Ross Del Rosario at Ang Pinaka Show of GMA News TV

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Our Editor-in-Chief Ross Del Rosario was among the panelists who ranked and gave opinions or syories about the different destination festivals in the Philippines at the Ang Pinaka TV show of GMA News TV, airing on channel 11, one of the country's local channels.

"Not all festivals or ‘fiestas’ in the Philippines are religion-based. Some modern festivals highlight the culture, history, tourism, or a particular product or industry of a particular destination. This Sunday, GMA News TV’s longrunning and awardwinning infotainment program ‘Ang Pinaka’ lists down some of the most colorful ‘man-made’ celebrations in the top ten ‘Ang Pinaka: Bonggang Destination Festivals.’

Joining host Rovilson Fernandez are guest panelistas: GMA News Senior Reporter and TV Host Susan Enriquez, WazzupPilipinas.com Editor in Chief Ross del Rosario, and actor/director/blogger Icko Gonzalez. Find out the Top 10 “Ang Pinaka: Bonggang Destination Festivals” this Sunday on ‘Ang Pinaka,’ May 5, 2019 on GMA News TV at 6:30pm."

The on cam interview was done about a month before the actual airing and was only notified of the actual date just a few days before May 5. 

According to Ross, this is not the first time he guested as a resource person for a TV show, but he was still nervous amidst the strong lights and camera and crew focused on him while being interviewed for the show.

The topic was appropriate since Wazzup Pilipinas has been featuring theany festivals of the country but since there are so many because every municipaility, city, province, etc has their very own festival, whether to celebrate a patron saint, a bountiful harvest, product(s) or important part of history or culture, or even a group of people as in the Lagaslas Bangkero Festival in tribute of the boatmen, we coukd probably have a difficult time accounting for the exact number of festivals in the country.

The target is to at least experience the bigger and mote significant festivals aside from visiting all the 81 provinces. But since it is more difficult and costly to visit during festival season, the challenge could be daunting next to impossible unless the local government or tourism offices ollaborates with us.

We would like to thank Ang Pinaka team for considering our Editor-in-Chief to be part of the show. To be able to share memories and knowledge of our experience is quite memorable as it is not everyday you get to be seen on national TV.

List of Best Selling Vodka Brands In India

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Vodka means “little water” in the Russian language. It was originated in Russia and Poland. It is made primarily with water and ethanol alcohol of agricultural origin like such as wheat, rye, potato, corn or barley. The “Eastern” style is famous for flavour while the “Western” style is better for the people seeking a pure and neutral spirit.

Though the product is distilled for multiple times, it will still contain a trace of impurities. The plain vodkas are infused with an additive to create flavoured vodka. The flavours may be like pepper or citrus or bacon. It contains 35% - 50% alcohol by volume. People in India love food and Delhi being the capital of India is also the Food Capital of the country. Read more about the best thing to eat in Delhi by the best food bloggers “Do Chatore Dilli Ke” 

The various brands available in India are:

1. Grey Goose:

It is one of the first vodkas available in the Indian market today. This French Vodka is manufactured at high-end units in France and was originally created by Sidney Frank, an American Businessman.

It was awarded a Platinum medal with being labelled ‘the best tasting vodka’ by the Beverage Tasting Institute in 1998. This brand includes 40% alcohol and five flavour variants are available – Grey Goose Regular, Cherry Noir, La Poire’, L’ Orange, and Le Citron. In India, the price of the beverage is INR 6000 per 750 ml.

2. Belvedere:

It is exclusively distilled and produced from the finest rye in Poland. This vodka is famous for 3 brands in India – Belvedere Red, Belvedere Silver, and Belvedere Intense.

It is quite smooth, cheaper than Grey Goose and also very popular in India for its amazing taste. The price of the beverage ranges from INR 4800 to INR 5602 for 700 ml.

3. Absolut:

This vodka is the third largest brand of alcoholic spirits in the World. This is produced in Sweden by Pernod Richard. This extremely smooth vodka is very attractive for its iconic bottle designs. This is considered as the best-selling vodka brands selling in India

The most readily available flavours in India are – Absolut Mandarin, Absolut Citron, Absolut Kurant, Absolut Peppar, Absolut Peach, and Absolut 100. The price range is INR 2000 per 750 ml.

4. Smirnoff:

It is produced by the British company Diageo, one of the biggest alcohol companies in the World. It is distilled 10 times before coming into the main scene. The plain old Smirnoff vodka is made from corn, making it totally gluten-free.

It won a gold medal in 2012. Various flavours of Smirnoff include – Smirnoff Vanilla, Smirnoff Lime, Smirnoff Green Apple, and Smirnoff Orange. The price of 1000 ml of the Vodka is INR 1190.

5. Eristoff:

This vodka is originated from Georgia and one of the finest vodka available in the Indian market. This vodka is triple filtered by charcoal and prepared by Bacardi-Martin India.

The available flavours are – Eristoff Original, Eristoff Apple, and Eristoff Green. The price of 750 ml of this vodka is INR 790.

6. Wodka Gor bats chow:

This Vodka is produced in Berlin, Germany and is produced by Kenkell and Company India Pvt. Ltd. This vodka brand is one of the most consumed spirits in Germany and famous for quality, pureness, and mildness.

This vodka includes Orange, Green, Apple, and Vanilla flavours apart from the original. It contains 42.8% alcohol with a price of INR 683 per 750 ml.

7. Romanov:

This vodka gets its name from the last Russian Czar. It is manufactured and marketed by United Spirits Ltd. It contains 42.8% alcohol and has 4 variants such as – Premium, Orange, Lemon, and Apple.

This is the cheapest and best vodka brands in India and has a great demand. It is distilled and filtered multiple times to induce richness and spiciness in taste. The price of Romanov in India is INR 310 per 750 ml.

Vodka is mainly famous among the young generation. Today any party is literally incomplete without vodka shots. It is also a favourite component of many cocktails. A few brands in India produce vodka and the brands include different price ranges for different items, so it easily affordable for low-cost club and also for rich kids. From exquisite and modern to the most essentials, these vodka brands in India is perfect for certain mixed drinks and flawless with a ton of creative ability and the guarantee of an extraordinary night ahead. Even more as of late individuals are trying different things with irregular flavours. It is a vital piece of most of the mixed drinks, settling on it a top decision as a gathering drink these days. The party can never be finished without vodka in it. Breeze your way through the battles of existence with an injection of vodka.

Vaccination Scare: The Rebirth of an Outbreak

Vaccination Scare: The Rebirth of an Outbrea

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Measles is definitely one of the known diseases that can affect a lot of children as early as 6 months old or even younger. It has been long eradicated through the effective vaccination of infants but due to certain circumstances, especially in the Philippines, the long-dead disease began to resurface again. A lot of innocent children were pronounced dead and many more have succumbed to such disease when in the first place, it shouldn’t be a big threat anymore.

When Vaccination Fails

One of the probable reasons why parents have stopped vaccinating their babies with the right immunizations is because of the recent flop that happened with the Dengvaxia vaccine.  MMR or the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine is usually administered to infants once a certain number of months is reached. But due to the recent deaths caused by the Dengvaxia vaccine, a lot of parents swayed away from having their kids administered with any form of a vaccine.

The immunization rates were already down their target of 95% and are continuously falling further due to the scare that has brought upon with vaccines. People lost their trust when it comes to vaccines and will rather not have their kids immunized because they believe that it will be just making their children sick.

By the Numbers

This lead to an outbreak in several regions in the Philippines wherein a lot of children has been positive with measles. Records show that there already has been a 74% increase of measles cases in the Philippines and it already reached an alert state wherein cases of measles have greatly increased to 550%.

Measles is an airborne disease that can be easily transferred from one child to another most especially if there’s no proper immunization present. A person can be infected with measles just by exposure to a person with measles and is transferred through coughing or sneezing. The symptoms of measles include rashes, cough, inflamed eyes, runny nose, and a high fever.

Why Measles is Dangerous

Complications due to measles are the primary reason for the death of a lot of children. Bronchopneumonia is one of these and it greatly affects the health state of a person leading to unwanted deaths. This is why having the children vaccinated is the best possible option that a parent can do to protect their kids from contracting such dangerous disease.

Parents should be wary of these circumstances and should not wait for complications to occur because it will be harder for it to be treated. In some cases, adults should also be vaccinated from this disease since it doesn’t only attack children but also older people as well.

Don’t let the Past Haunt the Present and the Future

Health officials publicly announced that parents should put everything in the past including the issue with the Dengvaxia vaccine and have their children vaccinated. It is time to set aside this controversy regarding Dengvaxia and step forward to keep their children’s health secured because the MMR vaccine has already been proven and tested compared to what Dengvaxia has proven.

The immunization for measles is free for people to have and it is a must to have the children vaccinated to help eradicate this outbreak that is already spreading across the country.

The government is already helping to promote the vaccination of children through certain campaigns which showed a few positive results. Some parents already had their children vaccinated due to this scare but other remains stiff on their foundation of having their children immunized will cause further complications.

Let’s stop this stigma that vaccines are not reliable and not effective. Don’t let one mistake affect the credibility of others. It is time to move up and be a responsible parent and have your children vaccinated against measles.

It is up to you to stop the spread of this dreadful disease that people have started. A vaccinated child against measles can go a long way in helping in lowering the number of cases and digging up the grave for measles to not to return again to this land.

About the Author:

Jahmil Caon is a content writer and blog owner. The man behind the blog swertrespost.com. A blog that provides honest and accurate information about swertres hearing, swertres results and tips.