Playboy magazine becomes famous worldwide because of their pretty young women posing nude in the magazines glossy pages, wearing nothing but a smile and a pair of socks,If the issues that will come out in the philippines are short of showing everything then it is like eating a candy with a wrapper on it,ha ha ha,But you know honestly I am against a magazines parading women in all their glory.It is degrading to the women of all ages and I see it as an insult to my mother and wife.I wonder what the moralists do when this magazine comes out on the newstands.

Before the moralists cry out against Playboy, they should say something about mags that have been on the stands long before — FHM, Maxim and even T3.

A woman with dense pubic hair turns me on.

hahaha, I think it is more of an oddity than the so-called “tasteful nudity”…. when pressed how much skin they will show Beting answered with “maybe one nipple”, heck I hope it’s not from a one breasted woman, lol.

You are right and I agree…. stop the double talk and call a spade a spade, Playboy has always been a girlie magazine and whatever articles of substance she was talking about just escapes me…….

Tasteful nudity kasi mas mahal ang magazine nila compared sa bold tabloids.

“Call a spade a spade, and spare the public with the pagmamalinis”

But there lies our problem. Kaya lalong nagmumukhang dirty is because they try to show it with something else. Nudity is nudity, period. Ilagay yan sa stand, pag ayaw mong bilhin, wag mong bilhin. In places where this are openly sold, nilalangaw lang yang mga yan. Ironically, yung pagbabawal sa kanila ang nagpapasarap sa kanila. Ang common idea natin kasi, kung alin ang bawal, yun ang masarap. hehehe

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you know connie Im dumbstruck, I was away in Philippines for many years now,although I go home once in a year, upon arrival I go straight home up north, I spent only a week Phil. and Im too busy meeting friends and relatives to find time to browse mags on the newsstand or bookstore,So Ive never heard of this FHM,maxim or T3,.Maybe FHM rings a bell,well I try to visit the bookstore next time sans my wife ha ha ha….

well, playboy is one of the biggest men’s mag… with the expanding young pro and sense of sexuality in the phil, it is just but logical that they put their own here.

Elmot, oh WOW, so Playboy should be taken by Pinoys as the Bible of sex, huh?

Tito Rolly, re “yung pagbabawal sa kanila ang nagpapasarap sa kanila”. Shades of the forbidden apple, eh? hehehe

Ed, FHM and Maxim are girlie magazines. T3 is a gadget magazine with semi-naked girls on the cover and inside spreads.

no nudity? Like mo twister said… it’s like having a burger with just the buns!

Beting Dolor… i salute your stupidity. i wonder how long it will take the financier to realize that he hates you… oh yeah… i heard that the financier is gutless… so congrats beting for finally finding somebody who’s scared of an old fart like you.

by the way… i know…

I haven’t read magazines since the mid-90s and went online for all my reading.

What’s a magazine?

LOL HAHAHAHAHAHA

This whole thing reminded me of something I read here: the marketer Robert M. McMath calls this misbegotten tactic “selling ice cubes to cocker spaniels” - he brings up RJ Reynolds’ botched creation of smokeless cigarettes in a misguided attempt to appease nonsmokers who can’t stand cigarette smoke.

“[Cigarette companies] have spent an awful lot of money developing and trying to market cigarettes that would be less offensive to nonsmokers. This has never made sense to me. Why create a product for a consumer who wants absolutely nothing to do with you?”

Seems like Mr. Dolor has to answer that question first, but I’m not sure he has an easy answer for that.

Publishers of girlie mags should stop being so apologetic and should instead take the cue from Larry Flynt — free expression means people have to live with what they find offensive UNLESS there is a case for libel or slander.

What’s so shitty is this pagmamalinis. Hubad kung hubad — why pretend it’s anything else?

Connie, seems to me, it’s our fourth branch of government (the catholic church) that’s nagmamalinis. Archbishop Cruz could take those communion wafers and shove them up his ass-Padre Damaso as he lived and breathed.

Who’s his Doña Pia?

Diyan Masalanta.

Sassy that’s why on the issue of what is the bottom line of it all has already been defined by Larry Flynt who is in many ways my libertarian - if not pornographic, father. On the other hand, a local edition of Playboy would still be just the thing for all mama mary pimp my car and daughter pinoys who’ve never quite gotten past their first centerfold. That is why HUSTLER is what has clearly separated the men from the boys.

Yes, much as I hate the guy, Larry Flynt fought for true free expression. And without any pretensions either that he did it for the right to make more money out of Hustler.

hey connie. looks like you’ve pissed off one the feeling-classy-actually-jologs contributor of Playboy Philippines.

check out her blog here… http://www.deleted.com/

AS it falls,

Yes, I know. She tried to send a trackback which I marked as spam. I’m not putting up links to her silly blog here. Eeeeewwww

I prefer nude where light and shadows plays in hiding certain parts of a naked body. It let the viewer participate by imagining or fantasizing what is being concealed. That to me is “tasteful nudity”, whether it’s hanged in a museum or printed in a girlie mag.

BTW Ms.Sassy, wa class pala ang mga taga UPLB, they just gave an award to Boy Abunda as best talk-show host.

BlogusVox, I think you’re talking about ARTISTIC PHOTOGRAPHY.

If you women just knew the art of making love, you would have us men in the palm of your hand, swimming the deepest of oceans and climbing the highest of peaks just for you. If only you women knew.

masyado namang conserative. nakakainis. wag na lang tayo bumili para di sila kumita. pag di sila kumita eh di mapipilitan silang magpakita.

I was in the Philippines when the “exciting breaking news” was flashed on TV. They made it sound like it was the most awaited moment of the town. I was just thinking to myself, good Lord, what are these people thinking?! Prior to that the news about the price of rice has doubled and a coverage on the organ black market. Amidst the glaring problem that so many Filipinos are living in poverty to the point that they can’t afford to buy the staple food and they have to sell their kidneys– here are people getting so excited that finally Playboy Magazine Philippines is here! As if day time prime time Philippine TV doesn’t have enough show of skin by gyrating background dancers.

Sure we have to celebrate the beauty of a woman but why make sexy nudity become so accessible to the young Filipinos? Ah well, I remember the time when seeing a Playboy magazine was like loosing one’s virginity.

Ms. Sassy naman, artistic photography or not, hubot hubad pa rin yun.

Playboy once featured Joan Collins in the nude. The photos are in black and white and they did the technique I mentioned earlier. The result was great and erotic. She was pass her 60’s when the photos were taken.

On the other hand, dapat lang para mapagtakpan ang mga kulubot ni Joan Collins.

Tom, if men would only think with the head above their shoulders rather than the head below the belt, you won’t be saying that.

AND THAT GOES FOR YOU TOO, BUGZ. If you think that getting excited in such a cheap way means being an adult, my condolences to you.

KK, it’s the result of hype. Publicists, marketers, advertisers and even bloggers whose god is money. LOL

BlogusVox, artistic photography makes public nudity less offensive to the sensibilities because it becomes a study of form, lights and shadows. In the same manner that nude visual art (paintings, sculpture) is a celebration of the beauty and uniqueness of the human body.

Nudity made for the sake of eliciting libido exhibits none of those.

“artistic photography makes public nudity less offensive to the sensibilities because it becomes a study of form, lights and shadows. In the same manner that nude visual art (paintings, sculpture) is a celebration of the beauty and uniqueness of the human body.”

There is a very thin line which separate artistic nude from porn. For the “schooled” this is clearly marked, but for the general populace the division is blurred.

Try to exhibit Michelangelo’s David if front of Quiapo Cathedral and observe who would react negatively. The priests? The “matronas”? Our Ladies of what-ever-color? It happened before in first world countries (whom we consider educated and tolerant), how much more in conservative and religious Philippines.

hey connie. i’ve been checking the “rose” blog. it’s so funny that she has a whole paragraph praising the sales and quality of Playboy… when ALL of my male friends regret even purchasing it. at almost P200… it is by far the worst magazine i have seen. even Playhouse (oh god another lousy magazine that is soooo sipsip to gokongwei) will probably make more money. “Rose” quoted that people are even offering to pay double or triple the cover price. umm… i wouldn’t even bother buying this piece of crap. i have several friends who are contributors (not you “rose) and even they are disgusted with the results. they were laughing at the Priscilla shots (the bad ones).

layouting bad. photographs bad. it’s like a bad UNO magazine for really, really old guys. except for the second photog who shot Priscilla. to the first guy who shot Priscilla… i’m sorry… but you should stop pretending. printing bad… the fashion pics were too dark… i could hardly make out what the clothes were.

and please… the cover! what the hell?! it looks like an issue of Yummy or Food magazine. another instance that newspaper men like Beting Dolor are not visual men. sure they can write… but conceptualize a shoot and supervise the layouting? Mr. Dolor has neither the skill and the patience to do these. he probably has to be back in the nursing home by 6:00 p.m. And please, have you seen Beting Dolor? i mean come on! he is the exact oppposite of cool. at least Hugh was cool and suave. Dolor is just a sad old man struggling to make it in an industry that he cannot even comprehend.

Playboy Philippines, if you want to make it even to 2009… please get rid of Mr. Dolor and hire people who know how to run a magazine. You guys are wasting an international title and just simply making a halo-halo magazine. inside news is the financier just wants to have the mag so he can purchase the rights to the Playboy Casino (which i would actually want to see happen). but for the love of god! at least give the magazine the quality it deserves! it is beyond tacky! it is lousy!

BlogusVox, er “There is a very thin line which separate artistic nude from porn.”

LOL would you consider the photo of a mother breastfeeding a child pornography? What about the nude body of a dead person?

What separates porn from non-porn is the intention which is projected in 1) the presentation (where artistry and non-artistry come in) and 2) the venue of exhibition.

as it falls, I rest my case hehehe

Connie, my thoughts came about when both HEADS were being accommodated. Your remark seems to be the result of a BUM FUCK.

Really, Tom? Nah, you’re just an old man whose bullshit I’ve tolerated long enough.

Ms. Sassy, masyadong extreme naman ang example mo. Only a sick person would find that “interesting”. But you’re right, everything should be in its proper place including places for art exhibits. Right venue attracts the right people.

Tom, if you don’t stop posting your silly comments, I’ll be force to call Trosp, sige ka!

With fiercest porn competition online, playboy success as the leading nude girl magazine in the world is phenomenal for its 55 years. Its rival Penthouse magazine went bankrupt.

The secret recipe is its famous choices for nude materials and stories (both fiction or fact) to bring out the subject into mens fantasy world. The founder Hugh Hefner knew exactly his market. Men are not willing to pay money not just on any nude girl. Hugh Hefner took out $8,000 loan to start Playboy in 1953 and paid $500 on nude picture rights of Marilyn Monroe. Same formula that drove Filipinos to buy the 1982 issue featuring a UST architecture student and 1979 Mutya ng Pilipinas runner-up Techie Agbayani.

Narcissistic voyeurism of famous subjects is a commodity that Playboy will continue to exploit. With homegrown star-struck crowd combined with Philippine double standards and cosmetic Catholic tradition, the Philippine version may very well prove profitable in the future.

well… the Philippine edition may not last the year. inside news is, the financier is desperately trying to find partners to support the magazine. he only has around 10 million, which in the magazine industry will only last at the most 6 months. with production costs, and all the leeches clinging to him… the financier will definitely need to find other people to help finance Playboy Philippines. or hit it big with the ad pages. i’m not quite sure how many of the ad pages in their first issue are paid or free. they have around 24 ad pages. if they cost it well and clients actually pay… they could actually make it.

anyway… only time will tell…

Check this out, 90 million mouths consuming 30 tons of rice everyday, it looks like the SEX BOMB has exploded. Sen. Villar knowing where his bread is buttered argues that what now seems to be randomly zoned housing projects aren’t contributing to the rice shortage. He didn’t seem to elaborate on his argument but stated;” That as there is a rice shortage so too is there a housing shortage and the solution to these shortages should be done simultaneously”. Is the senator suggesting that they go ahead and build house in places that were once rice fields and have the owners of those houses plant rice on their roofs. I didn’t thought the senator was that GREEN MINDED.

BlogusVox, kamusta na ang gimmick mo?

Connie, I just love pissing you off because your at your best when your pissed.

Tom, re “I just love pissing you off because your at your best when your pissed.”

Asus, nagpapakabait nga ang tao because my kids’ classmates read my blog and I teach in that school. HAHAHAHA

Tom, heto nagkakandaugaga sa paghahanap nang right template for my blog. I heard you’re in recession right now. Why don’t you visit the Philippines naman, at least take your vacation there until the recession is over. Mind you, your pension got more buying power sa Pinas. Beside you’ll find out first hand how politics is being done there.

Anyway thanks for asking.

Blog? San blog mo?

Saka na Ms. Sassy. It’s still in its construction stage. I’m doing pa some trial and error (like template, colors etc..) If it’s ready, you’ll know. Para hindi naman ako mapahiya sa presentation… hehe.

Sige, hintayin ko ha.

hi any one know the publisher of the magazine here

also were it is available to either buy or browse online

i would like to recommend any one with a broad mind of legal age to view it like i plan to before deciding to endorse it or condemn it.

I am interested to see what companies in this country are advertisers and would like to know the demorgraphics of the readers when they become available

Hi, Connie.

Nakakarindi na nga talaga nangyayari sa society natin ‘no? And with the proliferation of those girly magazines, i don’t know… I used to buy those nung college ako, then I realized it’s a total waste of money. Binenta ko na lang dun sa recto sa bumibili ng 2nd hand mags. Yung iba pinang-siga ko na lang.

Yung mga nagjujustify nung mag na yun should really get their heads checked. Kaya ang daming “feeling-classy-actually-jologs” pokpok at mga brusko-pink-jocks sa society natin ngayon. Glorified ang mga PORMANG POKPOK at ASAL POKPOK (hello, gretchen.) Sobrag daming kaululan ang nauuso ngayon. Sometimes there’s truth to that adage na kapag mas may pinag-aralan ang isang tao, mas bastos. And I’m not just talking about mere perverts here… GIRLY MAGS ARE PORN, PERIOD. Walang art form bullshit crap dun.

Mga bagsak siguro ng Fine Arts yang mga yan kaya diyan sila bumabawi sa mga girly mags…or mga hindi makapikot ng maikakama…or mga ‘di kuntento sa asawa nila.

oh yeah one last thing. ang daming mice sa mundo ngayon, not men.

read it and hated it… there.

Connie, ayos lang ba the way it is? We, at least, I don’t want offending the kids. What I was trying to do was lure you folks into talking about something like the sexual preferences of our ancestry, it’s been suggested that they had polygamist societies.

Iyong both HEADS being accommodated, hindi bullshit iyon, in fact it’s like heaven when it happens. I am fully convinced that when women are the ones orchestrating the sexual act, it’s like STAR TRECK wherein you’d be experiencing stuff you’ve not experienced before.

A woman has ejaculated when she gives you that “stoned” look on her face.

BlogusVox, our president Bush hasn’t declared it (recession) yet. So, it probably isn’t happening. HAHAHAHA. The family is planning to spend the Christmas holidays back home. I’m looking forward for it to happen. I too will be checking out your progress on your project.

as it falls, I’ve been going around the LA area for copy, couldn’t find one. re: read it and hate it… there, very pessimistic naman. Where could I get a copy?

“Your comment is awaiting moderation.” What is this? I’m I on TIME OUT?

Tom. i’m not sure when they’ll be shipping out copies to the states or other countries. usually that will take a long time.

so far i’ve observed that it’s being sold in Magnet. it can’t be sold in the normal places like National Bookstore because they are very strict about what sells in their stands. it’s a long process. i doubt if Mini-stop will sell it coz it’s Gokongwei owned. i have not yet checked out powerbooks or fully booked. there’s a good chance that it might be there.

me pessimistic? i think the correct term you are looking for is realistic.

i’ve shown the mag to ALL my male friends… their average reaction… “Fuck! Ang panget!”

i’ve shown this magazine to photographers… they are all disgusted. “Cover pa lang panget na!”

bottom line is Tom, Playboy Philippines has promised something great… but have ended up giving a lousy, last-minute, worse-than-a-highschool-project magazine.

maybe when you get to see it… you’ll realize what a waste Beting Dolor and his Palanca writers have done. it’s really, really obvious that they have no visual skill whatsoever.

it’s just not good Tom. sayang talaga siya.

as it falls, looks like I’ll just have to ask a kamag-anak to purchase and mail me a copy.

I had a chance to browse an FHM magazine during my search, kaawaawang bata. They had this lady wear a two piece yellow bikini with high heel black shoes. She looked like she was straggling to do the poses the photographer probably thought was sexy. Like you said, “ang panget!” Walang libog!

From your critics, parang may possibility na mag-freelance for the magazine. Considering how convenient it is now to take photographs, isang card lang you could take about 200 photos. Unlike back then where you had to load the camera with a roll of film, take 24 shots, unload the camera, making sure you do it right cause you could ruin the film if exposed to sunlight.

Man! what could start of as a photo session could easily ended up being a fucking session.

I had a feeling that the local Playboy would cop out and just be an FHM clone. Personally, I prefer RED, 10, and Playhouse. They make no bones and no excuses for what their publications are all about. They also make sure the buyer gets his money’s worth. They put FHM, Maxim, and UNO in the shade.

I long for the day when the Philippines has a proper adult entertainment industry. Of course, that’s like asking for the pols, the cops, the military, and the church to stop screwing us over again and again.

Shadow_Watch, sounds like you’re asking for a REVOLUTION!

Are RED, 10 and Playhouse local publications?

new chismis about Playboy. The Hef heard & saw that it was so bad… he had all the issues pulled out.

anybody out there who can confirm this?

As it falls, LOL.

me and my friends saw a copy of the 2nd Playboy Philippines…

much better! i guess Beting & friends finally got their act together.

cover girl is Raquel Gibson. one of the Fil-Am international covergirls before. thank god the cover is finally a full body shot! it’s a shot of her on a bangka SS Raquel. much better.

although i still didn’t buy it… so i have no idea how the inside looks like. anybody out there seen the inside?

Apparently Mr. Ku the financier/publisher was bitchslapped by Playboy International.

That’s why the second issue (well the cover at least) is looking a million times better.

Also the current editor in chief, Beting Dolor will “resign” soon. Supposedly he won’t last beyond June or July of 2008.

Maybe the Hef though it was time to let the old dog go. HAHA!