&kin' retard taking things f#&kin' literal. kaibigan mo nga siguro talaga si marcus, inuuod na rin utak mo. Quote Link to comment
gift_of_game Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 hahaha!h2h, huwag mo na kasi patulan yan.that's pretty low dude, even for you. Quote Link to comment
dropdead Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 sana ma afford ko yung price ng ticket, pag hindi, pupunta pa rin ako kahit sa labas na lang, naririnig naman di ba? Quote Link to comment
Kurtsky Keigee Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Gatecrash pag masyadong mahal lol. Pero seriously im cummin to this Quote Link to comment
SoulMTC Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 ano na balita??? 26 na ah... Quote Link to comment
luckystrike Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 so 4 days nalang wala man lang promotions or advertisment wil it really push thru Quote Link to comment
the_mack Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 yeah you are all friends of the members!bida na kayo! masaya na kayo?! to both of you who are friends of raims and marcuspost pics, dont forget. lets see who gets the best angles. calling friends of ely and buddy. baka meron pa jan.. sheessh. i will post updates soon. oh i dont think i have to. friends of the eheads are mtc members. just ask them. Quote Link to comment
cleanpinoy Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 malapit na ito. sana maging mabuti ang kalusugan ni ely para happy days are here again. long life for ely! Quote Link to comment
hardtohandle Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 hahaha!h2h, huwag mo na kasi patulan yan.that's pretty low dude, even for you. Heheheh! just cant help it, dude, hehehehe! That "ticketholder" clearly wants to tickle everyone here by claiming to be the first to get one. A typical newbie who wants to make a difference by heaps and bounds... Ok nga sa trip eh, sakyan lang ng sakyan ang trip masaya pa tayo. Anyway, its ok to be crass sometimes, or most of the time, heheheh! In the internet, people can be a lowly imbecile or an intellectual A-hole or a cool dude-who-knows-it-all as you perceived yourself to be, but at the end of the day, nobody will care about that, it wont even speak volumes of who you really are in real time... Pero di na nga dapat pinapatulan ito, lalo yata natutuwa eh, hehehehh! But not until: oh whatever.f#&kin' retard taking things f#&kin' literal. kaibigan mo nga siguro talaga si marcus, inuuod na rin utak mo. Look who's talking, hehehehhe! Try to do a deductive reasoning, if you know how it goes, and you'll know what you're saying, heheheheh! Relax, you cant get everything going your way by going ballistic, that is so gay. dude, it doesnt make you less of who you are because you dont have a ticket (fukc that ticket!), lahat naman dito wala pang ticket eh. But claiming to have a ticket tapos wala pa naman pala sa kamay mo at proclaiming that you will be having one by virtue of allegedly having a brother that is a groupie/bandtrash of someone is a big file of crap! Pare-pareho lang tayo (or kami lang pala) na walang ticket pa, and you dont need to slap everyone with your "ticket" just to be different or a cut above the rest, gawain lang yan ng mga gustong magpasikat para makilala... Quote Link to comment
Anaheim Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Listen muna kayo mga tsong sa ERASERHEADS - ALAPAAP, lipsynch by moymoy palaboy and roadfill from Bubble Gang Quote Link to comment
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