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ABS-CBN
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ABS-CBN Corporation, commonly known as ABS-CBN, is a Filipino media and entertainment group based in Quezon City. It is the Philippines largest entertainment and media conglomerate in terms of revenue, operating income, net income, assets, equity, market capitalization, ABS-CBN was formed by the merger of Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network. It was first founded in 1946 by Jewish American electronics engineer James Lindenberg, BEC would in turn become Alto Broadcasting System or ABS. Chronicle Broadcasting Network, on the hand, was founded in 1952 by newspaper mogul Don Eugenio Lopez, Sr. The two companies were merged and incorporated as ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation on February 1,1967, shortened to simply ABS-CBN Corporation in 2010 to reflect the companys diversification, the common shares of ABS-CBN was first traded on the Philippine Stock Exchange in July 1992 under the ticker symbol ABS. The group owns and operates the ABS-CBN and ABS-CBN Sports+Action national television networks as well as the Radyo Patrol, the remaining revenue is generated from consumer sales, mainly from ABS-CBN Global Ltd. which runs The Filipino Channel and from pay TV and broadband internet provider Sky. Among the pay TV networks and channels under the ABS-CBN group are ABS-CBN News Channel, Cinema One, Myx, the nucleus of ABS-CBN Corporation began in 1946 with Bolinao Electronics Corporation. BEC was established by James Lindenberg, one of the fathers of Philippine television. At that time, the largest media company was Manila Broadcasting, in 1949, James Lindenberg shifted Bolinao to radio broadcasting with DZBC and masterminded the introduction of television to the country in 1953. In 1951, Lindenberg partnered with Antonio Quirino, brother of then Philippine President Elpidio Quirino, in 1952, BEC was renamed as Alto Broadcasting System or ABS. Alto was a contraction of Quirino’s and his wife’s first names, Tony, though they had little money and resources, ABS was able to put up its TV tower by July 1953 and import some 300 television sets. The initial test broadcasts began on September of the same year, the very first full-blown broadcast, however, was on October 23,1953, of a party in Tony Quirinos home. The television station was known as DZAQ-TV, in turn, on September 24,1956, the Chronicle Broadcasting Network was organized. The network was owned by Don Eugenio Lopez, Sr. and the then Philippine Vice President Fernando Lopez, the following year, Don Eugenio acquired ABS from Quirino and Lindenberg. However, it was only on February 1,1967 that the name was changed to ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation to reflect the merger. In the late 1950s, Don Eugenios son, Geny Lopez saw the potential of TV and radio to reach, ABS also made breakthroughs in the TV industry by achieving the countrys first color TV broadcast, first satellite feed, and first use of videotape, among others. It was also pioneering in marathon election coverage in 1967 when the TV & radio stations of the network aired election updates for 36 hours sharp - making it a national first. On June 15,1961, Eugenio Lopez, Jr. built the first provincial TV station in Cebu airing 4 hours with the tallest tower measuring 216 feet, within weeks, another TV station in Dagupan opened its doors followed by the first broadcasts in Negros Island in 1963
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ABS-CBN (TV network)
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ABS-CBN Corporation, commonly known as ABS-CBN, is a Filipino media and entertainment group based in Quezon City. It is the Philippines largest entertainment and media conglomerate in terms of revenue, operating income, net income, assets, equity, market capitalization, ABS-CBN was formed by the merger of Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network. It was first founded in 1946 by Jewish American electronics engineer James Lindenberg, BEC would in turn become Alto Broadcasting System or ABS. Chronicle Broadcasting Network, on the hand, was founded in 1952 by newspaper mogul Don Eugenio Lopez, Sr. The two companies were merged and incorporated as ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation on February 1,1967, shortened to simply ABS-CBN Corporation in 2010 to reflect the companys diversification, the common shares of ABS-CBN was first traded on the Philippine Stock Exchange in July 1992 under the ticker symbol ABS. The group owns and operates the ABS-CBN and ABS-CBN Sports+Action national television networks as well as the Radyo Patrol, the remaining revenue is generated from consumer sales, mainly from ABS-CBN Global Ltd. which runs The Filipino Channel and from pay TV and broadband internet provider Sky. Among the pay TV networks and channels under the ABS-CBN group are ABS-CBN News Channel, Cinema One, Myx, the nucleus of ABS-CBN Corporation began in 1946 with Bolinao Electronics Corporation. BEC was established by James Lindenberg, one of the fathers of Philippine television. At that time, the largest media company was Manila Broadcasting, in 1949, James Lindenberg shifted Bolinao to radio broadcasting with DZBC and masterminded the introduction of television to the country in 1953. In 1951, Lindenberg partnered with Antonio Quirino, brother of then Philippine President Elpidio Quirino, in 1952, BEC was renamed as Alto Broadcasting System or ABS. Alto was a contraction of Quirino’s and his wife’s first names, Tony, though they had little money and resources, ABS was able to put up its TV tower by July 1953 and import some 300 television sets. The initial test broadcasts began on September of the same year, the very first full-blown broadcast, however, was on October 23,1953, of a party in Tony Quirinos home. The television station was known as DZAQ-TV, in turn, on September 24,1956, the Chronicle Broadcasting Network was organized. The network was owned by Don Eugenio Lopez, Sr. and the then Philippine Vice President Fernando Lopez, the following year, Don Eugenio acquired ABS from Quirino and Lindenberg. However, it was only on February 1,1967 that the name was changed to ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation to reflect the merger. In the late 1950s, Don Eugenios son, Geny Lopez saw the potential of TV and radio to reach, ABS also made breakthroughs in the TV industry by achieving the countrys first color TV broadcast, first satellite feed, and first use of videotape, among others. It was also pioneering in marathon election coverage in 1967 when the TV & radio stations of the network aired election updates for 36 hours sharp - making it a national first. On June 15,1961, Eugenio Lopez, Jr. built the first provincial TV station in Cebu airing 4 hours with the tallest tower measuring 216 feet, within weeks, another TV station in Dagupan opened its doors followed by the first broadcasts in Negros Island in 1963
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Kris Aquino
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Kristina Bernadette Kris Cojuangco Aquino is a Filipino talk show host, actress, producer, entrepreneur, product endorser, and writer. Dubbed the Queen of All Media, she has hosted shows and game shows. She is the youngest daughter of former Philippine senator Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. and Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino and her brother is Benigno S. Aquino, III, who served as the 15th President of the Philippines. Aquinos first movie was Pido Dida, Sabay Tayo and she is also known for her roles in the 2004 films Feng Shui and So. Her movie Sukob was the highest-grossing Filipino film of 2006, Aquino was born in Quezon City, Philippines, to Corazon C. Aquino and Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. who was, at the time, a senator of the Ferdinand Marcos regime. She is the cousin of actress and equestrienne Mikee Cojuangco, and she has Chinese, Spanish, and Kapampangan ancestry. When she was a baby, her father was arrested and jailed, her mother raised Aquino, during the 1978 parliamentary elections when her jailed father was a candidate, the seven-year-old Aquino was a stand-in for him at campaign rallies. She was featured on the front page of The New York Times, Aquino spent most of her elementary school days in the United States, where the Aquino family was in exile. When she was 12 years old, her father was assassinated on the tarmac of the Manila International Airport, Kris Aquino returned to the Philippines and attended rallies against the Marcos regime. After the Philippine Revolution of 1986, which removed President Marcos from power and she made her film debut with actor-comedian Rene Requiestas in Pido Dida, which was a blockbuster hit. Aquino had a steady career, and managed to score an acting nomination for The Fatima Buen Story. She starred in a film based on a murder, the Vizconde massacre. Its financial success, and numerous starring appearances in films of the same vein. Aquino finished her school education at the Poveda Learning Center in Mandaluyong City. She went to school at the Colegio San Agustin-Makati, where she was classmates with Pinky Webb. She graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, with her movie career slowing, Aquino shifted her sights to a television career as a talk show host and gossiper with the launching of the talk show Kris. It was produced by Viva Television on Channel 4 and it was on GMA Networks showbiz oriented talk show Startalk, which she co-hosted with Boy Abunda and Lolit Solis, that her hosting skills attracted attention. After GMA and Viva dropped her, she went back to ABS-CBN, in 2007, she officially left The Buzz and Pilipinas, Game KNB. after giving birth to her second son, James Bimby
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Toni Gonzaga
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Celestine Cruz Gonzaga-Soriano, better known as Toni Gonzaga, is a Filipino television host, actress and singer. Toni Gonzaga is a resident of Taytay, Rizal and the eldest daughter of Carlito and Crisanta Gonzaga and her sister, Catherine Cathy Gonzaga, professionally known as Alex Gonzaga, is also an actress and television host. In Taytay, she was an elected Barangay Kagawad for one term and she studied mass communication at the Dominican College in San Juan for two years. Later, she transferred to the Asian Institute for Distance Education and shifted her major to AB English and she is currently enrolled at the University of the Philippines Open University taking up her bachelors degree in multimedia studies. Gonzaga is a member of the United Methodist Church. In February 2016, an announced that the couple was expecting their first child. Gonzaga herself confirmed the announcement on ASAP on 17 April 2016, Gonzaga gave birth to their son, Severiano Elliott, on 30 September 2016. Gonzaga started in entertainment at the age of 13. It was in 1997 where she joined a competition called Metropop Star Search. Two other Filipina singers, Kyla and Faith Cuneta, started their career on the singing television show. Gonzaga did not win the competition, Gonzagas biggest break in the entertainment industry was her Sprite TV ad with Piolo Pascual in 2001. In the same year, she released her eponymous album under Prime Music and Paano. In 2002, she one of the main hosts in the long-time afternoon variety show Eat Bulaga. She also sang Doon, the song of TAPE, Inc. s afternoon TV drama on GMA, Ikaw Sa Puso Ko which starred StarStruck finalist, Nadine Samonte. In 2002, she was cast in the television series Habang Kapiling Ka starring Angelika dela Cruz. In March 2004, she joined Studio 23s Wazzup Wazzup with Archie Alemania, in January 2005, Gonzaga transferred to ABS-CBN, later becoming one of the main hosts of the Pinoy Big Brother series and the Sunday musical variety program ASAP. Same year, she starred as one of the leads in her first comedy-horror film. In 2006, she released her album and her first under Star Records entitled Toni, You Complete Me
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Philippines
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The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, the capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both part of Metro Manila. The Philippines has an area of 300,000 square kilometers, and it is the eighth-most populated country in Asia and the 12th most populated country in the world. As of 2013, approximately 10 million additional Filipinos lived overseas, multiple ethnicities and cultures are found throughout the islands. In prehistoric times, Negritos were some of the archipelagos earliest inhabitants and they were followed by successive waves of Austronesian peoples. Exchanges with Chinese, Malay, Indian, and Islamic nations occurred, then, various competing maritime states were established under the rule of Datus, Rajahs, Sultans or Lakans. The arrival of Ferdinand Magellan in Homonhon, Eastern Samar in 1521 marked the beginning of Hispanic colonization, in 1543, Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos named the archipelago Las Islas Filipinas in honor of Philip II of Spain. With the arrival of Miguel López de Legazpi from Mexico City, in 1565, the Philippines became part of the Spanish Empire for more than 300 years. This resulted in Roman Catholicism becoming the dominant religion, during this time, Manila became the western hub of the trans-Pacific trade connecting Asia with Acapulco in the Americas using Manila galleons. Aside from the period of Japanese occupation, the United States retained sovereignty over the islands until after World War II, since then, the Philippines has often had a tumultuous experience with democracy, which included the overthrow of a dictatorship by a non-violent revolution. It is a member of the United Nations, World Trade Organization, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. It also hosts the headquarters of the Asian Development Bank, the Philippines was named in honor of King Philip II of Spain. Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos, during his expedition in 1542, named the islands of Leyte, eventually the name Las Islas Filipinas would be used to cover all the islands of the archipelago. Before that became commonplace, other such as Islas del Poniente. The official name of the Philippines has changed several times in the course of its history, during the Philippine Revolution, the Malolos Congress proclaimed the establishment of the República Filipina or the Philippine Republic. From the 1898 Treaty of Paris, the name Philippines began to appear, since the end of World War II, the official name of the country has been the Republic of the Philippines. The metatarsal of the Callao Man, reliably dated by uranium-series dating to 67,000 years ago is the oldest human remnant found in the archipelago to date and this distinction previously belonged to the Tabon Man of Palawan, carbon-dated to around 26,500 years ago. Negritos were also among the archipelagos earliest inhabitants, but their first settlement in the Philippines has not been reliably dated, there are several opposing theories regarding the origins of ancient Filipinos
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Filipino language
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Filipino /ˌfɪlɪˈpiːnoʊ/, in this usage, refers to the national language of the Philippines. Filipino is also designated, along with English, as a language of the country. It is the register of the Tagalog language, an Austronesian. As of 2007, Tagalog is the first language of 28 million people, or about one-third of the Philippine population, Filipino is among the 185 languages of the Philippines identified in the Ethnologue. Filipino is ideally a pluricentric language, in reality, however, Filipino has been variously described as simply Tagalog in syntax and grammar, with no grammatical element or lexicon coming from. Other major Philippine languages, and as essentially a version of Tagalog. In most contexts, Filipino is understood to be a name for Tagalog. There was no language in the Philippine archipelago when the Spanish arrived in the 16th century. The four major trade languages were Visayan, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, as the Philippine languages are all closely related and therefore easy for Filipinos to learn, most speakers of smaller languages spoke two or more of such regional languages. The first dictionary of Tagalog was written by the Franciscan Pedro de San Buenaventura, a latter book of the same name was written by Czech Jesuit missionary Paul Klein at the beginning of the 18th century. Klein spoke Tagalog and used it actively in several of his books and he wrote the first dictionary, which he later passed over to Francisco Jansens and José Hernandez. On November 13,1936, Commonwealth act No, on November 12,1937, the First National Assembly of the Philippine Commonwealth approved the law for the establishment of the Surián ng Wikang Pambansâ. This institute would be responsible for surveying and researching existing native languages in order to determine among them the basis for a national language of the Philippines. Then-president Manuel L. Quezon later appointed representatives for each major regional language to form NLI, sales Rodriguez, Hadji Butu, and Cecilio Lopez. On December 13,1937, Presisis of the new national language, Spanish was the language of the 1896 Revolution and the Katipunan, but the revolution was led by people who also spoke Tagalog. In 1959, the became known as Pilipino in an effort to dissociate it from the Tagalog ethnic group. However, neither the nor the amended version specified either Tagalog or Pilipino as the basis for Filipino. Instead they tasked the National Assembly to, take steps toward the development and this move has drawn much criticism from the nations other ethnic groups
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Showbiz Lingo
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Showbiz Lingo was a weekly entertainment news and talk show in the Philippines. It was first broadcast on August 2,1992, under the name Showbiz Lingo and on May 11,1997, after a reformat and it was the popular Sunday afternoon talk show on ABS-CBN for 6 years until it aired its final episode on June 6,1999. It featured local celebrity gossip and news, and later would be replaced by The Buzz which would be the longest running talkshow of the network for 15 years, the network conceptualized a new talk show that would be popular with a large audience. Three years later as part of the change and transition in Philippine television. Showbiz Lingo premiered on August 2,1992 on a Sunday and it was originally hosted by film reviewer and entertainment columnist Butch Francisco and entertainment columnist Cristy Fermin. Ogie Diaz and John Lapus were introduced as the first reporters, Diaz later was co-host, the shows concept was similar to its predecessor, Rumors, Facts and Humors, wherein the hosts presented the latest showbiz news, controversies and intrigues. Showbiz Lingo built on the concept and added interviews with the stars in a live-panel discussion, christine Bersola, who was then the anchor of Star News, a segment of ABS-CBNs flagship newscast TV Patrol, joined the show in 1995 as a co-host for two years. They joined Butch and Cristy as the team of reporters, Bersola left the show at that time to focus hosting the morning show Alas Singko Y Medya. Francisco left the show as well in 1997 to migrate to the United States and he was replaced by Edu Manzano, who left after one season due to his ongoing term as vice mayor of Makati City. Roderick Paulate came on board as Fermins co-host and stayed on until the shows last episode, the show plummeted in the ratings for the Sunday afternoon slot in 1995 when rival network GMA premiered Startalk hosted by Lolit Solis, Boy Abunda and Kris Aquino. Startalk surpassed Showbiz Lingo in the ratings for a time, but after Aquino left Startalk in 1996, Showbiz Lingo Plus aired its last episode on June 6,1999. The management tapped former Startalk host Boy Abunda to host its new entertainment show, Cristy Fermins daily solo talk show, Cristy Per Minute was discontinued months after Showbiz Lingo Plus ended its run. The official soundtrack of the program was performed by Dingdong Avanzado, Geneva Cruz, Donita Rose, the Buzz S-Files Startalk Eye To Eye Cristy Per Minute Cristy Fermin John Lapus List of programs aired by ABS-CBN
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Aquino & Abunda Tonight
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Aquino & Abunda Tonight was a Philippine primetime entertainment news program broadcast by ABS-CBN, hosted by Kris Aquino and Boy Abunda. It aired weeknights from 10, 00pm to 10, 15pm on the networks Primetime Bida evening block, the show also serves as a reunion for the host tandem three years after they did SNN, Showbiz News Ngayon. In July 2015, the moved to a later timeslot at 10. A run-down of daily top stories, with topics raging from showbiz, lifestyle, the program promises to deliver its segmets from laymans point of view, and with perspectives on how certain issues can affect viewers daily lives. List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN
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Startalk (Philippine TV series)
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Startalk, stylized as Startalk, The Only Showbiz Authority and formerly Startalk TX was a weekly entertainment news and talk show in the Philippines. After 2 decades of bringing showbiz-oriented commentary news, the officially ended on September 12,2015. The show will be replaced by the new comedy-oriented talk show CelebriTV a week later, September 19 and its original hosts of the show were Boy Abunda, Kris Aquino and Lolit Solis. During the shows second year, it gained significant loyal following. Unfortunately, Zulueta didnt last long and so she left the show in 1997 for her marriage to Davao businessman Anton Lagdameo. With this, Sexy star Rosanna Roces was named as the new host as the permanent replacement of Zulueta and immediately blended with Abunda, aside from Rosanna, Startalk also gave a big break to a trio of newcomers anonymously known as Steve, Fayatollah and Pepita. The new loud segment hosts handled Startalks tabloid segment T, the Tigbak Authority where they criticize the senseless headlines printed on tabloid and the fashion statements of the movie/TV stars during awards night. Fayatollah later on became a fixture in other GMA shows while Pepita posed for FHM magazine last August 2003. Steve has become the regular voice-over of the show since his inclusion, on June 6,1998, the GMA management decided to move Startalk to an early Saturday afternoon slot right after the noontime show Eat Bulaga. Always brimming with energy, Magalona was given the task of turning over for a smooth transition the concluding portion of Eat Bulaga. ’s Saturday edition to Startalk. The Startalk hosts would pick it up there and the mainstays of both shows exchange on-air banter for a couple of minutes, punctuated with a lot of friendly jeers, private jokes. After Magalona died on March 6,2009, the Eat Bulaga, the move was due to the reason that it never gained headway against its rival show Showbiz Lingo. The move favored Boy, Lolit, Osang and the staff of Startalk since they can dish out more exclusive showbiz news earlier in the weekend, the shows popularity rose to new heights as new portions such as Da Who and Startalk True Stories were introduced. Solis also earned a portion entitled Alok Bati suitable for her never-ending greetings, Startalk reigned in the Saturday afternoon ratings where drama shows from ABS-CBN used to dominate the slot. Former Showbiz Lingo host Butch Francisco replaced Abunda in the show, boys farewell from Startalk left Lolit Solis as the sole pioneer host from the show. The shows ratings slightly suffered after Boy left the show, however, the quality of the shows entertainment news content and no-nonsense reporting became the main attraction among the viewers, regardless of the hosting changes. Startalk also pioneered the no-nonsense segment, Walang Takot Sasabihin, where the show speaks out its opinion about the weeks biggest showbiz news and it usually starts by giving a blow-by-blow account on what really happened, and why did it happen. At the end of the segment, the show gives an unsolicited advise to the involved in the controversy
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Tim Yap
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Timothy Tim Yap is a Filipino TV and radio host, newspaper editor, creative director, columnist, club owner and eventologist from Manila, Philippines. He also owns several clubs in the Philippines, Tim Yap was the youngest of seven kids. My parents had no clue that I was going to Repertory, all along they thought that I was just attending a rehearsal for a school play until they read about it in the newspapers. After several roles for young characters, Yap continued on as an intern for repertory plays just to be involved. He eventually evolved into a producer, which led him to be sought after to handle product launches. Yap graduated from De La Salle University with a degree in marketing. He edited the Super section of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tim Yap hosted the Metro Manila Film Festival Awards in 2010 and 2011. He hosted Miss World Philippines in 2011, on January 21,2013, The Tim Yap Show premiered on GMA-7, with Yap as the host of the self-titled celebrity talk show. It is currently in its season, which premiered Oct.28,2013. Aside from television appearances, he hosted the radio talk The Playground on 99.5 PLAYFM with Sam Oh. His show has also won Best Lifestyle Show for three years at the PMPC Star Awards. In 2010, In 2013, he was awarded Outstanding Young Filipino in Entrepreneurship by Gawad Amerika, since 2008, Yap has been an active supporter of the Virlaine Foundation, a non-government organization engaged in helping street children. In 2011, he spearheaded the Rice Up for Street Children campaign after having named as the foundations Ambassador of Goodwill. Yap is engaged to his long-time boyfriend Javi Martinez Pardo and he proposed to Javi shortly after his 40th birthday on January 19,2017
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Phoemela Baranda
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Phoemela Baranda is a Filipina model, actress and was the entertainment anchor of ABS-CBNs weekday flagship news broadcast of TV Patrol. She is an officer and currently a member of Professional Models Association of the Philippines and appears regularly on magazine covers. Currently she has appeared in 5 Tagalog movies,4 TV series and was once a host for the Philippine reality show Extra-Extra. Recently in 2008, Phoemela was a contestant in the Philippine version of Fear Factor, Phoemela Baranda started modelling when she was 13 years old, joining the clothing brand Pink Soda’s club search where she was selected. Her first commercial was for Extraderm, a line of facial products, in 2000, she briefly played a minor part in the Philippine television series Pangako sa ’Yo, which she quickly followed up with Cool Dudes. In 2003 she played Esmeralda in the GMA series Narito Ang Puso Ko and she got her first hosting stint in Extra Challenge when she did a successful audition when Miriam Quiambao left the reality show in 2003. She has then transferred to ABS-CBN as a segment host for the gossip show The Buzz. Baranda placed 23rd in the FHM100 Sexiest Women of the World in 2006, she has also placed 48th in 2003, 29th in 2004, 49th in 2005, Phoemela has a bachelors degree Interdisciplinary Studies, having graduated from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde in 2001. She has one child, Nichole, who gained fame after joining Pinoy Big Brother, official website Phoemela Baranda at the Internet Movie Database
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TV Patrol
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TV Patrol is the flagship national network news broadcast of ABS-CBN in the Philippines. It can be simultaneously on radio through DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 and its cable channel counterpart DZMM TeleRadyo and its provincial AM radio stations. It is also broadcast overseas via ABS-CBNs international brand, The Filipino Channel and it is the longest-running Filipino language evening newscast since its inception on March 2,1987. On March 1,1987, ABS-CBN announced the launch of TV Patrol during the public variety extravaganza Ang Pagbabalik ng Bituin at Luneta Park, TV Patrol premiered on March 2,1987 at 6,00 pm. Co-anchoring the newscast were Noli de Castro, an announcer for DZMM, Mel Tiangco and Robert Arevalo. De Castro began the pilot and subsequent episodes with his opening line, Magandang Gabi. Bayan and ended with his closing line, Maraming Salamat, Magandang Gabi. De Castros signature line became a magazine program which hosted by himself on the same name of a signature line. The signature line went popularized until November 19,2004, the day Korina Sanchez first left the newscast, and again since November 8,2010, the style of the newscast, according to De Castro, was eventually Tabloid on the Air. Most of its segments were, Wanted, & Lingkod Bayan, however, Arevalo eventually left the newscast to host the morning show Magandang Umaga Po. Frankie Evangelista swapped for him on June 1,1987, Evangelista would later be notable for his TV Patrol discussion segment entitled PULSO, Pangkalahatang Ugnayan Laan Sa Opinyon. It still does so today, now in an expanded reach through TFC, in 1992, both Korina Sanchez and Ted Failon temporarily took over Tiangcos and Evangelistas chairs until TV Patrol underwent changes on its theme and title card the same year. Christine Bersola joined the newscast a year later to host Star News until 1996, in 1995, Korina Sanchez, who is from Hoy Gising replaced Tiangco to TV Patrols anchor when the latter moved to GMA Network after being suspended from doing a TV commercial. Sanchezs as anchor then who would be also be placed in Tiangcos seat, the former continued anchoring Tiangcos Lingkod Bayan, a public service segment of the newscast. Gilbert Remulla replaced Evangelista in TV Patrol and continued anchoring Evangelistas PULSO, marc Logan was hired to become the news reader of trivial segments and features. On February 14,2000, TV Patrol started its simulcast over AM radio stations DZMM, DYAB, on February 23,2001, De Castro left the newscast to run for Senator. Diaz would later became the anchor that month in preparation of De Castros run as independent senator. Since then, the TV text in different fonts was still used & Patrol text font logo change to Handel Gothic, in 2002, TV Patrol began to reformat its studio set, by placing its city background large, it also added a Globe. During that time, Sanchez was situated on news studio, while Bendijo anchored outside the studio, on April 21,2003, TV Patrol relaunched its studio set, newsdesk and graphics, along with the theme music & a silhouetted OBB
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S-Files
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S-Files is a defunct show business-oriented television talk show in the Philippines aired every Sunday afternoons by GMA Network. S-Files premiered on June 7,1998 with Paolo Bediones and Lyn Ching as the hosts, actor and celebrity sportsman Richard Gomez was added to the roster of hosts in 2002 when he transferred networks from ABS-CBN to GMA. In 2004, Janice left the show to more on her hosting job at GMAs daily morning show. There were rumors that she was booted out of S-Files primarily because whenever the talk show reports some controversies involving her close friends, one example was during the Kris Aquino-Joey Marquez controversy in October 2003 where the whole show became Joeys venue to air his side of the issue. Janice did not show up on that episode out of sympathy for her friend Kris, pia Guanio, who was fast making a name as a segment anchor of Showbiz Time on GMAs news program 24 Oras, was named as Janices replacement. S-Files and The Buzz exchanged ratings, in 2005 S-Files came out with a higher rating than The Buzz. From July to September 2006, The Buzz was once able to regain and sustain its lead against S-Files. GMA Network management was rumored to have considered a switch of timeslot against Startalk, the network is also said to have considered replacing it by Showbiz Stripped, a more serious showbiz-oriented program aired every Saturday night. Neither of these were true and are believed to have been made up by the critics of the show. In 2006, John Lapus, Kris Aquinos close friend and former showbiz reporter on The Buzz, the show aired its final episode on April 22,2007 after almost nine years on the air because of its poor ratings. It was replaced by Showbiz Central, the show received criticism from viewers and entertainment press who are mostly followers and publicists of the rival show The Buzz and its hosts. It was said to have copied its format, including the voice-over style of Boy Abunda
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Anne Curtis
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Anne Ojales Curtis-Smith, also known as Anne Curtis-Smith or simply Anne Curtis, is a Filipino-Australian actress, television host, recording artist, and VJ in the Philippines. In 2014, she portrays the iconic Komiks character Dyesebel in Mars Ravelos Dyesebel and she also starred in several films like No Other Woman, which grossed Php 278 million at the box office and her role in the film earned her a FAMAS Award for Best Actress. Her other box-office hit films include Babe, I Love You and her other critically lauded roles were in the films Baler and In Your Eyes. Curtis was born in Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia, the daughter of Carmencita Ojales, a Filipina, and James Ernest Curtis-Smith and her father is a World War II veteran and married Carmencita Ojales in 1982. Her younger sister, Jasmine, is also an actress, on their fathers side, they had a half-sister named Clare who died in 2007 due to a cardiovascular disease at four months old. Curtis, being half-Filipino, would visit her mothers relatives in the Philippines with her family, in 1997, 12-year-old Curtis was approached by a talent scout to ask if she would like to get into a childrens beauty pageant. Her father feared that it was a scam, while her mother wanted her to try it, without her fathers knowledge, Curtis then started to go to different talent agencies. And meet her first boyfriend Anthony, By that time, she, Curtis could not speak or understand the Filipino language at the time thus she had to take classes. About a month later, Curtis was asked if she wanted to try acting and she said yes and she auditioned for a part in the movie Magic Kingdom. Where she won the role of Princess Dahlia, Afterwards, she signed with Viva Films. Her first television appearance was in GMA 7s Ikaw Na Sana and she was then cast as Emily in the teen-oriented show, TGIS. She also starred in the television series Anna Karenina, Curtis starred in minor and supporting roles in the films Honey, My Love. So Sweet, Ika-13 Kapitulo, Juan & Ted, Wanted and in the television shows May Bukas Pa, Beh Bote Nga, in 2004, Curtis moved from GMA7 to ABS-CBN, stating the move majorly life changing. She then acted alongside Dina Bonnevie and Kris Aquino in Hiram, aside from Hiram, Curtis also joined ASAP as a host and as a performer. Curtis big break came in 2005 when she won the role in the television series Kampanerang Kuba. This marked her first collaboration with director Wenn V. Deramas, Curtis admitted that Deramas was eyeing another actress for the role, but she auditioned anyway. In this project, she got the chance to work with veteran actresses Eula Valdez, Curtis then hosted the reality show Qpids with Luis Manzano, and a segment in The Buzz called Wannabuzz. In 2006, Curtis, along with Luis Manzano, hosted Star Circle Summer Kid Quest and that same year, she starred in All About Love, a three-in-one love flick where she co-starred with John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo, Luis Manzano, Angelica Panganiban and Jason Abalos
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Ruffa Gutierrez
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Sharmaine Ruffa Rama Gutierrez is a Filipino model, beauty queen and actress. She was the 1992 Look of the Year-Philippines, Binibining Pilipinas World 1993, Gutierrez began acting as a teen in the 1980s, under BMG Films. She became part of German Morenos Thats Entertainment in the early 1990s before becoming a beauty queen in 1993 and she is the only daughter of actor, Eddie Gutierrez and talent manager, Annabelle Rama. She has two half-brothers, Tonton Gutierrez and Ramon Christopher, from her fathers previous relationships and she has five brothers, Elvis Gutierrez, Rocky Gutierrez, Ritchie Paul Gutierrez and Raymond Gutierrez and Richard Gutierrez. In 2003, she married Turkish businessman and they had two children, Lorin Gabriella and Venezia Loran. They announced their separation through a joint statement on May 8,2007, Ruffa Gutierrezs Official Website Ruffa Gutierrez at the Internet Movie Database Filipino Model official website
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TV5 (Philippines)
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TV5 is a major Filipino commercial television network based in Mandaluyong City, Philippines since December 2013. Owned by TV5 Network Inc. solely owned by MediaQuest Holdings, Joaquin Chino Roces, owner of the Manila Times was granted of a radio-TV franchise from Congress under Republic Act 2945 on June 19,1960. He then founded the Associated Broadcasting Corporation with its first studios along Roxas Boulevard, ABC operated radio and television services from 1960 until September 23,1972 when President Ferdinand E. Marcos declared Martial Law. Both ABC and the Manila Times were forcibly shut down as a result with rivals ABS-CBN and MBCs radio, after the People Power Revolution in 1986, Chino Roces made a successful representation with President Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino for the restoration of the network. ABCs rival ABS-CBN reopened that year but ABC was not yet reopened until made a test broadcast in 1991, Chino Roces died in 1988, but his son Edgardo Roces would reopen the network after. New stockholders led by broadcast veteran Edward Tan and Chino Rocess son Edgardo then began the task of resuming broadcasts. The Securities and Exchange Commission granted their application for an increase in capitalization and amendments to ABC’s articles of incorporation and they were subsequently granted a permit to operate by the National Telecommunications Commission. ABC acquired a new franchise to operate on December 9,1994, in the same year, it went on nationwide satellite broadcasting. In a surge of growth, ABC earned its reputation as The Fastest Growing Network under new network executive Tina Monzon-Palma who served as Chief Operating Officer. In 2001, ABC began to produce versions of The Price Is Right, Wheel of Fortune. This was during the height of the game show frenzy within Philippine networks brought on by the success of IBCs Philippine editions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Cojuangco was the chairman and CEO of ABC at the time. In 2005, ABC won the Outstanding TV Station award at the 2005 KBP Golden Dove Awards, until the end of 2006, ABC was a member of the Family Rosary Crusade. Its religious pre-identification campaign Please Pray the Rosary was played before every program on the network until the Iba Tayo, in early 2007, ABC implemented a series of budget cuts, primarily directed towards its news department, which laid off most of its employees. The cuts, held prior to the 2007 general elections, left ABC almost incapable of coverage. In November 2007, ABC debuted an array of new programming, including NBA basketball, pro boxing. However, due to their costs, these programs were later dropped throughout 2008. However, much of these programs, along with the PBA, would be picked up by RPN, christopher Sy was named CEO of MPB Primedia, Inc. he served in that capacity until his resignation in January 2009 due to reported differences in management style. ABC signed off on August 8,2008, and then aired a countdown to its re-launch for much of the day until 19,00 PHT
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KC Concepcion
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KC Concepción is a Filipina actress and singer who is currently a National Ambassador Against Hunger of the United Nations World Food Programme. Concepción is the daughter of singer-actress Sharon Cuneta and actor Gabby Concepcion and she reconnected with her father after thirteen years since her parents annulment and his immigration to the United States in 1995. She graduated grade school at Saint Pedro Poveda College in Mandaluyong, Concepción made several guest appearances in her mothers concerts and television shows. In 2003, she became a product endorser both on television and in print ads and she also became an MTV Asia VJ. In the April 11,2010 episode of The Buzz, it was announced that Concepción had been chosen to be the replacement co-host after Ruffa Gutierrezs departure. In her 2010 studio album titled KC, she sang Girl Most Likely To by Skye Sweetnam from the soundtrack of Mattels 2006 film The Barbie Diaries. In 2010, Concepción joined Star Magic, but after a year, she left Star Magic and joined Viva Artists Agency, a talent management of Viva Entertainment, in 2008, she give a first and debut movie in first Star Cinema movie directed by demand Bb. Joyce E. Bernal of her biggest showbiz career with Kapuso Leading Man Richard Gutierrez, in 2012, she was chosen as the Host of The X Factor Philippines along with Gary Valenciano, Charice, Martin Nievera, and Pilita Corrales. In 2013, she starred in her first lead antagonist role in Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala, in 2014, she starred a lead role as Natalia in the second season of the period drama series Ikaw Lamang, starring Coco Martin and Kim Chiu. In 2015, she returned and starred a role as Anna in Christmas Special Series of ABS-CBN. In 2016, she returned as the Host in Binibining Pilipinas 2016 along with co-host and she was also the host of Binibining Pilipinas 2011 five years ago with co-host and actor Derek Ramsay. And in 2017, she return again and handpicked as the Host of Binibining Pilipinas 2017 this coming April. In fact,1,102 copies of the album were sold in all Odyssey branches alone, KC Concepción made Philippine music history with her lead single Imposible during that year. KC has the most number of downloads in the Philippines in the same year. KC Concepción thought that she would just perform her newest single, Doo Be Doo, however, she was surprised when she was given a Platinum Record Award for her album a. k. a. In,2010 KC released her Second Studio Album entitled KC, KC ranked number 3 based on OPM charts, KC was launched on ASAP XV. KC was released on March 24,2010, under the Sony Music label and she also set KC Mall Tour to promote KC album
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Benigno Aquino III
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Benigno Simeon Noynoy Cojuangco Aquino III is a Filipino politician who served as the 15th President of the Philippines from 2010 until 2016. Aquino is a politician and is the chairman of the Liberal Party from 2010 to 2016. Born in Manila, Aquino finished his Bachelor of Arts from Ateneo de Manila University in 1981 and he returned to the Philippines in 1983 shortly after the assassination of his father and held several positions working in the private sector. In 1998, he was elected to the House of Representatives as Representative of the 2nd district of Tarlac province and he was subsequently re-elected to the House in 2001 and 2004. In 2007, having been barred from running for re-election to the House due to term limits, in 2013, Time named him one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. Benigno Simeon Noynoy Aquino III was born at 10,28 am on February 8,1960 at Far Eastern University Hospital in Sampaloc, Manila. He is the third of the five children of Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. who was then the Vice Governor of Tarlac province and he has four sisters, namely, Maria Elena, Aurora Corazon, Victoria Elisa, and Kristina Bernadette. He attended Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City for his elementary, high school and he graduated in 1981 with a Bachelors degree in economics. He was one of the students of professor of economics at Ateneo de Manila University. In September 1972, Aquinos father, who was then a senator, in August 1973, Aquinos father was brought before a military tribunal in Fort Bonifacio. On August 25,1973, Aquinos father wrote a letter to his son from Fort Bonifacio, giving advice to his son, The only advice I can give you, Live with honor, there is no greater nation on earth than our Motherland. No greater people than our own, serve them with all your heart, with all your might and with all your strength. Son, the ball is now in your hands, in 1980, after a series of heart attacks, Aquinos father was allowed to seek medical treatment in the United States, where Aquinos family began a period of self-exile. In 1981, shortly after graduation, Aquino joined his family in the United States, in 1983, after three years in exile in the United States, Aquinos family returned to the Philippines, shortly after the assassination of his father on August 21,1983. He had a tenure as a member of the Philippine Business for Social Progress. He later joined Mondragon Industries Philippines, Inc. as an assistant Retail Sales Supervisor and assistant promotions manager for Nike Philippines, Inc. From 1986 to 1992, during the presidency of his mother, Aquino joined the Intra-Strata Assurance Corporation, a company owned by his uncle Antolin Oreta Jr. as vice president. On August 28,1987, eighteen months into the presidency of Aquinos mother, rebel soldiers led by Gregorio Honasan staged a coup attempt
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President of the Philippines
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The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The President leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Filipinos refer to their President as Pangulo or Presidente. The President serves a single, fixed, six-year term without possibility of re-election, in Filipino, one of the two official languages of the Philippines, the President is referred to as Pangulo. In the other languages of the Philippines such as the Visayan languages. Depending on the chosen for these terms, a number of persons could alternatively be considered the inaugural holder of the office. Andrés Bonifacio could be considered the first President of a united Philippines since he was the third Supreme President of the Katipunan and its Supreme Council, led by the Supreme President, coordinated provincial and district councils. When the Katipunan started a revolt against the Spanish colonial government in August 1896. While the term Katipunan remained, Bonifacios government was known as the Tagalog Republic. Bonifacios revolutionary government never controlled territory for any significant period. Some historians contend that including Bonifacio as a past president would imply that Macario Sacay, in March 1897, during the Philippine Revolution against Spain Emilio Aguinaldo was elected president of the revolutionary government at the Tejeros Convention. The new government was meant to replace the Katipunan, though the latter was not formally abolished until 1899, Aguinaldo was again elected President at Biak-na-Bato in November, leading the Republic of Biak-na-Bato. Aguinaldo therefore signed the Pact of Biak-na-Bato and went into exile in Hong Kong at the end of 1897, in April 1898, the Spanish–American War broke out, and the Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy sailed for the Philippines. At the Battle of Manila Bay on May 1,1898 the American Navy decisively defeated the Spanish Navy effectively ending Spanish rule in the Philippines, aquinaldo subsequently returned to the Philippines aboard a U. S. Navy vessel and renewed the revolution. He formed a government on May 24,1898 and issued the Philippine Declaration of Independence on June 12,1898. On June 23,1898, Aguinaldo transformed his government into a revolutionary government. On January 23,1899, he was then elected President of the First Philippine Republic, consequently, this government is also called the Malolos Republic. The First Philippine Republic was short-lived and never internationally recognized, the Philippines was transferred from Spanish to American control by the Treaty of Paris of 1898, signed in December of that year. The Philippine–American War broke out between the United States and Aguinaldos government and his government effectively ceased to exist on April 1,1901, after he pledged allegiance to the United States following his capture by U. S. forces in March
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DZMM-AM
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DZMM – operating as ABS-CBN DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 – is a 24-hour Filipino language news/talk radio station broadcasting out of Quezon City, Philippines, serving the Mega Manila market. It is the station of the Radyo Patrol Network owned by ABS-CBN. The stations studio is located at the ABS-CBN Broadcast Center, Sgt, esguerra Avenue, corner of Mother Ignacia St. Brgy. South Triangle, Diliman, Quezon City, while its 50,000 watt transmitter is located at F. Navarette St. Brgy and it can also be received in the United States on DirecTV Channel 2066. Some of the weekday programming is also simulcast via DYAP Radyo Patrol 765 in Puerto Princesa. The station also manages and operates a website, DZMM. com. ph and social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. It began on October 19,1953, DZAQ, the forerunner of DZMM was the first radio station of the former ABS of the Quirinos under President Elpidio Quirinos brother, Antonio. DZAQ620 kHz featured news, variety and music programs on an AM format which then the basis of DZAQ-TV3, Orly Mercado was one of the station managers from 1969 to 1971. It was the brainchild of former station manager Orly Mercado, Ben Aniceto, the first reporters assigned as Radyo Patrol were Al Mendez, Zolio Paragas and Bar Samson. This was the first major event as a progenitor to the current Radyo Patrol. Veteran anchors and new recruits like Johnny de Leon, Rod Navarro, Joe Taruc, dely Magpayo and Noli de Castro, was also part of the announcers of the station. Under the Marcos crony control, the station was dubbed Pinakamatatag sa Buong Pilipinas. With the switch of AM spacing from 10 to 9 kHz that took place between 1979 and 1980, DWWW moved from 620 to 630 AM and gained a new home in Broadcast City in Diliman, Quezon City. At the end, both DWWW of RPN and DWOK of BBC were sequestered by the government with ABS-CBN getting both stations as a result, the fall of the Marcos regime owing to the return of ABS-CBN. In April 1986, then newly formed Presidential Commission on Good Government handed over two stations, DWWW of RPN and DWOK of BBC, back to the networks control. DWWW then changed its callsign to DZMM and started preparations for the resumption of broadcasts, Lito Balquierda Jr. Vice-President for Radio, together with Attorney Jake Lopez and Mr. Ben Aniceto spearheaded the return of the giant network to the local broadcasting scene. The network started recruiting both experienced and new employees including a new generation of Radyo Patrol Reporters and their studios were initially located at the Chronicle Building in Pasig. Knowledge Power, the first ever program of the station was launched
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Charlene Gonzales
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Charlene Mae Gonzales Bonnin-Muhlach is a Filipino television and film personality and beauty queen. She is also an award winning talk show host and a commercial model, born to actor Bernard Bonnin and model Elvira Gonzales, on 1 May 1974, she has a brother, actor Richard Bonnin and Bagets actor J. C. Bonnin who is now a pastor. She married Filipino actor Aga Muhlach on May 28,2001 and she produced one of the most famous answers in an international beauty competition. When asked by the host about the number of islands in the Philippines, she boldly asked back and she hosted the show, At Home Ka Dito, a Philippine lifestyle program airing on ABS-CBN. Adding to its branding as a show is the introduction of a reality TV treatment to its features, official Binibining Pilipinas website - Past Titleholders
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The X Factor Philippines
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The X Factor Philippines was a Filipino television reality music competition, adapted from the original UK series as part of The X Factor franchise, to find new singing talent in the Philippines. The show was hosted by KC Concepcion while the panel consists of Charice, Gary Valenciano, Pilita Corrales. It was the first franchise to be adapted in Southeast Asia, KZ Tandingan was proclaimed the winner of the first season, of whom received a cash prize of 4 million pesos including a recording contract from Star Records, ABS-CBNs recording arm. The series is part of The X Factor franchise and is based on a competition format in United Kingdom entitled The X Factor. The show is concerned with identifying singing talent, though appearance, personality. Each judge is assigned one of four categories, for season one, these categories were, Boys, Girls, Over 25s, and Groups. Some groups were formed from soloists and other groups rejected after the audition process, through the live shows, the judges act as mentors to their category, helping to decide song choices, styling and staging, while judging contestants from other categories. There are five stages to The X Factor Philippines, first is the Producers auditions, the stage where the producers decide who will sing in front of the judges and of the live audience. It is followed by the Judges auditions, then the Bootcamp, the Judges home visit, a round of first auditions is held in front of producers months before the show is aired through open auditions that anyone can attend. These auditions, held at venues around the Philippines, attract very large crowds. The auditions themselves are not televised, but shots of crowds waving and judges cars arriving are filmed, after waiting at the venue for hours and filming more inserts of screaming and waving, candidates are given a brief audition by someone from the production team. Should they pass that producers auditions, they are given a go signal that allows them to sing in front of the judges, the televised version misrepresents the process by implying that the entire huge crowds all perform to the judges. A selection of the auditions in front of the judges – usually the best, the worst, the judges auditions are held in front of a live audience and the acts sing over a backing track. A majority of the judges, in case, at least three judges have to say yes then the act goes through to the next stage, otherwise they are sent home. The contestants selected at auditions are further refined through a series of performances at bootcamp, the houses the contestants visit may not actually belong to the judges, but are sometimes rented for the purpose. During these stages, the producers allocate each of the judges a category to mentor, at bootcamp the judges collaboratively choose either 20 acts for the next round, and only then are told by the shows producers which category they are to mentor. The contestants did not know who their mentor was until they revealed themselves at the house, the judges then disband for the judges houses round, where they further reduce their acts on location at a residence with the help of a celebrity guest. Celebrity guest performers also feature regularly and these live shows are filmed at PAGCOR Grand Theater in Parañaque, Metro Manila
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Charo Santos-Concio
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She is currently the Chief Content Officer of ABS-CBN Corporation, the largest entertainment and media conglomerate in the Philippines, President of ABS-CBN University. Santos-Concio plays a role in TV and film production in the Philippines. María Rosario is the second of six born to Winifredo Santos, a physician. She is married to businessman Cesar Rafael Concio, Jr. and she graduated cum laude from St. Paul’s College in Manila with a communication arts degree. She also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2007, Santos-Concio was first noticed by the media as Baron Travel Girl in 1976. She also worked as an assistant with the pre-martial law ABS-CBN. In the 1980s, Charo produced a number of such as Oro, Plata, Mata. She also served as the force behind the productions of Vanguard Films. She established herself as a dramatic actress early in her career. She was critically acclaimed for her performance in Lino Brocka’s 1990 film Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak which won awards including a Best Director FAMAS for Brocka. Santos has also won four FAMAS Award nominations and she obtained two Best Actress nominations for Pag-Ibig na Walang Dangal and Kontrobersiyal and Best Supporting Actress nominations for Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak and Ms. Dolora X. She also earned two Gawad Urian nominations for Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak and Itim, in 1987, while working for Regal Films, she was invited to join the new ABS-CBN, which had reopened on September 14,1986. Santos-Concio was promoted from Production Manager, to Program Director to Executive Vice-President and she is credited in the production of several phenomenal television series of ABS-CBN including Esperanza, Mula Sa Puso, Pangako Sa Yo, and Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay. Her film background played an important role in the creation of Star Cinema and she is also behind the longest-running Philippine TV drama anthology program Maalaala Mo Kaya, which she has hosted since it premiered in 1991. On December 26,2007, the Film Academy of the Philippines awarded Charo Santos-Concio with the Manuel de Leon Award for her work in the industry. On March 1,2008, she was appointed as the 5th President of ABS-CBN, making her the first woman president of the media conglomerate and the Lopez Group of Companies. On January 1,2016, she retired as President and CEO of ABS-CBN Corporation and was succeeded by ABS-CBNs Chief Operating Officer Carlo L. Katigbak,2015 Fleur-de-lis Award, St. Charo Santos-Concio at the Internet Movie Database Raymond Ang COVER, Charo, reborn
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Vice Ganda
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Jose Marie Borja Viceral, known by his stage name Vice Ganda, is a Filipino comedian, television presenter, endorser, actor, author, fashion icon, and recording artist. Viceral is a regular host/judge on ABS-CBNs noontime variety show Its Showtime and he is best known for his stand-up routines, in which he uses observational comedy, situational irony and sarcasm in pertaining to Filipino culture and human sexuality. He is also the first openly gay endorser for a product in the Philippines. The youngest of five children, Vice grew up in the neighbourhood along José Abád Santos Street in Manuguit, Tondo, Manila. His father, a captain, was murdered when he was young, prompting his mother. He studied political science at Far Eastern University, Vice started out as a singer, then as a stand-up comedian for Punchline and The Library, whose owner Andrew de Real gave him the stage name Vice Ganda. There he spent several years developing his material in the comedy clubs, vice’s career began to build after appearances on television and reviews from tabloid columns. He works alongside fellow comedians Chokoleit, Pooh, John Lapus and he appeared in several television series and sitcoms such as Dyosa, under the direction of Wenn V. Deramas. Vice also had supporting role in the drama series Maging Sino Ka Man. In 2009, he part of Showtime, a talent search programme where he eventually gained his present role as a regular presenter/judge. His life story of being bullied as a young, closeted homosexual has also featured in the drama anthology. Aside from Showtime, he is hosting his own Sunday talk show. Currently, he is under the management of ABS-CBN, and handling him is business unit head Deo Endrinal after being managed for four years by local entertainment columnist/host Ogie Diaz. A year later he starred in a remake of the film, Petrang Kabayo. The following year, Vice starred in Praybeyt Benjamin with Derek Ramsay, the movie became the first local film to reach 300 million pesos in ticket sales, and proved to be an even greater box office success than Petrang Kabayo. He is presently under contract with Viva Films, in 2012, he starred in the Filipino comedy film This Guys In Love With U Mare. under Star Cinema and Viva Films, alongside Luis Manzano and Toni Gonzaga, directed by Wenn V. Deramas. He had a cameo in the film Bromance, My Brothers Romance in 2013 and he made another movie called Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy. In 2014, Star Cinema released a movie called The Amazing Praybeyt Benjamin an official entry for the MMFF2014 and he participated alongside actress Alex Gonzaga, and actors Richard Yap and James Bimby Aquino-Yap
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University of Santo Tomas
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The university is run by the Order of Preachers. The patron of the university is St. Thomas Aquinas, while St. Catherine of Alexandria is the patroness, the university is composed of several autonomous faculties, colleges, schools and institutes, each conferring undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate degrees, and the basic education units. Several degree programs have been accredited by the Commission on Higher Education as Centers of Excellence, moreover, it was awarded with an Institutional Accreditation by the CHED through the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines. Prominent Thomasians include saints, Philippine presidents, heroes, artists, scientists, professionals, and religious figures, the athletic teams are the Growling Tigers, who are members of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines and are consistent winners of the Overall Championship. The foundation of the University is ascribed to Miguel de Benavides and he came to the Philippines with the first Dominican mission in 1587. He went on to bishop of Nueva Segovia, and was promoted archbishop of Manila in 1601. Upon his death in July 1605, Benavides bequeathed his library, Bernardo de Santa Catalina carried out Benavides’s wishes and was able to secure a building near the Dominican church and convent in Intramuros for the College. In 1609, permission to open the College was requested from King Philip III of Spain, on April 28,1611, notary Juan Illian witnessed the signing of the act of foundation by Baltasar Fort, OP, Bernardo Navarro, OP, and Francisco Minayo, OP. Fort, appointed that year to the post of Father Provincial, the Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario was established on April 28,1611, from the Benavidess library. Later renamed Colegio de Santo Tomás, it was elevated by Pope Innocent X to a university on November 20,1645 in his brief and this makes the institution the first in the islands to be formally elevated to the status of university. Its complete name is The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas and this makes the UST the first and only formally declared royal and pontifical university in the Philippines. The university was located within the city of Intramuros in Manila. The first courses offered by the Colegio de Santo Tomás were canon law, theology, philosophy, logic, grammar, the arts, in 1871, it began offering degrees in Medicine and Pharmacy, the first in colonized Asia. Also that year, it began accepting female enrollees, in the last four decades, the university grew into a full-fledged institution of higher learning, conferring degrees in law, medicine, and various academic letters. The university has graduated Philippine national heroes, presidents, and even saints, the Medicine and Civil Law courses were retained in Intramuros at that time. During World War II, the Japanese forces converted the Sampaloc campus into an internment camp for aliens, mostly Americans. The original Intramuros campus was destroyed in 1944 by an arson created by the Japanese Kempeitai, more than 4,000 foreigners survived under difficult conditions in the internment camp for 37 months from January 1942 until February 1945 when the camp was liberated by American soldiers. In its long history, the university has been under the leadership of more than 90 Rectors, uSTs first Filipino rector was Fr
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