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Nora Aunor reacts to YES! magazine cover brouhaha:"Bakit ngayon lang nila pinansin?"

by William R. Reyes posted on December 22, 2011  STATS: 1684 Views | 61 Comments


Ayon sa personal manager and schedule master ni Nora Aunor na si Boy Palma, hindi ito ang unang pagkakataon na nagpakuha ng larawan ang Superstar na may hawak na sigarilyo.   "As for Guy, remember noon [mid-'90s], nagpakuha na rin siya ng litrato kay Jun de Leon na may hawak ding sigarilyo?"   The said photo was included in an exhibit and coffee table book featuring the Superstar and other celebrities photographed by Jun.

Photo By: Noel Orsal

"Dati ko nang ginagawa yun. Bakit ngayon lang nila pinansin?" ang maikling pahayag ni Nora Aunor, nang makausap ng PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) noong September 28, sa taping ng Sa Ngalan Ng Ina, sa Project 4, Quezon City.

Kaugnay ito sa naging komento ng running priest na si Fr. Robert Reyes sa litrato ni Nora Aunor, kung saan may hawak siyang sigarilyo sa cover ng October 2011 issue ng YES! magazine . 

Volunteer si Fr. Robert ng Philippine Medical Association (PMA), isa sa mga organisasyon sa bansa na sumusuporta sa "smoke-free Philippines."

Sa artikulo ni Erwin Santiago, associate editor ng PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal), inilagay ang pahayag ng pari: "The Filipino reading public is not dumb. If you want to be popular again, be wholesome." (CLICK HERE to read related article)

Paniwala rin nito na ang naturang cover pictorial ay "lumilikha ng masamang imahe sa mga artista sa bansa."

Samantala, ang sagot naman ng editor-in-chief ng YES! magazine na si Ms. Jo-Ann Maglipon sa pagpuna sa naturang cover: "The cover photo best captures the iconic star as she is today."

May obserbasyon ang ibang taga-showbiz tungkol sa pagiging straightforward ng Superstar hindi lamang sa cover, kundi sa kabuuan ng artikulo, base sa exclusive interview ng YES! magazine.

Ayon pa kay Maglipon, "She [Nora] speaks out now, against perceived hurts, about her sexuality, about her children. She also smokes.

"This new openness is her chosen expression of who she is today, and that is the reason I chose that photograph. It captures her..."

May statement pa ang YES! editor-in-chief: "In a perfect world, we will not have anyone smoking or drinking or gambling or lying. Not just in magazines, but out there in the real world...

"But apart from being in an imperfect world, there is the very real concern with freedom of expression, which not even the most well-meaning advocates should trample on."

Dagdag pa ni Maglipon, ang pagpili ng larawan ay hindi nangangahulugang hindi siya naniniwala sa advocacy ng "smoke-free Philippines." Willing nga raw siyang tumulong dito, pero hinding-hindi siya papayag na diktahan ng anti-smoking advocates kung ano ang puwede at hindi puwedeng ilagay sa cover ng magazine.

MORE FROM THE SUPERSTAR'S CAMP. Kaugnay nito, may dagdag pang pahayag si Boy Palma, ang personal manager at schedule master ni Ms. Aunor.

Ani Palma, na nabasa na ang article na lumabas sa PEP, "Tama naman ang sinabi doon ni Jo-Ann Maglipon. Sinagot niya nang maayos ang issue.

"As for Guy, remember noon [mid-'90s], nagpakuha na rin siya ng litrato, kay Jun de Leon na may hawak ding sigarilyo?"  

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  • 61  zelin

    10/07/2011 | 06:03 PM
    From a 4.3percent debut, it has slipped to 3.4percent wednesday ratings. It has been consistently low. Very bad indication as this is just the first week. Can't blame the TV audience - they are now more discerning and can distinguish a good show from bad. Nora's acting offered nothing new and reviews on her acting are polite at best. Nice try, but all those hype cannot cover up for all the negative impressions on her which she herself brought upon herself anyway . . .
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  • 60  zelin

    10/07/2011 | 05:27 PM
    AND the results are out - AGB Nielsen Phils. Mega Manila Oct5 Wed ratings GMA7 Munting Heredera 13.4percent, ABS-CBN Nasaan Ka Elisa? 8.3percent, TV5 Sa Ngalan Ng Ina 3.4percent. Its a constant tail-ender this week.
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  • 59  brimley

    10/03/2011 | 01:44 AM
    sopastar you and all the vilmanians are all morons kayo ang super inggit dahil after all this years napaguusapan lang si ate veh mo pag napag uusapan si Nora at di ninyo matanggap yan. grow up vilmanians and you sopastar, face the truth. super inggit kayo puro kayo dada making fake poll survey just to prove na sikat pa rin ang idolo ninyo kakahiya kayo mag flag ceremony na lang kayo.
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  • 58  gayfairy

    10/03/2011 | 12:13 AM
    father, simple lang po ang solusyon ... wag kang bumili ng yosi. at kung matapang k, bkit d mo ipasara ang lahat ng pabrika ng sigarilyo. devah?!
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  • 57  sopastar

    10/02/2011 | 11:40 PM
    daming nega news about the ex-superstar. mas bagay sa kanya ang titulong NEGA STAR. tumandang paurong ang idolo ni yuckyrose. old, saggy and nega ang ex-superstar. inggit na inggit ang ulikba sa yaman, ganda, kahusayan at pagiging successful Governor ni Ate Vi. may chance pa bang magbago ang isang laos na tulad ni nura? ano sa palagay ninyo PMA at Fr. Robert Reyes?
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  • 56  sylvester

    10/02/2011 | 09:56 PM
    papansin naman kasi ang PMA at yung pari na yun...
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  • 55  ravemike

    10/02/2011 | 09:42 PM
    Dati ko ng ginagawa yun. Bakit ngayon lang nila pinansin?. Nora, bakit noong 2002 may galit at sama ng loob ka sa abs bakit ngayon mo lang sinabi?
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  • 54  tili_2death

    10/02/2011 | 04:53 PM
    I felt bad for her during one of her TV interview with Boy Abunda--she was sporting her tracheotomy scar from that botch plastic surgery. The camera did a close up on her and you can see the obvious. She said ongoing na ang kaso nya laban duon sa Japanese surgical center. I have a feeling that she will win this case. All the best!!
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  • 53  switnshai4ever

    10/02/2011 | 03:34 PM
    i love you ate guy... forever
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  • 52  endot

    10/02/2011 | 02:54 PM
    queenofkings, dun ka sa blog nyo maghasik ng lagim! Engot ka talaga! gusto lang papansin kasi siguro napakapanget mo . tsupii!
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  • 51  Queenofkings

    10/02/2011 | 01:25 PM
    ano ba yang sinasabi nila na sold out daw ang magazine na cover si nura eh dito sa amin binabangaw ang mga kopya. baka naman binibili lahat ng mga nuranians tapos ipinamumodmod na lang nila. mapantasiya ang mga ito......
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  • 50  Jockinthepan

    10/02/2011 | 12:53 PM
    Lab you Ate Guy ang dami takagang inggit sa pamamayag pag mo ulit
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  • 49  Queenofkings

    10/02/2011 | 12:30 PM
    pagbalikbaliktarin man ng noranians ang isyu, hindi parin magandang tignan ang picture ng idolo nila na may hawak na sigarilyo. kailan kaya sila matatauhan?
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  • 48  Queenofkings

    10/02/2011 | 12:26 PM
    si nura nagbago? nagpunta siya sa states at nagpakalulong sa bisyo niya, tapos nagpunta sa Pinas at sabihing nagbago na siya. noranians lang ang puwede niyang maluko!!!!!!
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  • 47  fecatada

    10/02/2011 | 12:13 PM
    Ay naku Nora magbago ka na.....nakakahiya sa mga apo mo ok? Gayahin mo si Vilma Santos ok? Good leadership is the key ok?
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  • 46  perlita66

    10/02/2011 | 10:22 AM
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  • 45  sopastar

    10/02/2011 | 05:56 AM
    gimikera ang ex-superstar. walang pagbabado sa laos na sufferstar. desperada si nura na makahabol kay Ate Vi. napagiwanan na kasi siya ni Ate Vi kaya kahit ano gagawin ng ex-superstar para sumikat muli. di ba Fr. Robert?
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  • 44  sopastar

    10/02/2011 | 05:53 AM
    kailan naman kasi naging good example ang laos na sufferstar. old habits die hard, di ba nuranggutans? with the sufferstar, you can't teach an old dog with new tricks. tumandang paurong ang ex-superstar.
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  • 43  StocksAndBonds

    10/02/2011 | 04:39 AM
    hay naku father robert, PMA, et al, unahin niyong batikusin ang presidenteng chain smoker at walang backbone. di hamak na mas may malaking responsibilidad naman yun as role model bilang tagapag-pamuno ng buong kapuluan ng pinas!
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  • 42  Maton_1234

    10/02/2011 | 02:08 AM
    Parang di naman maganda sagot ng editor. The picture captures the superstar as she is today? A smoking, tough human being with flaws and all. The stance is there alright and it is rather admirable. But the cigarette was really in bad taste. For an icon who wants to be loved again by her audience this is not it. Something went amiss here somehow. I hope YES is not trying to destroy the superstar instead.
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