‘Hooray for Hollywood’ on Taal Volcano Islandby Jerome Balinton, Inquirer Southern Luzon It was something only a movie star could have conceived. Why not put up a towering “Batangas” sign on Taal Volcano island similar to the “Hollywood” sign in Los Angeles, California? The provincial council approved on October 5 a resolution supporting the idea of Governor Vilma Santos-Recto, the award-winning actress, to erect a hard-to-miss landmark and potential tourism draw, according to Vice Governor Mark Leviste II. Tagaytay City Mayor Abraham Tolentino, however, questioned the Hollywood-inspired design for the island, flatly saying: “Why put up a Batangas sign? It won’t help.” “People, while sipping a cup of coffee, will just say that the view is more beautiful from Tagaytay without that sign,” Tolentino said with a hint of a warning. Read more here *Taal image from the Office of the Vice Governor of Batangas *Spoof concepts by Macky Pamintuan*UPDATED: View other spoofs memes here (via helgaholic)

‘Hooray for Hollywood’ on Taal Volcano Island
by Jerome Balinton, Inquirer Southern Luzon

It was something only a movie star could have conceived.

Why not put up a towering “Batangas” sign on Taal Volcano island similar to the “Hollywood” sign in Los Angeles, California?

The provincial council approved on October 5 a resolution supporting the idea of Governor Vilma Santos-Recto, the award-winning actress, to erect a hard-to-miss landmark and potential tourism draw, according to Vice Governor Mark Leviste II.

Tagaytay City Mayor Abraham Tolentino, however, questioned the Hollywood-inspired design for the island, flatly saying: “Why put up a Batangas sign? It won’t help.”

“People, while sipping a cup of coffee, will just say that the view is more beautiful from Tagaytay without that sign,” Tolentino said with a hint of a warning.

Read more here

*Taal image from the Office of the Vice Governor of Batangas
*Spoof concepts by Macky Pamintuan
*UPDATED: View other spoofs memes here

(via helgaholic)